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FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1928
Night Editor-PAUL J. KERN
THE POLL
Straw ballots mean next to nothing.
Beginning with this perfectly safe as-
sumption, nothing said in analysis of
the recent campus poll can be misin-
terpreted; and indeed it would be the
height of misinterpretation if the re-s
sults of a University preference, re-
presenting, as they do the opinions
of, a very specialized type of voter,
were taken as indicative of the trend
of popular thought.
The overwhelming majority, never-
theless, which Herbert Hoover, se-
cretary of commerce, received over all
other candidates together, and the
overwhelming defeat of the proposal
to draft Calvin Coolidge as Republican6
candidate, are perhaps outstanding1
among the results tabulated. The
preference for Hoover, running to five
votes of every nine cast, shows almostv
beyond doubt that the secretary ofv
commerce is the choice of the votersl
of this section of the country, as was
generally believed preous to the
balloting. The tremendous landslide.
against the drafting of Coolidge, also,a
shows that the University communi-
ty, at least, takes seriously his an-t
nouncement that he does not wish tol
be candidate for the presidency thisa
year.
other hand, directly stated and de-
cisively against entry, leaves no room
for doubt as to the general opinion
of the campus on that question.
Whatever the results, however, the
enthusiastic support of the student
body which cast a record vote in the
straw ballot should set at rest for
the present year, at least, reports, to
the effect that University studentg
are not interested in serious ques-
tions. The turn-out of voters, which
exceeded even that of the tense presi-
dential year of 1920, was a testimon-
ial to the concern of the campus com-
munity in the problems of the na-
tion-a testimonial which should be
gratifying to all who have confidence
in- the college youth of today.
IT FLAMES ANEW
Since the early years of James
T
Couzen's senatorial career, when he
and Andrew J. Mellon first locked
horns over the proper conduct of the
Treasury department, there has glow-
ed a steady and bitter enmity between
the two wealthiest men in American
public service which has flamed anew
in the recent proposal by. Senator
Couzens that the Senate request the
resignation of Secretary Mellon.
The accusations levied by the Mich-
igan senator against the secretary of
the treasury range from suppression
of facts concerning " campaign expen-
ditures to deliberate malfeasance in
office, and have been expanded to in-
clude partial responsibility for the
present mining difficulties in Penn-
sylvania. Many of tlem are more or
less repetitions of the charges made
some time ago when Couzens alleged
that Mellon had made favorable tax
rates for corporations in Pennsylvan-
ia in which Mellon was personally in-
terested. Following this action, it will
be recalled, the secretary of the treas-
ury responded by bringing suit
against the Ford Motor company and
Senator Couzens for alleged delin-
quent taxes on stock of that corpora-
tion. .
To draw a conclusion from the
present facts as to whether or not
Secretary Mellon is guilty of the
charges against him would perhaps be
'somewhat hasty, though when simi-
lar charges were levied several years
ago, certain respected opinion agreed
that it was only Senator Couzen's lack
of forensic ability which prevented the
affair from becoming a national scan-
dal.1
Whatever the situation, however,
abuse of public office to the extent
which Senator Couzens accuses Se-
cretary Mellon of abusing! his of-
fice, can not be for a moment con-
doned, and the charges made three
years ago against Mellon, and reiter-
ated two days ago on the floor of
the Senate, certainly deserve at least
an impartial investigation, for the
benefit of both parties involved.
THE OTHER HALF
Having safely transported ,its fam-
ous manipulator for a distance of 40,
000 miles as the crow flies, Colonel
Lindbergh's plane will soon come to
rest in the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington. The other raf of "We,"
like the intrepid flyer, will be taking
a well-deserved rest.
.Generations to come, impressed
with the history attached to the plane,
will gaze upon it wth awe, wonder-
ing and admiring. But the presence
of Colonel Lindbergh's plane in the
Smithsonian museum has a greater
significance attached to it than that,
a greater purpose to serve. It should
stand, not merely as the monoplane
that Lindbergh flew across the At-
lantic, but as symbolical of the cour-
age and spirit behind that achieve-
ment.
That spirit, passed on to coming
generations, is the biggest thing it
can accomplish.
'JEB IS
CALLDAA
ON BUSINESS
Jeb, regular conductor of Rolls, has
been suddenly appointed purchasing
agent for the entire University and
left late last night for several places.
In his absence there will be no Toast-
ed Rolls column, since obviously no
one could do it justice.
He has been authorized by the Uni-
versity to place quantity orders for
gates, fences, spotlights, motorcycles,
detectives, and padlocks.
If there are any funds left after
these purchases are made it is pos-
sible that professors' salaries will be
raised, Jeb announced before leav-
ing.
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REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION CALLED OFF
According to official word to be
received from Republican national
headquarters soon, the Republican
National convention originally sched-
uled for June of this year has been
called off. "Our candidates will all
be nominated at the Gridiron ban-
quet," the official Republican spokes-
man declared. "All of them are o-o
quacious lubricators."
No Democrat had been located to
a. late hour last night or a similar
statement would have been forthcom-
ing from that party. "Why bother to
nominate a presidential candidate,"
the Democrat would have said, "When
it will already have been taken care
of by the Gridiron Knights?"
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Foul play was reported afoot at a
late hour last night, also, to prevent
the nomination of"- (name
of Greenland president here suppress-
ed) for the presidency of the Grid-
iron Knights.
The foul play, if successful, will be
of no account, it was announced, since
there was no chance of his election
anyway. /
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The official campaign headquarters
of the "Prof. Jack For President Club"
have been opened ia several tea rooms,
it is announced. When interviewed
on his candday recently Professor
Jack declared, "In spite of may pre-
judice against women in men's parts,
I thought the Junior Girls' play was
fair. The Americans with whom I
have come in contact seem fairly in-
telligent. My chance of election are
good."
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ROLLS DIVULGES SECRET
Though always in the past the re-
cipient pf the Oil Can, special badge
of recognition for all Gridiron
Knights, has been kept secret until
the night of the banquet, Rolls has
decided to make the name public at
the present time. It is thus that we
are permitted to announce that the
title of "Loquacious Lubricator" will
go to PARDON, THE CANINES'
FRIEND.
THEATER
BOOKS
TON WIlT: The twenty-fourth
annual Junior Girls' Play, "For
the Love of Pete," in the Whitney
theater at 815 o'clock.
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"CANDIDA"
Most of the theater-going Ann Ar-
bor fell unequivocably under the
spell of Elsie Herndon Kearn's fierce-
ly neurotic Hedda Gabbler-the she-
tigress of the Ibsen drama. It is
therefore greatly gratifying to know
that she is returning to play "Candi-
da" with the Rockford Players week
after next-a great actress in a great
play.
It is almost paradoxical o think
that the clean-cut fire and skill that
went into the making of the iron-
hard Hedda Tesman, could be made
to turn on itself in her portrait of the
warm, gently smiling Candida of Mr.
Shaw. Only one who may have seen
Miss Kearns can appreciate the fact
that she can turn that dramatic power
from tragedy into comedy. It is an
amazing tribute to her versatility.
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MR. MOORE PRESENTS
Roy S. Langham, of the School of
Music, and in charge of the music at
the Mimes theater, is coaching and
will conduct Dubois' "Seven Last
Words of Christ," which Mr. Moore's
Choral Literature class is preparing
for a public recital. The chorus will
be assisted by a fifty piece orchestra.
The work was written for soprano,
tenor, baritone, and chorus, and will
be sung in Latin. Caroline Slepicka,
soprano, Stewart Churchill, tenor, and
Otto Brown,. baritone, will do the solo
work. The chorus will have about
fifty voices most of which are trained
by the voice department of the School
of Music.
The time and place of the recital
have not been decided but will be
announced within a few days.
THE JUNIOR GIRLS' PLAY
A reiiew, by Ellis B. Merry
From its clever opening dialogue to
_.a really climatic finale, the current
issue of the Junior Girls' play, "For
the Love of Pete," goes through varied
moments of successful musical come-
dy with greatest merit in its array
of capable principals and in well-exe-
cuted dance numbers.
By its own standards, the show is
strictly an amateur production. As
such it has worth in various other
phases: the music is good; the lyrics
decerve praise; direction of the cast
is evident; and the costumes and
scenery are notable.
On occasion, then, the show easily
rises to enthusiastic heights as in the
"Floating University ,Song" with
Leone Lee leading the good news; in
the rope dance; in "Peter Blues" by
Theodora Maloy; or in the speciality
dance by Vera Johnson. Fortunately,
the tempo also steadily increases at
the end so that the finale may be
harmoniously enthusiastic.
In the second act particularly
however, the show does not maintain
the necessary pace. Superfluous dia-
logue seems to be the reason. En-
tertaining as the satire on faculty and
students may be, it cannot help kill
interest when used as padding. The
characterization of faculty members
was legitimate and amusing; but in-
clusion of the dispatch to the Meeiani
minister was inexcusable gagging.
Though obvious enough in its tri-
angular nature, the plot was vague.
Possibilities were present but their
elucidation; would have been involved.
The cast is quite the outstanding
feature of the production. Theodora
Maloy, as Peter Grant, the indolent
college student on a University cruise
who turned revolutionist to show a 1
serious nature, made an ideal head
man. Her interpretation was delight-
fully spiced with personal touches.
Shirley King, with poise and a voice I
which would improve almost any mus-
ical comedy, consistentlycontributed
one of the two feminine angles of the
triangle. Her rendition "In Our Day"
contributed one professional touch to
the production. Geraldine Fort as
Nancy Lee did one of the best char- I
acter pieces and certainly added at-
tractiveness to the ensemble. -
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JUNIOR
GIRLS' PLAY
STILL SHOWING AT
WHITNEY THEATER
Though the police have not threat-
ened to close the show, the Junior
Girls' play will continue practically
throughout the week at the Whitney
theater. Even Rolls admits that it
is a good show.
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL.
MEETS AGAIN (WHO CARES?)
The Interfraternity council, better
known as Michigan's most defunct
organization, met again yesterday at
the Union. Among the heavy sched-
ule of business transacted were sev-
eral announcements read by the pres-
ident and the awarding of the trophy
for the annual interfraternity bridge
tournament.
* *,*
The meeting of the Interfraternity
council was characterized by a lack
of resolutions.
BOLT FAILS IN T L L
PRESIDENTIAL POLL
In the Democratic party the results
are hardly as significant. Alfred
Smith, to be sure, governor of New
York state, led decisively the candi-
dates presented, but his total, almost
2,000 below that of Hoover, shows de-
finitely that the Republican tenden-
cies of the state are not to be over-
come by possible personal popularity
of any Democratic candidate.
In the same connection, however,
it is interesting to note that while
the Democrats in 1924 polled less than
one-seventh of the total cast in the
Republican columns in the campus
vote, the Democratic party counted
Wednesday more than one-third as
many votes as the Republicans.
Whether the shift of strength had any
connection with the present slush fund
investigations of the Republican par-
ty is an interesting question to pro-
pound.
The vote on the prohibition ques-
tion, as indirectly presented at the
polls, can hardly be taken as signifi-
cant one way or another. Delib-
erately evasive, the question was
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CAMPUS OPINION
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Daily.
FROSH POTS
To the Men of the Class of '31:
In recent years many of Michigan's
traditions have been falling into dis-
use. One of the most important tra-
ditions, that of Freshmen wearing
.pots, is rapidly dying out.
The freshmen do not realize how
important this old custom is: they3
hold the pot as a sign of degrada-
tion, as if 'there were some stigmaj
attached to wearing one. This ideaI
is entirely erroneous. The pot is a!
bond that will bring the Freshmen
closer together in a unity that will'
last through their college life.
Michigan is united by its customs,
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Course tickets
may be ordered by mail.
Monday morning, April 2, all
unsold tickets will be offered
over the counter, $5.501
$6.00, $7.00. (If Festival
coupon is presented in ex-
change, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00.)
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In spite of the strenuous campaign
carried on at all points of the campus
by the "Bolt for President" club, the
candidate of Rolls went down to ig-
nominious defeat at the all-campus
presidential poll Wednesday. Only
three persons voted for the former
Rolls executive.
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"I am not discouraged," said Bolt,
"For that is two more votes than Cal-
vin Coolidge received in 1920 at the
same vote. My campaign is just
started."
Kerniel
Eaine Gruber as Sally Gates and
Elizabeth McCurdy as Tom Brown
effectively introduced their characteri-
: zations to the audience. Dorothy
Lyons as the prime minister of Media
and Dorothy Ackerman as Phoebe
Small deserve notice.
Though they attempted very little,
the dances were done with skill and
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Dates: May 16, 17, 18, 19-Six Concerts
CONDUCTORS: Moore, Stock, Grainger, Delamar-
ter, Higbee.
SOLOISTS: Corona, Montana, Kruse, Alcock, Telva,
Matzenauer, Davies, Althouse, Koch,
Basiola, Baromeo, Rabinof, Grainger,
Christian.
ORGANIZATIONS: University Choral Union, Chil-
dren's Festival Chorus, Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.
CHORAL WORKS: "St. Francis of Assissi," Pierne;
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