FOUR " THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. 1932 a _.......,., v ....,.. ... ,..,, .... 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 entitled to the use for re- publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise 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, licligain. Phones: Editorial, 4925; Business, 21214. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR RICHARD L. TOBIN City Editor................................... .Carl Forsythe. Idito>ial Director............................each Conger, Jr. News Editor.................................... David M. Nichol Sports Editor..............................Sheldon C. Fullerton Women's Ed1itor ..........................Margaret M. Thompson Assistant News Fditor........................... Robert I. Pierce Frank B. GhItreth Rlol A. Good a KarI 5,eit Wilhr J. Myers Bti;an Jones NIGHT EDITORS J. Callen Kennedy James Inglis dman Jerry E. Rosenthal fert George A. Stanter. Sports Assistants John W. Thomas John S. Townsend Charles A. Sanford REPORTERS Stanleigh W. Arnhehm Fred A. Habher Lawson . NBecker Norman Kraft E~dgard C. Campbell Roland Mlartin C Williams Carpenter 1enry Meyer Thomas Conmellan Albert H. Newman Clarence ,layden It;ferome olit Dorothy Prockman (Georgia Ge;%man N irian Carver Alice Gilbet Bea ice Collins A"'artha Littkto-1 Louise Cranmdal Elizabeth Long Elise Felm n Frances klarn-hester Prudence loster Elizabeth Mann John T. .Prichard Joseph l'knei an C. I lart Schaaf llrackly Shaw Parker Sny'l r G. R. Winters Margaret O'lri-n HIillary Rarden IDIor-othy inxrell Elma Wadsworth Josephine Woodihams combination of American birth, and Italian blood, is an ideal one for a singer. She is proud of her Italian lineage for it means that every drop of her blood beats with the rhythms of song, but she is an Amer- ican nevertheless, democratic in art and life, and spiritually and intellectually an American to the core. In addition to her operatic and concert perform- ances, her records of the great Italian arias have been heard and re-heard throughout the musical world. Numbers from Verdi, Gounod, Bland, Massenet, Bel- leni and other great writers being in her command. For her Ann Arbor program on this occasion, assisted by Stuart Ross, accompanist, she will sing the following program: Aria, "0 divina Afrodite," from the opera "Fedra" ............. Romano Romani lMiss Ponselle Star vicino al bell' idolo .............. Salvatore Rosa A Pastoral ...............................Veracini Traum e .....................................W agner Chamson de la cigale........................ Lecocq Miss Ponselle Nocturne, Opus 48, No. 1 ....................Chopin Prelude in A minor......................Debussy Mr. Ross Aria, "Bel raggio lusinghier" ................ Rossini Miss Ponselle INTERMISSION The Harmonica Player ..... . ............David Guion The Girl with the Flaxen Hair .............. Debussy A Chinese Quarrel .......................Niemann Mr. Ross On Wings of Dream ..... .... . Anton Arensky Eros .........................................G rieg Lullaby-.............................. Geni Sadero Come unto these Yellow Sands ....... Frank LaForge Miss Ponselle Charlotte Lockwood, will appear as guest organ- ist at the regular Wednesday afternoon recital in Hill Auditorium, March 2, at 4:15 o'clock. She will play the following program: "TeDeum" .............................. Max Reger (1873-1916) "Ave Maria" ........................Jacques Arcadelt (1514-1575) , Chorale Prelude, "Comest Thou now, Jesu from Heaven to Earth?" .............. J. S. Bach Suite, Grave, Fughetta, Hornpipe, Aria, Trumpet Tune .............. Henry Purcell The Soul of the Lake ........... ..........Karg-Elert Scherzo from Symphony V ............. Louis Vierne Third Chorale in A minor .............. Cesar Franck "Le Coucou" ........................Claude D'Aguin "Flight of the Bumble-Bee" .......Rimsky Korsakoff Intermezzo from "Storm King Symphony" ................. Clarence Dickinson Finale from Symphony VIII .... Charles Marie Widor munications were entirely unsolici- That cannot happen with presi- ted. We have a suspicion, however, dents. Political partisanship is the that someone recommended our essence of their place and power. name as a suitable client for these Time has not yet wholly obliter- physicians. Why, we don't know. ated such criticism o f George Some people have a funny sense of Washington. Men who knew him humor is all we have to say. Here and still live may privately ques- is the letter: tion Lincoln's right to all the hon- ors paid his memory. 30 DAYS TO USE! The final estimate of Woodrow that ?ope scar no paain n BEALTH SUGGESTIONS INDEED! I-Despite the power of the Press and our own personal precautions, that dope Oscar, now parading un- der the name of Dr. Marvequus, has gotten his fingers into this de- partment again. But while Dr. Marvequus has been answering let- ters from the diseased and dis- traught, we have been receiving let- ters from the medical profession, and as far as we know the com- IA A ashi ngton 4 Bystander By.Kirke Simpson. WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-Repub- lics are notoriously ungrateful, yet now and then there arises a man around whose public service cluster tributes by his countrymen that set him apart as a non-controver- sial figure in the history of his times. When you ask for a "rush" job, we tell you honestly how BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 CHTAT2LES T, KITNE........................ Business Managei NR-IS-. JOHNSON".....................Assistant Manager Department Managers Aclvcrtisig.......... ........................... Vernon Bishop Adlvetising C'nract ...........................harry R. Bexley Advermisimi,'Service............................ Byroni C. Veder Inbliie tims .. . ............... ................ WillIiam nT.browni Accounts. .. ..........................Richard Strateneir Women's Business Alanancr...................... Ann ' V. Vernor Omi vii Aronson i?, r IP. tursley AleC lnark i obmet 1inn Donna necker y tl 'h; Jane Cissel (;enevie Pe Field1 1laxitne ischgrumid Ann (htlJlnier Nartjy I1amrinman READY on AM 1h e DO* Assista nts Jahni Keyse.r Arr 1. Kohn James lwe Ann Iarsha K atl rim n kson omrot I y Layin ( :rolimt M orsimer I ick-n 1w~nn G;raftonmrW.XVSharp Dlonald A. .lohns.om, If [Jon Lyon B errlard r. Good May Seefried .linnic Sent; I t -h-n Spencer Kathbryn Stork ( irm s I lnger M ary Ilizabeh VWatts NIGHT EDITOR--JAMES INGLIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1932 Good Old Deferred Rushing R USHING ; oday has reached the point where the average fraternity man is willing to strangle anyone who mentions "freshman rushee" to him while the freshmen in general are capable of boiling in oil those who should happen to refer to fraternities in their presence. Deferred rushing is undubitably an excellent thing in theory on the Michigan campus. But a good thing can be carried too far, as in this in stance deferred pledging and the complications which have enveloped it. The very complexity of the rules insures against their enforcement, while the promised punishment of both freshman and fraternity in- dulging in sub rosa activities makes it certain that no one will breathe a word to the proper authori- ties concerning improper conduct. Rules, rules everywhere, but nobody to obey them. It is, more- over, not the fault of the Interfraternity Council that these rules cannot be enforced. It is the fault of the system as a whole. There are two good features to the deferred pledging system. First, we believe in the principle of handling the pledging through a neutral office in order to avoid the notorious and objectionable hot-boxing. Secondly, the principle of having the freshmen and fraternities become better acquainted over a longer period of time is an excelent one. But these two principles can be combined into a scheme which would prove more feasible and practical than the present mass of constitutional provisions. This fact has been recognized by both freshmen and fraternities. We hope to present such a plan in the near future, which will meet the objections to the present system, and yet combine its better features into a workable formula. HMUL'C and DRAMA Rosa Ponselle, the distinguished dramatic operatic star of the Metropolitan Opera Company, will be the soloist at the tenth concert in this season's series of Choral Union programs, Monday night, March 7, at 8:15 o'clock in Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor. A little more than a decade ago, Miss Ponselle Who is an American girl of Italian ancestry, startled the musical world by reason of her spectacular debut at the Metropolitan Opera House after having won distinction on the vaudeville stage. She stepped from one platform to the world's most august oper- atic stage in one bound so to speak. Only a short time intervened between the two forms of public appearance. From her debut she has occupied a forefront position among the many distinguished stars and has maintained that position with ever accelerating progress. During the first year of her successes, shortly after she made her New York debut, upon recommendation of the great Caruso1 hiMnself who appeared in Ann Arbor on March 3, 1919. She was heard at the following May Festival, since which time she has appeared in Ann Arbor on several occasions, always making profound success. Her name is known wherever music is loved. She is the embodiment of song and gives to every person who hears her that thrilling message of beauty which can only be imparted by true genius. At the Metro- I IEIDllThJR]I COMMENT I NEWSPAPERSj (Ohio State Lantern) ' We have considered the various forces of society such as the radio, the movies, products of Tin Pan Alley and others. The potent pretsure of the news- papers in the formulation of public opinion should merit our attention. It might be advisable at the' outset to mention the fact that there are newspapers # and newspapers. They vary from the frivolous and occasionally obscene and scandalous tabloids to the New York Times, the very soul of conservatism. It is regrettable that news is the only commodity that the public does not pay for. The fact is rather well established that the advertisers pay for the publication of the newspapers. The small sum which we pay for our newspaper each day is a fraction of the cost of the actual cost of news services, local news colection, features, the distribution of the paper, and other incidental expenses. Consequently, the publisher must look to the advertiser to furnish the finances for continued pub- lication. However, it seems that the public demands that news become a product of philanthropy. The public demands the truth, variety in news, comic strips, advice to the lovelorn and all the other devices used by the best newspapers-but they are only will- ing to pay two or three cents except on Sunday when they are willing to make an expenditure of 10 cents. And for this munificent outlay they get more reading material than the average magazine contains. The reader immediately points out that the ad- vertising is based on the circulation. The greater the circulation, the greater the advertising charges. This is true. However, there is a difference between justI statistics on circulation-and statistics showing the number and quality of the readers. For, in the final analysis, one must concede that a comparatively small portion of the newspaper readers purchase the major share of the comodities. There are two primary factors which the news- paper publisher must recognize when he attempts to increase the circulation and the ensuing advertis- ing. He must consider the position of the advertiser and the opinions of the upper class (which does theI buying). The editor, in the selection of the news and form- ing public opinion through the medium of the editor- ial column, sports, departmental comment such as the drama, music, etc., must constantly keep in mind the idea that he must please the select group that does the purchasing. Then, when the lower classes feel that they have been given a "raw deal" there is considerable talk about the prejudices of the owner of the paper.! There is another phase of newspaper work which is rather embarrassing. The reading public has be- come imbued with the theory that it must be thrilled. This propensity is obvious. It is seen on all sides andI is manifested particularly in the type of news the public demands. Quite often headlines place em- phasis on some startling portion of the story which is of minor importance when considered in the news event as a whole. Stories that are sensational are{ usually given precedence over more important news. The public demands them. The newspapers are blamed. "A dry law violator will violate any law," says a Washington supporter of the Amendment. Not in all cases. An occasional barkeep still reflses to sell whisky to Indians. WE HOLD THE BAG! Dear Sir: I am so certain about the beneficial results of your using a Thermalaid for thirty days that I'll make this proposition: I can't cause you to LOOK like some husky young football gi- ant, but I believe I can probably make you FEEL nearly like one. I can't erase ALL the lines of age from your face, but I be- lieve it may be possible to add such a sparkle to your eyes and such a firmness to your step that you'll look many years younger than you do now. "Sev- enty-three years young is my age" writes one of our enthus- iastic patrons from Colorado. In other words, I feel I may give you some of the APPEAR- ANCES of a younger man and some of the younger man's physical feelings. And I'll hope to accomplish all this in such a remarkably short time that in a month from today, I believe you mayl wonder, really wonder, why you had to put up so long with the old conditions.( This was all very mystifying and7 to some extent terrifying but inas-r much as we really would like to1 look "seventy-three years young" like that chap in Colorado, we read1 the rest of the letter with some avidity. The best part of the whole proposition was the fair and con- promising attitude of these remark-I able medicine men.I But should I fail to please1 you in every way, shape, and1 form, remember your down1 payment is refunded and the] account cancelled. : You keep1 the premium for your trouble. Fair, isn't it? Sure that's fair, Mr. President, and with such a fine book as the premium we think probably we had+ better fall for this offer.1 An immediate acceptance, of course, is needed in order to take advantage of this gener- ous offer. May we have it now? NOW is the accepted time. Re- member, you need send only $2.00! Now there, Mr. President, i s an attitude we don't like. We hate to. be rushed and pushed into a thing before we look it over carefully. Your haste, Mr. President, might indicate that you are in a hurry to clean up and get out of the coun- try. We will have no more to do with this thing. We were most distressed to hear of the resentment on the part of the Betsy Barbour Girls about the harmless little things we said a few days ago. We hate to make ene-' mies, and we particularly hate women enemies. If this reconcilia- tion is a failure we will be just as glad that nobody knows who we are. Something w e particularly enjoy about the cheering at the basketball games is the way the cheerleaders announce t h e! cheer very carefully to each side of the Field House and then stand out on the floor and lead} the cheer facing the Press Box, without even a glance over the shoulder at the boys on the other side of the house. What's the idea, Mr. Cheerleader? Don't you believe in Demo- cracy? Wilson must await historians, un- touched by the political rancors of his times. * * * Meeting The Test. Yet Oliver Wendell Holmes has known in life a unique freedom from that pitiless partisan scrutiny to which the official acts of those who seek public place in a republic must undergo. In 30 years on the bench no whis- per arose that political partisanship could have colored his judgments. When he stepped out, surrendering at last to the weight of his years, few knew and none cared under what party flag he was enrolled. That being true, perhaps no finer tribute to the palce the patriarch of the bench and made for himself could be devised than that his suc- cessor on the high court should be one as aloof from the suspicion of partisanship as was Justice Holmes himself. And in Benjamin Cardozo of New York, President Hoover seemed to find ready to his hand a great judge befitting the Holmes tradition of non-partisanship. Through years of state politico- legal controversy where partisan feeling ran at fever pitch, Cardozo walked unchallenged with respect to any personal political bias. President Hoover may have felt that filling the vacancy left by Holmes' retirement laid upon him special burdens. As the venerable justice was a man apart among his colleagues, so would the man named to fill his place be scanned with special at- tention, his underlying philosophy be sought for study in the light of Holmes' practical application of the theory of democratic representative government. It may be too soon to say, with Cardozo's nomination, that a defi- nite Hoover trend toward selection of men of liberal tendency for su- preme court service has been estab- lished. In all likelihood Mr. Hoover will have more appointments to that court to make before his present term of office ends. * * * Double Tribute. The nomination of Chief Justice Hughes was not hailed as a liberal appointment. The Hoover nomina- tion of Judge Parker was defeated by the senate liberals just as Jus- tice Roberts was confirmed with I liberal approval. The nomination of Judge Cardozo may be as much a tribute to Oliver Wendell Holmes as to Cardozo him- self, an exceptional case. Between times, in his preoccupa- tion with ways and means for fish- ing the country out of the slough of economic despond, President Hoover no doubt meditates a bit on the coming presidential campaign. He alone of all the 1932 flock of presidential nomination candidates can view pre-convention matters with a more or less tranquil eye. If any serious opposition to his renomination is to develop at Chi- cago, it has yet to show itself in recognizable form. So, if Mr. Hoover does thus medi- tate, it must be about the campaign itself and as to who is going to run it, vice Senator Fess, chairman pro tem. of the republican national committee. Dawes' Quick Shift. Gossip had it just before passage of the Reconstruction corporation WLAUNY soon it's possible for laundry to be finished, and we get it there at that timne. You can believe us and de- pend on us!N PHONE 4I ,- your gal a ,,. act and the drafting of General Charles Gates Dawes to head that One of the filthiest things any- emergency activity, that General where around Mason Hall, outside Dawes was Hoover's choice for the of the Registrar's Office, is the huge committee job. rat hole that burrows down under Certainly, Dawes was shuffled the foundations of the editorial of- about so swiftly among various im- ficp on the Northeast corner of the portant Hoover activities that his building. In case anyone wants to ultimate assignment to the corpor- look it up it is near the corner on ation job looked like an almost Tan, blue, red, brown, military or classic style. Sizes 12 to 20. POLO CO ATS"*