T HE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEB.: MICHIGAN DAILY I ..- i - - si!ti i 1. . hsxrNtarttnr80ac s ,g wa,.. uom.w,.v ited and managed by students of the University of higan under the authority of the Board in Control of dent Publications. ublished every morning except Monday during the versity year and Sumni r Session. Member of the Associated Press he Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the for republication of all news dispatches credited to >r not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All It of republication of all other matters herein also rved. atered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as Ind class mail matter. ibscriptions during regular school year by carrier, ); by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY' National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADSON AvE. NEW Yo", N. Y. CHICAGO BOSTON . Los ANGELES - SAN FRANCISCO mber, Associated Collegiate Press, 1938-39 aging Editor >rial Director Editor eiate Editor elate Editor elate Editor elate Editor elate Editor elate Editor Editor fen's Editor is Editor . Board of : r .r - Editors Robert D. Mitchell Albert P. Mayio *Horace W. Gilmore} * Robert I., Fitzhenry S. R. Kleiman Robert Perlman * . *Earl Gilman William Elvin . . Joseph Freedman . . . Joseph Gies . . Dorothea Staebler . . Bud Benjamin Business Department usiness Manager. . . , . Philip W. Buchen redit Manager . . . Leonard P. Siegelman cvertising Manager ...Wlliam 1L. Newnan romen's Business Manager . . Helen Jean-Dean romen's Service Manager . . . Marian A. Baxter NIOHT EDITOR: MORTON L. LINDER The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Viehigan's Debt ['o Private Endowment.. .. T HE RECENT REPORT of the Uni- versity on its financial status brings ut the immeasurable aid which the University .as received from endowments and gifts given y its alumni and friends .in the state. Out of total worth today of $69,500,000, University fficials estimate that one-third, or roughly 33,000,000, represents property given from >urces other than public funds or student fees. For the most part among American universi- [es, privately-endowed schools, such as Har- ard, Yale and Chicago Universities, have rarely sceived state aid, while the public universities ave relied for support almost entirely upon state mds, receiving little private aid. The Uni- Orsities of California, Minnesota, Texas and [ichigan, therefore, all of which have been eatly assisted through private contributions, old a unique position. Texas has received much its support from its oil properties, but the other niversities are indebted largely to loyal alumni lad to public-spirited friends throughout the >untry who have contributed to their facilities. Michigan received its first gifts in the initial ear of ts existence, 1817. These consisted of a rant of $5000 by citizens of Detroit and of 1,871 cres of land given by the Wyandotte and other 6dian tribes. Later came a donation of 40 cres of land, the site of the main campus, 'Om the citizens of Ann Arbor, and contribution >r an observatory, library and hospital. Today roperty which has been given the University Lcludes such important buildings as the Rack- am Building, the entire Law Quadrangle, the arillon and Burton Tower, the Union, the eague, Alumni Memorial Hall, Waterman ymnasium, Hill Auditorium, Martha Cook, etsy Barbour and Helen Newberry dormitories, erry Field, Simpson Memorial Institute, Palmer Ield, the Nichols Arboretum, the entire men's hletic plant, and thousands of dollars' worth f libraries, laboratory and museums equipment. Tell over $10,000,000 has been given for scholar- ups, prizes and funds for special research. hese gifts often permit the University to carry a advanced investigations and studies which e of too indefinite value in the beginning for 4e use of state funds. Although no statistics are available, it has ften been said that Michigan of all the state diversities has received the greatest endowment 'om its alumni. Wilfred B. Shaw, director of lumni relations, said in 1931 that alumni gifts, icluding fixed property, scholarships and re- arch funds, represented 39 per cent of the tal property acquired by the University dur- ig its existence. The alumni "ten-year plan" rid separate donations by organized alumni coups or individuals are responsible for this ecord. Besides physical plant canrtibutions lumni endowments include, to enumerate a ery few, the Lamont telescope, the Barbour holarship fund, the Hopwood prize fund, the 0ok endowment, the Hudson professorship, the iversity of Michigan Club of New York en- owment, the Henry Russel endowment, Booth 'ravelling Fellowship, the Palmer and Williams rofessorships. the Pittsburgh University of which their donations would be put. Growing with these contributions, the University not only has assumed in positive manner its place among the institutions of the state, but has ex- panded even faster and beyond that which has been provided for it by the state. The dynamic character of the University is shown by its capac- ity to absorb and usefully apply the many con- tributions which it has received. Beyond all its attainments, however, it still offers a wide field of undeveloped means of service for others who may wish to contribute to it in years to come. The University owes much to the liberal gen- erosity of the state, but at the same time, the state reflects the unusual prestige of its univers- ity which is in large part attributable to these generous gifts. -Robert Mitchell Frontier On The Rhine . . GEN. MALIN CRAIG, chief of the general staff, thinks American planes should not be sold to France and Great Britain, because their sale will delay fulfill- ment of the current airplane building program at hgme. It is reasonable to suppose that this view is more or less widespread among the army hierarchy, which naturally thinks rather in terms of the restricted problems of independ- ent American defense than in the broader ones of foreign policy. President Roosevelt's belief that assistance to France and Britain should be part of Ameri- ca's defense program is based on the presump- tion that the nations which might attack the United States will pretty certainly have to re- duce Britain and France to submission first, either through war or diplomatic pressure, The two main blows struck at Britain and Fran'ce in the struggle with the dictatorships during the past six years have been the recent ones of Munich and Barcelona. British unpreparedness was listed as a chief factor in the capitulation of Munich, while lack of sufficient planes for home defense has always been a French excuse for not supplying the Spanish Loyalists with an adequate airforce. Unless the deficiencies in British and French defenses are speedily made up, new German and Italian aggressions will soon complete the domination of Europe by the axis powers and open the way for their active entrance into the politics of the western hemi- sphere. For those of us who have argued that the United States should have revoked its Neutrality Act and substituted for its legislation discrim- inating against Germany and Italy rather than against Loyalist Spain, the sale of planes to France and Britain is a logical necessity. Ameri- can arms, we feel, should be used for the de fense of America. And America's potential, even actual enemies are the fascist nations whose imperialist expansion must inevitably come in conflict with our interests and security at some future time, providing they are not checked before then. We had a good chance to check them in Spain-the Loyalist slogan, "Make Madrid the tomb of fascism" was a particularly apt one for America. Part of the blame for not lifting the embargo falls on the administration; part of it falls on Congress, and part on the general apathy of the people to a vital issue. Another important factor is the silent influence the Chamberlain-Daladier policy of appeasement has had on American policy. For a long time our foreign policy has had a habit of running parallel to that of Great Britain, and our own mistakes have stemmed largely in recent years from those of the British government. At any rate, our failure to help the Spanish Loyalists has resulted in our helping, willy-nilly, the German and Italian fascists. There is no such thing as neutrality for a country as large, rich and powerful as the United States, and our weight in international affairs, if not consciously thrown on one side, must unconsciously rest with the other. The question then is, are France and Britain worth our helping? With the Chamberlain and Daladier governments in power, is it likely that the enten'te cordiale can become an instrument for resisting fascist aggression? Or is it likely that these governments will be supplanted by less moribund ones in the near future? The latter supposition is at least very debatable. However, if we remember that the politics of appeasement are necessarily opportunist in character; that surrender is only acquiesced in by the people of France and Britain as an alternative to war, and that the fruits of this policy are becoming daily more visible in the fresh demands from Berlin and Rome, it will be perceived that not really very much in the way of encouragement will be required for the French and British people to force their governments to stiffen their attitude. The assurance of a supply of arms from Ameri- ca might easily be enough to reverse the present trend. After the successive examples of Austria, Czechoslovakia and Spain and their stimulating rather than satiating effect on the fascist imper- ialist appetite, the people of Europe's once-great democracies must be beginning to feel the prox- imity of the wall to their backs. An official of the treasury department re- signed Thursday because he felt "the United States should not take sides in world rivalries between totalitarian powers and other coun- tries." The United States does not have the choice of taking sides or not, however; we must inevitably help one or the other. It seems in- telligent to help the side that is opposed,,to our enemies. A few hundred planes to France and Britain now may save us the necessity of fight- ing a large-scale war in a few years. The chances of preserving the peace have certainly dimin- ished tremendously as a result of Munich and Barcelona, but they have not disappeared alto- gether. And the direction in which efforts must TODAY 'i WASHINGTON -by David Lawrence- WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-The Supreme Court of the United States has lost one of the ablest jurists the bench has had in all its history. The "retirement" of Justice Brandeis leaves a vacancy which may never be filled again with a man of his peculiar genius. Back in 1916, when President Wilson appointed Louis Brandeis, the attack was bitter and emo- tional. His intellectual integrity was assailed, his attitude toward public problems was viewed by conservatives as extremely radical, and there was an effort to block his confirmation which constituted one of the bitterest fights on a judi- cial appointment that the Senate has ever wit- nessed., Yet today Louis Brandeis retires amid the plaudits of conservatives and radicals alike. During the years in which he used his powerful and penetrating mind to tackle the most compli- cated of legal questions, he gradually came to be regarded by conservatives as a justice who had a deeper respect for private rights than they had imagined. Fair To Conservatives But, while Mr. Brandeis was singularly fair to conservatives, he was, on the other hand, never the defender of exploitation in any form. He was quick to strike down arbitrary practices, if he deemed them unconstitutional, whether they emanated from radical or conservative legisla- tion. Generally speaking, he has steadfastly main- tained that the state legislatures and the Con- gress should not be interfered with by the judi- cial branch of the governmet in working out social and economic problems within the Con- stitution. If he leaned in any direction, it was toward the untrammelled rights of the sever states to be considered as 48 laboratories in which social and economic legislation might be worked out experimentally in our democracy. And if his social and economic doctrine could be 'epitomized, ,it was constantly a warning against bigness in business and the encourage- ment of little business as against competitors comprising powerful aggregations of capital. Status Quo Maintained So far as affecting the basic point of view of the present Supreme Court on certain funda- mental issues, the retirement of Justice Brandeis does not create a change. There is still a combi- nation of five justices of the original nine who invalidated the NRA because it was an unlaw- ful delegation of legislative power, and the same five-Messrs. Hughes, Stone, Butler, Mc-. Reynolds and Roberts-would probably agree in applying the brakes to legislative extremes of the NRA sort. There is, on the other hand, a combination of five so-called liberals-Messrs. Hughes, Stone, Roberts, Reed and Frankfurter, who would constitute a majority out of the nine in favor of upholding legislation which gives the federal government power to carry on expenl.A ments in the social and economic field, such as the Wagner Labor Relations Act or the Mini- mum Wage and Hour Law, which latter act has not yet been passed upon by the courts. ART. By K. CONRAD AUGUST Davies And Robinson Art shows, like the proverbial witches, some- times cook up some ungodly combinations. Here are Arthur B. Davies and Boardman Robinson, as far apart as the two poles in their approach to art: the' one a dreamy poet, the other a brutal and eloquent orator, sharing honors on the same program, and galleries just across the hall in the same building. It is amazing how unimpressive looking are the meek wate-colors of Arthur B. Davies at their first appearance. The almost uniform small scale of the lot does little to heighten their in- terest. Fortunately, we can say that as an exhibit, it is not altogether representative of the artist's work in its entirety, but rather of the latter years of his activity. We have classed Davies with the poets; let us say the lyrical poets. Consider him as trying to capture, through his own peculiar medium, a distant, misty world which is so near our grasp yet so disconcertingly elusive. It is as if he were squinting landscapes into the realm of the un- real. Much on the order of a mirage, the full significance stays just outside of our reach. His effects are achieved not through an honest record of his observations, but though suggestion. It is a case of knowing what to leave unsaid. From the compositional point of view, his im- pression of a landscape called Volterra is possibly the most interesting. While most of his paint- ings are next to static in their arrangement, here he achieves a vigorous movement by racing his line in an extended curve. The result is a delight- ful, airy rhythm. Playing the foil by way of vivid contrast to Mr. Davies, and overwhelmingly to their own ad- vantage, are the drawings of Boardman Robin- son. It is true, that like the works of Davies, they have an air of mystery about them, but it is not the mystery of a misty, elusive universe, it is one of human existence told with all the assurance of strong conviction. His art is nr: th kind tha il-u at ,mtis ~r p-r IL #10 I f 5A # 0 i0 01D R 0 GRAND ILLUSION, the heralded film current at the Lydia Men- delssohn now, is a war picture with- out either barbed wire or mailed fist; yet its message is a potent reminder of Gen. Sherman's famous litote. This French-made picture requires no ex- traneous effects, no maudlin exhibi- tionism, to relay its anti-war mes- sage. A strong-willed soldier, in soli- tary confinement, cries out for the sound of a French voice, and his Ger- man guard offers him cigarettes and a harmonica to soothe his disquiet- ude; a German widow whose husband and brothers have been killed in the war offers asylum to the escaped French prisoners; a German aristo- crat, commandant of the concentra- tion camp, shows an unnatural affin- ity for one of his French prisoners, another aristocrat, favoring him with good office, and later when forced to shoot him, offering apologies for his clumsiness, which sent the bullet into the Frenchman's stomach instead of his leg-these simple touches have a terrific impact. The picture shows that the basic conflict envelops more than a battle between the French and German; it is a life-death struggle between the von Rauffensteins and de Boildieus on one side--officers by birthright, by the heritage of their aristocratic forbears-and the Marechals and the Rosenthals on the other-officers only by the grace of revolution. De Boildieu, who sacrifices his life so that Marechal and Rosenthal might escape, explains itin his dying words, which were roughly: "For a common soldier like Marechal and Rosenthal to die in war is a horrible thing ... but for you (looking up at von Rauf- fenstein leaning over him in grim solicitude for a vanishing class) and I, it is the only end . ... "And I," said von Rauffenstein, "must go on dragging out my useless existence." Hitler believes the same thing, that dying for the state is the only con- summation of a noble life. Maybe the illusion was not so much Marechal's, that the World War was the one to end all war. Maybe the illusion was! von Rauffenstein's, that the World War was the end of the von Rauffen- steins and de Boildieus. THE week's constructive criticism: Chicago's progressive President Hutchins' suggestion that diplomas be tendered at the end of the sophomore year so that students wouldn't hang around two added years just to ac- quire a degree which is worthless nowadays anyhow. * * ' YESTERDAY'S Daily noted that Bucknell University E n glis h teachers are having their voices tested to aid them in making their lectures more interesting. But what reserva- tion is going to be made for the day- time nap? *. . '; WE SELDOM read Heath's incon- sequential drivel, but someone pointed out a Valentine allegedly signed by S. Terry in that noteworth- less space yesterday. It is characteris- tic of the Trapeze conductor to use names promiscuously, to misquote people and to write with a fine dis- dain for facts. We would never had :enied writing those verses had they been either clever or funny-,but when we observed that Heath had written them himself, well we were compelled to object. But then we may be a trifle harsh in denying him the use of our name and exposing his disre- gard of facts . . . the consequent limitations are too much. self a past master in character deline- ation. He handles his figures in ah exaggerated and satirical manner and captures expression so cunningly' that he leaves his characters engraved upon the imagin'ation as flesh and blood engraves itself upon the mem- ory. Return From Moscow-1918 is intended as satire upon actual per- sonalities and political opinion and is 'labeled much in the manner of a serious cartoon. The mood of the drawing is distressingly barren with a leaning toward the feeling we have come to associate with the more des- olate of sur-realistic painting. Very unobtrusive is a small black and white drawing called The Trycka which does more with the idea of movement than seems possible. It portrays two people being whisked along a road in a horse-drawn car- riage, and the surprising thing is that the horses, the carriage, the land- scape, the sky, and even the people, seem to be moving at top speed. Sev- eral landscapes done in monochrome wash and color reflect the same moodiness that appears in all of his things. He makes no attempt to make a representative copy of his subject. Instead he keys down his color and plays around with line until he has a (Continued from Page 2) in speech for stutterers is available at the Speech Clinic of the Institute for Human Adjustment, 1007 East Huron, meeting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3 to 4 pm. and Tuesdayand Thursdaytevenings, 7:30 to 8:30 under the direction of Mr. John Clancy. Students interested in taking part may inquire at the Speech Clinic for furtherdetails. Concerts Faculty Concert: Maud Okkelberg, pianist, will give1a recital Sunday afternoon, at 4:15 o'clock in Hill Auidtorium, to which the general public is invited. Concert goers are requested to be seated on time as the doors will be closed during numbers. Exhibitions Exhibition of Water Colors by Ar- thur B. Davies and Drawings by Boardman Robinson, shown under the auspices of the Ann Arbor Art Association. North and South Gal- leries of Alumni Memorial Hall; daily from 2 to 5 p.m.; Feb. 15 through March 1. Lectures University Lecture: The Right Hon- orable The Earl Russell, Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, will lec- ture on "Space in Modern Philosophy and Physics" on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m., in the Rackham Lecture Hall under the auspices of the Depart-' ment of Philosophy. The public is cordially invited. Lecture: Three lectures on "The Ex- istence and Nature of God" are being sponsored by the Student Religious Association. The first lecture will be given by Lord Russell, Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Rackham Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. University Lecture: Professor, Charles C. Colby, of the University of Chicago, will lecture on "Land as a Basis of National Prosperity" at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, in the Rackham Amphitheatre, under the auspices of the Department of Geography. The public is cordiallya invited. Events Today J.G.P. Music Committee will meet at 4 p.m. today in the League. Bring eligibility slips and health recheck cards and any music you have written, or received from anyone else. The Outdoor Club will meet at Lane Hall today at 2 o'clock to go on a skating party. All students interested are invited to attend. Coming Events German Table for Faculty Mem- bers: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m. in. the Founders' Room of the Michigan Union. All faculty members inter- ested in speaking German are cor- dially invited. There will be a brief informal talk by Dr. Erich Schiff on,; "Probleme der Terminologie der Volk- swirtschaft." 1939 Mechanical Engineers: Mr. John F. Luhrs, Director of Education of the Bailey Meter Co., Cleveland, will give a detailed talk regarding this company and its opportunities for June graduates, at 8 p.m., Mon- day, Feb. 20, in Room 348. Lantern slides will be included. Appointments vgill be taken immediately thereafter for individual interviews to be sched- uled on Tuesday. Others interested, particularly jun- iors in this department, are invited to attend the lecture. Political Science Round Table. The next meeting will be held Monday evening, Feb. 20, at 7:30 in the East Conference Room of the Rackham Building. The Graduate Education Club will hold its first meeting of the semes- ter Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Graduate Education Li- brary of the University Elementary' School. Prof. F. D. Curtis will give his impressions of European educa- tional developments. All graduate students taking work in Education are cordially invited to attend. Re- freshments will be served. Forestry Club meeting on Tuesday Feb. 21, in Room 2054 N.S., at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be a repre- sentative of the E. Leitz Optical Co., who will give an illustrated talk on photography. All forestry students as well as the general public are cor- dially invited. Assembly Ball Ticket Committee: There will be a meeting of the ticket committee for Assembly Ball at 4 dents to attend open house in the club room in the Rackham Building on Saturday evening, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. There will be dancing and game, and refreshments will be served. On Sunday the group will meet at the Rackham Building at 3 p.m. and will go for a hike. If the weather permits, there will also be outdoor skating. Hillel Forum: Prof. Samuel Goud- smit will speak at the Hillel Forum, Sunday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. on "Some Implications of Modern Sci- ence." All are welcome. The Music Section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Lewis M. Simes, 1617 Morton Ave. Monday Evening Dramatic Club: Faculty Women's Club, 7: 60Mon- day, Michigan Union. French Play: Tryouts for the French Play will take place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the com- ing week, from 3 to 5 o'clock p.m., in Room 408 of the Romance Lan- guage Building. All students in- terested may apply. Churches Ann Arbor Friends will hold a meeting for worship at 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Michigan League. At 6 o'clock Professor Leroy Waterman will speak informally on the topic "Jesus versus Organized Christian- ity." Visitors are welcome. Disciples Guild (Church of Christ) 10:45 a.m., Morning Worship, Rev. Fred Cowin, minister. 5:30 p.m., Social Hour and Tea. 6:30 p.m., Discussion on Choos- ing a Life Companion." This is the beginning of a series of four discus- sions on Love, Courtship and Mar- riage. The Christian Student Prayer Group will hold its regular weekly meeting at four o'clock Sunday after- noon in the Fireplace Room at Lane Hall. Please note the change in both the hour and the place. A welcome is extended to all Christian stu- dents. First Baptist Church, 10:45 a.m. Dr. John Mason Wells of Hillsdale College will speak on the subject, "Don't Be A Jonah!" Church school at 9:30, Mr. J. E. Wiessler, leader. Roger Williams Guild, Baptist Stu- dent Organization, 6 p.m. at Student Center, 503 E. Huron. Rev. Wm. R. Shaw, pastor of Ypsilanti Baptist church, will be the guest speaker. A' social hour with refreshments will follow. First Congregational Church. Rev. Leonard A. Parr, minister.1 Dr. Parr will preach on "Why Worry About God?" Student Fellowship supper at six o'clock. Prof. Bennett Weaver will discuss "Your Problems." A large number of students should come to hear this most interesting talk. First Methodist Church. Dr. C. W. Brashares will preach *on "Jewish God" at the Morning Worship Serv- ice at 10:40 o'clock. Stalker Hall. Student class at 9:45 a.m. Dr. E. W. Blakemran will lead the discussion on: "The Christian, Emphasis of Luke" at Stalker Hall. Wesleyan Guild meeting at 6 p.m. The Rev. Owen Geer of Dearborn will be the speaker. Fellowship Hour and supper follo'wing the meeting This meeting will be held in the Methodist Church. First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw Ave. 10:45 a.m., morning worship serv- ice. "Whom God Hath Joined" is the subject upon which Dr. W. P. Lemon will preach. 6 p.m., Westminster Guild, student group, supper and fellowship hour. At 7 o'clock the group will divide into sections to consider the following.top- ics: Personality Adjustment; Group Worship; Community Responsibility; Racial Relations, and The Evolution of Religion. 8 p.m., Sunday Evening Club meet- ing in the Lewis parlor. The Lutheran- Student Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Zion Parish Hall for social hour and sup- per. Professor Howard McCluskey will speak at the discussion hour at 6:45 p.m. His topic will be "Mar- riage." Reformed and Christian Reformed Church services will be held Sunday Feb. 19 in the Women's League DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30 P.M.; 11:00 A.M. on Saturday.