p ir4jjn n to a considerable degree the present - courses without materially interfering with the students' necessary time for Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in social intercourse. Plesident Low- Control of Student Publications. ell's own university, Harvard, has Member of Western Conference Editorial made some steps in this direction Association. with the utilization of motion pic- The Associated Press is exclusively en- tures as an aid to quick compilehen- titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise sion. credited in this paper and the local news pub- Whatever the situation, the system fished herein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, which graduates men into life sev- Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate eral years after their most enthusias- of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- tic energies have been disipated, master (General.ti enrishv bendipe, Subscription by carrier, $4.o; by mail, seems on the face of it to be of 4ffices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- rather dubious merit. sard Street. Phones: Editorial, 492; Business 21214. THE AUTOMOBILE TAX ]EDITORIAL STAFF ' Telephone 4925 Agitation for the repeal of the three MANAGING EDITOR per cent federal tax on automobile JO H. CHAMBERLIN purchases, carr~ied on by powerful Editor.....................Elis B. Merry lobbies since the World war, has again Edior ichigan Weekly..Charles E. Behymer reached Congress in tangible form Staff Editor.:.... ..Philip C. Brooks City Edito............Courtland C. Smith and again the tax has been defended d4oxiens Editor...... Marian L. Welles Sports Editor.k .......Herbert ,. Vedder by Secretary Andrew Mellon of thei Cheate, Books and Music. Vincent C. Wall, Jr.trauydptmnason. Th kssistant City Editor. . .. Richard C. Kurvink oberi E. Fnight Edithomas Mcreas tax, it seems, since it effectively rais- J. Stewart hooker Kenneth G. Patrick es the price of automobiles on the Paul J, Kern Krsbanu . Smith, Jr. market, is attacked by the automobile' Esther Anderson aepoly tmanufacturers and dealers in partic- Margaret Arthur Tohn H. Maloney ular, while persons such as Secretary rAlex A. Bochnawskl Marion McDonald Jean Campbell Charles S. Monroe Mellon, who are anxious to reduce Jessie Church Catherine Price income taxes, see in the motor ve- lanchard W. Cleland Harold L. Passman Clarence N. eb.,>:\Morrs V :Quinn hicle levy a means of raising vast Margaret Gross Nita Rosenthal Valbor Egeland Pierce Rosenberg revenue with no direct burden. on the Marjorie 'hollmer Eleanor Sribner ames 1. Freeman Corinne Schwarz larger incomes. Robert J. Gessner Robert G. SilbarBohvesaebedlrly n laine E. Gruber ".Howard F. Si Both views are based largely on Alice Hagelshaw t-orge F. Simons personal interest, unfortunately, with Joseph E. Howell Rowena Stilman a Wallace Hshe Syvia Stone the possible exception that the auto- Charles R.: Kaufman George Tilleyl William F. Kerby I ert. K. Tritscheller mobile manufacturers have behind Lawrence R. Klein Edward L. Warner, Jr. them a large amount of popular sup- Donald J. Kline Benjamin S. Washer lack L. Lait, Jr. Joseph Zwerdling port from the purchasers of automo- UTbiles. Secretary Mellon, on the other (eleShNES STAFF hand, has the probable sympathy of TeUIpone 2 A G . nearly all persons paying large direct WILLIAM . MPUSCH taxes to the federal government, and Assistant Manager....George H. Annable, Jr. also the support of that faction which S.ifmay have fallen victim to his some- Advertising.............Richard A' Meyw what dubious economic arguments. Advertising... ,.......Edward L. Hulse Advertising...........E.Joh W. Ruswinckel These economic arguments of Se- cculation.. ...... Rayong B acht r.cretary Mellon, to further criticize the Publication................. Harvey Talcott case, are probably the weakest points Geore Bradley Ray Hofelich raised thus far on either side. It is Marie Brummeer Hal A. Jaehn his contention that taxes must be Tames Carpenter James Jordan Charles K. Correll Marion Kerr levied on a "broad base," so that in Barbara Cromell Thales N. Lenington Mary Dively Catherine McKinven times of great business depression the Oessiee AlxEgeland orot . Scherer 'revenues of the government do not fall Katherine Frohne George Spater off to any striking degree. One glance Douglass Fuller Ruth Thompson Beatrice Greenberg Herbert E. Varnum at the automobile industry, probably Helen Gross Lawrence Walkley t.se i'u E. J. hammer Hannah Wallen the most erratic and subject to de- Carl W. Hammer pression and fluctuation in the Unit- THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1928 ed States, should suffice to convince even Secretary Mellon's friends that Night Editbr-PAUL J. KERN a tax placed there is far from the secure and regular source of income he would like to make it out to be. AGE AND EDUCATION The secretary of the treasury would i To graduate from college, a youth seek in vain if he were to attempt to find a major American industry with a fresh and energetic outlook on which shows a larger seasonal and life is a wonderful experience, with- annual fluctuation than the manufac- out a doubt, and. it is this type of in- ture of automobiles. dividual who probably contributes All of which goes to prove very most to the life of his community little except that if the federal, tax in whatever field of endeavor he on automobile purchases is desirable. chooses to direct his efforts. When Secretary Mellon's reasons are far college courses were generally four from convincing to that end. Personal years, befolre the passion for length- interests have entered into both sides ening and restricting came into vogue, of the discussion, and in that kind of it was possible for youths to gradu- an argument the general public is all ate with this viewpoint, in the full too likely to find itself confronted flood of their boyish enthusiasm. Now, with blank wall when it attempts to however, with professional courses re- discover the real facts, a situation quiring up to eight years for com- which can probably best be reme- pletion, the young graduate has be- died by a public hearing. come a thing of. the past, and gray hairs and bald spots are as much in1 evidence as fresh and energetic coun- Something new in the line of p- tenances on grpiduation days. litical organizations is plannne i It is exactly this thing, apparently.rg i sn Washington, it seems, for the promo- w ihhasA. atrtedte Lattention Otion of the candidacy of Herbert Hoo- President A. l wrence Lowell of Har eadGien! rdGeno var university and has caused himernor Fred Green of yad unisiy aend hsased thim Michigan is going to head it as presi- toermake his recent statement that ae .'_enoelidewll ttmp "vIdent. The novel idea will attempt American college students begin ac- tive lifo work entirely too late. The souieacmiteo ,0 eu- tvelife wrksdentrel tooate.rd Te licans in all parts of the country, all venerable president of Harvard points of them men in public life, for the 'out that thle average age of students support of Herbert Hoover, and thus entering college is more than 18 years, far the organizers report remarkable which makes the average of those succesa graduating from the long professionals More than half of the 237Repub- courses over 25. If the average man icnembers of the Hu o Reb- has passed the peak of his useful- picenemtmti s are expe o join ness in a profession at 55 years of age, irnttmve, accrding to hoin then,' nearly half of his life is spent che and ar ng o sen- in preparation for the other half, and 3tor are also planning to become Hoo- the really unbalanced thing about it ver men. Thus far the group is keep- is that more than one fourth of this in t memeT hip t gr e . ing its membership list secret, but period of preparation is spent in a when the 1,000 naes are secured it. final polishing priocess after the foun- is proposed to broadcast them through dation is laid. the nation, advertising in every me- The situation works detrimentally topolis, town, and hamlet that Hoo- in several ways. If the professional vr is the ar hoiceo the Re- student desires to marry it involves ver i .popular choice of the Re- either marriage with a girl far his .he idea, however, is too good to junior or it requires his asking a girl be taken lightly. Not only does it di- of his own age to wait at least three vert funds and energy front "safe" years after she *has completed her vr ud n nryfo sf" year afei~'shehas ompetedherHoover, states like Michigan to doubt- education before starting her career. fl states where they can be of most The only other alternative is mar-usbtispenaldvrsn rmehie stillkib sesits potrenldvsi pro- rig hl tl nsho-ni-pensities are tremendous. Like the perfect and dubious makeshift at best, charge of the lighit brigade, it is some- From another standpoint it means' what of a dramatic affair, and it is that the college nian is still in school,'r the most extensive c sm a burdmoreoversthemmostaextensiveycam- at burden onhissfamilyand et, paign effort thus far launched on be- for at least five years after the aver- i afo n addt.T aeMci " half of any candidate. To have Michi- nnnrn4tinn.1 h. hb a nn thi. A h anir nO VACATION IS COMING IT WON'T BE long now before we pack up and get out of town. Going home is always wonderful because everyone looks at the big college boy going down the street.I * * * WE IMAGINE IT is great to live in a real small town, like Gary or Mar- shall, Michigan, or some place like that and make the natives sit up and take notice as you walk along the street. * * * HOMEWARD BOUND It -_ - -rJ-A- In case some of the students are broke, as most of them are, they will take one of the above means of get- ting home. It is really a very efficient method if you don't care how long it takes. * * * WHEN ALL THE boys arrive home they will dash to the garage and take the old car out for; a spin. Everyone likes variety and novelty. * * * WATCH THE COP a C. In taking a drive along the avenue it is well to keep an eye on the cops for they often have tickets to give away. Now in Ann Arbor a student has no cause to be careful, but else- wherje it is different. BUT THEN THERE are the pleas- ures of being in the old' home town again. When we go home to Chicago we put on a bullet proof vest and walk around just as calm as though we were in Ann Arbor, BUT NOT TODAY. * * * WHAT A GIRL Two LAT w - ay - a Yes, as you see in the illustration, it is nice to be in the big city again. ,Despite the gun men the shows are enjoyable at times. * * * BUT THERE IS always a danger in going home. However, it is a dan- ger that is run into all over the world. TONIGHT: The Varsity Band hnd Glee Club will give their spring concert at 8 o'clock in Hill auditorium. TONIGHT: The Rockford Play- ers will present Bernard Shaw's "Cialida" at 8 o'clock in the Whitney Theater. TONIGHT: The Students' Re- cital in the School of Music audi- torium at 8 o'clock. TONIGHT, TOMORROW NIGHT AND SATURDAY: George C. Tyler's revival of "The School for Scandal' in the New Detroit theater (Detroit). * * * "THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST" A review, by Robert J. Gessner There are certain times when we are compelled to forgive the students of the School of Music for all the sonorous belches and other compli- cations they emit from the basement windows of their practice studios. And such times are when they pr- sent recitals of the quality of the one given yesterday afternoon in Hill auditorium on Theodore Dubois' clas- sic, "The Seven Last Words of Christ." The ability of the soloists along with the unity and oneness of the chorus and the orchestra were of the best grade heard in a student recital dur- ing the past few years. We even must forgive Roy Langham for what he does over at Mimes, in lieu of what he produced yesterday. It can be said of Langham that as a student conduc- tor, presenting a pure musical pro- gramn, he is exceptional, and much of the success of yesterday's perform- ance lies at the tip of his baton. Of the recital as a whole nothing detrimental can be said, but in re- gar to the three soloists a few criti- cisms are warrtnted. The soprano, Carolyn Slepicka,. has beautiful tone quality and a technic that is passa- ble, but she sadly lacks power. It seems that she has placed her tones at a premium for the sake of effect, rather than balancing her technic for the, sake of the music. However, Stewart Churchill, a tenor, success- fully intertwined the qualities of his voice to give us the most outstand- ing singing of the afternoon., He has power and at times he uses it intelligently, but too sparingly. When he sang we wene aware that he could have gone further, but was too timid to try. Yet, I suppose, it is better to do what he did, rather than take the awful chance of forcing the voice. But just th'e same we were left some- what unsatisfied, because we were aware . of his potentialities. Otto Brown, a baritone, has the sweetest voice of them all and also the soft- est. His weakness, too, lies not in the tone quality but in what he does with that quality. It is odd that the three soloists should be mutual in their weaknesses, but not until they have overcome this fault will they be able to sing with the greatest possible effects. THE STUDENTS' RECITAL A program will be given by Mary Alice Case, Dor Legg Helen Gould, Philip Stern, and Beth Hamilton in the Students' Recital series in the School of Music auditorium at 8 o'clock. STEAMSHIP TICKETS FOR ALLUNES TOURS, CRUISES IRST, SECOND, CABIN, TOURISTS THIRD ESPECIALLY Phone 602 or write 61 E i i uron Srrevt E. 0. Euebler, Steamship Agt., Ann Arbor li t= i TfPEWRITING and MIMEOGRAPHING a specialty for, twenty years. Prompt Service, Experienced Oper- ators, Moderate Rates. O. D. MORRILL 17 Vekrs1Q Arendp.- Ph nnP go!.M- i. 2.0 a 7.10 3.35 ARCADE. BILLIE DOVE in "AMERICAN BEAUTY" "Ladies' Bargain Night". Every Thursday. UVp1on admis- sion during first show every lady will be presented with a niniered ticket. The Iucky person receives a niaircel at the' "O~ampu111s Beauty Sliop*"' Woodward, at Eliot BONSTELLE PLAYHOUSE NIGHTS, 75c, $1.50. Mats. Tues., Thurs. and Sat., 50c, 75c Beginning Monday, April 2 Week A Thrilling Dramatic Play of Joan of Are SAINT JOAN I MAY FESTIVAL Ann Arbor, May 16, 17, 18, 19 THE DENVER COLLEGE OF MUSIC, INC. Non-Profit. 1000 Grantd St., Denver, Colorado Telephones Main 7462 and Main 3955 March 6th, 1928 Mr- Charles A. Sink, Pres., University School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dear Mr. Sink: In looking over your prospectus for the coming May Festival, I note that in the en- gagement of artists and the choral numbers on the program, you maintain the - high standard musicians of the country expect from you. The ears of musical America are constantly watching your work. With very good wishes for successful festival, I am Very truly .yours, (Signed) Edwin J. Stringham, Dean The Denver College of Music. EJ&SL 4 11 1 GA RRICK Beginning Surnday, April I Return by Popular Demand ANNE NICHOLS' Abie's Irish Rose Nights 50c to $1.50 Wed. and Sat. iatinees roc,to $1.00 Plus Tax Course Tickets-$5.50-$6.00-$7.00 P, CLASSIFIED ADS PAY ' 1 /- ... 1 TOO BAD -: - - y ,fv ... 1ssEN PA MAR . . El Now this young student has run into the danger we have been speak- ing of. And then this is spring so we warn everyone to walk around in a daze and they will be safe. Remem- ber, this is Leap Year. LEARNING THE TRADE Dear Jeb: Well the Law grades for the first, semester are out only eight weeks after exams. The Law Faculty cer- tainly are doing their best to teach the boys the value of delay in legal procedure by practical examples. I think "The Chancellor" deserves special mention. For two semesters he teaches us one of the main ad- vantages of Equity is its speed and! then Equity delays our grades three full weeks. Poison. IVY GLEE-BAND CONCERT The Varsity Band and the Varsity Glee club will appear in joint con- cert tonight at 8 o'clock in Hill audi- toriurm. With the exception of tra- ditional College songs the program is an entirely new one and features several solo numbers. Marche Militaire ... ...Schubert Overture, "Barber 'of Seville" Rossini The .Debutante (cornet solo) ..Clarke Secrets.-.................Smith Morning..-..-...........Speakes Moonlight Sonata.........Beethoven "Tannhauser" (selections) .. Wagner Were You There..........Burleigh Prelude and Siciliana ..... Mascagni Execution, (baritone solo) . Southwell "Yellow and Blue"..........Balfe EATON AT MiCHIGAN College Humor magazine did two things: gave a car to a Michigan stu- (lent, andran an article about Michi- gan by' G. D. Eaton. The joke is ob- vious to everyone but Eaton. He be- came sentimental in a rather beery fashion. The gist of his article is that while he was at Michigan he was a ihell of a feller,' and that in Detroit the best liquors are still obtainable at pre-war quality, but it was all put in so naive a fashion that the effort at Menckenism- an effort at best passe-resulted in what Mencken MA N EAT I NG SH AR KS I LYIMNN FISH On your first trip abroad, you are doubtless prepared to see lots of interesting things .-"icebergs, perhaps'exclusive French restaurants serving corned beef and cabbage-cultured Englishmen who do not wear monocles, or say "Old Bean". Probably you would not even register surprise if you found high speed Otis elevators apparently as much at home on the Leviathan and other trans- atlantic liners, as in the finest buildings in all parts of the world. )BUT NOT TODAY 0 Dear Jeb: I am informed through the columns of the DOB that the poetry editors of the Inlander will meet on Thursday for consultation. Of the 746 possible' wisecracks that this sage little no- tice gives offer to, I, shall submit this one. It may be that, after all these years, the Inlander is finally going to print some poetry. La rk age artisan na~s reacne ed e peaK or his earning capacity, and it means that he must lie idle while others 'his age already are contributing to thet gan's governor at the head of the movement is no inconsiderable honor to both Governor Green and the t stf[f I