CONTEMPORARY BOOKS SPRING, 1956 LY Latest Deadline in the State ~aii4 J CLOUDY, COLDERa See Page 4 .J VOLT. LXVL Non. 136 a , .. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1956 __-_ _ -__- MICHIJUDGING: 'Showboat' Wins Booth Title By PETE ECKSTEIN Barkers leaped and chorus girls shrieked last night as Newberry- Gomberg's "Showboat" was an- nounced as the winner of the 1956 Michigras show competition. The two-show variety program beat Alpha Tau Omega-Chi Ome- ga's "Nutcracker Sweeties" - a muscular ballet-burlesque - and Alpha Gamma Delta-Sigma Alpha Epsilon's "Going Ape"-a panto- mime rock-and-roll show. The skill booth competition was won by "Golden Garter" of Victor Vaughn-Delta Tau Delta, a Las Vegas-style casino, followed, by "Frigid Fun" of Tau Delta Phi- Delta Phi Epsilon and "Institute of Barberology" of Alpha Chi Ome- ga-Phi Delta Theta. Refreshments honors were tak- en by Sigma Kappa-Chi Psi's "Bermuda Bell," a general refresh- ment stand with calypso singing, with runners-up Kappa Delta-Chi Phi's "German Inn" and Phi Gam- ma Delta-Alpha Phi's "Fee Fee Saloon." - Major Competition Judges for the heated competi- tion were Ruth Calahan, SGC exe- cutive secretary, Assistant Dean. of Women Elizabeth Leslie, Assis- tant Dean of the literary college James Robertson, Prof. Lionel H. Laing of the political science de- partment, Prof. Gerald Dykstra of the business administration school, Prof. Marvin Eisenberg of the fine arts department, and James Shortt, Assistant to the Director of University Relations. Attendance estimates for the sec- ond and last night of Michigras slightly surpassed Friday night's estimate of 9,000. Grand Prize winners, who en- tered Michibucks won at skill booths in the drawing, were Betty Wright, '59, a dress; Dennis Vow- ell of Ann Arbor, a suit; Nancy Henry, '59N, a watch; and young Jim Baird of Ann Arbor, a watch. Minor Disasters Hundreds of Ann Arbor children turned out for the Kiddy Carnival yesterday afternoon. "Spineroo" stripped a gear, but otherwise there were constant lines outside the other rides, four of them especially for the younger set. Though most Daily reporters were still asleep during the carni- val, one managed to interview one of the kiddies-a boy of four-on his way home: D.R.: "What did you ride on?" Boy; "The fe--, the ferr--, the fe--, the merry-go-round." D.R.: "Was it fun?" Boy: "Yeah, I liked it, but a kid t'hrowed up." Party Heads Boom' Cobo For Governor EAST LANSING, MICH. (MP) - Mayor Albert E. Cobo of Detroit was boomed for governor again yesterday, this time by a powerful group of Republican leaders who presumably had received the "go" sign. Several of the party's star money raisers were among those pledged to start a full-fledged Cobo draft including immediate circulation of nominating petitions to put his name on the Aug. 7 primary bal- lot. The Mayor was vacationing in Tucson, Ariz., and the Detroit Free Press quoted him as saying by telephone he neither had con- doned nor forbidden the draft. It added that Cobo denied he had given "a green light" to the move- ment. Although kingpins in the move- ment insisted they had no com- mitment from Cobo, their asser- tions were greeted with scepticism by newsmen, 'and by some party members not sympathetic to his candidacy. The announcement grew out of a hotel room session of Republican leaders which lasted until 4 a.m. The party bigwigs were here for a state central committee meeting later in the day. Margaret Cuts Wedding Cake INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (M)-The bride and groom cut their wed- ling cake yesterday in a gay re- tnann a+ 1,~f fallnwa' fho mn,., nsra -Daily-John Hirtzel "SHOWBOAT" BY NEWBERRY-GOMBERG - The two-show variety program =copped top honors at last night's Michigras show competition. In addition to melodrama, the show featured . torch singing, tap dancing, pantomimes and chorus lines. Russian Leaders Begin Peace Conf abs With Eden WENDOVER, England (P)-Russian Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev began peace talks in an English country manor house yesterday after 4,000 Oxford University students ragged them with chants of "Poor old Joe!" The Kremlin leaders sped through the gates of Chequers, official country residence of Prime Minister Anthony Eden, as the sun set on a day of bristling activity. The two visited the British secret atomic city of Harwell, then went on to Oxford-and one of the biggest razzes seen in the university town in decades. Crowds of students began their chant about the late Soviet dic- Stevenson Wants Halt Of H-Blasts 'Can Reconsider' If Others Balk WASHINGTON (OP) -Adlai E. Stevenson yesterday proposed that the United States halt H-bomb tests as a step toward eventual world disarmament. Stevenson said that if "other nations" don't follow suit, and persist in further tests, "We will know about it and we can recon- sider our policy." The Democratic presidential as- pirant noted that Russia has pro- tested against this country's sched- uled tests in the Pacific next month but' said this did not alter his views. 'Suggestion Considered' "For this suggestion is right or wrong and should be so considered regardless of the Soviet," he said. Stevenson came to Washington to address a luncheon of the Amer- ican Society of Newspaper Editors and attend a fund-raising dinner of the Democratic National Com- mittee. In his speech to the editors he questioned "the sense in multiply- ing and enlarging weapons of a destructive power already almost incomprehensible" and added: "I deeply believe that if we are to make progress toward the ef- fective reduction and control of armaments, it will probably come a step at a time. "And this is a .step which, it seems to me, we might now take, a step which would reflect our de- termination never to plunge the world into nuclear holocaust." Hopes for Peace The former Illinois governor campaigning for his party's top nomination again this year, said he would like to believe that Nikita Khrushchev's call for the abolition of armed forces "means we are on the threshhold of real progress in disarmament at last." At all events, Stevenson said he hoped the Communist party lead- er's remarks in a London speech Friday night "will be received here with something more positive than derision." There was no immediate com- ment from the Pentagon or other official quarters on Stevenson's call for a halt in H-bomb tests. Preparations are already well un- der way for tests starting May 8 in the Eniwetok atoll area of the Marshall Islands. Adlai Group To Hold Panel At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening in the Union Students for Stev- enson will discuss "Whom Should the Demorcats Nominate?". Participating in the panel dis- cussion will be Professors Preston Slosson of the history departnient, Robert Angell of the sociology de- partment, Alexander Allison of the English department, and Bob Marsh'all of a local book store. The three professors favor the nomination of Adlai Stevenson, while Marshall is thought to lean toward Estes Kefauver. All interested persons are in- vited to the meeting. 'Cold Bring War Problems-k 41' THREE DRAMA SEASON STARS-(from left) Billie Burke,appearing in "The Solid Gold Cadillac," Judith Anderson, appearing in "Black Chiffon" and Ethel Waters, appearing in "The Member of the Wedding," Anderson, Waters, Scott, St. C lair To Appear in Drama Season Plays ra To Arrive Here Today The Dean of the .law college of the University of Baghdad, Ab- dul Rahman Al-Bazzaz, is ex- pected to arrive here today to confer with Dean E. Blythe Stason of the University Law School and Prof. George G. Cameron, Chair- man \of the Department of Near Eastern Studies, it was announced yesterday. The University is one of several institutions being visited by Dean Al-Bazzaz on an eight-week tour of the United States, sponsored by the American Friends of the Middle East organization in New York. The purpose of Dean Al-Bazzar's visit will be to investigate the possibilities of admission and ex- change of graduate law students from Iraq.T His tour of' the nation follows the conclusion of his duties at the United Nations as Iraqi rep- resentative to the Commission of Human Rights. The Dean's career has included membership on the staff of the Iraqi delegation to the United Nations. Victories' -tator as the two Russians left Sheldonian Theater, and repeated it interminably. Neither Bulganin nor Khrush- chev understand English but they had plenty of interpreters with them. Khrushchev Grins Both Russians took it well. Khrushchev once raised his hands in grinning surrender when backed against a wall by autograph-hunt- ing Oxford residents. Bulganin beamed. The Oxford students, many in their 20's, were derisvely good- natured and refused to take the two Russian dignitaries seriously. They roared the "Volga Boatmen," cheered, boisterously offered com- ment and at one point an impa- tient student called out in precise Oxonian "Come on, Bulgy, I want my tea. Russians Visit House After visiting Oxford the Rus- sians hustled off to the 40-room Tudor country house which is the official country residence of Brit- ish prime ministers. They had a chance to relax before taking up talks. Peace was on the docket for ins formal weekend talks, and es- pecially the Middle East, an area the Soviet leaders have offered to help stabilize. But the echo of their words had barely died yesterday when Mos- cow radio began pumping out charges that Britain and America were the villains there. By TAMMY MORRISON A glittering array of stage per- sonalities and plays will highlight the coming University Drama Sea- son, extending from May 14 through June 16 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Featured will be Judith- Ander- son, Ethel Waters, Zachary Scott, Lydia St. Clair; Ernest Graves, Vicki Cummings, Ian Keith, Billie Three Arab Nations Si gn Miitary Pact CAIRO, Egypt (R)-Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the little desert king- dom of Yemen yesterday signed a military pact aimed at solidifying the Arab world. Egypt's Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser, King Saudi of Saudi Arab- ia, and Iman Ahmed of Yemen signed the alliance in the walled city of Jidda, Saudi Arabian port. They reached agreement after 13 hours of discussion. A joint communique declared the three Arab rulers had agreed to exchange cultural, economic and scientific information as well as signing a military agreement. Trio Was Friendly The communique said the trio discussed maintenance of peace in the Middle East and carried out the talks in an "atmosphere of friendliness." The pact may herald a new era of international activity for Ye- men, which until now has been one of the world's most isolated na- tions. Some observers interpreted Nas- ser's sudden plunge into the Saudi- Yemen agreement as a sign he intends to join forces in a drive to push the British completely out of the Arab world. Nasser Against Haste Others said, however, he may have entered the three-power group to restrain the two partners from too hasty or too drastic ac- tion. They said he had played a mod- erating role last fall in the Arab League when Saudi Arabians wanted strong anti-British action in a dispute over the Buraim oasis in southeast Arabia. Egypt already is joined in sepa- rate defense pacts with Saudi Arabia and Syria. Republicans P"lanmnngNew Soil Bank Bill WASHINGTON R)'-Republican strategists began efforts yester- day to tie into a single bill both the authority and the moey for President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm soil bank program. Rep. C. R. Hope (R-Kan) said in nn in r.- ar h ..1A alr a " Burke, Murray Matheson, Lauren Gilbert, Iggie Wolfington and' Janet DeGore. They will appear in "Black Chif- fon," "The Member of the Wed- ding," "Marching Song," "Tiger at the Gates" and "The Solid Gold Cadillac." Anderson To Appear Each play will run from Monday through Saturday with matinees on Thursday and Saturday. Judith Anderson will open the Season May 14 in Leslie Storm's psychological melodrama "Black Chiffon." She is best known for her stage performance as "Medea" and her Emmy award-winning Lady Mac- beth in Evans' TV production. Waters To Perform Ethel Waters will re-create her original role in "The Member of the Wedding" starting May 21. The Carson McCullers work was "given the New. York Drama Critics Circle Award: as the outstanding play of its year. Since Miss Waters is equally at home in musicals and dramas, her stage roles have included "Cabin in the Sky" and "Mamba's Daugh- ters." Janet DeGore, another veteran of the original cast, and 11 year- old Ricky Hamilton, Richard Ward and Phillip Lindsay have also been signed for "Member." J o h n Whiting's "Marching, Song," starring Zachary Scott and Grad To Talk-, At Law Fete James A. Sprawl, 29L, will speak on "The Practical Importance of the Legal Idea Man" at the annual University Law School honors ban- quet tomorrow. Dean E. Blyth Stason will pre- side at the banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Union. Seniors ranked in the top 10 per cent of their class academically will be given certificates of mem- bership in the Order of the Coif, national law academic honorary. Lydia St. Clair, will have its Am- erican premiere the week of May 28. The play will go to New York in the fall. Scott opened Wednesday as the king in the City Center revival of the Rodgers and Haimerstein musical "The King and I." Miss St. Clair repeated her orig- inal Broadway role last year in the Season when she co-starred with Valerie Bettis in "The Time of the Cuckoo." "Tiger at the Gates," which re- cently received the New York Drama Critics Circle scroll as the best foreign play of 1956, will open June 4. The play was adapted by Christopher Fry from the orig- inal work by Jean Giraudoux. Burke To Lead Leading roles will be taken by Ernest Graves, Vicki Cummings and Ian Keith. Billie Burke will close the Sea- son with the comedy-satire by. George S. Kaufman and Howard Teichman, "The Solid Gold Cad- illac," opening June 11. Lauren Gilbert and Iggie Wolf- ington will take featured roles in the cast. Gilbert received his early training at the University, where he was a student of the late Prof. Valentine B. Windt, past director of the Season. Wolfington has appeared in pre- vious Season productions of "The Hasty Heart" and "Gramercy Ghost." Season director John O'Shaugh- nessy will stage four of the plays. "Marching Song" will be directed by Warren Enters, whose work on the revival of Paul Osborn's "Mornings at Seven" at the Cherry Lane Theater last year won criti- cal acclaim. Mellencamp To Design Robert Mellencamp will return as art director. Designer for many major industrial shows, he also did settings on Broadway in Roger L. Stevens' production of "Twelfth Night" and this season's "Third Person. Emmas Mellen- camp will return as costumiere. Season tickets will go on sale May 7 at the boxoffice. Mail orders may be sent in care of the theater. AskSMtart Of Citizens Policy. Board President Cites Need for Truth WASHINGTON (A)--- President Dwight D. Eisenhower asserted yesterday the United States has won a long list of "cold war victor- les" but said these have created new foreign policy problems. He called for the creation of a "rotating advisory board" of pri- vate citizens to assist the govern- ment in developing policies. Speaking before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the President went beyond a 30-min- ute prepared address to tell his audience that one of the most im- portant things In the world to- day is to see that the American people are given "the naked truth" about world affairs, free of "dem- agoguery and partisanship." In his prepared speech, he chal- lenged the present leaders of Rus- sia to prove their peaceful inten. tions and desire for better rela- tions with the rest of the world by abolishing "the wrongs of Stalin," Among these wrongs he mention- ed the continued division of G&r- Many and Korea. The Presidentadid not explain precisely what he had in mind when he said that a "rotating ad-- visory board" of private citizens, free of the responsibilities of office and " able to devote their brains to the job," would be very useful in keeping United States policies abreast of the needs of the times. "We must concentrate on the task," the President said. "We must keep ahead of, the job. If we don't we are bound to lose." In the course of his impromptu remarks which came after the broadcast of his fermal speech had been concluded he made an emphatic appeal for an under- standing of the needs of Japan for trade. He did this after saying that the free nations were unified by their determination to resist aggression but with the threat of aggression diminishing the problem of jointly solving their economic prdblem makes it difficult for them to stay together. "No oie in, this room," he de- clared in loud, rapid words, "needs any blueprint to tell' him how important it is for Japan, for the 90 million people of Japan, to stay outside the Iron Curtain." Czech Bosses May Be Due For Shakeup " VIENNA, Austria (P)-Unofficial' reports from Prague said yesterday that a shakeup in Czechoslovakia's Communist government may be Impending. Alexei Cepicka, 46-year-old minister of defense and a first deputy preimer, may be removed from his posts, these reports say. Cepicka, son-in-law of the ate President Klement Gottwald, has recently been criticized in sections of the controlled Czech press. Gottwald, who died March 14 1953 in Prague, immediately after returning from Stalin's funeral in Moscow, was recently downgraded by no less a man than Antonin Novotny, first secretary of the Czech Communist party's Central Committee. LSA Petitions Now Available Petitioning for the Literary Col- lege Conference Steering Commit- tee opens tomorrow for a two- week period. All students in the Literary Col- lege are eligible for membershin. COMMITTEE REPORT: IHC To Consider Revision Proposals Michi-Go-Round (EDITOR'S NOTE-The following is the last in a series or four articles explaining the proposals to change the structure of tlie Inter-House Council.) By JIM BOW Acceptance of the proposed structure changes of the Inter- House Council rests with the legis- lative body, which will decide on the recommendations at a future meeting. ' Just when this future meeting will be is a question, for the motion to accept the recommendations has been tabled by Bill Hanks, '56BAd, Chairman of the Study Structure Committee that drew up the proposals. In order to approve the recom- mendations, which include the new 1[H cnnstitution a well a work, Chairman Hanks commented on the number of hours spent on drawing up the 12-page constitu- tion, the Constitution Rationale, and the booklet of additional re- commendations. Seven copies of each of these booklets have been issued to the individual houses for further con- sideration. Worth Proven (The Study Structure Committee. was composed of the three Quad- rangle Presidents, three House Presidents, three IHC representa- tives, and one member-at-large.) Hanks adds that the worth of the proposed committee structure for the IHC has already been3 proven in an experimental orien- should be passed to go into effect next fall," Hanks emphasized. Other comments on the recom- mendations came from Bob War- rick, '578, newly-elected IHC President.' "The revision is necessary," he said, "and the smaller body is going to help." However, Warrick added, "There are several areas that take a lot more thought and consideration." For an example, Warrick brought out' the question of whether the Quadrangle Councils would accept the recommendations made specif- ically to.them. Committee Praised Warrick ended his remarks by praising Hanks for his work in directing the Study Structure I f mitF ::a: