( Y CRIME INVESTIGATIONS See Page 4 Latest Deadline in the State Daiti MOSTLY CLOUDY SIX PAG /. VOL. LXI, No .129 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1951 VOL. LXI, No .129 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1951 m End Honors Program in Liberal Arts Expense, Lack of Interest Blamed The literary college program, Honors in Liberal Arts, has been abolished. Citing lack of student interest and high cost of the program in proportion to the number of stu- dents enrolled in it, the Standing Committee on Curriculum voted to drop it at the end of the cur- rent academic year. THE PROGRAM provided tu- torial and seminar instruction for qualified juniors and seniors. It included comprehensive reading and research. In announcing the decision to drop the program, the cur- riculum committee stated that "this in no way prejudices the possibility of establishing a, program of similar nature at some later date." Dean Hayward Keniston of the literary college said that the cited lack of student interest could probably be traced to the establishment of honors programs within departments. * * * AND PROF. Benjamin Wheeler, Chairman of the Board of Con- centration Advisors, declared that the demands of the program on See EDITORIAL, Page 4 ow Wayne Vote Brings GOP Win Bonisteel, Doan Get Regent Posts; Republicans Take All State Races Democratic failure to deliver the vote in Wayne County shapes up as the chief factor in Tuesday's overpowering Republican election sweep, local political leaders agreed yesterday. Assisted by the low Democratic turnout in Detroit, the GOP car- ried into office their entire state ticket, including University Regents candidates Roscoe 0. Bonisteel and Leland I. Doan. * * * * STHE DEMOCRATS "just can't win" when no more than 198,000 voters came+ out in the metropolitan Wayne area, Prof. Samuel Elders- veld, of the political science de- Ai teaching time were too great for its continuation at the present time. "I have no doubt that the pro- gram was very beneficial to the students enrolled in it, but its value to the whole college com- munity was not high enough to maintain it in light of the University's current financial situation," he said. Former Honors Program stu- dents, however, were unanimous in their praise for the program. Calling the decision to drop it "a terrible shame," Carol Orlin, '49, described the program-as ex- tremely challenglnk and stimu- lating. "It forced you to think, and develop your thinking tremen- dously." Terrence H. Bebbow said the program "offered an excellent op- portunity to develop a different approach to specialized fields of interest and coordinate them to the student's whole education, ac- tions and life." It provided a basis for relating an understanding of any particu- lar field to an ethical and more universal theory of values, he said. The honors program was first established in 1938. Beaird To View New Plan for Coeds in Union Whether University women will get freer run of the Union may be partially decided tonight when John Duffey, '51L, explains his' plan to let coeds use the front door of the building to the Board of Directors. Duffey will also recommend that the tJnion cafeteria be open full time to escorted women. * * * "I HOPE that the board will de-. cide tonight to refer my proposals to the student body in the campus elections this month," Duffey said. Originally the plan had been- submitted to the SL to be placed on the ballot; but after a meet- ing with Union President Gerald Mehlman, '51, Duffey agreed to submit the question to the board for its approval. The law student feels that both of his ideas will be approved if it is placed on the ballot. "Prohibit- ing women from using the front door has been a source of irrita- tion to many students for a longz time." * * *f New Draft Plan Assailed By Anderson By CAL SAMRA The newly-initiated draft plan, conditionally deferring college men on the basis of aptitude and scho- lastic achievement, was assailed yesterday by Prof. Irving H. An- derson of the education school. That not all educators were in favor of the plan was apparent Monday when The Rev. Fr. Celestine Steiner, president of the University of Detroit, referred to the plan as an "inequity." Father Steiner claimed that students would nod be deferred on an equal basis and that "no aptitude test given widely divergent groups can truly test their abilities." BUT PROF. ANDERSON not on- ly lashed out at the alleged dis- crepancies in the plan, but he aJo opposed the idea of deferring near- ly all college students. "All age groups should be equally subject to the draft," he emphasized. "I believe every- one should stand the same chance in the face of selective service." He pointed out that we have a war to win. In addition, Prof. Anderson at- tacked the machinery of the new draft plan, particularly the apti- tude tests. "Those aptitude tests," he explained, "are a limited type of examination, imperfectly ad- justed to scholastic achievement." * * * partment, asserted. Wayne's vote was seen as a turning point in Democratic dominance of the Detroit area by Owen J. Cleary, state Repub- lican chairman. However, Cleary's observation was termed "so much nonsense" by several local Democrats. * * * WHILE PROF. Eldersveld, a Democratic party leader, attri- buted the "normal apathy" of De- troit voters, Republican spokesmen claimed that their impressive vic- tories in all state and many re- gional contests were brought about through good party organization. Republicans carried both in- cumbent Bonisteel and Doan in- to office by wide margins. In- cumbent Regent Murray D. Van Wagoner fell behind by some 76,000 votes. He was followed by Wheaton L. Strom, an Esca- naba lawyer. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lee Thurston was re- turned to office as he piled up the largest number of votes, for any candidate, totaling 366,201 with four counties still unreported. GOP candidates were also elect- ed to a post on the State Board of Education, two positions on the State Board of Agriculture and two places on the bench of the Supreme Court by sizeable mar- gins. * * * LOCALLY, Republicans retained control of the city council as only one Democrat managed to get a seat. Those elected by Ann Arbor's seven wards were: John Mellott (R), Clare H. Fenn (R), Lawrence Ouimet (R), Cornelius Ulberg (D), William Saunders (R), Arthur Bromage (R) and John Dobson (R). Ald. Dobson gave both parties credit for an exceptional sb of organization. "Because of this Ann Arbor had its largest spring turnout since 1941, and the Demo- crats their largest since 1933." He noted that although the large number voting boosted the total Republican vote above its 1949 figure, the margin of victory over the Democrats dropped off percentage-wise. * * * CITY REPUBLICAN chairman William Dobson, however, lashed out at Democratic claims that they had scored a moral victory by cut- ting down the vote margin held by the GOP. "The 60-40 propor- tion was the same as it was in lo- cal balloting last fall." ButhProf. Eldersveld pointed out that compared with the last spring election in 1949, the Democrats had gained 10 per cent more votes. This year's election saw an in- crease of 1,400 Democratic voters and only 400 Republicans, he noted. Local Democratic chairman Ar- thur Eastman, of the English de- partment, hailed Tuesday's contest as a return to the two-party sys- tem for Ann Arbor. Republian Move Vetoed By Senate Block Limit or Troops to Europe WASHINGTON-WP)-The Sen- ate defeated last night, 56 to 31, a Republican move to command the President to consult Congress before sending more than four divisions of U.S. troops to Europe. Administration forces rallied to beat down a motion by Senator Bricker (R-Ohio) which had that aim. He proposed to send a pend- ing troops resolution back to com- mittee with instructions to re- turn it in the form of a bill which would become law. * * * THE resolution, as it stands, is only an advisory expression of the Senate's views. The administration victory apparently cleared away the last major barrier to Senate approval of the resolution. Its adoption would put senators on record as favoring the dispatch of four U.S. divisions to join the two in Europe already assigned to the North Atlantic Defense force. The resolution-not binding on the President-also would have the Senated saythatnomore than the four divisions should be sent in peacetime "without further congressional approval." Administration men rought hard against the Bricker plan to send the resolution back to committee. Former 'U' Professor of Engylish iesA01 .Amos R. Morris, former profes- sor emeritus of the English de- partment here at the University, died March 31 at the home of his son in Seattle, Wash. He was 71 years old. One of his colleagues, Prof. W. G. Rice, chairman of the English department, recalled his many contributions to the field of rhe- torical study. "I knew Prof. Morris for 20 years up until the time he left the department because of an illness a few years ago," he said. "He was always ready to speak his mind frankly and was a stimulating colleague to work with." "Prof. Morris' scholarly inter- ests were directed toward the ap- plication of physics and psychol- ogy to literary criticism," he con- tinued. "For many years he taught a course in rhetorical analysis where he developed his interesting theo- ries, and because of this, he al- ways had a devoted group of stu- dents around him." Born in Zremen, Ohio, Prof. Morris received his bachelor and master of arts degrees from Ohio State- University. He, was granted his Doctor of Philosophy degree here in 1923 and was appointed assistant professor in the rhetoric department the following year. TV Plan OKed In State Senate LANSING-P)-The State Sen- ate yesterday approved a proposal of Sen. Harold M. Ryan (D-Det.) which would restrict the Univer- sity's sale of television rights of its football games. The measure provides that any State institution selling television rights to any event must make provision for free public reception of the television broadcast of the event. "Last year the University piped a broadcast into a Detroit theatre and charged a top $2.50 to view- ers," Ryan said. "Where does that leave the average fellow with the television set who also wants to see the game? "The idea of this bill is simply to assure that the University doesn't sell exclusive rights to these games and then shut out the little fellows who pay the taxes to sup- port the college in the first place," Ryan declared. lliedommunist Plane Clsh in Furious Dogfigh JOHN KATHE Kathe, Moran Will Become' Union Officers Next Yea' PROF. ANDERSON'S opposition to the plan was in marked contrast to the endorsement several other University officials have given it. Stanley E. Seashore, Assistant Study Director of the Survey Research Center, considered the aptitude test a valid gauge of in- telligence and ability to begin or continue college. "Within limits, you can segregate the intelligent from those who don't belong in college," he pointed out. He admitted that the nature of some of the questions would be ad- vantageous' to some groups. But, he added that the use of aptitude tests will be far better than the employment of committees to se- lect those qualified for deferment. Gift for PhoeniX BATTLE CREEK - (P) - A gift of $25,000 from L. J. Montgomery, Battle Creek financier, has pushed Calhoun county far past its quota of $45,000 in the University ato- mic research fund raising cam-; paign. JIM MORAN By PAUL BRENTLINGER Daily City Editor John Kathe, '52P, and Jim Mor- an, '52, last night were chosen as the Union's top officers for the 1951-52 year. Kathe was named as the new Union president, while the post of recording secretary went to Moran. The appointments were announc- ed by Dean Erich A. Walter, chair- man of the Union's seven man se- lections committee. * * * BOTH NEW officers will be in- stalled at the Union's annual In- stallation Banquet tomorrow night. Kathe will succeed Jerry Mehl- man, '51E, in the presidency, while Moran will take over the secretary's duties from Hal Sper- lich, '51E. National Roundup By The Associated Press CHICAGO - Mayor Martin H. Kennelly won reelection yester- day--starting the Democratic par- ty on its third unbroken decade of city hall rule. WASHINGTON-- The White House announced late yesterday that President Truman will meet tomorrow afternoon with the United Labor Policy Com- mittee, the group which pulled union spokesmen out of the emergency program, in an effort to end the labor boycott of mo- bilization agencies. WASHINGTON-Mrs. Ruth Mc- Cormick Miller resigned last night as Editor in charge of the Wash- ington Times-Herald after unsuc- cessfully trying to purchase the paper from her uncle, Col. Robert McCormick of the Chicago Tri- bune. NEW YORK-The New York drama critics' circle yesterday chose Sidney Kingsley's drama- tization of Arthur Koestler's novel, "Darkness at Noon," as the best American play oftlo year. WASHINGTON-The Veterans Administration said yesterday that war veterans who started military service after Sept. 2, 1945, will lose their right to any further GI life insurance if they let their pres- ent term policies expire. Kathe, 21 years old, is an Elyria, O. resident.. During the past year he has been chairman of the Union's student rela- tions committee. He is a mem- ber of the Marching Band and Phi Gamma Delta. After re- ceiving his pharmacy degree, Kathe plans to begin graduate study in the business adminis- tration school. Moran, 20 years old, is from Escanaba. Besides serving as chairman of the Union's person- nel committee this year, he has served on the Student Legislature. He holds memberships in Sigma Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Eta Sig- ma and Sphinx. Both Kathe and Moran have been members of the Union execu- tive council this year. ,, * * THE, SELECTIONS committee chooses Union presidents and re- cording secretaries on the basis of petitions submitted, along with interviews and past records.,, All members of the committee are also members of the Union Board of Directors. Mehlman and Sperlich will bow out from their positions by de- livering addresses at tomorrow night's banquet. State Police CatchFirebug GREENVILLE, Mich. - (R) -- Alarm subsided yesterday in this fire-marked city as state police announced they had caught a man who confessed setting five downtown blazes Monday night. Lt. Edward C. Johnston of the Michigan State Police said in Lansing that Vernon D. Mevis, a 22-year-old factory worker, ad- mitted applying the torch five times overnight and once last November. A Methodist church and a truck were destroyed in the fires. A Congregational church, a Western Union office and a barbershop were damaged. Total losses of Monday night's rampage were put at $300,000. "Something would come over me and that's what I would do," Johnston quoted Mevis as explain- ing. "I get a thrill out of fires; used to set grass ones on my dad's farm." Await Forms Local draft board officials announced yesterday that they had not received the post card * application forms from nation- al selective service officials for the draft exemption examina- tions. The board says that the ap- plication blanks will be avail- able on April 12. 'U' To Give Pre-finals Free Period University students will have a free day between the last day of classes and the start of the final exam period this semester, but with qualifications. A change in the exam schedule by the Examination Committee, has made Saturday, June 2, a free day without any exams officially scheduled. * * * ORIGINALLY Saturday was to be the first day of the final exam period. However, as has already been decided by the literary college faculty, the free Saturday will most likely be used at the dis- cretion of the individual teacher. In the literary college teachers may schedule consultations, re- See EXAM SCHEDULE, Page 4 views, regular Saturday classes or else let the students have the day of f. THEY MAY also hold special examinations after gaining per- mission from the Examination Committee. No policy has been decided on in the other schools or colleges on campus as to what to do Swith Saturday. The new schedule is the result of efforts to cut the exam period from 11 days back to its pre-war length of nine days, and to avoid the past situation where students went f r p m Friday classes to finals on Saturday. Examinations will now last 10 days. In cutting the exam period down, an attempt was made to have the saved Saturday become a regular class day to make up for the lossof classhours on the Sat- urday before vacations. However, because the University schedule had already designated Saturday an examination day, it was decided not to officially change it to a class day. New Formula Set To Control Prices WASHINGTON-()-Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston is draft- ing a new price control directive fixing a "fair and equitable" stan- dard of industrial profits, govern- ment officials reported yesterday. Still highly tentative, the direc- tive may be issued in a week or two. It would rule out any price in- crease that would bring manfac- turers' earnings above 85 per cent of average dollar profits in the three most profitable years from 11946 to 1949 inclusive.a UN Troops, Tanks Ente Red Korea,,~ Enemy Forces Mass at Paral TOKYO - (P) -- Allied and jet planes tangled over Korea day in the second straight da: swirling dogfights. On the ground, Allied troops tanks probed in force across 38th parallel into Red Korea both coasts of the peninsula, se ing the intentions of nearly a1 million massing Communist tro , , , GENERAL MacArthur paid 15th visit to Korea yesterday, it ing 13 miles into Red Korea the eastern front. He said Allied cause was going well. The Reds, believed getti ready for a big counteroffensi still showed fight below the 3 parallel northwest of Seoul. Tl hurled back South Korean r diers despite support of Al4 artillery and planes. Both today's and yesterday's fights occurred over north1 Korea within sight of the R Manchurian air bases. Tod fight, involving 12 F-86 Sabres ; eight red- nosed Russian - t MIG,15 jets, cost the Reds MIG shot down and two damai THIS BROUGHT the two- bag to four MIGs shot down seven damaged. The U.S. Fifth Air Force all U.S. jets returned to their up safely after yesterday's sky fig involving more than 80 jets. T was no report of any U.S. jet lo today. Yesterday U.S. troops and ta drove more than 'two miles nc of the 38th parallel along a mile sector of western Korea was the first such crossing of old political boundary in form Americans this year. The Eighth Army communi pinpointed one force as south( of Yonchon. It is a town six 0 inside fled Korea and 35 n north of Seoul on a main railr line and highway. Balance War Civilian Wort Says of fcial "We must strike abalance tween our defense production4 the amount of civilian .goods can continue to produce within resources," Stanley McGowan . the Housing Research Council night. Mc Gowan, an official the War Production Authority, vised the council that te gv ment is planning to Increase fense production'to a peak of 2 of the gross national figure compared with a maximum 4 during World War II. * * * "ONE OF THE biggest prob. the government faces now," Gowan explained, "is provi adequate housing for the th sands of workers who are floc to new plants located in relati' isolated locations, such as atomic research projects." William Scheik, director the Building Research Adviso Board, discussed the varik methods his group is consideri to enlist the support of the bull ing industry in housing resear, He described the board's wor consisting of "moving groups people toward an idea." Rihard Ratcliff of the How and Home Finance Agency rep( ed that his agency is engaged spotting critical housing areas- CALLING ALL CARS! Share- The-Ride Service Needs Volunteer Drivers AND HE NOTED that Union members will use the cafeteria facilities more often if they can bring their dates along. Under Duffey's plan the two questions will be submitted to student voters, keeping the de- cisions of men and women sep- i 1 The Union Travel service has ruined its own business. With the share-the-ride-and- the-expense service entering its second year of operation, there just aren't enough drivers to sat- isfy the hundreds of eager riders w h o s e names overflow Union Staffman Jack Ehlers', '53, card catalogue. "I COULDN'T figure out why names, most of them new travel service users but only a handful of drivers to carry them. "And most of those aren't going to the right places," he added. Ehlers and the hapless 250 .are looking for drivers to New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Montreal and the upper peninsula of Michigan. * * *. GRAINGER TO CONDUCT: 'U' Symphony Will Play Today Percy Grainger, well - known composer-pianist, will appear as guest conductor and soloist at the University Symphony Ban&Spring Concert which will be presented at 8.20 ln nm.ftodav in THi ll uitorium. "Sheperd's Hey," and "Irish Tune from County Derry." The Symphony Band, conducted by Prof. William D. Revelli, will also present the following works n~ hn rnar. N ::..,.