' AGE FOUR V, THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1950, - I Hypocritical Weather Critics IT IS QUITE understandable that Los Angelinos-like me-should resent and be su'rprised at snow within their city limits._ One can hardly blame them for crying "It's snowing! It can't. It doesn't do that here!" when snow comes twice a decade, at most. But in these parts the climate has been generally unpleasant during the winter for quite some time. Snow should come as no great shock. But, somehow, I've observed it does. Michiganders-like all Easterners-display a combined indignation and surprise after each snowfall that would be fitting only if it hadn't snowed here since the advent of electricity. It isquite human not to like snow - cliches to that effect are heard rather frequently-but this business of acting surprised must go. You're not kidding yourselves and you're not fooling residents of more temperate parts of the land. We've seen those big furnaces in your basements. -John Davies. Is It 49 Or 50 Years? MATTER OF FACT: First est By JOSEPH AND STEWART ALSOP THE FIRST TEST W ASHINGTON-By courtesy of Mao Tse- tung and the French government, the energy and seriousness of the new Ameri- can policy in Asia will almost immediately be subjected to its first test. The test will. come in Indo-China, which is, with Burma, one of the two keys to the rich, populous and strategically vital Southeast Asiatic peninsula. In brief, the French government has for some time been urging our government to give aid and comfort to the non-Communist elements in their former colony, which is still part of the French union. And the time for effective action is very short, because Indo-china's Communist element will soon be receiving aid and comfort from the Chinese Communists across the border. * * * THE DETAILED POSITION can be simply described. Full Chinese Communist oc- cupation of the border provinces of Yunnan, Kwangsi and Kwangtung should occur with- in a month to six weeks at most. No one expects Mao Tse-tung to send his armies into Indo-China. But the mere presence of Mao's armies in the border provinces will afford a supreme opportunity to the Indo- Chinese Communist leader, Ho Chi Minh. Bill Mauldin DURING THE dying weeks of 1949 a de-. bate occurred between those who' claimed that the century was half over and those who claimed the century would not be half over until next year. On the one side was logic: The first half century began with the beginning of year 1; therefore the second half century began with the beginning of year 51; therefore the second half of the 20th century will not begin until the beginning of year 1951. This can be called the masculine point of view. On the other side was appearance: The beginning of 1950 looks more like the be- ginning of the second half century than the year 1951. This can be called the feminine point of view. One wit reconciled the two arguments by saying that the occasion was "the fiftieth anniversary of a fierce fight about when the twentieth century began." We don't know what this point of view could be called. But, masculine or feminine, most peop looked around, consciously or subco sciously, for a way to summarize the fir; 49 or 50 years of the present century. If isn't too late, we submit for consideratio a story that appeared on the last day( 1949: JACKSON, La.j-The superintendent( the East Louisiana (mental) Hospital di closed today that one of his patients ha posed as a psychiatrist and had a re psychiatrist confined in a New Orleans ho pital as an alcoholic. Whether the brand new year of 1950 is t end of the beginning or the beginning of tt end of the twentieth century, we sugge that this release summarizes the main pro lem the human race must solve: In a cra world, who are crazy, the patients or t. doctors, and how are the rest of us to tell? -St. Louis Star-Times. 4e n- rst it on of of s- ad al s- ON THE Wbsigo erry- Go -Round WITH DREW PEARSON he he Est bb- zy he I WASHINGTON-One of the most inter- esting points developed during the 4- hour closed-door grilling of Secretary of State Acheson by the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee was raised by Scholarly Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah, the form- er Mormon missionary. He contended that Formosa never should have been given to Chiang Kai-Shek in the first place. 2 Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: JIM BROWN MUSIC CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT, often per- feet was last night's Budapest String Quartet concert. When performers such as these transcend the technical difficulties of presenting music, the music lives just as much as you and I do. The program was difficult, for it skipped about from one style to another, even though the Budapest made it seem easy to do. The Mozart K. 428 involved a great deal of en- semble playing. The style was light, but de- manded a firmness that comes only with expert playing. The Piston Quartet Number "Three was entirely different in the approach to four part playing. In the first and last move- ments of this three movement work, the instruments played almost as if they were fighting each other. The first movement Was especially noteable for its rhythmic drive. The second was slower and more on the romantic side. The Beethoven Opus 135 returned somewhat to ensemble playing though it was more expressive than the Mozart. Where the Mozart was exquisite and pre- cise, the Beethoven was deep and moving. In this, one felt the string quartet as a musical form had reached maturity, where- as in the Mozart number the composer was trying to get just four stringed instruments to make musical sense. Piston conceived the quartet as four separate voices, each with his own part to play, regardless of what the others were doing. Only the polished Budapest String Quartet could have done them all so well. Even in such an excellent concert, one work, the Beethoven stood out as the best. The music itself is one of the great master- pieces of all music literature, not just those works composed for string quartet alone. It is perfectly within the range of four instru- ments from the performance standpoint, and yet it has a great deal to say. Last night's performance left nothing to be de- sired. -Dolores Oates Britain had a perfect right to recognize "The great error was made at the Cairo Conference," said Senator Thomas, a former missionary to Japan. "If that had not been done, Formosa could have been saved as Japanese territory. An im- moral act at Cairo brings us to our di- lemma today." Senator Thomas reminded Secretary Acheson that Formosa was ceded to Japan in a treaty with China in 1895. "This was disregarded by the Big Four at Cairo when the statement said Japan had 'stolen' For- mosa," he added sadly. "Winston Churchill might just as well have said the British 'stole' Hong Kong. All the Allies did at Cairo was turn Formosa from one colonial power to another without regard for the desire for self rule stirring all Asia." Impressed, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg asked Secretary Acheson: "Has the State Department said anything since Cairo that the question of Formosa would be saved until the Japanese peace treaty?" Acheson shook his head. Vandenberg helped him answer the question by ob- serving: "I don't think we anticipated at Cairo the problems lying ahead in the Far East." Acheson was not at the State Depart- ment's helm during the Cairo Conference, so perhaps he did not know the background of why Formosa went to Chiang Kai-Shek. * * * OUR FRIENDSHIP WITH INDIA T HIS BACKGROUND, however, was not explained to the senators at their closed- door session. But one significant question asked by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts, was: "What would be the price we would have to pay for aiding Chiang on Formosa today?" Secretary Acheson picked his words care- fully. We would lose the friendship of the masses in India, Pakistan and the Indo- nesian Republic," lie said. "I believe that friendship is more valuable to us than the island of Formosa." Despite lack of support from Vanden- berg and Lodge, the "firing squad" of Sen- ate Republicans busily hammered the Sec- retary of State on differences between him and the Joint Chiefs of Staff over Formosa. The firing squad consisted of Wisconsin's jovial Alexander Wiley, who collects Sen- ate jokes as a hobby: the spry ex-Princeton professor, Alexander Smith of New Jersey; and dour Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa. After Acheson had spent an hour and a half patiently outlining the strategic values of Formosa, Senator Smith said tartly: "You and I have an entirely different view of events in China. I insist that we hear from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense." "What would be the effect if the Com- munists would occupy Formosa?" asked Hickenlooper belligerently. "It would not be any advantage of us," answered Acheson, mildly. His under- statement brought smiles even from Hickenlooper. Pointing to a huge map covering almost one end of the room, Secretary Acheson was like a teacher at a blackboard. He out- lined a "strategic defense line" based on Japan in the north and the Philippines Hitherto, when Ho Chi Minh wanted supplies or arms for his powerful guerrilla movement, he has had to buy them through underground agents in China proper or Hong Kong or the Philippines. Similarly, his only refuges have been Indo-China's jungles and mountains. Now, however, when Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas want material help or temporary refuge, they will only have to cross the border to their Chinese comrades. In short, they will be aided as the Greek Communist guerrillas were so importantly aided, by possessing foreign bases and supply cen- ters. The French government has therefore asked the State Department to counter- balance Ho Chi Minh's new advantage, by helping to build up the strength and pres- tige of Ho Chi Minh's rival for power, the Emperor Bao Dai. * * * THIS DESCENDANT of the old rulers of Annam is a symbol of the belated French realization of the tremendous force of Asiatic nationalism. Some time ago, after innumerable follies in Indo-China, the French decided that they could not defeat Ho Chi Minh while he monopolized the ap- peal to native patriotism. Paris therefore recognized Indo -China's nidependence with- in the French Union, and established a new Indo-Chinese government under Bao Dai. Bao Dai's primary function was, and is, to draw away the native non-Communist pa- triots who constitute the rank and file of Ho Chi Minh's movement. The experiment began unfortunately, and the State Department was initially skeptical of its success. More recently, however, the prospects have improved. A native army of 90,000 is being recruited, trained and armed by his government with French help. French High Commissioner Pignon has handled the political problem astutely, and the excellent French army in Indo-China, under General Charpentier, hasmade good progress against Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas. /etteP4J 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 will be condensed, edited, or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. Student Costs,... To the Editor: MANY OF US are going to be surprised in the registration line this coming semester. Not a peep has been heard from student circles regarding the $50 per year increase in tuition for non-resi- dents of Michigan and the $10 for in-state students. Our financial worries are many. Tuition is but one of the minor developments. The number of vet- erans still receiving government- al aid will take a decided drop next semester. Economists expect a slump in summer employment- an essential means of support for many. Added to this are the high and often outrageous prices of Ann Arbor merchants. The financial status of many students will become acute this semester and next fall. It will be- come necessary for otherwise qualified students to discontinue their studies. I think it would be wise for the Student Legislature and the cam- pus NSA to look immediately into this matter as it vitally affects all of us. Methods initiated by stu- dents have been successful on other campuses in considerably re- ducing student costs. -Gordon MacDougall Discrimination To the Editor: WE, THE MEMBERS of Lester Co-operative House, have passed a resolution favoring the removal from Applications for Admission to the University of Michigan photographs and all questions that could be used for discriminatory purposes. Living as we do in a'co-opera- tive house, we are a living exam- ple of the tremendous educational values to be gained through the free admittance and association of students of races and creeds. -Lester Co-operative House. Tues., Jan. 17, Rackham Amphi- theater." Academic Notices Doctoral -Examination for Har- old Myer Levinson, Economics;; thesis: "Some Effects of Unionism1 on Wage Trends and on the Dis- tribution of the National Income, 1914-1947." 1:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, 105 Economics Bldg. Chairman, S. Peterson. D o c t o r a 1 Examination for+ George Walter Hoffman, Geo- graphy; thesis: "The Growth and; Decline of Austria. A Political and] Historical Geography," Tues., Jan. 17, 210 Angell Hall, 12 noon.i Chairman, George Kish. Doctoral Examination for An-' drew Daniel Perejda, Geography; thesis: "The St. Clair River-A Study in Political Geography." 3 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, 210 Angell Hall. Chairman, R. B. Hall. Mathematical Logic Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, 3217 An- gell Hall. Prof. I. M. Copi will re-; port on Kleene's theory of general recursive functions. Mathematics Orientation Semi- nar: 3:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. Lubelfeld con- tinues, "The Transcendency of pi." Organic Chemistry Seminar: 7:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, 1300 Chemistry. Speaker: Dr. Joseph Boyer. Topic: The Azomethine Link in Pyridine. German 1, 2, 31 final examina- tion room assignments. Wed., Jan. 25, 2-4 p.m. Students meet with own instructor in following rooms: Bergholz, 110 Tap.; Bernard, 2029 A.H.; Bigelow, 2225 A.H.; Brown, 1209 A.H.; Fuehrer, 2231 A.H.; Gaiss, 2003 A.H.; Gumperz, 2219 A.H.; Hascall, 2225 A.H.; Heilbron- ner, 2235 A.H.; Kratz, 2013 A.H.; Neumann, 35 A.H; Norton, 2 Tap.; Packer, 103 Tap.; Pott, 18 A.H.; Reichart, 225 A.H.; Reinhold, 229 A.H.; Thurber, 2203 A.H.; Wen- singer, 35 A.H. Medical College Admission Test: Jan. 16, University High School Auditorium (Rm. 1206). Candi- dates are requested to report at 8:45 a.m. for the morning session, and must be present for both the morning and afternoon sessions. Concerts University of Michigan Sym- phonic Band, William D. Revelli, Conductor, will present its annual mid-winter concert at 4:15 p.m., Sun., Jan. 15, Hill Auditorium. It will be assisted by the University Choir, Maynard Klein, conductor, in the Coronation Scene from "Boris Goudonov," by Moussourg- sky. Balance of program: Compo- sitions by Khachaturian, Cherubi- ni, Wagner, Goldman, Creston, Schuman, and Floyd Werle, School of Music student. The public is in- vited. Student Recital: Reid Shelton, tenor, will present a program at 8:30 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, Rack- ham Assembly Hall, in partial ful- fillment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree. A pupil of Arthur Hackett, Mr. Shelton will be assisted by Kather- ine Schissler, pianist, Genevieve Shanklin and Andrew Lisko, vio- linists, Donald Sandford, violist, and Joan Lewis, cellist. Program: Works by Mozart, Brahms, Faure, and Vaughan-Williams, and will be open to the public. Student Recital: Ruth Stein, pi- anist, will present a program at 4:15 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree. Compositions by Bach, Mozart,' Schumann, Bergsma and Brahms. Dpen to the public. Miss Stein is a pupil of Joseph Brinkmnan. Exhibitions "Look at your Neighborhood," Photographs prepared by the Mu- seum of Modern Art, through January 28. First floor corridor, Architecture Bldg. Museum of Art: Alumni Me- morial Hall; Accessions, 1 9 4 9, through February 1; Work in Progress in Michigan, through January 28, weekdays 9-5, Sun- days 2-5. The public is invited. Events Today STUDENT RELIGIOUS GROUPS: Canterbury Club: 9 a.m., Holy Communion followed by student breakfast at Canterbury House. 5 p.m., Evening Service followed by student supper and meeting. Pro- fessor Clark Hopkins, Classical Studies Department, will speak on "Pre-Christian and Christian Art in the Near East." Coffee Hour, 8:30 p.m. Westminster Guild: 9:30 a.m., Seminar in Religion, Presbyterian Church Kitchen. Coffee and rolls, 9:30 p.m., Open cabinet meeting, 5:30 p.m., Fellowship supper. 6:30 p.m., Evening worship service and program. Unitarian Student Group: All active members are urged to at- tend a special business and plan- ning session of the group, 6:30 p.m., at the church. Wesleyan Guild: 9:30 a.m., Breakfast Seminar in the Pine Room. Subject: "None Other Gods." 5:30 p.m., Supper and song fest. 6:30 p.m., Worship and pro- gram. Guest speaker: Rev. Wahl- zerg. Topic: "The Church, Spear- head of Social Action in Society." Congregational-Disciples Guild : 6 p.m., Supper at Memorial Chris- tion Church. Five members of the Guild will speak on "Christian Faith at Work Today." Gamma Delta, Lutheran Stu- dent Club: 5 p.m., Supper and pro- gram. Lutheran Student Association: 5:30 p.m., Supper. 7 p.m., Mrs. Henry O. Yoder and Miss Dorothy Haas will speak on: "The Op- portunities of the Women's Mis- sionary Society and Service to the Church." Evangelical and Reformed Stu- dent Guild: 6 p.m., Supper at Me- morial Christian Church. Five members of the Guild will speak on "Christian Faith at Work To- day." B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation: Carnival planned for today has been cancelled. Scalp and Blade: Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union. All members and pledges are requested to attend. U. of M. Hot Record Society: Election of officers and a general record program, 8 p.m., League Ballroom. Everyone invited. Graduate Outing Club: Meeting, 2:15 p.m., northwest entrance to Rackham, to go skating and hik- ing. Coming Events N.S.A. Travel Bureau: Open from 4-5 p.m., Jan. 16-20, Lane Hall. Michigan Chapter, American So- ciety for Public Administration: Social Seminar, 7:30 p.m., Tues., Jan. 17, West Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Speaker: Prof. Roscoe C. Martin, President, Am- erican Society for Public Adminis- tration and Chairman of the De- partment of Political Science, Sy- racuse University. Interested per- sons invited. Deutscher Verein Konzert Abend: 8 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, Hus- sey Rm., League. Program: Works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert and a selection of 13th century Minne- lieder. Open to the public. Sociedad Hispanica: Social hour, 4-6 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, Interna- tional Center. Refreshments. tr419 a- t r"r '! 4 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN 1 a | In these circumstances, the French gov- ernment is asking this country to extend full recognition to Bao Dai, open diplomatic relations with him, and offer him aid. IN THIIS PLEA, the French are understood to have been joined by the British. The Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Field Marshal Sir William Slim, and the" British High Commissioner in Southeast Asa, Mal- colm MacDonald, recently investigated the Indo-Chinese situation in person, and re- turned a favorable report. It is now British policy as well as French, to rely on Bao Dai to halt the Communist advance in Indo- China. The time for American action will come almost at once, when the French Assem- bly formally ratifies the independence of the Bao Dai regime. By being bold and firm, we can accomplish two great re- sults. We can, in effect, assure the Indo- Chinese people that Bao Dai is truly in- dependent, and no mere French puppet. And we can simultaneoutly greatly in- crease Bao Dai's prestige. According to informed observers, if these results can be accomplished soon enough to forestall Ho Chi Minh's full gain from the Communist victory in China, the effect will be very great indeed. Within the State Department, it must be added, there is still a tendency to temporize. Those who dislike a full commitment to Bao Dai have urged extending de facto rec- ognition instead of full recognition, defer- ring establishing a legation in Indo-China. and otherwise using half-measures. Fortu- nately, however, this temporizing tendency seems, for the moment, to be outweighed by the realization of the gravity of the Far Eastern crisis. If we now act decisively on this Indo-Chinese problem, as seems most probable, the constructive American policy in Asia will be well inaugurated. (Copyright, 1949, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) (Continued from Page 3) istrar's Office, 1513 Administra- tion Bldg., by 11 a.m., Thurs., Feb. 9. Attention February Graduates: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, School of Education, School of Music, and School of Public Health-students are advis- ed not to request grades of I or X in February. When such grades are absolutely imperative, the work must be made up in time to allow your instructor to report the make up grade not later than 1 i a.m., Thurs., Feb. 9. Grades re- -eived after that time may defer the student's graduation until a later date. Student Loans: No loans for men will be granted between Jan. 19 and Feb. 7. Student Loan Prints: All Stu- dent Loan Prints are to be re- turned to 508 (basement) Armin- istration Bldg.,Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday. A fine of five cents will be charged for each day' the picture is overdue after Friday. The Student Loan Prints will be on exhibit in the Museum of Art the week of Feb. 5. The prints will be reassigned to the students for the spring semester Feb. 131 through 15. Mechanical and Industrial-Me- chanical Engineering June and August 1950 graduates: A representative of Ingersoll-Rand Company, New York, will interview seniors and graduates in the above groups on Jan. 19 and 20. Appli- cation blanks must be filled out and returned to the Mechanical Engineering Office not later than Tuesday p.m., Jan. 17. Interview schedule will be posted on the Bulletin Board at 225 W. Engineer- ing Building on Wednesday morn- ing. University Community Center, Willow Village: Sun., Jan. 15, Village Church Fel- lowship (Interdenominational): 10:45 a.m., Church and Sunday- School. 4:30 p.m., Study and dis- cussion. 5:30 p.m., Fellowship supper. Mon., Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m., University Wives' Club Board. 8 p.m., Co- operative Nursery General Meet- ing. Tues., Jan. 17, 8 p.m., Bridge. Everybody invited. Wed., Jan. 18, 8 p.m., Wives' Club Sports Group; Wives' Club Board; Great Books Group; Ceramics. Thurs., Jan. 19, 8 p.m., Choir; Water-color; Ceramics. The University Center will be open as usual between semesters. Lectures University Lecture: First of two lectures on "The Chemistry of Vision." Dr. George Wald, Pro-I fessor of Biology, Harvard Univer- sity; auspices of the Department of Biological Chemistry. 4:15 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16,.Rackham Amphi- theater. University Lecture: "Man in His Cosmos in Medieval Art." Dr. Har- ry Bober, Fine Arts Department, Smith College; auspices of the De- partment of Fine Arts. 4:15 p.m., Mon., Jan. 16, Kellogg Auditorium. University Lecture: Second of two lectures on "The Chemistry of Vision." 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