PAGE FOU1t THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1950 U Resolutions I HEREBY RESOLVE to - but what's the use? I won't keep them anyway. It's strange the way people make resolu- tions at the start of a new year. It's queer that they make resolutions anytime, but it's especially puzzling that they should choose January 1 to do so each year. Everyone seems to feel that the end of the old year crosses off all of the mistakes of the past. They feel that the beginning of another year is a time to start life anew, and they set up rules to live it by. It is really rather silly though. Maybe New Year's is as good a time as any to make resolutions if they have to be made. Then again the start of a new week or even a new day might be a better time. Few people, however, do this. January 1 is nothing more than another day. It simply is the unit of time that begins a still larger unit of time. In a day to day world it is useless to set up rules for a whole year. If resolutions are to be made for the future and evaluations made of the past, they would be of more use if they were based on a daily basis than on one of a year or a half century. -Vernon Emerson ._._. _ - _. _. " ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round WITH DREW PEARSON '1 ,WASHINGTON - Here is the inside story of what happened at the all-important White House conference last week called to discuss the crisis in the Far East. President Truman himself presided over the meeting and seemed just as anxious as the military to do something about the strategic island of Formosa. The meeting began with a presentation by the chief of staff, Gen. Omar Bradley, and Undersecretary of Defense Steve Early. They pointed out that General MacArthur had urgently cabled Washing- Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: ,JANET WATTS tl {{ i. t S e i S9 E {tt . " i I IN kyy R r 1 y i* II W ,R 1 R { y y !R .9 Y 4 N p p 3 N p a M R I ,H 4 d N i a a i d i M 1 x r i y S' t4 S yC Y p pN i y 1 t 4 SI. 4 I dI a SI I w I Honor System 'THE AMERICAN college system is in danger. Cheating on our campuses flour- ishes as it never has before. Moreover, the college cheat is no longer someone to be scorned, but an accepted figure on the cam- pus." So begins a recent article in Cosmo- politan on the trite, but serious problem of the "college cheat." This article continues by explaining the reasons for the increase in scholastic dis- honesty. Crowded classrooms, extinction of the personal relationships that used to ex- ist between students and faculty, the re- quiring of subjects that are contrary to a students' interests, and overemphasis on classroom grades all lead to cheating. Our own Dean Peake was quoted as remarking "Overcrowding is undoubtedly one of the most significant reasons for the increase in cheating. The student feels he is a very little fish in a very big ocean. Imperson- ality results, and the student loses his sense of ethical responsibility." Instead of talking about this problem, we ought to be able to do something about it. Other schools throughout the country are taking a more realistic attitude and are be- ginning to produce results. These schools are licking the cheating situation by using an honor system. This places the student on his personal honor not to cheat. He also must report all of- fenses- to a student honor board, that is made up of students elected for their lead- ership and judgment who mete out suit- able punishments. This whole procedure is out of the hands of the faculty and ad- ministration. This system has worked at Williams, Prineetonand at larger schools suchas the University of Virginia, and Stanford University. Hawley Smith of Sanford said, when asked how an honor system could function so well in such a large school, "Our honor code works well because all of us want it to work well and are willing to take the responsibil- ity of making it work. The average professor at Stanford is glad to walk out of an ex- amination room as soon as the tests are passed out ... knowing he doesn't have to employ such high school tactics as nurse- maiding a roomful of supposedly mature people." Why not adopt a similar plan here on the Michigan campus-in ALL schools- most particularly the literary college? Cheating can be conquered-and the honor system may be the way to fight it. Fur- thermore, by the assimilation and prac- tice of integrity while we are still on cam- pus, this habit may become incorporated into our later social relations. We're here at Michigan to get academic training, but what good is an A in English 31 if we also learn that the surest way to get this grade is to take "crib notes" to the bluebook? A dazzling academic record means little if we must learn to sacrifice our per- sonal integrity in order to get it. -Jean Iglauer * ton on the subject of Formosa and recom- mended the use of both U.S. troops and naval vessels to block an invasion of For- mosa by the Chinese Reds. It was further recommended that a large amount of money be immediately made available to the Chiang Kai-Shek group to speed the protection of Formosa. Bradley read a memo from General Mac- Arthur in which he expressed the opinion that the United States should take title to Formosa and protect it with American troops from Japan. MacArthur justified this on the ground that there has been no Japanese peace treaty as yet; therefore, Formosa tech- nically could still be kept in American hands as part of its occupation duty toward Japan. Secretary of State Acheson sat calm and relaxed through this discussion which seemed to impress President Truman. * * * ACHESON ARGUES WHEN the other side had finished how- ever, Acheson opened up with a few blunt facts. He pointed out that Formosa was not like Greece, where the Truman Doc- trine had been successful in suppressing Communism. He read detailed reports show- ing that Formosa was a tiny, overpacked island, full of dissident elements, and that, while Japan had mistreated the Formosan people for more than 30 years, the Formo- sans hated the Chinese even more. For, when the Chinese reoccupied For- mosa in 1945, they instituted a reign of terror worse than anything ever seen in Germany. Acheson said he thought it would be most unwise for the United States to dispatch men into a chaotic situation where a Trojan-horse revolt at any time could end the last drop of Chinese re- sistance. Acheson also opposed sending military staff support to China and condemned the idea of an American military man to rt' China's defenses. He pointed out that Roose- velt had tried to do this, that Ambassador Hurley had recommended it, and that Gen- eral Stilwell had attempted it. But it had failed even when the Chinese Nationalists still had the mainland. He asked, therefore, how it was possible to defend China now when there was very little left to defepd. TRUMAN WON OVER IN THE END, the Secretary of State com- pletely won over both President Truman and the military. As a compromise, it was agreed that we will ship Chiang Kai-Shek rifles, ammuni- tion, artillery, howitzers and other equip- ment to fight off an invasion of Formosa out of the $75,000,000 Congress voted in its last session. Also we will send about 20 U.S. military advisers to survey the situa- tion. Truman is also considering recalling General MacArthur for a firsthand discus- sion of Japan. One other important decision made by the council was to rush American military help to the French in Indo-China to help fight the Communists. Twenty million dollars worth of military supplies will start moving to Indo-China within six weeks. This is the price to try to keep France from supporting Communist China's bid for the all-important seat on the UN Security Council, which carries with it the power of veto. CONGRESSIONAL PREDICTIONS PRIVATELY, leaders agree that the second session of the 81st Congress will set no records for productivity or progressive legis- lation. It will be a cautious session, with other parties playing politics up to the hilt and striving to keep their skirts clean for the November election. There will be a lot of shouting about civil rights-with an eye on November- but nothing enacted into law except, pos- sibly, the anti-poll tax bill. This has al- ready passed the House and needs only Senate approval. The Republicans are strictly in the mid- dle on this one and can be counted on to outyell the Democrats in the losing fight for civil-rights legislation. However, they are not willing to revise cloture to back up their yells. Here's the outlook on other major issues: AID TO EDUCATION-already passed by the Senate, this hot potato will be revamped in the House to meet Catholic objections. One concession will be an amendment pro-, viding bus transportation for parochial as well as public school students. TAXES - the House will pass legislatioN4 increasing either corporate income taxes or taxing excess profits, but Senator George of Georgia and other business-minded col- leagues put up a stiff battle against this in the Senate. SOCIAL SECURITY-the Social Security expansion bill, already passed by the House, will pass the Senate in somewhat similar form, with few, if any, of its "liberalization" teeth pulled. TAFT-HARTLEY REPEAL-not a chance, despite White House demands for action. Congressional Democrats want to save this one for an election issue to use againstj Republicans. Senate and House Democratic leaders will do some shadow-boxing for the newsapers. hut that's all.- "Hey! Watch It, Bud" ' A tl uC t"ir [ 1 S\ VIANKcs IeteJ/ 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 any reason are not in good taste wili be condensed, edited, or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. _______ n (Continued from Page 2) - h '" " y y y ' --- ; ~ - +3-t . sae. iK ,a rr .........se..y,,,,, Via. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN MATTER OF FACT by JOSEPH ALSOP 'll By JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-If you want to know where we stand at this macabre half- century mark, you will be interested in a debate that is now troubling the highest level of the government. The issue is, very simply, whether to launch an effort com- parable to the war-time Manhattan District project, in order to produce what is referred to as the "super-bomb." * * * * : his is the weapon, with approximately 1,000 times the destructive force of the bomb that fell on Hiroshima, thatSenator Ed Johnson of Colorado recently described to his television audience. Its power will de- rive from the nuclear explosion of hydro- gen. It will have the estimated capability of devastating, in one detonation, an area of 60 to 100 square miles. Its theoretical feasi- bility is well-established. Indeed, none of those now arguing the problem doubts for a moment that this hideous weapon will be built eventually. b That will be taken care of by the ordinary work of the Atomic Energy Commission- for it is the peculiar triumph of our time that we are already very close to achiev- ing the weapons of ultimate destruction. The question is, rather, whether to appro- priate the money and mobilize the man- power to build such a bomb in perhaps two, or three, or four years. Intersetingly enough, the same issue was first debated immediately after the war, be- fore the Atomic Energy Commission was set up. The theoretical possibility of a hydrogen bomb was as well understood then as now. A great effort to produce one was urged in certain quarteis. President Truman then re- ferred the problem, for study and recom- mendation, to Dr. Vannevar Bush and Presi- dent Conant of Harvard, who returned an adverse report. * * * When the Atomic Energy Commission was was organized, therefore, its primary task was to continue and expand the Man- hattan District's work. As a matter of course, studies and experiments looking to the even- +inal conndryntionnnf a hvoen bohmb were hasten production of a hydrogen bomb be- gan naturally to be urged. The arguments of the proponents of this special effort are too obvious to need setting down. The case of the opponents is more complex. Some, like David E. Lilienthal, who has no taste for being a merchant of death, have been visibly influenced by moral revul- sion. In the main, however, the opposition has based its case on the arguments origi- nally advanced by Conant and Bush. It is pointed out that a bomb 1,000 times more destructive than the Hiroshima model is far from being 1,000 times more useful. And it is asserted that the strength to be gained from possessing a hydrogen bomb will not be proportional to the anticipated outlay to build it. In short, it is argued that there are more fruitful ways to invest the same resources in the national defense. Policy-planners, war-planners, and gov- ernmental scientific advisers are to be found on both sides of the argument, al- though most soldiers are pros, and there is a higher proportion of scientists among the cons. Discussion and study of the prob- lem have now reached the highest level, and a policy decision will presumably be' made before long. Thus dustily and obscurely, the issues of life and death are settled nowadays-dingy committee rooms are the scenes of the de- bate; harassed officials are the disputants ; all the proceedings are highly classified; yet the whole future hangs, perhaps, upon the outcome, It will no doubt cause irritation, it may probably provoke denials, to bring the present debate out of its native darkness. Yet this must be done, since deeper issues are involved, which have been far too long con- cealed from the country. (Copyright, 1954, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) As the year ended, there were on the air 98 television stations serving approximately 3,675,000 set owners in 58 cities. That meant an investment of about $100,000,000 by the broadcasters as against something like $1,- 000,000,000 put up by the audience. But, for their prodigality, the people got some- Long Live Barnaby *. - To the Editor: DEAR Mr. Trim: In reference to your letter in the December 14th issue of The Michigan Daily, we, being men of few words, would like to state our opinion of the comic strip "Barnaby," also coming right to the point. We believe that Barnaby (and his fairy godfather, Mr. O'Malley) provides good entertainment for those who can appreciate intelli- gent humor. Long Live Barnaby Robert Kozan, John Neuhardt. * * * Free City-- To the Editor: IF JERUSALEM were really to become an international city, would its citizens have any say in the government? Would there be democracy? Many newspapers have stressed Israel's and Jordan's refusal to abide by the UN's decision to inter- nationalize Jerusalem, without giv- ing due emphasis to their defriance and without going into the strange coalition which brought about the unexpected action at Lake Suc- cess last week. One is left to infer that Israel and Jordan are just plain stubborn and ornery and militaristic. While the present division of Jerusalem into two sections is cer- tainly not ideal, we must ask our- selves; "Why internationalize this town?" And we may come to the conclusion that Jerusalem contains a lot of holy places, and would therefore be safer under UN con- trol than in the hands of two op- posing belligerents. On the other hand, Rome con- tains a lot of holy places, and no- body has suggested taking the Va- tican away from the Pope. In the second place, how is the UN, with insufficient funds and no police forces, going to enforce its deci- sions? There were two plans in the United Nations. One called for in- ternational control of Christian, Jewish and Mohammedan holy places. The other called for inter- nationalization of the whole city. This, the stricter plan, was pushed through by the Soviet Un- ion, the Arab countries except Hashemite Jordan, and a bloc of South American countries, accord- ing to Sunday's New York Times. The Arab countries are plainly jealous of Abdullah, who may in- tend to set up his capital in his part of Jerusalem. - Russia has accused Israel of pro- Western ("Wall Street") leanings, and thus sees an advantage in strict support of the original UN partition proposal made two years ago. Under international rule, Rus- sia would have something to say, the way she has her say in Ber- lin. Vatican influence is extremely strong in some of the Latin-Amer- can countries. The Vatican's stand is not so easy to explain. The safety of re- ligious shrines depends on the gen- eral situation. Internationalization would only decrease the stability and increase friction. Moreover, the New Section, where 100,000 .Tws live is entirelv modarn eand Vulcan's Service . To the Editor: The Vulcans,honorary engineer- ing society, are well deserving of heartycongratulations for a job well done in the field of stu- dent transportation. The special trains which they sponsored on the New York Central were of great service to those who utilized the opportunity. The service provided not only an economic saving, but also a relief from the drudgeries and frustrations of "seat hunting" on crowded trains. Other student honorary societies should follow the lead of the Vul- ca-ns, and look for concrete oppor- tunities to serve University stu- dents. Such organizations should thrive on future service and not past achievement for their fame. -Tony Palermo, '51 Israel's Defiance... Now the gage of battle is down. Israel's leaders, in open defiance of the United Nations, have de- clared Jerusalem their capital. They fly openly in the face of the UN Assembly's decision that the holy city be internationalized. - Many who deplored the UN de- cision will find the comfort of confirmation from this action. These are those who said the UN may have weakened itself irrep- arably by declaring for a course it would be unable to maintain. But the path of this sort of ar- gument has been difficult to fol- low from the first. Just how could the UN have gained in prestige and in honor by ducking a deci- sion on this admittedly hard problem? The League of Nations tried to save itself by ducking the tough ones-Mussolini in Ethio- pia, the Japanese in Manchuria. But the league simply died of progressive atrophy that way. Is the UN to follow? There has been no argument against internationalization but the argument of expediency. True enough, the Jews.claim Jerusalem as their traditional capital. But then Christians and Mohamme- dans have the sentimental claims of tradition on the city too. These arguments, though, are really beside the point, which is that the UN, by an overwhelming majority, has decreed a disposi- tion of Jerusalem. To flout that decision now, even to refuse to support it to the hilt, is really to weaken the international agency. It is to say that the UN must bend before every threat or sign of force, leaving principle behind in a dust heap. -St. Louis Star Times. AMA DDu.es.. The American Medical Associa- tion apparently has decided that the fight against compulsory medi- cal health insurance is going to be long and costly. For the first time in A.M.A. history the mem- bership has been called upon for regular dues-$25 a year-to con- tinue the fight against what the doctors call the threat of socializ- ed medicine. Obviously this one-shot propa- ganda program is not going to fin- ish the job to the satisfaction of association leaders. And obvious- ly, too, the association is going to step up its promotional effort. The fixed annual dues, it is estimated, will brin in ahnutt A3.0000n a and Engineers; grades are open from GS-3 to GC-7. Salaries from $2650 to $3825 per annum. Clos- ing date, Jan. 31. The U.S. Civil Service Commis- sion announces examinations for Engineer a n d Civil Engineer (Trainee) for the Bureau of Re- clamation. Positions open in ver- ious western states. Grades GS-5 and GS-7 are open. Closing date, Jan. 26. The U.S. Civil Service Commis- sion announces examinations for Agricultural Education Officer, Education Officer, and Education- al Specialist. Grades open from GC-7 to GS-12 except for Educa- tional Specialist which has grades open from GS-7 to GS-11. For additional information call at the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Bldg. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Ed- ward Evans Reynolds, Metallur- gical Engineering; thesis: "The In- fluence of Chemical Composition on the Rupture Properties at 1200 degrees F of Wrought Cr-Ni-Co- Fe-Mo-W-Cb Alloys", Wed., Jan. 4, 3201 E. Engineering Bldg., 1:30 p.m. Chairman, J. W. Freeman. Doctoral Examination for Randa D. Russell, Education; thesis: "A Study of the Factors Related to the Teaching of Physical Educa- tion in Selected Virginia Elemen- tary Schools', Wed., Jan. 4, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 4 p.m. Chairman, Mabel Rugen. Doctoral Examination for Van Thomas Harris, Zoology; thesis: "An Experimental Study of Habi- tat Selection by the Deermouse, Peromyscus Maniculatus", Thurs. Jan. 5, West Council Room, Rack- ham Bldg., 2 p.m. Chairman, L. R. Dice. Directed Teaching Qualifying Examination: All students expect- ing to do directed teaching in the spring term are required to pass a qualifying examination in the sub- ject in which they expect to teach. This examination, for all fields other than science, will be held 8:30 a.m., on Sat., Jan. 7. Students will meet in the auditorium of the University High School. The ex- amination will consume about four hours' time; promptness is essen- tial. Bring bluebooks. Students who expect to do their directed teaching in science (bi- ology, chemistry, physics, general science) will take the examination at 1 p.m., Sat., Jan. 7, 1011 Univer- sity High School. Physical Inorganic Chemistry Seminar: Wed., Jan. 4, 4:07 p.m., 2308 Chemistry. Mr. D. J. Dona- hue will discuss "The Determina- tion of the Solubility of Water in Organic Systems by the Karl Fis- cher Reagent." Concerts Carroll Glenn, Violinist, and Eu- gene List, Pianist, will be heard in a joint recital, 8:30 p.m., Fri., Jan. 6, Hill Auditorium. This concert will be the fourth in the Extra Concert Series sponsored by the University Musical Society. Pro- m the association's position as a dispenser of literature and an employer of Washington lobbyists. It hardly improves A.M.A.'s posi- tion as a champion of free choice in matters of public policy. And free choice, if we read the A.M.A.'s pamphlets correctly, is supposed to be the very heart of its argu- ment against any form of govern- ment health insurance. St. Louis Star-Times Martyred Thomas?... There should be occasion for neither surprise nor congratula- tions over Representative J. Par- nell Thomas' resigning his House seat. It's the obviously, urgently right thing for him to do. Yet the fact is that political precedents of late ran against such an action. Boston's James M. Cur- ley went right on being mayor even when he was serving a federal pen- itentiary sentence for mail fraud. Andy May clung to his House seat even after congressional investi- gation had turned up the whole' sordid story of hcis Garsson invol- vements. So perhaps Representative Tho-' mas rates at least a nod of thanks for'not continuing to leech on the federal pay roll. He. might, in fact, have rated a less grudging nod if it hadn't been for his wife. She has had the' outrageous effrontery to say she will seek election to his seat. "T have seen Parnell Thomas gram: Haydn's Concerto for Vio- lin and Piano in F major; Saint- Saens' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Ravel's Ondine; Lis- zt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6; and the Franck Sonata in A ma- jor.. Tickets are available at the of- fices of the University Musical Society in Burton Memorial Tow- er. Composition Forum, 8.30 p.m., Thurs. Jan. 5, Rackham Assembly Hall, under the direction of Ross Lee Finney. The program will op- en with Sonata for Violin and Pi- ano by Walter Piston, followed by compositions by School of Music students George Wilson Donald Truesdell and Dean Nuernberger, pupils of Professor Finney. Parti- cipating will be Dolores DiLorenzo, piano, Julian Hamrick, horn, Ed- ward Troupin and Andrew Lisko, violin, and Joan Bullen Lewis, cel- lo. The public is invited. Events Today Wesleyan Guild: 4-5:30 p.m., Do-Drop-In. Refreshments. Guild Lounge. American Society of Civil En- gineers: 7:30 p.m., Rms. , L, M, and N, Union. Topic: "Huron-Clin- ton Metropolitan Authority." New officers will be presented. Folk and Square Dance Club: 7:30-9:30 p.m. W.A.B. Special guests: Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Del- ta Theta, Winchell House and Hel- en Newberry Residence. Public in- vited. West Quad Radio Club: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., in the "shack" 5th floor, Williams House. Discussion of pro- curement of new equipment. Michigan Arts Chorale: Meeting, 7 p.m., Room B, Haven Hall. Women of the University Facul- ty: Tea, 4 to 6 p.m., fourth floor clubroom, League. Phi Sigma: Open meeting. 8 p.- m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Pro- jection of color slides and opening of galleries of Phi Sigma Photo- Art Exhibit. Galleries to remain open until Jan. 31. Public invited. U. of M. Sailing Club: Meeting, 7 p.m., 311 W. Engineering. Airee-Ire will have its Ensian picture taken, 7 p.m., Union Ball- room. U. of M. Rifle Club: Meeting and practice, 7 p.m., ROTC Rifle Range. U. of M. Theatre Guild: Gen- eral meeting, 7:30 p.m., League. Coming Events Lecture and Discussion of Car- eer Opportunities for College Graduates in Chamber of Com- merce and Trade Commission work will be discussed by Mr. John C. Beukema and Mr. Otis F. Cook at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 5, 131 Business Ad- ministration Bldg. Alpha Phi Omega: Meeting, 7 p.m., Jan. 5, Union. Hillel - I.Z.F.A. Hebrew class, Thurs., 8 p.m., League. International Center Weekly Tea: 4:30-6 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 5, for all foreign students and Am- erican friends. Inter-Racial Association: Meet- ing, Thurs., Jan. 5, 7:30 p.m., Un- ion. Plans for Washington lobby and CED to be discussed. c 1JR J -3 i 1 4 4 4- i. 't I-. 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 Alex Lmanian......Photography Editor Pres Holmes........Sports Co-Editor Merle Levin......... Sports Co-Editor Roger Goelz..... Associate Sports Editor Miriam Cady.........Women's Editor Lee Kaltenbach..Associate Women's Ed. Joan King.................Librarian