THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1934 THE MICHIGAN DAILY - r KI 4Tg1. OVS1V.,T X4KA ,ra^lauw1m4StMW ..m... Publiz ed 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 oWnd the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER actited ollUiate rss -a1934 PiWUJfz1 I935 .4DSON vWiCOtS1N 1EMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper 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 postage granted by Third Assistant Postmaster-General. Subscription during summer by carrier, $1.00; by mail, $1.50. During regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $.0 Offices: Student Publications Building, Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Phone: 2-1214. Representatives: National:Advertising Service, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. - 400 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR ..............WILLIAM G. FERRIS CITY EDITOR .........................JOHN HEALEY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ............RALPH G. COULTER SPORTS EDITOR ...................ARTHUR CARSTENS WOMEN'S EDITOR .....................ELEANOR BLUM NIGHT EDITORS: Paul J. Elliott, John J. Flaherty, Thomas E. Gioehn, Thomas H. Kleene, David G. Macdonald, John M. O'Connell, Robert S. Ruwitch, Arthur M. Taub. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: Marjorie Western, Kenneth Par- ker, William Reed, Arthur Settle. WOMEN'S ASSISTANTS: Barbara L. Bates, Dorothy Gies, Florence Harper, Eleanor Johnson, Josephine McLean, Margaret D. Phalan, Rosalie Resnick, Jane Schneider, Marie Murphy. REPORTERS: John H. 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WARD WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER .........JANE BASSETT DEPARTMENT MANAGERS: Local Advertising, John Og- den; Service Department, Bernard Rosenthal; Contracts, Joseph Rothbard; Accounts, Cameron Hall; Circulation an-l National Advertising, David Winkworth; Classified Advertising and Publications, George Atherton. BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: William Jackson, William Barndt, Ted Wohlgemuith, Lyman Bittman, John Park, F. Allen Upson, Willis Toinson, Homer Lathrop, Tom Clarke, Gordon Cohn Me eli Jordan, Stanley Joffe, Richard E. Chaddock. WOMEN'S ASSISTANTS: Mary Bursley, Margaret Cowie, Marjorie Turner, Betty Cavender, Betty Greve, Helen Shapland, Betty Simonds, Grace Snyder, Margaretta 1Kohlig, Ruth Clarke, Edith Hamilton, Ruth Dicke, Paula Joerger, Mary Lou Hooker, Jane Heath, Bernar- dine Field, Betty Bowman, July Trosper, Marjorie Langenderfer, Geraldine Lehman, Betty Woodworth. NIGHT EDITOR: PAUL J. ELLIOTT Research In Student Affairs. HE ORGANIZATION of our univer- sities recognizes research as a high-' ly-important corollary to teaching. University- trained men supposedly differ from others in that they have learned the importance of getting the facts as a basis for opinion and action. But the scientific approach is one of those fine things to which everyone agrees and about which few bother to think. For that reason, perhaps, less is really known about the facts behind higher edu- cation as an institution and about students as such than about many other vital matters. Of course, every student feels qualified to pass judgment on all phases of college affairs and student life. Members of faculty and administra- tion are frequently willing to-offer suggestions for improvement. But on what do they base their con- clusions? Very few can point to an objective survey or test of any kind; almost without exception our ideas about college and college-life arise out of personal experiences, are more or less confirmed by ex-, change of opinion and are developed into exceed- ingly rigid stereotypes. Apparently it has occurred to few persons that there is a crying need for discerning research in the field of student affairs - carried on by- stu- dents for the benefit of students. Stated like that, the proposal sounds dryer than the customary 2 o'clock lecture. It shouldn't be, for students should be more interested in their own group than in any other. Professor Angell's class in the sociology of stu- dent life has for several years been doing work of exactly the sort so badly needed. A year or so ago a survey of members of the course showed some interesting things about the result of the de- pression on student attitudes. Of other facts ob- tained by students in this class, trained to make sociological studies, we are not aware. It may be that they Eck a good publicity agent. In an interview Thursday, Professor Remer suggested that student interest in academic affairs might best be stimulated and employed in the forming of student groups designed to study such matters of controversy as the concentration sys- tem and working one's way through school. Occasional campus polls on issues of student in- terest, for all the faults that may be attributed to them, deserve admirably to crystallize sentiment and give an objective measure of what students are feeling and thinking. Once the student body had a more concrete and factual idea of how the other half lives, then Crusading Still Goes On. THE RECENT ACTIVITIES of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in uncovering an attempt by T. J. Pendergast, nationally-known political boss of Missouri, to get the Federal government to stop prosecution of John Lazia, one of Pendergast's chief ileutenants, for an evasion of the income tax laws. is a notable example of the ccnstructive work of the American press. The Post-Dispatch uncovered a letter written last May by Pendergast to James J. Farley which 1began "My Dear Jim" and embodied a personal appeal to the postmaster-general to bring pres- sure to bear upon the proper officials to have the charges against Lazia dismissed. Pendergast ad- mits writing the letter, but Farley, with his usual suaveness, denies that he ever received it. The fact that a now dead gunman was being prosecuted for an income tax evasion is of no im- rortance, but when the political power behind these factions is so great that an appeal is made directly to a member of the President's cabinet, who succeeded in temporarily halting investiga- tion, and who might have done so permanently had not Lazia been killed, is a flagrant disregard of any sort of democratic principles of government. Such actions as these have been going on for years in our system of government. The public press, through its own investigations and criticisms has frequently been able to prevent any greater usurpation of power. Without such a check, it is easy to imagine the extent to which such cor- rupting acts might go. Campus Opinion' COLLEGIATE OBSERVER By BUD BERNARL Darn ......ac Damn ......le Heck ..... .. %c Hell ........lc Golly ...... 2c Gosh darn . . le God or strong variations ............5c This is the list and the rates posted at a dormi- tory on the campus at the University of Kansas by a group of co-eds who decided to reform and correct their speech. It is reported that after the first week they have $6.69 in the fund, mostly from the so-called variations. They are planning to have a party wrth the proceeds at the end of the year. Here's a strange Ail-American sent in by W.R.A.G. and compiled in original positions. ACL-AMERICAN LITERARY TEAM Name College Position Jchnson, Minnesota.. Left End Barrett, University of Detroit .... Left Tackle Riley, Northwestern........ ...Left Guard St evenson, Indiana .................. Center Burns, University of Detroit . Right Guard Scott, Yale...................Right Tackle Lengfellow, Northwestern ....... Right End McCauley, Rice ... ...........Quarterback Shakespeare, Notre Dame ......Left Halfback. Wallace, Rice ..,...........Right Halfback G ayson, Stanford . . Fullback Delivering a sharp blow to the adage "Gentle- men Prefer Blondes," only 25 per cent of the men who applied to the student date bureau at the Uni- versity of Toronto stated that they would like to date a blonde. A student at Villa Nova College answered cne of these ads, "How to Make Money Quick" and sent in one dollar. Some time later he r;ceived a curt reply, "do as I do, brother." 1, i PALMER CHRISTIAN IN RECITAL of CHR b MS USIC n HILL AUDITORIUM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 - 4:15 Comnplimentary READ THE DAILY CLASSIFIED ADS lr FEWqHELRNTY ,JEWE LRY I I BurrPc s o- Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous contributions will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be briefthe editor reserving the right to condense all letters of over 300 words. Enter Huey Long's Press Agent To the Editor: Mole than two weeks ago the anti-Long pub- licists in Louisiana laid the foundation for the release of "news" which would have the appear- ance of being genuine whereby Senator Long would be quoted as wrathfully criticizing the editor and members of the staff of the "Reveille," the stu- dent publication of L.S.U. - also of "censoring" that publication, and threatening to expell or punish members of the student body. The story was released on November 21 and was carried in some newspapers in New York and elsewhere the following day. The story read in part, A Washington BYSTANDER i 1' 11 0 "U.S. Senator Long wrathfully censored 'The Reveille,' student publication of Louisiana State University, today, for printing an open letter criticizing his attempt to use Abe Mievelt- star halfback, 'in a burlesque on representative government' . .. by order of the Kingfish the presses were stopped . . . He snorted, 'This is my university and I'll throw anybody out who utters a word against me ... there'll be a new editor of that paper tomorrow if they print anything against Huey Long. I'll expell a thou- sand students if necessary, if anything is done- against me. I've built this university. That's my school. I don't want any criticism of any- , thing I do'." The above is untrue, regardless of student affi- davits, as Senator Long never made the remarks attributed to him. Yet, this story with various ver- sions has appeared in the daily press from Nov. 22 to as late as today (Dec. 5), the anti-Long publi- cists being able to string out the same story over a period of almost two weeks to give it wide circula- tion. The same propaganda is carried by the Asso- ciated Press from Baton Rouge, and by other serv- ices, under date of Dec. 4, the "affidavit" by stu- dents McGuire and Cutrer, giving it the present timely news privilege. The principal motive for such a publicity gesture is to alienate Senator Long with college editors, and students throughout the nation, who recently have shown a decided interest in his activities. The college publications are the nearest thing to a free press, his political enemies argue, and in order to make it appear that he was "censoring" a college paper, and "threatening" students, this latest attempt to destroy him was carried out. The following letter has been received by the writer from the editor of the news service which first carried, on Nov. 22, the above alleged state- ment by Senator Long. and on which Mr. Pegler bases a part of his story of Nov. 26, and on which is based the story appearing yesterday and today. "As I told you over the telephone today, I was deeply distressed over the erroneous story carried from. New Orleans concerning the al- leged censorship at the State University. We corrected the false report and carried a story explaining that the situation has been en- tirely cleared up. I was especially sorry over this mistake be- cause of our desire to be absolutely fair and impartial in all our stories concerning Senator Long. Our correspondents have been repeat- edly advised of this and I am sure we will not have any more mistakes of this kind." Dated, New York City, Nov. 23, 1934. The complaints from students charging Senator Long with interference politically with the admin- istration of the university there are engineered by Senator Long's political opponents, as is all of the present anti-Long publicity in connection with the L.S.U. controversy. It is published in the daily press in Baton Rouge or New Orleans, and becomes legitimate "news" for the wire services. Similar at- tacks are encouraged to be participated in by other student, college and journalism organizations By KIRKE SIMPSON SECRETARY WALLACE seems to be intent on reaching down to the grass roots for farmer opinion on major AAA policy questions. This is the very antithesis of bureaucracy, for all the shouts of regimentation and Washington bureaucratic over- lordship so frequently heard. If Mr. Wallace carries through with his tech- nique, he will have established a sort of national town meeting method of canvassing farmer ideas and desires. It implies a democratic attitude that not only would destroy and trend within AAA itself toward bureaucratic autocracy; but might even safeguard against bureaucracy among the national farm organizations themselves. Spokes- men for such organizations might be much more cautious about saying what the farmers want if they knew a virtual farm-to-farm poll would be taken to check up on their assertions. WALLACE always has leaned toward the town meeting idea by all acounts. In the question- naire method developed by AAA to seek among farmers themselves the basis for administration farm policy for the next two years as to the corn- hog program, he seems to have found a way to get down close to that. It is a way undisturbed by all the complexities of the representative political system. As an illustration, the sudden AAA move to ques- tionnaire some thousands of citrus farmers, to go behind the farm organization spokesmen and to the county control associations. is illuminating. Simul- taneously a similar poll about the much discussed Bankhead cotton control bill is in progress. And there are intimations that the corn-hogpolicy poll will be repeated before definite decisions are taken. That is not because of disappointment over the way the original questionnaire vote turned out; but because the response was not widespread enough to suit Wallace's notion of democracy. The thing that lured the secretary of agri- culture into support of the original Bankhead bill after opposing this first effort to apply force instead of persuasion and inducement to the crop curtailment plan, was the showing of massed cotton farmer sentiment for it. What is to be done now about continuing, mod- ifying or abandoning the Bankhead bill is in pro- cess of determination by the same method. FARMER-CONTROL associations in each county were set up without any particular relation to the increasing use being made of them by AAA to sound out farmer sentiment. They serve as an element of the administrative mechanism for working out the farm act's varied and complicatedI provisions. It seems possible that this Wallace techniqueI may be leading within the farm community gen- erally to something like that "community ruggedj individualism" to which President Roosevelt re- ferred in his TVA talks. R v";1g1USActivitilesI The Fellowship of Liberal Religion (UNITARIAN) State and Huron Streets December 9, 1934 5 o'clock Service of Music American Music Camp Trio Fredrick Lewis, Director 7:30 o'clock Liberal Student's Union "Problems of Middle Class Politics" --by, Harold Dcrr of the Political Science Department. Hillel Foundation Corner East University and Oakland Dr. Bernard Heller, Director December 9, 1934 11:15 A.M.-Sermon at the Women's League Chapel by Dr. Bernard Hellerv "CHANUKAH" -a lesson in self-respect. 2:30 P.M-Meeting of class in Jewish Ethics led by Hirsh Hoodkins. 3:30 P.M.-Meeting at the Founda- tion of Jewish fraternity and sorority presidents. 8:00 P.M--Meeting of Aarikah tonight. Hillel Cabaret Dance At the Women's League 9 to 12 Zion Lutheran Church Washington at Fifth Avenue E. C. Stellhorn, Pastor December 9, 1934 9:00 A.M.-Bible School. lesson topic, "The Christian as Teacher". 10:30 A.M.-Service with sermon on, "Regaining the Image of God" Text, 2, Peter 1, 3-11. 5:30 P.M. - Student fellowship and supper. 6:45 .P.M.-Debte ,"Should the United States Lead the World in Disarmament." 7:30 P.M.-Holy Communion service. St. Paul's Lutheran (Missouri Synod) West Liberty and Third Sts. Rev. C. A, Brauer, Pastor December 9. 1934 9:30 A.M.-Sunday School 9:30 A.M.-The Service in German, L0:45 A.M.-The Morning Worship- Sermon by the pastor. "Jesus the Prophet" 4~ -l------.---- I of journalism which cannot possibly survive. I have steadfastly for more than a year now called ,at- tention of editors to this method. While I appre- ciate my friend Stanley Walker's reference to me in his new book, "City Editor," I am not trying to show the press that Senator Long is the victim of a malicious campaign, but I am trying honestly to show editors that the press itself is negligent in its duty, and often abusive in its incorrectness and method of presenting news about Senator Long. ATCrr " TI- no ti i -Oitr Vyi+ t".o a First Methodist Episcopal Church State and Washington Charles W. Brashares, Minister December 9. 1934 9:45- College Age Class for young men and women in the balcony of the Church Auditorium. Dr. Roy W. Burroughs is the teacher. 10:45-Morning Worship Service: DO NOT N EGLECT YOUR i 11 11 I