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The Northwestern personnel director is far from being the first educator to note and bemoan the tendency in this di- rection and a great many modern college professors, realizing this, have earnestly endeavored to conduct their courses so as to stimulate deeper thinking on the part of their students. Michigan has some of this type of professors: in all probability, North- western has them; and in reality there are educators in almost evelly institution who are alive to these facts. Indeed, if there is any marked ten- dency today in regard to undergradu- ate thinking, it is one which finds the modern univerisity and college for- getting much of its present organiza- tion with the better aim of developing mental muscles rather than mere memory. More creative courses in American colleges and universities will give birth to better undergradu- ates and more constructive thinkers. This age should witness this change, if it is not already doing just that. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928. THE MICHIGAN DAILY TU ght Editor-MILTON KIRSHBAUM HONORS CONVOCATION 'his morning at 11 o'clock the Uni- rsity, or at least a large portion of will gather in Hill auditorium to y the year's final tribute to those idents who have in some way dis- guished themselves academically ring their careers as undergraduat- It will be a solemn occasion in double sense, for in the first place,' will be one of the few public recog- ions of scholarship during the aca-_ mnic year and in the second place it 11 be the final instance of such cognition for that large portion of 9 student body which will graduate THE BOULDER CANYON DAM With the most highly organized lob- by of the present session of congress massing its forces behind the Boulder Canyon dam bill, and events so shap- ing themselves as to indicate that the $125,000,000 measure can only be de- feated by a protracted filibuster which will last out to the end of the ses- sion, one of the most important pub- lic questions of the generation is again in the foreground. The House com- mittee on irrigation and reclamation has reported favorably on the meas- ure, and with a'clear majority pr.ac- tically assured for the bill the sixth session which has dealt with the problem at last holds promise of ac- complishment. A regrettable situation has develop- ed in regard to the same powerful lobby which is furthering the bill in the fact that its methods have been attacked from the floor of the House. Representative Leatherwood, Repub- lican from Utah, claims that half a million dollars have been spent in maintaining this lobby,. and that un- scrupulous gifts ofCalifornia fruit and other products have been distrib- uted in an effort to line up votes. The Utah representative also has as- serted that city and state govern- ments, in addition to private individ- uals have contributed to the fund. All of these facts are extremely re- grettable, to be sure, for the enthus- iasm of the proponents of the bill may cause their downfall. Such in- discretions, nevertheless, must not be allowed to weigh too heavily against a plan which4 has been approved as sound engineering and as still more sound economics. The prospects that the supporters of the measure will be able to muster a two-thirds vote in! the House to bring about cloture and prevent a filibuster are extremely 1 good, and barring further indiscre- 'tions it is possible that the most ex- tensive irrigation and reclamation. project which the government has ever undertaken will be under way within a year. CAMPUS OPINION Annonymous communications will be disregarded. The names of communi- cants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Letters pub. lished should not be construed as ex- pressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. DASTED ROLL HERE THOSE TRYING OUT for the Rolls Editor job have begun to send n their contributions. We receive all sorts of flattering remarks on the envelopes. One calls us the "Honorable Jeb" which title is usually used in refering to judges. Well, bring on your liquor and we'll try it. * * * ANOTHER CONTRIBUTOR CALLS us "The Daily Funny Man" and we don't know if that is flattery or not. * * * ASTHMA APPLIES Dear Jeb: We see in your Daily column where you are calling for help, and being of the stronger sex what could never stand aside and see a lady suffer, we just seized the pen and paper, (we'd used the telegraph if last night's date hadn't asked for whipped cream and nuts on her sundae) and forth- with inject this. Now, mind, we ain't casting any insinuations that you might not be a male, but then you know since you never announce your sex, that the chances are, according to our statistic prof 1:1 of your being either a male or a female. Now, let's talk business. I want your job above all others on the Daily staff for two or three reasons. I know I have the qualifications, because I haven't got any brains either; I get drunk and have an awful time stay- ing outsof the "A" average group. One of my best reasons is that there are two or three profs on the campus that I want to get even with and your column is the only means to my end. I'm no fool and I know that al- though your column is supposed to be innocent wit, it means everything it says. Of course, the poor slandered ones smile and titter> when they read it, but if they could see the look in your eyes while you were writing such bunk, you'd get fired out of school. Asthma.' * * * THERE WAS MORE in the above application but we judged it well to stop at this point. Asthma offered to take over the space of Music and Drama and write two Rolls columns every day, but that can't be since 99 per cent of the students only buy The Daily for the Music etc. column, ABER NICHT HEUTE * * * ANOTHER APPLICATION Jeb: . I have two blue books next week -but after reading the contributions in your column-I feel it my duty to the school to help you along. Lucky Jeb. Now for the outburst of wit. * * * According to Prof. Trow, one-third of all students keep diaries-now here is a chance for a telephone booth full of wise cracks-let's see, first come the nurses. THEATER BOOKS MUSIC TACEL LINDSAY The appearance of Vachel Lindsay, poet, essayist, lecturer, painter, and man of letters, which was scheduled for Hill auditorium this evening, has been indefinitely postponed because of Mr. Lindsay's ill health. Further de- tails will be found elsewhere in this issue. However, despite the fact that Mr. Lindsay's lecture is cancelled, it is most gratifying to know that there ex- ists on the campus an organization sup- plying a long-ekisting need. Out of the 4umerous lecturers that annually address Ann Arbor audiences only one or two are men of letters, and some- times a whole season will go by with- out the campus hearing a literary character. This need was once ful- filled by the Inlander Literary Lec- tures which once brought such cele- brities as Amy Lowell, Louis Unter- meyer, Dorothy Canfield, Alfred Kreymbourg, Hamlin Garland, Carl Sandburg, Harriet Monroe, Hugh Loft. ing, and Vachel Lindsay. After a few years of inactivity the Inlander Lit- erary Lecture Series has again func. tioned, beginning its revival last Thursday by bringing Zona Gale, The Inlander Literary Lecture Ser- ies hopes to present a more extensive program next year, and for such a plan the faculty members of the In- lander are to be congratulated and heartily thanked by the campus, which has long suffered through the negli- gence and shortsighteness of the Ora- torical Board Lectures and similar organizations. . J. G. * * * "RIGHT YOU ARE"- If you really think so, or words to that effect is the title of the play which the Harris Players are givipg in their downtown theater, corner of State and Huron, beginning Wednes- day evening and running through Fri- day. It is a three-act comedy of poetic irony by one of the leading living Italian playwrights, and while not Pirandello's masterpiece, is neverthe- less an entirely worthy thing which has received the accolade of produc- tion by the New York Theater Guild and in general is the sot of thing that deserves production in a locality where statistics encourage the illusion that there exists a number of intelli- gent people. The Harris Players insist that they are a definitely community organiza- Lion with no affiliation with Campus activities. As such they seem to feel themselves free of the boxoffice re- straints imposed on go-getter Mimes and pack-em-in Comedy Club with the result that they can present such sophisticated stuff for critical apprec- iation. At all events, they. are pro- ducing in a community way what cam- pus organizations, with their greater resources of material and talent, should have done long ago. The cast with which the painstaking J. Raleigh Nelson of defunct "Mas- ques" fame will present this comedy includes: Laudisi... . a.. . James Dahl Amalia ........... Charlotte Wagner Dina .............Jeannette Dale Sirelli .............. Joe Bates Smith Signora Sirelli ..... Frances Menges Signora Cini......Albertina Maslen Agazzi ............. Earl Fleischman Ponza................ John Donal Signora Frola....... Elizabeth Pike Centuri ............. Archibald Judd Signora Nenni .........Stella Hunt Butler ................. Don Stoner IL L.A. VOICE RECITAL Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock the) students of Mr James Hamilton of the voice faculty of the School of Music will appear in recital in their auditorium. The program is made up entirely of selections from the more familiar classics of grand opera. The following students will partici- pate: Carolyn Slepicka, Thelma Bolin, Agnes Pilliod, Lura Simpson, Fanny Shiff, Hermann Hildner, Benjamin Z. N. Zing, Julius Neihaus, Miles Beamer, John Nicklin, Newton Detzer, Clement Wright, J. F. Walker, and Rudolph Jedele. The complete program includes: Prologue, from "I Pagliacci" -Leoncavallo Scene from Act I "La Boheme" -Puccini Aria, "Hear Me Ye Winds and Waves" from "Scipio" ............Handel Duet, "Ai Nostri Monti" from "Il Trovatore".............Verdi Aria, "Ah! Je Veux Vivre" from "Romeo et Julliette".....Gounod Duet, "Solemne In Quest' Ora" from "La Forza del Destino" ... Verdi Aria, "Vissi L'Arte" from "La Tosca" -Puccini Shubert-Lafayette Beg. Sunday Night THURSTON THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN Nights, Sun. and Sat. Mat. 25c to $1.0. Popular Mat. Thurs.,. 25c to $1.00. Plus tax. VTRPIC 0 i M '_ 1 l A 4[ M { A I " VERY LITTLE (B) Thr SPECIAL SAILINGS o SS. "ESTONIA"&S.S. "LITUANIA" ONLYTOURITASSENGERS Cabin and Second Class Space AT TOURIST THIRD CABIN "TO EILING PATES JUNE 16-JUNE so-from NEW YORK to CHERBOURG & COPENHAGEN AUG. IS-AUG. 24-from CO)PENHAGEN AUG. 15-AUG. 27-fr. CHERMSOURG& PORTLAND. ENG Orchestra-Dancing-Sports Swimming ]Pool AllExpenseStudent and UniversityrTours wit is College Credit if Desired CHOOL OF FOREIGN TRAVEL, I Mars. Unvsiy Tor N 110OE..,42dStr',.. New York, N. Y. CASS THEATRE Begininig londaiy, April 30 Night .. $1.00, $1.50, $.f)0, $2.50 Wed. and Sat. Mats. (Best Seats)..............$1.50 Chamberlain Brown Presents TAYLOR HOIMES In a Riotous Comedy The Great Necker P E N MA KER S SEE Rider for Pens HIGH QUALITY AND STANDARD PRICES PLUS SNAPPY SERVICE REPAIR SERVICE -- . 9 1St9E311[ 86 ill llilll ll ill li llllllll111f11111t1ft 1i M 1111 li 111 p -w 8A.-tol PM.- _- a 8 ~~A. Ma to 1 .M SAUNDERS CANOE LIVERY w On the Huron River at Foot of Cedar Street Wednesday N ightGE~ GRANGER S BUD GOLDEN'S Eleven Wolverines Every Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Granger's Academy i Your Apartment Kitchen is Big Enough .:S June. ro add an editorial word of praise these students who have achieved h scholastic records is entirely fit- g and proper, at least upon this asion when such a large portion the day's activities is to be de- ed to that purpose. Through their rs of college training the excep- aal students probably get smaller sonal reward, other than personal isfaction, than those who disting- h themselves in any other line,- [yet their field, the field in which y excel, is the very purpose for ch educational institutions are aded. . l * * * Are they included among students, because if they are, here's one boy who's going to cut out dating. Us, B. M. O. C.'s can't be any too careful. * * * If the trees in the arboretum could only talk! Or the benches on the Island, no use reading diaries for a1 thrill then. * * * According to this article male stu- dents also keep diaries. After lis- tening to some of these boys tell their girl friends their names, we wouldn't trust their diaries any farther than Prof. Hobbs could throw a male cow. * * * * Did you notice the investigations atj the University of Idaho in. regard to student sleep? Students, as a whole, average 8 hours and 20 minutes each day. How about the night-they don't' say anything about that. Gar Nicht, tr t ,,, / / -^ -,. The New General Electric Refrigerator will fit your limiited floor space LEARNING VS. THINKING rhe undergraduate in American uni- rsities and colleges continues to be e subject of much discussion - ated, intellectual and otherwise. >es he go to college to have a good ne? Are too many students going college nowadays? Does a college ucation pay? Are automobile bans visable?,Do undergraduates learn to nk, or do they merely learn? The inions of Dr. Delton T. Howard, >fessor of psychology and director personnel at Northwestern univer- y, on the last of these questions is most recent to attract comment. Professor Howard is concerned with .ether it pays undergraduates ' in nerican universities and colleges to nk. He believes that under the sent educational system a student .y be more successful by listening, ording, memorizing and ultimately roducing than by trying to think ngs out for himself. He feels that undergraduate is required to ac-, t solutions rather than make them, IN DEFENSE To the editor: Perhaps it is somewhat quixotic for a student to take up his pen in de- fense of the President, but it seems to me that the editorial criticism of President. Little's message to pros- pective freshmen was grossly unfair. Thinking the President's address might throw some light on a per- sonal problem of mine, I deliberately went to hear him. tHe did not dwell long on extra-curricular activities. He began by giving one reason why not to come to college, the essence of which is this: if you are an athlete do not come to college to be an ath- letic hero; if you are something of an actor do not come to college for the sake of showing your wares; if ora- tory is your weakness, there are many good schools of elocution. What the President stressed is the unlimited opportunities for self-im- provement, and among those not cata- logued and bound up to form the Bul- letin are athletics, dramatics, and for- ensic societies. To place a proper value on opportunities and to devote the time and energy warranted by t-hemn -nQ ta +l av,- a of fh-n a 1,n.aanh I THAT ENDS THE attempts at con- tributions for today. We hope that there will be many more tomorrow. * * * ' AS WE GO to press we have not learned the result of the staff ball game which was played yesterday. We are sure the upper staff defeated the lower staff. For the story see the sports page. * * * Another One Sneaked In Dear Jeb: "In accordance with The Daily's customary practice of characteristic inaccuracy," as Prof. S. so well put it I notice both Michigan and Syracuse made 19 putouts in the box score. It seemed to me each team batted more than six and one-third innings. 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