PAGE rove THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1947 Fifty-Eighth Year 11 Edited and managed by students of the Unin- versity of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. John Campbell ...................Managing Editor Nancy Helmick..................General Manager Clyde Becht........................City Editor Jeanne Swendeman......... 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Collegiate Press, 1947-48 Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: FRED SCHOTT No Correlation A COMMON classroom problem nowadays concerns the lac of lecture-textbook correlation. A professor may advise the use of a cer- tain text in conjunction with his course, but the hapless individual who puts the knowl- edge gleaned from the book into use in a bluebook frequently finds such material in disagreement with the instructor-resulting in a grade lower than the student deserves. As things stand now in certain courses, if the student is unable to get the information in the lecture, he is almost lost, since he has no way of obtaining this information except from the professor. Some professors have found a solution to this problem by writing their own textbooks, thus enabling the students to supplement knowledge gained from lectures or to check up on points which the lecturer did not make clear. Frequently, however, the professor finds it impossible to write his own textbook. In such' a case, he should by all means teach his course in close conjunction with some well- written text. He may have ideas to supple- ment those written in the book, but if he follows the text for his main points, little difficulty should arise as a result. If some such system of lecture-textbook correlation were put into general effect, the problem of teaching would doubtlessly be simplified, and a common source of student frustration would be eliminated. -Herbert Madalin CURRENT MOVIES At the State .. . "Wyoming" with Bill Elliott, Vera Ral- ston and John Carroll. WITH FORTY-SEVEN other states to pick on, the citizens of Wyoming should take this as a direct insult. Revolving around some land disputes arising from the Home- steading Act, a very tired story limps through the usual shootings, bar fights, court trials and cattle rustling, with the actors turning in performances that would do justice to the old-fashioned "still" coming attractions. The dialogue sparkles with all the novelty of a five-year-old cigarette commercial, and as the soap chip winters pass we find the an- cient characters just the same, and the younger fry graying to meet them. The hero- ine even starts out as a dying mother and turns' up later as her own daughter, which pleases Papa no end and probably saved some salary money. Maria Ouspensaka, as her nurse, tries hard, but it's beyond saving. The Indians were smart. They left in the first reel. At the Michigan. . "They Won't Believe Me," with Robert Young and Susan Hayward. ITH SUCH A TITLE, I must add that you probably won't believe me when I wax enthusiastic about a Thursday show in this town. But it's a real nail-bitter, and vai won't ,nlax ti the ladies sauea at the I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Plain, Direct Talk BILL MAULDIN 7r' 7 Letters to the Editor.. 4 By SAMUEL GRAFTON There's no law says the President's com- munications to Congress absolutely have to be written in a tony, formal style. I wonder what would happen if the Presidenit talked things over with the leg- islative branch, in the simple, direct way a man uses with his business associates, his wife, or even his board of directors during a crisis. The President could say something like this, when Congress reconvenes on the 17th: "Ladies and Gentlemen: Well, here we are again, and my first word to you is: Leave us not kid each other. "Have I been getting it, since you were last here! First you kill price control, and then you go away. A fine thing, mountains and seashore and trips abroad for you, but you leave little Harry in the White House, so when anybody gets sore at the price of beef, who do you suppose he writes to? Yeah, that's who. "Then you tell me I've got to stop Stalin. Well, I've been stopping Stalin for four months, now, while you've been away on your undoubtedly pleasant little trips. I did get off to Brazil for a bit, but that car skidded. However, that's neither here nor there. The point is, you says to me, let's you and him fight, and you go away, and to stop Stalin I have to get some food to Europe. "Without price control? Why, every time I buy a car of wheat, the price shoots up. When I don't buy, it shoots up anyway, on the theory that I'm going to buy. "I try to ease the pressure on what by setting up a food saving program. Out of respect for you, I have to make it volun- tary. You boys and girls get nervous at anything compulsory, so I have to do it with publicity. Stop world famine, you tell me, with publicity. Why don't you just give me a paper fan, and tell me to wave it away? "So we set up a poultryless Thursday. You know what happens. We eat*fewer chickens, so the chickens aren't killed, they eat more grain, and we end up using more grain than ever. "Same way with meatless Tuesday. Ev- ery farmer goes right on feeding grain to his unslaughtered animals. That's a fine way to save grain. But you wouldn't ask your farmer friends to agree to an alloca- tion of feed grains, would you? Oh, no. I do without bread two days a week while every cow in the country eats its head off in corn and wheat. And who am I? Just the President of the United States, that's all. "When I ask for a few controls that could handle the thing right, some of you boys on the Republican side yell that you can't work with me, because you don't like my theories of government. I know what that means, don't tell me. There's a Presidential year coming up, and so maybe you're going to bring out that old line that I'm some kind of a dangerous Communist. Who, me? Just consider my philosophy, my birthplace, my bow tie. Look fellows, it's me, it's Harry! You're not really going to give me an anti- Communist program to carry out, and then call me a Communist when I ask for some- thing to do it with. You're not, huh, fellows?" I don't know why he can't say it like that. (Copyright, 1947, N.Y. Post Syndicate) The Dutch Side DESPITE Dr. Van Kleffans' and his coun- trymen's efforts, the Dutch side of the Indonesian question has not been carefully considered on campus or by editorial writers in this country, in our opinion. Placards, letters to the editor and editorials have asserted that the Dutch are anti-republicans and economic exploiters. We think those labels have been given without due consider- ation of Dutch problems and accomplish- ments in the Indies, and without even both- ering to check up on the Netherlanders in many instances. That's unfortunate, for the recent history of Dutch activity in the Indies shows that they have labored genuinely to maintain order and decency for all individ- uals in their lands until the rights of all inhabitants are otherwise guaranteed. In 1941 the Indies had limited repre- sentation in the Netherlands Government, and there were evidences that colonial ex- ploitation had virtually disappeared. Of the total production of rubber for in- stance, only the product of 1,533,600 acres were in the hands of Netherlands and for- eign investors (Americans and British), while 3,211,000 acres were Indonesian owned. These are Dutch figures taken from official Dutch publications prepared before the War. American and Dutch oil companies paid royalties to the Indonesian landowner just as oil companies in this country pay roy- alties to Texas and Oklahoma landowners. The taxes paid on the 3,705,000 acres in foreign hands remained in the Indies for the building of roads, hospitals, schools and clinics. No more than 1 per cent of the total rural population worked for Dutch and other whites in 1941. Indonesians lived their own lives as farmers, fishermen, craftsmen, laborers, technical assistants within their own towns and farms. The income of natives from new industries alone amounted to 450 million guilders per year. After the War, economic gains were aug- mented by substantial progress towards self- government. The Cheribon Agreement of 1947 provided for the formation of three free Indonesian states, a federation which was to be linked with the Netherlands only by common allegiance to the Crown-a most tenuous connection. The three agreeing par- ties consisted of East Indonesia, Borneo and the trouble-spot, the Indonesian Republic of Sumatra and Java. The Sumatra-Java Republic, unlike its neighbors, found the crown allegiance clause unbearable, and Republicans conducted con- tinuous guerilla warfare under the leader- ship of President Soekarno, an ex-Japanese sympathizer. This was contrary to existing agreements with the Dutch. Naturally, with bullets flying, the establishment of democ- racy become difficult, inasmuch as the Re- publican raids (this was before Dutch coun- ter-attack) disrupted the whole country. At this time the Republicans had difficulty convincing the bulk of the population of the justice of their cause, so they attempted to force the"natives to fight. This led the natives to appeal in large numbers to the Dutch for protection and restoration of order. Add to this the fact that the Repub- licans have held 10,000 Dutch hostages for over two years and we see why the Dutch, ordered their army (consisting of only 3,000 Europeans) to move. The primary question now facing the United Nations Commission in Indonesia concerns the character of the Republicans. Who are they? Whom do they represent? What do they stand for? The Dutch have given answers that must be seriously con- sidered if we are going to give both sides a fair hearing. The Republican lead- ers are terrorists, according to the Dutch, and they point to the 10,000 hostages. The Republican cause lacks sympathy and support from the natives, they say, and point to terror-stricken natives begging them for protection; the Republicans want complete independence, and agree to terms, but then fail to keep their part of the bargain. As the situation stands now, it is im- possible to condemn the Dutch, because we don't know all there is to know about In- donesia, and probably won't know for some time. We must wait for the UN report. In the meantime, we should listen to the Indo, , nesian plea for "independence, all or noth- ing" by all means; yet we should also listen to the very respectable Dutch argument, "unity and order first." -Fred Schott. "Its always a relief when hunting season ends." DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN EDITOR'S NOTE: Because The Daily prints every letter to the editor re- ceived (which is signed, 300 words or less in length, and in good taste) we remind our readers that the views expressed in letters are those of the writers only. Letters of more than 300 words are shortened, printed or omitted at the discretion of the edi- torial director. ,- . . Canadian Currency To the Editor: LIKE ALL STUDENTS around' the campus, I like to receive mail that contains a little extra spending money. When my aunt, back home in Canada, sent me a five dollar bill the other day, I was overjoyed. But I didn't benefit by it in any way. Here in Ann Arbor it seems that Canadian currency is regard- ed as a collector's item. It is placed in value par with Confederate bills. When I went to exchange that five dollar bill at the Union, the clerk regarded it as an antique. He had never seen a Canadian bill be- fore and thus he refused to cash it. Now I realize that there is a twelve per cent discount on our currency and I am willing to ac- cept it. But I don't understand the ignorance of some of your countrymen. Even my mundane roommate had never seen a Can- adian bill before! When are Americans going to realize that Canada is an inde- pendent country, not a colony? Canada stands behind all her is- sued currency just as the United States does. A good example of' this is the bank failure in 1933. All the banks closed except one -the Canadian Bank of Com- merce branch in California. In those hectic days they alone re- mained open, and they alone paid all checks issued to their accounts. Because of this the same branch is still doing a fine business to- day. Every Canadian can recognize American money and will accept it for payment. None would ever say, "What on earth is this?" as did the clerk at the Union. I do hope' that someday Amer- icans will realize that Canada is more than "a country to the north, covered with ice and snow." -Paul Binkley. Waring Concert To the Editor: IN REPLY to the letter printed in The Daily on Nov. 5, 1947, in which Messrs. W.40. Pangborn and W. G. Twilliger Yates, Jr. attacked Fred Waring, we wish to state that the reasoning in this attack seems a little circuitous. We think that Mr. Waring in his refusal to play "Meadowland" was well within his rights as set forth under our con- stitution. That point is, we think, undisputable. Now that leaves the attack then aimed at Mr. War- ing's taste, which the two fore- mentioned gentlemen seem to be- lieve lies in his mouth. His actions to them are-and we quote- "but a damnable discrimination against the world of art." If refusing to play or have a work played that is reprehensible to one fan for any reason is "damnable discrimination," then it is certainly a widely practiced thing. Personally we dislike "Heartaches," for no particular reason-just "damnable discrim- ination." Mr. Waring's personal likes and dislikes are his own and not ours, yet if we are to have "a free association of ideas in politics as well as music," then we must not be quick to attack a man for an honest airing of his feelings. The point we wish to make is that Mr. Waring's actions and opinions, artist or no artist, be- long to him and ,such a quick at- tack upon those opinions tend to do the very thing that is being attacked, that is, "to infringe upon and abrogate the right to a free association of ideas." -Mrs. Mary Scull. Leo N. Scull, Jr. - * * * Nature Lover To the Editor: D RAMA OUR TOWN, with Albert Nadeau,Larry Darling, and Marcella Kratt. IF THE AUDIENCE reaction on opening night can be used as an index, the De- partment of Speech has made a particularly fortunate choice in its initial presentation this season. The play selected was an in- formal and highly unorthodox affair, in- volving a number of novel dramatic techni- ques, all, calculated to increase the burden of cast and director. This of course is the sort of thing which, if not properly exe- cuted, can easily upset any production. I'm happy to say that both cast and director have met the situation commendably in this instance. Albert Nadeau, who acted as nar- rator, was especially instrumental in the success of the production and, considering their special technical problems in dealing with a play of this type, attention should also be called to the efforts of the designer and technicians. The play itself is a rather folksey account of a New England settlement shortly after the turn of the century. Its playwright, Thornton Wilder, has investiga'ted the cus- toms and values of its inhabitants in a penetrating and sometimes humorous fash- ion. He has also seen fit to embody a mes- sage in his work, but it is not an objection- able one. -Kenneth Lowe * * * THE PLAY'S THE THING, with Ian Keith and Joseph Macaulay. IAN KEITH provides most of the bright moments in the Drama Guild's revival of Molnar's "The Play's The Thing." A well- constructed tour de force on a play within-a- play theme, the production drags in too many spots because of inadequate handling. The clever first act leads the audience to expect more in the same vein which unfor- tunately was not forthcoming. Keith plays the role of the suave playwright who dis- entangles the web of circumstances which the heroine's temporary defection from her fiance has spun about the principle char- acters. His performance was marked by ur- Publication in The Daily Official Bulletin is constructivenotice to all members of the University. Notices for te 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- urdays). FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 1947 VOL. LVIII, No. 40 Notices Medical Aptitude Examination: All applicants for admission to medical schools, who wish to be admitted during 1948 and who did not take the Medical Aptitude Ex- amination on Saturday, Oct. 25, 1947, must take the examination on Monday, Feb. 2, 1948. The ex- amination will not be given again before the Fall semester. In order to be admitted to the examination. candidates must fulfill the follow- ing requirements : 1. Candidates must register for the examination before Saturday. Nov. 15, Rm. 110, Rackham Bldg. 2. Candidates must bring to the examination a check or money order for five dollars payable to The Graduate Record Office. No candidate will be admitted to the examination unless he pays hi; fee in this way. Cash will not be ac- cepte d. Candidate; who register will be- gin the examination at 8:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 2, 1948, Rackham Lecture Hall. The examination will be divided into two sessions and will take all day. Inquiries should be addressed to The Chief Examiner Bureau of Psychological Services (Ext. 2297). School of Business Administra- tion: Students from other schools and colleges intending to apply for spring admittance should secure application forms in 108 Tappan Hall as soon as possible. School of Education Testing Pro- gram: Students who took the tests Thursday, Oct. 16, may obtain the results in Rm. 1439,dU.E.S., Friday, 9 a.m.-12 noon and Saturday, 10 a.m.-12 noon. An explanatory manual is available for each stu- dent. Consultation can be arrang- ed with education staff members or with the personnel officer if the student so wishes. Note: The counseling question- naive must be returned before the scores can be obtained. Pre-Football guest luncheons from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and after game open houses from 5 to 7 p.m. held in organized student resi- dences will be approved chaperon- ed or unchaperoned provided they are announced to the Office of Student Affairs at least one day in advance of the scheduled date. Approved social events for the coming weekend: November 7 Adams House, Kelly League House, Newman Club, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Delta, Stockwell Hall, Williams House, Women's Physical Education Club, Zeta Tau Alpha. November 8 Acacia, Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Chi Phi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Delta Sigma Delta, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Upsilon, Delta Tau Delta, First Unitarian Church, Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Michi- gamua. Phi Alpha Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Iota Alpha, Phi Rho Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Phi Ep- silon, Tau Epsilon Rho, Theta Chi, Theta Delta Chi, Theta Xi, Zeta Beta Tau. November 9 (afternoon) Craglea House, Wilcox House. Junior and Senior men, who are single, veterans, residents of the State of Michigan, presently living in the Willow Run Dormitories, and interested in University Resi- dence Halls accommodations for the Spring Semester 1948 are asked to call at the Office of Stu- dent Affairs, Room 2, University Hall before November 8. Faculty, College of Literature, Science and the Arts: Midsemester reports are due not later than Saturday, November 15. Report cards are being dis- tributed to all departmental of- fices. Green cards are being pro- vided for freshmen and sopho- mores and white cards for report- ing juniors and seniors. Reports of freshmen and sophomores should be sent to 108 Mason Hall; those of juniors and seniors to 1220 Angell Hall. Midsemester reports should name those students, freshmen and upperclassmen, whose stand- ing at midsemester is "D" or "E," not merely those who receive "D" or "E" in so-called midsemester examinations. Students electing our courses, but registered in other schools or colleges of the University should be reported to the school or college in which they are registered. Additional cards may be had at 108 Mason Hall or at 1220 Angell Hall. Senior Mechanical Engineers: Mr. J. L. Menson of the Super- heater Company, East Chicago, Indiana, will interview senior me- chanical engineers, Fri., Nov. 7, in Rm. 218 W. Engineering Bldg. This is a preliminary interview for June graduates. A second in- terview will be held during the spring semester. Students may sign the interview schedule posted on the bulletin board at Rm. 221, W. Engineering Bldg. Senior and Graduate Engineers: Mr. R. L. Dale of Standard Oil Company will interview students for overseas employment, Tues., Nov. 11, in Rm. 249, W. Engineer- ing Bldg. Students may sign the interview schedule posted on the bulletin board at Rm. 221, W. En- gineering Bldg. Senior Engineers - June Grad- uates: A number .of openings will be available to June graduates for Junior Professional Assistant in the 7th Region, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, U.S. Civil Service Commission. . Examination for these openings will be held in Ann Arbor on Dec. 6. Applications to take the exam- ination MUST BE FILLED OUT BEFORE Nov. 12. Consult your I Department placement officer for IT APPEARS that the trees around the campus are taking an awful beating from the postel hangers. As I rode into Ann Ar- bor on the bus from Willow Vil- lage today, I noticed that the trees along the road near the campus were frequently covered with pos- ters advertising student activities. I am surprised that some nature lover has not spoken in defense of these trees which are being taken advantage of by the poster hangers among our student body. After getting off the bus I ex- amined a number of trees near the campus and found many of them with a half dozen to a dozen tacks, nails and spikes driven into their trunks. In many cases bits of old posters were still clinging to the tacks and nails. Aside from the fact that the signs and means for attaching them spoil the natural beauty of the trees and the campus environ- ment, there is the injury done to the trees. In a few years if the practice of hanging posters on trees near the campus continues the trees will either be dead or you won't be able to see their trunks for the tacks, nails and spikes that have been driven into them. -Robert O. Smith. Student Courtesy To The Editor: I ACCEPT numerous bumps and smashed toes while climbing narrow, crowded stairways -with never a "pardon" or an "excuse me, please"-as a natural result of an unavoidable cause. I can even look at three day old beards, dirty shirts, filthy saddle shoes, men without coats, and "at dawning" hair without squirming or wishing for required courtesy and good manners courses. But sometimes disgraceful student be- havioroverwhelms me. Today's Convocation afforded a pitiful example of a lack of cour- tesy and decency. At least one- fourth of the audience who gath- ered to hear Senator Vandenberg and Dr. Van Kleffens missed en- tirely everything the Netherlands' Ambassador had to say. They were in such a hurry to keep lunch- eon appointments that they felt obliged to rush from the auditor- ium either before the Ambassador spoke, or, much worse, they made their noisy exit while Dr. Van Kleffens was speaking. At least one distinguished visitor can de- part from Ann Arbor with an un- pleasant memory of his guests' poor manners. I have seen my fellow Americans display similar ignorance and poor breeding in Rio de Janeiro. There I apologized to my Brazilian friends for that kind of insult. Here, I wish I could make just a few Americans feel their deserved shame. A 4 further information and applica- tion forms. Lecture University Lecture. "Human De- velopment in its Earliest Stages" (illustrated). Dr. ARTHUR T. HERTIG, Pathologist and Visit- ing Obstetrician to outpatients, Boston Lying-in Hospital, Assist- ant Professor of Pathology and of Obstetrics, Harvard Medical School, and Pathologist, Free Hos- pital for Women, Brookline; aus- pices of the Department of Anat- omy. 4:15 p.m., Fri., Nov. 7, Nat- ural Science Auditorium. French Lecture: Prof. Rene Tal- amon, of the Romance Language Department, will open the series of French lectures sponsored by le Cercle Francais with a "Lecture Dramatique," Tues., Nov. 11, 4:10 p.m., Rm. D, Alumni Memorial Hall. Tickets for the series of lectures may be procured from the Secre- tary of the Romance Language Department (Rm. 112 R. L. Bldg.) or at the door at the time of the lecture. These lectures are open to the general public. Members of Le Cercle Francais are admitted free upon presenta- tion of their membership cards. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Sister Mary Edgar Meyer, Romance Lan- guages (Spanish) ;thesis: "Sources of 'La Cristiada'," Sat., Nov. 8,1 Seminar Room 308, Library, 10' a.m. Chairman, I. A. Leonard. Astronomical Colloquium: Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Observatory. Dr. Keith Pierce will speak on the subject, "Photographic and (Continued on Page 6) A 4 4 4 -Alan M. Markman 'Pro pagandism' To The Editor: MR. WARING'S most uncalled- for little speech last Saturday night apropos of a request from some of the audience that the or- chestra play the Russian marching song Meadowland is a dismaying example of the absurd manifesta- tions which! anti-Russian propa- ganda is assuming in this country. Quite apart from the fact that it is preposterous to extend a feeling of resentment toward a people to the music and other forms of ex- pression of that people, it is ob- vious that the dissemination of these little seeds of intolerance in times as unsettled as these under- mines every effort toward world peace. It is too bad that Mr. Waring saw fit to mar what would other- wise have been a very pleasant mcmnrvof a frsta,.emusal I i BARNABY406 r -, AV I