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Cliatrman, Editorial Board...Norman R. Thal
City Editor........... Robert S. Mansfield
News Editor ...........Manning Housewortb
Women's Editor ........... Helen S. Ramsay
Sport's Editor.............Joseph Kruger
Telegraph Editor.........Wii1am Walthour
Music and Drama......Robert B. Henderson
Night Editors;
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Roberd T. DeVore .Thomas V. Koykks
W. Calvin Patterson
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DI1PLOMlACY PLUTS
The Tacna-Arica settlement, so
long in the offing, at last appears near
a conclusion-that is, if Peru and
Chile can agree upon what is probably
the last resort of the American com-
mission-a compromise. The com-
mission's proposal that the Tacna-
Arica territory be made an indepen-
dent or neutral state has been submit-
ted to the Chilean and Peruvian gov-
ernments, who have taken it under
advisement. The outlook seems favor-
able, neither government having sig-
nifiedsany intention of rejecting the
proposal.
Failing to secure any agreement in
former negotiations, due to the fact
that neither country was willing to
concede any of the disputed territory
to the other, the administration sug-
gested that "the territory of Tacna
and Arica shall be constituted as a
neutralised state, either independent
or under the protection of South
American states, as may be agreed"
Although this settlement may be dis-
pleasing to the politicians and self-
styled patriots of the two countries
who refuse to countenance any rea-
sonable concessions, it is the only way
out of the difficulty, and experienced
statesmen will see it as such. Under
the administration's plan, the Tacna.
Arica territory would be made intol
either a separate neutral state under
the administration of the South Amer-
ican states, or an independent buffer
state.
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MUSIC
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DRAMA
We note with surprise Mr. Ram- TONIGhT: Comedy Club presents
say's comment on "You Never Can Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell"'
Tell." According to the best authori- in the ;imes thealre at S o'clock.
ties, this was one of Shaw's earliest * * *
pieces but of course every one is en- "YW NEVER CAN TELL"
titled to his own opinion. For that mat- A review, by William Lucas.
ter, authorities differ greatly on most "You Never Can Tell" in perform-
things. Take for instance the life of ance, it would seem, is one example
Shakespeare. The only difficulty which wherein Shaw might have learned a
confronts Mr. Ramsay is that fact that lesson from the meticulous Archer, or
Mr. Shaw is still alive. Pinero, or the other exponents of the
The noted playwright, however, is well-made comedy. The excess of
gettting on in years, so before he de- detail, the superfluity of scintillant
parts this earth Mr. Ramsay will un- but irrelevant conversation, might so
doutarbsyhvether.satsfayctin-ofwell have been omitted; the antenuat-
doubtably have the satisfaction of ed action so easily compressed into
knowing that his remarks at least three acts, instead of four. The bald
take on the veracity of an hypothesis. truth of the matter is that "You Never
* * * Can Tell" is overly long, overly
Evidently influenced by the fact "talky." In those comedies which are
that he was writing for the space so typically Shavian, form is a minor
which this column is wont to occupy, cosistion, sberit tta ir-
one of the numerous critics who wrote sometimes Rabalesian, humor. But in
for the mammoth music and drama "You Never Can Tell" Shaw ventures
melange which appea'red yesterday a fling at the social comedy, and that
referred to, the instrument which ac- fashionable social comedy in popular-R
companied some artist as "a thin ity in immediate post Victorian years.
panic piano." When questioned about Shaw fails in that he forgets that in-r
the matter, the author explained that dispensible trade mark of the social
it was hoped that when printed it comedy, tailor made" and "You
would read "Tin panic piano." This
of course clears up the matter in-__
stantly. , Evidently this implies that-
the piano was made at the time of
the tin panic.
We are sort of hazy about our his-"
tory, but we seem to recall something;
about a silver or gold panic. Evidently:
the tin panic came up some time when;
we weren't in class. This is highlyI
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To decide whether the territory;
should be an independent or neutral
state would netessitate extended ne-
gotiations, but in the long run, this
settlement should prove a satisfactory
settlement of the long standing dis-
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Assistants
George H. Annable, Jr. Frank Mosher INTRODUCINU THE UNIVERSITY
W. Carl Bauer F. A. Norquist T
John H. Bobrink Loleta G. Parker Letters seldom give a very full pic-
no rPCoddingtonD dtrentiss ture of the University, especially the
Marion A. Daniel Wm. C. Pusch ! hurried notes that go to Mother and
Mary Flinterman Nance Solomon
Stan Gilbert Thomas Sunderland Dad; talking about college life at
T. Kenneth Haven Wm. J. Weinman home is never quite satisfying to those
I larold Holmes Margaret Smith h n u.o
Oscar A. Jose Sidney Wilson who have never attended a university.
They yearn for fuller particulars;
they want to see it for themselves.
-- And even those who have gone, in
FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1926 their day, to universities wish to know
how their sons and daughters are get-
Night iEditor-W. C. PATTERSON Iting along, want to see them in their
college atmosphere. Such an oppor-
STUDENT GOVERNMENT 1 tunity is given parents by such affairs
Student government-a phrase often as Mothers' Day and Fathers' Day.
used, but seldom defined-will soon From the students' side, these days
have its annual test in the various offer wonderful opportunities to do
spring elections. Many students are honor to 'their parents, and to have a
doubtful as to the worthiness of any day or two of fellowship with them
such institution, feeling that student in the college world. To send a floral
government, as such, fails to fill any gift to Mother, or a box of cigars to
definite need. I Father, will please them. But an in-
Perhaps these people are right, per- vitation to the services in their honor
haps there is no place for this form is a tribute worth while. Mother anl
of self-government, yet this viewpoint Dad, meet the University.
can hardly be based on anything more
than opinion,-never before, either at
this University or any other, have EDITORIAL COMMENT
conditions been as favorable to the E
establishment of an actual student
government as they are on the an- TROUBLE IN THE MEXICAN
pus at present. With a liberal minded CLAIMS COMMISSION
President who realizes the possibil i- i(The New York World)
ties that exist, and who is willing to The General and Special Claims
give the students as much self-gov- Comissions, United States and Mexi-
ernment as they are willing to accept, co, have been in existence for some-
and with a group of seniors who, as a thing over two years. The first has
whole, have been more active in for- to do with the adjustment of claims
warding student interests and activi- by citizens of each country against
ties than any group within the mem- the other, except those arising from
ory of the present generation, the acts incident to recent revolutions in
stage is perfectly set for the inaugura- Mexico; the second deals exclusively
tion ofras far-reaching a form of stu- with claims arising from losses suffer-
(lent government as the students may ed by American citizens through revo-
desire. lutionary acts within the period from
There are those who will say that j Nov. 20, 1910, to May 31, 1920.
student government is not worth the IIt was to the Special Claims Com-
effort of inauguration and mainten- mission, therefore, that the' Santa
ance; there were also those who said Ysabel case was presented. This case
the world was flat, and left it go at has been the occasion for a bitter
that. If there had never been per- clash . The charges of improper meth-
sons who, inspired by curiosity or ods made by the American member,
doubt, had taken it upon themselves Ernest B. Perry, reflect both upon the
to challenge this well-established be- courtesy and honor of his two asso-
lief of the fifteenth century there cates, Dr. Rodrigo Octavio of Brazil,
would be no "Student Third Cabins." the President, and F. Gonzalez Roa,
Perhaps some equally pertinent ob- the Mexican Commissioner. It is clear
servation will be made several years, that before the announcement of the
hence about the "dark ages before decision ill-feeling was a bar to lar-
student ,government." At any rate, monious relations. If Commissioner
there is surely nothing to be lost by Perry's remarks are to be taken at
experimenting with it, and vas in the their face they mean not so much dis-
case of investigating the round-earth appointment that the case has gone
theory, there might be much to be in favor of Mexico as lack of confi-
gained.i dence on his part in the other mem-
Whether or not we believe in stu- bers, with whom of necessity he must
dent government as presently con- co-operate in the discharge of his du-
stituted, we owe to .ourselves, our ties. It would seem that unless the
university, and to the generations of State Department can find a way to
studentsthat are to follow us to in- smooth over personal differences the
quire to the furthermost extent as to labors of the present Commissioners
the possibilities offered by any corn- were near an end.
plete or modified form of student gov- It is not to be assumed that,the
It seems quite strange that spring
has come,
It does to us, but not to some,
It does seem weird that spring is
here
Say what you will; it strikes us
queer.k
Though the point of this poem may
seem dumb:
We think it strange that spring has
come'
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WHAT A COUNTRY!
A skunk family moved in under a
garage in Sioux Falls, S. D., and the
owner -of the place found that under
the law he could not shoot firearms
in the city, and there was a closedt
season on cats, so he couldn't do any-
thing. In order to help him, we would
suggest that some night he leave the
car running in the garage, accidently i
of course. But what a predicament
the law puts him in. Suppose a fox
came into the house. He would say,
"Take the baby! Take him! There's
a closed season on foxes, and I can't,
kill you."
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NEWS ITEM: A survey of bird life
in Mexico has just been made to ob-
tain facts on which to base a migra-
tory bird treaty between the U. S. and
Mexico.-U. S. Daily.
The importance of such a treaty'
makes it imperative that the best
minds of the country -get together and
formulate the provisions.
Therefore, we are submitting a
model document.
IL. ()-Section A; Part (a): Birds:
on crossingthe border shall submit
passports signed by the proper au-1
thorities -
III (45)--Section F: There shall be
the following limitations on bird im-
migration into the United States:
Sparrows, 0; Robins, Wrens, and
Bluebirds, each to the number of 39
per cent of the total number of such
E birds in the United States in the
month of June, 1926; Eagles-but they
never would go into Mexico; Ducks,
Geese, and other fowl, unlimited.
IV - The Mexican governmentj
agrees to pay reparations on all birds
meeting death at the bullets of its
citizens.
VVIVX-Section B: Only birds of
good reputation and character will be'
permitted to cross the border.
7-No flying across the border at a
j height to exceed one mile.
XXXXXXI: Birds flying for pleas-C
ure only will not be encouragd to
migrate to Mexico.
ZZZ: Professional birds shall be
permitted entrance without reference
to quotas. All those wishing to do
business in the United States shall
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George Bernard Shaw
lightful entertainment as it is, needs
the discriminating blue pencil of the
director. Shaw cannot help being
verbose, it seems, and in moderate
doses, all well and good; but four in-
ordinately long acts . . . . .
The Comedy Club's performance
was meticulously precise, and almost
flawless in purpose. The action seem-
ed rather consciously intensified, its
speed increased as though in realiza-
tion of those indubitable lack-lustre1
passages in the script. It is good
I work, both on the part of the players,
sand the directors. Lillian Bronson re-
peats her success in "Outward Bound"
with another mature part, that of Mrs.
Clandon. Her characterization is one
of sweet dignity and grace, mixed with
an iron firmness of will, which is al-
together compelling. The irrepressi-
ble twins, marked by that refreshing
naivete, and disconcerting humor,
I which so easily mlight make life in-
tolerable to the vast majority, are
played effectively by Phyllis Loughton 1
and Warren Packer. William Bishop
does well in the "role of Finch Mc-
Comas, the London solicitor. The
play is notable for William the per-
feet waiter, which discovers Robert
Henderson in a white wig, and a quiet,
retiring part, which loses nothing in
effectiveness for its reticence.
"You Never Can Tell" is good en-
tertainment, and ifeit fails it is
through no stint of author, cast, or
I director, but rather to a rather dis-
concerting generosity in the matter
of time and action.
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! THE MAY FESTIVAL-I.
FIRST CONCERT-Wednesday, May
19.
SOLOIST
LOUISE HOMER, Contralto
CHICAGO SYMPhONY ORCHESTRAI
FREDERICK STOCK, Conductor
PROGRAM
OVERTURE, "Im Fruhling"......
.Goldmark
ARIA, "Non piu di fiori"......Mozart
Mine. Homer
SYMPHONY in B flat'......Chausson
ARIA, "0 don fatale" from "Don
Carlos"....................Verdi;
Mine. Homer
"THE PLANETS" .............Holst
ARIA, "Chanson du Tigre" from
"Paul et Virginie"........Masse
Mme. Homer
DANCES from "Prince Igor"....
.Borodine'
(The important event of the Festi-
val will be the appearance of Albert
Spaulding, violinist, at the Friday
afternoon concert.)
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XIVIIIIII: All birds shall submit
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X: All birds with red tendencies
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Z: Birds of a feather must flock
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XXZ: Early birds may only bring
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COD: A Bird in the States is worth
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