SIB THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, NOVEMBER114, 1950 INTERNATIONAL INTEREST: Strange Souvenirs Shown at Open House * * * * * * * * * By DONNA HENDLEMAN Cosmopolitan hospitality and down-to-earth friendliness charac- terized the atmosphere at the J. Raleigh N e 1 s o n International House.open house Sunday. The twenty-nine residents of the house were host to more than a hundred and twenty guests as Un- iversity administration officials, faculty and students mingled in the spacious three story house on Oakland Street. VISITORS in the house were treated to a variety of sights that ordinary student quarters would rarely offer. Hanging on the wall of one of the bedrooms is a mammoth leopard skin, complete with a fe- rocious, open jawed head and glassy staring eyes. It is the pro- perty of Faiq Husain, '52E, of India. Another unusual sight is a large Burmese gong, which is used as a dinner bell by the Nelson house men. ** * WHEN STRUCK, the gong emits an eerie vibrating sound which is reminiscent of the introductory theme to Terry and the Pirates ra- dio program. It is typical of the gongs which are used by Burmese chieftains when they call their tribesmen to assemble. Another Burmese piece is a heavy black wooden screen. Mas- sive and with intricate hand carved designs, it was found un- wanted in a Ranjan bazaar, and brought to this country by De- witt Baldwin, Director of Lane Hall and advisor of the house. Scattered throughout the rooms are various other small oddities which the resideits have brought from their homes in Asia, Europe, or South America. NAMED AFTER J. Raleigh Nel- son, founder and first director of the International Center, Nelson House was founded by a group of war veteran students who felt the neeq for a residence dedicated to inter-cultural living. This seniester, its second on campus, it has representatives of twelve foreign nations and the United States. The ideal of the house is prob- ably best expressed by a chalk mural which was sketched by Clay Bredt, '51, on a wall of one of the rooms. A surrealistic picture, it repre- sents the spirit of Nelson Inter- national, determinedly chasing away the evils of blindness, folly, and hate. Tact Needed In Chinese Policy--Hall Chinese intervention in the Ko- rean War has put us in an inter- national impasse fraught with ex- plosive possibilities, according to John W. Hall, instructor in the history department. "The most delicate diplomacy is required to prevent this incident from developing into a general war, not the 'let's get tough' attitude advocated by numerous arm-chair strategists," Hall emphasized. * * * IALL, an expert in far eastern affairs, was somewhat puzzled as to why the Chinese intervened in the first place. "Whether the Chi- nese acted on their own or whether they are merely playing the role of Russia's cat's paw is hard to tell at present." "Two possible Chinese motives can be listed. Either they hope to set up a "buffer" area between UN forces and the vital Yalu Ri- ver hydro-electric plants or they hope to gain from an all-out war with the United States, Hall ponted out." The Yalu River, dividing line be- tween Manchuria and North Kor- ea, was developed by the Japanese as the source of most of the power for both Korea and Manchuria. It may be that they wish to maintain a sort of no-man's land belt of 50 miles or so between the Yalu and UN troops, Hall pointed out. However, Hall could see no possible gain for China in a war with the United States. "Their industry in Manchuria is an in- viting target for our strategic air power. Their big coastal indus- trial cities would be sitting ducks for the big guns of the Seventh Fleet to train their sights on." Destruction of these industrial centers would completely wreck the Chinese industrial economy. Even if the Chinese could drive us off the Korean peninsula in a fair- ly short time, the gain in prestige would hardly compensate them for the economic loss destruction they would incur, Hall continued. This Chinese behavior seems to show strong Russian influence, he said. "The Russians are undoubt- edly afraid of a strong China and would like nothing better than to see them wear themselves and us out in a pointless war." Professional To Call at Barn Dance The call of "swing your partner and promenade" will ring through Waterman gymnasium tonight where Eddie Gilmore, nationally known square dance caller, will be featured at a square dance party. Gilmore, an employee of the Riverside, California recreation department, is making a nation wide tour of guest appearances as a caller and dance instructor. * * * HE WILL demonstrate various calling techniques as well as pro- vide instruction in square and couple dances. The dance, which will begin at 8 p.m., is open to the public at a small admission charge. I DOWN THE FIELD-Drum Major Dick Smith and "Drum Minor" Eugene Waxman, 6 years old, lead the Marching Band into a formation at Saturday's game. Ann Arborite Waxman, who was making his first appearance of the season, was a favorite of the gridiron crowds last year. Ypsi Beats International Center in Soccer Game FROM FARAWAY PLACES-Guests at the Nelson International House party had their refreshments in a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Shown here, reading from left to right, are: Rick Kurland, '51, fom the United States; Kumar S. Singh, '52, from India; Mr. and Mrs. J. Raleigh Nelson (Mr. Nelson founded the International Center and was its director for 35 years); Bob Wu, Grad., from China; Rosemary Jones, '51 (temporary chairman of the Woman's International House committee); and Emile Abdel-Malek, Grad., from Egypt. Choosing Lecturers Poses Problems y Arranging for a famed person- ality like Charles Laughton to speak on the Oratorical Associa- tion Lecture Series involves every- one from the Board of Regents to Laughton's personal manager. The Board gets into the act by appointing the Lecture Committee which approves all lectures held on the campus. The rest of the negotiations which include con- tacting celebrities, their personal managers, and tour agencies are left up to Committee Secretary Prof. Carl G. Brandt. PICKING lecturers for each year follows a definite four-point pro- gram. There must be two or three public figures in government, na- tional or international politics, one or two in theatre or entertainment, someone in the field of writing or literature and at least one ad- venture motion-picture commen- tary. Getting such famous figures as Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt or Ralph Bunche usually involves years of invitations and refusals' before the celebrity can find, time to squeeze a trip to Ann Ar- bor into his routine. But the fact that such famous personalities usually come can be 'attributed to the high reputation the Ann Arbor lecture series main- tains in the United States. * *, * "WE'RE SO CLOSE to it here, that we don't realize, but the Ora- torical Series is considered one of the outstanding lecture courses in the country," Prof. Brandt ex- plained. This high status makes it easier for Prof. Brandt' to ob- tain the speakers that the com- mittee has approved. Not only can he go through regular chan- nels booking registered speakers, but managers will often contact him about special speakers who are making limited tours. Such speakers as John Mason Brown, editor of the Saturday Re- view of Literature, and William L. Laurence, science reporter for the New York Times don't spend the year playing one night stands to explain their views on the, atom or modern literature. They usually take off one or two weeks a year to speak and spend the rest of their time on their jobs. Plans for the new lecture series will be getting under way within the next month, and already man- agers have hinted to Prof. Brandt of specialties which they can pro- vide. Maurice Evans and Alice Vurhab, according to Prof. Brandt, have ' been considering tours, and he has been considering them as candidates for next year. CANTANKEROUS CANINE: Campus Mascot To Leave 'U' for Kennel IT'S NOT THE LARGEST But the most unusual and ex- clusive selection of personal- ized Christmas Cards in Ann Arbor . . . You'll have to hurry, though. L. G. BALFOUR CO. 1319 S. University Phone 3-1733 MILLER'S DAILY FEATURE COMPLETE DINNER ... 59c Polish Sausage . . . Potato Salad or Vegetable Roll and Butter . . . Beverage J. D. MILLER'S CAFETERIA 211 South State Major III, huge St. Bernard mascot of Lambda Chi Alpha fra- ternity, will leave this morning for a Grand Rapids kennel.j Major, one of the best known and best loved personalities on campus for five years, has become so fierce and anti-social that his masters have reluctantly decided he must go. The dog's favorite felony was chewing the clothing and anatomy of mailmen. Lambda Chis have had to journey to the post office to get mail.{ Besides his anti-social behavior toward humans, Major III had recently acquired the habit of leaving home for four to five days at a stretch. Members of the fraternity theo- rized that a possible cause of the dog's misbehavior was his having to deal with 40 different people with widely divergent personali- ties. The Grand Rapidshkennel wil try to recondition the saucy St. Bernard for life with a family. Failing this, they will do away with Major. The cantankerous canine's de- parture marks the first time since 1930 that the fraternity has been without a St. Bernard mascot. It was then that Major I came to the Lambda Chi house, and started a campus tradition. , , s Cries of "score" rang out in half a dozen different languages Sunday when the International Center soccer team met the team from Ypsilanti Normal College on the field behind the football sta- dium. Anything went in this rough and tumble game, as the two teams met in the first intercol- legiate soccer contest in Michigan. BALLS BOUNCED off feet, bod- ies, and even the players heads as the participants charged up and down the field, trying to score for their teams. The Ypsilanti team walked off the field with honors when the final whistle blew. Despite the efforts of the hard-fighting Deadline Set For OSUT rip All reservations for the Wolver- ine Club special bus to 'the Ohio State football game must be made not later than Friday, according to George Benisek, club iublicity chairman. The club has chartered buses which will leave Ann Arbor early. Saturday morning. Nov. 25. On the return trip,,one bus will leave Co- lumbus shortly after the game, with a second bus leaving at 10 a.m. Nov. 26. Round-trip fare for both groups is '$8.50, and reservations can be made this week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Student Affairs window in the lobby of the Ad- ministration buildng, Benisek said. No game tickets are available with transportation reservations, Benisek emphasized. Music Lecture Series To Begin The School of Music will begin its series of guest lecturers at 4:15 p.m. today in the Rackham Am- phitheater with a talk by Prof. Donald Grout of Cornell Univer- sity. Prof. Grout, who is editor of the Journal of the America Musi- calogical Society, will speak on "Modern Editions of Renaissance Music." He will remain in Ann Arbor through Thursday during which time he will meet with candidates for the MA and PhD degrees in music. Center team, the score stood 3 to 0 in favor of the visitors. From the sidelines a few brave spectators huddled to keep warm in the visitors' cars, watching the lively spectacle. They were too cold to cheer, however. TROUBLES, both major and minor, hindered the game. Soon after the contest had started Tul- si Wimbul, '50, of India, collided with a teammate as he was charg- ing in for a goal. Wimbul suffer- ed a broken leg as a result of the collision, and was removed to Uni- versity Hospital, where he is still confined. A more minor tribulation oc- cured when one of the side boundaries was temporarily re- moved. A pair of blue jeans which belonged to one of the players had been serving for a marking. But, deciding that he was too cold in his skimpy play- ing shorts, the owner suddenly retrieved his property from the ground. The referee quickly arose to the occasion, however. He caught a piece of red wrapping paper that was blowing across the field and violently stamped it into the ground, where it remained throughout the rest of the game. A cross between basketball, hockey, and football, soccer is a fast, moving sport with compara- tively loose rules. 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