Wage Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 17, 1970 "'age Six THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 17, 1970 ILLEGAL DECISIONS? Pnii~. ehieanns I Regents sit in closed meetings in L.A. dun battle (Continued from Page 1) agenda that is distributed to the press reinforces the impression that the attention of the Regents is directed toward the p u b li c session. But the secret "T i m e Schedule of Conferences" includ- ed in the complete agenda gives a different impression. Today, the Regents will begin meeting in closed' session at 10 a.m. to discuss the appropriations requests. After breaking for lunch, they will continue to meet behind closed doors to discuss the fol- lowing items: -The recent ruling by the Mich- igan Civil Rights Commission that University Hospital discriminat- ed agairot employe LaVerne Hill; - Proposals for "improved com- munication to the University com- munity"; -A report on the progress of the committee studying Univer- sity judicial procedures; and -The request of Gay Libera- tion Front to lift President Robben Fleming's controversial ban on use of University facilities for a' Mid- west conference on homosexuality. Of these four items, only the communications question appears on the public agenda, though it -is; :possible that ;others will be brought up for comment or action at the open meeting tomorrow. Over dinner tonight at I n g li s House, the Regents will discuss accreditation reports by the North Central Association. In the closed executive session directly preceeding the p u b li c meeting tomorrow, the Regents 6 will discuss: -Special expenditures from the general fund; -The annual audit of Univer- sity financial operations; A proposed land purchase in "Ann Arbor; --A proposal' for disclaiming University liability for the obli- gations of student organizations; ---Proposed changes in residence regulations; -A report on the University strike policy; and -A recommendation for an honorary degree. Most of these items are not mentioned in the public agenda. After their public session to- morrow,, the Regents will lunch at the Michigan Union with the University Development Council Board of Directors. The council is charged with developing construc- tion and ether projects through the use of alumni and other non- governmental funds. The regental policy of secrecy extends beyond the regular month- ly meetings. Last spring, th e y held lhree closed sessions in con- junction with the strike for in- creased black admissions. The first of these meetings was held on March 4 and led Fleming the next day to write a letter to the Black Action Movement on the possibility of meeting its demands. The second meeting came on March 26, a week after the strike ,egan, and led, in part to Flem- ing's statement that 10 per cent black enrollment by 1973 - BAM's chief demand - was "as- sured." The third secret session, on March 31-April 1, was held on the Dearborn campus and resulted In a statement which led BAM leaders to end the class boycott. The statement was labelled a re- solution of the Regents and ap- parently qualifies as a formal ac- tion which, under ' the terms of Kelley's ruling, should have been made in public session. In a recent interview, Fleming argued that the statement did not qualify as an action of the Regents because it was substantively t h e same as the earlier regental action that led to the strike. The major difference between the two resolutions was that the first set a "goal" of 10 per cent black enrollment, conditional on the availability of adequate fund- ing. The April 1 statement said that reaching this goal had been assured by pledges of funds from the University's schools and col- leges.. On the broader question of clos- ed Regent's meetings Fleming said, "We've always acted on certain things privately and, to my know- ledge,, no one's ever complained." Various Student Government (~I oncil nmembrs have.irrfrom itime !n i i to time in recent years, complain- (Continued from Page 1) above as dozens of floats splashed ed about regental secrecy. pelted with small paving stones with bright papier mache trim- Fleming said that property pur- ripped from front yards of nearby mings moved in front of the fes- chase plans were kept secret be- homes. tive, predominantly M e x i c a n- cause early disclosure could have The disturbance broke out about American crowd, at times five deep the effect of "jacking up t h e an hour after the colorful peace-Ion the sidewalk. price." ful parade watched by an esti- There were thousands of, red- He said appointments and hon- mated 200,000 persons. white-and-green Mexican flags orary degrees were kept secret "for Obout 200 civilian parade moni- and a few American flags. fairly obvious reasons." tors had helped hundreds of sher- The 112-hour parade, celebrat- On the question of undisclosed iff's deputies control the crowd ing the 160th anniversary of Mex- exhibits referred to in Regents along the 2%/2-mile parade route. ico's Independence from Spain, minutes Fleming said "There is When the last units of the four- ,featured the traditional silver- always data in there we would block-long parade reached the and-braid bedecked charros Mexi- route's end at Belvedere Park, the can cowboys, mariachi and brass think of as confidential." crowd dispursed without incident. bands and civic figures riding in "It's the old, old battle that's A police helicopter hovered convertibles. always gone on," Fleming said.- - - "The press wants all meetings and o oc oe o< > >o o oc oo 01 o information to be public, ,b u t there are very serious problems B with that." SYLBRTO RN And the problem could becomeG LAF even more complex, should the An open invitation to President Fleming, courts. be called upon to compareA the degree of regental openness the Regents, U. Of M. Staff, Faculty, Stu to the standards set by the state dents, Townspeople: attorney general. If what you know about homo- seXuality in general and GLF in t sin particular is based on rumor rather than validity,,attend the I decision GLF MASS MEETING versial changes in the three ROTC Thursday,fSeptemb: programs here. These changes, which are ex- Assembly Hall, Union Basement pected to be formally incorporated in the Regents bylaws at tomor- row's Regents meeting, provide for: - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ -Ending the status of each of- _ __ the University's ROTC programs as academic departments and re- naming them "officer education Order Your Daily Now - programs." For example, theiDe OD partment of Military Science would become the Army Officer' n 764-0558 -Removing t h e professorial rank currently granted to all - - - - - - - - __ ROTC instructors and referring to them by their military rank. FOR UNIVERSITY PEOPLE WHO CARE WE NOW HAVE 4 SHOPS TO SERVE YOU " ARBORLAND " MAPLE VILLAGE " LIBERTY OFF STATE * EAST UNIV. OFF SO. UNIV THE DASCOLA BARBERS 4/ / ~ j &tIEo26:17 t HEADQUARTRS 4 FOR G Defense de ROTC cast (Continued from Page 1) on the full cost of ROTC at each of the 347 colleges and universi- ties which offer the program. The study was undertaken last fall by a special committee headed by George Benson, deputy assis- tant secretary of defense for edu- cation. According to Dean Wil- liams, the committee sent letters to all colleges maintaining ROTC programs, requesting information on the amount each was paying to support ROTC. Although a final report had been expected early this fall, Wil- liams says, a number of univer- sitiesi did not provide adequate responses to the committee's re- quests. This, he adds, forced the committee to push back the dead- line for its report to next spring. Meanwhile, the University - con- tinues to face an ever-tightening budgetary situation, with consider- able funds being used to rent facil- ities to alleviate its overcrowded campus. According to Vice President forj Academic Affairs Allan Smith, the space which ROTC currenty oc- cupies in North Hall at no ,cost could be used for classrooms and offices now being housed in facil- ities rented by the University. 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