McNAMARA AND FERGUSON RECORDS See Page 4 Y Sr g Da ti # i Latest Deadline in the State CLOUDY, SHOWERS VOL. LXV, No. 34 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1954T EIGHT PAGES Senate Defeats Severance Move SAC Cosmittees Okayed To Study } Pay Question, Faculty Problems By JIM DYGERT Appointment of four study committees requested by the Senate Ad- visory Committee was approved at the special meeting of the Univer- sity Faculty Senate yesterday. Chairman of the Advisory Committee Prof. Algo D. Henderson in- troduced the motion for the creation of the committees, one of which is to study the question of severance pay. A proposed amendment to the motion, expressing the Senate's intention "that any policies, principles, or provisions agreed upon by the committee studying severance pay and approved by the Senate be applicable to the cases of Dr. Davis and Prof. Nickerson," was defeated by a vote of 191 to 122 Cause Remains Undetermined In Fatal Rooming House Fire 'PEERS' oint Judie Functions, Discussed (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- ond in a series of articles interpret- ing current plans, problems and functions of the University's stu- dent judiciary councils.) By JANE HOWARD Joint Judiciary Council, ac- eording to its chairman Tawfiq Khoury, 55E, enjoys "excellent relations" with the group from which it gets its authority-the University Subcommittee on Dis- cipline. Empowered to delegate author- ity to the ten-member student judiciary body, the subcommittee includes Assistant Professor Beau- ford J. George of Law School, Prof. Joseph E. Kallenbach of the political science department and Prof. Alex Marin of the College of Engineering. A 1 t h o u g h the subcommittee doesn't sit in on the council's weekly meetings where cases of University rule infractions are heard, it must approve all Judic decisions. There's one exception: the council makes immediate de- cisidns on first violation cases oth- er than infractions of driving rules. ruOrganized on a "jury of peers" basis, Judic hears cases of student violations, and imposes fines and penalties it considers appropriate. Drinking Violations Frequent "Most of the violations," Khoury said, "are infractions of drink- ing rules. Four of our cases last month dealt with falsified iden- tification-some in which draft cards were tampered with." "This is a particularly danger- ous infraction," Khoury cautioned. "Not only is a large court fine giv-: en, but students who falsify the, cards can be turned into the F.B.I., with a permanent record against them resulting." Clarify Intention Prof. William J. LeVeque of the mathematics department, who in- troduced the amendment motion, explained afterwards that he was hoping to avoid a question of ret- roactive legislation after the study committee had made its report by clarifying the faculty's intention now. Other members of the faculty felt that the thought of being retro- active had persuaded many who do not want the dismissal cases closed to vote against the motion never- theless. Some thought, too, that the motion was not understoodhas an expression of intention. They felt, as Prof. Raoul Bottj of the mathematics department 'said, "I do not think that the de- Lfeat of the motion indicated the faculty has dropped the matter of severance pay for Davis and Prof. Nickerson." Prof. Bott said it was "surpris- ing that the motion was defeated." Other Questions to Be Studied Besides the committee to study the severance pay issue, Prof. Henderson's motion provided for committees to look into the "role of the faculty in matter of tenure, the responsibilities of the faculty to society," and appointment pro- cedures and personnel records.' Prof. Henderson's motion was passed by a voice vote. Prof. LeVeqiue felt the estab- lishment of thestudy committees was "surely a step in the right di- rection." A motion to set up a "commit- tee of five to be appointed in the same manner as the other commit- tees proposed here today to rec- ommend rules of procedure for the Senate itself, including particular- ly procedure for voting on Senate resolutions" was also passed at the meeting. G Secretary of the Senate Prof. George M. McEwen indicated the reports of the study committees would not be available before next May.j New Student I r , Roomer May Have Dled in Rescue Try Quad Residents Aid in Rescues By JOEL BERGER Arson has just about been ruled out by firemen as the cause of the fire which struck down two wom- en, one a University graduate stu- dent, early yesterday morning when a three-story house with 'A occupants at 508 Monroe went up in flames. Police yesterday said that it would be hard to determine what caused the fire, as everything was Sbaply burned in the house, val- ued at $45,000. Perishing in the conflagration were Elizabeth R. Vandegrift, Grad., of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Florence E. Hendriksen, owner of the home. Firemen theorsized that Miss Vandegrift may have lost her life in a futile attempt to save her landlady. Ann Arbor Detective Harry Gensler said that from the position of Miss Vandegrift's body on the stairway, she may have been attempting to get to Mrs. Hendriksen's apartment. Tw P~n~ 7n I d -Daily-Dick Gaskill NIECE OF MRS. HENDRIKSEN WAITS AND WONDERS -Daily--Dick Gaskili SMOKE POURS OUT OF HOUSE IN WHICH TWO PERISHED Quad Men's, Aid Lauded. ByVictims By MICHAEL BRAUN Her hair singed by the flames} that were now engulfing the house, Mrs. Marian Zimmerman sat in the kitchen of Mrs. Leona Sauve, a next door neighbor. The time was 4:20 a~m. and Mrs. Zimmerman was still wearing the bue bathrobe that she had hur- riedly thrown on when she escaped: from her bedroom. "It's the least I can do," whis- pereddMrs. Sauge, as she quietly passed coffee and dry clothing to the survivors of the disaster. Residents of South Quad who had been assisting the fire department for hours, kept coming into *he kitchen to seek relief from the near freezing weather. Thanks Men For Work As the men sat down to drink' the c o f f e e Mrs. ZimmermanI thanked them for all the work they1 had done. "If it weren't for these boys," she said, "Dale and all of us might still be in the house." Her husband, Dale Zimmerman. a graduate student 'n the botany department, reiterated his wife's words and added. "We never would have escaped if the boys from the Quad hadn't placed Mrs. Sauve's ladder under our window. That really saved our lives." After they had thanked the meni the Zimmerman's inquired about Elizabeth Vandergrift, their thirdf floor neighbor. Miss Vandergrift and Mrs. Florence Hendrikson, the landlady, were the only residents of the house still not accounted for. Outside, the firemen were still battling the blaze which had now spread to the entire house. Clar- ence Jeffery, 68, brother of Mrs. Hendrikson, kept asking any po- liceman or fireman who could spare a moment, "Please, did they get an elderly woman with white hair?" See QUAD MEN'S, Page 3 SAn Editorial Which one of Ann Arbor's firetrap rooming houses will be next to go up in flames? Conditions leading to yesterday morning's tragedy which claimed the lives of two and made 14 homeless are duplicated in hundreds of student dwellings throughout Ann Arbor. The pattern is clear. Large wooden houses 50 to 70 years old or more, inadequate fire escapes, faulty wiring, overloaded electrical outlets and accumulations of litter combine to make many privately owned student living quarters hazardous. Responsibility for these firetrap conditions rests largely with the owners of the vast rental property in Ann Arbor and with city officials charged with enforcing the State Housing Code. YAterday's tragedy could have been averted if ade- quate exits from upper floors, required by the building code, had been provided. City Building Inspector John T. Ryan has indicated that it may take his department years to complete an in- spection of safety conditions in city dwellings. We can not afford to wait "years" for the elimination of firetraps. The time has come for University authorities to join with the city in organizing a program of inspection with adequate staff and authority to eliminate unsafe student housing before more lives are lost. -The Senior Editors: Gene Hartwig, Dorothy Myers, Jon Sobeloff, Pat Roelofs, Becky Conrad, Nan Swinehart i AA Position' Emphasized By Tragedy By LEE MARKS Asked about Judic's long-stand-PH ing policy of withholding names of P arty Holds students and groups involved in its cases from publication in The ;First M ee o' Daily, Khoury said no changes will 'I be made this year. Controversy on this subject rose Forty-seven students turned to a peak last February, when Ju- last night for the Common Se dic denied a Daily request that student political party organ names of students called before tional meeting. the council be released, in the in- terests of "complete news cover-I Although meeting organic age of campus affairs" admitted freely that attende "Double Penalty" was below expectations, thosey "Mentioning individual names," sent voted to continue effort Khoury said in defense of the Ju- establish the party as a pot educational purpose. Publication force in campus government. dic position, "serves no specific Committees were established of the names amounts to a double that party members can s penalty for the people and groups work toward supporting ca. involved." dates in this fall's Student Le Discussing Joint Judic's gen- lature elections. Ten SL car eral policies, Khoury warned that dates thus far are receiving p any repetition of last year's pre- ty support. game trips to East Lansing, when Bill Allen, Grad, sounded the Michigan State College cam- keynote of the party's aims pus was "messed up" by some Uni- stating that the Common Se versity students, will be "dealt party objective is "to bring or with very severely." out of the present chaos exist "If this trouble should occur in student government." again," he said, "students will face He qualified his remark a severe penalties, and possible sus- five points. 1) The party supp pension from the University" the idea of responsible. stud Can't Change Rules government; 2) Students sh JudictKhoury said, has no pow- have right to expect that Unh er to alter University regulations. siyewlrihtexpect that Unias "We're not a legislative body," he sity will respect their ideas; explained. 'We interpret the laws 3) Common Sensers hope to and rules that already exist, and finis to constant wrangling decide accordingly on violations." lack of cohesiveness that One channel, however, through caused both University offic which Judic may influence the and students to lose respect nature of University rules, is theS stipulation giving the council's 4) Work for respect of stude ELIZABETII VANDERGRIFT . * . fire victim Fire Relief 'To aid victims of the room- ing house sire, The Daily is sponsoring a day-long fund- raising campaign. Cannisters and posters will be placed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the information desk in the lobby of the Adminis- tration Bldg., the main desk of the General Library and the business desks of the Union, League and Student Publica- tions Bldg. Checks for the fund may be made out to The Michigan Daily Fire Relief Fund. Almost X50 was collected in the early hours of the drive yesterday. In addition clothes for the victims may be brought to Rm. 100 of the Student Publications Bldg., today and tomorrow morning. Sizes needed include women's blouses and sweaters, 34 and 36; men's shirts, 14 and 15,; women's dresses, 12 and 14; women's socks, 9 and 10, Men's trousers, waist sizes 30 to 86 and men's shoes sizes nine, 10 and 12 are also needed. Ann Arbor's third fire catastro- iwoJreoieiuren phe in less than eight months to- Two people were injured during day brought sharp comment from the fire. David W. Emerson, Grad., local and University officials point- suffered a severely cut hand when ing up flagrant fire code violations. he smashed out a window I es- Fire Chief Benjamin Zahn noted, caping from the dwelling. His "Quite a number of violations ex-: wife ehirley was treated for shock ist now. Fire inspection is being and smoke poisoning. stepped up as much as help will Emerson was listed in good con- allow."ditaon in University Hospital last In order to comply with the State night. Building Code, multipl al Number of injuries was possibly units must have metal walk-down cut down by quick thinking of fire escapes and at least two exits University students living in the for each family. next-door house along with South 50 Per Cent Violate Quadrangle residents who spotted John Ryan, new building inspec-1 the fire and helped remove several tor, claimed more than 50 per cent people living in the house. of 600 homes checked in a random One of those who escaped from sample were in violation of build- the burning building largely ing code laws with the majority through the efforts of students, failing to meet fire hazard precau- Mrs. Dale Zimmerman said at the tions. ! height of the fire that she and Florence Huddy, insurance agent her husband couldn't use the fire for the gutted home, claimed it escape next to their third floor met fire requirements. L a s tapartment because a window night's onlookers said it did not. screen over the fire escape was One student pointed out the only stuck. fire escapes were vertical ladders ~ Hung Out Window which, according to Ryan, "have g been illegal since 1917." They hung out a window with- South Quad residents helping out being able to reach the fire people leave the home reported a escape until several students liv- locked screen blocked the only ing next door placed a ladder to entrance to the fire escape. the window and helped them es- Dean of Men Walter B. Rea esti- cape. mated 6000 University students Mrs. Zimmerman commented board in unsupervised housing. that she and her husband "were While Regent's By-Laws state all pretty lucky to get out at all." students must have University ap- Pointing upward, she said quietly proval to live in non-University op- "our room is right up there where erated housing, condition of the all the light is." The fire in her units is not a criteria for approval. room had broken through the roof. None of Four Approved Hutchins Owned Home None of the four students living Owned and occupied- in 1896 in the burned-down home had re- University President Harry B. ceived University approval, Dean Hutchins, the house according to Rea said.n. Fire Chief Ben Zahn was well over tA combined University-city ef100 years old. sneeded to carry out an ef- f fa-fiv nrarnma~acsrn8 torp-See BLAZE, Page 8 out ense iza- zers ence pre- s to ient d so tart ndi- gis- ndi- ar- the by ense rder ting with orts dent ould ver- put and has for Candidates Discuss Issues As Campaigns Near Close By RONA FRIEDMAN Candidates are sporting sore hands and bloodshot eyes as the state campaign draws rapidly to a close. After some 500 to 1,000 handshakes, Gov. G. Mennen Williams, who is seeking re-election, commented; "See, even the hair on the back of my hand is worn off." In his speeches, Gov. Williams has been concerned most with labor i i SL Moving Time-Again -,problems. His Republican opponent Donald S. Leonard has promised "school action." If elected, he says, he will call a conference of educators and legislators immediately after he takes office. tective program cesignea o re- duce infractions of fire regula- tions," Dean Rea commented. Three years ago, April 19, 1951, Paul Kempf, then President of Board of Public Works, C. T. Mc- Intyre of the City Engineer's Of- fice, Orbery Johns, representing the city, and University officials Dean Rea, Harold Dunstan, Uni- versity sanitarian and F. G. Sun- quist met to attempt a program of :Senate Race safety inspection. The senatorial race between See RYAN, Page 8 Democrat Patrick V. McNamara, -- and incumbent Homer Ferguson, Ieniing7'i-v ' S v W has attaacted much national atten- - tion.. %4Nobel Prize Peek Predicts Election Win By Democrats Prof. George A. Peek of the po- litical science department pre- dicted last night probably Demo- cratic majorities in both House and Senate after Tuesday's con- gressional, elections. In answer to a question from the floor at last night's Student Legislature Forum, Prof. Peek said he would be very much sur- prised if Republicans returned a majority in the House and the Democrats didn't win a majority McNamara charged Ferguson who is Chairman of the Republi- can Policy Committee, with the I responsibility for removal of de- fense and other manufacturing con- STOCKHOLM, Sweden (P-Thej 1954 Nobel prize for literature was awarded yesterday to American novelist Ernest Hemingway for creating a new style in modern ets MR E"m ON m il (VI I.*. I " .i