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Editorials
Senior Sing Revives An Old
Tradition; Higher Education
And The Individual.

VOL. XLIV No. 168 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1934

PRICE FIVE CENTS

Seniors To
Revive Old
Tradition

Outstanding Stump SpedIer To
Receive Famous Cooley Cane
The Cooley cane will again be pre- This cane became Dean Cooley's

Senior Sing
In Front

Will Be Held
Of General

Library Tuesday,
Songs To Be Led
By Men's Glee Club
Revival Draws Approval
From Dean Bursley And
T. HawleyTapping
Senior Sing, the traditional event
of the close of the school year, which
was discontinued in 1931, will be re-
vived at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in front of
the General Library, according to
Bernard E. Konopka, '34, in charge
of arrangements.
The Varsity Glee Club will lead
the' songs which will include most
of Michigan's favorites, both old and
new. An attempt will be made to re-
vive some of the Senior Sing favor-
ites which were popular in the '90's.
Programs, which will contain the
words of all the songs that will be
rendered, will be distributed before
the opening number. The purpose
of the Sing is to allow the audience to
participate in the singing.
The committee in charge of ar-
rangements of the Sing is made up
of Bernard E. Konopka, '34, chair-
man, Gilbert E. Bursley, '34, and
Warren H. Mayo, '34.
Konopka, who participated in the
last sing of 1931 as a member of the
gle club, said that the event three
years ago attracted a very large
crowd, which he hoped would be
equaled this year. 'He added that the
entire audience, seated on the library
steps, joined in the choruses "with
gusto," and that "everyone had a
swell time."
The idea for the revival of the
Sing after a lapse of two years, he
declared, was discussed a number of
weeks ago by a few students and
members of the faculty. The Varsity
Glee Club and the Undergraduate
Council were asked to co-operate, and
plans for the rejuvination took form,
Konopka declared.
Dean Joseph E. Bursley and T.
Hawley Tapping, general secretary of
the Alumni Association, were present
when the idea was first brought up,
and both declared themselves hearti-
ly in favor of a revival of the Sing,
Konopka declared. Dean Bursley de-
clared that the Sing once had a defi-
nite place in the events of the cani-
pus, and there was no reason why
it should not be restored, Konopka
said..
Selections that are included on
the program for Tuesday night's Sing
include: "Goddess of the Inland Sea,"
which was at the height of its popu-
larity in 1900, "Yellow and Blue,"
and "Varsity."
Dr. Fisher Will
Continue Talks
For Students
Rev. Orr Of Albany Will
Speak At St. Andrews
- EpiscopalChurch
The Rev. Frederick B. Fisher will
deliver the third of his series of talks
on modern mn and their philoso-
phies at the 10:45 a.m. service of the
First Methodist Episcopal church to-
day. His subject will be, "Nietzsche
Reproaches Christ." Capacity audi-
ences for the past services indicate
that there is a lively interest in these
addresses which are prepared es-
pecially for students.
Prof. Arthur E. Wood will speak
at 6 p.m. at Stalker hall on "Sociol-
ogy's Function in Religion." There
will be a general discussion follow-
ing the talk in which students are

invited to take part.
The Baptist Church of Ann Arbor
will have Mr. Kermit Eby speak at
6 p.m. on "Japan." Mr. Eby is a
teacher of history at Ann Arbor High
School. Those who will attend are
asked to bring questions. At the
10:45 a.m. service Mr. Sayles will
speak on "The Lord is My Shepherd."
The Rev. William D. Orr will give
the 10:45 a.m. address at St. An-
drews Episcopal church today. Rev.
Orr is from St. Paul's church in Al-

sented to the outstanding member
of senior rating in Sigma Rho Tau,
engineer stump speakers' society, at
the Tung Oil Banquet to be held
Thursday evening, May 24,bat the
Union .
Few trophies on the Michigan cam-
pus can boast so rich a background
of history and tradition as that of
the rare old cape which Dean-Emeri-
tus Mortimer E. Cooley presented to
the stump speaker's society of Sigma
Rho Tau. The cane dates back from
the very early days of the college
when an old picket fence with a cow-
proof gate-way of staggered posts
guarded the sacred grounds of learn-
ing from wandering cattle.
As the University grew and the en-
rollment increased the cattle receded.
The pioneers of the buildings and
grounds department removed the
picket fence. Some discerning soul!
with a keen sense of values had two
or three choice bits of the fence made
up into canes. In 1887 one of the
favored few to receive one of these
canes was Mortimer E. Cooley, then
professor of mechanical engineering.

favorite and trusty companion on his
walks and shared his closest confi-
dences. It always accompanied him
on his speaking tours throughout the
United States. Dean Cooley made
over 800 speeches in one campaign,
and who knows what secrets of grave
political importance, of naval war-
fare, and of student life, this old cane
may share?
When Dean Cooley became a mem-
ber of Sigma Rho Tau he presented
the cane to the society. Every spring
at the Tung Oil Banquet the cane is
presented to the outstanding junior
to be carried by him throughout his
senior year. This member of senior
standing must have accomplished the
most noteworthy achievement in the
work of the stump speaker's society.
To be noteworthy the member must
excell in story telling, speeches in en-
gineering projects, writing briefs and
arguments on subjects of interest to
engineers and architects, and prepare
and deliver eulogistic speeches on
great architects and engineers or
great achievements in their fields.

F

Senior Class
Honor Guard
Is Appointed
Newman And Wallace Will
Be Color Bearers From
Literary College
Appointment of 62 literary college
seniors to the Commencement Honor
Guard was announced yesterday by
John Deo, president of the literary
college class of 1934.
Albert H. Newman and C. Wallace
Graham were named color bearers.
The list follows:
Gilbert E. Bursley, Samuel Green-
land, Arend Vyn, Jr., Thomas Eller-
by, Robert Saltzstein, Thomas Con-
nellan, John Bither, John O'Dell,
Donald Jonston, Edgar Guest, Jr.,
Brackley Shaw, Wilbur Bohnsack,
Bethel Kelley, William Giefel, James
Cristy, Jr., and Charles Jewett.'
Robert Hogg, John Howland, Hugh
Kuder, George Lambrecht, Harry
Hattenbach, Kenneth Lamb, Herman
Everhardus, Edward Dayton, Fran-
cis Wistert, Fred Collins, John John-
son, Richard Briggs, Harvey Chap-
man, Richard Fleming, John Beal,
Frederick Ratterman, Maxwell Gail,
Jr., Edward McCormick, and Donald
Lahey.
Avon Artz, George David, Richard
Degener, David DeWeese, Raymond
Fiske, Joseph Hawkins, Thomas Rob-
erts, Hart Schaaf, Bernard Schnacke,
James Wineman, Charles Bernard,
Fred Allen, Charles Menefee, Herb
Schmidt, Lawson Becker, Lester Har-
rison, Albert Blumenfeld, Harvey Du-
rand, Clinton Sandusky, Fred George,
and Robert Muzzy.
Deo also said that the Honor Guard
must meet with Dr. George May at.
4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at Wa-
terman Gymnasium.
Approximately 40 seniors will be
appointed from other schools as
members of the Honor Guard, but
no announcements have been made
by the presidents of these schools.
NRA Violation
Charge Denied
By Livernois
Charges that the NRA code is be-
ing violated in his market were de-
nied yesterday by Frank Livernois,
manager of the Weber and Steeb
meat market, when he declared that
in general wages were much higher'
and hours much shorter than is re-
quired under the code. He also said
that none of the men who have been
picketing the store for the past two
days were employees of the market,
and that none of his employees had!
gone on strike.
Mr. Livernois added that he is
gathering data on the situation and
will probably issue a complete state-
ment early this week.
Meanwhile members of the Amal-
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workers of America took turns in
marching up and down before the
store yesterday bearing a poster that
charged the market with unfairness
to organized labor and violation of
the NRA.
Strikes will be called shortly in sev-
eral other meat markets in the city
unless union demands for a $25 wage
are met, Harry A. Reifin, secretary of

Friendship Brings
ProminentI Germa n
Dermatologist Here
Dr. Franz Blumenthal, noted Euro-
pean dermatologist who will arrive
here June 2 from the University of
Berlin to take the post of professor
of dermatology, comes as a result of
his friendship of 30 years with Dr.
Udo Wile, head of the department
of dermatology.
Dr. Wile, who is also executive for
clinical departments in the Medical
School, first met Dr. Blumenthal in
1904 when they were both students in
Berlin. Throughout their years of
study at the German university, and
afterwards as members of its medical
faculty, their friendship continued.
Even when Dr. Wile came to the
University, he kept in touch with his
friend and colleague. Now, after 30
years, these widely known medical
men,,each havingrwon outstanding
recognition in their chosen field of
dermatology, are to be united here
in Ann Arbor.
Dr. Blumenthal comes by his medi-
cal ability naturally. His father was
a great German doctor before him,
and his brother, Dr. Ferdinand Blu-
menthal, now at Belgrade, is termed
by members of the medical faculty
here "the greatest cancer specialist
in the world."
Drama Season
Will Present
Noted Dancers
IIiu pIIrey And Weidman
To Appear In Recitals
Sis Week
Three matinee dance recitals will
be presented by Doris Humphrey and
Charles Weidman on Monday, Tues-
day, and Thursday in the Lydia Men-
delssohn theatre as a part of this
year's Dramatic Season.
Miss Humphrey and Mr. Weidman
are among the best of the modern
creative dancers. Mr. Weidman is
probably the leading male dancer in
America, and Miss Humphrey has a
distinctive style, although it has been
greatly changed since she and her
partner last appeared in the Middle-
West with Ruth St. Dl and Ted
Shawn several years ago.
The dancers will present a varied
program ;t each performance, using
new numbers each day. They will
be assisted in their performances by
Miss Pauline Lawrence and Miss Viv-
ian Fine, pianists.
Union heads To
Take Office At
Annual Dinner
The annual installation banquet
of the Union Executive Council will
be held at 6 p.m. tomorrow in the
Union. The new president, recording
secretary, and the six vice-presidents
of the Union will take office at that
time.

NewEditorial
Staff Of Daily
Is Appointed
Blum, Healey, Carstens,
And Coulter Are Picked
For Senior Positions
Also Select Sports
And Women's Staffs
Name 6 Sophomores And
2 juniors As Next Year's
Night Editors
The complete list of appointments
to the upper editorial staff of The
Daily for next. year was announced
last night by William G. Ferris, '35,
managing editor.
John C. Healey, '35, Battle Creek,
was selected for the city editorship,
Ralph G. Coulter, '35, Milwaukee, was
named to the position of editorial di-
rector, Arthur W. Carstens, '35, Ann
Arbor, was appointed sports editor,
and Eleanor B. Blum, '35, Detroit,
women's editor.
Eight Night Editors
Ferris also announced the selection
of eight night editors and an alter-
nate. Paul J. Elliott, '36, Wilkinsburg,
Pa., John J. Flaherty, '36, Charlotte,
Thomas E. Groehn, '36, Grosse Pointe,
Thomas H. Keene, '36, Ann Arbor,
David G. MacDonald, '36, Grosse
Pointe, John M. O'Connell, '36, De-
troit, Robert S. Ruwitch, '35, ,High-
land Park, Ill., and Arthur M. Taub,
'35, Fort Meade, Fla., were appointed
night editors and Courtney A. Evans,
'35, Highland Park, was named as al-
ternate.
Carstens picked five for positions as
sports assistants. They are: Joel P.
Newman, '36, Bayonne, N. J., Kenneth
C. Parker, '35, Gladwin, Arthur S.
Settle, '37, Chicago, William R. Reed,
'36, Ann Arbor, and Marjorie K. West-
ern, '35, Lakewood, .
Women's Staff Chosen
Seven women were named to act
as women's assistants by Miss Blum.
Dorothy S. Gies, '3t, Ann Arbor, Flor-
ence E. Harper, '36, Detroit, Eleanor
I. Johnson, '36, Lawton, Ruth F.
Loebs, '36, Rochester, N. Y., Josephine
I T. McLean, '36, Detroit, Rosalie Res-
nik, '36, Detroit, Jane Schneider, '35,
Bellevue, Pa., are the women ap-
pointed.
Healey, a member of Alpha Delta
Phi fraternity, has been on the edi-
torial staff of The Daily for two and'
one-half years. He was elected to
Sphinx, honorary junior literary col-
lege society, last spring and is a mem-
ber of Sigma Delta Chi and Mimes. He
was associate editor of the 1933 Sum-
mer Daily.
Has Varied Activities'
Coulter has been o the editorialJ
staff of The Daily for two years. He
was recently elected to the position
of treasurer of Sigma Delta Chi, pro-
fessional journalism fraternity, Jfor
next year, and is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa, national honorary scho-
lastic society, and Phi Eta Sigma, na-
tional honorary freshman scholastic
fraternity.
Carstens has served on the sports
staff of The Daily for two and one-
half years. He will be secretary of
Sigma Delta Chi next year, and is also
a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Car-
stens was a co-author of the recent
Union opera.
Miss Blum, a member of Theta Phi
Alpha sorority, has been on the wom-
en's staff of The Daily for two years.
She is also on the women's Varsity
debating team, and is a member of

both Mortarboard, national honorary
society for senior women, and Wy-
vern, honorary society for junior
women.

Heavy Loss
Suffered In
ChieagFire
Ten Million Dollar Blaze
Starts In Stockyards; Is
Now Under Control
Carelessly Tossed
Cigarette Blamed
15 Major Buildings Are
Destroyed; 20 Persons
Injured,_OneMissing
CHICAGO, May 19. -() - The
city's most disastrous fire since the
conflagration of 1871 was brought
under control tonight after damage
officials estimated would run above
$10,000,000.
At 7:30 central standard time, four
and one-half hours after the fire
started, fire marshal Michael Corri-
gan said:
"The fire is definitely under control.
It was the worst one in my memory
but our battle is won now, I am con-
vinced, and some of the fire equip-
ment is being recalled to the station."
Starting, apparently, from a care-
I~ssly tossed cigarette in the pen of
the Union Stock Yard, the blaze cas-
caded through drouth-dried struc-
tures with such rapidity that within
an hour after the first alarm flames
raged uncontrolled over a territory a
mile square. The main packing plants,
however, were not damaged, the loss
being confined to other buildings in
and outside the yards proper.
Practically all the city's fire equip-
ment was rushed to the area. Fire
departments from suburbs were called
as building after building caught fire
and was consumed.
Initial surveys showed that at least
20 persons were injured, a few seri-
ously, and that one man - a fire-
man - was missing. About 15 major
buildings were destroyed and dozens
of small homes.
Daily Worker
Correspondent
Will Talk Here
Sender Garlin, New York labor
journalist, will speak at the Union
Tuesday at 8 p.m. on "Do You Be-
lieve in What You Read?" The meet-
ing has been arranged under the
sponsorship of the National Student
League and the New Masses Lecture
Bureau.
Since entering the newspaper field
seven years ago Garlin has. "covered"
numerous events connected with the
labor and social movement for the
"Daily Worker" and the "New
Masses." He was present at the Scotts-
boro trial last year in Alabama, and
also served as a feature writer in con-
nection with the Iowa farm strike.
In 1931, Mr. Garlin made a three
months' tour of Soviet Russia, study-
ing the literature and press of that
country.
Mr. Garlin studied at the University
of Wisconsin and New York Uni-
versity, and later was an instructor
of journalism in New York City.
TO SHOW ENGINEERING FILM
Films of civil engineering work
and machinery and equipment instal-
lation connected with Boulder Dam
will be shown by the Babcock and
Wilcox Co. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
Natural Science Auditorium. The

film is being sponsored by the A.S.-
M.E. and there will be no admission
charge.

Bulgarian King
Gives Approval
To Revolution
Balkan Crisis Is Feared As
Armies Mobilize; Set Up
Dictatorship
SOFIA, May 19. - (/P) - The army
of Bulgaria today overthrew the Na-
tion's government, and King Boris,
approving the radical change, dis-
solved Parliament.
Whether King Boris, one of the last
of rugged individualist sovereigns,
engineered the military coup d'etat
was not immediately apparent on
the streets of the capital.
Certain it was, however, that the
Army had complete charge of the
situation.
Soldiers were everywhere. They
had rushed the barracks at the crack
of dawn, stationed themselves at ev-
ery strategic point, and 'had occu-
pied all Government buildings..
Cabinet Arrested
The public was quiet. The citizens
stayed close indoors by orders of the
Army. No rioting was reported.
The former cabinet, ousted by the
Army, was arrested and placed under
guard. A new cabinet, headed by
Kimon Gueorguieff as premier, took
office at once with the Sovereign's
approval.
It was rumored that the King had
demurred for a time at dissolving
Parliament and establishing the new
form of Government which was de-
scribed as dictatorial.
If that rumor is true, his hesita-
tion lasted only a short time, for by
noon he had signed 30 decrees of re-
organization.
It was said that he was not even
aware of the military movement un-
til troops surrounded his palace, but
there was no official indicationas t
what his knowledge of the situation
really was.
Move With Precision
The whole operation of the coup
d'etat went like clockwork. Not only
did the military move with precision
in Sofia, but it operated equally
smoothly throughout the provincial
cities.
A manifesto addressed to the Na-
tion attributed the change in gov-
ernment to a complete failure of the
system of party government.
The announcement said this situ-
ation sowed the seeds of trouble, de-
moralized the masses of the people
and hampered the normal 'function-
ing of the institution of the state.
It added that in the face of the im-
possibility of creating a stable gov-
ernment able to face the grave eco-
nomic problems, the creation of a
non-party National Government was
necessary.
BELGRADE, May 19.--(P)-Un-
confirmed rumors today said Jugoslav
troops of the Vardar and Morava di-
visions were concentrating as a re-
sult of the coup d'etat in Bulgaria.
A general mobilization of armed
forces was considered possible since
the new .Bulgarian dictatorship was
interpreted here as directed against
the anti-Jugoslav-Macedonian Revo-
lutionary Committee.
One Killed, Two
Hurt In Accidents
Three men, all more than 60 years
old, were the victims in two automo-
bile accidents last night in Wash-
tenaw Country, in which one man
was instantly killed and the other
two seriously injured.
Ernest White, 65, 1433 Harpst St.,
Pittsfield Township constable was
killed and George D. Mowerson, 72,

216 N. Fifth Ave., received- serious
hip injuries when the car in which
they were riding struck loose gravel
and overturned. The accident oc-
curred on Territorial Road, about one
mile east of Whitmore Lake Road.
The two men had been to serve legal
papers for Justice Harry Reading and
were said to have been driving at a
moderate rate of speed.
Gustave Lutz, 68, 120 W. Williams
St., became the third victim when he
was struck by an automobile driven

Michigan's Track Hopes
Dashed As Willis Ward
Is Injured
'Chicago Edges Out
Wolverine Netters
Illinois Hands Michigan
Nine Third Consecutive
Defeat, 7 To 6
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., May 19.-(Spe-
cial) - The University of Illinois
baseball team advanced to within a
game of the Big Ten championship
when a home run by Redy Duffner in
the last half of the ninth gave the
Illini a 7-6 victory over the Michigan
nine today. A win for Illinois in the
Northwestern game Tuesday will
clinch the title.
The loss was Michigan's third on
successive days, the Wolverines hav-
ing lost to Indiana, 10 to 9, Thurs-
day, and to Purdue, 10 to 7, yesterday.
Michigan took an early 5-2 lead
over Illinois, and Wistert seemed on
the way to duplicating his brilliant
win over the Indians of two weeks ago,
but the Illini tied the score in the
fifth, and won on Duffner's homer.
For the second straight game Mich-
igan out-hit its opponents, but lost
because of errors. In the last three
games, Michigan. has committed 16
errors.
Michigan ...311 000 001-6-10-3
Illinois......110 210 101-7- 8-1
Batteries: Michigan, Wistert and
Chapman; Illinois: Carlson, Masek,
and Toncoff.
Michigan's tennis team was de-
feated by Northwestern at Evans-
ton. Complete details of the game
will be found on page 3.
DYCHE STADIUM, EVANSTON,
Ill., May 19. - (AP) - Packing a ter-
rific punch in the dashes and shot-
put, Illinois came back today after
five years to recapture the Western
Conference track and field champion-
ship.
In a rousing battle with Indiana's
gallant Hoosiers, the Illini gathered
45 points, 29 of them in the 100 and
220-yard dashes and the shot put.
Indiana with sparkling performances
by Charles Hornbostel and Ivan Fu-
qua, its great middle distance pair,
won second rank with 40 3-5 points,
and Michigan, the defending cham-
pion, just managed to nudge out
Northwestern for third with 28 3-5.
Northwestern had 27 1-10.
Michigan's bid for a third consecu-
tive title collapsed in a heap when
Willis Ward, the backbone of its
hopes, pulled a muscl in his left leg
in the 100-yard dash. The tall negro
star managed to stagger into fifth
place, and made a courageous ef-
fort to carry out his assignment in
the high hurdles and high jump. He
failed to clear the first hurdle in
the obstacle event, and finished in a
tie for fourth and fifth in the high
jump. His mark of 23 feet, 2% inches
in the broad jump, accomplished in
the trials yesterday, stood up for his
only victory of the meet.
Illinois' victory was its first since
1929, and its twelfth in the history of
the meet, the latter equalled Michi-
gan's record and was gained with
the lowest point total since 1920 when
another Illinois team won with 40
points.
" Two mile run - Won by Charles
Popejoy, Purdue; second, William
Slocum, Minnesota; third, Neree Alix,
Michigan; fourth, Jack Dufresne, Il-
linois; fifth; George Price, Ohio State.
Time 9:33.
Javelin - Won by M. A. Panther,
Iowa; (208 feet, 2 inches); second,
Duane Purvis, Purdue (200 feet, 5
inches); third, Verne Van Meter, Il-
linois (177 feet, 2% iniches); fourth,

Ollie Olson, Northwestern (176 feet,
7 inches); fifth, Kositcheck, Michi-
gan (176 feet, 4% inches).
220-yard low hurdles - Won by Ol-
lie Duggins, Northwestern; second,
Jay Berwanger, Chicago; third, Gra-
ham Moulton, Iowa; fourth, Robert
Clark, Wisconsin; fifth, Cram Port-
man, Illinois. Time :244.
One mile relay -Won by Indiana
(D. D. Harpole, Wes Bicking, Charles
(Continued on Page 3)
To Install New Scalp And

Michigan Team's
Lo se In Tennis,
Track, Baseball

Large Storm Area Over Planet.
Is Discovered By Astronomer,

(By Intercollegiate Press)
CLEVELAND, O., May 19.-A storm
disturbance on the planet, Jupiter,
which, it was calculated, covers an
area 20,000 miles long and 2,000 miles
wide, has been discovered by Prof.
J. J. Nassau of Case School of Ap-
plied Science.
After notifying the Harvard Uni-
versity Observatory, clearing house in
this country for astronomical infor-
mation, Prof. Nassau was informed
that the disturbance is a phenomenon
which has not occurred within the
memory of Harvard's veteran star
gazers.
The planet is only 400,000,000 miles
away, so the storm will have little

"The other night, while studying
this black spot, I noted a large white
spot on the south equatorial belt. My
assistant, Sidney McCuskey, con-
firmed what I saw. We calculated
it to be 20,000 miles long and 2,000
miles wide, a storm of uncommon size.
"There is no explanation to be ad-
vanced for the disturbance, although
it is probably related. to the black spot
phenomenon."
The professor said that a large red
spot which appeared on Jupiter in
1878 and remained for several years,
never had been explained.
Previous observation of such spots
has resulted in the computation of

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