THE CHICAGO MAROONmf C4‘^l' sjCalendar of EventsNext Week onQuadranglesFriday, November 16Religious Service. A Service of Choral Music. Joseph EondChapel, 12:00 Noon.Public Lecture. “Co-operation and Conflict as Modes of SocialIntegration: In the Mental Development of the Child.” Speaker: RalphWinfred Tyler, Professor of Education. Breasted Lecture Hall, OrientalInstitute. 4:00 p.m.Bible Discussion Group. Room B of International House. 5:30 p.m.Bridge Lesson. Ida Noyes Library. 7:45-9:00 p.m.Record playing. Room A of International House. 7:00-10:00 p.m.Fireside Discussion. Karasik House. Hillel House.Players Guild Production. “Winterset.” Mandel Hall. 8:30 p.m.Coke Party. Ida Noyes Cloister Club. 8:30-11:00 p.m.Saturday, November 17Bridge Tournament. Rooms A and B of International House. Eve¬ning.Players Guild Production. “Winterset.” Mandel Hall. 8:30 p.m.Sunday, November 18Religious Service. Rockefeller Chapel. Address by Otto P. Kretz-mann. President of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana. 11:00a.m.Round Table Discussion. “Do We Fail a Second Time in Ger¬many?” Speakers: Hans Morgenthau, visiting Associate Professor ofPolitical Science, and Edward A. Shils, of the Sociology Department.Third speaker to be announced. NBC. 12:30 p.m.Sunday Afternoon Party. ‘Professor Napier Wilt to speak onThorea. and the anniversary of the Walden experiment. 4:30 p.m.Fascism Discussion. Chapel Union. Chapel House. 8:00 p.m.Monday, November 19Recording Cor;^;ert. Ida Noyes Hall. 4:00-5:00 p.m.Record Concert. Home Room of International House. 7:30-9:00p.m.Walgreen Lecture. “Trends and Problems of American Democracy,Executive and Legislative Authorities in Our Democracy: The Presi¬dency.” Speaker: Charles E. Merriam, Professor Emeritus of PoliticalScience. Room 122, Social Science Building. 8:00 p.m.American Veterans Committee meeting, Rosenwald 2, 8:00 p.m.All veterans invited.Tuesday, November 20Religious Service. Speaker: Clifton G. Hoffman. Joseph BondChapel. 12:00 Noon.Public Lecture. “Major Countries in Transition: france.” Mod¬erator: Robert M. Strozier, Associate Director of International House.Association Building, 19 South LaSalle St. 7:00-9:00 p.m. Discussionfollows Lecture.Fiction Film. “Count of Monte Cristo.” Third Floor of ReynoldsClub. 7:00 p.m.Publi^v Lecture. “Vital Issues In a Changing World: The Conditionof American Security.” Speaker: George B. de Huszar. The ChicagoEthical Society, Room 1718, 203 Nor^ Wabash Avenue. 7:45 p.m.Public Lecture, “Co-operation and Conflict as Modes of SocialIntegration: In the Evolution of the Community.”, Speaker: LouisWirth, Professor of Sociology, Breasted Lecture Hail, Oriental Insti¬tute. 4:00 p.m.Public Lecture. “Small Business—Problems and Prospects: FederalTaxation.” Speaker: Joseph K. Wexman, Assistant to Economist inCharge of Study of Small Business, Committee on Economic Develop¬ment. Association Building, 19 South LaSalle St. 7:00-8:30 pjn.Wednesday, November 21Public Lecture. “The Interpretation of the Renaissance; Michelan¬gelo Buonarroti. Art and Religion.” Speaker. Arnold Bergstraesser,Assistant Professor of German Cultural History. Room 122, SocialScience Building. 7:30-9:30 p.m.Post War Discussion Group. Rooms C and D of International House.8:00 p.m. ^•Hillel Lecture. Krasik House. 8:00 p.m.Public Lecture. “An Introduction to Chamber Music: The Violinand Piano Duo.” Lecturer: V. Howard Talley; Musical Illustrations:John Weicher, Violin, Perry O’Neil, piano. Curtiss Hall, 410 S. Mich¬igan ave. (Tenth Floor). 8:00-10:00 p.m.Campus Dance. Noche De Ronda. Assembly of InternationalHouse. 9:00-1:00 p.m.Thursday, November 22Record Concert. Home Room of International House, 7:30-9:00 p.m.Foreign Films. Assembly of International House. 8:00 p.m.Directory Out Dec.lMrs. Kate L. Turabian, Editorof Official Publications announcedthat the Student Directory of theUniversity of Chicago has goneto press, and will be availableabout December 1. The directory,published annually, will be avail¬able in the University Bookstore. Miss U. of C, Lecture Round-upFlowers for All OecasionsFLOWER .^HOI»1301 EAST SSfh STREETGreenhouse—9640 S. Western Ave.MIDway 4020-4021Francis Fabe, John Landor, IreneStenseth, Helen Hebal, Lawrence Da¬vis, and Rosmary Raymond have beenchosen at random from the StudentDirectory by THE CHICAGO MAROONto receive the passes which have beengiven by the Oriental theater. Thesesix students, who may pick up theirpasses at the office anytime this week,will have free tickets to see BarbaraBritton and Linda Darnell in “TheGreat John L.” on the screen and, onthe stage, a review with Johnny John¬son. The passes are valid until De¬cember 6.(Advertisement) 4 MONTH INTENSIVECourse forCOllEGE STUDENTS and GRADUATESA thorough, intensive course—start¬ing February, July, October. BulletinA, on request. Registration now open.•Regular day and evening schoolsthroughout the year. Catalog.A SCHOOL OF BUSINESSP^EFERKED BY COLLEGE MEN AND WOMENTHE GREGG COLLEGEPresidnnI, John Robnr* ?r«gg, S.C.C.Oiractor, Foul M. Pair, M. A.Dept. C.M. i N. Mielii^aii Ave.Chicago 2. Illinois Six Lecture Series"Starts This FallA half-dozen series of lectures on a wide variety of topicsare being presented on the Quadrangles this quarter by pro¬fessors in the biological sciences, the social sciences, and thehumanities.MISS PAT MURPHYNamed University beauty queenat an all-campus dance last Sat¬urday night.I S DayAgainstBigotryIn commemoration of the stu¬dents of the Charles University inPrague who were massacred bythe Nazis on November 17, 1939,thirteen student organizations onthe University of Chicago campusare sponsoring an All-campus In¬ternational Student Day meetingunder the chairmanship of Jean¬ette Fiss at three o’clock this after¬noon in Social Science 122.Principal speaker of the meetingwill be Dr. Dryden LindsleyPhelps, former professor of Eng¬lish literature in the West ChinaUnion University of Chengtu,Szechuan, who for twenty-fouryears has been in contact withFascist-resistance groups in Chinaand Japan. His topic this after¬noon will be “Students and De¬mocracy’s Future.”Panel Discussion to Follow SpeechFollowing his speech, Dr. Pheipswill sit in on a student panel dis¬cussion of the j^me general topicon which the Views of student re¬ligious, political, and social groupswill be represented. “Co-operation and Conflict asModes of Social Integration,” aseries of 10 lectures discussingco-operation and conflict as theyare manifested in man and hissociety and in nature are beingheld in the James Henry BreastedLecture Hall of the Oriental In¬stitute at 4:00 p.m. The remaininglectures in the series are:“Co-operation and Conflict.”November 16, “In the MentalDevelopment of the Child,” byRalph Winfred Tyler, Professor ofEducation.November 21, “In the Evolutionof the Community,” by LouisWirth, Professor of Sociology.November 23, “In Economic Or¬ganization,” by Frank HynemanKnight, Professor of the SocialSciences.November 30, “In CulturalChange,” by Robert Redfield, Pro¬fessor of Anthropology and Deanof the Division of the SocialSciences.In the Division of the Humani¬ties, Arnold Bergstraesser, Assis¬tant Professor of German CulturalHistory, is lecturing on “The In¬terpretation of the Renaissance”on Wednesday at 7:30 in room 122in the Social Science ResearchBuilding. His remaining lecturesare*November 21, “Art and Religion”by Michelangelo Buonarroti.November 28, “Johannes Althu-sius and the Rise of Modern Poli¬tical Theory.”December 5, “Spiritualism andPhilosophy of Nature” by JacobBoehme.December 12, “The Renaissanceas an Historical Period.”Designed both for the generalpublic and for students of an¬thropology, the lecture series on“The Growth of Civilization”forms a loosely joined sequencetreating problems in the historyof civilization. All of them drawupon materials in the archaeologyand ethnology of the Old and NewWorlds. All aim to throw light onthe processes by which culture isaccumulated and man attains civ¬ilization. Sol Tax, Research As¬sociate in anthropology Is givingeight lectures on the Indian cul¬tures of Highland Guatemala, andDonald Collier, research assistantin anthropology, (will discuss “Re¬cent Developments in Andean December 11, at 4:30 in room 122of the Social Science ResearchBuilding.The Walgreen Foundation willsponsor Charles E. Merriam, Pro¬fessor Emeritus of PoliticalScience, in its “Trends and Prob¬lems of American Democracy”series at 8:00 p.m. Mondays in theSocial Science Lecture Room.During the autumn quarter. PartI, “Executive and Legislative Au¬thorities in our Democracy,” con¬sisting of the following three lec¬tures will be given:November 19, “The Presidency.”November 26, “The Congress.”December 3, “Presidential andParliamentary Sy.stems.”The Committee on SocialThought is sponsoring two seriesof lectures: Mortimer J. Adler’sseries on “The Great Circle ofIdeas,” the last lecture of whichwill be given on December 12. at4:00 p.m. in, Leon Mandel Hall,and “Art and Religion in the EarlyMiddle Ages: Spiritually andImagery” to be given by Otto G.Von Simon on Thursdays at 1:00.The series will end December 6;no lecture will be given Thanks¬giving day.Two more lectures are still tobe given at Hillel House in theseries of lectures, “The Anatomyof Prejudice.” Louis Wirth, Pro¬fessor of Sociology and AssistantDean of Social Science will speakon “The Anatomy of Prejudice”on November 21, and James Lu¬ther Adams, Professor of Philos¬ophy and Religion will speak on“Religion and Prejudice.” Bothlectures will be given at 8:00 p.m.at the Raymond Karasik House,5715 Woodlawn.I-F Pin-upe of 1924Elsie Janis, sweetheart of thefirst World War’s American Ex¬peditionary Forces, was guest ofhonor at the Inter-Fraternity ballin November of 1924. The dancewas held in the Crystal Ballroomof the Blackstone Hotel and fea¬tured attractions were igloos,erected for the purpose of dis¬pensing Mickeiberry Sausage Co.hot dogs, and a raffle held by theMortar Boards at which a pedigreefox terrier and fur pieces wereArcheology” on Tuesday through I disposed of—separately.Tastes like homelOTTlED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BYCoco-Cola Bottling Co. of Cliicogo. Inc.1523820SIGNE HASSOknows her A B C's.This glamor*ous star is currently appearingin Twentieth Century-Fox’s "TheHouse on 92nd Street."lake your pick. Name any plea-you enjoy in a cigarette. You’llfind them all in Chesterfield’s ABC:A-ALWAYS, MILDER, BETTERsure/JOOLER SMOKINGETTER TASTINGLWAYS MILDERFriday, Nov. 16, 194.'> THE CHICAGO MAROON Page :Reynolds Club Campus HubThis quarter marks the re-open¬ing of the Reynolds Club buildingto the students of the Universityof Chicago. It was used by theArmy as a meteorology school dur¬ing three years at war. Now itsfacilities are once more availablefor students extracurricular ac¬tivity.On the main floor of the clubis the North Lounge (Readingroom) where newspapers and peri¬odicals from all sections of thecountry are available. This loungealso holds a library which includesone of the best chess libraries inthe United States. The South Lounge on the main floor at pres¬ent used as a rehearsal hall for theStudent Orchestra and the choir.This lounge, on occasion, servesalso as a ballroom in which stu¬dent dances are held.The south end of the secondfloor is devoted exclusively to theoffices of THE CHICAGO MA¬ROON. In the north end are theoffices of the Student Forum, anda meeting hail for any studentorganization which makes arrange¬ments for its use with Mr. MaxMertz, manager of the club. Hisoffice is on the second floor at thehead of the grand stairway. “The Critic,” the Player’s Guild,and the Tinker’s Guild have theiroffices on the third floor. TheReynolds Club' Theatre is also lo¬cated on this floor, it shows docu¬mentary films each Tuesday andFriday evenings and fiction seriesWednesdays. Programs for thetheatre appear on University Bul¬letin Boards.The basement is still being usedby the Army, but it is expectedthat they will vacate it in the nearfuture. Pool, billiard and pingpong tables will be then installed,and the basement will be openedto students as a game room.Annual l-FBall Nov. 21On Wednesday, Nov. 21, the for¬ty-second annual Interfraternityball will be held at the HotelShoreland, 55th Street and LakeMichigan. The ball will begin at10 o’clock p.m. in the grand ball¬room and will last til 2.There were plans to elect aqueen to reign over the ball whichhave been temporarily suspendeddue to certain arrangements pend¬ing with the Interfratemity Coun¬cil, James Halvorsen, president ofthe Interfraternity Council, an¬nounced yesterday. Critic Sale 1$Set Next WeekThe Critic, official studentmagazine of the Universityof Chicago, will go on saleon or before November 30.Included in the literary andcritical material will be areview by Preston Roberts ofthe Carl Shapiro’s war'poetry and an article on in¬ternational affairs by HansMorgentheau, Associate Pro¬fessor of Political Science. U. of C. Round TableTo Discuss Germany“Do We Fail a Second Time inGermany?” is the subject of theUniversity of Chicago Round Tablethis Sunday, November 18, whenthe panel discusses the problemsinvolved in rebuilding Germanindustry and Germany’s politicalstructure.The participants will be HansMorganthau, visiting AssociateProfessor of Political Science; Ed¬ward A. Shils of the SociologyDepartment, and Meredith Wilson,Assistant Professor of History.The University of Chicago RoundTable is broadcast every Sundayat 12:30 p.m. Central StandardTime by station NBC.TASTING and C- COOLER SMOKING.The point is: Chesterfield’s famousRight Combination . . . World’s BestTobaccos gives you ALL the benefits of •gives yousmoking pleasure. Nets Fuqua.The HutchinsI KnowWhen Mr. Hutchins first invaded the Midway he waslabeled a “boy wonder.” Now, sixteen years later, it would bean overstatement to call him a boy. But he is still a wonder.He has earned the position of Public Enemy Number Oneof the status quo in the higher learning. He is guilty of aninterest in morals, in the intellect—even in education. Worsestill, he is guilty of trying to do something about them.Mr. Hutchins has challenged the accepted, time-honored tradi¬tions of what an education and a university should be. He is thefirst man in many years to stimulate people to appraise and re¬examine their own ideas about education. He has almost made thediscussion of ideas a respectable occupation.Thi.s Clark Gable of the higher learning has turned the Universityof Chicago upside down. In fact, he has—to some extent—remadeit in his own image. What are the features of this image?Hutchins' CourageThe first feature is courage. Soon after he came to Chicago heput on the gloves and started swinging. He swung left and right atall the sacred cows in the academic stable.Enraged by his challenge totheir pet ideas, by his threat tothe pleasant, comfortable waythey had of doing things, theacademicians swung back — andplenty hard. A few times theynearly had the champ swingingon the ropes, but they couldn’tknock him out. Now, all but afew die-hards finally concede heis the winner.He has also swung hard at ene¬mies of academic freedom. Tenyears ago, a local magnate and theyellow press charged that the Uni¬versity was a communist institu¬tion. They demanded the dismis¬sal of certain professors, whoseopinions and extra - curricularactivities they disapproved.The upshot was an official in¬vestigation of the University bythe Illinois Senate. Hutchins wentinto the ring and fought a toughbattle for academic freedom. Hisknock-out blows hurled the yel¬low press into retreat, its tail be¬tween its legs.But Hutchins’ greatest triumph was a public apology from the mag¬nate. This apology consisted of a $500,000 gift to the University—toendow a foundation for the study of American institutions.Hutchins' Humilityufv, Mjeom a mrau iOMcw Another feature of the image is humility. Men of less spiritualstature would have been spoiled by so rhany conspicious successes.Yet this man of Olympian bearing has not let years of being in thepublic eye turn his head. He is never satisfied, never complacent.One day a friend was talking to him about some of the progress ineducation since Hutchins had started his wholesale smashing of antiqueacademic idols. “When I look back ten years,” the Chancellor said,“I can see there has been some progress. But when I look around andsee how much there is still left to do, I sometimes get so discouragedI feel like jumping in the lake.”At another time he confided, “Depression is the natural state ofmind for a University president. It’s like we used to say in the army,‘When you’re sleeping on the floor, you can’t fall out of bed.’ ”Hutchins' Witstill another feature of the image is wit. A college student oncesaid of him, “Hutchins is as witty as Bob Hope—and he’s got a muchbetter looking pan.”He is a master of quick come-backs. He often displayed this skillat annual dinners given by the MAROON. After eating the somewhatless than Lucullan feast served by the Commons, he answered anyquestions asked by the students.At one of these dinners, an earnest undergraduate asked, “Mr.Hutchins, why doesn’t the University give courses in sex hygiene andmarriage technique?”Hutchins replied, “Sex hygiene and marriage technique are goodthings. I am in favor of them. I think everyone should know as muchabout them as possible. I do not believe, however, that the Universityof Chicago should offer courses in them toward the bachelor’s degree.”Hutchins' DriveAn essential part of the image is drive. “Singleness of purpose,”he once remarked, “that’s the only way to achieve results.”Hi§ single purpose is to reform education and improve the Univer¬sity. He devotes himself to this task with the zeal of a missionaryor a prophet.He passes up chances of making easy money for himself. He turnsa deaf ear to many invitations to speak or write—in spite of the bigfees.He turns thumbs down on offers of public office or private businesswhich would dazzle and seduce less single-minded men. These activi¬ties would deflect him from his purpose.He engages in constant intellectual activity. To him, the greatbooks are not merely subjects for educational controversy. They arehis daily companions.In addition to beating a tom-tom for the higher learning, he alsoshakes a tambourine for the University. In fact, he is the championtambourine shaker in the academic world today.A realist, as well as a prophet, he accepts the never-ending re¬sponsibility—though not too happily—of raising the funds needed toachieve his purpose of improving the University.He was once accused of accepting “dirty money” for the institution.He replied, “I’ll tell you what we do with dirty money. We take it,wash it and then use it.”Courage, humility, wit and drive—these, then, are features of theimage in which the University is being remade. They help explainwhy, by any definition, Mr. Hutchins is a great man.(Copyright 1915 by Nelson Fuqua)Page 4 V THE CHICAGO MAROON Friday, Nov. 16, 1945The Chicago Maroon Half a CenturyFounded Oct. 1, 1892The University of Chicago Official Student Newspaper1945 ACP All-AmericanPublished every Friday during the academic year by THE CHICAGOMAROON, an independent student organization of the University of Chicago.Abe Krash, Editor-in-ChiefWard J. Sharbach Jr., Business ManagerAssistanl-to-the-Editor.David S. CanterManaging Editor.. . Fredrick D. SulcerNews Editor Joan KohnRewrite Editor Ruth WachtenheimFeature Editor Betty J. StearnsTHE EXECUTIVE EDITORSCopy Editor Barbara LovettSports Editor Keith ChaveCirculation Manager. .James E. BarnettGeneral Manager... .Norman L. MachtArt Editor Cissy LiebshutzEDITORIAL ASSOCIATESMuriel Abrams. Barbara Barke, Ellen Baum, Donald Bushnell, Babette V.Casper, Myrt Chamberlain, Merilyn Anne Cohen, Gordon Dahlstrom, ClareDavison, Libero T. DeAmicis, Judy Downs. Catherine Elmes, Rose Encher,William Escoube, Richard Fine. Lucien Fitzgerald, Albert Friedlander, SamuelD. Golden. Jerome Goldstein, Mary Jane Gould, Naomi Halperin, James Hanvey,Murray Harding, Ray Horrell, Shirley Isaacs, Louella Johnston, Patricia R.Kindahl. Marguerite Kirk, Robert S, Koenigsberg, Lora Lee, Gerald G. Lehman,Leon Letwin, Tess LeVentis, Marshall Lowenstein, Victor Lownes, Alan LockeMcPherron, Shirley Moser, Anne Norris, Pat O’Halloran. Kathleen Overholser,Hillard Anne Perry, Joan Reid. Joan Reinagle, Eleanor Saunders. Jared B.Schlaes, William Schwab, Don Shields, Bert Simon, Edwin W Suderow, HelenTarlow, Antoinette Totino, Robert Trilling. Roberta Unger, Virginia Vlack,William Wambaugh, Arthur Whitman, Louis A, Wilson, Carol Wright. The MaroonOpens 54thYear FridayTHE CHICAGO MAROONlaunched its fifty-fourth year ofcontinuous publication todaythoroughly reorganized, and pre¬paring to reconvert to the peace¬time footing it left in 1942.One of the largest staffs in thepaper’s history, numbering morethan 80 persons who were culledfrom nearly 400 applicants, movedinto action this week after a six-week publication delay, ajiesult ofa critical manpower shortage inthe printing industry.In framing the most ambitiousexpansion program in nearly halfa century, the paper has movedto new headquarters, revampedits staff structure and machineryof operations, and drafted a newfranchise with administrationauthorities.Semi-Weekly Planned for SpringEnd of on era: IIBy ABJB KRASH* (Editor-in-Chief)The University’s decision to abolish fraternities in TheCollege is as momentous as it is inevitable. That it is of strikingsignificance in the saga of American education cannot be doubt¬ed for it marks the end of a chapter, the era of the “roaring*20’s” in higher learning. The two great symbols of trivialityin American education—football and the fraternities—^havejoined each other in the academic graveyard at Chicago.That it is a fundamentally wise and just decision, I believe cannotbe doubted. The sharp, incisive logic of The Board of Trustees is in¬controvertible. Conventional education is dead at Chicago; conven¬tional fraternities must also perish. In their day fraternities fulfilleda certain need. With the inaugural of the college program and itsresident plan that need has disappeared. Therefore the fraternitiesare no longer necessary. And since they are not only superfluous butactually menace the success of the program they must be eliminated.It may very well be asked if the same logic does not apply equallywell to the women’s clubs?To education as a whole, however, the pronouncement of the boardignores a vital section of the issue. Its statement is singular in whatit omits as well as in what it says. It catalogs, quite justly, the note¬worthy contributions which fraternities have made to this University.But it omits those salient points which constituted such a crushingindictment against the entire fraternity system everywhere—thesocial schisms which it has generated, the bigotry and prejudice whichit has condoned, the appalling misemphasis which it has represented.It is true that in omitting such salient facts the board has spareditself the painful necessity of weighing the advantages and disadvan¬tages of the system against each other in order to attain a verdict.By their absence, however, the case history is notably incompleteand distorted; all the facts should have been presented.Board Action Was IndecisiveBy its refusal to entertain these considerations. The Boardwas enabled, with a clear conscience, to countenance, the sur¬vival of fraternities at the divisional level; for it is true that theUniversity is not prepared to provide extra-curricular oppor¬tunities in the graduate schools analogous to those it offersin The College. Student-initiated social organizations are thusafforded the continued opportunity to make a vital contributionto the life of divisional students. But such groups can advancetheir benefits far more readily if they are freed from the shacklesof anti-intellectualism, discrimination, and snobbishness whichthey will inherit as the lineal descendants of the? fraternitysystem. It would have been far wiser for the Board, once andfor all, to have eradicated all fraternities from the entire Uni¬versity.In any event, any discussion of the continuance of conventionalfraternities on a divisional level in. practice must be purely academic.The figures relate the story of .the steady downfall and decline of thefraternities at the University of Chicago in eloquent fashion: 33chapters with 751 members in 1928; 15 chapters with 551 membersin 1941. Without the steady influx of conventional freshman andsophomore students, fraternities must suffocate. It is to be hoped thatthe chapters here will prevent the long agony of a lingering deathby liquidating immediately or by taking the prompt measures neces¬sary for the drastic revisions entailed by the Board’s decision.In permitting fraternities to continue until 1947, The board sacri¬fices principles on the altars of expediency. The administration citesthe need for a “transitional period.” But the transition in 1947 willbe essentially as tortuous then as it is now. If the abolition of frater¬nities in the College is wise and necessary, then the sooner they areousted the better. One does not wait for “further developments” inputting out afire.The University and Its ResponsibilitiesWith the decision, the University assumes new obligations.Justice is due the fraternity members as individuals. We areconfident that the University, noted for its integrity, will assistin every possible manner the dismantling or revision of thefraternity framework at the minimum expense and inconven¬ience to the individuals and chapters involved.In addition, the administration must now be prepared to assumethe full responsibility for providing the milieu in which a healthyextra-curricular house program can be constructed. Such a plan re¬quires a clear definition of the purpose and ends of the house ac¬tivities. It demands a full measure of support in terms of personneland finance, for only if the residence program is successful will theaction in barring fraternities be fully justified.In this, the atom bomb age, liberal education confronts its greatestcrisis, its most searching challenge. Far more critical problems thanthe fraternity issue reniain to be solved. The solution to these questions]s incumbent upon unity—a oneness of our intents and nur actions.As such the abolition of fraternities is a fundamentally wise andmeaningful step forward. Editor-in-Chief Abe Krash, inoutlining operation plans, yester¬day disclosed that the new print¬ing contract provides for an 8-12page weekly. Expansion to a semi¬weekly is contemplated in thespring quarter if the printingcrisis has eased and staff reorgan¬ization plans materialize.The printing shortage, Krashpointed out. has already placedsevere limitations on a numberof proposals which are being heldin abeyance. Among these henumbered expanded news, feature,and sports coverage; an increasein the amount of space devotedto photography; a special monthlyliterary and music supplement;and other features.The editorial policy of the paper,Krash said, will remain “drasti¬cally independent and decisivelyliberal.” Quoting from the paper’scredo enunciated a year ago, hesaid that THE MAROON will re¬main “free from bias and preju¬dices, a member of no party butsympathetic to all. We shall neverbe dominated by any pressuregroup or petty clique.”He added, “THE MAROON willbe a constructive critic in praisingthat which we regard as good, de¬nouncing that which we believeto be unjust or contrary to thewell-being of the University as awhole.”The news columns of the paperwill remain completely free andwill be independent of the edi¬torial and opinion columns.The editorial position of thepaper will be stated in the edi¬torial columns. Opinions of col¬umnists are those of individualsand not necessarily those of THEMAROON. On the contrary, manycolumnists who have completefreedom frequently present view¬points which are the direct oppo¬site of those aired as the paper’spolicy.Reynolds Is Site for OfficesThe spacious new suite of officesis located in the south wing ofThe Reynolds Club and is beingcompletely equipped. Room 201has been designated as the newsroom and will include the officesof The Managing, News, Feature,Sports, Rewrite, and Copy Editors.The Business Manager and Circu-laiion Manager are in Room 202and all business transactions willbe handled in that department.Room 203 has been set aside asthe office of the Editor. A darkroom, completely equipped, willbe installed in the third floor ofthe clubhouse lor all publications.The paper is planning extensivepublic service features. Amongthe most prominent will be anexhaustive weekly calendar ofevents which will include an¬nouncements of both academic andstudent activities. Organizationsshould submit annoum :ments bycalling or writing the calendareditor by the Tuesday precedingeach week’s publication.The circulation department ofthe paper has contacted 200 uni¬versity newspapers throughout the(Continued on Page 5) Techniques. ♦ ♦Sr*^P€Nr OT A StuOCNT of AUtCTVRCR StvpCNT Of AFwNfUccrvACRAbe KrashEducational andOtherwise . . .Education’s manifesto of 1945 is Harvard University’sGENERAL EDUCATION IN A FREE SOCIETY. It pro¬nounces in 267 pages of carefully selected phrases that the dayof the gentlemen scholar is at an end and that the era of theeducated citizen is at hand.In many ways this is one of themost astounding documents yetproduced on educational philoso¬phy. That its influence will beenormous and far reaching is notto be questioned. It is nearly ac-iitury since Charles Dickensspoke of the “quiet influence” ofHarvard, but the school along TheCharles River still wields a school-marm’s rod over the thoughts andactions of most American school¬men.To numerous educators through¬out the nation, harrassed by themyriad problems of reconversionand magnetized by the rising trendtoward liberal education, the Har¬vard manifesto comes as mannafrom heaven. The New York Timessummarized their sentiments whenit hazarded the guess that “thisreport might be a landmark ineducation.”But liberal educators, who neverwear soft gloves, had harsherwords for Harvard’s expenditureof $60,000 and two years by 12 ofits most ditinguished professors.The report is certainly no light¬ning shaft hurled down fromOlympus. It states nothing new,original. It lacks the zest, thepioneering spirit so necessary toany revolutionary doctrine—be itin education or economics. At best,it simply restates some of the find¬ings of other Universities whichfor a quarter of a century havepondered the problems of a gen¬eral education.Harvard’s diagnosis is the sameas that reached by nearly everyliberal educator. Science and tech¬nology are not enough to makethe whole man. There must beideals to guide men in their re¬lations with one another. Demo¬cracy is an unworkable dream ifmen lack common traditions andideas, common premises and hopes.The “cultural core” plan, theemphasis on education for citizen¬ship before education for tech¬nology, the tri-partite division in¬to the humanities, natural sciences,and the social sciences; the “greattexts” theory, the abolition of bar¬gain-basement elective courses. the emphasis on reorganization inthe secondary schools — here issheer plagiarism from Chicago,Columbia, St. John’s, Wisconsin.It has been said that there isno copyright on ideas. But the is¬sue is not one of passing out duecredit to the liberal educators. Itis a question of properly evalu¬ating the experience, the trials anderrors of liberal education, and ofplacing them in their proper con¬text in a true survey of education.Harvard disclaims at the outsetany originality for its report, butit cannot disclaim its failure innot properly examining the planswhich have been advanced by theprogressives. As such, the Har¬vard proposal is tragically inade¬quate.« « •Education is at the crossroads.Throughout the nation there is agrowing concern in Universitieswith the problem of enunciatinga common set of traditions andideals if democracy is to be madeworkable. There is growing con¬cern with the necessity for train¬ing students to think and to eval¬uate. Harvard restates the philoso¬phy which most educators nowaccept. But it does not answerthat question that cries for ananswer: How best can liberal ed¬ucation be implemented? How canspecialization be reconciled withgeneralization? These are practi¬cal, day-to-day questions. Theseare the burning issues. Grantedthat we have a proper philosophy,education then becomes a questionof means, of tactics, of method.And it is here that Harvard fails,it is here that the report is in¬complete and imperfect.In any event liberal educationhas unearthed an invaluable bed¬fellow. Where Chicago, Columbia,and St. John’s have failed. Har¬vard’s great prestige may succeed.The liberal educators—the blacksheep of the higher learning—should dust off the welcome mat.Harvard is the first of the guests.Many more will arrive on thescene in the days to come.BUSINESS ASSOCIATESFlorence Baumruk, Charlotte Block, Frances Carlin, Carol Chism, DonnaK. Gleason, Valerie Kopecky, Herbert Leiman, Doris Mathews, Edwma Schultz,Natalie Waechter, Betty J. Watson, Mary Wheeler.EDITORIAL AND BUSINESS OFFICES: The Reynolds Club, 5706 SouthUniversity Avenue, Chicago 37, Illinois. Telephones; MIDway OSOO, extension351 (Editorial Office), extension ISvC (Business Office).SUBSCRIPTION RATES: On campus, 50 cents per quarter. By mail, 75cents per quarter.ADVERTISING RATES: Quoted on request. Address aU communicationsto The Business Muiidgei, The Chicago Maroon.Member Associated Collegiate Press (1945 ACP All-American) and Inter^collegiate Press.Friday, Nov. 16,1945 THE CHICAGO MAROON Page 5Shall We Reveal A-Bomb Secret?"Yes!" assert 82%"No!" answer 12%By HELEN TARLOWWhat do the neighbors of the atom bomb think of it? TheChicago Maroon poll began this week with the question, “Shouldwe reveal the atom bomb secret?’*Eighty people were interviewed,the distribution of college and di¬visional students being equal. Ofthese, 82% said “Yes,” 18%, “No.”Just for the record, there wasone undecided, and although sev¬eral others thought that the ques¬tion merited more attention, theyvolunteered definite answers.22% of the “yesses” answeredthat there was no secret any more,and let it go at that. A few morethought that, in view of this, aa magnificent gesture should bemade, the U. S. demonstrating itsgood intentions by “giving away”the secret.1 7 % more,mostly divisionalstudents, said“only if” therewas an interna¬tional organiza¬tion. Most ofthem thoughtthat the secretshould be r e -vealed only aftersuch an organiza¬tion exists, while a few thoughtthat it should be used to force theorganization into existence. Com¬ments from these people revealsuch opinions as, “ . . . only thingbig enough and strong enough tohandle it,” . . . then no one willhave the courage to use it,” “ . . .force for peace.” A few specifiedthat the scientists of the worldshould retain control.Withholding the secret nowwould, in the opinion of severalothers, be the signal for the be¬ginning of an armaments race on alarge, disastrousscale. Since thebasis of futurepeace must be“mutual trust”and “internation¬al cooperation,”they believe thatthe only way toprevent the re-currence ofarmed camp situ¬ations would be through our will¬ingness to infuse real meaning intothese words.Strongly against the withhold¬ing of the formula are those whosee in our sole possession of it animpetus to an ultra-nationalistic“big stick” policy, whose disastrousresults would far outweigh thedangers of releasing the secret ofatomic energy to the world. . . .and there are always the fatalists,who say ‘yes, we may as well knowwho has it, so we’ll know whereto watch for danger.’ .For 18% of our subjects, ideal-Maroon . ♦ ♦(Continued from Page 4)nation and copies of those publi¬cations will be available in TheReynolds Club in about twoweeks. The file will be maintaineddaily.Although most staff positionshave already been filled, there arestill several vacancies. Any per¬son officially enrolled in the Uni¬versity is eligible for a staff postand should contact the Assistant-to-the-Editor.Editorial Freedom MaintainedThe new arrangements negoti¬ated with the University providefor new facilities, a completelyfree editorial policy, and economicstability. No administration orfaculty editorial supervision ofany kind, except those of thestandards provided by law, willbe exercised. Flection of officerswill be purely a staff affair oncecompetence of candidates has be^nassured. ism is in a bad way. Most of themfeel that the U. S. is the only na¬tion to be trusted, since it is theleast likely to turn aggressor. Theyfeel that the rest of the world is toonationalistic, “ ...incapable of thepeaceful pursuitof 1 i f e.” Thenthere are thewatchful oneswho feel that“they’ll get itthemselves bythe time theywant to use it”;“. . . let themfind out as we did—only be surewe know wheq^ they do”; . . .“They’ll get it eventually; let’sforestall their use of it”; . . . “ouronly chance to keep ahead in thearmaments race, until we battleour inevitable enemies.”Tinkers toPlay for AllDuring the fall, winter, and fol¬lowing quarters one can expect tohear much of the Tinkers Guild.The Guild’s agenda lists more thana few activities which are materi¬alizing through practice periodsand rehearsals.Activities are confined, for themost part, to four phases: dancing,both modern and social; costumeand stage technique; chorus andorchestra music and gymnastics.It is the hope of the Guild mem¬bers that their group will beknown as an entertainment pool.In part, their goal was achievedwhen a request by the Ida NoyesCouncil to play at a coke dancewas fulfilled by the Gruild orches¬tra. They will also furnish themusic at another coke-dance onNov. 23.William WambaughThe CriticsA pair of Hindemith works, oneold and one new, honoring thecomposer’s fiftieth birthday today,were the core of last week’s Uni¬versity concerts.The Mandel Hall concert onMonday, the fifth, saw the firstAmerican presentation of Sonatafor Violin and Piano (1939) in aneat and smooth reading by IsaacStern, violinist, and Alexander Za¬kin, pianist. The work must havebeen a disappointment to the boyswho have been looking to Hinde¬mith to lead modern music out ofthe wilderness. The fourth sonataof Hindemith for this combination,like its predecessor the Sonata No.3 in E (1935), is given over to tra¬ditionalist procedures and conven¬tional rhythms. Melodic lines wereslight and much time was devotedto development.The University College concert,on Wednesday, the seventh, of¬fered Hindemith’f Quintet forWind Instruments, Op. 24, No. 2,nee Kleine Kammermusik No. 2.The Chicago Symphony WindQuintet (Eck, flute; Mayer, oboe;Stowell, clarinet; Kotas, horn;Kessler, bassoon) provided astraightforward performance ofthis lively work. It was precededby Beethoven’s Quintet in E Flat,Op. 16, for piano, oboe, clarinet,bassoon, and horn, with PerryO’Neil as pianist. This shamefullyneglected work is richly texturedand magnificently wrought. Sup¬ple combinations provide a crys¬talline structure which never ob-tb« parte PArfnrmanr#* wasexcellent. Young O’Neil, who is Judy DownsServin'ItHotThe Jazz Club of the Universityof Chicago swung into the fallquarter with a flourish and anincrease of forty in membership.At the meeting of October 25,newly elected President OwenJenkins assumed office, and guestspeaker of the evening EvelynFeatheringill presented a programof modern jazz, i.e.. Dizzy Gilles¬pie. This program came as a blowto those who had condemned thecampus jazz club as a clique ofpurists and reactionaries. Actu¬ally, the club’s programs are onlya reflection of the tastes of itsmembers, which in the past veeredtowards the New Orleans andChicago schools. However, thisdoes not mean the more recentstyles cannot also be observed anddiscussed in deference to newmembers whose tastes may lie inthat direction.George Hoefer, one of Chicago’smost prominent jazz record col¬lectors, returned as guest at thelast meeting, November 8, to playand discuss fifteen rare items fromhis collection.Spotted at the meeting: DanPriest, co-editor of Bob Thiele’slate Jazz Magazine, returned tothis campus in pursuit of the so¬cial sciences.Victory Stamp SalesVictory Stamps will be sold atthe Bursar’s office from 10 to 11:40and at Hutchinson Commons from11:45 to 1:30. Bonds will bf soldWednesday from 11:30 to 1:30.Anyone interested in helpingwith sales for a half-hour or onehour each week may call Mar¬garet Ruth Sopocko, Chairman ofthe War Stamp Committee, atYARds 0397.Corner . . .rapidly becoming the town’s fore¬most chamber pianist, had a fac-ilely clean tone which occasion¬ally wandered dangerously nearthe percussive.Stern Plays Extensive ProgramStern’s program also held Schu¬bert’s Duo in A, Op. 162; the Graveand Fugue from Bach’s Sonata No.2 in A Minor for unaccompaniedviolin; Beethoven’s Sonata No. 6 inA, Op. 30, No. 1; and Bartok’sSecond Rhapsody. The Bartok,played in memory of the composerwho died September 26, is a nottoo spritely sequel to his firstrhapsody; it lacks the inventionand spontaneity of the first.Stern Compared to KreislerI think that by 1950 Stern willbe the Kreisler of this generation.Naturally when I liken Stern toKreisler, it is to Kreisler in hisprime (Circa 1927). He is the onlyconcert violinist of the day whohas a full resonance approachingKreisler’s and a breadth and purityof tone matched by meticulous andpatrician phrasing, unmarred bythe oily swoops and slides whichcharacterize the Auer disciples,Heifetz and Menuhin. This wasparticularly evidenced in the Bachunaccompanied sonata, and espec¬ially in the fugue, where'the full¬ness of the sconorities emphasizedthe polyphonic voices rather thanovershadowed them. In the 1943-44 concert series, Mr. Stern playedBach’s Sonata No. 1 in G Minor forunaccompanied violin in its entire¬ty, and there too the same magni¬ficent conception prevailed in exe-rutinn.—W. R. W. Ellen BaumThe TravelingBazaar. . .PeopleBeth Carney, now a Red Cross wallah, sends greetings fromAssam, “Berty” Howells has also left for overseas duty with the RedCross . . . Joan Fultz is now in Albania—she Jeft with a minimum ofadvance notice . . . Ellen Bransky, contestant for Miss U. of C. title,has Joe Solypy’s signet ring . . . Kurt Gram threw-a magnificentbeer party Sunday night—so much beer was drunk that he had tocash in all Tiis old bottles to buy some more . . #Ann Putnam plansto be married in January . . . Rod Hastings of dramatic fame is waitingin Assam for shipment to home and to Mary Laura Collins.41 4> *In GeneralTalbot Annex has been having a prowler lately who wandersthrough the house opening all locked doors, moving furniture, andperforming other pranks. The residents have never seen the roamerface to face but suspect the Sigma Chis who, as rumor has it, possessa key to the house. We have another theory to propose: InternationalHouse has recently seen a revival of the Druid cult and it is onlyprobably that the neo-Druids are out looking for a sacrificial victim.Feuding is the order of the day with the Phi Sigs and the Pi Lams;trophies have been “removed,” tear gas bombs and other missiles havebeen thrown, and even a poor defenseless skunk was paraded in thevicinity of the Phi Sig house, which was promptly evacuated.More RomancesMary Lou Wilbur and Earl Bromstead will be married tomorrow(incidentally, he’s coming back to campus next quarter) . . . MarilynScott received a ring (it’s equivalent to a pin) from Bill Con well . . .Perle Mindes and Bob Pregler are to be married the 23rd . . . PatriciaMumm is engaged to Ray Estes . . . Marian Laing has taken DonShort’s Beta pin . . . Jeanne MacDonald is now Mrs. Frank van Brunt—she and Frank were married in June at Hilton when Frank returnedfrom Africa . . . Inger Olson and George Klumpner are officiallyengaged . . . Elizabeth Ferwerda and Winslow Fox will be marriedhere during the Christmas season . . . Other engagements are thoseof Lois Noakes, Jeanne Brehm, and Hannah Field.* « *Hallowe'en'The much-abused fountain in Hutchinson Court was again abusedon Hallowe’en when sundry pranksters filled it with red dye, theremnants of which can still be seen. The same pranksters coveredcampus that night more thoroughly than B & G and the results havekept B & G busy since then. The C bench sported an immense gorystain and a large sign in silver: CURSES ON THE FRESHMANWHO SAT HERE. (In other words, freshman, sophomores, and juniorswith certain exceptions simply do not sit on the C bench.) Anotherbench situated under a large tree was adorned with a gaudy pairof pajamas and a placard announcing that “Colonel Chidsey SleptHere.” The entire campus was painted up—probably by Northwesternsince NORTHWESTERN was emblazoned in large green letters infront of the Seal—as well as a snide remark about Plato.Fraternities ♦ ♦ ♦(Continued from Page 1)tivities will be centered in the dormitories. Fraternities are for¬bidden from pledging students in the lower two years of thecollege because of many National fraternity rulings. Hence, onlystudents in the last two years have been eligible. “The successof the house plan depends, tlie report stated, oti the leadershipof the older students’* which would be lost if they were pledgedby fraternities.No Bon in DivisionsOn the basis that the University has no such comprehensiveextra-curricular plan in the divisions, the University will per¬mit the continuance of the social groups on the graduate level.However, the official memorandum of the trustees pointed outthat “fraternities at this level, having men somewhat moremature who are interested in fields of specialization, would hedifferent from the conventional pattern.’’ It recommended theformation of chapters which might appeal to students in thevarious schools of the University.The University revealed that it has had the problem understudy since 1944. A 7-member faculty committee, includingsix former fraternity members, recommended after 15 monthsof deliberation, with one member dissenting, that the fra¬ternities should not continue. On July 12 the Board on Co¬ordination of Student Interests, a faculty-administrative boardof the Universtiy, unanimously approved the committee’s de¬cision. The verdict by the board, reached a week ago, followed.The board permitted the continuance of the groups until1947 in order to make possible a period of transition.Report Cites Fraternity ContributionsContributions which the fraternity system has made to theUniversity since its inception were cited by the report. Itemphasized “the growth in individual responsibility fosteredamong fraternity men in which the older and more experiencedmembers acquired stature through supplying leadership andguidance to their younger brothers.’’ It also pointed out thatfraternities assisted the Universtity when first founded withits housing problems; brought many promising undergraduatesto the campus; and cemented alumni ties.Since 1928, fraternities have steadily been declining at theU. of C. Thirty-three chapters in 1928 with 751 membersdwindled to 15 organizations with 551 members in 1941 and10 groups with about 250 pledges in 1945. Only three chaptersnow maintain houses, though the houses leased by the organ¬izations to the University must be returned to the fraternitiesby Spring, under terms of a contract negotiated before the war.Fraternities, informed of the decision last night, have beeninvited by the University to enter into discussions on the pos¬sibilities of reorganization along divisional lines.THE CHICAGO MAROON Friday, Nov. 16, 1945Page 6David S* Canterthe BeamOn November 17, 1939, fellowCzech and Slovak studentsmourned the death of Jan Opletal,a young medical student ofPrague’s Charles University, deadof Nazi wounds. That night stormtroopers surrounded student hos¬tels. Students were dragged fromtheir dormitories, tortured, pound¬ed into submisg^n and, by dawnof the next day^ the cold bodiesof 156 boys and girls hugged theblood-stained streets.Their living brother studentsfounded Intci'national StudentsDay to commemorate their mem¬ory. It inspired the white youthof the United Nations to fight onthe plains of France, the steppesof Russia, the hHls of Italy, andon the islands of the SouthwestPacific bringing the banner offreedom back again to Prague. Canfreedom ever die with such heroes?Reunion taking placeAt this moment in free Praguea World Student Congress withAmerican reiwesentatives is beingheld on the same spot where the156 students were massacred. Arevitalized spirit will sweepthroughout the world as thesestudents renew pledges of friend¬ship and unity.Today we are building a futureworld where free men may bepeacefully secure from aggressionand force. We again echo the wordsof Pranklin D. Roosevelt: “In ob¬serving November 17 ... as In¬ternational Students Day, Ameri¬can youth joins with youth of allfreedom-loving nations in pledgingitself anew to those tasks and tothe faith in the world of tomorrowtoward which we now advance.”Something new addedA new level of internationalspirit has been developed on thecampus as an International Stu¬dents Day Committee represent¬ing every political, social and re¬ligious club was set up to com¬memorate ‘T.S.Day.” Let us hopethat this unity in the spirit ofRoosevelt, will continue. This col¬umn, On the Beam salutes the newfeeling of campus-wide unity. Stu¬dents must be ready to defend thisunity long overdue, against itsenemies from within and fromwithout.It is extremely important thatthe “International” phase of thecommemoration be stressed. Vagueacknowledgement of “internationl- ism” will no longer do. The needis for vigilance against those whopay lip service to “world organi¬zation” while underwriting reac¬tionary governments - in - exile,snipe at our allies, use the atombomb as a “Big Stick,” insist onuniversal military training, andpicture international economic co¬operation as an “internationalWPA.”Let's get hepCampus-unified, we’re On theBeam for a dawning of a freerand finer International StudentsDay.A'Bomh(Continued from Page 1)thorities have announced that a$2,000,000 structure will be builtto house the Nuclear Physics In¬stitute. Nobel prize winner EnricoFermi, Italian genius who has beenhailed by his colleagues as theworld’s foremost physicist, andHarold C. Urey, outstanding Amer¬ican scientist who won the Nobelprize lor his research on a heavyhydrogen, head a contingent of 30scientists who will study and teachhere. Prof. Samuel K. Allison, oneof the key investigators and Co-Director of the Los Alamos project,will direct the institute.$1,500,000 has already been ear¬marked for the metallurgy projectnow housed in Eckhart and addi¬tional funds will be appropriatedonce decisions have been reachedin Washington.Prof. Raymond E. Zirkle and agroup of associate scientists whoapplied atomic techniques to thestudy of living organisms and theirills will found an institute ofRadiobiology and Biophysics.Meantime the Federation ofAtomic Scientists which includesmany U. of C. investigators, hassent scientists on nationwidespeaking tours. Chancellor RobertM. Hutchins^ Vice-PresidentReuben C. Gustavson, and RobertC. Redfield, dean of the SocialSciences, have been among themost outspoken American educa¬tors in demanding the formulationof an A-bomb policy.Scientists Rap BillThe scientists charge that theMay-Johnson bill, if passed, would“jeopardize democratic institu¬tions” and muzzle scientific inquirynot only in physics but in associatedfields. They further claim that pas-- - —I-' sage of the bill can only lead to aninternational armaments race andseriously handicap the formulationof a United Nations. The bill pro¬vides for a 9-man commissionwhich would have complete controlover scientific, medical, and in¬dustrial research relating to atomicenergy. The commission may with¬hold materials and investigatingrights to any group.' Presumablyit will be headed .by an armyofficer. ^If the May-Johnson Bill is pass¬ed in its current form, THE CHI¬CAGO MAROON has learned onthe highest authority that the in¬stitutes here may be seriously im¬paired.Meanwhile as the,full story ofman’s mightiest weapon was un¬raveled if became evident that theU. of C. had played the key rolein its discovery. If Waterloo waswon on the playing fields of Eton,World. War II was won on Dec. 2,1942, on a squash court at StaggField. For it was here that Ferrniset off the first self-maintainingnucleur chain reaction.The Smyth report, the officialgovernment summary of state¬ments by independent investiga¬tors and writers, |11 point to thetremendous role played by Chi¬cago in research on atomic fission.Those salient points include:1)The vital role played byChancellor Hutchins, the Board ofTrustees, and the Departments ofPhysical Sciences in the project.In 1943 Hutchins gambled the fateof the world and the future of theUniversity in consenting to permitthe U. of C. to channel its energyinto the direction of the large scalescientific and industrial-effort nec¬essary to the bomb’s production.Other Universities, including suchinstitutions as Harvard and M. I.T., had spurned the army proposal,as had many industrialists. Scoresof laboratories, offices, housingspace, and a vast share of theUniversity budget was devoted tothe project. The trustees permit¬ted Hutchins to commit the Univer¬sity without knowledge of the parthe had drafted with the army.Weeks afterwards the War De¬partment permitted Hutchins toreveal the secret to several highUniversity administrators. Dr.Arthur Holly Compton, formerFIND IT—BUY IT—SELL IT—Through a Classified Ad in theCHICAGO MAROONONLY 5c PER WORD(50c MINIMUM CHAROe)Ads accepted at the Maroon Businessoffice, Room 203 Reynolds Club, untilWednesday afternoon preceding publi¬cation.WILL buy sylabus for Business 230( 30). Business 235 (1.10), Business280 (.75). Hyde Park 5954.BOB MABSHALL’SEnquiry Book ShopSTRONGLY RECOMMENDSLABOR IN TOMORROW’S WORLDby Aaron LeYensfem — $2J5A most Important new book, completely up-to-the-minute, an objective andthorough discussion of relations among management, labor, and governmentduring the war and of the potential consequences in the post-war period. Theauthor is a prominent economist and labor lawyer, a member of the editorial staffof the Research Institute of America, a frequent participant on Town Hall, WakeUp, America, and other radio forums.Th« current issue of ENQUIRY —An Independent Journal of Radical Thought —has [ustbeen released. It and a complete file of back numbers available.10c PER COPYRUSSIA —Promise and Performance, a new 48-page pamphlet by NORMAN THOMAS25cBrowsers are always welcome at 1324 East 57th Street Dean of the Physical Science Di¬vision, directed the entire researchproject, assisted by Fermi, Ureyand other prominent American in¬vestigators. Dr. Leo Szilard, sci¬entist here, summarized Chicago’srole in the bomb when in testify¬ing before a senate committee hesaid that “the U. of C. was to theatom bomb what the Bell Labora¬tories are to the telephone.”2) the story of the chain reactionon the squash court under thesteel tiers at Stagg Field is one ofthe most dramatic tales of the war.The war department described itas the turning point of the project.On the morning of Dec. 2 studentspassed on their way to classes andin nearby Bartlett navymen movedthru drills. On one of the squashcourts a strange, knoblike appa¬ratus had been set up. It was builtof graphite bricks with lumps ofuranium oxide imbedded in thecorners. At Fermi’s instructionProf. Walter Zinn “pulled out thecontrol rod, the neutrons camefaster and faster, increasing untilthere was fear of damage. . . .The suicide squad, prepardd to de¬stroy the pile to save the city in aone - in - a - miUion - chance of athreatened explosion breathed asigh of relief. The half watt ofpower thus generated, Compton ina report later wrote, was the per-cursor of the Atomic Age.3) It was on the basis of thismicroscopic research that a pilotplant was built by DuPont at Clin¬ ton, Tenn., and another at Han¬ford, Wash. Construction and de¬signing of the atom equipmentin both plants was under the di¬rect supervision of Chicago scien¬tists.4)All of the fundamental healthmeasures developed in connectionwith the bomb were the result ofresearch by U. of C. biologists andbiophysicists headed by Zirkle.The precautions against radioac¬tivity with “Pluto” which meas¬ured the alpha-emitting contami¬nation, and of “Sneezy,” whichmeasured the concentration of ra¬dioactive dust were products ofQuadrangle research as were theeffects of radioactivity on the hor¬mones and genes and defensesagainst industrial poisons.Other Universities CollaboratedNumerous other Universitiescollaborated with Chicago as thefocus point. Fermi came to Chi¬cago from Princeton and Colum¬bia and Urey from Columbia.Other vital research was carriedon at California and at the LosAlamos Laboratories headed -byProf. J. R. Openheimer.Chicago scientists were the firstto urge action on controlling thebomb. Compton relates that duringthe investigation many of the sci¬entists hoped the secret wouldnever be discovered. A round-robin petition on Sept. 9 bearingthe names of 64 U. of C. scientistsurging that atom bomb data beshared first exploded the issue.A FUGHTTHAT NEVERLEAVES THE GROUNDA bomber crew needs training as a team. And nowthose hazards which are too dangerous for air-hornedrill can he duplicated on the ground. This is madepossible by an electronic flight trainer perfected byBell Telephone Laboratories’ scientists for the Navy,At remote controls the instructor follows the“flight,” sets up various dangerous conditions, coor¬dinates the crew’s reactions.Tubes glow, switches click much as they do in atelephone exchange, to duplicate such flight perils asicing, fouled fuel lines, “conked” motors. It is thescience behind the telephone that here performs an-^other new service to the Nation. fBELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM^Service to the Nation in Peace and War**rFriday, Nov. 16, 1945 THE CHICAGO MAROON Page 7C. Resumes Grid WarBy Keith ChaveThe big winter indoor sportseason is just around the corner,and our varsity teams are gettingin shape for a better than aver¬age season. (All the teams workout like real Big Ten teams so Idon’t see why we shouldn’t endup high in Conference standing.)Let’s make this the year we blowthe' top off the Fieldhouse andBartlett Gym! Let’s stop the talk.of sports writers and announcersabout the Big Nine! It's up to theathletes and the rooters to do this!I think we can do it, don’t you?* * *Since this is the first issue ofthe year, you might be interestedin meeting our sports staff. First,(and foremost, of course) is me,Keith Chave. I’m Editor. Nextcomes Dick Fine. He’s Intramur¬al Editor. Then comes VirginiaVlack, our Women’s Sports Editor.The reporters on the staff at pre.s-ent are, Murray Harding and LouFitzgerald, but more will be onthe staff next week. We all hopeyou like - our page and will sendus a letter telling us what youlike or dislike about it. We’re al¬ways open for suggestions.* * •The basketball schedule for theUniversity of Chicago in the BigTen was announced last week:January .1—Indiana'* II—Michigan“ 14—Minnesota (away)“ t»—Illinois•* S4—Iowa•* 2«—Indiana (away)February 2—Iowa (away)“ 4—Illinois (away)** 9—Minnesota** II—Ohio State (away)** f:i—Mlchican (away)- 22—Ohio StateThe pre-season games scheduledso far are:December I—Illinois Tech“ 12—Illinois Tech (away)•* 1.1—Western Illinois Teach¬ers’ College** 2i>—DepauwJanuary 2—LawrenceMeet tomorrowThe University of Chicago playshost to the Big Ten ConferenceCross Country Meet this weekend.This four mile event will be heldin Washington Park on Saturday,November 17j at 11:00 a.m. IM mentake overgridiron -To the cries of “We want atouchdown!” and “Hold that line!”King Football returned to the Uni¬versity of Chicago campus thisfall for the first time in six years.For the first time since the daysof Coach Clark Shaughnessy andCaptain Lew Hamity, shoulder-pads and hip-pads came off thedusty shelves to be put to the usefor which they were originallyintended.To be sure, it is only intra-mur¬al football—inter-collegiate gamesseem as‘ far away as ever—buton the other hand no one expectsto see the brand of play thatcharacterized the teams coachedby the immortal A. Alonzo Staggor even those led by All-Ameri¬can Jay Berwanger. Old timersmight well smile indulgently atthe clumsy tackles, at the blocksthat were missed, but let no manquestion the spirit animating eachplayer.Original plans as suggested bythe Athletic Department call foran eight-team league, represent¬ing each of the eight houses atBurton-Judson Court. The inabil¬ity of two of the entries to musterenough men for a full team leaveonly Mathews, Coulter, Dodd,Linn, Salisbury, and Chamberlainto compete against each other forthe coveted championship. A five-week schedule has been drawnup, providing each team with anopportunity to play every otherteam.Under th§ supervision of variouscoaches selected from the Ath¬letic Department, practice begantwo weeks before the openingkick-off.Since most of the fellows hadnever played in organized foot¬ball before, fundamentals such asblocking and tackling were stres¬sed. Each team employs the sameplays and all operate from the dif¬ficult ‘T’ formation. An epidemicof sprained ankles and brokennoses during the first week ortwo threatened to put a stop tothe league before it had achievedany real organization, but withpractice came skill, and eventuallyfewer doctor bills.University officials point to thenew football setup as the firstWILLING HANDS!When you are ready to ship your bag¬gage you will always find WILLINGHANDS of Railway Express waitingto serve you. Rates are low and ship¬ments can be sent either collect orprepaid. A convenient service to useon all your baggage shipments.NATION-WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE Kings of Intramurals ^ ♦The Mathew House Team. Backrow, L. to R. Dyer, Galavan,Faust, . Fisher, Green, Dimahueand Lichter. Middle row, Kelly, Johns, Temple, Thurstone, Malo¬ney, McCrady and Boubelik. Frontrow, Riley, Gelbort, Tucker, Edel-son, Glotser, Smith and Pi pen-brink.Couch HeadsU. of C. PressWilliam T. Couch, former direc¬tor of the North Carolina Press atChapel Hill, became director ofthe University of Chicago Presson October 1. Mr. Couch succeed¬ed Joseph A. Brandt, now presi¬dent of Henry Holt and Company,a New York publishing firm.Mr. Couch, son of a Baptistminister, was born in Pamplin,Virginia, 44 years ago and receivedhis college education at the Uni¬versity of North Carolina. He be¬came assistant director of theNorth Carolina Press in 1925, anddirector in 1932.After a little more than a monthhere, Mr. Couch commented thathe is “delighted with the Univer¬sity. The physical plan is beautifuland the faculty has impressed mevery favorably.”step toward an increased emphasison intra-mural athletics. Fromnow on all such activities withinthe college will be carried onthrough the organization of themen’s dormitories. This is in linewith the University’s avowed pol¬icy of promoting athletics for thesake of the player and not for thespectator. Rifle team winsThe U. of C. (Junior) RifleTeam is off on another good sea¬son, having won already the firsttwo matches of the scheduledfourteen. Although we have a goodteam functioning already Coach Mathewswins gridcrownUndisputed House FootballChampions of 1945—that’s the titleheld by the Mathews grid team.Undefeated and scored upon onlytwice, the big Red squad climaxedtheir victory drive Tuesday withan impressive 31-6 triumph overout-manned Salisbury. This vie- ^tory coupled with its four pre¬vious ones enable^ the team to 'edge out once-bedten Coulter.;house.Mathews completely out-classedal of its opponents largely by vir¬tue of its amazing passing attack. ‘With quarter-back Fisher hitting 'his two very capable ends almostat will, the team was just as aptto score from deep in its own ter¬ritory as it was from its oppon-nets 20-yard stripe.FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGSW. L. T. Pts. O P.Mathews 5 0 0 127 12Coulter 3 1 1 .39 .30.Salisbury 2 2 1 14 18Chamberlain ...2 :i 0 19 33Linn 1 4 0 24 67Dodd 0 3 2 0 38Wiles is anxious to see. some moremen and women out for the team..The rifle range in the West Standswill be open every day from threeto five, so drop around and sign up.Coed Contests viackHotly contested games of hock¬ey, tennis, and table tennis are inorder all this and next week asthe final games in the women’sinterhouse tournaments are play¬ed. Based on the new system ofa house sports manager withsports representatives for individ¬ual activities, participation inwomen’s sports has risen sharply.Heavy turnouts are expected forthe volleyball tournament and theswimming meet which are to beheld later in the quarter.Playoffs in the table tennistournaments are being held Mon¬day and Friday nights on the sec¬ond floor of Ida Noyes startingat 7:00 p.m. Kelly and BeecherHalls have entered strong teamsthat should make the contests wellworth watching.The tennis tournament is draw¬ing to a close with Gates, Manly,Kelly, and Talbot Halls fightingfor top honors. Plans are beingmade to hold the finals at nightunder lights. If the semi-finals are any indication, the finals will becolorful clashes between power¬ful, evenly matched teams. Thedates will be announced laterAfter watching the second hock¬ey teams take beatings from theMilwaukee and Midway Clubs lastSaturday, the first team went backSunday to clip the strong lUniver-sity of Iowa team 3 to 2 at the1945 Mid-West Hockey Play Day.An ironic twist to the Saturdaygames: three of the NorthshoreClub team members were formerUniversity of Chicago hockey teamstars.The Hiking Club, disbanded atthe beginning of the war, is mak¬ing a comeback this fall. Theschedule will include trips to thedunes and weiner roasts in Jack-son Park in addition to hiking.Although the season may be along way off, several houses havealready organized their basketballteams. Foster Hall has been hold¬ing practice since November 8.More players are expected to turnout in time for the tournaments.Vets Metcalf) Berwanger returnT. Nelson Metcalf returned tothe University of Chicago thisquarter to resume his duties asAthletic Director. Since Septem¬ber 1942, he has been on leaveof absence to the Navy as officerin charge of physical training forthe Ninth Naval District.Mr. Metcalf graduated fromOberlin College in 1912. He re¬ceived his B.A. and M.A. in physi¬cal Education from Oberlin. Whilehe was there he played tackle andend on the football team and randistance for the track team. In1912 he set the Western Confer¬ence Two Mile Record at 9:42.8and the Ohio .Conference MileRecord at 4:25.6. Since his college days he has held coaching posi¬tions at Oberlin, Columbia, Min¬nesota, Iowa State and Chicago,and has been active in suchf groupsas the N.C.A.A. where he waschairman of the Track and FieldCommittee for many years, andthe American Olympic AssociationGames Committee of which heis Secretary.John J. Berwanger has returnedto the University of Chicago as apart time coach for the Intramur¬al football season after receivingan honorable discharge from theNavy, in which he served as aLieutenant Commander in the AirForce.Jay came to Chicago in 1932 from Dubuque High School wherehe made quite a name for him¬self scholastically and athletically.In 1933 he played more’minutesof Big Ten football than any otherman in the conference. In nisjunior and senior years he be¬came a campus legend, runningwild over Stagg Field and makingfools out of the so called “stars”of the day. In 1935 he was cho.stmAll-American left halfback by allof the major sports polls in thecountry. He was graduated fromthe School of Business in 1936with high standing.THi WORLD’S MOST HONORED WATCH Chicago returnsto Big TenThe University of Chicago re¬turns this quarter to the Big Tenafter a year without conferencecompetition. Last presented vvi'.hserious manpower shortages in thefall of 1943, the Athletic Depart¬ment decided not to disrupt thewhole Western Conference thruthe possible inability to have ateam. This year basketball, ba.-ve-ball, and track schedules have al¬ready been m’ade up and theothers will be done in the earlypart of December.i aPage 8 THE CHICAGO MAROON Friday, Noy. 16, 1945Player^s Quild Launches Season Tonight’#iiiterset*First PlayWinterset, the only majordramatic offering of the Autumn Quarter, will open to¬night in Mandel Hall at 8:30p.m. under the auspices of thePlayer’s Guild. The all-studentcast, directed by Marvin B.Peisner, will act in MaxwellAnderson’s poetic drama Satur¬day night as well as November22 and 23.The two leading roles in Win¬terset will be played by SylviaFarnham and Philip Kirton, stu¬dents in the fourth year of theCollege, who are making theirfirst appearance on the MandelHall stage. Mr. Peisner, PlayersGuild director for five months,turns actor as well as director inhis second production to take thepart of Judge Gaunt. Among thesupporting actors are MalcolmProvus, George Morrison, CurtGram, Roy Pakensky, HerbertBaer, Eugene Hutchen, and Her¬bert Neuer. Elizabeth Risinger,David Hall, Donald Winks, JeanCooke, Roberta Unger, HelenAuerbach, Ana Le Leon, HarveyRoss and George Weber completethe cast list.This drama, in verse, about theplight of two young people whofall in love and are caught in thesordid workings of crime andpunishment, was proclaimed bycritics as “the most important playof the season . . . most notableeffort in the poetic drama mediumthat we have had in the Americantheatre.” It was first produced onBroadway in 1935 with BurgessMeredith in the leading role, andit has since been played with greatsuccess in little theatres all overthe country.New Organization toCoordinate LibrariesA newly established ServiceDivision, headed by Dr. Jesse H.Schera, has recently been addedto the departments of the Univer¬sity Libraries. The purpose of thisdivision Is to coordinate the mostfrequently used parts of the li¬brary.The department was organizedto avoid the criticisms receivedfrom students in the past. Dr.Schera will be responsible for thedistribution and care of book col¬lections. Chart NewPlan HereFor O.D.P.Co-directors of the dramaticsoffice, Marvin B. Peisner andMartha McCain have announcedtheir decision to change the nameof the organization from the Officeof Dramatic Productions to Play¬ers Guild. Before the advent of thethree year old consolidation ofcampus actors into the Office ofDramatic Productions, the theatri¬cal groups were known as Univer¬sity Players and Dramatic Activi¬ties.Mr. Peisner and Mrs. McCain,acting in accordance with the newand enlarged activities program,have extended the dramaticsschedule for the year. Major Play¬ers Guild productions will begiven four nights in Mandel Hall,instead of the usual two, in orderto give the actors more experience.Under the direction of MarthaMcCain, an experimental theatrehas been organized to train stu¬dents for work in the larger Play¬ers Guild performances. Mrs. Mc¬Cain has given “The Monkey’sPaw” and “The Twelve PoundLook,” and is now casting “Ridersto the Sea” and “Suppressed De¬sires.” These one-act plays areadmission free and are presentedin the afternoons.The group originally known asthe Experimental’ Theatre, whichlast year presented “The Aston¬ished Heart” and “The Stronger,”has re-established itself this yearas “The Players.”Edna St. Vincent Millay andEugene O’Neill were representedwhen “The Players” started offtheir season last Friday with“Aria Da Capo” and “The Rope.”Proceeding as they have in thepast with student directors andcomplete student organization, thegroup plans to give the campus atype of theatre that has been neg¬lected hereabouts. Clifford Odet’s“Rocket To The Moon” will bepresented by them in the ReynoldsClub toward the end of the au¬tumn quarter, and plays for thewinter quarter are now beingscheduled. Tense Moment . . ♦A scene from ‘Winterset,’ to be presentedPlayers’ Guild. eveningHow about two ties ’til Tuesday?Never, neper put yourself at your roommate’s mercyby borrowing his ties.No need for it at all. Not when there's a plendfulsupply of colorful, better-looking-than-everA^row Tics at your Arrow dealer’s.They're perfect-knotting, thanks to a special lining.Get yourself some and have *em on hand.ARROW SHIRTS and TIESUNOMWUI • HANDKiRCHIEFS • SPORTS SHIRTS Summer BringsMajor ChangesDiscovery of the atomic bomb and a general administrativereorganization that raised Robert M. Hutchins to the newlycredted post of chancellor were the major events of the summerquarter.Succeeding Hutchins as Presidentis Ernest C. Colwell, formerly vice-president and dean of the faculties.Reuben G. Gustavson, formerpresident of the University of Colo¬rado and internationally knownchemist fills the position left va¬cant by Colwell. Two other vice-presidents are responsible to thechancellor; they are Wilbur C.Munnecke, Vice - President incharge of Business Affairs andNeil H. Jacoby, former secretaryof the University, who is now Vice-President in charge of Devel¬opment.Hutchins Explains ChangeThis unique change, Hutchinsexplained, is to turn over many ofthe demands unrelated to the edu¬cational and administrative re¬sponsibilities of the chief executiveto the president, leaving the chan¬cellor free to “plan for and admin¬ister the University as a wholethrough a well-coordinated groupof officers who have definitely de¬fined responsibilities.” Political Round-up ~AYD AgainstPrejudiceAmerican Youth for Democ¬racy’s Anti-Discrimination cam¬paign on campus was launchedOctober 6 with a tea for enter¬ing students featuring “Tempest”star Canada Lee who talked aboutthe Gary school strike. Continu¬ing the theme, Dr. Wilton M. Krog-man of the Anthropology Depart¬ment spoke on “Prelude to Prej¬udice” on October 29.In addition AYD distributedpetitions urging the severance ofU. S. diplomatic relations withArgentina, sponsored Dr. DrydenPhelps speaking on the “ChineseYouth Movement,” and initiatedthe idea of International Students’Day on this campus.Currently, campaigns are beingplanned to urge a minimumcampus wage of 65 cents per hourand speedier demobilization ofthe armed forces.Socialist Study ClubActivities of the Socialist StudyClub were brought to campus at¬tention last Tuesday with the pub¬lication of the first Issue of a newstudent Socialist newspaper, “TheTorch.”In addition to its regular meet¬ings and publishing activities theclub has also found time to circu¬late petitions against peacetimeconscription, and plan two studyseries: one on socialist economicsand the other on the nature of asocialist economy.YOUR HEADQUARTERSforFictionNon-FictionMysteryChildren'sNotebooksPencilsCollegeSetsReferenceBooksSweatersSkirtsBirthdayChristmasSoft DrinksFruitAgfaEastman BOOKSSTATIONERYRENTAL LIBRARYGIFTWARESGREETING CARDSFOOD SNACKSPHOTO SOPPLIESUniversity of ChicagoBOOK STORE Text andReferencefor AllCoursesPoperInkFictionNon-FictionGlasswareJewelryAnniversaryConvalescentCookiesCandyDevelopingFluids andPopers