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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
rRTDAY, F'ETITtT'ATZV 25. 1927
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1927
Night Editor-COURTLAND C. SMITH
THE FORGOTTEN MAN
One of the unfortunate features of
the present University educational
machinery is the fact, that while there
are a dozen committees 'and officials
to stimulate the mediocre student to
effort; or to decide whether or not he
shall remain in the ivied halls of
learning, there is no organized effort,
with a few exceptions, to aid, encour-
age, and advise the superior student.
There is no effort made, other than
that by officials i~ndividually, to guide
the academic career of the man whose
work shows that he is clearly above
the average. le is the man the Uni-
versity has forgotte.
Any encouragement given excep-
tional scholastic achievement is most-
ly rendered by outside organizations
such as Phi Betta Kappa and others.
The Honors convocation does its val-
ued work in attempting to reward the
better students but succeeds only par-
tially. Numerous prizes, fellowships,
and awards go each year to outstand-
ing studen s in different fieds, but
these are all too few. Numerous hon-
orary organizations place emphasis
on good work but that is about as far
as it goes. Practically all organized
efforts toward stiinulating and re-
warding high scholarship lie outside
the University proper.
Our trite and true point is this:
there is neither adequate organized
University action to stimulate superior
students to improved efforts, nor what
Is more important, to guide the work
of those students fn the most bene-
ficial and productive channels. No
comprehensive organized effort has
been made as yet to improve the sit-
uation. Why could not a committeee
of faculty be appointed to study the
problem and perhaps function as an
experimental body for the advising of
the superior students, and to whom
those more capable could go for aid,
consultation, guidance in their college
careers? Perhaps this might show
the way to the solution of the press-
ing problem of the forgotten man.
totally prevented these disturbances.
In view of the friendly tone and
text of the note, there would seem to
be little objection against the action
mentioned by it. It may be inferred
from the message that England hasi
no desire to interfere with the activi-1
ties of the United States in Nicaragua,
but will continue tojely upon its as-
si.stance.
If the move is made, it will be rath-
er embarrassing to those English
newspapers which so severely criti-
cized the American action at the first
of the year. The fact that the United
States uncovered the Mexican sup-
port of the Liberal revolutionists and
took precautionary action before the
danger was generally realized should
make this embarrassment greater.
STORM THREATS
For the past two years there has
been a rising tide of feeling in Eng-
land against the Soviet for what are
termed "continuous breaches of sol-
emn engagements between the two
governments." Growing mainly from
small things, this feeling came to a
peak a few days ago when the British
cabinet split on the matter, and
Wednesday reached a head when Sir
Austin Chamberlain sent a stern
warning to the Soviet government,
which incidently was received on the
ninth anniversary of the Red army.
Charging the Soviets with full re-
sponsibility for a campaign of slander
against the Britsh government, cit-
ing speeches and attacks, and inti-
mating that they are responsible for
much of the trouble in China today,
the note is written in no uncertain
language, threatening abrogation of
the trade agreement of 1921, if the
provisions are not obeyed.
While it remains to be seen just
what reply the Soviet officials will
make to the note, it is likely, in spite
of Secretary Chamberlain's forestall-
ing of it in the note itself, that many
of the charges will be maintained as
due to prejudice, hostility, and cred-
ulity, and a counter charge made
against the government of Great Brit-'
ain of spreading propaganda and
slander against Soviet Russia. Cynics
might say that would be characteris-
tic, but as yet the actual reply of the
lion's roar has not been made.
CONSTRUCTIE VACATIONS
Summer vacations, in most colleges
of America of about three months
duration, are coming in for a period
of discussion and debate by the edu-
cators of America. Not that they deny
the necessity pd the wisdom of the
"lay-off" demanded by mental en-
deavor but they are seeking' to find
some means of clarifying the college
course and using the vacation as a
means of orientation if possible.
The logical way of doing this would
be to require at the end of four years
of college a certificate of certain defi-
nite work in a specialized line done
during the summe vacations. Some.
of the schools in our own university
are using this method now for cer-
tain degrees. But the practice can be
easily made to apply to all schools
during the junior and senior years.
Then it woulV, probably come about
that at the end of college, after train-
ing for some specific endeavbr, a man
would have the practical equivalent of
a, year of actual work in the field and
would not step out an absolute novice
from the educational fold. Summer
vacations should come under the gen-
eral class of education and should be
made a working part of the orientation
processes.
RADIO CONTROL RESTORED
With the radio control bill now
signed by the President after a stormy
passage through Congress, some sem-
blance of order can be restored to
radio conditions, particularly the
broadcasting situation, which has
been without legal regulation since
the middle of last year.
One of the first duties of the five-
mafi commission to which the law-
gives control of the industry for one
year, will be to reduce the number of
broadcasting stations from n ore than
600 to 350. Though this niove will
work inconveniences upon some spe-
cial interests, it will be greatly bene-
ficiaf to the vast audience of radio
listeners by elimination of much of
the interference which now muddles
broadcasting conditions.
The only excuse for the present dis-
cussion in The Daily on the "Crime
of Being Caught,' would, it appears
to me, be some clear statement of the
issue involved and at least some kind
of solution offered. These things I
shall attempt to do.
Perhaps the issue is this: Cheating
has immoral effects upon the persons
who feel obliged to resort to it. Cheat-
ing is unfair to those others who have
sufficient honor and self-respect t J
restrain the impulse (if such is pres-
ent). Cheating ought to be curbed at
Michigan if possible. Suspension or
expulsion and publicity of the fact is
not an effective deterrent and has an
insidious effect upon the student
morale. It is merely a locking the
door after the steed has been felon-
iously withdrawn.
I suggest the following possible
steps toward remedying the situation:
(1) Higher entrance standards
should be set up and should operate
to exclude as far as possible the type
of student who does not come to col-
lege to take advantage of its oppor-
tunities for self-realization. This
would tend to preclude embarrassing
situations later on.
(2) The work already begun at
Michigan in orientation of incoming
students hould be perfected, amended,
and amplified in such ways that even-
tually all students are doing work
for which they have a genuine taste
and aptitude and in which they have
developed a real creative interest. It
is quite obvious that cheating would
be reduced to a minimum under these
conditions.
(3) Professors and instructors
should giye up the unpedagogical
practice of emphasizing examinations
and marks as constituting the sine
qua non of their courses. Rather the
attempt should honestly and indus-
triously be made to humanize their
subject-matter in such a way that
examinations and marks need not be
held over the students like the old-
fashioned birch rod above the black-
board of the "little red school-house."
Fielding 'F. Yost's definition of good
teaching, which appeared in The Daily
last fall, strikes me as being superb:
"A good teacher is one who takes his
subject-matter, adds expressiveness
and impressiveness of speech and ac-
tion, seasons it with enthusiasm so
that it is not only easy to grasp but
pleasant to master." Perhaps profes-
sors' salaries should be aggrandized
to compensate for the increased e-
fart this would entail, but the better
work done, and the reduction of the
abuses in question, would more than
repay everyone responsible for the
change.
(4) During examinations, students
should be isolated as much as is
physically possible and the instructor
or professor giving the examination
should stay in the rooM. We do not
resent the presence of policemen in
our cities to guard our rights and
privileges within the law. Why should
honest college students resent the
presence of someone in the examina-
tion room to see to it that everyone
there has an equal chance for recog-
nition of his ability? My own obser-
vation has informed me that there is
infinitely more cribbing done when
the instructor is absent from the
room. A competent student doing his
honest best is at such times tempted
to lower his own standards and to re-
sort to practices for which conscience-
calming rationalization is very readily
at hand.
As long as our present system of
examinations mustabe indulged in, I
see no excuse for an honor or pledge
system in which'the instructor gives
out the questions and then leaves
the room. We do not use or recom-
mend such systems in our political
life; why use them in the artificial
life of the class-room? Thatbis, ifvwe
are seriously concerned about the
problem of cheating?
--Paul M.Eberhart, '27.
SUPERFICIAL GRADES
To The Editor:
A certain first year German course
in this University is presided over
by an instructor who, throughout the
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Music and Drama GIAH N
TON\IlHT: Glenn hunter in "YoungSt et k d
Woodley" by John Van )Druten, in the 1 For Your Convenience--Two Stores Completely Stocked
Whitney theater at 8:14 o'clock.
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THE IISTUDEN)FTS' RECITIALG A H A __S
A review, by Joe Bates Smith.
Probably the honors of the even- At Both Ends of the Diagonal
Ing's program go to Miss Helen Sher-
rard whose "Vissi d'arte, Vissi
d'amore" (From "La Tosca") gave
forth the finest interpretation of this
difficult number. - Miss Sherrard in-
vested in this selection all of the sym-
pathetic understanding necessary to Wh " "
reveal the poignant quality of the.i
number. A pleasing stage appear-
ance adds greatly to Miss Sherrard's
excellent soprano voice. Mr. Susu- When the average college stddent takes the trouble to
nago proved to possess one of the go to a dance, he wants to be sure that he is g oing to a
greatest qualities of a successful
tenor; that of having the ability to pIplace where he knows he can have a good time.
soften his voice from the most power- rabian I
ful crescendo to the' faintest echo. </y 1This, to a large extent, explains the popularity of
In "Se il mio Nome" (From "Il HOLLYWOOD
Barbiere de Siviglia") Mr. Susumago SLJPPeRe IGranger s Academy. The music has a harmony and rhythm
d~rnonstrates this rare skill. MissDelectable food in an atmnosphere of glow-cnaiurodiadhs
dlemonstrates this rare skill. MISS I ing anmnation. Gerald Mark's Orches- which is contagious, the crowd is friendly, and everyone has
Ira 9 to 1. No cover charge with super
Wilson's talents were confined to the , or eV"Ial ord rexcept Saturday nighi75c a good time.
rather drab "Che faro Senza Eury-
dice" (From "Orpheus") ; but in the
duet with Miss Sherrard, "Tutti i I
fior," Miss Wilson comes forth with -.
the rich contralto accompaniment de- _____________________________
mantled of this duet. The three stu-
dents of Mr. James Hamilton demon- l
strated. a remarkable ability to itfter-
pret th~earias and (uets, an ability PLEAS
which is oftentimes missing in many -
amateur attempts at these same se-
lections. Mr. Sevald played, "Cathe- D %UP ITI
drale Engloutie," a piano number
which calls for the difficult task ofIM K-
preventing it from becoming a monot- Compacts - ace Pow ers
onous groupin. of chords through
shading the tone qualities. Mr. Sevald PAT HCreams - Perfumes
accomplished this by his delicate
shading of the stolid chords in the T
selection. His "Minstrels" proved tO Large Selection of Popular Makes
he a delightful contrast to 1he de-
pressing opening number. at Eberbach's.
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max, OPlNiONi
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A [n intellectual revival nas nit the
campus. Witness the cyclone of
Campus Opinion that washed us com- i
pletely out of the paper, yesterday,
and chased us away over here under
the protecting wing of Music and
Drama today.
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Not thati we rain for cover over
here. In fact we are almost tempted
to bribe the printer to leave out the
Toasted Rolls liead, so nobody will
notice that we are in at all today.
* * *
It's no use of our starting to reform
anybody or anything this week. We
are informed that we don't get any
column at all tomorrow, because of
this Renaissance movement now curs-
ing the campus. If they'd only write
books instead of letters.
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We're all for these articles that
come in. We read a lot of them that
never are printed, and enjoy them.
Our objection is that humor belongs
in ROLLS, and we would just as soon
publish all 6f them ourselves.
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the Jolly Junior yesterday, over
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they are holding this two-for-
the-price-of-one sale at the soda
fountain.I
They tell about one Scotchmna"
whn stood outside Calkils-Fletcher
all day waiting for some friend'to go
in alone.
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CAMPUS OPINION
Anonymous communications, will be
disregarded. The names of communi-
canits will, however, be regarded as
confidential upon request.
year, has laid emphasis upon grades
as an indication of a student's ef-
forts and ability. In this course, my
brother and I were enrolled and
throughout have ranked equal in the
grades received. But, for the semes-
ter, mmy brother received a "B" and I
an "A".
The instructor explained the rea-
son as follows: "I can't give too
I many A's in the course," he said tol
my brother, "and so I have to cut
your mark to a B. But, next semester,
I will switch around and give you an
A and your brother a B.",
The marking system is a poor af-
fair, to be sure, and probably mDre
useless than necessary. Undoubtedly,
the faculty experience real difficulty
irk dotpriinz mr1Cls fairly. Bt., s
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Hay, Timothy-How about me col-
lecting a war indemnity? I was se-
verely gassed at the Battlq of Words.
Prince Koki Nol
NOW THAT tryouts are coming
around to The Daily, it reminds us
that we will be trying out ourselves
for some newspaper next June. We
haven't picked the lucky paper yet.
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SO FAR the 'Ensian hasn't paid us
or Clippy the rental price for the use
of Clippy Stadium. When Gargoyle
comes out again, we plan to get out
an injunction to keep them out.
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In declaring that it may send a war-
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citizens in that region, England has
merely shown a natural desire for the
safety of its nationals by what
amounts to asking the United States
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REMEDIES FOR CHEATING
To The Editor:
A squirt-gun is not the most effi-
cacious implement for combatting a
million-dollar fire. 'Personal abuses
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