-"THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wt.DNSAY, DtUEMBEU 4, .1940 i NNW im lim, W, m 11.1 I- owmwe 11 me 1 THE MICiIGAN DAILY A Bit S1i~P~? Ma- 0 1 ! 4 . \ 4 , , a - ~ ~ F... . . at+ E'ited 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 newpaper. All rights 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, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTI.3IfN B V National Advertising Service, Inc, College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AvE. NEW YonK. N.Y. CHICAGO * BOSTON . Los ANGELES * SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1940-41 { :. , ,. , % a t! s " ._ ,, s -. , 4..°; z ; ., f r r r.4 - f-n rw 3. t,'..'^r^-. .... *. a - . y j .a .' c , , . i %hC. All AID TO aBRITAIN4R tIRE and WATER By MASCOTT i t I UIR'N v.I It was with extreme surprise that we noted Touchstone's left-handed pnaise yesterday of our Sunday's column The Reply ChurlishI and P ire and Water long ago entered into a solemn agreement that there shall be the smallest possible amount of feudin' between us. We never ex- pected, howeve', that we would ad- vance into a mutual-praise stage.' We tlhla Touchstone gilite con- sistently turns out a. good Clumn too. So there. It seems as if we'll soon be forced to get a hairedt and perhaps even shave. After all, if you're paying three bucks to get a reproduction of your unlovely face in the 'Ensian. you may as well look civilized, assuming that a haircut and a shave is a mark of civilization. This being a senior is a terrific nuisance. Things were so much easier when we were juniors-no 'Ensians or senior pictures to worry about- and we had already solved the Con- centration problem as well as having learned how to get a C out of a course without too great effort or too consistent attendance. As a Sen- apple-poIsh with Mr. Palmer and give hir free space in The Daily. * * Headlines in college newspapers these days are hiighly confusing. We refer specifically to those that state: G1 Wle Mv'kc Sweeping Gains.'" The ! eciie ' i at a loss to know whether I he headline refers to the war in Alnia or fraternity rtshiig. For a long time a slinky fellow's editorial has been laying in the ed- itoi',al basket vainly awaiting pub- .ication. Out of sympathy we. there- fore, print the following: What will happen to Wendell Will- kie now that the election is over? Rumors are making the rounds with astounding rapidity-claiming that 'he will be made secretary of com- merce, president of the University of Wisconsin or new head of the United States Defense Board. If we are to believe the rumors, almost anything can happen to the ex-candidate for president. But to clarify the issue, allow us to reveal some known certainties: for we don't seem to be able to do Wendell Willkie will NOT be made the latter. That's why we openly secretary of labor. Wendell Willkie will NOT be of- fered the job of basketball coach at the University of Michigan when Bennie Oosterbaan leaves to head tlie University of Chicago. replacing Hutchins. Wendell Willkie will NOT write crime novelettes for pulp magazines. Wendell Willkie will NOT be ap- pointed Josef Stalin's personal adviser at the Kremlin. Wendell Willkie will NOT become Joe Louis' manager, nor will he take over the financial end of the Grand Rapids Bulldogs baseball team. Wendell Willkie will NOT be of- fered the Editorship of the Daily Worker. Wendell Willkie will NOT be named administrator of the TVA. Wendell Willkie will NOT marry Madame Perkins. Nor will he be chosen new president of the CIO. Now that some rumors have been dispelled about the future of Mr. Willkie, we may rest in comparative peace, awaiting further develop- ments. I Editorial Hervie Haufler Alvin Sarasohn Paul M. Chandler . . Karl Kessler . . . Milton Orshefsky Howard A. Goldman . . Laurence Mascott . . Donald Wirtchafter Esther Osser Helen Corman Business Business Manager . . Assistant Business Manager Women's Business Manager Women's Advertising Manager Sta . a a f Managing Editor . Editorial Director City Editor . Associate Editor . Associate Editor . Associate Editor Associate Editor Sports Editor .Women's Editor Exchange Editor if Irving Guttman Robert Gilmour Helen Bohnsack . . Jane Krause kh~KN DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN F . .. (Continued from Page 2) NIGHT EDITOR: ALVIN DANN The editorials published ip The Michi- gan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only., One Activity That's Worthwhile .. . = TCANNOT BE DENIED that campus women are continuously asked to spend time and money on current school projects. We spend our time on activities for our own ersonal gain and money on drives for charitable urposes. There is a new project afoot now, and it re- quires a recombination of the old factors. The student Red Cross chapter at the Women's Ath- letic Building is asking that we give our effort, our time, not our money, to a humanitarian cause. We can put our political theories aside for the moment in helping the cause which aids refugees from Aire, flood, war, and other catas- trophes. We can think of help for others, not in monetary terms, but in terms of work and the sacrifice of a very few minutes. THE ASSOCIATION which is sponsoring the new chapter is not asking you to give up a whole day, or even a whole hour if that much cannot be spared.' "Every minute counts", Dr. Margaret E. Bell said, and so expresses the prin- ciple involved in the project. The WAB will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday. Can there be anyone on campus who cannot afford to drop in to work a short periodduring those hours? The demands and requirements of the chapter are so little, that we cannot help but think that those who do not cooperate in the new plans are admitting their own laziness. There will be no binding "hours" to keep, no "signing up". The Women's Athletic Association asks you merely to come out whenever you can, to work. -Frances Aaronson About Ireland And Naval Bases . R ECENTLY Winston Churchill made a public appeal for certain Irish na- val bases. He proposed that Britain lease the bases from Eire. IMMEDIATELY many people here in the United States concluded that of course Ireland should and would consent to the proposal. When Pre- mier Eamon de Valera announced that his country would do no such thing these people were both angry and amazed. They cold see nothing which, justified the position De Valera had chosen to take. In reality there are a multitude of very valid arguments to support the Irish refusal. Amer- icans who do not believe so have failed to under- stand the problems and temperament of the common people of Ireland. We sit back com- placently more than 3000 miles away and say, "Why, of course Ireland should lease those bases." And yet such action on their part would immediately place them in the midst of the war. Without doubt Germany would expand its bombing operations to include the little is- land country. In other words, we are asking the Irish to voluntarily subject their country to the terrifying and tragic experiences of Coventry, London and Birmingham. NOW, the Irish have a fierce, undying love for their country, which has become more IN The Irish stake in the outcome of the conflict is no greater than ours. Yet the horrors of mod- ern warfare would touch us much less than they would the people of Ireland, for the Emerald Isle has very few modern defense weapons, and it has been checked in almost every attempt to obtain more. Czechoslovakia and Sweden are no longer available as a source of equipment. Turning to the United States the Irish found that British and War Department orders take precedent over any others. Thus, Eire has little or no chance of bettering their defense fortifi- cations and weapons. SOME BRITISH and American sources have even gone so far as to accuse the government of Eire of going against the will of the Irish people in refusing to lease England the bases. There is absolutely no truth in this contention. His Excellency Minister Brennan, again, informs us that, "The policy of neutrality is supported by every party in the Dail, by all the people, and by every metropolitan and provincial news- paper in the country." And Time Magazine states that the "conservative Irish Times, long the upholder of British interests in Eire, is against the leasing of bases to Ireland." Such facts are conclusive evidence that the people are wholeheartedly supporting their gov- ernment in this matter. And the support does not stem from a hatred of anybody. It does not mean the Irish are pro-Nazi or anti-British. It merely means that they do not want the dreaded German Luftwaffe to begin paying visits to their country. - Homer Swander Richard Bonelli came and went last night at Hill without impressing the audience greatly. We thought he was, if not bad, at least not good. While his voice came out in good, rich tones some of the time, there was a noticeable reaching for pitch throughout the performance. Mr. Bonelli was flat. He made mistakes on things which are counted among the preliminary elements of a trained voice. Several times there was defin- ite throatal sound before the tone to be produced came out, he rode his tones often, and stayed under the pitch even oftener. The recital started off poorly, gained a little as it went, but never came to a really good spot. The first group, songs of Mozart, Schubert and Rossini, was not well done. Mr. Bonelli's best here was the florid La Tarantella, a piece which seemed to fit his style better thanl the preceding ones. In the second set of songs, Mr. Bonelli did far best on Bird of the Wilderness by Horsman. The others were presented with definite evidences of technique, but were still unsatisfying. He did well (relatively) with Vision Fugitive, a lovely thing by Massenet. After the intermission, we were entertained with some rather good piano music. Ernst Wolf, who did an excellent job of accompanying the singer, did well with Chopin's Nocturne in C minor, better with the frolicsome Hopak, of Mous- sorgsky, and very well on the charming little rondo by Haydn. We enjoyed that. Ct1e RobertSAtet GO- WASHINGTON - Several months ago the De- fense Commission, with a fanfare of publicity, announced the appointment of a Priorities Board. It was headed by Donald Nelson, former man- agerial wizard of Sears Roebuck, and included, William Knudsen, Edward Stettinius and Leon Henderson, Defense Commission aces. But despite its brilliant personnel, the Board, like so many other things about the Defense Commission, isn't all that appears on the surface. What only insiders are aware of is that the Board's vaunted powers cover only the priority of distribution. That is, it can regulate the kind of planes a manufacturer can make and who shall get them. This is important, but far from the whole story. For an equally important priorities prob- lem, that of production is totally untouched by the Board. In other words the Board is not at- tempting to control the supply of essential raw materials. Old Mistake An ironic feature of this situation is that it is a repetition of a major error of the World War Industries Board. The old Board also started out by setting up priority controls only over distribution. By the summer of 1918 the mistake was realized and the loophole plugged, but not without the loss of vital time. This lesson was not lost on the Army and Navy, and after the war, industrial mobilization plans provided for a complete priorities control covering both raw materials and distribution. Today Army officers connected with the job of industrial mobilization, privately are much dis- turbed about the situation. Some gloomily fore- see a grave crack-up in defense production un- less immediate corrective steps are taken. Be- cause of the lack of centralized authority in the defense set-up-the key weakness-these offi- cers are keeping their mouths closed. But under cover, there is considerable resentment, which naturally doesn't improve the already none-too- cordial relations between the Army and the De- fense Commission. Greatest Army fear is a shortage in strategic ores such as chrome, manganese and tungsten, which already are below the two-year emergency reserves laid down by the Joint Munitions Board. Chrome Supply The Army's worry has been heightened by the war in Greece, which constituted our chief chrome supply, together with Jugoslavia and Turkey, both sitting on the Balkan powder keg. Chrome imports are below the reserve tonnage requirements set by the Munitions Board, and with steel output steadily mounting, it will only be a relatively short time before we get a chrome shortage, which would cause chaos in the machine tool industris. Quadrangle of Men's Residence Halls, cordially invite members of the fac- ulty, students, and townspeople, to attend an Open House in the East Quadrangle, on Thursday, Decem- ber 5, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Stu- dent guides will be available to con- duct visitors through the various units of the Quadrangle. Guests are asked to enter through the East Uni- versity door, which leads directly into the main lobby. Academic ]otices Chem. and Met. Engineering Sem- inar for Graduate Students will meet today at 4 o'clock in Room 3201 E. ing. Bldg. Mr. W. H. Davis will speak on "Relative Compositions of the Vapor and Liquid Phases of Com- plex Hydrocarbon Mixtures Under Cracking Conditions." Bacteriology Seminar tonight at 8.00 in Room 1564 East Medical Building. Subject: "The 'Second Stage' in Anigen-Anti-body Reac- tions." All interested are invited. Chemistry Colloquium will meet in Room 303 Chemistry Building at 4:15 p.m. today. Dr. J. O. Halford will speak on "The equilibrium in the conversion of arylcarbinols to aryl- chloromethanes." Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet in Room 319, West Medical Building, at 7:30 tonight. Subject: "Synovial Fluid and Cartilage Me- tabolism." Concerts Organ Recital: For his last concert before the holiday vacation, Palmer Christian, University Organist, will' present a program of Christmas selec- tions at 4:15 p.m. today in Hill Audi- torium. While these concerts are open to the general public free of charge, small children cannot be admitted. for obvious reasons. Exhibitions Exhibition, College of Architecture and Design: An exhibit of ceramic processes including structure, form, color and glazing is being shown in' the first floor hall of the Architecture Building through December 10. Open daily, except Sunday, from 9 to 5. The public is invited. Lectures University Lecture: Dr. Imre Fer- enezi, formerly of the International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland, will lecture on the subject "War and Man Power" under the auspices of the Department of Economics on Thursday, December 5, at 4:15 p.m. in the Rackham Lecture Hall. The public is cordially invited. University Lecture: Melville J. Her- skovits, Professor of Anthroplogy and Chairman of the Department at Northwestern University, will lecture on the subject, "The Negro in the New World," under the auspices of the De- partment of Anthropology, at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, December 6, in the Rackham Amphitheatre. The public is cordially invited. The first lecture of a Sociedad His- panica's series, "El Humorismo de Feijoo" by Dr. Charles Staubach, will be presented Thursday, December 5, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 103 R.L. Admis- sion by ticket. ject will be "The German Fifth Col- umn." His lecture is sponsored by the Ann Arbor branch of the Com- mittee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Events Today Pre-Medical Society will meet to- night in the East Amphitheatre of the West Medical Building at 8:00. Dr. G. G. Alway will discuss various aspects of general medical practice. Membership cards will be issued to all members in good standing. The Student Branch of the A.S.M.E. will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Union. Prof. E. T. Vincent of the Mechanical Engineering Department and honor- ary chairman of the Branch, will give an illustrated talk on "Modern In- ternal Combustion Engines." John Ingold will also describe the "A.S.M.E. Roast" and point out what it means to the engineering student. Member- ship cards and pins will be given out at this meeting. Alpha. Phi Omega meeting tonight at 8:00 in the Union. All members are urged to be present. Officers for the coming term will be elected. Acolytes (philosophical society) will meet tonight at 7:45 in the Rackham Building. Prof. Henle will speak on "The New Algebra of Logic." Stu- dents and faculty members are in- vited. Graduate Luncheon will be held this noon in the Russian Tea Room of the League. Miss Northrup and Miss Arnohld will speak. La Sociedad Hispanica will meet tonight at 7:30 in the Michigan League. An interesting program by the new members is being planned. Graduate Coffee Hour will be held today at 4:15 p.m. in the Rackham Building. Moving pictures of Alaska by Prof. Baxter of the Forestry De- partment. All graduate students and faculty welcome. The Newman Club will hold a cof- fee hour honoring Catholic Foreign Students tonight, 8:00-10:00, in the chapel club rooms. All club members and their friends are invited to attend. International Center: An all-Si- behius program of recorded music will be given tonight at the Center. It includes the Second and Fifth Sym- phonies and Pohjola's Daughter. Phi Delta Kappa Business Meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the East Coun- cil Room, Rackham Building. J.G.P. Music Committee meets to- day at 5:00 p.m. in the Women's League. Bring eligibility cards. General Publicity, Theatre Arts: Committee meeting at 3 o'clock today in the Undergraduate Office of the League. Seminar in Social Minorities meets today at 4:15 p.m. in Lane Hall. Seminar in Theology meets today at 4:30 p.m. in Lane Hall. Seminar in Devotional Literature meets tonight at 7:30 in Lane Hall,. Meeting of committee chairmen of "X-mas X-press" this afternoon at 4:15 in the Michigan League. Michigan Dames: Drama Group will meet at the home of Mrs. R. W. Cowden, 1016 Olivia, tonight at 8:00 p.m. The "Male Animal" will be read. Coming Events The Angell Hall Observatory will be open to the public from 8:30 to 10:00 Saturday evening, December 7. The moon and the planet-, Jupi- ter and Saturn, will be shown through the telescopes. Children must be ac- companied by adults. The Apothecaries Club invites the general public to a free techicolor pic- ture and lecture on the Grand Canyon given by Prof. Clover of the botany department, at 4:3Q p.m. on Thurs- day, Dec. 5, in Room 303 Chemistry Bldg. .*.Compulsory Meeting of Women's' House Presidents in the Grand Rapids Room of the League at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 5. Theatre Arts Committee: Compul- sory meeting of all chairmen and assistants at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, De- cember 6, in the Michigan League. Seminar-in the Bible meets Thurs- day at 4:30 p.m. in Lane Hall. The Married Couples' Cooperative announces two vacancies. Couples interested, call 7350 for information. The house will be in operation after January 1. The Interior Decorating Group of the Faculty Women's Club will meet at the League on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Miss Mary Riddle of the J. L. Hudson Company will speak on "Table Arrangements." Also a dis- play of Christmas glassware and china. Members may bring guests. 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