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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
F'RIDAY, APRIL. 5, 1935
PAE~I HE M C~G N AL FIAY PRL5,13
Faculty M en
Are Featured
In Quarterly
Articles In New Issue By
Dunond, Griggs, Cross,
Robbins, And Others
TH EC
MERRY ENGLAND
By Stark Young
We have had a run of English plays
in New York, silly rot in the novelistic
manner -"The Shining Hour" will
serve as a good example - and they
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MU.ay Be Dictator
Conference On Announce Changes
Education To In Library Staff)
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The April issue of the Michigan have often met with a kind of success,
Alumnus Quarterly Review, pub- a sort of puling, dinner party, I-do-
lished recently, features an article like-a-bit-of-breeding appeal.
by Prof. Dwight L. Dummond of the It must be something like that that
history department on "Race Preji- has given success to these plays, for
dice and Abolition." certainly they lack the theatrical
This article deals with the different!sense certainly they muddle sweetly
interpretation that must be put on alng like a gibberish novel read at a
the question of abolition as a result nBritish seashore as a substitute for
of the recent publication of "The looking at the waves
Weld-Grimke Letters," of which Pro- .t
fessor Dummond is one of the editors, Hangover Of The Victorian
and "Anti-Slavery Impulse" by Gil- That strange brainlessness that we
bert H. Barnes. . Anglo-Saxons can achieve at will,
Prof. Arthur Lyon Cross of the evidently, prevades such works, and
history department has written "Hlar- in its way is a comfort. It represents
vard Worthies of a Bygone Genera- a kind of hangdog hangover of the
tion," which tells of many of Har- Victorian --nothing per se against
vard's famous men. Most of the ma- that - and blesses us with sleigh
terial is that gathered by Professor bells and agreeable vacuity concocted
Cross while he was an undergraduate from the remains of a diverse, jerky,
at Cambridge. fictional epoch.
Writes On Astrology Both "Laburnum Grove" and "Ac-
cent on Youth," recently scoring pro-
"Astrology in the Michigan Papyri" nounced triumphs in New York, are
is the title of an article by Dr. Frank outside the jabbering and pretensions
E. Robbins, assistant to the President, of these novelette pieces. They are
which deals with the practice of are at least definitely theatrical mat-
astronomy and astrology in ancient! ter, and highly amusing at that.
Greece as revealed by the papyri col- Either in the artifice of the situa-
lection of the University. tion or in acting that is not mere
Prof. Earl Leslie Griggs of the Eng- casualness and player boredom, both
fish department has visited England these occasions offer a frankly the-
many times in his research cn the cor- atrical and stimulating venture.
respondence of Coleridge. In "A, 'Laburnum Grove' Appealing
Scholar Goes Visiting" he describes
his adventures among the English Of the two, "Laburnum Grove" ap-
people, peals to me personally as the more
Leo L. Rockwell is assistant editor natural and convincing. Its contriv-
of the Early Modern English Dic- ance is easy and less theatrically
tionary and in this capacity has found recognizable; its characters have great
some funny words and word associa- breeze; it is quite mad with humorous
tions. These he describes in "The life. It has a great fund of the sense
Vocabulary of Bethwackment." of willing fun and of giving. "Accent
Many Subjects Covered on Youth" has more of the sense of
Other articles in the Quarterly are arrangement and of wit. You watch
"Defensive Reactions of the Body" it with more of a feeling of sophisti-
by Dr. Reuben L. Kahn; "Foreign cation, and you recognize more easily
Enrollment" by Thomas M. Spauld- the stage counterpoint-and delicious
ing; "Tax Revision" by Prof. E. B. felicity of its story. None of these
Stason of the law school; "North attributes implies for either comedy
American Archaeology" by Dr. Carl superiority or inferiority, but merely
E. Guthe of the anthropology depart- qualities.
ment; "The Codification of Interna-
tional Law" by Prof. Jesse S. Reeves Plan Geology Field
of the political Science department;
and "Forestry Comes of Age" by Dean' T O V
Samuel T. Dana of the forestry school. Vr
Verse in. this issue includes x"Old i v rV c to
Age" by Elizabeth Allen, '36; "Song" An excursion through the south-
by Barbara Paton Smith, '35; "Negro eastern part of the United States has
Dance"' by Frederic G. Cassidy, sub- been planned, under the leadership
editor of the Early Modern English
Dictionary; and "Supplication" by of Prof. Irving D. Scott of the geology
Marian Giddings, '34. department, for the entire week of
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In "Laburnum Grove" we have the -
story of a family whose head turns out
to be one of a gang of counterfeiters.r
He tells this and all its details to his
daughter, her suitor whom he thinks
little of, and his lazy brother-in-law,;
rwho has already borrowed enough
money from him and now wants more.
Tainted money it would be then.
The third act of "Laburnum Grove,"
especially is a little masterpiece of
merriment and extraordinary mystery
melodrama. The encounter with theh
Scotland Yard detective, for instance,
who comes to interview the counter-!X
feiter, hoping for information and!
confession, is a corking stage matter.
It bristles with both rich laughter <
and sheer excitement.
Confirmatory And Diverting
For those of us who were delighted
with "The Good Companions," this
new piece of Mr. Priestly's will prove -Associated Press Photo.
both confirmatory and diverting. I Establishment of a military dicta-
found "Laburnum Grove" pleasant torship in Yugoslavia was considered
and fresh, an evening of frank ex- a strong passibility in certain high
pert cutting up, everybody agreeing quarters, with General Pera Zivkov-
to a lively time, like a house-party ich (above), minister of war, believed
after dinner. the most likely figure to seize control
The acting, exceptionally good, was of t ion.
acting frankly taken as such. It nation..
was delightful because it was j olly --
in the round, and candidly offered, stage and heavily serious with that
It was healthy because it was not a kind of public strutting that acting
mere exhibition of self, prevading the these days too often manifests.
First Fraternity House Built
In America Was Located Here
Convene Here
Pres. Ruthven And Others'
Will Speak At Meeting
Of Teachers' Club
A conference on the problems of!
higher education will be held April
25 at the University coincidently with
the annual convention of the Mich-
igan Schoolmaster's club, according
to an announcement made yesterday.
College administration will be one
of the topics on which a large portion
of the discussion will be held.
President Alexander G. Ruthven
will be one of the first speakers on
the program. He is scheduled to give
an address on "Cooperation in Col-
lege Administration." Following Pres-
ident Ruthven, Orin W. Kaye, state
supervisor of FERA, will talk on the
FERA freshmen colleges as they are
now established in Michigan, and the
expanding possibilities of the future
of this newly-established organiza-
tions.
Dean Edward H. Kraus of the lit-
erary college will speak on general
cooperation in college education. He
will be followed by Prof. John W.
Bradshaw of the mathematics depart-
ment. Professor Bradshaw will dis-
cuss some of the recent changes in
the entrance requirements of the
University and their significance in
the field of higher education. Presi-
dent Wynand Wichers of Hope Col-
lege and Principal Paul A. Pehmus of
Battle Creek high school' will also
discuss phases of this problem.
Several changes in the personnel of
the librFry staff were announced
Wednesday by William W. Bishop,
head of the department of library
science.
Russell Rundquist has been ap-
pointed assistant in the Study Hall;
to succeed William Coryell who has
recently resigned. Many other leaves
of absence on the staff of the libraries
of the University have been filled by
temporary appointments.
Foster Morehardt was announced,
as the successor of Hugh Gourley as
assistant to the chairman of the Ad-
visory Group on College Libraries of
the Carnegie Corporation. Mr. Gour-
ley has been appointed librarian of
McMaster University at Hamilton,
Ontario.
Local Building Show To
Have FHA Cooperation
Plans were formulated recently for
a comprehensive building show to be
held in Ann Arbor in the near future
as a climax to the better housing pro-
gram which has been sponsored in
Michigan by the Federal Housing
Administration.
H. R. Beuhler, a local building sup-
ply dealer, was chosen general chair-
man of a committee to arrange for a
display sometime late in April. Other
Ann Arbor residents were chosen to
serve on the committee.
Grant Walker Appeal
In Raw Milk Conviction
Alva C. Walker, proprietor of the
boarding house at 611 Church St.,
who was convicted Wednesday in
Justice Jay H. Payne's court of violat-
ting the City Milk Ordinance, was
granted an appeal yesterday by Jus-
tice Payne.
Mr. Walker had been fined $25 and
costs of $15.95, and filed notice of
appeal immediately after conviction.
He filed a bond of $100, and will ap-
pear in Circuit Court May 1 to be
assigned a trial date.
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By DAVID G. MACDONALD
Unbeknownst to a good many Uni-
versity students is the fact that their'
Alma Mater boasts, among its other
distinctions, the honor of having been
the location of the first fraternity
house to be built in America.
Not always (and perhaps not even
now) did University authorities con-
sider this an honor, however. When
in 1846 a rough log cabin was con-E
structed and taken over as a meet-
ing place for the few members of this
early fraternity, such activities, as a
result of the sub-rosa status of such
groups, were kept secret.
Personal acquaintances with some
of its early members gave Alfred
Bates Sager, '71, the background
needed for his description of the loca-
tion.
"At this time (1846)," he wrote,
"all eastof the University campusI
was one vast forest, extending to the
river Huron on the north, to the vil-
lage of Gettesberg on the east and to
the town limits of Ypsilanti on the
northeast.
"This oak wilderness was known to
inhabitants of the few scattering vil-
lages of Washtenaw County as the
'Black Forest,' and was only visited
by the lone hunter in search of furs
or the venison of some fine buck or
by some half-starved Indian who was
making his lonely way through to
the villages, that he might barter his
pack of furs with some Yankee trader
for powder, shot, or fire-water."
From what is known concerning HOLD SAFETY MEETING
the exact location of the cabin, it has A safety meeting sponsored by the
Railroad Employees and Citizens'
been determined that it was near League will be held at 7:30 p.m. today
where the chapel of the cemetery is in the Chamber of Commerce building.
now located, at the junction of Ged- Students and faculty members are
des and Observatory with South Uni- invited.
PLAY
THE FAVORITE!
versity.
The small cabin was used for some
time as the meeting place for the
fraternity, but it was eventually dis-
covered by a "snooping" professor and
the fight, which finally. resulted in
the vindication of the fraternities,
was forced into the open.
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WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING
Police Commission To
Replace Slain Officer
The police commission yesterday
examined the results of the 29 writ-
ten examinations turned in Wednes-
day night for the position in the de-
partment which was made vacant by
the death of Policeman Clifford A.
Stang.
A small group composed of those
writing the most satisfactory exam-
ination papers will be selected from
among the applicants for further con-
sideration. The final selection will
be announced sometime next week ac-
cording to George W. Kyer, chair-
man of the commission. The names
of the better qualified men will be
placed on file in case additional va-
cancies occur.
spring vacation. A group of ten per-
sons from an advanced course in
physiography will leave Ann Arbor by
auto Saturday and will return the
following Sunday.
The purpose of the trip is to make
"a physiographical study of the va-
rious Geological Provinces the group
will pass through," Professor Scott
stated. The Provinces and some of
the places of interest the expedition
will observe are the outer and inner
Blue Grass regions of Kentucky, the
southern part of the Blue Grass coun-
try, through Hall's Gap and over
Highland Rim, the Cumberland pla-
teau, visiting the natural bridge and
Falls of the Cumberland; the folded
rocks in the vicinity of the Pine Moun-
tain and the Cumberland Mountain.
Time will be spent in the folded rock's
in the Great Valey of Virginia and the
Shenandoah Caverns at Newmarket,
Va., and then to Washington, D.C.
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