T11E M9iCIGAIV IjAIJA? MICHIGAN DAILY I ^v , . '"'7.- Puoushed every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference' Editorial Association and the Big Ten News Service. $z0ociatcti Gllcjiate $ *1933 NATIONAL - O. W.1934 L~*ciMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is enclusively entitled to the use fror republication of all news dispathces credited to it or n st otherwise creditedr Inthuispaper and the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches are reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of po~stage granted by Third Agistant Postmaster-General. St1scrition during ,mfsrery .arrler; $.001 bymail, $1.50,. During regulai school year by carrier, $3.75; by .nmii, $425. Offices: tudent Pub id ln fding, Maynard Street. &lnn Aib!or, Michigan. Poe: 2-1214: Representatives: College Pii lations Re rese atives, Inc., 4G East Thirty-Fourth Street,.N6W lrl City $0 Boylson Street, Boston; 612 North Michigan Avenue. is: How can this correlation be brought about? We are of the opinion that a very decent step toward the goal could be taken by the establish- ment of courses in each language department -especially in the French department, for French is the most popular of the living languages -in which the history, geography, and culture of a na- tion, particularly in their contemporary aspects, would be taught. We advocate especially that the courses be conducted in the languages of the coun- tries under study. Perhaps two or three courses should be estab- lished in each department, each covering similar ground but varying in rapidity and detail content with the speaking abilities of the students taking them. In addition to the knowledge which a person could attain -in these -courses, they should furnish excellent means for the retainment of language ability acquired in other courses, and for the acqui- sition of greater ability, particularly of compre- hension. In the French department there are now offered two courses which in a vague way resemble the sort; of course we describe. Yet they do not fulfill the purpose of correlation which we believe should be fulfilled, and, to put the matter on a more practical basis, they are not considered very satisfactory by the great majority of the students who follow them. To begin with, one of them is conducted entirely, the other more than half, in English. In' the second place only one of them is given regu- larly. And-finally both of them are too superficial, neither being a genuine course in "La Civilization Francaise." In the German department no semblance of such a course is given. Thus at Michigan it is possible to study language from philological and literary points of view. It is not possible, at least for the undergraduate, to use language as a means of becoming acquainted with a civilization. We ;elieve the situation could and should be remedied. ScreenReflections The rating of motion pictures in this column is on the following basis: A, excellent; B, good; C, fair; D, poor, E, very bad. EDITORIAL STAFP Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR........... ....WILLIAM G.HtRf CITY EDITOR..,.,, ..........,.. ..JHN HEAEY SPE RTS EIDIRECTOR..............,ALPH G.COULTER .SPORSLEDIRECTO.......... RHRCRTN WOMEN'S EDITOR .....................ELEANOR BLUM NIGHT EDITORS: Paul J. liott,-John J.Faherty, Thomas A. Groehn, Thomas H. Kleene, David 0. MacDonald, John M. O'Connell, Robert S. Ruwitch, Arthur M. Taub. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: Marjorie Western, .4el Newman, Kenneth Parker, William Reed, Arthur Settl . WOMEN'S ASSISTATS: Dorothy Gies, Florence Harper, Eleanor Johnson,.Ruth Loebs, Josephine McLean, Rosalie Resnick, Jane Schneider, Marie Murphy. REPORTER: Donald K. Anderson,, Johni H.Badrf RobertBrown, Clinton C ger, Robert E.BDiry Allan Dewey, John A. Doelle, Sheldon ME.llis, Sidney' Finger, William H. Flemning,.Ro ert J. %reehling, Sherwin Gaines, Ralph W. Hurd, Walter R. .Krueger, John N. Oathout, John P. OtteL yd S eich, MarshallShulmnr , Bernard Weisman, Jos h eC.rad ford Carpenter, Jacob C. Siedel, Berad evc, eog Andros. "!red Buesser, Robert Cumriiiis, Fred DeLano, Robert J. Fried- man, Raymond Goodman, Morton Mann. Musical Events. KIMBALL RECITALK In Review _MARGARET KIMBAYL'S graduation recital had something about it that set it off from recitals that have preceded it, excellent as they have been. That certain something, indicting as the term is, and one which it seems should never be admitted by or connected witha young artist, is "poetic charm." Miss Kimball has a distinct musical per- sonality, a poise that imbues her performance with extra character. It is so much more than a matter of training and assurance technically, it is something from within, perhaps not as all-em- braciing as a philosophy, but at least a feeling for the underlying dignity and beauty that is within Se music. Miss Kimball achieves a characteristic ideaone of a work, and 6onsistently adheres to the charac- ter that she has chosen. For instance the BrahmsCi.)ra Cappriccio (Op. '76, No. 1) had an entirely unaca- demic sweep to it that was Miss Kimball's concep- DRES tion. "open Those who heard her recital will remember the Simples rhythmic progression in the Bach Partita, the devised rounded, undulating effect of the Scriabin An- for 2%/ dante, and the manner in which she propelled the display Presto, which unlike its name is somewhat lengthy, to its finish, the dance of the Rigaudon, the melody F RAN of the Liszt, and the powerful finale of the Schu- mann Symphonic Variations. Miss Kimball has a PH T common sense about her performance, notwith- 723 standing her poetic-appearing results. She didn't 1 waste time and attention by intermissions, which though strenuous certainly, was very kindly and considerate planning. And after graduation what? We hope it is what- ever she wants, for she merits it by hard work and perseverence. BACCALAUREATE RECITAL Palmer Christian will present an organ recital on Baccalaureate Sunday, June 17, in Hill Audi- torium, at 4:15 p.m. YOUNG STUDENTS' RECITAL Fine The pupils of Martha Merkle Lyon are to be Bade presented in two recitals at the School of MusicW Auditorium. One Monday, June 4, at 7:45, and the Rin other Tuesday, June 5, at 8:00. The public is in- vited to hear these recitals. New As Others See It RAILROADS ARE AWAKENING Nov After a long lethargic period of satisfaction with past achievements the railroading industry sud- denly seems to have awakened with a start to a realization that this is an age of progress. Not be- fore in a generation have there been under con- sideration at one time so many proposals to im- BU R R prove rail transportation. For the first time, too, designers of railway &AUI equipment deign to consider the elements that Oldest have enabled motor cars so far to win popular favor as to deprive the railroads of a large part of their profitable passenger trade. Their curiosity Feu Churc seems to have turned up the fact that even the "crack trains" had their defects in point of comfort, convenience and transportation service- ableness. As a result a whole series of experimental cars and trains are an~permn? thatC tonu bia a hiioii : I I r- I- y y K :ODAK and snaps E AT THE WHITNEY "MANHATTAN LOVE SONG" few second s SS a button-"pop," it xns. Press another- "sit takesthe picture. t folding camerae ever . In two sizes: Six-16 x 4% pictures; Six-20 ax 31/ pictures. On here. Stopcand see it. ICISCO-BOYCE ro COMPANY North University 08 East Liberty - - Fraternity Iges . . ;s, in Sterling Solid Gold... vand rop riate It e s - - - 1 1 PATTERSON L DCOMPANY Fraternity Jewelers . in America : St. Frank Oakes; Mgr. D Robert Armstrong I Dixie Lee Dorothy Briscoe, Maryana Chockly, Florence Davies, Helen. Diefendorf, Marian Donaldson, Saxon Finch, Elaine Goldberg, Betty Goldstein, Olive Griffith, Harriet Hath- away, Marion Holden, Beulah Kanter, Lois King, Selma. Levin, Elizabeth Miller, M~elb~a Morrison, Mary Arad bel- Neal, Ann Neracher, Elsie Pierce, Charlotte Rueger, lbr- othy Shappell, Caroly'n Shernan, Molly Solomon, Dor- othy Vale, Betty Vinton, Laura Winograd, Jewel Wuerfel. BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 2-1214 BUSINESS MANAGER...........W. GRAFTON SHARP CREDIT MANAGER ..........BERNARD F. SCHNACKE WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER M....... .............................. CATHARINE Mo HENRY DEPARTMENT MANAGERS: Local Advertising, Noel Tur- ner; Classified Advertising, Russell Read; Advertising Service, Robert Ward; Accounts, Allen Knuusi; Circula- tion and Contracts, Jack Efroymson, ASSISTANTS: Milton Kramer, John Ogden, Bernard Ros- enthal, Joe Rothbard, George Atherton. Jane Bassett, Virginia Bell, Mary Bursey, Peggy Cady, Virginia Cluff, Patricia Daly, Genevieve Field, Louise Florez, Doris Gimmy, Betty Greve, Billie Griffiths, Janet Jackson, Louise Krause, Barbara Morgan, Margaret Mustard, Betty Simonds. FRESHMAN TRYOUTS: ,William Jackson, Louis Gold- smith, David Schiffer, William Barndt, Jack Richardson, Charles Parker, Robert Owen, Ted Wohlgemuth, Jerome Grossman, Avncr, Kronenrbeger, Jim Horiskey, Tom Clarke, Scott, Samuel Beck~man, Homer. Lathrop, H-all, Ross Levin, Willy Tomlinson, Dean Asselin, Lyman Bittman, John Park, Don Hutton, Allen Ulpson, Richard Hardenbrook, Gordon Cohn NIGHT EDITOR: PAUL J. ELLIOTT Functions Of. Language Departments... This picture suffers from lack of intelligent con- ception, direction, presentation, and reception. The story is not interesting enough to tell, the acting is too rotten to discuss, and the Whitney is not cool enough to ease the pain that goes with seeing "Manhattan Love Song." Therefore, suffer the heat where it is not accompanied by otherunpleas- antries. In other words, stay away. And may your cinema summer be untainted by such awful stuff as his.C.BC. We are maki furniture to t Everything is further measu *kFL SA *JA *CI uiig Safely )VED O WORRY ng up part loads of the following points. s fully insured as a ure of safety. JNT CKSON E TRO!T (ICAGO AGE CO. ~Nights 2-3811)' ELSIFOR CART AT THE MAJESTIC "VIVA VILLA" A 7 N. First Phone 4297 N THAT PART of his report for 1931 which he devoted to the living President Nicholas Murray Butler of University made the following state- Columbia ments: "There are teachers of living languages who decry the notion that it is important for their students to gain facility in speaking or in writing the language which they teach. It is supposed to be sufficient if students learn something about the language, its history, its structure, is philological relationships, and the literature of which it is the vehicle. Fortu- nately, this very limited and provincial point of view is giving way before one which is much larger and broader as well as more schol- arly and more practical. "It is indeed unfortunate that these living languages are academically treated as things apart. As a matter of fact and of sound uni- versity organization, there should be no De- partment of French Laniguage and Literature, but rather a Department of France. The study should center about the people, their history, their institutions, their achievements, their lit- erature, their arts, and of course, their _ lan- guage. In similar fashion, there should be a Department of Germany, of Italy, of Spain, and the rest. The history, the geography, the institutional life, the art, the letters, and the language of each one of these great peoples should be integrated about a common center, - and the instruction in each one of these aspects of a cultivated people should be interdependent and mutually strengthening and broadening." Following President Butler's suggestion several of Columbia's modern language departments, not- ably French and Spanish, have arranged courses co-operated in by other parts of the university which sketch the cultures of these countries, in anj effort to carry the work of the departments be- yond mere language. Pancho Villa ............ Wallace Beery Directed by .............. John Conway Fay Wr y, Stewart Erwin, Leo Carrillo, Henry B. Waltham "Viva Villa," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's long- awaited epic of Mexico tells much the same story that Sergei M. Eisenstein's "Que Vive Mexico" would have told had it been edited according to his wishes. Mutilation of the latter for commercial rea- matic record of the struggle of the Mexican peons for their peace and their freedom from serfdom. Many people will see different things in this film. Many will go to see it for different reasons. I suppose most patrons will go with the intention of spending some time in the theatre merely for en- tertainment's sake. To these we say, "You'll not be disappointed." There is another reason for attend- ing, a much more instructive reason which cannot be explained until something is said of the film itself. It will, however, be made clear, I hope. Pacho Villa has always stood as the hero and champion of the Ivexican worker, the peon. As a child he saw his father whipped to death by cruel and oppressive rulers, and he determined to lead his people to freedom. But his path was hard and the obstacles many. Grown to manhood, after living the life of a bandit-Robin Hood, he succeeded in gathering a considerable force be- hind him to make sporadic raids on towns. The narrative thread of the film clearly states that it makes no pretense at truth to the facts. This is unfortunate for adherence to the truth would have made the film much more valuable as a historical document. Having gained for himself a reputation as a friend of the people. Villa is asked by a "Christ- like" rebel leader to join forces with him in an attempt to overthrow the existing government. Villa believes him and together they are able to do this. This new leader is made president and Villa's army disbands. But, contrary to Villa's tactics, the new president believes in political persuasion in- stead of force. He has a great land reform bill to propose that would give the land back to the workers. But official-circle society and diplomatic softening keeps him from ever carrying his pro- gram through. He dilly-dallies from month to month; deliberating more than actually doing; and so after a short period in office has yet to execute the reforms that the revolution had been fought for. Intrigue by army officials even persuades him to exile Villa from the country. There is a striking similarty between the course of events here and those of the Russian revolutions, Kerensky phase. This gentle president who never accomplished any- thing is finally killed in a palace rebellion and the country reverts to a fascist suppression of the peo- ple. Villa is aroused from exile and leads a second revoluton, a violent one but, according to the film, a successful one. I hope I have made my point clear as expressed in paragraph two. y As a film, "Viva Villa" is perfect. Its photography is superb. The direction of John Conway is well handled, as the progression of the film is easy and CtI 1inoa1i ,ig fu h' u;---b A) Use a o iog ca figure, seem to have been fathered by automobiles. They are extravagantly streamlined; have elab- orate heating and lighting and ventilating systems: are capable of great speed with considerable in- crease in economy, and make commendable at- tempts to rid themselves of the dust, noise, and other discomforts which were discouraging many from "going by rail." All this is a sign of progress and should be en- couraged. So far as appears at present there will be need for a good railway system for a long time. Those who are eager to put the rails back on a paying basis should continue to keep their eyes on the phenomenal success of motors and to adapt as far as possible the features of automobiles that have made them universally practicable and satis- factory. --The Detroit News. THE MICHIGAN UNION Tap Room . M _ _._ _._.- - , Barber AILY CLASSIFIEDS ADS ARE EFFECTIVE Shop 7 A.M. to 2 P.M. 5 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. I Wishes to thank you for your patronage CUTTING UP AMERICA There is a growing tendency among the states to exclude one another's products. The latest in- stance is the proposal in Massachusetts to limit the sale of Wisconsin cream. Naturally Wisconsin ob- jects and Gov. Schmedeman has sent a protest to Gov. Ely of Massachusetts pointing out that if eastern states continue to put embargoes on Wis- consin products it will be impossible for the people of Wisconsin to purchase the products of the east. Certainly this tendency toedestroy free trade among the states is one of the most mischievous developments of our economic history. It will sow painful discord where there has been internal peace and co-operation from sea to sea. Our domestic freedom of trade within the national boundaries has been one of the most important factors of our commonrprosperity and its abandonment will be little short of an economic and social disaster. The tendency of this time to give up policies and even principles which have fosteredthe great ma- terial and social prosperity and progress of the American people for a century and a half is a folly which no other people has ever surpassed and it cannot be too promptly checked and repudiated by the intelligence and right feeling of our people. -Chicago Daily Tribune. Nazi women must cheerfully leave the education of children to men who can prepare their sons so much better for "heroic sacrifice" upon battle Medium Prices during the past year, Dining Room ... hopes you pass your exams . . . announces that short orders may beobta ined through- out the exam period... presents for your ap- proval the new sum- Open during Summer period 8 A.M. to 6P.M. Swimming, Pool May be used during 'Summer from 1 P.M. to 7 P.M. Ly y 1;;' presenting the usual fine serv- ice in pleasant surroundings B REAKFAST 7:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. members SOc mer schedule . . l LUNCH library 12 to 1:30 P.M. 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