AML2VA Cn Ak)' FIB'U L ORV A ul OF f .... }(i rL j ovel 1000x0 FIsCkCRS VW. ob~oersRalfSyndcat NON e THEN } THE Michigan Daily Edited and managed by Students at the University of Michigan Friday, May 24, 1974 News Phone: 764-0552 Feed teachers, not. buses SEVERAL YEARS ago there was a case before the Su- preme Court concerning whether public schools should be funded by states on a per-pupil basis, or should con- tinue to be funded by the communities they serve. With local funding, schools in rich communities get more money per pupil than schools in poor communities. One day while this cae was pending, possibly when the justices had retired to their chambers to mull the situation over, a friend and I retired to the cafeteria of our well-financed public hith school in Brookline, Massa- chusetts, to throw around some of our own thoughts on the proceedings. "I'd like to see," said my friend, "the expressions on the faces of 'liberals' like Teacher X and Administra- tor Y if the Supreme Court decided to spend wealthy, su- burban Brookline's money on school in South Boston." Most of the students in my high school who paid any attention to the Supreme Court favored a cut in the schools budeet for a good cause. Some of them also felt that several teachers considered to be liberals would show their true conservative colors, if a ruling came down in favor of state funding, by fighting the ruling. I4QUAL SCHOLF UNDS for every pupil in Massachusetts would have meant that schools in afluent communi- ties such as Brookline would have to stop buying new videotape cameras for their audio visual departments, would have to go a few more years without buying new football outfits, and would not be able to maintain well-equipped chemistry labs. Equal funds for every pupil in Masachusetts would also have meant that school kids in poor urban centers could have had more decent education. The ruling came down against state funding. Last week, an antibusing proposal was barely defeated in the Senate. Desegregation through busing is the com- promise measure of the day for improving inadequate schooling. Desegregation is fine, but for some reason it's the black students who do most of the bus riding. Busing would not be enough, even if it were carried out fairly. Equitably distribution of educational funds among American public school pupils would be desirable. Being born into a relatively poor community should not destine a child to an inadequate education. -STEPHEN HERSH Letters to the Daily friendship To The Daily: TIE U.S.-China People's Friendship Association of Ann Arbor was foundedsinApril 1974 for the sole purpose of 'en- couraging and broadening the ties of friendship between t h e American and Chinese peoples. We saw the 22 years U.S. block- ade had prevented the full ex- change of news and culture be- tween the two peoples and had left a huge information gap. To fill that gap we are working to spread knowledge of the signifi- cant achievements of the Chin- ese people in all spheres of life. We have seen the People's Republic of China's gain its long- overdue rightful place in the United Nations and look for- ward to the time when the U.S. government recognizes the Peo- ple's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. This is a necesary step to normalization of relations be- tween the two countries. We be- lieve that normal relations be- tween the two countries will fur- ther cultural and educational ex- changes and also lessens the danger of international war. WE BELIEVE all countries. regardless of their social sys- tems, should conduct their rela- tions on the basis of the follow- ing five principles: 1) Mutual respect for sovereignty and ter- ritorial integrity; 2) Mutual non- aggression; 3) Non-interference in each other's internal affairs; 4) Equality and mutual benefit in trade;yand 5) Peaceful co- existence. Our first functiondwill consist of two Felix Green documentary films on "Revolutionary Chang- es in the Chinese Education Sys- tem" and "Medicine in China." Also, there will be a workshop on "Daily Life in China" led by Stu Dowty, a Detroit factory worker and author. The meeting will be held Friday, May 24 at 8 p.m. in the Henderson Rm. of the Michigan League. -S. W. Lee May 22 men's groups ro The. Daily: The male response to femin- ism, among those who accept its legitimacy, usually began with an expression of support and private denial of guilt. Eventually, due to the force of the movement, we were pushed to a confrontation on a personal level with our roles as oppres- sors and custodians of oppres- sion. But if there was a flaw in this development, it was that, in the appressor/oppressed dichotomy, It tend6d to reinforce our self- image as - lucky for us , un- appressed. That, of course, is is bulls .. t. Thanks in a large part to the example women have set in re- jecting traditional roles men have finally begun to question their own roles as men, along with the doubts and alienation attendant to those roles. And there are lots of ques- tions: What is this "man" I'm supposed to be, and why am I supposed to be him? Why do I have to act "together" when I'm not? Why can't I cry? Why am I hounded by goals? Why don't I quite feel good about going out with other men? Why tan't I touch other men? Why am I scared of gayness? Why don't I do anything about my loneliness? Why do I feel threat- ened by the warmth and affirm- ation of my wife/woman friend draws from her CR experience? Why don't my politics reach in- to my personal relations? Why do my discussions of "personal" issues become so abstract? Why are my relationships with other men so competitive, so' devoid of real intimacy, so restricted to specified sphere of maleness (the bar, the gym, the job), why am I uncomfortable with small children? Why, after all, should my being a man keep me from anything? THESE ARE important ques- tions, questions we must deal with if we are truly serious about growing into complete hu- man beings. Unfortunately, many of on are struggling with them alone, feeling our exper- ience is unshared. It is not, and the doubts about ourselves and our roles as men cannot be re- solved'singly: we must pene- trate and combat our oppressian collectively. One important medium for this struggle, thanks agait to the example of the women's, movement,. is the consci(ousress -raising group. Our group, which has been gathering weekly once September, has been an import- ant part of each of our lves, sometimes the focus of change, sometimes peripheral, bu con- sistently a touchstone to new levels of awareness. We began as eight men mostly unknown to each other, growng over the months, through si- lence, turbulence, anxiety and the energy of its release, to an intimacy and shared warmth that makes us feel good at the sight of eachtother. Webhave persistently, thotugh probably sporadically, dealt with diffi- cult issues:gayness (thalf of us are gay), touching, masturba- tion, vanity, friendship, family, sexuality. We have employed a range of exercises, some usef:il, some not. We have felt exhilarated. We have felt vacant. We have supported each other through bad times. But most o all, we have penetrated the traditional male role enough to relate to each other openly and construc- tively. And we are by no means finished. THE POSITIVE ,xperience of our group has led is to begin organizing more of them; we are convinced that many men feel the need for a CR exper- ience, but haven't knavn where to turn. Though there are a few men's groups scattered through t b e community, organizatian and communication have been prac- tically nonexistent; there has been no consistent forum f o r men'a issues. Our fantasy is eo change all that. Most issues are pertinent to all men; .-a o me are more relevant ro a parti- cular male experience: married, divorced, single, gay, straight. Regardless of where y o u might place yourself a men's CR group is potentially a posi- live force in your life, For in- formation call Brian or Ken at 665-3268. -The Church Street Men's Collective He ain't marching any more rJHE PROS AND cons of impeachment may be a legitimate topic of discussion for most of the president's constituents - but not so for members of the armed forces. Jim Kirchoff, a .Marine private from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, stationed at Iwakuni, Japan circulated a petition calling for the impeachment of the president, For this effort, Kirchoff was shipped back to the United States and received an unsuitability discharge for "dissident political 'activity.' The action against Kirchoff is in line with orders issued by General Lang, commander of the First Marine Wing at Iwakuni, making it illegal to "originate, sign or distribute newspapers, leaf- lets, petitions or similar written material without prior command approval." Copyright Pacte News Sersce,194 . 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