THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'HE MICHIGAN DAILY AI I Pubils)ed every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the BoardringCon- trol of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Association and the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER , $ssodnted o 6 lgsjte, rtss -x 1034 G& IJj~ 935 - MADiSO VASCONSIN MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ass ciated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republicationcif 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 dis- patches are reserved. Entcred 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 Megular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Spring Parley Challenges.. . S IRING, YET STIMULATING, is an honest-to-goodness physical strug- gle or a tough day's work that ends up with some- thing won or something accomplished. Much the same is the experience of getting down to grips intellectually with fundamental problems and coming out with a still imperfect - but more promising - slant on things in general. Most students know and bemoan the fact that from their 10 o'clocks and 1 o'clocks, from sociology and French, from convocations and conferences they amass a questionable variety of fragments and superficialities, from which they lack the time or ability to derive any purposeful whole. No university could provide a liberal education without encouraging its students to follow the many tangents as a basis for a rounded knowledge. Neither can a university educate without aiding in the process of bringing the loose threads together after the groundwork has been laid. It is in this last function that higher education has most often been defective. The spirited give and take between students and faculty over fundamental problems that character- izes the annual Spring Parley has definitely estab- lished it as one invaluable piece of machinery in bridging the aching void in our formal education. Beliefs that stand through, or arise out of, the fire of fierce and challenging debate will be the more valuable for that. No one who is really a student can afford to miss the invigorating atmos- phere of mental combat at this week-end's Parley. lu~l4 UFJJ~bV111$15ulang, aynard tStreet. ichigan. Phone: 2-1214. ives: National Advertising Service, Inc. 11 reet, New York, N.Y. - 400 N. Michigan Ave., cago, Ill. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR.............WILLIAM G. FERRIS CITY EDITOR ...........................JOHN HEALEY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ............RALPH G. COULTER SPORTS EDITOR ..................ARTHUR CARSTENS WOEN'S EDITOR:..................EANOR BLUM 4IGHT EDITORS: Courtney A. Evans, John J. Flaherty, Thomas E. 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Dorothy Shappell, Molly Solomon, Laura Wino- grad, Jewel Wuerfel. BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 2-1214 BUSINESS MANAGER ................RUSSELL B. READ CREDIT MANAGER ..................ROBERT S. 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. BU NESS ASSISTANTS: William Jackson, William BNndt, Ted Wohlgemuith, Lyman Bittman, John Park, F. Alen Upson, Willis Tomlinson, Homer Lathrop, Tom S Clarke, Gordon Chn. Stanley Joffe, Jerome I. Balas, Charles W. Barkdull, Daniel C. Beisel, Lewis E. Bukeley, John C. Clark, Robert J. Cooper, Richard L. Croushore, ' erbert D. Fallender, John T. Guernsey, Jack R. Gustaf- son, Morton Jacobs, Ernest A. Jones, Marvin Kay, Henry J. Klose, .Donald R. Knapp. William C Knecht, R. A. Kronenberger, William D. Loose, William R. Mann, Lawrence Mayerfeld, John F. McLean, Jr., Lawrence M. Roth, Richard M. Samuels, John D. Staple, Lawrence A. Starsky, Nathan B. Steinberg. WOMEN'S BUSINESS STAFF: Betty Cavender, Margaret Cowie, Bernadine Field, Betty Greve, Mary Lou Hooker, Helen Shapland Betty Simonds, Grace Snyder, Betsy Baxter, Margaret Bentley, Mary McCord NIGHT EDITOR: THOMAS H. KLEENE The Fraternities Fall Down.. .. HE INTERFRATERNITY Council met Wednesday to take a definite stand against Hell Week by instituting a set of modification regulations. Today they have the regulations-six of them, in fact--but they for- got all about modification. As far as the discussion on Hell Week is con- cerned, the meeting was a farce. It wasn't intel- ligent, it wasn't coherent, it was nauseating. The comedy began when a small group of rep- resentatives in the rear of the room, who were obviously enjoying themselves tremendously, de- cided that the two plans carefully prepared by freshman and upperclass committees would take all the fun out of Hell Week. There wouldn't be any paddling, periods of sleep and study for the initiates would have to be observed - and just what would be the fun in initiating a pledge? This self-appointed steering committee put their heads together and hatched their own idea of modifying the hazing period. "Hell Week shall be limited to a maximum duration of one week" is the first provision. There are few fraternities under the old system whose Hell Weeks lasted as long as a week, so that is not a modification but an extension. All the rest of the provisions in the plan are gen- eral and vaguely hint about malpractices being investigated, and a pledge or initiate reporting unreasonable and unfair practices in his initiation. The executive committee of the Council was given full powers to act in instances of violation. This much can be said for the steering commit- tee lpembers. They were as congenial as all get- out. As soon as a fraternity representative arose and suggested a modification, they obligingly in- cluded it in their plan as an amendment. This process was carried along until President Single- ton stopped it by calling for a vote. The steering committee and their "amendment-a-minute plan," however, had gained enough support by now to carry the vote, 19-to-14. The steering committee in striving so hard to achieve their obvious end -- a plan which would still allow the individual houses to carry on Hell Week as they desired - perhaps made one error. Their plan is so fraught with generalities that an executive committee sympathetic with the cause of real Hell Week modification can interpret such terms as "malpractices," "unreasonable," and "un-I fair" to include almost anything. Therefore, the issue lies directly before the The May Festival Tradition. . FOR 42 YEARS the Ann Arbor May Festival has brought to students and townspeople the opportunity to hear noted artists from all parts of the world in a wide variety of productions, new or already well-recognized, on an economic basis well within their reach. The Festival not only represents the high spot of Ann Arbor's musical entertainment for the year, but is in addition a focal point for the atten- tion of music-lovers throughout the country. From its inception it has drawn patrons from miles around Ann Arbor, the town's facilities originally having been inadequate to house them. This year 12 famous artists, many of them members of the Metropolitan Opera Association, will participate in the series of fix concerts ar- ranged by Dr. Earl V. Moore for the period, May 15 through 18. In addlition three noted groups, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the University Choral Union, and the Young People's Chorus will take part. Two operas, "Boris Godunof" by Moussorgsky and "King David" by Honegger, and two other musical compositions, "Jumblies" and "Songs from 'Drum Taps'" as well as several programs of sym- phonic and solo arrangements, both for voice and for instrument, are on the program. The May Festival needs no plea for student or faculty support. It has the reputation and the power to speak for itself. But it is very much to the point to say that the opportunity to hear at least a part of this series should not be missed. High school courses have remained practically unchanged during the past few years, we are told, And they will continue so until high school teach- ers begin writing textbooks. Drake University co-eds are becoming emanci- pated. A new ruling gives them permission to smoke in approved places and to drive cars if they have a C average and the consent of their parents. The SOAP BOX 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. COL LEGIATE OBSERVER By BUD BERNARD Two students at a well-known university were working for the FERA under the Federal appropriation for student aid. They were as- signed to the ame job.-.one experienced in this work was the boss; and the other, new on the job, was his assistant. They had a job cutting pipe for plumbing. "Say," said the assistant, "do I get paid by time?" "Sure, you dumb cluck," was the answer. "But I haven't done anything." The old hand surveyed his companion with contempt and then slowly lit a cigarette. "You are supposed to help me aren't you?" he exclaimed. "Yes." "Well, then," he said, holding out the match, "if you have to be so damn conscientious, blow this out." We read not so long ago that a psychology pro- fessor showed that most people do their best work immediately after a change of weather, such as heat after cold, or rain after sunshine. This should make most of us at Michigan gen- iuses. Here's an interesting contribution from E.P.O., '36, entitled: CO-ED She goes to college. She differs from her sisters in that she is beautiful, for her features are delicate and regular and her figure is per- fect. She uses cosmetics only to accentuate her natural loveliness, and then only privately. Her lips are red and kissable, but she does not use them to promiscuity. Her clothes are informal, in good taste. She carries them with an appealingly unconscious charm. She studies hard, makes good grades. She does not employ "apple-polishing" with her professors. She chews gum slightly. She smokes occa- sionally, drinks just enough. Her dancing is exquisite. Having no affectations, she does not attempt to employ a "line." Her great characteristic is her naturalness, her poise. SHE DOES NOT EXIST. * * A zoology professor at the University of Cali- fornia announced that all the students in his class would participate in a test to determine whether microbes were transmitted by kissing. On the date of the experiment the attendance was perfect. However, each student was given a little pad of sterilized cloth, instructed to kiss the pad and daub it on a microscopic slide. That was all - except that it was later announced the test showed positive results. A Washington BYSTANDER By KIRKE SIMPSON WASHINGTON, May 2. WHETHER the "careful analysis" of the business outlook by the National Association of Manu- facturers was planned and timed to match Presi- dent Roosevelt's resumption of "fireside" radio talks is a current question in Washington. If it just happened that these two summaries of the recovery situation hit the front pages together, it is a remarkable coincidence. Never has the reform vs. recovery issue been more directly and sharply drawn than by a com- parative examination of the President's remarks and the association's handout. The man-in- the-street could find much to explain the seeming confusion in Washington if he took the trouble to read them side by side. Both start at the same place. The manufac- turers, however, are even more emphatically cer- tain that full recovery is immediately in sight than is the author of the New Deal. Never since '32 has the country been "closer to breaking the back of the depression," say the man- ufacturers. The President does not go that far. He modestly notes "our already unmistakable march toward recovery" which the work-relief pro- gram will "assist materially." **, * * a11 Just Before Exams Are In .Demand In the next few weeks, hundreds of students will be completing hundreds of theses in that charac- teristic last-minute rush. Why not extend a help- ing hand to your fellow student and at the same time increase your earnings as a typist. Through the medium of The Michigan Daily Classified Column " you will find ready business. Special weekly rates for "Typing Wanted" ads and (is- count for cash payments. Stop at 420 Maynard Street today or call 2-1214 for further particulars. Student Publications Building The Mi chigan Daily 1 I COMING OUT SOON ! 4 The 1935 Mean Feet To the Editor: I am so happy to see your Soap-Box column again. I missed it terribly. I hope that it will again continue as an organ of free thought. In the meantime, I have three pet "gripes" which I wish to divulge to the intelligent readers of The Daily. They are as follows: 1. Shuffling feet, snapping notebook covers and rustling paper in classes, five minutes before the close of the hour. By doing this, the offending students show a shameful lack of respect for their professors and a decided disinterest in their courses. In many cases, during the last five min- utes,(important facts are summed up which make clear the material covered in the lecture. There are students, myself included, who resent the shuf- fling because it shows disrespect to the instructor and because of the impossibility of hearing what is being said. 2. I was brought up in a city where children never see real grass or cows except in picture- books or an occasional trip to the park. Therefore I have a deep reverence for all things that nature gives us. It actually hurts me to see inconsiderate students recklessly trot across our newly-sowed lawns. Your editorial on this subject which ap- peared some time ago is to be commended, but it seems that the evil still persists. Perhaps some action should be taken to prevent students from trampling on the lawns. 3. I get very irritated when I'm wrapped up in a text on economics and some rah-rah collegiate (male or female) with leather heels clatters and thumps into the study-hall. These students seem ERE is a definite agreement as to recovery signs and portents. But there is no agreement whatever beyond that. The President puts first measures "intended to relieve, to minimize and to prevent future unemployment," listing extension of NRA, the security act, utilities holding company control legislation, transportation and banking bills as essential now. Say the manufacturers: "Consideration of legislation designed to meet future situations, but which would be a disturbing element during the coming year . . . should be shelved until the next Congress convenes only seven months from now." And into that category they put specifically all the "reform" bills for whose immediate enact- ment the President was again calling - unemploy- ment insurance, utility holding company enact- ments, the banking bill and railroad laws. They did not touch on NRA extension. They did add the 30-hour week proposal, the labor disputes bill and the proposed increase in agricultural control pow- ers to the list they would veto for the session. Mr. Roosevelt did not mention those. THERE YOU HAVE IT, straight from the shoul- der. That contest between simple recovery and the New Deal recovery-and-reform program Order Your Copy TodayJ c'i, r Ar IT PA T DAY AVJT I I