ISOLATIONISM 1DEAD? See Page 4 ics: r Lw 43W Daii4 SUNNY AND DRS' Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LVIII, No. 24 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Wolverines Roll To Fourth Straight, 49-21 Student Grades II New Average Zooms Over Past Years (reatest Jump Shown by Meni Hard-working University un- dergraduate students last year compiled the highest grade point average recorded here since pre- war days. It is believed that the latest grade computations may be the highest ever recorded at the University. Registrar Ira Smith said that only records for the past seven years' were available to make comparisons. '. Averages of both men and wo- men for the 1946-47 zoomed over * the grades recorded during the previous year. The grades of men students showed the greatest in- crease jumping five points over the previous year for a 2.54. Wo. men's grades also jumped two points to give them an average of 2.62. The combined average, high- est recorded here for seven years, was 2.56. "The improvedI scholarship re- cord shows that the student body in general has met the challenge presented by the seriousness-of- purpose of the veterans," Regis- trar Smith declared. The Dean of Students yester- day was unavailable for com- ment -on how the new, high student grade averages might affect interpretation of tighten- ed conduct regulations which have recently come under fire. A breakdown of the general grade averages reveals that upper class women living in residence halls topped the list with a 2.68. This group has led the standings for the past seven years. Sororities ranked second on the list with a 2.65 grade aver- age. Third place honors went to women's co-operative houses with 2.63. The grade point averages were broken down into 16 groups. Thir- teen of these groups showed an in- crease over 1945-46 averages. The greatest gain of any of the 16 groups was achieved by freshmen men who showed an improvement of 11 points over the previous year with a total of 2.49. Within the fraternities and sororities both Sigma Alpha Mu ' and Gamma Phi Beta who lead their respective divisions, re- corded a 2.75. ovie Stars In Red Probe WASHINGTON; Oct. 18-()-- Jack Warner, vice president of the company that filmed "Mission to Moscow," was billed today as wit- ness No. 1 when the House Com- mittee on Unamerican Activities starts hearings Monday on Com- munism in Hollywood. The movie stars come along later for what Washington ex- pects to be the biggest show of the fall investigating season. No fem- inine stars have been tapped to testify. But the witness list has names like Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper, Robert Montgomery, Ron- ald Reagan and others. Right from the start, the com- mite plans to begin "naming i rnmes" and developing through questions and answers whether the movie capital is infested with Reds. Scholarship Time Limit Is Extended Acceptance of applications for Rhodes Scholarships has beenf r.-- --- Homecoming Weekend Will Start with Rally Homecoming Weekend, traditional high spot of the football sea- son, will start off with a bang at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with the first pep rally of the year. Varsity Night, two hour Varsity show, the Display Competition and the Homecoming Dance will complete the big football weekend. As in past rallies, the University Marching Band, cheer leaders and speakers will gather around a huge bonfire in South Ferry Field, to join with students in producing the "Beat Minnesota" spirit. Procedure for the rally will differ slightly from previous years. each Snag Beaten In Academic Rights Parle Record High Michigan Seven C Scores ounteri I1 In Wildcat Rout "To avoid the mob scenes and Red Feather Drive To Start In Ann Arbor Community Chest Aims at_$137,750 Red Feathers will be flying vhen the Community Chest be- ;ins its annual fund drive to- norrow. A $137,750 quota, $22,000 of which is alloted to the University livision, will have to be met in 9.nn Arbor in the two-week cam- 3aign. Starts Tomorrow The drive will get under way at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Union with i "kick-off" banquet for the more than 600 volunteer workers who will solicit pledges and contribu- ;ions, andpresent red feathers to- Community Fund donors. Soliciting Technique Workers will be instructed in soliciting techniques by Wendell LaCoe, chairman of the drive for he entire community. He will give special attention to the problem of making the public conscious of this and related drives. University Drive The University will launch its campaign with the distribution of 3,000 pledge cards by building chairmen all over the campus. Pledges will be preferred to direct contributions as a means of facil- itating the campaign, both in re- gard to faculty donors and the drive workers, according to Prof. Karl F. Lagler, general campus chairman. Any member of the University staff who has not been given an opportunity to pledge a contribu- tion by Wednesday, should con- tact the University Fund Drive's generalheadquarters at 3103 Na- tural Science Building, Prof. Lag- ler said. A messenger will be sent upon a phoned request to Uni- versity extension 2134. rioting that have marred former - rallies," the sponsoring groups, the Wolverine Club and Varsity Com- mittee, have eliminated the march from the Union to Ferry Field. In- stead, the rally will form at the field. Programs, containing songs, cheers and names of speakers will be distributed atthe rally by the Wolverine Club. Following the rally, at 8:30 p.m., Varsity Night will begin in Hill Auditorium. The two-hour pro- gram will include skits, songs, cheers and music by University, and professional, entertainers. Tickets for the program are on sale at the University Hall booth and record stores. Four Display Prizes Judging of homecoming displays at 9 a.m. Saturday, will open the second day of the weekend. Four prizes, two for men's and two for women's houses will be awarded. Announcement of awards will be given during half-time of the game. Ethel A. McCormick, social di- rector of the League, and Emil Weddige, art instructor, will judge the displays on the basis of their. originality and contribution to school spirit. Letters State Rules Letters have been sent to all residences stating rules for the displays. A ten dollar expense limit has been set, and all dis- plays must be up by 9 a.m. Sat- urday. Postcards enclosed in the letters must be returned by Wed- nesday, Oct. 22. Any house which has not received rules may write Penny Klausner at 1405 Hill.- Louis Prima, and his orchestra will perform for the Homecom- ing Dance, from 8 p.m. to mid- night at the Intramural Building. Less than 50 tickets remain to be sold for the dance. Those will be on sale tomorrow morning only at the University Hall booth. Ticket chairman of sororities, fraternities and men and wom- en's residences must turn in their1 tickets to Ruth Sights between 1:30 and 4 p.m., tomorrow at the University Hall booth. Any tickets not already sold by thej chairmen will be put on sale Tues- day. Statewide roUp AdoptsBv.aws By BEN ZWERLING The Michigan Committee for Academic Freedom became a functioning organization last night-but only after heated con- troversy and emotional outbursts had deadlocked action for five hours. Ninety-six delegates from 51 organizations throughout the state adopted a constitution and elected an executive board here. at a meeting marked for a time by bitter factionalism, which de- veloped over points in the organ- ization's machinery. However, Prof. John L. Brumm, former chairman of the Univer- city's journalism department, was overwhelmingly elected president, and disputes over items in the Constitution were finally resolved Observers, by and large, felt that the organization's machinery had been effectively set into motion. The meeting, going overtime on the matter of organization, tabled the questions of the N.S.A.'s Bill of Rights and report on academic freedom's violations. They will be taken up at another statewide meeting to he held here Nov. 9. Reports of panel discussions on the Bill of Rights and violations indicated that comparative una- nimity willgbe the rule of the next meeting. Earlier in the day, Prof. Pres- ton Slosson of the history depart- ment, keynoting the conference, asserted that the group's first and main task is to protect Commu- nists and alleged Communists. "But," he warned, "we must not protect them because they are Communists, but rather, because they have rights. And we must not let the organization fall into the control of Communists just be- cause they happen to be the ones protected." Prof. Slosson outlined the rieces- sary freedoms for student and teacher, which he declared must be paid for with eternal vigilance. He included "freedom of speech. with no narrower bounds than those imposed by the state." An- other, he said, is the freedom ofI the school press, with regulation by the University restricted to business matters. One of the major points of issue at the conference involved the matter of the executive board's composition. One groupt favored restricting the top posi- tions to students and teachers. The other faction felt that no such limitation should be imposed, since the committee welcomes1 non-academic groups. Controversy raged in the hot- tempered tone of the meeting forl an hour. A vote favoring no ac- ademic limitation on the officers closed the question.I Officers. elected to the organi- zation, in addition to Prof. Brummr were:. Terry Carroll, of Central Mich- igan College, as vice-president,' Wally McClay, of Wayne Univer- sity, as secretary-treasurer, andr Tom Walsh, of the University of1 Michigan, as public relations di- rector._ Organizations represented atI yesterday's conference include the Students League for Industrial Democracy, the PCA, the ADA, the AVC, the National Negro Con- gress, the Association of Women Students, the American Federa- tion of Teachers, the Lawyers Guild and IRA.I Liquor Law es Spaish Twist BOB CIIAPPUIS-Scored one touchdown and helped the Wolver- ines annex their fourth decisive victory. Playing more than usual Chappuis ran for 60 yards and averaged 6 yards at a clip. ENGINEER EDITORS: Colorado Magazine Takes Top Honors at Meeting Here Purple Notch Two Markers in Last Period Against Maize and Blue Subs By DICK KRAUS (Special to The Daily) EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 18 -Michigan made an auspicious Big Nine debut at Dyche Stadium, this afternoon, overpowering a good North- western eleven 49-21, in a ball game that was strictly "good hit, no field." The vaunted Wolverine attack was in high gear all afternoon, but the Wildcats, paced by hard-running Art Murakowski punched through the heretofore impregnable Michigan defenses with unex- pected consistency. A two-touchdown Michigan scoring splurge in the opening period put the Wolverines out in front to stay. A brilliant 54- yard punt return by Gene Der- ricotte took the ball to the W 9~ ) Wildcat 10 yard line and on the WA'ildcat fRout first Michigan play from scrim- mage, Bump Elliott legged it off The very next time Michigan got the ball it happened again. 'M 7 Students Bump Elliott after returning punt from his own 17-yard line to the 46, took off for 34 yards on the Weather, Wolverines r'everse. Jack Weisenburger cracked center for ten and Little Wilt Northwestern Hank Fonde cut off tackle to score. Brieske, who had a perfect By ARCHIE PARSONS day, converted and Michigan led (Special to The Daily) 14-0, and without the use of a EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 18- single forward pass. Plenty of touchdowns and warm Michigan rolled to four touch- weather once again was the foot- downs in the first half and All- ball menu for 2,000 Michigan stu- American candidate Bob Chap- dents who sat in their shirt sleeves puis attempted only five passes, with a capacity throng of 48,000 completing two to Bob Mann for in Northwestern's Dyche Stadium 50 yards. The ground attack and watched the Wolverines spearheaded by Weisenburger smother Northwestern here yes- and Elliott rolled up 238 yards. terday. Mann contributed 51 of those The day started on a bad note yards on the play of the day, a for the Wildcats when it was an- touchdown jaunt through a brok- nounced that the Northwestern en field off a perfectly executed band's new uniforms had not ar- end around to account fo' Mich- rived and they were forced to igan's fourth touchdown. march in their shirtsleeves-which Meanwhile the Wildcats refused was an advantage at that. to play dead, their big line, slug- Michigan's marching band- gish on defense all afternoon, fully-clothed--did triple duty with charged Michigan off its feet, well-executed pre-game, half-time, opening gaping holes for Mura- and post - game performances. kowski and Franc Aschenbrenner. Their pre-game "weather fore- A 47-yard touchdown drive cul- casting," a series of "rain" songs minated by a seven yard Mura- was foiled by a persistent sun kowski explosion, temporarily which remained unimpressed. shaved Michigan's margin to 14-7. Moments later Tom Worthington The Maize and Blue cheerleadi- M ent s cept a Chappuis pass and ers ably led a small but deter- intercepted Cined student cheering section returned to Michigan's 38, and which was handicapped by their the Wildcats were threatening sigragandicapedbycter again, but Michigan stiffened and segregation to one far corner of See MICHIGAN, Page 6 the stadium. -____HGA,___ 6But Northwestern student fans violated an old custom this after- New Clim ate noon when they unleashed a cloud i w A r F X M t 3 4 r L l L r r The Colorado Engineer, engi- nceiing p~ublication of The Uni- versity of Colorado, walked off with top honorsrat the 27th an- nual Engineering College Maga- zines Associated convention, held here yesterday. Faculty members and 75 stud- ent delegates representing 27 schools were on hand for the two day conference which was term- inated by the presentation of the Village Forms Committee for School Issue The contr oversial Willow Village school question flared anew yes- terday with the announcement that an anti-discrimination com - mittee has been formed. The committee, made up of several local and campus organi- zations, plans to protest the action of the Willow Village School Board in transferring a number of Negro children to a segregated school. The anti-discrimination group has sent letters to Governor Kim Sigler and Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction, Eugene B. El- liott. The letters ask that the officials investigate "racial dis- crimination" in the school at Wil- low Village. The group is now investigating means whereby they can take legal action against the school board. Miss Toledo Snyder, a member of the. Walpole Commit- tee of parents, said the group feels that the school board is acting in violation of the educational laws of the State of Michigan. The anti-discrimination com- mittee includes the campus AVC, IRA. JCA and several local Negro organizations. ECMA awards. During the earlier part of the convention publication problems and their solutions were discussed. By taking three firsts and one second, the Colorado Engineer proved to be the outstanding magazine represented at the con-j ference. "Cooperation is the main reason for our success," Stan Colson, edi- tor of the Colorado Engineer, re- marked. "Our campus subscrip- tions are covered by the engineer- ing college tuition, and our alum- ni circulation is pushed by a good coverage of alumni news.' The first place award winners at the convention were: best all- around Engineer, Colorado Engi- neer; editorials, Kansas State En- gineer; student written articles, Tech Engineering News, alumni news, Colorado Engineer; illus- trations, Tech Engineering News; covers, Colorado Engineer; local news; Illinois Technograph. TU' Scientists Plan Meeting The association of University of Michigan'. Scientists will hold its first meeting at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the East Conference Room of the Rackham Building. The meeting will include a talk on international control of atom- ic energy by Wilfred Kaplan, As- sistant Professor of Mathematics, who heads the association. The status of the proposed National Science Foundation will be dis- cussed by Paul E. Stumpf, Instruc- tor in Epidemiology. The question of abuse of secur- ity regulations on atomic energy profects will also be discussed. - I World News At A Glance By The Associated Press MIAMI, Fla., Oct. 18-A hurricane with winds of 100 miles an hour and mounting in size and fury began a northwestward curve in the North Atlantic today without offering an immediate threat to continental United States. * * * * PARIS, Oct. 18-Forty-one persons were believed today to have been killed in the crash of a French plane in the Mediter- ranean Sea. The company operating the plane said two persons, the pilot, and another crew member, had been rescued. The French Navy Ministry said 11 bodies had been recovered. The plane was carrying 43 ipassengers and crew. * * * * CHICAGO. Oct. 18-James C. Petrillo announced today that union musicians would be barred from making any records or radio transcriptions after December 31, but recording industry sources said they anticipated the move and had enough unissued records to last from one to two years. ATHENS, Oct. 18-Greek police seized all Communist news- papers and periodicals tonight. Police occupied the of fices of the Communist party newspaper Rizospastis and the headquarters of the weekly Elleftheria Ellada, published by- the Communist-dominated coalition EAM (National Liberation Front). Control Found SCHNECTADY, N.Y., Oct. 18- (IP)-The General Electric Comp- any's rainmakers today announc- ed new cloud controls which they said could modify the winter wea- ther in the Northern Unitedj States.1 They also announced an easy way for an airplane to make a hole in a cloud in order to descend or ascend through what otherwise would be dangerous icing condi- tions. The cloud holes already have been made. Not yet done but pre- dicted by Dr. Irving Langmuir as possible, were preventing hail in thunderstorms and stopping all ice storms, freezing rain and also the cloud icing that endangers flying. of blue balloons following the first Wildcat touchdown. The balloons have been reserved for the first Wildcat touchdown of the season but Northwestern seemed determined to make an impression on the Wolverines and the Chicago rooters went all out f or their team. They counted their points very enthusiastically after each touchdown despite Michi- gan's overwhelming lead when the Wildcats scored their last two in the fourth quarter. Northwestern's cheer leaders demonstrated the virtues of Amer- ican Technological advancement by arriving in a purple and white bedecked jalopy and quickly set- ting up their private public ad- dress system with which they di- rected Wildcat cheers. The score board showed the proper amount of respect for Jim' Brieske's educated toe by chalking up Michigan's point after touch- downs before the Wolverine cen- ter even made the try. Michigan and Northwestern stu- dents had a chance to mahake hands -and make up after 'the game at a mixer dance sponsored by a Northwestern student group. NSA Requests SL Ratification The NSA Committee, composed of ctya,- - h nfinr--l ha GOOD FOR VOICE: Preizel Bell, Plays Host to Patrice Munsel Beer was on the house at the Pretzel Bell last night and liquor cards were politely ignored. The management was extending its well-known welcome to "Prin- cess Pat" Munsel, shortly after her performance at Hill Auditorium. anyone that college life has its drawbacks, when they're being dis- cussed in a place like "the Bell," Miss Munsel pointed out, convinc- ingly enough, that she has a final exam every time she sings, and .. ;::::