f t wu uitj Sixty-Eighth Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN as Are Free UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 1 Prevail" STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. "Now,, Panel, What's My Line?" 1 A jr-j) & ~ 'Hat ful of Ft I U Too Real, Too 1 NIGHT EDITOR: DAVID TARR 1, 1957 A HATFUL OF RAIN," second production of the season for bol Ann Arbor Civic Theatre and Ann Arbor, is a morbid yet occ, ally impressive drama concerned with family relationships seen or surface and illuminated only by the spotlight of melodrama. The story of a war hero turned dope addict, "Hatful" is clu in its attempts at realism with over-worked language, sinister gani women with "nothing" on, endless guns and, in the second ac dance of the "junkie" who hasn't the money to buy more dope-a that becomes terrifying and, unlike much of the rest of the believable Where "Hatful" does succeed, the credit must be given the construction of the family-the addict, his knowing wife, his helpir misunderstood brother and the one outsider, his father. Within this quartet lies everything the play has, to say; c it lies the mean world of the gangsters. Yet this quartet is a s 'Mrs.' Degree Should Rate Lower Priority ARCH CENTER's disclosure it of high school girls planning oing so primarily because of ages is disappointing, though surprising. Many coeds will t least to their female friends re to get their "Mrs." degree. enormous scope, if not depth,. ation, this is not particularly gh colleges are overcrowded, ly because of the democratic ion in this country, as opposed d litism of European educa- rican institutions are ,going to wide their gates every Septem- ,son why those gates shouldn't ally qualified and husband- as well as mentally qualified males. They are, in. essence, le senses, the coeds who come with pencils poised and third available are perhaps more eir sparse sisters who arrive nd vocational motives. They portunity to meet men with res, and they themselves will, panions to those men because is. Indeed, if we are to believe ics demonstrating the superi- grade point average to men's, .ucated, although the statistics q account the' fact that the "harder" fields-medicine, law, engineering- are occupied predominantly by men. What's more, the career-minded women face an uphill fight after college. It's still a man's world and,' althdugh women have made inroads im most fields, it's likely to remain so for quite a while to come. Most women bent on a career wish eventually to marry, and the balance and good sense required to handle 'both Is rarely achieved, resulting in frustration and unhappi- ness for both sexes. OWEVER, even the democratic American university is primarily a place to get an education, and it's demoralizing to realize that only 13 out of every hundred women who come . here arrive with that foremost in mind. A degree won't qualify anyone to cook, or keep house; its primary function is to attest to the recipient's ability to respond to thoughtful' stimulation by thought of his or her own. It is a waste of the time and money of both the- university and the coed if she doesn't stop long, enough in her hot pursuit to realize that a wife, too, is a human being, and that human beings are distinguished from other mammals by their ability to think. And it is a perversion. of that ability to reject, except on a. superficial level, what can be garnered from her stay here. It consists of a great deal more than a wedding band. --TAMMY MORRISON Magazine Editor *~rt9%; ' t I4.A5.&lAL6-rwAI ?OS-r . COUNCIL COMMENTARY: Cal endar Committee Reports to the Development Council MINI AND FRIENDS of the University ending today's Development Council rence should be vitally.concerned with two it problems facing education and the i.. One is the 'ever increasing costs of tion and the other is the United States oming in basic scientific research.. ereux C. Josephs, chairman of President: ower's Committee on Education Beyond .igh School, and other businessmen and tors have advocated a plan whereby the it pays for a greater share of his educa- [f this plan were adopted a serious and able financial burden and restriction be placed on the student (at present over 0 of the most able high school graduates l1y renounce higher education, often for ial reasons). A partial remedy for this on would be to make more funds avail- o the student. Our fund raising body, evelopment Council, could expand their im to a position where it eould offer more students in the forms of scholarships, ships, loan funds or grants-in-aid. ALLY, many students are at present being pt from achieving their educational goals. ituation was brought on in part both by cent increase in tuition and also the poor yment situation last summer. If the Uni- y is -to retain the high calibre of its stu- and graduates it cannot impose a price r on education. It is unfortunate that ave to be raised at times but this action i reason, does become a financial necessity. uction of the financial barrier can only iieved with more money from somewhere. e present time 12 cents of the Michigan Alar goes to the support of stat~e institu- of higher learning as compared with 8.5 in 1954. It is not foreseeable that we will e to burden the Legislature with too much of higher education's financial problem. fore the money must come from other s, namely individuals and groups. The 3pent Council, in its capacity as the ing organ for the University, must inten- g efforts immediately to secure this money. money can be used in various ways to the financial burden of the University. examples could consist of direct giving of ;o students and faculty, or providing the rsity with fundsr to defray part of the se of maintenance and growth. ause of the rising concern with the costs of education many plans have been advanced to help the nation's colleges, universities and students. Though the plans differ in method they all have one common feature-the need, for money. Whatever plan the University may adopt, if they do, the Development Council should lay the groundwork today to insure the success of the plan from a financial point of view. FURTHER, because of Russia's recent display of superiority over the United States in sciertific accomplishments, the nation has be- come very concerned over its research programs. The University and the Development Council have done an admirable job in doing their part for research in supporting the'Memorial-Phoe- nix Project and other activities. At a time like this we cannot let up on this important work. The Development Council must plan for the increased support for all worthy research pro- jects being carried on at our, campus. Many scientists have recently decried the lack of original basic research in this country. Though this type of study may not be as spectacular as an "H" bomb or "Sputnik," it is the groundwork for all such discoveries. If the U.S. is to maintain itself in the. world it must encourage such research. The University has the atmosphere and the knowledge to aid in this project; now we need the money to sponsor it. Prof. Crane of the physics department, win- ner of a Distinguished Faculty Award, recently expressed his concern over the lack of financial backing to build an atom smasher which could dwarf any the Russians now have. This en- deavor is proposed by leading educational insti- tutions throughout the Midwest. Perhaps the University and, its Development Council can take an initial step towards providing funds for this milestone in research. Money enters into all of the enterprises of the Development Council. Some of the money comes from alumni giving. Since most of the students are prospective alumni and therefore prospec- tive donors, we feel they should be better in- formed of the Development Council's needs and objectives while they are on campus and can appreciate them. Most students are piti- fully ignorant of the Council's work and, likely, will not be as willing to support it when they are in a position to do so. It seems greater Council-student contact is necessary. -RICHARD SALO By RICHARD TAUB Daily Staff Writer THE CONTENT of Leonard Wil- cox's report on the Calendar Committee was probably the best Student Government Council has heard all year. It's unfortunate that it had to be read by Wilcox, rather than printed up, but that was its only drawback. It was not only complete, but amazingly frank. Wilcox outlined all the committee's activities to date and its plans for the 'future as well as a proposal of his own.t He then went into an honest dis- cussion of committee problems. * * * IT SEEMS that the conimittee never actually decided to drop those important two days after Christmas vacation from the cal- endar. A subcommittee report had recommended it, but the com- mittee couldn't approve it because too many members were absent. This took place last April and the committee has not met since. Those days were dropped, accord- ing to Wilcox, largely through the efforts of Prof. Kohl, the com- mittee chairman. However, he warned, such a pro- cedure could be dangerous. "We were fortunate, he said, "That this worked out the way we want- ed." This .might not occur at a later date. He hoped that proper procedures would be followed in the future, "if only we can get started" soon this year. Wilcox also spoke to the Council as a former president of the old Student Legislature. He reminded the group that it had a position of prestige and respect with the ad- ministration that SL had never had. He also warned that SGC might be getting too far away from the various student segments of the campus, and he hoped that effort to improve communications would never cease. * * * THE PROBLEM of communica- tions was discussed at the meeting, and finally the Council decided to run a paid column in The Daily on a trial basis. 1 Far East TAKEN in juxtaposition, two news items from the Far East seem- to supply their own com- mentary. The first, from Formosa, tells a story of increasing agricultural plenty (rice crop, hogs, soybeans, sweet potatoes, sugar and peanuts all up). The second, from Red China, informs us that more than a mil- lion pupils in the elementary and high schools have been "per- suaded" to go back to farming, in an attempt to forestall general famine. -National Review Discussion in this area shed a great deal of light on SOC's con- cept of a student newspaper. Ap- parently a, great many members feel The Daily should be a public relations organ for the Council. Joe Collins went so far as to sug- gest that the Daily devotes too much .space to criticizing SGC and not enough to coverage of all its activities. SGC has lost a valuable person in Judy Martin. She was one of the Council's hardest working mem- bers. In fact, she was the only Council member who also held a standing committee chairmanship, that of the Student Activities Com- mittee. Sue. Rockne, public relations chairman, was a little unhappy with the Council's action Wednes- day night. She felt that the pub- lic relations problems should be left to her committee. SHE COMPLAINED that the group was "too subject to Council approval. How much authority can we assert within our own com- mittees?" she asked. There was some question about Campus Chest allocations at the, meeting. Both Pete Eckstein, and Rob Trost wanted to know why the funds over $6,000 had not been allocated by the board. They felt people should know where their dollars were going. Collins thought this was "un- realistic" because the Campus Chest Board had asked them for. allocation of only the first $6,000, human one. Three of its members are just part of a big city, alike in thought and outlook; the father is the country boy from Palm Beach, having nothing in common with the others and not understanding them. Don Catalina, as the addict Johnny, wallows and quakes in his state as a "junkie," ashamed of what he is, afraid to ask for help and unable to support himself. Catalina has littleto offer in the part, but this, combined with the heaviness of his role, nicely avoids possible melodrama for Johnny, who is cast entirely in one mood. * * * J. HENRY OWENS, the father, is the only non-student in the cast. His role, fortunately, is as 'equally a stand-out part, and he can do no wrong. He is at home as the man from, a different age and place who un- derstands his sons as little as they understand him; he helps to pose the problem( of understanding in the modern family, a problem that seldom can expect a solution.' Equally important in this mod- ern quadrangle are the wife and brother, played by Beverly Ogg and Tom Leith. The former, for the importance of her part in shaping her husband's life, is un- believably weak.t *y * * 1, THE LATTER is uninspiring but adequate as the real victim of the family troubles; he also plays a quick-reactioned drunk who only adds to the melodramatic trite- ness of the whole experience. The trio of gangsters, with the names of "Mother" (he .supplies the dope), "Apples" and "Chuch" are just what every young Ameri- can boy has come to picture as gangsters. Their fate goes unre- solved in the end, as do the evils, of the world perpetuate them-' selves. This perpetuation, in fact, is the final impression which the play leaves. p yev.* (* * ALTHOUGH the curtain comes down on salvation for the "junkie," there is no doubt but that this. simplecall to the police will never really solve anyone's problems. It is too easy; it is too real. ' -Indeed, here this production oft "Hatful" has its trouble-in being too realistic. Only for a few mom- ents is there interest; for the rest of the time, as in life, there is dullness.t Gene Conover, as set designer, has given the production no help. The "remodeled apartment" in New York combines warmth in the furniture with odd-colored walls and incompatible hangings. Yet, in this respect, the apartment typifies the play. -Vernon Nahrgang AT THE STATE: double Nightmar I SUPPOSE I should be sub about this, but let's face these two films at the State a Idiotic. And not particularly ami ing either. "The Giant Claw" is part of en'ormous bird from outer spa which flies about nipping'" pieces of architectural monstro ties like the Empire State Buildir One begins to suspect Frank Llc Wright behind it all. Unfortunately for the army, t) bird has an "anti-matter shiel which deflects bulletts, atc bombs, darts, poison arrows,, a' spitballs. But hero-scientist tot rescue, A character who looks most like Edward R.. Murrc heaven help us, devises a r which penetrates this bird's shie and it is shot down to the delig of everyone but the architects. It is all very curious, but r very good. The cartoon is a real horr about a little bird trapped by large cat in a pipe, between water line and a gas line. Possil this cartoon was thrown in to us seea bird getting ,the worst it. FINALLY, there comes I "Night The World Exploded." Nc this is another thing. An ove clean young scientist has desigr a new machine which looks like carnival bingo number selector. can tell when an earthquake coming. And so there is. T earthquake is so big it tilts t earth off ,its axis. Why does this earthquake con And why do many more con Because of element 112 which e plodes when it gets dry. For yea men have been drilling oil-we and letting air get deep inside I earth' to dry out element 112. So explodes, with a loud metal clank. After problems too ridiculous nention, everything is flooded, a element 112 gets wet again, 1 earthquakes stop, the scient marries his femalehcompani people go back to living dece lives again, the theatre audier jostles, fumbles, and pushes way into the lobby, resolved ne to attend one of these, doul nightmare features again. But tl will. Some people never learn. -David Kesse SCIENTISTS' OPINIONS DIFFER: Atomic Fallout Research Data Listed SGC Elections Pitfalls Recalled TWO WEEKS, the Student Government )uncil will hold an all-campus election. en candidates will compete for the six open tions-on th9 Council. will be reibembered by those few who did some interest in the SGC elections last ng, that all did not run smoothly during the days of balloting. There were wrong names wrong instructions printed on the ballots. few students who wanted -to cast their s often were frustrated by lack of personnel ack of sufficient ballots at the individual e to. rainy weather which necessitated moving booths indoors, some of the booths could not even be found by potential voters. And then there was also the controversial situ- ations which occurred at the South Quad lunch line, where students allegedly cast hurried ballots while grabbing the milk and sandwiches. The entire election was deemed a "bungled affair," some SGC members labeling the elec- tion procedures the worst they had ever wit- nessed. The blame was sometimes pushed on the weather, but more often it was the elections committee that bore the brunt of the criticisms. THIS YEAR there is a new elections com- mittee. It can only be hoped that their attempt to conduct the SGC election will be free of the confusion and chaos which so noticably prevailed last semester. According to Elections Director Phil Zook, By TONY HILLERMAN LOS ALAMOS, N. M. (P)-Dr.- Thomas H. Shipman, chief of the health division of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory - which is working to clarify the atomic fall- out picture--sums up his findings to date in a simple sentencer: "If atomic tests continue for 30 years at their present rate the worldwide increase in radiation from fallout for a man's lifetime will be much less than from wear- ing a luminous wristwatch." Expressed another way, a person who undergoes ordinary X-ray studies of his stomach and gall- bladder will receive almost three times more radiation in one dose than he would in a lifetime from fallout. Normal "background radiation" received by a human is calculated at about 10 roentgens in a life- time, varying considerably in dif- ferent parts of the world. It comes from the food he eats and radia- tion naturally present in some de- gree in dust and rock. * * 4 . WITH 30 YEARS of testing at the current rate adding fallout, Los Alamos scientists have calculated that background radiation would climb from 10 to an estimated 11.7 roentgens for a lifetime. How significant is that esti- mated 1.7 roentgen increase? Shipman noted that in many parts of the world, generations of people have lived with background Some scientists disagree- that present rates of fallout are not, causing human damage. They hold t'here really is no safe limit or threshold below which there is no biological damage from radiation, hence any additional amount does some damage, even though small. Dr. Bentley Glass, Johns Hop- kins geneticist, says scientists may have seriously underestimated the dangers to future generations from tests. He, Dr. Hermann Muller of In- diana University, and Dr. James F. Crow of Wisconsin hold that since fallout is distributed around the world, "we can be sure that several thousands or perhaps more persons will be diseased or de- formed or will die prematurely or be otherwise impaired as a con- sequence of fallout if the present rates of testing continue." A STATEMENT issued by Amer- ican, Russian, British and other scientists at an international meet- ing in Pugwash, N. S., in July estimated about 100,000 living per- sons and another 100,000 yet to be born have been injured by six years of atomic bomb tests. Dr. Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize winning biochemist of the Cali- fornia Institute of 'Technology, estimates fallout will cause 200,000 children in each of the next 20 generations to be mentally or physically defective. Dr. Walter Selove of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania estimates the current levels of Strontium 90 might increase deaths from leu- kemia and bone cancers from these causes in the United States. A study by Wright H. Langham and Ernest C. Anderson of Los, Alamos estimated that 30 more years of testing could mean adding 250 more Americans; each year to the 13,000 who' now develop leu- kenia or bone tumors. This esti- mate, which they said could well be too high, is based on expected' accumulation of Strontium 90 in the air and soil. Facts being accumulated by, sci- entists at Los Alamos and else- where form another story. Shipman, veteran chief of the laboratory's health division, re- marks that "the alarm has been, -spread primarily by persons who aren't aware of the facts." * * * ' HERE, IN BRIEF, is how Ship- man outlines the facts-facts based on almost 30 years of study by the International Commission on Radiological Protection, the Na- tional Committee on Radiation Protection, and other scientific agencies. They conclude that strontium 90. is the most important fallout pro- duct of nuclear testing for several reasons: It has a "half-life" of 28 years, which means it is still emitting its er bone tissue restricts their pass- age even more. Shipman said iit has never been known to cause genetic damage. 2) Strontium 90 probably does not cause leukemia, since its rays are generally blocked by bone tis- sue from reaching the marrow where blood cells are formed. In- tensive experiments with animals support this conclusion. 3) There have been no known cases of Strontium 90 causing bone tumors. However, through experi- ments with animals and due to experience with similar radiation, scientists are sure It could cause bone tumors if exposure were very heavy. 4)n Based on cases of exposure to similar radiation from radium, it- would take a minimum of 3,000 units of radiation from Strontium 90 to cause bone tumors. 5) The smallest dose of radium radiation known to produce even, non-malignant changes in bone structure is 300 units. * *. * 6) PERSONS exposed to 85 units of radium radiation have never been known to show any ill effects. . ' 7) Therefore, the International. Commission on Radiological Pro- tection set the permissive dose for the general public at 8.5 units, in addition to about 10 units received in a lifetime from background radiation. 8) Bomb tests to date-have add- ed about 0.24 of a unit, although DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is official publication of thes Univ sity of Michigan for which t Michigan Daily assumes no e t on al responsibility. Notices shoo be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form Room 3519 Administration Bull ing, before 2 p.m. the day precedi publication. Notices for Sund Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday, . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1957 vOL. LXVIII, No. 39 General Notice Late Permission: Wo nen students attended the concert at Hill Aui ium Tues., Oct. 29, had late permit until 11:30 p.m. M Physical Education-Women Studen Registration for the first indoor $1 son will be held Fri., Nov. 1 in B bour Gym from 7:30 a.m. to 5:$0 p This applies to students who have completed the physical education quirement. Women students who hi completed the physical education quirement and who wish to elect a tional courses may do so Mon., 'Ti orWed., Nov. 4-6, from ,8 a.m. to ndon on the first floor of Barbour G Summary of Action taken at the Meeting of Student Government Council held October 30, 1957 Approved minutes as amended. Scheduled officer elections Frid Nov. 22, 4:30 p-m., conclzve Nov. 24 On motion, accepted the report the MGG Housing Committee, inch ing recommendation that two mem1 of the.Student Government Council appointed. permanent representati who will maintain continuous cont with the administration and hous groups in order to keep the council 4.' f