Sixty-Eighth Year -. - EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN "When Opinions Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Truth Will Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This mus t be noted in all reprints. SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1958 NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS TURNER mutsic and Art in Review Economies and Spirit T HE FLOOR and tables in the post office were strewn with greeting card sacks. Panel trucks, their rear windows filled with flowers, stopped in front of houses where they had seldom been seen before. Gift shops were jammed with Christmas-like crowds as harried clerks tried to keep up with their customers' requests. Business,- in the grasp of recession, seemed to be struggling free once again. But so was something else. Something that perhaps had been in at least a mild depression for longer than the economy-that too often is held down by lack of individual initiative or thought. But then it broke loose and began to spread its benefits upon those who have earned all the wealth which love, appreciation and thoughtfullness can yield. Today it's booming all over the nation. But let this be more than a cyclical peak requiring artificial incentive. Let a spontaneous spirit of Mother's Day provide a year-round return for the one that has invested so much in our lives. -WILLIAM RANSOM More Money for Social Research, More Controls on Nuclear Science N HIS REPORT before a United States Senate sub-committee on appropriations Friday, Dr. James G. Miller of the* University's Mental Health Research Unit cited the need for win- ning the social science research race with Rus- sia.- His remark that the United States now leads in this area is encouraging, but the appropria- tions figures of the national government de- voted to social science research offer a fearful glimpse into the future. While the physical sciences received $647 million in graits from the government this year, the social sciences received only $35 million. In particular, basic research grants form only 13 per cent of the social science grants but 22 per cent of the physical-science grants. Dr. Miller advocates boosting the social science basic research grant up to the 22 per cent figure. This small increase will keep social science research on the same level as that of the physical sciences, but unfortunately, this still is not enough. BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH in the social sci- ences is a relatively new field, and the basic research in this area still remains in the em- bryonic stages. Dr. Miller's warning that any deliberate attempt by any nation might succeed in surpassing the United States in behavioral research should be heeded by the Senators who must vote on appropriations for this area and by the American public, who, since Sputnik, have tended to lay undue stress on physical science while ignoring this equally important field. Breakthroughs in behavioral research, such as controlling human attitudes and beliefs with drugs or subliminal stimulation are probable, Dr. Miller said. Weapons such as these are potentially as powerful, if not more so, than nuclear weapons. Control of men's minds, or the knowledge to counteract the control of men's minds, could be the force which would ultimately determine the fate of the world: half slave, half free, or all of either. Comparatively little basic research has been done in behavioral science concerning interna- tional relations and diplomacy, negotiation and the prevention of war. In these areas research again could, if successful, result in powers which no nation could afford to gain second, or second-hand. Such obviously urgent research as this must wait until money is expended for research, for training additional people to teach and carry on this research, and for facilities and new equipment needed to con- duct experiments. BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, potentially so powerful and still, in its infant stages, has been de-emphasized, or perhaps just over- shadowed since the satellite race began last fall, but this situation must be considered logically and not out of post-Sputnik fear. Its need for added emphasis cannot be ignored and Dr. Miller's suggestions for creating a Social Science division of the National Science Foun- dation and for increases in government appro- priations for research and teaching fellowships in the social sciences seem not only warrented but overdue. This increase in emphasis on the social sci- ences should not mean decreasing emphasis on the physical science. Missiles and wepaons de- velopment remain essential in the present international situation and cuts here, in money and emphasis, could be suicidal. The social sciences present a vast, and largely untapped area of research for improving the conditions of society and man himself, and, if necessary, for war and human survival. If behavioral research had advanced ag far as science today, we would not need $74 billion budgets and nuclear stockpiles. . -ROBERT JUNKER Year's Concerts WITH the Philadelphia Orchestra on its way to capture new fields of glory on the other side of the Iron Curtain, and the elec- trifying performances of George London and Glenn Gould having faded somewhat, post-May Festi- val calm has settled on Ann Arbor's musical scene for the rest of the school year. The indisputable highlight of this year's Musical Society offer- ings were the concerts of two of the finest pianists today, Rudolf Serkin on November 15, and Dame Myra Hess on March 8 last. Along with the remaining good to poor selections were a few surprises, namely the excellent sounds pro- duced by the Cleveland and Chi- cago symphony orchestras on No- vember 10th and March 2, under two conductors completely diverse in temperament, the dynamic George Szell and the seemingly imperturbably Fritz Reiner. Slight- ly below the level of these two groups both technically and in programming, but fast rising under the leadership of the ageless Paul Paray, was the performance of the neighboring contingent from De- troit. The high spot of the Chamber Music Festival in February was the Budapest Quartet's playing of three early Beethoven quartets. NOT TO BE outdone by the Musical Society, the School of Music produced several equally ex- citing and varied concerts in the course of the year. The Stanley Quartet, soon to embark on a tour of South Amer- ica, presented four regular con- certs, the Woodwind Quintet and the Baroque Trio, while two out- standing faculty recitals were pre- sented by tenors Richard Miller and Harold Haugh. The; opera department stagedha very com- petent production of Verdi's "A Masked Ball" in February, and the same director, Josef Blatt, was presented the Mahler Medal for the first local performance of the Mahler 2nd or "Resurrection" Symphony on Good Friday after- noon. Perhaps the three most mem- orable recitals heard this year were also the least heralded. The per- formance of the six Bach unac- companied cello suites by the Swiss cellist Henri Honegger on March 26 and 27 was ambitious and near perfect. Pianist William Dopp- mann's playing of the Bach Gold- berg Variations left many observ- ers in doubt as to the security of the reputation of one of his less -Daily-Eric Arnold conventional contemporaries who ART SCHOOL: was heard later in the season. THE APRIL 29 lecture by the grande dame of contemporary music, Nadia Boulanger, produced' a profound effect on her listeners, many of whom, including myself, were experiencing her particular brand of dynamism for the first and perhaps the last time. . In the lighter vein, the local Gilbert and Sullivan society's two productions were thoroughly de- lightful and a fitting farewell to long-time director Clarence Ste- phenson. Already scheduled for the sum- mer session is a performance of the Bach Brandenburg Concerti, an opera, and several as yet un- announced musical events. Next year's musical scene will be highlighted by the local debut of the Russian pianist Andre Tchai- kowsky, the a solo debut of the Greek pianist Gina Bachauer, singers Renata Tebaldi and Cesare Valletti, the return of the Boston and Chicago symphonies and the new and revised Robert Shaw Chorale. The Messiah will again be presented in Decemhber with four first-rate soloists, the excellent chamber group the "Societa Cor- elli" is here in February, and the ubiquitous Philadelphia Orches- tra again returns in May. Allegra Branson New Show, Dean, Spirit By ROBERT SNYDER Daily Staff Writer UNDOUBTEDLY taking a close look at the first Architecture and Design School exhibit to be both produced and selected by the students themselves, was a man who believes that students should have, as much responsibility in evaluating their work as the faculty. Yesterday and Friday, the new Dean of the school, Philip N. Youtz, saw his idea put into practice. Dean Youtz, who journeyed to Ann Arbor last fall from a New York architectural firm, has traveled extensively during his lifetime. "I don't remember much about my childhood except that I was born i i 1 ,j { Educational Lesson from Gotham in Quincy, Mass. Before I was school to study for his doctorate and I went with him. I guess that was the start of my education. "I was always fascinated with architecture and drawing. A while back I saw some of the old crayon sketches I had done in Europe as a boy. I always started drawing the top of a cathedral and would always end up with a sewers at the bottom. For some reason I was very much interested in sewers.... then!" From Germany (he had learned to speak German and some French before coming stateside again) it wa~s off to high school, tlen "over the Berkshires to the nearest col- lege--about 28 miles away." It happened to be Amherst - "a funny choice for architecture; mostly reading, liberal arts - strictly old-fashioned!" the only other thing Dean Youtz recalls about his college days at Amherst is two or three years of Greek and Latin in addition to having a hard time getting science courses. Caught by the traveling bug again, Youtz sailed to China to build a school and to teach at Sun Yat Sen University, learn'"quite a smattering of Chinese," and pick up building tips from local crafts- men. Still on the move, it was back to Columbia, where he studied and taught philosophy in addition to receiving an architectural degree. From Columbia, the young ar- chitect went on to museums (Peo- ple's Institute of New York, Penn- sylvania Museum of Arts) which, as director, he had revitalized; be- came director of the WPA in charge of modernizing museums such as the Brooklyn Museums; then went west to the San Fran- cisco Golden Gate International Exposition where he was director of the Pacific Area Department. Finally, after a brief jaunt around the coast of South Ameri- ca, the office of Philip N. Youtz, architect, opened and the world- traveler settled down to practice his vocation. As an architect, his most out- standing achievement is the in- vention of the "lift-slab" method of construction, now used all over the country. For non-architects, the lift-slab method can best be explained by visualizing a layer cake, the layers being made up of concrete. The layers are separated age my father went off to Europe A&D Exhibit EVERYONE seemed pleased by the Architecture and Design School open house exhibit held Friday afternoon and Saturday. And there was probably a greater abundance of good student work here than at any previous student exhibition. The improvement seem- ed to be tied up with the large student organized exhibit added to the student work selected by the faculty. The student enthusi- asm that went into the show could be felt by the spectators. The paintings were the weakest part of the strong show. Generally they showed skillful handling of paint and surface but lacked strength of design and a worth- while motivation. Margaret Schmidt's oil "Spring Metropolis" was, to me, a refreshing exception. The fiat gently moving green, yel- low and violet areas remind me of a delightful woodwind ensemble. This student's development could be traced by comparing this paint- ing with about four others scat- tered around the building. A small but nicely handled and evocative watercolor landscape was contributed by Joan Kalbaugh. Expert and pleasant pjaintings were contributed by Dorothea Suino and V. Knietel. In contrast, Lees and David B. Smith aimed at serious expressiveness. Gerald Tennenbaum's two paintings look fine on the surface but stay there in such a way that they seem a little superficial. Generally, the paintings' weakness is due to an excessive interest in mannerism and failure to stick out the diffi- cult task of finishing them off. * * * PRINTS, drawings, sculpture, and pottery had a higher average level of quality. A number of the various print media showed a level of advanced understanding which helped produce competent and in- teresting pictures. Larry Smith, in a clear and de- liberate style and Andy Argyro- polous with exciting spontaniety contributed well organized and imaginative etchings and litho- graphs that had dream-like evoca- tiveness. Kneital's prints, Beau- champ's drawings and Pittenger's woodcuts were skillful but a little over-simple. Eulalia Kingma's seri- graph of a leaf form and Dorothea Suino's woodcut and lithograph tried for finality. On the whole, the prints ex- hibited were more impressive than the paintings: in general they showed greater skill with under- standing of the medium used, less slickness, superficiality and, no overstressed mannerisms. THREE handsome pieces of metal sculpture, all about three feet high, were contributed by Bill Barett. Each piece was in a some- what different style, yet each one achieved good organization of many surfaces and spaces with a fine tactile quality. Hanton contributed more work with plenty of variety of material and style, but with a less consistent level of high quality. I feel that his small bronze figures are his best, for the larger ones, like the paint- ings, tend to be a little slick and overmannered and not all of them are finished. Ceramics and product design in the show appeared to be of consistently high quality. Spec- tators easily found their individual favorites. The entire open-house show was a fine sample of the work being done by art students. It offered a rare opportunity for everyone, in- cluding the artists themselves, to satisfy a healthy curiosity about the quality \of work being done around here. It should stimulate student work and public interest. Also, it revealed a complex of stu- dents, each with his own unique development and value, his own problems and limitations, and the need to remain critical of his own works. -Albert Encols 4i 4 IL CONCERN is growing throughout the country about the issues of education and juvenile delinquency. But the relation between the two problems is often overlooked. This relation can be illustrated by a look at the New York City school system, where these issues have gained prominence, due to - the suicide of Principal Golden of John Marshall Junior High School. The New York City Board of Education finally realized that many factors culminated in the violence of the students. The idea is held that #forced promotion by the public schools aggravates the problem of juvenile delinquency, when students, mentally unfit for higher education enter high school. Two solu- tions have been proposed: either lower the standards required for high school graduation or "leave back" these students in public school until they are eligible to quit. BUT THESE two solutions were tried and did not succeed. By lowering the standards and reducing the requirements, many bright and normal students did not find their work a challenge. Because classes are large, averaging about 50 pupils, teachers find it impossible to help backward students and still provide intel- lectual stimulation for normal ones at the same time. It is impossible to reduce the number of stu- dents per teacher because there are not enough teachers available. College students are re- luctant to enter into the field until this situa- tion is remedied. They also state that the pay Editorial Staff PETER ECKSTEIN, Editor * JAMES ELSMAN, JR. VERNON NAHRGANG Editorial Director City Editor DONNA HANSON......... Personnel Director CAROL PRINS.....................Magazine Editor EDWARD GERULDSEN .. Associate Editorial Director WILLIAM HANEY.....................Features Editor ROSE PERLBERG.....................Activities Editor JAMES BAAD ....................... Sports Editor BRUCE BENNETT ............ Associate Sports Editor JOHN HILLYER .............. Associate Sports Editor DIANE FRASER ............ Assoc. Activities Editor THOMASBLUES............Assoc. Personnel Director BRUCE BAILEY................. Chief Photographer is unequal to the amount of work they are re- quired to do. The other solution was also found unfeasable. A "healthy atmosphere" cannot be created by mixing students of 14-16 years of age with those of normal public school years. The older students cannot be grouped with young chil- dren and still feel they belong to society. . The next suggestion tried was to lower the age limit when students may quit school. But New York State has, a child labor law which states that no one may be permanently em- ployed who is under 16, and these persons must continue in a special school until the age of 18. This solution did not succeed because of this law. Students who left school at 14, found themselves with nothing to do and conse- quently, roamed the streets in search for 'thrills.' New York City has finally found one solution which is succeeding now. This, like many others, requires-money. Special schools, such as vocational and '600' schools, for those with little ability and inclination for academic pursuits have been built. The '600' schools are built for students who are unfit to work with other normal ones. Here the classes are small and teachers may devote their attention and help to pupils. Here, too, students learn at their own rate of speed, with- out the external force of jeers from their "normal" classmates who may scorn their in- ability to learn quickly. THESE SCHOOLS have negative aspects as well as the overwhelming positive ones. If more schools were built the Board of Education would rather build public high schools to take the pressure off the existing ones, some of which are in double and triple sessions. Teachers are too few in number to transfer enough of them to make' this new system worth while. Because this job is more trying, many of the older ones, who have the needed experience, refuse to work in these schools. Besides this, specially trained teachers are needed who have the ability to cope with these students. Boards of Education in other communities should benefit from the adverse publicity that New York is receiving and not let their growing problems slide for such a long period of time i -Daily-Fred Shippey DEAN YOUTZ . .. "student participation" by a special "icing" and are pour- ed, one on t6p of the other, on the ground. Then, the layers are raised up supporting pillars and each slab becomes a different story, in the building. And now, after 15 years prac- ticing architecture, Dean Youtz is at Michigan. What are his views on educating the architect and de- signer here? "Ideally," the dean reflects, "if economics were what they ought to be, students should get a complete liberal arts foundation followed by professional training on a gradu- ate level. Unfortunately, things aren't like that. "Therefore we must get the. superior type of student-locate him and tailor the program around his needs. The programs of train- ing should be more for the indi- vidual, not simply mass educa- tion," he continues. And, to show that he's a real architect, a real artist, or, if you please, even a "bohemian" like some of the people who inhabit the six-story brick building at the corner of Tappan and Monroe, Dean Youtz hit upon the subject dearest to the student's heart: coffee breaks. "I'd very much like to see us have our own coffee lounge here in the building!" Ai 1 . :: -Daily-Fred Shippey 3 PAUL PARAY-The "ageless" conductor of the Detroit Symphony appeared during this season's Choral Union Series. May Fe-stival's Artists1 " -1 WITH ,THE SIXTY-FIFTH annual May Festival behind us, it is< " perhaps possible to give the affair a second look, and make an attempt at some sort of evaluation. One observation, which becomes increasingly appropriate with each succeeding year, is that the emphasis in these programs is definitely placed upon the artists involved, instead of upon the music. No other explanation could possibly account for the frequency with which some of these artists return. Lily Pons, for example. There certainly must be, somewhere in the world,'sopranos who could provide an audience with a more musically meaningful evening. But the Pons name still pulls in unsuspecting people, although soon enough they probably learn the grim truth. Choral works programed have been, in the past, excellent. One recalls magnificant preformances of Berlioz' "Damnation of Faust," "The Bells" by Rachmaninoff, and more recently, Orff's "Carmina Buraha," and "Die Gurrelieder" by Schonberg. This year-was a distinct disappointment though, with another "Samson and Delilah" (its ninth performance). This is simply not a very good opera, although some of the solo passages are quite pretty. The chorus is only used occa- sionally. Presentation of the three religious choral works (Gabrielli, Bloch, Giannini) was more to the musical point. * * * HIGHLIGHTS of the concerts were the last two concerts, with a memorable piano concerto played by Mr. Gould; also George London's y. CULTURAL INTERCHANGES: Arts, Sciences Breach Iron Curtain By THOMAS WHITNEY Associated Press Foreign News Analyst NEW YORK-It's a neat trick, but the United States and Soviet Russia are carrying it off successfully these days: they keep one another at arms length politi- cally while rubbing shoulders in science and the arts. A 40-year-old Soviet microbiolo- gist - Dr. George Skriabin - is working quietly behind a micro- scope at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., under America's famous Dr. Selman Waksman. A 23-year-old pianist from Tex- as - Van Clipburn - became the Scientists of the Smith, Kline and French laboratories in Phila- delphia are studying the results of a month's visit to Russia to learn about Russian progress on pharmaceuticals. In Moscow a group of Soviet pharmaceutical experts is similarly studying the results of their return visit to Smith, Kline and French. BARRING some major interna- tional crisis, this sort of non-poli- tical trading of information and people is likely to expand even more. The new dimensions in Soviet, American and international toured the United States for six weeks in a blaze of* publicity. An American farm group returned the visit. At the same time, at the Geneva summit conference the Soviet and United States governments agreed to facilitate cultural interchange. More Russians have come to the United States already in the first four months of this year than visited in all of 1957. At the same time it seems more than likely that more Americans will go to the Soviet Union this year than in any previous year. EXCHANGES between the two i }.