I d Sixty-Sixth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 4All Right, You Guys-Line Up" NEW PERIODICAL: Opinions Are Free. h Will Preval* -',, I. 6l torials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. ---- , A E Y, FEBRUARY 15, 1956 NIGHT EDITOR: DICK SNYDER )ITOR'S NOTE: Only One Side Presented By Fraternity Bias Critics . II . "x. . , ,'- ..-II NEW SCOOP of dirt has been scraped against the fraternity system. Alfred Mc- lung Lee's recent book, Fraternities Without rotherhood, has inspired non-affiliates and sgruntled fraternity men to a new series of ,tacks on the number one sore spot of the ation's fraternities and sororities. The latest, a review appearing in New Re- iblic by former Gargoyle editor, Don Mal- )lm, typifies the reiteration of age-old preju- ces against affiliated life in colleges. A sati- cal insertion of his unfortunate individual perience touches off a sweeping criticism of aternities. Although his review is partially based on tct, it follows the familiar subjective approach ith little attempt' to view fraternities from ny sort of two sided objective viewpoint. And surprising as it may seem there are pto sides. The main difficulty with Malcolm's view and Lee's book for that matter, is that ack and white implications are induced. i RATERNITIES are not all white on the sub- ject of discrimination so it appears they re a reactionary body definitely in arrears of ie liberal tradition. A shape up or ship out annotation is attached. Fraternities do discriminate on membership, .t much less than ten years ago and the situa- on is getting better all the time. More than alt the fraternities at the University with as clauses ten years ago have successfully ?ttled to have them removed and only two or iree chapters appear to be hopelessly bogged own with their prejudiced element. Affiliates knew their bias clauses were a -ing of the past five years ago and they have .ickly, on an individual basis, moved to catch p with the times. With few exceptions fra- rnities can now pledge any man, if the chap- r so wishes his membership. No chapter will ever be forced to pledge any ,udent. But the way is being cleared so a iapiter can pledge any student. Cases can e. cited of extra pressure being asserted to eep Jews or Negroes out of "good white Chris- an" groups but there is always a residual ement which can only be eliminated in time. here was contemporary opposition to having ie United States government operate the ation's postal service. OW that the concrete barriers have been broken, it will take time to Start the ball ailing to non-discrimination in practice. Some eople need an actual positive experience with Negro or Jew in their living group before iey will accept thf change. Dropping the as clause makes these experiences possible. A parallel can be drawn to the education tuation in the South. After the Supreme ourt undermined the integration barriers, the hange is coming slowly but surely as the hites and Negroes become accustomed to the, oser educational association. The University of Alabama situation might indicate the change is being retarded, but such clashes are an integral part of the prog- ress process. Such clashing experiences al- though not sq violent may be needed by frater- nities as they move toward elimination of bias. Fraternities at the University might be forced into a needed experience this way. There are fraternities here which still eliminate "nasty" sounding names or reject wrong color from pledging considerations. Other chapters in the national fraternity have pledged minority group members. Sometime there will be a fraternity transfer to the University from one of these minority groups. The chapter at the University will then be forced to decide whether to accept this brother, into the local chapter. A positive decision will be a necessary step forward. Meanwhile picking at the sore spots may tend to spur the fraternities on to continued progress toward breaking down discrimination barriers. But Lee, Malcolm and company aren't looking at the full picture. They are presenting a distorted examipation which if assessed naively by the public will create an unnecessary hysteria oyer weakness in the na- tion's affiliated groups. -DAVE BAAD Managing Editor Vitamiin D Versus, Dior In New Battle DIOR has done it again. After altering female anatomy to suit eve- ning clothes, Sir Christian has taken to the beaches. Dior-styled bathing suits, according to recent reports, will soon frequent the na- tion's beach areas. Like the evening wear, new swimsuits do a more than adequate job of protecting the female bosom against all prob- able evils. Dior-suits cover the body from top to bottom. High neckline, both in front and back, merges into what has been termed a "minimized" bosom, and culminates by covering hips in varied styles. Typical of the-new line is a suit with "boy" shorts, in which protection against sunburn is offered from neck collar to hip pleats. Recalling the furor caused by last year's Dior-styled evening wear, one is wont to com- pare the situation in terms of the new bathing suits. Trends have indicated that women like sun and its tanning effect. Will they accept 'conservative' Digr-type swimsuits and sacri- fice blessed sun rays? Also, it appears as though M. Dior has un- consciously omitted those women whose struc- tures forbids use of his innovations. Quick poll of University men reveals they do not share same sentiments as the Parisian stylist, -RENE GNAM oeol s " . . -i+. ^ tZQat -OAK os cs :- Bi s9s6 a"rte +.i tsetrwt i'e7G'NE p' ?" Stimulating Vioews onArt Expressed A RELATIVELY new periodical has appeared on campus. Al- though nameless as yet, it is spon- sored by the College of Architec- ture and Design. The worth of this periodical Is that its writers , have a definite point of view and are not merely reportilig. It is precisely this point of view that is so vital to the arts, for by such definite stands an atmosphere of ferment is cre- ated, which negates any possi- bilities of stagnation. * * * JOSE F. TERAN'S editorial at- tempts to suggest a solution to a problem of the dicotomy between ideas and the realization of the whole being. Pointing out the tendency of modern designers to "rationalize creativeness," Teran believes thatsthe creative attitude should be a comprehensive proc- ess involving the whole man. This is a manifesto warning of the danger of becoming part of a "cyclic movement." which leads to decay. Interest is no longer in the essence of things which seems to suggest regression, but rather in existence which is positive and dynamic. Existentialism is the philoso- phical basis which holds forth a promise to the artist of being what he Owants to be. He is removed from the bonds of tradition and any relation to an absolute. While the article is stimulating, it is acutely maddening by its brevity. * * * "SOCIAL SCIENCE AND AR- CHITECTURE" by Elizabeth Dou- van indicates the relationships be- tween values of the architect, which are essentially involved with the solution of human problems, and those corresponding values of the social scientist. The use of architecture to ex, press society's values is nothing new, although the restatement $clarifies a concept that is more real than often apparent. One only has to turn to the Gothic cathedral for a manifestation of the sum total of Medieval values. Walter A. Peterham's "Visual Training" is accompanied by ex- ercises which illustrate that to have beauty, good architecture must integrate the elements of "commodity, firmness and de- light." ----Tom Bernaky Reviewers A meeting for students in- terested in reviewing or car- tooning for The Daily will be held at 5:30 p.m. today in the Conference Room of the Stu- dent Publications building. Positions are open for re- viewers in: movies and drama, music, art, books and maga- zines, as well as editorial car. tooning. WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Behind Gas Dob o By DREW PEARSON THE American p blic, not al- ways versed in the manners and maneuverings of the world's greatest deliberative body, the Senate of the United States, must be amazed and flabbergasted at some of the things that have been happening in the investigation of natural gas lobbying contribution offered to Senator Case of South Dakota. Amazement No. 1 might be ex- pressed over the way the special Senate committee skirted right up to the point of asking John Neff, the Superior Oil lobbyist, whether he had contributed to any other Senator, but carefully refrained from doing so. Amazement No. 2 might be ex- pressed over why the special com- mittee was composed as it was: of two octogenarian Democrats, George of Georgia and Hayden of Arizona, both busy, both up for re-election, and both in need of raising campaign funds themselves this year; plus one very alert pro- gas Republican, Bridges of New Hampshire; plus one very honest but naive anti-gas Republican, Thye of Minnesota. * * * AMAZEMENT NO. 3 might be expressed over why Senator Lyn- don Johnson, the Democratic lead- er, together with Fulbright of Ar- kansas, author of the gas bill, were almost savage in their atti- tude toward Case when he first announced receipt of the $2,500 contribution; also why the Sen- ate leaders boxed in Senator Hen- nings, chairman of a regularly appointed committee, with power to probe these campaign contribu- tions, and refused to let him in- vestigate. Amazement No. 4 might be ex- pressed over where and why the committee picked Charles W. Steadman, completely unknown in Washington, and why Steadman at first treated Case as if he were a culprit suspected of wrongdoing. Amazement No. 5 might be ex- pressed over why Vice President Nixon hastily ruled that the regu- lar committee of the Senate, the Election Committee, entrusted with the job of probing these matters, was barred from probing the Case case. SENATOR CASE, a modest Me- thodist minister's son, serving his first terni in the Senate, violated the unwritten rule of the Senate --namely, never to talk about something embarrassing to a fel- low Senator. By mentioning that $2,500 out loud, Case opened the Pandora's Box of political con- tributions which various other Senators and Congressmen had been given or promised in one of the most shameful lobbying sprees this writer has seen in Washing- ton. That was why Johnson, who has received heavy oil-gas contribu- DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN A9 tions for his own campaigns, plead- ed, coaxed, and finally threatened Senator Tom Hennings of Missouri when Hennings wanted to broad- en the Senate probe. And why Johnson maneuvered to force Hienhings' resignation from the special Elections Com- mittee, which has charge of prob- ing campaign contributions, The special Investigating Com- mittee was composed of two eld- erly Democrats and a naive Re- publican so Bridges could domi- nate it. Finally, it's interesting to note the role of Vice President Nixon. When the special investigating. committee first met, it met in his office-which is unusual. Second, he immediately ruled that the Hennings Election Committee had no jurisdiction-also unusual. The Vice President gives rulings from the presiding officers' chair, not in private. However, take a look at the $18,000 personal expense fund rais- ed secretly for Nixon when he was in the Senate and you can under- stand why he wanted to slam down the lid on the Pandora's Box of gas-oil contributors. For the biggest contributors to his $18,000 personal fund were gas and oilmen. Not only were they the heaviest contributors, but they were greatest in number-a total of 15. (Copyright, 1956, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) THE Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsi- bility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3553 Administration Building before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for the Sunday edition must be in by 2 p.m. Friday. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1956 VOL. LXVIII, NO. 2 General Notices Regent's Meeting: Fri., March 1 1956. Communications-for consideration at this meeting must be in the Presi- dent's hands by March 8. The Calendar for the Second Semester of 1955-56 and for the Summer Session of 1956 will be as follows: second Semester Registration from ............. Wed., Feb. to (inclusive) ......... Sat., Feb. 11 Classes begin ......Mon., Feb. 13 Spring recess from (evening) ,....... Fri., Mar. 30 to (a.m.) ............ Mon., April 0 Easter ............April 1 Classes end.......... Tues., May 29 Memorial Day ......... Wed., May 30 Study period ........ Thurs., May 31 Examination period from................Fri., June 1 to (inclusive) ...... Thurs., June 14 Commencement ........ Sat., June 16 summer session Classes begin Law School...........Mon., June 18 Other Units . .. Mon. June 25 Independence Day ...... Wed., July 4 Courses End Six-weeks............. Sat., Aug. 4 Eight-weeks ..... Sat., Aug. 18 Law School....... Fri., Aug. 31. Sophomore and Freshmen Women Martha Cook Building is receiving ap- plications for Sept. 195. There will be room for 40 sophomores and 25 fresh- men who will then be junior and sophomores respectively. Anyone inter- ested phone 23225 any week day between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. for an appoint- ment. Those who already have appli- cation blanks, please bring them in immediately ,if interested A few more ashers are urgently need- ed for the Burton Holmes travel pic- tures and for the Polgar show which will be given Fri., Feb. 17 at 8:15 p.m. Report at Hill Auditorium at the east door at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and at 7:15 p.m. Fri. Rules Governing Participation in Non- Athletic Extracurricular Activities: Any regularly enrolled student is el- gible to participate in nonathletic ex- tracurricular activities provided he ie not on academic discipline. Responsibility Responsibility for observance of the eligibility statement is placed directy' upon the student. In case of doubt of status, students should inquire at the Office of Student Affairs. Participation in an evraurricuar activity in viola- tion of the requirements may subject a student to disciplinary action. Restrictions In interpretation of the above eligt- bility statement, the following are specifically forbidden to participate in extracurricular activities indicated be- low: a) Students on academic discipline i.e., notification, warning, probation. action pending, as determined by the faculty of the college in which the, student is enrolled. Academic discipline also includes the terms "Needs oun- seling"' as used by the School of Musk and the School of Education. It consti- tutes ineligibility for participation in extra-curricular activities as listed be- low. b) Part-time and special students carrying less than twelve hours. Activities The eligibility requirements must be met by students participating in such activities as are listed below. The list is not exhaustive but 1s. intended to indicate the kinds of extra- curricular activities for participation in which eligibilty is necessary. a) Participation in public perform- ances which are sponsored by student organizations and which require group rehearsals. Examples: Union Opera, Junior Girls' Play; productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Student Players, and Inter-Arts Union; per- formances of Arts Chorale and the Glee Clubs. b) Participation in public perform- }ances which are sponsored by academi courses and which require group re- hearsals, for those participants who are not enrolled in the sponsoring course for credit. Examples: Ensemble 45, 46 (Orchestra), Ensemble 47, 48 (Bands) Ensemble 49, 50 (Choir), Voice 11, 14 155, 156 (Opera Workshop.) c) Staff members of student publi- cations. Examples: Daily, Gargoyle, Michiganensian, Technic, Generation, d) Officers and chairmen of standing committees in student organizations. including house groups. This includes positions in house groups such as social, athletic, rushing personnel, pledge training, and publication chairmen, house managers and stewards. e) Class officers or candidates, for such office. f) Members and candidates for mem- bership in student government groups. Examples: Student Government Coun- cil, Judiciary Councils; Interfraternity Council, Pan-hellenic Board, Assembly Board, Interhouse Council, Inter-co- operative Council, League and Union student government groups, Music School Assembly, Business Administra- tion Council. g) Committee members for major campus projects and dances. Examples: Michigras,' Winter Carnival, League committees, Frosh week end, Sopho- more Cabaret, Assembly Ball, Inter- fraternity Council. Ball, Homecoming Dance, Senior Ball, J-Hop. h) Representatives of offcampus ace tivities. 1) Representatives on student-faculty commitees. Special Permission Special permission to participate in extracurricular activities in exception to the regulations may be granted in 4 4 4 I / INTERPRETING THE NEWS: .New Tunes in Soviet Song By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst THERE are some tricky words about "Coexis- tence," "Socialism," different types of revo- lution and the prospects for peace or war in Nikita,,Khrushchev's speech to the Communist Party Congress. Afinal evaluation of its meaning cannot ba made until the complete record is available in this country. At one point there is-°a phrase, however, for which students of Communist tactics have been looking for a long time. It sounds like renunciation of the Leninist theory that violent revolution is necessary to put the seal on any change to Communist government. That is a point at which non-Communist na- Editorial Staff Dave Baad .......................... Managing Editor Jim Dygert................ ...... City Editor Murry Frymer....................Editorial Director Debra Durchslag ........... Magazine Editor David Kaplan................Feature Editor. Jane Howard ......................... Associate Editor Louise Tyor . . .............Associate Editor Pil Douglis. ........Sports Editor Alan Eisenberg ...............Associate Sports Editor Jack Horwitz .........Associate Sports Editor Mary, Helthaler'..*..... -... ,.,.Women's Editor Elaine Edmonds .. ...Associate Women'sEditor John Hirtzel ...................... Chief Photographer tions have been able to slam back at Red expansionist intentions, and is one of the chief bases of anti-Communist law in the United States. IT -IS A POINT which the Communists have also evaded themselves, by substituting the imposition of the "Socialist" state by coercion in the satellites, using local puppets without even going through the motions of internal revolution. Khrushchev speaks of the possibility of bring- ing about stable parliamentary majorities now, instead of fighting in the streets. Observers had already noticed that the Reds in France and Italy, in recent parliamentary crises, were again working for political position after a long period in which they had avoided its re- sponsibilities in favor of disruptive tactics. For the rest of it, the speech must be read against the background of other recent Rus- sian maneuvers. While continuing the background music of "sweetness and light," a tone which could also be recognized in the Khrushchev speech, Soviet propaganda has been returning to its old "warmongering" line. THAT'S why the renegades Burgess and Mac- Lean were produced at this time, even at the cost of labeling Molotov and Khrushchev as liars about their presence in the country. The story that the former British diplomats 'MATURITY TESTS' ;German Preparatory School System Changing /. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fourth in a series of articles by David Learned, University student studying at the Free University of Berlin.) By DAVID W. LEARNED WE WERE very fortunate to have the opportunity to visit a few classes in a Berlin high school to talk with the students and teach- ers about their system of public school education, and to tell them something about our system in America. We were also able to spend a day with a ninth grade class which was spending a week's va- cation from school at a youth center. In addition, one day we were invited to visit what theo- retically corresponds to an Amer- ican teachers' college. THE STUDENT is graduated from the preparatory schools af- ter 13 years of schooling, instead of 12 as in the United States. However, he nust do more than complete 13 years of satisfactory work-he must also pass the "ma- turity test." This test is both oral and written and covers 13 tenderness of the students' earlyj extra-curricular social relations. ANOTHER IMPORTANT change that has taken place is the intro- duction of discussion periods in the classrooms. Previously, when the student was called upon in the classroom, he rose and ad- dressed the instructor very cour- teously. Now, it is too much like it is in America. It seemed, in some of the classes, that the stu- dents had overshot the American high school students in boldness. In a ninth grade English class, those who were not too sure of the answer to the teacher's ques- tion raised their hands and snapped their fingers-and this was an all-girl class. In the higher grades the stu- dents were a bit more reserved in their, demands for the 'floor, but the competition was still defi- nitely to be felt. It was my im- 2ression that the students directed themselves more against their fel- low students than as a group for or against a proposal made by the acting in plays and delivering ad- dresses before assemblies of the whole school. As I have previously mentioned, the one test the high school stu- dent really worries about is the one 'at the end of all his school- ing. To be sure, he is regularly asked to write papers and exams to see if he is satisfactorily mas- tering the material presented him. Students can fail individual classes just as we. Consequently, as early as high school a student must learn to remember permanently, Because of this, the exam at the end of the three or more years at a uni- versity for a degree is not such a chimera for the student. I' '°: ; ::-: :r :: ::_::