TSHE MICHIGAN DAILY Q0FFCIAL NEVSPAP R O(Ft HE 'PublshCJ v 1/ ta urn c tt.. Mhweber f Wt rn Con : X414Thdal's AessocqI}_o forewarning can hardly be given, and as a result the assemblies will tend to hamper the work of instructors or make a change in their schedule nec- essary. On the other hand, if to avoid this the deans intend to call convocations at a late hour and not dismiss classes for the occasion, it would be decidedly unfair to those men who arecengagedtin studies at the time and cannot get away. There is a place for convocations in the University schedule. They are important in furthering the aims of the University both by helping to consolidate the student body and by bringing it into closer relation wit h the faculty and administration. IA arrangements were made definitey for a series of convocations to be OAST hLL DIG ON, THOU SQUAT AND DARK STEAM SHOVEL THESE ROLLS contends, and Is firm in its contention, that the steam shovel over in the new Lit building is human in its intelligence. As a proof see how it minds what the grimy man says to it. "!*?-!&!" says he. And the shovel bites off another cb unk of the sidewalk on which our fathers played marbles as freshmen. * * * IN THE LIGHT of this great in- telligence we think it would be nice extra time in June if they could go EA CE home for Thanksgiving. But they EDITORIAL COMMENT know they will go to their eight o'clocks Friday morning unless they EDISON'S QUESTIONNAIRE AGAIN have been judicious in taking their cuts. That is one of the things the (New York Times)student body does at Illinois. Mr. Edison's questionnaire and his Wwe have no traditions? poor opinion of college education have on been so provocative of helpful con- i - - troversy that he must behregarded as $50.00 reward for recovery of green a public benefactor. Singularly, it wardrobe trunk marked T. P. G. Call a~~~~~~~~ pbebnacr. inuryt 300 or T.P. Gies, 3039-M.-Adv. was never his intention that his mem- ory tests should be made public. His fame as a man of science had cast a long shadow before he attained celeb- HILL AUDITORIUM rity as a self-made authority on edu- ELECTRICAL cation. Thousands now know him as SCOREBOARD such who could not tell for the life NOVEMBER 25TH of them what he has invented. One morning he awoke to find himself famous as a critic of the colleges. He had declared graduates who submitted to his questionnaire in the hope of getting a job "amazingly ignorant," j I ( ( with comparatively few exceptions. OR V oNevertheless, the memories of some of 2e "plucked" were extraordinarily High Quality >o1, for they could give a list of G U A A NT E E D Imost of' the questions asked them. G AR N E D i S- hsequently the complete question- naire was published with the right Hose for Men THE ONLY HARWARE NEAR THE CAMPUS Our Motto is COURTESY AND FAIR DEALING PRICES RIGHT - - SERVICE PROMPT Lamed Hardware Company THE UP-TO-DATE HARDWARE Phone 1610 310 S. State Coxnirunication rot to me-:~ fl 3o nAd If signed, the ;i ,ntut rc t riy , appearil in prinbhi. and notces of events .'l be j. _ The Daily a;tthe isr in .W ltLTor mailed toY ;D~y Amc Signed comnuni.atiows i . sideration. No n))iusci iit ,1 lr urdess the writer encloses pu sa-. does not necessarily endorse The ,,entjmets expressed in the comnunications,. EDITOIAL STAFF Telephones, 2414 and 176-If MANAGING EDITOR MARION B. STAHL News Editor.,................Paul Watzel City Editur........James Bi. Young Assistant City Editor..........Marion Kerr Editorial Board Chairman ... ..E. R, Meiss Night Editors-- Ralph Byers Hairy Hoey J. P. Dawson, Jr J, I,. Mack I, I. Hershdorfer R. C. Moriarty H. A. Donahue Sports Editor .............. F. H. McPiike Sunday Magazine Editor.......Delbert Clark Women's Editor..............Marion Koch Humor Editor................Donald Coney Conference Editor..........H. B. Grundy Pictorial Editor ................Robert Tarr Music Ediur................E. H. Ailes Assistants M. H. Pryor Maxwell Vead Dorothy Betinetts John Garlinghouse Maurice 3e~ma n Isabel Fisher. R. A. Billington Winone A. Hibbard W. B. Butler Samuel Moore H. C. Clark W. B. Rafferty A. B. Connable W. H. Stoneman Evelyn J. Coughlin Virginia Tryon Eugene Carmichael P. M. Wagner Bernadette Cote A. P. Webbink Wallace F. Elliott Joseph Epstein T. E. Fiske J. W. Ruwitch J. A. Bacon BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 960 BUSINESS MANAGER ALBERT J. PARKER advertising ............John J. Hamel, fr. Adcrrtisg ................Edward F. Conlin rtising............. .Walter K. Scherer PAccu;lts.........Laurence 13. Favrot Cirz u....... .....David J. M. Park iublication ......... . . Beaumont Parks Assiants held on definite dates, instructor, would have no difficulty in providing so that four hours a semester would not detract from the efficiency ofG University courses.1 AND AVOID THE RUSH With the good weaaher just be- t '' f 11t E ; to christen the steam shovel with some appropriate name. Personally our choice would be "Alfred"-Alfred the steam shovel. But we'd be pleased to hear suggestions from the vast mul- rittide of readers we know these rolls must have. And when we find a good name we shall have a tag day to col- lect enough money to buy a bottle of champagne to bust over the bow of the steam shovel. (Ye-es we will!) * * * V, Womens Haberdashing and Tots Shop ginning to fail, and the first flurries of snow unusually late in their ar- rival, with the intervening period, bb- tween the approaching Thanksgiving and Christmas cut down by almost a week, it is he-d for us to realize that the twenty-fifth, of December is only one month off. It is rather early in the year to mention the holiday season, but it really does no harm to do things a little ahead of time. And in this conection there is an old plea, orig-1 inatd by the postal system of the country and taken up by the business men of. the nation, "Do your Christ- mas mailing early." To 'this has been added the advice to shop as soon as possible so that we may avoid the rush. The advice is excellent, well-meant, and, like all things of this descrip- tion, trite. But to follow the line of thought, trite things are usually those which are so obviously sensible that they are generally ignored. And so it is in this case. The request of the postal system and of the busi- ness men of the country is not that they alone may gain something. By shopping, and shipping early, one may be assured of the best selec- tion, and the safest delivery possi- ble. To wait until the last minute is both senseless, for one can never get the best late in the season, and indonsiderate, for the friends to whom one sends presents prefer to receive them in good enough condi- tion to enjoy using them, and in plen- ty of time to prevent ill-feeling. The suggestion is a good one for all con- cerned. Send your presents early, 2nd avoid the rush. k Towrsend if, '\Vulfe Kenneto t'eick (co~gc R~kv, oud Perry M fThvden Eugene 1,. Dunne Wtn Graulich, Jr. John (2. ilaskin FIarv~y 1',. Used C. 1,. Putnam E. 1). Armam.txoot H. XV', Cooper XV~tilaem- Plower Edw. '11' bZ;c4lt. i ~ r. V. - . Good A, ' tveJI, l VALE answers. A lot of people refreshed We're not so sad at losing their memories by reading the an- The U Hall portico, swers, or learned something new. But Though it wasn't half-bad look- Mr. Edison's strictures upon college ing; courses made him a target for retorts Too bad it had to go. from every point of the compass. He was assailed himself as "amazingly But what we're sad at losing ignorant." In building program's sprees Dr. Henry van Dyke tells Mr. Edi- Is the air of true tradition son that he misapprehends the nature And the very pleasant trees. of a college education. "The object * * * is not to enable a man to make a living, but to teach him how to en- COtMMUNICATIONlarge and enrich his mental and mor- i . Ral life, to be more of a man, to be Dear Sir: a real person, and not a mere cog in It has been called to my attention the machinery of industry." Dr. van that in yesterday's column you hadDn reference to refer to the venerable Dyke scores when he remarks that reiherenceotoherito thnrablemthe trouble with Edison's idea of ed- Smith Brothers distinguishing the ucation is that he merely wants Ia- only by their genial* appendiages. I bo that he erly banss. would like to refer you to all the pub- Mr t at he can use in his business. lished pictures of these gentlemen whereby you can plainly see that the "dirty work" is repugnant to college men, Dr. van Dyke enters a stout de- one on the left is called Trade andnial.. President Gray of Bates also a the one on the right Mark. In; other takes up the cudgels. Quoting the words they should be referred to as wa s saigha he maoit Mr. T. Smith and bMr. M. Smith, students are afraid "to look dirt in Yours till rubber tires, the face," he says: "More than half *a gP -of the boys here are earning a part *Hirsute appendages, m'boy, hir- Io l fterwytruhclee or all of their way through college, sute. These fellows are not afraid to look * * * dirt in the face." It would appear WE NOMINATE for president of the that Mr. Edison is not familiar with new Irish Free State the lad who the chores that many students do to tells us the Lit school excavation is get an education. A list should be Volstead's grave because it has the prepared for him. water-wagon in it. In justice to Mr. Edison, it should * * * be said that, while he is a critic of MORE FROM OUR NOVEL college methods as he understands them, he prefers to employ graduates, if he can catch them young. Thirty- *j two out of six hundred college men who took his questionnaire made a mark of 90 per cent., and he engaged them. "Most of them," he said re- She met him on the Diagonal with- cently, "are now in executive posi- out a topcoat. (Him, not the Diag- tions, and have executive ability and onal.) good judgment." Mr. Edison wants "My, I should think you'd be chil- no man about him whose memory is 1 ly!" she said in a melodious woice. not good. His questionnaire was "You should think I'm silly!" de- mainly a test of memory. Much of the manded him. ) information he asked for wopld be of "Silly--I said CIILLY." no service in the Edison plants. The "Oho.'' questionnaire was a hobby with him. "Why; don't you think we should When one of the most practical men say what we think?" she askedim. of the age, George W. Goethals, cast "Nope," said he, "F'rinstance, you his eye over it he waved the list say, 'Oh, my hairs' a fright!' and I aside, and said "Good-bye" to the re- agree with you, you get angry." porter. Charles M. Schwab, another "Well, it is," she scowled. "But you hard-headed man, says there are no don't need to say so. questionnaires, at the Bethlehem Steel "Ain't that just like a wimen," he Works. A Yale graduate of 1910 murmured as she left. thought that he was the man Edison wanted, for he had "an inexhaustible supply . of useless information." A thorough test of a man's powers of observation would prove his eligibil- ity for a job under an inventor bet- ter than his ability to answer ques- tions like: Where is Kenosha? Who was Cleopatra and how did she die . and Who wrote "Home, Sweet Home"? "Wot!" vocalized the All-American There is room for improvement, edu- Frosh, "Bury U hall in that little cators agree, but, as Dr. van Dyke hole?. Can't be done!" submits, Mr. Edison has never un- derstood the purpose of the college course and the college life. Yet the THE OPEN season for Christmas controversy is salutary. Cards is fast approaching. Watch for _ the rolls Own Xmas Cards. (When AN ILLINI TRADITION we get around to it.) Here we are, back to the days of assured service in men's hos- iery. "ORVO" is the guaranteed, high- quality lisle or silk hose for men. The guarantee means exactly what it says: No darning neces- sary during the periods speci- fled. Without Darning Means freedom from a very nuisance; a nuisance for the wearer and for the women who' have to mend. Get away from it now by buy- ing "ORVO" at these prices. Lisle 3 -pairs "$1,20 3 months Thread Silk 2 pairs $2.25 3 months Bullet Proof 6 pairs $1.50 6 months J F. WUERTIH CO. Next to Wuerth Theater ane inleton hops. if 4-8 Nickels Arcade :ae.., fix . . l' S "R W -, N1 : .ER 25, 1922 Night Editor - ROBT. C. MORIARTY TII -; ยง1H STONE This ftite oonx. \fi ligau meots cor edt mci: nos mor titan bappar- eit at it thong hL. marks the cnd oi t Ia- iotbalJ -eason of 1922. The game me-n; tait once more the- radit~hm of playing the last game of th 3eir with Minnesota is being ob ervc Ti old Brown Jug, the sy~boJ of numerous hard-fought con- tests, is again at stake. Whether itl will repose at Ann Arbor for the next year or not will be decided this afternoon. But the game this afternoon has a deeper significance than those of oth- er years have had. On its outcome depends the championship of the Con- ference, so far as Michigan is con- cerned. This year has been a difh- cUt otto to weather. The climax of the season did not come t Co- lumbus, nor did it come during eith- er of the games on Ferry field. The nervous tension has been extant through all of the games. And to- day's contest is no exception to its predecEdssors. The team must re- turn to Ann Arbor tomorrow with the Brown jug under one arm, and the . .ninfo bi of thRim B Ten under SEEING THE CAMPUS The new system of campus guides seems to be by far the most efflicent Method of acquainting visitors with the campus which has yet been de- vised. The operation of the system is under the supervision of the Dean of Students. The tours of the campus are con- ducted by students. Anyone who wish- es to be shown around the Univer- sity, may, by application at the office of the Dean of Students, be assigned the buildings. Each hour a different man is on duty, and each tour lasts one hour. The advantage of this system lies in the fact that those who are thus introduced to the campus mays be certain that they are missing noth- ing, and that the important features of each b7 lding are being pointed out to them by persons who really know each structure. The visitor who has thus seen the University goes away with a clear picture of all that he has seen in his mind, and what is equally important, he passes this in- formation on to his friends, who thus become acquainted with the Univer- sity themselves. There appears to be no reason why this project should not be a suc- cess. The fact that there is no charge for the services of a guide should insure it as many patrons as it can care for. s' The Ideal C1hristmas Gift I rf- P'efSoal Printed S ationery .4 Rytex Stationery Solves the Gift Problem Order Now Y , 100 four-page linen sheets and 100 wallet-flap, e n velo p e s to match - printed with your n a me and address for only $1.O Christmas lists are usually so long and there are so many people for whom it is difficult to select just the right gift! tationery is something that every one uses and every one appreciates good stationery! When a personal touch is added to the fine quality paper something really worth giving is obtained. In this good-looking stationery you can have choice of five colors of paper- pink, blue, buff, heliotrope and white. The printnig is in Rytex Blue Ink. Each order comes packed in an attractive box. Can you think of a Christmas present that would be more personal - or more appreciated by either a man or a woman - han a box of this good-looking printed stationery? A real gift at a low price -- $1. 4 C:[M11Bl Omp s11 D1pIog i the other. Used to be that every stereotyped picture of how a building was going CONVOCATIONS-CLOSED$ to look when completed had a few Although the convocations plan buggies standing out in front. Then inaugurated late last year was set they beganl putting in automobiles. aside as impractical by the commit- And now the sketch of the new Mich- tee of deans at a meeting Thursday, igan dormitory boasts an airplane fly- no reasons were given out for the ing overhead. What progress is regis- oflicial disapproval which they, be- tered in these drawings! stowed. The announcement was made, however, that convocations of Michigan stands today on the the student body would . be icalled brink of not only one, but two cham- from time to time during the year pionships. While the football Varsity "when the occasion presented itself". confronts Minnesota the cross coun- The plan as used last spring called try squad fights for Conference hon- for general assemblies to be held ors at Purdue. once each month on a specified date. This provided for eight convocations The class of '69 has shown its spir- during the year, requiring four hours it by demanding the salvation of its each semester to be cut fom the memorial tree.. Now all the old boys classes otherwise held at the time of ought to come back here for a re- the meetings. Four hours a semester union and move it to some safer is not evry much when compared to place. the number of times a course meets.j And with the instructor in possession Perhaps those of us who have not uaity Imini) * * Fully as much a tradition as the The Sheep from the Goats hobo parade is the erennialpetition "Alogi .~tol aid clas tra- I oopraei h peena ptio All organizations andclasstreas-from the student body to be excused urers from classes on Friday and Saturday Who play musical instruments following Thanksgiving. As inevita- meet' in front of ble as final examinations is the coun- Waterman gym-" cil's refusal. No school year is com- - OOD. plete without it. Where they will be surrounded by Each year some imaginative student the state police and sent on a long va- is fired with the zeal to take the cation to Jackson over the midse- matter in his own hands, to start the mester season - particularly saxo- petition that will result in his and phoners! More particularly incipient 9,000 other students being able to exponents of the saxophone. gather round the festive board at * * * home. He phrases the petition in Only the First Edition pretty language and respectful, and "Knowing you to be a literary man takes it about the campus until the I would like to know, is the hole be- list of signatures is yards long. Every- side the medic building the campus' body signs. It is the annual custom. best cellar?" And everybody prepares to stay here. QWATEMALA. It is a yearly habit. Because the * ~* *petition is always turned down as is They should try to get the physics the wont of those to whom the pe- Theyshold ty t ge thephyicstition is submitted. building out of the ditches by Christ- T is submted. ,J1~~i0 J