PAGr PGoun 34t tbtipu .DRM Published 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 entitled to the use for republication of all. news dis- patuhes credited to'it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published herein. Entered at the posto. .ce at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General, Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, May- nard Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF THE MICHIGAN TUESDAY, SFPTMEM. "24, 1929 . li DAILY Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR, ELLIS R. MERRY Editor ......,..............George C. Tilley News Editor..............George E. Simons Clty Editor .......... ... Pierce Rosenberg Sports Editor........Edward B. 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Page 4 is The Daily's editorial page, termed by newspaper men, journalists, the department of journalism, and others "the heart of the newspaper." Here for bet- ter or for worse we place our in- terpretation on the University in its various manifestations, seeing errors here and triumphs there, according to our opinions and pre- judices. Our effort is to be intel- ligent, rational, perspicacious, more opinionated than the Ann Arbor Daily News, a defender of student rights against administrative en- croachment and the Washtenaw Tribune. We bemoan the disreputable condition into which campus pol- itics has fallen, would like to see the Student council make some- thing of itself, hold a brief for modification of the auto ban, stand behind former President Little's ideas anent the administration of this University, and pick quarrels with the .pompous political party, Harvardism, and Governor Green. Also on page 4 is our much-re- sented Music and Drama column, critical, and the despair of many kindly people who hold that any one who tries, however, a a ly, should have his mead of print- ed praise. Between the 'editorials and the musical-diamatic r e v i e w s The * Daily, with no malice aforethought, starts several wordy conflagrations in the course of its 180 annual issues. Along with the rest of the world we occasionally make errors ! which goad people to answers and reprisals; sometimes it is the truth which hurts and calls forth indig- nant denials. A any rate we are 0 glad to print campus opinions at variance with our own, and hope you of the class of 1933 will favor us with communications when you feel the urge. When the second semester rolls around The Daily will issue a cal for freshman tryouts. There wil be an opportunity for some 60 or 70 of you who are newspaper- minded to have a lot of fun and practical experience, but of tha more later. "CUT-THROAT" RUSHING VS. DEFERRED RUSHING During the present week abou half of the incoming freshmen wil receive a vivid impression of thos historic campus institutions known as fraternities through Michigan' "cut-throat" rushing system, so- called because almost anythin goes in the rough and tumble race to put pledge buttons on the mos promising rushees. Since las spring a sub-committee of the Senate committee on Student Af fairs has been studying the rush ing problem from the point of viem both of the freshman and the fraternity to determine whether oz not some system of deferred rush ing-i.e., rushing at the beginning of the sophomore year, the secon semester, or at Thanl. 3giving - would be more advantageous. Practically all of the oldest an most influential fraternities hav alligned themselves against defer red rushing for traditional, social and financial reasons. They hav existed long and prosperously un s der the cut-throat system, prefe e to mold their freshmen from th start of their collegiate careers and have built their houses, a e considerable cost, large enough t - board a freshman class and it e many instances to room them. S On the other hand an apprehen sion exists in administrative cir - cles that freshmen are too imma - ture to know their own minds i3 r the press of freshman week. The are too apt to be talked off then - feet by the first fraternity tha o offers a bid. Since you are slated to pas Music an A Preview of the Forthcoming Dra- matic Season. BY G .W. PRIEHS Without much doubt, the dra- matic season about to be ushered in should prove one of the most ambitious and interesting that the Campus has ever witnessed. The activities of the various producing organizations, according to their schedules, should prevent any dark houses at either the Mimes or the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Comedy Club, under new officers, who are experienced and progres- sive, should take on new life and produce plays that will eclipse their artistic masterpiece of last season, "Granite." According to their newly elected president, Rob- ert Adams (also erstwhile pro- ducer)) four plays of consequence are to be given. If the fickle god, Box Office, bestowes his golden fa- vors upon this deserving group of sincere enthuasts, a student di- rected play, which the campus has had none of since the departure of Phyllis Loughton, is promised. The first production, still unan- nounced, will be under the direc- tion of Bertha Clayton, one-time leading woman with Richard Mans- field. There will be no dearth of capable and experienced talent at the Club's command. This season, Comedy Club stands well to regain much of its lost patronage. Play Production has planned the most "ambitious schedule to be tried by an campus producing group. Prof. Valentine Windt has contracted for eight dates at the Lydia Mendelssohn theater, besides contemplating a goodly number of laboratory performances. J he Michigan Repertory Players, a summer subsidiary of Play Pro- duction, made that organization strong enough to weather the stormy seas of theater finance. It is no doubt due to the financial success of the summer season of stock that made Professor Windt courageous enough to carry the terrific burden of developing enough new talent to make his of- ferings worth admission price. En- tering the producing field this year without financial handicaps, the campus should receive the excep- tional from Play Production. , Mimes, unlike former years, wil ' offer their first. production soon ' after the first semester begins, in- stead of in the second semester The Union will be used for the pre- liminary opera rehearsals, elimi- nating the first semester dar house, and allowing Mimes to offer 5 the same acting opportunities that other organizations have had in the past. A very extensive season is planned by Mr. Shuter. Man important successes of unquestion- l able merit are to be offered. Im- I portant techniqual changes are t be made at the Mimes theater, in- cluding a more complete switch- board which will practically allow t the same effects offered by the larger theaters. This year's Opera will, according to those who have read the boo and heard the music, eclipse al t previous productions. Rehearsals 1 will begin immediately upon th e arrival of Mr. Shuter, who is a present in New York City solvin s the intricate problems involved ir the effectual staging of this year' g opera. e As offensive as the word may be t to those who desire a dramatic t utopia on the campus, competitior e among the various producing or- - ganizations for the dollars needed - to cover production costs, and con- y sequently their only means of ex- e istence, will this season produce r plays of greater worth and plays - more ably directed and more bril- g lantly acted that have been seen don the campus since the era of ChuckLivingston. Taking the sit uation as a whole-it has taken or d theatmosphere of an elimination contest.' e - SHUBERT DETROIT e, "Me For You" If you have a particular weak- - ness for exceptionally pretty choru r girls, a seventh row glimpse at the e hard working young ladies in "Me , and You" at the Shubert Detroit t should give a pleasant evening', o entertainment. For those who are n not contented to look at attractive bits of feminine beauty, there ar Richard Rogers' catchy melodies - that are sure to be done to deatl - by the radio stations soon, anc - they're worth hearing before th n dynamic speakers makes you pre. y judiced. r The cast, a Who's Who of th t younger musical comedy lights,t more than acceptable in its inter. s pretation of Owen Davis' cleve Ld Drama CASS THEATER Jane Cowl in "Jenny" To the seasoned theater-goer, "Jenny," a "brilliant modern com- edy," is as refreshing and invigor- I ating as a cool breath of air on a hot, sweltering August mid-day. Most important, perhaps more so than the dramatic sequence, in "Jenny" is the brilliant interpreta- tion that Miss Cowl gives her role as an unconventional but sensible; actress, also the splendid support given here by that seasoned vet- eran Guy Standing, as the unap- preciated father of a family of uf- tra-modern light heads. Not since "Smilin' Through" has Miss Cowl had a modern vehicle so universally popular as this new1 romantic comedy. From her chic frocks to the frank daring of her love story, Jenny Valentine is a' character of engaging charm. It is John Weatherby, convinc- ingly done by the veteran Stand- ing, to whom Jenny gives her heart, a man whose self-made success has resulted in increasingly selfish de-i mands from his family for morel and yet more money. His friv- olous wife spends all her time with a flattering Russian prince and a sycophantic interior decorator. Spendthrift sons and thrill-seeking daughters have no interest in him beyond securing his signature on a check. Neglected, bewildered, lonely, he is captivated and then quite literally captured by Jenny who commences her romance in a spirit of disinterested fair play, only to find that her sympathetic appreciation of John's character has become a deeply emotional love. From the deft comedy of the earlierj scenes the play proceeds to a third act in Jenny's cabin in the Cana- dian woods, then on to the tense drama of the fourth with its swift, unexpected denouement. This romantic comedy by Mar- gret Ayres Barnes and Edward Sheldon is one of those light affairs 'that makes the moments alive with sheer delight. The dialogue, which in itself is the play, is chock full of optomistic observations of life, the type that makes you breathe deep of the pure night air and speculate on how good it is to be alive. It is well worth a trip to Detroit especially if you are contemplating a very exclusive hanging. * * ( I' iiow Dinner Supper Sunday 12:30 to 2:30 6:00 to 7:30 BEAUTY PARLOR-Open from 8:30 to 6:00 Telephone 22595. Ask for Mrs. Hollister or Miss Ander- son for reservations for private parties, luncheons, banquets and teas. Subscibe To The Michigan Daiy -i All,. MICHIGAN LEAGUE Open in All Departments to All Students, Members and their Guests CAFETERIA-Open during week Morning 7:30 on Noon 11:30 to 1:30 Night 5:15 to 7:30 Sunday Morning 7:30 on Noon 12:30 to 2:30 Night 5:30 to 7.:30 MAIN DINNING ROOM-Open during week Luncheon 12:00 to 1:30 Dinner, 6:00 to. 7:30 Hemaketh HORTLY after the- ,CivilWar, arc. laips began to bt used ina few lght hopscs; even. the.yacht. Nap0eyn was thus illuminated. While sat. is'actaryfor setrcs ah d. large open -spates, it Was not suitable for the illumination of homes or small, con- fined interiors. a path to shine after Hs" v ..-job.' 4: tr x.; 9 Issue Editor-GEORGE E. SIMONS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1929 HELLO It is difficult to welcome fresh- men without degenerating to plati- tudes. So much has been said on the subject since 1837-or rather since 1817 as we must now ac- custom ourselves to having been founded-that The Daily's job must be one of repeating the pithiest of the past century's helloes. We therefore extend a cordial right hand and receive you to the cam- pus, not with the grudging wor.ds of courtesy accorded a 'necessary evil but with the sincere hope that you will find at Michigan a desire to give something of yourself to her manifold activities and help per- petuate her spirit and traditions. We are glad to see you here as you are the means of carryi g on an institution for which we have developed a certain fondness, and our pleasure will be accordingly in- creased as during the year you find yourselves in this new erivironment and at the same time lose your- selves in the energetic routine of college. Our pleasure, we assure you, will also be your pleasure, for the art of having a good time in Ann Arbor depends in the last analysis on finding enough to do to keep time from hanging heavy. The degree to . which you keep busy will also be the measure of your waning verdancy. It is a part 'of college, training to arrive in a green condition and gradually learn the new ropes. There should be no stigma attached to this process. The only unpardonable error is failure within a year to note the Michigan way of doing things or assumption that wher we differ you are always im- peccable. And here again we urge you to keep busy, for the contacts you make at college, besides form. ing your biggest source of enjoy- ment and your most prized recol- lections, will also prove to be your most valuable teachers. Now having been duly chauvinis- tic and didactic, we can return to our original purpose of congratu- WILSON THEATER Major BarbaraI The New York Guild Acting Com- pany presents Bernard Shaw's sa- tiric comedy "Major Barbara" at the New Wilson all week. Andrew Undershaft, the leading character in this brilliant play, is considered by the Irish dramatist as one of his favorite creations. Undershaft serves as a mouthpiece for the un- conventional ideas that are un- doubtedly characteristic of Shaw's own. A most capable cast is presenting the Guild's interpretation, includ- ing among its members Fried a Inescort, Dudley Digges, Elliot Ca- bot and others who help to carry the Guild's flaming torch of artistic perfection. Miss Mable Baruch, on the stage, Mable Marden, a former student at the University, is at the present I time playing in the "Nut Farm"I with Wallace Ford, at the Corti Theater in Chicago. Miss Baruch will be remembered on the campus for her work here in "You and I." In addition to acting a bit, she is, serving as stage manager of the production. Her early stage ex- perience was under the direction of Mr. Fleischman, of the department of speech, and in the dramatic school at Carnegie Tech. Bob Wetzel, after a year of Bo- hemianelife in Greenwich Village, plans to return to the local boards under the management of Bob Adams. Wetzel will be remembered for his eccentric character protray- als for Mimes and Comedy Club.. This summer, Wetzel shone under! the banner of the Michigan Reper- tory Players, his work receiving ex- ceptional press notices from the disposed Summer editor of this column. Wetzel's work is always that of a conscientious artist, a E finished characterization. Play Production will have an in- creased teaching staff this fall, due to the extraordinary large enroll- ment. Charles Holden, whose scenic creations of last season caused campus-wide praise, will give a course in stage craft. The remaining staff is as yet not officially announced, but those whoIi "Let Ther Thomas A. Edison decided that a system must be developed in which, unlike the series arc lamp systems,.any one' lamp could be lighted or turned off independent-of the others in the system. It was evident to the young ,iventor, then thirty years old, that if electric lighting was to replace the gas jet, the -oin qua, non must be an electric lamp economical of current and operating at. a safe, low voltage. FOR two years'Mr. Ediscnand his stvtfF labored through long nights and days- without much success. Toying one night with a piece of lampblack mixed with tar (prepared for use in his tele- phone traj'smitter) he rolled it between his thumb and forefinger, and' the thought struck, him that a spiral made of it might be made to emit a good light. The'exp riment was tried, and it worked but not well enough. The inventor next; tried the carbonized re- mains of a piece of'sewing thread. Time after time he artempted to secure the thread in a bulb from which he r ext exhausted the air; each time the fragile flament would break before the current was turned on. On October 16, 1879, tl.e staff decided that they would make a lamp before they slept, or die in tle attempt. On October 19th and 20th several vaiapZ tions were attempted, all without suc- cess. On the morning of the 21st, success crowded the long vigil. The effect was surprising. The slender carbonzed sew- ing thread emitted a beautiful light. "It is', as :though the Almighty had dedit.. observed Mr. Edison reverentially. Mr. Edison decided to'-saise the candle Fower very high to see how long the illmerit would survive the strain. A, high illuminating power was sustained through forty. hours; then the soft glow faded and the tiny fila- ment burned itself our instructed to carbonize every material -which gave the least promise of -yielding a satisfac- tory tfilament..,-Flat inimm and other metals had alrea y been tested. Attention was now .turned to card- board, tissue paper, fish line, shavings from re Be Light" many hundreds' of woods, lampwick, plumbago, and an end- less variety of substances. Mr.Edison re- fused to commercialize his achievement until he had improved the filament lamp to withstand a service of 600 hours.. ONE day, early in 1880, he noticed an ordinary palii-leaf fan lying on a laboratory table. He examined it and. observed that it had a binding rim 'of bamboo. He instructed his assistants to carbonize as many hilaments as could be made from the lung b:mbuo strip. When these were tried in lamps they proved to be more successful than anything prev'iously used. He dis- patched three botanical expeditions to scour almost inaccessible portions of'the world for filament fibers, and, after 6000 experiments costing $40,000, the spring of 1881 gave birth to the first incandescent lamp comnerci dlly satis- factory to Mr. Edison, this lamp endur- ing a life r st of 1569 hours at 16 candle power. After reading the test results on this lamp Mr. Edison remarked, 'Just wait a little while and we will make. electric light so cheap that only the weal'hy can afford to burn candles." His yt'ophccy has conic to pass. .. FoR almost ten years the bamboo fila- rf:it lam-ps were unexcelled. The year 9 49 saw the adoption of squirted c.-ruon filaments, greatly reducing the cost of mailufacture. The well-known "em' lamps, il which the carbon E flir ergt was rnetalized, were intro- ~2 K) '1 hr Firs; 504 Lamp duced in 1905, these being super- seded in 1911 by the modern high-efficiency tunigtrcc filament, which reduced the current re- quired per andle pov Y 6 fe cent. The principleof the electric lamp 'eveloped by Mr. Edison in 18;9 is still in use today with but few alterations. The shape of the mod- ern lamp is strikingly like Mr. Edison's original, although in the meantime it has assumed divers other contours. Je I H pioneer light of the first Edison incandescent lamp had been Iburningscarcely twenty-four hours, when the entire force in the laboratory at Menlo Park was 7- Ed I 1 ' t