T HE MICHIGAN DAILY. THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE MICHIGAN DAILY Established 1890 they professed before 700 of their fellow students thatthey were thrilled by football, honored to be; members of the team (and would still have been honored even if the team had been other than a winning one), and proud of the fact that they IC:: are students at Michigan. We feel that all of us could aim towards this remotion. It is much more satisfying when one actually feels it instead of laboring constantly under an assumed one. While we are here we should be units in the Michigan traditions, thrill to the small, but some-day-to-be-longed-for, events of our daily lives, and take away with us all the emotional inscriptions that Michigan has to r offer. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. 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EDITORIAL S rAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR.........THOMAS K. CONNELLAN CITY EDI'TOR............ ......B.RACKLEY SHAW EDITORIAL DIRECTOR.......... ....C. HART SCHAAF SPORTS EDITOR...............ALBERT H. NEWMAN WOMEIT'S EDITOR....................CAROL J. HANAN NIGH'I EDITORS: A. Ellis Ball, Ralph G. Coulter, Wil- Afam G. Ferris, John C. Healey, E. Jerome Pettit, George Van Vleck, Guy M. Whipple, Jr. BPORTS ASSISTANTS: Charles A. Baird; Donald R. Bird, Arthur W. Carstens, Sidney Frankel, Roland L. Martin, MVarfjr ie Western. Musical Events CHORAL UNION CONCERT "Ombra mai fu" from Eerxes........ Handel Nel cor piu non mi sento ............ Paisiello Il mio bel foco .................... Marcello La Zingara.....................Donizetti Von ewiger Liebe ................... Brahms Blinde Kuh Die Mainacht Staendchen Traum durch die Dammerung ........ Strauss Schlagende Herzen Ruhe meine Seele Staendchen Habanera from "Carmen" ............ Bizet SOME FEW PEOPLE here have been fortunate in hearing Marie Olszewska sing, either in Chi- cago, where she has been connected with,,the Chi- cago Civic Opera Company, or in New York, where she has been with the Metropolitan, or at one of her performances with the Chicago Company when it has been on tour. Many know her only by reputation.. , she must have been good to get where she is. Her publicity however, is backed by the praise of critics whose words may be trusted. The oracles of the East, Olin Downes and Law- erence Gilman, proclaimed her appearance last year in New York with unstinted remarks; Gil- man for instance, saying that she is "endowed with uncommon beauty, and a voice opulent and glowing.", Madame Olszewska has chosen a delightful pro- gram that will please the ear, and rest the spirit. Beginning with the air from Xerxes, commonly known as the Largo, through to the Habanera from Carmen, the program has melody, it has graciousness and wit, it has romance and pleasan- terie. The program is not taxing, yet it is far from desultory. If you possibly can finad the time for the con- cert, you'd better go, because it will be a good way to start your Christmas Holiday. Sally Plaee. - - - - -.. - - - WOMEN'S ASSISTANTS: Eleanor Blum, Lois Jotter, Marie Murphy, Margaret D. Phalan. REPORTERS: Ogden G. Dwight, Paul J. Elott Courtney A. Evans, fited R. Evans, Bernard H. Fried, Thomas Groehn, Robert D. Guthrie, Joseph L. Karpinski, Thomas H. Kleene, Richard E. Lorch, David G. Ma- Donald, Joel P. Newman, Kenneth Parker, Wiliam R. Reed, Robert S. Ruwitch, Robert J. St. Clair, Arthur S. Settle, Marshall D. Silverman, A. B. Smith, Jr., Arthur M. Taub, Philip T. Van Zile. WOMSEN REPORTERS: Dorothy Gies, Jean Hanmer, Florence Harper, Marie Hed,Eleanor Johnson, Jose- phine McLean. Marjorie Morrison, Sally Place, Rosalie Resnick, Mary Robinson, Jane Schneider. BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 2-1214 BUSINESS MANAGER...........W. GRAFTON SHARP CREDIT MANAGER..........BERNARD E. SCHNACKE WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER........... . .NRY ZDEPARTMENT MANAGERS: Local Advertising, Fred Her- trick; Classified Advertising, Russell Read; Advertising Contracts, Jack Bellamy; Advertising Service, Robert WVrd; Accounts, Allen Knuusi; Circulation, Jack Ef- roymson ASSISTANTS: Meigs Bartmes, Van Duniakin, Milton Kra- mer, (John Ogden, Bernard Rosenthal, Joe Rothbard, James Scott, David Winkworth. WOMEN'S BUSINESS STAFF Jane Bassett, Virginia Bell, Winifred Bell, Mary Bursley, Peggy Cady, Betty Chapman, Patricia Daly, Jean Dri- ham, Minna Giffen, Doris Gimmy, Billie Griffiths, Janet Jackson, Isabelle Kanter, Louse Krause, Margaret Custa~rd, Nina Polock, Elzabeth J. Sionds. NIGHT EDITOR: WILLIAM G. FERRIS Jackson Prison Needs BOOks B OOKS are wanted for the inmates of Jackson prison. It has come to the attention of Prof. Louis W. Keeler of the school of education that the men at Jackson urg- ently need something to fill the large amount of free time at their disposal. Less and less work is available. The inmates of the prison are conse- quently forced to spend more and more time in their cells, There is very little that they can do then but read. Professor Keeler has asked Interfraterity Council president Kelley to try to obtain from fraternities books not- particularly desirable for fraternity libraries. So many books lie around in fraternities, never seeing use from one end of the year to the next, that the request should bring forth sizeable results. Although only fraternities have been officially asked to donate reading matter, there is no reason for sororities, and for independent men and wo- men, to refrain from participating in the project. Everyone who stops to think of the terrific bore- dom that can come to a person habitually con- fronted with nothing to do will open his heart for this cause. Happiness In Unsophistication .. . A NUMBER OF REMARKS made at the Football Smoker held Tuesday at the Union brought before our eyes again the much-battered question of student sophistication, or whatever individuals may choose to call it, and the opposite side of it. Professor Frank G. Dickinson, originator Qf the Dickinson rating system, left the football theme of the evening long enough to say something that he explained he wanted very badly to "get across." "Don't be sophisticated," he pleaded, "but be school boys and glad of it, or you'll grow old and sour before your time." It is another expression, of the sentiment that leaders, particularly here at Michigan, have been continually voicing for the benefit of young men and women the country over. It is little short of tragedy that we who are in the best years of our lives as far as capabilities for enjoyment, spontaneity, and lack of care are concerned, should attempt to drown these natural evidences of our youth under a pseudo veil of worldliness. The veil does not make us seem, more Campus Opinion Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous comunications will be disre- garded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contribu- tors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than 500 words if possible. INTERFRATERNITY BALL SHOULD BE DEMOCRATIC To The Editor: I have noticed within the last few days a lot of publicity about an Interfraternity Ball. Now a dance of this sort is all right to have but why must it be closed to non-fraternity men as it is. It is as much a University affair as the J-Hop or the. Union Formal or any other campus affair and yet it is advertised that tickets will be sold only to fraternity men. Are there not enough fraternity parties throughout the year so that this one might be open to independants - independant girls get a chance to go if they are asked. Why are we excluded - a regular League dance would be open to us - and I think we should have an equal chance in this dance. Of course this is only an opinion but that's what I understand you want for your column. Independant. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STUDENTS IN POLITICSj To The Editor: Word has just come to me of the kind of a student conference for which many of us have been eagerly waiting. I feel certain that numer- ous students in the University will be interested in it but yet may receive knofirst-hand informa- tion. Accordingly, I am taking this opportunity and channel to broadcast the glad news. The name is the National Conference on Stu- dents in Politics; the place, Washington, D. C.; the dates, December 29 through the 31st. A splen- did array of national student organizations are co-operating, including the Y.M.C.A. andY.W.C.A. Student Divisions, the National Council Student Christian Associations, the National S t u d e n t League, the Intercollegiate Disarmament Council, the Committee on Militarism in Education, and numerous other. It has been endorsed by leaders of the calibre of John Dewy, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Ray Newton, Norman Thomas, John Haynes Holmes and others. The first session (Friday evening, December 29th.) deals with the subject "Must S t u d e n t s Participate in Politics;" the second session. "The Kind of a Program Students Shall Support;" the third session, "Round Table Discussion on National and International Affairs;" the fourth session features a drama, "The Amer- ican Plan;" the fifth session, "The Campus and Public Life," and the Sixth session, "Students And the Good Life." Delegates will be housed in the dormitories of Washington College to keep expenses at a mini- mum. Additional information concerning this Confer- ence can be had from Kenneth Holland, Execu- tive Secretary, 140 Nassau Street, New York) City. fence has become a terribly perplexing matter in our modern world. I am convinced that war is silly, absurd, and an almost certain miscarriage of any commendable intentions. For a civilized people to resort to it to settle a dispute has be- come as out-of-date as would be my use of a kero- sene lamp tonight to do my mechcanical drawing project for tomorrow's class. From the outlook on human relationships which college seniors (to put it arbitrarily) are supposed to have, war be- longs in the part with other crude institutions such as dueling, the papal threat of excommunic- ation and damntion, and vicarious redemption in religion. But the martial rumblings from Germany and France and other parts of the world also convince me that we are not yet done with war. It may be that, if we were to refuse to keep prepared for self-defense, time would prove us fools. The teachings of Jesus to the contrary notwithstand- ing, I am not assured that a wholly unarmed, peacefully inclined nation would in the final re- sult triumph over an armed spoiler. I admit, of course, that there is more than one alternative to military perparedness - more, that is, than peaceful passivity. We could do what no nation has ever done, really; we could make our- selves a good neighbor, even to nations that ap- pear hostile to us. This works between individ- uals; perhaps it might do so between groups of persons. How thoroughly human has been the response to friendly gestures as, for example, Lindberg's "good-will tours!" Unless it is far dif- ferent with nations than with individuals, then it may be that there are even more practical ways in which the United States could be a good neigh- bor to Japan, Italy, and the rest. However, with the minds of Europeans and Orientals and Americans filled with the ideas that they now have; and, unless we mean to be- come as actively neighborly as we are now militar- istic, then I must approve the R.O.T.C. and other warlike movements. Yet, with my attitude toward war, do think I should make a good candidate for the "ranks?" Can you do work in a cause which you believe crude, old-fashioned, unscientific, nonsensical? However it may be with the rest of you, I can willingly engage in a project only if I believe it sensible and consistent with progress. 'lThis, then, is my predicament: My conscience re- volts at the prospect of killing men, my reasons scorns the foolishness of it; yet I believe the world is still not far enough developed to throw away their pistols and talk matters over. What should I do when I have to vote on keeping the R.O.T.C., on the question as to whether I would support my country in war, etc. What would YOU do? E. A. Editorial Comment RECOGNITION FOR DR. ELLWOOD An honor in which the University of Missouri should have shared has been bestowed on Dr. Charles A. Ellwood, who in 1930 very sensibly left that unfortunate institution and its cracker-and- cheese salaries for Duke University and its mil- lions. Dr. Ellwood, who put in 30 years as head of the sociology department of our State university, has just been elected president of the International Institute of Sociology at the International Con- gress of Sociology in Geneva. The position, carry- ing with it the presidency of the International Congress, is one of high recognition and has been held by only three other Americans. Even before the Golden Age of Wall Street came to an end in 1929, the University of Missouri was beset by neglect and penury. The axiom that first- rate faculty members must have first-rate salaries was forgotten. Our State legislators' interest was confined to paring down miserly appropriations and suppressing liberal thought. Thorstein Veblen left the university and made his name. James Harvey Rogers, who intimated that suppression of freedom of speech had much to do with his de- parture for Yale in 1930, is now a "brain truster" for President Roosevelt. R. J. Kerner, historian, who served in 1918 as a member of the Col. House committee on inquiry into terms of peace, de- parted in 1928 for wider fields at the University of California. James P. McBaine, who from 1919 to 1928 was dean of the Law School, also was drawn away to the University of California. Until there is an awakening, the University of Missouri is doomed to continue as a stepping stone for ambitious educators. How long is the State Legislature going to cast it for this unhappy part? St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Collegiate Observer By BUD BERNARD Drake University co-eds don't mind where, just so they go some place on a date, is the consensus of a survey made by the weekly student news- paper. The majority of women interviewed said they could endure a dull dancing partner, a ride, or a dull bridge game, but they didn't care for sitting around home with the "date." They were willing, they said, to fit their diver- sion to the escort's pocketbook; they estimated the average date at $1.25 to $2.50. The Drake men concurred in the financial esti- mate, fixing the average at about $1.65. * * e: "I like her in parts," said a professor at Mississippi State College when asked his opinion of Mae West. We hasten to express our agreement with the professor's opinion- in parts. * * * Freshmen at the University of Chicago wishing to become candidates for the staff of the student newspaper are required to pass a comprehensive examination containing questions on the history of the university, writing of news and feature stories, etc. On the basis of this examination approximately 40 freshmen were selected. Ues a* Undem the sponsorship of M~ortor Board, cam- Your Last Chance To Get Your M'ichiganensian for CAMPUS SALE TODAY !i! (I i 4 3 4 r 4 k i 4 WONDE R IF BETTER" 1 MOTHER OR DAD has been ill recently, they will doubly appreciate a thoughtful telephone call from you. And just talking to them, and hearing their voices, will ease your worries a lot. LONG DISTANCE RATES are surprisingly low. 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