THE MICHIGAN DAILY W THE MICHIGAN DAILY I -.y X5.1 II a necessary basis of all learning. We submit them here, both as a suggestion for those who realize that their education has just begun and a challenge to those who consider four years of dodging in and out of campus buildings ample evidence of an "educated man." The list includes: the Major Prophets, the Psalms and the Gospel in the Bible; something of the teachings of Mohammed, Buddha and Confu- cius; Plato, Aristotle and Sophocles among the Greeks; Lucretius among the Romans; St. Augus- tine and St. Francis of Assisi among the scholars. Something of Dante, Cervantes and Bacon of the Renaissance period; Shakespeare among the Eliz- abethan dramatists; and in the last centuries Mil- ton, Browning, Guthe and Tolstoi. "To really know these men, to read them so thoroughly that their thoughts become incor- porated and integrated with our own, is to know the thinking of the entire age or country in which each lived," Professor Weaver stated. Cannot these "greatest of the great" clarify for us the staggering confusion of the "literature of humanity?" Pubiisned every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the Board in Con- trol of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Association and the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER Associated ?o 1kgiate '$mP s -934 }135 IDISOw SCONsIN MEMBER 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 dis- patches are reserved. Entered at therPost 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, $4.50. 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, nl. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 492 MANAGING EDITOR ................ THOMAS H. KLEENE ASSOCIATE EDITOR ...............THOMAS E. GROEHN ASSOCIATE EDITOR..............JOHN J. FLAHERTY SPORTS EDITOR......................WILLIAM R. REED WOMEN'S EDITOR.............,JOSEPHINE T McLEAN EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Robert B. Brown, Clinton B. Conger, Richard G. Hershey, Ralph W. Hurd, Fred W. Neal, Elsie Pierce, Robert Pulver, Marshall D. Shulman, Bernard Weissman. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: George Andros, Fred Buesser, Rob- ert Cummins, Fred Delano, Robert J. Friedman, Ray- mond Goodman. 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MARGARET COWIE, ELIZABETH SIMONDS DEPARTMENT MANAGERS: Local advertising, William Barndt; Service Department, Willis Tomlinson; Con- tracts, Stanley Joffe; Accounts, Edward Wohgemuth; Circulation and National Advertising, John Park; Classified Advertising and Publications, Lyman Bitt- man. BUSINESS ASSISTANTS:Jerome I. Baas, Charles W. Barkdul, D. G. Bronson, Lewis E. Blkeley, John C. Clark, Robert J. Cooper, Richard L. Croushore, Herbert D. Fallender, John T. Guernsey, Jack R. Gustafson, Morton Jacobs, Ernest A. Jones, Marvin Kay, Henry J. Klose, William C. Knecht, R. A. Kronenberger, Wil- liam R. Mann, John F. McLean, Jr., Lawrence M. Roth, Richard M. Samuels, John D. Staple, Lawrence A. Star- sky, Norman B. Steinberg. WOMEN'S BUSINESS STAFF: Betty Cavender, Bernadine Field, Betty Greve Mary Lou Hooker, Helen Shapland, Grace Snyder. Betsy Baxter, Margaret Bentley, Mary McCord. Adele Poller.a NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT H. PULVER Contemporary Has Arrived .. . T WAS WITH A GREAT DEAL of I pleasure that we read tke current issue of Contemporary. When Contemporary was launched last De- cember it was viewed with misgivings by many who could remember the fate of literary magazines on the Michigan campus. Not only did it seem doomed by tradition, but, frankly, much it con- tained was mediocre; many poems were such only by courtesy and its prose left much to be desired. Each issue seemed to improve, and with this last it is possible to say that Contemporary is convincing, has definitely arrived. Typography probably has little to do with the inherent worth of a magazine -it is easily pos- sible for the crudest holograph to have a literary value far exceeding that of a printed page - but nothing ever suffered from being attractive. Contemporary should be congratulated, not upon following a fine typographical standard, but upon establishing one. If next year's editors can strive against the odds presented them, as successfully as the pres- ent editors have, Contemporary will disprove the maxim that a campus literary magazine cannot endure. 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. Mickey Mouse To the Editor: In these days of heavy thinking about interna- tional mumblejumble and communistic entrepre- neurship, it is with joy that we pause to remember that in the haven of the moving picture theater we may find momentary solace in watching the antics of that amiable animal "Mickey Mouse." Of course even the movies are catering to the political demands of our long-haired Mr. Milque- toasts, and goodness knows it is bad enough to be handed politics, politics, politics from the screen but when. "Mickey Mouse" appears we know we can laugh and relax. "Mickey" and-"Minnie" so far have not taken up the turgid battlecries of the economic panacea-peddlers and the glib phrasemakers who wish to return to economic cliff-dwelling or "progress" to Red Nutopias. "Mickey Mouse" is a relief. What a relief! It may even be that a mouse will deliver us from the Republicans and nitwit anarchists who are mak- ing life unbearable for all of us and the news- papermen in particular. Go to it, Mr. Mouse, and steer clear of political fandangling! -Liberal. COLLEGIlATE OBSERVER By BUD BERNARD With finals approaching this contribution from K.L.O. is appropriate: REPENT, YE SINNERS Ten days alone before the final spurt;.. .... .. We're in the stretch. Don't slacken now less sure (Not I) of ultimate success unhurt. (Thank God, I'm at my best when undTr pressure.) Can I absolve in less than a fortnight The scholar's seven sins which weigh me down? Too many classes cut; and dates in delight That should have been on books. notes which abound From someone else's pen; assignments read In brief; procrastination from the first. Many a conference when naught was said; And all sev'n. the last, to cram is worst. Can 1 like Sampson with a last intent Redeem myself in June all passions spent. The classified ad in The Daily written by the Betsy Barbour girls has received plenty of comment. Hence this letter received today: Dear Bud: I notice by this morning's Daily that six girls at Betsy Barbour are bored with the B.M.O.C. on this campus, and really want experienced men. I would suggest that the girls at the dorm start a "get a date" chain system. Let these girls send out the six names to six fel- lows and the system work in the chain letter manner. If this idea succeeds, the girls at the Betsy Barbour will have enough dates to last them through next semester. Signed, "Betsy Barbour Admirer." Do you know what boondoggler is? Neither did we, until we chanced upon the explanation in the Daily Princetonian. To be brief, a boondoggler, or rather, the boondoggler, since there is appar- ently only one of the species extant, is a sopho- more at the University of Chicago. To hold this official title, the individual sits on a chair in the university lavatory for three hours every afternoon, except Saturday and Sunday. From his noble perch he records the number of paper towels which you use as you wash your hands. When the week's total is complete, his statistics are sent to the permanent archives of the administration in Washington, there to be consulted by trained experts and used in some sort of an unknown manner. All this dither is done under the name FERA, which goes to show, we suppose, that the gents in charge of that outfit have plenty of ingenuity in the administration of the money intrusted to their care. M- - I Announcing -- Distribution o f the 1935 ICH IGAN ENSIAN Tomorrow, Thursday, Friday at the Student Publications Building from 9:0--12:00 and 1:00 -- 5:00 Additional Copies Available at $5.00 Each I I M mm As Others See It 0l I The Material Value (From the Washington State Evergreen) GOOD SCHOLARSHIP is not intended to be, nor is it often interpreted, as an accurate guage of probable success in the world of busi- ness. It is possible, and often happens, that a man has personal qualities which go far in making him a success in business but which are of little, if any, value in the pursuit of knowledge in academic fields. Nevertheless, a student with sound business principles realizes that it is sound economics to get from a course everything possible, since it is for the privilege of taking such courses that he or his parents invest considerable sums of money in a college education for him. And, if one takes this sensible attitude toward the college courses, good grades follow naturally. Viewing the situation from another perspective, one might observe that, since grades are an in- dication of the extent to which a man grasps and satisfactorily assimilates the subject matter of a course of study, they are equally valuable as a measure of the degree to which he may grasp, assimilate, and discharge of the duties of the posi- tion upon which he must depend for the mainten- ance of his economic status. Certainly it is true that habits of concentration and continuity of effort may be formed in the study hall which will aid materially in the business world. If one fails to acquire these invaluable habits in college, he must of necessity pass through a period of painful readjustment when he enters business. In other words, those practices of self- discipline necessary to success in the classroom are equally necessary to success in life. Grades, then, although not necessarily a reliable indicator of success in business, are often a val- uable measure in those qualities, necessary both in class and in business operations. The good business man of tomorrow is not the person who nakes a poor bargain in the purchase of an edu- cation and in addition neglects to cultivate those qualities certain to contribute to his success in later life. Prohibitive Honorary Fees (From the Ohio State Lantern) HONORARIES are unlike social fraternities and sororities; they have no right to be prohibitive financially. Yet, we wonder just how many stu- dents who have been invited to join an honorary society have had to refuse because of the financial restriction. There are 11 local and 32 national honorary organizations on the campus, with "prices of ad- mission" varying from $1 to $30. Fourteen of these honoraries charge $15 or more, while four receive over $25 from each initiate. It seems odd that some should charge so much more than others. A glance over the list will show that those with the higher fees are not in all cases the higher ranking organizations, but are relatively insignificant. -- A Washington BYSTANDER I By KIRKE SIMPSON WASHINGTON, May 21. SENATOR STEIWER of Oregon rates special mention as a silver lining detector in political dark clouds. Speaking for the Far West at a Republican county get-together in New York City, he discovered that party defeats suffered in '32 and '34 "have proved a blessing in disguise." To reach that conclusion, the Oregonian deduced that those disasters had divorced the party from its old, "too close" tie-up with big business. "It can no longer be credited with that dubious distinction," he added. "Now big business looking for political favors has transferred its affections to the Democratic Party." Had the onlookers at the National Chamber of Commerce convention in Washington that same day heard this senatorial analysis, they must have chuckled. The 1,500 delegates were going on a resolution rampage even as Steiwer was speaking in New York. In what they had to say about the New Deal and the extent that they speak for big business, it was a bit difficult to detect that transfer of affections Steiwer reported. SOME CHAMBER officials seemed to think that the convention's bark would prove to be worse than its bite. Among them was the new chief of the national chamber, President Harper Sibley, He could see only a difference in methods of ap- proach, not in purposes, between Mr. Roosevelt and the chamber. He could even, perhaps on the basis of old college friendship, plan for "coopera- tion" conferences with the President. He also thought; quite frankly, that a lot of delegates in a big hall "didn't really know what they were voting about" when some of the sharpest cracks at the New Deal were taken. And President Sibley, it seems, agrees with former President Harriman as to one very probable cause of the chamber flare up against the New Deal, particularly against pending reform rather than recovery legislation proposals. He thinks it a definite sign of accelerating recovery. "The business patient is just a vigorous and vo- ciferous convalescent," he said. SECRETARY ROPER feels that way about it Presumably his business advisory council, composed of industrialheavyweights, agrees. At least they galloped to the White House before the text of the Chamber resolutions reached there to present their endorsement of most of the New Deal policies the Chamber was viewing with such "vociferous" alarm and repugnance. Roper and his business council have a growing accumulation of business recovery symptoms to guide them. The commerce department is keeping It Costs But C per ine (l0c for 3 or more insertions) To avail yourselves of the proven Results of Daily Classified Ads. I Some Reading Suggestions. FOR 7,000 YEARS man has been translating his thoughts, his ideas and his aspirations into words, and recording those words in some sort of a permanent form, whether hieroglyphic or alphabetical. During these 7,000 years hundreds of thousands of books, documents and notations have been written, only a small part of which have been preserved for us today. This vast welter of words we may call the "literature of humanity." At the University of Michigan, and at every institution formed for the enlargement of men's minds, this "literature of humanity" constitutes the basis of all courses of study pursued. The sociologist subtracts a portion of it for his field, the economist chooses a select few for his subject, and the specialists in all other lines of activity set aside those books which can be included in their own sharply-defined categories. But there still remains an overwhelmingly broad and extensive array of books to which the attribute "cultural" may be applied, and from which array the university student must pick and choose those which he considers essential to his cultural de- Call at the Student Publications Building 420 Maynard Street or Phone 2-1214 I I