SUNDAY FEATURE SECTION I X4 1r4!3au Iaz4j SECTION TWO LITERARY I I ; No. 153 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MAY 22, 1921 PRICE i ______________________________________________________________________________________________ p '' d-hog Trip In Campus Tunnel Is Full 'Of'Thrills Jaunt Through ;uge Heating Tube First Scorihes Investigator, Then Star- ties Him by terminating in Picturesque Bone Pile-And, of Course, the Lights Went Out (By J. P. Dawson, Jr.) Not to many stud'ents, as they sit in warm classrooms or pass by night through the lighted hallways and study halls of University buildings, does the thought occur that the source of these apparent and long-accepted con- veniences of heat and light is a huge, complicated system, passing far be- neath the founddtions of our campus buildings and including in its rami- fications all except a few of the, most distant ones? But the most miirsory, exatnination of the University heating tunnel reveals its complications and the variety of its functions; an organization of great size and of vital im- portance in supplying with heat and 'power a University the size of Mich- igan. The tunnel starts from-the University power plant situated on Wash- ington, street in the rear of the Dental building. Large turbines, furnaces, and compressed air pumps, fully equipped with powerful modern machin- ery, generate the heat, electricity, and compressed air that must be poured into the tunnel to serve the University's needs. From the plant the pipes pass up to East University avenue under the Dental building to the east of Waterman and Barbour gymna- siums, and then into the substation between Waterman gymnasium andM i J8 the Medical building. From the sub- See ropaganda station, which projects well above the ground, the tunnel returns again to In German ims its former level, passing in an exten- - sive are around the campus and send- (By Frances Oberhioltzer)' ing forth offshoots for the buildings The fifty-seventh variety of German that are out of its regular course. meance is now in our midst. German t gilt!tt lg1Illli t lglllgl lligllll.llitllllil l illu I t11tilltglltuglluilll11tligtlltig 111lttlgllg l 1l l tlglilllllllltlll l1111il WHEN '23 BATTLED '24 -V V. - Cs .. .. -. .. ..... - .:...- - ww -In - - C = Phto-b Pot CatShp S dri fo eedem :: 3 -h fe~orl SlecedandUntandyahoorditzed"p Sayston fo Whipplod er Ofn Edso no-eg Ts lilliiillillw Y4,-illllitgiiilgtgiiiiiiiglgglgitgililgitgigiilgrglgiggigigilgigg i w '' ',,,,"."^"' : ''" ' Zv .:f x SaysWhrple f Edson nowe e es. Under the Medics The main pipes lead directly under- neath the Medical building to the en- gineering shops, there connecting up with the old' system of tunnels that radiated out from the old power house, then lead down in back of the Library and under the Physics laboratory, and turn at 'Tappan hall. Side-lines at' this point coninect with the Preside. t's house, Martha, Cook dormitory, Alumni Memorial building, and the Michigan Union. From the turn at Tappan hall the main tunnel continues past the Museum, underneath University hall and the Law building, swinging around to go past the Natural, Science and Chemistry buildings, and cutting the, corner-by the gymnasiums back to the substation, the distributing center. The plan is thus a huge ellipse, pass- ing through, the heart of the -canpus and -bringing the conducting pipes back to be replenished through the mani tunnel to the generating system of the power plant. At the start of my trip in the tunnel the guide led the way through the main room of the power plant, show- ing the huge machinery in shining ar- ray at their work of generating the electricity and heat. From there he passed on down through the heart of the building, past the huge funnels that were pouring forth their heat into - the tunnel below. Then down some more, till it seemed as though we were passing through a mine instead of to a mere tunnel. Finally; we reached1 the entrance, a large hole about eight feet square, well lighted by a stringA of incandescent lamps that stretched for some distance before us. On one side were suspended a maze of pipes that contained, so the guide an- nounced, the heat, electricity, steam, and compressed air that the tunnel conducted to the buildings of the cam- pus. Main Pipe Is a Whopper The main heating pipe, 20 inches in diameter, occupies by far the largest space on the wall of the tunnel. Next in. size are the high and low pressure steam pipes, carrying supplies for use+ in laloratories and in heating many of the buildings. A small condensed air pipe also runs through the tun-' nel, appearing pigmy in size beside its huge companions, and intended to regulate the supply of heat by a thermostatic arrangement. The main return pipe, eight inches in diameter, (Continued on Page Four) films to the number of 300 have been exported to the United States, with the "made in Germany" mark not so conspicuous as in ante bellum days. Captions and titles have been changed to meet the taste of the Arferican movie fan. And of course, charges of "propaganda" and "destructive competition" have been raised by pro- ducers zin thi country. "Passion" aind "Deception" are two of the best known films of German make now showing in this country. "Du Barry" was the title of the for- mer when shown abroad, "Anne Bo- teyn" that of the latter. Their stories are founded on French and English history. The "calamity howlers' claim that these pictures were de- sigued -"to present in a bad light" the nations which fought against Germany' in the late war. The Poor "Infants" Protection for the "infant" Ameri- cin industry is asked of. Congress in behalf of more than 60,000 workers in this field whose livelihood is said t be threatened. It is charged that since the German producers can put out their pictures so much more cheaply1 than American interests, there should be a high tariff for protection.. Wil- liam A. Brady, president of the Na- tional Associatio4 of the Motion Pic-. ture Industry, denies the need for pro- tection, but urges a reprisal tariff against Germany inasmuch as an em-, bargo exists there against United States films. Prof. John L. Brumm, of the rhet- oric department, who has lately given attention to the motion picture in his class in literary criticism, sees in Ger- man competition a possible uplift of the cinema 'drama in this country, rather than the menace which the pro- ducers fear. He thinks the movie in- dustry too highly developed and pros- perous to come under the "infant" class on the' tariff question. May Help Our Pictures "The American public has been edu- cated to look for the spectacu ar only in the large, widely advertised pro- ductions. If the German producer can make his films artistic at less cost it should be incentive toward better pic- tures from our own studios. The Ger- man people have achieved high artis- tic excellence in their drama; music and poetry, and may set an example to our directors in the development of a b'etter art in the motion picture," is his statement. §ramati's AT MIEIGAN D0 OTPO. DUCE D1IMATISTS. WHAT'S WRONI (ByW.wB.) It is our privilege, in this twentli century of so-called culture and : finement, to be living in an age wh: is reacting strenuously to a new fo of literature distinguished by th who are prone to classify and list movements of any sort, from oth classes and schools of writing-inch ing realism-by the term "naturalisi We hear much of it today. It is fiected in our novels, in our short s Ties, and finally in our dramatic j erature, and it is this particular pha of the subject which is pertinent the present discussion of campus d matics-their function in their pres states, and in the ultimate aim wh they should attempt to achieve. Naturalism Akin to Theatre Naturalism is peculiarly akin to 1 theatre, for it is there, more than ax wher else, that the movement-whi is primarily a Continental one-: ceived its primary impetus. Studex of the movement are practically agre that Ibsen was its instigator, and"F lars of Society," written in 187, pointed out to be the first of the pl which was constructed along thei technique. The French took it early in the next decade, where Becq with "Les Corbeaux," in 1882, d nitely blazed the trail for the fine nm uralistic literature which has co from that country. But enough for the history of t movement. The significant point us is contAthed in the fact that duri the last ten years-perhaps a lit longer-America has taken up I movement with a vengeance, and. its "Little" 'or "Community" theati -they are known by various name naturalism especially along the di of the one-act play has received a n lease, on life whic gives promise a worthy future. William Archer, England's great liviig dramatic critic, who has sp some time in this country of late perintending the production ofi latest play, has been greatly interesi in the movement and prophesies mu for it in the coming years. And now for,.the application of ti rather lengthy introduction to t campus of the University of- Michiga Those who are interested in the dral here may note, in the alumni of t University, a striking paucity of na prominent in the dramati world.' be sure, there Is Avery Hopwood perhaps there are others, but they not come to mind now. At least, t (Continued on Page Three) Initial Festival (By S. B. Coates) With the performance of Verd "Aida" last night in Hill audito in Dr. A. A. Stanley made his last pub appearance as director of the Unive sity Choral Union, an organizati which he has conducted for, the p 33 years. The first organization at Miehig of the nature of rthe present Cho Union was simply a group of perso interested in the singing of small cl ral works. No outside talent was us for the solo parts, and few concei were given. In 1888 Dr. Stanley came to A Arbor as Professor of Music. In t: year the University Musical soci( was reorganized with Dr. Stanley director, a position which he st holds. 'The membership of the 'Cho Union was then increased to 300 me bers, including townspeople as well (Continued on Page Two) (By Bill Ottaway) "Not new in principle and appar- ently poorly selected and unstandard- ized," are the phrases usedtto charac- terize' the Thomas A. Edison mental examinations by Prof. Guy M. Whif.- ple, of the education department.; These examinations have been given to aspiring emiployees of the electrical wizard, and they have been the sub- ject of much press discussion of late. Professor Whipple is peculiarly qualified to express an opinion of the Edison Nests, for he has had years of experience in the field of psycholog- 'ical testing nd has directed the men- tal examination of employees of a group of large American business firms, ampong them the H. J. Heinz company, the American Multigraph company, the Burroughs Adding Ma- chine company, the Armstrong Cork company, the Commonwealth Edison company, the Westinghouse Electric company, and several big life insur- ance companies of the United States. Idea Not New "The idea of such a test as Edison's is not new," declares Professor Whip- ple. "Psychologists have used 'range of information' tests for years as a way of measuring general ability. I published, for instance, a Manual of Tests in 1910 in which I described a 'range of information' test of my own devising that determined extent of acquaintance with 100 fields of knowl- edge and human activity. "A properly constructed test of this sort gives an excellent idea of the gen- eral stock of knowledge of the indi- vidual. But you must prepare the test carefully and sensibly. There must be no hit or miss work, no guessing at the questions to be asked. It is also possible, of course, to select questions so as to test knowledge in a more limited field or for some special pur- pose. Thus, I assisted some time ago, in the preparation of a rapid test of knowledge of accountancy which was to be tried by the Burroughs Adding Machine company in the selection. of their salesmen. It was simple and brief. The individual taking the test simply checked in the margin a plus' or minus sign. according to the truth or falsity of some 50 statements." What Should They Knowl According to. Professor Whipple, whether Thomas A. Edison has com- piled a set of questions which are a proper sampling of a man's knowledge depends on what Thomas A. Edison's employees need to know. "Mr. Edison," says Professor Whip- ple, "must find out by trial a standard score for his test. The newspaper ac- counts seem to imply that. he has in his own mind a theoretical 100 per cent efficiency. He assumes apparent- ly that applicants for his jobs should know these things. But should they? Only proper statistical analysis of test results and efficiency on the job can make sure" Mr. Edison is credited with th statement: "Men who have gone through college I find to be amaz- ingly ignorant., They don't seem tol know anything." Professor Whipple has proved many times- by his mental tests given to ap- plicants for positions in big American firms that the college graduate stands up much better in the examinations than the non-college man. This is ds evident as the fact that the stock of knowledge of the college freshman .is superior to that of the high school freshman, he says. "The college graduate is unquestion- ably superior to the non-college grad- uate in any reasonable 'range of in- formation test,'" states Professor Whipple. "It would be a farce if it were not so. What would be the use of a college education if a man had, not gained greater knowledge through the pursuit of that education? "But an unreasonable information test becomes moreor less absurd," he says. "Anyone could devise a set of questions that a wise man could not answer. I imagine many students feel this way when they attack the finals set by their instructors. If Thomas A. Edison wishes to give mental ex- aminations to men entering his shops, and also wishes to determine the stat- us of the college graduate in those tests, all lie has to do is to draw up a reasonable tist of questions and give those questions to lequal groups of col- lege and non-college men of the s'ame age and of the same social class. The overwhelming superiority of the col- lege graduate in the field of general' knowledge will then manifest itself clearly and positively." GRAHAM _ '.- G R. A H A M Two Stores GIFTS ' f FOR GRADUATION f DA " i W46W . A61L