I PACE PFOUR -1 THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925 wwwmwom Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. .k Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled 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. Entered at 'the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage gratifed by Third Assistant Post- master General. . Subscription by carrier, $3.50; by mail, $j4.00. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May. aard Street Phones: Editorial, 4925; business, 2214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR GEORGE W. DAVIS Chairman, Editorial Board... NormanR.s hal City Editor .... .......Robert S. Mansfield News Editor..........Manning Houseworth Women's Editor..........Helen S. Ramsay Sports Editor............ Joseph Kruger Telegraph Editor.. ......William Wathour Music and Drama......Robert B Henderson Night Editors Smith'H. Cady Leonard C. Hall Willard B. Crosby Thomas V. Koykka Robert T. DeVore W. Calvia Pattersen Assistant City Editors Irwin Olian 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. Buckingham Simon Rosenbaum Edgar Carter Ruth Rosenthal Carleton Champe Wilton A. Simpsen Esugene II. Gutekunst Janet Sinclair D~ouglas Doubleday Courtlaud C. Smith Mary Dunnigan Stanley Steinko ITames T. Herald Clarissa Tapson lzabeth S. Kennedy Henry Thurnaun JNl iles Kimball David C. Vokes s ion Kubik Chandler J. Whipple WalterH. Mack Cassam A. Wilson Louis R. Markus Thomas C. Winter Llis Merry Marguerite Zilszke advanced by the Senate. University officials would be more lenient with a plan presented by the Interfraternity council than they would be in devis- ing their own system. Sooner or later deferred rushing will be forced upon the fraternities,1 and no action should be taken by the Interfraternity council which will make it impossible for a change to be made by that organization. Action should be deferred until plans have1 been presented andduntil these have been thoroughly discussed. Trial should be made of some new system of rushing which will meet the ap- proval of the University officials and of the fraternities. At any rate, action should not be taken afer a mere week's consideration! THE CRIMSON SPEAKS The Harvard Crimson, official news- paper of Harvard university, has re- cently brought forth in its editorial columns a plan "to restore harmony and balance between sport and academic work." The Crimson be-, lieves that the time has come when constructive steps should be taken to correct what it believes to be the maladjustment and disproportion be- tween football and scholarship. Lack of space prevents the printing of the Crimson plan in full, but some of the major points are as follows: 1. The season will begin when col- lege opens in the fall and end as it does at present. Pre-season and spring football practise will be abol- ished. 2. All students who wish to play the game will be assigned to class teams and receive the best coaching available. 3. For the first month of college,. inter-class games, will constitute the schedule. 4. At the end of that period a var- sity squad will be formed from the players who have shown the greatest ability in the interclass contests. 5. The varsity squad will then play a series of not more than three inter- collegiate games, say, with Yale and two other universities, provided these institutions will adopt a similar plan. 6. Meanwhile the class teams will have been reorganized and will con- tinue their games until the close of the season. Class team players will still have the opportunities of pro- motion to the varsity squad if they demonstrate sufficient merit.- Says The Crimson; "It goes without saying that football conducted in this manner will not carry the financial burden of athletics as it now does. The endowment for athletics will, therefore be ne'essary. This last point is vital and inevitable, if foot- ball is to escape from the evils of over-emphasis which are now mani- fest. So long as colleges depend on gate receipts from football games to support their entire thetic program, this fact alone will remain a suffi- cient excuse for continuing the pres- ent unsatisfactory system." The plan as put forth by the Crim- son has been received by the metro- olitan press with some skepticism and suspicion. Nevertheless it is essen- tially one of the few worthwhile plans suggested by those who would restore the game to its proper place in college life, and therefore, worth honest and unbiased consideration. "Warnings To 'N' Have Been Mail- ed"-O .O. D. Poor dear old "N" seems to be in a bad way.' TOASTED ROLLS CATCH OUR CORPSE I It seems as if you just can't keep away from musical comedies here this week. There's one at the Whitney called "Tambourine" and if you go to the Maj you see a movie of another one called "The Follies." Then therej are the "Follies" which are or werel in Detroit, and so it goes. SANTA Dear Santa Clause: Kindly bring the Michigan Central R. R. a couple of new coaches so that when we come in from Detroit Sunday nights we won't have to stand up all the way. Z. P. EDITORIALS Today we feel very serious and very national. We are on the verge of discussing some of the problems which confront the American people as a whole. We feel that it is ,time that we rise above such petty things as local heroes and heroines. So this morning we shall discuss the question of tax reduction. Tax reduction is a very serious question. The question is beside being very serious, very complex. For in- stance, there is not only the question of whether or not they should reduce the taxis or not, but who they shall reduce them on, or off, which ever way you look at it. Now obviously this cannot be solved in so many words. It requires oodles and oodles of thought. Therefore it will probably not be settled by the present admin- istration. So you can't expect us to settle it either. The question is whether the rich or poor should pay the taxis or whether it should be (both or neither. In this last case, we have not been able to determine just who would pay them .Per- haps they even wouldn't be paid. Of course if there weren't any taxis there would be no point in having Government officials, be- cause what would they do or get when they didn't have taxis. The more we think about it the more we realize how complex the situation becomes, and the more fu- tile we feel in attempting to discuss it. Therefore we are not going to discuss it any further today. The moral of this editorial is that un- questionably something should be done about the tax situation. * * *S NOTICE Someone sent us a picture of Miss Snorp which he wanted autographed. But he did not put a return address on it. Unless he sends us one im- mediately, we feel that we shall be unable to oblige him. * s * WE HAVE J ALWAYS WANTED TO WASTE SPACE THIS WAY BUT WE E NEVER MUSIC AND DRAMA III [ I- _ _ -, TODAY: Te Mimes present "Tanbourline" in the Wittney theater at 2 and 8 o'clock. * * * "TAMBOURINE" A review, by Frederic X. Ziv. The clouds rolled by, and the artifi- cial moon shone proudly upon "Tam- bourine," "the biggest and best" of all Michigan Operas. Not only the biggest in the number of songs and cast; but the best in histrionic effects as a whole. The captain and his Sonya almost dominate the show, what with his singing and her danc- ing. But they do not wholly dominate, as Mr. Shuter is ever a producer to lavish talent. Barre Hill carries superbly the numbers given him; and Stanley Lewy is not to be denied stellar dancing honors. But it is on the choruses that "Tambourine" re- lies; their dancing and frippery are Open LI'enings Until Christmas At Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk. ]T's FACTORY MADE 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.) m m Frog, Chicken and Steak Dinners Served at BOULEVARD INN . Two blocks from city bus line on Jackson Road, from noon till midnight. 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Pusch Marinn A. Taniel Franklin J. Rauner A. Rolland Damn! Joseph Ryan James R. DePuy argaret Smith ary Flinterman Mance Solomon Margaret L. Funk Thomas Sunderland Stan Gilbert Eugene Weinberg T. Kenneth Haven Wm. J. Weinman i. Nelson A' Sidney Wilson j SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925 Night Editor-SMITH H. CADY, JR. y "Thanks to"elimination of waste and other contributing factors, we can, as a Nation, show one of the most astonishing transforma- tions in economic history. While wages are higher than in 1920, wholesale prices are lower. We have thus the highest real wage in our history. The wage rate rose in 1924 to 128 per cent above pre-war level, while the wholesale price level has dropped from 126 per cent to 50 per cent above pre- wa'r. Prohibition, together with the movement for eliminating waste in industry, are chief fac- tors for the era of prosperity."- Secretary Hoover. WHY RUSH IT THROUGHIT On Monday the Interfraternity council will vote as to whether it is satisfied with the present system of rushing, or whether it would rather adopt some new plan. No plan of de- ferred rushing has been presented to the council; the vote will be merely an expression of sentiment regarding the present system. It is safe to state that the majority of the fraternities on the campus feel that the present system has manyj faults, but they cannot be expected to vote for a change unless some new plan is presented to them which they feel is more practical. Sufficient time has not been given the fraternities to consider the prob- lem. They are being called on to ex- press an opinion on a matter which they have not given sufficient con- sideration. They must vote with no definite plans for improved rushing in view. Action on deferred rushing should be withheld until a time when a com- mittee of the council presents a plan which might be given a trial at thisr University. The committee which was supposed to present such plans, merely gave a report favoring con- tinuation of the present system. In 1918, the University Senate adopted a report which called for a revision of the rushing system by the following year. The report instructed the fraternities to consider systems which would make it impossible for a student to join a fraternity until his CAMPUS OPINION Anonymous communications will be disregarded. The names of communi- cants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request.i WHAT MANNER OF MAN IS THIS? To the Editor: Implications, the subtile meanings supporting any process of develop- ment, are the motivating forces by which ideals are sought. Miss Kuhl- man, in her contention in the "Chimes" of Dec. 6th, does not seem to consider that the child cannot rule the parent until it can stand alone. What is a half century of feminine deviation from masculine dominance, when contrasted to the incalculable time of subjection? This general pre- valence of the "Prussianistic" attitude toward women, by men, from the mists of antiquity cannot be over- thrown in the short period that co- education has been in vogue. The caducity of male supremacy will come about, if at all, by a slow process of inculcating the necessity of such a cessation into the none too eager heads of those who could make it possible. Patently, there are women in rela- tively rare incidents who are more capable in certain capacities than the majority of men, but there are more men able to approach nearer the apotheosis of these accomplishments than their gentle competitors. This condition may be overcome by broader H AD THE NERVE BEFORE * s * Now that we have worked that lit- tle trick out of our system, we feel much surer of ourselves. We have been on the verge of it fo'r a long time and knowing that it would be a very scurvy stunt, we always persuaded ourselves not to stoop that low. But things became so bad that we felt that the only way to rid our- selves of that complex was to get in and have it over with. We apologize. " . ' i Barre Hil The King in "Tambourine" marvelously executed midst settingsj designed to perfection-reminiscencesf -of Louis XIV-- Throughout the. performance, the musical numbers are poured forth un- sparingly-opening choruses, inciden- tal dances, patter pieces, love ballads, and tuxedoed hey-hey jazz, all lead- ing up to a flourishing finale. Prolific song writers are noticeable for their lack of big hits-witness Mr. Rom- berg-but "Tambourine" '"has "Ro- many Rose," "The Cameo," and onef or two love themes that willsbe re- membered and probably used in Operas to come,--not an unusual oc- currence, The plot, it is true, is neligible- just enough to fill in from one song number to another dance--but this it does admirably. Michigan Operas never depended on plot, and "Tam-I bourine" marks no new departure, but there is no need that it should- as "Tambourine" has before it what should be a most successful run-and what should bring "ahs!" and "ohs!" from eastern audiences in admiration j of the exquisite sets; and choruses unsurpassed in previous Operas. * * * LOUIS ORAVEURE A review, by Vincent Wall. Two distinctive features marked the Louis Graveure concert as per- haps the most esoteric of the Choral Union series-esoteric, that is, to a certain group who enjoy any andj every musical banality. Those two features that were most prominent were the artist's perfect enunciation and extraordinary breath control. His program however was composed of numbers, some of which were almostj banal. Among. such favorites were' "Songs My Mother Taught Me," "Three Fishers Went Sailing," and finally Massenet's "Elegie", which' has been overdone and underdone enough times to give a distinctly common flavor. These numbers were given exception- I ally well and showed an intelligent, if somewhat conventional interpreta- tion. His only offerings to an'inte-j lectual audience were "Vision fugitive" and "La Cloehe", both of which were beautifully given, although the en- thusiastic exuberance of his accom- panist somewhat detracted from both. His choice of encores differed little from the rest of the program, although in the "Toreador Song" he displayed a penchant for vocal gymnastics that was most amazing. He almost doubled the tempo. Tempus fugit and so does the Toreador in his hands. "Winter Storms" of B3ryceson Treharne was given in a bombastic manner worthy of Choliapin. Finally "The Trump-, eter", his concluding number was nice- ly done, although the forceful accom- paniment again was almost too no- ticeable. A rather peculiar situation was at times evident: occasionally he pro- duced two distinct tone qualities, one delightfully rich and resonant-the1 other a distinctly nasal bellow. 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Set him up in business for himself- Help him maintain his self respect- Give him standing in his community- Take him to the interesting places of the earth- Give him peace of mind- LIMERICKS XXI A great football star Pro just went And they all ziay it hurt the game so Well it may bey a shame But we'd sure do the same If we thought we'd get half much dough. * s * as It is funny how people who do one thing very well, always try to ring in some other achievement which is usually rotten, to add to what they already have. Take the Waring boys over at the Maj. They sing well, play wonder- fully, but they are not content with that. . They get their leader to pull some of #the oldest jokes in the busi- ness between numbers. Now he is an excellent leader and musician, but he is a damn poor comedian, and N hat does he figure on gaining by attempt- ing to add poor comedy to good mu- t I 7' k . 4 t ' Widen his horizon- Stand between him, and charity age claims him-- t } when old ,. Isn't any one of them reason enough' for working, saving and investing? Together they ought to cure any case of laziness, indifference or lack of vision. E"