Burford u WASHINGTON (AP) - Anne McGill 8urford, administrator of the embat- tIed Environmental Protection Agency, s urged the White House to back 4way from its claim of executive privilege and give Congress complete access to all the disputed documents it wants, close aides said last night. x She believes the president's refusal to do so is hurting his ability to govern the country, the aides said. "THE KEY is to restore confidence in the programs. As long as there is a per- ception by the public and Congress that me information is being withheld, at is going to be impossible to do," said one aide, who like the others iefused to permit the use of his name. r The aides' disclosures came on the same day that two Republican lawmakers urged Reagan to replace rges documi Mrs. Burford with a "politically in- dependent person of nationally recognized scientific qualifications." SEN. RUDY Boschwitz and Rep. Vin Weber, both of Minnesota, made their request in a letter to Reagan, saying the call for dismissal was not based en- tirely on the current controversy over EPA. The agency is now under in- vestigation by six congressional panels. The disclosures also followed by a day a statement from White House chief of staff James Baker that "at the present time" there were no plans to dismiss the EPA chief. Burford, according to one aide, has repeatedly urged her position on the White House but has been rebuffed. She plans to make the case again to the president in person when he returns from California next week. ents release SHE BLAMES "Poor guidance" primarily from the Justice Department for the president's position, aides said. Up to now in the long-running dispute, Burford has basically appeared to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the White House. The most significant dif- ference has been her advocacy of an in- dependent commission to investigate the agency and the president's refusal. The aides' disclosure marks a deep difference of opinion on strategy that had not been known. The White House on Wednesday said all the congressional panels could have access to the 70 or so disputed documents on the same terms it worked out with Rep. Elliot Levitas (D-Ga.), chairman of a Public Works subcom- mittee. The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 4, 1983-Page 3 Art studentsfaculty seek compromise on cuts Burford ... claims Reagan is hurting himself (Continued from Page 1) take more non-art students into its clas- es, but only if it is "given the resources to do so." BAYLISS TOLD the group they must work to make their plight more visible to the rest of the University community in hopes of swaying the executive of- ficers to a lesser cut. "This (recommendation) is not final," Bayliss said. "I have a hunch we can get support if we just go out and get it . . . We must enlist the support and awareness of others who would ultimately be affected and don't realize it yet." Students and faculty members were cautious but optimistic about the possibilities of changing the proposed cut. "I suspect, based on the Natural Resources review, that (actions by the art school) are not going to have much effect, but who knows?" said William Brudon, an art school professor. PHIL DAVIS, a profesor of photography, also said he was not "terribly hopeful" that the gestures of students will have much impact. He added that there is "some misconcep- tion of the utility of the School of Art in the Univers ty system." Prof. Myra Larson said the Unvier- sity is sending a negative message to students. "We're saying to a whole generation of students, "We don't think art is important,' "she said. Students are willing to give activism a shot anyway. Suggestions to heighten campus awareness of the art school's problem ranged from staging "paint- ins" on the Diag - where students would set up easels to practice their trade en masse - to weaving together hundreds of one inch squares of clothing on which the school will send a message to the administration. Studen- ts also plan to circulate petitions in. support of the school and write letters' to University officials. "It will take a bit of time for these suggestions to take effect," said Phil Donavan, an art school senior, "but we have to make one final effort. If (the- executive officers) don't get it then, you shake your head and deal with (the cuts)." The University's executive officers, who will make the final decision on the art school, will hold an open hearing on the proposed cut on March 14, 6:30 p.m. in the Michigan Union. The Regents will review the administration's decision, but they do not need to ap- prove it. is Two in 'U' community die Two former members of the University community died this week. William Stirton, vice president emeritus and former director of the Dearborn campus, died Wednesday at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 79. AFTER HOLDING numerous positions in public education, business, and civic affairs, Stirton became vice president of the University in 1956, and was named director of the Dearborn campus that same year. Heguided the Dearborn campus from 1959 until his retirement in 1968. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Fontana Funeral Home in Ann Arbor. 'University Engineeing Professor Emeritus Julian Frederick died Mon- day at University Hospital of com- plications resulting from cancer.. He was 69. FREDERICK, who retired last year, was formerly a professor of physics at Brown University and came to the University in 1940 as a research associate in the Department of Physics. He joined the mechanical engineering faculty in 1957, where he became an in- ternational authority on acoustics and ultrasonic technology. He was a foun- ding member and fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, and a consultant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. He is survived by his widow, Merian Frederick; two sons, James and Richard; three daughters, Constance, Linda, and Carol; and two gran- dchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the Fir- st Unitarian Church of Ann Arbor. MICHIGRAS 1983 PRESENTS ice Cream Eating Contest Pizza Eating Contest "Best Little Poker Player in Ann Arbor" Research main factor SIGN UP NOW Deadline is Monday, March 7th Contests are next week Papal greeting Pope John Paul II meets with chidren from the Polish community at the Papal Nunciature yesterday during his visit to San Jose, Costa Rica. >HAPPENINGS Highlight Ann Arbor activist attorney and feminist Jean King leads the first of four weekly discussion called "Women's Lives: Conversations on How Women Grow and Change." The discussions will be held at the Guild House, 802 Monroe, at noon. Films AAFC - Quest For Fire, 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 4. CG-Last Tango in Paris, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Lorch. MED - Reds, 5& 8:30 p.m., MLB 3. Alternative Action - Slaughterhouse-Five, 7 & 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. i South & Southeast Asian Studies - Sad Song of Yellow Skin, moderator, John Whitmore, 7 p.m., Commons Rm., Lane Hall. Performances Musical Society - Belgium Chamber Orch., 8:30 p.m., Rackham Aud. School of Music - Trombone Recital, David Gier, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. Ark - Caludia Schmidt, 9 p.m., 1421 Hill. PTP-"The 1940's Radio Hour," 8p.m., Power Center. Speakers Russian & East European Studies - Georges Hintlian, "The Armenian Treasury in Jerusalem," 7 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Natural Resources - Jerry Benson, "How Do the Major Forest Industry Companies Compare?" 3 p.m., 1040 Dana. Anthropology Department - Martin Silverman, "Culture and Ideology: A Nostalgic View," 4 p.m., 2003 Angell. Meetings Int'l Student Fellowship-7 p.m., 4100 Nixon. Duplicate Bridge Club - No regular game today. Ann Arbor Knockout Team Event in progress. Folk Dance Club - Folk Dancing, 8 p.m.-midnight, teaching, 8-9:30 p.m., Dance Studio, third floor, 631 E. William. Miscellaneous Aikido - Practice, teacher T. Kuchida, 5 p.m., Wrestling Rm., Athletic Bldg. Tae Kwon Do Club - Practice, 5 p.m., Martial Arts Rm., CCRB. Women's Athletics - Basketball, Mich. vs. Wisconsin, 7 p.m., Crisler Arena. Students for Hart - Kickoff for Sen. Gary Hart's campaign, 4 p.m., Con- ference Rm. 5, Union. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., An Arbor, MI. 48109. Want to Earn 8 Credits This Summer? How about... The University of Michigan Summer Session i .tnSlPe ,m (Continued from Page i, our willingness to provide the kind of conditions for . scholarship, research, and living that the top people require," says Alfred Sussman, dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. If the University did not use a merit- based system, Sussman says, someone would get hurt. This could be a senior faculty member who feels slighted for not being rewarded for achievement or a top young professor who would lose out under a salary program based on seniority. The merit-based system also provides monetary incentive for faculty members to excel, Sussman says. LSA DEAN PETER Steiner says research carries considerable weight in determining salaries because it makes a profesor visible outside the Univer- sity community. "Both research and teaching play a role, although in one sense, the rewards are higher for research than for teaching, because of the high national visibility of a research scholar," he says. "National visibility is very im- portant in terms of what we call merit." Some professors say the merit-based system works at this University because of the institution's emphasis on research. "For better or worse, we're in a research university," says Prof. Frank Stafford, chairman of the economics department. "We (the department) feel that the faculty member who is teaching an undergraduate course is going to do a better job if he has ongoing research." TEACHING, however, is considered, says Stafford. Increased competition for attracting top students and a decline in federal research funds coming into the University have made teaching quality more important than it was 10 years ago, he says. Engineering Dean James Duderstadt says the merit-based program has been "enormously effective" in keeping and attracting faculty members who could make much more money working in private industry. Until two years ago, salary increases in the College of Engineering were determined by seniority and whether or not a professor held an administrative position within the college. SOME FACULTY members did not support the switch to the merit-based system, says Duderstadt. "Some people were unhappy, as they felt it should have been more of a cost-of- living system of pay raise," he says. Under the merit-based system, in- dividual departments determine pay raises, but the school or college's executive committee and dean also have considerable influence. B'ecause salary decisions are made by each department, pay increases are more equal in some departments than in others, says Steiner. "SOME departments-have been more egalitarian than others. The college does oversee departmental decisions though, and the college may urge the department to pay more attention to market forces in order to retain and to attract professors ," he says. Despite the University's attempt to find a salary program that will please everyone, some faculty members say that in light of budget restrictions and high inflation, merit-based pay raises no longer seem logical. "(In) recent years the money for the (pay) increases has been so small it's hard to make discriminations. t That amounts to a penalty for everybody against the cost of living," says History Prof. Thomas Trautman. "The small additional amount that might be given for outstanding work in my department is not so much greater than any professor gets. It's really not something to get excited about." Other professors say the small in- crease does not serve as an incentive and has little effect on a professor's performance. "A 3 or 4 percent in- crease wouldn't really affect .(faculty) performance, says one dental school professor. "I listen to other people complain, but I don't buy that perfor- mance as a 'professor is based on money. My performance hasn't been based in any respect on my salary. THIN KING In the age of information technology, a company -whose sales of $1.7 billion annually and whose products and components extend from data acqui- sition and information processing through data communication to voice, video and graphic com- munication - is making original thinking a reality for their new graduates. ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS March 15th Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Computer Sciences Engineering, Physics, Technical Sales (EE, ME, CS) and Computer Science Majors Make arrangements at the Placement Office. 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