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THE MICHIGAN DAILI THURSDAY, OCTOBE R 31, 1918.

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
ublished every morning except Monday
ing the universit yyeartbysthe Board in
itrol of Student Publications.
MBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
'he Associated Press is exclusively entitled
the use for republication of allnews dis-
hes credited to it or not otherwise credited
this paper and also the local news pub-
ed herein.
ntered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor,
higan, as second class matter.
ubscriptions by carrier or mail, $3.50.
flices: Ann Arbor Press Building.
'hones: Business, 960; Editorial, 2414.
ommunications not to exceed Soo words,
igned, the signature not necessarily to ap-
r in print, but as an evidence of faith, and
ices of events will be published in The
ly at the discretion of the Editor, if left
or mailed to the office.
nsigned communications will receive no
sideration. No manuscript wilr be re-
ned unless the writer incloses postage.
he Daily does not necessarily endorse the
timents expressed in the communications.
dred C. Mighell.........Managing Editor
-old Makinson..........Business Manager
rles R. Osius, Jr............City Editor,
guerite Clark .............. Night Editor
Ces C. J. Martin........T..elegraph Editor
ph A. Bernstein ............Sport Editor
scent H. Riorden.......... Military Editor
tha Guernsey..........Women's Editor
k K. Ehlbert............Associate Editor
rand A. Gaines..d....vertising Manager
ics L. Abele......... Publication Manager
ISSUE EDITORS
id Landis UPaul G. Weber
Horace W. Porter
REPORTERS-

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ret Christie
Dailey
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John Kyscr
Ierman Lustield
Philip Ringer
Bowen Schumacher
Marie Thorpe

BUSINESS STAFF
Donald M. Major Wm. A. Leitzinger
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918.
Issue Editor-Howard Walser
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
"When the war is over," is a phrase
often on our lips, coming out with
much the same intonation with which
Brother Johnsing says, "When I get
to heaven,' or which girls employ in
beginning, "When I marry-." We have
a feeling, natural enough in the midst
of a gigantic task, that when the big
shove is over and the Rhine reach-
ed and the boys begin to come home,
then the halcyon days will arrive. As
some vexatious problem shows its
head for a moment and then subsides
before the rush of patriotic feeling
which hastens to drown causes of dis-
cord before the enemy can see them
and be comforted thereby, we occa-
sionally realize their existence and the
fact that they will not always lie hid-
den beneath the current. But most of
the time we have the attitude of the
Southern slaves who sang of the "day
of jubilee," little reckoning of the
dark times of reconstruction immed-
iately ahead of them.
In these months we need to be con-
vinced that if stout hearts and clear
minds are needed now, they will be
three times necessary when peace
comes on the foreign field and troub-
1bus domestic questions, now impati-
ently waiting settlement, come up for
the bitter discussion which always
characterizes family differences. We
need to be preparing for the new day,
by thinking about and understanding
to the best of our ability the issues of
national and international politics,
by determining for ourselves the prin-
ciples by which we as a nation should
be guided, by making the most of the
educational advantages which lie
about us here at the University. This
kind of preparation need not interfere
with our part in winning the war,
rather it should make us the more
anxious to win it and the more intelli-
gent as to its true singnificance and
possible results.
And whether we are ready for them
or not, these crises will soon be upon
us. The present partisan split in na-
tional politics, after many months
of complaisant co-operation, the heat
>f congressional campaigning, the un-
dertone growls of reformers and
standpatters; all are signs of the
times. The student soldier and the
"tudent who is not a soldier both need
to be on the alert, avoiding the dang-
erous delusion that "everything will
be all right once we lick the Ger-
mans," and. ready to be leaders in
"hought in a country which will sore-
ly need their best ideals and reason-
ing powers.
W. A. A.
Today the women of the University
are being asked to support the Wo-
men's Athletic association by becom-
ing members. Aside from the fact that
he association is one of the three
great organizations in which ev ryv
Michigan woman should bear a part.
it has a doubly important mission to
fulfill this year and can only do it with
he co-operation of all the women In
:hese days when so much is falling
.pon the shoulders of women, it is the
irst duty of every girl to keep herself
fit War work of all kinds is on her
laily program, along with the addi-
ional demands made upon her time
md strength by campus activities
'rom which ,the men have been large-

ly withdrawn. And before the war
the life of the average college girl
was not an easy one, as far as expen-
diture of nerve force was concerned.
It was an individual matter then as
to whether or not she kept herself
strong and well-poised,but now it is
the concern both of the University'
and the country. Strong women are
the bulwark of the, home defense, as
everyone from General Pershing
down, admits. And each day of this
year of experiment reveals the extent
of the opportunity and accompanying
responsibility of the women of Mich-
igan.
In order to meet these duties and
make the most of these chances, serene
minds in healthy bodies are necessary.
This is the work of the department of
physical training for women, and
hand in hand with it is the Women's
Athletic association. Together they
work to put red blood and the spirit
of fair play and comradeship into the
women, things not present in the old*
concept of womanliness but vital to
the new and truer one.
It is a good thing that the principal
animosity of the student in arms is
felt for the Germans. By the time
he gets to Europe, if not sooner, there
won't be anything else left to fight.
The German government paper,
Vorwaerts, declares that he war must
last only a few days more. This is
a question which it is not up to Vor-
waerts to decide.
Our idea of hard luck is wearing a
mask conscientiously, putting on
woolen undies in October, and then
catching it after all.
"Securing the ascent of the reich-
stag"-Cub's copy. No doubt mean-
ing that the honorable herrn went
straight up in the air.
CULTURE IS MERE
CONVENTION-BRUMM
"Culture," was the subject of a short
talk Prof. John R. Brumm of the-rhe-
toric department gave to his class in
journalism Wednesday. "We are in-
clined to have false notions of cul-
ture here," he said. "Most of our cul-
ture is pure convention." He told of
how he attended an art exhibit and
studied its effects on enthusiastic spec-
tators. By worming it out of a num-
ber of those who expressed admira-
tion, he found their candid opinion was
that they failed to see wherein lay the
beauty of the pictures exhibited. He
cited this as an example of false cul-
ture which follows at the heels of
rumor and convention, and refuses to.
come out honestly.
"Culture is the appreciation of
things worth while," he went on. "The
understandings of our fellow beings,
the appreciation of intellectual and
spiritual existence. Culture is not only
this appreciation, but the application
of it. After the war there will be a
different idea of culture. It will be
recognized as pure humaneness, and
will be brought down to actual prac-
tice, without so much idealism and
theory. Nothing is trivial except as
we think it, and culture is the abil-
ity to recognize a thing as worth
while, no matter how trivial it may
seem."
GRADUATE NURSES
RECEIVE POSITIONS
The Red Cross Nurses' association
has succeeded in placing two members

of last year's graduating class in hos-
pitais overseas, while fourteen mem-
bers have been offered positions in
United States army cantonments pre-
paratory to doing service abroad.
The work is purely voluntary, and
each nurse is permitted to make a
statement of preferences if she con-
templates entering the army or navy
service. Having once volunteered she
ceases to be under thejurisdiction of
the Red. Cross, and subjects herself
entirely to military regulations. No
graduate nurse is ever required to go
abroad except at the dictates of her
own conscience.
Those winning overseas appoint-
ments are: Adelaide Leffingrerl, unit
64, A. E. F., and Hazel Maggs, also
with unit 64.
The following are now engaged in
work in United States army canton-
ments: Luella Burt, Camp Dodge,
Iowa; Amber Cruso, Fort Sill, Okla-
homa; Bess Harrison, Fort Tike, Ark-
an-as; Alpha Johnson, Camp Dodge;
\da Kolb, Camp Dodge; Lillian Vase-
d: Camp Dodge; Emma Rumberger,
C: Ip Custer, Michigan; Eileen Wat-
rous, unit 9, Lakewood, New Jersey;
Wilhe mina Meyer, Camp Grant, Illin-
ois; Erma Webb. Camp Grant.
Hazel Mie:r. Margaret Patrick, and
Selinda Kerolla rcced calls from the
Red Cross Nurses' association on Oct.
1, but their location has not yet been
ascertained. Ethel Cietz expects to be
assigned on Nov. 1.

CRAE CALLS PRUSSIANI
REFORMS COUNTERFEITI
AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD NO7
MISJUDGE CHANGES IN NEW
GERMAN CONSTITUTION
"Americans are much more likely
than are Europeans to be taken in by
the constitution patching that is go-
ing on in Germany," says Dr. R. T.
Crane of the political science depart-
ment. "We are accustomed to the idea
that what is written in our constitu-
tion is put there to be obeyed. No-
where else, indeed, has the written
constitution such sanctity as in the
United States and, consequently, we
are apt to overestimate the signific-
ance of alterations of the written
words.
"Three changes have been report-
ed as proposed for the German con-
stitution," states Doctor Crane. "The
sharing of the treaty-making power
with the representatives of the peo-
ple, the reichstag, may be important;
but in practice up to this time, the
reichstag has proved very weak in the'
control of those matters in which its
participation is admitted, by the con-
stitution.
"It is hard to believe that the inter-
est of the other two changes is other
than that of bare-faced deception. The
proposed provision for responsibility
of ministers to the reichstag
seems almost certain to prove simply
a dead -letter, as it remains in fact in
some other constitutions into which
it has been ostentatiously written.
"The provision that the assent of
the reichstag shall be necessary to
the declaration of war is a bit of flat
and obvious trickery. The constitu-
tion already requires the assent of
the upper chamber, the Bundesrat.
But was the consent of the Bundesrat
obtained for the declaration of wa
against Russia and France in 1914?"
asks Doctor Crane. "The constitution
at that time contained a provision,
which it is proposed still to retain,
that the kaiser alone may declare war
whenever the territory of the empire
is invaded. Both declarations in 1914
were based on alleged violations of
German territory. It is possible that
this actually occurred in the . east.
We do not know.
"As to the allegation of invasion by
the French, that has since been elab-
orately and fully disproved by the
local Germ'an officials in the district
concerned. The kaiser will have in
the future, as he had in 1914, the
power to declare war, whenever he
finds it convenient to trump up a viola-
tion of German territory.
"But far more fundamental than
those constitutional details is the fact
that in the Central Europe empire
( FINAL NOTICE
Fraternities and sororities
( must send in membership listsJ
to the Student Directory immed-
iately. Also campus societies,
sectional clubs, and miscellan-
eous organizations must send in
names of officers. Change of ad-
( dress since registration and all
other corrections must be in atj
( Student Directory office, Press
building, by Nov. 2.

constitutions rest legally, not upon
the will of the people, but upon the
will of the princes. Nowhere do we,
the people, ordain. Constitutions are
grants from the monarchs. And grants
may be withdrawn. The king of
Prussia may legally withdraw the con-
stitution of Prussia, as he has done in
the past. Of what real significance is
any tinkering up of the German con-
stitution in such a situation?" asks
Doctor Crane.
"Any real change in the spirit of
the German government must be bas-
ed on a fundamental change in the
source from which the constitution it-
self derives its legal authority. Such
a change as that would appear possi-
ble only through revolution."
I
On account of the short season, girls
are requested to come out for hockey
at any of the following practice hours:
10:30 o'clock, 1:30 o'clock, 3:30
o'clock and 4:15 o'clock. All those
who are interested in making teams
should report today.
Military marching will be held at
2:30 o'clock today.
Archery practice for all girls will
be held at 3:30 o'clock today.
Girls who are going to take swim-
ming or basketball are urged to reg-
ister immediately at the office of the
physical director.
A careful record of all girls who
have secured their locker tickets is on
file. No one will be admitted to class-
es in indoor gymnasium work until
they have their locker assignment. All
work missed will be made up doubly.
Locker tickets may be obtained at the
treasurer's office.
All social service work conducted
by the Y. W. C. A. and the Women's
league has been suspended because of
the influenza epidemic.
Today is tag day for the Women's
Athletic association.
NEW MILITARY INSTRUCTOR
TO TEACH TRENCH WARFARE
Capt. G. W. Putt of the United
States coast artillery has been sent
here to aid Capt Ralph H. Durkee,'
commandant of the S. A. T. C. Cap-
tain Putt has seen a year's service
overseas in the coast artillery, and be-
fore that time was stationed at Fort-
ress Monroe, from which place he was
sent here. He has been assigned to
the staff of Captain Durkee, whomhe
will aid in teaching the S. A. T. C.
boys modern warfare.
Senior Society Elects New Members
Senior society, at a special meeting
last Thursday night at Newberry res-
idence, held the annual fall elections
and elected the following to member-
ship: Ethel Glauz, Eva Herzberg,
Blanche Goodell, Helen Osband, Jean
Maclennan, and Melba Bastedo.
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