PAGE rotor - . . THE MICHIGAN DAILY rRTDAY, F'ETITtT'ATZV 25. 1927 ?AG~ FOUR ~""~ THE MICHIGAN DAILY' FPJDAY, FET3RT7A~Y 2~, 1~i27 ,Uwmi Im WOMPNO 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 Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paperand the local news pub- lished therein. Entered at the postoffic at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- mnaster General. Subscription by carrier, $3.75; by mail, $4.00. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- card Street. Phones:tEditorial, 4925; Business 21214. ED TORIAL STAFF Telephone 4926 MNAGING EDITOR SMITH H. CADY. JR.I 4i Editor..... ...W. Calvin Patterson City Editor.............Irwin A. Olian News Editors.......... 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ARNOLD Aldvertising............. William C. Puch Advertising...........Thomas Sunderland Advertising..... George H. Annable, Jr. ' kdvertising......Laurence J. Van Tuyl Circulation...............T. Kenneth Haven t" Publication. ... ..John H. Bobrink Accounts . Francis A. Norquist Assistants George An Jr. Ray Wachter Melvi H Baer J. B. Wood D. M. Brown Esther Booze, Florence Cooper Hilda Binzer i Daniel Finley Mnion A. Daiel A. M. Hinkley Beatrice Greenberg E. L. Hulse Selma M. Janen R. A. Meyer Marion Kerr Harvey Rosenblum Marion L. Reading William F. Spencer Harriet C. Smith Harvey Talcott Nance Solomonaier Harold Ue ytley Florence Wdae 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 j:1.IIIlll[111I~f~ lIIIIIII 1lIIIIIIIIIIIIIII11 [III[III[I 1lilIII I III f I IIf I II II III l iIt'l ll I II I II I[ Ill Ill Il l ill III[111111| ll-" 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. * :4* * 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.