I TH-E. MICHIGAN- DATLY f s rY ; IvFtg .'t 1, 1 'TH~ MICHIGAN DAILY fl~ThAZ IA WI, 1929 Publishned every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or riot otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished herein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, s second class matter. Special rate of postag o granted by Third Assistant Post- waster General. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. Phones: Editor:al, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR KENNETH G. PATRICK Editor ................... .Nelson J. Smith City Editor........ ---. Stewart Hooker News Editor.............Richard C. Kurvink Sports Editor.-----.--.---..---W. 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Warner Jr. Cleland Wyllie BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER EDWARD L. HULSE Assistant Manager-RAYMOND WACHTER Department Managers Advertising.................Alex K. Scherer Advertising.... ...".......A. James Jordan Advertising...........Carl W. Hammer Service ..................Herbert E. Varnunm Circulation. G.......... George S. Bradley AccountsI........ .....Lawrence E. Walkley Publications...........----Ray, M. Hofelich Mary Chase, J eanette Dale , Vernor Davis Bessie Egeland Sally Faster Anna Goldberg Kasper Halversou George Hamilton, Jack Horwich ix Humphrey Assistants Marion Kerr Lillian Kovinsky Bernard Larson Hollister Mabley 1.A. Newman Jack Rose Carl F. Schemmn George Sater Sherwood Upton Marie. Wellstead Night Editor-GEORGE C. TILLEY FRIDAY, MARCH 1, "1929 THE UNION'S SORE. ITWMB Already oes dof -theet p- pus election are floating about the, University, and with them arises the old question as to the advis- ability of placing the election of Union student officials upon the merit plan instead of on the cam- pus election basis. While Union officialdom in the past has beenr uniformly satisfactory, there is no doubt but that the introduction of the merit system would allow the better men to get into office, while taking the candidacy away from the "available" men and emphasis- ing the importance of constructive work to the juniors and sopho- mores, as on the student publica- tions. The Union is the all-campus men's club, and is open to all men in the University. For this reason if no other, it is clear that elec- tion of those in charge should be placed in the hands of men who have had the best interest of the Union at heart for two or three years and who have worked to obtain the best features and pleas- ure for the largest number of members. At the present time, campus politics is at a stage where c on t r ol is in the hands of one of two political factions, both of which find their strength in fraternity organization. This in itself is evidently not for the best interests of the Union. Last year, saw a good example of this point. It saw a contest for the highest office between a man who had worked on Union committees since his freshman year and who knew the organization and meth- ods opposed to one who had work- ed for only; a few months and who was allegedly working there only as a political pawn with sponsors whose eyes- were on the office. In this case, merit won, but such can- not always be the case: sooner or later if the present system persists men entirely unfitted for the of- fice will be voted into command, and the Union will be working under an even greater handicap than exists under favorable and able leadership. The greatest barrier to the in- stallation of the merit system-a system that has proven itself on student publications-is that an vote of only 100 was rightly voted down when the attempt was made to railroad it through at a Pep meeting. Last Spring, the matter even went so far as to be voted on, but though the vote was fav- orable by more than 600 votes, sev- eral gentlemen on the campus were so unfortunate as to allow themselves to be noted as voting eight or ten times, being seven or nine times more than the Student council uplifters and the Board of Directors deemed advisable. The vote was disregarded. The suitable thing to do now is for the Union officials and the others interested to startaa con- centrated whispering campaign favoringthe passing of such a move; then to select a time at which a large group could be pre- sented with the motion with suf- ficient time to explain the merits of the %system and for pro and con discussion. Then, a real expression of student sentiment may be ob- tained and the idea adopted or abandoned as the vote shows. The Union is too important to Michigan men and too noted in educational circles for it to be a catspaw of campus politics. The cry of "take The Daily out of poli- tics" should be supplanted by one of "take the Union out of politics' for The Daily is not in the same position immediately requiring such action. The Union is. THE PASSING OF THE GOWN The twentieth century is an age of iconoclasm condoned. We have thrown away a lot of old gods, so- cial pruderies, beliefs in divine creation, quack medicine, and the virgin birth. Carriages, bustles, and the notion that woman's place is in the home have also gone by the board with few regrets. The age, in fact, is one of ra- tionalism instead of emotionalism. Antediluviansaare finding it in- creasingly difficult to preserve quaint customs for the sentimental sake of auld lang syne. A sign of the times is the pass- ing of college traditions, the latest of which to go is the quaint old custom of wearing caps and gowns every Wednesday from Swing Out to Commencement. Moist seniors, trailing around in flowing robes, perspiring and collecting dust, have revolted in the namedof comfort. Ave comfort, Vale tradition. ----0----- NO MORE DISASTERS ,men who die in disasters, unfor- tunate as the circumstance may Ibe, 'do not die in vain. The forty men who lost their lives when the submarine S-4 sank off Providence, a little over a year ago, have im- prest upon Navy officials the ne- cessity of cures and palliates. As a result of the criticism in- curred from the trapping of the crew of the S-4 at the bottom of the sea a safety device allowing the prisoners in a sunk submarine to escape, has recently been per- fected. Through the use of an "escape hatch," and "artificial lungs" two naval men recently ex- tricated themselves from the re- conditioned S-4 after it had been resunk in forty feet of water. Navies like any other human in- stitutions have to be struck by great disasters, and sometimes many of them, b e f o r e they awaken to the need of safety devices. But those who died in the disaster did not do so in vain. They have made the world safer for those who, in the future, will go down to the sea in submarines. ANNE WALKS HOME Last Wednesday Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, American flying ace, crashed in Mexico city with' his financee, Miss Anne Morrow. The nation breathes a sigh of relief that its young hero and his sweet- heart escaped practically unscath- ed from what might have been a serious and fatal accident. Yet back of the accident there lies a moral, an eternal truth for the young of our land or of any land. The moral is this: No matter how good you are, it doesn't pay to drive with one hand. LARK. Wuerth Manager Wlll Leave City, a newspaper headline an- nounces. Well, we suppose the public -will stand for just so much. 0 - The best thing we can think of to be given up over Lent is the singing of Sonny Boy over the radio. The new tariff on wheat is. placed what is termed a sliding scale because it is quite likely to {;= r. .- Music and D rama I :i.."............f rr rr.........r.......rr..r.."................ur.......... . rr........ . .. . ........ . .. . .. . ............... . .... . ........ . ...r i I- TONIGHT: Comedy Club presents Elliott Lester's comedy of crooks, and psychology, "Take My Advice", in Mimes Theatre, beginning at 8:15 o'clock. The Savoy "COQUETTE"-AN ADVERTISEMENT, Enough has been said of the in-+ comparable Helen Hayes in a crit- ical way to eliminate anything this reviewer may have to say about theI charming young lady. What re-i mains is refuge in looping super- latives of the press agent variety. r From which it may generally be' deduced that Helen Hayes in, "Coquette" is really good. From a purely personal point of view shec symbolizes the most completely satisfying theatrical experience] that. has been offered in Detroit1 this year, and the roster of shows seen includes Moissi in "Redemp- tion", Ethel °Barrymore in "The Kingdom of God", and the muen debated Pauline Lord in "Strange Interlude."I There is some question of the merit of the play itself. "Coquette" I has been damned as a poor play; made great by Helen Hayes. The critics may be right and Helen Hays may be too strong for my critical sense, but as the play emerged iti struck me as being the most thor-1 oughly integrated piece of dramatic writing, both in spirit and in con- struction, that I had ever seen. Cer- tainly its effect on a Detroit audi- ence was strong enough to bring' the glitter of proudly shed tearsj when the lights went up. It may not be great drama. Per- haps it cannot take rank with "Saturday's Children" or "Exceed- ing Small", but it is surely the most vital theatrical experience' that Detroit has had to offer in a long while and as such deserves unqualified recommendation. "Coquette" continues this week I and next at the Cass Theatre. R. Leslie Askren. INTERNATIONAL NIGHT The annual rally-round of stu- dents on the campus who trace1 their origin from sources outside this country will occur next Thurs- day night when International Night will be celebrated under the ; auspices of the Cosmopolitan Club. The foreign students have a right 1 to make a fuss over this thing. It is not the usual sort of celebra-' tion in this locale, a id from their point' of= view -it ... a gracious' salaam of thanks to the austere occidental for many educational advantages conferred. The more' fuss that is made, the more signi- ficant becomes the salaam. j The usual thing that is attempt- ed in the annual show is to find 7 some means for showing the as- sembled Americans a little about, the native life of the nationalities represented here. The danger has always been that domestic scenes full of significance for the actors have become static pageantry,' rather tiresome to the not. too sympathetic American. This year the producing committee has at- tempted to infuse an element of drama. into its presentation. Titled "Humanity", it shows .through a series of dramatic scenes the development of the hu- man race from the primitive strug- gle of existence in the cave-man' period, through a succession of significant events spiritually, to the' present day with all its different nationalities welded together by the common aspirations of the' human soul. There has been an extraordinary amount of labor put into the pro- duction, from Mrs. W. C. Rufus who is in charge of the whole produc- tion to the individuals who go to make up each scene, and the gen- I eral enthusiasm guarantees a show worth seeing. Pageantry is a naive art, usually with some moral, intent hidden away in it. The effort is being made to add an element of sophis- rehearsal, casting having been completed last week, and the dates of production have been announced as March 12 to 15. The perfor- mances of March 12,13 and 14, will be open to the general public by invitation, while the final perfor mance will be given before an espe- cially invited group of Faculty members and citizens of Ann Arbor, and before the judges who are Miss. Jessie Bonstelle, Director of the Detroit Civic Theatre, which was once the Bonstelle Playhouse, Prof. Chester M. Wallace, head of the Dramatic School of Carnegie Institute of Technology and an- nounced head of production activ- ities for this University in Summer Session this year, and Dr. James Quirk, director of the Ypsilanti Players. The decision of the judges will determine which 'one of the four surviving plays represents the highest talent in dramatic writing and should furnish an interesting commentary on the results of the three-act plays competition which is announced for a later date. f i A LADY I LIKE Vaudeville is mostly uninterest- ing and much of it, god knows, is so dull and stupid that when you find a creature tucked away in the music hall-among the headline acts-that has the love of life and class and fire and a swell tang- there's something to talk about. And so often one fails to look for an artists any more on that kind of a stage that when the real thing comes along, if you're not smart, she passes unbeknownst along with the other fry. There's a lady called Venita Gould playing now that is some- thing like Raquel Meller, or Elsie Janis whom I have never seen, or i perhaps-like Mistinguett, very much like Mistinguett with her chic and swank and hoyden sophis- tication Venita Gould, no doubt, is Jewish--so many on the stage are nowadays-but she looks Gal- lic. an4- a bit Slavic, or decidedly negroid like Adelaide Hall who is better than Josephine Baker. They all have the same sveldt bodies, tall an& *supple and sleek, with nice slovely ankles and a swishing han- ner of wearing bouffant gowns drawn tight and smooth just around the hips. Venita Gould does impersona- tions. A corking one of Helen Morganif you happened to have seen her in "Show Boat" with the same choky little sob in her voice and the tousled hair, everything save the gin bottle. She does an impression of Sophie Tucker, too, that is grand; but that is because Madame Tucker seems so grand to me in her big juicy way. But best of all these is her Lenore Ulric skit from "Lulu Belle." That is it. The hot Ulric voice, lush like Mae West's, but warm and squashy like women like Lulu Belle. There is the same tight red dress, ridiculously short, with the rolled net stockings; the funny red silk umbrella; and the cocky red silk hat with the trembling red feather awry. Venita Gould's Lenore Ulric is not an impersonation: it is a great big wonderful creation of an artist. I hope you like her when you see her. I can't remember anyone who had quite the same flair and rush and vivid personality, save a man who was hostess at a colored cab- aret in Chicago who was dressed f'n a black wig and a dirty white evening gown and called himself Gloria Swanson. avaaaaaxxaanaaanes arxane.aanana eexxaenaxsaanazaaaa¢zaezanaaxzaaaaaaxzzzzaa:n¢saszszmanz¢:. arraseaa aa.aaaraaaramaz.ss.azam.n am.ezaasanzaarz:zzaar _ -3 I have set aside an en- tire floor in thenSavoy, for Michigan men. An old-time student of the U. of M. myself, I know the need for such a headquarters, and I am very happy, indeed, to be able to provide it --and to give Michigan men the benefit of a 20 Percent Reduction in Rates. Paul Kamper, Pres. A Period F of Relaxation ." Your Club in Detroit -. 1 1 is of necessity to every student. Tonight and Saturday night at Granger's you will find just such periods with the snappy, peppy music by BUDDY GOLDEN 11 I and His MICHIGAN WOLVERINES THE SAVOY Woodward at Adelaide SPECIAL RATES TO MICHIGAN MEN Single Rooms $2.00, $2.40, $2.75 Double Rooms $3.20, $3.60, $4.00 Every Room with Bath The 7-Course Savoy Dinner at $1.00 Is unusual value DANCE at I 11 G RANGER'S :11 THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF The GYPSY INN INVITES YOUR PATRONAGE Sandwiches, Salads, and Other Delicious H o m e - Cooked Lunches and Dinners. Hill, just off State "YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME" every Wednesday 8-1o Friday 9-1 Saturday 9-12 Subscribe to The Daily I !r. ,. ..U.UUUUU..E.UEUUEEUEEEEUUUEUEUWUWEUUUUUEUEWUEUUUUUWEUUEWUUUUUUPWUUEUUUEE' ,spring Clothes * 0 Unusually attractive patterns plainer effects. Both t and tbree button coats arC being used .w Forty to silaty-five dollars To pcoats. in the new medium 1 -Robert Henderson. STUDENTS' RECITAL SERIES tication..through the presentation Last night's duo piano recital by of dramatic ideas on a background Elizabeth and Frances Copeland of authentic folk life and in the proves that first impressions often true folk spirit, which should be are wrong and must be tempered of considerable significance in the I with patience and tolerance. The history of dramatic productions Saint-Saens "Minuet and Gavotte" locally. is just a' simple, quiet melody and * * * did not reveal the inherent cap- POPULAR DEMAND abilities of Mr. Maier's young Comedy Club announce addi- pupils. The difficult "Andante from tional performances of Elliott Les- Sonata in D" (Mozart), which ter's high-powered comedy, "Take calls for calm restraint and My Advice," in Mimes Theatre, smoothness of execution, was a bit Friday and Saturday nights cf this ragged and we began to grow im- week. Their production contains patient. But when the first effer- a capable cast and delivers itself vescent chords of Saint-Saens of a rapid fire of stirring comedy, "Scherzo Op. 87", buIled forth which makes their revival a real with remarkably accurate. preci- contribution to the amusement of sion, we stiffened inour chair and the campus. became attentive. Rapid, difficult greys and tans just a little mRore COnservative Thirty-five to ninety d jr Men CE Aitce Ja4& oliars