AGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1953 U _____________________________________________________________________________________ S The MSC Squabble THESQUABBLE over Michigan State's probation understandably has not been a quiet one, but the noise became a little too loud when the State Senate added its unanimous voice Thursday. Acting on a resolution introduced by Jackson Sen. Haskell L. Nichols, the Sen- ate gave a quick, undisputed vote of con- fidence to MSC, placed on a year's pro- bation by the Big Ten Sunday because of the Spartan Foundation's action in subsidizing athletes. Putting aside proximity, pressure or what- ever motivated the Senate's action, the re- solution and Sen. Haskell's accompanying statements represent something inappro- priately considered from the legislative sphere. Michigan State's prestige has not been damaged to the extent that a resolu- tion of confidence, in effect backed by the whole State, is warranted. Since the Legis- lature has not had a chance to investigate technicalities of the Big Ten decision, the prestige element looms as the main reason behind the move. In a speech accompanying proposal of the resolution, Sen. Nichols reiterated one of the more superficial arguments ad- vanced against the Big Ten action-"jeal- ousies have gone far beyond the realm of fair play." If inter-collegiate jealousy did figure in the Big Ten decision, Michi- gan State's errors still stand and any Legislative action might better take the form of encouraging Commissioner Wil- son's bunch to see whether Spartan Foun- dations .exist elsewhere. It.is reported that Sen. Nichols intends to demand an apology from the Big Ten if the commission doesn't volunteer one. Such an action, like the resolution the Senate has already passed, can only perpetuate jealous- ies the State is overtly trying to eliminate. This is no way to clean up athletics. -Virginia Voss -Angell Hall Congestion WHEN THE Angell Hall addition was be- Ing built, the problem of how to pro- vide for the free flow of persons up and down the stairways in Angell and Mason Halls was apparently neglected. Thousands of students are annoyed ev- ery day by the congested central stair- ways in the buildings between classes. In some instances, it takes five minutes to get from the ground floor-in Angell Hall to the first floor. In Mason Hall, it some- times takes ten minutes to go from the first to the third floor. Besides being annoying, the crowded stairs are dangerous. If a student should stumble or trip In the congestion, he could easily be seriously hurt by the milling, pushing stu- dents going to classes. It is also unfortunate that when the architect designed the addition, he placed four large auditoriums adjacent to one another in Angell Hall. When classes end, the congestion in the corridor is tre- mendous. Students can conceivably alleviate the problem by avoiding the central stairways whenever possible. Those having classes in the auditoriums in the Angell Hall addition would help by leaving the building by the south end rather than via Angell Hall or the east side of the building. -Eric Vetter "Y)'YE THINK th' colledges has much to do with th' progress iv the wurruld?" asked Mr. Hennessy. "D'ye think," said Mr. Dooley, "'tis th' mill that makes th' water run?" - F. P. Dunne, Colleges and Degrees. Bk "Heil, Comrade" OPERA p. ' At Lydia Mend elssohn.. FAUST, by Charles Gounod N MAINTAINING an opera workshop, the University faces one problem which is non-existent in resident opera companies. This is a rapid turnover of singers, and cer- tainly if the same singers could be retained year after year, the function of an opera workshop would be destroyed. For this rea- son varying degrees of perfomrance are to be expected, just as in each year's football team. Last night's production of Faust was not of the same high calibre as have been previous productions. The opera, itself, is one of the musical theatre's greatest box office attraptions. Combining tuneful music with a most popu- lar, dramatic legend, it is, so to speak, a "natural." Stylistically it represents the nine- teenth century, the romantic movement. Here is man of diminutive stature in his surroundings, unable to give battle, a slave to fate relying on the crutch of faith which he both adores and is tempted to disobey. As pure music it falls short. It is too dis- cursive. The dramatic recitative inherited from German romanticism, the melody a leg- acy from his own French opera, the pattern of selections into arias, duets, and larger en- sembles, a bequest from Italian opera, and the unauthentic use of chirch modes, all this naturally makes the work hybrid. But it cannot be dismissed this abruptly. For even though it does not exemplify a work molded from a composer's personal style, it remains a work of an era's style, a manifesto of romanticism much like By- ron and Delacroix. What hampered the production the most last night was the tenor. Jack Hamil, who portrayed the leading role, has not a mature voice. His pitch was too uneven and his tone too weak. Consequently in ensembles he was inaudible, and in solos he was unable to project. This also impeded his stage ap- pearance. The show-stopper was Robert Kerns who sang the role of Valentin. His singing of "Even Bravest Hearts" and the death scene in act three, scene one, served notice that he deserves much more. He sang with con- vincing drama and a wide range of vocal sonority. The main brunt of performance was on Dolores Lowry who appeared as Margue- rite. And with very lyric vocal equipment she carried it admirably. Unfortunately however the stage director had her under- play the last act, and where her inner torment and struggle came through vocal- ly, it did not in her acting. But in singing the "Jewel song" and "Spinning song," her acting composure greatly compli- mented the lovely tones of her singing. Douglas Stott as Mephistopheles turned in a very respectable performance. His bass tones were very resonant, but as the devil he could have been more evil, and less sly. Not to be forgotten is Mary Ann Tinkham who, as the young boy Siebel, displayed a real dramatic voice. She also deserves bigger roles in the future. Vivien Milan played Mar- tha, Marguerite's maid with the comical promiscuity necessary to the role. The settings were for the most part ef- fective. But there could have been greater contrast between the market-place and tav- ern scenes, and the church and prison cell scenes. Although there was contrast in light- ing, there was none in the colors of the sets. The orchestra performed well consid- ering that it probably had very little re- hearsal time. All in all the production was well worth the effort, if only for Mr. Kerns and Miss Lowry -Donald Harris h ,~ z z A"'1 ( ' Iette, 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. 1093rte ~ w~a#.1~,6r.4 forC. CIINIEMA II Architecture Auditorium DARK VICTORY, with Bette Davis and George Brent W ITHOUT denying the fact that this is an exceptionally fine movie, it must be admitted that most of its greatness is due solely to the acting abilities of Bette Davis. The story itself tends to be highly sentimen- tal, and the supporting cast is quite weak. George Brent as a brain surgeon, supplies little more than a firm shoulder and a com- forting collie dog manner, leaving most o1 the work for his leading lady. Miss Davis portrays a giddy and viva- cious debutante who learns that she must undergo an operation to cure an unusual brain disease. After her recovery her doc- tor discovers that she has only been tem- porarily relieved of her malady, and that she has only a few months to live. Suppressing the information, he finds that she is in love with him, and they become engaged. The debutante, who settled down a bit after her operation, becomes aware of her fate, and goes off again in a wild whirl of parties, hiding her love for the doctor until the fu- tility of her life suddenly presents itself. The two are married, and she dies "peacefully and finely," if a little melodramatically. Certainly this story lacks a good deal to be really inspired, but it is an amazing ve- hicle for Miss Davis. She has the oppor- tunity to show how accurately she can cap- ture the intricacies of personality in such complex character, no matter how weak it may really be; for her part she is ex- cellent, and- if there are spots where she seems to be failing, it can only be that the role is almost incredible in itself. The scenes in which she is vehement and vicious, in which she is playfully adolescent, and in which she must heroically resign herself to death are truly great pieces of acting. -Tom Arp At the Orpheum. . . LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN, with Gene Tierney and Cornel Wilde - IN SPITE OF a few trite moments, Leave Her To Heaven is a tensely absorbing, suspenseful film. Based on the novel by Ben Ames Williams, it is the story of a woman who must com- pletely envelop those she loves. Systemati- cally, she alienates first her father and then her husband, from any relationships she feels may compete with her for their love. Provocative references are continually made to Ellen's relationship with her father. Because these suggestions are never developed we are left only to won- der what sort of a man it was that allowed his daughter to fall in love with him and therefor predestine her to fail In any future relationships. A few more hints about the father might have made the daughter a more believable person. Gene Tierney as the sinister Ellen is thor- oughly hateful. Her human moments are too rare to evoke any pity for her. This consistent lack of humaness in her charac- terization is one of the factors which pre- vents this film from being a first rate drama. A typical Hollywood court scene is another detrimental touch. Cornel Wilde as Ellen's husband and Jeanne Crain as her sister both turned in admirable performances. Miss Crain, how- ever, could have strengthened her role by displaying a wider range of emotion. Her steady sweetness was calming but did not allow her distinctive or highly original char- acterization. , Vincent Price was unfortunately limited by the role of a stereotyped district attor- ney, while Gene Lockhart, Mary Phillips, and Ray Collins formed a fine supporting cast. -Sue Messing By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-It is too bad that the Eisenhower administration's new Far Eastern policy has been revealed piecemeal and by seepage. The design is both bolder in conception and more astute in detail than anyone realizes except a few insiders. And at the risk of repeating some facts disclosed in this space, the design is well worth examining as a whole, which is the only way to understand it fully. The most discussed part of the design is the scheme of "disen- gagement," as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles calls it. In Korea, the American infantry are to be withdrawn from the battle line, and replaced by South Koreans. In Indo-China, the anti- Communist native army is to be greatly expanded-probably doubled-in order to reduce the burden on the French. The most obvious results of "disengagement" are a prospective reduction of the American casualty rate in Korea, and the increase of Western strength in reserve. American divisions are actually to be deployed out of Korea, certainly to Japan, perhaps to the United States. But any re-deployment of the French forces in Indo-China will certainly be impossible for a long time to come; while in Korea, the South Koreans will continue to need support by American artillery and other special branches of the ground forces, plus full air and naval support. The military results will be less important than the political and psychological resuts. Such diverse observers as former Ambassador to Moscow George Kennan and Admiral Arthur Radford have insisted for many months that the Kremlin would never end the Korean fighting, so long as it was costing the Western Alliance a great deal more than it was cost- ing the Soviet empire. Secretary Dulles is reported to have said the same thing another way, asking, "Why should it worry them, when they have their second tam pinning down our first team?" The first-fruit of disengagement will be to revolutionize this hopeless pattern. The Chinese effort in Korea is very great. Even the Soviet effort is far from inconsiderable. Under the new scheme, the Chinese and the Soviets are no longer to be rewarded for their effort by the spectacle of the flower of the American ground forces peripherally bogged down in Korea. It is hard to think of anything that is more likely to disconcert Peking and Moscow, than finding, one fine morning, that they are fighting South Koreans instead of Americans. It is quite impossible to think of anything, except the most risky and costly offensive effort, that is more likely to make Moscow and Peking reconsider their Kor- ean program. The planned major build-up of the Indo-Chinese anti-Communist armies will also give Peking and Moscow distasteful food for thought. The Asiatic Communist high command has no doubt been counting heavily on the additional divisions now being trained in South China for the Indo-Chinese Communist government. The new Indo-Chinese Communist forces will not only counter-balance these new Com- munist divisions. It is hoped they will also end the long Indo-Chinese stalemate. Here two ugly questions arise. Will not the Chinese armies in- vade Indo-China, if the native Communists are pushed to the wall, just as they invaded Korea in similar circumstances? And will not they launch an all-out offensive in Korea itself, if they find no one but South Koreans in the line? These two questions had a major influence in paralyzing our past policy. Our own Chiefs of Staff have powerfully emphasized them. They are grave questions. Only the other day an escaped mem- ber of the Indo-Chinese Communist government, Pham Le Bong; brought a warning that the Chinese had already promised their Indo- Chinese colleagues to intervene in case of need. To answer these questions is of course the real purpose of the new Formosa policy, so falsely reported as "unleashing Chiang Kai-shek." Chiang will continue his pinprick coastal raids. As his forces are strengthened, he may even try to take back some of the coastal islands that the Chinese Communists hold very lightly. But the real purpose of strengthening Chiang Kai-shek's forces and position is to provide a serious threat on the Chinese Communist flank. Viewed as 'a whole, this new design admirably combines pru- dence, ingenuity and courage. It proves the value of an effort by fresh minds to end the old "posture of paralyzed tension." (Copyright, 1953, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Fraternities ... To the Editor: I AM a Negro, I am a Catholic, I am a foreign student. Yesterday I was in high school and there I learned many beautiful things about my country. Yesterday I was! in Europe and- in Asia. I heard many beautiful thigs about your country and I learned to admire your democratic ideas. Today I walk on your campus and am shocked to find that many Ameri- can students tolerate, support, and join a fraternity with a bias clause. It is difficult for me to believe that true Americans would sacrifice a democratic idea just to join a fra- ternity that will give them a good time -Willie B. Hackett . * * Rosenbergs ..*. To the Editor: WITH LIFE or death for the Ro- senbergs in the hands of the American people, it is necessary that we-the American people- act now to secure clemency. We must inform the president of our* feelings; we must do so by every means at our disposal, by letters, telegrams and telephone calls. As long as there is any serious doubt of their guilt as has been expressed n Life Magazine and by such per- sons as Dr. Harold C. Urey and Dr. AlbertrEinstein, their death must be prevented. The fact that this severe punishment will set a precedent in our courts of law hor- rifies the students of the entire world. To bring these facts to light this past weekend we distributed to the faculty copies of a proposed advertisement which contains such statements as this of Dr. Harold Urey. "Dear Judge Kaufman: I am writing 'to urge you to change the sentence of death imposed on Eth- el and Julius Rosenberg to a les- ser punishment. ... I found the testimony of the Rosenbergs more believable than that of the Green- glasses. .. . I am amazed and com- pletely outraged by the unequal punishment which has been given. For the same crime Ruth Green- glass is never brought to trial though she admitted her guilt under oath; David Green- glass gets 15 years imprisonment; Morton Sobell and Harry Gold get 30 years inprisonment; and Ethel and Julius Rosenberg get death. Only the last two took the witness stand and maintained that they are innocent, and they were con- victed on testimony which I do not believe is conclusive beyond a rea- sonable doubt.... I strongly urge a careful reconsideration of this sentence." You can make your opinions known by conveying them to Pres- ident Eisenhower, and by assisting in placing the advertisement in the newspapers, so the entire commun- ity can have the opportunity of reading the statements of fore- most scientists, lawyers, church- men and educators. -Val Birds Jack Harper Lois Taft May Kimuro Sandra Smith Academic Freedom . . . To the Editor: ACADEMIC freedom is the free- dom to seek and teach the truth. This freedom should not be abused to withhold and con- ceal the truth. This rules out the communist by definition, because the com- munist doeshnot have the free conscience that allows him to think for himself. This also rules out those sympathizers and "lib- erals" who have not the mental preception to draw the line of loyalty this side of the Kremlin. The line between the questions, "is your allegiance to the United States first?" and "are you or have you ever been a communist?" is not so fine that any American should have any doubts about his answer. Those persons, especially in the field of education that refuse to answer this question or sympa- thize with those people that re- fuse to answer it are the people that abuse the very principle of academic freedom. We had an example of this abuse on our campus last Sunday when Dr. Kirtly Mather, a profes- sor from Harvard spoke to a group of students in the Methodist Church lounge. He construed academic freedom as the right to withhold facts from a congres- sional investigation on the grounds of "poor" memory; he construed academic freedom as the right to conceal from inquiry a person's past and present political affili- ations. In effect he was defending the teaching of distorted facts and truths. This is not in logical agree- ment with the definition of aca- demic freedom as the right to teach and seek truth. The very academic freedom he pretended to defend he bent to his own end by advocating the concealing of facts and the continued teaching of truths and facts by persons who had not free consciences to teach facts as facts nor the mental pre- ception to draw the line of policy this side of the Kremlin. -Ronald E. Seavoy MSC Affair .. To the Editor: CONGRATULATIONS to a great newspaper. Concerning the Michigan State College football scandal, The Daily handled the affair with a judicious blend of in- sight, impartially, and friendly rivalry. Your editorials were tempered with the tact and good taste which, I feel, is the impression that only a fine newspaper can effect. --Michael M. McKone 44 j I .4 f l 4 Sixty-Third Year Edited and managed by students of uthe University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Crawford Young.......Managing Editor Barnes Connabe........City Editor Cal Samra.......... Editorial Director, Zander Hollander........ Feature Editor Sid Klaus........Associate City Editor Harland Britz......... Associate Editor Donna Hendleman..Associate Editor Ed Whipple...............Sports Editor John Jenks......Associate Sports Editor Dick Sewell..Associate Sports Editor Lorraine Butler....Women's Editor Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. Women's Editor Business Staff Al Green.............Business Manager Milt Goetz....... Advertising Manager Diane Johnston ..Assoc. Business Mgr. 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In the towns Medieval churches, timbered German houses and the spartan look-a-like homes of the industrial workers mingle with a sprawling complexity of factories and ware- houses. The major industrial centers are not unlike mining towns of Pennsylvania ex- cept that here 80 percent were left in desolate ruin by the war. And still the scars remain making the countryside a lingering no-man's land. Ylsa f'h 1,.._-.,_ _ .slnsmevs_.v_, r. a prevailing spirit in this contested bor- derland. A successful attempt has been made for reaching hands .cross the bor- ders on an intellectual level. Opened four years ago in the converted barracks of the Nazi Wehrmacht, proudly calling it- self the European University of the Saar, the school has a faculty from ten differ- ent foreign nations and uses French and German exclusively on a level of parity. The 1,200 students, mostly Saarlanders but including several hundred French and Germans, are under the administration of a rotating rectorship-a Frenchman and a Saarlander each hold the office for an al- ternate term of two' years. At the cross- roads of a devastated continent, students are being taught to recognize the problems of .Europe not from a nationalistic view- point but from a European one. Illiteracy in the Saar is virtually zero. food liable to include the piece de resis- tance of a cordon bleu chef; but he does justice to a weiner schnitzel or sauer- kraut and in between meals buys giant pretzels from sidewalk vendors and con- sumes said delicacy en route to home or job. About five thirty in the afternoon lie seems to develop a craving for a small snack and be he dressed in dignified tweeds, homberg and equipped with brief case or more casually attired in leather work jacket, he and his wife and their en- tire family may be seen devouring ten inch sausages, scantily clothed in two inch buns. This gastronomical indulgence satisfac- torily explains a pair of signs I had noticed in a Saarbrucken bus. The first in German reads "38 Sitz Plaize" the second in French "39 Places Assis." Obviously, only 38 Ger- mans could possibly squeeze into the same nrp a n. %, R Prnrhmpn__ nb n.minnr nrnh. The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsi- jility. Publication in it is construc- tive notice to all members of the University. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 2552 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceding publication (before 11 a.m. on Saturday.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1953 Vol. LXII, No. 99 Notices chestra concert, on the day of the per- formance, Mon., Mar. 2, between the hours of 9:30 and 11:30 and 1:00 and 4:00 o'clock. After four o'clock no passes will be issued. Summer Employment. Ford Motor Company, of Dearborn, will have a rep- resentative at the Bureau of Appoint- ments, 3528 Administration Building, Tues., and Wed., Mar. 3 and 4, to talk to interested male students about sum- mer employment as plant tour guides in conjunction "with their 50th Anniver- sary. Prominent qualifications are neat appearance, pleasing personality, and good seli-expression. Make appointment foy interview hb ttenr1ing Grnu Meet- ~~l- STIAWN i N 2 k d Y *1,,V. A I I I