he II Mic fgln Daily Local $2.00 flail $2.50 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMIER3, 1912. PRICEI FIVE CE i I- - 7 THE WEATHER MAN Forecast for Ann Arbor- Tuesday, fair and colder;, brisk to high south- westerly winds shifting to the north-. west. University Observatory -- Monday,: 7:00 p. m., temperature 29.1; maxi-' muns temperature 24 hours preceding 53.2; minimum temperature 24 hours preceding 29.1; average wind velocity 18 miles per hour. WITH REAL FACTS AT HAND, EDITORS WORK FOR MICHIGAN'S RETURN TO FOLD to L AID WORK. J e. LITS PLAN XMAS FUNCTION. Societies attitude of the sed suffrage for >se interested in e are preparing e-wide agitation Correspondence vith prominent lty and student educational in- the state, and behalf of the ,1 be solicited. .er, of the eco- direct the cam- ad much mate- ected from the nizations on- the Juniors Will Give Combined Dinner and Dance December 18. Junior lits will gather in full force' at the Michigan Union, Wednesday, December 18, for a combined Christ- mas dinner and',dance. The women of the class will be present at the din- ner, as well as at the dance, and both sexes will be represented among the speakers at the former. On account of the limited capacity of the Union dance floor, tickets will only be issued for 100 couples. Wom- en's single admission to the dinner' will be 50 cents, and admission for men will be by series ticket or 65, cents single ticket. Tickets may now be obtained from members of the so- cial committee. Helen Loman, "Heinie" Hoch. and "Gord" Eldredge will give short talks following the dinner, and the musical) part of the program will be furnished by Phyllis Dunn, Mildred Taylor and' "Waldie" Fellows. PATERSON"TO BE VIARRITY ICAPTAUIN While the "Big Nine" was going on record Friday and Saturday in Chicago to the effect that the main barrier be- tween the Conference and Michigan was faculty control of athletics, with the question of the training table, merely incidental, the Alliance of Western College Newspapers came to the unanimous conclusion that fac- ulty control was the incidental differ- ence and a phase of the training ta- ble question, the main bone of con- tention. This conclusion was arrived at after a two days' discussion of con- ditions at the six, schools represented. At the meeting were A. H. Ogle, ed- itor, and C. B. Conrad, athletic editor, of the Daily Illini; C. F. Wernicke, editor, Wisconsin Daily News; Frank Pennell and Karl Matthews of The Michigan Daily; 11. J. Doermann, ath- letic editor, Minnesota Daily; H. L. Kennicott, editor, Chicago Daily Ma- roon; and P. H. Walsh, editor, and H. L. Wilson, of the Daily ] orthwestern. That the faculty is better repre- sented in matters athletic at Michi- gan than is the case at Minnesota was brought out by H. J. Doermann, who was sent to the meeting by the Root- er's club of the Gopher school. Mr. Doermann is in intimate touch with conditions at Minnesota, being a mem- ber of the board of control of athletics as well as a sport writer of some note. He is a student and the athlet- ic editor of the Minnesota Daily. "At Minnesota," said Mr. Doermann, "the faculty has the power to veto on- ly, which, to the best of my knowl- edge, has been seldom, if ever, exer- cised. Legislation is entirely in the hands of the board, and this board is predominatedly, a student board. Ev- en the niinutes are not given over to the faculty senate. It would seem that at Michigan, with four faculty men on the board, the faculty exer- cises more actual power than at Min- nesota." As a result of their investigation, the six newspapers are starting a pub- licity campaign for the reinstatement of Michigan in western athletics, with the following facts as a basis. First--Competition between Michi-t gan and the Conference colleges is desired by the students and alumni of the Conference colleges is well asj by Michigan. Second-After reviewing the con- ditions at the several colleges, we have decided that the points at issue are: A-Faculty control of athletics. B-Training table. Th ird--The Faculty Control-Con- ference rules provide for "full and complete faculty control of athletics." But in at least one Conference college, Minnesota, students are in virtual control. At Minnseota, the board of control consists of two faculty men appointed by the faculty senate, two alumni, and eight students elected by popular vote. The only power held by the faculty is that of veto and not of legislation. At Michigan we find the following situation. The board consists of four faculty men chosen by the heads of departments, the graduate director of athletics, three alumni chosen by the board of regents of the university, and but three students appointed by the student "board of directors" which is composed of the graduate director of athletics id the team members, who are elected by the student body. Further, the board of regents, a body appointed by the governor of the state, has final authority. We believe that this system IS THE SAME IN SPIRIT AND PRACTICE, although not identical in form, as at the Conference colleges. We believe then thiat this matter IS A MATTER OF MERE TECH:NICALITY AND THAT THE REAL POINT AT ISSUE LIES IN THE MATTER OF THE TRAINING TABLE. FOURTH-THE TRAINING TA- BLE--The training table system at Michigan is as follows. A private in- dividual runs the table for profit, charging each member of the Varsity squad asigned to the. table by the coach, $4.00 per week. Whatever de- ficit arises is made up by the athletic association, this deficit being about' $800 for the past year. In at least two Conference schools, a so-called training table exists, where the team m embers eat together but pay the full anout of the board. It is generally conceded and we believe that these tables conducted in this fashion are in accord with the spirit and letter of the Conference rules. HENCE, ,FIFT!-THE ACTUAL DIFFER- ENCE BET'WEEN MICHIGAN AND TIlE CONFERENCE LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE MICHIGAN ATH- LETIC ASSOCIATION CONTRIB- UTES PARTIALLY TO THE SUP- PORT OF THE TRAINING TABLE. IF THIS FEATURE CAN BE ELIMI- NATED THERE REMAINS NO LOGI- CAL GROUND FOR THE FURTHER SEPARATION OF MICHIGAN AND TH E CONFERENCE COLLEGES. HOOSIER STUDENTS TO FORX NEW ORGANIZA TION TON IGHT Students from Indiana will meet at a smoker to be held at the Michigan Union tonight, and effect the organi- zation of an Indiana club. Officials will be elected, and a constitution and by-laws adopted. The speakers for the occasion are "Morie" Myers, C. S. Boucher, Professors H. P. Thieme, Gordon Stoner and S. F. Gingerich. JAPAN SOCIETY OFFERS PRIZE. Cash Will be Given for Best Essay by Michigan Student. Pres. Hutchins yesterday was no- tified by the Japan society, of New York, that through the generosity of. LindsayRussell, '94r, the organization is enabled to offer a 'prize of $1.00 for the best essay on some subject relating to Japan written by any student in the' University of Michigan. Essays submitted are to be at the disposal of the society for publication and are not to exceed 5,000 words in length. The papers should be sign- ed by a pseudonym, the name and ad- dress of the author being in a sealed envelope attached to the manuscript, and should be delivered to Registrar Hall before June 1, 1913. The award will be made by the president of the Japan society or his representative, Dean Bates, and Prof. Reeves. The list of subjects and in- formation on the contest may be ob- tained from Pres. Hutchins. NEW of the pro- ri taken by us political '13L, of the s the fran- ief that the ite law will UNION OPERA WILL CONDUC FINALTRYOD New Candidates to Sing and Pei Stunts Tomorrow Evening Before Members of Mimes Club. BOOK BEING PE ' LECTURER WILL SPEAK 1ON DRAMA Miss Marie Ware Laughton, of Boston, to Appear in Oratorical Course Tonight. Star Center for Past Two Seasons Elected Yesterday by Squad of Football Men. enL. Yv e t we can mus- measure and ping with the essive league, leal of litera- gested by the te campaign." ,he Woodrow y in favor of ,", said Jared esident of the t. "We stand easure, and it r our aid to a iterest in the campus and ocialist chap- favor of stu- res. Maurice tainly endorse hat it is wrong oney to send 1at the same ought to be n Arbor with- PNTTS WAS ONLY OPPONENT. George Cornell Paterson, '14E, of" Detroit, will captain the 1919 Michi- gan football team. Paterson was chosen to guide the fortunes of next year's Varsity at a meeting of the 17 wearers of the 1912 football "M" following the taking of the annual football picture early yes- terday afternoon. Paterson was elect- TO DISCUSS AMERICAN PLAYS.I Miss Marie Ware Laugahton will lec- ture on the modern drama in Univer- sity Hall this evening at 8:00 o'clock, under the auspices of the Oratorical association. Miss Laughton will deal with some of the larger issues of the present dramatic situation in Ameri- ca, discussing the Irish players and their influence on American drama Contest Will be Arranged to Obi Drawings for Production's Annual Poster. Final tryouts for cast parts in 191 Michigan Union opera will t palce tomorrow evening at 7:00 o'cl at the Union. At this time All m who did not report at the first try will be given an opportunity to s their ability. As before, candidates will be exp ed to perform some stunt or s some song before the Mimes at torn row night's tryout. Although 30 were present at the first meeting, actual rehearsals- have been C( menced, and parts .will not even tentatively assigned until later in month. According to Philip Fletcher, '1 general chairman of the 1913 op the tryout Wednesday evening will absolutely the last chance for ii men to appear before the judges a exhibit their talent. All music for the opera must be the hands of the general chair' by tonight. Most of the melo have alrpady been subniitted, but a: composers have failed to turn in ti productions to date. Dancing chorus rehearsals are c tinning every Tuesday afternoon 5:00 o'clock, and Wednesday at 4 From 15 to 40 candidates are pres at every rehearsal. Preliminary pr tice willl last until Christmas, wi more definite work will be dealt to the limb artists. At present the book for next y opera is being revised and whip] into perfect shape, so that when th in charge are ready to assign pa there will be a minimum of confus and delay. Preparation for the difi ent roles will not begin until after holidays. Details of the annual poster cont customarily held in connection w the opera, will be announced n week. As usual, all contributions a be examined and passed' upon b3 board of judges, and prizes will offeredor the drawings. which pr most suitable for posters. SCALP AND BLADE SOCIETY GATHER IN ELEVEN NEW X1 After experiencing the custom ordeals of initiation, eleven mem: were added to the roll of the k0 group of the Scalp and Blade soce a .sectional organization of stude in the university from. Buffalo, w that organization held its annual ir ation at the Union last Saturday.' following were taken in: M. D. Be ley, H. E. Orr, NY. Dunn, W. N. C nelly, W. S. Girvin, J.' Brode, Harding, J. Ludwig, W. S. Conne G. Williams and Rex Brown. Phoenix Club to Banquet Novice The Phoenix club will have their itiation dinner at the Union this e ing. Toasts by Harold Todt, "S Lorch, "Matt" Matthael, and "Bu FerrandYwill constitute the infor: program. The dinner is given in b or of the following initiates: C. Madden, '14P, F. C. Matthaei, '14, L Buckindale, '15E, H. H. Smith, 'I A. J. Bancroft, '16, D. R. Blakeslee, G. C. Curtis, '16E, G. J. Ferrand,.'1 D. A. Grahm, '16, E. G. Munz, '16E, F. Robinson, '16E, N. Rosenzw '16E, and E. F. Runge, '16. Educational Club Hear Prof. Whit Prof. A. S. Whitney, of the de ment of education, read a paper be: the Educational club yesterday eve on the aim and formulation of a 1 school study course. He pointed just what the high school curricu i w, es will be row night es will be ill be dis for $1.00 1 commit-] e sold at rapidly. > 100. The Prof. and and Mrs. a series of staff dinners een planned for the en- ill be held at the Union ening by The Michigan ers of the board in con- nt publications, tryouts, of both staffs will attend aking it one of the larg- by the paper. Several the faculty who are in- 1e paper will be present 't in the short program "Bubbles" Paterson. ed over Miller H. Pontius, '14L, of Circleville, 0., who was the only other man nominated for the honor. "Bubbles" Paterson will play his third season of Varsity football next year. For the past two seasons Pat- erson has held the pivot position on the Michigan Varsity, where he has demonstrated that he is a cool, capa- ble and consistent player. During the time he has served on Michigan's Var- sity, Paterson has won the respect and admiration of the players and student body as well, and, in the opinion of the entire Wolverine football support- ers, his ele;tion is well deserved. Previous to his connection with the Varsity team, Paterson played on the All-Fresh eleven of 1910. Before that MICHIGAN LOOMS STRONG IN WEST Tables explaining the geographical distribution of the student body of the principal American universities and colleges for the year 1910-11 as com- piled by Prof. Rudolf Tombo, of Co- lumbia university, have been pub- lished in the last edition of "Science." Although conditions have changed materially since 1910, it is interesting to note the widely-scattered portions of country in which Michigan predom- inates. .Of the western universities, Michigan has by far the strongest hold on the North Atlantic states, at- tracting 638 students (as against only 394 in 1905) to Wisconsin's 96, Ohio's 86, and Illinois' 76. In the south and central division, Michigan comes third in prominence, being preceded by Texas and Colum- bia. From Kentucky, Michigan draws more students than any other outside college. The university also has the third largest following in Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska. In the far west, leaving California and Leland Stanford out of consideration, Michi- gan is well in the lead being followed by Harvard and Columbia aid North- western. In Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Montana, and Oregon, Michi- gan leads the list. America, according to Prof. Tom- bo's figures, is still far behind Cer- many in the matter of attracting for- eign students to its colleges. From 1905 to 1910, Michigan showed a gain of 62 foreign students, Illinois 120 TURKS THREATEN ROBERT COLLEGE. Word has been received from Mrs. J. R. Allen, wife of Prof. J. R. Allen, of the mechanical engineering depart- ment, by her mother Mrs. B. J. Con- rad to the effect that Robert College is in great danger of being attacked by the ravaging Turks. Massacres are sure to come if the Bulgarians suc- coed in taking Adrianople and Cha- taidja, and Robert College will suffer., A portion of the letter which was written November 12, portraying the horrors of the war follows: "War, pestilence and famine-we have had them all since we came to Turkey 18 months ago. There is cholera in the city now. As to the war game, no big battle has been fought since the one at Lule Bengas. Both sides seem to be getting ready for the last great decisive battle, and if the Turks lose, and the army be- hind the Chataldja lines is forced back to the city, woe betide us. The. government has promised to do all that is possible to keep the retreating army out of Constantinople, but the question is, 'can they?' There are now about 100,000 men on the Chataldja lines, and if they retreat in a panic, as they have been doing, how is any sublime port going to stop them? "We expect to stay in Robert Col- lege until it gets too dangerous. Last night the American consul sent us word that if we were afraid, we were to go on a vessel the English have chartered for refugees, and that in case of immediate danger we were to be 'taken to the English gunboats. Marie Ware Laughton.. and reading parts of "The Playboy of the Western World," by Synge; Mae- terlink's "Sister Beatrice," Kenedy's "The Terrible Meek," and "The Pig- eon," by Galsworthy. Miss Laughton is principal of the well-known School of English Speech and Expression in Boston, and is one of the few who have made an art of dramatic reading. She has lectured, and read in all the larger cities, and her work has been one of the great in- fluences in the Drama League move- ment throughout the country. Miss Laughton lately has been in Detroit, where the'Twentieth Century. and other clubs have joined heartily with#her in her efforts, and have formed a local club of the Drama. League. It is only because of aid from these Detroit organizations that the Oratorical association has been able to secure this evening's engage- ment. Members of the association will be admitted on their memberslip tickets, and tickets for the general public will