Universities: Prexy, Prexy-- Rah, Rah, Rah!

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To give Detroit's Wayne State University ample time to find a successor, President Clarence Hilberry thoughtfully announced eleven months ago that he will retire in 1965. Putting its time to advantage, Wayne asked 46,000 alumni: "What sort of person do you think should be named the next president?" Summed up last week the results were as revealing of U.S. alumni as of the paragons they envision running U.S. universities.

To fill Hilberry's shoes, Wayne alumni want a "magician" with a "strong stomach" and "free of neuroses." He must be both for and against unions, both Republican and Democrat, yet have "no political bias at all." In breathless order, the next Wayne president must be: "A pragmatic realist, tough, resilient, strong, self-reliant, brave, determined, practical, objective, hardworking, intelligent, flexible, responsible, humble, religious, Godfearing, altruistic, no egghead, socially attractive, good-natured, friendly, and a rugged individualist with high moral character and good judgment." The alumni do not demand that on top of all this he must also be a "scholar."