AT, =JANUARY 23, 194
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NIGHT EDITOR: HOWARD FENSTEMAKKR
The editorials published in The Michigan
Daily are written by members of The Daily
staff and represent the views of the writers
only.
Defense Of
Huteins' Plan . .
N HIS STATEMENT to The Daily
last week on the University of Chi-
cago's adoption of a two-year Bachelor of Arbs
degree program, President Ruthven denied that
the new plan solves any fundamental problems
of education. In reply it should be stated that
President Hutchins' break with tradition to us
represents not monly educational, but also social,
progress.
What are the fundamental problems of educa-
tion whose existence Dr. Ruthven acknowledges?
Certainly one of them is the problem of "more
education," making the benefits of higher learn-
ing available to an ever increasing number of
the people. This problem the two-year degree
solves, because it reduces the time and expense
of education. It offers a Utopia far better than
any the politicians can promise.
B UTa more immediate problem is one of dis-
tinction between general education and vo-
cational training. It is our belief that liberal
arts colleges Ore unfitted to provide vocational
training in the majority of occupations and
should not attempt to do so. In forcing stu-
dents to spend another two years in specialized
study before granting a degree, they are guilty
of this error. The two-year degree furnishes a
logical dividing point between the two types of
education; although in most colleges "general"
education should be made more of a reality by
a broadening of corses.
We disagree with Dr. Ruthven's educational
theory to the extent that we question whether
it is possible to attain intellectual maturity in
college. For college is only the starting point of
intellectual growth. Learning does not cease on
Commencement Day, but goes on throughout
one's normal life. The role of higher education
is to impart intellectual discipline and a grasp
of fundamentals. And its success in this respect
will be determined by the content of the curricu-
lum, not its length.
DURING THE WAR the two-year degree is
especially desirable, since it enables students
to complete their educations before becoming
eligible for military service. However, its use-
fulness in time of peace is equally notable, for
it is the answer to the modern student's di-
lemma. Faced with the necessity of becoming
"educated" in order to attain some measure of
success in life, he must undertake four years of,
college to gain the coveted bachelor's degree.
For that is the only recognizable reward that
college offers to mark an educated man. The
process is a long and expensive one, and often
he is obliged to earn all or part of his own ex-
penses. (Over 60% of the students in this Uni-
versity work at outside jobs.) The excessive
length of the program forces countless others
to forego higher education entirely. At the end
of four years the student is fitted for no particu-
lar task and must enter upon further training.
The two-year degree, however, shortens his edu-
cation to his favor.
THE WAR has made educational reform neces-
sary. But it would have been both desirable
and practicable had there been no war. Since it
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3v TOM THiUMB~
DEAR MOM:
I'm sorry I haven't written for some time,
but there's been a lot of excitement around here
in the last few weeks.
First of all, I'd like to' tell you about Spring
Vacation. There isn't going to be any, on ac-
count of the war. That may sound funny to you
at first, but there are plenty of awfully good
reasons. In the first place, a lot of us are going
to go out and take defense jobs. If we gradu-
ate 20 days earlier, it niay mean winning the
war. So you see, as I said before, I won't be
home%
I don't see why you didn't get my last letter.
I put a perfectly good 10 cent defense stamp
on it.
Oh, yes, in reference to the defense situation.
That moves finals this semester up about two
weeks. Of course, I'm not prepared. But that's
O.K., because the University authorities, taking
full cognizance of the situation, have reduced
the passing grade to E. So if you notice any of
those E's on my report, they're not only passing,
but it means that the Navy has given me special
mention for Excellence (have you been reading
the papers, Ma? They've been doing that for
all sorts of important people).
WAS READING in some old papers (the ones
you wrapped that cake in) about a race of
people called Communazis. I think it was Win-
chell's column. I'm pretty young and I can't
quite remember, Mom, but what were Com-
munazis and where have they gone? That must
have been before my time.
I got a letter from Sadie Schmultz yesterday,
and I didn't open it, but just wrote on the en-
velope "Not known here: try AEF, Northern
Ireland." So if Mrs. Schmultz should ask you
about that, don't be surprised. Tell her that
you're not sure where I am.
How is everybody? Did they ever get that
billiard ball out of Ajax's mouth?
They sent me my draft questionnaire yester-
day, but I read it over carefully and decided not
to join, so I sent it back.
TELL MICKEY and Arthur that I'd like them
to come up here when they have their vaca-
tions, because we're not having any days off
here. There's room for them to stay. TThey can
sleep in the ladies' lounge here at The Daily. It
has a couch and running water ($45.00 per
month plus utilities).
Tell Dad that I got his letter and his razor is
downstairs on the workbench. How was I to
know it was an expensive one? It sure is a
beaut for pulling nails out. How does Dad look
with a beard?
Well, I gotta be signing off now. I've gotta
go to a place the fellows call "the bell." We go
there to study all the time. Love to all and
regards to Ajax.
Toni
What Happened
At Singapore? .
W ITH THE REVELATION of the mess
that took place at Pearl Harbor, it
might be well to continue investigations with
a complete study of why Singapore, the "im-
pregnable" fortress of the South Pacific, is in
immediate danger of falling to the Japanese.'
We offer that suggestion not in the hope that it
will perform any immediate service, but perhaps
it will point out again to the military strategists
the inefficiency of their planning. The general-
ization that one learns by experience seems to
have been lost in a good many instances during
the course of this war but perhaps Singapore
will stir someone up a a little more than previous
blunders.
Starting point for the investigation might
well be a study of the terrific artillery power
which Singapore boasted of-with batteries lin-
ing the shore of the South China Sea. To this
point there has been but one flaw in this power,
the guns only swing in an are large enough to
cover the sea, they cannot be brought around to
fire on land.
NATURALLY, everyone thought the Japanese
would attack by sea. The jungles are heavy
and dangerous on the land approach to Singa-
pore, and besides, it was comforting to think of
the Japs wasting their strength against the
coastal guns. During the past year we have seen
literally hundreds of feet of newsreel shots de-
picting the invulnerability of Singapore. We
were shown pictures of the guns firing, of troops
landing to protect the fortress, of soldiers get-
ting training in jungle fighting.
But the Japanese have come by land, and
they are still coming. The Australian troops
rushed into battle have done more than their
share of slowing down the Japanese advance,
but they were imported. What happened to the
troops which were trained for jungle fighting?
. In other words, bywhat reasoning could it have
been imagined that Singapore, admittedly a
vital point in the British line of supplies, would
be able to withstand the concerted assault which
it is now being subjected to?
IT HAS BEEN SAID that no one ever expected
the force with which the Japanese are at-
tacking. Some people are amazed at the num-
bers of Yellow troops, who seem to come in end-
less waves. We are all surprised, but it is not
the business of military strategists to plan for
the least. British economy, as well as our own,
is being planned for a long war, why not the
defenses which must be used to win that war?
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WASHINGTON--Mrs. Roosevelt's days as As-
sistant Civil Defense Director are numbered.
She doesn't want to get out; sincerely believes
that she is making an important contribution
to this vital war work. But others, among them
some of her best friends, think otherwise and,
under certain plans quietly in the works, she will
depart.
Friends of the First Lady have felt for some
time that her presence at CD headquarters was
not helping the agency, or doing her any good.
She works earnestly and unstintingly, and during
the pre-war period, when CD was chiefly a pro-
motional body, she performed real service.
But under war conditions, CD has become a
functional organization and the public is de,
manding that this crucial war work be direct-
ed by experts. Members of Congress have re-
ceived numerous letters complaining about Mrs.
Roosevelt's continuance as a CD executive and
urging that she and other "amateurs" be re-
placed.
Note-Since the first of the year, Mrs.
Roosevelt has doubled her already consid-
erable monthly contribution to the Red
Cross.
SENATOR GEORGE NORRIS, veteran public
power champion, is not given to much talk,
but when he does speak out he packs a potent
wallop.
Despite the fact that the Federal Power Com-
mission is one of the most important and effic-
ient war agencies, utility-minded bureaucrats
of the Budget Bureau included it in the list of
government units to be moved out of Washington
because of overcrowding.
Norris is not opposed to decentralization, but
wheni he heard of the secret scheme to harpoon
FPC, he hit the ceiling. He sat down and wrote
a letter to the President. The letter consisted
of only one paragraph, but that was enough.
Within an hour after the letter reached him,
Roosevelt personally ordered the FPC' removal
cancelled.
Note-So impressed was the President by the
succinctness of Norris' letter, that he passed it
around at a cabinet meeting as an example of
"how to write a letter on official business."
MAN named William B. Ziff came to Wash-
ington, hoping to get a war contract. He left
Washington without an order. As he departed
he put into words the emotions of hundreds of
similarly frustrated business men:
"Washington is a funny town, It's got scores
of hotels and you can't get a room. It's got
10,000, taxicabs and you can't get a ride. It's
got 1,000,000 telephones and you can't get a num-
ber. It's got 5,000 restaurants, and you can't get
a meal. It's got 50,000 politicians and nobody
will do anything for you.
"I'm going home!"
DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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"No hairpins, no nail polish, no girdle-leave
be first with the latest!"
it to Gladys to
RECORDS
0 This Week's Releases
Are Much Groovier
SOME GROOVIER RECORDS this week than
we've seen in many a day. These new re-
leases may brighten your studying for finals,
that is-if you like to study to a good hot jive
tune.
Leading the parade is King Benny Goodman's
Clarinet A La King for Okeh, which proves that
he still is king. B side is Gershwin tune, How
Long Has This Been Going On? For some nifty
clarinet work, both plain and fancy (but mostly
the latter), get this disk. Long Live the King!
Cash For Your Trash, the latest Fats Waller
opus, and its the kind of patriotic tune we like
to hear. Fatso's beautiful voice (which sounds
strangely like' Kay Ruddy's) pipes out That Gets
It, Mr. Joe on the flipover side of this Bluebirdisc
. The Milt Herth Trio does a remarkable job
on the bouncy Whistler's Mother-in-Law, for
Decca, on a coupling with Canadian Capers .. .
TWO MORE VERSIONS of I Said No, the tune
that will top the Hit Parade in two weeks:
(1) Jimmy Dorsey with vocals by Helen O'Con-
nell on a Decca Record, and (2) rhumba'd by
Xavier Cugat for Columbia. Both are swell
novelty versions of the first clever novelty tune
of the year . . . T. Dorsey's newest Victorelease,
is Winter Weather and How About You.
Back on the Jumpy side: Louis Armstrong
and ork do a number called Leap Frog frog for
Decca, backed by I Used To Love You. Both
have that real fine Armstrong punch, and plenty
of that good old Satchmo' trumpet . . . Tappin'
Off and Nain Nain are Calloway's latest, for
them which likes Calloway (Okeh) . . . Jughead
is Harry James' follow-up for Music Makers,
backed by a rather weak J. P. Dooley IM. (Co-
lumbia).
Bing Crosby has recorded Johnny Marks'
latest potential hit, Who Calls?, on a Decca
platter. The tune is one of the finest pop jobs
with a Western theme that we've heard in quite
awhile. It is backed by Bing's Pale Moon, with
Bob Crosby's ork ..
TWO sweet-and-tender Dinah Shore discs
(Bluebird): Fooled plus I Don't Want To
Walk Without You, and Ev'rything I Love
coupled with Happy In Love ... Skinnay Ennis
By Lichty
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1942
VOL. LI. No. 90
Publication in the Daily Official
Bulletin is constructive notice to all
rmembers of the University,
Notices
President and Mrs. Ruthven will be
at ldome to members of the faculty
and other townspeople on Sunday,
February 1, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Cars
may park in the restricted zone on
South University between 4:00 and
6:30.
New Registration Dates: 'Students
will register for the second semester
on February 5, 6, and 7 under the
same alphabetical schedule as was
previously announced for February
12, 13, and 14.
Shirley W. Smith
Registration for Selective Service:
1. Date of Registration, February
16. One day only.
2. Who Shall Register. All male stu-
dents born between the dates of Feb-
ruary 17, 1897 and December 31, 1921
inclusive. Anyone who fails to regis-
ter must individually bear full re-
sponsibility for this failure.
Individuals who have previously
registered for the Selective Service
Act do not reregister at this time.
Foreign students must register and
give country of citizenship. Those
who have alien registration cards
must give the number. Those who
have taken out first citizenship pa-
pers only are not citizens of the Unit-
ed States.
Students whose permanent home
addresses are in Ann Arbor, members
of the faculty, administrative staff,
or other university employees within
the age limits should register in the
city at their regular polling places.
They should not register in the Uni-
versity as our machinery is authorized
to handle only students from outside
Ann Arbor who cannot get home for
registration.
Members of the federally recognized
active national guard; officers reserve
corps; regular army reserve; enlisted
reserve corps; and members of the
advanced corps, senior division,
ROTC, are exempt 'from registration.
3. Place of Regstration. Please
register according to the school in
which you are enrolled, as follows:
L.S.A.: Alumni Memorial Hall.
Engineering School: 348 West En-
gineering Building.
Medical School: Recorder's Office.
College of Pharmacy: 250 Chemis-
try Building.
School of Dentistry: Exhibit Room,
Kellogg Institute.
School of Education: 1431 Univer-
sity Elementary School.
College of Architecture: Library,
Architecture Building.
Law School, School of Business Ad-
ministration, School of Forestry and
Conservation, School of Music, Grad-
uate School, School of Public Health:
Students in these six Units will reg-
ister in 116 Hutchins Hall.
4. Time of Registration: Registra-
tion offices will be open at 7 a.m. and
will not close until 9 p.m. Since reg-
istration is being handled by volun-
tary. workers who receive no pay, stu-
dents are requested whenever pos-
sible 'to register between the hours of
eight and five in order that a mini-
mum staff may take care of other
hours. Please* register 'at the earliest
possible moment.
5. Registration Certificate: Each
registrant will be given a registra-
tion certificate which he should carry
at all times, "as he may be required
to show it from time to time."
the Administrative Board that all in-
structors who make reports of In-
complete or Absent from Examination
on grade-report-sheets give also in-
formation showing the character of
the part of the work which has been
completed This may be done by
the use of the symbols, I(A), X(D),
etc. E. A. Walter
Application Forms for Fellowships
and Scholarships in the Graduate
School of the University for the year
1942-43 may be obtained from the
Office of the Graduate School. All
blanks must be returned to that
Office by February 14.
C S. Yoakum
May 1942 Seniors, School of Edu-
cation, must file with the Recorder
of the School of Education, 1437
U.E.S., no later than February 14, a
statement of approval for major and
minors signed by the adviser. Blanks
for the purpose may be secured in
the School of Education office or in
Room 4 U.H.
Automobile Regulation: Students
may obtain permission to drive over
the registration period and the week-
end of the J-Hop through the follow-
ing procedure: Apply in advance at
Room 2, University Hall, for a parent
signature card which is to be sent
home for the written approval of
parents. Upon presentation of this
card properly signed and filled out
bearing the make, type and license
number of the car to be used (desig-
nate whether car license plate is for
1941 or 1942), a permit will then be
granted for the period beginning
Thursday, February 5, at 8:00 a.m.
and ending on Monday, February
9, at 8:00 a.m.
Cars may not be brought into Ann
Arbor before February 5 at 8:00 a.m.
and must be taken out before 8:00
a.m. on February 9.
Students who have regular driving
permits are automatically extended
this privilege.
Office of the Dean of Students
Women Students Attending the
J-Hbp: Closing hour for the night of
February 6 will be 3:30 a.m. for those
students attending the J-Hop, who
do not attend an approved, organized
breakfast. For those attending break-
fasts approved by the Dean of Stu-
dents the closing hour will be 5:00
a.m.
Closing hour for the night of Feb-
ruary T will be 12:30 a.mi. for those
students attending the J-Hop who do
not attend an approved breakfast.
For those attending approved break-
fasts the closing hour will be 2:00
a.m.
Jeannette Perry,
Assistant Dean of Women
Choral Union Members: On ac-
count of the change in examination
week, there will be no rehearsal of the
chorus on Tuesday, February 3, but
instead there will be a rehearsal
Tuesday evening, February 10, at 7
o'clock in the School of Music audi-
torium.
Choral Union Members: Members
of the University Choral Union
whose records of attendance are
clear, will please call for their pass
tickets to the Minneapolis Sym-
phony Orchestra concert on tha day
of the performance Tuesday, Febru-
ary 3, between the hours of 9 and 12,
and 1 and 4, at the offices of the
University Musical Society, Burton
Memorial Tower.
Charles A. Sink, President
Students and Faculty, College of
Ltea tre. 1vq ~,'tot andsA ha A wfc-
Dark Glasses Return: We would
appreciate the return of any dark
glasses which have been borrowed
from the Health Service. The pur-
chase of dark glasses is becoming
Increasingly difficult and our supply
is low, so these borrowed glasses are
tWarre E. Forisythe, X.
Director
Alien (Enemy) Registratin: The
Office of the Counselor to Foreign
Students has received the regulations
as to alien enemies pertaining to
registration as follows:
All German, Italian, and Japanese
nationals (persons born in these
countries or in Austria or Korea
who have not received FINAL papers
of citizenship and have not yet tak-
en the oath of allegiance to the Unit-
ed States before a Federal Judge) are
required to file application for a
Certificate of Identification at the
Ann Arbor General Postoffice be-
tween February 9 and February 28,.
inclusive. Failure to comply with
the new regulations may be punished
by severe punishments including
possible internment of the enemy
alien for the duration of the war.
The alien enemy must furnish the
following documents and information
at the time of the application: 1) the
alien enemy must present his Alien
Registration Card. All persons who
have not as yet received their cards
should report to the Counselor's Of-
fice at once for information con-
cerning obtaining his card; 2) the
alien enemy must present three
photographs which are 2x2 inches
in size and which have been taken
within 30 days of the date they are
submitted. They must be on thm
paper, unmounted, and unretouched,
and must have light background.
They must show the alien with-.
out a hat and full front view.
Snapshots and group or full-length
photograph will not b accepted;
3) the alien enemy must be prepared
to fill in a questionnaire concerning
himself.
The Counselor and the Assistat
Counselor will be glad to help tie
persons concerned In the above reg
lations with regard to any questions
or problems arising out of the regis-
tration or application.
The Student Senate has set up a
bureau to make the addresses of
draftees and enlistees available to
the campus in order to encourage
the sending of letters and gifts to
Michigan men in the armed forces.
Any student who has friends in the
army or who is entering the army
should leave names and addresses at
the Union or the League in caf'e of
the Senate.
The University Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Information
has received notice of the following
Civil Service Examinations.
Junior Engineering Aid, salay,
$1,440.
Assistant Engineering Aid, $1,620.
Engineering Aid, $1,800.
Senior Engineering Aid, $2,000.
Principal Engineering Aid, $2,300.
Chief Engineering Aid, $2,600.
Junior Aeronautical Inspector,
(Trainee), $2,600.
Lithographer (Artistic or Mechan-
ic), $1,400 to $2,000.
Orthopedic Mechanic, $2,000.
Complete announcements on file at
the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. Office'
hours: 9-12 and 2-4.
The University Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Information
has received notification from the
New York Department of Civil Serv-
ice of an examination for Hospital
Attendants. The last day to fil appli-
cations is Feb. 14, 1942. Details con-
cerning this announcement on file at
the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. Office
hours 9-12 and 2-4.
The University Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Information
has received an amendment to the
announcement of an examination for
Junior Graduate Nurses (No. 88 and
103). Details concerning this amend-
ment on file at Bureau, 201 Mason
Hall. Office hours 9-12 and 2-4.
The University Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Information
has received an amendment for the
announcement of an examination for
Junior Stenographer and Junior
Typist (No. 80). Details concerning
this amendment on file at Bureau,
201 Mason Hall. Office hours 9-12
and 2-4.
University Bureau of Appointments
and Occupational Information
Congress J-Hop Booth Applicants:
All persons signing up for the Con-
gress J-Hop Booth must bring their
receipt both nights in order to be
admitted.
Academic Notices
English 1, Final Examination, Jan-
uary 30, 10:30 a.m.-12:30:
Arthos, 6 A.H.
Bacon, 2203 A.H.
Baum, 25A.H.
Bertram, 25 A.R. t
Boys, N.S. Aud.
Calver, N.S. Aud.
Copple, N.S. Aud.
Engel, 25 A.H.
Everett, 231 A.H.
Faust, 231 A.H.
Fletcher, 1035 A.H.
Fogle, 205 M.H.
Garvin, 2029 A.H.
Green, 205 M.H.
Greenhut, 1025 A.H.
Haugh, 1025 A.H.
Heim, 1025 A.H.
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