THE MICHIGAN DAILY StrNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1946 Students Conference [ICHIGAN IS AGAIN taking a leading role as a leading force in national stu- nt affairs by taking part in the Chicago ident Conference December 28 to 30. ETomorrow night's rally will enable Michi- n students to learn about this conference d to preseht to the four student delegates m this University their viewpoints re- r'ding such activities as the formation of national student organization. At this rally, sponsored by the Unity Com- ttee, representing 17 campus organiza- ns including the Union, League, and Stu- nt L'egislature, Albert Houghton of the iversity of Wisconsin, who was an Ameri- n delegate to the World Student Congress Prague last summer, will describe that eting and explain the proposed objectives the national conference to be held in icago. ditorials published in The Michigan Daily re written by members of The Daily staff nd represent the views of the writers only. Two weeks ago four delegates were elect- ed by the Student Legislature to represent the University of Michigan. Three non-vot- ing observers from various campus organiza- tions will accompany the delegation. At Chicago they will meet with more than 500 delegates from over 200 colleges, universi- ties, and student organizations. The rally is being held not only to ac- quaint the student body with the objectives of the conference, but to acquaint them with the four delegates, and to give the students an opportunity to express their views to these delegates so that they can actually represent the opinions of the students. A national student organization will have far-reaching constructive effects on all stu- dents. As a leading American university, Michigan should take a forceful role in its formation. Only by a well-supported rally tomorrow night can the campus send to the Chicago Conference a well-informed delegation, able to adequately reflect the views of the stu- dent body. This is an enterprise which af-. fects all of us. We have both a right and responsibility to attend this rally tomorrow. -Tom Walsh and Archie Parsons cv LIGHT EDITORS: FRANK, ROEMER A Halfway Measure SEEMS unfortunate that the Student Legislature, in setting up a Student hest, passed a measure which does not have 'e teeth of the original proposal and will mobaby only add to the confused muddle of ampus charity drives., In attempting to set up an efficient stu- lent chest program to relieve the flood of ag days which hit campus each year, the roups involved have accepted a -series of ompromises negating the original intent of he plan. The Student Chest set up by the egislature Wednesday night is one of so ittle power that it will probably serve only is another superfluous committee, with lit- le real function. The original idea of both the Legislature nd the Student Affairs Committee would esult in something the University has need- d since the number of tag day requests vent over three. Under the original plan dil drives would have been united into one entrally controlled campus charity group vith their receipts going into a common und.' But because of the opposition from he charity groups, a compromise' had to be ccepted. The new Student Chest is so weak that it nay very possibly have only nuisance value. t proposes to distribute tag days through- iut the year, coordinate publicity, give the tudent a break on contributions and keep im informed of the charity accomplish- nents on campus. The most valuable function of the Chest vill be to stagger tag days throughout the rear. This will undoubtedly mean larger returns for the individual organizations and provide some relief to students. But a new committee, putting a few more hours work on its members and adding more red tape to an already complicated process was not necessary. One member of the existing Stu- dent Affairs Committee could have handled' the schedule. THE PHILANTHROPIC work of the Uni- versity could be made more effective by a two point program. The first method would be to solicit the suport of major organizations for the cen- tral charity fund. The League and Union, Assembly, Panhellenic and TFC could be asked for donations. Proceeds from campus activities and one or two sports events a year could well be turned in to the fund. The second method would be an all-stu- dent drive, conducted once each year, ask- ing for one lump contribution to the com- mon fund. The position of groups who solicit Ann Arbor townspeople would give them a valid complaint to belonging to a group which would cut them off from one of their major sources of receipts. The Student Chest as set up now, however, would allow each or- ganization to conduct its own drive and to select its own area for soliciting. The Student Chest, as it stands - a com- promise - is a step in the right direction, but is a slow and painful one. The Legis- lature muffed its chance to really improve campus philanthropy by hasty action and, passage of a halfway measure. -Gay Larsen Teehnicality 4TTORNEY GENERAL Foss O. Eldred has ruled that the petitions for a Fair Em- ployment Practices law are illegal because they do not carry the "full and correct title" as required by law. lie made this ruling last Wednesday despite the fact that the form of the pe- tition had been cleared by him almost two months before the FEPC petition campaign started. He has ruled out the petitions on a tech- nicality after more than the necessary 150,000 signatures were obtained by hun- dreds of organizations with thousands of volunteer solicitors working throughout the state since Nov. 5. Were the petitions to be held valid, the legislature would be forced to consider the FEPC bill, and if the legislature did not wish to act favorably, the bill would have been voted upon by the people of Michigan jat the next general election. Evidently the Attorney General does not wish the legislature to consider such a bill. Evidently he does not want the people to have the chance to vote on FEPC, and so he has, on a doubtful technicality, declared the petitions invalid. THE PURPOSE of the initiative petition is to give to the voters the opportunity to propose legislation to the legislature. The fact remains that 150,000 registered voters expressed their desire for a law that would create a Fair Employment Practices Com- mission in the state of Michigan. The Attorney General, therefore, is thwarting the purpose of the initiative pe- tition and is blocking the expressed will of 150,000 voters, by pointing to a dubious technical flaw which he himself overlook- ed in passing upon the petition form in the first instan(e. His action has made a mockery of the initiative process. FEPC with its great hope of equal job opportun- ity for all minority groups has once more been laid aside. But the FEPC forces will not be denied so, easily. The Detroit chapter of the National Lawyers Guild is seeking a writ of mandam- us from the state Supreme Court directing Eldred to reverse his decision, claiming that "there has been complete compliance with statutory requirements" and pointing to the fact that Eldred himself previously approv- ed the petition form. By his action, Attorney General Eldred has obstructed the democratic process of popular initiation and has blocked the ex-' pressed will of the 150,000 voters who signed their names on the FEPC petitions. -Walt Hoffman IJOMINIE Sayp TOWARD CHRISTMAS every devout in- tellectual may this year turn with great confidence and gratitude. The ancient cel- ebration will set in contrast the infant Jesus over against the vast civilization which dates its world happenings from his name. Events, also should hearten us. The intimate home- comings both of families near and more than half a million more soldiers of occupa- tion promised soon to leave wounded Europe are reasons for hope. But deeper reasons should gladden the heart of Christians. The foundations of a possible peaceful order have been surely strengthened. A World Council of Churches is function- ing with sturdy faith and good performance. Such movements as youth conferences plan- ned across the lines ,of former battle where young men and women, only yesterday at war, will talk out their terrible differences of training and ideology which root far back in different cultures. A Heifer's-for- Europe Drive, touching life where the pea- sant lives, tells us that Christ's followers have taken a lesson compatible with that stall where Mary bore him, into the very soul of broken Germany. CARE (Coopera- tive Administration of Relief in Europe) means that ten dollars, sent to 50 Broad Street, New York City, will release, almost at once, from storehouses in France 40,000 calories of food. Pen correspondence (in English) between students in Allied Coun- tries and students of our former enemy peo- ples is being facilitated by the World Stu- dent Christian Federation. Beyond relief and association there is progress. As a means of making every overture of man's petition carry into fu- ture guarantees, there are advances of which university men and women will as- sure their families this holiday season. In the JN, fifty nations have started to deal with such far-reaching issues as disarm- ament. All the nations seem inclined to submit to a thorough inspection. Upon restraint in atomic energy for destructive bombs, the statesmen have made solid gains during the Assembly. Little na- tions like Norway and remote ones such as Australia again have demonstrated that brains are not confined to immense populations, vast acreage, and centrality of position. These add up to more than the sum we get by addition, for if the vis- ion can be kept clear this is the stuff of which spiritual epochs are made. Worship also is gaining on brutality. To- day the 10,000,000 Jewish reminent, though bleeding and in mourning, the 330,000,000 Roman Catholics around the globe, the 127,000,000 Eastern Orthodox, the 137,000,' 000 Protestants, as may the other millions of Hindu, Islam, or Buddha, can all worship as they will. Across the map, in spite of Monday "~ "~ "~ at at at at at at at at 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 Fri., Jan. 24, Mon., Jan. 27, Mon., Jan. 20, Wed., Jan. 22, Sat., Jan. 25 Tues., Jan. 28, Fri., Jan. 31 Wed., Jan. 29, DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION SCHEDULE University of Michigan COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION' SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION SCHOOL OF MUSIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH January 20-31, 1946 NOTE: For courses having both lectures and quizzes, the time of exercise is the time of the first lecture period of the week; for courses having quizzes only, the time of exercise is the time of the first quiz period. Certain courses will be examined at special per- iods as noted below the regular schedule. 12 o'clock classes, 5 o'clock classes, and other "irregular" classes may use any of the periods marked * provided there is no conflict with the reg- ular printed schedule. To avoid misunderstandings and errors, each student should receive notification from his instructor of the time and place of his examination. In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts without the consent of1 Time of Exercise ]Letters to the Ed itor,.. Tuesday at 8 " at 9 at 10 at 11 " at 1 at 2 at 3 " at 4 Evening classes .....................Thurs., Jan. 30, .................... . Tues., Jan. 28, ... ..................Tues., Jan. 21, ........Thurs., Jan. 23, Fri., Jan. 31, ......... . ...Thurs., Jan. 30, ... . ...... ......... W ed.. Jan. 22. ......... .Fri., Jan. 24, .............. . ..... M on., Jan. 27, SPECIAL PERIODS no date of examination may be changed the Examination Committee. Time of Examination 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 Ec. 51, 52, 53, 54, 101, 153 ..... Botany 1 > Zoology 1 ) ................. Speech 35 ) Chemistry 55 ) English 1, 2 ) Russian 31 ) French 1, 2, 11, 31, 32, 61. 62,) 91, 92, 93, 153 . Speech 1, 2, 31, 32 ) Psychology 31 ................ Soc. 51, 54 .................... German 1, 2, 31, 32) Spanish 1, 2, 31, 32 ) .......... Chem. 3, 4, 5, Se, 41 ........... Pol. Sci. 1, 2, 51............ *Mon., Jan. . *Tues., Jan. *Wed., Jan. 20, 2-5 21, 2-5 22, 2-5 .......... 'Thurs., Jan. 23, 2-5 Fri., Jan. 24, *Fri., Jan. 24, 9-12 2-5 . Sat., *on., .*Wed., Jan. Jan. Jan. 25, 2-5 27, 2-5 29, 2-5 Men Behind Lewis '0 MR. LEWIS has spoken. Lights will go on, trains will run again and stu- - ents will go home for Christmas - home o nice warm houses. There was great re- aicing when the strike ended and everyone elt the relief of, "Well, thank goodness hat's over at last," and students thought ow nice it would be to send their laundry ome to Mom. Now let's wish the mine workers a Mer- y Christmas and a Happy New Yeas:! Back hey'll go to the bools of water that they ust wade through for the coal, and the as-filled air that carries the threat of ex- losion. In many cases miners will con- .nue to buy their goods in the stores operat- 1 by industry managers and spend their 'ages in a local barroom for want of bet- er recreation. That's what the American eople want, so why not let them have it hat way? Why doesn't the miner move away from is home and get a better job? A miner is orn into a family of miners, a whole com- unity of miners. He is educated in the 'ays of the mine and little else. There isn't hat transient element in the mining car- er that is evident in many other profes- sions. He knows too little about other jobs to be able to afford a change, and isn't cap- able of fighting management in the one job, that he does know. Lewis and his union realized the plight of American mines today. While other indus- tries benefited from technological improve- ments in machinery that made production swifter, easier, and safer, the miner was left in his pell-hole of mud and gas. When Lew- is dramatized the coal mines situation for the American people in the recent strike, millions agreed with his protest. Yet in the press, Lewis made headlines in big bold type and the miners were pushed to the bottom of page six. The main issues of the strike were overshadowed when the nation realized the power that one man was exerting. Of, course it is the power of one man-backed by the 400,000 men who wentout on strike And the miners behind Lewis will demand their just due even if they have to resort to another strike on March 31st. But holidays are ahead. Why worry about something that won't happen for a long, long time - all of three months! --Bette Hamilton School of Business Administration Courses not covered by this schedule as well as any necessary changes will be indicated on the School bulletin board. School of Forestry and Conservation Courses not covered by this schedule as well as any necessary changes will be indicated on the School bulletin board. School of Music: Individual Instruction in Applied Music Individual examinations by appointment will be given for all applied music courses (individual instruction) elected for credit in any unit of the University. For time and place of examinations, see bulletin board at the School of Music. School of Public Health Courses not covered by this schedule as well as any necessary changes will be indicated on the School bulletin board. Universitiy of Michigan College of Engineering SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS January 20 to January 31, 1947 Note: For courses having both lectures and quizzes, the time of exercise is the time of the first lecture period of the week; for courses having quizzes only, the time of exercise is the time of the first quiz period. Drawing and laboratory work may be continued through the ex- amination period in amount equal to that normally devoted to such work during one week. Certain courses will be examined at special periods as noted be- low the regular schedule. All cases of conflicts between assigned examination periods must be reported for adjustment. See bulle- tin board outside of Room 3223 East Engineering Building between January 6 and January 11 for instruction. To avoid misunderstand- ings and errors, each student should receive notification from his instructor of the time and place of his appearance in each course during the period January 20 to January 31. No date of examination may be changed without the consent EDITOR'S NOTE: +o letter to the editor will be prtite unless signed and written in good taste. Letters over 300w-ords in length will be shortened or onitted; in -special in- stances, they will he printed, at the discretion of the editorial dire tor. flioutCome? To the Editor: EARLY this semester The Daily published a letter which point- ed out that the Med School had spaces on its application forms for statement of religion and race. There has been no denial of the. insinuated anti-semitic and Jim; Crow tactics. How come? -Robert Reinke Veterans Discredit To the Editor: ONE story on the front page of Thursday's Daily is a discredit to the veterans attending the Uni- versity. In fact, it is definitely alarming that there should be a national campaign to increase vet- eran allowances. That the veterans as a group should join other short-sighted or- ganizations in putting group in- terests first instead of considering common good bodes ill for the future welfare of the country for which they offered their lives. Granted that rising costs of ev- erything have made that allow- ance cover less and less. However, it was never intended to support a student or his family. The sub- sistence allowance was intended to aid in his support. All the means by which stgdents put themselves through college are still available. In fact, there has been publicity about the scarcity of labor in Ann Arbor. The Daily and other papers print Help Wanted ads in nearly every issue. The married veteran receives as much as $1,580 a year from "the government" in allowances and school expenses. I hope that all able bodied vet- erans will consider the' foremen- tioned ideas before lending their support to a drive which would ask Congress to place an even greater financial burden of vet- erans' education upon our chil- dren's shoulders. -Mrs. Rae Brant Careless Comments To the Editor: IT is as disappointing to read the glib, careless comments of the members of The Daily staff on their editorial page as was last month's Gargoyle. My frequent distaste probably arises from the fact that I once worked on a city newspaper staff where no article was accepted for print without some factual background. I am referring specifically on this oc- casion to a bit of nonsense which appeared on Saturday under the authoritative heading, "Obviously All Wet," and which mockingly ridiculed the sub-title of an article' in the U. S. Naval Academy's mag- azine, The Log. The sub-title ran, "Relegating the Navy to a Sec- ondary Position CostrGermany the War," and was termed among other things by The Daily as be- ing "A trifle unrealistic . . ." Now, we all know how effective the German Navy was during the first years of the war. I can give you a first hand account. Ships were being sunk at an alarming rate by the U-boats . . . even being torpedoed within sight of the American coast, and the propor- tionate number of lives lost by Merchant seamen alone was great- er than any service branch, in- cluding the Air Force. England and Russia were having a hard time under the effective German air bombings and they might have been beaten had the German Navy been able to stop the supply lines of American ships, munitions, men and foods. So, in the last analysis is it not plausible to consider the fact that had Ger- many not relegated her Navy to a secondary position she might have forced our allies against the wall before American superiority could turn the tide of the war? There are many sides to this question and I have only written this article to point out that per- haps the editors of The Log and quite a few historians think that The Daily staff is "Obviously All Wet." I'm sure that they wouldn't make rash statements about it though. -Ricliard H. Price I Hoff man, Bilbo To the Editor: HAVE something on my mind but don't quite know how to say it in order not to give the wrong E impression. I's; about the Uni- versity of Michigan Tag Days. Many fine chanitable institutions have been an iprobably will con- tinue to be helped by our Tag Days. There is something aggra- vating tho<{h t: have a tag stuck in one's face every hundred feet while walking across the campus. It makes me feel as though we are feelings. How do Michigan Tag Days impress the rest of you? -W. A. Anderson Armenian Question To the Editor: 'r HEARMENIAN Students As- sociation and Tau Beta P1 Na- tional Honor Society are present- ing a lecture at Rackham Lecture Hall Sunday evening December 15 at 8 p.m. on the very current poli- tical issues of the "Armenian Question." Prof. Preston W. Slosson of the History Department and Prof. M. Thomson of Michigan State Nor- mal are two well known lecturers who will discuss the political his- tory of this question. This topic is listed on the UN agenda and will shortly be under considera- tion. Any study at all of bhe "Armenian Question" necessarily leads to the conclusion that their cause is entirely righteous. In both World Wars, Armen- ians fought for the cause of the Allies and made comparatively more physical, economic, and moral sacrifices than any other nation on earth. The Armenian question is not only a righteous cause but is also a crucial test of the high minded principles for which we have fought two great wars in a generation. In 1920 at the suggestion of the Allies, England, France, and Italy, the late President Woodrow Wil- son appointed a committee which drew the ethnic, historical, and geographical boundaries of Ar- menia, the popular "Little Ally," and he verified it. These bound- aries are as just today as they were then. There is not the slight- est doubt-on the most authentic, historical, ethnic, and geographi- cal grounds-that the territory the Armenians demand to be add- ed to the present Republic of Armenia in Asia Minor is their native land where they and their ancestors have lived for thousands of years. Any candid historian can prove it. The cause of Armenia has al- ways been popularly espoused and supported by the American people and now that it is becoming a topic of international importance is the time for us to inform our- selves of the facts so that our UN representatives will be backed by an intelligent U.S. public opinion. -George Admonian * ** Tag Days To the Editor: RODERIC C. 'Hall's recent let- ter to the editor (I believe Dec. 3) is to me an excellent example of why Clare Hoffman (Rep., Mich.) and Senator Bilbo (Derm., Miss.) types are in Congress. I come from Hoffman' home dis- trict where it is obvious why he is reelected every two years. Hoffman's stength lies in the votes he receives from small town and rural Odters who feel far re- moved from Washington, D. C., and all of its glamour. Like most of us, they are glad to see a local boy make good, as Hoffman has, i.e., to go to Washington, and dish it out with the best of them. He utilizes this feeling to the fullest by making the headlines whenever possible. When he is de- nounced, the people in the Fifth Congressional District cheer him on, and even are more convinced that he is fighting their battle. As long as people continue to use Hoffmans and Bilbos as Sunday School examples we will have these men with us. -Fred MacDonald 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 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 Des Howarth ..Associate Sports Editor Jack Martin ...Associate Sports Editor Joan Wilk........... Women's Editor Lynne Ford Associate Women's Editor Business Staff Robert E. Potter ....Business Manpei Evelyn Mills ..........ssociate Business Manngei Janet Cork Associate Business Managec Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exciusively of the Classification Committee. Time of Exercise ( Monday {. Ts (t Tuesday ( t t t at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 4 Time of Examination Fri., Jan. 24 ............. Mon., Jan. 27........... . Mon., Jan. 20 ........... Wed., Jan. 22 .-.......... . Sat., Jan. 25 ............ Tues., Jan. 28 ............ Fri., Jan. 31 ............ Wed., Jan. 29,........... 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 9-12 Peaceful Weapons Thurs., Jan. 30 ...........9-12 Tues., Jan. 28 ...........9-12 Tues., Jan. 21 .......... 9-12 Thurs., Jan. 23 . 9-12 Fri., Jan., 31 ...........2-5 Thurs., Jan. 30...........2-5 Wed., Jan. 22 ........ ... 2-5 Fri., Jan. 24 . 2-5 THE UNITED STATES has given the Philippine Republic its independence. Therefore, as President Manuel Roxas has aid, "the battle for independence is won. There is no point in fighting it over and ever again." The islands now need United States help in combating hunger, want, econom- ic injustice. Our ,id to the Philippines should have no strings attached to it -- such as requests for air bases and mili- tary installations. Growing pains of the new republic are nanifesting themselves in opposition to U. 5. bases in Manila, as were originally plan- It is not to be decided hastily that one party is absolutely in the right and the oth- r absolutely wrong. There is something to oe said in justification of the attitudes of both nations. natural for this nation to consider itself the possessor of certain rights in the islands. These two views can be properly reconcil- ed, but not if matters continue in their pres- ent direction. First of all, the U. S. is turn- ing her eyes on other bases, farther up to- ward Japan and is considering abandoning any plans regarding the Philippines. Since we have no real rights here and since it is expressly against American de- clarations of policy to claim bases in this area, abandoning the Philippines seems un- desirable. This consideration involves our safety and security as well as theirs. In the main, the Filipinos feel that com- plete military withdrawal may mean a loss of economic support and assistance from the U. S. This would certainly set the new re- public rocking on its heels and would even- tually prove a back-slap to this country. Therefore, it remains for the Philippines to reconcile their brand new political in- dependence with their old economic depend- Evening classes Ec. 53, 54, 153; Draw 1 M.P. 2, 3, 4 Eng. 11, C.E. 21 Draw. 2; Phys. 46; E.E. 5, M.E. 3; Phys. 45 E.M. 1, 2, 6; Span.; Geri Chem. 3, 4, 5E; Surv. 1, Draw. 3 Ch -Met. 1 Mon., Jan. 27 ..- -.-....- 'Mon., Jan. 20 ........... 'Tues., Jan. 21 * Wed., Jan. 22 Frencl::Thurs., Jan. 23...... Fri., Jan. 24 .......... man *Sat, Jan. 25 ........... 4 "Mon., Jan. 27....... *Wed., Jan. 29 ........... *Wed., Jan. 29 ........... 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 9-12 2-5 This may also be used as an irregular period, provided there is no conflict with the regular printed schedule above. Publication in The Daily Official Bulletin is constructive notice to all members 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 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Sat- urdaas.) speaker and subject. (2) Notices for the D.O.B. must be typewritten and should be triple-spaced for editorial convenience. F. E. Robbins Automobile Regulation, Christ-