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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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Chairman, Editorial Board.....Norman R. Thal
C(ity Editor............Robert S. Mansfield
1iews Editor... ......,. Manning Houseworth
a rditor............ elen S. Ramsay
kditor...............Joseph Kruger
azplgaph Eitor...........William Walthour
and Drama........Robert B. Henderson
Night Editors
Sith H. Cady Leonard C. Hall
Fobert I'. DeVore Thomas V. Koyitka
W. Calvin Patterson
Assistaat City Editors
Irwin Olian Frederick H. Shillito
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WHAT'S IN THE BACKGRUND
Since President Calles stated the
case of the Mexican government con-
cerning its controversy with the
United States in an interview with
the New York Times some weeks ago,
a new and totally different light
seems to have been shed upon the
situation, and from the other side.
Although the very fact that the Amer-
ican Senate is on the other side
should set our widened nostrils
squeamishly, qualmishly snifling for
proverbial pro-Americanism's putrifi-
cation, nevertheless, whether or not
the new knowledge of the problem
can be sustained as truth, the possi-
bilities offered for varying i:iterpreta-
tions are many.
At the time the Calles statement
was issued, oil was thought to be the
centre of the difficulty, with other
commodities, such as chicle, shoveu
in to the background. The majority
of the press, at least, seemed to think
that it was the big business interests
that were most vitally concerned.
Along' with Senator Norris' tirade
against an effort which he claims is
being made to engender hatred of
Mexico in this country, a remark wasI
dropped that recalled one of the more!
embarrassing features of the situa-
tion, from the American standpoint.
In direct contrast to the general
impression that petroleum is the main
issue, it is claimed the official recorl
will show that it is the "little fellow,"
the owners of small ranches, farms,
lumber property, and mines that the
constitutional regulations have hit the
hardest. Of the hundreds of these
cases, not one has been settled, and
scores of American citizens are said
to be practically penniless today, as aI
result of conditions across the Rio
Grande.
When it is understood that "big
business" is not vitally concerned
with the restrictions placed upon
American capital in Mexico, one might
be tempted to consider the whole af-
fair as Mexican injustice. Even great-
er is the temptation when the preju-
dice of years is permitted to gather
full impetus. Tut it must also be re-
membered that "business" has always
found a way to cover up its real in-
tentions, and the power and influence
it wielded with not altogether profit-
less results, selfish as they were,
twenty years ago, have not altogether
been diminished to a minimum.
At any rate, indications are that the
correspondence that has accumulated
throughout the controversy will be'
published. It is only fair that final
decisions as to the exact positions of'
the governments involved be reserved
until that time.
Certrude Bailey
Charles Behymer
William Bryer
Irhiiii Brooks
E'rnum Buckingham
Stratton Buck j
C arl Burger
Edgar Carter
]o05)h Chamberlain
>lyer Cohen
Carleton Champe
Doiglas Doubleday
F iigene F. Gutekunst
Ajirew Goodman
c anes '1. Herald
usselIlitt
Miles Kimball
Marion Kubik
Harriett Levy
Ellis Merry
DorothytMorehouse
Margaret Parker
Sta nford N. Phelbs
imon Rosenbaumn
Wilton Simpson
Janet Sinclair
CourtlandSmith
Stanley Steinko
Louis Tendler
Henry Thurnau
David C. Vokes
Marion Wells
C'assam A. Wilson
Thomas C. Winter
Marguerite Zilske
0N DRAMA
Mm~e BAIL a
11' 1 MU~ThsITi NOTIICE HIGH DIDDLE-DIDDLE
Beginning this Saturday the Uni-
versity Fire Whistle will be blown at To the Editor:
half past twelve every Saturday af- Prayers have been offered times
ternoon. This is not to be taken to mean without number for the muzzling of
that there will be a fire on regularly the drama and music critic-for our
at these times. The University will deliverance from the idiocies perpe-
continue to limits its entertainment trated by one Mr. Henderson. I offer
of students to the regular lectures in another, I have no hope of its frui-
the Natural Science auditorium. tion, but still there is a certain moral
" * elevation in urging a lost cause.
Onile con.trary, it is to be hoped Whoever was so unfortunate as to
that any members of the niversity read the imbecilities jammed in Tues-
who feel it necessary to instigate any days Daily relative to the recent di-
official conflagrations will take spe- vine performance of the Philadelphia
cia pains to avoid these hours, since Symphony in Detroit and also regard-
it would be impossible to assure ade- ing the value of "The Student Prince,"
quate publicity in such a contingency. could hardly refrain from gnashing
It is also hoped that students will his teeth in rage and later smiling in
take this into consideration and save pure wonderment at such presump-
themselves any undue excitement or es tior. With customary near-meaning-
other waste of energy which normally less verbosity, Henderson destructive-
would accompany this blowing of this ly criticized the world's greatest mu-
whistle.a * t wi sical organization and the finest oper-
It might also be added that should etta since Gilbert and Sullivan ap- ,
same whistle be blown at any other peared on the artistic horizon.
samewhitle e bownat ay oher Henderson either attempts to gloss
hour but that above mentioned on the Hersopeitherattemptd toagposs
above mentioned days, it will be tak- over a pitiful ignorance and inappre-
en for granted that members of the ciation of higher art with endless
University assume it to have the words-words-words-or else, hav-
usua connotation. It is practically ing relinquished hope of ever so do-
usual contto.I 8patclying legitimately, he essays to make a
guaranteed that at any other hour the1splshit he estotmake
sounding of the whistle will be ac- y tsplashin s the local aesthetic puddle
companied by fire of more or less by uttering such fatuous sentiments
spectacular proportions. No admis- as to irritate everyone into affording
sion will be charged to these fires, him publicity. His columns treat
and it is hoped that as many members 'ment of Louis Graveure's magnificient
of the University as possible attend concert is but another example paral-i
in order to encourage the work of leling the consummate inanity of his
those who are endeavoring to make write-up of the two cases in hand.
the event a rsuccess.dNow if Henderson is seeking the
t * *ts big splash, I would be so considerate .
CREW CAPTAIN CREATES CLOSE as to suggest his placing beneath one
1CO-OPERATION. CRED)ITS COACH'S of the trees beside the diagonal walks
CLEAR COURAGE. CALLS a box, his attaching a hempen rope
CRIT'CIS3 CRAZ. to one of said tree's overhanging
limbs, his fastening of one extremity
Baddevane Bas Booze But Believes of that rope into an efficient noose, his
Beer Beneficial. Boasts Best Boat , location of said noose about his neck,
Believes Boys Beating Bunebll, his drawing the rope taut while stand-
Ilarreng, Breaks , iIng erect upon the box, and finally the
_ _persuasion (it ought not to be diffi-
.Ipiter P. Baddevane, Captain of cult) of someone to kindly kick the,
the 1926crew, is highly encouraged box from withunder. Fame would be
by the work of his men and has noth- Henderson's and to us would come
ing but praise for E. Hamilton Mipp, the salvation of one good nature.
the famous Michigan Mentor.I-1. M. M., '27.
"1i3pp may make many messy mis- * * *
statements," lie said, "but lie works THE STIuIENrS' RECITAL
wonders with willing winners." Due to the illness of Barre Hill, the I
* * * Students' Recital scheduled for last
BAI)1 ROL1O night in the School of Music auditori-I
This makes the third time that we um has been postponed to Thursday,
have been out on bail in two weeks. March 18. The same program will be
We are just being naturally forced in- presented at this time .
to a criminal career. The first time * *
a little tag was stuck on our car tell- THE DETROIT SYNPHONY
ing us to report down at police head- The Detroit Symphony orchestra
quarters when we got down there they will present two concerts in Hill audi-
said it was just to warn us. But it torium on Monday, March 8, the reg-
took us two hours and three finger-
; . _ 12- 1 . ular Choral Union program in the
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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1926-
Night Editor-ROBERT T. DE VORE
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ThSBIIECTED ENERGY E
After a reported ten days spent
studying the "liquor situation" on theI
amfleus, the student guilds of six Ann
Arbor churches have made public a
final report, which, although declar-
ing that drinking among University
students has decreased, claims that
there are five places "within a stone's
>v of the campus" where liquor
can be obtained, and that several stu-
dents are working their way through
school by bootlegging.
Just what has been accomplished by
this startling disclosure of conditionsj
at Michigan? The Detroit newspapers,
as might have been exepected, have
seized the story and played it up from
a viewpoint that is anything but con-
structive, adding another black spot
to the University's reputation through-
out the =state. "Student opinion"-
that somewhat mysterious force that
is expected to work wonders, has
shown no signs of being especially
"aroused." Thus far the report
which, to the reader, seems rather
superficial and lacking in real infor-
mation, has contributed nothing to}
the good of the University and much
to its harm.
If the Ann Arbor churches are in
possession of the fact that there are
five places near the campus that sell
liquor, their course is obvious. The
places are breaking a national law,
and a letter to the proper authorities,
unaccompanied by the furore of pub-1
licity that has been aroused, would
accomplish the result that it is hoped
the churches are seeking. If the stu-
dent investigators know that men are
working their way through school by
selling "bootleg" liquor, which seems
highly improbable, their duty is to see'
to it that the sale is stopped at once.
"Student opinion"-aroused or other-
wise, is not necessary to accomplish
this.
Various organizations seem deter-
mined to keep Michigan in the head-',
lines of the papers in the state that!
have no ethical standards regarding
the matter, regardless of the fact that'
conditions here, either good or bad,1
are not improved by the exposure.
Publicity on the liquor question is not
needed-there has already been far
too much in many respects. If the
CAMPUS OPINION
Anonymous communications will be
disregarded. The names of communi-
cants will, however, be regarded as
confidential upon request.
UNIFORM TEACHING
To the Editor:
Tuesday's communication to this
column by an "old-style" professor
seems to have missed a few points,
either through failure to understand
or ignorance of the Chimes attitude.
Especially in regard to the article on
"new-style" professors in last Sun-
day's issue there seemed to be an
antagonistic note which expressed it-
self in rather painful sarcasm. Chimes
has taken the position of the student
mind, and has given it voice quite
well on numerous instances as to
what that position is in regard to
present pedagogical practices.
It might be well to note that con--
cerning the professors whose work
was conmmented upon, in Chimes that
they, are making their subjects both
popular enough and ben eficial enough
to require no attendance records. In
any case, it might also be well to
} state that knowledge, whether acquir-
ed easily or with great labor is of just
the same value, and that the former is
to be preferred, in that it is more at-
tractive and leaves time for further
investigation of the subject. So much
for the "absent treatment" method of
instruction.
As a further point, it is easily seen
that the Literary College, in contrast
to being a "charm-school" for testing
the methods of "new-style" profes-
sors, is, at this very time, a "charm-
school" in another sense. With the
sole necessity of committing to mem-
ory facts, and the return of these, tin-
allied by thought, on the various ex-
aminations, one's talisman only needs
be a sound mnemonic faculty; and his
grade, A, B. C, etc., will testify as to
the efficiency of his memorizing ap-
paratus.
It may be that there is nothing in-
spirational in the contact with a man
of accomplishment, perhaps he can
offer nothing of and by himself, but if
a certain familiarity with the creative
efforts of poets of a bygone day is
necessary to the budding poet, then
the presence here at Michigan of a
creative poet in the flesh, with the
willingness to help those who wish to
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windshield so that we could see to
drive again.
The sweond tine we parked little
Rollo in f'ront of the Press building.
When Nye came out there was a little
yellow tag on the car. At first we
thought we had left it in some check
room or something, but no, it was an-
other call to the Police office. Well
when we got down and found out
what it was all about, we were told
that we had been parking on an ex-
tension. When out of mild curiosity"
we inquired what an extension was,
we were informed with polite scorn,
that it was the space between the
sidewalk and the street .
It occurred to us, at this turn, to
point out the fact that unless our
memory was playing us wierd tricks,
we could, not seem to recall any
space between the street and the
sidewalk. We- had always noted with
surprise the close relationship be-
tween the street and the sidewalk.'
And of course, while Rollo was pretty
small, he certainly couldn't be parked
on nothing at all, and if they merely
called us down here to pull a lot of
Ford jokes--It cost us a dollar. But
that was not all. The dollar was
merely bail. We were supposed to go
to court about it or forfeit the dollar.
Well, we never had nerve enough to
see the judge.
Angi today it happened again. We
parked more than an hour in the
same place. Evidently they want to
keep the traffic force busy. If one
parks too long there won't be enough
cars in motion to keep the force busy.
So again we visited our friends. And
again as we write this we are out on
bail. Another dollar gone to the city.
If this keeps'up we are going to hire
somebody to keep driving Rollo
around the block while we go in.
And then lie will p~robably get;
caught for speeding.
Sir Toby Tiffin.
evening under the direction of Ossip
Gabilowitsch including the followingI
numbers:
Overture to the Opera "Oberon"
.Weber
Fifth Symphony in C minor,
Op. 67..............Beethoven'
Allegro con brio
Andante con moto
Allegro (Scherzo) ; Trio
Allegro
Prelude and Love Death from
"Tristan mnd Isolde".....Wagner
Capriccio Espangel, Op. 34 ......
.............. Rimsky-Korsakov
Alborada
Va'riazioni
Alborada
Scena e conto gitano
Fandango asturiano
The orchestra has also been en-
gaged to appear in the afternoon of
the same day in a. Children's Pro-
gram. School children will be ad-
mitted to the recital for twenty cents
and adults for fifty cents. The num-
bers are as follows:
March of the Priests fromj
Althalia" ...........Mendelssohn !
Overture "Midsummer Night's
Dream" ............Mendelssohn
Mornin from "Perr Gynt Suite,"
No. 1 .............. .......Grieg
To Spring...................Grieg
Largo ...................... Handel
Bandinage .................. Herbert'
Overture "1812"....... Tschaikovsky
THE JUNIOR GIRLS ARE WORKING!
HARD TO MAKE BECKY
BEHAVE
"Becky Behave," the 22nd annual
Junior Girls' play, is decidedly a re-
vival of the very earliest type of,
junior girls' production, a return to
the local campus setting. A book-
store in the scene of the first act,.
and a garden of a fraternity house!
the second.
That the majority of the roles and
choruses are actually girl's parts is
another innovation in this year's pro-
duction. Just as the Union Opera
came to emphasize male parts so the
Junior Girls' play is exploiting the
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