'The Weather Mo.tity (lmudy avid unsettled scarew fat Iva rmer today; to- iurirow tunsettled., SirF Iai1 Ā¢Editorials Sunrise And Sunset ... Election..Identification-. An Urgent Safety Need . VOL. XLVI No. 166 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1936 PRICE 5 CENTS Cosper I s Lawford Bemoans Theatre's Loss Of Glamorous Appeal Council's New Head Mann Is Elected To Post. Of Secretary - Treasurer By Executive Committee Fraternity District Dlelegates Selected Initiation Rules Altered To1 Require Honor Points EquallingHours George Cosper, '37, of Sigma Chi fraternity was elected president of the Interfraternity Council by a ma- joritynvote in their annual election of officers held last night. John Mann, 36, president of Trigon fraternity was elected secretary-treasurer by the out- going executive committee. Members of the executive commit- tee were aso elected from the five districts into which all fraternities are grouped. The following men were1 elected representatives of their dis- tricts: (1) Francis Marcero, '37, of Phi Sigma Kappa; (2) To be elected later; (3) Charles Haynes, '37, of Phi Kappa Psi; and (4) William Fleming, '37, of Alpha Tau Omega. The repre- sentative of district three, John Mann, was later chosen secretary and his name was perforce withdrawn as the representative of his district. Cosper, who has been a try-out for the Interfraternity Council for the? past two years, is from Detroit. The other two nominees who were running for the presidency were Mann and Don Hillier, '37, of Delta Kappa Epsi- lon fraternity. Cosper will succeed George Williams, '36, and Mann will succeed Paul Philips, '36. Other business transacted at the meeting in addition to the election was a motion .which was passed to the effect that the members of the execu- tive committee will be required to visit the districts they represent at least four times a semester." Article five, section II of the con- stitution relative to eligibility rules for initiation was amended. The amendment did not change the mini- mum of 11 hours and 14 honor points required for initiation, but stated that in the future those having more than 14 hours will have to have an equal number of honor points. This sec- tion formerly read that 14 honor points were all that were required. It was also decided that pledges must have 11 hours and 14 honor points in the first semester of pledge- ship rather than the first semester of residence. The meaning of this change is that hours and honor points gained in the summer session or a fall session previous to pledgeship shall not be construed as applying to elig- ibility for initiation, Philips ex- plained. In the report of the publicity com- mittee, favorable publicity in the fu- ture for fraternity operations was dis- cussed. Approve Plans For 50th Annual Free Handbook' Plans have been approved for the publication of the 50th consecutive annual Michigan Handbook, which is compiled and distributed free to all incoming freshmen, it was announced last night at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Student Christian Association. This handbook contains useful in- formation on the various departments and activities of the University, as well 'as traditional lore which every freshman is expected to know thor- oughly. The publication board will be made up of William O. Warner, Grad., managing editor; Richard S. Clark, '37, associate editor: Neil A. Ball, '38, publication manager; and Owen E. Woodruff, '38, business manager. It is planned that this year's issuej will be increased from 2,000 copies to 3,000 copies, the purpose being to ac- comodate the second semester fresh- men. Advertising soliciting is being carried on under the direction of Owen Woodruff. Any student or- ganization desiring a change in its de- partment should make arrangements to see William Warner or Richard Clark at their offices in Lane Hall, as oArk is tn cnmmene at once in order States Stage's Basic Aim Lost Sight Of In Desire For Ultra-Realism By ARNOLD S. DANIELS Glamor, the glamor which pervadedI the theatre in the time of such of its immortals as Maude Adams and John Drew, is what is needed to revive the contemporary stage, in the opin-' ion of Ernest Lawford, now playing in the Dramatic Season presentation of "Libel," and long an outstanding actor on both the American and English stage. "There is no theatre today," is Mr. Lawford's judgment of the modern drama. The stage which today is able to support such plays as "To- bacco Road" and "Waiting For Lefty" has, he said, lost sight of the basic aims of the theatre, has become too realistic and too close to the very facts which theatre-goers wish to escape. It is through the desire of playwrights to use the stage as a social force alone that the theatre has lost its ability to hold the public interes, he said, as it did in the earlier years of the century. The greatest difference between the contemporary English and American theatres, Mr. Lawford said, is the fact that English producers common- ly send a large number of road com-1 panies on tour, while in America there are few road companies, and have been no extended tours by any company other than that made re- cently by Miss Katherine Cornell. In comparison, Mr. Lawford recalled the days when Daniel Frohman had as many as 18 companies on the road at the same time. It was during this period, which marked the high point in the history of the American theatre, that Mr. Lawford played Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" with Maude stock and repertory companies which were once so numerous. What brought on their downfall, he feels, was their willingness to play hit-shows for long periods, instead of following a sched- ule of short runs which would have developed in the public the "theatre habit." There can be no doubt, he added, that the movies helped bring on the end of the stock and repertory company, but he is convinced, never- theless, that they could have survived against any competition. And with the stock company, he said, has passed the best possible training-school for young actors. His own training in England, he remin- isced, was obtained in doing Shake- speare and the old comedies in stock companies. Today, he said, the younger generation of actors cannot even wear the costumes for these pro- ductions correctly. In spite of the fact that the out- look for the theatre is at present dark, Mr. Lawford is optimistic. He feels that the public needs the theatre and that it will again come into its own. At present, he finds that he must com- fort himself with memories of the days when he played tank-towns with Maude Adams, and studied under the idols of the London theatre of an- other generation. Refents Make Appoin tmenits For Next Year Prof. Blumer Of Chicago Will Replace Mackenzie During First Semester Adams more suiu times~, 4ana imae Prof. Robert Blumer of the Uni- five tours across the continent. versity of Chicago will replace Prof. R. One of the greatest tragedies of D. McKenzie of the sociology depart- the American theatre, said Mr. Law- ment when the latter is on leave the ford, has been the passing of the first semester of the next school year, it was announced yesterday as a con- e e .1. - firmation of the Regents at their last Mieig n en Sian meeting. Also announced was the appoint- W~iII Be Read ment of Dr. Paul S. Dwyer as research assistant to the vice-president in F rOT1 charge of educational investigations. He was granted his Ph.D. here this year. M. L. Viroqua Lemmon was made 1936 Issue To Have 460 'secretary in charge of research funds Pages; Largest Collection and Amy G. Scutt was made secretary to the College of Architecture. Walter Of Campus Pictures!M. Roth was appointed assistant su- perintendent of Buildings and The 1936 issue of the Michiganen- Grounds. sian will be ready for distribution the Mrs. Grace Van Cleaf was made sec- first of the week, R. FosterCampbell, retary to the committee onoffice per- editor, announced yesterday. sonnel. Walter A. Donnelly, editor This year's issue, containing 460 of Univiversity Museums Publications, pages, approximately 100 pages more was appointed supervising editor of than last year's edition, will be laid publications in the registrar's office. out in an entirely different manner, Pierce Brodkorb was made assistant each school or department having 'curator of the bird division. The fol- its own separate section. This issue lowing appointments were made by will also contain the largest collection the Regents at ttheir last meeting: of pictupes of campus buildings evertB Literary College to be 'rn in a campus publication.I Chester B. Slawson, Academic Counselor; Kenneth L. Jones, Academic Counselor; Distribution will take, placeat the Bruno Meinecke, Academic Counselor; Student Publications Building; it was Charles M. Davis, Academic Counselor; El- zada Clover, Instructor and Curator in announced by Robert O. Thomas,. Botany; Frederick J. Hermann, Curator in [business manager. the Department of Botany; Mentor L. Wil- liams, Instructor in English; William P. Frank Dannemiller, '37, editor for Hastead, Instructor in Speech; John A. xt year, announced the following Wilson, Assistant Curator, Museum ofPale- ontology; Marion V. Denny, Assistant'" Cur- appointments to the editorial staff for ator, Dept. of Mineralogy; Harold Gibbard, 1937: Charlotte Hamilton, '37, wom- Teaching Fellow in Sociology; Ralph Dan- 1937f, Teaching Fellow in Sociology. en's editor; Fred James, '37A, art Medical School editor; Arthur B. Lundahl, '38, editor, Russell T. Woodburne, Instructor in An- Official Student Directory; John Mc- atomy; John W. Barnard, Instructor in Anatomy; Theodore C. Kramer, Research Fate, '38, undergraduate schools; Assistant in Anatomy; Marion I. Davis, In- structor in Dermatology; James S. Snow, Research Assistant in Dermatology, and Klein, '38, fraternities; Arthur Lun- Dermatologist in the Health Service; Eliz- dahl,atltc; JamesWar,'3 abeth Switzer, Stenographer and Clerk, athletics; J Warren, '38, Anatomy; Abraham Becker, Instructor in graduate schools; David Strauss, '38, Internal Medicine; William D. Robinson, In- activities; Betty Gatward, '38, wom- mIstructor in Internal Medicine; Myer Teitel- baum, Instructor in Internal Medicine; Ed- en's athletics and activities; Char- ward M. Kline, Instructor in Internal Med- lotte Baxter, '38, sororities; and Pris icine; Robert S. Barlmer, Instructor in In- ternal Medicine; Spencer H. Wager, In- cilla Smith, '38, art schools. The structor in Internal Medicine; Donald S. photographic editor's appointment ismth, Ins tor Internal Medicine. .i3ontmIuea on fPage 6) withheld for the present. Announce- _______ __ ment will be made within a week. The staff has been reorganized for ly[tes is ltee d.i a better division of work. One mem- ber of the women's junior staff has Sphinx President been eliminated, while the sections of the remaining three have been sub- Joseph Mattes, '38, was elected stantially enlarged. The men's staff president and Earl Luby, '38, was remains the same. Attendant to the elected treasurer of Sphinx, junior cut in the salary of the managing men's honorary society, in the an- editor, the pay schedule of the junior nual induction banquet held in the staff will be revised upward pending Union last night. Eighteen new men the final decision of the Board in Con- from the present sophomore class were j trol of Student Publications. ,inducted. Pick Winners Of Women's Scholarships Gies, Goldstein, Snyder Are Recipients Of Awards For Next Semester (;ifts Of Alumnae (:oincil lotal $700 Officers ForNext Year Are Elected By Alumnae At CardtenP Party Dorothy Gies, '36, Betty Goldstein, '37, and Grace Snyder, '37, are the recipients of the Alumnae Council Awards for 1936-37 which were an- nounced yesterday by the May meet- ing of the Michigan Alumnae Associa- tion. Miss Gies received the Emma Hol- brook Clark-Alumnae Council Fel- lowship of $500. This fellowshp is, in its major portion, a gift of the San Francisco Association of the Uni- versity of Michigan Alumnae, and has been given and named by that group as a memorial to Mrs. Clark, who was, during her lifetime, a loyal mem- ber of the group. This is the second time Miss Gies has been awarded one of the Alumnae scholarships, receiving the Judith Ginsberg Colten scholarship last year. She has been prominent in campus activities during her college career. A member of Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honorary society, in her first year, Miss Giess has also be- longed to Wyvern and Mortarboard, junior and senior honor societies re- spectively. She has been a member of the Daily staff for four years, be- ing editor of the book page during the last year. Miss Gies affiliated with Alpha Xi Delta sorority, has won an award in the Hopwood contests each year, winning one for prose and poetry in her freshman year, and two for essay, when a sophomore and junior. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and lives in Ann Arbor. Miss Goldstein is the winner of the $100 Judith Ginsberg Colton scholar- ship for the, coming year. This schol- arship has been awarded for three consecutive years, the women of the class of 1915, of which Mrs. Colten was a member, presenting it this year. Miss Goldstein, of Long Beach, N. Y., has taken an active part on campus. She helped with Penny Carnival, is a member of Alpha Lambda Dtlta, was on the house-reception committee of the League, and the finance commit- tee for Soph Cabaret. She is a mem- ber of Phi Beta Kappa. Miss Snyder, who is affiliated with Pi Beta Phi sorority, received the Sey- mour Beach Conger scholarship of $100. She is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, Wyvern, and Mortar- board. She has been an orientation leader for the League, was on the (Continued on Page 5) Ii il el Drive Collects $460 On First Day Dr. Heller And Zwerdling Elected Guiding Officers For Campaign More than $460 was collected last night to start the seven day drive of the Hillel Foundation at the gen- eral organization meeting, which was addressed by Fred Butzel, '97, of De- troit. The drive, which is for $3,000, is part of a national campaign of the United Palestine Appeal and the Joint Distribution Committee to raise $3,- 500,000 each to aid Jewish refugees in Europe and put a maximum number of them on a self-supporting basis in Palestine. Dr. Bernard Heller and Osias Zwer- dling were unanimously elected pres- ident and treasurer of the drive, re- spectively. It was announced that both Mr. Zwerdling and Dr. Heller had contrib- uted $100. Other noteworthy con- tributions included Dr. Rueben Kahn, I Prof. Max Handman, Prof. Louis Strauss, and S. G. Bothman, $50; Dr. Raphael Isaacs, $25 and Thomas Cook, $10. Mr. Butzel emphasized in his speech the fact that very little of the money collected will be spent in Germany. Its main use, he said would be in as- sistina emigration and the assimila- Sen. Couzens Gets Support Of Democrats Five Others Are Backed For Senatorial Ticket Without Expected Debate All-Campus Vote Chooses To Various Posts Deiuonstration For Frank Murphy Fails Farley Says He Will NotT Dictate Candidates And l I Refuses To Discuss Them i GRAND RAPIDS, May 20. - W) -- Michigan Democrats, in a pre-con- c vention meeting here today, endorsed d Sen. James Couzens, (Rep., Mich.), c and five Democrats for the senatorial p nomination on their ticket. The Democrats endorsed included A Former Governor William A. Com- . stock and Frank Picard, former chair- f man of the State Liquor Control Com- . mission. There was no debate on the f resolution endorsing the six. The convention avoided a threat- r ened storm by letting the sheets go a and riding well ahead of it. Every- thing that was postponed was ap- proved. All comers were included on the ticket endorsed for the con- sideration of Democratic voters in their primary election next Septem- ber. The list included Couzens, and five Democrats for United States Sep- ator, four possible candidates for governor, including George W. Welsh, former Republican lieutenant gov-, ernor and as many candidates for lieutenant governor. Murphy Supporters Fail An attempt to stampede the con- vention into a demonstration for Frank Murphy, who was among the S endorsees for governor, failed. Ad half dozen young Democrats waved c Murphy banners and blew horns, but d they circled the room only once andn sat down in silence. The name ofp Senator Couzens was greeted with aC short lived mixture of boos and cheers. Former Governor William A. 1 Comstock, a party "walk out" was t endorsed as one of the candidates for United States Senator with somr applause. Other names were received and endorsed almost methodically. What had been expected to be onef of the most uproarious Democraticn meetings in years flattened out intoh stoical gathering which producedh none of the expected fights overt Welsh, Couzens or Comstock. Not To Discuss Patronage f Whether the presence in the city ofc Postmaster General James A. Farleyf and his statement that he will notr attempt to dictate candidates in1 Michigan encouraged leaders tov smooth the proceedings into a pat-I tern as orderly as a routine Republi- can convention was a question. Farleya talked with many of them, but in-% sisted he would not discuss patronagei nor candidates. He declared "it is up to Murphy and President Roosevelt" as to whether the commissioner of the Philippines decides to become a can-1 didate for governor. Farley did not attend the pre-pri- mary convention. At the time he was addressing a convention of postmas- ters in another building. He said he believed the quiet convention would be productive of harmony.1 Musicians' Union Increases Rates The Ann Arbor Local of the Ameri- can Federation of Music has decided to put into effect a general increase in the wage scale forthe 1936-37 sea- son. Most of the orchestras playing. for campus social events are members of the Local. Each man playing for a dance in the League or Union will receive $2.25 an hour, an increase of 25 cents over the present rate. Fraternities, soror-' ties, dormitories and the Law Club will be required to pay orchestra] members $2.00 an hour for evening; dances instead of $1.75, while hourly. rates for tea dances and rushing parties will be raised to $1.75 per man. Leaders will receive a fee of 75 cents for each man in the orchestra on all evening contracts instead of the present fee of 50 cents per man. Alpha Nu Elects Officers In Last Meeting Of Year Alpha Nu, honorary literary speech society. had its last meeting of the Initiation Banquet Held By Triangles The annual initiation banquet of Triangles, honorary juniorengineer- ing society, was held in the Union ast night. Jack Kasley acted as, oastmaster. Robert Beuhler, pres- dent of the society, formally intro- duced the initiates to the active mem-1 ers and guests. His address of wel- ome included brief biographies of the livers new members, telling of their ualities "which in themselves ex- plained their presence." Prof. W. E. Lay, a member of the Automotive Engineering Department, t and Prof. A. D. Moore, head mentor s or freshman students, were initiatedI s honorary members, and gave the eature speeches of the banquet. The Triangles will hold their last meeting of the year at 8 p.m. TuesdayL At the Union. Flotot -Gro)Ups Assure Order t ForSwingoutt Promise Makes Revival Ofi Tradition A Certainty; t Date To Be June 2 Revival of Michigan's traditional Swingout became a certainty yester- day after all University honor so-t cieties had agreed to maintain orderr luring the ceremony, it was an- nounced last night by William R.2 Dixon, '36, president of the Men'st Council. Swingout will be held June 2, con- rary to a previous announcement that it would be May 26. If rain pre-~ vents the ceremony on June 2, it will be held June 4, Dixon said. Although approved tentatively by the Senate Committee on Student Af- fairs Thursday, a stipulation that necessitated the agreement of the honor societies to maintain order was included in the petition approved by the Senate. The postponement is expected toE facilitate the arrangements of local clothiers in obtaining caps and gowns for both Swingout and Commence- ment, eliminating a duplication order by holding the ceremonies within two weeks of each other, according to Dixon. Dixon said that orders for caps and gowns must be made at least a week previous to Swingout to be here in time. The following committee, all sen- iors, in charge of Swingout will meet at 5 p.m. today in Room 306, the Union: Marjory Spaulding, Russell Rundquist, Bob Merrill, Foster Camp- bell, Sue Thomas, Margaret Hiscock, John A. Cawley, William R. Reed, John B. Wood, Frank A. Denison, Grace I. Bartling, Eleanor J. John- son, Leonard F. Klausmeyer, Erle A. Kightlinger, Robert L. Morris, Gar- rett C. Van de Riet and Keith C.' Lance. Farley Names Wife Of Abbott As Postmnaster Mrs. Horatio J. Abbott, wife of the late Democratic national committee- man from Michigan, will become Ann Arbor's new postmaster, and will take office May 31. Postmaster General James A. Far- ley, in Grand Rapids for the State Democratic convention, wired Mrs. Abbott yesterday of her appointment. She will be the first woman in the history of Ann Arbor to hold this po- sition. "I am pleased to receive the ap- pointment," Mrs. Abbott said yester- day. "I fully realize the responibili- ties any public office entails and shall do my best to serve Ann Arbor in the capacity of postmaster." On his arrival in Grand Rapids yesterday, Postmaster-General Far- ley had announced that he had of- fered Mrs., Abbott the position in a Hershey, Fisher, Sullivan Elected To Positions On Men's Council 6 Vice-Presidents Of Union Selected Bittman, Ladd, Sullivan Win Publications' Board Positions In Election Yesterday's annual all-campus elec- ion named 18 men who will hold po- itions on the Men's Council, the Board in Control of Student Pub- lications, the Board in Control of Athletics and as vice-presidents of the Union. Voting was heaviest in the literary ollege where Richard G. Hershey, Thomas K. Fisher and Thomas C. Sullivan won the three positions on he Men's Council, polling 116,107, and 93 votes respectively. Other po- sitions on the Men's Council were won by the following: Miller Sherwood of the engineering college; George Sprau of the architecture college; Frank Pehsenfeld of the business adminis- tration school; William Yost of the forestry school and John C. Krell of the music school. Three Elected To Board Of the nine nominees for the Board in Control of Student Publications the following three were chosen: Ly- man W. Bittman, Sanford M. Ladd, and Thomas C. Sullivan polling 241,- 214 and 240 votes respectively. All three men have held positions on Stu- dent publications. Bittman was on The Daily business staff, Sullivan was on the Gargoyle business staff and Ladd was on the 'Ensan business staff. The nominee elected for a position on the Board in Control of Athletics was John Townsend who defeated Stevens T. Mason 366 votes to 161. Six vice-presidents of the Union were elected from the various schools and colleges on campus. Voting was light in all of these elections, the lit- erary college casting the most, 113, in electing Richard G. Hershey over Julian Orr. Other Vice-Presidents Named Others elected tp vice-presidents were: Robert G. Dailey of the en- gineering college; Peter Crabtree of the Medical School, Raymond E. Sommers of the dental school; Lewis Kearns of the Law School; and Nor- man F. Smith, '37 F&C defeated Wencel Neumann, '37 BAd. 65 votes to 27 in the combined election for the business administration school, the forestry school, education school, music school and the pharmacy col- lege. The president of the Men's Council will be elected at the first meeting of the new Council which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Union today. In addi- tion to the elected members there are ex-officio members on the Council who are chosen in virtue of their po- sition on campus. These include Jo- seph Mattes, '38, president of Sphinx, George Cosper, '37, president of the Interfraternity Council, Herbert C. Wolf, '37, president of the Union, Wil- ham Struve, '37, recording secretary of the Union, a representative of The Daily totbe elected by the Board of Editors today, and the president of Triangles to be elected soon. Arts Society Holds Contest Tomorrow Amateur bards and aspiring Virgils will compete tomorrow in the 6th Annual Poetry Reading Contest of the Interpretive Arts Society. The contest, which is being held instead of the usual weekly program of the Interpretive Arts Society, is scheduled for 4 p.m. today in Room 205, Mason Hall. A cordial invitation is extended to the public by Prof. R. D. T. Hollister, director of the So- ciety. Each speaker will be allowed 12 minutes in which to present and dis- cuss his poetical selections. First and second prizes will be anthologies of poetry. 18 Men ! Barnes Announces New Gargoyle Business StaffI Gargoyle business staff appoint- ments were announced yesterday by C. Grant Barnes, '36, newly-appointed business manager of the Gargoyle. Marion Paterson, '37, was selected as women's advertising manager; Dr. Karl Litzenberg of the Eng- lish department. who has made an honorary member of Sphinx with Richard Fuller of the sociology de- partment, gave the principle address. Sanford Ladd and Richard G. Her- shey are the men, respectively, whom Mattes and Luby succeed. I Former Students Of Ev III