SRTHE MICHIGAN DAILY THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1936 Mcmbr 1937 Associded iid Press Distributors of COIReiae Du~st 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 Thp Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the se (,or republication of all news dispatches credited to it or 4ot 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 ecpn _ class mail matter. Subscriptios during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Representatives: National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Chicago, Il. Madion Ave., New York City; 400 N. Michigan Ave., Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR ................. ELSIE A. PIERCE ASSOCIATE EDITOR ............FRED WARNER NEAL ASSOCIATE EDITOR .......MARSHALL D. SHULMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfel Richard Hershey Ralph W. Hurd Robert Cummins Clinton B. Conger Departmental Boards Publication Department: Elsie A. Pierce, Chairman; Tuure Tenander, Robert Weeks. 1Reportorial Department: Fred Warner Neal, Chairman; Ralph Hurd, William E. Shacketon, William Spaller. Editorial Department: Marshall D. Shulman, Chairman; Robert Cummins, Arnold S. Daniels, Joseph S. Mattes, Mary Sage Montagu. Wire Editor: Clinton B. Conger, Richard G. Hershey, associates; I. S. Silverman. Sports Department: George J. Andros, Chairman; Fred DeLano and Fred uesser, associates, Raymond Good- man, Carl Gerstacker, Clayton Heper, Richard La- Marca. Women's Department Jewel Wuerfel, Chairman: Eliza- beth M. Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Douglas, Margaret Hamilton, 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 Departmental Managers Jack Staple, Accounts Manager; Richard Croushore, Na- tional Advertising andl Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher Contracts Manager; Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertising Manager; orman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Palender, Publications and Class- ified Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: WILLIAM SPALLER Let Freedom Wring. SO THE POLICE of Terre Haute, Ind. arrested Earl Browder and five aides for vagrancy (as they were getting off a train.) They were eager, you understand, to pre- vent Browder from making a speech that night because Browder is a communist, and commu- nists want to take away our free speech. The police of Tampa, Fla. and Atlanta, Ga. also rate the palm of the Royal Order of Guardians of Our 4ierican Rigt by preventing Browder from speaking recently. Waiges In The SteI Industry.-.- - NCOURAGING reports of condi- tions in the steel industry have been circulated throughout the country during recent months. C. R. Hock, president of the American Rolling Mill Company, has announced that the steel industry is now employing approx- imately 22,000 more men than were employed on an average during 1929. The National Indus- trial Conference Board reports hourly wages as of June, 1936, in the steel industry average 66.9 cents, compared to 65.4 cents in the record year of 1929. In view of these facts, it is difficult to under- stand why it is that the steel industry now is the focal point of nation-wide labor unrest, why is it that thousands of dissatisfied steel workers are responding to the organizational efforts of John L. Lewis' Committee on Industrial Organization. In the steel industry more men are receiving more wages than they ever have received in his- tory, according to these statistics. What more can the workers expect? But is this the whole truth? Curious, we took figures released by the United States Steel Cor- poration, reporting the pay rolls and employees of the company from 1929 to 1935, and did some computing. We found that the average ANNUAL wage received by these employees 'totalled in 1929, $1,866, and in 1935, $1,293. This repre- sents a decrease of 31 per cent. With cost of living indexes approximating, or nearly approximating, the 1929 level, we, as average workers in steel, would feel not a little unrestful over a 31 per cent decrease in income. Even with the gains made during the first half of this year, the, average steel worker still received only $690, according to Mr. Hock's re- port of total payrolls in the steel industry. Averages are very dangerous playthings. Much adjustment of a more or less harmful character can take place, averages remaining the same. But with these precautions in mind, it is yet self- evident that steel workers are not without some justifiable basis in their demand for higher wages. of Fortune magazine. It is signed by Ruthrauff and Ryan, Inc., one of the nation's largest ad- vertising agencies. . We publish this, believing still that democracy is the ideal form of government, but remember- ing that real democracy should consist in some- thing other than the domination of the mediocre, and further that democracy involves equality of economic opportunity as well as political equality. "Many an advertiser-and many an adver- tising man--has found himself on the wrong side of the ledger because, in framing his sales messages for the mass market, he endowed prospects with a refinement and subtlety which in reality they do not possess. "As a matter of fact the fundamental likes and dislikes of the average man and woman are simple and untutored to a surprising degree. What passes as a discrimination of taste is often merely a shrewd realization of values. A paint- ing is fine because it costs a lot of money. Dia- monds are prized not so much for their beauty as for their cost. "And so it is with reading tastes. One of the most reliable barometers of popular interest is the newspaper. Analyze those things which canny editors have found will keep circulation booming. Are they the scholarly editorials on budget-balancing? Or, the reports of gold reserve fluctuations in the Netherlands. "Not at all. The newspaper features which at- tract millions are the comic strips with their homely, slap-stick humor; talks to the lovelorn by the sob sisters; accounts of prize fights, mur- der trials and "mush." The "worthwhile" news which statesmen and educators would accord Iront-page position rates onlya hearty yawn from those ordinary but almighty individuals who swapped school kits for tool kits at a com- paratively tender age. "Our choice of advertising appeals, therefore, must embody concessions to popular taste . . . For today's best advertising is a slice of life it- self." MUSIC The Philharmonic Carries On By WILLIAM J. LICHTENWANGER "THE HISTORY of the New York Philharmonic is the history of music in America" . . . This bold statement has long been accepted more or less as fact in musical circles. Such being the case, it is little wonder that the resignation of Arturo Toscanini as conductor of this patriarch of American orchestras has turned all eyes in musical America questioningly upon New York. And it is not curiosity alone that has prompted these looks, for intermingled with the air of in- terrogation is more than a hint of doubt and skepticism. It was no mere routine change in conductorship which confronted the Board of Directors last year, but the formidable task of replacing a man who stands head and shoulders above all but a very few other conductors, both of today and yesterday. In the first place, "Philharmonic," to many, has come to mean "Toscanini." It is but natural, although regrettable, that a figure so gigantic and overtowering ashis should make lesser fig- ures seem puny and other values unimportant by comparison. Of course, there is always a cer- tain portion of the musical public which finds such a subjective and elusive thing as the purely aesthetic enjoyment of music rather beyond its comprehension, and must substitute in its place the more tangible worship of personalities. But more than that, it is both natural and good that we beings of only average abilities should stand in great respect and awe of one who so far surpasses all others as to seem to have ap- proached the limits of human perfection in music. The writer never enjoyed the privilege of attending a performance led by Toscanini, but from all he has heard and read there seems little reason to doubt that as an orchestral leader and conductor the Italian Maestro is supremely unique. And this tendency towards an idol-worship of Toscanini and an impatient tolerance of all other conductors has not been confined to the public alone. One of the few possible criticisms of the Orchestra during recent years has consisted of the fact that its players did not always show to guest conductors the same intense and enthu- siastic support that they gave to their regular leader. Perhaps that they should do so is too much to expect, and perhaps it may well be said that the other conductors lacked Toscanini's dogged, inspired powers of extracting the most from the men. Be that as it may, the fact remains that the'Orchestra has yielded the grip of the one guiding hand which was able to control it with perfect ease and power. Whether suc- ceeding hands will grip as strongly remains to be seen. But that the directors of such a venerable and deep-rooted institution as the Philharmonic would fail to.do their utmost to secure its onward course was a thing not to be feared. In con- sidering a possible successor to Toscanini, one name immediately comes to mind as an eminent- ly desirable possibility-the name of Leopold Sto- kowski. As yet, there is nothing more definite than rumor to indicate that such a possibility might come true. But it was rumored that Eu- gene Ormandy was to take over the conductor- ship of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and that rumor was recently converted into fact. It seems not entirely unreasonable to believe that the, same thing might happen in the case of Stokow- sky and the Philharmonic. In the meantime, until the matter of the con- ductorship is permanently settled, the directors of the Philharmonic Society have decided upon the obvious course of emphasizing the music to BENEATH ** * * ******LT ALL By BonhWilims -, STUMBLING into Room D, Haven Hall Mon- day morning in search of the Criminology class, I arrived in time to see Prof. Fuller, of the Soc. department enter the room and announce the text. Looking ver the class cards as per custom, Herr Fuller began to call the roll: "Mr. Cooper, Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. Patanelli, Mr. Olds, Mr. Curren, Mr. Janke, Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Everhardus, Mr. Kipke-Mr. Kipke, is Mr. Kipke here?" About this time I began to see the great light and aided by the figure of Bill Bates waving frantically from the door that he hadtfound out where the criminals were supposed to go, I took my departure from morning signal practice, and incidentally Soc. 51. * * * * INADVERTENTLY or otherwise, someone brought a large cardboard containing indi- vidual pictures of the Delta Gamma house to The Daily office the other day, and in the course of events the staff gathered around to pick the girl whose picture appeared most attractive. First honors went to Marion Fitzgerald, dubbed "The Fitz," Monroe, Mich., junior. PERHAPS the greatest combination of swell gents ever almost collected under one roof in the Law Club fell through this fall when cir- cumstances arose over which the young bar- risters had no control. Graf Sharpe, Freddie George, Red Duffey, Pete Boder, Bob Henoch, Bud Smith, and Chuck Kennedy planned to in- habit their own section in the club and carry on the traditions which have made them known as just about the swellest gents the University has had in a long time. But the evil arm of marks and credits grabbed some, the Phi Delta Phi House exerted pressure on others, and as a result only Boder, George, and old Sharpy are left of the originl group. Not so many you say, but a great nucleus to work with. * * * * ADD Funny Rushing Stories: The Rushee who had been absolutely unbearable all evening gushing as he rises to make his departure, "it's such a marvelous University, I want so much to be a part of it all." One Greek confiding casually to a rival fratter that his house had so much trouble with their rushees. The difficulty, according to the first fellow is that the rushees want to pledge right away and naturally the fraternity wants to keep the rules. It must be awfully embarrassing. * * * * T'S A VERY FUNNY THING, but the Michigan 'State money, so plentiful all last year and throughout the summer, has disappeared as the day for the game with Michigan approaches. That is just another indication of what I am glad to go out on my limb to predict: A victory for Michigan Saturday; a victory which will start Michigan on her return to the football heights. ten weeks Mr. Barbirolli will conduct programs "nicely balanced between the standard classic Works, varied with little-known compositions of Purcell and the lesser-known symphonies of Mo- zart and Haydn." Following the Barbirolli regime, the Orchestra will be in the hands of three composer-conduc- tors: Igor Stravinsky, Georges Enesco, and Car- los Chavez, each of whom will have approxi- mately two weeks on the podium. Stravinsky, of course, is well known as one of the outstand- ing contemporary composers. Enesco is the founder and leader of the new Roumanian school of composition, and probably is best known as a composer through his Roumanian Rhapsodies. Chavez, in turn, is the foremost composer of Mexico, and by his work as a teacher and a con- ductor has done a great deal toward elevating the musical standards of his country. Each of these three men will lead the Orchestra for a number of their own compositions. For the concluding eight weeks of the season, which closes on April 18, the Orchestra will be under the direction of Artur Rodzinski, the com- paratively young conductor who has recently brought his ClevelandOrchestra into prominence as one of the finer orchestras of the country. Like a number of famous musicians, Mr. Rodzin- ski prepared himself for a legal career as well as a musical one; but the baton triumphed over the bar, and he has enjoyed remarkable success as a conductor in Warsaw, Los Angeles and Cleveland. An important feature of Mr. Rod- zinski's policy in Cleveland has been the com- bining of opera with concerts as a part of the regular subscription season. He plans to con- tinue this policy while with the Philharmonic, and, among other works, will present concert versions of Strauss' Elektra, Honegger's King David and the last act of Parsifal. Thus we may look forward as usual this winter to Sunday afternoons with the Philharmonic, via radio. To those of us to whom the orchestra is but sound and the vision of our "imagined eye," perhaps the absence of Toscanini will not be felt as keenly as it will be in Carnegie Hall. As to the years beyond, we can but hope for the best, and feel with Lawrence Gilman that "Time goes on the generations pass, audiences and conduc- tors come and go, orchestral players, weary (A counting bars, depart for a world where (it is said) none but harpists and trumpeters need work. The Philharmonic survives. It lives to- day, it will live tomorrow, and as long thereafter as we can see into a believable future. For the purpose which it has served with singular fidelity and honor and dignity for almost a century can never seem irrelevant to a continuance of that American civilization which it has helped to acf-o~ich nrT n c'h ,, ~ Convention DAILY OFFIC Publication in the Bulletin is con University. Copy received at the ofl until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. By CLINTON B. CONGER THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 1936 Axiomatic of any party convention VOL. XLVII No. 4 is the fact that none of the bands Notices hired for the occasion can render anN i adequate recital of the "Victors." The Senate Reception: The members ofj band at the Republican national con- the faculties and their wives are cor- .i vention in June mangled it badly, and the crew at the Democratic gather- ing at Philadelphia finished the job by btchering it. The band at the Republican rally in Grand Rapids Tuesday was no exception to the rule. A 30-piece WPA band did an exceptional job on thebvarious Sousa marches, but when it played the "Victors" for Col. Knox's entrance and exit, it knew only the central movement, and had to repeat it over and over again to outlast the prolonged applause. Suggestion along that line has been made that Michigan's "Fighting Hundred," now enlarged to 120,1 ought to take in at least one of the' National conventions in 1940, per-1 haps the Republican meeting, to. whoop it up for Senator Vandenberg should not Landon be due for a sec- ond term at the time. * * * The fiction that political bosses are men of iron broke down at this con- vention when administration men gave in to the supporters of Howard M. Warner of Farmington, candi- date for the state treasurer nomina- tion, after less than an hour and a half of bickering. Gov. -Frank D. Fitzgerald and henchmen were all set to have'the job go to Lieutenant- Governor Thomas Read, beaten for1 renomination in the primaries, to; patch up party ranks. As late as midnight the State Cen- tral Committee was considering the nomination in the bag for Read. At that time, however, the Oakland; County delgeation, still loyal and carrying the second heaviest vote in the state, announced that it would carry the matter to a convention floor fight. - * A Star Chamber argument fol- lowed, but remembering the 4 a.m. bout last spring in which Bruckerj refused to withdraw .his candidacy for U. S. Senator, the weary admin- istration men gave in before 2 a.m., and the nomination went to Warner. The fight came after all, though, when Mecosta county adherents of William Turner nominated him.- Where Warner had been nominated with the phrase that he had the1 "unique qualification of being an honest and yet successful banker," Turner's supporters countered that the qualification was not unique,1 since their man, too, had met success1 in the pursuit of banking. He met less success in the balloting, however, and with one fourth of the counties; polled, withdrew graciously at the short end of 254-41.- Inconspicuously absent from the1 convention was lame duck Senator James Couzens, who has 'thrown off the party halter so long ago that, having been booed for bolting from the May convention, he was not even missed at this one. FORUMI Male Mata Har To the Editor: Woman has long been recognized as the most natural transmitter ex- istent, the dispenser extraordinary of endless information which concerns her not one whit-"the sum total of all the trivialities surrounding her exaggerated by two." Such has been her status and as such has she func- tioned more or less harmlessly among men for centuries. History records the exploits of certain of these crea- tures who have capitalized on this instinct rather famously, women such as the notorious Mata Hari and the celebrated Okichi. Ordinary back- fence chatter did not interest these girls, they had to wheedle secrets of state from close-mouthed politicians by flaunting their sex appeal. Thus the time honored rules of the female spy game have made men the fall guys. And now, consistent with her top- sey-iurveyness Japan has introduced a complete turnabout in the game. This time it is the man who brings home the coveted bacon. Four re- puted places of rendezvous here in Tokyo, including this hotel, are be- ing watched by hawk-eyed Metropol- itan Police for certain "immoral for- eigners" who practice their amours on Japanese women for the purpose of obtaining thereby information concerning the secrets of the Em- pire. As to what the earmarks of an "immoral foreigner" would be, it is difficult to guess, but from the defi- nition one would surmise that any foreigner who comports with a Jap- anese maiden is a potential male Mata Hari or "immoral foreigner." Withal it puts the morals of the Japanese women in an extremely du- bious light, a deep injustice to the world's most womanly women. It all appears a part of the Government's dially, invited to be present at a re- ception by the president and the senate of the University in honor of the new members of the faculties to be held on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, from 8:30 o'clock until 12 o'clock in' the ballrooms of the Michigan Union. The reception will take place between 8:30 and 10:00, after which there will be an opportunity for dancing. No individual invitations will be sent out. La Verne Noyes Scholarships: All students who intend to apply for La Verne Noyes Scholarships are urged to present their applications at once. This applies also to those who wish to renew scholarships held last year. Application forms may be obtained from the undersigned at 1021 Angell Hall. Only veterans of the World War and their blood descendants are eligible. Fiank E. Robbins. Smoking in University Buildings: Attention is called to the general rule that smoking is prohibited in Uni- versity buildings except in private of- fices and assigned smoking rooms where precautions can be taken and control exercised. This is neither a mere arbitrary regulation nor an at- tempt to meddle with anyone's per- sonal habits. It is established and enforced solely with the purpose of preventing fires. During the past two years there have been 20 fires in Uni- versity buildings, seven of which were attributed to cigarettes. 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 few years a serious fire was started at the exit from the Pharmacology building by the throwing of a still lighted match into refuse waiting removal at the doorway. If the rule 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 has the winning support of everyone con- cerned. An appeal is made to all per- sons using the University buildings- staff members, students and others- to contribute individual cooperation to this effort to protect University jbuildings against fires. This statement is inserted at, the request of the Conference of Deans. Shirley W. Smith. Faculty, School of Education: The first regular luncheon meeting of the Faculty will be held on Monday, Oct. 5, at 12:05, at the Michigan Union. Faculty Meeting, College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts. The first monthly faculty meeting will be held in Room 1025 A.H. on Monday, Oct. 5 at 4:10 p.m. School of Education, Changes of Elections: All changes of elections of students enrolled in this school must be reported at the Registrar's Of- fice, Room 4, University Hall. After Oct. 3 such changes may be made only after payment of a fee of $1. Membership in a class; does not cease nor begin until all changes have been thus officially registered. Arrangements made with the instruc- tors only are not official changes. New Women Students with Ad- vanced Standing, Hygiene Exemption Examination: All new women ,stu- dents with advanced standing who have taken a course in Hygiene at another institution for which* they have received no University credit should take the hygiene, exemption examination. This will be given at 8 o'clock on Saturday morning, Oct. 2 in the West Amphitheatre of the West Medical Building. This will be the only opportunity to take the examination. Any questions should be referred to Dr. Schutz at the Health Service. Hygiene Lecture No. 2 for - In will be given today at 3, 4 and 5 p.m. and on Friday, Oct. 2, at 3, 4 and 5 p.m. in Room 25 Angell Hall. Field Hockey for Undergraduate Women: Undergraduate women who have not had asmedicalrre-check this semester must report to the Health Service before playing hockey. Field Hockey for Graduate Women: Graduate students wishing to play field hockey should be at the Wom- Contemporary: Manuscripts for the first issue should be left at the English office, 3221 Angell Hall as soon as possible. Academic Notices French 207 (Old French): The next meeting of the class will be today at 10 a.m. in Room 408 R.L. German 207, Old High German, will meet in Room 303 South Wing today at 7 p.m. English 159, Sec. 2, will meet in Room 231 A. H. instead of 1209 A.H., today at 10 a.m. Paul Mueschke. English 197-Honors Course: The first meeting of the class will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, in the English Seminar Room, 3217 A.H. W. G. Rice [AL BULLETIN structive notice to all members of the lice of the Assistant to the President Student Mail: Students expecting mail addressed in care of the Uni- versity should call at the Business Office, Room 1, University Hall. Mathematics 300. Seminar. First meeting hours Friday, Oct. 2, 3 3201 Angell Hall. Orientation to arrange p.m. Room Mathematics 233. N-dimensional Geometry. Next meeting Friday, Oct. 2, 2 p.m. in Room 3001 Angell Hall. Mathematics 327. Seminar in the Mathematical Theory of Statistics. Therm will be a meeting of those in- terested in Room 0O Angell Hall, today at 4 p.m., to arrange hours. Psychology 39 will meet in Room 300 West Medical Building. Psychology 33L, 35, 37. All students in these courses are required to at- tend an introductory lecture con- cerning laboratory work on Friday, Oct. 2, at 4 p.m. in 3126 N. S. Build- ing. History 47. Section 6, Tu at 3, will meet Haven Hall, Room G. E.M. 16 C. E. 65a Seminar in the Advanced Theory of Structures. This semirar will meet in Room 307 West En- gineering Bldg. on Tuesdays end Thursdays at 11 a.m. The first me t- ing on Oct. 1 will be devoted to a discussion of program for the con- ing year. All students and factty members are cordially invited to gt- tend and participate in the discus- sion of current problems in ie- chanics and structural engineering. Lecture University Lecture: Sir Joseph Br- croft, Professor of Physioogy in Cambridge University, England, will lecture on the subject "The Origin of Respiratory Movements in Foetal Life" today at 4:15 p.m. in the, Na- tural Science Auditorium. The lec- ture will be illustrated with moving pictures. The public is cordially in- vited. University Lecture: V. Gordon Childe, B.Litt., professor of Prebis- toric Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will lec4ure on the subject "The Early Ciyiiza tion of the Indus Valley" on UQUO~Y, Oct. 5, at 4:15 p.m. in Room D, Al- umni Memorial Hall. The lecture will be illustrated with slides. The public is cordially invited. Events Of Today Varsity Glee Club Quartette: Try- outs will be held tonight after regular Glee Club rehearsal. Varsity Glee Club: Tryouts and re- hearsal tonight from 7 to 8:30, and Sunday from 4:30 to 6, in Club rooms at the Union. Alpha Gamma Sigma: There will be a meeting tonight at 7:30 in the League. League Publicity Committee: There will be a short meeting at 4 p.m. to- day in the Undergraduate Office of the League. Coming Events Women's Field Hockey: For all students who wish to play elective hockey, open practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:15 to 5:30 on Palmer Field during the two weeks of rushing. First practice starts this afternoon. Freshmen Rendezvous: Men, womi- en and counselors are invited to Dr. Blakeman's home, 5 Harvard Place, Sunday afternoon, Oct. 4, from 3 to 6. y Mimes, Union Opera: All Mimes and other students who have written story or music for an all Men's mu-. sical show are asked to attend a meeting at 4:30 Monday afternoon, Oct. 5, at the Union. Stalker Hall: There will be a "Try Vr Skill" nrto Fridavevenine at