THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1 .. THE MICHIGANDAILY Gay Sybarites Desert Lares Windo Cards Official newspaper at the University of Michigan. Published every morning except Monday during the university year. Entered at the post-office at Ann Arbor as second-class matter. Offices, Ann Arbor Press Building. Sub- by carrier, $2.50; by mail, $2.50. Want ad. stations: Quarry's, Univ. Pharmacy, C. H. Davis, cor. Packard and State. Business Office Phone 96o Editorial Office Phone 2414 H. Beach Carpenter......Managing Editor W. Sherwood Field......Business Manager and Penates for Teipsich ore THE KIND THAT STAND UP You Get 'e m When Promised We al1 s o make Dance Programs, Letterheads, Envelopes, etc. Try us for that next Typewriter Duplicating Letter Davis & Ohlinger Prompt Printers 109-111 E. Washington St. Phone 432-J fred E'oulk ................ ..News Fa. IF. 1McKinney...........Associate Chester T-F. Tang ..........?associate ,'1'. THawcley 'Papping........Spor~ltn Edito~r Editor Editor Editor Assistants to Business Manager john Leonard Ray Leffler Rudolph Hofman Arthur H. Torrey SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1915. IN C1IARGE OF THIS ISSUE Editor..........Joseph Brotherton hi Tnager...........John Leonard Assistants.. J. L. Keddie, C. N. Church KEYS AND THINGS. There are two times during the year when Ann Arbor wakes up, wipes off its tortoise-rimmed spectacles and looks about. One time in the fall, when the big football game of the year is played. The other time is right now, There is the story of a wise man who vowed that he would see every beauteous creature in the world before making rash statements about any one woman. Those for- tunate students in Ann Arbor today do not have to go to this trouble. Every father's son owes the duty to himself to stir around and become convinced that attractive girls are sprinkled into the great mass of hu- manity oftener than once every year or so. For before us now is the salt and pepper of the earth. It is a musty and time-honored cus- tom, gentle visitors, to hand you the keys to the town,-not really, of course, for there are no such keys, and' if there were, they might tempt you to' rummage around in the photos and' knick-knacks that we have hidden' away. But such as they are, we hand over the keys symbolic of esteem. Go where you please, as long as we may look upon you; say what you please as long as we may hear you; enjoy yourself as much as you can, for it was for this purpose that the campus instituted the affair called the Junior hop. On with the festivities; the mice may play for the cats are home mark- ing blue-books. Nowadays every instructor's home might be called a house of correction. Don't be jealous when that girl from home asks about Maulbetsch. What couldn't one do inspired by such music and you? By Irwin (. Johnson In the midst of a vista of countless lights, foliage, booths, gayly colored1 dresses, and sombre black eveningl dress regalia, the "denatured" Junior hop at the University of Michigan "came back" last night. The decora- tions, which were in the general ar-c rangement of a Venetian pergola, were perhaps the most beautiful, and yet the simplest that have ever graced Waterman gymnasium for a J-Hop, and the general air of dignified sim- plicity that pervaded the entire ar- rangements for the mammoth func- tion, demonstrated conclusively that the hop committee exceeded even the expectations of the university officials in making the dance a purely al-' campus, democratic affair.p y The general color scheme for the' decorations was a combination of pink and white and'green, while the myr- iads of lights concealed in the foliage- covered lattice work gave an air of velvety richness to the whole light-' ing system. This effect was added to by three mammoth hemispheres hang- ing from the ceiling of Waterman gym, a large pink star which rested in a bed of smaller white stars being thrown out in bas relief by the power- ful lights within. Just inside and in front of each of the 27 booths, smaller hemispheres constructed in the same color scheme harbored smaller lights, and the radiance cast on the gay scene, while being very novel, was perhaps one of the most beautiful features of the entire hop arrange- ment, The booths, which were constructed of lattice work covered over by green foliage, provided an anchor for the thousands of feet of white lattice and green and pink foliage and blossoms which provided a ceiling over the en- tire gym. Each of the booths, all of which were in the shape of arbors, was profusely decorated in the general colo scheme. The largest of these was the booth occupied by the chap- erons of the evening. This booth was located at the entrance between Bar- bour and Waterman gyms, and hous- ed Mesdames Harry Burns Hutchins, Henry Moore Bates, and Regent Jun- ius E. Beal and Mrs. Beal, Dean J. R. Effinger and Mrs. Effinger, Prof. A. H. Lloyd and Mrs, Lloyd, Prof. A. G. Hall and Mrs. Hall and Assistant Dean W. H. Butts and Mrs. Butts. Suddenly in the midst of this gay and festive scene there came the sus- ceptible and moving strains of the "Victors," played only as the Varsity band can play it, and Miss Helen Anne Oppermann and Richard C. Jeter, monarchs and pilots of the Italian pergola, came out from their main pilot house leading the line of march, which circled the room and grew rapidly until more than 300 couples had joined the ranks. Then came the formation of the reat block "M," the mystic letter of the Michigan king- dom of merriment, and, while the en- tire throng stood fixed in silence, the photograph which is the unper- ishable record of another successful Michigan J-Hop was consummated. Then the music struck off into a lively one-step, and the Junior hop was on. Through countless numbers, the orchestras played, and the dances were only varied by the frequent ex- cursions which the merrymakers made for refreshments. The huge sign made up of large electrically lighted letters spelling the word "Michigan," and which was located at one end of the gymnasium, vied with the large block "M," which was one of the electrical decorations at the other end of the hall, in providing a surplus of light for the safe piloting of the joy makers. The dance gladdened throng rioted gleefully, the train of dances being broken only during the time that the official hop photographer was occu- pied in capturing likenesses of the various organization parties. At 12:30 o'clock came the culmin- ation of the evening's entertainment just as the ship of joyous merrymak- ers had finished all but the last of the program dances. Prof. Herbert T. McConnell of the Huntington Cotil- lion house of Chicago appeared as the pilot to take the ship into port, and for the next two hours, the acme of the evening's joy festival was reached, and left far in the background. The cotillion fulfilled to the veriest degree the terms of its definition. Perhaps the closest thing that it can be likened to is a mammoth three- ringed circus, and under the skillful direction of Professor McConnell and Mrs. McConnell, the Michigan sailors of the Italian pergola disported them- selves beyond the expectations of even the most joyous and light-hearted of the throng of merrymakers.1 Perhaps the greatest mirth provok- ing feature of the entire cotillion was[ the French Ballet dance which wasa indulged in by the male members of the ship's crew, dressed in short, tis- sue ballet gowns. This dance was captivating on account of the grace! which characterized the every move- met of the participants, and it will long be remembered as an epoch dance in the career of even staid old \Vater- man gym. Two human American flags were among the other novel features which characterized the cotillion, and the swirling circles of -red, white and blue were beautiful in the extreme. It remained, however, for little Miss Bonet, six year old daughter o1 an Ann Arbor resident, to provide the fitting climax to the evening's festi- val. There was drawn to the center of the floor a large pink rose bud on a gaily decorated float, with a num- ber of the most charming of the even- ing's guests drawing the equipage by the attached ribbons. As the float reached the middle of the floor, the petals of the rosebud fell apart, and out stepped little Miss Bonet clad in pink rose leaves, and wvith two huge baskets of pink rosebuds on her arm. Amidst much applause, she distributed these to the guests, a smile being the compliment which accompanied each one. Among the other favors which were given out to the ladies were spring millinery in a seemingly endless var- iety of color, fancy parasols, aprons, muffs, roses, flags, corsage bouquets, arbors and what proved to be among the most lastingly useful of the even- ing's favors, Men-catchers." The men received canes decorated in the uni- versity colors, ties, "ticklers," flowers, flags and various other small objects of a like nature. Another mirth pro- voking feature of the cotillion was the ascension of several hundred large baloons, on which appeared te let- tering "J-Hop M-1916." After the close of the cotillion in a blaze of glory, both orchestras struck up the familiar strains of "Auld Lang Sync" and, as the last chords of the old familiar tune died away, the only living memory of the 1915 Junior hop which remained vas the exclaations of the first time "hoppers" as they were waiting for their carriages, "Wasn't it simply great," ai "I'll neverforget it Joe, as long as I live," and a little arm snuggled ino the protecting wing of the already silent Joe who had begun to compute the least sum on which he could exist during the next two months. BRILLIANT VI CTORIIES CLAIIMED BY BOTH LOCALS A) IMPORTS Home Products Said to have Repulsed First Move of Ann Arbor Invasion University Hall, F'eb. 6.-While there has been considerable fighting in both the eastern and western zones during the last 24 hours, the vigorous attacks expected from the Imports failed com- pletely. The Locals report the cap- ture of 20 booths, and 789 prisoners. One Local battallion reports the cap- ture of nine rings, due to the counter attacks made on the Imports. Hand to hand engagements were numerous, and the daring charges of the Stu- dentia filled the Ann Arbor merchant marine with terror. Ironitou lIenies Report. Ironton, O., Feb. 6.-The report of an engagement near here is being vigorously denied by the war office. No invasion of belligerent territory has been attempted, Ironton maintain- ing strict neutrality. Four contra- band squeezes are being detained by the authorities, pending the investi- gation of the Ring Purchase Bill. Imports Claim Victory Chicago, Minneapolis, Dexter, De- HOP IMADE ITS BOW JUST 38 YEARS AGO Initial Function Elenetal When Com- pared lWith Present Day Bll hAS hA) ITS UPS AND I)OWNS By J. C. R. Parker It was just 38 years ago that Michi- gan undergraduat esgathered at a (ance, bringing with them "'their fair (aosels from back hom e," and called it the "Senior Hop" for the first time. There were no fox-trots then, nor canters, nor one-steps, but there was plenty of maize and blue hunting and plenty of lMlichigan spirit. The date of the premier hop was February 17, 1877. lt was held at "Thank's," who ran an emporium with a restaurant on the first floor and a dancing hall on the second. The site of this es- talblishment is now occupied by Rele, Conlin & Fiegel, on Main street. At his time, in place of 300 or more, there were scarcely 40 couples on the foor. During the next four years, a Junior hop in name as well as in nature was held annually, when it was taken over by several Greek letter societies and maintained by them under the name of the Society hop. In 1883 the annual function was held again under the auspices of the junior class and renamed the Junior hop. "Hank's" still remained the pop- ctlar home of the hops. One decade later the hop was held on the campus in the newly constructed Waterman gymnasium. This move marked a new era in the popularity of the affair. With each succeeding junior class the annual dance grew in size and im- portance to occupy a pre-eminent posi- tion on the university social calendar. It became a firmly established tradi- tion on the Michigan campus. Two years ago, following the 1913 hop, the senate council passed a reso- lution abolishing the hop, "until such a time as the university authorities are satisfied that all objectionable features will in the future be eliminated." This edict came as a result of criticism in regard to extreme dancing at the hop, as well as riotous disturbance outside of Waterman gym at the time of the dance. As a result of the ruling, Michigan students swallowed their medicine and no hop was held in 1914. This year campus sentiment turned to the re-es- tablishment of the traditional hop, and the faculty consented to lift the ban. troit, New York, Ypsi, Feb. 6.-Despite the reports of repulses by the Locals, word has been received here from the battle line to the effect that the Im- ports have carried many Local trench- es. The strength of the Imports lies in their offense. heavy taxation is expected to be levied here on neutral fathers, due to the use of Paquin sup- plies by the Imports. heavy Artillery Used The Imports have brought up new artillery for use in the present strug- gle. Fiighty centimeter trots, and rap- id-fire canters are said to have broken down the morale of the Locals. The smokeless powder employed by the Local troops has been superseded by the tasteless powder of the invaders. Company B, of the Detroit Imports, reports the capitulation of a Local stronghold after a hand to hand strug- gle. No casualties. Authorities Negate Sherman ]3arbour gym, Feb. 6.-The follow- ing interview with King Fusser seems to deny the truth of General Sher- man's report on war: "What do I think of the conflict be- tween the Locals and the Imports? Say, boy (censored), (censored), it is absolutely the greatest (censored) picnic (censored), (censored)... last night (censored).......and this morning (censored)." 1-lear the Michigan Victor Record No. 17672 at Schaeberle & Sons 'Music [louse. Victrola Records--A clean and up- to-the-minute stock at Schaerberle & Son's Music House. The Sugden Drug Company have purchased a large assortment of Park & Tilford candies especially for the Junior Hop 3:00 7:30 9:00 NOW-PLAYING A DAILY MATINEE AS[T TIME TONIGHIiT Pollard's Opera Co. presents 'A Millonaire for a Day' Fine Singing Chorus HEAR NELLIE M'NAMARA SING "MY ROSE OF HONOLULU" itneetr ISn. [eb. motne and Night "Pomander Walk" will one-step. be the next IN FIVE ACTSC By Harriet Beecher stcowe IL How did you like the dago decora- tions? She had such wonderful eyes. Denatured but enjoyable. Thanks, committee. EXPLORER WILL LECTURE ON TRIALS OF ANTARCTIC REGIONS Sir Douglas Mawson, explorer, will give an illustrated lecture entitled, "Racing with Death in Antarctic Bliz- zards," at Hill auditorium next Fri- day evening. The lecture is given un- der the auspices of the geological de- partment for the benefit of the library. Because of the danger of fire in the Detroit Armory, state authorities have refused to allow moving pictures to be shown there and Sir Douglas' De- troit date has been cancelled. Ar- rangements have been made for bring- ing Detroit people in special cars to the lecture in Ann Arbor. Special cars will also be run from Ypsilanti. 522 "Back of the Union" 522 Holmes Taxicab Co. America's Most Famous Play with Famous Cast and Wonderful Photography Featuring IRVING CUMMINGS as HARRIS; and MARY ELINE, the "THANHOUSER KID," as LITTLE EVA Also one Keystone , Comedy to make you laugh Matinee, 2:00 until 5:30-Night 7:00 until 10:30 lOc. - A LL SEATS - 10c. 'I Didn't go the Hop, and nothing to do. We sympathize with you, but CHEER UP, There's one bright spot on earth. Drop in at THE TOBACCOS MAJESTIC BILLIARD HALL TABLES 3o PER HOUR CIGARS PO i P"AN KC)KAI.ES Tables Upstairs and on the Main Floor 31 50. State Street