The Miciglan Daily VOL. XVIII. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DE.CEM-NBE R 6, 190. No 59. PROPOSED AMEND- MENT MAY BE MADE 4Athletic Association May Change Its Constitution-Rowe Says That Politics Are Inevitabie. Ant amtendmitent to the constitutiont of the Athletic associatiotn has beett pro- posed. Today at petitiotn calling for a special mreetintg to consider tiis amend- mettt will he circitlated. If twetnty-five signattures of members are obtaitted, thte meeting, tattler the present constitutiot, must he called. 'Te date for the pro- tpnsel tteetittg has ttot yet lieett set. Floyd A. Rowe, in te following eont- mttnicatiott, gives attswers to questiotis printed itt yesterday's I).v, attd pre- -entts a side of tlte sitttation which has not yet had paublicity: "Cenrtletmen: Jndgittg frott the thtree preceding issutes of Tar DAsILY, it is clearly eviudentt thtat ttere are sotte fewe students itt the University who are dis- satisfied with tlte political conditions that exist in the Athtletic asociation. That polities do exist itt the Athletic associa- tion, tn one can detty, tbnt titless soite plan eani he formtalated whierebty Ipolitics ttay tsr elimtiitated, tiolities swill have to rentain, tindesirahle thoughi they tiay e in the eyes if the would-be refortttrs. Thtey are iniherent in all orgatizations; they exist everywhere, ini society, itt the echureti, anitii e c in thlii faculty itself. Noi substituite fur the preset systemt tins as yet lieet siubmtitted; wheit it is, I ta-clies-c that the Athletie associationi will lie glaid to tahe oiattage if it. IHossesver, it applears toi te that sutu' of tre woiul-tw refuorniers are actitig ini rallier tiaii taste, as siite of itiemt, as is well htiowti, aeqiuireid their offiees by- making us of thre svcry meni-l tiotahle tierhaps, it anty rate puolitisa - wishi arc n osw heinug sii striongly cs-i sareid. That somne if thir political schemes wentt wrong is haridly to he attribtuteid iito -ystemn in voigue in the affairs if the Athleice association. As to the mttier if the right of then graduiate dires-toe tii east a vile, lie has exerciseid thes right, giveti to hm as it a-as by the stdenits temrslves, attd there is tto room fur qiiestiotiing te honesty andi siticerity of lis ivole int the matter at issue. Six years _ago at hoard mtatde ip sit stutenetts atnd altutnii sia consvetied for the purpose of revisitng the constitituti of the Atletie assoca- tion. rte tiresent eotstitttiotn is the result of that revisiont. The graditate sirector under Article V, Sectiost 2, is girets poer-c ts s-ste as follows: 'Ite shall lie a tmermber switti esquals rights, oi tie hoard of diretors.' Its Section 3 of the samte article, the election to 1111 va- cancies is ciosered is followes ' Shoutsd the offie of treasare or flinncial secre- tary biecomte sacatnt, thre hoard (f sret- ors shall fill such vaecatcy.' Why, thters should lie trot exercise the right? As ts the justice sot his lion-er to vote, thters is, it seetms so toe, no questiotn. The graduate director, in this case Mr. Baird is more vitally interested itt thre swork- S igs of the Athletic associationt than i any tither persotn or group of persotns attd utpott tins dependis almrost entrirely the cotndut of its affairs. "It atnswer to thre qutestiotns ini yester- itndifferent to this respotnsibility. They- are an advisory board of the graduate director, anrd I atn sure lie has listened to atnd given tdne consideratiotn to all of their suggestions. 'Thit sotne of threnm rave shrownethtetmselves uable to give atty reasoinable suggestions, is no argut- merit agaittst the sincerity of Mr. Bairdl. or the present systemt of their electiotn. Upott cotisurltirig the files of thre studett prbiatinssot, atnd upon talktttgswith sev- eral of the alurimni, I has-c leartned thrat brefosre the adoptiont of thre preset con- stiturtiont, the tmansagers svere elected by tiotprlar votte. Ittnmarry cases there swas agreat steal of frictiotr bets-euthre mitiragers antt h le capitaitis of thre varioius teamrrs. 'This frictiotn ins resulteid, oft times, in thre weakettintg of the varioues learns. NWith the ett inits-ess of elitmi- rainirg this trost unidesiraible slate if affaires, threIrresenrt systetri sess evolved. X.Whethtertor nst. thre mnragers, elecit-it is thseysis'risiss, shotiiuli e cottsisderedl as represetatives of the stutdets, again dlepernis uponii itetmanragers itiemselv-es. Shousrld they act for thre best interests srf the sturdenits, iii all cases leasing out airy per-sorislidesire, they tire relseesensa- live-,siofthIlemi,butsrIhtoutldthey ace ini tail faiths-ith themu-ss is siomretimies thre easc-anid tic their influence to* defeat rte very einds that tire stusdents hasvc sworkedi to gain, threy are neither fair is thremisels-es tier to tire studiens. "Tire sluestiorn,'Cart qtestionrabrletroti- tics tic entirety eliinated?' is not1 harsd to aswsser. Electionsine itire Stunrt Ciuirril -s bsody yet youniig ini years---- sass' seen of si querstioniable character. fIr elections ts this bosdy, abosve all otthers, potlitics should nut cnter. A- cissssisctionrwithr totiitics sioutldhbe like- a class -snoker' swithouri'eats' anti snmokes.' A Inyisie sdesiirig further infosrmationr regssrdiing tire poswers iftthie grssdutste t irector, car find such informasition anti miieuch teuseful iniformoationiconicernr- ignthe-qurestionitat tiandsin iasicsspy if tie curtstiturtinrof tire uthletic associst ussio, swhiichi ctearly idefinres tire tpowers of ail th offsi'cers of tireasssociationr." C. A. D~eWitt, presideti of the senioir sitsclasos, mrahes te folin-tg staite- 1rterti:'"ire sit the chief faints to lie foundtilswitht the Iresenit rmanagemrent 'if tie :atiletic association is tire mrysrery 1ansi secrecy wiihis-Inch its affairs are condultcted. 'T'huere is stotinitg set sureto irisite suspsicionr and criiicisrm, atid to hilt loyalty antd ethurrsissn among the studen-rts generally, as to isithshosld freom -temirthoese- facts regarsdirig the eeto of officers, tireexperrdiitures of funrdts, -atid the getreral policy of ite association tha theluy ire entitleid to know. Perfect puibicity ini all nmatters relating to tire assocssiationr sourlshdo tricretoin disarmi funrfosuded criticism ni rd siuspicion stnd fnoruld furntish a corrective for inmty- of liii'esits that sundoubttedlty do exist." lBAN) 'O) WIPE OUT DEBT' WsITHI I)ANCE ,PRI)CEIsF)S DAWSON S LUIE ANNABRBAK R DAWSO WILLUI~flIN SOUND) CONDITION POPULAR LECTUREl Noted Preacher Speaks on "SirI Walter Raleigh and His Times" in S. L. A. Course. liesv.XWiliarrrJ. hDawssn, essangelist,1 irresscher, sausthourstud oratour, siill li-ctie- sisn Si WalteRaleigh sandsh I is 'turres," thut ev-enitngsit 8f, inor('Us-ersity hasll. This lecture is tire' fifths ruirber our this' Sturdernts' Lecture assocuiationicoutrse. "Sir Waler Rsaleigrih tdHis'Timirss" is trie of hDr. DIsssu su tut p oiulasr lectures. Ittinasbeeniresiviseredi befsre thronutgedl audiienice-,susoh in iii trlasr ans use Un'titedl States. XXhliresvei itshits hiss-i hearth, hishlectrecs hissecbrenurfavosr- ably- receivesd.Ile is equahsll nusowerfurl as si lecturer strut ireachuer, posessinge strounig voice sindl ipeuso nal -agnestism. illiim Jamies IDIsonsrrs iiiis swsrit at 'Towecester, ugh irishrtn 824, us i esducastedsit Kiigwsooushschoolu , situnti isburty cllege, ins(Mahst ertic Obtee- hin collegcelissconsterreu onr luist icthee gree sit docitor sitdslinsriity. usltig en- ecildte s\esleysart ururtstes tsrjif57 Dre. IDawsount heldl satiusrsppintmurents, sit X\esley's Chapatu ndrutCuts RutadsLon- 'hue reprtsthastcerti Anti Arbour snks aseitn isfinancisal dificlties is se- nisdin ith ie fonts-mg csrriuurnicniorr tEdhtor 'sicittssss l.s,s'y I is reptortedlthut a vicious ssory is in circulautiounrashunt hecampurs that the XAnn Xrohii'Iarks atc intinaciatliff- culties. Nuos it i s-ell koto hurl the banthinsAnXu rbrehasve ntir es- e cnr affectedi hisaspani, ansi luy- wereteserc us a sisunduer finasncial csondiitioni thrtst sii prescuh. T'i-r deiosits have sent i-a creassinug during tie lfincistriungency, suit anty report thte centary is viiousti ansi uttesrly unfouindedcih Jitis I. XX'si.s. - 1NSIG'NIAX -ND CUPtS 'TO .InC XXAI-t)ii)'T'ONIGHTtt' 'Ihis yvesu's easoit for te ('esss Cesu-ti- trv clutbi sill comte ht fsrsalclsse hu- night, isMien a metnlg of tiememer=ct wiill be helsd ithe troshty roiosmrofthe eshurtiasiuit hI7o'clsoct. 'heisesso csinduuicteds by ''Stpie"'Cise, isill bhis t expiionists as possblhe. s iner thatut thosseswhoitso5 sicsirs' masy satenudlthis-S.t 1,. A.Xlec-ture. Te mnuotbsject of this mueeting isI ihti sasarsinrg iof isiiassamustcuust tie win nrdss tfrie ihandiiciiiantilnoiiice eruces. Fie- f ie coetedi('CC's isill tsr iresee, ssell as ihr-eihainssomeu cups,-gifts f thi ts- hXtleiceasscitisn- IDirescluer Bairdhansi Keeneui tizpatrstici wiill his- presentl snitinnalluprobailitih soth lmesnilit ane s hsusrntiddrsses relautisve t5netis-lyestr's tprospets ads It is imple-rtiv e tuatuasuithetiCros C'o unry n tu-ustenduton iught, andtust alougdthast nmenmbers sallsiwthe metre- lugteoh hhis calls ed rmti tittehi'ousr. 1,11' IRISIEN USh' tl'T'i,1NENTI'IRti. CUR'tS A 'siampasignt on'edhucstiu ion iuregsardit thits electis' systemr is bssing surriedh sit in the'literary edepartmrent. 'hie fresh- mncilatsses inn rhetoric titus-sbeenutre-- qiuestedui ts ill isutibsanks sowsig tuc coursesswhlichi te-y itend htoprsue throsughosut teireortieaysrs ofc eige isori. They sre salsonuso hrteanunessas esxplininugsilty these sibjet iae mei seleced. It is hoedisstuatua unuier iof beefu-is isill resuliterot this exercise In -ppainug it the sudienithusht fn- diaisrize thimnself isilhthe cntient-,sitfthur annuinthcemnt anus h lithe esourses si- terses. It siill shoiiilhu) howsmalslusita pueat iteiwos offeresd he'can probab~lny ute andlhunts-necessary-it s his isas siahdin orderto i d i-iltconticts tandi mueethetireqeuiremntrus. hro. 'h'iomras. wit is cosusiucting te esperirunil tfoe DtesantReed., expec, to derernie whet- r fre-thmtentare capabltie sit cossosiug coiurses situii t hes knowi hatstheluy ICOl IS'hRY STUDEINThS '10 IHAVEC tt'sSKI'T'I~,, TEA-Al Ahbout thiity-live mtusebs of the For- eut ry- club isercipresentl suttie regular mueting heled last esening ii Xes IHall. Retports sitftevariusdeletgaes othe Mihciigsani Forestry- associaion, hel it Sauginawi, Not. n3 andu'13, tieecthiee- turet ifthe literary- part of the meeting. It wsitdecided to atemrpt to organize a departmnrstal ssketrl lteant to entie- thin interclsass series. Rauts-eumtwsss elect- cit basketbsall nanage. A census of lie siudents enolel inn the sreties detartmenrt swil be taken. A recentr article, emnating from Ysle, claimus tat htsunriesity-hati he larg- est forestury- shsool of aniy nnvesity- ins tire cisunulry. It i-s pobasbtle, lonever, thau tunofficisal censis siill tuoid tro. Roth'-,ssatemen t he correct. "XYsle," he- sidu, "is sadmnitedly secnd 1ssuly iii hhichigaur. I annpositive that tire officialh registeuura is-ill prove that us-ce have the largest assemtblsage of yosung mien stundyitig forestry sit any runiversity inr the country.' UNIVERSITIES MUST4 UPLIFT THE DRAMA lames O'Donnell Bennett in Lec- ture to Chicago Students Tells "Bow to See a Play" Jamies O'Dtueih tBennertt, slsdramatic cetle fthe Record-herald, licusig i Chicasgo latsheeck osuit oItut hS ee' tamPsay,' stated haust if the stgositousday hs o be utliftied,te est umesfrus uso-si tug sou lies inn te colleges asund unisr - tilessit tire couuntry. "Niothinug" his stys, "is his he expectsted ssrn thc stgs' mianasger's, sihun siill resondshonyto- h udollar ill.'Thueir excuse is voitcesI sn tue cry, 'Vie pit-c 'cr ttsiheyli' asisi,' hut a way tidy stesk thucoh.uls.is thies avseagestasundasrdt of sihast 'a h-hit sshuldsh ie is solowiithasst wus' ospItire ti etter'thhingsuhusist in-rk fisthio-si diiitgu'utly'. All]thus juy asuinsterest ins thue disrma, all this hisautiful ntus'itiasim mnustl not rentsa'itu nttitii'tstsiisi sun rathiue utuderraesde. "It it snlyhby'the creatiosntofasit'ses ses play-geingrbodsuy-thaustte sage musy his imrtu ed'n-t. aisduemoscrsacy, reformsertr comics ferrom long-organuizedshittinlis, bilh oust usriginate ir sm sall, rustsly- herumue grouhpr, sandsoiste theater isill lie refsormedithrughespre snttionts, siters fasulty, alwuay s wornthy, it smasuit sit nd on sushi of thus wa y platormtutu'I'hc ritic its cosmliuntilositthue uctird usiness man, t'roublesenosugit'nstreshlii,' musts gs' wa-sy tsthis'itssirs- fori'gsootdousel, hiunrsons outlookt tuhd phr'st swisdomi which is icedin useiicsy ctit,, learnu mis to thuehi "'The collegiaun u uis apt ihsitdot a siucr-e ciliusttitudeiut owardmod huernuprouc-lss issit. - It issitnl y y 5areuli, lingi~, diplomaustic wo'in'lthast the lasyhsouse' usit he' ri-tsredi. it yonitreusaltsgter his ss'mpthtizeewusthu tu-esssowd, thie crowds till tie n risptiziewit yosu. hr is itt the cosmuedies of (G-eoe k'sshsssa certtti nrisustit i hauablie se thitng, wih istnit tush si ii'ne gluctes-s Msucehi satyosur tlts)-gouing wiill o(usrii se he disppiniting:hin hIe worsinoss si stnt Broussgthamu's sdisry, 'tXacslsohdra'anic lnnsay'inl liie its.' 'hit seeintg-ar slay, uwhes veryost sli ;ite he'iTe itesdl sholay-gur-nis thus sboit natios~sniofsitrwitagsi Io'lItswit- us-smug this cassic playisoesito ssthis sins-tter si tutuatrichi site cit tnt- trtdi- huos osithe lay.uhusK-noistthe stgelo, tine early- isis ofhre hutaus te' actotrs mmhti a1 vasriesus tunies producit. KnICout. isi, wettthis' plywrsit meatesusKnowuss thet hiisricealastsociatisossitthurly. ''n its ne'tussing a'mornlasfist strumids to arni tie iideassitthus'ptiy, nti now ii evel-opied. 'hult-utiy'attetionii ro euacsor's usporrayali mitthecusr. Sem' lutit sielI he irnteetsuit,nticelin's run -tu' ticular' hi-,ssadinug, thus-ris siofvisle, nrrubes, tfeaures. Nostice howss ss' eut-a sembuhlan cc' sifinsturedlits' gets. hiaultih's adviice htnt-etplayesis tdl ii'euicasimout eat the crtill. "'Those mit rout iwIo isill tahe -ssoiuli take greatcaetee10encouratge slsig forc the stage ini youreyounup uils.Thits enuthussiastc hcetildi is thisfatmhte siof lii tuie play-going tian.' Di)CC'hSCIICR ViCIIN CI,St WXILLhitN'I' RT.IN Lr,fIC hDsnusctee VereinItalent ti-litfurnsis th ntenretainmenuutf the hextngrunp prtny of russ Xornn's Ltesto sbes gieens today at 430 1p.ihIatir is('tins n-eli.ngell IMtl. 'T'he gop s -s om- posed sithtie senirs gils of linVe 'ii, whro isill Mark Twisi" "leisesclift,' rthe niuhsitug story ositw Ess ngslish stu- henrishey-lag trum arster thre Germnt lasmu gurage and to carry mit conuversaion bhum tire phrauses si the seat language systemu. 'he sast isill mceCMisses hi cnuriets Sttua- sleeker, 1Cma Stunnft, Ottilie Grantee, Xl- buertialBurmieister, Constanrce Fitch, Nees' Dierdoerf, strutNelie'RElis. ', I he varsity sand sill toots be sen mui a tess lightr. Iesides furenishiung tine nitrite foe a sdasnce M-oniday, Dec. n0, the ieumembers of rte bandi-ll ire the huosts iof tire evenring. In tplace of the popurlar -subscriptisons of forer years, the board isof control into deemted it best thnat the ssbad secure money it souse oter sway. yArraingemnents tasecthrefoe beets comi- pleted for au slance ho be givenr in lBar- b outr gymnaussirum, under theaunsupices of 1t. Wst-nut ussr . i-siWt)its iliu, trust in Sosuthpohrt unti lalsgow. Btecasuse of iris successfult is-rkc hue-\vis called, int ifiqa, to time I-tigtutsury Quadim- rasnt ('onrgatioalrchurcshl,st iunrondut.- 'husissitorn lie fiets1 till iooeOf, si-hen hue resignredtanus umovsedhto 'Tauntoun, itius., bsectause of thts enuthusiastsic wselcomue hum receivedt wuies-toureingi-In thtis country nn tM04. Is' fint visiredl.Xrnerics ini Suit, as a lulegate his tmehieethodist F ctuts-nic',l Cosuucilhuhhl i t waXsinig- tonii. Inn hutscivangelisuicumethosDri~. Iris- sour earec t tle forecreeds,tforhue is dheeplty convusincediof tee d ofis1a lie- sonsal religiosr numong thme comumnumn tpeoplhe iris also arimong the sos-calledt tustier dclasses. Is'erecogizses thme fasct thats, ins ordeuer his resuh ltiltins his meuetinigs must l ectures, hue rust apupeal ussr only' to tire emoionsus, muir the intellect ot hut isaects as iselI. Tir e wci'l E snad miagazine stssies that 'he. Daissonr "has stieredh greer Botton rind Ncii-Englaundhto sri unususual extenut tiy' iis lecturecs them mernsesansd syumathetic auientircesosithlieipeoiple sit large." Ai arm ruthor lDr. hDssssorr's retputa- tionsi isworhl-wside. hBesides eing si writer of religiours subjecs untilsee- moms,Inc is thre auhoeof setveralst stl- nues of poemis, novels andh dramans. One of Isis mnost imnportant ivorks is "TIhe Makers of Engsh nPetrly,tProse intl Fiction"'Ithrais buen peronuncch one of the test booudks of liteersey criticisim in mnodernr literaturee. Somse of his best knotsn storks nrc "lTre-Quest* of thre Sinmple Life,' "Table Talk wi-th Younrg Mlen," "The Ilounse of Deasmis,'";"Judsith Boldero," "Savonaeola," "Thurouighi Lat- thee Windowsi," tnrd others. days DAILv, I tony say that thne first the band. questioun is so absurd ass to requiire no 'he bandl has a smsal etheist urred anss-er. 'Thc seconudduesionr, ike thc y tse retal ofmitcuheilta aIlulifor re- first, rethuirees no answser, as it is shefin- heasals, arid by time purchase of item rtely ansswered instire constitutiont of the nuitrt.Anuy' surpluisill hue ursedlho swipe association. As ho tine squesions relating oust tis dciii andl no provide for esekly to thne pots of the managers, I nmry rehernsals foe the bsalance of tine schosol say that witinsthre short rine that I year. The mansragemnenttmates runt if have been consnectedh withn athletics tit ai hundrehrd couples sree preseunt, it ill Mdichigan, tire stundenstnmanagers have enabmi lseuhem na carry out itheie plnsi. bseen givens all the pswreand rseponssi- A frill btsnd ot thirty- pieces wi-ll tprov-ide bility that they Inns- shown themselv-es the mnusic. pickets at rite melee of sc run be conipetent in exercising. Some dollar a courple and fifty' cents single Inve h Iad unquestionable msanagershipadmnisions misy hue obtinueshfrom nsary over their respective teams while travel- msembehsr of the band and isill be on sate lng, wshile others have shuntsn themselves I today.