" ' GE' I'C "iT t TNT MTrPTr..&M nATT :V SUNDAY. APRIL. 4, 1924 I AAA lY Al...L .LL .a"')J. H L 1 7 V 41 . I'l 1 , AJ,* 1411/ a ie7G.V 0 .4 P'ublisheo very mnorning except Monday d ng th t. ive sity year by the board in C~i . ~f$~ijn: Pfbizcatlons. tmeii+o Westera Conlerenco Eional '11rhe Associated Press is exclusively en- titlcd to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise :redited i. this paper and the local news pub- -io,ed nerein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General. Subscription by carrier. $3.so; by mail, Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. Phones: Editorial 495; aiae, w V214. f'I 7&D1UORIAL 8T"11 *Ieepkon, 4M2A MANAGING EDITOR GEORGE W. DAVIS Chairman, Editorial Board....Norman R. Thal City Editor..........Robert S. Mansfield News Editor........ ..Manning Housewortb Women's Editor..........Helen S. Ramsay Sport's Editor... . ......... oseph Kruger Telegraph Editor........William Walthour Music and Drama......Robert B. Henderson Night Editors Smith H. Cady Leonard C.jHall Robert T. DeVore Thomas V. Koykka W. Calvin Patterson Assistant City Editors Irwin Olian Frederick H. Shillito Assistants I Gertrude Bailey, Charles Behymer George Berneike William Breyer Philip C. Brooks F'arnuim Bucingham Stratton Buck Carl Burger' Edgar Carter oseph Chanberlain feyer Cohent Carleton Champe Douglas Doubleday I ,,gene H. Gutektnst Andrew Goodman James T. Herald Russell Hitt Miles Kimball Marion Kubik Harriett Levy Ellis Merry Dorothy Morehouse Margaret Parker tanford N. Phelps Archie Robinson Simon Rosenbaum Wilton Simpson Janet Sinclair Courtland Smith Stanley Steinko Louis Tendler Henry Thurnau David C. Vokes Marion Wells Cassam A. Wilson Thomas C. Winter Marguerite Zilske or examination. In other words, the honor Spirit was entirely disregard- ed. Under this system, the literary college faculty as a whole, could no Iemnstrate their confidence in the student body except in patches. Work- 'u.: under such conditions, the stu- dents would not be able to develo the spirit, the understanding tha makes for the greatest success of an Honor System. Under no circumstances should an Honor System be installed unless the student body wants it, and wants i quite badly. But once they want it and ask for it, they should not be given hap-hazard doses that are guar- anteed to stifle all enthusiasm. "You have asked for the Honor System; we trust you, and it is now in your hands completely." That is one way a faculty could look at the matter. "You want the Honor Sys- tem; you are trustworthy in smal groups where you can watch one an- other. You may be trusted there.' That is another way of looking at it In addition to the question of whether a large or small group of students is the more trustworthy, there is the fact that honor examinations are needed and would be more beneficial in the large classes. The value of a successful Honor System is a settled issue. The opin- ions of faculty members were pub- lished in The Daily yesterday on the advisability of instituting such a scheme at the University. There re- main two final methods of learning the facts. The first is to seek information from schools where the plan is now in force. Princeton ' and Virginia graduates apparently have nothing but praise for it, while graduates of schools without the system are un- certain. The second method is to try it here, making sure that what is being tested is the honor System. RELIGION -Religion, which is usually mention- ed in hushed tones in the presence of mixed groups, was given a more or less thorough airing by Presid'ent Little Friday night, which airing has brought forth unlimited comment from many sources, not primarily be- cause the persons so commenting are in positions to speak authoritatively, but because it seems inherently wrong to them for any public man, and least of alltthe president of a state uiver- sity, to go so far as to mention, spe- cifically any religion, especially in a light that might be construed as detrimental. And yet these people expect religion to .become an active, motivating part. of human life,-and they expect that from the religions that "were good enough for their fathers," but which, to a large extent, fail to meet the re- quirements of the modern mind. The suggestidns made by President Little, whichwould; ventally, lead to the development of some form which would suit the ideals of the present day, are the suggestions of a man who believes that religion as an institution is something worthy of an effort to maintain, the suggestions of a man who sees too much good in re- ligion to allow it to be relegated to the exclusive use of the "old folks.' BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 "BUSINESS MANAGER 3YRON W. PARKER Advertising...... ....Joseph J. Finn ... ....Rudolph .oitelmman tdvertising .. .......Wm. L. Mullin ising......Thomas D. Olmsted, Jr. :cuaton. .r... anms sR. 1ePuy 1 I'i~aion ..., . .FrnlrR. entz, Jr. Accounts.. ................Paul W. Arnold Assistants George H. Annable, Jr. Frank Mosher t Crl)i&ur F. A. Norquist n Loleta G. Parker "nDavid Perrot J. CoRobert Prentiss tm . C. Pusch +! ai yFliterinan Nanee:ZO - o 81 m Gilbert Thomas Sunderland 1 enneth Haven Wm. J. Weinman -3 r 1 n1a .iret Smith Sidney Wilson SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1926 Night Editor-SMITH H. CADY, JR. -1 CAMPUS OPINION SAnonymous communications will be t disregarded. The names of comuni- oaflts will, however, be regarded as . confidentialupon request.. "THOU' SHALT NOT SQUEAL" To the Editor: Basking in the sunlight of an ideal- istic attitude, and ignoring, to a large extent, the cold facts of the matter, those members of the faculty who t contributed their ideas to the sym- posium on the Honor System printed - by The Daily Saturday morning, and the holder of the fellowship in cre- r ative arts, Mr. Jesse Lynch Williams, who, it seems, started the present re- vival of the discussion, have been largely in favor of the introduction of the system in the literary college. j They believe, or profess to believe, - that the scheme will work-that the students, provided the initiative comes from leaders of their own organiza- tions, will suddenly become conscious 3 of the responsibility placed upon them, and forsake the evil methods which they have used to "outwit" the professors in the semi-annual con- tests, in the form of bluebooks, in the past. A wonderful spirit of coopera- tion is to settle upon the compus, and students and teachers will join in making examinations expositions of pure knowledge, untainted by the use of notes, whispered consultations with the fraternity brother in the next seat, and all the other devices that are the curse of the present sys- tem. - Not only is each student ex- pected to reform himself, but he is to aid materially in the reformation of the more backward of his classmates, by rising majestically in the exami- nation room and proclaiming drama- tically, "There is cheating going on here.". Awed by this exhibition of moral righteousness, offenders will be lured back to the straight and nar- row path--or else will be reported to a student honor committee. And this honor committee will con- sider the matter, listen to testimony of other students who are willing to condemn their classmates, and recom- I mend some punishment for the man who is unlucky enough to be made an examle of. And after a few repti- ions of this procedure, it is expected that. the students will see the folly of "bucking the system" and, per- force, banish entirely any idea of cheating on an examination at the university of Michigan. Theoretically, their reasoning is perfect; practically, it is absurd. In a small school, or in a professional college where the students are, in reality, imbued with a thirst for knowledge, it is not impossible; but in the literary college of the Univer- sity of Michigan, composed of a heterogeneous amalgamation of every type of student imaginable, a large percentage of whom are attending college in order to "kill" four years before entering business, :and to ac- quire the social polish of a university man, and most of whom are more in- terested in the mark they get than the amount of knowledge they com- press into the very small space con- tained in their brains, it is hopeless. Students have a queer mental atti- tude on the question of honor in ex- aminations. The man who is scrupu- lously honest in his dealings with his fellows will not be bothered at all by the thought of taking a few carefully prepared notes to his examination- it is regarded as a contest, with the odds on the side of the faculty, and a good grade as a reward for success- fully answering the required ques- tions. That is the chief obstacle to the workings of an Honor System, but it is almost equaled by a second-that unwritten code of men everywhere-. "Thou shalt not squeal." To be pun- ished, ,a man must be reported by his fellow students-and in an honor ex- amination, the cheater can rest as- sured that very few of his classmates are of the type that will report him. And the man who does "tell tales," instead of being praised for his virtu- ous action, is more liable to be cen- sured by campus opinion. The authorities claim that there is cheating going on under the present system, and therefore the Honor Sys- tem, despite its obvious disadvantages, would not be any worse and therefore should be tried. Why not try the easier solution-stricter proctoring?! R: _ - W TODAY: The Faculty Concert hill audltoriumn at 4:15 o'clock. in "GREAT CATHERINE"I Concluding a run of eight perform-I ances in Ann Arbor, and with capa- city houses at each, "Great Catherine" was given for the last time in Ann Arbor prior to eighteen presentations on the road. These facts are signifi- cant. In the first place "Great Cath- erine" has had the longest {run of any campus dramatic production ever pre- sented. In the second place it is theI first dramatic achievement ever to be taken outside of Ann Arbor on a tour of two states. Moreover it was theI first production ever to necessitate the turning away of patrons at every performance, and it is almost certain that several performances in additionI t CRAHAM BOOK STORES At both ends at the Diagonal Walk rP N r WANTED Discarded Suits Overcoats and Shoes B E Highe t Cash Price Paid r The C laude Brown 3 - STORE 115 East Ann Phone 6616 -, ?AKE' EiLL MAN N S QLE EMM Good Hats1 That Is What We Make. None Better- There are many who sell good hats, but NONE BETTER than we make.. Save a Dollar or More it the HALLERS STATE STREET JEWELERS Visit Our Optical Department AUTO PARTS For All Makes of Cars. TIRES FOR SALE. JUNK CARS BOUGHT PHONE 3036. KESSLER BROS., Canal Street 11 I SKILLED REPAIRING ALL MAKES FACTORY HAT STOR 417 Packard Street. Phone 7411 There have been proposals that -we should abandon our present method of' regulating electrical public utilities through local State authorities and substitute a sys- tem of Federal centralized con- trol. Regulation together with progress and high skill in indus- try is providing electricity at pre- war prices. The total distribution of interest and dividends by the electrical companies as a whole' never has exceeded 6 per cent upon the values of all the prop- erty for rate-making purposes. ยข The industry has expanded to meet public demand fourfold in ten years. Before we abandon the system of State control let us be sure that we have something better to take its place."-Herbert C. Hoover, Secretary of Coin- merce, in April issue of the Sav- ings Bank Journal. HONOR IN PATCHES Michigan, in 1921, established what the people connected with it were pleased to call an "honor system." It did not fail in its ends, but it died a s-peedy death from lack of nourish- ment. The present discussion and interest in another Honor System for exami- nations presages another attempt to install that institution here, but all the work, pleading, and enthusiasm of those favorable to such a plan will be wasted unless the outstanding les- son of the first failure is borne in nmind. That lesson is that an Honor System can npt work in patches; it mst be unified or it will collapse. the Medical school tried the Honor S:stem, and reports indicate that the h:ighest point of its success have been S:lized since a uniform plan has .i:ained for the whole school as a unit. Likewise the engineering col- lege hats found success. W'hen the Honor System was tried in the literary college five years ago, Cbe weaknesses of the plan were1 (bVious, and the prompt passing of the attempt was fortunate. In the first plice, it was argued that by start- ing with small sections of the upper class courses, a "transitional stage" .t MUsIC AND DRAMA The President's mathematical clas- sification of the different sects, in- stead of being an attack on those bodies that had a low percentage, was merely an attempt to correlate I thought and progress with religious progression, and to illustrate the fact that religion, as such, has not, as yet, been discarded by a rapidly ad- vancing world. Rther than as de- rogatory, the facts and figures pre- sented may well be taken as a great compliment to those religious educa- tors who have sensed the decadence of the old religious forms and ideals, and have had the courage and liber- to experiment. New thoughts and ideals are al- ways ushered in by the persecution of their proponents, either actual or spiritual. Perhaps we are on the verge of a religious renaissance, per- haps the present generation is to wit-j ness the leveling of the many pre-. vailing sects to a common plane, a common idealism a n d religious thought. Such a thing is not impos-j sible. Men have been named saints for foreseeing such things,-need others be subjected to scathing criti- cism, even though their prophecies prove groundless? Religion can only be a vital part of human life as it is recognized and ad- mitted as such. Treated as something apart, to be ignored except on state occasion, and never to be criticized, it loses its greatest opportumity for effect, its only chance for continued life. Amy Loomis Catherine II in Bernard Shaw's "Great Catherine" could be given if the rehearsals for "You Never Can Tell," also by Ber- nard Shaw, and the next offering of Comedy Club to be given directly after Spring vacation, did not inter- fere. In short it marks a new epoch in the dramatic history of the Univer- sity. No longer do the theater lovers of the campus have to rely on rare production at the Whitney for their dramatic pabulum. "Great Catherine" has shown that a campus production can be made as interesting, as well- nigh professional, as any that could be brought from Detroit, as the re- cent comparison of the student pro- duction of "Why Marry?" and the professional presentation of "Why Not?" will prove. * -V. C. W. THE PLAYERS CLUB There will be a meeting of the Players club on Tuesday evening on the fourth floor of Angell hall at 8:15I o'clock. Members are urged to be present. CERCLE FIIANCAIS The following history of the pro- ductions of the Cercle Francais is of interest in view of the fact that as the twentieth annual production "Maitre Pathelin" by Moinaux and "Les Deux' Dourds" from the old French will be given Tuesday, April 6, in the Mimes theater: 1907-Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme .Moliere 1908-L'Avare ................ Moliere 1909-Le Barbier de Seville..... .Beaumarchais 1910-Le Malade Imaginaire.. Moliere 1911-Les Precieuses Ridicules.. .Moliere{ Les Romanesques .... Rostand 1912-Le Monde ou l'on s'ennuie .Pailleron 1913-Les Fourberies de. Scapin. . .Moliere 1914-L'Assaut............Bernstein 1915-La Poudre Aux Yeux. ............Labiche et Martin Il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou ferimee......Musset 1916-Miquette et sa mere...... ..............Flers et Caillavet 1917-Les Pattes de Mouche..Sardou 1918-Le Retour Imprevu.....Reguard L'Avocat Patelin ......... ............Brueys et Pala prat 1919-Nos Intimes! ........... 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But if an examination is watched closely enough, there will be abso- mf ely no dishonesty--fear, while not so high-sounding in campus com- muunications, is a greater force than' conscience. Dean Lloyd of the Grad- uate School, after using most of the space alloteed him in The Daily in use- less' discussion, hit the point in his closing sentences - "Strictness in- sults no one. It reminds some. It 11 - - 1- , . tI i -~ GRANGER'S BIG TEN ORCHESTRA GRANGE R'S DIXI BOYS Formerly of Joe Parker's 4 11 U~l It i 11 R -w 11 11