Variety, Keynote of
UnionRegistration
(By T. S. R.) survivors of Custer's altercation with
This work of delving around under the-noble Indians some few years ago.
the bushels and bringing forth the There are extras, and character spe-
lights there hidden is interesting. The cialists, and comedians-Mr. Lasky is
Union instituted its registration sys- missing some good talent.
tem for just that purpose and it has Minister On List
found some-with the "some" accen- A minister is listed. He has a
tuated-lights. It has unearthed plain church in a town close to Ann Arbor
garden lights, which are available for and is filling the pulpit there in addi-
the variety of jobs that must be done tion to his work in the University. On
during the year, and satellites, that his registration card he offers to do
will do their heavy shining in the op- any thing that he can to further the
era and the rest of the "dramatics," Union work, which is a spirit that
and gas lights for the Fourth of July might be cultivated more generally.
oratory department. And that "ain't By way of variety we find a spe-
the half of it." So we'll give you the cialist in stunt flying-a man who had
rest of it now. considerable experience in this line
When the University opened in Octo- while in the army. If ever you need
ber the Union started accepting reg- a good aviator Just call up the Union.
istrations. Everyone is "familiar with But probably the star of the lot is
the large cards that are used for this tle thespian who has had experience
purpose. The cards' are numbered in comedy rolls. He must have been a
with a key number and divided into contortionist who imitated a pretzel.
sections for different kinds of infor- As for musicians, they are as the
mation. After the member has made sands of the desert. If all the flute
out his card these sections are separ- players listed are bona fide flute own-
ated and filed. ers, the flutes in Ann Arbor, plaed end
Shows Ability to end, would reach from here to
This system provides a census of Utopia.
the campus talent in every line of ac- Trap players and saxophone artists
tivity. But it has done more than that are numerous, while a couple of harp
this year. It has shown that there are players add tone to the orchestra.
a number of men in the University Literary Lights
who have done exceptional things and Several short story writers are "on
a number who are now doing them. tap," as well as some two or three
Take number 4195, for instance. He dozen scenario authors. Poets, novel
has had two seasons on the legitimate ists, and writers, and pressagents fill
stage and is a magician and hypnotist. out tabulation of pen wielders.
The campus will probably hear from If ever during the year there is need
him in the future but in the meantime of a first class cowpuncher the Union
think of the snap he must be having stands ready to provide him in the
in classes. Just slip the instructor person of number 5389. He swings a
the eagle eye and wave at him like mean lariat, an4 wears chaps with the
Salome waved at Herod when she pull- true Bill Hart swagger.
ed that awful skull and the bird in In case your needs aren't covered
the next seat is asked the question! in this casual survey take them up to
Isn't it a hard life? the Union. They'll trump 'em.
As for ex-movie actors, there are___________________
enough of them here to make a cast
for "The Birth of a Nation." There
are at least as many former silver
screen 'cavorters as there were sole
Princeton Coach
Offers Treatise
On Grid Game
"'Winning Football" Title of Work
Written by William Roper;
Called Interesting
(By R. C. A.)
WINNING FOOTBALL, by WIL-
LIAM W. ROPER. '(Copyright
1920 by Dodd, Mead and Company.
Price $2.00.)
Mr. Roper, the present coach of the
Princeton football team, has given us I
In "Winning Football" a book which
is remarkable not only for the knowl-
edge which it contains, but also for
the clear and readable way in which
the information is presented. It is
indeed seldom that we find a practical
sportsman who can set forth his opin-
ions in the best literary fashion as
Mr. Roper h'as done in this book.
From cover to cover the book is in-
teresting to anyone who knows the
least thing about football and it can-
not but be helpful to players and
'coaches. Its suggestions are eminent-
ly practical and are so well supported
by proof that the reader will find i
'difficult to disagree with the conclu- 3 D A Y
-sions drawn.
Stresses Spirit . A Woi
The author covers in a general way
the points of main importance in a
typical ..college football season. He
first stressed the need of campus spirit
behind the team. It is his opinion that
it is Impossible to produce a first class
college team without the whole-heart-
ed support of the student body. In a R
Passing to the season itself, Mrl
Roper gives his views on early season
practice. He is not in favor of a long
pre-season drill, nor does he believe
in the efficacy of many of the things BI R
which used to be thought essential.
He would put more time on actual
tackling and blocking and use the
tackling dummy less.
The old idea of teaching a man to
fall on the ball instinctively is falla- HE sensational story of a
cious in his opinion, for he believes HE lough
much more will be gained by training way out of the slough of
a man to pick up a fumble and run arms of the man she loved-tc
with It.,
Good field generalship on the part of of the past washed away in
the quarterback is what he insists upon faith.
unceasingly. Mr. Roper believes in
'training the pilots to use their own
judgment from the very first and
thinks that before the big games they
should know what to do in any situ-
ation almost instinctively. He lays VY edit
down no hard and fast rules for his
quarterbacks, but teaches them to
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