SCHOLASTIC AVERAGES RAISED See page 4 iLY L 'O43UUA6 #aii4ti~ FAIR, WARMER VOL. LVI, No. 53 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS 'Old Maid and the Thief' Members of Legislature Inspect Opens Tonight at League Crowded, Obsolete 'U' Buildings; - * -r. 4. 4. Garden Scene From Faust' To Be Included The first performance of Menotti's "Old Maid and the Thief" and the garden scene from Gounod's "Faust" will be presented at 8:30 p.m. today in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Presented by Play Production of the Department of Speech, the School of Music and the University Orches- tra, the operas will be sung in Eng- lish. Other performances will be a Friday matinee at 3:30 p.m. and a Saturday evening presentation. Old Maids Harbor Thieves "The Old Maid and the Thief" is a comic opera concerning two New England old maids who harbor a tramp in their home and later dis- cover that he is a thief. Through fourteen acts of the opera the old maids cater to the thief, even sacri- ficing their dignity by robbing a liq- uor store for him. The "Faust" selection ic from the third act of the Goethe tragedy in which Faust, who has fallen in love with Marguerite through a vision of her conjured up by the devil, Mephi- stopheles, woos her with a casket of jewels. Casts Include Street, Derderian The cast for "The Old Maid and the Thief" includes Carolyn Street as Miss Todd, Georgia Christophsen as Miss Pinkerton, Doris Lawton as Laetitia and Henry ABustin as Bob. Rose Derderian will play Marguer- ite in "Faust," supported by Barbara Lee Smith as Siebel, Guy Baker as Faust, Henry Austin as Mephistoph- eles, and Charlotte Boehm as Martha. Prof. Valentine Windt will direct the production. Musical directors arer Prof. William D. Revelli, Dr. Earl V. Moore and Prof. Arthur Hackett. Tickets may be purchased at the theatre box office from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sale of Ticketss For IFC Ball Begis1Today Frankie Masters Will Play Here for Dance I Tickets for the 13th annual Inter- fraternity Ball, which will feature the music of Frankie Masters and his or-t chestra in the League Ballroom from1 9 to 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, will go on sale today in all fraternity houses. Ticket sales are limited and will be restricted to active members of theI Greek letter organizations.-, "With our selection of Frankie Mas- ters as the band of the evening, the; Interfraternity Council has chosen an organization known for its pleas-1 ant song stylings and distinctive ar- rangements. Masters' orchestra com- bines sweet and swing music, with' emphasis on popular melodies," Fred Matthaei, IFC president, announced. Outstanding feature of decorations for this, year's affair will be an ar- rangement on the walls of the ball- room of the crests of all campus fra- ternities. Matthaei, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and William Crick, Phi Kappa Psi, head the general dance committee. Doug1 James, Alpha Tau Omega, is in charge of tickets and advertising, while Ar- nold Linsman, Zeta Beta Tau, and Charles Lewis, Sigma Alpha Mu, are making arrangements for the decora- tions. Fred Marks and Sherwin Block, Zeta Beta Tau, are on the orchestra committee. Council Given Airport Plans', $750,000 Project Will Make Class III Field Plans making the municipal air- port comparable to the best non- commercial airports in the state were sent to the Ann Arbor Common Council yesterday' after a meeting Tuesday of representatives of the city, university, state aeronautical board, and the Detroit engineering firm of Giffels and Vallet. Development of the airport at a cost of $750,000 will make it a Class III field: plans include two, mile-long Proposed J-Hop Plans Rejected Committee Is Opposed to Lavish Dance The Student Affairs Committee yesterday turned thumbs down on- elaborate plans of the 1946 J-Hop Committee for a two-night, three- band J-Hop with all the trimmings to be held on Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2. As a compromise, the Student Af- fairs Committee did approve a one night dance Friday with tentative permission for Union, League, fra- ternity and sorority parties on Sat- urday night. Last night, the J-Hop Committee decided to seek campus support for their original proposals and drew up a list of reasons why the dance should be approved approximately as they had proposed:' According to Charles Helmick, chairman of the Commnittee which was elected last month in an all- campus election, "The Committee feels that our proposals for an elab- orate Hop were not unreasonable and could be effectively carried out with the cooperation of all concerned." The Student Affairs Committee (composed of eight faculty members and five students) did not approve the Committees recommendations for the following reasons: 1. It was felt that a two-night Hop would aggravate the critical Ann Ar- bor room shortage which, it was stated, will be especially critical dur- ing the between-semester period. 2. Cost of three name bands for the weekend was set at $6,500 which would necessitate a- $10 ticket charge for the two nights in order to take care of additional expenditures. The Committee felt that publicity to the effect that a $10,000 dance was being held at the University would "look bad out-state." 3. Permission to hold fraternity house parties after the dance (as the REHEARSING FOR OPERA - Taking part in a final practice for to- night's presentation of "The Old Main and the Thief" are (left to right) Carolyn Street, Doris Lawton and Georgia Christophsen. To Star in 3dMyFstivl A galaxy of eleven world-renowned soloists, including Bidu Sayao, Met- ropolitan soprano, Anne Brown of "Porgy and Bess" fame, Nathon Mu- stein, violinist, and the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy, will headline the fifty-third annual May Festival from May 2-5 in Hill Auditorium. Bidu Sayao, outstanding Brazilian singer who was unable to appear last season because of illness, will head the litst of sopranos, according to Dr. Charles A. Sink, president of the University Musical Society, who re- cently completed negotiations in New York. Anne Brown will be heard for the first time by Festival-goers in se- lections from Gershwin's opera and spirituals. Ormandy To Direct Under the direction of Eugene Or- mandy, the Philadelphia Orchestra will enter its eleventh consecutive year in Festival history, appearing at all six concerts. Ruth Diehl, oratorio soprano, Wil- liam Hain tenor, and Nicola Moscona, basso, will be soloists in the zart's "Requiea" to be performed by the Choral Union under the direc- tion of Hardin Van Deursen. The 300-member choral group will also present Prokofieff's "Alexander Nev- sky" with the orchestra. Baccaloni To Sing The popular Italian basso bullo of the Metropolitan, Salvatore Bacca- TrumnOrders CIO, US Steel To End Dispute WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-- IP) - President Truman tonight told CIO President Philip Murray and Presi- dent of the U.S. Steel Corporation, Benjamin F. Fairless, to settle their wage dispute by tomorrow after- noon or he will make a proposal him- self "in the public interest." Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told newsmen, after the principals recessed their conversations until 2 p.m. (EST) tomorrow that the Pres- ident asked for an agreement when they return then or within a "rea- sonable time thereafter" during the afternoon. Lee ToLee tfe -O Fine Arts loni, Jussi Bjoerling, Swedish tenor, and Jean Watson, Canadian con- tralto, complete the list of singers. In addition to William Kapell, young American pianist, the Youth Chorus, conducted by Miss Mar- guerite Hood, will give its annual presentation of American folk songs. Hifetz o Play Brahms, Bach At Hill Friday Highlighting his program with the Brahms "Sonata in A major," Jascha Heifetz, internationally famous viol- inist, will present a concert, including selections by Scarlatti, Glazounoff, Bach, Schubert and Beethoven at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow in Hill Auditorium. Heifetz will open his concert with three compositions by Scarlatti to be followed by the Brahms sonata and Glazounoff's "Concerto in A minor". The Bach "Adagio and Fuga" (for violin alone), Figaro, from Rossini's popular "The Barber of Seville," and "Scherzo" from Mendelssohn's Trio will be featured on the second half of the program. Born in Russia, the famous musi- cian studied at the Royal School in his native Vilna, later in St. Peters- burg under the renowned teacher Leo- pold Auer. In June, 1917, the Heifetz family left Russia. On Oct. 27, 1917 Heifetz made his American debut at Carnegie Hall. 'Ensian Pictures Pictures of all 'Ensian edit staff tryouts will be taken at 4:30 p.m. today in the 'Ensian office. This includes photographers and art staff tryouts. Please be prompt. Vets'Rally TO Promote Exchanges A rally open to all students and fac- ulty members sponsored by the VO International Student ExchangeCom- mittee will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the International Center to pre- sent the need for student exchange in the world today. Enrique Rogers of Chile, Eric S. W. Cheo of China, Rostislov A. Galuzev- ski of Russia, and Scott Miyakewa, will speak on the necessity for greater exchange of students among nations. Dr. James Brett Kenna of the First Presbyterian Church will also speak. Scott Miyakewa is an American- born Japanese and a graduate of Cor- nell University. He worked in the Far East with an importing-exporting concern for two years. Miyakewa is assistant to Dr. Blakeman, religious counselor of the University. The VO committee hasgsent invi- tations to deans of colleges and to the administrators of the University inviting them to attend this rally. All of the speakers will discuss the necessity of mass-student exchange as a means to better understanding and relations with all nations. The committee hopes to promote their aims for such exchange in for- eign universities. Campus Funds To Help Rebuild Philippines'U' The University of the Philippines will supply the country with the edu- cated people it needs to make de- mocracy work, Chaplain Fernando Laxamona, native of the Philippines said yesterday in a speech before members of the SOIC and theWSS at the Congregational Church. Methods for collecting funds to re- habilitate the University of the Phil- ippines in an all-campus drive wil be discussed at a meeting at 5 p.m today in the Union. Expressing gratitude for the Uni versity's sponsorship of the school Chaplin Laxamona said that when the Islands receive their indepen dence July 4, small nations will b watching to see what a fellow smal nation can accomplish, as well a what education can do to make th nation a success. Citing the work of the school i past years in providing educated leaders for the country, he said tha the university is now totally de stroyed. Millions of dollars, he as serted, will be necessary to rebuil the school, although the $7,500 to b given by the University will bea good start. Literacy among the Filipino popu lation has risen 60 per cent in th past 45 years thanks to U. S. educa tional help, Chaplain Laxamon stated. At present, Philippine stu dents eager for an education are pro hibited from attending school due t lack of room. He emphasized tha the Independence bill needs a amendment providing for economi aid. Committees Investigate Regents' Request for State Appropriation Two committees of the State Legislature visited the University yesterday to inspect crowded and obsolescent buildings here in answer to a request by the Board of Regents for a $15,300,000 appropriation from the State for buildings. In a tour of universities and colleges in Michigan, the Senate Finance and the House Ways and Means committees stopped in Ann Arbor yesterday before inspecting Wayne University and saw at first hand the conditions reported by the Regents as a basis for their estimation of building costs or the next five years. The legislature will consider mak- ing appropriations from the State's surplus funds in a special session be- ginning Feb. 4. investi ated Explaining to the legislators the "urgent" needs of the University, Vice-president Marvin L. Niehuss Report To Be stressed the threat to teaching stan- dards which accompany present lack Made Friday of classroom space. This is particularly true, he-noted; A three-man committee of mem- in engineering and sciences, where "modern equipment and facilities are bers of the Washtenaw County Board an absolute essential in effective of Supervisors will meet this morn- teaching." - ing to recommend procedure to pro- Niehuss and other University of- ficials took the committees to the En- hide for a complete investigation into gineering School where they pointed the office of Prosecutor John tae. out to the group that present space Supervisors Norman Ottmar, Carl is not adequate for more than half Mast and Don Comstock were ap- of theaveterans who will wish to pointed at a meeting of the board take the courses. The Regents have yesterday afternoon to advise meth- requested an emergency appropriation ods to look into accusations and ru- for $1,750,000 for an addition to the mors concerning Rae. Their report engineering building. will be presented to the board at 2 Prophesying that there will be a p.m. tomorrow. big upswing in the demand for aero- The accusations allegedly concern nautical engineering, the officials conduct on Rae's part which was un- stated that "the University finds it- befitting a man in public office. A self embarrassed because its work is report on a recent incident between now being given in a crowded base- Rae and Deputy Sheriff Roy Richter ment intended only fbr storage pur- has been presented to the Board of posts." Supervisors. Details of the incident Crowded conditions are also ex- have been withheld. petdatteSchool fBusiness Ad ministration and the School of Lit- Meanwhile, the supervisors have erature, Science and the Arts. granted Circuit Judge James R. Niehuss said that the present busi- Breakey $2,000 to appoint a special ness administration school has been prosecutor to act when a grand jury "in a temporary home for more than meets to take up a pending investi- 20 years." More than half of the pres- gation. ent students there are veterans, and an ultimate enrollment of at least U E 1,000 veterans is estimated. I t t i 3 z 7 t Gargoyle Petitions Petitions for positions on the managing board of the Gargoyle must be in the hands of Mrs. James, in the Student Publications Building, by Saturday, Jan. 19. Posts to be filled are: general manager, managing editor, busi- ness manager, and art director. These are all salaried appoint- ments. Anyone. with previous experience on a similar publication, regard- less of whether he is a senior or not, is eligible for an appointment. J-Hop Committee requested) would only make the housing shortage worse and present a difficult chap- eroning problem. Members of the Student Affairs Committee emphasized that they were not against the dance as such, but that they felt they would be sub- ject to much criticism if an elabor- ate party were to receive their sanc- tion. In answer to these objections (which the J-Hop Committee admits are serious and worthy of considera- tion), the dance committee stated that: 1. A large number of students, many of them veterans are whole- heartedly behind a "pre-war type" J-Hop and are anxious that it be one See J-HOP, Page 4 l e l s e n t d e a e a r- ,o n lc Almost 2,000 chemistry students have been jammed into space that is sufficient for no more than half the number, the legislators were told. The Regents estimate that an addition to the chemistry building will cost $1,- 250,000, the sum already requested by them. Mrs. Robeson Discusses U. S. Negro Future "The Negro's horizons are widening today, because he realizes that inter- national events are of first impor- tance to him," Mrs. Paul Robeson said last night in considering "The Negro in the Pattern of World Af- fairs." The problem in America is not spe- cifically a Negro problem, but rather, a minority problem, she said, and or- ganized efforts by democratic churches, youth groups, organized la- bor-especially the CIO, and local governments are working for a "prac- tical democracy." Following the lecture Mrs. Robeson was honored at a reception given by members of IRA and Delta Sigma Theta sorority in the West Confer- ence Room of the Rackham Building. Cuts City Taxes Stating that it is his personal be- lief that the University should com- pensate the city in some manner for the services the city renders it, Mayor William- E. Brown, Jr., said yester- day that the latest University expan- sion will cost the city over $100,000 in losses from the tax rolls. Naming fire and police protection, street costs as well as certain local commercial services which suffer from University competition, the mayor said that he believes it the in- tention of the University to co-op- erate with the city in settling mutual problems of this nature. March of Dimes Drive Will End In Seven, Days Seven more days remain in which students and faculty can contribute to the March of Dimes now being carried on by the University under the direction of Miss Ethel A. Mc- Cormick, social director of the League. A wishing well has been con- constructed by George Spaulding, chairman of the men's committee with his assistant, Andrew Poledor, which will be placed at the Arcade on State St. It is hoped, Spaulding said, that all who pass the well will keep the slogan "Make that wish to get well come true" in mind and will contribute their dimes. A special dime edition of The Daily will be issued Monday to be sold on the streets of Ann Arbor to raise additional funds for the drive. All veterans who would be interested in selling the paper are urged to con- tact Spaulding. Alice' Miller is the head ofathe committee which is as- signing special selling posts to the coeds. Jean Gaffney, chairman of the women' scommittee, has requested NEWS OF THE WORLD: Meat Famine Looms; GI Rallys Curbed Conference To Shorten Meat Strike CHICAGO, Jan. 16 -(I')- Government officials tonight arranged a hurried conference in Washington aimed at cutting short a nation-wide packing house strike and one of the two striking unions modified its wage demands. The nation faced a famine in fresh meat within two to 10 days unless the government peace efforts, centering in the capitol tomorrow, suc- ceed in halting the widespread walkout which started this morning. McNarney Outlaws Dernonstrations zTVn A mr KYTTR rTmf m Trian. 1.J-/P'}- Ge n in.ienh T. McNarnev Liquor Sale- Penalties Increased. . * LANSING, Jan. 16 -(j)- Increased penalties for selling liquor to min- ors, effective Feb. 1, were ordered by the State Liquor Control Commission today. The penalty for selling to minors or permitting them to consume liquor on the premises is 30-day suspension for a first offense, 60-day sus- pension for the second offense, and revocation of license for a third offense. Gen. Bradley Rules on Conpensation . . WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -(p)- General Omar N. Bradley, Veterans Administrator, ruled today that veterans are not entitled to unemploy-