PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1952 PAGE FOUR FRIDAY, NO~EMBER 14, 1952 I m mass"", Civic Progress THE PAST TEN DAYS has been a very fruitful period for the City of Ann Ar- bor. During this time the voters of Wash- tenaw County approved construction and fi- nancing of a new County Court House, and the City Council and Ann Arbor Township Board completed annexation of the 267 acre plot where the University is building its new North Campus. When the new courthouse is completed the county will have one of the finest buildings of its type in the nation. Modern, fireproof, and with ample parking facilities, the struc- ture is planned in such a way that additions can be made in the future. The annexation of the north campus territory provides the city with the oppor- tunity to plan the expansion of the city in a systematic fashion. Ann Arbor's growth has been as haphazard as most cities. By annexing the land the city will be able to plan residential districts in the area, public works, and business develop- ment which is certain to take place. These two projects highlight the develop- ments undertaken at this time to improve Ann Arbor. The construction of a new fire station on Stadium Blvd., almost through the planning stage, and the widening of S.' University between Washtenaw Ave. and State St. In the spring will also add to Ann Arbor's improvement. Still in the planning stage is a new Ypsi- lanti-Ann Arbor Metropolitan Area Plan which in the distant future will link the two cities with a beautiful system of drives and parks. Ann Arbor at present boasts one of the finest parking setups in the country. It is cited throughout the nation as an excel- lent solution to the parking problem. In line with this a parking garage is plan- ned for construction next year and a new parking lot in the downtown district will be opened tomorrow. A final project, not undertaken by Ann Arbor but by the State Highway Depart- ment is the bypass of U.S. 23 around Ann Arbor. Most of the pressure on the High- way Department for the cutoff has come from Ann Arbor. In the future the city can look forward to replacing the present City Hall with a larger modern building. Other projects should include a slum clearance program and an increase in recreational facilities. These endeavors will go a long way to- ward making Ann Arbor a leader among small cities in Michigan and the nation. Pro- gress is sometimes slow but Ann Arbor is making rapid strides. -Eric Vetter " WANT freedom for freedom's sake and in every particular circumstance.. And in wanting freedom we discover that it depends entirely on the freedom of others, and that the freedom of others depends on ours." -Sartre "IT IS wrong always, everywhere, and for every one, to believe anything upon in- sufficient evidence." -William James + MUSIC + IT IS ALWAYS an occasion when an or- proficient, they did display an imperfection. chestra visits the campus, afid it is es- This was in their overall tone, which was not pecially noteworthy when that orchestra as beautiful as our top orchestras, such as comes from across the sea, as did last night's the Philadelphia or Cleveland. The cello performers, the Danish National Orchestra section and winds sounded weak, and were under the direction of Erik Tuxen. From often guilty of faulty intonation. But though the opening measures of the Star Spangled the sound was not as sensuous as it might Banner and the Danish national anthem, it have been, it did not prevent Mr. Tuxen, was apparent that this was a different the conductor, from giving sensitive inter- sound from what we are accustomed to hear pretations to the two major works of the in American symphony orchestras. evening, the fifth symphony of Carl Niel- The Danish orchestra plays with a very sen, and the Firebird Suite of Igor Stravin- marked, staccato precision. Even in slow, sky. tranquil passages, the tendency is towards The Nielsen work, written ten years delineation rather than elongation. This after the Stravinsky, is not as contem- sharply defined style seems very European; porary, and is more in the Mahler tradi- a very methodical appraisal of the music tion than Sibelius as the program notes which is the antithesis of the more lethar- indicated. It is in the Mahler tradition gic style of certain of our orchestras, partic- because here again is a composer desiring ularly on a bad night. to work in the symphonic form, yet, be- But this is not to say that their per- cause of philosophical and environmental formance was dry; it was the opposite, and conditions, unable to grasp the form's actually had an over abundance of en- meaning. Nielsen tried to write an epic, thusiasm which provided a different, monumental work, and as is so often the though not unwarranted interpretation. case with symphonists after Beethoven This was explicit in the Overture to Eur- and Brahms, he tried to outdo them, to yanthe by Weber which began the, pro- even yet increase the proportions of the gram. The work became rollicking, bois- symphony already stretched to its limit. terous, almost humourous. It was an over- The result is more of fabrication and ster- ture in every sense of the word. iity than inspiration. The Grieg Symphonic Dances, of which But as in Mahler there are moments of three were played, were performed similarly. beauty in the Nielson symphony. In the Musically they are not as interesting as the Adagio of the first movement he ceased to Weber overture, too often they border on the demand the epic, and upon a simple folk banal in their attempt to become folksy and melody he weaved an imaginative and strik- orchestral at the same time, yet they do have ing counterpoint. Certainly the commenda- a melodic charm, now commonly associated bility of performing Danish music in a for- as Nordic. eign country cannot be denied, and it is Whil techdiclearnestly hoped that American orchestras While technically the orchestra was quite will do the same and perform native com- posers on their foreign tours. "THE 'SENTIMENTALIST fallacy' is to shed In the Stravinsky the orchestra was at tears over abstract justice and genero- its best. The music is sensitive and romantic, sity, beauty, etc., and never to know these the orchestra flawless in performance. Mr. qualities when you meet them in the street, Tuxen should be congratulated, particularly because the circumstances make them vul- for this performance, and also for the whole gar." program which interpreted excellently. --William James -Donald Harris iURRNT'rMOVIE YP Demise REGARDLESS OF the political sentiments of any student, he should view the ap- proaching end of the Young Progressives as a campus tragedy. The group is being forced off campus be- cause some of its members do not want their names placed on a membership list avail- able to the public. In this period of national hysteria, it is understandable that a mem- ber of a liberal group might prefer that fu- ture employers not know his political back- ground. This is unfortunate, but it is true. At present, the club has nearly twenty members who are willing to make their names public; the Student Affairs Com- mittee demands a membership list of thir- ty before a political group can be recog- nized. During its stay on campus, YP has in- curred some disfavor. It has been accused of rabble-rousing, and this is probably a fair indictment. However, one of the basic tenets of Democracy is, "I disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it." YP, although a small group, has been a spokesman for a liberal element, and, as such, deserves to be championed. But the real tragedy of YP's demise lies not only in the fact that one shade of opin- ion no longer has a vehicle for expression. It is a tragedy because it is a symptom, a symptom of the end of an era when a man's political beliefs were his own and when he was not afraid to adhere to them publicly nor prevented from holding them privately. --Diane Decker DREW PEARSON: Washington Merry-Go-Round WASHINGTON-Pentagon planners have held several nervous huddles regarding security for the President-elect on his trip to Korea. They realize that if anything should happen to General Eisenhower on this trip it might prove another Sarajevo. Less than three months ago, Russian MIGS, based on Tsingtao in North China, shot down a navy patrol plane while over the Japan Sea. This is approximately the route which Eisenhower's plane will have to take from Japan to Korea. In the north also, the Russians have MIGS based in Sakhalin, well within range oftraf- fic across the Japan Sea. Furthermore, So- viet planes from Sakhalin have been picked up on radar as far as 53 miles inland over northern Japan. Considering all these factors, the air force has come up with several means of guarding the President-elect on hi strip. First the Eisenhower route can and will be carefully patrolled by sabre jets. Second Eisenhower could be flown at night. These precautions will be taken. It is regarding the time, date, and other details of his trip that this columnist urges other newsmen to maintain a complete news blackout. However, another aspect of the Eisenhow- er trip is equally worrying. Ike has promised to ride through the streets of Seoul with President Syngman Rhee. The streets nat- urally will be packed. And since both North and South Koreans look alike, it would be easy for the Communists to place a fanatic in the crowd willing to make an attempt on Eisenhower's life. With even the most expert policing, it would be difficult to detect such a fanatic in advance. That is why the trip of the President-elect is so dangerous. NOTE-It was a trip by Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Bosnian city of Sarajevo in 1914 where he was killed that touched off World War I. It was also the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and Pre- mier Barthou of France when riding in a parade through Marseilles that helped pave the way for World War II. * * * SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EN. EISENHOWER is being urged by Bernie Baruch to appoint Charles E. Wilson, former head of General Electric, as Secretary of Defense. This puts him in a tough spot with his old friend, Senator Ca- bot Lodge of Massachusetts, who hitherto was considered a sure bet for the defense post. Wilson resigned as defense mobilizer dur- ing a row with Truman over increased steel wages. In the recent war he was Vice- Chairman of the War Production Board un- der Roosevelt. As such he has always leaned toward the military, and during the bitter wartime battle when the military wanted to take over civilian controls, Wilson threw his weight against his chief, Donald Nelson, and with the brass hats. Some businessmen feel that with Wilson as Secretary of Defense, the generals would have too much power; that army-navy or- ders would gravitate completely to big busi- ness, with little business left out in the cold. * * * EISENHOWER RISK PAUL HOFFMAN left the Marshall Plan to join the Ford Foundation and to head up the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee. Believing that Eisenhower presented the best chance of retaining an even-keeled, non- partisan foreign policy, Hoffman was in- strumental in getting the General nomi- nated. Since then, and since Eisenhower has embraced those same senators who caused VonrAanhar,. r 1.ra.ans, f nffmn, s I.c in Crusading... To the Editor: A CRUSADER, by name Eisen- hower, Girded up for the long ride to power, With his squires fore and aft, Sirs McCarthy and Taft, He made knighthood in flower go sour. -Louis and Carol Orlin * * * Music Criticism. .. To the Editor: IT SEEMS the fashion nowadays for musicologists, in order to seem "intellectual" to scorn all romantic music in general for be- ing long-winded, repititious, and pompous. It seems that today if a music lover likes Wagner, Ber- lioz, Sibelius, Richard Strauss et al, he is immediately branded musically ignorant and reaction- ary. Mr. Gross' review of the Cleveland Symphony is a good example of this trend as reflected all too often on this campus. With all due deference to the greatness of men like Haydn and Mozart, let me explain why I cannot share Mr. Gross' views. Music of the eighteenth century was a business: composers wrote for specific occasions and in a manner that would please their noble patrons. The music writ- ten largely had to be short, im- peccably tailored, and steer clear of expressing deep feeling--they simply didn't want to be bothered. Hence we have for instance the 104-odd symphonies of Haydn, which instead of progressing in- tellectually to new media of ex- pression, degenerate to a mere series of dance tunes and comic effects. It is strange to note that Haydn's symphonies circa no. 50 are actually more interesting har- monically, rhythmically and or- chestrally (as well as possess- sing far more genuine depth of thought) than such works as "The Clock" and "The Drumroll." Romantic music changed this- men wrote because they wanted to, and despite the fact that many died in abject poverty, they con- tinued to create sound for those truly intellectual people who were willing to concentrate on it, not keep it in the background as din- ner music. Mozart's Vienna would have cringed before the mighty frame of the "Eroica" and Ninth Symphonies, but after Beethoven, men learned the new art of listen- ing. What has happened of late is truly regrettable, as the progress of music as an independent art has been thrown back two-hun- dred years. This is the age of ten- minute symphonies, which actu- ally bore because of their vapid brevity. The listener of today can- not become immersed in the sound of music before the piece is all over. The art of listening to music has faded. Music must sound, and, as Saint-Saens put it, "If the composer does not recognize it, he does not understand the art of music." I must say this to Mr. Home Of The Brave iE- e r- Mc- F f M 0 Awl f :3 'a:3 r *E9"'p ti.N4wtposTe. ..* 0*r- o cojitp... * Gross, who, because of his nega- tion of romantic music, does not understand it either, and he rep- resents, for me the real musical reactionary, who hasn't the time or the powers of mental concen- tration to undergo a true musical experience. He is a man to be pitied. -William Zakariasen * * * Music Review ... To the Editor: T AM NOT a strict reader or be- liever in program notes, though certain facts are worth retaining. To call the Sibelius Second Sym- phony a "Romantic dinosaur-a musical beast" indicates the pos- sibility that your music critic did not comprehend the symphony in its entirely. Perhaps it was the fact that the entire main theme in the fourth movement does not ap- pear until the recapitulation, caus- ed the critic to be bored, stunned or what have you. In any event, a lack of understanding is evident. I have listened to and played this work with symphony orches- tras several times, and never once deprived of a strong feeling very etheral in character when the sweeping theme is reached at the beginning of the fourth movement. Regardless of who interprets this symphony, if they stay with- in the limits of interpretation as applied to music, this work could not help but convey to any in- telligent listener the composer's own magnitude as a man, and his understanding of life. Recommended reading for any- one: Jean Sibelius, by Karl Ekman. -Edward A. Knob, Grad. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN SL Elections ... To the Editor: NOW THE American people have made their decision and the tumult and shouting have died. But the tumult and shouting may indeed find their reincarnation on this campus in the near future. Soon we students, exercising our supreme heritage of free expres- sion, will go to the polls and elect those we think worthy of repre- senting us on the Student Legis- lature. The decisions ahead are grave. There are no electoral colleges or whistle stop tours inthis cam- paign. But the representatives we the electorate choose are as vital to our welfare as Congress is to all the people of the United States. Therefore we must know our can- didates. Which if any candidates have expense funds? Who pays for all those posters? Which candidates are backed by the Young Republi- cans, Young Democrats, Young Progressives, the "M" Club, the Civil Liberties Committee, the In- terfraternity Council, the Newman Club, the Hillel Foundation, Mi- chifish and the Flying Club? Which of the candidates has the initiative, cleverness and courage to find a way of overriding a presi- dential veto on such vital matters as next year's homecoming dance and/or extending Christmas va- cation until Easter? Which of the candidates (if any) has a wife named Checkers and an Irish Set- ter? These and other important ques- tions must all be answered before the big day so that every vote will be the result of some individual's informed, mature judgment. I'll have no second raters on my Stu- dent Legislature. -E. Sterling Sader * * * SL Elections.. To the Editor: 'HERE IS A good deal of talk these days about elections to the Student Legislature. We are being urged to volunteer for duty at the polls, to vote on election day, and so forth. The pictures of the various candidates, more or less photogenic, adorn an ever in- creasing number of walls. In spite of all of this agitation, however, hardly anyone seems to be interested in the qualifications of the candidates, or in their stand on specific issues. This tends to make voting extremely mean- ingless. I, for one, have decided to cast my ballot for a couple of the more attractive girl candidates and let it go at that. Would it be possible, perhaps, to make brief digests of each can- didate's qualifications and views available by posting them at se- lected locations? Those of us who want the Student Legislature to be a more effective force in cam- pus affairs would then be able to see which candidates seem better suited for the job. -Willard B. Hansen Graduate School The Compass .. . To the Editor: ONLY THE STRAINS of Sibeli- us' Second Symphony give us the strength to write this letter. That great medium of liberal, free-thinking expression, "The N.Y. Daily Compass," has passed into the hands of the receivers. The incisive debates between I. is analogous to the bankruptcy of G. Seldes' weekly, "In Fact." These same provocateurs of numerous falsifications maintain that Sel- des' sheet capitulated because his pro-Tito stand instigated a mass cancellation of subscriptions. That a divsion of political opinion over the question of political action in the recent elections could have precipitated similar consequences seems inconceivable, since the death of the Compass obviously examplifies the inability of a lib- eral newspaper to survive for any great length of time unless it be- comes a brass check of the war- mongering monopolists. And besides, we bet Stone's sor- ry that he supported Stevenson. -John Leggett Henry Eisner * * * Int'l Teas To the Editor: THESE DAYS "International- ism" is the order of the day. Everybody talks about it. All the peace loving nations strive for an international understanding. In- ternationalism was one of the ba- sic arguments of both the major parties during the presidential elections. Both candidates prom- ised to do their best for interna- tional understanding and world peace, and according to some peo- ple the main reason for the elec- tion of Eisenhower as president was his better understanding of international problems. At this University we have about 900 foreign students from 83 dif- ferent countries. When the fact that the American students on the campus represent all the states, is considered, one can eas- ily see the great possibility of an international understanding at this University. We the future leaders of the various countries can understand each other and know about each other. There is a vast field of learning present on this campus, which we should con- sider ourselves fortunate to have. But in spite of the presence of this potential wealthon this cam- pus and in spite of the efforts of the various campus national, in- ternational, and community groups, the presence of the foreign students has not been very effect- ively utilized. Many of the foreign students live with their fellow countrymen and do not even try to mix with people of other na- tionalities. The American students and the community in general al- so do not seem to be taking much interest in these foreign students. To promote a better interna- tional understanding in Ann Ar- bor, and to be better acquainted with the countries represented on this campus, the various Ann Ar- bor community clubs have a pro- gram of occasionally sponsoring a tea where the community people can meet the foreign students and have a friendly chat. This pro- gram has great potential advan- tages in as much as it brings to- gether the Ann Arbor community and the foreign students and thus furthers the cause of international understanding. In the past the response to these teas has not been very encourag- ing (that applies to both the com- munity people and to the foreign students). These teas are held on some Sundays from 3-5 p.m. at Madelon Pound House, 1024 Hill St. The next in this series of teas, sponsored by the Westside Wo- men's Club is scheduled to be next Sunday, Nov. 16, at the usual time and place. The members of the club have offered to get home- made cookies for the foreign stu- dents, so as to create a homely at- mosphere. Foreign students are re- quested to attend this tea in large numbers. -Rajesh Gupta Chairman, Ann Arbor Commun- ity Teas Committee, International Students Association t ' t 4afi 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 Hendleman.....Associate Editor Ed Whipple...............Sports Editor John Jenks......Associate Sports Editor Dick Sewell. Associate Sports Editor Lorraine Butler........Wowen's Editor Mary Jane Mills, Assoc. Women's Editor Business Staff Al Green...........Business Manager Milt Goetz.......Advertising Manager Diane Johnston....Assoc. Business Mgr. Judy Loehnberg. inance Manager Tom Treeger...Circulation Manager 1 1 I i",; 4 Architecture Auditorium I At the Michigan . ".. THE AFFAIR BLUM N ORDER to make anti-Semitism their rallying cry for the German people, the Nazis had first to lay a groundwork of hatred. Set in the Germany of the 1920's, this picture is concerned with one incident in that campaign of insinuation and lies. A strutting, scar-faced war veteran murders and robs a man, and buries him in his cellar. For even a moderately effi- cient justice department, the conviction of the killer would be a simple matter. But the pro-Fascist investigators choose to ignore the facts and allow the man to incriminate a prominent Jewish manufac- turer. Their carefully fabricated case is almost complete when a detective is sent from Berlin by the rapidly weakening Socialist government. Denied access to the official reports on the case, he goes to work on his own. The picture's main defect lies in the stock characterizations of the Nazis. Their single- minded concentration on convicting the Jew is not relieved by even one glimpse of weak- ness or indecision. As a result, this inhuman force fails to sustain itself, and at times even becomes boring. Aside from this, there is a good deal of suspense built up. The YANKEE BUCCANEER, in technicolor, with Scott Brady and Jeff Chandler. FOR THE second time within the week, it's pirate time again. Unfortunately, the latest episode in the eternal series is not a spoof, as was Tuesday's "The Crimson Pi- rate." Taken seriously "Yankee Buccaneer" of- fers slight rewards to local cinemaviewers. Universal-International has put all the old forms together, plank walking and all, and has come up with a grade C picture that should only please that segment of the au- dience which goes all out for buccaneer days, regardless of quality. Scott Brady portrays proud and rugged Davis Farragut in his pre-damn the tor- pedoes days. As a young naval officer he joins the crew of Captain Jeff Chandlers U.S. Naval frigate and they masquerade as pirates and catch real jollie roger boys in the act. Not to be outdone in the festivities, the script writers have even managed to con- trive a luscious noblewoman on board the make-believe corsair and her appearance n . +1,si +- h nf lm f. i n nrlApall o. f 4ia.r - (Continued from Page 2) er trainees, advertising trainees, in- dustrial engineers, lawyers, and retail store management trainees. Personnel Requests. The Trane Company, of LaCrosse, Wis., has available positions for Engi- neers interested in their Graduate Training Program. The work would be in connection with air conditioning. Application blanks are available at the Bureau of Appointments. A Financial Organization in Ann Ar- bor has an available position for an as- sistant manager. The applicant must have his own car and be under 30 years of age. For appointments and information concerning these and other positions contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Administration Building, Ext. 371. Academic Notices Preliminary Examinations in Lingu- istics. The examinations in Linguistic Science and in Romance Linguistics will be given on Fri., Nov. 14, 9 to 12 a.m., 2021 Angell Hall. The examination in the Structure and History of the English Language win be given on Sat., Nov. 15, 9 to 12 a.m., in the same room. Concert University Women's Choir and Michi- gan Singers, under the direction of Maynard Klein, will be heard at 8:30 Sunday evening, Nov. 16, in Hill Audi- torium. The program will include mu- sic by Palestrina, Dufay, Schutz, Las- sus, Lotti, Lully, Schubert, Brahms, Clokey, Willan McDonald, Delius, Poul- ene, Chavez, Finney, and Basset. The general public is invited. Events Today Graduate Mixer Dance. From 9 to 12 p.m. Paul McDonough's Orchestra, Admission 'charge. Hillel Sabbath Service Friday night at 7:45. Following servies Rabbi Herschel Lymon will give a book re- view. German Coffee Hour, Union Cafeteria 3:15 to 4:30. Informal German conver- sation. Congregational Disciples Guild. Sup- per hike from 5:15 to 7:30. Leave from Guild House. Square Dance with Rog- er William's Guild, at their church. (Huron near State) from 8 to 12. We will leave from Guild as a group at 7:45. Gamma Delta, Lutheran Student Club, will have a square dance at 8:30, at the Center, 1511 Washtenaw Avenue. Students for Democratic Action will hold an informal meeting in the North Cafeteria of the Union today at 3 p.m. We will have as our guest the Nation- al Chairman of SDA. Joint meeting on operations research, co-sponsored by the Michigan Section of the American Society for Quality Control and the Detroit Area Chapter of the American StatisticalAssociation, Fri., Nov. 14, 8 p.m., in the Amphithe- ater of the Rackham Building. Mr. Ed- ward C. Varnum of the Barber-Colman Company will speak on Decision IDe- vices. All interested are welcome. Coming Events The Intercooperative Council invites its alumni and friends to a square dance to be held at the Women's Ath- letic Building on Sat., Nov. 15, from 8:30 to 12. Usual square dance attire. No admission charge. Newman Club. Father Canfield of the Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit will speak on "The Development of New- man Thought" at the Communion Breakfast to be held at St. Mary's Chapel after 9:30 Mass Sun., Nov. 16. Everyone is welcome and tickets are