THE MICHIGAN DAILY i12 micl4gau LPall Fifty-Sixth Year LEri tCO Lth C 6dLq0O BILL M1AULDIN Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Editorial Staff Managing Editors .. Paul Harsha, Milton Freudenheim ASSOCIATE EDITORS - City News ...............................Olyde Recht University ........................... Natalie Bagrow Sports ..... .....................Jack Martin Women's.........................:........FLyiine Ford Business Staff Business Manager Janet cork Telephone 23.241 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited in this new paper. All rights of re- publication of all other matters herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, s secondclass mal matter. Subscription during the regular school year by oar- rier, $4.50, by mail, $5.25. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1 4546 NIGHT EDITOR: MILT FREUDENHEIM Editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the iwriters only. Fielding Yost "OLD MR. MEECHIGAN" wanted to see the Army game so he kept putting off the appointment his heart condition seemed to make imminent, until he could postpone it no longer. Fielding H. Yost looked forward to that game this fall because it would have been the first time he would see an Army team since-he helped to coach it in 1908, because as an enthusiastic football fan he was looking forward to a great game, and because he was the kind of a man who naturally lookedforward. It was always this week's game that worried him, not last week's; it was this year's team that interested him, not last year's, or even the "point a minute" teams that brought him football immortality. Those 1901-1905 teams established him as one of the great coaches of all time. For the four year period, "Hurry Up" Yost's squad played 57 games, winning 55, tying one and losing one. From that period until 1929 when he gave up the football coaching reins to serve as Athletic Director, Michigan always rated with the top teams in the nation. He retired in 1940 at the age of 69 from an active part in the University's athletic affairs, but to Michigan alumni from 1901 on, his resig- nation only became official yesterday. To this generation of undergraduates, Yost was not so much a person as a symbol of an era of Michigan football supremacy, a football coach of almost legendary proportions. While no one will deny that his accomplishments entitle him to such stature, thinking of Yost in such a light violates the principle that made him outstanding in handling Michigan athletes for 39 years: that interest in today, not yesterday. The tragedy in his passing is lot the fact that a great old retired coach has gone, but that an enthusiastic football fan will not be around for the game he had been waiting to see. -Dick Kraus For Better Books THE CONCERTED EFFORTS toward the cause of peace by political, scientific and religious groups is not without support from the educators as well. Educators representing thirty nations are meeting this week in New Yorkand have already put forth a proposal which should meet with the whole-hearted approval of the many stu- dents who complain so vociferously of the in- adequate and often biased presentation of gram- mar and high school subjects. The practical aspect of the proposal involves the creation of a world-wide commission of re- nowned scholars, representing the leading coun- tries of the world, to analyze existing textbooks and lay the groundwork for an entirely new approach in the writing of texts. The educators have emphasized that new books could be prepared that would not inter- fere with the present "love of one's own country" which dominates most history texts. It is entirely possible, according to the edu- cators, to prepare a textbook which would be fair and impartial in its presentation of his- toric events. This means teaching history as a whole and not merely as the story of one nation. - . . ... The proposed reform will not be as easy to accomplish as it sounds, however.bBecause the tempers of nations have not yet died down, some educators believe that little more than an "elim- Veterans' Pay. . . To the Editor: THE NEW LAW governing subsistence pay- ments to veterans in training does not limit the income of those affected to $200.00 a month. What the ruling does seem to say is that the Government will not contribute to a man's cash income if his total income, including subsistence and whatever else he makes, is over $2,400.00 a year. In order to carry out the spirit of the law, it seems to me necessary that a trainee's in- come must be figured on a 12-month basis rather than from month to month. The local VA representatives tell me that they have no definite word yet on just how the law will be applied, but it is important both for the Uni- versity and its many student employees to see that the VA applies the rule on a 12-month basis. , Here is one example of how the law would work an injustice if applied month by month. A teaching fellow may earn $1,200 during the year and also get about $1,000 subsistence if he attends school the year round. The total then is $2,200-actually less than the $200 per month allowed by the law if his monthly income is computed on a year's basis. The $1,200, however, is ordinarily paid by the University in eight payments of $150 each. Thus, for the eight months he teaches, he gets $150 per month. If the VA applies the ruling on a monthly basis, during that period, the trainee will have $40 deducted from his subsistence pay- ments per month-a total of $320. His total income will then be reduced to $1,880, or about $156 a month. Therefore, if the law is applied on this monthly basis, a man's income will be held to that low figure and the intention of the law completely violated, If the VA does not apply the law on a monthly basis, there are still ways to avoid some of the injustice done. One would be for the University to pay the $1,200, for example, in twelve mijonthly instalments of $100 each. Another way would be for the University to pay all the $1,200 in one instalment. Neither of these solutions is a good or desira'ble course of action. They are, however, ways of circum- venting a bad application of the law in case the VA figures on a monthly income basis rather than yearly. It is to the interest of the University to have the law applied on a year's basis, because of the teacher shortage. One way of alleviating that shortage has been for the University to hire as teaching fellows many persons studying for ad- vanced degrees. These men are, of course, inter- ested in the total income they can get while studying and teaching. If that total cannot be increased by teaching three courses, for instance, rather than one, they will refuse the increased load, and the shortage of teachers will be more severe than ever. Evidently, the way the law will be applied has not yet been decided. I write this to urge those students' and University authorities adversely affected by an altogether . possible yet unjust ruling to put whatever pressure on the VA may be necessary to see that the income of a trainee is figured on a 12-month basis. The most effec- tive pressure can be brought by the University itself rather than by unnoticed and sporadic ap- peals of this kind. -Keith McKean ' War in China ... To the Editor: AFTER A SHORT ten week truce, fighting is again flaring up along a wide front in China, in an intensity that shows no signs of being short lived. The issue seems to boil down to a sincere desire for peace, but a deep mistrust on both sides. We are faced with three alternatives in this theatre, and which ever we adopt will acute- ly affect the situation. The choice is; support Yenan, the Kuomintang, or withdraw com- pletely. Which is the best, for us, for China, and for the peace of the world? If the government were to come out as active- ly supporting the government at Yenan to the exclusion of our war time ally,. it would suffer censure and criticism from many sources. First the anti-Russian press and populace which at present represents a formidable power in this country would rise in all their condemnatory wrath. Secondly this would be a direct abro- gation of our unwritten obligation to the gov- ernment who for many years bore the brunt of Japanese Aggression. Thirdly this would mean supporting a political economy that is directly opposite to ours. Another alternative is to come out with de- finite support of the Nationalist government of Chiang, to the point of becoming the arsenal for their cause. This firstly would serve to further widen the breach that is being formed between ourselves and the Soviet government, which would be contrary to the indeterminite policy that our State Department seems to be adopting. Secondly this would mean supporting a government which has few of the democratic attributes, on which we place a high value, and which we would like to further throughout the world. Our final alternative seems to be the complete withdrawal -of our support and let the Chinese "stew in their own juices." This of course would be rather difficult, in view of the extensive tie that we have with these people. In the past few years we have contributed a sizeable portion of the present economic and military strength of Nationalist China. The historic interchange of students, industrialists, militarists, and mis- sionaries has built too firm a foundation to be so easily demolished. Considering all the possibilities it is my opinion that our only course is to continue the role of mediator even if it means leaning heavily toward the side of the Kuomintang. It is well evident, that China is not a repre- sentative democracy, but it must be remember- ed that we look thru Occidental glasses, and that the progress made in the decade since Sun-Yat Sen has been appreciable. -R. P. Slaff * * * * Infirmary Rules . . To the Editor: THIS IS A UNIVERSITY--the University of Michigan, in fact-a name flung far and wide across the globe as a symbol of learning, understanding, and education in a free country. At least I should hope that this were so. I would like to think that these people who come to study here take away with them not only knowledge-facts and formulas-but also a bet- ter understanding and appreciation of the feel- ings and rights of their fellow-men. What am I driving at? In brief, the stupid, arbitrary rule laid down by the Health Service Infirmary which forbids a fiance to visit a patient who will shortly be his wife on the fallacious reasoning that "if that were al- lowed there would be too many such visitors to other patients." In other words, our infirmary infers that the greater part of this University's student body are liars-or worse. Forgive me if I sound a little bitter, but when my wife-to-be has been isolated for an entire week-during which I have been forbidden to see her because of an inflexible rule of "no visitors" in a place where I expected under- standing-I cannot isolate my emotions-nor should I. I do not ask for a complete lack of rules- for no administrative agency can function effi- ciently and to the best interests of the ma- jority without them. I only ask that rules be kept flexible and that those who administer them do so with reasonable understanding and appreciation of the honest emotions of others. -Vernon M, Fitch * * * Attack on Ginger .. EDITOR'S NOTE: The Daily has received sev- eral letters concerning Ray Ginger's column, The Controversial Reporter; lack of space prevents the publication of all of them. To the Editor: THE CONTROVERSIAL 'REPORTER, Ray Ginger, makes so many misstatements in his reply (August 15) to Elgass and Herring that some further statements are in order. For example, Mr. Ginger misleads when he states "only $8 in wages is paid to the labor used in making a $150 piece of farm equipment." The basis of his statement is the F. E. News of December 7, 1946. An examination of this paper shows that the $8 is really 8 per cent and the cost as calculated by Mr. Ginger should be $12 and not $8. But Mr. Ginger is not satisfied with only one misrepresentation. Further study reveals that Mr. Ginger's "$8" is only for "Direct Labor." Now direct labor, as any editorial writer should know when writing on the subject, is only the factory labor used in the production and as- sembly lines. It does not include any labor cost in setting up or repairing machines, plant maintenance and protection, stock rooms, or supervision. In 1939, International Harvester, by-far the largest producer of farm equipment, paid out over 39 cents of each dollar received from sales in wages to non-executive employes in the United States. Mr. Ginger is not satisfied by merely misstat- ing the labor cost of manufacturing farm ma- chinery. The same careless use of facts is found when he.states that "21 per cent is the dealer's profit." Profit is commonly understood to be the excess of income over expenditures. But the "profit" Mr. Ginger cites is the difference be- tween what the dealer pays for the equipment and what he sells it for. The dealer's expendi- tures for handling the equipment may force him into bankruptcy with his 21 per cent "profit." Here is another instance in which misleading is a mild word to describe Mr. Ginger's use of facts. Not satisfied with what he has already done with the truth Mr. Ginger commits further may- hem. He states "The Federal Tax Laws today guarantee to every manufacturer a rate of profit equal to his average profit for the 1936-39 period." This is another misstatement. Nothing in the Federal Tax Laws guarantees anyone a profit. What Ginger has in mind, if in fact he knows what he has in mind, are the provisions of the Federal Tax Laws designed to refund taxes which were overpaid during war years. The system as devised by the government is a poor one, partially because it provided propagandists with an opportunity to mislead the public-an art at which Mr. Ginger is a specialist. -John G. Gault I'' 'p1 i I COP , 4o by U.,4 ~ Tin. o GS P., O Al r-r Responsibility T HAS BEEN reported that Presi- dent Truman is considering ask- ing Congress for permission to ad- mit a substantial number of Eur- opean immigrants to this country. Here at last is a positive, con- crete step which this country can take to aid the hundreds of thous- ands of Jews and other displaced persons in Europe who must find 'homes away from the land of their origin. Conservative figures indicate that there are over a million displaced persons who cannot return to their own homes. To this huge bulk of homeless people, the United States immigration laws now open the door to less than 4.000 a month. Surely the "greatest nation on earth"' with more than 140.000,00Q people can ab- sorb easily ten or twenty times that number. There is a moral as well as an eco- nomic aspect to our permitting more of these people to enter the United States. So far America has passed the buck; her only attempt to aid the European DP's has been to en- courage the British to admit 100,000 Jews into Palestine. We have not pre- viously really acknowledged that this was our problem. If American idealism is to have any meaning, the must accept that responsibility. Here is one con- structive action that America can take. Whether President Truman goes ahead, and whether Congress accepts the plan will depend, in the main, upol the attitude of the American people. -Tomn Walsh I I H "Nothing left but nursery rhymes, Herr Schlinker. My library has been purified by Hitler and 'decontaminated by the Allies." DAILY'OFFIC'IAL BULLETIN Publication in The Daily Official Bul- letin is constructive notice to all mem- bers of the University. Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten foxm to the office of the Summer Ses- sin, Room 1213 Angell Hall by 3:30 p.m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Saturdays). WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1946 VOL. LVI, No. 36S Notices Students having lockers at the In- tramural Sports Building should va- cate lockers and apply for refunds pri6r to August 24. The building will be closed during the period August 26-September 16. United States Civil Service An- nouncement has been received in this office for Chemist, P-1, $2,644 per annum. No experience required. Bachelor of Science in chemistry is sufficient. Closing date is Septem- ber 4, 1946. For further information call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. The Cities Service Refining Cor-! poration at Lake Charles, Louisiana, has openings for chemists and chem- ical engineers. All employees re- ceive a training in the rudiments of petroleum technology before being assigned to work in the more techni- cal section of the laboratory. For further information, call at the Bur- eau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. State of Michigan Civil Service An- nouncements have been received in this office for:, 1. Claims Adjuster 1, $200-$240. 2. Building and Ground Mainten- ance Foreman A, $195-$215. 3 and 4. Building and Grounds Maintenance Superintendent I and II, $200-$290. 5. Industrial Health Engineer III, $300-$360. 6 and 7. Hearings Reporter I and II, $200-$290. 8. Youth Guidance Field Repre- sentative III, $300-$360. - 9. Highway Materials and Equip- ment Buyer IV, $380-$440. 10-14. Accountants I-V, $200-$565. Closing date is September 4. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. City of Detroit Civil Service An- nouncements have been received in this office for: 1. Junior Architectural, Civil, Elec- trical, Mechanical, or Structural En- gineers, $2,723-$3,174. 2 Assistant Architectural, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or Structural Engineers, $3,492-$3,968. Closing date is August 22, 1946. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. State of Michigan Civil Service An- nouncements have been received in this office for: 1. Industrial Inspector I, $200-$240. 2. Dietitian A through II, $185-$290. 3. Addressing Machine Operator A2, $155-$175. 4. Blind Transcribing Machine Op- erator Ci, $135-$155. Closing date is August 21. 5. Architectural Engineers II, III, IV, $250-$440. Closing date is August 28. For further information, call at the Bureau of Appointments, 201 Mason Hall. Recommendations for Departmen- tal Honors: Teaching departments wishing to recommend tentative August graduates from the Collegeof Literature, Science, and the Arts, and the School of Education for depart- mental honors, should recommend such students in a letter, sent to the Registrar's Office, Room 4 University Hall, by noon August 31. Reports on Special Topics: Wednes- day, August 21 at 4:05 p.m. in the nivepsity High SchoolAuditorium. Students in Education Bl9ks will take part. Lectures 1946-47 Lecture Course: The Uni- versity of Michigan Oratorical As- sociation announces the following program of eight distinguished speakers for the 1946-47 Lecture Course: Oct. 17, Hon. Ellis Arnall, Governor of Georgia; Oct. 29, Ran- dolph Churchill, noted British col- umnist and son of Winston Church- ill; Nov. 7, Louis Lochner, for fifteen years head of the Berlin office of Associated Press; No. 21, Brig. Gen- eral Roger Ramey, noted Air Force authority; Jan. 16, John Mason Brown, leading dramatic critic on Broadway; Feb. 20, Mrs. Raymond Clapper, political writer and author of "Washington Tapestry"; Feb. 27, Col. Melvin Purvis, former member of the F.B.I. and of the War Crimes Commission; Mar. 22, Margaret Web- ster, famous actress and director. Season tickets at $6.60, $5.40, or $4.20 may now be ordered by mail from the Oratorical Association, 3211 An- gell Hall. All Lectures will be given. in Hill Auditorium at 8:30 P.M. The auditorium box office will be open September 16. I Muehl, 102 Ec Shedd, 104 Ec, Examinations for University Credit: All students who desire credit for work done in the summer session will be required to take examinations at the close of the session. The ex- amination schedule for the school and colleges on the eight-week basis is as follows: Recitation 8:00 a.m.-Exam Thurs- day, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Recitation 9:00 a.m.-Exam Fri- day, 8:00-10:00 a.m. Recitation 10:00 a.m.-Exam nin Thursday, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Recitation 11:00 a.m.-Exam Fri- day, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Recitation 1:00 p.m.-Exam Thurs- day, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Recitation 2:00 p.m.-Exam Thurs- day, 10:00-12:00 a.m. Recitation 3:00 p.m.-Exam Fri- day, 10:00-12:00 a.m. Recitations at all other hours- Friday, 4:00-6:00 p.m. Any deviation from the above schedule may be made only by mutual agreement between student and in- structor, and with the approval of the Examination Schedule Commit- tee. Attention August Graduates: Col- lege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, School of Education, School of Music, School of Public Health: Students are advised not to request grades of I or X in August. When such grades are absolutely imper- ative, the work must be made up in time to allow your instructor to re- port the make-up grade not later than noon, August 31. Grades re- ceived after that time may defer the student's graduation until a later date. Academic Notices. Library Hours after the Summer Session. The General Library will be closed Aug. 26-Sept. 2 while repairs are in progress. Sept. 3-Sept. 21 it will-;be open daily 8 a.m. to 6 pm. (Closed evenings.) The Medical Lib- rary will be open the same hours but the Basement Study Hall, the First Floor Study Hall, and the Graduate Reading Rooms will be closed. There will be no services on Sundays until October. The Divisional Libraries will be closed Aug. 24-Sept. 18 with the exception of Engineering, East Engi- neering, Forestry, Hospital, and Phy- sics which will be open on shortened schedules. Information as' to hours will be posted on the doors or may be obtained by calling University exten- sion 653. Requests for materials from the closed libraries will be. taken care of at the Circulation Desk in the General Library. Make-up final examina4ions for English 1 and English 2 will be given on Friday, Aug. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m., in Rm. 2225 Angell Hall. English 1 and English 2 Final Ex- aminations will be given on Friday, Aug. 23, from 10 to 12 a.m. in the following rooms. Colleges of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and Architecture and De- sign; Schools of Education, Forestry, Music and Public Health : Summer Session Students wishing a transcript of this summer's work only should file a request in Room 4, U.H., several daystbefore leaving Ann Arbor. Failure to file this re- quest before the end of the session will result in a needless delay of several days. Final Examination for students en- rolled for credit in Education B195ks on Thursday, August 22, at 4:05 p.m. in the University High School Audi- torium. Special Notice to Non-Veteran Freshmen men who entered the Uni- versity During the Present Summer Session. It is a University requirement that all entering freshmen take, without credit, a series of lectures on Per- sonal and Community Health and to pass an examination on the content of these lectures. Transfer student with freshman standing are also're- quired to take the course unless they have had a similar course elsewhere. These lectures are not required of veterans. The lectures will be given in the Natural Science Auditorium at 5:00 p.m. and repeated at 7:30 p.m. as per the following schedule. BARNABY I'm worried.. What will Baxter say of Fellow Citizens! The Town Council has the legal nuthority to halt the cnstruction of a new ank By Crockett Johnson Cp"*gu1 6,Th. Nc opa INI. What's more, friends, we urge - \ the erection NOW of a genuine I AYE ...\ Lect. 1 2, ,3 4 No. Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Date September September September September 23 24 25 26 I I 0