PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY HUDAY, Akii !L +, 15,A By CRAWFORD YOUNG Daily Managing Editor AN INTERESTING problem for Student Legislature is posed by the present Ro- bert Andelson-University of Chicago squab- ble. The old temptation to take stands on off-campus issues was brought back in the limelight, this time with a curious twist. Andelson, it seems, is vice-director of a new McCarthyphile organization known as Students for America. In a recent issue of the group's organ, "The American Student," whose virulent hatreds would put Gerald L. K. Smith to shame, Andelson published an article entitled "U. of Chicago-Spring- board for Kremlin's Propaganda." The es- sense-of his contribution was that Chicago was a hot-bed of Communist activity, Reds had been coddled by a sympathetic admin- istration, and that non-liberal professors had been forced to leave. Included was a parcel of "documentary evidence" of left- wing incidents occurring under the very nose of the administration. As a result of his broadside, Andelson was denied an MA degree in ethics by the Uni- versity of Chicago, on the grounds that he was morally and ethically unqualified. The irony of the situation is multiplied by the mustering of a full-blown right- wing crusade on his behalf. First the Mid- western Federation of Young Republicans sprang into action to protest the Chicago decision; Wednesday night, the issue came closer to home as Ned Simon, '54, under- took the task of organizing a Save Bob Andelson movement through Student Leg- islature. Certainly one should stand as ready to Intercede in behalf of a reactionary who has been denied his due as to defend against unJustified abuse those on the other end of the political spectrum. But to pursue con- sistency at the expense of sound policy is fooislIhess. SL has, with occasional slips, avoided the pitfall of dissipating its energies on off- campus affairs. The Legislature has already wasted half an hour on.the topic at its last meeting and wil waste more at the next. It is absurd to invest the time and energy necessary to in- vestigating the facts and background of off- campus issues when any resolution passed is utterly meaningless. The argument of consistency also breaks down. Had an investigation and protest been made in every previous case where a dismissal occurred for political reasons, it would now be consistent to "Save Bob Andelson." But one can find only a cou- ple of examples where SL did overstep its bounds to protest such an action-i.e., the Meisner case at Wayne University. To add:another bad precedent to those al- ready established would be a most per- verted conception of consistency. If there is an overwhelming urge to do something, it might be possible to pass a resolution urging that the National Student Association look into the matter. But the case is beyond the realm of effective or meaningful SL action. T1HE INTER-HOUSE Council has often as- sumed an attitude of hurt, bewildered innocence when it has blundered during this, its maiden year on campus. The plea has been for time to get established on campus and for sympathy for any missteps along the Fay. In this light, it is most strange to see the breathless haste insisted upon by the quad councils in solving the election rule en- forcement dispute with SL. After some give and take on both sides, a sensible solution has been in the works which will definitely be ready to be ap- plied next fall. If the IHC had been cap- able of restraining itself for one semes- ter, the problem could have been amica- bly settled once and for all. But the powers that be insist on dramatic action. Three errant candidates are to go on trial before the IHC's judicial component; one of the three defendents is not subject to their jurisdiction, and another is merely accused of putting up posters in some wash- rooms, a policy nowhere specifically out- lawed in the set of quad election rules put out by the IHC. The IHC would do well to adopt for itself a more judicious outlook. FEW WILL MOURN the passing of the Young Progressives from the campus scene. The tempestuous five-year career of the ill-starred organization ended in a quiet and natural -death this semester, as only three people showed up at the last' attempt to hold a meeting. Nationally, the Progressive Party's lea- dership was infiltrated by Communists al- most from the start. This became clear after the Wallace defeat in 1948 when the Progressives were subverted into a party- line outfit. The local group has consistently func- tioned as just that ,with a number of well- meaning individuals swept along by 'the high-sounding principles it espoused on paper. Spokesmen for the defunct organi- zation attribute its demise to McCarthyism and hysteria; it would be more logical to presume its dwindling membership stemmed an increasing awareness of the group's true colors. There are several bona fide chan- ?1elcfMr,. Ha .v . Pn-rn flhrl.ir 1, Discriminatory Housing At the University STUDENT LEGISLATURE will be asked in the near future to consider a proposal aimed at eliminating restrictive qualifica- tions from off-campus housing listed by the Office of Student Affairs. Under pre- sent policy OSA accepts listings from land- lords containing whatever specifications the owner cares to make. SL recently polled a number of Negro and foreign students on the problem. A heavy majority favored removal of restrictions 0 0 The Faculty And the Bowl A SCHOOL'S more than athletic policy can affect faculty members, which is something the fathers of the Western Con- ference neglected to consider when they fashioned rules years ago to govern the league. based on racial or national origin from the lists. These restrictions frequently include "favorable discrimination" whereby the landlord will rent only to members of a particular minority group. The poll further revealed that a num- ber of students felt the University was embracing discrimination by allowing re- strictive qualifications to be included in the listings. This contention would hard- ly seem valid, but it is a good illustra- tion of the misunderstandings which arise in the minds of Negro and foreign stu- dents who are faced with touchy dis- criminatory problems in seeking off- campus housing. One good argument for abolishing the restrictive qualifications is that this would wipe a harmful misim- pression. In many cases students also believed that a discrimination-free list would aid them in finding housing, even though the "favor- able discrimination" would be abolished. Certainly it would be worthwhile if the pos- sibility of a student encountering restrict- ive situations in answering a listing would be eliminated. Most important, the survey represents opinion from the group of students most concerned with the particular problem under investigation. Therefore, in its role of representing student opinion, SL should give serious consideration to the proposal. If passed, the plan will prob- ably go to the Office of Student Affairs which should also give it the considera- tion it deserves. The housing problem lacks the complex- ity of earlier issues, such as bias clauses, on which students took a decisive stand. Thus it should be resolved by a simple Office of Student Affairs directive. A Regents deci- sion is hardly necessary on this simple pro- cedural matter. This is not to minimize the issue, which is an important one. For it unfortunately has the potentiality of* becoming a pro- tracted squabble or another incident in which student opinion is either ignored or treated lightly. -Harry Lunn "You Sure This Is Going To Come Out All Right?" Y - - -- '- * - \ fN ! 1 mw.. 1 ,i ~%Y 11 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The regulations dictate Big Ten action in matters athletic must be guided by the faculties of its member institutions, through ten faculty representatives. There is no earthly reason why the fa- culty alone should determine athletic po- licy any more than there is reason for the faculty alone to determine Glee Club po- licy, publications policy, or North Campus policy. If and when the University faculty gets around to expressing its sentiments on renewing the Rose Bowl pact, the profes- sors would do well to consider a resolu- tion passed by Student Legislature night before last. SL went on record-33-0-in favor of the Rose Bowl. By weighing student opinion ex- pressed through the SL resolution, the fa- culty would take a big stride toward mak- ing the University's Rose Bowl vote what it should be-a consensus of the opinions of all segments of the University community. -Ed Whipple i i ON THE WASHINGTON I i MERRY-GO-ROUND .WITH DREW PEARSON IL OPERA ' THERE ARE TIMES' in the life of every reviewer when he would much rather just sit back and enjoy a performance without having to make mental notes of the im- portant happenings and .to evaluate every aspect of the production on the spot. I ap- proached last night's performance of "Mad- ame Butterfly" with just those sentiments. Anticipating an excellent production, against my better judgment I decided to enjoy the opera and worry about the review afterwards. My anticipations were certainly not dis- appointed. The Department of Speech and the School of Music have assembled a pro- duction that would do credit to any profes- sional organization. Typical of most open- ing night performances, this one was not without fault, but most of these were such that can be overcome in subsequent per- formances. The main difficulty stemmed from the unfamiliar environment of the Tappan Junior High School Auditorium. Hardly more than a large room, this auditorium is accoustically dead, and the placement of the stage makes it difficult to hear any- one who stands behind the curtain line unless he faces directly outward. The or- chestra's position was higher than if a A Last Meal AS NEWSPAPER and press association executives gather in New York for their annual stocktaking, to discuss serious mat- ters of censorship, newsprint allotment, and long-range policies in the ballrooms and suites of the- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, our thoughts go out, fondly, to an anonymous reporter of the United Press who recently queried senators on the fate of a fellow- legislator in far-away French West Africa. Dispatches from the scene suggested that the senator, Victor Biaka-Boda by name, may have been eaten by his constituents. The UP man reported from Washington that, although Africa is outside the juris- diction of the United States Senate, there was some talk of investigating the inci- dent. Senator Homer Ferguson, Republi- can from Michigan, suggested the mat- ter might come under the Corrupt Prac- tices act. Senator James E. Murray of the cattle- raising state of Montana, noted that Sen- ator Biaka-Boda was described as "frail, small, and exceptionally thin-by no means a tempting morsel." "If beef cattle prices keep dropping," said Senator Murray, "there'll be a lot of Amer- icans eating their senators, too." Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas said he thought the Afia nn In.. la .d en# a.n -mnralfln a i th pit were provided, and the great number of players required for this score too often overpowered soloists as well as ensembles, One had the feeling that Mr. Blatt was doing everything in his power to keep the volume as low as possible, but that was not enough, One could hardly imagine a more ideal cast. In the title role Dolores Lowry exhibit- ed dramatic skill bordering on the consum- mate. Charming, human, and noble, she in- stilled a mood in the audience which created an empathy almost exceeding the bounds of modern decorum. The rigorous rehearsals which must have been necessary since her recent portrayal of Marguerite in "Faust" are undoubtedly responsible for the slightly tired sound in her highest sustained notes, and the large orchestra completely drowned her weaker low register. Even so, she did some excellent singing, and by Tuesday night she should be in top form. The School of Music has cause for re- joicing in the newly-acquired tenor Charles Greene, who sang the role of Pinkerton. Here is the rich, full tenor needed for al- most every opera, and he certainly looks the part of the romantic lead as well. Often he seems unsure of his top notes, and his style can still use more polish, but even this roughness and impetuosity seemed suitable to the characterization. As Sharpless, Robert Kerns turned in prob- ably the most even performance of the evening, with every tone well focused and every movement well suited to his as- signment. Vivien Milan was appropriate- ly subservient as Suzuki, and her voice blended particularly well with Miss Lowry's in the Cherry Duet. She was all but in- audible, however, in the last act trio with Pinkerton and Sharpless. This was prob- ably not her fault. Of the minor characters, the ones who stand out are Robert McGrath as Goro, al- though he often has trouble projecting, and Ruth Orr as Kate Pinkerton, whose voice we would have liked to hear more. Patricia Ann McGeoc'h was a well-behaved child. The translation into English by Josef Blatt was lucid but served the music well, which is as it should be. Mr. Blatt deserves a great deal of credit for his efforts in bring- ing two such first-rate productions as "Faust" and "Butterfly" to the boards within such a short time, and his policy of alter- nating many of the roles between different singers is a commendable method of train- ing as many worthy students as possible. The costumes by Lloyd Evans and the sets by Charles Hoefler added materially to the atmosphere, with an emphasis on lightness, modernity and simplicity. Despite its minor shortcomings, this per- formance had tremendous impact. Here is tragic catharsis at its best, and quite frank- ly, although I enjoyed it immensely, I don't WASHINGTON-President Eisenhower has attended only two pri- vate parties since he took office; one the much-publicized recep- tion at the home of Senator Taft, the other an unpublicized party at the Fort Myer home of Gen. Omar Bradley where he met five famous godchildren. They were: Dwight Eisenhower Marx, Omar Bradley Marx, George Marshall Marx, Bedell Smith Marx, and Rosey O'Donnell Marx.. . .All are children of toy manufacturer Louis Marx, who named them after five famous generals of the army. The god- fathers were present at the Bradley home to geet their godchildren. Scared Pat McCarran-Russell Forbes, acting General Ser- vices Administrator, who so badly'wants the job of permanent Ad- ministrator, is a lifelong Democrat from Tampa who's been trying to make the Ikeites think he's an adopted Republican. One of his first acts was to fire Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, one of two surviving widows of the Woodrow Wilson cabinet.. . . Ex-Sen. Harry Cain of Washington got to be such a nuisance calling at the White House that Ike finally appointed him to a short term on the Subversives board. . . . Estimates of married midshipmen at An- napolis range from 50 to 200. Midshipmen are honor bound not to get married. If caught, they're fired.... Sen. Pat McCarran is so scared that young Tom Mechling, who almost defeated Senator Malone, will run against him, that McCarran's political cohorts have passed a special bill aimed at barring Mechling from holding office in Nevada. It prohibits anyone from holding Nevada office without five years domicile in the state. Mechling married a Nevada girl, has lived there a couple of years. . . .(If McCarran's new law applied to divorces Reno would starve.) Planted Press Stories-It's been 26 years since a background State Department press conference backfired as badly as that of John Foster Dulles in which he recently indicated the United States would abandon Chiang Kai-Shek and draw the Korean peace line at the narrow waist of the peninsula. . . . A similar ruckus occurred in 1927 when Robert E. Olds, Undersecretary of State for Frank B. Kellogg in the Coolidge Administration, called in Kirke Simpson of the AP, Lud- well Denny of the UP, and Mauritz Hallgren of the INS, planted a story that Russia threatened Nicaragua and the Panama Canal, hence the landing of U. S. Marines in Nicaragua. ... Kellogg and Coolidge were looking for an out on their unpopular move of sending the Marines into Nicaragua. . . . The UP and INS refused to carry the story with- out hanging it on a state department spokesman, but the AP obliged. Atomic Artillery Hassle-When Miss Helen Farr, librarian of the Madison (Wis.) "Free" Library, banned the book "McCarthy, The Man, The Senator, The Ism," local book stores got so many orders they couldn't fill them. . .. One of the Greek shipowners whose activities were pointed up by this column (and still are un- investigated by McCarthy) made so much money he purchased the famed French gambling casino, Monte Carlo. . . . Army has been hassling with the Atomic Energy Commission regarding publicity for the new atomic cannon, to be fired at Frenchman's Flat May 7. Army wanted to carry the atomic shell across the continent by easy stages-by boat, plane, train, truck-so as to get maximum publicity purposes . . . so far no decision. . . . Michael McDer- army wanted to carry a dummy shell across the continent for publiciay purposes.... So far no decision. .. . Michael McDer- mott, for 30 years State Department press relations officer and the trusted confidante of presidents, will wind up his diplomatic career in a new job-as ambassador to El Salvador. But de'spite his long and trusted background, he has to be subjected to the usual all-out FBI test before he can be appointed even to tiny Salvador. Free Turkey Lunches-Secretary of Agriculture Benson warns that turkey-growing has become such big business that the number of birds must be reduced 15 per cent below last year's record 44,500,000 gobblers. Last year the government ,bought $27,000,000 worth of tur- keys, gave them to the school-lunch program. . . . in other words, turkeys are getting to be like Henry Wallace's little pigs. . . . Mid- shipman William Sterling Cole, son of the New York GOP congress- man, is permitted under Annapolis regulations to own a car and ride in it, but not drive it. So his fiancee, Nancy Davidson, daughter of history professor Captain Davidson, drives the car for him.... Secre- tary of Labor Durkin should take a look at the unfair ruling his bur- eaucrats have applied to private airplane pilots, who, under the Wage- Hour Act, are supposed to be paid an hourly rate. Thus a private pilot may fly two hours from Chicago to Washington. then wait in a hotel one day for his boss to fly home. This makes them lose money. Pilots claim that they are highly skilled, should be paid on a salary basis, not the number of hours they fly. Their bosses, incidentally, agree. But, though the Wage-Hour Act was passed to help labor not hinder it, Labor Department bureaucracy rules for a strict hourly wage rate. Politics vs. Combat-General Van Fleet's current row with the Pentagon is partly due to the fact that you can't mix combat strategy and political strategy. Van Fleet hit the beaches of Europe in World War II as only a colonel, got his break as a Combat Commander under Gen. George Patton. Prior to that he had been held back because top commanders got him mixed up with another Van Fleet who was an alcoholic. . . . Getting his big break in Korea, Van Fleet made good. . . But he expected to'stay in Korea. After all, he'd gone all-out for Ike. His letter to his wife about training South Korean troops did as much as anything to swing the election and it was not unnatural' for him to expect reward. . . . Called home for age, however, Van Fleet started to do a Doug MacArthur. . .. But-the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lnnkioimthe vrt cble. cn ;hw that Van Fleet's messages (Continued from Page 1) University Lecture. Mon., Apr. 20, 4 p.m., 1400 Chemistry Building. Dr. Wil- liam E. Bennett, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will speak cn "The Anodic Oxidation of Aluminum in Liquid Ammonia as a Solvent." Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Jack Rich- ard Battisto, Bacteriology; thesis: "A Study of the Effect of Ultraviolet Ir- radiation on Immune Rabbit Serums and Hypersensitive Human Serums," Sat., Apr. 18, 1564 East Medical Build- ing. at 9 a.m. Chairman, R. B. Pringle. Doctoral Examination for Floyd Chris- topher Mann, Sociology; thesis: "A Study of Work Satisfactions as a Func- tion of the Discreprancy Between In- ferred Aspirations and Achievement," Sat., Apr. 18, 5615 Haven Hall, at 9 a.m. Chairman, Rensis Likert. Doctoral Examination for Ben Wa- then Black, English; thesis: "The Booke of Sir Thomas Moore: A Critical Edi- tion," Sat., Apr. 18, West Council Room, Rackham Building, at 9:15 a.m. Chair- man, G. B. Harrison. Astronomical Colloquim. Sat., Apr. 18, 2 p.m., the MMath-Hulbert Obser- vatory, Lake Angelus, Michigan. Speak- er: Dr. A. Keith Pierce; Subject: Prob- lems of Limb-darkening. Collective Behavior (167), usually held in 225 Angell Hall at 9 a.m., will not meet Fri., Apr. 17, because of the meet- ing of the Michigan Academy of Science in Detroit that day. Psychology Colloquium. Drs. Kluck- hohn, Miller and Sanford will discuss "The Organization of Personality." Re- freshments will be served at 3:45, 3415 Mason Hall, and the meeting will take place at 4:15 p.m., Auditorium C, Ha- ven Hall, Fri., Apr. 17. Concerts Student Recital. Helen Stob, pianist, will present a recital at 8:30 p.m. Fri., Apr. 17, in Auditorium A, Angell Hall, in partial fulfillment of the require- ments for the degree of Bachelor of Music. Miss Stob is a pupil of John Kollen, and her program will be open to the public. Student Recital. 8:30 Sunday evening, Apr. 19, in Auditorium A, Angell Hall, by Justine Votypka, student of piano with Marian Owen, in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements for the de- gree of Bachelor of Music. The pro- gram will include works by Bach, Mozart, Bartok, and Brahms, and will be open to the public. Student Recital. Elsie Kuhl, pianist, will be heard at 8:30 Monday evening, Apr. 20, in Auditorium A, Angel Hall, playing compositions by Bach, Schu- mann. Mozart, Ravel, and Chopin Pre- sented in partial fulfillment of the re- quirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music, the recital will be open to the general public. Miss Kuhl studies with Joseph Brinkman. Events Today Forum on College and University Teaching. Fourth session, 3-5 p.m., Rackham Amphitheater. Topic: How and Why Special Techniques in Teach- ing Are Used. University faculty mem- bers participating will include Profes- sors Alvin F. Zander, L. Clayton Hill, Xiette/'4 TO THE EDITOR Red Teachers. . IN ANSWER to Mr. David R. Luce. What is inconsistent about about admitting the existence of witches (Reds) in our colleges and yet refusing to use undemocratic methods to ferret them out? And just what is so mythologi- cal about the world wide record of the Communist Party and their Moscow-oriented campaign to con- quer the world. This record shows that the very essence of Communist philosophy is its amorality; its ability to ex- ploit whatever grievance is prac- tical at a given time, in a given country, to further the ultimate victory of its conspiracy. Is it far-fetched to believe that Red teachers organized in secret cells on campuses throughout the country are so organized for a specific purpose? Is it far-fetched to believe that they stand poised as an eternal threat to corrupt the minds of the youth 'at the right moment in history? -R. Mitchell Michigan Section of the American Society for Quality Control.'Mr. A. G. Klock, Quality Control Superintendent of the Bigelow Carpet Company, will speak on "Quality Control Experience in the Carpet Industry" at 8 p.m. in the Amphitheater of the Rackham Building. All interested are welcome. The Episcopal Student Foundation presents the Series of Five-a series of informal lectures by outstanding speakers. The first guest will be The Rev.William O'Leary, priest and pen- ologist, The topic will be Religion and Education, this evening at 7:30 p.m., 218 North Division. All interested per- sons are invited. Motion Pictures, auspices of Univer- sity Museums, "South Pacific Island Children" (Color) and "Pacific Island," 7:30 p.m., Kellogg Auditorium. No ad- mission charge. S.R.A. Coffee Hour, Lane Hall, 4:15- 5:30 p.m. Co-hostess: Grace Bible Stu* dent Guild. All students welcome. Congregational Disciples Guild. Meet at Guild House at 5:30 for first spring Supper Hike. Back by 8 p.m. Hillel Foundation. Friday evening services, 7:45 p.m. Saturday morning services, 9 a.m. International Committee of SL will meet at 3:10 at SL Building. All in- terested persons are invited to attend. Roger Williams Guild. This evening we have a special program. We meet at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall for supper with the Chinese Christian Fel- lowship. This oriental meal will be fol- lowed by a treasure hunt. Wesley Foundation. Square, social, and folk dancing in the Wesley Lounge at 8 p.m. Westminster Guild Great Books Sem- dar at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian Student Center. The Rev. Chas. Mitchell will discuss "Rediscovering the Bible" by Bernhard Anderson. Coming Events Economics Club, Address, "Reflections on Socialism in Postwar Britain," Pro- fessor Ben W. Lewis, Department of Economics, Oberlin College, Mon., Apr. 20, 8 p.m., Auditorium D, Angell Hall. All staff members and students in Eco- nomics and Business Administration are invited to attend. Others who are interested will be welcome at the meet- ing. The 47th Annual French Play. Le Cercie Francais will present "Le Tar- tuffe ou ' Imposteur," a comedy in five acts by Moliere, on Wed., Apr. 29,hat 8 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- ter. Box Office open Tues., Apr. 28 from 12 to 5 p.m. and on Wed., Apr. 29, from 12 to 8 p.m. Free admission to mem- bers of Le Cercle Francais upon pres- entation of their membership cards. Faculty Sports Night. IM Building,, Sat., Apr. 18, from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. All equipment will be available to fac- ulty families. Children may. only come with their parents. Sixty-Third Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Crawford Young......Managing Editor Barnes Connable...........City Editor Cal Samra. ...........Editorial Director Zander Hollander......Feature Editor Sid Klaus........Associate City Editor Harland Britz........ .Associate Editor Donna Hendlemen. Associate Editor Ed Whipple....... .....Sports Editor John Jenke.....Associate Sports Editor Dick Se well..Associate Sports Editor Lorraine Butler........ Women's Editor Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. 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