DRAFT ELIGIBLES UNWISE CYl tr A& 4** 1Mwt 43 Afl Latest Deadline in the State ~aiI4 MIXED RAIN AND SNOW See Page 4 I VOL. LXVI, No. 117 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1956 SIX PAGES SGC Endorses Sorority Backing Request Panhel Committee Include Elected SGC Representativef By TOM BLUES Student Government Council last night unanimously passed a motion which expressed "it's appreciation to the Panhellenic Associa- tion, the sorority presidents, and the individual sorority houses for their indicated cooperation in implementing the Spring rushing prgposal." In addition the Council requested that the Panhellenic-As- sembly Study Committee, which will observe the effect of the im- plementation of Spring rushing will include in its membership one elected member of SGC. This action was taken partially in relation to a.letter senit to the Council by the Board of Review which removed a stay of action on U.S. Proposes Opening USSR, American Land For Disarmament Test Code Causes Education Controversy (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- ond in a series of five articles on the proposed revision of Michigan teacher certification code, up for hearings before the State Board of Education.) By ADELAIDE WHEY Is social service going to take the place of learning in the schools of Michigan? Many teachers across the state seem to think so when discussing the controversial revision of the teacher's certification code. English department's Prof. Al- bert K. Stevens was a member of the advisory committee to which the revision subcommittee's pro- posals were handed till Dec. 31, 1955. 'Drastic' Changes In a staterhent made to The Daily, he labelled the subcom- mittee's code changes as "drastic." Teachers-to-be would take 30 instead of the present 20 hours of professional education, whereas they would take only 30 instead of the present 54 hours in their majors and minors, which would keep them on the sophomore level. Prof. Stevens explained that the subcommittee's final report was given to the advisory committee on Dec. 5, 1955, "but despite the sev- eral years in which work and study had been done on the code, we had had inadequate time to discuss the philosophy behind the revision. 'Far From Agreement' "When we met on Dec. 5, we were so far from agreement on the increase of 20 to 30 hours of edu- cation, and it so monopolized our time, that, weary with debate, we struck "30" from the code and voted to record.our individual pref- erences. "Six wanted to keep the 20-hour requirement, four wanted to let it go to 24, and six wanted 30. "We sent the proposals on to the State Board of Education with- out recommendations-we didn't imply any endorsement of the new code." Describing more of the code's background, Prof. Stevens said the See MSNC, Page 2 Detroit PTA Vote Attacked By U Doctor One of the nation's leading child psychiatrists yesterday attacked the Detroit Parent-Teachers As- sociation vote favoring corporal punishment of students. Dr. Ralph D. Rabinovitch, speak- ing before a conference on pre- ventive aspects of mental health at the University School of Pub- lic Health, said the vote was evi- dence of a "growing tendency to- ward the use of physical brutality in our social relations." 'Its Fantastic' "To me, it's fantastic that a city like Detroit would allow a teacher to use physical violence against pupils whenever he wishes," he de- clared. "While there are, no doubt, children who could well stand a good swat or two, there are too many others who would be seri- ously harmed because their per- sonal resources were inadequate to meet this crisis. The school should not be the one to decide 4Spring rushing. The letter also stated, "In amplification of it's action, the Board strongly recom- mends that SGC give considera- tion in the future to procedures de- signed to strengthen confidence in SGC's ability to handle issues of major concern to the Univer- sity at large." Further discussion of the Board's recommendations will take place at the SGC meeting of April 11. Vice President of Student Af- fairs James A. Lewis sent a let- ter to the Council reporting prog- ress on the University-wide com- mission on student counseling. It was recommended that seventeen campus groups be represented on the commission and that a steer- ing committee should be chosen from this group.. The importance of this commit- tee was emphasized by Lewis' statement, "Fact finding, coordi- nation, stimulation, education and preliminary recommendations may well be the responsibility of the steering committee, which in turn will depend on the all-University group for final recommendations." Human Relations Board. Other Council action accept- ed the report of the Human Re- lations Board which defined more clearly the lines of its responsi- bility and scope. The Board, as the report states, will consider c a s e s involving discrimination against students in the Universityj or Ann Arbor community. The report went on to say that any completed action falling out- side the jurisdiction of the Board will be subject to review by the Executive Committee of SGC. The Council will not step in until the Board has taken action. In other Council action the campus observance of Academic Freedom Week was moved to the latter part of April. Although na- tional observance is during the week of April 9 through 16, the Council felt that there was not time enough to publicize it ade- quately during the week immedi- ately following Spring vacation. Academic Calendar President Harlan H. Hatcher will appoint a commission to study the University academic calendar. The committee will appoint deans from the literature college, engi- neering school, graduate school, law school. Also included on the committee will be two students. In addition to hearing reports from several committees, the Coun- cil approved the constitution of the new campus sorority, Themia. Janet Neary, '58, was approved as a juniormember of the De- velopment Council Board of Direc- tors. -Daily-Sam Ching TOO MANY BICYCLES--This section of campus (near Mason Hall) readily shows inadequate facilities for bicycle parking. SGC Irvestigates Bike Problem (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first. in a series- of interpretive articles dealing with the bicycle problem on campus and SGC's attempts to allevi- ate the situation.) By RENE GNAM Sufficient facilities do not exist on the University Campus to handle adequately the recurrent and increasing bicycle problem. Students and faculty alike are constantly irked by the situation. Student Government Council, in an effort tq alleviate the problem, has delegated its Campus Affairs Committee to conduct an investi- gation of existing bicycle facilities along with initiating an educa- tional program as to the use of facilities provided. At present, according to Joe Collins, '58, chairman of Campus Affairs Committee, bicycle racks on campus provide 1,050 spaces for parking. This figure does not include residence halls. Too Many Bikes In contrast to the number of racks provided, local bicycle store officials have estimated that Uni-. Rules! Grace Ke"- had just stepped onto the television screen last night on the Academy Awards Program and Jerry Lewis had just muttered "hurumph." Crowded on chairs, tables and floor in the Union lounge, about 150 people sat breathlessly awaiting the announcement of last year's best actress and best picture. The set went off, the lights went on, groans were heard. Union policy does not allow TV viewing after 12 a.m. versity students own approximate- ly 4,000 bicycles. Main difficulty is one of con- gestion. During the day, a bicycle riding student finds it hard to locate a space to park his bicycle. His immediate solution is to leave the bicycle standing some- where in the vicinity of the build- ing in which his class is being held. When classes change, areas like Mason Hall, the Romance Lan- guages Building, the General Li- brary, and the Engine' Arch be- come cirtually impassable, result- ing in a chaotic mass of tangled students and bicycles. ... Lead to Situations .. . Second major problem facing the Campus Affairs Committee concerns how and where bicycles are ridden. Collisions occur almost con- stantly as pedestrians and riders hasten to destinations, causing both mental and physical ill feel-; ings. The same complaint is issued by both factions. Non-riders and riders alike believe there should be special provision in the form of a path or section of existing paths, devoted exclusively to riders. This would eliminate most col- lisions-exceptions being at the crossings. Situation is not improving. ... of Congestion, and .. * One local bicycle store manager, estimated yesterday that there has been a campus increase of about 1,000 bicycles since last year. Same difficulty regarding park- ing bicycles on campus exists at, residence halls. Main dormitories -the Hill and quadrangles-have insufficient space for parking. Another phase of the bicycle situation is more serious than campus collisions and inadequate parking facilities. University students who disre- gard local ordinances pertaining to bicycle riding provide a sub- stantial contribution to the num- ber of accidents in Ann Arbor streets. ... Inadequate Facilities First step in the Campus Affairs Committee investigation was taken yesterday. Committeemembers counted bi- cycles at peak morning conges- tion periods. Results of this count, to be re- leased in the near future, will aid the committee in determining the number of new racks to be pro- vided for the campus area; it has already been established that ad- ditional racks are urgently need- ed. Yesterday's count indicates new racks may be provided behind the Old Chemistry Building and West Medical Building. State Grants Appropriations For Research University attempts toestablish research and service in the utili- zation of human resources became' a reality yesterday. After several years of rejecting University requests for appropria- tions for the project, the Senate Appropriations Committee tacked on $300,000 to the University bud- get. The University had requested more than a million dollars for the work and Governor G. Mennen Williams had recommended half a million. The original budget of $27,500,- 000 drawn up by the Connittee for the University did not include money for the human resources work. A detailed report of 127 pages was submitted to the legislature outlining the University's plans. A State Senator said yesterday he thought the appropriation would be passed by the Legisla- ture without difficulty. Plans call for research and ser- vice to be carried out' in medicine, dentistry, public health, pharma- cy, nursing, the Institute for Hum- an Adjustment, social work and the Institute for Human Biology. NEWS CONFERENCE: Ike Favors Moderation, Progress in Integration WASHINGTON (P)-President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared yesterday that "all the South" should show some progress toward racial desegregation. "I am for moderation, but I am for progress," he told his news conference. He raised this plea: "Let's don't try to think of this as a tremendous fight that is going to separate Americans and get ourselves in a nasty mess. "Let's try to think of how we can make progress." President Eisenhower discussed racial matters four times in a half-hour, of questions and answers which also produced these com- ments: FARM--He thinks the bill the Senate passed Monday night is neither good nor workable, He hopes the Senate-House conference on farm legislation "may write a~ good bill, and one whichcan really be helpful to the farmer."g POLITICS-The results of the OhiorCollege Tuesday, in which the Democratic P ost t ae n vote doubled that of the Republi-PxOS . R W11 cans "is something to be studied and see exactly what it does mean." fl MIDDLE EAST-"We would be-IJ hostilities in the region would be Assistant Dean of Men William a catastrophe to the world. We Zerman announced yesterday he never give up trying 'o bring every will leave the University next fall peaceful influence we can in set- to accept a position with Ohio tling these quarrels around the Wesleyan. world." Effective Sept. 1 Zerman will be Also, he said, he is "highly grati- Assistant Dean of Men at Ohio fied" that Prime Minister Nehru Wesleyan. The following Septem- of India, is coming over for a visit in July. He told a questioner he had been wanting to visit India for 20 years, but hadn't been able to make it yet. Eisenhower declined to attempt an analysis of the Minnesota vote, when told Senator Kefauver (D- Tenn.) had said it indicated a revolt against the administration's farm program. The President did say the Sen- ate bill, which emerged with many special provisions opposed by the administration, "would bury farm- ers under surpluses that they couldn't stand, and it would break the prices still further." Discussing French-Algerian and Arab-Israeli difficulties, Eisenhow- er stressed the theme that "it remains our sincere effort it all of these areas to try to retain friendships with both sides and, therefore, use our good offices to bring about a decent solution." Anna Magnani Wins 'Oscar' HOLLYWOOD (P)-Ernest Bor- gnine was named the best actor of the year for his role in "Marty" at the 28th annual Academy last night. Anna Magnani, for her role in "The Rose Tattoo," was voted the best actress of 1955 by the 1,700 Academy members. "Marty" was selected the best movie of the year in ceremonies before a nationwide television audience. New Series Of Russian Blasts Startr Nuclear Meeting Hears Proposal LONDON-( ) The United States proposed last night opening up of 30,000 square miles of Rus- sian and American territories for a test of disarmament controls. A few hours later, the British and American governments an- nounced that the Russians have started a new series of nuclear tests. The new blasts presumably wer carried out in a Siberian wilder- ness. They coincide with a. meeting here of the five-power United Nations Disarmament subcoommit- tee and a high pressure Soviet campaign for friendship with Brit.. ain. Stassen Presents Proposal The dramatic American proposal for an immediate experimental arms control project was present- ed at last night's subcommittee session by Harold Stassen, Presi- dent Dwight D. Eisenhower's spec-. ial assistant on disarmament. It was offered after Western diplomats outlined terms of a cautious three-stage B r i t I s h - French plan to cut the world's arms and armies and eventually to ban nuclear warfare. The first disclosure of the new Soviet tests was;made by the British Defense Ministry. Its an- nouncement said only "The So- viet Union has recently embarked on some further nuclear tests." No Details on Blast There was no indication whether atomic or the more powerful hy- dromen weapons had been ex- ploded. A ministry spokesman said there would be no elaboration. In Washington, Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission said the Russians ex- ploded a nuclear device "within the past few days." He said this was "the fifth United States an- nouncement of Soviet nuclear weapon tests in the past eight months." The Russian tests were disclosed as Soviet 6x-Premier Georgi Mal- enkov continued his hand-shaking tour of Britain Malenkov is acting. as a sort of advance sale for the official 10-day visit of Premier Nikolai Bulganin and party boss Nikita S. Khrushchev beginning April 18. East-West negotiations on dis- armament long have been stymied over Russia's demands for an im- mediate ban on nuclear weapons -but without safeguards against violations. The Russians recently have been pushing a campaign to ban even the tests of nuclear weapons. League Study Of Expansion Established A committee to study problems of League expansion was set up about three weeks ago, according to information released yesterday by the Michigan League Board of Governors. The committee, chaired by Lea- gue President Hazel Frank, '56, held its first meeting last Thurs- day. In essence a subcommittee of the the Board of Governors, the group will concern itself with student extra-curricular activities, hotel accommodations, food area, fi- nance, and geographic expansion. According to Miss Frank, the Board has not yet definitely de- cided to expand but would like student and alumnae opinion on State Senate May Study '' Mental Health Unit By LEE MARKS Serious consideration is being given to construction of a Mental Health Research Building at the University. The State Senate Finance Committee may ask for a preliminary outlay of $975,000 to start work. Construction of the building would tie in with the "brains not bricks" approach to mental health now advocated by the legislative committee on mental health. Cost Not Known Cost of the building has not yet been determined. Sen. Frank D. Beadly, chairman of the Finance Committee, said Sthe University has preliminary plans if the appropriation is auth- orized. He said construction could start this year. Sen. Creighton Coleman said that although the building was independent of the Coleman Men- tal Health Bill it would tie in with the philosophy expressed in the bill. Unit Authorized In 1955 the Legislature author- ized the first psychiatric research unit at Ann Arbor. The University has appointed three former Uni- versity of Chicago scientists to head the program which is housed on the top floor of the Children's Psychiatric Hospital. Basic to mental health research, the group would be greatly expand- ed if the money is appropriated. The mental health appropria- tions bill now allots $225,000 for the study. Senate To Get World News Roundup, By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.-The United States yesterday called on U.S. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to undertake a new and urgent effort to bring peace to the Middle East. The U.S. proposal, if approved by the Security Council would almost certainly mean a personal visit of the secretary general to Israel's troubled borders and to the capitals of Israel and the Arab countries. * * * * NICOSIA, Cyprus-A time bomb was found yesterday between the mattresses of Gov. Sir John Harding's bed. It is believed he slept on the bomb Tuesday night. A servant found the bomb during a routine search. It was carried from the governor's residence and exploded safely. Harding mean- while had gone off to Famagusta, unaware of the incident. "And I slept better than usual Tuesday night," he commented when told of the discovery. WASHINGTON-In some-under 24 hours Estes Kefauver has become the man to beat in the struggle for the Democratic presidential -Courtesy of University News Service WILLIAM ZERMAN * -. to Ohio Wesleyan ber when the present Dean of Men, Joseph Sommerville, retires, Zerman will assume his duties. No one has been named yet to succeed Zerman. "The offer presents a terrific op- portunity for one interested in student personnel work," Zerman commented yesterday. Zerman said he regrets leaving the University and paid high tribute to Dean of Men Walter B. Rea. "It will be difficult to leave Dean Rea, who has been a per- sonal friend of mine for nine years and is one of the best men in the business," Zerman said. In his four years as a Univer- sity administrator Zerman served first as Assistant to the Dean of Men and then as Assistant Dean. He has been the University's fraternity counsellor. During the time Zerman worked with frater- nities the Interfraternity Council won two national and one regional award. Ohio Wesleyan, in Delaware, Ohio, has 1,000 men and 1,000 women. Zerman said his work would give him an opportunity to use the basic knowledge he has gained here "and broaden myself in student personnel work." "From the professional point of view it is an excellent chance," he claimed. 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