THE WEATHER FAIR AND SLIGHTLY COLDIEJ' . _: -.&I I Albr Alo 'Ah- 'AL. Ak t r all aitx. ASSOC:I ATE D PRESS DA$ AND NIGHT WIRE I ,. VOL. XXIX. No. 121. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1919. PRICE THREE CENT I -SEIFRHIDGE FIELD AND CUSTER MADE PERMANENT POSTS WAR DEPARTMENT HAS READY $10,000,000 TO PURCIIASE ARMY SITES 27 CAMPS WITH 15 'DROMES ABANDONED Whole Future of Cantoniments De- pends Upon Nation's Military policy Smoker Planned -By Journalists Sigma Delta Chi, professional jour- nalistic fraternity, will hold a smoker Tuesday evening at the Union. The smoker will be open to the public, and anyone interested in journalism is inivited. Talks will be given by Lee A. White, of the Detroit News, Prof. F. N. Scott, of the rhetoric department, and oth- ers. Mr. White will speak on "Moderi Journalism." Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary frater- nity in journalism, has been invited to attend in a body and it is expected that everyone else interested in any way in journalism will be present. WANT COMPULSORY LIT ASSEMBLIES Hazing Imperils University 's Welfare, Says President Hutchins Class Unity and Spirit Would Gained; Engineers Seto Example Be C 71 fJ I k J STUDENT LEADERS AS UNIT, IN FAVOR OF PROPOSED PLAN "Appropriations of over a million and a half dollars, now before the legislature at Lansing, are seriously threatened," stated President Harry B. Hutchins Friday night, "because of the recent hazing, and the disgrace- ful conduct of certain students. "Hazing has always beensdiscour- aged by the University," said the President, "but coming at this time may be suicidal to the plans now formulating for new buildings and better salaries. It is inconceivable to me how, any student who has the in- terests of Michigan at heart can 'act in such a tuanner at this time." The President deplored the atti- tude taken by Detroit papers on re- cent events at Michigan, and said that it was this kind of publicity that gave the legislature the wrong impressions of the University, and caused appro- priations to be cut. "Thepresent appropriations now before the houses at Lansing are probably the most important in the history of Michigan. Any actions of the students thaf the public may crit- icise are liable to imperil appropria- tions," the President concluded. UNIVERSITY BAND DRAWS ATTENTION AT LOAN, MEETINE LEADS MICHIGAN DELEGATION T4 HOTEL WITH PLAYING OF "VICTORS" "CREATES SENSATION" SAYS DIRECTOR'S WIRI Government Officials Spe at Con ventlon; Prepare for Loan Playing the "Victors" as the marched at the head of the Michiga: delegation into the La Salle hotel, Chi cago, where the Victory Liberty Loa: committee was in session Friday, th Varsity band drew enthusiastic at (By Associated Press) Washington, March 21.-Two army camps in Michigan are among those to be retained bythe government. Camp Custer cantonment upon which the government l4as expended approxi- mately $13,000,000 is to be taken over for $625,000. Selfridge flying field at Mt. Clemens is to be pur- chiased for $190,000. Decision of the war department to proceed with the purchase.of the sites of 15 army camps and 13 balloon and flying fields over the country was an- nounced today by Acting Secretary Crowell. Ia,000,000 Involved less tlan $15,000,000 will be ivoly- ed, Mr. Crowell said and it will not be necessary to await action by congress as the department now has the nec- essary funds. With these purchases eomnplted the army will have 30 train- ing. camps Including the original 16 cantonments constructed for the training of the national army and 19 aviation centers most of which will be in the southeastern states, Texas and California. The few fields to be -retained in the north will be regard- ed as summer flying fields only. Abandon Camps Twenty-seven camps and 15 avia- tion fields will be abandoned. Orders have already gone out for the aban- donment of 20 of the camps Including nearly all of the national guard train- ing centers put up after the United States declared war on Germany. Construction work on the 27 camps according to war department figures represents a cost of approximately $110,000,000 of which $43,000,000 was spent on four embarkation canton- meuts. Approximately $280,000,000 has been spent in construction work on the 15 cantouments to be bought and the 15 now owned and it was largely because of the sum Involved that the depart- ment decided to go ahead with the purchase. Now Demobilization Centers Most of the 30 camps now are be- ing used as demobilization centers but no definite plans for their employ- ment after the war army is disbanded has been evolved. It was explained the the whole problem of the future use of the camps depended on the na- tion's military policy and no conclu- sions as to that could be reached until the peace conference at Paris had rendered its decision as to the world disarmament. PRELIMINARY SUMMARIES Chicago, March 21-(Special)-But- ter and Burkholder of Michigan qual- ified Friday in the preliminaries to the western Conference track meet to be held here Saturday night. Summar- les: 440 yard dash, first trial,*Emary, Illinois won; Kennedy, Chicago sec- ond; time 54 1-5. Second trial, qrin- ach, Northwestern, won; Butler, Michigan, second; time 53 3-5. Third trial, Weber, Northwestern, won; Hall, Chicago second; time 54 2-5. Half mile run, first trial, McCosh, Chicago, won; Ramsey, Wisconsin, second; Burkholder Michigan, third; time 2.08 1-5; second trial, Spencer, Chicago, won; Lewis, Chicago, second; Gardi- ner Illinois, third; time, 2.06 2-5. COMMUNITY HOUSE OPENS D TO PUBLIC TODY RECEPTION TO BE HELD RESIDENTS OF COUNTY AND CITY FOR Ann Arbor's Community house will open its doors and enter upon its ac- tivities at 1 o'clock this Saturday aft- ernoon with a reception for townsfolk and residents of Washtenaw county. Organizations Furnish Rooms The house, located at tie corner of Main and Williams street, will be thrown open to the inspection of the public. Its 16 rooms are being com- pletely furnished by organizations of the city and granges. Will Aid Welfare Work The Community house is the result of the joint efforts of the city coun- cil and the various units constituting the new Community service, formerly the Federation of Charities. These societies will carry on a great share of their welfare work there, and the house will be run in co-operation with the local Y. M. C. A. LAWS FROLICA' AT ANNUAL FESTIVAL fRed, white, and blue sounded a patriotic note in the decorative scheme of the annual Crease dance of the sen- ior laws, which was held last night in the old Union building. The programs were drawn up in legal form and un- der each of the 16 dance numbers were quotations from law text books with suitable and appropriate com- ment added. A dancing act, a song trio, a solo by Garrett Pat Conway, and a special song composed for the occasion by A. J. Gornetzky, ';19L, were features of this entertainment. The Crease paper, written by A. J. Levin and his aides, was distributed during the in- termission, Lunch was served in the banquet hall of the old Union. L. J. Carrigan was chairman of the committee in charge and the chaper- ones were Dean Henry M. Bates and Mrs. Bates, Prof. Edson R. Sunderland and Mrs. Sunderland, and Prof. Wil- lard T. Barbour and Mrs. Barbour. SALARY QUESTION TOPIC IN ALUMNUS Discussion of the conditions regard- ing University professors' salaries opens the editorial columns of the March number of the Michigan Alum- nus which appeared Thursday. Included in the issue is an urgent plea to the alumni for funds to secure the completion of the new Michigan Union building. Statement is made to the effetc that only 12,301 out of 30,000 living alumni have subscribed. Prof. Jesse S. Reeves has contrib- uted an article endorsing strongly the League of Nations. Among the other writers in this issue are Dean Alfred H. Lloyd, Prof. S. F. Kimball of the fine arts department, Mr. Earl V. Moore, and Prof. L. J. Young of the forestry department. Do the students in the literary col-r lege want compulsory class assem-f blies?l After inquiring as to whether or not r the students were in favor of thet plan, the Student council appointed a committee to take the matter up with the authorities of the college. Various representative men and wom- en of the different campus organiza- tions were questioned with the fol- lowing results: Cause no Confusion Ralph E. Gault, '19, president of the Student council: "I am strongly in favor of compulsory literary assem- blies. We have a plan formed which we think can be put into effect with little confusion. t "If the women and men of the cam- pus are in favor of these compulsory assemblies I think this fact ought to induce the faculty to start the sys-' tem as son as possible." Aids Class Spirit Doris C. McDonald, '19, president ofI the Women's league: "I am sure thatz the women on the campus would bet glad to see the realization of this project."t L. A. Lundquist, '19, president of the senior lit class "The compulsory as-t semblies are the only thing I canI see to instill class spirit into every member of the literary college." Emily Powell, '19, president of New-r berry residence and vice-president ofI the Women's league: "The proposedf method for assemblies would be anI excellent thing for the unity of thet classes." D. M. Springer, '19E, president of the Union: "The plan has worked fine in the engineering College, and there is no reason why it should not meet with eual success in the lit school. I heartily approve of it" U.S. FIGHTERS' PICTURES SHOWNBYR. "BALISS Pictures showing realistically the stages through which the American soldiers went in reaching the front, from the cantonments and parade scenes in London and Paris to the front line trenches, were the feature of Dr. Charles T. Bayliss' lecture last night in Hill auditorium. The thoroughness with which the Hun devastated the beautiful cities of Rheims, Noyons and many others was shown in the pictures and in direct contrast to this, 'scenes of the un- harmed Rhineland were depicted. Many illustrious scenes such as the signing of the armistice and the joy- ful heralding of the news at the front were also featured among the great number of fine views shown. BIG PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR ALL-SOPI SMOKER TONIGHT If a program bringing in several of the best campus speakers and acts by Phil Diamond's 10 piece Jazz orches- tra and other entertainers can contrib- ute toward an enjoyable evening, the All-Soph smoker at the Union this evening is going to be some show. Plenty of eats and smokes have of course been provided. Dean Marcus L. Ward of the den- tal college and C. T. Van Dusen, '19E, of the Student Council, will address the Sophomores on subjects of inter- est. E. T. Usher, '21, general chair- man of the Soph Prom committee, will announce the plans that have been made for this coming event. STUDENT, COUNCIL WANTS OLD GAMES Return of Former Class Rushes De- sired; Plans for Spring Laid Out 'GENSTOCKINGS' COMEDY CLUB PLAY I Selection Is Well Known Success in Theatrical World; First Appear- ance Here p-lause from representatives states. s es.Creates Sensaton MOB of HAZING EMPHATICALLY OPPOSED BY ALL MEMBERS Tentative plans for the senior "swing out" and the spring games; were made at a special meeting of the Student council Thursday evening. W. W. Hinshaw, '20, was appointed chair- man of the committee to arrange for the "swing out." J. I. McClintock, '19, is chairman of the spring games com- mittee. Every effort will be made to bring the spring games back to their former place. The faculty will be consulted in an effort to reinstate pushball. The new constitution for the coun- cil was passed on as a whole. It will be subjected to the committee on non- athletic student affairs and then will be voted on by the entire -campus at the annual All-Campus election. The subject most discussed at the meeting was that of hazing. The coun- cilmen were firm in denouncing mob hazing. SPEAKERS, JUDGES FOR ORATOICALMEETONMED Drawing of lots for places on the program of the 29th annual Univer- sity oratorical contest of the North- ern Oratorical league took place Fri- day afternoon. Morris Paris, '19, will be first with "The Eternal Fog;" E. 0 Brinkman, '20, follows with "A No Man's Land of Ostracism;" Carl G. Brandt, '21L, will present "Our Mod- en Modern Babel;" Donald C, Shel- ton's, '21, selection will be "The Marne;" and Alice M. Hoelzle, '19, will speak last on "The Voice of Ar- menia." Regent Beal to Preside With little changes, the speeches are the ones which secured the con- testants honors in the class prelimin- ary contests held two weeks ago. Re- gent Junius E. Beal will preside at the contest which will be held at 8 o'clock Monday evening in University hall. Judges for the contest are announc- ed as Dean Alfred H. Lloyd, of the Graduate school; Registrar Arthur G. Hall; Dean John R. Effinger; Dean E. H. Kraus, of the summer session; Dean William H. Butts and Prof. George W. Patterson, of the engineer- ing college; Miss Grace Greenwood, social director of Martha Cook dormi- tory; and Mrs. Margaret Irving Wal- lace, social director at Alumnae house. Winner to Be Honored The winner of the contest-.will rep- resent Michigan in the Northern Ora- torical league contest to be held early in May, besides securing the Kaufman testimonial of $100 and the bronze ' nedal presented by the Chicago alum-! ni. Second place will secure the Kauf- man testimonial of $50. PROF. HOLLISTER DIRECTS PRO- DUCTION; SURE OF SUCCESS Comedy club announces "Green Stockings" as its 1919 production. The piece is a sparkling, straight comedy from the pen of A. E. W. Ma- son, and was written in 1911. While the play is new to the campus, it nev- er having been given a local produc- tion, it is well known to the theatrical world as a constantly revived suc- cess. It was given perhaps its most famous. presentation at the hands of Margaret Anglin and H. Reeves Smith, who did much to bring the public to a realization of the merit of the play., Prof. Hollister, Director .prof. R. D. T. Hollister, of the ora- tory department, has consented to di- rect the production of "Green Stock- ings," since he will .not be occupied with the direction of the annual Ora- torical association play which will" nt be given this year. - "The play should prove a distinct success," declared Professor Hollis- ter before the Comedy club, "inas- much as it will be the only campus theatrical production of the year that I know of which will be modern in character and acted by both men and women." ~ Work to Start Now "Although the exact date of the pre- , sentation has not yet been decided, work will begin immediately,' 'declared Richard A. Forsyth, '20, president of the club. "It is our ambition to stage a finished production as nearly pro- fessional as possible." Members of Comedy club who wish to try out for parts in the play, should report at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in University hall, at which time Professor Hollister will make se- lections. Freshmen are not eligible to take part. INLANDER TO BE[COME' ALL-CAMPUS MAGAZINE Instead of being an exclusively lit- erary publication, the Inlander is to become an All-Campus magazine, more truly representative of the Uni- versity as a whole. Decision to this effect was reached yesterday after- noon at a meeting of the editorial s-taff. Beginning with the April issue, there will be a department devoted to freshman interests and edited by freshmen; sections for each of the colleges and schools of the University; and a space given over to campus or- ganizations of general interest. There will also be columns for faculty mat- ters. The changes will necessitate in- creasing the size of the magazine con- siderably. - "The band made a wonderful im- pression in the now famous 'maize and blue uniforms, as it played the Victors' as, only the Michigan band can play it," states a telegram receiv- ed :Friday night from the assistant director of the band. "We created a big sensation and showed that the University is on the map. We were the official andonly band here." Delegation Largest Besides Michigan, which had thE largest delegation at the convention Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin were represented. At a meeting of the Michigan dele gation, of which the chief speaker was the Hon. Mr. Vanderberg, of Grand Rapids, Captain Wilfred Wilson led the band in several opening number. and also incidental music throughou the afternoon's program. . Notable Speakers Among the chief speakers who ad dressed the conference were Gen Leonard Wood, Secretary of the Treas ury Carter H. Glass, and Brig. Get Louis C. Covell, who told of the gal lant work of the thirty-second divi sion on the battle-front. Mr. Frederick R. Fenton, federal re serve director of sales for Michigar extended a vote of thanks to the Var sity band for their work in addin zest to the meetings and leading th Michigan delegates in yells. 1-HOP TICKETS MAILED 0N RECEIPT OF W R T Tickets for the J-Hop were maile Friday evening to all those who hav paid the war tax. The remainder wi be sent out as soon as the money t cover the tax is received. More than 300 tickets were distril uted Friday which means that onE half went out on the first day. ApplI cations are on hand to more tha fill the number which is to be sold. . Ask for List of Girls Fraternities are asked to make u a list of the girls tQ be in the booths, and to give this list to Ka Velde. The towns from which tb girls come should be include als This list is for 'the use of The Dail in putting out the Hop extras, whkt have proven so popular in the pa years. To Draw for Booths Saturday Drawing for booths by fraternitiE will be held in the lobby of the o Union at 1 o'clock Saturday afte noon. No discrimination can be show by this method of booth selection. An explanation of the offer of Nev berry residence by Dean Myra Jorda 3 will be given by Karl Velde, '20, chai man of the J-Hop committee at o'clock Saturday afternoon on tl second floor of the new Union. A independents interested in this matt( should be present. . -- - 3. I TODAY i ALL -CAMPUS MIXER 2:30p.m. Barbour TODAY 2:30 p. m. Barbour Gym Under auspices of MASQUES Tickets 25c Gym