Fo TIE MICHIGAN DAILY F&UR VTmNrSDA T, Nov. ~, u~ THE MICHIGAN DAILY -I 31 . .'-. 196 Member 1937 Associated Cole6iate Press Distributors of Cole6ate iEst Published every morning except Monday during the 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 ror 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 mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mal, $4.50. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YoRK. N. Y. CHICAGO BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES - PORTLAND - SEATTLE. Board of Editors MIANAGING EDITOR .................ELSIE A. PIERCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR...........FRED WARNER NEAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR.........MARSHALL D. SHULMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfel Richard Hershey. Ralph W. Hurdl Robert Cummins Departmental Boards, Publication Department:Elsie A. Pierce, Chairman; James Boozer, Arnold S. Daniels, Joseph Mattes, Tuure Tenander, Robert Weeks. Reportorial Department: Fred Warner Neal, Chairman; Ralph Hurd, William E. Shackleton,rIrving S. Silver- mran, William Spaller, Richard G. Hershey. Editorial Department: Marshall D. Shulman, Chairman; Robert Cummins, Mary Sage, Montague. Sports Department: George J. Andros, Chairman; Fred De~ano and Fred Buesser, associates, Raymond Good- man, Carl Gerstacker, Clayton Hepler, Richard La- Marca. Women's Department: Jewel Wuerfel, Chairman: Eliza- beth M. Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Douglas, MargareteHamilton, Barbara J. Lovell, Katherine Moore, Betty Strickroot, Theresa Swab. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER ............JOHN R. PARK ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER . WILLIAM BARNDT WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER........JEAN KEINATH Depart-mental Managers Jack Staple. Accounts' Manager; Richard Croushore. Na- tional Advertising and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher, Contracts Manager; Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertising Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- Ifed Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT WEEKS organisms with the external world, and within itself. PHYSICS By Robert A. Millikan 1. The suprere contribution of physics to the development both of civilization and of the individual is found in its enormous influence in the creation of the conviction that nature is not capricious, but is, instead, at least to a very considerable extent, understandable and even controllable by man. 2. A second reason for the study of physics is found in its direct unity. Physics is today universally recognized as the most fundamental of the sciences, the one which touches life most closely and most basically. 3. A third contribution of physics is found in its disciplinary value. From my point of view, there is no training in objective, analytical think- ing, nor in honsty and soundness of judgment, which is comparable to the training furnished by the physics sciences. 4. A fourth value of physics lies in its peculiar adaptation to developing the habit and the art of problem-solving. 5. A fifth contribution of physics is found in the social value of the scientific method. CHEMISTRY By Julius Stieglitz The four or five most significant points of view which chemistry has to offer the modern world may be summarized as follows: I. The science of chemistry has many points of general interest, the organization of the one of which into a composition should stimulate a freshman or sophomore and also be of great- est benefit to him as a language requirement. The logical development of a scientific subject of a broad interest and its presentation in clear and simple language would be invaluable practice for our students. A few of the topics . whichlwould lend themselves to general treat- ment are : 1. An outline of the origin, development and present picture of the atomic theory of matter. 2. An outline of the development of the chemist's ideas of elements and of present views concerning elementary substances. 3. The rhythm and orderliness of the rela- tions of the elements to one another, as ex- pressed by the Periodic Law, by the application of which it was possible to predict the discovery of new elements and their properties (Mendelyeev). 4. A critical parallel between the methods and processes of analysis in mental processes (logic) and the chemist's methods of analysis of the earth's matter. 5. The success of synthetic methods in chem- istry and passible its effects on social science and government. 6. The rapid development of creative chem- istry, its brilliant successes and some of its pos- sibilities. 7. The evaluation for mankind of any one of the important elements such as oxygen, nitro- gen, carbon, iron, copper, gold, radium, &c. II. Creative chemistry in industry. III. Chemistry and agriculture. BENEATH **** **#*#* IT ALL ft B Bonth Williams mae THE CHAMPION IS DEAD. Last of his line of stalwart adventurers, the Champion was perhaps the greatest pioneer of all. He travelled the country from north to south and east to west. Neither the heat of summer nor the rigors of blizzards lver stopped him completely as he fought on over mountains and across rivers to his destination. I can see him now, his tan coat and snub nose forging constantly onward as he strained and groaned over the last miles of one of his long journeys. The Champion was always ready at any hour of the night or day. Never did I hear him com- plain even when making forced marches of the most gruelling kind. Bearing the scars of many a bitter conflict, part of his frame bent from the onslaught of a charging bull, his once lus- trous brown coat bleached by the vicious attacks of the elements, the Champion died, ironically enough, while quiet asleep. Frankly the Champion had a weakness. He had an incessant craving for alcohol-a craving which always became most intense during the winter months. Friday the Champion tried to stop drinking, tried to put an end to the curse of the drunkard that was making him its slave. With staunch determination the Champion re- tired for the night sans alcohol. A bitter wind sprang up as the night progressed. The Cham- pion, wrapped only in his blanket and without the alcohol which his constitution required, died in his sleep as the undiluted water swelled in his chest and finally cracked his block. The Champion has many friends but none of them have the hundred dollar fee which special- ists demand to perform a major operation that could have him. My heart is heavy over the loss of my Ford. ** * * O THE CYNICS who insist that Michigan sports are subsidized, that all the bounties of an abundant life are an athlete's for the ask- ing I would tell the story of Irwin Shalek. Shalek, a senior now, played goalie on the Varsity hockey team last winter, and was ex- pected to fill that same post again during the season that starts Saturday. The day before practice was scheduled to start, Shalek told Coach Eddie Lowrey that he'd had to find an- other net minder. "I got my first D when I played last semester," Shalek explained. "I'm trying to get into med school and if I get another I'm all washed up. "You see I have lab every day from 1 to 5, hockey practice is from 6 to 8, and I work in the Pretzel Bell for my board from 9 to 12. The only time I can study is the two hours that we us- ually practice. Last year I tried going without sleep, and I couldni't keep up my work or keep in the kind of shape a goalie has to be in. The situation's just the same this year so I guess it's for everybody's benefit that I hang up my skates." ade that the legislature does not make ap- propriations as gifts tied up in pretty packages. It is no Santa Claus. Appropriations go to those who exert the most pressure through organiza- tion. A petition circulated among the students at our university and presented to the legislature at the opening of the next session in 1937 seems an excellent approach to our problem. Such a petition campaign would in no way be an alter- native to what is planned by the University Hous- ing Committee; it would be strictly supplemen- tary. The two would work together giving actual encouragement to each other. Yet this peti- tion campaign provides the definite, written, ag- gressive demand that cannot be overlooked by those in responsible positions. It is here pro- posed then, that the University Housing Commit- tee consider this suggestion seriously. If corre- lated properly with research work and work among the alumni, it would be a very significant contribution to the solution of the housing prob- lem. -P.C. A Great Poem To the Editor: To those critics who claim that America has not produced great poetry, I recommend the poem by Leo Kirschbaum appearing in the No- vember issue of Contemporary, entitled "Still Life." I am not a professional critic, but in my own way I try to understand the poems I read and draw from them something of the thought and inspiration which has been put into them. It is my humble opinion, subject to c6rrection, of course, that in this poem Mr. Kirschbaum has captured the age-long struggle of man to free his soul from its material confines. This thought is perhaps most strongly brought out in the line: 'Red ants explode from hill," which to my mind sums up in a few words a thought much deeper than appears on the surface. The wonders of nature, its breathless pace, its varied colour, its inexorable law of kill or be killed, is brought out with driving force in the line: "The hawk begins its kill." At this point in the poem I was strongly reminded of some of the work of the Cavalier poets in England, although I feel certain that if there has been any such influence on Mr. Kirschbaum, it must be indirect. The last two lines are worthy of special attention: Two roses and a key Confront nobility Obviously the two roses represent man and woman- ond thp- kpv -,mhnai7,c +hn+ in hei THEATRE 'Bury The Decd' (From The New York Times) Note: The following article by the drama critic of the New York Times is reprinted in connection with Play Production's presentation of "Bury The Dead" tonight at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. By BROOKS ATKINSON IN THE IMPULSIVE EPILOGUE to the published version of Idiot's Delight Robert E. Sherwood put in a good word for good will: "Let us here express the conviction that those that shrug and say 'War is evitable' are false prophets. I be- lieve that the world is populated largely by decent people, and decent people don't want war." Mr. Sher- wood had hardly made that humane observation before Irwin Shaw did something toward proving it. He consented to a production of his first play, Bury the Dead. As he phrases it contemptuously, it is a play about the "war that is to begin tomorrow night," and it is the most poignant revelation of the human aspect of Armageddon since Journey's End. In one long act that takes 80 minutes to play, he reduces war to its ghast- liest principles by imagining a revolt of the dead and by sparing the au- dience none of the callous, brutish details of the battlefield. Among the decent people who do not want war, pay some attention to a young man 23 years of age who until recently was scribbling radio scenes and is now in Hollywood. Unlike most de- cent people, he has struck a blow where it hurts. Although unpleasant plays ordi- narily meet with public resistance, the reputation Bury the Dead has acquired in six weeks is astonishing.i It was first produced experimentallyi in the middle of March by the Let1 Freedom Ring band of actors. Pres- ently it appeared on the newstands in New Theatre Magazines, which has an enviable reputation for the discovery of vital one-act plays. Then Random House brought it out in book form. Now Alex Yokel, who set the wole world laughing last year with Three Men On A Horse, set it up in Broadway housekeeping at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre . . . No doubt a good part of this tumultuous acclaim comes from the delight the theatre always takes in discovering a new playwright with uncommon talents who gives a stirring account of the min his first piece of work. But war is a responsive subject for a fresh imagination to work upon. In Bury The Dead Mr. Shaw's imagina- tion is nervous and startling. At the age of 23 a man cannot know much of trench warfare at first hand. He would have been about one year old when the Great War set the furies loose in Europe. He would have been about five when the ar- mistice interrupted the last barrage. But, obviously, there is something to be said for a discussion of war by a mind that has not been hardened by personal experience under fire. For the war generation has gone a bit stale; it is habit-bound; it argues and denounces against a booming background of fiery shells. To Mr. Shaw's way of thinking, however, the evil of war is terrifyingly simple: it robs young men of their lives for no good reason. There is no logical connection between the jangled temper of international polity and the crumpled body of even one young man... . Any one with a little experience in the theatre can see that Bury the Dead is not a suavely polished bit of drama. It covers too much ground in helter-skelter fashion; it is repeti- tious; some of the scenes are too long to preserve the brisk, machine- gun style of the narrative. Eventual- ly Mr. Shaw will learn to use the theatre more efficiently as a medium for acting. In the meantime, his style of humor is stringent and his literary style is candid. His treat- ment of the physical and spiritual as- pects of modern war is shocking and moving, for these are the things that count. His mind has an almost neur- otic insistence upon the bestial real- ities. . . . Bury the Dead is the ghoulish drama of six corpses who protest against the inhumanity if war by refusing to be bu'riesd. Perhaps Ohlumberg's Miracle at Verdun sug- gested that diabolical fantasy to Mr. Shaw. He has possessed it com- pletely by writing a thoroughly or- iginal play and especially by the compassion of his writing in the scenes between the corpses and their anxious women-folk. At the request of the War Department, wives, sweethearts and mothers of the ob- durate dead have come to the grave- side and tried to persuade them to lie down peacefully in their graves and let the war go on. The corpses, on the other hand, try to explain why they have startled the world by re- fusing to have the dirt packed on their faces Tt. i ah llinus DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the PresaI4 until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday., Values From Various Studies. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1936 c VOL. XLVII No. 511 ISm otices Smoking in University Buildings:r Attention is called to the general rule that smoking is prohibited in Uni- versity buildings except in private of-k fices and assigned smoking rooms where precautions can be taken andt control exercised. This is neither ac mere arbitrary regulation nor an at- tempt to meddle with anyone's per- sonal habits. It is established and enforced solely with the purpose ofl peventing fires. In the last, five years,f 15 of the total of 50 fires reported, orI 30 per cent, were caused by cigarettest or lighted matches. To be ef- fective, the rule must necessarily ap- ply to bringing lighted tobacco into or through University buildings and to the lighting of cigars, cigarettes, and pipes within buildings-includ- ing such lighting just previous to go-. ing outdoors. Within the last fewa years a serious fire was started at the exit from the Pharmacology building by the throwing of a still lighted match into refuse waitingf removal at the doorway. If the rule1 is to be enforced at all its enforce- ment must begin at the building en- trance. Further, it is impossible that the rule should be enforced with one class of persons if another class of persons disregards it. It is a dis- agreeable and thankless task to "en- force" almost any rule. This rule against the use of tobacco within the buildings is perhaps the most thank- less and difficult of all, unless it hasI the winning support of everyone con-C cerned. An appeal is made to all per-" sons using the University buildings-D staff members, students and others--e to contribute individual cooperationd to this. effort to protect University buildings against fires. This statement is inserted at thet request of - the Conference of Deans.p Shirley W. Smith.t Dedication of the Baird Carillon:b Members of the faculty and their7 families, students, and the publica generally are cordially invited to at-b tend the exercises to be held in Hill Auditorium at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec.. 4, at which the Charles Baird Caril- lon will be dedicated. While a limit- ed number of official invitations ared being issued, the University takes this method of inviting the Uni- versity community and citizens ofI Ann Arbor to attend the exercises. With the exception of the sectionl reserved. for official guests, all seatsi in the auditorium will be available for occupancy, and after 4:20 p.m. no reserved seats will be held.a Students, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Except under extraordinary circumstances, courses dropped after today will be recorded with a grade of E. Students, School of Education:t Courses dropped after today will be1 recorded with the grade of E exceptP under extraordinary circumstances.c No course is considered officiallyi dropped unless it has been reported in the office of the Registrar, Roomc 4, University Hall.i General Library: On Thanksgivings Day, Nov. 26, the Main Reading Room and the Periodical Room of the General Library will be open from1 2 to 9 p.m.1 BogJs from other parts of the building which are needed for use on that day will be made available in thet Main Reading Room if request is made today to an assistant in thef reading room where the books. aret usually shelved.r Pre-Medical Students: Saturday,< Nov. 28, will be the last day for reg-r istration for the Medical Aptitude Test to be given Friday, Dec. 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in Natural Science Audi-! torium. Information may be ob- tained in Room 4, University Hall. A fee of one dollar is charged, payable at the Cashier's Office. The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has received announcement of Unit- ed States Civil Service Examinations for Supervising Inspector of Cloth- ing Factories, Federal Prison Indus- tries, Incorporated, salary, $4,600; Lithographic Stone Grinder and Polisher, Weather Bureau, Depart- ment of Agriculture (For appoint- ment in Washington, D. C. only): and Junior Custodial Officer, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice. salary, $1,860. These examinations do not require a college degree. For further information concerning them, call at 201 Mason Hall, office hours, 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 p.m. , The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has received announcement of Cleve- land Civil Service examinations for positions in the summer playground service of the Division of Recrea- tion, open to men and women whose permanent residence is in Cuyahoga County and who meet the aualifica- ority Presidents and Treasurers: Page contract cards for the 1937 Michiganensian should be signed im- mediately and mailed into the 'En- sian office. Copy blanks, (names of members and officers), should also be sent with the contract. We are asking your cooperation in this mat- ter as we need this information in order to meet our deadlines. The 1937 Michiganensian. The Automobile Regulation will be lifted over the Thanksgiving Holiday from 12 noon today until' 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 27. Students who bring their cars here during this interval mst have them out of Ann Arbor by 8 a.m., Nov. 27. J. A. Bursley, Dean of Students. Bowling: The bowling alleys at the Women's Athletic Bldg will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, (afternoon and evening) except for reservations. Academic Notices English I, Sec. 20: Appointments for 3 p.m. and after today are post- poned until Friday afternoon. G. D. Helm. English 197: Professor Bredvold will meet the English Honors Course on Friday, Nov. 27, 3-5 p.m. W. G. Rice. Lecture University Lecture: Mr. C. M. Bo~wra, Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford, will lecture on the subject "Hellenism and, Poetry" Monday, Nov. 30, at 4:15 p.m. in Natural Sci- ence Auditorium. The public is cor- dially invited. Oratorical Association L e c t u r e Course: Alexander Woollcott will ap- pear in Hill Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 8:15 p.m. He will replace Bertrand Russell, whose lecture has been cancelled because of illness. Tickets for the Woollcott lecture are available at Wahr's State Street bookstore. Exhibitions Exhibit of Color Reproductions of American Paintings comprising the First Series of the American Art Portfolios, recently acquired for the Institute of Fine Arts Study Room. On view daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Hall, North Gal- lery. Exhibition of Original Etchings and Lithographs from the Perman- ent Collection of the Fine Arts Study Room. Until Dec. 1, daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., South Gallery, Alumni Mem- orial Hall. Events Of Today Luncheon for Graduate Students today at 12 o'clock in the Russian Tea Room 'of the Michigan League. Prof. Carl Rufus of the Astroiomy Department, who is also chairman of the Barbour Scholarship Committee, will speak on "Recent Journeyings in the Or- ient." Professor Rufus spent his sabbatical last year in the Orient. Sphinx: There will be a very im- portant luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. today in the Union. School of Music Juniors: The members of the Junior Class in the School of Music will hold a meeting for the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may be of interest to the class, in the School of Music Auditorium, to- day at 4 p.m. All members of the class are urged to be present. Chemical and Metallurgical En- gineering Seminar: Mr. J. S. Walton will be the speaker at the Seminar for graduate students in chemical and metallurgical engineering to- day at 4 p.m. in Room 3201 E. En- gineering Building. His subject is "Statistical Treatment of Refinery Problems." University Broadcasting: 2:15 p.m. Instruction in Diction and Pronun- ciation, Gail E. Densmore. Scabbard and Blade: There will not be a meeting today but there will be a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 2, regular time and place. Mixed Badminton: The first of the mixed baminton practices will be held this evening at Barbour Gym- nasium from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. Each player is asked to bring a bird. A medical examination or recheck for 1936-37 is essential. Coming Events The Outdoor Club is sponsoring a supper hike Thanksgiving afternoon, leaving Lane Hall at 3 p.m. All stu- dents are welcome. Student Christian Association: THE FORUM PROFESSOR WEAVER'S remark at the Sunday Forum just past, that on "the value you should get out of eco- nomics is the liberation of the mind," suggests a report being published by D. Appleton-Century Company for the National Council of Teachers of English under the title "A Correlated Curricu- lum." In the report, leading scholars of various fields of learning have set down "the four or five most significant facts, ideas or points of view" which their subjects have to offer the modern world. Following are excerpts from the statements of five of the experts, reprinted from the New York Times: HISTORY By Charles A. Beard Here are the major ideas which seem to me important in the study of history: 1. The concept of the long prehistoric life of nankind. 2. The concept of change, involving the idea of progress. 3. The unity and continuity of cultural evo- lution. - 4. The relation of great personalities (includ- ing men and women of letters) to the total social situation of their respective ages. 5. The concept of contingencies and choices which might have been made or may now be made. 6. The idea of history as representing what Hegel calls the ultimate design of the world (if there is any, and there seems to be some evi- dence of design). Both history and letters will be strengthened if historical situations are illuminated by refer- ence to the social situations and great events of each epoch. There should be a closer contact between the training courses for teachers of literature and teachers of civic studies. ANTHROPOLOGY By Ales Hrdlicka The five most significant facts of anthropology about which the layman in this country should know as much as possible are: 1. Man's development past and present. 2. Man's machinery; i.e., his body and organs. 3. The essentials of heredity. 4. The history of the formation of the various nations, particularly those of the white race. 5. The composition of, and anthropological developments in the American people. BIOLOGY By Raymond Pearl I should regard the five most important general basic things which biology has to contribute as: 1 nra a on - 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, beregarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, the editors reserving the right to condense all letters of more than 300 words and to accept or reject letters upon the criteria of general editorial importance anq interest to the campus. Suggestion On Housing To the Editor: The University Housing Committee has been formed on the campus to tackle a very serious and pressing problem. For many years now stu- dents at our university have been inadequately housed. Today the situation reaches acute pro- portions; it is more pressing than ever before. It is clear that the mere experience of incon- venience or suffering, the sense-impressions we may say, of those who are badly housed, while naturally valid enough in themselves, do not constitute a complete and adequate diagnosis of our illness. These impressions are not or- ganized, they are not exhaustive, they do not constitute the stuff from which an intelligent program of action can be formed. Only a statistical survey of the present housing situa- tion can furnish the necessary basis for action. Something has been done along this line by the University. Their work is not complete how- ever. The University Housing Committee should organize and complete this work or research. It is very essential. Such a survey would acquaint us better with the precise nature of our needs, their quality and extent. It would offer the material for definite and complete proposals for dormitories. And these proposals would necessarily consider the problem from the technical angle as well as the economic angle. The location, size, and cost of dormitories; the style of architecture, etc., would all be considered in some detail. A clear view of our actual needs is an invaluable tool for solv- ing the problem. So far we can agree unanimously. We must, as the physician does, diagnose and prescribe. But now the main problem arises. How are we going to compound the prescription? What ma- terials shall we use? In what proportions? Step by step, what shall we actually do to solve the housing problem? The program of the University Housing Com- mittee, as far as is generally known, is not rigid and complete. Yet the emphasis seems to fall upon an appeal to alumni as individuals and groups for direct aid in the form of gifts. Stu- dents and organizations on the campus shall also contribute and the first steps in this direction have already been taken. Thus the students not only make a contribution figured in dollars - ___ 4. _,14 . . - r . s ._ -. -- __ _.__