PAGE FOUR p THE MICHIGAN DAILY WF~T~N~DAY, OC~OB~R 2? 1926 >. lie tc fg n i 1 li Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Members of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated PAs is exclusively en- itled to the use for republication of all news oi1,atces ciedited to it or not otherwise C"' 1,",1 i 'his paper and the local news pub- lished therein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, 1 ihia ,er as second class matter. Special rate ~(;(stag;e granted by Third AssistantPst i.os-en eral. I.yU sarrier,$3.75; by mail, Ann Arbor Press Building, May- lird Street. Ph oneC Editorial. 4925 ; business 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 ~.;.,NAGING EDITOR SMITH H." PADY, JR. .... .W. Calvin Patterson City Editor............. .. .Irwin A. Olian News Editors.............Frederick Shillito IPhilip C. Brooks Women's Editor. - . --- ..- iM arion Kubik >1,-a rts Editor.......... Wilton A. Sim son f, r!..I.:..... ...... lorris1 , r in. Music and Drama......Vincent C. Wall, Jr Night Editors Charles Behymet Ellis Merry Carlton Champe Stanford N. Phelps Jo Chamberlin Courtland C. Smith ~vacse Herald Cassam A. Wilson Assistant City Editors } ou as Doubleday Carl Burger his inaugurating a wholesale removal of postmasters in favor of members of his political faith. It is unlikely, however, that a Democrat would re- vert to such drastic action, for both parties realize that the personnel of the postoffice department should be chosen on ability alone, not on poli- tical convictions. There would seem to be no cause for great alarm at the action of the Supreme court, especially when con- servative Chief Justice Taft sees no harm in the decision. GONE AT LAST For years, the fraternities on the campus have been hosts to many self invited, and often undesirable guests. at their house dances, particularly during the football seasons. As long as the attendance of "the campus" added to the quality of the function with but few unpleasantdconsequences, the situation was regarded as at least tolerable. In recent times, however, it has been demonstrated that the large crowd resulting from the "open" par- ty has made it hard to control, and that any misconduct on the occasion has generally been due to the unin- vited guests. Last year, with the fra- ternities given the option of announc- ing their dances as "closed" or "open," it was found that the restricted func- tion was much more satisfactory. Consequently, the abolition of the "open" fraternity dance by the Uni- versity Committee on Student Affairs followed as a natural and agreeable sequel. . As indicated by the success of the voluntary measures last year this ac- tion will undoubtedly eliminate the unsatisfactory conditions in this phase of the undergraduate social life. With the presence of only undergraduate and alumni members of the fraternity and others who have been specifically invited by written invitations, the fra- ternity will be placed in a, seasonable position of responsibility. No longer will the published list of the social events on any occasion be a guide for the evening's social itinerary for the adventuresome stu- dents. And the only legitimate regret will be that the University's action could not have come sooner. Marion Anderson Alex Bochnowski Jean ,ampbell Martin .j,.Cohn Windsor Davies Clarence Edelson 'William Emery 'John Friend Robes t Gessner Elaine Gruber Morton I. Icove Paul Kern Milton Kirshbaum Irvin La Powe Reporters G. Thomas McKean Adeline O'Brien Kenneth Patrick 'Morris Quinn Sylvia Stone James Sheehan Henry Thurnau William Thurnau Milford Vanik Herbert Vedder Marian Welles Thaddeus Wasielewski Sherwood Winslow Thomas Winter BUSINESS STAFI' Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER TrHOMAS D. OLMSTED, JR. Advertising...............Paul W. Arnold c, usting..........William C. Pusch .d,(-tisinig.. .. . Thomas Suntlerland Ad AAit.iln;.........George H. Annable, Jr. - i... ..............T.Kenneth Haven Publication......John H. Bobrink .... irancis A. Norquist Assistants < F Yin.Jr. T. T. Greil, Jr. ron A. M. Hinkley t I (am E. L. Hulse S ey arl S.. Kerbaury 'Marion Daniels, H. W. Rosenbium WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1926 Night Editor-J O' H. CHAMBERLIN[ USTING POSTMASTERS A manifested in many quar- A a :~.~the action of the United States ,uprcme Court in'upholding the power Al A, Presikfnt to oust postmasters. The ruling came as a result of the 'it' !lf ,' (A Frank S. Myers, Port- Ind, (AA., 1 r ucover back pay for the e I : 1;h ;,. (Apintment as Portland S a e drA(lAowing his removal by o .i'QA without a hearing. (Aum '~a time when it is almost o.'AA. 'iepted by politicians that ~APAA ~ and their assistants nI ,: ',,- ;lated entirely by civil e iegati2ns, the action may < < FA~.' lain but surely not as m the dissenting mem- I; A _ ,'(k c t, Justice McReynolds, m> (P,> - wihin he comments on the + - as1( *~ollows: "The very foun- .i - of the government is gone. N ~mu can tell just what are the !f tce President and Con- 3m years it was understood o(lice of. postmaster was a p. :; 1 oh. The postmaster worked A..m r (in 'politics, and his job A n. ldUpon the success of his par- A often, competent postmas- . ro surrender their jobs to A c .estionable ability when their party suffered reverses. The depart- ment did not thrive as it should under this system. There cane a time, however, when c ;high up in politics recognized !,.at people were demanding more and nIore efficiency in mail delivery and incidoneal service. A change in policy was effected, partly due to common agreement, partly due to law. Post- masters had to secure their jobs .-ughi the civil service. The matter o presidential appointment and con- maton by the Senate became large- f ormality, except in regard to a oA the greater postoffices of the ..untry... T'd', Athe President, except in rare * a . a'pioints or dismisses only at the em< ion of the postofflice depart- wh. There was no wholesale re- moval of postmasters when the regime * Pr.siident Wilson came to a close, t' Pl1.sident Harding took office. It iue that a few changes were made nh larger postoffices for political Iuro.es, but the great majority of oa mters continued with their work aneffected. President Coolidge has worked in cooperation with the postoffice depart- ment in regard to civil service regula- CAMPUS OPINION Anonymous communications will be disregarded. The names of communi- cants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. A VOICE FROM THE PAST To The Editor: On my return Sunday evening for the three performances by the Rock- ford Players of "Expressing Willie" last night and today in our sentimen- tal hunting-ground, the Mimes theater, I was both surprised and pleased to find a letter from one Willard Ren- inger concerning the Music and Drama eolumn and a mention of my own col- ored days as its originator. My connection with those hectic years has fortunately come to a wel- come end, although I am still living down the fury of those alarums and excursions. I certainly wish my successor all the good will in the world (he needs it), and breathe a healthy sigh of relief that my interest in criticism is now entirely from the opposite end of the profession. I know nothing surrounding the re- cent articles on Frieda Hempel and Barre Hill, but Mr. Reninger's attack on my own criticism of Fritz Kreisler is most amusing. It is masterfully put and quite to the point save that I never wrote a review of Kreisler in my life....It so happend' that I have heard him only once, and even then back in the days when I was some- thing like a freshman in high school. The remembrance, however, is flat- tering. Thus it is, I suppose, that one's name peculiarly lives after one. -Robert Henderson. CRIMSON VERSUS CRIMSON, To The Editor: An announcement from Harvard has, given a death blow to our fond hope that our Wolverines would teach these exclusive easterners our Western brand of football next year. The rea-i sox given was that Harvard had de- eided to continue football relations with Princeton. But to and behold, next day we hear that they have scheduled a game in 1927 with Indiana, proud holder of the Big Ten cellar position. The only conclusion that we could get from this was that the "Dean of Universities," had the will but not the courage to attempt gridiron relations with the "Champions of the West." They decided that if they wanted to win from a Big Ten team they had better start at the bottom and work WELL SAID! Editor's Note: The following let- ter addressed to The Editor was accompanied by two clippings from other papers. These are printed below under the heading "Editorial Comment." Such spirit as that which is evidenced in the communi- cation bears witness of a keen ap- preciation on the part of the alumni for the fine work -which is done each year by the Varsity Band. To The Editor: Enclosed are two clippings, one from the editorial page of the Grand Rapids Evening Press and the other from the sporting columns of the Grand Rapids Herald. I believe these sentiments aptly express the universal opinion of all loyal supporters of Michigan football teams. If it is true that the council of administration of a great conference university stated that sending their band had no im- portance in the winning of games, it would seem to be an admission that the "winning" of games was the major factor rather than the fostering of real amateurism as exemplified by the following of "the team" to distant points and cheering uner-grads, loyal in defeat ' as well as victory. Football season is when we renew our allegiance to our school, and if the glamour is to be worn down to the mere playing of the game, we may as well turn to the world series, or Sundaying at a ball park to watch Grange's Hyenas play Pyle's Kanga- roos, or whatever they call those teams. No, Mr. Editor, by all means never keep the band home, unless you want to dampen the ardor of all football- loving tax payers of our state, all the Stadium Bond buyers and loyal alumni generally. There are thousands of us scattered about the country who fervently hope that it may never be said of Michigan that she kept her band home because it didn't win foot- ball games or because Michigan was too cheap to send them. The "Victors" has sent more students to Ann Arbor than all her "victories." May we never see a Michigan game played in any part of the land without hearing the booming "here they come" strains of the grand old march before the team comes on the field. Let the yellow and blue capes con- tinue to go streaming down the field and may the baton always have a safe journey over the cross bar. -E. L. Cheyney. EDITORIAL COMMENT "THE STADIUM MARCH" (Grand Rapids Evening Press) Heralding in music the triumphs of Michigan teams which have made fi- nancially possible the great new sta- dium where 1927's gridiron battles are to be fought, a new "Stadium March" has been added to the stirring series which already blares out be- tween halves and after touchdowns at Ferry field. -. Of all universities perhaps Michigan is least in serious need of further at- tention from composers and libret- tists. Its great march, "The Victors, is the envy of the collegiate universe. It is played by bands great and little throughout the world. Armies and parades everywhere have marched to its thrilling trumpet notes and sturdy tramping rhythm. It is a march from which triumph and pride shout their messages; and if the new "Stadium March'*has actually bettered it, then the event is of importance to the mu sical world. In addition, Michigan has another swinging and catchy march tune-"Varsity," with its spirited rhyme of support to the team-"We're for you, here for you to cheer for you. We have no fear for you, O Varsity!' Few college football songs run even a close second to either of these. Yet strange to say the most thrilling part of all autumn afternoons at Ferry field comes not as the band steps out with "Victor" or "Varsity," but at the moment when, heads bared and all eyes on the baton, undergraduates and alumni lower their voices in that tra- ditional conspiracy of reverence which comes at the lines about the "maid with the golden hair and eyes that are brimming with blue" in the third verse of the song that goes to a rather me- diocre tune called "The Yellow and Blue." Time and memories have made this highbrow old piece the very sym- bol of Michigan loyalty. It has three high notes that crack as many voices as "The Star Spangled Banner," but far more undergraduates know every word of it than know the national song. THIS AFTERNOON: The Organ Re- cital in Hill Auditorium, at 4:15 o'clock. TONIGHT: IL. I. Frazee's "No, No, Nanette!" in the Whitney theater, at 8:30 o'clock. "EXPRESSING WILLIE" A Review, by Marlan Welles "Willie, you are wonderful!" breath- ed Minnie as she pranced hysterically about the bedroom in a simple blue negligee. And Willie not quite know- ing whether he was "God or a tad-! pole" first swelled in the pride of agreeing with the simple Minnie and then grovelled in his fear that she was not right. In short, Willie was the characteristic young and very new millionaire, beset on all sides by those who by spouting a deluge of senti- mental pleonasms, sought to attach themselves to his menage. It was a stock situationfor the stage, set in the midst of the Freudian epidemic which swept the country some two years ago-but it was most effective. In the hands of the Rockford Players, Freud, "expression," Willie and even the stumbling Minnie became glorious comedy-American comedy of man- ners And that expresses the entertain- ment as far as the play itself was con- cerned. It was not what could be called sparkling, it was not powerful. The best dialogue in the whole play came in the last act between the puri- tanical little mother and the ultra- expressionists. Frances Bavier, as 'the little mother helped that along, too. She seemed fully fifty years old and born of the "old" stock-a fine impersonation. She became such a strong character that we were con- scious of waiting for her last appear- ance, we wanted to witness the in- evitable clash of natures. The best judge of the play is its audience and the response which fol- lowed "Expressing Willie" indicates our own judgment, that Amy Loomis " as Minnie, and Robert Henderson as Willie as well as Reynolds Evans as Taliaferro succeeded in "expressing" themselves admirably. And the mus- tache was simply ravishing! * * S THE ORGAN RECITAL Palmer Christian, University organ- ist will give the following program at the Twilight Organ Recital in Hill auditorium, Wednesday afternoon, at 4:15 o'clock. Concert Overture........... Maitland Hymn to the Sun "Le Coq d' Or" . .................Rimsky-Korsakoff Fantasie.....................Bubeck Lento ("Orpheus") ...........Gluck GavotteM....................artini Prelude and Fugue in E minor (the "Cathedral") ................Bach Allegretto (Mood Fantasy) ..Rowley Elizabeth's Prayer ("Tannhauser") ...........................W agner March ("Tannhauser") ........Wagner This program while ignoring the moderns does not confine Mr. Chris- tian to the strictly conventional. The Martini Gavotte contains graceful, simple melody vastly different from his heavy, sonorous compositions - usually for the Mass; the Bach Pre- - lude and Fugue in E minor is a beauti- ful example of contrapuntal writing, and is immensely popular on concert ,programs; the Hymn to the Sun, by Rimsky-Korsakoff is one of the most popular from "Le Coq d'Or"; and the Wagnerian selections, while typically of this composer are not the most commonly given. THE YPSILANTI PLAYERS The Ypsilanti Players will open their twelfth season tonight with a pre- sentation of Goldon's "The Liar" in the Players' Playhouse at 8:15 o'clock. , Followingthe policy of previous years, the dress rehearsal was given Mon- A day night for active members, while l ast night the play opened with a pre- sentation to the subscribing and sus- , taimng members. The play will con- tinue through next Wednesday night. "The Liar" which is a three act comedy was staged by D. de V. Dit- 'wiler, who last year was associated 1 with the Stagers in New York, while the direction was by Daniel L. Quirk, Jr. The doors are open at 7:30 o'clock 1 and no seats are reserved. The work of the players, who will ~present five complete programs throughout the year is entirely praise- worthy; their merit has received more than local prominence, and has been commented upon favorably in several theatrical magazines. 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If Michigan defeated them council of administration has denied1 Another reason given for the re- fusal is that bands do not have any importance in the winning of games. The Conference recently made some rulings tended to frown upon large i 9 QTnuD1N