sic THE MICHIGAN DAILY ~MWflINEWlAV _TA~TTAR.V !CIOAN U.S. Freedom Group Helps Displaced Russian Refugees Primaries Slated By MARY ANN THOMAS "An ounce of friendship weighs more on the scales of the cold war than a pound of uranium." With this belief that mere broadcasting the truth about Am- erica to Russia is not enough, Am- erican Friends of Russian Free- dom have sought to reinforce words of friendship with deeds. Learning about the poor condi- tion of Russian refugees in West Germany, a group of Americans formed the American Friends or- ganization to 1lelp solve financial, psychological and social problems of the 240,000 Russians in Displac- ed Persons camps. Former Offfeers Most of the Russian refugees are former Red Army officers and soldiers who had been stationed in East Germany and Austria. i5 N atins OffeUS Study Grants Fifteen countries are offering grants to American students for the academic year 1955-56, ac- cording to-°the Institute of Inter- national Education. Study awards at the University of Ceylon, the University of Tehe- ran in Iran and the Free Universi- ty of Berlin are among those de- scribed in the Institute's pamphlet "Foreign Study Grants, 1955-56." General' requirements for the grants, designed mainly for grad- uate students, are U.S. citizenship, good academic record, character, personality, adaptability and health and, in most cases, ability to read, write and speak, the language of the country of study. Earliest deadlines for applica- tions are Jan. 15 for two awards at the University of Ceylon and Jan. 22 for advanced study in Brazil. The largest number of grants, 40 assistantships and 30 fellowships, is offered by the French govern- ment. Most recipients of assistant- ships will teach English conversa- tion classes in French secondary schools and teacher training insti- tutions. A few appointments in univer- sities will be made to applicants with special training in American literature and some experience in college teaching. Fellowships of- fer opportunities for study at French universities and state in- stitutions of high learning. Four W o o 11 e y Foundation awards will be made for the study of art and ,Music in Paris. Social work fellowships are available to experienced American social work- ers for work, study and observa- tion in French-work with delin- quents, group work, public wel- fare, medical social work and fac- tory welfare. Four scholarships will be given by the Transatlantic Foundation for study in Great Britain to can- didates from the labor union movement. Three will be awarded for Ruskin College, Oxford, and one for Coleg Harlech in Wales. Pamphlets may be obtained from the Institute, 1 E. 67th St., New York, N.Y. Medical Meeting There will be a special meeting of the Pre-Medical Society for freshmen and sophomores at 8 p.m. today in Aud. C, Angell Hall. Prof. Philip F. Weatherill, pre- medical advisor and Prof. Wayne L. Whitaker, assistant dean of the Medical School will speak and answer questions concerning Pre- Medical programs for freshmen and sophomores. They fled their native land for numerous reasons-shock at the poor condition of Russia after the war when improvements had been promised, fear of being punished for crimes they had not commit- ted, frustration and bitterness at Red discrimination against their religion or nationality. However, instead of the better life for which they had left their homes and families, these refu- gees faced bleak futures in Ger- man displaced persons -camps. Because of Immigration laws, only healthy members of a fam- ily could reach America while sick children had to remain in desolate camps. Distrusted by Germans Adding to their problems, these refugees could not find jobs and were distrusted by the Germans. In despair some committed sui- cide while others fell prey to So- viet propaganda offering them good jobs and homes if they re- turned. Naturally, such cases proved rich propaganda material for the Com- munists revealing the "dreary, meager standard of living of West- ern capitalistic society." Provide Food, Shelter American Friends of Russian Freedom have provided food and decent shelter, clothing, medical care and legal aid to Soviet es- capees and have found them use- ful work in Europe. AFRF maintains a Friendship Center in Munich and a Russian Friendship House in Kaiserslau- tern, Germany, in addition to sponsoring individual relief and adoption programs and industrial and agricultural projects. Under the adoption program, the organization seeks connections with United States employers, or- ganizations and families to spon- sor escapees in Germany and to bring them to America. The in- dustrial and agricultural program places refugees in jobs throughout Europe. Sends Speakers As part of its program to in- form Americans of conditions of refugees in Germany and life in the Soviet Union, the AFRF sends speakers on tour of the country. Two members of the organization will discuss "Living Religions and the Peoples of Russia" at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Kellogg Auditorium. Nicholas T. Goncharoff, a for- mer Red Army officer and presi- dent of the Young Mens Christian Association for Russian youth in America, will be the first speaker. Second speaker in the program sponsored by the Student Religious Association will be Prof. Frank R. Barnett, director of the AFRF. Awards Open For Engineers Applications for the American Society of Tool Engineers' 10 In- ternational Education Awards are now available from the dean of en- gineering school and from the Na- tional ASTE headquarters at 10700 Puritan Avenue, Detroit 38, Michigan. Eligibility for these awards re- quire that the student be taking full time courses in preparation for future work in tool and pro- duction engineering. He must also be in his third year of a four-year curriculum or third or fourth year of a five-year curriculum or in the last year of study and planning to take post- graduate work. The deadline for filing of ap- plications at ASTE headquarters is February 15. These awards are presented to the "outstanding engineering stu- dents in recognized schools in the I United States and Canada." Ann Arbor's Feb. 21 primar- ies will have two battles, both. in the Republican ranks. For the other 14 seats to be filled in the April 4 elections, Democrats and Republicans are running unopposed in the primaries. One of the contests in' the primaries will be a city-wide affair, with Sixth Ward Coun- cilman Prof. A. D. Moore of the engineering college opposing S e c o n d Ward Councilman Prof. A. D. Moore of the engi- neering college opposing Sec- ond Ward Councilman Ralph C. Keyes for the GOP nomina- tion for council president. In the other race, incumbent Councilman Ronald E. Hinter- man is running against Bruse J. Maslin for the Second Ward council seat nomination. The rest of the candidates in the primaries are as follows: MAYOR William E. Brown, Jr. (R-Inc.) Albert J. Logan (D) CITY COUNCIL FIRST WARD Norman J. Randall (R-Inc.) George Herman (D) THIRD WARD Charles C. Menefee (R-Inc.) Mrs. Jack Garris (D) FOURTH WARD Russell H. Howard (R-Inc.) W. Orval Bunton (D) FIFTH WARD Dr. David G. Dickinson (R) Dean W. Coston (D-Inc[) SIXTH WARD Mrs. Margaret Towsley (D- Inc.) Prof. John Weimer of the Eng- lish department (D) SEVENTH WARD Prof. Charles W. Joiner of the Law School (R) Prof. Arthur J. Lohwater of the mathematics department (D) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FIRST WARD Fitch D. Forsythe (R-Inc.) Jane O. Williams (D) SECOND WARD John W. Rae (R-Inc.) James W. McFall (D) TIMIRD WARD Bent F. Nielsen (R) Jack J. Garris (D-Inc.) FOURTH WARD C. Ludwig Schneider (R-Inc.) Donald C. Pelz (D) FIFTH WARD Mrs. Carl Rehberg (R-Inc.) Jack C. McCollum (D) SIXTH WARD Ruth M. Dana (R-Inc.) Alex Canja (D) SEVENTH WARD Alvah A. Heald(R-Inc.) Mrs. Franklin M. Ludden (D) MUNICIPAL JUDGE (Nonpartisan) Francis L. O'Brien (unopposed)' .... , e r 'IC 7R VVJCL7I'VJai7UZSAI 451SINVAnY a 1?1.7a 0 29A I~ NEWS C O IN G I T A L O N E -Georges Sablier shows portable "windniill" during helicopter contest at Saint Etienne, France. He claims 60-pound, six hp. craft can fly 10 hours at 30 mph. M U S I C A L H O B B Y -- Fritz Meng, of Bad Homburg, Germany, shows violin he made from 8,000 matches. He claims tone is more resonant than that of workshop-made instruments. Symphony Band To Present Opening Concert of Season I __ - I Under the direction of Prof. William D. Revelli the 106 mem- ber University Symphony Band will give its first concert of the season at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Hill Auditorium. Opening the program with the "Orb and Sceptre" written by William Walton for the corona- tion of Queen Elizabeth in June, 1953, the first half of the pro- gram will also include Gordon Ja- cob's "An original Suite for Band," Valser Campestre from "Suite Siciliana" by Marinuzzi- Harding and the "Toccata and Fello wships ToBe GivAen Appror imately 200 fellowships designed to extend education and improve teaching ability are being offered high school teachers by the Fund for the Advancement of Ed- ucation. Eligibility is limited to teachers fifty years old or younger who have devoted at least half time to classroom teaching in each of the past three academic years. On an experimental basis, group applica- tions are being considered, with two to five members of a single faculty or school system working on related aspects of a single problem. Applications for the fellowships, which may be obtained from local superintendents of schools, must be received by the fund commit- tee by March 15. Announcement of awards will be made by the fund, an independ- ent agency established by The Ford Foundation, around April 20. Work Begun Work was begun yesterday at the corner of North University and State on installation of the Class of 1954 gift. When completed, the gift will be a lighted map of North Cam- pus. Fugue in D Minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Featured in a euphonium solo will be Raymond Young, 55 SM, who will play the Largo al Fac- totum from "The Barber of Sev- ille" by Rossini. Jerald Bilik, 55 SM, arranged the music for band. Rossini's Ballet Music from "William Tell" will also be played. Included in the second half of the concert will be the second movement of H. Owen Reed's symphony "La Fiesta Mexicana," the third movement from "West Point Symphony," by Robert J. Dvorak and the "Beguine for Band" by Glenn Osser. Concluding the program will be three marches, including band ar- ranger Bilik's "Block M March," and the Michigan March, dedicat- ed to the University by band di- rector and composer Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman. John Phillip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes For- ever' will end the program. Scheduled at the time of the' Tenth Annual Midwestern Con- ference on School Vocal and In- strumental Music which will be held here on Friday and Saturday, the concert is open to the general public without charge. Rteinbrandt .lecture Given By de Vries "Rembrandt and Landscape" was the topic of Dr. A. B. de Vries' lecture yesterday afternoon at Angell Hall. After showing slides of land- scape paintings b; Flemish mas- ters who lived before Rembrandt, Dr. De Vries presented illustra- tions of first Rembrandt's land- scape dawings and etchings and then his landscape paintings. Dr. de Vries is Director of the Mauritshuis at the Hague. He is in this country to accompany an exhibition of Dutch paintings that will open tonight at the Toledo Museum of Art. r G E R T A AND HER PALS - Gerta Muck, flve, whose father keeps 12 raccoons and 20 beavers in his garden, takes two of the raccoons for an airing in West Berlin, Germany, S I D E W A LK. S E R V I C E -'Brokerage offices on wheels like this, at Wall Street, New York, will be sent out in Newark, Chicago and Boston by New York Stock Exchange flam - -'m -I A FAN PROTESTS --- President Eisenhower ob- jects to the umpire's decision on a close play during a May Washington Senators-New York Yankees game in Washington., NEW NEW NEW EVERYTHING NEW AT THE BUSINESS MACHINES SHOW 30 Exhibitors January 6, 7 - 9 P.M. and January 7, 1-5, 7-9 P.M. Rackham Building, University of Michigan Campus ADMISSION FREE - PRIZES This ad sponsored by A M E R I C A N H ON 0 R E D - Jacqueline Cochran is greeted by International Air Feder. ation i1liclals at Istanbul, Turkey. after receiving Federation Medal as year's outstanding pilot. I I .