MSU Faculty News 

Vo1.1,No.18 

Michigan State University 

Fe~.24,1970 

Dedication Thursday 

Pesticide  Center: 
A  paradox studied 

When Michigan State dedicates its new 
$2  million  Pesticide  Research  Center 
Thursday  night,  it  will  mark  another 
milestone in  the  University's nearly 100 
years  of  involvement  in  problems  of 
pest control and pesticides. 

The  dedication,  set  for  7  p.rn.  in the 
new  facility, 
is  a  highlight  of  an 
international  symposium  on  pesticides 
that  opens  Wednesday  and  continues 
through Friday in Kellogg Center. 

Scientists  at  MSU  were  among  the 
fust  to  contribute  to  the  agricultural 
revolution  through  recommendation  of 
crude  pesticides  and  today  are  among 
the  fust  to realize the dangers pesticides 
present to the environment. 

The  1870's  marked  the  beginning  of 
pestiCide  research here.  Albert J. Cook, 
a  zoologist  on  the  original  Experiment 
Station  staff,  discovered  that  kerosene 
could  be  emulsified  with  soap 
to 
provide  a  cheap,  effective  spray  to 
destroy  plant  sucking  insects  without 
harming plant foliage. 

At  about  the  same  time,  Cook  also 
became  the  first  scientist in  the  U.S.  to 
use  a  crude  carbolic  aCid  emulsion 
against  bark  lice  and  probably  the  fust 
to  use  Paris  Green  to  control  codling 
moth infestation of apple orchards. 

*  *  * 

OTHER 

noted  MSU 
scientiSts,  such  as  Liberty Hyde  Bailey, 

EARLY 

Robert C.  Kedzie  and Manly Miles, also 
played  roles  in  developing  chemicals  as 
important agricultural  tools. Kedzie and 
Miles 
early 
understanding  of  plant  nutrients  and 
fertilizers,  and  Bailey  delved  into  the 
little  - known  world  of  how  seed 
germination is affected by chemicals. 

·contributed 

to 

Another  agricultural  scientist  whose 
efforts  are  still  felt  today  was  Levi 
Rawson  Taft.  Taft  replaced  Liberty 
Hyde  Bailey  in  1888  and  in  1889 
introduced  fruit  spraying  to  Michigan, 
applying  some  of the  fust  fungicides  to 
apple 
trees  with  a  pump  and  pail 
system. 

But  pesticides  now 

represent  a 
paradox.  Without  them,  insects  would 
cause  severe  crop  damage  and  food 
prices  would  go  soaring.  With  them, 
there  is  the  risk  of harmful side  effects 
on the environment. 

As  early  as  1950  scientists  in  the 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station  were 
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NUC to meet al{ain 
local  chapter  of 
The 

the  New 
University  Conference  will meet at 7:30 
tonight  in  the  Union's  Mural  Room to 
discuss  the  problems  of  the  radical 
teacher.  The  meeting  is  open  to  the 
public. 

The pesticide paradox:  How to control insect pests and protect the environment. 

Two  veteran  scientists recall 
concern  over  chemical effects 

Neither  George  J .  Wallace  nor  Ray 
L.  Janes  will  be  among  the  featured 
guests  or speakers  when Michigan  State 
officially  dedicates  its  new  Pesticide 
Research  Center  this  week.  Yet  both 
in  different  roles  - have  long 
men  -
been 
the 
closely 
pesticide paradox. 

concerned  with 

U -C provost speaks 

at 

Paul Saltman, provost  and professor 
of  biology 
the  University  of 
California  at  San  Diego,  will  speak 
Friday  at  4  p.m.  in  the  Erickson  Kiva. 
His  topic:  "Provosts,  Protein,  Protest 
and P6tJ-" His  speech is  cosponsored  by 
the  Honors  College  and the Department 
of Botany and Plant Pathology. 

he 

that 

Wallace, 

professor  of  zoology, 
attracted wide  notice  in  the  late  1950's 
when 
the 
suggested 
DDT-spraying program to control Dutch 
elm  disease  at  MSU  was  destroying the 
robin  population  on the  north campus. 
Oth~r  omithologists  protested  the 
spraying,  and  before  the  controversy 
died  down,  some  off<ampus  groups 
were  calling Wallace  "hysterical" and an 
"alarmist," and  a few demanded that he 
be fired. 

recalls 

Wallace 

that  he  and  a 
graduate  student, John Mehner, verified" 
a depletion ofrobins here in 1957. 

"Normally,  there  was  one  pair  of 
robins  per  acre  in  the early spring," he 
says.  "This  meant  about  180  pairs  on 

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McKee Report proposes more student representation 

Some  three  months after receiving its 
charge,  the New Committee on Student 
Participation  in  Academic  Goverment, 
chaired  by  James  B.  McKee,  has 
submitted  its  report  to  the  Steering 
for 
Committee 
placement  on 
the 
Academic Council meeting March 3. 

Faculty 
the  agenda  for 

the 

of 

The  report,  reprinted  in  this  issue, 
differs  from the original (Massey)  report 
in several ways, including: 

all 

on 
except 

- Recommendations for more student 
standing 
representation 
committees 
the  University 
Committee  on  Educational Policies  (for 
which fewer  students  are  recommended 
than  in  the  original  report)  and  the 
University  Committee 
on  Faculty 
student 
no 
for  which 
Affairs, 
representation is recommended. 

- A  recommendation  for  no  faculty 
on . the  University 

representation 
Committee on Student Affairs. 

- No recommendations relating to the 
Graduate  Council  or to academic  credit 
for 
academic 
government. 

participation 

in 

Specific 

recommendations 

for . 

minority student representation. 

-

Establishment  of  a  Faculty  -
Student  Committee  on  Academic 
Governance,  and  abolition  of 
the 
Standing  Committee  on  the  Academic 
Rights  and  Responsibilities  of Students. 
*  *  * 
STUDENTS  on  McKee  committee 
have  met  with  about  70 undergraduates 
who  volunteered to explain  the report's 
facts,  rationale  and  ramifications  to  the 
study  body  in  residence  hall~  and  in 
classrooms. 

Any 

to 
devote  class  time  to  discussion  of the 

faculty  member  wanting 

McKee  Report  and who would wish one 
of the  70  students to assist  or lead  the 
discussion  may  call  Bob  Grossfeld, 
ASMSU  Cabinet President, at  353-8857. 
*  *  * 
FACULTY  MEMBERS  of  the  New 
Committee  on  Student  Participation  in 
Academic  Government,  all  members of 
the  Academic  Council,  are  McKee, 
professor  of  sociology  and  in  James 
Madison  College;  Sam  S.  Baskett, 
professor  of English; Erwin Bettinghaus, 
assistant  dean  of  communication  arts 
and 
professor  of  communication; 
Edward  A.  Carlin,  dean  of  University 
College;  Michael  J.  Harrison,  professor 
of  physics;  and  John  J.  Masterson, 
associate professor of mathematics. 

Student  members  of  the  committee, 
appointed  by  former  President  Walter 
Adams 
represent  undergraduate, 
graduate  and  black  students,  are  Gina 
Schaack,  Harry  Chancey, Michael Freed 
and Charles McMillan. 

to 

Introduction 
In  November,  1969, 

the  Academic 
Council, after extended debate, recommended 
that the  Report of the Committee on Student 
in  Academic  Government, 
Participation 
submitted  to  the  Council  in  May,  1969,  be 
returned to a new faculty - student committee 
for revision. 

by 

Faculty  members  were  to be chosen from 
the  President,  upon 
the  Council 
recommendation  by  the  Steering  Committee 
of the  University.  Student  members  were  to 
be 
upon 
the 
recommendation  from  student  members  and 
alternate  student  members  of the  Academic 
Council 

President 

chosen 

by 

The  following report represents  the  work 
of 
this  New  Committee  on  Student 
Participation  in  Academic  Government  since 
receiving its mandate in November, 1969. 

This  Committee 

the 
conviction  that  the  discussions  in  Academic 
substantial 
Council 

began  with 

indicated 

clearly 

agreement  that students should be involved in 
the  academic  decision  - making  processes  of 
the  University.  The 
that 
participation,  the  numbers  of students  to be 
involved  and the methods to be used to select 
students  were  issues  on  which  the  New 
considerable 
detected 
Committee 
disagreement during the debate. 

nature  of 

Insofar as possible, this report attempts to 
suggest a resolution of these issues, but it does 
not always  attempt to be as comprehensive or 
as  specific  as  the  original  report.  Rather, we 
hope  here  to  suggest  some  steps  toward  the 
involvement  of 
academic 
government  which  we  believe  need  to  be 
taken immediately. Beyond that, however, we 
propose  establishing  the machinery  by which 
the  system  of  academic  government  at 
Michigan  State  University  can  be  monitored, 
and changes made when desirable. 

students 

in 

Ibis  report  makes  recommendations  in 
five  areas:  (1)  The  involvement  of students 
within 
the  several  departments,  colleges, 
centers  and institutes  of the  University; (2) 
the 
the 
involvement  of  students  within 
Academic  Council;  (3)  the  involvement  of 
students  on  various  standing  committees  of 
the  Academic  Council;  (4)  the  provision  for 
specific  minority  student  representation  in 
the 
academic 
establishment  of  a  new  Faculty  - Student 
Committee  on  Academic  Governance;  the 
redef"mition  of responsibility  of the  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee; 
the  redef"mition  and 
the  Student  Affairs 
reconstitution  of 
Committee. 

government; 

and 

(5) 

Before  moving  to  a  discussion  and  the 
recommendations  in  each  of these  fIVe  areas, 
we  should  note  that  we  have  made  no 
student 
recommendations 
participation  on  the  Graduate  Council.  These 
recommendations, 
the 
Academic Council, will be made separately by 
the Graduate Council. 

by  motion 

regarding 

of 

We  should  further  note  that  our  report 
does not make  specific  changes in the Bylaws 
of  the  Faculty  designed  to  accomplish  ·the 
changes  proposed  in  our  report.  It  is  the 
feeling  of  the  Committee  that  following 
action  by  the  Academic  Council  on  the 
the  Council  should 
present  report, 
the  Steering  Committee  of  tht. 
authorize 
Council  to  establish  a  small  committee, 

that 

inclU<1mg  me secretary of the faculty, to draft 
the  appropriate  changes  which  will  be 
necessary  to accomplish whatever actions are 
taken by the Academic Council. 

Part I 
Participation 

in 

the 

Shortly  after  its  fonnation, 

Student 
Academic 
Several 
Government  With in 
Departments,  Colleges, Centers and Institutes. 
the  New 
Committee  on  Student  Participation 
in 
Academic  Government conducted a survey of 
all  departments,  colleges,  members  of  the 
Academic  Council  and  directors  of  centers 
and  institutes.  In  addition,  a  general request 
for  opinions  and  information  was  issued  by 
the Committee. 

Our requests  were  twolold.  We wanted to 
find  out  how  students  were  currently  being 
involved  in  the  academic  decision  - making 
process at Michigan  State. We  also  wanted to 
collect  opinons  from  appropriate  sources 
about how students should be involved. 

The response to our request has been both 
gratifying  and  helpful.  Without  attempting a 
fonnal  statistical  study  for  the  Council,  we 
can  state  that  student  involvement  on  the 
departmental  and  college  levels  runs  ahnost 
the gamut of possibilities. 

Some  departments  have  students  on  all 
committees.  Most  departments  and  colleges 
have  developed  some  way  of  fonnally 
involving students to some extent in  decision 
making.  There  are  a  few,  and  only  a  few, 
departments which have not involved students 
in  any  way 
in  their  decision  - making 
proresses. 

Some  units  of 

the  University  have 
developed  completely  parallel  structures, 
while  others  have  completely 
integrated 
structures with approximately  equal numbers 
of students and faculty  members. 

Some  student  participants  serve  in  their 
departments  and  coneges  through election by 
other  students.  Others  have  been  selected by 
facuhy  nominations, while still others serve as 
result  of  their  having  med  petitions 
a 
indicating their interest. 

Some  units  involve  only  those  students 
who  are  majors within  the  department, while 
others  also  make  an  attempt  to  involve 

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MSU Faculty News, Feb. 24, 1970 

-The McKee Report:  More' students  we 

(Continued from page  1) 
students  who are not necessarily  majors in the 
particular  department.  Most  units  have,  to 
involved  undergraduate  students  in 
date, 
committee  work, while a smaller number have 
both 
involve 
attempt 
made 
undergraduate and graduate students. 

an 

to 

In  short,  at  the  present time at Michigan 
State  there  are  examples  of  almost  every 
type  of  arrangement  of  student 
possible 
involvement 
-
making  process at the department and college 
level. 

the  academic  decision 

in 

The  variety  of  these  approaches  being 
developed  throughout  the University  suggests 
that it would  be  unwise  to insist now  on  any 
one  model for the involvement of students in 
the  affairs  of  departments,  colleges,  centers 
and institu tes. 

to: 

regard 

However,  as  a  result  of the  information 
'obtained  in  the  surveys,  and  after  extensive 
committee  deliberations,  we  would  like  to 
indicate a  prefererice for certain arrangements 
(A)  The  setting  up  of 
in 
committees  and (B)  the selection  of students 
for membership on those committees. 
A. The setting up of committees 
-1. Integrated  committee structures  seem 
to  be  most 
the 
frequent 
University,  and  for  reasons  stated elsewhere, 
we  believe  this  to  be  preferable  to  parallel 
committees. 

throughout 

-2. We  consider that the selection  of one 
student for  a  committee  on  which  there  may 
be,  for  example,  six  faculty  members  is 
clearly  tokenism,  and  we  would  argue  for 
more balanced committee structures. 

-3.  Our  survey  indicated  that  far  more 
involving 
attention  has  been  paid 
graduate 
undergraduate 
that 
students,  and  we  would 
departments  and  colleges  include  graduate 
students  on  the  various  committees  of  the 
units involved. 

to 
than 

students 

suggest 

their  arrange menu 

report 
for  bringing 
students  into  the academic  decision  - making 
process  to  the  Faculty  - Student Committee 
on Academic Governance  by Oct. 1, 1970. 

students, 

deciding  what  makes  up 

Recommendation  2.  Every  college  within 
the  University  will  develop  methods  of 
both  graduate  and 
involving 
undergraduate,  in 
the  academic  decision  -
making  proceS8es  of that college,  with  each 
its 
college 
comtituency.  Student  constituents  of  a 
college  must  be  involved  in  determining  the 
nature  of the participation  to be effected. All 
colleges  will  report  their  arrangements  for 
bringing students into  the academic decision  _ 
making  process  to  the  Faculty  - Student 
Committee  on  Academic Governance  by Oct. 
1,1970. 

students, 

Recommendation  3.  All  centers  and 
institutes  within  the  University  that  have 
academic  responsibilities,  or  whose  work 
either  graduate  or 
concerns 
undergraduate,  will  develop  methods  of 
involving  students  in  the  decision  - 'making 
processes  of the center or institute. Students 
associated with the center or institute must be 
involved  in  determining  the  nature  of the 
participation  to  be  effected.  All  centers  and 
institutes  whether affected or not,  will report 
for  bringing 
their  arrangements, 
students into their decisiJ:m  - making processes 
to 
tl.e  F(Jculty  - S tuden t  Committee  on 
Academic Governance  by Oct.  1, 1970. 

if  any 

Part II 

Participation 

in 

the  Academic 

Student 
Council 

In considering student participation in the 
Academic  Council,  this  Committee  had  the 
advantage  of  the  numerous  suggestions  for 
such  participation  made  in  the  discussion  of 
the  Massey  Report  by  the  Council  in  the 
several  meetings  devoted  to  this  topic during 
fall  1969. 

-4.  We  have  also  noted that most  of the 
developments  reported  to  us  seem  to  be  ad 
hoc arrangements,  not reflected in  the bylaws. 
of  the  departments  or  colleges,  and  we 
strongly  suggest  that  such  arrangement  be 
codified into written bylaws. 
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..  .  .  .  students  and  faculty  should  come  together  for  decision 

After  extended  examination  of  all  the 
or 
at 
suggestions 
subsequently  by  members  of the  University 
community,  the  Committee proposes the two 
recommendations presented below_ 

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although  other  arrangements  seem 
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however,  It seems  adVISable  flIst  to  conSIder 
that student ~embers  why  we  rejected the  other major suggestions. 
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....... ,. system  at filISt  seemed 
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to us  to have merit. But let us consider what a 
academic  governing 
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~OCIated .w.rth  an  academIC' urnt be  involVed 
structure would  mean. In such a system there 
m  ~~e~~g the  procedures  for  student  would  be  departmental  student  advisory 
committees 
faculty 
committees  There  would be  college  advisory 
committees' 
faculty 
- committees.  There  would  be  a  student 
academic  council  and  a  student  academic 
senate. 

.  partiCIpation  m  the  gove~ance of that unit. 
-3.  We  strongly  believe  that  students 
selected to .parti<:ipate in a given commi(tee of 
an  academIC  urnt  should  be  chosen  from  a 
broad b~ congruous  with  the constituency 
of the urnt. 

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-4.  We  recommend  that  prov,ision  be 
student 
specific  minority 

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. representation. 

The 

It  may  indeed  be  the  case  iliat  a  single 
model  will  never 
fit  all  deparments  or 
colleges; and in any event, until we have  more 
information  as 
to  the  success  of  various 
models,  we  cannot  make  extremely  specific 
recommendations  for  the  various  academic 
units of the University. 
three 

recommendations  proposed 
below, thus,  are  designed  to  be a beginning, a 
beginning  which  will insure  that students are 
involved  in' academic  governance  at  the 
department  and  college  level,  and  that  they 
are  involved,  where  appropriate,  within  the 
various 
the 
University . 
The 

include 
reporting  procedures  to  a  proposed  new 
FacuIty  -.  Student  Committee  on  Academic 
Governance  whose  duties  and  charges  are 
detailed  in  Part  V  of the  report.  We  suggest 
the  formation  of the  new  committee  as  the 
device to monitor efforts at involving students 
in  the  academic  decision  - making  process, 
and  to  continue  to make recommendations in 
this area. 

recommendations 

institutes  of 

centers 

and 

all 

1.  Each 

Recommendation 

academic 
department  or  school  within  the  University 
will develop methods of involving its students, 
both  undergraduate  and  graduate,  in 
the 
academic  decision  - making processes  of that 
unit,  with  each  unit deciding  what makes up 
its  constituency.  For  example,  it  is  assumed 
that  all  majors  of a  given  department  or 
the  constituents  of  that 
school  must  be 
department or school; but it will remain  to be 
determined  by each  unit whether it wishes to 
include  major  - preference  freshmen  ,and 
- preference 
interested  no 
sophomores, 
students,  minors,  etc.  Student constituents of 
a  department  or  school  must  be  involved  in 
determining the  nature of the participation to 
be  effected.  All departments  or schools  will 

In  a  completely  parallel  system,  there 
would  also  be  standing  student  committees 
similar  in  nature  to  the  existing  faculty 
committees.  Such  committees  would  initiate 
reports  on  the  same  subjects as  the  current 
faculty  committ~es and  would transmit those 
reports  to  the  student  academic  council and 
the  student  senate  and  eventually  to  the 
President and the Board of Trustees. 

Our  Committee rejects  this  model for the 
following  reas.ons:  (a)  Many  departments  and 
colleges  have  already  set  up  committees 
composed  of  faculty  and  students,  and  to 
adopt  such  a  plan  would  destory  such 
progress  as  has  been  made 
to  .integrate 
students  and  faculty 
into  one  academic 
community. (b)  This  committee was  concerned 
with  what  could  happen  if  two  separate 
reports  were  filed  on  the  same  topic  by  the 
the  inevitable 
two  governments.  Consider 
friction, for example, if the President and the 
Board  chose 
to  accept  a  student  report 
concerning  tenure  regulations,  or  a  faculty 
report on dormitory regulations. 

In any event, the committee felt that even 
the  possibility  of  separate  decisions  would 
the  academic 
to  divide 
further 
serve 
community  rather  than 
to  unify  it,  and 
further  serve  to hinder  the  decision  - making 
process rather than to expedite it. 

the 

For  these  central reasons,  this  committee 
rejects 
idea  of  completely  parallel 
structures.  As  was  seen  in  Part  I,  however, 
colleges  and  departments  would  be  free,  if 
they individually so  chose, to institute parallel 
structures  at  the  college  and  departments 
would  be  free,  if they individually  so  chose, 
to  institute  parallel  structures  at  the  college 
and department level 

.  But  we  feel  strongly  that  students  and 
faculty  ought  to  come  together  for  decision 
making regarding  mutual concerns at the level 
of  the  Academic  Council  and  thus  be  in  a 
position  to present  a single  report on  a given 
issue to the President and the Board. 

chosen 

2.  Selection  of undergraduate  students  at 
large, 
stjAdent 
from 
government organizations.  TIlls  procedure 
would  not  be  consonant  with  the  kinds  of 
acade~c  questions  that  members  of  the 
Academic Council are asked to consider. 

current 

At  present, 

student  government ·  at 
Michigan  State  University  draws its  members 

~s .changed  only  because  the  size  of the  body 
IS  mcreased. 

To  those  who  contend  that  the  elected 
faculty  can  be out - voted by a coalition of all 
students,  all  deans, plus  a  strong minority  of 
faculty  members,  we  suggest  that there  is  no 
evidence  that faculty,  deans  or  students have 

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.. . .. to  refuse  students  the  opportunity  to  participate  with  their 
vote  as  well as  their  voice  would lead to a lack of commitment ... " 
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from.  ~ous  geographical 
living 
orgaruzations represented on campus. Student 
government  does not concern  itself with such 
matte~s as  grading,  curriculum  development, 
estabHshment  of new  colleges  and  programs, 
etc. 

We  agree  with  those  who  argue 

ever voted together as a group. 

and 

are 

These 

appropriately 

academic 
concerns,  and should  be dealt with by faculty 
and  students chosen for their connection with 
academic  affairs.  A  facuhy  organization 
organized  on  the  same  principle  as  ASMSU 
would have  its  members  chosen by virture  of 
their  living  in  East  Lansing,  Okemos  and 
Haslett.  Surely no one could argue  for such a 
faculty  organization,  and  we  would  insist 
similarly , that  location  of a  bedroom  is  not 
an  appropriate  basis for establishing eligibility 
for  student  membership  on  the  Acadmemic 
Council. 

-

3.  Selection  f rom  the  ooriolJS  colleges  of 
non 
voting  student  members  of  the 
Such  an  arrangement 
Academic Cou ncil. 
would  answer those  who have contended that 
giving  the  vote  to  students would drastically 
change  the nature of the Council, and make it 
less the voice of the faculty. 

tenable.  But 

If the  Academic  Council  concerned  itself' 
only  with  matters  affecting  the  faculty ,  an 
faculty  voting 
argument  advocating  only 
membership  would  be 
the 
Academic  Council  has  concerned  itself  in 
recent  years  with  the  major  grading  report, 
living  conditions in the dormitories, control of 
,disruptions,  an  amelioration  of their  causes, 
development  and  change  of the curricula  and 
participation  in  the  October  15  Moratorium. 
These  are  matters clearly affecting students 
as  much  as  faculty, and to refuse students the 
opp~rtunity to  participate with their  vote  as 
well  as  their  voice  would  lead  to  a  lack  of 
commitment  on  the  part  of students  to  any 
,decisions made by the Council. 

4.  Formation  of  a  student  advisory 
committee  to  which  the  Academic  Council 
would be  held  "accountable. "Presumably,  if 
such  a  ·student  committee  would  make  a 
recommendation, 
the  Academic  Council 
would  be  under  the  obligation  to  deal  with 
that recommendation in some amanner. 

The  problem  here  is  the  defmition  of 
"accountability."  Does either a  negative  vote 
or  a  positive  vote  on  any  given  issue  mean 
that the  Academic  Council  has  "accounted" 
for  a  report?  Are  students  from  the  the 
advisory  committee  to  be  given  the  right  to 
debate in the Academic Council? 

to 

If they  are,  what change  do we  have  from 
the  present  situation?  If they  are  not,  how 
will  students  be  able  fully  to  understand  a 
request  a 
negative  vote,  effectively 
reconsideration. effectively  communicate  any 
feeling  that  their defmition  of accountability 
has  not been met? This Committee concludes 
that  accoun~ility would  not be met by  the 
formation  of  a  student  advisory  committee. 
For  these  various  reasons,  then,  we  have 
rejected  the  above  suggestions  in  favor  of the 
following recommendations: 

Recommendation  4.  There  shall  be  one 
voting  undergraduate  student  seated  on  the 
Academic  Council  from  each  of  the  13 
colleges  whose  primary  educational  tosks  is 
the' education of the undergraduate. 

Recommendation  5.  There  shall  be  six 
voting  graduate  students  on  the  Academic 
Council,  selected  from  among  those  colleges 
which  have a graduate or professional training 
function.  No  college  may  be  represented  by 
more  than  one  representative  at  any  given 
time.  Croduate  students  sholl  be  selected  by 
the Council of Graduate Students. 

It  is  appropriate  now  to  tum  to  some 
these 

.  justifications 

of 

specific 
recommendations. 

undergraduate 

The  Committee  chose  the  procedure  of 
the 
adding 
to 
Academic  Council  by  virture  of 
their 
membership  in  an  academic  college.  There 
seems  no  satisfactory  basis  on  which  to 
eliminate any particular college. 

students 

We  feel  sure  that  the  Academic  Council 
would  not  vote  to  eliminate  the  sole  faculty 
representative  from  a  given  college  on. the 
grounds 
that  we  were  getting  too  many 
members  in  the  Council.  Accordingly,  the 
committee  could  not  agree  to  eliminate  the 
student frmom  any given college in calling for 
undergraduate  student  representatives  on  the 
Academic Council. 

To  those who assert that the addition of 19 
or  more  students will  make  the  Academic 
Council  an  unwieldy  body,  we  would  answer 
that  there  is  no  evidence  to  suggest  that  the 
nature  of an already large parliamentary body 

suggestions 

that 
concerns  peculiar  to  the  faculty  should  be 
considered by the facuIty alone. Part V of this 
document  makes 
regarding 
changes  in  the  elected  faculty  council  to 
provide a means of dealing with these matters. 
We  also  agree  with  those  who  argue  that 
concerns  peculiar 
to  stUdents  should  be 
considered  by  students  alone.  Part  V of this 
document  includes  proposals  to  this  effect 
regarding the Student Affairs Committee. 

Our 

regarding 

However,  it  seems  to  this  Committee  that 
most  of  the  actions  taken  by  the  Academic 
Council  in  the  past  several  years  concerned 
students and faculty  alike. 
recommendations 

the 
addition of undergraduates  to  the  Academic 
Council  are  obvious.  We  have  13  colleges 
primarily  concerned  with  the  education  of 
undergraduates.  We  feel  that  each  college 
should be represented  by  one  undergraduate 
student,  chosen  from  that college's  majors or 
major  preference  students  by  any  system 
agreed  upon  by  the  students  of that college. 
The  Committee  prefers  having  students 
elected  by  their  peers,  but  we  realize  that 
elections  may  not  always  represent  the  best 
way  for  the  selection  of  students.  At  the 
very 
to  the 
Academic  Council must be selected according 
to  procedures  agreed  upon  by  a  vote  of the 
students within that college. 

least,  any  stUdent  selected 

The  recommendation  concerning  graduate 
special  mention.  Our 
students 
needs 
recommendations 
following 
are  made 
consultation  with  the  Council  of  Graduate 
the  approval  of  the 
Students  and  with 
graduate 
this 
Committee.  We  beliveve  that the  addition  of 
six graduate  students selected  by  the Council 
of  Graduate  Students  will  be  a  sufficient 
minimum  to  present  a  strong  and  varied 
graduate  student  voice 
the  Academic 
Council. 

representative  on 

student 

in 

Part III 
Student 
Participation 
Committees of the Academic Council 

on 

Standing 

faculty 

The  present 

decision  making; 

standing 
several 
committees  are  a  major  component  of 
university 
their 
recommendations and reports provide most of 
the  agenda  for  the Academic  Council  and 
these 
eventually 
committees  that  careful,  detailed  scrutiny  is. 
given  to  suggestions for changes in established 
programs  and  to  efforts  to  innovate  new 
programs. 

the  Senate. 

It  is 

in 

Manifestly,  the  academic  dec~sion - making 
process  to which these committees are central 
is  as  significant  for  students  as  for  faculty, 
. and  if students  are  to  be  involved  in  those 
decisions  that affect their academic careers at 
MSU,  they  must have an opportunity to share 
in the  work of these committees. 

own 

By  bringing  into  committee  deliberations 
their 
and 
perspectives,  students  can  make  a  valuable 
contribution  to the  development  of academic 
policy and legislation. 

experiences 

unique 

Perhaps  more  than  any  other  unit  of the 
university,  the  committee process constitutes 
"channels" of policy - making. Student access 
to  as  well  as  confidence  in  the  integrity  of 
these  channels  is  best  ensured  by  student 
representation on these committees. 

Since  these  committees  vary  in  size,  and 
since  students  have  a greater interest in  some 
committees  than  others  there  is  no  possible 
rationale  for  having  the  same  number  of 
students  on  all  committees.  Therefore,  the 
following 
for 
different numbers of voting student members, 
with  a  brief  rationale  provided  for  these 
differences. 

recommendations  provide 

Recommendation 

appellation 
standing  committee"  shall  be 

"faculty 
changed to "council standing committee." 

The 

6. 

Recommendation 

7. 
The  University 
Educational  I'olicies  Committee shall have six 
undergraduate  students  and  three  graduate 
students. 

Recommendation 

The  University 
8. 
Curriculum  Committee 
six 
shall  have 
undergraduate  students  and  one  graduate 
student. 

Of  all  the  University  standing  committees, 
two  - Curriculum  and  Educational 
these 
Policies  - are  those  most  centrally  concerned 
with  the  academic  interests  of  all  students. 
Consequently,  they  should  have  the  greatest 

participate in  academic  government 

MSU Faculty News, Feb. 24, 1970 

student voice  and vote.  One graduate student 
member 
the  University  Curriculum 
Committee  is  proposed  at  the  request  of 
COGS. 

for 

9. 

Recommendation 

The  University 
Committee  on Honors Programs shall have six 
undergraduates  and  one  graduate  student. 
Three  of the undergraduates shall be members 
of the Honors College, chosen by the students 
three 
of 
undergraduates  shall  not  be  members  of the 
Honors  College.  The gradoote student shall be 
one  who  has  completed  a  baccalaureate 
degree in an honors program. 

that  College; 

other 

the 

We  propose  three  undergraduate  stUdent 
members  who  are  not  in  Honors  College  in 
recognition  of the  fact  that there  are  honors 
programs  in  many  colleges  and  departments 
not  directly  tied  to  the  Honors College,  and 
there  are  honors  sections  not  restricted  to 
Honors College students. 

Recommendation 

The  University 
International  Projects  Committee  and  the 
Library  Committee 
three 
undergraduates and two gradoote students. 

shall 

have 

10. 

These 

undergraduate  members 

are 
proposed  in  keeping  with  Recommendation 
15.  Two  graduate  members  are  proposed  at 
the request of COGS. 

College; 

LIBERAL  ARTS:  Arts  and  Letters,  Justin 
Morrill,  University 
SOCIAL 
SCIENCE:  Business,  Communication  Arts, 
Education,  Home Economics, James Madison, 
SCIENCE: 
Social 
Agriculture 
Resources, 
Engineering,  Human  Medicine,  Lyman Briggs, 
Natural Science, Veterinary Medicine. 

Science;  NATURAL 
Natural 

-and 

It  should  be  noted  that  although  the 
number  of  colleges  in  the  respective  areas 
is 
3-6-6, 
approximately  the  same  in  each  of  three 
areas. 

students 

number 

the 

of 

Recommendation  17.  The  Council  of 
Grodoote  Students  will  be  responsible  for 
selecting  graduate  student  members  of the 
separate University &tanding committees. 

Part IV 
Specijic  Minority  Representation  (Blacks, 
Latin  Americans  and  Native  Ameriams)  in 
Academic Government 

R~commen~~;' - 18.  There  $hall  be 
additional 
student 
seats· for  minority 
representation  on  the  Academic Council and 
all  standing  committees  of the  Council.  The 
means  of  selecting  these  students  will  be 
developed  by the appropriate minority groups 
and reported  to the Committee  on Academic 
Governance by Oct.  1, 1970. 

Recommendation  19.  There  shall  be  J 0 
seats  on  the  Academic  Council  in  order  to 
specific  minority 
provide 
representation. 

for 

Recommendation 

11.  The  University 
Faculty  Tenure  Committee  shall  have  three 
undergradoote  students  and  one  gradoote 
student. 

Students on the Faculty Tenure Committee 
have  an appropriate place in that Committee's 

Recommendation  20.  There  shall  be  three 
minority  seats  on  the  University  Educational 
University 
Policies 
Curriculum  Committee, 
the  University 
the 
Committee 
University  International  Projects  Committee, 
the  University  Library  Committee, and there 
shall  be  two minority seats  on the  University 
Faculty  Tenure Committee and the University 
the  judicial  (case  appeal)  Committee  on  B.usiness  Affairs,  in  order  to 

on  Honors  Programs, 

Committee, 

. the 

concern  for  the  making  of  general  policy 
concerning  tenure.  Whether  students  should 
be  involved 

in 

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  1 

"  .  .  .  concerns  peculiar  to faculty should be considered by faculty 
alone  ... "  and  "concerns peculiar to students should be considered 
by students alone." 

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the 

function  of  the  Committee  is  less  apparent. 
Accordingly,  we  make 
following 
recommendation: 
R ecommendation 

12.  The  University 
Faculty  Tenure  Comm.ittee shall report to the 
Committee  on  Academic Governance on their 
determination  concerning  the  inclusion  of 
students 
deliberations  of  the 
Committee. 

the 

in 

Recommendation 

The  University 
Business  Affairs  Committee  shall  have  three 
undergraduate and one graduate students. 

J 3. 

on 

The  recommendation  regarding  student 
the  Business  Affairs 
membership 
Committee  is  made  while  a  decision  of the 
Board or"Trustees about the responsibilities of 
that  Committee  is  pending.  It is  recognized 
that 
the  Board's  ultimate  decision  may 
suggest  a  different  pattern  of  student 
representation. 

Recommendation 

14.  The  University 
Faculty  Affairs  Committee  shall  have  no 
student members. 

This 

presumes 

recommendation 

the 
establishment  of  a  Committee  on  Academic 
Governance  (see  Part  V),  which  shall assume 
functions  of legitimate  concern  to  students' 
now  assigned 
the  Faculty  Affairs 
Committee. 

to 

If such  a  new  committee is established, the 
Faculty  Affairs  Committee  would  be 
responsible  for  matters  of exclusive  concern 
to 
fringe  benefits, 
insurance,  etc.,  as  enumerated  in  the bylaws 
(5.4.3.3). 

faculty:  Salary, 

the 

Recommendation  15.  Either  three  or  six 
undergraduate students are  to be appointed to 
the  standing  committees.  The  Pattern  of the 
University  Curriculum  Committee  of  using 
basic subcommittees in social sciences, natural 
sciences and liberal arts  to reach a decision in 
to  be 
matters  relating  to  those  areas, 
followed  in  the  selection  of undergraduates 
for all committees. F,ither one or two students 
shall  be  chosen from  each  of these areas, and 
all  colleges of the University shall be allocated 
to  an  appropriate  area  for  the  purpose  of 
selecing students. 

is 

Initially 

Recommendation  16. 

the  J 3 
undergraduate  members  of  the  Council 
representing  the  various  colleges  primarily 
concerned  with  undergraduate  education  will 
colleges  will  provide 
determine  which 
undergraduate  student  representation  on  the 
several  University  standing committees.  F..ach 
college  will  then  be  responsible  for selecting 
the  student  representatives  to  the  separate 
standing committees. Student constituents of 
a  college  must be  involved in determining the 
selection procedures. 

For  purposes  of clarification,  the  colleges 
as  they  are  assigned  in  the  pattern  followed 
by  the  Curriculum  Committee  in  setting  up 
basic 
follows: 

subcommittees 

are 

as 

provide  for  speciFrc  minority  representation 
on these committees. 

Recommendation  21.  There  shall  be  seven 
minority  seats  on  the  University  Student 
Affairs  Committee 
to  provide 
in  order 
specifcic minority representation. 

Recommendation  22.  There  shall  bp  five 
minority  seats  on  the  University  Committee 
on Arodemic Governance  in  order  to provide 
for specijic minority representation. 

Recommendation  23.  While  there  may  be 
no  universal  model for  inclusion  of students 
into the academic departments and colleges of 
the  University,  every department and college 
will  develop  the  necessary  models  to  insure.. 
minority representation  wherever possible. 

In 

of 

light 

today's 

realities, 

our 
representative  structures by their very  nature 
fail  to  air  certain  points  of  view.  It  is  our 
contention  that  minority  groups·  delmed  as 
Blacks, 
and  Native 
Americans  have  suffered  most  under  these 
kinds  of representative  structures  withiIi our 
society. 

Latin  Americans 

The  recommendations  set  forth  are  not 
attempts  to  negate  the  predominant  white 
viewpoint,  nor for  that matter to  stalemate  a 
particular vote. 

It  is  rather  an  attempt  to  negate  the 
inequities  and deficiencies so  apparent in the 
representative  structure  at  least  until  that 
time  when  such  provisions  are  no  longer 
necessary. 

Our recommendations concerning minority 
representation  on  the Academic Council,  the 
standing  committees  of  the  Council,  the 
colleges  and  departments  are  the  result  of 
extensive  consultation with  the  organiations 
representative  of  the  minority  groups  as 
believe 
above.  We 
defined 
our 
recommendations 
the  mlD1JnUm 
reflect 
number  of  minority  student  involvement 
which will ensure just representation. 

Part V 

Additional Recommendations 

One  of  the  problems  before  the  New 
in 
Committee  on  Student  Participation 
the 
Academic  Government 
question  of  students'  representation  on  the 
Faculty  Affairs  Committee  of the  Academic 
Council. 

concerned 

It  was  argued  on 

the  one  hand  that 
inasmuch  as  that  committee  had  in  the  past 
concerned  itself  with  by  law  changes  and 
other 
in  academic  governance, 
students should be  represented  if their ideas 
and  aspirations  were  to  be  treated  with  the 
seriousness they deserved. 

reforms 

On  the  other  hand,  persuasive  arguments 
were  offered  that  the  faculty  should  have  a 
clear  and  unique  voice  for  the expression  of 
those matters that were of primary concern to 
faculty qua faculty. 

To resolve  this dilemma,  namely,  to create 
a  structure  that  would  enable  students  to 

in  deliberations  over 

participate 
future 
changes  in  the  form  of academic  governance 
and  to safeguard  the faculty  voice  in matters 
that  are  of  primary  concern  to  them  as 
faculty, we propose the following: 

A. The Faculty Affairs Committee 
Recommendation  24.  The  Faculty  Affairs 
Committee shall report to the Elected Faculty 
Council, rather than  to the Academic Council, 
on  matters  of  exclusive  concern  to  the 
faculty:  Salary,  fringe  benefits,  insurance, 
etc.;  as  enumerated  in  the  Bylaws (5.4.3.3). 
The Bylaws of the University shall be charJBfld 
to  provide  that  the  Elected  Faculty  Council 
may  by  majority  vote  of those  present and 
voting  refer  matters  of exclusive  concern  to 
the  faculty  directly  to the Academic Senate. 
Recommendation  25.  The  Faculty  Affairs 
Committee  shall  be  relieved  of  its  direct 
responsibility concerning the Bylaws. 

As  stated earlier, we .believe that "concerns 
peculiar  to  the  faculty  should  be considered 
alone .... "  Accordingly,  we  here  propose  that 
the  Faculty  Affairs  Committee,  composed 
solely of members  of  the  faculty,  deal  with 
faculty  problems  and  report  to  the  Elected 
Faculty Council. 

B.  The  Faculty  - Student  Committee  on 

I 

Academic Governance. 
Recommendation 

26. 

The  Academic 
Council  shall  create  a  University  Committee 
on  Academic  Governance  composed  of one 
faculty  member and one  student to represent 
each  of the  colleges  of the  University.  The 
mechanism 
the 
Committee shall originate  within the colleges. 
In  additlbn,  jive  faculty  members  shall  be 
selected  by the Committee  on Committees to 
include all three faculty ranks. 

for  student  inclusion  on 

changes 

to  assure 

charged  with 

Recommendation 

the  responsibility 

27.  The  University 
Committee  on  Arodemic  Governance  shall 
be 
for 
continuing  review  of  the  Bylaws  of  the 
that  they  are  being 
University 
observed  and  with 
the  responsibility  for 
making  recommendations  to  the  Council for 
whatever 
the 
in 
Committee's 
indicate. 
Specifically,  this  Committee  is  also charged' 
with  the  responsibility  for  continuing study 
of  the  steps  being  taken 
throughout  the 
University  to  involve  students  in  academic 
government  in  accord  with  the action  taken 
by  the  Academic  Councii  on  this  present 
report and with the  responsibility for making 
to  the  -COUncil- as··  the-· 
recommendations 
Committee ~ investigations indicate. 

investigations 

the  Bylaws 

have 

One  would 
to 

to  be  extremely 
insensitive 
the  current  ethos  not  to 
recognize  the wide - spread  concern  over  the 
governance  of  institutions of higher learning. 
Regardless  of  one's  philosophic  approach, 
vested  interest,  or  aspiration  for  change,  the 
fact  remains  that  rarely  in  the  history  of 
higher education have so many questions been 
raised  concerning who should be involved and 
what form  the involvement should take in the 
governing of colleges and universities. 

"initiate,  review  and  recommend  proposed 
changes  in the procedures through which such 
... make 
regulations  are  promulgated  and 
appropriate 
the 
Academic Council" (5.4.8.3). 

recommendations 

to 

The second charge, detailed in 5.4.8.3, thus 
deals  with living unit policies. We believe such 
poliCies  would  be  more  effectively  and 
appropriately handled by a group organized in 
terms  of living units. Accordingly, we propose 
the following: 

Recommeendation 28. Section 5.4.8.3. shall 
be  eliminated from  the charge  of the Student 
. 
. 
Affairs Committee. 
If this recommendation is approved by the 
Council,  we  further  propose that, in keepiDg 
with  this action, ASMSU and I or the Student 
Affairs  Committee initiate amendment of the 
Academic  Free  Report,  sections  5.2  and 5.3 
to read as follows: 

5.2  It  is  recommended,  however,  that 
regulations  developed  by  living  units  be 
reviewed by the  appropriate governing group. 
The  governing  group,  after·  reviewing  the 
regulations, shall refer the matter back to the 
living  unit,  together with any .suggestions  for 
change.  After  review  by  the  living  unit,  the 
the  major 
matter  shall  be  returned 
governing  group  which  shall  forwaId  the 
regulation, 
any 
recommendations  to  cares  to  make,  to  the 
Student Board of ASMSU. The Student Boani 
of  ASMSU  shall  review  the  regulations  and 
forward 
any 
recommendations  they  care  to  make,  to  the 
Vice  President  for  Student Affairs.  The Vice 
President  for  Student  Affairs  shall  make 
public  his  decision  regarding  the regulations. 
5.3  A  major  governing  group  or  the 

together  with 

together  with 

them, 

to 

Student  Board  of  ASMSU  may  originate, 
regulations,  but  such  regulations  must  be 
referred  directly  to  the  appropriate  living 

units,  whereupon  the  procedure  described in 
the preceding paragraph shall be followed. 

Recommendation  29.  The  Student Affain 
Committee 
shall  be  composed  of  ODe 
undergraduate student from each college. The 
Vice  President  for  Student  Affairs  and  the 
Associate  Dean  of Students  shall  serve  ex 
officio without vote. 
Recommendation 

newly 
constituted  Student Affairs Committee shall 
be  charged  to  examine,  study, and evaluate 
all  policies  of the  Vice  President for  Student 
Affairs  and  advise  the  Vice  President  for 
_ .Student  Affairs, .. the  Associate.  D_ '-01 
the  Academic  Council 

and 

The 

30. 

Students 
thereupon. 

31. 

The 

Recommendation 

newly 
constituted  Student  Affairs  Committee  IIhtJII 
also  be  charged  with  the present duties of the 
on  Academic  Right&  OIId 
Committee 
Responsibilities as  described in Section 2.30/ 
the Academic Freedom Report. 

If Recommendation 31 is approved by the 
Council,  we  further  propose  that, in keeping 
with  this action, ASMSU and I or the Student 
Affairs  Committee initiate amendment of the 
Academic  Freedom  Report 
to  eliminate 
section 2.3. 

Institutions  that  have  been  lethargic  or 
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 
"  .  .  .  our representative  structures by  their very  nature  fail  to air 

certain points of view." 

. ................................................................................. . 

. 

complacent  or  have  relied  upon unexamined 
out  - moded  forms  of organization  or  false 
assumptions  have  done  so  to their  sorrow.  It 
may have been sufficient in the past to resolve 
the  problems  created by new  social pressures 
in  an  ad  hoc  fashion.  It seems  likely  that in 
the  future  such  a  policy  would  result  in  at 
least governance by "crisis resolution" and at 
worst chaos and anarchy. 

No  committee  is  likely  to offer a  panacea 
for  the  complex  problems  of  the  rapidly 
changing  social  system  and  certainly  no such 
the  Committee  on 
claim 
for 
is  made 
Academic Governance. 

perhaps 

impossible, 

some  agency 

It  would,  however,  appear  prudent  to 
establish 
that  would  be 
specifically  charged  with 
the  admittedly 
task  of 
difficult, 
anticipating  changes  in  academic  governance 
that  might· be  accomplished 
in  rational 
fashion.  It would  seem  that the  likelihood  of 
avoiding  precipitate  actions under  conditions 
of high tension would be improved. 
C. Student Affairs Committee 
Earlier 

this  report,  we  stated  our 
conviction  that as  faculty  concerns  should be 
handled  by  faculty  alone,  so  "concerns 
peculiar to the students should be considered 
by students alone." 

in 

At  present,  the  Student Affairs Committee 
has  two major charges under  the by. laws: (1) 
''To  examine,  study  and  evaluate  all policies 
of the  Vice  President  for  Student  Affairs  as 
they  affect  academic  achievement  in  the 
University  and  advise  the  Vice  President  for 
the  Associate  Dean  of 
Student  Affairs, 
Students 
the  Academic  Council 
and 
thereupon  (5.4.8.2)  and  (2)  to  "review  and 
recommend  changes  in  regulations  governing 
student  conduct  as  developed  and  proposed 
by  living  units and governing groups"  and  to 

Recommendation  32.  One  student,  either 
sradoote  or  undergradoote,  to'  be  selecied 
from  the  student  members  of the  Acodemic 
Council  by  those  members,  will serve on alae 
Steering Committee of the University. 
believes 
Committee 

this 
representation  is  necessary  to eii.sure student 
voice  in  detennining  what  matters·  wi]  be 
brought before the Academic Council. 

This 

Faculty invited 

Faculty  "bosses"  have  been  invited 
to  accompany  their  secretaries  to  a 
session  of  this  week's  16th  annual ' 
Business Women's Club Institute. 

The  session,  from  9  to  11  a.m. 
Thursday  in  the  Union, is  devoted  to  a 
discussion  of  employee  - employer 
relations and attitudes. It will be  chaired 
by Daniel Kruger, professor of labor and 
industrial  relations. 

To speak today 

Today's  speaker  at  the  FacUlty  Club 
luncheon  in  the  Union  will  be  John 
of 
McNeill, 
phannacology.  His  topic  is  "Drugs  and 
Drug Abuse." 

professor 

assistant 

M~UFacu1ty N~ws, Feb. 24,1970 

Pesticide  Center.  •  • 

(Continued from page 1) 
aware  of this  paradox.  In  one  of  the 
flI'St  efforts  to  reduce  the  chances  of 
over  - application  of  fertilizers,  they 
developed a method of leaf analysis that 
allows  frui~  growers  to  make  exact 
applications  of  fertilizers.  Before  leaf 
analysis,  most  plantings  were  fertilized 
by the  "shot gun" method which often 
meant over - application. 
*  *  * 
AWAKENED  . PUBLIC 

interest  and 
government  concern  made  possible  the 
formation  of an MSU interdepartmental 
pesticide  research  effort  in  1964.  As  a 
result,  scientists  from  17  departments 
are  now  conducting  an  all  - out, 
coordmated research effort on all phases 
of pest  and pesticide - related problems. 
The  new  campus  facility  that  houses 
these  research efforts contains necessary 
laboratory 
controlled 
equipment, 
environment  chambers and greenhouses. 
. According  to Gordon  Guyer,  director 
of  the  new  Pesticide  Research  Center, 
"Interdisciplinary 
is  much 
more  important  now  than  it  was  six 
this  program  was 
years  ago  when 
are 
initially  planned. 

Issues  now 

research 

involved  not  only  with  persistent 
pesticides  and  insecticides,  but  also 
many  other compounds and other types 
of pollutants." 

"It  has  become  very  evident  that  the 
philosophy  of  an 
interdisciplinary 
approach  is  absolutely  essential  if we 
hope  to solve  the  pesticide  problems of 
today and tomorrow," Guyer said. 

"Already,  input  from  the  Center  has 
changed  the  philosophy of pest  control 
in  Michigan,"  he  said.  "We  have  gone 
from 
using 
pesticides  to integrated programs where 
we 
conceivable 
technique  to bring pest populations into 
reasonable bounds." 

primarily 

programs 

every 

using 

are 

better  time 
infestation. 

to  meet  peaks  of  pest 

Scientists  in  the  Pesticide  Research 
Center  are  not investigating pest control 
problems  alone.  They  direct  much  of 
their effort toward the study of the long 
- and  short-term  environmental  effects 
of pesticides. 

"The main  objective of our research is 
to anticipate problems rather than react 
to  them,"  Guyer  said.  "We  now have  a 
well  - balanced  program  that  includes 
the  objectives  of meeting  the  needs  of 
growers, 
time 
intensifying  our  research  efforts on the 
environmental  and  possible  detrimental 
effects of pesticides." 

and  at 

same 

the 

*  *  * 
NEW  INTEGRATED  approaches  to 
the  use  of 
include 
pest  problems 
biological 
introducing 
controls.  By 
natural predators of insect pests into the 
environment, scientists  can provide help 
the  danger  of 
for  growers  without 
contamination from insecticides. 

Other 

integrated  control  measures 
often used are  cultural methods, such as 
plowing  or planting at a certam time, or 
the  use  of a more selective pesticide at a 

are 

invited '  to 

Seminar  offered 
Faculty 

remind 
students of a  meeting tonight at 7:30 in 
the  Union Sun Porch at which plans will 
be  announced  for  an  International 
Seminar in comparative Journalism. The 
seminar,  which  consists  of two  courses, 
will  be June  22  -Aug. IS in Yugoslavia. 
to  30 
Enrollment  will  be 
students. 

limited 

Veteran  scientists. 

. . 

(Continued from page  1) 

the  north  campus.  In  1957,  Mehner 
counted  only  a  few  pairs  and  just  one 
young bird." 

*  *  * 
WALLACE  had  theorized  that  the 
DDT  dropped  or  was  washed  from  the 
elms,  accumulated  in  the  soil  and  was 
absorbed by earthworms. A robin would 
eat  the  earthworms and die  when  DDT 
buildup in its brain reached lethal levels. 
He obtained a grant from the federal 
Fish  and  Wildlife  Service  and  had  a 
number  of dead  robiJis  'analyzed- iIi  it 
laboratory  in  the  agricultural  chemistry 
(now biochemistry) department. 

"I admit  I  was scared," Wallace  says 
today.  "Everyone  told me  I  was wrong. 
I had said that DDT was killing the birds 
before  we  got  the  results  from  the 
analyses." 
Those 

his 
contention,  and  so  further efforts were 
made 
to  minimize  effects  of  DDT 
spraying on wildlife, particularly  on the 
robins.  In  1962, elm spraying with DDT 
was discontinued on the campus. 

supported 

results 

Much  of 

the  evidence  Wallace 
gathered  was  cited  by  the  late  Rachel 
Carson  in  her best-selling  book, "Silent 
Spring." 

Wallace  says  that  effects  of  the 
chemicai  are  still  evident  among  the 
birds.  Omnivorous  species,  such  as 
starlings,  grackles  and  sparrows,  have 
replaced 
feed 
primarily  on  insects  and  worms.  The 
campus  robin  population  is  still  down, 
he adds. 
"I 

think  this  change 

in  species 

species 

those 

that 

is 

composition 
irreversible,"  Wallace 
says.  "But  I  won't  live  long enough  to 
ever know." 

*  *  * 
JANES, professor of entomology and 
arrived  at 
extension 
entomologist, 
Michigan  State in  1946, about the  time 
DDT 
chlorinated 
hydrocarbons  were 
introduced.  He 
recalls  waging  a  long  struggle,  not  to 
eliminate  the  chemicals,  but to regulate 
their use. 

other 

and 

Trying  to  control  the  use  of DDT 
was  "a real problem," he says, "because 
the  public was  so  enthusiastic  about its 
effectiveness."  The public climate in the 
early  '50s,  Janes  says,  would  not  have 
permitted abolition of DDT. 

From  about  1946  to  1950,  there 
were no  guidelines on DDT use, he says, 
and  many  users  were  led  to  attempt 
perfect  control  of  insects,  which  was 
"both  costly  and unfortunately seldom 
attained." 

"These  efforts  expanded  the use  of 
insecticides and in  many cases increased 

NASA talk Monday 

Robert  Freitag  of  NASA  will 
present  an  illustrated  talk  "Results  of 
the Manned Lunar Landing Program" at 
8  p.m.  next  Monday,  in  109  Anthony 
Hall.  Freitag  is  Director  of MSF  Field 
Center  Development  at  NASA.  The 
lecture 
the  MSU 
sponsored  by 
Astronomy Department. 

is 

Insurance enrollment to  close. Friday 

This Friday is the fmal day for open 
enrollment in the University's accidental 
death  and  dismemberment  insurance 
program. 

Persons  not  now  covered  by  the 
plan  may  enroll,  and  those  already 

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enrolled  may  increase  their  coverage, 
which will become effective April 1. 

The  program 

covers  accidental 
death,  dismemberment  or  loss  of sight 
and permanent total disability. 

this 

enrollment 

Two  changes  are  being  introduced 
during 
period: 
Maximum amount of insurance available 
has  been 
to 
$150,000  and  family  coverage  is  now 
the  disability 
available 
provision). 

from  $50,000 

(except  for 

raised 

An  average  policyholder  can  obtain 
SO  per  cent  more  in  coverage  for  an 
increase  of 35  per  cent  in  his  monthly 
premium, 
according 
to  Albert  C. 
Chapman, staff benefits supervisor. 

The  program  is  underwritten  by 

Mutual of Omaha. 

the dosage rates of the chemicals." 

Tighter controls  on  chemical dosage 
rates  and  tolerance  levels  were  slow  in 
coming,  he 
says,  and  even  when 
recommendations  were  developed,  use 
of  DDT  and  other  chemicals  spread 
because  "everyone  became an expert on 
pest control." 

Janes  points  out  that  as  early  as 
1948  MSU  scientists  warned  'about 
possible  hazards  of  DDT  to  control 
codling  moths  in  apples.  In  1949  they 
recommended  cancellation  of  DDT 
where  daily  cattle  might  be  exposed, 
chemical  was  being 
because 
.. 
eliminated in milk. 

the 

BE1WEEN 

*  *  * 
1969, 
1949 
University  entomolOgists suggested that 
DDT  be  discontinued  in  six  different 
instances  where  it  presented  possible 
hazard to the environment. 

and 

Michigan  last y,ear banned all  use of 

DDT. 

"Some  of  our  really 

important 
improvements  in  insect  control  have 
resulted  from  a  better understanding of 
insect  life  histories,"  Janes  explains. 
"We  have  spent  a  lot  of time  learning 
the best time to control insects." 
problems 

pesticide 
environment  contamination  must  be 
fully  realized  as  a  part  of  total  food 
production,  public  health  and  public 
domain  problems,"  Janes  says,  "not 
merely  as  a  part  of isolated  ecological 
conditions." 

"The 

of 

the 

cent 

lower 

That's 

Picture-taking lags 
Don' t  wait until the  last  minute to be 
photographed  for  the  new  staff  and 
employe identification cards. 
from 

officials 
plea 
responsible  for  updating ID cards. They 
report  that  the volume  of persons to be 
photographed  for  the  cards  is  running 
about  40  per 
than 
anticipated.  They  express  concern  that 
the  operation  will become snarled if too 
many of MSU's more than 8,000 faculty 
and  employes  wait  until  the  last  week 
. 
(March 9-13) to be photographed. 
Scheduled  for  pictures  tJ¥s  week  (in 
Room  142 Administration Building) are 
Science, 
persons 
University  College, veterinary  medicine, 
James  Madison,  Justin  Morrill;  Lyman 
Briggs, 
studies,  military 
science,  campus  park  and  planning, 
public 
international 
programs. 

aerospace 

Natural 

safety 

from 

and 

Tuesday, Feb. 24 
6:30  a.m.  (FM) MORNING  SHOW.  (Monday 
through Friday.) 
8  a.m. (AM-FM) MORNING NEWS REPORT. 
(Monday through Friday.) 
9  a.m.  (AM-PM)  DICK  ESTELL  READS. 
"Fire  From  Heaven"  by  Renault.  (Monday 
through Friday.) 
10 a.m. (FM) ON CAMPUS. (Monday through 
Friday.) 
11  a.rn. (AM)  TRANSATLANTIC PROFll.E. 
11:30  a.m. 
(Monday 
through Friday.) 
1  p.m.  (FM)  MUSIC  TIlEATRE.  'The  New 
Moon." 
5  p.m. (AM-FM)  NEWS  60. (Monday through 
Friday.) 
8:30 p.m. (FM) BOSTON SYMPHONY. 

(AM-FM)  NEWS. 

Wednesday, Feb. 25 

11 a.m. (AM) BOOK BEAT. 
1  p.m.  (FM)  MUSIC  TIlEATRE.  "Anything 
Goes." 
8  p.m. (FM) THE ART OF GLENN GOULD. 

Thursday, Feb. 26 

(AM)  THE  ART  OF  GLENN 

10  a.m. 
GOULD. 
11  a.m. (AM) EUROPEAN REVIEW. 
1 p.m. (FM) MUSIC THEATRE. "Bajour." 
7·  p.m.  (FM)  CINCINNATI  SYMPHONY 
ORCHESTRA. 
9 p.m. (FM) JAZZ HORIZONS. 

Friday, Feb. 27 

10:30 a.m. (AM) THE GOON SHOW. 
11 a.m. (AM) A FEDERAL CASE. 
1  p.rn.  (FM) MUSIC THEATRE. "Little Me." 
2 p.m. (FM) ALBUM JAZZ. 
4:45  p.m.  (AM-PM)  EDUCATION  IN  THE 
NEWS. 

Saturday, Feb. 28 
9  a.rn.  (AM-FM)  DICK  ESTELL  READS. 
"The  Establishment  is  Alive  and  Well  in 
Washington" by Art Buchwald. 
9:30 a.m. (AM) THE WORD AND MUSIC. 
10: 30 
ESPANOL. 
11 :45  p.m.  (FM)  RECENT  ACQUISITIONS. 
1:30 p.m. (AM)  TIlE DRUM. 
2 p.m. (AM) ALBUM JAZZ. 
7  p.rn.  (FM)  liSTENERS' CHOICE.  Classics 
by calling 355.{j540. 

(AM)  V ARIEDADES  EN 

a.m. 

Sunday, March 1 
(AM-FM) 

p.m. 
2 
ORCHESTRA. 
4 p.m. (AM-FM) FROM THE MIDWAY. 
7 p.rn. (FM) COLLOQUY. 

CLEVELAND 

.Monday, March 2 

10:30 a.m. (AM) ASIA SOCIETY. 
11 a.m. (AM) COLLOQUY. 
1  p.m.  (FM)  MUSIC  THEATRE.  "Three 
Penny Opera." 
8  p.m. 
ITALIANA. "Fra Gherardo." 
10:30 p.m. (FM) MUSIC OF TODAY. 

(FM)  OPERA  FROM  RADIO 

Tuesday, F~b. 24 

7 p.m. KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE. 

Wednesday, Feb. 25 
p.m.  BLACK  MAN 

12:30 
IN  TIlE 
AMERICAS.  James  R.  Hooker  defines  Pan -
Africanism. 
1 p.m. LETS TAKE PICTURES. How to take 
holiday  pictures. 
7  p.m.  YOUNG  MUSICAL  AI{TISTS.  Pianist 
Barbara Nissman. 

Thursday, Feb. 26 

7 p.m. LA REVISTA. 

Friday, Feb. 27 
12:30  p.m.  INSIGHT.  Greenwich  Village 
writer's  agnosticism ' carries. him  to  verge  of. 
suicide. 
1 p.rn. LES FLEURS. 
7 p.m. ASSIGNMENT 10. 

Saturday, Feb. 28 

11 a.m. INNOVATIONS. 
1  p.m.  THE  SHOW.  Dick Gregory, Raven and 
Melanie. 

Sunday, March 1 
11  a.m.  NEWS  IN  PERSPECTIVE.  South's 
attempts  to  comply  with  Supreme  Court 
school ruIing. 
12 noon ASSIGNMENT 10. 
1  p.m.  NET  FESTIVAL.  life of John Philip 
Sousa. 
2:30  p.m.  SOUL!  Curtis . Mayfield,  Henry 
Shed,  The  Moments,  The  Honey  and  Melba 
Moore. 
3 :30 p.m. THE FORSYTHE SAGA. 
4 :30  p.m.  NET  JOURNAL.  U.S.  military 
interven tions. 
10 p.m.  TIlE ADVOCATES.  Do we need our 
land-based missiles? 
11  p.m.  NET  PLAYHOUSE.  "A  Generation 
of Leaves:  America, Inc.,"  premiere  of 8-part 
series  rift  between  generations.  (90 minutes) 
Monday, March 2 
7 p.m. SPARTAN SPORTLITE.