THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, MAR01 1 21, 1931 Published every morning except Monday ing the Univers ear by Board in utrol Ui Student Publications. Member of Western Conference Editorial sociation. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled the use for republication of all news dis- tches credited to it or not otherwise credited this paper and the local news published ;rein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Ichigan, as second class matter. Special rats postage granted by Third Assistant Post- mater General. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.so. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard reet. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Busifless, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 492a MANAGING EDITOR Chairman Editorial Board HfENRY MERRY FAx E. CooPix, City Editor Vews Editor ..... ......Gurney Williams ditorial Director ..........Walter W. Wilds Sorts Vditor ............Joseph A. Russell omens Editor.....:...Mary L. Behymer usic, Drama, Books........Wi. J. Gornan sistant City Editor....... old 0. Warren aistant News Editor...Charles R. Sprowl elegra ph Editor...........George A. Stauter opy Editor....... ....... m. E. Pypet NIGHT EDITORS ous and vigorous as the spirit of, the capital punishment clause. This difficulty of getting convictions is a sad but potent argument against an act that makes execution man- datory, especially when viewed in the light of the tremendously shifty and deplorable lack of success in prosecuting under the present pen- alties. These objections immediately shift the argument on this question again to fundamental social ideas. An adancement of methods in penology, a hierarchy of public offi- cials whose courageous and inde- fatigable efforts to uphold the law would command public attention and respect, and above all a relent- less and impeccable court system, all these are the real requirements for eliminating outrageous crime. These are the real teeth of the law. An act such as that pending would merely raise the ante on murder among the organized criminal class and for those from the general run of persons who err it would place the discretionary, human factor at its irreducible minimum. "Legislators and governors," as viewed by the Kansas City Star, "just can't resist the temptation to vote for relief in some form these days. Relief from marital ties, however, may be only temporary at best. It is assumed that most per- sons establishing a 90-day residence in a state merely to sue for divorce are not going to take up perman- ent residence in such a state. The state that permits quick divorce thereby announces to the rest of the country, 'This is a good state to be divorced in; although you per- haps may not want to live here longer than three months.'" Editorial CommentM - - o0 each Conger S. Forsythe Ai M. Nicho John D. Reindel Charles R. Sprowl Richard L. Tobin Harold U. Warren SPORTS AssIsTANTs nC. Fullerton J. Cullen Kennedy Charles A. 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IKenaue POLITICAL SCHOLARSHIPS (From the Yale Daily News) Assistants It is generally conceded by those rn nBishg', on WiLnger who admit that there is something William Brown William Morgan Robert Callahan Richard Stratsmeiet decidedly remiss about our politics William W., Davis Keith Trier Richard H. Hiller Noel D. Turner in these United States that the best Miles Hoisington Byrou C. Veddey - remedy for existing evils lies in Ann W. Verner Sylvia Miller changing the average type of our Marian Atran Helen Olsen Eelen Bailey- Mildred Posta lpoliticians. The majority of those Josephine .Conviseeo Marjorie Rougb Maxine Fishgrund Mary E. Watta to whom voters delggate the priv- Dorothy LeMire Johanna Wiese Ddrothy Laylin ilege of power are deficient in train- ing, or historical knowledge, or in- telligence, or all of these qualities. SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 The history of all the bunglings of Night Editor-BEACH CONGER, Jr. Congress, of corruption in local gov- ernments, of manipulated elections. would not make a "slim volume." PUTTING A TOOTH IN OUR There are at least two methods of CRIMINAL CODE improving the situation. One is to Most discussion regarding Michi- ! educate the politicians. There is a gan's new capital punishment act plethora of citizens apathetic to has been concerned, as may be ex- the interests of good government. pected, with sociological and crim- Occasionally they rise in masses to inological viewpoints. Proponents bring about aumuch needed civil of the bill argue that our flagrant, reform, but such stirrings from high-handed and widespread crim- lethargy are rare. The average man ial-classedsneed wereliatiori-has neither the time nor the incli- irnal classes need retaliation in jnto todsubhmef about kind-an eye for an eye is a formu- otics to anydistub himseay mut la so simple and so exacting, per- ter a grumbling soliloquy, but his .nanently, that its significance is active interest in the welfare of his unmistakable. They hold that if we country is reduced to a minimum are to deal successfully with out- of personal bother and his selfish rageous offenses, an unsentimental, interests are promoted to a maxi- vigorous and courageous legal wea- mum of lobbying and private mani- pon must be set up. pulation or concession. The aver- The sociologists argue contrarily. age voter, therefore, should be edu- Their brief is for improved prison cated up to a pride in being gov- conditions and a more rigorous per- ernment-conscious. formance of the courts. To execute Perhaps the greatest trouble, does not get at causes of crime, nor however, lies with the politicians does it tend to improve or eliminate and self-styled statesmen. Their the breeding places of potential of- chief weapons in many cases are fenders; it does not even prevent publicity, mud-slinging, and cater- or deter crime by the fear of God ing to the tastes of their constitu- method. To them capital punish- ents. These make them powerful, ment is punitive, not remedial. get them offices. Only some rare It is to be admitted that from an! specimens, and these fortunately idealistic view, capital punishment are chosen to fill the most responsi- has far to seek for adequate justi- ble positions, are actually motivat- f-cation; it should naturally be re- ed by altruistic desires to serve the garded as an anachronism in civil- republic, and have the training and ized, temperate societies. However, intelligence necessary to carry out ize, tmpeatesocetis. oweertheir ideals. To educate the gen- the merit of the argument now tr idealsT educate the gen- t la fia u vlit .Ai±. t1. hi, hL5 IOASTED RQLL IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL ST. SWITIIIN'S DAY Letters are beginning to pour into the coffers of the Rolls waste paper bureau in unbe- lievable numbers . . . and mostt of them are unbelievably bad. It's just like I always say- mass production does detract from quality. * * * The odd part of it, however, is that they're all so sweet about everything. Take this one, for ex- ample-go ahead, really I've got a lot more-I'm only too glad to have you. It is a bit too long to get in in full, but I think I may be able to give you the gist of it-gist as much as you'll want anyway. It purports to come from a group of earnest graduates who were so en- tranced by my glowing praises of the chorus which represented them at the local fiasco at the Lydia Henderson Theater that they are all going to it tonight. Not only that, but they wrote me a poem too . . . at least I guess it is. *,0 Here's to our Danny and New- berry Aud. Someday you both will be under the sod Write to your Congressman at Lansing today And tell him to go see the Junior Girls' Play. They also asked me how I got comps to the play. That one is a little obvious, I think. They were afraid if I didn't get in free I might really set out to say something nasty about the thing. As it was I admitted that they had three darn good features, and t h e r e hasn't ever been a Junior Girls' Play that had any more than that to offer. The second letter for the day is a trifle different in tone. The lady got so excited on her type- writer that she punched holes right through the sheet in or- der to show me how much she didn't care about my boorish remarks on that advertisement she wrote. What she seemed most upset about was my say- ing that it would look silly to lilt in your chair in a public place. Now, after reading her lovely definition, I leave it up you what kind of a mind is necessary to look with compla- cency .. . nay, even pride .. . on a whole auditorium or thea- ter full of people lilting in the seats. . LETTER To Mr. Dan Baxter .. . Editor of the 'Half Baked Crust' (A rapier thrust, that): From the dictionary . . . Lilt-A lively song or air; rhythmical swing or cadence; a swinging or springing movement. * * * Have You a Little Companion in Your Home? You Have? Well, How About a Gargoyle Goldfish, Anyway? Gargoyle's offices are teeming with g a y, gorgeous, glittering goldfish these days. Spring is in the air! Bring some of it into your home with a Gargoyle Gold- fish! Here we are, just lousy with goldfish, and there you are, wish- ing that you were the same. This sale (which we are conducting just because we feel silly) will remedy the inequality. Grandma and the Doctors Whoofle and Freddie Bobbsey, former Rolls contributors, have glutted the goldfish market un- der the auspices of Gargoyle, and i if you don't believe it, come up to the Press Building, Maynard street. Modest p r ic e s.... ten, twenty, and thirty cents. Gargoyle Fish Market NO KIDDING....WE REALLY ARE SELLING GOLDFISH And another quotation from an Advertising Authority .... "Unusual wording and usage of words is effective unless the reader is too stupid or unimaginative to understand such expressions." Yours-A Fellow Mud-Slinger. MUSIC ANDDRAMA CAME TIlE DAWN A Review. Always neat, nearly always speedy, frequently quite distinguished, and only at the end tedious, this year's Junior Girls' Play is for me, at least, strides ahead of last year's and almost a vindication of the institution. The book avoids "cracks"-which are generally inanities anyway- and concentrates pretty well on doing the duties of a book. For one thing, it gives settings in which the available talent has an opportunity to express itself (note the case of Helen Dooley, who was responsible for not a few of the play's best minutes). For another, it keeps the production close to the scenes with which the participants are most familiar (note the Laboratory Scene, in which a typical Junior Girls' attitude towards a certain 'species is neatly crystallized, alto- gether one of the best conceptions in any campus show I have seen; the Shanty scene, in which one has the fun of familiarity; and finally the first half of the Dormitory scene, wherein that marvellous tall girl with the marvellous tall voice yells "Quiet Hours," a normal thing I suppose, but a sure-fire moment in the production. The book also tried to control the musical half of the production and insist that it have some originality and distinc- tion by writing out some very neat lyrics. But the production failed them here, for the music commit- tee was not as near Sullivan as the I authors were Gilbert, and the sing- ers, except; Helen Van Loon, were either unable to or failed to articu- late the lyrics. One of the book's mistakes seem to have been an over-concern with the plot (which resulted in the rather ridiculous pother - bother about the Daily sneaking up on a1 story). But, more important, the authors broke down at the end and gave way to the broken-heart tra- dition and had hero and heroine singing chorus after chorus (with extra ones in front of the curtain) about their day being over and the result misunderstanding. This was all- very slushy and tedious, par- ticularly Tinya's interminable sing- ing at the Professor's doorstep, and wasn't even up-to-date, as I take it the contemporary version of the' torch-song, demands a lot of neu- roticism. It seems to me that the production could have been crown- ed and the play made oh so much better by a rollicking Gilbert' and Sullivan Finale, with principals singing at one another and chorus commenting and everyone involved having a spirited time. The love- affair between Tinya and the Daily reporter was never anything but dull; whereas the production had many better things which a Gilbert and Sullivan Finale could have epitomised. Such a Finale always communicates something, of the fun the participants have had be- ang together in a production of this sort; and since this fun is probably what is meant by that oft-repeated remark "It's the spirit behind the Junior Girls' Play that counts," it seems too bad that the authors, whose first act showed them cap- able of it, lost the opportunity to make that mystic remark in tangi- ble theatric terms. Miss Loomis handled the masses this year (both in moving and grouping them) with almost the ul- timate efficiency and deserves a lot of credit for it. All her tempos were exact, except one which seemed so flagrantly wrong to me that it must have been right from some consid- eration I didn't see. I refer to the dormitory scene, which had been nicely worked up at a good fierce tempo, with girls walking in and out of doors, throwing chat around, pulling bridge tables, and finally with Mamie finely realizing a rage; when suddenly the suggestion that a song be sung (one of the better- sung songs in the show) is a signal for a very slow and rather awesome entrance of the girls two by two in solemn, carefully wrought pro- gression. The whole song is sung from a very formal grouping and finally the Two Songbirds work their way in a systematic trudge to a door. Of course, it's slow song; but entrance, grouping and man- nerisms should have tried to main- tain the illusion of hilarious infor- mality which the scene had built up. Of the Principals, Mildred Todd, of course, did very well (and her first two costumes were precious); Dorothy Felske was rightly bored (a fixed-smile mask revealed) with having to sing so much; Esther, L~a Rowe and Catherine Robinsonl FOR QUALITY DECORATING SUPPLIES (Lowest paint price in 17 years) SEE W ENZEL'S WALLPAPER, PAINTS, DECORATING 601 East William Phone 7515 207 E. Liberty Phone 6713 K 'i1 r . ( SI~IND !(itj~'tit f t Uf . - ti~l? t fft E J IF III III 1l i v L FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Cor. S. State and E. Washington Sts. Dr. Frederick B. Fisher, Minister 10:30 A. M.-Morning "SACRIFICE" 7:30 P. M.-Evening Worship. Worship. Complete Line of Everything Musical Unexcelled Baldwin Pianos METHODIST STUDENTS CENTER WESLEYAN GUILD Cor. State and East Huron 12:00 Noon-Mrs. Fisher's class in Comparative Religion. 6:00 P. M.-Devotional Service. Professor Ora S. Duffendack will speak on "The Oberamnnagaw Play in Europe." 7:00 P. M.-Social Hour. Victor Mirco-Synchronous Radio Victor and Brunswick Records Music Teacher's Supplies Popular Music THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH E. Huron, below State R. Edward Sayles, Minister Howard R. Chapman, Minister of Students. 9:45 A. M.-ThetChurch School. Mr. Wallace Watt, Superinten- dent. 10:45 A. M.-Morning Worship. Sermon by Mr. Sayles, on "I Am Not Ashamed." 12:00 M.-University students , at Guild House. "What religion adds to the values of Life," is the sub- ject for study. Mr. Chapman. 5:30 P. M.-The Friendship Hour. 6:30 P. M.-"Finding God in the Land of the Midnight Sun." Illustrated address by Robert Kelly, '32L. A welcome to all. 4 "MUSSOLINI AND MODERN ITALY" Dr. Fisher will preach both morning and evening. UNIVERSITY MUSIC HOUSE William Wade Hinshaw Devoted' to Music I FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Allison Ray Heaps, Minister Sunday, March 22, 1931 10:45 A. M.-Morning Worship. Third of a series of Lentin ser- mons. Subject: "On the Garden." 5:30 P. M.-Student Fellowship. Professor George Carrothers Ph.D. is to speak on "Qualifying for Leadership." FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Huron and Division Sts. Merle H. Anderson, Minister Alfred Lee Klaer, University Pastor Mrs.Nellie B. Cadwell, Counsellor of Women. 10:45 A. M.-Morning Worship. Sermon: "Facing the Glory." 12:00 Noon-Student Classes. 5:30 P. M.-Social Hour for Young People. 6:30 P. M.-Young People's Meet- ing. ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Washington St. at Fifth Ave. E. C. Stellhorn, Pastor 9:00 A. M.-Sunday School. 10:30 A. M.-Morning Service. Ser- mon t o p i c: "The Dangerous Jesus." 5:30 P. M.-Student Fellowship and Supper. 6:30 P. M.-Studcnt Forum with Dr. A. H. Keck of South Bend, Indiana as speaker. 7:30 P. M.-Lenten Service. Ser. mon topic: "Behold the Man." FIRST CHURCH CHRIST, SCIENTIST 409 S. Division St. 10:30 A. M.-Regular Morning Serv- ice. Sermon topic: "Matter." 11:45 A. M.-Sunday School follow- ing the morning service. .- n R v .tr a .. "......, HILLEL FOUNDATION 615 East University Rabbi Bernard Heller 11:15 A. M.-Women's Service. Chapel of Women's League Build. ing. Mrs. Florence Frankel will speak on "Place of the Woman in Jewish Life." BE CONSISTENT IN YOUR RELIGION 7:30 P. M.-Open Forum at the Hillel Foundation. Byron Novitsky will speak on "A Diagnosis of Prejuice Among Jews." 9:00 P. M.-Social Hour. 11 ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Division and Catherine Streets Reverend Henry Lewis, Rector Reverend Duncan E. Mann, Assistant 8:00 A. M.-Holy Communion. 9:30 A. M.-Classes in Religious Education at Harris Hall. 9:30 A. M.-Church School, Kin. dergarten at 11 o'clock. 11:00 A. M.-Order of Confirmation. Sermon by the Right Reverend Herman Page, D.D. 5:30 P. M.-Class in Personal Reli- gion Chapel in Harris Hall. 6:00 P. M.-StudentsSupper, ad. dress by Miss Ellen Gammack. 7:45 P. M.-Evensong and address by the Reverend Edward M. Duff. BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH (Evangelical Synod of N. A.) Fourth Ave. between Packard and Williams Rev. Theodore R. Schmale 9:00 A. M.-Bible School. 10:00 A. M.-Morning Worship. Sermon: "The Victorious Surren- der of Jesus." 11:00 A. M.-Service in German. 7:00 P. M. --- Young People's League meeting. Wednesday Evening at 7:30, Lenten Service. LIEASTDN' LIBERAL STUDENT'S UNION 7:30 Sunday pressed in favor of the pending bill rests in the deplorable estate of criminal procedure and practice generally, as well as the terrific amount of open crime that con-' stantly outrages our cities. In times of emergency, when prosecution is lax and corrupt when the thug ele- ment daily succeeds in carrying out its caprices, whether it be murder or lechery that is involved, the crim- inal code requires a good stiffening, even a revengeful and uncivilized weapon in a capital punishment1 clause. However, the proposed act has certain obvious weaknesses. Capital1 punishment is made invariable in cases of first degree murder. This eliminates chance for discrimina- ion between classes of persons on trial and use of discretionary power by the court. Further, it makes more acute a second weakness: mnurer is theonly maiornfi M~nec, eras mass of ponucians w a igner level, to establish a new era in poli- tics with the coming of a young generation, it would seem desirable that political scholarships be es- tabished in the leading universities of the country. These.scholarships would pay the tuition fees of a small number of students desiring to enter politics' as a career. The men chosen to benefit by these scholarships would concentrate on politics and related subjects, such as sociology, history, foreign relations, constitutional government, and so on. The funds for these scholarships would come from political clubs, business asso- ciations, private contributions, or appropriations from the Univer- sity's resources. The students re- ceiving training under such a sys- tem would acquire the necessary specialized knowledge while main- opportunities which a large univer- cif ia+'r pr to-~~ ll ~1turncc, of Pariir".- ATTEND CHURCH REGULARLY Dr. Robert speak on Peace." Dexter of Boston will "Taking the Risk of -n's THEOSOPHY Insists upon the optimistic view of life, proclaiming man the Master of his own destiny, child of his At 10:45 in the morning Dr. Dexter will talk on "The Church and State in the Twentieth Century. Fellowship of Liberal Religion (Unitarian) State and Huron Streets ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Third and West Liberty Sts. C. A. Brauer, Pastor Sunday, March 15, 1931 9:00GA. M.-Service with sermon in German. 10:00 A. M.-Bible School. 11:00 A. M.-The Morning Wor- ship. Sermon: "The Splendor of past, parent of his future. 11 1 i i!