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AT THE MICHIGAN:
Darby O'G ' Provides
Delightful Diversion
AY, JULY 28, 1959
NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS HAYDEN
Institute Points Up
Need for More Funds
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THE REGENTS have established an Institute
of Science and Technology at the Univer-
sity. With a brilliant, able director, $500,000
for the first year's operation and a statement
of purposes to guide it, the Institute has every-
thing but housing.for its soon-to-be-vast sci-
entific research program.
The Institute will be good for the Univer-
sity and good for the state of Michigan. Its
scientific work will hold, and attract, many
able scientists to the University. It will offer
the opportunity for research work which may
yield lasting benefits. And the hope exists
that the Institute will attract much new in-
dustry to the state to utilize the findings, fa-
cilities and brains of the scientific establish-
ment.
The formal founding of the Institute brings
up two problems, however. It points up sharply
the great need for research space on the cam-
pus. Vice-President and Dean of Faculties
Marvin L. Niehuss has called this lack "criti-
cal," and has suggested the Institute rent
space to conduct its first year's work. He for-
merly cited cramped research facilities as a
major factor for losing men of science to gov-
ernment, industry and other educational in-
stitutions.
Now the need is greater; but with the State
Legislature obviously on the Institute's side, a.
nlew building should be forthcoming soon.
Wanted: Pla
T'S TOO DARN HOT for studying anyway,
but the academic rigors of the University are
as real now as in the regular fall and spring
semester. Professors are putting on as much
Steam as ever, despite competition from
sizzling sidewalks.
So whether or not the temperature permits,
Summer Session student must tackle the texts
in the humid afternoons and balmy nights.
But an ever-recurrent problem this summer is
finding a place to carry out this endeavor.
It's been tried, and the conviction is - Silver
Lake is not, never was, or ever will be a study
hall. It was thought a possibility, though,
knowing that Northwestern people return
home in the summer already well tanned from
studying all spring on the shores of nearby
Lake Michigan. But one finds here that the
lakeshore does not permit the concentration
necessary for the academic rigours of Michigan.
DESPITE THE TIME of year, these academic
requirements remain unslackened, so we
THE SECOND PROBLEM is potentially seri-
ous to the University. This year the state
appropriation was divided for use in running
central campus, the Flint branch, the Dear-
born Center and the Science Institute. As more
"special" appropriations are needed, such as
for branch schools or special institutes, the
need for more money for the University be-
comes more critical. And the funds become
more inflexible, with certain earmarked sums
necessary for "special" areas and the remain-
der needed to run the Ann Arbor campus.
If next year the University's record appro-
priation were cut $1 million from this year
what would be the result? Would the Dearborn
Center be closed? Would the Institute of Sci-
ence and Technology be unfounded? The prob-
able result would be an "austerity" year here
in Ann Arbor. While some of these new-
fangled "special" projects may be desirable,
too many might well be. too much of a good
thing and lead to harm for the University
which started it all.
The Institute is desirable in many ways. It
may well be this newest newcomer to the Uni-
versity community which makes the Univer-
sity a forerunner in the space age. It will be
an interesting project to watch developing. It'
the results of its work are spectacular, the Uni-
versity might well be the scientific leader of
the nation.
--ROBERT JUNKER
Co-Editor
ce To Study
must find a place to sit down and study. Fra-
ternities and sororities are noisy, dorms are
clamorous, and apartments are hot. The un-
dergrad and general libraries are available
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thurs-
day, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and 8 a.m. to
1 p.m. on Saturday. But if your classes run aU
afternoon, you happen to live several blocks
from campus and eat dinner until 6:30, you
are left with barely two hours to study there
in the evening.
The Union ist primarily meant to be a recre-
ation building, and studying there is not en-
couraged. And the din of music, laughter, and
talking in the snack bar can be too much com-
petition for many students. The League is
closed for redecorating this summer, so that
rules out the study rooms available there dur-
ing the regular year.
But the second week in August is not too far
distant, and there remains plenty to be done
beforehand with no convenient nook in which
to bury oneself with the books.
-STEPHANIE ROUMELL
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THERE ARE Leprechauns, and
those who disbelieve will have
to consult with the Michigan
Theatre, or Walt Disney, or bet-
ter yet, Darby O'Gill.
Any blood of the Irish variety
will be stimulated byDarby O'Gill
and his friends. This picture is
perhaps the freshest and most
delightful bit of nonsense to hit
the Ann Arbor scene this summer.
Darby O'Disney has been to Ire-
land, and along with securing his
own pot of gold, he collected some
"wee people" and a group of Irish
folk tales. With these he has com-
bined some excellent faces and
humorous acting into an almost
believable tale of the Irish hin-
terlands.
THE-CHARACTER of Darby is
reminiscent of the Bing Crosby
films which co-starred Barry Fitz-
gerald, except that Darby is the
most mischievous man possible.
The Irish girl who gets involved
is lovely, and the supporting cast
of Irish characters is wonderful.
As the picture progresses there
is no doubt in one's mind about
the existence of leprechauns. The
picture reeks with sentimentality
and oozes blarney for an hour
and a half; it makes Ireland seem
better than Cape Coral. The cred-
its for the picture are punctuated
with so many O's and Mc's and
Flanagans that you, would think
the Potato Famine had caused a
mass migration to Hollywood.
The usual Disney perfection is
displayed in relation to special ef-
fects which account for some of
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CARIBBEAN CAROUSEL:
Puerto Rican Estadistas Gain in Strength
By THOMAS TURNER
SAN JUAN, P. R. - The State-,
hood Party is gaining adher-
ents rapidly in the cities, but Gov.
Luis Munoz Marin's Popular Par-
ty retains much of its rural
strength.
I want to make it clear right
now this is no carefully reached
conclusion based on research -
it's a logical notion, and the in-
terviews tend to confirm it.
An hour spent in Old San Juan
tagged nine Estadistas and only,
two Populares, And a few minutes
in the little town of Toa Alta
showed less party identification
generally, but considerable con-
fidence in Munoz.
We (an interpreter and I) first
walked up to an old man waiting
for the bus at Plaza de Colon
(Columbus Square), San Juan.
"I am 83 years old," Francisco
Nieves said, "and I've seen two
flags in Puerto Rico - the flag
of' Spain and the flag of the
United States.
"I love the American flag," he
said.
MUNOZ MARIN was also born
under the Spanish flag and raised
under the American flag, old
Nieves said. "But he does not love
the American flag.".
Munoz is a "communista," the
old man said, growing more ex-
cited; Munoz takes "mililons" for
himself.
"And you, senor?" we asked the
man 'sitting next to Nieves, "what
do you think?"
"Iagree," he said, nodding vig-
orously.
We then asked a third man. He
replied that he considered him-
self both a Puerto Rican and an
American at the same time, un-
der the Estado Libre Asociado
(Commonwealth). The Common-
wealth is the best status for
Puerto Rico, he said.
He shied away then without
elaborating further -- perhaps he
was a little intimidated by old
Nieves.
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NIEVES THEN told an incident
from Munoz's youth. M u n o z1
CAPITOL COMMENTARY:
Five Congressmen on a Raft
changed his name when he re-
turned from studying in the
States, Nieves said.
His father, who was very sick,
called Munoz Manin to come to
him, and the son hesitated be-
fore finally coming, Nieve con-
tinued.
The father (patriot Luis Mu-
noz Rivera, whose birthday is a
Puerto Rican holiday), was very
upset by his son's behavior, Nieves
declared.
Now Puerto Rico should follow
Hawaii and Alaska and become a
state. More money will come in
than before, he said, because
people here are "sharks."
By this time a crowd had gath-
ered, and one member of it spoke
up. "Make Puerto Rico independ-
ent for five years," he suggested
with a grin.
No one took him very seriously
but the old man, who was horri-
fied.
THEN WE turned to a fellow
standing farther back in the
crowd, listening. "Americano," he
answered promptly to the ques-
tion of whether he considered
himself a Puerto Rican or an
American.
This man, Antonio Serrano,
said he wanted statehood for
Puerto Rico not only for the
money, but because Puerto Ricans
don't feel "complete" now.
Something has been instilled in
them, Serrano said, p e r h a p s
through the schools, which makes
them feel distinctly American.
Munoz Marin is a "wonderful"
man, he said in answer to a ques-
tion, but doesn'th havethe feeling
of the people in his heart.
He has done a great deal for
Puerto Rico, Serrano conceded,
By WILLIAM S. WHITE
FIVE COMPARATIVELY young and com-
.paratively unknown members of the House
of Representatives, four men and one woman,
have deliberately leaped from cabin berths to
safety upon a raft that bobs now in a wide
and dangerous political sea.
Whether they will come to safe harbor or
sink in the next election will not be the least
important of all the tests at the polls in 1960.
For what they have done is to take a great
risk in defense of a principle bigger than all
of them or any party. Theirs happens to be
the Democratic party. But the question they
embody is not partisan, nor even ideological.
They. have assumed, these five people on a
raft, that in the end the voters will permit
politicians to act on tough national issues in
the public interest, rather than only in some
group interest. They have assumed that in the
end Congress has an inescapable duty to per-
form on such issues, come what may.
THESE FIVE are Representatives Stewart
Udall of Arizona, Carl Elliott of Alabama,
Edith Green of Oregon, James O'Hara of
Michigan and Frank Thompson Jr. of New
Jersey. It was they who, through five weeks of
bitter, cursing wrangling, of harsh competing
labor union and pro-management pressures
within the House Labor Committee, stood
steadfast upon an unalterable position:
That the committee must bring out a labor
reform bill. That it must be a bill actually do-
ing something to curb labor abuses. That it
also must be a bill that would not destroy la-
bor. That, above all, it must be a bill - simply
Editorial Staff
SUSAN HOLTZF ROBERT JUNKER
Co-editor Co-editor
PETER ANDERSON .................. Sports Editor
THOMAS HAYDEN...... .........Night Editor
KATHLEEN MOORE ................. Night Editor
a bill -- to prove that Congress was strong
enough to legislate, not merely to talk, in an
area of extreme pre-Presidential campaign
sensitivity.
It is due most of all to these five that the
committee has come through with a measure
on which the House itself can act. It was long
touch-and-go as to whether the extremes
within the committee would not paralyze it
beyond any action at all.
THE LABOR COMMITTEE has 30 members.
All have, in one degree or another ,prob-
lems of political survival, convictions and
prejudices. But it was upon this small band of
five that beat the fiercest and most pitiless of
all the pressures of these five weeks. And it
was at them that the bitterest cries of "be-
trayer" were flung by labor spokesmen.
For these five are all liberals. Most - if not
all - never would have been in Congress with-
out labor support. In the ordinary definition
they were "pro-labor."
Thus against the violent oversimplification
which politics produces on issues of pay and
pocketbook, they had to run perils of special
poignancy. They knew that the national good,
the good of their own party and the good of
Congress as an institution of representative
government required something more than the
simple either-or attitudes of other partisans.
It is easy, as a "labor" Congressman, simply
to say, no, no to each and every proposed re-
striction upon labor. It is easy, as a "business'
Congressman, to cry yes, yes to every one.
But it is not easy to draw a middle line which,
in a matter such as this, pleases no pressure
group on either side.
THIS, ALL THE SAME, is where the five took
their stand. What they said to labor was
about this: We are still basically for you and
not "against" you. We have no intention to
destroy you. But you will not even listen to any
real chance of any kind, even though we know
-and you really know, too-that some changes
must be made. You will denounce us? Very
and the people respect him for it,
but "most countries" have pros-
pered since the war.
* * *
STATEHOOD would help bring
"democracy" to Puerto Rico, ac-
cording to Serrano. "I own a
taxi," hetsaid indicating thenve-
hicle parked nearby. He explained
that he is limited to an area
within eight miles of the city, and
though he lives farther out, he
can't take his cab.
"On Father's Day I wanted to
take the cab into the country for
a picnic," he said, by this time in
such a hurry that he couldn't wait
for my interpreter and so was us-
ing English. "But I couldn't find
the guy that issues passes, so I
had to stay in the city."
Then we turned to the fellow
who had earlier suggested a trial
pe'riod for independence.
"Now people can come and go
as they wish (to the States)," En-
rique Fernandez said. "But give
them independence for five years.
Then they would feel the grip of
the tyrant (Munoz) on their
shoulder," and appreciate state-
hood.
Who does Fernandez want for
governor instead of Munoz? "Don
Luis Ferre."
"Es un millionario," a voice
from the crowd interjected.
But Fernandez interjected that so
too were Rockefeller, Eisenhower,
Harriman and Truman million-
aires.
Ferre in his opinion is a "just"
nian, "religious" with a nice fam-
ily.
* * *
A YOUNG FELLOW, Jorge Luis
Rodriguez, was standing nearby
without saying anything. We asked
opinion.
Statehood would be "best" for
Puerto Rico, he said earnestly:
the United States government has
always been "kind," and has
united the people of Puerto Rico.
Independence would be the
"saddest" status, Rodriguez con-
tinued. People in Puerto Rico do
not know how to govern them-
selves, in his opinion.
Munoz Marin is now trying to
foist independence upon Puerto
Rico without the people knowing
it, he said.
Munoz has done much good, he
admitted, but most money still
goes to "important people," not
to the poor.
* * *
WE WERE turning to leave this
part of the Plaza, when a fellow
with no teeth insisted on being
heard. He too was an Estadista,
he said, and pointed to the red,
white and blue ribbon on his lapel
to prove it. His name was Pablo,
he said.
Someone in the crowd told him
he had to give his full name, so
he said, "Pablo Varquez Ortiz,"
although it was hard to tell for
sure what he said.
In the center of the Plaza is a
monument to Columbus, discov-
erer of Puerto Rico. On benches
nearby we saw two men sitting,
each reading a newspaper.
The first fellow, reading El
Mundo (the paper our family
takes) said he was an Estadista.
Puerto Rico is a "colony" now,
he said.
"Ttc "nrn a . ... .x.« .
THE OTHER man was reading
the tabloid, El Imparcial. He
identified himself as Pablo Guz-
man.
Guzman said he wanted Puerto
Rico to be an "Estado."
"Eighty per cent" of the people
don't want independence, Guz-
man said.
Munoz, according to Guzamn,
actually favors statehood (I don't
know whether the fellow thought
Munoz was being tricky or just
didn't realizethe Commonwealth
was a third alternative).
Then we asked another fellow
whether independence or state-
hood would be better.
Puerto Rico is not ready for
either, Nestor Ortiz answered
promptly.
"We have a Democratic gov-
ernment in all phases,' Ortiz said
"the Estado Libre Asociado."
Munoz has, done more for
Puerto Rico than anyone else, he
said.
(All this time Ortiz had been
glancing around apprehensively.
Suddenly we realized why, as the
fiercest rainstorm in months
broke loose. This terminated the'
interviews in Old San Juan.)
* * *
TOA BAJA is a typical small
town, except perhaps that it has
no doctor currently. We stopped
the car in front of the local beer-
hall, a quiet place where 'the
cronies get together to drink beer,
play dominoes and discuss the
lottery list. Two fellows were
standing outside. We asked the
first what he thought of state-
hood.
"No sabe," he said. "I am not
a political man."
The second at first said noth-
ing, then said he thought most
people think Puerto Rico should
be a state.G
And what did they think of
Munoz Marin? The first, Dionisio
Navedo, said "He has done a lot
of good."
A THIRD FELLOW came up to
listen. He said he had no opinion.
Then a fourth, a farm worker
named Apolonio Clavoterro, said
Puerto Rico should stay the way
it is.
Munoz has fought many fights
to get what he's trying to get,
Clavoterro continued, and has
finally gotten it.
the more delightful aspects of
this picture. There is a realistic
creation of the little people which
is carried out so well that one
accepts the reduction as normal.
This perfection is exhibited in the
underground Leprechaun palace
where a dance and riding scene is
cleverly executed.
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THE ONLY difficulties which
are encountered in this picture is
the differentiation from Gaelic to
English. The brogues are so thick
that at times it is hard to under-
stand what is being said.
This picture has everything;
there are Banshee wails, Bullies,
Brian the Leprechaun King, and
the greatest witch image ever.
Darby O'GiI, along with Steve
Reeves, "Ain't goin to win any
Oscars" but still this picture has
a refreshing atmosphere which is
a relief from the usual fare being
offered.
-Michael Hermanoff
AT THE STATE
For Lewis
F ans Only
IF YOU'RE a Jerry Lewis fan,
there is an hour and a half of
pure, una11 o y e d, caramel-corn
slapstick at the State which you'll
probably love.
Otherwise, stay away.
"Don't Give Up The Ship" is
the story of a young naval officer,
Lt. John Paul Steckler (the Sev-
enth), who is trying to go on his
honeymoon.
It seems that the Navy is try-
ing to get its appropriations in-
creased. And there's this Con-
gressman who asks some embar-
rassing questions about the where-
abouts of ,a destroyer escort ship,
the USS Kornblatt. Nobody knows
where the Kornblatt is, but the
last officer known to be respon-
sible for, it is - you guessed it.
* * *
SO THE NAVY tears Lt. Steck-
ler (the Seventh) away from his
panting bride, assigns a volup-
tuously female ensign to help him,
and gives him ten days to find the
Kornblatt.
The trail leads through flash-
backs of the ship's loss, through
Miami Beach, a wrestling arena, a
pullman compartment, and an
aqualung journey.
In between, Lt. Steckler's wife
keeps pouting, whining and vamp-
ing as her honeymoon collapses
and the Shore Patrol comes for
her husband, at the critical mo-
ment, three different times. Hers,
in fact, are the most nerve-shat-
tering antics of the movie - and
that's going some, for the great,
portion of the film will set your
teeth on edge.
There are some funny spots -
n o t a b 1 y the flashback scenes
aboard ship and on an improbable
island in the Pacific - but in
general, give up on "Don't Give
Up The Ship."
-Susan Holtzer
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LANGUAGE BARRIER:
Congress Wants Hike
In Language, Ability
By ARTHUR EDSON
Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer
ALL AT ONCE everybody seems eager to learn a foreign language.
Enrollment has soared in high schools and colleges. Two years ago,
a handful of high schools taught Russian; this fall around 300 will.
Other languages also show increases, though not so dramatically.
Drop into any bookstore, and you'll have trouble finding the books
because of the teach-yourself language records. Learn Cantonese,
Madam, as you wash the dishes.
OUR LEADING tourist, Richard M. Nixon, learned to say, "da zdrav-
stuvuyet mir!" In Russian this means, "long live peace!" Judging
by the argument that began almost immediately, Nixon must have said
it badly, or maybe the Russians weren't listening.
Yet for all the excitement over languages, a check around town
today shows the linguistic battle is far from won.
Take Congress, for instance.
Sen. Alexander Wiley (R-Wis.) has this warning: "Of the 2%
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