THE MICHIGAN DAILY. -IV uJ 'T 1 9 il /ou 7 oys nan usa 1 get Y1 s tho '1tie speee S« asY ou bete ifnadfla e av o ti; dlY Listen s eut lyo s then come dob uyt to ease mq;ygrts. Thercoe MCArtists wants tor t ul 1,11 atin a I"a 0oeapetn are fr lese ' .3 dlUsjett a ys a ~ wholesa teir di Positiond and enj sweet.n TIhe $500 Prize This$is the firstadwill be paid to the college student who sends published in the to us the best original advertisement for Fatima $500 Fatima Ad- cigarettes before June 1, 1915. In the meantime, .nContest. for each ad. we publish we will pay the writer $5. vertising CIllustrate your ad. if you can, but if you can't It is the work of draw, then use your kodak or describe your idea. Mr. AlbetFrancis Prize will be awarded by a committee of three prom- inent advertising autheritios, The names of this Southeimer, of committee will be announced next month. the University of .t47. .codr- Pennsylvania. 21Z Fifth Ave., New York City THE P(JRISH BLND p=QIGAR.ETTE o muni &ti 0 Editor, The Michigan Daily:- Much interest has been aroused on the campus by the recent stand taken by the Varsity athletes in regard to drinking, carousing and the lesser evil practices indulged in by a few Michi- gan students, and I want to take the opportunity to explain in more detail the nature of the movement, and what prompted it. Most of the men consider the drink- ing and carousing the chief object of their disapproval, and, as the editor of The Michigan Daily aptly stated, it fits in with the general trend of pres- ent-day thought so well that it is re- garded as rather natural. Michigan, as many know, has for several years had the reputation of being a place where a young man can come, and learn to drink and ac- quire other practices that are under the ban of public censure. This be- lief is only too prevalent among the people of our state, but we feel, as most Michigan men do, that it is en- tirely undeserved, although easily ex- plained. Conditions here are much above the average college or univer- sity town, and are improving rapidly, but Michigan being the great institu- tion it is, and being the leading state university of the country, this unsav- ory and undeserved prejudice has spread even more rapidly. The reason for it, we believe, is this,-every year during the footbal season, we have. thousands of visitors at the games. After the games and in the evening they are drawn downtown to watch the students celebrate our victories. We are all familiar with the forms of celebration. Many students become intoxicated; deplorable scenes result. The rougher town element, seeing an opportunity to carry things further than they otherwise would, join in and incidents take place that the average student is ashamed of later. This is the impression our visitors take back with them to their homes. Celebrations are necessary and should be encouraged, but they should be of the right kind. Drinking and carousing will not aid our team or our university, and have resulted in keeping many good athletes away. These were sent to other schools when we should have had them. I, for one, do not want such celebrations over victories that I have had a part in, and most of the members of the teams hold the same view. The athletes are not attempting, and do not expect to abolish drinking, but they do stand fo- moderation. The real Michigan spirit is the spirit of sacrifice for the university, and if it means anything to us,' as Michigan men, It means that we should be will- ing to give our support to any move- ment or practice that has as its pur- pose the general moral, athletic, and academic uplift of our university. Any practice that dissipates our energies and lowers our efficiency can mean only one thing,-a lower standard in school work and athletics. Some of the campus leaders believe that this step is but a part of our national problem which must be .faced everywhere, sooner or later, and that Michigan; standing out as a leading in- stitution, should be the first to take the lead. The fact that 14 of our states have voted themselves "dry," is significant in itself, and shows the trend. Most people are agreed as regards betting on athletic games. The recent unfounded scandal here, and the ones at the University of Illinois and at the University of Chicago, need only be referred to, Gambling has killed the race-track, it has killed boxing and wrestling, and where it will stop if it is not discouraged, we can only prop- hecy. There are many more effective ways to support teams, than by bet- ting on them. The use of profanity, and the use of cigarettes at smokers, are minor con- siderations in comparison to drinking and gambling, but are practices con- trary to the best interests of the uni- versity. The plan endorsed at the recent meeting, was to put the question be- fore every student organization on the campus and to ask their support. We believe that every student who clearly understands the motive back of this movement, will feel as did one of our athletic captains, when he told his men that "this is not a Y. M. C. A. matter, but a matter of common sense." The Ann Arbor Civic associa- tion has promised its most hearty support and co-operation, and I trust that every Michigan man with that true Michigan spirit, will respond in the same way. Our great president, in his recent message to Congress, intimates that the strongest military resource of our nation lies with the common citizen- ship. The fullest development of this resource, the one whose realization it is the duty of every citizen to promote, assumes this citizenship trained, at least, in the elements of military tac- tics and manoeuvers. The war de- partment, realizing that by developing a military training system at our large educational centers, such train- ing is more effectively propagated to the ultimate common citizen, accord- ingly offers to install such systems at practically no cost to the individ- ual states. One of our campus deans, who was incidently yesterday accredited by Dr. Takamine as being one of the great- est of world-known, modern scientists, in effect, heartily advocates some sys- tem of military drill for university students in the place of the present gymnasium instruction offered. In his terse way, he very logically links such a. drill system with the new gym movement. The regents'would doubt- less feel more enthusiastic about the new gym proposition if they could be- lieve that by constructing a large' armory, or "barracks," down on Ferry field, they would settle the gym ques- tion, and incidently provide for a fea- ture of university education which must inevitably become existant at Michigan. Lastly, there is another considera- tion which rather strengthens our ideas on university militarism. Cor- nell, for years our strongest rival in track, and this last year strong In football, has practically no' gymnas- ium facilities whatever. Her track men are said, by competent authority, to train almost entirely in the open. Her required athletics are confined en- tirely to military drill and regulation army "setting-up" exercises. This is true also of Illinois and many other large western universities. Of course, we do not want to render the opinion that required military drill Is synono- mous with successful athletic compe- tition. Yet the truth seems pretty generally borne out, that successful athletics do not depend on such cales- thentics as constitute our present re- quired course, and that the substitu- tion of military drill is not, as far as precedent indicates, likely to weaken Michigan athletically. Concluding then, military drill is a feature of university education which the nation needs, which far-seeing men advocate, and which, coupled with our new gym movement, and backed by a goodly number of peti- tioners, the regents should look upon OFFER PRIZES TOTALING $500 local sentiment in the matter of mili- tary training, induces me to write you another letter on the subject in the hopes that throughtyour organ, it will receive such campus support that the regents shall actively approve of it, and shall secure some sort of a mili- tary drill system here at Michigan. Rules governing the competition for those entering the advertising con- test, conducted by the committee on courses in journalism, have been drawn up, and are given below. The competition closes April 24. One of the prizes was won last year by Adna Johnson, '16L. A total of $500 was offered in prizes for three years by a prominent Michigan business man as an experiment, and this is the sec- ond year of the competition. Following are the rules governing competition for the two prizes of $300 and $200, respectively: 1. The competition shall be open to all students in good standing in the University of Michigan. 2. As a test, each com'petitor shall submit (a) advertising copy, or (b). drawings for an adverisement, or (c) a plan of an advertising campaign, or (d) a discussion in essay form of some problem in advertising, or . ty or all of these may be combineu.'.. Athe case of (a) and (b), the copy or the drawings may be accompanied by a statement of the specific aim of the advertisement, though, generally speaking, the advertisement should explain itself. The candidate mst also enclose a signed statement to the .effect that the material submitted is' wholly original with him, and that to his knowledge it has not been publish- ed in any form. 3. The choice of the commodity, business, institution, etc., to be ad- vertised Is left to the competitor, with the suggestion that sandard products, well-known firms, etc., about which in- formation can readily be obtained, are preferable to little-known or ficti- tious products and concerns. 4. All copy, drawings, etc., submit- ted must bear an, identifying device or pseudonym, and must be accom- panied by a sealed envelope contain- ing such device or< pseudonym, to- gether with the name of the competi- tor. 5. All material must be sent by mail to the chairman of the committee favorably for the good of Michigan. Leaders of the new gym movement and student body generally, please think it over, and incidently dream of your alumni days when you may re- turn to the campus for a reunion, and witness three full regiments of Uni- versity of Michigan infantry, fault- lessly manoeuvering down on the Fer- ry field green. Militarist. All of our best quality, in their proper colors, with colored em- blems. tither assortment, for limited time, sent postpaid for' 5o cents and five stamps to cover shipping costs. Write us for prices before placing orders for felt novelties of all kinds. The Com City Novelty Co. 4210 Bittner Street Dayton, Ohio U, , on courses in journalism not later than the Saturday following the spring vacation. 6. The prizes shall be 300 dollars for the, first prize, and 200 dollars for the second prize. 7. The judges shall be chosen by the committee on courses in journal- ism. 8. The prizes will be awarded to the competitors who, in the opinion of the judges, give most promise of suc- cess in the advertising field, or show the greatest insight into advertising principles and problems. It is not in- tended that the prizes shall be award- ed for mere cleverness, and no "freak" or sensational advertising will be seriously considered. 9. The right is reserved to with- hold either or both of the prizes; or to reduce the amounts in case the judges shall so recommend. 10. The prizes shall be awarded within one month after the closing of the competition. 11. All material submitted shall, at the close of the competition become - the property of the university, - and be open to public inspection and use. MAULBETSCH CRITICS' FAVORITE Star Back Selected by Authorities For All-Americans Even while the football season in Ann Arbor has been dead for almost a month, "Johnny" Maulbetsch con- tinues to reflect honor on the universi- ty, by being included in all of the all- star selections, that are being made by the post-season critics. His latest accomplishments in this line consist in his selection as the only western man on Walter Eckersall's All-American team, and his securing one of the half- back positions on the all-western team, picked by E. C. Patterson for "Collier's Weekly." 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