A T hr Intr igat 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 'There Are Times When I'm For A Little Federal Aid" r=- _ rt'I~ii Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. This must be noted in all reprints. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1955 NIGHT EDITOR: MARY ANN THOMAS Kefauver Dilemma: Shoot For No. One or Two Post? IN a week or two, the Democratic party spot- light, which has shined so liberally of late on Adlai Stevenson, will shift to Estes Kefauver. The Tennessee Senator has promised an an- nouncement of his intentions toward the Presi- dential nomination around Dec. 16. The decision Kefauver will announce has not been as easy to make as his ambitions might indicate. He has made no pretense of being reluctant to run, and discusses quite freely his bids for support, including attempts to line up a campaign manager. But campaigns can't be run on ambition alone, or Kefauver would have been President long ago. His prospects for the noimination are clearly not good. Even members of his staff admit he must rely mainly on primaries in the search for delegates. They also admit that Stevenson's apparent willingness to enter several primaries will make it even harder for Kefauver to try to carry the convention than it was in 1952. Then, it was just about imp'ossible. KEFAUVER can no longer win primaries by default as he could last time, and he faces the prospect of losing any contest both he and Stevenson enter. Nor can he challenge the convention with a reputation for being the na- tion's most popular Democrat, what with all polls showing Stevenson more popular among rank and file Democrats and Independents as well as party leaders. He does not carry the liability of having lost, but the tendency among Democrats is to mini- mize Stevenson's responsibility for his defeat and maximize Eisenhower's. Kefauver's dilemma then is whether to run against what now seems the certain prospect of Stevenson's nomination. Admittedly that prospect may well change. But there is a question whether Kefauver would be the bene- fieiary of any decline in Stevenson's fortunes, even -if he were responsible for that decline through beating him in a primary. Indications are that party leaders have chosen Averell Harriman as stand-in for the role of leading contender for the nomination, and the New York governor seems ready to Jeap onstage should Stevenson muff his lines. There are other prizes to be won next year, even if the nomination seems a dim prospect. Kefauver says his plans do not include running for Vice-President. He laughs off suggestions that all it would take to change his mind would be a "good, firm offer," but he does not deny them. If the Vice-Presidency is Kefauver's immed- iate goal, strategy becomes a problem. A first rule of politics is that no one ever openly runs for the Vice-Presidential nomination. To do so precludes most any chance of winning the bigger prize and tends to diminish a candi- date's stature. IEFAUVER may well be planning to ma- neuver himself into the second position, A Stevenson-Kefauver ticket would have geo- graphic balance and both an "egghead" and "folksy" appeal. It would also include the two most popular Democrats in the party today. The question then is whether an active Presi- dential campaign will improve or hurt the Tennesseean's chances for the Vice-Presidency. Several primary victories might re-inforce esti- mates of his popular appeal and increase his stature in the party. But a bid for the nomination might also have the effect of alienating the man who will probably decide the party's second place choice -the Presidential nominee, probably Steven- son. Campaigns for nominations, however friendly they may be at the outset, strain tempers and often degenerate into slugfests. Some ill-will was created, for example, by Kefauver's recent charge that the national committee has shown partiality toward Stev- enson. If the candidates were to clash in a primary fight, as seems possible in Minnesota and probable in California, the wounds might be hard to heal by convention time. There is a chance, then, that Kefauver's announcement later in the month will be that he has chosen tiot to engage in a costly and fatiguing campaign, and will hope for the Vice-Presidency. Ambition being what it is, however, it seems more likely he will enter the race, and pray for a miracle. -PETE ECKSTEIN 1,7/' cif o- FINE SHOWMANSHIP: DAC Offers Top-Notch Dancing, Comedy SHOWMANSHIP is the theme of the new Dramatic Arts Cente- production, a joint program consisting of Indian dancing and Moliere's "The Physician in Spite of Himself." The first portion, "Nritya Darpan" (Mirror of Dance) features Madame Sunalini Rajam and her pupils in a collection of 15 classical and folk Indian dance numbers. The dances are varied, although there is a too-heavy reliance sometimes on folk dances which correspond to Western mime, an interpretative method that is not especially popular in Western. countries today. But the classical pieces, particularly Madam Rajam's Abhinaya and Lou MeKush's Kathaki Dance and Tillana are beautifully performed and exciting to watch. The Abhinaya allows Madam Rajam an op- portunity to draw on all her artistic abilities, and coming near the end of the program is something worth waiting for. MeKush repeats two show-stopping dances from last spring's DAC "Dance Fair," and they are very worthy of reprise. All in all, while the dance program may seem a bit strange and unfamiliar for some, it is a vivid and exceptional experience, put to- gether with attention and care. TO SCHOLARS, the revamping given the 17th century Molliere farce may seem extreme. But the company plays the piece in the style of broad, slapstick comedy which the opening night crowd seemed to enjoy thoroughly. In fact, it is probably the best comedy rendition the company has done, for Molliere is an appropriate foil for their and Director Joseph Gistirah's farcical talents, last season somewhat misused in "The Boor." "Physician" relates how an innocent fogoter is forced to assume the role of a doctor and cure an ailing young lady. The humor is high- styled' and presents Molliere at his best, lampooning the incompetencies a 4 t ° WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Hagerty, Adams Vital to Ike Bly DREW PEARSON THE MEN who can claim chief credit for getting Eisenhower in a more receptive frame of mind- if, as Len Hall says, Ike is more receptive - are efficient Sherman Adams, the Assistant President, and Jim Hagerty, astute, genial Secretary for the Press. The first has done what Ike always thought could be done even before he, became President .- handled practically all problems except top-top policy. The second has created both public con- fidence in Ike's health and Ike's confidence in his own health. The man who did the first, Sherman-Adams, has largely ful- filled Eisenhower's private hope that the job of being President of the United States could be more like the job of being President of France, with a Prime Minister to handle legislative and other mat- ters. *A* * d SHERMAN ADAMS has done this. He did it to a large extent before Ike became ill, but he has done it 99 per cent since he be- came ill. Adams not only is Assist- ant President, but he is largely the Cabinet. He correlates and coordi- nates with the Cabinet. With a few exceptions, they report to him. Even Secretary Dulles, who does report to Ike on foreign policy, was careful at Denver not to take up too many major matters connected with the Geneva Conference. It might have been better, incident- ally, if he had. Jim Hagerty, the other potent figure on the White House team, is not only one of the most astute public relations men ever to oper- ate in Washington, but he has also become the confidant of the President and to some extent his appointment secretary. * * * MOST IMPORTANT of all, Hag- erty watched every move made by the doctors to mold public opinion. His aim was not only to create public confidence in the Presi- dent's health, but to create Presi- dential confidence in his own health. That was why Hagerty got so sore at the interview given by Dr. Paul Dudley White in his home in Boston indicating that there was much more doubt than earlier ex- pressed as to whether the Presi- dent could ever recover. It was also Hagerty who was given credit for the adroit post- ponement of the date of January 1 when the doctors would pass on whether Ike could run again. * s* * A BIG NEWSPAPER in a big city may not seem to have a heart. Its presses turn out pulp, head- lines, printers ink with machine- like precision. But the other day New Yorkers gathered to salute the New York Daily Mirror for helping keep half a million kids off the streets in the biggest youth program in any American city. (Copyright, 1955, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Sore Point of Football A T the annual football bust in Detroit Mon- day night, University President Harlan H* Hatcher put his finger on the sore point of college football when he expressed a wish for a return to the time when games were played "to see who would win" instead of for bids to bowl games. He pointed out, with newspaper headlines for illustration, that such emphasis has been put on winning a trip to a big bowl game that the purpose behind college football has been forgotten. And he asked for a stop to this "accelerated madness." Indeed, the emphasis on making a bowl trip seems sometime to make us forget that it is football we are playing. Yet, some feel it makes no difference what we are playing, as long as there is a Rose Bowl or a Sugar Bowl to play it in. Although the avowed purpose of collegiate sports is to train athletically talented and in- clined young men in sportsmanship and develop their character through teamwork and compe- tition, no one has ever suggested that a foot- ball team take the field without concern as to whether it wins or loses. The goal of winning is proper to a football game, of winning that football game. Coaches say they play their games "one at a time," but we are not so sure. Winning the game has taken second place to winning a bowl bid, almost so that games on which no bowl bid rides is lost in the shuffle, and relegated to the second or third pagesof the sports section. EMPHASIS on winning has caused enough trouble, what with interested alumni cruci- fying coaches and all. It is further intensified by the institution of the traditional rivalry, where feelings often run higher than a V-2 rocket and cause comparable damage. When the desire simply to win the game is compounded with traditional rivalry and a stake in a bowl game in the same stadium on the same afternoon before many thousand fans who are excessively mindful of all these factors, emotions on both sides too easily explode, as they did in the Ohio State-Michigan game, throwing the sport completely out of propor- tion to its importance and reflecting upon the character of the institutions involved. To avoid recurrences of such demonstrations is the aim, and the only way to do that now seems to be to de-emphasize, not football, but bowl games. That President Hatcher recom- mended such a course at a time when he might have been severely criticized for sour grapes after the Ohio State game incident is to be highly commended. His suggestion that foot- ball be returned to its proper perspective should be taken seriously by the Big Ten when the time comes to decide on a renewal of the Rose Bowl pact. The University could help by coming out officially against renewal of the Rose Bowl pact. -JIM DYGERT, City Editor TV REVIEW AND PREVIEW: worst Panel Show Most Enjoyable of his century's medicine men. Th jibes (e.g., comments on women's late permission, the AMA, Bus. Ad. school) which do not destroy the play's form, but bring great audience approval. Tempo throughout is fast-paced, and only in one minor scene between the physician and a few peasants does the show begin to lag. But it picks up soon enough, and a speeded-up rendition of the scene in fu- ture performances will undoubted- ly bring the affair to perfection. SIDNEY WALKER is cast as the make-shift physician, and his gro- tesque comic mannerisms pretty much carry the play. The other performers have only relatively minor roles, but they perform with relish and top-notch timing. Ralph Drischell renders his usual excel- lent performance, and one hopes that sometime he will be allowed bigger roles. Ann Gregory, Elaine Sinclair and MaryJane Forsyth do their bits remarkably well. In fact, the strangest attribute of the "Physician" cast is that some individuals who have not par- ticularly distinguished themselves in previous dramatic turns display very rare comic talents. And what is even more indispensible, the cast seems to be enjoying their work. An audienece cannot help but ap- preciate this and respond accord- ingly. The entire progran is geared with the showmanship principle of keeping the audience in mind, a sure crowd-pleasing gimmick. -Ernest Theodossin AT THE ORPHEUM: 'Confession' Well Done "DOUBLE Confession," a British import, is a well-done murder mystery, although by no means o Hitchcockian stature. Jim Medwey (Derek Farr) seizes upon his wife's death to revenge, himself upon her lover, Charlie Durham (William Hartnell), by telling him that he has evidence that Durham murdered her. While trying to decide whether or not to go to the police, Medway meets Ann Corday (Joan Hopkins), a young woman trying to determine whether she should let her illegiti- mate daughter be adopted. The plot is complicated by Durham's revenge-bent stooge, Paynter (Peter Lorre), a crusading news- paper editor, Hilary (Ronald How- ard) and a competent police- man, Inspector Tenby (Naunton Wayne). The real murderer is un- covered in true British detective story fashion, complete with sur- prise twist. BESIDES THE main plot, there is an aggregation of side charac- ters so well drawn that they pro- vide many of the movie's high points. Although the entire cast is ex- cellent, it is Lorre who gives the outstanding performance, both as a semi-tragic and comic char- acter. Farr, as the man who finds he cannot betray someone he hates, and Hartnell, as the spine less yet powerful Durham, both turn in skilled performances. Miss H~opkin's offbeat loveliness and naturalacting technique is be- lievable, even when the love scenes turn a bit cloying. Wayne does much to dispel the popular con- ception of the incompetent police officer, and Howard is the image of his father (the late Leslie How- ard) both in appearance and abil- ity. * " THE CAMERA does full justice e INTERPRETING THE NEWS: Red Leaders Embarrass Nehru DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN By LARRY EINHORN Daily Television Writer "I'VE Got A Secret" (CBS Wed- nesday 9:30) is the worst panel show on television. But it is also one of the most enjoyable shows on television. A good TV panel show should have two to five panel members, a moderator and contestants who have a famous face or name, have interesting or unusual occupations or who have accomplished the un- usual. The panel should then try to find out who the contestant is or why he is on the show by intelli- gently questioning him. Some in- sertion of comedy may prove to add to the panel show, but com- plete silliness detracts from the main idea of the show. "SECRET" has the panel, the moderator and the contestants, but the actions of the panel and the secrets of the guests cause the "panel show" idea to be imma- terial and then anything can hap- pen, and usually does. It is not unusual to see Gary Moore, the moderator, leading any kind of an animal onto the stage and then proceed to ride, milk, wrestle or do just about anything with it. Or is it improbable that the en- tire panel will leave their chairs and proceed to dress up in strange costumes, dance, sing, leave the stage or just do anything that they think will be funny. After the not too important questioning contestants have been seen to shoot arrows, type 160 words in a minute, sing, dance, tell of interesting experiences and demonstrate some pretty weird in- ventions, just to name a few. gimmick is to include some local Allen's "Tonight," where such a diversification of talented and un- talented people have performed and so many crazy stunts have been enacted. "I've Got A Secret" is a very poor panel show. But for good all-around fun and enjoyment with an element of the unexpected, you can't beat it. * * * FOR THE first time since the coaxial cable was put into use NBC did not have one show in the "Top Ten." According to the Trendex ratings for the first week in November, CBS placed nine shows in the most-watched ten and ABC's "Disneyland" completed the list. Last year at this time the ten best were more evenly divided with NBC holding down five positions, CBS two and "Disneyland" again making for the ABC entry. Another interesting fact is that sevenof the present top ten are half-hour shows. Thus the CBS policy of situation comedy and quiz shows seem at the present to be more acceptable than NBC's 60 and 90 minute extravaganza poli- cy. The three top shows are $64,000 Question," "Ed Sullivan" and "I Love Lucy," with "Question" still far ahead of the field. * * * - THE COLGATE Palmolive-Peet Co., the first sponsor of the "Big" shows on television is leaving its long-lived position as sponsor of the Sunday 8-9 slot on NBC. They felt that the strong competitionj of Ed Sullivan was just too great. This means that Martin and Lewis will have to look for an- other TV outlet, for NBC is planning to use that hour as $ showcase for new talent when Col- gate leaves at the end of this season. Dean and Jerry are the only original stars of the show left with Cantor, Hope, Durante, O'Conner and Abbot & Costello all graduating to shows of their own. 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. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1955 - VOL. LXVII, NO. 55 General Notices TIAA - College Retirement Equities Fund. Participants in the Teachers In- surance and Annuity Association retire- ment program who wis) to change their contributions to the College Retirement Equities Fund or to apply for or discon- tinue participation in the Equities Fund, will be able to make such changes before Dec. 15, 1955. Staff members who have one-fourth or one-third of the contributions to TIAA allocated to CREF may wish to change to a one-half basis, or go from the latter to a one-fourth or one-third basis. Late Permission: Correction on late permission for all women students for the Robert Shaw Chorale Concert, November 22, 1955. Corrected time is 11:45. The Women's Research Club will meet on Monday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. in the West Lecture Room of the Rackham Building. Miss Elva Minuse, Instructor in Epdemiology, will speak on the sub- ject: "'Research in Respiratory Disease viruses." The National Research Council is offering postdoctoral research associate- ships to provide young investigators an opportunity for advanced training in basic research in the physical and mathematical sciences, and in engineer- ing psychology and visual psychophysics. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S., and have completedrthe research for the PhD or ScD degree. The as- sociateships are tenable only at the National Bureau of Standards in wash- ington and Boulder. Appointments will be for one year and the stipend will be $6390 and subject to income tax. Requests for application forms Yshould be addressed to the fellowship Office, National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave. N. W., Washington 25, D. C. Ap- plications must be received by the Council by Jan. 9, 1956. The Chicago Chapter of the English- Speaking Union has offered two $1000 scholarships to graduate students for a year's research and study in the United Kingdam. Awards will be made in any field. The qualifications are as follows: (1) That the Dean of the graduate school make a recommenda- tion (2) That the grantee be a resident of Illinois (3) That the grantee be in a graduate school of a representative university in this country and that he or she generally believes in the princi- ples of the English Speaking Union. Further. information and applications from Thomas S. Tyler, First National Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Tyler should be contacted before Dec. 28. Academic Notices Doctoral Examination for Charles Francis Briggs, Mathematics; thesis: "Semi-Topological Linear Algebras," Mon., Dec. 5, East Council Room, Rack- ham Building, at 2:30 p.m. Chairman, T. . Hildebrandt. Events Today Michigan Dames' Christmas Dance, featuring Bob Olson and his Band, Women's Athletic Building, Sat., Dec. 3 at 9:00 p.m. Placement Notices The following Detroit Area Schools will have representatives at the Bureau of Appointments for interviews: Tues., Dec. 6: Wyandotte, Michigan-Teacher Needs: Elementary; Chemistry-Asst. Football (man); Girls' Physical Ed. (High School); Speech Correction (elemen- 4. k .~ .' LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler' By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst rHE CRUDITY with which Messrs. Khruch- chev and Bulganin turned their Indian goodwill tour into an anti-Western campaign is reported to have embarrassed Prime Minister Nehru and other Indian officials., They laid out the red carpet for the visitors from Moscow, only to see them walk all over the lawn anyway. India is trying hard to establish her neutral position in the world. It's neutrality with leftist 1st leanings and sympathy for Russia because Russia, too, professes to be against colonialism. But India constantly offers herself as a media- tor of disputes. To have her premises used as the base of attack by invective violates her position as a ren's demonstrations has been questioned as producing indoctrination during'an impression- able period which may bode ill for the country later. For one of the strange factors in the Indian position iq the firm stand taken by the government against domestic Communists while playing footsie with them in the international field. IT'S AS though Nehru is willing to take chances abroad, for the sake of embarrassing the West, with something he will not put up with at home. There is evidence, however, that the Khrush- chev-Bulganin visit has worked in reverse both for them and for Nehru. Right at this moment relations with the Indian government, which is firmly entrenched, would seem to be more im- portant to Moscow than relations with the J r