Wadnesdav. July 29, 1981-The Michigan Daily -Page 3
'U'OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE REPLACEMENT OPTIONS
New roof for Tappan on hold
By ANN MARIE FAZIO
Daily staff writer
Construction on the new roof of Tappan Hall has
temporarily come to a stop as University Business
Operations officials investigate alternatives to
replacing the historical sloped slate roof with asphalt
shingles.
An asphalt roof would detract from the historic and
aesthetic appeal of the building, which houses the
History of Art Department, and would "compromise
the dignity and integrity of Tappan Hall," according
to art history Prof. David Huntington.
HUNTINGTON SAID he heard about the new roof
Saturday from another concerned faculty member,
but that there had been no discussion with the History
of Art Department about the change:
"Suddenly the roof appeared to become radically
altered," he said.
Paul Spradlin, who is in charge of the roof
replacement project, was not available for comment.
Huntington has coordinated a group consisting of
faculty, students and city officials to try to persuade
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mer Jack's or Kroger's on Broadway.
Weisman said he has found that either
riding a bike to Kroger's with a back-
pack or walking and sharing a return
taxi with other students is well worth
the trouble. "The savings is so much
greater," Wiesman said.
ALSO, THE food co-ops on Fourth St.
and on Packard Rd. are comparably
priced, especially for students with the
time to earn a discount by working as
volunteers. Certain items, however,
such as milk and peanut butter, are less fluctuated
expensive at the grocery stores, was taker
Weisman said. Weism
The PIRGIM survey did find that for comparis
certain food items - yogurt and stores
produce, for example - the campus cheapest;
stores are cheaper than the chain do the bu
grocery stores. . that has t
A market-basket comparison bet- The PI
ween Farmer Jack's and Food Mart the off-c
shows Farmer Jack's to be the Kroger's
cheapest, the survey reported. A bag of percent
milk, bread, orange juice, eggs, butter, Jack's.
lettuce, and cookies is $9.01 at Food A free a
Mart, compared to $8.10 at Farmer at the PI
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THE SURVEY'S findings are subject campus s
to change, however, as prices may have copies.
the University to explore alternative options to a
complete replacement of the slate tiles.
THE GROUP MET yesterday with Business
Operations officials to discuss the possibility and
feasibility of alternatives. Members said they were
concerned that -the decision to replace the roof with
asphalt was made too quickly, without consideration
of options.t
William Sheperd, a University economics professor
who was present at the meeting, said he had "serious
doubts that they (the people in charge of replacing
the roof) understood the choices available in trying to
preserve a slate roof."
HUNTINGTON SAID he was sure that those who
made the decision to replace the roof were "acting in
good faith," but that many important things had not
been factors in the decision.
Sheperd and Huntington said they agree that it may
be possible to simply repair the roof and re-use some
of the old tiles rather than replace it completely.
Huntington also said that, economically, slate may
seem a better choice because, although it costs more
NEW YORK (AP)-Bias against Jews in America
is declining "as an older, more anti-Semitic
generation" gives way to a younger, less prejudiced
one, according to a public opinion poll released
yesterday.
The national survey, commissioned by the
American Jewish Committee, found that, for the
most part, "positive images of Jews are more per-
vasive than negative ones."
RUTH CLARK, vice president of Yankelovich,
Skelly and White, which did the survey, said 45 per-
cent of the 1,041 non-Jews interviewed were
"relatively free of anti-Semitic beliefs," compared,
with 34 percent ina similar study conducted in 1964.
Twenty-three percent were found to be prejudiced
against Jews and 32 percent had no strong feeling
about them one way or the other. The neutral group
than asphalt, it could last up to 30 years longer.
"THE ECONOMIC analysis (in the decision) was
virtually nil," Sheperd added.
Huntington mentioned that by making an issue of
this situation, "it will alert the larger community to
what is at stake when an older building is altered."
City Historic District Commissioner Louisa Pieper
expressed concern over the proposed new roof,
although the Commission has no power over the
University. She said she is fearful that the University
was "going ahead with too little information."
She noted the fact that the building, constructed in
1894, is the third-oldest on campus. It has been
designated an Historic Landmark and is listed in the
National Register of Historic Places.
THIS IS A listing of what "the public thinks mat-
ters," she said, adding that because the University is
a public institution, it has a responsibility to those
people to keep up Tappan Hall.
Campus architect Richard Glissman said,
however, that an asphalt shingle roof "probably
wouldn't look much different."
included "people who live in areas where there aren't
many Jews and who don't have much contact with
them," said Gregory Martire, a Yankelovich, Skelly
vice president.
THE SURVEY, which used personal interviews
conducted earlier this year, has a 3 percent margin of
error, according to its authors.
Although American Jewish Committee officials
greeted the study as good news, Mrs. Clark said a
sizable segment of the public remained anti-Semitic.
DANIEL YANKELOVICH told reporters that the
decline in anti-Semitic bias was attributable not to
individuals changing their attitudes but to the fact
that the younger generation was less biased.
He conceded that vandalism of Jewish homes,
businesses and synagogues seemed to be increasing
but said violence and crime were rising throughout
society.
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-Courtesy of the Publ Interest Research Group in Michigan.