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AT THE MICHIGAN
"THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN"
**NEW ENGLAND GIRL WHO FALLS
IN LOVE WITH A CHINESE WAR LORD
General Yen ................ Nils Asther
Megan Davis ........ Barbara Stanwyck
"The Bitter Tea of General Yen" tells of a girl
from a highly conventional home in New England=
who comes to China to marry a doctor-missionary
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SATUR DAY, APRIL 1, 1933
Fewer Withdrawals
For Scholarship...
W ITHDRAWALS because of poor
scholarship or discipline have de-
creased this year by 53.4 per cent over the num-
ber of last year. Is this the result of increased
earnestness in application to study, or is it simply
because the University, strained as it is to make'
financial ends meet, cannot afford to make the
refunds intuition necessary upon dismissal of al
student?
It is certain that the latter contingency has]
contributed a great deal to the decrease in scho-
lastic withdrawals. Furthemore, this chariness oft
expulsions on the part of the University can in no
sense be condemned. The institution is at the
present time struggling along on a small appro-
priation which is in danger of a still further cut.
Therefore it is well for the University to employ
every conceivable device in order to maintain its
organization uncrippled.
It is probable, however, that "tight money" has
contributed largely to the scholastic standing of
many students on campus. It is becoming more
and more difficult for a.student to remain in col-
lege; when he does come, he seeks to get his
money's worth-and this is true to a greater ex-
tent than it was even a year ago, although even
then the country had been growing more and
more depressed for three years.
in Shanghai at the time of the attack on Chapei.
The girl, Barbara Stanwyck, is practically kid-
napped by the Chinese war-lord, General Yen,
and carried off to his headquarters far from
Shanghai. The remainder of the story tells of how
she, much against her will, falls in love with the
suave Chinese leader.
The show is excellently east. Barbara Stanwyck
is good as the rigidly brought up New Englander
who is at first frightened to admit even in her
dreams that she might love such an unprincipled
and unscrupulous ruffian as the general has
shown himself to be.
Nils Asther, with his eyebrows drawn back, gives
a masterly performance in the role of General
Yen. Tall and courtly, he is little like the photo-
graphs of Chinese war-lords but, inscrutable as
the Sphinx, he is convincing as an idealized ruf-
fian.
Campus 0pinion
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COUNT SFORZA
AND POLAND
To The Editor:
It was with great pleasure that we Americans of
Polish extraction listened to the lecture Count
Sforza delivered Wednesday We learned a great
deal from it about how gifted the Polish people
are, how beautiful their language is, how atrocious
they are to the so-called Ukranians, how incap-
able they are of establishing a modus vivendi with
the Germans, and what a romantic, comic opera
figure Marshal Pilsudzki is. Dismissing the last
point with the remark that while it might be
Count Sforza's privilege to ridicule Mussolini it is;
rather improper for a past master at diplomacy
to treat in a similar manner the head of a na-
tion friendly to his native land, we take exception
chiefly to his unfounded accusations of mistreat-
ment of the Ukranians by the Poles. In his book,
European Dictators, appears a statement similar
to the one he made in his lecture:
"It is indeed a pity to see a brilliant nation
which has known what it means to be op-
pressed, unhesitatingly become, in her turn,
the oppressor."
This is a serious charge. How completely false
it is, a closer study of the situation at once re-
veals.
It is true that in certain southeastern districts of
Poland the native Polish population is in a mi-
nority. If this were a condition distasteful to Po-
land, one which should be corrected by cruel op-
pression and forceful expulsion of a people of at
different nationality, let us see what the Polish
government has done about it:
"In the first place must be mentioned the
'repatriation' from Russia, which Poland
undertook of its own initiative and carried
out steadfastly despite the fact that the So-
viets did not regard this movement favorably.
Through this liberal attitude of the Polish
authorities 750,000 Ukranians, White Ruth-
enians and Russians entered Poland."
. Lastly the Polish agrarian law is so
construed that where large estates are broken
up it givestpreference to the local' population
and thus seriously impedes the purchase of
land on Poland's sparsely populated eastern
borders by newcomers from the over-popu-
lated purely Polish provinces of the central
and western group." ("Polish and Non-Po-
lish Populations of Poland," pub. by the Inst.
for the Study of Minority Problems, p 64).
Are these the characteristic actions of a tyran-
ous nation bent on suppressing a powerless mi-
nority?
One naturally asks then, "What is the basis for
all the hullabaloo that has been made over alleged
"atrocities," etc. perpetrated by the 'Poles on the
Ukranians?" To answer this question 'we must«
keep in mind certain policies of the German gov-
ernment toward Poland. A year or two ago au-
thentic documents were made'public which re-
vealed the fact that Germany had been sending
money to stir up Ukranians against the Poles.
Insidious propaganda created an nimpossible con-
dition among the Ukranian peasants who had
been in shocking ignorance for so many years by
Russia and Austria. Polish villages and crops were
set .on fire, robberies took place, 'hideous murders
occurred periodically, culmiating in the sense-
less murder of their own delegate to the Polish
Diet, Holowko, who had opposed these activities.
Drastic acts of justice were necessary to restore
order and safety. These have been the "atrocities,"
these the "persecutions," which have been so bra-
zenly exploited in German anti-Polish propa-
ganda.
To touch for a moment onnthe problem of the
Polish :Corridor and the matter of Danzig and
Gdynia, we would wish to direct Count Sforza's
attention to the fact that both the tonnage and
the value of imports and exports passing through
Danzighave doubled since it wasmade a Free
City, and this in spite of the astounding develop-
ment of Gdynia, which the Polish government
established becauwe of the continuous sabbotage of
Polish goods by the German citizens of Danzig.
Furthermore, we would like to call his attention
to the fact that no duties are placed on goods'
'passing through the Corridor from East Prussia
to Germany.
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The Theatre
"THE DYBBUK"
A REVIEW
The Chassidik sect of Jews in the Eighteenth
Century of which the play "The Dybbuk" is a
dramatic interpretation, presents the extraordi-
nary fact of the spirit of the Christian reforma-
tion influencing to an amazing extent a group of
people who were as far removed from the current
of European tradition as any one living in Europe
possibly could be. In contemplating the move-
ment of philosophic Lutheranism which in its
Christian exemplification can be historically
understood, among a race of people who were ap-
parently completely impervious even to the eco-
nomic factors which brought about the reforma-
tion among the Christian nations, one is tempted
to call to one's service the attentions of a world
Geist. The more so when it isreaiized that some
of the aspects of Chassidism anticipated the char-
acteristics of the romantic movement.
Chassidism, as expounded by its prophet Baal-
shem, was motivated by what might be called
a disgust with the hairsplitting of the school-
men. The Rabbis were becoming too profound.
The body of the movement is to be found in the
fact that, with an awakening self consciousness,
the forms of an antique religion were found to be
inadequate to express newly found reality, which
was of course the perambulations of the human
soul. Chassidism in Jewish history, personalized
religion by doing away with the mediation be-
tween the individual soul and 'God (this is early
Chassidism), and by affirming that since the soul
is in such intimate contact with the Deity, there
can be no absolute evil in it, and that whatever
relative evil there is in it can be exorcised if the
absolute attitude of the soul toward what it con-
ceived to be the good was correct, if, in other
words, the soul was repentent.
This psychology is the psychology of "The Dyb-
buk." In approaching the play it is necessary to
realize that in it the individuals are very sure of
themselves, have been dealing in self assurety for
generations. That, in fact, is their chief motiva-
tion, since Chassidism is a personalization. They
move calmly within the forms of their belief, never
being hysterical at wonders and miracles, nor
amazed at the implications of their own belief.
The interest of the play lies in the calm aware-
ness of the people of their own destiny.
Any sacrifice of that interest is fatal, for "The
Dybbuk" is not good "drama. Its use of the su-
pernatural seems to this writer to be dramatically,
completely inexcusable, especially since that use
achieves no intelligible resolution. It might be
said, then, that the reason why the play has been
performed so seldom is not primarily because of
its difficulty, which seems overemphasized, but
because its appeal is not dramatic, but is, on the
contrary, highly specialized.
Therefore, in spite of the fact that "The Dyb-
buk" as played here, is drawing capacity au-
diences, and great praise, this writer must com-
pletely disagree with its intention, and confess
himself bored by its dramatic sleight of hand. He
believes that the legitimate interest of the drama
is completely sacrificed. Whether this is due to
the fact that the actors all read their lines as if
they were constantly amazed at the magical
things they were saying (which seems to be the
campus formula for dramatic effect), or to the
direction is relatively unimportant. The lines in
"The Dybbuk" should proceed from a solid basis
of belief in the people, They are not surprised by
what they are saying. Gilbert Seldes pointed this
out in reviewing the Neighborhood Playhouse ver-
sion in 1926. Vivien Cohen, with her Eleanor Duse
technique, was particularly objectionable, although
her fine voice and positive personality tended il-
legitimately to hide this fact. The feat of the di-
rector in getting the other actors to as presentable
a plane as they were on must have been nothing
short of prodigious.
To substitute for the play's legitimacy, there
was imported from the mystery play stage such
lighting manipulations and such speech intona-
tions as fully justified the advertisements of
spooks and graveyards, and as left the audience
breathless: The fade out, although it may be in
the book, was horrible, coming as it did after a
show made up of such tecnique.
-Saul Friedberg.
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RCH E. W. Blakeman, Director Cor. . Univ. Ave. and Oakland
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MinitersPresident Robert Hutchins of ,the
Frederick B. Fisher University of Chicago lectures Sun-
Peter F. Stair day evening at the Methodist
Church upon "The 1Iigher .Eduea- 11:15 A.M.-I-AIgular Sunday noruinn
tion in America. Immediately fo- service at the Women's League
10:45--Morning Worship lowing the lecture he will lead a Chapel. Rabbi Leon Fram of
discussion at Wesley- Hall. All stu- Temple Bethel, Detroit, will speak.
"EXPERIENCE" dents welcome. Subject: "The Dybbuk-an. Inter-
Dr. Fisher pretation."
(fourth sermon of series on
"Qualities We Live By") Tonight a n d Sunday morning 6:15 P.M.-Supper at the Russian
7:30-Evening Worship the Spring Parley at the Michigan Tea Room of the Women's League.
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"THEl IJ1IIIiER 1EARNING sion at 9 o'clock. Political Science Dept. will speak.
OF A lStl bject:r"Aleesnum of the Trul
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins P'resident, Sino-,lap Sitaition."
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THE FIRST FIRST BAPTIST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
East Huron, West of State
NHIn. Edward Sayles, Minister
Huron and Division Streets DOaOT Howard RL. Chapmion, University
1 Pastor
Merle H. Anderson, Minister N EGL ECT
Alfred Lee Klaer, Associate Minister 9:30 A.M The Church School. Dr.
Albert J. Loga n, Suiperintendcnt
9:30 A.M. - Student classes at the 45 A.M MoWorshi Mr
Church house.10:mi Wosp,M.
S :ELA.M. - M ig Wurship. RELIGIOUS
Dr. Andersou will preach on "The 12:.M M N on sludenl. group for
JC.ii; iurl 0 e Moder t:iImii 1s udy at (11110 House(, 53EHu'
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00 P.M. - S ude'it gatlb ring at the
>:30 P.M. --Social hour for Young Guild House. Mr. Vernon Hicks.
People graduate student iniForestry will
speak on, "'Religion."
6:30 P.M.-Young People's Meeting.
"The Life of an Ambassador's Dcession durin ;social hour a nd
Wife" by Mrs. G. J. Diekema. rei reshments following lro~ratnI,
THE pr'posed twenty-first amend-
ment to the federal constitutionM
has prompted much talk regarding increased rev-
enue, satisfaction of public opinion, and a return.
to the "good old days." Too little has been said,l
however, about the advantages to be derived from
a resulting change in thought toward law en-
forcement.
Early in the era of the "noble experiment" some.
intellectual devised a name to be'applied to those
persons who-looked with-disregard upon the pro-
hibition amendment. Bootleggers, speakeasy oper-
ators, and hijackers could be readily classified. It
remained, however, to find a term which could
be used in describing those otherwise noble citi-
zens who were not in sympathy with prohibition
and who violated its principles to the extent of
becoming customers of the illicit sellers. The re-
sult was the name "scofflaw."
When it became obvious that those classed in
this category were not in the minority, the term
soon fell into disuse. It has not been heard for
some time now.
Along with a disregard for this particular law
came a general disregard for laws of a different
nature. Police systems became"corrupt. So-called
law-abiding citizens actually aligned themselves
with lawless groups, in a manner heretofore un-
heard of.
Now--when a modificition .of this law is as-
sured and its repeal is a possibility-is the time
to expect that public opinion will shift back to its
former standard. When it is no longer necessary
for the reputable citizen to align himself with the.
law-breaker, to show his contempt for a law which
tn him is obnoxious. it is to be honed that the
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LUTH ERAN
(Missouri Synod)
Third and West Liberty
C. A. Braucr, Pastor
S1nday. Apri 2
ZION LUT HERAN
C CHURCH
Washington St.at 5th Ave.
E. C. Stclhorn, pastor
9 A.M-- ible chool. Lesson Topic:
"JESUS MINISTERING to JEWS
and GENTILES."
9:00 A.M.-Service in German.
"JESUS and OUR SPIRITUAL
NEEDS."
BET HLEH EM
EVANGELICAL
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South Fourth Avenue
Theodore Sclniale, Pastor
9:00 A.M.-Biblc School
10:00 A.M.-Morning Worship.
Sermon .topic:
"TIE SOCIAL CHALLENGE OF
OUR DAY"
9:30 A.M.--Lenten Service in German
Sermon: "JESUS and BARABBAS"
10:45 A.M.-Regular morning Srvice
Sermon: "CHRIST OUR HIGH
.PRIEST."
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