I )TE ON 31 W DAYI lC [cni _ _ ii' ARBOR,, MICHIGAN, FPIIA.Y, OCTOBER 83t, 19:118. CONFERENCE O1 WILL WATCH FOR (i IV, No. 28. ANN PRICE FIVE C ____ _ 6 , TEACHES NEW YORK SIN(WR CHANGMS A N NARBOR DATrE 1TO tO'NI) AY N TO MEET tin; ixaer of Mar~damne l fires C'halige of Phlns; )Iana1tgemnt. Mat zeiiaatier to cal EASTERNSHIFT Instructs His Meu in Ifeeting the Syracuse Attack in Session of Secret Practice Yesterday. TORBET LOOKS LIKE GOD) FULL IN FIRST SCRDIAG E Varsity Scores Bl; One Touchdown in Short Session With Scrubs. There was secret practice on Ferry field last night, not even the wily ones who usually drift down from in- ter-class practice being allowed on the field. Behind closed gates Yost gave Torbet his first trial at fullback in a short scrimmage, and then devot- ed the remainder of the afternoon to building up a system of defense against the shifty Syracuse attack. Lining up his regulars against the scrubs on the baseball diamond, Ken- nedy's youngsters walked slowly through the Methodist evolutions, as taught them by "King" Cole, while Yost carefully instructed his men in the proper method of warding off the eastern style of offensive tactics. The particular play which the coaches worked with was the peculiar shift formation in which the whole line moves down the line of scrim- mage, a man near the end of the line taking the ball and making the pass to the backs. In scrimmage either night the play has failed to bother the Varsity for the reason that the line- men called upon to pass the ball sel- dom handled the leather properly, fumbles being tho rule. On Saturday, however, no such bungling will be in evidence, but Yost's men have been thoroughly drilled in stopping the play, and it sbould not be an extraordinarily good ground gainer. Michigan had nuc troubl~e in stopping the Minnesota shift three years ago, and the elements of the two attacks are the same. In the scrimmage practice, which lasted a bare quarter of an hour, the Varsity hammered the scrubs for one touchdown. Torbet's smashes off tackle featured the mit-up, while a; pass, Torbet to Lyons, was the fea- ture of the fray. Roehm interfered with the lanky flanker, who almost had the ball in his arms. The plunges of Torbet, Bastian and Galt carried the ball steadily down the field, after an interchange of kicks and basketball tactics in the center of the field, and Bushnell went over for the score. McHale was the play- (Continued on page 4) ACTIVE STUDENTS ARE FOR RETURN We favor at mmediate return to the Conference uitler the present Coi.- ference rules Aswer an unqualified eyes" or "flo" Michigamu, members, editors of student publications, upper class presidents and oflicers of the Y. M. C. A., gave a substantial mgjprity of "yes" votes in The Michigan Daily canvass yesterday. Follow1ag are the results in detail; Ifichigamua. Yestf Rober~t Braun, Miller Pontius, Louis Haller, H. Beach Carpenter, Willis A. Diekema, Arthur Kohler, Charles Crowe, Morris A. Milligan, Spencer Scott, George Ballentine, Karl (Continued on patge 3.) A telegram from the New York manager of Madame Matzenauer, Met- ropolitan opera star, who will appear in, the Choral Union series, states that on account of change in plans it will be necessary for her to appear in Ann Arbor, Monday evening, November 3, instead of on the date originally an- nounced. While a change of date is usually regrettable, in this case it will meet with general approval, since the Paderewski concert, which was to have opened the series, was potiponed to March 2. SYRACUSE SENDS BIG SQUAD HERE Orangemen Find Little Trouble Solv- ing Wolverine Plays Used by Fresh. COACh MAKES SHIFT IN LINE. (Special to The Michigan Daily.) SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 30.-Pro. nounced ready to give the Michigan Wolverine the battle of its life, the Syracuse Varsity squad left this city tonight on its way to Ann Arbor for Saturday's game. Coach O'Neill took a big squad with him, recent shifts in the line-up mak- ing it impossible to tell right now who will start in the game. The coach himself will probably not know until he looks over his men on Saturday morning, In the last praCtices pf the week the Orangemen have shoWn all kinds of fight and aggressiveness.. In the clashes with the freshmen, schooled in' Wolverine methods, the Varsity have had little trouble in coming off first best. The regulars succeeded not only in dumping all attempts of the youngsters to score but managed to; reel off long gains seemingly at will.' O'Neill has been drilling his men in the forward pass during the past two days and it is believed that the basket- ball play will figure prpminently in the Orange offense. Half Back Castle and Quarter Seymour, each of them stams, are being used in this pluay and have proved themselves adepts. The switching of Farber to end in place of Travis has taken away the possibility of using this man on the receiving end of any passes, for although Farber is a demon at tackling he' is weak on handling throws. Another shift which it is believed will strengthen the Varsity is the placing of Shufeldt at an end opposite Farber. Forsyth and Bose have up- held their reputations as ground gain- 2rs and will probably do a majority of he work in carrying the ball on the Michigan field, Saturday. FACULTY CONCERT PLEASES MANY VISITING TEACHERS. Program by School of Music is Well Ieleived by Large Audience in Hill Hall. Enthusiasm marked the first com- plimentary concert of the school of music faculty, which was well receiv- ed by a large audience of visiting teachers, Thursday night, in Hill au- ditorium. Mr. Ilowland and Mrs. George B. Rhead, of the school of mu- sic, and Miss Florence Hinkle and Mr. L. L. Renwick, visiting artists, made up the individual program. The Chor- al Union under Professor Albert A. Stanley, ably assisted by Earl Moore., sang portions of Gounodi's music. EDITORIAL COMMENT 'H1ERE IS M -l IC \IGAN'S E11 ? You say that iichigan witl be hu- miliated, if she goes back into the, Conference, in spite of- the fact, that she has been assured a public invit a- tion, if she will but show signs of ac- coptanco? lBut how's this for humiliation un- der the present conditions and ,in- der the conditions that will be inten- sified if Michigan refuses the advances of the Conference? Vanderbilt dropped Michigan from her schedule in 1912, even after vig- orous protests from Michigan and dire threats for the future, Vanderbilt, took Harvard instead of Michigan. Vanderbilt turned Michigan down. in 1913 Michigan found herself un- able to live up to the threats of 1912 and Vanderbilt was the only alterna- tive. And Vanderbilt said come down to Nashville and M-ichtin mwent. Where is Y:ichigan's : "OPEN SESAME." Michigan need but express a will- ingness to return to the Conference1 and she will be extended a unanlimols I invitation. - We base this prediction upon a let- ter that was received by a Michigant official from an official of the highest COMMUNICATIONS I xitor. TIhe lidhn i )ily : "i'rior to the founding of the Univer- sit y of Chicago, Michigan University wva at liberty to play games with aui one east or west. Among others, gam- es were exchanged frequently with Core ci University and our teams went it New England and into the middle states and played without let or bin- drance. \With the coming 01 IMrt. A ion- 0 Stagg to the we_1tthehe purification ' athletics was soon begun. One of the methods proposed by Mr. Stagg was that all games with other' teams iueludting Michigan must be played 1o the Chicago hield. Another of the stip- ulations was that the teams coming would be allowed a percentage by (Chi- cago. While this percentage was n cr absolutely fixed there was a fee)'i pi Avalent. that it should not exeed twenty per cent- 1-; - t Stagg at e was Mr. Charles Baird of Michigan an i back of hin was our athletc' hboard an da1 sck of Mele board was the faculty and the Beard of Regents and the student body and the Daiiy. Mr. Balaird nietly made an arrangement with the University of Illinois and the University of Wiseonsin by which these universities agreed that they would not play Mr. $tagg's teams un- Buildi sI liithe inllv yby 1i' 'ock' fo br meetfing o thMe Moet :i ( 'eah'AWs as1ociatioiand :, tr, * *: *: :* SIX THOUSAND TEACHERS. MEET ICONVENTIO1N n us1liinly Large Attendance Mark Sixty-First Annual Convention of Michigan State Teachers. hA RBY LANE WILSON WILL President Hut chins Opened the Con cve With His Address of Welcome. standing in one of the largest Confer- ence universities. The official not on- ly promised his own hearty support but predicted that Michigan could rest assured that she wonld get this unani- mous invitation. T.1he letter was confidential, and we are prevented from using the name of the author at this time. llowever The der such conditions. It was custom- arv to pilay agame in Chicag o on Tlhanksgiving day. Wisconsin and Michigan arranged for n game i Chi- engo on that day and secured a field on which to play. Mr. Stagg was cn- p' led to secure a team from the cast and secured Brown 'niversity. The two games were played in Chicago oml Wil ~'-s etrn to ('ifrn ety willneet at 7:30 o'clock t his v- ain; in Uiv ersity tHall. 'the feanure c1tin' jprogram1111Will be a geneIrl Itwo ainute debate "Resolved that Michi- gan sioud return to the Conference." AN EARLY START ifl 'leetWg Will ommence in hill .\dito'irutm at 6:11 Sharp ls ETenim T K ls'lE ) la WTON, 'l1, WILL 'ITALK. 'he kickoff is scheduled for tomor- row at 2:30 o'clock, but the first uartcer of the Orange-Wolverine bat- le will really begin at 6:15 o'clock to- night when it is exp(ecte d that t,000 students will make the most of Hill audi tori's acoustie properties. It is the second mass meeting of 1918 and absolutely the biggest ever held in Michigan. Mni higan's visiting tt'achers will oc- "ugy the auditori imt lter i the cv- cuing, and tbe buildi; inmt be veady for the guests at '7:15 star'p. Although 6:15 is erhle' than the management desiWed it is the only time available l'or the meeting, and toe success of the " 1 " 5CsiO1n reqir's that pooters eat their dinners early ernd be in their seats promptly at li:1 5 o'clock. Fred awton, '11, of Detroit, has promisedl to be preseid. with mass nm.eethtgielo q1u( e andPr dtlk'of. ~Bradley, . Thempson of 'the law department Yvit repi'cent the Eaculty with a short talk. The Varsity band and Earl Moore at the Co nmbian organ w ill furnish the music. Edward Renip wviii lead the singi g a1d Carroll Haff al yel! imaster' Will try out the new yells which have been suhmitted In this week's contest. Up to Ist night uo cartoons had been ban d In to l yn don and cam- pus a rttsts who have any football ideas should express them in pen and ink and have them n by noon. Lyndon will presbe i the lantern with a new set 01' v iews Michigan Daily stands ready to pio- the same d.ty and to Mr. SIagg's sur- duce this letter to any one who doubts prise the Michigan-Wisconsin game the authenticity of the above stite- had by far the larger atte:ne. mleni ts.'i mets Tis fact brought M r. Stagg to timn' anid hu' then agreed that Michigan or THE WORLD MIGHT tME To AN other notable teams playing C -h ago NDshould receive one half ot' the net gate There is no r 'lI n receipts at all games: that ene game at present, either limiting tie number was to be playd on i\arshall field and I of football games that one university that the following game the next yeai' (Continued on page 4.) (Continued on page 4)4 WESTERN CONFERENCE 9UESTION BOX (Editor's Note-In order to avoid any possible criticism which may arise as to the non-partisanship of the a'nswers given in this Question Box, two replies to each query will be given. Cue wvilt be given by T. i1'vley Tap- ping, '11-'16L, a member of1 The Michigan Daily t'orce, who will 'epresent the Pro-Conference sid of the dispute. T he 'other answer will be give by a'n Anti-Conference represen tati\'e.. The (neStions should be addressed to the Qucstion Box Editor and should! be short. The queries must be signed with the ame of the author, ltbough upon request editors will sign the quies tinsi pith the nitmal. m£d ciss t1um- orals.) Six thousand school teachers flock( into Ann Arbor yesterday for the si ty-first annual convention of the Micl igan State Teachers' association. Trains, trolleys and motor ca: brought a stream of visitors all da and the committees were kept but housing the guests. Every part of th state is represented at the conclav some of the instructors corning fro the far off northern peninsula. Thei are also many prominent educator from other Parts of the &ountry. The first session of the conventio was opened in the afternoon in Hi auditorium. President Harry B. Hutch ins addressed theP visitors, welcomin them to the university and grantin them the privileges of the campu Earl Baarues, formerly of Cornell un versity, was the other speaker on th program. His subject was "Ninet Years of Life and What to Do Wit Thent,."Following this the conventio vent into busintss session, transact ing the routine matters neces'sary t the tpjnung of the cqnclave. jFriday will see the convention i full swin, There are meetings sched pled for every department of educa Lion at which papers dealing with th different phases of the particula branch of learning will be given b various educators. In addition ther is to be a musical program in the Hi auditorim. H arry ,Lane Wilson, deposed ambas sador to Mexico, is the principa liteaker on the general program. Ni Wilson will talk on the "Mexican Sit nation." Although it has been som little time since Mr. Wilson severe his connections with the state depart nent of the government, his know. edge of the Huerta administration an the present critical state of affairs i Mexico will give him an opportunit to tell 'a little of the real trouble tha is thratening this cou'ntry in its p sition as "mother" of the western hen isphere. A lthough the teachers are missin some of the real collegiate atmosphe (Continued on page 4) DIRECTORY 'BREAKS 1. If Michigan goes back into the Conference would it bo practicable for Michigan to play Wisconsht, Minmeso- ta anid Chicago every year--or must she play, or be expected to play, Pur- due, Indiana, Northwestern or Iowa- to keep them in good humor? Is there any Conference rule which says that if Michigan plays Wisconsin, Minnseota. and Chicago in one year--- the next year she cannot play them but must play some other school in the Conference? A. Buckner, '14. Pro: There is no known reason why Michigan could not play Chicago, Wis- consin and Minnesota every year1 should those schools be willing, as it is to be presumed they will, to scheduleJ games with the Wolverines. More- over, there is nothing in the Confer- ellee code \which would prohibit Mich-4 igan fom t playing none save these mni- V('rsities. T appin. Anti: If we return to the Confer- ence it is possible that games