THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1
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AT THE THEATERS
Mme. Petrova's great success
similar venture.
In a
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comedy of contemporary life, full of
cleverly drawn character studies, laid
in a progressive American city.
It is producedunder the supervision
of William A. Brady by a company in-
cluding George McQuarrie, John
Cromwell, Edward Arnold, Ned Bur-
ton and others.
AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE
Detroit
Opening with tremendous success,
at at the Detroit Opera Huose on-the-
day, March 9, makes Bayard Veiller,
the author, one of the most interest-
ing figures In the world of modern
letters. Hs first play "Within the,
Law," established him as a playwright
and made no end of records in the
theatrical world. This play makes a
great appeal to the ermotions and com-
bines an element of mystery that
makes it the most remarkablertheatri-
cal offering of the year.
It was reported last week that
Theda Bara may shortly be furnished
with an act and tried out as a draw-
ing card in vaudeville, as a result of
Willie Ritkhie, former light-weight
champion, will probably enter vaude-
ville soon. He demands $1,000 per
week as a headliner.
Lord Dunsany's play "The Tents of
the Arabs," was presented last Mon-
day night by Stuart Walker at the
Punch and Judy theater, New York.
e-K' o.TNBm.r daays
WHA'S GOING ON
TODAY
3:15--Junior lit meeting in room 205,
Mason hall.
4:00--Senior lits meet in room 101,
Economics building.
7:00-Junior Girls' play piactice of
complete cast in Barbour gymnas-
ium.
7:15-Athena Literary society meets
in room 405, Mason hall.
7:30-Cercle Francals meets in the
Cercle rooms.
TOMORROW
7:00-Special meeting of the Student
council in the old Union building.
8:00-Sociallst society' in P162, N. S.1
Athletics For
All Is Problem
(T. F. M.)
In the report of the athletic asso-
ciation for 1917-18 it was stated that
all intramural athletics under the di-
rection of the board, had been en-
tirely suspended. Mr. Rowe, who had
been director of such work, has had
charge of camp athletics at Camp
Custer, and such physical education as
has been carried on here, was in con-
nection with the military work and
under the, administration of Dr.
George A; May. As the report only
included these activities up to July,
1918, no mention was made of its im-
mediate resumption.
No discussion seems properly open-
ed these days without observing the
lessons taught by the war in regard
to intramural athletics. While it can-
not be said that the war has dis-
closed the need of a more comprehen-
sive scheme of physical education and
development of the youth of the coun-
try, it can at least be said that the
war and the mobilization have em-
phasized such a need.
Criticism of intercollegiate athletics
usually comes from the basic charge
that too few receive the benefits of the
training; it is said that colleges
should provide some system whereby
all, or at least the great majority,
could be so developed. If intercol-
legiate athletics were to depend for
their justification upon the physical
development of those engaged, it
would be reasonable to abandon them.
Through the medium of intramural
athletics, it has been the hope that
the needs of the many might be
reached.
Very few universities have done so
much in this field as has been done
here. In this respect, Michigan en-
joys an enviable reputation, but it is
believed that much more should be
accomplished. Tables prepared by Mr.
Rowe show that prior to the war,
about 40 per cent of the student body
was engaged in some sort of physi-
cal exercise under the direction of the
department. Although a very good
showing, complete success cannot be
said to be attained until every stu-
dent physically able to take part in
increase the numbers materially, is a
problem which had occupied the at-
tention of the board for some time.
Unfortunately, there is an entirely too
large portion of the student body who
prefer to take their recreation in
stuffy billiard rooms and bowling al-
leys; or in sitting on bleachers tak-
ing the exercise vicariously. The de-
sire to engage in physical sport,
purely for the sake of the enjoyment
in it-a trait of Englishmen, com-
mented upon again and again by ob-
serving tourists-is, according to the
statistics of the athletic board, lack-
ing in a regretably large percentage of
American college students.
The suggestion has been made, and
seems to have been applied in some
colleges, that some system of college
credit should be worked out in in-
tramural athletics. But there are ob-
vious objections to such a plan, par-
ticularly if credit earned in such a
manner were to be allowed as a sub-
stitute for academic work. However,
the board in control would welcome;
advice as to how the desired end may
he accomplished.,
Woolsacks Not to Pick New Members
Owing to the new system of grad-
ing in the law school, the Woolsacks
have been unable to pick any mem-
bers. Candidates will be selected next
fall instead of at the usual mid-se-
mester time.
ANN ARBOR CONCERN JIAKES
PRODUCTS WHICH AID IN WAR
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Balls of intermediate sizes were used
in motor trucks, propeller thrust bear-
ings, tanks, and practically every ma-
chine used in the war that required a
smooth and frictionless bearing.
Several orders of brass and bronze
balls were also put out by the local
factory to be used in valves and other
hydraulic machines. In one case an
order for a quantity of shrapnel balls
was filled.
These orders, though, for war sup-
plies were not directly from the gov-
ernment. The local plant does not
make the raceways or bearing proper
so the orders for bearings are neces-
sarily given to companies who assen-
ble them. It is these companies that
have contracted for the Ann Arbor
factory's entire output during the war.
After the signing of the armistice
and the large orders were finished it
was found necessary to lay off some
of the working force, but during the
last few weeks each mail has brought
specifications and orders from the au-
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to boom and it has been found neces-
sary to increase the local factory's
force, which now numbers more than
600 workmen.
Those who advertise in The Mich-
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students.--Adv.
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