THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1937 '==== Our Readers Talk About Peace And War - And A Baffling Note Sincerity And Peace Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper.. All rights of republicato of all other matter. herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, )4.O0; by mail, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1936-37 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publshers eriqsentaittve 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK; N.Y. CH4ICAGO - BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES - PORTLAND - SEATTLE Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR.............JOSEPH S. MATTES IEDITORIAL DIRECTOR...........TUURE TENANDER CITY EDITOR ....................IRVING SILVERMAN William Spaller Robert Weeks Irvin Lisagor Helen Douglas NIGHT EDITORS: Harold Garn, Joseph Gies, Earl R. Gilman, Horace Gilmore, Saul Kleiman. Edward Mag- dol, Albert Mayo, GRobert Mitchell, Robert Perlman and Roy Sizemore. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: Irvin Lisagor, chairman; Betsey Anderson. Art Baldauf, Bud Benjamin, Stewart Fitch, Roy Heath and Ben Moorstein. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Helen Douglas, chairman; Betty Bonisteel, Ellen Cuthbert, Ruth Frank, Jane B. Holden. Betty Lauer, Mary Alice MacKenzie, Phyllis Helen Miner, Barbara Paterson, Jenny Petersen, Har- riet Pomeroy, Marian Smith, Dorothea Staebler and Virginia Voorhees. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER ..............ERNEST A. JONES CREDIT MANAGER ....................DON WILSHER ADVERTISING MANAGER ....NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER.......BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ..MARGARET FERRIES Departmental Managers Ed Macal, Accounts Manager; Leonard P. Siegelman. Na- tional Advertising and Circulation Manager; Philip Duchen, Contracts Manager; Robert Lodge, Local Advertising Manager; William Newnan, Service Man- ager; Marshall Sampson, Publications and Classified Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT PERLMAN I. [Ii Iie. b wn t TOMORROW will be Swingout' This will mark the second appear- ance of this colorful event since its restoration from the heap of discarded traditions. Of course, Swingout didn't naturally fall by the wayside because of lack of interest or enthusiasm. In fact, the main reason for its temporary demise was the over exuberance, and what went with it, which the observance of Swingout occasioned. Last year the conduct of students was all that could be asked for. No one was seen reeling down the diagonal in the fashion so familiar in past years. This year we should strive to con- tinued the good start that was made in the direction of an orderly, enjoyable Swingout. It is a grand affair and, as we said last year, can be best enjoyed while conscious. 91, JusLc What Things ... 44 QUIET! QUIET!" the man on the street heard the man on the steps say. But the man behind the silver badge and the police blue with the symmetrical set of buttons o~n his expansive front said the man on the steps was making a noise that should have incited to riot. That is the picture we are given by the amaz- ing contradiction of testimony in the case of Joseph Bernstein who was arrested on April 8. If we are to judge by the greater mass' of court evidence that indicated Bernstein's efforts to maintain quiet in a group of persons, then we must register our objection to the verdict of the six-man jury, convinced quite deftly by City Attorney Laird that the University sophomore was guilty of disorderly conduct. To prosecute with perfect fairness members of the community who have strayed from the straight and narrow path, attempting to bring the individual to justice for a crime or other breach of law without building up and playing on irrelevant beliefs, has been one widely accept- ed conception of the machinery of justice. Here in Ann Arbor the prosecuting attorney is ap- pointed to his position and usually depends for reappointment on the number of convictions he can win against those who are accused of breachesof law. Consequently we discover, as we have in the cases of those involved in the picket- ing of what was called "an establishment main- taining coolie working conditions," that the pros- ecuting attorney works zealously, even raising the red scare (in the Neafus case) to gain a convic- tion. Some of the choice characterizations made by the prosecution include the one which depicts the former editorial director of The Daily as a culprit who goes down to jail houses to rescue fellow reporters. Therefore, the argument goes, what validity can this editor's testimony have? There is also one describing Dean Bursley as The University demands sincerity of its stu- dents. As a rule, students recognize this demand and attempt to meet it fairly. This is as it should be. The students also demand sincerity of the University. More than this, all people who are wide awake and alert expect the University to act with sincerity. They expect it to carry . through with vigor the policies which it under- takes to support. This is also as it should be. What then are we to say when the University actually cripples the anti-war movement under the guise of aiding it? What are we to say and do when the University throws its sincerity into doubt? I am not arguing that the University is against peace or anything of the sort. I but hope that the University will go as far as it can, and when it can go no further, it shall speak out the reason why and speak it honestly. Here is what I refer to. The Peace Council was denied the use of the library steps for staging the Peace Demonstra- tion in April. The library is centrally located on the campus and is the ideal place for this meet- ing: The University refused the use of the library steps on the ground that the speech mak- ing would interfere with those studying in the library. Was this the reason? With one noisy initiation, one all-campus sing, and one band concert all held on the library steps this spring during library hours, it is clear that this is not the reason. It is not because I think the peace movement weak that I make these remarks. I do not think it is weak. It is strong among the college students of this country and is growing stronger. It can overcome the petty obstacles, it can climb above and beyond them. But it is precisely be- cause the peace movement is strong that it must deal openly and be dealt with openly. There is no place for heckling or petty sabotage of this sort. Away from children's pranks! Forward to sin- cerity! -"Anti-War," Mysterious Missive To the Editor: This concerns my letter to Father Luthet which you published in today's (Thursday, May 20) Michigan Daily. In the 9:30 a.m. mail I re- ceived this anonymous communication from De- troit: "STAY IN THE PRETZEL BELL YOU CLOWNS. Don't come into Detroit again as you did on May Day 1935 and have your pansy cream puff faces punched." The typewritten invective was accompanied by a clipped editorial from the Detroit Free Press which, under the head "THEY KNOW BETTER NOW," lauded the Ann Arbor police and Justice Jay H. Payne for arresting and sentencing the "five students who thought they had a right to speak where they liked on a public street, without permission from the authorities." The message is rather bewildering-I was not aware that anyone in Detroit knew my name and address, unless perhaps by, oh, the very faintest chance some reactionary janitor retrieved my letter from someone's wastebasket and was rightly indignant at the expressions of opinion therein contained. I was three thousand miles from Detroit on May 1, 1935, did not have my etcetera face punched at that time, and, clown or no, have been in the Pretzel Bell so fqw times that I have conceived no such attraction for the place as would move me to "stay" there, presumably to cook up messes of communistic hell-brew. I wonder who sent me that letter? (Original of this mysterious communication is on display at my lodgings for the inspection of those students interested in contemporary Americana.) -John Milton Caldwell Lindbergh -- 10 Years (From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) WHAT A DECADE this has been for Charles Lindbergh! From the heights of triumph to the depths of tragedy it has taken him, while the whole world, rejoicing and admiring, then griev- ing and sympathizing, looked on. When he took off from New York 10 years ago today, Lindbergh was an unknown, a young mail pilot called "Slim" by his intimates, but equipped with tenacity of purpose and great technical skill. When, 3312 hours later, he landed the Spirit of St. Louis at Le Bourget Field, Paris, he received the first plaudits in an ovation that became world-wide-an ovation unsurpassed in all his- tory. It was an ordeal, but sound sense and genuine modesty carried him through. Lindbergh personified youth, adventure and achievement. The remarkable trophy collection on display at the Jefferson Memorial here tes- tifies to the sweeping and spontaneous adulation that was his. But throughout the hero-worsoiip and through the dark days to come, he kept his head. His domain was above the clouds, but his feet were on the ground. His purpose in life was to advance the cause of aviation. To him a great share of the credit is due for taking it from the realm of stunts and sport to the field of substantial commercial en- terprise. .Alone, and later with Anne Lindbergh, he flew the world's airways, charted and un- charted, "North to the Orient," over hidden pre- historic cities, over seas and caravan routes, as free and nwaverinn sthe e apin 'Ieating Plowshares ...' To the Editor: For a. long time, now, many of us have been patiently hearing the shouting of the Peace Council and reading its propaganda. The latest pseudo-peacemaker, Mr. Deutsch, vented his emotions in the Forum of May 18. First, before any misunderstanding comes up, may I mention that I do not advocate compulsory military train- ing for Michigan-in fact, I was one of the signers of the petition opposing it Is Mr. Deutsch ashamed of his membership in that august body, the Peace . Council? Perhaps so, for nowhere in his letter does he mention it, although he does devote many a fancy phrase to the denunciation of "automatons." He bewails these "automatons" which he feels men of the R.O.T.C. are training to become. Typical propa- ganda, indeed, is his message. However, sad to state, they are not quite "automatons." For the edification of those experts on the out- side looking in, the R.O.T.C. does far more than merely parade. Drill is continued solely because it has proven to be essential to an effective military defense organization. R.O.T.C. men do not work hard learning how to help defend our democratic institutions (if any survive Roosevelt) should they ever be attacked. These men do not prophesy war. Indeed, they sincerely hope that they may never need to use their training. But they are not optimistic enough to believe that mere shouting can preventwar. Perhaps Mr. Deutsch would feel more at home in a progressive nation like the U.S.S.R., where he, in common with all the progressives there, could really be an "automaton." Besides, under the soviet system, Russia has a real army-30 times the size of ours. Or perhaps he would prefer to be an "auto- maton" here at home. The CIO, with the sup- port of "progressive" organizations, beckons in- vitingly for the 40 million unorganized workmen of the United States to join their regimented brethren. Here, Mr. Deutsch, is a fertile field in which to denounce "automatons." A few simple statistics might enlighten the Peace Council. Its members are probably aware of the political and economic rank of our nation in the world. Most Americans are. But, do they know that 16 other countries surpass the United States in the man power and equipment of their armies? That fact is little known, but significant Our army actually ranks 17th in the world, next below that of Portugal. Until that momentous occasion when the pseudo-peace organizations quit venting their idealism on the innocent atmosphere and truly evolve a formula for peace-until then, and not before, our only hope for peace is preparedness. Merely because our country has not yet been invaded does not indicate that it will never be. No longer can we rely on the oceans for pro- tection-nor on riches or manpower. No modern nation can "spring to arms overnight." "Beating plowshares into swords" takes years. A situation as extraordinary as that of 1917 may never recur. We cannot expect some other nation to fight our battles for a year and a half while we get ready to defend ourselves. Of course, the last thing we do desire is war -but deluding ourselves with noble gestures- peace demonstrations-will be futile in time of national emergency. Pitifully inadequate though it is, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps now is, and will continue to be our soundest measure for the preservation of peace. --John K. Mills. Academic Freedom (From The Nation) THE AMERICAN Federation of 'T'eachers i busy harvesting its spring crop of academic- freedom cases. Troubles in the colleges mature at the season when appointments are made and contracts terminated. We have already com- mented on the dismissal of the two economics instructors at Harvard, Alan R. Sweazy and J. RaymondWalsh. Meanwhile other academic plums have dropped. The dismissal of Henry Klein from Brooklyn College, New York, has been taken up actively by the federation, while its special committee on academic freedom has just issued a full report on the dismissal of Jerome Davis from the Yale Divinity School. The report is based on an eight months' survey of the case, in- cluding a study of the regulations governing appointments, promotions, and tenure at Yale, an analysis of the evidence, interviews with Pro- fessor Davis's colleagues and students, and an examination of his correspondence with the uni- versity. On the basis of this study the committee has arrived at certain unanimous conclusions which are worth summarizing: (1) the budgetary explanation of Professor Davis's dismissal offered by the Yale administration has no validity; (2) the contention that his scholarship and teaching ability are inferior is not supported by the tes- timony of students, former students, and his col- leagues; (3) the Yale Corporation, not the per- manent faculty of the Divinity School, is di- rectly responsible for dropping him; (4) his dismissal represents a clear violation of academic freedom; (5) the procedure followed by the ad- ministration abrogated the recognized principles of tenure (6) " . . . Professor Davis should be restored to his post in accordance with the rec- ommendation for reappointment voted by the Divinity School permanent faculty." We under- stand that a student demonstration is planned to coincide with a meeting of the Yale Corporation this coming Saturday. We hope its protest penetrates the walls of the meeting place and serves at least to trnhl the nollective concienep THIEATR e By JAMES DOLL The One Act Play MagaZine, Wiliam Kozlenko, editor; published monthly by Contemporary Play Publications, at 112 W st 42nd Street, New York. Subscrip- tion pri-e: $5.00; 50 cents a copy. On sale at George Wahr's Bookstore. Four One-Act Plays rHE REVIVAL of interest in the short play has led to the pub- lication of a new peiodical The One Act 'Play Magazine. This revival has brought the plays by the left- wing playwrights, short for utilitar- ian reasons; the three evenings of Noel Coward plays in London and New York. That such a series could be successful would not have occurred to any commercial manager a few seasons ago. Waiting for Lefty and Bury the Dead are not, strictly speak- ing, one act plays. Their subject is more extended than the single in- cident one associates with this form or with the short story.eThey are I more like the longer pieces of fic- tional narrative for which Story Mag- azine has revived the word "novella." But anyway they are shorter than "full evening" and accustom audi- ences to more than one play on an evening's program. In the first issue-May, 1937- The One Act Play Magazine prints four plays: Miss Marlowe at Play by A. A. Milne, To Kill a Man by Gabriel Tim- mory, Simon-Simon by Philip Freund, and The Brave and The Blind by Mi- chael Blankfort. Blankfort's play is the most ambi- tious and one that will certainly be heard from again. It is based on the recent seige of the Alcazar when sev- eral hundred civilians and belliger- ents were held in that medieval fort- ress against the attack of the Spanish Loyalists. Holding out against the inevitable are found those who sym- pathize with the established govern- ment rather than with the military order that control the fortress, ordi- nary people who don't understand the situation; they only want to get back to their jobs and farms; aristocrats or pseudo-aristocrats who agree with the rebels in theory but prefer any- thing to the present unpleasantness. Against a panorama of well-drawn characters representing these points of view is the military force that must preserve "morale" even if it means destroying a room full of people- many of whom are sympathetic to the ideas of those who are destroying them. All this is done with unusual power. Interest and tension increases as the action rushes on. THE TIMMORY PLAY, To Kill a Man was adapted from the French by Percival Wilde and re- sembles his own plays. It is a farce and since to recount the plot of a farce is a waste of time, it will have to do to say that it has everything one ordinarily expects in a farce that is about nothing in particular. It should play well and be welcome to anyone preparing a bill of short plays that already had some good weightier material. Milne's Miss Marlowe at Play is about a popular actress." It is Re- flected Glory in one act-but not as good. Since Reflected Glory was only worthwhile as a vehicle for Miss Talullah Bankhead-and not too good for that-it means that Miss Marlow at Play is a total loss. Simon-Simon is described as a "Pragmatic Comedy." The first three characters in the list of the cast are The First Philosopher, The Second Philosopher, The Third Philosopher But an issue containing two excel- lent, thoroughly playable one-acts i a definite achievement. Few anthol- ogies come anywhere near a fifty per cent average. There are short articles and reviews in addition to the four plays. The magazine has a distinguished format and is a valuable addition tc the very few good periodicals con- cerned with the theatre. It should be as welcome to writers as to readers The editor, William Kozlenko, say, he is interested in the work both of unknown and known playwrights. Nazi Secret Police Seek Men Giving Aid To Mundelein BERLIN, May 21.-(AP)-The Ger- man secret police is seeking suspect, who may have given George Cardinal Mundelen in Chicago information foi his anti-Nazi speech and who under German law could be charged with treason. Death from the executioner's axe is the penalty upon conviction. Foreign observers believed, how- ever, that retaliation would be direct-, ed against religious organizations ra- ther than individuals if there is evi- dence that information was supplied from German sources. Cardinal Mundelein in a Chicago speech Tuesday said the German gov- ernment was inspiring stories of wholesale immorality among prieste and lay brothers in monasteries "in comparison with which the wartime propaganda is almost like bedtime stories." The government contends open trial and conviction of the churchmen es- tablished proof of the immorality. and that reports to the contrary are falsifications. Published accounts attributed to DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the lsiverslty. Copy received at the omos at the AAssItant to the Preideak untU 3:20: 2 1:00am.a Saturday. SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1937 VOL. XLVII No. 168 Notices To All Members of the Faculty and Administrative Staff: If it seems cer- tain that any telephones will not be used during the summer months, please notify Mr. Bergman in the Business Office. A saving can be effected if instruments are discon- nected for a period of a minimum of three months. Herbert G. Watkins. Student Accounts: Your attention is called to the following rules passed by the Regents at their meeting of Feb. 28, 1936: "Students shall pay all accounts due the University not later than the last day of classes of each semester or Summer Session. Student loans which fall due during any semester or Summer Session which are not paid or renewed are subject to this regulation; however, student loans not yet due are exempt. Any unpaid1 accounts at the close of business onI the last day of classes will be report- ed to the Cashier of the University, and "(a) All academic credits will be withheld, the grades for the semes- ter or Summer Session just completed will not be released, and no tran- script of credits will be issued. 3 "(b) All students owing such ac- counts will not be allowed to register in any subsequent semester or Sum-1 mer Session until payment has been1 made." S. W. Smith, Vice-President and Secretary. First Mortgage L o a n s: The University has a limited amount ofj funds to loan on modern well-located Ann Arbor property. Interest atF current rates. Apply Investment Of- fice, Room 100, South Wing, Univer- sity Hall. The Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information has re- ceived notification of the following positions: Three interneships at the Chil- dren's Village School. Kindergarten, nursery and elementary through eighth grade. Internes would be, trained under 4 person trained in the1 Merrill-Palmer school. Position be- gins next fall; duration one year. Salary $400 plus maintenance.yr For further information, please, call at the office of the Bureau of Appointments.E The Bureau of Appointment and Occupational Information has re- ceived notification of the following vacancies: Qualified Chinese students for 1. Education. To experiment in the teaching of English in middle schools, to prepare readers that will, give a cultural and linguistic train-a ing required for the study of science; may be a science man not necessarily a specialist or trained in educational philosophy but competent to handle science phase of his work. 2. General Education. 3. Curriculum making. American student for: 1. Commercial position in a Pres- byterian mission school in Alexan- dria, Egypt. Candidates must be qualified to teach shorthand, type- writing, and bookkeeping. Salary $450 per year plus room, board, and trav- eling expenses. Students desiring to make appli- cation for these positions or wishing further information,, please call at the office of the Buieau of Appoint- ments, 201 Mason Hall. Girls' Cooperative House: All those interested in living in the cooperative house next year should: 1. Fill out an application blank available at the )ffice of the Dean of Women by Wed- nesday, May 26; 2. Come to the °nembership meeting to be held Sat- urday noon in the League. A cademic Notices Qualifying Examination for Direct- ,dd Teaching: On account of numer- us conflicts, it has been decided to offer this examination both in the morning and the afternoon of Sat- urday, May 22. The student may take his choice of times. The exam- ination in the morning will begin at 3 a.m.; in the afternoon, at 1 p.m. Comprehensive Examination in Ed- ication: On account of numerous .onflicts, it has been decided to of- fer this examination both in the morning and the afternoon of Sat- urday, May 22. The student may take his choice of times. The examina- tion in the morning will begin at 9 a.m.; in the afternoon at 2 p.m. Geology 11: Make-up exams (Blue- books No. 1, 2 and 3) will be given on May 28, in Natural Science Audi- torium, at 11 a.m. This will be the only opportunity to take any or all of these exams. Geology 12: Make-up exams (Blue- bcoks No. 1. 2 and 3) will he genn Mathematics 51 (Sec. 3), Math. 52 (Sec. 1), and Math. 222. Prof. W. O. Menge will not meet these classes Saturday morning. Concerts Carillon Recital: Wilmot F. Pratt, University Carillonneur, will give a recital on the Charles Baird Carillon in the Burton Memorial Tower, Sun- day afternoon, May 23, at 4:15 p.m. Graduation Recital: Marguerite Creighton, mezzo-soprano, St. Johns- bury, Vt., will appear in graduation recital Monday, May 24, at 8:15 p.m. in the School of Music Auditorium on Maynard Street. The general public, with the exception of small children, is invited. Lectures Chemistry Lecture: Dr. H. I. Schlesinger of the University of Chicago will lecture on "New De- velopments in the Chemistry of the Hydrides of Boron" at 4:15 p.m. on Monday, May 24 in Room 303 of the Chemistry Building. The lecture is under the auspices of the American Chemical Society, and is open to the public. University Lecture: "Continuity of Style in Near Eastern Art" by Dr. M. S. Dimand, Curator of Near East- ern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Sponsored by the Research Seminary in Islamic Art. Monday, May 24, 4:15 p.m., Natural Science Auditorium. The public is cordially invited. William S. Sadler, M.D., Chief Psy- chiatrist and Director of the Chicago Institute of Researchi and Diagnosis, and author of "The Mind at Mis- chief"; "The Physiology of Faith and Fear," and "Theory and Pratice of Psychiatry," will lecture in Natural Science Auditorium at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, upon: "Religion and Mental Health." Coming Events Psychology Journal Club will meet on Wednesday, May 26, at 7:45 p.m. in Room 3126 N.S. Mrs. Mary C. Van Tuyl will speak on "The Life History Method." German Table for Faculty lMIem- ber: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the Founders' Room of the Michi- gan Union. All faculty members in- terested in speaking German are cordially invited. There will be an in- formal 10-minute talk by Prof. M. Aga-Oglu. Senior Women: Senior women and others whg are interested in meeting Julie Coburn of the School of Fa- shion Careers come to Miss McCor- mick's Office any time Monday, May 24. Hillel Foundation: There will be a dinner Sunday night at 6:30 at the Union, at which the Hillel award will be presented to Marshall D. Schul- man and the reports of the relief drive committees will be given. Every- one is invited, and reservations for the dinner which will cost 50 cents be made by phoning the Hillel Foun- dation or S. Leonard Kasle. Phi Eta Sigma: There will be a dinner meeting of Phi Eta Sigma at the Union Sunday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. Officers will be elected and a tentative program adopted for the coming year. Scandinavian Club: The picnic is arranged for Sunday afternoon. Those going are to meet at 2:15 p.m. at the East Engineers Arch. The Bibliophiles: Faculty Women's Club wll rieet, Tuesday, May 25, with Mrs. Clifford C. Meloche, 2060 Dover Road. Ann Arbor Friends: The next regu- lar meeting of the Ann Arbor Friends group will be held on Sunday, May 23, at the Michigan League, at 5 p.m. Meeting for worship will be followed by a discussion on "Our Quaker Heritage" led by Amy S. Barton. Supper will follow in the Russian tearoom, as usual. It is planned to hold a meeting of those who have expressed the desire to be members of the Ann Arbor Friends' Meeting, on Friday evening, May 21, for the purpose of formally organizing that meeting. Those who wish to be members of the meeting but who have not yet sent in their mempership blanks are invited to communicate with Arthur or Esther S. Dunham (7830) before May 21. Churches Church of Christ (Disciples) Sun- day. 10:45 a.m., Morning worship, Rev. Fred Cowin, minister. 3;30 p.m., Meet at the church for the trip to Saline Valley Farms. After a tour of the farm, recreation and nin nic... nnar, r Na rnl r flra,. ..ril 4