PAGE~ FOUR T H E MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1948 _.. ~ __ ... _.- Editor's Note is written by Managing Editor -Harriett Friedman. RECENT EVENTS, including a meeting of the National Interfraternity Confer- ence, call for further comment on the fraternity discrimination question. At its annual session last week, the Con- ference proposed a resolution affecting membership qualifications, which was then deferred to the 58 member fraternities for study preliminary to decision next year. The most important sentence of this resolution reads: "The conference, how- ever, believes that the fraternity system will flourish better if the character and personality of the individual are regarded as paramount, rather than his race, color, religion, or nationality." The exact effectiveness of this sentiment should be weighed partly in relation to a preceding sentence, which assertd the right of a fraternity to make whatever restric- tions it sees fit, including religious, racial or nationality qualifications. Despite the seeming contradiction, I do not mean to imply that the conference's statement is of no value, for it at least shows a recognition of the fact that fra- ternities must find some answer to the discrimination problem. And, as a minimum, the resolution sen- tence does express a wish that the fra- ternity system would operate without spe- cial membership blocs of race, color, re- ligion or nationality. But the road to truly effective action on fraternity discrimination will be long and winding. In another vote taken at the con- ference, on the question "should fraterni- ties that have discriminatory clauses in their constitutions in regard to color eliminate such clauses?" 25 voted no; 12 yes; 18 ab- stained. The men who supported a resolution for non-discriminatory fraternity membership qualifications still aren't ready to put that resolution into practice. Perhaps the individual fraternity men and chapters can do a better job of back- ing up that resolution than their delegates to the Interfraternity Conference. Seven Michigan fraternities have already voiced support of the resolution. If many more join in, and take a de- cided stand, rather than waiting for some- one to force their hand, next year's con- ference may produce a more straightfor- ward answer to the problem. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: AL BLUMROSEN I'D RATHER BE RIGHT: Mutual Crisis By SAMUEL GRAFTON IN EFFECT, the United States and Russia are waiting for each other's crisis. It is only on this basis that the global stra- tegies of the two parties make sense. If you suspect that your opponent is going to grow steadily stronger over the years, you make peace, or, if so inclined, you make war, but you don't arrange a standoff. The meaning of the present deadlock can only be that each party, in some way, expects an in- crease in relative strength over its rival; progress for itself and misfortune for the other. If Washington conversation is any gauge, we feel that the Russian crisis will be a crisis of confidence. We seem to ex- pect that, after a number of years, the Russians will realize they cannot under- mine the West, and that when they realize they are blocked, that they can't go through us, around us, or over us, they will make peace. It is perhaps our expec- tation, too, that the crisis of confidence will extend to the Russian people. All this is by sway of setting up a frame in which to consider President Truman's anti- inflation program. In a period in which the world is playing the grim game of crisis, crisis, who has the crisis, an anti-inflation program is as important a part of our over- all approach to the future as our military program. Even more important, because an anti-inflation, anti-depression program is the non-belligerent part of our appproach. But here, I think, American opinion will split into two wings. For not everybody among us who hopes that Russia will, in some way, undergo a crisis, is prepared to back positive American action to avoid a crisis of our own. There is that conserv- ation contingent which hopes that the world will be magically saved from Com- munism solely through Russian ill-luck, Victory for the President's anti-inflation program will (if it is an adequate program) be a sign, large or small, that in the great battle of the crisis, we don't propose to have any. It will mean that we can go on to other measures to give the people enough security and purchasing power to avert de- pression. It will mean that instead of wait- ing, in a sporting spirit worthy of a more frivolous cause, to see whose crisis will come first, we~ are taking positive steps to A VC Decision "The Common People Are- Getting Restless" THERE COMES A TIME in the life of every man when he must choose be- tween personal gain and principle. The American Veterans Committee was called upon to make this choice at its na- tional convention last week. AVC had to decide whether to judge all persons holding certain political beliefs, guilty by associa- tion and thereby win public favor; or to continue in the best democratic traditions to judge each person on the basis of indi- vidual merit. Unhappily, AVC took the easy way out. The nation's only liberal veterans organiza- tion chose to part with its ideals in a concerted bid for popular support. AVC voted to expel Communists from its ranks and to illegalize their future entry into the group, aware that because a violent anti- Red stand is these days a sure way to win friends and influence people. AVC since its inception has maintained that a man's political views are his own business and no one else's. It has until now consistently condemned discrimination based' on political considerations, as forcefully as it has opposed religious and racial discrim- ination. Supporters of the legislation expelling Communists assert that they favor civil rights for Communists-as they do for all minorities-outside of AVC! They deny that the ouster of Communists constitutes a civil rights violation, pointing out that AVC as a private organization has the right to select its members. Legal tech- nicalities, however accurate, pale into insig- nificance in the light of practical conse- quences of such actions. How effective efforts on behalf of minor- ity rights will be when undertaken by an organization which itself discriminates against a minority group is questionable. There is little doubt, though, about the harmful effects of discrimination, be it practiced in public or private organizations. Discrimination is a propagative germ which cannot be contained in insu- lated compartments. It . mocks isolating boundaries and expands beyond them with the greatest of ease. Discrimination cannot be merely subdued-it must be totally de- stroyed. The firing of government employes, as well as the dismissal of teachers, college professors, and screen writers, are all log- ical, inevitable products of such processes as that instituted by AVC. Now that AVC has begun to compromise its basic principles, the temptation to resign from the group is strong for those who have not lost sight of its original objec- tives. Those who have sold out AVC would like nothing better than to clean out the liberals, and thus gain the public acclaim that no liberal organization ever enjoys. To resign however is tb give up the fight and to lose any opportunity of ever steering AVC back onto the liberal course it once pursued. The courageous, albeit more diffi- cult alternative for the liberals, is to re- main in AVC and prove that they have not yet begun to fight. The name of AVC has until now sym- bolized a force of dynamic liberalism. Let us hope that it is not too late to eradicate the tarnish now attached to the name. -Buddy Aronson. r V .. i ,f/ F . k II 4 IIMI 3 '44 . *7els~ A.~.GsaPST4 4- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN +ARRT+ THE CURRENT exhibit in West Gallery give indication of what fathers used to take of Alumni Memorial Hall shows the over from their sons after Christmas. And beneficial side of depression days, for WPA the dolls would even impress little girls of Project artists are responsible for this high- today, despite their apparent lack of mod- ly interesting and important contribution to ern wetting and crying features. American art. Accuracy of representation is especially Entitled "Index to American Design," noticeable in the fabric reproductions. It the Museum of Art show is part of a is actually difficult to realize that the series of paintings which reproduce earlier quilted coverlet is not a piece of cloth, forms of art in this country. The painting but a painting. technique conveys perfectly the medium One of the most pleasing designs is for of the original work, whether wood carv- a woolen coverlet in "Farmer's Fancy" pat- ing, fabric design or metal toy. tern. It is worked out in blue, red and white in an intricate style. The artists have completely captured the charm of such figures as Bulto's "Saint A series of panels on aspects of current Raphael," a painted wood carving, as well painting trends is on view in the North as the primitive quality of some of the Gallery. other works. Careful rendering has produced Compiled by the Museum of Modern Art the roundness of the quaint chalkware fig- in New York and entitled "What is Modern ures, the grain of the wood in the carv- 'Painting?" the panels give simpilified ex- ings. planations withi examples of some of the Of the works themselves, "Trotter in Ac- basic ideas. Realism and impressionism to tion" is particularly fine. And despite the surrealism and cubism are discussed in a excellent reproductions one would like to very fundamental manner. see the original "Head of Woman, a grace- ful pine carving.- Of extreme interest also are the Chinese Well-executed also is "Wolf's Head," a pottery and tool finds on exhibit in the wood carving from 1890. Careful attention glass cases. Considered of Post-Neolithic to such minute detail as individual teeth date, the objects were taken from a site is shown in a weathervane depicting a near Hangchow and represent a unique dragon and serpent entangled in an in- collection in the United States. teresting piece of wood carving. The collection was lent to the University Toys play a significant part in the col- by a New York dealer for purposes of study. lection too. A fire engine and locomotive -Joan Katz. (Continued from Page 2) 231 Angell Hall. All students in- vited. There will be opportunity for questions and discussion. Spon- sored by University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information. The Naval Ordnance Division has sent some announcements and application blanks for juniors for their positions of chemist, physi- cist,, metallurgist, mathematician, and engineer (all branches except civil). The student aid trainee pro- gram is included in this announce- ment. Both those interviewed and others who are interested may send in applications. Blanks may be obtained at 201 Mason Hall. Approved social events for the coming week-end: December 3 Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta, Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Delta Sig- ma Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Helen Newberry, Inter-Cooperative Council, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gam- ma, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Sigma Del- ta, Psi Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Zeta Beta Tau. December 4 Alpha Epsilon Iota, Alpha Kap- pa Kappa, Alpha Kappa Psi, Al- pha Sigma Phi, Beta Theta Pi, Chi Phi, Chi Psi, Cooley House, Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon, Delta Zeta GreeneHouse, Kappa Nu, Kap- pa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Sigma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi, Tau Delta Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Xi, Victor Vaughan, Zeta Beta Tau, Zeta Psi December 5 Student Legislature, Zeta Beta Tau Lectlures The William W. Cook Lectures on American Institutions. Fifth series, "Characteristically Ameri- can." Third lecture, "William James and American Individual- ism," Dr. Ralph Barton Perry, Har- vard University. 4:15 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rackham Amphitheatre. A^cademi Notices Forestry 194 Examination: 8 a.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rm. C Haven Hall. Doctoral Examination for E. Lu- cille Stickel, Zoology; thesis: "Populations and Home Range Relationships of the Box Turtle, Terrapene Carolina (Linnaeus)," 9 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Rm. 3089 Natural Science Bldg. Chairman, Peter Okkelberg. Biological Chemistry Seminar: 4 °p.m., Fri., Dec. 3, Rm. 319 W. Medical Bldg. Subject: "Lactose and Galactose." All interested are invited. Botanical Seminar: 4:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rm. 1139 Natural Science Bldg. Paper: Plant Dis- tribution in the Marshall Islands by Wm. Randolph Taylor. Open meeting. Engineering Mechanics Semi- nar: 4 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rm. 101 W. Engineering Bldg. Mr. R. L. Hess will discuss the "Effect of Shear and Rotary In- ertia on the Frequency of Contin- uous Beams." Geometry Seminar: 3 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rm. 3010 Angell Hall. Mr. G. L. Spencer will continue on "Projective Measurements." Physical Chemistry Seminar: 4:07 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rm. 303 Chemistry Bldg. Mr. Larry Bartell will discuss "The Rotating Sector in Electron Diffraction." , Zoology Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Rackham Amphi- theatre. Mrs. Lucille Farrier Stickel will report on "Populations and Home Range Relationships of the Box' Turtle, Terrapene caro- lina (L)." Open meeting. Concerts Program of Concertos and Arias by students in the School of Music and the University Symphony Or- chestra, Wayne Dunlap, Conduc- tor, 8:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Hill Auditorium. Compositions by Mo- zart, Gluck, Strauss, Saint-Saens, Beethoven, Korngold, Hayden and Franck, with the following solo- ists: Maryjane Albright, Betty Estes, Gloria Gonan, Mary Kelly, Patricia Pierce, Emil Raab, Jac- queline Rosenblatt and Merrill Wilson. The general public is invited. Exhibitions Phi Sigma Photographic Ex- hibit of Biological Subjects. West Gallery, Rackham Building. De- cember 1 through 8. Special showing of kotochrome slides Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Public invited. Elements of Design from the Museum of Modern Art, New York; through Dec. 3, Lobby, Architec- tural Bldg. Events Today Varsity Debate: There will be no debate meeting this evening. The next meeting will take place on Wed., Dec. 15, after the current series of practice debates is fin- ished. A debate between the two best teams will take place at that time. University of Michigan March- ing Band: Band Mixer, 7:30 p.m., Harris Hall. Program: presenta- tion of awards, motion pictures, refreshments, and shop talk. American Institute of Electrical Engineers and Institute of Radio Engineers; Joint Student Branch: Mr. W. H. Bodle of the Square D Company will discuss and dem- onstrate "Overcurrent Protection." 7:30 p.m., Rm. 1400 Chemistry Bldg. New members invited. American Society for Public Ad- ministration, Michigan Chapter: 7 p.m., East Conference Room, Rackham Building. Speaker: Mr. Floyd M. Jennings, Planning Di- rector, City of Grand Rapids. All those interested are invited. Modern Poetry Club: 7:30 p.m., Russian Tearoom, Michigan League. Subject: Members' poetry. Sociedad Hispanica: Intermedi- ate and advanced students of Spanish will participate in a poetry reading contest. Members of the faculty will present a poetry recital entitled "Temas en blanco y negro," 8 p.m., Hussey Room, Michigan League. Delta Sigma Pi, Professional Business Fraternity: Open meet- ing. 8 p.m., 130 Business Adminis- tration. Mr. Kenneth I. Heininger, President of the Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce, will speak on "The Consumer Outlook for 1948." Business meeting and pledge meeting, 7:30 p.m. West Quad Radio Club: Meet- ing, 7:30 p.m., Radio Room, fifth floor, Williams House. All mem- bers should be present. Ullr Ski Club: First meeting of season, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 3K Michi- gan Union. Movies. Everyone in- terested in skiing invited. Flying Club: Board meeting, 7 p.m., Rm. 1300 E. Engineering Bldg. Flying Club: General meeting. 7:30 p.m., Rm. 1042 E. Engineering Bldg. Pictures will be taken for the Ensian. Plans for the Air Meet at E. Lansing will be com-, pleted. Ice Skating Club: Meetings, 1 to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,' except on days hockey games are played. New members are invited. Come to the Coliseum at Hill and Fifth Streets. Ann Arbor Freshman Women: Meeting, 4:30 p.m., Michigan League. Pre-Medical Society: Meeting, Rm. 3D, Michigan Union Commit- tee members bring all material. The new Pre-Professional Advisor program and field trip will be dis- cussed. United World Federalist SPE- CIAL Executive Council Meeting immediately following regular general meeting. Henderson Room, Michigan League. United World Federalists: Meet- ing, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 1, Hen- derson Room, Michigan League. Students and faculty members in- terested in becoming members of reorganized UWF Speakers Bureau invited. Due to the resignation of two-members - at - large of the UWF Executive Council a special election to fill these two offices will be held as part of the regular general meeting tonight. Westminister Guild: Tea and coffee hour, 4-6 p.m., Presbyterian Church. Roger Williams Guild: Weekly "chat" and tea, 4:30-6 p.m., Guild House. Women of the University Fac- ulty weekly tea: 4-6 p.m., Michi- gan League. U. of M. Dames Book Group: Meet at the home of Mrs. Norman Banghart, 123 Worden Street, Ann Arbor, 8 p.m. Miss Hazel Keedle, Arbor Public Library, will speak on "Children's Books." Coming Events Zeta Phi Eta, Speech Arts: Business meeting 4:15 p.m., Thurs. Dec. 2, Rm. 4208 Angell Hall. Delta Sigma Pi, 'ofessional Business Fraternity: Informal in- itiation, 8 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Michigan Union. Student Faculty Hour: 4-5 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Grand Rapids Room, Michigan League. School of Architecture and Design will be guests. Co-sponsored by Assembly and Pan-Hel Associations. U. of M. Rifle Club: Firing, 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, ROTC range. International Center weekly tea for all foreign students and Amer- ican friends. 4:30-6 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, International Center. Host- esses: Mrs. H. F. Taggert and Miss Inez V. Bozorth. I, Alpha Phi Omega, Service Fra- ternity: General meeting, 7 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Michigan Union. Ensian picture; details of Initia- tion Dinner. Deutscher Verein: 7:45 p.m., Thurs., Michigan League. Games and radio skit. Faculty and stu- dents invited. Room will be post- ed. AVC: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 2, Rm. 3R, Michigan Union. National Convention report. B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Sabbath Eve Services, 7:45 p.m.; Fireside Discussion, Dr. Russell Fi- field will speak on "What Shall We Do in the Far East?" 8:30 p.m. Social hour will follow. Xe ttep4 TO THE EDITOR The Daily accords its readers the privilege of submitting letters for publication in this column. Subject to space limitations,the general pol- icy is to publish in the order in which they are received all letters bearing the writer's signature and address. Letters exceeding 300' words, repeti- tious letters and letters of a defama- tory character or such letters which for any other reason are not in good taste will not be published. The editors reserve the privilege of con- densing letters. * =* * School Spirit To the Editor: UVE BEEN sort of suspecting something like this for a long time, now, but it was still some- what of a disagreeable sight when it did come. I know, of course, that there are many persons on campus who consider studies the least part of their reasons for going to college, but I've never before seen this attitude advocated in an editorial. Dave Thomas has once again aired the old distinction between the "right guy" and the "grind." The serious student is now called an 'over-matured veteran,' a man full of "self-righteous pompous- ness" who should be banished from the campus toan "educa- tional conveyor belt." Yes, I'm sure that if he were allowed to remain on campus, he would contaminate some poor freshman and get him started on the wrong foot-maybe he would get him in the obnoxious habit of studying. "Hoorah, hoorah," Thomas says, "let's go quickly and pullthe rope in the tug-of-war lest we be cheated out of half the joy of youth." I personally have no objection whatever to anyone's pulling a rope in a tug-of-war, but, please, please do not tell me it is half the j goy of youth. I know many more things that make for the joys of youth. And talk about labels! Pseudo- sophisticates, embryo Calvin Cool- idges, Tuesday afternoon's wom- en's club members-I know that, really, I should not be writing like this because I will be called one of those Bad Names. And that would be terrible. I'd cry for a week. So you think that school spirit is fine and shouldbe revived. All right. Fine. But you don't have to work for it that way. Once in a while somebody reads these editorials and might believe you and your depreciating terms. But maybe, after all, you just sent it to the wrong address- maybe you meant it for the Gar- goyle, a far better place for an appeal of that sort. -I. -. Rock. Fifty-Ninth Year t, MAT TER OF FACT: IBeria's Priority By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-The move to use the Secretaryship of Defense as a political plum can only be judged in terms of the central unpleasant fact of our time. Before very long, the Soviet Union may be halfway down the hard road to producing a people's democratic atomic bomb. Six to fifteen years was the period originally allotted. And "sometime in 1952" is still the deadline after which the most conservative American ex- perts say we must be ready for the Krem- lin's Bikini. This is because one fact stands out from the conflicting evidence concerning the Soviet atomic energy project. The project has absolute first priority. It is under the personal direction of Marshall Beria, the dread police chief of the Soviet empire. And whether Swiss machinery must be dearly bought with foreign ex- change, or ten thousand slave laborers are needed the next morning, Marshal Beria has only to sign the order. This does not mean, of course, that ordi- nary but costly mistakes, or the inevitable cumbersomeness of the Soviet system, may not delay the project far beyond the accept- ed deadline. Much time has already been lost by the Kremlin. Even the greatest of Soviet physicists, Kapitza, was prevented from exploring nuclear fission during the war. Generalissimo Stalin was informed of the existence of the atomic bomb at Pots- dam in 1945. During that year, any German scientist could get a free meal ticket from the British and Americans by claiming to be a physicist. But it was not until 1946 that the Soviets began to round up a prize herd of these rare human cattle. The year 1946 is accepted as the moment when Marshal There is, obviously, a glimmer of light in this black picture. If the Kremlin is willing to pay a human life for every pound of uraniferous ore, it must mean that larger and more profitable ore deposits have not yet been brought into production elsewhere in the Soviet empire. There are also other encouraging fac- tors. One such was the recent denuncia- tion of four Russian physicists. One of the usual Soviet Communist mouthpieces excoriated them for their "agnostic asser- tion that lack of precision in the be- havior of atomic particles is unavoidable." If Marxist dialectics are to dominate the Soviet atomic energy project as well as Soviet biological research, we can expect Marshal Beria's Triple A priority to be useless. The tale of the single escapee fiom the Soviet atomic laboratories also carries a little hope. This man was in the top flight of captive German physicists. While he and his colleagues were given every facility and luxury, they were entirely cut off from con- tact with any knowledgeable Russian. The MVD flatfoots who ruled over them required that they work. But since the flatfoots knew no more of nuclear physics than the average policeman, the German scientists could have written novels in their work hours if they chose. None the less, the fact of Marshal Beria's priority remains outstanding. Be- side this fact must be placed the further fact that Marshal Beria's organization can avoid much wasteful experiment by read- ing the American Smyth report. We have shown the way. The Soviets hn Pnrmmn, ,,c Pn,,nnn,' P nhctaria i n Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Harriett Friedman ...Managing Editor Dick Maloy ............... 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BARN1 What does it say? -i 1 rnvel 7eun. n) That Swami copied this out of the "Hortus Sanitaus" or some other popular incunabula. Cnrelessly too!He'scnfthe air.water and lean fx it up for him, Barnaby. Those pictures you didinKindergaren-.