THE MICHIGAN DAILY Dorm Plan THE UNIVERSITY Resident Halls, long pregnant with organizing possibilities, has finally begun labor pains. Expected: A Residence Hall's Council that will establish the coordination of activities within the entire "U" dormitory system. The gleam in papa's eye was first seen last October in the East Quad Council. More decisive action was taken at a subse- quent meeting of Dormitory House Presi- dents and interested rsidents. Now the big problem is to gain social approval and popular backing. The pros- pective plans of the Council have been aired before open meetings of several of the houses in both men's and women's dorms. To date the project has been ap- proved by seven houses and rejected by two. When and if the Council becomes an established fact it can offer a basic five point program to student living in the dormitories. 1-It would provide a concrete liasion group between resident students and the Administration. 2-It would tie the Residence Halls more intimately to general University life by being an official council recognized by the students as a complete and cooperating group. 3-It would unify Residence Halls and increase individual house spirit and pres- tige. 4--It would facilitate the opportuities for inter-residence hall functions, both so- cial and academic. 5-It would further education in house government by the free exchange of ex- perienced ideas. The monkey wrench threatening resi- dent approval of the Council is an un- official attack launched by the Associa- tion of Independent Men. AIM seems to feel that its future existence as a politically powerful group will be en- dangered by the Resident Halls Council. Moreover it apparently believes that a wasteful duplication of tasks will occur. This is not the case. The Resident Halls Council will deal only with the problems of University residents. Basically the prob- lems of men and women in the Resident Halls are the same. At present Assembly and AIM are the duplicating organizations. 'The Resident Halls Council would be a uni- fying agent. At one of the recent house meetings the voting was channeled into a choice be- tween AIM and the Residence Hall Council. The issue was deceptive. The Council is not an insurrection to overthrow Fiailer, Kly- man and Co. Both can exist side by side strengthening one another rather than weakening. The Residence Halls Council is not a political group but rather a service or- ganization. And such an organization is badly needed within the Residence Halls. If anything the Council offers AIM the possibility of increased numbers by or- ganizing 5000 students under one set-up. Should the Residence Halls Council be forced into politics in the future it will possess tremendous potential merely in its numbers. But again rather than hinder the expressed aims of AIM it would strengthen the power of the independents. And that's what AIM wants, isn't it? -Leonard Greenbaum. Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: JOHN DAVIES t.8 UMW & Coal Industry "WellI, Here Goes' DAILY OFFICIAL BULETIN- AS THE paralyzing coal strike spreads its deadly effects throughout the nation's economy it becomes increasingly more ap- parent that traditional methods of labor- management bargaining are incapable of working out lasting agreements between the miners and operators. And with the rise of this labor-management anarchism, there have come repeated demands that the gov- ernment take drastic steps to cure the sit- uation-that the Army be called out to force the miners back into the pits-that the gov- ermnent take over operation of the mines -or that the entire coal industry be na- tionalized. The causes for our current coal dilema are reflected in the history of the industry throughout the past 10 years. During that period, which has been marked by wave af- ter wave of crippling nation-wide strikes, tremendous technological strides have been made in the perfection of new methods of mining coal. Although more than 250,000 miners have trickled out of the industry since the twenties, scientific mining methods would soon displace thousands more, were it not for the coercive prohibitions of John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers. Even more significant has been the tre- mendous rise of competitive fuel indus- tries. Natural gas and oil have been substi- CURRENT MOVIS At The State... WHIRLPOOL, with Gene Tierney, Rich- ard Conte, and Jose Ferrar. IT LOOKS as if nature has taken its course and the species Psychological Thriller has evolved into a weak, inbred imitation of its healthy predecessors, pictures such as "Spell- bound." A remarkable conglomeration of useless mutations and vestigial remains is present in "Whirlpool". The neurotic is married to the psychiatrist, a quack psychiatrist tries to use his hypnotism to make her the goat for a murder he committed, and lending the case history flavor to the entire hodge-podge is the neurotic's kleptomania. With these diverse elements, the movie is, nevertheless, soggy. As the neurotic, Gene Tierney confusedly goes through the actions required, while Richard Conte, as her psychiatrist husband, is badly mis- cast and knows it. Brightest spot in the film is Jose Ferrar, as the scheming quack. His efforts are wasted in this particular vehicle. And so is Ben Hecht's name on the script. The greatest inpression this film makes is as an example of just how badly good talent can be wasted when the movie- companies get hold of it. -Fran Ivick At The Michigan .. . KEY TO THE CITY WITH Clark Gable, Loretta Young, Marilyn Maxwell, and Frank Morgan. THE COMEDIES we used to see in which situations like happy amoebas spontane- ously created others with rapidity and all sorts of running-around action are not with us now. We can think of the Marx brothers as an example. Nor are those urbane flicks that were talky as the devil but during which one just wanted to sit there and en- joy the wit. One can think of early Hepburn for instance. These two methods have been forced to- gether in Key to the City and we get the kind of bastard product in which there is an attempt at the bon mot and also a few frenetic Laurel and Hardy-like action scenes. The film turned out neither rare nor well-done. Perhaps half-baked is the word that best describes it. The general situation is fair enough. There is a national convention of mayors in that very photographical city San Francisco. Miss Loretta Young is a female mayor. Mr. Gable is a male mayor. As male as male can be it goes without saying. This is clear when you see him in that inevitable scene dressed as a little boy. Miss Young is the mayor of Min- oma, Maine; Mr. Gable hails from Puget City, we guess, Washington. Maine meaning conservatism and Washington brawn we have before us a romance. Gable is not a man I laugh at easily. He's too taut when reading lines that should be ambling. While watching cooch dancer Marylin Maxwell at her trade, the double- entendre between Gable and Young goes something like this, "Quite a bump," says Young referring to a bruise Gable has on his hand. "Yeh," is his off-hand reply. As you can see this isn't very close to Noel Coward, nor is it the funny nonsense Red Skelton turns out. What was supposed to be a funny action scene was a duel between Gable and his ene- my both tearing at each other with long- shoremen's hooks. Ah, for the days when the puffing policeman chased Charlie Chaplin around New York beating him over the head with a (rubber) nightstick. -S. J. Winebaum The Scientist "rlHE VALUE the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate. Consider, for example, two of them: mere insatiable curiosity and the desire to do good. The latter is put high above the tuted for coal by both private consumers and industrial concerns until coal-bred ene'gy has dropped from 90 per cent of the ,nation's total, to less than 50 per cent. Realizing the danger in these develop- ments, Lewis has called his miners out per- iodically until a reduction in coal stockpiles assured uninterrupted production for anoth- er year or more. His most recent solution has been the introduction of a three day work- ing week. Neither of these solutions is economically desirable. The first greatly increases the danger of cyclical fluctuations in our econ- omy resulting in periodic depressions, while the second is essentially a weak admission that the United States is incapable of main- taining full production. What is the solution then? First, and pro- bably most important, there must be a ma- jor reduction in the number of miners to permit the natural development of new tech- nological mining methods. Nearly all ob- servers agree that there are too many miners -and that the coal dilema cannot be per- manently cured until their numbers are re- duced. Such a reduction could be adequate- ly effected through a far-reaching, long range government rehabilitation prograr which would shift thousands of miners into new and expanding industries and into new agricultural and reclamation projects. In the more immediate future, however, there must be a well-planned program to coordinate the industry and adjust coal production to consumer demands. Is such a program best effected by extend- ing the present bargaining system with more intensive government mediation, by nation- alization or by a combination of these two. Clearly the first method is inadequate. Lewis and the mine operators have tried for 10 years to reach an agreement-and haven't been able to-even with government media- tion, injunctions and mine seizures. And while the second method would certainly centralize control of the mines, it would be an admission that our present system is in- capable of solving its problems and would undoubtedly lead to increasing demands for nationalization of all other basic industries which should be only the last resort. Obviously then, the third method seems to be the only feasible solution. The gov- ernm!nt must enforce a strict coordina- tion of the coal industry and set up a sys- tem of mine quotas and production sche- dules which would be adjusted to consumer demands over a long range period. In add- ition, government officials must force the closing of the more unproductive mines and initiate a rehabilitation program for thousands of miners. Although such government restrictions would greatly reduce the power of the mine operators, it would retain the basic char- acteristics of private ownership and at the same time stabilize a very unstable industry. -Jim Brown Rep. Crawford WASHINGTON-A lot of people have been wondering why crusty, hard-working Congressman Fred Crawford of Michigan punched a young farm hand, then sat for two days in a Maryland county jail. The real explanation goes back to some unfol, tunate philanderings in which the Congress- man got himself involved, which have han- dicapped his hitherto useful service. When a man holds the high honor of representing the American people in Con- gress, his actions must be subject to more scrutiny than the average citizen. Such scrutiny is the only way the voters in this district can know whether or not he is adequately representing them. Mere are ' the unfortunate facts about the Congress- man from Michigan. Most tragic of all is that when Ray Han- bury, the boy he punched, went to the police station, Crawford's son William went with him to help swear out the warrant for his father's arrest. Undoubtedly this parental resentment stemmed from the fact that the 61-year-old Congressman has been so open in his at- tentions to his 26-year-old secretary, Miss Ruth Peters, that it has caused great family embarrassment. Not only did he take his secretary to Alaska on a Congressional jun- ket, leaving Mrs. Crawford at home, but park police records show that on July 15, 1949, the Congressman and Miss Peters were sitting on the grass at Hains Point (Washington' lovers' lane) when two boys stole Miss Pe- ters' purse. The Congressman gave chase, re- covered the purse after $15 was stolen, but. did not prefer charges. When asked to pre- fer charges by Sgt. Charles Apfelbeck, he said: "Hell, I can't do anything. You know what the situation is with me." Meanwhile Ray Hanbury, the youngster who got punched, had become a good friend. of Mrs. Crawford, and a constant companion of "Skip" Crawford, the 17-year-old son. He worked in the Congressman's office by day and at the farm during week ends, and his sympathy was not with the Congressman's secretary. So it's not difficult to understand how Hanbury remarked to the Congressman, "that damn girl has lied to you again," and how Skip then climbed down from the ladder which Hanbury was holding when he got punched, threw down his monkey wrench and remarked to his father: "If he's finished I'm through too." And the great tragedy was that as tlhc And then the Lion said: "But I got a right to be scared -look what happened to Parnell Thomas." ette' TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed by the writer and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length, defamatory or libelous letters, and letters which for anysreason are not in good taste will be condensed, edited, or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. Source of Hope . To the Editor: THIS EVENING I heard the re- broadcast of Mrs. Roosevelt's speech which was given at Cornell University. Now, for the second time this month I became ex- tremely proud that I belong to a truly great university. But this time I began to wonder if the many, many other people here were conscious of wherein a great- ness lies. I wondered if others- as I-had lost sight of that which makes our University, and others like it, the source of hope in to- day's world. One which we see seems to be dedicating itself to destruction rather than creation and human happiness. Last week I chanced to have the opportunity to show our campus to a friend. During this almost complete tour I casually mention- ed the costs of our fine new build- ings; I outdid myself in telling of our traditions; I proudly stated our refusal totsacrifice educational standards to the tacit demands of state legislature and other un- thinking people. I ended our tour at a climax, the Rackham Graduate School. It was here that he unequivocally voiced his admiration. He thought the school was really fine-parti- cularly dimensionally. But what impressed him most in the entire university was the small Graduate check room. There were three at- tendants-one colored, one white and one Chinese. Here, in very ordinary talk he voiced the sentiments of Mrs.- ;Roosevelt. Here was the only hope. Here was a small evidence of that truth for world peace which has permeated throughout our University. And here is the truth which makes me very hope- ful, thankful and proud. -Patrick Heck * * * SL Calendar . . To the Editor: DON MCNEIL in a column en- titled Pointed Pen recently criticized the Student Legislature in its calendaring of campus events asking, "It is too difficult a problem to work out a clearing system by which the various groups could know what was com- ing off on a certain weekend? It would then be up to them to decide whether or not they want to per- form in the face of too much social competition." I suggest to Mr. McNeil that he stroll over to the Office of Student Affairs and avail himself of the opportunity of viewing the SL's Events Calendar. There he will find listed on a very large calen- dar every social event approved by the Student Affairs Committee this year. We have a problem of congested weekends simply because groups after looking at the calendar and sizing up the competition decide to put on their shows in the face of such competition. On a campus of this size there simply are not enough weekends available to al- low everyoe a choice, non-compe- titive date. There is bound to be heavy competition. We simply try to reduce the conflicts to a mini- lmlum. Under the present system of calendaring events, SL approval and then SAC approval must be sought. The tendency in both these groups is to leave the deci- sion of 'staging or not staging a particular event up to the spon- soring group. Only when there seems no chance of success for the conflicting events do these groups intercede. The best we can do is to point out to groups seeking dates just the kind of competition they will face and to recommend possible new dates better suited to their purposes, leaving the final deci- sion on whether to continue or drop their plans to the groups concerned. This we do. Wc are now in the process of parding the calendar to include a listing of athletic evets ao. Bt- contrary 4o the implica'.ions of Mr. McNeil'. litorial, we o 1rvo ide a clearin ; house for s;. cial events. -Quentin Nesbitt, President, Student Legislature. * * * Hospital Affair. .. To the Editor: I HAVE READ with careful in- terest, and clipped for refer- ence, everything you have printed about the Mrs. Philpot-Dr. Sullen- berger affair, from your opening front-page news-story of Feb. 14 to the sensitive, constructive let- ter this morning by Al Eglash. It has been rather painful to observe how a co-chairman of the Inter-Racial Association, and R. Nakamura, have picked up the word "assault" and are waving it strenuously in behalf of Mrs. Phil- pot and Justice without consider- ing all the facts. T advise anyone who is interested to go back to the Feb. 14th issue of The Daily, read the facts as there printed, and imaginatively reconstruct the situation which led to the violence. Dr. Sullenberger I know by rep- uation to be an excellent thoracic surgeon, and Mrs. Philpot is a woman of friendly and attractive appearance. If Dr. Sullenberger was angry when he got on the elevator, it is fairly evident that Mrs. Philpot provoked rather than appeased his wrath.... Will those who cry Assault! Assault! please note that the unfortunate blow was not delivered until after "Mrs. Philpot grabbed the doctor's shirt and tore it down the front." (Daily, Feb. 14). It seems to me a commonplace of everyday ethics (I don't know about the legal stand here) that those who de- liberately provoke assault have it coming to them. As one who has cumulatively spent many hours of my life wait- ing for tCn crsity Hosital Cc.va- tors, I :houlr. like to futher re- co i? mqn pression which I am ql"I' sure other nurs-': anc do.c- to; will veify. At the time in Janur'y when this inide oc- "2. r"cl a'he late evening -atur (Continued from Page 3) van, Colette Jablonski and Charles Fisher, pianists: Mary Hammond and Norma Heyde, sopranos; Richard Miller, tenor; Edward Troupin, violinist; and Carlo Car- taino, flutist. Compositions by Mozart, Telemann, Chopin, De- bussy, Ravel, Ponchieli and Liszt. The public is invited. Student Recital: Robert Miller, a student of violin and viola with Paul D'oktor, will be heard in a program at 4:15 p.m., Tues., Feb. 28, Rackham Assembly Hall. Com- positions by Beethoven, Kor- nauth, Smetana and Mozart. Pre- sented in lieu of a thesis for the Master of Music degree, the re- cital will be open to the public. Student Recital: Florence Laz- arski, oboist, will present a recital at 8:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, Rack- ham Assembly Hall, in partial ful- fillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Miss Lazarski will be assisted by Nancy.Lewis, harpsichord and pi- ano, Eugene Mengel, violin, David Ireland, viola, and Jerome Jelinek, violincello. Compositions by Bach, David Stanley Smith, and Benja- min Britten. Open to the public. Exhibits Exhibition of Advertising De- sign by Lester Beall of New York. Preliminary sketches through fin- al presentation. East Galleries, Rackham Bldg., through March 11. Sponsored by College of Architec- ture and Design. Euents Today Canterbury Club: 5:15-5:45 p.m., Evening Prayer and Meditation; 7:30-9 p.m., Chaplain's Seminar. Christian Science Organization: Testimonial meeting, 7:30 p.m., Upper Room, Lane Hall. All are welcome. Research and Journal Discussion Group, Electrical Engineering De- partment: Meeting 4 p.m., 3072 E. Engineering. Mr. Warren D. McBee will discuss "Some Elec- tronic Aspects of Modern Kinetic Theory." Armenian Club: Social, 7:30 p.m., Union. Refreshments. All Armenians on campus welcome. Room number will be posted. Sophomores and Juniors inter- ested in positions of assistant man- agerships for baseball varsity come to Yost Field House between 2-4 p.m. Alpha Phi Omega: Pledge meet- ing, 7 p.m., Rm. 3-A, Union. Chess Club: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union.. Continuation of tourna- ment. New members always wel- come. Association of Independent Men: Meeting of council, 7 p.m., Rm. service 1jad been getting progres- sively worse. With minutes to meet an appointment, it is quite a frustrating experience to watch the elevator dial and eye the clock, while the elevator sits in one place two, three to five minutes, and then when at last it begins to approach, and you stand ready to enter, to have it whiz past.... No one has yet explained publicly precisely what the emergency was which caused the elevator to whiz past Dr. Sullenberger, but I for one don't blame him for doubting when Mrs. Philpot said "Emer- gency." It is like the fable of the boy who cried "Wolf, Wolf!" However, a minor revolution does seem to have occurred. The Uni- versity; Hospital elevator service has lately been noticeably good. - As to the irter-racial stir in this affair, let me state first that I have been a member of a Co-op and lived with other races, and am as free of racial prejudice as anyone. Yet when the Inter-Racial Association, the Committee to End Discrimination, and the Associa- tion for the Advancement of Colored People devote vital energy in taking up arms and making an issue of a case as fundamentally weak as Mrs. Philpot's I find my- self wondering if they are not arousing rather than alleviating antagonisms. . . . All those who fly banners for various redeeming social causes would do well to remember that no cause has real drive unless based upon pleasant individual experiences and relationships, and that genuine courtesy is as much a civilizer as an outgrowth of civilized life. -Dorothy R. Pravda, RN; MA '49. Square 7:30-9:45 Women's invited. University Marketing Club: Spe- cial meeting, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, 130 Business Administration Bldg. Speaker: Mr. Everett R. Smith, president, American Mar- keting Association. Those inter- ested in marketing and market re- search invited. Refreshments. Women of the University Fac- ulty: Tea, 4 to 6 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, fourth floor clubroom, League. Delta Sigma Pi: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, Chapter House. U. of M. Rifle Club: Practice, 7- 9:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, ROTC rifle range. Industrial Relations Club: Meet- ing, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, Rm. 3-R, Union. Anthropolgy Club: First meet- ing, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, 3024 Museums Bldg. Entrance by' the rear door. Mr. Stephen Williams will present an illustrated lecture on the Anasazi and MIogollon areas in Southwestern Prehistory. Re- freshments. Members and inter- ested persons invited. Lecture, Sigma Gamma Epsilon: Prof. W. H. Hobbs will talk on "A 14th Century Discovery of North America." 12:15 p.m.,rWed., Mar. 1. Meeting will be in Rm. 2054 Natural Science. Open to the public. Mid t1jg 3-C, Union. All members are urg- ed to bring eligibility cards. ,Wolverine Club: 8:45 p.m., Un- ion. New members and others in- terested should attend. Coming Events Canterbury Club: 7:15 a.m., Wed., Mar. .1, Holy Communion followed by Student Breakfast. Ushers needed for the ice show "Icelandia" at Hill Auditoriu=, Mar. 7. Those interested in usher- ing come to the box office at Hill Auditorium, Thurs., Mar. 2, from 5 to 6 p.m. Staff members of women's resi- dences, sororities and League houses. First meeting of the Resi- dence Staff Institute, 10 a.m., on Wed., Mar. 1, League. Dr. Ronald Lippitt, Program Di- rector, Research Center for Group Dynamics, will lead a discussion on: The Conflicting Demands in the Role of Resident Staff Mem- bers. English Journal Club: 8 p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, East Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Subject: Myth and Literature. "Poetry and Myth,"by Alan Markman: "Faul.- kner's Absalom," "Absalom! and Myth" by Edgar Whan. and Folk Dance Club: p.m., Wed., Mar. 1, Athletic Bldg. Everyone AJ 4 A I A. I THE BALLET Russe de Monte Carlo pre- sented an exciting and colorful evening of dance at the Michigan Theatre last night. In spite of the sporadic lack of precision of the corps de ballet, the relatively shoddy sets, and the small and "squeaky" orches- tra, there seemed to shine through a certain fire and excitement that makes chills run up the spines of dance-lovers. The progitam got off to a rather slow and uneven start with the traditional "Les Syl- phides" of Fokine, done to the romantic strains of Chopin's music. Probably because lof the small stage, the corps of balletinas seemed to be a bit crowded and at times col- lided, destroying the illusion of other- worldliness. The "Pas de Deux Classique" was un- doubtedly the high point of the evening. Here was classical ballet in all its pomp and glory and glitter. Nina Novak was beautiful to look at, as well as possessing the brilliance and ability of a top-ranking dancer. Leon Danielian has developed into a magnificent and vivacious dancer with an impeccable technique that evoked gasps of wonder from the enthusiastic audience. The last ballet, "Divertissements from Fifty-Ninth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Leon Jaroff...... .Managing Editor Al Blumrosen..............City Editor Philip Dawson......Editorial Director Mary Stein.............Associate Editor Jo Misner...........Associate Editor George Walker ........ Associate Editor Don McNeil..........Associate Editor Wally Barth....... Photography Editor Pres Holmes.........Sports Co-Editor Merle Levin..........Sports Co-Editor Roger Goeiz.....Associate Sports Editor Lee Kaltenbach ....... Women's Editor Barbara Smith.. .Associate Women's Ed. Allan damage..............Librarian Joyce Clark ......... Assistant Librarian Business Staff Roger wellington....Business Manager Doa Nelson.. 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