THE WEATHER CLOUDY AN PROBABLY SNOW r g t6 ti Section One VOL. XXXIV. No. 80 TWENTY PAGES ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1924 TWENTY PAGES PRICE, FIVE CE BAKST CRITICISESj I \NLISTIC TENDENCY IN ARTi EMHNENT DESIGNER AND ARTIST OUTLINES EVOLUTION OF SUBJECT SAYS CHILDREN PRODUCE UNUSUALLY IDEAL TYPES Characterizes New School as Expon- ent of the Simple, Rough and Primitive Declaring that the menacing enemy of art and of the school of art is "In- dividualism" and that this is nowon the way to decadence, M. Leon Bakst, noted artist, prophesied in his lecture last night in Hill auditorium that the art of the future, that which will de-' velop during the twentieth century, will be "simple, rough, primitive, and will deal with the beauties of the hu- man body". "The painting of the future will be- gin by detesting the old stylesto pro- duce a new generation of artists, drawn into the new road, opening up today of which we still know but lit-, tle and which frightens us and is re- pugnant to our organism," asserted M. Bakst after reviewing the evolution of art from the times of Grecian paint- ing and sculpture. Contrasts Ages of Art In contrasting the various ages of , art and the schools of art which have developed, the sp'eaker pointed out that, between the thirteenth and fif- teenth centuries in Italy, artists op- ened up their own studios and boys1 around 12 and 13 years of age were allowed to go into the studios and in this way learned art directly from1 the head of the studio, with the youngt pupils following out explicitly the or- ders of the instructor. That the three characteristics of children's painting, "sincerity, move-1 ment, and clear, pure color", will be- come a characteristic of art of the E future was another of M. Bakst's pre- dictions. "ie stated that modern ar-' tists are blind to their own faults7 and that "they have allowed a weed to grow over naive and direct inspir- ation." Predicts Change of Style i "The three qualities of art whichl children under 12 possess should be- long to all great schools of art," the speaker added. "Two-thirds of all of the pictures of modern mature artists are not inspired from the heart but from the mind." In describing the manner in which the people of today will pass to the. new art, M. Bakst said that "we will strike the new art from the awkward side from the coarse viewpoint. The blazers of the trail will be the vic-! tims. The art itself will be entirely different, however." After the formal part of the lec- ture, slides showing various designs' were exhibited on the screen with the speaker of the evening explaining the styles and commenting on their sig- nificance. ESTTE F WE IRE VICTIM FILES CIILSUIT Pontiac, Mich., Jan. 12.-Damages of $390,000 are asked in a civil damage suit commenced in Circuit Court here yesterday by David Brady, adminis- trator of the estate of Lloyd Kridler against the Detroit Edison Co. and the Edison Illuminating Co. Krdler was electrocuted Sept 9. 1923,,while putting up a wireless aer- ial in his ba'k yard in Ferndale when the wires came in contact with high tension wies of the defendant com- pany. The administrator is suing to re- cover the amount Krdler would have received had he lived his full ex- pectancy and also asks damages for pain and suffering. The Week's News In Brief The following column is a sur- vey of news of the world during the past week. An attempt has been made to present the news as concisely as possible. NATIONAL The Bok prize peace plan was an- nounced. It favors entrance of the United States into the World war and co-operation with the League of Na- tibns-the latter to become an arbit- ral rather than a coercive body. See page nine. * * * Frank Hendrick, New York lawyer and a loser in the peace contest, plans to fight Bok, claiming that the juryi did not read all the plans. He is at-! tempting to interest the irreconcil- able senators, who oppose the plan any way, in his cause. * * * The president refused to budge an inch from his stand on the Mellon tax reduction plan. He says Congress may3 mangle it if it wants but that the re- sult is likely to be no tax reduction at all. The democrats want more re- duction for small incomes and less reduction of taxes on the large ones.- By this proposal they hope to posej as the poor man's friend and capital-I ism's enemy.I * * * - Manley Hudson, authority on inter- national law, said: "If the American support cannot be given the existingf World court we may as well say theI United States has seceded from thel organized world." ,- * * Senator Lodge brought evidence to prove that the Soviet government and the International, which aims at a; world revolution, are interlocking, and that the latter was organized by the Communist party, which dominates Russian politics. A resolution proposing a constitu- tional amendment to prohibit issuance of tax-exempt securities was report- ed. * * * The "ex-Service Men's Anti-Bonus, League" met in Chicago to announce that fully as many former service men were against bonus as were for it. Their slogan, is "Everything for the disabled-Nothing for the Able Bodied". * * * The President placed an embargo on arms destined for rebel forces in Mexico. With this and the recently! completed sale of arms to the Fed- erals the administration will let thei Mexican situation rest. The embargo carries a fine with it of $10,000. { * , * PLACE CONTRACT FOR BUILDING OF NURSE DORMITORY $600,000 STRUCTURE CALLED FOR ON LOCATION CLOSE TO OBSERVATORY HOME IS RECENT GIFT OF DETROIT SENATOR Shepard Says Laboratory Will Be Unique Feature of Design Announcement was made by the building and grounds department last night that the contract for the new nurse's dormitory has been let to{ the H. G. Christenson company con- tracting firm, at an estimated amount of $600,000. The firm to which the construction of the building has been let is the same which had charge of the con- struction work of the Yost field house, the model High School and the engin- eering shops. "The new dormitory is to be con-1 structed and is planned more on the designs of a home, and it is intended to create this atmosphere rather than that of the usual type of University buildings," said Prof. John F. Shep- ard, supervisor of the building plans of the University, in reference to the design of the building, last night. "The building, as the plans stipulate now, is to be one unit of the future dormitories and will be constructed on the site that is located at the cor- ner of 14th and Ann streets, just west of the observatory. The funds for the new Nurses dorm- itory wore donated to the University by Senator James G. Couzens of De- troit on April 17, 1923. Originally the funds were incorporated in the Uni- .versity appropriations bill which was,; at the time- of the announcement of Senator Couzen's gift, in the hands of the ways and means committee in Governor Alex J. Grosbeck then re- quested that this item be struck off from. the appropriations bill, The new dormitory is to be unique in construction and a model of its type. ,The building which has been made possible by the Detroit multi- millionaire's gift will house 250 nurses and besides the living quarters will have teaching laboratories and classrooms. FAIRCOMMITTEE SHEADS APPOIN1TED Briscoe, 14E, Announces AssistantsI Who Will Have Charge of Arrangements WILL CONDUCT CIRCUS IN CENTER OF FIELD HOUSEj Speaks Tonight Rabbi Abba illel Silver Rabbi Abba Hi~le Silver who is to speak tonight in Hill auditorium under the auspices of the Student Christian association. Rabbi Silver will speak on the subject, "' he Triumph and Foilure of Democra y." . MUSICAL COMEDY i i t i Howland, Formerly of Vocal Depart- nent of School of Music to Direct Double Quartet Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, choosing as his subject, "The Triumph and Failure of Democracy", will be the principal speaker at the University services to be held at 7:30 o'clock to- night in Hill auditorium under the auspices of the Student Christian association. The double quartet choir of Temple Beth El of Detroit, directed by William Howland, now associated with the Detroit Institute of Musical Art, and formerly of the voice de- partment of the University School of, Music, will be here for the services. Rabbi Silver, after graduating from, the University of Cincinnati and the Hebrew Uuion College in 1915, be-I came Rabbi of the Cleveland Temple, which has one of the largest congreg- ations in America at the age of 24.1 Within the past year, he has been off- ered the pulpit, it has been stated, of the foremost Jewish congregation in New York. He is now building an institutional synagog in Cleveland at a cost of $1,500,000, which promises to (Continued on Page Two) MEN CHOSEN FOR VARSITY EBT Tryouts Deliver Five Minute Talks on Many Phases of Debate 1 ON DEMOCRACYAT SERVICESTONIGHT CLEVELAND RABBI SENT ABROAD BY BAKER DURING WAR TO ADDRESS SOLDIERS DETROIT TEMPLE CHOIR WILL FURNISH MUSIC Faculty To Give Twilight Concert Members of the faculty of the Uni- versity School of Music will be the soloists with the University Symphony orchestra at the Facuity twilight con- cert to be given at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon in Hill auditorium. Miss Ora Larthard 'cellist, and Mrs. Grace Johnson Konold, soprano, will appear at this time. Both of these soloists have won considerable recognition on concert tours to many cities, and are teachers of marked ability. The University Symphony orches- tra will make its first appearance this season this afternoon under the di- rection of Samuel P. Lockwood. The program for the concert follows. Lustspiel Overture-Busoni. Symphonic Variations-Boellmann. Scherzo from "Midsummer Night'sj Dream"-Mendelssohn. "Je voeux vivre"-Gounod. Sigurd Jorsalfar-Grieg.dI The concert is open to the public, with the exception of small children. The doors will be closed during num-- bers. NAME C *OMMITTEES OF 24 LIT CLASSI Sixteen Groups To Supervise Business Or Seniors To Time Of Commencement LARGEST ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR IN COLLEGE HISTORY' Appointment of 16 senior literary class committees to supervise the ac- tivities of that class for the entire year, including all class affairs up, until commencement week and the1 program for commencement week it-! self, was announced yesterday by1 Walter K. Scherer, '24, president of the class. At the present time there are 1065 members of the graduating literary class which makes it the largest the college has ever had. The committees in full are as fol- lows: athletics, W. H. Merner, chair-: man, K. E. Kaufman, R. Cassidy, J. P. Anderson, F. B. Lambert, L. E. Neisch; auditing, L. H Favrot, chair- man R J Roth;banauet .E C Stark. VARSITY SEXTET 6N0 I IN OPENINEG GA First PerIod Scoreless; Peterma Reynolds Account for Three Goals 3.1 In a fast, clean game Michigan's hockey sextet won its first game of the season last night by taking the Notre Dame aggregation into camp by a score of 3-1. The first period was devoid of both scoring and penalties but the play was fast with both teams employing defensive tactics until they could feel out their adversaries. In the second period Captain Eddie Kahn took the puck near his own end of the rink and rushed it down the ice then shot it to Reynolds, who drove it past the Notre Dame goal ten- der for the first score of the game. The Irish came back strong for the last part of the contest and, after sev- en minutes and 50 seconds of play, Timmens received a pass from Stack and tied the score with a goal. The Catholics were not allowed to hold na- tters even, however, for Peterman took the puck, carried it down the ice and shot a beautiful goal at a consider- able distance. Reynolds ended the scoring by shooting another goal, which was also accomplished on a pass from Kahn. In spite of the fact that the Wol- verines plainly lacked practice, the victory was a decided encouragement to Michigan rooters as the team show- ed great possibilities. The play of the new men was noteworthy and the vet- erans lived up to expectations by per- forming in their old-time form. There were no real individual stars, al- though Reynolds at center put up a great game. Captain Kahn also show- ed'exceptionally clever hockey. VICTORY ENCOURAGING TEAM EXHIBITS EARLY SEASON FORM FINAL RALLY SETTLE HARD FOUGHT CONTE "S weetost Kiss" Aimed Talent For Next Oera_ Yeles One gun running plot, sale of $500,000 worth, ammunition to IHuerta been nipped in the bud. involving the of arms and has already The first payment of $150,000 from Obregon for his arms is now on de- AUTHOR OF "IN ANI) OUT" COMPOSES PLAY AN) MUSIC "Sweetest Kiss", q musical comedy, will be presented tn the form of a minature opera during the; early part of next semester 1ly Mimes, at the k Mimes theatre, it ws announced yes-k terday. The production was written last year by Edward Meis,,'25, author of last year's opera, "In and Out". The music for the comedy was also composed by Meiss Taking on the appearance of a min ature opera, there will be a chorus of six girls al six men besides the cast. Special dances will be given and special costumes that go with a musical comedy, will be worn. Mr. E. Mortimer Shuter, director of Mimes dramatics will be in charge of the production. The comedy is to be giv- en as a regular evening show and E special scenery and lighting effects will be used for the production. The purpose in presenting the con- edy is to develop new talent for the opera next year. The play will af- I ford the opportunity, it was said, of giving the directors of the opera the chance to discover the best material that existed on the campus. All types of acting will be needed and , girls parts as weil as men will have to be interpreted. Tryouts for the chorus will be held from 4 to 5:30 o'clock, tomorrow, Tuesday, and Wed- nesday, Tryouts for the cast will be held at the same time Thursday and Friday. GERMAN ATTITUDE WILL DECIDE ALELIS EPLY Paris, Jan. 12.-The reply of France and Belgium to Germany's memoran- dum requesting discussion of points growing out of the occupation of the Ruhr and the Rhineland, will be based on the general principle that modifica- tions in the occupation regime and the, exploitation of the pledges seized willf depend entirely on the disposition ofj the German government respecting the executionofethe reparation clauses of the Peace Treaty, it is ,forecast. A showing by Germany of good will to meet her obligations, and a real effort to put herself in a position to do so, will justify discussion of mod- ifications in the regime, but until such good will and effort have become ap- parent the Allies can give up nothing, they have gained by going into the Ruhr, Berlin is to be told. The position here outlined is the general attitude of France and Bel- gium, it is said in the best informed quarters. posit in the Treasury. Heads of committees that will havel Ellison D. Smith, democrat, brokeU the party deadlock when he was elect- charge of arrangements for the Un- ed chairman of the Senate Interstate'ion Fair to be held March 7 and 8, were E Commerce committee after 32 ballots: appointed last night by John D. Bris-j had been taken. He was elected only coe, '24E, general chairman. after the insurgents threw their Assisting Briscoe will be two sen- weight to his side. iOrs, Tyler Stevens, '24E, and Laur-' * * * ence Dooge, '24, as assistant general Mrs. Harding, returned to Washing- chairman. They will act directly un- ton, plans to gather political ladies der Briscoe, each of them assisting inI about her in a sort of "political sa- the general arrangements that will be lon". The influence of the wives of necessary for the fair. congressmen and public officials in Livingston Named Washington is generally underesti- Charles D. Livingston, '25, was made mated, it is believed. chairman of the carnival and midway * * committee. He will have direct su- Complete liberty of research, inst-pervision of the organization of booths, compete liberty orsar stfthat will be arranged around the Yost ruction and utterance upon matters of field house, where the-Fair will be held opinion was granted to teachers at as well as of the acts that will be Vassar, provided they stay within state given. Assisting Livingston inthis and national laws. work will be Eben Graves, '25. All constructioni and arrangements It was estimated that Henry Ford !will be cared for by a committee will be worth $1,260,000,000 within a headed by Irwin Deister, '25. Thef year. Last year 2,199,500 Fords were committee will have charge of con- let loose upon America's highways. struction work on the booths that will * * *be built for the sideshows and simi- General Smedley Butler of the Ma- lar arrangements. Walter Scherer; rines, who took over Philadelphia to '24, will be business manager for the clean it up, has started a general ex- Fair. chairman, W. H. Good, C. G. Hale, C. CLUB RRNGES FIRST MEET WILL BE WITH E. Shearer, F. H. Wishopp, Dorothy ILLINOIS AT ANN ARBOR Jeffery; cap and gown, D. C. McCabe, f chairman, L. B. Stokesbury, Margaret Selection of Michigan's Varsity de- I-lays, Susan Fitch, C. B. Riggs. A{C E bating team to compete in the Mid- Class day, L. E. D'Ooge, ohairman, - West league contest the third Friday D. W. Crane, R. A. Arndt, D. C. Patrons and patronsses for the com- in March was made yesterday morn- Crause, Helen Delbridge, S. Bolton, ing pre-contest concert of the Uni- ing following the holding of tryouts finance, J. A. Beresford, chairman, W. { versity Glee club on Thursday night, in Mason hall. Those who were chos- F. Flower, R. R. Lewright; invitiation, Jan. 17, in Hill auditorium and the en to act as the affirmative team are F. I. Yeakey, chairman, M. J. Wick- various committees in charge of the L. J. Nowicki, '25, E. H. Salzman, sall, Dorothy Maitland, E. L. Haynes, affair was announced yesterday by '25, and K. G. Wigle, '24. The 'alter- M. C. Kellsal, J. F. Idema, B. S. King, John Russell, '24 manager of the club. nate who was selected is M. H. Pryor, Geraldine Sackett, Constance Smith; The following Wednesday the club '25. Those chosen to defend the neg- memorial, J. E. Mack, chairman, H. C. will give a recital in 'psilanti and . ative side of the question are D. O. Clark, D. W. Sober, K. A. Konwinski, on Feb. 18, will go to Chicago to Cook, '24, W. E. Pear, '24, and B. B. J. L. Stephens, W. T. White; picture, sing in the mid-western intercollegi- Sibley, '25, with W. C. Dixon., '26, as ! K. R. Kerr, chairman, H. L. Bury, R. P. ate competitions to be held in that alternate. Mitchell, H. J. Nutting, L. B. Ettelson; I city. The Mid-West league debate is held pipe and cane, R. C. Moriarity, chair- The coming concert is expected to annually between universities of Illin- man, C. J. Dresbach, M. VanEvery, create considerably comment due to ois, Wisconsin and Michigan. In the J. A. Rice, R. H. McGrath; promen- the fact that the club will attempt to contest this year, the Michigan affirm- ade, A. O. Graves, chairman, H. E. put over a more classical type of en- ative trio will compete against the Mutseler, W. H. Hattendorf, E. Carm- tertainment than has heretofore been Illinois negative team in Ann Arbor icheal, Winona Hibbard; publicity, R. the aim of the club. Many novelty and the negative team will journey N. Byers, chairman, D. B. Fredericks, features are bing planned by George to Madison, Wisconsin, to debate the J. M. Russell, Edith Milnes. Oscar Bowen of the School of Mus- Wisconsin affirmative team. At Reception committee, H. D. Hoey, ic, director of the club, for the com- Champaign, Ill., the same evening chairman, D. E. Rockwell, F. H. Cos- ing concert. the Wisconsin negative team will com- sit,* A. B. McWood, G. Z. Hoffman, E. Patrons and patronesses for the pete against the Illinois affirmative C. Maeder, W. H. Stuart, W. Clore, concert will. be: trio. M. Dermmon; senior sings, L. M. Dex- Regent Junius E. Beal and Mrs. Beal ter, chairman, E. A. Duffield, J; A. President Marion L. Burton and Mrs. Dryer, M. L. Black, C. Casady, F. A. Burton, President-Emeritus Harry B. Boes; social, H. K. Duffield, chair- Hutchins and Mrs. Hutchins, Mr- and DRIVE I1ABLRS TO IV~ man, F. A. O'Reilly, L. E. Eisele, P. Mrs. Robert Campbell, Dr. Arthur G. A. Newell, J. R. Rowe, W. H. Rogers; Hall and Mrs. Hall, Dean Jean Hamil- advisory, D. W. Steketee; chairman, ton, Dean Joseph A. lursley and Mrs. E OT U f H. G. Kipke, H. K. Duffield. Bursley, Dr. William D. Henderson The committee for the fourth an- and Mrs. Henderson, Jean John R. Fifty participants leading in the nual Military Ball of 1924 which is to Effinger and Mrs. Effinger, Dean Student Christian association's fin-: be held in the near future, were ap- Mortimer E. Cooley and Mrs. Cooley, ancial drive will meet at 12:15 Tues- pointed at a meeting held yesterday. Dean George W. Paterson and Mrs. day in the dining room at Lane hall The appointments are: J. W. Host- Paterson, Dean Hugh Cabot and Mrs. to arrange to canvass students not so- rup, '24E, general chairman; H. L. Cabot, Dean Marcus L. Ward and Mrs. licited by that time, before the drive Kaiser, '24, vice-chairman; Capt. F. Ward, Dean Allen S. Whitney and formally closes at 12 o'clock Tuesday W. Horn, faculty and B. F. Hausman, Mrs. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles night. All campaigners will be asked '24E, executive committee; P. N. 'Sink, Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler, to turn in their cards with the lists Young, '24 E, refreshments; H. D. Mr. and Mrs. Earl V. Moore, Mr. and of men they were to see as quickly Clark, '25L, reception; R. K. Super, Mrs. Samuel, P. Lockwood, Mr. Al- as they can, following the soliciting '25E, invitiation and programs; N. bert Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. for yesterday. G. Damoose, '24E, furnishing; P. E. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Kelsey, Dr. The list of students not seen by noon Marion, '24, tickets; M. B. Parsons, Dean W. Meyers and Mrs. Meyers, Tuesday will be divided into groups '24E, decorations; G. C. Weitzel, '25 and Mrs. Mabel Ross Rhead. of 10 and each of the fifty workers on music; C. D. Ellison, '24E, provost 1 the drive who will be present at the marshall, and J. R. Rowe, '25, secre-{- Smeeting will lie given one of the: tary. -HOP LEADER PR13INENT cards with one of these groups which: The committee will meet at 4 1{ IN DRAMATICS, ATHLETICS they will be asked to see. The fifty o'clock Friday at the Union, when the { { highest men will be telephoned and exact date of the annual affair will . Slender and graceful, a bri- asked to be present at the meeting. be decided upon. Many arrange- nette, Ethel Mae Tuell, who, with All effort will be made, J. S. )etar, arrangemens for the Ball are under Edliff R. Slaughter, '25E, will { '25M, chairman of the drive, said, in way at the present time. The dance lead the 1925 J-Hop, is the em- soliciting subscriptions in the final day will be held in the combined Barbour { bodiment of all the charms that of the campaign. It is believed that and Waterman gymnasia and there { have made Kentucky famous for the quota obtained in all past drives will be three orchestras, two in the I{her lovely women. Miss Tuell ' may easily be beaten. Waterman gymnasium and the other { is coming from Louisville where -. -- one in the Barbour gymnasium. !{ she is famous for her so'o dane- . h , _ ThP. e mnainna fnr Pnp h sTvmnnQ_. I in'a, her athletic nehievements, C ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOLS j RECEIVE COPIES OF DAILY Copies of today's Daily have been mailed to each of the pres- idents of the 350 accredited high schools in the state to givej the University direct contactj with these secondary schools. j Many of the high school stu- dents read of Michigan and the activities that are going on herej only through the metropolitan newspapers. Through The Dailyj they will be able to get first- hand information of the Univer- odus of criminals from that city. HeI has already closed 738 blind pigs. * * * Rabbi Schulman of New. York said: "In all the addresses I have made in the last 25 years I have never been misquoted in a newspaper." * * * ., "The United States can no longer be the dumping ground for undesir- alAe aliens," said Rep. Vaile, member of the house committee on immigra- tion. Flower Is Publicity Man Publicity work will be under the; general supervision of Marion B. Stahl, '25L, who is in charge of all' Union ublicity work Assisting StahlI and acting as chairman of the fair publicity committee will be Wallace SWISS AVALANCHES Flower, '24, Ray A. Billington, '25, and1 Paul Bruske, '26, will be his assist- CLAI FOUR MORE ants. The circus that will be given in the Berne, Switzerland, Jan. 12. - center of the field house at the Fair Thirty men clearing away snow on a wi 4 be put on by Mimes, campus dra- road at Martgny yesterday were struck matic society. William E. Kratz, '24E, by an avalanche and three of them ...,1 l.n vn nl n...-a nf +hi fi At'.t a o i _-- ---a.- .1 E i I