SUNDAY I EATURE SECTIO.N r-= IN 1 LITERARY ( P .99L I- Abb- tr tl FtYt titll SECTION TWO :XX. No. 129. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 1920. PRICE 1TADIYIONS CAP NIGHT, IA AND GAMESi } AS IT WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED The New University Hospital UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WILL BE GREATE' INSTITUTION OfKIND IN AME U' SlIMEN TOQUES' GIVE WAY rO MORE CHARACTERISTIC "POT" ING OUT SCHEDULED DR MAY 20'THIS YEAR to "" Men Event, Be- nent are G By Brewster P. Campbell Flowers are not the only things which bloom in the spring. Once the' yearlings' thoughts turn to4that perenially'.blooming, ever fash- ionable bit of headgear, the freshman "pet," there awakens each year an entire host of traditions, following a winter of comparative dormancy. But too often the newcomer at Michigan dons the little grey cap and .believes that thus, in some manner, he has ab orbed the spirit -of Michigan tra- ditlons to the full, when in reality he hag but scratched .the surface. * Tradtions Form Spirit these Michigan traditions are more than a mere list of "don'ts" for fresh- nen; they are more than a mere list of :dos and don'ts" for all the -men adi women of the University. -They are a somnetbing woven into the very woof of campus -life, and they com- prbe practically all the student func- t1s of any .note. On the eye of April 9 will be held tp Junior Iop, traditionally the one bi social event of the year at Mich- igan, During the :week immediately p~@seding the Hop, and with one, Hop performance, will be produced the tjUnon opera, "George Did It," which is likwise tr ditionally the most ex- teasive 1;heatripal venture which the T versity attempts each year. Both inese events are of a nature quite different from the "dos and don'ts" with which so many students asso- oiwte Michigan traditions. fames Replace Fights On May 14 and I5 will be held the .Spring ames, contests which 'have t en, 'thd place of the ild unorgan- ized mob fights. FQr some ten years It ;%aw. beep the custom to hold these games under supervision of the Stu- dent Council, and so they have taken their' plae among recognized Michi- gn trsditions. t is tradition that at Swing Out the s g.ors .ppear for the first time in their caps and gowns. Forming first oi diferent streets, they march to Hill Auditorium, where appropriate exercises are hld, after which they march in a body to the camps, form- i a block "M." Swing Out, one of the moat impressife of 141chigan tra- ditigns, falls on May 20 this year. Foilowing Swing Out in the aen- d"' of student events this spring co ies Cap Night the'night when the el ses abaidon their old status and o s one step forward, from the fr shmen who become sophomores to the seniors who go out into the world. Oi this night is sung "Where, Oh Where," which is in itself a Michigan traditlon, as is Cap Night. Will Ronor "" Men 1$lanket presentation has b.een stt for May 2. This ceremony cannot as yet be classed among Michigan tra- diions, being new thIs year. But as' tho committee in charge has outlined the plan' it seems that the event bids fair to take its place among Michigan annual student events..' ,ass meetings, too, have taken their place among Michigan traditions, and ittwas for this reason that a Tradition Pay mass meeting was instituted in tle fall of 918,, and was repeated in the fall of 1919. . . . FLYING, VARSITY SPORT, PROBA1BLE Opportunity at Michigan for Develop * 'inent of Aeronautics Said to be Best SPEEDY MEANS OF LOCOMOTION APPEALS TO AERO HEAD (By Donald Coleman) Ten years from now, insted of rolling up your blanket and pillows after the final whistle of the Michi- gan-Ohio State game, the chances are you'll wait for the finish of the Con- ference aeroplane race or some such air derby. You remember what you thought of that aviator at the Syra- cuse game in 1916 when he made those hair-raising dips toward the south stand? He was a little ahead of the tides. Said air derby will be a good chance to revive some of those choice ex- pressions acquired during the war in imagining the new sportsmen are Fritzies over Belleau wood, Soissons, and other exclusive drives. Possible as Sport However, the above modest prophe- cy has the qualified approval of Prof. F. W. Pawlowsli, whose opinions in this field are well worth considering. Listen:. "Aero sports a a phase of aeronautics will, very likely, find a blace in University athletics and con- tests." Further: "Aeronautical clubs composed of former aviators and men interested in flying, by acquainting the people with facts, will dt much to popularize flying, not on'ly as a Uni- versity sport, but as a trustworthy, speedy means of locomotion." Flying 'as a sport should become very popular at Michigan. With no prospect of yachting regattas or a Varsity crew, because of the wet trickle shown on topographical maps as the Huron, with automobile racing looked on as decidedly professional, our greatest hope for collegiate dis- tinction naturally lies in the latest and least developed of sports, avia- tion, What was true for the automobile industry and merchant marine is strikingly true for aeronautics. The average person has a more or less rosy dream of an aeroplane that will land on his roof, store in the solarium and take off from the petunia bed in the back yard. We might just as well expect the Mauretania to steam up the Diagonal Walk, put out her gang- plank at the Economics porch and take on our professors and families for their annual trip abroad. This only illustrates the necessity of creat- ing propaganda in favor of matters aeronautic. . Must be Popularized Aeronautics must be popularized, and at first, perhaps, adequately (Continued on page 2) FROM THE TOWER 1 ~By IH. EX. B... First call for serenaders. Thanks. We Thought They Were Run- ning on Last Year's Calendar, Dear Her: I n'ever knew till last week why the Ann Arbor Railroad was a day behind in its schedule. Now I . know! That engine6r must have been a chauffeur. Whenever he sees one of those Stop! Look! and Listen! signs, he stops the train. When we got to Toledo that darned caboose had afIt wheels from stand- ing still so long! WEARY., Will the Writer Please Call at the Office for His Croix de Guerre- With PalmI Madam: I have been on the cam- pus only a year, two of which were spent overseas, so never had an op- portunity to see "Patricia Passes." Yesterday when I went to buy a ticket the manager told me that only women were admitted. I did a. Julian Eltinge and got in. It was a warm night. Any man will tell you that beards flourish in hot weather. And- During the second act *he moss started to 'grow on my, face. I was afraid someone would 'discover my disguise, so I left the box and re- paired to the foyer. Luckily, I had a piece of sandpaptr with me, and a few quick strokes removed the stub- ble. I then returned to my seat and finished reading the ads. on the cur- tain. FEARLESS. Tell Mehl Tell Meh ! (Note.-Each week our little girl reporter will ask five prominent, peo- ple, not connected with the Univer-sity, their views on some vital topic of the day.) Question: "DO YOU THINK THAT DR. EINSTEIN'S THEORY WILL DISPLACE NEWTON'S LAWS?" Mail Pouch: "No." T. B.: "I just love Olive Thomas. She is the most beautiful actress on the screen today. She's luscious, that's what!" Q. T.: "I like the old-fashioned night-shirt the best." Miss Illtow: "To my mind, Ford Sterling is the ideal move actor. He and Nazimova make a swell team." Ambrose X.: "Not being very con- versant with this subject, 'tis difficult to answer. But if the Doctor is in favor of 2.75% I'll vote for him." Be prepared for next week's ques- tion: - "WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE MOST DURABLE TOOTHPICK?" Spring Jokes Bock Beer................5c I BOSTICiA Organiziations Representing Many Localities Bring New Students to University SEARCH HOME TOWNS FOR VALUABLE ATHLETIC MATERIAL Michigan boasts of approximately forty sectional clubs formed by the students from different sections of the country with the express purpose of advertising the University in their locality and drawing as many of the high school athletes as possible. This aim is accomplished by vari- ous means. Many of the clubs give dances, smokers and entertainments in their home towns during vacation. Every member makes a special effort to get acquainted with prospective Michigan students and swing them the right way. Alumni Helps The clubs find the Michigan Alumni a great help. Whenever a dance is planned the old grads are always glad to come across and show some of the old spirit. Special effort has been made in most of the clubs 'to get .in touch with the Alumni and obtain from them active co-operation. There are several clubs that take in a number of states. The Dixie Club recruits' from every state south of the Mason-Dixon line. The Copper Country Club covers a large section of the northern part of Michigan. The Westerners Club and the Rocky Mountain Club, as may be surmised by their names, take in the entire western part of the country. There are four great organizatins-the Kimberly Club, South African Union Club, Italian Club, and the Chinese Students' Club-that extend Michi- gan's influence abroad. Many state clubs are taking active part in this work. Illinois, Pennsyl- vania, Kentucky and Massachusetts are organized. These state clubs are unable to establish the intimate rela- tions with the individual that the city clubs accomplish, but by persistent work they are making their influence felt. Have School Clubs There are two county clubs, the Ironwood Club of Gogebic county and the Berry County Club. The Ferris Institute, St. Johns Military Academy and Culver clubs, composed of stu- dents from those schools, are doing all that is possible in their direction. The city clubs comprise the largest part of the whole. The Bay City Club, Saginaw Club, Kalamazoo Club, Pon- tiac Club, Bayonne, N. J., Club, Soo Club, Detroit Club, Newark, N. J., Club, Rochester, N. Y., Club, and Cab- met Club, of Washington, D. C., are the most active. These city organ- Continued on page 4. On The, Ca M'PusI In Other Years March 28 119--University cloks set ahead one hour in accordance with act of congress. 1917-All-campus vote favors im- mediate adoption of compulsory mil- itary training as war with Germany seems imminent. 1913-Campus responds to relief calls as flood inundate Dayton and other Ohio towns. Hundreds of stu- dents and faculty men offer services to fight floods. 1905-Hon. Champ Clark addresses students in University hall. 1899-Five hundred students peti- tion faculty to establish a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Michigan. Presi- dent Angell opposes movement. 1898-Two thousand students take part in patriotic demonstratoins as war with Spain nears. Washington acknowledges offer to raise regiment in Ann Arbor. 1895--Michigan joins North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary schools. 1892-Senior class of 1892 votes against adoption of caps and gowns for June Commencement exercises, Shuter 's Claims for "'George Didk It ' Ring True Clever Plot, Music Able Acting and Catchy Furnish Basis for Success By Joseph A. Bernstein The problem of presenting the Un- iversity of the early days and the. University of today in one Union opera, in a manner that will count for success for the production, is the problem that is undertaken in "George Did It" the fourteenth Michigan Un- ion opera. And the interesting thing about it is. that the play as written by Russell Barnes, '20,'presents the situation in such a way that with the music and talent of the actors that. are now scheduled for the production, Director Shuter's claims that "George Did It" is the best Union opera, ring true. Plot is Simple Barnes has taken a plot, compar- atively simple and has evolved there- from a series of incidents present- ing situations that are not only amus- ing, but depict university life in Ann Arbor in as an attractive manner as could be expected. Despite the fact that the play opens back in the days of 1859, the results obtained by the author and the director as shown by rehearsals put the pro. duction in a class with such musical comedies as "Maytime." The first ac- tion following clever musical prologue introduces the picturesqueness of the times, and presents just enought of the plot to make the audience eager to see the outcome. , A tilt between students of the Uni- versity and city officials, as the result of a student escapade, starts the ac- tion with plenty of pep. The first act is ended in a manner that leaves those who witness it delightfully en- tertained by a strain of humor that pervades the whole play, while the first act finale promises that which really puts the play across-the sec- ond act. An interlude that is not lacking in musical quality relieves the strain of the plot and gives the audience an. (Continued on page 2) MOD1ERN EQUIPMENT AND NO' ARCHITECTURE FEATURE STRUCTURE COMPLETE BUILDING T COST THREE MILLI Will Accommodate 650; Patients, eluding 'Wards and Private Roo -Furnishes Ideal Clinie (By I. S. H.) The steady growth of tht Unive hospital since its founding indic in a measure, the appreciation of people of the state for the servic has rendered. From a small start institution has developed until t it stands as the greatest teac hospital in the country. Each : more than 9,000 patients are tre iwthin its walls and fully as many treated as "out patients," that is, 1 do not require beds. Besides the instruction of mOe students ibthe clinical branches, hospital is an infirmary for the tire state. Every county sends quota. The rural districts that I no means 'of caring for their i avail themselves of the hospital, ceiving the best service in the 0 try at a cost far less than they ci expect of a local institution. Wards Congested This popularity has made itself in the congestion of the wards. 1917 the need for'more room bec so pressing that the state legisla made an appropriation of $325,$00 the first of three like sums for erection of a xyw hospital. money was clearly insufficient for realization of the plans made. At time the war interfered, and prev ed the beginning of operations, but plans were completed. When co tions permitted the actual work 'to gin,- everything was in readiness. . Two years after, the first appro tion, in 1919, the lump sum 'of $ 000 was voted in addition to the vious amounts. Thus v grand t of $1,075,000 was placed at the posal of the University for the e tion of the foundation and out walls complete. This money wa furnish no part of the equpmen, it was left for the next legslatur finish the building and equip the pital for 650 patients. The buil is so designed that 1,200 patients be taken care, of when it is P equipped. Built Like "Y" The finished plans call for t separate buildings connected by ridors. The main structure will b the shape' of two Ys with the together, dividing into the bran at the ends. It will be 425 feet and wil have six stories above basement. In front of this will the administration building; 158 in length and' having three 0tc above the basement. To the rea the hospital will be the laora and clas rooms, a building of 256 long and 10 stories including the b ment. The hospital will bt entirely contained. It is of the modified b type. In the design of- the main bi ing Albert Kahn, the architect, n use of every known method to o a maximum amount of light, air accessibility. The floor plan is arranged that students will have access to the beds of the patents any-noise occasioned by the class the building can in no way reach sick. Conserve Space The entire struct e is built on unit principle. The laboratory wi: a system of unit laboratories Continued on page 4. ...r _...._ Two Stores MICHIGANS OLDEST GR AHA FOR S Two Stores PHONE NUMBER 95-9016 BOOK BOOKS AND COLLEGE SUPPLIES BOTH ENDS OF DIAGONAL WALK 2513