-THE NITCHTGAN DATL Y SUNDA - ~ ~ Published every morning except Monday during the Universty ye by the Board in Control of Student Publications. ! Member of the Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re- publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise u+rdited in this paper and the local news published herein. Erntered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second Ciass m Gtter. Special rate of postase .granted by Third Assistant Postmaster General Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.69 Office: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, %:-higan. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF - Telephone 4925} MANAGING EDITOR RICHARD L, TOBIN City F'ddltor. . ........... ......... .....Carl Forsythe 1kitorial Zlreotor ...............................Beach Congor, ,Jr. Ndews Ed!tor .................................David M. NIcholI Sports Editor ..... ...Shelq ,rdon 0. Fullerton Woe's Editor......................4. .argat M. Thompson Assistant News Editor..........................Robert L. Pierce 1 I "ETOIRAL ~NIN I THE HIGH PRICE OF DANCE TICKETS (Daily Illini) Two letters, which appear in the Others' Opinions column on this page, give two views on the $3.50 ticket charges contemplated for the Military ball. It has been generally felt that many of the University dance committees are not quite aware of the mean- ing of high priced dance tickets to many of the stu- dents who buy them. Committee members receive their tickets, their cab fare, and their dinners with- out any pangs of the pocketbook. The student must dig down in his jeans for the money, and sometimes it hurts if it is only 50 cents or $1 more than he ex- pects to pay. Dance committees, for the most part, earn their way to the dance. The affair depends upon them and they work for it and are deserving of some recog- nition. Committee work gives members an experience which is worth a good deal in itself, for the executive tasks involved in meeting people, carrying on the work in a businesslike manner and putting the dance over without a hitch. The Military ball committee of this year has done well in keeping down expenses, but some other oppor- tunities still exist which will facilitate the lowering of ticket prices. A consideration of their budget given below might indicate a method by which the $3.50 frrak B. i brath Roland a A. Corlrean Earl tiefeurt NIGHT EDITORSI . Culen Kennedy Thitne"Inglis Jerry K.Rorenthal George A. Stauster Wilbur J. lyers Brian Joues Stanley W. Arnheihn Lawson H. 1Becker Fdward C. Camnpbell C. Willians Carpenter Thomas Connelflau Dorothy Brockman Mdiriam Carver Beatrice Colin Louise Crandall lE t eldrman P'rudence Fostei Sports Assistants John W. Thoinas REPORTERS Fred A. Huber Norman Kraft Poland Martin Ifenry Meyer Albert H. iewman E. Jerome Pettit Ceorgia Geisman MarthaLittleton Elizabeth Long Frabces MDch ester Elizabeth Mann John S. Townsend rlharles A. Sanford John W. Pritchard Joseph Renilhan C. hart SchA;If Brackley Shaw Parker R. Snyder G. R. Winters Margaret O'Brien Hillary Rtrden Dorothy Rndell Elma Wadsworth Josephine Woodhams EXTRA!! EXTRA!! Oscar the Wonder Horse swore, three weeks ago, that he had gone into Detroit for the last time this semester, but yesterday Mr. George Dusenbury, a very fine ex-colleague, came around and offered him a ride; so what was there to do? One cannot refuse George Dusenbury. To make it even more dificult, Johnny C h u c k is still he ribly drunk. And here am I with no Rolls column and nothing to do but tell you about some of the funny things that happen in the Daily office and appear in Daily print, every new and then. On January 5, the business staff found itself in a dilemma due to the fact that "Sammy Squirt," which was necessarily discontinued over vacation, had to include several pre-Christ- mas strips in order to catch' up when publication was resumed. o n e of these included the quaint January query, "Gosh, Christmas almost here and me broke," an assertion that so befuddled t h e business staff genii that they decided to can- cel it for the rest of the year. Which was more or less of a good thing anyway. On the Women's page, January 9, there appeared the lucid head- line "TO USE TIN CANS." I shall give my kingdom and half my daughter if you guess what story that came from! M1*1estol-les of P fm P x,:.r . ' 4 : n ' . fit , , .x. Fr L y v' J :.J'- w i.,'"rs .3 fy. e i . '7:5 . s; .: r.$~ . ' i . i'r . . , ' _ ?" "'. rz!r b-:. i'lM .f.' "'f'" .R, CIVILIZA TIN devel~ped the Cler- nont, and in due course of time, the giant Leviathan, on which is published a daily newspaper for tran&-Atlantic passen- gers. Today we have also the aeroplane, which carries the priited word from Coast to c miles BUSINESS STAFF! Tlephone 21214 HARLES T. Kiine............................Business Manager NORRIS P. JOHNSON.........................Assistant Manager Department Managers dvertising-.......-...........-....--.Vernon ishop dvertising Contracts ...... ... ............harry It. Begley dvertising Service... ...... ............. ...Byron C. Vedder ublications..... . .. . . ... Vlliam T. Brow n cconts ...................................Richard Stratemeir Alomen's Business Manager........ ..........Ann W. Verner ticket price could be reduced. Band (Ted Weems) ........................ $ D ecorations ................................ Programs (Souvenirs).................. University. labor and materials .......... . Checking.............. . R en tal .................................... Illio pages........................... Pictures and cuts .......... ............. Piano rental...... .......... .... Dinner for committee ................ ... . Cabs for committee..................... . Shoulder cords and favors for committee... . Punch .............................. Union booth renta ................... Invitations........................... Military detail........................ Postage, telephones, etc................ Tickets.. ...................... Committee expense ....... ............ Maid service ......................... Overhead and bond.................... Miscellaneous......... ............... 900.00 350.00 150.00 135.00 50.00 30.00 90.00 35.00 6.50 60.00 37.50 50.00 59.50 12.00 12.00 21.00 15.00 4.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 50.00 great iews-gathering system developed by the Asseciated Press. Imagaine the dull- ness of a ay wi.o t the latest news! News of the world is served to you constantly by East in three days. In truth, these are stones of progress. A-other milestone -of progress is the Orvi) Aronson Gilbert E. Buraley Allen Clark Robert Finn Assistants .liohn Ieyser Arthur F,. Kohn James Lowe Grafton W. Sharp Donalo A.. Johnston H Don Lyon Bernard H. good i Becker Anne liarsha a Jane Cissel .Katharine Jackson ieve Field Dorothy Layin e Fischgrund Virginia McComb Gallmeyer Carolin Mosher Harriman Helen Osen ,x Wry Seefried Minnie Seng Ielen Spencer lathryn Stork Ciare Unger Mary Elizabeth Watts NIGET EDITOR-ROLAND A. GOODMAN Totals ............... ................... 2,102:50 SUNpAY, JANUARY J7, 1932 The sale of-J50 tickets at $3.50 each and 100 bal- cony seats at $1 each will amount to $2,375, or a sur- phis .of $272.50 in excess of all expense'. Possible e sk a Fair reductions of the committee dinner, cab, shoulder cords and favors, and punch items would increase the Z te nd M eters surplus. The Military ball last year had a surplus of $300, which might even be used to offset any deficit, NCE more we come to a discussion of the taxi- which might follow economics in the present budget. cab situation. Last week saw students paying The miscellaneous allowance of the budget is large he lowest rates they have been charged since the enough to be used as a contingent fund. :hoal year began, as well- as the highest. And The Daily Ullni believes that tickets might be re- nless same drastic action is taken soon, the evi- duced to $3, if 25 additional tickets would be placed ent ?power of the cab companies, in their ability on sale. The income from 675 tickets at $3 each, and > cooperate to 'ix rates, will soon see the users 100 balcony tickets at, $1 each, would net $2,125. o E taxicabs paying more exorbitant, rates than ever $22.50 in excess of the budget. In view of the excel- tlence of the orchestra, it is possible that more than . * * * Which reminds me of a boner this same Women's page pulled earlier in the year. (I shouldn't have said boner. It was merely a piece of smart journalism.) Mrs. Roosevelt was supposed to christen a boat and there was no picture of Mrs. Roosevelt in the Daily fhles. The Women's staff .decided that Mrs. Hoover would do just as well because Mrs. Hoover was in the cut ;morgue; so Mrs. Hoover's pic- ture was run with the cut lines, "who recently christened the new S. S. 'Manhattan.'" 11 I 'The AssociatedPress Whose Dispatches Appear in frl~i~m nzztg There are two solutions to the question. Under the present city ordinance, the cab companies, pro- vided they can agree, have license to raise their rates as high as 35c_ for the first passenger, and: 25c for each passenger for the first mile. So the change must come through amendment of the city ordinance in one of two ways. These two are by a low maximum flat rate charge, or by installation of taximeters, both systems to be put into use re- gardless of the number of passengers carried on one trip. o n Earlier this year,, when the taximeter project was first advanced, students could not agree. Many saw visions of a permanent 35c- flat rate charge, and were .unwilling to assent to the proposed change. Now, however, most of them have seen how these so-called flat rates can change overnight, and are willing to adopt some other system. A new 35c maximum flat rate charge,.embodied in a city ordinance, would be unfair from two points of view. As concerns the consumer, the passenger who rides from the Union to the Kappa Sigma house and pays 35c is being undercharged as compared with the passenger who rides from the Union to the Phi Kappa Psi house and who also pays 35c. Either that is the case, or else the latter is being undercharged. From the standpoint of the driver, he is in one case rendering more service for the same ambunt of money and is there- e btelieve that taxicab charges should be made on the basis of distance traveled, and not on the number of passengers carried. For the pro- tection of both passengers and drivers, the installa- tion of meters is necessary. This system has been proposed to the Common Council of the City of Ann Arbor in two identical resolutions presented by The Daily and the Student Council. The maxi- mum rates provided are 200 for the first half mile and 5c for each additional quarter mile, with no charge for extra passengers. This rate establishes a mean between the 25c flat rate which existed for two days last week, and the present 35-50-60-701 sliding scale arrangement, .which is obviously too high. This new system would clearly benefit those students living some distance from the campus who find it necessary to use cabs to reach thei classes; especially fraternity and sorority groups which are charged enormous rates under the pre- sent scale. Students on dates, who at present are charged 50c for the shortest possible ride, could go two miles for the same amount. And few are the co-eds who live more' than two miles from the, Union or the League. Furthermore, the cab com- panies would benefit. They would make a fair profit, students would not be charged too high a rate, business would be divided more evenly be- tween all companies, the drivers would all be em- ployed and things could be adjusted to a normal a npaefn ae 100 balcony seats will 'be sold. These calculations are not to be taken as reflec- tion on the Military ball committee. That committee" has pared its budget items to a low figure. Ted Weems' orchestra usually plays for $1,000 on all out- side engagements, and for $900, he is by far a better buy than Tweet Hogan who plays for the Sophomore cotillion tonight at $650. The ball committee is also{ buying its ,own corsages, an exceptional thing for a big dance committee, The Military ball can be put on for less than $2 In the interests of student ticket buyers, we do not see why they should pay a higher price. SANE INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS (Indiana Daily Student) Wherever over-emphasis of intercollegiate ath- letics is being discussed, the sister subject of an ultra intramural athletic program is certain to have its ardent followers. At a recent meeting of Western conference physical education directors in Chicago. a subject accorded a major share in debate was the substitution of intramural athletics for the inter- collegiate contests. "Since the latter type of competition is receiving condemnation or approbation in every newspaper ani magazine throughout the country, why not follow the swing of the pendulum and dethrone the expen- sive, dangerous intercollege contests?" asked onE representative. This, however, seems to be altogethei too revolutionary a measure to apply in this case The followers of a "sane" intramural athletic pro- gram would not race the pendulum to the farthest extremity, but rather would linfit intercollegiate ath- letics somewhat, while at the same time expand the intramural system which is in force at the present time. The exponents of intramural sports do not wisl' to prohibit Conference sport, which they believe car- ries with it a wholesome measure of individual initi- ative and healthful activity. These men do not place intramural sports on a pinnacle, because they know that such competition will, at best, be a matter for individual decision. "Shall I or shall I not engage in a contest with a rival campus organization?" The reactionary group might go so far as to do away with a broad program of campus athletics. But this course would necessarily push intramural activities into a position that, in some respects, it could never satis- factorily fill. In the first place, the individual player transposes group activity in the highest sense of the word. Ii. is easily seen that team performance would soon be placed at a discount: Also the physical benefit of raining and physical condition required in a first- class intercollegiate team would be unnecessary. Any one can play an intramural contest without'previous conditioning or practice. Secondly, the men who are especially skillful in some branch of physical activity undoubtedly find a major enjoyment in a measure of personal honor and'glory accruing from such con- It is an unknown but perfectly true fact that the picture of "Scapa Flaw," with Earl Sande up, has been used as the winner of the Kentucky derby for the past five years. A New York paper, whose reputation had been established long before the present Daily edi- tors were born, once went so far as to run a picture of the "blanket finish" in the 1928 race which had been sent "speciaJ to they**via air- 1iane." 'Tne picaure was, of course, las year's finish-but who could tell the difference, and, what's more, who cares? Another g r e a t headline in last week's Daily was on the Wisconsin-Michigan basketball game story of Saturday. "Daniels to Start at Center Post; Changes in Lineup Possible, However." Last November, Maude Adams, famous actress, came out of a re- tirement of 13 years to act on the stage again. 'The Daily ran her picture with the following caption: "Maude Adams, a leading ac- tress almost a century ago, at the age of 59 has ended a re- tirement of 13 years to return to the stage as Portia in Otis Skinner's "Merchant of Venice." Just about the silliest error .that ever occurred was ipublish- ed several years ago in cne of our leading state newspapers. Governor Green's daughter had eloped and the A.'P. had. sent a two column, four-inch pic- ture of her. The Illinois relay t e a m h a d, simultaneously, broken a record or something, and the A. P. picture service also included a two column, four-inch cut of two of the run- ners exchanging the 'b a to n. The headlines were mixed up, somehow, so that over this beautiful picture of two run- ners in a tense, crouching posi- tion ran the caption "Gov. Green's Daughter Elopes." Over the portrait of Miss Green, who wreated nlidlv in aair. 1. /j GAS heat is the preferred heat for die-casting. 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