SUPPLEMENT FEA*RES THEATRES LITERARY SUNDAY FEATUR:E SECTION l r X0 di F irl igttn 43ttlj SECTION TWO VOL. XXXI. No. 12 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1920 PRICE FIVE C: HOUSING PROBLEM BEING SOLVE (By Hamilton Cochran) 1 The spotlight of investigation hav- ing been focused directly upon the dark spots of Ann Arbor's rooming situation, it is evident that the con- ditions revealed by the housing com- mittee are not so black as was first supposed. The name of "rank profiteers" seems to have been used rather in- discriminately of late by students who have had disagreements of* any kind with their landladies. Naturally, the rooming house keepers resent this term and are anxious to justify them- selves in the eyes, of the University at large. Col. John Bursley, to whom the thankless job of settling the bitter feuds between students and land- ladies has been assigned, has suc- ceeded in the majority of instances in settling these controversies, to the satisfaction of 'both parties. To do this, it has been necessary for him to use considerable tact and diplo- macy. Freshmen who think nothing' of breaking their verbal contract must be shown the light, and irate land- ladies must be pacified. Complaints Come Early When the great stream of new stu- dents began pouring into Ann Arborp during the last few days of Septem- ber and complaints began-to be heardl from both landladies and roomers, the University authorities found it necessary to establish the housing committee.' Every afternoon now the! two rooms reseryed by the committee for its hearings has been filled withl underclassmen and rooming house keepers awaiting their turn to pre- sent their complaints to Col. Bursley, and his assistants.{ . In the ante-roomo sit the waiting parties, the landladies -on one side and the students on tije other. They eye each other unsmilingly and sus- piciously, as if each was trying tol "put something over" on the other. A call comes for the party in question and they go in before the committee. Minutes pass, verbal battles rage, suggestions are made. Finally, peace negotiations are under way, with Col. Bursley acting as mediator, and soon the contending parties leave, smiling gle room in her house. They seemed and satisfied. very much satisfied with the place, It seems that the new men coming although one of them mentionedthat to the University either do not under- the room- was"a little too small for stand that the rooms they engage are their drawing boards. One morning to be held for the entire semester, or a few days ago the landlady went up- else they willfully break their con- stairs to do the room work, and found tract with the landlady. that both students had fled, taking Disappear in Night with them all their telongings in One woman stated that she had two' suitcases. The woman stated that freshmen engineers occupying a sin- the neighbors told her that they The Michigan Politician of the Future heard the two boys go out in the mid- dle of the night. She said that she knew that they were in other rooms somewhere near the campus.. Some of the students who have made charges of profiteering certain- ly seem to have grounds for their as- sertions. One student declared that he knew of a man who was charging three students $12 a week for a single room. He stated that the rooming house in question was very old and in a dilapidated condition. "The room," he said, "is most poor- ly furnished, with no comforts of any1 kind. The only furniture in the roomt is a double bed that has a terrible sag in the middle, a broken-down cot, two straight-backed chairs and an an- cient dresser. There was no clothes space in the room when the students came, but now the landlord has pro- vided some kind of a- makeshift closet." Another case brought to the atten- tion of the committee was that of a University student and his wife. TheI young couple occupied a small room on the third floor under the roof a certain rooming house and we paying $8 a week and did the roc work themselves. Both the map a his wife are working their w through school and are having a ha time to make both ends meet. Tb had no way to do their own laund work, and in order to have access the bathroom it was necessary to to the floor below. The student to the committee that he could obtain much better room at another plE for $4 per week, but that his lan lady would not let him move unli he got another couple to occupy I room. Some Prices High That excessive prices for rooms a being charged by some unscrupu- rooming house keepers is shown the fact that $8 a week was bei charged to two students for the i of a very small single room. When the students complained the landlady that the rent was t high for the. quality of the room, s immediately lowered the price to FIRST YEAR OF UNION ACTIVITY IN NBUILDING BIG SUCCESS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MILLION- DOLLAR STRUCTURE; THOUSANDS ENTERTAINED IN GREAT UNIVERSITY CLUB HOUSE AN~YTHNCiGWUy tJNOW POMSE ME, ASk'lC, LAPRENCE, SWEET CO-ED", .DEAD~ YOU'LL VOTE IZE PUB3LICAN TICKET 4.G~i X r' STUDENT INTEREST IN NATIONAL POlITICAL C Al MPAIGNS RUNS Hl REPUBLICAN CLUB ORGANIZED TO BOOST PRINCIPLES OF PAR' ON CAMPUS; ARRANGE TO INSTRUCT ABSENT VOTERS HOW TO CAST BALLOT (By West H. Gallogly) students; of the approximately you students from the various thousand students who possess Are (By Byron Darnton) "The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof." That is the trite way Ben Franklin or Benedick or some- body told us that you can't set a value on anything until you use it. All of which seems quite away from the subject of the Michigan Union. But last year was the first year that the Union spent in its new home, and it Is worth while to inquire if the first year was a successful one. And then we reach the question, "Was the Union used?" A few years ago we heard a great deal about the need of an adequate Union building. Now we have some information on how great that need was. Opening Year Active The year of 1919-1920 opened with but 40 per cent of the Union facilities completed. Not until spring vacation did the workmen clear away their tools. and turn the whole building over to, the members. So the year was not a full one by any means. But it wa's an active one. In the fall of 1919 the University faced an unprecedented enrollment. Students flocked to Ann Arbor as they never had before. This demanded some concerted action to relieve the housing situation, and the Union as- sumed the duty of finding rooms for these students. Within two weeks 1,700 rooms were found for 2,900 men, and 2,900 men is considerably more than one-fourth of the entire student body. But the Union was interested in more than just getting shelter for Michigan men. It wanted to involve every one of them in some student activity. It wanted to utilize every bit of material that was available in order that student affairs at this Uni- versity might be representative, ef- ficient, and well regulated. To that end the card index system was de- vised, a system by means of which all the talent of the University-might be kept on tap to be used when needed. Regisfrnation Successful Cards to the number of 18,691 were signed by 5,246 members at this regis- tration, and these cards were used whenever men were wanted for Union activities. There was never any doubt as to locating an electrician, or a singer, or even a "hoola dancer." All that was necessary was to look in the file. And they use men at the Union. They uge more than any organization on the campus. Last year 828 of them were mixed up in some activity or other. This means that one in every seven of the members did more than lend his "moral support." The system is representative, it calls forth the efforts of students from every school and college. When but 1,088 appointments are made from 828 men it becomes apparent that the tendency is against duplication. The Union idea does not favor elevating the few while the many stand by and sing hallelujahs. So Michigan men are using the Union as a place to give service. And they are also using it as a place to obtain amusement. Just 205 smokers (Continued on page three) Footlight Fever SpreadingOver Michigan-Campus (By Chet Hess), When the famous William said, "The play's the thing," he reckoned without the movies. But how was he to know that the public would some day be surfeited with clicking cam- eras, venomous vampires, curly- haired cuties. bandolined blondes and sickly scenarios? HEALTH SERVICE WITH INCREASED STAFF, CAREIS FOR CAMPUS SICKi REMARKABLE RECORD OF DEVOTION TO DUTY MARKS HISTORY OF FORCE OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS; THOUSANDS SEEK REMEDIES FOR MANY DIFFERENT AILMENTS . (By Leo Hershdorfer) "Hours-9 to 12 and 2 to 4. except Saturday and Sunday." Daily This legend, behind which lies a wonderful tale of service and aid to Michigan men and women, confronts one as he approaches the entrance to the modest little house on North Ingalls street, adjoining the rear of Hill auditorium, to which the oflicial name of "University Health Serv- ied" is applied. Modest, indeed, for its history, though not a very lengthy one, is from beginning to end a tale of faithful, painstaking devotion and attendance. tion with the work of the department of physical instruction, while a course of six lectures for freshmen, dealing with the general phases of hygiene and sanitation, is being delivered by Dr. Warren E. Forsythe, director of the institution. What are the functions of the Health service? Specifically, to care for the health of the student body, as has been stated before, but lik' Great Britain and - her possessions "the sun never sets" on the work of the never tiring Health service. On week days, during office hours, six physicians are in regular attendance, dili atly ntte din to the divers Seven years ago, in the fall of the UI1genLly aLinLWebvW complaints of students. Some come year 1913, in answer to the constantly in to have cuts or bruises bandaged, increasing demand for a separate to procure ,medicine for colds, while building to care for the health of the the majority of other cases vary from student body, which prior to this alarming sneezes to the more danger- time had been in the hands of a small ousinfluenza. faculty committee on sanitation, and oudenza. acting on resolutions presented by Students who find y difficulty in the Michigan Union, the Board of Re- studying because of eye troubles are ;ents authorized the establishment examined there by an expert optician' nR an ~v .dtte anniAntrnt from the University hospital and, if states of the Union making any ar- rangements for voting in the coming presidential and state elections? If so, fine; if not, take heed: the Repub- lican club of the University has opened offices at 222-224 Nickels Ar- cade and has invited both Republicans and Democrats to come and cast their vote by mail, if the live, of course, in the following states, where the absent voters' law is in effect: Alabama, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mich- igan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jer- sey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. - The real American spirit of true citizenship has already shown itself in a large degree among the Michigan Stage agazine Features Photos Of Opera Stars (By L. L. N.) In the October issue of the "Thea- ter Magazine" appear three pictures from the Mimes' thirteenth annual production, "George Did It." There is a picture of Craig Ferguson, who ap- peared so wonderfully as one of the old-fashioned town girls in the first act. George Loud, as one of the "Folly Girls," who assisted John "Sandy" Wilson in the presentationof his own number, "You're In It," appears in a photograph that would do justice to the prettiest girl on the campus. In a circle inset is a photographic re- production of Philip Ringer and Mat- thew Lamport, whose duet dance was the hit of 'the show, and will be re- membered for some time to come. It has been some time since pic- tures of any production staged at Michigan have appeared in the Thea- ter Magazine, and these pictures stand as a mute tribute to all con- cerned in the production of Michi- gan's thirteenth offering, "George Did It." Especial praise is due Mr. E. Mortimer Shuter, whose able direc- tion and painstaking care was in most part responsible for the com- plete success of the play. franchise, one thousand have alrea written home for ballots. Republicans Strong According to the present trend voting, officers of the Republican c believe that, of the approximately thousand voters upon the campus, I thousand are Republicans. This f is particularly due to the reason t] the majority come from the North( states, there being very few South( states wherein there exists the abs voters' law. About fifteen hundred campus vo will go to Ohio, and, because of inevitably close race which will ex in this state between Harding a Cox, it is not at all unlikely that th votes will hive weight in the fi count. During the last month the pr dential candidates have laid mi stress upon the issue of the Leag of Nations; Cox apparently anxioum accept the document, while Hardin flatly against its adoption. While League of Nations with other app ently important national' issues f nish talking material for both can dates, it is almost certain that ",w is said or who says it" will have v little influence in changing the ve in the United States. The affair ] practicallydbeen cut and dried by people, and, as far as the actions the candidates having any chang influence, there is little doubt. ' question is more or less one of p ties. Michigan Ticket The questions of Michigan dese considerable thought by those s dents exercising the right to the W verine ballot. Running for Goveri there are Attorney General Groesbe Republican, and former Gover: Ferris, Democratic. As usual, th are a few amendments to be v upon, the parochial school amendm probably demanding the most 'att tion. The object of this amendm is to do away with religious prim schools. If passed it 'will particul ly hit the Catholic and Adventist stitutions, because of their gi number. The proposal adopts an direct method of abolish-ing tb schools by restricting the time gii to religious education to a few hot The other amendments are in sh (Continued on page Four) After all, W illiam had a pretty o a s ie r al Un1111s t p yicians. V straight tip, for who would rather see of several University physicians. the villain's neatly waxed mustache Name Changed bristle' in preference to hearing the The name, Infirmary, was soon click of his teeth as he hisses his vile changed, however, and the little epithets? If we don't like Gwendo- building became known as the Health lyn's bangs as she flits before the service, a most fitting appellation, in- footlights, or the way Clarence deed, for in the word "service" _lie emotes, we have only to drop our eye- the real aims andaideals of this or- lids and listen. ganization. It is a part of the Uni- But if we close our eyes during the versity administration, and although performance of a silent drama that independent of any other department, happens to be optically displeasing, often has been, and always is, willing we often hear nothing butpapa read- to co-operate with other schools or ing. the titles to little Paul, or the departments of the University, when- protestations of some outraged in-, ever the occasion arises. fant. At any rate, whether we be at In fact, at the time of this writing, the mercies of reel people or real examinations of men in Waterman' people, we always run a good chance gymnasium and women in Barbour1 of sitting in front of the man who gymnasium are being conducted byI (Continued on Page 2) Health service physicians in conjunc- found necessary, are fitted with glasses; others seek advice concern- ing proper ventilating and lighting in their study and bedrooms. Service Gratis The service is free, and all medi- cine and incidentals are supplied gratis, as this is covered by an annual fee of six dollars included in the pay- ment of tuition, which is really nom- inal in comparison with the benefits received. In addition to this, stu- dents who require it are, with the approval of some member of the Health service staff, entitled to nec- essary hospital accommodations for sixty days. Or, perchance, if a stu- dent should be taken ill at night, or at any other time other than the reg- (Continued on Page Four) GRAHAM TWO STORES Everything for the Student at Both Stores 9 Both Ends of the Diagonal