Thursday MICHIGAN W a r m e r . T h e r e i s . and partly cloudy with \ Dif .3* Ift 4?.^ .q w to- * >C. <,V.,'fVl 1^’*"-®"': ^ . ..***». MFW.\ I» t,./* 'A i*** / y < O f • J r gr tsifrnitual bui mòecision. U M l V I R » I T ¥ -William James November 21,1968 10c East Lansing, Michigan Vol. >1 Number 89 PRESSURE MOUNTS May expected to reve formal retirement plans Before the Oct. 17 board meeting May, Connor Smith of Pinconning voted with By RON INGRAM the three Republican board members to State News Staff Writer 57, announced that he would retire effec­ tive June 30, 1969. However pressures that retain May while the other four Demo­ The immediate retirement of Philip cratic members voted to oust him. had been building up prior to May’s an­ J. May, treasurer and vice-president for There was some speculation that Smith business and finance, is expected to be nouncement have not abated. May has been the central figure of the might not attend the November board announced today at the meeting of the meeting, thus giving the Democrats a MSU Board of Trustees. conflict of interest charges made against MSU officials in the last year. May’s four to three edge in the voting. How­ troubles began over a year ago in Sept., ever, Smith said Tuesday that he would 1967 - attend the meeting. The controversy has centered around May was cleared of all conflict of in­ May’s holdings in the Philip Jesse Co. terest charges by Atty. Gen. Kelley on SN obscenity The company owns an office building on Nov. 12. Kelley said that the May case the edge of the MSU campus in which it was “closed as far as his office was con­ AU SJ hearing rents space to the IBM Corp., which in cerned.” Stevens has said that Kelley s clearing turn has dealings with MSU. Dale Oliver, Sue Landers, Sue Hughes and Tom Samet present the case concerning the Holmes Hall possible topic May claimed that he had divested on May makes no difference, and he will resolution on freshman hours, to the All-University Student Judiciary. himself of all stock in the company. again move for May to be dismissed at State News Photo by Lance Lagoni However Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley ruled today’s meeting. in June that fees received from IBM for U ’ trustees by May’s wife, who still held stock in and was an officer of the Philip Jesse By CHRIS MEAD Co.. constituted a “substantial conflict State News Staff Writer of interest" because of the possible in­ Two members of the MSU Board of direct benefits May could receive. Trustees indicated that the obscenity is­ May was on a sabbatical leave at the A U S J weighs Holm es cose sue revolving around the State News time of this dealing. The leave was to to the ¡n/tWririna)individual coed,r-ned for this is purely and spirit of the Academic FFreedom “may be discussed” by the trustees at run from March 1 to Sept. 1. This leave By DELORES MAJOR been comprehensively and carefully as­ a value judgment and cannot be made by Report and the Handbook for Students. their monthly meeting today. was extended at May’s request until Sept. State News Staff Writer sessed. "There exists no person in this Uni­ Kenneth Thompson, R-Lansing, said any other party." 20. During the period from Sept. 1 to 20 The case was then referred to AUSJ He added that Holmes Hall, through versity who has the legal, moral or Wednesday that he feels some corrective May served without pay by his own re­ The All-University Student Judiciary which has the original jurisdiction in the passage of the resolution in question, ethical right to tell any person how to measure should be made in the case cases involving conflict between govern­ live his or her private life," he said. quest. (AUSJ) heard the case against Holmes has upheld and supported the principles against the three State News editors re­ ing groups and their component mem­ Upon his return May announced that Hall Tuesday night concerning their reso­ sponsible for the “obscene” article. his wife had divested herself of all stock lution to freshman hours, but the decision bers. “I was distressed at what I read,” he At the hearing Tuesday night. Sue Lan­ in the Philip Jesse Co. as of Aug. 1 and of the AUSJ will not be announced until said. that she had resigned her post as an of­ Friday afternoon. ders, president of Women's Inter-Resi­ Thompson said he has read the article dence Council (WIC). said that WIC did ficer effective Sept. 11. On Oct. 17, the Holmes Hall govern­ ASMSU blasts policy in question carefully and was highly dis­ May said at that time that he hoped ment passed a proposal allowing Holmes not contest the right of a hall governing pleased at what he considered the poor body to grant special permission as out­ the trustees would see his reputation was freshman coed hours freedom under the taste and poor judgment on the part of the clear and his integrity had never failed special permission clause in the “Hand­ lined in Section 3.4 of "A Handbook for State News. Students." the University. Instead the motion was book for Students.” rary stacks “ Some internal action should be taken,” "However, we do contest the form, closed made at the September board meeting by The Student-Faculty Judiciary had he said, “to correct what I consider the By DEBORAH FITCH lication issue had barely been scratched Chairman Don Stevens to dismiss May. issued an injunction against Holmes Hall manner and legality of the action taken poor judgement on the part of someone, I State News Staff Writer and that extensive study would ha/< to This motion failed when the board Oct. 18, because they felt that Holmes by Holmes Hall," she said. don’t know exactly who,” he explained. "Holmes Hall, by passing said motion be done before the board could offer a deadlocked in a 4-4 tie vote. Democrat Hall legislation on women’s hours had not Concern over the pending closing of the (Please turn to back page) on a topic covered in an all-University recommendation. library research stacks moved ASMSLi to regulation and planning to implement it From the agenda committee, a pro­ take action on several related measures was establishing a regulation or policy posal to obtain a student and a faculty Tuesday night. for their hall," Miss Landers said. seat on the Board of Trustees was tab­ The ASMSU Board passed three motions Miss Landers also said that if Article led until further research can be com­ denoting ASMSU s opposition to the closed 5.2 of the Academic Freedom Report stacks policy to be begun Jan. 1. The first pleted. Hannah: no censorship were to be followed to the letter, Holmes Because Holmes Hall's appearance motion read: Hall would be in violation because their before the All-University Student Judiciary "Move that the ASMSU Student Board di­ legislature did not refer the matter to was under way during the board meeting, rect the student representative to the Uni­ WIC for review. a position which would exempt Holmes Tom VerBurg, president of Holmes versity Library Committee to convey to Hall from the ten-day restraining request that committee its feelings concerning in SN obscenity conflict Hall government, stated that there had pending the hearing was defeated. been no violation of either the women's the closing of the research stacks to un­ When asked about changing the method versities have a real role in convincing dergraduates." A proposal for the establishment of a By RON INGRAM hours policy or the Academic Freedom by which the trustees are elected, Han­ society to accept the black man. This is Following the first motion was a position Student Services Bldg. room allocation State News Staff Writer the most important problem our society Report. committee, was passed by the board. nah said that the system will be hard to "The contention of Holmes Hall is statement indicating ASMSU’s opposition to President Hannah said in an informal change. He said that partisan politics faces." the closed stacks policy; that "closing the Last week's motion to censure Louis question-answer session Tuesday evening' that section 5.2 of the Freedom Report Berman, State News adviser, for his have no place in the University. But he stacks on Jan. 1 is a move contrary to the that he felt there has been no censorship Hannah said that bright young blacks refers only to regulations," VerBurg said. threat to trim the salaries of three State also said that he felt the present system wishes of our constituents. Their desires of the State News attempted in the ob­ must be identified so that the universities "There is no change of regulation, the of election was not as bad as some have been expressed to us both verbally News editors was tabled indefinitely scenity controversy. can offer them aid in gaining their doc­ letter of the present regulation specifi­ by the board. In lieu of the censure mo­ claimed. cally grants this right to the hall gov­ and in w riting." Hannah was the guest of the Bailey Hannah was also torates. He said that such men as Ronald tion, the board voted to send to Berman erning council." The second motion read: "h urther: Move Hall Council and spoke in the hall s main questioned about the Lee.