-tom r a A VOCAL $1.50 MAIL ,$2.40 I The Michigan Daily I LOCAL $1.50 MAIL $2.00 I Vol. XXIII, No. 94. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1913. PRICE FIVE CEN "SQUIB" TORBET TO WITHDRAW FROM COLLEGE THE WEATHER MAN Forecast for Ann Arbor-Unsettled weather, snow or rain in southern por- tion, warmer. University Observatory-Tuesday, 7:00 p. m. temperature 31.2; maximum temperature 24 hours preceding, 36.2; minimum temperature 24 hours pre- ceding, 18.0; average wind velocity 11 miles per hour. ADVERSE ACTION ON TANGO PASSED BY PAN HELLENIC. Inter-Sorority Organization Makes Fourth Body to Oppose Extreme Dances. Michigan Footballt Stax End; Was 1esuit of Gdrat to Lose Services of Discouraged at Semester LAWS PREPARE WA SHINTONS BIRTHDAY PLANS Judge Charles S. Cutting, of the Pro. bate Court of Cook County, Ill., Will Make Principal Address. EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN UNIVERSITY HALL SATURDAY Many Famous Men Have Spoken at; These Memorials Since Their In- ception, 40 Years Ago. Washington's birthday will be ob- REINSTATEMENT OF HOP WILL BE ATTEMPTED Combined Committees for 1914 F#ne- tion Discuss Faculty Edict at Meeting Held Yester- day Afternoon. WILL ASCERTAIN EXPLICIT NATURE OF FACULTY CHARGES Hop Balance Will Amount to $175; Committee Will Decide on Sou- venirs Soon. Immediate reinstatement of the jun- BECAME PROFICIENT FORWARD r,.siad u61DNt. 191 SEASON. Toybet's Friends gay His Eligibility you a rrooakuy ot Have been Ait e. Once again Michigan athletics will be aUlecceo by the withdrawal from couige of a tootball man of star cal- iLer. itoy E. Torbet, '14, of Detroit, na. 6i6mniiea. his intention of quitting tie university, and if he persists in is intention, the 1913 football team wi pose thle services of a valuable exponent of the gridiron game. Discouragement at the results o the past semester's scholastic endeav ors was the reason assigned by Torbe for leaving the University, but his friends state that his work is in such condition that his eligibility would not be affected if he did a little bet ter than average next semester. Torbet left the university for hi home in Detroit yesterday for the pur pose of talking over the matter with his parents. He returned late last evening for the purpose of making final preparations to leave after hav ing obtained his parents consent. Torbet has served for two years on the Michigan Varsity football team and won his "M" both years. He~.had one more year left to play. During his career on the Michigan team Torbet played at the positions of half back and end. He filled both positions ac- ceptably. During the latter part of the 1912 season, .Torbet became pro- ficient in forward passing under Coach Yost and proved especially valuable to the team in this line. During Torbet's freshman year he captained the 1914 All-Fresh foot-ball team. f - t S 1 d -i t, - a; Panhellenic, the inter-sorority or- ganization, at its meeting yesterday afternoon went on record as the fourth distinct body to order the tango's de- parture. Several of the women ex- pressed viems all of which were more or less coincident, stating that the un- popularity of the dance on the campus at present, made it objectionable to the. body as a whole, and despite any views that a few individuals might entertain in regard to the matter, it would be best to support the action taken by the Women's League in the matter. This was put in the form of a motion and received the enthusiastic support of all present. The Michigan Union, the lit classes, the Women's League and Panhellenic now compose an organized front that will probably tend to -remove objec- tionable dances from all student func- tions in the future. REGENTS CONDUCTj MINORBUSINESS Hold Longest Single Session in His. - tory in Effort to Play Joke on,. President Hutchins. BOARD GRANTS MANY DEGREES. served by memorial services as has ior hop will be attempted by the com- COMMMUNICATIO N. (The Daily assumes no responsibilit3 for sentiments expressed in com munications.) Editor, Michigan Daily:- A recent communication in your ra- per called attention to' the exaggerated newspaper stories that appeared in the columns of the state and nation press after the recent J Hop disturbance. A' present a part of the news that goes to outside papers is handled by student correspondents and in fairness tC them, as well as to the other corres- pondents, it seems only justice that the public should know how the story of the hop fracas came to be distorted in the state press. When the disturbance occurred, none of the telegraph offices were op- en and it was necessary for the corres- pondents to telephone the facts into their papers in order for them to ap- pear the next morning. This wasdone by at least all of the representatives of Detroit newspapers. At that time, little was known of the real nature' of the trouble. The worst features of the affair stood out most prominently. However, the correspondents were not influenced by this. If the stories, which were branded outrageous, and which certainly were not conserva- tive, are examined carefully it will be seen that the real facts are true. The stories were colored by the men who wrote them from the facts that had been telephoned. For this the local correspondents cannot be held respon- sible. The matter was entirely with- out their province. LOREN T. ROBINSON, '13. INDOOR SEASON OPENS SATURDAY been the custom for the past 40 years. The services will be held in University Hall, Saturday, afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The principal address will be delivered by Judge Charles S. Cutting of the probate court of Cook county, Ill. J. J. Kennedy, president of the senior law class will preside. As usu- al the exercises will be in charge of the law department. A block of seats will be reserved and the faculty and students will attend in a body. The program follows: "The Yellow and the Blue;" two violin solos by Marian Struble; ad- dress by Judge Charles S. Cutting, "America." The three law classes will form front of the law building and ma to University Hall. They will ""seated first, but facult member and other classes will be comm ated. A large crowd is anticisated nd the balance of the seating c p ty will be opened to the general p ic. This custom of celebrating Washing- son's birthday has been inseparably connected with the university since its inauguration in 1860. With the ex- ception of a few years, February 22 has always been observed by appropri- ate exercises. At the first meeting the principal speaker was Pres. Hen- ry P. Tappan. Among those who have spoken at past meetings are Ex-Pres- ident Grover Cleveland, William Jen- nings Bryan, and Chief Justice Charles H. Hughes. In 1911 President Emeri- tus James B. Angell delivered the principal address. bined hop committees of the 1914 class. At a meeting of the committees at the Alpha Delta Phi house yesterday af- ternoon the faculty edict abolishing the hop was discussed from various angles. A special executive commit- tee composed of sub-committee heads and the general chairman was in- structed to investigate the matter at once in an attempt to effect a'rein- statement of the annual dance. The committee will consult with the faculty and the exact charges brought against the hop will be ascertained. The committee will then attempt to co- operate with the faculty in a rein- statement. In taking this action the committee will continue in office until a conclusion to the matter is reached. In previous years the organization has been discontinued directly after the hop. A committee was also appointed to investigate the matter of souvenirs for committeemen. The souvenirs are purchased from the balance of hop re- ceipts. In contrast to the $400 balance of last year the committees this year have a balance of about $175. The in- creased expense of this year's event was due chiefly to the higher price paid for catering services. COLUMBIAN ORGAN TO START' - FOR NEW HOME TOMORROW. t s LAWS MEET TO DISCUSS NEW MARKING PLAN Nearly 150 Representatives of Legal Department Convene at Union Yesterday Showing Discon- tent at Recent Grades. PETITION FACULTY TO GO BACK TO FORMER SYSTEM Laws Have Precedent in Action of Last Year's Senior Civil Engineers. Near to 150 students from the three classes of the law department, met at the Union yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of discussing the new mark- Participants Meet Are of in Preliminary Track Announced; Plenty Competition. ENTER CHARGE OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT AGAINST STUDENTS.' Three Men Arrested in Connection With Huron Club Probe Will Be in Court Friday. Prosecutor George Burke indicated last night that the cases of the three students, who were arrested Saturday night in connection with the Huron club probe, will probably be called in Justice Doty's court Friday. A charge of disorderly conduct has been enter- ed against them. An affiidavit was obtained from one of them yesterday. It states he was furnished liquor at the club after mid- night. This will be used as evidence against the organization. CS OBSERVE The board of regents "put one over" on President Hutchins in that record breaking session of Monday night. The meeting was scheduled to last from 7:30 to 11:00 o'clock with another ses- sion Tuesday morning but early Mon- day night the members of the board got together and resolved not to ad- journ until the president showed signs of quitting. But President Hutchins was game and did not weaken, conse- quently the longest session in the his- tory of the board was recorded when the members filed out of the regents room at 1:45 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. Only business of a minor nature was transacted. Gifts to the equipment of the civil engineering department were accepted from the Americah Sewer Pipe Company, Pacific Flush Tank Company, Herbert Fisher, Taunton, Mass., and IV. F. Robinson, of Buffalo. W. H. Hamilton was appointed to take the place of Prof. David Friday during the summer session in the eco- nomics department. Miriam O. Wood was made women's physical trainer for the summer and M. R. Ellis, dean of women at the biological station. Regent Comstock, who was recently appointed by Gov. Ferris to take the place caused by the death of Regent Grant, took his seat. In view of his coming the following committees were arranged: engineering department, Regents Hubbard and Comstock; law, Regents Bulkley and Clements; libra- ry, museum and Memorial hall, Re- gents Comstock and Bulkley. A payment of $1,500 was authorized on account of Albert Kahn for archi- tect's service and superintendence of Hill auditorium. Provision was made for a new assist- ant in the oratory department by an appropriation of $200 on account of 90 additional students. Theophile Raphael was appointed as assistant in sociology. A request was received from the Michigan State Embalmers association for the establishment of a course in embalming in the summer session. The request was referred to the medical and executive committees for consid- eration. The action of the university senate in advocating a convocation of all uni- Lectures on Spanish Architecture. W. C. Titcomb gave his illustrated lecture on "Spanish Architecture" be- fore the Ann Arbor Art Association last night. The lecture was the second number of the current course on "Spain," the next number of which will be given February 25 by Professor Herbert R. Cross of the university. AlUMNI IN CHICAGO FOUND TWO $300 SCHOLARSHIPS. a I c t e t a f Q 4 S V ;O ii a F It fl c R Graduates Wish to Interest School Students in U. of M. High Work of Installing Famous Instrument in Auditorium Will Take Two Months. The work of removing the Columbi- an organ from University Hall to Hill Auditorium will commence Thursday. It is estimated that 100 trips with or- dinary wagons will be required to transport the mechanism across the campus. Two months are allowed for the complete installation of the organ, as. many parts will be shipped to the factory for 're airs, and certai aits. will be replace with new erial When the qu stion of sical equip- ment for the a ditor' first came up, it was thought h an entirely new in- strument would be installed; but in- vestigation showed that the Columbian organ was suitable for all purposes, if certain additions and improvements were made. This instrument was first built in Festival Hall at the Columbian Exposi- tion, and at the time was the most per- fect and largest pipe organ in the world. It was then removed to Cin- cinnati, and a year after the exposition was presented to the university by the VARSITY "N" MEN CANNOT ENTER Entries for the preliminary in Wat- erman gym Saturday evening, were closed yesterday. This meet is for the purpose of giving the trainer a line on the possibilities of the material, and, as the "M" men are known quantities they are barred from Saturday's com- petition. The first events will be run off promptly starting at 8:00 o'clock. It will be in this meet that the track fans will have their first chance to see the much touted freshmen in ac- tion. It will also provide Farrell with his first glimpse at his protegees per- forming in public competition. The entries follow: Thirty-five yard dash-J. E. Bond, H. Seward, S. Monnett, H. E. Brown, F. R. Manahan, H. L. Smith, L. A. Baier, C. H. Sherff, C. S. White, J. E. Hughes, D. H. Cohn, E. S. Cohn, S. H. Lyttle, W. E. Essery, W. E. Nye, C. E. Begole, S. Shulkin, M. Bergeman, C. Smith, D. S. Kendall, E. D. Warner, C. T. Smith, F. Cady, R. Ripleger. Mile run-W. I. Allen, H. E. Brown, W. H. Lynch, J. C. Abbott, H. C. Carv- er, W. McKenzie, C. M. Smith, F. L. Young, L. F. Terry, S. M. Davis, H. T. Cummins, G. B. Gray, R. W. Husey, M. M. Day, W. A. Richards, M. I. Brad- ner, G. B. Fox, W. H. Davidson, L. M. Johns, C. A. Wagner. - High jump-H. E. Brown, I. W. Ber- nie, W. H. White, J. B. Catlett, G. B. McCabe, E. J. Green, T. H. McGuire, V. O'Conor, R. C. Perkins, M. E. Page. Forty yard high hurdles-F. G. Arm- strong, J. B. Catlett, E. S. Cohn, F. Klopfer, E. J. Green, W. E. Nye, Crum- packer, C. A. McNobb. 440 yard dash-J.J Hamill, T. A. Baier, H. C. Cowe, J. B. Catlett, E. Bus- jahn, E. D. Wame, C. B. Smith, G. Mur- phy, P. Jansen, N. N. Scott, J. R. Dar- nall, R. Nadeau, S.'H. Lyttle, C. B. Smith. Pole vault-J. B. Catlett, M. Cook, D. Chatfield, E. Daskern, I. Van Kammen, C. Cross. Shot put-H. M. Cole, J. Spencer, M. H. Galt, W. E. Nye, M. Pontius, C. Quinn, H. Smith. Half mile-H. E. Brown, J. C. Ab- bott, W. W. Slaght, W. McKenzie, F. A. Klopfer, E. Busjahn, E. D. Warner, G. Murphy, P. Jansen, J. S. Leonard, A. C. Martens, G. B. Fox, I. Thomas, R. A. Runyan, T. Shaffer, A. Rosenz- weig, J. Dillon, R. Nadeau, F. L. Wal- ing system in operation this year for the first time, and following speeches from many of the students present, in- cluding honor men, petitioning resolu- tions of protest against the system were drawn up and are now in circu- lation. The petition follows: "We, the three classes of the law de- partment, in lawful body assembled, do petition the fac ty of tha epart- ment; that the prsent sy em of grad- ing be abolished until uch time as a better system b ma gurated, the stu- dents of said d pa ment meantime to be retro-activel raded under the old system. "We are of the opinion as students of the University of Michigan and its law department that the present sys. tem is unjust, inequitable, and inade- quate. "And we, the signers of this respect- ful petition, are composed not only of those, who have felt the burden of. the new grading system,,but there are among us many of those 'who received the highest grades, and the standard of many as students is unimpeachable. "And we do hereby most solemnly resolve; that these resolutions are presented not in the spirit of revolt, and we are actuated by the belief in the fairness and the knowledge that we are exercising our vested rights, without malice, disrespect or preju- dice of any kind toward any person or body." Rumors of a meeting were current Monday morning and afternoon, at which time the grades were given out, and announcements calling for the same were placed on the bulletin boards Monday night. The new system in the law depart- ment is somewhat different from that in the other departments. Oi the fo4g grades given, A is for exceptional work, B is good, C is passing if no more than four hours of C credit are received a se ter, and D is not-pass- .ed. The chief grounds of complaint, laid down at the meeting yesterday were that the standard has been rais- ed too high and the passing grades placed within too narrow limits. This is not the first time that stu- dents have taken this method of voic- ing discontent at grading results.' Just a year ago, the senior engineers drew up petitions submitting to the faculty their dissatisfaction at the marks giv- en out in Civil Engineering 2 and 3. "KEEP OFF LAW FOUNDING TODAY! cises Will Commemorate Anniversary of Departments Establishment. 63rd PROMINENT PHYSICIANS PRESENT Founder's Day will be celebrated in the medical department today. The exercises will commemorate the 63rd anniversary. of the founding of that department in this university. The speakers of the day will be Drs. Abra- ham Jacobi, of New York City, and Willett Herrington, of Bad Axe. Dr. Jacobi, who is president of the Amer- ican Medical association, will speak at 10:00 a. In. in the west amphitheater' of the medical building and at 8:00 p. m. in Sarah Caswell Angell hall. Dr. Herrington will deliver the Founder's Day address at 4:00 o'clock in the af- ternoon in Sarah Caswell Angell hall. As the result of a recommendation made to the Alumni association of Chi- cago and adopted by its board of di- rectors, two new scholarships, having a value of $300 each annually, will be. started on the campus next year, and will be open only to graduates of the Chicago high schools. The object of establishing the schol- arships is fourfold: first, to send to the university the best type of boys; sec- ond, .to give the Chicago association another interest in the university; third, to influence the boys in the Chi- cago high schools to go to Michigan; fourth, to assist in preserving the cos- mopolitan nature of the university pat- ronage. Prof. Reighard Is Called to Chicago. Prof. J. E. Reighard of the zoologic- al department has been called to Chi- cago. He is expected to return in time to meet his classes today. Dean Vaughan Testifies at Trial. Dean Victor C. Vaughan, of the med- ical department, has gone to Kansas City, where he will testify in the Hyde muria tig University Musical society. SOPH LITS PLAN DINNER TO BE HELD THURSDAY, FEB. 27. Soph lits will hold the third of their regular dinners a week from Thurs- day at the Union. President Ander- son will preside and an endeavor will be made to secure a prominent mem- ber of the faculty to speak. Tickets are now on sale by members of the committee. Junior Women Will Hold Tryouts Tryouts for the junior women's play will be held 'tomorrow afternoon in Barbour gym at 4:00 o'clock. All women of the junior classare urged to report as the play offers opportunity for a variety of characters. The play is a romance set in an imaginary land. Prof. H. A. Kenyon, of the engineering faculty, is to coach the play during the rehearsals. SAY SENIOR LITS Class Wants to Stop Trespassing on The Grass; Would Stimulate Pride in Campus. PRES. DICKINSON IS INSTALLED. Action toward beautifying the cam- pus lawns was taken by the senior lits yesterday afternoon. The class went on record as opposed to needless trespassing on the university campus, which in the past has caused it to be in a disgraceful condition. The stu- dent council was asked to consider the matter and to create a sentiment among the student body against th( usual appearance of the campus lawns. The following resolution was passed by the class: