THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY,' THE MICHIGAN DAILY lectures delivered in the past few weeks have revealed that the average student, though he may understandthe requirements listed in a catalog, is I e Con ing Tower Signorant of the characteristics which are ex- eo n n o e pected of him in his field of concentration. That an understanding of these factors is im- portant cannot be denied, and it is difficult to dis- Receipt for a Heavy (Academic) Dragoon cover a better means of gaining it than through (Bowing in the direction of Sir W. S. Gilbert, o the vocational lectures. The speakers concern course). themselves only with basic facts, facts which are If you want a receipt for the popular mystery. necessary for an intelligent evaluation of any field Known to the world as a college's dean, of ccncentration. Speakers scheduled for the Take all the remarkable people in history- weeks preceding the spring recess are Dean A. C. Boil them together and put through a screen! Furstenburg of the Medical School, Dr. W. W. A Washington BYSTANDER' DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bullctin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President untl 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. -- i f t- J i ... , ROL gr +;jL 7 k,..:.e..,- Publisned every morning except Monday during th University year and Summer Session by the Board i Control of Student Publications. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the us for republication of all news dispatches credited to it o7 not otherwise credited in this newspaper. All rights o republication of all other matter herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan a second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00 by mail, $450. Bishop, director of the Library, Prof. R. B. RodkeyI of the School of Education, Dean H .C. Sadler of the College of Engineering, Prof. E. V. Moore of the A School of Music and Dean S. T. Dana of the For- n estry School. All of these men have had years of experience in guiding students in their individual fields. Their e2 advice will prove invaluable even to the student] f who has definite plans regarding his field of con- centration. If the lectures are to be continued in the following years, they must have student sup- ; port, and there are few activities on campus more worthy. Representatives: National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Ave., New York City; 400 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT Telephone 4925 BOARD OF EDITORS MANAGING EDITOR ..............THOMAS H. KLEENE ASSOCIATE EDITOR .............. THOMAS E. GROEHN( Dorothy S. Gies Josephine T. McLean William R. Reed DEPARTMENTAL BOARDS' teublication Department: Thomas H. Kleene, Chairman; Clinton B. Conger, Robert Cummins, Richard G. Her- shey, Ralph W. Hurd, Fred Warner Neal. Reportorial Department: Thomas E. Groehn, Chairman; Elsie A. 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DESPITE all the hurly and burly about preventing war, despite all the neutrality bills that Congress has passed, and despite the attempts to "take the profits out of war," the pacifists are still not marshalling their forces for the eradication of one of the most essen- tial roots of war. A perusal of the neutrality bills passed by Con- gress will reveal that every one substantiates the fabled "freedom of the seas." Every activity of the government reflects its continuance. And yet, even if all profit were taken out of war, even if we did not try to bind ourselves to neutrality by legis- lative means, and even if we did hold Olympic games every four years, the United States still will have war and more war if it continues to demand freedom upon the high seas in time of war. With our modern methods of warfare, it would be suicide for any warring nation to refrain from molesting the ships from other countries carrying provisions to its foes. We must send provisions to warring countries, and we will have our ships sunk. For the United States cannot suddenly cut off its trade with a large number of the nations of the world upon sudden notice; it is economically] impossible. We need at present at least 30 vital products including manganese and rubber which we must import from the various nations of the world, and in case of a war involving many nations, we must trade with some of the bellig- erents either directly or indirectly. If we did not, we would be left with industries shut down, we would be left with our ships rotting in our harbors, we would be left without steel with which to build our massive buildings, and we would be left with hundreds of thousands more unemployed. Our trade must go on. If Europe and Asia were thrown into bitter conflict, we should still continue to import rubber, nickel, and various other commodities, many of which are under con- trol of the larger nations of Europe. In payment, we must ship other goods, for we cannot allow our gold supply to dwindle away, and this involves trading with warring nations. If we demand that our ships be left unmolested upon the waters we must ultimately come into conflict with one or both of the conflicting allies. However, if we devote our efforts to causing our losses to be shouldered as part of the risks of trade during war, paying more for our imported goods to be sure, but removing a cause of war, if we recognize the ramifications of modern war- fare and the economic dependence of the nations of the world, and if we throw out of consideration the war phrase, "the freedom of the seas," we would be making more headway towards eliminat- ing war than all the pictures of the horror of war and all the strikes in opposition to war can ever make. The Vocational Lectures r IIE CHOICE of a vocation or field of concentration is always a difficult one, and any aid in making the choice an intel- ligent one is certain to be of great value to the undergraduate student. Especially valuable is such aid from a man active in a field of study, a man who has a thorough understanding of the many factors which make the student suitable for work in that field, as well as a wealth of practical ex- THEF.FQRUM Letters published in this column should notbe 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 editors reserving the right to condense all letters of over 300 words and to accept or reject Letters upon the criteria of general editorial importance and interest to the campus. The Informer To the Editor: While glancing through one of the city's news- papers my attention was drawn to a notice in- serted in the theatre section. It stated that a picture called The Informer would not be shown at a local theatre for the reason that the Ann Arbor Catholic League of Decency objected. It is rather difficult for me to believe that the picture is immoral inasmuch as it was voted to be one of the finest of the year, and also to the best of my knowledge the national organization of the Catholic Church has not black-listed it. If the local Catholics believe the picture to be indecent let them by all means remain away from the the- atre. I cannot see, however, why people who are perfectly capable of seeing this splendid picture without serious danger to their morals should be deprived of that pleasure. -J. H. Dalton, '38. EDITOR'S NOTE: As explained in Wed- nesday's Daily, the Legion of Decency's ban on "The Informer" has been withdrawn on orders from the New York Council. The New York Council ruling supplanted that of the Chicago Council, which had previously disapproved the picture. Kick-Back To the Editor: The inquiring reporter who took that most in- accurate census of women who did not know what the political terms "right" and "left" meant in a class Tuesday certainly has a crying lack of in- sight. Where is his sociology and psychology? Please remember it is the professor who still guides the course of discussion in class rooms and if he does not choose to call on the women in the class- room who know it, please do not consider us ignor- ant. Sociologically man and woman are equal in the world of intellect and psychologically the woman is reputed to have the edge on the male in the matter of insight: Why be too bright? Let one of these lazy males who didn't study any- way, answer an occasional question. Did you, Mr. Editor of the Daily, take a census of the male pop- ulation of the class who knew the answer? No it might be embarrassing to wake the male from his prolonged nap. I might add that although the female may be stupid on occasions at least she pretends to stay awake in class and may with great straining of intellect gather a few pearls of wisdom from the masculine mind. Now, you got your kick- back from the female element! Are you satisfied? -Margaret Veenboer. The University of Chicago has one of the world's most complete newspaper files. The Chicago files of the London Chronicle extend back to 1758. Skill of a Borgia in artistry potional, Smoothness of Eden cajoling the League, Craft of Cornell in a crisis emotional. Conscience of Talleyrand in an intrigue, Machiavelli's renown for duplicity, Bluster and blague of the late Huey Long, Anthony Comstock's delight in pudicity, Porter's command of the popular song, Bonny Prince Farley's delight in high politics, Nero's contempt for the masses of men, Chrysler's control of the lore of football-itics, Hitler's "Thou must!" with a stroke of the pen! Dogged persistence of brave little Hannibal, Justice toward Mooney - displayed by a Rolph, Coolness of Crusoe when caught by a cannibal, Little's devotion to tournament golf, Pluck of a Byrd in his reckless adventuring Legal acument of Chief Justice Hughes, Luck of a Raskob in risky indenturing Patience of Job in admonishing stews,- Admiral Dewey, the Toast of Manila, Haile Selassie and Mr. Havrilla, Thomas Aquinas and Thomas McAn, Maxie der Moxie and Joe What-a-Man? Euclid and Coughlin and Dr. Defoe, Il Duce, the Duchess, and Stalin & Co. Take of these elements all that is fusible, Melt them all down in a pipkin or crucible, Set them to simmer and take of the scum And a college's dean is the residuum! H.A.L. Mr. William Randolph Hearst has filed a peti- tion seeking to prevent the Western Union Tele- graph Company from delivery a copy of one spe- cific telegram to the Senate lobby committee. It is impossible that Mr. Hearst is the author of the telegram; it is well known to all who have read or heard stories about him that he hasn't sent a telegram since Alexander Graham Bell was in kilts. Yes, Pahs, it seems odd that no one has written a one-act play about the elevator strike ... Oh, yes. "Waiting for Lifty." In the old days we used to uphold Jimmy Walk- er when it was charged against him that he was a wisecracker, as though that alone were easy enough to prove his incompetence, and as though wisecracking were easy. When we read yesterday of the puerile stuff that went on in the House Wed- nesday it seemed to us that Jimmy Walker was in a class with Sheridan and Steele. Mr. Zioncheck, of Washington, said that he didn't object if Mr. Ekwall, of Oregon, wanted "to make a fool out of himself"; and Mr. Ekwall said that there was "no bigger jackass" in Congress than Mr. Zioncheck. It seems to us that our ole friends Penrod and Sam were a little too adult to exchange repartee of this kind. CUR NON CURAT LEX? That bad legal phrasing of and 'or Is wanting in technical cand/or. Suppose I should stut/or: "Please pass me the but/or," Or talked of Keats, Swinburne, and Land/or! DAVID MCORD Mr. Frederick H. Wood, arguing against the Guffey coal control act, was pitching his voice high. Chief Justice Hughes asked him whether he would mind lowering his voice. "I've been trying to do that all my life," said Mr. Wood, 550 Park Avenue, New York. We think that Mr. Wood ought to go on tour. Millions of Milquetoast Americans who have been trying all their lives to raise their voices would pay to see him. The Gals' Union of the Herald Tribune object to our having objected to saying of the passenger who rides down one floor that she slows up the service. "How about him, you old woman-hater, you?" writes the corresponding secretary. The proportion is at least ten to one against the gals. But: No matter what happens in an elevator, We are anything but a woman-hater. By KIRKE SIMPSONj rASHINGTON, March 1.- What- evcr destiny may hold in store for the world in the wake of German military reoccupation of the Rhine- land in defiance of treaty, American aloofness from the new European crisis is distinctly greater than it was in those fateful mid-summer days of 1914. It has been bolstered by ex- perience and buttressed by law. Yet it cannot be said that the march of rearmed Germany to resume "The Watch on the Rhine" may not have political repercussions in this country. If war is to come of it, the factors now shaping to frame the impending presidential election here could all be completely changed. For America no less than the nations immediately involved abroad, external policy rather than internal could become the major domestic issue T REQUIRES no recapitulation of the controversy in Congress over the shaping of neutrality legislation to foretell a bitter clash of opinion over whatever executive steps might be necessary at any stage to imple- ment that national policy. Even ex- cluding weapons and direct war mu- nitions from consideration, as they are excluded by law, there are rich possibilities of more innocent trade to be glimpsed in a new battle of European giants. Will other neutral countries ignore them? Can any au- thority of government be found to re- inforce a "good neighbor" policy of rigid non-participation? For peace-minded folk, however, the differences of the American sit- uation now and in 1914 have their distinctly hopeful aspect. There is a double-barrelled neutrality act. since the bill fathered by Hiram Johnson and closing American financial mar- kets to war-debt defaulters must of necessity restrict war trade of any character in this country. More than, that, however, the effect on national opinion of those defaults, now aggre- gating a billion dollars, of the stu- pendous cost of the last war was so sharply illustrated by the size of the bonus prepayment bill check present- ed to Congress for ways and means of liquidation, have to be considered. BETWEEN pro and anti-League of Nations factions, "if" if going to be a mighty word Could this new snarl have happened "if" the United States had joined, will be asked by one side. On the other will be voiced the conviction that had it been a member of the league, the nation would now have been on the brink of a new war effort. THE SCREEN 'THE INFORMER' HERE TODAY Many students have undoubtedly seen "The Informer," either when it was presented several months ago by the Art Cinema League or outside of Ann Arbor. To these, and even to those who have not seen it; a rcom- mendation is hardly necessary. This story of an Irish revolutionist who betrays his comrades is hardly the movie that ordinarily comes from Hollywood. It was expected that the picture would be nothing more than a program filler, until a flood of criti- cal opinion established it as probably the best American film of last year.! Victor McLagen's acting and John Ford's directing combinedto bring forth a masterpiece. It will play at the Michigan through Saturday. AT THE MICHIGAN 'MILLIONS IN THE AIR' A Paramount Picture with John How- arcd, Wendy Barrie, Willie Froward. Benny Baker. Eleanor Whitney, Robert Cummings, and George Barbier **i THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1936 VOL. XLVI No. 118 Notices Marsh and Mandlebaum Scholar- ,:hips in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Applications for these scholarships for the yearI 1936-37 may now be made on blanks to be obtained at the office of the Dean of the College, 1210 Angell Hall., All blanks must be returned to the same office on or before March 20. These scholarships may be held by those who are enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts! only. The Marsh Scholarships are' available to both men and women, the Mandlebaum Scholarships may be awarded to men only. For further information consult the bulletin on1 Scholarships and Fellowships which may be obtained at the office of the Secretary in University Hall Faculty, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Instructors aref requested to send their "Freshman Report Cards" to Room 4, University Hall not later than Saturday, March, 21. Mid-semester reports will be called for at the end of the eighth week. Mr. J. H. Dillon, of the Ingersoll- Rand Company, will be in Room 221; West Engineering Building for two or three days, beginning Wednesday, March 18, for the purpose of inter- viewing prospective graduates who might be interested in work with this organization. Please make an appointment. H. C. Anderson. Mr. L. H. Means, of the General Electric Company, will be in Room 221 West Engineering Building forj two or three days beginning Thurs- day, March 19, for the purpose of in- terviewing prospective graduates who might be interested in work with this organization. Please make an ap- pointment. H. C. Anderson. Seniors: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Senior dues of $1.00 will be collected by members of the Finance committee and other Senior Class committees today in the lobby of Angell Hall and the main corridor of University Hall. Senior Music School dues must be paid by Tuesday, March 24. Pay dues to following people: Maxine Hutchins, Jean Hoover, Alan Wells, Irene Maki, Myrtle Trunk, Milton Herman. ii Waiting for Lefty and The Doctor in Spite of Himself: Tickets are still available for all performances of Play Production's third presentation of' the season. Evening performances will be given tonight, Friday and Sat- urday. There will be a special mat- inee at 3:15 Saturday. Curtain for the evenings at 8:30. Prices are: eve- nings, 75, 50 and 35c; matinee, 35 and 50c. For reservations call at the box office of the Lydia Mendel- ssohn Theatre or telephone 6300. Academic Notices Preliminary Examinations for the Ph.D. in Economics: These examina- tions will be held on May 4-6 inclu- sive. All graduate students who con- template writing papers at this time should notify the secretary of the De- partment of Economics at once. Events Of! Today Observatory Journal Club meets at 4:15 p.m., in the Observatory lectlre room. Dr. Dean B. McLaughlin will speak on "Interpretation of the Phe- nomena of Novae." Tea will be served at 4. Iota Alpha: Regular monthly meet- ing at 7:30 p.m., in the Seminar Room, 3201 E. Engineering Building. Prof. A. L. Cross, of the Department of History, will be the speaker on the subject, "The Hartzell-Drake Case." It is urged that every member be present. Weekly Reading Hour: Dr. Fred Cowin, pastor of the Church of Christ, will read from the poetry of Robert Burns at the Weekly Reading Hour at 4 p.m., in Room 205 Mason: Hall. The public is very cordially invited to hear Dr. Cowin. Varsity Glee Club: Very important rehearsal 7:15 sharp followed by short concert for Banker's Association Ban- quet. Informal dress. List for East- er trip will be read at this meeting. Mr. E. I. Kohler, of Arthur Ander- sen and Company of Chicago, will speak on "Corporate Income Taxa- tion" at 11 p.m., in Room 103, Ro- mance Languages Building. Students and faculty of the School of Business Administration and others interested are invited to attend. Mr. Ellis Cowling, of Thorntown, Indiana, author of "A Short Intro- duction to the Cooperative Move- ment," will speak in Lane Hall audi- torium at 8:00 p.m. on "The Coopera- tive Movement." This is the second of the Cooperative Movement which is being sponsored by the Student Christian Association. The public is invited. Hillel Players: Tryouts for three one-act plays are being held at the Hillel Foundation, from 3:00 to 5:00 and from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. All in- terested are urgently requested to be present. Harris Hall: Today from 12 noon to 1 o'clock, Student Starvation Lunch in Harris Hall. All students and their friends are cordially invited. Michigan Dames Music Group meets this evening at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Beukema on Dex- ter Road. The discussiofi will be on the Modern Symphony Orchestra, and anyone interested is invited. Transportation will be provided from the Michigan League lobby at 7:50 p.m. A full rehearsal for all members of the Juniors Girls Play cast will be held at 7 p.m. today in the Laboratory Theatre. It is essential that every- one be present. Virginia Frink, Director. Coming Events Athletic Group, Michigan Dames: Final meeting of the year will be held [Friday, March 20, 8:30 p.m., Women's Athletic Bldg. Delta Epsilon Pi meeting at the Michigan Union Friday at 8 p.m. sharp. Pledges will be formally in- itiated. Future plans of the frater- nity will be discussed. All members are urged to be present. Informal Dance for Graduate Stu- dcnts on Saturday evening, March 21, at the Women's Athletic Building (Continued on Page 6) I THE STAGE* Most Interesting' Contemporary REVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY not be particularly annoying; but one of them is By KARL LITZENBERG distinctly terrible. (Of the English Department) But the prose is another matter. Of the stories, EDITOR'S NOTE: The following review pre- I think Anina Coniglio's "The Wedding" is the sents a faculty reaction to the latest issue of the most moving. Miss Coniglio has interpreted an student literary magazine, "Contemporary." In tomorrow's Daily will appear a student reaction to ironically ugly situation through the mind of a child too young to understand why no one is happy THE EDITORIAL "Lend Us Your Ears" which in- at the wedding of her father's friend-with-the- troduces the current issue of Contemporary is mustache. Peter L. Mintz's "No Longer Mourn" intended to explain and defend the policy of the struck me as being a little lugubrious; while I feel that Chester Thalman's "Between You and Me", magazine. If I understand the tone of the editor- bites off more than a story can chew in a page ial; if it means that there is very little material and a half - to use a well-mixed metaphor. from which the editor may pick and choose; if it conveys, as I think it does, the rather depressing Among the essays, Professor H. T. Price's "What cnveyssI thnkit os nitheratr depres .Really Happens in Hamlet," and Jack Conklin's fact that Contemporary has neither enough writers "Can Jazz Go Highbrow," are worthy of first men- nor enough readers - then I believe it is incumbent tion. Professor Price minces no words in attack- upon me to suggest a reconsideration of the policy ing J. Dover Wilson's interpretation of the play- which the editors here explain andtdefend. If it is within-the-play; he insists that the Wilson inter- true that only Hopwood aspirants and English pretation (actually 'borrowed' from Halliwell, and majors are interested in Contemporary, then two given a few new twists) "ignores human nature, courses lie open: the magazine can continue to rules of court procedure, and the art of the drama." operate in its own field of endeavor, or it can Mr. Conklin attempts - a difficult thing - to de- change its policies and adapt itself to a sphere fine what Jazz actually is. In a third piece, James beyond its present reach. The second course i Doll explains the "Needs of a University Theatre." cannot be followed until the editors know a great In a fourth, Miss Helen Shiro "Things They Don't deal more about what students want to read than Teach in College" suggests a course in 'Allure' they seem to know (by their own admission) at as a necessary addition to the curriculum; the the present time. only objection that occurs to me at the moment AT THE LYDIA MENDELSSOHN "THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF Great artists looking for a theme HIMSELF" and worthy of their talents ordinarily "'WAITING FOR LEFTY" would not choose the amateur hour phenomenon, but that is exactly what Seeing Moliere and Odets on the Paramount has done in "Millions in same program is very much like eat- the Air." ing a cream puff and then topping Although throughout the film ade- it off with a shot of straight gin; quate attention is always given to the and such a diet is likely to produce dramatic force of a situation in which no little amount of digestive disturb- a millionnaire soap-maker's daugh- ance, particularly when the cream ter and an ice-cream salesman fight puff is as delicious and the gin as off the perils to their gestating love, powerful as are the two presentations the producers have emphasized the that Play Production offers currently humorous and musical aspects of at the Lydia Mendelssohn. amateur hours, with not unpleasant I What disturbance there is, however, results. is all for the best, because it is not "Millions in the Air" has as its often that the spirit of Moliere's light- major assets Benny Baker, who hearted and subtle comedy is captured, should get bigger parts; Eleanore so completely; nor is the full signifi- Whitney, another tap-dancer, but the cance and strength of Odets' propa- best looking of her breed; and Willie gandist drama an easy thing to bring Howard, one of Hollywood's better out in its full force, funnymen. "The]Doctor in Spite of Himself" These three make it a better show owes about eighty pe cent of its suc- than many more pretentious musicals cess to Charles Harrell who directed of recent date. -R,A.C. I it iii i-ineinal r in the work of most of the other actors. Ruth Le Roux, because of her meticulous diction and superior stage presence, manifests this more than the others. Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty" can be done well only when every performance is good. He has no heros. no heroines, and his chief char- acter is always the oppressed class, his champion, Communism, and his technique, relentless high dramatic pitch. Those who interpret it for Play Production never let it down, and the loose but lucid unity of this play about a taxi-drivers' meeting, within which several subordinate dramas are enacted, is thought-provoking, almost viciously so, in its effect. Mr. Windt's direction has brought remarkable re- sults and is commendable in every re- spect. -C.B.C. W PA Men Strike For Higher Wages NILES, Mich., March 18. - (P) - Two hundied WPA workers struck Wednesday, demanding $60 a month instead of the prevailing $48, forcing suspension of four projects. In addition to the $12 increase in the prevailing rate of pay, the men demanded pay for days when they are not able to work, union wages I i E 'THE PAY-OFF'1 A First National Picture with James Dunn, Claire Dodd, Paricia Ellis and others. *1z2 The title of this picture probably refers to the climactic moment in which James Dunn's faithless wife. IL, yllu W IV p 3 VoaJ ,tltS'.- V' p that of the foolish Sganarelle whose wife, seeking irevenge for the beating' he gives her in the first scene of the play, plots to ridicule him in the eyes of a wealthy man and his house- hold. The daughter of the house has been struck dumb for a reason that the best physicians cannot discover.' Sganarelle a wood-cmtter is hired :to I