THE WEATHER CLOUDY AND COOLER TODAY tr Sir Abf :43 at t9 ASSOCIAT: PRESS DAY AN11 NIOIT SERVICE ,.,,.,.r , n1M VOL., XXXI.No. 13'8. *,-. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921. PRI(,CE I jVEJ1 CEPI .:: Ui NION TO MAK WO RKSHOPIT SMALL THEATRE' CONSTRUCTION TO COM ENCE WITH END OF LABOR TROUBLES POND AND POND DRAW REMODELING PLANS New Little Theater Will Have Stage, Orchestra Pit, and Dressing Rooms Plans for remodeling, the Union workshop so as to make it a theater as well as a workshop, have been drawn by Pond and Pond of Chicago, architects of the Union, and accepted by Union officials. Construction work Kwill begin as soon as the labor trou- bles here become settled, the prevail- in opinion being that the work will be under way by June 1. The theater is to be complete by the time of the opening of college in the fall. Contracts Awarded Contracts have been 'awarded to the Dahl-Stedman Construction company fof Chicago, the same company which erected the Union building. Mr. Hos- kins, their representative who directed the construction of the Union, will be in charge of the remodeling work on the workshop. The board of directors and board of governors of the Union voted funds, which with the profit secured by the extra performance of the opera last Monday night in Detroit, will finance the construction work that will give to men students of the University a little theater of their own. Regulation Stage A modern stage fully as wide as that of the Whitney theater and- of greater depth will be built in the south eAd of the building after the removal of a partition. The roof will be partially removed to permit the construction of a large loft to take care of the scenery. A paint frame which is to operate vertically, the same as the scenery, will give opera scenery builders better working fa- cilities. Heretofore Carl Bromel painted the opera scenery by laying it out flat on the floor. Dressing rooms with the latest con- veniences will be built in the base- ment under the stage. The orchestra pit is to be amply large enough to ac- commiodate 30 pieces.- Mr. Shuter's Idea The workshop idea originated with Mr. Shuter last fall when he organ- ized classes in stage dancing, stage- craft, play production, play writing, 'and acting. More than 50 men were enrolled in .the dancing courses and 30 in the other courses. "One of the great helps which made the opera a success this year was because many of the cast and chorus learned stage terms, grew as the opera grew, and didn't- 'shy' when the show was pro- duced." Policies will be followed next yer in the new workshop-theater the same as this year. Mr. Shuter will hold his classes there again next fall, and the opera scenery will be built ther as usual. Operas, spotlights and oth- er entertainments will be rehearsed there, and the men will receive pract tically all their training in the build- ing. RED CROSS BALL SET FOR TUESDAY The first annual Red Cross ball will be held Tuesday evening, April 26, in Barbour and Waterman gymnasiums. The ball will be informal. No flowers will be worn. Music will be furnish- ed by Fisher's "Kalamazoo" orches- tra. Proceeds will be turned over to the Red Cross fund. All restrictions have been waived by Dean Joseph A. Bursley and Dean Myra B. Jordan so that it will be pos-, sible for students to go to the dance. The same tickets will be good for ad- mittance to the Red Cross dance to be held at the same time in the Normal gymnasium at Ypsilanti. Tickets will be $3, n'o war tax, a'nd will be on sale at Quarry's, Graham's, the Cadillac garage, Rash's grocery and the Ann Arbor Savings bank; MIUSICA-L CLUBS TO TRHIP -IN M MA Glee and Mandolin Men Will Play in Three or Four Cities After Spring Concert SPECIALTY ACTS AND FEATURES. WILL INTERSPERSE PROGRAMj WOMENVOTEI IN. ANNUAL ELECTION Helen Bishop Is President' of Athletic Association; Gertrude Boggs Leads Y. "W. C. A. EDNA GROFF CHOSEN TO HEAD WOMEN'S LEAGUE NEXT YEAR H. H. Jfencken Holds Court; Hurls Epithets At Prof. Rankin 's Book H. L. Mencken, co-editor with use of the word "pertain." He de- In the women's campus election yes-9 terday, Edna Groff, '22, was elected1 president of the Women's league, Hel- en Bishop, '22, was chosen presidentj of the Women's Athletic association, and Gertrude Boggs, '22, was elected president of the Y. W. C. A., all for next year. Other Women's league results were: vice-president, Joyce McCurdy, '22; treasurer, Frances Ames, '23; corre- sponding secretary, Theodosia Bur- ton, '23; recording secretary, Kather- in Kuhlman, '23; senior representa- tive, Carol; McDonald, '22; junior -rep- resentative, Lau'ra Mills, '23, and Lou- ise Graham, '23; sophomore represen- tative, Catherine Stafford, '24,. Marion Koch, '23, was elected vice- president of the Women's Athletic as- sociation; Elizabeth Carson, '24, sec- retary; Frances Weimer, '22, treasur- er; senior representative, Doris Sprague, '22; junior representative, Grace Fry, '23; sophomore representa- tive, Marion Taylor, '24. Ruth Goodhue, '22, was chosen vice- president of the Y. W. C. A.; Cather- ine Greenough, '24, secretary; Helen Aubrey, '23, treasurer. The results of the elections for the board of trustees of the Y. W. C. A. will not be an- nounced until after the menehave vot- ed also on the nominees. PHI SIGMA ELECTS 10 . MEN TO MEMBERSHIP George Jean Nathan of the Smart Set, literary critic, author, and contributor to magazines, has undertaken a new venture, and in the May issue of his publication we find him wearing a new toga-that of imperial judge of lexicography, typogoaphy, and rhe- toric. At the last sitting of his court, he issued a decree denouncing in its en- tirety the book, "American Writers of the Present Day, 1890 to 1920," writ- ten by Prof. T. E. Rankin, of the rhe- toric department. Mencken Caustic Mencken, stern, severe, and if a lay- man may be pardoned the intrusion, cynical, commences his fault-finding with the first page of the book, where- in he differs with the author on the WORK STARTED ON Necessary Excavation Now Completed and Carpenter Work Will Begin Soon SHIPMENT OF 200,000 FEET LUMBER RECEIVED HERE votes three paragraphs to a discussion of suitable synonyms-how proud that little word must be! Then he con- tinues to pick at random, and selects several other words for which he of- fers more choice substitutes, with the! aid of the Standard dictionary. Next Mencken turns his attention to the author's collection of American writers, summing it all up as "a per- fect specimen of the depths of banality to which the teaching of 'English' has descended in some of our public sem- inaries." Sorry for "Yokels" In the interests of justice, the judge, in presenting the case to the jury- probably the host of Smart Set sub- scribers-declares that he does not -"expose it to the gaze of the nobility simply to poke fun at a poor college professor... ..What interests me is the effect upon the poor yokels who strive heroically for a 'liberal' educa- tion at such universities as Michigan,' and are then belabored and stupified with such balderdash. .. . Think of raising chickens and milking cows for 20 years to pay for such an educa- tion." So ends the trial. Professor Rankin's only comment bn the matter was that it was "a characteristic outburst on the part of Mr. Mencken.", MANDATEQUESTIOF STILL UNCHANl DIPLOMATIC ADVISORY COUNC1 APPROVES ACTION OF CABINET DIPLOMATS HOPF FOR 'PEACEFUL SETTLEMEN Report Says Cabinet Decided The Was no Reason to Alter Present Policy (By Associated Press) Tokio, April 22. - The diplomat advisory council today approved t attitude of the cabinet on the manda question, after Viscount Uchida, t foreign minister, had given an exp sition of the government's viewpoir according to newspaper reports. Not ing official as to the nature of t council's decision has been given or In diplomatic circles the impressi prevails that every effort will made to reach a settlement satisfa tory to the powers concerned. T government, according to the Asa Shimpm, is considering the advisab ity of appointing a special comm sion with this end in. view. A Tokio dispatch of Wednesd quoted the Nichi Nichi as saying t cabinet on Tuesday had decided the was no reason to alter Japan's p icy on the Yap mandate question I cause of the recent American note the subject. The decision of the ca inet would be reported Friday to t diplomatic advisory council at an e traordinary meeting of that bo While the foreign office would neitb confirm or deny the Nichi statem( the Tokio newspapers of Thursday cepted it as accurate. A trip to three or fourtMid-Western cities will be taken by the Glee and. Mandolin clubs after their spring con- cert and vaudeville entertainment which will be given in Hill auditor- ium the second week in May. Chicago, Grand Rapids, South'Bend, Flint, De- troit, Toledo, and a number of Michi- gan cities have been proposed to be visited by the clubs. Final action, however, has not yet been taken on the exact itinerary of the trip. Vaudeville features and specialty acts will be interspersed in the musi- cal. program, which is to be absolutely different from anything that the clubs have ever given. The .personnel of both clubs is now complete. Prof. Wil- liam Wheeler is directing the Glee club, and Prof. Frank L. Thomas the Mandolin club, each organization now regularly rehearsing twice a week. Plans Progress; Band Bounce To Have Six Acts INITIATION BANQUET WILL HELD TUESDAY NIGHT AT. UNION BE Work on the new Ferry field east stands, which are to be of a portable nature so that they may be used for both football and baseball, has begun. Two hundred thousand feet of lum- ber, a little more than half the re- quired amount for the new stands, has arrived and all the necessary exca- vating has been done. Within a few days the carpenter work will begin. To Speed Work "We are using every effort to speed the work so that at least one section of the stand will be ready for part of the baseball season," said Prof. James H. Cissell, of the engineering college, who is in charge of the building ar- rangements. "Some of the essential lumber has been delayed in arriving,, but as soon as it comes we will have from 20 to 25 men working on the stands daily," he said. To Paint All Grey It was at first expected to have the stands finished in June, but the delay will probably retard the work to some extent, though it is assured that the stands will be complete by the middle of summer. Besidesrthe erection of the new stands, the north stands will be en- tirely repainted - this time a grey to match the concrete ones. The new' east stands will also be of the same color. Arrangements for the annual Spring, Band Bounce, to be held May 5, are well under way, according to Seth R.° Bidwell, '23, manager of the Varsity band. Tryouts are appearing before the committee this week and of the 30 or more acts competing, the best six en- tertainers will be chosen to appear on the program. A comedy skit has al- ready been chosen, which is said to be one of the best efforts of that kind ever presented in Ann Arbor. Another act will feature several old favorites in a soft shoe dance. The proceeds will be used to defray the expenses of the band on its annual spring concert trip. CHAMPION TYPIST WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATION MONDAY BOOKS FOR, NEXT YEAR1,'S UNION OPERA DUE JUNEl SHUTER WISHES TO INTERVIEW PROSPECTIVE OPERA WRITERS.l Books for next year's Union operal must be in by June 1, according to E. Ten men have been elected to mem- bership in the Michigan chapter of the Phi Sigma society, national hon- orary biology fraternity. The initia- tion banquet will be held next Tues- day evening, April 26, at the Union. Prof. Max M. Peet, of the Medical school, will address the members. Membership in the Phi Sigma frater- nity requires that the candidate pass at least 16 hours of work in biology with an average grade of B or above and must display an unusual interest in the subject. The following men were elected to membership: Active members-The- odore I. Bauer, '23M, George H. Be- lote, '23M, Garry W. Hann, grad., Joa- quin M. Maranon, grad., Max S. Mar- shall, grad., and Leonard R. Wagoner, 21E; faculty members-Prof. Freder- ick A. Coller, surgery; Prof. Herbert W. Emerson, hygiene; Prof. Philip B. Hadley,rbacteriology; and Prof. Clar- ence Medder, general linguistics. Mortimer Shuter, director. The large amount of revising which must be done before the matter is in suitable form for presentation makes it imper- ative that the work be in at an early date. The book and a number of the lyrics for "Top o' th' Mornin'" were in early last spring. Only one book for the 1922 opera. has been turned in to date, and Mr. Shuter is anxious that a number more be received so as to afford a choice. He can be seen at the Union where he will talk the matter over with those who wish to write. ATHLETIC' BOOKS NEEDED TO ENTERFERRY FIELD As a place for entertainment, it willi serye as a meeting place when musical skits or other forms of. entertainmentj are proposed for small audiences. The details of the operatiop of the new in-; stitution will be worked out later. TICKETS FR CERCLE FRANCAIS PLAY TO GO ON SALE TODAY, Tickets for the play of the Cercle Francais, "Le Bourgeois Gentilhom- me," to be presented Thursday, April 28, in Sarah Caswell Angell hall, go on sale today at the State street book- stores. The prices are 50, 75 cents, and $1. Those holding associate nem- berships in the Cercle Francais will be admitted, or can pay the extra price and get reserved seats for 75 cents or $1. Many reservations have been receiv- ed from out of town, so those who wish to be sure of having seats should make their reservations immediately at the bookstores or the office of Prof. A. G. STRIKERS ST UILL DELI Mr. George L. Hossfield, winner of the International Championship Type- writing contest in New York city last October, will give a demonstration of his skill, speed, and accuracy at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon,. April 25, in Lane hall. In the winning contest Mr. Hoss- field wrote at the rate of 131 words per minute, net, for one hour. He al- so won the one minute championship with a speed of 144 words per min- ute. Mr. Hossfield will be at the School of Shorthand between 2 and 3 o'clock Monday afternoon for consultation. Prof. Wood Speaks at Olivet College Prof. A. E. Wood, of the sociology department, addressed a gathering yesterday afternoon at Olivet college on the subject, "The Attack on Pov- erty". The lecture was given under the auspices of the University Exten- sion service. R. 0. T. C. Rifle Meet Today An indoor meet between the R. O. T. C. rifle teams of the University of Wisconsin is scheduled for this morn-' ing. The teams will each fire in their own galleries and the results will be wired to each school. First '23 Booklet Comes Out T oday "Sophs! ", the official publication of the 1923 lit class, will make its ap- pearance for the first time toda§. Cop- ies will be mailed free of charge to every member of the class today and Monday. Members of other classes will have an opportunity to secure copied early next week. A class book is new to Michigan. The purpose of the issue is said to be to help unify the class and to induce '23 men to go out for campus activi- ties. The book is decorated with a two-color cover by Elmer G. Wellin, '23, depicting a soph and a freshman in a characteristic attitude. Features of the book include an ar- ticle by President Marion L. Burton, a dissertation on the Soph prom and the vague J-Hop, an exposition deal- ing with spring games, and "Don'ts" for freshmen. A list of all sopho- mores in campus activities is also given. The staff of the book is composed of the following members of' the class: Edward Y. Lambrecht, Nor- man PJ Damon, Leo J. Hershdorfer, Paul G. Watzel, Thomas E. Dewey, By- ron Darnton, Marion B. Stahl, and Hughston M. McBain. rractice begins In, Earnest For Spotlight Skits Spring Spotlight skits were rehears- ed yesterday afternoon under the su- pervision of E. Mortimer Shuter, di- rector of the production, and a prac- tice program has been laid out for to- day, Monday, and Tuesday which will put the show on a par with the previ- ous vaudeville presentations of the Union. The mandolin sextette has arrang- ed a novelty program for its act which is said to be a variation from any- thing that has been presented in Ann Arbor for some time. The ,sextette carries three mandolins, two harp gui- tars, and one mandola, and will play "Fairy Fountain" from this year's opera, in addition to popular and old- time songs. A shift has taken place in the other acts as announced yesterday and the "Every person entering Ferry field on days when Varsity baseball games are scheduled will have to present their athletic book," said Harry Tillot- son, assistant director of outdoor ath- letics, yesterday. "We wish to em- phasize the fact that this does not ex- clude tennis players, track men, foot- ball men, or those taking part in in- ter-fraternity games of any kind. Every person, regardless of their pur- pose on the field, must present their book." Athletic book coupon No. 10 will be collected today at the Michigan-Pur- due game. The game is scheduled to start at 2:30 o'clock sharp. In the event of rain after noon, the game will probably be postponed, but if the weather conditions are at all favor- able, the contest will be played as an- nounced. HOUSE PASSES IMMIGRATION BILL WITH LARGE MAJORITY[ Carpenters, plumbers and electri cians employed at the new Universit hospital, who went out on strike Apr 8, have not yet returned to work an at present only .a few bricklayers an stonesetters are working at the hos pital. Work is being greatly delaye according to E. M. Tessier because o the nuniber of men thrown out o work irrespective of strikers. "Then does not see' to be" any prospect c immediate settlement," declared Tes sier, "but conferences are being hel between the workers' representative and the Washtenaw Building Employ ers' association. Work at present is c course being delayed." The men struck because of a redu' tion in wagehfrom $1 an hour to $.8 an hour.. This reduction was mad to conform with voluntary reductin made by unions in every city in Micl igan except Ann Arbon. SLIDE RULE SLIDE TONIGHT FOR '231 Sophomore engineers hold the spring party at 8 o'clock tonight Barbour gymnasium. The music, whit will be furnished by "Nobe" Wethe bee and his orchestra, will contini until 12 o'clock. The party this ye is known under the name, "Slide Ru Slide". A large attendance is expec ed from the advance sale of .ticke Men who have been unable to 0 tain tickets from the social committ may buy them at the door of the gyr nasium, as there are still a few lE for disposal, PROFITEERING HELD CAUSE OF DIFFICULTIES OF RAILROA Washington, April 22. - After re- f t , 't f i l final announcement of the program jecting an amendment seeking to of- Chicago, April 22.-Wir tme an will not be made until this afternoon. fer the choice of the United States to post war .profiteering chiefly in coc Robert J. McClandiss, '21, who is an foreign political refugees, the house and steel product, were held respon old-timer among student entertainers, today passed the immigration re- sible for a largo part of the financia and his "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" and "Chip of striction bill substantially in the same difficulties of American railroads i the Old Block" are expected to be form it went through last session an exhibit fled by the railway unio among the hits of the show.only to be given a potket veto. before the railroad labor board toda George Sloan, '23, has. prepared a The bill now goes to the senate .by William Jett Lauck, economist fe monologue which is said to excel even where Republican leaders said today the union. his act in the fall Spotlight. Sloan has it would be passed without dealy. The "A conservative estimate" of wha written his own act. measure is designed to be operative the profiteering cost the railroa Tickets for the presentation, which over a period of 14 months and would from 1916 to 1919, he said, "is $75,000 is to be held in Hill auditorium Tues- limit the entry of aliens to three per 000 a year in coal bills and $200,000,0( day, April 26, are now on sale at cent of the number of nationalp of a year for steel and iron product Cushing's drug store and at the cam- any country in the United States at including equipment and repairs ;fro pus bookstores at 50 cents, the time of the 1910 census. locomotives and car companies."