THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1951 The City Editor's SCRATCH PADS- By PAUL BRENTLINGER A RATHER SIMPLE amendment to Alder- man A. D. Moore's latest Ann Arbor zoning proposal could change what is now a very discriminatory plan into a reasonably fair and adequate one. In an effort to compromise the in- terests of fraternity and sorority members with those of local home owners, Prof. Moore's plan would establish a special A-1 zone containing all but nine of the Uni- versity's existing fraternities, a d per- mitting business as usual for the frater- nities within the A-1 zone. The other nine fraternities would be left out in the cold, however. They would be left in top residential.zones, and under the Moore proposal could continue to operate as non-conforming users in these zones. How- ever, should they cease operations for 90 days or more, they would be through as fraternities. They would have to close up permanently, and try to find buyers for their large, specially designed houses. This would be a difficult or impossible task. Of course, there is a chance that the frater- nities concerned could make an appeal to city authorities to go back into business. A strict application of the 90 day rule would mean that each autumn the fraterni- ties concerned would have to make an ap- peal to the city (and pay the $10 appeal fee) in order to stay open, if they had closed down for the summer. Would such appeals be granted automatically? It's hard to say. A city planning board official told The Daily that "each case would have to be con- sidered separately" and that "there is no way of telling how successful an appeal would be." More serious than the summer closing situation is the very great possibility that the current national emergency will lead to the temporary closing of a lot of frater- nities in the near future. No one seems to know exactly how the 90 day rule would apply under this circumstance. The city planning office representative merely said that "closing down for a war situation would probably be a good basis for appeal." Under the Moore proposal, the great bulk of fraternities would never have to worry about such problems. But the ef- fect on the nine leftover groups would obviously be serious. The proposal, as it was presented, clearly discriminates against them and their approximately 400 student members. The suggested remedy to this proposal would be the establishment of a spot A-1 zone around each of the nine fraternities not now included in the proposed new zone. This small change in Alderman Moore's proposal would carry its compromising ef- fects to the logical end of providing equal treatment for all existing fraternities. Such a spot zone, isolated in the midst of an A or an AA zone, might not be ideal from the standpoint of zoning theory. But the es- tablishment of such zones would be the only fair and equitable basis for agreeing to pas- sage of the current Moore proposal. COMMAND DECISION by William Wister Haines, at Lydia Mendelssohn. Produced by the Speech Department. WITH EXCELLENT TIMING the Speech Department has brought to campus one of the most powerful and successful plays to come out of World War II. Written with an intimate knowledge of what makes the Air Force tick, the play centers about Brigadier General K. C. Den- nis, commander of the Fifth Bombardment Division stationed in England. A sincere and understanding man, he is mentally tortured by his duty of sending his division on three vital but deadly missions beyond the range of fighter protection far into Germany. The loss of life,. including some of his best friends, is overwhelming. Under strong pressure from Washington, from the press, from his superior officers, and from visiting congressmen, to abandon Operation Stitch, the tired and hounded general fights for what he considers the crucial bombardment of the European War and the survival of the Air Force. The entire drama has been competent- ly handled by the all-male cast. Their job, on the surface an easy one-to be men-is complicated by the swift pacing of the script and the mounting tension of the play. Several of the secondary charac- ters, Col. Haley, Major Davis, Capt. Jenks and Lt. Goldberg, though adequate, need improvement. Haley and Davis were not completely convincing as officers. Jenks, with all his insubordination, sounded too much like a flaunting high schooler, and Goldberg, though fatigued from his mis- sion, is over-regretful too early. Outstanding performances were given by Nafe Katter as Dennis, Albert Nadeau as Sgt. Evans, Ron Soble as Col. Martin, War- ren Pickett as Gen. Garnett, Ted Heusel as war correspondent Brockhurst, and James White as General Kane. White, however, was maudlin in the scene where he reveals how he sold his soul and body to get official recognition for the Air Force. The sudden Aid To Education, AT THE TIME of the Roosevelt-Spellman debate on federal aid to education, everyone from editorial writers to high school debators were vigorously arguing the pros and cons of the issue. Today, despite the continued importance of the proposed aid, interest has fallen off considerably. The deterent to quick action is, of course, the religious controversy. Despite a large majority of Congressmen who desire the passage of an aid to education bill, none of the proposed bills has passed the House Committee of Education and Labor. When the committee first began debates on the subject, its chairman, John Lesinski Capital Punishment A BILL HAS just been introduced into the state legislature which would require the death penalty in Michigan for first de- gree murder. Some Michigan voters may believe that the death penalty should be state law, particularly after the recent publicity given to the criminal attack and slaying of a Kalamazoo coed. However, they should first take careful consideration of these facts: 1. Capital punishment not only denies the principle of reforming the criminal, but also thwarts society in its striving for safety and security. In states where capital punishment is mandatory for first degree murder, it is more difficult to obtain a conviction since neither judge or jury cares to be the cause of an individual's execution. The murderer is therefore sentenced on a charge other than first degree murder, making him eligible for "good time" parole later. 2. The threat of the death penalty is use- less in cases where murder is committed in a fit of passion or by a "born killer." And if crime is pre-meditated, the death penalty does not deter a criminal who thinks he can evade detection and escape punishment. Instead, a more effective and recommend- ed deterrent to criminals is to threaten a man with permanent loss of freedom, which can be done through effective administra- tion of conviction laws and parole proce- dures. 3. The death penalty, like so many other means of punishment, is made to fit the crime but not the criminal. Statistics com- piled by criminologists and prison wardens (among them the late Lewis Lawes, famous warden of Sing Sing) show that capital punishment is actually a highly discrimina- tive process. It claims victims mostly from the lower stratas of society who cannot afford the better-trained and extensive counsel avail- able to wealthy offenders who can buy, or buy off, justice. Also a mandatory death penalty overrules consideration of an of- fender's environment and heredity, two fac- tors which may be largely responsible for the crime and over which the offender has little control. 4. That capital punishment does not de- crease a state's homicide rate is shown by statistics collected by Lawes and others studying the problem. These statistics gen- erally show that the states retaining the death penalty have a higher homicide rate than do states that have abolished it. The absence or existence of the penalty has no noticeable effect. 5. Instead of guaranteeing justice, exe- cution of an innocent man assures injustice. In has been proven too often that neither judges or juries are infallible. Capital punishment is a relic we have retained from primitive laws that insisted offenders be punished for -purposes of security and revenge. But the death penal- ty offers no security, and maintaining it for just plain revenge is a poor excuse for a society founded on the sanctity and re- formation of human life. Society must punish its criminals, but it must also set up progressive means of re- form both inside and outside our prison walls. If voters ever return the death penalty to Michigan, it means that this state has swerved far from its slowly-evolving at- tempts at positive reform. -Bob Solt. of Michigan, vigorously defended the stand of the Catholic Church on 'the issue. He skillfully blocked all attempts at compro- mise, hoping 'that eventually a bill would pass which would fully include the paro- chial schools. At the death of Lesinski, the committee's reigns were taken over by the present chair- man, Graham Barden of North Carolina. Rep. Barden, who is diametrically opposed to Mr. Lesinski on the parochial school is- sue, was the sponsor of the much-publiciz- ed Barden Bill (the central issue in the Roosevelt-Spellman debate.) His bill would completely exclude parochial schools from federal aid. Due to Barden's extreme position, the committee has achieved no more than it had under Lesinski. The obvious solution is a compromise, and the terms of that compromise have already been suggested by several Catholic spokes- men. They would have the Congress allot funds to cover the school bus expenses of parochial school students wherever public school students enjoy that benefit. By giving funds directly to the students and not to the church, they argue that no American traditions will be, broken. If any compromise to be effected, certainly this one appears to be the most just. Congressmen should recognize that an in- telligent compromise could speedily get re- sults on an issue which might otherwise be- come a musty "could have been" in the files of Congress. --Harland Britz "'We Get To Think More About Our National Resources" " 'A . f Y f G } 1i . L ''fir, . +5 Y L* . DAILY, OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 3) i Doctoral thony M. Languages Examination for An- Pasquariello, Romance & Literatures: Span- . aa s r....saaarw pgfrr tte 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. 0 DREW PEARSON- Merry-Go-Round Washington AFTER YOU, ALPHONSE THE MAN WHO pulled the wires to bring back General Electric's Charles E. Wil- son back to Washington as head of war production is hdndsome, hard-working Stuart Symington. Yet Symington now finds himself virtually euchered out of a job by the man he brought to Washington. What happened was that Symington realized how war production was bogged down, sold Wilson on coming back to the same war production board job he occupied in World War II. Wilson agreed. However, when he looked over the Washington set-up, he demanded that he be top boss of everything even re- motely connected with production. In other words, he wanted to take over most of Sym- ington's duties as chairman of the National Securities Resources Board-including price controls and the office of economic stabili- zation. These two offices are man-sized, back- breaking functions all by themselves. Most bureaucrats fight for power and nev- er yield duties to other bureaucrats willing- ly. Symington, however, bowed to Wilson, now finds himself sitting in left field, strip- ped of his far-flung powers by the man he brought to Washington. This is what has led to reports that Sym- ington would become Secretary of Defense when General Marshall, who took the job reluctantly, eventually bows out. Note-Symington is giving Wilson com- plete cooperation, and Wilson already has put a lot of zoom into war production. "ONE-PACKAGE" SPENDING The House Appropriations Committee is battening the hatches for a stormy squawl on the question of continuing the so-called ''one-package". appropriation for defense and domestic spending. The all-in-one bill wasn't welcomed with open arms in the last Congress because of its arbitrary, meat-ax approach to pruning government expendi- tures. Therefore, don't be surprised if the house committee junks the idea and returns to the old formula of separate appropriations for each department. One thing troubling congressional leaders about the one-package bill is the tremen- dous power over government spending which it vests in appropriations chairman Clarence Cannon of Missouri. (Copyright, 1950, by the Bell Synaicate, Inc.) Movie Manners.. To the Editor:I AS THE EDITOR of the student publication at the University of Michigan, I want to take this opportunity to bring before you a situation which only you can rect- ify. As a former student at the U. of M. I was told that the college men of today will be the leaders of in- dustry tomorrow. From the ac- tions of today's students I dread: to think of the future in any sense.- The action I am referring to is that which any person can wit- ness by attending either one of the two theaters on the campus.- Never in my life have I seen such juvenile, disgusting, and un- called-for conduct displayed byj University students attending the theaters. People go to the theater to enjoy the picture showing on! the screen-not to listen to grown1 men acting like uncouth hood- lums. It's an appalling situation when I find myself ashamed to tell peo- ple that I attended the University and am associated with those in- dividuals who think only of them-, selves and try to "outact" the stars on the screen. Can't something be done to eliminate the "hooting," "hissing," and "smart alek" actions of those students responsible for this dero- gatory view of the general student body? --Cecil L. Bovee Book Exchange . To the Editor ATTENTION House Presidents: ^ For years students have be- moaned the fact that they do not have a decent student book store. For years the units in which stu- dents live have claimed to exist for the benefit of their members. This year the IFC Student Book Exchange offers to these units the opportunity of being of great ser- vice not only to members in their particular unit but to students all over the campus. This year they can help foster a good student book store! We are attempting to set up an agent in every living unit who will receive books from members of that unit for the Exchange. The books will then be picked up and removed to the store in the Union by the Student Book Exchange. The effort required will be small, while the service rendered will be great. Whether you are the president of a fraternity, sorority, residence hall, or co-op house makes no dif- ference. If you have not yet set up the agency in your house, do it now! Send the name of the per- son delegated as the agent to the IFC Student Book Exchange, Michigan Union; or call Chuck Good at 3-8581. --Tony Palermo, Mgr., IFC Student Book Exchange * * * 'The Miracle' . To the Editor: ANENT your article of January 13th on the movie "The Mira- cle", the American public should be warned that censorship is not an answer to its presupposed "im- morality". The answer given by the Rev. John F. Bradley that "The Miracle" "intimates that the foun- dations of Christianity ;are silly" is a devastating admission in spite of its non-sequitur-ness. If that is the best argument that a Cath- olic priest can give against "The Miracle", Christianity is in a bad shape. There are arguments which would prove that "The Miracle" is not as "silly" as it "intimates" or that it may not be "immoral", and that the Christian foundations are more intimately unified in its divine and human aspects than some theologians suspect or are able to grasp. Cervantes had a word to say about such theolo- gians (cfr. Don Quixote, II, ch. ii, xxl). For the Rev. Bradley's edi- fication - Protestant theologians and logical positivists would not understand them-I suggest read- ing Spanish plays of the seven- teenth century and the picaresque novels of the same period. What concerns me most deeply is that these theologians have not raised their divine voices against commercial profits while young men are being drafted. We can darft the youth, but we cannot draft profits. Such a situation does make the foundations of Christianity silly and useless. -F. Sanchez y Escribano (Dept. of Romance Languages) 4 * 4 Re: Hockey Critic . . To the Editor: CONGRATULATIONS to you Mr Hertzberg on your effort to im- press the public with your feeble knowledge of hockey. How we have won nine games this season with- out your help is a mystery! Perhaps these next four para- garphs will straighten things out for you. 1) It is impossible to backcheck in the defense zone of the oppos- ing team. Backchecking takes place in the center, or the defend- ing zone of the team not in pos- session of the puck. 2) Defensemen carrying the puck out of their defensive zone especially when the opposing team has the pressure on is dangerous Shooting the puck out takes the pressure off and makes the other team do the work. 3) On a power play when the short handed team is defending the offending team on their pow- er play shoots the puck into their zone; the shot is not aimless but intended to miss the net. 4) Hockey players standard equipment includes shin pads and as I remember no Montreal play- ers complained of broken legs. But they did complain that there are not enough teams in their league such as Michigan. -Paul E. Pelow A St. Louis, Missouri company needs a junior salesman for Mi- chigan territory. Women: We have several re- quests for women who are labor- atory technicians or have majored in mathematics or bacteriology. Contact work (women) with mothers and doctors for food company in Detroit area, market- ing, nursing or home economics majors preferred. Stenography and typing posi- tions in Detroit area and various other locations. American Airlines, Chicago of- fice, are interested in seniors or undergraduates for positions as airline stewardesses. For further information call at the Bureau of Appointments, Room 3528, Administration Bldg. Lectures University Lecture, auspices of the School of Music. "Music and the Eighteenth Century." Dr. Curt Sachs, Lecturer in the Grad- uate School of Liberal Arts, New York University, and President of the American Musicological Soci- ety, Thurs., Jan. 18, 4:15 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. University Lecture in Journa- lism: Michael Straight, editor of the New Republic will address a journalism assembly at 4:15 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 18, Rackham Lecture Hall. Subject: "Peace Without Appeasement-Can Liberal Jour- nalism Provide the Answer." Op- en to the public. Lecture, auspices of the De- partment of Zoology. "The Pro- perties of Cytoplasmic Particles" (illustrated). Dr. M. J. Kopac, Professor of Biology, New York University. Thurs., Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. University Lecture, auspices of the Departments of Astronomy and Geology. "The Structure of the Earth." Harold Jeffreys, Pro- fessor of Astronomy and Experi- mental Philosophy, Cambridge University, England. Fri., Jan. 19, 4:15 p.m., Rackham Amphithea- tre. University Lecture in Journa- lism: Basil L. Walters, execu- tive editor of Knight Newspapers, Inc., will give a campus lecture before a journalism assembly at 3 p.m., Fri., Jan. '19, Room 2003, Angell Hall. Coffee hour, 4 p.m., news room, Department of Jour- nalism. +.. Lecture on Isotopes: Dr. S. Al- Ian Lough, Chief of the Radioiso- topes Branch, Isotopes Division, United States Atomic Energy Di- vision at Oak Ridge will discuss the production, availability and use of radioisotopes in biological sciences at 4:15 p.m., Wed. af- ternoon, Feb. 7, Rackham Am- phitheatre; auspices of the Phoe- nix Project and the Department of Biological Chemistry. Academic Notices Political Science 52: Final Ex- amination, January 29, 9-12 a.m Room assignments as follows: Sections 1 & 5 (Laing)-2231 A.H. Sections 2 & 4 (Filley)-1025 A.H Sections 3 & 10 (Vernon)-229 sA.H. Section 6 (Abbott)-4 A.H Sections 7, 8 & 9 (Bretton)-1025 A.H. Algebra (II) Seminar: Thurs. Jan. 18, 4 p.m., Room 3011, Angell Hall. Actuarial Seminar: Thurs., Jan 18, 3 p.m., Room 3201, Angel: r Hall. Miss Van Eenam will con- tinue her talk of insured retire- ment plans.- Economics 121 (Labor) and Economics 222 (Collective Bar- t gaining) will not be given the second semester. Time Schedule Change for sec- ond semester in Mathematics: t Mathematics 47, Section 5, wil meet at 2 p.m. instead of 1 p.m. Mathematics 125 will meet at1 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. Mathematics 20, Air Navigatior (3 hours) will be given MWF at 3 p.m. in Room 3201, Angell Hall by Professor Carver. Speech 36 will be given at 1 r a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday the second semester. ish; thesis: "The Entremes, Sain- ete and Loa in the Colonial The- atre of Spanish America," Sat., Jan. 20, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 10 a.m. Chair- man, I. A. Leonard. Doctoral Examination for Mer- ton Louis Davis, Chemistry; the- sis: "Thermodynamics of B- KHF2, Including Heats of Dis- sociation, of Fusion, and of the A-B Transition," Tues., Jan. 23, Room 3003, Chemistry Bldg., 3 p.m. Chairman, E. JFrWestrum, Jr. Doctoral Examination for Max.' Arthur Proffitt, Zoology; thesis: "Comparative Morphometry and Growth of Scales in the Bluegill, Lepomis m. macrochirus Rafin- esque, with Special Reference to Related Body Growth," Wed., Jan. 24, Room 4101, NaturalnSci- ence Bldg., 9 a.m. Chairman, K. F. Lagler. Doctoral Examination for Don- ald Garner Castanien, Spanish; thesis: "A Seventeenth Century Mexican Library and the Inqui- sition," Fri., Jan. 26, East oCuncil Room, Rackham Bldg., 10 a.m. Chairman, I. A. Leonard. Doctoral Examination for Clar- ence W. Olmstead, Geography; thesis: "The Pattern of Orchards in Michigan," Fri., Jan. 26, Room 210, Angell Hall, 1:30 p.m. Chair- man, C. M. Davis. Doctoral Examination for Ar- thur Ferdinand Carlson, Latin; thesis: "The Orthography and Phonplogy of the Latin Papyri," Sat., Feb. 3, Room 2009, Angell Hall, 10 a.m. Chairman,' H. C. Youtie. Doctoral Examination for Riki Kobayashi, Chemical Engineer- ing; thesis: "Vapor-Liquid Equi- libria in Binary Hydrocarbon- Water Systems," Tues., Feb. 6, Room 3201, E. Engineering Bldg., 9:30 a.m. Chairman, D. L. Katz. Notice to Graduate Students working for the Master of Arts Degree in Biology. I will not be on the campus next semester and to relieve Doctor Hooper from do- ing all of the advising I wish the above mentionedstudents would consult with us during the week of January 15-19 at the following times and places: Hooper in room 4119, Thurs. 1-2:30. Gustafson in room 1033, Fri. 9-12. We have the election blanks. -F. G. Gustafson The Teacher's Oath will be ad- ministered to all February can- didates for the teacher's certi- ficate on Thursday, Jan. 18, Room 1437, U.E.S. This is a require- ment for the teacher's certificate. (Continued on Page 5) y A ii CURRENT MOVIES Infiltration . . 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In this, her first film, Mala Powers de- monstrates quite capably the ability that won her the lead in "Cyrano de Bergerac." Tod Andrews, as the minister who leads her back on the path of normalcy, does a good job, quietly and understanding of the girl's problem. Thf fva f il ..hmlrl p Prn,,,.t1 "INFILTRATION TACTICS" have appeared in a new but popular literary form--a Truman letter. The latest epistle is the President's ans- wer to 11-year-old Suzanne Coats, who wrote him, ". . . I am sorry my dad is a Republican. But I think you are doing a good job and when I grow up I am going to be a Democrat." In response Truman thanked her for her favorable feelings and wrote, "I was happy to receive your letter, and you should be complimented on your decision to become a Democrat." Suzanne's parents did not know about her decision until they received the letter from White House carrying the signature "Harry S. Truman." The Republican father of Suzanne, how- ever, was not so happy at this letter ex- change between his daughter and Presi- dent Truman. He was appropriately worried; Truman was using "infiltration tactics" on his fami- Calendar Plan * . To the Editor: THIS IS TO register my opinion of t h e proposed calendar change published in the Daily Sa- turday. I believe it would be a very good idea. No other change would present so many advantages to Michigan 'tudents other than that of having Christmas in the mid- dle of January. I hope the Univer- sity will make this change as soor as possible. -Tom Stapleton y o' tI Doctoral Examination for Ro- bert Austin Warner, Musicology; thesis: "The Fantasia in the Works of John Jenkins," Fri., Jan. 19, West Council Room, Rackham Bldg., 3 p.m. Chairman, Louise E. Cuyler. I BA RNA BY ,,' Barnaby, I saw you and your dopey old Gus, I left out a detail!... A Private imaginary Fairy Godfather coming up to Op usually is overdrawn at the bank at this haunted house with false faces on-- the moment the client strollejnto his shabby agency to lay a stack of crisp c. ... - --t. . .. . .. . . . t No. So it should be easy for me to - become overdrawn, shouldn't it?... Hold down the offie. Till II