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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927
Night Editor-CIHAS E. BEHYMER
THE PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE
A professor may be extremely learn-
ed as far as his own field is concern-
ed, or grossly incompetent. He may
be able to teach in the full sense of
the word, or he may never have ac-
quired this faculty. His personality
may be appealing, or it may be almost
intolerable.,
In whatever manner a professor
may be lackiug ,the importance of his
attitude in class or lecture room can-
not be overestimated from the stu-
dent's viewpoint. Deficiency in knowl-
edge of subject, teaching ability, and
personality may be irreparable to a
certain extent, but an improper at-
titude is not.
There is no excuse why college stu-
dents should be treated like gradel
school pupils. They know how to sit
and how to conduct themselves in
class without instructions along this
line every now and then. Again, stu-
dents naturally- dislike being regard-
ed as mental inferiors. Some profes-
sors forget "that most students will
learn if given the opportunity. Many
instructors and professors have no
consideration for other classes. They
begin their classes or lectures prompt-
ly at five minutes after the hour, and
do not dismiss them until two or
three minutes after the following
hour, completely disregarding what
the situation would be if all classes
were so conducted.
The Michigan campus is blessed
with a number of outstanding profes-
sors who know their subject, have
learned how to teach, who have ar-
resting personalities, and who main-
tain an admirable attitude in class
and out. These are obviously the'
most popular members of the faculty
-men who are held in highest re-
spect by students who have come in
contact with, them.
All instructors and professors can-
not attain exactly such places in the
minds of the student body. There are
many, however, who can afford to im-
prove their various attitudes' if only
for the satisfaction of obtaining more
cooperation from the students whom
they strive to teach.
STUDENT LOANS
these loans. These are secured only
by student notes, most of which are
worthless, the writers being minors.
Only $600 has been lost in the many
years the policy has been in effec
and of this sum $400 was charged off
because of death.
It would ordinarily be expected that
with our heterogenous student body,
the losses in such loans might be sev-
eral times larger than they are. But
the fact that the losses are almost
non-existent is something to which
University students may point with
justifiable pride.
HOLIER THAN THOU
The main text of the American-
Turkish agreement, necessitated by
the failure of the Senate to ratify the
Lausanne treaty, has just been made
public by the State department. The
negotiations, carried on by Rear Ad-
miral Mark L. Bristol, American High
Commissioner in Turkey, have much
the same provisions as were embodied
in the Lausanne document, unfortu-
nately rejected by a temporarily sen-
timental senate.
The agreement, running for fifteen
months, provides for the establish-
ment of diplomatic and consular re-
lations and the appointment of am-1
bassadors as soon as possible, reci-
procity in commercial relation, main-
tenance of the status quo as to most-
favored nation treatment in customs
matters, and negoitations for a
naturalization convention. In the
absence of treaty relations the am-
bassador will have to serve without
pay until confirmed by the Senate.
It was unfortunate that the Senate
thought it proper to reject the Lau-
sanne treaty, but its provisions are
largely being carried out by the
agreement negotiated by the State de-
partment. In the present situation
the agreement will serve in place of
the formal treaty ,rejected by a Sen-
ate which looked upon the Turks with
a "holier than thou" attitude. j
NEGLECTING A TRUST
American students attending Ox-
ford college through Rhodes scholar-
ships have been criticised recently by
one of their number for their self
imposed isolation from the English
student and his activities.
From the authority and the sup-
porting evidence given, there seems
to be little doubt that the charges are
sound. It is alleged that "the Amer-
ican Rhodes scholars sit by them-
selves at dinner tables and carry on
a conversation that is foreign to the
other graduates." Again, "whenever
f see a Rhodes scholar in the high-
road at Oxford, he is almost always
walking alone or accompanied by one
or more American Rhodes scholars."
There seems to be no true justifica-
tion for such an attitude. Not only is
it narrowing in its influence on the
American students, but it also violates
the spirit of the Cecil Rhodes Founda-
tion. Under any circumstances,
American students should use their
opportunities for acquainting them-
selves with English student life; con-
sidering the, means by which they are
attending the college, Rhodes scholars
are violating a trust if they neglect
this activity.
CAMPUS OPINION
Annonymous communications will le
disregarded. 'he names of communi-
cants must be published with every
communication
RESTRICTED STUDENT LIFE
To The Editor:
In the brief span of three years, I
have noticed the tendency of the Dean
of Men and the Senate Committee on
Student Affairs to restrict further and
further the life of students, the far-
famed Michigan Men. It is true that
Michigan has not moved as rapidly as
Illinois or Texas in this respect, but it
is moving toward a false goal. The
action of the Senate Committee in
banlning fraternity dances after foot-'
ball games, the issuing of a small
volume of J-IIop rules, and the occa-
sion of using probation to punish
minor matters is positively intoler-
able.
Senator James A. Reed, Missouri,
and one of the leading presidential
possibilities in 1928, expressed the
dangers facing the United States if the
government should continue its pres-
E ent policies. The recent actions of
the Senate Committee and Dean Burs-
ley keeps step with the same ten-
dencies. I shall quote from H. C.
Harwood's recent interview with
Senator Reed, that appeared in the
Detroit Free Press:
"Speaking as a citizen, and from the
background of my, entire career in
public life, I wish I could get a mess-
age to the American people with all
the intensity of conviction possible-
that we are going to wreck this gov-
ernment and destroy this nation un-
less we get back to the principles on
which the constitution was founded,
TOsr OLL
FIL TO P'ASS
SPELLIN9TEST
We were surprised to find out that
"over 300 per cent of the students" at
Minnesota are lacking in ability to
meet requirements for graduation, as
a filler in yesterday's Daily reported.
We had always thought that Michigan
led the West in everything, but we
are not quite up to that record, yet.
Personally we have done everything
possible to raise Michigan's percent-
age, but all efforts have failed to beat
that 300 per cent mark.
* * *
SPELlEID DOWN
Freshmen dared their faculty ad-
visors to take part in a spelling bee
Tuesday night, and every one of the
nine professors went down on the very
first word. We'd reprint the word,
but it would be just our luck to have
a typographical error appear, and
then we would get blamed for it.
* * *
After such a decisive defeat, the
professorial team staged a come-back
when a new game started, and in the
end were victorious. Even then, two
of them went out on the first time up
to bat.
* * *
As a result of this bee, whenever
one of those freshmen gets hailed up
before Dean Bursley he will just re-
mark off-hand: "Say, Dean, how ar,
those spelling lessons coming along?"
* * *
What this campus needs is a goodl
old-fashioned spell-down, between fac-
ulty men and freshmen. It would be
great stuff to see rhetoric instructors
spelled-down by their students.
* * *
These rhetoric classes would no
longer be entirely useless, then, if
they could teach spelling-to the in-
structors.
* * *
GUESS AT ANOTHER
ROLLS is conducting a series of
intelligence tests for University fac-
ulty and students. Give yourself
twenty points credit for each question
I answered correctly. If you can get
more than five points, pat yourself on
the back.
TODAY'S QUESTIONS
1. What is tear gas? Why?
2. Why -should they hold classes
during Spring? Winter? Fall?
3. Is the Junior Girls' Play a play?
a failure?
4. Supply the line which follows
this one: "Say, old kid, I'm down to
my last cent.'
5. When will the customers get
their J-Hop favors?
(For answers, ask your professors)
THUGS ARE IN TOWN
It was down at the Whitney that
we saw them. We were sitting there
watching the Junior Girls' play when
suddenly the lights went out and in
came a gang of thugs. Maybe they
are- trying to swipe the Whitney. To
sell an antique dealer, perhaps.
The Butter-and-Egg men are an-
other feature of the play. We had an
idea that the butter-and-egg business
had sort of failed in the past few
years, but maybe it was just a sea-
sonal depression.
DOWN THE DIAGONAL
"Movies of this Gridiron Ban-
quet," said the Jolly Junior yes-
terday, "won't do justice to it.
Ifthey reported what was said
the theater would be sued for
libel."
** *
PLANE STILL GOING
A Daily story yesterday repor'ted in
one place that this Evans, the around-
the-world record holder, made only
11 landings by airplane, and then fur-
ther on mentioned that 12 different
airplanes were used. "X.A.Viator"
writes in to say that one of the planes
"must still be circling the blue empy-
rean," and thus Mr. Evans becomes
"the initiator of the world's longest
non-stop flight."
* * *
(Add Intelligence Test :What is the
empyrean? Why make us try to pro-
nounce it?)
* * *
"X.A." solves it by saying that he
must have changed planes in the air
and let the pilot bring the otherone
down. He concludes, "At any rate
he has left someone up in the air,
though it may be only the reader.
However, if it is the aviator, we sug-
gest that he find some way to get his
meals to him."
o'clock.
* * *
"EIGHT 'TIL EIGHT"
A review, by Vincent Wall.
It's a job to write a show like this
-one that is such a vital combination
of all-that is good and awful. "Eight
'til Eight" is probably the best
Junior Girls' Play in the history of
eye and ear entertainment on the
campus in certain fields; and then
again there are elements that might
well be placed on the eternal Index,
Expurgatorius of all well meaning
musical comedy. The point is that .it
is not the super-production that some
of the more ardent protagonists (in-
cluding myself) fondly hoped, but is
nevertheless, one of the best if the
idea of perfection in any sense is dis-
carded and it is simply thought of as
good fun, with the occasional dis-
crepancies disregarded, and a spirit
of hilarity coming from both sides
of the footlights. When viewed in
this light the rather inexpert work
in some departments became an asset,
and at times brought the little ladies
unexpected hands. But again when
some almost professional number-
such as Addison Pelletier's song and
dance as the Lone Kid-appears after
a scramble faked solo work, the lack
of more of such material is strongly
felt.
The work of the cast was good-
that is they wer hall talented, several
exceptionally so. Majorie Chavenelle
on whom the task of ingenue, comedi-
enne, as well as most of the singing
fell acquitted herself remarkably
well. Her lines, of course, were the
best, and were straight comedy, but
she played Daisy-the-Dumbell with a
naive uncertainty that was wholly
charming, and in itself very capably
done. Her singing in the first act
was not an entire success due to the
fact that she could not get above the
orchestra in several numbers, al-
though "Turning the Tables" number
(with Henry and Clark) was one of
the best in the show.
Josephene Mitts as Helen sang,
and sang well. Her voice is good,
and reminds one of Marion Harris in
its rich quality and wide range. Nellie
Hoover as Henry proved to be the
most convincing masculine imper-
sonator, and in the before mentioned
I "Turning the Tables" and with Miss
Mitts in "Eight 'til Eight" and "Helen,
I Fell in Love with You," was excep-
tionally good. Lois Porter as Connie
brought a rather inconsequential part
into prominence, made the most with
her lines and danced quite capably.
The "My True Love is False" duet
and dance with Connie was well ap-
plauded, although the dance of the
encore was rather unfortunate chore-
ography.
The music was rather obviously
reminiscent, although "Eight 'til
Eight" was a good tune, and if prop-
erly plugged would have been a dis-
tinct hit. As the name song it could
have been placed earlier in the first
act with a reprise in the second. The
dancing with perhaps two exceptions
was of the best: a specialty chorus
possessed a precision and speed that
was very good, and the Blue Stock-
ings and Eight 'til Eight girls were
well trained. The Tuxedo Kids in the
"A Little College is a Dangerous
Thing" and Norma Reid in a peculiar-
ly galvanic specialty are deserving of
the highest praise.
The final appreciation, however, lies
in a most interesting phase of the
dialogue and plot which evolved a
most interesting situation: it was a
diverting satire on the Junior Girls!
The super-women who failed in their
Art, became most successful artists in
an unconsious way. And by the aid
of a commendably clever analysis of
the direction and amusing and pointed
aphorisms, the production was round-
ed into an at least adequate com-
petency.
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THE STUDENTS' RECITAL
The following program in the Stu-
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night at 8 o'clock in the School of
Music auditorium:
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Waltz, No. 14...............Chopin
Mrs. Pearl Reiman
"Thy Beaming Eyes".....MacDowell
"Wayfarer's Night Song".....Martini
Benjamin Z. N. Ing
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EARL V. MOORE Musical Director
FREDERICK STOCK Orchestral Cond.
JOSEPH E. MADDY Children's Cond.
Rosa Ponselle Soprano
Metropolitan Opera Company
Betsy Lane Shepherd Soprano
American concert and oratorio singer
Lois Johnston Soprano
San Carlo Opera Company
Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto
Jubilee Anniversary
Sophie Braslau Contralto
Metropolitan Opera Company
Elsie Baker Contralt
American concert and oratorio singer
Armand Tokatyan Tenor
Metropolitan Opera Company
Arthur Hackett Tenor
American concert and oratorio singer
Lawrence Tibbett Baritone
Metropolitan Opera Company
William Simmons Baritone
American concert and oratorio singer
James Wolfe Bass
Metropolitan Opera Company
Lea Luboshutz Violinist
Russian Violinist
Ernest Hutcheson Pianist
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