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…"I Said Last Year That Things Would Bottom Out" Sixty-Ninth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOA#D IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT…

… intellectually and socially signi- AT THE CAMPUS: ficant. But "dreams are the pillars - 1 ATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1959 NIGHT EDITOR: BARTON HUTHWAITE Another Vew: Student Governments Aren't Really Worthwhile i f…

… 4' NOW THAT ALL the furor of the SGC elec- tion has somewhat diminished, it is perhaps a good time to evaluate the purpose of student government on this campus. Questions include: What is the system…

… of student governing pro- ducing? -How much does the average student know and care about self-government? And, finally, why the multiplicity of governments on this campus? Thus far this year, the major…

… concerning Spring Rush for women. Otherwise, the Council has busied itself with a multitude of affairs that seldom attract the attention of any but the best informed students. Despite the efforts of a…

… conscientious presi- dent -and a few capable Council members and committeemen, little has been achieved other than personal agrandizement of the member- ship. MAKING THINGS even worse, the student body knows…

… the University has been the scene of panty raids, effigy hangings and other examples of immaturity. But these seemed in- significant last Tuesday as angry Arabs took turns hurling insults at Gideon…

…?" Only his ability to keep his sense of humor and the actions of the president of the Inter- national Students Association, P. Krishnamur- thy, '59, kept the meeting from sinking to a still lower level…

… discussed by October 15. Student Government Council at To Meet Tuesday its meeting at 7:30 p.m. today. The Administrative Board will The discussion will cover the meet again next Tuesday, and by concluding…

… excellent student body"' has been responsible for the growth of the Law School into one of the best in the country. The Law School has expanded from a small beginning of three professors and ninety-two stu…

… three basic problems facing Gamma Mu's going local reduces the Arab nations. the membership of undergraduate - chapter of Sigma Chi to 130. The members of the chapter here report they are not informed of…

…, a native Egyptian who is director of the 'Arab Information Center in Washington, stressed three princi- pal issues: Algerian freedom, Arab refugees from Israel and Israel'sl use of the Suez Canal., He…

… prevented from it." Sees Algerian Dilemma DeGaulle, according to Prof. Se- lim, is fighting against the Alger- In his discussion on the prob- ,lem of the million Arab refugees Iexiled from Israel, which has…

… con- fronted the United Nations since 1948, he took a dim view of the solution submitted by Secretary General Dag Hammerskjold which will be considered Oct. 29. He not- ed that the Arab countries have…

… already rejected the proposal for absorption of the refugees-by de- velopment of the entire Middle East. Not Practical "Any suggestion that Arab refu- gees can be settled anywhere but in their home…

… PAGES SGC Ref ses To Seat Fishman; Claim Violation Exceeds Budget, Falsifies Account Chrysler Abstains in 17-0 Decision, Threatens To Call Board in Review By PHILIP POWER Student Government…

… * * * * * * * * * * * * Hatcher Visiting To Head U.S Mission Russian Un: Establishes International Study Plan By JEAN 'HART WIG Student Government Counci established a unilateral student ex- change program with the Univer…

… .teaches Eng- lish to 2,500 students for every American student taking Russian, has been under criticism for its stress on grammar rules and pho- netics. A new system is now evolving, Prof. Dewey said, where…

…, thus making student observation impossible. Auburn will study Soviet exten- sion and correspondence courses which have recently been insti- tuted to bring higher education to more ,areas of the country…

…- dent Gamal Nasser vowed yester- day unityfaith and Arab nation- alism will defeat communism in the Middle East. He called on the Kremlin to stay out of the fight. "We do not accept Premier Nikita…

… Khrushchev's protection of Arab communists," the United Arab Republic's chieftain told a crowd of wildly cheering Syrians in a balcony' speech. "If 'Khrushchev says he defends communism as a principle, we tell…

…Sixty-Ninth Year4 EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN en Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 'ruth Will Prevail" STUDENT…

…." E DON, HE SAID, must be i"a scholar for- nidably armed over a wide range of knowl- and a human being able to communicate knowledge to others.. bove all he must make his students think. themselves…

… MOORE half-closed eyes, waiting for the moment of carelessness or shaky logic. "Nothing brings on such withering donnish sarcasm as the parroting of ideas the student found in some other scholar's book…

…. The Youth is expected to think for himself, to strike out boldly and imaginatively and to defend himself when under attack. Between a first-rate don and a bright student these dialogues sometimes rise…

… soon as they arrive. For a year, they match wits with the same don, being required to attend no classes, read no books in between., But it is hard to imagine a student lingering long unless willing to…

… underdeveloped untries. Nearby Arab populations can see the effec- reness of the Israeli system as compared with eir own, where politics gets flrst attention. Israel has not complained loudly against the oposal…

…Traffic Jam Seventieth 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…

…: NAN MARKEL The 'Superior Student' Concept Questioned VOTING the Wednesday morning session the University Conference on Higher ation to "The Superior Student" raised a ber of questions. st, who is…

… "The Superior Student?" mey be the book-worm who goes beyond red textbook reading and underlining, be- memorizing lecture notes, and beyond, ding a brief number of hours in the library ring each night…

…. And he may be rewarded his efforts with superior grades. perhaps "The Superior Student" is one combines superior classroom and test per- ances with participation in extracurricular Loose Ends? HERE IS…

… Nick. That was right er the cop on the beat wouldn't talk to Nick cause he was too busy arguing with his activities. He works actively on at least one student organization, attends concerts and non…

…-compulsory lectures, and still does well in class. If either of these two types of students is "superior," is it then necessary to put him in a class of his own - an honor student? "The Superior Student" is supposedly…

… so outstanding that he is able to handle outside research work and cope with instruction on a higher level than "The Average Student." 1F SO, is it necessary to separate superior stu- dents into honors…

… courses of their own and then "prod" them into doing extra work? If the student is truly "superior," wouldn't he de- vote his hours outside of required classwork and extracurricular activities to outside…

… improve if he plays with someone better than himself, "The Average Student" can be stimulated to keep up with his more outstanding counterparts. Then, is putting "The Superior 'Student" into an honors class…

… of his own fair to "The Average Student?" And last, there remains one other question: Why separate "The Superior Student?" SEVERAL SPEAKERS at the Conference en phasized the importance of "directing…

… CENTS SIX I - S _ Democrats Drop Bowerman Plan Reject Student Building Fund In Democratic Pre-Campaign Test By JAMES SEDER Special to The Daily GRAND RAPIDS - The Bowerman proposal, which would re…

…- quire students to pledge $45 a semester, payable after graduation, is meeting seemingly unanimous disapproval by Democrats here at their state convention. Mrs. Mildren Jeffreys, chairman of the Democratic…

… of student fees in partial repayment of bank loans which were made in December and Jan- uary to tide the University over the cash shortage. The remaining $600,000 will be repaid with student fees for…

… between now and June to meet payrolls, since the state provides only about three-quarters of each month's expenses, and the'rest is usually met through student fees. Pierpont also gave credit to the state…

… Associated Press CAIRO -- Yugoslav President Tito arrived here yesterday for con- ferences with President Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic and declared their two countries were working to preserve…

… opened its doors to Negro students, and Ernest Green was one of the few to boldly enter. Yesterday Green, now a Michigan State University freshman, initiated this semester's Lane Hall Coffee Hours by…

… transfer to Central. There I felt I would receive a better education," Ernest said. Negroes File Applications Before his senior year, he explained, the Little Rock School Board asked that all Negro students…

… in the Central district wanting ad- mittance to the then all-white high school file application. "Uncertain of he precise criteria used in selecting the 12 students to enter Central," he ventured, "I…

… Reformation at 8 p.m. today at the Christian Reformed Campus Chapel, intended for the Arabic- speaking students on campus. A native of Syria, Mr. Madany studied in the United States, re- turning to his native…

… department received leave from Cornell Group Ends -Student Government The Student Council of Cornell University virtually ended its ex- istence as a governing body Tues- day. A student government will re…

…- place the Council if two-thirds-of the referendum votes approve the constitution this week. The Council president stated that the body does "desire a new student government." If the con- stitution is…

… if the constitution should fail to be approved by the student body, the present consti- tution would be in effect and Council would begin to draw up plans for spring elections as usual. March 13 to…

… programs. AT RACKHAM: Michigantia Real Est ate Group To Hold Clinic e 4' 'U' To Hold Conference The Inter-University Committee on the Superior Student, backed by the Carnegie Corporation, will sponsor a…

…- soring the conference hopes to en- courage the development and maintenance of special programs for the superior student in publicly supported educational institutions. Beta Alpha Psi Names Eleven New…

…- tion of the five-week course. University students interested in joining an emergency fire or police unit are urged to do so, ac- cording to Ann Arbor Police De- partment Lt. Harold E. Olson, coordinator…

… for the group. How- ever, Lt. Olson emphasized, the platoon is a permanent, year- round group and students who are not in the Ann Arbor area over the summer months are not eligible. He added that the…

… spring and summer training program might possibly conflict with some studies. "This is a volunteer group," Lt. Olson said, "and we will be glad to have any interested and eligible University students join…

… country as a missionary. When political con- flicts forced him to leave, the Back to God Hour radio program where he is presently employed, appointed him to do an Arabic version of the broadcasts…

… Maynard NO 2-3600 0 4=t' ' 2> ,< c <c mot}>oto - en- t<---- 0 i i i t _ . ~ .,1 'I, Government Fellowships ToBGiven Students interested in becoming teachers 'of Arabic, Chinese, Hin- dustani, Japanese…

… and the election of officers. All Latin American and American$ students are invited to attend. Objectives of the newly-formed1 association are to promote good will between Latin American and American…

… students and between Latin American countries and the United States. The group also hopes to estab- lish contact between its members that will continue after their re- turn to their native countries. weu er…