THE MICHIGAN DAI Y Fl1ESDAi APRIL 29 1941 __ _.II _ . THE MICHIGAN DAILY Washington Merry-Go-Round DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN lit'M iTHE M( ~Of fa NN .r..a Edited and managed by students of the University, of °Michigan under theauthority 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 uintitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newpaper. All tights of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during the regular school year by carrier $4.00; by mail, $4.50J. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTJ.SNG BY National Advertising Service,Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADIsON AvE. NEw YORK. N. Y. CHICAGO "BOSTON LoS ANGELES *"SAN FRANCISCO fMember, Associated Collegiate Press, 1940-41 Editorial Staff Hervie Haufler. . . . Managing Editor Alvin Sarasohn . . . . . Editorial Director Paul M. Chandler . . . . . City Editor Laurence Mascott . . . Associate Editor Karl Kessler . . . Associate Editor Milton Orshefsky . . . . Associate Editor Howard A. Goldman . . . Associate Editor Donald Wirtchafter . . . . . E ~3 Editor Esther Osser . . . .Women's Editor Helen Corman . . . . Exchange Editor Business Stafff Business Manager. Assistant Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager s Irving Guttman Robert Gilmour Helen Bohnsack Jane Krause NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT SPECKHARD The editorials published in The Michi- gan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Board 'Packing' And 'The Daily' * * * THE SPRING PARLEY'S panel discus- sion on "Education in Emergency - For Whom the Bugle Blows" spent a large part of its afternoon section discussing the plan to "pack" the Board in Control of Student Publica- tions with members of the older generation and agreed almost unanimously that the proposal should not come into effect. The panel proposed that three groups - those students, faculty members and alumni who be- lieve in preserving free speech - should work together to see either (1) that if the plan has not been approved, that it be dropped or (2) if it has been approved, there should be a reconsidera- tion. This procedure is necessary because we do not know definitely - and probably will not know until June, when it is too late - what has been done with the proposal. IT IS ONLY FAIR to say that this revision was planned by men who insist that they have no design of crippling The Daily, and we must admit that if the plan works out as they originally planned, there might not be serious damage to The Daily. But since last spring when the plan was first submitted for administrative approval, there have been indications on this campus that any tampering with the Board in Control will be only for destructive purposes. It is evident that the plan, whatever its merits when originally drafted, will now be used only to wreck the free- dom of The Daily. -- Hervie Haufler Nazi Ger. malny Curbs Universities . . INTO THE NIGHT" is the significant title of a chapter in the recent Re- view of 1940 prepared by Raymond B. Fosdick, president of Rockefeller Foundation. It tells the /story of intellectual deterioration of Europe under the spread of the Nazi regime. The world knows of the restriction of the freedom in German uni- versities' by Adolf Hitler. It has known, too, in a general way, of the progress of this restriction in the countries dominated by the Nazis: Mr. Fosdick gives details. A large number of the universities on the Con- tinent, he says, have been closed. Many others are "working under conditions scarcely less toler- able." In the conquered countries the Germans have sought to impose restrictions that have already been applied in Germany. Where this attempt was resisted the schools have been closed and the faculties sent to concentration camps. "The condition of university life and stan- dards of the Continent is now little short of ap- palling. Due to flight, imprisonment or disap- pearance the number of professors has been "re- duced by at least 50 per cent." IN THE THREE Baltic states absorbed by Rus- sia more than half the professors have been re- moved and many of them have been impris- oned or have disappeared. "Even when funda- mental research has been continued, publication has been largely abandoned or postponed. In the social sciences such research as is being car- ASHINGTON-Biggest question mark along Wall Street these days is: "Will the British hold out?" Accustomed to selling short when disaster seems just around the corner, Wall Street views the fate of England as a cold-blooded invest- ment in the future. And judging by the bung- ling of certain British leaders, Wall Street pessi- mism would appear to be justified. Inside information is that General Wavell sent only two divisions of Australian-New Zealand troops to Greece-a total of about 20,000 men. In addition he had one English army service corps, which is for supdlies, repairs, hospital- ization, etc., for troops in the field. Total, with RAF fliers, ground crews: not more than 50,000 men. This force was pitted against at least 300,000 well-trained Nazis; nearer 500,000 counting re- serves in Bulgaria. T IS TRUE that the British could not spare any more Anzaes from North Africa, but there were 2,000,000 men under arms in the British Isles. ' That the British lacked planes and tanks was not their fault, but the failure to send men from England is inexplicable; for 2,000,000 men simply fall over each other in defending a small area like the British Isles. These are errors which'may not be cleared up until Churchill and General Wavell write their memoirs. Meanwhile there is one favorable fac- tor, on which Wall Street does not usually reck- on. namely the human factor-stamina, nerve, or to use a good old English word, guts SIGNIFICANT ILLUSTRATION is the British Embassy in Washington. Badly in need of English clerks, the Embassy cannot 4eep its subjects from going back to England. Women stenographers, clerks don't want to remain here. They want to go back to fight and die in their homeland. If England is going to fall they want to fall with it. The days of fighting with bare fists and pitch-forks are over. Nevertheless there is something about this bulldog determination which may win out in the end. After all, it is the same spirit which led to the conquest of America. Territorial Bases THE ISLAND BASES of the United States are now considered our best safeguard against invasion. But Army and Navy brasshats will get a scorching rebuke in a report soon to be made. public by the House Appropriations subcommit- tee that inspected territorial cases. Written by Representative James G. Scrug- ham of Nevada, chairman of the group, the re- port will vigorously recommend the immediate creation of an "independent air force." This would be intended to correct two chief abuses: (1) The location of army and navy bases al- most side by side in flat, unprotected country, thus "inviting destruction by enemy bombs." (2) Failure to build hangars, repair shops and other facilities underground. REGARDING the first criticism the Scrugham report will state: "This policy of concen- trating highly essential military or industrial structures in very limited areas cannot be too strongly condemned, and may constitute an error of gravest consequences. This is as true in our territorial as well as our continental defenses.4 "The lesson of the destruction of the Polish air force by the Germans at the beginning of the war seems to have gone entirely unheeded (by the aeronautic bureau chiefs responsible). In a flat country, protected air facilities may be impractical, but where there are adjacent hills, it seems inexcusable to deliberately build 1933 members of the faculty of the University of Berlin were called together and told they must subordinate research and teaching to the require- ments of a Nordic autocracy. History was to be taught to demonstrate German superiority. The Semitic influence of Einstein was to be banished from the teaching of Mathematics. Psychology was to be interpreted in accordance with the "leadership" principle. Anatomy was to be made to demonstkate the difference between Aryan and non-Aryan brain structure. The work of Jewish medical men who had won Nobel prizes was to be discarded in the training of doctors. FEW YEARS LATER, the result of these re- strictions. was being observed in American universities. The learned publications of German' universities, highly valued in 4he past, had de- teriorated to such an extent that subscriptions by American universities were not being renewed. There is recalled the indignation of a Yale pro- fessor of Mathematics at the appearance in the formerly great mathematical journal of the Uni-" versity of Goettingen of an article entitled "Se- mitic vs. Non-Semitic Mathematics." Now this strangling of the intellect is spread- ing all over Europe. What it must eventually mean is apparent in the light of the contribu- tion of free research has made to the modern world. Some of the most important achievements of our life depend upon the pure scientific research that goes on in laboratories. , In Great Britain and the United States and in the western hemisphere generally the intellect is still free to explore the unknown, to add to the sum of useful knowledge. Hardly anywhere else in the world does this freedom exist. WHEN THE IMPORTANCE of colleges and universities to American life and well-being are considered, we can appreciate what it would mean to close a good share of our universities of higher'learning, to drive out half the members bases invitingly located for bombing attacks, and so close together that an enemy plane can hit one if it misses the other. "Everywhere the story is the same, from Ha- waii to Puerto Rico, from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Trinidad. Also no ade- quate plans have been formulated for water reserves except to contract for drilling a few wells with grave Uincertainties as to quality and quantity." Scrugham's conclusions will be that a "trag- edy of the first magnitude" may develop unless immediate steps are taken to rectify conditions al the territorial bases. His solution is the cen- tralization of all military air forces under a single head with Cabinet rank. Them Sleepy A thletes... THE PRESIDENT has been under considerable public criticism for appointing CIO leaders to the National Defense Mediation Board. But the public doesn't know the half of it. Real fact is that CIO members Phil Murray and Thomas Kennedy have beenrsending in un- authorized substitutes to act for them on the Board. Except for the first meeting, when they, sat for their pictures, Murray and Kennedy have been conspicuous by their absence. Anticipating this, the President, when he set up the Board, designated an alternate for each of the eleven members. The CIO alternates were Emil Rieve, head of the textile workers, and Clinton Golden, regional director of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee. If these two always filled in for Murray and Kennedy, there would be no complaint. BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, Murray des- ignates pinch-hitters who, technically, have no right to sit on the Board. Among them have been Allen Haywood, CIO organization director; Anthony Smith, CIO assistant counsel, and John Brophy, director of industrial union councils. What particularly gripes the Board members is that Haywood was originally proposed by Murray as a substitute and Roosevelt rejected him. When the President asked for recom- mendations, Murray sent in his own name at the instigation of John L. Lewis. _j By JOHN WEIMER SIX YEARS AGO, the Deutscher Verein revived ' its custom of putting on an annual play in the German tongue. For that occasion, Dr. Otto Graf, then as now aider and abettor of the Verein's theatrical ventures, chose Arthur Schnitzler's one-act satire of literary folk, "Liter- atur." The three performers and half a hun- dred spectators who braved the uncertainties of the auditorium in the University high school that late afternoon had a fine time. Last night in the Mendelssohn Theatre, the Verein delighted an audience four or five times as large with an able presentation of the same piece and one other for good measure, "Grosse Szene," by the same author. " ITERATUR" was the first on this double bill. Herein June T. Larson, as Margarete, John Ebelke, as Klemens, and Fritz Friedlander, as Gilbert demonstrated the precariousness of transmuting one's own experiences (specifically, the amorous) into fiction. These actors took intelligent hold of Schnitzler's witty lines, and kept their hearers indulgently smiling at the pre- tentiousness of the characters they were deline- ating. Miss Larson's impressive oral mastery of the German language is reportedly an accomp- lishment on our own campus, and should be the envy of every willing but inarticulate contemp- orary. Messrs. Ebelke and Friedlander were a match for her, but they have been at it longer. in his ease and obvious relish of his lines, Fried- lander proved himself the best actor of the three. AFTER THE INTERMISSION, a cast of five performers assumed the eight roles in "Grosse Szene." (Overcoming the discrepancies of the numbers was assigned to Reinhard Wittke -or Georg Schpelvin-- who established his ver- satility by brief but frequent appearances as bellhop, waiter, and prompter.) Margaret Wise- man was briefly and picturesquely visible as d symbol of what kept the Schauspieler, Konrad Herbot (played by J. Stanhope Edwards to the life) in trouble most of the time. Gertrude Gunz, as his wife, spoke German so beautifully that one wished she had not sustained her mood of de- pression and quiet exasperation so well, because so doing limited the range of what seems to be a charming voice. John Wolaver suggested sen- sitively a wronged and pathetically gullible young man, but he was licked from the start in the play's "Big Scene," when veteran Edwards pulled out all the stops. David Gibson's obvious appre- ciation of his fat role as Doktor Falk, Theater- direktor, did much to make his performance almost professional. FVERYBODY looked very nice. Nobody forgot his lines. Nobody missed an entrance. No- body forgot his props. The scenery was all right, and certainly the sets were well dressed. Stanley Lock's Viennese waltzes got each of the plays off to a good start, and then the perform- ers kept things going. Otto Graf and the Vere- in's players did all right by Schnitzler. Matsuoka's Hex On the day after Yosuke Matsuoka, Japan's foreign minister, arrived in Berlin, Hitler got DRAMA (Continued from Page 2) 4:15 p.m. Professor A. L. Ferguson will speak on "The Role of the Metal- Metal Contact, or the Volta Poten- tial, in the Galvanic Cell." Pre-Medical Students: The Medi- cal Aptitude Test of the Association of American Medical Colleges will be given at the University of Michi- gan on Thursday, May 1. The results of this examination are sent to med- ical schools throughout the country and are used by many of them as one of the criteria for admission. You are reminded that this examination is given but once a year and will not be repeated until next spring. All students who are planning to enter a medical school in the fall of 1942 should take the test now. Further information may be obtained in Room 4 University Hall and tickets must be purchased immediately. Doctoral Examination for Miss Mir- iam Rose Bonner, Psychology; The- sis "Changes in the Speech Pattern under Emotional Tension," to- day at 4:00 p.m., in 2129 Natural Science Bldg. Chairman, W. B. Pills- bury. By action of the Executive Board the chairman may invite members of the faculties and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend the ex- amination and he may grant permis- sion to those who for sufficient rea- son might wish to be present. C. S. Yoakum Doctoral Examination for William Curtis Beckman, Zoology; Thesis: "The Time of Annulus Formation on RECORDS Last November, during its two- concert celebration of its Golden Jub- ilee Year, the Chicago Symphony un- der Frederick Stock won the acclaim of exacting Carnegie Hall critics for a searching rendition of Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major. This month Columbia Masterworks has of- fered that rendition as the orchestra's first 1941 release (Set M, MM-443). Despite a generally enthusiastic re- ception when the symphony was first played in 1883, today it is probably the least popular of the four Brahm's symphonies. Mr. Stock's interpreta- tion makes it difficult to see why. True, the Third has more of the quiet, almost pastoral quality of the Sec- ond,sthan ofrthe heroic qualities of the First or the Fourth, and except for a plaintive third movement, and several wisps of melody throughout, its themes are less beautiful, more likely to get lost in the clear, but intricate development. But from the sweeping, thrilling theme of the opening movement to the sturdy, profound chorale of the last, Mr. Stock has pointed his or- chestra for the "romantic" qualities that attract most of us to Brahms. And he does it without sacrificing any of the austerity, the almost deliberate clarity of development, so that what results is a fine, definitive record- ing of a Brahms Symphony that has been unfortunately neglected. Tech- nically, the recording is fuzzy in spots, but that should be only a minor an- noyance. This month, too, Columbia has add- ed a seventh orchestra to its rapidly growing list of exclusive recording ensembles - the Pittsburgh Sym- phony under the direction of Fritz Reiner, one of the foremost Wagner- ian interpreters in the country. For its debut the orchestra is offering a usually brilliant recording of the Bacchanale (Venusberg Music) from "Tannhauser" (Set X-193). It ex- hibits a fine instrumental balance and flexibility, and a fullness of tone that make this observer wish that it had done something of more subt- lety than the riotous, frenzied Bac- chale at Venusberg. However, the well-executed interpretation of the quiet passion of the closing passages more than compensate for the loud violence of the earlier revels. Proof that Benny Goodman can' play classical clarinet is presented by Columbia in its recording of the Debussy First Rhapsody for Clarinet, done by Mr. Goodman and the New York Philharmonic under Mr. Bar- birolli, in much the same manner as it was done in Carnegie Hall last December. Written by Debussy as a test-piece for students in the Paris Conservatoire, it is quite naturally, almost all cadenza, roulade, and intri- cate orchestra. Except for an occas- ional over-exuberance, Mr. Goodman does a wonderful job, and must be complimented on the fact that only once, on the second side does he even approach an indiscriminate "ride." On other 12-inch single records Columbia is offering this month: Walter Gieseking in a warm, sensi- tive performance of the Chopin "Bar- carolle in F-sharp major (Op. 60), written three years before the com- poser's death in a moving, lyrical ein .TrcPnhine Antnine.o imo- the Scales of Certain Michigan Game Fishes," Wednesday, April 30, at 3:00 p.m., in 3089 Natural Science Bldg. Chairman, C. L. Hubbs. By action of the Executive Board the chairman may invite members of the faculties and advanced doc- toral candidates to attend the exam- ination and he may grant permission to those who for sufficient reason might wish to be present. - C. S. Yoakum Concerts Percival Price, University Carillon- neur, will present a carillon recital from 7:15\ to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in the Burton Memorial Tow- er. His program will include May folk songs, and folk songs by Foster; compositions by Sawyer, Rachman- inoff, Pierne, and Stravinski; and a work written for the carillon by Harty. Lectures University Lecture: Dr. J. Allen Scott of Ohio State University, will lecture on the subject, "Manson's bloodfluke, a public health problem in Venezuela," under the auspices of the Department of Zoology at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, in the Natural Science Auditorium. The public is cordially invited. Events Today The Romance Languages Journal Club will meet in the West Confer- ence Room of the Rackham Building, today at 4:15 p.m. Katherine N. Balint will review Morris Bishop's nw book, Ronsard: Prince of Poets, and Dr. A. Herman will read a paper en- titled, "Literary Facts and the Ele- mentary Language Students." All in- terested are cordially invited. Aeronautical Engineers: Mr. Rob- ert Stanley, Chief Test Pilot of the Bell Aircraft Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., will lecture on the flight test- ing of airplanes at 11:00 this morn- ing, in Room 1042 East Engineering Building. All interested are invited to attend. House Presidents: There will be an important meeting of the FC in the Council room of the Union tonight at; 7:15. There will be the election of officers for the coming year. Graduate Students, and others in- terested, are invited to listen to a program of recorded music in the Men's Lounge of the Rackham Build- ing tonight. The program follows: Beethoven, Symphony No. 7. Ravel, La Valse. Strauss, Don Quixote. A.I.Ch.E. Election Meeting will take place tonight, instead of Wednesday as previously announced, at 7:30 in Room 1042 East Engineering Bldg Professor E. S. Pettyjohn will speak on "The Engineer and the Draft." Re- freshments. All engineers are invited. Michilodeon: The rehearsal dates for the Friday and Saturday night Michilodeon programs are as follows: Tonight, 7:30, Barbour-Saturday night show. Wednesday night, 7:30, Barbour- Friday show. Thursday night, 7:30, Barbour-Fri- day show dress rehearsal. Saturday afternoon, 2:30, Barbour -Saturday show dress rehearsal. The following fraternities and sor- orities will participate in the Friday show: Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Tau Omega. Theta Delta Chi, Kappa Al- pha Theta, and Alpha Gamma Delta will participate in the Saturday show. All Students Expecting to Attend Camp Filibert Roth this summer: Please meet in Room 2039 Natural Science Building today, at 5:00 p.m. At this meeting general information regarding camp and registration and classification blanks will be issued. Sigma Rho Tau will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Union. The final rounds of the project and raconteur speeches will be held. Arrangements will also be made for the contests to be held next week. All members are requested to be present. Mr. Leonard S. Gregory will lecture on "Verdi's Requiem" at Lane Hall, at 4:15 this afternoon. JGP Central Committee luncheon meeting at noon today in the Rus- sion Tea Room of the League. PSURFS meeting today at 5:15 p.m. in the Crystal Room to hear re- cordings of the Detroit performance. Dinner at 502, usual time. All girls who were selected to be hostesses at Michilodeon are asked to send in their reply today, or Wednes- day at the latest, to 1414 Washtenaw. Your promptness and cooperation will be greatly appreciated. Senior Ball Committee will meet to- night at the Union at 8:30. Harris Hall: Tea will be served to- day, 4:00-5:30 p.m. All Episcopal students and their friends are cordi- ally invited Freshman and Sophomore Engin- eers: Engineering Council represent- atives from this year's freshman and sophomore classes will be elected on the Dean's Office by noon, Tuesday, Thursday, May 8. Petitions to be placed on the ballot should be in May 6. Petitions must include fif- teen signatures from your own class, the qualifications of the candidate, and a proposed plan of class activi- ties for the coming year. Those pre- senting petitions should also come to Room 244 of the West Engineering Building between the hours of 4:30 and 6:00 on May 6 to have their pic- tures taken. Tennis Tournaments: Entries for women's singles, mixed doubles, women's doubles, and novice singles tennis tournaments are due this eve- ning. Sign on the bulletin board in the Women's Athletic Building. First meeting of the tennis club will be at 4:15 p.m. on the courts. Everyoneinterested, although only a beginner, is invited. Christian Science Organization will meet tonight at 8:15 in the chapel of the Michigan League. The Bookshelf and Stage Section of the Faculty Woman's Club will meet today at 2:45 p.m. at the home of Mrs. E. M" Hoover, 920 Lincoln Avenue. Coming Events The English Journal Club will meet at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 1, in the West Conference Room of the Rackham Building. Nominations of officers for next year will be in order. Mr. Fletcher will present a paper dis- cussing A. C. Bradley's criticism of Tennyson; Mr. Menger will present T. S. Eliot's criticism of Tennyson. The following discussion will center about In Memoriam. .The public is invited. La Sociedad Hispanica will meet Wednesday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the League. Scholarship awards to the University of Mexico will be an- nounced. There will bea short pro- gram and election of officers. All members are urged to attend. Phi Tau Alpha will meet in the Rackham Building at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. Mass meeting of the Social Com- mittee of the League on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. for old and new mem- bers. Any person wishing to become a member can do so by attending this meeting. All Episcopal Students: There will be a celebration o the Holy Commun- ion in the Bishop Williams Memorial Chapel Wednesday, at 7:30 a.m. l RADIO SPOTLIGHT. 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