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Editorials
Eliminate Compulsory Womr
en's Athletics; L a in e Duct
Amendmciit and Prohibitio:
Repeal.
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VOL. XLIII No. 89
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 1933
PRICE FIVE
p I W I
Dems Criticize
Delay In Vote
On Beer Levy
Sen. Harrison Threatens
To Bring Measure To
Floor By Vote
Glass Banking Bill
Hinders Legislation
Blaine To Call Up Repeal
Soon; Committees Are
Told To Rush Hearings
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. - (P')-
The 3.05 per cent beer and wine bill
ran into a threat of delay today
which drew from Senate Democrats
a warning that they would not'toler-
ate any dilatory tactics.
Sen. Harrison, ranking Democrat
on the Senate finance committee,
served notice that if there was any
unreasonable delay in the commit-
tee's consideration of the bill there
would be a move to bring the bill
to the floor by a vote of the Senate.
In Finance Committee
Chairman Smoot was noncom-
mnital about when the committee
would be called together. Though he
gave assurance that it would be
"within a few days," he said he did
riot know whether a meeting could
be held this week.
With his beer bill tied up in the
finance committee, Sen. Blaine (R.,
Wis.) announced that he would move
to call up in the Senate the pending
resolution to repeal the Eighteenth
Amendment as soon as the Senate
has disposed of the pending Glass
bank bill, expected by leaders within'
a day or two, and the treasury post-
office appropriation bill.
The beer bill was sent to the fi-
nance committee yesterday, for study
of its revenue features, after receiv-
ing the approval of the judiciary
committee.
Secretary M Is testified before the
House ways and means committee
that beer alone would raise from
$125,000,000 to $150,000,000. Harri-
son said Mills would be asked to ap-
pear also before the finance commit-
tee.
To Hold Hearings
Smoot announced that his com-
mittee would hold hearings on the
measure, which foreshadowed the
possibility of. further :delay,\though
the Democratic members were ex-
pected to oppose any extended hear-l
ings.-.
Senate Democrats are determined
to bring the beer bill to a vote at
this session of Congress as it is one
of the most important features in
their party plans for raising revenue.
Veterans Will
Be Honored At
Ceremony Herei
Citation Winners Will. Be
Invested With Order Of
The Purple Heart
Washtenaw county's recipients of
the military decoration of the Pur-1
ple Heart will be honored on George
Washington's birthday in Hill Audi-
torium, the Veterans of Foreign
Wars post, sponsors of the program,
announced yesterday.1
The program will be held on that+
day, it was explained, as a reminder
that the Purple Heart decoration
was founded by George Washington
in 1782 and was revived by the War
department on Washington's 200th
birthday last year.
The veterans plan to hold the in-
vestiture at 4 p. m. so that school
children, particularly those enrolled
in American history classes, might
attend the ceremonies. A part of
the auditorium will be reserved for
children.
A large number of veterans will be
in the city for the district meeting
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to
be held at Masonic Temple the eve-
ning of Washington's birthday, and
it is expected that many delegates
will come early to witness the cere-
monies at Hill Auditorium.
The order's distinction is given
"to those who as members of the
army of the United States have re-
ceived meritorious service citation
Dr. Bell Explains Program Of
Physical Education For Women
Huge Building
Plan Annulled
By Legislature
Nearly three-quarters of all women
seniors in the University have never
taken any required physical educa-
tion work here, it was brought out
in a statement issued yesterday by
Dr. Margaret Bell, director of physi-
cal education for women.
In her statement Dr. Bell gave a
complete report of the women's
physical education activities as they
are now being carried out here. The
statement follows:
There seems to be a real desire
on the part of many students to
better understand the Physical Edu-
cation program for women. This pro-
grain includes both intramurals and
the required work. There is no in-
tercollegiate phase.
Before presenting the tabulated
data in regard to women's physical
education, it should be said that for
the last ten years all such data, in
addition to studies on the various
aspects of related problems, such as
student attitudes in regard to recrea-
tion, required physical education,
and relation of health to activity,
are available in the departmental
files. All individuals really interested
in this question are encouraged to
use these records.
All women students whose medical
classification allows them unlimited
activity are further classified accord-
ing to the amount and kind of highI
school experience in physical educa-
tion. Any student whose physical ex-
amination indicates a need for pos-
ture training is advised to take work
in corrective gymnastics. Girls who
have not played at least two team
sports are asked to obtain a semes-
ters experience in hockey, basketball
and others. In the fall of 1932, 89
per cent of the entering freshmen
had met this requirement in their
high schools. Those who have not
had some training in rhythmic work;
either folk dancing, tap, or interpre-
tative dancing, are asked to take at
least one season of tap or rhythms.
Thirty per cent of the freshmen
are now enrolled in such classes.
These requirements fulfilled, the
girls are advised to specialize in
sports or in rhythm-to attain a cer-
tain degree of skill in either field.
She may choose her activity from
any of those offered. During this
next semester about 90 per cent of
the freshmen and all of the sopho-
mores will be free to elect any of the
activities on the required program.
In the fall outdoor season 1932,
registration in required classes was
Debo
For
Announces
Six Minor
Paroles
Liquor
Law Violators
as follows :
Swimming...........
Golf..............
Tennis ............
Archery...........
Rhythms ..........
Outdoor Sports .....
Sports' Class
(hockey, soccer) ...
Interclass hockey ....
The figures for the indo
now ending are:
.. 79
..84
..259
94
53
22
.. 38
52
681
or season
Tap dancing ...........175
Indoor sports ..........130
Swimming...........75
Rhythms ..............125
Correctives ............ 59
Restricted activities . .. . 10
Outdoor sports ......... 50
Indoor golf...........20
644
From the foregoing the reader im-
mediately realizes that a certair
number of students (90 per cent of
the Freshmen and all Sophomores)
are free to elect activity.
Individual sports have been in-
cluded in our program for years ane
more are added each year, as bad-
minton was last year. It should be
noted that the required program
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Five Women To Be
Freed From Detroit
Three - Year Moratorium
On Sales For Unpaid
Taxes Is Proposed
- LANSING, Jan. 24.-(AP)-Demo-
crats. and Republicans joined hands
in the house today to push the first
major economy measure toward en-
actment.
With a dissenting vote a bill wip-
ing out more than $9,000,000 of
building and improvement appropri-
ations was passed and sent to the
Senate. It provided for outright re-
peal of the so-called Hartman Act,
which proposed a $23,000,000 con-
tinuing building program when ei-
acted four years ago. The measu; e
came before the legislature as a
recommendation of the recent spe-
:ial commission of inquiry into state
ixpenditures.
LANSING, Jan. 24.-Y)-The ad-
'ninistration took its first step to-
lay toward carrying out its policy
>f freeing minor liquor offender.
.rom Michigan prisons.
W. Alfred Debo, commissioner of
>ardons and paroles, announced that
;ix minor liquor law violators, in-
luding five women, will be paroled
:rom the Detroit House of Correc-
ion tomorrow. Two of the six have
;erved their minimum terms. They
ire: Lucille Webb, sentenced from
Nayne from 6 months to 2 years
ind Mildred Simmons, sentenced
rom Chippewa county from 1 to 4
'ears. .
By GILBERT T. SUILSON
(Associated Press Staff Writer)
LANSING, Jan. 24.-Bills designed
.o rescue thousands of owners from
oss of their property through long
term tax delinquency were advanc-
ing toward legislative consideration
today.
A measure prepared by Attorney
general Patrick H. O'Brien provid-
ing for a three-year moratorium on
delinquent tax sales was introduced
in the senate Monday night.
Gov. Comstock said he hopes to
have a sales and gross income tax
bill ready for submission Thursday.
Other administration measures will
follow advocating spreading delin-
quent tax payments over a ten-year
period.
The bill proposing a suspension
of sales of delinquent tax lands was
submitted under joint Republican
and Democratic auspices. While it
was not prepared at the explicit di-
rection of Gov. Comstock it coincid-
ed with his ideals of tax relief. It
was introduced by senators Earl W.
Munshaw, Republican, Grand Ra-
pids, and Edward B. McKenna, Dem-
ocrat, Detroit,
Junior Class
Committeemen
Are Anilouneed,
Ten Chairmen Selected;
Kuder Picked To Head
Executive Committee
Committee appointments for the I
junior class were announced last
night by Richard Degener, president.
The executive committee is com-
posed of Hugh Kuder, chairman;
Lester Harrison, assistant chairman;
Lotta Stern, Helen Gray, Elinor Al-
len, Marian Foley, Margaret Beckett,
Arthur Wragby, and James Gould.,
Members of the finance committee
include Marvin Krueger, chairman;
Henry McGavran, assistant chair-
man; Jean Turnbull, Barbara Nel-
son, Pauline Brooks, Dorothy Shap-
land, John Deo, Leonard Greenspan,
and Chester Roys.
Those on the publicity committee
are Albert Newman, chairman; John
Pritchard, assistant ch air man;
Thomas Roberts, Harriet Hunt,
Katherine McGregor, Dorothy Reeves,
William Marshall, Noel Turner, and
Herman Everhardus.
Auditing committee members are
John, Kayser, chairman; Orville Ar-
onson, assistant chairman; Virginia
Slocum, Kenneth Lamb, Jeannette
Detwiler, Mary Alexander, Robert
Carr, Bernard Schnacke, and Frances
Rorick.
Social committee members include
William Bohnsack, chairman; Ellen
Kean, assistant chairman; Lenore Le-
Gendre, Thomas Powers, Betty Bos-
worth, Hart Schaff, Willian Sabom,
Margaret Wellwood, Jean Voorhies.
Women's committee members are
Doris Campbell, chairman; Helen
Mason, assistant chairman; Grace
Haxton, Helen Probeck, Ceil Hell-
burg, Norma Lou Cove, Mary Wood,
Barbara Hovey, and Dena Sudow.
Seymour Caplan is chairman of
the advisory committee and James
Wineman is assistant chairman. The
other members of this committee are
Charleen Eschelman, Lillian Dietrich,
Beatrice Collins, Ann Gallmeyer,
Prudence Foster, William Giefel, and
Louis Gascoigne.
The athletic committee is under
the supervision of Edwin Dayton,
chairman. Frederick Ratterman is
assistant chairman. Included on this
committee , are John Rubsam, Dean
Emerson, Lawrence Levy, Theodore
Wakefield, Henry Levy, Robert Finn,
and James Cristy.
The women's political committee
Eiot Speaks On,
Edward Lear,
Modern Poetry
"Only when poetry achieves a un-
ion of critical and emotional ele-
ments can it be called great," T. S.
Eliot, poet and essayist, told a large'
audience in L y d i a Mendelssohn
Theatre yesterday. "In this light,"
he said, "the poetry of Edward Lear
can be attacked as being too emo-
tional."
In his discussion of modern poetry,
Mr. Eliot showed by readings that
Lear and other moderns are exam-
ples of the artistic tendency express-
ed by Walter Pater when he declared
that all art aspires to a condition
of music and perfection of poetry.
seems to depend in part on certain
suppression of mere subject so that
the meaning reaches us through
ways not distinctly traceable to un-
derstanding.
Mr. Eliot criticised this attitude
and said that he would add the con-
dition that art may approximate to
music just so far as other condi-
tions admit. "If poetry becomes too
'poetic' it ceases to be poetry," he
said.
R.A. Campbell'
Will Run For
Mayor Of City
Former Faculty Member
Will Seek Nomination
On Republican Ticket
Democratic Group
Backs Dr. Myers
Candidates For City And
Ward Offices Selected
At Party Caucuses
Robert A. Campbell, former treas-
urer of the University and mayor of
Ann Arbor in 1927-28, announced
last night at a Republican party cau-
cus held in the city hall that he
would be willing to run as a Repub-
lican candidate for mayor in the city
elections this spring, and prepara-
tions to circulate a petition for him
were made.
Applause greeted the suggestion of
the name of "Uncle Bob," as he is
known to students and townspeople
alike, as a possible mayoralty can-
didate, and numerous speeches of
confidence and support followed his
statement that while he had not ac-
tively sought the post he would not
be unwilling to enter the race. Sev-
ral Republican leaders declared that
luring the former term Mr. Camp-
ell had given Ann Arbor one of the
finest administrations it has received
.n recent years, particular mention
>eing made of the city's boulevard
ystem which is credited largely to
'zis efforts,
Other Candidates Named
Other candidates for mayor and
other city and ward offices were se-
ected at the caucus which was held
for the purpose of filling the Repub-
lican slate in preparation for the
coming primary election. For mayor
also were mentioned F. C. Cahow,
Proprietor of the Cahlow ~ruxgo..
21i .MalnJS., whohas announced
48 feftdidacy, and A. L. McDonald,
president of the Common Council,
who declined to consider the nomi-
nation. George W. Kyer, proprietor
of the Kyer Laundry Co., who had
previously been rumored as a candi-
date, sent word that he would not
run. A. Wirt Newkirk, present mayor,
stated that he would not run for re-
election.
A. L. McDonald, retiring president
of the Common Council, will be a
candidate for alderman from the
second ward, and E. E. Lucas, pres-
ent alderman from the third ward
will seek the presidency of the coun-
cil to succeed McDonald. Fred C.
Perry will be opposed in his race for
renomination as city clerk by Clara-
mon L. Pray, former county clerk of
Washtenaw county, and by L. L.
Griffiths, secretary of the Ann Arbor
Taxpayers' League, all of whom have
filed petitions. Jay H. Payne will seek
renomination as justice of the peace,
and H. W. Crippen, owner of the
Crippen drug stores, will be a candi-
date to succeed himself as assessor.
Candidates for Aldermen
The following men have an-
nounced their candidacy to ward of-
fices: R. N. Burr, alderman, first
ward; A. L. McDonald. alderman,
second ward; Herbert L. Kennett,
supervisor, second ward: W. S. Hou-
sel, Fred H. Sodt and Harmon Ha-
macker as alderman, supervisor and
constable respectively of the third
ward; William Ager, present fourth
ward alderman, as supervisor of the
fourth ward; P. E. Winney, alder-
man, fifth ward; Harold Smith, su-
pervisor, sixth ward; George P.
Whaley, alderman, and J. N. Gal-
braith, supervisor, seventh ward.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Dr. Dean W. Myers, former presi-
dent of the Common Council, was
last night backed for the mayoralty
nomination by a group of leading
Democrats at a meeting in the
County building. A committee of five
was selected to discuss the proposed
candidacy with Dr. Myers. Commit-
tee members are William Walz, county
Democratic chairman; Donald Mc-
Intyre; Ernst Wurster, former mayor,
sheriff, and city treasurer, Bert
Schumacher; and Harrison Caswell,
manager of the Ann Arbor water de-
partment.
William Murray, former probate
judge, was selected as a candidate for
city clerk. William Dawson was
picked for the city assessor post,
while John Conlin received the sup-
port of the group as a candidate for
justice of the peace.
Three former Democratic mayors,
William Walz, Edward Staebler, anc
'Technocracy' To Be
Put In New Dictionary
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-P)-
Technocracy may have "ceased to
exist" as far as former Columbia
University associates of Chief
Technocrat Howard Scott are con-
cerned, but the word is shortly to
be given dictionary standing.
Dr. Frank C. Vizetelly, lexico-
grapher, said today that he had
included Technocracy in his list
of new words.
"Technocracy," he added, "has
been in my files since 1919. I de-
cided several months ago that I
would use it this year."
Coroner's Jury
Considers Case
Of Rubin Gurk
Recommends Revocation
Of Auto License For
Death Car Driver
A coroner's jury, called to hear tes-
timony in regard to the death of Mrs.
George McCallum, wife of the city
poor commissioner, in a street acci-
dent last week, last night recom-
mended the revocation of the auto
license of Rubin Gurk, driver of the
car which struck the woman.
Prosecutor Albert J. Rapp, who
participated in the hearing, refused
to indicate what furtherkaction
would be taken against Gurk until
he had read the complete transcript
of the testimony. The accident also
resulted in serious injury to Mrs.
Ethel Shadford
Gurk testified at the hearing he
was driving his truck at a speed no
greater than 12 miles per hour at the
time of the accident. He admitted
taking a wide swing in turning from
Broadway avenue into Maiden Lane
and that the two women were not
more than six feet from the left curb
when he struck them but claimed
that the wide turn had been caused
by a large truck which obstructed
the street at the intersecion.-.He
also admitted that he had stopped
only long enough to allow his 16-
year-old son, victor, to go to the
scene of the accident and that he
had then continued to a Maiden
Lane greenhouse. He excused himself
with the statement that he had be-
come "excited and afraid."
Gurk said that his foot brakes had
beeen working "fair," but that they'
had often failed to' hold. The emer-
gency brake, he said, had been re-
moved. He told the jury that he had
been confined in the State Psycho-
pathic Hospital here and in the Pon-
tiac State Hospital for the insane
and that he had had a driver's li-
cense here for more than a year. He
said that he was blind in one eye.
The boy, Victor, testified that his
father had refused him permission
to drive the truck on the previous
Sunday because of faulty brakes. De-
tective Clifford West of the Ann Ar-
bor police department, who examined
the brakes after the accident, said
that they were in good condition.
Prof. Clarence F. Kessler of the
Engineering college, who witnessed
the accident, said that Gurk was
driving at a speed of approximately
40 miles per hour.
Irish Election
Quiet, Report
Little Violence
Rooming Rulh
Faces Senatt
Group Toda
Student Affairs Commuite
To Meet This Afternoon
Dean Bursley Says
Will Also Consider
J-HopRegulation
Freshmen Who Failed T
Hand In Lists May B
PledgedFebruary 10
Final action will be taken on tl
freshman rooming rule and the J
Hop regulations today at a meetir
of the Senate Committee on Studer
Affairs at 2:00 p. m. The meetir
was announced yesterday by Josep
A. Bursley, dean of students.
Weeks of doubt in the University
fraternities will be cleared updwhe
the Committee definitely decidE
whether or not freshmen may liv
in fraternity houses next semeste
The proposed ruling to permit th
action by the freshmen was drafte
by the Interfraternity Council. .
was prepared along lines designed 1
appeal to the Senate Committee, ar
includes a proviso that freshme
must obtain written permission froi
their parents in order to take up rec
idence in their fraternity houses.
A survey conducted ir e c e n t I
showed that at least 282 first-yea
men will move if the present ban
lifted, at an estimated saving to fro
ternities of $5,000. The Depressic
has placed a number of houses i
financial jeopardy, fraternity me
claim, and it is believed that sever
houses will be forced to close unle
the Senate Committee takes favo:
able action on the proposed rulin
today.
The Interfraternity Council ha
again reminded fresien that thi
must inform their landladies befo:
Friday of this week if they plan -
move, p r o v i di ewg -pe ison
granted.
The proposed J-Hop regulation
have to do with conduct at the He
and at fraternity house parti
These regulations have alreac
passed the Student Council and tl
J-Hop committee.
Freshmen who failed to hand
preference lists Jast fall are eligi:
for pledging at 6 a. m. Friday, Fe
10, according to the present rushi
rules.
Scott Asserts
Technocracy
Will Continue
c
Regulations Are Necessary At
Michigan, Dean Lloyd Asserts
A new college for women was open-
ed this fall in Bennington, Vt., where
there are no regulations as to hours,
choice of curriculum, or examina-
tions. In general this plan is per-
haps feasible for a small selected
group, but on a campus the size of
Michigan, however, more regulations
are necessary, Dean Alice Lloyd de-
clared yesterday.
.At Bennington an attempt is be-
ing made to reach the true aims of
education through a new progressive
form of teaching which advocates
more freedom for students. They are
subject to no restrictions regarding
what courses they wish to pursue,
but are advised to select those for
which they have the greatest inter-
est.
Dean Lloyd commended this ex-
periment but in regard to Michigan
she declared "when in our large uni-
versities every student is vitally in-
terested in education, greater free-
dom will be indicated. At the present'
time, too large a percentage of those
enrolled in an educational institution
resist educatinn" "One nf the ex-
they cannot find tinie enough to
cover all the material they wish to,
according to Frederick H. Kent,
treasurer of the college. During the
two-month recess at present, two are
in Washington watching the activi-
ties of Congress, one is in South
America to study political conditions,
and two of the social students arc
studying the juvenile courts.
The conditions in the University
are much different, Dean Lloyd says,
for "until the student's attitude be-
comes much more mature intellec-
tually and socially, supervision in
choice of courses and in social affairs
seems to be indicated. Especially is
it so where large state funds are be-
ing expended for them."
To illustrate her point she told
of a woman on campus a few years
ago who had elected four courses in
German and one in precious gems
which she had been advised was a
"pipe." The student was of a Ger-
man family and such a program was
absurdly narrow and limited.
"I have very little first-hand in-
formation about Bennington College
r -ir fhntn _ n n+ tin riic i - i
Dail Eireann Is Chosen'
To Elect President; Few
Arrests Are Made
DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Jan. 24.
-A')-When the polls closed tonight
in the Irish Free State election it
appeared there had been less violence
reported than instances of fraudul-
ent voting. The balloting was for
the selection of a Dail Eireann,
which in turn will elect a president.
With indications that the vote
would total the largest ever record-
ed in the history of the republic
came widespread reports of "persona-
tion," consisting of voting for some-
one else, voting under the name of
dead persons or balloting under fic-
titious names.
In one Dublin district, one-third
of those who appeared at their poll-
ing place before noon found that
others already had voted for them.
The arrest of 12 men on impersona-
tion charges was reported inDublin
IRautenstrauch Withdrawal
Won't Impair Research
Activities, Leader Says
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.--(P)-Tech-
nocracy's civil war flared on the
fronts today.
Howard Scott, the self-styled "di-
rector of Technocracy," issued a
statement declaring that the with-
drawal of a Columbia University
professor and three others from his
group "in! no way impaired the re-
search activities of Technocracy,"
which, he explains, will continue in
new quarters.
Prof. Walter Rautenstrauch, head
of the Industrial Engineering De-
partment of Columbia, declared in
an address that the "flag of Tech-
nocracy" had been "hauled down"
from the Columbia masthead by the
resignation of himself and his three
associates yesterday and later said
that their own survey on the Uni-
versity campus was going ahead
"just as if nothing happened."
In other quarters it was learned
that the group calling itself the
"Continental Committee of Tech-
nocracy" broke with Scott last week,
but made no such announcement
awaiting the scism in the ranks
which was announced last night.
Scott, who has shunned interviews
Iand who often has been referred to
as a "man of mystery," handed out
typewritten statements of his posi-
tion in a skyscraper office filled with
drawing boards and charts.
When someone asked about re-
ports that he had been ill, he said:
"I had the flu, but there's nothing
wrong with me snow-except maybe
my head." He put his hand to his
head.
C