FOUIt THE MICAIGAN DAILY TUESDA Y, OCTOBER 14 P'ublished every morning except Monday luring the U niversity year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. Thie Associated Press is exclusively en- titd to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited im this paper and the local news pub- lished thereit Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, M ichigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postae grantea by Third Assistant Post- master General. Subscription by carrier, $3.50; by mail, 14.00. Ofces: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. . 1h'ones: Editorial, 24r4 and 176-M; bust. Wess, 960. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephones 2414 and 176.M MANAGING EDITOR PHILIP M. WAGNER Editor...............John G. Garlinghouse News Editor.......... ,..Robert G. Ramsay Night Editors George W. Davis JosephKruger Thomas 11.h enry John Conra Kenneth C. Keller Norman R. Thal Sports Editor........William H. Stoneman Sunday Editor.........Robert S. Mansfield Women's Editor.............Verena Moran Music and J'ramna. Robert B. Henderson Telegraph I;ditor.. William J. Walthour Assistants Tonie Parley Winfield 1. Line Marion Barlow Darold A. Moore Leslie S. aennets Carl E. Ohlmacher- orma Picknell William C. Patterson iferman Bioxer Hyde W. Perce, Jr. I Helen Brown Andrew fE. Propper 'mithi('ady ,jr. Helen S.. Ramsay Willard 1. Crosby Regina Reichmann Valentine L. Davies Marie_ Reed James W. Fernamberg Edmarie Schrauder George F. Fiske Frederick 11. Shillito Joseph 0. Gartner F redk. K. Sparrow, Jr. ,Viaimning LI oseworth C. Arthur Stevens Dorothy Kainin Marjory.Sweet Mlargaret Keil 'Frederic Telmos Elzaleth S. Kennedy fans Wickland Elizabeth Liebermann Herman J. Wise Francis R. Line r-- are those who say, that drinking is confined to an insignificant minority. Whether or not this be true, this class, of students bring general condemna- tion on the majority and damnation for the whole University, the faculty, the administration. The student has more to consider than himself or his reputation when he permits himself to lose his mental balance through the use of intoxicants in public. His con- duct is a reflection on the community of which he is a part and the uni- versity which is celebrating its home- coming. But all this discussion has brought forth no, remedy. What action will Michigan take in response to Illinois' request?, First, The Daily will givQ adequate publicity in its columns to the request and to any opinions which may be expressed by faculty or stu- dents. In this publicity there is no wish to interfere with individual lib- erty, but a desire that the student body form its best principles. Second, the Student council will appeal to the students to aid in the. campaign. Fra- ternities and other societies will do their part by bringing the matter be- fore their members. It remains only for all students, including that in- significant minority, to cooperate that the University may be as well repre- sented at Illinois by its students as' it will be by the football team. good and great do you expect a Michi- gan Alumnus to hereafter subscribe to any Michigan undertaking; or how in good grace you can expect any Michigan Alumnus who has heretofore subscribed to any Michigan undertak- ing to keep his pledge with anything like a feeling of pride? In my estimation it is high time that this matter of football tickets be in- vestigated by the Alumni and the stu- dent body of the University of Michi- gan, the matter given full , publicity not only in the student newspapers but in the Alumni publication and the press at large, and the people respon, sible for this situation brought to time. Without fear of contradiction and on the facts as I have them, 1 do not hesitate to state that there is something' wrong. Either the Athletic association itself or someone in con- nection with it is guilty of mismanage- ment or else there has been some- where some actual fraud of some kind. When a university denies its stu- dents and its Alumni the right to oc- casionally witness a football game it is engendering in its students and in its Alumni a feeling and a spirit of hostility. The Michigan university cannot ex- AND DRAMAt THE CURTAIN GOES UP Comedy Club has the rather hurried privilege of presenting the first pro- gram in what everyone so quaintly calls "our season." The production, as announced, say, three times beforo will include "The Man With The Bow- ler Hat" by A. A .Milne, "A Matter of Husbands" by Ferenc Molnar, and "The Woman Who Was Acquitted" by Andre de Lorde and will be presented tomorrow evening in Sarah Caswell Angell Hall at eight-fifteen, veryt promptly. "The Woman Who Was Acquitted" is pure and simple drama with a hypotism scene, murder, hysterics, and all the ghastly, -hi vering palpitation- that make a Grand Guignol thriller like nothing else this side of the foot- lights. A woman-the Margaret Anglin type with a baby complex-has been accused and subsequently acquitted BUSINESS STAFFx Telephone 860 BUSINESS MANAGER WM. D. ROESSER tAl ettising....... ............E. L. Dunne Advertising.... .............. J. Finn Advertising..........II. A. Marks Advertising..........-. .A M. Rockwell Accounts ..................Byron Parker Circulation.........-. ----. I. C. W inter Publication....... .....John W. Conlin Assistants P. W, Arnold W. L. Mullins W,1. F. Ardussi K. F. IvIast CordTonBurris 1. L. Newmann F. Decntz Thomas Olmstead Philip I0eitz J.D. Ryan David Fox N. Rosenzweig Norman Freehling Mar garetSnfedburg W. F Ilamaker F. K onfeld V. Johnson S. H. Sinclair L. II. Kramer F. Taylor Louis W. Kramer TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1924 Night Editor-THOS. P. HENRY, JR. DRY OR D1UNK? Homecoming games are annual oc- casions for miscellaneous celebration ANATOLE FRANCE Anatole France is dead, and with him passes the 'France legend whieb for years has dominated all in Frenca art; more than any other man, he stands for the full flowering of French genius, the spirit of France will live incarnate in his works. He was the greatest literary figure of his age, in his death, he will remain the ulti- mate manifestation of the perfection of French art. Since the death of Joseph Conrad, no man will be mourn- ed in the literary world as he. Born in 1844, he has for eighty years looked out on the world with a gentle and mild cynicism which found its way into his works, more in the form of pity which reverberates throughout everything which he un- I dertook, than in the cold pessimism pect help from Michigan Alumni who of strangling divers infants in their[ are practically denied and flatly re- trundle-beds, although the Doctor ana fused opportunity to use the facilities the Judge in question are certain she for which they are asked to pay. is logically guilty. The play proper, I respectfully request that you give thereafter, concerns itself with the ' - this letter any publicity you see fit diverting visualization of the highei in Ann Arbor and that the Michigan technique in refined choking. S Union refrain from asking me to con- As a relaxative the companion play-- tribute to its undertakings until its a delightful Milne burlesque. In a 12 and other prominent bodies in con- way it is a parody of the preceedlnh 19 nection with the university have un- melodrama: again there are villains, 26 dergone an investigation of the foot- the lovely heroine and her manly ball ticket situation at Michigan, hero, there is a frightful mix up, the - Yours very truly, Rajah's ruby is lost, found, and lost L. W. Hull, '17. again, until in the end the Man on the side-lines with the Bowler Hat ends everything by as clever a curtain-line as we have heard very probably in ala our theater-trotting days. SUPERSTITION Finally, to blend the bitter and the and bitter-sweet, the Molnar satire rounda hav and the program into a finished whole. Itand is very sophisticated, nearly as clevei Superstition, born in the dark ages as bits of Schnitzler, and concerns of long ago, developed in ignorance, the ver' grand actress and the only 6 17 I . of hatred that lacerates the art of supported by fear, is not dead. In fact, Thomas Hardy. A wit as Keen as it isn't even weakening! It flourishes Voltaire, an rt as divinely free as tht in educational Ann Arbor, right under noblest Greek, emancipated from the the nose of 20th century learning. trammels of the conventional, he is * * * as much a humorist as a wit. There Of course, it's all a joke. When a is the clear, cold, passionless, insight superstition to its greatest pitch of ordinary earnest young woman. The actress has stolen the lady's husband, a rather usual occurence in' Vienna, so they say, and as the curtain falls the actress keeps on stealing hin. * * * THE ORGAN RECITAL The third organ recital of the year at most colleges and universities. They are looked upon by the indis-s criminate mob as opportunities for the display of its propensity for maudlin conduct. Recourse to Bacchus for in-, spiration is all too frequent for the comfort of those who come back for the purpose of witnessing and not mierely attending the game. Saturday, Illinois will celebrate its homecoming by a game with Michigan which will dedicate its new $2,000,000 stadium. It will be a momentous oc- casion for the adherents of both uni- versities no matter who is the victor in the game. The unusual feature of the homecoming and game, however, is the fact that The Daily Illini, the Student council, and. the honorary societies of the University of Illinois are unanimously united in an effort to insure that the celebration will be dry, that the flow of artifical stimu- lants will be as low as possible. In this they have asked the cooperation of Michigan. Here is found a significant chal- lenge for University students. The leaders of activities at Illinois are willing to pledge themselves to furthn or this cause by abstinence on their part and by the use of their positn. to influence others. And in this they have been practically assured of the support of the mass of the student body At Michigan the majority of promi- nent students will take a similar at- titude, there being some of course who ,v"'1el no responsibility in the mat- ter. The student body will have very :ittie opportunity to express its senti- rnent on the matter, but the right course of action should be clear. Uni- versity students must feel that they have a definite responsibility in thf, fact that their host has made a re-+ quest for gentlemanly action and in the added fact that the good name of the Michigan man is at stake. , In the past there have been many1 occasions when persons in attend-I ance at the University have beconer sufficiently stewed at public affairs such as the coming game with Illinois1 as to have made themselves a nui-I sance and a disgrace. This is not con- I fined to Michigan-similar light-head- ed individuals are present at everyc institution of learning in the Eastt West, and South. Their condition has I in it no element of humor, no grain of manly character-it represents thed into life and its tricks which consti- tutes wit; there is the warm, glowing humaniness which is the essence of' humor. Both find a place in the in- imitable and graceful work of Anatole France, both must find a place in the art of any man if it is to be great, for the man of humor can create and develop the souls of men, a man of wit can crush them. James :funeker, whose critical works have brought him to the fore- front of American literature, thus es- timates the position of France, "An art, ironical, easy, fugitive, divinely u n t r a m e l l e d, divinely artificial which like a pure flame, blazes forth in an unclouded heaven. . . ; light feet; wit; fire; grace; the dance of the stars; the tremor of southern light; the smooth sea-these Nietzschean phrases might serve as a epigraph for the work of that apostle of innocence and experience, Anatole France." i sidewalk, there was no real necessity Iwill be given tomorrow afternoon at of going around. Everybody laughed, four-fifteen o'clokk by Mr. Palmer but approximately nineteen of every Christian, University organist. The twenty students that passed took the audience is urged to be in their seats, long, but assuredly safe, path along if possible, when the concert begins. the curb. It made no difference, but. . The program will include the fol- * * * lowing numbers: Negroes and students have developed Allegro molto vivace (Symlphon' superstition to its greatest pitch o) Pathetique..........Tschaikowsky. efficiency. Find the college man who Prelude in D flat, Op. 28, NO. 15..... will be the third person to light his ............ ........... Chopi:, cigarette on one match, or who hails L'Arlequin ....................Nevin. with delight the information that he Improvisation (basso ostinato e fugh- has Seat 13, Row 13, in a lecture. It etta.................Karg-Elbert simply isn't being done! Rhapsody....... ....... .Cole. , * , "A young girl in theWend"....Marsh. Laast year a professor was so fool "Evening Snow at Fuki Kawa".Marsh. ยข ish as to assign a bluebook for Fri- Meditation, Thais........Massenet. day, the 13th. The class was overcome Marche Religieuse..........uilmant, with anxiety, and finally persuaded the luckless man to change it untillCOBRECTION the next day. And the fact that a large Through an unfortunate error, the percentage of them flunked on the copy omitted to say that the review 14th did not alter their conviction of Geraldine Farrar in "Carmen," that they had escaped a terrible cal published in the Sunday Music and { amity. Drama column, was written by Robert * * * Hamilton. it necessary to put a ladder across the A i i I I CAMPUS OPINION I Anonymous communications will be disregarded. T[he snames of communi- cants will. hoyever, e regarded as confidential upon request. AN AGGRIEVED ALUMNUS (Continued from Page One) "The five hundred tickets placed on sale here were sold in forty minutes. By getting un early, I managed to get two, but that was all we could secure, for they were sold out before any of the other boys from the house could work their way up to the booth. "Five-hundred seems a niggardly number of tickets for Yost to sena Wisconsin, and there is a rage here! as well as at Ann Arbor. There is cer- tainly some rottenness somewhere. It is mighty tough to be shut out afterj you have contributed to make the game possible, and we all feel sorry for you, and hold resentment toward those who are responsible for this outrage. If we can serve you in any other way, don't fail to command us. Pro- curing tickets is about the only way we can materially serve our alumni, and it makes us feel rather mean to refuse them this slight service." I do not know exactly how many 1i f Once upon a time there was a fra I: ternity which counted its pledges at The first intercollegiate dramatic the end of the rushing season, and contest, patterned somewhat on the discovered the total was 13. Freshmen lines of the Belasco Little Theater were rushed off their feet until the competion which is held each year in 14th pledge was secured and the fu- New York city, is being instituted by ture of the fraternity safe from in- the School of Speech of Northwestern terference from Old Man Superstition University. The Cumnock Silver Cup once more. and a prize of two hundred and fifty * * * dollars is offered to the American un- The only case on record in which dergraduate group which presents the the number 13 was actually unlucky most effective one-act play in the was supplied by an unfortunate stu- campus theater at Evanston, Illinois, dent who came into a quiz section 13 January 1, 1925. minutes after the hour, instead of the Preliminary performances will be lucky 7. The instructor was rather held December 30 and 31, and this particular on the subject, and 13 I best of these will be assembled into turned out to be extremely unlucky. a final program January 1. This final * * * selection will be judged on the bashi Four thousand representatives of the choice of the play, the direc- from more than 800 gas companlev. tion, and the acting. throughout the United States will The scenery to be 'used will 'be meet next week in Atlantic City. This supplied by Northwestern University, needs no comment. 'with the exception of such properties as are necessary for the minute action of the play, and the competition will A news dispatch say that the estate be limited to nine groups, registration of Count Szechenyi in Czechnoslova beginning November 1, and closing kia has been confiscated. The name November 15. There is no limit to the is pronounced Seldom. size of the cast, outside of the restric- tion that all the players must meet A New York man went to vote re- the eligibility rules of inter-collegiate cently in a stretcher. How many sl. competition. The choice of plays, nat- f n- n i o rlurally, is also unlimited. persons the Michigan stadium accom- modates at the present time. I an, aware that it is a large number. I do not know just how many students attend the University of Michigan atf the present time, but I believe that the number is not far in excess of 8000. Making allowance for the stu dent body, teaching staff, etc., at thel restmen J.yesterday were carriead to the pos by their comrades? Vote by Absentee Ballot, on Campus. Do Your Duty, Be Sure and Vote. Unquestionably this is a marked step forward, and it is hoped that Michigan will be represented by at least. one group this winter. Valentine Davies.