a -1 FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16,1949 ROLLING STONES . by Harold Jackson CUR RET M OVIE'S I "I Was Just Bending Over To Batten A Hatch When I Got Shot In The Morale" Letters to the Editor - t keless Set-Back .. . ONCE AGAIN we have the cigarette wrap- per collection marathon which yearly places a television set in the hardest puffing housing unit on campus. Once again the contest is sponsored by that cigarette which boasts a broken-down bell-hop and countless "eminent" medi- cal authorities. And once again the Phi Gams, last year's Winners, are oiling up their collection ma- chine-intent on bringing home the TV bacon for the second straight time. The Phi Gams collected over 5,000 wrappers last year in an unbelievable campaign which brought old cigarette packages from alums as far away as Cali- fornia and.Florida. But, according to Dave Thomas, the most discouraging incident during the Phi Gam collection came the night they sent six pledges in to Detroit's Olympia Stadium to a hockey game to gather up cigarette wrap- ers. The men sifted ashcans, hunted under seats and practically swept the ice until long after the last hockey fan had gone home, but came up with nary a wrapper. Finally one of the pledges glanced up and discovered the reason for their failure: It was a large sign: NO SMOKING. * * * * War Torn Venus?.. . ICK RORICK was genuinely impressed by many of the great works of art he saw in Europe this summer, but Venus de Milo left him cold. "The statue of Venus they've got In the lobby of Martha Cook is a lot better than the one in the Louvre," he declares. "The one in Paris is all hacked up." A Spirited Ollie .. . OLLIE JENSEN, the philosophic Swede, rubbed his hands together and announced that "this rah-rah business might be all right after all." Until now the Swede has been aloof from school spirit, but the announcement that the Student Affairs Committee is considering a clamp down on rah-rah, because it's getting out of hand, has stirred his interest. "I think it's darn funny that the smart promoters who forced rah rah on the cam- pus are in hot water because they can't restrict it to song singing and snake dances. "Me for the kind of school spirit that painted up Michigan State's campus- betcha, with a little push we can move Angell Hall over- to Ypsilanti some dark night. "A d the next time a pep rally winds up stormiing through the fifth floor of Stck- well Hall, we old fellows will be there to show 'em some rah-rah the like of which they've never seen before." Better'n Phi Bete . . CARL CONLON was looking mighty pleas- ed when we met him on the Diagonal. We asked if he'd just made Phi Beta Kappa. "Naw," said Carl, "it's something better than that. I just took one of those psy- chology maze tests and the professor told me I was smarter than 92 per cent of all white rats and 86 per cent of all feeble- minded children." Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: PAUL BRENTLINGER MATTER OF FACT: Other Rumpus By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP. WASHINGTON - Like the row between Secretary Johnson and the admirals, the feud between Marshal Tito and the Kremlin is simmering along nicely. What makes the Tito-Kremlin feud worth a special report at this time, is the accumu- lating evidence that Tito's rebellion. is al- ready doing the Kremlin real harm where it hurts most-in the rigid control of the world Communist parties by Moscow. Indeed, there seems to be no doubt, any longer, that the remarkably courageous Yugoslav leader possesses considerable numbers of agents and sympathizers throughout all the satellite area. Innumerable intellectual fellow travelers are being tempted by Titoism's almost irre- sistiblencombination of the consolations of religion with none of the painful restrictions of orthodoxy. Worse still, serious Titoist- Stalinist splits are threatened within the working cores of the Communist parties. * * * * IN THE EES of the Kremlin, these are appalling developments. Within the Amer- ican government, however, opinion remains sharply divided as to the Kremlin's probable reaction. In certain authoritative quarters, a Soviet armed attack on Yugoslavia is now At the Michigan... HOME OF THE BRAVE, By SAMUEL GRAFTON (EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written last spring, when "Home of the Brave" was first re- leased in New York. Although Samuel Grafton is no longer writing a column, we are reprinting this one upon the arrival of the film, in Ann Arbor.) AM NOT very good at writing commer- cials, even free ones, but I urge you by all means to see Home of the Brave. This film will not solve the Negro problem and it 1. 1I music. II WORDS ARE inadequate to describe what took place in Hill Auditorium last night: the Vienna Choir Boys gave a concert which will long be remembered by those present- they were absolute perfection from beginning to end. In the first group of religious songs, rang- ing from Palestrina to Mozart, the boys ef- fectively demonstrated just how well trained they are. Their intonation was impeccable, as were their attacks and releases, and in the fugal Scarlatti "Exultate Deo," the vari- ous entrances were remarkable. The second part of the program was de- voted to a performance of Offenbach's charming operetta, Herr und Madam Denis. It was quite obvious that the singers had been well-coached, for they acted, as well as sang, their parts in such a way as to seem older and more experienced artists. Par- ticularly fine was the boy who sang the role of Ninette, the chamber maid. The third and last part of the program was devoted to songs by Schubert, Reger, Morley, Joseph Strauss and Johann Strauss. The commendable qualities were especially apparent in the Schubert serenade, in which the choir's pianissimo was beautifully con- trolled and balanced. Equally remarkable was their rendering of Strauss' Tales from the Vienna Woods, in which the inimitable Viennese waltz spirit was apparent. The group was compelled to do three en- cores. The most outstanding was a lullaby sometimes erroneously attributed to Mozart. This was enchanting beyond description, and brought tears to the eyes of at least one person in the audience. We are greatly indebted to Harald Hedding, the director, and the choir for a superlative evening. -Harris Crohn. doesn't pretend to, but that is no criticism, since playwrights' answers are not usually decisive, anyway. What's important is that it sets the movies to talking about the position of the Negro in our life. Any film that does that has got to be important, and it is doubly important in 1949, because it indicates that perhaps we are not going downhill into reaction as completely as we thought, and that maybe our health is better than we knew. * * * * THE THING IS that the question of race relations is the key to how we stand with ourselves and with our consciences in this postwar period. If race relations deteriorate, or even stand still, and if the subject finds little mention in key mediums, that will demonstrate beyond question that we have sunk into a kind of numb rightist orthodoxy. If in the movies of the middle of this century, no American has a race problem (just as, in the movies, no American ever has a pimple) that will be a sign that, in addition to whatever else we may be flee- ing from, we are fleeing from ourselves. If, however, these subjects come to the forefront of our attention, and stay there, that will be a sign that we are trying to find the right way to live, instead of merely trying to live-and the latter occupation is much inferior to the former. * * * * I KNOW that other movies on the Negro problem are being projected, and that there have been fine films on anti-Semitism, and what it all adds up to is that the movies are finding out that fleeing from ourselves is, on the whole, not very entertaining. All our good novelists, from F. Scott Fitzgerald on, have given testimony that the periods in which we have most devot- edly tried to flee from ourselves, such as the Twenties, are precisely the periods in which we have succeeded only in boring ourselves silly. There is a fallacy embedded in the enter- tainment business, and it runs to the effect that the only way you can stir up the peo- ple's interest is to present them with ma- terial that is in no way important to them. The makers of "Home of the Brave" have discovered that, in terms of creating fascinated attention, an important theme is at least as good as two additional script writers and the loan of a star. The answer to Hollywood's economic prob- lems may even be involved, for important themes are the only elements in picture making which have not gone up in price. (Copyright, 1949, New York Post Corporation) 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. A&P Trial ., , To the Editor: N VIEW OF the latest Daily editorial-the A & P case article by Miss Lipsky-it is important to note that anti-trust policy and the A & P trial raise concepts far more complex than Miss Lipsky seems to realize. While trying to restrict this let- ter to readable size-a practice that ought to be encouraged-let me point out that: 1. Our anti-trust policy will not solve the monopoly problem. We must realize that monopolistic competition is here to stay, and in view of its importance in product and service improvement, it is a basic part of our system. The Justice Department must develop a sound economic norm on which to base its trust-busting activity and an economically trained court to examine its charges. The norm must be a clear statement of perm- anent policy-a firm must know what is "monopoly" and what is not! 2. Large size inevitably means monopolistic or oligopolistic pow- er, i.e., the common practice of preferential rates for large quan- tity orders. 3. Since large size often (but not always) reflects efficient pro- duction and service, the aim of anti-trust laws should not be to destroy large (monopolistic) size (a politically impractical and eco- nomically naive approach any- way) but only to avoid real abuses. The objective should be economic efficiency, not the protection of small, often inefficient business, nor a political play on the word "monopoly." 4. A & P is the cheapest food store in the country. Whether a monopoly or not, the splitting of the A & P chain would be a great loss to the country's housewives. --F. G. Adams (EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Lipsky was not discussinganti-trust laws in gen- eral, but attempted to point out and criticize some "real abuses"-includ-' ing its advertisements-which A & P has indulged in. Whether it is "the cheapest food store in the country" is a matter of fact; we doubt if the facts have been determined. Whether tihe splitting of the A & P chain would be "a great loss to the country's housewives" is even more undeter- mined and there is certainly room for disagreement here; Miss Lipsky was not recommending the break-up of the chain. Anyway, thanks . for a thoughtful-and brief-letter.) i I t "I DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ON THE Washington MerryGoRound WITH DREW PE.ARSON WASHINGTON-There was a terrific pro- test from ex-GI's when the veterans administration tried to restrict the right of veterans to change their study courses under the GI Bill of Rights. But their protest was mild compared to the senatorial tongue- lashing given the VA behind the scenes. Senators Taft of Ohio and Pepper of Florida-one a Republican, the other a Democrat-who usually lash each other, this time lashed out at the Veterans Ad- ministration. Earlier, Taft and Pepper had rebuked the VA for trying to sneak through Congress a provision giving it life-or-death power ovet private schools. Eventually, the VA did get authority to stop tuition to "avocational or recreational" schools - but on the strict pledge it would not misuse its authority. Whereupon it promptly branded all private schools organized after June, 1944, as "avo- cational or recreational." Simultaneously veterans were required to "Justify" any change in courses. In both cases, the burden of proof was up to the veterans. WHEN NEWS of this ruling leaked out, VA officials were called on the carpet by the Senate Labor Committee, the doors were closed, and Taft and Pepper proceeded to take off the gloves. Angrily, Taft accused the Veterans Ad- ministrationaof "plain arrogance." "The Veterans Administration has set it- self up as a censor over what kind of educa- tion a man ought to have," he stormed. Then the senator from Ohio brought up examples of schools and veterans that had been discriminated against, and charged that VA officials had violated their word. "I have lost my faith in the Veterans Ad- ministration," Taft said. "You promised to use restraint in exercising the authority we gave you. The Veterans Administration's promises no longer mean anything to me." "The laws are supposed to be written by Congress, but you are trying to rewrite them," added the senator from Ohio. * * * * SPEAKING FOR the VA, assistant admin- istrator H. V. Stirling came back with a tirade against private schools. But Taft cut him short. "You people have a blind spot," he said. "You want to wreck 140 per cent of the private schools in order to catch the 2 per cent that are guilty of abuses." Pepper supported Taft with the same bit- ing language. When assistant administrator Stirling tried to smooth it over with some soft soap, Pepper purred: "Mr. Stirling' you coo like a dove but bite like an eagle." The only senator who started to stick up for the Veterans Administration - Humphrey of Minnesota - changed his tune when he read the VA regulation. "There is only one thing wrong with this regulation," he exploded. "There just isn't1 any damn common sense behind it." Note-VA officials came back later, meek-' ly changed their regulation. --MERRY-GO-ROUND - SOUTHERN COAL operators can hardly believe it, but John L. Lewis actually ad- mitted last week that he may have made some mistakes in administering the miner's welfare fund. "Just give us a chance and we'll show you that we can operate the fund efficiently," the mine boss pleaded. The heads of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other vet- erans' groups-many of them hostile in the past-will bury the hatchet publicly at the Notre Dame-North Carolina foot- ball game November 12. The idea was in- spired by live-wire Clyde Lewis, new com- mander of the VFW... Biggest mystery in Russia is what's be- come of Molotov. If Molotov has been purg- ed, it's a bigger story than Russia's A-bomb for it means that Comrade Stalin can't trust anyone anymore. Liberals REVOLUTIONS are not the product of an inborn desire for radical change ex- pressed in fiery declamations from the soap- box. A revolutionist is a human organism that is held and wielded by certain cultural elements and forces that are moving in th direction of profound change . . . By the same token, a reactionary is a person held firmly in the "magnetic field" of cultural elements about to be van- quished or rendered obsolete in the com-' petitive interaction of the culture proc- ess. And the reformer or "liberal" is one who feels the pull of both sets of forces, those striving to preserve the obsolete, and those struggling to destroy the old in order to (Continued from Page 3) in mission schools. Teachers of elementary and secondary grades; nurses; doctors; social workers; office workers; dietitians; and housemothers are needed. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments. Placement Registration: Univer- sity Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information will hold its annual registration (see schedule below) for February, June and August graduates as well as graduate students or staff mem- bers who wish to register. It is most important to register NOW because the Bureau contin- ues to serve its registrants after graduation by helping them secure better positions. There will be only one registration period dur- ing the academic year. Registra- tion material will be given out at the meeting. No material will be distributed before the meetings. The Bureau has two placement divisions: TEACHING and GEN- . ERAL. The TEACHING division covers all types of teaching posi- tions as well as other positions in the educational field. The GEN- ERAL division includes service to people seeking positions in busi- ness, industry and positions other than teaching. It is important to register NOW because employers are already asking for February and June graduates. There is no fee for registering at this time. After the regular enrollment, a late registration fee of $1.00 is charged by the University. On Mon., Oct. 17, at 4:10 p.m. a meeting will be held in the Rack- ham Lecture Hall for those inter- ested in GENERAL placement. On Tues., Oct. 18, at 4:1' p.m. a meeting will be held in Rackham Lecture Hall for those interested in TEACHING. Those interested in registering in both divisions are invited to at- tend both meetings as different material will be covered in the two meetings. University Community Center, Willow Run Village. Sun., Oct. 16, Village Church Fellowship (Interdenominational) : 10:45 a.m. Church service. 4:30 p.m. Study and discussion. 5:30 p.m. Pot-luck supper. Mon., Oct. 17, 8 p.m. General Nursery meeting. Tues., Oct. 18, 8 p.m. Dance com- mittee. Wed., Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Bridge. Badminton and gymnastics for women. Ceramics. Wives' Club Board. Wives' Club Skit Group. Thurs., Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Choir. Ceramics. Water-color and textile painting. Fri., Oct. 21, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Church Fellowship party. Lectures Clare E. Griffin will speak on "Free Enterprise: American and European Style," Tues., Oct. 18, 8 p.m., Architecture Auditorium. University Lecture. "John Dew- ey. Democratic Philosopher." Hor- ace M. Kallen, Professor of Phil- osophy, New School of Social Re- search, New York; auspices of the School of Education and the De- partment of Philosophy, Tues., Oct. 18., 4:15 p.m., Architecture Auditorium. Academic Notices Mathematics Orientation Semi- nar: Mon., Oct. 17, 3 p.m., 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. Dihm will pre- sent the "Sum of Four Squares." Organic Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Mon., Oct. 17, 1300 Chemistry Bldg., Speaker: Samuel Kaufman. Topic: "Problems in the Partial Synthesis of 11-Oxygenated Ste- roids." Mathematical Logic Seminar: Mon., Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., 3217 An- gell Hall. Prof. Burks will speak on the application of primitive re- cursive functions in Godel's in- completeness proof. Preliminary Examinations in English: Candidates for the Ph.D. degree in English who expect to take the preliminary examinations this semester are requested to leave their names with Dr. Ogden, 3230 Angell Hall, before Nov. 1. The examinations will be given as follows: English Literature from the beginnings to 1500, Nov. 23; English Literature, 1500-1700, No- vember 26; English Literature, 1700-1900, Nov. 30; and American Literature, Dec. 3. Concerts Faculty Recital: Harold Haugh, tenor, will present the first facul- ty recital at 4:15 Sunday after- noon, Oct. 16, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, and will be accompanied by Ava Comin Case. Program: works by Mozart, Rossini, Res- pighi, Bizet, Hugo Wolf, and two groups of English songs. The pub- lic is invited. Exhibitions Museum of Art, Alumni Memor- ial Hall. Jazz by Matisse: Hayter's Five Personages, weekdays 9 to 5, Sundays 2 to 5. The public is in- vited. Events Today Graduate Outing Club will meet 2:15 p.m., Northwest Entrance, Rackham Building, for hiking and canoeing. Election of officers. All graduate students invited. IZFA, Hebrew Circle: Union, 10:45 a.m. Everybody welcome. U. of M. Hot Record Society: A program featuring Lu Watters and other small label jazz groups, 8 p.m. Everyone invited. UWF: Seminar Study Group: 8 p.m., 318 E. Madison St. Sub- ject: "Road to World Republic; Present Political Trends." Westminster Guild-A seminar in religion 9:30 a.m., kitchen of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hen- derson is the discussion leader. Coffee and rolls served at 9 a.m. Evening fellowship supper, 5:30 p.m., followed by worship service and program. Dr. Lemon will speak on "Persistant Thought Pat- terns in World Religion." Canterbury Club: 9:45 a.m., Student breakfast following the service of Holy Communion. 5 p.m., Evening Service at St. An- drew's Church, followed by student supper at 6 p.m. Dr. Efimenco of the Political Science Department will speak on "The World Wit-' ness." B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Bridge Tournament Social, 7:30 p.m. Everyone invited. Gamma Delta, Lutheran Stu- dent Club, 5:30 p.m., Supper and program. Evangelical and Reformed Guild: 5:30 p.m., Supper followed by panel discussion on the United Church of Christ and the United Student Fellowship. Those par- ticipating: Rev. J. Caskey, Rev. A. Siemsen, Mrs. Dorothy Foster and John Neepschwander. Unitarian'-Students: 6:30 p.m., meet at the' church to hear Mr. Harcd Exenberger, commentator for Radio unich, discuss "Life in Wartime Germany." Refreshments and recreation following the dis- cussion. Lutheran Student Association: 4:30 p.m., Choir rehearsal at the Parish Hall. 5:30 p.m. Meet at Parish Hall and leave for outdoor supper and worship service. Roger Williams Guild: 6 p.m. at the Guild House. Baptist students will hear Rev. Ernest Witham, Personal Secretary of the Asso- ciated Home Missionary Agencies of the Northern Baptist Conven- tion. Wesleyan Guild: 9:30 a.m., Stu- dent Seminar in the Pine Room, discussing "Gods of the Campus." 5:30 p.m. meeting with supper, social hour, worship and program. Speaker: Rev. John Burt of the Episcopal Church. ongregational-Disciples Guild: 6 p.m. Supper at Congregational Church. Dr. Theodore Shepherd will speak on "Prayer in the Mod- ern World." Michigan Christian Fellowship: Second in a series, "Gods Revela- tion: HOW?" Dr. Ned Stonehouse of Westminster Seminary, speak- er. Meeting in the Fireside Room, Lane Hall; 4:30 p.m. Refresh- ments. Coming Events Sociedad Hispanica: Social hour, Mon.,. International Center, 4 to 6 p.m. Refreshments. * SRA Electorate will meet Mon- day at 7:30 in, Lane Hall. Alpha Kappa Psi: Business meeting and pledging ceremonies at chapter house, Monday, 7:30 p.m. Pi Lambda Theta campus mem- bers and transfer members are urged to attend a meeting, fol- lowed by a social hour, honoring Mrs. Florence Hazzard, winner of the national Pi Lambda Theta award, Mon., Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., East conference room, Rackham Bldg. Assembly Fortnite skits rehear- sal, Mon. Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m., Lydia Mendelson. Compulsory. I.Z.F.A. Study Group B. Meet- ing Monday, 7:45 p.m., Michigan League. tion Group: Meeting, Mon., 8 p.m., League Ballroom, for all those who were members of the League Dancing class exhibition group last year. Sphinx: 10 p.m., Mon., Oct. 17, Rm., 3G, Union. Plans for a social function and a project will be dis-. cussed. UWF Meeting: 4 p.m., Michigan Union, Tues., Oct. 18. First Fall Meeting of the Ameri- can Association of University Pio- fessors, Michigan Chapter, Tuis.; Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m. Dining Room of the Faculty Club, Michigan Union Cafeteria. A panel discussion will be held on the subject: The Pro-y lem of Housing for University, Staff and Community. (1) Vice President Robert P. Briggs, University of Michigan- "The University of Michigan's Role in Housing." (2) Neil Staebler, Builder and Member of the State of Michigan Housing Study Commission, "Pos- sibilities of Housing in Terms of Private Building and of State and Federal Aid." (3) Arthur M. Eastman, De- partment of English, University of Michigan, and former Chaim'- man of American Veterans Com- mittee, Town Chapter, "The Pres- ent Housing Situation: the Need and Distribution of the Need. T.Z.F.A. Elementary study group will meet Tues., Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Mich. League. 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