THE MICHIGAN DAILY Student Visitor Contrasts U.S., Indonesia Journalism By JAMES SEDER The chairman of the student council at the Academy of Jour- nalism and Publicity in Indonesia, Zainal Abidin Yusuf, visited the, University over the weekend. Yusuf is in this country on a four-month tour sponsored by In- ternational Exchange Projects program of the National Social Welfare Assembly of New York. He has already been here for three months and will stay in the country for one more month. During his first three weeks in America, Yusuf attended an ori- entation program at the Univer- sity of Kansas. Then he went to San Diego, California, where he observed the educational and po- litical institutions of the nation. Yusuf said that he was very im- pressed with American high standards of living. educational opportunities, and the democratic manner in which organizations work. He mentioned the fact that in; Indonesia, one of the major prob- lems is to teach the people the democratic principles. "This does not mean," he said, "that we are rot a democratic nation, but it ti 1 THEOLOGIANS, EDUCATORS ATTEND: Religion, State Schools Viewed atConference The attentions of religious authorities and educators were trained this week on the issue of "Religion and the State University" during a five-day conference which closes here today. Symposiums held Monday night and yesterday viewed "Religious Foundations and Centers" and "The Role of the University Admin- itsrator." Rabbi Max Ticktin, director of Hillel Foundation at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin, said the foundation tries to "concentrate on stu- dents as individuals and take them out of the herd." Rev. Fr. George Garrelts, national chaplain of Newman Clubs, and director of the Newman Foundation at the University of Minne- sota, explained that "we have tried to develop in our students." he said, the recognition that intensiveness of knowledge is more im- portant than extensiveness." McKinley Foundation De-Emphasizes Sports James R. Hines of the McKinley Foundation at the University of Illinois said that sports have been de-emphasized by the Founda- tion at Illinois. Instead, he added, more emphasis has been placed on biblical, theological, and intellectual matters. Discussing the relation of the religious foundation to the uni- versity, Father Garrelts noted that most administrations and facul- ties have a kind of "benevolent tolerance" for the student religious groups. He added that ultimately, foundations will receive support, en- couragement, and even "open esteem" from administrations. Rabbi Ticktin explained that we must "recognize the university is a neutral area," reflecting the "neutral area of open society. Viewing "The Role of the University Administrator," John Ash- ton, vice-president of Indiana University, pointed out "significant" charyges which have taken place in state universities including a shift to large, cosmopolitan student bodies and a change from limited liberal curriculums to more widely diversified ones. Sees Skepticism Among Students At the same time, he indicated that a skepticism has become apparent among the students. There has been, he said, an increase in vocational interests culminating in the search for more practicality within the individual's life. Thus, Ashton continued, the role of the university administrator has enlarged to a complicated operation requiring sizable staffs to deal with many arising problems. The administrator, Ashton said, expects that these religious or- ganizations will provide religious counseling. "The university cannot and should not try to be all things to all people." Academic Freedom Urged Harry Philpott, vice-president of the University of Florida, pointed out that it is the obligation of the administration, once a religious curriculum has developed, to "provide the same academic freedom as it provides for other curriculums." Administration or faculty members are concerned with more than producing specialists and business men,said Dean Ernest Melby of Michigan State University. The field of human values is "that area in which we can produce real superiority," he claimed. Lewis W. Jones, president of the National Conferince of Christians and Jews, declared "we're not doing a very good job in the area of human relations." "Education is lacking in terms of educating the whole person," he said. Tragedy Given 'I r ' and the NATIONALITY CLUBS OF THE I.S.A Present HE "Brussels in Ann Arbor" NOV. 22, 1958 1 P.M.-1 A.M. Second and Third Floors - Micligan Union Admission: 25c Afternoon 50c Evening -Daily-David Arnold INDONESIAN JOURNALIST . ..visits campus takes time to teach people on the plantations and in the villages how to use the democratic pro- cesses." Being a journalism student, Yusuf voiced an interest in Amer- ican newspapers. He admired the technical aspects of American newspapers, but he felt that they, generally have one fault. They are too pre-occupied with local issues to take a thorough look at international problems. Yusuf claimed that only two American newspapers gave thor- ough coverage to international is- sues; these papers are The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. "It is too bad that more people do not read these papers as well as their lo- cal newspapers," he commented. In comparing American and In- donesian newspapers, Yusuf ad- mitted Indonesian newspapers are not as finished technically. because Indonesian newsmen are still learning western newspaper techniques. But he added Indonesian papers are much less sensational than American papers. -DaUy-Allan Winder THE LESSON-Eugene lonesco's symbolic one-act tragedy, "The Lesson," striking against French education, will be presented by the University speech department at 4 p.m. today in the Arena Theatre in the Frieze Bldg. Here an aged professor threatens one of his pupils. LESLIE MOOE: Editor Discusses Newspapers, Public Relations a Seminar Leslie Moore, executive editor of The Worcester (Mass.) Tele- e a rise in the wage level in the newspaper industry, M~oore gram told a journalism seminar felt that this is not the answer yesterday that public relations to the problem, because the pub- definitely has its place in a com- lic relations industry would main- munity, but that' place is not in tain the present wage differential, a newspaper city room. The answer to the problem he Moore explained that the prime said is to more clearly differenti- objective of a newspaper is ob- ate between the two professions. jectivity while the function of He disagreed with those who sug- public relations is to develop a gest that more public relations "friendly climate for the client." emphasis should be placed in One trend that Moore said dis- journalism curriculums. turbed him was the fact that pub- Sigma Delta Chi, the national lic relations organizataions are journalism honorary, will consider sending "recruiting sergeants a motion to prohibit further ad- through American city rooms and mission of public relations men. editorial chambers" looking for Moore favored this motion and experienced journalists to hire for suggested that the proper place public relations work. for public relations courses might ,Although he said he would wel- I be in business curriculums. t w. 4 'TRACES TENSIONS OF ERA: Panel Studies 'Pulsebeat of Twenties' "HA, TALENT, HAVE TRAVELLED" International Variety Show Union Ballroom 9 P.M. & 10:30 P.M. Admission 50c -I Sudden increase in world power, an unbalanced economy, and a conflict between rural and urban sections of the country were some of the main factors involved in establishing the trend of te 1920s, according to four University pro- f essors.! In a panel discussion sponsored by the Student Government Council Monday to consider the historical, political, cultural and economic significance of the 20s, Prof. Sidney Fine of the history department, Prof. George Peek of the political science department, Prof. Edwin A. Engel of the Eng- lish department and Prof. William B. Palmer of the economics de- partment discussed "The Pulse- beat of the Twenties." Prof. Fine, who moderated the discussion, said President Wood- row Wilson's high ideals led to a reaction during the era because they were too exacting to be fol- lowed. From Disasters "Political parties grow out of one disaster and last ntil the next disaster," Prof. Peek said, explain- ing the rise and decline of the Re- publican party during the period. Growing out of the Civil War, the Republican party declined during the depression in 1932 when the Democrats came into power - essentially because the Republicans failed to meet the crisis of urbanization and of the depression. Next citing his "pendulum theory," Prof. Peek said the; change in administration duringj the twenties was due largely to a natural swinging from extreme conservatism of pre-World War I to liberalism. Rural vs. Urban Prof. Fine added "the tension of the twenties may basically be due to urban versus rural segments of society," citing the close race for the democratic presidential nom- ination between Al Smith andj William McAdoo in 1924. which! was basically a struggle between urban and rural forces. Accumulated inventories caused a "buy today because pricesawill be higher tomorrow" feelintg after World.War I, according to Prof. Palmer. Due to excessive speculation in the late 20s on the stock market, the "bottom fell out" in 1929 after a period of fairly "normal" econ- omic activity. Economic Situation The world economic situation also contributed to the fall of the United States' economic structure during the 1920s, Prof. Palmer continued. A "dangerous balance"C was caused by American loans to Germany for payment of their reparations. When the United States stopped lending funds to Germany, the de- feated nation was consequently unable to continue paying Eng- land and France and they, in turn; ad a "hard time" buying from this country, according to Prof. Palmer. Discussing literature during the twenties period, Prof. Engel said it thrived, making it one of the best decades for American liter- ature. Novelists, poets and critics wrote extensively during the eta, he said. Many Authors "Since the American Renais- sance, we have not had as great a number of prominent authors and there seems to have been no such great cultural movement since then," Prof. Engel said, cit- ing many examples of authors who wrote during the period. The attitude that brought about the label "lost generation" was caused by disillusionment from the war and the influence of Freud's psychological theories teaching that man is merely a pawn of his emotions. In a question and answer ses- sion after the discussion, Prof. Fine said that in President Her- bert Hoover's administration he began some "New Deal" type legislation to correct the econom- ic situation, but "never appreciat- ed the full depth of the depres- sion." FDWIALNO2-2513 SNE ENDING TONIGHT "PARTY GIRL" in Cinemascope and Color ;AK PREVIEW WE CANNOT TON IGHT A GREAT DIVULGE I COMEDY I TITLE OF - - . WITH A PREVIEW I . 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