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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1926


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MANAGING EDITOR kl
GEORGE W. DAVIS
Chairman, Editorial Board...Norman R. Thal
City Editor...........Robert S. Mansfield
News Editor............Manning Houseworth
Women's Editor............Helen S. Ramsay
Sports Editor.............., .Joseph Kruger
Telegraph Editor..........William' Walthour
Music and Drama......Robert B. Henderson
Night Editors
Sm!+th H. Cady Le~onard C. Hall
Willard B. Crosby Thomas V. Koykki
Robert T. DeVore W. Calvin Patterson
Assistant City Editors
trwin Olian Frederick H. Shilitd.
Assistants

sive path laid out by its new chief
executive.
L0LTD-MOUTHIED! r!
As one of the greatest arguments
in favor of higher education is thatI
which is based on its cultural possi-
bilities, so most of the criticisms of
ie
our present system of education at-
tack the lack of those cultural oppor-
tunities.
One phase of the discussion mad be
centered around breeding. We ordi-
narily think of the cultured person
as one who is at least well mannered.
as one of whom "the right thing at
the right time" doctrine is an integ-
ral part. If this may be taken as
true, then there is much evidence inN
support of the argument that many t
students at the University are notn
cultured.S
One need go no farther than a not t
unusually boisterous crowd at ans
evening performance at the Majestic.
There are probably no malicious°
thoughts behind the actions of those
students who often make attendance h
at that theater disagreeable, but more
or less unconsciously their ill-bred,
loud-mouthed personalities are made
known to the hundreds of other
theater-goers who have absolutely no
desire to know about them.
The management of the Majestic,
especially in view of the historic
background, has been extremely lib-
eral in tolerating student actions in
<regard to the vaudeville which has
been presented in that theater, but
evidently there is a type of student
in the University who cannot witnessl
anything but acrobatic performances
without making his own "additions"
to the programs.
While it would be imposing an un-
pleasant task upon Mr. Hoag and his
assistants, the campus at large would
greatly appreciate the forcible evic-
tion of this type of person whenever
he becomes bothersome.
AN I$SUE
Perhaps the most valuable thing
that any editorial page can secure is
an issue, a burning, vital issue over
which a heated controversy can be

Gertrud e E Bailey
William T. Barbour
Char les Behymer
\\ iiam l7 reyer
PhliG. Brooks
I,. Btickinghamn
n,.tton Buck
aI Iurger
] d.ar Carter
1 o rp Chamberlain
P yer Cohen
Carleton Champe
Eugecne 1. Gutekunst
lauglas Doubleday
ilary Dunnigan
Andrew Goodman
imnes T. Herald
5Iiles Kimball

Marion Kubik
Walter H. Mack
Louis R. Markus
Ellis Merry
Helen Morrow
Margaret Parker
Stanford N. Phelps
Simon Rosenbaun
Ruth Rosenthal
Wilton A. Simpson
Janet Sinclair
Courtland C. Smith
Stanley Steinko
Louis Tendler
Henry Thurnau
David C. Vokes
Cassam A. Wilson
Thomas.C. Winter
Marguerite Zilske

PASTED ROLL
TLLS
And as for these songs; did you}
ver hear of "The P. M. Boat" an old
musical comedy and, of course, "The
Merry Ex-Mrs." which ran at the Ar-
ade a few days ago.
FOSSILS
1WelI, we couldn't get over to the
ifiary to find out about those fossil{
eai'ls, but it is our opinion that what-
ver animals inhabited the earth at
whatever period these pearls are con-
emporary with used them to play
marbleswith, or golf or something.
So therefore they have a use and are
therefore authentic. Anyway, we
should argue about things that hap-
pened before there were any humans
on the earth! Think of all the things
there are to argue about that have
happened since.
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NEW VERSE
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Smith
Jones
Dinner
Sat
Jones
Talked
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That
Ill
Time
Soon
Passed
Slow
Smith
Yawned
Mumbled
"Show"
V
Went
Movie
"Saw"
Said
VI
Smith
Jones
Home
Bed.
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Such was the success of the Puzzle
Pictures which we ran some weeks
ago, that we feel that we would be
doing a great injustice to our public
were we to refuse to run any more
of them. Therefore we present offer
this the fourth puzzle picture.
As it is a bit harder than the pre-
vious ones, we feel a slight hint
would not be amiss. We will tell you
this much. It is something which
was used many years ago which is
now forbidden by law, and which has
inspired; many merry evenings.
PiZZLE PICTITRE
IV

(As played in Chicago.)
A review, by William Lucas.
That incomparable showman, Nor-
ris Guest, has at last brought "The
Miracle" to Chicago after a prelimi-
nary ballyhoo that would have been
inexcusable had his much heralded
spectacle failed to measure up to all
expectations. That is not to say that
"The Miracle" is entirely satisfactory,
either to the critics or to the large
audiences which have been viewing it
nightly. But it is satisfying in those
respects which have been most em-
phasized by its sponsors. As a spec-
tacle "The Miracle" is superb.!
The venerable Auditorium, for years
the home of grand opera, has been
transformed into a Gothic Cathedral,
identical in design to Norman Bel-
Geddes' structure in the Century the-
atre, New York, though considerably,
larger in scale. The illusion is per-!
fect; a subdued grandeur-dim lights,
tall slender columns rising into the
mist of the choir, the statues, the pro-
cessions of the nuns and priests, and
the peals of music from the choir and
organ, form s setting of marvelous
beauty and color.
The pantomime itself is not so con-j
vincing. It has been constructed from
the same legend which gave Maeter-
linck his "Souer Beatrice." A young
nun, Megeldis, is intrusted with the
care of the miracle-working image of
the Virgin and Child. One night she
is assailed by the tempter in the per-y
son of a young knight who lures her
away. In the world she follows, at
j first a life of joy, then degradation
and sorrow. During her absence the
Madonna has descended from her
place and assumed the Nun's duties.
Megildis finds herself back a penitent
in the church with her dead child. The
Madonna again becomes the sacred!
image and graciously takes the Nun's
dead baby as her own.
That, in brief, is the theme . It is
hardly profitable to inquire too deeply
into the religious symbolism. "The!
Miracle" should stand as a spectacle
of amazing beauty and power, even
to those who are frankly hostile to its
theological implications.

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Assistants Uiia,,**,,uiay uuc
Ingred M. Alving F. A. Norquist built. This issue must be more orj
George H. Annable, Jr. Loleta G. Parker1
W. Carl Bauer ulius C. Pliskow ( less important, to somebody, but not
nor H. Bobrink Robert Prentiss
4 HJ. Co Wm. C. Puech t necessarily serious and constructive,
arollandDnm Frnkin . Raunci witness the recent controversy over
James R. DePuy Margaret Smith the Colonel House memoirs between
Mary Flinterman Mance Solomon (w etNwYr h ol
Margaret L. kFnk Thomas Sunderland two great New York papers, the World
Stan Gilbert Eugene Weinberg and the-Herald Tribune.
T. Kenneth Haven Win. J. Weinmnan
R. Nelson Sidney Wilsof iAn Issue has presented itself to the
editors of The Daily, an issue with
apparently infinite possibilities. Sure-
ly anything which causes the unex-!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1926 pected and comparatively useless ex-
penditure of millions of dollairs, and
N\J ,lit Editor--ROBERT T. DE VORE extreme inconvenience and hardship
throughout the land, is worthy of be-
ALUMNI ORGANIZATION ( ing a newspaper issue. Surely some-
It has long been the aim of the thing should be done when such a,
University to hold the interest of the thing is allowed to greatly retard,
alumni, to maintain their status as and in some instances, completely tie
up traffic in dozens of states.
an integral part of University life and The issue we had in mind is di-
to bring them back to Ann Arbor as rectly concerned with the recent
frequently as possible. This policy has heavy snowfalls,-but we will leave
proven of great value to the Univer- it in its entirety to our contempora-
sity as well as to the men who, while ries.
leaving their undergraduate activities
at Michigan, have not forgotten that
they are still Michigan men and still EDITORIAL COMMENT
owe their loyalty and their coopera-
tion to their alma mater. It has been
said that Michigan alumni are the DOCTORS ARE SCARCE IN THE
most loyal in the world and the build- COUNTRY
ings on the campus donated by(The New York Times)
alumni, the reception accorded Michi-
gan operas and athletic teams on the A problem much discussed in the i
road, and other manifestations, seem medical journals of late years has.
to back up this statement. been "the passing of the country doc-
IHowever, the control of the alum- tor." This is a particularly important
nus, and particularly the fraternity one for many rural communities. The
alumnus, when he visits Ann Arbor, old country doctor is dying off, and
1as been a problem. Not under the the occasional young graduate who,
supervision of the University admin- tries to take his place finds that heI
istration, he feels that he may do what cannot make enough money to be a
he pleases and act as he wishes in the reasonable, or even a decent, reward
"old town." Undergraduate members for the many years it has taken him
of the fraternity may protest, but the! to get his education. He finds, too,;
direction of older men by the younger that the country people no longer are
igeneration is a poor policy, as well as content with the services of one man
a well-nigh impossible one. Some who attends, or tries to attend, to pa-
fraternity alumni organization has tients of all sorts. The sufferer goes
been needed. to the nearest city hospital.
Such an organization was suggested This state of affairs accounts in
by President Little, and, by the re- some measure for the often deplored I
cent action of fraternity alumni in "drift cityward," and the villages in
Detroit, has become a reality. Plans all parts of the country are almost as
have been formulated to make the or- much deprived of medical services asI
ganization permanent, and committees were the isolated colonists of the,
appointed to consider the problems of I early days. Such, until recently, was
professional fraternities, housing, the situation in Altura, Minn., a vil-
scholarship, deferred pledging, and lage of about 25 inhabitants and 200
prohibition enforcement. farmer families within a few miles.
The value of such a permanent body The nearest doctor was ten miles
of fraternity alumni is great. In addi- away, and that is far when a Minne-I
tion to helping their younger fra- sota blizzard has blocked the roads.
ternity brothers in solving the many It appears that the Alturians de-
serious problems that must be faced cided to have a doctor, and a good
by the young men who direct and one, of their own . They formed a
maintain fraternity houses in Anti Health Association, and, after asking
Arbor, the organization may be use- advice froni the Mayos and others, !i-
fill in enforcing the observance of cluding the American Medical Associ-
University regulations by alumni, who ation, they advertised in a medical;
have thus far been free from any journal, telling who and what they
nut horita tive governing body. were and making four offers to the
Every year Ann Arbor and Ann Ar- sort of a man they needed. The first I
bor fraternities play host to an in- guaranteed him the patronage of 1251
creasing number of Michigan grad- families at $24 a year; the secondI

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Nevertheless, I cannot feel that the
genius of Reinhardt and Bel-Geddes
has been expended on a vehicle that is
not of itself worthy of their efforts.
Reinhardt's work was evident with its
lavish imagination and attention to I
detail. The handling of the crowds,
especially, was magnificent.j
The pantomime, however, is rather,
tawdry in spots, and sometimes un-
deniably dull. Many times during the
course of action I found my eyes un-
consciously wandering from the stage!
to the details of the cathedral settings.
After the first scene the action be-
comes muddled and confused with
symbolisms (zut!); event piles on
event, and scene on scene, with an
effect that is disastrous to any sort of
coherency.
The effect of the whole is not that
which a great religious spectacle is
supposed to convey. The story, part-
ly because of inherent weaknesses inj
its construction to be sure is quickly
engulfed in a kind of exhibitionism.
It is obvious after the first two scenes
that "The Miracle" will make its ap-
peal on the spectacular-crowds, im-
mense quantities of color, and certain
trickeries of Reinhardt's invention. In
this it is not essentially different or
better (sic!) than "Chu Chin Chow"
or "Mecca," or any other of the Ges-
tian spectacles which have decorated
the theatre in recent years. A differ-
ence in treatment or rather in qual-
ity of treatment, does not alter the
principle involved. What "The Mir- I
acle" most needs is some visible cer-
tainty of purpose. And lacking that
it remains something to think about,
to wonder at-but not to feel.
Of course the acting presents a!
serious problem. "The Miracle" is
not drama but pantomime, and must
be transmitted to upwards of live
thousand individuals. A rather re-
markable excellence has been achiev-
ed, considering the difficulties. Werner
Kraus as the Piper carried a difficult
role with fine dramatic intensity and3
style. Lady Diana Manners was pleas-
ing as the Madonna (lud!); and Miss
Iris Tree in the role of the Nun was
not entirely convincing-although her
grace and beauty added charm to the
production.
Some may find the pantomime dull
and tiring; others may be quite fas-
cinated by it. But this is surely certain
-one brings away from "The Miracle"
a vision of grace and beauty such as
he has never seen before.
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CAMUE
CAMPUS

Jack Scott and his Granger's
Big Ten Orchestra. We take
pleasure in presenting this or-
chestra which will be person-
ally directedy Jack Scott-
who has become so popular
around this section of the
country as a director. r The
rhythm of their music makes
dancing here a great pleasure.
Dancing
Wednesday, 8-10
Friday, 9-1

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SLIPPERY
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"A Buffalo store keeper found a five
foot boa constrictor in a bunch of1
bananas which he bravely captured
and presented to the local University.1
No charge was made for the snake."I
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Announcing,
After much complex arrangingf
arguing and pleading, we have suc-
ceeded in getting a number of nation-
ally famous cartoonists to draw pen {
sketches of E. Hamilton Mipp, noted
Michigan crew coach which will ap-
pear in this department as soon as;
they are completed.
Each cartoonist gives his impres-
sion, not only of Mr. Mipp's physical ;
characteristics but also strives to
catch and hold the radiating beauty
of that great soul. These cartoons
make wonderful little gifts for Christ-;
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