Local $2.00_ Mail $2.5+0I The Micl~gn Daily Local $2.00 flail $2.50 Vol. XXIII, No. 58. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER7 1912. PRICEFIVE CEN : I1 CONTROL PLANS IN CONFERENCE DIFFER WIDELY Investigations at Five Schools That Athletic Boards in "Big Nine" Are Not Uniform. Show FOUR HAVE STUDENTS ON ATHLETIC CONTROL BOARDS THE WEATHER MAN Forecast for Ann Arbor-Saturday, fair withv temperature decreasing to about 20; snow flurries are probable. University Observatory - Friday, 7:00 "p. m, temperature, 27.9; maximum temperature 24 hours preceding, 66.9; minimum tempera- ture 24 hours preceding, 27.9; average wind velocity 17 miles per hour. Dean Cooley Returns After Illness. Dean Mortimer E. Cooley who has been confined in Baltimore, Md., the last ten days with an attack of la grippe, is fast convalescing from his illness, and is expected to return to Ann Arbor today or tomorrow. PLANS FOR JUNIOR HOP BEING MADE Alpha Delta Phi Will Choose General Chairman J. B. Duffield to Lead Grand March. ACTUAL WORK BEGINS TUESDAY. Student Members Have Power at nesota. No Students on Chicago Board. Still Time for the Life Preserver 1 1 Min- fi i -7 ' A 7 7-/ ,7A//,/ '(r' ROT - 1 -A- , ",'r7' / -_I WILL THE BOARD USE IT IM4N1DAYf SAYS THE CO'NFERENCE R"ULES PSENT PEMI &u U No two schools in the Conference have athletic boards of exactly the same composition according to re- ports submitted at the meeting of edi- tors in Chicago last week. At Wisconsin, athletics are govern- ed by a board of seven, appointed by the president of the school. The di- rector of athletics, who is a full pro- fessor, is a member of this board. There is a lower board with student representation which has little or no power or influence. The Minnesota system as previous- ly described is a student control sys- tem, with veto power resting with the faculty, although this is not exercis- ed.The coaches are not members of the board. The director of athletics is a member of *the faculty but his teaching duties are trivial. There is an ex-officio board at the University of Chicago, consisting of ten faculty men and an alumnus. The acting board consists of seven faculty men. The director of athletics is a member of the faculty and the head of the department of athletics which is a regular department of the universi- ly. He bears the title of director of' athletics and physical culture. He has no teaching duties. There is no student representation on the board and no student managers of athletic teams. At Northwestern the board consists of seven faculty men and two students. The active board is a committee of five faculty men. The faculty men are' all appointed by the president of the university. The two students on the board are the president and secretaryT of the athletic association. The upper board at Illinois is a fac- ulty board, appointed by the senate, and is known as "the committee on athletics." There is a lower board with student and faculty representa- tion which legislates in minor mat- ters, acting in conjunction with the director of athletics. It passes leg- islation in regard to such matters as the granting of the Varsity letters. All important legislation is handled exclusively by the upper board. . PAINTED WINDOW IS ON SALE.3 Unique Frontispiece and Sonnet Cycle Feature the Issue, Michigan's literary magazine, "The Painted Window," will make its ap-t pearance this morning. This month'sf issue promises to be one of the most, unique numbers ever published. Itg contains, besides other features, a son-. net cycte, entitled "Love's Gamut,"i written by Maxwell Pitkin, '14. f An innovation in the way of a front- ispiece was introduced into thisI month's number. It is called "Vitre France" and is the initial contribu-1 tion of Charles A. Crowe, '14E. Twoy of the six stories are "A Wine-roomI of the North," by Milton G, Nicola, '15, and "Suicide Tree," by Marjorie Nich-i olson, '14. The two poems are writ-t ten by Martin Feinstein, '14, and Sel-f ma Leopold, '14. Michigan's greatest and gayest so- cial event of the year is being planned -the Junior hop of 1913. The com- mittees will be selected according to the rotation plan which it is customary to follow. According to the system the Alpha Delta Phi will choose the gen- eral chairman. The Delta Kappa Ep- silon have elected George B. Duffield as chairman of the reception commit- tee and in this capacity he will lead the grand march. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon has chosen H. C. Tallmadge as secretary and J. I. Lippincott of the Delta Upsilon has been elected treas- urer. All of the fraternities will select their hop representatives soon and the first business meeting of the com- bined committees will be held at the Chi Psi house Tuesday at 4:30 o'clock. At this meeting the various commit- tees will be set to work and will be instructed to receive bids for music, refreshments, decorations, and pro- grams. On account of the lack of a quorum at their meeting yesterday afternoon, the junior lits were unable to pick an independent representative. Another session has been called for 4:00 o'clock Monday afternoon, in the west physics lecture room, at which time it is urg- ed that all junior lits be present. COMEDY CLUB HAS LAST REHEARSALS Beginning today to rehearse on the Whitney stage, the Comedy club enters on its last lap in preparation of what is promised to be the best and most popular production that it has ever given before a local public, not bar- ring the popularity and approbation which "The Magistrate," won for it- self last year. "Material is better than we have had in years," said Pres- ident David Cohn lmst night, "and with several new finds which we are going to spring this year there is no reason why we shall not overstep any reputation that the club has earned for itself in the past." "Money," said a critic on Bulwer Lytton, "is a play which Michigan will not fail to appreciate, because like' Bulwer's plays, it has that element of youth in it which cannot but find a place in the appreciation of the stu- dent body. There are no problems, no heavy touches, there is no plot, but the play is of a high order of the com- ic, alive in humor, and pleasant in the (Continued on page 4.) That control of athletics at Michi- gan by its board of regents was not foreign in 1908 to the "full faculty con- trol" provision of the Conference rul- es, is brought out by the following let- ter from Prof. Geo. W. Patterson, who represents the engineering depart- ment on the board in control of ath- letics. Since the final control here is still in the regents, and since that same Conference ruling as to faculty control remains as it was when Mich- igan was in the Conference, the nat- ural inference is that regent control is still within the spirit of the Confer- ence rule. It is to be remembered that the Michigan board, of which Prof. 'Pat- terson was the representative, was different in its personnel from' the present board which was constituted some two years ago. The former board was composed of9 five faculty men, two students, and one alumnus, while on the present board the faculty representation is! smaller and the others, increased. Editors of the Michigan Daily.1 Gentlemen:-It seems to be the ,opinion in certain quarters that the principal obstacle to Michigan's re-1 turn to the Conference is control of; athletics by a board appointed by the board of regents and not by the fac- ulty. In order to throw light on the subject I may say that when I attend- ed my first and only Conference meet- ing this matter was gone into thor- oughly; and it was agreed that, as the hoard of regents was higher than the faciilty, the former's control was con- forming to the spirit though not the letter of the rule, which was explain- ed to me to be aimed at student con- trol. The matter came up in the Con- ference meeting which met to decide whether or not Michigan should be expelled for its refusal to obey cer- tain rules, notably the retroactive fea- ture of the three years rule and the training table rule. I called the at- tention of the meeting to the fact, as I supposed, that Michigan had already been legislated out of the Conference because of the full faculty control res- olution and the action of the board of regents in reorganizing our board in control. As stated above, it was after con- siderable discussion decided that con- trol by the regents did not take Mich- igan out of the Conference. I do not know whether the minutes of the meet- ing mention the discussion. It is, how- ever, evident that no one thought, af- ter the discussion, that Michigan was already out of the Conference, as I remained until the adjournment of the meeting. The following month Michi- gan withdrew. Truly yours, Prof. Geo. W. Patterson. CONCERNING C4 UNICA * TIONS. * * In response to a notice yester- * * terday in regard to communica- * * tions on the athletic situation, * * several have been received, * * which , though admirable in * * their composition, are destitute * * of facts. * S Suchare valueless to the * * campus, In that they convey * * nothing in the way of informa * * tion. If you have facts, one way * * or the other, an incorporation * h* of them in a communication * * will be of use to tie paper and * * will be published. * SENIOR ADVISORY PLAN ORGANIZED List of 103 Groups to be Posted From Which Seniors Will Choose Their Men. MORE VOLUNTEERS CALLED FOR. "Men, I believe this experience Is going to do you as much good as it does the freshmen," said Dean J. R. Effinger in addressing a meeting yes- terday afternoon of the senior lits who volunteered their services as student advisors, "and it will be a fine thing for you to undertake th responsibil- ity. For you to reach these men, there must be a certain contact of charac- ter against character, and your per' sonality must therefore be one -which will inspire confidence. We give this trust over to you in the same faith in which you ask for it, and feel sure we are making no mistake." A group of nearly forty men listen- ed earnestly to the advice of Dean Ef- finger, and to the unfolding of the plan of co-operative advisorship by Profes- sors C. 0. Davis and M. P. Tilley, who paid a glowing tribute to the men in their offer to "do something for Mich- igan" by giving material aid to the faculty in caring for the great prob- lem of the freshman. Prof. Davis, de- claring it "a wonderful opportunity for social service," told of the long effort on the part of the faculty to de- vise the most efficient system' of ad- vising first year men, and described the working of the Senior Advisory system at Harvard, Yale, and Leland Stanford. I The old system of faculty advisors (Continued on page 4.) SMOKER TO HONOR GRIDIRON PLAYERS Plans are steadily going forward for the football smoker to be given by the University club of Detroit next Saturday night, and the affair prom- ises to be one of the most successful in years. It is planned as one of the features to have every old time Mich- igan star present who can be captur- ed in the surrounding country and the list of speakers promises some live talks on many subjects. Two of the university's famous men, Hon. Chase Osborne, and Judge "Bill" Day will top the list of orators and many lesser lights will give short talk's. As it is probably the last time he will speak to Michigan students while governor, Gov. Osborn's talk will arouse considerable interest. Judge Day, whose name is a by-word on the campus will undoubtedly uncork one of his fame-making speeches. "Dad" Skinner will furnish the decorations and will dress the club in gala attire. The entire football team . will be (Continued on page 4.) Lack of Support From Alumni Gives Committee Little Hope for Annual Trip of Musi- cal Clubs. WILL BE SUBSTITUTED BY A TOUR AT SPRING VACATION Series of Minor Recitals Is Being Ar. ranged. To Give J-Hop Recital. No trip will be taken this year dur- ing the Christmas holidays by the musical clubs, according to the pres- ent outlook. For the first time in a number of years the custom of giving concerts in different cities during the Xmas vacation may be abandoned. An eastern trip was proposed but had to be given up for it was impossible to get a large enough guarantee from the alumni in the cities where it was planned to give the concerts, to war- rant the necessary expense. Other trips were suggested but the same dif- ficulty was encountered. Rather than to take a hastily ar- ranged trip during the holidays the clubs have decided to disregard the es- tablished custom and to make the an- nual trip during the spring vacation. At present the committee is planning on a long trip through the north west. Aside from the spring tour the club expects to give a recital in. Port Hu- ron and other places for which the dates have not been definitely settled. As usual the clubs will give their Jun- ior Hop recital. Last year the combined glee and mandolin club toured to Los Angeles as guests of the Santa Fe railroad. Their concerts were giv- en at several places along the Santa Fe line. This year the Santa Fe man- agement will not consider a similar plan. In 1910-'11 a trip was taken through Michigan and Ohio including Saginaw, Toledo and Cleveland and in 1909-'10, the tour was a long one, the clubs going as far west as Omaha. So the custom has gone on for a good many years, even farther back than 1902 when the clubs were stranded in Denver. The financial outcome has not always been successful but the trip has always been a boost for Mich- igan. This year, however, the man- agement considers the trip an imprac- tical undertaking. PRESIDENTS DISCUSS PLANS AT CONVENTION Ih DETROIT. HOLIDAY TOUR FOR MUSICIANS IS IMPOSSIOLI SOPH ENGINEERS TO DANCE AT MICHIGAN UNION DEC. 10. Members of the soph engineers will hold their first dance of the year at the Union Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. Prof. and Mrs Peter Field and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loos will act as chap- erones. Music will be furnished by "Ike" Fischer's orchestra and danc- ing will begin at 9:00 o'clock. Tick- ets may be procured from members of the social committee for $1.00. Senior Lits Hold Circus Day. Today is circus day for the senior lits. In ruralite fashion they will dance at Barbour gym, commencing at 2:00 o'clock. Dean Effinger, Prof. and Mrs. Van Tyne, and Dean M. B. Jor- don will chaperone the party. Ad- mission is 25 cents. ADMISSION CARDS TO UNION DANCE ALMOST EXHAUSTED Nearly all of the 100 admission cards for the regular weekly dance- at the Michigan Union tonight have been sold. Chaperones for this evening's dance will be Prof. and Mrs. Claude H. Van Tyne and Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Bunting. The committee is composed of: George P. Caulkins, '13, chairman, Thomas Abrams, '14E, and Stephen Truesdell, '13E. Polonia Celebr tion Plans Changed. Owing to some unforeseen difficu - ties, the plans of the first of the se- ries of the national celebrations of the Polonia have been slightly changed. The affair will be held at 921 South State street this afternoon instead of in the new engineering building. The time has been changed to 2:30 o'clock instead of 7:00 o'clock as previously announced. Methods From Allowing Students to Chan One Institution to Another - Are Considered. Methods by which a student 'might change more easily from one state institution to another were discussed at length*at a meeting of the presi- dents of the university, the agricul- tural college and -the school of mines which was held in Detroit Thursday. The presidents consider it advisable to allow a student to change from one school to another if he cares to do so in order to specialize in some line of work or to get more practical experi- ence. Methods were also talked over whereby the higher institutions might exercise a more direct influence on the people of the state, who are unable to take college work. Mention was made of possible means of raising the moral tone of college students. Lansing was chosen as the meeting place of the next conference which will be held in January. The graduate club of a series of parties last night. About 60 held the second at Barbour gym attended. . Whats ie and see wrong in the Directory Camp? See what Cerald saw