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EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 2414 EDITOR... ......GEORGE O BROPHY JR .. Chesser M. Campbell s- 3. Adam* H. W. Hitchcock Dakin J. t. McManis md Sherwood T. W. Sargent, Jr -r...... .......... J. A. Bernstein . ..........B. P. Campbell .......Lee Woodruff, I,. A. Kern, T. J. Whinery ........ . .Robert Angell ;itor................::::::: :..:M:a:ry D. Lane .......Thomas Dewey ...................jack W, Ke731 rector of public service, in charge of public works, water department, matters of engineering, streets, parks, public utilities, markets, etc.; of public wel- fare, in charge of matters of health, recreation, charities, etc.; of public business, who is city clerk; and of law, who is city attorney. The directors of these departments are appointed by and are ac- countable to the council, in which responsibility is centered. The aim is to make the machinery simpler and to substitute for the present government, which puts the work of the city into the hands of five boards not elected by, nor responsible to, the voters, a governmefnt by one board, the council, elected by and responsible to the people. James Bryce has called attention to the simplic- ity.and effectiveness of our national government, in great contrast to the complexity and inefficiency of our state and municipal governments. At Lansing there is now a great move toward a simplification. The same is true in New York. Illinois under Governor Lowden has already reorganized with such remarkable results as almost to make him the Republican candidate for president at the last elec- tion. The Ann Arbor election is being watched with great interest. G R Al P A NEW SHIPMENT OF EXERCISES IN CURRENT ECONOMICS--- Hamilton ATA G RA I AMIi BOTH ENDS OF THE DIAGONAL WALK I , I I., Girls--See Mrs. Eugene Crum, at All goods sold on the basi of Re-I Use the advertising columns of The Vogue Shoppe, in Nickel's Arcade, for piacement Costs at the Schultz Gro- Michigan Daily to reach the beat of your Spring Frocks.-Adv. cery, :14 South State.---Adv. A ran Arbor's buyers.-Adv. I Phone Orders Promptly Filled Mail Orders Promptly Filled Assistantr Frank H. McPike J. A. Bacon W. WV. Ottaway Paul Watzel Byron Darnton M. A Klaver E. R. Meiss Walter Donnelly Beata Iasley Kathrine MontgomerY- Sidney B. Coates C. T. Pennoyer Marion B. Stahl Lowell S. Kerr Marion Koch Dorothy Whipple Gerald P. Overton Edward Lambrecht Sara Wailer H. L. Howlett BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 940 ESS MANAGER..........LEGRAND A. GAINES, JR. ing...................................D P. Tovce ds ... ..... ......S. Kunstadter ion ......................... ...- M. leath 8................................R. Priebs' ion.....V.... ............ ...........v F. Hillery Assistants Lambrecht V. AM. Aloule H1. C. Hunt . Hamel, Jr. N. W. Robertson M. S. Goldring Hutchinson Thos. L. Rice H. W. Heidbreder Cross R. G. Burchell W. Cooley L. Davis A. J. Parker sonls wishing to secure information concerning news for an) "The Daily should 4e the night editor, who has full charge ewe to be printed that night. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921. Night Editor-L. ARMSTRONG KERN BIG TEN BACKBITING eitly our very good friend, "The Wake" of icago Tribune, has taken to printing commu- ns sent in by various irascible undergraduate ors of our own University as well as'her sister tions of Iowa and Illinois, and the tone of -eprints is certainly anything but sportsman- arently a Michigan man opened fire with an d-for tirade against Illinois; persons signing ives "Illini" have come back at the Michigan- th desultory remarks . concerning charges have long since been proved untrue and we hoped had been forgotten for all time; Dw "Hawkeye" has also entered the. wordy ith furious insinuations against Illinois. The >n the part of all concerned, be they Michi- linois or Iowa backers, is surely unworthy of calling himself a sportsman and claiming e a constructive interest in collegiate ath- course "The Wake", like every other such , is necessarily open to communications and be held responsible for the opinions ex- I therein by contributors. But if those who column to voice their ideas would put aside erely irate and do some verifying before ig into print, much of the present unjusti-- d unworthy spirit of backbiting which, sad exists between various schools of the Big 'ould be snuffed out instead of fanned as at FOR A WOMEN'S BUILDING The proposed women's building - what it will mean to students in the years to come, what the idea of such a center for all women's activities should mean to the students of today who will not receive the material benefits of the plan - these are the subjects to be stressed at the Women's An- nual luncheon, to be given in Barbo-ur gymnasium Saturday. The Women's Alumnae council of the Alumni association has sponsored the plan for a million dollar campaign for funds for the construction of the edifice. Students now in the University should familiarize themselves as fully as possible with the ideas and ideals connected with the proposed plan, which will be definitely announced in June. The luncheon on Saturday is intended to be an enthusiastic rally for the proposition. Dean Henry M. Bates, of the Law school, and Irving K. Pond, architect of the Union, are to draw from their ex- periences with the latter institution, points that the women will find beneficial in their campaign. The magnificent Union building is the culmination of many years' work for the Union idea, and women students and alumnae of today should be enthusias- tic and well informed as regards their ideal, if they wish to attain the same success. The "feminine" members of the Hasty Pudding club's annual play at Harvard were recently ar- rested by the Cambridge police for being in a men's dormitory and the show was held up until they could be got out of jail. Let us hope that the beauties of "Top o' th' Mornin'" will be allowed to perform in peace by the Ann Arbor authorities. - Thi e Telescope' Life's Little 'Errors In searching fora "pipe" Upon the plan I hit Of taking for a soft one A course in English lit. Dear Noah: What is meant by the expression "landed gen- try"? George Et. I think this is a term used by the girls in referring to-a male friend upon whom they have succeeded in pinning their so.rority pin. THE FLIGHTY, GIDDY TYPE OF fl- LEGE GIRL IS NOW PASSING -- from a re- cent speech by a prominent educator. Glad to hear it ; they used to be flunking. f o EST. 1857 r1: April Showers STORE OPENS 8:30 STORE CLOSES 5:30 May bring May flowers but they also necessitate the proper clothes for such weather. Most women hate the thought of rain coats, because for so many years they have been clumsy, encumbering and ugly. But now they have emerged from their crysalis and are as pretty and springlike as any other coat. Oiled silk raincoats are especially pleasing. They are so thin that they arc easily worn over other coats, their colors are lovely and the general effect is charming. We have these coats in either coat or cape style. The rubber- ized silk raincoats, too, are beautiful. We have these in both plain colors and checks and stripes. These coats are all well made, on generous.-lines and are finished with pockets, belts and strapped wrists. Changeable silk effects are charming in a rubberized silk that is very soft and becoming. A satin coat with rubber lining is pretty enough for any occasion, while a gabardine is the very personification of practicality combined with beauty. Capes, with or without hoods are here as are coats with hats to match. Very reasonably priced are these raincoats. $9.5o to $29.50. The children haven't been forgotten in the matter of raincoats and sev- eral models are here in both coats and cape effects, many with hoods. Rub- berized cloth, gabardine and leather effects are the materials and the prices range from $7.50 to $9.50. (Second Floor) 0t New Handkerchief Linen 25c the Square The craze for colored handkerchiefs is one that is evidently'here to stay and realizing this fact we have just purchased a new supply of handkerchief linen in the new shades. These handkerchiefs are so pretty with different colored threads drawn through and, a bit of colored embroidery. And above all are so easy to make, that practically every girl is making them. Today arrived handkerchief linen in grey, peach, Nile green, pale blue, orchid, apri- cot, orange and lemon. This linen sells for $2.25 a yard or 25c a square. Doilies and Center Pieces New filet centerpieces, 54 and 36 inches, have arrived and are very rea- sonably priced. Bureau and buffet scarfs to match in z8, 12, 9 and 6 inches are also here. (Main Floor) I A BUSINESS CHARTER ore than the usual interest and excitement has aroused by the city election to be held Mon- night because a new charter is to be voted Ann Arbor has been slow in changing the >olitical charter for a modern business one in almost forty Michigan cities have already so. me of them have adopted the so-called "coin- on form", sonic the city manager form, but ave greatly simplified the municipal machinery' :lected some kind of a small representative body which all the responsibility has been cen- . The result has been a great increase in ef- cy. .e proposed Ann Arbor charter is a much more :rate change than the others, but it aims at the business-like organization and methods. It pro- for a council of eleven men chosen by the >rs, three from the city at large and eight by vards. A mayor presides over these. He is :d by the city at large. The terms of office are years, to enable councilmen to remain in office enough to become useful and valuable to the This cuts out half the elections with their is representative council appoints the neces- >fficers to do the business of the city: a treas- an assessor, and the heads of the five depart- into which the city's business is .divided. officers are as follows: The director of pub- fety, in charge of fire, police, building inspec- etc., who also may be chief of police; the di- For our own part we have no Patience with these college students Who fail to acquire some polish While they're here at college. With the bootleggers selling their Liquid veneer on all sides It's really a student's own fault if He fails to acquire some real polish. We thank you. The other night when we were calling on our girl, the old question of whether the girls around this school are as bad as they're painted came up for discussion. And our girl, who is still firmly convinced that the only reason why some co-ed did- n't beat Juliette Henkel out in the News' beauty contest was because there must have been several ex-State street fraternityt men on the committee, re- marks: "Jack, don't you know that some of the girls on this campus are truly beautiful? Don't you really believe that some of their faces just grow on you?" "Well," we replied in our gentle modulated tone, "I wouldn't go so far as to admit that, but I will concedetthat their faces dont' grow on them." Will all the girls who think this was a funny re- ply kindly send us their names and telephone num- bers? Famous Closing Lines "An extract from the bean," he muttered when his Greek mythology prof explained.that Minerva had sprung from the brow of Jove. NOAH COUNT. Tine Shoes.'f" Y for Yng lYien Every shoe in our department is designed to our specifications for o u r Young Mens' trade. 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