Seventy-First Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN here Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth W Prevai" STUDENT PUBLICATIONs BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. "Ah, That's More Like It" f--y - Ir .~f7 CHORAL UNION OPENER: London's Voice Blends Music Drama GEORGE LONDON, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, opened the eighty-third Choral Union Series in Hill Auditorium with an impressive display of vocal prowess and dramatic skill. Mr. London's voice is a fine instrument, possessing an individual timbre and a wide range. I went to this recital, with some reserva- tions, but the baritone's persuasive artistry dispelled most of these before he finished. The voice is considerably darker now than it was a few years ago. This may well be 'due to the types of operatic roles he under- takes. He seems to be favoring a bass sound, not so much the brilliant baritone he once had. This is not necessarily a fault, of course. One or two vocal problems intruded. Mr. London tends to con- strict his voice and force in the extreme upper range. He also uses -- RSDAY, OCTOBER 5,1961 -7- NIGHT EDITOR: CAROLINE DOW University Needs African Studies A PERIOD when Africa's future may ing in any direction, when the difference een war and peace hangs on the shoulders few world diplomats and African leaders, ledge of that continent is crucial. is thus encouraging to see that the an- pology, geography, history, political science sociology departments indicate in the iry college announcement their intentions aching courses concentrating on Africa: rtunately, this illusion is shattered when finds in the time schedule that (for one Alarmists' 'S A BAD DAY when the fire department arrives before - the alarm is sounded to cuate a "building. The first most of the s who live in Kleinstueck House in Alice yd Hall" knew of the fire on the fifth floor when the fire trucks arrived, on the ht of October 3, at about 8:50. t was a case of pure luck that there weren't s hunt or killed by ithe total mismanage- nt of the fire alarm system in the dorms. t is true that this fire was minor; but it uld be a mistake to assume all' fires will In this case by the time the alarm reached housemother's room only a few minutes y have been wasted, but in case of fires n a few seconds can. mean the difference ;ween life, and death. Timing is the essen- 1 element. -M. BERRY reason or another) not one is being taught this semester. THIS SITUATION cannot be tolerated. The complex African .situation can be dealt with properly only by informed, coura- geous men. Not only is it necessity for African leaders to be such men, but also the represen- tatives of other nations, including the United States, who wish to work with or assist Afri- cans. Concern alone can not resolve problems of nationalism, eliminate superstition, introduce, indusrialism or bring about economic sta-. bility. No !matter how well-meaning their inten- tions, Americans unware of the basic nature and conditions of the African nations can not be qualified, except in narrow technical fields, to offer aid. Economists without know- ledge of the unique economic climates and potentialities of the various states are useless. Diplomats without an understanding of the intricate political considerations that must be taken into account are ineffectual. Even the casual visitor whose ignorance and mis- conceptions are considered insulting worsens international relations to some degree., INSTITUTIONS such as the University must assume responsibility for making available the information that both scholars and in- terested laymen need to understand Africa. Courses in all aspects of African life and culture are needed now. The day when the University's African. program' has matured=to the point where it can be formalized into an African center can not come too soon. -SANDRA JOHNSON a glottis attack on the beginnings of many phrases which causes him to miss the first pitch slightly. THE HANDED GROUP which opened the recital was probably the least effective part of the program. Handel wrote music which separates the supreme vocalists from the rest of the sing- ers. That Mr. .London did not prove to be one of the former in this literature is not to his dis- credit, but had he succeeded he would be rated with the immortals of song. Five Schubert songs brought out the artist's dramatic projection of text and a much steadier tone. It is worth noting that London projects the musical meaning of: these songs along with the words. Opera is this singer's chief oc- cupation and it was in the aria "Ella giammai m'amo," from Ver- di's Don Carlo that he became most at home. This is a bass aria and Mr. London still claims to be. a baritone, but this was one of the high points of the recital. * * * MR. LONDON substituted Du- parc's "Chanson triste" for the same composer's "Phidyle" to be- gin his French group. It was a lovely performance of a great song. Duparc's sixteen songs de- serve more attention, especially such loving care as was provided here. The other French songs were sung well, but the effort was wasted on Mme. Holmes trite "Au pays." However, even fine artists seem to enjoy singing trash. Five British folk songs con- cluded the program. Mr. London's approach to these was effective, but his voice is just not suited to this music, except for the mag- nificent "Alleluia" which was mas- terfully sung. --Robert Jobe WAR: Temporary .Deferment By ROBERT SELWA Daily Staff Writer PRESIDENT JOHN KENNEDY is encouraged enough by the way the meetings are going be- tween his Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the Soviet Foreign Min- ister Andrei Gromyko to wish to meet himself with Gromyko later this week. The atmosphere in the Rusk- Gromyko meetings has been con- structive, and Kennedy -appears ready to take advantage of this. - * * * . THE PRESIDENT is seeking to avoid the head-on collision that would mean war over Berlin. To do this he is willing to let Nikita Khrushchev save face in the crisis that the Soviet Premier created. Kennedy has defined what is not negotiable by the West in the Berlin crisis: the freedom of the people of West Berlin and the Western rights of access to that isolated half-city. He is willing to achieve an honorable accomoda- tion' with Khrushchev on other matters, /an agreement that will not tip the cold war balance. * * * IT IS IN the meetings going on between the leaders of the West and East that the founda- tion for the coming accomodation is being lait. In this accomoda- tion will lie the temporary sal- vation for the world from the "nuclear -sword. of Damocles." LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Greek Life Has Positive Values The Three Elephants IE IRONY, vanity and total waste of time. which goes into thinking up the ideas for necoming displays and then bickering over m, once the Homecoming Committee has le .adninistrative decisions, is appalling. election is based on priority in filing peti- is and non-duplication of theme. This year en-Rumsey House stood outside the Home- wing office for almost 24 hours to submit ition number one. But they might as well e submitted, petition number 66 because it s not duplicated. 'he wide range of creative possibilities of- ed by the theme, "What in the World" er really 'materalized. There were more igaroos and windmills than there were Oinal ideas. The only two petitions dealing h sub-Sahara Africa depicted these nations nibalistically boiling Purdue in a big blue' And the only Israeli petition looks as ugh it were an advertisement for "Exodus." EIIS YEAR only 14 of the 66 petitions were rejected for outright duplication, showing the lack of consistency in these decisions. Only last year the committee did not believe that the campus evas large enough for two volcanoes, one of which puffed up victory smoke signals while the other crushed Pompeii with lava. This year the committee is per- mitting three distinctly different ways of in-' corporating elephants' into displays. The committee also permitted two windmills ,to be built on campus, which demonstrates not only inconsistency, but lack of thought on the part of the petitioners. The theme deals with foreign lands and the windmill was obviously chosen by some housing units because it, was, easy to build, readily identified with the Netherlands and the arms of the windmill move (motion counts). But the actual charac- ters in the display could just as well have been standing before Big Ben, the Washington Monument or Burton Tower. The amount of imagination which goes into such displays hardly justifies the existence of this gala weekend. . -HARRY PERLSTADT TODAY AND TOMORROW when the Future Began ,By WALTER LIPPMANN To the Editor: IN ATTEMPTING to inform those who are new on this campus as to the merits and faults of fraternity living, The Michigan Daily has succeeded only in pre- senting a distorted and one-sided picture-obviously based on a misconception of the place of fra- ternities on this campus. It is hard for me to comprehend how Mr. Marcus, not being affili- ated in any way with Greek liv- ing, can intelligently criticize something with which he is not familiar. His ignorance is aptly demonstrated by his reference to the "hot box" and the idea that .. men of strong intellect gen- erally do not join fraternities." The "hot box" is largely a thing of the past, and anyone familiar with the system will realize that intelligence of a high calibre can and does exist outside The Daily and within the fraternity system. To say that fraternity life is aca- demically narrowing is a rather broad statement, especially com- ing from someone who has seldom been inside a fraternity house; I have been affiliated with the Greek way of life for over three years and have found it to be reward- ing, both intelectually and social- ly. IN ADDITION, if The Daily is going toy express'views concerning fraternity living, it should en- deavor to include the positive valuesof fraternity life. If there is no one on the Daily staff who is capable of expressing these, there are a number of men with- in the fraternity system who would be more than happy to write such an editorial. I realize at present this is contrary to Daily policy; perhaps in the inter- est of presenting both sides of an issue The Daily should re-examine its policy. I would be the last one to say that the fraternity system is with- out fault, but the recent editorials present a misleading and inaccur- ate idea of the Greek way of life. -Robert, V. Peterson, '62 IFC President Assertions .. To the Editor: RECENTLY in The Daily there appeared two editorials on the fraternity system. To those in- clined to believe everything they read without first investigating and ascertaining the truth of the matter, their assertions may seem valid. Those persons interested in the truth, however, should take into account two facts before judging the merit of Mr. Marcus' claims. First, and, perhaps, most im- portant is the fact that Mr. Mar- cus is not an affiliate and thus in no position to pass judgment on the study habits, degree of drink- ing or individuality of fraternity men. Second, only one year ago Mr. Marcus, himself rushed, pre- sumably with full intention of pledging if he were to receive a bid. What caused you to make such an abrupt about face, Mr. Marcus? too have lived in the quadrangles, and the atmosphere there was no more conducive to study than that of a fraternity house; in fact, I found it less conducive. In the fra- ternity I know that I have certain activities and I have learned, therefore to budget my time. Let us not blame the fraternity when one of its members flunks out, but let us blame the man himself for not having the common sense to be cognizant of the reason he is up here for in the first place. To study or not to study is his personal choice, and no one can force him either way. * * * MARCUS and McReynolds alsd claim that fraternity men drink. They fail to mention, however, that independents have, in many instances, been known to keep a bottle in their cupboards. Some fraternity men drinkibut is quad or apartment drinking any dif- ferent than fraternity drinking? Perhaps the most baseless claim is that fraternities stifle inde- pendence and limit development of the individual. Certainly, when,, as was stated, fraternity men di-, rect such activities as SGC, Mus- ket, 'Michigras, Spring Weekend and The Union, fraternities do not hinder development of com- munity leaders. I say we are as- sociated with these varied func- tions because we are interested in the betterment of the campus community and because our indi- vidual intellects and desires to excell drive us toward them., * * * ' IF MEN of strong intellect do not join fraternities then how does Marcus account for the fact that many of the top doctors, lawyers, industrialists, and statesmen in our nation are fraternity men? I would also like to know where the writers got their information on the qualities looked for in a prospective pledge. They state we look for money, clothes, manners, etc. . . One of their statements is true I must admit; we do look for good manners, for manners are a virtue. We look for a person who is per- sonable, can carry on an interest- ing and intelligent conversation, would be willing to work for the house, is academically proficient and is interested in extra-curricu- lar activities. In other words,'we look for a person who is a well rounded individual. Money? I've never heard of a rushee, at least on this campus, who was black- balled because he was in- poor fi- nancial straits. --Warren Perlove Fire! . . To the Editor: WHY was the fire scene at Alice Lloyd one of mass confusion? Whose fault was the delayed exit that could have cost hundreds of lives? Tuesday evening, at approxi- mately 8:50, the burglar alarm from one of the downstairs ,doors was vaguely but persistently audi- ble to the girls of Kleinstueck House, the northernmost quarter of Lloyd Hall. Outside of the building, a small crowd gathered. pointing to the flames on the fifth floor and signalling their friends to come down. After sev- eral minutes of shouting, screans, and exchanges of rumor, the gen- eral consensus of opinion deemed it best to leave the building. Why this indecision and ineffi- ciency? Why was there no all- over signal? It seems that our alarm system is constructed in such a way that the initial signal from the affect- ed area goes through a complex series of steps before being rec- ognized and approved as genuine. On Tuesday night this procedure proved a bit too 'complicated for execution as evidenced by the fact that the warning gong never was set off until after the bustling arrival of the fire department. This is a grave and dangerous situation. To put it bluntly, we're scared. -Beryl Gorbman, '64 -Merry Edwards, '64 CITYSCOPE: Washtenaw Relief: Sensible, Mderate By MICHAEL HARRAH Daily staff Writer PLAUDITS to Washtenaw County, Welfare Director Alfred. Brose, who, unlike many of his con- temporaries, takes a strict yet humane hand in a sorry but prev-, alent situation. Though we might view welfare as an all too common situation to be swept under the rug, it-still continues to be troublesome. The situation must be improved, but proponents of the' welfare state philosophy are of no help in the remedy, for they only contribute to the problem. * * * SOME WELFARE BOARDS are, too strict. They hold a death-like grip on relief payments and even the very needy have difficulty col- lecting. Witness some parts of Colorado. True, poverty there is low, but the relief problem has simply been shifted to some neigh-' boring area, where regulations are not so strict. In the long run, this alleviates nothing. But many more welfare boards are lenient to the point of being ridiculous. Practically any one -can get on the rolls and once there can conceivably get a, free ride 9 GR4EAT BRITAIN as, well as in West Ger- many a great debate is going on which will ad to a momentous decision. Both debates e about the future. The British debate arose out of the decision the government to apply for membership the Common Market of the six West Euro- -an continental countries. The issue before e, British is whether they can enter 'the omm&n Market on terms which will not use a more or less rapid dissolution of the )mmonwealth. The West German debate ,arises out of the pdt that the old dual and contradictory rmula of the Adenauer-Dulles era-integra- on with Western Europe combined with re- ziiclation with East 'Germany-has collapsed. These two parallel crises are related in that r both countries the issue is whether to give ramount priority to economic and political lion with Western Europe. F~r Britain the -ice of unity may be the attenuation of the es which bind it to Canada, Australia, New ealand, and to many of the newer dominions. West Germany the price of unity with estern Europe is the recognition, though cit and de facto, that there are two Ger- an states and that they will have to nego- ate as sates for some closer union. r- IS NOT an accident, and it is not a mere coincidence, that these two crises have come the same time. Europe, west of the Iron irtain ,is now engaged in adjusting itself the great historic consequences of the econd World War. For Germany the con-. quences have been the dismemberment of ie Eastern provinces and the partition of the mainder. For Great Britain the consequence I find not only their economic salvation but to play a leading part in a new political entity capable eventually of exercising equal in- fluence with the superpowers. This union in Western Europe, which Great Britain may now join, has' from' its founding in 1951 rested on the premise that West Ger- many must get reconciled with France, and that a new political community must be created which controls Germany sovereignty and recognizes tactitly that the reunification of Germany is impossible. The West European, union is inspired by a vision of great prosperity in a very rich market and of political in-, fluence based on the combined power of therold and experienced states of Western Europe. This vision is being realized, and it is the true answer to the pressure of Communist expansion in Europe. The rising prosperity of Western Europe, if combined with a far sighted overall central European arrangement, will be an enormous attraction and influence in East- ern Europe. ALTHOUGH the United States favors this development as being in the best interests of Europe and of mankind, it is the fact, of course, that we are outside the European community. Its tariff wall and perhaps its monetary policies will affect American in- terests. There are problems here. But con- sidering our own size and our enormous po- tential, we have no reason to exaggerate and dramatize these problems. What we should give great thought to is how not only we but Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Latin American Republics, and other states outside the Communist orbit can make a satisfactory adjustment to the very. big and very new fein -; i mn nrwi vi 1: i .Brtain inins the until the end of his life-at the taxpayer's expense. Here again we've no solution, and the policies themselves are -incentives to loaf. * * * HAPPILY, the two extremes are not the rule, though one hears of them more than the normal procedures. Washtenaw County's moderate approach presents a healthy and constructive attitude.- The county is currently employ- ing a graduate of the School of Social Work t'o investigate the possibilities of adult education, so that the county may re-educate, or even educate for the first time, many of its reliefers to pursue constructive lives on their own. There is also a state-Wide move- ment to improve the quality and qualifications of welfare officials ,themselves, to better equip them to cope with such. problems. This all represents a sensible point : of view. It can be said that such constructive procedures will not . work everywhere, but this hardly seems to ge the case. 'true, there are areas like Newburgh, New York, which find themselves in such welfare chaos that they must institutea crash program to clean up the mess before they can tackle the real problem with any success, but by and large these localities are in. a minority. HOWEVER, with Newburgh, the whole country is faced .with the real problem that is the crux of growing welfare difficulties- somehow, somewhere, sometime the people of America (or a grow- ing number, at any rate) have gotten out of the habit of feel- ing they must support themselves at all costs. A contrary philos- ophy of self-sufficiency would automatically keep many of our reliefers of the rolls. I don't know that the origin of this welfare-statism can be pin- ned down, except it did not prevail until the Depression. Since then we've had trouble restoring our thoughts to the "day's work for a day's pay" philosophy. ALONG THOSE LINES the Newburgh plan will be effective, for it forces a man to support himself, which should be indeed be desirable. But what is not gen- "r c.+:rvr". "rr.:":.:" .:".."mr. r..:":: mt :r" rs"ae:"g'" ::"C:trr :rr. r~r" r., .} L:'",}q r":','""Syy."}::?SiY S ' "} JS '?rrv ;^vr:w;rr'.pa'a yi ,."r,: }Jrr° ::"r,.r,"'S{ti'":"'l."'r."::"::t::":"::{i:":{"}}:r r: ". 'C72. ."r :.ss? ."x."v:rv: :la:-: "."."S .s'Z... ":.r ,.r i7:::r'S {'sa4".". .a..;}fi r 4r2kr:fa 4S ri v.".esvrFrGl.m carrrfl.C er }1. h:wSiSi...r.SSr.f,.+ {SiS4:4 :":".....:4}}:fi'f.'ll: }.:"ti;S1:Cif.^.v.L:': "r.:."..aw r:ia .Ssr: .Stir~.".c:.s.;Sa:swrl": v: !:a s"}...iLa...vfa".a......".sa: rc..rJ"YA:.}v. " ;::{:iciti. i:Y, r" .: a} .a DAILY OFFICIAL' B . 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Please submit twenty-one copies of each com- munication. Preliminary Ph.D. Examinations in Economics: Theory examinations will be given on Thurs. and Fri., Oct. 26 and 27. The examinations in other subjects will be given beginning on Mon., Oct. 30. Each student planning to take these examinations should leave with the sec- retary of the department not later letic Building will be open on Sundays from 2:00-4:00 for recreation opportuni- ties in tennis, golf, and bowling under the, sponsorship of the Department of Physical Education for Women. Events Thursday Lecture: Rene Lenaerts will speak on "The Spanish Repertoire of the Ren- aissance" on Thurs., Oct. 5 at 8:30 p.m. in thenRackham Amphitheatre. Events Friday Psychology Colloquium: Dr. Ragnar Rommetveit, University of Oslo, Nor- way, will speak- on "Intuition in Con- cept Formation" on Fri., Oct. 6 at 4:15 p.m. in Aud. B. Coffee Hour at 3:45 in the Mason Hall Lounge. Aeronautical and Astronautical Engi- neering Lecture: Prof. Jacques Valensi, Director of Institut re Mecanique des Fluides, Marseille, France, will talk on "Heat Transfer Measurements in Super- sonic Flow," Fri.,Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m., 1504 East Engineering Bldg. Food and Drug Administration, De. troit, Mich. District-Interviewing men only with 30 semester hours, any com- bination, of physical or biological sci- ences, for position as Food and Drug Inspector. Also, men & WOMEN with major in chem. for position as Food and Drug Chemist. Standard Oil of Indiana, Chicago, Ill. Location: Crude Oil Planning Dept. Men with degrees in Economics or Bus. Ad. for 'position. as Economist. Febru- ary, June or August grads. Dept. co- ordinates activities of subsidiaries en- gaged in production, purchasing and transportation of crude and natural gas. Dean Kenneth Pye, Associate -Dean of Law at Georgetown University, will dis- cuss "Training for Law" tonight, Oct. 5, 7:30 at the Michigan Union, Under- graduates invited. Sponsor: Office of Pre-legal Advising. POSITION OPENINGS: Wisconsin Civil Service--Architect-- Degree in Arch. & 4 yrs. exper. in architectural work. Some of exper. must have been as supervisor. Location: Mad- ison. Wis. Open to non-residents.