rAGt, touRt THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936 WIWI lr"A 1 II Ws THE MICHIGAN DAILY K.- - Publisned every morning except Monday during th University year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. 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 newspaper. All rights of republication of all other matter herein also reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan as second class mal matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Reppresentatives: 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. 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ROTHBARD WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER ....MARGARET COWIE WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ...ELIZABETH SIMONDS DEPARTMENTAL MANAGERS local Advertising, William' Barndt; Service Department, Willis Tomlinson; Contracts, Stanley Joffe; Accounts, Edward Wohgemuth; Circulation and National Adver- tising, John Park; Classified Advertising and Publica- tions, Lyman Bittman. NIGHT EDITOR: CLINTON B. CONGER A Regrettable Limitation. T HE BROADCASTING of educa- tional programs from the University for the current season will end Sunday. Despite the fact that Station WJR, over which it broad- casts, donates the use of its facilities for these informational programs, the broadcasting budget permits only 19 weeks of broadcasting during the college year. It would be a waste of time to dwell at length upon the value and accomplishments of the University Broadcasting Service, for almost every- one connected with the University realizes them. The importance of the contact that it furnishes° between the University and the people of Michigan who support it cannot be over-estimated. That' such a contact should properly exist is not de- batable, and broadcasting is admittedly the cheap- est, most reliable and most effective means by which the University can provide that contact. It is cheapest because the facilities of WJR are do-1 nated; it is most reliable because members of the faculty write and deliver their own addresses, leav- ing no chance for misinterpretation or misquota- tion of the material presented. It is most effec- tive because of the personal contact, because more information can be disseminated, because it offers a speedy method of counteracting misleading in- formation about the University, and because it reaches more people than any other means. That the value of university broadcasting is recognized elsewhere is shown by the fact that the University of Wisconsin is on the air six hours a day during the whole year, that the Ohio State University is on all day, and that the University of Iowa owns its own station over which it broadcasts 18 hours a day. And yet, while our programs are recognized as among the best of any of the edu- cational broadcasts on the air, the Broadcasting Service must cease operations within a few days.I By a small addition to the budget for broad- casting purposes, the administration would bed taking advant age of a priceless opportunity to re- tain the contacts it has formed by means of the broadcasts from Morris Hall. It would be contin- uing the interest of taxpayers of the State who have no other means of obtaining information and explanation about the work that is being conducted in the laboratories and classrooms of the campus. It will make use of the best means it possesses to gain and retain the confidence, faith, and sup- port of all the people of the State of Michigan. It would be taking advantage of the experience of other universities, whose initial investments in the field were followed by expensive outlays and it would give an impetus to an activity which is bringing renown to the University. Hitler' s 'Electdiol' a * THE GERMAN voting population goes to the polls Sunday to elect an unopposed slate of government candidates for the Reichstag. For several weeks Reichsfuehrer Hitler and the entire Nazi organization have been carry- ifig on a propaganda campaign to bring out a large number of voters to back the government's can- didates. Herr Hitler isn't worrying about the outcome of the election, but he does want a heavy vote to impress upon the rest of the world that the German people are united behind him. 'rhoma' ion rn c.v c- o hPmaxx orh-f'0 A fn-o ha after the polls have closed to check the election returns and to prevent the government from exag- gerating the figures. The stupidity of the election is so obvious that Herr Hitler seems to have de- feated his original purpose. 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 editors reserving the right to condense all letters of over 300 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial imnortance and interest to the campus. Beta Theta Pi Closing To the Editor: As an impartial observer of the recent closing of the Beta house, there are a few things I think worthy of note which might well be brought to the attention of the Interfraternity Council and equally as well to the attention of the campus. In the first place, the "conviction" came under the Hell Week plan which was passed last spring and was not under the all-comprehending "NRA" which was passed this fall. The reason for this was that the Beta Hell Week took place before the regula- tions of Feb. 26 were put through. Consequently, unless the Betas' activities really violated the gen- eral "precepts" set up last spring, it seems the Council has overstepped bounds of propriety in closing the Beta house., The Michigan Daily of May 2, 1935 sets forth the HellWeek plan as passed the night before: "(1) That Hell Week shall be limited to a maximum duration of one week. (2) That Hell Week activities of each fra- ternity shall not be so arranged as to result in any inconvenience to persons not affiliated with the fraternity, either by destruction of property or creation of a public disturbance. (3) On any report of any pledge or initiate who feels his initiation has been unfair and unreasonable, the Executive Committee of the Council shall investigate. (4) Any rumor of physical injury or unrea- sonable practices by any fraternity may be investigated and if malpractices be discovered, the usual penalties shall be meted out. (5) The same persons who are now res- ponsible to the University for the adherence of each individual fraternity to social and finan- cial regulations shall be held responsible for the strict observance of these rules by their fraternities. (6) Any violations of these precepts shall fall within the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee of the Interfraternity Council and shall be punishable by imposition of social probation or forfeiture of rushing privileges or both. The duration of such penalties in each case shall be at the discretion of the aforemen- tioned Executive Committee." That this regulation embodies "general precepts" is conceded and it was proposed in that spirit on the occasion of its passage. There was a feel- ing among many of the fraternities that the matter of how a Hell Week should be run was essentially a matter for private regulation of each fraternity. But it was also evident that reasonable regulations should be placed on this power of regulation so as to avoid some of the atrocities of the early days of college fraternities. Consequently, the plan not only provides against public disturbance and prop- erty damage and against unreasonable physical punishment for the initiates but gives the Council the power to investigate any unreasonable prac- tice, whether included within these limitations or not, and to impose the usual penalties in case malpractice is discovered. Just what caused the furore regarding the Beta Hell Week seems to remain undisclosed and consequently it is impos- sible to determine whether the activity did violate the precepts of the Hell Week plan or merely was something which was frowned upon by the mem- bers of the Committee. Granted that a practice that the Committee frowns on probably should be stopped, the fact remains that unless such practice is within the limits of the Council's resolution, it is improper for the Council to assume jurisdiction of the case. The Daily of Wednesday, March 25 states that "the committee ruled that it has power to take any action for the better interest of the fraternities" and it may be true that the Council does have such power. However, if such a general power exists outside of specific regulations passed on the floor of the Council, it seems curious that it would be necessary to have any code of Hell Week rules passed by the representatives of the fraternities. In the absence of such a general power, the Executive Committee must be limited to powers granted by the houses' representatives. Did they so limit themselves in this instance? However, if we assume that the Committee was correct in taking jurisdiction of this case and found that there was misconduct which comes within the scope of the regulations of May 2, 1935, it is hard to discover a basis for the power to close a house. Sec. 6 allows the committee to place a house on "social probation" or to take away its "rushing privileges" or both but it is hard to read into these clauses the power to close a house en- tirely. It seems that the Committee clearly over- stepped its bounds here. Perhaps to persons "in the know" there is an obvious answer to all this. However, it appears to this writer that the Committee might better come into the open and show which provision of the Hell Week plan has been violated and to show where the power completely to shut down a house for Hell Week misbehavior finds its course. Per- haps there is more to this than a mere violation of the Hell Week code but it seems that if the closing of the house is because of such a violation, the conviction should be justified. -Laurence D. Smith, '37L. An Error Acknowledged The Conning Tower PROFESSORS Some are stout, Some are thin, Some go out, Some stay in, Some lie low, Some are brave, Some like show, Some don't shave, Some will join, Some hate queens, Some chase coin, Some eat beans, Some are bores, Some are bright, Some do chores, Some can write, Some will pain, Some drink suds, Some are quaint, Some are duds- Which makes them out Peculiar blokes. Or just about Like other folks. H.A.L. "Indeed," said Miss Dorothy Thompson yester- day, writing of the floods, "the catastrophe is too soon forgotten. Were men's memories longer they would prepare against its recurrence." They would; and yet Noah, with his gopher-wood ark, was the only man in the Bible that prepared. Men's memories are short. They don't pre- pare against the recurrence of war, and not much against the recurrence of the poverty that comes with wide unemployment. They don't remember the campaign promises of politicians; and the1 politicians don't remember them, either. Stories to the effect that Hartford, the insur- ance capital of America, had practically no flood insurance for its inundated area sounds to most persons as if it were a case of the physician failing] to heal himself. But try to get a flood insurance policy from a fire or a casualty company. They have no information about it, nor can they quote rates for any district. Lloyds, an insurance expert, will not write such a policy. Even The Conning; Tower wouldn't underwrite it, except for Mount; Everest. Sidney Howard says that the stage is the place to learn to act, and that the Garbos and the Har- lows would be no good on the stage. This temperate statement of Mr. Howard's will be exaggerated in Hollywood, where already they are angrily para- phrasing the Jesse James ballad to: Jean Harlow is is a star who's good as any are, And Garbo, she is brave; But the dirty little coward they call Sidney Howard Has put those ladies in the grave. We don't buy any sweepstakes tickets, because we save time by non-purchase. We don't have to read the list of names of winners. And we never had to read, and don't have to read -under the Con- stitution - the statements of winners telling what they are going to do with the money. If we were a newspaper editor we'd send out a reporter to find out what became of the winners of the past ten years, what became of the money, and the dis- crepancies between what they said they would do with it and what they did. Senator Borah, Colonel Knox, and Senator Van- denberg don't say precisely what they would do if elected, but they say what they would'nt do, which mostly is not to spend the taxpayers' money. More specifically they would not do almost every- thing that President Roosevelt, that mysterious dictator whom they don't name, is doing and has done. The other night the talk, oddly enough, drifted to politics, and the question came up, "What would you do if you were President?" The prize- winning answer was "I would ask to be impeached." Mr. John Hamilton says that Governor Landon does not rely on ballyhoo; that he needs no ma- chine to guarantee his popularity, and no press agents to rewrite and interpret his words. What does he need? A campaign manager named John, Hamilton? SPRING SONG How you goin' to keep her on a city square When the sap begins to rise? When, awake or sleeping, garden spots Appear before her eyes She'll go stark mad some April night And dig up the hyacinths, pink and white, That grow in the Shepard's window-box, And fork up a pair of those Belgian blocks, Letting them fly, with a mighty swing Right through the windows of Maxie Schling Throw plaintain seed and milk-weed pod On Radio City's cloud-kissed sod, And set out a packet of blue moon-flowers To climb on a string up the Waldorf Towers, Fill the sprinkling carts with Chanel perfume -And what price that, when the lilacs bloom!- And picket the streets with a placard smart- "Spring's Unfair to the Country Heart." -FRANKIE. All this talk about transportation to the World's' Fair, originally planned for 1939, is academic. Most of us will go in wheel chairs. On Monday, at the end of the luncheon of the Sixth Avenue Association, Mayor LaGuardia said, "Now let's go out and tear down the Sixth Avenue THlE STAGE By C. B. CARPENTER RICH MEN DIE and leave millions of dollars to be used in scientific experimentation, they will their ex- pensive art collections to museums, and bequeath lavishly to charities; but seldom does one hear that the theatre has been financially smiled upon by such a benefactor - after death. As patrons of the arts these men prob- ably receive as much cultural enjoy- ment and benefit from the theatre as they do from any of the other arts. They go to plays, perhaps even finance them, but they usually leave it up to someone else to provide vitality to the theatre as a cultural institu- tion. Why don't some of these men build and endow Little Theatres? The Little Theatre has already found a position in American society and promises to become one of the most important contributing factors to the furtherance of the theatre as a prominent part of our culture. The theatrical dictatorship of New York. the decline of the "road shaw, and the cinema made the enjoyment of new plays and important actors pro- hibitive to most people living more than a few miles from Manhattan. Hollywood now and then brings us adaptations of Broadway produc- tions, and some of the most finan- cially successful shows go on the road, but for the most part we who live int the Mid-West and West miss a great deal of what is going on in the the- atrical world.t IN AN EFFORT to overcome this sit- uation, Little Theatres have recent- ly sprung up all over the country. Some of them, such as the Dallas Little Theatre and Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre in New Orleans, have1 been in existence for more than fif- teen years. These and others, in- cluding the Pasadena Community Playhouse, the Vassar Experimental Theatre, the Kalamazoo Civic Play- ers, the Omaha Community Play- house, the Curtain Players of Flora1 Stone Mather College in Cleveland,I and the Los Angeles Junior College Department of Drama, are enjoying a prosperous existence and bringing worthy theatrical experiences to in- terested members of their communi- ties. It is not difficult to organize a Little Theatre. In most sizeablet communities there can always be found a good number of people whose interest in the theatre is more than; merely passive. What of all the young men and women whose life; ambition is to act, to direct, or to de- sign scenery or clothes? There are thousands of them looking eagerly for such a chance as they would get inj a Little Theatre. Probably some of; the most promising talent in these lines is being wasted in filling sta- tions, department stores, and the lobbies of movie palaces. If this tal- ent were given something to start on, the chances are that the results would be felt not only individually but by the community as a whole. If it were, possible to secure the services of an experienced actor, director, or pro- ducer to oversee the work of a newly organized group of this sort, it could swing into production rapidly, and soon bring a worthwhile series of in-' expensive and enjoyable theatrical events to the community. THE MOST DEADLY competitor of the Little Theatres is, of course, the movies. With millions of dollars,, the country's most appealing talent,a and world-wide publicity, Hollywood is able to undersell almost every other type of entertainment. But if the problem is attacked properly and forcefully, if the public is acquainted with a Little Theatre movement, aroused to an interest in it, and given what it wants in entertain- ment, it most likely will not fail. An intelligent full house paying movie prices to see really talented friends and neighbors bringing them a re-] cent New York production which has been interestingly advertised all over' town stands a pretty good chance of being well entertained. And it is likely that this full house will return again to see flesh-and-blood actors doing other plays, to create their own local celebrities, and to support an institution in which they have a local pride and which they patronize in preference to inferior movies., Unles the American public increases its desire to see a famous movie idol act a poor play poorly rather than to see a good play acted well by less notorious actors, the Little Theatre movement has only begun. Someday America will have not only two the- atrical centers, it will have many, the importance of which will bring not only intelligent entertainment but theatrical prestige and cultural prominence to the cities whose Little Theatres have produced the best work. And Hollywood and New York will have to look to their laurels. l SWANS PAY CALL Five whistling swans that have picked Geddes pond as a resting spot on their annual trip north have given townspeople something unusual to gaze at for the last few days and SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1936 VOL. XLVI No. 126 Notices Phi Beta Kappa: The local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is anxious to have on its lists the'names and addresses of members of the organization who have recently moved to Ann Arbor. The names may be sent to the Sec- retary's office, 3233 Angell Hall, by U. S. Mail or by Campus Mail. Any members who have not been receiving the notices of the Annual Banquet and desire to have them are asked to inform the Secretary. Irma F. Butler, Secretary. Student Loans: There will be a meeting of the Loan Committee in Room 2, University Hall, Monday af- ternoon, March 30. Students who have already filed applications for new loans with the Office of the Dean of Students should call there at once to make an appointment to meet the committee.{ Students of the College of Litera-1 ture, Science, and the Arts: A meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 31, at 4:15 p.m., in Room 1025, Angell Hall, for students in the College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts and others interested in future work in Business Administration. The meeting, one of the vocational series designed to give information concerning the nature and preparation of the various pro- fessions, will be addressed by Profes- sor R. G.ARodkeyrof the School of Business Administration. The next proessional talk, to be given by Dean H. C. Sadler of the College of Engi- neering, will be given on Thursday, April 2. Faculty, College of Engineering: The adjourned meeting of the faculty of this college is called for Monday, March 30, 4:15 p.m., in Room 348 West Engineering Building. The Univerity Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has received announcement of United States Civil Service Examinations for Clinical Director (Female), Director of Laboratories, Associate Psycho- therapist (Female), Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C., salary, $3,200 to $5,600; Senior, Associate, As- sistant, and Agricultural Engineer, Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, Department of Agriculture, (Optional Branches-Farm Power and Machin- ery, Farm Structures, Rural Electri- fication, Soil Erosion Control, Drain- age, Irrigation, and General) salary, $2,600 to $4,600; Associate, Assistant, and Marine Engineer, Department of the Navy, salary, $2,600 to $3,800; Junior Veterinarian,$Bureau of Ani- mal Industry, Department of Agricul- ture, salary, $2,000 (Open to Senior Students); Junior Astronomer, Naval Observatory, Navy Department, Washington, D. C., salary, $2,000 (open to Senior students). For further information concern- ing these examinations call at 201 Mason Hall, office hours, 9 to 12 and 2 to 4. E. E. Sophomores: Some very de- sirable summer work is open, in a Detroit concern, for a very few quali- fied men. Requirements: maturity (age 21 preferred); ability to deal with all kinds of people; over average htight; good appearance; reasonably good grades. Those selected who make good, will continue every sum- mer until graduation. Only those who in general qualify as stated above, need apply. Preliminary in- terviews by Prof. A. D. Moore in his office, Monday, 9 to 11. Mechanical Engineers: Mr. P. W. Boynton of the Socony-Vacuum Com- pany will be in Room 221 West Engi- neering Building, on Monday, March 30, for the purpose of interviewing men interested in possible employ-' ment with this organization. Please make an appointment, and obtain an interview blank prior to that time. H. C. Anderson. All Students of the University who are Daughters or Sons of Rotarians are cordially invited to be the guests of the Ann Arbor Rotary Club for luncheon on Wednesday, April 8, at 12:15 p.m. at the Michigan Union. Please make reservations promptly in Room 107, Mason Hall. Varsity Glee Club: The following men have been chosen for the Spring Vacation tour: 1st tenors: John Cole, Paul Robin- son, Leland Swenson, I. Burstein, H. Goldsworthy, B. Samuels, E. Kowalka. 1st Bass: L. Hall, P. Kent, D. Nichols, K. Tustisen, A. Koljonen, D. Swann, R. Clark, B. Claflin, S. Hirsh- berg, J. Strayer. 2nd Tenors: Paul Wolff, Robert Moore, R. Williams, F. Epstein, R. Mathews, E. Haapa, J. Czajkowski, Hugh Roberts, W. Sawyer, A. Swann, T. Draper. 2nd Bass: A. Hill, R. Montgomery, Tr Tlinlnzr Po,-n c~o, V .Tno c 1 organization. Please make an ap- pointment prior to that time. H. C. Anderson Academic Notices Economics 254: Professor Knight will meet his theory seminar on Sat- urday, March 28, from 4 to 6, instead of on Monday evening as previously announced. Zoology 31 (Organic Evolution). There will be a make-up examination held in Room 2116 N.S., Saturday, 1 p.m., March 28, for all those who missed the final examination in that course last semester. Lecture Chemistry Lecture: Dr. R. G. W. Norrish, F.R.S., of Cambridge Uni- versity will lecture on the topic: "Re- cent Studies in the Kinetics of the Combustion of Aldehydes and Hy- drocarbons" on Monday, March 30, 4:15 p.m., Room 303, Chemistry Bldg. The lecture, which is under the aus- pices of the University and the Ameri- can Chemical Society, is open to the public. Concert Graduation Recital: Margaret Jane Kimball will appear in a piano re- cital in partial fulfillment for the de- gree of Master of Music, in the School of Music Auditorium on Maynard Street, Tuesday, March 31, at 8:15 p.m., to which the general public, with the exception of small children, is invited, at which time she will play the following program: Antiche Danze ed Arie ... Respighi Gagliarda (Galilei, 155) Italiana (Ignote, XVI) Siciliana (Ignote, XVI) Passacaglia (Roncalli, 1692) Sonata in A flat major, Op. 110 . . ..Beethoven IModerato cantabile molto espres- sivo Allegro molto Adagio ma non troppo Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo Prelude, Chorale and Fugue . .Franck Miroirs ...................... Ravel Oiseaux tristes Une barque sur l'Ocean Alberade del gracioso Events Of Today Angell Hall Observatory will be open to the public from 7:30 to 10:00 this evening to observe the moon. Children must be accompanied by adults. Graduate Outing Club: Second an- nual banquet of the Graduate Outing Club. Meet at Lane Hall at 3:00 p.m. Transportation will be provided to Wolverine Day Camp (scene of the event). Total expense 50 cents. Coming Events U. of M. Public Health Club invites its members to attend a meeting Monday, March 30, at the League. The meeting will commence with a short and interesting talk by a speak- er whom we all know. The rest of the time will be devoted to future plans for an outdoor party. The meeting will begin at 8:00 p.m. promptly. Graduate Education Club meeting Monday, March 30, 4:00 p.m., in the Elementary School Library. Dr. Wil- lard C. Olson will talk on the sub- ject "Education of Children in Europe today." All graduate students in ed- ucation are invited to attend." DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the Welversity. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President vttil 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. I I Genesee Club meeting at 5 p.m. at the Union, Sunday, March 29. Congregational Church, Sunday: 10:30, Service of worship and re- ligious education. Mr. Heaps' sermon subject is "Why the Congregational Church?" Professor Slosson will lecture on "Kent, Philosopher of Peace and Freedom," the last in the series on "Men of Thought." 6:00, Dr. E. W. Blakeman, Counsel- or in Religious Education, will speak on "The Challenges of Kagawa's Co- operatives," following the supper hour." Stalker Hall, Sunday: 12 noon, Class led by Dr. Bessie Kanouse on "Developing the Chris- tian Personality." 6 p.m. Wesleyan Guild Meeting. There will be a discussion led by members of the group on "What Kagawa's Religion Means to Me." 7 p.m., Fellowship Hour and supper. All Methodist students and their friends are cordially invited to all of these meetings. First Methodist Church, Sunday: At 10:45 a.m., Dr. Brashares will preach on "Christ's World." Stu- dents are cordially invited to attend. Harris Hall, Sunday: 9:30 a.m. there will be a celebra- tion of the Holy Communion in the Chapel at Harris Hall. C- '7 . -AA -m + 'h,, mmill hp t I