r Af~iligan Baths Seventieth Year - --__ ErrITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN en Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 'ruth Will Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG.@"ANN ARBOR, MIcH. * Phone NO 2-3241 ditorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. )AY, JULY 12, 1960 NIGHT EDITOR: PHILIP SHERMAN "I Thought We Left Him in Washington" 4s.~- -- ,yam - klir.'x,:,.. -" pe~OAq AT THE STATE: Dick Clark Teaches Lessons of Life A COOL, FORD CONVERTIBLE drives through the average omall city and wheels up in front of that safeguard of American de- mocracy, the American high school-Harrison High, by name. A man leans over to wake a sleeping little boy and with a kin!ly smile says, "this is the place." No modern day Brigham Young, but fresh, young good-looking Neil Hendry-boy teacher, And this is the "place and the man for "Because They're Young," which sounds like an excuse for the pic- ture, and it certainly needs one. Starring Dick Clark of television and Congressional payola in- vestigation fame, the picture includes all those elements and bits of U.S. Educational Problem: Meeting Individual Needs r [T WAS SUGGESTED in an editorial last Saturday that American institutions of high- r education will have to equip themselves not nly to train larger numbers of students in com- ng years, but to provide an increasingly wide ariety of programs for them. For years a college education was con- idered necessary for very few professions, sually law, medicine and the ministry. Now lmost every job that makes use of high school earning requires or benefits from work beyond uigh school. Colleges and universities must prepare for nore students, more kinds of students, and inally, students with more varying degrees of bility within each field of study. The first of these needs is generally recog- iized and is at least being worried about, if iot adequately satisfied. In order to take care of the second need, pecialized institutions, such as business school, echnological institutes, junior colleges, and the everal departments and schools within other olleges and universities need to be encouraged .nd supported. This is a good way to educate pecialists and protect the quality of our more cholarly programs .at the same time. The third need, for developing different in- tellectual capacities to their fullest, is the aim of such facilities as graduate schools and honors programs offer. Maintenance of strict high standards will insure their value and provide a dependable index of quality among the myriad meaningless, watered-down degrees. CARE MUST BE TAKEN to prevent the pres- tige of a bachelor's degree from tempting' possibly good training schools to overstep their proper ground. Also, steps are necessary to provide enough good teachers for the multitude of students. It is questionable whether merely the academic ability sufficient to enable a person to acquire a graduate degree is also sufficient proof of the ability to stimulate and inform a class of undergraduates. In summary, it is not enough that we wring impressive sums from legislators and alumni, in order to build more classrooms, house more cyclotrons and hire more teachers. We must recognize the changing nature of American education's problems and channel our funds and our energy accordingly, so that we may boast of skillful, intelligent citizens in every walk of life. 4 ., k ^ k . \nx 1F... -000000000 wisdom that appeal to the teen set. There are Real Life rock 'n' rollers, cut chicks, good looking guys, teen-age gangs, and every- body's buddy, Dick Clark. THROUGH THE friendly guid- ance of Clark and the inherent virtue of youth, the principals learn more than the ABC's in Harrison High. The birds and the bees and restraint; there's no such thing as a bad boy; a teacher should be a buddy; and one mis- take is not fatal-all these are the profound lessons of "Because They're Young." Hendry is a new history teacher at Harrison who becomes involved in his pupils' problems, contrary to school rules. He has to keep his job in order to keep custody of his young cousin and the difficulties seem to compromise our hero's ideals. But never fear, justice tri- umphs, despite administrative and parental stodginess. * * S CLARK ACTUALLY plays him- self, as the counselor-teacher who likes everybody. Since his role is merely an extension of his tele- vision appearances, there is noth- ing more to say, except his sincer- ity is more doubtful on film. Michael Callan, a bad boy turned good by Clark and a knife Iin his chest at the end, turns in the best in a bath of mediocre acting performances. His success- ful opponent for the once-fallen Anne, Tuesday Weld, is another boy with a problem, Warren Ber- linger, who was totally uncon- vincing. Victoria Shaw is Clark's girl friend and does an average job as a withdrawn former teacher. Although teen-age pictures gen- erally appeal to young girls, this movie was a little better than the average with its cast of teen "names," but Teacher Clark et al still rate an E in the college class- room. --Michael Burns AT THE CAMPUS: Flik Flls, Down Stairs 'HE MAN UPSTAIRS" could not go to sleep last night; and this fact caused more con- sternation to the inhabitants of his apartment house than the fact that he was mentally ill and ready to kill someone. Since the movie itself was a little less than mediocre, it is mis- placed intellectualism to consider it on its symbolic terms. However, if you do not, the movie has no interest at all. The situation is essentially tri- angular. At the apex is the "mad" scientist. Through developments in his laboratory, he has indir- ectly caused the death of a loved one. Since then, he has. been un- able to face his work, or the world; and his withdrawal leads him into insanity. At one extreme on the base leg are the police powers. They feel since he is now outside society, he should be dealt with as if he were a criminal. Meet violence with violence, they reason. AT THE OPPOSITE angle, common humanity finds itself un- expectedly mediating between the powers-gone-berserk upstairs and the police who are normally hired to do society's dirty work. Common humanity cannot allow the scientist to withdraw too far from them. Moreover, they nust see to it, rather than allow any hired specialists (the police). This game of symbolism rejects the story as simply a tale of a sick fellow in distress because the underlying idea is more interest- ing than the story. -Thomas Brien --AD NDREW HAWLEY . .S . c~c, They're Rioting in Africa THE PAST FEW MONTHS have brought a strange political quality to the world, The May riots in Korea shook the nation, and shook its president right out of the pic- ture. Mob action took over when government did not perform as it should have. Since June 30 riots and streets fights in Italy have taken eight lives. The government pleads in vain for a truce and the violence continues. Now the newly-liberated Congo is ravaged by chaos and rioting, The fledgling govern- ment is struggling to maintain control through force. . Meanwhile in the United States the combi- nation of youth, beer and music added up to confusion, The .check was simple: stop the music and let the beer wear off by clapping the youths into jail. Political action centered thousands of miles away, where the city of Los Angeles prepared for demonstrations where words replace the music, the liquor is harder and more expensive than. beer, and some people's definition of youth is 43. Politics in the United States is not disturbed by riots at Newport. In what is theoretically the only all-out war now in progress on the face of the earth, France and Algeria are conducting talks which lend a veneer of civilization to the spectacle of man killing man. And although Russia walked out of the dis- armament conference at Geneva, nobody was incited to riot. ACCORDING TO civilization's definitions the bloody eruptions at various points on the globe do not constitute war. But are they not in fact the most real war today? Perhaps civilization has reached a climax in weapons of war so utterly "clean" and "effic- ient" that man himself is not civilized enough to suppress instinct and release his tensions by pushing an ICBM button. --PATRICIA GOLDEN 'THE FUTURE AS HISTORY': 1979 Approaches 1984 TODAY AND TOMORROW Where Are We Now. 4 T WOULD BE NICE to believe, as Sen. Wiley asked us to believe last week, that everything as been as good, if not better than it ever was, ince the breakdown of the summit and the ancellation of the President's visits to Moscow nd Tokyo. But it is not true that everything s as good as it ever was. And self-deception is s dangerous a habit as a nation can fall into. t becomes doubly dangerous when, having uffered a severe defeat, official spokesmen eek to intimidate opponents by insisting that he true patriot will deny that the defeat is a efeat and will make itna victory by calling it victory. "ERTAIN THINGS which have happened A since the explosion in May have given a ertain but misleading plausibility to the thesis hat everything is as good as it ever was. For one thing, Mr. Khrushchev has taken ains to make it clear that his quarrel is not ith the United States but with Mr. Eisen- ower, and that the basic policy of the Soviet 'nion continues to be to avoid war and to egotiate for a detente and a reduction of rmaments. Accordingly, he has, on the one. and, broken off relations with the President nd is refusing to negotiate with his adminis- ation. On the other hand, he has declared a oratorium about Berlin, and has openly - ery openly by Communist standards-differed ith the Red Chinese and committed the Euro- ean satellites to the doctrine of co-existence ithout war. Why? In my view because the Khrushchev olicy of co-existence without war, as distinct 'om the more orthodox Chinese doctrine that ar is inevitable, stems from tht vital national terests of the Soviet Union. The good will iows between the Nixon visit to Moscow and lay of this year did not come from a change heart about America and about capitalism. came from a realistic calculation of the Editorial Staff KATHLEEN MOORE, Editor L TERPlyPP NNI need of the Soviet Union to develop an economy in peace and with a reduced burden of military expenditure. Our response, however badly con- ceived and managed, stemmed from our vital national interest. We too cannot afford to drift toward nuclear war, and our allies the world around have demanded a sincere effort to relax the tension. These basic interests of the USSR and the USA have not been changed, and that is why, in one way or another, the search for a detente will be resumed. HIOWEVR, IT WILL BE a long time, a year at the minimum, before the broken bridge between the two worlds can be repaired. I wish I could think that time will be on our side dur- ing this year and that in this intermission when genuine diplomatic relations are suspended, our position will grow relatively stronger. There is, however, no reason whatever to think that the alliance in Europe will disin- tegrate. The connections between North Amer- ica and Western Europe are rooted deeply in geography, history, kinship, culture, and re- ligion. These connections have been tested in all the great wars for two centuries. What will change in the future as it has in the past is the relative position of the powers within the alli- ance. Our paramountcy, which began with the frustration of Europe in the second World War, is giving way as Western Europe revives. While we shall remain the key piece in the Western alliance, our position relative to Britain, France and Germany is declining and our influence and prestige have undoubtedly fallen. But in Asia the prospects are very different and less favorable. The system of peripheral bases from Turkey around to Japan has been obsolescent since the Soviet Union acquired nuclear weapons. Now the system of bases has been deeply undermined by the U-2 affair and its aftermath. Our position in Asia is crumbling and this will continue unless, conceivably, the Chinese commit some act of folly which, like their aggression against India, frightens the nations of Asia. THE SALVAGE of American interests in Asia will require a reappraisal and a revision of THE FUTURE AS HISTORY, by Robert L. Heilbroner, Harper and Brothers, 1960. IF YOU have felt America, in its recent international encounters, has behaved similar to the hunt- ing dog that approaches his mas- ter for approvaldafter a hard day in the field and receives a poke in the nose, then you should read Robert L. Heilbroner's "The Fu- ture as History." Approval is not in store for the West, and all its efforts will seem inadequate before the frightening pace of historical change. History is "closing in" on an unprepared American population that is al- most unaware of the strenuous de- mands that will be exacted from the leaders of progress. The first and perhaps toughest demand to meet is an excruciating change of attitude. From the ori- gin of America as a colony and then as a nation, historical cur- rents have run parallel to the ob- jectives of the American Dream. Today, at the start of a momen- tous second half of the Twentieth Century, history will no longer be on our side. DESPITE the promise of contin- ued material progress, other tasks are ahead. "It is rather a time when the West must take upon it- self a new and more difficult role in history than in the past: not that of leading in the van of his- tory's forces under the banner of progress, but that of preserving from the ruthless onslaught of history's forces the integrity of the very idea of progress itself." This onslaught of history will confront us in two areas: in the rescuing of the underdeveloped countries from the centuries-old morass of poverty, and in the spiritual limitations of a highly specialized, highly collectivized so- ciety. The two examples of industrial- ization of underdeveloped coun- tries today, India and China, offer the only two alternatives possible today for economic change. India's population receives an estimated yearly per-capita-income of "less than $100." At the previous dec- ade's rate of growth of two per cent, by the year 2000, they will be receiving about $200 a year. RED CHINA, meanwhile, has been growing at a rate of six per cent. This growth has been ob- tained by what appears to the West as a dreadful manipulation of human lives. Nevertheless, there remain only the two alternatives. "The choice is'between a violent and often frightfully costly effort for a generation or two in the hope of freeing future generations fro mthe yoke, or the patient en- durance of a new bitterly resented misery for many generations while a more humane, but far slower transformation is achieved." Concomitant developments will be serious. The initial economic program will throw the country JUST AS David Riesman stated inner-direction was an individual- istic transition from tradition- direction of tribal or feudal society to other-direction of today's "so- cialistic" state, Heilbroner says capitalism is the transition from the collective misery of the lower classes in pre-industrial society, to an increasingly socialized, welfare state. Communism is only a quick- er alternative for capitalism in the relentless trend toward socializa- tion of nations. Back home, organization (Amer- ican style collectivism) spreads enormously - threatening man's spiritual life with specialization and automation, while it remains un - American to intelligently "plan" economic and social changes. Income distribution continues to level and income levels continue to rise. In 1929, the living stand- ard was $2,000 per household. Only 40 per cent had surpassed this level. The 1959 equivalent is $4,000 and 64 per cent were above this level. If the momentum is sus- tained, in 1979, the average family income will be $8,000. THE INCREASED income will reduce economic pressure on peo- ple to take jobs they do not like but are essential to society. With almost everyone earning an upper- middle income, who is going to drive buses, work on production lines, etc. Eventually, social con- trols will be the only answer to the maintenence of society. These controls are not likely to be pleas- ant if they are not planned or the population is not prepared for them. Well, many such problems are considered in this stimulating book. It has the readability of any book that employs sweeping gen- eralizations, but his generaliza- tions seem valid and provide in- sight into the perplexing under- currents. of history now being made. -Thomas Brien FROM THE CONVENTION: A Niche for Stevenson AT THE SHUBERT Wong's World 4Loses Magic in Mire BILLED AS AN "oversexed smash hit," the current production at Detroit's Shubert Theatre, "The World of Susie Wong," lives up, at least, to its first adjective. There is enough plain talk-and innu- end-about boys and girls (why bother with birds and bees) to de- light any connoiseur of the slightly off-odor remark. Played for its moments of sauciness, the comic-drama loses some of the magic poignancy that would By THOMAS HAYDEN Editor LOS ANGELES-It now seems almost safe to say Adlai Steven- son has completed his eight-year ascent from the world of practical partisan politics. The direction of his future orbiting, however, is not yet clear. His chances for the Presidency grow faint here, but he is a favorite choice for a high admin- istrative post, should the Demo- crats win in November. All this week the former Illinois governor has been the focus of adoration, bitter criticism, and much objec- tive, but varying, speculation. He arrived in the city of his birth Saturday, receiving the greatest welcome ever seen at International Airport. The air- port demonstration reflected the week-long fanaticism of his un- authordized grass-roots campaign, which survived more on its high adrenal capacity than on dollars or the aggressiveness of its candi- date. STEVENSON is far from ag- gressive. Rather he is extremely restrained about the nomination and convinced of the validity of his controversial stand: "I think my stand is very con- sistent. It would be arrogant, and presumptuous, for a man who has received his party's highest honor two times to think himself thus fitted to seek the nomination once again. But it would be equally arrogant and presumptuous to refuse the nomination. A group of supporters have converted me into a candidate. If the people want me to lead them, I will lead them." , Political old-timer Jim Farley tics involves operation on two broad levels: the level of ideas, and the nonintellectual level of personality and image. In the last eight years Stevenson has shown little incliation to work on the second level. His willingness to address a convention of political scientists, for example, has been much greater than his willingness to have tea with the ladies. And, of course, he has suffered politically, if not intellectually. Since 1956-the year John Ken- nedy began his national campaign for the Presidency (Mr. Kennedy operates on both political levels) -Stevenson has undertaken the dual task of world travel and the articulation of the most profound political-social philosophy he can develop. * * * THE RESULT in sum of both efforts lead one to believe that Stevenson does not desire the Presidency as much as he desires to be known to future generations as the greatest social visionary of this age. He wants little to do with the political chicanery, but much to do with the statement of the meaning of this civilization. A portion of a recent speech is illuminating: "Our astronauts wait to venture )n a journey more mysterious than the quest of the golden fleece. We are adding a city a day to, the world's population. How can we be content in such an age to keep our political thinking within the nation? How can we permit out- narrow bonds of class or race or dated ideology to obscure our identity as citizens of a common seems to be that of the most ap- propriate podium for the gentle- man. Ever since his defeat in 1956 Stevenson has been men- tioned as the next Democratic Secretary of State: "Yes, I've been flattered by that talk," he acknow- ledges here. But in the past few days, vari- ous people have begun to seriously consider a ticket with Adlai Stev- enson as Vice-Presidential candi- date. Some of the ex-governor's oldest associates, including Neil Staebler and Averill Harriman, are in on the drafting of the plan. Those die-hards who still fight for his Presidential nomination are apparently not interested in the Vice-Presidency for their man. As Vice - President Stevenson would be free to write and speak out on world issues, help form ad- ministration policies, travel exten- sively. As gavel holder in the Sen- ate, he would be powerful because of his prestige, knowledge, and talent for aggressive debate. Proponents of this view would desire Chester Bowles to be Secre- tary of State. Bowles has been widely hailed for his brilliant career as ambassador to Indian and, adding Kennedy's knowledge and ability in international af- fairs, the Democrats would have a powerful three-man coalition to assess the world situation. * * * WHICHEVER WAY the party settles here, the coalition is likely to be the same. Stevenson has more support for the Secretary of State position at present, leaving Bowles going either to the job of delegate to the United Nations or work nn foreign economic aid pro- raise it above street level. Despite highly competent performances, including one of great digity and charm by Romi Yamada in the title role, the play has difficulty convincing its audience that it is more concerned with the human heart than with the portions of human anatomy it discusses most. "THE WORLD of Susie Wong," which opened last Tuesday for a three week run is graced by high- ly professional performances and cleverly colorful sets which con- vey the vitality and excitement of Hong Kong as well as some of its sordidness. Susie is, in her own definition, "a common little waterfront whore" who meets and falls in love with a Canadian artist. As played by Miss Yamada, she is a combination of a jealous minx and a stoically selfless and highly mature woman. The full burden of the play falls upon the character of Susie, and Miss Yamada does a fine job with the role, but she is hindered by a script which often plays sex sole- ly for its own sake -- and for laughs - underminiing the bal- ance between defiance and shame that she must maintain about her profession. Her shy and sensitive, but bold- ly frank artist is adequately por- trayed by Robert Carle-adequate- ly but not fully. There is some- thing missing in his performance -perhaps a sense of vitality, even passion, beneath the surface naivete, that injures his role, and through him, the play as a whole. PERHAPS THE funniest-and in this play, funniest is equated with bawdiest-scenes are be- tween Susi's "regular boyfriend," an English businessman, amusing- ly acted by Joel Thomas, and the artist who loves her. Appearances by the other girls in the "hntel" ae nften bright