THE MICHIGAN DAILY
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931
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growth itself.#
.Headline in a local afternoon
paper: "President to enjoy cruise
on a warship." Yes, sir, it will
probably seem just like home.
Police at last have a solution to
the Lingle murder, according to re-
ports. Congress also had solutions
for things.
Campus Opinion
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To the Editor:
Your editorial of March 13th on
"Russian Recognition" states that
"the new governments (in Russia)
have steadily refused to recognize
these debts (to the United States)
as binding..
In March, 1919, the Soviet gov-
ernment handed Wm. C. Bullit, a
member of the staff of the Ameri-
can delegation to Paris, who was
sent to Petrograd by Secretary of
State Lansing, a proposal for diplo-
matic relations with the United
States. In this document the Soviet
government stated that "as an in-
tegral part of this agreement that
the Soviet government and the
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osephine Convisef Marjorie Rough
Maxine Fishgrund Mary E. Watts In October, 1921, Chicherin ad-
Dorothy Laylin dressed a communication to the
United States in which he proposed
to recognize the pre-war debts of
TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931 , the Tsarist regime. At the Genoa
conference the following spring this
Nlight Editor-CARL S. FORSYTHE proposal was repeated. On Decem-
ber 16, 1923, Chicherin sent a note
"A BRIEF FOR LARGE ! to President Coolidge in which he
UNIVERSITIES" stated "The Soviet government, sin-
In a recent message to the alum- cerely anxious to establish at last
ni, President Ruthven had occa- firm friendship with the people and
sion for defending the large uni- government of the United States,
versity against its critics. In gen- informs you of its complete readi-
eral, our greater colleges have been ness to discuss with your govern-
condemned along the following ment all problems mentioned in
lines: students are submerged in your message, . . . " In December,
the mass and being unable to as- 1925, Chicherin announced that
sert their individuality, tend to de- "The Soviet government still ad-
velop maladjustments; owing to a heres to its declaration, made on
lack of supervision and leadership, the occasion of the assumption of
there is proportionately greater im- office by President Coolidge, that it
morality and less incentive to cul- is ready to consider all disputed
tivate the religious factor in char- questions . . . including the question
acter; the student is removed from of loan granted to Kerensky." Up
the great men in the university, to this time Russia had not been
being placed under young inexper- willing to discuss the debt incurred
fenced instructors, thus receiving by Kerensky, since most of the
inferior instruction; the curricula money loaned by the United States
are so extensive as unduly to em- to the provisional government was
phasize specialization, to obscure used in fighting therBolsheviks.
proper values, and to be confusing Also, the Soviet government had
and. distracting. advanced counter claims against
While Dr. Ruthven admits that i the United States for damages done
hle r.m hanve admis in~ by American military forces in Rus-
these criticisms have some basis in sia and Siberia. In October, 1926,
existing conditions, the tenor of however, Leonid Krassin, Soviet en-
his argument is to minimize their voy in London went so far as to
importance as causative factors. In declare that his government was
defense of the large university, prepared to drop its counter-claims
however, President Ruthven has andacknowledge its debt to the
several interesting statements to United States in full, if only nego-
make. Replying to the assertion tiations were opened.
that the student tends to become The United States has repeatedly
submerged in the crowd, he states and consistently ignored these and
ROLL
WRITE TO YOUR
LEGISLATOR'
Come on, fellows! This is your
chance to do something for Michi-
gan. Write to one of those silly rep- I
resentative gents at Lansing and
tell him about how much we need
the Mill Tax. If you don't know
how much we need the Mill Tax
go ask Uncle Alexander Ruthven or
go take a look at Newberry Audi-'
torium - Go Ahead!
* * *
Michigan is looking to YOU
to stop the machinations of a
horde of politicians. What are
you doing about it? When are
you going to help out YOUR
University? What are you doing
TONIGHT? -What! Going to
the JUNIOR GIRLS' PLAY-eh?
Well, you just stay right at
home and write that letter.
If you really feel tat you can't
live any longer without seeing
"Clever'Take-Offs on your profes-
sors and lilting in your chairs as
you hear the most catchy peppy
tunes (I must confess I don't see
the fun in that) and Applauding
those fast-stepping (A term usually
applied to the genus equus.
particularly apt in this connection)
tricky choruses" -If, I say, you feel
that you simply must do all these
things, you go home and write your
letter anyway and the Rolls Staff
will put on a show where you can
do all these things without the em-
barrassment of having to do them
right out in public as you would
at the original performance.
* * *
The best people, I am told,
vastly prefer to lilt in their
chairs somewhere in private ...
at least until they get really
expert at it or so hardened to
the public censure which in-
evitably follows such procedures
that they don't care when little
boys run alongside of them
down the street shouting "Oh,
Lookie!-The funny man's been
t lilting in his seat." They can
always tell,-the little devils!
And as just one last word on the
subject, I should advise everyone
that can lay hands on it to cut out
and preserve a copy of the adver-
tisement of "CAME THE DAWN"
which appeared in last Saturday's
Daily. It will be a wonderful illus-
tration for your lectures in the fu-
ture as to what a lousy showTHE
JUNIOR GIRLS' PLAY was back in
'31. Nobody would believe it if you
didn't have some incontrovertible
evidence like that. The ad itself
is worth $2.50 of anybody's money.
No suggestions about what
are those steam shovel doing
next door to Helen Newberry.
(I said Betsy Barbour last time,
and I don't want to be causing
any jealousy among the little
denizens of the dorms.) It seems
to me that this would be an
excellent to be thinking about
in Philosophy lecture up there
in Newberry Auditorium right
next door and all. Supposing
some of you gents that take
Philosophy ought to have
thought of something by now,
It seems there was a travelling
salesman who was going on an ex-
pedition to hunt AUKS. At the
turn of the road down by old Cy
Higgins barn he met a farmer's
daughter. She'd met travelling
salesmen before, so she says "Where
are you going?" and he says "Auk-
ward honey Auk-ward." and that's
all there is to that one and I'll just
bet you're glad it is, too. I know
I am.
And by the way, I am informed
by a reliable authority on such
matters that an Ann Arbor Ecclesi-
astic says that Ann Arbor is the
home of Pigsty Philosophy and that
all of us who succumb to it are
bound straight for infernal regions
(he saidHELL but I can't get away
with that stuff in a column like
this). I- had already formed my
own opinions as to the Philosophy
taught here, and Pigsty wasn't any
part of them, but that stuff about
going places unspeakable is nothing
new. Indeed I wish to state right
now that our pulpit pounding pal
is a nasty old plagiarist and I'd
rather be a pigsty philosopher than
that.every day in the week.
* * -*
What with the cavillings at.
education by the uneducated in
our legislatures and churches,
it seems that one step only is
msising to wind up the career
of the University altogether.
Thlatqb mf - mi. a+- .
SIC NND DRAM
"CAME THE DAWN"
A Review By Mary Louise Behymer.
Laughing, loving and dancing,
the juniors of 1931 are bound
straight for success in their spark-
ling college comedy, "Came The
Dawn." You'll certainly regret it
if you don't see it, and find out how
they proved to Professor Holcomb
that the modern collegian is Not
the most abnormal species of so-
ciety.
A great deal of credit is due Miss
Amy Loomis, the director of the
twenty-seventh annual JuniorGirls'
Play, and to Emily Bates and her
committee who have been respon-
sible for the executive work.
The "sacrifice to science and so-
ciety" furnished an amusing plot
for the play, laid in a typical col-
lege setting. Clever contrasts be-
tween professor and student afford-
ed opportunity for a constant flow
of wit. Local scenes and characters
lived up to their reputation.
Experienced dramatic ability was
quite apparent throughout. Mildred
Todd carried her part very well as
2he studious laboratory assistant
who, incidentally, became the most
popular girl on campus during her
research for material for Professo
Holcomb's great project. She sue-
cssfully captivated the heart of
Ernie, played by Dorothy Felske,
who was The Daily reporter scorn-
ful of anything that smacked of the
collegiate.
The comedy leads were unani-
mously awarded their laurels. Helen
Marie Dooley, as Mamie, and Es-
ther La Rowe, as Cecil Sappe were
the source of almost continuous
laughter from the audience. The
younger sister who tried to imitate
the popular and truly charming
co-ed, played by Mary Rich, was
not only a splendid actress but also
a very good dancer.
It is impossible to overlook the
professor and his wife, Catherine
Robinson and Helen Van Loon.
Good make-up on the part of Miss
Robinson would deceive even a
professor, and the entanglements
into which he got himself because
of the necessary secrecy connected
with his project played an import-
ant part in the plot.
In mentioning the plot, may I
offer my congratulations to the
joint editors-Donna Jones and
Jeanie Roberts. It was more than
usually interesting for the bookof
a musical comedy.
-Pretty girls and pretty costumes
were evident in all of the choruses,
cspecially in the style parade. A
toe-dance chorus was appreciated
in the retinue after its marked ab-
sence for several years in Junior
Gills' Plays. Never have the smiles
been broader or the kicks higher
than in the choruses this year.
Clever novelty numbers were in-
troduced, both within the play and
between scenes. Perhaps the most
outstanding and unusual was the
Vindelska, a Finish folk dance done
by a chorus dressed in colorful na-
tive costumes. Helen Haapamaki,
who played the part of Lisa, the
maid, sang the accompanying song
in the native tongue, adding a uni-
que touch to the music.
The sets were effective and real-
istic. In particular the portrayal
of a popular campus rendezvous
was particularly well-done. A wait-
ers chorus during this scene called
for repeated encores, and the sing-
ing of "One Little Day" will add an-
other song to the list of the most
popular ones from Junior Girls'
Plays.
The scene in the girls' dormitory
was a high spot in the performance.
The co-eds getting ready for dates,
and playing bridge, and one stu-
dious member calling for "quiet
hours" was an accurate portrayal
of a college girl's life.
But I wont tell you any more of
the mysteries of this scintillating,
peppy comedy. You will have to
see it for yourself to appreciate iMs
qualities-and then you will, want
to see it again as much as I do.
The royalties earned by a current
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A weighty tone with an unre-
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"The best training for life is actual
living, and the college should as far
as possible place the student in an
environment approximating the one
he will enter when he leaves college.
One cannot indefinitely coddle the
youngster, and 'to sequester him
until 19 or 20 years of age can
scarcely benefit even the socially
backward child. In fact, prolonged,
nursing can generally be counted
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In answer to those who condemn
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To the Editor:
May I correct an impression
which some student received con-
cerning the remarks and s o n g s
given last week at Mosher-Jordan
Hall. The title was incorrectly given5
as having to do with sound, when
it should have been "The Psychol-
ogy of Song." It was not in any
sense sponsored by the department
of psychology or by the department
of music. It was not purposed to
discuss the aesthetics of music or
to be a professional lecture of the
type heard on the campus. The
speaker and his wife were asked as
a matter of friendship to present
some songs and ideas which had
been heard and enioved by a groun
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