-.Wf,;'arnon54 YEAR'S OF SERYTCE AND LEADERSHIPVOL> 5, NO. 15—Z-149 THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1946 31 PRICE 5 CENTSuc 10!Maroons Unable to CompeteEquallyf Conference Is ToldPlan Reynolds ClubAs Recreation SiteAdministration officials, taking cognizance of the lack ofadequate student recreation facilities on campus, yesterday an¬nounced an intensive program for reconverting the ReynoldsClub into “a semi-student union.”The plan calls for establishing the 50-year old men’s club¬house as a campus recreation siteSpring TermHousing PlanIs CompletedIt will be moving day March 22for hundreds of U. of C. women.Now occupying fraternity houses,scheduled to be returned to theirrespective chapters with theSpring quarter, women dormitorystudents will be shifted to Snell,Hitchcock, and Foster halls onthat date. The University has com¬pleted arrangements to moveheavy luggage to the new hallsnow being utilized by ASTP unitsat 8 a.m., Friday, March 22.The new men’s dormitory at6208 Drexel ave. will be openedt) men students . on Saturday,March 23, John A. Wilkinson, di¬rector of the University residencesystem, has announced. About 180men will be housed in the build¬ing formerly occupied by the RedCross.New pre-fabricated units willbo open for occupancy for thefirst time about April 5,Mencken Wills HisWritings to U. C.H. L. Mencken, noted BaltimoreWriter, has willed his works onAmerican-English to the Diction¬ary Department of the UniversityPress, Mr. Mitford M. Mathews,Educational Dictionary Depart¬ment of the University Press an¬nounced. Mencken is a foremostWriter in American-English. and activity center. It will beoperated in conjunction with theCoffee Shop in Hutchinson Com¬mons which will be open aboutMay 1.First move in the program willbe reconversion of the south wingof the first floor of the clubhouseinto a reading lounge and meetingroom. The room is now occupiedby rehearsing sections of the Uni¬versity music department who willvacate the quarters for a new site,probably at Burton-Judson court.The new room is designed to copewith the overflow from the northlounge opened this fall. The SouthWing will be stocked with currentpublications and periodicals andwill be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.after the beginning of the springquarter. The North Lounge is opendaily from 7 a.m^to 10 p.m.Second floor of the ReynoldsClub will continue to be occupiedfor the present by the editorial andbusiness staffs of THE CHICAGOMAROON and by the StudentForum, American Veterans Com¬mittee, Inter-fraternity council,and Student Athletic PromotionCommittee. Offices of Max Mertz,director of the club, are also lo¬cated on the landing of the secondfloor.Third floor of the clubhouse isnow being used by the PlayersGuild, Documentary Filni, TheGambolier humor magazine, andthe Quarterly Review. , ^Mine Eyes HaveSeen the Qlory ..’^TH£ iOJ*Gtsr IWN ill THE HISTOltr OF FOOTMAlf,, <*\kAMOS ALONZO STAGGThe *’Grand Old Man” of Chi/cago and Maroon head coach for46 years. Under him Chicago at¬tained athletic immortality.T. NELSON METCALFDirector of University AthleticsQermans Face StarvationProfessors Warn TrumanImmediate formulation of a defi-'f'ite plan to save the German andAustrian people from mass starva-tloti has been asked of PresidentTruman by 176 educators and pso-fessional men and women of Ger¬man and Austrian extractionthroughout the United States, in¬cluding 20 members of the staff ofthe University of Chicago. The ap¬peal is supported by six high-tanking Chicago faculty members,including Chancellor Hutchins^]^*^®~P*‘6sident Gustavson, Profes-‘i*r Harold C. Urey, and Dean-'harles W. Ollkey. The signers of the petition, whodescribe themselves as "enemiesand victims of Naziism who havefound refuge and opportunity infree America” warned that ‘‘Who¬ever intends to turn what is leftof Germany into a predominantlyagricultural country must face thefollowing alternative: either theunemployed German people mustbe fed and policed by the Allies,or millions will starve to death.”The Potsdam Declaration, theysaid, had assured the Germanpeople that it would not be exter¬ minated, but would be allowed towork ’*s way back into the familyof nations.Loss of huge agricultural areas,demolition of large cities, paralysisof industry and transportation,plus the influx of refugees fromother parts of Europe were citedas major factors which "have con¬verted Germany and Austria into... ‘a vast, derelict, human slum,’ ”The signers said a program ofinstant relief would best serve theInterests of “universal peace.” Full Sports SlateWill Be Maintained(Exclusive to THE CHICAGO MAROON)The University of Chicago, for half a century amajor power in American collegiate athfetics, willsever its relations with the Western Intercollegiateconference on July 1.T. Nelson Metcalf, director of athletics, will de«liver the University verdict to the Big Ten athleticdirectors this morning at 10:30 and will assert thatthe University which founded the nation's biggestand most successful intercollegiate league, is "nolonger capable of providing equal competition andmust withdraw from the conference at the end ofthe academic year."Chicago bolted the Big Ten football ranks on Dec. 21,1939,and today will permanently abandon its membership reducingthe league for the first time since 1917 to nine" teams. Prin¬cipally affected by the decision are Chicago's schedules inbasketball, baseball, tennis, and track.University officials pointed out last night that the decisiondoes not affect Chicago's intentions for maintaining varsityteams "in those sports in which students want to compete andwhere schedules can be negotiated with teams of equalstrength and standards.'^ The statement to be submitted tothe Big Ten officials today expresses the desire of the Univer¬sity to schedule contests with Big Ten teams "in those sportswhere competition is mutually advantageous."Big 10 Interests Best Served, Statement DeclaresThe move brings to an end an athletic dynasty which at onetime was the most feared in America. The University statementasserts that Chicago leaves the conference wUh "regret” andthat as a charter member "it has been reluctant to end its tra¬dition of fifty years of competition with other members and itsassociation with them in establishing scholastic and adminis¬trative standards for intercollegiate athletics that have beenwidely influential and beneficial.”Chicago’s athletic fortunes have declined steadily since theend of the first World War. Recently, the University has beenunder fire for maintaining "inept” teams in the Big Ten basket¬ball race, creating inequity in the championship struggle forthose teq^ns which do not meet the Maroons. The Chicago state¬ment tacitly recognizes the charge and declares that "the de¬cision to withdraw is unquestionably for the best interests ofthe conference and the University.”Intensive Study Preceded MoveUniversity authorities said the verdict was attained after an "inten¬sive consideration of its relationships with the conference.”Dean of Students L. A. Kimpton, U. of C. faculty delegate, willdeliver the same statement to the conference faculty representativesthis afternoon.An extensive study of the athletic department and its relationshipsto the University is now being carried out by Metcalf in conjunctionwith his athletic staff. A new sports program, emphasizing intra¬mural competition with full participation, is expected to drafted.The Chicago decision is not without precedent. Michigan droppedout of the Big Ten in 1908 but rejoined the league in 1917. The con¬ference has been intact since that time.Rumored as potential successors to Chicago for several years havebeen Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Michigan State, and Notre Dame.UC Tradition Long, ColorfulChicago’s athletic tradition is one of the most colorful in the na¬tion. The University was a founding father of the Big Ten in 1896and under Amos Alonzo Stagg, "the grand old man of Chicago,”* it wasa ranking athletic force for almost 40 years. Chicago was the firstgreat midwest athletic institution, and its athletes have included someof the most accomplished performers in the annals of sport, includingAll Americans Jay Berwanger, Clarence Herschberger, Walter Ecker-sall and Fritz Crisler. ^ •The post-war athletic boom and the development at other Unlver-(Continued on Page 6)j.Page 2 THE CHICAGO MAROON■-Calendar of EventsNext Week onQuadranglesFRIDAY, MARCH 8CHAPEL TALK. John R. Schwenke, student in Chicago TheologicalSeminary. Bond Chapel. 12:00-12:25 p.m.INTIMATE THEATRE PROGRAM. Reynolds Club. 4:00 p.m.LECTURE. “Modern Techniques of String Quartet Writing.” ScottGoldthwaite, Assistant Professor of Music. Soc. 122. 4:30 p.m.MATHEMATICAL BIOPHYSICS MEETING. “A Note on the Excita¬tion of Nerve Pathways.” Richard Runge. 5822 Drexel Avenue.4:30 p.m.RADIO BROADCAST. “The Human Adventure.” WGN and M.B.S.Network. 7:00-7:30 p.m.LECTURE. “What Determines the Rate of Investment?” Departmentof Economics. Michael Kalecki. Soc. 302. 7:30 p.m.TH-^CK MEET. Western Conference Championships, Preliminaries.Field House. 8:00 p.m.UNIVERSITY CONCERT. Gordon String Quartet; Robert Lindemann,clarinet. Mozart, Ravel, Brahms. Mandel Hall. 8:30 p.m.FUiM. “Grand Illusion.” (In French with English subtitles.) Inter¬national House Assembly Room. 8:00 p.m.PANEL DISCUSSION. “Forces in Collective Bargaining; Labor andManagement.” Speakers: Daniel Carmel, attorney for AFL; Fran¬cis Heisler, attorney for CIO; Lee Shaw, representing management.Moderator: Charles O. Gregory, Professor of Law, University ofChicago. Law South. 8:00 p.m.FIRESIDE TEA. Hillel. 8:15 p.m. (Worship Service 7:30.)SATURDAY, MARCH 9TRACK MEET. Western Conference Championships. Finals. FieldHouse. 8:00 p.m.SUNDAY. MARCH 10UNIVERSITY RELIGIOUS SERVICE. Reverend Charles W. Gilkey,Dean of the Chapel. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. 11:00 a.m.VESPERS. Parker High School Choir. Rockefeller Chapel. 4:30 p.m.ROUND TABLE. “Atomic Energy and Freedom.” Speakers to be an¬nounced. WMAQ and N.B.C. Network. 12:30-1:00 p.m.MONDAY, MARCH 11RECORDING CONCERT. Ida Noyes East Lounge. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Teaserved at 5:00.ZIONIST PROGRAM. “Collective Adventure,” a technicolor filmportrayal of cooperative settlements in Palestine; “Your Part as anAmerican in.the Rebuilding of Palestine,” lecture by A. Elazar,educator and former resident of Palestine. Inter-Collegiate ZionistFederation of America. Soc. 122. 7:30 p.m.TUESDAY, MARCH 12WORSHIP SERVICE. A Service o£ Reading. Bond Chapel. 12:00-12:25 p.m.RELIGIOUS FORUM. “A New Approach to Charity.” Chapel House,5810 Woodlawn Avenue. 8:00 p.m.DOCUMENTARY FILMS. “Shors,” and “Kazakhastan.” Soc. 122.7:15 p.m.FOLK DANCING. International House Assembly Room. 8:00-10:00 p.m.LECTURE. “The Sculptor.” Alfeo Faggi, prominent sculptor. Fourthin the series, The Works of the Mind; The Nature and Perfectionof Intellectual Work. The Committee on Social Thought. MandelHall. 8:30 p.m.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13BIBLE STUDY. Beverages served. Ida Noyes, third floor. 12:00 m.COFFEE HOUR AND DISCUSSION. Hillel. 4:00 p.m.U. of C. CHORUS. Reynolds Club. 7:30-9:00 p.m.THURSDAY, MARCH 14RECORD CONCERT. Hillel. 8:00 p.m.Atom Secrecy Road toWar, Hutchins WarnsThe War Department’s insistence on retaining control ofatomic research is leading toward war with Russia, ChancellorRobert M. Hutchins contended Tuesday night in a nationwidebroadcast sponsored by the Federation of Atomic Scientists.“There are no less than 20 leading nuclear physicists in Rus-said Hutchins. Publicationsia,of all our remaining “secrets,” hecontended, would probably short¬en their work by only about sixmonths, and at the same time itwould offer conclusive evidenceof good faith on our part.Ur9e Closer StudentFaculty RelationshipPlans for closer relations be¬tween students and faculty mem¬bers have been set into motion.John Wilkinson, director of theHOT JAZZBilly Eckstint Jot MarsalasDIny Glllespit Slom SttwartANDALL OF THI LATIST ODD LAIIL RILIASISArthar J. F. Lowe & Son1217 lost SEth StreetHIDway 0701-2-3.4Mi AYD Campaignsfor IndianIndependencePosters, petitions, and a meetingheld Wednesday night, with Na-bendu Datta-Majunder, speakingin behalf of the Indian people,are a part of American Youth forDemocracy’s current campaign tohelp bring about the independ¬ence of the Indian people, and ofcolonial peoples everywhere.Petitions are on display at thedoor of Hutchinson Commons,and at Ida Noyes, and are ad¬dressed to the British Embassy inWashington. A copy will also besent to President Truman.“We, the undersigned Americancollege students,” the petitionreads, “support our fellow stu¬dents and the people of India andEgypt in their fight for independ¬ence; we condemn the massacresand the oppressive measures takenby the British Empire againstthem. We are especially aware ofthe 70,000 American soldiers inIndia . . . and we are aware thatthey do not believe in policingfriendly countries. Bringing ourGIs home,” the petition continues,“will help free the colonialpeoples.” Friday, March «, 194,Phy. Ed. CoursesOffered WomenAll girls in the first andsecond years of the collegeand all women interested intaking one or more physicaleducation courses nextquarter must sign up at theIda Noyes office before thistime next week. Registra¬tion starts Wednesday,March 13, and lasts untilFriday, March 15.Faggi Next SpeakerThe fourth lecture of the socialthought series will be presentednext Tuesday by Alfeo Faggi onthe works of “The Sculptor.” Faggiis known in Chicago particularlyfor his sculpture in the Art Insti¬tute, the Church of St. Thomas theApostle, and the University ofChicago.Florence’sBeauty ShopBLACKSTONE HALL5748 Blockstana Ava.PLAZA 6239 ond PLAZA 3313 Show Original EditionsOf Luther in LibraryHarper Library is exhibiting agroup of writings by Martin Lu¬ther in the display cases on thefirst floor. The University hasmany of his original editions in therare book room. Set QuarterlyExam ScheduleWinter quarterly examinationsin the College have been scheduledfor the following dates:March 189-11. Humanities 2B. Bartlett1-3. Mathematics IB. Bartlett.'3-5. Humanities IB. Mandel.3-5. Mathematics 2B. RosenwaldMarch 199-11. Social Sciences IB SBBartlett.1-3. Physical Sciences IB, 2B.Bartlett. Natural Sciences' IB.Bartlett. Biological Sciences 2B.Bartlett. O.I.I. Mandel.March 209-11. Social Sciences 2B. Bart¬lett.11-12, 1-2. Biological Sciences3B. Mandel1-3. English 2A, 3A, 3B. Bart¬lett.4-6. Humanities 3A, 3B. MandelQUEEN MARY’SCandias ond let CrtamCome in for a super-dupersundae63rd Streetat Greenwood Avenue How to avoid:THE SQUIRM THE WRIGGLEA pair of ill-fitting shorts can put you throughthese setting-up exercises. A pair of Arrow Shorts tnever!If you’re the analytical type, you can see whyfrom these facts: Arrow Shorts have no chafingcenter seam. They’re roomy. They’re Sanforized-labeled for permanent fit They’re designed strictlyfor comfort.VS, If your Arrow dialer basn'S the cut you umt, try kirn agaiu.ARROW SHIRTS and TIESUNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS • SPORTS SHIRTSUniversity’s residence halls, said,“In the following weeks facultymembers, as guests of the studentsin the various halls, will give for¬mal and informal discussions tofurther a closer understandingbetween students and faculty.”The plan will include a formaland informal discussion tb be giv¬en in every hall each week.In the past week discussions atBurton - Judson and Foster Hallhave been led by such speakersas Professor Jolles, Milton Singer,and Aaron Sayvetz. Bob MariihairsiENQUIRY BOOK SHOPis happy to announce that itrecently signed a controct withLOCAL 239CRWDSEA. CIORtcagnlxlng this unlan as salt bargaining agent far aur em-playets and placing eandiflans af emplayment including wagesan a cantractual basis • . . tha terms af this cantracf, saysLen Levy, President af Local 239, are “.the best evbr signed bythe CIO in Chicago."As the Only Unionized Book Shop in Chicagoland WeSolicit Your Patronage and Continued Support1334 East S7th Street PLAza 6445Forum Announces BigTen Debate TryoutsTry-outs are to be held Tues¬day, March 12 at 3:30 p.m. forparticipants in the annual Big TenMen’s Debate, the Forum an¬nounced this week. The debatewill’be held at Northwestern Uni¬versity on April 5 and 6.* * *The Forum participated in around table discussion of the topic,“Military Conscription,” Tuesdayevening at the Irving Park Chris¬tian Church.* * «A Third Party NotAnswer Says Ickes“A third party in this countryis not the way out in the solutionof the unprecedented problemsfacing America,” Harold L. Ickes,who recently resigned as Secre¬tary of Interior after thirteenyears of service, declared lastSunday on the University of Chi¬cago Round Table discussion ofthe “American CommonwealthToday.”Ickes recommended instead of athird party, “groups of independ¬ent citizens” who “can offer realleadership by operating on the na¬tional scene in the election ofCongressmen anad Senators. Thesegroups should support fit menfor office and not necessarily menwhose views they know or agreewith, but men of character, abil¬ity, and independence.”Besides being a former Secre¬tary of the Interior, Ickes is re¬membered as the first Editor ofthe MAROON.ISBELL'SRESTAURANTthree locations590 Diyersey Pkwy.940 Rush St.1435 Hyde Park Blvd.Manly House DanceManly House is featuring a St.Patrick’s dance next Friday,March 15. A closed dance, it willbe held from 8:30 to 12:00 p.m. inthe house for members and asso¬ciates. Bids are on sale for theassociates at fifty cents per couple.Hellrespondto aSOLDFret booUtt: “WARDROBE TRICKS". Writ! My Boml. Inc., Dept A, 1375 B’way, N. Y. 18What you arespeaks more loudly than what you say.An awkward walkclaims more attention than eloquent conversation.An inappropriate gesturemay kill the most effective speech.Appearances count IGain poise, and gracefulness, and inner confidence.Make an appointment today withTRACY5747 Blacksfone Dorchester 4846U.T.1131-1133 E. 55th St.Coflip/ete Selectionof Beers andOther BeveragesMIDway 0524Blatx Beer5 /Vtghis a Ukekv,* allDIBCStattonsALWAYS MILDER g(D BETTER TASTING [COOLER SMOKING {(gTHE RIGHT COMBINATIONOF THE WORLD’S BEST TOBACCOS Send a post card forlarge portraits of Perry Como andJo Stafford. Address: ChesterfieldStudio, Box 21, New York 8, N. Y.•F44l u«fn A Mtm Tomcc* Ga1^Friday, March ^ 1948 THE CHICAGO MAROONArmy to Evacuate Hitchcock SoonBy SHIRLEY ISAACEighty - three medical studentsand 45 Japanese language stu¬dents, the last lorn survivors ofkhaki-clad tide which sweptover campus in the Spring of 1943,will move themselves and theirpossessions out of Hitchcock Hallthis month, Capt. A. D. Lausen,commander of the unit, announcedthis week.Undergraduate women, includ¬ing the occupants of Manly House, the former Phi Psi fraternityhouse, will move in as the lastASTPs depart.The medical students are to bedischarged March 22, CaptainLausen said, but the languagestudents, popularly known as“Japs,” will live at the former“Deke” house until April 27,when they are to be transferredfor duty, probably overseas.The AST program on campus,initiated in May 1943, reached its maximum strength of about 1,400men in the Fall and Winter of1943-44. During their stay on cam¬pus, the ASTP’s were quarteredin many different buildings, in¬cluding Hitchcock, Snell, Blakeand Gates (now reoccupied bywomen), the Armory on CottageGrove ave., four or five fraternityhouses, and several hotels in thevicinity.Only two entries are occupiedat present; the rest are dark and deserted. Your reporter, stum¬bling amidst bed springs, paintcans, detached doors, pieces of lum¬ber and other signs of transition,noted with a pang a locked doorbearing the forlorn sign “The Gei¬sha Gazette.” One orderly and twoundershirted ASTP’s shooting poolwere about all that could be seenof the gallant lads who broughtso much joy to the hearts of Chi¬cago coeds during their stay withus. Sic transit. . . . News CapsulesArtist GivesImpressionsOf Painting“The time has passed when artnourished itself exclusively on theelements of the external world,forms, lines, and colors. We areinterested in everything, not onlyin the external world, but also inthe inner world of dream and im¬agination,” said Marc Chagall, in¬ternationally - known painter,speaking in French on “The Art¬ist” in the lecture series, “TheWorks of the Mind,” Tuesdaynight in Mandel Hall.Chagall discussed his own artis¬tic life and explained the rolewhich the art and people of var¬ious countries had played in itsdevelopment. Analyzing his ownpainting, he said, “There are nostories in my pictures. . . . For me,a picture is ajsurface covered withrepresentations of things ... in acertain order in which logic andillustration have no importance.The visual effect of the composi¬tion is what is paramount.”P««e 4 THE CHICAGO MAROON March 8, 194^"'Tis strange—but true; for truth Is always strange, stranger than fiction." ♦ ♦ ♦ B^tou(flljkap marnonThe 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 ChicagoAbe Krash, Editor-in-Chief(On Temporary Leave of Absence)Ward J. Sharbach Jr., Business ManagerTHE EXECUTIVE EDITORSManai Editor.. .Ruth WachtenheimigingNews Editor Joan KohnFeature Editor Libero De AmicisCopy Editor Antoinette Totinodporta Editor Richard Fine Circulation Manager .James E. BarnettExchange Manager Donna K. GleasonGeneral Manager Norman MachtArt Editor Cissy LiebschutzPhotography Editor.. .Edwin SuderowEDITORIAL ASSISTANTSBarbara Barke, Ellen Baum, John Below, Don Bushnell, Babette Casper,Philip Davis, Clare Davison, Judy Downs, A1 Eckersberg, Catherine Elmes,Rose Encher, Lucien Fitzgerald, Murray Harding, Fred Hartstone, Ray Horrell,Eleanor Hoyt, Shirley Isaac, Patricia Kindahl, Lerry Krebs, Tess La Ventis,Oerald Lehman, Sidney Lezak, Norman Macht. Fayette Mulroy, Alan Mc-Pherron, Anne Norris, Kathleen Overholser, Hillard Anne Perry, WilliamPhillips, Joan Reinagle, Eleanor Saunders, David Sander, Betty Stearns, HelenTarlow, Virginia Vlack, William Wambaugh.BUSINESS ASSISTANTSFlorence Baumruk, Helen Brandenberg, Charlotte Block, Valerie Kopecky,Herb Leiman, Muriel Thompson, Natalie Waechter, Betty'Watson, Gwen White.Education for Few?Jacguas Barzun, the young and liberal professor atColumbia, recently characterized Harvard University's "Re¬port On A General Education In A Free Society" as affirmingthe end of the era of the gentleman scholar and day of theeducated citizen.Mr. Barzun is an optimist. The Social Science staff of thecollege has just concluded a report and is preparing its findingson the income of families of students in the third year of TheCollege. The report, just released, is illuminating. Among itsmore salient points is the revelation that the AVERAGE in¬come of the families of Chicago students is in excess of $4,300per year or in the upper 15 per cent bracket of American in¬comes.The University catalog also seesv the world through rose-tinted glasses. It estimates that total average expenses of stu¬dents in the college is about $1,150. Board, room and tuitioncosts alone in the college now exceed $1,050 for students livingin the University dormitory system. Meantime the cost of liv¬ing is spiraling skyward and affecting students who live in theimmediate neighborhood.The trend Is dangerous. When the University increasedits tuition a year ago it was careful to point out that Chicagocosts are still less than those of other universities of com¬parable size. But it is well to realize that Chicago, an educa¬tional pioneer. Is attracting an entirely different calibrestudent, of di'Herent background and of different financialresources. One need be no astute political scientist to knowthat liberal and progressive trends are not fostered amongthe prosperous. We have yet to hear that a "student is bornto go to Chicago."Democratic platitudes need not be uttered to support theposition that it is intolerable to deny educational opportunityon the basis of lack of funds. The University now disperses$550,000 each year in scholarships, the largest sum given outin student aid by any institution in America. The figure canand should be increased. In this respect, the University con¬fronts a moral dilemma: Should it prorate the sum among alarger number of students, or should it be distributed in moresizable sums to the same number?The first step in any examination of the scholarship systemwould reveal one glaring inequity in their distribution. Toomany awards are granted to students irrespective of need.Scholarships should be given solely for scholastic superiority,but they should be granted only to those students who dem¬onstrate need. Those students of academic excellence withadequate financial resources should be awarded certificates inrecognition of their scholastic ability, but actual financial sup¬port should be limited to students for whom it is essential.Even more imporfantly the University would do well toexamine its financial structure with a view toward reducingstudent costs where at all possible. The University book-store,for example, is not a cooperative organization by any stretchof the imagination; textbook and supply costs could be ma¬terially reduced by operating the institution on a non-profitbasis. Charges levied in the dormitories are also exorbitant,largely because students are paying interest for a sinkingfund on the structures. Costs are being assessed for serviceswhich are not being rendered.By the same token, it is well to realize that a University islimited in the effectiveness of such action. Many students ofpotential merit do not even apply and are beyond the scope ofUniversity aid. Fundamentally this is a problem of our eco¬nomic system and of a nation’s educational policy. Campuspolitical clubs would do well, therefore, to campaign for moreliberal federal government support, perhaps even patternedafter the G.I. Bill, minus its maze of red tape, as a peacetimemeasure.Educational finance is a major problem. It cannot be side¬stepped by pious pioiestcttions. The Critic’s CornerQuartet andKitchen FailTo Please HimThe University College Concertof Wednesday, February 27,brought a performance of Mali-piero’s Stornelle e Ballate forstring quartet, and Beethoven’sQuartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127,by the Chicago Symphony Quar¬tet. This was one of those con¬certs where you go away feelingyou have heard the music outlinedand nothing more.The Malipiero seemed to havebeen conscientiously rehearsed, butwith insufficient attention to de¬tail.^ The Beethoven was a sorrybusiness from start to finish. Theensemble was ragged and fre¬quently off pitch. John Weicher,the first violinist, who seems tomake a habit of such things, notonly was frequently off beat andoff pitch, but in the scherzo at onepoint wandered two octaves fromhome. Considering the samegroup’s difficulty with Beethoven’sthird quartet earlier in the quar¬ter, one should not be too sur¬prised at the failure with the moreintricate work.One hears with pleasure thatnext season we shall have anotherresident quartet. Perhaps such agroup con rescue quartet-playingfrom the mire into which the Sym¬phony Quartet is sinking deeper.W. R. W.• « *Kitchell Relies on BurlesqueLast Friday night in MandelHall, Iva Kitchell, dance humorist,was offered as the annual Univer¬sity Settlement benefit perform¬ance. Miss Kitchell is a cleverentertainer with only a very lim¬ited range of expression. Carefulstudy of human behavior has en¬abled her to present highly suc¬cessful burlesques, employingmostly pantomime, comparativelylittle “dancing” in the commonlyaccepted sense of the word, andnext to no properties besides cos¬tumes.All but one of the 12 numberson the program were burlesques,and, having seen one, it wouldhave been quite unnecessary tosee the others. “The Broken Ap¬pointment” was followed by suchitems as “Chorus Girl (Vintage of1920),” “Ze Ballet,” “Maisie at the‘Moovies’,” and “The Toothache.”<0 « •Evolutionary Theme FailsOne presentation was not a bur¬lesque. This was “Mineral, Vege¬table, and Animal,” but turned outto be neither flesh, fish, nor fowl.Patently a work of serious intentconcerned with some not too clearevolutionary idea, it was ham¬pered by Miss Kitchell’s inabilityor unwillingness to leave wellenough alone. Her injection ofbroad -.burlesque technique intocertain sections of this workspoiled the effect completely. Alarge portion of the audience, ex¬pecting to be amused, misinter¬preted the whole idea, and laughedeven at some of the more inspiredmoments of the work, such as thedropping of the apple from thetree, or the first manifestations ofanimal life. Mr. Brown at thepiano did as well as could be ex¬pected with a great deal of poormaterial. R. W. L. Radio . . .Settlement AsksFor Book GiftsA plea for books has beenvoiced by the University Settle¬ment House. They have placedboxes in Ida Noyes Hall, theReynolds Club, the Bookstoreand in the various dormitoriesto receive any books studentsor faculty members contribute.These books will be used bymembers of the SettlementHouse and visitors for refer-ehce and entertainment read¬ing. This is John W. Yandtrcook spooking for Alka Seltzer... burp.Quadrangle OpinionClaims Flyer's Club TooSpecialized, SelectiveTO THE EDITOR OF THE CHICAGO MAROON:Nuclear scientists of this University have brought fame and pifs-tige to the campus. Now the spirit of the atom smashers has .'jc < m-ingly diffused to certain of my fellow airmen. Not satisfied with »norganization for any old veteran, a few of the boys have some innpiove-ments to make. Perhaps the cue has been taken from some of ihimilitary gentlemen in Washington. They claim they’d be unhappytogether, toe.But I don’t want to judge too hastily or too harshly. There mightbe some virtue in this functional atomization. If any can be shown,I’ll be the first to admit the truth of the matter—in fact I’ll go fur¬ther. I’ll suggest carrying the program out to a logical contIu.‘;ion.Let’s arrange for separate organizations of fighter pilots, mediumbomber pilots, heavy bomber pilots, navigators, mickey operator.s,bombardiers, radio operators, engineers and gunners. The fellows ineach group have a lot in common, you know. We don’t ev4r want toforget it. At the same time the men of the Ground Forces, the Navy,the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard could start out on a similarprogram.Only one real difficulty comes to mind. If I remember correctlyJhere are only about 1,200 veterans on campus. Yet on the basis ofthe divisions suggested above we have the possibilities for at jeast3,000 organizations. I don’t know but what that wouldn’t be too many.As as a matter of fact the more I think about it, the less I think aboutIt.* Maybe we ought to dispense with the whole idea, and that includesthe one for a separate outfit for airmen as well.To certain people who might benefit, I suggest glancing at a fewback issues of Ernie Pyle and a bit of Bill Mauldin. All indicationsare that the infantry and a few other branches played a role in thewar equal even to ours. Now that the heat of battle is over let’.s actlike big boys and lay off the heroics. Time might even erase sf)meof the impressions the men of the infantry formed of us overseas. Ifthey’re decent enough to drop the subject of St. Lo and the 50 per centflight pay, there’s no point in setting ourselves apart. Think it over,Sid. JORDAN J. HILLMAN.* >i> *Limited Membership Justified in ClubsTO THE EDITOR OF THE CHICAGO MAROON:Reference to Dav^ Sander’s column of last week, in regard to Clubsand Fraternities on the University of Chicago campus.Fraternities and Clubs are, and have been for many years, thebackbone bf college social life. The mere suggestion of abolishingthese societies is a most grievous sin against this form of liberal democ¬racy that seems to be in vogue in these parts.Admission to the University, in comparison with a Club, Is gov¬erned by certain standards, set up to limit membership to the desir¬able. Would Sander have us believe that all applicants should be ac¬cepted regardless of the number that apply? Is it reasonable to suggestthat the University close its doors to all, rather than select those itdeems desirable?Perhaps, the comparison is unfair. Possibly, the requirements ofthe two differ so that they only point to a contrast. My argument iithat any society must have standards of admission, in order to limitits membership to individuals that will benefit from the associationand be an asset to the organization.Another, and perhaps more important point, is that the large ma¬jority of non-members are so because of their own choice, and notbecause of any discrimination on the part of the Clubs. To abolishthese Clubs would only lead to secret societies and these very samenon-members would again choose not to participate.It has often been said that a fair part of a college education is inits social functions. I contend that the elimination of these Clubswould benefit none and hinder many. RICHARD D. O’KEEF.Show Original EditionsOf Luther in LibraryHarper Library is exhibiting agroup of writings by Martin Lu¬ther in the display cases on thefirst floor. The University hasmany of his original editions inthe rare book room. John G.Kuntsmann, Associate Professor ofGerman, set up the exhibit in commemoration of the 400th an¬niversary of Luther’s death.Professor Sharp NewCommittee AdvisorMalcolm P. Sharp, Professor ofLaw, has accepted the position re¬cently vacated by Professor Wil¬ton Krogman, as faculty advisorto the Anti - discrimination Com-Friday, March j/lM# THE CHICAGO MAROONplutonium Discoverer TellsOf Arduous Climb to FameBy JOHN BELOWAfter being third - degreed forfifteen minutes, I was finally ad¬mitted to the inner recesses of thefjew Chemistry Building, theshrine of the atomic scientists ofthe University. It is, in case thereader doesn’t know, that long,low, jerry-built structure between56th and 57th on Ingleside ave.I was escorted by a pretty younglady into the office of Dr. GlennT. Seaborg, the famous atomicscientist.He told me that he was bornApril 19, 1912, in the small townof Ishpeming, Mich. Near the endof high school days. Dr. Seaborg,decided that he would go into thephysical sciences. He received hisA.B. degree in chemistry from theUniversity of California at LosAngeles, and, in 1937, received hisPh.D. from the University of Cali¬fornia at Berkeley. His thesis hadthe erudite title of “Inelastic!Scattering of Fast Neutrons.” All jthrough college he supported him- ;self by working as a laboratory jAssistant and exarfiination markerat the wage of 50 cents per hour, jFor the next two years he wasa research associate at the U. ofCalifornia at Berkeley. From *39 * GLENN T. SEABORGto ’41 he was an instructor ofchemistry, and in ’41 he becamean assistant professor of chem¬istry. On April 19, 1942 (his birth¬day, incidentally), he came to theMetallurgical Laboratory at theU. of C. to work on the atom bomb.Discoverer of PlutoniumHis fame has come about large¬ ly as a result of his discovery of,and work with, plutonium, ele¬ment number 94, of great help inthe atomic work, on which * hestarted to work late in 1940. Hisco-workers were A. C. Wahl, E.M. McMillan, and J. W. Kennedy.Dr. Seaborg recently discoveredelements number 95 and 96. Theyj haven’t been named as yet, be¬cause the last few elements (uran¬ium, neptunium, plutonium) havebeen named for the outer planets,and there are no known planetsbeyond Pluto.The Distinguished Service awardof the Chicago Junior Associationof Commerce was presented to Dr.Seaborg, January 16 for his scien¬tific accomplishments.Urged to Write BooksWhile I was in his office. Dr.Seaborg received a telephone callfrom a publisher who wanted himto write a book. He stated thathe had received five offers toj write books but that he couldn’tj accept any of them now becauseof the pressure of his work.I In June, 1942, he married HelenGriggs, the former secretary ofProfessor Lawrance, inventor ofthe cyclotron of the University ofCalifornia. Are We ReallyPlutocrats?Is Chicago a rich man’s school?Statistics gathered from 350 stu¬dents out of 700 attending a SocialSciences 2B lecture, reveal thatthe average family income of thegroup is $4,300 per year. Twenty-three per cent of the students re¬ported family incomes of $5,000 to$10,000, while 18% said their par¬ents were in the $10,000-or-overbracket. Only 5% of the students’families were reported to earn$2,000 or less per year.Parents of the surveyed groupcame overwhelmingly from busi¬ness and professional groups, thestudy revealed. Only 15.5% of thestudents had working class par¬ents, while 2.5% of the parentswere farmers, and 5% governmentemployees.Over half are being supportedcompletely all through school bytheir parents, 20% are receivingGovernment assistance (mainlyunder the GI Bill), and 25% arecontributing to their support bypart-time work.Seventy-five per cent of the 18Sstudents who indicated their choiceof a future occupation had decidedto enter the professions, thoughtheir home backgrounds were 50%business, supervisory and salariedemployees;InteNiiWPii*' Mm*’CHLOROPRENE RUBBER DEVELOPED BY DU PONTChemists and Engineers Uniteto Produce **Neoprene/** ProveVaiue of Group ResearchThe synthesis of rubber was for manyyears a challenge to the chemists ofthe world. In 1925 Du Pont chemists un¬dertook to solve the problem, using as their starting point a discovery an¬nounced by Dr. J. A. Nieuwland at NotreDame University in connection with thepolymerization of acetylene. The DuPont research staff modified his processto form a material known as monovinyl-acetylene and discovered that this,treated with hydrogen chloride gas, pro¬duced chloroprene, a chemical previ-Chemistry extends the mold^free life of baked goodsA hungry world cannot afford to wastebread. Yet until recently millions ofpoimds of bread were being wasted an-^nually in the United States because ofmold. There was a real commercial needfor a material that would delay thegrowth of this food enemy, if only for aday or two. But to meet requirements,this material had to be edible, whole¬some, and completely beyond any sus¬picion of being toxic.Combined chemical and bacteriolog¬ical research resulted in the discoverythat 0.3% of calcium propionate orsodium propionate in bread would de¬lay the growth of mold for as long astwo weeks. In commercial practice, aconcentration between 0.1% and 0.2% was. found to be sufficient for averageconditions.Calcium and sodium propionates aremade from propionic acid, the synthe¬sis of which (from carbon monoxide andethyl alcohol) is another chapter in theachievements of Du Pont research—and an interesting one. The propionatesoccur in low concentration in Swisscheese and other dairy products, aswell as in the human body. Hence theirconsumption in foodstuffs is both nat¬ural and safe.’’Mycoban”—as the Du Pont pro¬pionates are called—is a shining exam¬ple of how intensive research solved aproblem which long perplexed bakingtechnologists. ously unknown. Their next discoverywas that the polymerization of chloro¬prene resulted in a rubber-like solid, su¬perior in many respects to natural rub¬ber itself!Neoprene, as this synthetic rubber isnow called, was first placed on the mar¬ket in 1931. Although more costly thannatural rubber, the demand for it grewrapidly. Du Pont engineers were calledupon to design and build manufacturingunits embodying improved equipmentand better production techniques. Tfieresult is that today neoprene productionis measured in millions of pounds a year,and the price is only slightly higherthan that of prewar natural rubber.The development, the improvementand the large-scale production of neo¬prene are another tribute to the value ofmodem, coordinated research. Neo¬prene is the result of the cooperativeefforts of many Du Pont research chenl-ists, engineers and other technical men.Questions Coilese Men askabout working with Du Pont“WILL I CONTINUE TOLEARN AT DU PONT?”On-ihe-job training of new chemistsand engineers is supplemented atmany DuPont plants and laboratoriesby training courses, lectures, and con¬ferences. In 37 laboratory centers—chemical, biological, metallurgical,engineering, physical—new men arocontinually exposed to the thinkingand direction of men who have givencellophane, nylon, polythene, andmany other products to America.More facts about Du Pont—LIstwi to “Civilcido of Amorica," Mondays, 8 PM EST, on NBC •tSS.U.S.PAT.OfKBETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVINGTHROUGH CHCMISTRY%, I. DU FONT Dl NIMOUtf tk CO. (INC.)WIIMINOTON VO, DllAWARI Pag#» •Qordon QroupEnd ConcertsThe Gordon String Quartet willplay the concluding campus con¬cert of the Winter Quarter inMandel Hall tonight at 8:30. Mo¬zart’s Quartet in B-flat, K. 589, andRavel’s Quartet in F will be heard,together with Brahms’ Quintet inB Minor, Op. 115, for clarinet andstring quartet, performed with theassistance of Robert Lindemann,clarinetist. Tickets, priced at $1.20,may be obtained at the box officein Mandel Corridor before theconcert.Concluding concert of the Win¬ter Quarter in the University Col¬lege series will be Wednesday,March 13, in Kimball Hall, 308South Wabash avenue, at 8:15 p.m.Perry O’Neil, pianist and graduatestudent, and John Weicher, violin¬ist, will collaborate in Stravinsky’sDuo Concertant; Hindemith’s Son¬ata No. 3 in E (1935); and AaronCopland’s Sonata (1944). The con¬cert will be preceded by a lectureon “Contemporary Forms” by Ru¬dolph Ganz, president of the Chi¬cago Musical College. Ticketspriced at $1.50 may be obtained atthe box office of Kimball Hall onthe night of the concert.Film Qroup PlanQuadrangle ReelA student-made motion picture,with sound, is the' latest projectundertaken by the DocumentaryFilm Group. The scene is to bethe Quadrangles, with the spot¬light on housing facilities—or lackof them.Positions are now open in alldepartments of the Group. Thepresent members of the organiza¬tion are prepared to train interest¬ed students In the various tech¬niques of motion picture produc¬tion and projection.The Documentary Film Groupis perhaps best known for itsshowing of selective documentaryand fiction films. Recently, filmclasses have been added to its ac¬tivities. In these classes, a numberof films are showm, analyzed, anddiscussed.This organization pays its ownway. University loans which weregranted for new equipment havebeen repaid from the proceeds otj(ilms shown on campus. In general,the Group breaks even financially.Officers of the DocumentaryFilm Group are on the third floorof Reynolds Club. Willard Mor¬rison, College-3, is chairman. Othermembers are Russell Morrison,Lee Herndon, George Weber, DonAlbert, John Breed, in the College;James Bush, divisional; and Ed¬ward Meyers, alumnus.One student who recently of¬fered his car for sale through th<want-ads was called by scores o:people wanting it. By far the mos:interesting bidder, however, wajthe man who promised 30 dozereggs and 25 pounds of butter aja bonus.ClassifiedKEYS LOST between 55th and 58thsts. on Woodlawn or between Wood-lawn and Kimbark on 56th st.; reward.Call Maroon office.BLUE PARKER auto, pencil lost. NameAlbert C. Eldridge stamped on side.Reward. Call Vin. 0916 after 6 p.m.LOST, Mexican silver lighter. Initials“WLS” in Old English block letter¬ing, Inscription on reverse side. Finderelease call Walt Shirley, Plaza J)874.iberal reward.WANTED, waitress, 4:30 p.m.- 7:3^p.m.; no Sundays; meals and uni¬forms furnished. 1321 E. 57th st.Plaza 9286.4 MONTH INTENSIVECourse forC0UE6E STUDENTS and GRADUATESA thorough, intensive course—start*ing February, July, October. fiulJetiiiA, on request. Registration now opcm#Regular day and evening schoolsthroughout the year; Catalog;A SCHOOL OP BUSINPSSPRSPiSKBD BY COLLBGB MEN AND WOMBHTHE GREGG COLLEGE^FrttMeni; John Robort Oro8S> S'C.DOiraefor, Fowl M. Fair. M. ADept. C.M. A N. Mlehlgoii Aw.Chicago 2, IlliHoisTHE CHICAGO MAROONVeterans regisered in law, medicine,or special courses where academic ex¬penses for the school year amount tomore than $500, will be interested toknow that a veteran on the Chicagocampus has received the followingInformation from Mr. H. K. Hallam.Acting Chief, Veterans’ Administration David Sander on:VETERANS“I’m all confused,” my friend confided to me. “Right now Idon’t know what to think.”“Why, what’s the trouble?” I queried.“Look.” He said. “I saw a lot of hell when I was overseas.Subdivision, Vocational Rehabilitationand Education, Veterans’ Administra¬tion:"Public Law No. 268, which isthe amendment to the Service¬man’s Readjustment Act of 1944,provides for the payment ofcharges in excess of $500 for afull-time course for an ordinaryschool year in this manner: Aneligible person shall have chargedagainst nis period of entitlementthe length of the school year andan additional period representingone day of eligibility for each$2.10 for that part of the coursewhich is in excess of $500.”Veterans interested should apply tothe Veterans’ Administration, Hines.Illinois, for Veterans’ AdministrationForm 7-1950A, and should also leavewritten notice of their intention in theOffice of Adviser to Veterans, CobbHall 301.* * *The Office of Adviser to Veteransreminds veterans that they must turnin their allotment books for quarterlyaudit during the 11th week of thequarter beginning on March 11, 1946.A moratorium on all purchases willextend during the 11th week of thequarter. * « « Lots of it. And sitting in thosethat when I got back—if I gotback—I was never going throughit again, no matter what idealswere being “destroyed” or whowas getting killed. As long as itwasn’t me, of course. I swore noteven to think about war again; it’sfunny how the ideals of war don’tmatter much when you and yourlittle popgun are wet and all cov¬ered with slime.“Back in the hospital I got toreading, and—God knows why—Ipicked up Mann’s Magic Mountain.The ‘hero’ of it, Hans Castorp, wasas bewildered as I was about so¬ciety and the causes of wars, andhe had a year in a sanitarium tofigure it all out. One day he wentskiing and got lost and fell asleepin the snow and had a dream. Thedream is what I want to tell you cold and rotten holes, I decidedtwo shrivelled, smelly and foulwitches were tearing a live childlimb from limb, and eating it,mingling its bright red blood withits bright blond hair.“Now: That’s all I remember ofCastorp’s dream. I had forgottenthe part about the witches until aweek ago, when I wondered why,out of all the schools I might have-gone to, I came to this UniversityI came to Chicago—don’t smile; Ireally thought this —because Ithought that here I would find'those honest and beautiful childrenof light that Hans had* dreamedabout. I wanted to be one of them,to bathe and discuss and eat the ifruit of Wisdom and grow tall inits light. I decided that whatever |had happened to me in the pastwould be henceforth forgotten, andVeterans seem to have a rough timekeeping themselves in the clear withall tlie details pertaining to their edu¬cational benefits. Delay in payment ofsubsistence is an acute problem. Theycan’t take an "R” in any course, butmust complete the work for a gradein each course. They even have toreport attendance, when the Universityof Chicago does not concern itself withclass attendance.Some of the veterans consider it agreat nuisance to have to sign the at¬tendance roster each week—maybe itis. but the requirement of attendancerecord is a part of the law grantingthe benefits Failure to sign the at¬tendance roster may cost the veteransthe amount of subsistence allowancefor that week. The register is subjectto audit at any time without notice.Last week 79 veterans failed to signthe register, so it would appear fromthe record that they were not in schoolduring that week. It would seem thatat a rate of $16.25, or $22.50 per sig-^ture, the value of the weeldy sub¬sistence.'that as a "part-time Job” itpays pretty well to climb three Ightsof stairs in Cobb HaU once a week.* a •A new printed leaflet of GeneralInstructions is available in the Officeof Adviser to Veterans to all veteranstudents enrolled in the University ofChicago under Public Law 346. Thesesupersede all previously issued generalinstructions.It happened at Ida one lunchhour. He, a returned vet, eatswith the girl friend and two orthree other females almost everyday. After one particularly strainedsilence, a member of the extraslooked up and said to him, “I’mreally worried about you—youmight get some sort of complexsitting with all these gals so much.—Why don’t you get us anothercouple of men?!” about because—well, let me tellyou the dream, first.“Hans was walking In a beauti¬ful and strange country, along thehills that surrounded a blue, sun¬lit lake. At the beach below, hesaw lovely cherubic children play¬ing games in the sands, eating lus¬cious fruit from shady nearbytrees, growing tall and tanned inwhat seemed an eternal playtime;young lovers Avere strolling to¬gether through the groves, andfrom crag to crag shaggy goatswere leaping and jumping. Every¬where there seemed this naturalbloom and beauty of life, the idealstate, the place where uncon¬sciously we all wish to grow. It wasto Hans the most clean, beautiful,intellectually honest environmenthe had ever seen.“The he strolled through thetown where the charm, enchant¬ment and fragrance was on everystreet — until he came to theTemple. High up on an altar be¬tween the pillars of the Temple,Burlesque GilbertAnd Sullivan PlayA burlesque of Gilbert and Sul¬livan’s operetta “HMS PINA-FORTE” plus an elaborate nauti¬cal motif were among the high¬lights of a dance given by the ’700 that no matter what occurred when II finally left this school, I wouldstill have those happy and en¬chanted experiences.“I have tried to forget the atombomb, but I can’t. That’s whatstarted it; and now I see Housing,the FEPC and Full Employmentkilled before my very eyes bysome—call them witches, if youwill — who dismembered themwhile we bathed at this intellectualshore.“Right now, I don’t know what.I really don’t. I don’t feel like be¬ing a child anymore, and yet Iknow there will always be witches.But sooner or later, anyway, with¬in five years, there will be a waragain, and that’s when thosewitches will get me.“As long as there are’naive, un¬knowing children there will be thewitches. I know. There must be away but I’m damned if I knowwhat it is. Yet I can’t stay one ofthose children . . . Good God, isn’tthere something . . . ?”Entry of Linn House last Saturday,March 2 in the Burton lounge. Petede Groot won the acclaim of all inhis interpretation of “poor littleButtercup.” Also taking part in“HMS PINAFORTE” were WillieCates, Art Cohn, Ted Mills, andJerry Greenwald.DistinctivelyThe llniversiitT of ChicagoETCHINGSOf the Most Beautiful Campus BuildingsBlack and White—$5.00In Color—$8.50CRESTED JEWELRYRings—$7.00 to $18.00Pins—$15.00Bracelets—$4.00 to $7.50Compacts—$2.50 to $8.00Above prices do not include excise tax,' BOOK ENDS—$3.95University Crest in ColorASH TRAYS—39c—4 for $1.50University Crest in ColorWALL PLAQUES—$1.00Rockefeller Memorial ChapelLETTER OPENER—75cCrest Imprinted in HandlePENNANTS—10c to $1.50ST ATIONERY—$ 1.00UNHERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOKSTORE UC Quits" Big 10 rrid^ March 8, 194J♦ ♦ ♦(Continued from Page 1)sities of a physical education department coupled with their growthin student enrollment reduced Chicago’s relative advantage after thelast war. The Maroons ceased to be a conference basketball contenderafter 1924 and in 21 seasons have lost 249 conference games. At theend of the current season Chicago had suffered 60 consecutive set¬backs and had played five full campaigns without scoring a singleconference triumph.The Maroon’s current athletic plant is one of the most complete inthe conference. It includes Bartlett gymnasium, the Fieldhouse, anda gridiron. Greenwood Field, the baseball diamond, is being convertedinto a pre-fabricated housing site while the West Stands were em¬ployed during the war by the atomic scientists and are now occupiedby the Department of Metallurgy.Newest fad at InternationalHouse is a peanut-butter milk¬shake. Could this be part of the new program to make studentsmore aware of Student Healthfacilities?MORTON’S5487 Lake Park AvenueHyde Park's LeadingSTEAK HOUSEWe Are Now Serving Food From 12:00 NoonFOR RESERVATIONSPhone PLAza 9088CLOSED TUESDAYSAbout 7,000 miles of coaxial cable will be added to^ our plant during tbe next few years. Inside eachcable are six or eight copper tubes—each pair a broadcomipunications highway over which two televisionprograms or nearly 500 long distance telephone callscan travel. Giant plow-trains will ''plant** much of thiscable deep in the ground—• safe from storm and fire.This construction is but a part of our activity in thetelevision field. Now in an advanced experimental stageare plans to link coaxial cables and high frequencyradio relay systems to provide a nationwide televisionnetwork.# *Our part in television is the transmission of pro¬grams from one station to another. As this new industrydevelops, the Bell System will be prepared to providewhatever network facilities are needed.*BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEMFriday, March 8, 1949 ■'■■ t ‘■. 't: “■^::-"THE CHICAGO MAROONConference Page tField House TonightMichigan, IllinoisFavored to CopBig Ten CrownIn the SportlightFineTimeThere comes a time each quar¬ter when the spirit of neatnessand the wrath of our editor com¬bine to bring about a clearing ofour desk. Such a time is now.First a note from a friend atPurdue telling us to watch a fel¬low at the track meet tonight andtomorrow named Dick Kilpatrick.Dick it seems stands a mere 5feet 8 inches even in his dirtysocks and insists he weighs 140pounds. Despite these non-her-culean proportions, he consistent¬ly high-jumps well over six feetand has a 6-5 jump to his credit.* ♦ •And here’s something from abosom buddy addressed to Dick(not so fine) Fine. “To whom itmay concern:“I protest the treatment myphoto of the Dodd IM basketballteam received; this photo was sub¬mitted to be used on the sportspage. It w'as, but not the print I of¬fered. Two prints were submitted,1 pointed out one as the one to havethe cut made from, the other wasto be used for identification; how¬ever, this was not done: the poor¬er print was sent to the engraver,resulting in an inferior cut, which,although not looking out of placein the Maroon, looked like hell.Also It might interest someone tonote that the photo was not takenby a staff photographer; I have noconnection with the Maroon (and)might appreciate a cut line. If thephoto had been handled in a satis¬factory manner it would have costthe Maroon nothing, but I am sub¬mitting one (bill). Well here’s tobonehead Fine and his apprecia¬tion of photos and the lousy cut.”So says A. L. Cohen.IIILLEL CARNIVAL MARCH 16Hillel will present its annualPurim Carnival next Saturdayevening, March 16, at the ReynoldsClub. Festivities begin at 7 p.m.and are open to everyone. Coed Contests... by YlackOutstanding ability in a sport, scholarship, and sportsman¬ship were the qualifications which won twenty-nine women the“Big C” award at the W.A.A. Dinner last week. Mildred An¬derson, Cynthia Crawford, Palmela Held, Janet McAuley, andAnn Putman received the award for the second time.Receiving the “Big C” for the With ten schools and 261 athletes competing, the 36th an¬nual Big Ten Indoor Track Meet gets under way tonight andtomorrow at the University of Chicago Field House. Withmany nationally known stars leading the way, this meet prom¬ises to climax the most successful indoor cinder season sincethe start of the war.Tonight’s preliminary perform¬ances begin at 7 o’clock, while thefinals tomorrow start a half hourearlier. Admission prices for thegeneral public are 50 cents thefirst night and $1.50 the next. Uni¬versity students will be admittedfor 25 and 50 cents on presenta¬tion at the gate of student identi-cation cards.Michigan, Illini FavoredCo-favorites to walk away withthis year’s title are Michigan andIllinois. The Wolverines edged outthe Illini last year, but were bestedthis season in a dual meet by theirarch rivals.Chicago’s none - too - successfulsquad will consider itself indeedfortunate if it does not end up inlast place. The Maroon bannerswill be carried largely by Franke,Adams, Mulcahey, and Bokman.With so many ex-servicemenback in school, the calibre of thecompeting trackmen is now back at pre-war level, and once againexisting records stand in dangerof being erased. Almost sure tofall is the four-year-old broadjump record of 23-ft. 9i,^-in., setby Iowa’s Lee Farmer. LloydLaBeach, formerly of Jamaica andnow of Wisconsin, has hit over the24-ft. mark several times this yqar,Bangert Breaks RecordOne other record which mayvery well fall is the shot-put. Al¬ready Bill Bangert of Purdue hasa 52-ft. 4%-in. toss to his credit,eight inches better than the exist¬ing mark set by Bill Watson ofMichigan in 1939.Back to defend the titles theywon last year will be Bill Busterof Illinois in, the 60-yd. dash;George Walker, also of Illinois, inboth hurdle events; Bob Humeof Michigan in the mile and histwin brother, Ross, in the two-mile; and Bob Phelps of Illinoisin the pole-vault.third consecutive year was LucilleHyatt. W.A.A. pins were awardedto eight women.The student-planned and exe¬cuted ‘‘Party for Parents” is sched¬uled to begin at 3:30 this afternoonwith a tour of Ida Noyes. Exhibi¬tions of basketball, fencing andmodem dancing will be given from4 p.m. until 5. Student hostesseswill serve tea in the library from5 p.m. until 6. All parents of firstand second-year students are in¬vited.Beecher Hall took first place inthe round robin badminton tour¬nament held last week with ascore of 50 points. 'Foster Hallran a close second with 45 points.Jane Simmons and Cora Loweplayed singles for Beecher, Two Wrestlers Enter TourneyChicago sends a wrestling teamto compete in the Big Ten Cham¬pionships, to be held at Cham¬paign today and tomorrow, forthe first time since 1942. CoachVorres plans on entering just twomen, Nick Melas and OrvillePalmer.Original plans called for theentering of Laury Walford as thethird man, but he severely injuredhis right arm and shoulder lastweek in the Iowa meet. Walford,incidentally, was the sole pointgetter for the Maroons as the Chi-•omeo UNDS authority or thi coca-cou coapany iyCoca-Cola loltilag Co. of Chicago, lac. cago team suffered a 31-3 man¬gling at Iowa’s hands.According to Coach Vorres itis quite difficult to estimate justhow many points the Chicago en¬tries will succeed in capturing. Weakened by the loss of unde¬feated Walford, it is doubtful ifthe team can place. Melas andPalmer, in the 121-lb. and 128-lb.class, respectively, have beenbeaten only once this year, bothat the hands of the Hawkeyes.Quide to Cinder MeetFollowing is the time schedule for e^ch event in the Big Tentrack meet tonight and tomorrow. Clip this and use it as ahandy guide at the meet.FRIDAY, MARCH 8—7:00—^Broad Jump trials8:00—60-yd. dash trials8:30—440-yd. dash trials9:00—70-yard high hurdles trials9:20—880-yd. run trials9:40—70-yd, low hurdles trials10:00—440-yd. dash semi-finals10:20—70-yd. low hurdles semi-finalsSATURDAY, MARCH 9—6:30—Pole vault8:00—60-yd. dash semi-finals 8:15—One-mile run8:15—Broad jump finals8:25—60-yd. dash finals8:40—70-yd. high hurdles semi-finall8:55—440-yd. run finals9:05—70-yd. high hurdles finals9:15—Two-mile run9:30—880-yd. run finals9:40—70-yd. low hurdles finals9:50—One-mile relay runMILLER’S PHOTO STUDIODISTINCTIVE CHILD PORTRAITSBring baby in tomorrow; no appointment necessary;complet set of proofs submitted.Individual PortraitsSCHOOL - FAMILY GROUPS - WEDDINGSOur Introductory Offer, one picture free,with each order of 6 pictures.MILLER^S PHOTO STUDIODorchester 7887 1151 East 55th StreetTHE WORLD’S MOST HOHORCO WATCHWINNER OF 10 World’s FairGrand Prizes, 28 Gold AAedalsond wore honors for accuracy•kein einv Afhnr tImADiece.D5 ^Store* HoiirSf 9:45 to 5:45 THE CHICAGO MAROONAmI Rid«y,M«rch8.]!)iiipui a pour eateudurt Time out tor etudp . . . exama coming upturning thecampuscalendarAnd what’s the most importantevent of the year just about this time?What takes a comfortable chair,plenty of light, and lots of thought?That’s right! Study,study, study.All set for a heavy session is Betsy Barnes, 'whose most favorite study spot is her very ownroom in Foster Hall. Books, notes, everything’shandy and oh, how comfortahle she is .; •snug and warm in her long wool robe. It’s anauthentic Scotch plaid with sparkling pearl-tonedbuttons and big patch pockets for stowingaway your knickknacks. Sizes 12 to 20• •. $25. You’ll find it in Lounging Apparel^Fifth Floor, South, StateWritten by: Betty StearnsCartoons by: Cissie LUbshiUz