PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1953 i TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1953 First Come, First Spanked "FIRST COME, first served-so get here early." . Taking this admonition from the Office of the Dean of Women literally Univer- sity coeds, in an April Fools Day epi- sode that had very little humor value, be- gan to queue up before the Administra- tion Building at 3 a.m. on the morning of April 1 to apply for University League housing. By 7:30 a.m., the scheduled time at which women may leave the dorms, an estimated 100 coeds had formed what was termed by Dean of Women Deborah Ba- con "a crowd such as one might see at a fire sale ... but not at the University of Michigan." In a concentrated effort to beat everyone else out in the anticipated (and customary) rat-race for this type of living accommoda- tion, these women had faced the choice of either breaking dormitory regulations or los- ing any chance for houses of their prefer- ence. They chose to break the regulations. But because of this breach of regulation, the. University has been able to deem this occurrence a "disciplinary problem" rather than one of housing or poor administration, and a number of the offenders have been referred to Woman's Judiciary Council for action. It must be evident Jby now that'the real solution does not lie in the disciplining of the so-called "fire sale" crowd, but rather in the establishment of a more ef- ficient system of registration for League housing. The administration might do well to investigate its own policies and attitude on this matter, and give some consideration to a different means of reg- istration in the future. Some way should be found that will eliminate the need to beat out one's rivals in the wee hours of. the morning in order to get into desir- able League housing units. Martha Cook dormitory, for instance, op- erates on a policy whereby residents are selected from the numerous applicants by meeting specific requirements. Final choice is made after an interview with the house- mother. This same method might be sat.- isfactorily employed by League housemoth- ers. The simplicity of the "first come first served" League house policy now in use has proved, in practice, to be grossly in- adequate. The University cannot ignore the need for an organized system for Lea- gue house registration, perhaps modeled along the lines of the Cook plan. The present policy of treating the whole matter as nothing more than a "discipli- nary problem" is a perfect example of shrewd blame-shifting. -Jo Decker Fran Sheldon DREW PEARSON: Washington *Merry-Go-Round WASHINGTON-It has sometimes hap- pened that the State Department has had to squirm out of statements made by the President of the United States, but not for years-until last week-has the White !House had to deny a statement inspired by a Secretary of State. But last week the situation was reversed when the White House issued a blunt de- nial of news stories which everyone in Wash- ington, including the Russian embassy, knew came directly from John Foster Dulles himself. Dulles has held a press conference for about twenty newsmen at which he delin- "seated important new U.S. policy as follows: 1-That the United States would ac- cept peace in Korea at a line drawn along the narrow waste about 80 miles north of the present battle front; 2-That the' United States would prob- ably confine Chiang Kai-Shek to Formosa and put it under a UN trusteeship. Stories based upon the Dulles press con- ference were immediately published by the New York Times and other papers, attri- buted not directly to him but "to high offi- cial sources." Experienced observers knew who this was and those who didn't know found out very quickly. A few hours after publication, the White House issued its flat denial indirectly re- buking the Secretary of State. KINDERGARTEN DIPLOMACY THERE WERE two big reasons for this extraordinary action: A. The Conservative wing of the Repub- lican Party will blow its top at any aban- donment of Chiang Kai-Shek. B. Dulles' press conference gave Moscow a beautiful advance tip as to how far we would go in any Korean peace talks. As one friendly diplomat put it: "When you're playing poker for the peace of the world you don't tell the man oppo- site you what cards are in your hand. Mr. Dulles must be living in a naive world in- deed. He must think he's playing with matchsticks in. the kitty. Doesn't he know that by midnight the Kremlin will have these news stories thoroughly dissected and will know just what's behind them? "Beginning tomorrow," continued the ambassador, "the Russians will raise the ante-both in Asia and in Europe-thanks to your new brand of kindergarten dip- lomacy." President Eisenhower didn't have to wait long before he heard from the right-winp IT SEEMS TO ME s l .4 "Well, What Do You Know. I Do Have The Key, At That" /ettP4 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. By ZANDER HOLLANDER Daily Feature Editor THREE DAYS spent in the nation's capi- tal can hardly be the basis for many profound insights. Nevertheless, with no more than a vacation junket in Washing- ton to draw upon, several items can be reported prominent in the mental climate of this country's capital. Washington-official and unofficial- is worried by all sorts of things. A rank- ' ing of worries might start with transport. The District commission several years ago permitted its transit system to be purchased by a group of investors headed by a shrewd Florida businessman. Outside the district environs Capital Transit, as it is known, is noted primarily for its dubious contribution to music through the large-scale development of the "captive audience" technique; it is Capital Transit which has provided most of the grist for the New Yorker's cartoon mill. Most Washingtonians, however, are din-re- sistant, perhaps because th'eir sensibilities are concerned with more delicate signals. Queried about the audial cross they bear on their trolley trips, many claim to fot hear the music pouring into the car from all parts of the ceiling. Almost all have de- veloped a happy knack of turning off the auditory-faculties upon the clacking sing- song of the commercial. An adaptable breed, our civil servants. Other innovations are not so easily to- lerated; "though these have aroused little concern beyond district lines. Capital Transit's operational history since the transfer has been one of steadily increas- ing fares with steadily declining service. Currently the company is pressing for a 20 cent mare-at last report it 'as 17 cents-and this after discontinuing ser- vice on several marginal lines. Car-pool arrangements have multiplied, and not only in the directly affected areas. Ask a Washingtonian about public versus pri- vate transit and, if he is a bus or trolley habitue, private enterprise will take some harsh knocks. Most of our informants were agreed that what is taking place is little better than a holdup, Capital Transit has made sub- stantial' profits for its owners, who have milked heavy returns through the reduced services and the "unwarranted" hike in fares. Now, many District citizens charge, the company is renewing its plea for a fare rise only to force the District commissioners to buy the system from private enterprise -at a whopping profit for private enter- prise. This alleged "blackmail" is a favorite to- pic of conversation aboard Washington's transit vehicles; in its businesses and of- fices may be found the second ranking in a pantheon of worries, government economy and its effects. . * *. SO FAR ECONOMY has been largely a matter of headlines. Aside from a few almost-token cuts, like the discharge of 40,000 clerks and typists in the Department of Defense, there have been no real econo- mies effected. Nevertheless, the spectre of economizing hangs heavy over official Washington and because official Washing- ton is unofficial Washington's customer, over the latter as well. This is not altogether bad; many civil servants, it is said, are making themselves more valuable to their departments than they have been in years. Even this, how- ever, cannot cancel out the several dele- terious effects of too-long impending eco- nomy measures. Many bureaucats are paralyzed, for all effective purposes, by the uncertainty. Plan- ning is virtually stagnated by the planners' unsure tenure and operating resources. The challenge of leadership is not being taken up for fear that a positive move now might be just the mistake which would bring dis- charge in a personnel-cutting wave. All but intimate informants present a bold front; a government employe will insist that it is not he who is getting the axe, that his divisional chief had assured him he was safe. If this turns out to be true, there -will have been no economies whatsoever. Most of these confident bureaucrats are whistling in the dark, notwithstanding. An observer comes away from Washing- ton with the strong conviction that if economies are to be effected, it is im- perative that they be carried out with despatch and decisively. Delay, with the hint of more layoffs to come, will only prolong what is already a dangerous sit- uation in our nation's capital. Uncertain- ty over the extent and direction of cuts, which saps our national initiative, must be held to a minimum if the economy pro- gram is not to do more harm to our na- tional government than it does good for the nation as a whole. When they are not worrying about the transit system or their jobs, Washington- ians seem to worry most of all about the in- ternational situation and its latest compli- cations, the current Soviet "peace offen- sive." * * * THE IMPRESSIONS gained at the lower and intermediate levels of Washington opinion in this ara are more than a little alarming to a visiting observer. Even in such supposedly well-informed circles as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of State, there is the persistent belief that this time the Soviets are in earnest, that with the change in leadership has come a sincere change in attitude and not merely a tactical revi- sion of policy. Loaded with danger as this view of the "peace offensive" is, an observer can only hope that it is not held at levels above those accessible to a casual reporter. To believe that the Soviet Union will henceforth ac- knowledge the "peaceful coexistence" of communist and capitalist spheres and to or- der our own policies on that assumption could prove an irrevocable act of the high- est folly. If this analysis of the Soviet's recent series of overtures prevails, the nation could wake upy one morning to a world situation which finds us virtually defenseless against an insuperable aggressor. It would seem the wiser course to pro- ceed on the assumption that the "peace offensive" represents little more than a tactical change, accepting concessions warily and reciprocating only in kind and to like extent. Such a course is most likely to precipitate that sincere reversal in So- viet approach which the West has bent its efforts toward through the "contain-, ment" policy. Most important, this reac- tion to the Soviet shift in emphasis does not have the perilous irrevocability of the former course. If it doesn't work out, we can still change our minds; to swallow the recent change in the Party line whole is to risk having our mninds changed for us by national disaster. In this respect, as in the other two, it may be seen that Washingtonians are some-I times little different from the rest of us. This is somewhat unfortunate. Washing- tonians, or at least some Washingtonians, should be a good deal better than the bulk of Americans in the areas which concern our national and international well-being. A stay in the capital of even three days in- dicates that this is largely true. Indica- tions to the contrary, however, should be of the greatest concern to all of us. . I j i I I 4 k k SDAILY OFFICIALBULLETIN (Continued from Page 2) for Accounting positions and Business Administration students for Customer Relation openings. Fri., Apr. 17, Metropolitan Life Insur- ance (Co., New York City, will be at the Bureau of Appointments to see June graduates for their Management De- velopment Program. The Halle Bros. Co., Cleveland Ohio. will be here on Fri., Apr. 17 to see both.I men and women interested in posi- tions in their Merchandise, Personnel, and Store Management Division. Personnel Requests. .,The Atomic Energy Commission is seeking college graduates for its Junior Management Development Program. The persons selected for the program par- ticipate In a series of planned work- study assignments involving both pro- gram and staff divisions of the AEC. They are primarily interested in young men with BA degrees in Engineering or one of the Physical Sciences and who have had one or more years of graduate study or experience in fields such as Industrial Management, Man- agement Engineering, Business or Pub- lic Administration. Application blanks and transcripts must be air mailed toI Washington, D.C., by April 20. Further details are available at the Bureau of Appointments. Convair, of Fort Worth, Texas, has openings in their Operations Research Group of the Engineering Department. They are particularly interested in men with backgrounds in Physics, Elec- tronics, Aeronautics, Mechanics, Phv- sipal Chemistry, Mathematics. Statistics, Economics, Logistics, and Cost Analy- sis. Thiokol Corp., Redstone Division of Huntsville, Ala., is in need of a chemist for directing an Analytical Develop- ment Group in physical and instru- mental methods. Candidates for ad- vanced degrees may apply as well as those with several years of experience. The YMCA, Personnel Committee of the State Association of the YMCA, are planning a one-day conference on Sat., Apr. 25, for any students interested in possible future positions with the Y. Freshman and sophomores are urged to attend. The Equitable Life Assurance So- ciety, New York, has available open- ings in their Administrative Training Course for young men interested in this field for a career. New York University, School of Re- tailing, New York City, offers ten Aca- demic Scholarships and four Research Scholarships to college graduates in- terested in careers in retailing. Appli- cations must be in by May 1. The City of Madison, Madison, Wis., has an opening for a Traffic Engineer. To qualify for the position, one must have a degree in Civil Engineering in addition to some experience in the field of Traffic Engineering and Traf- fic Control. The Sealed Power Corp., of Muskegon, Mich., has a position open for a Jun- ior Electrical Engineer. This company manufacturers piston rings, pistons, and cylinder sleeves for automotive and engine builders. The Marine Office of America, Chi- cago, has available positions for young men interested in positions within this company to train for various openings in the handling of Marine Insurance. For further information, appoint- ments, and application blanks, con- tact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, Ext. 371. Lectures University Lecture, auspices of the Department of Sociology, "Training the Social Scientist for Research via Research." Dr. Philip M. Hauser, Pro- fessor of Sociology and Associate Dean of the Division of Social Sciences, Uni- versity of Chicago, Wed., Apr. 15, 4:15 pin., Auditorium C. Angell Hall. Academic Notices Seminar in Complex Variables will not meet Tues., Apr. 14, because of the meeting of the Mathematics Club. Probability Seminar will meet on }Tues., Apr. 14, at 2 p.m., 3220 Angell Hail. Dr. Moy will talk on Martingale Theory. Part II Actuarial Review Class will meet Tues., Apr. 14, at 2:10 p.m., in 3201 Angell Hall to discuss the prac- tice calculus examination. Seminar in Mathematical Statistics will meet Tues., Apr. 14, 3-5 p.m., 3217 Angell Hall. Mr. R. W. Royston will speak. Logic Seminar. Next meeting Tues., Apr. 21, at 3:10 p.m. in 3001 Angell HaIl. Mr. Hoffman will continue his report on Mostowski's book "Sentences undecidable in formalized arithmetic." Exhibits Mlusenm of Art, Alumni Memorial Hall Early Chinese Jades. March 22- April 22. Weekdays 9-5, Sundays 2-5. The public is invited. Events Today The- Marketing Club will sponsor a talk "Pactical Ideas That Put Motions in Promotions," by Curry W. Stoup, vice President and General Sales Man- ager of Harry Ferguson, Inc., today at 4 p.m. in 131 Business Administration. Anyone interested may attend. Ballet Club. Meeting tonight in Bar- bour Gym Dance Studio. Intermediates: 7:15-8:15; Beginners: 8:15-9:15. All in- terested persons are invited to attend. Motion Picture. Ten-minute jiljm, "Joradia" shown Mon. through Sat. at 10:30, 12:30, 3, and 4 o'clock and on Sun. at 3 and 4 o'clock only, 4th floor, University Museums Building. Young Democrats. There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee this evening at 7:30 in the Union. Deutscher Verein Volkstanzabend 7:30 p.m., Lane Hall. German folk dancing, refreshments. L1a Sociedad Hispanica. Weekly tea will be held today from 3:30 to 5:30 in the International Center. Members and their friends are invited. Square Dance Group. German folk dancing with the German Club and guests. Lane Hall, 7:30 p.m. S.R.A. Council meets at Lane Hall, 5:15 p.m. W.S.S.F. Committee meets at Lane Hall, 7 p.m. Coming Events U. of M. Research Club will again have as its guests the Women's Re- search Club and the Science Research Club on Wed., Apr, 15, 8 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. The general subject will be The Impact of Atomic Energy on Research. There will be three papers: Dr. Henry Gomberg (ScienceResearch Club), "The Nature of the Physical Problems"; Dr. Muriel Meyers (Wo- men's Research Club) "Isotopes in Medicine"; and Dean E. Blythe Stason (Research Club) "Legal Aspects of Re- search in Atomic Energy." The American Chemical Society, Uni- versityof Michigan Section, will spon- sor a talk by Dr. E. W. R. Steacie, Pres- ident, National Research Council of Canada. He will talk on "Free Radical Reactions," on Wed., April 15, in 1300 Chemistry Building, at 8 p.m. Forum on College and University Teaching. Fourth session, Apr. 17, 3-5 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Topic: Mythology .. . To the Editor: THE RECENT policy statement of the A.A.U., supported with qualifications by Cal Samra and Prof. Sharfman, represents an in- consistent position. While pur- portedly attacking the methods of McCarthy, Jenner, Velde & Co., the A.A.U. resolution accepts their goals and the premises upon which their work is based. The A.A.U. resolution adds up to a retreat on the question of civil liberties, mak- ing concessions which we in the academic community particularly can ill afford. One cannot consistently con- demn witch-hunts, and admit the existence of witches. One cannot consistently attack the principle of inquisitions into heresy, while admitting that there is a heresy which must be purged from the mind of manL One cannot con- sistently defend academic free- dom-defined, let us say, as the principle that academic qualifi- cations suffice to determine the fitness of a person to teach-and hold that adherence. to certain po- litical views or membership in the Communist Party automatically render one unfit to teach. The rationalization for the A.A.U. position rests on a myth- ology. The assumption is that membership in the Communist Party ipso facto makes one a conspirator and a traitor, com- pletely lacking in integrity and intellectual honesty, docilely fol- lowing a "line" on orders from above and hence incapable of contributing to the advance of knowledge and education. I label this assumption a rationalization and a mythology, because it is not a generalization based on an ex- amination of the teaching rec- ords, scholarly publications, etc., of the individual professors cited as "Un-American" by Congres- sional committees-if such inves- tigations were to be made, they might prove an altogether differ- ent point. It is, rather, a most unscholarly acceptance of a cold- war mythology. A very good reason why no proof has been advanced for that as- sumption, of course, is the logicl truth that there can be no proof of a false proposition. -David R. Luce YR Convention To the Editor: THE Young Republicans of the midwest had a convention about a week ago. I did not at- tend, but from newspaper reports I understand they did three im- portant things at this great meet- ing: 1. They sanctioned the give- away of our natural resources. 2. They endorsed the McCarran Immigration Act. 3. They gave a vote, of confi- dence to that fine American statesman, Joe McCarthy of Wis- consin. Now last November we. heard Hazel M. Losh Observatory, by Friday afternoon. Members of other Chapters are invited. Russky Chorus. There will be a meet- ing of the Russky Chorus this Wednes- day at 7:30 in the Bell Tower, ninth flor. Those enrolled in Russian classes are invited to attend. The W.A.A. Folk and Square Club will meet on Wed., Apr. 15, from a to 10 p.m. in the W.A.B. Everyone wel- come. The Undergraduate Botany Club meets Wed., Apr. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in 1139 Natural Science Building. Dr. E. E. Steiner, of the Botany Department, will talk. Everyone invited. Roger Williams Guild. Midweek Chat at the Guild house Wednesday fromj 4:30 to 5:45. Baptists drop in anytime for a bit of refreshment. Roger Williams Guild. Yoke Fellow- ship meets at 7 a.m. Thursday in the Prayer Room of the First Baptist Church. All Baptist students are in- vited to attend. how the old guard haa been over- thrown by the new "liberal" wing of the G.O.P. They, with Ike as their leader, were going to lead a "Great Crusade." Well, Ike may still be sincere about leading these reformers, but I fear his young- sters are no longer eager to fol- low. Thinking Americans can on- ly conclude that the G.O.P., whe- ther run by the Taftian "old guarders" or the insurgent young "liberals," is still the same sordid bunch of petty politicians it has been since Teddy Roosevelt left the fold, and its motto is still the same: "Cheat the American peo- ple!" -Gene Mossner, '52 ** * Race Relations :. . To the Editor: I HAVE READ Mr. Botero's ans- wer to my previous letter with interest. I liked the way he brought out all my points; but I find is necessary to make my posi- tion clear before I end up being called a "subversive." First, about the "American su- periority" attitude. Mr. Botero tends to agree that such a thing exists, although he says it is'some- thing "understandable." I am not arguing whether this thing is jus- tifiable or not, I am only com- plaining that when you are among the people labelled "backward" that superiority feeling is irritat- ing. Second, about race relations. I feel I can make criticisms on this topic because I have been in this country for 6 years, of which I. have spent 2 in Georgia. What I saw there, and what I have seen here, although in a much lesser scale I must admit, left me with an impression very different from the one Mr. Botero seems to have! I have spoken about this problem because if we have anything that can be called "good" in Venezuela (or in Latin America in general) it is good race relations. I am not trying to say we are better than the Americans because we have better race relations. The reason the situation is so, is purely his- torical: It is virtually impossible to have discrimination along ge- netic lines in a country in which the majority of the people are nei- ther White, nor Negro, nor Indian, but a mixture of all!! The situa- tion is very different here. No- body can' deny there is a lot of discrimination in American cul- ture towards the Degro race, for instance. I don't disagree that there are some people who are sin- cere in their wish to end this sit- uation, but there are still many more who are in great conflict be- tween what they "say" and how they "behave." To close, Mr. Botero asks me what has been done in my coun- try to improve the situation of the peon. My only answer is: noth- ing. But I don't believe anything can be done either by waving "An- ti Peon-Discrimination" banners, or by making a lot of empty nois- es. -Jose M. Salazar, '53 * * * 'Mouth-Filling' . To the Editor: I AM WRITING to. recommend that Bernie Backhaut's friends take up a collection to further his education. I specifically suggest that they furnish him with a dic- tionary, for it will help him to avoid such errors as he committed in his last letter. I quote: ". . . a wise student . . . will always in- form the Alumni, State Legisla- ture, and other beneficiaries etc." The dictionary would have pre- vented Bernie's confusing benefi- ciaries and benefactors. The as- piring young poetaster quite evi- dently found a word of mouth- filling potentialities, but he was not able to establish its meaning. -Edward N. Willey I *' .1 A, 4 ti U.AFte IT m0vle j, At the Michigan . . BWANA DEVIL, with Robert Stack, Bar- bara Britton, and Three Dimensions. IF THIS is an example of what we are to expect in the way of three-dimensional motion pictures, then I propose the founding of a "Flatties" Society. Technically, and technique is apparently all this picture is meant to show, this process is far from satis- factory. The necessity for wearing polaroid glasses and for keeping the head perfectly still in order to receive the full effect makes watching the film a very uncomfortable or- deal. The principle involved is similar to that of the old stereoscope in which the polaroid glasses are made to merge the double images on the film into a single, rounded picture. It is not new, and was used, I believe, even before sound movies were perfected, As to the story selected to be the first to appear before 3-D cameras, it is cer- tainly one of the worst ever filmed. The reneral idea sems to he the ned tail ly to action when ing up his crew. the lion starts chew- At this point the British government be- comes alarmed and sends a group of lion- hunters to aid him; Stack's wife, Barbara Britton, comes with them. Her function is only to complicate her husband's neurotic condition, though why we never know. Stack's single-handed extermination of his devils-somewhere along the line the lions become symbolic for whatever it is that troubles him-makes everybody happy and ends the picture. None of the acting talent, not even Nigel Bruce's, seems worth all this trouble and publicity. The sole aim of the picture is to present things in three dimensions; spears are thrown into the camera, lions leap at it, dancers kick at it. It is simply thickness for thickness' sake, and the bad- ly managed method of producing it leaves the film with no attraction at all. Perhaps with a little more experimenta- tion and study three-dimensional films can become technically satisfactory. 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