PAGE SIx T HE A CHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1953 I I -i P rof essors Study Durkin Resignation By JANE HOWARD Economics department faculty members were reluctant yesterday to comment at length on current speculation of fulfillment of the Secretary of Labor post, vacated by Martin Durkin's resignation. Professor William Haber voiced the general feeling on the issue in his comment that now, prior to any tangible information with re- gard to Durkin's successor, it is too early to hazard any guesses. It was agreed that the men pro- posed as possible candidates for the labor post are so numerous and so widely varied in their back- grounds and positions that a defi- nite pre-selection might too easily b a wrong one. * * * HABER termed the question as one chiefly of veracity. At present it is difficult for the layman to maintain who is in the right, Pres- ident Dwight D. Eisenhower or Durkin himself. At the AFL convention this week in St. Louis, Durkin has al- ready verified his own statement that the primary cause of his resignation was Eisenhower's and the Republican administra- tion's failure to carry through the promised 19 amendments to the Taft-Hartley labor law. To preserve his own integrity and to rid himself of an atmosphere where others did not follow suit, Durkin, the only Democrat oc- cupying a Cabinet seat, resigned his post. Among the 19 disputed amend- ments, Professor Z. Clark Dickin- son cited two which have been the cause of a large part of the discrepancy. During his term in the Cabinet Durkin worked for the legalization of the closed shop in building trades, and received no results. . Another factor was Durkin's proposed removal of the non-Com- munist oath currently required of labor officials, which is considered a worthy ideal in theory but a dif- ficult, if not an impossible, one in practice. ANOTHER FACTOR Dickinson attributed to the controversy is the , death of Senator Robert A. Taft. Durkin's appointment had been approved by a representative from the White House rather than by the White House itself, which might therein comprise a repudia- tion of Taft's ideals. The new Labor secretary, com- mented Dickinson, will probably not be another Democrat, and the choice will be made with due regard to the geographical dis- tribution of Cabinet posts. This would eliminate several candi- dates who have been proposed from New York and from other states which have already con- tributed men to major positions. An ex-Congressman, he contin- ued, would have considerable sup- port from labor unions, and it is most probable that the successor will be a comparative layman to the field rather than a man who is now a leader in organized labor. English Study For Foreign Tutors Begins Twenty-eight foreign English teachers from 13 countries all over the world recently arrived at the University to begin a special state department sponsored course in the English Language Institute. Sounding like a roster of repre- sentatives to the United Nations, the list shows that teachers from Burma, Brazil, Greece, the Philip- pines, Japan, Indonesia, Italy, Cey- lon and Indochina are registered for courses in phonetics and gram- mar. The teachers are also taking a course specially developed at the Institute for the teaching of Eng- lish in a foreign language. President and Mrs. Harlan H. Hatcher, Judge Francis J. O'Brien, Director of the Institute Prof. Charles C. Fries and Chairman of the English department Prof. Warner G. Rice and Mrs. Rice wel- comed the 28 teachers at a ban- quet given Tuesday evening. After the 12-week course at the University, the teachers will spend a month touring other colleges and universities in the United States. Republican Group To Hear Sallade Ann Arbor City Council Presi- dent George W. Sallade will speak on "Youth in Politics" at the open- ing meeting of the Young Repub- licans at 7:30 p.m. today in the Unrion. IFC IFC tryouts will be held to- day at 4 p.m. in Rm. 3B of the Union. Fraternity men interested in working on the rushing, schol- arship, public relations or co- ordinating committees may sign up at the meeting. Other com- mittee positions are open on the Big Ten alumni and social com- mittees. 'U' Student's Auto Robbed A University student has re- ported the theft of personal be- longings valued at more than $725 from his car. The victim, Forrest Crocker, told police officers he had left his pos- sessions locked in his car in the University parking lot located at the corner of N. University and S. Forest at 1 p.m. Tuesday. When he returned four hours later, the right vent window had been fotced open and the contents of the car stolen. Reported missing were several suits, a portable radio, two suit- cases, books and other personal be- longings. CALLING ALL SLEUTHS: Part Time Jobs Available for Students -Daily-Malcolm Shatz AN ELECTRICIAN STRINGS FLOURESCENT LIGHTING WIRES IN THE REBUILT NATURAL SCIENCE LIBRARY * 4. * 4 Natural Science Bui[ding A uditorium Remodeled By WALLY EBERHARD Want to be a part-time Mick- ey Spillane? The University Personnel Office at 3012 Administration Bldg. re- cently filled a request for a part- time private-eye at a handsome $2.50 hourly rate. WHILE THIS is an unusual op- portunity for spare-time empoly- ment, the bureau has regularly processed about 140 job applica- tions daily since the beginning of orientation week, according to Stephen L. Speronis, personnel in- terviewer of the service. Most of the job requests fall into the line of part-time res- taurant and kitchen help at lo- cal hash-houses, fraternities and sororities. Lawn and garden work also requires a great deal of student help. Hourly rates for men average from $1 to $1.50, with women's rates about one dollar. While there is a fee-charging employment bu- reau in Ann Arbor in addition to the Michigan Unemployment Bu- reau, the University service has developed a high reputation for prompt placement of student help. TWENTY HOURS is the max- imum load recommended by the bureau for undergrads, and the first- two weeks of the school year is the best time to apply for work, according to Speronis. Speronis regularly fills vacan- cies for such positions as chauf- fer, printer, real estate salesman, bus driver, projectionist, jani- tor, pinboy, babysitter, store clerk and typist. About 80 per cent of all appli- cants are successfully placed in part-time jobs. Approximately 800 people are employed part-time each year by the University alone. Job requests from the University and private employers are chan- neled through the University per- sonnel office. Four electrical engineers were recently employed by a local ra- dio and television firm for part- time repair work. Calls for theater STUDENT LAMPS at 115 W. Liberty-Near Main Draft Exam Application CardsReady University men may now obtain application cards for the Nov. 19. Selective Service College Qualifi- cation Test, it was announced yes- terday. The cards may be picked up at Selective Service Board No. 85, at 208 W. Washington St. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 to 12 m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. Students are asked to bring their Selective Service cards when they make applications. They will then receive information bulletins and application forms. Officials from the local board reminded students that those who have taken the draft test are not eligible to do so again. The tests will be conducted Nov.,19 and April 22, 1954. Applications for students plan- ning to take the first test must be postmarked not later than mid- night Nov. 2. March 8 is the dead- line for those planning to take the test in the spring. Read and Use Daily Classifieds I -Daily-Betsy Srith STUDENT WORKER-Bernice Glasner, employed in the Plant Dept., operates an adding machine. * * * * ushers, car mechanics, carpenters One of Speronis' recent place- and playground supervisors pass ment problems was for a care- through the office at frequent in- taker to handle a flock of para- tervals. keets, at a modest $1.25 per hour. Healtlh ,series I Beige-painted walls, spanking new playwood seats and reostat dimmers for lighting effects wel- comed students back to campus in the completely remodeled Nat- ural Science Auditorium. Begun early last spring, the project also included the building of additional rooms and a green- house in the center court, en- larging the third floor library and laboratories vacated by the psy- chology department. * -* * THE AUDITORIUM, complete with sound-proofing acoustic tile Award Winners Will Be Honored Six-hundred fifty Regents-Al-. umni Honor Award winners, all freshmen, will attend a special program at 8 p.m. today in the League. in the ceiling, improved ventila- tion a new amplifier system, and a new projection room lacks only the motorized blackboard for work to be finished on the amphithea- ter. At present, electricians are putting in continuous rows of flourescent lights in the mezza- nine reading room of the library, an addition constructed on the south side of the building above the modernized auditorium. Work on the library has been stalled because of slow deliveries of stacks used to store books, ac- cording to Burton D. Thuma, as- sociate dean of the literary college. Other improvements in the building include a new elevator and modernizing of the old one. Many of the laboratories for- merly occupied by the psychology department, now moved to Mason Hall, have been converted into rooms for the zoology and bot- any departments. Not Required Compulsory freshman health lectures will not be given this semester, according to Dr. War- ren Forsythe, director of Health Service. Replacing the former series for this semester will be a new pro- gram of general health lectures with attendance voluntary. Insti- tuted by Health Service as a con- tribution to personal health, they are open to all students.' This new series is also suitable for upper class students deficient in the former freshman require- ment. The makeup exam for these students will be given October 16, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. con- tinuously at the Health Service. Six lectures are planned, the first to be given Tuesday at 3, 4, 5 and 7:30 p.m. in the Natural Science Auditorium. The program will continue Thursday, Oct. 1 and on successive Tuesdays and Thurs- days. I Eil~~I eneration (inter arts magazine) EDITORIAL- BUSI NESS TRYOUT MEETING Friday - Sept. 25 - 4:00 Student Publications Bldg. 11 : I Ip - -p- qoo Lf W il"-1~q I for 0@@ * FUN and the chance to meet people! * New field of interest? (No previous training necessary) Participation in the hub of campus activity? * Practical experience in newswriting, advertising? * Opportunity to work on the oldest and most distinctive student daily newspaper with the best plant in the U.S.? Join Y Sir i rnx D~4atF Staff! Introductorv Trvout Meetina: Thurs.,. Seat. 24, 4:15 P.M.