PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAIL Y FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930 . . , - -- - s _ __._ Published every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member 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 creditedl in this paper and the local news published herein. Entered at the postoffice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage 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 4925 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 ........... 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Dorothy Laylin FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1930 Night Editor-JOHN D. REINDEL THE WORLD COURT ISSUE With the transmission of the World Court protocol to the Senate by President Hoover, a final step has been taken in a process which started back in 1920 when the United States was first called upon to become a member of this inter- national organization. After six years, the senate and the state de- partment finally found it conven- ient to consider the entrance of the United States, and a rather unruly senate decided that the welfare of the country could only be protected r by a qualified admission; that is, they tacked five reservations onto the protocol, and intimated that if these reservations were accepted, they would permit the United States to become a member of the court. The court accepted four of the reservations, and in a revised protocol embodied a method which it was hoped would meet the fifth reservation. The Senate should ratify the pro- tocol. The outstanding radical lead- ers claim that the United States, according to the Monroe doctrine, should not involve itself in foreign affairs, and that accepting mem- bership in the world court would embroil it in all the European quarrels and disputes, to which it does not want to be a party. Never- theless, these senators forget that our country is economically and commercially very intimately con- nected with Europe. Questions that will probably arise in the court have to do with commercial trea- ties, since states signing treaties of, such nature, have agreed to sub- mit any disputes arising under the provisions to the court for arbitra- tion. That the United States could not afford to have anything to do with such matters is a ridiculous assumption, when one considers the fact that almost all of the Euro- pean nations owe large debts to America. It is likewise too idealistic to as- sume that we are entering the court because that body will in the fu- ture serve as a means to eliminate war altogether. It is a body which exists largely because the greater powers are backing it, and there- sees itself becoming embarrassingly involved in foreign affairs in which it wishes to have no hand it can withdraw at any time without los- ing any respect. We are protected in every way, and the obstinate senators who cry "Wolf, Wolf," are merely echoing the apprehensive rhetoric effusiveness which has always characterized those who argued the most and accomplished the least in that worthy body of legislators. Ten years have passed, and it is high time for them to act for the good of the country for once. Campus Opinion Contributors ai e asked to be brie, confining theisel\ es to less than 300 words if possible Anonymous com- munications will e (lsegarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential, upon re qust L~ettrs published should not be contued asrexes"sing the editorial Sopinion of The -Daily. "The Michigan Daily," Ann Arbor, Michigan. To the Editor: In the recent article that ap- peared in Campus Opinion entitled, "University Education," the writer expressed very beautifully and clev- erly his thoughts on why there should be more freedom accorded the college student of today in the selection of studies and the use of his time as his own. One hears many similar ideas to those ex- pressed in the article from our col- lege students today and it has be- come an important question as proved by the plans of the Univer- sity of Chicago, for meeting the situation. They seem very reasonable from the beginning student's point of view. Everyone seems to be making rules for him to follow, telling him what, why, and how to study, and deciding when he, or mostly she, is to arrive home in the evening. He feels to the contrary that he is a "man" or "woman" (a title originated only by himself and not by the faculty as the writer com- plained) and should therefore be- come all of a sudden capable of absolute freedom in activity. But what does the average fresh- man know about what is best for him to take up when he selects his first subjects? They have little knowledge and are therefore ad- vised and guided to take those courses which time and experience have proved best and fundamental for his growth. After giving the student a well-balanced course of study his freshman year, they then leave him free to elect his own studies from then on. This is the little guidance which the writer mentioned as being necessary.- i As the writer knows, that which is "orange juice" for some, is "cas- tor oil" for others, and it works both ways. Since he used that anal- ogy I will refer to it also. And some- times we find that the castor oil is better for us in the end. The or- ange juice requires no effort to swallow and we would thereby miss the training which the writer speaks of as being needed by the new student in the term "mental gymnastics." I think the author of the editorial wants college to be a bit too easy. He probably has some particular field which he is interested and talented in and wants to forget hard work in other subjects which serve for a well-rounded education. He finds things that are uninter- Sesting, unsatisfactory to apply him- self to. Along that very line he needs training. Training brought about by "plugging" as he remarks. The statement that the system of "holding us to the grindstone," "deadens us who might be great" is rather illogical. Surely, enlarging one's capacities, broadening his ac- complishments and interests, and training his narrow mind to con- quer new fields for only one year, cannot serve to drown any spark of genius or of unusual ability, even though that year be one of "tor- ture" and similar to "the grind- stone." The student who has large in- herent capacities or talent for any special work, has many years ahead of him in which to develop and en- courage his interests -and should he "shy off" at one year of work that is distasteful like the castor oil re- ferred to? He must rely, to a cer- tain extent, on the experience and judgment of those who have been facing the problem for a long time and really know a little about edu- cational methods. They have also tried and proven to the satisfaction of themselves and the students that a certain hour is proper, and to the advan- tage of the majority, for them to be in by. Of course this is a rule and has its necessary excntions. TYPEWRITER ____ REPAIRING ME d% ^eAll makes of machines. Music and Drama Our equipment and per. sonnel are considered among the best in the State. The result of twenty years' careful building AW NUTS JOSE ITUR 0 A Review. Jose Iturbi, the celebrated Span- 314 South State Phone 6615 Last night was not the first but ish pianist, who will be heard in ------------- the fourth night of the Mimes the Choral Union Series, tonight, in Revue. There were no very damag- !Hill Auditorium, made his Ameri- ing accidents as I hear there were can debut with the Philharmonic WANT ADS PAY! four nights ago. Which means, I Symphony Orchestra, under the suppose, that the show is in shape. baton of Willem Mengelberg, Car- negie Hall, early in December, 19291 ==r°- The result, on the whole, vindicated at which time he played the Mozart the suggestions made by this col- D minor Concerto and the Liszt umn and other sources that the Hungarian Fantasy. N e w Y o r k opera was a sterile nuisance and critics and concert goers were as- that a revue would be a better solu- tounded at this virtuosity and col- tion for an annual event. Last umns appeared over the signatures night's revue had far more satis- of distinguished critics. Olin Downes factory moments-moments rele- of the Times, said, "The first im- - vant to the campus and moments portant new figure to appear this when student talent was being em- season on the American musical ployed-than did last year's opera. horizon," while W. J. Henderson, of There were no Mexican vilains the Sun, wrote, "He does not know and United States lieutenants gor- how to play unmusically. There has geously costumed; and there were been no other artist of recent sea- students, deans, Michigan Daily sons who so quickly proved himself reporters, librarians, football games, a musician of fine fiber." Lawrence etc. This I consider an improve- Gilman, in the Herald Tribune, is ment. The show promises well for quoted as follows: "Rewarded with the idea. an extraordinary outburst of en- But the general notion that the thusiasm . . . played the concerto change represents one from "pro- as one fancied Mozart himself must fessionalism" to "amateurism," that have played it." In the Evening is from "dishonest perfection" to World, Richard Stokes wrote, "A "charming honest imperfection," is pianistic aptitude amounting to the damaging. (Two members of the prodigious was revealed by the cast in friendly discussion have newcomer, a virtuoso of top rank. just confirmed my belief that such Steel fingers that flashed with a notion was underlying the pro- lightning speed, hands moving so duction). The rather obvious slop- rapidly that they became a blur to piness of many, perhaps most, of the eye - these were combined withE- the moments last night is not flawless accuracy and immovable charm; it is just sloppiness. We all aplomb." Irving Weil in the Jour- know the village show, put on by nal, said "Revealed his abounding the Elks for the benefit of the poor; versatility by making one fall in in which everybody in the audience love with his Mozart and giving one and on the'stage are good friends, a thrill with the brilliance of his that is Elks, interested in helping Liszt," while Oscar Thompson, in the poor: and so there is a lot of the Evening Post, referred to the applause and whispers of "charm- artist as, "The most distingushed ing, charming." That is not at all and ponderable recitalist that has- what this column at least meant come to us from Spain since Casals by a campus revue rather than an first drew a necromantic bow." opera. For his Ann Arbor concert, he The campus revue idea deserves has chosen the following program: as intelligent direction and as much Sonata in A Major, No. 9. . . .Mozart hard labor in the direction of "fin- Andante con varazIioni ish" that was granted the Opera einuetto arantlan dice-W--*Famoua ideaw. There needs to be just as . Alezto(aat'ca Sports Champion.-..CocaCola much thinking (more I think) in tude symphoniques... Schumann Orcheatra w Every Wedneda W altz .................... C op n0:30 to , .m.E.s.T. .J. terms of the theatre as was the Two EtudeCcast tCoast Nac rNetwork case with the Opera. TOlEtus For various fairly substantial Poloaen reasons this was not quite possibleBalad in h iMI lino.....lBra ms with this year's Revue. The result Rhapsody n G Minor .......brahms L'Ile ,joyvuse .. . ....... Debussy was the show was poorly organized and poorly produced. I think itaA necessary to insist on the following El Vito (Theme espagnol et vaia- 9 MLL ION A DA Y - IT I apparently ambiguous sentence: tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Infante -- Deicated to Mr. Iturbi the best things in the show were (first performance) __" -_ those done most perfectly. __(__sprfma__ )-_ Charles Monroe's sketch "Olym- pia's Emperor Rollo," quite delight- COMPANEY. ful nonsensical comment on char- acters in recent campus plays, was famous German conductor, known outstanding in the production. All tto American musical patrons pri- the students in this sketch werei marily through his splendid Bee- actors." They acted vehemently thoven readings for Columbia rec- land precisely; and whether spon- taneously or deliberately gave the sketch a good hilarious tempo. The result was a sketch that was a well- executed unit. If my memory serves me four in the cast for that s k e t c h were students who have done a lot of work in student) urn eWilliam's amusing sketch es Sabout the Library lagged a little but got across very well. The sketch Cut to about the Daily's news service had ! Ic t$o5.90,1°1n too much point to it; or rather the and $7.90 point being made didn't deserve all that time. This was similarly true of the "Four Minutes to Play" sketch; it, was slow and long and only established the fact that a student was late for the game be-- cause drunk. Paul Showers' sketch "The Ladies Hours" was very good Now $2.45 and quite well done. $ 9 Most of the music and dancing I and $2.95 can only see as rather shabby filler. ords, who is this year being brought The inevitable song of sentiment, as conductor of the German opera "Waiting," was composed, sung and company on its third American danced more uninterestingly than sour. The company reaches Detroit usual. The "Specialist Blues" sing- Just after the Christmas vacation ing and dancing may have had and will produce two Wagnerian "amateur charm"; otherwise I sug- operas: "Die Gotterdamerung" and' gest cutting it. The "Specialty "The Flying I'utchman." Waltz" was more happy; and its - A pair of inefu -f burlesque by Charley Moyer and ing (whivh was quite un-choral) Helen Dooley was very amusing. The then there -was no pleasure for the!o shoes pur "Tap Specialty" by Betty Healy and eye. Even the chorus of good-look- Ruth Walser was pointless and in ing girls was hidden and that's dis- execution a little unpredictable. Ted obeying fundamental principles Rose's Tap solo was the only strik- This lengthy catalogue of not-too ing dance in the show. The girls' illuminating remarks is at least chorus was so-so. meant to indicate that the present Helen Carrm's repeated her Jun- Mimes Revue was conceived and ior Girl's Play success with another produced in a rather too haphazard ( good torch-song, well-sung a n d manner, with too much faith in showing not a little knowledge of G our tendency to "just love ama- the way these things are "perfect- teurs." The production, particu- ly" done by professionals. Will Ross, larly the successful sketches, were ventriloquist act was good too. sufficiently excellent to show that The Finales were handled like, Mimes is on the rif ht trck. na imm _ a_. x {r . ! t 1'17 1 :. .: y _ ., s t I Let us Pack your box to suit you. "We Deliver or Mail it for you." The Betsy Ross Shop 13-15 Nickels Arcade Sire ...... .: ngthen your Se Mcals 'I Chrisimas Time .. . ,. ' ;; 'J ,. 1 U DEAN Dprink IDelicious and Ref'reshing, : with the that refreshes The best defense is the attack. 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