4 PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1953 I I Campus Political Inertia . MATTER OF FACT HE UNIVERSITY is politically dead. All. the outward signs of political di- vergence remain but they have lost their deeper convictions. The Young Republicans and the Young Democrats continue to abuse each other regularly, but is merely from force of long standing and socially condonable habit. Basic differences have temporarily been buried as both groups reshuffle their or- ganizations to fit their reversed political positions in society. The Young Progressives are silent.. Their organization has fallen into decay and has been abandoned. A Marxist study group has died in the embryonic stage of development. The Civil Liberties Committee has lost its enthusiasm and with it its membership. The Students for Democratic Action are present on campus in name only and it has been quite some time since they have done anything of value. Remaining is the Student Legislature which is suffering from an accute attack of disillusionment and sophistry. And so, the campus political scene is At the Michigan..*. MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, with Julie Harris and Ethel Waters. To BE A MEMBER of the wedding is a universal longing, expressed here in a film version of the Carson McCullers novel and play. It is the story of a young girl on the threshold of adolescence who is con- fronted by the consuming passion to share some experience of mutual human need. The marriage of her brother becomes the symbol of this ideal to the girl. Her eventual failure to become a member. of his wedding is a part of the failure of all childhood dreams, necessitating her reconciled, half- aware acceptance of substitutes es the things of her girlhood pass away. Because Director Fred Zinneman has obtained fine performances from Julie Harris, Ethel Waters, and Brandon De- Wilde in the major roles, the film version of the story retains the remote, nostalgic r sterile of imagination, conviction and ap- parently-issues. The cause has been interpreted on various occasions' as the result of apathy, or the search of the student for something more lasting, or just outright laziness. These, too, are merely superficial causes. Political evaporation, on this campus at least, has been the result of the realization by these various groups that they have been totally and indiscriminately whipped by powers greater than themselves. These once dynamic organizations per- haps for the first time have managed to see themselves for what they are-an im- portant, yet powerless part of the campus community. This view laden with bitter pessimism and disillusionment has resulted in the inacti- vity of these organizations. The "will to do" has been smashed by the grim realization that while there is much to be done, there is little which these political groups can actually accomplish. -Mark Reader quality of the play with full integrity. The rich fabric of the lives of these three people is absorbed and revealed by a finely sensitive camera and a screenplay that has tampered little with the original stage script. The single qualification that must be made for the screen translation is the same one that applied to Producer Stanley Kra- mer's last two adaptations of stage plays ("Death of a Salesman" and "Eight Iron Men.") That is, his adaptations continue too conservative. Because he relies too much on dialogue to catch the moment of arrested experience, he neglects the potential of the film to create its own mood. What the stage can catch with lighting and the pe- culiar power of the live performance. the film must achieve in its own medium. Kramer and Zinneman, who had the filmic imagination to turn out "High Noon," might do with less reverence for stage scripts. B-Bill Wiegand * *eCII the/Uediko . + MUSIC + Afternoon Evening . . . . . 0 By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP WASHINGTON-The real meaning of the new American defense policy was all too clearly, although perhaps unintentionally, stated by the President himself. The state- ment took the form of an answer to a ques- tion at the President's defense press confer- ence-the first such Eisenhower answer that hasever caused serious concern at the White House. James Shepley, the able correspondent of "Time" and. "Life," pointed out that there had ben a good reason for the now- discarded target dates of the American defense buildup. "In simple English," said Shepley, "the Joint Chiefs of Staff thought (that) in 1954 the Soviets could deliver an atomic attack on the United States." "Is there something available to you," Shepley asked the President, "that indicates that will not be a possibility?" The President replied that "he was not going to quarrel with the estimate as to when (the Soviets) will have the atomic bomb, because he did not admit that any one can predict when, if ever, another govern- ment would want to launch into a global war." He added that he "just didn't believe there was a necessary relationship between the two." Such were the President's own words, un- changed in any important way by the con- ventional translation into indirect discourse. The President's meaning was painfully plain. On the one hand, he did not "quarrel" with the Joint Chiefs' estimate of the growth of Soviet air-atomic power. With characteristic honesty, he in effect ad- mitted that this estimate was sound. On the other hand, he argued that the growth of Soviet power did not mean that the Kremlin "would want to launch a global war." In effect, he maintained that the Kremlin would not want to do so, and therefore we did not have to worry about the year 1954. In other words, the threat to America of the growth of Soviet air atomic power is now to be ignored, because the President thinks that the Kremlin's intentions are basically peaceful. Put crudely like that, it looks pretty hard to take. Yet there is no other possible inter- pretation, either of the President's own frank words, or of the plain facts of the case. The facts, if anything, speak more clear- ly than the President's words as Shepley pointed out, the joint chiefs chose 1954 as the year of danger, against which we must be safeguarded, because of their forecast of the growth of the Soviet atomic stock- pile and strategic air force. The Kremlin will have the power to cripple thiscountry by the end of 1954 according to this fore- cast of the joint chiefs, which is still un- changed. Which the President has not disputed. The Joint Chiefs' forecast has now been elaborated by the most highly qualified scientific task force assembled in America since the end of the war-the Massachusett Institute of Technology's Project Lincoln. The Lincoln scientists have warned that within two years or a little more (for some place the time of danger as far away as 1956) the Kremlin will be able to "devastate" America by air-atomic attack. "Devastation" was defined, moreover, as the extent of atomic destruction that would force this country to surrender to the enemy. In addition, the Lincoln scientists hive also waried that the existing and presently planned American air defenses are virtually useless. In this vital sector, in other words, the safeguards provided by the Truman de- fense program have been found to be hope- lessly inadequate by careful scientific test. Meanwhile, it can now be revealed that the Truman defense program is to be slashed even more deeply than people imagine. The President told the Congressional leaders that his $8.5 billion of projected economies in- cluded a $5 billion cut in the defense expen- ditures. What he left out was the fact that this is a net cut. Heavy increases have been made in certain items in the Truman pro- gram-especially the appropriations for ar- tillery ammunition procurement and the equipment of South Korean divisions. These increases amount to nearly $2 billion. Hence, the gross cut in the over-all Truman pro- gram amounts to about $7 billion. With such a gigantic gross cut in pros- pect, certain predictions can be made with unqualified confidence. It is certain that little can be done to strengthen our hope- lessly inadequate air defenses, despite the warnings of the scientists. In fact, the Truman air defense outlays are virtually certain to be cut back. By the same token. little or nothing can be done to strengthen the strategic air command in step with the rapid build-up of Soviet :ir defenses. The outlays for strategic air are much more likely to be slashed. Many other such developments can also be discerned. With this country coming within range of air-atomic destruction, with our own deter- rent to Soviet agression progressively weak- ening, it is to be hoped that the President isrvyfamif t fbpK'mlin Co norinfintinns. TWO CONTEMPORARY works highlight- ed the fifth concert of the May Festival; "Prairie," for chorus and orchestra, by Nor- man Lockwood with text by Carl Sandburg, was given its first performance by Thor Johnson, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the University Choral Union. It was com- missioned by Mr. Johnson especially for this festival. The other contemporary piece was Bohuslav Martinu's second piano concerto, with Rudolf Firkusny as soloist. Recently there has been a trend in choral music towards musical imitation of the spoken word. It is a trend championed by Benjamin Britten in his operas. Wil- liam Walton, at times Gian-Carlo Menot- ti, and in a great deal of American choral works. The idea seems to consist of sacri- ficing musical line in deference to verbal realism. The result, as shown in Menotti's "Consul" and in this work of Norman Lockwood, is the absence of profound musical emotion, of feelings indigenous to the composer's temperament, and in place of this the promulgation of propagandistic theories. The theory in the Lockwood is of course Sandburg's viewing real humanity as coming from the prairie and contrasted with the sordid atmosphere of the city. Music of this type demands the visual im- age. It will not stand up in the concert hall because it is vicarious; it imitates instead of portraying. From a purely musical stand- point this method negates musical struc- ture. The organic growth of the musical germ or the temporal plan, both structurally confined by their own demands, has been lost in favor of a rambling text, whose only form in this case, seems to be a consistent message. To be effective the music should give structure to the text in order to bring a focus which is heard by the ear. But with the visual image this latter ob- jection is easily overcome. And Lockwood's music being so cinematic in flavor would excel as a score for a documentary film. It handles the choir with ease, and like- wise the orchestra. After intermission Rudolf Firkusny reached one of the interpretive heights of the Fes- tival. The Martinu concerto is virtuostic and pianistic, a work the performer enjoys play- ing. Its content is simple and straight-for- ward with a style reminiscent of the nine- teenth century. But structually it forsakes that tradition as it belongs to the formal renaissance of the twentieth century com- poser. The fact that its aims are not pom- pous, but the exploitation of plain melodies circuiting functional tonal points, is its greatest virtue. Firkusny, a close friend of the composer, performed with a devotion and under- standing that perhaps only such intimacy can know, at least in music so new. His - HE FINAL concert of the May Festival Sunday night was an eventful one, and its diversified program provided something' of interest for almost every type of musical taste. To say that the featured soloist, Zinka Milanov, was warmly received would subject one to suspicion of carping about the tem- perature of the auditorium in May, which was very warm, as well as constitute an understatement of the true facts. To coin a hackneyed cliche, she wowed 'em. Mme. Milanov first sang Beethoven's concert aria, "Ah! Perfido." It was im- mediately apparent that there would be no problem of the orchestra overpowering the voice, for hers is one of those rich and expansive instruments that seems capable of infinite volume. Such a large voice, however, is more difficult to control, and there were moments when vocal and emotive force were too dominant, at the expense of true pitch. Happily, these mo- ments were fewer in her return after in- termission, when she sang arias from Aida and La Forza del Destino. Milanov has a number of different vocal qualities which seem interchangeable over her entire range. This results in an inter- esting variety, although the changes are oc- casionally so rapid (each note in a scale- wise passage having a different shading) one could easily become confused as to her exact intentions. After many gracious bows she encored "Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tos- ca, in which her ability to expand on a high climax undoubtedly captivated what few non-believers remained. It was amazing. to me that she had any power or control left, because the steep incline of the ramp neces- sitated. her approaching it at a dead run every time she took a bow. For a few min- utes it looked more like a track meet than a concert! Certainly a more dignified ar- rangement could be devised. Since the Beethoven aria only reasserted that composer's extreme debt to Mr. Mo- zart, stylistically the program was halved neatly into classical and romantic cate- gories. Haydn's Seventh Symphony, "Le Midi," opened the concert, and was easily the most interesting course of the even- ing's musical fare. The solo passages for two violins and cello were well handled by Jacob Krachmalnick, David Madison and Lorne Munroe, respectively, and related the work more to the class of concerto grosso or triple concerto than symphony. The romantic portion began with Bar- ber's Second Essay, which contained his I usual sumptuous orchestration of sparse harmonies not unlike Sibelius', but with a generous amount of the idioms, such as the echoing of a motif back and forth among the brass, which typify Barber's style. The V. ' - To the Busboys . .. To the Editor: IT WAS WITH much misgiving that I read about the "no strike" vote taken at Friday night's bus- boy meetings in East and South Quads. Apparently Roger Kidston, East Quad president is a smooth talker or is it that the busboys after their first memorable stand are giving way. A point of interest is that Kid- ston has said that if the strikers return to work "outside help will remain to relieve the busboy's burden." (Daily quote) "Busing" must be quite a burden, a new- found one, and this is a most gen- erous concession on the Univer- sity's part. 7I wonder if the "out- side help" will receive $1.03 an hour as they have been during the strike while working side by side with the 80c an hour working stu- dent. Kidston has also told us that "Schaadt has to plan his wage schedule in accordance with the' residence halls budget . . . " and "no wage increase seems possible at this time." (Daily quotes.) Yet Schaadt is willing to foresake this wage schedule by hiring help at $1.03 an hour during the strike. Where does this extra money come from at an "appropriate" time; at a time when students are exerting pressure for a wage increase? I sincerely hope that the busboysi in all three quads seriously recon- sider their position and vote for a tri-quad strike when they meeti Tuesday.I In that way only can they regain the admiration and trust all other working students have in them, and make the much needed wage increase a reality for themselves and all working students on cam-1 pus, -Diana Styler * * *M Quad Serenade . .. To The Editor:1 MISS GREENE, you miss the point. In your jaded view of the situation occurring from the East Quad serenade you show that you do not understand it in the least. No one called the actions of the sheet covered pranksters "perfectly normal and not malic- ious." Read the letter again. The point is that whether they were making like Ku Klux Klaners or not is emphatically not represen- tative of the feeling that inspired the general noise-making. , The question of propriety is a secondary consideration in this incident. The real injustice has; been done the fraternity men who misunderstood the situation Your editorial in its "unforgivable in-; sensitivity" has worsened the mis- understanding by exploiting a very real problem. It seems it is the place of someone who actually witnessed the situation to differ- entiate between the motivations for the sheet wearing and the, general stir. The object in this lies in avoiding the type of mis- construment which you have un- wisely magnified. -Jerry Wisniewski * * * Why They Kill .. To the Editor: "SLEEPY HEAD TED gave up; sponsoring dances for the kids-one night he phoned Mrs. Dellinger from a dance; 'The'kids are drinking . . . they're fighting .. they set fire to a girl's formal .. they're under the table, and I'm up here with a microphone- can't you send a uniformed man out,' None was available." Sleepy Head Ted, as you may remember, was a disc-jockey for a local radio station; Mrs. Delling- er, a policewoman; the kids were ?nn Arbor youths. This quotation came from a recently published book called, Why Did They Kill?, by John Bartlow Martin. So ex- plains this sad commentary on the adequacy of the Ann Arbor police to handle the juvenile problem. Yet, as any Ann Arbor motorist must know, there seems to be an abundance of available "uniform- ed men" to handle parking viola- tions. It must take a virtual army of paid policemen to keep such an inscrutably close watch on every meter, limitedparking zone, re- stricted lot, etc. Could the fact have anything to do with it that the apprehension of parking violators, trivial though the offense may be, is much more rewarding to the city coffers than is the control of juvenile delin- quency? -Robert Lawson. To the Other Quads . . . To The Editor: THE BUSBOYS who went out on strike for higher wages last Monday went out with the idea that South and East Quadrangles .0+0- A _-gt L..ep- #-- 4"o l"W "Ak$Qo4dmlo l roar e.) influence on every member of West and to urge the busboys in the Quadrangle. Since the strike be-+ gan, West Quadders have been inconvenienced by slow-moving food lines, a lack of clean table space for latecomers, and other discomforts plus the usual poor food. To save the price of a glass washer, milk is now ,being served in cartons. Also many new people have been hired at wages higher than those which busboys receive. The administration is willing to sit back and allow the students to eat under conditions which are even poorer than beforeinorder to defy the strikers. The only de- fense we 'as students can put up is to support the striking busboys other quadrangles to follow suit. This is the only way anything can possibly be accomplished. Other- wise this action will eventually die out and the Administration will be able to chalk up another "victory" over the student body. Are we merely pawns which the Administration can manipulate as they see fit??? -Sam Kunin i*ind Washing * To The Editor: ON MAY 1, the Associated Press released an article stating that two military transport planes were "Can I Get Your Autograph, Mister?" , * ~s&AWAY' I~ ~ ~~ E N rAPJ~vp~ DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I. '1 rj ' . ., . ' ;: (Continued from Page 2) these positions or for appointments, contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, Ext. 371. Lectures Department of Journalism Lecture. I"The Land of the Long White Cloud New Zealand" is the subject of a film program sponsored by the Department of Journalism Tues., May 5, 4:15 p.m., Auditorium C, Angell Hall. The lecture will be given by S. Gordon Gapper, re- porter for the Newv Zealand Herald, who is on leave from his newspaper todstudy journalism here on a two-year Uni- versity Press Club of Michigan fellow- ship. The public is invited. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Milton J. Rosenberg, Social Psychology; thesis: "The Experimental Verification of a Value Theory of Attitude Structure" Tues., May 5, 5631 Haven Hall, at 8:30 a.m. Chairman, Helen Peak. Doctoral Examination for Robert Rothenberg Kohn, Zoology; thesis: "In Vitro Studies on the Relationships between Glutathione, Intermedin and Melanin Synthesis," Wed., May 6, 2089 Natural Science Building, at 1:30 p.m. Chairman, P. A. Wright. Doctoral Examination for Norman Gustaf Benson, Fisheries; thesis: "The Relationship among Certain Ecological Conditions and Trout Populations in the Pigeon River," Wed., May 6, 2122 Natural Science Building, 2 p.m. Chair- man, K. F. Lagler. Doctoral Examination for Robert Gor- don Carson, Jr., Mechanical Engineer- ing; thesis: "Consistency in Rating Method and Speed of Industrial Op- eraion bya Group of Time-Study Men with Similar Training," Wed., May 6, East Council Room, Rackham Build- ing, at 3 p.m. Chairman, C. B. Gordy. Doctoral Examination for Clifford Louis Larsen, Education; Thesis: "Para ticipation in Adult Groups: The Re- lationship between Participation aid Valence in Two Air Force Reserve Squadrons," Wed., May 6, West Coun- cil Room, Rackham Building, at 3 p.m. Chairman, H. Y. McClusky. Doctoral Examination for Robert Dean Boyd, Psychology; thesis: "Reading Re- tardation as Related to Personality Factors of Chilaren and Their Par- ents," Wed., May 6, 6625 Haven Hll, at 3 p.m. Chairman, E. L. Kelly. Logic Seminar. Tues., May 5, 3:10 p.m., 3001 Angell Hall. Mr. J. E. Barry, Willow Run Research Center, will speak on a theory of logical design of com- puters. Seminar in Complex Variables will meet Tues., May 5, at 7 p.m. in 247 West Engineering. Dr. E. L. Griffin, Jr., will speak on "Riemann Surfaces." Seminar in Hubert Spaces will meet Tues., May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in 246 West Engineering Building. Part II Actuarial Review Class. Tues., May 5, 2:10 p.m., 3201 Angell Hall. Dis- cussion of practice comprehensiire exam- ination. Concerts Student Recital. Russell Christopher, baritone, will be heard in a recital at 8:30 Tuesday evenng, May 5, in Audi- torium A, Angell Hall, in partial ful- fillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music. His pro- gram will include works by Monteverdi, Legrenzi, Rosa, Scarlatti, Handel, Of- fenbach, Thomas, Schubert, Brahms, and a group of English songs. Mr. Christopher studies voice with Philip Duey and the recital will be open to the general public. Events Today Science Research Club. The May meeting will be held in the Rackham Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. Program: Subsistence Problems in the Near East by W. D. Schorger, Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies. Clinical Use of Blood Volume Deter- minations by P. E. Hodgson, Surgery. Election of Officers. U. of M, Pre-Medical Society will pre- sent Professor Bruno Meinecke and a panel of four University medical stu- dents in a discussion of medical student needs and experiences at their meeting tonight in Audirtorium D, Angell Hall, at 7:30. A short business meeting will follow at which time next year's offi- cers will be elected. All pre-medical students are invited to attend. Young Democrats. Meeting at 7:30 p.m., Union. Mr. Warren E. Miller, As- sistant Director of the Institute for Survey Research, will speak on "Visible Trends of the 1952 Election." All in- terested persons are invited. The 195 J-Hop Committee will meet in Room 3-K of the Union at 3:30 p.m. today. Sociedad Hispanica. Weekly Tea at International Center for all members and friends, Motion Picture. Ten-minute film (col- lor) "Forest Conservation," 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. Ballet Club. Meeting tonight in Bar- bour Gym Dance Studio. Intermediates: 7:15; Beginners: 8:15. All interested per- sons are invited to attend. Square and Folk Dance Group. Sev- eral new records and dances. Everyone welcome. Lane Hall. Tuesday, 7:30-10:00. Comning Events The Michigan Crib Pre-Law Society invites you to hear Regent Roscoe Bon- isteelat 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening, May 6, in Room 3-A of the Michigan Union. Regent Bonisteel will speak on "Opportunities for Lawyers." The meet- ing is open to students, faculty, and in- terested townspeople. Wesley Foundation. Morning Matin 7:30-7:50, Wed., May 6. Also Refresher tea from 4 to 4:30. Roger Williams Guild. Midweek Chat wednesday from 4:30 until 5:45 in the Guild House. This is the last opportu- nity to vote for your next year's officers. bringing 63 Americans homeward. On May 2, the AP reports, "A planeload of repatriated American prisoners of war from Korea des- ignated by the Air Force as 'vic- tims of Communist propaganda,' arrived here yesterday under a cloak of military secrecy." The only way this latter fact became known was by the arrival of one of the PdW's in a hospital in San Francisco. The military explains this secrecy by the statement that "these men may have been misled under conditions of hardship and duress during the period of their captivity." First'of all, we don't know how many of the 63 Americans were considered as having their "minds washed," but I doubt if there are many who will disagree that under conditions of hardship and duress, ideas of the enemy would be ac- cepted, at most, only on the sur- face. It seems that thestatements of four or five returning POW's have been widely publicized but any statements by the rest of them have not received benefit of the press. It seems more than coincidence that the statements that were publicized were those that agreed with what everyone in the United States is supposed to know is right, and the rest were discounted because those POW's had been indoctrinated with Com- munist ideas. As a result of this "indoctrina- tion" they are being isolated in hospitals until they can be re- indoctrinated, with the press meanwhile ignoring them. Actu- ally, these men are being deprived of the right of free expression and the public is being kept in ignor- ance of all ideas that do not "fit in" with the current trend of thought. It is up to all of us to protest this action before this in- Idictment of freedom is extended, -Jack Harper Apology Asked.. . To the Editor: ON NOVEMBER 18, 1952, the West Quadrangle Council re- moved Michigan House's repre- sentative, Bert Braun, from his seat. On January 7, 1953, Michi- gan House withdrew its represent- atives from the Council in protest. On March 1, 1953, a committee from Michigan House began meet- ing with a committee from the West Quad Council to resolve the dispute arising from the suspen- sion of Bert Braun. During the meetings an IHC committee head- ed by Pat Firmin acted as media- tor. On March 26 both groups agreed to take the two compromise pro- posals arrived at to their respective councils to settle the last remain- ing issue. The following proposal was accepted by both parties: 1. Bert Braun would resign for the remainder of this term. 2. Michigan House would return representatives to the Quad Coun- cil. 3. The issue of the Council's power to remove representatives would be dropped. 4. The West Quad Council would apologize publicly to Bert Braun and to Michigan House. On April 1, Bert resigned; on April 2nd the Michigan House Committee formally approved the compromise. This action was ap- proved by the Michigan House Council on April 15, and our repre- sentatives to the Quad Council ap- pointed. The West Quad Council approved the Compromise on March 30. They have failed to apologize. In view of the defamatory charges circulated and printed against Braun and Michigan House, which we can disprove, we consider an apology necessary. The Michigan House Committee -John Somers, i I I: I i i r t 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 HarlandBritz .......... 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