THE MICHGAN DAILY t TUESDAY, MA Published' every morning except Monday during the University year by the Board in Control of Student .Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Association. The Associated Press is exclusively entitledtto the use for re- publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not, otlerwise credited in this paper and the local news published herein. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Postmaster General. Subscription by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50 Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building, Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF" f Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR RICHARD L. TOBIN City Editor ................... ...Carl Forsythe Editorial Director.........................Beach Conger Jr. News Editor ................................... David M. Nichol Sports Editor .............................. Sheldon C. Fullerton Women's Editor ................... ..... Margaret M. Thompson Assistant News Editor........................Rqbert L. Pierce NIjGHT EDITORS Frank B. Gilbreth . Cullen Kennedy James Inglis Roland A. Goodman Jerry E. Rosenthal Karl Seiffert Yeorge A. Stauter. 4 Sports Assistants Wilbur J. Myers John W. Thomas John S. Townsend Brian Jones Charles A. Sanford certain standards for entrance and graduation is protecting that money from being spent foolishly. State-supported institutions differ in this re- spect from .endowed universities-the latter can raise or lower their bars as their standards de- mand. For 6ne example, we might point to Haver- ford College in Pennsylvania which is recognized as one of the finest colleges in the country as far as the type of graduates turned out. Its enroll- ment approximates 200, and when recent plans for the next 100 years of its existence were mapped out, it was planned to continue to limit the enroll- ment. And some of the most prominent scientists, philosophers and writers teach its classes. The reputation of a University d'epends on the type of graduate it sends out into the world, the equipment with which it has furnish'd him and the manner in which he has been trained to put this equipment to use. If every resident of Michigan were privileged to attend the University of Michigan, education in this state would be in a sad condition indeed. The average Michigan taxpayer is proud of the reputation which his state University has I established. If it is to be of any use in training future citizens, it must certainly be in a 'position to require certain qualifications of those who wish to enter in order that those who have gained admit- tance shall be capable of absorbing whatever knowledge or training the institution has to offer. This view has been uphpld by legislators, educat- ors and the judiciary. Any relaxation' in the present standards would be fatal. i REPORTERS Stanleigh W. Arnheim Fred A. .Huber Lawson E. Becker Norman 'Kraft Edward C. Campbell Rolan'd Martin C. Williams Carpenter enry eyer Thomas Cpnnellan Albert H. Newman Clarence Hayden E. Terome Pettit Dorothy Brockman Georgia Geisman Miriam Carver Alice Gilbert Beatrice Collins Martha Littlcto-a, Louise Crandall Elizabeth Tong dElise Fedman F rances Manchester Prudence Foster Elizabeth Mann .ohn W. Prichard Joseph Renihan C. Hart Schaaf Brackhy Shaw Parker Snyder G. R. Winters Margaret O'1rien Hillary Rarden Dorothy Rundell Elma Wadsworth Josephine Woodhains i SCREEN REFLECTIONS I BUSINESS STAFF \Telephone 21214 CHARLES T. KLINE ........................ Business Managei MORRIS P. JOHNSON ..................... Assistant Manager Department Managers Advertising .......... ...............Vernon Bishop Adverting Contracts ........................BHarry R. Begley Advertising Sfrvice ...... ......o............. Byron C. Vedder Publications ................................ William T. Brown Accounts...... ......................Richard Stratemeir Women's Business Manager.....................Ann W. Vernor AT THE MICHIGAN At some remote and obscure time in the dim past Constance Bennett must have made a good picture. We jump to that conclusion because somehow people have gotten the idea that Miss Bennett is a good actress. Of course all that was before the production of "Lady With a Past." The words "wooden," "stiff," and "colorless" have been used many thousands of times in describing the acting of not-too-successful show people. Even that kind of criticism is inexpressive in telling- how bad Miss Bennett is in "Lady With a Past." One sibs and watches her and wonders how she ever managed to get herself in pictures, for this last offering is certainly anything but artistic, K. S. I Orvil Aronson 'ilbert E Bursley .llen Clark R~oert Finn Donna Becker ylartl'a Jane Cissel Genevieve Field Maxine Fischgrund Xnn Gallmeyer Vary Harriman Assistants 1 John Keyser Arthur F. Kohn James Lowe Ann Harsha Katherine Jackson Dorothy Layin Virginia McComb Carolin Mosher Helen Olsen Grafton W. Sharp Donald A. Johnson, II Don Ly on Bernard H. Good May Seefried Minnie Seng Helen Spencer Kathryn Stork Clare Unger Mary Elizabeth Watts I NfGAT EDITOR-GEORGE A. STAUTER * TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1932 EDIIPhRI!A1L COMMENT I Micigan vs.. Detroit Teachers HE article which is reprinted in the adjacent column."has aroused a storm of protest from students who happen to read the paper in question. It either represents tie usual attitude on the part of metropolitan newspapers who are trying to print anything which puts the University of Mich- igan in a bad light, or else the source of alged information is entirely inaccurate. The general drift of the article appears to be that 'no one' holding a degree from Michigan may teach in Detroit because of that fact. In this respect, the story has been exaggerated. Should the Detroit Board of Education actually take this position in favor of the Detroit Teachers' College, that action would be much to its discredit. Really, the Detroit public schools, because of the great number of applicants for positions, have estab- lished 'a double standard which tends to exclude many who would otherwise be eligible. The re- qui'rement for a high school teaching position in Detroit is an M.A. degree, and the Michigan de- gree is acceptable, if not preferable. Hence the inability of the young. lady in question to obtain employment 'as a teacher. In the elementary schools, the requirement is an A.B. degree, a life certificate and a term in any teachers' college, with no special emphasis on the Detroit institution or out of disrespect to the University of Michigan. f Teachers from Eastern schools are by no means as favored as the author of this article represents them to be. One member of the education schools brands this statement as an absolute falsity. There are many teachers in private schools who are not graduates of Eastern colleges, and furthermore many such graduates are not able, to obtain posi- tions in schools which are members of tht North Central Association schools because of the require- ment of 15 hours of work in education. Furthermore, the applicant who supplied this fairy tale would iot be.s.eligible for a teaching posi- tion in the Association had she graduated in or before 1922 because at that time the requirement for a certificate was only 11 hours. . Michigan sends out its graduates equipped with the best possible training for any and all fields. There is absolutely no excuse for a story which misrepresents the actual state of affairs. We sin- cerely hope that none of' Michigan's students have had their confidence shaken by this recent splurge in story-telling ("That's How They Told It To Me") which, obviously, is not borne out by the actual facts in the case. (THE DETROIT FREE PRESS) ("That's How They Told It To Me") A University of Michigan graduate is slinking about tovin these days wondering if it is wise to confess herself a University of Michigan graduate. Recently, after spending a decade in another pro- fession, she decided to try her hand at teaching, and she went to the office of the Detroit Board of Educa- tion to make application. The interview was with Oliver G. Frederick, assist- ant superintendent of schools. She walked in con- fidently. "You have a university degfe?" he inquired. "Yes," said the applicant with a touch of pride, "An AB from Michigan." "And a teacher's certificate?' he asked. "Yes-a life certificate from Michigan." 'I "Is that your only equipment?" "That-And 10 years of metropolitan newspaper experience," the applicant, now a trifle subdued, told him. "Then, of course you couldn't expect to teach in Detroit" Mr. Frederick exclaimed with finality. "We do not consider a teacher's certificate and a degree from Michigan sufficient equipment for any position in the Detroit Public Schools." He explained ,further: "You are fitted only as a high school teacher. All our high school teachers begin first in the elementary grades. You are not qualified to teach in the lemen- tary grades because University of Michigan trains only high school teachers." The applicant thought for a moment; then she brightened. "These conditions doubtless apply to be because I received my educational training years ago," she suggested. "If I was graduating from Michigan on the Class of 1932, my Detroit status would be some- what different?" "Not at all," Frederick' explained. "The year of your graduation has nothing to do with it. Your status would be exactly the same in either event. "But suppose," the applicant persisted, "I' came to you not as a beginner but as an experienced teacher. Suppose I had done high school teaching in Battle Creek or Grand Rapids, for instance, then would I be eligible for a Detroit ppsition?" "Even that would not change your teaching stats in Detroit if you had only your University of Mich- igan teaches' training," she was told. "Of course-" Mr Frederick was ready with an idea. "Of course," he said, "if you wanted to attend Detroit Teachers' College, we could then consider your application on a par with applications of other Teachel's' College graduates, provided your marks were as high as theirs." "Perhaps this is due to the depression," the appli- cant suggested. "The depression has nothing to do with it," she was told, "It is our policy." The discouraged applicant next turned her steps to an excellent teachers' agency.' "YOu have fine teaching equipment," she was told, "Your editorial experience would enhance your teach- ing of English in any school. You are best fitted, we believe, for a position as a teacher in some private school. " It's too bad, though, that you graduated from Michigan. It will be such a handicap. Private schools almost always demand teachers from Eastern colleges. However, since you got your degree so long ago, they might be persuaded to forget that you got it at Michigan.", The graduate is thoughtful now, and although not a native of Michigan, she recalls with what eager- ness she chose Michigan as her school in preference to all others. She recalls the thousands of ,dollars her father OASDil ROLL TO AVOID DISEASE A Health-Hint A Day By Dr. Oscar L. Marvequus, PhB. (Signed letters pertaining to per- sonal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis, o r athlete's foot. will be answered by Dr. Mar- vequus if a stamped, self-address- ed envelope is enclosed. The Doc- tor has a stamp collection he is very proud of ihdeed. Letters must be written in ink on one side of the paper, and it will be regarded as a favour by the Doc- tor if they can be made legible. This removes the element of I chance from the answers. Ad- dress all letters to anyone you please, care of the Michigan Daily. No one will read the things anyway.) Dear Doctor: I have had chronkb rheumatism for thirty-five years. Every time it rains, or the wind blows, or my lit- tle niece sings "The Road to Man- dalay." I have consulted'a number of Physicians on the matter, and they all agree that it is a darned shame. I have since proved this to my own satisfaction, and what I want to know is whether my habit of eating olive-pits is likely 'to be conducive to appendicitis? I have only had my\ appendix out once, and am a little worried. Yrs. Truly, Worried. * * * Dear Mrs. Worried:' I have a terrible time with my rheumatism, too. You must come around and see me some- time. No, I do not think that having had your appendix out will hamper your digestion of olive-pits a bit. It never ham- pered mine. Yrs.-Truly, Dr. Marvequus. Dear Doctor: We used to have an old rpother cat who insisted on having num- berless litters of kittens around the house. As water is somewhat scarce in this county, we found that drowning them all was too much expense for us to bear, so we shot the mother cat. Strangely enough, the kittens keep on appearing, and y husband has begun to look ask- ance at our old Wolfhound, Roger. Can you suggest any solution for our difficulty? We are about out of water now, and the kittens are gaining on us. Very Sincerely Yrs., Puzzled. Dear Puzzled: Yours 4p indeed a strange case. I believe your husband is probably right in looking ask- ance at Roger the Wolfhound. My only suggestion would be to shoot your Husband. Yrs. Truly, Dr. Marvequus. * * * Dear Doctor: Junior has been behaving oddly for the last week or so. He has us all worried to death with his an- tics, but we don't want to say any- thing to him about it for fear we will give him repressions or some- thing and maybe have him grow up with an inferiority complex. Almost every day now he has come home from school and rushed into the parlor crying, "Look what I can do!" and then tripping over some- thing and falling flat on his face. It is making his nose look awfully funny and we simply don't know what to do. We thought perhaps it was something in his diet. What do 'you think? Yrs. Sincerely, Anxious Mother. Dear Anxious Mother: I think Junior needs a good kick in the teeth. Yrs. &c, Dr. Marvequus. Miscellaneous Advice Dept. The Readers of this column Are showing a steadily-growing inclin- ation to become embarrassingly in- quisitive as to just how one may keep well and avoid disease. Nothing we can do or say in that little head- ing up there at the top of ttie col- umn seems to have any effect at all. As a result, we are printing be- low a little table of things to do to avoid disease. (1) Drink nothing but boiled and disinfected alcohol or iodine. (2) Breathe as seldom as pos- sible, because the air is just filled with germs of all sorts, not to men- tion dust, ultra-violet rays, and un- pleasant odors. (3) Never hurry, get excited, talk to anybody, venture outdoors, stay indoors, or eat anything. (4) Avoid all annoyance or ef- fort. I Wa What the Well Dressed, Man Will Wear, t 11 I 0 0 Shirt styles may core and go-the colors may change, the size 0 the collar will vary, but a clean neat-appearing shirt is always necessary. Nine distinct machines are used in shirt pressing at the Varsity, insuring the most satisfactory job possible-perfect freedom from wrinkles. '! ,,F Limiting College 6 Expansion W HILE we're on the subject of Detroit news- papers, it might be well to mention a recent letter to the public communication columns of one of the metropolitan newspapers. The writer in question demanded to know why every taxpayer and his children sholild not be privileged to attend the state-supported institutions, whether or not the individual had attained the standards set by the institution. ( - SUNDRY Co. Liberty at Fifth