FACE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, t DECEMBER 18, 1921 ---- - --._. ..._.. . --___.. M , i a system which will entirely elimi Finally here is what a French news- nate this practice. The means is - --- found in carefully proctored examina-' MoniJ arytions in all courses, large or sma1l. ' a The honor system however a)plied is . impossible until the time coms when students take an entirely different attitude toward the whole matter.' a :t \ ,,ciated 1Press is xclusivfAy en th,. te to thease orrepublication of all news For now the the facuity of the literry. Spatcie.. credited to it onot otherwise college should require that all writteix rEdten aee ad teocal news pub cxaminations be carefully superv ised. Entr .uAt ite postoftice at Ann arbor. Miclhii.arn as ,econd class matter. Special rate A :L , U E,. * 'L ;1 ,f t i 1 I paper writes on the subject, "a poli- tical murder, detestable as all mur- ders, bit which a great power seizes upon in order to subjugate a weak nation; a sudden and brutal ultima- tum; refusal of any discussion-and in case of non-acceptance of the im- poscd conditions, recourse to arms.' -M. Levi. To the Editor: I am surprised to see an angry pro- test from Mr. Van Tyne in today's Daily in res-onse to some Indian stu- I - AND DRAMA V THIS AFTERM)ON: The public re- hersal of "A Sunny Morning" by the Quinteros at 4:15 o'clock in Universit) hail. TO-NIGHT: Anna Pavlowiva and her Ballet Russe at 8:15 o'clock in the Whitney theater. TO-NIGHT: The Student Recital at 8 o'clock in the University School of Music. * * * ,- Books Plake the Best Gifts Our stores are convenient. 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Kramer THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924 Snatching at what senms to be the most insignificant provocation, the GRAHAfIWS VJoth Ends of the Diagonal Walk Russian Soviet government sent a dents obser "caustic note" to Secretary Hughes in India in one day last week protesting that the Daily.. left United States Coast Guard vessel, rather liket "Bear," had committed an act in 192) neither an which was not only a violation of in_ tion nor= is ternational law but also an insult to I am justa the sovereignty of the communist gav ing college ement. seem to be; Likea young brother trying to as- Pritam SinE sert his importance to an older son, Indians wh the Soviets, upon discovering a brass be at home plate affixed to a rock on the Chai- 1lers. Per. kotsk peninsula in Siberia, near 1er- I viction of lV ing strait, bearing the inscription, to disturb "United States Geodetic Station," Mr. Van stretch to their fullest stature and de- on Indian clare that the Americans committed claim any, a "lawless act" And what is more, knowvlddge they also have declareda that any i occurences similar act in the future "would ba tim:; The sternly repressed by the Soviet gov. are peculia ernment." character, In view of the fact that the United jomen -an States has yet failed to recognize. the slaughtered communists, this simple act may be vas a gat rightly looked upon in perfect accord meeting. series of with the American stand toward R s- syries of sia. When the act itself is considered by the Brit aside from its symbolical rening, Ever SOt however, it dwindles into such insig- ruainted nificance that the action of the bol- British. If rations on British justice l an interview with The j ore I say a word I would, to clear my position. I am STUDENTS TAKING " I: m .. "ICEBOUNDI" authority on Indian situa- A review, by Robert Henderson. diKUNtrn IUIV I propaganda my business. Id"The Romantic Age" by the C eve- Student 'pransfer Co.d a student in the engineer- "ThPyo sasA ubtedCe Owned and Operated by Students Mr. Van Tyne did not land Playhouse was quite bad; "Ice- ryhgned249.W satisfied with accusing Mr. bound" by Owen Davis was very good. gh as liar but accused all Whether it was the author's fault or -" atever their position may the actor's somehow the Milne com- and abroad as ridiculous edy failed to be interesting and some- ; Notice +aps it might be the how, some way "Icebound" was in- r. Van Tvne I do not want tensely so. By all rules of theoretic ---- excellence Milne's artist c principles I To Students going home for the his conviction. should have produced the more enter- Holidays. Tyne may be an authority taining play but by certain practical problems, but he cannot tricks of the theater Owen Davis has undue attention to the created an absorbing drama through of things, which are daily characters that seem to vibrate with of which Indians are vic- reality and situations by turns farcical HAT SALE English atrocities in India and poignantly pahetic. rly notorious and brutal in Save for the first opening minutes We are closing out all Fall Hat Nywhere else can one find the hard, cold atmosphere of the Puri- which we have left at the following N c etan setting was created and held con- prices: d children were ruthlessly sistently through the several acts. All $3.e0 Hays now .............$3.00 in hundreds, whose crime Quite without exception the dozen All $4.00 Hats nOM.............. hering to attend a public characters were played convincingly l 0 ats now I need not enumerate a and in unison while the tempo re- All 54' Hats now........... such attrocities committed mained correct to the single precious All $5.00 Hats fow............ tish in India. - shadings. We clean and reblock hats and cap udent of poltics is well ac, The story is a tale of conventional I and do it RIGHT. You will appreci- with the fair play of the New England types, the maiden aunt, ate having your hat done over in a f I just remind the Amer- the vapid flapper, the small-town mar- clean and sanitary manner, free from chant, the mewling widow-all the the British tried to keej .tchantt Bri dw -ale odor and made to fit your head. stencils that Broadway has piassed as I oil fields, will he satisfied reality since "The Old Homestead" and FACTORY HAT STORE ish justice. After repeated "Way Down East." Yet somehowd7 rom Washington, America these very puppets, which on paper it I7thard St. Phone 1792 cent of oil shares. is the fashion to hoot down, became (Where D U. R. Stops at State) Tyne's made an interesting real and peculiarly vital. Perhaps it, of British Indian govern- was the author with his sound tech- y week Startin.g that of Washington govern- nique, but very proably it was the Sunday, Dec. 2 ng that former is more sincere portrait of June Harrison asI Box Office Open Daily . the heroine and the inspired portrait 9 A. M .to 6 P. M. for be _than-the.__tter.1n~of Carl Reed as the villain that be-1Samuel Shipman's Great Comedy Satisfying ! That's what you'If say about our barbecued meat sandwiches. Only the best cuts of meat are used-and the roasting is done under the most favorable circumstances. THE BARBECUE INN 410 South State Street Phone 2948-W V. .11 shevists takes on its proper petty pro- portions If that is what the Soviet government considers an insult, then it may be just as well that America has held aloof from recognizing it." CAMPUS OPINION Anrvmnus commo nicptions will be di'regardecd. The namts of coninuni- .'Cnts 1l -ll ho er. he revrded as confidential upon request. EASTERN VN1EEST Your editorial of Dec. 12, entitled "Eastern Unre;t" concludes in a man- icans how off Mossol of the Brit protests fi got 20 perc Mr. Van comparison ment with mont sayi radically l I i Night Editor-GEORGE W. DAVIS ncr whi of the ich, after oref al exam facts in th case, I rinatien allowing the people to express tieir resentment against their government through press and platform. Indeed it is true. But one is misled here to think that British rule might be ideal. Her constitution might assure the rights of man, liberty of speech and press. Her constitution never had the honor of containing this primary free- dom of man under British rule. How could it be true that the people act more liberally than their constitution comes hero amid his sorry schemej of life. * * * "ARMS AND THE MAN" A review, by William Bromme. I The subtly satiric Shaw done with a sentimental inflection. In spite of the excellent example set last year by the Cleveland Playhouse's interpre- tation of "Man and Superman," and the constant emphasis placed by the playwright himself, Play Production I classes gave us a pierformance last A N GEM,1j "AIM, agree. The final paragraph of that Linnmidus action by the Student,: editorial reads in part: "Great Brit- council, .advocating the name, James ain's remedy is continued exercise of Lurrill 'ngell hall, for the recently her rightful power until the peoples completed literary building, has shall have shown themselves Worthyj has brought into the realm of prob- of self-government. Her ultimatum to ability an idea which has long been Egypt is.no more than this." In'myj fomenting in tb,e minds of many of the opinion that ultimatum is muc1 niore students 1and faculty of the Univers- than this. ity. The petitions now being circulat- Please note what Enghand said tol ed provide an opportunity for students Egypt, Nov. 24, 1924: to male known to the Board of Re- I1. Apologize. 2. Discover andj gents their attitude toward such a i punish the criminals. 3. Henceforth project. forbid and vigorously suppress all Only short consideration is neces- popular political demonstration. (Note sary to convince anyone of the fitness the italics ar, not -mine). 4 Pay Eng- of such a memorial for one of the land 500,060 pounds. 5. Within 21 great university presidents of the past hours order all Egyptian officers and1 century. Although President Angeha army units out of the Sudan (hitherto I was internationally known as a diplo- rules jointly by England and Egypt, mat and educator, there exists here in Egypt's name. f. Allow increase today no adequate monument to this of the Fzira irrigated area (hitherto; man. He, more than any other per- limited to preserve Egypt's water son, may be said to have made pos-, supply) to an unlimited figure. 7. sible the University of Michigan as it Withdraw all opposition to England's is today. wishes regarding protection of foreign It is said that throughout his career interests in Egypt: (a) Let England his primary interest was the literary revise the regulations and pay alien: college. It is only proper, then, that officials in Egypt, (b) retain the for-' the magnificent new structure which eign advisers and accept British rec- will aid so materially the development omnendations. 8. Accept these de. of the institution nearest President mands within twenty-four hours. Angell's heart should bear his name. Commenting en the British ulti- Then something of his spirit will be matum The Nation says: "The Brit. embodied in the physical equipment ish ultimatum to Egypt would be a' of the college, something preserved disgrace to any civilized nation. It is to ,future generations of students an act, of force-a sheer brute, bullyj ,which will be reminiscent of one of ing power." (The Nation, Dec. 3,; Michigan's= great, public figures. 1924. Page 5S7.) The final paragraph of your edi. PROCTORED EXAMINATIONS torial contains also the following: "it A thoroughly understood and com- is certain that the domination of west-; prehensive system of proctored ex- ern civilization must be continued for aminations is the only remedy for ex- a while if world peace is to be as isting conditions which should be sured." considered by the faculty of the liter- I feel as if the opposite were true, ary college. In their recent meeting namely, that if western civilization the matter was discussed with view to must be continued, world war will more careful proctoring, but the old surely follow. In this connecticn I tlan of allowing small and more ad- quote from the New Republic for Do-, vanced classes to hold their examina- cember 17, 1924, page 91, concerning t-ions under the honor system when-. western civilization: ever the students so desire was also "If the Great War had not taken em pha sized place, the smouldcring resentment (of It is unfortunate tha't proctored India) might have continued to examinations are necessary at all. !smoulder. Until then, niillions of the The ideal condition would be a utopia conquered believed with the conquer- the inhabitants of which were stu- ors that the latter had a superiorj dents whose fundamental object in civilization, were made of finer, i life was the pursuit of knowledge, stronger stuff, and by some decree of Then, there would be no necessity I Providence were entitled to mule. But for considering such a matter as the East saw European civilization cheating in examinations. In reality tested in that war and found wanting. . 9jowever, a careful survey seems to And they saw these superior white indicate that most members of the men descend to the last deptlhs of bar- University community subordinate barism cruelty and horror in the ef-; studies to campus activities and are fort to win. The le.,ssn, thus learned,' somewhat unscrupulous in the man- has not been forgotten We are likely, "CHEAPER TO MARRY" WITH A SUPERB CAST NIghts, 50c to $2.50 TI hurs. and Sat. Mat. 50C to $1.50 FRATERNITIES SORORITIES Let CONNIE'S MICHIGAN MEN Play for that Party. For Engagements Call 284 Read the Want Ads i I E I k S I { i t { 1>ermits? Simply they have been night that was technically good, but forced tog.viol te thet laws when the un-Shawian. Perhaps the superiority repression .reachod 4o; is- climax- of Shaw lies in his consistent refusal So-called Indian assembly with two- to put down his knife for a time and thirds Indian representatives is little use a less incisive weapon. But Shaw more than a debating society. This is essentially satiric; without his fact can be well illustrated by the ac- characteristic acridity he would be tion of the Government in Councils commonplace. how the public demands were defied. ThePlay Production classes gave opdiu an excellently naive performance. Had The bills to repeal salt tax,ohm they been able to convey all that Shaw control, abolish liquor traffic, when wrote in his play, including the passed with overwhelming majority lenghy exposition before each scene, the result was veto under the title of they would have been a thorough sue- "Extraordinary powers" of Govern- cess. As it is, they were not mediocre; nent to act in emergency. Such is they were exceptional; their endeavor the autocraite power that rules over a )was sincere, but somewhat misguided. It Is enough to find sincerity among vast continent as big as United States amteua wtoith teiryrecent and hre tims is ppulaion Ifamateurs, and what with their recent and three times its population. If productions, congratulations, n o t these facts do not speak for themselves heartless criticisms, are in order. The no argument is left for me. Before 1 cast was competent; there were no complete this article I would like to stars; Shaw didn't put any in the play. quote some prominent men to assure * * * the readers about its validity. THE I"TERCOLLEGIATE DRA. The Rev. J A. Dubois, 1820, Eng- MATIC CONTE.ST lish missionary of Mysore said: "Alas, Professor Hollister, representing it is not Bibles the poor Hindus want the University of Michigan, is enter or ask for; it is food and rainment. ing a production of "A Sunny Morn- When the belly is empty and the back ing" by the Quinteros in the first In- bare, the best disposed even among tercollegiate Dramatic Contest to be the Christians feel themselves but conducted from December 30 to Jan- very little inclined to peruse the uary 1, Inclusive, at Northwestern Bible" University, Evanston, Illinois. A cash The Rev. J. T. Sunderland formerly prize of $250 and the Cumnock Cup imissionary from America, in New is awarded to the organization pre- England Magazine Sept. 1900 said: senting the moat satisfactory perform- "The fact that the end of 200 years of ance. commercial dominance, and more than The cast of "A Sunny morning" will 40 years'of political sway we are con, include Ellura Harvey as Donna fronted with such indescribable pov- Laura, Rowena Benson as Petra, Ed- erty of the people, and with famin'( ward Gibson as Don Gonzalo, and after famine of such magnitude and John Moore as Juanito. A public re- severity as to make the world stand hearsal will be given complimentary aghast, seems to prove beyond answer at 4:15 o'clock this afternoon in Uni- that England-has not made the wel- versity hall. fare of India the first aim but has sub- The universities competing and the ordinated India's good to her own en- 1 plays to be produced are: richment. We have the hideous busi- Agnes Scott college, Decatur, Geor- ness that Rome and Spain were en- I gia, "The Conflict" by Charles V. Mc- gaged in so long and for which in the Cauley; Elmira college, Elmira, New end they paid so dear." York, "Daggers and Diamonds" by -S. G. Reddy, '27E. Katherine Prescott Moseley; Ohio -__ Wesleyan, Deleware, Ohio, "The Flor- OUR FRIEND ZAGLOUL ist Shop" by Winifred Hawkridge; To the Editor: North Carolina College for Women, What's a little thing like accuracy Greensboro, North Carolina, "The WillI in the life of a newspaper man? o' the Wisp" by Doris Halman; De What's the difference whose picture Pauw university, Greencastle, Indiana, it is as long as it is a picture, or play to be selected; University of whose name appears as long as it's a Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, "A situation? I have surmised that the Sunny Morning" by the Quint°ros; school publications set the standard University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan- for accuracy but alas, I behold, in a sas, "Beauty and the Jacobin" by recent Daily the naive mistake of mix- Booth Tarkington; University of West ing the nictures of the retired minister i Virginia, Morgantown, West Virginia, Zagloul Pasha, and the new premier "Riders to the Sea" by Synge; and Ziwar Pasha. Who but a newspaper |the Kansas State Agricultural college, 1 " -m~ 1+n~ utf- - - -4 fl.... t r ~ + dWVffE5WAi Have your garments dry. cleaned by White Swan home. before Still going Phones 165-3238 time to 0 have it done properly. f I ner in which they attain their edu- to hear more of it, no loss, as time cation. It is a well known fact that goes on." ti . ; I Dry Cleaning $.00 per suit at the Press White swan I I