THE MICHTGAN DAILY SUNI :rl i ttn i y S. Published every morning except Monday ringthe University year by the Board in ontrol of StudentPublications. Member of Western Conference Editorial. ssociation.I The Associated Press is exclusively en- tied to the use for republication of all news, ispatches credited to it or not otherwise rdi ted in this paper and the local news pub. ished herein.. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, [ichigan, as second class matter. Special rate f postage granted by Third Assistant Pst- Uaster General. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, O ices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- Hard Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 492 MANAGING EDITOR JO H. CHAMBERLIN t...., Editor...................Ellis B. Merry ditor Michigan Weekly..Charles E. Behymer Staff Editor. i............. Philip C. Brooks :ty Editor.........Courtland C. Smith Women's Editor .......... Marian . Welles prts tditor:.... .......Herbert 1:. 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PUSCH Assistant Manager... George H. Annable, Jr. Advertising.............Richard A. Mey Advertising...............Edward L. Hulse Advertising.............John W. Ruswinckel Accounts.. .....,....Raymond Wachter irculation.'...... . .:....George B. A hn, Jr. Publication........Harvey Talcott Assitans eerge Badley A Ra Hofelich Marie Brummeler Hal A. Jaehn knws Carpenter James Jordan aharles K. Correll Marion Kerr arbara Cromel Taesr " N.Lenington Mary Tively Catherine McKinven Bessie V. Egeland Dorothy Lyons Una Fencer Alex K. Scherer Catherine Frohne George Spater )ouglass Fullef Ruth Thompson Beatrice Greenberg Herbert E. Varnum .elen Gross Lawrence Walkley ~arl W. Hammer SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1928. Night Editor-K. G. PATRICK AMERICAN FO1+STRY WEEK American Forest Week, designated >y President Coolidge for observance y the people of the entire country, s of particular significance to the eopl of Michigan. The magnificent ores'ts which once clothed the state tre now largely gone. Their, replace- nent by new crops of timber has been revented by repeated fires. As a 'esult there are millions of acres of and which is of little value for any ther, purpose than timber growing ut which is now an unproductive vaste. This is a situation which may well nerit consideration. Even so pros- erous a state as Michigan cannot af- ord to allow a fourth of its land area o lie idle. The future development f the ;state depends on the full use f its natural resources. These for- sts can and should occupy a place f outstanding importance. This will e impossible, however, unless we ake more vigorous measures than we ,re now doing to meet the critical sit- tation which faces us. Forestry is preeminently a matter f public concern. As a form of land .se, as suppliers of an essential raw naterial, as supporters of agriculture, ndustry and commerce, and to Mich- gan, as centers of recreation, the orests directly or indirectly influ-' nce the welfare of our life. Ameri- an Forestry Week offers an oppor-' unity not only to emphasize this fact ut to take counsel as to how best to ssure the restoration and perpetua- ion of our forest resources. A DEMONSTRATION "We have made possible Chicago's nayor because of our general char- cter," President Clarence Cook Little, peaking to the Sons of the American ,evolution convention, stated Thursday ight. The allegation is perfectly rue as a conclusion, but it has hardlya een carried to its final chapter in hat form, as the President will prob- bly admit. It belongs more clearly n the class of statement which can1 e used as a starting point for inter- sting deduction. For if the general character of the' .merican public made possible Chi-1 ago's mayor, then that general char- cter has more or less vindicated it-; elf in the recent election where Big1 ill the Billder was snowed under I 'iithip w ,holes n hinn "hvn n nvr- t' was not as base as its politicians, however, was demonstrated at the earliest opportunity when 60 per cent of the entire electorate-a record for Illinois electionsf-turned out at the polls to give the Thompson machine the worst political drubbing seen in that state for years and years. It took a rather bitter lesson-a blow on the head, so to speak-to bring the electorate to its senses; but if the general character of the American public can be deduced from Chicago politics, the statement of the Presi- dent requires an addenda. TOO TIRED Any doubt that President Coolidge may run as the Republican presi- dential candidate seems to have been again quelled, the general opinion of Will Rogers to the contrary notwith- standing. In his latest announcement, Mr. Coolidge has shown that he not only "does not choose to run" but that he does. not even want. his name to be proposed as a candidate in the state primaries. His statement that the latter "action would be most embarrassing to me" should be a subtle remonstrance against those who doubted his abso- lute sincerity even at compliment of political astuteness. His declaration further proceeds against subtleties or evasions which may be made of the situation. Claims that his name is being used with his tacit consent, as it is alleged to be done in New York, are totally discountenanced. In point of fact, it seems that Mr. Coolidge does not want to run for renomination' and will not do so if he can prevent it. Though- he in no way depreciates the honor of the po- sition, he just has not the inclination to continue in the office. Human ob- servation of the change in the Presi- dent in the last six years could have told disagreeing politicians as much months ago. If Wilbur Glen Voliva, who is now taking a trip around the world to prove that it is flat, is right, Byrd has a surprise waiting for him which will take the nature of falling off the edge of the earth down south where he thinks there is a pole. t If it were not for the quadrennial return of the campaign issue we sup- pose that the word "venal" might just as well be left out of the dictionary. -11.S-.-. RESIGNS FROM ~IS PRESIDNT Michigan State College, Michigan's second best educational institution (but oh, how second!) has resigned from another president, it seems. Ken- yon Butterfield, who left for the Holy Land all unsuspectin;just a few brief days ago, has had his leave of absence involuntarily extended two months. Thus when he returns to New York city on May 1, lie will find that his vacation really lasts untly July 1. This is considered to be a practical joke. M. S. C. MAY KEEP PlESIDENT FOR SIX MONTHSI It is rumored that the next time that Michigan State College chooses a president he will be left in office for six months. Persons familiar with the policy of the board refuse to believe this statement; and persistent rumors exist to the effect that a list of ten 11 presidents has been prepared for the state College post during the next year. * * * STUDENTS EXPELLED FOR ATTACKING SYSTEM AT STATE COLLEGE Concurrent with the announcement that Butterfield had been tossed out comes the news that a student also felt the axe for attacking the adminis- tration of the state college. The stu- dent was guilty, it seems, of slander- ing the board of trustees. Is it pos- sible! * * * STATE COLLEGE ADOPTS NEW COLLEGE SEAL This is the new college seal of Mich- igan State college, adopted and sup- pressed by the board of trustees yes. terday. It has been officially denied that this is a picture of the president of the board, as was rumored early in the day. . THEATER BOOKS music TONIGHT: "Gay Paree" in the Whitney theater at 8:15 o'clock. * * * AND BEAT THE DRUM It's rather hard to ballyhoo the May Festival this year. There are fewer of the artists who are tradi- tion-the Kreisl ers,the Schumann- Heinks, Jeritzas, Tibetts or, Paderew- skis-and in their place we have (with the exception of Matzenauer, Grainger and Christian) a group of youngsters who are famous or no- torious as the case may be within the last few years. =For that reason it will be much easier to talkit over afterwards, and predict brilliant futures for the vari- ous fledglings who distinguish them- selves by vocal or instrumental pyro- technics. Everybody is remembering when they heard Florence Austral two years ago, now that Edward Moore has called her the greatest dramatic soprano of the generation. Austral has airived, but at the time nobody was particularly thrilled over her, and on the contrary were much more ex- cited over ogling Homer and Marti- nelli. As far as musical excellence goes, the odds are about even; the great and the near-great often have little more to offer than their names and personalities; and the unknowns are at times possessed of both talent and technical ability. So .as in most cases it is rather unsafe to offer anything very definite in the way of critical en- couragement. However, judging from single performances with the Chicago Civic Opera this season, it is safe to say that Leone Kruse and Chase Ba- romeo will bring, besides their youth, two marvelous voices; as to the others, they rest on the knees of the gods-along with the Democratic con- vention and the trans-Atlantic fliers. * * * "GAY PAREE" "Gay Paree"-a slightly tattered and torn version of the early Schubert show-comes to the Whitney tonight, with the same nude young ladies and the same Chic Sales who very lately held the boards at the Shubert De- troit. The whole is neither so Gallic, nor so indecent, nor so spicy, as the publicity would have you believe. But it's not bad for an example of the big time girl and music combina- tion. t v V I i I EDITORIAL COMMENT I A TALK TO WRITERS r (Minnesota Daily) "I think-in fact I feel quite sure- that everything which has been writ- ten upon the subject of style is ab- solutely nonsense because it mistakes results for causes. I hold that such writing has done immense injury to the literary student in every part of the world, and I propose to prove to you that there is no such thing as style!" These are a few words from "Talks To Writers" by Lafcadio Hearn. In this day and age when scholars every- where are devoting time and money in teaching. people how to write, a statement of this kind by a man who spends a lifetime in writing is very relevant. In our own school, as "else- where, there are courses deliberately attempting to analyze style, with the object of finding out how things are done. Men like Swift and Stevenson are studied and their technique and method carefully pointed out. What is it that these men did to raise their work above the rest! In short, what is their style? Is there such a thing as conscious style in writing? Does the study of the style of other writens and the knowledge of their methods teach the young writer anything? Lafcadio Hearn believes that style is inevitable result of character, and- nothing could 'be more reasonable than this. The idiom of a writer is the product of his experiences. What he writes, in form as well as in ma- terial is nothing more than a reflec- tion of his experience. It is interest- ing to listen to the authorities on style trying to seperate mannerisms. for instance, from idiom, that unde- finable something which they recog- nize as the essence of the man- his style and, then tf rn about and point out the mechanical mannerisms as in- dicative of a specific cuthor. A student may be educated. He may be polished in character and made to think along the well trodden conven- tional lines. In time, his character will take on a definite f rm and his writing will begin to have a style. If he is individual he will shed all the attempts at bettering his style that are directly applicable to his writing. He will appreciate the tricks of the trade and will recognize the flavor of great characters. but he will shuin. GREEN KEEPS EYE ON MICHIGAN STATE . Governor Green Friday reported "MEET THE WIFE" that he was keeping a watchful eye Comedy Club has been in the throes on Michigan State college. Nero also of another play since the departure of kept an eye on Rome. Mayhap the the late lamented Easter vacation. Out governor recalls what happened to of the melange of rehearsal comes the Willie Thompson, however, in an edu- announcement that the play will be cational way, when he mixed with an "Meet The Wife." Previous to this educational board. announcement there was some wonder * ., ., as to just what it was that would JR. GIRLS PLAY TO BE come of all the frantic rehearsing and PRESENTED OVER AGAIN mysterious stage business. Aperson by the name of Lynn The Jr. Girls Play, officially sill)Starling is responsible for writing pressed by the Rolls Board of Cen- the play and the famous Mary Boland sors more than a month ago for be- was the reason for the play's success ing a proper show, will play again in New York in the 1923 season. Crit- Friday night, it is officially reported. ics called poor Miss Boland infamous The original Ann Arbor 'cast, with its for what she did to Gertrude Lennox. colorful costumes, will appear. What she did of course was to "house" the play along,.refusing to take au- thor Starling at all seriously, but the Fears that the Jr. Girls Play would hav it usal emralzin efectonpublic very nonchalantly damned the have its usual demoralizing effect on critics and gave the play a remarka- local artisans was expressed in sev- ble run by appearing at the box office eral quarters last night. This pic- in droves every night. ture was snapped during the last run The plot through which the char- of the play: acters travel has to do with a mag- nificent wife: a woman so magnificent, -M in fact that her first husband made the San Francisco fire an opporatunity O to take French leave. A case of an alleged death, or what have you. Mar- ried again, she henpecks "number two" and hull-dozes her woman's club -a zoological feat which culminates in her securing the services of lec- The patient from tie above opera- turer Philip Lord for the aforesaid tion survived, however. This case club. was supposed to be mild compared plotfully, Lord turns out to be hus- with the doctor who left a sponge in a band number one who has made a customer after an appendicitis operg- name for himself outside the connu- tion. bial field-in literature or something. And so the play closes in a tremend- The foregoing is nothing but the ous dramatic climax as all plays do most flagrant kind of publicity for before the opening night. the Jr. Girls. All patrons of Rolls The cast is positively heavenly in are advised not to read it. the matter of stars: * * * Gertrude Lennox .. Phyllis Loughton OFFICIAL FLOWERS WILL Harvey Lennox.-..... Harlan Cristy BE CHOSEN FOR CAMPUS Doris Bellamy ... Lorinda McAndrew INSTITUTIONS BY ROLLS Victor Staunton .... Robert Wetzel Gregory Brown .......Dick Kurvink In response to great popular de- Philip Lord ..........Tom Dougall inand, official flowers for various cam- Alice .............. Lillian Setchell pus organizations will be chosen un- Comedy Club is to be congratulated der the auspices of Rolls. Sugges- for having found a play in which. the tions for all such official flowers too-frequently miscast Robert Wetzel should be forwarded at once to the finds a sympathetic role. Nominally I I _____ _______ ____________________________ ':