THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1950 A dministration Approachability ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS, locked in the plush-lined glory of their salmon loaf have had criticisms of unapproach- ability leveled at them from student groups all over campus There are many instances in which this criticism is well-founded: the Administra- tion refused to discuss the Thanksgiving weekend with the students; refused to give adequate explanation last year for ban- ning Communist Phillips when he was asked to speak here; and dictated the dates of rushing to sorority women. On these ,points the administrative pow- ers, from the Dean of Students to the mem- bers of the Sub-committees on Discipline and Speakers, did not answer when students asked for explanations of their actions. It is natural that University students, who feel that they are adults to a great extent, Condition, Not Theory AS YET it is possible only to surmise what Mr. Attlee brought with him when he flew from London on Sunday evening or what Mr. Truman had to say to him on his arrival. But leaving ancillary issues aside, one may surmise that the Prime Minister's major concern was the fear that the United States was about to turn the Korean War into "World War III"-through reckless use of the atomic bomb, through the unregu- lated initiatives of General MacArthur or through the sternness of the American posi- tion in the United Nations; and that the President's major concern was a fear that Britain was about to turn Korea into a disastrous "appeasement"-through a fail- ure to realize that a critical battle had already been joined, on the outcome of which the whole Western position in the Far East might well depend. It seems unlikely that either fear can survive the direct contact of both statesmen with each other and with the grim facts. Mr. Attlee was reportedly "surprised" by the seriousness of the military position as it was expounded to him on his arrival on Monday; Mr. Truman has had ample evidence in the last two or three days that the British atti- tude is not one of mere "appeasement." Actually, the British bogy of "World War III" has been an unreal one; there has never been the slightest desire or intention in the United States to become deeply in- volved in an Asiatic war on any greater scale than that of the one now in progress. We are already involved very nearly u'to the limits of our present capacities; no action on our part could do much to expand the war beyond the scale which it has al- ready assumed, and our present preoccupa- tion is to extricate ourselves from the crisis invited by our willingness to carry the flag against aggression in the East. It is cer- tainly not to enlarge a commitment already too great. -New York Herald-Tribune. The Weekend I n Town EVENTS OF INTEREST ABOUT CAMPUS: LECTURES DR. ROMAN JAKOBSON, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature at Harvard University, will speak on "Sound and Mean- ing," under auspices of Linguistics Commit- tee of Graduate School. Time, 4:15 p.m. to- day at Rackham Amphitheatre. CONCERTS HANDEL'S "MESSIAH," long a Christmas standby in Ann Arbor, will again be pre- sented this year, auspices of the University Musical Society. Featured singers will be Nancy Carr, soprano and Oscar Natzka, bass. Performances start 8:30 p.m. tomorrow and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. VARIETY "BEWITCHED BAYOU," the 1950 Sopho- more Cabaret, heads campus way today and tomorrow. Booths typifying the exotic charm of Louisiana bayou country will be set up on the League's second floor. Two fun-pack- ed floor shows nightly are promised for Cab- goers. Dancing to Ted Smith and his or- chestra from 9 p.m. to midnight. MOVIES THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR. Starring James Whitmore and Nancy Davis. Today and tomorrow at the State. See review this page. Sunday, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, recipient of much recent praise, comes to the State. THE ADMIRAL WAS A LADY, a non- consequential retrace of ex-fliers and an ex- wave. Starring Edmond O'Brien and Wanda Hendrix at low ebbs. Today at the Michigan. THE GLASS MENAGERIE, with Jane Wy- man and Kirk Douglas, doing their credit- able ht tn santure nn film the smash should resent these instances. They feel en- titled to explanations of University policy decisions which affect them directly. But students' methods for getting these explanations, and for putting their views before the Administration are miserably inadequate. The usual time for students to complain is after an administrative decision. They gather in groups before the official who made the proclamation and protest that the student body was not consulted, that stu- dent opinion was not obtained, and demand explanations. But if student opinion is to mean any- thing, it'nust be in front of the administra- tors before they make their decision. And this means that the students, on their own, must attempt to explain. their positions and voice opinions as they are formed. Administrative officials are bogged down in a mass of individual students' problems to which they must attend. These efforts can- not be publicized, but the time is spent, nonetheless. Officials have time to discuss any problems students may have, and ex- perience proves-they are very willing to con- sider those of general campus interest. The so-called campus leaders who deride Administration tactics, and the so-called unknown students who object to Admini- stration routines can and should take their objections to the officials concerned. These officials have a backlog of years of experience around Universities which can make their advice invaluable, They are interested in University group problems. It isn't up to the Administration to plan times to hear students express their opin- ions. Administration officials have already expressed their willingness to attend meet- ings such as those held by the Michigan Forum, which attempts to crystallize stu- dent opinion. Students themselves must take the ini- tiative and prove that they are continually interested in policy formation by keeping in constant contact with the policy-forming men and women who practically control the University. Before the Administration will show con- fidence in the students, the .students must show enough interest to merit this confi- dence. -Wendy Owen. THOMAS L. STOKES: New Senate Leaders WASHINGTON - How much President Truman and his Fair Dealers will be under the gun of the Southern wing of the Democratic Party in the narrowly divided Senate of the new 82nd Congress is fore- shadowed in the choice of a Senate majority leader to succeed Scott Lucas of Illinois. This post will go to Senator Ernest W. McFarland of Arizona, a middle-of-the- roader. He represents a compromise with the Southerners, who were opposed to a clearly-defined Fair Dealer. President Tru- man conceivlie could have intruded per- sonally for the selection of a leader move clisely unified with the Fair Deal, as once did his predecessor, Franklin D. Roose- velt. But he chose not to risk such inter- ference In the precarious situation caused by the close division of the Senate--49 Democrats and 47 Republicans. He needs as much harmony as he can get. He is aware that Southern Democrats, at any time they please, can join with Re- publicans in coalition, as they have so fre- quently in the past, and thereby become the major party. So he bowed to practicalities and kept hands off so as not to stir up need- less animosities. MEANWHILE, Southern and Southwestern sponsors of Senator McFarland as a compromise between Fair Dealers and Southern conservatives went to work quietly and rounded up enough commitments to as- sure the Arizona Senator's election as lead- er by Senate Democrats when the 82nd Con- gress convenes in January. The chief engi- neer of this compromise was Senator Kerr (D., Okla.), who has become a skillful be- hind-the-scenes wirepuller in the Senate. Senator McFarland is a native Oklahoman. Thus, by circumstances, there is elevated to the important post of liaison for the White House and the Senate, and a go-between for the various Democratic factions in the Sen- ate, a figure who is virtually unknown na- tionally. Senator McFarland has, however, ex- hibited talents of compromise within Sen- ate party councils on troublous and tick- lish legislative and policy matters and he is a man of equable temperament, ami- able and easygoing. All of that will be helpful, and almost essential, to achieve -s much solidarity as possible among Demo- crats and as much cooperation as possible from Republicans. Chief emphasis for the present, and per- haps for a considerable period, will be in the field of foreign policy and national de- fense, and there Senator McFarland has been a staunch and consistent supporter of the administration. That, fortunately, is also generally true of Southern Democrats. BUT WHEN, and if, the administration again begins to stress Civil Rights and Social Welfare measures, which is expected from President Truman before the 1952 pres- idential election, the Southern influence then undoubtedly will operate as a retarding force through Senator McFarland, since the southerners were so instrumental in his can- didacy for the leadership. The Arizona Senator sided with the Southerners in their resistance to cloture measures for limitation of Senate debate, a limitation sought by the administration in order to break Southern filibusters and get votes of Civil Rights Bills. That was a strong factors in Southern support of the! southwestern Senator, weighing more hea- vily than social welfare issues. On the lat- ter Senator McFarland has gone along with the administration in some impor- tant particulars, including housing, federal aid to education, and minimum wage in- crease, though he is catalogued rather as a moderate than a Fair Dealer. Teamed up with the Arizona Senator in party leadership will be another southwest- erner, Senator Lyndon Johnson. of Texas, who is slated to become Party Whip to succeed Senator Francis Myers of Pennsyl- vania, also defeated in November. The texas Senator can be helpful as a liaison with the Fair Dealers, as he has been a fairly con- sistent administration supporter. Beyond that he is a recognized authority on nation- al defense matters and Chairman of the Armed Service's preparedness subcommittee, which recently issued a critical report on rubber and surplus property disposal pro- grams that attracted wide attention. He is young, vigorous and hardworking. (Copyright 1950, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only., NIGHT EDITOR: RICH THOMAS Number One Boy - 4.'0 necticut, and Terre Haute, India- na. Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Mon., Dec. 11, to interview candi- dates for non-technical sales po- sitions in the Michigan, Ohio, In- diana area. For further information and ap- pointments call at the Bureau of Appointments, Room 3528, Admin- istration Bldg. The American School, Guatema- la, Guatemala, C. A. announces openings as of January 8, 1951 as follows. Elementary teachers; So- cial Science & Band teacher-High School. For further information, contact Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Bldg. Lectures Choral Union Ushers: Regular Series Ushers report at 7:45 p.m. for Saturday Messiah Concert. Extra Series Ushers report at 1:45 p.m. for the Sunday Messiah Con- cert. Attendance at these Con- certs will be checked when the May Festival Ushers are chosen. American Chemical Society Lec- ture: Sat., Dec. 9, 2:30 p.m., Room 1400, Chemistry Bldg. Dr. Frank H. Wiley, Chief, Division of Phar- maceutical Chemistry of the Food and Drug Administration of the Federal Security Agency. "The Role of the Analytical Chemist in Food and Drug Law Enforce- ment." American Chemical Society Lec- ture: Prof. Linus Pauling, Calif- ornia Institute of ' Technology. "Structural Chemistry in Rela- tion to Medicine." Rackham Am- phitheatre, 8 p.m., Fri., Dec. 8. University Lecture, auspices of the Committee on Linguistics of the Graduate School. "Sound' and Meaning." Dr. Roman Jakobson, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures. Harvard University. 4:15 p.m., Fri., Dec. 8, Rackham Amphitheater. Academic Notices r Astronomical Colloquium, Fri., rDec. 8, 4:15 p.m ., Observatory. "Structure of Star Clusters." Prof. E. Finlay Freundlich, St. Andrews University, Scotland. Xet teP TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interest, and will publish all letters *hich 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'ataste will be condensed edited or withheld from publication at the discretion of the editors. Female Form . . CIINIEMA I 1 "NAIS" starring Fernandel, produced by Marcel Pagnol " AIS" is a failure that contains all of the ingredients for success. Responsi- bility for its choice by the Student Legisla- ture Cinema Guild is absolved by its bright catalogue -description, a prediction of sure- fire movie art and entertainment value. Watching the picture drag its tortuous length across the screen, however, we lose all expectations aroused by the formula of names. Not one of Zola's best, the original story still held tremendous motion picture poten- tial in the starkness of its characterization, the bleak inevitability of its brief tragic movement. Instead of developing the action consequences of the brooding, intense nature of the Provencal girl and her vengeful father, the movie allows all of its characters,, while assuming the titles of Zola's large conceptions, to sink into a little sentimen- tality. In Pagnol's hands, Nais, Zola's dark, pas- sionate "Amazon," is reduced to a frowzie Folies-Bergere sex-object. Her seducer comes out of a white-wash treatment as a nice-boy-who-really-loved-her-after-all. No sense of the depth of the brutal conflict be- tween father and daughter comes through the watery movie character portrayals. All distinctions that would have made for conflict are erased. Fernandel's wonderful expressiveness of face and hands is thrown away on the blown-up part of Toine, the hunchback. Long maudlin speeches on the subject of hunchbacks in general and Toine in par- ticular drag the film to a level of obvious- ness that is not only irrelevant but incre- dible. Script is ubiquitous. It intrudes on pathos, love and death :and destroys them with an insistence that could only have sprung from an initial concept that the picture was to be "shown" only to the blind and/or that the mental capacities of the audience would not exceed nine years. -Jacquelyne Greenhut. To the Editor: IN LOOKING through the latest fashion magazines one sees pale, ethereal, limp creatures garbed in the "musts" of the sea- son. These wan ladies gaze miser- ably out at us from loosely hang- ing garments not quite covering up sharply protruding bones. And these, alas, are the vestals of the present day standard or con- ception of beauty. Women sub- consciously but no less hysteri- cally starve themselves down to this state of morbid fragility. An unconscious response is set up at the sight of these advertisements. It goes something like this: "This is considered perfection and I can't attain this perfection with 'pretty plumpness' or dimples and therefore these must go. I will be a stoic;" This is not the first time in history that the term "fashion- ably slender" has arisen. Back in the twenties the more flat chest- ed and tubercular a woman ap- peared the more sexy she was considered. Nowthis concept of the organically impossible boyish figure has come back with the boyish bob, the Charleston, and possibly the racoon coat. We are living so much in an age of unnaturalness and emo- tional sterility that this concept of beautyais not really surprising. It goes along with the functional art of escalators and stainless steel. After all why carrycurves around when one can be more "Efficient" without them and isn't Efficiency the goal of all human endeavor? Why let beauty be natural when we can manu- facture it? It is much more uni- form and professional when it comes out of a bottle. Even if these are the sentiments of our age, they are strongly over-ruledby an over-all view of art. A ,glance at Renoir's bathers or even Titian's women will tell us that. This discussion grew out of first looking through a copy of "Vogue" before dinner and then passing and observing our robust lady Venus on the way into the dining room. Several of us were curious as to just what her meas- urements were. We came out with these results: Height-7' 4". Hips-47". Waist-391/". Bust-44". Biceps-16/2". Neck-19%/". Feet-13. She's quite a healthy gal and didn't get that beauty title she holds in vain. Even though we admit Di Milo's tendency toward magnitude we think Venus teach- es us a lesson about beauty that cannot be found in the current woman's magazine. Untampered- with nature is far more attractive than a picture of starvation. -Patty Jewett * .%k %Y ment, "Judging a movie isdis- cretionary, it depends too much on the arbitrary tastes of an in- dividual." Granted, a great deal of the judging will always be strictly personal. But if the reviewers would set up certain criteria by which they criticize a movie or play, the reviewers would be much less subjective than they are now. The way it stands one merely finds out if your critic liked it or not. That is all fine and dandy, but what good does it do the reader? However, if all reviews discussed certain aspects of the movie or play from a less emo- Aional, more intellectual stand- point; these reviews could be a worth while service. Now the cri- tics provide amusement. However, The Daily's place is not so much to amuse as to inform. Students are not as interested in finding out how clever the reviewers are as they are interested in knowing what is good and bad and more important exactly why. A few years ago the saying was -"If The Daily panned it, don't miss it." This statement is again in common usage. -Leah Marks Technique session, 3-5 p.m., Dance Studio, Barbour Gym. Spanish Play: Tryouts, 4 to 6 p.m., Room 408, Romance Lan- guage Bldg. Hawaii Club: Business meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union. Nomination of spring officers. Movie on Hawaii. Coffee Hour, Lane Hall, 4:30- 6 p.m. All interested students are invited to come and participate in the trimming of the Lane Hall Christmas tree. Hostelers: Sports of all types will again be available at the I. M. building, 7:30 p.m. IZFA: Executive meeting, 4:15 p.m., Union. Wesley Foundation: Sports Par- ty at the IM Building. Meet at the Guild at 7:30 p.m. and go as a group. Westminster Guild: Christmas party, 8:30-12 midnight, First Presbyterian Church. Newman Club: Freshman Night. 8 - 12. Entertainment, refresh- ments. All Catholic students .in- vited, and freshmen especially should try to attend this special party. Hillel: Special Chanukah pro- gram in Lane Hall after services. "The Story of Chanukah." Every- body welcome. Canterbury Club: 4-6 p.m., Tea and Open House. Roger Williams Guild: Meet at Guild House at 8:00 to go to Bach Home for Elderly Women for a caroling program. The Congregational, Disciple, Evangelical and Reformed Guild will have Square Dancing at the Congregational Church, State and William Street, at 9:05. Coming Events Michigan College Chemistry Teachers Association and Ameri- can Chemical Society Meeting. Sat., Dec. 9, 9:30 a.m., Room 1400, Chemistry Bldg. Prof. L. C. An-- derson, "Research History of the Section," together with current research papers. Alpha Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, Professional Music Frater- nity for Women, will present its a n n u a 1 Christmas Candlelight Service at the First Presbyterian Church on Sun., Dec. 10, at 8 pn. The public is cordially invited to attend. Hillel: Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld, National Director of Hillel, will be the principal speaker at the Be- ginning of Construction ceremony for the new Hillel building, 3 pm., Sun., Dec. 10, at Lane Hall. There will be a dedication ceremony at the site of the new building at 1429 Hill at 5 p.m. following the Lane Hall Ceremony. il. 41 & 1 1 ' r a Y FJ U Concerts "Messiah" Concerts. Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," will be pre- sented by the University Musical Society Sat., Dec. 9, 8:30 p.m., with a repeat, performance Sun., Dec. 10, 2:30 p.m., Hill Auditor- ium. Lester McCoy, Associate Conductor of the University Mu- sical Society, will lead the Choral Union of 300 voices, the Univer- sity Musical Society Orchestra, Mary Stubbins, organist, and the following soloists: Nancy Carr, soprano; Eunice Alberts, contral- to; David Lloyd, tenor; and Oscar Natzka, bass. Concert-goers are respectfully requested to be seated on time, since late-comers will not be seat- ed during the performance./ Tickets are available at the of- fices of the University Musical Society. Burton Tower, daily; and any remaining tickets will be on sale at the Hill Auditorium box office one hour before each per- formance. 4i I 4i 1 ,I DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) Delta, Greene House, Hinsdale House, Kappa Nu, Lambda Chi Alpha, Michigan Christian Fel- lowship, Phi Delta Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Prescott House, Sigma Alpha Ep- silon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Phi, The-, to Xi Triangle Trigon Wenley Faculty Concert: Benning Dex- ter, Pianist, will play the second of three Monday evening faculty recitals at 8:30, December 11, in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. His program will include compositions by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, i V-++,+"+, - Stravinsky, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, House. H e.be 0and Chopin, and will be open to December 10 -h ulc Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Phi. the public.. The following representatives Events Today will be at the Bureau of Appoint- University Museums: Subject met: f F Tida E.vris i Pnrr i Minneapolis-Honeywell Regula- tor Company, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 11, 12 to interview B.S., M.S., and PhD. candidates in mechanical or electrical engineer- ing. These positions will be in re- search, design and development in, such areas as servo-mechanisms, I rr Xiaay Eveningi' rogram: "Species, Habitats, and Geologic History of Fishes." One long film: "Alaska's Silver Millions," 7:30 p.m., Kellogg Au- ditorium. The Museums Building will be open from 7 to 9 so that visitors may see the fish exhibits on the vacuum tubes, electromagnetics, second, third, and fourth floors: heat transfer, electromechanical deep-Phosphorescent fishes; six devices, relays and computers. cases of fossil fishes; underwater They are also interested in physi- dioramas of black crappies and cists with M.S. or Ph.D. degrees rainbow trout; and Japanese and mathematicians at the Ph.D. paintings of fishes of the West level who have had some training Pacific. and/or experience in statistics.' Owens-Corning Fiberglas Coin- Films on Administrative Man- pany, Tues., Dec. 12, to interview agement: 2 p.m., West Lecture civil, mechanical, industrial, and Room, Rackham Bldg. Sponsored chemical engineers, and a few men by the Institute of Public Ad- for sales. ministration through the cooper- Massachusetts Mutual Life In- ation of the Audio-Visual Educa- raschsempans, Tuesa.,LDe.1 i-tion Center. Interested persons sura'ncreCpanyTuesDec.a12, invited. to interview candidates for sales positions. Mathematics Journal Club: 3 Charles Pfizer & Company, Inc., p.m., Room 3001, Angell Hall. Dr. Tues., Dec. 12 to interview chemi- J. L. Ullman will continue his re- cal engineers graduating in Feb- view of a current Mathematical ruary and June with B.S., M.S., journal. or Ph.D. degrees. These positions will be for New York, Groton, Con- I Modern Dance and Ballet Clubs: c. rl i e' , ti i e I 3 ,1 Sixty-First Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Jim Brown............Managing Editor Paul Brentlinger............City Editor Roma Lipsky.......Editorial Director Dave Thomas...........Feature Eidtor Janet Watts ....,....Associate. Editor Nancy Bylan.........*.Associate Editor. James Gregory......Associate Editor Bill Connolly..........Sports Editor Bob Sandell.... 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Subscription during regular school year: by carrier, $6.00; by mail, $7.00. r I 4 URRENT MOVIES ] I Movie Criticism . .0 To the Editor: ALTHOUGH Fred Kellman did express "the general feeling toward1 The Daily reviewers, I would like to disagree with the impression created by his state- At The State ... THE NEXT VOICE YOU HEAR with James Whitmore and Nancy Davis MESSAGE PICTURES usually do poorly at the box office, but I presume the pro- ducers of this picture figured that the gim- mick of this picture-that of the Diety speaking over the radio-would have such- doubtedly be efficacious, but these are also intensely realistic times and such a solution would perhaps seem a trifle dis- ingenous in view of the powerful opposi- tion. The actual Voice is, understandably, never actually heard by the audience who receive the content of its messages indirectly from the participants. These include James Whitmore, rapidly rounding out into an I A BARNABY We'll leave the Yule log in your cellar, Barnaby, until it's time for the appropriate ceremonies- My, what a bother Christmas is.. So much to be done yet- Holly, mistletoe... The gay wrappinas for all the gifs- True, Barnaby. But your old Fairy Godfather is working on it. And, although I am faleing over Chrismn fr I So... Ask your mother what she wants to give your father this year. If I approve her Aniia Illfu re ..:,.u# n.a -