S. W* Halperin EmphasizesAnglo-American Co-operationAnglo-American cooperation has been and probably willcontinue to be one of the most decisive factors in internationalpolitics, S. William Halperin, Assoc¬iate Professor of Modern History atthe University, said in a lecture atKimball Hall Wednesday evening.“That important circles in Wash¬ington and London distrust the peoplesof Europe is a secret to no one. Thisdistrust is evident in Anglo-Americanpolicy toward Spain where, accordingto most reports, the fascist regimeof General Franco is loathed by thebulk of the people. It is evident inAnglo-American policy toward Italy,where a man like Sforza would be atthe helm if London and Washingtonhas not said no,” Professor Halperinsaid.“Anglo-American policy in Europeseems to have three main objectives.The first is to prevent violence andrevolution; the second is to carve outspheres of influence in strategicallylocated areas; the third is to promotethe establishment of a new interna¬tional organization which will bestrong enough to prevent and sup¬press aggression.”Explaining these three objectivesProfessor Halperin said, “The firsttwo objectives are closely associatedwith fear of Russia. The third ob¬jective stems from a sincere desireto spare Europe and the world thehorrors of another war. Lowering of Standards Seen ByPres. Hutchins In Annual Report“Certainly the creation of a newinternational organization is essentialto the preservation of peace, but onemay well ask why more attention isnot being given to such things as theevils of imperialism, the need foruniversial disarmament, and the prob¬lem of working out a system- underwhich the natural resources of theworld would be more equitably shared.The emancipation of colonial peoples,the reduction of armaments, and abetter economic deal for the poorercountries would go far toward lessen¬ing the tensions which usually gener¬ate wars” he concluded.Burton Court MenTo EntertainOn Sunday EveningOn Sunday, December the tenth,the Burton Court five- and seven-hun¬dred entries will give a party to honorthe men of the dormatory who areleaving to join the armed forces atthe end of the quarter. The partywill be formally entitled the BurtonBrawl No. 2. The Brawl will be opento all residents of Burton and theirdates, plus anyone receiving a per¬sonal invitation from a resident. Thesmall capacity of the lounge in whichthe party is to be given necessitatesthe closing of it to the public. Therewill be dancing from eight-thirty tomidnight.Refreshments in the form of sand¬wiches, coffee, tea and sundry pastrieswill be provided and the music fordancing will be on records, some ofwhich are being purchased for theoccasion. The party is under theauspices of the combined social com¬mittees of the two dorms. Membersof the Committes are for the 600Entry—Hanan Costeff, Leo Dardar-ian; for the 700 Entry-Terry O'Don¬nell, Earl Ludgin, and Harold Dono¬hue.Stags may come, but the committeereports that they will be put to work. Niebuhr SaysConstant FluxIn Man’s TasksWith the technical development ofmodern communication and ‘the his¬torical development of social imagina,tion and intelligence, it is increasinglypossible to organize ever wider humancommunities, according to ReihholdNiebuhr, Professor of Applied Chris¬tianity at the Union Theological Sem¬inary in New York, in his Wednesdayafternoon lecture on “The ChangingBreadth and Permanent Depth ofMan's Communal Tasks”.Most universalist philosophies, hesaid, leave out of account the fact thatevery larger human communityachieves part of unity through coer¬cion.The creation of a universal com¬munity must be achieved without theforces that have served to unify thenatioal community, geographic limita¬tion, ethnic homogeneity, common cul¬tural heritage, and some common ex¬periences. Even the fear of a commonenemy, so powerful in creating inter¬national alliances, will disappear whenthe enemy is destroyed, he asserted.“The task which confronts our gen¬eration is therefore more difficult, andin a sense more impossible, than anyprevious communal task,” Niebuhrconcluded. “Its difficulties have beenseriously underestimated by most mod¬ern approaches to the problem ofworld order. Yet it is as necessaryas it seems to be impossible. Thehistory of the next decades, and per¬haps centuries, will be defined by thetension between this necessity andimpossibility.” To Appear With Szigeti In Composers' ConcertAlpha Phi OmegaTo Take FingerprintsOf All StudentsOpening their current campaign tofingerprint the entire campus. AlphaPhi Omega boys began promptly at12:00 December 4 by taking the printsof Deans Scott and Davey, while re¬porters from leading Chicago news¬papers snapped pictures.President of the Alpha Phi's, JasonWhitney and secretary James Monta¬gue worked for the rest of the day inorder to start the printing smoothly.Members of l^e service fraternitywill be on duty in Hutchinson Com¬mons for the rest of the quarter totake fingerprints of any students.It has also been announced that theAlpha Phi's plan to trim three Christ¬mas trees for Billings Hospital'shome for crippled children. Anytrimmings that fellow students wishto donate will be appreciated.Wanted!Three copies each in good condi¬tion of the following issues of the1943-44 Chicago Maroon to com¬plete our files.January 7 (Vol. 3, No. 12)January 14 (Vol. 3, No. 13)January 21 (Vol. 3, No. 14)January 28 (Vol. 3, No. 15)Please bring these issues to theMaroon office in Lexington Hall.We will pay 15 cents per copy. Front row: Rudolf Kolisch, 1st violin; Albert Rachier, viola.Second row: Ernst Friedlander, 'cello; Germain Prevost, 2nd violin.Szigetif Famed Violinist^Performs At Mandel HallThe second concert of the Depart¬ment of Music's Composers’ Series, tobe given in Mandel Hall at 8:30 p.m.,December 13, will feature JosephSzigeti, internationally famous andone of the four greatest living violin¬ists, in the mid-west premiere of thenew Sonata in D for violin and pianoby the leading contemporary Russiancomposer^Sergei Prokofiev. Mr. Szig¬eti will also perform the Duo Concer-tant of Igor Stravincky, heard for thesecond time on this series. The workwas previously performed by JohnWeicher and the composer during the1943-44 series. Mr. Szigeti will beaccompanied at the piano by HarryKaufman.The Prokofiev Sonata was completedearlier this year and will have itsAmerican premiere by Mr. Szigeti twodays earlier (December 11) in Car¬negie Hall. Prokofiev's music is ofparticular interest to Chicagoans be¬cause it was here on December 16,1921, that the Chicago Symphony withthe composer at the piano gave theworld premiere of his Third PianoConcerto in C. Fourteen days later,on December 30, the Chicago OperaCompany gave the world premiere ofthe opera The Love For Three Or¬anges, the march from which has be¬come such a concert favorite. 'TheStravinsky Duo Coneertant was com¬pleted on July 15, 1932, and had itsworld premiere in Berlin, SamuelDushkin playing the violin part andthe composer the piano, on October28, 1932.The remainder of Wednesday's pro¬gram will be given over to perfor¬mance! of two quartets by the re¬organized Pro Arte Quartet. T^esewill be Schonberg's QtuirtJst No, S, Op. 30, and the Prokofiev Quartet inD, Op. 50. The members of the quar¬tet are Rudolf Kolisch, first violin;Germain Prevost, second violin andthe only remaining member of theoriginal Pro Arte; Albert Rahier,viola; and Ernst Friedlander, 'cello.Kolisch, who formerly had his ownquartet, participated in the world pre¬miere of the Schonberg Quartet whichtook place in Vienna, September *19,1927. Schonberg’s second wife (hisfirst died in 1923) is a sister of’Kol¬isch. The Prokofiev Quartet, writtenin 1930, hkd its world premiere at theCoolidge Festival in Washington,April 25, 1931.Joseph Szigeti began his studieswith Jeno Hubay, the Hungarian vir¬tuoso, in Budapest. At the age of 13(Continued on page three)International HouseCelebrates ChristmasFrom 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., December10, International House will welcomethe Christmas season with its annualwassail party and dance. Sponsoredby the International House AlumniAssociation, the party will featurecarol singing, the traditional wassail,and music for dancing, played by pi¬anist Bill Flory.Two other major events will com¬plete International House activity forthe Fall Quarter. On Thursday, De¬cember 14, Reinhold Niebuhr willagain lead the Post-war DiscussionGroup in the Home Room at 8:00 p.m.Tickets can be obtained from Nicklyoya at International House.A Christmas carol sing will be heldin the Lounge at 7:30 p.m. December16. In his seventh annual report on theState of the University, PresidentHutchins emphasized the seriousweakening of the American education¬al system caused by the war. Theuniversities and colleges have beenaffected by having a great number ofinstructors leave for the armed forc¬es, he stated. The already large num¬ber of uneducated technicians whohave been denied a liberal educationwill be increased by the GI Bill ofRights. “The enormous influx of stu¬dents will arrive at a time when thecolleges and universities are unpre¬pared to meet it. Hence a “doublestandard” for veterans and non-veter¬ans would result due to the Bill.“The GI Bill of Rights will do agreat deal for the country. It willequalize educational opportunity, atleast for the veterans. They will beable to go as far educationally as theeducational institutions of the coun¬try think they can go, and will not belimited by their capacity to pay forthe educational benefits they receive.This is a considerable gain.”Financial UncertaintiesHe added, however, that “the finan¬cial uncertainties that have afflictedthe colleges and universities in thelast 16 years and those that will affectthem in the postwar period will makethem reluctant to reject any studentwho can pay his way,” and that,patriotic will combine with financialmotives to induce them to admit allthe veterans who can be crowded ontothe campus.”“A serious dilution of an alreadydiluted educational system is in pros¬pect,” President Hutchins continued.“It is not unlikely that a kind ofdouble standard may develop for vet¬erans and non-veterans, and that thestandard for veterans will be low.“The overwhelming majority ofveterans will be interested in voca¬tional education, and because the ov¬ersupply of technicians is certain tobe great, disappointment awaits thosewho for vocational reasons pursue atechnical education.“What this country needs is a goodliberal education. And then it needsto have everybody have it.”Effects of WarThe war, Mr. Hutchins said, haswithdrawn from the colleges almostall the young teachers, has destroyedthe graduate schools and has inter¬rupted the training of prospectiveteachers. These effects have left thecolleges unprepared to take up thepostwar burden.“The great American contributionhas been the ideal of education forall,” Hutchins said. “We have gonefarther with free education for every-(Continued on page two)Xmas Party HonorsUniversity EmployeesApproximately 350 women employ¬ees of the University are expected toattend a Christmas party to be heldin their honor at Ida Noyes on Tues¬day afternoon. Tea will be servedfrom 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. The party,sponsored by the University, is anannual event which was first heldfhirteen years ago.During the afternoon, the womenwill elect co-chairman who will be incharge of the annual event next year.Mrs. Divine Lewis is in chargee ofplans for this year's affair. i-■THE CHICAGO MAROONHutchins Reports...(Continued from page one)body than any other country. Thoughwe have not achieved our ideal, wehave pursued it. To a certain extent,the ideal, though praiseworthy, is na¬ive. It assumes that if everybody hasbeen to school, everybody will be abetter man for it, and that the moreschooling he has, the better man hewill be.“The propositions that some educa¬tion is better than none and that moreis better than less are highly dubious.They overlook the central question,and that is the question of quality.Some bad education is worse thannone, and more bad education is worsethan less.“The ideal of education for all islike the ideal of universal literacy orof free communications around theworld. Illiteracy is better than liter¬acy if what is read is degrading! andfree communications will not be ahelp to world peace if what is com¬municated is lies, invective, and prop¬aganda.“For these reasons we cannot hopethat the millennium will dawn whenevery American has a college degree.A €rood Liberal Education“What the country needs is a goodliberal education. And then it needsto have everybody have it. The ob¬stacle to everybody’s having it hashitherto been financial. Now that ob¬stacle is removed as far as the re¬turning veteran is concerned. TheMr. Teller, whose collection ofbrass and copper ware can be seenin the galleries in Groodspeed, willspeak at the weekly tea of the Uni¬versity Art Club, Friday after¬noon, December 8, at 4:15 p.m. Mr.Teller will speak of the history andthe use of these interesting pieces,and will tell how he acquired manyof them. All students are wel¬come.The children want books too. Your Uni¬versity Bookstore has an excellent selection.Ask Peg Jynek to help you match the bookto the child. Why not take home a picturepuzzle to amuse the grownups and littlefolks too?U. of C. BOOKSTORE temptations to give him what hethinks he wants is likely to be socompelling that the opportunity togive him a liberal education he oughtto have may be thrown away. J’romthe standpoint of the country thiswill be a calamity.“Although it is important that thereturning veteran fit into the econom¬ic system and b4 able to support him¬self, it is far more important that hebe able as a citizen to cotitribute tothe solution of the great problemswhich the (country will face in thenext generation. 'This is the objectof liberal education.”The Veteran Student“There exists a great danger thatthe already large number of unedu¬cated technicians in the country willbe increased by the “GI Bill ofRights,” Mr. Hutchins said. The ov¬erwhelming majority of veterans willbe oppressed with the sense of hav¬ing lost a great deal of time, andtheir immediate object will be to makeup for it. Their interest will be vo¬cational. Having seen how technology has revolutionized warfare, theyare likely to flock into technologicalschools and technological courses.With the oversupply of techniciansthus emphasized, many who pursue atechnical education face grave disap¬pointments, he warned.“It has been estimated that thereare four milliqp men in the armedNiebuhr, White GiveConvocation TalkReinhold Niebuhr, theologian andAlexander H. White, visiting Professor of Theology at the University, willgive the quarterly Convocation Sundayaddress at Rockefeller Chapel Sundaymorning at 11 a.m. His subject willbe “Faith and the Uncertain Future.”Students who expect to graduate atthis quarter’s Convocation, their par¬ents, and friends are especially invited.Read the debonnaireTHE RAZOR’S EDGEby Somerset Maugham, $2.75. ..Filled withacid irony and rich urbanity.U. of C. BOOKSTORE forces who have never had a job andwho v.dll therefore have no legalclaim to one,” President Hutchins con-tinned. “Many of these men will goto college if jobs are scarce when de¬mobilization comes. The number islikely to increasfe in direct proportionto the scarcity of opportunities toearn a living.”Such pressure on the colleges maylead to a lowering of standards to en¬able the schools to take advantage ofthe potential swell in enrollments, Mr.Hutchins declared.While the GI Bill breaks an Ameri-can tradition by placing on the tax¬payer the cost of tuition fees at pri¬vate colleges and universities, thereis nothing in the Bill to suggest thatthe federal government will attemptto control the kind of education thatis offered. President Hutchins said,adding, “That is left to the states andthe institutions which the veteranswill attend. The methods worked outunder this law may be useful in thefuture in showing how the federalgovernment can equalize educationalopportunity throughout the nationwithout altogether disrupting our tra¬ditional system of local control.”Civilian EnrollmentReferring to the University itself.President Hutchins reported that ci¬vilian enrolment on the Midway in¬creased 23.6 percent this autumn overa yeaf ago; while the new College,which was established in 1942, show¬ed a 45.6 increase. “The increasesoutside the College,” he said, “mustbe attributed to the artificial prosper¬ity induced by the war, to the clarifi¬cation of the policies of the SelectiveService, and to the return of discharg¬ed veterans.” (There are 122 veteranson campus.)He reported also that the directcontributions of the University to thewar effort had reached their peak“and from this point on a rapid de¬cline is to be expected.” By the endof next June the University will havewithdrawn from the large-scale train¬ing of Army and Navy personnel, al¬though it will continue to train medi¬cal students, officers in the Civil Af¬fairs Training School, area and lan¬guage trainees, and selected officersin meteorology.“In research, though the processwill be slower, it will eventually bethe same,” Mr. Hutchins said. “Someof the most important problems onwhich the .University has been work¬ing are approaching solution.”When U. S. warships go into action, telephone equipmenttransmits orders instantly, clearly. For the huge battleshipWisconsin,” Western Electric supplied two systems usingequipment designed by Bell Telephone Laboratories.1. Sound powered telephone system—with 2200 instrumentsconnecting all battle stations. These battle phones operate oncurrent generated by the speaker's voice, so damage to the ship’selectrical power supply cannot interrupt communications.2. Batde announcing system—with 20 transmitter stationsand over 300 giant-voiced loudspeakers.Helping to supply "battle talk” equipment for use at sea, onland and in the air is providing important work for many col¬lege graduates—both men and women—at Western Electric. Ida Noyes Hall will close forthe Christmas vacation beginningDecember 16. Activities therewill be resumed on January 2,1945.All facilities will be available onthat date except the coke bar whichwill not open until the followingMonday, January 8.The Literary Guild Selection for Decemberis Howard Spring'sHARD FACTS$2.50. A story of a young clergyman sstruggles with his contradictory loves.U. of C. BOOKSTOREDuring the 6th War Loan Drive buy more Bonds than ever!Western ElectricIN NCACC...80UflCC OF SUPPLY FOR TNC ICU SYSTEM.IN WAN...ARSENAL OF COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. War stamps are being sold bymembers of the War ActivitiesCommittee according to the follow¬ing schedule:9:00-11:30 p.m.—Bursar’s office11:30- 1:30 p.m.—CommonsIda Noyes Club¬house5:30- 7:30 p.m.—CommonsWar bonds are sold from 11:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesdays atthe Commons.Pdgw TwoDames Club SponsorsHoliday FunctionsDames Club of the University willhave their monthly meeting this Sat¬urday at 3:00 p.m. in Ida Noyes Hall.The special program for the afternoonis to consist of an interpretation ofthe “Modem Creative Dance” by MissMarion Carlson. Tea will be servedwith Mrs. A. Cecil Taylor and Mrs.Herbert Mertz acting as hostesses.Two holiday functions will takelace the following week. The tradi-ional children’s Christmas party forhe children of Dames, Tuesday at:00 p.m. in Ida Noyes Hall and theannual Christmas party for the Damesand their husbands, Friday, Decem¬ber 15 in Ida Noyes.BRAVE MENby Ernie Pyle, $3.00. Further accentuateshis ability to humanize headline horrors.A book not to miss.U. of C. BOOKSTORE Placement BureauOffers Jobs ForUniversity GirlsPlacement Bureau this week offersjobs for women:Billings Hospital’s Medical RecordLibrary wants clerical workers from4:30 to 8:30 p.m. week days and 12:00noon to 4:00 p.m. Saturday. $52.50fe month.University of Chicago Press wantsgirls for full time work during Christ¬mas and part time work during thequarter in the Mailing and Mimeo¬graph department, 50c an hour.Ellis Flower Shop, 63rd and Ellis,needs a girl to arrange flowers. Fulltime during Christmas holidays, 60can hour.Art Department Library offers a pos¬ition for a clerical worker. Sometyping is required. Part time.The Social Service Administra¬tion Club will hold a luncheon thisSaturday at 12:30 p.m. in IdaNoyes Hall. Tickets can be obtain¬ed at the University InformationOffice, in the Press Building, for $1.7Rubin (ReceivesHighest AwardFor diiviliansFor his wojrk in the developmentof the Army Socialized Training Pro.gram, Arthur jL. H. Rubin, has beenpresented the A.ward for ExceptionalCivilian Servic e. The award was pre¬sented by Maj. Gen. Walter L. Weiber,Director of Military Training, ArmyService Forcesf.Mr. Rubin, jwho is on leave fromthe University/where he was Directorof the Institujce of Military Studies,has been consultant to the War De¬partment sincjb August, 1942, and hasbeen associated with the ASTP sinceits inception Sn 1942.The Exceptional Civilian Award isthe highest War Department honorpresented to civilians. In all probab-,ility, not more than fifty civilians havereceived the award to date.The citatibn accompanying Mr. Ru¬bin’s award reads as follo\^s:“For exceptional service in the de¬velopment pf the Army SpecializedTraining Pli-ogram which affected thelargest number of students ever in¬structed under a single administration,his sound judgment, imagination, in¬itiative and tireleiis efforts resultedin maintaining excellent relations be¬tween heads of 227 academic institu¬tions and the War Department. Bythe successful preparation of morethan 175,000 enlisted men and reservestudents for positions of greater use¬fulness and responsibility in the Army,he contributed immeasurably to theNation’s war effort.”Hinton to LectureOn British SystemOf Education“The British Education System andPlans for Its Improvement” will bethe topic of W. J. Hinton, director ofthe British Information Services, ina public lecture at 4:30 p.m. Decem¬ber 12 in 126 Graduate EducationBuilding. Hinton was formerly Deanof Arts and Sciences at the Univer¬sity of Hong Kong, and Director ofStudies for the London Institute ofBankers.Admission to the meeting is withoutticket.Danseuse FettermanIntroduces Live BirdFad to Green WomenGreen Hall got a little closer to“nature” last Tuesday when Chicago’scontribution to the ballet, Joy Fetter-man, appeared in the supper lineupwith a big, black “bold” perched onher shoulder. She claimed that herlittle feathered friend was one of theremaining specimens of the King ofLithuania’s prize falcons but closerexamination revealed the fact that hewas only a “pickup,” having beenfound in the street, his wings appar¬ently so soaked by the falling slushthat he was unable to fly.Mark AnniversaryOf Laughing GasDr. Arno B. Luckhardt, Professorof Physiology at the University, willbe one of the featured speakers at theHorace Wells centenary celebrationin Hartford, Connecticut, on Decem¬ber 11.This celebration will mark the onehundredth anniversary of the discov¬ery and proclamation of the benefitsof nitrous oxide anesthesia by Dr.Horace Wells of Hartford. Nitrousoxide, commonly called laughing gas,is used by dentists for oral surgery. Murray Supports TVAAs Postwar AnswerEstablishment of “TVA” projects ona nation-wide basis would alleviatepostwar economic problems, SenatorJames E. Murray of Montana said onDecember 3 University Round Tableprogram.Senator Murray, author of tfie pend¬ing Missouri Valley Authority Billand one of the participants in theRound Table discussion of “Seven NewTVA’s?”, declared that the Tennes¬see Valley Authority has demonstrat¬ed the means by which the problemsof the American river valleys can besolved.The TVA program, Murray pointedout, has provided not only for navi¬gation, flood control, and the creationof power, but has actually developedour natural resources. The West, inorder to stimulate postwar produc¬tion and attract new settlers must de¬velop its natural resources and indus¬try in a similar manner, the Montanalegislator said.Murray denounced those who opposesuch projects on the grounds that itVould create “super governments.”He branded such statements as “theassertions of power interests and thelike.”Joseph C. O’Mahoney, Wyomingsenior senator, cautioned granting ofwhat he called “autonomous powers.”“I want to be sure the boundaries ofdiscretionary authority are carefullydefined,” he said. “We must preservethe individual economic freedom andthe economic rights of the localities.”Concert,,,(Continued from page one)he was considered mature enough toembark upon a career as soloist. Hereceived an honorary degree from theBudapest Musikhochschule, and forthe years 1917-24 was head of theclasse de virtuosite at the Conserva¬toire of Geneva. Szigeti has been es¬pecially noted for introducing theworks of contemporary composers.His repertory includes the Busoni vio¬lin concerto which he premiered in1912, the composer conducting; Pro¬kofiev’s First Concerto which he per¬formed at the I.S.C.M.’s festival inPrague; Ernest Bloch’s sonata whichhe played at the Salzburg Festival;and Bartok’s Rhapsody No. 1.Wednesday’s program replaces theall-Schonberg program originallyscheduled for tonight and then can¬celled because of the composer’s illness.Tickets dated December 8 will be hon¬ored on December 13.A part-time job for teaching bu¬gle calls is available for a boy atthe placetnent bureau. The workwould be for approximately anhour and a half every Thursdayevening. Further inquiries andapplication should be directed toMr. Calvin in Cobb 215. THE CHICAGO MAROONProfessor RothGuest SpeakerFor HillelRockefeller Chapel was filled to cap¬acity December 3 at the MaccabeanFestival given by Hillel. Music bythe combined voices of the Anshe EmetSynagogue Choir and the Halevi Chor¬al Society and Cantor Moses J. Silver-man opened the program. Dave Par¬son read the opening prayer whichwas followed by some introductory re.marks by Rabbi Maurice B. Pekarsky,director of Hillel.Naomi Halperin lit the Hanukkahcandle while blessings were sung bythe Cantor. Pearl Mindes, chairmanof Hillel, read from the book ofMaccabes. Professor Stephen M.Corey, Chairman of the UniversityBoard of Social Service and Religion,spoke on behalf of the University.Professor Leon Roth, rector of theHebrew University of Jerusalem,spoke of the meaning of the Maccabe¬an Festival, stating that a gatheringsuch as this was a symbol of religiousfreedom. He added that the Mac¬cabean struggle in the second centurywas one of the decisive battles ofhistory in the attainment of freedomof worship.Inter-Church GroupsTo Meet at ChapelHouse After PageantInstead of the regular Sundaynight Chapel Union meeting, all theInterchurch groups on campus willmeet at the Chapel House December10 after the Christmas pageant fora joint party.Chapel Union’s last activity for thequarter will be Christmas carolingfollowed by a wassail patry on De¬cember 15.Morris to AddressSigma Xi TonightCharles W. Morris, associate pro¬fessor of philosophy at the Univer¬sity, will address the Chicago chapterof Sigma Xi, national and honoraryfraternity for scientists, at 8:00 p. m.tonight on the Midway campus.Speaking on “Signs, Language andBehavior,” Mr. Morris will addressthe group in the Social Science Build¬ing. The meeting, the first in the aca¬demic year, is open to all members ofSigma Xi and the public.You will want several of the new ModernLibrary Illustrated Editions at $1.50 each.Essays of Emerson, The Divine Comedy, TheBrothers Karamazoy, Holy Bible, The Wis¬dom of Confucius, and many others.U. of C. BOOKSTOREWhite is r^i• An Arrow White Shirt isright with your plaid sportsjacket. . . your chalk-stripesuit... or anything else youwant to match it up with!And besides being versatile,Arrow Whites arerugged. Theare pretested forlonger wear. San¬forized label meansshrinkage less thaneven 1%, $2.24 Page ThreeFor The Next QuarterWe have all but completed the Autumn Quarter of the1944-45 academic year. For many of us it represents our firstterm at the University of Chicago. By now, most of us shouldhave realized that we attend a most unusual institution, es¬pecially those of us in the College. We should appreciate theopportunity afforded us of participating in an educational pro¬gram unique among the universities of the country.The College is just now emerging from a period of frankexperimentation. Consequently, there still are many phases ofthe program which can and should be modified or improved insome way. One of the major areas for improvement is theextra-curricular part of our life here.The Chicago Maroon has already embarked upon an activeprogram of study and recommendation for the revitalization ofstudent life on campus. This is entirely in keeping with ourfixed policy of serving the best interests of the students andthe University. In our far from, modest view, we believe thatthese interests may best be served by having the Maroon discuss 'pertinent student problems, by keeping students well informedgenerally, and by making its columns available for that neces¬sary interchange of ideas among all students.We hope that you, our regular readers, will help bringabout a wider extension of the ideas and information pro¬vided by the Chicago Maroon by buying your subscription tothe Maroon now and urging your friends to do likewise. Fortoo long, the campus has been a sounding board for studentgriping. Now is the time for students to do more than gripe,to share in the solution of those problems which generate thefrictions and complaints. Keep informed, think straight, anddo not hesitate to join in constructive student action!You may buy your subscription to the Chicago Maroonat the Maroon offices in Lexington Hall, from any of a number.of Maroon salespeople all over campus and in the dormitories,or by making prompt use of the convenient order form on—Page 4To staff members:Your Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Got-tesman, has finally had his haircut. The event occurred some¬time between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00p.m., yesterday. We have not,however, any basis to support therumor that the News Editor willsuccumb.Mike’s Barber ParlorMadison and State Choose the right gift from the Bookstore'sselection of Art Prints, pottery, glass warebrilliant costume jewelry, leather noveltiessweaters, hair ornaments, Christmas can¬dles, personal stationery, or boxed candy.U. of C. BOOKSTOREUniversityNational BankaiffuCheck PlanUNIVERSITY PAY-AS-YOU-GO offers a low costchecking plan which is easily understood.Its only cost to the depositor is FIVECENTS for each check written and FIVECENTS for each item of deposit.NATIONAL BANK1354 East 55th StreetMember Federal Reserve SystemMember Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation^*lt*s a boy. MacTavish is passingout matches so we can light our Sir Walter Raleigh. ”Four ■■ ■ ■ ' ' 'More About FraternitiesAt various times, we are treated to the age-oldcollegiate discussion of pro or con fraternities oncampus. The recent action of the Chicago Ma¬roon in initiating discussion of the desirabilityof developing a self-governing student body atthe University, brings up the question of whatrole the fraternity system here can play in theformulation of such a student council.A non-fraternity student gets an immediateresponse from any fraternity man when he at¬tempts to criticize fraternities, and the responseis always the same. Either the critic is dis¬missed with the curt suggestion that he is afrustrated rushee, or the critic is exposed to alengthy dissertation on the accomplishments offraternities in bygone years or on campusesother than our own. The basic question as towhether these groups are able to continuallyjustify their existences (singly or severally) bythe aims and scope of their programs or by thetotality of their contributions to any constructiveaction involving the campus at large is com¬pletely ignored.We will freely admit that there have beenfraternities and interfraternity councils whichhave given the University much that was val¬uable and creative. In the past, fraternities haveprovided the campus with vital support and, insome cases, leadership for a great many uni-Versity-wide activities. Charitable, academicand social functions have benefited greatly inthe past because of the support of fraternities,to say nothing of assistance in the social andeducational orientation of incoming freshmento the University. But, unfortunately, all thesewonderful achievements are in the past. I thinka fraternity man would find it somewhat difficult,to say nothing of embarassing, to point withpride at any glowing record of accomplishmentduring the past academic year. Though thesize of the pledge classes of the various Greekgroups has increased coniderably, the quality andrecord has not yet demonstrated any change forthe better after almost a full quarter of activity.There is a growing feeling of resentment andantipathy towards fraternities which is becom¬ing increasingly evident among all levels of theUniversity. More and more, these organiza¬tions are being characterized as class-ridden,feocial climbing snob groups. The aim, motivesand functions of the average fraternity man isdescribed in even more uncomplimentary terms.And unfortunately, more and more fraternitymen seem bent on living up to the reputationprovided by the deriders of fraternities. Evenamong some of the recent pledges, the suspicionis growing that the fraternities are more inter-1ested in what they can get from individuals andthe campus at large, rather than what frater¬nities can give. Another threat to the future offraternities may well be summed up in the chang¬ed attitudes of the current average matriculantat the University of Chicago. He is much morerealistic, serious minded, and more concernedwith the practical exigencies of his educationallife than his “joe college^* predecessor of thepast decade.Actually, there is no reason why this shouldbe ever so. The fraternity can be a well organ¬ized, well integrated association. There is aconspicuous lack of such groups on this campus.With the organization that a fraternity shouldpossess, it could actually become the instrumentof great benefit to the entire University. In fact,I am told that most fraternities were originallyfounded and chartered with all sorts of con¬structive purposes in mind. The opportunitiesfor such constructive action are manifold; theyare with us now. Whatever the future of frat¬ernities or the role they play in an all-Universitystudent government will be a matter largely oftheir own doing. No, this is not an indictment;it is merely a warning. F. I. G. THE CHICAGO MAROONOfficial student publication of the University of Chicago, published every Friday during theacademic quarters. Published at Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago, Dlinote.Telephone DORchester 7279 or MrDway 0800, Ext. 851.EDITOR: Frederick I. GottesmanBUSINESS MANAGER: Alan J. StraussDEPARTMENTAL EDITORS: June Arnold, Harold Donohue, Ed Hofert,Abe Krash, Inger Olson, Betty Steams, William R. Wambaugh.DEPARTMENTAL MANAGER: George W. Hilton 'EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Barbara Barke, Ellen Baum, Charlotte Block, Frances Carlin,Babette Casper, Lita Chiappori, Jayni Cowen, Judy Downs, Catherine Elmes, Roger Englander,Ellen Englar, Albert Friedlander, Joan Geannopoulos, June Gillian, Jack Hill, Art Horowite,Pat Howard, Jean Hubbard, Dorothy Iker, Robert Jones, Pat Kindahl, Zonabel Kingery, JoanKohn, Shirley Krumbach» Norman Macht, Lorraine McFadden, Robert Mitenbuler» MaryMoran, Tricia Murphy, Barry Nathan, Dorothea Noble, John Odell, Helen Panaretos, PhyllisRiggio, Philip Reilly, Lolly Sharbach, Estelle Sharpe, Don Shields, Nancy Smith, Helen Tarlow,Espey Vouhs, Mary Wong, Don Youngs, Peggy Whitfield.BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: Florence Baumruk, Carol Chism, Joan Frye, Barbara Gee, MaryJane Gould, ^aine Johnson, Doris Krudener, Kathleen Overholser, Alex Pope, Connie Slater.Robert Voas, Phoebe Zinder.This Week On CampusFriday, December 8Worship Service, Joseph Bond Chapel. Joseph Bond choir; Frederick Marri¬ott, director. 12:00 Noon.Mathematical Biophysics Discussion Meeting. Speaker, Dr. Lewis Danzi-ger, Milwaukee County Hospital for Mental Diseases. ‘“Some QuantitativeAspects of Shock Treatment in Psychoses.” 6822 Drexel Avenue;4:30 p.m.Special Activity Night. Ida Noyes Hall; 7:00-10:00 p.m.Society of Sigma Xi. Speaker: Associate Professor Charles William Morris.“Signs. Language, and Behavior.” Room 122, Social Science Building;8:00 p.m.Composers Concert. Postponed until December 13, tickets for this concertwill be honored then.Saturday, December 9U. S. 0. Party. Sponsored by Y.W.C.A. Ida Noyes Hall; 7:00-12:00 p.m.The University Dames. Miss Marian Carlson, former member of the FederalBallet, will interpret the “Modern Creative Dance”. Ida Noyes Hall;3:00 p.m.Sunday, December 10Religious Service, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Preacher: Charles W. Gil-key.Wassail Party and Dance. The Alumni Association cordially invites all In¬ternational House members. International House; 6:00-7:30 p.m.Christmas Paegant, under the direction of Mack EJvans. Rockefeller Me¬morial Chapel; 7:30 p.m.Monday, December 11Japanese Language Table. The Dining Room of International House; 6:15p.m.Record Concert. Home Room, International House; 7:30-9:00 p.m.Christmas Pageant, under the direction of Mack Evans. Rockefeller Me¬morial Chapel; 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, December 12Worship Service, Joseph Bond Chapel. Speaker: Winthrop S. Hudson, As¬sistant Professor of History of Christianity in the British Isles, Feder¬ated Theological Faculty.Children's Christmas Party. Bring the kiddies and meet Santa. Ida NoyesHall; 3:00 p.m. 'Public Lecture: Speaker; W. J. Hinton, Director, British Information Ser¬vices. “The British Education System and Plans for Its Improvement.”Room 126, Graduate Education Building; 4:30 p.m.German Language Table. Dining Room, International House; 6:16 p.m.Folk Dancing. The Assembly, International House; 8:00-10:00 p.m. Admis¬sion: House Members ten cents. Guests twenty-five cents.Wednesday, December 13Composers’ Concert, presented by the Music Department. Featuring JosephSzigeti. Tickets originally sold for the December 8 concert will be hon¬ored on this day.German Language Table.' Dining Room, International House; 6:16 p.m.Thursday, December 14French Language Table. Dining Room, International House; 6:16 p.m.Post-War Discussion Group. Discussion Leader: Reinhold Niebuhr. Admis¬sion by ticket only: see Nick lyoya. Room 249, for tickets. Home Room,International House; 8:00 p.m.The Chicago MaroonLexington HallUniversity of ChicagoChicago 37, III.(if on campus, mail via Faculty Exchange)□ I want a campus subscription to the Maroon at the rate of 50c perquarter, beginning with the Winter Quarter.NameAddressfor □ one quarter; □ two quarters; □ three quarters♦ ♦ ♦□ I want a mailed subscription to the Maroon at the rate of 65c perquarter, beginning with the Winter Quarter.NameAddressCity Zone & State >...for □ one quarter; □ two quarters; □ three quarters(If mailed to a campus address via Faculty Exchange the rate is 50c perquarter.)□ Remittance enclosed. □ Bill me. 1—-iTraveling Bazaar!If you chance to winder throughCobb Hall these days and watch Al¬pha Phi Omega, the service fraternity,|f taking the fingerprints (of the campusat large, you might leiarn somethingabout their motives.. .Jof course wedon’t doubt that the jol| they’re doingis laudable and necesslary but we’vealso noticed that wheiAever a younglady comes to be “mugiged”, especial-ly if she’s reasonably attractive, thetime it takes to accomi^lish the print¬ing is apt to drag out cWsiderably...The boys taking the prints are now boastin^g that they’veheld hands with just about every B.W.O.C. on campus.It seems as if the old bogey of hours in the dormsis rearing its ugly head again.. .officials and residentswant the girls to establish hours for themselves.. .Itdoesn't matter what hours, just so there are limitsProm what we hear, the proposition just doesn’t appealto some of the dorm girls.Two more depledges were announced at Inter-Clubmeeting Monday—^keeping Bazaar’s batting averagehigh on forecasts.. .Nancy Bay depledged Quad and Do¬lores Lindsey left the Wyverns... And of course every¬body knows Dolores Engel and Roberta Unger left TauSig... Sylvia Allen, a transfer from Vassar, just pledgedMortar Board.. .Our congratulations go to the girls whoare wearing brand new Wyvem pins—Carroll Atwater,Betty Frieling, Dorothy Klein, Annette Sherman, AliceTraznik, and Dorothea Wixsom. ..After tonight, MurielNomland, Gloria Sambor, and Mary Ann Thomas will besporting Chi Rho pins.Exams seem to be telling bn students* morale—onetired looking male was cutting across Hutchinson Court,came to the fountain, and was heard to say, “Oh hell,I’m tired of walking around this thing!” as he clamberedhappily up and over the fountain.. .Then too there’s thelight situation in the Rosenwald john. It seems severalof our'sprightly young damsels, for some reason, liketo study in the place.. .And one of the women who worksin Rosenwald objects strenuously... so strenuously thatshe has taken to removing the light bulbs... She hastaken down at least five light bulbs that the girls havepainstakingly installed and they finally have fixed thelast bulb so that anyone touching it receives a sizeableshock. We would suggest that the lady in question is abulb snatcher on a grand scale.From what we hear the Nu Sig dance the other nightWas quite the success... Roger Davis left for the armylast week after an Alpha Delt party that gave Rog areeling start in the military.. .Violet Packard will takethe fatal step with Bill Scott this month in Bond Chapel. .. Dotty Duft and Dana Johnson plan to be married, too.Dotty Iker showed up in the Maroon office the other daywith two soldiers known as A1 and Johnny—and theyfascinated the staff all afternoon by telling each personwhere he came from... The secret lies, we understandin the different ways of pronouncing Mary, marry, mer¬ry... Thelma Hoggett has succumbed to the lures ofWashington University and is leaving us.“Arms and the Man” in addition to being a good playwas quite a social occasion. The audience had on itsbest clothes (as a rule) though not its best manners...Even the cast was in stitches as some man in the audi¬ence loosed a tremendous Gesundheit at a crucial mo¬ment in the play. Saturday night, an unusual situationwas handled with aplomb as Nicola came through thedoor—and brought most of the door with him...Afterthe performance, the cast spent the rest of the eveningwandering from the Panther Room to the DownbeatRoom and just generally celebrating.Speaking of social events—the basketball game withIllinois Tech on December 9 promises to have all theatmosphere of a joe-college game... A band and cheer¬leaders will attempt to help our team—and the rest ofthe student body can do no less than to lend their pres¬ence and moral support.The chief mystery of the week centers around thestory—duly authenticated—that certain sweet youngthings were traipsing all over the top floor of Burton-Judson early one morning—very early.Ellen Baum and Don ShieldsCan It Happen Here?Thirty different organization presidents and a groupof faculty members will meet with the All-Universitycouncil today to discuss three campus problems.Topics to be discussed are: broadening the scope ofextra-curricular activities; the purpose of activities,and independent women. A summary of each topic willbe presented to be followed by open discussion.A luncheon will precede the discussion meeting. In¬vitations were sent by the All-University council.—From The Minnesota DailyaAnd So to Press THE CHICAGO MAROONNeed Student Government ForActivity Booster and liasonThe old canard that the Universityof Chicago is a factory manufacturing“academic automatons” has been dealtshattering blows in recent weeks, butthe kayo punch has not been admin¬istered and can come only with theorganization of a well functioning stu¬dent government.The crying need for a well organ¬ized, centralized student body whichcould serve as an effective liaison be¬tween the students and the administra¬tion was driven home in recent weekswith devastating effects in the twoincidents relating to dormitory man¬agement. Failure of the women’s dor¬mitories to present a united front withunited, coordinated demands broughtabout protracted debate and confusion.The further lack of a liaison betweenthe student body and the authoritiesled to the meal dispute at BurtonCourt.For the first time in recent year^.University students next quarter willhave fertile ground in which to plantthe seeds of a student government.Movement of all first and second yearmen students into Burton Court andreorganization of the entire dormitoryarrangement have established favor¬ able circumstances for organizing stu¬dent government.At this writing, various dormitorieshave individual governmental units.But there is a notable lack of contactbetween the directing body of onehouse and that of another. In theirfailure to establish contact much ofthe effectiveness of the groups is be¬ing lost.The next step is clearly up to thestudent body. It is an known factthat the administration looks withfavor on such proposals. LawrenceA. Kimpton, Dean of Students, voicedadministration sentiment when he toldThe Chicago Maroon that “the Uni¬versity would welcome with open armsa well organized^student body.” Kimp.ton said such an organization wouldbe vested with powers equal to if notsurpassing any student governmentin any American university. In thisregard. The Chicago Maroon hasplaced under study the various con¬stitutions and student governments ofother Midwestern universities and isnow framing various proposals forconsideration by the student body.It is evident, of course, that theinitiative cannot be accepted by the administration. For if the solons ofthe University issue a memorandumsetting up such a government, thestudent body will regard such a groupwith hostility and suspicion. The or¬ganization of a student governmentmust be a spontaneous, all-out move¬ment. Nothing else will suffice.The first step should be taken atthe outset of next quarter. Eachhouse should name its own dormitorygovernment; one member of this in¬dividual-house government should berepresented on a group embracingrepresentatives from all houses. Thisupper body or council could coordinatethe programs of all dormitories, offer,ing an attractive agenda to every stu¬dent. Commuting students, the “for¬gotten folk” of an extra-curricularprogram, should be granted member¬ships at each dormitory.Establishment of a dormitory coun¬cil in turn can lead to an all Uni¬versity student council in which rep¬resentatives of all activities and frat¬ernities could meet to thrash out theirproblems.The opportunity is at hand. It mustbe taken by the horns and the dilemmacan be solved. —^A. K.Betty StearnsSidelights on FootlightsThe doldrums which have enfolded campus dramatics forso long were perceptibly lifted December 1 with the presentationof a most unshaven “Arms and the Man”.There is really no point in going overthe play bit by bit to show when andwhy Shaw would have squirmed. Thesatire was played for laughs, and inthat direction was grand fun for bothcast and audience. Suffice it to say,though, because the boisterous interestwas so intensified, “Arms And TheMan” lacked any subtle sarcasm,which for projection needs quiet, ex¬tracted humor. The production shouldbe judged on its own ground, not ashigh comedy, but as farce.This farcical element was forced tothe utmost, and that utmost amuseda considerable and heartwarminggroup of spectators. Jean Cooke,Sara Goodell, Arthur Cohen, JohnTarburten, and Sid Burks as Raina,Louka, Petkoff, Nicola, and Sergius,respectively, were good low comedycharacters. Philip Oxman as Bliint-schi, excepting his excessive gesticula¬tion, was most capable of the maleactors. His sense of timing was goodand altogether it was difficult not toGIRL MUSICIANS WANTEDFOR CHICAGO DANCE BANDSaxophones, Trumpets, Piano, Etc.Night Work OnlyCall Annette Klang at Boulevard 7623 succumb to his hotels or his charms.Martha McCain, with her notablestage presence added finesse to theevening in the role of CatherinePetkoff. Her characterization was be¬lievable and well drawn, and all inall it was a pleasure just to watch hermove.The set is best described as lament¬able. In an institution as renowned asthe University of Chicago, which hasone, and regrettably, only one dram¬atic organization, it is ridiculous thatit should present to an audience ofover 1,000 a picture as shoddy as thatof last Friday. The scenes were tast^less, and were, moreover, makeshift,for it was someone’s careless mistakethat left a large hole in the cyclorama.But that does not explain why, whena group of students give their all,they cannot be provided with betterworking materials. Paradoxicallyagain, the costumes designed and ex¬ecuted by Idell Lowenstein were ex¬cellent. This same ingenious touchused on the setting would have donemuch to enhance the three hours spentwatching the players. Mention mustbe made of the very professionaleight-piece orchestra which we hopewill be a permanent fixture of comingdramatic events. Collection OfBrass^ Copper^Draws PraiseBy Joan KohnEven Aladdin, with the aid of thejinni, would have encountered consid¬erable difficulty in producing a dis¬play equal to the Sydney and JuliaTeller collection of brass and copper,now being exhibited by the Renais¬sance Society. Indeed, it would notbe too surprising to discover the fab¬ulous magic lamp among the treas¬ures there, for a history of world cul¬ture is portrayed in the bull’s-eyelantern from England, the gypsy potfrom Assyria, the loving cup fromRussia and articles from innumerableother countries. Influence of thetime is reflected in the decoration ofmany of these pieces. Mohammedanart, for example shows a strong re¬ligious influence.Perhaps the most important part ofthe exihibit is the collection of house¬hold articles from all over the world.It was a kitchen utensil, found onMaxwell Street, that started the col¬lection 36 years ago. Through achance encounter Mr. Teller becameconvinced that because these “house¬hold Gods” are an integral part of thevarious cultures that make up Amer¬ica they should be preserved. Sincethat time the Tellers have picked uppieces on their travels throughout theworld.Across from the College Library inHarper Library are the miniaturesin copper and brass. Smallest ofthese are some tiny figures from Bag-gestein, Austria. Again religion hasplayed an important role in art asreflected in a miniature MohammedanKoran holder and several other ob¬jects of religious significance. These,along with a grouping of jewelry andmany other miniatures, form the larg¬est collection of their kind in theworld.HELP WANTEDWrapping, Sales, Clerical WorkSee Miss RossUniversity of Chicago Bookstoreafter 6 p.m.The University of Chicago ChoirMack Evans, Director The University DancersKatharine Manningi DirectorPresentsA Christmas PageantA Mystery for CliristinasSunday and Monday Evenings, December 10 and I I, at 7:30Rockefeller Memorial ChapelMembers of the Congregation are asked to bring gifts of food, clothingtoys, or money for the children of the University Settlement. - ' — ' ' Pay FivA Guide To The BefuddledGeorge HiltonChapter XOne of the most ardent followers of the doctrine of “Swingand Sway with Henry Clay” was the greatest debater of all time,the immortal Daniel Webster. Webster is F.N.E. in A.H. prin¬cipally fdr his series of debates against the Devil (sometimesknow as Hayne). Although many of these debates took pl^e inthe Senate, the others were held before the Bar. The latter weredoubtless the most eloquent, as they were held in the traditionalplace for arguments with the Devil.How Webster became such a proficient debater has long beena subject of conjecture. After long years of research at his AlmaMater, Dartmouth, I have discovered that he became the World’sGreatest Arguer while trying to talk the desk clerk in the HanoverInn out of a room for his date during Winter Carnival.So thankful was he for getting a room that he reciprocated bydefending the Trustees of Dartmouth against the State of NewHampshire in the famous Dartmouth College Case. While de¬fending one of the older trustees, he made the statement, “She issmall, yet there are those who love her,” thus laying down the greatlegal theory of “She may be somebody’s mother”.All of these arguments made Webster so famous that he triedto run for the Presidency. He was unsuccessful, thereby becomingFrustrated No End in American History. He, therefore, retiredand spent his declining years living with his sister, Merriam.Bach to BaxWilliam Walton: Belshazzar’sFeast; Dennis Noble—Baritone, Hud¬dersfield Choir, Liverpool Philhar¬monic Orchestra and Brass Bands,William Walton cond.This recording of Belshaazar'sFeast is a unique contribution to re¬corded music in several ways. Itdisplays a technique for balancinglarge choral masses against an aug¬mented orchestra which reproduceswith overwhelming reality, thus sup¬planting the recording of the closingscene of Act 3 of Die Meistersingeras the most life-like recording (voicesand orchestra) made. It brings todiscs a significant contemporary workwhich the average listener will seldomhave an opportunity of hearing in ac¬tual performance—certainly not ascompetent a performance, if one maygeneralize from Rodzinski’s wailurelast Sunday. Those who heard thework via discs imported from Englandfollowing its release there in March,1943, were so impressed by the workthat a clamor immediately went upfor its release here.Belshazzar^s Feast is a red-bloodedvirile work which might be consideredas a vocal symphony in three move¬ments. The opening movement is alament for the Capacity, the secondmovement describes the feast, and thethird movement is the rejoicing for thedeath of Belshazzar. The masses ofsound are large; yet they never blurin the face of tremendous volume.Here is a dynamic work which sweepsall before it in its barbaric splendor^This is primitive emotion expressed interms of the full resources of modemmusic.The voice of Dennis Noble seemsideally suited to the part of the bari¬tone solo: it is round and full withoutthe tendency to slop over and obscurethe top notes as did Brownlee. TheHuddersfield Choir exhitits that well-trained meticulousness which has forso long been a factor in making Eng¬lish choruses the finest in the world.The combination of the Liverpool Or¬chestra with two brass bands underthe composer’s baton has not led tothe blurring of sound which usuallyarises on such occasions. The groupsblend into one to produce a sharp,well-defined tone.The recording is well above re¬proach. There remains the discsthemselves. Sad to say, the records,tho thicker, have the same miserablesurface Victor has been foisting uponthe unsuspecting American public. Lip-Smackin’Food FeatureAt Morton’sBy Baba CasperAfter exams have squeezed yourbnely grey celj dry, or even before,and you’re in need of a gala eveningto act as refresher course, be sure toinclude Morton’s, 6487 S. Lake ParkAve., in the festivities. An old stand¬by to dyed-in-the-wool University guysand gals, Morton’s oozes with atmos¬phere, thrilling newcomers.White banquentes line the wallswhile paintings are strewn hither andyon beneath soft lights. A continentalair is upheld by personal greetings atthe door. If you’re so demanding asto want food with such surroundings,just count on Chef Roxie Perkins.With an expert kitchen staff, Roxieturns out the best steaks this side ofrationing. If you’re topping off theevening here, midnight snacks hitthe spot. But the amazng part is thatMorton serves lip-smackin’ food indifferent surroundings at very rea¬sonable prices. There’s no use hikingall over town to find something newwhen Morton’s has it to offer in ourown campus back yard!After four playings the surface noisebegins to rise. It is a peculiar sit¬uation, much commented upon, thatthe H.M.V. company in a more heavilywar-rationed country can continue tomeet its high prewar standards where¬as domestic Victor has, on the allegedpretext of a shortage of shellac, beenproducing a markedly inferior prod¬uct. There are three courses open tothe person who wants to buy Bel“shazzar*s Feast. He can, if the needis urgent, buy the domestic releaseimmediately. He can wait untilH.M.V. discs G-3330/4 are to be hadagain from the importers—^this willassure him of the most satisfactoryperformance. Or, lastly, he can waituntil after the war and hope that,when it ceases to be a seller’s market,pressure of declining sales will forcethe domestic companies to improvedrastically the quality of their product.—W. R. W.STRANGE FRUITby Lillian Smith, $2.75 If anyone on yourlist doesn't have this book this is the answerto your problem.U. of C. BOOKSTORESixinicQ of ill e yean!So little^ tut so full of tte Icind of ti'^t fastion funste s Kopfn5 you ll give ter for Ctristmas. Our newLand tox in tortoi'se^colored. plastic witt rayon failletandle and coin purse. Also all tlact/ or tlaclc witttortoise-colored trim’5.95P/us 20% Federal Excise TaxCARSON PIRIE SCOTT & (?«HanJLa^g * first floorfT0RT03CS3E38A-N30 3BOX To the Editor: he belch when he’s through?”- THE CHICAGO MAROON“C” Letters AwardedMembers of WamendsField Hockey TeamAfter a highly successful field hoc¬key season, “C” letters were awardedmembers of the University field hoc¬key team this week. The squad in¬curred only one loss during the sea¬son, to Faulkner high school.Girls to whom letters were awardedincluded Jerry Mandel, captain; IreneBaer, Cynthia Crawford, Ruth Fans-ler, Harriet Foss, Rosemary Freuet,Peggy Goodman, Verne LaMantia,Janet McGuley, Genevieve Nih, AnnPutnam, Maravel Smith, Gails Sparks,Tony Speare, and Jean Hirch.CAESAR AND CHRISTby Will Durant, $5.00 A brilliantly writtenhistory surveys all aspects of Roman life—politics, economics, literature, art, morals.It raises the curtain on the great strugglebetween Church and State. CaHllon has come out! I do notthink I am alone in saying that Iwould sense no loss if it went back in.As a literary publication it deserves awelcome only from a rural community,where it might serve as a sophis¬ticated substitute for a Scars’ catalog.The cover is too stiff and the designis one of those modernistic neurosis-causers that wants to be held upside-down. It looks better that way.Now to dispose of the contents—(You’ll find it helpful to have a copyat hand for—reference?):“Ollie”—Ruth Weiss; ‘Beach Party”—Charles Einstein. These stories aremuch alike, containing the worst ele¬ments of Steinbeck and GertrudeStein. I was always told that oneof the elements of a short story wasa coherent plot and that wordy froth-ing-at-the-mouth was not a virtue.Miss Weiss and Mr. Einstein evidentlybelong to a school that holds that Life,in order to be portrayed realistically,must be painted with crude strokes.“A character has to eat to keepalive,” they might say. “Why can’t “I’ll Take the City”—H. Allen Mad-docks. I, Mr. Maddoeks, prefer freshair. There’s nothing as stuffy as anattempt at humor that falls flat. Youhave laid a bigger egg than any ofyour hens. If anyone was honestlyamused by anything you said, I willeat the article in full view of thecigarette line at the Bookstore.“The Summit of the Crag—Ren¬dered into English from the GreekKostis Palamas” by Espey Voulisshould have been rendered by Swift& Co. It’s still Greek to me. PUadmit I’m dumb, but there’s lots ofothers. Carillon ought to be more con¬siderately lucid with us.“Transfusion”—Barbara KendallBrown. This would be improved ly alittle punctuation. I wonder if CariUIon thinks punctuation is old-fash¬ioned.“Perspective”—Barbara Klowden.I think this item was meant to be ajoke. In Carillon it could be anythingfrom a sermon to an epic poem withlittle change; but somehow I thinkit was intended to cause mirth. How.ever, it is stangely reminiscent of afirst act scene from “Kiss and Tell,”but they have left out the funny part.Maybe it’s a printer’s error.After wading through all this, Istopped Tvith a squish on page 29 andsaw this in an editorial, **Carillonaccepts this challenge to aid in thedevelopment and expansion of trueArt; the best that will be thoughtand said.” I here and now give up.Richard FrisbieCollege-4Balloons ReleasedOver Stag FieldExpected in OhioThe largest flight of cosmic rayballoons to be released from Staggfield took place at 11:30 a. m. yester¬day. A cluster of 43 balloons, carry¬ing over 60 pounds of recording ap¬paratus, was used, Marcel Schftin, as¬sistant professor of physics at theUniversity, announced.Thursday’s flight was the twenty-first in the series and is expected toland in eastern Ohio, because of theprevailing stratospheric winds. Con¬ducted in the past four years by thedepartment of physics of the Univer¬sity of which Arthur H. Compton, No¬bel prize winner, is chairman, theballoon flights have ascended morethan 16 miles into the stratosphere.THE BEHER TAYLORS$2.50, is the first collection of Taylor's car¬toons to appear in gift form. A perfectextra gift.U. of C. BOOKSTOREU.T.1131-1133 E..55fh StComplete Selectionof Beers andOther BeveragesMIDway 0524Blatz BeerU. of C. BOOKSTORE4i i,ii!, . i . r - M ^ 1 f ‘ ■ . • f1V'r. ■ r- ■, f 1 -r . • ^ >’ ' • •'/ r '•‘.‘• v’ ' ; i. ,^ L i " ^. * ’ ■■O'Marine Dining RoomEMIL VANDAS'ORCHESTRAfeaturingTHE THREE STARLETTSSinging TrioPHIL D'REYComedy VentriloquistSIX WILLYSJuggling ActDOROTHY HILD DANCERSTHE CHICAGO MAROON Page SevenMAROONS-TECH TO CLASH HERESoph-Medics Cop Football CrownTime Out.,..Chicago's hodgepodge basketeers, a makeshift crew, piecedtogether from such hoop bric-a-bracs as meteorology students andfreshmen yearlings, rip the lid off this weekend. The occasion isa joust with Illinois Tech Saturday eve amid the confines of thefield house. Technically the season is already a husky infant ofabout three weeks and the Maroons have pieced together two tri¬umphs in six starts. But actually, Saturday's brawl will be theopening, for it will be the first major encounter and it is the firstgame for which there has been any large-scale tub thumping. Agoodly gathering of the faithful will probably be on hand.This is not the Chicago Maroons of yesteryear but a makeshiftwartime improvisation. Nets Norgren, back from the wars and directionof a bombardier unit, is skippering the club and has forged together afair-to-middlin* schedule. The one fly in the ointment, and a fat fly itis, is the pronouncement that the meteorology school will come apart atthe seams on Jan. 20. Nets* very fine basketball team will collapse atthe same time. For the whole squad has been built about the navyweatherman and as a result it is the $128 question whether the teamcan continue without their services.It is precisely this state of affairs which has led some folk into believingthat Chicago has permanently given up the Western Conference ghost. Such,Norgren will hastily and meticulously point out, is emphatically not thecase. The University hesitated, says he, to book a schedule, simply becauseof its lack of sufficient material to assure fielding of a team for every game.Hence both the club and the schedule are makeshift and on a “catch as can”basis.Norgren may have no Hank Luisettis dotting his roster, but he doeshave some of the best cord swishers to decorate university polishedboards in a long time. Not the least of these is Howard Brokken whowas a bell cow with the Minnesota Winona Teachers in peacetime. BudKiihn, a Notre Dame product, is a key peg as is Johnny Adams, thelanky loper from Minneapolis; Lawrence Brueklander, a Knoxville, Iowa,lad who, Norgren says, is a gifted “natural.” All these are meteorologyhopefuls.The civilians are all plebes, including Ken Sears and Johnny Sharp whocame up from the U. high school. Both Sears and Sharp however may betagged shortly by the connival gent with the whiskers.In any event, if you’re one of the blokes who scans the box scores you’lldo mighty well to be on hand early. Tipoff is 8. And even if you’re amongthe army of the skeptic, you may be jolted right out of your pew, brother.Believe me, you may be. — A.K.Clip GymnastsHandily, 12-0Two touchdowns, both of them com¬ing in the span of a few momentswith darting, rapier-like swiftnessushered the Soph Medics into thethroneroom of the 1944 UniversityIntra-Mural Football League lastweek.The undefeated, untied medicosforged two touchdowns within 10minutes of the first stanza and thencrashed on to the title, squelchingthe Gymnasts, 12 to 0.The first score came on a 22-yardbullet pass fired into the end zone andthe second also came from the airlines, but this time from within the10 yard stripe.The two-touchdown edge is not atrue yardstick for measuring the dif¬ference, for the Gymnasts, stubborntho they were, were badly outclassedfrom the opening moments. Onlyonce were they in a menacing spot,that late in the contest, but an inter¬cepted pass threw a wrench into thedrive. Earlier the Medics had stormedinto the titular playoffs by subduingBurton Court, fourth ranking team,37-0. The Gymnasts squeezed out a7-0 verdict over the Alpha Delts toadvance into the payoff.In the Class B title tussle. Manlywaltzed to an 18-0 triumph over theCommuters. College House and Dukewere tied for third and fourth in finalleague standings.Sixteen teams sought league laur¬els in the two-month circuit.INSURANCEAmerica's No. IHOSPITALIZATION PLANSickness, Accident & SurgicalGood Anywhere in U.S. or CanadaJ. P. Dewess Realty Co.1316 E. 61 St ST. HYDE PARK 0865 TIME MUST HAVE A STOPby Aldous Huxley, $2.75, is comic in tonewith an underlying serious implication. Agenuinely entertaining novel. THE GREEN YEARSby A. J. Cronin, $2.50 Will please thosewho are sensitive to human frailities andemotions. Court LeaguePlans MappedPlans for this year’s Intramuralbasketball competition have been near¬ly completed and call has been soundedfor teams. Coach J. Kyle Andersonwho announced details of the leaguethis week has set the deadline for teamregistration at January 4.Special emphasis will be laid, An¬derson said, on bringing non-studentteams into the circuit. Any group offour teams made up of Universityemployees will be ample for a leagn^e,he pointed out.Entry blanks and team rosters areavailable in the Athletic Office andthese will be sent to last years* teamsand to other prospects for this year’sleague. Fraternities, dormitories, andmedical groups backed quintets in lastyear’s league; and Anderson forecasta large team turnout for this seasonwith a large number of teams to bedrawn from commuter’s groups.The tournament should begin latein January following practice sessionsand will continue for about twomonths. All games will be played inBartlett gymnasium this year in con¬trast to the rather limited facilitiesof Ida Noyes hall which opened itsdoors to the men last season. Eachteam, Anderson said, is expected toplay about two games a week.Women's CageLeague PlansAre RevealedOf interest to all women is the an¬nouncement of the Women’s Intra¬mural Basketball Tournament fornext quarter. All the organizationsthat wish to enter teams should signup in Mrs. Marie Yokum’s office inIda Noyes Hall.Miss Margaret Burns is directingthe tourney this season and practi¬cally anyone may participate. Clubs,dormitories and the Women’s AthleticAssociation will enter teams and girlsin the first two years of the Collegemay get on a team. All those who dowish to join an unaffiliated teamshould sign up on the bulletin boardin the basement of Ida.Plans for a Basketball Carnival inwhich the winning teams in the Wo¬men’s Leagues and the men’s cham¬pions will play off the finals before ahuge crowd. Many students probablyremember last year’s carnival in IdaNoyes which was such a success.Tully Records NewMarksman’s RecordHarry Tully, Social Science under¬graduate student, established a newindividual record in the Universityrifle league this week.Tully posted 191 with a possible of200 in pacing the Maroons to a 930-886 decision over the U. of C. Whites.A GALLERY OF GPEATPAINTINGS$5.95, is the perfect gift book. 100 full-color plates, reproductions of the ages.U. of C. BOOKSTORE Season DebutIs Billed ForSaturday EveNels H. Norgren will unreelanother of his giddy basketballplots here Saturday night as theChicago Maroons touch off their1944 home season grapplinghighly regarded Illinois Tech at8:00 p.m. on the polished maplesof the Field House.As spicy an opening as hasbeen offered University basket¬ball fans and fanettes in recentyears tops the opening billing.Three games will follow Satur¬day eve’s struggle with machine-gun rapidity as big-time basket¬ball lunges into the sportlight atthe University.Tomorrow’s struggle is expected todraw a standing-room only gatheringfor it marks the official opening tothe ’44 season. There will be no ad¬mission fee levied.Pfwt and future of the University of ChicagoVarsity basketball team to date. Clip out forreferance.RESULTSChicago 88, U.S. Navy (87th St) 47♦Chicago 37, U.S. Marines (87th St.) 86♦Chicago 41, Gardiner Hospital 33Chicago 89, Illinois Tech 64Chicago 20, U.S. Navy (87th St) 52Chicago 34, Ft Sheridan 43Chicago 31, U.S. Marines (87th St.) 33♦Denotes win.SCHEDULEDecember 9—Illinois Tech at FieldhouseDecember 11—Wheaton College at FieldhouseDecember 13—Ft. Sheridan at FieldhouseDecember 16—George Williams at FieldhouseDecember 20—U.S. Navy (Downtown Radio)at fTeldhouseJanuary 6—U.S. Navy (Downtown Radio)_ at FieldhouseJanuary 15—Wheaton College thereJanuary 20—George Williams College thereThe finest basketball squad todoff the Maroon regalia in fourlong years has captured only twovictories in seven starts, butMentor Nels H. Norgren is confi¬dent that his squad is on the up¬surge. Hence an old-fashionedback-yard cat-and-dog brawl isconfidently expected Saturdayevening, altho Tech spanked theMaroons 54-39 earlier in the sea¬son.The band and a troupe of cheerleaders will also make their debutSaturday adding to the frills of theopener. The new Student AthleticPromotion Committee has blanketedthe campus with game announcements.Following Saturday’s contest Whea¬ton College will invade the FieldHouse on Monday and next Wednes¬day the welcome mat will be spreadto Ft. Sheridan who cuffed the Ma¬roons 43-34 earlier in the campaign.Last Tuesday, in an almost repeatperformance the 87th St. Marinesnosed out Chicago 35-33 to revengetheir previous game’s one point de¬feat. John Kuhn split the cords for11 points in pacing the Maroons whileGuzowski, Manne pivotman, inked 15points into the ledgers.The second half was a slugfestfor a scant total of 22 fouls werecalled during the entire game.Chicago led at half time butdropped back in the first few mo¬ments of the third stanza andnever fully recovered.Chicago has been handicapped inthe past three games by the partialdisability of Fred DeGraw. DeGraw,only veteran on this year’s squad,suffered a broken bone in his left footduring practice and while it is grad¬ually healing, his playing has beenseverely hampered. Another solidblow to the button is expected whenKen Sears, reliable reserve who hasseen action in every game to date,leaves for military service. Sears ex¬pected to be called December 14. Na¬vy men will leave the team in Januaryand this explains the sudden conclu¬sion of the season on January 20.U. of C. BOOKSTORE U. of C. 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