"I Demand Sanctions" Ehe I ligatt Id Sixty-Seventh 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 "When Opinions Are Free Truth Will Prevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: DALE McGHEE Speakers and Public Relations: The Unversitys Obligation 'y" f' X IIII s ' ' - q. l , . 4 ,r, 4 R v Y f k '._ ::>i. 1/ 1 00, AT THE STATE: Rock Hudson's Glory Not Quite- B linding MINE EYES have seen the glory of Rock Hudson at the State, but they somehow failed to be blinded by his celestial charm. Battle Hymn is syrupy and sincere, but a poor vehicle for Mister Hudson's exaltation. The story is a heart-rending tale of a young minister who, filled with patriotic zeal, leaves his wife and his church in the hands of a deacon, and goes to fight the Korean War. Protected by the shining CONCERN has been expressed .over effect of the proposed liberalization of off-campus speaker policies on the University's relations with the public. Public relations is an important consideration for any institution or organization which de- pends upon society for its recognition. But there are two distinct ways of approaching this con- sideration. Popular conception of public relations is a kind of pandering to the public, formulation of policy on the basis of what the contemporary bounds of social conformity prescribe. This type of public relations is implemented by a cautious attempt to refrain from doing any- thing which might offend or antagonize the public, to make certain the institution does not do anything "naughty" in thought or act. A LESS-WIDELY held view on public rela- tions at present suggests that the institution has an obligation to itself and to society which extends beyond a meek towing of the con- formity line. Instead of forming its policy on the basis of what the public wants, right or wrong, it should decide policy, then attempt to interpret that policy and its rationale to the public. Public relations here should not play to the contem- porary whims and hysteria of the public, but should attempt to guide it through these periods. The latter concept of public relations is em- bodied in the proposed changes in the Univer- sity's policies governing the use of University buildings by outside speakers. The proposal was drafted in the belief that unnecessary re- strictions on freedom of discussion and inquiry are more indicative of the educational imma- turity of the University, than that of the stu- dents and a large segment of the public. THE REPORT being considered by Student Government Council merely calls for the right to "invite to the University speakers whose freedom of speech is guaranteed under the laws of our country." We suggest that this type of policy is good enough for any public relations program-if we are still lPIm in a democracy. -RICHARD SNYDER Editor ,,. E, .y, ,.,,, _. ' 2 , fi; 4 t ,/U __ 1 S. c' 44,*E R LOR SGC SIDELIGHTS: Members Consider Student Opinion' armor of his purity, he dons his Air Force uniform and steps out on the field of battle without fear; terror, yes; but fear, no. Haunted by the unfortunate epithet, "Killer Hess", which he had earned during the second World War, the poor man at- tempts to compromise religious beliefs and military duty. Rather than preaching from the cockpit of his plane, however, he limits himself to saying a few lines over corpses and founding an enor- mous orphanage. * * * THE MAIN trouble with the film is its air of unreality. Col- onel Hess does exist and is a hero, but this movie places him on too high a pedestal for even an extra- ordinary minister to reach. Hud- son does not act badly but he just doesn't fit the part. Perhaps heroes that look like Rock Hudson and act like Colonel Hess do exist somewhere. Perhaps in some farpcountry, wars are fought by people with eternal smiles and golden hearts. Perhaps in some yet undiscovered Utopia, children always have chubby smiling faces and there is always enough food for everyone to eat. Perhaps there wars are merely skirmishes and tragedies are the exception rather than the rule. Perhaps, but I find it all very hard to believe. I find it especially hard to connect benevolence with the United States Air Force and to reconcile religion and warfare. The movie is entertaining, how- ever. I'm sure niy mother would ,enjoy it. The story is good, and the color is lovely. Perhaps I have just been conditioned to realism. -Jean Willoughby Stock Market By The Associated Press AIRCRAFT again held the stage in an otherwise dull stock mar- ket which declined irregularly yes- terday. The market was up moderately at the start and held its gains fairly well until after midsession. Then it turned irregular and slowly drifted to the downside. Bipartisanship in Foreign Policy THE STEW over appointment of David K. E. Bruce as Ambassador to West Germany has simmered down, but not before leaving a very bad taste. An hour of the Senate's Tuesday debate was wasted by Republican bickering over the nomi- nation of "anotherDemocratic campaign con- tributor to an important diplomatic post." The New York Times yesterday listed Mr. Bruce's qualifications, presumably the grounds upon which the President selected him for the position- his international reputation for dis- tinguished work as chief of the Economic Co- operation Administration, his service as the American representative to the European Coal and Steel Community, his "stature in the world of industry and finance.'" IT IS IMPORTANT to notice that, during this expensive squabble, the only damning fact that the "small-minded segment" could dredge up about the nominee was his Democratic affili- ation and a $1000 contribution to last year's campaign kitty. This absence of even an iota of qualitative criticism should serve easily to expose the opposition as the petty, dangerous minority that it is. It has been only recently that any of those. selected for Ambassadorial posts were not pri- marily qualified by virtue of the fortune neces- sary to the proper social conduct of our overseas representatives. The saddest face of diplomatic life is that it takes a heap of petit-fours to solve a problem and that Congress is rarely an adequate caterer. The field of possible candidates being thus narrowed, any move on any front away from the embattled principle of bi-partisanship would be disasterous. REALIZING the desperate need for top-quality personnel, a need that towers over our shortage of technical experts in this age of ideological warfare, we should all heave a deep sigh of relief when the advocates of one-party monopoly in foreign policy are shouted down. -ALLAN STILLWAGON By VERNON NAHRGANG Daily Staff Writer MOST OF THE Student Gov- ernment Council members weren't sure there would be a meeting Wednesday and they were having a laughing good time about it. After posing for Ensian photos in the Student Activities Bldg. lobby, council members piled into an elevator to go to meeting on the third floor but couldn't get out when the elevator stopped. Although there was a quorum present, President Joe Collins didn't attempt to call the meet- ing to order over the laughter and occasional suggestions to "distribute the weight!" After five minutes of joking and alarm-bell-ringing, the door became mysteriously unstuck and the politicians went on to the council room to pose for more En- sian photos and hold their meet- ing. i-* * * STUDENT government's obli- gation to represent "student opin- ion" came up for a short debate Wednesday. Scott Chrysler questioned the council's reflection of opinion in connection with the Lecture Study Committee report and the council's statement on suggested tuition raises. , Chrysler maintained the coun- cil could not arbitrarily set opin- ion, but that the "moral obliga- tion of every representative is to go back to his constituents and get their opinion." The obvious questions here are: Who are the individual member's constituents? What m e m b e r would attempt to see even a rep- resentative number of them to de- termine their opinion on pertinent issues? M a y n a r d Goldman's 'view, backed up by John Wrona, was that "we are an elected body, and if the council feels this way, it is student opinion." The duty of the representative has often been discussed at all levels of government, and these have been the two unresolved al- ternatives. While the main question is whether a tiny minority can truly represent a vast majority, it is an important question that should be brought up regularly for stimula- tion if for nothing else. * * * PETITIONING closes Monday for the two new Alumni Student Leader Scholarships offered for the first time this year. Eleven persons have applied for the award to date. In a report to SGC Wednesday, Anne Woodard, '57, National and International Affairs Committee chairman, spelled out the back- ground of the new scholarships. "Negotiations have finalized a program with the Universtiy Col- lege in London," the report notes, and Miss Woodard added that confirmation of programs at other British universities is expected soon. Each exchange student would receive a $1,650 grant-in-aid, matched by the British universi- ties in the exchange. Qualifications state the appli- cant must be an American citizen and have participated in student activities on campus, in addition to being acceptable to graduate school here. "The purpose of the program," the report explains, "is to make it possible for some well-trained University of Michigan students who have been outstanding in student affairs on our campus to spend the first graduate year at one of the English universities. SELF SURVEY: DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPRWRITTEN form to Room 3553 Administration Building, before 2 P.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. FRIDAY, MARCH 1 VOL. LXVII, NO. 104 General Notices Regents' Meeting: The March meet- ing of the Regents will be held Fr, March 22, instead of March 15, as was previously announced in the Daily Of- ficial Bulletin. Communications for consideration at this meeting must be in the President's hands not later than March 13. Evaluation of Student Government Council. The committee recently ap- pointed by Vice-President Lewis to re- port to him an evaluation of Student Government Council invites communi- cations from informed and interested individuals and organizations on the functioning and structure of Student Government Council under the plan adopted two years ago. Please address such communications without delay to Prof. Lionel H. Laing, Chairman, Stu- dent Government Council Evaluation Committee, at 301 Michigan Union. All veterans who expect education and training allowance under Public Law 550 (Korea G.I. Bill) must turn instructors' signature form in to Dean's office by 5:00 p.m. Mon., March 4. Selective Service College Qualifica- tion Test will be given on campus Thurs., April 18, 1957. Students may apply for the applications between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., Mon, through Fri., At Local Board No. 85, Room 22, 103 East Liberty, Ann Arbor. The deadline for securing applications from Local Board No. 85 is 5:00 pm. Tues., March 5, 1957. To be eligible to take the Selective Service College Qualification Test, an applicant, (1) Must be a Selective Service regis- trant who intends to request occupa- tional deferment as a student; (2) Must be satisfactorily pursuing a full-time college course of instruc- tion, undergraduate or graduate, lead- ing to a degree; (3) Must not previously have taken the test. Delta Delta Delta annual scholar- ship competition extends to March 7. Three scholarships of $150.00 each are offered to any deserving women stu- dents, independent or affiliated, who show evidence of scholastic capability, superior citizenship, and who have fi- nancial need. Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Dean of Women. These should be completed and, with the three specified letters of recom- mendation, returned to the Dean's office by March 7. Winners of the competition will be announced at League Installation Night, April 1. Lectures Thaddeus J. Obal Senior Economic Analyst of the Ford Motor Company, speaking on "Economic Considerations of Conservation", the first of five lec- tures concerning Use and Conservation of Raw Materials in Our Economy. Rackham Amphitheater, 4:15 p.m., Fri., March 1. Concerts Organ Recital by Robert Noehren, University Organist, 8:30 p.m. Mon., March 4, in Hill Auditorium, continu- ing the series of programs covering the organ music of Bach. Program IX in the entire series of sixteen; Chorale Prelude "In Dulci Jubilo," Canone Variations on "From Heaven Above to. Earth I Come;" Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi); Choral Preludes "Let us Together Praise Our Lord," "Jesus, My Chief Pleasure," "From East to West," "Good Christian Men, Rejoice Today," and "Prelude and Fugue in D major." Public admitted without charge. Plays Third Experimental Playbill, under the auspices of the Department of Speech, will be presented at 8 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall, Sat., March 2. Three student-written one-act plays: Quarters by John Szucs, '57; Tea by William Hawes, Grad, and Hero's Wel- come by Donald Kaul, '57. Open to the public with no admission charge. Academic Notices Schools of Business Administration, Education, Music, Natural Resources and Public Health. Students who re- ceived marks of I, X or 'no reports' at the end of their last semester or sum- mer session of attendance, will receive a grade of "E" in the course or courses, unless this work is made up. Students wishing an extension of time beyond the date of March 5 in order to make up this work, should file a petition, addressed to the appropriate official of their School, with~ Roomt 1513, Ad- ministration Building, where it will be transmitted. Psychology Colloquium: "The Search for Neural Correlates of Learning." Dr. Robert Doty, Department of Physi- ology. 4:15 p.m. Fri., March 1, Aud. B, Angell Hall. Anatomy Seminar in Room 2501 East 4 4 S, Press Freedom at Stanford where To From Here? THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS of Stanford University (AASU), a student legislative body, was recently presented with a proposal, which, if adopted, would pose a critical threat to the editorial freedom of The Stanford Daily. The suggested legislation provides for the recall of The Daily editor by the whim of a mere five per cent of the student body. At Stanford, The Daily is a publication of ASSU, of which its editor is a member. Every representative in ASSU is subject to recall, with the approval of the student body. The new proposal, however, singles out The Daily editor for special removal procedure. A petition signed by only five per cent of the student body-400 people-plus the approval of three-fourths, or 15 members of the Legis- lature would be sufficient to impeach the editor, regardless of how the other 7,685 Stanford students felt about 'it. WITH SUCH a threat ever hanging over his head, The Daily editor would be placed in the unenviable position of attempting to please all the people all the time-an impossible diplo- matic task. The effectiveness of the Stanford press as a student voice would be destroyed, for fear of offending some minority group on cam- pus. Granted that a college newspaper cannot en- joy the same editorial freedom as the indepen- dent press, it nevertheless must be allowed a voice. Some form of control, designed to protect the best interests of the institution and the student body as a whole from the possible indiscretions of overzealous young journalists, is understandable. But to put that power in the hands of so small a student minority as five per cent of the campus population is unthinkable and unjust. It would leave the supposedly powerful and independent press cowering at the feet of any and every small special-interest group on campus. IF THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS at Stanfcvd seriously consider the consequences of adopt- ing the proposed legislation and their responsi- bility to the student body as a whole, they have no choice but to defeat the measure. -EDWARD GERULDSEN To The Editor (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the last in a series of articles on the Ann Ar- bor Self-Survey. Today's article will deal with suggestions and the Sur- vey's future. By TAMMY MORRISON Daily Staff Writer ALTHOUGH the Self-Survey, a fact-finding project, made no specific recommendations for bet- tering Ann Arbor human rela- tions, it did solicit suggestions from the people it interviewed. For instance, two-thirds of the respondents feel a Human Rela- tions Commission might provide some of the answers to problems of humran relations. Such an advisory commission was among proposals in the new city charter. The City Council has not acted on it. Some people, the report says, support such a proposal because of their interest in any project for self-examination and self-im- provement; others because they are concerned with specific prob- lem areas. A minority felt either that there was no need for such a Commission or, because it would be politically appointed, it would be ineffective. Those who felt a Human Rela- tions Commission would be worthwhile were asked what hu- man relations problems they thought most needed attention. In terms of groups, Negroes and interracial relations were named most frequently, followed by prob- lems of older people and teen- agers. Other groups mentioned were University and town rela- tions, newcomers, religious groups, nationalities and foreign students and low income families. Housing is of most concern in terms of specific problems. Oth- ers are employment, juvenile de- linquency, recreational facilities and city appearance. WHERE DOES the Self-Survey go from here? Just about anywhere, it would seem, that people want it to go. According to Donald C. Pelz, the Survey's Administrative Di- rector, there are no definite plans in sight. "I do believe that there will be one or two more surveys," he said, "but there's been no dis- cussion yet." Pelz and his assistants have been meeting with various com- munity organizations, presenting the Survey's results and helping the organizations work out sug- gestions for action. But from the organizations themselves will come the impetus, if any, to continue the Survey. ), INTERPRETING THE NEWS: More Economic Aid Seen By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst HERE SEEMS to be little doubt that the United States foreign aid program is going to get bigger as time goes on. To that limited extent, the senators who are opposing the money part of the Eisenhower program for the Middle East are correct. Yet, as a means of meeting Russian expan- sionism, it remains the cheapest form of war- fare ever waged by this country. It has taken several forms since World War II, and from the beginning each different step has created argument. FIRST IT WAS the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, heavily un- derwritter, by the United States and concerned primarily with meeting the early- postwar food crisis. Then, as the cold war developed, there was the Marshall Plan. Offered first to all Europe and turned down by the Soviet bloc, it became a major operation in organization of a line of containment against Russia. By the end of the four-year Marshall pro- gram, military aid had become an important part of the picture, and the United States was beginning to commit herself to save not only Europe, but all the world. The success of the Greek program, which saved that country from Communist conquest, encouraged an extension of the idea to other areas. Nationalist China has long been on the list, as had the Philippines. Pakistan sorely needed bolstering and got it. The Orient became a regular participant. ECONOMIC AID, to give countries that sense of security needed for a firm stand against communism, and to prevent unrest among their people which gave Communist agitators a foot- hold, became the one big weapon put into nractical use. Wooley Haired Writers To the Editor: THE "Letters to the Editor" col- umn often concludes with the admonition that "letters to the editor must be in good taste and should not exceed 300 words." Letter writers are a woolly haired lot and no doubt must be kept strictly in check, but apparently a man whose patronage The Daily accepts in the form of advertis- ing revenue is free to write his own rules. - I am referring to the advertise- ment of a local bookseller which appeared on Page 8 of the Feb. 28 issue. Whether this whole busi- ness of the limerick contest falls within the bounds of good taste is something which every reader can decide for himself. After all, as college people we consider ourselves a pretty soph- isticated group. What those of lesser sensibilities denounce as vulgar we defend on the grounds of freedom of expression or simply pass off as an amusing example of the madcap non-conformism that is permissible to those of superior intellect. However, another matter is still hanging fire. A few months ago, this same bookseller sought to justify high book prices in a let- ter to The Daily, which gave hi several times the normal allot- ment of eritorialsiae to air fixing activities; (2) fair-trade laws were adjudged very unfair indeed by the United States Su- preme Court and have not been reestablished in Michigan, and (3) net profits are double profits because they represent what is left over after dealer salaries and expenses are met. Robert Sheldon, '59 Tsugawa De f ended .. . To the Editor: HAVING WITHDRAWN, I hope temporarily from the field of music criticism in order to meet certain academic obligations, I find it amusing to survey the situ- ation of a temporarily disinter- ested position. All the poor critic needs to do to bring public indig- nation is utter a few words of criticism. Simpering praise of ut- ter trash is abjectly accepted by an apathetic public, but the slight- est indication that all was nr' per- fect is roundly denounced. Speaking now only as a reader, I much prefer an honest attempt at criticism, though it may be imperfect, to a simple listing of the program, a rough count of the audience, and a mealy-mouthed closing "they all played well, as far as I could tell, and everybody went home happy." Mr. Tsugawa writes interesting, well written, often amusing re- vawc . nrsaccnn- ta r ,a-anncof d LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler oft Lo -- .. . 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