AGE TWO
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1953
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Congress and
The Press
ATTEMPTS BOTH to threaten and to
strengthen freedom of the press were
made in Congress this week.
The threat came when Senator Joseph
McCarthy turned his abounding energy for
investigation to the newspaper industry,
concentrating his efforts on secret interro-
gations of James A. Wechsler, editor of the
New York Post. For several reasons these
closed comittee meetings appear to be more
of a vindictive attempt to punish Wechsler
for his opposition to McCarthy than any
sober effort to discover subversives in the
newspaper field.
Wechsler is admittedly an ex-member
of the Young Communist League and an
editor of a paper which in the past al-
legedly followed the Communist line;
but he left the Communists 15 years ago
and after joining the Post directed that
paper in a consistently anti-Communist
policy. However, although an ardent op-
ponent of Communism, Wechsler is also
an equally vociferous attacker of Mc-
Carthy and his cohorts and therefore a
possible subversive in McCarthy's eyes.
The effort to intimidate Wechsler has not
succeeded, but McCarthy's tactics could in-
deed serve to frighten other newspapers in-
to silence.
However, while McCarthy was on the ram-
page, a constructive effort to preserve the
rights guaranteed in the first amendment
was made in the House. A bill according
newsmen the legal privilege of refusing to
reveal sources of information except in
special circumstances was introduced by
Rep. Heller of New York. Under his pro-
posal, newsmen would not have to reveal
their news sources before federal courts or
Congressional comittees except in the case
of national security or concealment of a
crime.
Doctors and lawyers already have this
protection-imperative to their work. Such
a guarantee is equally necessary to reporters.
Heller's bill affirms a "confidence in news-
papermen and in their code of ethics" which
Congress has previously given to other pro-
fessions. Such confidence is not misplaced.
Newsmen can be counted upon not to abuse
such a privilege and the profession is fully
capable of effectively regulating its own
members.
If passed, the bill would aid reporters in
obtaining information without having to
involve their informants. This would na-
turally constitute a help in accurate and
fair news reporting.
In contrast with McCarthy's Indiscrimi-
nate use of his Senatorial powers to hamper
freedom of the press, Heller has introduced
a bill which would serve to protect a basic
American right.
-Arlene Liss
MATTER OF FACT
By JOSEPH and STEWART ALSOP
W ASHINGTON-In the 1930s, a wrong or-
der of priorities destroyed Britain as
a great power and all but destroyed Bri-
tain as a nation. The British leaders of the
period-men of the highest attainments and
best possible intentions-genuinely believ-
ed their own catch phrase, which excused
their long neglect of Britain's defenses:
"We must remember that Britain's first
line of defense is Britain's economic
strength."
Unfortunately, the event proved that a
balanced budget would not stop a Panzer
division or a Heinkel bomber, as it can-
not be counted on today to stop a Soviet
TU-4. It is at least highly significant,
therefore, that the same order of priorI-
ties seems likely to be officially established
by the Eisenhower administration.
The debate has been going on for three
months. In the somewhat airless chamber of
the National Security Council, the Presi-
dent and the key members of his Cabinet
have been wrestling continuously and pray-
erfully with the same problem of priorities
on which Britain foundered. The tentative
result-and it must be emphasized that it
is only tentative-is a decision that "eco-
nomic destruction" is Just as much to be
feared as national destruction in the more
literal sense of the phrase.
To begin the policy story at its very be-
ginning, the Soviet atomic explosion result-
ed in March, 1950, in a National Security
Council policy paper known as NSC-68. Pre-
viously we had relied on our atomic mono-
poly as our sole defense. NSC-68 for the
first time established the principle that
Soviet military power must be in a measure
tatched by American military power.
President Truman and Secretary of De-
fense Johnson signed NSC-68 in March,
but continued their contrary policy of
American disarmament until June, 1950,
when the Korean aggression taught them
the error of their ways. The Korean war
brought NSC-68 into force with a ven-
geance.
As early as 1951, however, a re-examina-
tion of NSC-68 was launched in the inner
circle, largely on the motion of Secretary
of Defense Lovett.
Despite the heaviness of our own de-
fense burden, the Soviet military-indus-
trial effort was still on a greater scale
than ours. Meanwhile, the growing So-
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AN EVENT long desired by Ann Arborites
has now finally come to pass. The
Stanley Quartet, our most cherished musi-
cal asset, can now be heard on long playing
records. Contemporary Records Inc., a new
company operating out of New York, has
issued a series of recordings devoted to the
works of contemporary composers, and the
Stanley was selected to perform the music
of Darius Milhaud.
Four sides of this composer's music have
been issued, two of which feature the
quartet. They are heard playing the
Quintet with Bass, Clyde Thompson so-
loist, this is the work that was commis-
sioned by them, and also the Quintet with
Piano, with Brooks Smith as soloist. The
other two sides consist of the "Concertino
D'Ete" with Robert Courte, violist of the
Stanley, assisted by a chamber ensemble,
and "Les Amours De Ronsard," a vocal
work for four singers. This work is per-
formed by Anne Bollinger, soprano, Herta
Glaz, contralto, Leslie Chabay, tenor, and
Mack Harrell, bass.,
All four sides are unique since Mr. Mil-
haud, himself, supervised them, giving an
authenticity to the interpretations which is
quite rare and which for a long time has
been needed in the performance of modern
music. Contemporary Records and its presi-
dent, Irwin S. Michnick, deserve much cre-
dit for providing this service. The records
have excellent surfaces and seem technically
perfect.
To describe Milhaud's music is to the cri-
tic a distinct pleasure. Not that it does not
express an innate disdain of verbalization,
all music does this, but that it does be-
speak a man and a country in terms readily
applicable for both the student of music
history and the lay listener. The country is
of course France, the France of Ravel, De-
bussy, Massenet, Couperin, Rameau; the
country that delights in the beautiful son-
ority, the instrumental nuance; the land
that has a melodic heritage equaled and
surpassed perhaps only by Italy; the land
that still retains its malignant contempt
for the superficial, superfluous Wagnerian
emotion and its ponderous length.
Milhaud relates to the French composi-
tional tradition. As in Debussy and Ra-
vel he uses the device of the build up, of
the dramatic preparation, only it is not
dramatic in the sense of a classical cres-
cendo or the preparing of a dynamic cli-
max. But like these other two composers
it is the preparation of the sensuous har-
mony, of the sonority from which will
spring an enchanting lyric melody.
The Quintet with String Bass rests on
this principle, particularly in its first move-
ment. What the ear hears is the statement
of a theme and a movement away which is
only to insure its ensuing return with a
freshness and a new color. There is
development in the symphonic sense.
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IN "LES AMOURS De Ronsard" Milhaud
has turned to the madrigal style of the
Renaissance for inspiration. We find the
same rhythmic juxtaposition in which those
composers delighted; each phrase seems to
be of different metrics. But one can't help
but feel that the work's main melody, stated
in the last piece of the four, could have
been sung by peasants or at a friendly ga-
thering.
Much has been written about Milhaud's
melodies, about his folk interest, his use
of the melodies of his home, which is
southern France. Undoubtedly his melo-
dic derivation stems in part from this
environment, but just as in Bela Bartok
it is absorption, not imitation. However in
contrast to Bartok, Milhaud's themes do
not provide germs upon which to base a
whole composition structurally; they are
melodies to be sung. They can have no
development, only variation and exten-
sion. The theme in the "Concertino D'-
Ete" is elongated, given a different con-
tour, shuffled among instruments, but
this is one continuous unwinding, a melo-
dic effulgence.
As the composer has stated: "The most
difficult thing in music is still to write a
melody of several bars which can be self-
sufficient. That is the secret of music .. .
the melody should be easily retained, hum-
med, and whistled on the street"
In temperament Milhaud also has a ro-
bust, energetic side, which is lacking in the
composers of impressionism. He is not in-
capable of rhythmic drive which has a pul-
sating dynamism. The $Irst and last move-
ments of the Quintet with Piano are just
this. The piano is used wholly as percus-
sion, with the strings, normally not of this
character, reiterating this effect. Usually
the piano in a combination of this type
would simulate the lyric quality of the
strings, but Milhaud chooses the opposite
giving a function in keeping with his pur-
pose. The piano and strings form one solid
texture, rather than two diverse ones to be
contrasted with each other.
This solid, vertical texture is the com-
poser's trademark. In both quintetsand
the Concertino there are few places where
an instrument is playing a solo. In most
cases everyone is playing at the same time.
Also it is a texture without great changes
in dynamics. Such changes are minute,
with one level usually consistent through-
out a movement. Only the slow movement
of the Quintet with Piano has a sustain-
ed crescendo.
The harmonies of this texture are what
would generally be called dissonance. But it
is not the dissonance of conflict and clash,
of tension and release. It is the harmonic
resources of the present-day composer, stat-
ed in straight-forward fashion. It is what
the composer hears about him, the sounds
of his age.
Along with the sinuousness of his hori-
zontal harmonies, Milhaud uses a good deal
of vertical, contrapuntal juggling. All play-
ers go simultaneously, having a good time
jumping between full sonorities and taking
a turn with the melody. This emphasizes
lyric freedom by directing our attention to
the ease with which the composer transfers
his themes among his instruments, as if he
were manipulating puppets only with
strings of a musical nature. And then there
is always the quiet homophonic contrast, as
in the slow movement of the Quintet with
Bass, where a tranquil mood of rich French
harmony takes over.
Milhaud is a facile and finished crafts-
man. Not since Haydn and Mozart, or at
least Schubert has a composer written
such an effortless abundance of music.
In essence he has a style devoid of for-
mal compleities, of fugues and such aca-
demic mannerisms. It is a style of sim-
plicity, expressing joie de vivre. He is
justly one of the greats of our time, not
for world-shaking invention or recogni-
tion as a pathfinder, but for writing mu-
sic purely for the joy of it, and being
able to project this feeling to his audience.
The Stanley has performed their two
works beautifully and with a particular^,q
fine tone. As usual their interpretations
keep to the word of the music. The other
two works are likewise performed excellent-
ly. All four sides would make worthy addi-
tions to any collection.
-Donald Harris
when he must be a thinking, emotional
human being. His complete awkwardness
at the piano is also quite distracting; he
is no better acquainted with the keyboard
than the boy who played the young Gersh-
win and tried to keep up with the nickel-
odeon.
There are of course the stock feminine
roles: the very good girl back home (Joan
Leslie) and the far from good girl in Paris
(Alexis Smith). Neither of them did much
for the story, but Miss Smith was at least
less offensively typed.
Anyone without the greatest love for
Iette- TO THE EDITOR
The Daily welcomes communications from its readers on matters of
general interest, and will publish all letters which are signed by the writer
and in good taste. Letters exceeding 300 words in length, defamatory or
libelous letters, and letters which for any reason are not in good taste will
be condensed, edited or withheld from publication at the discretion of the
editors.
Race or Religion? . .
fects us. We feel that it is our
responsibility to take part in the
To the Editor negotiations taking place. We fur-
TN ANSWER to Mr. Ben Awada's ther feel that it is the duty of
questions in the May 6th issue, every student employee in the
"Is Judaism a race or a religion?" residence halls to protect their
and, "how can a 'racial state' like own interests by supporting this
Israel be democratic?": Call Ju- organization.
daism a race or a religion, it We students must organize and
doesn't matter. Israel, however, is speak in our own behalf. We can-
neither a racial nor a religious not expect the administration to
state. Nor is it a "special brand of consider our interests if we do
master race," Mr. Awada. As in all not. We therefore lend our strong
democracies, there is a separation support to the employees of the
of church and state in Israel. East, South, and West Quads, and
There is no "might makes right" call on all other student employ-
attitude among the people of Is- ees to do likewise.
rael, but a strong will to live in --George Lenny, Chairman,
peace with their Arab neighbors. Grievance Committee,
It was the Arab League who ap- Alice Lloyd Hall
plied the "might makes right" po- * * ,
licy. After the United Nations S o Paulo
founded the state of Israel, seven**
powerful nations, who felt that To the Editor:
the creation of this tiny state WOULD LIKE to congratulate
would threaten their national you for your magnificient cov-
safety, invaded the infant nation. erage of Prof. Heller's talk on
The Arabs could have chosen to buildings. In particular, I would
live in peace with the Jews, to like to congratulate the "Daily"
benefit from the improvements for its mention of San Paulos,
they made in the land, in agricul- which was my hometown for four-
ture, in new industries, and in ed- teen years.
ucation. Instead, the Arab League Of course, the fact that the
tried to oppose the will of the name of the city was outrageously
United Nations and push out the misspelled and that no mention
Jews, who wanted nothing more was made of what country it is
than to create a democratic state located in, did not bother me at
to be a homeland for those Jews all. I presume that the fact that
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-
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University. Notices should be sent in
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Administration Building before 3 p.m.
the day preceding publication (before
11 a.m. on Saturday).
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1953
Vol. LXII, No. 151
Notices
Late Permission for women students
who attended the Gilbert and Sulli-
van performance on Wed., May 6, will
be no later than 11:18 p.m.
Late permission for women students
who attended the Gilbert and Sulli-
van performance on Thurs., May 7,
will be no later than 11:20 p.m.
Late permission. Because of the Inter-
fraternity Council Ball on May 9, the
International Ball on May 15, and the
Senior Ball on May 23, women students
will have 1:30 late permission on those
nights. In accordance with our policy
this semester, women's residence halls
will be open to guests until 12:25 on
May 9, until 1:25 on May 15, and until
12:25 on May 23.
Attention Seniors. Caps and Gowns
can still be ordered at Moe's Sport
Shop, on NorthUniversity, for grad-
uation. Since there is not much time
left, order yours soon.
Social Chairmen of student Organiza-
tions Are Reminded that the calendar is
closed to student sponsored activities
for ten days prior to the beginning of a
final examination period. For the pres-
ent semester, no such activities can be
approved beginning May 19. This means
that the weekend of May 15, 16, 17 is
the last weekend on which social events
may be scheduled. Requests for ap-
proval for this weekend are due in the
Office of Student Affairs not later than
12 o'clock noon on Mon., May 11.
Tickets on Sale Today for all Drama
Season Plays. Seats for individual plays
for the five week Drama Season may be
purchased from today on at the box
office, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.
Katharine Cornell, with Robert Flem-
yng and John Emery, will open the
season Monday night in Maugham's
comedy "Te Constant Wife." Good
seats may still be obtained for this play
for Monday and Tuesday nights. Other
plays include: Miriam Hopkins in "In
the Summer House" (world premiere),
Ruth Chatterton in "Old Acquaint-
ance," Edward Everett Horton in
"Nina," and John Dail in "The Hasty
Heart." Box office hours are 10 a.m.-
5 p.m.
The Senior Ball Committee is now
accepting photo bids from those who
are interested in taking the pictures
at the forthcoming dance. Contact
Conrad Mason, 3-0521 Ext. 888.
Lectures
University Lecture. First of two lec-
tures under the auspices of the School
of Education and the Department of
Romance Languages, by Dr. Carlos
Cueto, Dean of the School of Educa-
tion, St. Mark's University, Lima, Peru,
and Visiting Professor of Education,
Teachers' College, Columbia University,
"La Leyenda del Peru" (in Spanish),
Mon., May 11, 4:15 p.m. Rackham Am-
phitheater.
Academic Notices
Doctoral Examination for Anson Rich-
ard Cooke, Botany; thesis: "The Rela-
tion of Plant Growth Hormones to
Photoperiodism," Sat., May 9, West
Council Room, Rackham Building, at
9 a.m. Chairman, F. G. Gustafson.
Doctoral Examination for Giles Mer-
ten Sinclair, English Language and
Literature; thesis: "The Aesthetic Func-
tion of Rime in Dryden's verse," Sat.,
May 9, 2445 Mason Hall, at 9 a.m.
Chairman, L. I. Bredvold.
Doctoral Examination for Herbert
Karl Kalbfleisch, German; thesis: "The
History of the German Newspapers of
Ontario, Canada, 1835-1918," Sat., May
9, East Council Room, Rackham Build-
ing, at 10 a.m. Chairman, F. X. Braun.
Doctoral Examination for Ralph Spiel-
man, Sociology; thesis: "A Study of
Stratification in the United States,"
Sat., May 9, 5602 Haven Hall, at 10
a.m. Chairman, A. H. Hawley.
Doctoral Examination for Esther
Brina Frankel, Psychology; thesis: "An
Experimental Study of Psychoanalytic
Theories of, Humor," Mon., May 11,
7611 Haven Hall, at 1 p.m. Chairman,
G. S. Blum.
Doctoral Examination for Randolph
Perry, Jr., Chemistry; thesis: "Studies
in the Isocamphane Series," Mon.,
May 11, 3003 Chemistry Building, at
1:30 p.m. Chairman, W. R. Vaughan.
Doctoral Examination for -Ralph Dun-
bar Eberly, English; thesis: "Immed-
iacy, Suspense, and Meaning in Wil-
liam Faulkner's The Sound and the
Fury: An Experiment in Critical Analy-
sis," Mon., May 11, East Council Room,
Rackham Building, at 7 :30 p.m. Chair-
man, John Arthos.
Doctoral Examination for William
Henry Louiseil, Physics; thesis: "An
Experimental Measurement of the
Gyromagnetic Ratio of the Free Elec-
tron," Tues., May 12, 2038 Randeil
Laboratory, at 1:30 p.m. Chairman: R.
W. Pidd.
Interdepartmental Seminar on Meth-
ods of Machine Computation. Meeting
Mon., May 11, 3084 East Engineering
Building, 4:30 p.m. "Limitations of Ac-
brary steps underneath a sign
reading 'Committee of Reaffirma-
tion of Basic Christian Principles.'
those refusing to sign are, by im-
plication and demonstration, un-
Christian, immoral, and probably
atheists.
1) "But if this thing be true, and
the tokens of virginity be not
found for the damsel: Then they
curacy of Electronic Differential Analy-
zers." Prof. Alan Macnee, Electrical En-
gineering.
Concerts
Concerts for ,Next Year. The Uni-
versity Musical Society announces sev-
eral series of concerts for the season
of 1953-1954, as follows:
75th Annual Choral Union Series (10
concerts);
1. Roberta Peters, Soprano, Oct. 7
2. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Oct.22
3. Virtuosi D Roma, Nov. 2
4. Vladimir Horowitz, Pianist, Nov. 21
5. DePaur's Infantry Chorus, Nov. 24
6. To Be Announced
7. Paul Badura-Skoda, Pianist, Feb. 17
8. George London, Bass, Feb. 28
9. Elena Nikolaidi, Soprano, Mar. 12
10. Myra Hess, Pianist, Mar. 17
Orders for season tickets are being
accepted now: Block A, $1.00 (subscrib-
ers to Block A seats for the May Fes-
tival have the privilege of retaining
present seat locations provided orders
with remittances are received on or
before June 30). Orders for remaining
unsubscribed seats (three center sec-
tions main floor and first balcony) will
be filed in sequence and filled in the
same order with best remaining loca-
tions. Tickets will be 'naired Septem-
ber 15.
8th Annual Extra Concert Series (5
concerts).
1. Guiomar Novaes, Pianist, Oct. 12
2. Cleveland Orchestra, Nov. 8
3. Guard Republican Band of Paris,
Nov. 30
4. Marian Anderson, contralto, Jan. 10
5. Boston Pops Tour Orchestra, Mar.4
Orders for season tickets are being
accepted, and filedin sequence-Block
A, $8.00; Block B, $6.00; and Block C,
$5.00. Tickets will be mailed Septem-
ber 15.
14th Annual Chamber Music Festival
-February 19, 20 and 21. Griller Quar-
tet, and Reginald Kell Players (clari-
net, violin, 'cello and piano). Tickets (3
concerts): $3.50 and $2.50, on sale be-
ginning October 15.
"Messiah Concerts-December 5 and
6. Tickets: 70c and 50c-on sale be-
ginning October 15.
For tickets or information, address:
Charles A. Sink, President, University
Musical Society, Burton Tower.
Events Today
Open House will be held at all of the
Co-operative Houses from 2 to 5 p.m.
All interested students are invited. The
houses are Owen, 1017 Oakland; Stev-
ens, 816 S. Forest; Lester, 900 Oak-
land; Osterweil, 315 E. Jefferson; Na-
kamura, 806 S. State; and Michigan,
315 N. State.
Congregational Disciple Guild. Work
holiday at the Guild House, 9 a.m.
Come prepared to help with spring
house-cleaning, painting, etc.
Faculty Women's Square Dance Club
will hold its May dance this evening
at Tappan Junior HighSchool. A pot-
luck supper at 7 p.m. will precede the
square dancing. An orchestra with Mr.
M. vanAmeyde of Detroit as caller will
be the highlight of the evening.
Roger Williams Guild. Installation
Banquet and sem-formal party in the
Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist
Church at 6:30 p.m. begins the week of
celebration of the 50th anniversary of
the Roger Williams Guild and of or-
ganized student guilds in the United
States. Call 7332 for reservations by Sat-
urday noon. Dr. Frank A. Sharp of N.Y.,
Executive Secretary of the Department
of University Pastors and Student
Workers, will discuss "Spiritual Values
and Tomorrow's World."
Coming Events
University Hospital Open House. In
celebration of National Hospital Week,
there will be an open house Sun., May
10. from 1 to 4 p.m. in the main Hos-
pital and from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Ma-
ternity Hospital. Faculty members, stu-
dents, University personnel, and the
general public are invited. There will
be exhibits, displays, and conducted
tours to Occupational Therapy, Phy-
sical Therapy, an operating room, the
Pharmacy, and various laboratories, in-
cluding the atomic energy products lab-.
oratory.
Bar-B-Q, sponsored by the Inter-
Cooperative Council, Sun., May 10, 2:30
p.m., Island Park. Students going to
the Bar-B-Q will meet at Michigan
Co-op, 315 N. State St. at 2 p.m. There
will be games, dancing, and singing,
and classical music for the inactive.
Everyone invited.
Newman Club will sponsor a- Com-
munion Breakfast Sunday, May 10, after
9:30 Mass. Father Donovan, of the Mary-
knoll Fathers, who has recently re-
turned from Communist China, will be
the speaker. The John Henry Newman
awards will be presented, as well as
various other awards. Anyone interested
in helping can sign up on the bulletin
board in the club rooms. Everyone is
welcome.
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THE REASON most things are "taken for
granted" between the United States and
Canada is that our relations have been
friendly for so long and they are necessarily
close. Our economies are getting more and
more interwoven as Canada's great expan-
sion goes on and on. This is not an unmixed
blessing from the Canadian point of view.
We are each other's best customers and
since both economies are flourishing that is
a profitable state of affairs.
Canada's economic growth is unfailingly
impressive to watch. Capital investment in
1953 will total about $5,400,000,000; oil out-
put is going to be doubled; hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars are to be spent on explora-
tion and development, Canada is now the
third trading country of the world and a
leading supplier of newsprint, nickel, as-
bestos, radium and platinum. Statistics
reach new peaks and then go higher. It is
a boon with no end in sight.
M. St. Laurent will have his complaints
to be sure. There are United States tariffs
under discussion and there is the American
Federal Power Commission's inexplicable
delay in authorizing the commencement of
the St. Lawrence River power project. How-
ever, the controversial issues are few and
the points of agreement many.
Canadians always feel slightly annoyed
because of our habit of thinking of them as
Americans who happen to live across the
border. We may prove incorrigible on that
score, but on the national level we know how
things stand: Canada is a partner and ally,
and not the forty-ninth state of the Union.
-The New York Times
Architecture A uditorium
RHAPSODY IN BLUE, with Robert Alda
and Joan Leslie.
IT IS UNFORTUNATE that screen biogra-
fies, no matter whose "true life story"
they pretend to relate, are all fallen into a
strict formal pattern. They allow no varia-
tion; seeing one is like seeing another. The
only room for difference is in the name of
the character and the job he has to do.
"Rhapsody in Blue" is thus the story of
George Gershwin; he might have been Fred-
who lived through Hitler's atroci- Sao Paulo, Brazil's second lagest
ties. In the war that followed, the city (pop. 2,200,000) is also the
Palestinian Arabs found themsel- largest industrial center in Latin
ves right in the middle of the con- America, go also in the category
flict, and were forced to flee from of details too insignificant to men-
their homes. Their plight is one tion.
especially well known to the Jews, --Gilbert Willems, '56
for they have also been persecuted * * *
all these years. The state of IsraelB
has offered the Arab refugees the Bus *
same housing facilities that are Dear Editor:
offered to the Jewish refugees IN STRIDE with the current
from Europe and from the Arab dissatisfaction concerning the
countries, with the same privi- increase in rates and the decrease
leges for citizenship. Many Arabs in the standard of living condi-
have turned down this offer be- tions in the quads, we would like
cause they prefer to live in the to register another emphatic com-
same form of environment as pre- plaint against the low standard
viously, but those that have re- of living furnished by West Quad.
turned have found improved fa- Since the latter part of Febru-
cilities for farming, water supply,:ary we have been constantly both-
and opportunity for factory work. ered, pestered, annoyed, and prac-
The Israelis have several timestialdrvnotfouromp
shown their good faith by willing- tically driven out of our room oy
ness to talk peace with the Arabs. a swarm of attacking cockroaches
The Arab League, however, still In 'eply to our numerous re-
feels that this tiny state, only quests and complaints to the West
7,950 square miles in size, is a Quad administrators, the only aid
threat to seven Arab nations cov- we have received is the fifteen
ering over 1,700,000 square miles. minute service of a Quad employed
Israel wants peace. The Palestin- exterminator once every four
ian Arabs want peace. It is the weeks. This so called "service"
Arab League, Mr. Awada, which has been extremely inadequate in
harasses Israeli trade, halts Israeli stemming the influx of these
shipping, and antagonizes the "Black Monsters". In the course
Arabs against the state of Israel. of the last two months the bugs
They have even refused to have di- have extended their activities over
rect peace negotiations with the the entire court floor of Winchell
Israelis. As soon as the Arab Lea- House.
gue wants peace, Mr. Awada, there We have become thoroughly
will be peace in the Middle East. tired and disgusted with being
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To the Editor:
I WOULD like to urge that facul-
ty and students take a few min-
utes this week to write their Con-
gressmen on an extremely import-
ant issue. Ask them to support
President Eisenhowers foreign aid
and trade proposal. Eisenhower
will need everyone's support on
thesecrucial issues.
-Blue Carstenson
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Quad Support .«..
To the Editor:
WEDNESDAY the waitresses and
busboys of Alice Lloyd Hall
ance for tnese ortnopterous in-
sects in our room.
In our first encounter with these
bugs we killed a total of thirty
eight using the orthodox "foot
press method." Sincethere is no
food or untidiness in our room
which would ordinarily invite
cockroaches, we see no reason for
their continued presence other
than the lack of the administra-
tion to take prompt and effective
measures to stamp out these pests.
The culmination of this whole
ordeal occured on the evening of
April thirtieth when we discovered
one of these black backed bugs
scampering joyfully across the
pillow on one of the beds.
As paying residents of the West
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