PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1953 r4itop-s flote By HARRY LUNN Daily Managing Editor T HE CONTROVERSY between two Daily editorial writers and University Presi- dent Harlan H. Hatcher points up two im- portant considerations on the college press and its role in relation to other groups in the community. First of all, an interesting current ran through most of the critical comments re- ceived by' The Daily. Instead of dealing solely with the reasoning involved in the editorial by two staff members which raised the issue, the letter writers and eitorialists devoted a large share of their attention to the proposition that the stu- dent editors are irresponsible and imma- ture dupes of some insidious group who do not think and have no business dis- cussing President Hatcher's views. The comments in this vein were always vehe- mnent and quite often malicious-they were resorted to in an irrational attempt to discredit the criticim of President Hatcher. Earlier in the semester when seven senior editors wrote an attack on the Air Force over the handling of the Radulovich case there was no complaint that students were irresponsible or dupes or anything else. But in that case many newspapers took up the crusade for Radulovich so it was quite res- pectable to have students in the vanguard too. Student editors, it seems, have fine logic when the community agrees with them, but let the editors air a slightly unpopular view and the cries of immaturity descend. We cannot be too disturbed by this criticism. The second point of interest came in the amount of interest the editorial stir- red up. Frank discussion of any issue has always been a mark of this page, and the criticism of President Hatcher's stand on the most controversial issue of the year admittedly causes more than usual inter- est. It is surprising, however, that the editorial should merit several minutes of time on a national news show and space in newspapers around the state. This reaction, aside from the issue itself, is a reflection of the lack of freedom in the college press today. Unfortunately such is- sues are usually given as reasons for deny- ing press freedom, for the public seems to have a compelling urge to squash unpopu- lar ideas on one hand while proclaimihg the rights of the press on the other. There should be no reason for differen- tiating the college press from other news- papers as far as rights and duties are con- cerned. Indeed, it sometimes appears that the college press has a greater sense of responsibility than many metropolitan pa- pers. The Daily has enjoyed a tradition of free- dom far greater than that awarded the bulk of the college press, but with this freedom has gone a great sense of responsibility. Consequently there was no official reaction against the editorial writers and no ques- tion of the right to express their beliefs. Libel and good taste are the determinants on all editorial material, and these laws are carefully observed. There is no monopoly of opinion on this page and the views expressed last week, though reflecting the predominant thought of the senior and junior staffs, by no means sets policy for the paper. If the issue is regarded in this perspective, the whole question is still important but no longer surrounded in emotionalism. Undoubtedly there are going to be many more controversial questions arising before Rep. Clardy has finished his investigations here. The same perspective must be used if the actual extent of subversion on the cam- pus is to remain unmagnified by the emo- tionalism surrounding the investigations. r m A t Hill Auditorium .. . Guard Republican Band of Paris, Fran- cois-Julien Brun, conductor. THIS band is probably one of the most remarkable organizations of its kind in existence. It played last night with verve, precision, and flawless technique. The strong vibrato used by the woodwinds and horns (characteristic of French wind players) was a matter of some controversy among the lis- teners, but this reviewer considered it to be in good taste throughout. The only reason for dissatisfaction with the concert was the inclusion almost ex- clusively of orchestral works-and pretty hackneyed ones, at that. The program in- cluded. the Berlioz Roman Carnival Ov- erture, Recitative and Polonaise by Web- er (which is probably an original band work), three movements from the L'Ar- lesienne Suite, No. 2, by Bizet, the Second 14n~.rin.hn nca, v by:A e h far- Inter fraternity Council Award .. eterp to i/ek &c/iio . CONGRATULATIONS are due the Inter- fraternity Council for being named the top IFC in the United States and Canada during the academic year 1952-53. The award is a well-earned recognition of the fact that Michigan's IFC is an ef- ficient, hardworking organization which has performed outstanding service, in the words of the award criteria, "to member fraternities, to the community, to the Uni- versity and general student body and to 'fraternity ideals'." Of course last year's IFC officer, can be especially proud because it was the work carried on under their administration that earned the award. And all fraternity mem- bers can justifiably be pleased with the achievements of their central organization on campus. In fact, the standing of the en- tire University comnunity is increased when the IFC, or any campus organization wins such high national recognition. IFC leaders here cited the Fresh Air Camp project, the Christmas party for underpriv- ileged children, the record number of pledges, Greek Week leadership discussions, exchange of food buying information and general strengthening of the organization as the main factors that brought them the award. The informal list includes two "service" projects and four items affecting general fraternity strength, How the IFC attacked the problem of fra- ternity constitutions and rituals which for- bid fraternity members to pledge certain minority group members was an unimport- ant consideration in making the ward, al- though the IFC's stand on "bias clause" re- moval was mentioned in its award-winning report to the national organization. In the eyes of many, this problem con- tinues to be even more important than fra- ternity public relations or even fraternity "solidarity," as long as that solidarity in- cludes the weakness of undemocratic and arbitrary membership restrictions. Michigan's fraternity system has not,, in spite of statements by IFC officials, been a leader in the fight to remove these clauses. Last weekend's award is proof that Michigan's fraternity system is tops in ad- ministrative achievement. While there are no awards for cleaning up bias clauses, the fraternity system with the nations' best IFC certainly ought to be able to lead in this area too. Congratulations, IFC. Keep on leading. -Jon Sobeloff University Makeup.. . To the Editoro: THE EDITORS deserve a rousing cheer such as we usually re- serve for football players for print- ing Sunday's forthright criticism of President Hatcher after he hauled down our flag and surren- dered the University to the Mc- Carthyites without so much as fir- ing a shot. It is to be hoped that the Daily will follow this up with an honest but merciless coverage of the Clardy hearings when they begin. It is the cooperation of the conservative press which enables' such proceedings to whip up hys- teria effectively. The editorial's closing comment on the effect of "outside pressure" on University ideology hints at a topic which deserves more dis- cussion.than it gets. The pressures are not outside, however-they are inside. A recent doctoral study by H. P. Beck, Men Who Control Our Universities (N.Y.: King's Crown Press, Morningside Heights, N.Y., 1947) turns up the following inter- esting information concerning the composition of the Boards of Trus- tees of the leading universities in' America (this one is included): 1. Mean salary (of those on whom information could be ob- tained) was $102,000 per year. 2. By occupation, 41% were busi- ness men, bankers or financiers, 26% lawyers and only 4.6% edu- cators. Labor did not have a single, representative! 3. The 734 trustees concerned held 2,655 directorships or major executive positions in business en- terprises, including 386 in the 4001 largest corporations in the U.S. 4. Their political opinions were o v e r w h e 1 m ingly conservative. (There was no evidence of Com- munist infiltration, but at least 21 "There's Some Things I Want You To Dig Up Next Year" oG 2 p" T GA pR*QLPSlG N' ®A/ RA . 1OL attraction after one has been there a few times. At the "teas," too, the same air of discomfort is in evidence. Of late, the increasing number of "visa problems" that the for- eign students have been encoun- tering, has made the uncoopera- tive role of the International Cen- ter quite clear. The retirement of the present director of the International Cen- ter gives foreign students an op- portunity to express their senti- ments and feelings as to what sort of person should be placed in such a significant role. We hope that the authorities concerned will give due weight to their feelings. To be sure, the International Center can be one of the most at- tractive, educative, and enlighten- ing places on campus, provided (a) the bureaucracy of the Cen- ter is ended, (b) deserving and un- derstanding people are given jobs on the. staff, (c) the feelings of condescension are eliminated, (d) the desire to help the foreign stu- dents is present in the staff mem- bers and a sympathetic attitude is adopted towards the foreign stu- dents. -Joseph Lodor . * * 4 TODAY AND TOMORROW: The Case for Troops in Trieste .f'^.O + a By WALTER LIPPMANN ROME-Almost all discussion about Tri- este has been based on the assumption that if a frontier were drawn between Italy and Yugoslavia the Anglo-Americans could promptly go home. Excepting of course the Russians who are out to make trouble both for Italy and for Tito, everyone has been accepting the view that the buffer state agreed to in the peace treaty is unworkable as a permanent solution. This has led to the conclusion that another solution is ne- cessary, that things cannot go on much longer as they are, and that a new fron- tier must very soon be drawn. As all prev- ious attempts to get an agreed frontier had failed, London and Washington in their declaration of October 8 tried to impose a frontier. For various reasons which belong to the postmortem, it was soon plain enough that our two governments lacked the neces- sary firmness, tact, farsightedness, and diplomatic resourcefulness to carry out the decision of October 8. The military withdrawal was begun before a diplomatic result which would justify it was in sight. The withdrawal had to be suspended. We have sent home the families of the troops and have closed down many of their us- ual facilities. But the troops are still there, and there is no near prospect that they can be withdrawn. It is certain, moreover, that the popula- tion of Trieste does not want them to leave. I suspect that few responsible men any- where look forward with anything but ap- prehension to what might happen if the troops were suddenly taken away. It is, of course, impossible for any public man in any of the five countries concerned to say that the troops ought to stay. I am not intending to suggest that they should or" could plan to stay on indefinitely. But it is most improbable, it seems to me, that there is any serious hope of a pacific solution unless the withdrawal of the troops is put at the end of the process of settlement and not, as on October 8, at the very beginning of it. In its hard core the problem is not how to draw a frontier which both countries would accept if the two governments were free to act soberly and rationally. The territory still in dispute is very small and it is not very important. I do not believe that there is any longer any important difference in theory or in princple to prevent working out a compromise. A settlement acceptable to the govern- ments would also, of course have to be made acceptable to the politicians and the poli- tical bosses. This is a more difficult ob- stacle to surmount. I could form no opinion in Belgrade as to whether Tito is strong enough to impose a solution on the Slovenes who would have to make the sacrifices in a compromise. And I do not think anyone here in Rome knows whether Pella has the parliamentary strength to get ratification of a compromise frontier. We must remem- ber that the best conceivable compromise will still mean very large losses of territory. Yet their is a fair hope that a diplomatic settlement is possible and that the ratifi- cation can be managed. But this would not be sufficient. Almost surely a very danger- ous situation will be created if we assume that as soon as there is an agreed frontier, the Anglo-Americans can quickly disen- gage their troops and immediately relin- quish their authority. Until and unless the cold war between Italy and Yugoslavia is ended by a treaty of mutual defense and collaboration, a mere truce line would leave Italians and Yugo- slavs side by side, face to face, intermingled, without a disinterested power to mediate and to do justice. Rome and Belgrade would probably frown upon the excitation of dis- order and violence on that frontier. Both governments have much to gain by an alli- ance and a lot to lose by continuing their quarrel. But neither government can be counted on confidently to control completely the dynamic, the restless, the dark elements. Tito is not an absolute dictator and his will is not absolute law everywhere in his country. There is no reliable working ma- jority in the Italian parliament since the political reverse of the June elections. It takes a strong government to pursue a moderate policy. So one might say that while the project of the peace treaty-which was to make Trieste an international city-is dead, the basic idea remains indispensable. The area of Trieste at the head of the Adriatic and at the Gateway to Central Europe cannot be left to the violence and vicissitudes of nationalistic rivalry. It is a necessity of Eur- ope and of peace that this region should re- main a matter of close and continuing con- cern by all the nations of the West. (Copyright, 1953, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) nea n ina . . . Congratulations ... International Center. .. To the Editor: To the Editor: To the Editor: (IN TUESDAY night, Senator DURING THE past few months PRESUMABLY, the function of McCarthy implied that Bri- it has been my privilege to the International Center on a tain was sending strategic mater- serve as field secretary for Alpha university campus is to (a) help ials and weapons to Red China. Epsilon Pi Fraternity, a position foreign students to adjust to the With so little time and so much which has brought me into con- American milieu, (b) to promote else to say, the Senator could not tact with university officials and goodwill and understanding be- risk the distraction of facts. They fraternity men throughout the tween foreign students and Am- are: country. Everywhere there was ericans, and (c) to help and guide (I Trade with China accounts praise for both the University of the foreign students who are in 'for about 0.1% of Britain's total Michigan and its fine fraternity difficulty. The general feeling of exports and about 0.2% of her to- system. The unanimity of this the foreign students here is that tal imports. had been decorated by Fascist opinion was just shown at the Na- governments!) tional Inter-Fraternity Conference Under these circumstances it where the award for the outstand- should not be hard to see why uni- ing inter-fraternity council was versities do not offer much resis- presented to our own IFC at the tance to McCarthyism. As to their University of Michigan. ideology, we would be rather opto- I believe that congratulations mistic if we expected it to be any- are due to Dean Rea, Bill Zerman, thing but conservative. the IFC officers and council, both -John C. Bowen past and present, the alumni, and * * * all those behind the scenes, whose Half Baked .work has led to the present all around excellence- of our U. of M. To the Editor: fraternity system. Congratula- Re editorial "The President's tions. Stand" -Don Freedman, '53 DON'T YOU little half-baked egotists know that the U. of M. is the property of the people of Michigan and that they have chosen President Hatcher to run it and shape its policy and not your fuzzy-minded group? No wonder the Commies thrive in (Continued from Page 2) your midst when they can get you - - poor goofs to front for them., that their names may be included onj If Dr. Hatcher doesn't run you the invitation list. nff hcs nnrV%1V +1- n11 y 1 the International Center has fail- j() Britain placed a complete ed to achieve any of the abov embargo on oil shipments to Chi- aims. The aura that prevails in gna in July 1950-a week after th- the International Center is a pe- U.S.A.-and in May 1951 added a culiarly depressing one. Almost the long list of strategic goods. entire staff shows a supercilious (TMT , i rno4' ev~w (.±± IID BrSit i as. neveV atS 4.n0u t attitude towards foreign students. Whenever they attempt to ap- proach the staff members for or- dinary help, they are snubbed. In- deed, a strange undercurrent of dislike for foreign students is not unnoticeable. Regular Thursday "teas" at the center, which are carried on with regular monotony, lose all their IAL BULLETIN] time sent weapons of war to Com-- munist China. (IV) No oil or other strategic supplies pass to China through British ports or ports in British colonies. (V) No British-registered ship may be used to carry strategic goods from third countries to Chi- na. (VI) No foreign-registered ship, carrying such goods, may re-fuel at British ports. (VII) British trade with China in non-strategic goods is essential to maintain Hong Kong and its two million people, many of them refugees from Communism. Al- ready the embargo has cu~t Hong Kong's trade with China from a monthly average of about $15,- An nA _nn -MaIl 1 QS1 fn11 .hmj,.,4 I I i R or Change in Animals," Paul A. Wright, Zoology. La Tertulia of La Sociedad Hispanica will meet today in the north wing of oii tae apustheflksbe ackt rethe Union cafeteria. Faculty members buuuu gan-m home on the farms and in the fac- ctres will be present. All interested in con- $4,200,000 (Jan tories will make short work of it. Lecture by Prof. Sydney Chapman, versing Spanish invited to attend. Mr. McCarth Why the U. of M. should be auspices Departments of Astronomy, one. It was s cursed by a bunch of you "super- Aeronautical Engineering, Physics, and MathematiEs Club will meet tonight isse be bnh fyodcompere- Gooy Te. ec ,410pma at 8 p.m., inEast Conference Room, again. One can for" upstarts is beyond e servatory. opi he Aror Rackham Building. Professor George after so much hension. The one or perhaps two, Polaris: Its Time Relationships and Piranian will talk on Cauchy's inequal- past fortnight, half sensible people among you Spectrum. qt come back to ti should take the rest of you dby the Near East Society will sponsor a film nape of the neck or the seat of Academic Notices entitled "The Middle East" tonight at the slacks and heave you home- g 7 p.m. in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. hard. here S no oubt ne Sl Logic Seminar, Dec. 1, 41i Mason Hall The film is in color.10Pe- r ward. There is, no doubt, one sly at 4 p.m. Dr. J. R. Buchi will speak on , I duck, perhaps more, in your midst, Church's theory of Lambda conversion. Pi Lambda Theta, X1 Chapter. In- To the Editor: or who sits in the shadow, pulling seminar in athematical t vitation tea will be held tonight at8 WAS impres thestrngson ou uppts soyouj Sminr i Mtheatial tatstisp.m., West Conference Room, Each-IWA imrs undrthe gseyoufpuets, so you;Tues., Dec. 1, from 3 to 5 p.m., in 3201 ham Building. space you under the guise of democracy and Angell Hall. Professor C. C. Craig will IsDAILY to repoi freedom (?) of education, dance be the speaker. ;Square Dancing. Would you like to DI to re a communistic dance to the edi- become a square-dance caller? Come fication of that subversive bunch, Engineering Mechanics Seminar. E. . and try it among friends. Everyone wel- It seems surpr: Yates wil speak on "Heat Transfer come. Lane Hall, tonight, 7:30-10:00. you omitted to the presence of which, you in your with Variations in Fluid Properties" atc7 you omied t ta gnrnead noec i her Gabriel Ri vocal ignorance and insolance fail 3:45 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 2, in 101 West Spanish play: Tryouts, between 3 and even to detect or comprehend. Engineering Building. Refreshments 5 p.m., in 408 Romance Language ree-shard'), f Of one thing you may be cer- will be served. Building. Was named, ta and that is Dr. Hatcher hasof t twi ad ha Concertthe hs Episcopal Student Foundation. Tea, known as thet the whole hearted support of theon certs from 4 to 5:30 at Canterbury House gan (and "50 people of Michigan and that the Faculty Concert: Marian Owen, Pi- followed by student-led Evening Pray- faculty"). man or woman who works for a anist, will be heard in recital at 8:30 er in the Chapel of St. Michael and living and gives his or her dollars p.m. Tues., Dec. 1, in Lydia Mendelssohn All Angels. All students invited. -R to support public education in the Theater. The program will open with U.of u ot oingedationpna heAria in D minor by Padre Rafael An- Museum Movie. "Treasure House" U. of M. is not going to pay to geles, continuing with Sonata in D (Smithsonian Institution) and "Glimpse educate (?) a bunch of half-bakes major by Paradies, and Eight Chopin of the Past" (Prehistoric American In- who have neither the talent nor Etudes. Following intermission Mrs. dians) free movies shown daily at 3 the good taste to help along the Owens will play Dello Joio's Sonata No. p.m. daily, including Sat, and Sun. and ferreting out of commies in the 3, and Albeniz' III Albaicin, Evocation, at 12:30 Wed., 4th floor movie alcove IJ21 and Triana. The general public will be Museums Building, Dec. 1-8. universities or even possibly admitted without charge. C are a disgrace to the university, a Program of 18th Century Music by Edited and ma menace to your country, if the U. Marilyn Mason, Harpsichord, Nelson Psychology Club, Dr. Marquis, chair- the University o Hauenstein, Flute, and. Lare Wardrop, man of our Psychology Department, will authority of the S. be your country, and a traitor Oboe, will be presented by 8:30 Wed- speak on "Modern Trends in Psychol- Student Publica to yourselves. nesday evening, Dec. 2, in the Rack- ogy" on Wed., Dec. 2, at 7:30, at the Deflate yourselves and help the ham Lecture Hall. Open to the gen- League. Discussion and refreshments University of Michigan to stand eral public, the program, will include wlil follow. All those interested are Edit ..Trio Sonata in C minor by Johann invited. vay iyi o a o n-May 1952). y's charge is an old trange to hear it only conclude that rich fare over the he finds it wise to he staple diet. -Alex A. Walker nt.. sed by the generous gave in today's rting the dedication wman Club Center. ising, however, that mention that Fa- ichard (pronounced r whom the Center vas one of the co- he institution now University of Michi- per cent of its first Rosemary Marzolf Fourth Year anaged by students of f Michigan under the Board in Control of tions. orial Staff CURREN_ T MOVIES A t the State .. . THE ROBE, with Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, and Victor Mature. W ELL, SOUND came in with "The Jazz Singer," 3-D with "Bwana Devil," Cin- erama with "This is Cinerama," and now Cinemascope with "The Robe." The source of the film which introduces the big new medium is the Lloyd C. Doug- las novel about the career of the Romani tribune who wins the robe of Christ. It is reverently portrayed of course, and in Technicolor; but outside of its reverence which is self-conscious, and its color which is substandard, it has nothing of interest but its dimensions. This is Cinemascope all right, but not anything else. Speculation about the new process has been wide across the country, largely be- cause this is a non-stereoscopic single-pro- jection system under the sponsorship of a studio (Fox) that is perhaps the shrewdest and often the bravest of the "majors." There is little point in laboring the technical ex- planations here again since they seem to be puzzling enough as it is (one Daily reporter last week wrote with understandable con- but without much real suggestion of depth. The sound is stereophonic which means that it issues from different sources behind and around the screen during the picture. The film itself is tedious, wooden, over- long, and absolutely predictable, making the worst mistakes of screenplays which try to hang on to the periphery of a dramatic event of lay or religious history. These typically involve a character of no real interest being buffeted about by the tempests of a situation quite beyond his control. In this case, the storms are those of the Crucifixion Day and the victim is a Roman officer who is to see the rift in the clouds (after some time). The intolerably long section of the film after the Crucifixion is replete with static and solemn philosophizing, rapt gazes into the middle distance signifying discovery of faith and a lot of simple bad acting and direction. Besides, the interiors are taste- less and the picture is backgrounded by the cheapest kind' of musical score. "Quo Vadis," by comparison, was a spectacle of some energy, sophistication, and virtuosity. In "The Robe," the fewer cuts, the longer scenes of Cinemascope place greater strains steady, if you are capable of such. If not, stand aside, while the or- dinary studentatakes over, whilehe and his fellows ride out the com- mie storm. -Emory Light Detroit, Michigan * * * We'll Outgrow It . . To the Editor: AS A U. of M. graduate, I am sorry (but not surprised) to read of your censure of Dr. Hat- cher for his commentary on the congressional investigation com- mittee hearing. Your remarks are typical of un- matured college kids, and I can assure you that the time will come, Joachim Quantz, Sonata in F major by Georg; Friedinch Handel, Trio Sonata in D minor by Jean-Baptiste Loei let; Sonata in G minor by Georg Philipp Telemann, and Trio Sonata in C major by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. Exhibitions U. of M. Museum of Art, Alumni Me- morial Hall, Fleischman Collection of' American Paintings, Nov. 15 - Dec. 6; A Half Century of Picasso, Nov. 25' through Dec. 20. Open from 9 to 5 on weekdays; 2 to 5 Sundays. The public is invited. Events Today U. of M. Annuitants Association. A meeting of the members of the U. ofr M. Annuitants Association will be held today in the assembly hall of the Rack- Episcopal Student Foundation. Stu- dent Breakfast following 7 a.m. service of Holy Communion, Wed., Dec. 2, at Canterbury House. Notice of Meeting on Computing Ma- chines. Dr. E. P. Little, Technical Di- rector, Wayne University 'Computation Labor tory, will talk on the New Yane at 8 p.m., Wed., Dec. 2, in Room 306, University large-scale digital computer State Hall, Wayne University. All those interested in computers or machine computation are invited to attend. Members of the IRE Professional Group on Electronic Computers are especial- ly urged to be present and to parti- cipate in a briew organizational meet- ing to follow Dr. Little's talk. Le Cercie francais aura lieu mearcredi le 2 decembre a 8 heures dans la Mich- igan League. Frances Hauss va jouer Harry Lunn..........Managing Editor Eric Vetter .................City Editor Virginia Voss........Editorial Director V Mike Wolff.......Associate City Editor Alice B. Slver - Assoc. Editorial Director. 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