ir---- THE MICHIGAN DAILY T HURSDA LY, OCT. 13, 1932 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Established 1890 - tr Published every morning except Monday during the Uieity ye and Summner Session by the Board in Contro ofStden Pulictinlsm tiMemnber thf he Western Con jeree Editorial Associa- MEMBER OF TEHE AssOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to thc use for -repulication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news pnrso herein. ellrights of republication of special Entered at the Post Ofice at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as econ Assi matere Specil rten lof postage granted by $15ubscription during' sumer byi carrier $100 by mail, lores: Student Publications Building, Maynard Street, An Arbor, Michigan. Phone 2-12t4.n Representatives: College ublishers Representatives, Inci, 40 east Thirty-Fourth Street, New York city; 80 Eston Street, Boston; 612 North ichigan Avenue, schiclaEDiRIaanSTAFF Thir Assstan Potseener4al5 MANAGING EDITOR............FRANK B. GILBRETH CITY EDITOR........................KARL SEIFFERT SPORTS EDITOR..................JOHN W. THOMAS WOMEN'S EDITOR..............MARGARET O'BRIEN ASSISTANT WOMEN'S EDITOR......ELSIE FELDMAN NIGHT EDITORS: Thomas Connellan, Norman F. Kraft, John W. Pritchard, Joseph W. Renihan, C. Hart Schaaf, Brackley Shaw, Glenn R. Winters. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: Fred A. Huber, Albert Newman. REPORTERS: Edward Andrews, Hyman J. Aronstam, A. Ellis Ball, Charles g. Barndt, James Bauchat, Donald R. Bird, Donald F. Blakertz, Charles B. Brownson, Arthur W. Carstens, Donald Elder, Robert Engel, Ed- Hewett, Alinn SctB ifern,George Vanh lec aeron Walker, Guy M. Whipple, Jr., W. Stoddard White, Leonard A. Rosenberg.p Eleanor B. Blum, Miriam Carver, Louise Crandall, Carol JIHTITR. S:nmes aCnestl arie J. MuFrph, ern and Harriet Spesep BUSINESS sTW e BUSINESS MANAGER.......BYRON C. VEDDER CRD T MBNAEI ................HARRN BEG AEPARTMEST MANAEaRS: AAdvertinJg Grfon Sharp AEllisnllConratsG.Brvit, amensn;advertsinarv ice, Noel Turner; Acounts, Bernard e. Schnacke; Cir- lation, G bert e. Dursley Publicaons, Robert E. Boylwan hrles Ebert. Jlk l, royso . Fred Hertrik Jose ,lve, Allen Knuui Russell Read, Lester Skin- ner, Joseph Sudow and Robert Ward. Betty Aigner, Doris Gimmy, Billie Griffiths, Dorothy Ly1an Helen Olson, Helen Schume. May Seegfried, earhrynd tor.e one of the most stupid bonbasts that have been delivered since the conventions last ,June. The particular fault lies in these facts: (1) Mr. Reed insisted on devoting a great part of his speech to the business of flaying President Hoover's war-time policies, which have been aired for the benefit of the public, so often that further criticism is useless. (2) He was so injudicious as to charge the Pres- ident with foreign favoritism in 1032 economics, emphasizing his attitude toward Great Britain; which charge would be inane even if it were not completely trite. An adverse criticism of an administration can- not be effective when carried into that adminis- tration's own territory, unless the critic can pro- duce incontrovertible facts. Unfortunately, the President's internationalistic tendencies ever since the beginning of his administration have been notoriously an attempt to arrange for co-opera- tion between the nations of the world in a crisis that is world-wide, not a desire to restore to pros- perity any nation, American included, at the ex- pense of any other. Partisan mud-throwing is exciting when it is well-aimed, but dunder-headed critcism is always boring. Campus Opinion Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous communications will be disregard- ed. The names of communicants will, however, be re- garded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than 300 words if possible. MORE ABOUT DIAGONAL To The Editor: A number of correspondents have protested the elimination of Diagonal. May I express my whole- hearted indorsement of The Daily's decision to cease publishing the column? The Daily has shown itself to be an advocate of the principle that students on the campus of a large university should conduct themselves with some degree of dignity. The Diagonal was remi- niscent of the lengthy columns of silly personal comment which occupy so large a part of the average high school publication. The readers who sigh for the return of the column have evidently never outgrown their taste for high school jour- nalism and had better re-suscribe for their high school newspaper. Diagonal \as no more worthy of a large university's daily paper than are pots and hazing deserving of a place on its campus. I have had the opportunity to read exchanges from colleges and universities in all parts of the country and have never come across a column so scurrilous and determined to print what should not be printed as Diagonal, The mentioning of freshmen by name as fraternity and sorority rushees was an unwarranted infringement of that unwritten code of ethics which governs the con- duct of university students everywhere. I am not adverse to the publication of a column which contains those little bits of information which are of interest to students but are not of sufficient importance to be printed as separate news or feature articles, but there is no justifica- tion for imitating the worst features of the metro- politan tabloids. The tastes of college students are presumably on a higher plane than those of the people who eagerly devour the numerous scan- dal "columns in the Hearsties, and if they are not The Daily should make some attempt to elevate them, instead of descending to swim in the mud with them. By giving up the policy of relegating news re- lating to women students to an inside page, re- gardless of its importance; by opposing attempts on the part of a handful of students to enforce as "traditions" customs to which the vast majority of the student body are opposed or indifferent; by urging the fraternities to prove to the administra- tion that students can handle important problems successfully by abiding by their own pledging rules; and now by raising the journalistic stan- dard of its editorial page The Daily has shown itself to be a progressive university newspaper. For the sake of those readers who think that some people just can't take a joke, may I mention that I am not a member of that group whos deeds and misdeeds came under Mr. Kane's eye? A Graduate Student. To The Editor: I would like to join my protests as a reader o The Michigan Daily, to those of other readers wh have remarked on the regretful termination of th, column "Diagonal." Because there are Michigar students who, to use the slang term, "can't take it." must the rest of us be deprived of one of th( few things on this campus that contains a touch of common interest? There are (or were) three things about thi: year's Michigan Daily that appeal to me, viz., the new type face, the editorials, which indicate a more mature mind behind the publication than critics of college papers would have us believe, and "The' Diagonal." Let's hope some of the "pretty boys" don't find fault with the two features remaining. Sophomore. Editorial Comment r i - -- - -- well-rounded individuals, let us have preparatory Schools and colleges that develop what we want. Although America seems to have decided that it does not want students, scholars, and well- rounded individuals but rather business men or brokers and bond salesmen, let the campaign con- tinue against misdirected education. After we have decided what we want from education we can go ahead and get it. Military education has proved to be the biggest farce in the whole system. Wisconsin Daily Cardinal THE THEATRE By George Spelvin EXPRESSIONISM AND E"TH ADDING MACINE" When "The Adding Machine" was produced by the New York Theatre Guild in 1923, it started a new era in the American theatre. This spectac- ular play by Elmer Rice, which will be presented by Play Production under the direction of Valen- tine B. Windt within a week or two, brought to the stage of this country a new type of drama. It was called by the Germans, who were first interested in it, "expressionistic". Expressionism in the theatre is a revolt against the usual objective method of presenting char- acter; its aim is the subjective projection of char- acter. This new drama was intent on displaying on the stage the inner structure of a character, his soul, all his half-understood "hinterland" thoughts, so to speak. Now when you see the sub- jective part of a character on the stage that is ob- jective, as all observing must be, and as all theatre must be by its very nature, and that is where "expressionism" comes in. It is the subjectve ex- pressed, or objectified. "The Adding Machine" was one of the first, and remains one of the most successful of the plays written to this type. The play exposes the mind and soul of a "white collar" slave, Mr. Zero, and the terrible and piti- ful people who figure in his life. His starved ex- istence is seen in the expression the play gives to his warped imagination. The tragic pity this soul arouses is maintained by the implications the play hold that there are countless other souls like this of Zero's. How many machine-forced minds there must be who grind on and dn, and dream half- articulate dreams, mediocre, baleful, and grind on! How many pleasure starved Zeros there must be who pilfer their poor gratification by peeping across the tenement airshafts! Though expressionism as it presents itself may be looked upon as "naturalism dressed up", it has generally risen above mere realistic detail to a universal feeling of this sort. The Germans, as is generally the case in theatre experiment, had practiced this type of drama for a good many years before it came to America. Their expressionistic plays are more prolific than any of those written in this country to date, but since the Guild's experiment with "The Adding Machine" even the German plays have found their way to the American stage. The most famous of these is "From Morn Till Midnight", which later the Guild itself did, and which has since been tackled by many little theatres. Another American expressionistic play which appeared about the same time as "The Adding Machine" was a very complicated play by John Howard Lawson, "Roger Bloomer." Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape" dates about the same time. "The Adding Machine" has been more suc- cessful than either of these, being more simple in presentation and dealing with emotions of more widespread knowledge. Since that time the tech- nique of "soul expression" has appeared in many noteable plays, most famously perhaps in O'Neill's "Strange Interlude". A Washington BYSTANDER By Kirke Simpson !I i, dill i I I , I I f I I II ,I I II III II ~ it it I it ( i 1 1 In I f I I, I I ,III ! III; ,.P it k lit J IIII f I t9 ' c ! II I{I il r I I xs_ r I I f II I I , I I I f 1 I I I jl I i ' II + ,:} I}d I ldii jp II I I ji I , i ' " I III I ! i t 'il! I iI il l y ' I. 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It is highly desir- able that these people who are soon going to be so important in guiding the welfare of the country should, in the first exercise of their voting rights, apply the methods of discrimination among can- didates which distinguish the independent think- er from the ballyhoo-swallower. When the negroes were first enfranchised, can- didates printed a picture of a watermelon or a bottle of whisky or some other attraction opposite their names on the ballot, and the negroes voted for the symbols with no idea of the name or principles of the candidate for which they stood. Very ,similar are some of the tactics used by pres- ent-day candidates upon supposedly enlightened voters. "Vote for Frank L. Smith for U. S. Senator" ap- peared with Smith's picture on every telephone pole in Illinois some years ago, and although no possible reason was advanced as to why Smith should be voted for, the populace obediently gave him the oft.ce, although the Senate itself could not accept him. 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There lave been rousing bat- tles waged around the re-elec- tions of Smoot's Democratic Re -95M907'colleague, Senator King, who came up to mne senate in 1917, but Smoot's place has heretofore seemed as unshakeable as was his party regularity or leadership in ta'riftf making. ** ON HIS HOME GROUNDS Today, however, with a democratic uprising at home that has compelled the Utah vetran to stick very closely to his own state for campaiging purposes, Smoot's name has been notably lacking from the republican statements replying to demo- cratic atack upon the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill, When Simmons of North Carolina went down to defeat in 1930 it made no change in party stand- ing in the senate. It did, however, elevate Reed Smoot to the honor post of senate dean in point of service 'with Borah of Idaho, t.4ree years his senate junior, as second man on the roster. And just how much of a habit it is with Utah to keep the same men in the senate is indicated by the fact that King is No. 10 among 96 senators, sharing that standing with Hale of Maine, John- soil of California, Kendrick of Wyoming, McKel- lar of Tennessee and Trammell of Florida. That means that for 15 years Utah has split its power in the senate between the two major parties. It has done that in both republican and democratic administrations. PARTY CONTROL INVOLVED Senator Smoot professess confidence of victory. More than that, he outlined a program for a bil- and have tomorrow's issue delivered. - - - - - -- - - - CLASSIFIED ADS. GET RESULTS _ _ _ _ ._: o - ._ -- - - I . B KI EF CA -- Your Opporunity Never before have we been able to offer SO GOOD A BRIEF CASE FOR SO LITTLE MONEY. 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Mark Schorer, an assistant' in the English de- partment, has presented us evidence to indicate thatmilitary schools are institutions which ought to have no place in our educational system: Mr.; Schorer spent a year at a typical military school as an instructor and voluntarily resigned after a year's service. What Mr. Schorer saw, many other educators have seen. Military education is a rot- ting wing of adolescent training. Teaching deceit, instead of oft-advertised discipline, crudeness in- stead of smoothness, and demanding polished but- tons instead of polished minds, the widely claimed vie of the militarv rication are practically Seals Don'tnave Cold Feetr and neither will you if you wear this unusual WALK-OVER Shoe of genuine North Cape Sealskin. Hardy, cold-resisting and distinc- tive. Priced $8.50. I