SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE PAGE THREE 'SUPERFICIAL FREEDOM': Italian Views Sex Relations 4 * * 4- (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of articles on how Ameri- cans appear to foreign students. The writer, a Fulbright scholar, was form- erly on the editorial staff of Corrieri di Napoli, a prominent Neapolitan daily.) By ALDO CANONICI No concept is so confused abroad as the one about the relationship between men and women in the United States. What we know is that complete freedom is the rule. You have every opportunity to meet the op- posite sex and if you are interest- ed you very easily date them and go on from there. FIRST observances confirm the above impression. The strange at- mosphere at night in the girls dor- mitories, the informality of women and the ease with which you can be introduced to them are encour- aging factors in this sense; but it is a big illusion. Many foreigners are deceived by this false assump- tion and need some time to recog- nize its proper value, for we are not accustomed to such apparent freedom. This is only on the surface. Underneath we find a puritani- cal background that from many standpoints places America in a circumstance of strictness worse than that existing in many Catholic countries. Relationships Social Scientists To Talk on Peace "What are the Social Scientists doing to Effect Peace?" will be the subject of a UNESCO panel at 7:30 p.m. today in Kellogg Au- 4 ditorium. Prof. Kenneth E. Boulding of the economics department, Prof. Robert Angell, of the sociology de- partment and A. J. Muste, Na- tional Secretary of the Fellow- ship of Reconciliation, will be the speakers. Dave Leonard, Grad., will moderate. COKE DATE-Mr. Canonici is pleased with the informality of American women-easy to date and easy to satisfy. * * * between unmarried people have to be particularly prudent in order to avoid moral reaction. This tendency is in sharp con- trast with the superficial ap- pearance. The social contacts between boys and girls are orientated in this sense. In effect, the frequent date has not the intimate mean- ing we give to it in Europe. It does not necessarily involve love or the interest to become engaged, but is a way for two persons to go out and be together when they enjoy each other's company. The informality of women is a char- acteristic which does not imply sustained interest. EVEN THE custom of boy and girl friend is a "compromise" we don't know at all. Abroad and es- pecially in Latin nations I could affirm that the men very rarely have friends of the opposite sex. They are interested in them only for precise reasons and when they have very clear purposes. Here, on the contrary, the boy or girl friends are a com- promise between a personal feel- ing of sexual affection and so- cial necessity that is imposed by the need "to get into the .act." It is a matter of fact that very little wish for intimacy is found among these couples. They prefer to be in groups and don't try to isolate themselves. Dances, parties, picnics, etc. have to be seen more in terms of social activities than of personal desire to be with a specific per- son. ' *' * * IN CONTRAST with this liberty is the special rule on the campus -which is imposed on women to be in their dormitories at a set hour of the night. It is not rare to observe coeds in a restaurant or cafe compelled to leave in a hurry because the hour approach- es 10:30 p.m., while high-school girls are able to remain with their 16 - or 17 year old boy friends as long as they wish. This contrast is sharp because American women seem to be rather mature and equipped to defend themselves from every kind of danger. This is in re- gard to unmarried persons. For others, one of the most as- tonishing impression is the num- ber of very young married couples. Americans get married much younger than Europeans in gen- eral. Why? Many reasons can be adducted. First of all are the economic conditions which enable a young man to find a job early and in a position to build a family. Also important is the possibility that there is no social pressure which prohibits the wives working and so making a financial con- tribution. We have furthermore to consider the ease with which divorce is obtained and finally the above described puritanical feeling in regard to unmarried persons that encourages early marriage thus avoiding moral condemna- tions. (NEXT: A view of American women.)J Union Seeks Yule Rides, Riders Now The Union Travel Service has begun its drive to obtain rides for homeward - bound students at Christmas time this year. Under the direction of Staff- man Harry Blum, '54, the service has set up a map of the United States in the Union lobby with colored pins indicating points in the nation to which drivers are needed and places to which riders are in demand. STUDENTS WHO wish rides home are asked to fill out red cards with name, phone number and destination. Blue cards, pro- vided for motorists who seek pas- sengers, require this information in addition to a summary of the route the driver plans to take. The latter information is re- quested so the service can pro- vide passengers part way if ne- cessary. Blum explained that passengers share the costs of the trip with the driver. Drivers are given the names of prospective passengers who register and contact them for final arrangements. There is no charge for the serv- ice and any questions or travel problems may be referred to the Union Student Offices between 4 and 6 p.m. weekdays, according to Blum. Union Sponsors Fourth Show Trip Students will have an oppor- tunity to see the top Broadway musical hit "Guys and Dolls" when the Union makes its fourth the- ater trip of the season to Detroit, Jan. 11, the first Friday follow- ing Christmas recess. Tickets for the trip, which are limited, will be sold this week only between 3 and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Union Lob- by. The price for the excursion will be $3.40, including theatre ticket and round trip bus fare. The bus will leave the Union for Detroit at 6:45 p.m., Jan. 11 Ann Arbor's 1952 March of Dimes fund raising campaign will run from Jan. 2 to Jan. 31, double the length of the 1951 appeal. Student Players Call for Tryouts Tryouts for the Student Players production of "Joan of Lorraine" will be held at 7:30 p.m. today, tomorrow, and Tuesday in the League. geeAN March of Dimes Fund Drive To Run from January 2-31 -Daly-L. Wilk NEW OUTLOOK-Student Legislature members Sue Popkin, '54, and C. A. Mitts, '54, enthusiastically join in the spirit of SL's "clean up party" in preparation for SL's open house on Wed- nesday. Campus Calendar Events Today LECTURES-President Morde- cai W. Johnson, of Washington's Howard University, will deliver two lectures: the first at the 10:45 a.m. services at the First Metho- dist Church and the second, "The Negro and Our National Destiny," at 8 p.m. in Rackham Assembly Hall. * ,' 'U' TV HOUR-A special 40 minute teletour to demonstrate how law students are trained in handling court cases, and the reg- ular telecourse: "Man in His World: Human Behavior" will be presented on the University's TV Hour at 1 p.m. on WWJ-TV, chan- nel four. IZFA TALK--Leon Kay, na- tional vice-president of the Haifa Technion Society, will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the League on "The Economic Problems of Is- rael." The lecture is being spon- sored by the Intercollegiate Zion- ist Federation, and is open to the public. Coming Events STANLEY QUARTET-The fi- nal program of the University Stanley Quartet will be given at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Rackham Lecture Hall. EXHIBIT-"Bird Art Today," a travelling exhibit of the National Audobon Society, will be on dis- play during December on the fourth floor of the Univerity Mu- seums Bldg. with Michiga 79c SCHRISTMAS9~ Ulrich's Boo CARDS__ CHRISTMAS SU( lCardsFor R For Sngle Dad or Son Mo and Shavemaster Ele Schick Shaver Ele Assortments Power Lights Ele Flash Lights g Pre Hockey Skates Lar Electric Drills.C Tools of all kinds Gir All kinds of toys for b at Book Store FISCHER'S HAI 221 E. Washington n Seal Mrs. Douglas Gregory has been named Ann Arbor chairman of the 1952 fund drive. 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