f.LlDA Y, MAR(Ai23, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY I Little Club t.a .f MA'TTE R 0OrF FACT FHE ASSOCIATION of Independent Men has at last provided a reason for its ex- stence. And the whole campus rather than merely the independent men it claims to represent is benefiting from this reversal of form. Tonight the AIM-sponsored Little Club vill be open for business for the fourth ime. Customer satisfaction has been al- nost universal. Already, the Club has retty well established itself in the campus ye. The AIM is to be commended for filling no annoying vacuum in Ann Arbor social ife, namely, a place to spend the odd hour nr so between the show and the door steps vith your date Friday nights. The music s reasonably good, all permissable refresh- nents are available. The price tag is also quite reasonable. LIM professes that the operation is trictly a non-profit affair, and it seems >robable that increased costs will cut away t the $60 net profit the Club shows so far. The venture seems to be here to stay. It nay mean that warm breezes wafting in rom the Arboretum will reduce the Little club's clientel so that operation all through he spring will be financially impossible. But the value of the Club when blustery vinds make indoor activity preferable has een established by the good patronage. So for the AIM, there is a bouquet of roses Instead of the usual crown of thorns. They have accomplished something more oncrete than winning discounts on tennis alls for independents and informing naive tormitory-dwellers that independent candi- lates can b'est represent them. One such chievment is worth a thousand pious proc- amations of worthy intent. --Crawford Young The Weekend / By STEWART ALSOPI In Town VENTS of interest around the campus. DANCES LITTLE CLUB - dancing and refresh- ments in a night'rclub atmosphere. With ob Leopold and his combo; at the League might. UNION DANCE-as usual with Frank 'inker's orchestra at the usual time and sual place tomorrow night. WASHINGTON - Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois is now one of the half dozen key political figures in this country. As the recent United Press poll of Democratic lead- ers showed, Douglas is now far and away the first choice of the professional Demo- crats for the Presidential nomination, if President Truman does not choose to run. It is interesting, and it may be significant, that Douglas himself appears to regard this situation with genuine disniay. The importance of Douglas as a political figure depends directly, of course, on Tru- man's real intentions. No one, probably not even Truman, really knows whether le will hand on the poisoned Presidential chalice But those who know Truman believe that there is a better than even chance that in the end he will decide not to run. The reasons they give sound logical enough -his age, family pressures, the third term amendment, the fact that Truman suffers from no delusions of personal indispensa- bility, above all the fact that Truman now heartily dislikes the office which he was so visibly enjoying only a year ago. Truman intimates also agree that the President's own choice for a successor is likely to be Chief Justice Fred Vinson. Vinson is popular with his party, but it is a difficult step from Chief Justice to Presi- dential candidate. Moreover, although Tru- man can certainly have the nomination for himself, it is by no means certain that he can dictate the nomination of another. Above all, the professionals are apparently convinced that Douglas is the best Demo- cratic bet to win-and winning is what matters to the professionals. - +- * * DOUGLAS DOES NOT look like a man who would endear himself to profession- al politicians. He has a long sallow face, an abstracted manner, and an odd habit of keeping a cigarette dangling from one side of his mouth. His clothes look as though they had been slept in, which they often have-Douglas tires easily from war wounds, and often naps in the daytime. Altogether, Douglas gives more the impression of an intelligent, perhaps mildly eccentric eco- nomics professor-which he is-rather than a startingly successful politician-which he also is. For it is startling that after a short two years as a freshman Senator Douglas should be a perfectly serious Presidential possibility. Partly his success derives from plain intelligence and drive. He has es- tablished himself as a major foreign policy spokesman, for example, without a seat on the Foreign Relations Committee. Another important political asset is that he is so obviously untainted by the cronyism and influence-peddling which is eating into the Administration and the Democratic party. But his success also partly derives from his ability to be all things to all men. Festival A PHOTO feature in yesterday's Daily graphically previewed some of the treats in store for those who attend the Student Arts Festival opening today. This three day festival has, since its start in 1949, become one of the most exciting student sponsored events of the year. Too often students at a university know a great deal about past periods and vir- tually nothing about their own.' The festival, however, provides an opportun- ity to see, hear and discuss current works, not of established names, but of other students. The Inter-Arts Union deserves strong support for its dual accomplishment of providing an outlet for production of student works, and giving the community a chance to find out what their contem- poraries are doing. -Roma Lipsky Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. NIGHT EDITOR: VERNON EMERSON He is a member in good standing of the New Deal wing of the party, which has lost ground, but which still exercises a veto power over Presidential nominations. Yet the conservatives like him for his stand on spending and the Southerners do not dislike him because he has never taken an extreme position on civil rights. * * * * (YNICS INTERPRET this as agile political acrobatics, performed throughout with one eye on the White House. Yet Douglas reacts to suggestions that he might be nom- inated with what appears to be perfectly genuine distaste. He has repeatedly told friends that he is simply not qualified for the Presidency. He has even talked about deflating any serious Douglas boom with a statement patterned on General Sherman's famous refusal to run. The cynical might consider even this sort of thing as standard operating pro- cedure for ambitious candidates But what is certainly unusual is Douglas's unquali- fied enthusiasm for the nomination of a potential rival. For Douglas is about the most outspoken of those Democrats who are beginning rather wistfully to talk about nominating General Dwight D. Eisenhower in case Truman withdraws. Douglas has even remarked that it might be a good idea to nominate Eisenhower on both tickets, as a demonstration of unity in the face of danger. That a man as intelligent as Douglas, himself a potential candidate, could ser- iously entertain such a notion suggests the extent to which Eisenhower, through no fault of his own, is in danger of being transferred into a sort of father image, with a magic ability to exorcise all the na- tional woes. It also suggests that for the time being at least, Douglas is a sincerely reluctant dragon. Yet time, the pressure of events, and the glittering prize of great office have a way of modifying this sort of reluctance. If the chances are really better than even that Truman will not run, those interested in the Presidential sweepstakes will do well to keep an eye on the gangling economics professor from Illinois. (Copyright, 1951. New York Herald Tribune Inc.). 1. to C "And Sometimes I Think Even Thee Are Socialistic" tette4TASO T E O NEEPE 5-- 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 30V 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. INIEMA I THEDRAMA IT'S THE PAYOFF, the lay, bigger and better than ght and tomorrow /night :endelssohn. Junior Girls' ever before, to- at 8 at Lydia HOTEL UNIVERSE, the Arts Theater Club's second offering continues tonight, to- morrow and Sunday 8:30 p.m. at 209% E. Washington. Call 7301 for reservations. HELLELZAPOPPIN', a revue, tomorrow night at Pattingill Auditorium, Ann Arbor High. SEE ALSO under Student Arts Festival. * * It, MUSIC SEE UNDER Student Arts Festival. MOVIES ROAD TO HEAVEN, a Swedish number with English subtitles, a whimsical offering termed by Variety, the showmagazine, as "One of the best foreign films ever to play the American market." At the Architecture Auditorium, tonight and tomorrow night, 7:30 and 9:30. THE MAGIC BOW-Here we have Pa- ganini and all his fiery loves and other mis- cellaneous activities, including violin play- ing, played by Yehudi Menuhin in the film, inasmuch as Paganini has been deal for quite some time now. At the Orpheum to- day, tomorrow and Sunday. GAMBLING HOUSE, with Victor Mature, Terry Moore and William Bendix, today and tomorrow at the State. MATING SEASON, a light comedy made noteworthy by the efforts of Thelma Ritter, who played the maid in "All About Eve." With Jean Tierney and John Lund. At the State starting Sunday. ( THE 13TH LETTER, starring Charles Boyer and Linda Darnell, is said by the Daily reviewer to be entertaining but not outstanding. At the Michigan today. ROYAL WEDDING, with Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, is a frothy, colorful item with the wedding taking place in England. At the Michigan tomorrow and Sunday. STUDENT ARTS FESTIVAL SPEECH by Dean Hayward Keniston of the literary college on "Art As Transforma- tion of Experience," at the Leagie, 8 p.m. today. STRING QUARTETS also at the League, 8 p.m. SONGS AND POETRY, tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Rackham Lecture Hall. OPERA, BALLET AND MODERN DANCE offerings at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Barbour Gymnasium dance studio. PIANO SONATA. ONE-ACT PLAYS 2 p.m. Sunday at Barbour gymnasium dance II , I Architecture Auditorium ROAD TO HEAVEN, Swedish film with Rune Lindstrom. English titles. A WARM-BLOODED, light-hearted alle- gorical fantasy is somehow the last thing one would expect from the Swedes. They prove, beyond a doubt, however, that they are master of the art with the current Cinema Guild offering which is at once ap- propriate Easter-time fare, and, better yet, rare and exciting entertainment. This s achieved by a wondrously success- ful combination of comic opera Faust with a Scandinavian Wilgrim's Progress" that takes its hero from a small seventeenth cen- tury village through temptation to the Elysian Fields themselves. Accomplished without benefit of clouds, marble staircases, or supernatural wit, this journey retains the broad wordic quality of the scenes of town life which precede it. These scenes have set up the resolve of the hero to make the pilgrimage in order to learn in heaven why his betrothed has been unjustly burned as a witch by the superstitious villagers. Throughout, the overtone of fantasy is abetted by extremely imaginative photogra- phy which for a change is not afraid to come out into the sunlight again, proving that European films can be good without being murky. Score one for the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Pre-eminently responsible for "Road to Heaven" is Rune Lindstrom, who wrote the script and plays the lead. Looking 'like a blond Jerry Lewis, he manages the widest' series of facial expressions imaginable. Pri- marily, however, he is the thoroughly human pilgrim undaunted by King Solomon, the Virgin Mary, or even Satan himself. His rich pantomiming and a first-rate musical score are probably the top assets of the pic- ture. Alf Sjoberg of "Torment" directs. This is one you ought to see. -Bill Wiegand Heifetz Review . . * To the Editor:s AFTER READING Mr. Harvey Gross' review of the Heifetz concert, I could not help but bec impressed with the inadequacy ofI the writeup. As a music lover, Mr.I Gross is entitled to his own views. In his criticisms, however, these views obstruct a sympathetic ap-i proach to the extent that any understanding of the underlying spirit of the concert is impossible.- This prejudice is combined, fur-1 thermore, with a most disgusting display of erudition. Mr. Gross, for instance, seems especially in- terested in telling us that he was "armed with a score." "Armed" is -perhaps a good word, in that it shows how the score was really nothing more than a means of jus- tifying these preconceived atti- tudes. The use of the score ap- pears to me tobe almost sm- bolic of the way in which Mr.t Gross tried to pit his erudition against the interpretation of Mr. Heifetz. In the process, the whole pur- pose and underlying tone of the whole recital were lost~to Mr. Gross. Perhaps it might have helped him to take his nose out of his score to look at the facial expressions of the audience, dur- ing the "excruciatingly tiresome" Paganini Caprice. Mr. Heifetz is certainly not the greatest inter- preter of Mozart and Beethoven; and I prefer that he iplay Wie- nawski and Paganini, leaving those niawski and Paganini, leaving1 those greater masters to artists with a natural inclination for thatl style. For sheer technical mastery1 and brilliance, the like of which isl seldom equalled by last night'sc recital, I prefer Mr. Heifetz . . Mr. Gross is certainly not thea only person with such unjustified, personal prejudices; and he cer- tainly has the right to such opin- ions for himself. But when Mr. Gross attempts to force these pre- judices on other persons through the Michigan Daily, I am of the opinion that an objection is in order from those who attend such concerts for the purpose of enjoy- ing great artistry.! -Don W. Krummel * * * Hllf etz Review . To the Editor: Harvey Gross' self defense side- steps the basic issue: whether he fulfills the functions of presenting competently a "critical evaluation of the work" and of the artist. I submit that he does not! 1. His classifying authors of condemnatory letters as believing that "criticism of any kind is worthless" is obvious distortation. 2. His analyzing the objections, to his Heifetz review by attempt- ing to show that they grow out of, "a distrust of reason and informed thinking" is merely begging the; question. 3. His all-inclusive codification! of his critics' arguments is sophis- try. These (and other) questions might be asked of Gross:; 1. Why did he spend one-fourth of his review on the repeats in the 1st and 3rd movements of the Kreutzer when: i a. These repeats are alrhost never played by any artist. ; b. There are innumerable works1 written during the classical, tran- sitional, and early romantic per-1 iods which today are played with-I out the original repeats. This in-] cludes nearly, every Haydn sym- phony, most of Mozart, early Bee-i thoven, and more.1 2. Why did he spend another fourth of his review on the mark-1 ings of Adagio and Presto when: a. In the first movement alone of the Joachim edition there are more than a dozen marks of tem- po variation other than Adagio1 and Presto. b. In interpreting music, an' artist will always take liberties in' tempo other than those written. 3. Why did he take a score to the concert? The reader will find that: 1. None of these questions pre- supposes that "criticism of any kind is worthless." 2. None of these questions grows out of a "distrust of reason and informed thinking." 3. None of these questions falls within Gross' six false groupings of letter-writers' arguments. 4. All of these questions point toward a peremptory conclusion: Harvey Gross is not capably ful- filling the functions of a critic. -Dave Belin Reif etz Review . . . To the Editor: Y SMALLEST objection to Mr. Gross is that he has the col- lossal nerve to attend a concert "armed with a score." (I would hate to think that a "music critic" was not familiar enough with the Kreutzer Sonata to follow it v:ith- out a mechanical aid.) I wonder by what magnificent revelation Mr. Gross has become an authority on the original in- tentions of L. von Beethoven? No two artists have ever performed a single work in exactly the same manner, as we know. Whose in- terpretation does Mr. Gross de- mand Heifetz should play? As to repeats; who is the better judge as to the length of time required for an audience to grasp a well- known composition? The artist, who has undoubtedly had scores of comments on the piece from his audiences, or the "critic," who, judging by his score-carrying, must be hearing it for the first time?I Mr. Gross further objects to chromatic leanings toward empha- sized tones. It seems to me there is a fairly good basis for this, if one is needed, in the practice of solo violinists throughout the world doing exactly the same thing. I think Mr. Gross has lost sight of the fact that a critic must place before the public an account of the performance in all its as- pects, even (imagine!) to praise a concert when praise is deserved. What would you have done if Hei- fetz had played the Kreutzer So- nata exactly as your particular score indicated Mr. Gross? Con- demn him for having the imagin- ation of a tuba player in a Ger- man band? Realizing, perhaps, that he has assumed a good bit of authority in his review, Mr. Gross feels the need to quote a "musician friend" for his final barb. The prefix "mu- sician" is assumed with critics' friends, Mr. G. You seem to be on the defensive, and I can't see that this is in any way out of order. -Dave LeClair Heifetz Review To the Editor: BEING ONE of the unfortunate individuals attending the Hei- fetz concert totally unprepared (unarmed with adequate scores and suitable pre-concert prepara- tion) and dependent entirely up- on aural perception, I should like to pen a few remarks concerning Mr. Gross' vitriolic and extremely inadequate review of the pro- gram. 1. Concerning total unity. A program as carefully planned and artistically executed should be de- serving of a proper review, with the total effect as well as the detailed analysis presented; Mr. Gross (complete with score) de- votes 2/3 of his space to one com- position which was % of the total recital. In defense of Mr. Heifetz, may I say that the Kreutzer sona- ta is long and if Harvey were not so "in-Gross-ed" in the score (in passing-was it an original or ed- ited edition, Mr. G.?), -perhaps he would have noted the increased number of coughs and audience unrest during the middle of the 2nd and 3rd movements . . . In addition, it is a sacrilege to omit mention of such superb ensemble performance of both Heifetz and his accompanist, Emanuel Bay. Very few pianists have such in- tuitive response and capacity for proper subordination and projec- tion, and not even to mention him at all is an unforgivable oversight. 2. The abrupt mention of the beautifully executed 2nd half of the program is inexcusable .. . 3. What muse whispered in Mr. Gross' ear concerning the inter- pretation of a composition, be it Beethoven or any other composer? Within the bounds of good taste, interpretation is up to the artist to deviate as he wills, and who is the ultimate authority to ascer- tain what the composer meant- even the composer changes his mind! 4. In conclusion. With such as- tounding pyrotechnics at his fin- gertips, to present a program of exceedingly high musical calibre with the minimum of virtuosic dis- play (compared to what lengths of blatant exhibitionism that could be fostered upon a receptive aud- ience) is indeed a salute to the lofty artistic standards which has made the name Heifetz synony- mous not with "violinist" but with "artist." -Helen M. Davis, Grad. School of Music * * * Witchery . . To the Editor: SHALL never forget the night I first saw them. I w s study- ing late when rather suddenly I became aware that something was happening on the flat top of the shade on my desk lamp. They were so small I had to look twice to be sure they were there at all, but one thing was certain, they were having an intense argument. In the wee-hour quiet, the rise and fall of their tiny voices was quite audible. I prought my face closer, to the lamp to see if I could make out the words. The one in the purple overcoat dis- tinctly said, "Faith and your blarney will be the death of us. If we're not about saving the American culture the jig's up." The other one, whose wings twitched excitedly when he talked said, "Sure n' it's witchery that makesa Dublin man talk such nonsense. Of course we have t save our culture-rights of the in- dividual and the rest of it-but where will we be with the whole blasted world against us?" 'The purple overcoat (and I say this advisedly because it was impos- esible to tell whether there was anything initorenot) replied as follows, "There's not a man jack in the whole Little Man's Elve's Nome's and Leprechaun's Marching anc Chowder Society who would not be after.saying that relief work is all very well in its place, but a national emergency is a national emergency." The wings were twitching again. "Begorri and it's a fat head thai rests on your crooked shoulders. If this World Student Service Fund is anything, it's friendship around the world, and the worse the war, the more we need the friendship." "Imbecile!" "Leprachaun-" They've been with me eve: since. From what I've heard a number of others seem to have en countered them too. When the World Student Service Fund to- tals up the contributions at the end of this drive week, we will know which argument was th( most effective. -Wym Price Society Ills . To the Editor: NO GOVERNMENT or society is perfect. While it is extremely deplorable that there should be injustice and unfair treatment of any portion of our population it should be 'well-remembered that conditions are getting better through the years and should continue to improve in the future. There is no nation with a minority problem that has a better record than the United States, unsatis- factory as it may be. 'That is a word of caution to anyone who might think that a different form of government would be better simply because our own doesn't operate faultlessly. Letter-writers to The Daily have linked "operation killer" to the McGee case. Killing people isn't humane but as long as the pre- servation of our way runs counter to the single-minded relentless push of Russian Communism then the American people must engage in war and interventions, as in Korea. Fighting involvesskilling; the alternative is a pacifistic res- ignation to beinghwalked over by the Russians. They wouldn't be faced with the scruples the Brit- ish had towards Ghandi and his followers. In fighting a war you can either stress occupying territory or seek out and destroy the enemy man- power and material. The strategy of the Eighth Army is to kill the enemy and hit their supply lines, extended as they are, and this strategy is realistic and bffective. The dead, be it United Nations or Communist, are on the heads of the Kremlin. They can call off the fighting anytime. -Ralph L. Christensen ,* * * Reviews. . . To the Editor: A NOT for Siegfried. Let me recall for you the Gross review of the Don Cossack concert in January of this year. As I recall, it was the most stupid, sloppy reporting on concerts that I have yet witnessed in four years on the Michigan campus. Mr. Gross stated in his review of that concert that it was ill performed because he was distracted by the receding hairlines of the aging choristers and the "irritating pos- turing and mugging of Jaroff." A Gross naivete. And now Mr. Fel- ler steps up to tell us that "When you read one of Mr.Gross' reviews, you may be sure that he knows what he is talking about, that he expresses himself honestly and well, after careful consideration. No one has the right to demand more." If you will pardon the corn again, Mr. Feller, you have both grossly miscalculated the mental visibility of the students. I am sure that The Daily does have a responsibility to its sub- scribing public, if they desire it, to provide a somewhat more de- cent kind of concert reporting. But, perhaps I had better not complain because Mr. Feller says that no one has the right to de- mand any more than what Mr. Gross can offer us. -Henry Mukal C V' a I 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 Staf Jim Brown...........Managing Editor Paul Brentlinger............City Editor Roma Lipsky........ 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Subscription during regular school year: by carrier, $6.00; by mail, $7.00. k" DRAMA L .R JUNIOR GIRLS' PLAY, produced by the women of the class of 1952, at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. WITH A GRANDIOSE SHOW-WITHIN-A- show, a liberal sprinkling of corn and a few sprightly song and dance numbers, the '52 JGP kept up bhe high tradition of past junior women's productions. The plot concerned four stage struck young ladies who braved the hazards of New York tenements, an irate landlady and a ghost-ridden theatre to produce a show. The tenement district produced "Princess Ormintrude" who succeeded in murdering a theme from "La Boheme" for the first rea lshow-stoner. and a couple of Irish dancers. Patty Joy bounced enthusiastically to ask "Won't You Be My Baked Alaska?" and a top-flight tap line rounded out the performance in a chorus number titled "Things Are Cheap at the Five and Ten." Special citations go to Nancy Watkins for an unforgettable janitor, Sally Hughes Gre- sham for her irrepressible Fuller Brush Man, and Nancy Carter as the enterprising hero- ine. Scenery in the first two acts was excel- lent, creating lots of depth and a minimum of stumbling blocks. The diction, both in spoken lines and songs, was so clear that the audience missed none of the clever repartee, and the whole how moved swift- lv anl smnthly tn its grand finale. _ -- _ _ _- BARNABY Mr. O'Malley, isn't anything Your Fairy Godfather's efforts finally have brought caln and a u1 W c t . . k ~ t ot auau . R ~ t j . F aVt & 4 C R 1t&! ICome on down to Mr. Hanson's cowbarn. There's a stampede! . . . . e r om . of I i