rACEF, OUR - THE MICHIGAN DAILY TULSDAY C3EC'FMRLR R_ 1921 1T11IF. MT 1 I1('lA F TT mT1hcY v11Li 1 2 CI L S5 t., -V. 4011111 i 0, IZ140 1 Published every morning except Monday during the University year byxthe Board in Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titlcd to the use for republication of all news distiatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished therein. fr.tered at the postoftice at Ann Arbor, ichtiganas second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General. Subscription by carrier, $3.50; by mail, $4.00. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- aard Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925; business, 2x214. EDITORIAL STAFFI Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR GEORGE W. DAVIS Chairman, Editorial Board...Norman R. Thal City Editor............ Robert S. Mansfield Mews Editor...........M.Manning Houseworth Women's Editor...........Helen S. Ramsay Sports Editor...............Joseph Kruger 't'elegraph Editor.......... William Walthour Music and Drama......Robert B, Henderson Night Editors Smith H. Cady Lcenard C. Hall Willard B. Crosby Thonias V. Koykka Robert T. DeVore W. Calvin Patterson Assistant City Editors Irwin Olian t Frederick H. Shillito Assistants Gertrude E. Bailey Helen Morrow William T. Barbour Margaret Parker Charles Behymer Stanford N. Phelps William Breyer Evelyn Pratt Philip C. Brooks Marie Reed L. Buckin gham Simon Rosenbaum 1 dgar Carter Ruth Rosenthal Carleton Champe Wilton A. Simpson Eugene H. Gutekunst Janet Sinclair Douglas Doubleday Courtland C. Smith Mary Dunnigan Stanley Steinkei James T. Herald Clarissa Tapson Elizabeth S. Kennedy Henry Tburnau Miles Kimball David C. Vokes Mrion Kubik Chandler J. Whipple Wolter H. Mack Cassam A. Wilson Louis R. Markus Thomas C. Winter Ellis Merry Marguerite Zilszke BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER BYRON W. PARKER *1 . . a4 l; 4' flected glory that accrues to them by their mere attendance at the Univer- sity . The majority of them make no pretext at adding anything, they see in the University a place where one can take all, and give nothing. To a certain extent, Michigan is mag- nanimous and allows her students to receive without giving, but neither this institution nor any other can make an actual exception to the rule of Nature that one can get out of a thing just as much as he puts in, and no more. Michigan will go on, regardless of the attitude of her student body; but Michigan greatness, Michigan leader- ship, Michigan speriority cannot con- tinue without their support and con- scious co-operation. It is a fine thing to attend a school that is "the leader and the best;" it is a far finer thing to be one of the reasons for the exist- ence of that superiority. THE 1926 SCHEDULE The 1926 Conference football sched- ule, drawn up by the coaches at their meeting in Chicago last Saturday, is the first in a number of years to pro- vide for two games between the same schools in one season. Michigan will meet Minnesota twice and Northwest- emn will play Indiana in "a two-game series. The situation, it seems, was brought about by the sudden adoption or a rule requiring Big Ten schools to play at least four Conference games, and resulted in a deadlock that was broken only when Coach Yost of Michigan and Dr. Spears of Minnesota agreed to sendrtheir teams into action against each other twice., The new ruling is a wise move. Cer- tain members of the Big Ten have been devoting too much of their at- tention to intersectional games, and claiming Conference titles by defeat- ing one or two of the smaller schools and tying one or two others. A much fairer race will result if each team is forced to play four Conference games; but the new rule defeats its own ends if teams are allowed to double up. When it is only possible to play eight games in one season, and there are nine teams in the Con- ference available for games, it seems rather useless to meet the same team twice. The situation which Coach Yost solved resulted from the fact that most Conference teams will not play Minnesota. The two reasons advanc- ed, that Minneapolis is too far away, and that the famous Minnoseta shift is illegal, do not ring true. Michigan teams have been traveling north for years, and the tricky shift, though closely watched by officials, has sel- dom been found at fault. To the ob- server, it seems that Dr. Spears' present sophomore team, which will be one of the strongest aggregations in the Conference next year, is strik- ing awe in the hearts of others, and that a Minnesota game on the, 1926Y schedule was being strenuously avoid-.. ed by a majority of the coaches pres- ent. If such was the case, Coach Yost is to be congratulated on his sending1 his Wolverines against the Northmen twice; Michigan has never played .an "easy" schedule and has no desire tos strengthen championship opportuni-I ties by such means.r However, it was an unfortunateC situation. The majority opinion, both on the campus and elsewhere, wouldf favor the scheduling of Iowa, Chicago, I or Northwestern, 'rather than the sec-c ond game with the Gophers. Coach t Yost displayed his usual sportsman-t ship when he suggested his settle-t ment, but a little less stubbornness( and a little more desire on the partb of a few coaches to meet any Confer-k ence team would have made the move unnecessary. The precedent is a poork one, and should be avoided when ther same coaches meet again next fall. z News Item: None of the men on our high school team were placed on any 1 all-American teams. LYLVOlI. HL% TONIGHT: The "Tambourine" in the at 8:15 o'clock. Mimes present Whitney theater Advertising................Joseph J. Finn Advertising.............T1). Olmsted, Jr. Advertising.............Frank R. Dentz, r. Advertising.................Wm. L. Mullin Circulation.................. ewa Publication..............Rudolph Bostelman Accounts....................Paul W. Arnold * * * "TAMBOURINE"I A review, by Robert Mansfield. The annual opera arrives like a long lost friend, changed perhaps, in name, but with the good old red wig and radium costumes glorifying the Michigan male. The Mimes have made good their promise-they have returned to the musical revue type of show, but there they have stopped. The music of "Tambourine," while decidedly plenti- ful, is too familiar to be interesting save only in one or two numbers. For a first night after what was re- ported as an unusually good dress re- hearsal, last night's performance of "Tambourine" was carried off well. The choruses were excellent, and one could hear the lines, settings and cos- tumes-both were splendid, and the stage work was adequately done. But the play itself- To be brutally frank, "Tambourine" is the least interesting Union opera I have ever seen. To begin with, the plot is completely evident in its diminutive entirety before the first act is half through. There are no clever lines to send ripples of spon taneous laughter through the audi- ence, and the musical numbers follov ech other in such bewilderingly rapid order that such lines as there are lose meaning. Russel Gohring in the part of the captain of the guards showed the strain which was sure to follow weeks of rehearsing nine numbers. His voice, full worthy of the praise gener- ally accorded it, was strained almost to the point of breaking, and its vol- ume appreciably diminished after the first numbers. Barre Hill, as King Rudolph, called back to mind the memory of the strong voiced high priest of "Tickled to Death," but his powerful singing was hampered by the weakness of the songs-three and a small fraction in number-which were accorded him. It was attempted in some degreG, but there was no "Ode to Ching Ling" in this year's per- formance. To Daniel Warner as the Princess goes the palm. A laughing face and twinkling feet almost made the audi- ence forget bulging muscles and mas- culine voice. He was most excellent, and, had he been given lines with which to work, might easily have proven himself an outstanding star. At least, he danced, and even succeed- ed in putting a bit of new life into the ancient cane dance. With him, Stanley Lewy as Johann deserves mention for the ease and grace with which he carried out his dance num- bers. BelindasTreherne was a disappoint- ment. Cast out of his normal metier, he burlesqued a serious role in a man-' ner which plainly indicated that "En- gaged" is not yet forgotten. Gordon' Ibbotson and Valentine Davies, as the diplomat and Sniggs, drew the only honest laugh of the evening in th-eir song "If Any". Richard Lutes as' Babe Ladeer was slightly amusing- making the most of the few semi-hum-1 orous lines accorded him. But the choruses. What if the dances had been used somewhat be- fore? What if the steps were well known to consistent Union opera dev- otees? The training was thorough, the execution sprightly and accurate, the costumes gorgeous and, though the term be overworked, colorful. Crowding the stage with an unusually1 large number, they still succeeded in keeping out of one another's way, and made the stage sway in time as they kicked and whirled.t Of the music, the much-touted "Ro- many Rose", while an outstandingf number, held not half the appeal which lay in "Cameo" later in the show. The "National Hymn" had thet best marching time, and stirred the I nrr TCT n ,Arn nn n n3A VLJ IJJXIYI -i Imported intact, the Comedy Club version of Colin Campbell Clements' "Spring" took on new freshness in the intimate setting. Amy Loomis and Thomas Denton became hectic lyrists under a Manhattan mazda, and, when lone had begun to squirm for fear of a cloying happy-ever-after, or setting- out-on-the-sea-towards-the.-setting-sun ending the burst of a dance hall "or- chestra" transmuted the play into vigorous realism, with .a sardonic kick. If that able director, Paul Stephen- son could be accused of being a moralist, there would be grounds for thinking that Amy Lowell's "For- saken" came next on the program to stand as a flaming sword of warning against poetic lapses such as "Spring." 'A draped stage, a white satuette of the Virgin, a candle stub-then the Girl Iburst upon the stage and poured out I the brilliant monologue. Phyllis Laughton has her own version of the late Miss Lowell's lines. She gave it! -her way. It seemed strained, be- yond the fine point of dramatic art, and was not convincing. The audi- ence sat in sullen silent judgment. If there is a criticism to be made of the Ypsilanti Players it is that they are stingy with the kind of work that is their forte. In the last play only was this stinginess relieved by ample generosity. Dunsany wrote "If Shakespeare Lived To-Day" in a genial moment, yet he must not have been many flights up from the 'Olym- pic club, and certainly spared no barb, for all his joviality. Played by a doctor, a rector, an auto dealer, a restauranteur, and a banker, the skit enabled these men to find as much pleasure in their parts as did the audience. H. B. Britton as Sir Webley Woothery-Jurnip and C. G. Whitney as the octogenarian secretary Trun- dleben, spoke every line, made every gesture in the manner lifelike. Such a bistrous profundity in their dam- nation of Mr. William Shakespeare! Incidentally, Mr. Quirk, moving spirit of the Players, had the last word, and fittingly closed the program. T THE NORMAL CHOIR Frederick Alexander will direct the Ypsilanti Normal Choir of two hun- dred mixed voices in a program of Christmas masterpieces without ac- companiment on Thursday evening, December 10, in the Pease auditorium, Ypsilanti, at 8 o'clock. An important feature of the program this year will be the choir of seventy- five children singing French 'refrains ito Gautier's poem, "Petit Noel," set by Emile Louis, and a Russian ballad "The Three Holy Kings," set by Gliere. The Choir itself will sing coinposi- tions from the Russian ecclesiastical school; a Bach Chorale from "The Christmas Oratorio;" French and Wallon Noels and Latin hymns to the Virgin . The solosits will include Mrs. Cray, contralto, in a new composition by Zandonai with the finale for wo- men's voices; Carl Lindegren, basso cantate; and William Kerr, baritone. * a CECELIA HANSEN A review, by Robert Ramsay. With Mischa Elman passing into obscurity under the weight of a tra- dition which even his matchless at- taininents seem unable to support, with Kreisler in far off Vienna, it would not seem too bold to say that there are two artists on this side ofj the water who are still vorth hearing, and from whom we can expect even greater things. One is Jascha Heifetz, who despite his unbending frigidity is nevertheless the supreme master of the bow, the other is Cecilia Hansen who made her Ann Arbor debut last Chas. BOOKS 1F -.--- Get a RUD A Wahl A sample of han Our stock is Rid PEN SPI 3ER M Pen, Penc sister or s, dwriting w replete wi er's I REAL ECIALISTS ASTERPEN for Dad il or Set for mother, veetheart for ill enable us to make a real fit. th beautiful merchandise. Pen Shop SERVICE ...- .__ t IrvingWarmolts,DS.C CHIROPODIST AND[ ORTHOPEDIST 707 N. University Ave. Phone 21212 AKEN EcLLL -MEN FACTORY MADEI Means Skill and Quality in Our Shop. Save a Dollar or More at the FACTORY HAT STORE 617 Packard Street. Phone 7415. (Where D. U. R. Stops at State St.) E ------ - For Your Next Party REUEL KENYON and his UNIVERSITY RAMBLERS ORCHESTRA Dial 3233 } I i Just One Plore Service We wilI wrap your purchases so they may be posted to any address in the world. oh Ends of the Diagonal Walk Ingred M. Alving George 11. Annable W. Carl Bauer John H. Bobrink Cox 7'tiaror' A. Dqnol A. Rolland Damai ames K. Der uy M~ary Flinterman Margaret L. Funk Stan Gilbert T. Kenneth Haven I. lelson Assistants F. A. Norquist e, Jr. Loleta G. Parker Julius C. Pliskow Robert Prentiss Wm., C. Pusch .ranklin J. Rauner Joseph Ryan Margaret Smith Mance Solomon Thonas Sunderiand Eugene Weinberg n Wm. J. Weiman Sidney Wilson .................. . w - ; ' : ,. n E uit ot s t ct ttt i srrs i TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1925 Night Editor-THOMAS V. KOYKKA PLEASE DON'T MAKE PATHS ON THE CAMPUS j i un nu 11 Our Usual Mid-Week Dance. Haven't you heard the others talking about the good time they have had at Granger's Wednesday dance? The music and service is exactly the same as over the week end. Drop in for a while tomorrow. By the new tax bill, as drafted, income tax payers benefit chiefly from the $325,000,000 cut provid- ed; normal income tax rates are reduced from 2 to 13/2per cent on the first $4,000 of taxable income, from 4 to 3 per cent on the next $4,000, and 6 to 5 per cent on the remainder. The bill provides for increased personal exemptions from $1,000 to $1,500 for single persons, and from $2,500 to $3,- 500 for married persons. ALL THAT GOES UP- Once upon .a time there was a greal prize fighter, a man who had easily overcome all opposition and won foi himself the world's fistic champion. ship. He was unquestionably "the world's best," he had only one failing, --he knew it. And so the greatesi fistic artist of the age was defeated, and an inferior boxer took the crown. Not so long ago there was a univer- sity, a really great university that easily rated with the best in its part of the country. This university not once, but many times, not in one field, but in many, proved its superiority over its neighbors. Time and time again it was proved, at least to the certain satisfaction of its students, that it was "the leader and the best;" but there was one great trouble,-the students knew it. That university still maintains its position, its pres- tige, but-in the future, in the future? Michigan is that university, Michi- gan it is that has stood with the finest in all things undergraduate through- out the years within the memory of the present generation of students. Michigan it is that has won here, out- done there, and generally outshone her contemporaries. Michigan has boasted of being "the leader and the best" and "Champion of the Vest," and Michigan has had good and suffi- cient foundation for those claims. But in the future--what?I Because she has always been a paragon to many, Michigan's great- ness has come to be taken for grant- ed, but not so much by the outside world as by the students themselves. The student body apparently thinks it impossible, at least improbable, that Michigan topple from her perch of supremacy. Accustomed to" seeing iehiimn iii +hva vn- -a h af+.larP a ra illiliiltillillnIm 11111111Ulilii11111) --GRANCLI---- T F y . 1 r IAi 17Ae largestselling quaity pencil in. the worldt r. g ! p" FV M t I' 17 black degrees 3 copying 0 - Superlative in quaii, the world-famous yES. give best service and longest wear. Plain ends, per doz. $1.00 Rubber ends, per doz. 1.20 et all dealers American Lead Pencil Co. 220 Fifth Ave., N.Y. U. OFM. Dial 4505 LADIES WORK A SPECIALTY I C L E A N I N 11 R E S I N CAMPUS OPINION b Anonymous communications will be n disregarded. The names of communi- cants will, however, be regarded as g confidential upon request. AN APPARENT REASONd There must be, we supose some rea-o son why certain departments of thiss University are prone to dessimate thea questions asked in mid-semester ex- aminations by either shouting them 'rapidly at the assembled multitude or by scrawling them in long hand on the black board. From our unfortu- i nate position, however, as a student'