PAGE POUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY I SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1953 ____________________________________________________________________ U (itEr4 Thte R By CRAWFORD YOUNG Daily Managing Editor IT MAY BE true that even Sen. McCarthy can hang himself with a long enough rope. It is interesting to see for the first time a large segment of the respected conserva- tive Republicans seriously alienated by the Senator's obstreperous tactics. Sen. McCarthy's repertoire of indis- criminate epithets was turned on the heretofore sacrosanct conservatives-and it stung. Sen. William Knowland (R- Calif.), seldom accused of leftish tenden- cies and second in command of the GOP Senate forces, lept to his feet, flushed with anger, to protest McCarthy's in- sinuation that he had lied about the ma- terial contained in the FBI files on Am- bassador-designate to the Soviet Union Charles E. Bohlen. Sen. Charles Tobey (R-N.H.) also took advantage of an opportunity the other day to recall that the highly incriminating re- port of the sub-committee which delved into Sen. McCarthy's shady financial dealings is now gathering dust. And Sen. Robert Taft (R-Ohio) demon- strated open contempt for the insulting sug- gestion that Dulles be required to repeat his testimony under oath. It is perhaps too.much to hope that these straws in the wind presage the end of the plague. * * * * ONE CAN only admire the sheer persever- ance demonstrated by the new admin- istration in Mexico in attempting to rid itself of its traditional corrupt practices. Graft has become embedded in the Mexican political structure. The law against "illegal enrichment," which provides that all government of- ficials must submit comprehensive finan- cial statements to the Attorney General by April 4, has been in effect for almost four months now. At first, the citizenry snickered-laws against corruption clog the files, have .never been enforced, But the bureaucrats found that this time President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines meant busi- ness-and now two-thirds have complied. Those who do not, face automatic dismissal next week under the law. It will be inter- esting to see whether an honest administra- tion can overcome the entrenched dishonesty of its bureaucracy. E NCOURAGING signs also come from In- do-China. The new republic has suc- cessfully survived its first election, and seems to be undergoing a moral regenera- tion, with the aid of a more enlightened 'trench colonial policy. The native Vietmanese army now num- bers 150,000 men-and an expansion to 200,000 is planned for this year. The mili- tary picture has been slowly improving, if the press reports can be trusted." It is difficult to establisri democratic self- government while fighting for your life. Stepped-up U.S. aid, the goal of the French mission now in Washington, could well en- sure continued progress in the pivot of Southeast Asia. IN THE disillusioned '30's, Frank Capra collected a few persisting hopes and crystallized them into Mr. Deeds. Like those hopes of miraculous rescue from the eco- nomics bog in which this country was strug- gling, Mr. Deeds is a thoroughly incredible, but undoubtedly necessary illusion. Gary Cooper plays the role of the small town poet who suddenly inherits 20 mil- lion dollars. Not a mere yokel from the country, as the New York sophisticates imagine him to be, Mr. Deeds sets about initiating a private reform program. When he attempts to force operatic prima don- nas, investors, and pretentious intellectuals tb take a more realistic view of themselves, fail, he decides to chuck his entire for- tune by distributing it among a group of farmers who have lost their land, in the economic crisis. For this incredible gen- erosity, Mr. Deeds is suspected of insanity and put on trial. Amid the academic chuckles of his col- leagues, a learned doctor pronounces Mr. Deeds, maniac depressive. Two of Mr. Deeds home town neighbors declare him "pixilated" (i.e., balmy). But the farmers, Mr. Deeds would-be beneficiaries, and Jean Arthur a detoughened New York newspaper "gal" know better. Their support encourages Mr. Deed's to speak in his own defense and he is cleared of the charges. Gary Cooper's role here is somewhat similar to his part in High Noon. He is the individual outside the crowd. But un- like the 1950 movie, in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town the individual can still find sup- port from the group. Perhaps the '30's were basically more idealistic times than these, in spite of the apparent discouragements. Maybe there are a few too many senti- mental speeches in this film, and a little too much of Jean Harlow's surface acting. But there is also much meaning, well disquised in humorous dialogue and funny characters, DRAMA THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN The social rise of the young man follows, WORLD, presented by the Arts Theatetr interrupted eventually, of course, by the ar- Club rival of the father who has not been slain LISTENING to the talk of the servant after all. girls through a chink in the floor of his edrooms Jogh iinton Synhe inr his yOrdinarily, this could be material for farce. bedroom, John Millington Synge in his veryn early life gained a somewhat celestial view Synge, however, has kept the mouths of his of his countrymen. Throughout his fore- characters so full of words celebrating the shortened, but brilliant, career as an Irish wonder and spirit of it all that the audience playwright, he lost neither his childlike en- never has time to tempt the actors with their laughter into a more extravagant presenta- chantment with these people, nor yet his upstairs-bedroom sense of godhood. "The tion. This kind of comedy must develop from Playboy of the Western World" was the last the actors,tnotfromthechange of os- fully completed play that he wrote; it ep- tumes or the color of props. Although less resents the maturity of his talent as a enterprising than productions like the poet along with those other gifts which were Club's "Much Ado" which came off so well, peculiar to Synge. good character comedy is something very special. The Arts Theater Club has produced Although few of the actors demonstrat- this play, the third in their spring series, ed any really inspired gift for comedy, the conservatively, but with full appreciation of what is valuable in the play. Their show performances were good. Tresa Hughes, a newcomer, captured the native moxie of is low-key but well-integrated. The per- Pegeen Mike, the pubkeeper's daughter, formances are modest, rather than stri- and looks like a fine addition. Gerald dent. The concentration of direction was .adsieati ead himelf on a careful blending of the roles, casting well, starting slow like the production, the spell of the time and the place of but winning his spurs with full fury later. which the dramatist wrote. The husband- by ing of the inherent value of "setting" Ken Rosen, as Old Mahon, did his best which was gambled in the first two offkr- Club job to date in a role something like ings this spring made it an unsurprising his engaging Finian in the Student Players' production, but one considerably better "Finian's Rainbow." Lee Henry, who almost anchored than 'either "Much Ado" or stole "Oedipus" with one speech, was fine "Oedipus" again, and easily the best-looking Irishman. Beth Laikin did a neat change of pace with Primarily, of course, "The Playboy" is a the Widow Quin, and John Devoe was prop- comedy. A satire on the traditional native erly sorrowful, but maybe too sympathetic. veneration of courage and daring, it de- Len Rosenson's director was considered picts quite simply the arrival of a young above; he did not make as much of the man in a strange village where he is re- recorded music or of Hermon Baker's charm- garded as only an unsavory vagabond until ingly cluttered set as he might have. But he reveals the dramatic story of how he he has turned out a very good show. murdered his father. This arouses the awe and admiration of the entire community. -Bill Wiegand Student Inter-Artks Festival "We Don't Want You To Get Tied Up Abroad" T T ENME1 tettep 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. CBN Airs Views , . . To the Editor: IN KEEPING with the policy es- tablished last semester, CBN, the Campus Broadcasting Net- work, is making time available to all candidates to discuss their platforms and policies over the combined facilities of the quad- rangles' radio network. These broadcasts will be made Sunday evening and Monday evening from the East Quadrangle Radio Sta- tion, WEQN, and will last thirty minutes. All candidates are urged to avail themselves of this oppor- tunity to speak to the residents of the dormitory system. Past ex- perience has proven that these broadcasts are well-listened to and the candidates are able to bring their campaigns directly to the men and women whom CBN serves. ing part in these group discus- sions may do so by one of two methods: (1). Calling WEQN, 2-0557. and leaving their name, address, and phone number; or' (2) calling me personally in the East Quadrangle. All candidates who expect or intend to take part in these broadcastsmust be in the studios of WEQN at least 15 min- utes before the broadcast. -Stanley R. Levy Chairman, Campus Broadcasting Network 'Zing a Little Long' . . To the Editor: IT IS the traditional practice of generally respected insti- tutions to have a song. I suggest that the House Un- American Activities Committee title its song from a phrase-Zing A Little Zong To Me-of a cur- rently popular song. The melody MATTER OF FACT By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-The strange case of Charles E. Bohlen has high- lighted several ugly things about the American government. One of these is the kind of stuff that gets into government security files. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy hastily lied his way out of this side of his- case at the last moment, declaring that he had never opposed Bohlen's confirmation as Ambassador to Moscow on se- curity grounds. Only a few days earlier, when asked if he re- garded Bohlen as a security risk, McCarthy characteristically declared "That's putting it too weak." McCarthy further hinted that he had heard all about the Bohlen security file from his friend, the new State Department Security Offi- cer, R. W. Scott McLeod. What the Senator says must always be doubted. Yet it seems to be established that McLeod was genuinely guilty, in this instance, of leaking some sort of poisonous story to McCarthy. Senator Taft has now supplied the appropriate commentary on the Bohlen security file. One of the very few items unfavorable to Bohlen was a letter from a State Department stenographer who claimed that she had felt her "sixth sense" sending out alarm signals on the one brief occasion when she had taken dictation from Bohlen. Far from being inserted in a high officer's security file, this sort of sick-minded poison pen letter ought to have caused a security investigation of the writer. But as these reporters happen to be able to testify, the method of compiling security files can be a bit odd, :at times. These reporters have a brother, John de Koven Alsop by name, who seems to them as good a security risk as you could wish. In wartime he was an O.S.S. parachutist, jumping behind the enemy lines in both France and China. In China, he led an anti-Commun- ist, anti-Japanese guerrilla group, and had a price put on the head of "the huge American with the mustache" by both sets of enemies. In peacetime, he is a Connecticut Republican-he served as vice- chairman of the Connecticut Eisenhower movement before the last Republican convention. He was already a Republican member of the Connecticut Legislature when he agreed to apply for a temporary reserve civilian status in intelligence work, some years ago The application was refused, on security grounds. With great difficulty, the reasons were ascertained. They consisted of reports by two government security agents. The first agent had not got the name quite right. He had first invented a new personality, "John de Koven." He had then included, under "derogatory information," the claim that this non-existent citizen was "probably the brother or close relative" of another Mr. de Koven who had, it seems, been a member of Henry A. Wallace's Progressive party. The second agent had at least got the name right. As his derogatory information he noted accurately that John de Koven Alsop was "probably the brother or close relative" of Joseph and Stewart Alsop. He added darkly that Joseph and Stewart Alsop were listed in the files of the House Un-American Activities Committee, as the authors of a Saturday Evening Post article, "Will the C.I.O. Kick the Commies Out?" All the second agent omitted was the not altogether meaningless fact that this was a profoundly anti-Communist article. The House committee was using it as helpful source material on the Communist danger in the labor movement. By shameless influence, brother John was cleared. By the same method, one of these reporters narrowly escaped detention on the Gripsholm, when checked for se-- curity on his return from a Jap- anese prison camp. He was stern- ly accused of having joined the British army. Sharp suspicions were aroused by his bewildered in- sistence that he had been a mem- ber of General C. L. Chennault's "Flying Tigers," which were mark- 'Sixty-Third Yea edly non-British. Actually, his Edited-nhimnYead brother and present partner had Edited and managed bystudents Of broter ad pesen patnerhadthe University of Michigan under the indeed joined a British infantry authority of the Board in Control of regiment, having been repeatedly Student Publications. rejected by all the American ser- vices on medical grounds, but this Editorial Staff fact had not filtered through to Crawford Young...... Managing Editor the Japanese prison camp. Barnes onnable.........City Editor The day was barely saved, and Cal Samra . .. Editora Director the suspected one permitted to Zander Hollander....... Feature Editor set foot on his native shores, by Sid Klaus.......Associate City Editor tthe intervention of a highy Harland Britz.........Associate Editor tv a ly Donna Hendleman....Associate Editor placed friend. Apparently a Ed Whipple...... .......Sports Editor special government agent had John Jenks..... Associate Sports Editor found it impossible to disting- Dick Sewell.Associate Sports Editor t uih btwee tw ciizen ofthe Lorraine Butler ..... Women's Editor ush teraenwctie the extrem Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. Women's Editor same surname, in the extremely Don Campbell .... Chief Photographer esmall town of Avon, Conn. ________________ Two such incidents in a single family at least suggest that the Business Staff existing security system is not Al Green.............Business Manager foolproof. The letter from the Milt Goetz......Advertising Manager stenographer with the "sixth miane Johnston....Assoc. Business Mgr. sense" further suggests that in ady Loehnberg. Finance Manag -arean Hann.Circulation Manager some respects the system is plain foolish. The F.B.I. cannot properly Telephone 23-24-1 be blamed. It does not do the whole job-it had no part in Member of The Associated Press J brother John's case-and it is The Associated Press is exclusively ridiculously overburdened as a re- entitled to the use for republication of sult of security-mania. Yet it is all news dispatches credited to it or in order to consider some sensible otherwise credited to this newspaper. reform of the security system. And All rights of republication of all other - it is certainly not in order to hand matters herein are also reserved. over raw security files to people Entered at the Post Office at Ann a like Senator McCarthy, or o any- Arbor. Michigan, as second-class mal d lie Snato Mcarth, o to ny-matter. one who will leak to him either. Subscription during regular school d (Copyright, 1953, N.Y. Her. Trib., Inc.) year: by carrier. $8.00: by maU $7.00. .'1 tl I lbi MUSIC ART 11 i; I' ' 1 I THE FIFTH ANNUAL Inter-Arts Festival opened on an auspicious and encouraging note last night with a concert of chamber music by student composers. The new Audi- torium "A" in Angell Hall was further proven acoustically the most desirable place for this medium on campus. The program was fol- lowed by a discussion of the composers and performers, which was ably led by Mr. Homer Keller. The works performed included "Four Pieces for Brass Quartet and Tympani" by David Tice; "Three Songs" from James Joyce's "Chamber Music," and a "Short Sonata" for piano by Fred Coulter; "Suite for Unaccompanied Cello" by William Doppmann; and "Suite for Brass Quartet" by Alexander Smith. Paul Willwerth, Donald Haas, Leslie Bassett and Paul Wallace comprised the brass quartet, and their fine sense of en- semble and amazing technique added great- ly to the enjoyment of the two compositions they presented. Mr. Tice played the tympani in his work, which was musically the most interesting. He makes intriguing uses of rhythms and syncopations, but performance- wise was unable to integrate the kettle- drums with the quartet. Perhaps a tympan- ist less vitally involved in the whole produc- tion would be more successful. Mr. Coulter's music was characterized by ingratiating lyricism, and his songs seemed especially worth repeated hear- ings. The sonata was slightly reminiscent of the style of Milhaud in its frequent use of doubled running octaves. Camilla Hel- ler's virtuoso performance of Mr. Dopp- mann's daring cello suite minimized its extreme technical difficulty and brought out the pleasing musical qualities of the work, which demonstrates an intimate knowledge of the possibilities of the in- strument. It was interesting to learn that only the Smith work was composed by a student on the graduate level, the reminder having been done by freshmen and sophomores, some be- fore their composers' admission to Michigan. Many of those who joined in the discussion remarked, and I concur, that the difference was noticeable. But the difference was not one of quality. Rather. it was discernible in the freshness and spontaneity of the younger composers' music. There is every justifica- tion for ekpecting even more wonderful work from them, and the Inter-Arts Union deserves high commendation for helping bring this music to the public. I look for- ward with excited expectation to the other activities of this week-end festival. --Tom Reed Gesundheit GUIDE TO THE GERMANS, by Prof. James K. Pollock, University of Mich- igan, and Homer Thomas. THE ANNUAL student art exhibit is now to be seen in Alumni Memorial Hall, as part of the fifth annual Inter-Arts Festi- val going on this week. The works besides being , enjoyable in themselves, are enjoy- able also as evidence, that "things can be done and are being done on campus." They may stimulate one also to think about such matters as how the artist can expand and heighten the creative aspects of a com- munity; and also how the artist can over- come the particular obstacles of a milieu, how he must fight whatever illnesses big and small are around to which he is liable to succumb. Among such obstacles is a struggle with which university students in general are beset. This may be considered in terms of conflict between the past and the present, between the traditional and the untried forms, between the authority of the mast- ers with their wisdoms, and the inscrutable content of the present. Yet the artist must do more than try to bridge the gap be- tween yesterday and today. He must de- fend himself against prejudice and hos- tility. He finds himself forced to defend "modern art," to justify his every work, especially if they are departures from something "anthologized." He must be aware also of the instructor's eye, and the requirement that he demonstrate his knowledge of the styles of the past in his work, his personal competence in using the standard techniques, as well as to be able to go ahead on his own project. , Most of the works in the Alumni Mem- orial exhibit are individual and creditable. I have picked out for my own catalogue sev- eral which I thought outstanding. Not in the order of prefererce, they are these: City, by Jamie Ross; Metro, and also Still Life, by Frinta; and two drawings by Rei- zian; Circus Child and Greta Lowy, by Pick; Spooks-Wedemeyer; Painting-Dixon; Au- gury of Good Fortune-Owsley; Small Per- son-Pickle; The Searchers, and Woodcut, by Conkey; Birds and Fog, by Stu Ross; Celestial Impressions-Fineman; Life Draw- ing-Rush; Driftwood-Hyman; and the sculpture, Cow, by Winston. Also rewarding is the display of ceramics, the panel of jewelry, the various media of sculpture, and the two mobiles. As to the defects of the exhibit, they are almost those to be expected. The problems of "modernism" needless to say, are not solved at this exhibit. If it is no longer a priori bad to be avant-guard, the easiest way to be so sometimes appears to be to imitate other avant-guard art- ists. The problem of raised eyebrows by the spectators is still there, and one ap- parently easy way of escaping censure is to prepare smooth and elegant surfaces -one layer deep. In this day of competi- tion and an abundance of painters, he who can do so is tempted to exhibit in broad daylight his competence in the mechanics and the means of painting; this detracts sometimes from the end re- n,.vn4:n-of %whn. 4hn:r . ha.farhm mri These broadcasts, which will be can also be used. The love lyrics from 9:30 to 10:00, are open to will have to be changed, however. all candidates for all all-campus Perhaps one of your talented staff posts. These broadcasts are avail- (or one of your readers) can fur- able to any candidate regardless nish such lyrics as the occasion of sex or residence affiliation. requires. Anyone who is interested fn tak- --- E. R. Karr a rA DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN 11 i I 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 2552 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceding publication (before 11 a.m. on Saturday.) SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1953 Vol. LXII, No. 123 Notices Seniors and Graduate Students in En- gineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. A recruiting team of sci- entists and engineers, representing Navy and National Bureau of Standards re- search and development laboratories in California, will conduct a group meet- ing on Mon.. Mar. 30, at 7 p.m. in Room 1042 East Engineering 35 mm. slides will be shown. Interviews will be held on Tues. and Wed., Mar 31 and Apr. 1, in the following departments: Aero, E. E., and Civil Engineering, Engineer- ing Physics, and Chemistry. Seniors and Graduate Students in Engineering, Mathematics and Physics. Mr. Gibbons from the National Ad- visory Committee for Aeronautics in Cleveland, Ohio, will conduct a group meeting Mon. Mar. 30, at 5 p.m. in 1042 East Engineering for all interested in employment with the company. Enter- views will be held on Tues., Mar. 31. In the M.E. Dept. and the Chem-Met. Dept., and on Wed., April 1, in the Aero. Dept. Sports and Dance Instruction for Women. Women students who have completed their physical education re- quirement may register as electives in sports and dance classes on Mon., Tues., and Wed. mornings, Mar. 30, 31, and April 1, in Barbour Gym. ' glue Cress Group Hospitalization, Medical and Surgical Service. During the period from Mar. 30 through Apr. 17, the University Personnel Office Ad- ministration Bldg.) will accept new applications as well as requests for changes in contracts now in effect. These new applications and changes be- come effective June 5, with the first payroll deduction on May 31. After Apr. 17, no new applications or changes can be accepted until Oct., 1953. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Thomas Si- mon Cohn, Psychology; thesis: "Factors Related to Scores on the F (Predisposi- tion to Fascism) Scale," Mon., Mar. 30, 6625 Haven Hall, at 10 a.m. Chairman, W. J. McKeachie. underwent a serious operation), at the first May Festival concert. He will play the Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E minor, for Piano and Orchestra, which was last presented in the Choral Union Series by Eugen d'Albert and the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra in 1892. The same program will include the Midwest premiere of Prokofieff's last Symphony, No. 7, which will be given its American premiere in Philadelphia late in April. Mr. Ormandy and the orchestra will also include Brahms "Academic Festival" Overture. A limited number of tickets are available, at $1.54 $2.00, and $2.50, at the offices of the University Musical Society in Burton Memorial Tower. May Festival Supplement. It is re- spectfully suggested to students and others that, after reading Sunday'a May Festival music supplement, the copy be sent on to some friends or acquaintances who may be interested back home. Events Today Inter-Arts Union. Bill of three stu dent works: Dance Suite by William Doppmann: "The date He and She,"a play by Robert Rice: and "Adam and Eve and the Devil," an opera by Kar Magnuson. Schloring Auditorium o University High School at 8 p.m. SL announces the following addition to the Candidate's Open House for Sun. Mar. 29: 2:30-3:30 p.m., Sigma Phi Epsilon, 73 S. state, Informal 6:30-7:30 p.m., Betsy Barbour. Infor mal Candidates may call Tom Ricketts t speak at the Phi Kappa Tau House, an call Louise Olmsted at the Delta Gamma House to speak there. The Chinese Students Club will have a masquerade party at Rackhan Building at 8:30 p.m. All those wh are interested are cordially invited. Congregational Disciples Guild. Grad uate-Professional Group will meet 'a the Guild House, for a discussion or "The Afrikaners Point of View in the South African Race Conflict." S.R.A. Lunch and Discussion at Lane Hall, 12:15 noon. Student led discus- sion, "The Scope of Religion for the Modern Man." Inter-Arts Union. Program of poetry and fiction reading, Round-up Room o the League, 2:30 p.m. Coffee will be served to readers and audience. Frosh Weekend. The Blue Team Tick et Committee will meet at 1 p.m. toda in the conference room at the League Tt is imnnrtnt that all memhers at v s 3 0 d a e n f e e' Little Man On Campus 7-- ./ -- /7/ f /. I by Bibler i. { . d, it I WIMI -