THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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LComunication
Editor.-The Michigan Daily:
It appears to me that the present
situation as regards the seemingly
outlaw class is of sufficient importance
to warrant an airing in the Michigan
Daily. The status of students enrolled
in combined courses has always been
a source of dispute and some ill feel-
ing. The soph medic class is not en-
tirely unjust in its claims, as set be-
fore the student council, and if that
body wishes to continue its proper
position of control and respect among
campus activities, it should make
some serious effort at conciliation. As
I understand the matter, the disputed
medic class, being seniors on the cam-
pus, desire representation in the coun-
cil. I further understand that the
council refuses to give them represen-
tation, because they are enrolled as
sophomores in their department. I
believe, however, that the rfling which
prohibits sophomore representation
should be made to apply only to un-
derclassmen. It seems to me that all
students who are doing above second
year work on the campus should be
represented on the campus governing
body. Furthermore, I believe this rep-
resentation should be absolutely rep-
resentative. It might be well here to
state that the council is not a rep-
resentative body, as far as the indi-
vidual members of the upper classes
are concerned. The method of deter-
imining the numbers of members is in-
deed arbitrary. This arbitrary system
of representation may be partly re-
sponsible for the present squabble,
and is very liable to continue to cause
trouble as long as the system per-
sists.
As destructive criticism should al-
ways be followed by constructive sug-
gestion, the writer offers the follow-
ing solution. As there are possibly
2000 upperclassmen on the campus, a
representation in the ratio of one
councilor to every hundred students
would not be an unwieldy number.
Further, to make the affair purely
representative, allow each class or-
ganized as many councilors as it has
hundreds, and fractions thereofoffici-
ally enrolled members, granting each
councilor, representing less than one
hundred students, a vote fractionally
proportional to his constituency. Un-
der these conditions, every class divis-
ion would be represented, and each
man on the campus would have his
proportional representation in stu-
dent management.
Democrat.
FRESIP EN INA AUGTURATE THEIR
SEASON AT GYM CALISTHENICS
Gymnasium classes for the fresh
lits and engineers began Monday at
Waterman gymnasium. The unusually
large freshmen class this year caused
every section which met for the first'
time to be well attended.
The initial workout was light, Dr.{
Geo. A. May handling, all of the sec-'
tions himself. Before the calisthen-
ics, the yearlings Were given an in-
structive lecture by the gymnasium
director. He explained the value ofl
the separate pieces of apparatus, and1
told the youngsters how each was to
be handled. Dr. May made clear the
purpose of the required gym classes,
and urged all of those who were com-
pelled to spend the time there, to get
the best out of it.
AL1 DIN US WiIA.APP~EARtAS STAR
OF "THE T :A:' TJTRDAY
Norman Hackett, '98, Founder of the
Comedy Club, H., Often Been
Lecturer on Drama
Norman Hackett, '98, will appear in
"The Typhoon" Saturday night at the
Whitney Theatre, in his annual Ann
Arbor engagement. Mr. Hackett,
Michigan's leading theatrical alumnus,
showed his acting talent while in the
university, being the founder of the
Comedy club and its first leading man.
In his travels about the country,
Mr. Hackett has been .honored with
requests to speak on the drama before
practically every large university and
many high schools: His being a uni-
versity graduate and his reputation as
an actor have assured the success of
his many appearances in college
towns.
"The Typhoon," the play in which
Mr. Hackett takes part this season,
is world famous. It is being made
into a grand opera for Andrea Scotti
and Marguerita Sylva. Walter White-
side led it for two years in New York,
Chicago and other large cities.
Luckily,
evening of
pected to
those who
occasion.
the play comes on the
the I'enn game, and is ex-
draw a large number of
are in Ann Arbor for this
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