THE MICHIGAN DAILY T r4igttn 0 ttily "Published every morning except Monday lring the UIniversitly year by the Board in 'otntrol f Student Pulication Niembe su 'mrfei enra r .xterial ,'" t Cniatioti rhe Associated Press is exclusi vely en- itled to the use or republication of all news aspatches credited tc it o not otherwise redited in thin ae' and th eal news pb-hein shed berein ,ntered d the p busoft at \n Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter Special rate d postage granted h Third Assistant Post- naster General Subscription by arrier $4.00 by mail, O fficestAnn Arbo Press Building, Ma- war Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925 Busines. rzai4 EITORIA STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITUR O H. CHAMBERLIN ~ditor............Ellis E. Merry Fitr Michigan Weekly,, C FipleU EBehymef News Editor..............Philip C. Brooks 'omen's Editor ........Marian L. Welles Sports Editor .,.... ;....,Herbert E . Vedder Theater, Books and Music.Vincent C. Wall, Jr. Assistant Pity Editor. . Richard C. 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Mey vertising .. ....Edward L. Hulse Advertising .......John W. Ruswickel Accounts..............Raymond Wachter Circulation.......George B. ,Ahn, Jr. Publication............... .Harvey Talcott Assistants 'rge Bradle Ray Hofelich Marie Brunnneler Hal A. Jaehn James Carpenter ames Jordan c harlesC K Correll Marion Kerr Barbara Cromefl Thales N. Lenington Mary Dliely Catherine McKinveu Jlessie V. Egeland Dorothy Lyons Onak Felker Alex K. Scherer KatherinekFrohne George Spater 'ouglass Fuller Ruth Thompson Beatrice Greenbergz Herbert E. Varnun Helen Cross Lawrence Walkcley rl 3.aammer Hannah Wallen CarlW W. ammer TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1928. Xight Editor-PIERCE ROSENBERG THE MERIT SYSTEM With the favorable action taken Sat- urday by the Union board of directors on the proposed merit system for that organization, a vote on the project in two weeks becomes an assured fact. Repeatedly favorable editorial comment on the proposal makes re- iteration at this time unnecessary. However worthy the project may be, nevertheless, it cannot become a real- ity without the presence of 400 stu- lents at the, meeting of May 23, for the purpose of a quorum. Such a situation speaks for itself. ILLINOIS! OHIO! INDIANA? The voters of Indiana today wil have the chance to take their place beside the voters of their neighboring states, and "clean house." The prim. aries, while basically to select dele- gates to the Republican national con- ventiou, mean much more for clean politics, for a Hoover victory will mean the defeat of one of the most orrupt machines in national poli- :ics. Hoover's opponent is Senator James E. Watson, head of the. group with wvhich so many of the Indiana male- factors have been closely associated. Ie is now the chief of an excellent nachine, and herein lies Hoover'sI greatest difficulty, for his campaign s comparatively unorganized and de- pendent on popular strength. Hoover however has the support of many eaders, of many industrial organiza- ions, and the women voters. The. Northern counties will probably de- ide the issue, as there is little op- >osition to Watson in the South. The history of Indiana for the past vew years been colored with lurid mis- lemeanors and malfeasance in office. rhe Ku Klux, the anti-salooners, and )ther powerful organizations have lone much beyond the power of the' >eople to give Indiana a dark name. While today's primaries are not as ibviously a grand fight against or-, ;arized crime and graft as was the ecent Illinois battle, still a great hance for Indiana to wash its face s presented. If Jim Watson and his upporters are defeated by the Hoov- rites, Indiana has taken a long step oward living down its rather dark >ast. PERPETUITY The tentative nlan of Mnolini to and at the present time a commission is in the final stages of its delibera- tions in evolving a suitable scheme. The whole scheme thus far, how- ever, loses sight of thetall-important fact that the Fascist party may not produce another Mussolini in the next' several centuries. Highly centralized government, with dictatorial powers in the hands of one man may work excellently as long as one can find an iron man to hold the reins. Let that man die, however, or be removed, and the dictatorship and its whole system of organization is likely to collapse in wreckage, a wreckage too complete for the revivifying efforts of a party council. All in all the efforts of Mussolinin in attempting to perpetuate his system of government after he, who establish- ed the system, is gone, seems doomed at the outset to failure. Powerful centralized governments require pow- erful figures at their head, and even though Mussolini is able to . survive, through the period of his life, at the helm in Italy it is extremely doubt- ful whether another to take his place can be found. Lacking such a figure to lead them, the people of Italy will probably find that the most efficient form of government will be a rturn to the nominal democracy which pre- ceded the Duce. BANDITRY A BUSINESS Banditry is one of the safest pro- fessions open to the enterprising youth of today, if the report to the National Crime commission on the inefficiency of our police systems can be believed. In Baltimore, it is re- ported, a representative city, less than three per cent of all robbers are ever apprehended, and of this small per- centage a second small percentage is finally convicted. Going through the Est of American metropolitan communities with as- tounding disclosures, the report re- veals further that in Cleveland only three per cent of the police force made a grade of A on the simple army in- telligence tests. More than 25 per cent of this police force was of a distinct- ly inferior grade of intelligece, it was revealed in the report, and these conditions exist in a city which has had a crime commission at work for several years. Facts are at times disillusioning, but facts are always welcome, and though it may be uncomfortable to find, as the crime commission has found, that banditry is one of the saf- est of all professions, it is a condition which should commatind the attention of the voters and taxpayers of the entire nation. It is they who pay the price. CAMPUS OPINION Annonymous cdmmunication will be disregarded The names of communi cnts will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Letters pub. lished should not be construed as ex- pressing the editorial opinion of The ANENTM. & D. To the editor: May I take this opportunity to nom- inate the writer of the review on the recent joint band concert for Music and Drama Editor-in-Chief during the coming year. It seems to have been the Music and Drama's column's aim al year (with a few commendable exceptions) to "knock in the head" everything undertaken by campus or- ganizations in the way of musical and dramatic productions. The reviewer of 'the joint band concert has succeed- ed in doing more "knocking" in, few- er words than any other contributor to that column of The Daily, and would seem as a consequence to be best fitted to direct the work of that department. There is everything to lose and noth- ing to gain by a policy of constantly "razzing" every campus undertaking just because it does not have the air of smoothness and finality which com- monly runs through a professional production. It's disheartening to those who participate in musical and drama- tic affairs. It discourages those who otherwise might take part in them. It is disgusting to those of us who would like to read a news- paper review of campus activities1 which attempts to judge them fairly and in their true light. And, it stamps the authors of the reviews as ones who, in their attempt to display contempt for local productions, are really displaying a pitiful inability to criticize college music and dramatics intelligently. I for one am awaiting eagerly, but not too hopefully, for the time when Daily critics will go to concerts and plays with an honest desire to criticize them frankly, bear- ing in mind that. they are college pro-. ductions, rather than with the pre- meditated design of finding all possi- ble flaws and exposing them, through the drnma column of The Daily with OASEDROLLm SWING, SWING! t SENIORS, y - SING! "_ "GRADUATION ACTIVITIES for the class of '28 will start this after- noon with the Swing-Out exercises," according to The Daily. Big times ahead for all concerned (even remote- ly), if the traditions of yesteryear are still in vogue.I THEATER OOKSi if MOTHER'S DAY Cards and Gifts * * * -WITH ALL THE excitement, don't forget: Jeb for president of the Un- ion; he promises to be both Shot and M1issin' after it's all over. Remember Ben's slogan: "Don't Bolt the Ticket!" * * * Messrs. Shot and Missin,' realizing late last night that the popular Jeb's in there to grab the votes, are said to be fast becoming half-shot and all missin.' * * * HERE THEY ARE, FOLKS! GIVE THEM A BIG HAND EXHIBIT OF WATER COLORS A criticism by Robert J. Gessner The Architectural School is again presenting a notable exhibit, which is well worth any inconvenience one may incur in going to the new "archy" building. This exhibit is entirely com- posed of water colors, the majority of them on sea subjects and on Italian AT GRAHAMS Both! Ends of the Diagonal b _ Neither of the boys are seniors, but they're practicing up on the cane act for next year. Note the ugy expres- sions on their respective faces (you can see one of them but they're twins, Ugly and ;Double Ugly). * * * THAT LAST NOTE would certainly get all the female votes for the hand- some Jeb, but the girls can't even walk _i the front door of the Union, let alone vote. * * * ANYHOW, WE BEGAN this column with notes on Swing-Out and rumor hath it that there will be plenty of sour notes emanating from the tenors of the Swingers tonight. ** * 7---- (ROLLS' SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPH- ER was just sent on a hot tip after a mysterious gentleman. He's back again and look at this composite Rent- scheller, Spedding, and Dey effort- * * * HELLO, ROLLS EATERS! Note: Don't let the innocent ex- pression on his face fool you into thinking that he's not a revenue agent. * * * DENE BAITS IS going to give the principale address at the Hill audi- torium part of the activities. If the respected chairman of the Oil Con- servation commission would only spare the "oil" and save the graduat- ing "child!" Dene Baits emphatically denied that he would head the law- yers as they passed the engine school. He did not so emphatically deny, how- ever, that he would run ETAOIai ever, that he would form part of the reviewing group as the engineers passed the Law Club. *. * * ONE OF ROLLS' best reporters just ran in with this item. Listen to what Baldy has to say: "Folks, I'm still fagged, but this is real news and it was worth the running to make sure that I'd make the deadline. Fifty law- yers and about half of the engineers are going to wear the black tassels of the lits." * * * ALL OF THEM except the nurses would probably be wearing black if it rained this morning and Jack Frost nipped the sidewalks by 3 o'clock or so, methinks. *. * * DON'T GO TO THE library if you want to study (what'd we have to bring that up for?) 'cause the band is going to start assembling the cymbals there. *' * * ABOUT THIS TIME all the seniors will be starting to feel this way: I'M (}ET fa MA(5n Two can live half as cheap as one -"if one doesn't eat and the other diets"-as they say in Australia. Three Star. critics .The enthusiasm with which scenes. Jane C. Stanley has some very nice things on display, and incidently for sale. Most of the exhibits are hers, and rank favorably with the leading artists now using water colors ex- clusively. One, in particular, deserves notice; it is on the Canadian Rockies, and those wild things are portrayed to the fullest extent of their grand sublimity. Catllredral cloisters come in for their share of the artist's at- tention and splendid technique. Those of Italy are especially well done and most effective in shading and blend- ing. Venice is the inspiration of a few paintings, as well as Toledo, Spain. Alcantara Bridge is more than realistic in its utter simplicity and extreme fineness. There is a pure bit of beauty on display entitled "Mother of Pearl Day." The entire exhibit, from an aesthetical point of view, can be balanced with this one water color. "The Convict Ship" by S. Simeoni at Venice is perhaps the most striking exhibit. All the terrors and sufferings of that floating hell have been caught and captured in, the horrid yellow coors that portray the hull of the ship. Although the exhibition is small in size (it fills but two glass cases) one does not notice this while examining the paintings, as they alone command the interest. s "".1.R.RR. """"""""""" "". Detroit Theaters Woodward, at Eliot BON STELLE PLAYHOUSE NIGHTS, 75c, $1.50. Mats. Tues.$ Thurs. and Sat., 50c, 7 5 Second and Last Week Beginning Monday, May 7 "COCK ROBIN" Wednesday Night AT GRANGER'S Dancing 8 to 10 Music by BUD GOLDEN'S Eleven Wolverines Granger' s Academy """"f :" 1 r .. .: :. _,. .. .. CAS S THEATRE ONE WEEK ONY Beginning Sunday, May 6 Nights, $1.00 to $2.50 Wed. and Sat. Matinees. $1.00 to $2.50, plus tax The Great American Play "A Man's Man"~ I Ii =WWII Shubert-Lafayette THURSTON THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN Nights, Sun. and Sat. Mat. 25c to $1.50. Popular Mat. Thurs., 25c to $1.00. Plus tax. tltlliltllltttllllilllllllllt!lD i i lrrrr A HIAND TAILORED SUIT OF STYLE Knickers to Match if Desired from $25 up CHAS. DOUKAS 1319 South University Suits Cleaned and Pressed, $1.00 Pressed Only Sac All Work Guaranteed 1!Il UrlnllltltlIIIlIIDIDIDDDI!! RIBBONS AND SUPPLIES for all makes of TYPEWRITERS Rapid turnover, fresh stock insures best quality at a moderate price. O. D. MORRILL 17 Nickels Arcade. Phone 6615. " . HIGH SCHOOL MASS CONCERT Friday afternoon, May 11, at 2:30 o'clock, about three hundred High School boys and girls, winners of the various ensemble musical contests which will be held in Ann Arbor this week, and which will be participated in by about four thousand boys and girls, will appear in a final winner's program. The numbers which will be offered are as.follows: 'Song of Michigan" (Massed Chorus and Class A Orches- tra) Varneland .................Swedish Boys Glee Club-Class C Massa Dear............... Dvorak Girls Glee - Class C Allegro (from String Quartet) Op. 18, No. 1............. Beethoven String Quartet-Class A Home Road ........ ......Carpenter Mixed Chorus-Class C "Andante Cantibile" --Tschaikovski Protheroe Orchestra-Class A Song of Western Men Boys Glee-Class B Address of Welcome Professor William A. Frayer, Uni- versity of Michigan, Chairman of Committee on Freshman Week. Lord Is My shepherd. Schubert Girls Glee-Class A Joyous Christmas Song ..... Gavaert' Mixed Chorus-Class B Morris Dance ..........Old English Orchestra-Class C I'm a Wearin' a Wa'.........Foote Girls Glee-Class B "As Rays of Setting Sun" .. Caldara Boys Glee-Class A Ethiopian Dance ........... Delibes Orchestra-Class B Listen to the Lambs..........Dett Mixed Chorus-Class A "America the Beautiful"....... 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