Onward, 'Christian' Soldiers" Seventy-First Year EDITED AND MANAGED $Y STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN en Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS truth Will Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. ANN ARBOR, MiCH. * Phone NO 2-3241 ritorials printed in The Michigan Daily .ex press the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. NIGHT EDITOR: ANDREW HAWLEY AT' THE CAMPUS: Sellers' Wit Triumphs Iitn Thurber's 'Battle' r IS IS THE second time in two weeks that we have had the chance to see Britain's new comic star, Peter Sellers. Neither overexposure nor exhaustion seem to touch this man, for over a period of one year no less than five of his new films have been exhibited in the United States. This one, called "Battle of the Sexes," is based upon' short story of James Thurber, and may be considered a result of the Graduate Student Council. Reflects Passive Attitude, HE GRADUATE Student Council held its first meeting of the year last night. It was singularly modest affair, in view of the fact t t43 per cent of all the students currently rolled in the University are graduate stu- its, and the number grows each year. Last night 15 students, including officers, und time to appear for the monthly meeting. lrty-three, graduates have been named by il0 idepartments to the council, and 20 ools have yet to notify the council who air dele ates are. This means that, according to the council's dtei of basing the numer of representatives the size of the department, it should include Out 90 members--six times as many as peared. UT THE council whose quorum is six mem- bers went ahead and condcted business which its president briefly outlined the unil's efforts to get money from the Uni- sity in order to alleviate its chronic finan- , problem, noted that September's Graduate pool Convocation, "while not extremely scessful, was more so than previous ones," d described council's obligation to serve the aduate students this year through such pro ams as graduate mixers and social hours at The event was essentially an organizational eting, with a new body of members and little siness demanding consideration. However, is clear that the functions of the council ely encompass other, matters than social nts, library facilities, and. driving and .k ng regulations. Its limited scope appears plicit In the traditional interpretation of council's constitution itself: "The Council s as its purpose the cbordination and promo- n of the social, educational, and intellectual ;ivitie of the graduate student body, to Zer and encourage cooperation among the Wduate students, the faculty of the Graduate 1,ol, and the University." RE SENTATIVE body can only be something that its constituency, or a .onable portion therof, desire that it be. e Graduate Student Council both in fact : in theory accurately reflects the attitude most graduates with the respect to the need organization or action as a body on any one graduate students identify with their 'artments: they thing of themselves exclu- pW as engineers or philsophers, in most es for the rest of their lives. Still others isider their academic programs merely Inlng for the future, and associate with erest groups whmose bases are Irrelevant to University or their role as students. The r who would like to see the University adapt Of to constantly changing conditions within and the larger community, or who are llenged by any of the infinite number of erfectIons civilization breeds at all levels, through whatever groups have defined and acked such iniperfections- SEE a need for two new elements in the graduate student body: interest, or concern, I organization as a result of such concern. Itudent apathy has been more or less a 4ition. Undergraduates around the world shaking off a tradition of student apathy; major American issue of the moment is lal discrimination. The inevitable phenoe- d consequent to the students' awakened ise of indignance and responsibility is organ- tion, in the form of campus political parties, ss protests of social, political, and academic ustice, and cohesive 'bodies such as the Na- cal Student Association. believe there is an Important correlation ween the undergraduate's growing concern h community morality and the nature of formal educative process in which he is :ticipating. Liberal education, only recently >lied on a grand scale, offers the intelligent student the opportunity to understand and compare the contributions thoughtful men have made in philosophy, imaginative liter- ature, historical theory, political science, and all the other disciplines through which personal conviction has been extended and formalized into a system applicable to the common human condition. With such analyses and ideals fresh' in his mind, with the spirit to public concern behind them alive in his conscience it is hard to prevent him from examining his own social milieu and reacting violently (or non-violently) to the selfishness and stupidity he cannot help but see. PHE GRADUATE student is a specialist, al-. most by definition. He Is learning a trade, and the liberal education is of no use for this; it cannot tell him how to make better hydrogen bombs or write a book. Specialized education tends to impose narrow limits on one's capa- city to be aware and concerned, and conse- quently on one's willingness to act or react. For centuries prophets have been, telling us that selfishness will not work-that the good of all must be the conern of each. That this is a true thing is becoming clearer every day; and perhaps It would be good for men to develop the habit of concern while it is still limited to one planet. The graduate physicist must learn to see the universal aspects of his field-the ways in which his work applies to all men. Similarly, he must relate his work, and, in a larger sense, his life, to the needs of every social category in which hecan be effective. ONE OF THE groups in which he is in a position to have a considerable effect is the University, and, more specifically, the graduate student body. The tradition of the ivory tower may be quaint, but today it is certainly selfish and wasteful, and ought to disappear. As a specialized institution. the graduate school has access to skills, techniques and information of a special nature, which it should apply not only to the particular fields in question, but also to the immediate organ- izational framework within which It operates- that is, the university. Theoretically, graduate student bodies should include a good share of intelligent liberal arts students who have been influenced by non-specialized education. However, many of them probably have, as undergraduates heard enough about the nature of graduate study and the isoltionist attitude it fosters to stay away from it. rHE Graduate Student Council is not a cause of this attitude, it is a symptom. If graduate students wished to confront the im- perfections within and beyond the educative system, they would revive the Council or turn elsewhere. Perhaps they would elect candidates to Student Government Council, or work through the campus political party organized by the undergraduates, or organize a separate party. The need once realized, means would quickly follow, Leadership, communication and organization would of course facilitate group action; however, these too lead inevitably back to the individual. Somewhere, some graduate or group of graduates, on the council or off, will have to start the ball rolling. Luther Evans, former professor and head of UNESCO, told his modest, listless audience at September's Graduate School Convocation that college teachers often use academic free- dom as a cloak to cover up laziness-a reluc- tance to deal with new ideas. This is frighten- ingly true, but there are enough exceptions even on this campus to prove that it need not be. The University employs thoughtful, conscientious teachers in several fields, who display a boundless curiosity for knowledge in all fields and a sense of responsibility that extends far beyond the immediate academic task. More such men are needed, and they will have to come from the graduate schools. -ANDREW HAWLEY recent discovery that Thurber -e"makes good theatre. But though P - the plot may be Thurber's, the tone of the movie is all its own. p' THE EMPHASIS of the satire has also been changed. It is not ' =- A so much the battle of" the sexes as the battle of humanity with industrialization. The villian is not so much the aggressive Freudian Fury as a -r Mad. Ave. matron whose soul is a steel and glass motto. In this role is Constance Cummings who is left hand lane all the way. As the poor fellow who doesn't know his nose from page eight, r Robert Morley's most singular achievement in the art of comedy is the' abilitlv to lower his face into his vast neck, leaving his lap dog eyes to register disbelief of the world. in general.- * * * ' PETER SELLERS is the guard- ian of the past. He is a Scottish accountant in an ancient tweed 4 l.4 1f .{ Xfirm.a of Edinborough. Though he is as confident of his masculinity ashisancestralhetage,hehas taken it for granted and it 'isthe' rediscovery of his maleness and. ;the reconfirmation of his In- herited convictions which con- stitute the victory in his ven- geance over Miss Cummings. The clifnax of all these forces is brought about in three or four' of the funniest scenes in a picture cas uniformly witty. -Robert Kraus LET TERS TO THE EDITOR.- Augments CubaetreCvrage AT THE MICHIGAN: 'Desire' Inept HOLLYWOOD is replacing the "Western" with an equally su- perficial, escapist format which may some day be known as the "Southern." The one major- dif- ference: Tonto has been replaced .by the 38-24-35, and the Lone Ranger is no longer chasing out- laws. The latest of these decadent- South features, "Desire in the Dust," is the Michigan's current offering. This film, based on the novel of the same name by Harry Whittington, has none of the in- sight of a Tennessee Williams or a William Faulkner, and all of the trash. It is'a'completely artificial movie designed 'to make money, not art. ** * RAYMOND BURR, Ken Scott, Brett Halsey and Jack Ging seem to be fighting one 'another for the "Worst Actor of the Year" award. Martha Hyer, Joan -Bennett, and Anne Helm are adequately trashy. William F. Claxton produced and directed this film with all the feeling, compassion, and under- standing' of a money-grabbing business tycoon. The Jumble of background Sounds which some are- kind' enough to term a "music" score was not quite loud enough, to hide the flaws in' Charles Lang's trite script. "Desire in the Dust," a collec- tion of discombobulated sex scenes, proves that lust in itself is not enough to hold the interest of even the overly sympathetic college audience. This film is in dire need of a cleaning, a polish- ing and a good mouth wash. -Fred Flaxman Comnparison AT McGRAW-HILL'S green sky- scraper on 42nd St., Robert St. John talked about his new .book, "The Boss-The Story of Gamal Abdel Nasser": "I took over a million words of notes in getting together the re- search for the book-and the'writ- ing of it actually was only a minor part, The main problem I had was staying objective, after, writing "three books. on Israel. "But it's interesting to com- pare Ben-Gurion and Nasser. Nasser knows two languages, Eng-, lish and Arabic. Ben-Gurion knows nine or ten. Both read in bed at night. Ben-Gurion reads classic philosophy." Nasser reads Time, Newswleeks, Paris Match, The New York Times-but can't stand the Times of' the London because of its thin-paper export edition. "Ben-Gurion, it seems to me, grows younger while Nasser grows older." -The Saturday Review To The Editor: IN HIS article reporting the Cuban discussion in Friday's Daily, Michael Harrah failed to mention the historical develop- ments Prof. Shapiro em~phasized as being imperative for our under- standing of current events in Cuba. Prof. Shapiro told how Ameri- can "big businessmen" developed industries in Cuba only for their interest; how various government .policies have driven Cuba to take her present course. He explained the basis for Castro's dealings with "'The Communists": after being turned down by the U.S., Castro made a "solid business deal", exchanging oil (at $1.40 per barrel instead of $2,100-the American price) fdtr her sugar surpluses. The embargo recently imposed will force the. Cubans to increase trade with Russia. ** * IN OUTLINING the history of Cuban-American diplomatic rela- tions, Professor Shapiro com- mented on the quality of our am- bassadors: under the Eisenhower administration we sent down two businessmen, both whom had con- tributed generously to the Repub- lican party campaign chest, and neither of whom could speak Spanish Surely this increased the mutual misunderstanding! Dr. Shapiro said Fidel Castro is a dictator whose government has control of the schools, paper, and radio; that he does not plan to hold "elections in the near future (although in the discussion period it was mentioned that Cubans are holding "union" elec- tions and consistently electing members of the July 26th move- ment), * * * THESE ARE BUT a few of the important facts Dr. Shapiro stat- ed: more information is available in his article, "Cuba: A Dissenting Report," in the September 12 is- sue of the New Republic, The Michigan Daily is a power- ful agent of communication and as such has a definite responsi- bility to the University popula- tion: 200 attended the lecture, which means that the remaining 24300 "U" students and faculty were dependent upon the Daily for information. Reports such as this omit important facts leave us sadly misinformed. -Joan Schloessnger '63 Sharon Jeffrey '63 Notes Flaws.,. To the Editors: LAST WEEK I was approached by a member of the student notetaking group because I'm an honor student enrolled in one of the courses serviced by the group. It seems this girl had missed the lecture she was responsible for and her alternate had not gone to it either. Therefore she requested 'the use of my notes for the ser- vice. I refused because I do not support the establishment of such an organization. However, she proceeded to bor- row the lecture notes of two oth- er students, neither of them in the honors program and both we can see that the service is not infallible, subject to chance and in this case fraudulent in that its subscribers will not receive the notes for that lectureraccording to the conditions advertised! I wonder how many cases simi- lar to this one have occurred? -Name withheld Cultural Exchange... To the Editor: T HERE was an amusing letter in the Oct. 12 issue of the Daily. More amusing than the letter itself was the picturesque behavior of its author scurtying behind the fence of' anonymity much as a little boy who trem- blingly gathers faltering courage, to jibe a taunt but as soon dashes to the protection of his mother's petticoat. The essence of the letter was that the foreign student benefits neither culturally nor educational- ly from his stay in this country. Educationally, claims Mr. Anony- mous, that the foreign student is only passing and not learning. This is amply demonstrated from a firm in India that stated un- equivocally that the Indian stu- dents graduated from engineering college here were of very poor quality. Culturally he benefits nothing. Given to clannish isola- tion in the Union and elsewhere, speaking the language and not English, how can there be mutual cultural exchange between him and the American? THE BEAUTY OF the American education lies in this: It stimulates and nurtures intellectual giants without sieving out the smaller fry (intellectually), as other sys- tems do. The Indian educational system is such that only the cream of the intelligent can squeeze in- to the technical colleges. This is partly dictated by lack of facili- ties to give a chance to all. Thus it would be wrong to say that quite a few of the students here are here because they are denied admission in Indian technical col- leges. Now can one of a lower intellectual level graduated from here favorably compare with one of a much higher intellectual lev- el (his admission in Indian tech- nical colleges presupposes this higher level) graduated from tech- nical colleges in India? This does not mean that the American ed- ucation is inferior as Mr. Anony- mous tends to feel. The American system feeds and nurtures the in- tellectual giants as well as the not so brilliant ones. Sieving out the not so intelligent ones is tantemount to killing all the poor people and claiming a higher eco- nomic status for the country. Further, Mt. Anonymous is very wrong to claim that culture, ideas, feelings, etc. can be ex- changed' only through human speech. Without pretending that speech is not a, significant me- dium, one comes to know a people or an individhal through a myriad subtle avenues. -Thomas David, Grad. Anonymity ... To the Editor: - HAVE just read Carl Goldberg's letter of last Sunday (16 Oct.) regarding anonymous letters which keep cropping up in the Daily. Let me say that this has been a point of annoyance for me also. I remember the days (and I have been reading the Daily since 1953) when the editors claimed with great pride that letters were never published unless signed, But for some unexplained reason this proud policy has withered in the course of the last couple of years.' Somehow I feel this "name withheld by request" business to" be a bit dishonest-or at least from a journalistic point of view; if a man'lacks the courage to link his name with his ideas then a newspaper of the stature of the Daily has no business catering to, such a person. -Peter L. Wolff, '59 . .. .:. ,.. . :-:;,r.. .,:.,..:.- ..."..::.3;:.., w#.:.ibr r -,." .hM"ti .+ : ;;M Ma,.y:ยข a ::-t..........ri .r . ' +.[2:aa.+tM Era:,+E o".." "^ "" """ "" """^ (Continued from Page 2) 1 The Spirit of the Game PENT upon a game of che;._-, two collegiate- oking young men set a refreshing example he well-rounded personality at Saturday's ball game. S1 1 art al Oblivious to,. the cheering throngs around them (they sat on the Minnesota side) they kept their eyes riveted to the chess board, springing to their feet as if by magic when some sixth sense warned them of an important play. Refreshments will be served in Room 3212 Angell Hall at 3:30 p.m. Events Wednesday University Lecture: "The Image of the Jew in Modern Literature." by Maurice Samuel, American novelist. 4:15 p.m., Wed., Oct. 26, Aud. "A," Angell Hall. Public invited. Informal Iisiission with Maurice Samuel, American novelist, on "The Jew in the Arts." 6:15 p.m., Wed., Oct. 2(j, Hillel Foundation, 1429 Hill. Open to any students. Lecture: Wed., Oct. 26, 8:00 p.m. in Rackbam Amphitheater. Prof. Alex- ander Eckstein, Department of Eco- nomics. University of Rochester, will speak on: "The Strategy of Economic Development in Communist China." Doctoral Examination for Paul Rus- sell Elliott, Zoology; thesis: "Studies of the Metabolism of the Epididymis of the Mouse.q" Wed., Oct. 26, East Coun- cil Room, Rackham Bldg., at 1:00 p.m. Chairman, J. M. Allen. Placement Notices PLACEMENT INTERVIEWS: Please call the Bureau of Appoint- ments, Rm. 4021 Admin. Bldg., Ext. 3371 for interview appointments for the following: TIIURS., OCT. '27- Texaco, Incorporated, New York-Men Graduates: Feb., Jun., Aug. Sign for interview only if inteiested in Sales. Employs MEN with degree in Liberal Arts or Business Administration for Marketing t Training Program. Many salesmen devote full time to counsel- ing and assisting dealers in all phases of retail merchandising. Others are responsible for sales of automotive, aviation, marine and railroad fuel and lubricants and industrial products. FRI., OCT, 28- Kroger, Incorporated, Livonia, Mich.- Location of work: General Midwest area. Graduates: Feb. MEN with Gen- eral Liberal Arts for Management Training, Merchandising, Retailing and Transportation Programs. Training pro- gram offers a thorough'instruction in the fundamentals of the food indus- try and a flexible program that broad- ens the horizons of the developing executive.. PERSONNEL REQUESTS: The American College of Radiology, Chicago, 111.-Management position for recent Bus. Ad. graduate; accounting, statistics and marketing background desired. Smalley Mfg. Co., Manitowoc, Wis.- Opportunities for engineering gradu- ates interested in manufacturing of agricultural implements, Charles E. Merrill Books, Inc., Colum- bus, O. - Attn.: Graduates in Engl., Journalism, & Bus. Ad.; opening for representative, man, age 26-32, to seek out authors, do market research, and promote circulation among colleges and universities. Also men & women to serve as production editors of college textbooks. Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc., Indian- apolis, Ind.-Sales Promotion & Adver- tising Assistant for woman, age 25-45, experienced in Journalism or publish- ing to assist with advertising program for law, education and trade books. Please contact Bureau of Appoint- ments, Rm. 4021, Admin. Bldg., Ext. 3371 for further details. Engineering Placement Interviews- Oct. 26, 27, & 28. 128H W. Engineering Bldg., Ext. 2182. Attn.: Seniors and Graduate Students. Air Reduction Co., Inc., Central Res. Dept., Chem. Sales Co., Principally eastern U.S., Oct. 27-All Degrees: Met., Ch.E., M.E., E.E, & A.E. Feb., June & Aug. graduates. Summer Employment: Advanced degrees only. Res. & Dev. & Tech. Sals. California Research Corporation, San Francisco & Los Angeles areas. Oct. 26 Monsanto Chemical Company. All Lo- cations. Oct. 27 & 28-Ph.D.: Ch;E. Feb., June & Aug. graduates. Summer Employment: If schedule permits. Both Men & Women. Des., Res. & Dev. Northern Illinois Gas Company, Au- raga, Crystal Lake, Dixon, Joliet, Bloomington,Ottawa Blue Island, Bell- wood & Glenview. Oct. 27-B.S.: Ch.E., C.', E.., I.E. &. M.E. Feb., June & Aug. graduates, Sales,. Gen'. Engrg., & Tech. Mgmt Texaco, Inc. See Co. Information Sheet for Locations. Oct. 27-All De- grees: Ch.E., E.E. & M.E. B.S.: I.E. Feb., June & Aug. graduates. Summer Em- ployment: Check Placement Office Oct. 26 (a.m.) for Opening on schedule., Please read Texaco Form on Placement Bulletin Board before signing sched- ules. Des., Hes. & Dev., Sales. The Trane Company, La Crosse, Wis., & sales offices in 101 principal cities in U.S.A. Oct. 27 & 28-B.S.-M.S.: Ch.E. M.E. B.S.: A.E., C.E., E.E. & Met. Res. & Dev., Sales & Production. , United Aircraft Corporation Hamil- ton Standard Div. Windsor Locks, Conn. Oct. 26 & 27-All Degrees: ChE., E.E., M.E. B.S.-M.S.: I.E. & Met. Feb.. & June graduates. Ph.D.: Physics, Phys. Chem., Math, Chem., E.E., M.E., & Economics. Des., Prod., Project, Service, Analysis. Burroughs Corporation. Detroit & Philadelphia areas. Oct. 28-All De- grees: E.E., E.M., & M.E. BS.: E. Math & E. Physics. Feb. & June graduates. Des., Res. & Dev., Production.. Consumers Power Company. Lower Michigan. Oct. 28-B.S.-M.S.: E.E. & M.E. February & June graduates. Des., Res. & Dev., Grad. Students Trng. Pro- gram. The Ideal Electric & Mfg. Co. Mans- field, Ohio. Oct. 28-B.S.: E.E. & M.E. Feb. & June graduates. Des. & Sales. The Kroger Company. Cincinnati, o. Oct. 28-B.S.-M.S : Ch.E., I.E. Feb, June & Aug, graduates. Production,. The Magnavox Company, Fort Wayne, Ind., & Urbana, I., Go'vt. & Indus- trial Div. & Consumer Products Div. Oct. 28-B.S.-MS E.E. Feb. & June Degrees: Ch.E., E.E., M.E. M.S.-Ph.D.: Met. B.S.: E. Physics. Feb. & June graduates, Summer Employment: Please check the Placement Office on Oct. 27- a.m. before signing schedule. Both Men & Women. Des.,, Res. & Dev., & Production.- U.S. Gov't. U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station. China Lake & Pasadena. Oct. '28 -Ail Degrees: A.E., Ch.E., C.E., E.E., I.E. & M.E. B.5.: E. Physics. February graduates. Re.& &1Dev. tuemployvment The following part-time jobs are Rvallable to students. Applications for these jobs can be made in the Non- Academic Personnel Office, Room 1020 Administration Building, during the following hours: Monday through Fri- day, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Employers desirous of hiring students for part-time work should contact Bill Wenrich, Student Interviewer at NOr- mandy 3-1511. extension 2939. Students desiring miscellaneous odd lobs should consult. the bulletin board to Room 1020, daily. MALE 4-Salesmen - graduate students pre- ferred, commission basis. 20-Psychological subjects, hours to be arranged. 2-Meal jobs. 3-Waiters (meal and evening hours). 1-Bellboy-Busboy (Wednesday, Thurs- day, & Friday, 3-11 p.m.). 3-Experienced clothing salesmen (1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday). 2-Rooms in exchange for light work, and part payment. 1-Married couple to do light work, in exchange. for room and board. 2-Men to load and unload boxes of books (Friday morn., Oct. 28). 1-Porter (4-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, and all day Saturday). 1-Stock-boy (1-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and al day Satur- day). Editorial Staff THOMAS HAYDEN, Editor NAN MARKEL JEAN SPENCER City Editor Editorial Director H DONER ....... ... Personnel Director AS KABAKER................ Magazine Editor AS WITECKI .............. Sports Editor ETH McELDOWNEY ..,.. Associate City Editor' LEEN MOORE ... Associate Editorial Director LD APPLEBAUM . Associate Sports Editor !EL GILLMAN ..,..... Associate Sports Editor THIS SYSTEM would seem to present a wealth of possibilities for students who have too much homework to attend the games. If some device could be installed in the Stadium, to announce touchdowns and penalties, stu- dents could read their assignments in confi- dence that they would be advised when to stand up and yell. All they would have to decide for themselves Is whether to cheer or boo. Some such system would 'answer the rigorous few who deplore the dilution of academic pur-