THlE MTCUI TAN' DAIlY- "; ..~iA~Tkb-i-u& I .. . . , J1_ I.. ' . rauaasn i d[il dlt3.lL A' y 1 4 No Withdrawal 1 OHN BULL IS A stubborn creature. When the last British soldier picked up is duffle and departed from Palestine, some ptimists thought that Britain had actually een the error of her ways-thanks to the rgun and the Stern Gang-and was aban- oning forever her imperialistic ambitions a the Holy Land. It seemed that at last the Arabs and the Jews would be left to work out their own answers to the problems which had been plaguing them for so long. From the beginning, however, it was ob- ious that optimism about Britain was sad- r-misplaced, for she showed no inclination o pull her finger-or her arms-out of he Palestine pie. British officers led British-trained Arabs, arrying British-made weapons in open war- are against the defenders of the newly- orn state. The Israeli, fighting with the etermination of free men, proved more han a match for the formidable Arab le- ions, despite their vast numerical superior! y. The Arabs, with all their help from he British, suffered defeat after defeat, ausing increased apprehension at Number 'en Downing Street. It was one thing having the feudal- istic, strife-torn Arabs in control of the vital strip of land bordering the Mediter- ranean, and quite another having the ditorials published in The Michigan Daily re written by members of The Daily staff nd represent the views of the writers only. same land in the hands of a tious people, who refused to under the British thumb. free, ambi- lie meekly Whether or not the planes were shot down within Palestine's borders or over Egypt is not really of great importance. The significance of the incident lies in tho fact that Britain sent military planes over an area where a truce had just been called. Thus, just when peace in the Holy Land appeared imminent, the British action made the prospect seem more remote than ever. At the same time the British concen- trated warships and troops in the tense Mediterranean area, sending soldiers to the little Red Sea town of Aqaba, which straddles vital British land routes in the Middle East. A road to Damascus which bypasses Pal- estine starts at Aqaba. This road could be used in wartime, in the event that the Suez Canal were to fall into enemy hands, for the overland transport of oil to the United States and Britain. Britain is also interested in keeping the Jews out of the Negev, which is itself rich in mineral deposits, because whoever con- trols the Negev will also control the Red Sea, with its wealth of potash, bromide, magnesium, and phosphate deposits. Britain will not easily relinquish her extensive holdings in the Middle East, re- gardless of the suffering she may inflict upon the Jews, Arabs, or anyone else who dares oppose her. She has not yet learned that human lives and freedom are more important than oil lines and canals, and that a, world of oppressed people is and must be a world of war. -Buddy Aronson. NIGHrT EDITOR: CRAIG H. WILSON CURRENT MOVIES At the State.. CANON CITY, with assorted convicts. IF YOU LIKE prison breaks, this is your cup of tea. We're told that the film was shot at Canon City Penitentiary in Colorado and surrounding territory, with the real-life warden and manyactual convicts partici- pating. And, we're happy to report, what might have turned out to be a rather sloppy, set up business has, instead, turned out rather well. In "raw, naked, terrifyingly true" style, the camera follows a group of cons from the conception of a break, the getaway, and the inevitable recapture. We assume that reenactment of the break was han- dled by a group of law-abiding actors-- but the fact remains that we've never seen any etiebefor This anonymity is fortunate, inasmuch as it circumvents the only possible barrier to the picture's complete realism. The entire Hollywood segment of the cast renders an excellent series of underworld character portrayals. I The real warden of the Canon City Pen, Roy Best, does a fair job of portray- ing himself. He is outdone, however, .by several genuine convicts who are given a chance in the opening minutes oe the picture to tell how they came to be be- hind bars. Save for the distraction of the State's usual matinee complement of whoop-'n- holler boys, we were well entertained. Also Ran-a better-than-most cartoon, as well as one of those musical shorts in which they use up all the excess technicolor film and hungry actors they can find around the lot. This particular epic, "Catalina Inter- Lude," features a fellow who is apparently under the impression that he is the Prettiest Man in the World. r -Bob White. *~ * * . At the Michigan.. THE SAXON CHARM, with Robert Mont- gomery, John Payne and Susan Hayward. MATT SAXON is a man who has for- gotten that people are people. His warped and twisted personality is even turned inward to his own destruction, and his story could easily be the depressing un- veiling of a soul rotten cynic. But "the Saxon Charm" is a fascinating veil, and the author of "The Hucksters" has given us another character that you must laugh at even while you loathe. Robert Montgomery is the arrogant, de- manding,. self-assured little God of the theatiical world and writer John Payne is the current fly in his web. Payne and wife Susan Hayward, along with Saxon's gal Audrey Trotter, take a painful Saxon sleigh ride, but to anyone who only has to watch and not feel the effects of his antics, the pace is giddy and often gay, with the dialogue including some laudable gems. The story is weakened by telling it through the slightly stuffy Payne-Howard slice of Saxon's turbulent career, and with more Saxon and less poetic justice, it would have been a real charmer. Yet the ending is logical and dramatic for the particular episode stressed; our pure pair learn and leave in time, and Audrey Trotter departs the Saxon menagerie with smoking tongue, rather than the much overused gun, leaving other gullibles to the prey of "the Saxon charm." -Gloria Hunter. Relgion Course THE LITERARY College Executive Com- mittee's recent decision to increase the number of courses in religion emphasizes once more the separation of the church and the state. Certain pressure groups will cry that if religion is as important as English and political science, a special department in religion must be established. Men with some actual religious background are the only ones qualified to teach in that. de- partment, these groups say. ' But the executive committee found after extensive study that the only way to keep sectarianism out of such courses is to teach courses about religion instead of in religion. The executive committee appointed a spe- cial faculty group to find out all the angles of religion courses before making their de- cision. They looked at schools which listed searate religion departments. At the Uni- versity of Iowa they found the department controlled by a committee composed of a Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi and a Prot- estant pastor. But they also found that most of the courses in the catalogue were of the- ological or sectarian nature. Then the committee looked at the sit- uation at Michigan in order to ascertain the special need here. They found that though the catalogue listed many courses, relatively few of them were actually being taught. The men long connected with these special courses had died or re- tired. So the faculty committee drew up a re- port on their findings, which the executive board accepted. The biggest improvement suggested by the report is a central commit- tee to oversee all religion courses which will be scattered throughout various depart- ments in the college. In addition, the college will hire men who are especially qualified in the field of religion to teach. The qualifications of those who teach the courses have long been an object of questioning by those who criticize the University system. The final bright spot in the report is the addition of several new courses. Students have asked for a course in comparative religion for years. And the great religious books course will probably equal the pop- ularity of the still young humanities course. The literary college has drawn up a program that will teach religion as an in- tellectual discipline, not a sectarian pro- gram that should be kept out of a state university. -Janet Watts. Budget uttng THE BLOW has come, and the President has put his annual bite on the Amer- ican taxpayer for government funds for the next year. It is a very big bite, too-to the tune of $41,858,000. Of this astronomical total, approximately three-quarters is ear- marked for expenditure on our foreign aid program, national defense, and the after-effects of past war. The remaining quarter-about $10,000,- 000,000-will be used for domestic expendi- tures. Of this total, government admninis- tration of programs will eat up its usual sizable chunk. Perhaps more significant than the budget itself was the reaction to it. Immediately after its presentation, congressmen began debating how they could cut the domestic expenditures. Never once was the sugges- tion made even to examine the budget for foreign programs and nuational defense. This seems a very dangerous trend, distinctly un-American trend in the sense that the people's elected representatives who are supposed to guard the people's money are letting their anti-Commuunist zeal get the better of their common sense. In view of this, it would be wise to re- examine why we are spending such a colossal sum of money, and what we expect to gain from it. Tha Marshall Plan was originally set up to provide economic aid to war-devastated countries to rehabilitate their economic sys- tems. The Truman Doctrine was established to "stop Communism" in Greece and Turkey by providing military and economic assist- ance.' Our national defense program was launched when the Communists took over Czechoslovakia with the idea of prepar- ing for instantaneous war with Russia. How have our plans worked out? The Marshall Plan, in addition to provid- ing aid to Western European countries, is now being extended to include South Amei ica, Ethiopia, and other nations thousands of miles from the nearest battlefield. The Truman Doctrine, which was sup- posed to "stop Communism" in Greece, his resulted in more Communist guerillas now than a year ago. Our' defense program is being built up on a near-war basis when ton State De- partment experts on Russia (includng, Charles Morgan writing in the current issue of Foreign Affairs Quarterly) be- lieve Russia will not risk war for 15 or A.i Daily-Hampton DAILY OFFICIAL BULLELTIN .I (ContiDued from Page 2) tained in advance from the Chair- man of the Department of Bio- logical Chemistry, 317 W. Med. Bldg. Room assignments for German 1, 2, 31, 32 final examinations, Tues., Jan. 18, 2-4 p.m. Berg, B HA; Bergholz, 2003 AH; Bernard, 101 Ec.; Bigelow, 2225 AH; Eaton, 1025 AH; Fueh- rer, B HH; Gaiss, 1025 AH; Goet- tler, D AMH; Graf, B HH; Hal- ley, 25 AH; Hascall, 25 AH; Heil- bronner, 1025 AH; Mertens, E HH; Neumann, G HH; Norton, 2231 AH; Packer, 203 UH; Pott, 2003 AH; Reed, 3017 AH; Reichart, 201 UH; Thurber, 205 MH; Wil- ley, 2225 AH; Yates, 25 AH. History 11, Lecture Course II (Prof. Slosson): Final examina- tion will be given in Waterman Gymnasium. History 49-Final Examination, Tues., Jan. 25, 2-5 p.m; Adams- Griffin, Rm. B Haven Hall; Hagelin-Zwickey, West Gallery, Alumni Meniorial Hall. Political Science I-- Exam Loca- tions : Sec. 1-Waldby, 2--Kallenbach, 3 - Houston, 4 - Houston, 5 - Waldby in 1025 A.H. 6-Ecker, 7-Ecker in 1035 A.H. 8-Beaney, 9-Beaney in 1035 A.H. 10-Leu, 12--Leu in 35 A.H. 13-Thomas, 14-Thomas in 3017 A.H. 15 - Grace, 16 - Grace, 17 - Grace in 231 A.H. 18-Peek, 19-Peek, 21--Peek in 25 A.H. 20--Vernon, 22-Vernon in 2003 A.H. 23---Eldersveld in 2203 A.H. Political Science h-Exam Lo- cations: Sec. 1-Lane, 2-Lane, 3-Ward in' 205 Mason Hall 5-Abbott, 6-Abbott in 2225 A.H. Political Science 52: Final Ex- .amnination Fri., Jan. 21, 9 a.m. Section 1, (Knappeni) will meet in 16 A.H. Sections 2 and 3 (Mdersveld) will meet in 229 A.H. Section 5 (Bretton) will meet in 6 A.H. Sections 4, 6, 7, and 8 (Vernon and Abbott) will meet in 1025 A.H. Politial Science 67-Rooms for Final Exam: Jan. 17, 9-12 a.m., 240 T. C. B.; Manion (31-15), Jan. 18, 9-12 a.m., 4203 AH; Sattler (31-3) Jan. 19, 9-12 a.m., 4208 AH. Speech 35 will have final ex- amination Jan. 25, 2-5 p.m., 25 AH. Speech 135: Final Wed., Jan. 26, 9-12 3209 A.H. Speech 305: Final Mon., Jan. 24, 2-5 3231 A.H. examination, a.m.-Room examination, p.m.--Room *1 Zoology Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 20, Rackham Amphi- theatre. Mr. Van T. Harris will speak on "Habitat Selection by Peromyscus." Mr. Harold Broad- books will speak on "Behavior and Populations of the Western Chip- munk." Open Meeting. Lectures Mathematics Lecture: Profes- sor Lamberto Cesari of the Uni- versity of Bolognd, Italy, and at present Visiting Professor at Ohio State University, will give a lec- ture on Double Fourier Series, 4 p.m., Mon., Jan. 17, 3011 Angell Hall. Concerts The Paganini Quartet--14enri Temianka and Gustave Rosseels, violins, Robert Courte, viola and Adolphe Frezin, violoncello-will give three concerts in the Ninth Annual Chamber Music Festival, in the auditorium of the Rackham Building, Fri., Jan. 14 at 8:30; Sat., Jan. 15, at 8:30; and Sun., Jan. 16, at 2:30. Friday evening the Quartet will play the Schubert Quartet in E- flat major; Beethoven Quartet in F major; and the Mozart Quartet, in C major. Saturday evening the Haydn Quartet in G major, Jacobi Quartet No. 3, and the Beethoven Quartet in E-flat major, will be heard. Sunday afternoon's pro- gram will consist of the Beethov- en Quartet in B-flat majior, No. 6; the Milhaud No. 7; and the Franck Quartet in D major. Tickets are available at the of- fices of the University Musical Society in Burton Tower during the day; and one hour preceding each concert in the lobby of the Rackham building. Concerts. The University Musi- cal Society announces concerts for the second semester, as follows: Horowitz, Pianist-Friday, Feb. 11, 8:30 p.m. Heifetz - Saturday, Feb. 19, 8:30 p.m. Milstein, Violinist - Friday, March 4, 8:30 p.m. Indianapolis Symphony, Fabien Sevitzky, conductor - Sunday, March 13, 7 p.m. Chicago Symphony, Fritz Busch, guest conductor--Sunday, March 27, 7 p.m. A limited number of tickets are available at the Society's offices in Burton Memorial Tower. Exhibitions Exhibition of Student Work in Architectural Design in the Carnegie Institute of Technology. Second Floor, Architectural Build- ing, January 6-21. Letters 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. * * * Commended To the Editor: AY I PROPOSE a vote of com- mendation for the Executive Committee of the Literary College for its constructive action in en- larging the University's coverage of religious subjects. To those of us who feel that a knowledge of at least the basic tenents of other major religions is almost imperative for the stu- dent's understanding of the large part of the world which lies out- side of the Judo-Christian sphere, the addition of a course in Com- parative Religion is particularly good news. This course which had, as far as I can disover, the unanimous support of all of the divergent groups interested, should be a val- uable addition to the University's curriculum. Important too in the Commit- tee's little-publicized action was the decision to name a central committee to oversee all religious courses and the announced policy of adding new faculty members to teach religious courses who are qualified to teach a traditional subject as well. Both actions should be val- uable in producing a non-parti- san, or rather non-sectarian, de- velopment of religious instruction at the University. Religious instruction at a state- supported institution is always a ticklish proposition and the astute decision of placing policy respon- sibility in a committee and using faculty members who are pri- marily educators rather than re- ligious practitioners should elim- inate the existance of criticism of sectarianism in this program. -Tom Walsh. Sunday Study To the Editor: ANYONE WHO studies or tries to study at the library on Sundays will know the urgency of my plea. However fine this Uni- versity is, it neglects to take care of the poor, lost sheep who upon arriving at 2;30 on Sundays at the library can find no place to sit. It not only irritates them, but dis- tracts the people who were fore- sighted enough to arrive at 2 and have found a place to study. You may say our powers should be better, but, have you ever tried to concentra'te with groups of peo- ple shuffling by discussing the in- adequacy of. the library? It isn't easy, and everyone would be much happier if one more room were Museum of Art: Work in Pro- gress in Michigan, through Jan. 30; Art Locally Owned (Ann Arbor Art Assoiatlon), through Jan. 26; Alumni Memorial Hall, daily 9-5, Sundays 2-5. The public is invited. Events Today Naval Research Reserve: In- stallation' of the University of Michigan unit of the Volunteer Research Reserve, 8 p.m. East Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. All Naval reserve personnel interested in research are invited. Uniforms are appropriate but op- tional German Coffee hour; 3-4:30 pau., Michigan League Soda Bar. All students and faculty members invited. Roger Williams Guild: Open house, 8:30 p.m. Student Religious Association: Coffee Hour, 4:30 p.m., Lane Hall. Art Cinema League presents "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder; also Charlie Chaplin in "Easy Street," 7 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Architecture Audito-! rium. Tickets at University Hall. Coming EventsI Graduate Outing Club: Meet Sun., Jan. 16, 2:15 p.m., Northwestj entrance, Rackham Building for ice-skating and hiking. Sign sup- per list at Rackham checkroom desk before noon Saturday. All graduates welcome. Outings will be held on the Sundays of the exam and registration periods. opened to take care of the 2:30 stragglers. -Midge Minnis. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Library offi- cials explain that because the cost of operating Sunday service is high and because the librarians who su- pervise the rooms accept assign- ments on a volunteer basis, the li- brary attempts to meet only the minimum needs of the campus. It is not, of course, officials point out, the only place where students can find facilities for study on Sunday afternoons and evenings) * * * 'Irratiotal Distortion'. To the Editor: IN WEDNESDAY'S Daily appears a letter written by one Richard Schultstwhichtsharply points up one of the most dangerous aspects' of the indictments and forthcom- ing trials of the twelve Commu. nists. The letter contains irration- al distortions of the facts. Mr. Schults. for example, at- tempts to justify the indictments by stating, "These men have been indicted by the Grand Jury be- cause they consider enough evi- dence to exist to prove that these men were engaged in subversive activities and had plotted to over- throw the government of the U.S. by force and violence." Mr. Schults has a grand imagination, because the indictments do not charge any subversive act, nor any plotato overthrow the government. In fact, the same Blue Ribbon Grand Jury to which Mr. Schults attrib- utes such success, was in session for over a year trying to pin 'es- pionage charges on these men. The FBI spent three years and a half million dollars trying to es- tablish the same thing. They couldn't. The Grand Jury was dis- missed, and recalled a short time later to indict these men, not for acts of violence, plotting espion- age, or any such business, but for organizing a political party ( a heinous crime, indeed!) .and teaching and advocating the prin- ciples of Marxism-Leninism. Mr. Schults further 'refers to the recent Supreme Court refusal to drop the indictments. The ap- peal to the High Court was based on the contention that a fair t 4i in an atmosphere of anti-Co- munist hysteria is impossible. The fact that Mr. Schults has already convicted these men in his pwn mind, without even the slikhtcst knowledge of the charges against them, demonstrates the validity of the appeal. Mr. Schults may be willirg to concede to a criminal court .of twelve men the right to decide which ideas he may or may not hold, to which political party :he may or may not belong, and whose pr'opaganda he mayor:may not read and discuss, but there are millions of other Americans who will fight to preserve these hard-won rights. -Marvin H. Gladstone. Fifty-Nith Year I. __ ART + - OMETHING NEW in art projects, the S Detroit Institute of Art's "Work in Prog- ress in Michigan," is now having its Ann Arbor introduction in South Gallery of Alumni Memorial Hall. Planned as a series of travelling exhibits, each show concen- trates on a few artists of similar style. One of the outstanding features of the Institute's project is the plan of show- ing more works by fewer artists. It is one of the few exhibits in which one has the opportunity of viewing even more promi- nent artists. In the exhibit here, sculpture by Marshall Fredericks, paintings by Sarkis Sarkisian and Zubel iachadoorian, and ceramics by Maija Grotell, are included. Looking Bach 30 YEARS AGO TODAY: Completion of the new University Library was expected within three months. The building was to be an "excellent example of the new 'Michigan' style of architecture illustrated in Hill Auditorium and the Na- tural Science Building. The city of Ann Arbor installed 600 mazda street lights for the first time. Frederick's sculpture varies from a real- istic portrait, "Head of a Japanese," to the highly stylized bronze figures of three clowns. Between these, are some animal fountain heads which bear the influence of Carl Milles, famed locally for his now boarded up fountain near the League, and three architectural reliefs, also of animals. These latter are very well-designed, making the most of the space in which they are created. Frederick's best work in the exhibit, though, is the small un- labelled sculpture of a woman. It has the smoothness of line of the more stylized work, yet it has a much greater rhythmic feeling and depth. The primitive touch is added to the show in the paintings by Sarkis Sarkisian. He has most effectively integrated it in "Afri- can Lament," a stark head and hand in bluish-black, against an orange and yellow background. The flat, decorative style of the artist shows up also in "Figure," an excellent design, with shapes in a very pleasing arrangement. Modigliani's influence is apparent in two other of Sarkisian's works, "Nude" and "Clio," which some- how are less satisfactory. - Somewhat similar in style, and yet with an entirely different effect, are the oils of Zubel Kachadoorian. 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The following sections will have the final exam as follows: Flemings (31-22), Jan. 17, 9-12 a.m., 4203 AH; Manion (31-2)i BARNABY What a job getting home! Snow tied up everything! He had a little trouble stopping the snow after he started it, Pop, but- Does he know that he's cost the taxpayers an estimated $300,000 for snow remioval? And ask him who'll shovel our walk and driveway- I I I.