THE MICHiGAN DAILY _ :y Published every morning except Monday during the University ar 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- blication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise edited in this paper and the local news published herein. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, -Michigan, as second ss matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant stmaster General. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50 Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, chigan. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR RICHARD L. TOBIN :y Editor... . ........................ .....Carl Forsythe itorial Director ............................ Beach Conger, Jr. tws Editor.................................. David M. Nichol, ,rts - -ditor............................. Sheldon C. Fullerton oisen's NEditor. ....................Margaret M. Thompson sistant News Editor ........................... Robert L. Pierce Significant because Beethoven wrote wonderful piano music and because in his local concerts Mr. Brinkman has showed an aptitude for this music, the concert tomorrow afternoon ought to be pleasing since an all-Beethoven program has been selected., The Sonata Opus 10, No. 3; andante favori certainly cannot help but add to the enjoyment of any personI who might attend while the second half which con- sists of what is probably Beethoven's most showman- like piano composition, the Sonata Opus 106 (Ham- merclavier), is a number destined to interest at any, time. As usual, everyone is invited to the recital which starts at 4:15 o'clo J. E. R. Music & Drama ROBIN HOOD Capitol News Ii- To Hloiet Speclat Daily Correspondent A Review By Barbara Wright DeKoven's tuneful Robin Hood. initiating the campus to light opera in a spirit of art rather than bur- lesque, revealed a' long-latent fund of entertainment as delightful as it was unsuspected. The musical numbers were marked by a zest too seldom found in campus produc- tions; their quality of amateur The CAMPUS OPHNIION Letters published in this column should not he construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous conm- mui nicat ions will b. dlisregardIed. The names of communicants will, however, lie regarded as confidential upon request. Contrib- utors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than Soo words if possible. i! !!! I! NIGHT EDITORs B. Gilbreth J. Cullen Kennedy James Rolad A. Goodman Jerry E. Rosenthal Ear Scifert George A. Stauter. Inglis 3ohn W. Thomas Brian Jones Sports Assistants John S. Townsend1 Charles A. Sanford ley W. Arnheim dd F. ankertz aird C. Campbell nas Connellan rt S. Deutsch rt L. Friedman ,nce hayden REPORTERS Fred A. Hiuber 1arold F. Klute Norm!ian Kf~t 'I'Award R. Marshall Rmen's Business Manager ...................... Ann W. Vernor v'il Aronson lrt 1. Bursley en Clark ert Finn nna Becker rtla Jane Cissel levieve Field xine Fischgrund i Gallmeyer rv Harriman Assistants Joln Keyser Ai thur F. Kolin James Howe Ann liarsha Katherine Jackson, Dorotl)y ayin Virginia McComb CarolinMosher 1lelen Olsen Grafton W. Sharp )onald A. Jolmson, II Don Lyon Bernard R. Good M!ay Seefried Minni Seng ; (ell Spencer inthryn Stork (Fre langer lary Elizabeth Watts NIGHT EDITOR-ROLAND A. GOODMAN ~ SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 19321 The University Combats Depression NEVER before has the University broadcast- ing service had such overwhelming proof of $ts popularity and the size of its radio audienc as has been manifested since it undertook thez series of talks on the current business depression. Today, more than four thousand copies of each talk are mailed out over the entire country, tot business men, teachers, legislators and bankers. Few people understand the mechanics of the3 economic system. Many of the popular fallacies,s which are based on rumor and a lack of knowledge of what actually motivates the forces underlying our financial scheme, are quickly accepted by many citizens because more accurate information is not at hand.k The University of Michigan, as the state's leading educational institution, has undertaken to provide the state, through its broadcasting facili- ties, with a series of talks on the movement of forces which has brought about the current eco- nomic situation, and the means by which it may be attacked, if any. Actually, the cyclical fluctu- ations 'are largely dependent upon forces over which man can exercise no control. But he can employ certain measures in order to mitigate some of the evils attendant upon depressions. This has been shown by the fact that no panic attended this latest of depressions as it did in pre- vious depressions in the history of the United; States. And this series of talks, by men who are well-informed in the field of economics and have had ample opportunity to study the phenomena of' previous depressions, can and will do much to clarify the situation and present to citizens more substantial and accurate information than can be3 obtained from pseudo-experts, whose speculations as to causes and methods of alleviating financial' depressions are often based on 'fallacious hypo- theses. The broadcasting service deserves full praise and credit for the manner in which it is conduct-, ing this anti-depression campaign, as well as the Regents, who are backing the plan. GldC ndL ANA Another one of the ambitious attempts on the part of the School of Music to interest hAnn Arbor in the appreciation of music without the glamour and publicity of Choral Union will be given this after- noon in Hill Auditorium when Joseph Brinkman, extellent piano teacher and equally as excellent con- cert artist, presents a recital on the faculty concert series. Brinkman is one of the more recent of the addi- tions to the music school who have been more than a little instrumental in bringing needed lustre to that Professor Carr Answers Dear Professor Hayden: Concerning my interview on fraternities as pub- lished in The Daily of March 10th, I am very glad to make more explicit the point of view expressed and the basis for my opinions. You ask three ques- tions which I shall answer in order: Question One: "Are your views accurately ex- pressed by The Daily?" In the main, yes. In matters of detail, no. The general meaning and spirit of my remarks were re- produced by Mr. Inglis, the interviewer, with fidelity. On one point, however, he committed me to a much more narrow view than I am aware of holding and on one or two other points he omitted opinions which, if given, would have extended the perspective in which I was viewing the fraternity. In the third paragraph of the interview I was made to say by indirect quotation, "The convention- alized stamp of good manners and conformity which a fraternity almost invariably puts upon a man acts as a distinct repression of worthwhile intellectual achievement and originality of thought." Of course 1 do not believe any such thing. There is no neces- sary conflict between good manners and interest in ideas. Good manners and leadership are not mutu- ally exclusive. It was not any conflict between good manners and intellectual curiosity in the individual that I was discussing at all, but the general atmos- phere of suggestion which prevails in a fraternity house. This atmosphere of suggestion seems to me to emphasize good manners and social success rather than intellectual achievement. So far as I can see. this is no very original observation on my part. The University itself has seen fit to impose scholastic requirements on fraternity pledges and checks up fraternity scholarship. One of the opinions omitted was that the frater- nity is merely a focal point, so to speak, of many standardizing influences characteristic of American life, which are affecting fraternity men and non- fraternity men alike. The uniqueness of the frater- nity lies in this, that in the fraternity house certain of these standardizing influences are better organ- ized and more intimately expressed than is possible outside. From this point of view, the fraternity house acts as a more efficient standardizer than, say. the rooming house. Question Two: "Are they (i.e., my views on frater- nities) the result of specific investigation as a sociol- ogist, or do they rest upon your general experience as a teacher and the personal acquaintanceship to which you refer?" They rest on my experience as a fraternity man; on my acquaintance with fraternity men; and on my casual observations of conditions in various fra- ternity houses during the course of some fifteen years. They do not rest on any specific investigation as a sociologist, and I made no pretense that they did. Question Three: "If you have made a definite study of this question, will you indicate the methods used in arriving at your conclusions?" This is already answered under Question Two. I trust these'answers to your questions-questions which should be asked in every controversy-will make my position plain. I was discussing not the qualities of fraternity men but the conformity- atmosphere of the fraternity house, and I was trying to make plain my own personal opinion that for ourposes of social success the average fraternity is a useful instrument but for purposes of intellectual stimulation and independence of thought it is a hindrance rather than a help. Of course, as you say, my statements do raise a fundamental question, namely, the purpose of a Uni- versity education. If the University exists primarily for the encouragement of intellectual achievement. the role of the fraternity will be somewhat different than if we conceive of the University's function as not merely the encouragement of intellectual achievement but also the encouragement of con- ventional success.. Viewing American society real- istically, I suppose we are here to do both, but should not the implications of this duality of function be made plainer to the student so that the student who joins a fraternity shall be under no illusions con- cerning the type of intellectual stimulation-as dis- tinct from aid in preparation for examinations-that he is likely to receive in the fraternity house? The fraternity has a function, given the American Uni- versity as it is, but I would be interested in seeing the evidence from which anyone could conclude that its function is intellectual stimulation and the encouragement of independent thinking. Cordially yours, 1 Lowell J. Carr. gaiety and freshness was the real merit of the show. With an enor- mous hall to fill, the choruses were able to overcome this spatial disad- vantage without too obvious a strain, though the individual voices were occasionally a little thin. An- ticipating their cues with some !natural trepidation, the cast exe- I cuted their songs consciously and without the abandon and confi- dence of the experienced cam- paigner who knows how and en- deavors to get the most out of his voice. The second act was appropriately enough the high point of the per- formance. The picturesque scenery and costumes contributed to the colorful effect which was excellently capitalized. The curtain rose on a large and brilliant panorama. Fol- lowed perhaps the best executed of the songs, "Jet Black Crow," sung by Will Scarlet with the outlaw chorus; the full value of the voices and grouping was realized in this scene where the chorus was not too large to be unwieldy, as was the case in the opening scenes, and still1 was able to maintain sufficient volume to carry through the large auditorium. Alan-a-Dale's "O Pro- mise Me" number in this act was sung with a remarkable simplicity1 and restraint that she was not able to achieve throughout the perform-1 ance; it seemed at times as though the stage overpowered her rather1 slight voice. The vivacity of the whole pieceZ was maintained by Dorethea Tor-1 beson as Lady Marian. There wasi in abandon in each of her appear-; inces that brought the action back to its spontaneous level when it threatened to become fiat. She1 alone of the cast carried out the Spirit of the operetta throughout with the spontanaeity that is the1 charm of the amateur actress. Her "Forest Song" in the second Act narked the peak of her perform_- ince; here again background, good costume, and lighting contributed to the pictorial effectiveness of thisG ippearanc-so essential an ele- ment of good opera- The buffoonery of "the sheriff} was an unfortunate ) zlpf t of anl otherwise excellent . eaance. The drunken scene in N-Al h he fig- ured in Act II was degraded to bur-_ lesque inconsistent with the spiritr >f the opera. With this exception, ;he production held to the liveli- 'ess of light opera that does not Demand such artificial stimulus. While Robin Hood held steadily to a vivacious level, from the stand-1 >oint of the musical numbers, itc was less successful dramatically. In ;he direction emphasis was evi- iently placed on large effect and n the music at the expense of thet -roken lines. These sagged badly. Ihe cast were careless of speaking1 'technique; they failed to clip their phrases with the crisp precisiont hat is necessary to make the voice carry effectively. It is distinctly pleasing to con- template the possibility that this production of Robin H-ood signal- izes the inauguration of a tradi- tion. The death of the Union Op- era last year left few regrets, but it deprived a not inconsiderable1 group of campus musicians and po- tential musi-comedy stars of their only vehicle for expression. What is also important, it deprived the local public of an ambitious spec-j tacle such as it likes and will pay1 to absorb once a year, but not oft-~ ener. Out of this situation created by a willing-to-pay public and a would-like-to-produce group o f musicians, it was certain that some1 heir-apparent to the Opera tradi- tion would be born. Last year's Revue was fortunately still-born. This year it seemed for a while, that there was some danger of the Opera's being resurrected in all its colossal gaucherie, alcoholic stupor.I and amateurish burlesque. This catastrophe was somehow side- - tracked. The warm reception accorded the production of Robin Hood gives us i ground to hope that this venture into the popular classics will be repeated next year. By junking the student-written book and lyrics to- gether with ghastly clumpings of the masculine chorus, the path has been cleared to the production of something with a legitimate claim to artistic recognition. It has been shown that the musicianship of the1 orchestra and the quality of the 'tv~'.~ a ' znirac a0 tO ,frra +1~ nm The state of Virginia is the first to ratify the Norris "lame duck" constitutional. amendment. The question has been raised whether such a move is legal because of the fact that the sanction of that state came before the formal notifica- tion. Virginia ratified the bill four days before she had received legal notice that such action was to be taken. There is any number of queer things in this world and its gov- ernments if we only take the inter- est to look for them. We notice that: The league of Nations is studying the Japanese situation and is send- ing committees "to look the condi- tion over." The mails of the United States are flooded by the work of nitwits who have started "chain letters" to agitate a movement in our country to boycott all Japanese goods. State police officials call upon gangsters to do their work in kid- napping cases. Widows of former presidents re- ceive annuities of $5,000.00. President Hoover walked through the streets of Washington alone and was not recognized. Sailors pool their savings and wages and import rum and scotch into Florida ports at $1.50 per quart. The profit comes when they have their agents sell it at $3.50 a quart on capitol hill. The Republicans sit back and laugh up their sleeves when they realize their advantage over the Democrats by. not having to figure out so many favorite sons and dark horses. At the present, 681 citizens of the United States can consume liquor legally. And if they consume too much they can say that it was done in the line of duty. Prohibition Di- iector Woodcock has issued these permits to his agents. All of which helps to clear up the reason why Ripley can make his living! The elevator boy tells us that Sol Bloom has had over a thousand busts of George Washington made and distributed to each Senator and Congressman. "Plain Talk" tells us that Sol posed for the busts himself. That may not be right, but he has spent $821,770.00 to ad- vertise the Washington Bicenten- nial so far. Yes, and he wants more! Speaker Garner hasn't gone to a burlesque show lately. Well, who wouldn't be careful when there is a possibility of the presidency in the offing. Every two years the White House undergoes an application of paint. This is the year for the job and the painting cost the people $7,000.00. Such a move will at least give work to someone. With the talk of salary slashing going on in Congress today we wonder why the $10,000.00 salary of the Congressman is the only thing considered? There are other ap- propriations in addition to the sal- ary. Each member of the House is allowed $5,000.00 per year for a secretary and clerical work. While the members of the Senate are al- lowed $10,000.00. The members of both chambers draw $120.00 a year for stationary. Their office is fur- nished by the Government free of all rental charge and their mail, telephone, telegrams and the print- ing of their speeches in the Con- gressional Record is all taken care ":7, A search for spots in a Greene cleaned garment Will prove futile. GR..E4 r Along with service and quality you are assured of Ceanin at low- e St Pisble prces. On the dot. promise of delivery time will find your article delivered by then. If service means something to you try GREENE'S. Call for and delivered for cash DRESSES Cleaned and Pressed 50c 0 of in the same manner. An allow- ance of 20 cents per mile to and from each session is paid for their transportation. All of this is in ad- dition to the salary received by each member of Congress. And, of course, this in turn is apart from the "patronage" at the disposal of the majority party. Don't let someone spoil the day by trying to tell you the old idea that "business is always bad dur- ing a presidential year." In the past 50 years there have been 13 presidential elections. In six of these years we have had what might be termed "booming" t t SUITS Cleaned and Pressed 35c A PROTEST AGAINST UNFAIR RUSHING PUBLICITY The editorial entitled, "Unfair Rushing" which appeared on the front page of the Michigan Daily Friday is a good example of "yellow journalism." Regardless of what fraternities the author had in mind, decent newspaper ethics would demand that he make his charges openly and specifically, rather than resorting to cowardly insinuations. If the r ! 1 , .1 HATS 25c. 0 prosperity. In only two cases has there been serious economic strife. I r Phone 2-3231 I