rACE IrOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, JUNE 1, Mg PAGE FOUR ~ATU!~DAY, JUNE 1, 1g2~' Published every morning except Monday iizing the Univesit~ear by the Board in Control of Student uflications. Member of Westera Conference Editorial Association.: - The Associated Press is exclusively en titled to the use' for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub. dished herein. Entered at the postoffice at Ana Arbor, Michigan, v's second class matter. Special rate of postag * granted by Third Assistant Post- wiaster General. Subsiption by earrier, $4.oo; by mail, orfice.:Ann Arbor Press Building, May-] 'sard Street. . Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 2124. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 li MANAGING EDITOR KENNETH G. PATRICK Zditor..... .............Nelson T. Smith City Editor .........1. Stewart Hooker News Edito......... ...Richard C. Kurvink Sports Editor...... ....W. Morris uinn Woe'sJditor............. Sylvia S. 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Warner Jr. Cleland Wyllie ination of facts, for which it was prosecuted. The Free Press claims that liberty is not a class privilege, yet it supports this, political au- tocracy. A WISER SENATOR The Senate having cast its vote in line with reapportionment and the House and President ahnost certain to do the same, Michigan can now look forward with cer- tainty to having four more Repre- sentatives after the 1930 census has been recorded. But additional representation in the lower house of the national legislature is not the only advant- age the state has received from the struggle for reapportionment, especially in the Seiate. It to has been served into another way, in that the fight has proved a training ground for the state's lat- est entrant to Congressional life. Michigan's youngest child at the political school in Washington is Arthur H. Vandenberg. An erst- while editor for a Grand Rapids newspaper and self-appointed arch-bugler for the Republican party, became United States Sen- ator a short time ago, by the grace of Governor Green. Later, he was endorsed by a blindly Republican electorate. On entering the Senate, Vanden- berg immediately took up arms for reapportionment. In one of his struggles he sought to assure pas- sage of the bill by placing it ahead of the regular order scheduled for it by the committee on business order. In pushing his motion, he ended his argument with the state- ment that it raised "the funda- mental point as to whether the committee on order of business of the senate has a right superior to the Constitution of the United States." Now the Senate fancies itself on the Constitution, and when a freshmen Senator, which Mr. Van- denberg admits he is, dictates to it on its duties in relation to the Con- stitution, the Senators see red. And as a lesson on the perils o brashness, the Senate sent the mo- tion down. The Michigan Senator may have workeduhard for the recent pas- sage, but to his colleagues he as- sumed a position in the background that all young Senators should as- sume until they learn the mysteries of Senatorial order. The House of Representatives, having, twice approved reappor- tionment bills, and President Hoov- er expected also to sign It,, the redistricting of the country, on a truly proportionate basis following the 1930 census, seems certain. Only the Senate has stood in the way. And now that the Senate has obliged, Michigan with its four more representatives and a wiser Senator, can lift its eyes to a future of greater respect at Washington. BUSINESS STAFFz Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER EDWARD L. HULSE Assistant Manager-RAYMOND WACHTER Department Mana ges Advertising......... .....Alex K. Scherer Advertising.. ... ....A. James Jordan Advertising............... Car. W. Hammer Service.................Herbert E. Varnumi Circulatio'n...............George S. Bradley Accounts ..............Lawrence E. Walkicy Publications ............... Ray M. Hofelich Mary Chase Jeanette Dale Vernor Davis Bssie Egeland Sally Fastebr Anna Goldberg Kasper Halversotn George Hamilton Ik Horwich }ix Humdphrey ,Assistants Marion Kerr Lillian Kovinsky Bernard Larson Hollister Mabley 1. A. Newman Jack Rose. Carl F. Schemm George Spater Sherwood Upton Marie Welistead Night Editor-WILLIAM GENTRY SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1929 A CLASS PRIVILEGE? "Liberty," says the Detroit Free Press in commenting on the recent trouble between the University of Pittsburgh and the students of the Liberal club, there, "is not a class privilege." The Free Press frank- ly admits that it has none of the "fine points of the controversy" at hand, yet' considers the court rul- ing dismissing the case in favor of the University to be entirely sound. An injunction sought by the Amer- ican Civil Liberties union to pre- vent the University from interfer- ing with the class attendance of a student, who was expelled in con- nection with this disturbance, was I 1=. _ sse ee ee reet w esn ertp ns e ftsaeis...... stlmsssn rt: ss sea :et rss s e a ueesa mnr"scss as a e n atu efe rsesa sgeease eesaeaeao t . I ,~Muic adDrama MWATINEE AND NIGHT: A melodramatic thriller, "Nightstick," mostly about cops and crooks, in Mendelssohn Theatre, beginning at 3:15 and 8:15 o'clock. MONDAY: And all week, "The Spider," a thriller of murder in a vaude- ville house, in Mendelssohn Theatre. TTHE CAMPUS DRAMATIC SEASON IN REVIEW A letter to this paper some weeks cated wife. It seems a far cry from ago propounded the critical judg- the Comtesse Karenin in "Re- ment that the calibre of Broadway demption" to Jordan's wife in shows was little better, or none at "Granite." But versatility has all, than local amateur dramatic been one of Miss Tennant's chief offerings. There is always liberty talents; Comedy Club were count- to differ with that judgment; if ing on that when they faced this Broadway can do no better, then season last fall. Now the Titian Mohammeds of dramatic criticism Florence has added a strong tal- might just as well come to Ann ent for emotionalism to her stock Arbor's mountains. But if the let- in dramatic trade. ter intended to mean sincerity, not One of the oustanding "finds" calibre, the compliment is thor- of the year was Edna Mower. Be- oughly deserved, ginning with last year's Junior Moissi, to the Play Production Girls Play, for which she wrote group who visited him, insisted I considerable music, her dramatic that they do his, more difficult, talents were discovered in Play version of "Redemption." They Production's activities-in what had planned Barrymore's easier might be called the pre-laboratory one. They could achieve the dra- work, the burlesque skits the matic heights in it, he said, if they group have put on privately. Here approached them simply and sin- her comedy talents were discover- cerely. The production in "U" ed. In the second showing of Hall Laboratory bore witness to the "Outside This Room" Director soundness of his advice. But sin- Windt went iconoclast and cast her cerity has been the characteristic I to do the character part of Ma- of all the campus shows this year. dame Blackman. Her extraordi- The actors have approached their nary success in this led to the part parts honestly, and the plays of the mother in "The Constant chosen have for the most part Wife" which she made second only been straightforward theatrical in importance to Florence Ten- fun, as "Take My Advice" was, or nant's work, and then to the part equally frank problem plays, of of Mrs. Cady in "The Beggar On which "The Constant Wife" was Horseback." As Mrs. Cady her tal- representative. ' I ent for pantomime, her keen sense The sincerity of approach of the of tempo, and in general her un- actors is undoubtedly the reason ' derstanding of comedy technique, for some memorable moments in combined to make hers the out- campus actin'g. In "The Cassiliis standing part in a fascinating Engagement" Helen Workman's show. scene withthe honorable silly-ass, A similar find has been Trues- Geoffrey, who had given her "no dale Mayers, whose work as Fedya encouragement," remains one of I in "Redemption" established him the most' sensitively done bits of as a charming personality, sensi- the year. In "Diplomacy" "Bobby" tive to the spiritual values in the McCurdy's sketch of acid tongued character he was playing. His Lady Henry was the finest picture range of characterization seems of high comedy-unique during the more limited than Miss Mour's- year as well as unique in Miss limited to the use of a gentle and McCurdy's career. In passing it suggestive charm-but he is equal- may be added that Miss McCurdy ly sure with her in his technique possesses what is undoubtedly theI within that range. l finest enunciation among amateurs Productions As A Whole Ion the campus-a failing which Reviewing the offerings of the Speech department might well Mimes, Comedy Club and Play make it its duty to correct in fu- Producton as a whole suggests ture years, some interesting problems. What Still in the field of comed ought the campus be offered, any- George Johnson deserves extraor- The more or less general answer dinarycredit for his work in "To to this question often seems to t The Ladies." The pathetic quality have been; "Give them muck." It he gave his comedy business is would be unfair to characterize this distinctly in the Chaplin tradition, year with that phrase, and yet it while his talent for giving tragedy has not been wholly untrue, . an ironic gilding of comedy places judged by the rather idealistic r him surely among the ranks of standards which may be set up for the few "actors" on the campus. University audiences. In commenting on Johnson it Comedy Club started the season se s a pity that his work for with "Diplomacy." This needed a - mes could not nave received ' type of director unobtainable lo- more careful and intelligent coach- cally; it also needed a type of act- I. In "The Queen's Husband" ing that has never been successful- he was lamentably bad. ly achieved here. It flopped quite "In Take My Advice" Alfred Fos- ! resoundingly, though it was good ter's part as the young son stands producing material. Then follow- out as an example of what can be ed "Take My Advice," a silly do- done with a stupid part when in- mestic comedy obviously done to telligence and a good sense for appease previous disappointment "theater" are put to work on it. and make a little money. It was In spite of its triteness is still re- not important enough to do either. Smains vital locally to suggest that With "Granite" Comedy Club saved ' even a small part can be made into the situation. A splendid cast and something goodif it is conceived of excellent direction compelled audi- as being just a little more than ences to applaud in spite of a bad mere line-reading. George Priehs play. "Granite" was a fine vehicle stands out remarkably for his abil- for Stephenson; "Diplomacy" was ity to do this; witness his chaplain the better play. " part in "The Marquise." Mimes did "The Marquise"-like Another rather small part extra- "Diplomacy," too high comedy to ordinary well done was Marguerite be within student reach; "To The del Toro's as the boarding house Ladies,"-so low that students sud- keeper in Evreinof's "The Chief denly discovered they could criticize Thing" which the Harris Playesr it; "In the Next Room," an only did. The talent for broad style adequate thriller; and "The pantomime which Mme. del Toro. Queen's Husband," notable for Ken brought to her part made it the White's eccentric comedy. Mimes1 only thoroughly genuine interpre- talked of Galsworthy; produced tation in the cast of this fastastic- Sherwood and Coward-but not so ally conceived Russian comedy of well that we could wish they had the make-believe in life. 'tried Galsworthy. In "The' Constant Wife" one part Play Production ran a wider stands out, perhaps particularly gamut: "The Cassius Engagement," because it showed the extraordi- a not outworn social problem; nary development possible in a "The Constant Wife," no less top- short time. The player I have in ical; "The Little Journey"-an mind' is Mildred Todd. In Doro- opener that was in no way prophetic thy Ackerman's "Outside This of the distance Play Production boom" she did a colorless bit as would go; a bill of one-acts, from one of the daughters of the Swiss Maeterlinck to O'Neill; six student household; in "Redemption" she written one-act plays; "Redemp- did the important part of Masha, tion," where sincerity retrieved Fedya's Gypsy sweetheart only what bad acting there was; and adequately; but in "The Constant finally closing with "The Beggar Wife" she played the silly little On Horseback," an excellently done flirt delightfully,, giving it a charm extravaganza. that took the part quite out of the -which seems to put Play Pros low comedy of its writing, and es- duction at the top of the heap, and tablishing herself as a sensitive Comedy Club coming next, though interpreter of character. only by the grace of Paul Stephen- It has been remarked before in son. - iu the year Our Open~s this morning for only store-wide sale ,of Onex New week only for mllen c e4Sunce s i } f S 'C x E. , t.' r.. O NNW z 4 4 t va ' t g t "t i y II I season able merchandise ---' L Editorial Comment furnishings hats, refused. On this basis Press makes its case. "Civil liberty is a grea and must be preserved. is not going to be prese denying educational tions the right to enjo managing their affairs consider wise and pror a college there is need der and discipline as we freedom. If individue dents have rights, so h institutions where they ulate. And it is just portant that the lat guarded as it is that the be protected....The d of the( Civil iberties ur appear to have a cc confirmed tendency to liberty with license." Freedom which means obviously odious, but which means the criticise dent obscurantism and ment of facts would provit for a collegiate democra Is rapidly drooping. On Liberal club incident facts were brought to lig reflect no credit on the sity. Three professors % vised" not to follow certai of independent thinkinl had been their won't, beca ideas ran counter to the of the large mining corpoi Pennsylvania; one profe discharged because he' r follow these dictates, whi members of the Liberal c suspended and the leader ed. Their worst offense ing the truth and bringii the public facts concer nutraaes commnritted hy f the Free f THE BEST WAY I (The Daily Iowan) it thing, The shock of Iowa's suspension But it from the Big Ten has died away. rved by From now on what developments institu- there are will probably take place ay it by very quietly. Most of the dyna- as they mite has been exploded;there is per. In little left to do but collect the pieces for or- and try to patch them together. I as for The specific charges which pre- al stu- cipitated the action of the con- ave the ference faculty committee last Sat- matric- urday have not been made public. as im- It is very unlikely that they ever tter be will be. former rhat is a disappointment to [irectors many Iowa athletic fans. They nion.... would like to have known who was nstant, "subsidized" and who did the sub- confuse sidizing." They would like to have known who contributed to the Iowa license is City "slush fund" and what ath- freedom letes were helped by it. if any. M of evi- But most of those fans will ad- conceal- mit that it was idle curiosity that de vitality made them want to know details- cy which the universal hankering for scan- e of the dal. Anyone who has at heart the numerous welfare of Iowa athletics or inter- ht which collegiate athletics In geenral will Univer- recognize that if unfair practices were "ad- exist in Iowa athletics they can be n courses remedied better by the administra- g, which tion of the university and by con- ause their ference officials than by pool hall interests philosophers throughout the coun- rations in try. essor was If specific evidences of infrac- ef used to tions on the part of Iowa were le all the made public at this time, there are club were hundreds of loyal Iowans in the rs expell- state who would deem it their duty was tell- to broadcast similar charges ng before against other Big Ten institutions. ning the There is every reason to believe s hoes clothing Every article at reduced prices goods exceted C i1 i Y