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e University has heard
ilding and, expansion, a
h was as necessary as
-but it has worn upon
tudent body alike. In
rt Bridges to come here
ion of keen judgment
[plomacy to the credit,
dent Burton) it appears
a of educational devel-
ing the strenuous phys-
ent of the University,
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
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There is much more to be said of
the laureate and of the effect his resi-
dence here will have on the University.
That will be discussed later. Today
we can only congratulate ourselves
and quickly sympathize with the
iews of the eastern colleges, for, in
site of our pride and confidence in
our University ,we, ourselves, really
'did not know howa good we were, un-
til our president went to England.
Perhaps a panacea for the pride
wound of the East will be the recol-
lection that, the poet of New England
once condescended to live at a Uni-
versity in the muddy middle west, for
two years, and he did not find it so
bad. When he departed he took with
kim scores of firm friendships and he
left a definite good with all who were
fortunate enough to have enjoyed con-
tact with him.
1' All this has been done in the muddy
middle west. .
PUTTING IT SQUARELY,
Recent press dispatches from Ber-
lin indicate the inevitable failure of
the German policy of passive resist-
ance. The Streseman government,
pressed by the industrial unrest with-
in the country caused by the continu-
ally falling mark, has offered to open
= negotiations with the French govern-
ment looking toward a solution of
their difficulties. The German condi-
.tions are, all of a minor nature and
should, without doubt, be met with
eual fairness by the French.
One of the surprising things about
the eapitulation of the Stresmann pol-
i icy is- the offer to pay a larger share
of their reparation assessment than
B> as heretofore been demanded by the
e French.. Large German gold ship-
ments to this country for investment
in American securities, within the past
few months have made it clear that
Germany was withholding payments
on indemnity assessments either
through a desire to preserve her es-
tablished policy of passive resistance
or because of actual unwillingness to
} pay at all. Of these two " considera-
tions the former seems the most rea-
sonable. The offer to begin payments
on her indebtedness now is a sure
sign of her sincerity in abandoning
her previous policy.
The French, on the other hand, are
.no' doubt ready to meet any fair offer
p of the Germans, although it is unlike-
ly that they will relinquish their hold
on' the valuable Ruhr valley until
every reason for remaining is wiped
outy, The apparent fairness of the
German offer is a long step toward
removing every reason and, if France
does accept the invitation of the
:Stresemann government to enter into
negotiations with a view toward a
final settlement of difficulties, she will
hardly dare to ask fairer terms than
those already offered.
The Poincare policy of occupation
has withstood a great deal of world-
wide disfavor in spite of a propounded
dissention among the French elector-
ate itself. The purpose of the French
action has continued to wear an as-
Y pect of physical retribution although
governmen'tal officials have insisted
their policy was carried on merely
to bring about payment of reparations.
IU present reports from Berlin are
correct, the new German offer will
leave the French little of their pres-,
ent ground to stand on and will soon
disclose the real meaning of the'.
French occupation.
Twenty-Five Years
Ago At Michigan
Reprinted from the files of the U. of
11. Daily, September 24, 1898.
The Student's Lecture Association
has placed James Whitcomb Riley on
this year's program.
r For the past week the football men
have been in training at Whitmore
TO the person who suggests the
best title for this column to operate
under, during the school year whichI
begins tomorrow, we will pay the4
sum of fifty cents in U. S. Specie. Thel
person may be a student, male or f.e-
male, old or young; or he may be a
member of the faculty, or he may
simply be some low fellow who wants
a chance at the money. Contestants9
need not fear that we will give all
the prizes and honorable mentions to,
guys from the home town, as was
done in the recent Chicago Tribune
Building competition. Nothing, in
fact, would giveus greater pleasure
than to award the grand prix to a
deserving Finlander,..
Unlike most' contests current inj
these states, this one will have no
rules.
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"Salesology"]
THE editor of this, the Greatest Col-1
lege Daily, says to us that we gotta
get out an awful snappy paper today,
because this is the one the campus
is gonna judge us by. On the strength
of this, we hereby make the' following
remarks, which we think should make
the salpsmens' work easy:
1. This year's Freshman classI
strikes us as about the handsomest
aggregation of human beings we have
ever seen. They also 'look bright and
strong.
2. All the other classes, even the
grads, also look bright and handsome
and strong. The professors do not
look handsome or bright or strong,
because the University subscribes for
all of 'em anyway.
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Our Own Postcards-No. 1
For The Girl At Home
Well, here I am in Ann Arbor,
Enjoying its sights and cheer.
Everything's great,
And I'm feeling 1st rate-
But, O! How I wish you were here!
B. C. D., '26.
From the Frosh Bible
"Whimsies appeared to give the
campus the best in literary t hings.
Fiction, poetry, short sketches of the
highest type are printed in this mag-
azine which has gained great favor
among the lovers of good works."
"Any one ,can contribute to the
Gargoyle but publication cannot be
guaranteed unless the material is up
to a high standard."
"As a large number of people every
year have seen the need of such a
publication its (Chimes') subscrip-
tion lists have grown steadily."
"The Michigan Daily has been term-
ed the "Greatest College Daily', and
the name is not far from 4eserved."
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This Is Too Deep For Us
"It's somebody's birthday today,"
say the Eversharp blotters that are
being given away in the James.
That's funny, I thought it was Sat-
urday.
Clement.
Frankly, we can't see that at all-
but it may be very good, so we print
it herewith.
A Dtielplinary Precedent.
(The Summer Michigan Daily)
One of the most exemplary mani-
festations of fairness and good sports-
manship which has ever arisen in a
case of student discipline in an Amer-
ican college came to light yesterday
morning with the public apology of
11 students for conduct "not becoming
gentlemen."
Whenever a student gets into dif-
ficulties he immediately begins to
speculate upon his chances of "getting
out" of the affair as easily as pos-
sible. The apology which is printed
today on page one of this issue, is the
first and only case in the history of
the Dean of Students' office, where a
group of men displayed the honor and
nerve to "face the music"' voluntar-
ily
This exceptional behaviour was
matched by the Dean of Students with
a spirit of fairness which is above re-
proach from the most prejudiced op-
ponents of interference with student
liberty. Both parties to this aston-
ishing coup deserve nothing but open-
minded praise from the student body
to whom their apology is directed. To
those who give more than, passing
thought to their infraction of the "un-
written law" which binds Michigan
gentlemen, no other word than '"prude"'
can fittingly attach, in view of their
subsequent conduct.
They were not summoned by the
Dean of Students. They were not
"quizzed" by .the Dean of Students.
They came of their own volition to
his office and told their own story and
asked that the matter be "cleared up."
The Dean did not put to them a
single 'question until requested to do
so by a member of the group.
They then proceeded to draw up
their own document, signed it, and,
after having it approved by the Dean,
submitted it to the managing editor
of the The Daily with the request that
it be published in this issue.
Is this the ideal situation in student
discipline? The only answer to this
question is the suggestion of a bet-
ter plan. The student body must
realize now, if never before, that it
takes nerve and backbone "to face the
music openly and that there are men
in the University willing to sacrifice
their dignity that the public peace of
mind may not be outraged.
The case at hand proves that stu-
dents can discipline themselves and
that a Dean of Students may be an
advisor and counsellor without being
a policeman. If this affair is taken
as a precedent, a new life has been
given to the moral status of Univer-
sity of Michigan students.
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Dilemma No. 2
As we approach the bottom oft
first col, we are confronted witht
problem of a signature. What t9
what to do-
Woops! Here's a whole list
names beginning with B.
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the
the
do
of
Sir: The ladies in charge of reg-
istration seem to be under the delu-
sion that it is a crime not to have
a middle name. I signed my stuff
and turned it p and she said, "You
have no middle name?"
"No'mom," said I.
"You didn't use one last year?"
"Nome". I was beginning to think
she thought I was a liar.
"And nobody made any trouble
about it?" she pursues.
"No MOM", I says, kind of exasper-
ated.
"Well, I guess it's all right", she
says, finally.
I just turned smartly on my heel
and walked right away.
SCeell.
Dear Cecil:. We had so much trou-
ble ourselves in our freshman year
that we adopted a middle name. We
were sensible enough to pick out a
darn good one, too. That's just what
we'd advise you to do.
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Filler
Succotash is made of peas, beans,.
The Poet Laureate.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
A event of unusual interest and im-~
portance from many points of view is
the announcement that Robert Bridges,
Poet Laureate of England, is going
to spend some months at the Universi-
ty of Michigan at Ann Arbor. It is
extremely significant that a successor
of Chaucer, Spenser, Dryden, Words-
worth and Tennyson should leave
England for an extended stay at any
American institution of learning. It
is a strong and inspiring appeal to the
imagination.
Apart from these considerations, the
visit of Mr. Bridges is a somewhat
surprising revelation of literary and
poetic conditions in America. Even
after the first shock of the announce-
ment that the poet laureate is to make
an extended stay in the United States,
an additional fillip of suprise is giv-
en by the fact that he is to reside at
a university beyond the Hudson river,
indeed beyond the Allegheny Moun-
tains-and not at one of the older and
more famous colleges near the At-
lantic Ocean. This rather astonishing
phase of the case will lead not a few
to gain a new and valued view of what
has been going on in the United States
in such matters and will teach Ameri-
cans something it is good for them
to know about America. A writer In
New England is moved to express his
feelings thus:
"It may be asked in this part of the
country why the academic visit of
England's Poet Laureate should be
received at a western state university,
not noted for its patronage of letters
nor for its record and influence in this
field, rather than at Harvard, Yale and
Princeton.
"The answer is two-fold. Evidently
the representative of Michigan wanted
him and had the enterprise and the
grace to go and get him. And again,
it is to be considered that possibly the
abounding and practical west needs a
poet and critic of Mr. Bridges' culture
and restrain more than the effete east
needs him. Like another, he may feel
that he comes rather to the lost sheep
than to the saved. Gopher Prairie is
not in Miehiahvn z+' f4-. ar ,r~t
eil Snow seems the most likely
didate for end on the football
n. Last year he played fullback
the D. A. C. eleven and three sea-
s before he played on the De-
t High school team. He is six
, two and one half inches in
ght and weighs 170 pounds.
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