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I n s i d e W e a t h e r Night life of a class card, MICHIGAN p. 3; " L ’ Alouette” termed Rain today and cooler; high “ sparkling success,” p. 5. STATE near 40. Cloudy and cooi F Tuesday with a chance of UNIVERSITY TAT N W rain. Vol. 55, Number 117 Monday, April 6, 1964 East Lansing, Michigan Price 10< U-M Official Cries Foul On MSU Merit Program Dollar Aid Cited As Recruiting Criticism Called INSIDE STORY—That’s what sixth year veterinary medicine students John Lund, left, and Sour Grapes Barry Fossett are getting on a dog named Duke as they x-ray him. It's also what visitors to the College of Veterinary Medicine saw Friday during Vetavisit. Photo by David Sykes A University of Michigan vice president charged MSU with “ac­ ademic pitchmanship’’ in “re­ cruiting" America’s top high school scholars. U-M Vice President Marvin AUSG Head, Class Officer Neihuss blasted MSU’s program of offering student aid from $100 to $1,500 under the title of MSU Merit Scholarships. The scholar­ Candidates To Assemble ships are given to National Merit winners naming MSU as their Students can meet candidates didates and interested students standings of the rules by the first college choice. for class offices and the All- are invited to attend. candidates, but if these minor “ We (the U-M) feel it waters University Student Government Gary Falkenstein, Sturgis violations continue, more ser­ down their academic value some­ presidency at West Shaw Hall sophomore and AUSG elections ious penalties will be given. what,” Neihuss said. “ We don’t Wednesday night. commissioner, has announced Several of the infractions in­ think we should go into active re­ The meeting will be held in that campaign parades will be volved posting of campaign ma­ cruiting of these scholars.” the lower lounge at 9. All can- limited to presidential candidates terial in class buildings, especi­ Michigan State last February only this year. ally in Berkey Hall. Most of these was the first public institution of Falkenstein also urged candi­ have been removed and the can­ higher education in the United dates to submit their lists of didates warned. States to sponsor scholarships dorm speaking engagements to Falkenstein warned that post- through the National MeritSchol- him. These will be on a first ingof campaign materials in resi­ arship Corporation. Top educa­ NIGHT LIGHTS»Passing cars form this pattern of lights on MSU’s streets beat a steady flow of early evening traffic. K 'Proud’ come, first served basis. A can­ dence hall precincts is also il­ tional sources believe the pro­ East Circle Drive near the Natural Science Building as Photo by Ken Roberts didate who submits his list late legal. Candidates are not allowed gram has upset the national dis­ runs the risk of nor setting the to post signs on doors or windows tributor. of the nation's t._ Of Chinese speaking dates he desires. in the precincts, not even their young students among larger big Several candidates have been own. name institutions. warned for illegimate campaign­ However, he said, candidates MSU now has 227 Merit Schol­ ing. Falkenstein said most of the may put signs on the bulletin ars compared to a total, of 247 General Loses Final Battle, Charges infractions of campaign rules boards in their own rooms "for Merit Scholar graduates at Har­ were merely minor misunder­ sentimental purposes.” vard in the nine years the test­ MISKOLC, Hungary uP|—Pre­ ing program has been in opera­ mier Khrushchev charged Sunday tion. the Chinese Communists were Neihuss labeled the MSU re­ Dies Of Multiple Ailments trying to incite the Soviet people cruiting program as "academic against him. pitchmanship" because MSU of­ "For this purpose,” he told fers financial support only to WASHINGTON I — Gen. to end a life that spanned 84 husband at Walter Reed Army greater heroes” and directing a crowd in this Hungarian steel those Merit Scholars who have MacArthur, dramatic hero of years and found glory and honor Medical Center when the doctors flags to be flown at half staff town, they invented accusations picked Michigan State as their three wars, slipped out of deep on the battlefields of France, finally found it impossible to sus­ until after the funeral next Satur­ against me. first choice. sleep into death Sunday yielding the South Pacific and Korea. tain his heartbeat and breath. day. “But I am not ashamed of An MSU vice president declined at last to multiple ailments that Death was officially attribu­ The couple’s son, 29-year-old Immediately after disclosing these charges. 1 am proud of Six Americans Wounded In Saigon to comment on the charges ex- finally overwhelmed his stubborn ted to kidney and liver failure. Arthur, also was at the bedside. the death, the Army announced them. They bring me only pride will to live. Mrs. Jean MacArthur was at Also present wasMaj. Gen. that the body will be returned and honor." SAIGON, Viet Nam .Ti—Six U.S. Army men were wounded in a 27- (continued on page 3) Death came at 2:39 p.m. EST, the side of her still unconscious Courtney Whitney, longtime aide Sunday by highway to New York The Chinese accused Khrush- hour fight between government and Communist units Saturday and and friend of MacArthur. City where it will lie in state (chev a week ago of being “the Sunday in which at least 43 enemy guerrillas were killed. So ended a 13-day siege in at the Seventh Regimental greatest capitulationist of all In addition, U.S. advisers said the Communist force was believed which the General sustained the Armory. time" and a tool of the United to have carried off about 60 killed and wounded. impact of two emergency oper­ It will be brought back to States. Future Roles To Be Studied ations and myriad other con­ Washington by train to lie in The Chinese also charged that Pentagon Squelches Replacement Rumor ditions which kept him in critical state in the Capitol rotunda where Khrushchev was too concerned condition and slow decline. so recently the body of the with such unrevolutionary things WASHINGTON F-Renewed reports that Gen. Paul D. Harkins may President Johnson, who had assassinated President John F. as rising living standards. be replaced soon as commander of all U.S. military forces in South visited MacArthur after the Kennedy lay. Viet Nam brought word from the Pentagon Sunday that no such orders At Leadership Meeting General’s early March operation, The Soviet Premier .lashed have been issued. Outstanding personalities in them to the problems facing lead a discussion group of stu- was notified immediately. back Sunday that after the de­ Michigan government, business leaders in various fields. dents. The President quickly issued privations, of Stalin’s time he and education will participate Scheduled speakers include a proclamation praising Mac­ B Negative was helping the Soviet people “to Communal Fighting Spreads In Cyprus in a student leadership con­ Zolton A. Ferency, chairman of The conference will begin at Arthur as “one of America’s begin to live like human beings.” ference sponsored by 1-Council the State Democratic Central 12:30 p.m. in Wilson Auditor­ He sneered a t continued Chi­ NICOSIA, Cyprus W!-Communal fighting spread on the Pomos April 18. Committee, James Hare, Michi­ ium with a panel discussion led Blood Needed nese devotion to Stalin. Promontory in northwest Cyprus Sunday, with women joining the Approximately 200 student lea­ gan Secretary of State; Jack by Breslin. The conference will "Whoever loves Stalin can take frontline action and serving as spotters from hilltops. U.N. troops ders are expected to attend the Breslin, MSU Secretary to the then split into small discussion Sparrow Hospital needs B tried vainly to halt the battles, which moved into their third day. groups, to be held in Wilson negative blood for Charles him,” he said. meetings designed to introduce Board of Trustees. Fraternities Parker, son of Floyd Parker, Also Walter F. Johnson, pro­ classrooms. associate professor of edu­ fessor of education and former The afternoon will be inter­ cation. Those willing to give president of the American Per­ rupted by a coffee break at 2:30 Hold O p e n report today to the Red Cross sonnel and Guidance Association; p.m. to enable students to meet Center, 1800 East Grand C am pus UN To H old W eekend M eet Howard J. Stoddard, president the speakers. of the Michigan National Bank; Rush Tonight River, as soon as possible. and Kenneth J. Boekeloo, vice- Campus UN will hold its fourth president and controller of Twelve fraternities will hold annual UN Conference this week­ Michigan Bell Telephone Co. open rush. from 7 to 10 p.m. end. A primary aim of the con­ M HA Allows tonight. Ambassador ference is to show students how They are: Beta Theta Pi, Delta Over 17 schools are expected their experience in college lea­ Chi, Delta Upsilon, Farmhouse, Sent To Panama to send 150 delegates who will dership can be used after they Tennis Shoes Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma join with MSU students in dis­ graduate. Delta, Phi Kappa Sigma, Phi WASHING ION vl’l — President cussing current major world is­ Carol Kurzenberger, Park Sigma Kappa, Psi Upsilon,Sigma Johnson named Jack Hood sues. Ridge, 111., junior and confer­ A t Dinner Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu Vaughn, Latin American director The conference will begin with ence coordinator, says the pro­ Men can wear tennis shoes to and Sigma Chi. of the Peace Corps, as the new a General Assembly session Fri­ gram is an attempt to introduce evening meals.

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