THE CHICAGO MAROONVol. 3 No. 26 Z-149 Friday, April 14,19441000 Students At UniversityOf Chicago Will Discuss "WhatCan I Believe?" Next Week1944 Campus ConferenceOn Religion Largest YetWith almost a thousand studentsalready scheduled to participate, the1944 Campus Conference on Religionwill reach a larger group than anyof its three predecessors. StartingSunday, April 16, the Conference willcontinue through the following weekwith several open meetings, studentorganization and dormitory meetings,^nd personal conferences with reli¬gious leaders on campus.Sponsored by all the Chapel studentorganizations, the Conference is pri¬marily for those students and groupswho ordinarily do not participate inreligious functions. The theme ques¬tion, “What Can I Believe?,” will, itis expected, include the interests ofnearly all students from atheists tothe devoutly religious.According to the Conference state¬ment of purpose, “The Campus Con¬ference on Religion provides an op¬portunity for each student to examinehis religious beliefs in the hope thathe will act upon them. We assumethat the individual's religious beliefsmust be functional in his relationshipswith his fellowman, and that suchfunctional beliefs are basic to allothers.”The schedule of CRR open meetingsincludes a Fireside Discussion at the55th St. promontory at 5:00 p.m. Sun¬day, April 16, with James L. Adamsleading. An all-campus round table inIda Noyes Library, Thursday, April20 at 8:00 p.m., will discuss the theme.Dr. Adams, Dean Charles W. Gilkey,Professor J. U. Nef, and Rabbi JacobJ. Weinstein will lead the discussion.The wind-up discussion will be Sun¬day night, April 23, at the Gilkeyhome, 5802 Woodlawn, with DeanGilkey leading.Robert Frost Views“The Place And TheKeeper Of Ideals”Speaking in Mandel Hall January12, the famed poet Robert Frost suc¬cessfully eluded all attempts to pi¬geon-hole him. Introduced as a NewEnglander, the Pulitzer Prize winnerrevealed his birth place to be SanFrancisco and his name Robert LeeFrost. In some informal remarks onthe subject of ideals he distinguishedthe christion ideal of divine mercyfrom the Pagan of form for its ownsake, and characterised art as unitingin valid manner, elements not deduct¬ible from each other. Nevertheless, hemade it clear that the forms mustiiot be empty, defining writing as “theHrt of having something to say. University SponsorsConference On WarContracts In Peace“Manufacture of war material andrendering of services to the Govern¬ment is purely monopolistic becauseWILBER W. KATZDean of the Law School, PresidingOfficer of the First ConferencesLast Monday.the Government must have all ofeverything it can use in the prose¬cution of the war. Because the Gov¬ernment is the sole customer, an in¬evitable monopoly exists in the fieldof war contracts,” said W. JamesMacintosh, General Counsel for theContract Price Adjustment Board,in his keynote address to the firstsession of the three-day Conferenceon War Contracts, Renegotiation, andTermination held on campus Monday,Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week.Sponsored jointly by the schools ofLaw and Business, the Conferencewas a discussion of problems in con¬tract termination, pricing, repricing,and negotiation, and was designed toserve lawyers, accountants, and exec¬utives who work on war contracts.President Of MeadvilleTheological School DiesRev. Sidney Bruce Snow, 66, presi¬dent of the Meadville TheologicalSchool, was buried this week in Wind¬sor, Vermont, after funeral serviceswere held for him in the First Unitar¬ian Church, 57th and Woodlawn, Mon¬day afternoon. He died last Fridaynight after a short illness.Dr. Snow, who was appointed to theMeadville School in 1926, was presi¬dent of the Renaissance Society hereand was also Professor of PracticalTheology. Last fall, he aided in theformation of the Federated Theolog¬ical Faculties. Aaron J. BrumbaughAnnounces 1944-45Fellowship AwardsAaron J. Brumbaugh, Chairman ofthe Committee on Fellowships, an¬nounced recently the awarding of91 fellowships in the Divisions andSchools of the University of Chicagofor the Academic year 1944-45. Thenominees have until April 15 to ac¬cept or decline the appointments.Thirteen fellowships were awardedin the Biological Sciences. Appoint¬ments are: E. Schoenrich, Anatomy;M. Miller, Bacteriology and Parasit¬ology; P. Reiffel, Biochemistry; C.Blood, Botany; V. Kercher, M. Listonand L. Stakely, Home Economics andHousehold Administration; H. Gilli¬land, Pharmacology; H. Berman, J.Keister, H. Nelson, R. Schapper andG. Siemens, Zoology.Awards in Humanities are: F. Bru-ser, English; A Gardner, German;L. Medrano, M. Mitchell and W. For¬ges, History; S. Buro, Latin; W. Ivieand H. Kantor, Oriental Languages;Tzu-Hua Hoo, Philosophy; M. Lein,Romance Languages.Twelve appointments were made inPhysical Sciences: J. Baker, J. Jer¬ome, F. Lavin, J. Merryman, V.Smith, T. Wartik and D. Zuckerman,Chemistry; H. Gonzalez and T. Karl-strom. Geology and Paleontology; C.Ford, Geography; M. Wurster andD. Zelinsky, Mathematics.In the Division of the Social Sci¬ences there were 24 fellowshipsawarded: B. Kaplan and A. Sio, An¬thropology; J. McGuire, Committee onHuman Development; W. Connor, R.Ferber, S. Gogek, I. Kosloff, D. Patin-kin, F. Short and S. Takahashi, Eco¬nomics; J. Wray, Geography; A.Quintero and E. Uprichard, Educa¬tion; A. Carroll, J. Nowak and R.Thompson, History; S. Aiman, Inter¬national Relations; K. Frederick andG. Probst, Political Science; J. Bur¬net, H Hertz, G. Swanson, G. Warri-ner and 0. Westbrooke, Sociology.In the Divinity School: H. Bream,W. Elliott, F. Gardner, M. Hughes,W. Lowe, H. Parsons, P. Roberts, R.Roth, F. Whittaker, J. Williams andD. Yoder.J. Fall, C. McMullen and A. Mooneyreceived appointments in the Grad¬uate Libraiy School.The nominees in Social Service Ad¬ministration are: M. Barnes, M. Chap¬man, D. Johnson, M. Johnston, A. Lee,E. Majeherski, M. Riley, W. Ryder,R. Schad, J. Simon, K. Taggart andM. Wagner.Graduate Teachers Scholarshipswere awarded to: E. Fisher, M. Gor¬don, D. Hardin, D. Strayhome, M.Welsh and W. Williams.Scoop! Scoop!Smedley AndThe LettersPage Four J. Price Five CentsI nt. HouseT o Re-Open;Only Women Till JuneRegister Now To EnterFlorence James AdamsPoetry Reading ContestProspective competitors in the an¬nual Florence James Adams readingcontest should register on or beforeApril 28 with Frank O’Hara, Asso¬ciate Professor of English. The con¬test is open only to undergraduatestudents registered this quarter whohave been in, residence at the Univer¬sity of Chicago for more than sixquarters. Former winners may notcompete.Non-dramatic poetry is specified forselections to be read. Professor O’¬Hara must give his approval of theentrant’s choice. The stress is laid onthe reading, not on the declamation;hence, contestants must use a book.Four minutes are allowed to eachperson in the preliminary competition,which will be held at four o’clock inBond Chapel, May 30.Plans Now Being MadeFor 1945 Cap And GownCap and Gown, the University ofChicago yearbook,, will not be pub¬lished this year, due to conditionsbrought about by the war. Howeverplans are now being made for a 1945edition of the annual. Any student inthe four years of the college, or divi¬sional students working for theirBachelor degrees, are eligible to par¬ticipate, and students with experienceon high-school or college annuals areespecially urged to help.All interested students should at¬tend the first meeting. Monday, April17, at 4 p.m. in Social Science 122.Those unable to attend the meetingmay contact Richard Schreiber, Di¬rector of Student Publications, inCobb 203. The women’s section of Internation¬al House will be opened in the earlierpart of next week, probably Monday.Accomodations will be ready for menstudents by June 15. These two factswere revealed to the MAROON latelast night by Mr. Charles Raveta, di¬rector of International house.With this action InternationalHouse’s long occupancy by Army Me¬teorology cadets has come to a close.Into the gap left by their graduationlast month an expected eighty womenstudents will move into the women’ssection—about enough to fill half therooms. Although the only eating ac¬comodations for the present will befor breakfast, regular InternationalHouse services such as the Beautyshop, laundry, and valet service willbe in operation.This action, Mr. Raveta revealed,was planned for the beginning of thisquarter. It was impossible at thattime, however, to put it into opera¬tion. For that reason it is possiblethat a few of those women who ap¬plied at that time wiF no longer bewilling to move into InternationalHouse, put in view of cramped livingaccomodations around the Universityit improbable that any vacant roomsin the House will remain long unoc¬cupied.The return of International Houseto the University marks the first re¬lease on the part of the Armed forcesof any of the dorms and fraternityhouses appropriated during the pastyear. Gates, Blake, Hitchcock, Snelland Burton Judson Halls still remainin Army and Navy hands, but withthe recent reduction in numbers of theASTP corps stationed here, it is notimpossible that some of these, too,will be opened in the near future toUniversity students.University Wins Monopoly OfSchool Films By Eastman GiftMore than a million dollars worth ofclassroom films were given to theUniversity of Chicago by the East¬man Classroom Films Company, thusgiving the University a practical mon¬opoly of classroom films distribution.President Hutchins announced Wed¬nesday.When added to the reecntly ac¬quired sound-film collectin of ErpiClassroom films, the University ownedEncyclopeidia Britannica Films willbe in control of all classroom filmdistributing agencies in the UnitedStates. Said vice-presidentj WilliamB. Benton of the trancation: “WithErpi Films and now the Eastmanmovies, Encyclopeidia BritannicaFilms Inc. is the distributor of the only library of films designed forclassroom use. The University now isin an ideal poition to take leadershipin the entire new area of visual edu¬cation. Britannica’s sound and silentgroup, each having its special vir¬tues, are products of an investmentof several million dollars.”President Hutchins summed up thesituation last Wednesday in thesewords: “Britannica Films is now insuch commanding position in the fieldas to have a clear responsibility forthe continued development and ex¬pansion of this important educationaltool. It will have all the experienceand knowledge of the Universityavailable in meeting the responsibil¬ity.”Page Two ' ■Reviewer Examines The Care,Nurture, Feeding Of CriticsThe path of the music critic is nobed of roses: any conso^entious criticfinds that the time involved in prep¬aration for a concert, and the subse¬quent writing of the review, is aptto consume more time than the periodspent in attending the actual perform¬ance. The period of preparation variesinversely as the critic’s acquaintancewith the music to be judged.An understanding heartConsideration starts with the an¬nouncement of the concert and theperformers. The critic must ask him¬self whether he has heard each com¬position recently; whether he has ex¬amined the printed music lately;whether, if it is written for an in¬strument which the critic plays, hashe ever played it, or played it recent¬ly. Many a critic has been saved frommaking an unfair judgment becausehe himself has experienced the tech¬nical difficulties of the work underconsideration or one similar to it.Critic’s work never doneIt is naturally presupposed thatthe critic has a good knowledge of thehistory of music, from, standards ofperformance, and related topics:most important, he must be familiarwith not only the standard works buta great many minor pieces which areapt to appear unannounced as en¬cores. This is a body of knowledgewhich must constantly undergo revi¬sion and reexamination. It is notsufficient to have learned the score of,say, the Beethoven Ninth Symphokyonce: one must brush up on it period¬ically, if one is to retain one’s grasp of the small details which add up tosomething significant.The literary criticFurthermore, musical literature—both the music itself and the litera¬ture about it—is constantly increasingand augmenting. The critic must seethese new works: often he must formhis ideas from a printed page withouta possibility of hearing the work inactual performance. Here, however,the modern critic is more fortunatethan his predecesors: he has at hisdisposal the modern phonograph andthe benefits of the latest recordingtechniques. With the aid of these hecan form a more nearly correct notionof a work which might otherwise gounheard. In a city like Chicago, whosesymphcny orchestra’s repertory dis¬plays some rather amazing gaps—notably Sibelius, Schonberg, Delius,and Vaughan Williams—the phono¬graph, for the time being, representshis only way to actually hear the mu¬sic of these composers. —W.W. THE CHICAGO MAROONCarol Donovan AndJean Gatewood NewIda Noyes OfficersResults of the Ida Noyes Councilelection have been tabulated. CarolDonovan is the new president, JeanGatewood, the new secretary, andMartha Vaughan, the new treasurer.Council members were also elected.June Bonner, Joan Beckman, GwenSchmidt, Joan Hammel, Wynn Peter¬son, Midge Carlson, and GeorgeannaRodgers have retained their positionson the Council and Jean Doyle, GwenKlaus, Jean Lundberg, Verna LaMan-tia, and Nat Fowler are the newCouncil members. The Scarlet Pimper-nal to be shown at the Ida NoyesTheater Party tomorrow night willbe the first affair sponsored by thenew council.CLASSIFIEDPublic steno—Fast Service. Typing—16c double*spaced patre; 2c carbon. Triangle 7215. Mrs.Marshall.Light housekeeping rooms for rent. 1, 2, or 3newly decorated. Apply 5608 Greenwood.Room 201. Philharmonic String QuartetProgram To Wind Up ChicagoChamber Concerts On April 21The final program in the ChamberConcerts series will be heard Friday,April 21, ill Mandel Hall. The Phil¬harmonic String Quartet, assisted byMargery Mayer, mezzo-soprano; Er¬nest Liegl, flutist; and Robert Linde-mann, clarinetist, will present a rep¬resentative program.The IHth century will be represent¬ed by Mozart, with his Flute Quartetin D Major, K. 286; the 19th century,by two composers, Schubert with hisposthumously published Quartettsatzin C Minor; and Verdi, with his EMinor Quartet. Mrs. Charles Gilkey SetsPrecedent At StudentWorship Services TodayMrs. Charles W. Gilkey will set iprecedent this afternoon when shappears as the first “outside” speakeat the weekly Friday Methodisstudent worship services at 5:15 iiHilton Chapel. Students customarillead these devotionals.Topic for the half-hour service wilbe “Heritage—A Living Possession.Mrs. Gilkey’s study of religious beliefs of progenitors will serve her iiproducing new conceptions of thesolder ideas in her address.This service at Hilton Chapel ithe third in a weekly series of Methodist student activitiesWhat to ReadTHE DYESS STORY - Lt. Colonel Wm. E. DyessLt. Colonel Wm. E. Dyess comes to life for you in this storyof an American "ideal officer" $2.03THE FEATHER MERCHANTS - Max ShulmanOnly people with wide-open sense of humour read this book.The rest can't take it $2.03WHAT IS OUR DESTINY - Norman ThomasThe author faces each issue squarely and presents an earnestand stimulating discussion of todays problems $2.03NOTHING AS BEFORE - Dorothy SparksRead the story of John Matthews, who will teach you that in¬justice is not restricted to "big cities" .• $2.54HOME IS THE HUNTER - Gontran De PoncinsAn unusual aspect of France is presented to the reader of thissimple and charming story $2.54THE SILENCE OF THE SEA - VercorsWritten in the very heart of Nazi France, this book is a movingvictory of the human spirit $1.02THE LOOM OF LANGUAGE - Frederick BodmerThis makes language exciting by showing how human needshave shaped it $3.80ROYAL GAME - Stefan ZweigYou can not afford to miss Stefan Zweigs last great work offiction $2.54CHICAGO - Dorsha B. HayesNot a guide book, nor a history, but the quick-stepping, en¬grossing story of a great city $2.54Stop In And See Our New Art PrintsWHERE TO FIND THEMTHE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOBOOK STORE5802 Ellis Avenue L0BATTLEJUNCrmCommunications men onevery front are ^getting themessage through/^ stringingwires, repairing breaks, keep¬ing the circuits working. Theyeven use captured enemywires and pole lines.Maintaining dependablecommunications at home isthe Bell System’s wartime job.And Bell Telephone Labora¬tories’ scientists, on war assign¬ment now, will one day turnagain to peacetime work—mak¬ing this country’s telephoneservice the best in the world. IMaria* Corp* Photo.BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEMIFar call§ keep Long Distance lines busy• • • Thai*s why your call may be delayed.Pago Throe ■■—■.—■■ ■■ ■ ■Party FactionalismMust Give Place ToWar Says MerriamHy quashing “narrow party fac¬tionalism” national welfare will gainrecognition, contends Charles Mer-riani, erstwhile Chicago alderman andUniversity professor.Muling out the various false con¬ceptions of politics and parties, inthe second Walgreen lecture on Mon¬day afternoon. Professor Merriamevinced that “patronage, spoils andrackets are not the life of politicalparties; they are not vitamins butvirus ...” ^4merican parties are warned byProfessor Merriam against infringingupon public rights: “Giving 11,000,000of our armed forces fighting the wara chance to have something to sayabout democracy should not be aparty question.” Hillel Group To FeatureFamous Yiddish ScholarIn Talk On Sholem AschMaurice Samuel, translator of Sho¬lem Asch's “The Nazarene” and “TheApostle” is, being presented in a pub¬lic lecture at the University of Chi¬cago by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun¬dation. He will discuss “Sholem Asch:His Place in Yiddish Literature.” Thelecture will be held in Breasted Hallof the Oriental Institute, at 8 P.M.,Tuesday, April 18; the public is cor¬dially invited.Mr. Samuel is not only a disting¬uished translator of Yiddish and He¬brew masterpieces, but a noted authorand lecturer, and leading figure inAmerican Jewish life. He has pro¬duced a series of studies which in¬cludes “I, the Jew,” “What Happenedin Palestine,” “The Great Hatre^^”and most recently “The World ofSholem Aleichem.”STUDENTS !Be Sure to Visit theNEWLY REMODELEDSTINEWAYDRUG STORESouth West Corner - 57th St. and Kenwood Ave.CAFETERIA andFOUNTAIN SERVICEGOOD FOOD--REASONABLE PRICES THE CHICAGO MAROONModern MovieMusic LabelledTrite, AntigueLecturing in Mandel Hall Tuesdaynight, Aaron Copland, noted Americancomposer, discussed the nature of themusic which must be produced formovies and the circumstances underwhich such music is composed. Pre¬facing his talk with some remarkson the presence of European com¬posers in this country, he said, “. . .their problems are not the same asour problems in the field of contem¬porary American music ... I don’tthink we Am^ican composers areconcerned with the comparative mer¬its of contemporary European com¬posers. We should cultivate our ownmodest plot, and the presence of greatJIuropean masters should not pro¬duce confusion.”Stressing the fact that music inmovies is on a level with costumesand furniture, Mr. Copland pointedout that music helps movies in threeways: 1. intensifying emotional con¬tent; 2. creates a sense of continuity;3. providing a neutral background. Atpresent most movie music partakes ofthe 19th century style — pseudo-Tschaikowsky; pseudo-Wagner withattendant leit-motive; pseudo-Dvorak:much music in future will be thinnerand less complex in texture.Mr. Copland then went on to de¬scribe the way in which the composerprepares his score for a movie andthe attendant difficulties, usually inthe form of an undereducated andoverly opinionated producer. Never¬theless, Hollywood has produced fouroutstanding film composers: MaxSteiner, Erich Korngold, Alfred Neu¬man, and Herman Staufer. Europeanproducers more conscious of greatnative composers are ready to employthem: whereas the Hollywood pro¬ducer’s concern is whether the com¬poser has ever written movie music.Have a Coca-Cola=Kia Ora(GOOD LUCK)eee or seuUfig friendships in New XealandKia ora, says the New Zealander to wish you well. Have a **Coke**is the way the Yank says it and he’s made a friend. It says Welcomeneighbor from Auckland to Albuquerque. ’Round the globe,C:oca-Cola stands for the pause that refreshes,—h^s become thehigh-sign between friendly-minded people. So, of course,Coca-Cola belongs in your icebox at home.BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BYCOCA-COLA BOTTUNQ CO., OF CHICAGO, INC. uyuIt’s natural for popular namesto acquire friendly abbrevia¬tions. That’s why you hearCoca-Cola called “Coke”. Motto Contest Rules1. Mottoes submitted may be an original or a selected quotation which is notcopyrigh^ or generally used by any other person or organization. Ifa quotation is submitted the source of the quotation should be given.2. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may submit. Allentries, statements, and ideas therein expressed, become the pruj>ertyof THE CHICAGO MAROON. No entries will be returned.8. Each entry must be accompanied by a brief statement of not more thanfifty (60) words giving the reason or reasons why the contestant believesthe motto submitted is appropriate, which statement will be consideredin making the award.4. Students, faculty, alumni, and the general public alike are eligible tocompete for the prize awards.6. The judges* deaision will be final.*6. This contest is being conducted by THE CHICAGO MAROON and notby The University of Chicago, and the University is in no wise obligatedto adopt any motto selected by the judges but may accept or reject inwhole or in part any motto submitted.7. Print your name and address on all entries and mail to the ContestEditor, THE CHICAGO MAROON, University of Chicago, Chicago,Illinois. Entries must be postmarked not later than midnight. May 15,1944. Winners will be announced before the end of the spring quarter.COLLEGENIGHTEVERY FRIDAYEddie OUverHIS PIANO ANDHIS ORCHESTRAEnlertauiiiieiilDorothy Dorben DancersAnn Judson, Jr.The Four SidneysGarron and BennettPhilip KinsmanCourtesy CardsStudent Courtesy Cards may be obtainedat the Maroon office. Admission with card65 cents per person, including tax.MARINE DINING ROOMEDGEWATERBEACH HOTEL5300 BLOCK SHERIDAN ROADTHE CHICAGO MAROONHarmonFMdftjr durinff tha GMidtinit Gaartan*or MIDwajr 0800^ Bzt. SCI.ISS MANAGES: Alan J. Strauss Smedley And The LettersTHE CHICAiishad- :,>i|!D1T0R: Frederick I. Gottesman BUSINESSOfllcial itadent pablicAtion of tho TIniTwnitjr of GhJeago, pnblishod otcitftngtOB Hall, UniversitT of Chicago, Ghicaco, lUinoio. Tolwhoaa DORebaitar 7S78IBditorial Associates: Bill Roberts, Bill Erlandstfti, William Wambaugh Business Associate: Fred Sulcer’Editorial Assistants; Carroll Atwater, Barbara Barke, Ellen Baum, Florence Baumruk, Janice Brogue^ Haraaon Graig^ Roger Bog|Andor>IBAmby Golden, John Harmon, Dorothy Iker, Harry Kroll, Nancy Lieberman, Idell Lowensteln, Lorraine McFaddcn. Dani* Merrill, MurielHewman, Helen Panaretoe, Tom Salmon, Don Shields, Nancy Smith.^Business Assistants: Marillyn Fletcher, Floyd Landij, Ellen Meyerberg, Lois SilvertruaLGej|ge ^therland, Joan Turnbloom.Our ResponsibilityIn recent weeks, much comment has appearedin the press and elsewhere regarding the rolesthat the universities of the country will be calledupon to play in the reconstruction of the post¬war world. While much serious considerationmust be given this problem, that is actually re¬stricted to the province of our professional edu¬cators. However, one very important phase of theuniversity problem has been largely ignored: thepart that we students should and must serve inour post-war world.Our Leaders Live In The PastFor the most part, our political, military andeconomic leaders are products of the same gen¬eration that fought the last war. It is not sur¬prising, therefore, to see the same wave of con¬servatism and reaction creeping into our national. life in the same fashion that it did during and im¬mediately after the previous world holocaust.But to sit idly by and watch the swing to theright become a static condition is sheer stupidityfor our generation, for to do so would only beoffering a gold-plated guarantee to the gods thatwhat was before shall continue to be in all itsbespangled inequality for all, with the added re¬ward of fighting another and bloodier war with¬in twenty years.Youth Can Make ChangesIf there is any lesson to be learned from con¬temporary history, it is that whatever dynamicchanges were made in the world following thelast war, were made by the younger people—people so much like us with our own ambitions,desires and dreams. The two extremes of thosedangers were fascism and communism, it is true,but that should not disqualify or discourage any¬body from thinking and doing in terms of change—change for the future, for the better.We must not be so myopic as to believe thatit is merely sufficient to train ourselves adequate¬ly to meet the economic competition of the worldbeyond the University walls. Success or failurein life cannot be measured solely by the size ofour income or the amount of taxes we pay onthose incomes. Although such matters may suf¬fice to satisfy our individual economic responsi¬bilities, as university students and therefore, aspart of an intellectual minority, we possess fargreater responsibilities.We Must Act For The FutureInevitably, many among us will become lead¬ers in all phases of the life of our nation. Thisis not snobbery; this is only a realistic appraisalof values. But we must not wait until senile con¬servatism and intellectual paralysis seizes us.As students, this is our great responsibility. Wemust become aware of the vital and dynamicforces which surround us. But awareness is notenough. We have to be the masters of theseforces, not mastered by them. We must thinkand act now for the future, because the futureis ours alone. This Week On CampusFriday, April 14—Worship service, Joseph Bond Chapel, Basil Harvey, Pro¬fessor Emeritus of Anatomy, Acting Dean of Studentsin the Division of Biological Sciences, 12:00 noon.Human Development Seminar, Graduate Education Com¬mon Rooms, “Approaches to the Study of the Individ¬ual. Study of an Individual in a Sioux Community.”Professors Robert J. Havighurst and W. Lloyd Warner;Gordon MacGregor, United States Office of Indian Af¬fairs; and William Henry. 3:16 p.m.Clinical Pathology Conference, Pathology 119, 4:30 p.m.Meteorology Seminar, Rosenwald 2. “The General Cir¬culation of the Atmosphere and a Three-DimensionalWeather Map.” Guilermo Wagner. 8:00 pjn.Composers Concert, Leon Mandel Hall. University ofChicago Chamber Orchestra, Hans Lange, conductor;Aaron Copland, pianist; Remi Gassman, pianist; JanetFairbank, soprano; Edmund Kurtz, violoncelist. Tic¬kets 75c at Information Office. 8:00 p.m.Lecture-Conference, 18 South Michigan Avenue. “Teach¬ers and Parents: Their Joint Problems. The Beginningsof Personality.” Mary Elizabeth Keister, Departmentof Education. 8:00 p.m.Saturday, April 15—Chapel Union Field Trip to Bahai Temple. Meet at ChapelOffice. 1:00 p.m.Outdor Track and Field Meet, Stagg Field. University ofChicago, North Central College, and Morton JuniorCollege triangular meet. Field meet, 2:30 p.m.; Trackmeet, 8:00 p.m.Baseball game. Greenwood Field, 60th and Greenwood.University of Chicago vs. Fort Sheridan. 3:15 p.m.Movie Party, Ida Noyes Hall. “The Scarlet Pimpernel,”followed by refreshments in the Coke Bar. Tickets25c. Ida Noyes Council, sponsor. 7:30 p.m.Sunday, April 16—University Religious Service, Rocekefeller MemorialChapel. Speaker, the Reverend George A. Buttrick,Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City.11:00 a.m.Radio Broadcast, University Round Table, WMAQ andNBC. “American Policy Toward the Far East.” T. A.Bisson of the Institute of Pacific Relations; oCngress-man Walter H. Judd of Minnesota; Professor Harley F.MacNair. 12:30 p.m.Carillon Recital, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, FrederickMarriott, carillonneur. 4:00 p.m.The Campus Conference on Religion. “What Can I Be¬lieve?” For further information inquire at the office.Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Daily, through April 23.Monday, April 17—»Exhibition (Renaissance Society), Goodspeed 108. Paint¬ings in Oil, Water Colors, and Woodcuts by EmilArmin. Monday through Friday ,9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.;Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, through April 22.Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lecture, Social Science122. “The Old and the New in the American Balanceof Powers j” Professor Emeritus Charles E. Merriam.3:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 18—Documentary Film, Social Science 122. “Forgotten Vli-lage” and “The Plow That Broke the Plains.” Tickets,35c. 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 19—-Charles R. Walgreen Foundation Lecture, Social Science122. “Books and Libraries in Wartime. New Rivals ofthe Press: Film and Radio.” Harold Lasswell, Chief ofthe Experimental Division for Study of Wartime Com¬munications, Library of Congress. 4:30 p.m.Thursday, April 20—The Campus Conference on Religion, Ida Noyes Library.Roundtable discussion: “What Can I Believe?” Profes¬sor James L. Adams, Chairman; Dean Charles W. Gil-key; Professor John U. Nef, Rabbi Jacob J. Weinsteinof K.A.M. Temple, 8:00 p.m. “Oh good. I’ve got ’em,” saidSmedley as he, and George and afuzzy little squirrel sat down on theround stone bench to read the letters.They were an exchange of corre¬spondence btween the life membersof the Social, Rules" and Bridgeplay-ers’ Committee and the President ofthe Janitors’ Local Number Three.“Well, they’re typed. That’s a help,”said Smedley as he began to read:“My dear Mr. President:It is with a good deal of apprehen-shun that we see what you are doingto the intire §etup of the janitors’local. We have questions. In yourspeech to the new members at Kelly’sSaloon, you said something aboutabolishing janitorial rank and rede¬fining the duties of a janitor. Wewant that youse sould consider thatwe have trained our boys to pick upeven the smallest bits of paper. Alsoyou hint that you want a free electionof the committee. This is outrageous.Should Abel Herring (who is bentdouble from years of stooping to pickup papers) be set aside for a youngerman whose only qualification is thathe can' do the job better? Further¬more, you are seeking to change ourslogan from the Latin Carpe Papy-rum to the vulgar translation Seizethe Paper. And all under the nameof progress! It’s deplorable and uncon¬stitutional. In your last speech inBughouse Squre on August 13thyou stated you had a new social planwhich youse would subn^it to theboard of trusties. We feel that dispitethe laws, it is unconstitutional anddangerous to the welfare of the whole.Therefore we offer our veto beforesuch a plan is even put before us.We should be unhappy to discuss thiswith you at any future time becauseyou are bigger than we are.Respectfully yors in garbage,(Signed) “X” “X” “X” “My, they sound excited,” saidSmedley as he turned to the nextletter.OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT“Gentlemen:I can asshure youse that I do notintend to change the social plans ofthis eommittee any further than Iwish or have previously stated orintend to do in the future. Forthei-more, I do not intipd to abolish rank.Ypu gentlemen will keep your rankYou gentlemen will keep your rankas third floor janitors while the sec¬ond and first floor janitors will defi¬nitely work under youse. If I do choosto redifine the position of janitor, Iwill merely insist they pick up larpeas well as small bits of paper. I alsocallattenshun to the fact that all lawswere suspinded when I came into officeso nothing can be uneonstitutional,I should like to meet youse one at atime in my office where I am surewe can settle this.Sincerely yours in Garbage,•(Sighed) I. M. Touchie“My goodness, this is earth shak¬ing,” said Smedley as he signalledSmedley to move quickly. “We’ll readthe rest later. We have to get thesepublished.”They soon came to the shack wherepGanuts were sold at the ColumbianExposition and which now housedthe newspaper. Smedley and Georgerushed in. “Hey,” shouted Smedley.“I’ve got a story.”“Well,” said the editor. “Let’s seeit.”Smedley reached for the letters . . .but they were gone! Then he noticedthe eontented, well-fed look on Georgethe goat.“George,” said Smedley severely,“You shouldn’t have done that. You’llget indigestion!”(Next Week POSITIVELY: SmedleyVisits the Girls’ Dormitory.)“He goes to the University of ChicagojFeature PageDon ShieldsTraveling BazaarA semi-retraction on the Rick Meana wedding storyhas been asked for and is herewith given . . . The pro¬jected nuptials WILL take place but not in June as itappeared from last week’s column. They will occur eitherlate this summer or early next spring depending on thebride, Rick, and the transportation situation not to men¬tion the Army’s wishes.Bill Wambaugh is proud of his pearl-like witticismwhich he cast before a freshman English student . . .When the poor benighted freshman asked our musiccritic for an example of the difference between appositionand apostrophe he received the following reply: “If onesays ‘Hutchins, God?’ it’s apposition, but if one says‘Hutchins, GOD!’ THAT’S apostrophe” . . . One of thesights of the week was Louie Levit at a seance with onehand on the ouija board and the other on a veal sand¬wich . . . when accused of being a skeptic Louie murmursplaintively “Howinhell can you concentrate on spiritswhen there’s MEAT on the table” . . . George Hilton,our Dartmouth boy, is full of surprises this'week . . .one of them is that he gives a speech Friday night tothe Railway and Locomotive Historical Association on“Current Trends; the American Railway Scene” . . .Wheel . . . that sounds like it ought to be good . . . MaryTravillion, ex-pres. of Quad, went and got herself mar¬ried to Navy Lieut. Hal Harwood in Fort Worth, Texasnot so long ago . . . Hal was a very well known Psi Uhere a few years back . . . And some of you may remem¬ber one-time BMOC Phil Strick who is now a flying offi¬cer ... he was in for a week on leave and spent the great¬er part of it squiring Dihny Butts around some of ourbetter bistros.The Pulse litterati (if any of them are left oncampus) will appreciate news of the return to schoolnext fall of Bibs Ludgin whose fluid pen used to gracemany pages of that rag (oops!) mag . . . She’s built upa hefty right swing from working on an assembly line fora year and is coming back to wield it on the great books. . . Edith LeVally, known as Grandma to many of herfellow students, is having trouble with (as she termsthem) some “sassy” freshmen . . . Mrs. L. is a maturelady with three grown children who came back to theUniversity to finish up some work ... in her Soc. classsome of the boys lean over and whisper helpfully; “Say,why ain’t you home doing dishes and making beds?” . . .Johnny Cambell was in for a day en route to the westcoast where he’ll take the necessary training to makehim an Ensign in the Merchant Marine.Spotty Bloomquist and her Meteorologist Jack Wallacefloating around the postage-stamp-size dance floor of thePanther Room, too dreamy to feel crowded . . . AlanStrauss and an imported St. Louie woman jittering atthe same pub . . . Jeanne Lundberg and her Marine John-np Crimp window-shopping in the Loop at 1:00 a.m.with that unmistakeable gleam in their eyes . . . and oneof our esteem^'^ faculty members who after droppingthree albums of records in front of the Public Librarystands dazed and incredulous while the rush-hour crowdgrinds them to powder beneath its feet.Rushing on a limited scale began last week, whichaccounts for the black looks that one club girl gives an¬other . . . the picking seem rather lean except for a fewstandouts like Jeanne Davidson, Ruth Shroeder and a iewothers whose names I couldn’t find out. . . Deanne (Fons)Heller came around with happy news of herself . . . she’sbeen made news editor of the Back of the Yards Journal,a publication which has figured in the recent battle be¬tween the Chicago Park District and the Back of theYards Council . . . The Yards mentioned, of course,being the unsavoury Stock Yards . . . hope she likes hernew job ... Vickie Grandine wishes to announce (throughBazaar) a party she and her room-mate are throwingtonight for their friends ... If you know her and havethe time to, drop up to 5121 Ellis soon after 9:00 tonightand help yourself to a good time . . . And in closing. . . Nancy Smith, the Maroon’s Mae Tinee, wants allyou evil-minded people to know that she did NOT saythat the movie “Where Are Your Children?” co-starredErrol Flynn and Charlie Chaplin. . . . D.S. THE CHICAGO MAROONBookstuff“VOICES FROM UNOCCUPIEDCHINA”Ed. Harley F. McNair, Universityof Chicago Press, 19U.This interesting, albeit slender,volume is an important contributionto the literature on modern day China.Not to be overlooked is its rather can¬did statement of the existing politicalsituation with the government domi¬nated by, and consisting of, one party—the Kuomintang. The introductoryessay. The Framework of GovernmentIn Unoccupied China, by Liu Nai-Chen, contains a most enlighteningoutline of the present system of gov¬ernment with the possibilities forpost-war constitutionalism whichmight grow from it. Thoughtful re¬flection, however, on the deeper sig¬nificance of the essay may lead oneto ponder how, in spite of the author’sprotestations, China could be regard¬ed in any sense as a democracy. Thisreviewer fails to distinguish betweenthe methods of silencing critics aspracticed by the present German gov¬ernment and that of the existing government at Chungking. In the intro¬ductory Synthesis by the editor), (p.xvi) ic contained the remark, “. . . various of the issues are dangerous forChinese citizens to pronounce uponpublicly, in or outside of China—un¬less those so doing are protagonistsof the ideologies and objectives ad¬vocated at a given moment by the rul¬ing group in the Kuomintang and thatparty’s creation, the Chungking gov¬ernment. Members of this powerfulgroup would comprehend with enthu¬siastic approval the feelings and sen¬timents of that American who re¬marked that he would like to see animpartial history of the United Statesfrom the southern point of view.” Carroll AtwoaterWhat Price SanityThe sedate University has finally fallen prey to thelure of the occult. One of the staff members entered theMaroon office with a Ouija board, to be precise, a mys-stifying Oracle board. We set up a seance in the CokeBar, and in no time at all the people who work aroundIda had gathered around and were asking breathless ques¬tions about health, family, and future. One gentlemanrequested us for the birthdate of another employee, andwhen the Ouija board produced an incorrect answer, hesaid to us quite seriously, “Ouiji must have got thisPeggy mixed up with another Peggy, but it’s not wrong;Ouiji’s never wrong!”An unusual radio program last week turned out to beone of the University’s Human Adventnre series. Theprogram’s subject was the Encyclopedia Brittanica’s re¬searches in folk-ballad lore. This if, of course, justone phase of Brittanica’s work; but I think it would bea thing for some commercial radio program to attemptsomething of the same sort.Scholars seem to be the only ones left who takea sustained interest in the folk ballad, while there aremany musicians and students who would like to knowmore about it and do not have sufficient time to indulgetheir curiosity. A weekly radio program would justabout do it.♦ 4>A brief excursion through a second-hand book storegave me an ancient paper-bound edition of H. RyderHaggard’s She. Although I bought it mostly for thelurid cover, I soon discovered that the contents weretwice as lurid and twenty times as entertaining. It is fullof secret parchments and hidden cities, and, best of all,the immortal She, who is over two thousand years oldand the most beautiful woman in the world. Reincarna¬tion brings back her lover of the old B.C. days, and Shewants him to become immortal, too. There is a tenseand terrible scene wherein She jumps into the Fire ofImmortality to prove its worth to her lover, and turnsold and shrivels up into a baboon-sized mummy beforehis very eyes. I recommend this book to humanity. It isa far far better thing than any detective story could everhope to be.The second, third, and fourth es¬says, dealing with problems of nutri¬tion, health, and health service, mightbetter be examined by specialists inthose fields in order to ascertain moreexactly the reliability of the state¬ments contained in those articles.So7ne Social Prohlerns of Free China,by Fei Hsiato-t’ung, and EconomicReconstruction and Planning, by WuChing-chao, throw interesting lightupon the consequences of the warupon the traditional social habits andeconomic customs of the Chinese andof the post-war problems which mayresult, together with proposed solu¬tions.The concluding paper. Education inContemporary China, by Chin Yueh-lin, presents a rather depressing ac¬count of the decline in the quality ofstudents under duress of war and theloss of educational plants. The stop¬gap remedies employed are worthy ofadmiration and the fortitude withwhich the universities have continuedto function.The point about the book to bestressed, as I see it, is the similarityof our current problems in the socialand economic area with those facedby the people of unoccupied China.Both nations are confronted by a dis¬integration of the traditional socialfabric under stress of war: both mustfind some solution which will enlargethe democratic framework.—W.W. Nancy SmithBox OfficeTHE DESERT SONG...is unmemorable but transientlyenjoyable. In an intensely emotional situation, the prin¬cipals (Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning) invariablybust with gusto into song to relieve the tension. Thepicturesque version of the 20’s with Dennis King has beentransposed into a shiny, new 1944 edition with Germanspies. Morgan is a cafe piano player, who is, off duty, ElKhobar, the leader of the Riff revolt against the tyrannyof the French in Morocco. Irene Manning yodels somefancy cadenzas as a night club singer, running a tem¬perature at the sight of Dennis II (deposing King) in aswashbuckling (I’m sorry; there IS no other word) desertgarb of battleship grey and maroon. He and the Riffshave a musical code set up so that everybody can tellwho’s who and what’s what. The four-note signal wasswiped straight from the first movement of Schubert'sB-flat major trio (the theme that goes da-dl-de-da, if youknow what I mean.) Needless to say, the Riffs are lib¬erated and Irene gets her El Khobar.THE MAN FROM DOWN UNDER.. .is one of the mostoriginal pictures I have seen in months, or perhaps I amprejudiced by the fact that the setting is in Australiaand that 90 per cent of all movies take place in the NewYork City. Charles Laughton plays Charles Laughtonalias Jocko Wilson, an Australian soldier after the lastwar, who picks up a couple of refugee Belgian children,apparently brother and sister. Growing up, they turnout to be Richard Carlson and Donna Reed. Laughton’speace is unbroken until an old jilted flame, Binnie Barnes,ex-dance hall singer, flounces in with a bankroll to re¬venge herself. The psychological twist occurs when Carl¬son discovers himself to be in love with his sister. Promthere on the story packs a wallop. — Page F?v‘ TERESA DOLANDANCING SCHOOL1208 L 63rd Sf. (Ntar WoodUwa Av.)Life Member of the ChicagoAssociation of Dancing MastersSOc^BEGINNERS CUSSES-50cSun., Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs.,and Sat. Evenings at 8:30Private lessons $1.50—12 N-ll P.M. dailyLady or Gentleman InstructorsTelephone Hyde Park 3080 '4 MONTH INTENSIVESecreforW Course forCOUEGE STUDENTS and GRADUATESA thorough, intensive, secretarialcourse — starting February,'July,October. Registration now open.★Regular day and evening schoolthroughout the year. Catalog.A SCHOOL OF BUSINFSSnEFB(lta> BY COLLEGE MEN AND WOMENTHE GREGG COLLEGEPresident, John Robert Gregg, S.C.O.Dirertor, Paul M. Pair, M.A.8 M. MIcIlIpp kit. Tuluplwae: STAtu 1881 CMci|>, htU.T.1131-1133 E. 55th St.Complete Selectionof Beers andOther BeveragesMIDway 0524Blatz BeerChefSnowdenSuggests:French-fried ShrimpFried ChickenSweetbreadsSeafoods a la NeuburgCome In and Listen to OurFine Recorded Music1331 574k 3TR€&TaTHE CHICAGO MAROONMaroons Lose To Iowa: FaceFort Sheridan This SaturdayTomorrow afternoon at 3:15 inGreenwood Field (60th and Green¬wood), the Maroon baseball nine willplay its third game of the seasonagainst Fort Sheridan. In spite of thefact that his squad lost a double-header to Iowa (11-1, 11-3), Coach J.Kyle Anderson is not discouraged. Itis very true that down at Iowa City,our boys were suffering from nervous¬ness, and lack of practice while theHawkeyes have three months of prac¬tice in their gym behind them.Reinforced by eight new men, sixNavy Aerology cadets and two civil¬ians, Anderson is cheerful as usualabout the season’s prospects. He plansto start “Long-Jack” Markward onthe mound with Don Norton on theother end of the battery. At IowaCity last week Norton could hardlylift his arm because of soreness buthe pegged the ball around with gustoand caught more than one Hawk offbase.Hitting and hitters are the biggestproblem right now. Ed Cooprider gotthree hits out of six times at bat whileHaltner and Ver Steeg hit twice onthe same number of tries. Andersonalso considers Clayton Bromley andDon Norton as potential heavy hitters.But the rest of the squad needs prac¬tice with the stick very badly. Round Table DiscussesChristian Peace ViewsOn Easter BroadcastChristians should think of peacenot only in perfectionist terms andattitudes but also in reference to thebest that can be obtained at thistime, declared the University of Chi¬cago Round Table speakers on theirspecial Easter broadcast of “HowChristians Should Think About thePeace.”Participating in the discussion werethree members of the Federated The¬ological Faculty of the University ofChicago: Edwin E. Aubrey, a mem¬ber of the Federal Council of Church¬es, Charles Hartshorne, and BernardLoomer.“We do not have to renounce for¬ever our highest ideals,” declared Pro¬fessor Hartshorne, “but we do haveto take the next practical steps asthey come along,He added thatthose who denounce this as a miser¬able compromise are not bringing usany nearer to the perfect condition. lou can bet it all that“TS**is theGuy-Popular at mail-call. Thosefolks of his never slip on sendingplenty Chesterfields ... and ofcourse being Aces himself, thismakes a handsome combination.Sure, you’ve got it...Combina¬tion is what we’re leading up to... Chesterfield’sRIGHT COMBINATIONWORLD’S BEST TOBACCOS5 Key-words for themilder, better-tastingsmoke that satisfiesTrack Meet SaturdayOpening the outdoor track season,the University of Chicago squad willengage North Central College andMorton Junior College tomorrow af¬ternoon at Stagg Field in a triangularmeet. Field events will begin at 2:30p.m. and running events at 3 o’clock.There will be no admission charge. • New classes cs^jlfkmfty fo.r CollegeiWomen begin Juty^lO orjid $e|>tember 26.Early enrollment advjsc^.'i:' * ^• Placement service In each city for ailalumnae. Attractive resident'accommo¬dations available. 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