The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, May 24, 1978-Page 3 Council votes on budget tonight By DAN OBERDORFER that "I cannot remember them very well," he said. When City Council meets to adopt a The Republican caucus met Friday new budget tonight, the Republicans night to arrange its proposals item by are expected to change significantly the item, Trowbridge said. Members were $37 million budget proposed last month, slated to meet again last night to com- but they aren't saying yet just what plete that process, he added. those changes will be. In order to override City Ad. CITY DEMOCRATS, however, have ministrator Sylvester Murray's 1978-79 complained they are being kept in the fiscal year blue-print, seven votes are dark. "They don't want to give us time needed. The Republicans, who outnum- to read it in advance and thoroughly ber the Democrats on Council 7-4, have evaluate it," charged Councilwoman said they will vote as a block to make Leslie Morris (D-Second Ward). the desired changes. "They have been acting as if it's their A4T b 1 ......... THE REPUBLICANS have not yet of- ficially announced what their budget recommendations will be. Councilman Ronald Trowbridge (R- Fourth Ward) said they would ask for "numerous changes." So many in fact, private matter which doesn't effect us,' she continued, adding, "I'm surprised that since they have the seven votes necessary (for implementing any changes) they haven't even informed See BUDGET, Page 5 I Samoff testifies on investments bill would prohibit educational institutions By MICHAEL ARKUSH from investing in corporations that University Professor Joel Samoff, operate in countries which practice frequent critic of apartheid, told the racial discrimination. Michigan House Committee on Civil The bill presently before the commit- Rights yesterday he favors a bill which tee would prevent "educational in- stitutions from encouraging or con- doning discrimination against an in- dividual on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin and sex" by knowingly investing in companies which violate that creed. REP. PERRY Bullard (D-Ann Ar- bor), introduced the bill several weeks ago in an effort to amend the 1976 Civil Rights Act. The committee is expected. to decide next week whether to submit the bill to the full House. Samoff, who teaches in the political science department and is an expert in South African affairs, testified to the Samoff committee on the nature of investments See SAMOFF, Page 10 ,. cnu'e~ HoM5+~-~' High anxiety could be cause of low By ELISA ISAACSON If you didn't make the magic 650 mark on your boards, it might not have been because you knew less than your older sister, according to a University psychologist. You were just too nervous to do well. University Prof. John Atkinson claims that educators have mistakenly argued that "students are dumber and professors are made of marshmallow," and that they ought to be looking instead at "the possibility that the decline in test scores means the students are just too tense." ATKINSON IS noted for research test scores on students' motivation and how it affects academic performance. He has been involved in such studies for 30 years, questioning the adequacy of test evaluations. One of his publications is a newly-released book Personality, Motivation, and Achievement. Atkinson said overly motivated test-takers get in their own way. "Witness the number of fumbles at the opening kickoff of a football game," said Atkinson. Atkinson explained that many students today feel it is "vital to get into school ," so vital that they try See ANXIETY, Page 5 today- We goofed We reported yesterday that Margareth Miller began court action nearly two years ago to gain custody of her daughter, Jillian. It was actually Miller's ex-husband, Paul, who began those proceedings. Ms. Miller currently has custody of the girl. Nothing doing Ann Arbor's City Council has never been known for its legislative efficiency, but Monday night even Council members themselves were surprised by their lack of prodluctivity. Of the nearly 30 items on the printed agenda for the meeting, two-thirds were thrown out. The confusion resulted because Monday night's meeting was actually the continuation of a session from the previous week. Councilwoman Leslie Morris (D-Second Ward) astutely noticed that someone had slipped some new resolutions onto the agenda while the meeting was officially in recess. Under parliamentary rules, Council did not have to address those issues, and that's exactly what they did-well, actually did not-do. Among the items which Council agreed were important enough to be handled Monday night was a resolution' approving a Jaycee carnival at Pioneer High School from June 20-25 and proclaiming the week of May 29-June 4 Greek Week. Said Mayor Pro Tem Gerald Bell who chaired his first meeting in Mayor Louis Belcher's absence, "This might be the first time ever someone has run a meeting and tabled everything... I hope I ran a good meeting. I hope people enjoyed it." Happenings ... * ... are hard to find today. At noon, the Wesley Foundation holds its weekly brown bag picnic on the lawn, 602 E. Huron. Drinks, discussions, fellowship and volleyball will be provided . . . at 3, the Biological Research Review Committee (Commit- tee C) gathers in 3087 School of Public Health I. Visitors are welcome but should call 764-5435 in ad- vance ... John Schamle reveals "Why I Became Political" at 8 in the Wesley Lounge, 602 E. Huron. Signs of the times Posen is a 108-year-old Michigan town with a population of 369. Before this year, its claim to fame was its annual Potato Festival. Now it also has street signs. The streets always had names, mind you, but the townfolk knew them and saw no need for street signs. But the Potato Festival has been known to attract as many as 20,000 tourists on a summer weekend-and that's no small potatoes. So this year, there are signs proclaiming County Road 634 as State Street, M-65 as Michigan Street and a dirt road leading to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall as VFW Street. Railroad Street-you guessed it-leads to the railroad tracks. But residents' reaction to the newfangled signs has been mixed. "It's about time," declared one State Street resident. "What do you think-that we're going to live in the dark ages forever?" But another citizen only grumbled. "They (the council) probably had some tax money left over and didn't know what to do with it." Putting your foot in your mouth If you're a closet toenail biter, relax-you're not alone. A Utah educational psychologist says his research indicates up to 15 per cent of Americans might engage in that practice. Frederick Smith discovered toenail noshers while researching a cure for fingernail biting for a doctorate at Brigham Young University. Two of his75 volunteer fingernail chewers mentioned they also munched on their toenails. Smith then questioned the other 73. "To my surprise, 21 additional subjects said they were presently or had been toenail biters," Smith said. On the outside... Don't put away your umbrellas yet. We'll have scattered showers throughout the morning with partly cloudy skies later in the day. The high will be in the mid 70s. 'i' aa _ .i ! i.r -,i- , ,, ) t - 4 I. 44 t4 4'4 i . _" c.5. . r e. °>.: ... ./ f1 . .t..A 1 Yt i 1 qr''s' a, .. t . ~