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KENNETH 0. PATRICK
.......... ......Paul J. Kern
Editor. .... ...Nelson J. Smith
Editor...........Richard . Kurvink
sEditor..... ......... ...Morris (Quinn
n's. Editor........Sylvia S. S tone
Michigan Weekly.. J. Stewart Hooker
and Drama....... ...R. L. Askren
ant. City 1?ditor..Lawrence R. Klein
Night Editors
ice N. Edelson. Charles S Monroe
hE, Iowell Pierce Ro-n berg
d J. Kin< George V Simons
-eorge t.".rTilley
Reporter~s
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and junior class elections, carried
on one of the best-conducted elec-
tions ever, last Wednesday, aft-
ernoon.
Men representing each faction, if
there be such, passed out the bal-
lots under the guidance of the
Council, and absolute impartiality
was shown at the nominations. The
taking of the cast ballots to a cer-
tain fraternity house might be
called extremely unethical, butf
such care was taken to guard
against fraud that there should be
no argument from any source.
One ticket went through, and on
the average of 24 out of 25 ballots
were "straight ticket" ballots. There
was a decisive majority against
which there was no room for com-
plaint.
After the events of the past
two weeks, the campus may feel
relieved to know that its campus
elections and its "so-called politi-
cians"areanot at black as painted.
The sophomore class and the Stu-
dent council are to be commended.
That toreador who is running for
office in Spain ought to be right at,
home handling the political bull.
Any Republican caught out these
days in a brown derby would prob-
ably explain that he was traveling
incognito.
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Campus Opinion
Contributors are asked to beabrief,
confining themselves to less than 300
words it possible. Anonymous com-
munications will be disregarded. The
names of communicants will, however,
be regardedas confidential, upon re-
quest. Letters published should not be
construed as, expressing the editorial
opinion of the Daily.-
TOASTEDROLL
OOSTERBAAN
TURNS
ORATOR
Mr. Bennie Gaylord Oosterbaan,
erstwhile all-American football
player and now one of Head-coach
Wieman-Yost's assistants, spoke on
the Michigan Night program over
the radio last night. His address
was scheduled to be a recitation of
his duties with the squad.
While we didn't hear his speech,
we wonder how he made that noise
of putting his hands on his hips.
* * *
The Student Council has de-
cided to postpone the freshmen
class elections for two weeks
in order that the class will
have "a longer time to become
familiar with campus methods."
Well, after the sophomore
elections went through without
a hitch, they probably figured
they'd have to do something
about it.
An Ann Arbor merchant reports
that a bath tub was stolen from
him. The regular Saturday night
robbery, we suppose.
* * *
Instead of asking for a rising
vote at the pep meeting, why
not call for it at the game
Saturday. And since they are
so keen on passing the thing,
they could call for the vote
when a long run is made.
* * *
Or if they don't want it to pass,
call for a rising vote when Michi-
gan scores a touchdown.
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Music And Drama
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"PORGY"
The appearance of "Porgy" at
the Whitney for matinee and even-
ing performances Tuesday of next
week will probably remain the high
spot of the theatrical season in
Ann Arbor, regardless of what the
Theatre Guild may be able to do
with their other four scheduled
productions.
Introduced first as a novel by
DuBose Heyward, "Porgy" became
so popular as a treatment of negro
life, and contained so mu h of th
picturesque of that life, t han i the
was an insistent demevnd~ Vha the
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hard Jung
rles R. Kaufman
th Kelsey
nald E, Layman
C.; A. Lewis
Marian Mac Donald
henry Merry
N. S. Pickard
Victor Rabinowitz
Anne Schell
Rachel Shearer
Robert Silbar
Howard Simon
Robert L. Sloss
Arthur R. Strubel
Edith Thomas
Beth Valentine
Gurney Williams
WaIter Wilds
George E. Wohlgemuth
Robert Woodroofe
Toseph A. Russell
Cad well Swanson
A. Stewart r
Edward L. Warner jr.
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Walter Yeagley
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1928
ight Editor--Clarence Edelson
DEFERRED RUSHING
learly every year at about this
ae the problem of fraternity
shing is brought up for discus-
n. The actual rushing is nearly
npleted and acquaintances on
e campus are developing to such
extent that fraternity men are
ding boys whom they did not
ow in time to entertain at the
ginning of the year, and the ac-
aintance of pledges with men
m houses other than to those to
ich they are pledged raise a
estion in the minds of some of
entering men.
'he present system of "cut-
oat" rushing is exciting to those
o participate in it, but it does
t give either the rushee or the,
ternity as fair a chance as theyl
erve. Often the freshman
dges himself to a house because
is afraid he will not have a
,nce to take any other bid, and
er he may regret it. In much
same way, a fraternity may
:e a highly recommended man
ore they really know him, mere-
to guard against having any
.er house get'him.
)ften the fraternity house rather;
,n the men in it is too great a
tor in the decision of the rushee.
is or any of the other things
ntioned before, actually defeat
expressed purpose of the frat-
ity, which is to foster a spirit
friendship between the mem-
s. Four walls, well painted and
rounding beautiful furniture
1 not develop friendship. The
a themselves are the vital fac-
s in a thing of this sort, and the
y way one can be sure of the1
ired type of men to fit into ac
tse friendship is to know himE
ger than the few minutes al-3
ed by the present rushing sys-1
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To the Editor:
While all of us realize-that it is
in the best interests of harmony
that the two greatest organizations
of the campus, the Union and The
Daily, should cooperate with each
other, there are many of us who
have had experience with Union
affairs and who have an interest in
the Union's welfare but who can-
not agree with The Daily in support
of the preposterous proposal for
amending the Union constitution
which will be voted upon at the
Wisconsin pep meeting.
My experience with the Union
has covered a period of two years
of active service, during which
time I held a post on the Executive
Council in addition to diverse com-
mittee jobs, and on that basis I
attempt this opinion.
The quorum of 600, true enough,
has been more than difficult to
obtain as many of us so well know.
There is need for some change, but
this change should be one aimed at
stimulating student interest in the
Union. It should not be, as is the
proposal to amend by a majority of
a quorum of 100, a change which
will tend to increase the apathy of
the student body toward Union af-
fairs.
There are approximately 7,000
male students on this campus, and
every one of these is a bona fide
member of the Union, $10.00 of his
tuition going to the Union. To be
asked to put our approval upon
any act which proposes that a fav-
orable vote by one out of
every one hundred eligible voters
can change the Union constitution
is an insult to common intelli-
gence. . '
Did the proponents of this
amendment ever stop to consider
that this lack of turnout at meet-
ings might be due to a feeling of
satisfaction with the present con-
stitution and not entirely a silent
vote of assent to any proposal
which might be made?
Regardless of the fact that a
meeting of three fraternities in the
ball room with two thirds of those
present favorable, would be all
needed to change the constitution
under the amendment, there are
other reasons for defeating the pro-
posal.
It guarantees no sort of repre-
sentative government; it proposes
nothing constructing; it offers
nothing new-it is just an admis-
sion of weakness!
Why do not the present Union
authorities strike out and propose
something worth while. While I
am not one to disagree with some
of the charges that all campus
elections, are corrupt, regular bal-
loting his its advantages and can
be applied to the Union. Much
better than the plan to be voted
on a a pep meeting is one which
would provide for a voting booth,
ballot box, or what have you, either
in front of the Union or in front of
the library which is more centrally
located. Identification and pre-
vention of fraud could well be
secured by use of Union member-
ship cards.
The present amendment proposes
to make the Union constitution
nothing more than a tool, a play-
thing by which a small interested
faction can gratify its whims. I
hrave only' the greatst resecfnr
story be released frprsi a
dicaps and be prjet n h
stage where the s
its pageantry co l~ p -
ed. The Theatre Gui underta-
ing has been x d y
cessful, as the iing r
York proves, bt the box :f
point of view asid
tion of "Porgy" is anitraord
narily successful hnhgo h
plastic in the theae. N to 1"
come metaphysical, i2 S ny ai4
to say that in "Porgy neeae
two demands made. One i Th
story of Porgy's life, his lo e h s
tragedy and his final (oU"eo
jeer at Fate. The other ' t
of Catfish Row, the scene ot met
of the action of the play. In ths
negro tenement there are more'
tharn a dozen completely identified,
fascinating characters, all of whom
at some time or other contribut a
to Porgy's story and yet at the
same' time live their own lives, and
so go to make up the community
life of Catfish Row. Production of
"Porgy," then demands a dramatic
exposition of the Porgy story, plac -
ed in a background of realistic ne-
gro community life through which
sharply identified characters move,
in a rich pageant of individual
drama. To convey this illusion to
the audience, Rouben Mamoulian,
the director; has treated his prin-
cipal characters-those carrying
the Porgy story-in the regular re-
alistic manner of the modern the-
ory. The reading of the "lines" i
is carefully worked out, and stage
"business" is accurately timed and
placed among the lines so that the
drama of the crippled negro's life
is a thoroughly honest translation
from the fabric of existence to
"the Boards."
TONIGHT
Request Nite
SATURDAY
Football Nite
TWO BANDS
Our patrons are pleased
with the number and vari-
ety of the popular dance
hits played by B u d d y
Gol d en and his Eleven
Wolverines.
CONTINUOUS MUSIC
Buddy Golden and His
Eleven Wolverines
vs.
DANCE
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Have you had
"Pink-eye" yet?"
your case of
Ask Buddy to play
favorite tune.
your
Cooper's Stompers
Eight Colored Entertainers
* * *
We have had a
red eye, though.
lot of cases of
Dancing 9-1
$1.00 per couple
Dancing 9-12
$1.50 per couple
* * *
From past elections, it seems
that every member of the Stu-
dent Council has two pink eyes.
Prince William of Sweden has
written a book about the United
States. He certainly should write
an interesting chapter on Min-
nesota:
* * *
What would YOU do in the I
case of Mary Gold?
^ * *
Just because you have the "pink-
eye," you know, is no gign that you
are an albino.
* * *
Well, old Doc Robinson didn't
get his radio reply from Mars.I
We know why, Doe, it was silent
night in Mars.
* *
We know what ails Doctor Robin-
son. He's : been reading "The
Master of the World."
* * *
Well, as R. H. L. says, if they
really have such big ears in
Mars, what a swell place it
must be for a whispering-
campaign.
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wouldn't answer you from
Dr. Robinson, it probably
have been collect, anyway.
* * *
This new system of a r
vote at a pep meeting will
vent plural voting, even on
hart of the townspeople.
they
Mars,
would
ising
pre-
the
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"Yes," said the Republican
Campaign manager in an exclu-
sive Rolls interview the other day,
"we have been cheering Herb so
heartily that we can't talk above
a whisper."
* * *
We don't know as yet what
reply Cora is going to make us,
but one thing is certain: what-
ever it is, we are going to read
it backwards.
-* * *
But where the principal charac-
ters lose their identity in the Por-
gy story, and melt back into the
background of Catfish Row, an en-
tirely new technique directs their
actions, for here Mamoulian is
faced with the task of recreating
the community, the group life of
these people. The method em-
ployed is a form of transcendental
realism. Mamoulian has realized
that negro life is conducted alonk
more primitive and fundamental>,
more powerful lines thn is o
own. He has identified the rhth
of this life ad, wo-n '
plastic forms of crwgr n
stage, negro spirituals, c nd
mob psychology, he '.
them to the tempo of '
so that the pageantry is 'n m
thing, a vital picture o -
ity life with, running th u
the impressive drama of Porgy
which identifies the title.
The cast is a huge thing, of al-
most revue proportions, including
as principals Frank Wilson hT'
plays the title role, Rove MacCle- j
don as Serena, Jack C rter as
Crown, the murderous tevedo:
Evelyn Ellis as Crown's Bess Geor--
gette Harvey as Maria, the keeper
of the cookshop, and a host of
others.
One of the most impressive fea-
tures: is the series of negro spiritu-
als which provide emotional relief
for the dusky citizens. These are
introduced spontaneously, as the
spirit moves. One soul will break
into a monotone chant and the
infection spreads where his emo-
tion finds an echo. In a few mo-
ments the whole -of Catfish Row
is singing and "shouting" - by
which is meant the body-swaying
that is so much a part of their
form of song. Then the break will
come, and like shamefaced chil-
dren they will go back to the bor-
ing details of living.
The settings which have been 1
constructed by Cleon Throckmor-
ton were the occasion for much
discussion in New York when first
shown. The replica of Cabbage;
Row in Charleston-Catfish Row in
"Porgy"-is a marvelous effort at
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time allowed by the deferred'
ng system for freshmen to be-'
imtimately acquainted with
is fraternity men, and for the
-nities to become acquainted
a large number of rushees is
ery great value. Deferred
ag will allow entering men to
the fraternity and the fra-
y to know the men. It will
both to be sure of themselves.
.n itself does much in making
le the most desireable func-
f the fraternity-that of de-
Another airplane has just
started out after another
record. Thank heavens, there
will soon be a new Lucky
Strike ad.
The philanthropic Washington
alumni are holding a big banquet
after the Navy game for Michigan
students who attend the spectacle.
The admission is five dollars. Will
the student who attends kindly
save us the menu?
$10-$15
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