FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAYOCT. 4, 1936 Distributors of ColediCe Diest 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 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 mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Representatives: National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Chicago, Ill. Madison 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. Reportorial Department: Fred Warner Neal, Chairman; Ralph Hurd, William E. Shackleton, William Spaller. Editorial Department: Marshall D. Shulman, Chairman; Robert Cummins, Arnold S. Daniels, Joseph S. Mattes, Mary Sage Montague, Elsie Roxborough. Wire Editors: Clinton B. Conger, Richard G. Hershey, associates; I. S. Silverman. Sports Department: George J. Andros, Chairman; Fred DeLano 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 Bngham, 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 and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wlsher Contracts Manager; Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertising Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- ified Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: ARNOLD S. DANIELS Devaluation Of The Franc... N OW THAT the excitement over France's long-awaited but hardly expected devaluation of the franc has subsided, it appears as if everybody is more or less happy as a result of the action. Certainly France is better off, despite cries of the extremists. After Great Britain went off the gold standard, the gold franc was hard put to it, and the French deficits increased. When the United States went off gold, money was being borrowed by France in ever-increasing quan- tities, and because the franc was insecure, the French government was forced to pay ultra- high interest rates. With 81 billion in currency a year ago, France had as gold reserve only 72 billion francs. Two weeks before devaluation, those reserves had fallen to 53 and a half billion francs while the currency had risen to 84 billion. The reserve was falling rapidly, almost a billion francs a week, as Frenchmen hastened to exchange their currency for gold bars. And in order to stop a further decrease in reserve, and the inflation and economic and political panics that would result, the Blum government devalued, i.e., re- duced the gold content of the franc and thus built up more reserves, despite its election prom- ises. Certainly the United States and Great Britail whose cooperation made safe devaluation pos- sible, are happy. As Prof. Leonard Watkins points out, Frances action offers insurance against further inflation in both countries, and gives them, as it does all powers, a feeling of monetary security, a feeling that has not reall prevailed sincethe Great War. The greatest benefits of the devaluation of the franc, however, lie in the partial removal of trade restrictions and increase in economic intercourse that the French government's ac- tion will probably bring about. The trade of all nations with France has been lagging for years, because of the instability of the franc. Furthermore, our own devaluation, like that of Great Britain, had serious deflationary effects on gold standard countries, and the falling prices in the "gold bloc" nations, caused by the inequal- ities between the price structure of the devalued nations and the others proved a hindrance to international trade in general. France's deval- uation goes a long way in ameliorating this sits uation, and world trade, as a result, can be ex- pected to pick up. Last but far from least of the benefits ex- pected from the devaluation of the franc is the future of international cooperation with an eye to currency stabilization. One of the chief eco- nomic maladjustments since the World War, certainly one of the worst in recent years, has been the cut-throat policies of the great nations with regard to currency. However much Presi- dent Roosevelt may deserve credit for aiding devaluation, and has a result stabilization, in this TIlE FORUM 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 more than 300 words and to accept or reJect letters upon the criteria of general editorial importance and interest to the campus. Erratum To the Editor: Yesterday's Daily (Wednesday) referred to Frank Murphy as Governor-General of the Phil- ippine Islands. I was under the impression that he is High Commissioner now on leave of ab- sence. Who is correct? -M.M. EDITOR'S NOTE: You are correct. Mr. Murphy is now the High Commissioner of the Phillippine Islands. Before the Jones Act, starting the Islands on their 10-year period as a Commonwealth, went into effect, e was Governor-General. Frustration The faint rustling of unseen leaves in unseen trees, The exquisite closing strains of an unknown melody, The fleeting fragrance of the last few hours of summer; My rough hands try to capture That rustling, those strains, that fragrance- But, wraith-like they glide through my clutching fingers. I wer e my ineffable loss-yet I am free! -RT. Commendation To the Editor: I wish to commend Mr. William J. Lichten- wanger upon his excellent editorial, "The Phil- harmonic Carries On," which appeared in the Thursday edition of The Daily. It is indeed gratifying to a new student to learn that here on the campus we have a staff of writers who dis- play a fair-mindedness and an artistic under- standing totally lacking in many metropolitan publications. The breadth of knowledge and the depth of feeling with which Mr. Lichteriwanger approaches his subject are, I have observed, typical of the entire publication; and such treat- ment augurs well for the continued popularity of The Daily. -Colvin L. Gibson, '40. As Others See It Farm Policy (From the New Republic) BUSINESS and financial men who support Mr. Landon are hereby invited to explain to us what they make of his farm policy, as set forth in recent speeches. He will protect domestic crop prices with a high tariff, and will subsidize the farmers for their loss on exported surpluses, sold at lower world prices. This is the old Mc- Nary-Haugen scheme, valiantly opposed by Cool- idge and Hoover. The catch in it is, of course, that without any means of crop restriction, high prices maintained by tariff and subsidy would so increase production that the exportable sur- plus would grow almost without limit, dumping would cause foreign complications, and the sub- sidy would eventually bankrupt the treasury. But limitation of output is taboo in the Repub- lican platform and by Mr. Landon himself. There is no honest explanation of this stand possible for an economic literate except that it is bait to catch the farmers' votes. Of course the farm- ers like the idea of raising as much as they like and selling it at high prices; they don't care very much whether the treasury and the tax- payers suffer or not. But business in supporting Mr. Landon on the theory that he will balance the budget; either the business men or the farmers are being pulled around by the nose. Incidentally, we should like Mr. Landon to ex- plain to us how and why farmers are injured by imports from Canada resulting from the re- ciprocal tariff treaty, when at the same time they are selling more than before both at home and abroad, because of the business improve- ment that this treaty helped to bring about. Social Security (From The Nation) GOVERNOR LANDON has never been on stronger ground than in his vigorous crit- icism of the old-age section of the federal Social Security Act. He justly points out the gross in- adequacy of an old-age insurance scheme under which those who are insured-only about one- half of America's workers-would have to work twenty years at $125 a month to qualify for a monthly pension of $37.50. He is also sound in pointing to the unnecessary hardship imposed on the working class by the 3 per cent tax on wages and pay rolls, and especially in denouncing the absurd and dangerous $47,000,000,000 reserve, fund. He is undoubtedly right in criticizing the unwieldy bureaucracy made necessary by the complex nature of the machinery established by the act. But when it comes to proposing an alternative, the governor bogs down completely. While approving of economic security in prin- ciple-what Presidential candidate today would dare oppose it?-he would abandon the old-age annuities altogether and leave unemployment in- surance to the states, knowing full well that the T TTT T IT ALL By Bonth Williams (.0 T HAS come to our attention that there are several fraternities on the campus who are so hard put to interest rushees in their houses that they have resorted to the practice of manufac- turing bear stories about rival fraternities. Per- haps the lowest form that this type of rushing has ever taken is the exaggerating or distorting of the reasons behind the closing of two promi- nent organizations last spring. Dragging forgotten stories like these out of the moth bag stamps 'poor breeding' all over anyone, but when those stories are twisted and exaggerated into malicious slander by a rival fraternity man, you are face to face with a slith- ering rattlesnake's belt buckle. BENEATH **** * * * * THE DELTS had a rushee out north Geddes way recently who insisted upon getting buddy-buddy with one of the hatchetmen to the extent of discussing his love life. Clinging to a brief case with which he refused to part during his entire visit, the yearling finally confided: "You know I've never kissed a girl. I couldn't kiss a girl unless I felt that I was really, oh truly in love with her. "I've never been in love you know, and I some- times wonder if I ever could fall in love, but I know that if I ever do, yes if I ever do, it will be underneath a winter moon." TONK. BORN of a long line of G.O.P.'s and named after a man who was three times Republican governor of Michigan, Fred Warner Neal, the tycoon of Northville and its environs has been accused of heading a local branch of the Young Democrats. Questioned first by the chairman of the Dem- ocratic Committee here, Fred Warner vigorously denied any such connections and in a lengthy statement elaborated upon his political views. The matter appeared closed, but not so. The phone set up a constant ringing as Young Dem- ocrat after Young Democrat called Fred to see just how soon the organization would be gotten underway. Fred Warner stomped and raved and even cursed a little as he slammed down receivers right and left and finally in desperation gave out this abbreviated statement to the press: To the Editor: There seems to be a rumor going about that I am organizing on the campus a Young Democrats of America League. This is not so. I have absolutely no connection with any such group. Regardless of my attitude on the Presidential election, I class myself as a Republican. -Fred Warner Neal, '37. American program of poor relief. Much as we disapprove of the details of the Social Security Act, we canot but admire John G. Winant's courage in resigning from the board in order to defend the Administration's hard-won gains against ill-concealed reaction. Rearmament And Prosperity (From the Annual Report of the $ritish Free Trade Union) THE YEAR has witnessed over much of the world a gradual recognition of the follies of economic nationalism, but, with few excep- tions a parallel development of the process whereby that recognition is submerged by the domination of political considerations over public interests. In this country, the year has seen no diminution of the grip of the state on trade and industry, but rather its gradual intensification, and this can be observed in most other countries. This sacrifice of national resources to war mentality is, of course, producing some indica- tions of fictitious prosperity in those countries, including our own, which, while prating of peace as the great desideratum, have involved them- selves in the danger of war by persistent acts of economic hostility against their neighbors. The general outpouring of national resources in preparation for war has, it is true, tended to a fairly general increase in productive activity and a consequent diminution of unemployment in the countries which have especially indulged in it; but those results have been achieved at the cost of the material and cultural advance- ment which ought to be the main desideratum of statesmen. The popular contention that rearmament "at least provides plenty of employment" is the outcome of a despairing mentality. War prep- arations, like war itself, are the negation of social justice and idealism. The "prosperity" which myopic champions of self-determination profess to trace in the oper- ations of armament ramps is a cynical delusion, and the identification of opportunities for per- sonal advantage with warlike preparations a deadly danger. Each tower of the San Francisco-Oakland bridge represents a construction job equivalent to building of a 60-story skyscraper. San Francisco firemen cut open a drain pipe and rescued a kitten, unharmed after a 75-foot fall inside the pipe. The San Francisco board of education requires parents to pay for damage done to school build- ings by pupils. Two San Angelo, Tex., brothers purchased four oxen for spring plowing, had diffculty finding yokes. RADIO By TUURE TENANDER JACK BENNY will be back on the air again tonight to start his sixth series of broadcasts. All his former stooges will be back with Benny, with the exception of Johnny Green, the maestro. Up to this time Benny has been reported to be culling his brain to find an orchestra leader who will make a competent laugh-getter. In- cidentally, Jack's sponsor is getting his name on the record book for buy- ing three radio shows to be broadcast on the same day-Sunday. Phillips Lord, former "Seth Parker," will open the first in a series of "We, The Peo- ple," airings that will feature discus- sions and opinions of the so-called average citizen. The listeners are to choose the subjects for each broad- cast. This can be caught over NBC at 5 p.m. Stoopnagle and Budd are next on this sponsor's list, starting a new series with Harry Von Zell and Don Voorhees' orchestra at 5:30 p.m. over NBC. * * * Joe Penner is also returning to the realm of radio tonight after a lay- off of two years. Although a bit sus- picious regarding the redoubtable duck salesman's ability to live down his former programs, we shall tune in on Joe's first. nighter with an open mind and a clean sheet in our note- book. Jimmy Grier's orchestra will furnish the music for the program. * * * AT 10 O'CLOCK Sunday nights the Community Sing broadcasts over CBS feature one of the real old-time comedy teams, that of Billy Jones and Ernie Hare. Jones and Hare are vet- erans of the radio, having started in back in the early twenties. For five long years they were billed over onedstation, although WEAF was al- ready then one of the key stations of the country, as the Happiness Boys. Later they were known as the Inter- woven Boys and broadcast over a coast to coast network. Although the humor of this duo is not like most of the "smart stuff" of today, it is refreshing and enjoyable, if only for sentimental reasons. The act at which the boys used to excell was the three- minute "opera." They would mix up the largos and the vivaces with the allegrettos and the piu mosos into a burlesque that had real qualities of finesse about it. On the present program Milton Berle, Broadway comedian, and Wendell Hall, writer of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," are also featured. Ethel Barrymore, who not so long ago announced her retirement from the stage will, as expected, start a series of appearances on the air. Wednesday night she will reenact her performance in "Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines," the mellerdrammer in which Miss Barrymore appeared in her firstgstarring role, back in 1901. According to the advance plans for the series, Miss Barrymore will pre- sent all of her triumphs in chronolog- ical order. The premiere will be heard at 8:30 p.m. over NBC. IT LOOKS LIKE Harry Richman's feat of carrying over to England and back the oh-so-many thousand ping-pong balls was a wise move for the veteran singer and actor whose fame was definitely, on the wane. Harry has subsequently received at- tractive theatre and night club offers and now he has been booked to ap- pear on the "Laugh With Ken Mur- ray" program, supplanting Phil Re- gan, the singing policeman. Over CBS at 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. . * * Columbia made an unpopular move when it discontinued the Saturday night swing sessions with Bunny Ber- igan and his orchestra and guest stars from the swing fan's social reg- ister. This was one program dur- ing which the hot men had a chance to show off their talents without hav- ing to tune down for the sponsor's benefit. Musicians will miss this hour. One of the best broadcasts in the series, in our opinion, took place sev- eral weeks ago when Miff Mole, trom- bone player immortal to followers of le jazz hot, returned to play "Slippin Around." Next Friday night, at 10 p.m. over NBC, Radio Guide, national radio weekly, will inaugurate a sponsored series featuring the music of Shep 'Rippling Rhythm" Fields. Sorry to say, Fields and the latest freak to hit the realm of dance music, "Rippling Rhythm," seem to be gaining rapidly in popularity. All that is needed now to make the dancers lose themselves in rapture is an effect of the water gurgling in a gutter at 6 a.m. FRED ALLEN and company resume the "Town Hall Tonight" broad- casts this week after an absence of several months. The set-up will be practically the same as last year, with the rather sad comic, Portland Hoffa, acting as Fred's stooge in the hole. Peter Van Steeden and his orchestra will serve to furnish the overtures for the performances of the Mighty Allen Art Players. Every Wednesday at 9 p.m. over NBC. - * * Now that Louis Prima has hit Chi- cago, listeners will have plenty of opportunity to hear him vv rur- (Continued from Page 3)t call Mrs. Mary Farkas, telephone7 7513, School of Music office. f Charles A. Sink, President.d Department of Music Education:e All students registered in the De-t partment of Music Education are re- quested to attend a conference in the* School of Music Auditorium, Mon- C day, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m. Mr. John R.t Emens, Director of Certification andi Teacher Training, Department of Public Instruction, Lansing, will be present to discuss and explain the! new requirements for certification ins the state of Michigan.N Earl V. Moore.I Extra Curricular Activities: On or before Oct. 7 managers and chair- man of extra curricular activities should submit to the Chairman of the Committee on Student Affairs, Room 2, University Hall, a complete list of all students who wish to par-t ticipate in their respective enter-t prises, in order that their eligibility for such activities may be checked. The names should be presented on blank forms to be obtained in Room1 2. J. A. Bursley, Chairman of Committee on Student Affairs.1 Hygiene Lectures for Women Stu-T dents: The Hygiene Lectures for women students will begin on Mon- day, Oct. 5 and Tuesday, Oct. 6. All students whose names begin with the letter A through L inclusive will meet on Monday at 4:30 in Na- tural Science Auditorium. All stu- dents whose names begin with the letter M through Z will meet on Tuesday at 4:30 in Natural Science Audtorium. Choral Union Tryouts: Tryouts for membership in the University Choral Union will be held as follows at the office of Earl V. Moore, Musical Di- rector, School of Music Building, Maynard Street: Monday, Oct. 5, 4 to 6; Tuesday, Oct. 6, 5 to 6; and Wednesday, Oct. 7, 4 to 6. All per- sons interested will please present themselves during these hours. Choral Union Ushers: All men who ushered last year may sign up for this year at Hill Auditorium box office between 4 and 5:30 p.m. Mon- day. New men may sign up between 4 and 5:30 Tuesday. Social Chairmen of fraternities and sororities are reminded that all party requests, accompanied by letters of acceptance from two sets of chaper- ons and a letter of approval from the Financial Adviser, must be sub- mitted to the Office of the Dean of Women or the office of the Dean of Students on the Monday preceding the date set for the party. J. A. Bursley, Dean of Students. 1 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. English for Foreign Students: A two-hour non-credit course is to be offered for foreign students who feel the need for help in English. The class will meet regularly at 4 o'clock on Monday and Wednesday. Those interested should meet me next Wed- nesday, Oct. 7, at 4 o'clock in Room 201, University Hall. Students who t require tutoring should see me at once as I have a list of tutors ex- perienced in such service. J. Raleigh Nelson,iCounselor to Foreign Students. Academic Notices Reading Examinations in French: Candidates for the degree of Ph.D. in the departments listed below who ' wish to satisfy the requirement of a reading knowledge during the cur- rent academic year, 1936-37, are in- formed that examinations will be offered in Room 210, Romance Lan- guage Bldg., from 9 to 12, on Sat- urday morning, Oct. 17, Jan. 23, May May 22, and Aug. 7. It will be nec- essary to register at the office of the Department of Romance Languages (112 R.L.) at least one week in ad- vance. Lists of books recommended by the various departments are ob- tainable at this office. It is desirable that candidates for the doctorate prepare to satisfy this requirement at the earliest possible date. A brief statement of the na- ture of the requirement, which will be found helpful, may be obtained at the office of the Department, and further inquiries may be addressed to Mr. L. F. Dow (100 R.L., Saturdays at 10 and by appointment). This announcement applies only to candidates in the following depart- ments: Ancient and Modern Lan- guages and Literatures, History, Ec- onomics, Sociology, PoliticalScience, fPhilosophy, Education, Speech, Jour, rnalism. tory schedule, the section intended for Tu. Th. at 1 o'clock and W. at 7 o'clock must meet hereafter M.W.F. from 4:30 to 5:30 o'clock. All stu- dents in this course, therefore, should present themselves on Monday at either the 1 or 4:30 o'clock sections, the latter if possible. German 229, English influence in German Literature in the 18th Cen- tury, will meet next Tuesday, Oct. 6" in Room 305 U.H. at 3 p.m. J. W. Eaton. Economics 53: Students who have signed for the lecture Tuesday at 8 will report at that time in 348 W. Engineering. Lecture University Lecture: V. Gordon Childe, B.Litt., professor of Prehis- toric Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will lecture on the subject "The Early Civiliza- tion of the Indus Valley" on Monday, 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. Chemistry Lecture: Dr. E. C. Franklin of Stanford University will lecture on the subject "Liquid, Am- monia as a Solvent" in the Chemistry Amphitheatre at 4:15 p.m., Thurs- day, Oct. 8. The lecture, which is under the auspices of the University and the American Chemical Society, is open to the public. Preston W. Sloson, Lecture, spon- sored by A.A.U.W., on Current events, Monday, Oct. 5, 4:15 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Events Of Today All Graduate Students are cordially invited to the first meeting of the Graduate Outing Club which will be held today. The club will meet at Lane Hall at 2:30 and hike to the Island for baseball and a picnic sup- per at a cost of 20 cents. In case of rain the meeting will be held in Lane Hall. Genesee Club meeting today at 5 o'clock in the Union. Old members from Rochester, NI.Y., and vicinity please attend. Freshmen Rendezvous: Men, wom- en and counselors are invited to Dr. Blakeman's home, 5 Harvard Place, this afternoon, Oct. 4, from 3 to 6. Archery for Women Students: All women students interested in join- ing an archery group are invited to attend a tea at the Women's Athletic Bldg. today at 4 o'clock. Hillel Foundation: Regular Sunday afternoon tea will be held at the Foundation today, Oct. 4, from 3:30 to 6. First Baptist Church: 10:45 a.m. Worship and sermon by Rev. R. E. Sayles, minister. Introduction to series of addresses on "Sermon on the Mount." Communion service. 12 noon, Roger Williams Guild, Baptist student organization, has a special study period following the morning worship. This is held at the Guild house, 503 E. Huron, and the group is led by Rev. Howard R. Chap- man, minister and advisor for stu- dents. 6 p.m. Students Guild meets at Guild House. Dr. Edward W. Blake- man, Counsellor in Religious Educa- tion for the University, will give the address on "The Religious Growth of the Student." A social hour with refreshments will follow the address. Congregational Church: 10:45 service of worship with sermon by Mr. Heaps. Subject, "Building Chris- tian Personality." 6 p.m., Student Fellowship. Supper to be followed by program with Prof. Bennett Weaver as speaker. His subject will be, "The Ordeal of Ed- ucation." Stalker Hall: Student class at 9:45 p.m. Prof. Geo. Carrothers is the leader. Wesleyan Guild meeting, 6 p.m. Prof. Carleton Angell will give an il- lustrated talk on sculpture and its relationship to religion. Fellowship hour and supper following the meet- ing. All students are cordially in- vited to both of the above meetings. First Methodist Church: Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Dr. Charles W. Brashares will preach on "Men- tal Radios.' Church of Christ Disciples, Hill and Tappan Sts. 10:45 a.m. Morning worship, Rev. Fred Cowin, minister. 12 noon, Students' Bible class, Mr. Pickerill, leader. 5:30 p.m., Social hour. "15 cent supper served. 6:30 p.m, Discussion program, Top- 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 President until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.