Trustees to meet with selection committee By LINDA GORTMAKER concern over what criteria AUSSC was and the trustees, a list of desired aims future," Hathaway wrote in letter to to at have had "lots of a gather enough information about all university experience Executive Reporter using to eliminate names from its master of MSU drawn up by AUSSC was dis¬ faculty members in early June. the candidates still on its list. and some administrative experience." The search for MSU's next president list. cussed but the committee decided, last This letter was sent to all faculty Sue Gebelein, undergraduate representa¬ Availability uncertain . has begun moving from a general grop- First eliminations were made by "com¬ week in a 10-1 vote not to release pub¬ members and gavfc- a brief report on tive to AUSSC, said the committee is Although the committee has been get ing.to'^ series of specific steps. plete consensus," Hathaway said, with a what AUSSC has been licly this information or the selection cri¬ doing-discussing also contacting student governments. She ting more background information on The All University Search and Selec¬ name being kept on the list if only one teria. the committee's procedures, candidates, they Jiave yet to directly check reasons why and other committee members have also tion Committee (AUSSC) has been meet¬ committee member wanted that candidate "It was an exercise for us to help us candidates' names not being re¬ been reading books and speeches by candi¬ out were availability of the candidates. ing frequently-almost daily-since finals on the list. think and know each other," Hathaway leased, and some general criteria for the dates. This is a peculiar floating game," week to narrow down its list of candidates. "I would like to know what their cri¬ said. "It is not a polished document new president. "We get to the point where stuff on a Hathaway said I think the labor mar¬ It started with 250 nominees and needs teria is," White said. "I'm amazed at and not the kind of thing you make of¬ ket for university presidents mtist be one piece of paper about a candidate won't to pare this down to 20. some of the people they kept on the ficial." Hathaway said in the letter that "it do that much good," Hathaway said. of the most fluid ones." AUSSC meets with the Board of Trustees list and some of the ones they elimina¬ was difficult to be precise" about this Hathaway added that the Taylor report "A guy might look good on paper but AUSSC is still uncertain when the new Thursday, and Dale Hathaway, com- ted." criteria, but that the committee is look¬ (which set up guidelines for AUSSC) then we can talk to some people and find president will finally be named. miteee chairman, said he was not sure White said that some of the people did not indicate the committee would ing "for an individual who understands out he isn't doing that well." "Some days I think we'll have one the list had little or no qualifica¬ both the academic and administrative exactly what would be discussed then. on have to write a carefully worded docu¬ "We want to get a feeling of how a picked by July 1," Hathaway said, "and tions. He questioned whether criteria or ment about the aims of the University. processes." candidate will handle things," Miss Geb- then other days it looks like it might be Field narrowed personal bias were used in making these "I am certain that you recognize, how¬ .. Hathaway said he had received some elien said, "like if he would want a more Christmas.' Clair White. D-Bay City, said Tuesday first eliminations. ever, that we cannot write another Re¬ notes and phone calls from faculty mem¬ centralized administration or if he would Don Stevens, chairman of the board of that he understood the committee would port on the Future of the University- and bers saying they appreciated the report. have faculty members do more." turstees, said that once the committee have a list of 20 names by the end of Goals drawn up that indeed, the new president must be Candidates investigated Hathaway said many of the candidates has a list of 20, the Board will be meet¬ Thursday's meeting. White also ( At an early June meeting between AUSSC vital factor in Another task of the committee has been that the committee is taking a hard look ing a helping determine that more frequently with the committee. . Few things.. . Wednesday Cooler. . . partly cloudy. Chance of . . . are harder to put up than the annoyance of a with good MICHIGAN rain in the afternoon. High STATE MEWS example. temperature of 75 degrees. -Mark Twain STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing, Michigan Vol. 62 Number 1 Wednesday, June 18,1969 NIXON ADDRESSES NATION Security session to pro be missi would be further discussion in the Secur¬ reached agreement in principle with the So¬ WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Nixon slated a National Security Council session ity Council following today's meeting." viets on holding such talks. But the So¬ The presidential spokesman added that viet invasion of Czechoslovakia last August Vv'eitnesday on U.S.-Soviet missile curb talks Nixon planned no opening statement at derailed plans to open discussions last year. and will hold a nationally broadcast news his meeting with newsmen in the White The Nixon Administration launched its conference at 7 p.m. EDT Thursday, the House East Room, but will go directly to own stem-to-stern review of the U.S. secur¬ White House announced It seemed unlikely that the single coun¬ questions. It will be Nixon's first Washing¬ ity position when the new President took ton news conference since April 18. office in January, meanwhile saying it cil meeting will be sufficient to complete , Critics have accused the Nixon Admin¬ would be ready to open the parley with the the wideranging U.S. strategic arms re¬ istration of foot-dragging on beginning the Soviets b&late spring or early summer. view looking toward talks with the Rus¬ sians. long-a-waited discussions with the Soviets Wednesday's Security Council meeting Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said on curbing the spiraling arms race between marks the final phase of the Nixon re¬ the two nuclear superpowers. Some experts view and administration officials now are that while the group composed of the Pres¬ regard the proposed talks as potentially expecting to start the talks with the So¬ ident's top diplomatic, military and intel¬ the most significant in the history of dis¬ viets by late July or early August. ligence advisers "will be discussing certain armament efforts. aspects of the SALT (Strategic Arms Limi¬ Former President Once the Security Council completes the tation Talks) .1 wouid imagine there Lyndon B. Johnson job, Nixon is expected to tell U.S. en¬ voys to arrange with the Russians a spe¬ cific time and place for the talks. Geneva, Moscow. Washington and Vienna have all Prayers and Not all the youths In the Michigan Boys'State meeting at Brody this week have been following the agenda. been mentioned, as possible meeting places About 80 of the 1,200 Boys State participants held an anti-war protest rally Tuesday but concluded Secretary of State William P. Rogers ad¬ their "protest" with Lindsay silent prayer for the American dead of past wars. faces vised Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobry- a nin of the status of U.S. preparations last week prior to Dobrynin's return to Mos¬ cow for consultations. in NY mayoral Meanwhile the American ambassador at North Atlantic Treaty Organization head¬ quarters in Brussels has been giving per¬ iodic reports on the progress of the U.S. War protest rally turns tide NEW YORK (AP) -- Voters in large paign in bidding for the votes on those al¬ review and has solicited comments from asyouths pray,honor dead numbers turned out Tuesday for a pri¬ ienated by events of the Lindsay years in the allies. mary election in which liberal Republi¬ can Mayor John V. Lindsay faced a strong Lindsay has the Liberal party nomina¬ Ziegler said U.S. consultations with the tion so both he and Marchi be the allies "on this subject" will become more challenge for GOP nomination from a can on consefvative. ballot again in November no matter who intense in the weeks ahead as the United wins the States shapes its negotiating position. FROM OUR WIRE SERVICES The specific purpose of the rally, in flagpole. Legionnaires decided it should be A Board of Elections spokesman said primary. held at an indoor auditorium so no "out¬ Five men sought the Democratic may¬ The imminence of the U.S.-Soviet talks About 80 of the 1,200 youths in the the words of one of the student speakers, the turnout was "extremely heavy." He side demonstrators" would be able to move oral nomination is of the factors Michigan Boys' State, sponsored by the was "to fill a void." also said there were "many snafus." one apparently taking Wagner, 59. claimed he was ahead with steam out of the drive on Capitol Hill to American Legion, held a rally No official stand had been taken on the The voters also cast primary ballots to protesting determine the outcome of a political come¬ the balloting at hand, but Puerto Rican- kill Nixon's proposed Safeguard antibal- the Vietnam war Tuesday. war at the entire conference, nor had it Young delegates to the Boys' State learn But they about government born Herman Badillo. 39, Bronx borough listic missile program (ABM). ended up praying for the American dead been discussed. The only precedent for by electing their own back try by former Mayor Robert F. Wag¬ of past wars. an official stand otherwise is last year's city and state officials and a state legis- ner. the Democrat who preceded Lindsay president, sai