r .... _.... ... rrlf m. hr Sirljgatt ~ailt Sixty-Seventh Year EDIED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNTVERSrrY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 LETTERS to the editor n Waummor Ate tre utb Wti lPiewair Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. r AY JULY 19. 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: RENE GNAM A-&i! it V , ...r av dvv The University Lecture Course: An Autograph Party for Grownups ' .ABOUT this time the University is com- pleting arrangements for its 1957-58 Lec- Course - at least we suppose from the edules of past years that this is true, for other secrets are so highly guarded at the versity than the prospects for the coming ture Courses and Drama Seasons. ndeed, the official announcement of these grams usually follows the posting of al- dy-printed placards and the mailing of 11- rated pamphlets with cut-out mail order pons. n the meantime, a closely-guarded commit- makes the considerations and choices for Lecture Course, fearing any discovery or licity of their own questionable choices ore they have completed the final, irrevo- le contracts. 'he committee's say, whatever it decides it 11 be, is final. One small group decides what whole community shall be exposed to in Lecture Course program. S A RESULT, the University in recent years has been treated to a sophisticated auto- ph party where would-be socialites of Ann or journey to Hill Auditorium for an even- 's converse with friends and the opportunity. sit, and gawk, or sleep, at some national brity who has condescended for a slight of course -- to come and "chat" for an ning. Vhen the ordeal is over, the celebrity, 'his ket fuller, leaves with Ea sense of having ieved - some valuable publicity, and the dience," having acquired some "culture," s home to tell its friends what a perfectly rvellous talk it was. 3it it wasn't a marvellous talk. It was the al insipid, annoying lecture on a broad - important - topic needing insight and in- pretation and receiving only a glossing over apable of being informative or stimulating the most ignorant of University freshmen. t was a talk that never touched the heart the problems inferred in the title. It was tak that by its very nature insulted the intelligence of the students, faculty and friends of the University. THIS IS the University's Lecture Course. There have, admittedly, been exceptions: Journalist Marquis Childs presented the col- umnist's viewpoint of the national elections last October with insight and understanding, and Senators Alexander Wiley and Wayne Morse two years ago presented an interesting review of Administration foreign policy in a scheduled "debate." Then, too, the purely entertainment pro- grams, few as they are, have their place in the Lecture Course and are occasionally well done. But the majority of the talks have been "canned" (Ivy Baker Priest, Barbara Ward), publicity (Norman Vincint Peale), or anecdotal (Clement Attlee, Ralph Bunche) lectures of little value. Even more important is the fact that the policy of having lecturers with little or nothing to say is showing traces of being carried over to the University lectures series and has even infiltrated the Summer Session's Asian Cul- tures program. IT SEEMS that the committee presently in charge of selecting the attractions for the LectureCourse, whether it likes it or not, could stand some advisory matter from the Univer- sity community. Whether some sort of poll or referendum should be turned over to the University, or whether requests for suggestions should be made, remains to be seen. Those, at least, are two possibilities for consideration. In any case, we shall be eagerly awaiting the coming announcement of the 1957-58 Lecture Course and hoping there will be no more talks like the most recent one, "The World Scene: A. Timely Topic." If this sort of thing appears on next year's calendar, we will expect some in- novation in the selection of Lecture Course programs. -VERNON NAHRGANG Editor Burma's Neutrality (Editor's Note: Letters to the Edi- tor must be signed, in good taste, and not more than 300 words in length. The Daily reserves the right to edit or withhold letters from publication.) A Warning.. . To the Editor: SEVERAL YEARS ago, some young friends of ours, mar- ried students with a new baby, were "taken to the cleaners" by a fast-talking encyclopedia sales- man. He gained entry with a line about leaving a set of his encyclo- pedia for their examination be- cause he was making a survey and needed representative opinions of intelligent modern young people! This morning, over the phone, I was treated to a very similar lne of sales talk! Of course my caller of this morning may be a different man representing a different encyclo- pedia. He may be perfectly hon- orable-but if so, he will not be injured by my warning to parents whom he may approach: Before you accept any "good deal" he of- fers, just step to the phone and call NOrmandy 2-5671, our Cham- ber of Commerce (under "C" in the Phone Book). Describe the proposed deal, and ask what the National Better Business Bureau has learned from other people's experiences with deals similar to the one you are describing Don't let a salesman rush you into even a minor decision-you don't know what he may be ieading up to! -Mrs. W. W. Kuhns, Jr. On Reviewing . . To the Editor: MISS WILLOUGHBY in her re- view of "Sweet Smell of Suc- cess," like Miss Hanson who sev- eral months ago produced a caption to a photo referring to a Bohemian, makes the same kind of mistake-analysis from ignor- ance and/or at a distance. Miss Willoughby commits a common error. When she describes the characters as portraying the different facets of the personality of New York City. As one who was born, raised, and who has lived most of his life in New York City I can safely say that nothing could be further from the truth. New York City is more than just show business and its sordid aspects. Eight million people live and work there and hence one can find good as well as evil just as anywhere else. As for kowtow, scandal, barroom brawls, and dirty rumors-none of these is indigen- ous to New York City. They are found in Washington, Detroit, Tombstone, Ann Arbor, and all points North, East, West and South of these communities. The readers of the film "J.J." and the real life W.W., H.H., L.P., E.S., L.M. and J.L. and the rest of their ilk are found every- where as are the readers of scan- dal magazines. From the country lane and the smallest town to the largest city there are gossip and scandal mongers, hiders from in- tegrity andatruth,and breathers of corrupt atmosphere. Such an oversimplified view and irrelevant discussion is character- istic of a lack of analysis, stereo- typy, and just plain ignorance and bias. Reporting requires more than blithe words and facile phrases. It requires knowledge, understanding, and a little hu- mility. -Sol Schwartz INTERPRETING: Defending Democracy By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst PRESIDENT Eisenhower almost got caught in deep water with- out a paddle Wednesday when he tried to explain the difficulty of defending democracy against Com- munist Marshal Zhukov. Everybody who has ever tried to argue with a sincere Communist or other fanatic can understand what the President meant. It's just like an argument between two people who haven't the slightest knowledge of each other's langu- age. The President admits publicly that "our position" is hard to de- fend he lays himself open to mis-r construction. Eisenhower was backing away from any effort to sell Zhukov through personal contact, although admitting that such contacts, per- haps between Zhukov and Secre- tary Wilson, might produce a modicum of better understanding. The President indicated his main difficulty was when Zhukov said "You tell a person he can C k' ;x "Now How Do I Keep The Goose That Lays The Golden Eggs From Killing Me?" y 3 -r* b& f - ". ;:-r . :z. f ' ' i, _ ' : ' S ^l r : I , Vf' { ..\\ i4 i J) 0'9s? 'r'E KA4rO-pJ a~Sr- .. AT MUSIC CIRCLE: 'Peter Pan' Charming Musical Adams announced t th eue TN A RECENT campus speech, Ambassador U Win of Purma reaffirmed his country's disappointing policy of neutrality. Win represented this course as one hoping to further the cause of world peace. It is a commendable notion but is oblivious of reali- ties. Burma is not an island nation, like the SEATO-member Philippine Republic. It is not separated from hostile frontiers by comfortable stretches of real estate, as in un-neutral Spain's good fortune. It is essentially a peninsula like Korea, with Red China at one vulnerable end and Malaya's strategic wealth at the other. It cannot bask in the protection of. a strong friend close at hand, for India is in'the same neutraljeague. It has not the maturity, and is too much 'a focus of conflicting interests to win the world's respect for its neutrality. It cannot hope to be a Switzerland of the East. And if nothing else serves as a warning to Burmna, Indonesia's spasms with Communist infiltration should signal that unwaning threat. BURMA cannot afford the luxury of neutral- ity. It has neither natural defenses, armed forces, nor any effective committments against invasion. A rice-surplus region, it is a supreme enticement to a Red China faced with a criti- cal land squeeze. It is Red China's corridor to India, to Thailand's exposed Burma frontier, to Singapore and Indonesia. Neutrality; is an invitation. This vacuum should be a matter of concern not only to Burma but to all her neighbors. It could be overwhelmed in a matter of days, or be crumbled from within by "agrarian reform- ers" in the span of a few crop failures. The United States stands, willing and ready to give help. Burma should stop thinking wish- fully and take it. That would be a step in coun- tering threats to the world which even Burma cannot deny exist. -ERNEST ZAPLITNY SIR JAMES M. Barrie's enchant- ing story about Peter Pan and the Lost Boys of Never - Never - Land and their search for a mother ,has opened at the Music Circle Theater in northwest Detroit for a one-week run. This show is what has come to be known as the Mary Martin ver- sion of theaplay-a musical version of the children's classic in which Miss Martin starred on Broadway and, later, in a memorable TV performance. All the magic of the show has been kept intact under the direc- tion of Milton Lyon, who has suc- cessfully adapted the fast-paced make-believe adventure to a thea- ter-in-the-round presentation. The illusions created by pirates and Indians, crocodiles and nurse- dogs, were constantly sustained and were applauded throughout the evening by children and adults alike. The most exciting illusion of the show, of course, is the spectacle of Peter flying about to the delight of the Darling children, Wendy, Michael and John, and teaching the three in turn the secret of soaring. When the children took to the air, crying and shouting with delight, the audience took off with them in spirit and broke into spontaneous hand - clapping ac- claim at the sight. These aerial wonders were the doing of Briton. Peter Foy who performed the same service in Mary Martin's "Peter Pan." Foy's "backstage" contribution to the show was as great as any other single one in achieving the nos- talgic Barry mood. * * * ' YOUNG ACTRESS Jo Wilder played a pixyish Peter to perfec- tion. Roy Irving, a talented and pleasant fellow in any guise, was the lovable old scoundrel and would-be pirate, Captain Hook. And lovely Betty McNamara, whom we shall hate to see shift up to Flint for two weeks, was the wig e-eyed, adorable Wendy who became the mother to the Lost Boys (little chaps who fell out of their carriages when the nurses were carelessly looking the other way). The balance of the young cast, which portrayed assorted pirates, Indians, animals, whimsical par- ents and Lost Boys, seemed to live within their parts - so charming was the total effect of the show. EVEN THOUGH the neighboring Northland Playhouse had suspend- ed operations for a week (follow- ing an unfortunate attempt to play Red Buttons in "Petticost Fever"), the opening night crowd at "Peter Pan" was disappointingly thinned out. Music Circle producer Robert K. 'Adams announced to the reduced crowd just before curtain time that if Detroit did not enthusiastically support Music Circle, it would find itself without a musical theater- in-the-round.% With "Anything Goes," "The Boy Friend," "Brigadoon," "Naughty Marietta," "Damn Yankees," and "South Pacific" all still remaining on the summer bill of a group which has progressed so brilliantly toward the mid-point of its season, such a loss would seem catas- trophic. -Donald A. Yates By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON - It probably isn't known io most of their Senate colleagues, but the Senate liberals are in a heck of a mess. After crusading for years for civil rights and being consistently defeated by the Dixiecrat-Repub- lican coalition, they now find themselves divided among tem- selves and led by the Republican leader of that one-time dixiecrat coalition. How deep the disagreement is came out in a secret meeting of Democratic civil rights champions called by Sen. Paul -Douglas of Illinois. Present were Senators Anderson of New Mexico, Carroll of Colo- rado, Murray of Montana, Green and Pastore of Rhode Island, Kennedy of Massachusetts, SyM- ington of Missouri, Neuberger of Oregon, and McNamara of Mchi- gan-all Democrats. At the start of the meeting.Neu- berger observed the absence of an- other stalwart liberal, Wayne Morse of Oregon. "I am sorry my colleague is not present," he remarked. "I would prefer to be fighting side by side with him. It is difficult for me to enter into any agreements here with Wayne absent because, un- fortunately, the newspapers in Oregon have been trying to give the impression that there is a split between us. Of course there IS nothing of the kind." "* , "IT IS QUITE, evident why Wayne is not here," replied Doug las, who was presiding. "He voted against Rule 14 the other day." "In that case, I had, better ex- cuse myself," interposed Sen. Clin- ton Anderson of New Mexico, "be- cause I did too. Before I do, how-. ever, let me give you some advice. "There are five men sitting up in the front row of the Democratic side. I want to name them inthe order of their seats. Kerr (Okla.), Frear (Del.), Anderson (N. Mex., Magnuson (Wash.), Mansfield (Mont.). They all voted against Rule 14, and you're going to need their help. You haven't got it now. "Then," continued Anderson, "on the second row back from the end seat is this fellow Morse. And let me tip you off, you're going to regret the day that you sent this bill to the calendar without going through the judiciary committee, because you are going to have to admit in the end that Morse was right." This referred to the battle which first split the liberal Demo- crats -'namely when Morse of Oregon argued that the ciyil rights bill, passed in the House of Repre- sentatives, should not be put on the Senate calendar immediately, but should go to the Senate Judi- ciary Committee. Other liberals argued that if sent to the Judiciary Committee, it would be blocked by Chairman Eastland of Mississippi for weeks, just as it has been blocked by him ever since January. * * * "I ALSO want to make it very clear," contiued Anderson, "that I have no intentiOk of following the leadership of Knowland of California through the Senator of Illinois (Douglas). "Furthermore, I want to make it clear that I'll have no part of the 3 to 1 ratio," said Anderson, referring to the arrangemnt whereby three Republicans-Dirk- sen of Illinois, Case of New Jersey, and Knowland on one side-met with only one Democrat, Douglas, on the other side to discuss civil rights strategy. "Some of us tried to get civil rights passed last winter by chang- ing cloture," reminded Anderson, "but we didn't get much help from Mr. Knowland. "If he wanted civil rights he could have started to work for it then. A good many Republicans would have joined us in changing cloture if Knowland had helped. But he didn't help. So I object to marching under his banner now. "I remember," concluded An- when we did try to do something on civil rights, Bob Taft would go over and whisper with Dick Rus- sell (Georgia) and we would be licked. "So let's follow our own leader, not these recent Republican con- verts." (Copyright 1957 by Bell Syndicate Inc.) OFFICIAL BULLETIN b ON THE DIAG: Concert Excellent Wshlington Mnkrrym 47,0 Itoin'd 4 LAST night the University Sum- mer Session Band presented a concert on the Diag which would have been a treat to almost any' music lover. The band, although weak in the reed section, gave a pleasing performance. Taking turns on the podium, guest conductors from seven states directed the band in an all- round good performance. Robert Arthur, Ronald Gregory, Charles Minelli, and Riehard Berg all did competent jobs, considering that they were not used to the band they were directing. Special standouts in the list of guest conductors were David Mat- tern and Harold Bachman. Mat- tern directed the concert march, "Proud Heritage." More than com- petently handled, the band re- sponded to him as they did to none of the others with the ex- ception of William Revelli and George Cavender, regular Director and Assistant Director respective- ly. Colonel Bachman was adept at handling his numbers; he also di- rected "Tympendium," a tympani solo in three movements with band accompaniment, featuring James Salmon of the music school in one of the truly exceptional parts of the evening's program. Superb sticking technique was exhibited by Salmon, a percus- sion instructor. His pulsating strokes seeped through the band and into the captured audience; he brought a set of tympani to life. This was the highlight of the evening and a joy to listen to. * * * GEORGE 'Cavender conducted the band in "Sarabande and Bouree' and as will be remembered from previous Diag concerts he has complete control of the group. The volume he elicited from them gave the band the fullest sound of the evening and the band played for him as they did for no other conductor last night. "Uncle Henry," also conducted by Cavender, showed the band to the best possible advantage, as does anything he presents. William' D. Revelli conducted two Scriabin Etudes, "Prelude and Chorale," by Bach, "Highlights from Kurt Weill" and "Golden Ju- bilee." Under Revelli's direction the band responded technically as well as possible, but the feeling brought forth by Cavender's baton seemed lacking when the band was directed by Revelli. The two Scriabin Etudes were excellent; the dynamics perfect. Generally. however, the Revelli touch just wasn't evident. Our band concerts are some- thing of which we can be justly proud, as a rule. Last night was no exception. -Le-Anne Toy , It's the Smoke That Counts HE TOBACCO producers are beginning to beat the bushes, now that some of the more unappetizing facets of public health surveys are being made known. One can appreciate that these industries are concerned about reports relating inhalation of tobacco fumes to the etiology of numberous respiratory and cardial ailments. Also a variety of self-styled protectors of public interests are quick to sieze upon this opportunity for promoting their anti-tobacco propaganda. Actually, one begins to suspect many of the loudest tobaccophobes of more deep-seated motives than the protection of the smokers. THIS ANTI-TOBACCO philosophy has per- vaded many legislative bodies. Note how quickly the tobacco and liquor consumers are thought of when new taxes seem necessary. The liquor tax can almost be justified, since raw untaxed alcohol is so cheap (about sixty cents a gallon), that people could drink them- selves into the morgue, if they felt such a need, for less than a dollar. The high price of alcohol may really be a life-saver. Editorial Staff VERNON NAHRGANG, Editor JOHN HILLYER..........................Sports Editor RENE GNAM..............................Night Editor But surely the cigarette tax has at least a mild punitive aspect. There is no such similar tax on, for instance, chewing gum, which is said to fulfill something of the same need. Unquestionably, the true facts of this situa- tion are somewhat obscured by the deluge of propaganda and counter-propaganda coming from the cancer research organizations, the tobacco industry, sensationalists on both sides, and public relations men with assorted com- missions. IT IS NOT yet known whether the carcinogenic components of tobacco smoke can be removed by some treatment or filter without otherwise impairing tre finer-tasting and cooler-smoking qualities of this effluvium. The threshold of tobacco danger is also un- certain, although the degree of uncertainty is decreasing as more information is made known and evaluated. Apparently, light smokers have little to fear from tars, oils, and other noxious fumes which accompany pyrolysis of the chopped leaves of the tobacco plant. The manufacturers have done very little to allay our fears, though. Until recently, most company sponsored research has concerned such matters of monumental insignificance as the effects of mentholated smoke upon rabbit lungs. The much publicized filter tips seem to be accompanied by a noticeable decline in tobacco quality, with the filter designed to strain out, along with some minor percentage of the tars, occasional bits of extraneous matter like stems oA .nnt. n fa mtna n .,,, . AT THE MICHIGAN: 'Fire Down Below Burns Brightly WHATEVER gods benevolently oversaw "Fire Down Below" deserve a vote of thanks. This lat- est showing at the Michigan has all the potential for presenting the worst of the Hollywood cliches. The names of Jack Lemmon, Robert Mitchum and Rita Hay- worth and a tropical setting vir- tually assure this picture's suce- cess. So Hollywood could