I I . . . I I . I I - ''1. 1. 1 7-M The cStudent Government Proposal .See Page 2 PY WI6F a6 D:3aii t -' Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LXV, No. 5 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1954 COOLER,'SHOWERS FOUR PAGES S S . Regents Dismiss Prof. Nickerson President Hatcher, Nickerson Make Public Statements After August Meet (This is the last in a series of articles discussing the case of Prof. Mark Nickerson. He appeared before the House Sub-Committee on Un-American Activities in May and was suspended from the University, pending further investigation of his case, for refusing to answer questions on political activi- Nickerson. He appeared before the House Sub-Committee on Un-American ties. Following investigation of his case by two faculty groups, President Hatcher wrote Prof. Nickerson of his right to appeal his case to the Sub- committee on Intellectual Freedom and Integrity. This group unanimously recommended reinstatement of Prof. Nickerson to his position of associate professor in the pharmacology department of the Medical School. Today's article concludes evidence and statements made in the case of Prof. Nickerson.) By PAT ROELOFS Associate City Editor The Board of Regents of the University, acting on a recommen- dation made them by President Harlan H. Hatcher, dismissed Prof. Nickerson on August 26. Seven Regents voted to dismiss the pharmacologist. One dissent-' ing vote was cast by Regent Alfred Connable of Kalamazoo who fav- ored censure only. Prof. Nickerson learned of the BenefitS for 'I Faculty Investigated By JIM DYGERT Following authorization by the Regents, a study is now getting underway on the possibility of So- cial Security coverage for Univer- sity faculty and staff employees. Introduction of the Social Se- curity program here would mean approximateliy $1,000,000 a year paid into the federal fund by Uni- versity employees and their em- ployer, according to Director of University Relations Arthur L. Brandon. Coverage of University em- ployes has been made possible by revisions in the Social Security law by the 83rd Congress, extend- ing social security benefits to 10,- 000,000 more, including employes of state agencies. Amendments Necessary The University, one of these state agencies whose employes are now eligible, must wait, however, for amendments in Michigan state legislation before it can proceed to extend coverage to its employes. A more important problem fac- ing the faculty and the University Business Office, which will conduct the necessary legal and procedur- al studies, is coordinating the So- cial Security program with exist- ing retirement programs and fringe benefits available to em- ployes. At present, faculty members may participate in an annuity program of the Teachers Insur- ance and Annuity Association of America. Annuity Guaranteed The TIAA guarantees a definite fully paid-up annuity benefit for each premium paid. Established in 1918, the TIAA invests in fixed dollar obligations. Non-profit and Vcrediting excess funds to policy- holders as dividends, the TIAA guarantees an annuity rate of 2%/ per cent on premiums. Just recently, the TIAA initiat- ed a new benefit plan in addition to its regular insurance program. r Called the College Retirement Equities Fund, it provides oppor- tunities to policyholders to make payments that will be invested in common stocks. Inflation Helps Payments ' The new program is designed to take advantage of inflationary trends to provide members with increased benefit payments. Since common stock prices fluctuate more widely and therefore entail more risk, the TIAA requires pay- ment to the regular fund to be at least equal to those to the CREF. Thus the TIAA provides a fixed income and a variable income aft- er retirement. Staff emploves of the University Regents' action on the evening of August 26 via radio broadcast and a telephone call from a friend. Of- ficial notification of the action was delivered to him the following day. Pres. Hatcher's Statement President Hatcher said Prof. Nickerson's refusal to disavow the Communist Party, in addition to the "untenability of his position. in the Medical School where he was not wanted by the faculty exe- cutive committee," weighed heav- ily in his decision to recommend dismissal. In a press conference following the August 26 Regents' meeting, President Hatcher said, "All Uni- versity prescribed procedures have been followed to the letter, and each case, handled separately, has been carefully discussed. There is no question of academic freedom, and no one's position is threaten- ed by the action in dismissing two of three men under suspension. (The cases of the other two men, Chandler Davis, mathematics in* structor, and Prof. Clement L. Markert of the zoology depart- ment, will be discussed in future Daily articles.) The President also repeated a statement he had made last spring when he asked the Special Advis- ory Committee to make its inquir- ies into the three cases. He said, "Their refusal (to co- operate with a congressional sub- committee investigating commun- ism) inevitably placed the Univer- sity under the obligation to ex- amine these cases. The University cannot say that these questions, are unimportant, and that it does not matter whether a member of the teaching profession answers See THE NICKERSON, Page 4 Union Bars Reds ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (-The CIO United Steel Workers of Amer- ica barred their doors to Commu- nists yesterday. In the final convention action, 3,000 delegates voted to change the union's constitution and make Communists ineligible for member- ship. Union Men Urge Strike Settlement Detroit Walkout Nears 103rd Day Top officials in the international United Auto Workers CIO have urged settlement of the 102-day old Detroit Square D Company strike with a four-point program of im- partial arbitration. Although not directly involved in the strike, the union offered the proposal to the negotiating com- pany and United Electrical Work- ers "because the strike has reach- ed the point where it could have broad repercussions in labor-man- agement relations." Briefly the plan calls for imme- diate reopening of the plant, sub- mission of final issues to a three- man panel of arbitrators, a 30-day cooling-off period and a vote to de- termine whether Square D work- ers wish to continue their present union as their bargaining agency. Picket violence earlier this week was highlighted by a police dis- closure that one of the workers, James Petroff, had been arrested with a Yugoslav work permit, Com- munist literature and a small pel- let gun in his possession. Immediately Petroff was subpoe- naed by Rep. Kit Clardy (R-Mich.) to appear before the House Un- American Activities Sub-committee to help establish what influence, if any, the Communists have had on the strike. "I am convinced" said Clardy "that Communist lead- ers are active in formenting vio- lence in the #Wike." World News Roundup WASHINGTON ( - The special Senate committee considering cen- sure charges against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis) announced late yesterday it has completed its report. It will be made public Monday. The committee was described as in unanimous agreement. WASHINGTON - Chinese Na- tionalist Ambassador Wellington Koo said yesterday that Commu- nist China probably will make a serious attempt this fall to seize 37 Nationalist-held islands close to the Red mainland for use as step- ping stones to Formosa. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (P -- With Russia insisting on recording a unanimous vote, the U.N. Steer- ing Committee yesterday recom- mended full General Assembly con- sideration of the new United States proposals for peaceful uses of atomic energy. LOS ANGELES () - President Dwight D. Eisenhower promised anew yesterday that his adminis- tration will remove "union-bust- ing" provisions -from the Taft-Hart- ley law and he will give sympathet- ic consideration to all organized la- bor's views. DANNY CLINE , , . BENNIE OOSTERBAAN .. . Fleet halfbacks brighten coach's outlook as 1954 season opens. Football Squad ecoe Royally* Hold Workouts at Wilderness Lake By LES ETTER (University Athletic Publicity Director) (Special to The Daily) SEATTLE - Michigan's 38-man delegation arrived here Thursday evening by charter plane to find a miniaturehRose Bowl welcome awaiting them. Greeted by a civic committee complete with a queen, the Wol- verines were given a royal recep- tion as a carpet was rolled out for them at the airport. Team at Lake Wilderness After the welcome speeches the! squad went immediately to Lake Wilderness, a mountain valley hide-out replete with its own golf it's almost anybody's guess as t course, air strip and beautiful lit- how they will finally take the fiel tle lake. Oosterbaan ordered the at 2 p.m. pacific coast time. squad to limber up in sweat suits Michigan's squad will spend the after the 11-hour plane ride, but evening in Seattle before they take cut the workout short when the a bus out to Lake Wilderness for footing on the golf. course fairway the night. They will be back at the appeared a bit uneven, airport at 9 a.m. tomorrow fo: 01 d e{ e e r E Newspaper observers out here, pick the Wolverines by about three touchdowns but Oosterbaan is t much more conservative in his es- timates. "We're just shooting to win and hope to show continued improvement" is the way the Wol- verine coach phrased it. In yesterday's practice session at the stadium. Oosterbaan ran Open '54 Season At Seattle Today Wolverines To Experiment with 'r As McDonald Starts at Quarterback By HANLEY M. GURWIN Associate Sports Editor Coach Bennie Oosterbaan's sneak preview of the "new look" in Michigan football will be unveiled this afternoon as his 1954 Mich- igan Wolverines open their season with an intersectional clash against the University of Washington Huskies in Seattle. Forty-six thousand fans are expected to be on hand at Wash- ington Stadium to see the Huskies entertain Michigan for the first time. The game, which begins at 4:45 P.M. (EST) will also mark the return of the T-formation, at least on a partial basis, to the Michigan offensive attack. Second Meeting Wtih Huskies Today's contest is only the second meeting between the two schools. Last season the Wolverines opened the rivalry with a re- sounding 50-0 win in mammoth ; Michigan Stadium. TONY BRANOFF .. , their take-off for Willow Run. South Shows MiXed Feeling on Integration Milford School Shut Because of Threats Though pre-season experts have rated the Michigan team no bet- ter than fifth or sixth in the Big 10, Oosterbaan's gridders are rat- ed at least a two-touchdown fav- orite over the Huskies, who open- ed the season last Saturday with a shaky 7-6 victory over the Utah Redskins. Washington's hopes for an up- set were seriously jolted when its first string fullback Mike Monroe was sidelined in last week's con- test with a torn ligament in his right knee. The injury may keep him out for the remainder of the season, just as a broken wrist did in the 1953 opener. Lederman Called On With his 198-pound fullback out of action, Coach JohnuCherberg will be forced to rety even more on the strong left arm of quarterback Sandy Lederman. Last year as a sophomore, Lederman finished third in the nation as a passer, trailing only Stanford's Bobby Garrett and Georgia's Zeke Brat- kowski in the statistical columns. Even with this enviable 1953 record, Lederman will have trouble keeping teammate Bob Coxon the bench. Though a, sophomore, Cox Starting Lineups LYL .Leader Faces Trial; Free on Bond Balza Baxter, chairman of the state Labor Youth League, was released on $10,000 personal bond after pleading "not guilty" when arraigned in the Federal District Court in Detroit yesterday. Baxter, arraigned for failure to produce books and records of the, LYL before a House Un-American Activities subcommittee last May, said no date has been set for the trial. Dismissal Motion To Be Filed He said he expects to file a mo- tion for dismissal of the case next week on several grounds. First, said Baxter, there is "no testimony in the record that es- tablishes that I am in possession of the records." Second, he claims there is no "competent testimony" entered against him. Act Being Challenged Third primary grounds for dis- missal. according to Baxter was that registration required of the Michigan LYL under the Internal Security Act of 1950 is premature,! since the constitutionality of the act itself is being challenged. Baxter is represented by Pontiac attorney Milton R. Henry. Personal bond does not require posting the actual funds, but an oath must be taken that the indi- vidual will be available to appear in court. Ann Arbor his squad through several series of play and selected his starting line- up, including a backfield of Mac- 11 The Air By RONA FRIEDMAN Michigan football fans will . Mixed reactions to the actual be able to follow the Wolverines integration of Negro and white by radio this afternoon as they school children as a result of the open the 1954 season at Wash- U.S. Supreme Court ruling on ington. segregation last spring have been The game will be broadcast evident in the South during the. at 4:45 p.m. over WWJ. De- past two weeks. troit. Bill Fleming will handle In Milford, Del., two public the narrative. high schools have been closed since Monday because of threats Donald at quarter. Clne and Bran_ directed against Negro pupils who off at the halves, and Baldacci at were admitted to Lakeview Ave- fullback. nue School at the start of the fall Bterm. Brief husky Work Out Gov. J. Caleb Boggs of Dela- The Huskies worked out briefly ware issued a call for citizens' co- and then retired to the Sand Point operation yesterday in reopening Naval Air Station for the night. the schools to both Negro and Coach John Oherberg was mum white children. "Law and order will about his starting lineup, and the be preserved," he warned. way the Huskies have been shift- Boggs' statement was issued fol- ing their assignments all week, lowing a decision by the State Board of Education to operate Widow of Ht1-Bomb Milford Schools --starting Mon- / !day - without racial segregation,. V ictin Gets Check The state board acted after the, Milford school directors resigned TOKYO (Al - The United States en masse Thursday. yesterday sent a check and a note Boards Favor Court Ruling of regret to the widow of a fisher- Both the state and local boards' man burned accidentally in the favored compliance with the U.S. U.S. H-bomb test, but resentment Subreme Court ruling forbidding among the Japanese still ran high. segregation in public schools. The widow or 40-year-old Aikichi In Washington, D.C., the Kuboyama received a check for $2,- changeover was accomplished 700 from U.S. Ambassador John M. smoothly. The former system, so Allison. segregated as to even ban meet- Japanese newspapers and radio ings of teachers of the two races, stations blamed the United States has been scrapped and, replaced for Kuboyama's death Thursday. by the plan of superintendent of schools Herbert M. Corning. Corning Plan Approved The so-called Corning plan which was approved by the Board of Education, was initially attack- n ed th ergto battle.f n ed by extremists on both sides of It provides that all new stu- ct in group living headed by Theo- dents in the system attend the ze dctoal pogrm i socal sy-school in their home district and c doctoral program in social psy- that, in general, students previous- ly enrolled return at first to the 927 South Forest Avenue is being schools they attended last -year. Oxford street location originally The result has been the mix- ing of pupils, on the first day, in ts participating, the study seeks 116 of the city's 158 school build- when a group of people are brought ings, with only a few individual roblems of living together. complaints. MICHIGAN Kramer Walker Cachey Peckham Meads Morrow Williams McDonald Cline Branoff Baldacci Pos. LE LT LG C RG RT RE QB LH RH FB WASH. Houston Pederson Rhodes Arrivey Monlux Strugar Roake Lederman Dunn Albrecht McNamee Rents Above U. S. Scale By LEE MARKS Students who rent rooms in Ann Arbor are currently paying approx- imately 15 per cent more than the national average, according to an. Ann Arbor realtor. "Rents are based largely on what traffic will bear," said the realtor, explaining however that Ann Ar- bor's cost of living is also higher than average. Average Rent $65 Depending on size, condition and location, estimates on rentable apartments placed the average price for a three-room furnished apartment at $65 to $80 a month. Four room apartments in good condition were placed "in the $100 class" by one realtor who noted, "there are junkers in the business who'll rent for less while for some, the sky's the limit." While rents for most students questioned seem to fall within the indicated price range, several in- stances were found where students were charged higher rents. Two students were paying $140 for 3 rooms, two closets and a bath while another student had just moved out of a one room apartment be- cause the rent, $55 .a month, was prohibitive. Rents Jump 40 Per Cent A local realtor indicated that rents have jumped about 40 per cent in the last five years, with the largest single raise coming aft- er rent controls were abolished on June 18, 1951. "Our trend over the past five years has definitely been up," not- ed a member of the Ann Arbor Board of Realtors, "but there are no statistics to show how far up." One realtor claimed that with the exception of a $15 raise six months ago, she hadn't raised her rents since 1937. During the period from 1950 to 1954, prices in University residence halls went up 26.6 per cent, accord- ing to Leonard Schaadt, business manager of residence halls. As with apartments, the largest single jump came in 1951 when prices. for single rooms were raised froi $543 to $626, a jump of 15.2 per cent. Committee Set Up In 1951, when controls were lift- ed, a special committee was set up to see that no abuses were com- mitted by either landlords or ten- ants, according to City Clerk Fred Looker. The committee was composed of seven members with landlords rep- resented by Stewart Butts and Wil- liam Pender, tenants by Ida John- son and Newman E. Frost and the city of Ann Arbor by .Arthur Crip- pen, Ronald Johnson and Chair- man Joe Detweiler. "There were the usual number of gripers but very few actual abuses," noted Looker, adding "in fact, I doubt that the board heard is considered one of the finest SEVENTEEN STUDENTS TAKE PART: Group Living House Re-Ope passers to enter collegiate grid- iron circles in years. To fill the gap at fullback, Cher- berg will call on Bob McNameeE a letter winner who started sev- eral games last season. McNameex played extremely well in a losing cause last year in Ann Arbor when he was the standout per- former in the Washington line-up. While Washington will be oper- ating at less than maximum7 strength in the backfield, the Wol- verines will be experimenting with a new offensive alignment of their 7 own., In order to take advantage of the precision passing of senior I Duncan McDonald, the Michigan' eleven will be operating to a great extent out of the T-formation, with Lou Baldacci, ordinarily the single wing signal-caller, alternat- ing between his usual position and the fullback spot. With Baldacci alternating posi- tions depending on the offensive formation, the operation of the Michigan backfield should prove extremely interesting. Branoff Certainj In fact the only thing certain in the Michigan backfield is the location of senior Tony Branoff at the right halfback position. Last season Branoff led the Wolver- ines in playing time with 412 min- utes as he scored six touchdowns and averaged 4.9 yards per try for The sociological research proje dore M. Newcomb, chairman of th chology, is now being carried out. A former fraternity house at used for the study instead of the slated for- it. With seventeen male studen to determine what problems arisew together to meet and solve the Dr( Group Properties Develop 1 40 Parents Picket According to Professor Newcomb, "when people live together : A picket line of 40 parents pa- for a long period of time, they develop group properties, character- raded in front of the Harwood istics of the group as a whole. We plan to observe these properties School i Center Township near is they develop.'' Evansville, Ind., protesting the ad- mission of 30 Negro students ear- In return for five hours a week, which will be used for group lier this week. The picketing was . - - t- n it'ifl~y3.n t w il. . . . . _ , -, +_. I ~W. x . I