THE CHICAGOMAROONVol.4, No.70 Z-149 Friday, August 4,1944 Price Five CentsKrueger Candidacy For CongressCauses Split Between CampusLiberal Political OrganizationsThe intention of Maynard C. Krueg¬er, Assistant Professor of Economics,to run for Congress from the SecondCongressional District of Illinois onthe ticket of the American Common¬wealth Party, has resulted in a violentconflict between two campus liberalpolitical organizations, the StudentPolitical Action Committee and theCommonwealth Club. The fight cameinto the open yesterday when membersof the SPAC distributed leaflets urg¬ing voters not to sign petitions whichwould enable Krueger to appear onthe ballot in November. They contendthat Krueger’s candidacy would drawenough votes from the present in¬cumbent and candidate for re-electionon the Democratic ticket. Rowan,whom they support as a liberal, tocause Rowan’s defeat and the electionof the Republican candidate, Downs,whom they contend is a reactionary.The Commonwealth Club, which issupporting Krueger, is associated, al¬though not officially affiliated with,the American Commonwealth Party,which is supporting candidates onlyin Illinois, and is not running anycandidate for President. In additionto Krueger, they are supporting theACP’s candidates for the Illinoisstate legislature from the Fifth andThirteenth Senatorial District, whichare included in the Second Congres¬sional District. They claim that theorganization of a nucleus of a thirdmajor political party at this time ismore important than whether Rowanor Downs is elected to Congress.Both campus groups are in favor,according to their spokesmen, of somelong-run means of independent pol¬itical action. They differ strikingly,however, in the means of attainingthis end, as indicated by their atti¬tudes toward Krueger’s candidacy.The Commonwealth Club believes thatthe only way to achieve such independ¬ent action is to start now to chooseindependent candidates, and build upa precinct organization to supportthem.The SPAC, which is a sub-com¬mittee of the campus Labor RightsSociety, also belives in the necessityfor a precinct organization, similarto that of the city machines, but theyassert that any attempt at the presenttime to form a third party mustprove abortive. Their plan of actionincludes cooperation with such groupsas the Independent Voters League andCIO Political Action Committee, whichhave followed the practice of endors¬ing candidates of one or the other ofthe major parties. Spokesman forthe SPAC emphasized, however, thattheir group is not yet affiliated withthe CIO’s PAC, although they believethat the PAC in the future will formthe nucleus of machinery for effectiveindependent political action, eventhough it is supporting the candidatesof other parties at this time.At an organizational meetingWednesday night the SPAC chose thefollowing officers: Hal Holker, Chair¬man; Ruth Kornhauser, RecordingSecretary; and Joe Levinger, Treasur- MAYNARD C. KRUEGERer The following committee chair¬men were also named: Esther Shev-lon. Recruiting; Meryl Rogers, Ed¬ucational; John Holsen, Materials;Norman Goldstein, Publicity; andDave Lerner, in charge of coordinatingactivities with other similar groupsin the local community and on othercollege campuses in the city. Thenext meeting will be held Wednesdayat 8 p.m. The place is still Jto be an¬nounced. Plans for a house-to-housecanvass for the purpose of registeringvoters will be discussed.The Commwonwealth Club has alsoformed its organization for the workof the coming campaign. The temp¬orary executive committee consists of:Harold Sheppard, Chairman; Ger¬trude Jaeger; Bee Himmelfarb; andBob Marshall. At present the mem¬bership is attempting to get 5000(See “Krueger,” page four)P. C. Hodges SpeaksAt ASTP ConvocationIn Rockefeller ChapelDr. Paul C. Hodges, Professor ofRoentgenology, was the speaker atthe graduation of 20 students of Chi¬nese and 62 pre-professional studentsin medicine and dentistry in the Uni¬versity’s AST Program last Friday.He spoke on “The Present State' ofMedicine in Western China.”Dr. Hodges compared the conditionsin China with those of the UnitedStates. He said that medical progressin China has been rapid since the firstworld war, and that the end of thiswar is expected to bring a renewed ad¬vance in the medical front.At this time, Terry B. Gordon, topranking student in the Chinese areaand language class was awarded a$300 postwar scholarship to the Uni¬versity. Gordon, an English bom butAmerican educated student, is one offive foreign born students of the Chi¬nese class.Preceding the convocation there wasa graduating retreat review in theMidway bowl. Major Herman E.Smith, commanding officer of the Uni¬versity of Chicago Amy training pro¬gram, reviewed the troops. An Open LetterTo Mr. Hutchins Pastors’ Institute ConcludesAfter Varied Two-Week SessionPresident Robert M. HutchinsOffice of the PresidentHarper Memorial LibraryFaculty ExchangeDear Mr. Hutchins,As a njember of that part of theUniversity which is neither Senatenor Administration, I was sincerelypleased to hear of your speech to thefaculty and students on the eveningof July 20. Although I was unable toattend, I did have the good fortune tosecure a complete^ copy of the address.After reading it over carefully, I wasdisappointed to find that the speechfell far short of attaining its statedpurpose of clarifying your position.Since reading the address I find thatmy opinion is shared by other stu¬dents and members of the faculty whomay be best described as non-partisanin the matter of factional disputes,but ardently faithful to the ideal ofthe University of Chicago. And it isas a self-appointed spokesman forthese people that I write to you.We_ ^e Ured _o^ platitudes, Mr.Hutchins. While it is too true thatyou have been attacked by your Sen¬atorial critics in terms of platitudes,we feel that you should be above seek¬ing refuge in a like device. Your ad¬dress of two weeks ago was an excel¬lent opportunity to present to theUniversity a program and an explana¬tion with substance. We deem it mostunfortunate that you preferred plat¬itudes.Lest I be doing you an injustice, letme put several questions to you. I be¬lieve answers to my questions, freefrom rhetorical adornments, will(See “Letter,” page three) More than 300 pastors and religiouseducators convened in Chicago thisweek to discuss the twentieth centuryminister and his work during thesecond week’s sessions of the 13thannual Pastor’s Institute and Educa¬tional Conference at the University.The Institute, which has as its prac¬tical end the examination of the pas¬tors and their tasks, will end tomor¬row. The two week program has beensponsored by the four divinity schoolsincluded in the Federated TheologicalFaculty.Highlight of this second week ofthe Conference was the Monday eve¬ning worship service at which theReverend Theodore F. Adams, minis¬ter of the First Baptist Church, Rich¬mond, Va., spoke on “The Faith ofa Minister.”Speaking at Rockefeller MemorialChapel, the Reverend Adams declared,“With the present crisis bringing tomany a new realization of the impor¬tance to life of faith in God, it be¬hooves ministers to give a vital grow¬ing faith to the world. Today we areengaged in a war of beliefs—not justa conflict of planes and ships, of menand tanks, but a world-wide strugglebetween basic attitudes and convic¬tions.”On Tuesday, William W. Sweet, ofthe Federated Theological Faculty of the University of Chicago, spoke onreligious revivalism in America. “Re¬vivalism,” he said, “has been the vie- ■tim of cheap debunking by many who ■have considered it as without a legit-imate place in the stream of Ameri- :can Christianity.” It has actually,however, constituted the Americaniza¬tion of Christianity, he declared.James Luther Aadms, Professor ofTheology in the Federated TheologicalFaculty of the University, addressedthe Institute Tuesday morning withthe following statements:“Activities of the French under¬ground reveal that the France of theChristian tradition and the France ofthe revolutionary tradition are grasp¬ing a new opportunity to work togeth¬er. In France a new accord is devel¬oping between the French GeneralConfederation of Labor, the CatholicConfederation of Christian Workers,and the French Protestant Federationof Religious Socialists.”The outstanding leader of FrenchChristian thought, according to Pro¬fessor Adams, is Andre Philip, for¬merly a member of Leon Blum’s cab¬inet, a professor of economics at theUniversity of Lyons, and until 1942,when he escaped to England, a lead¬ing figure in the resistance movementin the French underground.Halperin, Gottschalk, LockDiscuss European PoliticsIn History Club SymposiumAt a meeting of the History ClubTuesday night Professors Halperin,Gottschalk, and Lock were guestspeakers in a symposium on “Italy,France, and Germany.” ProfessorLOUIS GOTTSCHALK^Battle of the MidwayGeorge HiltonThe morale of the soldiers in thebattle against bankruptcy has beenseriously impaired by the widely-heldmisapprehension that reporters arethe lowest form of journalistic life.Dr. Gottesman himself has denouncedthis idea as a fallacy. The editor,voicing the ideas of our most con¬sistent readers, decreed during thedoxology of our last staff meetingthat beyond all doubt the lowest formof editorial life is the weekly column¬ist. In the words of Dr. Gottesman,“The columnist is neither flesh norfowl!” He is obviously not fowl, asthe business staff has a monopoly onthat.His not being flesh is admirablyillustrated by our glamorous friend,Nancy Smith. Nancy, the internation¬alists’ Mae Tinee, became slenderizedduring her first year writing BoxOffice, when she exercised more thanany year since she gave up hopscotch (1941). She became the Uni¬versity’s leading track artist by run¬ning after the staff members* in oc- cassionally successful attempts to havethem take her to the movies. Sheeventually became so persistent thatthe leading sufferers held a specialclam bake in which they decided howto cope with the cinemaphilic Smith.Although their decision was, of course,secret, it may be deduced from theiractions: Bill Roberts immediately vol¬unteered for the Navy, Sandy Sulcerasked the Army for immediate in¬duction, and Harmon Craig left forthe Air Corps in Arkansas. It isrumored that Nancy was seen in thevicinity of the Kappa Sig house threedays before the permanent withdrawalof the chapter.When Board 88 eliminated the mostlikely candidates for Nancy’s pur¬poses, she was forced to resort toasking the local entrepreneurs forpasses. They refused her so oftenthat she was given invaluable exper¬ience for selling the Chicago Maroon,which, should serve as both an objectlesson and moral for the week. The article deals with the art¬istic pursuits of University of Chicagostudents. Miss Campbell has writtenI several text books and is also a poet iHalperin, in discussing our relationswith Italy, stressed the necessity forunderstanding the revolutionary con¬ditions which at present exist in Italy.“Italy,” said Halperin, “offers theUnited Nations their first opportunityto prove that they are sincere in theirattempt to give liberalism to the na¬tions which they conquer. The Italianpeople have demonstrated their capa¬city for self government and the moreconfidence and trust we put in them,the better it will be fjgr us, for de¬mocracy, and for Italy.”Professor Gottschelk, in his talkon France, said that “some kind ofcivil disturbance in France is inevi¬table” and that, although it is inevi¬table, it can'be minimized if the Unit¬ed Nations will set DeGaulle up in agovernment strong enough to dis¬courage uprisings on the part of theVichyites and other factions. In Pro¬fessor Gottschalk’s opinion the Kel-log Pact, rather than the AtlanticCharter, should have been made thebasis for the war: that is, to put thewhole thing on the same basis as theCivil War in this country, meetingSecession with Force.Professor Lock said that we havebeen swamped with wartime propa¬ganda concerning Germany and thatin making out peace plans we mustadopt an understanding attitude.Autumn “CarUlon”Features ArticleBy Gladys CampbellThe Carillon, the College literarymagazine, has announced that the firstin what it hopes will be a series ofarticles written by guest faculty writ¬ers, will appear in the forthcomingSeptember issue. The article, entitled“Against Foul Time”, was written byMiss Gladys Campbell, assistant pro¬fessor of Humanities in the Collegeand intmetor in the teaching of Eng-HsCTP«9« TwoTHE CLERICAL ADDERSpeaking before the Pastors* Institute onTuesday, Dr. D. Elton Trueblood, professor of thephilosophy of religion at Stanford University,said, “We deliberately cut the children off fromtheir heritage. In America we actually work, inmany states, on the preposterous theory that itis illegal to teach our children the faith on whichour democracy rests. The public school teachercan tell all she likes about Nero, but she cannottell about his distinguished contemporary, St.Paul.“Our greatest menace is not from Germany,great as that has been, but rather from the samemood which gripped Germany so powerfully andso destructively.**It is perhaps significant that The Protestant,in the July*August issue, contains a review ofSchool and Churchy The American Way by Con¬rad Moehlman, reviewed by Joshua Block. Mr.Block opens his review with these words, “Inthese days when men in high ecclesiastical posi¬tion venture to speak of the American publicschool system as National Enemy Number Oneit is well that a reappraisal of the role the schoolsystem plays in our social order, especially in itsrelation to the Church, be undertaken . . . Inimi¬cal forces are attempting, unfortunately with ameasure of sucess, to bring about the ultimatereturn of formal religious instruction to theclass-room of the public school . . . Their effortsrepresent a serious threat to the very foundationsof our democratic institutions of which the publicschool system is the most vital one . . . “ Teudsbetween different religious groups are growingmore and more. Where formerly the race issuewas no problem on the public school campus, itis becoming so because the matter was discussedin religious education on released time.* **It is the unfortunate habit of all religiousgroups to set themselves apart from the body ofmankind generally with the attendant thesis thatin some way they are the elected few, unique,infallible, and alone possessors of the Truth.Disparagement of other groups ranges frommild deprecatory references to incitements toopen violence which fall just short of a call to a“holy war.’* All this is in keeping with the bar¬barous nature of religion which since the begin¬ning of recorded history has had charged againstit the most vile crimes. Those who think ofreligious crimes in terms of the Reformation orthe Thirty Years War will do well to rememberthe Ku Klux Klan flourishing at this moment,the Catholic Priest shot to death on his frontporch in Alabama, the recent Boston attacksupon Jewish children by hoodlums motivatedwith “religious zeal**, and so on ad nauseam.IThis growing particularist movement canserve only to undermine the nation. It serves toreawaken dying animosities once fanned by theignorant fanatic. The American today is largelyindifferent to the distinctions of various creeds,and is more motivated by a philosophy of liveand let live. Reintroduction of religion upon thecampuses of America will but serve to set groupagainst group. The University has lately wit¬nessed the in-penetration of certain groups withthe avowed purpose of surrounding their com¬municants with “the right atmosphere” and to“shield them from godless and unchristian in¬fluences.** If one A^anted to press this point,one might inquire how well this will accord withthe avowed determination of education “to seekthe truth regardless of what long-standing be¬liefs and superstitions must yield in the process.”“Let those who would meddle with it re¬member that *the campus of the public school isthe one place in American life where religiousand racial tolerance is cultivated. It is Amer-ica*8 protection against numerous efforts to stirup religious prejudice and inaugurate a newinquisition,** : THE CHICAGO MAROONTHE CHICAGO MAROONOfficial student publication of the Universitjr of Chicago, published every Friday duringr theacademic quarters. Published at Lexinsrton Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.Telephone DORchester 7279 or MIDway 0800, Ext. 861.editor! : Frederick I. GottesmanBUSINESS MANAGER: Alan J. StraussEditorial Associates: John Harmon, William WambaughBusiness Associate: George HiltonEditorial Assistants: Caroll Atwater, Ellen Baum, Frances Carlin, Dolores Engel, Roger Eng¬lander, Joe Hart, Ed Hofert, Dorothy Iker, Lorraine McFxdden, Don Shieds, Connie Slater,Nancy Smith, Espey Voulis, Mary Wong, Carla ZingarelliBusiness Assistant: Nicholas GordonThis Week On CampusFriday, August 4—Worship Service. Joseph Bond Chapel. Speaker: Frank Grover, AssistantDirector, Office of Dramatic Productions. 12 m.-12:20 p.m.Public Lecture (The Society for Social Research): "Social Science in thePostwar World.” Presiding, William F. Ogbum. Speakers: George Lund-berg, Bennington College; Malcolm Willey, University of Minnesota;Rlaph W. Tyler; Samuel A. Stouffer. Social Science 122. 8 p.m."Dear Brutus,” by J. M. Barrie. Presented by Office of Dramatic Productions.Mandel Hall. 8:30 p.m. Admission: 60c, including tax.Saturday, August 5—"Dear Brutus,” By J. M. Barrie. Presented by Office of Dramatic Productions.Mandel Hall. 8:30 p.m. Admisison 60c, including tax.Sunday, August 6—Religious Service. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Speaker: The Reverend Ad¬am W. Burnet, St. Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, Scotland. 11 a.m.University of Chicago Round Table. "The Papacy and the Peace.” Speakers:Reinhold Niebuhr, Union Theological Seminary; George N. Shuster,President, Hunter College; G. A. Borgese, Professor of Italian Litera¬ture, University of Chicago. WMAQ and NBC. 12:30-1:00 p.m.Organ Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Guest Organist: Russell Hay-ton. 7-7:30 p.m.Carillon Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. 8-8:30 p.m.Monday, August 7—Public Lecture (Humanities and Education); "Art.” Speaker:.Ulrich A. Mid-deldorf. Professor of Art; Chairman, Department of Art. Social Science122. 4 p.m.Public Lecture on Christian Science. Speaker: Will B. Davis. Chicago Theo¬logical Seminary. 4 p.m.Tuesday, August 8—Worship Service. Joseph Bond Chapel. Speaker: William W. Sweet, Profes¬sor of the History of American Christianity, Federated Theological Fac¬ulty. 12 m.-12:20 p.m.Public Lecture: "American Status and Education.” Speaker: W, Lloyd War¬ner, Professor of Anthropology and Sociology. Social Science 122. 4:30p.m.Recording Concert and Tea. Ida Noyes Hall. 3:30-5 p.m.Documentary Film. The Baltic Situation. Social Science 122. 7:00 and 8:30p.m. Admission: 35c per person.Recreational Evening. Ida Noyes Hall. 7:30-9 p.m.Carillon Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. 8-8:30 p.m.Wednesday, August 9—Public Lecture: "Peace in the Far East: When; Temporary or Permanent?”Speaker: Harley F. MacNair, Professor of Far Eastern History and In¬stitutions. Social Science 122. 4:30 p.m.Organ Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Guest Organist: Roxane Breen.7-7:30 p.m.Carillon Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. 8-8:30 p.m.Thursday, August 10—Public Lecture (Humanities and Education): "Archeology.” Speaker: JohnA. Wilson, Professor of Egyptology; Director of the Oriental Institute.Social Science 122. 4 p.m.The Human Adventure. "The Story of Blood.” WGN. 7:30-8 p.m.Carillon Recital. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. 8-8:30 p.m. Don ShieldsTraveling BazaarWilliam WamhauffliPreview and ReviewWednesday night saw the openingone cf three concerts played by theWoman’s Symphony under Jerzy Boj-anowski at Grant Park. Lucille Man¬ners of radio fame was soprano solo¬ist in Massente’s II 68t doux, it est bonfrom Hcrodicbde j encored by Rossini sLa Tarrentella, for which she had theappropiate gestures and movement.After intermission she sang Rachman¬inoff’s In the Silence of the Night,which is much more appropriate fortenor; Offenbach’s Barcarolle; Mal-otte’s setting of The Lord's Prayer;and four encores, of which the bestwas the Largo from Handel’s Serse,including the seldom heard recitativewhich precedes.Miss Manners has a voice whichmay be described as clear and sharp;but it decidely lacks warmth and theroundness of tone which goes withwarmth. She did not seem to possessany innate feeling for the songs—onewould say, rather, that she had mod¬eled her interpretations upon those ofher predecessors.The Woman’s Symphony has never been a first rate orchestra: at timesin the past, however, it has reasonablyapproximated a well functioning sec¬ond class one. Last night, makingallowances for the humid weather, thebrasses were badly balanced andsounded as if they were in need of agood session with a nietronome.Beethoven’s Egmont Overture whichopened the program fared best of all,containing no slip-ups. In the slowmovement of Mendelssohn’s ItalianSymphony came the first signs oftrouble. In the suite from Tschaik-owsky’s Sleeping Beauty, notably inthe "Puss-In-Boots” episode, the brass¬es were undone and chaos was nar¬rowly averted. I think most of thedifficulty can be laid at the door oftl\e conductor. Mr. Bojanowski as aconductor is a good showman, but hepossesses nervous energy in too greatabundance for the good of the orches¬tra's stability. Wednesday he behavedlike a combination of Stokowski andKlemperer, incorporating all the . bad' points of both. This 'is primarily addressed tothose of you who are new to the Uni¬versity and have not yet familiarizedIf yourselves with our peculiar tradi¬tions ... During Alumni Week manyof the old-grads (Bless their goldenlittle hearts) were peeved that the oldforms were not being observed andthen, too, some of the boys comingback to campus on furlough (some ofthem for the first time in two or threeyears) have been complaining in let-~ ters to Bazaar that the Alma Materis looking more and more like a high-school... The let¬ters usually point to the breaking of traditions as ex¬amples of what they mean to convey.. .So Bazaar takesit upon itself this week to skim lightly over a few of ouralmost defunct traditions in the hope that somebodymight feel sentimental enough to begin to observe themagain.Probably the first tradition the freshman runs upagainst, and consequently the one most frequently brok¬en lately, is that concerning the Seal under MitchellTower. ..According to the "C” Book, the first of themores of the University is "NEVER walk on the Seal”.This custom had remained unbroken for years untilwe got our first contingent of ASTP men some two yearsago...Not knowing the folk-lore of the school theseworthies would march across the seal every morning ontheir way to mess in the Coffee Shop (no pun intended)... I remember with what acute chagrin and dismay thestudent body used to watch this daily outrage.. .Onemorning Barbara Ortlund, unable to contain herself, yell¬ed, "Get off the Seal” as a group of soldiers were pass¬ing ... Enraged by shouted answers of "Oh, throw it inthe scrap heap”. La Ortlund proceeded to deliver herselfof a lecture on University Customs that stopped the Ar¬my cold.. .apologies were tendered and until the adventof the first two years of the present College the Seal re¬mained unviolated... Of course every now and then anextremely practical freshman will definitely inquire justwhy we don’t step on the Seal.. .In the old days the up¬perclassman asked would draw himself up to a greatheight and say loftily "Silly child, one simply DOES¬N’T!”. . .However since this display of dignity is too in¬frequent to be effective anymore, a much more practicalanswer must be given:.. .You see the Seal is mortal (be¬ing made of metal) and constant walking across it willwear it down beyond all recognition... This will necessi¬tate the expenditure of a considerable amount of moneyto have a new one laid.. .And THAT ought to keep peo¬ple off if nothing else..The "C” Bench in front of Cobb Hall is another sceneof the tradition laxity on campus.. .There was a timewhen this bench was the exclusive property of Seniors,"C” men, and girls who had been kissed by "C” men...Adherence to this custom has always been less rigidthan the one connected with the Seal... At almost anytime of the day a group of girls could be found sunningthemselves on this particular bench and little was saidabout it... After all, what gentleman would question anygirl’s right to be there... She COULD have been kissed...(there is no accounting for individual taste)...Butthe presence of men was a different matter altogether...Nu Pi, Owl & Serpent, Iron Mask, and Skull & Crescent,used to make periodic night raids in the vicinity of thebench hoping to find some underclassman who was tak¬ing advantage of the dark to rest his fanny on the Sen-"ior Shrine... If such an unfortunate was found a quickdousing in the Botany Pond was his reward for tramp¬ling on the folk-ways... At the present time you canfind almost anything on the "C” Bench during the daybut enough of the lore has lingered so that it’s usuallyclear at night... B&G, and the honor societies share thecredit for this.Traditions of a different nature are also found oncampus...For instance, when a professor cracks a par¬ticularly good joke in class, and gets sufficient response,he will almost certainly remember it for next year’sgroup of students... This has been going on for so longthat the jokes themselves have become traditional...Prof. T. V. Smith used to greet every freshman philoso¬phy class with an eager leer and, rubbing his hands likeUriah Heep, would drool pleasantly; "Ah Ha! Virginminds!”.. .The great Prof. Anton J. Carlson’s tradition¬al gag was once written up in a national magazine (Time,I believe) but he used it year after year.. .It went likethis.. .When delivering a certain ^i. Sci. lecture he wouldhave two watch glasses on the desk before him... afterinforming the students that one contained a urine sam¬ple and the other a solution of sugar-water the learnedman would thrust a questioning finger into one of thevessels, put it to his lips, and then say to the startledclass; "Yep, that’s the sugar-water!”It was traditions like this that made life interestingaround her^ and the individual student can do his bit tosee that they are continued..THE CHICAGO MAROON Pag* Tlir**^CaroU AtwaterWhat PriceSanityLast Friday wenoticed a letter tothe Editor fromMiss Lillian Win-lake, an Englishstudent at the Uni¬versity, about In¬ternational House.We decided then todevote our next col ¬umn to the subjectof whether or notInternational House is fulfilling itsobligation to international-minded stu¬dents at the University.In regard to Miss Winlake’s insis¬tence that rates should be determinedby the student’s ability to pay, we re¬mind her that International Housesubsists solely upon income fromroom rent. Room scholarships do ex¬ist, and in an average year between40 and 50 students are given full orpartial room rent. Furthermore, thecurrent rate for a double-deck stan--dard room ($4.00 per week) is decid¬edly reasonable.As for the House’s interest in thefurtherance of international under¬standing, the application itself con¬tains a credo of tolerance that everyapplicant is required to sign. TheActivities Office plans several affairseach week to orient the house mem¬bers (resident and non-resident) andto acquaint them with each other.The Sunday soirees have always beenextremely popular; the weekly folk¬dancing and frequent social dancingcarry on the idea. House membersstart many activities spontaneously . .. for example, the French and Spanishtables which meet each week, andnext Sunday’s meeting of American-born Japanese students to discuss theirproblems in the war. Foreign speak¬ers and people like Clifton Utley whoare interested in international rela¬tions are called upon often to speak.Forums spring up continually.We cannot quite see where MissWinlake received her impression ofInternational House; scarcely in thedinning-room or the Tiffin Room,where almost every table conversationis being conducted in a different lan¬guage; or in the main lounge, wherePuerto Ricans, Germans, Nisei,French, Swiss, Canadians, Russians,Chinese, Filipinos, South Americans,mingle with students born in theStates. All this in a school where,according to a recent count, anly 125students are registered from outsidecontinental America’.It might be a good idea for* MissWinlake to come over to take out anon-resident membership, and giveherself a chance to get acquaintedwith International House.Calvert Club MembersEnjoy Weekend OutingThe Calvert Club, Catholic Stu¬dents’ Club of the University of Chi¬cago, held its summer weekend at itsChilderley Estate, Wheeling, Illinois,last week, July 28, 29, and 30th. Threeconferences on social problems, withthe general theme “Christ the Work¬er , were held. Also included were so¬cial activities.Rev. Cyril McKinnon, graduate stu¬dent in the Social Science Division,conducted the conference on “TheGuilds and Labor”. “Creative Work”'vas the topic for Anne Grille of theArt Institute and A. R. Steinfels, anarchitect. Rev. E. Schonka, O.S.B., ofLisle, Illinois, spoke on “The Functionof Work in the Life of a Catholic”.Hikes, wiener roasts, camp fire, andcommunity sings filled the recreation¬al side of the program. Round Table Speakers AdvisePostwar Occupation Of Japan“We must insist that Japan beplaced under the occupation and con¬trol of the allies until the time whenher militarist elements are complete¬ly eliminated and a liberal gov¬ernment can be formed by the Japa¬nese themselves,” declared Dr. H. H.Rung, vice premier and minister offinance of China who opened the Uni¬versity of Chicago Bound Table broad¬cast last Sunday, July 30, with a briefspeech from New York.Following the introductory remarksby Dr. Rung, the Round Table contin¬ued its discussion of “Japan” fromHighspotsWould you like to know how manychildren you’re going to have, if you’llever get that engagement ring paidfor, or when wealthy Aunt Mehitabelis going to kick the bucket? A fewpieces of silver across a palm and youcan find out all this and more in thecaptivating atmosphere of Ye OldeCellar, a few hundred north on Michi¬gan Avenue.You’ve weaved in and out of everydoor on Rush Street, but have youever paused long enough to enjoy apre-war, thick, juicy sirloin steak?Which all serves to remind you thatBarney’s on Randolph is open andserving the same famous cuisine asbefore.If you want to be really happy, mychildren, join me in the depths offrozen Daiquiris at that foyer of theliterati, Morton’s on Lake Park nearFifty-fifth. Good food, too, but thenagain—by the seventh one—whatlovely puddles of purple passion!I know that your beloved blue jeansand lumberjack shirts are dear to thecoed heart, but there are times in ev¬ery frill’s life when such dress^ justain’t right! Our own Gwen Schmidtplus scores of other winsome collegemisses down at Marshall Field’s Col¬lege Shop are eager to aid you inyour dilemma at any time, but espe¬cially during the currently featured“Campus Olympus.” You won’t wantto miss being a vision on his furloughin one of their dreamy soft velveteensadorned with lush draped bows.—V.G.Vienna ChoirboysBring High QualityTo Fiction FilmThe Vienna Choirboys make “Con¬cert in Tyrol” one of the best of thefiction films presented by the Docu¬mentary Film Group. A German fi^mwith English sub-titles, the scene islaid in the beautiful Tyrol mountains.The film has good music, scenery andcast, but excepting for a few noveltwists, an old plot.The heroine Leni, in love with ToniKern, the village school teacher whospends more time teaching the boyssinging and skiing than the regularacademic subjects, is forbidden byher father to marry him, as he wantsher to marry the villain, the town’srichest man. When the villain burnsdown ^he father’s barn, the hero isaccused. In this case, it is the heroine,together with the “other woman” whokeeps popping in and out of the pic¬ture, who eventually saves him. Andthe schoolboys prove their worthwhen, in trying to earn money to hirea lawyer for their teacher, they givea very successful concert at a nearbyhotel.It is amazing how one minute theseChoir boys can act like dead end kidsand the next minute be perfect angelsin a Christmas play. Their superbrendition of some of Mozart’s morefamous melodies makes the whole filmmore than worthwhile.’ * —L.M. Chicago, presenting Harold Quigley,Professor of Political Science at theUniversity of Minnesota; T. W. Brum¬baugh, executive secretary of the De¬troit Council of Churches and formermissionary to Japan; and Harley F.MacNair, Professor of Far EasternHistory and Institutions at the Uni¬versity of Chicago.Prof. MacNair and Mr. Brumbaughdisagreed on the question , of what todo about the institutions of the Jap¬anese emperor and state Shinotoism.MacNair declared that “the history ofJapan shows that the emperor, witha few exceptions, has been in the im¬portant position of serving as therubber stamp for certain other groups.He has been told what to do and howto act by important groups in Japan.”Brumbaugh on the other hand heldthat eliminating Japan’s emperorwould be harmful psychologically be¬cause “...the emperor system is somuch a part of the thinking and cul¬ture of the Japanese people. They con¬sider the emperor as their father, andit is the cement which holds the Jap¬anese family of people together. So¬ciety in Japan would fall apart if theemperor were done away with.”The speakers agreed that Japanshould be occupied and policed byforces from all the United Nationsand not merely by the Chinese, be¬cause the Japanese need to know thatthe world disapproves of their pastactions. Finally, the people in theUnited States must realize the impor¬tance of maintaining international co¬operation after the war and assumingtheir responsibility, or, “Asia as awhole may be united against theWest.” The speakers pointed out thatthe close wartime cooperative workbetween China and the United Na¬tions will be the “natural bridge” to¬ward future cooperation with the na¬tions of the East.Letter,,,(Continued from page one)serve the best interests of the Uni¬versity which you, yourself, seek.I quote from your address: “thepursuit of truth through freely de¬termined teaching and research is notan adequate statement of the purposeof a university.” If this isn’t an ade¬quate statement of purpose, what doyou propose as an alternative pur¬pose? You describe ‘freely determin¬ed teaching and research’ as a philos¬ophy already in existence at the Uni¬versity. Do you object to the state¬ment as a philosophy? Have you analternative philosophy to propose?What are the ends and means of youralternative philosophy ?You s«iy you seek the representa¬tion of other philosophies at the Uni¬versity in addition to the one alreadypresent. This may be considered lib¬eral, but is it not also sheer negati¬vism ? Can unity exist at the Univer¬sity under such conditions ?In your address, you stated “realunity can be achieved only by a hier-achy of truths.” What hierachy do youpropose to establish?Again, you say, “the voice of thefaculty must be heard, but it cannotbe decisive when it is contrary to in¬terests of the developing communityas a whole.” in order for somethingto be the greatest good of the great¬est number in the community, isn tit necessary that a majority (thegreatest number of the community)have a voice in the promulgation andadoption of that greatest good? Isn’tthat Democracy? iSeveral times through the addressyou call for a “moral, intellectual andspiritual revolution throughout therSaiaa ” oaffe four) Over at Billings, a young and naivestudent had several tests made andcame back the next day with a posi¬tive t.b. and scarlet fever. Deeplyworried, she asked the doctors whatshe should do. The harried medicsmerely told her not to worry at all—two positives make one negative. Atthis rate, student health will have tobe called Borgia’s Corner.The Ida Noyes cloisters are be¬ginning to look more and more likethe Coffee Shop with four and fivetables of beauties screaming in deepanguish, “But I’m NOT bidding Cul¬bertson, I’m bidding Coffee Shop!Two no-trump . . ” Speaking ofbridge, the U. of C. must really havesomething on the ball: Ruth Wilcox,Delta Gamma, from Purdue, is up herefor the summer studing organic chem¬istry and Chicago style bridge.Paul Miller is inviting all the wim-min on campus to the Casbah forsome passionate love.Congratulations to Lucille Hyatt forher life saving at Fullerton Beach.She made all the papers with herthrilling save the other day—North¬western has nothing on the U. of C.Lucille, a'math major, has been swim¬ming since she was 18 months old.Visitors on campus are Jimmy Han¬sen, DU, a brand new ensign fromColumbia; Phi Delt Fred Gustafson tosee Gloria Robinson (he came fromso far down south that mint julepsare still pouring out of his ears);Chuck Collins on his first furlough in18 months.Charles Hauer, formerly of Caseand University of Maryland, was inChicago on furlough from Fort Mon¬mouth to see Ellen Baum. His prizestory concerns the sign on the grassin Central Park, New York—“ThisGrass Open for Passive OccupationOnly.”B & G is still having its troubles—Arpad Elo chasing females aroundthe campus at odd hours of the'nightbothers the little men with the flash¬lights. B & G has a character of itsown too—the man who roams aboutthe quadrangles teaching solitaire(doubles).Dj*. Condon, the local psychiatrist,has been having a busy summer—thecalls to Beecher Hall are mysteriouslytransferred to him. We understandthe principle to be that anyone whoattempts to phone Beecherites, shouldspeak to Dr. Condon first.Martha Richards Gay and ArthurGay, a Sigma Chi, are in town visiting—he’s now in the ASTP at the Uni¬versity of Syracuse.The med students surrounded IdaJean Sandes last Friday knockingeach other over for a paper—^wonder¬ing whether the med school made theMaroon this week. We’ve lots of ideasfor this week—the students at WestVirginia used to hang cadavers outof their windows; the Cook CountyMorgue had better lock its doors care¬fully now.At last the source of the brassierefound in the Botany Pond last fallhas been revealed—however, she’s on the Maroon staff and in the goodgraces of the editor, so her name can¬not be revealed by this hallowed col¬umn. Other details of her escapadewhich she will admit to is tying upa number of other bras and drapingthem over the fire escape of the Dis¬ciples of Christ house. Tsk!Janice Brogue has a lovely new cig¬arette holder—it’s really a two footlong bamboo opium pipe. Old thingsto smoke remind one of the characterat Paul Boutebiba’s party who sataround looking Victorian—or tryingto—while smoking an enormous Cubancigar. Sounds almost as good as theCountess.Voices from the past—rememberJohn Murra in his younger days whenhe wandered earnestly around thecampus shaking his head sadly atthose who wouldn’t join the Com¬munist club, telling them they’d besorry when the revolution came.Saddest case of the d.t.’s down in U.T. was seen there last Monday whenbewildered barflies watched a Scotchladdie from the Eighth Army dancingwith persistent “Pat” who wore shorts.Your recent opus on-the editor-in-chief (**Battle j)f the Midway** byGeorge Hilton in the Maroon of July14), admirable as it may be, canscarcely be considered the definitivebiography. Mention of what futurehistorians will probably call the ‘Bost¬on’ period is conspicuous by its absencefrom your pages.That tender period of youth andromance (ah . . .); the early poeticwritings (bah . . .); the sunporchwindow scandal (shame . . .); theWagner lectures in,a German dialectthat even Hitler couldn't understand;all these are among the many influ¬ences which have colored Gottesman'spersonality and made him what heis (?).Despite the fact that I’m extremelymyopic, twelve years of intimate association with your editor have givenme rare insight into his life andcharacter.Born of fine, respectable parents,Fred, the black sheep of the family,soon became quite adept at pullingthe wool over their eyes. His folks,realizing that their son might cometo a bad end, tried to improve hischaracter by choosing for his con¬stant companion a musical chap ofsterling human worth (must I take abow?). However, all was in vain.His vices overcame both th^ bit ofgood within him and the good influ¬ences to which he was subjected.And now . . . ?Ah, ’tis well to celebrate the praisesof humanity, but alas, it is also nec¬essary to expose the vices that deformit. 'There is still much to tell—someday.Sincerely yours,Leonard AltmanBoston, Mass.MAKE THE WORLD YOUR HOMELive Economically This Fall atInternational HouseA Residence Hall for Students of All NationsStandard room, double decker bed, per person weekly—$4.00Also available—single rooms and bath suitesApplications subject to approval bythe Committee on Admissions of theBoard of GovernorsInternational House is dependent solely upon current income from sale of services,since there are no endowmer.t funds.N. Thomas CriticizesBoth Major PartiesIn Mandel HaU Speech Modern Literature DiscussedIn Humanities Lecture SeriesIn an address sponsored by theUniversity’s Socialist Club, which hedelivered Tuesday night at MandelHall, Norman Thomas, Socialist can¬didate for President in 1944, attackedthe programs of both major politicalparties as being incapable of solvingAmerica’s post-war problems, and de¬clared that the only means of effec¬tive political action in 1944 is to votethe Socialist ticket.Mr. Thomas declared that there areno major differences between theDemocratic and Republican pla^ormsin regard to either foreign or domes¬tic policy. He also predicted the poli¬cies of the President would be largelythe same, whether Roosevelt or Dew¬ey is elected. He pointed out, for in¬stance, that Dewey, if elected, will notreduce the total number of govern¬ment bureaucrats below that of Roose¬velt’s pre-war administration. He de¬clared that, since the two major par¬ties are so much alike, the liberal vot¬er is not given an opportunity to real¬ly express himself on the major issuesif he votes either Democrat or Repub¬lican. Therefore the only means ofeffective political expression for“those not. benighted enough to be¬lieve in the major party platforms”is a vote for the Socialist ticket.For this reason, Thomas declaredthat a liberal voter will be throwinghis vote away unless he votes Social¬ist. He then went on to discuss thereasons why both major parties willfail in their efforts to achieve a last-Local AYD ChapterTo Participate InHarms Park PicnicThe local chapter of AmericanYouth for Democracy is planning totake part in a picnic jointly sponsor¬ed by the state AYD organization anda Douglas aircraft union, which willbe held at ^ Harms Park this Sundayfrom 10 a.m. until midnight. HenryArmstrong, world-famous boxer, willbe on hand. Tickets may be obtainedfrom any AYD member.The group is planning to continueits aid to the war effort, and its workon the November elections. SylviaKoral will be in charge of continuingthe drive for Red Cross blood donors. ing peace and the conquest of poverty.He asserted that President Roose¬velt’s proposal for a new internation¬al organization is worse than theLeague of Nations, since it would es¬tablish a triple alliance of the greatpowers, “with China as a poor rela¬tion,” for the perpetuation of British,French, Dutch, and perhaps UnitedStates imperialism- in the Far East.It would also lend United States sup¬port to a Balkanization of the wholeof Europe. Both of these conditionswould lead to an^ inevitable WorldWar.Thomas then asserted that democ¬racy itself cannot endure if we do notabolish poverty, since it will alwaysbe subject to the attacks of dema¬gogues under these conditions. Forthis reason a planned economy, theonly means of abolishing poverty, ac¬cording to Thomas, is necessary. Sucha planned economy, accompanied bythe socialization of “the copimandingeconomic heights,” is the program ofthe Socialist Party. 'Future plans of the Socialist Club,in addition to supporting Thomas’candidacy, include a discussion ofSouth Side restrictive real estate cov¬enants on August 16 in Social Science122. Speakers will include Marc Ken¬nedy, Negro author and organizer forthe Young People’s Socialist League,and Walter Hendricks, candidate fora seat in the Illinois State Legislatureon the American Commonwealth Par¬ty ticket.Adams Gives SermonIn Chapel Service“Expendable Christians”, the ser¬mon delivered by Theodore F. Adamsin the University of Chicago Chapelon Sunday, July 30, brings out bymeans of analogy the need for Chris¬tians who will consecrate themselvesto the cause. The word “expendable”,as used in the popular “We Were Ex¬pendable” sense is found to have asimilar significance when associatedwith religious fervor.An expendable Christian is one who,by Mr. Adams’ definition, has convic¬tions. He believes “something worthliving for, worth dying for, and worthpassing on to the next generation.”Having the courage of his convictions THE CHICAGO MAROONGood Current DramaScarce, DeclaresProfessor O'HaraFrank O’Hara, Associate Professorof English at the University, spokelast Tuesday on “Current Drama”.Mr. O’Hara said that when drama isfirst thought of it is thought of interms of playwrights. He thereforecommenced his lecture by discussingthe prominent modern playwrights.Some people are inclined to thinkthat Maxwell Anderson is the firstplaywright of this year. According toMr. O’Hara, he has been by no meanssuccessful during the war. CliffordOdets has grown increasingly inept.Elmer Rice has made no real contrib¬ution of late. John Steinbeck hasproduced only melodrama in The MoonIs Down. Sidney Howard is now si¬lent forever. Sidney Kingsley atleast gave us something to think aboutin The Patroits.Mr. O’Hara thinks that this dearthof good plays is due to the fact thatthe creative chemistry of artists isdisturbed in these troubled times andthat audiences seek relaxation.Some of the more commendable re¬cent plays have been The Little Foxesand Watch on the Rhine by LillianHeilman, Searching Wind, and TheVoice of the Turtle by John VanDruton.Letter,,,(Continued from page three)world.” Of what does this revolutionconsist? Revolution implies change:from what should we turn, and whatshould we seek in its place? How isthis revolution to be procured? Yousay the purpose of revolution is toadvance; to advance one must havea direction. In what direction wouldyou have the University of Chicagoadvance ? Furthermore, every revo¬lution has as its motivating force anideal, a purpose, or a goal. What isthe goal or ideal o’f the revolution youseek, not only for the University, butfor the world at large?Hoping to hear from you at yourearliest convenience, I remainSincerely yours,Frederick I. GottesmanKrueger,,,(Continued from page one)signatures on Krueger nominatingpetitions before September 1. Ap¬proximately 15,000 signatures are re¬quired for the A CP ticket before thevoters.The club has also" planned a seriesof three lecture-discussions on politi¬cal questions by three members of theexecutive committee of the AmericanCommonwealth Party, which will takeplace on August 14, 21, and 28. Thefirst will feature Leonard Levy, ahigh-ranking official in one of the CIOunions, who will speak on “EconomicBackground for Political Action.”The second, on the history of progress¬ive political action and the lessons tobe learned from it, will be conductedby Maynard Krueger, and the third,“Techniques of Political Action,” willfeature Howard Spragg, Minister ofthe South Congregrational Church.Various members of the faculty,as well as students, have taken actioneither in support or in opposition toKrueger’s candidacy. James LutherAdams, vice-president of the LaborRights Society, and Professor of The¬ology, is opposing Krueger, while Ger¬hard Meyer and Reinhard Bendix,both of the Social Science Divisionare members of the executive com¬mittee of the American Common¬wealth Party, as is Krueger, and musttherefore be assumed to be supportingKrueger. “Modern Literature,” was the sub¬ject of the lecture given by AssistantProfessor Elder J. Olsen on Mondayafternoon in the “Humanities and Ed¬ucation” series.Professor Olson opened the lecturewith a short commentary on the con¬troversial issue of evaluation and crit¬icism in ancient and modern literature.He stressed the fact that the objectsof modern and ancient criticism aredifferent in that the subject may bestudied either in terms of history orart.The main part of his-lecture dealtwith education in modern literatureas objects of ancient literature. Pro¬fessor Olson traced the developmentof the epic through its transition tothe modern novel. ^He pointed outthat in the line of development, newspecies in form have entered in theelement and form of writing.TERESA DOLANDANCING SCHOOL1208 E. 63rd Sf. (N«ar WoodUwn Av.)Private lessoni $1.50—12 N-l I P.M. dailyLady or Gentleman InitracfortTelephone Hyde Perk 3080"MYSTERIOUSGRAVITATION"A new theory, in pamphlet form, purport¬ing to solve an old, intriguing mystery; thereal nature of gravitational and electricalattraction. Also throws new light on radia-ticm and matter structure. For details writeto *J. P. KAYNE, The Sheldrake Hotel,4518 Clarendon Av., Chicago 40, III. Professor Olson stated that whilemultiplicity in form now exists, mod¬ern criticism has contracted. Methodis determined by approach, and asour age could afford a larger varietyin approach than did other periodsthere is no good reason why the fieldof criticism has become so limited.One cause for the lack of a definiteapproach in modern criticism is thatthere are no sharp distinctions be¬tween terms employed. Consequently,criticism has become choked.The lecture was concluded by thestatement that discipline is not theobject, the body of the proprosition isthe habit of activity which is destoyedby inactivity. Few will attack theobjects if they are vigorously andintellectually pursued.U.T;1131-1133 E. 55th St.Complete Selectionof Beers andOther BeveragesMIDway0524^Blatz Beerwhich has so far resulted in fiftyblood donations. 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