1STABLISHE r iga 4 &iiIN MEMBER I ASSOCIATED XL. NO. 101 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS _..... .l pa 'LE CONTINUES YOUS T METF ' SHOW OFF' PHESS BUILDING Box office sale of tickets for Play S Production's presentation of 'Show, Ioff,"the three act comedy by George Kelly, will continue from 1n' lu k' ul k thie jf EX PENSS LISTED ON YOUTH AFTER ON CLASS BUDGET 'TRAIN COLLISION 1 UNION TRYOUTS MEET TOMORROW All second semester freshmen and sophomore men who wish to tryouts for Union committee posi- tions will meet at 4 o'clock Wed- nesday afternoon in the Student I Bear Men Will be Drilled 7riting, Exchange Work and Proofreading. TESTS WILL, BE GIVEN Daily Style, Headline Writing, and Campus Organization to be Considered. , Today second semester freshmen who wish to tryout for The DailyI will meet for the first time in the front office of the Press building on Maynard street. Tryouts for the .Gargoyle editorial staff and the Michiganensian business staff will also meet at the Press building; times for each of these meetings this afternoon is given below. . Extensive plans for handling the Daily tryouts have been made, ac- cording to Ellis B. Merry, '31L, the managing editor. The freshmen will be divided into two major groups which after the initial meet- ing willi report atr The Daily only on alternate days. Each of these groups will later be -divided into three smaller groups for instruction in the various phases of newspaper work. U o'ciocKT o ococ ium mis ai er- noon.I The show will ;be given in the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre Friday and Saturday nights. All seats for both performancos are priced at 75 cents.} Beginning tomorrow, the box of- fice in the Lydia Mendelssohn the- atre will be open from 10 o'clock in the morning to 5 o'clock in the afternoon for the sale of seats. This is one of Play Production's; general campus productions. In- vitations were sent to all patrons of the organization last Wednes- day and mail orders were taken from then on. The mail orders have been filled in the order in which they have been received. Expenditure of $5 Literary Dues Made for 'Alumnus,' 'Ensian, Memorial, Class Day. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED Eleven Killed and Sent to Hospital Mishap. TRAIN LEAVES RAILS C hh i sk St G a a a nE b $ p a s p is to Eighty-Four1 Following offices Union. i - TO DISCUSS ARIA Carveth Wells, Author, Humor- ist,, to 'Describe Darwin's Topsy Turvy Land. WTT I SPl!2AKI 'THTr Dnci'AY V Tryouts To Be Drilled W £LI JU L:WN 1.lui a . ^L x { bi In these smaller groups, tryouts will be drilled in three main as- Carveth Wells, explorer, scientist, s' pects of their work, which will in- humorist, author; and the man 0 elude news writing, proofreading, I who makes facts fascinating and li and exchange re-writing. During the truth sound like a lie, will '1 speak here Thursday night as the p TRYOUT MEETINGS sixth speaker on the current Ora-1 i Daily editorial (men)-today toiical association program, ac- at 4:15. cording to Henry Moser of the Daily editorial (women)-to- speech department, business man- morrow at 4:15. ager of the association. Micliganensian business-to- "In Coldest Africa" will be .the sub- p day at 4:00. ta Gargoyle editorial- todlay at Sect of Mr. Wells talk. In it he will b 4:15. 1 journey with his audience tiarough ° Gargoyle business- Thursday a country termed Topsy Turvy landg at 4:15. by Darwin, where fish live in trees i and deer and bears are only sevent the remainder of the week, lectures inches high. There was a timeP will be delivered daily on various when it was almost a crime to de-t phases of these three topics by the liver a humorous lecture, especial- members of The Daily upper staff. I ly when the subject was scientific. e The lectures are to be illustrated During the last 10 years Mr. Wells with practical demonstrations. ' has broken -down this traditionalr With the beginning of next week, attitude toward lectures by com-e intensive competition among the bining the viscissitudes of explor- tryouts will commence, when they ing, the customs of the people, and will be assigned to practical work the strange facts of natural his- of a relatively important nature. tory in such a way as to "give in- Maintaining the two major group struction painlessly." divisions which report for work on Mr. Wells is a Fellow of the Royal alterniate days (one group meeting 1 Geographical Society and the Amer- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ican Geographical Sociey, as well and the other Tuesday, Thursday, as an associate member of the In- I, and Saturday) the tryouts will do stitutional Civil Engineers and ofI actual work in the three fields of the Explorers and Adventurers c proof reading, exchange writing, Clubs.-- and news story writing in which Tickets for "In Coldest Africa" they will have received instructions. are on sale at Slater's and 3211If To Meet Each Wednesday. I Angell hall at one dollar each, and Group meetings of all tryouts will will be sold at the box office in Hill, be held each Wednesday, it is an- auditorium Thursday evening pre- r nounced, when the tryouts will re- ceding the lecture.. ceive instruction on matters of + Daily style, news writing, Daily pol- Wisconsin Victorious t icy, campus organization, and headline writing. Tests will be giv- Over Illinois Quintet t en at these meetings.- By late spring, the tryouts will (By Associated Press)l have received instruction and prac- CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Feb. 24-Stav- tical experience in almost every ing off a desperate last period rally, 1 phase of work on The Daily with Wisconsin tonight defeated Illinois, ! the exception of editorial writing 23-17, and moved back into undis- and editing. puted possession of second place in the western conference basket- Charles Evans Hughes ball championship race. Illinois, . .e showing the effects of its terrific' Becomes Chief Justice battle with Northwestern Saturday ( Associated Press) anight was far off on shooting, and WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-Charles failed to score a afield goal unti Evans Hughes today reached what eight minutes of the second period he himself considers the pinnacle had elapsed. of his public career, the assumption The Badgers played their usual of the robes of office of chief jus- careful delayed offensive game, tice of the United States. and set up a nine point lead in the His nomination confirmed by the first half. Eddie Kawal led the senate in the face of bitter attacks late rally which cut Wisconsin's uponhis economic views, Mr. margin from 14 points to 6. The Hughes was required to repeat the score at the half was Wisconsin 11; oath prescribed by tradition and Illinois 2. became the. eleventh officer to pre- side of the highest tribunal of the New Minister to Tdry k Meanwhile William Howard Taft, Reform n Budgetry the man whom he succeeds and who as president appointed him (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 24.-Camille Chau- twenty years ago to an associate temps, new French premier, will justiceship on the supreme bench, stake the life of his untried min- lay stricken by an illness which istry on a reform in budgetary1 :ollection of Dues to Commence Tuesday, March 4, Under Chapman's Direction. Budgeting cf the $5 class dues hich must be paid by all senior tudents in the literary college was Tinounced yesterday by, Stanton 1 t. Todd, Jr., ,'30, class president, rho said that he was explaining he application of the dues money n order that every senior would be' ble both to see how class funds re expended and to appreciate the1 ecessity of fixing dunes at $5. Year Subscription to Alumnus. The largest single item in the udget of each senior's dues is a 2 appropriation which serves to ay a year's subscription to the lchigan Alumnus, official publi- ation of the University Alumni ssociation. This $2 secures the ubscription at a special bargain rice since the regular annual rate s $4. Special arrangements with . Hawley Tapping, general secre- nary of the association, enable enior class officers to make this special offer. To familiarize members of the enior class with the contents of ;he Alumnus, which is said to b ne of the best college alumni pub- ications in the United States, Mr. rapping has agreed to mail com- limentary copies of next week's ssue to all fraternity and sorority iouses. Perman-nt Class Secretary.I The next item on the $5 budget utlined by Todd is a $1 appropri- tion to pay the expenses of the permanent class secretary. It will be the duty of this secretary to co- operate with Fred Randall of the Class Officers counsel 'with head- quarters in Alumni Memorial hall n maintaining close alumni con- acts between the members of the present senior class. The relatively large expense of this plan is to be entailed by the establishment of alumni mailing ists, through which items of class news and of general alumni inter- est will be mailed three times each year to class members. Pay for Class Day Expense. To cover class day expenses, 50 cents will be budgeted from the $5 dues, and a like amount will be used to partly defray expenses in- urred by the pages in connection with the senior section in the Michiganensian and with the senior pictures therein printed. Another $1 item is designed to cover the cost of a class memorial and to discharee .incidental ex- penses incurred in the various class functions this spring. Collection of dues will start Tuesday, March 4, Robert C. Chap- man, '30, will supervise collections. Tables are to be located in Angell hall lobby and in University hail to serve as treasurers' offices. Only a few days are to be allotted to collection of dues, it was an- nounced, since all seniors are ex- pected to appear promptly at the designated offices for payment of dues. President's Mountain School Proves Popular (By Associated Pre) DARK HOLLOW, Va., Feb. 24 -_ Book learning came to Dark Hol- low today to join mountain lore. The opening of the communit3 school sponsored by Presideni Hoover brought 20 eager childrer and many parents trudging up the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia The youngsters were to begin the magic trail of the printed work an they came early with wonder-fille eyes. The modern school is perche high on Stony Hill, hard by th summer camp of President Hoovel First to arrive there was 12-year old Ray Burraker, who little mor than a year ago drew the attention of the chief executive to the neei for a school in the section. Then Ray brushed through thi tangled growth about the camp t hrin q ne--m Tis tem R I on the third floor of the In response to a call issued (n> Associated Press) KENOSHA, Wis., Feb. 24.-Re- sponsibility for the wreck late last night of two North Shore electric trains with a toll of 11 dead and 84 sent to hospitals with injuries, appeared to center, officials said,, on Norman E. Shinners, 21, Mil- waukee, who took a chance at al grade crossing and lost his life and Several of Dead Found in Debris First Cat During Rescue Work. for tryouts last Saturday, a repre- sentative group has already report- ed. Others who wish to participate in Union 'activities are asked to re-, port to Harold 0. Warren, Jr., '31, between 2 and 3 o'clock today or tomorrow in the Student offices. It is advisable that all prospective tryouts report at one of these hours, before the general meeting of try- outs on Wednesday, Warren said. The departments in which places are open to tryouts are reception, house, publicity, underclass, re- cording secretary, and dance. At Wednesday's meeting, the chair man of the various committees will speak, explaining the work of their department and its relation to the student body. Kenneth M. Lloyd, l '32L, president, will outline the or- ganization of the Union. I 1 1 that of a friend in the automobile with him. The other nine dead, four women T and five men, were among 130 pas- sengers aboard a southbound five . car train from Milwaukee to Chi- I O I C BII OM N Tg i cago, which struck Shinner's auto-' mobile which had just escaped be- Merit System Will be Considered Senior Council Position Will be i hit by a northbound freight When Christian Association's Filled by Theodore Long train. IBd Leaves Rails. Governing Body Meets. or George Leonard. The passenger train, travelling at a high rate of speed, rocked vio- ; IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO TAKE LOWRY'S POST lently and then left the rails, strik- ing the freight train. After the - impact hriht draiedA3tor the Plans for a merit system of the Theodore S. Long, '30; and George1 impact which derailed 13 of the Iraiaino heSuetCrs Leonard, '30, were nominated for freight cars, the passenger hurtled organization of the Student Chris- e a' er oit o to the other side, coming to rest in tian association will be submitted vacant senior position an the subittctStudent council, yesterday after-E a 10 foot ditch 125 yards from the for the approval of the Cabinet at goon, at a meeting of the council crossing. Four of the crushed cars, its meeting this evening, according :nominating committee. The elec- in the ditch and the other brought to a report made yesterday by Fen- tion to determine the new council- up the rear elon W. Boesche, '31, chairman of:manwesdayevanthgregular There were 59 men, women and the reorganization committee. meetingnWednesy evening. children under treatment at two 1 The proposal which is similar to guishe nuiin actitio Kenosha hospitals today. Their in-!guished i publication activities on juries included broken arms, legs the one recently adopted for the the campus and are prominent and ribs, skull fractures, internal government of the Union in a cam- members of the senior class. Long injuries and bruises. The condi- pus vote, will be in the nature of is business manager of the Gar- tion of at least 10 was pronounced an enactment in the By-laws of goyle, campus humor publication, critical. and Leonard is managing editor of1 Many Given Treatment. the association, if approved at to- the Michiganenisan. At least 50 other passengers of night's meeting.ss The post to which one of the men. the train were treated at the hos- the plan since it provides for the will be elected tomorrow evening pitals and then released. was left vacant last week by the It was the first time in 10 years spient of the r intzan y resignation of Willard Lowry, '30, that a passenger on the the North secretar of Ctholriztion by Ifor two years a member of the stu- Shore line had met death in an ac- (the Board of Control strictly on the Iden oenn or.Lwycm cidenthe cohaysid Thelnebasis of the work done. This merit dent governing board. Lowry cr - bcident, the company said. The lie system would not only result in pleted his scholastic work for grad- has been awarded national reco greater efficiency and interest in uation at the close of the past se- nition both for speed and safety in reaester and left school. recent years. . but would tend to offer a greater i Lowry was treasurer of the coun- The Buday automobile was tr attraction for students trying out cil during the first semester. The eling on route 43 northbound',mmtnewly elected councilmen will not when the passenger train bore for comietions. es 1 take over the duties of this office down along the strai'ghtaway, The organization of the. asocia- as stretch. The train struck the car! tion under the new plan, woulds a present councilman, Richard. Col, '30, was chosen for that posi- squarely just as the 16-car freight consist of a Board of Control com- tion at the last meeting. train was approaching from the posed of two faculty members, the Officers at th of the council and the south. The machine was momen- retiring president and secretary, t ffic o embers, frd The tarily wedged between the two and three students elected by cam- three ex-oicio members, from The trains, before the passenger train pus vote that have been nominat- Daily, the Union and the Athletic left the rails. Several freight cars ; ed from the Cabinet. The Board Boardi Control form the tnomin- were derailed, but they remained would appoint the president and ating council which picked the two andidates. upright, secretary from the five major corn- __andidates-_____ Darkness Hampers Work. mittee chairmen, Open Forum, In- First reports that the freight ternational, Convocations, Student Freshman Groups Will caught fire were incorrect. Actu- Relations, and Forum. Discuss Tourney Plans ally the horror of the scene was the, The Cabinet, in addition to the C___y_ greater because of the darkness, the chairman of the above mentioned A for the all-fresh- scores of injured frantically crying committees svould be composed of IArrangementsfr hal-rs- for help and fumbling their way other students appointed by the man class basketball tournament, out of the debris. president including a representa- sponsored by the underclass de- AuprtenmofthbUionewllbea Automobiles passing on the well- tive from every religious organiza- made-partment of the ix fre traveled highway were first to give tion in Ann Arbor. By this ar- man groups which will be held at aid. The injured were placed in rangement the outside activities 715 o'clock in the Union tomorrowat the machines and taken to the Ke- would find a means of expression nosha and St. Catheri'ne's hospit- throughthe Student Christian as- night, according to plans annour- I als. Several minutes later ambu- sociation. cd ysterday by Robert Ackermar, lances, doctors and nurses were at If the proposed plan is approv- 31, chairman. work. ed by the Cabinet the position of The same group divisions which1 Bodies Buried in Debris, presidency will be removed from were made for the fall games wil Several of the dead were buried! the ballot in the annual spring prevail for the tournament. in the debris of the first car and elections. Robert Chapman, '30, captain of it was necessary to burn through: the varsity basketball team, will the steel coach to remove their 'tspeak to each of the groups when ibest cat ther. Wisconsin, up among the leaders in second plare, was the victim of the Maroon-C surprise attack. The improvement of the team from the Midway should also make 1 !, s: i ! i > , a J } ! 1 1!, lj f ,1, MICHIGA-N, SECOND -IN CONFERENCE5, TO MEET LOWLY RATEDIMAROONFIVE SIN CONTEST AT FHELD HOUSE TONIGHT Chicago Cagers Have Scored Sole Victory Over Wisconsin; Michigan's Hopes Raised After Downing Indiana, PVlJldward f1.. Warne Fimally having attained a victory over a Conference team. Ch cago's basketball quintet will invade Yost field house at 7:30 o'clock- tonight for a game with Coach Veenker's charges, now holding sec- and place in the standings. The Maroons registered their first win of the season when they upset Wisconsin last Saturday. but then are still in the cellar position, deadlocked with Ohio State for last place. E aving disposed of Indiana on its own floor in what was re- garded as one of the toughest encounters of the season, the Wolver- ines are breathing easier. Ihe fact that Chicago defeated Viscon- sin also is a iactor in tavor of the Maize and Blue cagers. When a team has gone through seven gantes without a victory. it is likely to break loose some time and surprise the populace by beating the tonight's game a more interesting affair. Hitherto the Wolverines were likely to regard Chicago as a setup, especially in view of the fact that they did not have much diffi- culty in scoring a 29-16 victory over their rivals last semester in the Windy City. Chicago Has a Chance. But now that Coach Norgren's hopefuls have vanquished Wiscon- sin, co-holders of the title last year, they must be reckoned as an opponent not to be taken light- ly. Paul Stephenson, diminutive sub- stitute who was the hero of the Wisconsin fray when he scored 8 points in the last four minutes to overcome the Badger lead and give his team a 23-21 win, has earned a regular berth at forward. Capt. Harry Changnon will be at the other forward for the invaders, while Boesl will jump, center. Mar- shall Fish, regarded as an accurate shot; will be at one guard post, while the other will be filled by Ashley. To Use Same Lineups. Coach Veenker will stand pat on his lineup, using the same combin-. ation that disposed of Indiana by a 21-18 score. Norm Daniels, who started his first game of the sea- son against the Hoosiers and con- nected for four baskets and a free throw to lead the Wolverines in scoring, will take over one forward position. Hank Weiss, speedy soph- omore, is due to be Daniels' run- ning mate. Joe Truskowski will play offen- sive center with Captain Chapman taking the tip-off as usual. Bill Orwig will pair with Chapman -at guard. If the Wolverines ,run up a large score early in the contest, some of the Michigan substitutes may see action. PROBABLE LINEUPS Michigan Chicago Daniels..... ..LF . Stephenson Weiss ............RF ... Changnon Truskowski.....C.........Boesl Chapman.... ....LG.......Fish Orwig........... RG . . . ...Ashley Southern Institution Gives Edison Degree (Ay Associated Press) WINTER PARK, Fla., Feb. 24.- Thomas Alva Edison, 83-year-old lelectrical wizard, whose inventive genius has made him one of the greatest scientists the world has ever known, was given an honorary Doctor of Science degree today by Rollins College. In a tropical setting,, surrounded n by moss-draped oaks and fragrant flowers, the aged inventor, in cap and gown, received the degree amid spontaneous applause from hundreds of spectators. There Edison,' whose genius I broke its own trail into the realm of science, exuberantly took into his own hands the sheepskin . which, in the, words of President Hamilton Holt honored Rollins col- lege more than it did. the snowy- headed creator of the incandescant lamp and the phonograph. bodies. Rescuers were still at Councii to BDegin Uriv then meet tomorrow night. The work as dawn broke, and it was on Freshman Discipline groups will meet in rooms 302-4-6, believed other bodies might be !_and_317-19-21 on the third floor of found. Disciplinary measures are to be the Union. A steady rain hampered the 'taken by the Student council, Leaders of the groups will be I work of wreckage crews but by 10 : against freshmen reported not Duane Baldwin, '32, Desmond Ty- o'clock the two rear coaches of the wearing their "pots," it was stated ler, '31, Edward McCormick, '32 passenger train had been hoisted yesterday by Ernest C. Reif, presi- Hobart Skidmore, '32 . William out of the muddy ditch. dent of the council, in announcing Page, '32, and Robert Murphy, '31 a plan to maintain this tradition. will substitute as the leaders of the An inquisition conducted by groups formerly headed by Glasson OXF4I A leaders of various campus organi- Coombe, '32. and Albert Donohue, zations and the captains of the 131, respectively. Varsity athletic teams is scheduled The tournament, which will be > "° .. °' " to take place at the meeting of the played in the Intramural gymna- N\, council Wednesday evening. This sium, will begin next week. Tyler's S \method has been tried in the past group will be pitted against Mc- l and been found to be effective. Cormick's and Page's five will face This year it will be conducted on Murphy's quintet in the first round more rigid lines and more sterner I Baldwin and Skidmore's group, S s Mimes Tryouts Calle For Future Productic ,,