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Weber Wallace F. Elliott E. R. Meiss Elizabeth Vickery Leo J. Hershdorfer Walter Donnelly G. E. Clark Hughston Mei~in Beata liasley George Reindel Frank I.I McPike Kathrine Montgomery Dorothy Monfort J. A. Bacon Gerald P. Overton Harry B. Grundy W. W. Ottaway Edward Lambrecht Frances Oberholtzer Paul Watzel William H. Riley Jr. Robert E. Adams J. W. Hume, Jr. Sara Waller Byron Darnton H. E. Howlett the student body has reformed its ways" is the foundation upon which the restoration rests. The thing to do is to begin NOW to build up that foun- dation so that when the Hop is given back to us it will go on through the years to come as Michigan's finest tradition, unblemished by the conduct of a few who who would endanger its existence, and as a credit to the University. FROLICSOME CARICATURE With the announcement that try-outs are to be- gin tomorrow, the Union opera again becomes a topic of conversation. In this connection a quota- tion from a Criticism made by Booth Tarkington, the author and playwright, is worthy of note. The comment was directed at a play imilar in many ways to the opera, as men take all the parts. which was recently given in a large Eastern university. After liberally praising the production, Tarking- ton, in much the same tenor as that of Shakespeare in his well-known advice to players beginning "Speak the speech, I pray you," offers the follow- ing suggestions for improvement: "There may, too, be a thought commonly pro- duced in elderly minds by most undergraduate 'shows' - and here not in point more than else- where - that the spirit of frolicsome caricature might be emphasized; that there might be somewhat more of irresistable comedy, even at the cost of a measure of ballet training; and tht the typical Broadway show might be less honored by following it and more by burlesquing it, especially since the Broadway show, evidently in order to please some- thing believed to be a Broadway public, has of late devoted itself to an imported school of art which calls for strange hirsutal depilations and rather overstresses the importance of anatomical sectors customarily withheld from familiar observance." In this comment Tarkington has described some- what humorously but none-the-less accurately the quality in an entertainment such as the Union opera which should be most stressed to bring the best re- sults. The appeal of the production comes mainly throueh "the spirit of frolicsome caricature" and burlesquing Broadway rather than following it". This fact has been well appreciated at Michigan. Merely having men take the "dainty" parts com- monly found in the aevrage musical comedy wins oiles of applause as a burlesque. But the possi- bilities do not stop here. The opera book itself miyht dwell more on the absurd features of the girl-and-music show and less on its virtues. The same applies to the direction. In the weaknesses of the modern musical comedy are sources of humor which can be barely touched through a willful mis- a ssinment of female parts. If it can be done with- out the sacrifice of any of the good qualities of past opras, one way in which, the 1921 production can surpass its predecessors is through a broader em- phasis on the frolicsome caricature that Tarkington considers the essence of college comedy. T he Telescope Now That We Know the Reason Why I'm lower than the whale a restin' On the bottom of the ocean; I'd even burn an orphanage If I ever took the notion. A COMPLETE LINE OF DIARIES AND DESK CALENDARS AT GAAR Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk DETROIT UAITED LINES In Effect Nov. 2, 1920 Between Detroit, Ann Arbor and Jackson (Eastern Standard Time) Mmited and Express cars leave for Detroit at 6:05 a. m., 7:05 a. m., 8:10 a. in., and hourly to 9:10 p. mn.a L8iniheds to Jackson at 8:48 a. m. and every two hours to 8:48 p. m. Ex- presses at 9:48 a. m. and e.ery two hours to 9:48 p. m. Locals to Detroit-5:55a.m., 7:00 a.m. and every two hours to 9:00 p. m., also 11:00 p. m. 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Burchell 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 lAst Store, 617 Packard St. Phone 1792. I ALKIN , argain We have in Stock a SECOND - HAND 1A GRAFLEX J" aac , . .. J - Persons wishing to secure information concerning news fur an is-sue of The Daily should see the night editor, who has full carw of all news to be printed that night. SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 1921. Night Editor-RENAUD SHERWOOD. TAKING OUR MEDICINE Drinking, smoking in the gymnasium, disregard on the part of some of the fraternities of the Uni- versity Senate's rules governing house parties, and broken pledges are among the reasons advanced by the*Senate Committee on Student Affairs in ex- planation of its action in reference to the Junior Hop. While the Hop is one of Michigan's oldest and most picturesque traditions, it is not one of vital importance to the progress and the real purpose of the University. Nevertheless, it is the one and only social event in which a number of organizations and individuals participate during the year and it is gen- erally felt that the action of the committee has de- prived the student body of one of its p'rivileges. There is no defense for the conduct manifested by certain individuals at the Hop last year nor for a willful disregard of University rules, but it seems that the proper method to have dealt with the sit- uation would have been to punish only those guilty ofa the violations. Certainly, the committee, in or- der to warrant such a candid statement of its rea- sons, must have enough substantial evidence to prove their charges specifically. Under present con- ditions, the culprits of the past have had their "time" and have gone unpunished, leaving the pres- ent Junior class to suffer the consequences. Thg committee expresses regret that the innocent are to bear the brunt of its action - and it also characterizes them as men who would not tolerate the conduct which vulgarized last year's Hop. In view of this statement it seems rather unfortunate that some other measure which would have handled the situation could not have been evolved. A num- ber of men representing different fraternities stated, long before any such action on the part of the com- mittee was anticipated, that they were disgusted with some of the demonstrations which character- ized Hops and house parties of the past, and that it was their intention to "clean up" the affair this year. If the student body had had an opportunity to meet with the committee there is little doubt but that the fullest co-operation could have been ob- tained in making this year's event satisfactory in every detail. If fraternities which violated their promises to observe certain rules had been disciplined at the time the offense was committed, and it is the duty of the committee to administer such discipline, pres- ent student life would not "be riddled with the vi- cious type of conduct that ruined the Hop." How- ever, things were allowed to drift and the crash has come - the verdict has been rendered and ap- peals for its recision will be of no avail this year. The student body is to be punished for the aggre- gate sins of some of its members just as an entire unit in a military oro'anhation suffers for the mis- deeds of one man. The University as a whole will suffer because of the unfavorable publicity which it will receive. Indignation meetings, group discus- sions, appeals to those "hiher up," and undue prolongation of the topic will do no good, and may do a great deal of harm. We must take our medi- cine and do it gracefully. Attempts to find a sub- stitute should be dropped, there is only one J-Hop and that IS the J-Hop. "Satisfying evidence that A GOOD diamond if pur- chased at the RIGHT price never depreciates, but always increases in value. This is not due, as might be sup- posed, to a monopoly of the mines although 90 per cent of the world's diamonds come from mines in South Africa, controlled by "De Beers, Inc." SCHLANDERER AND S E Y F R I E D "Iome of Good Diamonds" 113 E. LIBERTY PRICE, NEW ......,-"$133.00 AND TAX OUR PRICE ...........$ 75.00 IT IS IN Al CONDITION AND WE GUARANTEE IT IN EVERY WAY EQUAL TO A NEW ONE EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE USE I I'd pull up young tomato plants, I'm lower than the worst of wops. Who am I? 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There arose in his breast a blind, un- reasoning faith that she would bind up the vounds, which one of her sex had inflicted on him. Strange how any adversity could drive him to wanting above all that welcoming smile which had never failed him. III He walked slowly toward her room and entered without knocking. Then his eyes fell upon her. There she sat on a man's lap, her babyish eyes look- ingly trustingly up into his. Around his neck those --mall, beautiful white arms of hers, were tightly twined. An involuntary shudder shook his whole frame. So she was no different - no better, nor worse than the rest of her sex. Noiselessly he stole out. What did it matter to him that she was 4 years ola and he was 44? Sheriff, Do Your Duty Him-My, that's a beautiful nose you have. Her-Yes, my friends all tell me it's the center of my attraction. Famous Closing Lines "Tell mother I died game," said the dying calf who had been mistaken by the hunter for a deer. NOAH COUNT. 711 PACKARD ST. 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