FOUR THE MICHIGXN DI)ILY ., ... ,. i THE MICHIGAN DAILY Safety Education, . 'I COL LEG IATE OBSERVER 'I T WAS QUITE a piece of news when twoAmen were killed and four in- jured in a collision and plane crash incidental to the extensive naval maneuvers now being carried on in the Pacific in preparation for the perilous business of war. It is scarcely news when two are killed and four injured over a weekend in the city streets. It is, however, still an item of note when six are killed and 200 injured in traffic accidents, as was the case in Detroit over this last Sunday. Oddly enough, this unusual toll came as Mich- igan was opening an official Safety Education Week. It proves conclusively how badly Michigan needs a safety education week, and it shows fur- ther that safety education, will soon be an issue second not even to war and taxes. 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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 ................WILLIAMG. FERRIS CITY EDITOR.........................JOHN HEALEY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR..........RALPH G. COULTER SPORTS EDITOR..................ARTHUR CARSTENS WOMEN'S EDITOR..................EIANOR BLUM NIGHT EDITORS: Courtney A. Evans, John J. laherty, Thomas E. Groehn, Thomas E. Keene, David G. Ma- donald, John M. O'Connell, Arthur M. Taub. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: Marjorie Western, Kenneth Parker, William Reed, Arthur Settle. WOMEN'S ASSISTANTS: Barbara L. Bates, Dorothy Gies, Florence Harper, 3leanor Johnson, Josephine McLean, Margaret D. Phalan, Rosalie Resnick, Jane Schneider, ]Marie "Murphy. BEPORTERS: Rex Lee Beach, Robert B. Brown, Clinton B. Conger, Sheldon M. Ellis, William H. Fleming, Richard G. Hershey, Ralph W. Hurd, Bernard Levick, Fred W. Neal, Robert Pulver, Lloyd S. Reich, Jacob C. 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In the words of Prof. Henry Anderson, head of the me- chanical engineering department, who was largely instrumental in bringing it about, the affair was "literally thrown together overnight." A few cur- ious sightseers were expected, engineering stu- dents would get a day's vacation, and that was about all. The next day, and the following day which had to be included to accommodate all those who were interested, more than 10,000 people pushed and shoved their way through the engineering build- ings, and everyone pronounced the first Open House of the engineering college a huge success. Approximately every four years since 1913 the college has been holding Open Houses, and each time one has been put on it has been more pop- ular. The last one, held in 1931, attracted the attention of nearly 25,000 people. An engineering Open House resembles, on a mod- est scale, in form and design a Chicago world's fair. Fascinating electrical displays, unique lab- oratory experiments and exhibits prepared forthe express purpose of inciting popular interest con- stitute the major part of a typical Open House. But there is one fundamental distinction that sets apart the engineering college's "fair" from its big brother in Chicago. The Open Houses, since their inception in 1913, consistently have main- tained one purpose, and one alone - that of edu- cation. They are free from all the taint of com- mercialism that distract to such an extent from world's fairs. The entire work of preparation and display is accomplished by engineering students, and in their unsolicited enthusiasm to "show off" the highlights of their engineering activities lies the major appeal of an engineering Open House. The educational value of these Open Houses has been demonstrated more conclusively, if possible, each time one has occurred. Literary students have taken the opportunity to learn "what the other side of life is like" over at the "engine school." High school students have had their first glimpse of what the term "engineering" actually means. Engineers have traveled long distances to observe recent developments in their fields- of activity as displayed at an Open House. Even such a faculty member of the engineering college as Professor Anderson, whose life's interests [_As Others See It Congress And The Railroads (From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch) THE UNITED STATES Supreme Court's decision that the Railway Pension Act is unconstitu- tional has not lent buoyancy to railroad stocks and bonds, and there is a very good reason for it. The railroads are waiting for Congress to bring about a better equity between them and other forms of transportation, and until Congress does this, the railroads will continue in the doldrums. No slight amelioration is going to help them ma- terially. This was proved when Congress repealed the excess earnings clause of the Transportation Act, releasing the money tied up by that legisla- tion. It is proved again by the abrogation of the Railway Pension Act, which releases whatever moneys were impounded to create a pension fund. Too long neglected, the important subject of transportation has been sidetracked in the present session of Congress by such all-engrossing matters as public works and the soldiers' bonus. It is highly questionable whether the administration's transportation plan, in which all transport would be integrated under control of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, can get the right of way be- fore Congress adjourns. This is a pity, because the plan is important. The railroads find themselves under strict reg- ulation. They are required to pay good wages to labor. They are forbidden to increase rates except by permission of the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. They must acquire permission to abate service. Yet other agencies have made off with much of the business of the railroads and for the most part they have never been taken in hand by the government. Mr. Eastman's plan is to weave them all into one pattern, including the waterways to bring the competitors of the rail- roads on all fours with them and so erase the inequalities which have reduced the railroads from a transportation monopoly to a disadvan- taged competitor with formidable adversaries. Hope for rationalization of this intolerable situa- tion lies in the President's forthcoming railroad message. This may go to Congress almost any day. No doubt the message will follow the broad lines of the Eastman plan. If the power of the admin- istration is put behind railroad legislation resulting from the President's cooperation with the Trans- portation coordinator, the country may see some- thing accomplished before Congress adjourns. There is no other way in which the fortunes of this industry can be retrieved. The transporta- tion of freight oyer the highways has come like an irruption. It has grown beyond all realization. The difficulty of bringing it under Federal control has been to distinguish between interstate and and intrastate service. The growth of trucking, which has now become a coast-to-coast industry, is illuminating the way out. All goods moving across state lines come under the power of Con- gress to regulate interstate commerce, irrespective of where the trucks start or stop. The truck people realize that the present unreg- ulated situation is intolerable. It leaves the field too wide open for throat-cutting competition and irresl:Aonsibility. When the Eastman plasn is worked out, trucking in its larger aspects will be better balanced with the railroads. The highway systm of the United States was not built to destroy the railroads, nor has the government participated in it with any such thought. The competition which has arisen on the highways is a consequence of human invention. It is also a great convenience to the people. It cannot, however, be permitted to destroy such an essential form of transportation as the railroads. When Congress comes effectively to grips with this problem, the fortunes of the railroads will improve. He Forgot About Trains (From the Indiana Daily Student) HE BRUSHED his teeth twice a day with a na- tionally-advertised tooth paste. The doctor examined him twice a year. He did his daily dozen daily. He wore rubbers when it rained. He slept with the windows open. He stuck to a diet with plenty of fresh vege- tables. He golfed, but never more than 18 holes. He got at least eight hours sleep every night. He never smoked, drank or lost his temper. He was all set to live to be a hundred. The funeral will be held next week. He is sur- vived by 18 specialists, four health institutes, six gymnasiums and numerous manufacturers of health foods and antiseptics. He forgot about the trains at grade crossings. Torrential rains which fell on Bloomington the last few days have not prevented local police from continuing their safety drive. In every city and community in the United States officers of the law By BUD BERNARD To the person who sent him a chain-letter, a columnist on The Daily Illini sent the following letter: LUNACY CLUB IN THIS WE BUST Insanity ........ Ignorance ........ Poverty This society has brought us up in a stage of insanity and sent to you with the hope that it will bring hard luck to you. Within three days make five copies of this letter and send me a dollar wrapped in a ten-dollar bill. Send five copies to your friends or enemies whom you know to be dizzy. Leave off the top name and add your own, mak- ing an application to the insane asylum for each of them. In omitting the top name you will write 15,625 letters and mail them out at the rate of three cents each, and figuring your time, station- ery, wear and tear on the brain at seven and one- half cents you will qualify for the club. Now? Is this idea worth a plugged nickel? Of course not. Don't have faith in anyone. Don't join any more clubs, and don't send me any more chain let- ters or I will certainly go nuts! * * * * The track coach at a nearby university was quite angry with his star miler for consistently staying away from practice. The trackster told the coach that he was madly in love and he often had dates during practice. "And where," said the coach, "did you get the idea that a date gives you the right to cut practice?" "Well," said the runner, "A miss is as good as a mile." * * * * Here's a contribution coming from a sophomore on The Daily on: THE REVISED CURRICULUM (Additions) Mathematics 110 - Schedule planning: The functions of curriculum planning, treating Satur- day classes, with introduction to subject of after- noon classes. Mathematics 111 -Advanced schedule planning; continuing the treatment of afternoon classes, with a thorough examination of eight o'clock avoiding. School of Education - A 103-Selective Curricu- lum. Two semesters. Full discussion, research into fields of pipes, snaps and easy "B" courses. Psychology 75 -Teacher's approach: Best meth- ods for apple-polishing, ego-inflation. Training in bringing out best characteristics of teacher. Special instruction in querying teachers. Develop- ment of Phi Bete class attitude. English 21.22 -Sports terminology: Designed especially for women students going with or desir- ous of athletic males. Consists of thorough study of the terminology of men's sports. First semester: Football, hockey, basketball, wrestling. Second semester: track, tennis, golf, baseball. Special discussion of intelligent comments, and analysis of games. A Washington BYSTANDER By KIRKE SIMPSON WASHINGTON, May 13. W EIGHING the political consequences of the bonus battle of 1935 leads into a maze of im- ponderables. The one clearly discernible factor is that the soldier vote so enormously in- creased by the World War never has been a distinctive asset to either party. It has ? h had no more traceable influ- ence in national elections than - ' had the enfranchisement of women. There is no parallel . to what happened after the war between the states and G.A.R. domination of Amer- ican political destiny for so W/1.sA~OQ long a period. The World War army was a cross-section of the nation. Its veterans long have been so re-woven into the normal peace-time fabric that all the sectional or other political influences of their environment play upon them as much as upon their neighbors. The records indicate that, politically, they are first of all Republicans or Democrats or what have you and that they rarely bolt party lines to vote as a group even in local elections. There is no evidence of greater indepen- dence of party ties among ex-soldier voters than with any other class of citizens. THAT HAS SERVED to stiffen the backs of suc- ceeding presidents against measures exclusive- ly for World War veterans such as the succession of bonus bills. The man in the White House knows that it would be an impossible task to rally the soldier vote nationally, to seek vengeance upon him for a veto. Congress knows that. And members of both houses know, too; that the "soldier vote" problem is for each of them primarily as an in- dividual, not a party problem. What they have to fear is their own party primaries rather than election day. Antagonizing veterans is more apt to lose them renomination than reelection if nomi- nated. Out of this has grown the congressional habit of letting the President do it if a demand from veterans was to be denied. It has not hurt pres- idents politically to say "no." PROBABLY every member of the House or Sen- ' Once Upon a Time There Oceurred 3 Tragedies.. A man patted a strange bulldog to see if the critter were affec-' tionate. IT WASN'T! Another chap struck a match to see if his gasoline tank were empty. IT WASN'T! Abusiness man cut out his adver- tising to see if he could reduce operating costs. HE COULDN'T! We have never experimented with bulldogs or gasoline taiAks, but we do know something about advertising. Advertising builds good will and reduces the cost of selling mer- elia ndise. It supplies necessary informa- tion about what to buy..,. and1 where. Tco het the business of 10,000 students. 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