THE MICHIGAN DAILY IT SO HAPPENS... 4 Quick Exit Bare Facts A CERTAIN staff assistant in the East Quad was, until very recently, in the habit of walking between his room and the shower room in a costume consisting solely of a towel draped over his left arm. One of the favorite pranks of the fresh- men on his floor was to call out suddenly, "Why hello, Mrs. ," while he was in transit. The staffman, thinking that the house director was nearby, usually rewarded their efforts by bolting to safety. Last week, on one of his sojourns to the shower room, the staffman stopped to talk with one of the freshmen. Suddenly the freshman looked down the hall over the staffman's shoulder turned white and said, "Why hello, Mrs. - ." The staffman smiled knowingly and made no effort to escape-until a feminine voice replied "Why hello, Jim." There was a moment of thun- derous silence as all the parties concerned 1 ditorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. sized up the situation. The action that fol- lowed was unbelievably fast. The staffman dived through the nearest open door and the house director beat a hasty retreat down the hall, leaving the freshman leaning weakly against the wall mumbling some- thing about a boy who cried "Wolf!" ,* , Supreme Sacrifice DISCUS$ING the race for presidential nominations the other day a friend of ours maintained General MacArthur was an admirable man. "Why," he com- mented, "he's ready to give up an Emper- orship for the Presidency." * ,* ".- Not Quite So Clear THE ASSEMBLED Ec. 54 STUDENTS had just finished taking one of the usually difficult exams. The professor collected the papers and began to discuss the answers. I won't even discuss the first question," he said, "because I'm sure that everybody must know the answer." There was a moment of silence, and then a voice piped up from the rear of the class: "Yeah, now let me in on it." NIGHT EDITOR: NAOMI STERN Liberal Talk ' TII THE EMERGENCE of Henry Wal- lace into the political arena as a third party candidate, the liberal movement in the United States has acquired new significance. Now, after the coxmpletion of the Czechoslo- vakian coup, we can see with new clarity one of the more prominent features of the liberal makeup. That feature is their atti- tude toward Russia, which has been ampli- fied in penned reactions to the latest com- munist sweep. At first, liberal spokesmen were left rather wordless by the disconcerting thoroughness of the Czech betrayal. But some comment was necessary, so we got innocuous reviews of the situation. On the national scene, the best the New Republic could manage was to present two mildly opposing views of the move. Days passed and confidence returned. Soon we were reading discussions of the incident that were more concerned with American diplomatic faults than an overt Russian crime. Some scattered protests were heard, but as a Daily editorial point- ed out, the campus liberals were poorly represented. No, a good, solid defense hasn't appeared-ayet. To some, the Czech story bodes ill for the future. They point to the powder kegs un- der Italy and France that blew the Czechs sky high. If two plus two equals four, we may witness some further explosions. The liberals very commendably are striv- ing to compensate for unjustified war hys- terai. They often employ a potent and valid weapon called "fear of the West." It is in- disputable that history is full of inexcus- able wars waged from unfounded fears. The 20th century question is: How much terri- tory does Russia require to feel "secure?" Because the Kremlin keeps its secret, we can't be certain. But we do know certain facts: Communists have an aversion to coalition governments - once they're en- trenched; the energetic Communist 'Party continues to push their revolutionary pro- gram in every part of the world; certain hated "fascist" elements in the United States have long irritated the Bolsheviks; in every instance on record, communist control has meant a police state and the stifling of free thought. Those phrases may not spell war. Cer- tainly the current raving for conflict is the epitome of foolishness. On the other hand, if some unrealistic liberals continue to de- preciate all threats from abroad, they must answer for their share of our unprepared- ness if war strikes. Unpreparedness could result in defeat, and defeat, very conceiv- ably, could mean intellectual and political slavery. -Ted Miller BOOKS Missing SOr nething? MORE THAN ONE famous American has said it: Public opinion is the most pow- erful weapon the people of a democracy have. It is the best safeguard of our Ameri- can way of life. It is public opinion that chooses candidates for public office; and public opinion that elects them. It decides not only what our governmental policy should be, but also our government struc- ture. But unfortunately, public opinion cannot be directed to choose the right from the wrong. Everyone is not equally informed on all pertinent matters. And usually certain individuals undertake to organize and con- trol public opinion. In the political field, the party conven- tion and caucus is the co-ordinating factor. In civil matters, it is the press that molds and directs public opinion. And that can be most unfortunate. The first rule a reporter is supposed to -learn is that news must be reported straight. When the reporter injects his own personal opinions into a story it ceases to be news' and becomes an editorial. But the Ameri- can press today seems to have forgotten this primary law of journalism. Everyone from the editor and publisher on down to the reporter on the beat has taken it upon him- self to try and control public opinion. If a newspaper happens to feel violently about the encroachments of Communism it colors its stories, leaves out certain points and stresses others-all in order to persuade its readers that its point of view is right. A liberal paper taking the opposite view, uses the same methods to "mentally coerce" its readers. No newspaper in America today is abso- Entertaining Fare LOOKING for some light entertainment? Then watch your paper for the latest developments coincident with the present prison probe. The probe itself is on the up-and-up, with one of our own professors advising Gov. Sig- ler as to how the corrections department shake-up can have the best results. However, minor office-holders do not seem satisfied to let the governor and advisors go their own way. Instead, they are taking this opportunity to cast doubt on the dependa- bility of semi-civil service groups connected with the courts and prisons. Inasmuch as the only continuity between these attacks is that they cast doubt on the competence of the skilled non-appointive job-holders, the justification for their accu- sations is questionable. Might the politicos be attacking non-ap- pointive state employees in an effort to open these lower positions to their political com- rades to whom they owe favors? The answer is worthlseeking. Read the state news and draw your own conclusions. --Fran Ivick. Looking Backward From the pages of The Daily, 30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Mayor Ernest Wurster refused a request by the Women's Club of Ann Arbor that the film "Cleopatra," starring Theda Bara, be suppressed. German troops entered Odessa while the congress of Russian Soviets' postponed a decision on the ratification ot a peace treaty with Germany. 20 YEARS AGO TODAY: Prof. Lawrence M. Gould of the geology department was appointed to the position of geologist and geographer on the forth- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ]Letters to the Editor ... lutely impartial in its treatment of the news. As a result, Americans have become a very confused people. They have not been given their right to choose between right and wrong-the news- papers have done it for them. Everything is either black or white (or rather, red or white). The war between rival factions has left no room for shades of difference of opinion. If a person does not think that all Communists should be deported to Russia, then by the process of elimination, he must be a Communist. The American press has stolen something from you. That something is your inherent right to think for yourselves and to create your' own opinions. Editorial writing must be returned to the editorial page where it belongs. -Al Clamage Petty Methods r (Continued from Page 3) Meeting. Educational films ont child development.I Wed., Mar. 17, 8 p.m., Plays and! Games Group (Gymnastics forl women). Thurs., Mar. 18, 8 p.m., Arts and Crafts Group. Instruction. Lecture University Lecture: Hon. George J. Burke, of Ann Arbor, Judge of the Fifth Tribunal Major War Crimes, will lecture on the sub- ject "Some Impressions of the German Occupation" at 4:15 p.m., Mon., March 15, Rackham Am- phitheatre; auspices of the De- partment of Political Science. The public is invited. Academic Notices Psych. 88: There will be no quiz Monday, March 15. Accounting Achievenymnt Test Results: All students enrolled in Business Administration 12 (Eco- nomics 72) last semester who took the American Institute of Ac- countants Achievement Test may obtain their grades in Room 108, Tappan Hall during the week of March 15. Five-week Grades for All Fresh- man Engineers axe due in Dean Crawford's office not later than Fri., Mar. 19. Concentration Discussion Series: Monday, March 15. History-4 :15 p.m., 231 Angell Hall. Prof. B. W. Wheeler: "History and Social Stu- dies as Fields of Concentration and as Preparation for Teaching. Mimeographed material con- cerning this field of concentration may be obtained at either the De- partment office or the Office of the Academic Counselors, 108 Ma- son Hall. Kothe-Hildner Annual German Language Award offered to stu- dents in courses 31, 32, 35, and 36. The contest, a translation compe- tition (German-English and Eng- lish-German) carries two stipends of $30 and $20 respectively, and will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wed., March 24, Rm. 201, University Hall. Students who wish to com- pete and who have not yet handed in their applications should do so immediately in Rm. 204, Univer- sity Hall. Strong Vocational Interest Test: Reports on these tests taken by accounting students last month are now ready for distribution in Room 108, Tappan Hall. On Wed., March 17, Prof. Schmidt will meet with those who took the test and wish further information on the interpretation of results. In order to accommodate all students two such sessions will be held in Room 102, Architecture, one at 3 p.m. and the second at 4 p.m. Concerts Chamber Music Program pre- sented by the Collegium Musicum under the direction of Louise Cuy- ler, Associate Professor of the Theory of Music, will be heard at 8:30 p.m., Tues., March 16, in the Rackham Assembly Hall. The group will be assisted by the stu- dent choir of St. Mary's Chapel in a program of music of the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Open to the public. Student Recital: Joyce Lawr- ence, student of piano under un- der Joseph Brinkman, will pre- sent a recital at 8:30 p.m., Wed., March 17, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Given in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music, the program will include compositions by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Shepherd, Liszt, and Paganini.. Open to the public. The University Musical Society will present the Cincinnati Sym- phony Orchestra, Thor Johnson, conductor, in the last of this sea- son's Choral Union concerts - Thurs., March 18, 8:30 p.m., in Hill Auditorium. Mr. Johnson has built the following program spe- cially for his Ann Arbor concert: Concerto Grosso in D minor by Vivaldi-Giannini; Symphony No. 4 in E minor by Brahms; Suite Provencale by Milhaud; The White Peacock by Griffes, and "Pines of Rome" by Respighi. Events Today Radio Programs: 9:15-9:45 a.m. WJR: Hymns of Freedom, Donald Plott, Music Di- rector. 6:30-6:45 p.m., WPAG, Your Money, Prof. William M. Hoad. Art Cinema League and IZFA will present Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE. starring Joan Fon- taine and Orson Welles; also Pare Lorenz's "The City." 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.. and Monday. 8:30 p.m.. Kellogg Auditorium. Tickets avail- able at the door before each per- formance. U. of M. Hot Record Society: Lecture: "The Kings of New Or- leans Jazz." 8 p.m., Grand Rapids Room, Michigan League. Everyone invited. Lutheran Student Association will meet Sunday, 5:30 p.m.. in Zion Lutheran Parish Hall. Sup- per at 6:00 and the program will follow at 7:00. Miss Edith Ey- kamp, missionary on furlough from India, will be the speaker. Roger Williams Guild: Dr. Juli- us Fischbach will speak on "Our Baptist Heritage" at the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. Unitarian Student Group will meet at 11:00 a.m. with the con- gregation for a Masaryk Memorial Service. A coffee hour will fol- low. All students are invited to attend both the service and the coffee hour. There will be no meeting at 6:30 p.m. *k 4 ti Westminster Guild will meet at 5:00 p.m. Dr. Lemon will give readings, "The Moods of Humans" with music accompaniment by Fri- eda O. Vogan. Supper meeting follows. Coming Events Tickets for Military Ball are now on sale in the booths outside Rm. 2, University Hall. They are on sale from 8-12 and 1-4. La Sociedad Hispanica: Con- versation group, Mon., March 15, 3 p.m., International Center. La p'tite causette Monday at 3:30 in the Michigan League. Theta Sigma Phi: Mon.. March 15, 4 p.m., Haven Hall. All mem- bers and pledges should attend. Delta Phi Epsilon, the national professional foreign trade fratern- ity, weekly meeting on Monday at 4 p.m. in the Union. All men seriously interested in foreign trades and cultures are cordially invited. There will be a meeting in Rm. 323, Michigan Union, 4:15 p.m., Mon., March 15, for all students and faculty groups and individuals wishing to participate in the pro- test rally against the suppression of academic freedom in Czecho- slovakia. Auspices Student League for Industrial Democracy. Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity has reactivated and meets every Mon- day in the Union at 7 p.m. Any ac- tive member who has transferred here from another school is invit- ed to the meetings or contact Clare Shuler, phone 2-5288. Sigma Delta Chi: Mon., March 15, 7:45 p.m., Radio Studio, Room 4006, Angell Hall. Russian Circle: Mon., 8 p.m., In- ternational Center. Dr. Beardsley of the Anthropology Dept. will speak on "Ethmic Groups of Asi- atic Soviet Russia." Students wel- come. Michigan Dames Child Study group meets Mon., 8 p.m., at the home of Mrs. Warren W. Chase, 500 Huntington Drive. Miss Ade- lia Beeuwkes, of the Public Health School will speak on "Nutrition of the Young Child." Audio-Visual Education Center of the University of Michigan Ex- tension Service. The following film§ on British Political Customs will be shown in Kellogg Auditor- ium, 4:15 p.m., Tues., March 16: 1. "English Criminal Justice." 2. "General Election." Sigma Rho Tau, Engineering Stump Speakers' Society Meeting, Tues., March 16, Michigan Union, at 7:15 p.m. Circle training and general meeting. IZFA: Tues., March 16, 8:00 p.m. Dramatic skit "On Top of the World." Song and dance group 7:30. All welcome. The Deutscher Verein will meet at 8 p.m. Tues., March 16, in Rm. 318-320 of the Union. Faculty Women's Club: Tea, 3 to 5 p.m., Wed., March 17, at the home of Mrs. A. G. Ruthven. The Gilbert and Sullivan Society will hold a full rehearsal at 7 :00 p.m., Mon., March 16 at the Michi- gan League. EDlTORS NOTE: Because The Daily ~ prints every' letter to the editor re- ceived (whice is signed, 300 words or less in length, and in good taste)1 we remind our readers that the viewst expressed in letters are those of the1 writers only. Letters o more than 300 words are shortened, printed or omitted at the discretion of the edi- torial director. . . .1 ( ulitrelid (I l ii ritu To the Editor: HAVE JUST READ "War Talk."t by Mr. Jake Hurwitz. This letter1 is to convey my personal appre- ciation of the thoughtful approach to the muddle humanity finds it- self in today. --D. S. Dosanjh.I Czech Students To the Editor: 1 R. ZWERLING, in his editorial,l "No Rationalizations" claims1 that in Czechoslovakia, students, in demonstrating at President BeIes' palace are "shot and clubbed by the action committee who would rather not have the1 students reach their president." He goes on to hail Jim Smith and Bill Ellis' resignation as in- terim delegates from the NSA to1 the IUS and wonders why they are not applauded--In all of this, Mr. Zwerling evaded some very important facts. 1> No student was killed in any demonstrations in Prague-This comes from Jim Smith himself; The Daily staff might try one of its transatlantic telephone con- versations to verify it, or insist that the United Press release all of its information over the wires. (2) One student was injured by a passing automobile; one other student was hit in the leg by a gun which went off accidetaly. Neither of the students are ser- iously injured. This, too, comes from Jim Smith, NSA representa- tive to the IUS. (3) The government in Czecho-j slovakia has given the IUS secre-1 tariat permission to send a dle- gation consisting of the Presi- dent of the IUS, the British dele- gate to the IUS, and Jim Smith, the American delegate to inves-, tigate all charges made against any students demonstrating; to sit in on all hearings against these students; to. study all of the facts, attendant upon the student dem- onstration before the Palace. I should like to ask Mr. Zwer- ling if the students he urges to demonstrate against the Czech government have protested about American action in Greece, China, and Turkey. I should like to ask Mr. Zwering if he has been con- cerned over the fate of any of the guerrilla students of Greece who are being shot down by American arms. He can go to the Hearst press tor evidence. They have been printima with sadistic delight ni- merous photographs of youth be- ing executed by the Royalist gov- ernment with wholehearted sanc- tion of its American advisors. -Ernest Ellis. Student Director, CP of Michigan. Union. Cafeteria To the Editor: WISH TO CONGRATULATE Mr. Cochran upon his fine let- ter about the Union cafeteria. Of course he does not have figures to back up Ilis statement! The Board of Directors of the Michi- gan Union are careful never to publish a financial report. It makes one sort of wonder, doesn't it Bill? But I can tell Mr. Cochran where some of the profits from the cafeteria are going. It is for the salaries of the managers of the cafeteria. Where one man did a good job during the war, there are now at least three men and a woman, counting the manager of the soda bar. They are all so in- flated with their self importance that they cannot really accomplish anything useful. They merely stand around and keep telling the servers to cut down on the quant- ity of food and reminding them that each manager has the power to hire and fire. As long as the Union continues to keep such incompetent manag- ers, the student, for whom the Union was originated, will con- tinue to pay outrageous prices for the food at the Union. -Robert Fischer Coll et rtti ve Ideas To the Editor: A QUICK LOOK-SEE through The Daily of the past week (to paraphrase Ben Zwerling) tells re that the first mention The Daily has chosen to make of Jim Smith's resignation from the IUS is in an editorial of March 11 which condemns the NSA Com- mnittee for not condemning the Czechoslovakian situation. The Daily has had a policy statement issued by the national office since March 4. Zwerling moans that nobody has passed any resolutions yet. This seems like the use of a typi- cal left-wing technique which im- pes that everyone who does not take a stand by passing resolu- tions which can be printed in The Dailyifavor of something, is automatically against it. Personally I have the greatest respect for the integrity of both Jim Smith and Bill Ellis. In their shoes would have doubtless done the same thing. I have already written to the national office in an attempt to bring Smith here as soon as he returns from abroad. It should be clear, it seems to me, that the abridgements of aca- demic freedom are only a part of the total picture in Czechoslovakia where democracy has lost. I, for one, Mr. Zwerling, am much more concerned with what we can do from here in a rational construc- tive vein than I am in hysterical condemnations which only en- courage our people to think emo- tion lly. As an NSA delegate I am con- siderably distressed. For a long time many of us have supported NSA's participation in the IUS because it offered one of the few remaining channels of commun- ication with the students of East- ern Europe. The situation in Czechoslovakia has apparently closed that possibility. -Tom Walsh Some Facts To the Editor: WE ARE UNDECIDED voters, confused concerning the abil- ities of many avowed presidential candidates. Among the latter we include General Douglas MacAr- thur. We freely admit, however, that we are not familiar with his policies, although admiring his role in Japan, but we are more than anxious to become acquaint- ed with the facts. We have been unable to gain any information from any of The Daily's articles. Sheila Millman, Dick Maloy, and other supporters of VAM, would do well to inform the voters of why they are against MacArthur rather than spout petty inferences as witnessed in the March 12th Daily. Such editorials do not in- fluence voters, they serve, only to give notice that their authors are not sure of what they are writ- ing. More information, less propa- ganda, please!! We want to vote intelligently, not emotionally come next November. -1arold Edw. Evans. -Samuel F. Jackson -Clarence Baxter, Jr. iE Y Fi f t yEighth Year I r i AN INCIDENT which occurred in an East Quad dining room Friday night was typ- ical of what has been happening recently. A student was detected with two glasses of milk. The supervisor caught up with the man in the dining room and a lengthy dis- cussion ensued. The student was forced to hand over his weekly meal ticket. The im- pression created was that he had been re- quired to surrender his dining hall privi- leges for the remainder of the week. This was not the case, however, Tactlessly the supervisor had demanded the ticket only to be sure of the student's name. The mat- ter was to be referred to the house director for, action and the meal card returned. That the student was in the wrong is self evident. However, such tactless action by the residence hall supervisors has served as a stimulus for further misdemeanors, and has built up considerable resentment among the residents. At present, there is no way to obtain an extra glass of milk other than the method described above. This is a constant source of' irritation. The problem has been suc- cessfully solved in other schools by selling additional units of milk at near cost. There is no reason why such a plan would not work here. Action on such a plan by the resi- dece hall directors and the rational hand- ling of disciplinary cases would be a step in the right direction. -William Dean. INo Boycott IRA has urged that a student boycott be placed on the Dascola barber shop. In taking this action IRA is assuming that public sentiment on discrimination has un- dergone a fundamental change. Although there have been signs of a loosening attitude towards racial discrimi- nation on the part of the American public, the change hasn't been drastic enough to make a boycott feasible. An attempt at forcing a policy change through economic pressure will fail to produce any practical results. There just isn't enough general in- terest in the issue at this time, Economic pressure, instead of changing Dascola's mind about anything, would just serve to strengthen his conviction that he is being persecuted by a small group of campus trouble makers. Furthermore, a boycott attempt on Dascola would provide a rallying point for other Ann Arbor barbers, who share Dascola's attitudes. Their sym- pathy for Dascola's plight as a scape-goat would increase. In a democracy, changes in the social, economic, or political structure, are made with the consent of the people. Drastic in- 10 1939. A Novel by Schuster. Kay Boyle. Simon and KAY BOYLE has spent a good deal of her life hob-nobbing with skiers and moun- taineers in the French and Swiss Alps. She knows and feels the mountains intensely. Thus her story concerning a narcissistic Austrian ski-instructor and his French girl- friend fits comfortably into an Alpine vil- lage setting. Corrine Audal and husband some to this particular village to ski. Blond, handsome Ferdl Eder teaches them. Hus- band goes home alone and Corrine sets up housekeeping with Ferdl. The Great Love goes on undisturbed until the war requires certain choices regarding loyalties, personal and national. The choices are made and as far 'as I can see the point of the story is that sooner or later people have to make choices. It could have happened to a tennis player or an insurance salesman. Kay Boyle presents this rather pallid ma- terial in the language of the "avant garde." The resutant blend is quite unsuccessful. Miss Boyle is familiar with experimental techniques and her previous attempts at unconventional writing have been on the whole rather good. In 1939, however, her style fails to jell. The total impression is one of confusion and awkwardness. The nu- merous flashbacks, flights of imagination and free-association seem to block the flow of the writing. Many pages require two or three readings before becoming understand- able. Possibly it is the content and not the style of the book that is at fault. One gets the feeling that too many productive agents have been applied to too little raw material. Miss Boyle's style has developed out of a long association with writers like Djuna Barnes, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein. The anaemic content of 1939 does not merit any connection with this tradition. Corrine and Ferdl appear, unfortunately, as "slick" magazine figures. Ferdl is Nordic, tall, lithe, burned black with crinkles around his eyes. Corrine is familiarly slender and athletic, a firm and severe personality, but humble in her love for the Eugenicist's dream-man. I don't think that this is the way Miss Boyle wanted her heroes to turn out. She has far greater success in handling the villagers, catching with great insight the sly and suspicious, yet compassionate and warming nature of the Savoy peasants. 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