0 4t l4icl$ gu Dait Sixty-Eighth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. *Phone NO 2-3241 s Are Free Prevail" printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. iMBER 13, 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: DIANE FRASER Upperclassmen Dorms, Deserve Consideration Washington's Space Project of~ mo h . M w f C L. .rarT cam. 1. L, Z Jr . .f. t , i s 2 ' 4 a- , ." R 4 . . e J4", i .; J. . ~s '~ ~ - r EXAMINATION SCHEDULE COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS HORACE H. RACKHAM SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF PHARMACY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOOL OF MUSIC January 17 tp January 28, 1958 For courses having both lectures and recitations the "time of cla',s' Ils the time of the first lecture period of the week. For courses having recitation only, the "time of class" is the time of the first recitation period. Certain courses will be examined at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. Courses not included in either the regular schedule or the special periods may use any examination period provided there is no conflict or provided that, in case of a conflict, the conflict is resolved by the class which conflicts with the regular schedule. Each student should receive notification from his instructor as to the time and place of his examination. First Semester I' .1 SEMESTER draws to a close, many, in University Residence Halls are sidering ways and means of break- contracts with the University and ut of the dorms. Those who don't continue griping about the quads - too bitter to be attributed to students ie time of day. ange so many men should be dissat- a dormitory system considered to be e finest in the country. Though it is, haysical facilities of the residence hall among the finest in the country, the short of providing a home for stu- this is their avowed purpose. the goal of a residence hall is the hat of a fraternity house - to pro- nelike atmosphere for sleeping, eat- ing and relaxing. In short, the resi- should be a home. The quadrangles, r, are not of themselves conducive tu, of atmosphere: they must be made by the residents themselves. st important single requirement of a is that it must be conducive to study. ave desk space, proper lighting and 11, quiet. And it is in the latter spe- that the quads most often fall short. HOUIS," that is, periods , in which aff men are supposed to enforce "rea- ecorum," is not the answer. What is what is not quiet is an unknown be supplied by an individual. What ufficient quiet for him may be un- ioise foi another. Indeed, if the staff leep, who, then, is there to say, "It. d"? The answer must be determined, idents themselves. Most upper-class-, is students above the level of fresh- aware of the need for quiet while but all too frequently, students in year are unaware of this. tion, the house should be made up who know one another. If a man y a few people around him, he might ell be living in a well-run hotel for nefit he gets from living in a dorm* it into a living unit rather than a of rooms, it should have a measure of irit " use should also allow a resident to express his individuality so long as it does not infringe on the privileges of those around him. The regulations governing the residence halls expect the worst and prepare for it, being in- flexible and arbitrary, and taking no allow- ances for the times when residents collectively may wish to temporarily or permanently relax them to suit their own needs and desires. A partial answer. for these problems lies in the plan of upper-classman dorms - houses for sophomores, juniors and seniors only. These dorms would not automatically include all non-freshmen but be op'en to all who want to live in t;em. In this atmosphere, the houses would de- velop into strong units, free from yearly dilu- tlon by new students. Turnover among resi- dents would be rejatively low because these would be houses that men intended to live in for the rest of their stay at the University. REGULAR SCHEDULE I Time of Class at at at at MONDAY at at at at .. * 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 Time of Examination Monday, January 20 Friday, January 24 Friday, January 17 Wednesday, January 22 Monday, January 27 Monday, January 27 Saturday, January 18 Tuesday, January 21, Tuesday, January 21 Saturday, January 25 Saturday, January 18 Thursday, January 23 Friday, January 24 Saturday, January 25 Thursday, January 23 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12. 9-12 2-5 2-5 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 I STUDENTS would gradually drift to the houses which suited them best and the houses would gradually develop characteristics that would appeal to certain groups of stu- dents - those interested primarily in study, those looking for more social activity and those seeking more active athletic programs. "House spirit" would develop to a much great- er extent than exists now. Upper-class dorms can and do work. Martha Cook, a dorm for junior and senior women, is very successful in that the house has high scholastic records and is very active on campus. There are very real disadvantages to upper- class dorms. The subsequent removal of upper- classmen from the regular dorms is an im- portant one. With these dorms, regular houses would have even fewer upper-classmen than they have now. Freshmeh would not have the number of upper-class students to talk to and learn from that they have now. On the other hand, if there is no such dorm system, the upperclassman is being deprived of something himself. One group will benefit at the expense of the other._ This is a problem which deserves further .study and examination but, on the surface at least, it seems that the advantages of upper- class dorms outweigh the objections-, '-PHILIP MUNCK : f:; ; r f: TUESDAY at at at at at at at +i W.. (Herblock Is on Vacanon) CopyrIght. 1957. The Pulitzer Publishing CO. St. Louis Post-Dispatch ' Classes beginning on the preceding hour. half hour will be scheduled at the WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Pentagon Appoints Censor By DREW PEARSON SPECIAL PERIODS LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND TAE ARTS I LOOKING UP: Petition Raises Questions By JAMES ELSMAN JR. 'HE NEXT FEW DAYS students and fac- ty will have to be deciding whether or not gn the Congregation-Dis!iples Guild peti- which asks Vice-President in Charge of ent Affairs James A. Lewis to initiate and bis full support "to an investigation of dis- mnatr practices in the placement of stu- ; in U versity housing, with a view to the ediate elimination of such practices." think the petition merits signing, but with major reservations, criticisms and. reements toward both the content and cations of the petition. st, though the group says informally that nts only an investigation of the facts of ersity housing policy, they make poorly )rted and undefined assumptions as to ature of these facts, and further, they are dy prepared to make recommendations as, iat action should be taken. In short, after :ing with leaders of the group we are not essed with the amount of research' the did before making its assumptions. The, i can hardly be competently informed since 1 not consult with the University adminis- rs who run the dorms or take testimony students. the December 8, 1957, issue of The Daily, uild states that non-discriminat'ory room- placement (no definition provided) has n successful "in the many colleges and rsities across the nation where it is be- iracticed." Guild members, however, are ualified to answer these questions with horoughness: Where is it being practiced? successful has it been? What is the exact e of the policy? TO THE CONTENT of ithe petition itself,. e Guild says, in effect, that the University ders students unequal and therefore ex- s selectivity in assigning roommates. It , however, that the University's policy of ly/not rooming a Christian with a Jew (or combinations) in the freshman year s no implication of the inequality of e- one, but is merely a policy which the rsity thinks sound to insure the happi- of those concerned in more cases than any other policy. How well 'this policy in practice. and how much other policies been tried are questions which only the rsity administrators can answer authori- it San * *aIl tatively. Are race, religion and nationality relevant factors in the compatibility of room- mates? If they are, should they be considered by the University as they are now? When the Guild recommends "rooms and roommates be assigned to all students who have not designated a specific roommate with- out regard to race, religion, or national ori- gin," they advocate instead a policy like that at the University of California where students are roomed according to the chronological or- der their application. This policy would not allow for the applicant to ask for a "general category' of roommate, indeed a rigid provi- sion. Under such an indiscriminate policy, what happens if a southern white is roomed with a Negro? There is no reason to assume a con- flict, the Guild answers, but if one occurs they say> let the parties separate. What are the risks of a conflict? One University administra- tor reports that four Negro women were roomed with whites this year, and that only two of the integrations worked out,, the other two causing major -difficulties and eventual separatios. TF THE UNIVERSITY ever undertook an in- discriminate rooming policy, the results would be contrary to the desires of most students, it seems. One must' remember that the response to the integration question on the men's room applications is overwhelmingly negative, as a talk with house mothers reveals. Some indi- viduals object to the wording of the question ("Are you interested in a roommate of a na- tionality or race other than your own?")- there is an implication that most people are not interested-but whatever the phrasing of the question, or even without the question, we believe most freshmen (and their parents) doN not want to add this social adjustment prob- lem to the others he anticipates. Should fa- cilitating the ease of freshman adjustment be a consideration in determining University policy, and would the selecting of compatible roommates-using race and religion as fac- tors-facilitate adjustment? These are- ques- tions that need researching. And, isn't some- what of a cosmopolitan environment provided since usually Christian, Jew, Negro, etc. "rooms" are mixed indiscriminately on the corridors, allowing a free intermingling in bathrooms, dining rooms and general socializing? If, through these associations, bi-racial or reli- gious friendships arise there is every opportun- ity for the friends to room together in the fu- ture. Is there evidence, as some say, that the University has refused to allow integration when the parties to it expressed a desire? If WASHINGTON-:-Senators prob- ing our "Smugniks in Sput- niks" may not know it, but a secret censor has been appointed in the Pentagon to review, and if neces- sary suppress, information to be sent to the missile investigating committee. He is Robert Dechert, counsel for the Defense Depart- ment, whose job it is to see that the senators get no information too embarassing to the Administration. Despite this, the senators have laid hands on one dynamite-laden document, labeled RM-1760, dated June 21, 1956, which as far back as a year-and-a-half ago gave grim warning of Russia's might. The secret report was based on' Soviet technical journals, which have proved amazingly frank - 'when the Administration' could spare the money to translate them. * * * QUOTING THESE technical journals, the secret .RM-1760 re- port revealed 18 months ago that Russia was combining military missiles into one powerful "launch vehicle" capable of hurling a one- ton satellite aloft. Later, it devel- oped that the Russian satellite weighed only half a ton, -which was about 1,000 pounds heavier than our "kaputnik." The secret report also revealed that Russia was building a mam- mloth moon rocket to be powered by 20 rocket motors. Despite this, the Eisenhower Ad- ministration flatly ignored the warning, secretly slashed research funds and even slowed down qur missile production schedule. The budget-first boys, led by "Assistant President" Sherman Adams and then Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey, persuaded Ike it was more important to give the voters a tax cut.' They slapped a ceiling on de- fense spending that almost threw the missile program into a tail- spin. Not until the Soviet Sputniks awakened the public to what the Administration knew 18 months before were the research cutbacks restored and-the missile program speeded up. Here's what RM-1760, a techni- cal intellligence -report prepared for the Air Force by the Rand Corporation, revealed two sum- mers ago: 1) That Russia had already started construction of a moon rocket about .200 feet long and 40 feet in diameter. It would be driven to the moon by 20 rocket motors, capable of generating 350,000,000 horsepower. At take-off, 75 per cent of its gross weight would be fuel.- 2) That the Soviets were build- ing a four-stage satellite launcher that could catapault a one-ton payload into an orbit 125 to 1,000 miles above the Earth. Significant- ly, this was described, as a "pro- duct of the T-3 (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) program." 3) That the Russians were completing 'a 160-foot ICBM, weighing ,250 tons, with a range of 5,000 miles. This is the terrible T-.3 whose first stages, the 'eport said, are T-1 and T-2 intermediate missiles. 4) ' That Russia "started pro- duction" in 1956 of the T-2, an 85-ton ballistic missile with an 1,800-mile range. Its lox-kerosene motor- produced 245,000 pounds thrust, almost twice what our best engine, can do now. 5) That the Russians were also producing the T-4, a "supersonic glide missile," which could sail 1,000 miles on thin wings. 6) That they were developing a manned rocket bomber able to soar over 100 miles into space for distances up to 10,000 miles. Al ready flight-tested, this is the nearest man has come to building a manned space ship. 7) That 18 months ago, the Soviets had already produced a rocket fuel that could get 40 per cent more thrust out of an engine without increasing its size or weight. 81 That they are producing at least two manned rocket planes, the YAK-21 and LA-17, compar- able to our X-1 and X-2 experi- mental planes. 9) That Russia already had manned rocket interceptors, cap- able of shooting down jet bombers, stationed around her arms cen- ters. 10) That the Soviet arsenal is bristling with lesser rockets and missiles, including several that can be launched from submarines under water for, distances up tb 750 miles. * * * THE SHOCKING RM-1760 re- port dismissed the suggestion that Russia was relying on imported German scientists and stolen sec- rets for her rocket development. "Quick to realize the enormous military potential of the rocket," the report declares, "The Soviet government organized a govern- ment-sponsored rocket research program in 1934, eight years be- fore systematic Army-sponsored research began in the United States." What the Senators would like to know is why RM-1760 went un- heeded and why the truth about Soviet missile power has been withheld from the public. Note: Central Intelligence Chief Allen Dulles warned senators be- hind closed doors that Russia is ahead of us in every military field except atomic submarines. He claimed the Soviets are a "couple' of years" ahead in satellites and intercontinental missiles. (Copyright 1957 by Bell Syndicate Inc.) Botany 2 Chemistry 3, 5E, 15, 182 Economics 71, 72 Economics 51, 52, 53, 54, 153 English 23, 24 French 1, 2, 11, 12, 21, 31, 32 Geology 11 German 1, 2, 11, 31, 35 Physics 53 Psychology 190 Russian 1, 31 Sociology 1, 4, 60 Spanish 1, 2, 21, 31, 32 Naval Science 101, 201, 301, 301M, 3018, 401, 401M, 401 S Monday, January 20 Monday, January 2' Thursday, January 23 Saturday, January 25 Friday, January 17 Tuesday, January 28 Monday, January 20 Wednesday, January 22 Thursday, January 23 Friday, January 17 Tuesday, January,28 Tuesday, January 28 Wednesday, January 22 Tbursday, January 23 7-10 p.m. SCIXOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Bus. Ad. 11, 12 Thursday, January 23 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 9-12 2-5 2-5 I, COLEGE Ch.-Met. 1, Lee B and D Ch.-Met. 11 C. E 21, 151 C. E. 22 C. E. 133, 141 Drawing 1, 33 Drawing 2, 21 Drawing 11 E. E. 5 E. M.,1 E. M.2 English 11 I. E. 100, 120- M. E. 2 M. E. 132 Naval Science 101, 201, 301, 301M, 301S, 401, 401M, 4018 OF ENGINEERING Tuesday, January 28 Tuesday, January 28 Friday, January 17 Wednesday, January 22 Tuesday, January 21 Monday, January 20 Wednesday, January 22 Tuesday, January 28 Monday, January 20 Friday, January 17 Wednesday, January 22 Friday, January 17 Friday, January 17 Thursday, January, 23 Wednesday, January 22 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-S 2-5 2-5 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 '' I '1 Thursday, January 23 7-10 p.m. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND -THE ARTS No date of examination may be changed without the consent of the Committee on Examination Schedules. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING No date of examination may be changed without the consent of the Classification Committee. All cases of conflicts between assigned examination periods must be reported for adjustment. .See bulletin board outside Room 301 W. E. between December 10 and 20 for instructions. SCHOOL Olt MUSIC Individual examinations will be given for all applied music courses (individual instruction) elected for credit in any unit of the University. For time and place of examinations, see bulletin board of the School of Music. CONCERNING SGC: J-Hop DecisionReaffirmed By JOHN WEICER Daily Staff Writer STUDENT Government Council spent a full hour Wednesday reconsidering its action eliminat- ing elections to J-Hop Central Committee. After some parliamentary man- euvering, the Council approved a motion by Daily Editor Peter Eck- stein to reconsider last week's ac- tion. Eckstein, who had voted to abolish the election, said reconsid- eration was necessary for two rea- sons. He listed the failure to inform J-Hop Central Committee and other ,interested groups of the proposal last week, and the pos- sible distinction between schedul- ing the J-Hop election at a differ- ent time from the SGC election and abolishing it altogether, as previously vented. VIRTUALLY every SGC mem- ber had something to say on the issue. Much of the discussion cen- However, SGC Treasurer Scott Chrysler thought running for J- Hop required more initiative than petitioning. He said the initiative displayed in campaigning was a good criterion of ability and added that the enthusiasm generated in an election also served a valuable publicity purpose for the dance, though not in a direct way. J-Hop Central Committee Chair- man Jim Champion appeared be- fore the- Council. He urged that SGC restore the electidh, saying that it was a campus tradition, and that the members of the present J-Hop Committee fav- ored the election process.* Miss Segal, however, said that the Sophomore class, rather than the present committee, should be consulted as to whether it fav- ored the election. SGC finally voted again, 10 to seven, to elimi- nate the election entirely. THE QUESTION of a possible east corner of Liberty and May-, nard. Chrysler suggested that weather conditions Saturday might ac- count for the Nickels Arcade vio- lation. Eckstein replied that any extenuating circumstances in the case might be considered by Joint Judic. SGC spent quite a little time on a petition to end residence hall discrimination, before permitting circulation by a vote of 10 to four. The Congregational-Disciples Stu- dent Guild had asked the Council for permission to set up a table on the Diag. The petition requested that a policy of integration be established in the residence halls. To this end, it asked for the abolition of the photograph on residence hall ap- plications. THERE WAS some confusion over whether the Council would be endorsing the petition or mere- ly granting the Guild permission COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE OF PHAR\MACY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOOL OF MUSIC I I, Courses not covered by this schedule, as well as any neces- sary changes, will be indicated on the School bulletin board. t (Continued from Page 3) ing; thesis: "Heat and Mass Transfer in Closed, vertical, Cylindrical vessels With Internal Heat Sources for Homo- geneous Nuclear Reactors," Fri., Dec. 13, 3201 East Engineering Building, at 2:30 p.m. Chairman, H. A. Ohigren. Napoleon, Michigan - Boys' Physical Education/English. Vassar, Michigan -- Chemistry/Physi- los. Wenatchee, Washington (.District No. 146)-Special Education (Speech Ther- apist)., For any additional information, con- tact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, NO 3-1511,