GE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1952 NNW PUSH, PULL-CLICK, CLICK: U.S. Precision Dazzles French Guests , ! # R By DONNA HENDLEMAN Daily Associate Editor America's push-button precision is amazing. At least it is to two young Frenchmen who are' taking a grand tour of the United States. Frederic Sacco, a lawyer, and Fernand Brambilla, a law school senior at the University of Aix Marseilles, have stopped over in Ann' Arbor on their west-to-east Jaunt of the country. SO FAR, although they have come allthe way across from Cali- fornia, the thing that has im- pressedthem most is the Ford fac- tory, especially seeing the final product come off the line. "A man pushed a button, and he was off. It seems that every- thing in America runs that eas- ly." But the most startling thing was that in the factory everyone ex- pected the car to run. "In France,".he explained, "peo- ple wouldn't be so confident." ANOTHER MARVEL, to Sacco and Brambilla, is the approachi- bility of a presidential candidate. "No manof importance would walk through crowds in Europe unprotected," they said. The two saw Adlai Stevenson when he was In Los Angeles. "It appeared that anyone could shake his hand." As for the campaign shenanigans themselves, the two visitors think Lecturer Tells British Feeling Toward U.S. "Europe looks at America in var- ious ways and has misconceptions about you just as you do about Europeans," Prof. John A. Haw- good, of the University of Birming- ham, England, declared yesterday. Sponsored by the history de- partment, Prof. Hawgood's talk was a first-hand observation of the way Europeans look at Amer- icans. MOST SEVERE British criti- cism of Americans comes from either Communists or fellow trav- elers, Prof. Hawgood pointed out. And much of what they say is generally disregarded by the pub- lic. He also termed Aneuran Bev- an's brand of criticism as "tac- tical"-designed to attack one of the main policies of the dom- inant Attlee wing of the Labor Party and thus gain control. "But if Bevan ever became Prime Minister, I feel certain that he would be as pro-American as the present government is," the quick witted professor emphasized. "Britains look upon Americans as brothers .. . and are not en- vious of your country's position of dominance," he noted. The main source of American criticism, Prof. Hawgood claim- ed, is France "which is-in a path- ological state caused by their de- feat In the last war.- "All they have left for which they don't have to apologize is their culture and civilization, and that ,explains why they feel offended at having to accept American aid and will oppose any American custom," the noted expert on mod- ern history explained. Whittaker To Tour Upper Peninsula Prof. Wayne L. Whittaker, sec- retary of the University medical school, will tour the Upper Penin- sula from Monday, Oct. 13 through Saturday, Oct. 18. He will appear before high schools, colleges, University alum- ni clubs and luncheon and civic groups to outline opportunities in the medical profession and related fields of nursing, medical technol- ogy, and physical therapy. 'University Stu~dic il ingS on W S kippers Handle Dinghies, Ice Boats; Club Conducts Weekly Shore School nts Enjoy !zitmore Lake -Daily-Alan Reid EFFICIENCY FAILS-Visiting Frenchmen Frederic Sacco (right) and Fernand Brambillo find that American mechanical efficiency, which has thrilled them during their tour of the United States, is not always foolproof. The source of their dissillusionment is the hardly-ever working peanut machine in the Student Publica- tions Bldg. the American people are too en- thused over individual men. "They argue over personalities, but don't seem to worry when the issues are skirted." * * * ALTHOUGH they both like Ike, the two went to both the Young Republican and Citizens for Ste- venson meetings Wednesday. "There is no real parallel to such groups as these in France. "University political groups are always rocked by disunity. A peaceful meeting like those held Wednesday could never take place at home.' As for their general impressions of an American university and its students, the travelers revealed that a few myths were removed by their visit here. "We always had the idea that American students were interested only in football and parties. The ones we have met seem to be work- ing hard. SCHEDULED to leave Ann Ar- bor today, Sacco and Brambillo will go on to Washington and oth- er points east, then back to France. Having tried all forms of cross country transportation, they will probably rely mostly on their fa- vorite mode, the bus. Unlike most American travelers, they think bus travel is grand, especially for "see- ao ing." They had the poorest luck with the famous American automobile. All set to buy one in Los Angeles, they took it out on a trial run. "Then another car smashed into us," they explained, "So we took the car back. We like the bus bet- ter anyway." They call a rope a sheet, a halyard, or a pennent, they have no qualms about women compet- ing on an equal footing with men and they are very satisfied with the way they are spending their four years in Ann Arbor. They hitchhike to Whitmore Lake in all kinds of weather and they get a great thrill out of building, repairing and sailing twelve-foot oversized rowboats known as D-T dinghies. When the lake freezes over in winter they stow the dinghies, haul out one of their two ice boats and go skim- ming over the ice at speeds rang- ing up to 80 miles per hour. THEY ARE members of the University of Michigan Sailing Club, perhaps the most unique student group on campus-or on the lake. The club makes no pretence of being educational. In its own words its purpose is "to promote interest and activity in small boat sailing with a true Corinthian spirit." If a student is interested in sailing small boats, the club wants him to join. Skill and ex- perience is not necessary. For the neophyte in the fine art of sailing, the club holds an excellent shore school once a week. Here he is taught the fundamen- tals of sailing, rules of the road, nautical nomenclature, knot-ty- ing and other pertinent material. Simultaneous instruction is given on the boats themselves. Achieve- ment tests are given periodically and when a member achieves the rating of "skipper" he or she can be considered a first class helms- man. IN ORDER to achieve these pro- motions club members must pass the following tests: REQUIREMENTS (I) CREW TEST A. Swim 50 yards and stay afloat 10 minutes. B. Tie the following knots: a) Square knot b) Bowline c) Half hitch d) Clove hitch e) Figure eight f) Cleat a line C. Nomenclature of the dinghy.' (II) SKIPPER'S TEST A. Be a qualified crew B. Be able to a) short splice b) eye splice c) whip a line C. Properly maneuver a boat in a strong breeze to the satis- faction of the examiner. D. Must be able to dock the boat and be able to pick up a floating object. E. Must know how to rig the boats properly and take proper care in handling and stowage. F. Must know the proper pro- cedure in case of a capsize. G. Must be familiar with the Rules of the Road as prescribed by the club. MANY women are active in the group. It is perhaps the only sport in the country where the fair sex can compete with men from other schools. As for finances, the dues are nominal and there is no initia- tion fee. The group is self-sus- taining and receives no outside help. At the moment it is working on a plan to purchase a new fleet of dinghies molded from tough fiber- glas. These new craft are faster, easier to handle sand cheaper to keep up than wooden dinghies. THE CLUB maintains a boat- house and a dock on Whitmore Lake. The quarters, though not luxurious, are adequate for the group's operations. The boathouse is the center for repair work and nautical bull sessions. Members insist there is never a dull moment. They sail in re- gattas all over the country and when they aren't competing with other sailing clubs they hold in- tra-club regattas. Last weekend they played host to seven other sailing clubs in the Annual Michigan Fall Invitational Regatta. The lake was a bit chop- py and six capsizes were counted in a couple hours, but no one seem- ed to mind too much and they all had fun. Bob Allen, who happens to be commodore of the group, was one of the top skippers of the day, but first place in the regatta went to four excellent sailors from Rhode Island. The Wolverines finished third behind defending champion Purdue. Saturday, fresh-water sailors will go at it again when they nav- igate with other sailing clubs at the University of Cincinnati. LOW HEAD ROOM--When the boom (wooden rail running per- pendicular to the mast) begins to swing sailors instinctively strive to duck under it and maintain their balance at the same time. Sailing dinghies is trickier than it looks because they have a high center of gravity and are sensitive to slight changes in wind velocity and rough water. In calmer weather the trick is to keep the boat moving by taking advantage of the slightest gusts of wind. F v Education Board Reaffirms Non-partisan Meeting Ruling "7 In answer to a suggested change by David Firestone, Grad, the Ann Arbor Board of Education Wednes- day reaffirmed a policy that no partisan political meetings may be held in public school buildings. No Block-M Stunt PlannedSaturday No Block-M section stunts will be presented at the Michigan-In- diana football game Saturday, Wolverine Club official Jack Gray, '55, has announced. However, the flash cards will be used during half-time Oct. 25 at the Minnesota homecoming game and Nov. 1 at the Illinois game, he said. Firestone, reportedly active in Democratic party circles, suggest- ed that in cases where the opposi- tion party accepts an invitation for a political two party gathering, such as debate, the meeting may proceed so that "the community may have an opportunity to be- come informed on at least one side of the controversy." The petition for a rule change followed a request by Firestone for use of a high school auditorium for a Citizens-for-Stevenson meeting. After the Board's ruling, Fire- stone's suggestion that they study his request further was agreed to, although Trustee Ashley H. Clague said that "such a policy cannot be changed overnight." CALM BEFORE THE RACE-All is peaceful on the Whitmore Lake dock of the Michigan Sailing Club as sailor at right makes last minute check before casting off to join the rest of the fleet in an- other race. Rough weather cut the number of scheduled races from 16 to ten Saturday, but level of enjoyment remained high as six capsizes and ultimate victory by four Rhode Island seamen high- lighted weekend's events. For the Finest il Recorded Music - DOWNTOWN - 205 E. Liberty Phone 2-0675 0 - CAMPUS - 211 S. State MUSIC sew s Phone 9013 -- RECOMMENDED LISTENING - YOUR EVENING SERENADE 6:30 P.M. WHRV EVENING CONCERT 8:00 P.M. WPAG-FM SUNDAY CONCERT 7-10 P.M. WPAG-FM i 111 1ihi 11, RE-OPENING TONIGHT!, THE "LIT TLE CLUB" AT YOUR MICHIGAN UNION ON THE LEVEL-Girl on boat at left (or is she out of it?) is leaning back as far as she can to keep the craft from heeling too much. Situations like this require a great deal of skill and prove a big challenge to man's ability to master wind and sea. A false move by either the girl or her sailing companion will result in an unwanted bath for the two of them. The crowd at right, all skippers and crew members for teams representing several midwestern schools, seem interested in the proceedings. Several times last weekend their silent glances turned into good natured shrieks of laughter as one boat after another capsized to the embarrassment of crew and skipper. A DAILY PHOTO FEATURE i I ..:,.> :: Sif:2ii. ;a i_______________________________.':_,: .>. .