4ecHi44 t n tBatt 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. * Phony NO 2-3241 Wvanit 1tCaWV' II "When Opinions Are Free, Truth Will Prevail" 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, JANUARY 21, 1958 NIGHT EDITOR: GAIL GOLDSTEIN I , r i :.r f kh v J GEY PQSALS AT THE ORPHEUM: Gina 'Bomb' Never Even Ignited ACCORDING TO THE ADS a sex bomb is supposed to explode some- time during "The Wayward Wife." It must have exploded in the part that was cut out of the movie or else the bomb was a dud. To the dismay of the largely malepopulated audience Gina Lollo- brigida is as harmless as a water-logged firecracker during the greater part of the film. And since the main selling point of the picture is Gina Lollobrigida War Brink Issue Embarrassing for Ike -iE BLACK CLOUDS of the "brink of war" controversy have at last settled over the head of the President. In a news conference yesterday, President Eisenhower admitted that he had not read the Life magazine article which has precipitated such furor in the press and Congress. Because he had not read it, he. declined to get into 'the controversy over the contention by Secretary of State Dulles that the country was judiciously led to the "brink of war" three times in 18 months, and that this action insured peace. Eisenhower "declined" to get involved, but he did make the following brief comments. The Chief Executive said that his own view was that, in waging peace, the country has got. to stand firmly on essential matters. He said that if that firm stand brings the nation to a dangerous position because of agression on the part of other nations, you can regard that as a brink. The President affirmned that Dulles is a man completely devoted to peace and, in Eisenhower's opinion, the best secretary of state he ever has known. THESE ARE THE WORDS of a man who has declined to g'et involved! The conference continued with a statement that he didn't know whether the views attribut- ed to Dulles were unfortunate, but that he was personally supporting a program of peace be. fore the world. Somebody has made a mistake somewhere along the line. Contrary to his own claim, the President did become involved, most seriously involved. It is at best a tricky business for one in his position to state his views on any subject, but the footing becomes especially treacherous when the most basic information about the contro- versy at hand has not been consulted. It has always been taken for granted that our Ad- ministration leaders made it their business to be well-informed and up-to-date in every area of their authority. This is not the first such admission on the part of the Chief Executive. Eisenhower re- cently reported that he was "not aware" of the stock fluctuation following his heart at- tack. This seems strange, considering the large part Wall Street plays in the affairs of our capitalistic country, and considering the ex- tensive briefing he was to have received throughout his illness. FOLLOWERS of the Dixon-Yates controversy will recall that, the President was "not aware" of the details of contract proceedings. w tea- _ i a bk- Automaticallyhigh Administration circles were relieved of any major responsibility or neces- sity for comment. The White House was above such matters, and not to be approached when the matter was obviously in the hands of Congress, where it belonged. It is incongruent with the over-all record of this Administration that such serious gaps of efficiency should appear. It is inconceivable that the President, as busy as he may be, ne- glected to avail himself of information so vital- ly important to the welfare of the United States. These claims of innocence and conse- quent refusals of comment appear to be an- other subtle form of suppression of the press, paralleling the White House order to tighten information releases from the Pentagon which was so hotly debated early in 1955. It is the unquestioned right of the President to refuse comment on any issue. He must only satisfy the public that it is not his duty to make some statement concerning the problem. For example, it is to be assumed that few would disagree with the President's decision to refuse reply on certain points raised in the article because he felt 'it improper to discuss affairs clearly within the domain of the Na- tional Security Council, and without the aid of a carefully prepared statement. IT IS' ALSO ASSUMED that his refusal to give a flat yes or no answer to the question relating to Dulles' belief that Ike would order U.S. retaliation if the Red Chinese had at- tacked the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Still, President Eisenhoder has clearly chosen to evade this public scrutiny by asserting that he was not informed, or was not aware of controversial issues. It is an election year, but for the sake of the Republican party, it may befit the President to consider the possibility that his evasion is doing more harm than good. To admit innocence of such crucial issues, no matter what pressures of office may be pre- vailing, is not liable to capture votes. To feign innocence in order to avoid being drawn into the heat of controversy, is worse. Sooner or later the elusion will become obvious. Three examples of this maneuvering may prove to be quite enough for those who waver between party lines. More than three may well prove to be too much, not only for the "floating vote," but also for that portion of the electorate which expects that its officials face all issues squarely and fearlessly, without resort to side-stepping. -ALLAN STILLWAGON 1 E t .a 1 ," ', '. .: : _, ,,; >r .. / ~*4Erips 'Co. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR S Harvard Faculty Evaluation, IN THIS CORNER: EAR OLD GRAD of 1 We're getting to the ter in Ann Arbor. I supp to you, finals and all. E seriously, although I im now they won't be too in You might. be intereste old school is doing thesec what has been written in of this page, I can't help of the place. Oh, I know there was s( the administration's han problem last semester, a and student body weret down at the Michigan st last November. And, w panty raid which didn't big black front pages aro Lastly, the faculty ran over a seeming lack of con an area in which we fe leadership. But, a~s I said, I can't proud of the place. Whez no one ran away from tI ministration) announced p tory and increasing enrol share of controversy and Editorial Dave Baad............... Jim Dygert........... .... Murry, Frymer ............... Debra Durchsag........... David Kaplan ........... Jane Howard.............. Louise Tyor ........... Phil Douglis .............. Alan Eisenberg ............... Jack Horwiz.............. Mary Hellthaler............ Elaine Edmonds ........... A John Hirtzel.............. Business Dick Astrom......,... ...,. Bob Ilgenfritz..........Ass Ken Ra - Letter to An Old Grad By MURRY FRYMER 856: in the front offices the word came that the end of another semes- University will be as selective as ever. That's a ose this is all old stuff little ego rearmament we wanted to hear. 3ut we still take them agine 100 years from THE FOOTBALL fans and players were dis- nportant to us, either. cussed and debated-,yet there was little in d in knowing how the the way of alibi. The 'overenthusiasm' was an days. Well sir, despite unfortunate incident which recurred through- this and other corners out the country. Yet at the University, the feeling a little proud athletic department offered an apology, al- though it certainly was deeper than just a ome sharp criticism of question of unsportsmanlike conduct. Also the dling of the housing administration showed signs of prodding sin- nd the football team cerely into this unfortunate present-day prob- a little too emotional lem. edium on a gray day The panty raid wasn't too important, and no kell, we had another one was hurt. Yet, the student government look too good on the began working on the problem and organized iund the country, onedof our best pep rallies with no raid of any into a bit of criticism kind. troversy on their Part, And finally, the faculty stood up to their It a special need for criticism and a good many of them admitted its veracity. I've a feeling that there was a help feeling a little good deal of conscience prob th n the criticisms arose, We'll s h ing ontheir part he problem. The ad- see what happens next semester. )lans for a new dormi- lment received a full THE THING I'm trying to point up, old grad, is that the University-students faculty planning. From uip and administration-still showed signs of try- ing to correct faults, to improve and strengthen Itself Wherever it could. And of course there were good, proud mom.. ents too. The invigorating discussion on "in- tellectual curiosity" brought out a fine crowd and some important ideas. The Arabs and Staf Israelis tore into a critical problem while we ......Managing Editor listened and learned. Edity ditor Our new student government made some sub- .......Magazine Editor stantial progress in liberalizing our driving ..........Feature Editor ban (have any trouble getting a horse and ........Associate Editorbuggy in your days?) and they even got to eat ..... ,.: ssdat dio ....Sports Editor dinner with the Regents for another progres- Associate Sports Editor sive gain. Associatensports Editor Of course our main business is education. ssociate Women's Editor We worked at that, too, each student to his ..... Chief Photographer own extent. The opportunity, that wonderful SIaff chance to learn, is be'coming more and more SBusiness Manager widespread and more and more students are ociate Business Manager learning its advantages. Handy Guide... To the Editor: S "FAITH and intellectual hu- mility" incampatible with the compilation of student opinion? Professor Blake claims that our university has sunk to a new low as the result of the faculty evalua- tion. The Harvard Crimson, the Daily of Professor Blake's Alma Mater, publishes a booklet entitled, "The Crimson Guide" What is this guide? Every course and every instufttor are evaluated from the reslts of a thorough student nol. telow Is a samnle entry. condensed and some- what cha'oed. but In essence the actaal Artlle! MATHEMATICS ta. Analvfle geometry and introduction to the Calculus. 742 sudents onrolled last semester: Pol covers 58. Tm- less you have had 4 years of high school math and are a physics or math makor, do not take this corse. 24% flunk. If you must take it. Let Prof. Jones. Stuart, Quinev. Others ac- centable: Elliot. Norhtman. DO NOT GET: Lester (flunked 68%), Andrews (can't teac), Mac- Mara (tests are graded stiffly) New teachers, no info., Allen, Brandt, Cole, Martin. Summary. No gut course here. Granted that our questionnaire had faults, but if having a poll of student opinion can lower to the level of the intellectual slums of Cambridge, Mass., then in my humble opinion, we find ourselves in good company. -Robert G. Corbett, '57 Regret Letter... To the Editor: 4 DELIA Cheever House sincere- ly regrets the statement made in the Daily Classifieds Wednes- day, Jan. 17. The action was not a group decision. -Joan Kadri, President Adelia Cheever House Specifics Needed.. . To the Editor: RE: Mr. Moller's letter to the Wall Street Journal on Red influences on campus. As a piece of writing, it reads fine. But un- derneath the barrage of words there exists only grand generali- zations and repetitious assertions. The critical reader will want a long and specific list of facts be- fore accepting Mr. Moller's dictum that we are being poisoned by Red propaganda. Would it be legitimate to sug- gest that Mr. Moeller is one of those ultra-conservative people who thinks everything even slight- ly liberal is Red? -Judy Gregory, '56. Praises Magazine.. .. To The Editor: WISH to compliment you on Clarification.. To the Editor: TED FRIEDMAN'S editorial in Friday's Daly entitled New Voice in the South, while express- ing sympathy with the Negro people in their struggle for first-class citizenship, nonetheless makes two basic mistakes which demonstrate that even sympathet- ic, "enlightened" whites have much to learn about American Negroes. The first mistake is thinking that heretofore Negroes have nev- er "acted as a unified, single group in defiance of the white man." (Incidentally, I don't think the majority of Negroes wish to defy whites, but wish only to secure equality.) Has the writer forgotten the lit- erally thousands of Negro slave revolts, the Reconstruction days (undoubtedly the most democratic the South has ever seen) when there were Negro governors, sena- tors and representatives, or the formation of the NAACP and the Garvey Back-to-Africa movement, all examples of Negro unity to obtain freedom? Mr. Friedman could not make such a mistake were he familiar with the Negro press, which was first begun before 1860 to aid the battle for emancipation, and which everyday gives indication of the continuing fight Negroes are waging for equality. The second mistake is the be- lief that "the white man really can't give the Negro equality. Only the Negro can take it for him- self." The implication of this belief is whites need not help Negroes win their rights, and Negroes are to blame if they have not yet won those rights. I would state that without the help of liberal whites, the Negro people despite their valiant ef- forts, could not gain first-class citizenship. Indeed, the victories that have been won recently have come in large measure because sizable portions of whites have joined with Negroes, realizing the struggle for Negro rights sthe struggle for their own rights as well. When more white Americans recognize this, equality will be a reality in this country. -Paul Dormont, Grad. ' Jurisdiction .. . To The Editor: WE, AS STUDENTS of the Uni- versity and residents of Ann Arbor, are quite disturbed over the recent article which was pub- lished in your paper concerning the "bloody hand prank." We feel it only right that the University be relieved of' jurisdiction over Ann Arbor students during regulation recesses. Granted that the "bloody hand prank" caused a minor disturb- ance, but we feel that the juris- diction of this incident remains wi+h +thann ArhnrPnlim,.T no- reached the University for a dici- sion. The matter would have re- mained the problem of the local authorities, as it should. Therefore, we feel that the mat- ter should be dropped immediately, and that the University should adopt a "hands-off" policy, con- cerning not only Ann Arbor stu- dent residents but all others. This would be a positive step by the Universitytowards establishing a better relationship between the University and Ann Arbor resi- dents. --Janet Hammer, '59 Patti Kreul, 159 Bigger and Better.. To the Editor: VOU are an oddball. Your Sun- day magazine reflection on the old days of the Michigan Union was unrealistic and sentimental. To remind us that the Union was once an institution-an escape to idle contemplation, relaxed con- versation, or the breeding of ideas -indeed, to even suggest that there should remain a TRACE of that atmosphere and tradition we once loved and understood, is preposterous. You have lost touch with your time. This, sir, is an age of EFFICI- E'NCY. This is the era of park- ing meters and press-box-dining- rooms, of bigger SAC buildings and greater SGC committees. This is a saga of PRACTICALISM. Am I to understand, sir, that you attribute some VALUE to con- templation, conversation, or crea- tion of ideas? Am I to infer that you feel something has been LOST in this conversion to an efficient, clean, well-lighted place? You are obviously nothing but a Humanist. Get with it, Dick. Be practi- cal. CAN that atmosphere and tradition stuff. Stick with the juke-box and the watered-down milk-shake. This efficiency busi- ness could make us ALL rich! You'll never get ahead and make money and bepopular unless you adopt the blind, amorphous, ephe- meral tendencies of the group. -Robert B. Glenn not too much effort was put into the story, the acting or the ef- fectiveness of the dubbed - in soundtrack. THE STORY ITSELF comes very close to the melodramas of our silent picture era. There is really no beginning or end to it. It sort of just goes around in a circle. Gina is a poor girl who vaca- tions in the summers at what is probably the Italian Catskills. She falls in love with a rich boy's money and wants to marry him, but he lives In Rome and she doesn't so they can't see each other until the next summer. Because of a horrible situation she realizes that she cannot mar- ry the young man. It is then that she becomes interested in a phys- ics professor who has taken a room at her home. * * * THE TROUBLE with this Ital- Ian Mr. Peepers is that his biggest vice is smoking In bed. His only recreation is playing chess and he does this by himself. All of the characters at one time or another say "Why, oh why did I act the way I did" and then a flashback occurs. This is responsible for the circular story. No matter where you come in you can enjoy the same amount of continuity. In fact the ending of the film is the beginning all over again, thus you get up and leave for you have seen this scene once before. Some of the episodes and dia- logue are quite funny even though they were not intended to be comi- cal. Like the time the Countess is describing a wound on the back of her shoulder, the result of at- tempted murder, to the hospital authorities. She merely states that she received the wound while slic- ing a loaf of bread. i * * * . AND THE UNIVERSITY offi- cials decide to give the professor, who by this time has discovered that playing chess with Gina is more fun than by himself, a sere- nade. The group they send over to serenade the prof Is the same type you see on the corners during Christmas vacation and even more non-professional. Since this is an Italian film the soundtrack had to be done over, with English words being inserted while the lips of the performers are moving according to the origi- nal Italian. This process has been performed with great skill in other foreign films, but somebody goofed on this one. This also added a touch of comedy where it was not intended. The actirg is comparable to some of the educational films that are seen in high school history classes. Gina is supposed to be abundant in acting ability, but it certainly does not come out at all during this performance. The rest of the grbup, especially the moth- er, follow accordingly. COINCIDENCES are very fre- quent. When Gina needs a doc- tor the rich boy just hapens to be the attending emergency phy- sician at the nearest hospital. But you'd never recognize him for he has grown a mustache to cover his boyish look. The scene which is really the funniest is when the physics pro- fessor changes into a rough and tough character faster than Clark Kent changes into Superman. He rips off his glasses and immediate- ly begins to throw huge suitcases and trunks down a flight of stairs. The mystery as to wnat hap- pened to the scenes which were cut out of the film has been solved. They were converted into still photographs and placed in the newspaper ads and adorn the bill- board in front of the theatre. --Larry. Einhorn DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN 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, JANUARY 21, 195. VOL. LXVII, NO. 82 General Notices Automobile Regulations-To Holders of Driving Permits: The driving ban will be lifted between the completion date of your scheduled examinations, and the beginning of classes, at 8:00 a.m. Feb. 13, 1956. You are also reminded to register your 1956 license plate with the Office of Student Affairs. 1020 Administra- tion Building, by March 1, 1956. Library hours during the examination period and between semesters: The General Library will be open until 10 p.m. on Saturdays, Jan. 21 and Jan, 28, to allow opportunity for study before examinations. The customary Sunday schedule wil be maintained .Jan. 22 and Jan. 29. Service will be offered In the Main Reading Room, the Periodical. Reading Room, the First Floor Study Hall, and at the Circulation desk from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Books from other parts of the building which are needed for Sunday use will be made available in the Periodical Reading Room if requests are made by Saturday in the reading room where the books are usually shelved. The Social Science Study Hall will be open Sun., Jan. 22 and Jan. 30 i from 7-10 p.m. as usual. Additional service will be available both Sundays in Angell Hall'Study Hall, 7-10 p.m. and in the Listening Room at 417 Mason Hall, 1-5 pm. A number of hours have been added to the week-day schedule of the Listen- ing Room. The following hours will be observed during the examination per- iod: Fri., Jan. 20: 4-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 21 and Jan. 28: 9 a.m:-12n., 1-6 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 23 and Jan. 30: 24 p.m., 7-10 p.m.: Tues. through Fri., Jan. 24-Jan. 27: 1-6 p.m., 7-10 p.m.: Tues. and Wed., Jan. 31 and Feb. 1: 1-4 p.m., 7-10 p.m. _ The General Library will be closed evening beginning Thurs., Feb. 2 and will be open daily except Sat. and Sun, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 2 through Feb. 11. Regular hours will b resumed Feb. 13.: Divisional libraries will be on short' schedules as soon as the examination period ends. Hours will be posted on the doors. Phone Ext. 652 for infor- mation. Professional Qualification Test (or National Security Agency): Applica- tion blanks for the Feb. 11 administra- tion of the Professional Qualification Test are now available at 110 Rackham Building. Application blanks are due in Princeton, N. J, not later than Feb. 4, 1956. Veterans receiving education and training allowance under Public Law 550 need only one set of instructors' signatures for Jan.-Feb. 11 (end of se- mester)._ Those signatures must be obtained after each final examination or when course work is completed where no final examination is given. TheDean's Monthly Certification is to be turned in t Dean's office as soon as finals are completed. Monthly Certification, VA Form VB 1996a, must be signed in the Office of Veterans' Affairs, 555 Administration Building, between Jan. 25 and Feb. 1. Lectures Prof. Abraham Kaplan, chairman of the Department of Philosophy, Univer- sity of California at Los Angeles, will speak Wed., Feb. 1, in the Auditorium of the Children's Unit (First Floor) at 8:00 p.m. on, "Psychoanalysis se Science." Academic Notices Attention February Graduates: Col- lege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, School of Education, School of Mu'sic, School of Public Health, and School of Business Administration-students are advised not to request grades of I or X in February. When such grades are absolutely imperative, the work must be made up in, time to allow your instructor to report the make-up grade not later than 8:30 a.m., Mon., Feb. 6, 1956. Grades received after that time may defer the student's graduation until a later date. Recommendations for Departmental Honors: Teaching departments wishing to recommend tentative February grad- uates from the College of Literature. Science, and the Arts, and the School of Education for departmental honors (or high honors in the College of L.S.&A.) shouldrecommend such stu- dents in a letter sent to the Office of Registration and Records, Room 1513 Administration Building, by 8:30 a.m., Mon., Feb. 6, 1956. Mathematics 173 and 174: The Uni- versity is acquiring an IBM 650 elec- tronic computer which will be housed in the Rackham Building and, it is expected, ready for use at the begin- ning of the second semester. This machine will be the laboratory instru- men for these two courses whose con- tent will be accordingly oriented so that students may learn to use this computer by solving problems on it. -Larry Einhorn LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Sible, 00,, j~ f K