THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1928 THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1928 Published every morning except Monday during the University year the Board in Control of Stident Publications. Member of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated , Press is exclusively en- 6tled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pub- lished herein. Entered at the p'stoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General. Subscription by carrier, $4.oo; by mail, $ effices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Mar- nard Stree:. Phones: Editorial. 492s Busines, 2t1,. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR KENNETH G. PATRICK Editor...... ..... Paul J. Kern City Editor.........Nelson J. Smith News Editor...........Richard C. Kurvink Sports Editor...............Morris Quinn Women's Editor..........Sylvia S. Stone Editor Mich an Weekly....J. Stewart Hooker Music and 'Drama............R. L. Askren Assistant City Editor...Lawrence R. Klein Night Editors Clarence N. Edelson Charles S, Monroe T oseph E. Howell Pierce Rowinberg onald J. Klin George E. Simons George C. Tilley Reporters Paul L. Adams C. A. Lewis; Morris Alexander Marian MacDonald Esther Anderson Henry Merry C. A. Askren N. S. Pickard Bertram Askwith Victor Rabinowitz Louise Behymer Anne Schell Arthur Bernstein Rachel Shearer Seton C. Bovee Robert Silbar Isabel Charles Howard Simon L. R. Chubb Robert L. Sloss Irank E. Cooper Arthur R. Strubel Relen Domine Edith Thomas Douglas Edwards Beth Valentine Valborg Egeland Gurney Williams Robert J. Feldman Walter Wilds Marjorie Follmer George E. Wohlgemuth William Gentry Robert Woodroofe Lawrence Hartwig Toseph A. Russell Richard Jung Cad well Swanson Charles R. Kaufman A. Stewart Ruth Kelsey Edward L. Warner Jr. Donald *1. Layman Cleland Wyllie BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER EDWARD L. HULSE Assistant Manager-RAYMOND WACHTER Department Managers Advertising........... . ..lex K. Scherer Advertising..............A. James Jordan Advertising......... .. Carl W. Hammer Service...............Iierbert.E. Varnum Circulation...............George S. Bradley Accounts.............Lawrence E. Walklcy t Publications..............Ray M. Hofelich Assistants Irving Binzer Donald'Blackstone Mary Chase Jeanette Dale Vernor Davis Bessie Egeland Helen Geer Ann Goldberg Kasper Halverson George Hamilton Jack Horwich Dix Humphrey Marion Kerr Lillian Kovinsky Bernard Larson Leonard Littlejohn Hollister Mabley Jack Rose Carl F. Schemm Sherwood Upton Agnes Herwig e YMarie Wellstead Walter Yeagley WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1928 Night Editor-GEORGE C. TILLEY DEFERRED RUSHING AGAIN Perennially the so-called question of deferred rushing arises at the University. In the past the matter has been almost entirely in the. hands of the innocuous Interfra- ternity council; but this year, by a strange twist of fate, the Senate Committee of Student Affairs has taken the matter in hands and defi- nite action of some variety or an- other is likely to be taken. That the present system of rush- ing has flaws is not to be denied; but that any plan of long-deferred rushing has equivalent flaws is likewise unequivocal. For the sake of brevity it may be well to list these disadvantages which a plan to defer rushing until after spring vacation would have, since most of them need no explanation: 1. In a University the size of Mich- igan close supervision of rushing by the administrative authorities is impossible, putting a premium of dishonesty under any system of deferred rushing. 2. By postponing all pledging un- til after spring vacation, frater- nities would be reduced from four classes to three, which would mean a serious weakening of the fraternity system that needs as much continuity as possible. 3. By postponing pledging from September until April, the defer- red rushing plan would mean that the most desirable freshmen would be in a position to twist the tails of fraternities during the entire year. It would mean a constan strain on the fraterni- ties, on the other hand, to be continuously "playing up" to these men. 4. The plan would mean that the freshmen themselves would be unsettled during an entire year in an attempt to impress proper- ly the fraternity they desire. 5. It presents no advantage over the present plan because any freshman who really wants to,, can wait now until the end of the1 second semester before pledging3 now. 6. From a purely commercial? standpoint the plan would be un- fair to houses which plan on freshmen to finance their dining room. If there are 60 fraternitiesj fraternity at any time. Under the present system he has more than a semester on the inside of. the fraternity before he is re- quired to make up his mind. Un- der the proposed plan he will have nothing more than a year of heresay and a month of knowl- edge on which to act. The ad-- vantage of the proposed scheme is not clear on that basis. If a long deferred plan presents all these difficulties, then, and the present system is unsatisfactory it follows that some middle course would probably be advisable. The sororities at the present time have a plan which has avoided most of the unpleasantness of the fraterni- ty system, and which has not brought with it the evils of long- deferred rushing. Quite likely a rule which would prevent more than three engagements with the same man on the part of any fra- ternity, and which would prevent any pledging until the end of a ten- day period would clear the situa- tion vastly. It would mean, at least, that the present "Pound them on the head and drag them in" policy would be at an end. Whatever the final plan, how- ever, if any plan is finally adopted, such a scheme must take care lest the present fraternity rushing sys- tem be thrown from the frying pan into the fire, if it is in the frying pan now. Certain it is that the project which will defer rushing until the end of the first year is not totally good on the face of things. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCES The Saturday night dances in fraternity houses on the week-ends of football games have returned, and from the standpoint of the new regulations imposed by the of- fice of the dean of students, ap- pear to be successful. As the Uni- versity requirements have made closed dances necessary for these nights, the holding of the great majority of dances on last Friday night has brought out an interest- ng phase of campus life and has showed that an open dance is more popular at this time of the year. Last year, no dances were al- lowed for the nights of football games. This year, permission was granted to hold these dances by the Senate Committee on Student Af- fairs after it had accepted the rec- ommendations of the Interfrater- nity council. These were: that the dances should be strictly closed, that the chaperone must be a mem- ber of the University senate or a parent of a member of the active chapter, and that the house presi- dent make a full report concerning the party after it was over, includ- ing suggestions for improvement in handling the situation and an ac- count of what took place. The week-end of the Indiana 1 game showed that Friday night dances were due to be more popu- lar, and this fact was brought out more emphatically last week-end of the Wisconsin game when the town took on a real football atmos- phere for the first time this fall. The present rule, however, is the best for this year. If the frater- nity wants friends present, the dances may be held on Friday night. Saturday night too often sees unnecessary exuberance on the part of both alumni and students. I Campus Opinion Contributors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than 300 word it possible. Anonymous com- munications will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential, upon re- quest. Letters published should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of the Daily. FOOTBALL TICKETS To the Editor: If there must be an era of re- form in this University, it seems only fair that there should be a reform in administration as well as participation. The football season has arrived again and the usual ticket confusion has arisen. In the past many complaints have beenI made, but never any strong enough, seemingly, for the Athletic associa- tion has never bothered to answer. We understand why bond-holders should have good seats, but we wonder how many. We realize the right of the M club. We believe that the visitors should have the best seats. We accepted with resig- nation the poor seats we received as freshmen and again as soph- omores.We understand why foot- ball men should be granted manyl good seats. However, we are doubt-+ ful as to the number of seats that are really used by the above classes. We do not believe that any- alum- nus claims the right to a better seat than we. We do not under- stand why outsiders can, a day be- fore the game, purchase tickets, TOASTED RLL. THAT DIRECTORY YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR! Get that directory! They get the dollar; you get the directory! * * * A beautiful mustard colored work of art to insert between your Shakespeare and Balzac.- * * * Now you can find her name and address.. Phone her one for us! * * * Four years on the campus and our name has been right every tim.e Fear must have been struck into the hearts of the Directory staff. * * * We've already memorized three pages of the directory. wanta hear--Smith, Smith, Smith .... * * * Here's to the frosh, so entranced by the pretty directory saleslady that he bought four copies of the accursed book. * * * Now that the directory is out, what does it direct us to? - Merely lots of unheeded phone calls and blind dates. Joe Zilch said that he liked read- ing the advertisements instead of the names, cause they weren't so hard to pronounce. a* *,* "Now we've got you, Faculty," chimed in Dumb Dora-" We know what the * means.. No, we'll never smile at you again." S* * * Now that the directory's out, we'll never go near the S. C. A., even if their lists did get us that good date. * * * * Only two deaths have been re- ported from students whose names have been omitted. * * * One look at Helen Newberry's list of inmates tells us immediatelyl why'the phone is always busy. No, it's because there's only one phone to a floor. * * * We hope that somebody in our house buys a directory. * * * Tonight: Comedy Club present Sardo's "Diplomacy" in the Mimes Theatre, at 8:15 o'clock. "PORGY" A review by Kenneth G. PatrickI With an opening curtain that has never been surpassed for technique by any other production on the Whitney stage for years, the The- ater Guild production of the Hey- ward play of intense negro life made its bow to an Ann Arbor aud- ience yesterday. It is not to be wondered that "Porgy" has made the deep impression upon seasoned theater-goers that it has. The thrilling, surging, sobbing under- current of emotion carries with it those on the near side of the foot- lights and holds their attention with unwavering effect. What the Pulitzer prize "In Abraham' Bo- som" only began to do, "Porgy" does with completeness and show- manship that is refreshing and convincing. There is little attempt on the part I of the actors to put words andl phrases across to the audience! They are content with presenting a panoramic effect, a huge jumble of mouthings,aimprecations, dances, spirituals and flashing emotional- ism. At no point in the series of nine scenes does the tension lag- there are not telling dramatic weaknesses. In "Porgy" one sees a further sign of the return of the true function of the theater-the i representation of experience that is strange, true, gripping, and funda- mental. There is no separation of the actor from the whole scene. Op- ! portunity is not given the auditor to indulge in vague conjectures re- garding the offstage personalities. Rose McClendon and Frank Wil- son, carrying the roles of Porgy and Serena, doubtless deserve praise for their work, but it is extremely dif- ficult to separate individuals from the picture of Catfish Row in its] conglomeration of almost savage character and portrayal. This is the highest praise that a mere member of the audience. can give the play. Most effective use of stage effects in the setting of the negro quarter and play of light and shadow in the seance-like singing groups, crooning and shouting over bodies lost in the hurricane, serves to set off the really small amount of action with vivid reality. However it is the great undertone of life in Catfish Row that leaves its mark upon the observer, not the interplay of the human events. The whole play is like a savage sym- phony, each small section of which is unintelligible by itself, but which blends perfectly with the rest. * * * "DIPLOMACY" A review by R. Leslie Askren Comedy Club have again man- aged, in spite of the competition of Iprofessional attraction, almost to' pack the Mimes theatre with an enthusiastic and appreciative audi- ence for Sardou's "Diplomacy." Last night's production was by way of being a notable triumph for the club in a number of different di- rections. Beset by innumerable difficulties in obtaining a script early enough in the Fall to make a conscientious production possible; seriously troubled with the inevitable prob- lem of fitting a number of almost unknown new members into a dif-, ficult play, and unable to secure enough theater practice-in spite of Mime's kindness-Comedy Club have managedbyheroic methods of direction and rehearsal to put on a C really smooth and accurately 'click- ing' performance of "Diplomacy." Credit for really fine dramatic work must go particularly to George Preihs for his extraordin- arily fine performance as Baron Stein, to George Johnson for his keen comic sense in the role of the silly-ass, Algy Fairfax, to Robert l Adams for his work in the last act whereby he pulled himself out of a bad hole and gave an interpreta- tion with the finnesses which the part demanded. Among the much- too-fair actress Lorinda McAn- drew's interpretation of the "heavy" Comtess Zicka and Lillian Setchell's: handling of the "beautfiul but dumb" Dora part were the out- standing bits. Leone Lee as the French maid in conspiracy with her' mistress played an exceedingly ap- pealing part. Among the principals two play- ers, in spite of very uneven perfor- mances deserve comment. Charles Peake, as Julian Beauclerc, only at times seemed able to grasp and convey the youthful sincerety and awkward passion the part required. When he did he made the young at-: tache a very appealing figure. At other times he seemed confused, unsure of himself, and his perform- ance was correspondingly stiff and unreal. Thurston Thieme as Count Orloff possesses as marvelous Russian accent. Poor casting makes his interpretation of the Russian spy somewhat of a travesty, but his efforts show an understanding of the demands of the part in spite of his handicaps. The ensemble of the play itself Music And Drama I Good News Regular Dinner 35c Regular Supper 30c L enas Diner 210 S. 5th Ave. Home Cooking Dance III Qj7 IN Cirds' Student Supply Store 1 111 South University 8-10 75c per couple Dance tonight at Granger's to the merry strains of Buddy Golden and his Eleven I Wolverines. Just enough time to enjoy a pleasant diversion from your studies. GRANGER'S Dancing every WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY , i iI m I,! -.. ... Tonight 5 ..wr.... .......j.srirr ~ n nrrIrI - r WnW m 7m mm mmmr i im im nm m nr Jm rr- vrmn ~ - I c ' , __ _ . s.__ .. _ Jq YOU WIL Maybe we'll be given the praise that we've dear li'l book. * * * one for all given the Yellow hardly seems appropriate. Considering all the potent informa- tion betwixt those them there covers, red would be more suitable. * * * What's the extra quarter for? Wasn't the price outrageous enough last year? * * * Think what else you could buy for a dollar. Two tickets for the Wisconsin. Yes, and think what you couldn't. * * * DIRECTNESS, OR THE IN- TRIGUE OF THE DIRECTORY. * * * A Drama Student rushes up to "jolie femme," giving away smiles with a directory: Gotta-directory? Here's the dollar. (Turning anxiously, fearfully, to where his name should CRIPPEN'S SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOPPE F' 0 R YOUR MORNING BREAKFAST YOUR NOON LUNCHEON YOUR EVENING DINNER OR AFTER THE SHOW AT NIGHTS -. The liest Plae On the Campus Operated By CRIPPEN DRUG STORES 723 North University Ave. Just Below Our Campus Drug Store dl be) Ye Gods-they've got (Collapses) it right! * * * 0 f What would YOU do in the f f case of Mary Gold?f Lark. f o - 0 * * * All freshman classes were excused last Monday because the frosh hadn't yet returned from their seats at the Wisconsin game. Tillotson plans to use tem- porary stands for the Illinois game Saturday. Well, anyway the senior class will be able to sit together. * * * It would be nice if the Tillotson family, clan, and relations would have a reunion in California thisf coming Saturday so that the fresh- men could at least be allowed in the stadium., * * * Oh, tell us, oh, tell us, has Cora dropped from the porch down that nickel yet? * * * Announcing - I The opening of our New Store at 615 East Liberty and the removal from 514 E. William. We hope to make our Service superior in our new location. 11 Ii1./?Av~ jib 53 1 '~i 55M