PAGE FOUR 'I THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1952 New Rule -- No Change BY AUTHORITY of a new University Lec- ture Committee policy announced Mon- day, recognized campus organizations will be able in the future to hear any speaker they choose so long as they restrict the audience to club membership. Ostensibly made to relieve the Lecture Committee of unnecessary work and to put into practice an existing distinction between "private" and "public" meetings, the policy may look like a newly opened door to political groups. If they regard it as such, the regulation, by definition of the word "private," will work as a seri- ous detriment to the press, The Daily in particular. "Private" as defined in the Sub-Commit- tee on Student Discipline's ruling following last spring's McPhaul dinner investigation means "not open to the public" or "publicly known." The presence of a Daily reporter and photographer at the disputed dinner was cited as one of the reasons the sub- committee did not find the meeting "pri- vate." The new resolution, then, though it ap- pears to be a liberalization of speakers rules, makes possible and in that degree subscribes to curtailment of the press. If the practice of holding private meetings became wide- spread, The Daily would be forced to keep up its local coverage by attempting to get second-hand information on the meetings. Any newspaper would follow the same policy, purely from the standpoint that what is said by speakers in a certain lo- cality is news, and readers are interested in it.. But the practice of holding private meet- ings will not necessarily become widespread. When political clubs take a close look at the definition of "private," they will logically see that extensive use of closed meetings will narrow their functions to those of a study club. Politics exist by publicity, and closed political meetings would neither al- low spreading of the guest speakers' ideas or encourage widening of club membership. Both these factors are implicit in the pur- pose of my political club's organization. It will be up to political groups, espec- ially those which have been restricted un- der past regulations, to resolve the Lecture Committee's new policy, and any judg- ment of the ruling will rest on their use or disuse of it. But whatever way it is re- solved, evidence is that the Lecture Com- mitee's attitude toward campus speakers has not changed. Committee members have repeatedly said they are not con- cerned with who speaks on campus but rather with what effects, community. wise and state-wise, the speaker's pre- sence has. The new ruling is no liberalization but evidence of the fact that effects of prin- ciples and not the principles themselves are the core of the speakers rights disputes on this campus. And the new ruling does not advance us at all toward the point of recon- ciling what the administration sees as prac- ticality and what political groups see as academic freedom. -Virginia Voss CURRENT MOVIES At the Orpheum THE PROMOTER, with Alec Guinness and Glynis Johns. THE APPEARANCE of Guinness pictures has become as regular as clockwork; the amazing thing is that they all maintain a high level of quality and present the tal- ented British comic in a slightly different light. In "The Promoter" he is again cast as a realtively unimportant nobody, but this time he becomes a relatively unimportant somebody. The story traces the development of a lowly washwoman's son to the post of may- or of a small city. His first "break"--like those to come, just a little less than acciden- tal-comes when he is granted a scholar- ship to a gentleman's school. After this he slowly but methodically works his way to the position of a law clerk, then to that of a rent collector, an entrepreneur, the head of a credit union, and finally manages to have himself appointed mayor. Paralleling Guinness' ambition is Glynis Johns'; while he strives for riches and fame, she is content to aim only for a wealthy husband. Although she does her best to snore him, Guinness settles for her more at- tractive and domestic dancing pupil, leav- ing Miss Johns no course but to trap the first rich man who comes along. Guinness plays his role with his cus- tomary adeptness, without once falling out of character, the major fault of most Hollywood comics. He is so completely awkward and unsure of himself for most of the picture that there is a tendency to expect each of his wild schemes to fall through, even after the pattern has been well established. And while it is possible to find extra-legal actions in every one of his plans, the humorous and apparently selfless way he goes about them outweighs any consideration of scruples. As one of Northwestern Walkout "Don't Be Unreasonable- Just Toss Us Those P. 0. W.s" I By DONNA HENDLEMAN Daily Associate Editor THE FRACAS at the Daily Northwestern which temporarily, at least, has left that university without a student newspaper, once again focuses attention on the de- creasing sphere within which the college press can "safely" operate. For those who believe collegiate newspapers should serve as more than an extended "DOB," the trend toward tighter controls, evidenced lately throughout the nation, can only be recog- nized as a grinding tightening of the pater- nal reins. At 'Northwestern, where a sudden and un- explained firing of the editor last week led to a mass resignation of the paper's staff, the basic problems and conflicts which confront the college journalist can be seen. Ironically, this latest blow to the collegiate press comes from the seat of one of the nation's top journalism schools. Officially, Rick Dubrow, the paper's editor, was fired for "managerial incom- petence, irresponsibility, inability to work with his staff, technical inefficiency and for failing to produce a newspaper ade- quately and fairly serving the students and the university." These accusations, so vague that they are meaningless, were all that the faculty-student Board of Pub- lications would offer in explanation for his disposal. Obviously, an entire staff, numbering more than 100 people, would not walk out to back up an editor they did not respect. Actually, the story behind the firing is simple-under Dubrow the Northwestern Daily stepped on a few assorted toes. The administration did not like it. The board threw all their grievances together under the heading of "incompetent" and "irres- ponsible," but a close scrutiny of the se- mester's dailys could not bear out their general complaints. Technically the paper has been good this quarter-good enough for a nation- ally recognized journalism society to rate it recently as top-flight in mechanics. And with Dubrow at the helm the paper un- dertook many innovations aimed at pre- senting the students with a more inter- esting and newsworthy paper than pre- viously, Many NU people, who had not cared for the paper before, felt it was a sheet to be proud of this year. Dubrow and his staff were concerned with serving the students and the university needs. The emphasis was put on the student, and this was evidently, the real bane of the NU administrators. The Northwestern editor did recognize the dual responsibility which belongs to every college newspaper. Fostered by the university, it owes allegiance to it. Sup- ported by the students, it likewise feels itself a voice and a servant of that body, which after all, is the excuse of any uni- versity's existence. Perhaps the emphasis on the student at Northwestern was over- done in some cases, but it would be hard to actually pin the tag of "irresponsible" on the newspaper's handling of specific questions. Those who argue for censorship, or in this case, firing, cry that the university is being compromised by critical articles-either pub- licity should be good or non-existent. The other side notes that good institutions should be able to stand up under criticism. This by no means denotes-fire away at will. But the other extreme, the one which the North- western people would evidently impose, would turn the paper merely into an exer- cise in journalistic technique. Here at The Daily, operations exist under a student-compiled Code of Ethics. Set down in black and white are a set of ideals, pur- poses and inviolable prohibitions. The code allows for editorial freedom, but never freedom to violate the code itself. The important thing is the ability it gives The Daily to be a newspaper, rather than a circulating bulletin board. It is this ability which Dubrow wanted for the Northwestern Daily. And it is for this that the staff walked out. The final irony on the Evanston campus is that now everyone is losing. The univer- sity, trying to avoid embarrasement, has re- ceived more adverse publicity than a stu- dent newspaper could or would ever promul- gate. A vital communicative device has been cut off, and a great learning device has been squelched. What happens from now on is up to the no-doubt disgruntled Board of Publications. They have some figuring to do. i J" + .x: . , g V r; P } S : T a s " : . -- a9 ; ' " _ .. __ L4) I. t.. -.i r :. I - - '7'2~ ~ ti ~ d .*'. Xettele 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. k I Rosenbergs .. . To the Editor: POINTS BROUGHT to mind by Cal Samra's editorial on anti- Semitism, Dec. 2: 1-Not everyone interested in securing justice for the Rosen- bergs is a member of the radical Left, nor has he necessarily lost his senses. 2-The death penalty in this case is unduly harsh; it is way out of step with penalties meted out to perpetraters of equal or graver crimes. Why? This question is worth as much American consid- eration and editorial comment as are the "fictions" created by the radical Left. 3-W h e n passing sentence, Judge Kaufman definitely implied that the Rosenbergs are respon- sible for the death of Americans in Korea. Such anti-defendant prejudice and illogical association on the part of the presiding judge does not, I hope, "follow normal court procedures." 4-There is evidence for reason- able doubt of the guilt of the Ro- senbergs. For one of many exam- ples, the character of Glasgow, chiof witness for the prosecution, militates strongly against the va- lidity of his testimony. 5-Amtericans do not want to copy the people's court "justice" of Czechoslovakia. Obviously, the current Czech purge does not re- late to the guilt or innocence of the Rosenbergs. -Howard Wolfe Howard Fast .. . To the Editor: W[ELL, HERE we go again, boys. The local YP's have invited author Howard Fast here to speak, and whatever the outcome, it's a safe bet that all hell will break loose in The Daily letter column -if past performances are any in- dication. Anyhow, I'm getting this little epistle in before the rush. It would do much toward clear- ing the mudled atmosphere if Mr. Fast could be allowed to say his piece on campus (perhaps in Hill Auditorium as an educational speaker of at least the calibre of Robert Raft) and to have his piece stand or fall on its own merits rather than on whether or not the speaker has associated with the Wrong People, belonged to the Wrong Organizations, etc., etc. Though I have a hunch that Fast would fall fiat on his intellectual face, I should rather like to hear him do his best, even if it means shivering on a hard bench for close to two hours, as it did when the Messrs. Hallinan aigd Robeson brought their traveling vaudeville show (too much talk, not enough song) to Ann Arbor. (The haunting strains of "The Lesser Evil Blues" have faded away, and I have not the strength to continue.) --Dave Tice s * 4- R. {. .-oche... O 4sr. me w.,,sMr.t tc tatY ca. NSA Accusations THE CHARGES sound familiar. In their most recent publication the Students for America blasted the Nation- al Students Association, a federation of student governments, representing more than one-fifth of the nation's colleges and universities, as "leftist," pro-Communist, "anti-fraternity," and "non-representa- tive." The usual charges have been made in the usual McCarthy manner-by name-calling quoting out of context, and blunt lies. The fact these claims against the middle-of-the- road NSA can easily be refuted with facts seems to matter little to the SFA, which proudly lists the accusations under the ban- ner of "Truth! . . Loyalty! . . . Honor!" One of the charges is that NSA is "an insidious leftist pressure group." As a mat- ter of fact, NSA's constitution specifically states that the organization cannot take any partisan political or sectarian religious stand and therefore cannot be leftist. The Students for America also claim that NSA advocates letting Communists teach. However, the actual stand taken by NSA is to let any instructor teach so long as he is not a member of an organization which is illegal under civil statutes. Both Commun- ist and Communist-front organizations are illegal under these conditions. Although SFA accuses NSA of "milk- ing $37,790 out of students who are ignor- ant of the very existence of NSA and who benefit nothing in return," the total NSA budget amounts to only $17,000. Of this figure only $10,000 is collected in dues from the member organizations. Every effort is made by NSA members to inform their student bodies of the existence and purpose of the federation, and each school benefits from the exchange of ideas and techniques used by member student governments throughout the country. The right-wing SFA further claims that NSA wants to "eliminate fraternities which do not conform to its desires." As a point of fact, however, NSA has never tried to pres- sure any fraternity off any campus. It has merely attempted to improve the fraternity system by advising removal of undemocratic discriminatory clauses from Greek consti- tutions. While these vicious accusations will pro- bably not cause any member organiza- tions to resign, it seems evident that the reason behind them is to discourage new members from joining NSA. It is discouraging that things have now reached the point when a moderate organ- ization like NSA is being assailed by right- wing radicals, who, five years ago, would have been shrugged off as misinformed quacks. -Dorothy Myers WASHINGTON-Though Senator Taft got credit for appointing his distant cousin, Ezra Taft Benson, as Secretary of Agriculture, actually it was another senator, Watkins of Utah, who worked back- stage to put his fellow Mormon across. Taft had first recommended Sen. Frank Carlson of Kansas to be Secretary of Agriculture-some said because he didn't want a man so close to Ike in the Senate where he, rather than Taft, would be viewed as Presidential spokesman. Ike in turn told Carlson he could have the Agriculture depart- ment if he wanted it, though he preferred having him operate from the vantage of the Senate. So Carlson, who has never pushed himself forward, began pushing Congressman Clifford Hope of Kansas, chairman of the House Agri- culture committee, for the cabinet post instead. Meanwhile, Sen. Fred Seaton of Nebraska pushed retiring Gov. Val Peterson of Nebraska. However, Allan Kline of the Farm Bureau was opposed to Congressman Hope because of Hope's views on parity, while brother Milton Eisenhower had rowed with Hope when Milton was president of Kansas State College. Finally Gen. Wilton Per- sons pointed out that if Hope retired from the House Agriculture Committee, Congressman Andresen of Minnesota, a dairyman, would take over. This would be resented in the oleomargarine- minded South. Meanwhile, with Carlson deciding to remain in the Senate, Sen- ator Watkins of Utah persuaded Taft to get behind Benson, also of Utah. Taft cleared Benson with Milton Eisenhower, and the Presi- dent-elect, figuring he couldn't go wrong with both his brother and Taft behind a man, appointed Benson. The appointment, however, has already stirred up a lot of controversy among soil conservationists. NOTE-By pushing Benson, Senator Watkins may have partly blocked Marriner Eccles, former New Dealer, now a stanch Republi, can, who ran against Watkins in the Utah primary, from getting any important job under Eisenhower. Eccles, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who won the undying enmity of Harry Tru- man, has been under consideration for an Eisenhower appointment; but no President can favor too many men from one state. * * * * MILLIONAIRE CREDIT RISK??? CONGRESSMAN Thurmond Chatham, North Carolina Democrat whose family manufactures the famous Chatham blankets, tried to insert an ad, "For sale-by Democrat," in two well-known New York publications. Chatham wanted to sell his Georgtown house, figured he could interest incoming Republicans by advertising in the Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker. Replied Melville Price, advertising manager of the New Yorker: "We acknowledge with thanks your check for $155.40. Both Jack Cogswell and I wish there was some way we could whack up the agency commission between us, what with the approach of Christmas and all. Of course, next year we won't need it when we have no more taxes to pay and pie in the sky." But the staid Wall Street Journal regarded the "For sale by a Democrat" as a credit risk. "Your ad as it now stands measures fourteen agate lines (the minimum for the real estate corner) and at the rate of $1.10 per line will cost $15.40 for one insertion," it wrote Chatham. Then, to the scion of a family which operates one of the biggest textile plants in the South, the Wall Street Journal suspiciously con- cluded: If you are a subscriber, listed in Dun and Bradstreet, or have previously established credit with our firm, we shall be glad to open an account in your name. Otherwise, may we have pay- ment with order?" NOTE-Congressman Chatham was not defeated in the last elec- tion. He is merely moving from a smaller house into a bigger one, having bought the beautiful mansion once owned by the late James Forrestal for $187,000. * * * * GOP PATRONAGE G ENERAL EISENHOWER had a significant meeting the other day with early Ike-booster Wes Roberts, who helped win various GOP primaries and who is now under consideration as new GOP national chairman. Ike told Roberts that he was worried over the national com- mittee's future, wanted to strengthen both it and state GOP committees; planned to hand out plenty of patronage at below the rank of cabinet. Jobs such as assistant secretaries of Defense, Army, Navy, Commerce, Interior; Treasury will be given out through state and national GOP committees-provided the com- mittees, in turn, come up with good men. Eisenhower especially stressed the fact that the job-holders must have ability. He also indicated that he wanted to use patronage to clean up .,..+... .... 1 . 4 ... :... ...1 .. M.+ .. ' , tlenri oY n o }i'. I (Continued from Page 2) ence Building. Dr. Chase will speak on "The Use of Plants in Soil Conserva- tion." All Pre-Business Administration Stu- dents are cordially invited and urgedi to attend the Business Administrationi student-faculty tea from 3-5 in the ninthe floor facutly lounge of the Bus- iness Administration Building. Trigon Invites all men to attend the first in a series of Informative talks by experienced men about their respective fields. Speaker: Charles Remsperg. Top- ic: Army Intelligence, Korea. Wed., Dec. 3, 7:15 p.m., 1617 Washtenaw Ave-, nue. ULLR Ski Club. Organizational meet- ing for election of officers. Room 3-A, Union, 7:30. Board of Representatives. There will be a meeting of the Board of Repre- sentatives at 4 p.m. in the League. Dean Bacon will be guest speaker. Beacon, Banquet at 6:45 at the Union. The British Consul from Detroit will be the guest and will speak on "Great Britain and the Commonwealth To- day." Please call 6665 for reservation.s Motion Picture. Ten-minute film, "Microscopic Animal Life," shown Mon. through Fri., 12:40 and 3 p.m., 4th floor, University Museums Building. Pershing Rifle. Regular drill meeting for all actives and pledges 1925 hours, ROTC Rifle Range. Ensan pictures will be taken. Bring gym shoes. Society for Peaceful Alternatives. Meeting at 7:30 at the Union. The tech- nicolor movie of the atomic bomb, "No Place to Hide," will be shown. After- wards there will be a discussion "Can there be a cease fire in Korea?" Hillel Social Committee meets at 7:30 p.m. at the new building. All members and interested people are invited. Wesley Foundation. Morning Matin 7:30-7:50, Wed., Dec. 3. Do-Drop-In Tea, 4:00-5:30. Westminster student Guild. Christ. mas Vespers, 5 p.m., Sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church. All students wel- come. International Orientation Series. To- night's meeting of the series will take place at 8 p.m. at the Madelon Pound House, 1024 Hill Street. Prof. Frank . Copley will speak on "Manners and So- cial Customs in the U.S.A." All stu- dents are welcome, and refreshments will be served. La Sociedad Hispanica. Meeting to- night at 7:30 in the Rumpus Room of the League. Slides on Barcelona and Madrid will be shown and a Spanish dancer will perform. Dancing and sing- ing to follow. Student Legislature. There will be a meeting this evening at 7:30 in the dining room of Strauss House, East Quad. The cabinet will be elected at this meeting. First Laborartory Playbill at the Lyd- ia Mendelssohn Theatre tonight and tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Directed and staged by students in the advanced theater classesand presented by the Dept. of Speech, the playbill will In- clude a comedy with song and dance, a psycho-satire and a romance. There will be no admission charge. Doors to the theatre will open at 7:15. Delta Sigma Pi. There will be a business meeting at the chapter house at 7:30 p.m. The Newman Club is sponsoring a coffee hour 4 to 5 p.m. In the club- ,ooms. All Ca" th ,,listudens. falt. Coming Events Graduate Student Council. Meeting on Thurs., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., East Confer- ence Room, Rackham Building. Pre-Medical Society presents Dr. Jo- seph, speaking on his experiences as an intern at St. Josephs Hospital Thurs., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Angell Hall Auditorium D. All pre-meds are in- vited. Refreshments will be served. Congregational Disciples Guild. Spahr Hull, of the American Friends Service Committee, will speak on Workcamps following an international dinner in the Congregational Church at 6:30 Thurs., Dec. 4. The talk will begin at 7:45. Call 2-0092 for reservations for dinner. Ukrainian Students Club. There will be a meetiig of all Ukrainian students on Thurs., Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Madelon Pound House, 1024 Hill Street. Guests are welcome. La P'tite Causette will meet tomorrow from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the North Cafe- teria of the Michigan Union. The Modern Dance Club will meet Thurs., Dec. 4, at 7:30 in Barbour Gym- nasium. Will the members and all oth- ers interested in the club please attend. International Relations Club business meeting, Thurs., Dec. 4, at 7:30 in the Upper Room of Lane Hall. Members please be present. Wesley Foundation. Cabinet meeting on Thurs., Dec. 4, at 8 p.m., at 1710 Cambridge Road. Roger Willians Guild. Thursday at 7 a.m. we begin a series of morning Midweek Meditations in the Prayer room of the Baptist Church. A cost breakfast on a co-op basis will be served. Kappa Phi. Supper meeting for pledges .and actives Thursday at 5:15 at the Methodist Church. U. of M. Sailing Club will hold a meeting Thurs., Dec. 4, in 311 West Engineering Building. "Colored amovies on sailing and ice boating will be shown. Mr. Boston will be guest speak- er. Reports on the Chicago Regatta will also be given, Bring your friends. Soph Cab Floorshow Cast. Short meeting of the cast (not dancers) Thurs., Dec. 4, at 3:15 p.m. at th8 League. Call 341, Mosher, if you can- not attend. Soph Cab V loorshow Committee Chairmen will meet Thurs., Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. at the League. All chairmen and their assistants must attend. 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 Johnstonv....Assoc. Business Mgr. Jd Trin fohnnr... Finane Manager DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN1 -DRAMA IF MEMORY holds good this is the first program in the Arts Theater's three years' struggle with drama which consists of short pieces entirely. The benefits of this accrue immediately to the audience, and ultimately back to the group: for we don't, unless we have been conscientious, feel forced to wait through a tedious first act hoping for a second to be better, or return to the third act only to be bilked of a climax, as we did for last season's "Othello," or this fall's "Cross Purpose," and 'Colonel Woth- erspoon." No, the one-acter promises to be short; the next piece on the bill may be better, or at least different: variety is good not only in garnishing, but in the fare. And so with the four plays in the Washington Street arena. The selection and arrangement of their four plays is not bad. We begin on the sim- ple plane of Saroyan, a naturalistic bit with the usual Saroyan elements, set on the desolate Texas plain. Ruth Micheloff gives a fine perform- ance as the somnabulistic kid who walks unloved through the terrible Texas universe. Gerry Richards, called Foto- - finish, meets his end like a hero; nothing but boxcars all his life long, and death beats him to the line this time when the stakes really count. The Arts people still can do naturalism. But Stein's "In a Garden," is a piece of, place of this thing hurries it along and the three pages of text are lost. Pirandello's "The Man with the Flower in His Mouth,' 'is a terrifying play. Two men at a cafe talk late by night. They are chance acquaintances. One is, though, of the living, the other of the dead. The Man with the Flower is a modern Hamlet, with Yorick's skull in his hand, contemplating life; he is outside and doomed, yet knows and loves it so well. Strowan Robertson loses a magnificent chance to do it as it should be done, by racing the entire thing, garbling the words, and blurring the ob- session which should raise him and his hearer to the sublime insight of death- in-life, and life-in-death. "The Only Jealousy of Emer" is, pat- ently, created for the furniturless stage. The poetry is most beautiful. Yeats, alas, wrote it to be beautifully spoken, to be learned and to be played with reverence and care. Care, again, is lacking from the produc- tion of it. The Actors move too much, too violently, too clumsily. We see that all the plays are concerned with love, with death, each in their own way. The arena theater is best suited for this kind of programming: a naturalistic play, a fantasy, the starkest poetry of real- ism, the utter reality of mythic abstraction. 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