T he NWeather Fair today; tomorrow unset- tled, probably followed by rain. LY 01k igzr ~IaitF Editorials Comedy Club Heads Uphill... J .,. VOL. XLIV No. 139 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1934 PRICE FIVE CENTS Will Elect J.G.P.Head Thursday Election Postponed While Council Acted Against Widespread Caucusing Petitions Must Be In Wednesday Noon First Two Positions Will Be Filled By Those Who Poll Highest Vote Junior Girls Play elections, post- poned from April 5 by the Judiciary Council, acting against caucusing, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, accord,. ing to Harriett Jennings, '34, chair- man of Judiciary Council. The Council, in acting against cau- cusing, inaugurated a system of pe- titioning for the major committee positions which are to be filled at the sophomore elections. Any sophomore, wishing to apply for a committee po- sitions must have her petition into the Undergraduate office before moon on Wednesday, according to Miss Jennings. The petition, she said, should include a statement of her scholarship, and a summary of her previous caipus activities and any special abilities she might have. The applicant should not, however, state what committee position she wants. Plurality Decides Position After submitting the applications to the sophomores, the exact posi- tions of the applicants will be deter- mined by the number of votes; the one receiving the highest vote being automatically general chairman of next year's Junior Girls Play, and the second highest, finance chairman. The other three positions will be filled from the next highest votes, without regard to the exact position of each, which will be determined when their special abilities are shown, By this system and by a new meth- od of election, the Council hopes to partially do away with the evils of caucusing, Miss Jennings said. "It has always been the feeling of the Board of Representatives that caucusing was fundamentally evil. At the time of its abolition, the gen- eral sentiment, was, however, that it was best to abolish a rule which apparently could not be enforced. Wants Pair Election , "The Judiciary Council, in taking steps against caucusing did so in ac- cordance with an agreement made when the provision was adopted,"T Miss Jennings stated. "It was agreed, at that time, that although the rule against caucusing should be abol- ished, it should be the privilege of the members of the Judiciary Council, if they felt it necessary, to take steps against the practice." "It is our hope," Miss Jennings con- cludd, "that the sophomores will as- sist us in making this a good elec- tion, with everything above-board." Committeemen Are Approved By City Council Shipman Is Appointed To Newly-Created Position Of Meat Inspector Unanimous approval of Mayor Robert E. Campbell's committee ap- pointments marked a quiet session of the Common Council last night. The appointment of Dr. Harry R. Shipman as City meat inspector was approved. The position was created by the city meat inspection ordinance passed by the council last month, and the work will begin May 1. Ann Arbor is facing a serious water supply problem both from the stand- point of quantity and quality, accord- ing to a letter to the council from H. H. Caswell, manager of the Board of Water Commissioners. A resolution, proposed by Alder- man Winney, was passed requesting the board to report on the estimated cost of a water softening and filtering plant for the present water supply system as well as the Huron River project. The question of Ann Arbor's Recent Education Survey Gives Graduate School High Ranking The University of Michigan Grad- uate School, by placing 14 depart- ments in the "distinguished" group, and 13 more as "qualified" for ap- proved work in their fields, obtained one of the foremost positions among institutions of the country in a re- cent report of an inquiry by the American Council of Education under the chairmanship of Raymond M. Hughes, president of Iowa State Col- lege. More than 2,000 experts collabo- rated on the report, which is the re- sult of extended inquiry of more than a year's duration. Only eight institutes of higher learning in the country received a greater number of "distinguished" votes than Michigan in the final tab- ulation of the 35 subjects on the list. Harvard placed first with 23 subjects on the "distinguished" list. Columbia, the University of Chicago and the University of California received 21 citations each. The University of Wis- consin was cited 17 times, Cornell and Yale sixteen each, and Michigan came next with 14 votes. Although "neither complete nor free from mistakes," the report is, ac- cording to its authors, "a reliable guide, so far as it goes, to the judg- ment of a large group of our leading scholars relative to American grad- uate work." Groups of graduate study in which the University of Michigan received the mark of "distinguished" are the following: Astronomy, bacteriology, botany, chemical engineering, chem- istry, classics, economics, education, English, history, philosophy, physics, political science, and zoology. Announce Sale Discoery Of Wild Of Seats For -Mukrat Provides a . A Ntw Dwir ersiO f? spring 1Flays Season Tickets To Start At $3; Florence Reed Will A pear In 'Macheth' Together with the announcement that Florence Reed has been secured for production of "Macbeth," it was announced that sale of season tickets for the 1934 Dramatic Season will open at 10 a.m. today in the Alumni Council offices of the League. Season tickets for any six of the seven attractions in the Dramatic sea- son are priced at $3 in the 75-cent section of the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Season tickets for the six plays in the dollar section are set at $4, and at $6 for seats in the $1.60 sec- tion. Student Tickets Advantageous As in previous years, Robert Hen- derson, director of the season stated, season tickets not only assure patrons of choise locations of seats, but also effect a material financial saving. The ticket office will be open daily except Sunday. Florence Reed has been selected to play opposite Tan Keith, noted stage and screen star now working with Claudette Colbert on the screen ver- sion of "Cleopatra, in the role of the famed Lady Macbeth. Miss Reed has ranked high in the American theatre for a number of years. She is best remembered for her work as Mother Goddam in "The Shanghai Gesture," as the heroine of "Our Betters " and as Lady Lebanon in the Guthrie McClintic production of "Criminal-at-Large." Now Playing In Films She is now completing work on the filming of "Frankie and Johnnie," playing the role of Nellie Blyth with 'Chester Morris and Helen Morgan.' Following her Ann Arbor engagement she will return to the west coast to fill a further picture contract. The Dramatic Season production of "MacBeth" will be modeled somewhat on the new interpretation given the play at the Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon last summer by Komisarjevsky. The play will be pre- sented for eight performances open- ing June 5. Dry Leader Is To Talk Here Sunday One of the nation's dry leaders, Dr. Clarence True Wilson, will address Ann Arbor residents at the First Methodist Episcopal Church on Sun- day, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. His topic will be "What Will The Drys Do Now?" Big game hunting made its bow yesterday as a spring activity at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house. A muskrat of undetermined origin, discovered in one of the air wells dur ing the course of the afternoon, oc- cupied the attention of the brothers until past dinner time. The animal, which escaped from the first well only to fall into another, was finally trapped in the chapter room by Sam Maxwell, '37. Members of the house did not care to adopt the muskrat as a mascot, deciding instead to take it for. a "walk" and turn it loose in the vicini- ty of the Arboretum and the Huron River where they might conclude the hunt in the midst of sylvan settings. Sophomore Is Selected New Head Of S.C.A. Anticipate Two Years Of Efficient Service From Russell F. Anderson A 40-year old precedent was broken when Russell F. Anderson, '36, of Lud- ington, Michigan was elected to the presidency of the Student Christian Association for the coming year. It was the first time in the history of the institution that a sophomore was elected to this position, according to the Board in Control of the associa- tion, which made the announcement yesterday. No specific reason was given for the board's action but Sherwood A. Messner, '34, retiring president, point- ed to the excellent record that Ander- son has made whileworking atLane Hall. "The Board also feels," stated Messner, "that if a capable sophomore were elected with the chance to serve two years he would have the opportu- nity to develop an efficient organiza- tion. As a second-semester freshman An- derson helped in the development of a boys' club. In his sophomore year he assumed the position of publicity manager of the S.C.A. and as part of his work istediting the Freshman Handbook. Anderson will announce his assist- ing officers and cabinet in a few weeks. He intends to revert back to an old custom and appoint a woman as vice-president. As one of his main objectives in the next year Anderson said that he will attempt to bring women students closer to the S.C.A. Educators Of State Arrange Meetingere Schoolmasters' Club Will Be Nucleus Of Groups Week-nd Of April 27 High School Debate Finals Will Be Held Popular Head Of Chicago University Will Address Honors Convocation Annual conferences of three State educational organizations-the Mich- igan Schoolmasters' Club, the Michi-1 gan High School Forensic Associa- tion, and the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars- will at-< tract teachers and students from all sections of the State to Ann Arbor the week-end of April 2 to 2s The State high school debating finals, to be held: Friday night, April1 27, and the annual University honors# convocation, at which Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University1 of Chicago, will speak Friday morn- ing, will head the three-day meeting. according to the complete program just announced. Opening with a general session1 Thursday afternoon, the Schoolmas- ters' Club will continue with spe- cialized conferences throughout the day Friday, and conclude with a conference for teachers Saturdayl morning on classroom problems and1 interests.c ToIsDiscuss Teacher-Training Proposals for modifying programs of teachertraining will be consid- ered by the fifth annual conference on teacher-training, meeting Thurs- day morning under the chairman of Dean J. B. Edmonson of the Schoolf of Education. Speakers at the con- ference will be Professors G. F. Mey- ers and Raleigh Schorling of the education school and Prof. Paul San-1 gren of Western State Teachers Col- lege. Registrars, cnening Saturday morning, will hear Registrar Ira M. Smith, C. C. Barnes, registrar of1 Central State Teachers College, and Emil Leffler, president of Battle Creek College. Paul F. Voelker, State Sperinten-, dent of Public Instruction, will speak at the opening session of the School- masters' Club Thursday His subjectt is "The Coming Battle," School Head To Speak M. R. Keyworth, superintendent of schools in Hamtramck, will be the{ second speaker at the Thursday af- ternoon meeting, With Prof. A. H. Harrop of Albion College, president of the club, as chairman. Prof. Ernest F. Barker of the phys- ics department will present one in the regular series of University lec- tures Thursday, speaking on the sub- ject, "Modern Conceptions of Mat- ter." Specialized conferences on Friday will include the following: adminis- trative teachers, art, biological, busi- ness schools, classical, commercial,{ deans and advisers of women, edu- cation, English, general science, ge- ography, music, physical education, physics-chemistry-astronomy, social science, and speech, Capitalist Story Is Chosen For Place In Union Library Matthew Josephson's "The Robber Barons," the story of the great Amer- ican capitalists, has been selected by the committee,composed of Prof. Howard M. Jones and Prof. Louis A. Strauss, as the "book-of-the-month" to be purchased for the Pendleton Li- brary in the Union, according to Robert A. Saltzstein, '34, president. This book, which was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club as the outstanding book published in March, deals with such figures as Jay Cooke, J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rocke- feller, Commodore Vanderbilt, An- drew Carnegie, Jim Kisk, Jr., Jay Gould, Jim Hill, and Edward Harri- man, who, according to Mr. Joseph- son, "built up the country" for pri- vate gain. "Matthew Josephson's 'The Robber Barons' seems to me an excellent ad- dition to the Michigan Union library because of its timely quality," Profes- sor Jones said in commenting upon its selection. "I was impressed by the fact that at the Spring Parley most of the Urges Special Committee To Stu dyAir Mal Roosevelt Proposes That Aviation Legislation Be Shelved Temporarily Need For National Policy Emphasized Decision Follows Meeting With Three Members Of Senate And House WASHINGTON, April 16. - () - President Roosevelt proposed tonight that Congress authorize a special aviation commission and that air mail legislation be shelved pending its study. The President reached this decision after a lengthy conference with Sen- ator Kenneth D. McKellar, Tennessee Democrat, and Rep. James M. Mead, New York Democrat, the chairmen of Senate and House postoffice com- mittees, and Senator Hugo Black, Ala- bama Democrat, head of a committee that investigated air mail, Eliminates Problem By this stroke the President elim- inated one of the troublesome legis- lative problems from the calendar for this session and brought Congress a step nearer adjournment. The White House statement said: "In conversation with Senators Mc- Kellar and Black and Congressman Mead, the President suggested that in connection with pending aviation leg- islation it should be borne in mind that the United States has had no broad aviation policy, that a large number of interrelated factors enter into the general subject of civilian and military flying and their subdivi- sions into material personnel, manu- facturing and experimentation. To Recommend Policy "That in view of the lack of and the need for a national policy the Congress might well authorize the ap- pointment of a commission to make immediate study and recommend to the next Congress a broad policy cov- ering all phases of aviation and the relationship of Government thereto. "In so far as that part of aviation which relates to carrying United States mail is concerned, contracts could well be let on competitive bid- ding for one year or until such time as a broad policy relating to aviation as a whole is adopted." Under existing authority the Post- office Department is now receiving bids for ahort-term contracts which the Administration intends to pursue on a renewal basis until permanent legislation is enacted next session. 'Refresher' Course Is Offered By Army The first session of the Military Medico "refresher" course being of- fered by the army in conjunction with the University of Michigan was opened yesterday morning by ad- dresses by President Alexander G. Ruthven, Dr. F. G. Novy of the Med- ical School, Dr. James D. Bruce, di- rector of the department of post- graduate medicine, and officers in charge of the local R.O.T.C. unit. Although the lectures are intended primarily for medical and dental re- servists, reserve officers with the Uni- versity are invited to attend. Inactive duty credit may be obtained for the work. The work will continue through Friday, April 27. The first week is de- voted to military knowledge subjects and the medical and dental talks and the secondsweek to clinics and dem- onstrations. - - - To Meet Olivet President Michigan DR. JOSEPH BREWER Olivet Collevre Head Outfl ies New Program Oxford System To Stress Student's Responsibility, President Says OLIVET, April 16-- (Special) -- Olivet College will institute a new educational program next fall sim- ilar to that of Oxford, Colgate, and Chicago, according to an interview' granted by Joseph Brewer, new pres- ident of Olivet. President Brewer said that Olivets new program will be a radical de- parture from the present system and although similar to these schools it will not be exactly like any of them. The work of the college will be di- vided into a junior division and a senior division. In the junior divi- sion, general education is provided leading into the specialization of the senior division. Admission to the senior division is by preliminary ex- amination. Admission to the degree of Bachelor of Arts is gained by pass-' ing a final examination. The academic year is divided into three terms and normally two aca- demic years will be spent in each division, but as the college feels it undesirable to prolong the processes of formal education longer than is necessary, provision is made for those who, in the judgment of their tutors, are adequately prepared to take the preliminary examination after one year of residence. Within the college itself no system of credits, hours, points, or grades will be kept, and classes will be abol- ished. In place of classes there will be lec- (Continued on Page 2) Finals Of Hityh School Debate HereApril 27 Battle Creek Central High School will meet Lincoln High School of Ferndale in the finals of the Mich- igan High School Debating contest, which is to be held at 7:45 p.m. Fri- day, April 27, at Hill Auditorium. Battle Creek qualified by def eat- ing Gladstone High School, cham- pions of the Upper Peninsula. Fern- dale eliminated Detroit St. Anthony. Representing the Ferndale nega- tive team, coached by Carl W. For- sythe, are Robert Ashman, Clare Whiting, and William Burch. William and Charles Centner, and Joseph Harmon, are the representatives of the Battle Creek affirmative team, which is coached by Karl F. Robin- son. Columbia Football Teams To Begin Home-And-Home Series In New York In 1935 Two Intersectional Games On Schedule Wolverines Also To Play Penn In 1935-36; Keep Five Big Ten Games Michigan's football team will travel to New York City in 1935 to meet Columbia University's eleven, accord- ing to an announcement recently made here. It will be the first of a two-game series, the 1934 Rose Bowl champions coming to Ann Arbor the following season. With home-and-home games with the University of Pennsylvania also on the schedule for those two years, the announcement marks a departure from the policy which has been fol- lowed in past years. It will mean two intersectional contests during each of those seasons and only five Big Ten games for Michigan instead of the usual six The Columbia game will be played on Oct. 26 in 1935, with the Penn- sylvania team coming to Ann Arbor on the following Saturday, Nov. 2. In 1936, Columbia willecome here, the Michigan team traveling to Philo-' delphia for the Penn contest.. First Columbia Game The New York City game in 1935 will be the first football game in his- tory between the Wolverines and the Lions, although Pennsylvania and Michigan have met on the gridiron 13 times. In those games, Pennsyl- vania holds the edge with seven wins, while Michigan emerged victorious only four times. Two of the games endied