THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATITtPY,')I FEIMtARY 13 1926 No c* Ulegislation would be, passed only on its own merits, when crucial issues +=- would not be opposed on the basis of Publiche every morning except Monday party policy., (L; ris; tihe Unirsity year by the ]Board in Control of tudent Publications. Parties in America are no longer organizations united by the common1 cebes f Western Conterence Editorialbndfapotiave.Weait bond of a political view. We fail toi distinguish between the fundamental rTe Associated Press is exclusively en- aims, ends, or purposes of either of tithed] to the use for republication of all news temjrpris ihafisi dispatches credited to it or not otherwise- the major parties. With affairs in crecited in this paper and the local news pub- this condition, the endency recently' shown is hopeful. So long as political{ Ttere a sc:it the postofsfice at Ann Arbor, differences between the parties are, ician, as second class matter. Special, rate cf postage granted by Third Assistant Post- extinct, partisan opposition to meas- Iasrer General,, ures is as senseless as it is detri- "bs'ription by carrier, $3.50; by mail, mental. etAnn Arbor Press Building, May- It has often been asked why poli- Phones: Editorial, 425; buine , zfl4. tical parties exist at all, and if they, __ __must, why this forever seeking of as pertinent issue before every election ! ]EDITORIALi STAFFNever more than now, when the Telephone 492$ United States Senate has thrown party feeling into the discard, have MANAGING EDITOR these questions required answering. GEORGE W. DAVIS The last semblance of an excuse for Chairman, Editorial Board...Norman R. rhal the'existence of parties seems to havef C ity Riitor............Robert S. Mansfield been obliterated. Manis H-ouseworth I 1' ews Editor............ annm ' Vomen's Editor...........Helen S. Ramsay e r" its Editor.................oseph Kruger; T-It zraph Editor...... .William Walthour iusic and Drama......Robert B. Henderson Night Editors Smith T. Cady Leonard C. Hall Willard B. Crosby Thomas V. Koykkai Robert T. DeVore W. Calvin Patterson Assistast City Editors Irwin Olian Frederick H. Shillito Assistants Gertrude 1. Bailey t ;illian 'T. Barbour Charles Behymer Vifiam Breyer C. Brooks 1.. Buckinghanm -tton Buick .:1t lurger ]>Yar 'arr l Chmuberlain Nlyr 'heri ;ageoe 11. OGitelun3t 1) .las i oubeday .,lary I; 1nrian A ew c an 2._nes T. N crald Mies liimrnball Marion Kubik Walter 11. Mack Louis R. Markus Ellis Merry elen' Morrow Margaret Parker Stanford N. Phelps Simon Rosenbaum Ruth Rosenthal Wilton A. Simpson Janet Sinclair (ourtland C. Smith Stanley Steinko Louis Tendler henry Thurnau David C. Vokes Cassam A. Wilson Thomas C. Winter Marguerite Zilske , 'I ', BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER i BYRON W. PARKER Advertising..................oseph 3. Sinn Advertising..............T. D. Olmsted, Jr. Advertising..............Frank R. Dentz, Jr. Advertising;.................Wm. L. Mullin Circulation...................i. L. Newman PubiicattI..... . .....Rudolph Bostehtnan Accounts . .. .....Paul W. Arnold }sistantsr T.- d M Al-; R. A_ Nnrnm-Q THIE TOURING CAR GOES The New York Automobile show, which is admittedly the most exten- sive and complete of all the automo- bile shows, made plain the fact that the days of the old fashioned touring cars are numbered. There were none of the touring cars of a few years ago, with few exceptions, all the open cars exhibited were either roadsters or sport models. The older type car in which the economical motorist could stow his family, a trunk, two suit- cases, and a dog or two, has gone its way. The newer type cars run to smaller bodies and narrower seats. The move is seen by some to make it necessaryj to own more than one car to accom- modate the entire family. If this is true, it is somewhat of a dangerous move. However, the dealers seem to feel that it is better to have two small cars instead of one large one, in spite of the fact that they have to extend unusual credit arrangements to pro- spective buyers and many times suf- fer heavy losses. Even so, the public is more inter- ested in automobiles than ever, and several manufacturing companies have set new records in sales and production during the month of Jan- uary . The saturation point has not yet been reached and doubtless never will be. But the day of the touring car in which one could keep his knees from striking his chin at every bump has gone. The price of progress! S N11 YESTERDAY Now about these abreviate songs. We have with us today, Cal. Here I come," "Good A. M. Dearie", and "Top O'the A. M." the last two being names of shows as well as songs. Also "To P. M. Is the P. M." and "T 4 2." The last being quite a nice saving of letters. * t * LIMERICKS (To H. F. F.)f "These Limericks are art," so said he, That from Keats vary but in de- gree" But he did not imply That their rating was high Still they serve as come back, you see! I Above Limerick was inspired at ten thirty Friday morning, on the third floor of the Literary building. MIPP TAKES UP CAMPUS DRA- MATCS. SAYS MORE AND CHEAPER PERFORMANCES ARE NEEDED LAUDS PLAYS ..E. Hamilton )Llpp, Michigan crew coach and political light, investigat- ing campus dramatics, has brought to light many novel and pertinent fact in this field of student endeavor. Mipp has interviewed most of the faculty directors as well as the leaders among the students, and when inter- viewed at a late hour last night (he is always interviewed at late hours of the night, according with the { journalistic principles) was fairly bubbling over with pertinent com- ment. ."The thing that should be done," he said, "is to have 'more and better cheap performance which interest the student body. Years ago, I am told, it was the tradition to have but one campus production for each organi- zation per year, and anything which even slightly interferred with this was considered simply terrible. Now each organization does as many plays as it wants with student direction which is better than the former faculty coaching in many cases. The old system is still considered right by a few but it is passing rapidly, espe- cially with the opening of the Mimes theatre to campus performances. The idea for which dramatics at Michigan should aim is louder, funnier and cheaper (in the financial sense) per- formances." ..This was "all" Mentor Mipp would say, the hour being exceedingly late. In fact he may even have been talk- ing in his sleep. So many of us do. * * * We ourselves are particularly ig- r> DR A MA TODAY: Tryouts for the Masques' production of "Why Marry" in New- berry hall from 9 to 12 o'clock. THE PLAY PRODUCTION COURSE Professor Hollister's Play Produc- tion course this semester will ihcludeI but three public programs rathe'r than the customary five, although informal bills of one-act plays will be present- ed every Monday afternoon before the class. On Thursday and Friday, March 4{ and 5, will be presented Martin Fla- vin's melodrama, "The Children of the Moon;" on Thursday and Friday, March 25 and 26, John Galsworthy's problem play, "The Skin Game" will be offered; and on Thursday and Fri- day, April 29 and 30, Lewis Beach's comedy, "The Goose Hangs High." which was presented last spring in the Whitney theatre by the Bonstelle Players with Mrs. Richard Mansfield in the role of the mother, will con- elude the series. Course tickets will be placed on sale at the State street bookstores in a few days. * * * ROXY Eight tube sets and the maddening distraction of the great god Static can be quite forgotten by Detroit theatre- goers, for a little time at least. Roxy and his Gang of some fifty entertain- ers are to appear in recital in Orches- tra Hall this afternoon and tonight-- with an additional performance Mon- day night. Roxy is, in effect, an announcer- the only living gentleman of his pro- fession who has thus far made any bid for distinction. True, there have been bed-time story and plain-talker men, but they have all had their re- stricted followings. Roxy has per- haps the largest continuous audiences ever commanded by any one man thus far in modern times. He has a sooth- ing way of talking; his little speeches are personal, companionable, with a touch of sadness. To resist him is impossible. TIlE MXSI'C BOX lIE VUE A review, by Clarice Tapson. Irving Berlin, evidently taking a tip from Florenz Ziegfeld, has an- nounced that his fourth Music Box Revue, which is now on tour, is his last. If that is the case, he is not finishing up with a bang, for this is far from being his best edition of the revue. And that doesn't mean that it isn't a good show; it is. But it hardly coin- pares with the one of two years ago, the "damn-clever-these-Chinese!" one A fig,} t! _ a BOOKS NEW AND SECOND HAND At Both Ends of the Diagonal Walk. tOiTITUP D I University Aye. :phone 21212 fMAKEA _ SELL~ K_ MAN CtJ2 j&N "A Wiser aId 1>en lace to 11y. Watch for Our New S!'a' TMne. hats Cleaned and Blocked. FACTORY HAT SITIE 617 Packard Street. Phone 7415. (Where D. U. I. Stops at Sae St.) N1 AK, Paths on snoi v form ice aid kill all grass roots enezath. Please don't make or use such )aths. For Rent c Sale (l:ranf'd 7va nO BUSINESS COLLIEE State anid W lint Tcgs -STAB5ISHE ED81 8 MADISON AY1NUE CO?. 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E P0ORT AUDR~AIN BUILDING 220 W-'MLCvueAvanur EDITORIAL COMMENT I 0 '~t'stt e ~ ta S.fS ,~r. U 'WI ( C A hEM--PARTICUTLARLY? The anthracite strike is over. The-re wiill n yild national demonstra- tios ci' joy, no universal acclamation. While the present strike probably ,,r,1ar ship in some quarters,1 ne: abl th~e :a(iual mining districtsI i re tcnqiat districts of New. VoT P and (otii, it was not accom-j pan ied by the wide-spread fear of na- tional disaster that has been identified vitr previous mining disorders. The fact that Calvin Coolidge, who, as goverIno_ of ,Massachusetts, said, "There no'. xiiht to strike against the l safety by anyone, any-I where, , 1y . rne," refused to inter-' vne('l an atetmpt to settle the differ- ciics is enmple indication that the strike (lid . uOJ, eriously effect the cor nt ry att lar'g-. The et4tie strike is over. Of erse t. eaion is glad to see such l o u s at this settled, but we imine that the most joyous feeling! is that which cane with the an- nouncement that the miners and their i families are to receive three square meals per day for the next five years. THE FAI)NG LINE3 The past few weeks have been wit- ness to an unusual condition in that dugust body, the home of lengthy and' often meaningless debates on hereto-, fore strictly partisan lines, the Sen- ate. The creation of a compromise; necessitated by the bitterest sort of bi-partisanisi, this most powerful second chamber in the world has, sinl' its birth, been subject to almost cOni inual strife. Here, where party lines have been drawn most severely, have been waged the fiercest word! battles of Ame-rican history; here, for1 a long time, a small minority were able to definitely hold back legislation on several important matters; within its walls the works of great men have1 been crumpled to dust, while other s mien, far from great, have been sus-, tained. Such has been the partisan I nature of the body. Recently, however, party lines have; beea seet to dissolve and almost fade, away. When the final vote was taken on the World Court resolution, Demo- crats, Republicans, and Progressives; were found to be voting together. And, later, party lines again seemed to have lost their binding hold when the tax reduction bill was up for consid- (';"1iiclu.Opposit ion was- composed HARVARD ANID STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY (The Christian Science Monitor) In taking official action to abolish disciplinary measures against senior students in good standing for class absences, Harvard College has addel the prestige of a great institution t( an educational policy which is gaiiin increasing favor in American. univer sities. Specifically, the Harvard fac ulty has just voted that, beginning this semester, virtually unlimited cuts shall be granted fourth-year student who maintain satisfactory academi grades. 'E r f s + S )3 s s c norant on matters scientific nor is this the fault of the University . All our marks in scientific courses when( laid end to end spell the word "DEED." It Is now, however, high time that we redeemed ourselves with some brave gesture, and here it is. Tomor- row (after spending half the night in 1 the science library) we shall en- deavor to answer this Greek and prove that them pearls are real fossil T w o important considerations pearls (not fossil's pearls) women or should be noted in weighing the mer- no women. We don't believe in this its of Harvard's new absence system. "Cherchez la femme" stuff. Anyway First, removal of penalty does not I here it is: countenance willful class absences; Another Scientific Hoax.Exposed attendance is presupposed when the Thursday's Daily contains an ac. undergraduate matriculates. Secondly, count of the finding of fossil pearls the responsibility for class attendance by one of our scientists. The infor- is placed squarely, upon the student, mation is vouchsafed that they are and in this fact rest both the motive 20,000,000 years old. This claim is and the experiment-if, indeed the preposterous on the face of it. Sci- system has not already passed the ex-' ence teaches us that Nature does perimental stage-which Harvard is everything with a purpose. Now it is undertaking.-j perfectly evident that pearls are made Although this added trust concen- to be worn by women. Not even the trates the reliance of the student upon most imaginative scientist would his individual initiative, the policy maintain that there was a woman does not, at the same time, radically alive 20,000,000 years ago to wear diminish the necessity of consistent these pearls. The wildest guess does1 class attendance. The very retention not place the date of the famous Java! of the rivilee rests u non the main-nape-man more than 500,000 years ago. of fond memory, the one by the excel- lence of which all subsequent ones must of necessity be judged. This year's falls down in glorious settings, first of all, and, somewhat, in humor. Of course there are some ridiculously funny moments-there must be with Clark and McCullough and Fanny Brice-but the funniness is a little too much off color. When the faults are taken care of, one may proceed to the virtues, which are still fairly numerous. Fanny Brice is-well, Fanny Brice. If you haven't seen her, words couldn't put her over to you; and if you have, you don't need words. Her "Nature's Child" number is a riot. If you know her, just imagine her doing one of these I back-to-nature solos in a pink chif- fon do-dad with feet-well, with feet. All that's wrong with her is that she doesn't appear often enough. Clark and McCullough, sad to re- late, seemed not quite up to their usual standard of excellence. In Lottice Howell, however, the company has a prima donna worth noting. She sings beautifully, some- thing rather un-thought-of in just a revue. She and Oscar Shaw sing "In the Shade of a Sheltering Tree" to the unfolding of the loveliest scene in the show, the climax of which finds the chorus, in black gowns, with long green fans, grouped to represent a willow tree. Ledova, the premiere danseuse, de- serves a few words. Her technique is really marvelous, and her perform- ances in the wildcat number and in a specialty with Rudolph Malioff are lovely visions. The skits are, on the whole, lack- ing in originality. Will there never be another "Lady in Red?" The only one that lingers in the memory, be- sides those featuring Fanny Brice, is the Alice-in-Wonderland number. This is a real delight. The Bros Sisters, those three harmonizers known by their Victrola records, as well as by their stage appearances, sing a little ditty entitled "Come! Along with Alice." We are then tak- en, somewhat after the manner of "ThesAdding Machine" and "Emperor Jones," into Wonderland, where the. Mad Hatter cavorts, the Duchess trails around, and Tweedle-dee-dee and Tweedle-dee-dum, with pillows -° -This giant hydro-electric unit weighs 750 tons and consivts of a vertical shaft Hydraulic turbine attached to an electric generator delivering 52,00 kilo watts - - at 12,000 volts. 7,-,rmuamm '2n -V tl-w- .7iapr 'f C tenance of adequate scholarship, which' in turn is appreciably depen- dient upon presence in the classroom, While this method of handling the problems of class absences, which trouble college faculties about as much as endowment campaigns do college presidents, is thus seen to be basically safeguarded from possible abuse, it may be regarded, neverthe- less, as a prophetic development in educational policies. Harvard has been preceded in this matter by other universities which apply the system of unlimited cuts in varying degrees, many institutions extending the re- sponsibility to underclassmen in good standing. Clearly one of the pressing educational needs is the encourage- ment of individual responsibility. Re- sponsibility cannot well be encourag- ed unless opportunity is given for its expression. Two New York detectives were pub- licly cited, promoted with salary in- ereses and shared a large award. Hence there could not have been a woman alive 20,000,000 years ago, and! if there was no woman to wear the! pearls, there were no pearls. Even laymen of this generation are too wise to be led astray by any scientific hoaxes such as this. ARISTOPHANES. * * * I You thought I wasn't. Hey! Look here You Lazy lout, submerged in beer, I live, I breathe, and still I stand The one and only Mulligan. 111 The General Electric Con- pany, as ofDecember3, 3924, had 37,716 stockholders, of whom 45 per cent were women. The averagc nm- berof'common shares held by stockholders was 55. In UWILCI ShiP ,f~itc', p355 30(.v,1r A 70,000 horsepower hydro-electric unit recently installed at Niagara Falls utilizes the same amount of water as seven former 5,000-horsepower units, yet does the work of fourteen such units. And it saves 700,000 tons of coal yearly for the nation. As more and still more uses are found for electricity, larger and more economical generators are installed. At the power plant, as well as at the consumer's end, important changes and startling developments have steadily reduced the cost of electricity for light, powe-, and neat. And wherever ecctricity has blazed its trail--in towns, cities, industrial centers, and rural con:mnities-Comfort andprogress haxve come to stay. Generating and distributinr deectrc5ity concern the technical student. Dut electricity's application in the betterment of industry, the profcssion, and home life concerns every edu- cated person. Cheap clectri:-ity means many startling achieve- ments today, but countless and unbclievable possibilities How do you know I drink and eat? How can you see my hands and1 feet? You cannot, damn you, smart young> man You're dealing with--Mike Mlulligan. E IV I've said enough, but 'fore I go Perhaps I'll see you down below And then you'll know just who I amt The ever missingA MLLIGAN. oweshp poiisast-i present activities, G-E is c_- selfishly dedicated to fe cause of eetrical rges A new series ofG -Y, tisernents zhowing what &e- tricty is doing in nany fields will be sczt on re uest. Ask for boolet CEK-$. . i ; it