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CHICAGO - BOSTON - SAN FtANCISCO Loa'ANGELES PORtLAND SEATTLE Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR ....... .......ELSIE A. PIERCE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ......MARSHALL D. SHULMAN George Andros Jewel Wuerfel Richard Hershey Ralph W. Hurd Robert Cummins NIGHT EDITORS: Joseph Mattes, William E. Shackleton, Irving Silverman, William Spaller, Tuure Tenander, Robert Weeks. SPORTS DEPARTMENT: George J. Andros, chairman; Fred DeLano, Fred Buesser, Raymond Goodman, Carl Ge1rstacker. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Jewel Wuerfel chairman; Elizabeth M. Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Helen Rtouglas,Barbara J. Lovell, Katherine Moore, Betty trickroot. Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER ..................JOHN R. PARK ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER . WILLIAM BARNDT- WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER .....JEAN KEINATH BUSINESS ASSISTANTS: Ed Macal, Phil Buchen, Tracy Buckwater, Marshall Sampson, Robert Lodge, Bill Newnan, Leonard Seigelman, Richard Knowe, Charles Coleman, W. Layne, Russ Cole, Henry Homes, Women's Business Assistants: Margaret Ferries. Jane Steiner, .Nancy Cassidy, Stephanie Parfet, Marion Baxter, L. Adasko, G. Lehman, Betsy Crowford, Betty Davy, Helen Purdy, Martha Hankey, Betsy Baxter, Jean Rheinfrank. Dodie.Day, Florence Levy, Florence Michllnskil, Evalyn Tripp. Departmental Managers Jack Staple, Accounts Manager; Richard Croushore, Na- tional Advertising and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher, Contracts Manager; Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertisingy Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- ified Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: WILLIAM SHACKELTON Government Behind The Plow.. .. ONE ARE THOSE halcyon days when a man merely rode out to the broad fields of the West and planted his stakes, exercising a free choice of lands. In- stead a man and his family now live on a farm from which moving is an unpredictable risk. The fear of insecurity faces the agricutural p'tp- ulation even while it is enjoying prosperity. Today farmers are confronted with droughts and dust storms that sear the fields to a state in which they become miserably unproductive. It is only lately that the farmer has been able to climb out of the deep rut of economic failure. But he has a long way to go before he can ever realize a high point of economic stability. At the moment he can begin to move toward that stability in an economy of abundance. Plans are now being advanced to aid the farmer and consequently the whole mass of Americans. Foremost on the list is a bill prvid- ing for crop insurance. Second and of equal importance is the bill for the alleviation of the plight of the Southern tenant farmer and share- jropper. In addition to these two there have also been proposed plans for extensive programs of soil conservation and erosion control to increase the productivity of the land. Crop insurance is not a new or radical idea. This time it is a plan which finds a Kansas senator making eloquent defenses for it. The first private attempts at the idea included price insurance. They failed. Now it is planned to have the government administer an organization which will insure the yield of crops. In a similar manner our bank deposits have been insured by the gov- ernment; also loans for repairing and construct- ing homes. Combined with insurance will be the ever normal granary, a plan dependent on the faith- ful cooperation of large numbers of farmers. This is a system in which the cooperating farm- ers will make payments on their insurance with surpluses of their crops in years when there are no foreign demands. In a poorly productive year, when the yield is below a predetermined normal, indemnification will be made in cash or in kind.. The administration of the plan will serve as a new and invaluable aid in price stabilization. On the other hand the government will also have to devise means for production control to avert large crops from piling up in storage. Starting out with the 1938 wheat crop the plan should thereafter advance to a place where it will be an accepted procedure in agriculture. Dilapidated shacks for homes, life in general on the barest subsistence level, high percentages of illiteracy among the other ills of society are the signs by which tenant farming and share- croning come to be known. The well-wnedn ished holdings, tilled by illiterate, often extreme- ly unhealthy families. The advantages from col- lective farming should add up to broader com- munity liVes, less illiteracy, improved health con- ditions and efficient operation of soil. THE 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 areasked to be brief, the editors reserving the right to condense all letters of more than 300 'Words and to acept or reject letters upon the criteria of general :editorial importance and interest to the campus. By A Southern NVegro To the Editor: I hope you will find space to print my letter, under the caption: "Negroes: By a Southern Negro." I venture the opinion that W.B.O., who wrote anent the Northwestern "Jim Crow" case, knows practically nothing about the "Negro Problem," except his own prejudiced and apparently fear- ridden reactions. Since he is convinced that "there must be certain restrictions on the Negro," it seems clear that he, and others like him, know themselves well enough to believe that they have something to fear. In. my humble opinion, a truly superior person, regardless of his race or color, does not waste his time, nor sacrifice his peace of mind in dodging phantoms. The in- ference here should be clear, even to W.B.O. Negroes in the South do not go to any great lengths to let many white people know exactly what they think about some of the places in which they live and find their amusement. In some pedple, Negroes and others, what might be erroneously interpreted as contentment with a sad lot is merely the outward expression of the process of making the best of a bad situa- tidn until some way out of the dilemma appears. As for being satisfied to stay in one's place(!!), at least there are those of us (and we are many more than "two or three exceptions") who have enough discretion-a mild word-not to start tilting at wind-mills; and this is more than I can say for any person who would raise this particular issue on the campus of the Uni- versity of Michigan where, to the best of my knowledge, we have had no such unfortunate incident as the one at Northwestern. A question to W.B.O.: If all concerned are satisfied with the situation in the South, what is the raison d' etre of the Southern Inter- racial Commission, and what about the fine type of public opinion created by that group of southern white women who, some months back, organized to champion, not "Negro Rights," but the Rights of Man? Wm. A. Griffey. Include Religion To the Editor: Relating to your very timely editorial upon things to come in a recent number of The Daily Rabbi Heller makes a very proper suggestion. This is- to endorse the suggestion made by Dr. Heller and to ask that religious phase of life be included with the others. With sincere appreciation of The Daily and also approval of the idea of the independents being organized through the Union. -E. W. Blakeman Contemporary 'Significant,' Says WJ1ltter By PROF. ERIGH A. WALTERt (Of the English Department) THE THIRD ISSUE of CONTEMPORARY Which appears today is the most significant not only of this year's volume but probably of the three volumes that have been published. The issue offers a well balanced variety of poems, essays, stories and reviews, but its exceptional value for this campus, for students and faculty alike, is Peter Macklin's Preface to a Program. Mr. Macklin enamines the Liberal Arts Col- lege and decides that reform is imperative. His review of the philosophy which now motivates students and faculty in their choice of subjects and their methods of study is no merely super- ficial one. It is a thorough-going review. It digs deep, to the roots of the problem. Mr. Macklin believes that the kind of education we get depends upon our philosophy of life. As long as we kowtow merely to the philosophy of "getting on" in the world and call such activity "progress," we shall continue to be bound by the narrowness of the pragmatic view. In con- tradistinction to this prevailing pragmatism is posited the humanistic view. "The primacy of humanistic training cannot be intelligently dis- puted, for the kind of teachers, statesmen, doc- tors, engineers we have, the uses they make of their specialized knowledge, depends on the kind of men and women they are, which, in turn, is determined by the values they have. In the hands of these men and women rests the future of our society and the values which it will embody." In our literary colleges the cards are stacked against the student because "we reverse the process of all real education." The student is spoon-fed, the teachers- supply him with all the answers instead of presenting him with the materials and forcing him to work out the problems and to arrive at independent conclusions. The student ever negates his own personality. "A good education should help him to acquire a good philosophy and a good per- sonality." Mr. Macklin arfives at these conclu- sions by carefully examining the elective system, the "unanalytical comprehensive historical sur- vey" courses, "the genetic and historical ap- proach" to the study of literature and the fine, arts BENEATH **** ** IT ALL mt --°-By lBonth Wiliamns- JUDGING by the number of recalcitrants who made the 11 o'clock Easter service Sunday, coupled with the tales of what happened Satur- day night, I predict a busy time for the Dis- ciplinary Committee this week ... Also over the week-end occured a marriage of note when Fred Stiles, Deke and track star, up and married Marya Hoffman in a surprise elope- ment. Both are plenty swell and deserve the best. The morning mail brought a half dozen let- ters in regards to the plea of K.C.M. that he be enabled to meet a comely lass who haunts him in Angell Hall. Despite the fact that I believe the whole thing to be an atrocious publicity stunt, I submit excerpts from two of them. Dear Bonth: Up to now I have been, sadly, I confess, an egotist, a cad, a bounder, and a self- seeker. Now by the grace of K.C.M.'s letter published in your column, I have discoveved a means to enter into the service of my fel- low men ... To b-e specific, my extra-curricular pro- clivities have been devoted thus far to in- troducing myself to winsome, chic, and cute young lasses who went their blithe and in- nocent way to Angell Hall Study Hall-.. Why not let K.C.M. get in touch with me? If the lady is not an acquaintance of mine already, I will strike up a fast friendship and arrange to have K.C.M. meet her. Of the 34 girls on campus with whom I have a bowing acquaintance, 33 I have met by in- troducing myself in the library .. . My success may be easily explained, though not with injury to my sense of modesty. If the facts must be known I am: (1) strikingly handsome, (2) of superior in- telligene, (3) possessed of a magnetic per- sonality, and (4) exceedingly wise to the ways of a maid with a man ... Yours sincerely, MARTIN KALISH. I like you because you're so frank about your- self, Martin. You should go a long way. DEAR BONTH: I want to pass along a bit of advice to the desperate fellow who, in Friday's column, signed himself "K.C.M."-the boy who solicited youi help on the problem of how to meet a girl. Every day, K.C.M. sees this unknown young lady-dark hair and dark eyes . . . so slight, so delicate . . . in Angell Hall study hall, and wants to find out her name. I could help K.C.M. His situation brings out my deepestusympathies. After all. Spring has moved in. But I hesitate. For I had just such an experience myself last week. Several times before I had noticed her about the campus-she's the sort you can't help notice. She had dark eyes, dark hair, and I'll swear it -the most beautiful lips in all Christendom. And she, too, was all life. And then, for three consecutive days I found her sitting near me in the Main Library study room. She smiled the second time, and the third time she borrowed some note paper. The fourth day I wore my newest cravat and hoped she would be there again. She was. When she got up to leave, I accompanied her, opened the door for her, I walked downstairs with her, making small talk. After a few remarks she brought forth some small white pasteboards, and when the front doors of the Library were reached, she was pocketing my 40 cents, and I was holding a ticket to the Michigan Boxing Show. Her sorority was in a race for some sort of cup, she said, and then she said, "Good-bye and thanks a lot-" very brightly, and turned to meet a big bruiser of a fellow lounging against the doors. I could suggest several ways for K.C.M. to meet his young lady, who is "superb," but as I said, I hesitate. Cordially, --J.A.B. be read by every student who takes his univer- sity education seriously. I hope that CON- TEMPORARY may publish a series of reactions to it in its next issue. gr. Shulman's brief essay on The Extra Cur- riculum may be considered a corollary to Mr. Macklin's long discussion. Both writers recog- nize the same educational values. The prize-winning material from the Fresh- man Hopwood Contest adds its typical variety to CONTEMPORARY. This material brings a balance to the pages of the magazine which is markedly absent when only seniors and graduate students contribute. Mr. Green's pic- tures of his father and of his father's Canadian farm show a remarkable power to select the telling details and to present them naturally. Mr. Swados has the ability to pack much into a small compass. Of the two poems by Mr. Con- way the first is an exercise in verse, the second is a significant experience, poetically expressed. Of the other poems in this issue, Mr. Bacon's has a clarity and a finish which the others lack. The Penny tries to say less than the other three but it says it completely. In the humorous short story, Almost the End of the World, Mr. McKelvey manages two dif- ficult things with success, he writes about chil- dren and develops his. story through conversa- tion. The book reviews in this issue are par- ticularly thorough-going. Mr. Greenberg charges John Strachey with verbosity; Mr. Britton pre- sents G. K. Chesterton's ideas without bias; Mr. music Marimr niders~oni A REVIEW A TRULY great artist sang in Hill Auditorium last evening. Marian Anderson, contralto, brought this year's Choral Union series to a glor- ious conclusion before an overflow- ing and enthusiastic audience. Her program, excellently chosen and con- structed, consisted of a Handel group of three songs and an aria, five Schu- bert songs, a Verdi aria, four Finnish songs, and four Negro spirituals. Six encores, in all, were accorded, and the accompanist was Kosti Vehanen. Miss Anderson's artistry is amaz-! ing in its completeness and simplicity. First of all, she possesses a gorgeous vocal instrument, rich and vibrant in quality, capable of great variety in color, and nuance, full of emotional intensity. Of remarkable consistency of quality and coloring, her compass last night reached for two ocataves and a fifth, and seemingly could have extended easily higher had the need presented itself. . It is a voice of great? power, yet completely and graceuilly controlled, equal at once to the breadth and sostenuto of the Handel songs and to the coloratura passages of Sibeluis' Die Libelle. The artists' intonation was as impeccable as could be expected of a human singer, her TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1937 VOL. XLVII No. 130 Notices College of Architecture, Midsemes- ter Reports: Instructors are request- ed to report any' student whose work is unsatisfactory. Cards for this pur- pose may be obtained from the Of- fice of the College of Architecture, Room 207 Aich., or from the Regis- trar's Office, Room 4, U.H. These cards should be filled in and returned to the Office of the College of Archi- tecture not later than April 7. School of Music, Midsemester Re- ports: Instructors are requested to report any student whose work is un- satisfactory. Cards for this purpose may be obtained from the Office of the School of Music, 108 S.M., or from the Registrar's Office, Room 4 U.H. These cards should be filled in and returned to the Office of the School of Music not later than April 7. School of Forestry and Conserva- tion, Midsemester Reports: Instruc- tors are requested to report any stu- dent whose work is unsatisfactory. Cards for this purpose may be ob- tained from the Office of the School in g ana uicuion amra e of Forestry and Conservation, 2048 But equally as suberb as Miss An- N.S., or from the Registrar's Office, derson's technical powers are the l Room 4 U.H. These cards should be richness and sincerity of emotional filled in and returned to the Office of feeling which pervade her singing. the School of Forestry and Conser- The simple and genuine charm of! vation not later than April 7. her personality is wholly in keeping with the greatness of her voice and Students in the College of Litera- the ease which which she sings. Her Itudencs inthe C rts:eAomet- versatility of style was apparent in ing wienheld tda ts:1Apm. in the distinctions made between the ing will be held today at 4:15 p.m. in various numbers of the program. In in te ColleAngelLi Helor students the Handel songs her approach was ' broad and direct, with emphasis on and the Arts and others interested in the vocal line; the Schubert Ave future work in forestry. The meeting Maria was eloquent in its simple yet will be addressed by Dean S. T. emotional lyricism; in the more dra- Dana of the School of Forestry. matic Tod und das Maedchen and Die Allmacht the distinctions in A.S.C.E. Applicants: All engineers mood and the transitions between in these departments: Civil, Trans- them were skillfully achieved, and in portation, or Geodesy and Surveying the former the sepulchral tones of who desire to be considered for mem- the artist's lower register as Death bership into the Student Chapter of speaking to the Maiden were unbe- the American Society of Civil En- lievably impressive. gineers please put their applications But there was also the lightness in the box just outside of the Struc- and humor of the "Danish Waltz tual Office, 301 West Engineering Song" and the "Cuckoo" among the Building. Application blanks may encores. And the thrilling fervor of' be obtained in the office. the Negro spirituals, wherein the climax of the program was reached inJohn Pan' rcfxosn Students in the College of Litera- i n Payne's i sbebeautyioandi- tuie, Science and the Arts: A meeting wit inxprssale eauy ad i- wllbe held on Thursday, April 1, tensity of feeling. It is rare that at 4:15 p.m. in Room 313 W. Medical suc muitcis su so essiv Building for students in the College andyetwith no hint of the sensaeo Literature, Science, and the Arts tional or striving after effect. Miss of tersteresed in the Ark Anderson's seadmuinhpand others interested in future work Anersongs taste and musicianship in pharmacy. Prof. H. B. Lewis, are in keeping with her great voiceDirector of the College of Pharmacy, and personality. will address the meeting. The next Willia3. J.Lichtenwanger. meeting in the vocational series, to be held on April 6, will be addressed by Miss Marian Durell of the School of TIH E CR E i N Nursing. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the luiletin Is constructive notice to all members of the Iniversity. Copy received at the omce at the AJisitaut to the Presida until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. T 'I'his lecture should be of unusual interest to students in the College of Pharmacy and Medicine. All who are interested are invited to attend. rahiitons An Exhibition of Chinese Art, in- cluding ancient bronzes, pottery and peasant paintings, sponsored by the Institute of Fine Arts, at the Archi- tectural Bldg. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p. m. except Sunday through the months of February and March. The public is cordially invited. Events Today Junior Mkthematics Club will meet this evening at 8 p.m. in Room 3201 Angell Hall. Mr. Theodore Heilperin will speak on "Mathematics and Log- ic." Physics Colloquqium will meet in Room 1041 Physics Building today at 4:15 p.m. Prof. H. M. Randall will talk on "Absorption of Water Vapor in the Far Infrared: Experimental." Swimiming Test, Women Students: Students who wish to take the re- quired physical education swimming test are asked to report at the Union Pool this evening between 7:30 and and 8:30 p.m. Scabbard and Blade: Meeting to- night at 7:30 p.m., Michigan Union. Room posted. Uniform required. All members urged to attend. The Bibliophiles of the Faculty Women's Club will meet today at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. Hirsch Hootkins, 715 Forest Ave. Adelphi House of Representatives and the Alpha Nu Debating Society meet this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Adelphi room to debate on the proposition: Resolved, that the sit- down strike is a justifiable instru- ment of labor. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the debate which marks a continuation of many years of friendly rivalry between the two organizations. Christian S c i e n c e Organization meets tonight at the chapel of the Michigan League at 8:15 p.m. Stu- dents and faculty members are in- vited to attend. Alla Kappa Delta: Meeting to- day at 7:30 p.m., at the home of Mr. Richard C. Fuller, 901 Granger Ave. Discussion. Limited transpdrtation from Haven Hall at 7:20. Men Actors, Women Impersonators, Male Freaks: and other acts wanted to tryout for Mimes, Men's Honorary Dramatic Society for their side-show at the Michigras. Tryouts please come to the Union, Room 304, 5 p.m. today. CoringEvents Luieichen for Graduate Students on Wednesday, March 31, at 12 o'clock in the Russian Tea Room of the Michigan League Building. Dr. John W. Riegel, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Bureau of Industrial Rela- tions, will speak informally on "Pub- lic Policy toward Strikes." Crele Francais:, There will be a meeting of the Cercle Francais Wed- nesday evening, March 31, at 7:45 p.m. in 408 Romance Languages Building. All members are urged to be present. Alpha Nu: There will be a meeting on Wednesday evening, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. At that time Adelphi will be our guests and the program will consist of a debate between the pledfges of the two organizations. The subject will deal with sit-down strikes. All new members and old members and also friends are invited to be present. PhigBeta Kappa: The Annual Meeting of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter in Michigan, will be held on Tuesday, April *6, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 2203 Angell Hall. At this meet- ing the business of the year will be transacted. It is hoped that as many members as possible will be in atten- dance. Beta Chapter, Iota Alpha, will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wed- nesday night, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the Seminar Room, 3205 E. En- gineering Bldg. Prof. John H. Muy- skins," Associate Prof. of Phonetics and Director of the Laboratoryof Speech and General Linguistics, will be the speaker. Please note the change of night from the usual Thursday night to Wednesday night. It is urged that every member be present. Students Interested in Ballroom DAncing come to the Michigan Swing High, Swing Low AT THE MICHIGAN Academic Notices Playwriting (English 150): Because of the Choral Union concert the This isn't the usual Lombard-Mac- class will meet Tuesday night, March Murray bright hilarity, but a sur- 30, instead of Monday night. prisingly real piece of motion pie- Kenneth Rowe.. . ture drama. It has plenty of light- and funny moments, but its basici Education ]WOO: There will be a thesis is the marital ceremony line, special demonstration of the teach- "For better or for worse, til death ing of penmanship for all students in do us part." And these lines are not D100 and others on the campus who treated as comedy in Swing High, may be interested on Thursday, April Swing Low. 1, at 4 p.m. in the Assembly Room MacMurray is an irresponsible of the University High School. The chap who doesn't like work, but his sections of D100 will meet as usual love for his wife, Carole Lombard,I on Tuesday, March 30. and her proding, keep him diligently nTsyMah - and originally playing his trumpet in a Panama night spot. His trum- Concerts pet talent is discovered, takes him to New- Ybrk, and eventually to Harp Recital: A recital by mem- Broadway fame. New York life is so bers of 'the Harp Department of the much fun for the trumpeteer that he School of Music under the direction puts off sending for his wife. But of Mary Jane Clark, will be given in when she' finally sees the situation the School of Music Auditorium on she gets a divorce. Without her, the Maynard St., today at 8 :15 p.m., to trumpeteer degenerates in a few reels which the general public, with the of film, until his former wife steps exception of small children, is invited. in again to reclaim him. Comedy? Original? Neither oneLetu but Swing High, Swing Low has dia- + logue tossed off excellently by Loin University Lecture: Dr. Ananda K. bard, MacMurray, and Charles But- Coomaraswamy of the Museum of terworth, which should give any Fine Arts, Boston, will lecture on audience plenty to chuckle about.. "The Utility of Art," today at 4:15 The distinguishing thing about the film is the naturalness in which it p.m. in the Natural Science Audi- has been produced. The sets and torium. The public is cordially in- backgrounds are surprisingly au- 'vited. thentic, the situations human, and the acting of Carole Lombard is a Mr. M. G. Meriam will present a joy to watch for its naturalness and demonstrational lecture on the man- good humor. That sense of humor ufacture, selection and care of clin- of hers is a great asset, particularly ical thermometers, hypodermic sy- when she sings. 1ringes and needles in Rnntn 16 Although Swing High; Swing Low is a departure from the routined type of thing that has brought suc- cess to the Lombard-MacMurray team, for picture purposes it should make their union even more secure. -C.M.T. Glass Opposes FDII Court Billt 111sv allu t iuct ul Ill Xw1 11 107,U t Chemistry Building at 4:15 p.m. on March 31. mocracy since the foundation of the Republic has exceeded in its evil por- tents this attempt to pack the Su- preme Court of the United States and thus destroy the purity and independence of this tribunal of last resort.". The 79-year-o1d Democrat, who was Secretary of Treasury under Woodrow Wilson, contended no ques-