WOMAN'S PLACE Bee Page 4 Y Latest Deadline in the State *7~taii FATR, WARMER VOL. LIX, No. 156 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1949 PRICE FIVE CEI . 1 e I A AWAaru i a: A v Aw %WA",q a Opens Meeting PRESIDENT ALEXANDER G. RUTHVEN Wiespr ead Affect Seen for Phoenix By JIM BROWN and JOHN DAVIES The Phoenix Project will affect the lives of every student, faculty mnember and local resident, University officials and a panel of faculty experts predicted at a public meeting last night. The Project, termed' by; President Alexander G. Ruthven as "the most important all-University project Michigan has ever undertaken," will. be a "living" war memorial devoted to research in the peacetime uses of atomic energy. * * * * . EMPHASIZING THAT THE entire community will benefit from the project, President Ruthven urged students, faculty members, local alumni and friends of the University to suppoit the $6,500,000 fund- raising campaign which will be launched in the fall of 1950. *Chester H. Lang, chairman of the national fund raising drive, outlined the structure of the army of volunteer student and alumni workers who will conduct the campaign. He pointed out that although the formal drive will not begin until the fall of 1950, a $5,000,000 "special gifts" drive will begin this fall. * * * * APPEALING PARTICULARLY to the undergraduates, Lang said that "it is essential that graduating seniors be well informed about{ the project . . . tley should constantly make it a topic of their everyday conversations." "Every use of student organizations should be made to pro- mote the campaign," he added. Assistant Provost John A. Perkins traced the history of the Phoenix Project from a Student Legislature resolution of 1946 calling1 for a "living war memorial" to the present time. Enumerating the wartime contributions of the University, Perkins repealed that Michigan's part in the A-Bomb development was so, great that most of it still remains secret. "Isn't it fine therefore, that the war memorial should be devoted to peacetime research," he added. * * * * HEADING THE PANEL discussion Prof. Ralph A. Sawyer, dean of. the graduate school, said "The Phoenix Project' will affect every department of the University from anthropology to zoology." "The Preliminary Planning Cmmittee felt the Board of Regents couldn't have picked a memorial which would have inte- grated the entire University as the Phoenix Project will," said 1 Sawyer, who headed the couimittee.1 Prof.- Robley C. Williams, physics department, discussing thet role of the physical and natural sciences in the project, said he had uncovered more than 60 projects which will make use of radioactiver isotopes. Explaining .the meaning of isotopes, Williams said they will bet used in all scientific fields from chemistry to pharmacology.- * * * * PROF. FRED J. HODGES, chairman of the roentgenology depart-i ment 'of the medical school, said that although results of prewar medical research in the use of isotopes were "not phenomenal," they offer tremendous opportunity in the future. Prof. Lewis M. Simes. of the law school, outlined the effect the Phoenix Project will have on legal research. Emphasizing that the development of atomic energy will ne- f cessitate revision 'of the legal pattern of this country, he said that the Project will include a study of new law codes. He explained that the Atomic Energy Commission, which estab- lished a government mohopoly on fissionable materials will make it necessary for lawyers to decide who will be granted licenses to use pat- ents for non-military uses of atomic energy. First Parley Fails T o Halt Ford Dispute Second Session Slated for Today DETROIT-UP)-The first peace talks since the start of the six-day Ford strike broke up yesterday with no settlement in sight. Another session was scheduled today at 10 a.m. As the talks went on, more Ford plants across the nation pre- pared to lay off 14,000 workers and shut down at the end of the day's operations. THE STRIKE of 65,000 workers hit Ford's Rouge and Lincoln- Mercury plants last Thursday. President Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers said the company asked for the recess "to discuss its position." There was no comment from Ford officials. REUTIIER SAID the Union had not changed its position on the "speedup" issue "because our original position was basically cor- rect." He refused to say whether any progress was made at what he called "an exploratory session" yesterday. Before the talks were adjourned, about 75 Ford workers set up picket lines outside. Reuther said the demonstration was "engi- neered by Communists." THOMAS THOMPSON, local 600 president, ordered the demon- stration to break up. Pickets con- tinued for another 10 minutes be- fore disbanding. They carried placards charg- ing that "speed-ups are all over Rouge." Reuther said the protest would be disregarded. "We have decided there will be no other issues injected into these negotiations except those outdof Iwhich this strike grew," he de- clared. Union speed-up charges apply only to Lincoln-Mercury and the final assembly building of the Rouge Plant. Officials of the Ford Motor Company have estimated that nearly all of its 106,000 produc- tion workers in 49 plants will be affected by next Monday if the strike continues. Judic To Try Violations of U' .Regulations Student organizations which break University regulations will hereafter be tried by combined men and women's Judiciary Coun- cil under a new rule passed by the Student Affairs Committee yester- day. Probation, suspension or com- plete withdrawal of University recognition can result from Coun- cil recommendations to SAC under the new rule. FINAL DECISIONS will still rest with the SAC, which held complete ower in such cases until now. The rule provides that charges may be brought by either the SAC or the Judiciary council. Basis for charges is alleged in- fractions of "rules as set forth in "University Regulations Con- cerning Student Affairs, Con- duct and Discipline." Portions of the regulation book- let concerned in the SAC ruling proscribe procedures in such mat- ters as arranging events, speakers and meetings through the com- mittee. AT ITS MEETING yesterday, the SAC also granted recognition to the University of Michigan Law Students Association and approved in principle a repetition next year of a freshman event similar to the Frosh weekend of this spring. The committee also approved a' parade and tug-of-war, Friday as publicity for the Senior Ball. A "Tennis Ball" parade, scheduled for Thursday, was also approved. Groups Volunteer To tack Debate West Quad Council and Ameri- cans for Democratic Action have Hint at Bias In Law Quad Applications (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of seven articles dealing with the policies employed in stu- dent housing facilities, with partic- lar reference to racial and religious factors.) By BUDDY ARONSON In a somewhat different cate- gory than the Men's Residence Halls is the Lawyers' Club, the gift of William W. Cook. Cook stipulated in his Deed of Gift that jurisdiction over the building be vested in a board of governors rather than the Univer- sity officials who regulate other campus living units. , , * CONTROL OF the Lawyers' Club is in the hands of a 10-man board, headed by the Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court, and including one Regent, two mem- bers of the law faculty, two prac- ticing lawyers, one elected mem- ber of the State Supreme Court, the President of the University and two law students who are elected by their fellow members of the Lawyers' Club. Miss Inez V. Bozorth, director of the Lawyers' Club, in which membership is open to any law student, said that race and re- ligion play no part in the ac- ceptance or rejection of appli- cants, pointing out that Club members include all races and creeds. The actual selection of mem- bers is made by the Board of Gov- ernors' Membership Committee, which consists of Prof. Grover C. Grismore, of the law school, and Wells Lovett and Gordon Boozer, the two student members of the Board. INCLUDED ON the application blank which prospective members must fill out are questions per- taining to color, nationality and church preference. The applicant is also asked to submit a photo- graph. At the top of the application form is the statement, "No ap- plication will be considered un- less all information requested is furnished." This information is used, along with other data from the indi- vidual's records, in assigning roommates, Miss Bozorth said. *, * * SHE SAID THAT men who do not request by name a specific roommate are generally assigned one of their own race and religion. See LAWYERS page 6 'U' UNESCO Gets Underway The campus UNESCO officially got underway last night at an or- ganizational meeting when the group adopted a constitution and made plans to send a deputation to a nearby town to put on an international understanding pro- gram. The constitution provides that any student believing in the prin- ciples of the United Nations and UNESCO and willing to further the work of these organizations and the University UNESCO council may become a member. The constitution will be for- mally ratified by members at the next meeting, May 24. StuckUp! Fifteen members of Ann Ar- bor's Chamber of Commerce and a University professor were marooned last night for half an hour in a 17-passenger elevator stuck between floors in the Business Administration Build- ing. The unlucky 16. part of a group which made a tour of the building, "became quite closely acquainted during their little stay between floors," said Prof. Russell A. Stevenson of the School of Business Administra- tion, who did not get caught. "An electrician finally got the elevator going, and rescued the stranded sightseers," he said. IFC Forms New Bias -Daily-Alex Lmanian BRAVES ENTER FOLD-President Alexander G. Ruthven, hon- orary Sachem of Michigauma, is shown initiating a group of painted neophytes in the annual tribal ceremony near the Diag. * * * M Lch iga m a Calls Braves To Wigwam Listen to this tale of romance, Tale of Indian warriors bold- In the early moon of falling leaves Came they forth, the stoics valiant Forth they romped to paleface wigwam, Wigwam one of friendly Great Chief, Paleface might 'mong his kind; Came he forth to take their token, Then to the mighty oak of Tappan Dashed the screaming, yelling redmen; To the tree of Indian legend Where the white men pale and trembling Stood around the mighty oak; Warriors choice of paleface nation Choice of tribe to run the gauntlet. Down the warriors, painted de- mons, Swoopedand caught their prey like eagles, Loud the war cry stirred the stillness, As they seized their hapless captives, Forth they bore them to their wigwam There to torture at their pleasure. There they ate around the glowing bonfires Heard the words of mighty wis- dom. Smoked the pie of peace and f riendship. Thus there came to Michigamua: Honorary Sachems Matt Mann II and Joseph Bursley. Young Bucks Lex Herrin, Mac Suprunowicz, Leo Romzick, Wally Grant, Al Blumrosen, Leon Jaroff, Ed Ulvestad, Bill Upthegrove, Wally Teninga, Gus Stager, Dick Kempthorn, Bill Wise, Walt Han- sen, Bob Seeber, John Ryder, Dick Morrison, Dale Congdon, and "Al Wistert. Western Germans Choose Bonu As Capital of New Federal Stat World News Rpound- Up By The Associated Press JERSEY CITY-Frank "Boss" Hague's iron grip for 30 years on the political destinies of this Dem- ocratic strong-hold was broken yesterday as his City Commission ticket lost for the first time. * * * LAKE SUCCESS--Israel's long fight for a seat in the United Nations is expected to end today in her approval as the 59th UNT member. * * * WASHINGTON-A new $72 a month Veterans Pension Bill is due to emerge today from the House Veterans Committee. * * * WASHINGTON -- Senator Connally (Dem., Tex.) told the Senate yesterday he sees no rea- son why the United States should not send an ambassador to Spain. LANSING-The Senate yester- day revived and passed a House- approved bill permitting parochial school students to be transported in public school buses. * * - * MANCHESTER, Eng. - The last of the 65 coal mines in the rich Lancashire fields shut down last night in an unofficial, Communist - supported strike which has put 50,000 men out of work. SHANGHAI-A move for peace with the Reds "is in full swing" in the Hankow area, the govern- ment's Central News Agency said yesterday. * * * . TRENTON, Ga.--Sheriff J. W. Lynch, three deputies and a pri- vate citizen were indicted yester- day on charges of assault in the flogging of seven Negroes by hooded men reported to be mem- bers of the Ku Klux Klan. Site Chosen Study Group Interfraternity Council last night re-formed its committee to tackle the discrimination prob- lem in campus fraternities from the "inside". Chairman of the committee is Jake Jacobson, IFC president. Other members are Dick Morri- son, IFC vice-president, and Stan Crapo, secretary of IFC. THE COMMITTEE was formed after a report by Hal Walsh on a plan being used at the University of Minnesota, which consists of educational talks at Minnesota fraternities by faculty members. Speakers explain the religious, psychological and anthropolog-. ical causes and implications of discrimination, and conduct dis- cussions on the subject. Minnesota fraternities have un- til 1952 to take action on the dis- crimination clauses in their con- stitutions. Evidence of action is a petition to the national organi- zations to remove the discrimina- tory clauses. "THE PLAN ALLOWS fraterni- ties to work on discrimination from within, and to solve the problem without outside pres- sure," explained Walsh. The IFC committee plans to go to work immediately with a pro- gram of education similar to the Minnesota plan. Druids Strike In Deep N11ight Druids, sons of magic Foretellers of the future Judges-very knowing, wise- The fires in the stonehenge Are set alight With flames to heaven raised; Look upon thy awenyds, Called from out thy mighty court The uninformed who would seek thy light, Hence to thy oak grove- There to test their worthiness With eyes to heaven raised, Invoke a blessing from the skies- Perpetuate thy heroic deeds, Keep ever bright thy burning torch- The glory and wisdom of knights of old, Stalwart DRUIDS, true and bold. B Assembly InCloseVote (lay Advocates United Germany BONN, Germany -(p) -By a margin of four votes, the West German Constitutent Assembly last night picked Bonn as the cap- ital of the new German Federal Republic. In a polite undercover tug-of- war, the British had favored Bonn and the Americans Frankfurt. THE VOTE was 33 for Bonn and 29 for Frankfurt. Choice of Bonn, a city of about 100,000 population on the west bank of the Rhine, was some- what of a surprise. Frankfurt had been regarded as the most likely candidate because of its central geographic location, ° transportation and comunica- tion facilities. Meanwhile, in Berlin, Sen. Lu- cius D. Clay said Americans want to see Germany united, provided all sections have "the same guar- antees of freedom as contained in the Bonn Constitution." CLAY, WHO is retiring five days hence from the position of u.. Military Governor, spoke at a fare- well ceremony in the German Bi- zonal Economic Council at Frank- furt. A constitution containing an elaborate bill of rights was adopted for the Western Zones of Germany by a German Par- liamentary Convention at Bonn Sunday. The Bonn Constitution excludes the Soviet Zone for the presdnt. Convention leaders said the Soviet Zone did not guarantee the demo- cratic right, including free elec- tions, that exist in the Western Zones. CLAY TOLD the Germans to strive toward three things: to un- derstand liberty, to have the will never to give it up, and to use their liberty properly. Dr. Erich Koehler, Council president, said in reply: "Tell President Truman that we want a united Germany, but a united Germany in which the Eastern Zone has the same human rights and the same unhampered political and spiritual liberties which the Allied Powers have brought to realization in the West Zones. May the council of foreign ministers come to the same deci- sion." German officials from Hesse presented Clay a German land- scape painting. The council plans to give him a cup, but it is not yet completed. Continuance Of Vet Center Still Debated By The Associated Press State Legislators were still un- convinced yesterday that the Vet- erans Readjustment Center here should be continued despite the testimony of Dr. Moser M. Frolich, psychiatrist in charge. A hearing was held by the House Ways and Means Committee which has recommended that the $250,- 000 annual appropriation for the center be dropped. PLEADING ThAT the center was filling a need in rehabilitating mentally disturbed veterans, Dr. Frolich said that 358 in-patients and 800 out-patients had been treated since the center opened in January, 1947. He said six full time psychiatrists are employed. EIERSOLE APPOINTED: New Union Opera Director Named S* * * _____________________________________________ Jim Ebersole, '50, of Elkhart, Indiana, will direct the course of Union Opera during the next school year. Ebersole has been chosen by the Union Opera Board to replace Dave Lvshon '49E . asgeneral A call has been issued to all writers or potential writers for a scenario for the 1950 production. According to Ebersole, the Opera Board is interested mainly in a complete description of plot situa- sists of Franklin Kuenzel, Union general manager; Prof. A. L. Clark of the engineering college; and Prof. Maynard Klein of the School of Music. Union President William Wise rn .- m mme