A PACE FOUR THE MCGAN DAIY THURSDAY, L Y 26. 1956 Miller, Seven Others Cited In Contempt WASHINGTON OP)-Contempt of Congress citations against playwright Arthur Miller and sev- en other persons were voted yes- terday by the House. Miller is now in England with his bride, actress Marilyn Mon- roe. The contempt actions were ini- tiated by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, which ac- cused all eight persons of refusing to answer questions put to them at public hearings. Robeson Cited A contempt citation also has been voted by the committee against singer Paul Robeson but this was not presented to the House. Chairman E. Walter, (D- Pa.) said the Justice Department has not yet submitted its recom- mendation in Robeson's case. The House sent the cases of Miller and the others tothe Jus-. tice Department for possible pros- ecution. Conviction on the federal charge carries a maximum pen- alty of a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Miller's was the only citation on which a roll call was demanded- The vote was 373-9. Refused to Give Names The New York dramatist was accused of refusing to name fel- low writers with whom he at- tended Communist party writers' meetings in 1939 and 1940. He has said he "had no con- temptuous intention" and that "I suppose the rest remains for the courts to decide." In addition to Miller, those cited were Otto Nathan, New York, ex- ecutor of the estate of the late Albert Einstein; Peter Seeger, Beacon, N. Y.; William E. Davis, St. Louis, Mo.; John W. Simpson, St. Louis; Mrs. Anee Yasgur King, St. Louis; Elliott Sullivan, New York, and George Tyne, New York. Miller in England Miller, author of the Pulitzer prize play "Death of a Salesman", Us in England on a six-month pass- port, to be with his bride, who is making a movie there. Miller an- nounced their then-impending marriage on the day of his ap- pearance before the House com- mittee. At that session ,Miller denied ever being a Communist party member but conceded he had been associated with a number of Com. munist front groups. He added: "I would not support now a cause dominated by Communists." In refusing td say who attended the writers' sessions, he said, "I could not use the name of another person and bring trouble to him ... My conscience will not permit me to use the name of another person." He did not invoke the Fifth Amendment protection against possible self-incrimination. Music Series o Present Mary Tolbert Mary Tolbert of Ohio State University will speak on "Creativ- ity, the Spark in Music Education" in the Music for Lving series at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. Miss Tolbert is chairman of music education in the University= Schools of the College of Education at Ohio State. She has worked with the State Department of Education there. In 1937 she studied in Europe where she made a comparative survey of schools in five European countries. She was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Music Educators National Confer- ence. Miss Tolbert has also assisted in the . preparation of the several monographs publishedbye Univer- sity School, Ohio State University. To Talk on Turkey "The Turkish Social Revolu- tion" will be the topic of a lec- ture by Niyazi Berkes of the In- stitute of Islamic Studies at Mc- Gill University at 4:15 p.m. today in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. USES MECHANICAL DEVICES: Linguistic Institute Studies Language Troubles Although they may not know it, people of Michigan are helping India solve its language difficul- ties. Because of the great variety of .languages in India, representatives in Parliament could not understand each other until English was adopted as a temporary official language. Meanwhile, Indian scholars are studying language structure in or- der to straighten out this langu- age mixup, Indians Study Here Seven Indian language students are now receiving their first intro- the University's Summer Linguis- duction to American education at tics Institute under Rockefeller Foundation grants. The Institute's impact on Inter- national affairs reaches beyond India, however. Egypt has sent four students to the Institute; they will return to teach English in their native country, Prof. Myles Dillon has come from the Royal Irish Academy at Dublin to teach comparative Indo-Euro- pean linguistics and a course in Old Irish. Besides English, emphasis this summer is on Arabic, Greek, Jap- anese, Latin and Russian as well as structural studies in Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Indo-Iranian, Semitic and American Indian lan- guages. The study of linguistics has taken a cut from the machine age in an attempt to examine speech and sound, its divisions and limits, according to Prof. Albert H. Marckwardt of the English depart- ment and director of the Institute. Experimental applications to the study of language have been made with a sound spectograph and other instruments. For example, machines might investigate differ- ences in joining sound-such as the difference betwe n pronounc- ing "night rate" and "nitrate." Institute Formed in 1936 Parent of other linguistics in- stitutes, the University institute has been offered in summger ses- sions off and one since 1936. This year's program is the fourteenth sponsored by the Linguistic Society of America, a 1,000-member organ- ization founded in 1924 for the scientific study of language. The University's unique contri- bution to the study of linguistics is a close working arrangement be- Louise, Rood To Perform With Quartet The University's Stanley Quar- tet will present the third and last of a series of concerts at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday In the Rackham Lecture Hall. Louise Rood, visiting violist from Smith College, will appear with the Quartet in Mozart's "Quintet in E-flat major," K. 614, for two violins, two violas and cello. The number will be played during the second half of the con- cert. During the first half of the program the Stanley Quartet will play Mozart's "Quintet in G mi- nor," K. 516, for two violins, two violas and cello, and Leon Kirsch- ner's "Quartet" (1956). The latter composition was commissioned by the University and will receive its first performance on this occa- sion. The - Stanley Quartet is com- posed of Gilbert Ross and Emil Raab, violins, Oliver Edel, cello,7 and Robert Courte, viola. Composition Talkj Composition for the superior' student will be discussed by a pan-i el at the sixth apd final meeting in the Conference Series for Eng- lish Teachers at 4 p.m. Monday in Auditorium C, Angell Hall.I Taking part in the panel will4 be Sister Mary Hugh, R.S.M., Our Lady of Mercy School, Detroit; Annetta Wonnberger, Berkley High School; and Stanley S. Cook, Grosse Pointe High School. Prof.i John F. Weimer of its English department will act as chairman. -Photo Courtesy University News Service VISIBLE SPEECH-D. L. Subrahmanyam, engineer in the University's Speech Research Laboratory, shows Virginia Johnson, secretary for the speech department, what sound "looks like." The sound spectograph converts spoken words into black lines which may be used in the study of linguistics. Wilhams Starts State Commtittee LANSING 'P) - Gov. G. Men- nen Williams yesterday announced formation of a special commission to study the problems of Michigan Indians. Invited to serve as chairman of the group was Chief Moses Gib- son. a Benton Harbor Indian. Gov. Williams said the commis- sion would sutdy claims of In- dians against the state, the edu- cational, health and social prob- lems of Indians and the back- ground of Indian tribes in this state. "It is not my idea that Indians should be given preferred treat- ment or that they should become wards of the state," the governor said. Others asked to serve on the commission: Elmer Sebastian, Oak Park: Jo- seph Kishego Jr.. Harbor Springs; Lewis Beeson, Secretary of the State Historical Commission, Lan- sing; Robert Dominic, Petoskey; Volney H. Jones, Ann Arbor; Mrs. Earl C. Beck, Mt. Pleasant: Fred L. Hatch, Sault Ste. Marie; Frarlk J. Dembinski, St. Johns; R. G. Mulchahey, Coldwater (ex- ecutive secretary) ; Margaret Biel- by, Lake City; Robert L. Downing, Midland; John Seaman, Lansing; Francis Wakefield, Grand Rapids; Mrs. Fred Ettawageshik, Harbor Springs; Gertrude P. Kurath, Ann Arbor; Mrs. Clayton Dishong, Lin-1 coln. Draft To Raise In September LANSING (P-Michigan draft boards have been asked to supply 712 men for induction in the armed forces in Setember, Col. Arthus A. Holmes, State Selective Service director, announced yes- terday. The September call is up 104 men from the 608 registrants drafted in August. It is part of the national call of 14,000 men for the Army in September. Col. Holmes said all inductees except volunteers and delinquents will be between the ages of 22 and 26. Volunteers from 17 to 26 are expected to fill at least half the quota. Wayne County boards will be required to furnish 374 men. "Television has been hailed as the greatest boon to education since the invention of the printing press, and decried as the greatest menace to learning since the in- vention of the Comic Book," Prof.' Edward Stasheff of the speech department reports. According to the professor. "It's true place will probably be found just about halfway in between. It will definitely reduce reading time for some, especially when it is first introduced into a home, ability to stimulate interest in books when properly used." Prof. Stasheff points out that: radio has a somewhat different effect on children than TV. "Radio requires the listener to cooperate actively and contribute to the program in imagination. TV sup- plies everything and leaves noth- ing to the imagination. Contributes Less to Vocabulary "TV also contributes less to the average vocabulary, except for colloquial or dialect expressions," he commented. Most important, according to the educator, however, is the fact that "TV has a more hypnotic effect than radio ever had, especi- ally on children.In the average home in New Haven. for example, children as reported in a recent survey spent an average of 13 hours per week in watching their regular programs - not including random additional viewing. Radio listening averaged no more than two hours per week. Much on Credit Side Nevertheless, there's much to be said on the credit side. Prof. Stashoff reports that tele- vision programs, in outstanding individual instances, have sent children to the libraries. "The craze for Davy Crockett swept every copy of his biography off the shelves of a good many libraries, and publishers rushed into print with new ones or re- prints of old ones. Program Utilizes Libraries "The late and lamented 'Mr,.II Magination' programndramatized a children's classic each week, and librarians were soon finding out * the little to be used several weeks ahead, so that they might get all available copies of that book out on the shelves for Monday follow- ing the week-end broadcast," he said. According to Prof. Stasheff, "The interest in educational TV has been spearheaded by libraries in many communities. "From using large-screen TV receivers to bring the public into the library, to offering books men- tioned on TV, and finally to pro- ducing their own book programs to encourage reading, librarians have found TV can be as valuable as reading, if utilized, as it can be detrimental to reading, if neglected or opposed," Professor Stasheff declared. EU tween the Institute and graduate is carried on entirely by the vari- programs in various fields. ous graduate departments. Although the Institute is a sep- Prof. Marckwardt reports an arate department during the sum- increasing interest in the study of mer, the linguistics program dur- linguistics, evidenced by larger at- ing the regular academic year tendance at forums held in con- 'ELECTRONIC JOURNA LISM': Wayne Professor Asks T'V, Radio Access to Courtrooms Should radio and television broadcasters be barred from court- room and legislative proceedings open to the press? Writing in the 1956 edition of "Current Trends in State Legis- lation," which will be published by the Law School this fall, Prof. Samuel D. Shuman of Wayne Uni- versity says there's little legal. ground for making such a distinc- tion. Mo state laws designed to bar broad asters from such proceed- ings, are inadequate, he adds. 'Electronic Journalism' "The fact that television for all practical. purposes. can transmit only what actually happens sug- gests that TV and radio are closer to being 'electronic journalism' than entertainment," he asserts. "Hence, radio and television should be granted access where journalists are generally per- mitted." "To deny access to the electronic reporters is to sanction continu- ance of news reports not as they actually occur, but rather as they seem to an editor who secures his impression of events from a re- porter." Commenting on Canon 35 of the American Bar Association, a code adopted by over half the states in -the nation to prohibit TV and radio coverage of court proceedings, Prof. Shuman states: Asks Reconsideration "The pressing need for publi- city about what actually happens' at judicial proceedings, as distin- guished from the comic-book or movie versions, and the fact that publicity is the most important deterrent to corrupt or despotic administration of justice; make it desirable to reconsider the blanket1 prohibitions of Canon 35. "Indeed, it is quite possible that proper use of radio and television at judicial proceedings may result+ in the attainment of some of the very objectives . . . of Canon 35. "If radio and TV coverage is permitted, it may eliminate, and certainly will diminish, the unde-t sirable condition of an over-c crowded courtroom and court cor- ridors, and thus help preserve the dignity of the court. May Prevent Mobsc "In addition, by dispersing peo-t ple to their homes, it may helpt prevent the creation of what is possibly the ugliest of all humant phenomena, a mob." Discounting the physical andi CAN STIMULATE: TV Both Boon, Menace To Education, Learning psychological drawbacks often as- sociated with TV and radio cover-' age of judicial and legislative pro- ceedings, he states: "Television coverage of the so- called "Little Kefauver" hearings in Washington conclusively dem- onstrated that television may, in fact,be the least objectionable of media in respect to hindrances due to its physical equipment. Tension Not Due to TV "The tension in witnesses at- tributed to TV and radio is per- haps really a tension which would exist even without those media. It is the inherent tension of any public hearing in which the wit- ness need give testimony. "Further, if the testimony is the sort which would attract a large television or radio audience, then it almost certain that there would also be a maximum crowd in the room where the proceeding was conducted." Legislatures could benefit from a better informed public if tele- casting and broadcasting of their proceedings become more common, the professor believes. "In almost all cases, legislative broadcasts or telecasts have aroused consider- able public interest," he notes. This is true even when the tle- casts and broadcasts are subject to editing. "No empirical evidance has been presented to support -the proposition that (edited) cover- age, will not yield beneficial re- sults," he states. It is worth noting that in Ar- kansas, Georgia and Virginia, where broadcasts from edited tape (recordings) have been permitted, the presentations have won accep- tance with the legislators and charges of unfair editing have not been reported. Prof. George Kish To Attend Meeting Prof. George Kish of the geo- graphy department will attend the 18th International Geographi- cal Congress in Rio de Janeiro August 9 through 18. Prof. Kish will attend the Con- gress as a member of the official delegation being sent by the Na- tional Academy of Sciences and. the National Research Council. He will present a paper to the Congress on "National Minorities -A Problem in Political Geogra- phy." nection with the Institute as well as increased enrollment in the Institute itself. There are more students return- ing to foreign countries to teach English than ever before, he said. One result is that more teachers' from other American schools are being trained for the special job of teaching English and teaching methods to foreign students who will themselves become English teachers in ther own countries. Teachers of modern languages1 in American high schools and col- leges are also coming to the Insti- tute in greater numbers. Prof. Marckwardt believes this reflects an increasing interest in modern languages in the nation. Scales Loaded PONTIAC (P)-Pigeons have outweighed Justice at the Oak- land County courthouse, The scales fell off the nine-foot statue of Justice atop the 50- year - old building. Workmen, investigating, found the scales had been overloaded by drop- pings from the pigeons that hang out at the courthouse. LAST DAY TODAY! Presented by your Ann Arbor Retail Merchants' Association Ann Arbor BARGAIN DAYS ' F INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION presents "A MOONLIGHT FROLIC" AN ALL-TIME CAMPUS DANCE Saturday, July 28, 1956 9:00-12:00 P.M. PALMER FIELD TENNIS COURT Forest at North University fi'}":"iM~iEE in ssmt# ii::rr r cgP;:..i:fi'4}:{4v'"' it im r,'i'r6}'.r" LAST DAY "TODAY! SHOP FOR THE WHOLE < We're headed right now for the Golden Apples Room. There we'll have that wonderful Smorgas- bord . . . a "specialty of the house." You can't find anything more deli- cious. 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