THE MICHIGAN DAILY. _ Sunday Morning Magazine Section 1HiE IIC -1IGAN DAILY Established 1890 SUNDAY MORING MAGAZINE PAGE General Editor......... J. L. Stadeker Staff L. S. Thompson E. A. Baumgarth Win. uH.Fort Golda Ginsburg R. J. Blum Walter R. Atlas C. S. Huntley D. M. Sarbaugh M. C. Piatt Bruce Swaney SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1915, Issue Editor........... J. L. Stadeker A LITERARY PAPER There has been much agitation of late for the re-establishment of a purely literary publication on the campus. On the question of the de- sirability of such a project there can be little discussion. A university the size of Michigan ought to provide the means of publication of the work of those students who can and wish to write poetry, stories and essays. But unfortunately the publication of a magazine has its practical side and it" has been proven that Michigan cannot, or will not, provide a suffi- ciently large circulation for a liter- ary paper. Circulation means adver- tising today and advertising alone secures a sound financial basis. The circulation and advertising are already at hand in the shape of The Michigan Daily. Page Four of The Daily has for some time been devoted to features and on Sunday is a pure- ly magazine page. There is no reason why The Daily cannot to some degree become an outlet for literary talent, other than journalistic. The modern newspaper is becoming more and more high class in tone. Sunday supple- ments of many New York and Chicago papers are contributed to by the fore- most literary men of the day. Why cannot the same plan be worked out successfully on a college paper? The Daily is willing and will ac- cept all suggestions and contributions toward the plan. The faculty agrees with The Daily that Page Four may well supplant the literary magazine of old. It needs but the co-operation of the student body-especially of those men and women who can write, who wish to write, and who will write. The Inquisitive Son Will Persist James W. Helme, state dairy and food commisioner, is not a humorist, nor does he claim to 1de one. He has, however, vritten a little-piece of im- aginative conversation betwen a fath- er and his inquisitive son which we take the liberty to publish on this page as a help both to Mr. Helme and' others. It follows:t "Oh, Pa, what are those red things{ in the bushel basket?" asked the small boy of his father as they went along{ the street. "Those, my boy, are cranberriest which your mother always serves witht the turkey on Thanksgiving," said thet father. "And, 0 see, Pa, there's a tin meas-t ure in the basket just like my buyst milk in! What's that for?"t "That," says the father, "is suppos-t ed to be a quart measure in which they measure the berries."c "But, Pa, when ma sold some straw-c berries, she measured them in a quart basket. Why doesn't the grocer?" "Well, you see, my son, there arec two kinds of quarts, a dry quart to sell dry things in and a liquid quart to sell liquids in. The liquid quart holds ten cubic inches less than thea dry quart so the grocer buys his cran- berries by the dry quart and sells them by the liquid quart."e "Why does the grocer do that, pa?", "So he can get 38 quarts out of eachv 32 quart bushel." "But, Pa, I should think people[ would insist on having a dry quart ofs cranberries instead of a wet one?", "They would, my son, if they onlya knew the law." "But, Pa, ain't it dishonest to sell 1 persons a short quart of cranberries?" h "Oh no, my son, it is merely 'Busi- ness Efficiency.'" "What's 'Business Efficiency?'" t "Oh, that's the art of getting all f there is out of business and thenb some." "But, Pa, isn't that wrong?"n "Now, never mind asking any more questions, son, you won't understand s business principles until you grow up." t a Look that Reule, Conlin & Fiegel ad o over and form an opinion, then comew to the Big Store and verify it with the t goods. nov5-10-14-19-24 a STUDENT RELATES HAPPENING S DURING ONE NIGHT STO POVEI IN "BUMl" IHOTEL THRILLING THINGS TAKE PLACE By Wn. H. Fort, For those who have never spent a night in a municipal nightie, the ex- perience would be an education. iou have seen the tramp and thought about him often-from the depths 01 an easy chair before a crackling fire and between puffs of your after-din- ner cigar you have wondered how m~zy "poor devils" were out of work; around Christmas time you have prob- ably handed over, nonchalantly, care- lessly, a dollar or so to a representa- tive of some charitible organization, and undoubtedly turned the next mo- ment to rebury your nose in the eve- ning paper, thinking your duty done and seeing no necessity for worrying further. It was, and there wasn't. But had you taken the time and trouble to investigate you might have learned many interesting things about the bearded hoard, about the life they lead and the causes that brought them from the higher planes of life to ap- ply for membership in the universal club of the "leisure class" of America. Adventure comes to those who seek it, often, to those who wish for it, sometimes. I wished for it, sought it, and found it-the wierdest night I ever spent-within the four walls of the MacGregor Mission, Detroit, and was surprised by many things. The Mission is the western "Hotel de Gink" of New York fa :e; a lacea where you find gathered together ho- boes and vagabonds from all over the country. In the main hall on the first floor, stretched out on benches, gath- ered about checker tables, lingering in the neighborhood of the spitoons which are grouped around the posts, or shufflinA back and forth across the length c the flior are to be found men of aH ypes and in all degrees of dress and undress at any hour after supper, cvc r> niht. That ihe gath- ering is cosmopolitan may be proved by the sta trment of Dr. Wriht who has charge ' r dhe ical d partmne t there. "In the last three years," he said, "we have had here three college pro- fessors, two men who were once among the most prominent men of Detroit, and one doctor who several years ago had the largest practice in Michigan." In all cases, he said, their downfall was due to alcohol. It is the common opinion that tramps are af- fected by the wanderlust, that they do not wish to settle down. This is true in some cases, but not entirely. They are divided into two classes,- those who have no desire to work, who have no ambition, and who care only to be allowed to eat once in a while, and those who would work if they had the opportunity and who are anxious to get ahead. To the second class the municipal lodging houses are able to bring some help, to offer some en- couragement. A conversation with one of the first-named class is typical of his kind. "'Smatter," I asked, "no work?" "Sure," he replied. "Lots of it. I c'n work half the time if I wanna." What did he do with the other half? "Oh, come in here," he said, "an', spend my money. They'll letcha stay as long as ya wanta if y've got fifteen cents," He shook his head to empha- size the statement and aimed a gen- erous stream of Honest Scrap at the nearest spittoon. "Swell here," he went on. "An' after the first night you don't have to take a bath 'less you wanta." Several of them laid great stress on that point, and most of them proved the statement by their appear- ance. The sleeping process is interesting. In the shower room they are made to take off all their clothes, which they hang on an iron coat-hanger and sur- render to the attendant who puts thein in the "vat" over night to be umigated. They are made to take a ath, then given a night-gown, of; rough, unbleached muslin with in- numerable sharp points along thel seams, and sent to bed. There is a1 eries of dormatories, a hundred beds1 n a room, and when a room is filled - he lights are put out, and after half 1 an hour or so, it is quiet until five3 'clock when they are all called. It was in a room full of these that I ried to sleep, but it was much easier, nd more 'exciting, to lie awake. They EUSRAH, THE UNIVERSITY Y. M. %. AS MISSION IN ARABIA, STRA- TEGIC WAR POIN' IN THE 31ESSYPOTAMIAN V=ALLEY Busrah, the university Y. M. C. A. nission post in Arabia, is exposed at :resent to the drives of both German and British armies, owing to its strate- gic importance as the entrance to the fertile Messopotamian valley. Whoever controls Busrah commands the entire belt of rich farming coun- try where corn can be raised which equals that of Minnesota, both in quan- tity and - quality. Moreover, any, trans-Asiatic railroad would naturally :ass through this city of 60,000 people and this lends the place an added im- portance. f No letters have reached Ann Arbor from this post for over two months and a half and the university "Y" officials are extremely curious to know the exact state of affairs there, since at the last report the city was in the grip of the Bubonic plague, which was carrying off the natives by the score. Since the outbreak of the war all nail has been so strictly censored by the British authorities at Bombay that very little real information has been received here. For a long period all mail was held up and as a result neither the mission nor the "Y" could communicate with each other. Dr. Hall Van Vlack, '10, who has charge of the "Y" mission at Busrah, reported that at the outbreak of the war there were seven Europeans in the city, two of whom, being Ger- man, left to join their army, leaving one of their compatriots behind. This. German immediately went to the Brit- ish consul and suggested that the cataclysm was so far distant that it should make no difference in the local relations. The Englishman gladly agreed with this thought. Some time later the consul discov- ered that this German was at the bot- tom of a plot which was nearly ripe and which had as its aim the capture and pillage of the city by over 1,000 Arabian nomads: The instigator of this plan escaped. In the same letter 'Dr. Von Vlack wrote something of the activities of the English in that region, but the pencil of the censor promptly elimin- ated it. Home Buiding Book Publishe~d The haughty visitor from the met- roplois can no longer point the finger of scorn at Ann Arbor and Ann Arbor homes. The days of the ugly and purely practical house of the Amer. ican small town have passed and there is developing around Ann Arbor a district of beautiful homes and graci- ous lawns. South and East the tide has spread till the hillsides have been covered with beautiful and hospitable dwellings, the windows of which open upon the panorama of river and valley below. Of great interest to the prospective home builder is the volume just issued by the Architectural $ook Publishing company, "American Country Homes of Today," by Samuel Howe. The book shows in picture and plan the new ideal in American architecture.. From all over the country have been chosen homes and gardens planned and completed within the last few years, selected by the author for their ,beauty, comfort and refinement. The stucco house has come into more and more evidence with the years, for the material is one upon which nature can leave subtle mark- i gs of her own. Its picturesque values combined with bricks, tile or stone, and enhanced with vines or foliage, has been siezed upon by many Ameri- can architects. The stucco house as found in and about the city is almost always brown and low in its outline, hospitable and attractive in its tone. It is rarely burdened with detail or ornament and fits unobtrusively into the surrounding landscape. For the builder who wishes color there is. nothing like brick, says Mr. Howe emphatically. The brick house is full of suggestions of warmth, se- curity and comfort. Many Americans have followed the lines of the English manor house and from Jacobean and Georgian 'models have rebuilded ac- (Continued on Page 5) HEALTH SERICE INSTITUTION NOT SURPASSED BY ANY UND)ER OTHER UNIVERSI- TIES' CONTROL BOTH MEN AND WOMEN TREATED By S. W. Donaldson On North Ingalls street, just behind Hill auditorium, stands a small un- pretentious-looking brick structure, which to the outsider presents no un- usual appearance and even a passerby might fail to notice the small sign, "University Health Service," beside the door, but here, every morning and afternoon is the busiest place on the campus, in regard to the welfare of the student body. Some three years ago there was created a demand for some institution hat would better the conditions of car- ing for the general health of the large number of students in the uni- versity, and out of this idea, which was rapidly expanded, grew tie estab- lishment of the system that now pre- vails. The Health Service at present is surpassed by none directly under the control of any university and is also the model of several of its kind now conducted at other schools. It gives to the students the best medical aid that can be secured and the statistics compiled since its establishment show that it has kept the degree of sick- ness of the student body lower than ever before. Since the foundation of the service there have been -numerous additions made. First was the securing of a woman physician to take care of the department for women students; then as more assistants were needed these were added; and later, both for their benefit and to allow the offices to accommodate a larger number, it be- came part of the section work of the seniors in the medical school that they should each spend ten days at the Health Service. Every morning between nine o'clock and noon there is a constant influx of students, both men and women, to the offices maintained, and it may be said that there are very few students who have not at some time or other awaited their turn. When a student appears for an ex- amination or treatment he is required to fill out a card, giving his name and complaint and also to state if he is visiting the Health Service for the first time. If, when his case is consid- ered, it is thought advisable, he is sent to him room and told to stay there. A notice is written to his Dean ex- plaining fully his condition and an excuse from classes is obtained. Or if it is deemed necessary he is given a "refer" card to the University Hos- pital where he is put under the care of a specialist, and if the hospital further advises, he returns and is given a "Hospital" card, which en- titles him to operation, treatment and nursing entirely free except for the expense of his room while confined. Each student with, for intsance, a nose and throat- complaint, is given a routine examination for tonsils, ade- noids or deviated septum, or any other condition which might prove to be # focus of infection or a source of con- stant irritation, thereby making the in- dividual a subject to colds or a chronic nose and throat trouble. If such is found or anything else which might be deleterious to his health, he is (Continued on Page 5) -i ANN ARBOR HAS CINDERELLA, MISS Mac-MILLAN DISCOVERS The theatrical Cinderella has found her equal. Miss Violet MacMillan, who has been charming audiences at the Majestic theatre during the last few days, has found a sister Cinderella in Ann Arbor. Miss MacMillan, who wears a size twelve and one-half shoe, put one of her dainty pumps on ex- hibition at a State street shoe store and offered anyone who could wear it a pair of seats free to a performance at the Majestic. At first it seemed that Ann Arbor was to be classed with Chicago, but finally Mrs. C. D. Camp, 304 South State street, saved the day for Ann Arbor and incidentally won a pair of seats at the Majestic theatre. all snored, with everyone a master of a different tune which changed ac- cording to the nature of the dream the musician was dreaming. In the middle of the night the mu- sic in the bed next to mine suddenly stopped and there arose a blood-curd- ling yell that Buffalo Bill himself would have envied. The occupant of the bed arose suddenly, let out a long string of curses, and then just as suddenly lay down again. Another one, off in a far corner of the room dreamed he was in a fight, and pro- ceeded to illustrate several new punches to his neighbor in the next bed. Thus the night passed. The morning was most exciting. The whole bunch was herded into the shower room, the nightgowns were taken away, and there, with the win- do ws all open and a fresh breezd coming in, we all stood shivering while the attendant called off the numbers of the clothes hooks from the vat, and in due time we got our clothes. Then it was a question whether to put them on or leave them. There couldn't be a 'richer' smell in- vented than the odor which clings to+ cloth'< s that have spent the night in; the fumes of a MacGregor disinfect- ant. In the morning everyone was cheerful; some of them even whistled- as they crept into their clothes. And that the night's sleep between clean linen (thought prickly) had done something for them and awakened a few of their softer instincts may be in-a ferred from a conversation that I hap-1 pened to overhear. One fellow was1 coughing from the cold air that blew in on him through the window and in one of his neck-contortions he hap-+ pened to bump the man ahead of1 him. The man turned arcund-a huge bewhiskered giant-glared at him and said: "Wassa matter witcha, - huh? You been on the road so long you've lost all yer manners?" I THEATRICALNEWS NOTES "Sin," the photoplay that is to be shown at the Majestic theatre today, is an unusually convincing and pow- erful play growing out of the clash of elemntal human passions. The play is one of Italian life. It starts in Italy, where Lugi, the lover of Rosa, is cast aside for the love of Pietro, a dazzling young Italian who has just returned from America where he has made some money. From Italy the scene shifts to New York, where the Italian colony, "Little' Italy," is celebrating the feast of the Madonna of Mt: Carmel, the most sac- red fete day of the Italian colony. Many startling incidents occur in America and the play is brought to a mighty and overwhelming climax. "Sin" is undoubtedly one of the fleest photoplays ever produced and deserves the consideration of all photo- play lovers. The bill which will open at the Ma- jestic Monday night is quite novel and contains acts never seen before in this city. Perhaps the greatest novelty is the "Mystic Bird," an act in which a canary picks up and whistles a num- ber of selections played by a boy violinist, Master Paul. Another attractive offering is a sketch called "The Flareback." This is a novelty filled with humor of the richest sort. Signor Franz, presenting his "World on Wheels," a comedy bicycle act with La Petite Violette and two other clever comedy riders, will show to Ann Ar- bcr audiences a wheel act far superior to any seen here for some time. The bill is finished by the Halkings, who present "Shadowgraphy." In response to many requests, Man- aeer McIntyre of the Whitney has de- cided to open a mail order sale for seats for the coming engagement of Francis Starr next month in "Mary- Odile," the widely discussed play by Edward Knoblauch, in which this young actress created something of a sensation when she first appeared in it at the Belasco theatre, New York. For some years Miss Starr has ap- peared in numerous dramatic produc- tions, but it is said that she is at her best in "Mary-Odile." Mail orders for the play, accompan- ied by a stamped and self-addressed envelope, will be filled in the order of their receipt. Wright Saxophone Trio party at Michigaii Union Friday evening, Dec. i. )ancing 9 until 2 o'clock. For titkets call 236, nov2S * *: * * * * * * * * * * * THE DEVIL'S DUE. We work and work and never rest, And hope thereby our lives be - blest; Or else we spend in idleness Our days with Muriel or Bess. We work and know not why we work; We slave.away our lives in toil To lay up riches that will rust Where Satan's angels never . shirk To tend the steaming pot where- in we'll boil Or bake, which slowly turns us back to dust. We idle, never knowing why; With Bess we turn night into day, With Muriel we see the show; We hope that when we come to die St. Peter will not send these clods of clay To sweat and squirm in regions down below. You see, dear reader, each ex- treme, But if you wish to work or play or rest, Why-choose what in your heart will suit you best, And take a chance on being Satan's guest. --Alexander Brede, '18.. * * * .i' * * * * * * * THEDA BARA IN "SIN" AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE TODAY r C Buy your Mazda lamps at Switzer's, Learn 'the new fox trot at the 310 South State. oct23tf . Packard Academy. Nov. 20-tf