THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, DECEMBER ICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIC1IGA1 N ibjished everysmorning except onday i~, (h liiver sity year by the Board in tol of Student Publications. ewbers of Western Conference Editorial ciation. ie Associated Press 'is exclusively en- I to the use for republication of all news atches credited to it or not otherwise ited in this paper and the local news pub- d there'n. itered at the postoflice at Ann Arbor, igan, as second class matter. Special rate ostafe granted by Third As3istant Post- er Cjeneral. bscription by carrier, $3.50; by maih Ffies: Ant. Arbor Press Building, May- ones: Fditeriai, 2414 and 176-M ;Bsi- 960. - .-- - gned curnmuniatiOfl7, .;ot exceeding 300 ~ wi e~ Ily 'JI~e aily at Upon reqv..st, Iuiltt : co ruvrnciants will be re- ,tvI a cnuidruttal EDiT~OR1i L STAFF Tdeplho-e, 211 and 176-M. I ANAGING DITOR O A. tiIBoa (I( linran *. ~ .C.Moriarty ~i, Ale. ~ A. B C n~abi It is idle to condemn this attitude. It is the result of a system above which students cannot rise due to ex- isting intellectual limitation. But we are revolutionary enough to believe' that many men and women now in the University would be better off at profitable labor. It may be argued that no one fails to receive some bone- fit from college, but this ignores the incalculable harm which such stulti- fying individuals can do to those. whose talents enable them to take advantage of the vast opportunities here offered. The leading universities of the country are feeling this trend back to an education which stresses the primacy of the mind. At the Uni- versity of Chicago at Dartmouth, at Yale and at Columbia we have seen recent manifestations of the change. Entrance requirements have been raised and sterile athleticism discour- aged. In the light of these facts, we can- not but applaud the Regents' action. Their decisions will not be popular with some and it required vision and courage to make them. The abolition of Plhn 13 will prevent to some extent the annual influx of incompetent stu- dents while the discountenacing of the plan to importune the alumni for a huge suim of money, goes far towards checking the very real menace of o er-athleticism. It is to be hoped that this "shutting down" policy so wisely and auspiciously begun, will be consistently persevered in until Mich- igan can again assert its right to pre- eminence as an intellectual institu- tion. N/P,,Ymlflt A YfllAAArl//// fl . AS 0 O LL" IT IS NOT SINFULJ TO BE COXXON- BUT-- 7 bI lI ri What woman wants to be the gossip of her friends simply because she served thin sliced bread for dinner, and entered the dining room last when dinner was announced by her maid? And what man wants to spread his napkin over his lap like a table cloth, while a gentleman opens only one fold? There is no harm in taking a woman's arm when they cross a street, but who wants to commit these little blunders and "give away" their ignorance of refinement? - - . There is no law against pronouncing valet "vallay," but the word is no longer given its French sound in high social circles. Neither is it sinful not to know the meaning of le beau monde sang-froid, ma cherie, vis-a- vis-it is just COMMON. This is taken from a pamphlet call- ed "What Is Best Society?" publish- ed by the "Social Culture Publications Co., 151 Fifth Ave.. New York." The italics are by Jason Cowles. And this month Vanity Fair, con- sidered by some people the most so- phisticated magazine in America, is] printing propaganda for the formation of a Ma Jongg conference, the purpose of which will be the standardization' and nprnMtuation of the Mikado's fav-' something on tke Theory of Street Cleaning. . . Our inner spirit (than which there is nothing perceptiver) now whispers to us: That stuff on etiquette is stale, Cowles. And our outer self comes right back: Aw, what of it? Mr. Jason Cowles SAMPUS OPINION INCONSISTENT ACTION To the Editor: The reinstatement of R. C. Gerber Saturday by the faculty representa- tives; of the Western Conference furn-, I A Wonder Selection of Personal Engraved Christmas Cards -AT - -- G R. A H AM'S .. BOTH ENDS OF THE DIAGONAI, WALK Orde tLar Cars wanted for one: bou rand a half on Der, . I1f, 1( tape iIsiting boys on Stour ,of ty. Cal1 V. Neal At 258. I ishes one answer to the question, "Why are we faced with the problem# of. professionalism in college sports?" We will be faced with this problem as! long as the faculty committee in con- trol of athletics follows a vascillat- ing policy. According to the news items in Sunday's Daily the committee heldI that Gerber deserved professional, classification and should have been ruled out as he was earlier in the year. They think, however, that his punish- ment has been sufficient, and that he may now re-enter collegiate sport. This action- taken by the committee is illogical and unfair in an extreme.I It is unfair to Wisconsin to deprive her of such strength when she needed it most; it is unfair to Gerber to .ta mn- him a a,rofessional if the duct becoming a gentleman" rested Fa r -et - ; f upon public opinion. Each individualjilL iidliy '%.j aSSlleu Co lmns was obliged to uphold the morali____--_-- stand of the community. This sense of responsibility has now been shifted -; from the individual to the law and the PAY YOUR Sa e result has been an increase not in drinking but in drunkenness. . JV50c President Marion L. Burton return- ed to Ann Arbor last night after de - livering an address at the dedication- of the new "million-dollar" high school in Flint Sunday afternoon and attend- Before Dec.13th ing a banquet of the Detroit UnionBeoeD c 13h League club last night. I .APrr ss Building. Opp.' Majestic Theater. It's true efficiency to use Daily Classifieds.-Adv I NOVE R Eillsl.Ail And w :r >7 5 icr"_ '. u T 1 :;i ,it inReiha' i f. H JtGe K. i . Styes W.; 1, Waitlhour 'tel ajdi 01143 9~(~ SUCH A CONTROVERSY IS A GOOD THING When thinking Englishmen come to the United States, they, in most in- stances ,create a stir of one kind or another. It seems to be a sort of tradition for them to attempt to start up a little fire in the camp. Mr. Ramsay McDonald, the leader of the labor party in the House of Commons, who is now in the midst of a visit to this country, has raised no little uproar in declaring that "there is more . corruption in Washington Canu pep se"La t lc AAl.oL o iawp ill. u pl VSC CA.O C. AA Lilt orite game-at least in the United charge Is untrue. If the charge of States. This body, when and if professionalism against him is valid formed, will consider all such weighty he deserves disbarment from college questions as whether the hand from i athletics as much as any other pro- heaven shall be allowed when you fessional player. Personally, I do not are playing just 3 hand dog, and also believe the present professional class- whether rubber ducks as well as west ification of college athletes is fair, and winds shall rate as terminals. Oh the faculty committee evidently is of well- the same opinion, or they would not * * * have reinstated Gerber while still of Campus Conversation the opinion that he is a professional.1 (As carried on after you have met a I believe that any college student,1 giv and the introducer has left.) otherwise eligible, should be allowed "Indiana-Petersville, Indiana." Ito compete in collegiate athletics, "Petersville, eh? Don't believe I provided he does not compete in theE know where that is." sport In which he professionalizes. .- -. . .. 1 2 3 4 5 4; 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 21 22 23 24 25 2 27 2S 29 .30 PRE-O1LIDAY SALE ON MEN'S HATS Hats that were $3.60, Now $3.00 Hats that were $1.00, Nov $3.50 Hlats that were $4.50, Now $e3.75 Hats that were $5.00, Now $4.2 Hats Cleaned and Reblocked at low prices for Ifgh-Class Work. FACTORY RAT STORE 21 7 Packard St. Phone 1792 (Where D. U. R. Stops at State) May be found for your valuable docu- ments by using our Safety Deposit Vault. The service will please you. Farmers & Mechanics Bank 101 105 SOUTH MAIN 330 SOUTH STATE TiS1NESS MANAGL:"R ,AUR)NCF 31. KAVRUT _ ................... Dunnei~hy Ag ..- Roesse -------------B'.1< rherer ants.....................A. S. Morton .... ... A i.Hayden . f oL.. ..... ........ l:,a w r "ce T'ierev W. Campbell l 3 Ioe'temaker ,,,,N.IE. IUolland Champion _M. ,L. Ireland Cumin -tawid A:vtarks s M. Dexter Byron Parker hJ. Fin'. 1.M Rockwell id A Fox H.,EK Rose rtn Ifaigit A. J. Seidman SHale f . awkinson .1, C. K White R. C. Winter TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1923 ht Editor-A. B. CONNABLE, JR. THE "SHUT DOWN" POLICY' I . " "... .... .... FLOWERS- i . . The Board of Regents is to be pon- gratulated upon the good sense and acumen which it manifested at its re- cent meeting in at least two respects:, In forthright terms which must have' delighted everyone Intelligently inter- sted in the University's welfare, the Regents denounced the fatuous pro- posal recently advanced that $1,500,- 00 be solicited from alumni with the intention of making Michigan "the sport center of the Middle West" by enormous expansion of the football stadium at Ferry field. At the same session, the Regents abolished Plan B for entrance into the literary col- lege--an equally significant if less spectacular decision. It is no secret that in recent years the University has drifted far afield 'rom the legitimate activities of an "institution of higher learning." In common with most American univer- sities it has become so enslaved by the mania for athleticism and "camp- us activities" that the only really im- portant activity, namely intellectual improvement, has practically ceased to exist save in a few quarters where idealistic faculty members cherish the flame lest it become wholly extinct. A man's physical prowess, his jug- gling in campus politics or his ability to "make" one of the innumerable "honor" societies has become the mea- sure of his worth. President Burton's dictum that "education still has some- thing to do with the mind" has fallen upon deaf ears in a student body whose fetish is "popularity" and whose conception of a "100 percent Michigan man" is realized by "putting across" some "drive," getting off dull jokes about prohibition, and roaring for the team. Let no one suppose, however, that this deplorable situation is sensed by only a radical minority. The slow- ness with which remedial measures have been taken is not due to anyl failure of University officials to com- prehend the conditions, but there are almost insuperable difficulties in the way of a change. So long as we can- than in London, and more in the House of Representatives than in the House of Commons." It was like a bombshell thrown into the camp of American politics, and it was immed- iately answered by Speaker Gillett of the House of Representatives. Mr. Gillett' who, incidently happens to know Mr. McDonald quite intimately, and for whom he has a high regard, states that so far is he knows and has observed, headoes not remember of a single intance where he has suspected, or has had any reason to suspect, any man in the House of being influenced in his vote by corrupt motives. Speaker Gillett says that Mr. McDonald is not in any way ac- quainted with the situation, and speaks with no authority at all on the matter. The Speaker is only too sorry that 'such an accusation has been brought forward to the American people. He thinks also that it is the result of partisan debate that the British Labor Leader has allowed himself to make such a statement. Whatever happens to be the truth of the situation, such accusations and controversies, especially when party leaders make them, are decidedly good bits of work for the public a large. It is generally known that corruption in politics is as old as are politics themselves, and for a man of. Mr. Mc- Donald's character to make such a statement in the face of all possible criticism carries along with it no little amount of significant meaning. Poli- ticians are made to sit up and take notice when statements of such a na- ture are given to people, and the results are in most cases rather good than bad. Mr. McDonald's visit will not be without its merits. Twenty-Five Years Ato At Michigan From the files of the U. of M. Daily, Dec. 4, 1898 Walter Camp, writing for The Chi- cago Times Herald of recent date said, "In the season's football, one team stands out prominently above the rest and that team is Harvard. Unde- feated, but more than undefeated. The team whose advance has been steady, whose play in all departments has been uniformly good, a team relying! i "Nelit snt a very big town- But that is beside the point. about 55 miles south of Chicago." The' faculty committee of the West- "55 hey." ern Conference that disqualifled Gerb- "Yeah." er and then reinstated him has com- "Well, that must be some where mitted a gross misdeed. As I see mat-I near the Illinoise state, line, isn't it?" ters', tiere were three courses open "I don't know. I don't believe so." to thiein! 'hen they met Saturday: if' "Well listen-if you're 55 miles they fddhd Gerber t' come under the south qf Chicago you c.an't help bein' professiohal tuling they should stand almost on the Illinoise state line-be-' by their; guns and permanently dis- cause the Illinoise state line is Justquay him; if the found him inno- about 60 miles south of Chicago." cent of the charges made against him "Well, maybe I am near the Illinoise they.shp.uld reinstate him ,with pro- state line-I never knew it though." fuse apologies for their oversight "How are the roads up to Chicago- when the original decision was made pretty good?" ;and see to it to mae another similar "Yeah, they aren't so bad-First 20 one; or if they found that he comes miles aren't so good; but then at under the present professional ruling, Dusenberg you hit the State road- but they thought it an unfair ruling, I-33, you know, and then it's darn as their action 'seems to indicate, they good all the rest of the way." should first revise the ruling, and then "Well, I turn off here, Smiggins- reinstate him. Any of these proced- Mighty glad to have met you." ures would have been consistent, and "Yeah. See you again." thoroughly acceptable. The proced- The Little Pitcher ure they followed certainly was * * * neither consistent or acceptably fair. TO THOUGHTFUL LITTlE If the committee is to merit the re- FLORENTINE spect of those it represents it must So Florentine, you write and say follow a consistent policy, and it You dined on turkey lavishly, would do well to begin by making a And you fell sick because you ate satisfactory settlement of this case. A portion extra just for me. CICERO .............. rr Rf Yti ff/r"tftiiiR tfitiiti" iNtift MtH n) __..... __ .. _... _----- - VO A Rte (V. vory .. :. 1 i Is Our -' 4 Specialty We Give the Proper A Conmplete 1,e of this exuisite Christmas it } Service 1 Sware niOW on U I PHONE 115 1 ousins &Hr EBERB Florists h1 611 E. UNIVERSITY AVENUE2 0 . .-.-..........- $say. f, .: ACH & SON CO. LBERTY ST - ----a .......RrrRRRRR~M RRR a V 0 ; 11 ..:v . 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But who wants to be classed with "all sorts of persons" thought all of us as we stampeded for the habitual I YESTERDAY[ r B~y SMYT1HE Drinking and Drunkenness Ever since the Volstead act defined the Eighteenth Amendment, college authorities have been in a difficult position. It is, of course, impossible to definitely ascertain just how much, the act is violated in the institutions of higher learning, but general indi- cations point to an abandonment of the comparative moderation of stu- dents of the last decade. * * * This is not as strange as it may seem. Prior to the Volstead act, col- leges and students had their own code I regarding drinking and drunkenness. A man might drink but drunkenness was "conduct unbecoming a gentle-I man." The man who was seen in public in a state of intoxication was frowned upon by his fellow students. A nice distinction was made between the celebration of football victories club elections and the like, and real addiction to drink. It was a time when many drank but few were drunkards. * '* * In 1919 came a rapid change inI point of view. In place of the atti- tude that a man might drink but owed respect to his fellow students as re- gards his conduct, came a more or' I} 11- Monday, Tueed Wd W idcShdaH, Dec. 3rd, 4th and 5th 11 Correct Things for College Men From the Lytton College Shop 11 on no one style of play, but able to Ptomaine Joint. shift their game as circumstances in- CALIGULA dicated, and finally, a team with no * * * discovered or discernable weakness." Just one more thing (as Caligula used to say when he was mogul of this EAn naccint ocurrdin _the chemn- , ., , . +o7o VERCOATS and Suits of distinctive patterns and conservative cut, Hats, Shoes, everything you wear-- personally selected by Burchfield-and quite in time for the holidays. s . a s " e s a i :I