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TH-E MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1925
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1925
Night Editor-W. C. PATTERSON
"Independence means loss ofr
tariff protection, the life-blood .cif4
Philippine industries; depletion
of the foreign and domestic com-
merce; increase in Government
expenditures while the people's
tax-paying capacity is reduced to
impotence; removal of the sup-
port of America to the fiscal
structure of the Philippines which
enables the latter to float bonded
indebtedness at 4/ per cent in-
stead of a least 8 per cent; dis-
charge of Filipinos from the
United States service; and ex-
clusion of Filipinos from America
under the immigration law."-
Vicente Villamin, Filipino lawyer,
before the Cosmos Club, Wash-
ington.
GO SLO
Tomorrow the Interfraternity coun-
cil will vote on whether to continue
the present system of pledging. The
ruembers will not express sentiment on
any system of deferred rushing, as no
plan which might be adopted here has
been presented to them.
insuficient time has been given the
fraternities to consider the matter,
and no tangible plan has been given
them to which a change might be
made. Many organizations are dis-
satisfied with rushing as it is now
practiced at Michigan. They realize
that deplorable faults are present in
first semester rushing, but they will
not vote in favor of a change unless
they know what plan will be adopted.
Why should they decide to change
when there is no better method in
which the alumni members have oi
him, by the clothes which he wears,
and by the first impression which he
makes. Persons with whom they
must be associated for years are
chosen in this inefficient and hasty
manner. Quite frequently, unfortu-
nately, all three of these methods of
judgment fail, and the house finds that
it has a 'boy within its membership
without whom the organization would'
be better off .
This and other arguments make it
quite evident that some plan of de-
ferred rushing shouldnbe adopted.
But as no plan has been drawn up
for the consideration of the fraterni-
ties, they cannot take any definite
stand with regard to the matter. How-
ever, they can and should demand
that some plan be presented to them,
and they should defer action upon
the question which will come before
them tomorrow. One week is far too
short a time in which to decide a mat-
ter that so vitally effects the fra-
ternities. Consideration of deferred
rushing should not be dropped,the
matter should be thoroughly investi-M
gated by a committee of persons who
are competent and willing to study,
the problem without prejudice.
MILITARY TRAINING OR-
Military training in our schools and
colleges was dealt a severe blow last
month when the content of the Man-
ual of Military Training used as a
textbook in the College of the City of
New York was made public. The
government has been telling the pub-
lie that the object of military training
is to "develop our boys physically,
morally, and mentally into the best
type of citizens and not to make sol-
diers out of them." Some of the pub-
lic believedsome of this, until the
editors of student publications at City!
college arose in protest and published
parts of the Manual.
Some of the principal portions to
which they objected read:
"The principles of sportsmanship
and consideration for your opponent
have no place in the practical appli-'
cation of this work.....
"The object of all military training
is to win battles........
"This inherent desire to fight andl
kill must be carefully watched for and
encouraged by the instructor."
On the same day that the above
was made publfk, , inthrop D. Lane,
newspaperman and author, published
a pamphlet endorsed by prominent
men in public life, accusing the war
department of beclouding with con-
tradictory statements its real pur-
pose of military training.
The danger of allowing such a
system to be fostered is apparent. It
means that American educational in-
stitutions will become infected with
militarism; the real object of getting"
a cultural education will be put aside.
It means that we will have a military
system greater than that which Ger-
many had before the war. Did we
fight German militarism in order to
establish an equally cruel and heart-
less system in our own country?
And now somebody is suggesting a
law to make "The Star Spangled Ban-
ner" the national anthem. Good idea,
Rip.
Red Grange seems to be getting
along alright without going to Flor-
ida.
CAMPUS OPINION
Anonymous communications will be
disregarded. The names of communi-
cants will, however, be regarded as
confidential upon request.
BANALITY I'I
As a lover, not claiming to be a
master, of music, may I appeal
through your columns in behalf of
those who thoroughly enjoyed Fri-
day's concert, without occupying our
minds attempting to form a destruc-
tive criticism of it? May I take the
liberty to state that it was the best
performance that has been given in
Ann Arbor in the last two years, ex-
cepting that of the incomparable
Schumann-Heink?
As a matter of justice, may I take
this opportunity of commenting on
the altogether deplorable review of
Louis Graveure's performance which
appeared in this morning's Daily?
That most charming baritone sang,
with an admirable perfection of tone
and with an unusually accurate con-
trol, a program replete with beauty,'
variety, and simplicity. From his
brilliant rendition of Handel's "Jar-
go" and his stupendous, unique inter-
pretation of the "Toreador" selection
from Carmen, to those catchy tunes,,
the "Lepreshaun," "The Pretty Crea-
ture," and the "Bird's Courting Song,"
Mr.. Graveure kept his audience in ad-
miration of his vivid, delightful char-
acter. There were the more classical
"Vision Fugitive," and "La Cloche,"
excellently done, as were the remark-
ably effective song, "Three Fishers
EF FIE
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BABE
This contest for a name for the new
Skating arena which the Athletic as-
sociation bought from Mr. Weinberg
after it burned down recently, ought
to be interesting. It must have the
Iword "Skating" in it, say the authori-
ties. Which eliminates naming it
after Yost or Kipke or anyone like
that. "Yost Skating house" would
either imply that the famous coach1
was skating or that his house was, or
that it was his private house for skat-
ing.
Of course if they made the admis-
sion small enough, they could call its
the "Cheap Skating Emporium" or
something like that, but that would
sound too much like the original. A
tony title would be, the "Skating'
Club" and that would imply that one
had to be of the elite in order to use
the place. Other suggestions would,
be "The Wolverine Skating Parlors"
which would mean nothing but sound
just great. "Michigan Skating" and
so on-
PORTVGESE POLITICS
Life must be a series of ups and
downs for politicians of Portugal. The
new presidlent, for example was oust-
ed from the presidency but eight
years ago, and exiled from the coun-
try in the bargain. Four years after'
this banishment, however, he was
called back to the country to become
premiere, and now here he is back as
president.
This may seem a rather unstable
form of government, but it is really
not so bad a thing as one might think.
First of all it keeps the people inter-
ested and amused, it gives the papers
reams and reams of copy, and if this
changing business keeps up the coun-
try will certainly never have time to
fight with any other country. Now if
only something like that would hap-
pen hereabouts, we would have
enough material for six columns a
day, God Forbid.
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E1'FIE SNORP ATTENDS OPERA
OCCUPYING THREE SEATS IN
CENTER OF THE HOUSE
ENJOYS SHOW A LOT
Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 12, 1925.-
Miss Effie Snorp, perhaps the most
famous co-ed now attending the Uni-
versity of Michigan, attended the ma-
tinee performance of "Tambourine,"
the twentieth annual Opera, at the
Whitney theater. Effie enjoyed the
performance very much, and seemed
to think that the men of the Univer-
sity weren't as bad as they were sup-
posed to be. The only thing to which
Miss Snorp took violent exception to
was the performance of Richard
Lutes in the part of "Babe Ladeer"
the American woman of weight who
comes to Slavonia.
"This seems to be a direct dig at
me," she is quoted as saying after
the performance, and while Mr. Lutes
is slightly amusing "I think that it is
rather cheap to take off campus per-
sonalities."
Miss Snorp also said that the verse
of the Comedy song dealing with co-
eds was "too bad" as she believes that
local women students are the butt
of enough jokes already without
bringing them into the Opera.
Mr. Warner, as Sanya, the gypsy
and the Princess of Jugania, portray-
ed a character which represent the
ideal of Slavonian womanhood, ac-
cording to Miss Snorp. Mr. Gohring
as the Captain of the Guard, was ex-
cellent, she thought and she admitted
that she quite fell for him.
"Mr. Hill, is simply stunning in his
second act costume as the Colonel of
the Royal street cleaners," she said,
"and the soldiers were grand!"
"Altogether, I believe it is the best
Opera this year," was her final ver-
dict, "but I do thing that Babe was a
bit too near home."
Miss Snorp weighs 357 pounds,
without make-up.
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From the reviews of The Daily,
those afar from Ann Arbor, will find
that "Tambourine" is (and is not) the
best Opera that Mimes ever offered,
that the book is (and is not) good
and the tunes are (and are not)
catchy. And there you have it, in a
nutshell.
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Due to the unusual demand which
we have felt for, another "Puzzle Pic-
ture" we shall endeavor to run an-
other as soon as we find one that we
consider suitable. Unitl that time, we
hope that all our readers will prac-
tice conscientiously on the first one'
until they can solve right away every
time. Don't give up. Try and try,
again. Finally you will note a vast
improvement. We have been doing it
ourselves and it has built up our en-
THIS AFTERNOON: The Organ
Recital of Christmas music In Hill
auditorium at 4:15 o'clock.
"TAMBOURINE"
A review, by George Davis.
"Cotton Stockings" h a s been
eclipsed, and were humor and lines
to be found in "Tambourine," the
eclipse would have been complete.
The present opera is magnificent-a
word which in its limits describes
the production well nigh perfectly-
but it seems a pity that the producers
have failed to heed the implorations
of past criticisms, both Kvritten and
verbal, in this respect.
Apparently the present production
staff of the annual Mimes super-pro-
duction has a mania for low comedy,
jokes requiring five or six lines to
prepare the audience, and half-baked
songs sung most appropriately indeed
by a comedian in grotesque costume.
Coming as it does from an institution
of learning, where one would natural-
ly suppose that fine wit and clever-
ness would abound, the opera fails
miserably in this wise. On the other
hand, dancing ability, splendor, and
raiment, which one would presume
to be used merely to adorn the brain
work of the opera authors, are the
only claims to distinction in the pres-
ent edition. And the reviewer-he has
been given to understand, witnessed a
performance that had been vastly im-
proved upon during the week's run.
But were it possible to retrieve the
failure of the opera from the stand-
point mentioned, Daniel Warner as
the female lead would have supplied
the remedy. As it was, with his won-
derful approach to femininity, his
dancing alone and with Stanley Lewy,
he was the hit of the show. It is hard
to believe that this is the same per-
son that spoke pidgeon English in last
year's performance, when the rest of
the cast spokd as near English as was
possible.
The costumes were impressive and
delightful, and quite came up to the
eulogies of opera press agents. That
is fulsome praise.
The stage settings, especially the
Great Hall In The Palace Of The
King, were distinctly presentable. The
tell-tale -evidence of rickety, cheap
construction and baffling paint were
supplanted by taste. The great hall,
with its staircases, offered opportuni-
ties for mapiy beautiful pictures,
which were realized.
The music was far too-plentiful,
Sespecially in the form of variegated
love treatments, to be appreciated.
Less music and more lines would
have helped all around. As to the
music's quality, who knows when -a
tune is successful?
As for the cast: Miss "Babe" La-
deer awaits his cues and is glad to
get his lines off his chest; Sniggs has
no lines, and a get-up as wretched as
the preceding comedian; Gordon Ib-
botson as the Diplomat would be ex-
ceptionally good were he not a little
over-done; Walker Everett, as a
woman at one point in the show, was
amazingly homely but provided the
only spontaneity in the performance
by waving gaily at boxes and audi-
ence and bringing down the house;
Robert Henderson was unmistakably
from "Engaged," but as in that pro-
duction he was so unusually good that
the similarity was commendable;
Russell Gohring sang well and was
afraid of losing his attractive hat;
Barre Hill has a marvelous voice
wasted on the songs given him, and
wears his 'gorgeous costumes very
well indeed; Neal Nyland, also un-
mistakably from "Engaged" deserved
a better part.
By the time the opera has finished
its extensive road trip, it should be
the supreme college opera of all time,
provided that some humor, of some de-
gree of excellence, be obtained no
matter what the cost.
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THE MATINEE MUSICALE
The Canconet club of Adrian, a
chorus of eleven women's voices under
the direction of James Spencer, will
present a program of Christmas mu-
sic Wednesday afternoon, December
16, at 4:30 o'clock in the Michigan
Union ball room under the auspices
of the Matinee Musicale.
THE VAUDEVILLE TOURNAMENT
The annual Mimes Vaudeville Tour-
nament will be held in the newly re-
decorated Mimes theater Thursday
and Friday evenings, January 7 and 8,
immediately following the Christmas
vacation. The purpose of the tourna-
ment is to discover possible talent for
the 1926 Opera, and as in the past, a
silver cup will be awarded by a vote
A P E N S S h o
HIM a "Rid |e
Gifts neatly wraj
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Open Evenings Until Christmas
At Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk.
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ORTHOPEDIST
707 N. University Ave. Phone 21212
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HOLIDAY SALE
ON ALLIHATS IN STOCK
Have your hat cleaned and blocked
before going home.
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WEDNESDAY _
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Books for Childrten
Our Juvenile Departments are filled with a fine selecton of books, games and
stationery for little brothers and sisters. We are showing many beautifully illustrated
editions.
TAKE HOME BOOKS FROM ANN ARBOR
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SERVICE
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Santa Claus and all the
extra things that make
a Christmas party
distinctive.
75c per couple.
Tickets at Slater's
Book Shop.
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Special Selling of
50 Suits
view?
Those houses which have good
standing, the better fraternities, have
nothing to fear from deferred rush-
ing and pledging. They realize that
they will have no difficulty in secur-
ing pledges if the freshmen are given
more .opportunity to learn about the
various organizations. Those 'groups
that object are the ones which have
to depend on getting men quickly in
order to exist..
Eventually, both types of fraterni-
ties will benefit through deferred
rushing. Those houses that are not
as well established as they might be
will not lose as many pledges as at
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