PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAIN DAILY ixa.ils .:>1i.. JL JA:;aJr"ollX ,14, .J.a044. I I On" On Pigs And Politics PIGS is pigs. Politics is politics. These two truths were brought home painfully yesterday by the revelation of what the governor has done to the Uni- versity's budget request. The University needed $37,000,000. The governor recommended that the University Get $22,500,000. In other words, the gov- ernor asked the Legislature to lop off about $14,500,000 from the University budget. Why? The governor and/or the State bud- get authorities read the University's bud- get request and discussed the appropriation with University officials. They knew that the University desper- ately needs to start expanding its facili- ties now in preparation for the added 7,- 500 students who will be on campus with- in the next seven years, 1000 of them by next fall. They knew the University is be- hind in building up its facilities because of a 25-year period beginning during the de- pression when there were no appropria- tions for building at all. They knew of the many worthy projects which the University contemplated. And still they and the gov- ernor agreed to recommend $2,500,000 in- stead of the $14,337,200 the University ask- ed for capital outlays. Why? The budget officials knew that the Uni- versity was expecting 1,500 more students on campus than it had expected when the last budget was made out. More students re- quire more teachers, more equipment. And the University wanted to raise deserving fac- ulty and staff members' salaries an average of three to four per cent. But the governor clipped off an amount from the University operating request which would have provided more teachers, more equipment, and a salary raise. The reason is apparent. People are wor- ried about recessions. It's an economy year. Politics is indeed politics and a balanced State budget is good politics for.the gover- nor. So in spite of obvious need, and, in spite of any personal sympathy with that need, politics required the governor to cut the request. Furthermore, pigs is pigs.. The effect of the governors position is to make a dramatic declaration some- thing like this: "Millions for hog but not one cent for humans." This might sound ridiculous, but cutting $977,000 for "research and service in the de- velopment of human resources" is apparently just plain good practical government. The human resources request was includ- ed in the proposed University budget for the first time this year. It was designed to par- allel the agricultural research appropria- tion Michigan State College gets every year. Administrator's here figured that human beings were as important as pigs and cows, and the State should spend a little money for their well-being too. Unfortunately, however, pigs are politi- cally more powerful than people. Although only about 10 per cent of the State's peo- ple and six per cent of its wealth are em- ployed in agriculture, the farmers are a tremendous power politically. The way the state is districted, farm areas are grossly overrepresented in the Leg- islature. Besides, farm groups are organized. They come down to Lansing. And right in Lansing is Michigan State College, which the farmer legislators feel is a much more sensible school than the University. So farm- ers stick up for pigs, and agricultural devel- opment moves forward. It would be a fine thing if the Legislature would change the governor's mind and put in a good word and some cash for people too this year. -Jon Sobeloff MUsIC University Symphony Orchestra, Josef Blatt, conductor, Richard Thurston, stu- dent conductor. Soloists: Helen Stob, Mary Spaulding, John Gleason, pianists; Joan Rossi, Mary Ann Tinkham, sopranos; Frances Brown Watson, flutist STUDENT SOLOISTS combined last night with the University Symphony Orches- tray in a program of traditional works from the solo repertory. Eight works were played, three selections for piano and orchestra, two operatic arias, one piece for flute and strong orchestra, and Smetana's Overture to the "Bartered Bride." The three works for piano were all tried and true concert favorites but given en- thusiastic performances. Helen Stob showed understanding of Beethoven's lyricism in her performance of the first movement of the Concerto No. 4 in G. She was particularly fluent in the work's cadenza.,John Gleason attacked Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with gusto, at times finding the work's brilliance, and Mary Spaulding gave a sympathetic performance of Franck's Symphonic Variations. Joan Rossi sang the aria "Ebben? Ne andro lontano" from Catalani's opera "La Wally." An unfamiliar aria, it is none- theless very beautiful, in the Puccini man- ner. Miss Rossi perforned it in grand op- eratic style, balancing good singing with theatrical presentation, a combination also present in Mary Ann Tinkham's singing of "Una voce poco f a" from Ros- sini's "Baraber of Seville." Miss Tinkham's ON THE Washington Merry-Go-Round with DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON-What goes on at a White House meeting is always supposed to be a secret, unless the President himself de- cides to make it public. However, except during tensed-up wartimes, no White House sessions have been cloaked in such secrecy as Ike's recent meetings with cabinet and capitol leaders on his legislative program. The President has personally insured against leaks to the press by pointedly pledging everyone present to keep their lips buttoned. This is necessary, he ex- plains, because discussion at the meetings is "off the cuff," with a free and frank exchange of opinions on sometimes con- troversial subjects that might be misin- terpreted if appearing in the press. Naturally there will be differences in op- inion regarding the legislative docket for Congress, the President' points out, adding that he wants to be free to speak his mind with complete candor and that others at the meetings were entitled to the same privi- lege. At one session, right after Eisenhower had finished his little speech on secrecy, GOP Congressman Charley Halleck of Indiana caused gales of laughter. "You know," he said, "I never have any trouble keeping a secret. It's the people I tell it to who can't keep their mouths shut." * * * KING COTTON DEBATE MOTHER NATURE has had most to do with knocking Congressional heads to- gether regarding the biggest farm battle be- tween the East and West-cotton quotas. Last summer, California and the come- lately cotton areas of Arizona and New Mexico were at loggerheads with old plan- tation states of Mississippi, Georgia, and the Southeast. The latter were to have their cotton acreage cut only 25 per cent, while the Far West was in for a 52 per cent cotton reduction. This meant a loss of about $160,000.000 to the great central valley of California and was almost sure to bring economic setbacks. For the West started to become a really big cotton-producing area only recently, and the cotton-acreage quotas are based on the years 1947-49 and 1951-52. Thus the older cotton states get the preference. Last summer, Senators tried to work out a compromise readjustment of these quotas -without success. Congress adjourned. Still no agreement. But with the openingT of Congress last week, revised cotton quotas were made the No. 1 item of discussion, and there's now a good prospect of agreement. Reason: The planting season starts soon. If quotas aren't fixed soon, farmers can't curtail. Nature won't wait. NOTE-The new cotton bill will increase quotas about 3,000,000 acres. Actually, the motive is politics and nothing else. The in- crease will ease the political situation all right, especially in the Far West, where California farmers are raging mad. But with a carryover of 5,064,000 bales from the 1952 crop, and an additional 2,714,000 bales of this 1953 crop probably unmarketed, this increase may cause trouble later. Experts believe we will have cotton running out of our ears at the end of 1954. * * * BRITISH COMET A SIGNIFICANT, sometimes acrid argu- ment has been taking place between the British and U.S. aeronautic authorities over British Comet jet airliners, which unfortu- nately now seems settled by the recent crash near Italy. Civil Aeronautics Administrator Fred Lee had consistently refused to certify the Com- et, which caused a storm of resentment in England. Pan American Airways has pur- chased three comets from De Havilland for future delivery, but Lee had taken the po- sition that the Comet has not proved itself sufficiently for American certification. Specifically, he had doubts about the ship's tendency to stall at low speeds and its instability in the air. Two of the sub- sequent seven crashes, at Karachi and Rome, have resulted from stalling. Follow- ing this week's crash, the British grounded all Comets. So, despite questions in the House of Commons, it looks as if Fred Lee had been right. UNDER THE DOME MORE PRIVATE quotes on Ike's State of of the Union message: Ohio's statues- que Sen. John Bricker, after applauding en- thusiastically in front of TV cameras, snort- ed privately to Sen. Andy Schoepp'el of Kan- sas: "I don't know what I'm doing around here. This is no place for me if that is Re- publican policy." . . . . Schoeppel nodded in agreement. . . . Sen. John Butler of Mary- land to Sen. Hugh Butler of Nebraska: "I guess we didn't vote for a change after all." .... It's no secret that McCarthy was once a flaming New Dealer and bitterly anti- Herbert Hoover. When McCarthy went to work for a Republican lawyer in Wisconsin, the Waupaca County Post commented on Feb. 20, 1936: "We carefully padded (Mc- Carthy's) briefcase with a couple copies of the New Masses, a recent addition of the .Daily Worker, and a vest pocket sized Das Kapital....... This was a joking reference to the fact that McCarthy was a left-winger and his new Republican boss might not know about it. MORE WAR SURPLUS ASSISTANT President Sherman Adams has been asked to referee a knock-down bat- tle over how to dispose of $10,000,000,000 of surplus property now bulging out of mili- tary warehouses. Included in the ten billions are every- thing from old Mexican War saddles and oyster forks to World War II cannon and fighter planes. And what Adams has to decide is whether the Defense Depart- ment or the General Services Administra- tion will dispose of how much surplus equipment. This may sound easy, but it's one of the toughest decisions now hang- ing over the White House. For if too much surplus Is dumped on the market it may depress prices, even wreck some industries. On the other hand, it's costing the government millions each year for storage. Roger Kyes, Deputy Secretary of Defense, insists that the Pentagon should have charge of the whole job-since the proper- ty belongs to the military. But GS Administrator Edmund Mansure claims his agency should control the dis- posal of such common-use items as tooth- brushes, desks and rugs, etc. Mansure has pointed out to the White House that his agency has the personnel and experience to handle the job; that the Pentagon recovers an average of only eight per cent of the value of its surplus goods;. and if the pro- gram is controlled by ,the military, with all its complex chain of command, it will be an open invitation to confusion and corrup- tion. Also the military may dispose of thou- sands of an item, such as chairs, at the same time other government agencies are purchasing' new chairs. The GSA, as the "housekeeper" of government, on the other hand, knows just what agency needs -what. (Copyright 1954 by the Bell Syndicate) "I've Been Waiting At That Other Door For 30 Years" -- - ---ECON OMK SEE S " I~~~~ DAL FFCA ULLTIN I$ \ rr -- f I -u FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION SCHEDULE University of Michigan COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS HORACE H. RACKHAM SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF PHARMACY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION SCHOOL OF NURSING SCHOOL OF MUSIC January 18 to January 28 For courses having both lectures and recitations, the time of class is the time of the first lecture period of the week. For courses having recitations only, the time of class is the time of the first recitation period. Certain courses will be examined at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. EDITOR'S NOTE-Officials have reported that extra copies of this examination schedule will not be printed for distribution. Courses not included in either the regular schedule or the special periods may use any examination period provided there is no conflict or provided that in case of a conflict the conflict is arranged for by the class which conflicts with the regular schedule. Each student should receive notification from his instructor as to the time and place of his examination. a' we (Continued from Page 2) Doctoral Examination for William Knox Harreli, Bacteriology; thesis: "Fractionation and Differentiation of Human, Bovine, and Avian Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by means of their Infrared Spectrums," Mon., Jan. 18, 1954, 1566 East Medical Bldg., at 2 p.m. Chairman, W. J. Nungester. Doctoral Examination for Juan Azuara Sales, Pharmaceutical Chemistry; thesis: "Simply Amines which Contain Cyclo- heptyl, 4-Methyleycloheptyl, Cyciooctyl, 2- and 4-Pyridyl Groups," Tues., Jan. 19, 2525 Chemistry Bldg., at 1:30 p.m. Chairman, F. F. Blicke. Doctoral Examination for Henry Ed- mond Millson, Jr., Pharmaceutical Chemistry; thesis: "Basic Diovolanes," Wed., Jan. 20, 2525 Chemistry Bldg., at 1:30 p.m. Chairman, F. F, Blicke. Doctoral Examination for Thomas Samuel Heines, Jr. Chemical Engineer- ing; thesis:' Operation of Continuous Thermal Diffusion Columns for Liquids," Mon., Jan. 25, 3201 East Engineering Bldg., at 9:30 a.m. Chairman, J. J. Mar- tin. Doctoral Examination for George Ulrich Brauer, Mathematics; thesis: "Some Abelian Semi-Groups of Linear Transformations of Hausdorff Type," Sat., Jan. 30, East Council Room, Rack- ham Bldg., at 9:30 a.m. Chairman, George Piranian. Concerts Organ Recital. David Craighead, Guest Organist from Occidental College, Pasadena, California, will present a programat 4:15 Sunday afternoon, Jan. 17, in Hill Auditorium. It will include Vivaldi's Concerto in A minor, Buxte- hude's Chorale Fantasia, "How Brightly Shines the Morning Star," two Bach works, Vivace from the Second Trio-So- nata, and Toccata in F. Following in- termission Mr. Craighead will play Pastorale, by Roger-Ducasse; Fugue in C-sharp minor, by Honegger; and Two Meditations for Ascension, by Mes- siaen. The recital will be open to the general public without charge. May Festival. The Philadelphia Or- chestra will participate in all six con- certs; and the tentative assignment of performers is as follows: THURS., APRIL 29, 8:30 p.m. Lily Pons, soloist; Eugene Ormandy, conduc- tor. FRI., APRIL 30, 8:30 p.m. University Choral Union; Thor Johnson, conduc- tors "Gloria" by Vivaldi, with Lois Marshall, soprano and Blanche Thebom, contralto. First United States perform- ances of Carlos Chavez' "El Sol," Cor- rido Mexicano. Leonard Rose, Cellist, in *I Dvorak Concerto. SAT., MAY 1, 2:30 p.m. All-Brahms program', Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Youth Chorus, Marguerite Hood, con- ductor, in Brahms songs. Double Con- certo with Jacob Krachmalnick violin- ist and Lorne Munro, cellist. SAT., MAY 1, 8:30 p.m. Zinka Milanov, soprano, and Kurt Baum, tenor; Eu- gene Ormandy, conductor. SUN., MAY 2. 2:30 p.m. Mendelssohn's "Elijah" with University Choral Union; Lois Marshall, soprano; Blanche The- bom, contralto; John MCollum, tenor; William Warfield, baritone; Thor John- son, conductor.f SUN., MAY 2, 8:30 p.m. Artur Rubin- stein, pianist; Eugene Ormandy, con- ductor. Orders for season tickets are now being accepted and filed in sequence at the University Musical Society offices in Burton Tower. Tickets are $12.00, $9.00 and $8.00 each. Faculty Concert Postponed. The pi- ano recital by John Kollen, scheduled for Thurs., Feb. 11, in Lydia Mendels- sohn Theater, has been postponed. The new date will be announced later. Band Concert Cancelled. The concert by the University Symphony Band. pre- viously announced for Tues., Feb. 23, in Hill Auditorium, has been cancelled. The next concert by the Band will be given at 4:15 Sunday afternoon, Mar. 28. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Ernest MacMillan, Conductor, will give the 6th program in the current Choral Union Concert Series, Wed., Feb. 10, at 8:30, in Hill Auditorium. The oc- casion will mark the first performance of this Canadian orchestra in An Ar- bor.I Tickets are available at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, and $3.00 at the offices of the University Musical Society, Burton Me- morial Tower. The Griller String Quartet and the Reginald Kell Players will participate in the 14th annual Chamber Music Festi- val in Rackham Auditorium. The Grill- er group is composed of Sidney Griller and Jack O'Brien, violins; Philip Bur- ton, viola; and Coin Hampton, cello: and will present two programs, Fri- day evening, Feb. 19, and Sunday after- noon, Feb. 21. The Kell Players include Reginald Kell, clarinetist Joel Rosen, pianist; Melvin Ritter, violinist; and Aurora Natola, cellist. This group will be heard Saturday evening, Feb. 20. Tickets for the three concerts are available at the offices of the Universi- ty Musical Society in Burton Tower, at $3.50 and $2.50; and for single concerts at $1.75 and $1.25 each, Events Today Tartuffe; or, The Impostor, Moliere's classic French comedy, will be present- ed in English by the Department of Speech tonight at 8 o'clock in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. A special stu- dent rate of any seat In the house for 50c is in effect tonight. The regular rate is $1.20 - 90c - 60c. Lydia Mendelssohn Box office is open from 10 am. until 8 p.m. All seats are reserved. La p'tite causette will meet today from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the Michigan Union cafeteria. This is the last meet- ing of the semester and only French will be spoken! Everyone welcome. Orthodox Students Society. Final meeting and party of the first semester tonight at 7:30 in the basement recre- ation room of Lane Hall, Everyone come and bring along a friend. Christian Science Organization. Tes- timony meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m., Fireside Room, Lane Hall, All are wel- come. Wives of Students and Faculty, School of Conservation and Natural Resources. Meeting this evening, 8 p.m., home of Miss Veo Foster (libarian), 1011 Church St. International Center Weekly Tea will be held this afternoon from 4:30 to 6 at the International Center.( The Congregational-Disciples Guild. Mid-week Meditation in Douglas Chap- el, 5:00-5:30. p.m. Freshman Discussion Group at Guild House, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Hillel. 4 p.m. - Class in Jewish Holi- dayvObservances; 7:30 p.m. - Class in Advanced Hebrew; 8 p.m. - Music-For- All, classical musi recorded on Hi-Fi sound system TIME OF MONDAY TUESDAY CLASS (at 8 (at 9 (at 10 (at 11 (at 12 (at 1 (at 2 (at 3 (at 4 TIME OF EXAMINATION Tuesday, January 26 9-1 Monday, January 18 9-12 Wednesday, January 20 9-12 Saturday, January 23 9-12 Monday, January 18 2-5 Monday, January 25 2-5 Thursday, January 28 9-12 Thursday, January 21 2-5 Monday, January 18 2-5 (at (at (at (at (at (at (at 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 Wednesday, January 27 Tuesday, January 19 Friday, January 22 Monday, January 25 Thursday, January 28 Thursday, January 21 Saturday, January 23 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 2-5 9-12 2-5 r SPECIAL PERIODS LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS Psychology 31 French 1, 2, 11, 12, 31, 32 Spanish 1, 2, 31, 32 German 1, 2, 11, 31 Zoology 1 Botany 1, 2, 122 Chemistry 3 Sociology 51, 54, 60 Political Science i Economics 51, 52, 53, 54 Monday, January 18 Tuesday,'January 19 Wednesday, January 20 Wednesday, January 20 Friday, January 22 Friday, January 22 Saturday, January 23 Tuesday, January 26 Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2R5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Drawing 3 English 11 MIE 136 CE 23, 151 Drawing 2 EE 4, 5 EM 1,2 PE 11, 13 CM 124 Drawing 1 MIE 135 CE 21, 22 Chemistry PE 31, 32, Economics Monday, January 18 Monday, January 18 Monday, January 18 Monday, January 18 Tuesday, January 19 Tuesday, January 19 Wednesday, January 20 Thursday, January 21 Thursday, January 21 Friday, January 22 Friday, January 22 Saturday, January 23 Saturday, January 23 Tuesday, January 26 Wednesday, January 27 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 2-5 ,I 3 131 53, 54 DRAMA SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS No date of examination may be changed without the con- sent of the Committee on Examination Schedules. { COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING No date of examination may be changed without the con- sent of the Classification Committee. All cases of cohflicts be-. tween assigned examination periods must be reported for ad- justment. See bulletin board outside Room 3044 East Engineer- ing Building between January 4 and January 12 for instruction. SCHOOL OF MUSIC Individual examinations by appointment will be given for all applied music courses (individual instruction) elected for credit in any unit of the University. For time and place of examinations, see bulletin board in the School of Music. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL OF- EDUCATION SCHOOL OF PHARMACY SCHOOL OF MUSIC Courses not covered by this schedule, as well as any neces- sary changes, will be indicated on the School bulletin board. tee/'4 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. A t Lydia Mendelssohn.. TARTUFFE, a Comedy in Five Acts by Moliere. Presented by the Speech Depart- ment, Directed by Hugh A. Norton. IT IS A TRIBUTE to the genius of Moliere that Tartuffe in the 20th century is nearly as amusing as it was in the 17th. It is a triubute to the Speech Department that they managed last night to impart much of its spirit and humor to a modern audience. On a large scale Tartuffe is a satire of 17th cen- tury French society which apparently was incapable of carrying on its affairs without the frequent intervention of its servants. More particularly, it is the tale of the in- credibly gullible Orgon who admits Tartuffe into his household, convinced he is a model of religious sobriety. The effects of Orgon's ridiculous failure to notice Tartuffe's designs on his wife-designs which provide excellent opportunities for crawling under tables and emerging at critical moments from behind screens-are truly amusing. Much of the excellence of this perform- ance must be attributed to its director, Professor Norton. A rapid pace was pre- served throughout which off-set the te- dium of the translation; Mr. Norton ap, parently realized that the inherent wit in Moliere's alexandrines was largely dis- sipated and that the play's success must depend on comedy effect alone. Therefore speeches came off at a fine clip. The ac- tors, strode about the stage like trained athletes. Indeed, Gwen Arner as Dorine, the pheonominally perceptive maid, would have been monotonous in her animation' had she not carried it off with such au- thority. 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