PAGE FOUR THE MICI-11GAN 1,).,/\TLY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1930 PAGE FOUR. ....T. . ........! ... ....DAILY.. the recent Purdue announcement, I! Mtrutgu Dat IPublislied every mnorning; except Monday duri i.g the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Mcn tr of Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dis- patches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published herein. I tIU 1~tlk Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of pstage granted by Third Assistant Post- master General, Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard Street. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 49-5 MANAGING EDITOR Chairman Editorial Board HENRY MERRY' FRANK E. COOPER, City Editor News Editor ..............Gurney Williams Editorial Director............Walter W. Wilds Sports Editor..............Joseph A. Russell Women's Editor ...........Mary L. Behymer Music, Drama, Books.........Win. J. Gorman Assistant City Editor.......IIarold 0. Warren Assistant News Editor......Charles R. Sprowl Telegraph Elditor ..........George A. Staute Copy Editor ..................Win. E. Pypet NIGHT EDITORS S. Ieach Conger Carl S. Forsythe David M. Nichol John D. Reindel Richard L. Tobin Harold 0. Warren to reiterate Dr. Ruthven's assertion that the modern collegiate world IS de-emphasizing athletics, and huge sport programs. Many of the opponents of the Ruthven plan say that it is highly impractical. They ask, "Who built t h e Intramural building? What funds were used and from whatl sources will they continue to comej for its support?" The answer is obviously-intercollegiate athletics. But that was not all that Dr. Ruth- ven said when he startled the edu- cational world with his de-empha- sization policy. We believe that he meant that we are now spending' far too much of our time and money on the grand display of football games, basketball contests. track meets, rather than remem- bering why we came to school in the first place. The fact remains, over and above the practical side of the argument, that athletics DO get too much play as intercollegiate competition. Just because North- western beats Chicago is no sign that Northwestern is the better university, and yet such is the rep- utation which inevitably springs u as a result of over-estimated, over- publicized athletic contests. In the face of the Loyola an6 Purdue actions, we believe that Dr. Ruthven is not altogether wrong in his theory about over-emphasiz- ing athletics. It took a great dea? of courage to make a statemenw like the one he delivered before the recent educators' meeting, especial- ly when one considers Michigan', past athletic records and the em- phasis which has been placed hers during the past few years on sport programs deluxe. No amount of scoffing by athletic boards or of- ficials in charge of the intercolle- giate orgies of the past can detrac from Dr. Ruthven's main point- colleges are getting tired of inter- collegiate competition. They pre- fer intramural athletics, and a, soon as we realize it, the better £01 us. KREUTZBERG AND GEORGI It has become inereasingly the There is no doubt, that although custom at this benevolent season many of the better seats for the of the year (a custom which has Kreutzberg-Georgi recital this eve- been courteously helped along by ning at the Mendelssohn theatre all manner of subtle educational remain available, the movies will propaganda) to give books as gifts. be crowded. One who has any faith And it is also the custom a-ong in the efficacy of what goes among book sections to present at this C AND D{Aboks SI RAAbt os A CHISTi~MAS BOOK XL1IT , us for education to awaken and refine the sensibilities, will not oare to reflect too long nor too carefully on that fact. To its faithful followers, the arts are always bringing surprises. Most often these are in the form of an old field refreshingly interpreted. It is only once in a decade that a new art form is created and pre- sented by a new art medium. This is what happened last year in New York and here in Ann Arbor with the first appearance of Yvonne Georgisand Harald Kreutzberg. After their first recital, the New York Times which has been known ;;: 4' [1s I time a list of those volumes which. having been reviewed in the past few months, are still remembered as good in the reviewers mind. So we hereby present a list which has been made up by a special commit- tee of this department, of books which can properly be given as Christmas gifts. With each book we have added the station in life of the prospective recipient. There may be some of you who disagree with this latter feature, but with the books to be presented we do not think that anyone can legiti- mately take issue. We will start from the present and go backwards chronologically. The Virgin and the Gypsy, by D. H. Lawrence. A novel, which even if it were no good as literature, would still be of interest because of the reputation of its late author. To be given to -l. rampant human- ists. Insurance Facts Students and others Automobile liability and pr erty damage insurance is imp tant. More important is protecti in an "old line" stock compar ny. JL JL 10 a I L v J16. -L A- & -*Ij %-.tl The7 Let us surance rates have write your NOW. been reduced. automobile in- Insure with Brooks-Newton, Inc. 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Sanford Roland Goodman Karl Seiffert Morton Helper Roi~crt F. Shaw Edgar I oriik IEdwini Al. Smith ameis tt. Inglis George A. Stauter Denton C. Kunze Jolin S. Townsend Powers Moulton Robert D. Townsend Eileen Blunt Mary McCall Elsie Feldman Nlar;aret O'Brien R uthli allmeyer Elcauor Rairdon Emily G. Grimes Anne Margaret Tobin Elsie NMv otfmneyer argaretnhoipson Jean Levy Claire Truswell Dorotny Magee Barbara Wright BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 T. 1101.LoSTER i ABLLY, EBsiness Manager KASPRP JI. IIALvERSON, Assistant Manager DEPARTMENT MANAGERS Advertising.................Charles T. Kline Advertisin.................Thoimas M\. Davis Advertising............William W. Warboys Service................... .Norris J. Johnson Publication.............Robert W. Williamson Circulation...............Marvin S. Kobacker Accounts ....................Thomas S. Muir Business Secretary............. Mary J. Kenan Assistants harry R. Beglev Don W. Lyon Vernon Bishop WiliamaMorgan William Brown 11. ',red Schaefer Robert Callahan Richard Stratemeier William W. D~avis Noel 1). Turner Richard . Hiller B n C. eer Erle Kightlinger Ann W. Verner Helen Olsen Marian'Atran NIfild red Postal le d Bailey Marjorie Rough Josethine Convisser A-lary E. Watts Dorothy Laylin Johanna Wiese Sylvia Miller WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1930 Night Editor: CARL S. FORSYTHE I ii i ' ! - -- I HAVE YOU eOUGH a M AG? To Insure the Crippled Children a Merry Christmas Ii i It is fitting that the friends of Michigan should know that the death of Lucy Elliott means to the University the loss of one of its most loyal and distinguished grad- uates. There is no alumna who has more actively contributed to the life of her alma mater, not only by her leadership in her chosen profession--that of education, but by her active interest in the' wel- fare of the University, especially in that of its women. The alumnae of Michigan have taken special pride in her as the only woman to hold the position of principal in one of the large inter- mediate schools of the Detroit school system. In recent years, she had won not only local but state and national recognition. She has given herself in unsel- fish devotion to all her many in- terests, a devotion which has been equalled only by her remarkable capacity for personal friendships. To her many friends, to her Uni- versity and to the profession of education, her loss is irreparable. Alice C. Lloyd. LOYOLA REITERATES. Last week's announcement that Loyola University of Chicago will not carry an intercollegiate foot- ball schedule in 1931 and possibly never again reiterates Dr. Ruth- ven's stand on the de-emphasizing of intercollegiate athletics by mod- ern educational institutions. Loyo- la dropped her grid schedule when lack of funds, insufficient inter- est, and poor returns made the re- cent season one of the most un- profitable in history. Purdue recently dropped every major and minor sport but basket- ball and football from a very ex- tensive athletic program because its 1930 season on the gridiron was a financial flop. Intramural activ- ity has been more than just a mere side issue in this new policy. Following Dr. Ruthven's recent statement a storm of criticism flooded the state's press, and even blew in from national newspapers. There were many more against the LESS SCU RiNG, MORE PENETRATION The complaint has often been made about the literary college that students dissipate their inter- est and energy over a vast variety of courses and gain only a super- ficial knowledge in any one field. When several seniors were asked 1 what courses that they pursued in their sophomore year, it was inter- esting to note the amount of time and concentration required for them to recall merely the names of the studies that they took. A grad- uate asked the same question was able to name about a dozen courses} out of his whole college career. This being the case, it seems evi- dent that a single three or four hour course in the literary college makes a rather few number of wrinkles in the undergraduate's in- telligence. He carries away from the university barely a conversa- tional knowledge of any of the great sciences or literatures that are announced in the Michigan catalogue. The cure for this situation seems too easy to require mention. We have an adequate faculty and a complete stock of physical equip- ment. The only thing necessary, it seems to us, is a reorganization of the courses offered. This process -ould take place gradually so that no disrupting break with the past would cause confusion or ineffi- ciency. The substance of the change' would be that a student, prefer- ably in the upper classes, could spend an entire semester upon two or perhaps one subject. This could be done by selecting a few courses that were of general interest and recognized value and allowing the departments where these were taught to offer courses that netted twelve or fifteen hours credit. The change is of such a nature that the experiment could be tried out in a small way at first until its value was proved. One opposing this view might venture the point that what has been described is much like the system that prevails in the grad- uate school, and that students at the immature age of undergraduate juniors and seniors should not be asked to narrow their field of inter- est to one or two subjects a sem- ester, In answer to this it can be saidl that the student at the beginning of his junior year, having had dur- ing his first two years sixteen dif- ferent glimpses of a possible life- long interest, could at this time limit his scope of interest to four or six subjects for his last two years Crossroads in Ireland, by Padraic Colum. An artistic travel book, vhich may be regarded as a scource work for the Irisn rena.ssance ht- erature. Lovers of good prose will appreciate this. _ Mad Man's Drum, a novel in Wood Cuts by Lynn Ward. The see- ond novel by this distinguished ar- }t i. Essentially for tie dilictante. Universities, by Abraham Flex- Ler. A shrewd analysis of our Amer-- ican educational system by a learn- ed obserbver. Your radical son will Silke this. Claudia, by Arnold Zweig. A Beautiful andt se.sitiv : book in :ka in the past to err on the side of ew a n er. G siv o okany tn a ;onservatism stated, "It is difficult new manner. Goad for anyone. to speak of their many sided tal- Seven Day's Darkness, by Gun- 'nts without superlatives." nar Gunnarson. A powerful novei Kreutzberg and Georgi, both wilt mapowerfulsbackground. This former students of the famous Wig-!will make your husband feel un- man school, united for the first comfortable. time on their last year's American Swift, by Carl Van Doren. Mr. tour, to create a new dance form. Van Doren comes out of the slough They danced it in a new way. Ngo of mediocrity to write a fine al- longer did we have the intricate though not all-inclusive biography. whole figures of the old and ob- To be given to anyone who thinks noxious interpretive dancers. In a that the Van Doren name is as- setting as chaste as the dance sociated only and always with the movements, the modern tempera- Literary Guild. ment was modernly interpreted. Claudine, by- Colette and Willy. And the skill of the team was per- Colette -is one of our greatest novel- 1 fect. Those who were present last ists. Before long she is sure to be year may remember how after arn as popular in this country as she intricate and passionate movement, i is in France. Give this to your fif- after building up a climax for teen year old school-girl daughter which the audience sat in rapt at- before it is censored by the Senate tention, the dancers would dispel Committee. the charm and end the dance with 20 Century Sculptors, by Stanley . conclusion wherein with a move Casson. A second book in the field. of the finger or the whole arm first was Some Modern Scp- instead of the romantic rhapsodies tors.' An illuminating introdup- of the old form, they would roundito ntemmaryngcutreduT- out a creation into a perfect whole. in to centemporary sculpture. To With a minimum of motion they be given to the ladies who go to art give us the essence of movement. galleries and say, "Ah, my dear. Their program follows: Success, by Lion Feuchtwanger. Hymn, Lulli; Angel of Annuncia- A novel of ideas which presents a tion, Wilckens; Arabian Dreams, vivid picture of injustice in post- Allende; Jubilate, Reger; Varia- war Germany. Hand it to the tions, Mozart; Kassandra, Wilck- Judge whom you happen to know. Jj IT IS WORTHY illi Galens' Drive for the Benefit of the Chippled. Children of the University Hospital. Your Last Chance to Help Is Today! ___WEAR A TAG -l- _ __.__ __ _ __ __ _ CIM ,l . I iLN ens; King's Dance, Reger; Persian Song, Satie; Festival Dance, by Brahms; Waltz, Reger.j At the piano, Klaus Billig. ORGAN RECITAL' This afternoon in Hill auditor- ium, Palmer Christian will continue his series of Wednesday afternoon organ recitals. The program fol- lows. .Concert Prelude and F u g u e, Faulkes; Aux Etoiles, Duparc; In- termezzo, Dethier; Symphony z, Jacob; In The Church, Novak; Toj The Rising Sun, Torj ussen; Fin- landia. Sibelius. The program will start at 4:15 o'clock. JOSE ITURBII On Friday evening in Hill audi- torium, Ann Arbor audiences will for the first time be able to hear a pianist who opened an American career last year in New York asj the musical sensation of the year. Besides the fact.of his beautifully sophisticated playing, Mr. Iturbi has shown himself cognizant of the demands of the concert stage. With a great feeling for his audience, he has always kept his programs within the ideal proportions that the occasion required. The Wheel of Fire. Essays in In- j terpretation of Shakespeare's Som- bre Tragedies, by G. Wilson Knight. A new and refreshing study in a field where new and refreshin studies are remarkably rare. Your high school English teacher wouldj like this.j Five Masters. Study in the Mu- tations of the Novel, by Joseph Wood Krutch. Mr. Krutch, an out- standing critic has writben here j perhaps the outstanding critIcal review of the quarter. Your wife's bridge partner who just loves Mar-- eel Proust will thank you for it. Philippa, by Ann Douglas Sedge- wick. For a rainy afternoon. A' sensitive study. Ah, something for your daughter, or for you, yourself, Mrs. Smith. As I Lay Dying, by William Faulk- ner. In the James Joyce manner. Give it to the youth who runs his fingers through his hair and wears Barrymore collars. (On Forsythe Chance, by John Galsworthy. A continuation of the' Forsythe story. For all Forsythe lovers. The Glory of the Ni hting;, IC by Edward Arlington Robinson. Poetry remarkable for its matur- ity of sensibility. For the serious A aI -s r. d° iteWaSh this isaster?" "Never'" Said the E ditor C-R-A-S-H! The very earth seemed wrenched asunder by a giant hand . . . Then dread silence; an ominous pause; fol- lowed by a terrific inferno of destructive flame and explosion. That frightful conflagration at the Denmark, New Jersey, government arsenal, took heavy toll of lives. The little town nearby was suddenly hurled into a maelstrom of terror, loss . .. and federal investigations. There was little justification for this calamity; hardly any ex- cuse for the lack of protection to lives and property. But, Gov- ernment investigations whitewashed all concerned-until... 1 I Business men, ind'istrialists' and engi- neers--600,000 of them-regularly read the McGraw-f[ill Publications. More than 3,000,000 use McGraw-Hill books and magazines in their business. The Business Week Radio Retailing System Electronics t 1 C i I Aviation Product Engineering The editor of Chem and Met investigated the smoldering ruins. His report was not of the "whitewashing" type. It boldly set forth the facts-disclosed the lack of protective measures-placed the blame directly where it belonged. And, all through the bitter controversy which followed, this editor held his ground-didn't retract one word of the truth. The consequence? Fromthat time forth, the Government has faithfully embodied, in all arsenals constructed, those rec- ommendations for safety and protection which were stressed in this McGraw-Hill journal. McGraw-Hill editors, first of all, must dig out the truth ; then through every opposition, stick to their guns. This is one big reason why so many of the nation's lcaders turn to these journals for news on industry's doings. This, too, is one big reason why you should read the McGraw-Hill paper that covers the field you expect to enter. Mr. Iturbi was something of a redr child prodigy. At the age of seven- d teen he graduated with the firstIR. 1. I., by Hendrick Van Loon. honors from the Paris conservatory. A panorama of sixteeth century' In his short career, he is still Holland with an incidental story young, he has fulfilled whatever of the life of Rembrandt. In a predictions were made for him. His modern manner. Give it to tIhe program follows: girl who saves old flowers. Factory and Industrial Engineeringand Management Mining Journal Power Engineering and Industrial Engineering Mining World Coal Age Electric Railway Journal Textile World Bus Transportation Food Industries American Machinist Electrical World Engineering News- Ilectrical Merchandising Record r I