ESTABLISHED 1890 Jr Ahr 4v t t 4a i4 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVIII, NO. 157 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928. EIGHT PA . HONOR SESSION WILL BE HLD THIS MORN IN UPPER STAFF EKES OUT 6-5 WIN AS DEMON HURLER BAFFLES RIVALS By Jeb- HOPKINS, DARTMOUTH HEAD, PRESENT CHIEF ADDRESS TO TO DISMISS AT 11 O'CLOCK Students Who Gained Recognition In Scholarship To Be Seated In Special Section The fifth annual Honors Convoca- tion, arranged for the purpose of ree- ognizing those students who have maintained an exceptionally high scholastic record during their terms in the University, will be held at 11. o'clock this morning in Hill auditor- ium. Nearly 350 students have been included in the lists of those to oc- cupy the special section reserved foil honored students, by far the greater number of' which are members of this year's senior class. President Ernest M. Hopkins of Dartnouth college will deliver the address of the occasion, speaking on "The Amateur Scholar," and in ad- dition to this address the University Men's Glee club will give a number preceding the speech. The students selected tq occupy the honor section will occupy seats in the center of thei ground floor of the auditorin/ andI otlier students, and the general pub- lic are invited to accupy the remaind- er of the auditorium. Seniors in, the honor section are expected to ap- pear in caps and gowns, while those pear in caps and gowns. Seniors College of Literature, Science and the Arts-Roy G. Curtis, William w. Bishop, Mary Louise Burt, Elizabeth A. Clark, Mark W. Dick, Jean Dow, Edward F. Furtsch, Samuel B. Gos, Mary K. Hag-garty, Margaret H. Mc- Cain, Russell L. Malcolm, Howard Neitzert, Augusta A. Niethammer, Jo- seph J. Piekarski, Elsie E. Radford, Milo S. Ryan, Leona M. W. Schneirla, Bernice Staebler, Thomas E. Sunder- I land, Sherwood Waldron, Mary L. Wedemeyer, Walter B. North, Karl K. Leibrand, Ruth I. Holznagle, Justin Zinn, Lucy Seeley, Lydia A. Rudolph, Ruth )C. )Ale, Kathryn S. Bennett, Louis Braitman, Thomas J. Dougall, Florence H. Frank, Moses Frolich, Normal Gabel, Phyllis M., Loughton, Elliott IH. Moyer, Philip' Nichamin, Frederick L. Omstead, Clifford W. Van Blaroom, Dorothy J. Comins, Ben- jamin A. DeGraff, Ellen N. Groff, Mil- dred E. Innis, Alice E. Kellogg, Fran- cis R. Line, Winfield lLine, Bernard Patmos Ruth E. Banfield, Robert C. Conybeare, Leslie J. Turner, Margaret R. Houston, Philip A. Wight, George Hammond, David C. Monroe, Frederick J. Hermann, Lee A. Lewis, Mollie R. Browning, Marian L. Welles, Loren B. Miller, Francis M. Cottington. Margaret G. Dow, Dorothy M. Carlen, Elizabeth -0. Fitzgerald, Miarian E. Layman, Nellie G. Kenney, Robert H. McRae, Leone Hale, Vincent C. Wall, Margaret E. Stewart, Edward T. Adele, Dorothy G. Fried, Martin A. Mart- zowka, Esther L. Merrick, Dorothy M. Batdorff, Florence N. Perkins, Helen J. Stone, Cecil A. Reed, Robert T. K. Herkner, Eugene Knapp, Bennet M. Rich, Margaret H. Breer, Carol G. Carson, Dorothy L. Shore, Philip C. Brooks, Robert S. Heinsheimer, Mi- ton Kirshbaum, William S. Perham, Howard J. Curtis, Arthur L. Bailey, Eleanor Brekke, Raymond M. Freed, Richard C. Fuller, Robert E. Carson, Clark E. Boyd, Richard E. Erway, Al- bert R. Leventhal, Tom H. Mack, Cor- liss E Armstrong, Charles N. Stau- bach, Phyllis D. Richards, Lester P. Kauffman, Leonard S. Shor, Jo H. Chamberlin, Margaret G. Hawkins, Mildred D. Sommer, Jacob Levin, Charle-s H. Behymer, Addie Crofts, William F. Klein, Robert S. Miller, Harry A. Wood, Samuel J. Lukens, Katherine Loomis, Philip Plesofsky, C. J. Peck, Roy Chang, William N. Gall, Helen E. Smythe. In the colleges of engineering and architecture the awards were as fol- lows-Donald E. Brummitt, Wilvan A. Gardner, Ray C. Hoisington, Irv- ing M. Salmid, John F. Heidbreder, Martin F. Berman, Walter E. Bob- ertz, Clarence W. Chapman, Martin Katzin, Francis F. King, John C. Hastie. George A. Miles, Gardon J. Robertson, Harold T. Ross, James B. Florence, Winifred E. Reichle, Walter C. Main, Edward A. Ravenscroft, John E. Starrett, Waldemar J. Poch, Charles E. Robinson Jr., Bertram O. Vannort, Carl A. Ebendick, Harry A. Savigny, Leslie D. Weston, John C. Mathes, Henry S. Felix, Ritchie J. Stewart, Roy M. Kyndon, Dudley E. Eusele, Albert F. Cords. In the Medical school the awards Displaying a decided 'superiority in every department of the game, the upper staff of The Daily easily defeat- ed the lower staff, 6-5, despite the ef- forts of Umpire Quinn of the lower staff. "Speed" Kern twirled a brilliant game for the victors allowing only 21 hits 'and walking only 13 men. The brilliant work of the infield, led by "Bo" Chamberlin* on third base saved the upper staff men several times. The lower staff used several heavers in an effort to find one who could stop. the onrush of the superior team. Finally, "'Horse" Edelson found his way to the box, but "Babe" Kirsh- baum caught the ball square on the nose and drove it out of the lot for a home run, with the bases loaded, and won the ball game. The Smith brothers, C. Cathcart. and N. Jay performed -splendidly for the victors; despite their beards they managed to catch five out of 16 balls, hit to them and each hit a double in six trips to the plate. A big loss was suffered in the upper staff line-up when "Slugger" Brooks was taken out and "Strike-out" Pat-. rick took his place. "Skinny" Vedder also performed in brilliant 'styledfor the winners, stopping everything that came his way, including the base run- ners. "Rabbit" Merry provided many MOLNAR PLAY RIGHTS, Play Production Class Will (Present I "The Play's The Thing" On Mimes' Stage ACTORS AREPROMINENT Rights for Play Production to pre-, sent Franz Molnar's "The Play's The Thing" have at least been secured by Earl Fleischman. An extra-curricular cast will appear in this production which will open to' the public on May 9, in Mimes' theater. This special cast together with scenery designed by the stagecraft class will combine in making this play one of the outstand- ing presentations of the season. * "The Play's The Thing" at the pres- ent time is touring the principal cities of the country. It has met much succe'ss with Holbrook Blinn in the leading role. The drama is a satirical and sophisticated comedy in which the art and craftsmanship of dramatists are thoroughly discussed in an entertaining manner. The novelty of the play is clearly shown by one act which is ended in three dif- ferent ways by three different people. The setting is an old Italian castle. Richard Woellhaf, graduate student and prominent campus player will carry the Holbrook Blinn role, that of. Sandar Turai. Minna Miller, grad- uate student and former head of the Junior Girls' play, will play opposite tWoellhaf, in the part of Ilona Szaba. The remainder of the cast includes Samual Bonnell, '28Ed, as Mansky, I Charles Holden, '29, as Adam, Fred Crandall, '28 in the role of Divorn- itichek, Charles Peake playing Al- mady, and George W. Johnson, '30, as Mell. GERMAN AVIATORS REACH NEW YORK (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, April 30.-The Ger- man-Irish crew of the transatlantic aeroplane Bremen was given a wel- come today that left the trio gasping. 'Overwhelming," Major James Fitz- maurice exclaimed when at last it wa-s all over, and Baron Gunther von Huenefeld and Capt. Harmann Koehl nodded in agreement. "I am sure that since the day of ancient Rome such a sight was never witnessed be- fore," the Irish major added. It was a day of festival and the city turned out to do honor to the heroes from a foreign shore. Enthusiasm seemed to have no limit and no jar- ring note wa's heard in all the tumult of friendly greetings. SHARKEY SCORES WIN BY KNOCKOUT (By Associated Press) MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, April 30.-Jack Sharkey, Boston sailor smashed Jack Delaney, former light- heavyweight champion of the world, into a disastrous knockout defeat in . ! just 1 minute and 13 seconds of their - scheduled 15-round tight tonight. A flow of ripping left and right hooks to * the chin finished Delaney before he thrills for the crowd when he threat- ened to hit the ball on several occa- sions, but in the long run he always struck out. For the under staff Umpire Quinn was the best performer, con'stantly calling rank decisions for his side when the decision of any under staff man looking for an appointment should have gone the other way. "Big Boy" Silbar dropped a fly ball batted outi by "Strikerout" Patrick and practically assured the upper staff of victory and himself of an ap- pointment. O"Mighty" Simons, how- ever, lost all chance's of getting any place by nabbing a fly that should have fallen for a hit and robbed the upper staff of several runs. NOTED VISITORS MAKE STUDY OFUNIVERSITY German Teachers Investigate Methods Used By School Of Education And Ann Arbor Schools ARE GUESTS AT BANQUET Thirty of Germany's most promin- ent educators spent Sunday and yes- terday here in the city, investigating local educational methods in the Uni- versity and the Ann Arbor city schools. The educators, who have al- ready visited many of the nation's leading cultural ' centers, expressed great satisfaction and delight with the city and the University. While here, the guests were enter- tained at the Union under the cour- tesy of the University. Sunday after- noon, soon after their arrival, they were taken on a trip of a few hours throug4h the city and surrounding country. At the end of this tour, they were guests at an informal supper and reception at the Huron Hills country club. Yesterday morning, most of the guests spent the morning visiting the Ann Arbor schools, the University high school classes, and the various classes and lectures in the School of Education. Yesterday noon, the visi- to4s were guests of the School of Ed- ucation faculty at their regular week- ly luncheon at the Union. At this time, some of the Germans spoke on various subjects. The afternoon was also spent in visiting more classes, and in inspecting the campus and the buildings. Last night, the visitors were guests of the University at a special dinner at the Union. At this time, some of the more prominent specialists spoke on manynsubjects of interest. The Germans are now making the tour of this country in the interests of the Zentralinstitut of Berlin, and are studying athfirst hand American educational methods. While much of their observationdis being directed to- ward the methods in secondary and elementary education, they are also vitally interested in advanced learn- ing. Among some of the more promi- nent were Dr. Peter Peterson, pro- fessor at the University of Jena, Prof. Otto Schultze of the University of Konigsberg, and ,Dora Wagner of the Girls Secondary school at Dresden. FLAMES DESTROY FARM PROPERTY Fire, which attracted more than 3000 people from the surrounding countryside, last night destroyed eight buildings, exclusive of the farmhouse, belonging to Frank Mannor, east of Ann Arbor near the village of Platt. The loss, early after the fire last night, was estimated at $10,000. The large barn. the garage, and many oth- er buildings were entirely destroyed. Also much farm machinery, 400 Ush- els of corn, and other rural posses- 'sions were lost, although all the live- 'stock was saved. FAMOUS BOTANIST DELIVERS SPEECH "Vegetation is the source of most of our food, the source of much .of our clothing, the source of some of our most-used articles; it is expressed in many forms of art and in literature," said Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey in a Uni- versity lecture yesterday afternoon in the Natural Science auditorium. "Yet,' he continued, "in spite of all our re- lationship with it, we know very little about it." Dr. Bailey who is one of the world's foremost authorities on Botany and Gorticulture used as his main subject '"Arboretums and Botanical Gardens.' r "A botanical garden is an enterprise to make the plants of earth known,' he defined. "It is not only a collec- tion of plants-it is an organized en- |i MIMES SELECTS WALPER, MANSS TO. HEAD OPERA DIFFERENT POLICY ADOPTED REGARDING 31ISIC FOR C'OMING4PRODUCTION PLAN MANY INNOVATIONS Dances To lie Directed By Roy Hoyer Leading Man In Musical Comedy With Comedian, Fred Stone Dalton D. Walper '29 of Toledo and Robert W. Manss, '30, of Cincinnati, were respectively elected general chairman and stage manager of the 1928 Michigan Union opera at a com- mittee meeting of Mimes, men's cam- pus dramatic organization, yesterday afternoon. Both Walper and Manss have for some time been identified with the activities of the opera. Other officials for the 1928 production have not yet been selected. At the same time it was announced I that a different policy will be follow- ed with regard to the selection of mu- sic and the selection of members of j the cast and choruses. Instead of all I the music being written by one indi- vidual, all who are interested are asked to write up their ideas, and in the near future they will be given an opportunity to present their music TICKETS ON SALE FOR SENIOR BALL Tickets for the Senior Ball will a- gain be on sale today at the desk iii the lobby of the Union from 9 to 12 and from 2 to 4 o'clock, according to an announcement made yesterday by James Hughey, '28, general chairman of the affair. The annual dance of the seniors of all classes of the University will take place in the Uniontballroom on Fri- day, May 18. The tickets have been priced at $5. It was not stated whether or not tickets would be available much later as a large num'ber have been dispos- ed of, according to class representa- tives. FRENCH CLUB TO GIVE LE DOCTEUR MIRACLE' Prominent Campus Actors Have Parts In Annual Presentation Next Thursday TICKETS ON SALE TODAY Cf i t t i E i I I t t to a committee. Furthermore, men from the glee club will be urged to try out for the various positions in1 the cast and choruses. In this way, it is hoped that the Opera will be able to boast vast improvements along gen- eral musical lines, , as E. Morti- mer Shuter, director of Mimes, ist determined that there shall be ex-t ceptional musical talent in the com- ing presentation. t Hoyer To Direct Practice Roy Hoyer, for several years lead-I ing muan with Fred Stone of "Criss Cross" fame, will arrive in Ann Ar- bor about May 15 -to personally di-1 rect spring practice and acquaint the try-outs for positions with many new dances routines planned by him for the 1928 Opera. Hoyer has assisted in the production of many past Op-a eras, but for the last two years has been unable to be here. His contribu- tions in the past have always been valuable in adding a touch of orig- inality to the usual chorus work. In addition, Theodore Harrison of the School of Music and director of the glee club, will personally direct the singing and all musical work having to do with the show for the coming year, while Donal Hamilton Haines, of the journalism department. is consulting daily with those inter- ested in writing the book for the coming opera. Any who have not yet talked to him with regard to the re- quirements for the book and general suggestions for the preparation of the manuscript, are asked to com- municate with him between 12 and 1 o'clock within the next few days at his home. To Continue Registration Due to many requests, registration for any wishing to enroll for cast, committee, or chorus work, will be continued on Wednesday and Thurs- day of this week between the hours of 4 and 5:30 o'clock in the after- noon. A number of the more exper- ieced members of the various units in the show of last year will this year be lost to the production by graduation, and unusual chances for new men are being offered. i The trip that is being planned for the next Opera will be longer than any of the trips in the past. Besides all the usual cities in the East that are regularly played. The Opera has scheduled engagements in New York and Washington. The regular mid- Western trip will be included in the F itinerary as before, but this year the trip will go East before going to Chicago, and thence to Kalamazoo where the company will break up. ' Engineering Classes The Cercle Francais, campus French society, has completed all prepara-! tions for the presentation of "Le Doc- teur Miracle," its 21st annual pro- duction. It will take place Thursday evening at 8:15, in the Mimes theater,! and is the concluding feature upon the yearly program presented by the Cer- cle. The main role will be taken by Sam-' uel Bonell, '28Ed., who has been con- nected with all campus histrionic ac- tivities, including Comedy Club, Mimes, the Rockford Players, and French productions. Other importanmt char- acters will be enacted by Max Fru-I hauf, Jr., '29, who took part in last year's French play; Thurston E. Thieme, '29, who also was in last year's p;oduction, and who is a member of Comedy Club; Miss Gertrude Cramp- ton, 29, who took the leading role in the presentation of last year; and Miss Lucette Moulin, who is head of the Maison Francaise, and who has been associated with the Rockford players. The general tone running through- out the entire play is one of the mys- terious, the unusual, the profound. Strange scenes and weird actions abound; and with the use of the fa- cilities of the Mimes theater, this at- mosphere of obscurity and mystery will be produced in an effective man- ner. REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN Vachel Lindsay, the poet, who was to give a recital in Hill auditorium at 8:15 o'clock this evening, has been compelled to postpone his Ann Arbor visit because of temporary ill health, those in charge of the Inlander Lit- erary lecture series announced yes-: terday after receiving a telegram from Mr. Lindsay. The message, which came from the poet's home in Spokane, Wash., did not state whether he would be able to appear here before June. It an- nounced, however, that a recital which' ,was scheduled to be: given in Detroit = Saturday has also been postponed. Those who purchased tickets for the event may receive refunds at the book stores, it was stated yesterday., The coming of Lindsay to Ann Arbor had been awaited with much interest, as evidenced by the advance1 ticket 'sale. He was scheduled as the second of a group of two events planned for this year in renewal of the Inlander Literary lecture series. Zona Gale recently appeared in Ann Arbor under the auspices of that or- ganization. Freshmen To Choose Spring Games' Head At Union Tomorrow E. L. Hulse K. G. Patrick appointed managing editor of The Summer Daily and the appointment of business manager of that publication was deferred to a later date. Two Editors Named In appointing the executives of the Gargoyle for next year, the board re- verted to a policy followed two years ago- with two men being appointed on the editorial side. Maurice Lichten- stein, '29, was made the art editor while Philip M. Crane, '29, was made the hitenary editor. Carl U. Fauster, '29, was made business manager of the campus humor publication. One Appointment Open It is expected that the new execu- tives will take over their positions at once and that staffs for the various publications will be announced within a week. All positions to which the board makes appointments have been filled except the business managership of The Summer Daily. This appoint- ment will be made later in the spring. F 1 BOARD NAME[S EXECUTIVES FOR PUBLICATIONS; ARCK US LICHTENSTEIN, CRANE AND FAUSTER RECEIVE DIRECTORSHIP OF GARGOYLESTAFF Appointments to the executive positions of The Daily, the Michi- ganensian, the Gargoyle, and nominations for the student members of the Board in Control of Student Publications were announced following a meeting of that board in the Union last night. Kenneth G. Patrick, '29, was named managing editor of The Daily for next year after three years work on this publication. Edward L:Hulse ,29, was named business manager for the coming year. Editorship of the Michiganensian was awarded to Thomas Thomas, '29, while the busi- ness managership went to. J. Franklin Miller,29. J: Stewart Hooker was Illness Prevents Appearance Of Poet As Second Author On Inlander Literary Lecture Series:: "r I For the benefit of those who wish to attend the performance, and yet do not understand French sufficiently well to follow the action, there will be printed in the program a complete synopsis of the plot, sufficiently de- tailed so that no difficulty will be ex- perienced in comprehending the sig- nificance even of the more profound passages. Tickets for the production will be n sale at Wahr's book store today, omorrow, and Thursday. The price 's 75 cents; and upon presentation of in associate membership card, 50 cents{ will be allowed toward the price of a ticket. BADGERS END TIE FOR TOP POSITION' (By Associated Press) URBANA, April 30.-Wisconsin put )n a five-run rally in the -ninth in- aing of her game today and defeated the Illini 5 to 2. Illinois got its two runs in the fourth inning when Dorn hit a homer with Dundlach on base. The unexpected defeat of Illinois by the Badgers ends the Michigan-Illi- nois tie for first place in the Big Ten. Other Scores Purdue 6, Minnesota 2. Iowa 11, Northwestern 8. SELECT WINNERS OF M'NIT T PRIZES1 Plans for the -meeting of the fresh- men to be held tomorrow night at the Union for the election of a cap- tain for the spring games have been completed, it was announced yester- day by Justin Weaver, '29, chairman of the underclass committee of the Union. Cards have been sent to all the freshmen informing them of the meet- ing and a large attendance is expect- ed. The meeting will be in the na-' ture of a pep m-eeting with speeches -by Carl Brandt of the Speech de- partment, Robert Leland, president= of the senior class, and an explana- tion of the rules and events of the games to be made by Russell D. Sauer '30L, chairman of the Stu- dent Council committee in charge of the affair. Fred Asbeck, '29, had orig- inally been announced as a speaker but is leaving town with the baseball team tomorrow. The games themselves will take place Friday afternoon and Saturday morning with the annual tug of war across the Huron river the first event. An obstacle race, cane spree, and -rope tying contest will decide the games in favor of the opposing classes on Saturday morning. PETITIONS NEEDED TO FILL OFFICES, The nine nomin- ees chosen by the Board are Ellis Merry, '28, Cassam A. Wilson, '30L, George An, Jr., '29, William Pusch, '28, Thomas Yates, '29, Charles Spicer, '29, Howard K., ,Kenyon, '29, Paul Minsel, '29, and Edwin Forbes, '29.