The Weather Cloudy today, showers and warmer; tomorrow, showers and cooler. L r e 3k iguu . tt1 Editora1s Milettone; Or Nwlstone?.. VOL. XLVIII No. 152 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1938 PRICE CVE VENTS WarringLabor Unions United In Endorsing Spending Plan Green And Lewis Behind LaGuardia =In Backing Measures For Recovery Business Leader Attacks Program WASHINGTON, May 2. - () Leaders of the embattled factions of organized labor, the AFL and the CIO found common ground today in calling upon Congress to approve lresident Roosevelt's $4,500,000,000 lending-spending attack upon the de- pression. Like Mayor a. Guardia of New York-who proposed the creation of a permanent congressional "recovery committee" to submit a program for action at a special session of Con- gress-William Green and John L. Lewis appe~red before the House Ap- propriations sub-committee to argue that the extent of unemployx ent made the President's program nkces- sary.° Meanwhile, Chairman Norton (D. N.J.) of the douse Labor Committee made public a letter from President Roosevelt dealing with another part of the Administration's economic and social program, the Wage-Hour Bill. The letter urged that the bill, again bogged down in the House Rules Com- mittee, be, brought before the House by petition. Mrs. Norton arranged to submit such a petition on Friday, and Administration leaders were already at work in an effort to line up the 218 signatures which would automatical- ly bring the measure to the House floor. While Lewis and Green were in agreement that the appropriations should be granted,. they differed on just how many workers were without jobs. Green said 11,200,000. Lewis put the figure at 13,000,000 to 14,000,- 000. "If Congre "hoses to act in ac- cordance with the President's pro- gram," said Lewis, "our nation can again be turped toward economic vig- or. If Congress fails to act we will continue to drift in the direction of economic chaos." "The gravity of the economic situa- (Continued on Page 6) , Labor Accord Ho pes V. anish InAFL'Purge Six CIO Unions Forfeit AFL Charters; Dubinsky Group Alone In Fold WASHINGTON, May 2. - (A) - Chances for peace between the Amer- ican Federtion of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organiza- tion all but vanished toight after the Federation's executive council ex- pelled six more CIO unions. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union is now the only CIO unit to retain its AFL charter. The garment workers are merely under suspension from the Federation. The council severed the last con- nection today between the Federation and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, the Amalgamated Associa- tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North America, the United Rubber Workers, the United Automobile Workers, the United Textile Workers and the Oilfield, Gas Well and Re- finery Workers. Three months ago the council ex- pelled the United Mine Workers, the Mine, Mill and Smelter workers and the Federation of Flat Glass Workers.. It is known that the council has high hopes that the garment work- ers will return to the AFL. Green made the following informal statement as to why the six unions were expelled: "The council believed that ample time had been given to these organi- zations to consider their future and present situations. The council pro- ceeded cautiously and not hastily. The time has now arrived to relieve misunderstanding and the charters should be revoked." LaFollettes Will Seek Democratic Party Reins, Prof. Dorr Predicts Discounts Fears That Progressive Movement May Be Strong Attempt To Force Roosevelt Away From New-Found Business Support By ROBERT I. FITZHENRY The Wisconsin La Follette's and their National Progressive Party are unmistakably booming for the presidential slot in 1940 and there's a strong possibility that they intend riding into the White House astride the Demo- cratic donkey, P'rof. Harold M. Dorr of the political science departmnent said in an interview yesterday. Parley Refers. Resolutions To StudentSenate Recommend Abolition Of Room Contracts; Seek Current Affairs Courses 82 Students Present At Close of Session A general session Sunday morning brought the Eighth Annual Spring Parley to a close by deciding to turn over to the Student Senate the 27 resolutions finally passed, in the hope that the Senate would work for the suggested changes by representing the student body in dealings with the University administration, the faculty and other campus bodies. Everything from the abolition of University room contracts to the establishment of two-week, non- credit courses on current problems was passed by the Parley, which reached the conclusion that our University is a Milestone arIrd not; a Millstone, the question posed as the theme of the annual campus get-to- gether this year. A show of hands at the close of the session revealed that in addition to faculty members and townspeople there were present 17 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 30 juniors, 15 seniors and eight graduate students. The present executive committee of the Parley, headed by Barbara Brad- field, '38, will meet Thursday evening to select the executive committee for next year's Parley. Education A resolution was passed calling for short, non-credit courses, on the order of the Alumni University held in June, to be instituted by the University with the subjects chosen by students. Speakers come to Ann Arbor and de- liver one lecture without adequately covering the field, it was felt. The Parley voiced its approval of the new honors program and asked that the principles of that plan be ex- tended to all departments with jun- iors and seniors in the literary school participating if they wish. A joint faculty - student committee w a s (Continued on Page 6) Community Group Holds Dinner Today More than 200 faculty members and townspeople will attend the annual banquet of the Ann Arbor Community Fund at 6:30 p.m. today in the Union. Dr. Ernest B. Harper, head of the sociology department at Michigan State College, will give the principal address on "The Future and Private Social Service." Walter R. Drury, president of the Community Fund, will be the toastmaster. The chairman and subsidiary of- ficers for next year's campaign, of- ficers of the Board of Directors, and the chairman and vice-chairman of next year's budget committee also will be announced at the banquet meeting. Anglo-Italiani Pact Ratified 1I Commons Professor Dorr discounted the the-. ory that the Madison movement is designed simply to scare the President to the left. The La Follettes, he said, have embarked on a sincere attempt at forming a liberal coalition party in tie United States and they hope to drape the mantle of the Democrats over their movement. It is thought in many circles, he said, that the President's control of his party is cracking in the face of his continued policy of vaccillation. The La Follettes propose seizing the wavering leadership and effecting a clean cleavage between. the liberals and conservatives of the country driv- ing the old line Democrats into an in- surgent movement of their own or forcing them to coalesce with the Re- publicans. Last week was considered a pecul- iarly propitious time for launching the neophyte party, Professor Dorr pqinted out, for a trio of reasons, President Roosevelt appeared set on an unalterable tack to yhe right as evidenced by the Ford interview and his tax dicussion; the so-called re- cession was receeding into an ominous depression; and the Southern Demo- crats were seriously disputing the President's leadership of his party. Professor Dorr remarked upon the mystic and nebulous character of the party's "principles of association," but charged this to political exped- iency and conjectured that La Fol- Churches Keyed To Secular Needs Called Desirable The church should be sensitive to social wrongs and through its interest and the interest of its members be- come a progressive influence on so- ciety, Frank McCulloch, secretary of the industrial relations division of the Congregational Council for Social Action, told 100 listeners Sunday eve- ning at the Congregational Church. Pointing out that the church can- not expect in a few hours on Sunday to overcome an economic influence felt throughout the week, McCulloch pled for tolerance and understanding of controversial social problems on the part of .church members., "Drums of war are truly beating in Washington," the Congregationalist declared. Although himself dubious of the value of collective security at the present time because he feels it would act merely as a safeguard for French and British empires and find its conclusion in another forced peace," McCulloch asked that differ- ences on how peace is to be preserved not obscure the fact thaT1 it must be preserved. Freshmen Will Get ROTC Medals Today Fourteen freshmen members of Sthe University of Michigan R.O.T.C. will receive medals at military review lette would indubitably have a con- crete program appearing by 1940. In its infancy, he said, the party can ill afford to lay down unalter- able planks and invite only constit- uents who comply with rigid condi- tions of political outlook. The plan at present is to weld as many factions as possible together and project a final program from this political melting pot. Coal Institute To Meet Toda Many Experts To Discuss Industry's Problems The second annual three day con- ference of the University Coal Utili- zation Institute will open at 9:15 a.m. today in the Union. The conference, offering a series of lectures and dis- cussions on problems and recent ad- vances in the coal industry, is spon- sored by the Extension Service, the College of Engineering and the Mich- igan Retail Coal Merchants Associa- tifn. The welcoming address keynoting the 'conference will be delivered by Dean Henry C. Anderson of the en- gineering college, andwill be followed by a similar address by J. E. Tobey of the Appalachian Coals, Inc., who will also act as chairman for the day. Other speakers today will be P. C. Thomas, vice-president of the Kop- per's Coal Co.; E. C. Payne, of the Consolidation Coal Co.; J. M. Pilcher, of the Battelle Memorial Institute; A. F. H. Scott, of Anthracite Industries, Inc., Cabinet's Foreign Policy I Approved 3 To 1. After Bitter Parliament Fight Adolph, Duce Meet To Cement Alliance LONDON, May 2.-()--The House of Commons tonight gave overwhelm- ing endorsement to Britain's new treaty with Italy by a vote of 316 to 108 capping stormy opposition at- tacks on Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's foreign policy. Fighting off the onslaughts Cham- berlain told Commons the treaty signed in Rome April 16 was a guest step toward avoiding European war and left the impression he would at- tempt to form a similar pact with Nazi Germany as soon as possible. A labor motion to renounce the accord was defeated 322 to 110. Laborites and Liberals flayed the Prime Minister because he praised Fascist Italy warmly as "a new Italy which under stimulus of the person- ality of Signor Mussolini is showing new vigor in which there is apparent new vision and new efficiency in ad- ministration." The opposition laughed when la- borite Victor Alexander interjected "and new horrors." A biting climax to the debate came as Opposition Leader Clement Attlee denounced the Prime Minister saying he could not believe Chamber- lain "would have put his hand to so dishonorable a document." Fiery old David Lloyd George taunted the government with the as- sertion that "The Germans are quite convinced you won't fight and so am I." Chamberlain did not mention Ger- (Continued on Page 6) Elect Directors For Wolverine 6 Incumbents Supported; Choose One New Man Six incumbents and one new mem- ber were elected to the board of di- rectors of the Michigan Wolverine Cooperative during a turbulent an- nual meeting held last night at the group's cooperative restaurant on South State Street. Of 540 active members, 242 took part. Prof. John F. Shepard of the psy- chology department gave a brief talk favoring more educational policies for the organization. Those re-elected were Thomas Ga- lanor, '39, John R. Sheibe, Grad.,; Hugh Downer, '39, Richard W. Mun- son, '39, Donald R. Murdock, '39, and Robert V. Rosa, '39. The new member is Alfred Hafke, '38. The two faculty edvisers elected are Robert R. ;orner of the economics department, who is to serve two years, and Professor Paul Mueschke of the English Department, who will serve one. PROF. HEBER D. CURTIS , * * Curtis Delivers Russel Lecture' At 4:15_Today Russel Award For 1938 To Be Given To Faculty Man For Activities Announcement of the winner of the Henry Russel award for this year will be made today as Prof. Heber D. Curtis of the astronomy department delivers the 13th annual Russel lec- ture at 4:15 p.m. in Natural Science Auditorium. Professor Curtis will speak on "Receding Horizons." The Henry Russel Award, which has come to be regarded as the local Nobel Prize, is ,given to an assistant professor or instructor whose work in scholarly activities seems to merit recognition. The lecture, always given at the time of the presenta- tion of the award, is delivered by a faculty member chosen by the Coun-' cil of the Research Club of the Uni- versity for scholarly work. The award, amounting to $250, is nade possible by a bequest of Henry Russel, '73, late of Detroit, who left $10,000 to the University upon his death. His will stipulated that the income from the bequest should be used to provide additional compensation to members of the instructing staff. Say Marriage No Go Without Lots Of Dough University Boosts Budget$0 Over Russel Lecturer 1937 Total $6,476,992 Figure Is Set By Board Of Regents For 1938_Expenditures Increase in Student Enrollment Is Seen Budgets of the University and the University Hospital for the fiscal. year 1938-39 will increase more than $240,000 over those of the present year according to figures released yesterday by Herbert G. Watkins, as- sistant secretary of the University. University expenditures for the coming year will be $6,721,161.64 as compared with this year's total of $6,476,992.41, and the cost of operat- ing the University hospital for next year will be $2,457,645 as compared to $2,423,199 this year. Revenue provided by the state mill tax allocation amounting to $4,673,- 253.58 will remain unchanged next y'ear, and the University will look to an expected increase of $131,000 in student fees to meet the greatest share of the increased budget. The greater amount of students fees is ex- pected to come from an increased en- rollment next year, proportional to the increase of this-year's enrollment over that of last year's. Student fees -for next year are esti- mated at $1,550,000, and miscellane- ous sources of revenue will account for the st of the income. The Urii- versity Hospital is self-supporting. Approximately one-half of the in- creased amount of the budget will go to raise salaries of staff members. Current and equipment items will make up the rest of the increase, President Ruthven said last night. Recommendations of the finance committee of the Board of Regents were approved by the Board at its regular meeting Friday but announce- ment of the budget totalling more than $9,000,000 was delayed. Czechoslovakia Seen On Verge Of Nazi Revolt University Is Indicted For Inaccurate GradingAnd Gross Educational Waste Psychological Research Shows That Grades May Differ With Marker If you have ever felt that you knew your subject cold, that your bluebook was worth exhibiting and that your professor must have been soured on life when he gave you a C, it ought to make you feel better to know you have a legitimate complaint. For research in the field of educa- tional psychology indicates that marking under the present system of exams is subject to the grossest kind of errors and. inaccuracies, according to Joseph A. Kleefuss, instructor in educational psychology in the School of Education. In general, both in high school and in college, psychological factors ren- der grades so grotesque and uncertain a measure that the same paper marked by equally competent instruc- tnrc, may bharbvitrarily ratted anv- standards in evaluating the work. The research also indicated the av- erage mark given by the 10 instruc- tors to the same papers varied be- tween 65.5 and 85.1. In other words, on the same quality work in the same course a student could expect a 20 point higher grade from one professor than from another. Within the last year, investgiation among British civil service examiners indicates that where the same ex- pert grades the same examination for the second time results will vary enor- mously. Moreover, one-sixth of the civil service candidates who pass have pa- pers no better than the one-sixth who miss the jobs. The order might easily be transposed, and if the papers were to be regraded probably would, he said. Indicative of the range which can be expected are the results of a survey in which 114 geometry teachers grad- ed the same paper. Marks varied Report Reveals That 690 Students Left Because Of Unknown Reasons By NORMAN A. SCHORR Educational wastein the University set-up was revealed in the discovery that 690 of the 1,026 students who withdrew from the literary college in the school year, 1936-37, did so because of reasons other than poor grades or disciplinary action, accord- ing to study compiled by Mary Bell, Grad., and recently submitted to the School and Society magazine by Rob- ert L. Williams, assistant registrar. "There seems to be an obvious waste from the institutional stand- point," Mr. Williams declared, "in losing so many students. But from the standpoint of the student, those who failed to return may have made a very wise choice." The educational report then at- tempts, solely on the basis of Univer- sity records, to account for the with- TUSCALOOSA, Ala., May 2.-(P)--- University of Alabama co-eds believe{ $125 a month is the minimum upon which a college-educated couple should attempt to make a go of{ marriage. A couple could make it onthat in- come, bolstered by mutual under-, standing, love and careful budgeting, they decided at an open forum meet- ing sponsored by the Mortar Board honor society. Picnic Is Sought For Sophomores Don Press Named To Head Committee In Charge Plans for an all-class sophomore picnic to be held on Saturday, May 21, gained impetus yesterday when the appointment of Don Press as chairman of the committee in charge was announced by the class executive council. At the same time Stan Conrad, sophomore treasurer, revealed collec- tion of the 25 cent class dues will begin today and continue through Friday. Members of a special com- mittee will personally solicit the money, some of which is to be u sed for the picnic. CWn tha nienvi. ,committee. the pv.- Sludeten Cantons Expect. Armed Aid From Hitler, ProfessorGaiss Declares A civil war parallel to that in Spain may solve the puzzzle of Czechoslo- vakia's fate, Prof. Aloysius J. Gaiss of the German department declared in an interview yesterday. Professor Gaiss, who motored through Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland and neighboring countries a year ago, based his stat- ment on this trip and on a study he has been making of the German sit- uation since the World War. War will probably be started by the Nazi forces already in existence in Czechoslovakia among the three and one-half million Germans, three mil- lion of whom live within 30 miles of the German border, he said. Hit- ler would endorse such action, as in Spain, by sending troops to aid their party. Professor Gaiss cited as evidence of the pro-German- feelings of 'the Czechoslovakians' recent celebration of the 550th anniversary of the founding of the University of Heidel- berg which he" attended. The pro- fessor representing two Czechoslovak- ian universities gave the Nazi salute as he said, "Czechoslovakians need not fear that we will betray them but we ardently desire to join the father- land." At this meeting, which inci- dentally was attended by no Russians, the Italians literally "praised the Germans to the skies," Professor Gaiss said. Bohemia and Moravia, provinces of Czechoslovakia, want annexation with Germany to a large extent, Pro- fessor Gaiss discovered during his tour. Centuries ago, the Bohemians invited Germans to come down into their country, he said, because they believed the German culture to be superior to their own. In addition, he continued, the typical.German feels superior to the Czechs. SRA Director To Speak In Hindu-Religious Series