MI i4~'AI* JAITLwY blished 1890 demand for abolition of the "practice," and a resolution of recent date has branded "hell week" as "altogether unwarranted and indefensible" and of such nature as to warrant its immediate ex- tinTCt1in Musical Events i ~ \ -"4 -4. ; Published every morning except Monday during the riversity year and Summer Session by the Board in ontro1 of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Associa- ion and the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use or republication of all news dispatches credited to it or ot otherwise credited in this paper and the local news ublished herein. All rights ofrepublication of special ispatches are reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as econd class matter. Special rate of postage granted by 'bird Assistant Postmaster-General. Subscription during summer by carrier, $1.00; by mail, 1.50. 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Finn. .SSISTANTS: Jack Bel'amy, Gordon Boylan, Allen Cleve- land, Charles Ebert, Jack Efroymson, Fred Hertrick, Joseph Humne, Allen Knuusi, Russell Read, Fred Rogers, Lester Skinner, Joseph Sudow, Robert Ward. Elizabeth Aigler, Jane Bassett, Beulah Chapman, Doris Gimmy, Billie Griffiths, Virginia Hartz, Catherine Mc- Henry, Helen Olson, Helen Schmude, May Seefried, Kathryn Stork. TUESDAY, DEC. 13, 1932_ Potr Ways To Help he Good Will Committee. Faculty opposition to this week of torture ha been mounting through the years at most think- ing uimversities. To the student concerned, it means going about in bushman style, broken eggs in pockets, face, half-shaven, pounded, beaten tubbed, fed castor-oil and stale whipped cream; to the instructors it means a period when many students on the border line of 'C' and 'D' grades, take the decisive tumble-a period when attend- ance at classes is next to impossible. The Wisconsin Faculty Committee on Student Life, after searching investigations of "hell week" and similar activities, has unanimously concluded that the anuual initiation period has reached the breaking point and must go. The recommenda- tions of this committee, the Wisconsin Daily Cardinal informs us, are rarely if ever vetoed. And so it appears that "hell week," at least at one enlightened middle western university, Will be gathered to its fathers. Why not so at Michigan? An exactly parallel situation exists on this cam- pus. There is no social fraternity of any standing which does not use certain medieval methods of hell-devising for the benefit of its pledges, Why do they do it? They couldn't tell, you. Perhaps to, "beat the spunkiness out of the freshmen." It is most questionable if this is accomplished. Action should be taken immediately by the, Interfraternity Council to stop "hell week" and place Michigan in the vanguard of that ever- increasing line of educational institutions that have stamped out similar hangovers from former generations. It's merely a matter of time-abolition will come in 1933, or 1934, or 1935, if not this year. But why not this year? HENDERSON PRESENTS MOD1ERN COMEDY AT BONSTELLE CIVIC THEATRE Of "The Devil Passes," Robert Henderson's fifth bill at the Bonstelle Civic Theatre, one has much to say. It is, in my opinion, his best pro- duction this season, and in saying this I am dis- tinctly aware of the fact the first act of "Peter Ibbetson' 'probably represents his best work in group direction, that its gayety, color and move- ment are memorable. I am also aware that De- troit took Du Maurier's tear stained classic to its bosom, and is at the same time denying Mr. Levy's very, very clever comedy. I think that Miss Joanna Roos, playing the ad- venturess Paul Robinson, is one of the most charming and capable actresses, Mr. Henderson! has yet had in his company. Moreover there are at least three other exceptional performances: Francis Compton as the novelist, Magnus; Robert Henderson as young decadent, Cosmo Penny; and Ainsworth Arnold as the blaspheming parson. The comedy is given plot by the reaction of a group of sophisticated young blackguards, quite beyond good and evil, to the temptations which are offered by Rollo Peters in the character of the Reverend Nicholas Lucy. In a game of truth this urbane prince of darkness discovers what they consider a worldly summum bonum. Yet when he shows them how it might be attained by slightly underhanded means, with one exception they in- dignantly refuse. By some strange alchemy of the human mind, it became noised abroad that "The Devil Passes" was a blasphemous play and the devout seemed to expect the wrath of God to descend on the Bonstelle playhouse and its patrons. However such is not the case, and although I for one am a little uncertain as to what actual moral Playwright Levy is offering, nevertheless the play is well-dressed, smartly written and far and away more intelligent than the average run of oh-so- bright comedies. The show belongs, by right of performance to Miss Roos and, Mr. Compton, especially for their subtle and skillful work in the first act library scene. But this is but one of the reasons why "The Devil Passes" can be recom- mended to all adult and discriminating audiences. -Vincent Wall. A lame duck Congress is apt to do considerable squawking, perhaps because its feet hurt. -Detroit Free Press Screen Reflections Four stars means extraordinary; three stars very good; two stars good;, one star just another picture; no stars keep away from it. AT THE MICHIGAN "I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG" James Allen .............P.+Paul Muni Helen ............... .. . Helen Vinson Mrs. Allen . . ..............Noel Francis Paul Muni, Yiddish Little Theatre star and re- cent member of the "Councellor-At-Law" cast, went to Hollywood for the express purpose of making a starring vehicle of the Southern chain gangs. The result of his work is a crushing, pow- erful film which should give certain prison and judicial officials more than one sleepless night. Whether "I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang", is the true rccord of Edward E. Burns' experi- ences or not, the fact remains that Allen's tor- tured experiences as a pawn of "Justice," an escaped convict who proves to the world that he could have become an eminently respectable cit- izen, form one of the most stirring sagas that has ever come from Hollywood. Beginning at 4:30 in the morning, a typical day of Southern chain-gang life is shown--bearded men toiling in the sun, asking.permission to wipe the sweat from their faces, cracking rocks for 14 hours after a breakfast of fat, sorghum, and grease.' Allen's graphic rise to respectability as field superintendent of an engineering company is well portrayed. His "companion" who finally becomes his wife only to constantly hold over him the threat of return to the chain gang is another ably done role. Possibly most thrilling of all the the scenes, painfully tense, of the maddeninly slow action of the pardon board which prolongs Allen's sen- tence time after time, finally "suspending action indefinitely." -G. M. W. 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The hero's head with murder for a crown, Whose armed heel stamps the wind-bown harvestsc down, That send out of the earth their golden weight- This you call great?" -From Class Reunion, by Franz Werfel. --M. Levi, Professor Emeritus. 6,1-- -- ,. -4-._- ---------n--.____ ____ V BOX OF 12 ASSORTED CHRISTMAS CARDS.-...... 29c The Mayer- Schatrer Co. Stationers, Printers, Binders, Office Outfitters Phone 4515 112. South Main Street T IS EXTREMELY difficult to estimate, even approximately, the total number of students attending the University who are actually in need of food and clothing. Undoubtedly, the reports have been exaggerated. Nevertheless, it is a fact that there are 500 hen and women students who have applied for work at the student employment bureaus and have not been able to obtain the amount of work that they desire. This astounding total is the only concrete fig- ure by which we may measure, with any degree of accuracy, the number who are in need of funds. While we appreciate the $2,000 which the com- munity of Ann Arbor is donating to help needy students of the University and know that the University will gratefully accept it, nevertheless, We do not believe that this sum of money will be sufficient completely to alleviate the situation. It is with this in mind that the Student Good- Will Fund committee is asking the student body to co-operate in solving a problem that it alone can solve. There are four ways that the students can help. These are as follows: (1) By contributing money. Checks should be made payable to John Huss and mailed to the CLASSIFIED ADS PAY ~r . -- &STRIPES, (2) By contributing clothes. People wishing to give wearing apparel should telephone the Union between the hours of 2 and 6 o'clock any after- noon and leave their names and addresses. The clothes will be called for. (3)-By furnishing jobs. Anyone desiring to em- ploy students for odd jobs or regular work should call the student employment offices, located in the offices of the dean of students and the dean of women. (4) By informing members of the Good-Will Fund committee of cases of students who have no sufficient funds to eat and live in the man- ner that they should. It is only with the whole-hearted assistance of the student body that the committee can function properly. We ask your co-operation. AT THE MAJESTIC "PROSPERITY" -BANKt RUN STORY; FOR DRESSLER FANS Maggie .................Marie Dressler Lizzie .......... .........Polly Moran John Warren ...........Norman Foster Helen ......................Anita Page Probably you have all either seen or decided not to go to "Prosperity" by this time, but if you are still in doubt, it's somewhat under the usual' Dressler-Moran standard. Jokes that can be "called" ten minutes ahead of time seldom conserve the usual amount of in- terest. This is a cardinal fault with the Majestic's current offering. For instance, in the closing mo- ments, Marie is known to take an entire bottle of castor-oil in what she believes is a successful suicide attempt, but of course the audience waits on tenterhooks for nearly ten minutes before the expression of acute dismay appears and she turns precipitately for the marble bathroom she has y Karl S eifert New York literati have beenbusy lately for- mulating lists of the 10 most beautiful words in the English language. Of course we may be wrong, but our choice would be, "I am enclosing my per- sonal check for five thousand dollars." S * * A 12-year-old English boy sat down the other day and ate eight plates of shellfish, seven ice cream cones, one large stick of rock candy, and a plate of fish and chips. He had to stop then because it was nearly dinner time. S * Sigmund Freud has written a book in which he produces evidence substantiating the theory of thought transference by telep- athy. Sure, we've always believed in that. How else would the cab driver be able to come within a thin dime of your total roll every time? We Could Clean Clothes By Rin.,Sing19hit Modern Clothing demtands the greatest care in laundering; and The Varsity, Ann Arbor's best equipped modern laundry, is pyre-eminentlqualified to clean even the most delicate pieces without endangerin the fabric ... and remember The Varsity uses IVORY SOAP exclusively. Liberty at Fifth * Medieval Tortures Of 'Hell Week'... been telling her hearers about. Polly Moran has had a renovating job per- formed on her nose. It is scarcely noticeable to the- casual observer. For the most part, "Prosperity" is stock situa- tion fare, with Polly acting as Marie's foil, the action centering about Marie's attempt to recover the financial stability of her bank, jeopardized by a shady financial slip of her son's. There is one item the reviewer would like to have clarified. Near the dramatic climax, young Warren is seen with the two men who have in- duced him to part with his bonds. It would be possible for him to put his hands on the bonds with nothing more than a stretch of his arms, yet he allows the villains to take a train and leave the city. It is plain, then, that actual possession of- the bonds is not only not important, but illegal, since the bonds have been turned over to another party. Yet the punch to the finale is supplied by Immigration officials are puzzled over the status of a woman who was born in Ireland, reared in England, married to an Armenian na- tive of Turkey, and deserted in Canada. The hus- band, in order to make the thing really interna- tional, appears to have taken French leave. Franklin I Roosevelt's secretary has inspected the office the President-Elect will occupy after March 4. My dear, you could write your name in the dust on the table! * * s T H E PROCESS of undergraduate enlightenment appears to be a thing which develops in the East and gradually spreads West, tending, perhaps, to upset the pop- ular theory that the East is staid and committed to stand-pat policies. In particular this is true of the pot tradition, extinct for some time now at such representative eastern schools as Yale, Har- vard, and Rutgers. The gift shops, according to a report, are featuring edible Christmas gifts this year, but so far no one has come out with a jig-saw puzzle consisting of alphabet noodles. A "musical stone" that emits melodious sounds when struck with another stone has been dis- covered in New Hampshire. We've been won- dering where crooners come from. They quarry them. i * * * I An Oklahoma City woman asked to have her marriage ainullled, because her husband, a flower 11 1