JSTABLISHED 1890 Jr *h 1 LwJ J4, lat 4 U MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVIII, No. 149. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY APRIL 21, 1928. EIGHT PAG . TRAWN EMPHASIZES NATIONS PURPOSE IN FOUNDER'SDAY TALK EXERCISES HELD IN HONOR OF WILLIAM W. COOK, DONOR OF LAWYERS' CLUB CA;SE CLUB FINALS HELD Judge Paul Jones Of Cleveland Tells Of New Order Which Threatens Present Systems "No good Ameican, either under the stress or uncontrollable ecstasy or yielding to a vain impulse should do anything to lessen or destroy the confidence of the other nations in the honesty of purpose or the fairmind- edness of our government," declared Silas H. Strawn, noted Chicago law- yer and president o the American bar association in the main address last night at the sixth annual Founder's day exercises, at the Lawyers' club, commemorating the gift of the club by William W. Cook,. '82L, of New York City. Talks of Education Turning his attention to questions of education, Strawn asserted that, "The fundamental idea of all educa- tional institutions should be to train students so that they are able to edu- cate themselves. The University here would fail in its object if its funda- mental purpose were not to teach students to think for themselves; to be able to distinguish facts from fic- tion and to reason accurately from premise to conclusinns." "While we cannot directly influence the action of the people of foreign na- tions, we can nevertheless, by our conduct and our example, exact a powerful influence upon the prosper- ity of the other countries and upon . the peace o the world," Strawn con- tinued. That our government fully reaiz- es that fact is evidenced by the per- sistent efforts of our Secretary of State to bring into effect an agree- I ment among the world's greatest na- tions to abolish war. As a special feature .of the occasion, Dean Henry M. Bates of the Law school called on Chief Justice Lewis H. Fead, '00L, of the Michigan Su- preme court, to present special in- signia to those graduating Law stu- ents who have resided in the Lawyers' club for at least two years. Cleveland Judge Speaks Judge Paul Jones' ,05L, of the Fed- eral court at Cleveland, Ohio, spoke briefly on a charge that boundaries of states in this country are disap- pearing before a new order, a different form of government evolved recently, which, he claimed, threatens to harm the democratic principles of state or- ganization and government in the United States as practiced for years under the constitution. Fu'ther messages were delivered by Judge Arthur H. Tuttle, '95L, of the Federal court at Detroit end by Prof. Grover C. Grismore of the Law school who read a letter from Cook, the founder of the club. . Final case club arguments were heard in the afternoon before a bench consisting of Strawn, Judge Jones, and Jon M. Zane, '84, of Chicago, a well known attorney. George B. Christensen, '29L, and William A. Mil- ler, '29L, representing the Holmes were awarded the decision after each member of the bench had declared his Early Morning Fire In Arc'de Cafeteria Causes $25,000 Loss Fingerle's cafeteriad gn Nickles Arcade was heavily damaged by a fire of unknown cause early yesterday morning. Although causing losses es- timated at $25,000 within the cafeteria, the flames were stopped without ser- ious damage from water or smoke to the shops and offices in the arcade. The blaze was discovered about 3 o'clock by a patrolman who turned in the alarm to the police headquarters. Flames were being emitted from the rear windows when the firemen ar- rived, offering evidence that the fire must have started in the kitchen. Firemen fought the blaze for nearly 'three hours. Shortly before being called to the cafeteria fire, the firemen had re- turned from the home of Everett Graf. 1207 Gardner avenue where the kitchen had been destroyed by a blaze. ADMIT NEW MEMBERS TO HONORARY SOCIETY, Sigma XI Elects 19 Full Members and 47 Associate Members; 15 More Are Given Full Memberships ANNOUNCED BY DR. GUTHE Sigma Xi, honorary scientific so- ciety, elected 19 full and 47 associate members, according to an announce-, ment made yesterday by Dr. Carl Guthe of the University museum.In addition to -these, 15 were advanced from associate to full mem-bership.1 Professor William Kynoch, Herman I H. Riecker, Allen F. Sherzer, Leon B. Slater, Dr. Lionel C. Strong, all of the faculty, were elected to full mem- bership. Ralph L. Belknap and Noel F. Shambaugh of the faculty were promoted from associate members to full membership. The following graduate students were ,made associate members: Charl- es E. Burt, Samuel L. Diack, Kimber C. Kuster, George G. Lamb, Jaris E. Miller, Alden F. Roe, Mrs. Inez Up- john, Teunis Vergeer, Edward S. Blake, Leonard Boddy, Nellie J. 13os- ma, Tso-Hsin, George B. Cummins, David A. Fox, Ralph C. Hall, Richard H. Barrington, Robert M. Leslie, Car- rol V. Newson, Rigoro Orisaka, Maria K. Pastrana, Helen R. Price, Marcus M. Rhoades, Gordon E. Riker, Emory' M. Skinner, Mott Souders, Jr., Harley S. Van Vleet, Frank H. Wiley, and Marjorie L. Woolett. These undergraduates were also' made associate members: Ray C. Hoisington, '28E, Martin E. Berman, '28E, Walter E. Roberts, Clarence W. I Chapman, '28E, Martin Katzin, '28E, Francis F. King, '28E, Odwald T. Zimnerman, '28E, Richard H. Davis, 28E, Edwin J. Doty, SpecM, CarldE. Ebendick, '28E, John F. Heibreder, '28E. Frederick J, Hermann, '28, Cliff- ord J. Lissenden SpecE, Waldemar J. Poch, '28E, Edward A. Ravenscroft, '28E, Winfried E. Reichle, '28E, Har- old T. Ross, '28E, John E. Starrett, '28E, and, Leslie D. Weston, '28E. The following were promoted to full membership: Hal B. Coats, Ev- erett P. Partridge, John E. Sass, Rich- ard S. Schneidewind, Theodore C. Schneira, Alfred M. White, John C. Bailar, Claude Clark, Charles F. Deiss Jennings R. Hickman, Frances L. Sevdel, Hardy L. Sm-ith and Miss Yi REPORT OCEAN FLIERS ANXIOUS TO CONTINUE FLIGHT TO NEW YORKI CAMERAMAN IS FIRST ONE TO MAKE RETURN TRIP FROM GREENLY ISLAND SHOWN DAMAGED PLANE Machine Thrown On Its Nose By Im- pact With Concrete Wall; Na- tives Aid Germans In Work (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 20.-All the en- ergies of the. crew of the transatlant- ic Bremen are now directed towards continuing the flight to New York. Ray Fernscrom, Paramount News- Associated Press cameraman who w; the first news reel man to reach{ Greenly island, landed at Curtis field today to tell of learning of the fliers' hopes at -first hand. The German members of the crew, who had waited on the island with their damaged ship while Major Fitz- maurice went out to get their sup- plies, were said by the photographer to bo, far from bred by their island COMEDY TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY Due to a day's postponement of the Comedy club production of "Meet The Wife," the regular ticket sale will not open in the box office of thetMimes theater until Monday morning, it was announced yesterday by Roy G. Cur- tis, president of the organization. "Meet The Wife," a farce comedy by Lynn Starling, will begin its run on Tuesday night at the Mimes theater, and will continue throughout the week Mail orders are still being received however. All seats are reserved and are priced at 75 cents. Tom Dqugall, '28, Robert Wetzel, '28, and Phyllis Loughton, '28, are heading the cast for Comedy club. Miss Loughton is directing and carry- ing the leading role, originally played by Mary Boland in New York. The play is in three acts. A special musical program has been arranged by the Mimes orchestra. ALBERSON IS SPEAKER 1.. Program Will Include Theater, Track1 And Tennis Meets, And Banquet At The Union, May 12 BRANDT IS TOASTMASTER! O De rU'101 )1al yL11 Oa~ prison, being all eagerness at the R. B. Alberson, '001, of Des Moines, thought of resuming their journey. Iowa, was announced yesterday as Sighted On le the principal speaker at the sixth an- "We first saw then; waiting for us nual father and son banquet on May on the ice as we circled before land- 12 being sponsored by the Union. ing," said Fernscrom, who still wore Plans are fast nearing completion for his sub-arctic clothing and his sun the week-end program which is being glasses. He was the first man to arranged by a committee under Wil- come by 'air from Greenly island to jliam Nissen, '29. New York,rthe Bremen's crew hope Mr. Alderson attended the literary to do so next week. college of the University from 1895 to "They gave us a cordial greeting 1897 and then graduated from the Law and drove us on a dog sled to see the school in 1900. -His son, John W. Bremen, propped up and with every- Alberson, is a member of the 1930 thing in readiness for replacing the law class and has been instrumental broken parts when the new are re- in arranging for his father to speak at ceived. They ,showed us that if they the banquet. had touched ground two feet beyond MrI. Allyerson- is member i t1he where they did, they would not have general counsel of the Bankers Lifej hit the concrete wall which threw Insurance company and has held the plane on its nose. many positions cf importance in the Natives Aid Work city of Des Moines. He was one ofI "The natives with yapping dog the officials of Minneapolis and St. teams, some of which had been driven Louis railroad for some time. from points 200 miles away, swarm- Plans for the speakers at the ban- ed about their first movie camera as cquet on Saturday night, May 12, are earlier they had about their first aero- now complete. Carl Brandt of the plane at close range. They arrived speech department has been chosen daily and are promptly recruited to the toastmaster at the banquet while assist the Germans. William Jeffries, grad., president of "Neither flier seems to have any the Union, -and William D. Henderson, complaint to make and did not seem director of the University Extension eager to discuss the difficulties that division, are the other speakers. they had met. 'Fine, fine.' they re-- The program 'for the week-end pley to all questions about them- starts Friday night which has been plid t al qustins bou thm-announced as Cap Night; Many of' selves or their progress. Only when'anoce asCpNgt Mnyf the baron was asked whether nhe the fathers are expected to arrive in would consider leaving his plane (1 h time to be present at the celebration he speak, with sober determination, of this tradition which many of them 'e stark, uth for e r hav- have experienced as students of the We started out for New York or heav- niversity. Saturday afternoon there en, and now we will go to New York e track and tennis meets at Ferry and take the Bremen with us.' " field and Harry Tillotson, manager of the Athletic association has promised S TRIAL cooperation with the Union in taking WILL GO TO JURY care of the fathers at these events. WPasses to the Majestic for Saturday (By Associated Press) night after the banquet wil be avail- WASHI yTOAss il 2 S h able due to the courtesy of the But- WASHINGTON, April 20-Six hours Fterfield management. Everything of attack and defense of Harry F. coming on the program will be on theI Sinclair today brought his trial for tickets which will be sold soon at theE conspiracy up to a point where only ,nmain desk in the lobby of the Union.-j the court's charge remains to be given _i before the jury could retire to de- Bd cide upon its verdict. Butterfield Oustig Justice Jennings Bailey, presiding,I planned to read his charge when court ArOuses Discussion opens tomorrow and the case EhouldI be in the hands of the jury before All Over M ichigan noon. This was a day of divided emotions (By Associated Press) in the small, crowded courtroom and LANSING, April 20.-The virtual asMartn...,Lttetoncnc 1.,e..in-s dismissalof-Presdent 7....y,- T. ILLINOIS REPUIBLICANS INSTRUCTED TO NAME LOWYDEN AS NOMINEE1 FORMER GOVERNOR SELECTEDt AS PRESIDENTIAL 1 CANDIDATE PROTRACTEDDEBATE HELD Homer K. Calvin, Speaker For Smill Faction, Pledges Support To Decision1 (By Associated Press) SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 20. - Frank 0. Lowden, Illinois' wartime governor, was named as the Repub- lican state convention's choice for the presidential nomination here late to- day. Delegates were instructed "to bring out his nomination." The instructions of the 61 delegates] were contained in the convention plat- form adopted at the late overtime 'ses- sion, necessitated by protracted de- bate over delegates, and a demon- stration that first indicated all hope" of harmony might be fruitless. Calvin Encouraging; Homer K. Galvin, of Chicago, spokesman for the Robert Crowe, Mayor William Hale Thompson and Gov. Len Small faction, dispelled any belligerent uprising when he appealed to obstreperous Cook county delegates. He told the convention that "we will use every effort to support the state ticket. I beseech you to treat most kindly those who beat us in a fair campaign." 1 The administration of President Coolidge was endorsed as "progressive and efficient," as was "constructive work of senators and Republican members of Congress from Illinois and the present state officers." The Republicans got their conven- tion under way without a designated1 "keynoter." Lewis I. Emmerson, the gubernatorial nominee, Otis F. Glenn, nominated for the U. S'. Senate, and Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick, one of the two nominees for congress at large, were accorded lengthy ,ova- tions.I, Smith Is Delegated SPRINGFIELD, April 20.-Illinois Democrats pledged 15 delegates to Gov. Alfred E. Smith in their state1 convention here today which was marked withcompleteyharmony, and1 a 10-minute demonstration when theI New York executive's name was first1 mentioned as a presidential choice. Sixteen delegates at large, each with a half-vote, were named, including George E. Brennan, recognized as the state leader, William E. Dever, for- mer mayor of Chicago, James Ham-1 ilton Lewis, former U.S. Senator, Judge Henry Horner, today's "key- noter," Edward N. Hurley, wartime chairman of the shipping board, and1 Judge Noral L. Jones, unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate of two years' ago. TWENTY ENTRIESI MADE IN CONTEST Twenty students, fiv more than were entered last year, competed in the local examination of the New York Times Intercollegiate Current Events Contest held yesterday afternoon. Prizes aggregating $250 will go to the three highest scorers. The second prize of $75 will be awarded to the undergraduate who had the highest score. The winning paper at Michigan will be sent to the Executive Council and the final award of the grand prize of $500 will be given to the student with the highest number of points in the judging of the winning paper at each of the twenty competing colleges and universities. The winners will be announced next week by the local committee.- M. S. C. Diminishes Coaching Staff By Dismissing Two Men (tBy Associated PI'm") R. . Lecnard, wrestling coach at Michigan State for the last two years and winner of two Michigan A.A.U. championships, was cut from the col- lege pay'roll by the State Board of Agriculture according to the separate athletic budget made public today. B. /C. Trraynoi, assistant football coach, also will be removed. The State Board cut $5,670 from salaries of the athletic department. The budget was decreased from $54,720 to $49,050. A substantial increase was voted to Ben Van Alstyne, who led the Spartans to a successful basketball season. Action of the board delegates wrestling at the institution to a minor consideration. A part time wrestling coach is authorized for next year. Coach Leonard came to State in 1926 from Penn State where he coached wrestling and two other minor sports. He had been the second highe'st paid man in the athletic department. UNIVESITY0[1FFIAS TO MEET IN CHOPBO Second Triennial Of Michigan Clubs To Have Noted Educators At Convention LITTLE TO GIVE ADDRESS1 Arrangements for the Second Tri- ennial of University of Michigan clubs to be held May 10, 11, and 12 in Chi- cago, with headquarters at the Black- stone hotel, are practically complete as to the main features. Speeches by various noted men will form one of the highlights of the convention., Among these men are included five, college presidents. The idea of bring- ing in the heads of other schools to talk to alumni is new in the history of Michigan alumni meetings. These men are President Stratton D. Brooks, of the University of Missouri, Presi- dent Lotus D. Coffman, of the Uni-- versity of Minnesota, President Wal- ter Jessup, of the University of Iowa, and President Glenn Frank, of the University of Wisconsin, in addition to President Clarence Cook Little, of Michigan. The theme which has been chosen for this Triennial is "The Interrela- tion of the State, the University, and the Alumni." Dn. Brooks has been ap- pointed "Stage Director" for the pre- sentation of this theme by university presidents, state officials, and alum- ni. President Little, who has helpM ar- range this program, is attempting to have presented to Michigan alumni at this meeting a picture of the Univer- sity in the eyes of the State. Dr. Brooks, president at Missouri and a graduate of two Michigan schools, will open the discussion and Dr. Little will11, also present his views. HALL SPEAKS ON HAITI CONDITIONS "Haitians have advanced to a high state of communistic organization in their Societe Congo, and have devel- oped an almost perfect system of la- bor organization," was the opinion voiced by Prof. Robert B. Hall of the geography department, in a paper "The Societe Congo, with Suggestions as to its Origin," which he presented at a meeting of the Negro-Caucasion club held last night at the Union. BOARD, EDITORS TO DINE The annual banquet given by the Board in Control of Student Publica- tions for the upper staff of the edi- torial - side of The Daily will takeE I place at 12:30 o'clock today in the Union. AVERT NEAR RITAS WOLVERINES VANQUISH IOWA TEAM IN, TENTH SINGLE BY CORRIDEN SCORES WINNING RUN OF EXTRA INNING BATTLE VOGEL TO PROTEST GAME Bunch 'Hits In Seventh And Overtake Early Hawkeye Lead; Mulroney Puzzling Till Then By Alex A. Bochnowski A single by Corriden, star Michi- gan left fielder, after one man was retired in the tenth inning, sent Squler across the home plate and enabled the Wolverines to nose out Iowa, 7 to 6, in a hectic contest that ended In a near riot yesterday on south Ferry field. Several hundred spectators swarmed out on the field at the end of the game when Coach Otto Vogel. and the two umpires, Green and Clea- xy, engaged in a verbal battle. Alleging that poor and doubtful de- cisions were made by the two of- ficials, Coach Vogel announced later in the dressing room that he would file a protest on the game at once with the Wester Conference officials. With the Hawkeyes leading 4 to 1 at the end of the first half of the seventh and to all intents and pur- poses winners of the game, Michi- gan bunched a pair of hits with Iowa's Mulroney's wildness in their halt of the inning to tie the count and sub- sequently win the contest. Until this stage of the battle, Mulroney, the Hawkeye twirling ace, had the Wol- verine hitters yielding to his delivery and showed no signs of weakening.- Michigan Scores First After threatening dam-age In the second and third stanzas, the Michi- gan nine forged into a one run lead in the fourth inning. Weintraub sent a sharp single over second base to open the fourth. Morse's grounder to Glassgow was too difficult to handle, the Maize and Blue second sacker reaching first safely and Weintraub taking second before Glassgow could recover the' ball. McCoy then poked out a one-base smack to left field to allow Morse to race across the rub- ber with Michigan's first marker. Iowa Takes Lead The Iowa nine more than retaliated in the next round when it capitalized on the loose fielding of the Michigan infield and two hits to score four runs. This was all the scoring done by the Iowans until the eighth when they coupled a' triple and walk to take the lead again. Following their three run rally in the seventh, the Wolverines resumed the belated scoring spurt in eighth and pusedover a lone run on hits by Morse and Nebulung to deadlock the score again at 5-5. Both t'eams added another tally to their totals in the ninth inning. Then came the tenth inning which witnessed Michigan breaking the tie and winning its third Western Con- ference tilt. Squier, batting for Gawne, took first when Capt. Terry muffed his 'drive to right field. Slagle, who replaced Nebelung in center field, then advanced Squier, to third base, the latter scoring a moment later. BOX SCORE Iowa AB RH PO A Terry, rf.........5 1 2 2 0 Blackford, 2b .....5 1 0 2 3 Glassgow, ss......4 1 2 5 2 Rath, lf. .........5 0 0 2 0 Thompson, c......5 0 1 4 0 Nelson, 3b. .......5 0 1 2 0 ISahs, 1b. .........5 1 0 11 0 Smith, cf.........4 0 0 0 0 Mulroney, p.......3 1 1 0 4 Ccrbin, p. ..........0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS ......41 6 8 28 10 Michigan . AB R H PO A ENebelung, cf.......4 1 1 2 0 Loos, ss. ...........4 0 .0 5 3 Lange, rf...........3 1 0 1 0 Corriden, If.........4 1 2 4 0 Oosterbaan, lb. ....4 0 2 9 0 Weintraub, 3b.....5 1 2 1 2 Morse, 2b.......3 1 1 3 2 McCoyc. ..5 0 2 5 1 Asbeck, p........1 0 0 0 3 Slagle, 'cf.....2 0 1 0 0 McAfee, rf. ......2 0 0 0 0 *Myron,..........0 1 0 0 0 **Squir ..........1 1 0 0.0 TOTALS .....38 7 11 30 12. *Myron ran for Corriden in ninth. **Squier batted for Gawne in tenth. Score By Innings Iowa ..............000 040 020 0-6 Michigan , ...........000 100 311 1-7 Errors - Blackford, Glassgow 2, Lange, Loos 2,Morse. Two base hit- Nebelung. Three base hits-Glass- gow, Corriden, Thompson. Sacrifice hit's-Nebelung, Loos, Lange. Hits- Off Mulroney, 8 in 7 2-3 innings; off Corbin, 3 in 21-3 innings; off Asbeck, i . ., .. M .. _ ._ 1 ,t o., ~ rn , pleasur. , Those who oppose the winning Fang Wu. team were James I. Johnson, '29L and Robert M. Kerr, '29L, of the The W eather Story club. it i ARCHITECTS BALL SET FOR MAY III The College of Architecture will hold their annual May Party on May 11 at Barbour gymnasium, it has been announced by Charles Coolidge, '28A, (By Associated Press) Increasing' cloudiness followed by rain today or tomorrow; somewhat warmer today. C C t } t "NEXT GENERATION CRISES," SAYS C { t 4 '1 R q J ' ' chairman of publicity for the event. "My message is to the youth of In-- a previous announcement regard- ing the party, which appeared some- America," said Count Hermann Key-! time ago in The Daily, the statement serling. "At the present moment, the covering the style of design for the American nation occupies the most decorations of the pauty was incorrect unique position in the history of the as was the spelling of the name of world in that the people do not real- the creator of the design. The Daily ize, or desire to take advantage of ishies to correct its error and to their pre-eminent position among the state that the winning design by Alex- nations of the globe. The next gen- is Lapteff, 29A, Is "A Terrace of Old eration will find that it has to face Inca," the setting being of the very the greatest crisis ever faced by a colorful architecture of that time and new generation-that of deciding the location. There will be an exhibition future of 'a nation which holds the ofuur toe competitiondrawingslfortth of the competition drawings for the world's destiny in its hand as the most setting-of the party o the window of powerful of nations. This power may Graham's State Street book store next prove either one of two things-that week.[America will be a great benefit to the Two or three excellent orchestras worid, or that it will be a great dan- are under consideration but as yet wr!, o the choice has not been made. The Count Keyserling regards the pre- sale of tickets for the eighteenth an- sent American idea in regard to pow- ,a i 1 as Martin W. Littleton concluded his dismissal of President Kenyon L. i closing arguments he made an im- Butterfield of the Michigan S'tate Gol- passioned plea that the jury find Sin- ! lege by the state board of agriculture clair not guilty, not only for himself drew attention and discussion in statej but for his family, who sat in the front circles today. It also brought startling- row of the spectators' section. ly to the fore a program already par-, FAC SG AVtially launched by Gov. Fred W. FACES GRA VE!Green advocating more centralized 0OUNT KEYSERLING i direction of all state educational in- stitutions. his position with no thought as to its While the governor refused to com- potentialities, and goes ahead, worry- I ment on the board's action further ing most ovei' his own pi'ivate con- than to indicate he was "watching the cerns. "America is too self-centered, situation, other state officers took] and it is up to the young people in rigid stands. Son-e lauded the boardt the colleges and school to awaken an for its action; others criticized, not interest in world affairs and make the so much for the current incident American, nation more politically [as the fact that there has been fre- minded-that which it certainly is not ; quent flareups in the past years in today." connection with the administration As an example, Keyserling pointed (of the college. It was only a few out the American newspapei. "Amer- years ago that former Pres. David ican advertising is wonderful, it is Friday was dismissed. A bitter con- marvelous, it embodies the whole idea troversy proceeded and followed that of America," he said, "but the news action. columns attach more importance to It was suggested in some quarters local news and not the world news. that there n'ay be a movement de- as do the continental papers." The signed to either alter the complexionj newspaper can play an important part of the state board or to provide for in awaking America to its great crisis a new body similar to the board ofj of deciding the fate of the world by regents of the University of Michigan subordinating local news to world Iwhich would supervise all state edu- ADELPHI, FOUNDED 86 YEARS AGO,* IS OLDEST DEBATING ORGANIZATION It was just 86 years ago, in 1842, parent society. that there gathered in a small and IAdeiphi House of Representatievs thtshe ateredom nMa nmall a originated as a literary society, which freshly painted room in Mason Hall a met fon the purpose of reading a pub- group of young men who strongly felt lication called the Hesperian, the con- the need of a public speaking society tents of which consisted of editorials, i to provide an outlet for their ora- torical expression. This organization, then called Phi Phi Alpha, is the forerunner of the present Adelphi House of Representatives. A unifi- cation of Adelphi and Phi Phi Alpha gives to Adelphi the distinction of be- ing the oldest organization now ex- isting in the University, as well as the first forensic society in the state of Michigan. Phi Phi Alpha was in- reality the philosophical observations, and elo- quent poetry. In order to revive the waning in- terest of the students, women werej introduced into the organization in 1871. The male membership immedi- ately increased. The topics debated by the society inj those years were of a momentous' chqracter. Two prize examples were:I "Resolved: That There Was a Rain- bow Befo'e the Flood;" and, "Resolv- ed: That the Mississippi River Flows i