PAGE FOUR IAAA Ajtlc"k6AIN klkt JDAY, IUL(.rEMJ .i It 17, 1954 PA(iE FOUR ki61DA~, D~CEM kJA~ 12, ~954 For Yule, From Us 5 TO THE Hatchers, Seasons Greetings To Frankena, Maurer, Pollock, Rice To the Regents, merry meetings, A request for final test advice Joyous Noel to Dean Bacon To Ned Simon, a beribboned gavel Cheer, to candidates forsaken To Mark Gallon, increase in travel Many happy returns to Dean Rea TO Dave Kessel, a droll Noel For football players, tougher muscles To John Baity, Hazel Frank, Skol! Vic Heyliger, injuryless tussles. Stan Levy and Lucy Landers, Hail! To Branoff, Baldacci, Walker, Wassail! To harried editors later deadlines, To Gwen Arner many curtain calls Hungry "dormers" shorter breadlines A holiday rest for the residence halls Skol to James A. Lewis, Veep To Tawfiq Khoury wise council abundant To Bennie Oosterbaan, no cause to weep To English 1 profs, nothing redundant. ' To League and Union, wishes hearty To Panhel, IFC, party, party TO Angell's corridors expanded walls To Daily Reviewers, a kindly letter Lebensraum in Haven/Mason Halls. To DAC, attendance better. To Jelin, Steve and Messinger, Dee Thanks, for your parts in 'U' history AY to Davis from St. Nick For the YD's dreams of Adlai To Burton Tower a louder tick To YR's, Ike, they need him badly Fame to you Inez Pilk And ring a merry Christmas bell To Mendes-France a glass of milk For Citizen Clardy and LYL. To women in Lloyd, roller skates To blas6 juniors, freshman dates FROM Aamodt, Dick to Zyzyk, Pat To Union Opera, good reviews Holiday cheer and high hopes that G To CSP, more members' dues Everyone who faced registration, To SGC, a quick approval All faculty, administration For all, the driving ban removal. Will have .. . A NICE VACATION T Preston Slosson lots of sun A MERRY CHRISTMAS To Misheloff, Ruth, bad poets none and To Dr. Bell appropriations A HAPPY NEW YEAR To '55, '56, '57, '58 graduations -The Daily Staff K "Dear, I Still Think We Should Have Had This Cleared With The Department" us.y ( I 1 ,ot «.K~tN6TCI PJ m LETTERS TO- THE EDIO DRAMA REVIEW Dramatic Arts Center .. . SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER LAST NIGHT'S performance at Masonic Auditorium demonstrated that The Dramatic Arts Center has well-nigh come of age. The production was coherent, the play was realized to an extent that the first two were not. Playing before a first-night audience that must have been, for the players, disappointingly small, they nevertheless gave a spirited performance. The play is not handled academically, but this is not to say it has been "adapted" particularly to suit contemporary notions of what a comedy must be. Joseph Gistirak's direction stresses, for instance, a more stylized movement on stage than what one usually finds in pro- ductions of Shaw or of contemporary writers. However, Gistirak gets this delightful archaic flavor without overdoing it-the actors move with the Casy formality of dancers in a minuet. This note of restraint, of not overdoing a good thing, characterizes the entire production. Ralph Drischell's delightful portrayal of Mr. Hardcastle is perhaps the clearest example of it. In playing this crotchety, much put upon old man, Drischell allows himself a few very funny slapsticky double-takes and harrumphs in the manner of the redoubtable Mr. Magoo. But he does not allow the Magoo elements to subdue Hardcastle-who is after all, a member of the gentry and something of an aristocrat. The other characters are, practically without exception, acted with the same subtlety and intelligence. Irma Hurley is an excellent Kate Hardcastle; she is arch and frivolous, yet somehow dignified enough so that we do feel she is "stooping to conquer." The scenes in which Mrs. Hardcastle and her oafish son, Tony Lumpkin, have at each other are marvellously funny. Ruth Volners acts the part of the flighty, vain, middle-aged woman with assurance; and Coco remarkable comic talents are better displayed in this role than they were in his previous two this season. Paul Carr and Robert Kingston do a fine job of presenting the play's two elegant young aristocrats. Kingston's composure is the per- fect foil for the harassed Carr, who must be rakish in the barroom and super-genteel in society, and is forever getting the roles mixed up. There is something very festive about thbi prodction; its inci- dental music has a carousel gaiety that is carried through the entire performance. It's an entirely appropriate play for the holiday season. Bob Holloway DREW PEARSON: Washington Merry-Go-Round Believe It or Not, You Believe in Santa Claus N AN AGE when and at a university where cynicism is something to be admired, not many worry about the question, "Is there a Santa Claus?" In fact, anyone who does ask such an obsolete question finds his sense of humor quite unappreciated. A negative answer is taken for granted. It's too easy to discover, by applying scientific principles of guaranteed effectiveness and irre- futable arguments of unquestionable logic, that it is all a lot of rot to keep the kids happy. The plain truth of the matter is that care- ful analysis will show it can no more be prov- en that there is no Santa Claus than it can be that there is. Yet, in face of all this doubt, once a year men dress up in red suits and whiskers. Someone's crazy, either those who doubt or those who believe. M OST EVERYONE would agree that the ques- tion should be phrased, "Do you believe in Santa Claus?" Further, it must be admitted that Santa Claus does not refer to a whiskered soul in a red suit who is but a symbol of the real Santa Claus. The question boils down to whether you be- lieve in generosity, in love, in friendship, in kindness, all of which have strength enough each year to push through window displays and the latest in tree decorations to make Christ- mas what it is supposed to bO. It is not enough that you believe in these 'things. To believe in Santa Claus you must put them into practice. You must be generous, lov- ing, friendly, and kind despite the urge to shell out a few bucks and "get it over with." Then you believe in Santa Claus. W HAT ABOUT those who don't believe in Santa Claus, or do not even believe in believing? We all know they are deceiving themselves, for, if given the opportunity, they are generous and kind and thoughtful; they do believe in Santa Claus. And they do so all year, but especially at Christmas Time. As we prepare to return home for Christmas, we might remember that. we really do believe in Santa Claus, if only to the extent that we never give up hope. Maybe we won't climb down any chimneys with any bundles, but we would like to see all our friends happy just the same. Christmas provides an excellent opportunity to reflect that the world isn't really so bad, be- cause none of us are as bad as we would like to pretend. -Jim Dygert Christmas Parties .. . To the Editor: ALTHOUGH the hospital Christ- mas parties have been suc- cessfully completed, we of the Union and the League would like to express our appreciation for the response of the groups and indi- viduals on campus. Special thanks go to the enter- tainers who put in time and mile- age, both on foot and in cars, be- tween the various hospitalstand the numerous wards. Among those entertaining were Jerry Bilik, Faith Cook, Mabel Hauze, Gene Jones, Nan Kovack, Don Kenny, Bill Modlin, Ida Nyberg, the Psurfs, Enrigue Siblas' Quatro, Lucy Stansbury, Gail Stratton, Dawn Waldron, Al Wahl, and Elaine Wright. Others participat- ing in the programs were M.C.'s Dick Balzhiser and Tim Green. The turnout of volunteers from the various women's housing groups was tremendous. Our only regret was that we were unable to contact all the girls who wanted to help. We would like to thank those who did actually participate along with all those who volun- teered. A great deal of cooperation was shown by both the Panhellenic and Assembly Associations. Spe- cial thanks go to Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Al- pha Phi, Kappa Delta, Collegiate Sorosis and Chicago House. The various committees at the Union were also cooperative, with special thanks going to the publi- city committee. We believe that this project has served as a corner stone for fur- thering relations between the stu- dents and the community. We hope to carry on many more ac- tivities in which there will be as much cooperation and initiative shown within the student com- munity. -Joan Hyman League, Community Service Comm. Opera Performance ... To the Editor: THE FOLLOWING is a fair and reasonable review, in Sun- day's Lansing State Journal of the Union Opera performance Saturday evening. Critics take no- tice! "U.M. Opera 'Hail to Victor' Scores with Scores Worthy of Broadway, Once upon a time co-education came to the U. of M., but it couldn't possibly have arrived with half the hilarity presented by that institution's Union Opera Satur- day night in their 35th annual pro- duction "Hail To Victor" at J. W. Sexton High School auditorium. "The whimsical interpretation of the advent of co-education in Ann Arbor was easily one of the best of recent years. The all-male cast, caught up in a collection of catchy tunes, enjoyed itself. As a result, so did the audience. Cur- tain calls were frequent, and fav- orable comment on individual por- trayals was plentiful. Put on by the Mimes, "Hail to Victor" was notable for its score by Paul Mc- Donough, Richard Seid, Red John- son and Murry Frymer. If some of these lads wind up as future Rogerses and Hammersteins, we won't be surprised. "The story line of "Hail to Vic- tor" was slender enough, but no- body cared. It was enough to car- ry the musical comedy, thanks to good individual performances and that really solid musical score. "Ray Bahor played Mamie Di- agonal to the hilt. Other outstand- ing actors included Earl Sayer, David Cobb, Irv Tobocman, Don Cohodes and Tom Lewy. Gordon Epding as 'Victor Valiant' was ex- cellent. "Fred Evans, well-known to Broadwayites, placed his stamp on this year's show with his fine direction. "It lived up to its 35-year-old tradition of good entertainment. "Saturday evening's perform- ance was sponsored by the Uni- versity of Michigan Club of Lan- sing, with all proceeds going into the organization's scholarship fund for the benefit of deserving students from the mid-Michigan area." -Harry Blum, '57L Foreign Students Can Only See One Side of Niagara LAST WEEK in Washington, a committee of the National Association of Foreign Stu- dent Advisors was appointed to bring before the Departments of State and Justice a report concerning an immigration law. The issue involved centered about a regula- tory interpretation of the McCarran-Walter Immigration Act which was passed in 1952. This regulation, stated that student or ex- change visitors' visas would be issued on a "single entry" basis. This meant that foreign- ers entered the country obtained one visa; once they crossed the United States Border they could not legally reenter the country without obtaining another permit. What were the reasons for the regulation? Since many foreign countries had previously adopted the single entry provision, the Unit- ed States decided to take reciprocal action. Sixty-Fifth Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Eugene Hartwig.......................Managing Editor Dorothy Myers.......................... ..City Editor Jon Sobeloff.....................,.. Editorial Director Pat Roelofs. ..,................ Associate City Editor Becky Conrad........«............. Associate Editor Nan Swinehart. ...... . ...... Associate Editor Dave LU:ingston . ........ ..Sports Editor Hanley Gurwin ............ Associate Sports Editor Warren Wertheimer. ........ Associate Sports Editor Roz Shlimovitz................ Women's Editor Joy Squirer, ..........,.., Associate women's Editor Janet Smith.................Associate Women's Editor Dean Mrrton.............. ....Chief Photographer Business Staff Lois Pollak.. ......... Business Manager Phil Brunskill.............Associate Business Manager Bill Wise..............Advertising Manager Mary Jean Monkoski................ Finance Manager IMMIGRATION officials also hoped that the passing of the new provision would do away with a current problem. In some cases, foreign students had used their freedom to cross the Canadian border as a means of obtaining a permanent visa to enter the United States. Foreign students in the country today, par- ticularly those attending colleges along the Canadian and Mexican borders, are still feeling the effects of the single-entry provision. They are seldom able to return to their coun- tries and say that they have viewed Niagra from the Canadian'side. If a class is attending a meeting or taking a field trip to either Cana- da ,or Mexico the foreign students must remain behind. It is hardly fair to blame the Canadian or Mexican officials for their reluc- tance in this matter as they have no assurance that visitors to their countries will be able to obtain another visa, and return. IT APPEARS that so called "unarmed borders" are becoming a mockery. A student who has been cleared for entrance by proper au- thorities is not free to cross over a line that many Americans pass with little or no restric- tions. It would take action on the part of the Sec- retary of State and the Attorney General to remedy the situation. It is hoped that a blan- ket waiver will be obtained allowing students to cross the Canadian and Mexican borders without a show of passports and other docu- ments. Such a solution would be benefical. Un- doubtedly it would lead to a friendlier feeling toward the United States. -Mary Lee Dingier N VotWith A Ba IT'SDARK here under the table. But it's peaceful. Considering the circum- stances, this is clearly the most sensible place WASHINGTON - Civil Defense has now decided the Presi- dent's air-raid shelter, built for FDR during World War II, is not completely safe. It is no secret to anyone that this is buried on the White House grounds; so it's feared that a direct H-bomb hit would scoop the vaultlike shelter right out of the earth. As a result, President Eisenhow- er has been assigned a secret, out- of-town cave, where he will be whisked, along with his top aides and cabinet officers, in case of an air raid. This gigantic, bomb- proof cave is equipped with tons of supplies and rations, special electronics and radio gear, air fil- ters and water purifiers-every- thing necessary to run the nation from an emergency headquarters. The - President's exodus from Washington, of course, depends on adequate warning. The Air Force hopes our radar screen in Northern Canada will give Wash- ington four hours' notice of an enemy attack. If the warning is too short, Ike will have to take his chances in the White House shel- ter. This is a small, compact, sub- terranean shelter, encased in four feet of solid concrete, reinforced with steel. It is equipped with its own heating system, power plant, comunications network and water supply-all independent of the city overhead. Chief problem is that the White House shelter will accommodate only 20 to 25 persons. No list has yet been drawn up as to who in the White House would go with the President and who would have to take their chances with the out- side populace. Civil Defense has held several practice "dry runs" to determine how long it would take to evacu- ate the President and his cabinet to their secret hideaway, together with 3,000 other top officials to scattered relocation centers. During one rehearsal, it was dis- covered that a master file con- taining essential data was still back in Washington. As a result, photostatic copies were made of all important working files and stored in the emergency head- quarters. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, Secre- tary of Health, Education and Welfare, also discovered that high-heel shoes weren't the best fashion for air raids. The rough cement floors of the Presidential hideout scraped up her heels, gave her trouble with her feet. Friendly Rivals GENIAL George Bender, newly elected Senator from Ohio, tells friends: "I was the only Sen- ator who had to win three times. I had to win the unofficial count, then the official count, then the recount." George says this a little ruefully, because he went through months of campaigning, and then several weeks of watching the recounting. However, sitting in the Waldorf's Norse Grill in New York the other Burke, Democrat, called Bender on the phone to congratulate him and say he wanted to turn over his files on West Point appoint- ments. The two rivals talked briefly and pleasantly. "It's just too bad," said Ben- der, "that both of us couldn't have won." Correction: The Public Accounts Subcommittee of the House Gov- ernment Operations Subcommittee which planned a study of Euro- pean merchant marine costs did not take its planned trip to Europe as previously reported in this col- umn. Staff members state that the Committee has received a report from the General Accounting Office that European shipbuilding costs are estimated at too low a figure, because of which the U.S. Govern- ment is paying U.S. shipping con- cerns too high a subsidy, and the House subcommittee had planned to send seven members abroad to study the matter: Bender of Ohio, Osmers of N.J., McDonough, Calif., Hillelson, Mo., Republicans; with- Karsten, Mo., Mollohan, W. Va., and Fountain, N.C. Though the Committee still plans to make the subsidy study, the trip has been called off . . . Senator Watkins of Utah got the second biggest hand at the Gridiron Club dinner . . The man who probably has the longest recollection of Gridiron din- ners is Eugene Meyer, Publisher of the Washington Post and Times- Herald. He recalls a gridiron speech by Secretary of State Elihu Root in 1908 which made a big hit. William Jennings Bryan was invit- ed to answer Root for the Demo- crats. He arrived one hour late with rumpled shirt, not in formal evening dress. Despite this, he outrooted Root. His speech brought down the house. Who Promoted Van Fleet? GEN. GEORGE ,MARSHALL, who was given a long overdue testimonial dinner the other day, tells friends privately how Queen Frederika of Greece came to see him secretly in London some years ago and asked him to do some-j thing to save Greece. Marshall told her she was very naughty to approach him direct, since it is improper for the head of a government to make a formal request of a U.S. military man. However, he acted anyway, and later sent Gen. James Van Fleet to reorganize the then demoralized Greek Army. Van Fleet had been the victim of an Army red-tape snafu. Just as someone went wrong and pro- moted Peress, someone also went wrong and got Van Fleet confused with another Van Fleet, consid- ered too unstable for high rank. General Marshall finally got the two Van Fleets straightened out and sent the right Van Fleet to Greece, where he did a fine job, later went to Korea. More recently, Van Fleet, retir- ed from Korea by Eisenhower, joined the Ten Million Americans for McCarthy. But when McCar- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Officiai Bulletin 1i an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daiiy 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 3553 Administration Building before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication (be- fore 10 a.m. on Saturday). Notice of lectures, concerts, and organization meetings cannot be published oftener than twice. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1954 Vol. LXV, No. 72 Notices The General Library will observe the following schedule during the holiday period: Open:Fri., Dec. 17, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mon. - Thurs., Dec. 20-23, 8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. Mon. - Thurs., Dec. 27-30, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Fri., Dec. 31, 8:00 am. -5:00 p.m. Closed: Fri., Dec. 24. Sat., Dec. 18 (*Dec. 25, and Jan. 1). Sun., Dec. 19, 26, and Jan. 2. *Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The Divisional Libraries will be open on shortened vacation schedules on the days that the General Library is open. The hours are 10:00-12:00 a.m. and 2:00- 4:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Sched- ules will be posted on the door of each individualelibrary and information a to hours of opening may be obtained by calling University Ext. 652. Women's Swimming Pool Vacation Hours. The Women's Pool will be open from 7:15-9:15 p.m. on the following evenings during the Christmas vaca- tion : Fri., ,Dec. 17 -- Faculty Night Sun., Dec. 19 - Michigan Night Sun., Dec. 26 - Michigan Night Sun., Jan, 2 - Michigan Bight The Women's Pool will be open for inspection by visitors only from 4:00- 5:00 p.m. daily (except Christmas and New Year's Eve) Mon. through Thura. Applications for the New York State Dept. of Civil Service exams for Pro- fessional and Technical Assistants must be in by Dec. 17. A reminder to those students living in the New Jersey area who are inter- ested in retailing careers: the Career Open House will be held at L. Bamberg- er Co., Newark, N.J. from. Mon., Dec. 27 through Thurs., Dec. 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Both men and women are invited. PERSONNEL REQUESTS: New York State Civil Service Depart- ment announces exams to be held Feb. 19, for the positions of Senior Physi- cian, Assistant Director of Psychologi- cal Services, Psychological Assistant, Senior Mechanical Stores Clerk, Senior Clerk (Maintenance), Parole Officer, Thruway Promotion Rep., Factory In- spector, Game Protector, Assist. in Test Development. These are open to legal residents of New York State. The fol- lowing positions are open to any quali- fied citizens of the United States: Sen- ior Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psy- chologist, Senior Social Case Worker (Child Welfare), Senior Social Case Worker (Public Assistance), Chief Di- etitian, Junior Sanitary Engineer, and Junior Public Health Engineer. Appli- cations must be in by Jan. 21. For further information contact the Bureau of Appointments, Room 3528 Administration Bldg., Ext. 371. Michigan Civil Service Commission announces examinations for the fol- lowing positions: Mobile X-Ray Unit Operator I--one year of experience in gen'l. medical x-ray work or comple- tion of course in photofluorography, Institution Safety Officer B-one year of experience as a watchman or in plant protection work, and Bridge De- signing Engineer II and III-.Engrg. degree from college and from one to two' years experience as Engineer Trainee I or II in structural design. For further information contact the Bureau of Appointments, Room 3528 Administration Bldg., Ext. 371. Academic Notices History 93 examination Fri., Dec. 17, 1:00 p.m. A through M Auditorium C, regular lecture room. N through Z Room 25 Angeli Hall. Logic seminar will not meet this week. Biological Chemistry Seminar: Car- noin ad nserie, under he dire- tion of Dr. A. A. Christman; Room 319 West Medical Building, Fri., Dec. 17 at 10:15 a.m. Please note change in time. Doctoral Examination for Seymour Lieberman, Psychology; thesis: "The Relationship between Attitudes and Roles: A Natural Field Experiment," Fri., Dec. 17, 6625 Haven Hall, at 1:15 p.m. Chairman, Daniel Katz. Doctoral Examination for George A. Be l, Political Science; thesis: "The Michigan Municipal League: An Analy- sis of Policies and Services," Fri., Dec. 17, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., at 2:30 p.m.'Chairman, A. W. Bromage. Doctoral Examination for Albertina Adelheit Abrams, Education; thesis: "The Policy of the National Education Association toward Federal Aid to Edu- cation (1857-1953)," Fri., Dec. 17, 4024 University High School, at 1:00 p.m. Chairman, C. Eggersten. Doctoral Examination for Clayton James:icher, Business Administration; thesis: "Convertible Bonds and Pre- ferred Stocks: an Analysis and Evalua- tion of their Role as Capital Raising Instruments," Mon., Dec. 20, 816 School of Business Administration, at 9:00 a.m. Chairman, M. H. Waterman. Doctoral Examination for Andrew Turner, Chemical Engineering; thesis: "The Polymerization of Normal Octene- 1 with Anhydrous Aluminum Chloride," Wed., Dec. 22, 3201 East Engineering Building, at 9:00 a.m. Chairman, D. W. McCready. Doctoral Examination for Elizabeth Jane Lipford, Education; t h e s i s "Teachers' Beliefs about Health Ap- praisal," Mon., Jan. 3, East Council Room, Rackham Bldg., at 3:15 p.m. Chairman, M. E. Rugen. Doctoral Examination for Ben Clifford , $l~ I I( I I Jon Collins Union, Publicity Comm.' Interpreting the News By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst THERE IS a growing uneasiness in Western circles over de- velopments in Indonesia. Five will get you ten among some pretty canny observers of Southeast Asian affairs that there will be a blowup there within the next .year with every likelihood that the government will fall into the hands of the Communists. The present Premier-it is a re- publican form of government- takes a line very close to that of Premier Nehru of India. He claims an independent foreign policy and a progressive internal program something like the New Deal. But he accepts the political aid of the Communists, and is opposed by the Moslem and Socialist parties. One reason for his ascendancy is lack of cohesion among the wide- spread Moslems. HIS GOVERNMENT has just Unlike the infiltrated brand of communism which succeed in tak- ing over Guatemala for a time, communism developed more or less independently in Indonesia as an underground force against the Japanese during the war. Its pow- er is much greater than its formal membership because large num- bers of Indonesians, especially ed- ucated people, pursue the Com- munist line while hardly knowing it. INDONESIA refuses almost all cooperation with the West, and has a large number of Chinese, some of whom are suspected to be Red infiltrators. The republic has just lost an effort to get Uni- ted Nations support for new ne- gotiations with the Dutch over cession of West New Guinea. The West is not about to let this Paci- fic stepping stone between Austra- lia and the Orient fall into the hands of such a doubtful govern- ment.