hFM ... IGAN DAILY ept Monday during the Univer- of Student Publications. SSOCIATED PRESS elusively entitled to the 0e for s credited to it or not otherwise al news published therein. Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second ai, S3.o.. uilding, Maynard Street. orial, 2414. d 300 words, if signed, the sig- in print but as an evidence of )e publishied in The Daily at the t or mailed to The Daily office. eive no consideration. No man- writer incloses postage. rily endorse the sentiments ex- ill hot be received after 8 o'clock well. "History is philosophy teaching by example." A 'knowledge of the past is indispensible to the cor- reet and skillful handling of modern problems. But the student does not carry his curiosity quite far enough, seemingly indifferent to the fact that the events of today make the history of tomorrow. We cannot do justice to ourselves, our community, or our country if we live our lives from day to day ob- livious of all the great forces at work. Laboring un- der the fallacious theory that a knowledge of yester- day will be sufficient to cope with the problems of today, many a brilliant man will be out-distanced. American citizens classify themselves naturally under two categories, the potent and the impotent. The potent forces are those enterprising, self-re- liant, resourceful citizens who through their knowl- edge of present day life are naturally fitted to vie with the best economically, politically, and socially. It is this force which becomes representative of a nation. The impotent factor is that timid, submis- sive, non-resisting class which cannot possibly serve either community or country in its need because of its very incapacity and its inability to comprehend and act rationally upon present day problems of moment or consequence. We must not become a member of this latter class due to our own apathetic attitude. We must take every opportunity to be- come well-versed in current history, and hence bet- ter American citzens. A slight effort on our part may spell the difference between progress and ret- rogression. G R A H A A NEW SHIPMENT OF EXERCISES IN CURRENT ECONOMICS--- Hamilton AT BOTH ENDS OF THE DIAGONAL WALK EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 2414 i FITOR ........-..GEORGE 0. BROPHY JR. ........Chesser M CamHe1' litorial Board......................Lee Woodruff SAdams I- W- Hitchcock DakinJ. B.Mcnis adSherwod TJW get, Jr. S .. ........ ..... a. Bern ein A B. P ambell .T" "W in L. Kern, S. T. B each ...........Rbert Angell ntor........................... ary D.,Lane ~........jack W. Kelly Assistants aldp F'rank H. McPike Sidney B. Coates er J A. B ttaway Marion .Stahl Paul Watzel Lowell S. Kerr ld Byron Darnton Marion Koch itdy; KM. AOver Dorothy Whipple aoltzr B. R. Meiss, Gerald P. Overton lams Walter Donnelly Edward Lambrecht hlit 'Beata Hasey Sara Waler Bint d athrne Montgomery H. .Howlett BUSINIESS STAFF" Telephone 960 MANAGER..........LEGRAND A. GAINES, JR. ...................D P. loyc .......S.Kuntadter ...........--.. M. Heat .............. R. Priehs --............v. F. Hier, Assistans brecht M. Ms ,Moule H. C. hunt 1, Jr N. w. Robertson M. . Godring ccinso=Thos. L. Rice F. . eidbredet ssR. G. Burchell W 4. Cooley a s A. J. Parker ashing to semue information concerning news for n Dfaily should a e athe niht editor, who has lull charge o be printed that night. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921. Night Editor--JON I. DAKIN. oria staff ill meet at 5 o'clock this aft- rhe upper staff wtil meet at 4:30 o'clock. ' THE MENTOR FIASCO ag to a statement recently issued by the office, the showing of this year's fresh- is somewhat lower than that of its pre- T wenty-three and onehalf per cent of t group of firt year lit students, figures >n probation, while six per cent have been from school because of their poor scholas- onsibility for the situation, of course, >ally at the feet of the men themselvesA :thods of study would eliminate the pos- such a low average. But it must be re- nevertheless, that the average freshman e University is unacquainted with the s of study and, moreover, is not suffi- ustomed to being thrown on his own re- to discipline himself properly in matters work. y, somee are of a more mature type and .ssistance in getting into the swing of it the average, it will be admitted, is not nd for the sake of this average the sys- perclass advisers was inaugurated last hat time, four hundred juniors and sen- : out to take the freshman class under .ge and help teach its members the things elves had already learned about Michigan ly, and self-discipline. The percentage ar men who have fallen down in their accomplishments this year shows, among s, about how well those foir hundred pen have done their work. U facts of the matter are that the mentor failed miserably and that the first year Led to the attention of the advanced stu- been left more and more to themselves e visits and advice which their record needed badly. The excuse has been that was too busy to keep the system going, uently the freshman class, left largely to vices, has made a showing that is cer- >ne to be proud of. y, all the advice in the world is not going student out of a certain class of unrea- arers of the grey toque. But, neverthe- a it is that at least some of the responsi- he first ye r percentage of failures can be fet of the advisory committee for its ention to those under its care. There is is year for advisers to get is touch with men and perhaps give them some help,' certainly the moment to give considera- semester's comparative failure and vow, gs for the future. DETROIT UNITED LINES In Effect Nov. I, 1920 Between Detroit, Ann Arbor and Jackson (Eastern Standard Timre) Limited and Express cars leave for Detroit at 6:05 a. m., 7:05 a. in., 8t:10 a. m., and hourly to 9:10 p. M. Limiteds to Jackson at 8:48 a. m. and every two hours to 8:48 p. m. Ex- presses at 9:48 a. m. and every two hours to .9:48 p. mn. Locals to Detroit-5:55a.m., 7:00 a.m. and every two hours to 9:00 p. Wn., also 11:00 p. m. To Ypsilanti only, 11:40 p.m., 12:25 a.m., and 1:15 a.m. Locals to Jackson-7:0 a. n., and 12:10 p.m. 1921 APRIL 1921 S X T W T, F-S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13.14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Men: Last season's hats turn- ed inside out,-refinished and re- blocked with all new trimmings look just like new, wear just as long and saves you five to ten dollars. We do only high class work. Factory Hat Store, 617 Packard St. Phone 1192. Get Fitted Ateo enorNow For CAPSGOWNSHOODS "At Made by COTRELL and LEONARD 1693 W. GEO. W. KYER 721 N.-U. AN HOUR'S WORK Just as there are a thousand ane one avenues of expenditures in which our money can either be wasted or put to advantage, there are all kinds of ways to use our time. Many a student fails to keept track of his finances and more often than not is in- cined to throw dollars to the winds, practically re- gardless of consequences. And the same student, along with a host of his fellows, often handles his allowance of time with the same lack of discrim- ination. Notice the young man who enters the library, book in hand, and seats himself with a rather lan- guid intention to work. He opens his book, wipes his glasses, pulls a paper from his pocket, and spends a few moments glancing over it; he looks through his assignment to see how many pages he has to cover; he reads, glancing up every time anyone en- ters the room; he gazes indefinitely and uncompre- hendingly at the book before him, turning the pages automatically ; and eventually he pulls out his watch, closes the volume with a snap, and departs with ar clear conscience. His work is done ; he has spent an hour with the assignment before him. "Genius," it has, well been said, "is nine-tenths the capacity for work," and certainly the average col- lege student needs some such definition, some basis on which to ground himself in seeking the ultimate attainment of the capacity which makes for suc- cess. An hour spent in leisurely dreaming over the pages 'of an ,open 'textbook does not mean that an hour has been spent to good advantage. It is only the time we give to earnest concentration that does us any real good; and that sort of work means, first of all, a definite interest in the subject at hand coupled with a desire to improve' our knowledge ,of it, and secondly, 'a willingness to devote some real time and effort toward the securing of that knowl- edge. Why not make "an hour's work" mean some- thing? the Telescope Tubey Home-made Candies and Box Candies Discount on Box Candies 218 S. 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O ~~.,1n n &I^^ ~n "Drink to me only with thine eyes," He sings; but sadly thinks, As he only sees her Sunday nights, "It's a long time between drinks." 0. D. M0 ORRILL 17 NICK'ELS ARCADE x, - III Wll llr l Il rl I I I Il l l rll I 11 1 r ir Dear Noah: Who is the originator of the song, "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"? Pen Elope. If we remember our Roman history correctly, it was Nero who composed this famous 'song. Saturday's Free Press carried a story abotut the Swiss insurance companies charging higher pre- miums for life insurance on girls who wear sort skirts. At this rate, we've seen quite a few girl f Lteiy to whom even Lloyds wouldn't issue a policy Yor any money. It was only at the earnest request of several bi men on the campus and of the editor of the 'Ensiai that we wereprevailed upon to relate This little in cident: 'I'he .other night when we were up at our gil house she began as usual to tell us how good her ad is. And after she finally finished telling what an Apollo he is for looks we felt about as much at home as an athlete at a Phi Beta Kappa convention. Fhe finally wound up her eulogy by saying: "And do you know, Jack, lots of people tell n.e that I look just like my father; that my eyes are ex- actly like his." "Well,' we rejoined in our best village cutupish manner,; "you might even say you're pop-eyed, eh? No, dear reader, we didn't even wait for her dad to put the cat out that night. 7 ,, _; R ;_r AI 'Ii #iI i 1 --V W eara. Wagner Suit home for vacation Hand Tailored by Hirsh-Wickwire or Hickey-Freeman Designed for Young Men - fifty dollars - WAGNER & COMPANY v YO1 for kn ring fc JR OWN DAY iowledge, his scramble for or .recognition, the college a vital and necessary phase of today. He elects his- Famous Closing Lines "Powder is bad for the complexion," muttered the little boy as the toy cannon backfired on him. NOAH COUNT. J i