THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1"MRSD!lT, :12Af' 1, 0 41 ---- --- - I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Henry Wallace By SAMUEL GRAFTON HENRY WALLACE has been killed off so often as a political figure, it is really sur- prising that anything he says should still have weight and impact. The right wing has conducted final services for him two or three times a year for several years; it has laid him to rest in winter, summer, autumn, spring. Something must happen to revive him between these solemn ceremonies, be- cause, first thing you know, he opens his mouth again, and the right wing at once hits the ceiling, and the resulting thump- ing of heads on high makes a bumpy, con- tinuous sound, like the beat of a riveting gun. This is an extravagant way to react to a political corpse, and it gives one the feeling that maybe conservative American opinion does not really regard Henry as being quite so dead as some of it ululating seers, pro- phets and columnists let on. Actually Henry Wallace does represent something. He represents the hope that never dies. It is still possible, in almost any mixed political group in America, to speak softly and gently about the United Nations, and of how good it would be to see it grow stronger, and to work up a quite decent level of emotion and Henry Wallace represents that. It is still pos- sible (if one chooses one's words care- fully) to recall the mood of two or three years ago, when a peaceful world seemed to lie ahead of us, and to see faces soften with the memory, and Henry Wallace rep- resents that. There is a heartbreak con- cealed somewhere behind that severely practical face our America wears today, and it is because Henry Wallace represents this valid emotion that the opposition finds it so hard to fit him permanently into a hole and throw dirt into his face. It is a meaningless tactic to go after Wal- lace on the ground that his taste is bad, or that he should speak in Camden instead of in Manchester; it is impossible to extinguish the man by these means because it is impos- sible to extinguish that final, small hope that we can still have peace by agreement in our time. In fact if there were no Wallace, we might find we had to invent one. For the emotion is there; it mews and cries be- hind the set hardness of aspect we have, for the moment, adopted; and it keeps popping out, in spite of the efforts of the unbelievers to stuff it back into its hole, and to keep it down, and even to sit on it. (New York Post Syndicate, Copyright 1947) BILL MAULDIN Letters to the Editor... 1 fliabb. y- Te bw h o I S- I "The of boy is right when he says we oughta respect 'im fer his age. I can't think of any other reason." DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN CINEMA THE STONE FLOWER. Artkino. Rus- sian dialogue, English sub-titles. ALTHOUGH the big-wigs out in Holly- wood ought to turn every shade of tech- nicolor green after viewing this latest Soviet film with its new "secret process" coloring, they probably won't turn a hair. After all, there is nothing Hollywood couldn't do that it wanted to do, (that's the catch), and for all the loud touting accorded the Soviet movie-makers' new color process, it is cer- tainly not unsurpassable. Undoubtedly, the Russians have learned some valuable lessons from the American movies which they have been able to view, to wit, the trick of making small animals an integral part of the forest scenes, which are among the best in the movie. The effect here is almost Disney-esque, and there are other startling resemblances to Hollywood's best techniques. From another aspect, however, "The Stone Flower" is unique and deserves the highest praise. The filming of a fairy tale peculiar to the Russian character and taste which has appeal for any lover of fantasy and beauty is a singular achievement in any language. Not only is there complete devo- tion to the mood and tone required by a simple fairy tale, but also skillful and sincere acting on the parts of both major and minor characters. Briefly, the story concerns a stone-cutter who delays his marriage by falling under the spell of his craft and of the Lady of the Copper Mountain. Love triumphs over wit- chery in the traditionally satisfying fairy tale manner, the movie ending in a blaze of orange-red sunset which is again strange- ly reminiscent of Hollywood, almost, but not quite, spoiling the effectiveness of a very fine film. -Natalie Bagrow I NTERNATIONAL control of atomic en- ergy could also have serious economic implications. It is possible that the control plan which governs the development of the world atomic energy industry may impose restrictions with respect to the design of atomic piles as a security measure. The existence of this type of institutional rigidi- ty could result in higher costs of atomic power than if there were complete freedom of choice with respect to plant design. Furthermore, s e c u r i t y considerations might dictate a severe limitation on the size of the world atomic energy industry-and its distribution-in order to minimize the dangers from diversion of materials or seiz- ure of plant. -Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (Continued from Page 3) Doctoral Examinations f o r Richard Hyde Manville, Zoology; thesis: "The Vertebrate Fauna of the Huron Mountains, Mar- quette county, Michigan, 1:00 p.m., Fri., May 2, Rm. 3091, Natural Sci- ence. Chairman, W. H. Burt. Relativity Seminar: 3 p.m., Thurs., May 1, Rm. 3001, Angell Hall. Mr. Park will speak on Rela- tivistic Cosmology. Concentration Advisement Se- ries, Speech: The first in limited series of concentration advisement meetings will be presented by the Department of Speech, Fri., May 2, Rm. 3017 Angell Hall, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be conducted by Professor G. E. Densmore, Pro- fessor Harlan Bloomer, Professor W. P. Halstead, Mr. H. K. Carruth and Mr. L. L. Oakey. The general requirements and all the various phases of work in speech will be discussed. All freshmen or sopho- mores considering speech as a pos- sible field of concentration are urged to.attend. Concerts Student Recital: Earl Owen Bates, clarinetist, assisted by Mil- dred Minneman Andrews, pianist, and William Klenz, cellist, will be heard in a recital at 8:30 p.m., Thurs., May 1, Rackham Assem- bly Hall. Given in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music, the program will be open to the gener- al public. Mr. Bates, a pupil of Albert Luconi, will play composi- tions by Mendelssohn, Barat, Pier- ne, Delmas, Debussy, and Brahms. Exhibitioit The Museum of Art: Drawings, prints and small sculpture by Aris- tide Maillol; drawings by Maurice Sterne; and pointings by Pedro Figari. Alumni Memorial Hall daily, except Mondays, 10-12 and 2-5; Sundays, 2-5; Wednesday evenings 7-9. The public is cordially invited. Events 'Ioday University Radio Program: 1:30 p.m., Station WPAG, 1050 Kc. Great Lakes Series--Lake Su- perior-"Red Dirt of the Mesabi." 5:45 p.m., Station WPAG, 1050 Kc. World Masterpieces. The Student Legislature will sponsor a meeting at 8 p.m. in the Union at which Jim Smith, of the University of Texas, president of the Continuations Committee of the National Stu- dent Organization, will speak on "Why We Need a National Student Organization." Student Summer Service meet- ing: 4:15 p.m., Lane Hall. Public Affairs Committee: 7:30 p.m., Lane Hall. Committee on Cooperation : 7:30 p.m., Lane Hall. The Art Cinema League presents THE STONE FLOWER in new color process, English titles, Russian dialogue. Also short on animal behaviorism, "Life at the Zoo," Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8:30 p.m. Box office opens 2 p.m. daily. Reservations phone 6300, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Lithuanian Club: 7:15 p.m., at Michigan League. All persons of Lithuanian origin are invited. West Quad Radio Club-W8ZSQ: Meeting, 6:15 p.m., Radio Room off Tower Study Hall. Arrange- ments for dinner to be announced and dinner committee to be ap- pointed. Room key to be made available to all club members. La P'tite Causette: 3:30 p.m., Grill Room, Michigan League. Westminster Guild Gay-Nine- ties Box Social: 8:30 p.m., Social Hall, First Presbyterian Church. Girls bring box lunch. Members of Wesleyan Guild are guests. The party is non-costume. Program: games, dancing and floorshow. The Regular Thursday Evening Record Concert sponsored by the Graduate School will include Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony, Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, and Dvorak's Slavonic Dances. The Inter-Racial Association: 7:30 p.m., Michigan League. Dis- cussion on recent cases of discrimi- nation that have arisen and action on movies exhibiting racial bias. Plans made for a picnic on May 11. Alpha Phi Alpha, Epsilon Chap- ter: 7 p.m., Union. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Last PM tea dance of the year, 3:30-5 at the Foundation. Coming Events Regular Army Commissions for '47 Graduates Holding Commis- sions during War: The Army's new program to offer regular com- missions to former officers who will receive degrees by July 15, 1947, will be explained by a War Department representative at 4:15 p.m., Fri., May 2, Natural Sci- ence Auditorium. Geology and Mineralogy Journal Club: 12 noon, Fri., May 2, Rm. 3055, Natural Science Bldg. Mr. Ira Cram of the Pure Oil Com- pany of Chicago will speak on "The Geologist's Opportunities in the Petroleum Industry." Graduate Outing Club: Hike, 2:30 p.m., Sun., May 4. Meet at Northwest entrance, Rackham Bldg. Supper outdoors if weather permits. Sign up before noon on Saturday at check desk in Rack- ham Bldg. The University of Michigan Sail- ing Club will be hosts to Denison University, University of Wiscon- sin, Youngstown College, and Michigan State College in the first annua'l U. of M. invitational rac- ing regatta. Races will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, on Whitmore Lake, at 11:00 Sat- urday and 9 Sunday, from the club's dock at the roller rink. I.Z.F.A. Campfire: Saturday, May 3, 8-11 p.m. at the Island EDITOR'S NOTE: Because The Daily prints EVERY letter to the editor (which is signed, 3041 words or less in length, and in good taste) we re- mind our readers that the views ex- pressed in letters are those of the writers only. Letters o more than 300 words are shortened, printedor omitted At the discretion of the edi- torial director. Mehitubel To the Editor: HOW ARCHY can Cid Corman get? It's mehitable, that's what it is - mehitabel. -Rom Gomley -Anthony Sichs A Poe n To the Editor:I E FOUND the enclosed letter in our typewriter this morn- ing and, being readers of The Daily, believe that was meant for you: "to the editor i swear by the vision of toad of mithridates I swear by the vision of whiskered old pythagoras that i am very angry i am mad as hell' when some young upstart cockroach tries to usurp my position i feel called upon to protest i do not pretend to be a great philosopher i am only the reincarnation of a maker of vers libre poetry it was bad enough when that scab henry tried doing my column while i was out on strike as you well remember and i did not mind it when e e cummings imitated my style after all he is a mere man but this is too much who does this cid corman say he is anyway i bet if the truth were known he is no more a poet than henry was i demand he be suppressed or by the wheeling constellations that gyrate crazily along the cosmos i will quit you cold and go out and live in a swiss chese i do not exploit myself and i shall not permit myself to be exploited let us have a little direct action is the sincere wish of archy" -John Cook -Charles Badgerow Red Railing To the Editor: THIS morning's front-page edi- torial displayed an inconsist- ency and self-contradiction which typifies the action taken in the case of MYDA here, AYD at Wayne . . . in fact, most of the re- cent "Red baiting" that has come to be the vogue nation-wide. You begin the editorial: "Presi- dent Ruthven's action yesterday is undoubtedly a masterful stroke of strategy. The University no longer sanctions a group affiliated with National AYD," etc., etc. Your conclusion: "President Ruthven should place before the students and faculty the reasons and evi- dence for his action." It seems to me, therefore, that you are ap- plauding President Ruthven's ac- tion without basis and blindly fol- lowing the trend. I should like to make it clear that I am in no way connected with any so-called Communist or even leftist groups on campus. Nevertheless, t h e unreasonable suppression of leftist groups mere- ly because they represent a con- trary political point of view seems to me an incipient danger to our American fundament. In fact, the leftists are desirable balancing forces and on1 such forces our form of government has been es- tablished. --Mox H. Weil Library Trouble To the Editor: RECENTLY I did some research in connection with a paper for a philosophy course. From the card index in the library I se- lected ten titles which were list- ed under the general topic on which I was writing. Since the stacks were closed to me, I had no idea whether the books in question would be of any value to me except for their listing in the card index. I spent ten minutes Park. Entertainment, refresh- ments and dancing. Tickets can be obtained any evening from 7-9 at the Hillel Foundation. All former Spring Parley mem- bers: Organizational meeting for resumption of Spring Parley on May 16 and 17. 4 p.m., Fri., May 2, Union. All former Parley mem- bers urged to attend. filling out call slips and waited another ten minutes for the books to arrive at the call desk. But only three books arrived; the rest were not on the shelves. It took me another five minutes to dis- cover that none of them were charged out at the charging desk. I went back to the index and looked tip each book under its ti- tle. I discovered that two of the books were on reserve in the Base- ment Study Hall, four in Gradu- ate Reading Room, one in Angell Hall Study Hall another ten minutes to get this information). In order to discover whether I could use any of the books, I had to walk up to thefourth floor of the library, down to the basement, and over to Angell Hall. In an hour's time I had selected the five books I needed, and I had to use them in three different reading rooms on the campus. I realize that some books are in such demand that it is necess- ary to put them on special shelves, but it seems to me that some of the fatigue of research could be eliminated if some attempt were made to keep all of the books in the library more centrally locat- ed. I wonder if specific time lim- its on certain books would not serve much the same purpose as is now served by scattering books into several reading rooms. -Robert W. Prusa E:11lTUII NOTE: According to W. S. McAllister, Associate Director of the General library, the system used is the best one possible in a library of this size. .There just is not enough room t6 hold all of the books undcr one roof. Se- ondly, where classes need particu- lar books at one time, the most equitable solution is the one fol- lowed where books are placed on reserve in the divisional libraries, study halls and graduate reading rooms. In the case above, the stu- dent could have saved himself time if he had immediately observed the notation on the pink informa- tion card in the card catalogue which gives the location of books borrowed from the General Library stacks. Young Capitalists To . the Editor: W HY are so many students in- censed at the undemocratic way the young capitalists of the Bus. Ad. School took over and made a farce of the Marxian study group when their fathers are applying the same reactionary methods to the entire country? After all, don't people like Cid Corman realize that anyone who wishes to learn is a "Communist" and must therefore be ruthlessly suppressed? Haven't wise men like Callahan of the Witch-Hunt- ing Committee decreed t h a t henceforth we must learn only what the corporate giants wish to make known to the sheep? We should not seek the truth too far for then, we may not be willing to follow with blind pa- triotism a word "democracy" which has ceased to have meaning in the government as plainly as it has failed to have meaning to Elmer Faust and the Bus. Ad. boys who took over the Marx So- ciety with their Beer Hall Putsch., It was necessary for them to gain this experience in disregard for democracy so they can run busi- ness and the Government in the same way in a few years. When the Federalists tried to sow the seeds of Fascism in the United States, Thomas Jefferson and a people who believed in dem- ocracy with more than lip service, defeated measures which would have made a dictatorship of our country. But this time, it looks as if the descendants of Adams and the Federalists may succeed. -George Adomian 7Mjb rg milrt,"Blt. t~I 4 'I d 4 (. 4 t I 4 r;i .4 A 4 Kirkpatrick's "Verdugo Mts." for its spon- taneity; W. D. Sturdevant's "The Chal- lenger" with its great luminosity, though bordering on the illustrational; and Orlo Heller's "New England Pre-Fab" with its interesting use of color areas. The major portion of the exhibition reveals the use of a medium for merely pictorial results. There is a large display of talent and enthu- siasm, but an adequate foundatipn is lack- ing which should be remedied in the future. People who would function in the arts con- vincingly, and creatively, should bcome As a matter of fact, he said, the expensive edition wvas recently ordered by an English 2 class (all veterans probably), but the pub- lisher sent "Uncle Tom's Cabin" instead. We thanked him and weaved back out into the sunshine. Contributions to this column are by all mem- bers of The Daily staff, and are the responsi- bility of the editorial director. Items from subscribers are invited; address them to "It So Happens", The Michigan Daily. ALOU c 11)horus of "r'ealists" urges Amner- Fifty-Seventh Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Paul Harsha ......... Managing Editor Clayton Dickey ........... City Editor' Milton Freudeiihelm..Editorlai Director Mary Brush...........Associate Editor Ann Kutz............ 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