,GE POIR TH1t MCIUAN IbATT Y SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1949 . . .Ei.. . +1i i.. V.i.1 J.V L +I ZrLa11/1 - cCeieri to I e 6dilor Professors Defended To the Editors: IN REGARD TO Miss Roslyn Long's letter, in which she comments that "education is sup- posed to be rational and not emotional", and then promptly goes on in an irrational manner to criticize the policies of one sociology professor. In defense of this professor and all others who have the courage as well as the misfortune of believing contrary to the almighty status quo, I write this letter. You mentioned specifically, Miss Long, the case of communism versus capitalism, and said that you would not object to being informed as to the merits of both, if you would be allowed to draw your own conclusions. Is it not true that we, being sons and daughters of capitalism, steeped in the old traditions and ways of think- ing, have not already drawn our conclusions be- fore we allow the merits of the other side to in- trude upon the security of our habitual think- ing. Could it perhaps be true that we come be- fore such a professor with closed minds and upon every rebuke of our "old thinking" or proof of its false justification, we build up a resentment based upon past emotional ties and beliefs, which resist penetration? It is just this wall of resentment that a professor is up against. He is not seeking to convert you, nor is he trying to bring your derison upon him. He believes strongly in an ideal, which, unfortunately, is shared by few, and wants you to understand the basis for that ideal. If at the end of such a course, a student does not show an objective comprehension of that idea and the reason for its existence, (this does not mean an adherence to its policies) then, in my opinion, a professo has every right to mark a student down. In teaching the theory of evo- lution, for instance, it is not required that you cast out biblical training, and Christian upbring- ing, which has served you well throughout your life, but what kind of mark would you expect on an anthropology exam if when asked to trace the' development of man, you wrote the first chapter of the Genesis? - the principle is the same. In understanding this "one world" of ours, it is necessary to know WHAT people think, and WHY they think it, so, rather than to slip into the lower depths of prejudice and intolerance of anothers views, merely because they jeopardize our own security, let us be broad in our view- point and just in our criticism. -Thea La Budde Survey Unjust To the Editor: A NEWS STORY in The Daily of Oct. 17 an- nounces plans for a cost-of-living survey to be conducted among student veterans on this campus by the A.V.C. The results of this sur- vey are to form a basis for a request for addi- tional subsidies. May I protest! The subsistence provisions of P. L. 346 were not designed to meet the entire living costs, but to aid financially the veteran in his course of training. For what reasons should any veteran claim that State and Fed- eral government defray all his expenses? The AVC avers proudly, "Citizens first, veterans sec- ond". The forthcoming demand for a larger share of the public funds definitely reverses that order. Most intelligent Michigan veterans are op- posed to the state bonus, to be voted upon No- vember 5. But the principle of additional sub- sistence is, in truth, a bonus grab, and by a group of veterans only - those going to college under the best deal they ever had. Why should this group be given preference over the ordin- ary veteran? The whole idea reminds one of the American Legion proposals to date. It is unfair to other veterans, grossly unjust to all taxpayers and should be exposted for unconstructve whining. I am a veteran of three years of service- more than half of which I was in Europe. -Richard G. Holbrook EDITOR'S NOTE: For another veteran's opinion on this matter, see editorial below. NIGHT EDITORS: PAINE AND LEVY Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Recordings RACHMANINOFF devotees may count them- selves lucky this month. Two noteworthy releases of works by the late Russian composer- pianist are listed, one by Victor, the other by Columbia. Impetus for the new recording of the well known Piano Concerto No. 2 was furnished by the recent movie, "I've Always Loved You," which takes it as its theme-song. If previous experience with movie adaptations of master- works are any criterion, Victor and Artur Rub- enstein will do right well. Improvement in re- cording techniques and Mr. Rubenstein's very adequate interpretation will enable this work to contrast favorably with the older recording by Rachmaninoff himself. The concerto takes nine sides and on the tenth Mr. Rubenstein plays Chopin's Impromptu in G-flat, Op. 51, providing a pleasant contrast to the emotional effect of Rachmaninoff. Album number is Victor DM 1075; the price is $6.32, tax included. The other Rachmaninoff set is an album of songs by Jennie Tourel. (Columbia Master- works set -625). These are ten in number in- cluding "O Cease Thy Singing Maiden Fair," "The Soldier's Bride," "All Things Depart," "In the Silence of the Night," "The Answer," "Be- fore My Window," "Sorrow in Springtime," "Floods of Spring," "Lilacs," and "The Droop- ing Corn." Miss Tourel sings in the original Russian to which the music is far more suited than the English translation in which these songs are often heard. For the benefit of listen- ers who may be a little rusty on their Russian, a linear translation of the poetry is provided on the inside cover of the album. The price is $4.16, tax included. -Patricia Kennett I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Firing Line BY SAMUEL GRAFTON THE PROFESSION OF being a conservative is about to take on new difficultis. So long as government retained control over prices and production, government was the issue, Roos- evelt was the issue, Truman was the issue; and to roar at them was enough to make any man a - sound conservative. But with the suspension of most controls, the free enterprise system, in a sense, becomes the issue. The National Asso- ciation of Manufacturers takes the place on the firing line that has just been vacated by the Chief Executive. In much the same way, it was easy to be a liberal during the years when Hitler was in power. To be against Hitler was enough, and while such a posture did credit to one's hu- man sympathies, it involved no great strain on the cerebral faclties. It was only after Hitler passed from the scene, and we found ourselves playing in a drama without the heavy that liberals began to get a certain lost and empty feeling, and their movement began to dwindle. It is a year and a half since Hit- ler disappeared, but liberalism has not yet completed the transition from the easy nega- tives of the Hitler period, to the kind of thrill- ing affirmations that can hold men and move- ments together. The free enterprise system, having asked for responsibility and having got it, must now ac- cept all that goes with it; its actions and its statements must from now on have a serious- ness, and a consequentiality they have perhaps not always had before. If meat now piles up and blocks up in the retail butcher shops because of high prices, it is the President who will be in a position to call upon the American Meat In- stitute to do something, rather than the other way around. Prices, not price control, are now the issue. The New York Stock Exchange, after greeting the end of meat control with two cheers, has resumed its drooping; it perhaps senses the implications of the shift of the onus for our salvation from public to private hands, and it does not seem to share the belief that the end of control automatically solves our prob- lems. . An uneasy reorientation of attitudes is taking place; it will now, for example, be harder to fall on government to "do some- thing" about labor; for the plea that the gov- ernment should do something about labor used to be predicated on the idea that the govern- ment was meddling vigorously with business; with the passing of the second idea, the first fades, too. The old, easy speeches grow stale. Conserva- tism, like liberalism after the end of Hitler, knows now what it is like to be alone, and naked in a high wind. (New York Post Syndicate Copyright) Dominie Says EVERY TIME 'THE universities of America open their courses two areas of youth's com- mon experience suffer dramatic change. Voca- tion and Matrimony, as understood by the stu- dent, become something entirely new. Inad- vertently they find that the old norms for judg- ing one's future work must give place to new values. Harstshorn of Yale lamented, "The chief obstacle to moral progress today is the absence of a Utopia to capture the imagination and loyalty of men. Our frontiers have gone in greedy haste. We have all but exhausted our vast resources. We have lost the sense of the dignity and sweep of the centuries. The far horizons of space and time no longer call us. We lack a cause which can command us. Un- til we find it, each for himself, there is little hope of building again the great characters of a less sophisticated age." (p. 268, Character and Human Relation.) But here in a university the universe comes alive. Before you are spread the professions, the arts, vast research projects, new types of social organization, the intricacies of exchange, power systems which stagger the imagination, the humanities and speculative philosophy-all are before you as either voca- tions or avocations. And of culture, what has religion to say? The religious observer views culture as a vast arch built of emotion and intellect. At the left are the native energies whose drives con- stitute man's ability to be man. "It is emo- tional energy which enables him to get out of bed in the morning, to dress himself, to eat breakfast, to go to work, to play, to make love, to care for his family, to fight, to build bridg- es, or to paint pictures." (Speckle and Appel, Discovering Ourselves, p. 115) "Without emo- tion man would do none of those things but repose, a breathing lump of clay." At the right, the other side of that arch, ris- es the expression of intellect. These become the disciplines, professions, trades, institutions, sys- tems of thought, languages, vocations, and vast codes of court procedures which make society a fact. Where this intellectual expression meets the emotional expression, the apex of human effort,-as the key to the cultural arch, is re- ligion. Religion may be said to adequately func- tion when those native energies find freedom within the loves which-have been carefully cho- sen by man's critical faculties. If you can ac- complish this transformation as well as the wise choice of occupation and the sure selection of wife or husband, your university career will have been a success. Your university stands ready. Library, laboratory, area of concentration, resi- dence hall, athletic event, or student parley, as well as the creative leadership of great teaching are all yours. But they are vain unless by the free pursuit of learning your own industry proves potent to set your soul in a larger place. "Hear, my son, a father's instruction," said an ancient sage,- "Hold fast my words in your mind. Keep my commands and live- Forget not, andl do not swerve from the words of my mouth: Above all things get wisdom. Whatever else you get, get understanding." Edward W. Blakeman Counselor in Religious Education BOOKS. Rhubarb-H. Allen Smith, illustrated by Hirsh Field, Doubleday & Co. Inc. $2.00 HOSE WHO ARE addicted to the H. Allen Smith-Max Schulman type of humor will find Smith's latest masterpiece, "Rhubarb", very satisfying. And for those who carry the weight of the world on their shoulders; I could not recommend a better therapy. It is a clever satire, in an obvious, witty style, on the social life of New York City. The sting, however, is alleviated by his playful manner. "Rhubarb" is the story of the most famous cat of all times-the champion of the dying cause of catdom. His great notoriety came in a most unusual manner. When the hair tonic tycoon and owner of the New York Loons base- ball team, Thaddeus Whitcomb Banner, Who had a passionate dislike for people (especially his bobby-sox daughter) and dogs, heard of a cat who was the scourge of all the dogs in the neigh- borhood and almost ruined the tennis club by stealing the balls, he ordered his publicity agent and only friend, Eric Yeager, to find this cat. This tiger disguised as a species of felinus do- mesticus turned out to be Rhubarb. Rhubarb completely endeared himself to the old misan- thropist by having nothing to do with anybody but Yeager and him. As a result, when the old man died, he left the bulk of his fortune AND HIS BASEBALL TEAM to the cat under the administrations of Yeager. Overnight Rhubarb became the most talked- about personage in the world. He was sought after by advertising agencies to endorse every- thing from shaving cream and whiskey to cigar- ettes and automobiles; he became the first cat to ever appear on a radio quiz show and becomej a patron of the Stork Club. As a climax to his mad career, by his ability to steal signals and by means of his genius to inspire his men, he led the Loons, who had finished in last place for years, to their first world's championship. -Pete Hamill Publication .n The Daily Official Bul- letin is constructive notice to all mem- bers of the University. Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the office of the Assistant to the President, Room 1021 Angell Hall, by 3:301 p.m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Saturdays). SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1946 VOL. LV, No. 23 Notices s The University Golf Course will bea closed after today. Any persons having equipment there please call for it by the close of the day. Board in Control of Athletics Concert Tickets. Tickets for the Dorothy Maynor concert Oct. 28, the two performances of Handel's "Mes- siah," Dec. 14 and 15, the Chamber Music Festival Jan. 24 and 25, and a very limited number for several of the Choral Union concerts, are on sale at the offices of the University Musical Society in Burton Memorial Tower. Dr. Haven Emerson, Professor Emeritus of Public Health, Columbia University, will address an assem- bly of students at the School of Pub- lic Health, Mon., Oct. 21, at 4:30 p. m., in the Auditorium, 'on the subject of "Controlling the Prevet- able Diseases." All who are inter- ested are invited. A volleyball league is being formed for faculty members, research assist- ants, and teaching fellows. Teams may be entered by departments or formed by members of different de- partments. Departments and indi- viduals who wish to play should call the Sports Bldg., 2-2101, before 6:00 p.m., Mon., Oct. 21. College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Schools of Education, Mu- sic and Public Health: Students who expect to receive degrees at the end of the Fall Semester from the Col- lege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, School of Education, Music, or PublictHealth must file a diploma application in Room 4, University Hall, by Nov. 1, if they have not al- ready done so. CollegerofsLiterature, Science and the Arts, Schools of Education Forestry, Music and Public Health Students who received marks of I, X or 'no report' at the close of their last semester or summer session of attendance will receive a grade of E in the course or courses unless this work is made up by Oct. 23. Students wishing an extension of time beyond this date in order to make up this work should file a petition addressed to the appropriate official in their school with Rm. 4 U. H. where it will be transmitted. School of Music Students expecting degrees at the end of the current se- mester should fill out diploma appli- cations immediately, if they have not already done so. Secure applications from School of Music office or Regis- trar's office. Senior Aeronautical Engineers graduating in February and June of 1947 should report to the Lobby office of Eng. Bldg., as soon as possible to complete their personnel blanks. WILLOW RUN VILLAGE: WEST LODGE: 6:45 p. m. Sun., Oct. 20, Football movies of the Army Game. 8:30-11:30 p. m. Fri., Oct. 25, Stu- dent Dance, Jerry Edwards' Orches- tra. WEST COURT: 8:00 p. m. Mon., Oct. 21, Coffee Hour for Willow Run wives who are alumnae of the University of Wis- consin. 8:00 p. m. Tues., Oct. 22, Regular Meeting, Wives of Student Veterans Club. 8:00 p. m. University of Michigan Extension Class in Elementary Spanish, Mr. Donald MacQueen, In- structor. 8:00 p. m. Wed., Oct. 23, Wednes- day Night Lecture Series, Harley H. Bartlett, Chairmanofithe Depart- ment of Botany, "Jungle Episodes" Univ. of Wisconsin Alumnae, Hos- tesses. 2:00 p. m. Thurs., Oct. 24, Open clas in CHILD CARE, sponsored by the Washtenaw County Health De- partment. 8:00 p. m. University of Michigan EXTENSION CLASS in ELEMEN- TARY PSYCHOLOGY, Mr. Herbert Meyer, Instructor. 8:00 p. m. Little Theatre Group. 8:00 p. m. Fri., Oct. 25, Classical Recordings, Mr. Weldon Wilson, commentator. Academic Notices' The Graduate Record Examina- tion for graduate students will begin promptly at 6:30 p. in., Oct. 22 and Oct. 24, in the Rackham Lecture Hall. Please bring your fee coupon to the examination. .. Makeup examinations in German I and H are scheduled for Mon., Oct. 21, from 2-4 p.m., in Rm. 204 Univer- sity Hall. Students who have not yet handed in their names should do so at once at 204 U. H. Veterans' Tutorial Program: The following change has been made in the schedule: Chemistry 4-The Sat- urday section will now meet from 10:00-11:00 a. m. (Rm. 165 Chem.). Mathematics 300: The Orientation Seminar will meet Mon., Oct. 21, at 7:00 p.m. in Rm. 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. Charles S. Buck will discuss a Geometric Theorem. The Mathematics Seminar on Dynamical Systems will meet Mon., Oct. 21, at 3 p.m., in 3201 Angell Hall. Mr. Falkoff will speak on Variational Principles. Concerts Carillon Recital will be heard at 3:00 this afternoon, when Sidney Giles, Assistant Carilonneur, will play the following: Prelude No. 1 by Van den Gheyn; Flow Gently Sweet Afton, Beautiful Isle, and Whispering Hope; Menuet No. 1 by Lefevere, Impromptu by Timmer- mans; Allegretto by Heller, Gavotte by Gossec, Largo by Handel; Suite in C by Purcell. Student Recital: Audrey Unger, violinist, will present a program in partial fulfill ent of the require- ments for thf degree of Master of Music, at 8:30 Thursday evening, Oct. 24, in the Assembly Hall of the Rackham Bldg. Her program will include Handel's Sonata in D Major, Brahms' Concerto in D major, De- Bussy's La plus que lente, Nigun by Bloch and Danse Espagnole by de- Falla. Miss Unger is a pupil of Gil- bert Ross. The public is invited. Exhibitions The Museum of Art presents water colors by Doug Kingsman and De Hirsh Margules from Oct. 4-Oct. 27, Alumni Memorial Hall, daily, includ- ing Sunday, 2:00-5:00 p.m., Wed. 3:00-5:00 p.m. Mondays closed. The public is cordially invited. Art Exhibit: Non-objective, color mono-types by Jeanne de Wolfe, Cal- ifornia artist, and an extensive col- lection of textiles from Guatemala are now on exhibition in the ground floor corridor of the College of Archi- tecture and Design. The exhibit will be current until Oct. 31. Events Today Roger Williams Guild: After a cost supper at 6:00 p. in., the Guild will have as a guest speaker Rev. Har- old W. Richard, from the First Bap- tist' Church in Jackson, Mich. Rev. Richardson will talk on the subject, "Prayer Changes Things." Everyone welcome. Coming Events Association of, University of Mich- igan Scientists will meet Wed., Oct. 23, at 8:00 p. M. in the Rackham Amphitheater. Dr. P. K. Stumpf, of the New York Association of Scien- tists, will speak on a program of ac- tivities for an association of scien- tists. The public is invited. Astronomy Club: Persons interest- ed in the formation of an amateur Iastronomical club are invited to meet at the University Observatory (East Ann Street, oppoite the 'University Hospital) at 7:30 p. m., Mon., Oct. 21. The Student Branch of the Am- erican Pharmaceutical Association will hold its regular meeting Wed., Oct. 23, at 7:30 p. m. in the E. Con- ference Room of the Rackham Bldg. There will be a discussion on the merits of an independent Pharmacy, as opposed to Chain Pharmacy af- filiation. Economics Club meeting at 8:00 p. m., on Mon., Oct. 21, in the Rack- ham Amphitheater. - "OPA: Some Implications for Public Control," by Prof. Gardner Ackley. Staff mem- bers department of economics and school of business and graduate stu- dents are invited. Institute of the Aeronautical Scien- ces: The second meeting of the I.A.S. will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wed., Oct. 23, in Michigan Union. The member- ship drive for the current semester will close with this meeting. Member- ship applications may be obtained from Mrs. S. Baker in the Aero de- partment, E. Eng. Bldg. Following the business meeting there will be a short social program. All women veterans are urged to attend. Delta Sigma Pi informal initiation is postponed until Thurs, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m., in Rm. 323 of the Michi- gan Union. Mon., Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., all actives and pledges are ex- pected to be present at the Union Ballroom to hear Mr. Robert J. Wil- son, vice-president of Pennsylvania Central Airlines, who will be present- ed under joint sponsorship. Dancing Classes: The schedule for the Dancing Classes is now 7:30 to 8:30 on Tuesday for Beginners, 7:00 to 8:00 on Wednesday for the first Intermediate Class, and 8:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday for the new Interme- diate Class. The Classes are held in the League Ballroom. More co-ed assistant teachers are needed and urged to report for both nights. The Sociedad Hispanica invites you to meet for a coke and informal Spanish conversation on Mon., Oct. 21, at 3:30 in the Grill Room of the League. If you have a three o'clock, we'll see you at four. Le Cercle Francais will hold a meeting Mon., Oct. 21, at 8:00 p. m., Rm. 305 of the Michigan Union. Professor Rene Talamon, of the Ro- mance Language Department, will offer a dramatic reading of several masterpieces of French literature, followed by group singing and a so- cial hour. Students interested in joining the Cercle Francais may pro- cure membership tickets from Mr. Koella (Room 412, R. L.) or from Mr. Gravit (Room 111 R. L.). Any student with one year of College French or the equivalent may join the club. All foreign students in- terested in speaking French and graduate students are cordially invit- ed to become members. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation so- cial committee Tues., Oct. 22, at 4:00 p. m., at the Foundation. All those interested in helping to plan social functions are invited to at- tend. Please bring eligibility cards. The U. of M. chapter of the Inter- collegiate Zionist Federation of Am- erica will hold a meeting of its study group Tuesday evening, Oct. 22, at 7:45 p. m., at the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. Topic will be, "History of the Jews until Advent of Zion- ism." All interested members and non-members are cordially invited to attend. A meeting of the Russian Circle, Russky Kruzhok, will be held at 8:0 p. mi., Mon., in the International Center. All members and interested students are cordially invited. Fol- lowing an election of officers, a social hour will be held. Refreshments will be served. Churches First Congregational Church: Pub- lic Worship, 10:45. Address by Dr. 'James P. Adams "DIVIDENDS AND INVESTMENT." 6:00 p. m. Student Guild Cost Supper-Election of of- ficers. Memorial Christian Church (Dis- ciples of Christ) Morning worship 10:50 a. m. Layman's Sunday, Ad- dresses will be given by Dr. Louis A. Hopkins and Dr. William C Beck- man. Dr. Hopkins will speak on "My Responsibility as a Christian Layman To My Church," Dr. Beck- man's subject will be "My Respon- sibility As a Christian Layman To the World." The Congregational - Disciples Guild will meet at 6:00 p. m. in the basement of the Congregational Church. A supper will be served, and the Guild council for the coming year will be elected. A short worship service will conclude the program. The First Unitarian Church: 1917 Washtenaw. Edward H. Redman, Minister (Continued on Page 8) Fifty-Seventh Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the author- ity of thesBoard in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Robert Goldman........Managing Editor Milton Freudenheim..Editorial Director Clayton Dickey.................City Editor Mary Brush..,............Associate. Editor Ann Kutz...............Associate Editor Paul Harsha.............Associate Editor Clark Baker..................Sports Editor Joan Wilk.................Women's Editor Lynne Ford......Associate Women's Editor Business Staff Robert E. Potter ........ Business Manager Evelyn Mills... Associate Business Manager Janet Cork.... Associate Business Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Inflation Hits Students T HE GLASS WORKERS, 80,000 of them, just just received a 121/2 cent raise in wages. Beef is passing through the Kansas City stock yards at $38.50 per hundredweight. Add these latest increases to the cost of living with wage and price mark-ups made in the last half year and you have a full fifty percent deflation of the students' buying-dollar. Here in Ann Arbor, this summer, price rises found their way to the non-profit restaurants to which student veteran, and his sixty-five, had turned as recourse in stretching his hard- won dollar. Now, with these new increases, he must either dip into his meager war savings ac- count, borrow from the University fund or send collect wires to Dad. He does not wish to do any of these things. So, to keep on eating, he is forced to augment his government check by working part-time. Jobs at the Union will pay 70 cents an hour can hardly spare enough time away from his studies to make working of practical value to him. Everyone else in these United States seems in favor of an inflation. The veteran will ei- ther have to join this gang of strikers and pro- fiteers soon or he will be starved out of exis- tence. The AVC poll on the cost of living, now in progress on campus, will unquestionably prove the need for an increase in the ex-serviceman- student's subsistence. -Bob Hartman BARNABY C-,i i 1446. lN.- PM. h _ -A.S. U. S. P.,. O0& T here was only one report, son. And I wrote it. That imaginary, .. - e --. .5 - I But.Pop- You took his papers to the office- In your brief case. I saw you do it. Honest. Humor him, m'boy. He's in a bad mood- But what concerns 'me is the extremely strange [ have no recollection of injecting jokes into the report. Have you, m'boy?J