COURSE EVALUATION SUPPORTED See Page 4 4 441p Sixty-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom ~IaA DRIZZLE, SNOW FLURRIES VOL. LXVII, No. 100 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1458 FIVE CENTS SIX PAGES Merger Adopted By Egypt, Syria Vote Reported Nearly Unanimous; Nasser Studies Sudan Settlement CAIRO (P)-Egyptians voted almost 100 per cent for the new United Arab Republic, U.A.R., and for Egypt's President Gamul Abdul -k Nasser as chief of state in first returns reported from a plebiscite yesterday. But all the unanimous approval was expected also in returns from the simultaneous vote in Syria. The first sampling of the vote at the Government Information Department showed 24 districts voted 463,206 for the merger of Egypt and Syria and for Nasser as president. Two votes in those districts U.A.R. and 11 votes were voided. Lewis Cears x Stand on AA Levy Issue Special to The Daily Prof. Louis W. Lewis of the University Department of Anes thesiology yesterday issuedE statement which, he said, wa, intended to clarify any ambiguit3 at City Council concerning the "$40,000 discrepancy" in tax as sessment. "I spoke only in support of Dr A. Nelson Dingle's written petitior requesting that time be grante to make an adequate study ant complete our calculations." "Certain facts were presented, Dingle said. "Among these, the error made by the City Engineer' Department in measuring th width of a street. "Westfield (in the Fourth Ward) Is only 27 feet wide, but we wer assessed on the basis of a 30-foo width. This error was acknow- ledged, and an adjustment is beinE made. "Using the city's specification for bituminous surfacing, ant v calculating the tons of asphal required on a street picked a random from the 1957 surfacini program, it was found that 18 tons would have met all city an( state specifications on which th bid was awarded." "However," Prof. Lewis contin ued, "356.61 tons were actually used. At the contract price o $9.65 per ton, this represent $1,704,29-which seems to me t pose an ample enough question ti warrant further study. were against both Nasser and the Results will be announced officially -Oat special celebrations in Cairo and Syria today hailing Nasser as ruler with virtually absolute pow- er under a provisional constitution already approved by the Cairo and Damascus parliaments. Egypt had planned ,to poll more than 10,000 desert nomads and Nile Valley residents along the Sudanese border. The Khartoum government protested strongly, e taking a complaint to the United - Nations Security Council charging a impending Egyptian aggression s and possible armed conflict. y The Council late yesterday turn- e ed the dispute back to private negotiations between the two coun- tries. SEgyptian officials at the same n time said Nasser had agreed to postpone all discussion of the bor- der dispute until after parliamen- " tary elections are held in Sudan estarting next week ,s e Snowed The University of Georgia e has suspended six coeds, the t victims of a heavy snow which isolated them at a Georgia Tech fraternity houseparty in s the mountains last weekend. d The party, scheduled to last t from Friday to Sunday, con- 6t tinned for an extra day as g snowdrifts clogged the ,moun- g tain roads. 0 Pete Roane, president of d Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fra- e ternity involved, said he re- sented "the implication that y there was anything shady about our houseparty." "I wouldn't have minded at o all if my sister had been 0 ,along," he added. AIRLINER: Red Korea Asks Rhee For Talks TOKYO ()-Communist North Korea said yesterday the crew and passengers of a captured airliner will be allowed to return if Presi- dent Syngman Rhee of South Ko- rea will negotiate for their release. The broadcast from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang thus put the pfessure on the aged Rhee who has steadfastly refused to recognize the Red regime or ne- gotiate with it. The Communists have claimed the Korean National Airline plane with its two United States pilots and 32 other persons flew volun- tarily to North Korea Sunday. KNA said Red agents aboard the plane kidnaped it. Want to Return The Pyongyang broadcast ad- mitted that there are some who desire to return. After saying those who wanted to would be allowed to go back to South Korea, Pyongyang hedged this way: "Our side has already made it clear if the South Korean authorities really want to realize the hope of those desiring to re- turn home it is proper that they should directly approach the gov- ernment 6f the Democratic Peo- ple's Republic of Korea for this" The fate of those who want to return to the South, the broadcast said, hinges entirely upon the at- titude of Syngman Rhee. Reds Will Press North Korea's demand for nego- tiations aroused speculation that the Communists would use any conference to press their proposal for withdrawal of United Ntions troops from South Korea and uni- fication of the country through elections suervised by so-called neutral nations. South Korea, the United States and other allies in Korea have re- jected this plan. They say North Korea will insist on such "neu- trals" as Communist Poland and Czechoslovakia among the inspec- tors. Bound for Seoul South Korean police said inves- tigation indicates a 34-year-old man named Kim Taik Sun gave the pilot orders at gunpoint while two or three armed companions guarded the passengers. One of Kim's suitcases reported- ly was found at the KNA office at Pusan: It was said to contain a piece of paper on which threaten- ing English phrases were written. Low-freshman enrollment, fi- nancial difficulties and a decreas- ing emphasis on activities were cited as causes for the low num- ber of men rushing fraternities this year. Fewer men signed up for rush- ing this semester than last spring, according to the Interfraternity Council, but this is "no cause for alarm," officials said. Mal Cumming, '59BAd, execu- tive vice-president of IFC, said he could not explain why fewer rushed but he felt there is "no significant trend" in the drop. Only about 500 men signed up with the IFC to rush this semes- ter as compared tolmore than 600 last spring. An unusually high number of men depledged last semester and the number of men pledging was low according to William Cross, assistant dean of men. Cross said that only 45 per cent of the men rushing last fall pledged. Dearborn Approval by ' U - Board Authorizes Council To Raise Research Funds Authority to raise $2,000,000 for the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project was given to the University Development Council by the University Board of Regents yester day. The money, tobe expended over a five-year period beginning July 1, 1959, will be used for undesignated research in the field of peacetime uses of atomic energy. The Regents also specified that funds for designated research purposes in addition to these funds to be used as specified by the donor. They also approved the establishment of a governing board for the Phoenix Project. The board will include 14 members, divided be- tween faculty members and non-university appointees. The Phoenix Project was founded in 1948 as a memorial to the University dead of World War IT. During the past ten years 144 research projects have been supported. NOT ENOUGH-Michigan left winger drives the puck past Minnesota goalie John McCartan in last night's Wolverine-Gopher hockey game at the Coliseum. But it wasn't enough as Minnesota romped to a 10-5 victory. Minnesota Romps Past Michigan Icers,_10-5 Contracts Given Regents HONORS AN DUREN: New Student Aid fund Established by Regents Establishment of the Arthur Van Duren Memorial Student Aid Fund was approved by the University Board of Regents yesterday. The Regents accepted $454 from miscellaneous donors to set up the fund, which will be administered by the academic counseling office in the literary college. The grants-in-aid will help needy and deserving freshmen and sophomores faced with emergency circumstances. The Regents also adopted a memoir expressing re- grets at the death Jan. 26 of . Professor Van Duren of the Ger- man department and chairman of the faculty counselors in the liter ary college. "Professor Van Duren possessed the qualities of a true counselor' the memoir said in part. He measured with extraordinary skill:: '::: students' capacities and their will to succeed. By STEVE SALZMAN Michigan's hockey team, dis- playing poor defense, shooting, and passing was run into the ground by Minnesota, 10-5, at the Coliseum last night. The two teams will again meet at 8 p.m. tonight at the Coliseum. A.game which was billed to be the battle of the best goalies in the league, turned out to be. the highest scoring WIHL game that Michigan has participated in this year. Wolverine goalie Ross Childs, previously sharing the goaltend- ing honors of the league with Gopher net minder John McCar- tan, had the most goals scored upon him of his college career. Gophers Score First The first 11 seconds of the game was a good example of what remained. Right at the face off the better conditioned and more poised Gophers put on tremen- dous pressure and Dick Burg in- tercepted a pass from Bob Watt and cleanly beat Childs. This was just one of many Wolverine defensive lapses, which were so apparent all evening. Time after time, mistakes by Watts and Hayton set up the Gophers for their scores. Ranks Bolstered In fact, during the third period, when the score was already 8-4, Michigan Coach Al Renfrew put Bob White into the defensive' ranks to help bolster both the defensive work, and the scoring punch. However it was too late. When the Wolverines would get a play started and apparently have the defense beaten, a bad pass would break up the attack. The game was broken wide open by Minnesota in the first See GOPHERS, Page 3 Lerner Calls For Inflation Regulations, Speaking to members of the University Economics Club last night Prof. Abba P. Lerner of Roosevelt University and visiting professor at the John Hopkins University called for both wage and prices regulation in order to stop what he termed "seller's in- flation." Putting the blame for seller's inflation on both the wage earners and profit makers, Prof. Lerner outlined a regulatory proposal. ?oints covered in his proposal were: (1) price increases should be permitted only when production and sales are at capacity; (2) price decreases should be enforced "whenever production and sales' are significantly below capacity;"j and (3) wage increases in general should be permitted "at a rate equal to the average trend of in- creases in national productivity." "Wages should rise less, or not, be permitted to rise at all," Prof. Lerner continued, "wherever the volume of unemployment is higher than the national average. Con- versely, wages should be allowed to rise considerably more rapidly than the national average increase in productivity." Okay Dorm Name; Also Absences The Board of Regents yesterday approved the proposed name of the North Campus Residence Hall and granted 17 leaves of absence for faculty members. The residence hall will be named after former Dean of Stu- dents Joseph V. Bursley and his wife, the former Marguerite Knowleton. Bursley, who was a member of the University class of '99, served as first dean of men at the Uni- See Related Story on Page 5 versity, and pioneered the open houses which are now held by President and Mrs. Hatcher. The Regents also approved one off-campus assignment, one post- ponement of leave and cancelled a sabbatical leave. The sabbatical leave granted Prof. Russell A. Dodge, chairman of the engineering mechanics de- partment, was postponed until next fall at his request, while the sabbatical leave of Prof. Paul A. Wright, of the zoology depart- ment, who has accepted appoint- ment at the University of New Hampshire, was cancelled. The off-campus assignment granted by the Regents was for Henry K. Townes, research asso- ciate in the Museum of Zoology, who will visit European museums' under a National Science Founda- tion grant. 'U' Cashier Dies Of Heart Attack Gordon B. Jory, 53, University Cashier, died yesterday at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital following a heart attack. Jory, who had been University Cashier since 1946, first came to the Universityr and to Ann Arbor in 1939. Originally he was employed by the University as a bookkeeper, Summer Fees Given Approval University Board - of Regents yesterday gave approval to fee schedules for three summer pro- grams. A half-time fee of $125 for work in the English Language Insti- tute to permit students in oth- er units of the University to car- ry on half-time work in ELI also received approval. Fees for nurse anesthetists were reduced from $310 to $170 for non-residents and from $135 to $90 for residents for a 12-month period. A $200 per student fee for a proposed summer course for basic training in orthopedics to be sponsored° by the Department of Opthalmology was approved by the Regents. A one-week Institute of Col- lege and University Administra- tors this summer in the School of Education will have fees of $30 for Michigan residents and $45 for non-residents. Four Take Out SGC Petitions Four persons have taken out candidates' petitions for the Stu- dent Government Council elections March 25 and 26. Carol Holland, '60, David Kes- sel, Grad., Sue Rockne, '60, and Mort Wise, '59, were the first stu- dents taking petitions for the seven seats. Petitions require 350 signatures and are due back March 4. They may be picked up next week in the Office of Student Af- fairs of the Student Activities Building. Three incumbents who are run- ning for re-election do not have to take out petitions. They are Treasurer Scott Chrysler, '59BAd., Ron Gregg, '60, and Lois Wurster, '60. Grants Total $464,185 For Center Utilities Installation Will Begin in March At Fairlane Estate Utility contracts amounting to $464,185 were ticketed for the Uni- versity's Dearborn Center yester- day by the Board of Regents. The Board authorized a total of $714,522 in construction contracts and also approved a two-million- dollar fund-raising campaign for the Phoenix Memorial Project. To Begin March 1 Installation of the Dearborn Center utilities will start March 1. This is slightly more than a month before building construc- tion is to begin on the 210-acre area which adjoins Fairlane, the family estate of the late Henry Ford. " The Board awarded four utilities contracts. 1) $209,075 for storm and sani- tary sewers, Ernest V. Pont Ex- cavating Co., Allen Park, Mich. 2) $106,270 for site grading, parking lots and roadways, Grol reau Brothers, Inc., Berkley, Mich. 3) $81,840 for electrical utilities, Electrical Service Co., Ann Arbor. 4) $67,000 for water mains, Sib- terrane Construction Co., and Oak Park Excavating Co., Oak Park, Mich. Opens September 1959 The Center is to open in Sep- tember, 1959, and is planned to accommodate an initial enrollment of 2,700 juniors. Seniors and grad- uate students will also be even tually enrolled. Concentration will pivot around three fields-arts and science, in- dustrial and mechanical engineer- ing and business administration. Co-operative Plan A full year academic program will be invoked, to enable students to attend school on a co-operative plan. Harold Dorr, dean of state- wide education, announced yester- day that business and industry have, in several instances, agreed to co-operate with the plan. Thus, students will be permitted to attend classes six months of the year and hold correlated jobs dur- ing the other half-year, The contracts included one for site improvement of the Civil De- fense and Disaster Training Cen- ter totalling $107,581 authorized with William F. Eddy, of Ann Arbor. Also approved was a new Audio Visual Education Center in the Frieze Building with a contract for $142,756 awarded to the Henry DeKoning Co., Ann Arbor. World News Roundup By The Associated Press a I 'DAY OF REJOICING': Hatcher Dedicates New Undergraduate Library Army Stops Reserve Act Enlistments, The United States Army has recently issued an order prohib- iting men 17 to 26 years old from signing up under provisions of the Reserve Forces Act. The Reserve Forces Act provides military service programs for two categories of young men. Those who are 17 to eighteen and one-half years old may enlist while they are still in high school, deferring their active duty until graduation. They would be obligated to serve in the Ready Reserve for three years, attend training sessions one virh P-s uIPP. nnA A 1S An ALICE BOGDONOFF SILVER - . former Daily editor Parents Give $100 Award A $100 Editorial Award in mem- ory of a former Daily writer was approved yesterday by the Univer- sity Board of Regents. The Award, known as the Alice Bogdonoff Silver Editorial Award, was proposed by Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bogdonoff of Washington, D. C., in memory of their daughter. By JEAN HARTWIG University .President Harlan Hatcher formally dedicated the new Undergraduate Library yesterday. Opening the dedication program, President Hatcher first welcomed the 200 guests who included state legislators, University officials, librarians from all areas of the state and participants in the Under- graduate and Lifetime Reading Habit Conference. "This is a day of rejoicing for us at the University and for the legislators here today," President Hatcher said. "Since the founding of the University in 1837 there has been no time that administration officials and education leaders.. have not striven-for better library , On behalf of the administration, facilities." President Hatcher then formally Student Government Council, then expressed "the deep debt of grati- tude of the student body to those liam E. Stirton and President and Mrs. Hatcher. who gave us the new Undergradu- ate Library." This is more than just a physi- cal increase -to the campus, he continued. The real essence of the library is its book collection and its availability to the student body. At the conclusion of the formal dedication ceremony a reception was held in .the art exhibition room of the library. During this time the guests were free to irn- spect the building. Concludes Activities A celebration dinner in the ger of technical education with higher education. We have excel- led in the application of know- ledge to the production of things, but these cannot be ends in them- selves," President Hatcher said. -"We must alter our course to' meet the threat of Russia. We must improve on 'the quality of people we turn out of our institu- tions of higher learning, but in doing so we must not lose our sense of perspective or adopt pro- grams that impede long-range hu- man goals. Greatest Power "In a world which already pos- sesses the greatest destructive power ever imagined by man, we must not make the mistake of in- creasing our ability to destroy PADANG, Sumatra - Indone- sian warplanes yesterday struck the first blow against the rebel government in Sumatra, a spokes- man announced. The rebel spokesman said- two B25 bombers gunned and dropped seven bombs on a bridge at Pai- clan, a coastal town 47 miles south of Padang. * * HAVANA, Cuba - A member of Congress said yesterday rebel leader Fidel Castro told him he is willing to call off his guerrilla warfare if an opposition candi- date now in New- York could be guaranteed a fair race in the presidential elections June 1. ..MARTIN, France - Laughing and joking, Sir Winston Church- ill, 83 years old,'showed real im- provement yesterday in his fight against pneumonia and pleurisy. * * * NEW YORK - A federal grand ,1 Plan Conceived The plan for the new system of libraries was conceived at an in- formal meeting in Lansing. Prof. Marvin L. Niehuss, Vice-President a-nd non nf Traities:- Prof Wil- dedicated the library to the ad- vancement of students and offici- ally turned it over to the direction of Fredrick H. Wagman, Director of University Libraries. Aer.nting +he initiAn Prnf. 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