AGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1952 A Woman's Place.. . O NE OF THE greatest advances in the past century in the thought and behav- ior patterns of modern civilized humanity has been what may be referred to as the theoretical emancipation of women. Through the combined work of intellectual liberals, writers and crusaders the theory of feminine equality has been able to take root. Through the successful endeavors of women in poli- tics, industry and cultural pursuits the no- tion of the intellectual and administrative inferiority of the 'fairer' sex should have been forever dispelled. But the general pub- lic holds on tenaciously to prejudices and mores that have once been embedded in them. It is therefore understandable, if not altogether excusable, that many women are reticent to show initiative in taking advan- tage of their theoretical equality, and that men often look askance upon women oc- cupying high places. It is not quite so under- standable why the administration of one of the world's greatest educational institu- tions, a center of learning, progress and liberal thought, should perpetuate a system which goes completely against the grain of modern beliefsin the equality of women. The women's residence set-up at the Uni- versity of Michigan represents such a sys- tem. The female students on the University of Michigan campus are subject to regula- tions above and beyond those enforced upon their male counterparts. Strict cur- few hours are set for every night in the week. Women students are obligated to return to their residence before these ar- bitrarily set deadlines. It is argued that such rules are necessary for the protec- tion of University women and for the main- taining of a healthy moral climate in the University community. This argument is in opposition to what is generally believed to be a major function of an educational Institution: preparing the student for life in a community at some future time. In the world into which college students graduate there is little of the restrictions upon women that exist in the university community. The woman who nightly re- turns to her residence at the curfew hour out of fear of the punishment that will be imposed upon her if she does not, will in no way be inclined to limit her nocturnal activities when she graduates, and the fear of punishment is removed. If our schools and colleges have failed and are failing to give young people of both sexes decent moral values, temporary regula- tion of the activity of the members of one sex will not solve the problem. Immorality is not prevented in this way; it is merely postponed and with time made to appear more attractive. It is said that it is proper to place regu- lations on college women that will not be placed upon them later in life, since while at the university they are not fully mature, not in a position to rationally decide upon a proper mode of behavior. Hence they need to be directed by certain arbitrary regula- tions to protect them against deeds result- ing from their immaturity. In answer to this it need only be cited that in European and Asiatic nations and even in America among women not attending college, those at the age of eighteen, the average age of college freshmen, are often married and preparing to raise families. They are hardly considered immature girls, but rather women occupying the same status as other women in the com- munity. If the administration believes that college women are less mature than any other group of their age and sex, that belief may stem from the fact that so many college women are too long subject to too much regulation and 'protection' to mentally mature as ra- pidly as they might. -David J. Kornbluh DREW PEARSON: Washington Merry-Go-Round W ASHINGTON-Most of the world was intrigued over President Truman's much-publicized meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff following his return from Key West. However, it turned out to be pretty much routine afte all. Highlight of the meeting was an optimistic assurance from Gen. Omar Bradley that a cease-fire could be worked out in Korea. The nation's highest diplomatic and military chiefs were waiting in the Cabi- net room when President Truman strode in. He was grinning broadly. Shaking hands with everyone around the confer- ence table, he reported that it was "good to be back," and asked how they liked his sun tan. After that, he let the Joint Chiefs of Staff do most of the talking, and here is a brief, chronological account of what happened at the meeting which caused so much world- wide speculation: The President sat back, listened intently and called for everyone's views. Occasion- ally, he bounced his fingers together re- flectively, in a quick, impulsive gesture, and made such comments as: "that's a tough one." General Bradley led off with a sum- mary of the Korean situation. He report- ed that the Communists seemed ready to come to terms, that a cease-fire agree- ment could be worked out if both sides made concessions. However, Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Chief of Staff, opposed making any major concessions. He was particularly adamant against allowing the Communists the right to build airfields during the cease-fire. Gen. J. Lawton Collins, the Army Chief of Staff, vigorously opposed giving in to the Communists on troop rotation. The Chinese have proposed a freeze on all troops enter- ing Korea, thus blocking replacements for combat veterans who have been promised the chance to go home on rotation. This would be a "blow to morale," Collins warned. -SILENT ADMIRAL- HOWEVER, General Collins readily agreed that "minor concessions" on other points should be made in order to win con- cessions from the Communists. President Truman's only comment was that every effort should be made to reach a cease-fire, but no concessions should be granted that we "would later regret." Least talkative of the Joint Chiefs was Admiral Fechteler, who made a short, half- minute speech in which he assured the Presi- dent that the Navy is prepared to carry out "any mission any time any place." Another concession discussed was that of giving in to the Communists on inspec- tion teams behind the lines. We have been holding out for inspection by joint U.N.-Communist teams, but the Reds have been arguing for inspection by "neutral nations." By neutral nations, the Communist ne- gotiators said that they meant Poland and Czechoslovakia. Later, however, they agreed that they would also consider Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland as "neutral na- tions." These three would be acceptable to us, and General Bradley proposed giving ground on this point. This has now been done. The chief theme of the meeting was that a cease-fire agreement may be close at hand. All signs point to a settlement within the next 20 days. (Copyright, 1951, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) r.~.~ , .AF t - US 52 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ( t'4 IF r'""'" I .... ... .i x .- =' f, d s : - - ., err-agL.oclc ete/J TO THE EDITOR The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of general interestsand 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. I BOOKS :l A WALKER IN THE CITY, by Alfred Kazin. (Harcourt, Brace). HIS LITTLE BOOK is a remembrance of boyhood. Alfred Kazin goes home again to the Brownsville section of Brooklyn to renew in walking the scenes and emotions of his boy- hood. He walks through this drab slum where "past and present are each other's faces," where as a child growing up in a poor Jewish neighborhood during the twen- ties and thirties, his consciousness expanded. A voyage of discovery and rediscovery, now mournful and nostalgic, now joyous and tender, the theme is a boy's search for himself, for larger meanings amid the welter of daily experience. The vehicle is a series of walks whose pur- pose, the author says, is "to recapture the aliveness of the moment described and to describe walking as an exercise in human delight." There is the kitchen where his mother sewed eternally, not merely to augment the meager family income, but to drown out the loneliness she felt in this new, alien land. It was the center of his tenement home where he first learned of the mysterious beyond, the old Polish and Russian world his parents had left. There was the block with its smells and sounds, the cries of the vendors and the sight of the old women sitting in the door- ways. There was the school where he had learned 'Character' and first felt so intense- ly his difference and outsideness. There was the bank on the big avenue on whose steps the radicals bickered on summer nights. There was the wall against which he played handball so furiously, as though he must blast away this brick symbol of his isolation. There was the fire escape where he read and read, burning in summer heat, burning to live. And there was, the El bearing him with its iron clanging to the city beyond, always beyond and outside his ingroup Jewish life with its isolation and insecurity. But this beautiful and lyric book is more than a recollection of impressions. Through all the episodes and scenes there is the search for meaning and the endea- vor of a sensitive boy to reach out beyond his narrow group, by walking and by read- ing, to bridge the gap between himself and the great world outside. The power of this book is in its mixture of concrete and vivid sensations-tastes, smells, colors, sounds, and figures-and its evocation of ideas, the probings of essences from these many surfaces. In indescribably fine prose, a language that actually sings, Alfred Kazin records the great joy of sen- tience and of living and to learn that "hap- piness is warmth." -David Leonard ArabComment .... To the Editor:I IN DEC. 2nd issue of The Michi- gan Daily, an editorial by Mr. Cal Samra attempted to give a clear and realistic discussion of the crisis in Israel, consequent to its intrusion on the Arab World, and especially on the state of Palestine. An overwhelming and unrestrained response from cer- tain Zionist organizations and Jewish individuals appeared add- ing more heat than light to the subject. . . . In view of this we propose to offer the following facts to reveal the truth to our American friends: 1) There is no democracy in Israel. We quote from the re- marks of the Hon. L. H. Smith, Representative of Wisconsin in Congress: "President Weismann has stated that his government ob- jects to the return of the Arab re- fugees to their homes in Israel be- cause Israel does not want any mi- nority problem." ... 2) The Ameri- can policy towards the Arabs has greatly contributed to the cultur- al, social and public health stan- dards quoting agin from Hon. L. H. Smith: "For generations the Arab peoples have been great admirers and staunch friends of our coun- try. The Arab Governments have likewise been friendly towards us. But during the last two years our prestige has suffered greatly in the Arab countries. . . ." The turn of the tide came not as an Arab lack of loyalty but only as a basic disappointment because of their belief that the U.S. supported Israel, thus sacrificing the friend- ship and cooperation of 70 million Arabs. 3) The Arab Armies were never defeated by the Zionist ter- rorists, but their halt at two miles from Tel-Aviv was in obedience to the UN four-week truce. To this we add that in spite of the fact that the Arabs never agreed to the UN's division of Palestine, they al- ways, as peace lovers, respected its commands. . .. 4) In spite of the apparent quietness in Palestine, no Arab ever living considers the Palestinian problem settled until the 800,000 Arab refugees, home- less, jobless and destitute, who were forced to leave their home- land as a result of the aggressive establishment of Israel, are re- turned to their homes.... The Arab Club The University of Michigan * * * Arab Side ***. To the Editor: EvRYBODY feels, as I do too, that the Jews were persecuted severely and their problem should have a sort of solution. It does not mean, however, that it should be solved at the expense of other people. As a matter of fact, the Jewish problem is still existing as explained in Samra's statement, "the persecuted Jews of Europe, who righteously deserve some kind of national home, have not found that home in Palestine". Also a new problem has been created which is the 800,000 Arab refugees ... The Jews in the world are 15 million, so it is impractical to col- lect all of them in the holy land. We might come to the conclusion that Zionism looks over to the neighboring countries for more land. The Arab refugees have been living for the last three years in old army tents in a very miserable condition. They have no jobs, helpless, not enough clothes; the food offered by the UN is hardly enough to keep them alive but not enough to protect them from dis- ease. These people were destroyed physically, spiritually and morally. They are not to be blamed if they do not like the U.S. government anymore .. . The Arabs believe that every- body should live peacefully but not at their expense. The Jews came into the country by aggression and terrific bloodshed,rthey were never welcomed; they are intruders and illegal inhabitants. As long as the so-called Israel is in the East, the East will never know peace; the Arab refugees will never forget their disaster and will always be willing to go back home. It is im- possible for them to cooperate with Israel, thus the middle east will always be a terrible headache to America and UN. At the same time, the economi- cal crisis there will be destructive to Israel in the long run. The Arabs are boycotting them very strictly. Their currency is devalu- ated, prices are high, food is scarce. They will never be able to sell their industrial products to the Arabs and will never be able to buy food from the neighboring Arab world unless the refugees go back to their hones and proper- ties .. . -Riad Alami Zionist Side . . . To the Editor: T HE economic argument against Israel is an old one. Britain proclaimed that the absorptive capacity of Palestine had been reached many years ago, but peo- ple never realize that "capacity" is an elastic term. The eroded soil left by the Arabs was not great in potentialities. But one should see the first crop of wheat in the desert leading to Ber Sheeba, re- sulting from irrigation to realize what human drive and ingenuity can do. And one must visit hun- dreds of factories in Israel .. and view the vast building proj- ects, the wonderful cities, modern conveniences everywhere, to get a glimpse of the incandescent energy which pushes ahead in the new States of Israel ... The 6,000,000 Jews killed by Hit- ler, and the centuries of persecu- tion gave impetus to the concept of modern Zionism. Mr. Justice Douglas in his ex- cellent book describes the poverty and degradation of the Arab world, and by contrast the luxury and splendor of the few Arab landowners and notables . . . The Arabs who remained in Israel are citizens with full rights . . . Peace with Israel would be a boon to both sides, solving many Israeli problems, and providing for the Arab countries a near-by source of manufactured articles, and by con- tact with modern civilization, a ferment that is very urgently needed. As for American policy in Pal- estine. The big Jewish pressure mentioned was never big enough, it seems, to overcome the powerful pro-Arab State Department clique which at every turn, tried to favor a pro-Arab orientation. The Jew- ish lobby is a figment of Mr. Samra's imagination. . . Even Mr. The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsi- bility. Publication in it is construc- tive notice to all members of the University. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room Forrestal changed his mind about Zionism and as it is now revealed in later correspondence, he was very sympathetic. There is indeed a crisis in Israel. The strain of unlimited immigra- tion is stretching their powers of endurance. But seekthe causes, Iraq vomits out her Jews on a t i m e schedule; persecution in North Africa drives the Jews away; the whole population of Ye- men had to be brought out. The remnants of Hitler's orgies were salvaged in Israel. From behind the Iron Curtain, Jews have some- how escaped to safety. Israel's doors have remained open for all these people. he-Lawrence Crohn, Zionist Council of Detroit EDITOR'S NOTE: With these letters we end correspondence on this subject. Movie Audiences . . To the Editor: IVIGOROUSLY give support to Mr. Reichart's letter, "Movie Audiences" in which he castigates students of the University of Mi- chigan for their laugh-happy conduct in the local movie the- aters. Aside from the fact that many of Hollywood's creations deserve resounding d e r i s i v e laughter, there have been some motion pic- tures that have been deserving of respectiful admiration. Yet the rather unique behavior of Univer- sity of Michigan students, a min- ority and a thoroughly disconcert- ing group, to be sure, have been highly successful in spoiling the enjoyment of a film or souring a pure emotional experience simply because they laugh insincerely at, in absence of a better expression, touching scenes. Quite frequently it ap ears in- cumbent upon a person who frets over the unhappy cultural char- acter of our people in the school age group, to acquit themselves of being a snob. That's clearly ab- surd. Why? Because there is no standard of absolutely good ex- periences, or values if you wish. Therefore, merely because I choose to emphasize the value of an emo- tional experience evoked by a good film, rather than basketball (which I love) does not place me in a culturally superior position to my antagonist. Therefore, for those who dismiss this argument on the grounds that its writer is a snob or because he has a precari- ously balanced set of values which include getting a boot out of life portrayed movingly on film, I say that you have not met the chal- lenge presented: try to absorb the purifying affect of creativeness. Like laughter, sadness and a tight throat enrich the individual, and, God forbid! make him think. It seems very reasonable, too, that the few who laugh at the least of humorous film scenes do so because they are embarrassed by their own reactions which make them squirm till they laugh, which, like a fuse, reaches out to the others and helps them to, as Mr. Reichart has put it, "handle a genuine emotion" in their own unnecessarily jolly fashion." , -Edgar A. Hord * * * Student Book Store .. . To the Editor: THINK that it is time that the Student Legislature take posi- tive action to provide us with a student bookstore. Too long we have been suffering from the out- rageous prices of campus book- stores because there is no other place that we can go. What the students need is a store where fair prices are the rule and where their patronage is appreciated. I know that a student bookstore would be a great success, as well as an ad- vancement for the University. -James B. Rupprecht * * * Canonici's Eye . . To the Editor: WE ARE enjoying the articles written by Aldo Canonici on his impressions of Americans and believe he shows a great deal of insight. We are wondering if he would elaborate on the following paragraph (appearing in Dec. 9 Daily): "It is my opinion, which prob- ably few Europeans will have the courage to agree with me, that in terms of social behavior Ameri- cans are far better than we are." -M. A. Miteer M. L. Anderson 2552 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceding publication (11 a.m. on Saturday). SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1951 VOL. LXIV, NO. 70 Notices University Senate meeting, 4:15 p.m., Mon., Dec. 17, Rackhamn Amphitheatre. Agenda: 1. Minutes of the May 21, 1951. meet- ing. 2. Annual report of the Senate Ad- visory Committee. 3. Report of the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty. 4. Report and recommendations of the Committee on Research. 5. Senate elections. 6. Matters presented from the floor. Interi vews: Mr. Banks of Sikorsky Aircraft, Di- vision of United Aircraft, Bridgeport, Conn., wishes to interview February, June and August graduates of the Aero- nautical, Electrical and Mechanical En- gineering departments. Interviews will be held in the Aeronautical Engineering Department on Mon., Dec. 17th. Sign schedule on bulletin board opposite room 1079 E. E. Women Students. Because of the Union Formal Dance, all women stu- dents have a 1:30 a.m. late permission on Sat., Dec. 15. Academic Notices Doctoral examination for Edward Norbeck, Anthropology; thesis: "Tak- ashima, A Fishing Community of Ja- pan", Mon., Dec. 17, 3024 Museums Bldg., 3 p.m. Chairman, R. K. Beards- ley, Events Today Saturday Luncheon Discussion Group. Lane Hall, 12:15 p.m. Program: Christ- mas Customs in Other Countries. Phone reservations to Lane Hall. School of Music Student Council. Meeting, 11 a.m., 404 BMT. Hawaii Club. Christmas party, 6:30 p.m., Lane Hall. Bring gift for gra bag. Coming Evenits Graduating Outing Club: Meet at the rear of the Rackham Building, Sun., Dec. 16, 2 p.m. Bowling or games, weather permitting. Hiking. Hillel. Chanukah party,- Sun., De. 16, 7:30-10:30 p.m., League, ballroom. All are invited. Le Cercle Francais: Gala Christmas Party at the League, Mon., Bec. 17, 8 p.m. Presentation of play "L'Anglais tel qu'on le pare." Choir will sing French Christmas carols. Refreshments. Each member is requested to bring a gift for children at hospitals, in ac- cordance with club tradition. U. of M. Hot Record Society. Informal record session, 8 p.m., League, Sun., Dec. 16. Everyone invited. Naval Research Reserve Unit 9-3 Meet- ing, Room 18, Angell Hall, 7:30 p.m., Mon., Dec. 17. Speaker: Prof. F. N Menefee. Topic: The St. Lawrence Set- way. Phi Sigma Biological Society. Annual initiation ceremony, 7:15 p.m., Mon., Dec. 17, Rackham Amphitheater. Fol- lowing the initiation will be a talk by Karl P. Schmidt, Chief Curator of Zoo- logy, Chicago Natural History Museum. "A Naturalist's Glimpse of Peru." The public is invited to attend the talk which will start at 8 p.m. t il u 1~ C INIEMA Religious Survey } , Jq (Continued from Page 1) here on earth called the Kingdom of God. The purpose of man's existence on earth is to aid in bringing this Kingdom into being. It exists in part on the earth now, but in a stage of imperfection. The effect of Protestants working to- ward the Kingdom of God is related to all of life. Protestantism demands that all human relations and all human institu- tions shall be shaped and ruled by the CURRENT MOVIES At The Orpheum . . . THE GALLOPING MAJOR and assorted short subjects. THOSE OF YOU who go to see this pic- ture because it was produced by the makers of "Passport to Pimlico" and "Tight Little Island," are going to be sorely (and I use the term physiologically) disappointed. To borrow a term from the French, it's a real mal de mare. However, in fairness to the theater management, it should be men- tioned that the picture did have a few good moments: to be exact, the first ten, and the last five, minutes. Found on the same bill is an assortment of shorts of varied lengths, the most pain- ful of which is a "travelogue" on Egypt by spirit of Christian love. This love is inter- preted as free, unselfish, all-including, holy, creative and redemptive. The Protestants find evidence for their be- liefs concerning God in the life and teach- ings of Jesus Christ. He is a revelation of God's character, purpose and methods. Pro- testants believe that from the life of Jesus throughout history man's knowledge of God has been further extended through human experience. BECAUSE OF man's imperfection, he has the propensity for breaking the basic beliefs of Christianity. This conduct and thought apart and opposing the plan of God is called sin. The sins of man may be for- given by God when man seeks Him directly. For man to have his sins forgiven and to achieve salvation, he must have faith that God can and will do these things for him. Salvation comes to man not by works, nor ascetic practices, but by faith through Christ. The Protestants believe that man has di- rect access to God.- He cannot be saved by any sacrament or ceremonial rite or any power of absolution inherent in any church or by any priest who may claim authority from the church. Few details of immortality are known by the Protestants. Based upon the scripture and the teachings of Jesus, they believe that it comes as a gift of God, as life itself on this earth is a gift. According to the scrip- ture what happens beyond is related to how men live on earth. Architecture Auditoriucm THE STONE FLOWER, a Russian film, produced and directed by A. Ptushko. THE CINEMA GUILD has chosen a short to accompany this prize-winning Russian movie that is first-rate in many ways. It deals with racial and national prejudices with unselfconscious wit and frankness. With a fine impartiality it pictures cultural and ethnic differences and human like- nesses. Most of us, oriented to Russia by the headlines of the last five years, will view the featured film with more of an eye for those differences and likenesses than for its purely "esthetic" content. On that basis, one scene alone, that of a Russian country wedding, is worth the price of admission. Those interested in how the Russians tell a story on film will applaud their dramatic skill but will find their technical accom- plishments somewhat spotty. The story is an elaborate fairy tale about a young stone cutter enticed on his wedding night into Stone Mountain by the beautiful Mis- tress of the Mountain to see a perfect stone flower. She keeps him imprisoned in the mountain to test his love, and his bride's. They both make the grade. In the early scenes, the filming of the woods and ani- mals has a delicate, fairy tale suggestiveness that is splendidly appropriate. But in try- ing to show the wealth of the Mistress of the Mountain and the perfect stone flower, the producers achieve only an untempting, tinsel tawdriness. The competence of the exceptionally skilled cast is almost sufficient Sixty-Second Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board of Control of Student Publications. 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