THE MICHIGAN DAILY Your Eyes SoUS DOPESTERS START WORK UPON ELEVEN Yost's Hard Problems Seem to Center on Kicker's and Quarterback Positions 'WILL DISCONTINUE Expense of Revision Makes Directory Seciion of iEnginleering Book Costly Varsity Fifty Five It's the suit youtre going to wear if you want style that's out of the ordinary. OThER PLACES WILL NOT BOTHER LETTERS ASK FOR CONTINUANCE FRATERNITY BUR TLARS IRAW HEAVY SENTENCE IJOM (OUA T George McCauley and Milton Sparks, principals in the Sigma Nu fraternity house robbery, which occurred on the night of March 3, were found guilty Wednesday in the circuit court. McCau- ley was sentenced to serve from five to 15 years in Marquette state's prison, while a sentence of from one to five years was imposed upon Sparks by Judge E. D. Kinne. NOTICE. There will be a meeting of members of the Michigan Union, for the pur-' pose of amending the constitution, May 12, in Hill auditorium. FOR RENT-Concert Grand Piano $5 per month; Ceceilian Piano player for sale with 30 rolls in fine shape. $40.00. $312 S. Division. Phone 212-J Drop in after 'ie game or after ph ig tennis and try a 5e soda. V P)oren's Pluirmacy, 703 Packard St. Necessities for that CAN OE TRIP Canoe Paint oil Glue Padlocks Chains Thermo Bolies Folding Cups Lunch Baskets Hunting Knives Fishing Tackle Flashlights Shells and Cartridges Sce our handy Wire Camp Broiler MUEHLIG & SCHMID 205 s. Main Street 11 Hart Schaffner & Marx have backed this suit design with high quality fabrics and skilful workmanship. It's a sure winner, and youtre going to catch the idea the minute you see the Suit. In the newest fabrics and style variations at $18.00 and up. With the departure of Coach Yost last week, and the approaching end of the spring training season, football dopesters have started picking teams and squads for 1915. The biggest problem seems to lie in whether the 1915 season will devel- op a kicker, both a punter and goal- booter, who will compare with "Larry" Splawn. If such a man appears, Yost will be able to cease worrying about his team. That the coach is thinking considerably about this question could be seen in the extraordinary interest which he displayed in any of the can- didates who appeared able to even raise his foot to the ball. On his departure, the coach assigned certain men to continue the booting practice throughout the spring prac- tice period, and it is more than likely that one of these will be the man to go back on the fourth down next year. The list includes: Hildner, Raymond, Harry Schultz, Sharpe, Bixler and one or two others. Hildner is a 1914 Varsity squad man, who was picked by some to make the "M" grade. last year. He often was able to punt as far as Splawn in prac- tice, but was rather inconsistent. He played both at an end and in the back- field. Raymond is an All-Fresh play- er, and did most of the kicking for that aggregation. Harry Schultz is another star from the ranks of Coach Douglas' team and it is predicted that these two will bear watching next fall. The squad of kickers will probably continue work until June. The filling of "Tommy" Hughitt's shoes will tax the coach, according to some. "Jack" Dunn, quarter on the All-Freqh, is a strongly touted candi- date, with McNamara, Roehm, Calvin and Zieger of the reserves picked by many. "Rummy" Roehm is probably the most experienced man and Mich- Lutz Clothng Store For thirteen years at the same old stand Because of the increased cost of printing, the register of alumni, which has been a part of the Announcement of the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture for a number of years, will not appear in future issues of the book. This decision was reached at the last meeting of the board of re- gents of the university. An ever-increasing number of alum- ni and the necessity for revision each year has made the cost of this part of the book prohibitive. In the 1915-16 issue of the book, just issued, the en- tire register was reset by the printers, bringing the cost of printing to over $500. The last number of the book contains 474 pages, of which 270 pages are devoted to the register. Preparatory to issuing each number, letter* are sent out from Secretary J. P. Bird's office to each of the alumni in order that the history may be cor- rected and brought up to date. In the letters sent out this last time the fol- lowing sentence appeared. "The re- gents are thinking of cutting out the register of alumni. What do you think about it?" Over 2,000 replies were re- ceived, among which was not a single dissenting voice. The following re- plies are from some graduates who are among the leading men of the profession. "The only way I have of keeping track of my classmates," says W. W., Campbell, '86, director of the Lick Ob- servatory, Calif., and president of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. "Missed if discon- tinued, of great interest to the alumni," says T. H. Hinchman, '93, of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, Architects, De- troit. Howard E. Coffin, '03, Vice- president Hudson Motor Car Co., De- troit, expresses himself as follows, "Of interest to alumni and a good adver- tisement." "Keep it up" is the comment which comes from H. B. Keeney, '03, Board of Water Commissioners, De- troit. A portion of the register in which geographical distribution of the alum- ni is shown is especially commended by graduates located in foreign coun- tries. The value of this section cannot be overestimated, is the -consensus of opinion of this class of writers. STUDENTS WILL TRY OUT FOR )IEMBERSIIIP IN COMEDY CLUB ,, ; .i, tr;F 1 , ," tP -; service. to are jte'loo " oess .vuev GOT, twice tjotilo . 6:': r - ' tz --- _ - , x- Editor, The Michigan Daily:- I hereby withdraw my name as a candidate for president of the Mich- igan Union. KENNETH BAXTER, '15E. Editor, The Michigan Daily:- As I shall not be in the university next year, it is necessary that I with- draw my name as candidate for secre- tary of the Oratorical association. J. R. COTTON, '16. Editor, The Michigan Daily:- Cheating in examinations, when it is generally practiced, is prima facie evi- dence that there is something radically wrong with the system of teaching. And while the introduction of the hon- or system will undoubtedly help mat- ters, it cannot affect certain conditions which make cheating necessary and entirely justifiable in the eyes of the student. Most men do not deliberately commit a breach of the moral code; they simply consider the code outlaw- ed by the conditions under' which they are forced to act and over which they have no control. Until these condi- tions are changed and the student is made to feel that he is being fairly' treated, ethics will go hang and addi- tional espionage will only inspire greater ingenuity. As soon as the student gets well started in his freshman year he learns that he must maintain a more or less indefinite degree of assimilative power. And although what a student learns is as much a function of the instruct- or's ability to teach as his own to learn, the burden of proof is always on the student. Where the method used, for testing the student is frequent recitations and problems, the instruct- or has a fair check on each individual student and, viewing the work of the class as a whole, on his own teaching ability. Under this system a final ex- amination may serve as a check on doubtful students, but for the majority it is simply a test of their ability to think and write under a tremendous handicap. Realizing that often the final is given a weight of fifty per cent in determining the student's grade for the entire semester, it is not difficult to understand the nervous strain that even the best men are put under. Add to this the uncertainty as to what will be asked, as to what one is expected to be able to reproduce, and the thing becomes a nightmare. Probably the greatest justification in cheating is in- spired by this abnormal and uneces- sary emphasis thrown upon the final examination. Resentment toward an instructor is another consideration. Some men go through a quiz propounding questions without giving any indication whether the answers given are right or wrong, in the effort to catch as many victims as possible. This kind of quizzing is only justified on the assumption that students are competing for grades, not seeking an education. The resentment against the men who practice this sys- tem is not calculated to inspire con- fidence in their students. A student who feels he is being imposed upon soon justifies himself in using any pos- sible means of satisfying arbitrary re- quirements. A system of teaching that permits a student to slide along through a se- mester and pass the final and the course on the strength of one night's cramming is a complete failure as a means of education. Only as a means toward acquiring a degree has it any advantages. Under our present scheme, however, the diploma is held up as the sole object of our endeavors. It is only after the student has attempted to hold a job on the strength of his degree that he discovers how greatly its value has been overemphasized. Here and there among our faculty are men who candidly admit the futil- ity of the final examination. These men set an empirical standard at the out- set of their courses, toward which their students are to work. Those who meet the standard are excused from the final; those who do not, are given in the final, a chance to redeem them- s'elves.' Such a system puts a premium on daily work and in this manner raises the scholarship of the students. But more than that it inspires confidence and fairness on the part of both wu- dents and instructors. Many engineering subjects do not readily lend themselves to classroom exposition. This is especially apparent when the instructor, being trained as a practical engineer, is quite innocent of any knowledge of pedagogy. Goodt engineers are not necessarily good teachers. The man who knows his specialty thoroughly is often unable to grasp the student's viewpoint and needs; his young assistant, whose un- dergraduate difficulties are still fresh. in his mind, is often the better peda- gogue. The real exponents of the fine, art of teaching are rare in the engin- eering faculty. Perhaps that is why the engineering course in the Univer- sity of Michigan is to many men a dis- tinct disappointment.. GEORGE F. PRUSSING, '15E. I gan rooters may see him playing quar- terback at the blowing of the first. whistle. 'One other backfield post will be filled by Maulbetsch, and Bastian, Catlett, Schultz, and Smith are all in line for the other jobs. The problem of the punter enters here also, as the coach may place his kicker in the line, draw- ing him back, or one of the backfield men may assume the booting task. The number of veterans back for line and end positions would indicate that the selection there will be hard. Captain Cochran, Reimann, Watson, Millard, Skinner, Norton, Rehor, Fink- beiner and Cohen will all be in the race for the line jobs. Pobanz and Ewert look best from the 1918 squad. The difficulty exists in placing these men in the right positions. The ends of the line will be well taken care of as Dunne, Benton and Staatz, all 'M' men, will be on hand. Benton may be used in the backfield, because he is a possibility as a kicker.' Among the other candidates are: Rob- ins, Romans, Fullenweider and Whal- en, who played this position in the Syracuse game last year. VARSITY BAND WILL GIVE OPEN to R CAMPUS CONCERT TONIGHT Varsity bandmen will give an open air concert at the campus band stand at 7:00 o'clock tonight. A special pro- gram of light opera music has been prepared, and from the success of the rehearsal in University Hall Wednes- day night, it is likely that the Varsity musicians will offer an excellent enter- tainment. The feature of the evening will be a cornet solo by Lisle Cortwright, '17, this taking the place of the quartet number at the last concert. More special numbers are being planned and each concert will be characterized by some feature. The program for tonight is as fol- lows: Selection from "The Firefly," Cornet solo, "Paraphrase, Silver Threads Among the Gold," "Adele," selections from "The Sunshine Girl," and "Yellow and Blue." Encores will consist of popular song hits, and marches. The band will as- K'J _y - n ",n. -y No 'Rbber j in Leg Band Organization to Select 12 from of Candidates to Appear Today List ONE LOOK tells you why wear NEVER BIND. It can't always lifts on the socks just them smooth. Real Year Round Comfort you're going to choke your leg- enough to keep All students who reported at the meeting of the Comedy club last week and received parts to learn and all others who desire membership in the club will meet at 8:00 o'clock today in the Cercle Francais rooms. Those who did not report at the last meeting are requested to select some piece to their own liking, which will not take more than three minutes to recite. The selection may be comedy, heavy, or a character role. Those who come out for the first time today may be asked to give something extem- poraneous. At the meeting held for instruction of tryouts last week, more than 65 reported and it is expected this number will be doubled at today's meeting. At least 12 new members will be chosen from the list of candidates. All new members will probably be given a chance to display their ability in one of the smaller plays which will be given next year. Freshmen are eligible for the competition. A meeting of Comedy club members will be held next Tuesday to fill the office of president, made vacant by the resignation of Francis McKinney, '16L. Penzotti, '1811, Chosen Vice-President At a recent meeting of the State In- tercollegiate Prohibition association at Adrian, R. B. Penzotti, '18H, was chos- en vice-president, while F. Harrison Goodrich, of Albion, was chosen pres- ident of the association. Penzotti rep- resented Michigan in the state contest held at Adrian Qn April 22. Mercerized, 25c; double grip, 35c; silk, 50c: At your dealer's GEORGE FROST CO., Makers, Boston, Mass. Chicago Man to Speak on Social Subject In the furtherance of a social uplift movement Harry F. Ward, of Chicago, will speak at 8:00 o'clock tonight in the Methodist church on the subject "The Challenge of Socialism to Chris- tianity." The address will be open to the general public, and after the meet- ing is dismissed, any of the audience interested in questions of social re- form, social Christianity and kindred subjects are invited to remain for a public forum. Deputation Teams to Make Four Trips Arrangements have been completed by the "Y" deputation team committee for four additional trips, one of which is to be to Birmingham this week end. The men who will make up the team that is to leave sometime today are: Wallace Hall, '15, Phil. Hall, '15, Everett Judson, '16E, and Phil. C. Loveihy, '16. In addition, trips will be made to the following cities in the near future: Morenci, :Marlette, and Sandusky, 0. 4 { e R M r t 7 c i a - fro8 - one of s of r O6E CW -O T T O HARM DONE She's lighting his FATIMA Fatima e "GOdbye Kiss will make this a " ig Day" at his office. Not the "Once in a while" kind but the daily smoke of a million men. There's a perfect blend there that akes the flavor linger. Jutsay po, FATIMA,~2O for Ci theTobaccoTaste T eCigaretew h Made in America None so Goad. Sold Everywhere. The $500 Prize Th is a d. pUb.. t0awilJ 1 e ° axd to ihe c-l ege student who sends to us lished in the $500 the x toziginal awvertisement for Fatima ciaret s Fatima Advertis- publish we wllay the writer $S. I:Sustr or ad. i you cantt?ifY eou can't draw then use your kodak or ing Contest, is the decrib e yOur idea. Pr ize P16e :x varded by a committee of three prom. work of Geras inent edde tisi, g men. L. f.Jones, Adv. Algr. East man Kodak Co., F. R. Davis, Ado. Dept. General Conl1 n eandmJ. George Frederick, Editor ofAdver. of Michiga:. ? V!212 4Fie thz 1e":dcwy ork City semble at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow in front of University hall and march to the ball game. {ricket Will Not Be Played This Year Cricket will not be an organized sport at the University of Michigan this year, according to present indi- cations. Nothing has been done to pro- mote the game and it is extremely doubtful that a start will be made. The English sport flourished for some time last season and equipment was pur- Guild To Give "Springfest" Tonight Baptist guild will hold its annual "springfest" at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Baptist guild hall. An elaborate program of social stunts has been pre- pared, and speeches, music, and ban- quet refreshments are included. All members of the guild and their friends are requested to attend the social. Skate at Weinberg's Roller Rink Friday Night. ''7