THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1952 II I TTERS FROM SCOTLAND: Extracurricular Matters By CHUCK ELLIOTT EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND-I think it's safe to say that American students are thought of in other parts of the world mainly in terms of their extra-curricular life. British students, for example, are frankly amazed at the amount of time Americans appear to devote to parties, fra- ternities, and hybrid activities like The Daily, the League, and the Union, and they are thoroughly encouraged in their views by our export crop of motion pictures. On the other hand, the average activity- minded American student arriving in Ed- inburgh is scarcely confronted by a lack of things to do. Within the precincts of the university alone, there are a range of clubs, societies, and extra-curricular oc- cupations sufficient to equal almost any school in the States. Some of these vary from our own insti- tutions only in superficial ways. There is a large, well-fitted Men's Union, structur- ally and governmentally similar to the Mi- chigan Union, with the exception of the Tap Room, which is really a Tap Room. The Women's Union is a newer organization, and is somewhat less well-developed, but draws a number of enthusiastic women into its. activities each year. The student government-the Students' Representative Council-has been function- ing more or less effectively since the 1880's, and from its earliest days has had a great deal of influence in campijs affairs, per- haps more than any comparable student government at home. Its age might have something to do with this, since it came in- to existence when there were big things to be done, and it has managed to maintain its reputation through times of slack agen- das. It is interesting to note that SRC's at Edinburgh and other Scottish universities were legislated by a special act of Parlia- ment concerning student's rights. The oldest organizations in the Univer- sity are the debating societies; one, the Dialectic Society, has been operating al- most continuously since 1787. These groups reflect the traditional British in- terest in formality and argument, and each meet one night a week in a special hall ii the Old Quad. I was struck by the ease with which a debating society can, provided with a rather ambiguous reso- lution, produce several hours' worth of reasonably good wit and rhetoric, punc- tuated by "Sir!" and encasing specious argument. Congress might be much more interesting if such training grounds were available in America. As at Michigan (except during election periods), the most active political groups are those on the radical fringe. There is a Com- munist society at Edinburgh which delights in showing films on various Soviet Five- Year Plans, and, in a different category, a Scottish Nationalist club, whose goal is separation from the Sassenachs. Campus publications are The Student and Jabberwock. The first is a bi-weekly news- humor maagzine which is rather good in its way, while the second tends to literature of a Scottish orientation. I am told that there was a short-lived university newspaper which disappeared a year or two ago. A number of miscellaneous organiza- tions, most of which I am not familiar with, also exist to serve an equal number of functions and fancies. One large and popular one is the New Scotland Society whose members dress up once a week in their colorful regalia and engage in a quaint and often beautiful kind of square dancing. Along into the spring of the year, Edin- burgh and neighboring towns as far as the Borders undergo an upheaval known at Charities Week. Managed by students, this is a campaign to collect funds for the chos- en charities, and involves student variety shows, parades with floats, and such indivi- dual projects as might pick up a few odd coppers for the kitty. Informed sources have explained to me that one appeal of this per- iod are the opportunities offered for semi-. organized hell-raising, but the amount of serious effort expended actually puts it into a higher class than that. Every three years, students elect their Rector, who represents the students to the administration, and sits at the head of the University Senatus. The most re- cent rectorial election was last spring, when Sir Alexander Fleming, the discov- erer of penicillin, was elected over deter- mined opposition from the supporters of such men as Jimmy Logan, a Scots come- dian, Premier Mossadegh, and the Aga Khan. This is not a farce, though it may sound like it; a man must accept the nomination, and being elected carries considerable honor and responsibility with it. It should be clear by this little outline that the Edinburgh student cannot be con- sidered as an academic drudge, any more than the American student is represented by the hyper-collegiate types wandering through the campuses of the Hollywood sets. Their entertainments and Inclina- tions are remarkably like your own, pur- sued with the same basic spirit. Next: The Scottish Student ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round] Wit DREW PEARSON I Pride & Peace SEVEN YEARS is a long time to continue pouring research, money, men and blood into a bubbling pot labeled UN without tas- ting the stew of success; yet after seven years of UN deliberation, the closest we have come to a solutin to peace is a clear definition of who and what starts war. The Norwegian committee for the No- bel Peace Prize added the final crushing blow when it announced that there would be no award this year. It seems that the committee doesn't think head-wagging and finger-pointing worth the 30,000 dol- lars in prize money the Nobel award car- ries with it. This week the People's Congress for Peace is meeting in Vienna under the sponsorship of the Russian Cominform. The Kremlin evidently believes that it is time for the No- bel Award to rest in the hands of the U.S.- S.R. next year; consequently they are en- tering the Conference with a new plan- "pacifism." Previous to this time pacifism was re- garded as the evil of all peace efforts. Re- cently an editorial in the Hungarian Com- munist magazine, "Magyar Nemzet," de- clared, "We cannot tolerate within the peace movement any symptom of detrimental pa- cifism." This time, however, the Russians have pulled a complete reversal, and ap- peasement is the keynote of the Vienna Congress. If this Conference runs true to form- which is a foregone conclusion-it should be little more than a three-ring circus having little or nothing in common with the objective. The peace-loving delegates will cajole and damn the United States in no uncertain terms, and then pack up their bags and go home, complacent in their belief that they have done some- thing to further the cause of peace. On the other hand, perhaps we should wish them success in their pious efforts. After all, the Soviet Union could undoubted- ly use the $30,000. -Dorothy Sedlmayr [BOOKS ] AS THEY APPEAR, by John Mason Brown; McGraw Hill. CERTAINLY one of the most vulnerable and oft-attacked posts on today's news- papers and magazines is that of the critic, the reviewers of plays, books, movies or mu- sic. Much of this criticism of the criticism is no doubt justified. Astute, constructive, crea-. tive reviewing is an art not too clearly evi- denced in contemporary journalism. Those looking for a change from the unequivocal, perfunctory type of critical daily reporting so often found today, often turn to the columns of the "Saturday Re. view" where John Mason Brown has long resided by way of his column "Seeing Things." In his new book, Mr. Brown has gathered the best of his reviews, added a few other items, and presented them again to the reading public to be viewed en masse Brown's reviews are really essays, as all good reviews should be. Quite often the ac- tual performance receives only a few para- graphs in a long article. Brown likes to give background, anecdotes, personal experiences. He will talk about drama, not a play, about literature, not just a book. In his columns, plays, musicals and books, find their place not only in relation to the contemporary scene but also to a more overall literary and cultural scene. This is not to say that Brown's articles resemble scholarly works. To the contrary, he writes in what may be termed a popular style, mixing his astute observations with a witty style that lends itself to sharp, hard-hitting phrases. Brown also allows his critical credo to creep into the volume. The business of criticism, he says, "is not a matter of ec- static 'Yes's' or thundering 'No's'." Crit- iscism is bound to have its reservations in the midst of praise and to recognize that merits can exist along with faults." As we read on we see that Mr. Brown prac- tices what he preaches. Aside from his criticisms, Brown man- ages to include his portion of a radio debate with Al Capp over the value of comic books. "The bane of the bassinet, the marijuana of the nursery," he terms them. Best known for his reviews of drama and musicals, Brown includes a goodly dose of both. His interest in Shaw is shown by the inclusion of reviews of Saint Joan, Don Juan in Hell and an essay on Shaw's genius. Brown obviously had a great time en- joying The King and I, Guys and Dolls, and Pal Joey. He was puzzled over popu- lar response to Billy Budd, dissappointed with Disney's Cinderalla. T. S. Eliot's dramatic theories irk him as much as Edith Sitwell's reading of Macbeth. While Mason Brown the critic may lack the sharpness of wit and the erudition of Shaw the critic, his criticisms still make for very fine literary enjoyment. --Harland Britz Editorials printed-in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writer only. This must be noted in all reprints. "Let's See, Now - That Makes- " A k i The UNESCO 'Curse (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following speech was recently broadcast by Jas- per H. Kohn, Commander, Dept. of Michigan, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dealing as it does with UNESCO and education, The Daily is reprinting it as an indication of current resentment against "internationalism." EARLIER THIS MONTH we commemorated Aristice Day. But for most of us the word Armistice brings to mind Korea where the forces of freedom are engaged in a show-down fight against the op- pressive Godlessness of the Communistic foe. While we commemor- ated the armistice of November 11, 1918, an event which took place 34 years ago and seems a part of the distant past, the Communists have been playing a merry fiddle around the conference table and the armistice which at one time last year seemed probable, seems more remote now than ever. We are not only engaged in battling the forces of godlessness in far off lands but we are faced with dire problems involving our security right here in our own sanctuary. One of these problems is the threat of world citizenship ideals in our public schools. These problems are embodied in the UNESCO study program al- ready in force in many of the public schools of our state and country. The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and Michigan have pledged themselves in a fight to bring the evils of this program out in the open so that Americans can see it for the insidious plot it is to enslave the minds of our children before they are able to fend off its deep-seated affects. May I say that the V.F.W. does not condemn any sincere effort on the part of the United Nations or any other organization to help the nations of the world achieve an honest understanding of one another in the interests of world peace. But we do criticize the manner in which UNESCO, in its publications, attempts to propagandize under the guise of seeking"world understanding." Let me review the situation: First, UNESCO propagandizes for world citizenship, a thought distasteful to every loyal American. Secondly, it propagandizes for the rewriting of textbooks to be used in our schools for textbooks which will conform to a pattern drafted by "one world" experts. In other words, either delete or distort the study of American History and of the men who made this country the greatest, strongest and richest in the world; Next, it propagan- dizes for an educational system so completely dominated by the state -a world state in which local, state, community and parents will have no voice in the education of their children. Further, it propagandizes for a curriculum in our schools whose ultimate aim is not so much "international understanding" as it is "internationalism." It seems to reduce the home training to a minimum; to pro- pagandize for setting the compulsory school age for beginners as low as possible, no older than five years, so that the young chlid may be taken out of his home environment and placed under school influences, thus to be more carefully molded to fit into his niche in the "World State." It also seeks to propagandize for a corps of teachers completely trained in internationalism and im- bued with World Statism so that they can effectively indoctrinate our children,'especially those under 13 years of age-indoctrinate them with this Utopian internationalism; a corps of teachers who will teach our children to belittle our American culture and in- stitutions; a corps of teachers to instill in our children a disregard for home influence, or their parents' opinions; a corps of teach- ers whose goal is to train our children to be citizens of a World State rather than to teach them to be loyal and patriotic citi- zens of the United States. If some of these accusations sound extreme, I urge you to read an official UNESCO publication titled "A Handbook for the Improve- ment of Textbooks and Teaching Materials." Then read a series of pamphlets by UNESCO titled "Toward World Understanding." This series is published by UNESCO and sold by Columbia University Press in New York City. It is the source material for the "E" in UNESCO and meant as a teachers' guide for planning their study program. The revelation of this literature prompted the delegates to the 53rd Na- tional Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at Los Angeles this summer, to call for and pass a resolution condemning and op- posing it. Permit me to quote some examples of UNESCO thinking. They say, their objective is peace. But here is the price they ask for their perverted kind of peace. Listen to UNESCO, and I quote: "As long as the child breathes the poisoned air of nationalism, education in world-mindedness can produce only rather precar- ious results. As we have pointed out, it is frequently the family that infects the child with extreme nationalism."-end of quote. UNESCO -seeks to censor the word "war." Korea is the supreme example. Our men are dying every day, yet there's no war going on, it's just a police action, Since we have taken up the battle against UNESCO, I have re- ceived a few letters in defense of it. These innocent adherents point to defenses of UNESCO but they fail to point to its many condem- nations. We all know the Senate and the House of Representatives, the two main legislative bodies of our land, are investigating the UN for alleged communistic influences. These groups do not investigate unless they have conclusive and unrequiting proof that there exists in the UN subversive elements. You have all read of the several top level UN workers who have been dismissed for alleged communistic traits. More are sure to follow. The V.F.W. does not accuse the communists of governing UNESCO although there are Reds in the organization and they have a way of engendering their views and infiltrating their thoughts into the pro- gram. We do not believe that the adherents of a UNESCO program Howard Fast ... To the Editor: IN RE R. MITCHELL. You ask why certain people on this campus are supporting the "victims of 'American oppres- sion'." Maybe a little light can be thrown on this subject by view-' ing it objectively. As the progres- sive views are allowed such small coverage in today's papers, they feel that this space should be tak- en up in words on the lack of free- dom in the United States rather than on explanations of the Soviet Union's policies. We may be thankful that there are people who are willing to put in their time to protect the rights of all American citizens by trying to throw some light on the facts which are not well known in most of these cases. The lament by Howard Fast on the Nazi purge of writers etc. was used as an illustration to point out what is happening in the United States today. As for his not using the Soviet Union as an example, Mr. Fast does not believe the stor- ies he hears about the Soviet Un- ion. Fast, along with millions throughout the world who get a chance to read Soviet commentar- ies, is not led to believe the Am- erican interpretations of Soviet activities. In answer to your third ques- tion, I would like to ask you why it is that people from all over the world can travel into and around in the Soviet Union while Ameri- cans cannot get passports if they even hint that they might go to the Soviet Union to find out for themselves what it is like? Why is it that other countries have a student exchange with the Soviet Union when America cannot?, Surely it would not be because the U.S. Government does not want the American people to find out what the Soviet Union is like. -Donald Van Dyke SDAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN WASHINGTON - The Hungarian Com- munist minister to Washington, Dr. Emil Well, attended a meeting at the Bar- bizon Plaza hotel in New York on Nov. 9 which should constitute ample evidence that he is meddling In American politics. Fur- .thermore he was obviously encouraging Am- erican Communists and Hungarian-Ameri- cans to oppose the United States. It is contrary to diplomatic rules for a foreign envoy to meddle in the politics of any country, and a diplomat who does so is subject to recall. One such historic precedent was the case of Sir Lionel Sackville-West of the ;British embassy who was immediately sent back to Lon- don when lie wrote a private letter ad- vising an alleged British citizen in the United States to vote for Grover Cleve- land in the Harrison-Cleveland election of 1888. Dr. Weil, a practicing physician who ad- ministered the drug during the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty in Budapest, has been stationed in Washington for more than two years. However, the State Department so far has found no excuse under the rules of diplomacy for requesting his recall. On, Nov. 9, however, the minister got official permission to go from Washing- ton to New York, where he turned up at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel Theatre for a celebration in honor of Hungary's na- tional hero, Kossuth. Main speaker was Carl Marzani, the young Italian-American who worked in the OSS and State Department during the war and was convicted afterward of failing to re- veal he was a Communist. HARANGUE AT UNCLE SAM MARZANI'S SPEECH consisted of an at- tack on Eisenhower, Truman, Steven- son and the American policy of building up Zurope's military defenses. "Eisenhower is like all the rest of the capitalistic imperialistic warmongers," Marzani told his enthusiastic audience, with Minister Weil sitting in a forward row, "like the boys in the Pentagon, like General Omar Bradley who says that war has to be carried to Moscow in order to stop the shooting. "Well, let me tell you friends, Bradley will be in Moscow if he starts an all-out war. But will be there as a prisoner--like Von Paulus. "There is no difference between Eisen- hower and Stevenson," Marzani continued. "The are all representatives of the im- will fight?" declaimed the former State De- partment official convicted of hiding his Communism. "It will fight against, not for the United States. BIG OVATION "DON'T FORGET, my friends, that 800,- 000,000 people cannot be disregarded. They have to be reckoned with. These peo- ple are socialistic and are not easily stop- ped... "You who are assembled here to com- memorate Kossuth have the power to change everything here in this country," said Marzani, working up to his climax. "Go out and work, work, work. You have to collect signatures for petitions. Write to_ the White House. Flood them with letters, telegrams. Demand that the shoot- ing be stopped in Korea .... "The FBI ' creates concentration camps. But you, you have the power to decide who should be in those concentration camps." At the end of his speech, which received. a tremendous ovation, Marzani announced that a political action committee would be formed for propaganda. "Go out from here and propagandize your neighbors," Marzani urged. "Work un- ceasingly for the peace, for the defeat of the capitalistic imperialistic vicious American government." In the back of the theatre, he said, were contribution boxes. "Deposit your con- tributions as you go out. If you want to make a larger contribution send a check to Ameriki Magyar Szo, (a pro-Communist paper). Every man, woman and child is expected to take part in this great pro- ject. Don't rest. Go out and spread the word." The audience roared. DR. WEIL BOWS NOT ONLY did Dr. Weil sit all through this without leaving-as any other dip- lomat would have done-but at the end, the theatre spotlight focused on him and other members of the legation staff. Whereupon, he got up, bowed several times. Again the audience roared. As the meeting broke up, Dr. Weil, wife- and legation staff moved toward the exit. There he put a contribution in the box --to be used to undermine the American government and deliver the American people out of their slavery. A lienient interpretation of the rules of diplomacy might decree that Dr. Weil had broken no rule up until the time he made /etteP4 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. 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- tive notice to all members of the University. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 2552 Administration Building before 3 p.m. the day preceding publication (before 11 a.m. on Saturday.) VOL. LXIII, No. 67 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1952 Notices Faculty Fellowships. Applications and and carbon copies of letters of recom- mendation for Faculty Fellowships of- fered by the Fund for the Advancement of Education must be received in the Office of the Graduate School no later than Mon., Dec. 15, at 4 p.m., to be con- sidered in the 1953-54 competition. Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. The Uni- versity Sub-Committee on Discipline has reviewed the recommendations of the Joint Judiciary Council, which state that: "The president, social chairman, and other representatives of Delta Tau Del- ta, have appeared before the Joint Ju- diciary Council and admitted that on the evening of October 31, 1952, the Delta Tau Delta fraternity held an un- authorized party at a cottage at Long Lake at which alcoholic beverages were supplied and served by the fraternity, the Council recommends that Delta Tau Delta be fined $500, to be paid to the Cashier of the University, and that they be placed on social probation for the balance of the current school year, that probation to consist of the following: 1) Prohibition of mixed par- ties held by the fraternity or any of its representatives, with the exception of a Christmas formal on December 13; 2) ineligibility for any awards in com- petitive activities in which the frater- nity might participate, with the excep- tion of awards in intra-mural athletic competition. "The Council further recommends that the president, the vice-president and the social chairman of the frater- nity be required immediately to resign their positions, and that the fraternity be warned that any further misconduct will result in a more severe penalty."a The Sub-Committee on Discipline confirms the recommendations of the Joint Judiciary Council and orders that the Delta Tau Delta fraternity comply with those recommendations. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Philip Ed- mund Bocquet, Chemical Engineering; Thesis: "The Streaming Potential Con- cept," Sat., Dec. 13, 4017 East Medical Building, at 9 a.m., Chairman, C. M. Sliepcevich. Doctoral Examination for George Bly- den Jackson, English Language and Literature; thesis: "Of Irony in Negro Fiction: A Critical Study," Dec. 13, West Council Room, Rackham Bldg., at 9:30 a.m. Chairman, A. L. Bader. Doctoral Examination. for Robert William MacDowel, Mathematics; The- sis: "On Spaces and Algebras of Con- tinuous Functions." Sat., Dec. 13, at 10 a.m., East Council Room, Rackham Building. Chairman, S. B. Myers. Doctoral Examination for B. David Trease, Romance Languages and Litera- tures; Spanish: thesis: "Jose Joaquin de Mora: A Spaniard Abroad," Sat., Dec. 13, East Council Room, Rackham Building, at 2 p.m., Chairman, E. An- derson-Imbert. Doctoral Examination for Kenneth Myron Yoss, Astronomy; Thesis: "Pho- tometric and Spetrophotometric Tech- niques for the Curtis Schmidt Teles- cope," Sat., Dec. 13, at 2 p.m., 31 Ob- servatory. Chairman, F. D. Miller. Doctoral Examination for Otto Wil- helm Neuhaus, Biological Chemistry; Thesis: "Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Acety- lated Protein," Mon., Dec. 15, at 9:30 a.m., 313 W. Medical Building. Chair- man, Lila Miller. Doctoral Examination for Max Sto- ber Smith, Education; thesis: "A Case Study of Educational Policy Develop- ment in Highland Park, Michigan" Mon., Dec. 15, 4015 University High School, at 4 p.m. Chairman, H. R. Jones. Interdepartmental Seminar on Meth- ods of Machine Computation. Prof. Arthur Burks, of the Philosophy De- partment, will speak on "Relationship between Symbolic Logic and Comput- ing Machine Circuits" in 429 Mason Beginning at 8 o'clock, a half hour of instruction will be presented for new members and any old who wish to par- ticipate. Mr. M. van Ameyde of Detroit will be the caller. The Newman Club is sponsoring a Student-Faculty Tea, 3-5 p.m. All stu- dents are urged to come and meet Cath- olic faculty members. The Newman Club is having its an- nual Christmas party, 8:30 to 12 p.m. All party-goers are requested to bring a small gift for exchange and a cani of food which will be distributed to the poor. Hillel. Services will be held Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at the Hillel Build- ing at 1429 Hill Street. Beacon. Lunch at noon in the League Cafeteria. Adjourn at 1:15 to Profes- sor Price's studio in Burton Tower to read a play. Orientation seminar (Mathematics): Mon., Dec. 15, 3 p.m., Room 3001, An- gell Hall. SPhysical Therapy students. Meeting of all juniors who have declared their intention ofTconcentrating on Physical Therapy, Tues., Dec. 16. Room 4303, Univ. Hospital. It is urgent that you lt present, but if impossible to attend, call Virginia Wilson, 31531-Ext. 337, ant[ make arrangements for another ap- pointment. Coning Events , Student Players. There will be try- outs for February production of "~Phila- delphia Story" by Philip Barry. Michi- gan League, Sun., Dec. 14, 2 to 5 p.m.; Mon., Dec. 15, and Tues., Dec. 16, 7:30 to 9:30 P.m. Hillel presents its Hanukah Whirl on Sunday evening, Dec. 14. From 6 to 7:30 the Hillel Supper Club will be held. There will be a candle-lighting ceremony in commemoration of Han- ukah from 7:30 to 8. Dancing to Paul McDonough's Orchestra from 8 to 10:30. Refreshments, entertainment, and door prizes. Everyone invited. SRA All-Campus Carol Sing, Sun., Library Steps, 8:15 p.m. followed by Wassailat Lane Hall. Volunteer Naval Research Reserve Unit 9-3. On Mon., Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m., Mr. Hidehiko Takiyama, formerly Lieutenant, Imperial Japanese Navy, Research Section, will speak on "Rela. tion of Japanese Naval Research to the Imperial Navy," with particular em- phasis on the speaker's work in the suicide torpedo program. Place: 2082 Natural Science Build:ig. saturday Luncheon Discussion Group, Lane Hall, 12:15 p.m. Mr. Dewitt C. Baldwin, Director of Lane Hall, will lead the discussion. I r- Sixty-Third Yea? Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. 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