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otters Received by Student Throw Light on
War Horrors
BOOKS WORTH READING
THE PILLAR OF FIRE.-Seymour
Deming.
Dubbing the American university
"A Museum of Mumified Hobbies,"
Mr. Deming in his latest book con-
ducts a searching analysis into the
p)resent state of our institutions of
"higher learning." The college, he
says. is abjectly subservient to the in-
terests of Capital and the well-to-do
classes, for to them it must look for
the means. of subsistence.
Mr. imin has been attractiu z
considerable attention to himself the
last year or so for a certain kind of
revolutionary thinking. As a stimu-
lative and pertinent discussion of the
function of the university, this book,
perhaps, serves its purpose. The
method is vigorous, it abounds{
in clever satire, the thought is
clearly put, and the style is admir-
able. But after all it should not be
taken too seriously. It is primarily
propaganda.
Alice C. Goff, '15E, Takes New Position
Miss Alice C. Goff, '15E, who has
been engaged # an appraisal of the
Detroit Edison Co., has now assumed
a position with the Trussed Concrete
Steel Company of Youngstown, Ohio.
uously.
these acts to the Majestic in the near return in their famous laugh-fest. It
future. is irresistible, inimitable and effer-
vescent, and the spontaneous humor
A t the Majestic sets fire to the risibilities of their au-
"A Woman's Past," which will be diences. The act shows a "rube" cir-
shown at the Majestic today at 1:30, cus with the ring and seats and a
BLANSHARO WRITES ON
CONDITIONS AT1BUSRA
MISSION lN FAR AR81lA
nIvr 'r ty Y. MI. C. 1. ospital Now
rTvi ugd ritiMUSINiiyAC'Vt
OF K TIVE COSTIlMES
SEEN IN CITY
An abrupt change from the studious
atmosphere of Oxford to ihe hot, w r
infested scenes of an important. Ara-
bian city has been tlw lot which the
present war has broughr to P(erival
Blanshard, '13, Rhodes scholar to
Oxford from the state of Michigan for
that year, according to letters recent-
ly received by his grandmother, Mrs.
0. M. Blanshard, of this city.
At the beginning of the war Mr.
Blanshard, with some more American
students, was travel! iu in taermany.
and ii- was with some considerable
difficulty that he made his way out
of the country. Due to the fact that
Oxford was closed the following fall
he took up his residence in Scctland,
where the appeal to service in the
work of the British Y. M. C. A. with
the armny in the east was -uiliciently
strong to cause him to enlist in this
service. le sailed for Bomay, hut
after his arrival there the need was
found to be greater in Xrabia. so he
shipped up there on "the dirtiest and
most uncomfortable stci,'ner he had
ever seen," with a "big fat Persian
who persisted in powdering and per-
fuming himself until the odor becamne
intolerable, as a cabin mate."
His destination proved to be the
city of Busrah, which is the city where
the University of Michigan Y. M. (-'. A.
is supporting an effective indurtrial
and medical mission. The city was
captured at the beginning of the war
by the British and has been held by
them thus far. The mission hospital
has been turned over to the use of the
army and is crowded to capacity, ill
addition to the temporary buildings
erected by the army Y. M. C. A.
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3:00, 7:00 and 8:30 o'clock, is headed cyclorama representing the inside of Nay Irwi'in in "33 Washington Square"
by Nance O'Neil. It is from the pen a circus tent. -arrIck, Detroit
of Captain John King, tells the world A clever act is promised by Wn. Miss May Irwin cemented her na-
okl story of the battle of the sexes, Ilallen and Ethel Hunter, who take tional popularity and justified the{
which reveals in a startling and dar- honors in the comedy line under thei maniy compliments yhich have been
ing manner the relations of modern trite billing of "Just for Fun." In- paid her as a consequence of her let-
men and women-in a great metropolis. congruous as it seems to have a sweet- ter to President Wilson at a psycho-
It is alive and vibrant with the ele- faced girl bowing a sweet-toned violin logical time, suggesting the establish-
ment clash of primitive human emo- and an utter "nut" joining forces in ment of a national department of
tions which manifest themselves even the same act, it is really a surprise laughter, when; she took her eitire
under the veneer of the most cultured and laughter and applause will be company to Washington and gave a
modern civilization. It reaches the plenty. special performance for the President
vitals of modern (society with a white Bill Robinson is known as the pos- and the National Press Club. She
hot brandingiron. sible successor to Bert Williams, with presented the new comedy, "33 Wash-
his negro eccentricities; he is some ington Square," in which she had a
The bill is headed by Menlo Moore's originator. He is a comedian who most successful run at the Park
"Live Wires." Six clever juvenile drives away the blues, if you have Theatre, New ronk City, and which
performers make up the cast of "The them, if you haven't, he makes you she is bringing to the Garrick Thea-
Live Wires," the latest production feel friendly with your neighbor. He tre, Detroit, next Monday evening for
sponsored by Menlo Moore. The ac- sings, dances and generally keeps you a week's engagement. It is a dra-
tion takes place in a telegraph office in good humor. inatization of the novel by Leroy Scott.
with the boys and girls acting as mes- Caplane and Wells have a nifty little The stage direction of the piece was
sengers and operators. offering. They are jugglers who have done by William Collier, an associate
Dan Sherman, Mabel Deforest and many original tricks and they keep of Miss Irwin's under the late Angus-
Co., who are old favorites here, will things going through the air contin- tin Daly.
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