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Ruswinckel Accounts..........-..-...Raymond Wachter Circulation.......... George B. Ahn, Jr. Publication. . .......Ge.r..Harvey Talcott Assistants THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'lRTI'll lSi DA )'Y V lIl'~l Zl1" \IlY 23, 19i2 George Bradley RayHofelich Marie Brummeler Hal A. Jaehn }amen Carpenter James Jordan Charles K. Correll Marion Kerr Barbara Cromell Tates n eington ' rr<" Tiv~l'v Ca yornseine Bessie V. Egeland Dorothy Lyons tjnja 1 elkerAlx.Scer Katherine Frohne George Spatere Douglass Fuller Ruth Thompson Beatrice Greenberg Herbert E. Varnum Helen Gross Lawrence Walkley ?. J. Hammer Hannah Wallen Carl W. H3ammer THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1927 Night Editor-G. THOMAS McKEAN DOCTORS-FOUR YEARS At the tenth annual farm bureau meeting held recently at East Lan--! sing, a large number of very signifi- cant resolutions were drafted by the farmers of the state. Among these resolutions was, one which stated in rather definite terms that the farmers were in favor of a four year medical course at the University. The chief objection levied against the course at present is the fact that it is so expensive in both time and money that students who complete it do not feel that they can afford to practice in small communities and rural districts, and in a way the argument seems sound. Whether sound in whole or not, however, the resolution deserves a respectful hear- ing, for there is not the slightest doubt that the medical facilities in many'~ of oar rural cmmunlities are in a most deplorable stato- A sweeping answer to the resOtu- t o nevertheless, has blee made unwittingy by Dr y K ~iefr, state health 'omm"Isier , in a recent statement to the Associated Press. "I do not see how a course in medicine can be more practical than those giv- en in all first class colleges- at pres- ent...." Dr. Kiefer stated; "And as for 'shortening the course, this seems to me impracticable." The health commissioner, however, did not stop with a defense of our present system but went further in asserting that if there is going to be any difference in the length of the course for rural and city doctors, the rural physicians should have an even longer training to compensate for their lack of clinical and hospital facilities. Finally, however, both Dr. Kiefer and the farmers agree, as do mostl University officials, that the problem of rural medical aid is a serious one, and Dr. Kiefer cites the case of one county where the number of practi- tioners has decreased from 58 to 28 in the past 30 years, and where the{ average age of those now practicingI is 55 years. To expect the most prom- ising of the younger men to give up comfortable city hospital work in ex- change for the life of a country doctor is asking a great deal, yet some in- ducement must be made if the situa- assault which -aims to lower the standard of our medical schools, as the four year course would do, seems_ rather ill-advised, a sane policy foE the improvement of rural medical conditions iviil command the support of the entire state. IT HAS LONG been a mater o TRUCKING AND THE IGH WAYS doubt as to just how much power With the entrance of the motor car Baron Butterfield has in this world, and the truck into our life as a defi- but now that matter is definitely set- nite phenomenon of our advancing ted. civilization, complication upon com- plication has arisen and the legisla-I IN THE BALMIEST of spring tors have been had pressed to find weather the Michigan announced a some method of realizing the best pos- mid-winter frolics show. Then the sibilities of the medium with the least day the show opened the weather trouble to the country. Yet in the turned to the coldest of winter weath- beginning this problem presented few er. The fact that it has become warm difficulties because of the fact that again is nothing. the progress could wait. ' WHEN QUESTIONED BY the state But now the problems of caring for prosecutor on the question the great the motor car and the truck can Baron may have said, "I did not bribe brook no such at, and they there-the weather man. It seems that he fore demand prompt attention from liketmyrshow.sotmuchmhethanged the legislators. Taxes, prices, meth- the.wate ,,osownuccord." Wel ods of manufacture-all of these maybe the weather man was not things have received the attention of bribed but not today.n the government. But now there Is * * * coming the problem of national high- YE BUTTERFIELD INTERESTS ways and national control. And this have entirely too much to say about is a problem which cannot long be the weather. What right have they delayed if we are to continue with the to make it cold and cause the poor progress of the past few years. students without fur coats to play It is important that something fur- second fiddle to those who have, for ther be done about national highways any lonrer time than is absolutel and national control of highways be necessary? cause of the part that the truck has ,,, come to play in national commerce. THE OTHER NIGHT we were at Trucking lines facilitate trade by rea- the Maj. We couldn't help it we had son of the scope which they so easily i already seen the Michigan. But the and so successfully cover Off the place was as quiet as a tomb. Where beaten track of railroads, to the small is all the old fire that used to be di- villages and hamlets, the motor car played there? What chance has the brings all of the conveniences and poor heroine if no one in the audi- comforts of the city. Such traffic has ence warns her not to elope with the become, an indispensable item in our villain? life and as such it deserves care and I * * attention. GONE ARE THE DAYS when the ' The most logical plan seems to be audience aided the players to the the oae that is now before the house happy ending. Gone are the days committee on plans, providing for a when Michigan triumphs were cele- national system of express highways. brated in the good old Maj. Inci- This would connect the country in one deritally, so are the triumphs gone. great chain and would enable the * * * trucking to advance and enlarge our IN ADDITION TO all this there is internal commerce without the drag the Michigan. The Michigan has a of minor} legislation, poor roads, and foyer. We know because we had to all of the other evils which have done stand in it to wait for the second their damage thus far. show. It is to our great advantage to wise- * * * ly foster and . encourage the growth THE VERY LEAST that the man- of transportation in our country by agement could do about that foyer, every possible means. A great part since the ushers insist on mention- is obviously being played by the ing it, would be to supply enough trucks and the motor cars of this seats so that patrons could rest be- present age. Until the dawn of the fore going through the strenuous ex- era of practical commercial aviation ercise of watching the show. it is wise that we should take some * * * further step in the direction of na- SPEAKING OF THAT exercise re- tional aid to motor transportation. minds us that there is a contortionist E T BLAMat the Michigan. She rolls all over' TothatTroupBLmErbidy d the floor and gets so tangled up that To hatgroup of morbidly ninuded individuals who revel in the recount- it is a wonder she ever gets straight- ing of terrible tragedies, the end of ened out again. tl * * * the S-4 disaster inquiry will perhops BUT THAT ISN'T the point. The be disappointing. To naval men, how- woman sitting in front of us moved ever, and to the public at large, the her head from side to side trying to final closing of the subject is ex- follow the antics of the performer tremely welcome, and doubly so be- and we had to do the same. When cause of the fact that the entire blame the dance was over we thought we is fixed on no single person. e dhe contrwnit. ' were 'he. contortionist The loss of 40 men, nevertheless, * * * even though accidental is extremely A POEM unfortunate, and if the loss was due "Gather round me and hear," to any preventable cause no effort The wise old man said, Sshouldbe spared in preventing a "A tale I would tell you possible recurrence. Measures to re- Of days that are dead rtrict th submersion of underwater vessels in heavily traveled hi la "I stood by the Huron have already been projected, and pro- To learn where it flowed. posals of equal soundness have been When I saw before me made to prevent submarines from A. thing to behold. traveling just below the surface of Lh0 water, where they are invisible but "A bottle was floating still a menace to surface craft. Towards me it seemed; Whatever the final action may be, ('Bout which I confess the responsibility for the S-4 ca- I often had dreamed). tastrophe has been put to rest witht d the sunken hull, and unless the 1 lengthy investigation just concluded - results in some practical steps for the prevention of future tragedies, it will 4 have been to a large measure a fail- ure in spite of its exhaustive probe of the facts. THREEFOLD CONSERVATION THvrneFn O R"I then picked it up, as Government purchases of land east: of the Rocky mountains for national It touched on the banks,I And I lifted my eyes forest purposes are now said to total . To give heaven thanks. approximately three million acres. Important purchases during the last " fiscalThen I rubbed the three, stars, fiscal year include 135,088 acres in And there stood a name the White mountains, Appalachian and W Which around this great world Ozark regions and 7,061 acres in the Had won itself fame. Lake states. - The ultimate objective is said to be a government forest "I drank from the bottle, { reserve of 6,000,000 acres. I drank it right down; While the undertaking is placed 'Twas then I began= upon such a large scale that only a To feel like it clown. patient, paternal government could afford to wait the length of time re- I gm "I thought I had made quired to bring profitable returns otf A wonderful find, the investment, the purchase is sig- But that, my dear children, nificant inasmuch as it is sufficiently That's why I'm blind." rnnnrrnl-.nn -.rn to-nr.,.nvrl a notnl fa,. f1 i THEATER BOOKS M Husic TONIGHT: Feodor Chaliapin, basso, in the last number of the Choral Union series at 8 o'clock in Hill laudi- t orium. 'ONIGHT: The Rockford Players present Booth Tarkington's "Clar- ence" in the Whitney theater at S:I o'clock. TONIGHT: Minies present George DI. Cohan's "The Home Towners" in the Mimes theater at 8:30 o'clock. BEAUTY WITHOUT THE BEAST Frances J.)ade-over-advertised and over-photographed ingenue from Hol- lywood, Cal., with the Rockford Play- ers-has at last been given a part to sink her teeth into as the bumptious Cora Wheeler in the Tarkington show which the Players are doing this week. The show itself had a bum opening, due to the fact that no one knew either their lines or business, but like most stock companies it is clicking now after a bad start. All of which brings us back to our original premise, that Miss Dade is good. After having played in 'the left- over parts of the first three or four bills, she has been given the Helen Hayes part, and steals the show from under Warburton, Royton, Henderson, Mrs. Patton, and the entire cast. And she does it Ari a perfectly legitimate wa -, by means of pretty clothes, a pretty face, and a delightful imperti- nence that falls just short of being coy. Robert Henderson plays Bobby Wheeler, her brother, with the turned- in toes and stammering speech of Tarkington's customary dewy-faced boys, and does the Glenn Hunter part very well As far as the theater goes, they are both almost cast-iron parts, but it is a relief to see that they are done right by this time. Frances Dade, by the way, has been given the role of Patricia Harrington in the shame- lessly-successful "The Patsy" which will follow next week's production of "Outward Bound." CIALI A PIN From the greenroom of the Whitney comes further praise for the Russian basso who sings in Hill auditorium tonight for the final number of con- cert series. Charles Warbrton's en- thusiasm in the hearty admiration which one artist sure in 4-) field yields to another, superior in lIisown. Mr. Warburton's memories of Chalia- pin's work go back to performances in London several years ago, and in Chicago where the widely ranged bas- so dared tenor notes with superb confidence and then with appalling au- dacity reached up for another third and sang it with perfect ease and sureness. His singing of the aria, "Largo al Factotum" from Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," made a par- ticular impression-in Warburton's own words, "It is the world's funniest song sung by the world's greatest singer." -H. M. PLAYWRIGHT COHAN The recent relase for amateur pro- 1i-tion of Cohan's "The Home Town- r-" and its consequent performance by Mimes makes it the third show which that versatile, and now almost legendary hoofer, has before the foot- lights. "The Baby Cyclone," a farce involving a helpless Pekinese dog, is just closing out a successful run of four months, while "The Merry Ma. Slones," opening just a week later, is still going strong at the Erlanger. For the lattershow Cohan was respon- sible for the whole business, book, lyrics, music and dance steps, and is himself hoofing through its Irish Cin- derella story-which is by way of being a triumph for the veteran old flag-waver For the dramatic merits of "The IHome Towners" there is less to be said than for its amusing powers but that is a consideration somewhat by the way for Cohan who is first of all an entertainer and only secondly a playwright. Anyone guilty of writing and playing the first act of the show must necessarily be a vastly enter- taining personality, for with amateur treatment it creaks like the proverbial rusty gate. Choice of the play for production by Comedy club raised some very dif- ficult problems of casting. 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