Student Relations Committee Aids Campus Development See Page 4 1 it t Dait1P P *a SLEET, RAIN Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LXVII, No. 135 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1957 EIGHT PAGES EIGHT PAGES I Many Killed; Scores Hurt- In Santiago Citizens Rebel Agains Rise in Cost of Living SANTIAGO, Chile (A) - Stree mobs fought soldiers and polici in the heart of Chile's capita yesterday in renewed rioting against the runaway cost of liv- ing. From 40 to 70 persons are unof- ficially estimated to have bee killed and more than 200 injured in a week-long wave of disorder that has caused property damag in excess of two million dollars. Official figures placed the num- ber of dead at 11 and the injured at about 350. Estimate 40 Dead Reliable non-official sources es- timated at least 40 were dead and hundreds injured in a week-long wave of disorder. Col. Benjamin Videla, interior minister, asked leaders of all the political parties for their suppor in getting extraordinary powers for the government in the crisis It was the most serious outbreak President Carlos Ibanez, now 79 has faced since rioters turned him out of office in his first term 26 years ago. Defying emergency military law clamped on the entire nation truckloads of rioters from the out- lying poorer sections joined in yesterday's demonstrations to colhplain of a new spurt in the inflation spiral' which has gone steadily upward in Chile 'since World War II. Attack Police, Army About 1,000 Chileans attacked police and army troops. They tried to storm the Pan American Bank and were driven off after troops opened fire. In the face of more gunfire; the mobs stoned the presidential pal- ace, the Court of Justice and the Capitdl Building. Army machine gunners, tanks and armored cars fired repeatedly on thousands of rioters when the outburst here reached a peak of violence Tuesday night. President Ibanez then pro- claimed a state of siege - a form of martial law - and warned the nation's six million people he stands for "energetic use of arms, whatever the consequences," to put down the violence. Blame Communism The government decree blamed the rioting on international com- muhism and lawless groups seek- ing to damage the economy. To some extent Ibanez hah checked the inflation that began some 15 years ago. LSA Student Survey Set Next Month By ALLAN STILLWAGON This year's literary college stu- dent opinion survey is tentative- ly scheduled for May 14 and 15, Prof. Arthur Carr of the English department announced yesterday. Final approval of dates and ex- penditures must still be approved by the college's Executive Com- mittee. The survey, once a hotly con- troversial program, uses a subjec- tive questionnaire to inform fac- ulty members of their students' "evaluation" of courses and teach- jag. Class Time Devotion During the two-day survey, class time is devoted to an essay type questionnaire evaluating the course objectives, the instructor's effectiveness, his teaching meth- ods, and his encouragement of "lively, critical thinking." They are then sealed in enve- lopes and stored in the Adminis- tration Bldg. until final grades are recorded. Each instructor then receives the unsigned question- naires written by his classes. Faculty rating was first intro- duced 15 years ago, when the lit- erary college devised an elaborate plan to gauge classroom effective- ness. In addition to student reactions, professors' opinions of their col- leagues were collected, and filed for administrative use. That sys- tI m proved unwieldy and was dis- Funds Voted To Prevent Drastic Mail Curtailment Seventeen Million Dollar Appropriation Much Less Than Summerfield Requested WASHINGTON (A) A House Appropriations subcommittee, faced with the possibility of a drastic curtailment of mail service starting Saturday, voted yesterday to give the United States Post Office De- partment an extra 17 million dollars. The department, through Postmaster General Summerfield, had requested an extra 47 million dollars for operating expenses until June 30. Summerfield said department needs were greater than had been expected when its annual appropriation bill was passed last year. Ask For Increase To help wipe out the deficit that has plagued the department for years, the. Administration asked Congress to increase postal rates by $527,500,000 a year by 1961. To accomplish this, the price of mailing a first class letter would be raised from 3 to 4 cents. In his news conference yesterday, President Dwight D. Eisen- hnxrrr~~nl+h, «Yr il ^ -+, -;,+ --T1 1. i Plains States Severely Hit By Twisters Blizzard Loses Force in Rockies By The Associated Press April's -violent moods spawned more tornadoes yesterday in the Southern Plains while a spring blizzard lost its punch in the Rocky Mountain states. The tornadoes, which struck Tuesday and yesterday night, and the blizzard were blamed for 21 deaths, 10 of them in Dallas. The damage mounted into the millions. That at Dallas alone was placed at more than four million dollars. pouwer statea that --we wil not only ell - AFL-CIO: Teamsters t May Defend 'Themselves WASHINGTON (M)-The Team- sters Union was invited yesterday to defend itself against corruption charges at an AFL-CIO hearing May 6.-, Al Hayes, chairman of the AFL- CIO Ethical Practices Committee, said the Teamsters were entitled to a hearing and would be given one if it were the wish of the union's officers. Last Friday the AFL-CIO Execu- tive Council ordered a broad in- vestigation of the union on the basis of derogatory information turned up by Senate rackets prob- ers. a Provision The Council acted under an AFL-CIO constitutional provision empowering it to investigate any member union alleged to be domi- nated by "any corrupt influence." It can suspend the union if the charges are substantiated, or it can give the membership an opportun- ity to clean house on its own. Any housecleaning operation could include the ouster of Dave 'Beck, 62-year-old president of the Teamsters, who took the Fifth Amendment when questionedsby the Senate investigators last month. Fears Incrimination Beck claimed any answers might tend to incriminate him. He re- fused to explain his admitted use cof some $300,000 to $400,000 in union funds over a period of years. Beck has already been suspendedf as an AFL-CIO vice-president and a member of the Executive Coun- cil. Hayes served notice of the May 6 hearing on Beck and John Eng- lish, secretary-treasurer of the union, in the Teamsters' marble and glass headquarters here. Wire Barrier O0n Gaza Strip Israeli Threat JERUSALEM ()-Israel threat- ened yesterday to erect her own barbed wire fence along the Gaza Strip border to keep out Arab in- filtrators and suicidal commando raiders. Declaring Israel's dissatisfaction with arrangements UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold made with Egypt to supress across-the- border raids from Gaza, a Foreign Ministry official said his govern- ment wants a physical barrier for the 26 by 6-mile area. Wire Erection He said Israel is discussing with representatives of the UN Emer- gency Force the erection of two rows of barbed wire 30 feet apart. with the area between mined and floodlighted. If the discussions do not result in implementing such an idea, he added, Israel is considering erect- ing a barrier of her own along the border, now marked over most of its length only by a plowed ditch. The official made the statement in connection with an assertion that Palestine units of the Egyp- ian army have returned to the Gaza Strip. Seize Area m m tr o] n( hi el of di su ax do D m. cr be th fc su til cc bi iminate the deficit, but I believe Minor Damage robably there would be some New tornadoes menaced twister- coney saved in the budget." jittery north Texas and Arkansas Summerfield told the subcom- yesterday, but most of the damagea iittee yesterday that if the ex- was minor. a money was not made avaliable, One of them struck the little r at least promised, it would be town of Cssh in northeast Arkan- ecessary for the department to sas, but there were no Injuries and alt Saturday mail deliveries, damage was reported minor. ose post offices on Saturdays, There were many unconfirmed ut business mail deliveries and reports of funnels being sighted fect other service curbs imme- near Little Rock and Searcy, both ately. in Arkansas. GOP Outvoted Transport Planes Republicans on the nine-man At Smyrna, Tenn., Sewart Air ibcommittee reportedly favored Force Base started flying out 66 pproving the entire 47 million huge transport planes yesterday ollars but were outvoted by five afternoon from the path of pos- emocrats who favored the 17 sible high winds and tornadoes illions. moving eastward from Arkansas. The smaller amount, the Demo- The planes are valued at about ats claimed, was all that could 40 million dollars. attributed to expenses which Military officials said a group of" ae department could not have C123s will be taken to Pope Air reseen last year. Force Base, N.C., and a group of The subcommittee's action is C119s will be distributed among bject to ratification by the en- four bases in Florida. re 50-member Appropriations Numerous funnels were reported mmittee later this month, in Texas. Some hit the ground, but in open fields. Oklahoma Tornadoes .rk s !-In Oklahoma Tuesday more than ) na dozen tornadoes swept across the southern and eastern portions lacm illan's of that state, causing five deaths. Intermittent sunshine signalled .osition Aided an end of a paralyzing April bliz- zard in Colorado and the mountain states. Pegged as the worst April, LONDON W)-The end of two storm in 41 years it caused five g industrial strikes yesterday deaths.9 SGCIn Syste 'WORST ROT': Resgntng Position WASHINGTON (P) - President Dwight D. Eisenhower dismissed as "the worst rot that I have 'heard," recurrent reports that he intends to step out and turn his job over to Vice President Richard M. Nixon. President Eisenhower talked at his news conference like a man planning ahead for his second term-to the point of saying he certainly hopes that somewhere along the line there can be a gen- eral tax cut. Tax Slash He baid he would like to see ACADEMI taxes slashed next year "but I am and Prof. not even trying to be that specif- ic." demic Free From thlere the questioning Allow?" at jumped around to a wide range of subjects, with considerable em- phasis on denials. ia u President Eisenhower denied that he had given Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek assurances that the United States would help de- fend Quemoy and Matsu, off the Chinese mainland, from attacks by Chinese Reds. Two Uni Denies Invitation demic freedo He denied that he had invited students and Anthony Eden, British Prime Min- "It seems ister at the time and Premier Guy of the histor Mollet of France to the White that professo House last November to announce profes a cease fire in the invasion of Prof. Pre Egypt There have been reports thought the that Eisenhower extended. such an complete free invitation and then withdrew it. or Harry us vitiates St udy -Daly-Davide C FREEDOM-Prof. Frank Grace (second from Preston Slosson (second from right) discussed " dom in Political Thought--How Much Can a Univ( the Michigan Forensic Forum last night. Ity Members Disagr it Academic, Freedoi By TAMMY MORRISON versity professors disagreed last night on how mu( m a state-supported University can practically a teachers. s to me mainly a practical question," Prof. Preston, 'y department said. "It's for the good of the com rs and students should enjoy and exercise their fre ank Grace of the political science department s pressure of expediency somewhat hampered exec edom-"the University can't afford to allow any To e University facilities Honor Group Committee TO inquire, Recommend' Niehuss Supports Study, Pledges Aid By VERNON NAHRGANG Student Government Council initiated a student-faculty Honor System Study Committee yester- day Work of the committee will be to "collect data and make recom- mendations" for introducing an honor system in the schools and colleges of the University. SGC said such a system "may be a desirable objective which might be initiated by a cooperative ef- Arnold fort of faculty and students if the left) practicability and acceptance .. , 'Aca- is demonstrated..." ersity Worthy of Study Vice-President and Dean of Faculties Marvin L. Niehuss, in a letter to a member of the SGC yep committee recommending the e-- honor system study, called "the question of the more general adop- tion of the Honor System .,. "one worthy of study." Vice-President Niehuss also said the University "will be prepared to assist the committee in its study ch aca- in any way it .. "can be helpful." Ilow its SGC, under recommendation of its Education and Social Welfare Slosson Committee, decided the committee munity would consist of five faculty and edom." five student members. One of the said he latter would be a Council mem- cise of ber. mrck of The committee will collect data m, Dick on student attitudes and on cor- relation of honor systems to crib- bing. The group is scheduled to compile all previous research and evaluate proposed systems. A re- S Port from the committee is due the last week in May. Motion Wording Wording of the motion, that the system "may be" desirable and mocrats "might be" initiatedl, replaced the day to original wording, that it "is" de- ries in sirable and "should be" initiated-- an amendment that came with ler said several others that first removed, llusion- then restored, the whole state- resident ment. second In other action yesterday, SGC decided to "organize a cultural and himself educational delegation to visit iumphs Southeast Asia for the summer of ory by 1958." year's Anne Woodard, '57, maker of the motion t a b le d last week, an- nounced petitioning would open he Re- today for "a steering committee situa- to complete a perspectus, obtain work." funds, and select and train the enhow- delegation." is news Financial support for the dele- Texas gation, estimated last week at a a "bad cost of $30,000, will be sought from some foundation or foundations. vily in Reasons Listed "loyal" Lack of contact with the United gh won States, small number of American l elec- students studying there, cultural of con- ignorances, University faculty te. - strength in that area, and lan- n ran guage were listed as reasons for selecting Southeast Asia for the s gave trip. 37.2 per SGC also established a Housing tabu- Policy Committee yesterday. Comprised o f t h r e e elected Council members, the group will ngress- compile information and make 268,476 "policy recommendations to the n, Re- Council pertaining to all phases 85. The of University housing." trailed ections Rector Name )n from offices Music Society high- ate su-Adinist drator ruction blicans Charles A. Sink, president of Michi- the University Musical Society, has te held announced the appointment of Gail W. Rector as Executive Direc- tor of the Society. ,} Rector's services will begin Sept. le Rector will take over the admin- e jistrative duties performed by Sink for manyv up,,v_ SinkIrwill enifi..,,e strengthened Prime Minister Har- old Macmillan's government, re- cently beset by threats of Conser- vative party rebellion and asharp drop in voter appeal. The government stilr faces some big hurdles - particularly the Cy- prus issue and defense cuts-but, all in all, it seems to have ridden out the storms. Macmillan's report to the House of Commons Monday on his Ber- muda conference with President Dwight D. Eisenhower helped. Calms Fears He succeeder -- at least *or the time being - in calming fears among his Conservative followers that he had "sold out" British in- terest to the Americans. The immediate result was a ral- 1ying of the party faithful in Par- liament around him. And with the presentation of the budget April 9 the govern- ment has a chance, especially if it makes tax concessions, to win back some of the popular support it lost when gasoline rationing and economic austerity followed the Suez invasion. Defense Cuts Cuts in defense costs might en- able Chancellor of the Exchequer Peter Thorneycroft to give the people the concessions they have been demanding against the back- ground of rising living costs. Strikes in the shipbuilding yards and dollar-earning factories have been called off pending a probe of wage disputes by a commission of inquiry which opened hearings yesterday. Student-Faculty Group Faces Many Problems (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last of a series of three articles concern- ing honor systems at colleges and universities.) By RICHARD TAUB The new student-faculty committee initiated by SGC yesterday will be faced with certain basic problems. Prof. Arthur Carr of the English department noted the diversity of students in the literary college in contrast to those in the engi- neering and medical schools. Many students in the literary school, he said, are pre-business administration, and are taking courses for pharmacy school, nursing school, and music school. It will not-be easy for these people to identify themselves with literary school traditions, he declared. Long Tradition He also noted engineering school has a long standing tradition, which makes the code a more nat- ural part of the college. The latter problem, he ex- plained, can be solved in only one way. The program must be started some time. He had two suggestions which might help to overcome the first difficulty. First, he suggested, stu- dents in the new Honors council program might be the first group to utilize an honor system. He also felt the program might be started on the junior and se- nior level. The people in these classes, he said, are generally com- mitted to the literary college. Begin With Freshmen However, according to Jerry Blackstone, '60, a member of the present SGC committee, many professors feel the program should begin with freshmen. They believe, Blackstone ex- plained, the program should im- mediately begin for new students so it becomes "an accepted way of life." Mechanics of the program are also to be considered. It could be entirely run by students as it is at the University of North Caro- lina; it can be run by students with faculty right to review as our engineering school, or it can be run by a student-faculty commit- tee. Dean of the literary college Charles Odegaarde feels the bur- den of the program should fall' upon the students. They must want it, he declared, - and they must largely administer it, to speak." Speaking before an audience of 25 people at the Michigan Forensic Forum, Prof. Grace said he thought heand Prof. Slos eson agreed on principle but differed on practicality. Noting the public tendency to convict, in essense, an individual who pleads Fifth Amendment be- fore a Congressional investigating committee, Prof. Grace pointed out tnat presumed innocence was ef- fective only in judicial proced- ures. Prof. Slosson said he was "will- ing to be a martyr for my own opinions, but not implied ones. If you have convictions, speak out! Pleading Fifth Amendment only convinces people of your guilt." The loyalty oath required of teachers, Prof. Slosson commented. "is an abysmal folly-if a man is a dangerous conspirator, he's not going to mind also being a per- jurer. Prof. Slosson also said he thought any professor who intro- duces propaganda in his courses should be judged by his colleagues rather than laymen. David Marlin, '57L, asked both professors if they thought any- thing specific could be done to correct some restrictions on free- dom-the Lecture Committee, fir- ing of professors that refuse to testify-that have existed at the University. Prof. Slosson said one positive step in this direction would be for "the Lecture Committee to an- nounce that any student organi- zation is free to invite anybody they choose to speak." Democrats Herald Win Trend Seen WASHINGTON (P)-Den reactied jubilantly yester off-season election victor Texas and Michigan.. Party Chairman Paul But they mark national "disil went" with the way Pi Dwight D. Eisenhower's term is going. President Eisenhower} said the Democratic tr hardly "point to any vict the Republicans" in next congressional elections. Republicans Alert But he added: "I think t publicans are alert to the tion, and are really going to This was President Eis er's reply when asked at h conference if he saw the and Michigan results ass omen" for the GOP. Democrats scored heav both states. In Texas,' Democrat Ralph Yarboroug Tuesday's special senatoria tion and assured his partyc tinued control of the Sena publican Thad Hutcheso third. Almost complete return Yarborough 326,616 votes, 3 cent of the 877,891 votes lated. Nearest Opponents His nearest opponent, Co man Martin Dies, had votes, and Thad Hutcheso publican of Houston, 208,98 rest of the 19 candidates far behind. Michigan held state el Monday and Democrats wo the GOP the two statewide which were up for grabs. Not only were the state way commission and the st perintendent of public inst positions held by the Repu won by the Democrats in gan but also the entire sla previously by the party. Airflight Se Still Availalb ' Y BEST JOB FOR THE BEST MINDS': Prof. Angell To Head Newly Formed Honors Council By SHIRLEY CROOG "In view of the growing number i for students to get credit for Prof. Robert Angell of the soci- of students, it is increasingly im- courses by examination, the new ology department has been named portant to be sure the superior director said. director of the Honors program by student gets the special opportuni- "We will cooperate closely with literary college Dean Charles E. ties he deserves," he said. the admissions office, the literary Odegaard. Bear Job for Best Minds college curriculum committee, Presently on leave from the Uni- "The Honors Council is one im- counseling groups and depart- I versity until June, Prof. Angell will portant way the University can do mental chairmen," he added. head a five-man executive cor- the test icb for the best minds it Setting up a counseling program mittee of the new Honors Council x gets," he added. and discussing with faculty thej to consoliaate and create honors The program will deal with adjustment of courses are two con-f programs and courses. ' detecting and recruiting superior siderations which will come before Prof. Angell's appointment mdi- students for participation in hon- the Council after it is named in a 3*. i&X:: :: -