PAGE FOUR TH-E MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1925 Published every .morning except Monday during the Universit year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- ited to the use for republication of all news disp.atches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished therein. " Entered at the postofffce at Ann Arbor, M richieganassecond class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- tnaster General. subscription by carrier, $3.5e; by mail, $4.00. Offices:. AnnArbor Press Building, May- acrd Street. Phones: Editorial; 493; business, aar 4. p! EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 r1 MANAGING EDITOR GEORGE W. DAVIS Chairman, Editorial Board ...Norman R. Thal Cty Editor............Robert S. Mansfield News Editor...........Manning Houseworth Women's Editor ........... Helen S. 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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 AN) 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. S"a 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. * * * 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. * ot, 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. o * * 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 REAL, I p Open Evenings Until Christmas At Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk. 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Gr-,anger's Acadcmny t "" : . ... ----t....,.---. ._,___ - ------- -- . . r = +. : A Let The Daily sell it for you thru the Classified columns-Ad 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 , r % . . 4 f, vx f , V+IY:4 61G ___ e, jV/ I _ \ -- -, . __ . d P . 7 i Monday and Tuesday $50-$75 values $35 These suits are of this merchandise. They are all excellent values. I t