RUSHING STUDY FACES PRESSURE See Page 4 'I.L Latest Deadline in the State 7Iai3i CLOUDY, WARMER VOL. LXVI, No. 106 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 195 SIX PAGES STUDENTS PAY: Local Landlords Ask High Rent, (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of interpretive articles on the housing situation. Today's article deals with the city's role.) By LEE MARKS Practically no state university houses all its students. Some state universities, such as the University of Wisconsin, house only in-state students. The University's policy, according to Dean of Women Deborah Bacon, is to house students on a first come- first served basis, drawing no distinction between in-state and out- state students. Obviously those students not housed by the University must be taken care of by the city. Approximately 10,000 students seek non- university housing each year. Two Major Aspects There are two major aspects to the housing situation from the Stirton's Appointment. To 'U' Vice-Presidency Might Occur in March -. ---. Soviet Acts, Leaders, Hit By SEATO KARACHI, Pakistan tai)- SEATO ministers last night called recent statements and activities of Soviet leaders trouble-making at- tempts to increase tension and {y "promote division in Asian co- munities and among other nations of the free world." A communique issued by the ministerial council of the eight- nation Southeast Asia Treaty Or- ganization named no names, but it obviously was directed at last fall's visit by Communist party chief Nikita S. Khrushchev and Premier NikolaiBulganin to In- dia, Burma and Afghanistan. In statements and speeches, Khrushchev and Bulganin fired up old controversies by siding with India and Afghanistan in their " disputes with Pakistan over terri- torial claims and also attacked what the Russians called oppressive colonial policicies of the Western powers. The communique, winding up the three-day meeting, also dis- closed the ministers supported Pakistan in her quarrel with Af- ghanistan over the Pushtoonistan area as well as backing Pakistan in her call for a plebiscite in Kash- mir. Hill To Host Oper a Star A distinguished American so- prano who has won great renown in Europe, Teresa Stich-Randall, will appear at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Born in West Hartford, Conn., Miss Stich-Randall is a graduate of the Hartford School of Music where she was a scholarship stu- dent for six years. Began Early Her success as a performing artist began at the early age of 15 when she sang the title role of "Aida." In New York she perform- ed the role of Gertrude Stein in the world premiere of the Virgil1 Thomson-Stein opera, "The Moth- er of Us All." She also created the title role in the world premiere of Otto Luenung's "Evangeline" and the leading roles in the American pre- miere of Ernest Bloch's "Bacbeth" and of Mehul's "Stratonice." Miss Stich-Randall sang for several seasons with the New Lyric Stage touring opera company and with some of the country's leading orchestras,. among them the NBC Symphony under the baton of Maestro Arturo Toscanini. Tours Europe After her professional debut, she went to Europe where during the past several years she has been in constant demand in concert, opera, radio and at the leading music festivals. In 1951 the young so- prano was awarded first prize in the "Concours International for Opera Singers" in Lausanne, Switzerland and was one of the winners of the "Geneva Concours," in Geneva, Switzerland. In Austria she had her biggest European triumph at the Salz- burg Festival in 1952, where she was "the artistic event of a Mozart Matinee." During her performance she will sing Concert Aria, Misera, dove son, K. 369; Abendempfindung; -city angle: 1) high rents and, 2) new building projects. The two are closely related for enough new rental building would heighten competition and, in the absence of collusion between rent- ors, drive prices down. Rents are high in Ann Arbor. In many cases they are 'exorbitant and in some they amount simply to robbery. An apartment on For- est, for example, consists of a sleeping room on the ground floor, a small kitchen downstairs and a common bathroom upstairs. It accomodates four at a $16 a month. In the absence of attempts by landlords themselves to set reas- onable rents there appears to be no way to reduce the student's economic burden. Rent Controls Abandoned Rent controls were abandoned with much relief several years ago. As long as the housing shortage remains acute there is no practi- cal way for the University to apply pressure in an effort to drive rents down (assuming first that it wanted to.) Landlords present a multitude of reasons to explain their high rents --higher taxes, scarcity, cost of living in Ann Arbor, higher main- tenance costs--the reasons might cover slightly higher rents but none of them can rationalize the absurd prices students are forced to pay. Not a Pretty Picture The rental stoiy is not a pretty one but only when the shortage abates will it brighten. New bilding, especially in the, low-cost rental field, is a direct method of easing the rental bur- den. To some extent University projects will help. For example, the completion of planned married-students apart- See NEW, Page 6a Steel MPlant NEW DELHI, India (P)-- India1 formally accepted a Russian report yesterday paving the way for con- struction of a giant steel plant at Bhilai, in central India, with So- viet help. The plant 'is scheduled to pro- duce a million tons of steel an- nually by December 1959. Esti- mated cost of the project is 231 million dollars, of which Russia has agreed to contribute half in< the form of equipment. - SPRING VS. FALL: Panhel, A lumnae Meet; Discuss Rushing Report BY DICK SNYDER Pressure appeared to be building up yesterday over the Panhel- Assembly study committee majority report in favor of spring rushing. Panhellenic President Debbie Townsend, '56, adjourned the As- sociation's meeting late yesterday afternoon and announced that the group would reconvene today "in order to reach an understanding in the report and rationale behind it." Alumnae Meet Sorority alumnae advisors also met yesterday to discuss the rush- ing recommendation submitted at Wednesday night's Student. Govern- ment Council meeting. The recommendation, accompanied by a minority opinion in favor of the present fall rushing setup, was presented by the four-member -Daily-John fHrtzel WAITING IT OUT-Manning the watch, these students tried to forget the cold while awaiting to- day's 8:30 a.m. opening of the Athletic Administration Building. They sought tickets by the dozens for the Michigan-Michigan Tech hockey game. Eager Fans Form HoCkey TieketLine By RENE GNAM The line formed at 2 p.m., yesterday. Anxious students, eager to procure tickets for the remaining two hockey games of the regular Western Intercollegiate Hockey League season, commenced their long wait in front of the Athletic Admin- istration Building. Some brought folding chairs, others blankets. One student dug up a lantern, while another, the martyr of the group, trotted up with a Sterno heater. Still another brought a portable radio. Several carried victory signs. Shifts Utilized First in line were representatives of Chicago, Adams, Winchell and Michigan Houses of West Quad. The group worked out a plan whereby different students would" stand watch in shifts of one and terpaeinlnwolnotwo hours each. By this method, IH C Passes their places ill line would not be lost. Honor of second place went to a representative of Michigan Tech. Fund Motion Bundled in a heavy blue coat, Tech Series To Decide WIHL Title By BOB McELWAIN The WIHL title will be squarely on the line as Michigan Tech's once-proud Huskies battle Michi- gan tonight in the first of a two- game weekend series. A complete sell-out crowd will be on hand for both nights at the Hill Street Coliseum. Face-off time is 8:00. Revenge' Keynote Revenge will be the keynote as a sweep of the series by either team will automatically, give them the WIHL championship. Since the League's establishment in 1952 Michigan has gained the title only once, in 1953; and that year they had to settle for a tie with Minnesota. Both teams are already assured of an NCAA playoff berth. A split will gain Tech the WIHL's coveted McNaughton Trophy, as the Huskies wily be one up in the "win" column.' In the event of a split, however, the Wolverines will still win the Governor's Trophy, symbolic of supremacy in Michigan hockey, by virtue of the. advantage -held over Tech and Michigan State in regu- lar season play. Captain Bill MacFarland and wing Jay Goold are the only sen- iors on Coach Heyliger's crew, and this weekend they will be making their farewell appearance before local hockey fans. Standout goalie Lorne. Howes has one year of eligibility left and will be back playing next season. Defenseman Neil. Buchanan will graduate at mid-semester next, See ICERS p. 3 I scarf and hat, Howard Oldford, a student at Michigan Normal Col- lege, roasted that his group would "buy 50, 60, or more tickets for Tech." The line advanced slowly during the afternoon, with Taylor House gaining third position, Scott House, fourth; Williams, fifth; and Van- Tyne, sixth. As evening merged into night, the line steadily lengthened. Fra- ternity representatives and miscel- lanious independents made their bid for positions. Places in line were jealously guarded. Those holding first posi- tions jeered at newcomers. Scalpers Beware Also pertaining to tickets, Uni- versity Assistant Dean of Men, John Bingley, announced yester- day that several Ann Arbor police- men will be on hand at game time, (8 p.m.) tonight ahd tomorrow tq,; guard against scalpers. Bingley pointed out that stu- dents apprehended while reselling tickets will be prosecuted in court. A motion to promote scholar- ship funds through Cinema Guild movies was unanimously approved last night by the Inter-House Council. The motion, submitted by Arnold Ruskin, '58E, calls for a petition for the sponsorship of Guild movies, and equal distribution of the profits among the 23 member houses of the IHC. The total pr-ofit, set at $800, would be used "for the specific purpose of beginning or increasing the scholarship funds of the indi- vidual houses." In the event that a house does not use its funds by Jan. 31, 1957, that money would then revert back to the previously established Roger Kidston Award. Ruskin mentioned the Kidston Award provides only one scholar- ship per house every year, and. that in granting financial assist- ance, the IHC "feel markedly short of its objective." study group with an expressionofC confidence "that the individual must be of primary concern." Miss Townsend said, "I don't believe Panhel members as a group have decided on the report one way or the other. We are still re- viewing it and hope to make any decision on the basis of it." According to a survey in the report itself, however, only three of 16 sororities expressing opinions favored a change to spring rush- ing. Influence Possible Miss Townsend commented the report "might very possibly influ- ence either the opinions of the 13 sororities or the three, or any individual chapters for that mat- ter. There is no reason to believe that any particular sorority is in favor of the report or against it." Though no alumnae advisors could be obtained for comment, several sorority officials said there was strong opposition to any sys- tem of spring rushing in yester- day's meeting of financial direc- tors and rushing advisors. Both League President Hazel Frank, '56, and Miss Townsend said they told their respective or- ganizations the "burden of proof" would rest upon those who did not think that reasons were valid for a switch to spring rushing. "The Council owes this obliga- tion to the joint committee inas- much as they were delegated by it to make the study and bring back recommendations," Miss Frank said. Russians Cut WorK Hours MOSCOW (W)-The Soviet Union yesterday cut two hours off the standard 48-hour work week. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet moved quickly to implement the demand Communist party boss Nikita Khrushchev made before the 20th party Congress. The Presidium called for a 6- hour work day on Saturdays and, days preceding four recognized holidays. The 8-hour schedule continues on other days. For the average Russian this was the biggest news in years and, seemed an indication that the bet- ter life he has been promised may begin to materialize. It is a bit hard for Westerners used to a week of 40 hours or less to understand the enthusiasm. World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-A White House official and several Republican senators denied yesterday Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower has whittled down the constitutional duties of the presidency. Their statements were in reply to a speech Wednesday night by Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala). Sen. Sparkman said President Eisen- hower, because of medical restric- tions on his activities, is delegating to others "functions which lie at the very core of the presidency." The Republican replies were that the President is merely curtailing the "folderol" and "hospitality" functions of the office.. * . * WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee voted- today to shift an Air Force base projectfrom Kalkaska, Mich., to Manistee, Mich. Whether that decision ended a two-year dispute over the location wasn't made clear.