tA x ' THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MARCH 27,.1956 SG andite Bill Adams Incumbent; Student Legislature Treasurer; SGC Treasurer, Com- mittee Chairman, Steering Com- mittee Member, ,Cinema Guild Treasurer, Central Pep Rally Treasurer, Student Book Exchange Treasurer, Free University of Ber- lin Treasurer, Student Speakers Bureau Coordinating Committee Member; Student Loan Committee Representative; Sphinx. 1. Professionally trained coun- selors, inter-school counselors, in- ter-departmental counselors, some kind of supplementary current in- formation available to the coun- selors informing them of the par- ticulars and peculiarities of differ- ent courses; expansion of the staff; provisions whereby upperclassmen could sign their own election cards; additional remuneration for coun- selors; a semesterly student evalu- ation of the work and worth of each counselor with replacements being made if necessary. 2. Student Government Council should not try to run the Univer- sity personnel office, but it should make recommendations to the ad- 3ninistration when it feels they are disregarding any standards which the students feel are right; Uni- versity employment should be open to all according to their ability. Residence halls are certainly an area of student concern, and here it is the duty and responsibility of SGC to make recommendations to the administration. Each student should be given the opportunity to select a roommate of his choice or a group from which his room- mate could be chosen. As far as recommendations concerning af- filiate units, SGC should point the way, in regard to the feelings and The following questions were asked all Student Government Council candidates. Answers are printed on this page and page 7. 1-Suppose you were given authority to revise the University academic counseling system. List practical changes you would make in the present system. 2-Should SGC make recommendations to the administration on discriminatory practices in University employment, residence, halls and affiliate units? List the most important recommendations you would make., 3-Is the present investigation into Ann Arbor housing and environmental health effective? If you see problems in the present off-campus housing situation, what would you do to solve them? 4-Is the principle behind the Lecture Committee ban a good one? Why? 5-What do you think SGC's biggest problem is? What is your solution to it? more adequately, especially in the University requirements. 2. Definitely. Otherwise SGC's anti-discrimination Human Rela- tions Board would be stopped at its most important level. The only policy possible would be one of no discrimination at all. 3. No. SGC could set up a hous- ing board, comprised of students and Ann Arbor residents, to seek out and investigate apartments for students, keeping on file a list of places which could be rented to students. 4. No. The student cannot make informed decisions if he is not allowed to hear all sides of contro- versial issues. He has a right to hear any point of view and judge it himself. 5. Lack of communicatign be- tween SGC and the students. Pub- lication of "The Representative" more often would help, as would the proposed Speakers' Bureau. -Daily-Peter Song POLLING BOOTHS will be busy today and tomorrow as students cast votes for 'their favorite candidates in five organizational elec- tions. Ballots will be counted and results announced tomorrow night in the Union Ballroom. StudyGroup S ubmitted Council Plan By DEL WILEY Although Student Government Council is just one year old, the basic ideas for it were formulated in 1946. At that time, twp proposals for student government .were before the student body. One was a student congress composed of heads of campus groups and a popularly-elected nine-man council, very similar to -the present SGC. Congress-pabinet Proposed The other plan was a congress- cabinet government elected from the campus at large. It was this one that students picked in acam- pus referendum in March, 1947. Calledi the Student Legislature,' it lasted seven years before being replaced by SGC. The changeover came about through the efforts of a Stldent Affairs Study Committee, appoint- ed by University President Harlan Hatcher in 1953. Headed by Prof. LionelLaing of the political science department, it ,ncluded Dean garl V. Moore of the music school, Prof. Kenneth L. Jones of the botany department. Student members were Al Blumros- en, '53L, Pete Lardner, '54E, and Sue Popkin, '54. Considers Student Government After several months of study- ing the old Student Affairs Com- mittee the Laing committee asked permission to consider the entire problem of student government, feelihg that the problem was much larger than the boundaries of SAC. Equipped with a special brief submitted in January, 1954, by Malin Van Antwerp, '55L, the com- , mittee examined questions of size, finances and powers of student government and- cme up with the present Student Government Council plan. It said SAC was part of a maze of inter-related organizations and recommended that the powers of SAC and SL be embodied in one group for a more efficient system. The proposed student govern- ment differed from the then-func- tioning SL in several ways. While SL had a membership of 42 elected representatives, the SGC plan contained p'rovisions for only 18 members. And of these 18, only 11 were to be elected. The other members, heads of the seven major campus organizations, were to be known as ex-officios. SL was responsible directly to the student body, while SGC was to operate under the President of the University and the Regents, with provisions for a review board. Both governments were respon- sible for such agencies as Cinema Guild and the StudentaBook Ex- change. Size Protested The size of SGC was protested mainly by SL members who said an 18-member student government was too small. Committee members suggested that the many research functions of student government might be delegated to other campus organi- zations, but this idea ran aground when no one could foresee how SGC might enforce its delegation of projects. Another proposal provided SGC control of most campus groups, but it was protested and never used in the final plan. In May, 1954, the plan was first presented to President Hatcher, then in August to the Regents, who asked for further studv. To' Elect Seven SGCCad*ae By DICK SNYDER Polls will open, today at 16 places across campus as students choos6 seven members for one-year old Student Government Council. The two-day elections will also consist of balloting for four other organizational positions: Union Vice-Presidents, J-Hop com- mittee, Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics and Board in Control of Student Publications. To Hold Union Referendum In addition, male students will vote on a referendum proposal for a chango from two to three Union senior officers and a re- vision of Union officer titles and SGC Action Provokes O ptimismj After one year of existence, Stu- dent Government Council has ap- parently evidenced more successl and provoked more optimism than its Student Legislature predeces- sor. Council members point with pride to the fact that they have accomplished several definite ac- tions, and with optimism to the "irons in the fire" for the future. SGC's most concrete actions oc- curred this semester as study committees reported back with recommendations for a more lib- eral driving ban and deferred, rushing for sororities. The 21-year-old driving ban' passed by the Regents was not only a feather in the Council's prestige cap, but it also marked the first time that a student-fac- ulty-administration - townspeople group has met together in an 94- tempt to solve a mutual problem. pective, roommate. Fraternities and sororities should be urged to elimi- nate racial and religious considera- tions from their selection processes. 3. It is hard to say before the investigation is completed. I doubt, however, that it will turn up any- thing new. To alleviate this prob- lem, I would recommend : ( 1) pos-' sible University-constructed apart- ments for unmarried students to be financed by a bond issue, even if it means condemning existing housing which provides fewer apartments; (2) encouragement of the city's merchants to construct more rental housing. 4. No. There should be no need to protect students from unpopular ideas or propaganda. Such protec- tion retards maturity. Students should be exposed to all opinions and propaganda under the demo- cratic theory that truth will pre- vail in the free market place of ideas. If they are not exposed to them, they may not be able to cope with them if such ideas should ever become crucial 'The University should expound the doctrine of allowing free speech to everyone, even for propaganda purposes, un- der the same theory, plus the theory that propaganda is soon seen for what it really is if allowed its free course. The public should be told and eventually taught that this is the wisest policy. To bow to the public's fears now is to prevent its education. 5-. Disinterest in SGC. But this is not basic. The disinterest is caused by SGC's failure to fulfill its functions of representing stu- dent opinion and of initiating stu- dent projects. SGC does not now represent student opinion because responsibility is not defined. A district system of electing should change this and in other ways in- crease interest. Initiation of new projects requires members with imagination and initiative. This requires more interest, so the in- terest must be created first by a district system of voting, which! would not be difficult. other controversial speakers and this is good, for they can do much in promoting academic freedom and serving the educational inter- ests of any academic community. I am strongly in favor of having SGC set up a committee to spon- sor speakers who might not other- wise appear at the University for lack of a sponsor. 5. It is of the utmost import- ance that SGC increase its con- sciousness of student opinion. The Speakers Bureau which is now being set up should do much to al- leviate this problem. Every stu- dent should have the opportunity to know what SGC is doing. Jerry Janecke ..&.. duties. Today's and tomorrow's elections will climax two weeks of intense campaigning by hopeful candi- dates. Speech-making, postpr-hanging and handshaking took place yes- terday at an increased rate as the pressure of balloting drew near. To Count Votes Tomorrow Now it's all up to the constitu- ents and the machinery of the Hare voting system at tomorrow night's ballot count in the Union Ballroom. Candidates have been question- ed extensively on their views con- cerning rushing and the recent SGC decision in favor of spring rushing for sororities. Other topics discussed have in- cluded the Council's relations with the administration, promotion of more student interest in SGC and the proposed 10-year academic calendar which will provide for more class time by lessening the length of the Christmas vacation. Expenditure Limit Set This semester a $25 limit on campaign funds has been estab- lished by the Council and all can- didates have been required to sub- mit detailed expense accounts of their campaigns to the Council treasurer. This year also will be the first time that senior class elections will take place at a time other than that of regular all-campus voting. To Focus Attention At its first meeting of the cur- rent semester SGC passed a mo- tion that elections for all senior classes be held May 1 and 2 in order to focus more attention upon class organization and participa- tion. But there's more attention than ever on the race for Council seats. Fourteen candidates are run- ning for the seven SGC posts, one a half-year stretch and the rest all full one-year terms.1 Incumbents running are Bill, Adams, '57, Lewis Engman, '57, and Tom Sawyer, '58. Other candidates are Jim Dy- gert, '56, Jerry Janecke, '58, Nora Lee Paselk, '57, Irm Saulson, '57, John Schubeck, '57, Leonard Shlain, '58, Ronald Shorr, '58, Georgia Strain, '57, Anne Wood- ard, '57, Richard Wright, '57, and John Wrona, '57. Elections Director John Walper, '58, and his 12-member staff have " ie -i By PETE ECKSTEIN All the University's full-time male students will be asked to vote today and tomorrow on a referen- dum proposing changes in the Un- ion constitution. The major change will be an in- crease from two to three senior officers of the Union student of- fices. The present President and Exe- cutive Secretary duties will be div- ided among a President, an Exe- cutive Vice-President and an Ad- ministrative Vice-President. Number Reduced Since all three senior officers will have seats on the Union Board of Directors, the number of students elected to the Board will be re- duced from five to four. In order to avoid confusion with the new senior officers, the Board members will 'be referred to as "student directors" rather than "Vice-Presidents" as they have been known. The increase in number of sen- ior officers represents a break with Union tradition that dates back to the founding of the organiza- tion 51 years ago. "The new system," Union Presi- dent Todd Lief, '56, explains, "will give us more manpower to expand our activities. We've felt a defi- nite need for this change for a long time." 'Effort to Keep Pace' He termed the proposed consti- tutional change "an effort to keep pace with the expansion of the campus as well as that of the Union." The referendum as it will ap- pear on the ballot reads: "Vote Yes or No. "Do you f a v o r appropriate changes in the University of Mich- igan Union Constitution to pro- vide for the following organiza- tional modifications? Changes Effected "The modifications will effect changes: "From two senior officers, Presi- dent and Executive Secretary, to three senior officers, President, I E E 1 I i i !({E 1 Irm Saulson Jordan President; Assembly Representative; Women's Sen- ate Member; Jordan Financial Award Committee Chairman,, 1. There should be an orienta- tion period to acquaint prospective counselors with the area in which they deal; namely, personalities, curriculum, course content, etc. The advisers should be made to realize that they are dealing with people who need guidance; they should not attempt to treat stu- dents as pins to be stauck in ap- propriate niches in the University catalog. I think everyone would agree that we need more counsel- ors and more available counsel- ling time. 2. First, I do not feel that suf- ficient study has been made of this subject-that is, a survey has to be made of the students, inde- pendents and affiliates, and of the University employment agencies; facts and feelings have to be con- sulted. Neither SGC nor any other organization can accept or reeject a definite policy on this subject; such a commitment would have to come from the people involved themselves. 3. Certainly t h e off-campus housing presents health problems, both physical and mental. It's very difficult for an off-campus resident to participate in and feel a part of the University. Conse- quently, the morale of these, peo- ple cannot be rated too high. Their housing facilities are often sub-standard, and they have to put up with. such conditions as fire hazards; the crowning blow is the financial factor. Let's face it, these rooms aren't for free. But our overcrowded dorms aren't the heal- thiest either. The University should A 41 Change Resulted The result was a change in the 26-year ban which had existed at the University for alnhost 30 years. Starting next September, all students over 21 not in academic, difficulty will be allowed to have cars in Ann Arbor. The present exempt categories of health, busi- hess, commuter and the like will be maintained. All car operators will be re- quired to register their vehicles with the Office of Student Af- fairs, with penalties up to suspen- sion from school for failure to comply with the regulations or the procedures. Report Accepted Two weeks ago, the Council voted 10-8 to accept the majority report of the Panhellenic-Assem- bly rushing study committee. The action was discussed by the Board of Review and spring. rush- ing for sororities was upheld, bringing to a close four-and-a- half months of diligent work by the study group. While SGC has accomplished atmosphere of teh University community. In the last two in- stances, SOC should work closely with the concerned student Groups (IHC, Assembly; IFC, Panhel). 3. Yes, but not at great enough speed or on a large enough scale. With the fact becoming apparent that the community will be called upon to house an even larger por- tion of the student body, it is very necessary that this project have all the personnel and funds it needs. The University cannot con- tinue to ask its students to ac- cept substandard housing at bet- ter than above standard prices. There is a crying need for more University housing immediately if the University is to maintain its continuity. 4. No. Believing that education ,is a search for knowledge, then students should be allowed to hear speakers on any subject that will contribute to their education. Stu- dents should not be deprived of any opportunities for education, 5. SGC's biggest failure, I be- lieve, is its failure to properly uti- lize the resources it has at its a: om, rY.Y cn-tli this re P t T t E 3 1 Z 1 f Lewis Eugman IHC; West Quad Council Mem- ber, Social Chairman. 1. (1) After attending the Uni- versity two semesters, those stu- dents who have decided upon their coming semester's program should not be required to see their coun- selors. (2) Only students witA definite problems should be re- quired to see their counselors. (3) Clerical workers should be hired to do the red tape work now bur- dening the counselors. 2. Persons should not be group- ed together in residence halls ac-4 cording to race, religion or creed., The same should apply to Uni- versity student employment and affiliate units. 3. The investigation is beginning to show signs of effectiveness. To correct the problems still existing I would: (1) have a University- staffed board make investigations into the housing situation and af- ter study publish a list of recom- mended residences, thus putting houses that do not come ,up to standards in a bad light; and (2) make periodical inspections of the houses in conjunction with city health officials. 4. The ban is not good. Any speaker the students deem worthy of lecturing should be allowed to make an appearance. In a uni- versity, where all viewpoints should be sought, it is only right that the N -4. 4, be forced to follow the rule of ex- pansion, not overcrowding. I'm sure a d other "concree" disposal. o uyIncumbent; Lit College Steering extreme views should be presented we'd all be healthier! tions, Council President Hank sults in duplication of some func- Committee; Union Personnel Man- along with the more generally Berliner, '56, sees its greatest step tosadfiue opromoh omte;UinPronlMn ln ih£emr eeal 4. The principle is sound, since a n,ss et -reomen ter tions and failureTIbetperfornlotb ager; Varsity Debating; IMC; Phi accepted ones. as the recently - recommendedsoed by each member of the Eta Sigma; Delta Sigma Rho. . 5. I believe that SGC's biggest has revolutionary ideas (that is, counseling study. Council accepting the full respon 1. To advocate a list of definite problem is dealing with the rush- overthrow of .the United. States Commitee Beng SeCUouscilacchesptithenfundeing changes in the present academic ing system fairly and with the government) might appear to be C ien Setili to give of himself unspar- counseling system would be pre- interest of the entire campus in associated with his views in the fairs James A. Lewis is now iing Each member must view mature in view of the fact that a consideration. I believe that a eyes of the rest of the' country. the process of setting up a com- every problenuob and issue with the study committee including students system of deferred rushing bene- SOC's reputation as well as the mittee which will represent at entire campus in mind. has been set up by Mr. Lewis at ficial to l parties s University's would suffer as a re- least 17Universty agenies in-SOC's request. However, this com- adopted. Ial feel that this sst em suit. least 17 University agencies in-miteshoul . Howe, i ss cumy should contain as its basic point 5. Over-complex setup coupled volved the counseling field in e su inc e in is s ythe requirement that all incoming with uninformed students as to an attempt to make improvements a consideration of whether coun- students shouldbe required to at- what SGC is. SGC should channel and modifications in the present h selors rlotl enougthe informed on tend the University one full semes- more activities to organizations over-all counseling setup. Michigan yareas o r te own, a ssl- ter before being allowed to rush a such as APO and encourage or- This is the first time in the Student Book Exchange Manager ing and a plan which would per- fraternity or sorority. ganizations to carry out SGC's history of Michigan student gov- (two semesters); Evans Scholars mit juniors and seniors to sign policies. Lack of understanding of enent that a sneere attempt President; Sphinx; Michigamua. their own election cards. SGC cannot be remedied by pass- has been made to enter matters 1. Hire full-time counslors in 2. SOC should definitely repre-1iN ora Lee ing out leaflets about it, but in- involved directly in the educa- stead must be eliminated by a big tional community," Berliner told in place of the present part-timeIsent student opinion in makingsedu t be elimit bam ig the Council before it passed the recommendations to the adminis- educational publicity campaign- thsei bigger. than any political C'am- counseling study recommendation. tration on discriminatory practices. paign in scope. The Council is also working on The Council should carefully con- Program Director, Station a consideration of the proposed sider the reports of the Human Re-Manged South Quad WCBN; 10-year academic calendar and,ltinBoraddotsum t WCBN Executive Board. with the cooperation of Assistant tTdscmrgeSaw yernae is to the President Erich A. Walter, crimination in housing and busi- 1. Juniors and seniors should to the President Erich nesAestblismensWintheram-sign their own election cards, with i tepigt sals sad=: esetbihet ntecm Incumbent; Junior IFO Public is attempting to establish a stand- ssarea.scounselors available if they ish. Relations Chairman; National Stu- ing committee on the University p Seniors should be used to aid . andar. 3. Although the present investi- Aegation into Ann Arbor housing is r= j tive Committee. Administrative ingGroa step in the right direction, the