Washington Prom ToBeOhQuadsThis Year^MacLellan Announces Vol. 4VNo. 46 2-149 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 1942 Three CentsBob BeanVote DownDouglas—EconomiesPaul H. Doutirlas, economics profes¬sor at the University and alderman ofthe tifth ward, was the only aldermanof the city to vote against the 1942appropriation bill for Chicago at thecouncil meeting Tuesday evening;. Hisaction was taken after the council hadvoted down all of his 24 amendmentsaskinjr for economies of over $3,000,-000.In asking; for his projwsed econo¬mies, Alderman DoukIbs said, “It iswronsr at any time to waste the peo¬ple’s money, which is their life blood.It is criminal to do so in this timeof war. For we are enframed in a lifeand death stru^^le with the forces ofevil. VVe can win if we put forth apowerful and united effort but onlyif we do. The government has statedthat it intends to spend fifty billionsof dollars or one-half the national in¬come on the job of beating Hitler andJapan. The more we spend on waste¬ful thinjfs, the less the jfovernmentcan collect in taxes and loans for air¬planes, ships, tanks, bombs, Kuns, andshells. Every dollar we waste is adollar pressented to Hitler. When halfof our energies must be devoted towar, we cannot have business as usu¬al, nor labor as usual, nor privatelives as usual, nor politics as usual.\\e have got to cut out the waste andfatty tissues from our local and stategovernments to release the energieswe need to win the war. Unless we(Continued on page three)Trend SalesZoom HereThe editors of Trend announcedyesterday that there had been a veryencouraging circulation for their firstissue. One thousand copies were soldthe first day, and three hundred ad¬ditional copies were printed. Saleswent well on other campuses andthroughout the country. The GothamBook Mart in New York requestedmore copies and the editor of theHarvard Advocate sent a letter ofcongratulation, adding that he wasencouraging contributions from thatcampus.Trend sold well at Harvard, Dart¬mouth, and at The Chicago Art In¬stitute, all of which had contributors.Bookstores at Purdue, Bennington,Carlton, Monmouth, and the Univer-S'ities of Indiana and Michigan alsocarried the magazine. The New YorkTimes as well as the Chicago papersgave the new publication publicity,and particularly favorable was thatgiven it by Poetry: A Magazine ofVerse.The next issue of Trend will comecut on January 25, and the leadingarticle will be “Chicago As A Future^rt Center” by Charles Biederman,artist and writer. Washington Prom will be held onthe Quadrangles this year. SocialChairman Dink MacLellan said lastnight. The contract made with theSherman last quarter has been brok¬en in order to cut down on expenses,he said. No definite location for thedance has yet been decided upon, butit will probably be in Ida Noyes,Bartlett, or Hutchinson Commons.The fact that a large number ofstudents have not returned to schoolthis quarter makes a dance at a loophotel too risky a venture financially,it was said. The price of bids will becut as a result of the action, Mac¬Lellan said, and the committee incharge of the Prom will be enlargedto take care of additional work—decorating and other preparations—that will become necessary.Orchestra To Be AnnouncedOrchestra for the Prom will be an¬nounced in the near future. Onespokesman said the committee willattempt to make no cut in the qualityof the band. The possibility of twoalternating orchestras was being con¬sidered, however.This year’s will be the thirty-eighthannual holding of the Prom, the old¬est of the campus’ social traditions.The first eight years the dance washeld on campus, the next twenty-five,at various hotels in the city. In both1938 and ’39 it reverted to the Quad¬rangles, being held in Bartlett Gym.Tup Hands In PastOrchestral talent in the past hasalways been top-notch, with suchbands as Ted Weems, Benny Good¬man, Jimmy Dorsey, and Herbie Kay.Last year Weems played at the af¬fair, which was held in the GrandBallroom of the Palmer House. Theyear before Dorsey played at the LakeShore A.C.A meeting of the Social Committee,slated for today at 12:45, will takeup the question of this year’s Prom,probably will settle some of the de¬tails at present undecided. ..Liberals BandTo Form NewForum TableFive graduate students in the de¬partment of the Social Sciences re-. cently found a need for an organiza¬tion on campus which would enablethem to discuss problems of war andpeace and then act upon their de¬cisions. In feeling the need for com¬mon action, these five banded togetherto found a group which will have adefinite program and a positive socialattitude.Future PoliciesFirst meeting of the group to whichoutsiders will be admitted will be heldnext Friday, January 9 at 7 o’clockat 5627 Dorchester Avenue. The pur¬pose of this initial assembly is theforming of future policies, and pro¬gram, for this will mark the real be¬ginning of the organization as a func¬tioning unit.Similar groups have been started inseveral eastern colleges under thesponsorship of the International Stu¬dent Service. This Service has no def¬inite program of its own,'^^ but helpsother smaller organizations such asthe one about to open on campus. Thebeginnings of this new organizationwere speeded up under the influenceof Army and Navy men who felt thata definite plan to be believed and act¬ed upon would clarify the feelings ofmany otherwise undecided people.OriginatorsVera Roney, Katherine Hall, Rich¬ard Runge, and Berenice Levenfeldare* among the originators of this newplan which may progress beyond theboundaries of campus life. They havesubmitted the following points as aprovisional nucleus for the organiza¬tion.For a Democratic America.1. Adequate and efficient war pro¬duction through the establishment ofa single Department of Supply.2. Direction of government produc¬tion boards by men of proved tech¬nical excellence, not inadequate dol-lar-a-year men.(Continued on page three) RequestEnforcedAthkticsAthletic Director T. Nelson Metcalf,speaking informally yesterday at ameeting of the track team, announcedthat the University would soon “re¬quest” all students to engage in anextensive athletic program.The athletic department has out¬lined a thorough schedule and, accord¬ing to Metcalf, the program “willprobably be under way next week.”The Daily Maroon had learnedearlier that the athletic departmentrecommended compulsory athletics forall students, but this was turned downby certain elements in the adminis¬tration since a compulsory class at¬tendance would be a violation of theChicago “spirit.”Use Social PressureUnder present plans the proposedprogram is to be enforced by “socialpressure.” Metcalf, in his speech said:Nelson Metcalf“It will be up to the athletes to ex¬ercise social pressure on their fellowstudents in the dormitories, fraternityhouses, and classes.” The athletic de¬partment is even seriously consideringthat all those who attain a certainphysical standard wear badges toshow their accomplishment.Metcalf presented an outline of theschedule to be followed. The programi.s almost identical with that proposedby the Daily Maroon sports editor inyesterday’s column.First recommended step, accordingto Metcalf, is the taking of medicalexaminations by all those who haveqot done so recently.Give Diagnostic TestThe second step will consist of adiagnostic test of physical fitness tobe administrated by the department.In connection with this, Metcalf urgedall athletes to serve as judges and ad¬ministrators. According to the Ath¬letic Director, his staff has beenworking out a diagnostic test forseveral weeks. An examination of fiveitems will probably be selected fromthe following:1. Short sprints, perhaps a burdencarry2. Long walk or run3. Wall or fence climb4. Rope or ladder climb5. Bar or fence vault6. Pull-ups (chinning)7. Push-ups8. Standing or running broadjump9. Grenade throw or shot put.10. Jump and reach (Sargent Test)11. Body levers or other tests ofabdominal and back strength12. Short swim, perhaps whileclothed13. Stairs or ramp climb14. Obstacle course, includingjumping, running, climbing,crawling, dropping, balancewalking etc. Hutchins FavorsTwo Year DegreeAt End Of CollegeSays University MustHelp Win The WarAdvocating a bachelors de¬gree at the end of the collegeand the awarding of a Ph.D. tocollege teachers and a new de¬gree to ‘research workers, pres¬ident Hutchins spoke last nightat the annual dinner of thetrustees.Recognizing that the Univer¬sity must depart from many ofits peace time ideals to play itspart in the war program, Hutch¬ins said:Engaged in Total War“We may hope that the warwill not be so severe as to re¬quire the diversion of all ourefforts to short-run activities.We may hope that it will not beso severe as to require the trans¬formation of all our faculty andstudents into soldiers, our cam¬pus into drill-grounds, and ourbuildings into barracks. But weknow that if the national neces¬sity demands that any or all ofthese eyentualities come to pass,they will come to pass. We arenow engaged into total war. To¬tal war may mean the total ex¬tinction, for the time being, atleast, of the characteristic func¬tions of the University of Chi¬cago. I say this as flatly andcrudely as I can, not because Iexpect it to happen, but becauseit seems to me essential that weunderstand that the setting ofour work has completely chang¬ed. We are now an instrumental¬ity of total war.”Waste in EducationReferring to the wastes in theAmerican Educational SystemHutchins pointed out:(Continued on page two)You May BeCold Now, ButJust Read ThisAcross the Midway from the Inter¬national House is the St. George Ho¬tel, which has no dragon, but only arestaurant.IGoing into this restaurant, whichis a fine place with little woodenbooths, one is grreeted by Madame St.George, a large and pleasant-spokenwoman, who invariably says, “Hello,dearie.”The St. George restaurant is par¬ticularly to be commended for hotmuffins at dinnertime, and pork chopswith very good barbecue sauce. Thefood is on an,average of about tencents cheaper than that at any of theUniversity eating places.The atmosphere is nondescript ex¬cept for the International. Housecharacters who frequent it, includingMichael Tan, the egg-eating cham¬pion, and Albert Latter, mathemati¬cian, Nihilist, reciter of metaphysicalpoetry, and wolf extraordinary. . . . Hutchins and FriendsAlumniLecturesSucceedDespite the comment of one alum¬nus that he thought he could findsomething better to sleep through, thesurvey courses for alumni got off to aflying start with a Bi Sci lecture byDr. Merle Coulter in Abbott HallTuesday evening.“Isn’t it wonderful?” and “So that’swhat the children are learning at theUniversity” were the prevailing re¬actions to Dr. Coulter’s descriptionsof the gloeothece and the blue-greenalgae. One woman was even over¬heard saying in the same tone as animpressionable freshman, “Isn’t hemarvelous!”Mostly the alumni were consider¬ably more attentive to the ninety min¬ute class than undergraduates are tofifty minute classes. There was somebiting of pencils and twirling ofglasses towards the end of the lecturebut as a whole the alumni diligentlytook notes and strained their necksto see the drawings. The exceptionswere the man who doodled through¬out the entire class and the womanwho wrote the date, “biology,” andnothing more.(Continued on page three)Osborne PlaysAt C DanceJohn Osborne, fresh from the sec- ,ond saxophone chair in Glen Miller’sorchestra, with a newly formed band,will furnish the music for the firstof the Winter “C” Dances next Satur¬day following the N. U. basketballgame. The series of four dances isbeing sponsored by the Reynolds ClubCouncil, and will be held in the clublounges as in past years.A “V for Victory” motif will beused in decorating the lounges forthe dance, at which the two teams willbe present as guests.Page Two THE DAILY MAROON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 1942 .Hutchins FavorsEducation Reform(Continued from page one)“In the long list of points at iwhich the national resourceshave been wasted the collegesand universities must be includ¬ed. College life has become a}popular synonym for elaborateloafing. Extra-curriculum activ-• ities have been notorious fortheir flamboyant consumption oftime, effort and money. The cur¬riculum has been framed to at¬tract students who ought not tobe in college; it has been man¬aged in such a way as to guaran¬tee them a peaceful progress totheir degreeg. The courses wereunrelated, overlapping, and gen¬erally inconsequential. Andwhen every member of a facultyhad to have a Ph.D degree, andevery member of a universityfaculty had to do research, thevolume of trivial research be¬came so great that many honestmen were revolted at thethought of spending their livesin such pastimes and took toselling insurance instead. Andall this was conducted throughan administrative organizationchaotic and ineffective, in aplant of increasing luxurianceand gothicity, at an increasingcost per cubic foot.”Reduce Vacations“We see that even at Chicagowe have a vacation system thatis a symbol of an age that isgone. Our stuents work harderthan the students at some otherplaces, but if they worked 44hours a week, they would all getA’s, or graduate in half the time,or both. Nor has the weeklyschedule of classes made the.best use of the student’s timeor the maximum use of theplant. We should set about re¬ducing vacations. We shouldconsider following the exampleof the College and going on aMonday Wednesday Friday cy¬cle. We should examine the pos¬sibilities of late afternoon, eve¬ning, and w'eekend teaching. Andwe should put on the walls ofevery lecture hall, dormitoryroom, and office in the Univer¬sity the -words of Dr. Johnson:“I never knew a man who stud¬ied hard.’’Rescheduling Movement“What seems to be going onacross the country is a great re¬scheduling movement. In theeffort to give their students asmuch chance as possible to getan education before they arecalled the colleges and universi¬ties are eliminating waste pe¬riods and devoting the time sav¬ed to formal instruction. We arefortunate in that we are alreadyon the quarter system and thatwe permit students to take ex¬aminations when in their opinionthey are ready to take them.This is good as far as it goes;but it does not go far enough.What we ought to find out is notwhether we can do t h e samethings in less time, but whetherall the things we have been do¬ing are worth doing.“If we want to serve our coun¬try, we should submit everycourse, every day of everycourse, every research project,every appointment, and everyexpenditure to two tests. Everypart of our work should meet'one or the other of these tests orbe instantly abandoned. The twotests are, first, does it help towin the war? And second, has itan intellectual purpose, has itintellectual content, and does itrequire intellectual effort?’’Vocational Courses“Vocational training coursesthat will help win the war are courses that we must invent orfoster. Vocational trainingcourses that will not have noplace in the University, for theyare a waste of its resources. Themanufacture of gadgets thatwill help w’in the war is a neces¬sary and laudable part of theUniversity’s work. The manu¬facture ck' gadgets which haveno military purpose is not a uni¬versity activity. Neither is thatkind of research which is mere¬ly aimless wandering throughthe fields of fact, nor that kindof teaching which is merelytransmitting information whichthe student could get out of abook over the weekend. This iswaste.’’At The University“I do not say that there ismuch waste of this type at theUniversity of Chicago. We havebeen through hard times andhave squeezed the water out ofthe institution. But we shouldbe more than human if we suc¬ceeded in spending ten and ahalf millions a year withoutwasting any of it. The trusteesand the central administrationhave neither the ability nor theintention to go through the Uni¬versity and say what should betaught and what should be in¬vestigated. These things, in thelight of the two tests I havementioned, must be left to thedeans, the chairmen of depart¬ments, and the members of thefaculty. I go before the trusteesevery year and swear that everyexpenditure I am recommendingis essential. I am sure I commitless perjury than most univer¬sity presidents on these occa¬sions. I solicit the further co¬operation of the faculty in be¬half of my immortal soul.’’Program As A Whole“Even if, in the search forwaste, we re-examine everycourse, every project, and everyexpenditure, we have not yetdone our full duty. We mustlook also at the program as awhole. We are afflicted withwastes of the most tremendousand depressing kind which arereally not our fault. They resultfrom the idiosyncrasies of theAmerican educational system.Horace Mann, when he w'ent toGermany to find a school to im¬itate, imitated the wrong one.He brought back as a foundationschool for America—and a foun¬dation can be laid in six years—a school that was terminal inits native land and that tookeight years because it was ter¬minal. The painful prolongationof adolescence in the UnitedStates must be attributed inpart to Horace Mann’s initialmistake. Students are delayedtw'o years all along the line. Andtwo years is about the differencein intellectual maturity be¬tween an American student andan English, French, or Germanboy of the same age.’’End of Sophomore Year“Although general educationcan easily be completed by theend of the sophomore year, al¬though students who have nei¬ther the interest nor the abilitywhich specialization requiresshould not be allowed to proceedbeyond this point, the junior andsenior years of our colleges anduniversities are crowded withmediocre students who go on tothe bachelor’s degree becausethat is the onlysrecognizable re¬ward tha^'^llege offers. Theirpresence makesit impossible todevelop a worthwhile programfor those students who are qual¬ified to go on. Their presence ^ Icicles hang from the wall andMarian’s nose is red and raw, andgreasy Joan doth keel the pot andeven the most smooth and glamorousof us lose their pride trying to keepwarm.Hatless collegians abandon theirprinciples to wear hats, stocking caps,shawls, and earmuffs. A man in theBursar’s Office had on fuzzy two-toned earmuffs which were half pinkand half orchid. All the females lookalike from the back on account of theshawls with fringes they wear ontheir heads, although some of themadd variety below with slacks or bluejeans of different colors and descrip¬tions. This is frowned on by some,such as Miss Clara Pagel, collector ofbeautiful and rare objects from for¬eign countries, who says, “I thinkgirls should look like girls, don'tyou?” Miss Pagel herself prefersshort skirts and long slips. Some ofour girls forget their girlishness so! far as to wear boots of various kinds.Nels Fuqua in the Coffee Shop peeredunder the table into a young lady’sboot and said, “Is that ALL you haveon?” ^Wilbur Jerger Rides . . ....to school on a bicycle with hislong racoon coat clipped to his ankles.Savel Kliachko strides solemnly aboutin a small canvas hat decorated withlarge fragments of fur, which givesSO complicates the work for themaster’s degree, which is re¬garded simply as a one-year ad¬dendum significant chiefly be¬cause one cannot get a job teach¬ing in a high school without it.’’The Ph.D.“No less wasteful is our pro¬gram of instruction leading tothe Ph.D. Obviously what is re¬quired at this level is fir.st agood education and second ex-1)e?iqnce in working on andthinWng about important prob¬lems./This is true whether thecandidate is destined for re¬search work or for college teach¬ing. What we have too often isa series of detailed information¬al courses and experience in in¬vestigating a trifling problem.The question of the importanceof the problem is seldom raised.’’8-4-4 Plan“We have, then, waste be¬cause of the 8-4-4 plan of el¬ementary, secondary, and col¬legiate education. We havewaste because students withoutqualifications for independentintellectual work are allowed tocontinue beyond the end of thesophomore year. We have wastebecause the program of graduateinstruction does not take intoaccount a fact patent on the sur¬face of our professional life: acourse of study which aims toproduce both good scholars-andgood college teachers ends byproducing neither. This is aneducational system which thecountry can no longer afford.“If the bachelor’ degree,wTiich serves no useful purposetoday, were awarded as it is inFrance and in French Canada atthe end of the period oT generaleducation, that is, at about theend of the sophomore year, itwould serve a number of usefulpurposes. The degree would havemeaning. It would mean a gen¬eral education. It would assistout of the educational systemat the end of the sophomore yearstudents who have no businessto go on. It would make it pos¬sible for the Divisions to or¬ganize intelligible courses of him the appearance of having a veryremarkable haircut. Little Franz Op-penheimer wears a large black furextinguisher down to his eyebrowsand a large gray coat up to his nose.Our distinguished editor Himmellooks even more distinguished in awhite wool stocking cap pulled all theway down over his head to the tasselon the end, Bro Crane has put on hisnecktie to keep him warm, and PodgyRandon has assumed a plaid weskit.The Kappe Sig House . . ....has probably suffered most. Thefirst day of the cold spell was the daytheir houseman had elected to cleanthe furnace, leaving them withoutheat, and through the skylight thatsomeone had left open on New Year’sEve, the snow drifted down to coverthe third floor hallway. One could onlysuggest to them the InternationalHouse expedient of .\lbert Latter, whobuilt a roaring fire of newspapers inone of the large ashtrays in the mainlounge, and stood warming his hands.Also keeping comfortable, but theseby sheer animal warmth are LorraineKlein, Bud Hopple, Rae Hatcher andEarl Thiemer. They are pinned to¬gether.Speaking of pins and all things thusrelated, or connected, Nancy Cans isto marry Bill Gates in the not toodistant future. They will no doubtreside amidst the sandbags in Wash¬ington, D. C.study covering three years andleading to the master degree. Itwould enable the professionalschools to begin their work withthe beginning of the junior year.It would put a quietus on theambitions of the junior collegesof the country, all of which are!now anxious to achieve a mis- jtaken notion of resj^ectability by |becoming four-year colleges of iliberal arts. They would be the iequivalent of the French lycee, |the German gymnasium, and the iEnglish public school. We shouldthen have a rational system ofgeneral education ending at the jend of the present sophomore!year in college. This is a system iwhich we could instantly installhere at Chicago becau.se in theCollege and the Four-Year Col¬lege we are organized for it.’’Master’s Degree j“The master’s degree wouldbe rescued too. It would repre-.sent independent intellectual ef¬fort in a fairly broad field. ThePh.D. we can re.scue only by achange of heart and rigid ad¬herence to the second of the two(Continued on page four) Tlie VoUij Tlh/ioonFOUNDED IN 190*The Daily Maroon is the official studentnewspaper of the University of Chicago publisheei morninRs except Saturday, Sunday andMonday durinR the Autumn, Winter ’ andSprinR quarters hy The Daily Maroon’Com-pany, 6881 University Avenue. Telephonei-Hyde Park 9222.After 6:30 phone in stories to our printersThe Chief Printing Company, 148 West 62ndstreet. 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JANUARY 8. 1942 rageOpenCoastGuardUniversity men are eligible to jointhe United States Coast Guard Re¬serve.This branch of the service, forwhich men e^^list for three years orthe duration of the war, has the sameduties as the other divisions of theservice, but as the group is smaller,opportunities for advancement arebetter, and one is more likely to beas.^ociated with a local group of men.RequirementsRequirements include an age limi¬tation from 17 to 36 years, and paren¬tal consent is necessary if the appli¬cant is under 21 years of» age. Mendesiring to join this branch of theservice must also be native born citi¬zens, of good health, and unmarried,although married men may enlist iftheir wives consent. They must alsobe at least five feet six inches tall andof normal weight. Douglas^ 24 Amendments ForEconomies Axed In City Council;VotesAgainstAppropriations BillStudents Social committee’s win¬ter calendar is now available at theReynolds Club, Ida Noyes, and theInformation Office. The calendar,which gives dates of dances, sta^eand musical productions, outingsand luncheons planned for the win¬ter quarter, will be distributed tothe residence halls and fraternityhouses.Hold TwelfthNight FridayAt Ida NoyesEssential is the passing of a rigidphysical examination, including a testof eye sight and all other physicalqualifications. Three character refer¬ences, and two work references mustalso be submitted. The traditional Twelfth Night cele¬bration is being held at Ida Noyes,Friday evening, January 9, from 9 to12. Admission is free, and all Uni¬versity students are invited to come.(Qualifications Dean Leon Smith will officiate atthe annual burning of the Christmasgreens, and will conclude with a brieftalk.••Ml applicants will be enlisted as•Apprentice Seamen unless they areable to qualify for a higher rating.To do this, they must have a goodworking knowledge in one of the fol¬lowing specialized fields: mechanic,stenographer, carpenter, radio man,cook, electrician, etc.The base pay for men enlisted as•Apprentice Seamen is $21 per month,with clothing allotment of $118, livingquarters and subsistence furnished.Each recruit will remain at the basepay of $21 for a period of fourmonths; then, if approved, the indi¬vidual is promoted to the rank ofSeaman Second Class..Men interesU'd may apply to Dr. As diversions, dancing with BlancheBrown’s orchestra, bridge, ping pong,and bowling are being presented.Also, included in the entertainmentis a floor show which will include JoanRoehler, who will sing, Joan Hammel,acrobatic dancer, and Neal Johnson,pianist.The committee in charge of arrange¬ments is headed by Marjorie Sullivan,and includes Ruth Rowe, Eloise Proc¬tor, Ann Schroeder, and SigridGrande.E. E. Zagers, Commander of FirstFlotilla of 1st Division, rm. 324, SouthEast National Bank Bldg., 1180 E.r)3rd St.AreYouGoingToSKULL ANDCRESCENT'SCORSAGELESSFORMAL?THZ ORCHESTRA-HARVEY KLYDETHE TIME-FRIDAY, .IAN. 23, 1942-9:30 to 1:00THE PLACE - CLOISTER CLUB, IDA NOYESTHE PRICE THE BID-$2.00 TAX INCLUDEDI'M GOING (Continued from page one)and others do this, we are headed fordisaster and it is about time we wokeup to that fact.”The only record vote taken on Ald¬erman Douglas’ amendments was onhis proposal to cut the appropriationfor refuse disposal from $876,000 to$526,000. Three other Aldermen, Coh¬en (4th), Olin (9th) and Walsh (36th)voted with Douglas on this amend¬ment. Last summer, Douglas waschairman of a special committee onrefuse disposal and his report, afteran intensive investigation of the situ¬ation, stated that economies of $350,-000 could be effected.Other economies proposed by Doug¬las were.(1)The adoption of a complete cen¬tralized purchasing system for thecity of Chicago which, he claimed,would save the city $1,500,000. Doug¬las cited the economies effected in oth¬er cities where this plan had beenadopted.(2)The redistricting of the refu.secollection districts on a ten districtbasis instead of the ward unit basisnow used. Such a change said Doug¬las, would make collection much moreefficient and would, by eliminatingpersonnel and increasing efficiency,create a saving of over $184,000.(3)The abolition of the City Collec-j tor’s office. The function of this office,Douglas stated, could be carried oneasily by the City Clerk, City Treas¬urer, and City Comptroller. By elimi¬nating duplication of office mainte¬nance, the city would save over $25,-000.(4)Transfer of the Bureau of Side¬walks to the Bureau of Streets ($13,-664)(5)Abolition of the Board of LocalImprovements ($95,298)(6)Abolition of the Department forInspection of Steam Boilers ($159,-877). Liberals Meet FridayTo Form New Policies(Continued from page one)3. Labor has the right to share lead¬ership on the production front.4. Protection of labor’s rights to fairwages and union security in returnfor the surrender of the right tostrike. 7.Elimination of appeasers fromthe State Department.5. Adoption of a rigorous price fix¬ing bill.6. More fair and justly apportionedtaxation.Invite RecorderPlayers ToMeet MondaysAll recorder players are invited tojoin the group of students and facultymembers which meets every Mondaynight at the music building.For the information o* anyone whothinks a recorder has some connectionwith a juke box, it is a flute used inplaying chamber music up to< themiddle of the eighteenth century. Un¬til quite recently, the instrument hadpassed into comparative obscurity,but lately there has been a revival ofinterest, and last year the UniversityRecorder Players group was formed.The works of such composers asPurcell, Bach, Telemann and Handelare the mainstays of the programand are featured in the quarterly con¬certs to be given by the players.Alumni—(Continued fi^om page one)The majority of the students aremiddle aged, although several of theclass are recent graduates. Even oneor two undergraduates have enrolled.The Bi Sci course in 11 installmentsgoes for five dollars.On alternate Tuesdays, the SocialScience survey will be given for thealumni by Maynard Krueger andJoseph Lohman. These lectures willinclude a field trip in addition to theregular classes. 8.Strengthen army morale by con¬vincing the men that the principlesfor which they fight are valid and canprevail.9.No restriction of civil liberties.Remove officials guilty of such acts.For a Democratic World Order.1.World Democracy after is notcompatible with the survival of anyempire system.2.We must not forget the imperial¬ists in our own country. No “Ameri¬can Century.”3.American participation in a postwar international organization to de¬termine territorial adjustments inkeeping with freely expressed desiresof the peoples concerned.4.Provision by this international or¬ganization for fair access by all na¬tions to the natural resources of theworld, and for post war economic re¬habilitation.Waste PaperAids DefenseOur little-known way the Univer¬sity is aiding the war effort is by sell¬ing its wastepaper. A mixture of alltypes of the paper, including news¬paper and paper towels, is periodicallycollected and dumped into a huge binin the service building. It is thenbaled and shipped to various waste-paper dealers. According to CarlMack, campus gardener, it has alwaysbeen the University’s policy to sellits wastepaper, but because of recentnational defense measures, the salethis'year takes on an added signifi¬cance. The demand for the paper ismore than double that of previousyears, with the government-establish¬ed price ceiling set at present atfourteen dollars per ton.TEXT BOOKSUSED and NEWFor University CoursesFOUNTAINDRAWING PENS — NOTE BOOKS — SLIDE RULESSETS —ZIPPER BAGS — BRIEF CASESS T A T I O N E R Y — LAUNDRYCASES — ALARM CLOCKSFILING SUPPLIES — U of C JEWELRY — U of C STATIONERYTYPING SUPPLIES ALL KINDSTypewriters-Sold-Rented-ExchangedWOODWORTH'SBOOK STORE1311 E. 57th St.NEAR KIMBARK AVE. OPEN EVENINGSPhone DORCHESTER 48002 Blocks East Mandel HallaNsE EEPage Four THE DAILY MAROON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 1942Plan ‘‘Social Pressure” AthleticsNorgreh Praises SpiritOf Basketball SquadVisibly pleased with the exhibitionhis team turned in against a stoutUniversity of Iowa team last week,Nels Norgren asserted yesterday that“hope for victory against Northwest¬ern must be based on the improve¬ment of our team and not on anymiraculous weakness that the North¬western boys may develop.”“They have a powerful well-bal¬anced outfit built around such first-rate players as Graham, Wendland,Placen and a number of others”, fiewarned, “and we will have quite a bitof height to overcome.”Pensive Mr. Norgren had amplepraise for the spirit that his cagersdisplayed in coming back to battleIowa tooth and toenail through aclose game after the Purdue disasterin which the efforts of all concernedwith the Chicago cause accounted foronly nineteen points.Purdue Is Strong“However”, he hastened to add,“Purdue has one of, the toughestteams in the conference and Iowa,with plenty of speed and height well-distributed, is far from a soft touch.”When querried about outstandingpersonalities, Norgren would disclosevery little except that Wagenberg,long hampered by ineligibility, ap¬peared to be finding himself admir¬ably despite his early season inactiv¬ity. In regard to the starting five heannounced that the usual quintet ofFons, Nelson, Heinen, Wagenberg,and Oakley would be on hand at thestarting whistle. j Russ Wendland. . . first-rate playerEducational Reform—(Continued from page two)tests I have suggested, the testof intellectual content and intel¬lectual effort. We should cer¬tainly try a change of heart be¬fore attempting the mechanicalchange which I used to propose—awarding the Ph.D. to collegeteachers and a new degree to re¬search workers. Without achange of heart this plan mightsimply give us two bad coursesof study in place of one.”Function of UniversityIn his closing statementsHutchins discussed the basicfunction of the university in re¬lation to the present emergency.“You may well ask ‘“Whither is fled the vision¬ary gleam?Where is it now, the gloryand the dream?”“My answer is that our basicfunction remains the same. An¬other has been superimposed up¬on it which will make it hard,perhaps very hard, perhaps im¬possible, to carry on our basicfunction. The degree of difficultywill depend on the length andintensity of the war. That basicfunction, intellectual leadership,is more difficult than ever—andmore vital than ever.“Victory cannot save civiliza¬tion. It can merely prevent itsdestruction by one spectacularmethod. Since civilization waswell on its way to destructionbefore the war began, success inthe war will not automaticallypreserve it. The domination ofthe world by England, the Unit¬ed States, and Russia is hotidentical with civilization. Thevictory of these powers givesmankind a better chance to becivilized than their defeat.Whether or not mankind willtake that chance depends on thekind of intellectual, moral, andspiritual leadership it has.”Civilization“Civilization is not a standardof living. It is not a way of life.Civilization is the deliberate pur¬suit of a common ideal. Educa¬tion is the deliberate attempt toform human character in terms of an ideal. The chaos in educa¬tion with which we are familiaris an infallible sign of the disin¬tegration of civilization; for itshows that ideals are no longercommonly held, clearly under¬stood, or deliberately pursued.To formulate, to clarify, to vital¬ize the ideals which should ani¬mate mankind, this task, whichI described not long since as can¬did and intrepid thinking aboutfundamental issues, this is theincredibly heavy burden whichrests, even in total war, upon theuniversities. If they cannot car¬ry it, nobody else will; for no¬body else can. If it cannot becarried, civilization cannot besaved.“When I say that we musttry to get clear about ends, I donot suggest that we can orshould ignore means. The prob¬lems of economic slavery, of ra¬cial prejudice, of starvation inthe midst of plenty, of the puri¬fication of politics, of the natureof the peace, and of the organi¬zation of the world, are all prob¬lems which, though they mustbe illuminated by ideals if theyare to be solved, cannot be solvedby the light of ideals alone. Andif they cannot be solved, thesatisfaction of knowing thatactual conditions are incompati¬ble with our ideals is empty in¬deed.”Clarify Ends“In this effort to clarify endsand to develop the means ap¬propriate to them we can allparticipate. We do not have tounderstand ballistics or neutrondispersion. History, literature,philosophy, the arts, the naturalsciences, the social sciences, law,medicine, and the other profes¬sional disciplines all have theirshare in answering the greatquestion before us: how cancivilization be saved? The taskis stupendous. But I offer youthe words of William the Silent:Tt is not necessary to hope inorder to undertake, or to suc¬ceed in order to persevere.’With determination, energy, un¬selfishness, and humility wemust toil to meet the challengeof our time.” O—ingSPORTSWith WERNER BAUMSports EditorAthletic Director Metcalf yes¬terday announced the plans fora “social pressure” program ofuniversal athletics. The idea issilly, senseless, wrong in prin¬ciple and inefficient.Undoubtedly the fault is notMr. Metcalf’s. For years it hasbeen common knowledge thatthe athletic department here isa pawn of the administration toa degree unequalled at any otherWestern Conference institution.I know as a fact that a compul¬sory setup was proposed butthat it was turned down by ele¬ments in the administration.That the Athletic Directorwill carry out the administra¬tion’s instructions to the letterwas evident in his talk yester¬day. He told the track men pres¬ent that it was up to them tobring social pressure upon theirfellow students and to make cer¬tain that they take advantage ofthe proposed plan.It may not be long before the |stronger ones among us will be!flashing badges into the faces of ithose not of top physical caliberand looking down upon them asinferiors.The plan for conditioning isabsolutely sound a n d is excel¬lently designed for its purpose.But it must be made compulsoryor it will not be efficient. If theadministration feels that socialpressure is more within the!spirit of the Chicago plan at atime like this than is compulsory iathletics, I can only feel sorryfor their blind, stubborn out¬look. ,Considering the personality ofthe University students, I feelcertain that those who absolute¬ly need the training for the wel¬fare of the nation and their ownwell-being even if they do notenter the service, will not be ef¬fected by a “social pressure”program.How much will a commutingindependent be effected by “so¬cial pressure”? How much willthe graduate student who spendsmost of his life in the laboratorybe effected by “social pressure”?How much will the “book-worm”be effected by “social pressure”?Even assuming that the planwas satisfactory in principle,how much chance will it havewith a student body such asours?We need physical building up.The army and navy experienceshave taught us so. But we arenot going to get it. For once, outof necessity, we must forsakeour ideals and sacrifice them infavor of compulsion.—BUYDEFENSEBONDSANDSTAMPS Metcalf Discusses SituationIn Meeting Of Track TeamNo TrackMen LostNot far away looms the first BigTen indoor-track engagement for thelocal Maroon squad. Looking forwardto a very fruitful season, indoor-track is fortunate in not losing asingle member of its team to thearmy or navy. Before the season endshowever, Don Marrow and one or twoupperclassmen are expected to leave.Coach Ned Merriam is bickeringwith several universities in the mid¬west area in an effort to schedule apractice meet for his team during theNed Merriam... is bickeringlast week of this month. The meet willserve as an instrument by which thecoaching staff will be able to forecastthe outcome of the first conferencemeet against Purdue University tobe held here February 7.Working laboriously with the prom¬ising freshman'squad. Coach Novak isanxious to have more fleet footed menout for the sport. It is to the advan¬tage of every university man to con¬sider the benefit to be derived fromparticipating in such a sport as run¬ning, jumping, and throwing, accord¬ing to the coach. “Truly an all-aroundsport, track builds up very efficientlyand quickly muscles that have beendenied proper growth from lack ofexercise. Getting in shape for thearmy or navy then, would be achievedthrough track participation."Announcing the first freshmanmeets. Coach Merriam said that hehas contacted Michigan State Uni¬versity for a telegraphic track meetin the week of January 21. Similarmeets will be held February 7 withDrake University, and on February14 with the University of Wisconsin. (Continued from page one)The Athletic Department proposesto make the test of physical fitness asfunctional as possible and to base iton the activities required of men inservice and of civilians in emergen¬cies.Special ClassesAfter the test, those found deficientwill be placed in special develop¬mental classes and the work will besuited to the needs of the individual.Students who have a satisfactory rat-ing will be advised to take daily work¬outs as a member of a varsity orfreshman team, in intramurals, or onsome other basis. Classes will be con¬ducted every day, including Saturdayand Sunday. One hour a day of work¬outs will be considered the minimumnecessary for successful bodily de¬velopment.Metcalf, on many instances re¬ferred to last week’s meetings of theCollege Physical Education Associa¬tion and the National Collegiate Ath¬letic Association at which representa¬tives of the Army, Navy, Air Corps,Medical Corps, Office of Civilian De¬fense and the Joint Army and XavyCommittee on Welfare and Recreationlamented the miserable physical con¬dition of the men being inducted intothe armed services.The Athletic Director reminded hisaudience that even the Naval Avia¬tors, suppo.sedly among the cream ofthe crop, now spend three of theirten months in training on physicaleducation.Begin Next WeekMetcalf evidently had this in mindwhen he proposed compulsory physi¬cal education for the student body.Since it was stated that the programwill probably get under way nextweek, an announcement from the ad¬ministration can be expected in thenear future. It was pointed out thatthis announcement will undoubtedlyaffect both men and women.Approximately thirty track menlistened to Joe Novak, assistanttrack coach at the closed track-I man’s conclave yesterday.Novak, speaking before Metcalf,pointed out that “The Army andNavy men are in noticeably bettershape than are the average collegeathletes.”CLASSIFIEDPriratc room ond breokfoat in retnrn for■UyinK niKhts with children. Near campun.Kann Dor. 76S1.Attention Married Stndonta. For Rent—Twu-room furn. apt. Cookinir facilitiea and eler.refr. Well-heated, tunny, clean, well-deoor.Available now at |S6. 6028 Kenwood. But¬terfield 9424.Girl—room, board A pin money in eirhangrfor li(ht terviceo. Near campus. Callafter 6 P.M. Hyde Park 6004.Girl—private room, bath and board in ex-change for light houaehold duties. Cloneto eampua. Phone Midway 6226.To Prepare CiviliansFor DefenseRegistration is still open for the Fri¬day Evening Section of the PMTC^the Chicago Plan for Pre-Service Mili¬tary Training. Make your applicationat'the Information Desk.^Pre-Service Military Training