THE MICHIGAN

DAILY

SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1931

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PRINCETON REQUIREMENTS
Probably the most drastic change
iblished every morning except Monday made in entrance requirements
ig the University year by the Board in during the past year by an Eastern
rol uz Student Publications.
ember of Western Conference Editorial university was that at Princeton
'ciation. hr h ahlro cec e
ho Associated Press is exclusively entitled where the bachelor of science de-
h1e use for republication of all news dis- gree was abandoned except for en-
hes credited to it or not otherwise credited
his paper and the local news published gineering students. Together with
in,. this change a much° wider choice
ntered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, of electives was permitted candi-
igan, as second class matter. Special rates
oste a granted by Third Assistant Post- dates for the Arts degree.
re: _________________ The new requirements mark a
abscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. radical departure from the old sys-
lices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard tem by which applicants for the
et. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. Arts degree were required to pre-
EDITORIAL STAFF Sent four units of Latin for admis-
sion. It has been but a short time
MANAGING EDITOR since Princeton required Greek in .
Chairman Editorial Board ddition to Latin for candidates
HENRY MERRY seeking this degree.
FAx E. Coopir, CityEdit gtOpinionsdofeall kinds have been
- - Editor ..-..........Gurney Williams frwardeddrstoic eon's reason
orial Director ......Walter W. Wilds ±radda oPictnsrao
its Editor .............Joseph A. Russell for this drastic change. Some feel
men's Editor .......Mary L. Behymer-
sic, Drama, Books.........Wm.J. Gorman that America's most conservative
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istant News Editor......Charles R. Sprow educational institution is attempt-
egraph Editor ..........Geor e A. Stauter ing to keep step with the great
y Editor ................. Wm. E. ypet ke ra
NIGHT EDITORS E state universities by an appeal to
the masses. But alumni, faculty,
Beach Conger ohan. Re Sre and undergraduates at Princeton
id M.Nichol Richard L. Tobin will deny this. It seems more likely
Harold 0. Warre that Princeton is attempting to
SpORTs AssiSTANTs that Princeton is atempting to
eldon C. FullertonA J. Cullen Kennedy modify its requirements to conform
Charles A. Sanford with the subjects students follow
REPORTERS after matriculation.
omias M. Coold Wilbur . Meyers is evident that Greek and Latin

Screen Reflections
"SIT TIGHT"
Reviewed by Bert Askwith
Frankly, we went to the Majestic
expecting the worst. Neither Joe E.
Brown nor Winnie Lightner has
d o n c anything worth-while for
quite some time -- and "Sit Tight"
hardly promised to be any better.
Rather than a complete disap-
pointment, however, the picture did
prove to be fairly entertaining in a
decidedly erratic fashion. Flashes1
of clever slapstick are intermingled
with inane sequences throughout,
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RECITAL THIS AFTERNOON
Continuing the series of Faculty
Concerts, which have been more
inclusive this year than in any
other year of the School of Music's
history, Professor Hanns Pick, vio-
loncellist, assisted by Alice Man-
derbach, pianist, will give a pro-
gram this afternoon in the Men-
delssohn Theatre to begin promptly
at 4:15 o'clock. The general public
is invited without admission charge.
Professor Pick is a familiar musi-
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film, a graduate of the School of Music,
Certainly whatever element of who has returned after some study
entertainment "Sit Tight" does pos- in Europe to do special work here.
sess is due more to the comical" The program to be given includes
performance of Joe E. Brown as numbers which Professor Pick has
"terrible" Jo-Jo, the wrestler, than not played in Ann Arbor before.
any humor inherent in the useless They are the follAwing:
plot. Winnie Lightner as co-star
is mediocre in a poor role, but Prelude in C Major for unac-
Brown does provide a continual companied 'cello, J. S. Bach; Con-
supply of laughs, notably in the certo in A Minor, Andante; allegor
wrestling sequences. con brio, Davidoff; Variations or
None of the comedy is exactly a Roccoco Theme, Tchaikowsky;
subtle, but at least it does nnage Capriccio, Hindemith; Spanish Ser-
to stay clean for the most part-- enade, Popper; Etude (Dance of th(
which is something of an accomp- Elves), Popper; Puppenballade, H
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Brainard W. Nies
Robert L. Pierce
Richard Racine
Jerry E. Rosenthal
Karl Seiffert
George A. Stauter
Tohn W. Thomas
John S. Townsend
Mary McCall
Cile Miller
Margaret O'Brien
Eleanor Rairdon
Anne Margaret Tobin
Margaret Thompson
Claire Trussell

Eileen Blunt
Nanette Dembits
Elsie Feldman
Ruth Gallmeyer
Emily G. Grimes
ean Levii
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Susan )Ianchester

courses in the past fifty years have
fallen off in popularity among un-
dergraduates throughout the coun-
try. The new educational era has
brought with it subjects which but
p, comparatively few years ago
meant nothing, but which today
are of vital importance to college
men and women who expect to
compete in the business and pro-
fessional worlds following gradua-
tion.
Although Princeton will in all
probability continue to limit the
number in its freshman class, the
new requirements show thought
and consideration on the part of
a faculty which realizes the neces-
sity of keeping up to date. Doubt-
less many worth while boys wil]

scarce humor when even Bimbo
and Mickey Mouse are forced to
enter the realm of
shady gags for a
l a u g h. Despite
Brown's perform-
ance, the poor ^
plot holds "Sitt
Tight" down to a:

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Leading the
short subjects on
the Majestic bill
is a s a t i r i cal l
"Cock-Eyed News"
by Eddie Cantor,
containing a se- gD D!E CANTOR
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by an ordinary sub-title; following

Harry:R. Begle
Vernon Bishop
William Brosn
Robert Callahan
William W. Davi
Richard H. Hiller"
Miles Hoisington
An-W. Verner
Marian Atran
Helen Bailey .
Josephine. Convsset
Maxine Fishgrund
Dorothy LMire
Dorothy Laylin

Erle Kigbtlinger
Don W. Lyon
William Morgan
Richard Stratemeli
Keith Tyrer
* Noel D. Tlurner
Byrou C. Vedder
Sylvia Miller
Helen Olsen
Mildred Postal
Marjorie Rough
Mary E. Watts
Johanna Wiesea .


SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1931
Night Editor-RICHARD L. TOBIN

OUR "PATRIOTIC" DAUGHTERS
Once more has the pseudo-,
.patriotism of that illustrious group
of voters, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, come to the
front page of the nation's press
with the announcement that Sin-
clair Lewis, Nobel literature prize-
winner, may not use one of their
halls in Washington for an address.
Explanations of this refusal were
also refused to inquiring reporters.
This action seems to me carrying
patriotism a little too far, and
smacks more of narrowmindedness.
Granted that Mr. Lewis, during his
stay in Europe, did expose some of
the weaknesses and faults of the
American people to the many audi-
ences he addressed there. Is he to
be branded as un-American for
that reason? It seems to us to be
far more in acordance with Amer-
icanism to come out in the open
on an issue, rather than beat about
the bush in hopes that reticence
Will be taken for modesty where
praise should be deserved.
The D. A. R., therefore, by their
action have shown their disap-
proval of revealing the American
Babbit, the American Arrowsmith
to a world eager to seize upon each
American fault and point to it with
scorn as being typical of "those
Americans." By their action this
group shows that they believe the
criticism justified, or else that Mr.
Lewis is making a mountain out
of a mole hill, which more resem-
bles what they are doing.
The brother organization, Sons
of the American Revolution, has
tactfully refrained from using.their1
group as a club in political and
other issues. Not so the sisters. Be-
cause of the fact their ancestors
fought in the War of Revolution,
they cling to the mythical and
roseate traditions of the period cen-
tering around 1776; they conceive!
themselves as arbiters of Ameri-
canism and patriotism to a higher
degree than others; and further
use their organized forces at times
to political ends. Sometimes this
anmonts to no more than resolu-

now be drawn to Princeton who
otherwise would not have weather-
ed the strict. language require-
ments.
In police court a man testified
that "he didn't do r anything, he
worked for the city." The drive
against perjury must be succeed-
ing.-Tamilton (Ontario) Specta-
tor.
Campus Opinion
Contributors are asked to be brief,
confining themselh es to less that. 300
words if possible. Anonymous com-
munications will lbe disregarded. The
names of conmunicants will, howwer,
be regarded as connfidential, upon re-
quest. Letters published should not be
construed as expressing the editorial
opinion of The Daily.
AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE
To the Editor:
The public mind is educated
quickly by events-slowly by argu-
ments; is impressed instinctively
by the headlines-ignores the body
of the news columns. This is the
reason we are objecting to the
"news item" which went out of Ann
Arbor over the Associated Press
wires on March 18, 1931 under
various head-lines, such as The
Daily's head-lines-
NINETY-FOUR YEARS
AGO WAS FOUNDING
DATE OF UNIVERSITY
The "sting" of such articles is in
such head-lines. The Regents had
adopted a resolution on May 24,
1929 that:
"Beginning with the next fiscal
year, July 1, 1929, the seal of the'
University be altered by changing
the date thereon of the Univer-
sity's founding from 1837 to 1817."
And on June 14, 1929 that:
"The Secretary was authorized
and directed to carry on such cor-
respondence as might be necessary
in view of the change in the date
on the University seal from 1837
-to 1817, and to decide such ques-
tions of administration as might
grow out of or be necessitated by
this action."
The University was incorporated
by the territorial act of August 26,
1817; re-incorporated by the terri-
torial act of 1821; re-incorporated
by the state act of March 18, 1837;
and entirely re-vamped by the con-
stitution of 1850-having all this
time a continuous existence. Too
much emphasis has always been
placed upon the third act of in-
corporation (that of 1837)-it was
!not even the first proposed act to
mention the board of regents as
such, for they were mentioned by
name in the proposed acts of 1818
and 1830.
In view of the official act of theI
Regents in changing the seal and,

which the round-eyed Mr. Cantor I
reincarnates "If You Knew Susie"
(like I know Susie), one of the hit
numbers from "Kid Boots" a mere
five or so years ago.
"THE ROYAL FAMILY OF
BROADWAY"
Despite the fact that the Michi-
gan in Detroit had "The Royal
Family of Broadway" as the screen
attraction the same week that one
Rudolph Vallee appeared on the
stage at the theater, the finlm in
question seems to be generally ac-
claimed as one of the best of the
year. It is directly adapted from
the stage comedy of the same name
by Edna Ferber and George S.
Kaufman (Paramount affixed an
"of Broadway" to the title lest pic-
ture audiences sheer away for fear l
of heavy kingly drama.)
As you doubtless know, the royal I
family in question is intended to be
none other than
the 'igh and
'ightyBarrymores.
Fredric M a r c h
does right by John
of the glorious
profile, while such
screen luminaries
as Ina Claire,
Mary Brian, and
Henrietta Cros-
man portray the
remaining roles.
"Dogvay Melo-
INA CLAIRE r- dy," another of
M-G-M's canine short comedies, is
also on that bill so that, all in all,
entertainment prospects on Liberty
Street look rather promising.
Monday night's added Guest or
Owl show feature, as you will, is the
Buddy Rogers-Nancy Carroll musi-
comedy "Follow Thru." Fore!
"THE SEAS BENEATH"
Sure, and it's George O'Brien
who's deserted Zane Grey and the
western plains to star in this story
of submarine doings in the World !
War, menacingly.
titled "The Seas
Beneath," and on
view at the
Wuerth. Marion
Lessing, new to>
the screen if we're
not mistaken (all
right, you win),
has the feminine
lead opposite O'-
Brien, who is seen}
as the command-
er of an American GEORGE OSRIEN
submarine. The senior William Col-
lier is also in the cast.
Several reports on the picture!
have been favorable - but beyond
that there's no guarantee of, satis-
faction in the stroll downtown.
FORTY MILES EAST
The rumble of the drums and the
moan of the trumpets betrays the!
fact that Duke Ellington and his
'original one and only Cotton Club

"TIE FIRST MRS. FRASER"
MONDAY
Some two years ago St. John
Ervine, popular English playwright
and critic, surprised London by
changing his subject matter from
the Ulster peasant to a more smart-
ly groomed slice of modern life,
dealing with divorce tangles. The
play, "The First Mrs. Fraser," has
since had production in all the
dramatic centres of the world. Its
American production, which is
making a one day stop at Ann Ar-
bor tomorrow, is said to be the best,
as it contains two of the est mem-
bers from the English cast, A. E.
Matthews and Lawrence Grossmith,
in support of Grace George, one of
America's most vaunted comedi-
ennes, who has found in the title
role one of the wittiest and most
winsome vehicles of her brilliant
career.
The play concerns itself with the
brilliant, deadly earnest but ironic
anti amusing fencing of the "first"
and "second" Mrs. Frasers, with the
Scotch Mr. Fraser a perplexed and
gather pathetic onlooker. Its main!
achievement, as is the case with
similar plays of Noel Coward, is in
providing an opportunity for three
masters of the airy art of comic
technique to indulge themselves.
These particular three are said to'
indulge themselves so neatly that
critics have recommended it as a
textbook in comic technique.
The Ann Arbor performances will
,be given in the Mendelssohn Thea-
tre in the afternon at 3:15 and in
the evening at 8:15.
THE DETROIT STRING QUARTET
WEDNESDAY
The splendid series of Chamber
Music recitals which has been
sponsored this year by the Chamber
Music Society of Ann Arbor will be
closed next Wednesday evening in
the Mendelssohn Theatre by the
Detroit String Quartet which has
announced a fine program. Detroit
and Ann Arbor probably do not
need much reassurance of the qual-
ity of this organization, made up of
members of the Detroit Symphony
orchestra. But at their New York
debut last December, all the critics
;unanimously welcomed the Detroit
String Quartet to the rather slight
roster of excellent chamber music
organizations, having nothing but
praise for their performances of
Haydn, Brahms, and Dvorak.
The program announced for Wed-
nesday night's concert is surely the
most stimulating program in the
whole series. It opens with Brahms'
third quartet, the one in B Flat
Major, Opus 67, which because of
ts intricacy is less frequently per-
formed than the two quartets in
Opus 59. The next composition will
be A. Waldo Warner's Folk Song
Fantasy in G Minor on the old
English air, "Dane to your Daddy."
The program wil close with a per-
formance, in which the quartet will
Oe assisted by two other members
of the Detroit Symphony, of Schon-
berg's Sextet "Verklaerte Nacht"
for two violins, two violas and two
1cellos, one of this modern's earlier
less drastic works and his most
I accepted composition.
RONNY JOHANSSON
The Mendelssohn Theatre is to
continue its promised series of
dance recitals when it sponsors the
appearance Saturday, April 4th, of
Ronny Johansson, famous Swedish
Cdancer. One of the most glamor-

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