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 Preva". Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS BLUES Stale Industries Can Have Their Cake If They Help Bake It Wel, Last December We Had The Christmas Spirit" & A f I Co M ~C - STANLEY QUARTET: ExCellent Group Of M usicians' LAST EVENING, four men assembled beneath a floor lamp at the front of Rackham lecture hall to play for a reasonably large and appreciative audience. This was the Stanley Quartet, an excellent group of musicians who play several free concerts each year which have fairly well encom- compassed the domain of string quartet literature. First on the program was Haydn's G' minor quartet. ILyric and , i GENERAL MOTORS' recent statement that new plants will be built in other states be- cause of Michigan's high taxes carries threats that reach far beyond the Legislative cham- bers in Lansing. In announcing "the level of business taxa- tion in Michigan already has led us to locate in other states," GM President Harlow H. Curtice undoubtedly took note of proposals in the State Legislature to enact a tax on corpor- ation profits. Such a bill passed the House a few years ago and experienced correspondents in Lansing say it's likely it would pass again now. Indications from GM and now many other manufacturers that taxes may force them out of the state could not have been better calcu- latedto stiffen legislators who may be weaken- ing to demands of more money from various groups, including state supported colleges and universities. I THE legislators are to increase their ap- propriations to the groups clamoring for more funds, additional sources of state in- come are needed. And the manufacturers are quite right in thinking it may have to come from them. Being in business to make money, their, search for the best over all conditions knows no state boundaries. Numerous factors influ- ence plant location, including transportation, material and labor supply, and proximity of the market. The one being emphasized now is tax environment, which the companies claim will have "an even greater influence in our de- cisions should the corporate tax plan be adopted. The threat of jobs moving out of the state is enough to make even the most idealistic legislator think twice before voting for taxes. It will influence his thinking on increasing appropriations should he be unable to find a safe means of obtaining money and should he be unable to discover a safe and sufficient source of additional revenue. So once again, the clamorings of mental health groups, and supporters of education will undoubtedly receive the shrug and empty palm. Yet it's ironical those manufacturers who seem most worried about money, express the loudest fears about people. IT IS THESE groups who are the first to feel the shortage of engineers and graduates in the physical sciences. It is they who flood the campus with recruiters. To be sure, a recogni- tion of their needs has been expressed in re- cent gifts to both the University and Michigan State University. Accompanying this has been the support of numerous research. projects and the granting of needed scholarships by a variety of companies. Yet, the shortage of trained graduates still exists and the gap between supply and demand continues to grow. One cannot logically ex- pect it to decrease if colleges are forced to cur- tail their expansion due to lack of funds. Manufacturers need engineers and they want favorable tax rates. It would be nice if the two were compatible, but being practical, perhaps it's a time for an awakening by the companies that they must invest ingredients into their cake. It's time the corporations realize their hun- ger for trained college graduates can be sat- isfied only with a corporation profits tax whose receipts are earmarked for higher education. -MICHAEL KRAFT ..--- ~ - -)!_, '',.,,.k 't' . 6''I .1 .-- , . f . ..-- ..s.--- 2, 0137 4 ,+t t t y e ; o, WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND: Reds Propagandize Panama By DREW PEARSON Continued: Our Nation Needs More Engineers, Scientists Too AT LEAST once a month, someone in this country notes with horror that Russian universities are graduating almost twice as many scientists and engineers as United States universities. There are three possible reasons why this is so. First, Russian educational facilities are superior to those in America; second, there are more potentially capable scientists and engineers in Russia than in the United States; or third, Russian youths have more desire to become scientists than American young people. Undeniably, the quality of Russian techni- cal education is superior to the training an American engineer or scientist receives. In the first place the basic degree in Russia re- quires five and a half years of study rather than the four, or in some cases four and a half year minimum in the United States. Prof. -Henry Gomberg of the engineering school, said after a trip to Russia the Russian universities have very high standards. He added the amount of material covered by Russian stu- dents is "enormous" compared to that in the United States. With the Soviet government subsidizing the universities, no scientific school is ever lacking material in the way of laboratory equipment or texts. Coupled with Russia's preoccupation for scientific education, it is no wonder Rus- sian technical education is superior to Ameri- can. WITH RUSSIA'S greater population, there should be a greater number of potential scientists in Russia, but percentage wise there should be no difference. Nevertheless, a greater proportion of the Russian students pursue sci- entific studies. It is unlikely the average Russian has more aptitude for science than any other nationality. There must, then be another reason for the numbers of students who seek to follow a sci- entific course of study in Russia. The answer is again supplied by Prof. Gom- berg, "The Russian scientists constitute the nearest thing to an aristocracy or privileged group in the country. A Soviet scientist wants nothing. If he needs a car he gets one; if he wants equipment, he gets what he asks for and more,. A scientist even in a university, re- ceives higher wages than any other worker in the nation. ]PHIS GIVES the Russian student tremendous incentive to become a scientist or engineer. He does not need to worry about whether he can afford to go to school as the government will pay for all but his clothes. All he is re- quired to do is to get higher grades on aptitude tests and competitive tests than his fellows, and he Is assured of being able to gain admis- sion to a university or technical school. The success of the Russian government in turning out scientists is the direct result of two factors - making it possible for all their students with sufficient latent ability to be- come scientists, and making the position of the scientist so 'desirable that many students will wish to enter the field. If the United States government is really concerned about the shortage of engineers and scientists, they could well take a lesson from Russia. American industry has already created the demand for scientists and, momentarily has made the scientific pursuit highly desir- able. It remains yet to make it possible for all qualified students to study the sciences. First, mathematics in primary and secon- dary education must become something beyond just arithmetic. It is an established fact that all too often mathematics in preparatory schools is taught in a very dull, uninteresting manner by teachers who have little or no real interest in the subject. SECOND, high school sciences need a basic face-lifting in much the same manner as mathematics. This is not to imply pupils should be taught science is "more fun than a barrel of monkeys." Not everyone enjoys science but at least it should not be taught with a negativ- istic attitude. Third, some public program of scholarship aid should be begun so the decision on whether or not to go into a scientific career need not be dictated by economic factors. All this will entail what amounts to a basic change in the basic philosophy of American education. To begin a program such as the above would first involve making the teaching profession more desirable. It is impossible to obtain a good education from second-rate teachers and instructors. The responsibility for this change lies di- rectly on the local and national governments of the United States. Citizens have already indicated their desire for an improvement in public education by their support of confer- ences on education. It would be naive to assume these improve- ments will come quickly and cheaply. A pro- gram of this depth covers a huge area, and will take years to complete. Each day of pro- crastination and delay, however, means one more day America will be without sufficient engineers and scientists to fill her needs. -PHILIP MUNCK Spring -She's Here, Paraphernalia and All W ELL, she's finally come. The entire campus has been preparing for her visit for weeks, but as usual she was late. But, now that she's here, students and faculty are celebrating her arrival by holding commemorative meetings on Angell Hall's lawns. Parties and picnics are being held in her honor in the University Arboretum with ber- mudas the official attire for the occasion. Ice cream cones and popsicles, formerly food of the very young, has become the vogue now that she's here. CLnx nc h n rl. n niv - 1 h a t -- r.- IT'S BEING HUSHED up, but CIA Director Allen Dulles has warned that the Russians have launched a big propaganda cam- paign to convince Panama to fol- low Egypt's Suez lead and seize the Panama Canal. Allen, able younger brother of the Secretary of State. believes this may produce a big crisis right in your own wide-yard. Unlike the Suez Canal, the Pan- ama Canal runs through territory the United States Government bought and paid for many years ago. But this doesn't faze the Rus- sians. They are telling the Pana- inanians they have a right to revoke the sale, and could then get rich on canal tolls. * * * GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai- Shek has sent a frantic message to President Eisenhower, pleading that he not allow American re- porters to visit Red China. The cable followed on the heels of Dulles's revelation that he is ready to lift the travel ban which has been keeping newsmen away. Chiang warned that visits by reporters would be disastrous to his prestige in the Far East. Chances are the White House will ignore his protests. * * * IT WILL NEVER be admitted, but a British plot to kill Dictator Nasser has been quietly reversed. British operatives in Egypt are now under orders, ironically, to keep Nasser alive at all costs. Reason is that the British now believe Nasser's likely successor would be more dangerous than the wily dictator himself. Nasser has surrounded himself with so many Communist sympathizers that the Reds would probably take over Egypt completely in case of his demise. United States agents were aware of the original British assassina- tion plot-which may seem like a drastic solution to the Egyptian problem, but it's the way politics are played in the intrigue-ridden Middle East. United States agents also report that the British chang- ed signals after concluding the assassination strategy would boom- erang. They figured the Reds would make a martyr of Nasser, using his death to stir up Arab emotions and take over the government. Nasser's probable successor would be Lt. Col. Zakaria Mohi El-Din, now Minister of Interior, who controls the Secret Police. A solutely ruth- less, he is considered a Moscow stooge. Next most powerful person in the Egyptian government is Minis- ter of Education Kamel Ad-Din Husein, another follower of the Moscow line, who also commands the so-called "National Liberation Army." As an example of his brand of "education," he recently called on Egyptian students to hate the Western "enemy." "Smash him, kill him, extermi- nate him" cried Husein. "Every compatriot, every youth, every old man must remember that the first factor for destroying our enemy is to hate him, to hold him in con- tempt, and to fill our hearts with rage and hatred against him." It is significant that the Com- munist technique for infiltrating a country is to gain control first, of the Secret Police, then the educa- tional system. THE BACKSTAGE story that has been intriguing Washington society, for weeks now seems on the way to settlement. It's the alimony dispute between Ike's former Naval Aide, Capt. Harry Butcher, and his former wife, which was schedule. to involve Mrs. Eisenhower as a witness. Captain Butcher, a popular fig- ure around Washington for many years, where he was the first repre- sentative- of CBS, served as war- time naval aide to the now Presi- dent of the United States. While their husbands were abroad, Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs.nButcher shared the same apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel. After the war, Butcher wrote the best-selling book, "My Three Years with Eisenhower." And hav- ing been separated from his wife, divorced her in the spring of 1946, married Mary Margaret Ford, May 7, 1946. By a property settlement made March 20, 1946, Harry was to pay his first wife $1,500 a month for life or until remarriage. She now claims, in a suit for alimony filed in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia, that this was reduced by verbal agree- ment in September, 1951 to $750 a month on condition that pay- ments be made regularly on the first of the month. * * * HOWEVER, Mrs. Butcher now alleges that payments lagged be- hind. She asks that the old agree- ment be reinstated, and claims back payments of $41,850-$4,050 for 1953, and $37,800 for 1953-56, during which only $600 a month was paid. Mrs. Butcher has continued to be a good friend of Mrs. Eisen- hower and is a frequent caller at the White House. Butcher's attor- neys were reported planning to call Mamie as a witness to show that his former wife had lived on less than $750 a month when they were married and that he was sup- porting her in better circumstances now than then. (Copyright 1957 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) dramatic qualities of this work were heard before. Certainly this was an exceptionally fine performance of one of Haydn's masterpieces in this form, and criticism does not easily come to mind. The Quartet No. 1 of Karel Husa, second of the program, is a complex, difficult affair; not easy to classify on first hearing. Husa, we are told, is a Czech composer now teaching somewhere in the United States. He writes occasionally melodic, rhythmic music, somewhat in the Bartok manner, with many curious and unusual effects. Husa's quar- tet was performed with amazing vigor and precision. THE FINAL SECTION, Brahms Quintet in B minor, was played with the assistance of William StubbinE. clarinet. This is perhaps Brahms' finest chamber composi- tion, and its popularity ,among chamber music lovers is impres- sive. It seems that every time we hear this quintet, some one of its many themes reminds us of another of Brahms' compositions. Last night, for instance, a theme from the first movement, repeated again at the end, seemed to come right out of the first piano concerto. The pereformance of this quin- tet was less satisfactory than one might have hoped. One distinctly noticed a departure from the ex- cellent string tone which had pre- vailed for the first half of the pro- gram, and the Adagio was not quite so well organized as were other movements. However, before the romantics protest too loudly, we must con- fess having considerably more attraction toward early nineteenth century quartets (like Haydn's) and early twentieth century quar- tets (like Husa's), than for the. music written in-between. --David Kessel There will be a meeting of all Daily reviewers at 9 p.m. to- night in the Student Publica- tions Building. Any students in- terested in joining Te Daily Review Staff are invited to at- tend. New Tone THOUGH the dominant theme in Russian diplomacy lately has been harshness, there are signs of a new tone in the Soviet attitude, reflected in statements such as these: Party leader Khrushchev to an Albanian delegation: "The Hun- garian situation was a rather sharp affair, sharp like Hungarian pap- ricka. And added to this Hun- garian pepper was Egypt. But things are now settlihg down." Khrushchev to United States Ambassador Charles E. Bohlen, about to leave for reassignment to the Philippines: "We understand you and you understand us. We hate to see you go . .. We have hope for something concrete which will help establish good relations (between our countries) ." Premier Nikolai Bulganin to the Supreme Soviet: "Now that the intervention in Egypt has ended and after the liquidation of the counter-revolution in Hungary, there again appears a possibility for relaxation of international ten- sion." -The New York Times i i developed which we have seldom DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN I The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of the University of Michigan for which the Michi- gan Daily assumes no editorial re- sponsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3553 Administration Building, be- fore 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1957 VOL. LXVII. NO. 148 General Notices President and Mrs. Hatcher will hold open house for students at their hoe Wed., May 1, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. By Error, the School of Public Health was not specifically designated on the University Senate ballot as a unit from which a nominee might be elected. The candidate from that School is eligible for election. Want to be a Freshman Rendezvous Counselor? Application blanks avail- able now at Lane Hall, or at the Of- fice of the Coordinator of Religious Affairs, Student Activity Building. Freshman Rendezvous, to be held Sept. 10-12, is sponsored by the Office of Re- ligious Affairs with IFC, IHO, Assemb- ly, Pan-Hellenic, Council of Student Religious Organizations, and S0C co- operating. Application deadline Mon., May 6. Agenda, Student Government Council, May 1, 1957, Council Room. Minutes of previous meeting. Officers' Reports: President: Interim action May 3, ROTC Units, Military Bal, League (calendared) May 4, Arab Club, movie "Id El-Fitr* in celebration of Feast after Ramed- ham - Holy Day, Rackham. Exec .vice-President: Treasurer. : Conference on Religion. Panhellenic Association-Rushing cal- endaring 1957-58. Committee reports: Education and Social Welfare: Pros- pectus. Student Activities Committee: Con- temporary Literature Club, tabled motion. Appointments: Human Relations Committee, Cinema Guild. National and International. Public. Relations. Old Business. New Business. Members and constituents time. Adjournment. Lectures Werner E. Bachmann Memorial Lee- ture. Prof. William S. Johnson, Depart- ment of Chemistry, University of Wis- consin, will give the Werner E. Bach. mann Memorial Lecture at 4:15 p.m. Thurs., May 2, in Room 1400, Chemis- try Building on "Recnt Advances in Steroid Synthesis". . Members of the Michigan Marching Band who are not in the Wolverine or Symphony Bands, and plan to march in the Lanterd Night parade on May 14, with the Marching Band, are asked to report to Harris Hall to register with Mr. avender before Thurs., May 9. Veterans who expect to receive edu- cation and training allowance under Public Law 550 (Korea G.I. Bill) must file in VA Form VB 7-1996a, MONTHLY CERTIFICATION, in the Office of vet- erans' Affairs, 555 Administration Building, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. by Mon., May 6. Research Seminar of Mental Health Research Institute. Robert McArthur. Yale University, will speak on "Some Models of Animal Community Struc- ture," May 2, 1:15-3:15 p.m., Children's Psychiatric Hospital, Conference Room. Concerts May Festival Concerts, May 2, 3, 4 and 5: Thurs., May 2, 8:30 p.m. All-Beetho- ven program; Philadelphia Orchestra; Alexander Brailowsky, piano soloist; Eugene Ormandy, Conductor. Fri., May 3, 8:30 p.m., Verdi's "Aida" in concert form. Philadelphia Orches- tra; University Choral Union; Leontyne Price, soprano; Martha Lipton, con- tralto; Kurt Baum, tenor; Robert Mc- Ferrin, baritone; Nicola Moscona, bass; Thor Johnson, conductor. Sat., May 4, 2:30 p.m. Soloist Jo- seph Szigeti, violinist; Philadelphia Or- chestra; William R. Smith, conductor. Festival Youth Chorus, Geneva Nel- son, conductor. Sat., May 4, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia Orchestra; Robert Merrill, baritone, soloist; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. Sun., May 5, 2:30 p.m.Philadelphia Orchestra; John Krell, piccolo; Gina Bachauer, pianist; University Choral Union in "Five Tudor Portraits" (vaughan Williams), with Martha Lip- ton, contralto, and Donald Gramm, bass-baritone; Thor Johnson, conduc- tor, Sun., May 5, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia Orchestra; Rise Stevens, soloist; Eugene Ormandy, conductor. The ticket office will be open in Bur- ton Tower through Wed., May 2; and the Hill Auditorium box "office will be open beginning Thurs., May 2, through the Festival. Student Recital: Judith Lee Arnold, pianist, will perform compositions by Beethoven, Britten and Schumann, at 8:30 this evening in Aud. A, Angell Hall, in partial fulfillment of the re- quirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music. Miss Arnold is a pupil of Marian Owen, and her recital will be open to the public. Carillon Recital by Percival Price, University Carlllonneur, 7:15 p.m. Thurs., May 2; Music for automatic carillon by A. H. Wagenaar I, Utrecht, {# SINCE GEORGE WASHINGTON'S DAY: Presidential Wanderings Draw Fire By The Associated Press SINCE the days of George Wash- ington, almost every American president has come under fire for straying from his desk in times of crisis. Washington was taking a lei- surely three-month vacation at his beloved Mount Vernon in Vir- ginia when Indians on the war- path inflicted bloody defeat on American forces across the moun- tains in Ohio. It took two months for news of the disaster to reach him. Woodrow Wilson was playing golf when a messenger brought him the news that a German U- boat had torpedoed the Lusitania, signaling Germany's resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I. * * * FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ofen made vital decisions affect- ing World War II, without beuefit of his Cabinet's advice, while weekending at Hyde Park, N.Y. Tn +a+t Mn, viocRtar1 Pth Pr vopa Both Roosevelt and Truman were roundly assailed for their tours and travels, particularly when made at public expense. FDR's cruises aboard Vincent As- tor's yacht, the N o u r m a h a 1, aroused such resentment that he finally abandoned the practice. Criticism of the nation's long string of foot-loose presidents has been tempered somewhat by grow- ing recognition of the fact that the chief executive -- at least in modern times - is called upon to perform what is described as the toughest job on earth. * * * THE PUBLIC in recent years has begun to realize that even a. president is human and as such is desperately impelled, at times, to escape from the terrible burdens and tensions of the highest office in the land. Yet the question remains whether a president should leave the capital for an extended period while critical problems are piling up on his desk. The""bseantee' nresident ?se "mind the store" in Washington at a shaky stage of the Middle East crisis. Among the three top traveling presidents, Eisenhower leads with an average of 27 trips per year, compared with 23 each for Roose- velt and Truman. During his first four years in office, Eisenhower made 109 jour- neys away from Washington, in- cluding 19 to Augusta, Ga., and 28 to his farm at Gettysburg. Roose- velt took 287 trips in his 12 years, while Truman rang up 177 trips in his 7 years and 9 months, * * * AS EISENHOWER quickly dis- covered on entering the White House, golfing presidents have long raised a bugaboo in the pub- lic mind. William McKinley, the nation's first golfing president, created a storm in 1899 when he appeared on the golf course at Hot Springs, Va. - not for playing but for let- ting people see him swing at the little white ball. The mayor of Rntnn fumed tha+ +he PrPCCaIPt tical advisers begged him to con- ceal the fact that he was playing the "newfangled" game during an election campaign, but Taft ig- nored them. As president, Woodrow Wilson played golf two or three times a week, even during World War I. A grim, hard-slashing figure with an atrocious slice, Wilson used a red-painted ball for playing in winter snow. He seldom broke 100. BY CONTRAST, Warren G. Harding, a fashion-plate in plus fours, played in the upper 80s. Calvin Coolidge sometimes slip- ped away from the White House for nine holes on the private course of Washington publisher Edward B. McLean. Franklin D. Roosevelt played golf as assistant secretary of the- Navy, but gave it up when strick- en by polio. Harry Truman like to walk, but not with a golf club in his hand. He won critical acclaim, however, as a poker player. A ,..l. i,-,,n *1 a - a I