PAIR FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 192; ,.. Pulished every morning ecpt Monday during the University year by the Board ' Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Asociated Press is exclusively en- titi.d to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished therein. Entcred it the postoffic at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate ef postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General. Subscription by carrier, $3.50; by mail, Of4ices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- card Street. Phones: Editorial, 2414 and i76-M; bus- aes55 960. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephones 2414 and 176-X MANAGING EDITOR PHILIP M. WAGNER Editor......... John G. Garlighouse News Editor...........Robert G, Ramsay City Editor...........Manning Houseworth Night Editors George W. Davis harold A. Moore Thomas Pe. nry Fredk. K. Sparrow, Jr. Kenneth C. 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C. Winter Advertising.................H. A. Marks Advertising............... . .B. W. Parker Accounts...... ........H. M. Rockwell Circulation.....................John Conlin Publication.....................R. D. Martin Assistants P. W. Arnold W. L. Mullins W. V. Ardussi K. F. Mast . M. Alving H. L. Newmann Irving Berman T. D. Olmstead Rudolph Bostelman R. M. Prentiss H. F. Clark W. C. Pusch C. Consroe J.D. Ryan R. Dentz h. Roseuzaweig R. DePuy M. E Sandberg George C. Johnson M. L. Schiff . A. Jose, Jr. F. 'K. Schoenfeld K. . Klein I. J. Wineman THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925 Night Editor-GEORGE W. DAVIS 660 - MEN - 600I To the disappointment of many, the proposed amendment to the constitu- tion of the Union failed to get the two-thirds majority, requisite for its passage at the meeting of members of the Union Tuesday evening. The fact that the measure lost by so small a margin, indicating clearly that the majority favor its underlying princi- ple, makes the defeat all the more re- grettable.1 Notwithstanding this, much was gained by the meeting. For the first1 time in several years a fairly repre- sentative group of members - more than 600-gathered for a discussion of the problems of Michigan's great-1 est institution. Men on the campus1 are prone to overlook the signific- ance of the Union in their daily life and to forget that they owe in re- turn at least an aggressive interesti in it9 activities. Occasions like the recent meetings serve to arouse the students from their lethargy. The spirited debate Tuesday night ndi-n cated that fundamentally each man has the interest of the institution at heart though he may use devious methods of expressing his feelings. which of these South American coun- tries should control the area knownj as Tacna-Arica is one of nearly a cen- tury's duration. During the past fiftyj years battle after battle has been: fought between the two peoples with; no definite conclusion resulting. I The task of furnishing the umpire1 for the settlement of the controversy was inherited by President Coolidge and Secretary of State Kellogg from1 the Harding-Hughes administration. The intense interest of the late Presi- dent Harding in the promotion of peace and understanding throughout the western hemisphere led him to suggest the present means of arbitra- in Rnh Par d C (hila finnl :l of his style, he is as much a con- formist as the rest of us, but his con- forming is several years late. If yell- ing acros the Union ball room, "Hey Brown, Mary is here," is another ex- ample of his theory, I rejoice I am a member4of the "flock." In conclusion, I would add to his suggestion, concerning the finding of sheep, that it is not necessary to travel far to see the proverbial ass, for we still have few on the campus. One of the Sheep. THE DAILY'S DAILY MISTAKES To the Editor: I have a suggestion to make to you With all due respect to Mr. John- son as a student and a worker, I can concede him but little honor for securing personal publicity by con- demping his own associates. Very truly yours, H. G. S., '23. lb- Easter Cards and- Narcissus bulbs I I 11 ton. botnr eru anani e n naiy as editor of The Daily. It is that you agreed to accept whatever award he start a Critic's Column called "The should deem just; but before he was Daily's Daily Error in English" (or able to effect it death stepped in and some other equally appropriate name). the case became one of the many in- I am fully convinced that, if 'you can heritances of President Coolidge. find a student with a thorough ground- Before his resignation, however, ing English and a vein of humor that Secretary Hughes wrote the award re- he could use for the most part in cently announced by the President headings such a column would be a along with the selection of General great success. Any reader would be Pershing as the official American um- eligible to send in criticisms, but they pire, whose duty it is to oversee the would have to be up to date, not plebiscite in which the people of the more than two or three days old at disputed area are to select the coun- most. try under whose soverignty they wish I am not thinking of a "roaster's" to be. Then comes the note from the column, but rather of kindly playful Peruvian government, strenuously ob- criticism. Horace speaks of "telling jecting to the proposed method of ad- the truth with a smile." I venture to justment. say that such a column would cause The note accuses Chile of using un- student reporters to brush the cob- fair means to influence the outcome of webs from their grammars'*(provided the plebiscite not only by the import- they have such books). We need taion of Chilean laborers into the "Good English Years," not "Good province to vote for her cause but English Weeks." also by the intimidation of any citi- An error illustrative of what I mean zens favorably inclined toward Peru. occurs on page six of today's issue. Furthermore, it demands that the Un- In column two it is stated that "The ited States send troops into the dis- club (Blue Key Club) is a prototype trict to be in charge during the time of the original organization at Cor- of the vote. nell." The writer means "counter- The case becomes an almost unsolv- part." A Daily error is the able delemma, with but two apparent use of the word "following" as a pre- alternatives, neither of which promises position. This mistake is even more to bring about a satisfactory adjust- frequent in metropolitan papers, so ment. As it stands, Peru will be op- that The Daily has plenty of bad posed to the plebiscite unless Amer- company. ican troops are sent to Tacna Arica, This suggestion will doubtless seem while, if this demand be acceded to, chimerical to you on first considera- Chile's resentment would be aroused. tion, but I should be willing to wager Obviously, the whole trouble lies in that, if it is cleverly carried, other the fact that neither of the two are university dailies would soon be con- willing to allow the United States' ducting similar columns. Here is an representative to settle the dispute opportunity for The Michigan Daily and, until they do, the case is prac- to be a pioneer. tically hopeless. If you publish this communication, please be sure that the proof-reading 1 is accurate, so that I may not be the CAMPUS OPINION first victim of my own suggestion. Anonymous communications will be Since the day when Phalaris roasted disregarded. The names of communi- .ants will. however, he regarded as (not slang) the maker of the famous confidential anon request. brazen bull, many men have been the initial victims of their own inventions.1 THE SENIOR BENCIIES Respectfully, To the Editor Engene S. MacCartney. . The senior benches flanking the diag- onal walk near the engineering arch PROHIBITION yesterday presented a scene which, To the Editor: besides reflecting, a,lack of common In your issue of March 31, you at- sense, was a disgrace to the campus I tribute to me the unadorned state- at large. ment, "prohibition has failed." So far All the women coming to classes as I am informed on the subject, I along this walk were forced to -run a! infer that we are in no position to gauntlet of embarrassing inspection draw absolute conclusions. What I and insulting comment from the group did say was as follows. I was dis- of juniors and seniors who comprised cussing the impossibility of a philoso- the assembly. phy of history based an analogy from When the senior benches cannot natural law, and I put the question: serve a more useful purpose than pro- If you could have forecast the ef- viding a stage for such a low down fects as you can forecast an eclipse, form of amusement it is time that they would you have tackled the drink pro- be removed. Needless to say no self- blem in the manner in which you did? 'respecting student would retain the Would you have chosen an amend- same attitude if the woman passer-by ment to the Constitution as the best should happen to be his own sister or way of dealing with it? friend. R. M. Wenley. Franklin A. Everett, '25E, Ludlow F. Beach, '25E, A CLIPPING Leo J. Poitre, '25E, To the Editor: Orville W. Reed, '25E, This is just a brief comment upon Leo J. Nowicki, '25E, the attached story clipped from this R. A. Hiss, Jr., '25E. morning's Free Press. Knowing Mr. Johnson as I do, his THLE PIIOTERBIIIAIASS st rreminds me of a comment upon AND DRAMAI TONIGHT: The Students' Recital at 8 o'clock in the Recital hal of the Echool of Music. TONIGhT: The Ann Arbor Play- makers present "The Clearing House" at 8:15 o'clock in the Playhouse on Spring Street. * * * "OUTWARD BOUND" A review, by Robert Ramsay. There is only one indeterminate line which separates hokum from mysti- cism and forms a barrier past which only the most skillful writers venture, past which, one who is only intel- ligent, must never go. Mysticism, haziness, uncertainty, doubt, fear, are the materials with which Sutton Vane deals; the finished product, as it is finally presented, is hokum. "Outward Bound" depends on too artifical a subject to be sin- cere; its stock in trade is an appeal to a religious superstition reminiscent of Conan Doyle, its effect of unreality so forced, that it cannot be accepted in the front rank of plays. There are certain themes closed by their very nature to the dramatist. Death and its aftermath, if there is that interval, or interlude, or what you will, cannot be represented on the stage. The dramatist faces an em- larrassing task when he tries to fasten to things of the spirit, to emo- tions of religious fear, a form that is, to say the least, of the earth, earthy. There is a spirit is man that laughs at the cheapness of the representation of death; there is a dignity in man that is revolted at the impudence. Were I deeply religious, I would be shocked; as I am genially tolerant, I pity the poor taste of the playwright who does not know where to stop. Had Stton Vane closed his play with the simple prayer of the clergyman, he would been saved the risk of a rank anti-climax even at the risk of exceed- ing triteness; instead, he dragged into his play of unreal things, a spirit of realism, of such extreme worldliness as to drive it to such a point that even the most gullible could not ac- cept it. As Comedy Club presents the play it is extremely well done; my quarrel is not with the players; their work with a poor vehicle is tremendous. It fails because, basically, the play is wrong. It is too obviously forced. Such an idea would never have been possible but for the schooling of the movies, Sir Oliver Lodge and Marie Corelli, interesting in themselves, but scarce- ly, of vital importance in the produc- tion of a great play. TrE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Tomorrow evening at eight o'clock the University Girls' Glee Club will broadcast for the second time this year from Station WWJ, Detroit News. Twenty girls will make the trip with their director, Miss Nora Crane Hunt of the University School of Music. The program will include the follow- ing numbers: a. To Dum ..............."Culture" b. Laudes Atque Carmina ..Stanley c. Goddess of the Inland Seas .................. ..Peters d. My Girl at Michigan........ ......'Awakened Rameses" Glee Club a. Forget Me Not . ............ Hahn b. The Goblins..............Parks Glee Club Quartet a. Goin' Home............. Dvorak (Soloist, Virginia Hobbs) b. Fly, Singing Bird ..........Elgar (Obligato by Eunice Northrup and Jeanette Emmens) Glee Club a. By the Waters Minnetanka.. ..................... Lieurance (Obligato by Jeanette Emmens) b. A Birthday .............. Cowan Eunice Northrup "Junior Girls' Play" Songs a. Love Lives but for a Day Miss Dorothy Waldo. b. Phi Upon Dates c. Finale Glee Club a. Dinah....................Johns b. College Days............. Moore! c. When Night Falls Dear...... ."Michigenda" d. Alma Mater................ ..........."Awakened Rameses" e. The Yellow and Blue .... Gayley Glee Club Accompanist: Miss Gwendolyn Wil- son. BOTH ENDS OF THE DIAGONAL WALK I' .. I MANN'S c aiMT Look at Your Hat- Ever'yone Else Does We Have the Latest Colors-Pearl, Silver, Radium, London Lavender,, etc., etc. Save a Dollar or More at Our Store We also do high class work in Cleaning and Reblocking hats of all kinds. FACTORY HAT STORE 617 Packard St. Phone 1792 (Where D. U. R. Stops at State) "ONSWAt , , . .. r . _. ,, w. " i. i *Zhe GREEN TREE INN Luncheon, 12-1:30 Dinner, 5:30-7:00 Special Afternoon Tea Menu 3:00-5:00 Afternoon and Evening Parties Salted Nuts for Sale Orders Taken for Cakes abd Candie' 205 South State St. . 1306-R L- ,, I we w ------- .= = Write for Special Preference Card Detroit's Famous Popular- Priced Hotel 500 Rooms -500 Baths i It would be well if some such gath- To the Editor: ering could be called every year. Cer- Now what has Johnson to sell? tainly there are plenty of problems Whatever it may be, it should go big that could be discussed in just such with his successful publicity at our ex- a manner. One of the primary func- pense. I admire his scholastic attain- tions of the Union should be the en- ments, but not his method of obtaining couragement of open discussion of publicity. matters which vitally effect the stu-' Did any one deny that it w as .John- dent body. There has been so far son's privilege to wear a bat-wing little opportunity for such a unifying collar? Is he certain, as his conclu- influence to function. sions imply, that the students werel The proposed amendment to the laughing at just the wing collar? In constitution is not a dead issue. It short, I fail to see that his "experi- effects too vitally the future of the ment," or his communication to The Union to I* cast aside indefinitely. Daily added anything beneficial to ther Much has, already been accomplished general opinion concerning college by a submission to discussion and students. vote. even more can be done to pro- I It is to be inferred that he would mote interest in the Union by future have each person dress differently open 'forums on this and other ques- with some degree of originality in tioits of equal importance. style, instead of all following a uni- form style of clothing selected chiefly A COOLIDGE INHERITANCE j by the large tailoring firms. WhatJ The principle of the arbitration of an exorbitant price we wuld have to disputes between individuals, groups pay for individually made and per- of individuals, and nations is one of sonally designed clothes. Moreover, the great idealistic developments of it is an exaggeration to state that the age. It involves, however,, as a the student body in general take up primary requisite, the willingness of every passing fad. Comparatively the two opposing forces to submit few wore red neck-ties, and only a' completely the disposition of the case comparatively few wear golf knick- into the hands of a disinterested and ers on the campus. The fact that unbiased judge. This holds true in the general trend of clothing follows international controversaries as well a more or less uniform style is not .i ,! I . , r C , : . : a famous English author of the early nineteenth century, delivered by a professor in one of Michigan's Eng- lish literature classes: "He condemned his times but failed to live above them." 9s for likening college students to sheep, if Mr. Johnson could be in-: duced to remove himself from the realm of the oratorical, dramatic, and self-satisfied long enough to gain a glimpse of the great open country, he might discover that in every group of individuals, there are always a few leaders and many followers. If Mr. Johnson were able to mingle with rep- resentative students of Michigan, he! would soon find that the sheep-like! tendency is no more marked there than it is in his own town of Louis- ville, or in any other community where groups of individuals are band- ed together for the purpose of exist- ing. If you are interested in observing young men so engrossed in the study of their own minds, and pet theories, and book knowledge, that they lose complete contact with the fundament- als of society, visit nn 'rbor. It may be more difficult to find them than to find the "sheep," but they exist nevertheless, and are largely re- sponsible for the opinion which ex- 1 in th e eart of etrot ONVENIENT to all amusements, your visits to Detroit will be doubly enjoyed if spent as a guest at Hotel Wolverine-the headquarters for Michigan' sfudents in Detroit. As home-like and inviting as a fine new building and personal management can make it. The pleasant rooms, all outside, each with a bath-the superb meals-low rates-courteous service-incomparable dance orchestra-and 24-hour Coffee Shoppe service- ccount for Hotel Wolverine's opularity with students. Special reduction. in rates for students for week-ends and vacations. MARCUS L. FREUD, President. At Elizabeth Street East I The Detroit Dodge plant has been sold for $105,000,000. Now is the timeI for all fallen financiers to tell about the time "way back in 1900" or so when they had a chance to buy Dodge stock for a few dollars-and didn't. . . a