PAGE F~OUJR THE MICHIGAN DAILY " n~mr ~ r urn Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news disp. s hes credited to it or not otherwise crc d in this paper and the local news pub- lish, '.therein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. , rate of postage granted by Third Assi Post- master General. Subscription by carrier, $3.s by mail, $4.00. Offices: Ann Arbor Press B.i lg, May. nard Street. Pho-n(, Editor; .495: bu ine, , 4.__ 4 ,p ut 4925 A NG E TOR CF~lW - W. 1Ai The program of arbitration, secur-#, ity, and disarmament offers an ex- tremely desirable condition to those who are able to follow it out to a successful completion,--international good-will, permanently assured. There are a great many obstacles in the path of those who attempt to at- tain that end,-but it is better to ex- pend an unusual effort once, and build a bridge, than to go the long way around forever. "OUTSIDE" ACTIVITIES The cause of the outside activity, long frowned upon by the purely academic minds of many of the faculty, has f tnd a new champion in Dr. Clar- {-nce Cook Little, new President of the University, as evidenced in his .ndross at the reception given in his ,.+ , :_ L. I n Ed a Ca Katherin JamesT: T ej i Russel l tt Nrion Kbiken \,alter H . . ac Edt Caitr Herbert .lossc Narret Parker 5tantordN.Phel Tele BUSIN BY s Advertising.... Advertising.:.. . Adv ertising. Advertising. . Circulation,. Publication....... Accounts........ Ingred M. Alving George. H. Annable W., Carr Bauer; John H. Bobrink George P. Bugbee Elden W Butzba lames R. DePuy Myra "insterwakd Oscar A. Jose, Jr f. E, Little FRIDAY, Night Editor- BUIL: When the e confronted by 1 Thai honor at the Union. Dr. Little, in-I Gkobiv. eld stead of delivering the usual condem- .~...Maninirliouseworth -- lelen S. Rams na Mi of the extra-curricular activ- -Joseph K,11ger itie. , ,gerous forces tending to WVilliam 'Wa thour -.ert B. Hers detract iiin the interest of the un- i eon rd { i dergraduate in the classroom, lauded Thomas 1" them as helpers in fostering a greater W. C P inter(-e:f in education and providers H. Shiihto of a different approach to the student 1,p who refuses to submit to the routine Marie i<< Atorgatnization of course work. Muth !usenmbal The term "outside activity" has n Milo S. .Ryan Abraham Satovskv long been a misnomen, conveying to WVilton A. SimpslI Janet Sinclair those unfamiliar with the workings Courtland C. Smith of these organizations a distinctly Henry hurnau mistaken impression. Activities such edy ovid C. Vks r debating, dramatics, publications, Chandler J. Whipple a the many clubs devoted to varl- Kenneth Wickware Howard S. Williams Iis subjects holding meetings outside' ThomCassam A. Wionter of class hours, are in no sense "out- Marguerite Zilszke side" of a university training. They offer an opportunity for practical ' LSS STAFF work and advanced discussion on ephone 21214 subjects in which the foundation is, supplied by the courses offered by lESS MNPAGER the faculty. The spirit of competition and the .J.. J. F inn desire to really accomplish something ...,,T. +P. 0Olmsted, Jr. ..rank R. Dentz, Jr. concrete will spur a student on to a .....Wm. L. Mulen degree that can never be equalled.in ...... Rudolph.Bostelian e ass work, where the most ..Paul W. Arnold ea s w r, w ee te m s Assistants.. W.A l ('a ta g goal is the mark which is Frank t. Mosher p ; ; od semi-annually by the fac- e, Jr. Julius C. Pliskow eobert Prentiss ult Were all students possessed of Wm.C. Pusch that burning thirst for knowledge Franklin J, Ratner cL Thomas Sunderland which, in the opinion of a few, they Wmn. H. Wearne Eugene Weinberg should possess, such extra means of r. Wm. J. Weinman approach would not be necessary. But however much such .a state may be desired, it certainly does not exist to any large extent, at least, at Mich- OCTOBER 2, 1925 igan or any other American institu- tion of learning of an undergraduate WILLARD B. CROSBY nature. Conditions being as they are, the D A B IDGE so-called "outside activity" has a ngineer finds himself very definite place in university life. A student will prepare for an inter- a river, he builds ad bride.cAd beore tartngdwrktee with" an rdr tat 1OAS'tED ROLL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH At the request of the National Pneumatotherapeutical and Phreno- logical Society we have conducted an extending investigation of dating at the University of Michigan. We be- lieve that the report may be of inter- est to students of Pneumatotherapeu- tics and Phrenology so we are taking the liberty of producing it here. THE REPORT Fellow members of the National Pneumatotherapeutical and Phreno- logical Society:- Your committee appointed early last year at the annual spring meet- ing of the society, has the honor to put before you its complete report, which, we hope will meet with your approval, and fulfill its purpose; i. e. to put before you the facts, and noth- ing but the facts, concerning the re- cently developed Phemomenum known throughout the Eastern, Mid- dle Western and Western parts of this country as well as England and the Continent (exclusiveof the small area about Wriplockwizin, Russia, where the iiative residences are an average of 23478763.09 Kilometres apart, thus prohibiting the existence of this phenomenum) at dating. Before delving any further into this matter, your committee has felt that in order to clarify the study which it has made, in your minds, it is vital that it be generally understood what is mant by the technical term, "Dat- ing." Because of this your committee has spent much time in research as to the derivation and meaning of the word. The first traces of it are found in the early Greek where we find the worder"Kilnsik;" meaning "to polish or shine." In the latter Greek (and early Roman) we find the word has changed its form slightly, and with different pronounciation become "Smooloy" meaning, in different parts of the country anything from "fish- ing" to "Egg Plant." From then on all trace of the word are lost until we find it again about the time of Ramesis IX in Spain. It again has taken another form, this- time "Spoat" but we find it still means the same thing-"Standing on the head, or hands." From that time on its progress seems to have been steady and unim- paired, we find it evolving through such forms as"P rinsid," "Esterd- valrd" and "Pongo-Ognop" until we finally find it well established in the Eskimo of comparatively modern times as"Drulopnb" and here for the first time clear and unquestionably meaning "Rag-Doll." Thts It is plainly seen how we modern users of the English tongue have come to use the term "Dating" in its present meaning. Having thus established clearly the meaning of the word which describes this phe- nominum, let us proceed to chief topic of our report, which, is of course, the actual practice and function of this phenominum at this University. BUS before we begin this discus- sion, we believe that it is of the ut- most importance to the members of this society, in their desire to under- stand the main body of the report of this committee, that they be acquaint- ed with some of the more technical terms which have come to be asso- ciated with this phenominum. So it is our pext aim to make known to the members of this society these terms. The first rather quaint one we find is "Blind Date." This is not to be mistaken to mean that the persons practicing this phenomimimum are lacking in vision as it would lead us to believe. On the contrary it seems to have very little connection with vision at .all. Its meaning is a "date" in which neither party is acquainted with the other before the actual be- ginning of the date. Of course these two people may practice dating to- gether as often thereafter as they please, but the successive meetings are known as common or garden "dates." It is only the first one that is known as a "Blind Date" (In some parts of the Lower Siamese peninsular and the mountainous re- gions of Holland, some students in this field report that what we have referred to, above as a "Blind Date" is known as a "Ruifu Knaju" or "Deaf Date" and even, in extreme cases as a "Dvaji Knaju" meaning "Dumb Date" (reference to "Blind Dates" as being "Dumb Dates are also found in this locality, though they are not very common)). The origin of the term is very slightly known though it is generally believed that the "Blind" part comes from the idea that neither party has had a view (i. e. vision) of the other, hence both are "blind" as far as they concern each other. MUSICI AND DRAMA A complete assignment of dates to the dozen odd campus activities, with all its complexities and conflicts, is practically completed. Such a list, perhaps, is valuable if only to prove j at the outset the almost overpowering activity of these organizations striv- ing for your patronage. Its prnme importance, however, is to bring some order out of the almost hope- less chaos by keeping everybody from treading on all manner of toes. The schedule in detail is as fol- lows: ! If I la .. Irving amotsD SC CHIOPDISTAN 407 -. Uuliirsity Avie. Plione 21212 First Senieser October 3-Football, Michigan State College at Ann Arbor. October 10-Football, Indiana at Ann Arbor. October 13-Mimes present W. S. Gilbert's "Engaged" in the Mimes Theatre at 8:30 o'clock. October 14-"Engaged." October 15-The, New York Sym- phony orchestra under the direction of Walter Damrosch with Guy Maier and Palmer Christian as soloists. October 17--Football, Wisconsin at Madison. October 24-Football, Illinois at FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1925 TWO COMPLETE COLLEGE STORES- BOTH ENDS OF THE DIAGONAL WALK i - FACTORY i013 I I NATO FARCTR Saturday, 9 :00-12 :00 LOOK AT VYOUR1 IIA --- bridge. And before starting work, hefar surpasses that with which he systematicaly plans his bridge, re- prepares his daily lessons in the pub- alizing that he must have pillars upon lic speaking department. Undergrad- which to rest his structural work, uates will work for The Daily with a and structural work on which to willingness and enthusiasm which build his. roadway. cannot be duplicated in the depart- The League of Nations has a river ment of journalism, valuable as it is to cross, a river that blocks the way ( to the future journalist. Students between continual international hag- will work in order to present a real gling and permanent, peaceful rela- pla>: to a real audience far more than tions between the nations of the they will in order to make a recita- word. And the League, after grop- tion on it before a professor of dra- ing about in the dark for several matics. Why such extra work in un- years, finally came to the realization desirable and harmful to those en- that it, too, must lay its p's. deft- gaged in it is indeed a puzzle. nite plans, and must adr he en- Naturally such work can be over- gineer's method of analysis of the done, just as almost any form of work necessary requiroments, and build or. play can be overdone. For this from liat basis.-i reason, the eligibility rules imposed An i o th League fou 4, finally, by the University are very beneficial, ihat its bra i ! must be ', It on a both to the individual and to the or- found0li of ::rtration, Iupon whic~h ganization which he serves. In ob- strni ru' uyri c.ould be JsTb1 - 3taining the necessary "C" average in e, .11 witu these t".\ wiI i'[t Ilass, the student is bound to ac- ;, ,, : rnen 1, aoadwa' t tire a considerable knowledge in could rr, uol easdy b the course ,as taught by the Univer- V sity. If, in addition, he wishes to n i r arbitrati namsecurity, pursu the same subject in extra- and ,!asra m, bi i-e order named,'caar ; . ; vork, why should he not wa a meir d de aia finitely adopt- be 'ncom ,ged and urged to avail ,14 ts at Loni which the "('u., himself of all the opportunities of- v -. 1 days ago Y Ie fered? Si-h . 1f the lA^gur. n Pr,;i;vent Little's stand is based on in t .bea, tuay ii 1 the actual conditions and is an intelligent only fhva; p - ; 1.oblem of in- ef;'omt to better them; it is not an ternational ariciioi. iA any re, it ini m.-sible theory or a fantastic see an nt i r'ly s