a THE MICHIGAN DrAILY TUESDlAY, MARH 1 1 _........ .................. _......... _ .1w 4r, irnn auiI' Fift)y.Six th Year efteri to the lilo, lTSu IIAPPTINS°-I DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I o ("olilpet it iol I I ® Y YY Y i Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board of Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Margaret Farmer Hale Champion Robert Goldman Emily E. Knapp Pat Cameron . Clark Baker , Des Howarth Ann Schutz.. Dona Guimaraes Managing Editor Editorial Director ... . . City Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor . . . .. . Sports Editor . . . . . Associate Sports . . . . . . . . Women's . . . . Associate Women's Business Staff Editor Editor Editor Dorothy Flint. . . . Business Manager Joy Altman . . . . . . Associate Business Manager Evelyn Mills . . . . . Associate Business Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights of re- publication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second-class mail matter. Subscription during the regular school year by. car- rier, $4.5-, by mail, $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1945-46 NIGHT EDITORS: FRANZ & SCHENKER Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. M ei eaningless Parties UST as the terms "fascist" and "communist" l(small c) have come to be meaningless epithets, the hallowed party symbols Republi- can and Democrat (capital d) mean less today than they ever have. Election platforms have carried little post-election weight, with a few exceptions for years. But since the war, we have lost even the ancient division: administration and opposition. The national government as it now stands re- minds one of nothing so much as those horrible coalitions by means of which England "muddled through" a few centuries. Needless to say, there's little room for muddling in the world today. Congress seems to consist of an army of middle-of-the-roaders, running from just a little too near center to be termed Old Guard or "right", to those a shade too close to center on the other side to be called "liberal". The lack of consistent party leadership is ap- palling. President Truman sets the pace for the Congressional middle-of-the-roaders by earnest- ly defying'the rules of political strategy. In sup- porting such measures as the Wyatt housing pro- gram, FEPC, and civilian control for the A-bomb, Truman has sent thea to Congress en masse together with a host of other important pieces of legislation. The Congress the president reportedly knew so well has been able to side-step the vital portions of his program time after time, passing semi-effective compromises. While the liber is in the Democratic party labor to salvage the Tru- man legislation, reactionary elements in both parties simply stand pat-the only action neces- sary to maintaining the status quo. And in the so-called opposition, the big presi- dential candidates and ostensible party leaders Bricker and Dewey keep their mouths shut. Dewey's most significant speeches in the past years have condemned juvenile delinquency, praised veterans, and asked for peace in labor relations. Bricker's sterling contributions to party leadership have included denouncing the Truman administration for holding an "alien" philosophy, for being bureaucratic, and for hiring too many men who are paid just. to think. He has also vehemently defended pri- vate charities. Both Bricker and Dewey have been a fine help to the nation in a time when leaders are at a premium. DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN are just a pair of terms used to confuse the public and create an illusion of national party character. A Southern Democrat equals nothing so much as a Republican in the suburbs of one of the north- ern cities, and nothing so little as one of the De- mocrats in the industries of these cities. In Con- gress, the Southern Democrats have been voting Republican for years now. Yet since neither ma- jor party will come out with a distinguishing policy, the public is caught without a choice. In most cases, votes are cast simply for the tradi- tional local political figures. The solution lies in new leaders for new part- ies. The Republican party very nearly expired in 1936, only to be salvaged by the appearance of Wendel Wilkie in 1940. The Democrats were similarly saved in 1932 by FDR. Both parties are today sinking toward deserved oblivion. Only a sudden change can prevent their eventual de- mise. -Milt Freudenheim OPA Endangered THIS being a modern, scientific age, of course, much of the damage to OPA can be done by remote control, and without leaving marks. For example, by deplaying renewal of the price con- What Kind of Christianity? To the Editor: THIS concerns Mr. Don Ervin's letter in the March 15 Daily. Though the discussion has swung away from the original issue of Youth for Christ, I should like to parallel Mr. Ervin and get to the primary considerations of the mat- ter by discussing the pertinent points of his letter. The issue in question now is whether "lib- eral Christianity" or "history Christianity" (which is a more descriptive and less abused term than "fundamentalism") best presents the teachings of Jesus. Taking His teachings as valid, we must attempt to discover what they are, Historic Christianity asserts that in the four gospels and Acts lie the only direct source to the sayings of Jesus before He left his disciples. Since these alone contain the direct teachings of Jesus, if any portion of them is held to be false, that which is substituted is human opin- ion. Historic Christianity insists that this hu- man opinion is an inadequate criterion of truth. Historic Christianity teaches that true faith must involve Christ as a personal Saviour and Lord. The first logical step beyond that is to fol- low His teachings. Such true faith will natur- ally result in "discipline, thought, and /action," as expressed by Mr. Ervin. Striving to live up to the ethical teachings of Jesus is not in itself suf- ficient, for Jesus himself said, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: For without me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5) ISTORIC Christianity further asserts that Christ personally is the only solution to the need of humanity. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh to the Fa- ther but by me." (John 14:6). The way to become a Christian involves only faith; living the Chris- tian life that must follow is that of "bringing forth much fruit," doing the "works" of which Mr. Ervin speaks. The task of the churches is to interpret, in- struct, and inspire. To this Historic Christian- ity agrees, but insists that this be done from the entire teachings of Jesus, and not merely his humanitarian principles. Six months ago I would have heartily agreed with Mr. Ervin that works were most important, but in the light of these facts presented, I have seen that works for God must be done as a result of faith. Like any organization, "fundamentalism" has both good and bad men in it. We can no more condemn this organization for the small group in it that support the Ku Klux Klan or America First than we can condemn Catholicism for Fa- ther Coughlin, or the sport of basketball for the Brooklyn College bribes. It will be agreed that we can brand a group as reactionary only when the overall policy of that group is reactionary. Religious arguments are like a pendulum. They swing back and forth with no appreciable end, and they usually arrive at no conclusion. Suffice it to say, then, that Historic Christianity includes in its program both faith and works, and it seeks to focus attention of the teachings of Jesus. Truly, Carl B. Kaufmann Appeal For Action LIBERALISM has often been attacked for its lack of direct activity. Most of us are willing to object to racial discrimination, but this is as much energy as we expend. It is true that the problems of intolerance can never be solved by individuals or even by organi- zations for they are ingrained in the economics of the competitive system. The Inter-Racial As- sociation does not pretend to solve the problems of the world or even of discrimination in this country. It does attempt, however, to alleviate it here in Ann Arbor. This organization has found that by exerting group action and propaganda presure racial discrimination can be minimized on a local scale. The casd of one Ann Arbor res- taurant which changed its practices toward min- orities bears this out. It has often been a fallacy in the thinking of liberal groups to assume that they can solve world questions by verbal formu- las. The Inter-Racial Association until last sem- ester was guilty of such lecture room inactivity. We heard speakers on every phase of race pre- judice from the psychological to the biological and back again. We had, at this time, 100 to 150 paid up members. Finally, action was called for on discrimination in Ann Arbor. Investi- gating committees were set up and surveys be- gan, but now the organization looks around for its former members and finds 15 to 20 people ready to act. We know of restaurants, barber shops, and living quarters that must be sur- veyed. Where are our world-problem-solving- liberals now? We find that even members of the IRA executive comittee have not shown up at meetings. The nature of the work made it impossible to publicize these activities; per- haps people have not been sufI'icicently inforin- ed. T HE future program of the IRA will be con- cerned with the immediate control of intol- erance in Ann Arbor. But, a few other items on the program are: a Brotherhood Week; joint meeting with the Wayne Chapter for the Na- tional Association for the Advancement of Col- ored People; projects of an educational nature. The next meeting of the IRA, Thursday even- ing, will be a crucial one. At this time investi- gating comittees will be reorganized and the Reverend Claude Williams will discuss problems of a similar nature in Detroit. We are now is- suing a call for the return of those people who are ready to exert more than auditory energy to alleviate this bigotry. Sheldon Selesnick Inter-Racial Association, Pres. MERRY-GO-ROUND: WE'VE attempted fruitlessly to get a New Yorker ever since last Thursday-coincidentally the day one of our more frequent contribu- tors was informed that his style was showing. We didn't really think Har- old Ross would take it this way. Keeps Our Eyes Peeled The implications of a story in the Detroit morning paper appeal to us. "A bad check sent to pay a young woman's 1943 income tax bounced Thomas O. Byerle, 55, a former automotive engineer, behind the bars of Palmer Park Station," be- gins the story. We went on from there. A not too careful perusal of the item iden- tifies a Miss who as a protege of this check artist attended our fair University for four semesters. All day our eyes have been wan- dering speculatively over recitation sections, and as a matter of fact... The What? Club 1N San Diego there's a group of fish- ermen who have formed the "Bot- tom Scratchers' Club," or thus reads. a publicity release thrust before our dimming eyes. But don't arrive at any hasty con- clusions. It seems "these boys like to be- come acquain ted personally with their quarry" which ranges from lob- ster to shark . . . so they dive into the Pacific and bring back their game with their bare hands. The enthusiastic gentleman who prepared said handout sees fit to add that the Bottom Scratchers' Club is more exclusive than the United States Senate. We think we under- stand this quirk of association, but we'llleave the details to the psychia- trists. Question Of The Hour WHERE ARE THlE LAW SCHOOL'S FALL SEMESTER GRADES? An hlready congenitally worried bunch is wondering whether to continue in torts or return to gro- cery-store clerking. leeding Hearts Dept. (LUTCHING THE TORN SIDE POCKET of our second best suit with a grimy hand, we read the fol- lowing item with emotions not best described in detail. "Skimpiest wardrobe in Holly- wood is owned by Gary Cooper who doesn't and never did like to spruce up. The lanky hero .. . manages to fill all obligations with a mere 15 suits." Our obligations are currently be- ing filled on one and a reinforced half-ours is a sedentary occupa- tion. "I'M Forever . . ." This isn't philosophic, this is just an Abbott and Costello dormitory lick. One Nancy Marshall, resident of Martha Cook, found herself the vic- tim of one of those coughing spells. Reaching for the first handy bottle, she swallowed the liquid without ex- amination, probably working on the theory that action is everything. No relief appeared fprthcoming and she peered at the botle, pleasant- ly and plainly labeled "Tincture of Green Soap." Horrified she hustled to what' we shall here refer to as a "John," where she gulped down suffi- cient water to wipe out the taste. Most of you having had high school chemistry, we see no reason to con- tinue this narrative, remarking only that Sally Rand might well take note of the possibilities contained therein. Dangerous Radicalism There's an invidious plan afoot to sneak a dangerous slogan by us dur- ing National Foreign Trade Week, (May 19-25) a pretty shady proposi- tion itself. The slogan, "World Trade Puts Men To Work" (note capitals) is just the sort of thing that makes us wary of economics, foreign policies and National Foreign Trade Week in general. This slogan, obviously aimed to appeal to a misled public is an indi- cation of anational hysteria, probab- ly at the root of most American so- cial evil. Why put men to work? Men, at least most men we know, are tired. Current Movies . at the Michigan Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent in "My Reputation"; a Warner Brothers production, directed by Curtis Bernhardt. "My Reputation" is a study of the minor social problems of a widow and the pressures, family and otherwise, she has to fight when she consi- ders a second romance. It is probably a valid, if not particularly vital, topic, but the film spends so much time in a frontal assault on the audi- ence's tear ducts that there is little space left for interesting drama. ,. , at the State George Raft in "Whistle Stop"; an RKO production. The gnawing fear that a Hopwood winner would someday find its way to the nation's screens, is realized with the advent of "Whistle Stop" at the State. One for instance has lains awake nights picturing with perfect ease the cinema versions of "Family Tree", or an adapta- tion of the adverbial diarrhea of "Sweep of Dusk". And what Hollywood could do to "Broken Pitcher"! Now comes "Whistle Stop" Maritta Wolff's study of a certain brand of American low-life. It is tedious fare, featuring Hollywood's own singular idea of the lower depths. With super- annuated George Raft at the the head of the cast, it is listless melodrama without an ounce of interest. Ava Gardner, as a discouraged work- ing girl, turns up in a mink coat and a series of $100 frocks. Victor McLaglen. a former Aca- demy Award winner, has sunk to a surprisingly inferior artistic level. Barrie Waters Har2riman Report By DREW 'EARSON WASHINGTON-Ex-Ambassador W. Avere Harriman gilded no lilies in his talk on Rus sian relations at the hushed-up session of th Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He wa candid and realistic about the prospects of ano ther war-so candid, in fact, that he had hi dignified listeners sitting on the edge of thei chairs. "Let's get one thing straight," Harrimar told the Committee. "Russia does not wani war, especially with the United States. How- ever, that doesn't mean that war can be avert- ed." The big danger, he declared, lay in Russia' over-reaching herself in Iran, Turkey and else where. In other words, Soviet expansion in thes areas can't be ignored by the United States an Britain without making a mockery of their pres tige and the whole concept of the United Nation, In the present international "poker game, Stalin controls most of the cards for peace, Har riman told the closed-door session. He coul make himself one of the greatest figures in his tory by asking for another conference of "Bi Three" leaders and clearly stating his ideas. It will be necessary for Russia to clarify to the rest of the world that she doesn't plan to devour the little nations of Europe, Harrimar continued. Unless Stalin demonstrates this brand of statesmanship, however, there car be but one result: Destruction of the United Nations Organiza- tion and, in time, another war. THE UNITED STATES has a vital responsibilit in its dealings with the Soviet Union, Harr: man said, and advised: "We must be patient, we must be understan ing, but we must also be firm." He expressed the opinion that internal prol lems in Russia are partly dictating Stalin's ac tions at the present time. Many different tongu( and about 300 dialects are spoken in the Sovi Union. Russia lost between 7,000,000 and 8,000 000 people in the war; her territory was deva tated, much of her manufacturing facilities ruir ed. The problem of welding the country togeth and keeping down political unrest has its effe on Russian foreign policy. "Stalin knows that the people of the Unite States do not want another war," the ex-An bassador told the Senators. Undoubtedly Stalir intelligence experts have reported this fact1 him and it has contributed to Russian bluffir and belligerency. (Copyright, 1946, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Publication in the Daily Official Bul - letin is constructive notice to all mem- bers of the University. Notices for the Bulletin shoud be sent in typewritten form to the Assistant to the President, 1021 Angell hal, by 3:30 p. m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a. m. Sat- urdays). TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1946 VOL. LVI, So. 91 Notices School of Education Faculty: The March meeting will be held on Mon- day, March 25, in the University Ele- mentary School Library. The meet- ing will convene at 4:15 p.m. Forestry Assembly: There will be an assembly of the School of Forestry and Conservation at 11:00 a.m., Wed- nesday, March 20, in the Amphithea- ter of the Rackham Building. Dr. Walter C. Lowdermilk, assistant chief of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, will give an illustrated talk on "Land Use Studies in the Near and Far East." All students in the School of Forestry and Conservation are ex- pected to attend unless they have conflicts' in nonforestr'y subjects. Other interested persons are cordially invited. Students. College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts: Applications for scholarships should be made before April 1. Application forms may be obtained at 1220 Angell Hall and should be filed at, that office. Notice to Veterans who entered the Universityon terminal leave and p id their own tuition: We have now re- ceived instructions from the Veterans Administration enabling us to make tuition refunds. You are required to present to the Cashier's Office a copy of the orders placing you on terminal leave to- gether with your Student Receipt and the white Veterans Acceptance Notice issued by the Veterans Service Bureau of the University. The copy of your terminal leave or- ders will be filed with the Veterans Administration together with certi- fied statements of refund and re- fusal of application. The latter two forms will be supplied by the Cash- ier's Office. Women students wishing League House accommodations for summer or fall of 1946 may now file applica- tion in the Office of the Dean of' Women. Women students who were not on campus during the fall semester and who wish to apply for dormitory housing for summer or fall should call immediately at the Office of the Dean of Women for further particulars. LaVerne Noyes Scholarships: Pres- ent holders of these scholarships who wish to be considered for the year 1946-47 should present applications for renewal to F. E. Robbins, Assis- tant to the President, 1021 Angell Hall, before the end of the term. Emma M. and Florence L. Abbott Scholarships, Eugene G. Fassett Scholarships: For terms of eligibility, see the Bulletin on Scholarships, Fel- lowships, Prizes, and Loan Funds. Applications for the year 1946-47 should be made to the dean or direc- tor of the college or school in which the applicant is enrolled. Final date for accepting applications is April 1. Students who competed in the Hop- wood contest for freshmen should call for their manuscrips by Friday, March 22. The Hopwood Room is open week days from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. No petitions will be received by the Hopwood Committee after April 1. See Hopwood bulletin, page 9, para- graph 19. Lectures University Lecture: Dr. Walter Clay Lowdermilk, assistant chief of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, will give an illustrated lecture on "Plans for a Jordan Valley Author- ity" at 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, in Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building under the auspices of the College of Engineering and the School of Forestry and Conservation. Lr. Lowdermilk is an international au- thority on soil conservation and land use who has traveled extensively in the Near East. He has worked out a comprehensive power and irrigation plan for Palestine which he believes will support a large additional popu- lation in the region. The public is cordially invited. University Lecture: Dr. Pa ul Weatherwax, Professor of Botany at Indiana University, will lecture on the subject, "The Origin of Maize" (illustrated), under the auspices of the Departments of Botany and An- thropology, at 4:15 p.m., Friday, March 22, in the Natural Science Au- ditorium. The public is cordially in- vited. Leland Stowe, noted foreign cor- respondent and author, will be pre- sented by the Oratorical Association on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Hill Au- ditorium as the closing number on the 1945-46 ecure Cuse-"Wat We March 20, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., in 2054 Natural Science Building. Final Make-up Exams In Geology 65 and Geology 12 will be held Wed- nesday, March 20, in Rm. 2054, Nat- ural Science Building, from -4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Makeup examination for Dr. Maier's Lecture Section in Psychology 31 will be Thursday, March 21, at 2:00 p.m. Report to Room 2128 N. S. Veterans' Tutorial Program: The following changes have been made in the schedule: Chemistry 3-Monday-Thursday 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Saturday 9-10 a.m. Chemistry 4-Monday-Thursday 7:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday 11-12 a~m. Veterans' Tutorial Work in Physics 26 and 46. Two sections for tutorial work in Physics 26 and 46 have beer organized. Section 1-Monday, Wed- nesday, 7:30 to 8:30, Saturday, 11 o'clock, 1035 Randali Laboratory- A. W. Ewald. Instructor. Section 2- Monday, Wednesday. 7:30 to 8:30, and Saturday 11 o'clock, 1036 Randall Laboratory-H. Levenstein, Instru tor. Only veterans enroled in Physics 26 or 46 should attend. Seminar in Applied Mathematics and Special Functions: The first meeting will take place today at 3:00 p.m. in Room 312 West Engr. Bldg. Mr. D. L. Falkoft will speak on "Con- formal Mapping and Invariance of Impedence Transformations." The hou's of the future Meetings will be discussed, All int'erested are welcome. The Botanical Seminar will meet in Room 1139, Natural Science Build- ing, at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20. Dr. W. C. Steere will give a paper entitled "John, Macoun, the Pioneer Canadian Botanist," All in- terested are invited. Chemistry Colloquium will meet on Wednesday, March 20, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 303 Chemistry Building. Dr. R. K. McAlpine will speak on "The Anomalous Behavior of Some Oxidiz- ing Agents." Botany 1 Make-up final examin- ation for students with excused ab- sences from the fall term examin- ation will be given on Thursday, Mar. 21, at 4:00 p.m. in room 1139 Natural Science. Mathematics Concentration Exami- nation will be held Thursday, March 21, 3 p.m., in 3011 Angell Hall, German Departmental Library Hours, Spring Term 1945-46: 8:00- 12:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, 204 University Hall. German 1 and 2 Make-up Final Ex- aminations will be given from 2 to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, in Room 201 University Hall. Students who missed the final examination should see their instructors immediately to get permission to take the make-up. Concerts Faculty Recital: Nadine Linquist Flinders, contralto, will present a re- cital at 8:30 tonight in Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Her program wil include songs by Handel, Dow- land, Purcell, Brahms, Ravel, Rach- ,maninoff, and will be open to the general public. Mrs. Flinders will be accompanied by Marian Owen, pian- ist, and Milton Weber, violinist. Glee Club 'Concert: The University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, David Mattern, conductor, will be heard at 8:30 Wednesday evening, March 20, in Hill Auditorium. Half of the pro- gram will consist of songs by the Glee Club. Following intermission the audience will be asked to join in singing Michigan songs. The program is open to the public without charge. Exhibitions Michigan Historical Collections: "Early Ann Arbor." 160 Rackham. Open daily 8-12, 1:30-4:30, Saturdays 8-12. An exhibition of paintings by Eu- uardo Salgado will be shown begin- ning Wednesday, March 20, in the mezzanine galleries of the Rackham building. The exhibit is sponsored by the All Nations Club which is hold- ing a reception Wednesday, March 20, from 7-9 p.m. in the galleries, at the opening of the exhibition. The pub- lic is cordially invited. Events oda League House Presidents will have a meeting today at 5:00 p.m. in the League. Please see bulletin board for room. Varsity Glee Club: Final rehearsal for concert, 7:15 tonight at Hill Au- ditorium. Come to rear entrance. Modern Dance Club will meet to- night at 7:15 in Barbour Gymnasium, All those interested in joining the club are welcome. 4 BARNAB 1 Positively incredible. Er, your pater actually intimated that I am an imaginary character? He Flouting scientific knowledge is a pretty dangerous pastime, you know. And can lead to dire consequences. t, er, take it he I By Crockett Johnson But enough. Such misconceptions cannot be tolerated. Not in the atomic age-Your Fairy Godfather will conduct a seminar.