THET MICHIGAN DAILY
I'D RATHER BE RIGHT:
Definitions
By SAMUEL GRAFTON
INFLATION: A period in which everybody
is prosperous and unhappy, as contrasted
with deflation, a period in which everybody
is ' unprosperous and unhappy. According
to Republicans, inflation is produced by,
the government stupidly buying up wheat,
again as compared with deflation, which is
occasioned when the government stupidly
stops buying wheat. This is considered by
scholars a remarkable illustration of the
basic Republican belief that the only good
government is a dead government. Inflation
is publicly denounced by all and privately
enjoyed by many, like certain other social
practices recently described in a book by
a man named Kinsey. As a social phenom-
enon, it is attended by curious folk customs
verging toward magic and incantation; it is.
the habit, on its approach, to deny that it
is coming, and, on its departure, to complain
bitterly that it has gone. Some believe that
the way to fight it is by ritual fasting, such
as the refusal to eat meat for, say, two or
three years. Others believe it can be exor-
cised by a curious folk festival called unem-
ployment, marked by rigid attitudes and
rent garments. There is a minor school of
nobodies which considers that inflation
could be blocked by government planning.
WINTER WEATHER: That which is
responsible for a shortage of fuel this year
ain the United States.
GOVERNMENT PLANNING: That
which was responsible for a shortage of
fuel last year in Great Britain.
FREEDOM: The absolute right of the
people to discuss whatever government
measures are needed to solve their prob-
lems, to choose amongst them, to pick the
one they like best, and then to throw it
away, on the ground that governmental
activity is an interference with freedom.
PROGRESS: That which is sure to come
about if no changes are made.
CHANGE: That which sometimes hap-
pens when no progress is made.
OIL: The life blood of civilization;
specif., a fuel used to power warships
which the British employ to keep home-
less Jews from turning the Palestinian
desert into a garden, and in return for
supplies of which they connive with the
Arabs at nullifying a solemn decision of
the United Nations.
LEFT WING: Those who, within an or-
ganization of any kind, take the more ad-
vanced and radical view; i.e., those Repub-
licans who felt, a few years ago, that New
Dealers should just be shot, and not boiled
in oil. The phrase has become a deroga-
tory one in American life recently, due to
the growth of the belief that the way to
fly evenly is to have only one wing. The
disappearance of the left wing from gov-
ernment office during the last three years
is held by some to account for the fact that
we have lately managed to solve all our
problems.
(Copyright, 1947, New York Post Syndicate)
CURRENT MOVIES
At the Michigan 4...
"MONSIEUR VERDOUX," with Charles
Chaplin and Martha Raye.
ALTHOUGH BILLED as Chaplin's fun-
niest picture, this two hour film has
more of pathos and human philosophy in
it than it has of the slapstick humor which
made its principal character famous. Con-
spicuously absent are the funny shoes, slew
footed walk and baggy coat, but the walking
cane, incomparable pantomime and little
mustache are still present. A thoroughly
finished product, with hypnotic background
music by Chaplin, many excellent bits of
dialogue, and a host of well played char-
acter parts, this picture makes the usual
Hollywood rendition (to render meaning
to te4r apart) look very sad. Bugs Bunny,
too.
At the State ,. .
"THE FABULOUS TEXAN," with Wil-
liam Elliott and John Carroll.
F ABULOUS is an adjective often used by
Texans in describing their state, but I
doubt if many of them would be too set-up
over the gentleman depicted here. ,John
Carroll and William Elliott return from
the Civil War to find their home town over-
run by a "State Police" organization with
dictatorship tendencies. After much stilted
dialogue and State Police injustice, they
decide to "do" something about it-Carroll
choosing guns and Elliott a stuffy, but
law-abiding course. There is the usual duck-
ing in and out of closets, mountains and
jails, and between the rival groups of gun
toters that ride madly about, the popula-
tion of Texas is appreciably decreased. Rec-
ommended for anyone who prefers large
slices of western scenery to good pfot and
acting.
-Gloria Hunter.
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Notices
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1948
VOL. LVIII, No. 89
All Part-time Veterans, or Vet-
erans who have changed from part
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Semester, who failed to complete
VA Form 7-1963 "Report of Com-
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February 13
Michigan Christian Fellowship
February 14
Alpha Delta Phi, Alpha Kappa
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February 15
Elpha Rho Chi
Sophomore and Freshman Women
Sophomore women interested in
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ing for 1948-49 should call Mrs.
Diekema at 2-3225 for appoint-
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Varsity Debating should fill out
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American Defense and World War
II Victory Medals:
The Professor of Naval Science,
North Hall Campus, has been des-
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American Defense and World War
II Victory Medals to inactive and
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To the Editor:
According to my figures, 5,000
$.10 equals $500. According to
this morning's paper, it only comes
to $424:96. Is it possible that The
Daily is taking the cost of pub-
lication out of the proceeds to the
March of Dimes?
Other years, an edition like that
was printed and distributed under
the regular subscription fee, but
now, if The Daily isn't taking the
cost of publication, where is the
rest of the money? I'm sure there
were contributions of more than
$.10 per copy, and I know of quite
a few contributions where no cop-
ies were taken. The Daily might
have done better to use the tra-
ditional tag day method rather
than to use a worthy cause such
as the March of Dimes as part
of its publicity campaign,
-Raymond J. DeRaymond
EDITOR'S NOTE: The disparity be- ,
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French Answer
To the Editor:
[ REGRET TO NOTE that Prof.
Pollock's frequent pleas on be-
half of prompt German economic
recovery invariably include a
strong indictment of French at-
titudes with regard to the raising
of German productive capacity. I
also noteth th the German prob-
lem is, central in his thinking
whereas that of the victims is of
others from participation. (In the
case of approved student organi-
zations, only students holding of-
fice or serving on committees are
required to submit certificates of
eligibility.) Blanks for the chair-
man's list may be obtained in Rm.
2, University Hall. Officers, chair-
men and managers of committees
and projects who violate the rules
governing participation in extra-
curricular activities may be sum-
moned before the Committee on
Student Affairs to explain their
negligence.
Bureau, of Appointmenms and Oc-
cupational Information, 201
Mason hall
The Merrill-Palmer School, De-
troit, announces graduate assist-
antships and fellowships for the
academic year 1948-49, in the fol-
lowing fields: psychology, family
life, nursery school, library, nurs-
ing, etc.
The Superintendent of Schools
of Ontario, California, will be at
this office, Thursday, Feb. 19,
to interview primary and interme-
diate grade teachers, and men
capable of teaching Grades 5 and
6, and taking physical education
activities of upper grade boys.
Mr. John Fox, President of the
,Punahou School, Honolulu, Ha-
waii, will be at this office Feb. 16,
to interview teachers for the fol-
lowing positions: speech-dramat-
ics; band; girls 'physical educa-
tion; Spanish; homemaking; art;
and elementary principal. For ap-
pointments, call 3-1511 Ext. 489,
or call at the Bureau of Appoint-
ments and Occupational Informa-
tion, 201 Mason Hall.
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
will interview chemists, physicists,
and chemical engineers here Feb.
18 and 19. Graduate chemists and
physicists are preferred for work
in their research laboratories.
Aetna Casualty and Surety In-
surance Company will have a rep-
resentative here on Feb. 19, to in-
terview men for salaried sales po-
sitions.
State of New York Civil Service
Announcements have been re-
ceived in this office for profes-
sional and technical assistant,
specialties Administration, Bac-
teriology, Chemistry, Economics,
Education, Engineering, Journal-
ism, Law, Library Science, Recre-
ation, Social Service, and Statis-
tics. Closing date for filing ap-
plications, Feb. 16. Students in-1
terested may obtain complete in-
formation and application mate-
rial at our office.
Academic Notices
History 150, British Empire and
Commonwealth since 1900, will
meet in Rm. 1035, Angell Hall.
Political Science 131, The Legis-
secondary importance. While I
recognize the right of Prof. Pol-
lock to plead so eloquently the
cause of the poor Germans, may I
venture very humbly and timidly
-for I realize how popular are
his views in high places-the
opinion that the French are en-
tirely justified in their fears of a
predatory neighbor who, in the
life-span of a human being, has
invaded and ravaged their coun-
try three times? . . . In the light
of the failure of the League of
Nations to guarantee security
against invasion, can we blame'
the French for their present skep-
tical attitude toward promises of
security by the UN and former
allies? Are we not ourselves re-
vealing a similar lack of confi-
dence by establishing bases thou-
sands of miles from our frontiers?
Germany is close to France, just
a little closer than Russia is to
the United States.
In his speech at the luncheon
of the Foreign Policy Associa-
tion in New Yorl4 on Feb. 7, Prof.
Pollock warned that pressure may
be brought to bear upon the
French "to take certain steps be-
fore we agreed to underwrite the
thirty million dollar deficit
France is now running in her oc-
cupation zone in Germany." It is
quite likely that -France will be
compelled to back down for rea-
sons of state and endure another
bitter and humiliating experience
such as the recent triumph of
Franco has brought to her .-..
Influential people are now dis-
posed, as in the armed truce be-
fore 1939, to forgive and forget
past German depredations, no
matter what the consequences
may be to the victims of brutal
aggression. I must confess to a
lamentable state of utter confu-
sion and bewilderment verging on
the point of doubt as to which
nations were our enemies and
which our friends during the re-
cent holocaust. Could someone
enlighten me?
-hAntoine J. Jobin,
French Department.
latice Process, will meet in Rm.
2231, Angell Hall, Fri., Feb. 13,
and regularly thereafter.
Political Science 342: Meet in
Rm. 216, Haven Hall, beginning
Feb. 16.
Concerts
The University Musical Society
will present the Minneapolis Sym-
phony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitro-
ipoulos, Conductor, Feb. 15, 7 p.m.,
in the Extra Concert Series in
Hill Auditorium.
A limited number of tickets are
available at the offices of the Uni-
versity Musical Society, Burton
Memorial Tower.
Chamber Music Program: Gil-
bert Ross, Violinist, Oliver Edel,
Cellist, Emil Raab, Violist, and
Helen Titus, Pianist, 8:30 p.m.,
Feb. 17, Lydia Mendelssohn Thea
tre. Open to the pumblic.
Student Recital: Ann Hubbell,
Pianist, will be heard in a pro-
gram at 8:30 p.m., Feb. 16, Lydia
Mendelssohn Theatre. A pupil of
John Kollen, Miss Hubbell will
play compositions by Bach, Beeth-
oven, Debussy and Hindemith.
The recital is presented in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Bachelor of Music,
and will be open to the public.
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