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)OLLARS AND SENSE:
A Campus Community Chest
For Effective Generosity

DURING ITS two-day bucket drive, World Uni-
versity Service collected $566.63, an average of
three cents per student.
To eke out this three cents, 12 buckets were
used the first day and 16 the second. Shifts of
two students manned each bucket nine hours a
day-in short, an estimated 250 workers put in
more than 500 man hours.
Other charities do about the same at Michigan.
Last year five organizations, March of Dimes, Red
Cross, Tuberculosis Seals, Free University of Ber-
lin and WUS together raised about 20 cents a stu-
dent.
That the Michigan student gives only the price
of an ice cream soda to charity each year is not
due, we believe, to selfishness but rather to the in-
efficient, haphazard method of collecting money.
Bucket drives, the common medium, are a nuis-
ane. Students are constantly harassed and forced
to explain that they have already deposited their
loose change.
The resentment that many students harbor
against bucket drives may help account for their
unwillingness to contribute.
There are two major faults with the present, un-
coordinated manner used by campus charities.
First, psychologically, a bucket drive aims for
nickels and dimes. No attempt is made to collect
sizable contributions and the result is three cents a
student.
Secondly, campus organizations do not receive
equitable compensations. Ideally, a particular
charity should receive a percentage of the total
monies given to all charities based on many fac-
tors: need, sources of income, value of services
rendered to name a few.
Charity is a serious problem. It deserves far more
attention and thought than is given it at the Uni-
versity, where the problem is even more acute since
charities are suffering from student apathy.

Instead of formulating and evaluating possible
solutions, charities continue their inept unorgan-
ized campus campaigns-even though experience
has shown they will collect little.
One possible solution, now used by many colleges
and communities is the Community Chest or one
of its many variations.
In theoory, a Community Chest is simple-one
yearly drive collects all the money and distributes
it to charities who in turn agree not to stage their
own drives.
In practice, it solves many problems. The nuis-
ance of constant coin-tossing is eliminated, psy-
chologically the drive aims at collecting large
sums of money and has proved, in communities
and colleges that use it, that each charity gener-
ally receives more, and a more sophisticated, re-
alistic method of distribution corrects the in-
equities of separate drives.
Also, since one concerted drive replaces many,
a tremendous saving in time and man hours is
effected.
Admittedly, setting up a Community Chest poses
many problems of an administrative nature. That
these can be solved, though, is effectively demon-
strated by the many college Community Chests now
operating.
It is up to the individual charities and Student
Legislature, if they are dissatisfied with the amount
of money now collected (and certainly they should
be) to look into a Community Chest and examine it
as a possible solution.
Certainly, Michigan students are ready to con-
tribute at least two cents a week to charity, if
they know it is soundly organized. Even that
would be one dollar a year, or about five times
what is presently raised.
A campus community chest could make student
charity a generous, rationally planned annaul res-
ponse to social needs, not a series of inefficient,
haphazard penny-ante nuisance drives.
-Lee Marks

Thoughts on a Pre-Game Ceremony:
Why Honor The Flag'?

DURING THIS season of colored uniforms streak-
ing across chalk-lined fields, any Saturday
afternoon spectator can give a play-by-play des-
cription on the following Tuesday. But ask him
what happened on the field before the game, and,
99 times out of 99, he will forget to mention the
raising of the flag.
Not that he consciously considers it insignifi-
cant. It's just that raising the flag before a game
is a routine procedure during which he has time
total the possible winnings from the day's wagers.
He stands up for the ceremony because everyone
else stands.
Perhaps he does recognize the situation. Does he
bother to think about it? So a flag is going up a
pole. What does it mean? To how many does it
occur that the flag does, in fact, mean something?
Perhaps he does steal a glance at the stars and
stripes as they wave their way upward. Perhaps he
does feel a tingle of pride in his country. Perhaps
the flag does mean something to him. Does he
know ,what? or why he has any feeling about it?
More important, does he stop to decide whether it
is clear in his own mind what the flag means to
him?
The flag Is a symbol, which, like any symbol,
must be a symbol of something. When that some-
thing cannot be identified, the flag is no more de-
serving of a salute than a striped towel. And,
like any symbol, what it stands for is identi-
fiable only by the minds that perceive it. Thus,
the flag can symbolize as many things as there
are people to see it.
In the case of the American flag, however, the
idea symbolized does not differ greatly among in-
dividuals. At least, it did not a hundred years ago,
and people assume today that their idea is the same
as that of everyone else, if they trouble themselves
about it at all.
What happened, however, is that everyone be-
came so certain that'what the flag represented was
so inescapably lucid to everyone that no one needed
to explain to anyone, even himself.
As a result, everyone now takes the flag for
granted, vaguely aware that it must stand for
something and letting the matter end there. In
short, everyone is loyal to the flag-nay, takes
all precautions against appearing disloyal -
having forgotten that it is not the flag that mer-
its loyalty, nor the nation for which it is tlhe
standard, but the ideals embodied in its origin.
Hence, he is loyal to absolutely nothing, because
the flag, in itself, is a linen nonentity.
A few may go one step further, satisfying them-
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selves that they are saluting a great country dedi-
cated to freedom. Aside from being incorrect, they
are incomplete; for what is freedom to them besides
an empty word?
* * * *
W HAT WE HAVE here is a complete ignorance
of what the American flag represents. Of the
great risk conceived in 1776 to test whether a na-
tion founded upon an agreement to disagree can
last. Of the belief that a free flow of ideas will
bring the best notions to the fore. Of a political
arrangement to insure the protection of the civil
and legal rights needed to guarantee an individual
his freedom. Ignorance of the meaning of loyalty
to a democratic state and its principles.
Worst of all, there is, along with and supporting
this ignorance, a conviction that in this ignorance
there is bliss. A conviction that, in blind loyalty to
an undefined symbol, there is safety.
It would be better to discontinue the practice
of flag-raising before football or any other kind
of games than to go on in this casual loyalty.
At least we would not be outsmarting ourselves
with a flimsy pretense.
A better alternative, of course, would be to take
the whole thing more seriously, not blindly, but in
a conscious effort to find in our own minds exactly
why we honor the flag.
--Jim Dygert

DREW PEARSON:
Washington
Merry-Go-
Round
WASHINGTON - The Prime
Minister of Pakistan, our
most important ally in the Middle
East, abruptly canceled his visit
in the United States and Canada1
last Thursday and flew back home.
He had news of political
trouble in Pakistan and he was
also given a series of personal
brush-offs in Washington.
Even though he received a jo-i
ial semi-apology from President
Eisenhower, his entourage made
no bones about the fact that he
had been snubbed.
The series of brush-offs began
when the White House changed
the Prime Minister's schedule at
the last minute because Eisenhow-
er was delayed by hastily arranged
speeches. Mohammed Ali was told
he had to be in Washington be-
tween October 14 and 16, even
though this interfered with an
honorary degree he was receiving
from Columbia on October 15.
Nevertheless, he complied.
Arriving in Washington, he
found neither the President nor
Secretary of State Dulles at the
airport to greet him-not even
Vice-President Nixon. And a
chief of state is supposed to meet
another chief of state.
In an effort to keep his engage-
ment with Columbia University,
Mohammed Alitried to fly to New
York on October 15, but hurricane
Hazel interfered, causing him to
take a train at 4 a.m., October 15,
then return to Washington on a
12:30 a.m. train next morning.
He got back to the capital a bit
sleepy-eyed for the White House
lunch finally given for him on Sat-
urday. But Mrs. Eisenhower failed
to entertain Ali's very attractive3
wife, the begum. She was not in-
vited to the White House at all. To
make up for this, the Pakistan
Embassy gave a reception in her
honor for the wives of Southeast
Asia ambassadors.
On top of all this, the Presi-
dent of Liberia came to town
while the Prime Minister of Pa-
kistan was still here and got thej
super-duper kid-glove treatment
with all the trimmings, includ-
ing a .parade down Constitution
Avenue, a special greeting at the
airport, plus a tour all over the
eastern U.S.A., with Republican
politicians falling over each oth-
er to get the Negro president to
visit cities with heavy Negro po-
pulations.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Ali was
supposed to go to Canada. At the
last minute, however, Premier St.
Laurent asked him to wait a few
days, because he, too, was busy
campaigning. This was too much
for Mohammed Ali. He notified
the Prime Minister of Canada that
he was canceling his trip. Shortly
thereafter he got word that he fac-
ed political trouble at home, so he
packed up and flew back to Pakis-
tan.
Just before he left, however, the,
State Department woke up to thea
fact that Mohammed Ali was
about to go away mad. Hurriedly,
it announced that the U.S.A.
would extend $105,000,000 econom-;
ic aid to Pakistan. It's just barely'
possible that be got more money
because his feelings were hurt.
Anyway, it was five times what he
got last year. So Mohammed Ali
flew home happy.
Liberia and Georgia I

PRESIDENT Tubman of LiberiaI
has been advised to decline po-
litely the invitation of Gov. Her-
man Talmadge of Georgia to visit
the native state of Tubman's mo-
ther.
The Negro president of the Ne-
gro republic will go to Georgia,
but not to be the guest of Gov-
ernor Talmadge. This is because
his political advisers, including
Carl Murphy, publisher of the
Afro-American, warned him vig-
orously against it. And dealing
with the Governor who made
segregation such a bitter issue,
they advised, would subject
President Tubman to criticism f
from Negroes all over the Uni-
ted States as well as at home
where he faces an election cam-
paign.
The Talmadge invitation was
considered so important and so
full of potential danger that Mur-
phy's warning was relayed to Pre-
sident Tubman by Liberian Am-
bassador Clarence L. Simpson well
before the President left Liberia.
When he received it, President
Tubman was disturbed. He didn't
want to reject the invitation of an
American governor and he did not
quite understand why Talmadge
was so hated by American Negroes.
So he had Ambassador Simpson
fly all the way to Liberia for a
one-day conference at which it
was explained that the Governor
of Georgia had vowed Negroes
would be admitted to White schools
only over his dead body.
As a result, President Tubman
will go to Gerogia to receive a

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A t the Orprheum .
THE FINAL TEST, by Terrence
Rattigan
H ERE IS another British film
by the Rank people which
certainly hasitskdroll moments.
Briefly, it concerns itself with the
game of cricket,-which is popular
in Britain. There unfolds the usual
British rigamarole with the so-
called old world approach to all
manner of things portrayed: not-
ably cricket.
The final test, one soon realizes,
is a cricket match during which
Old Palmer, who has played long
and well for old England, will play
his last match. But his son, who
prefers poetry and music to the
restrained but vulgar atmosphere
of the cricket field or "oval" as
it is called, will not be present at
Old Palmer's final game. No,
he has gone off for a long await-
ed appointment with Alexander
Whitehead, great Poet of our time,
and author of such infamous
works as "Follow the Turtles to
Father's Tomb."
But, to the surprise of the eas-
ily surprised, Whitehead is bats
about cricket so he and Young
Palmer dash off together in time
to see Old Palmer, who has been
an idol of Whitehead's, wouldn't
you know, ever since he can re-
member.
Of course it wouldn't be cricket
to leave Old Palmer, a widower,
unattached and unemployed for
his remaining years, so he gets a
job as a coach and marries a bar
wench, while Young Palmer and
Whitehead presumably closet
themselves, to discuss publication
of Palmer's obviously dreadful
poetry.
Still, for all this apparent com-
plexity, the feature of this film
is the British appreciation of
cricket. How unlike baseball, this.
Each batsman receives polite ap-
plause after his turn, and the game
is recessed for lunch.
Whitehead sums up this atti-
tude rather well when he says:
"Dull? Why of course cricket is
dull . . , Unlike other sports,
cricket refuses to accede to the
boorish craving for excitement."
Indeed the point to be made.
Altogether, The Final Test is
not unamusing, even though the
searcher for deep meanings may
find it a tiresome caricature.
David Kessel

At The State..
BRIGADOON
AKEN FROM the prize-winning
L musical, Brigadoon is a color-
ful and beautiful movie. It is not
like most musicals. It has the us-
ual plot, but an unusual theme
(miracles). Yet, Brigadoon is as
light and fanciful as was Lili.
Brigadoon is a Scottish village
that comes into existence once a
day every hundred years. This is
the town's miracle. The story tells
of two hunters, Gene Kelly and
Van Johnson, who stumble onto
Brigadoon after getting lost. This
is to be the wedding day of a sweet
lass who has a beautiful older
sister, Cyd Charisse.
Naturally, Kelly and Miss Cha-
risse meet and it's love at first
sight. By the end of the day, he
wants to stay in the town but
his realist sidekick, Johnson, con-
vinces him that Brigadoon is a
dream and off they go back to
the United States. True love
does win out and Kelly returns
to Scotland and enters Brigadoon.
The lilting songs (music by Fred-
erick Lowe, lyrics by Alan Jay
Lerner) that are interspersed in
the musical are given fine perform-
ances by the singers and dancers.
The film's highlight is the wedding
dance when the assorted clans
gather on the village square in all
their color. The background bag-
pipes add flavor to the excellent
choreography (by Kelly) of the
scene.
Cyd Charisse and Kelly also get
in their share of good dancing as
they whirl through "The Heather
on the Hill," and even Johnson
gets into the act, soft shoe dancing
with Kelly and most of the town's
male population.
Kelly as the romantic Ameri-
can dances well; it doesn't mat-
ter that he's not the world's best
singer. Miss Charisse looks beau-
tiful and more and more like
Ava Gardner. As the brash
American, Johnson is fine as
long as he's wisecracking.
The film is in Cinemascope which
makes the dances even more ex-
citing, and the Ansco color gives
the Scottish glens and mountains
more color and authenticity. Es-
pecially notable is the superbly
photographed opening scene when
the valley first comes to life.
-Harry Strauss

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TODAY and TOMORROW
By WALTER LIPPMANN
TWO TALKS IN ROME
PARIS
SHORTLY BEFORE leaving Rome I had two talks which interested
me very much.
One was with an official who is working on the plan for the
economic development of Italy. Essentially it is a plan which calls
for capital development designed to create productive jobs for the
unemployed and the underemployed. The official argued his case
with much force and eloquence.
But being an American, I was bound to wonder when he would
get around to explaining the American contribution to the plan in
the way of credits or grants in aid. He never did get around to that,
and finally' I asked him whether Italy would be able to execute the
plan out of her own resources.
His answer threw much light, I think, on the underlying realities.
"If this were a Communist government," he said, "it could carry out
the plan without foreign assistance. It would be able to tax. It would
be able to compel workers to accept temporarily less pay. It would
dare to cut down consumption in all classes. It would form capital by
forced savings. It would remove the displaced workers of obsolete
industries to other regions. It would impose measures of agricultural
improvement. It would be able to do all these things because it
would not have to worry about the Chamber of Deputies and about
elections and about newspapers and about being put out of office ., I"
"But," he went on to say, "the Democratic parties cannot do
this even if they wanted to because they are not strong enough
as governments to impose so much sacrifice upon the population.
So in Italy which is a free country by a fairly narrow margin,
democracy requires subsidies from abroad. It needs them to make
up the difference between what can be done by Democratic con-
sent and what needs to be done in order to solve economic and
social problems."
* * * *
s HAD A TALK with another man who was much concerned about
the revival of Fascism. I asked him to spell out his fears in view
of the fact that the neo-Fascists are only a splinter party while the
Communists are the most powerful party organization in Italy.
"We have decided," he said, "not to surrender the state to the
Communists, not to allow them to take power even if circumstances
were to give them the legal votes.
"We shadl use the whole force of the state to prevent their tak..
ing power legally. That in the last resort will be our answer to Com-
munist propaganda. But of course the answer will require actions
which will in fact put in charge of our affairs soldiers, policemen,
and men who are temperamentally akin to the Fascists. So we shall
avert the Communist danger but the price may be the loss of our
democracy and our liberties."
(Copyright 1954, New York Herald Tribune, Inc.)
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DRAMA
At Hill A uditorium...
THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL, by
Herman Wouk. Starring Paul Douglas, Wen-
dell Corey and Steve Brody.
THE OUTCOME of the "Caine Mutiny Court-
Martial" is never in doubt. Even the severity
of sentence which could be handed down by the
court has been greatly and mysteriously reduced
(from death, provided by regulation, to "fifteen
years in the brig"). Also, the entire drama, save
for a short epilogue, occurs on one changeless set
-the court.
With these three "strikes" against him, how
does Herman Wouk manage to sustain interest
in his two-hour stage play? Well, he does. And
it's the reworking of the fabulous "Caine" miracle.
This, plus the support of a very proficient cast,
provided a captive audience at Hill Auditorium
last night with some brilliant entertainment.
Paul Douglas. in the role of the captain, gives
a touching characterization of a pathetic creature
trapped in a situation where he must answeri-as
he never has had to answer before-in full truth
to a jury of his peers.
Wendell Corey, as the hawk-like, obsessed de-
fense lawyer who peck-peck-pecks away at Queeg's
brain, plays a rather loud but effective Green-
wald.
As Maryk, the defendant, Steve Brodie tops the
cast in his performance, portraying a sincere, un-
eloquent victim of circumstances. And in an easy
role, JerryCrews, as Urban, brought out most of
the play's best laughs with finesse.
Noticeably mechanical stage movements and
gestures failed to detract from the total impres-
sion of good drama.
If you want to see a honey of a trial, master-
fully engineered by the defense lawyer, Green-
wald, as he skillfully undertakes to avoid pre-
senting the court with "two disgruntled bastards

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the day preceding publication (be-
fore 10 a.m. on Saturday).
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1954
Vol. LXV, No. 28
Notices
Late Permission: Because of t he
Homecoming Dance, all women students
will have a 1:30 late permission on
Sat., Oct. 23. Women's residences will
be open unti1 1:25 a.m.
PERSONNEL INTERVIEWS NOT
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED:
Representatives from the following
companies will interview at Engineer-
ing:
Tues., Oct. 26
Union Oil Company or Calif., Los An-
geles. Calif.-All degrees in Geology,
Chem., Mech., Petroleum, Civil, Elect.,
Industrial E. for Production, Transpor-
tation, Manufacturing, Research &
Sales.
Tues. & Wed., Oct. 26 & 27
Standard Oil Co., Whiting, Ind.-B.S.
& M.S. in Mech. & Chem. E. and M.S.
& Ph. D. in Chem. for Research.
Thurs. & Fri., Oct. 28 & 29
Esso standard Oil Co. (E. Coast Div.),
Standard Oil Development Center, N.
Jersey. All levels of Chem. E. for Re-
search, Development, Design and Pro-
duction.
Students wishing tohmakeappoint-
mentse with any of the above should
contact the Engr. Placement Office, 248
W. Eng., ext. 2182.
EMPLOYMENT REGISTRATION
The annual placement meeting of the
Bureau of Appointments will be held at
3:00 p.m., Mon.,- Oct. 25, in Auditorium
A, Angell Hall. All seniors and gradu-
ate students who are interested in reg-
istering with the Bureau for employ-
ment either after graduation, after mil-
itary service, or for further promotions
in the fields of education, business,
industry, government, or in the tech-
nical fields are invited. Registration
material will be. given out at the meet-
ing.
PERSONNEL REQUESTS:
The American National Red Cross,
Midwestern Area,, St. Louis, Mo., has
announced employment opportunities
for men and women in the United
States and overseas. Men in the fields
of History, Psyc., Econ., Sociology,
Educ., Social Wofk, Phys. Ed., Counsel-
ing and Guidance may qualify for po-
sitions as Assistant Field Directors.
Women in the fields of Recreation, So-
ciology, and Social Work may qualify
for positions as Case Aides, Recreation
Aides, Recreation Workers, Assistant
Field Directors. There are some over-
seas Stenographer positions available
also. A representative of the Amer. Red
Cross will visit the campus for inter-
views if enough people are interested,
Superintendent of Schools, Belleville,
Mich., has a position open for either a
man or a woman to do Bookkeeping or
Accounting in the school system.
Students wishing to have further in-
formation about these or other posi-
tions should contact the Bureau of Ap-
pointments, 3528 Admin. Bldg., ext. 371.
Lectures

SRA Homecoming Party. Square and
social dancing. Refreshments and other
entertainment. Everyone welcome. No
admission charge. Lane Hall, Sat., 8:00-
12:00 p.m.
Episcopal Student Foundation. Cider
and daughnuts after the game on Bat.
at Canterbury House. All students In-
vited.
Wesleyan Guild. Sat., Oct. 23, 5:30 p.m.
Annual Homecoming Alumni Barbecue.
The Congregational-Disciples Guild:
Sat. After-Game Open House at the
Guild House.
Jordan Hall is holding an open house
this afternoon directly following the
game. Everyone is invited.
Movies. Free movies, "Arizona" and
California." Oct. 19-25. 4th floor Exhib-
it Hall, Museums Building. Films are
shown daily at 3:00 and 4:00 p.m., in-
cluding Sat. and Sun., with an extra
showing on Wed. at 12:30.
Newman Club: The annual Home-
coming Dinner will be held Sat., Oct.
23, 6:00 p.m. All Newmanites, their
friends, and alumni are invited.
Coming Events
First Baptist Church. Sun., Oct. 24.
9:45 a.m. Student Class studies Second
Corinthian, 10:00 a.m. "Christianity
Starting Point," 6:45 p.m. Ma Swe
Hman of Burma will talk on "Student
Life In Burma."
Micihigan Christian Fellowship: Sun,
Oct 24. Student Panel Discussion on
the topic, "Experiencing the Reality
of Christ" at 4 p.m., Lane Hall. Re-
freshments will be served. Everyone is
cordially invited.
Wesleyan Guild, Sun., Oct. 24-9:30
a.m. Discussion-Basic Christian Be-
liefs, 10:30 a.m. Discussion - Great
Ideas of the Bible, 5:30 p.m. Fellow-
ship Supper, 6:45 p.m. worship and
Program. Movie: "Beyond Our Own."
Episcop l Student Foundation. Sun.,
Oct. 24, Canterbury House breakfasts
following both the 8:00 and 9:00 a.m.
services"Faith of the Church" lec-
ture series, 4:30 p.m., at Canterbury
House. Student Supper Club, 6:30 p.m.,
at Canterbury House. Coffee hour at
the Student Center following 8:00 p.m.
Evensong.
Hillel: All those interested in joining
the Hillel Chorus come to the first
rehearsal Sun. at 4:00 p.m. In the Hil-
lel' main chapel.I
The Fireside Forum group of the First
Methodist Church will meet at the St.
Mary's Student Center on Thompson
off William St. at 7:30 p.m. Sun., for
a tour of the buildings. The group will
later return to the Methodist Church
for refreshments. Single graduate stu-
dents are cordially invited.
WCBN--East Quad: Business meeting
for all staff members 7:15 p.m. sharp,
Mon., Oct. 25, at the studios. Attend-
ance is required.
The Unitarian Student Group will
meet Sun., Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the
church. The topic for discussion will
be, "An Evaluation of the Present Ad-
ministration." There will also be an
election of officers. Students needing
transportation meet at Lane Hall at
7:15 p.m. or in front of Alice Lloyd
Hall at 7:20 p.m.
The Russian Circle will meet Mon.,
Oct. 25, 8:00 p.m. at the International

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,

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Student Directory...
To the Editor:
THE STUDENT DIRECTORY
staff would like to express its
regret for not selling directories
yesterday on campus as adver-
tised in the Daily. Because of
printing difficulties we were un-
able to meet our scheduled publi-
cation date. However, early Mon-I
day morning, your genial direc-
tory salesmen will be on campus
to meet your requests. We want to
thank the Michigan students for
their patience in this time of dif-
ficulty.
-Bob Wells,
Student Directory Editor
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Poe, Bells . . .
To The Editor:
BELLS! BELLS!! BELLS!!! The
University of Michigan campus
may provide inspiration for a bud-
ding Edgar Allan Poe, but how the
average university student is sup-

My objection

is not to the tolling

of the hour, nor of the quarter
hour, which, though less functional,
interrupts one's thinking, or a pro-
fessor's lecture, only momentarily.
My objection is not even to more
lengthy concerts per se. My objec-
tion is to what seems to me to be a
most inappropriate scheduling of
these concerts.
I think that it is generally pre-
sumed that the hour of 7 to 8 p.m.
isc one during which most stu-
dents are normally studying. But
when the Carillon is played at this,
or any other study hour, a large
part of the university population
becomes, in effect, a captive au-
dience. Last night I wasted an
hour seeking some corner of the
library where I could escape this
distraction,-but to no avail.
Maybe I am alone in this griev-
ance. Maybe University of Michi-
gan students have become so ac-
customed to the bells that they
can achieve esthetic satisfaction
from them and absorb medieval
history at the same time. Maybe

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