TH Ml .HIG N bAI Y Thursdoy, September 8, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, September 8, 1977 Poli. SCI. with a Prez: Ford takes the podium By BARBARA ZAHS ' The University added a new professor to its political science department this spring, one with an unusual set of credentials. The, man was Gerald Ford, University alumnus circa 1935, graduate of Yale Law School and-oh yes-former 'resident of the United States. FORD ARRIVED on campus April 4 accompanied by an en- tourage of Secret Service agents for a hectic five-day stint as a visiting professor. During his brief stay, he spoke to ten political science classes and attended numerous breakfasts, luncheons and other functions. But members of the Univer- sity community were divided on whether or not the former pres- ident's visit was worthwhile. "I THOUGHT IT worked out extremely well and I was very' happy about it," said University President Robben Fleming. He added that the 63-year-old Ford was tired but pleased fol- lowing his stay at his alma mater. "He went away with a very happy feeling," observed Flem- ing, but he added, "I thought he really took on more things than one would have wanted him to." POLITICAL SCIENCE Prof. George Grassmuck, who teaches a course on the American Chief Executive, was also satisfied' with the former'president's visit. "I'm genuinely pleased with what went on," he said. "It ex- ceeded our expectations." . Ford appeared twice before the 73 students in Grassmuck's class. "All those I talked to thought they gained a great deal," he said. "He gave a little more mean- ing to the course. It came to, life." FORD, HE added, "gave a new perspective to the presi- dency, especially the process of intelligence-gathering." During question and answer sessions, Grassmuck said Ford "kept asking for the hard ques- tions." However, he quipped, the for- mer president, though frank in his responses,'sometimes"show- ed traits of being a professor-. he gave (the students) more than they asked for." president is tentatively slated to lecture again on campus this year. Prof. John Kingdon, who teach- es a course in the Legislative Process, was also pleased with Ford's visit, saying, "I thought he had some fascinating things to say; he organized himself well. I think both I and the stu- dents benefitted from his visit." Kingdon added that the an- swers which Ford gave to stu- dent questions w e r e "pretty frank" and "forthcoming." The responses tended to confirm ma- terial which students had rea'd during the course of the term, Kingdon said, adding, "That, in and of itself, is important. Stu- dents need to know the readings are accurate." , NOT, ALL instructors were as enthusiastic however. "I feel that he just didn't con- vey very much information to our students," said Political Science Prof. David Singer. Singer had criticized the po- Mtical science department in December for extending the vis- iting professorship offer to Ford, calling the invitation a "public relations decision." "I FEEL NOW that my res- ervations turned out to be justi- fied," Singer said following the visit. "I found his responses alarming. Either he was ill-in- formed or he was overly-pru- dent." Singer placed part of the blame on the students for asking Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS lectures to a political science class during his five-day stay on campus as a visit- last April. Daily Photo by BRAD BENJAMIN Under the old CRISP system, students had to stand in line for hours to receive prime registration appointment times. A njw plan implemented this year eliminates those early-bird lines. End of the li11ne for old CIPs'ystem STORE FOR MEN GRASSMUCk said he believedwhat hetrmed naive tnd By LORI CARRUTHERS assemblying in line at dawn for it 'would be "very helpful" to "badly articulated" questions. C R I S P appointment tickets. have Ford visit again. The ex- See JUST, Page 11 Camping out on the concrete ,,steps of Angell Hall to obtain an Those who got in line earliest tearly CRISP registration reimes, and, consequently lister a pointment has now become Uni- ties ad cnsen ette This u versity history, thanks to a new- odds of getting their first-choice : lv insitued cmpuerizd ~ classes. Students wishing to eni- * Valuable linstituted computerized sys- eroll in hard-to-get pre-mied cour- Coupon In an effort to give all stu- ses like Chemistry 124 usally dents a "fair deal," a computer packed up their sleeping bags Is Worth now determines the time in d teddy bears to orm tse Iiwhich a student will register for' lines at dawn s early light. 25c on classes. The new system has stu- But with this new Systim, sen- L dents divided into eight alpha- ior priority of registering first PINBALL !betical groups, based on last no longer exists as it had in the or names. past. 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