FOeR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THE MICHIGAN DAILY sents a very definite educational advance by the administration in that it recognizes the import- ance of ability and continuity' of study over pre- 1 - I-r Published 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. Associ #ted Uol iate res est1935 .liAso5N WISCON M4EMBER 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 disnatches 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 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 4825 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. Groehn, 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. Batdorff, Robert B. Brown, Clinton B. 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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 and National Advertising, David Winkworth; Classified ' Advertising and Publications, George Atherton. BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: William Jackson, William Barndt, Ted Wohgemuith, Lyman Bittman, John Park, F. Allen Upson, Willis Tomlinson, Homer Lathrop, Tom Clarke, Gordon Cohn Merrell 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 Kohlig, 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. v ' scribed training and preparat How The Lower Half Lives . -ion. S HOPLIFTING, we are informed by a number of State Street mer- chants, is not an uncommon practice on the part of University students. With the student shoplifting is an extra-cur- ricular activity rather than a profession. It is, in- deed, something of a sport, and most fully sanc- tioned by the deep-rooted conviction that it is smart to be able to get away with something. Successful "lifters" are known to boast of their prowess not only to fellow students but to the store-keepers as well. Students with more reticent natures probably rationalize the act. After patronizing a store for some time, they feel entitled to walk off with part of the stock, which goods they perhaps consider as a sort of legal dividend. Since the managers realize that students are unscrupulous about "lifting" goods, the question might very well be asked why they do not take more active steps to eliminate the practice. In the first place, a manager is reluctant to ac- cuse unless he is absolutely certain. And often even when he has conclusive evidence, he refrains from making an issue for fear he will lose not only the student's trade but also that of his entire fra- ternity or group of friends as well as prejudicing himself in the eyes o others. Aside from the fact that the open display makes for efficiency of service, the managers are con- vinced that this method of advertising results in increased sales. They prefer to put up with shop- lifting rather than abolish this attraction. Curiously enough, student shoplifting has been going on so long that it has become an accepted phenomenon, a predictable element of business. That does not make the practice either smart or justifiable -nor does it make it one bit less des- picable. Exactly because it is so cheap, so spine- less, and from the student's point of view, so petty, student shoplifting is a disgusting example of how low some outwardly reputable members of campus society can stoop. Loss Of An Expert -And More... T HE UNIVERSITY has suffered an irreparable loss".. ."I doubt whether there is in America a scholar so competent in the field of Chinese art.". . ."The overwhelming sense of personal loss which exists in the Museum of Anthropology reflects the affectionate regard we bad for him." In these words, President Alexander G. Ruth- ven, Prof. J. G. Winter, and Dr. Carl E. Guthe ex- pressed their deep personal and professional re- gard for the late Benjamin March. Benjamin March was something more than an expert on Oriental art, he combined his scholar- ship with a humor and a friendly interest toward those less versed in the esoteric materials of his field. He was always willing to take time off from his manifold duties as curator of Oriental arts to explain an obscure point to a layman. Nor was his scholarship the dry, senile, pedantic sort, so frequently found: he was alive to life. His existence was colorful and the story of his ad- ventures in the Orient read like tales out of "The Arabian Nights." The University has lost an expert on Oriental art - this is a minor consideration. But the loss of Benjamin March the man leaves a niche that will never be filled. Exactly one cow, 7,000 buns and 300 gallons of cider were consumed at a freshman-sophomore barbecue held at Michigan State. The soy bean, 15 years ago-considered to be fit for consumption only by horses and cattle, has to- day been so intensively developed that Prof. G. L. Schuster of the University of Delaware believes it will eventually replace 15 to 20 per cent of the wheat consumed in the world. COLLEGIATE OBSERVER By BUD BERNARD Score another one for the faculty and its ex- clusive group of absent-minded professors. This particular gentleman in question, a professor at Cornell University, is held in high esteem by those who know him, either intimately or distantly. In fact he was liked so much that the members of the Society of the Prevention of Something or Other elected him to be secretary of that organi- zation. Soon after his election, the club members de- cided that it was high time they gave a banquet, and having thrashed out the details of the social event, the date was set and our friend, the pro- fessor was delegated to send out tickets. He went home, and began to go down the list of members and address an envelope to each one. The following day'when he returned from classes, he went through the mail. As he glanced over the advertisements and other letters casually, he came upon an invitation to his society's banquet. Of course. he had sent it to himself, but it seems that professor's minds don't work that way. As he looked at the ticket, and then at the date, he murmured to himself, "My, my, that's too bad. It seems I made a previous engagement to go to banquet that night." And the columnist of th ornell Sun claims this story to be true. Here's a remark coining from a Delta Gami at the University of Illinois: "A college man likes a girl beautiful but dumb; beautiful enough to please him and dumb enough to like him." Only college graduates will be allowed to be fireman in Boston in the future. This was a re- cent announcement made by the fire department of that city. x * Even if you fail in your exam, and are thinking of ending it all, don't be discouraged. You still have a chance for happiness, ac- cording to the following ad which appeared in the U. S. C. Daily Trojen: "Freedom for you in the tropics! Young people and students of higher life, who believe in true - brotherhood and are interested in forming a colony of peace, security, and happi- ness in the tropics, write Equitonian Pioneers, Canoga Park, California." As Others See It Hour Tests And Vacation IN OUR meanderings around campus we occa- sionally overhear vehement outbursts against hour tests which are scheduled either Just before or just after vacations and holidays. Such denun- ciations have become so frequent recently that the question arises: are hour tests given primarily to test knowledge or are they scheduled to force un- dergraduates not to cut classes around vacation time? Under the present cut system at Princeton, the majority of undergraduates are allotted only a fixed number of cuts per term without penalty. Pity, then, the plight of numerous men who have religiously refrained from taking cuts during the term, looking forward to ,a few extra days of Christmas vacation despite the double-cut rule- only to have an hour test in some course scheduled just before vacation begins. The majority of professors have recognized this situation, and have very humanely refrained from having hour tests within several days of va- cations. But a few professors have not, and it only takes one hour test in one course to wreck the best laid undergraduate plans for a few hard- earned extra polidays-which may mean a great deal to those living in distant parts. -The Daily Princetonian ES U I RE 40 .. _. ! for CHRISTMAS 3 SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR $10 Subscriptions must be obtained by WED- NESDAY night to insure delivery by N CHRISTMAS. Get someone to "chip in" with you on our remarkable 3 for $10Coffer MICHIGAN GARGOYLE FINAL CAMPUS SALE OF THE 1935 MICHIGANENSIAN AT $3.50 1# Today, Tom'norrow, Thursday Prices Wil o Up To $4:50 After December 21st N I- NIGHT EDITOR: JOHN M. O'CONNELL I Ad isting To Changing Needs . . T HE MODERNIZATION of the re- quirements for admission to the various schools and colleges of the University, approved recently by the Board of Regents, is a' progressive adjustment for which there has long been a need. The old requirements were enacted by the Regents nearly 25 years ago. During the intervening time, an educational "revolution" has occurred, particularly in the sec- ondary schools, with little or no modification of the entrance regulations. Great changes have taken place in the character of the student body in both high school and college; there has been a considerable increase in the number of subjects taught in these institutions; and there has been a similar increase in the complexity of work at the college level. The literary college committee which formulated the new code made their recommendation to the Regents only after a year of study and conferences with high school principals to determine the prob- able effect of such a measure both on the future high school curriculum and on the preparation of students intending to enroll in institutions of higher learning. Under the newly-adopted set-up all high school credits are divided into five general groups, includ- ing foreign languages, social studies, sciences, Eng- lish, and mathematics-physics. Out of the 15 units required for admission there must be at least 2 major sequences of 3 or more units each, 1 se- quence of which shall be in English; and 2 minor sequences of 2 or more units each. The remaining five units included in the principal's recommenda- tion may be selected from any of the subjects listed in the groups or from any others for which credit towards graduation is given. Another plan of admission, which is a combina- tion of the first two, is that of a partial certificate- partial examination system. This means of en- trance is available only to a graduate of an accred- ited high school whose principal is willing to recom- mend him in part of the required 15 units. The applicant may then, at the discretion of the Reg- istrar, be admitted on the basis of the principal's recommendation covering the units satisfactorily completed, plus examinations in the units in which he is deficient. The new code eliminates from the required list the two years or units of foreign language, two years of mathematics, and one year of science which were formerly necessary for admission. Such a choice in the nature of the subjects pre- canfpdfr,.a jisAn tn fiotheniversity nrmits a The SOAP BOXd 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 brief, the editor reserving the right to condense all letters of over 300 words. And That's That To the Editor: Having read all of the contributions to The Daily so far on the subject of Page 5, I think it is high time someone attempted a true appraisal of its worth to the women on the campus for, after all, it is primarily the women's page. The whole argument seems to be centering about whether or not the campus is really interested in what various co-eds appeared in at campus func- tions. Anyone who has watched a group of Daily readers on Sunday or Tuesday mornings could re- main in little doubt as to the answer. The ma- jority glance quickly at the front page and then turn to this much discussed Page 5 where they promptly look to see just what these afore-men- tioned coeds did wear and where they wore it. The sports and editorial pages are usually left until their curiosity on these points has been fully satisfied. To say that all this is "dedicating Page 5 to the glory of shoe strings" is a bit far fetched. In view of the women's pages of the past two years it seems a bit inappropriate to have started this discussion this year when it has been im- oroved to such a great extent. There have been sports page because most of us are smart enough to realize that, in the main, that is not our field. I think it would be an excellent idea if some of the males on this campus would admit that their ideas of what the women want on their page may not be the whole or true story. Most of them are obviously a bit chagrined that they themselves cannot get into print except through the medium of Campus Opinion and do that only by throwing bricks at a page which has improved immensely and has stayed consistently good since the begin- ning of the year. As long as Page 5 stays as good as it has been until now there should be few com- plaints even from thoses who would cry "sour grapes" given the slightest provocation. -M. M. O. 'Thumbers Last Hope To The Editor: The greater portion of the student body are "theatre minded," and so it is with much interest we view the seemingly hopeless struggle of the legitimate stage. I am refering to the profes- sional stage, though I must confess that the dia- matic school productions would do credit to the average professional troupe. Surprising as it may seem, a large number of the University stu- dents display a vivid interest in the Detroit stage, whether it be light musical comedy or Shakes- pearean drama. Indeed, I am curious as to what the census would be of those traveling toward De-