THE MICHIGAN DAILY flTixAY, THE MICHIGAN DAILY .~ A( f^ ' '" - . . ,.mss-^ ,. -. C.irfl#^ 11161f - ~ Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all ews 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, $450. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1936-37 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTIING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Puisers Represetatie 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N.Y. CHICAGO . BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS 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 Gerstacker. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Jewel Wierfel chairman Elizabeth M. Anderson, Elizabeth Bingham, Hee~ Douglas, Barbara J. Tovell, Katherine Moore, Betty Strickroot. 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 Buckwalter, 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 pavy, Helen Purdy, Martha Hankey, Betsy Baxter, Jean Rheinfrank. Dodie Day, Florence Levy, Florence Michlinski, Evalyn Tripp. Departmental Managers J. Cameron Hall, Accounts Manager; Richard Croushore, National Aivertising and Circulation Manager; Don J. Wilsher. Contracts Manager; Ernest A. Jones, Local Advertising Manager; Norman Steinberg, Service Manager; Herbert Falender, Publications and Class- ified, Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: ROBERT WEEKS Problems OfThe Housing Committee. . A N ELOQUENT COMMENTARY on the rooming situation in Ann Arbor was the discovery by the Centennial-Com- mittee that many rooms in which students are now living are such that they cannot be used by visitors to the Centennial celebration in June. The crowded quarters-the closets that have, under pressure, been converted into dormitories -testified to the Committee once again that Michigan needs dormitories for men, and needs them soon-not dormitories for a handful of two hundred, but for at least a thousand. The build- ings now being erected on Madison Street will not appreciably affect the crowded conditions next fall, but they will at least indicate the di- rection in which we can move if our need is sufficiently publicized. The committee not only found that it could not house visitors in a large number of roomng houses, but it also faces the difficulty that it can get cooperation from fess than half of the fra- ternities and sororities. At the beginning of the year, Prof. Philip Bursley, chairman of the Centennial housing committee, requested each fraternity and soror- ity, through the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association, to inform the Univer- sity .what accommodations would be available in their houses-even for their own chapter alumni -during the Centennial week, and to appoint someone to handle the room arrangement in each house. Of the 78 fraternities and sororities on cam- pus, only 32 have replied to the request. Since the Committee is but asking that the houses help to aceommodate at least their own alumni, the request seems reasonable and seems deserving of more prompt attention. Their re- fusal thus far to accept this responsibility has meant that the Committee, in an effort to meet the requests fast pouring in, is obliged to look outside of Ann Arbor for accommodations of guests. Millions Under Arms (From the Detroit News) THE THEORY is expounded from time to time by our more bellicose fellow citizens that the way to insure peace is to arm for it. A report just .received from Geneva says 8,- 200,000 men now are under arms throughout the world, comparing with 6,500,000 under arms in 1931-32. If the theory above-mentioned is correct, thee, world's chances for peace are better now than they were five years ago. We doubt it, and so do British insurance men whp underwrite pol- icies on such matters. Of course, ourbellicose gentlemen will explair that what they refer to is not the arming of ALL nations, but the arming of OUR OWN THEC'FORUM That Onion Germ-Killer To the Editor: Contemporary admits upon its cover that it is Michigan's Literary Magazine. The essays are good to the last cedilla and the reviews are timely and fearless. These features make each issue worth the small sum (20c or 25c, depend- ing) asked for it. On the whole, Contemporary poetry is ex- ecrable. When Leo Kirschbaum tucked his tongue in his cheek and gave us "Two roses and a key" it was fun; campus parodists pounced upon it and a good time was had by all, including the author. By continuing to publish stuff of that character Contemporary deliberately yawns in the faces of its readers. The lion and the lizard keep the court Where Jamshyd played. Without readers Contemporary will become as Tempest, Inlander, and many another little magazines which died to make verse free. Poetry worthy of the name should have the beauty of truth or the beauty of music. Good poetry will have both. If that be a dependable standard, then there is more poetry in the fol- lowing sentence quoted from Science News Letter than in the whole current number of Contempo- rary, "The germ-killer from onions is allyl aldehyde." It goes smoothly on the tongue; it begins with a capital and ends with a period; it is novel, true, and timeless. -Norman Mning. The Great Wall Of America To the Editor: A few thousand years ago, the people of China built a wall around their state and 'cut off all communication with the outer world, believing that they were the acme of all culture and knowl- edge, and that, if any further advancements were to be made, it would be from within. China had nothing to gain from intercourse with the lesser breeds. Mongolians were supreme. Many centuries later, the lesser breeds dis- covered China, and having blown away the dust of the ages from her culture, made it possible that she might arise like the Phoenix from the ashes of her dead civilization. We, like the Chinese, know all there is to know. We are the race of supermen. With a w'all of prejudice and discrimination stronger than China's stone wall, we close out all races other than our own. We, the blessed nordics, dare not break bread or bathe on the same beach with a member of any other race. Black and Jew alike, we must exclude those who might add to our knowledge and culture, or extend the boundaries of our narrow concepts. For are we not the true Aryans of America? In this smug little university world of ours, the benefits of a cosmopolitan atmosphere are brought to -us by a few hundred Chinese, Hin- dus, Japanese, Hawaiians, and other races, not forgetting our own Jews and Negroes. These possible treasures of human relationship are brought to use from all over the globe, only to be scorned and discarded because of the narrow confines of our inner beings. We measure peo- ple, but not by what they are worth to civ- ilization, but by the money in their poke, the color of their skin, or the shapes of their noses. Let us reenact the age-old play, so recently re- vived at Northwestern. Jews and Negroes are not our equals. If a just God would only tell us how much they are our superiors. -A Son of the American Revolution. Silver Platters And Gold Leaves To the Editor: The letter appearing in this morning's paper concerning the Michiganensian can easily be broken into three parts, first an attack on the letter which the 'Ensian sent to the parents of seniors; second, a tirade at the modern col- lege, having nothing to do with the 'Ensian; and third, a statement that he does not care to purchase a Michiganensian, which is after all, a tenable opinion but not news worthy enough to write a letter about.' In the first place the writer has apparently read into a gift suggestion letter all the best features of a prying income tax report. From a perusal of the context it is difficult to conceive how he could have construed it as :an en-- croachment upon the personal life of the student, or how it could bring "unwelcome inquiries into our financial status." The letter was, after all, a confidential communication to the parents of the seniors, and not a billboard ad. We merely described the product we had to offer, informed the parent that his son or daughter had not bought one, and then suggested that here above all things else was the ideal inexpensive grad- uation present. How such an appeal could be considered as out of the way is beyond us. As to the second point, the ranting at "Joe College" and "J-Hop Mame," may we merely say that such characters do exist and when they do, we record their activities as well as those of every other student. If he does not care to bereminded of these characters, then he has a complaint against the American college, and not the Michiganensian. R. S. has made one interesting suggestion, that of offering the 'Ensians on a silver platter. We had not considered that method of sales pro- motion, but we have decided instead to put Ano h- c.4-n nnf '.c.non 'Vi n 1 rla f nn o h1, .ic nnlr BENEATH **** ******# IT ALL *By Bonth William EVERY YEAR has its inveterate letter writer who is willing to pass his revolutionary brain children on to anybody, gratis, for the glory of seeing them in print. Last fall the 1936-37 enthusiast started out with a tirade directed at George Andros on just what was wrong with the football situation- which Andy promptly dropped into the waste basket as idiotic. Next came a letter to me from the same gentle- man, offering one of those All-American funny name football teams-one of which had run on the sport page two days before. This also to the waste basket. Despairing of The Daily, our correspondent, now offers this to the Gargoyle which I found crumpled up under the editor's desk. Dear Sir: If you can use the following I can use the Life Savers, if not pass it on to the waste basket columnist, Bonth Williams. Thank you. Sincerely, Ed. Slezak. A professor in Psychology experiments on a half-asleep student. Prof.: "Do you know who is talking to you?" Student: "Yes, Professor." Prof.: "Am I fair by asking questions in the condition you are in?" Student: "You are.,, Prof.: "What do squirrels eat?" Student: "Nuts." Prof.: "Answer with one word what the squirrels did with the shells of the nuts to get at the food." Student: "Cracked." Prof.: "How do you feel after this exam?" Student: "Dizzier than ever." Add the answers in the order given by the student for the results. * * * Anything to oblige you, Ed. old kid. I get, "Yes, Professor, you are nuts, cracked, DIZZIER THAN EVER"-and life savers are still a nickel a pack. BENEATH IT ALL: Johnny Bethuram came to the aid of the Boxing Show yesterday when he got the industrial heavyweight champion of Flint to fight Don Siegel in the Fresh Air Show. Johnny Sumner, that dignitary, works in the Chevrolet Assembly plant and when a sit-down occurred htere early yesterday-morning, it looked as if the feature attraction would have to be called off . . . Charles Jackson, music critic of Judge calls "I Lost My Love in the Ohio Flood" the best song title of the year . . . Dorie Bolton, Pi Phi sophomore, is a skilled master at char- coal portraits and has done a marvelous one of Bill Watson, Michigan's record breaking shot putter, for the 1937 'Ensian. Walker Graham and Grete Holst, Theta from the Virgin Islands, take their breakfast almost every morning in the Arboretum . . . One morn- ing they munched on egg sandwiches, pecan rolls, and coffee at 7:30 a.m. and watched the fog lift as the sun climbed higher into the heavens. With a sigh Grete put the truck back in the hamper and they trudged back to eight o'clocks . . . Charlie Doukas, prop. of the Es- quire shoppe, had his sign printed without the "E.' Because on the magazine of the same name the "E" is always printed in a different color, Charlie thought it wasn't part of the word, rumor the Theta Chi's . . . Consumer's Union reports that only one electric razor is any good at alli That is Shick, and it is far from the boon to man which the ads would have us think. It takes the average person a little longer to shave with a Shick, it will not shave as close as a blade, and for $15 (the stipend demanded) you can buy enough-soap and blades to last from 6-10 years ... THIS MORNING'S POST brought a letter from a former Daily Great and a much better columnist than yours truly. Years ago Barton Kanq' and Carl Forsythe regaled the Campus breakfast table with their "Toasted Rolls" and brought down the House. I am more than grateful for their interest in this column and their continued regard for The Daily and Michigan. Dear Bonth: Having enjoyed your column for so long a, time, I feel I may venture just one criticism, one which represents not only my own feel- ings but also those of other graduates here in New York. You can imagine how we felt-and what the other boys in the publishing game said -when the World Telegram carried on its front page a story about the "most beauti- ful" man on campus being picked out in Ann Arbor. Fun is fun, and you can't beat it, as Carl Forsythe and I used to propound in our undergraduate days, Uut when it causes our University to be subjected to ridicule, it's just horse-play. It probably afforded you and the 150-odd voters no end of fun at the expense of the candidates, but do you want Michigan= to sink to the classification. of "rah-rah" institutions so typical of the rest of the Middle West? Sincerely and with best wishes in all other respects, Barton Kane. SILENT DRAMA was enacted in the Bell Tues- day night when, according to my informers, Dean Alice Lloyd paid that establishment her first visit. Together with a party of other Uni- versity matrons, the Dean enjoyed a delicious steak dinner, but was observed to 0112ff none of MUSIC ADAILY OFFICI Publication in the ulletin is con Harp Ensemble untU 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. A MUSICAL program of a type in- frequqently heard will be pre- FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1937 sented in the School of Music Audi-! VQ. XLVII No. 133 torium this evening at 8:15 p.m. byo the Harp Department of the School of Music, under the direction of Mary: To The Members of the Faculty of Jane Clark. The first portion of the the Collge of Literature, Science and program will consist of unison play- the Arts: The sixth regular meeting ing by five harpists, including Miss ing of the faculty of College of Lit- Clark, in: the Song of the Volga erature, Science and the Arts for the Boatman, arranged for harp by Car- academic session of 1936-37 will be los Salzedo; three Short Stories by held in Room 1025 Angell Hall, April Salzedo, "Night Breeze," "Pirouetting Hall, April 5, 1937, at 4:10 p.m. Music Box," and "Behind the Bar- Agenda: racks"; and Fraicheur, also by Sal- 1. Adoption of the minutes of the zedo, in which a fresh, cool wind is meeting of March 1, 1937, which have represented in contrast to the bal- been distributed by campus mail mier Night Breeze. The difference in (pages 325-330). effect is obtained mainly through 2. Reports: plucking the strings with the nails a. Executive Committee by Prof. instead of the fleshy tip of the finger, Arthur A. Aiton. thus producing a harder, colder tone. b. University Council, by Prof. The second part of the program Louis I, Bredvold., will consist of three solos by Miss c. Executive Board of the Grad- Clark: an arrangement of Handel's uate School, by Prof. F. E. Bartell. Harmonious Blacksmith, and two im- d. Advisory Committee on Univer- pressionistic pieces by Salzedo, Mk! sity Affairs, by Prof. Preston Slosson. rage and Introspection. Carlos Sal- e. Dean's Conference, by Dean E. zedo is perhaps the leading harp per- H. Kraus. former, teacher, and composer of 3. Announcements and new busi- today, and is at present connected ness. with the Curtis Institute of Music in A full attendance at this meeting Philadelphia. The remaining portion is desired. of the program comprises Two Noes Edward H. Kraus. of Tournier, Lake Louise by Andre Kostelanetz, Debussy's Sunken Ca- Students, College of Literature, thedral, and two Negro Spirituals, Science, and the Arts: Except in ex- with each harpist playing a separate trardinary circumstances, courses part. dropped after Friday, April 9, will be _-cOrded with a grade of E. T E C R College of Architecture, Midsemes- ir ti eLrR eports: Instructors are request- II _ed to report any student whose work is unsatisfactory. Cards for this pur- Nanc Steele Is Missing pose may be obtained from the Of- fice of the College of Architecture, AT THE MICHIGAN Room 207 Arch., or from the Regis- THIS is a strange picture, but it is one not to be missed. Its story' is complex but its treatment gives it a dramatic power that marks it as exceptional. Victor MacLaglen is an Irish sol- diers who has been through part of the World War. As revenge upon all that war implies, he kidnaps the daughter of America's munitions king, before this country's entry in- to the war. On another charge, hav- ing no connection with the kidnap- ping, he is put in prison, and because of a jail break he is given a life term. His cell mate, Peter Lorre, discovers enough of MacLaglen's secret to know that his career is worth follow- ing. Twenty years later MacLaglen' is released, and the kidnapped girl warmly accepts him as her father. Eventually the whole truth comes out, and MacLaglen again goes to prison. The story is heavy, but it has a significance that should make an audience think. It is handled with- out the bitterness and melodrama that might have ruined it. Despite its complexity it is real, and therefore powerful. The acting of Victor MacLaglen is splendid for its intensity and reality -it is of Informer worth. Peter Lorre turns out a performance that will grip you for its technical excellence. June Lang is sincere as the daughter. The scene of war hysteria inside of the prison is a high spot of the film. You may not enjoy Nancy Steele is Missing but you will appreciate its significance. -C.M.T. Roosevelt, Old Friend At odds On Court lPlan Wheelers Says Plan Will Impair Independents Of Judiciary Branch WASHINGTON, April 1.-(!)--. President Roosevelt and his old lib- eral ally, Senator Wheeler (Dem., Mont.), struck opposing blows in the Supreme Court conflict tonight. Mr. Roosevelt hammered away at his contention that a liberal inter- pretation of the Constitution is aecessary to permit federal action upon changing problems. The Montana senator suggested that, if the President's proposal to reorganize the high tribunal is adopt- ed, the court's independence will be impaired.- He lashed out also at Mr. Roose- velt's recommendation to bring the Interstate Commerce Commission and other independent federal agen- cies within presidential jurisdiction. The forum for these discussions was a celebration of the fiftieth birthday of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Neither the President nor Wheeler was present, but their communication were read. The President's letter said one smiles today at "the dire predictions made by certain obviously selfish in- terests" when the law providing for regulation of interstate commerce was enacted. Railroad presidents predicted panic [AL BULLETIN nstrctive no ice to all members of te ce* rt the &&,Aqtant to thO Pr d4ot labor legislation tar's Office, Room 4 U.H. These cards should be filled in and returne e 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., ort from the Registrar's Office, Room 4 U.H.. These cards should be filled in and returned to the Office of the Echool of Music not later than April (7. School of Forestry and Conserva- tion, Midsemester Rcports 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 of Forestry and Conservation, 2048 N.S., 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 Forestry and Conser- vation not later than April 7. Junior Mechanical Engineers: Due to the fact that there may be several summer jobs open, you are requested to fill out a personnel recgrd card at your earliest convenience. Room 221 West Engineering Bldg. To Students Having Library Books: 1. Students having in their pos- session books drawn from the Univer- sity Library are notified that such books are due Monday, April 5, before the impending Spring Vacation, in pursuance of the Regents' re'gula- tion: "Students who leave Ann Arbor for an absence of more than a week must first return all borrowed books." 2. Failure to return books before the vacation will render the student liable to an extra fine. 3. Students who have special need for certain books between April 5 and the beginning of the vacation may retain such books by applying at the Charging Desk on April 5. 4. Students who have urgent need for certain books during the vacation, will be given permission to draw these books, provided they are not in gen- eral demand, on application at the Charging Desk after April 5. The University Bureau of Appoint- ments and Occupational Information has received announcements of Unit- ed States Civil Service Examinations for junior engineer (naval architec- ture), Navy Department, salary, $2,- 000; for -ssociate and assistant tech- nical analyst, (optional branches-- Coast Al umni Plan Spring Programs Alumni of the University on the Pacific coast are planning a series of programs in connection with the visit of the Michigan track team during the Spring Vacation, T. Hawley Tap- ping, general secretary of the Alumni Association, announced yesterday. Saturday morning, April 17, a dis- trict meeting, attracting alumni from all of the coast states will be held at Berkley Calif., preceding the track meet between the University and the University of California. The track team will spend several days in Los Angeles before going to and administration and industrial employment prob- lems), Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, Social Security Board, salaries, $2,600 to $3,200, and for curriculum specialist and textbook writer (mathematics), also textbook writer and,curriculum research work- er, office of Indian Affairs, Depart- ment of Interior, salaries, $2,600 to $3,800. For further information con- cerning these examinations call at 201 Mason Hall, office hours, 9 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. William W. Bishop, Librarian. Summer Camp Counsellors: Appli- cation blanks have been received by the Bureau from Chippewa Valley Camp, Brecksville, Ohio, and are available for those interested. Posi- tions are open to both Negro and White students, and the need is most- ly for men this season. Announce- ments are on file at the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. University Bureau of Appointments. Academic Notices Sociology 132 (Poverty and De- pendency): Field trip to Wayne County Training School leaves the Michigan Union promptly at 9:15 Saturday morning. Saturday quizz sections will not meet. Playwriting (English 150): Read "Tobacco Road" by Jack Kirkland and Erskine Caldwell and write a paper on it for Monday, April 5. Kenneth Rowe, Concerts School of Music Concert: The University Symphony Orchestra, Earl V. Moore, conductor; assisted by Was- sily Besekirsky, violinist; Hans Pick, violoncelist; an d Joseph Brinkman, pianist, of the School of Music faculty; and John Krell, flu- tist and Karl Farr, clarinetist, both students; will give a concert in Hill Auditorium Sunday afternoon, April 4, at 4:15 p.m., to which the general public, with the exception of small children, is invited. Lectures Mathematics Lecture: Prof. J. D. Tamarkin of Brown University will lecture on "Extension of the Mark- off Theorem" Saturday, April 3, in Room 3011 Angell Hall at 11 p.m Events Today The University- Oratorical Contest will be held this afternoon at 4 p.m. in Room 4203 Angell Hall. All per- sons interested are cordially invited. Esperanto: The Esperanto Class will meet in Room 1035 Angell Hall from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. today. King Henry the VIII tonight and tomorrow presented by Play Produc- tion at the Mendelssohn Theatre. Re- duced prices Saturday matinee. Box office now open. Phone 6300. Lutheran Student Choir: Special rehearsal for the small chorus this evening at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lu- theran Church, 5th and William Streets. No rehearsals on Sunday. Presbyterian Students and their friends are cordially invited to be on hand at Lane Hall tonight at 8 p.m. to join in an old-fashioned "box-so- cial." Girls are to bring boxes con- taining lunch for two. Boxes will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Games! Competition! Fun! Be sure to come. Remember the date-Fri- day from 8 till 12 p.m. The Disciples of Christ Student Guild will sponsor a "game night" in the recreation hall at the church, Hill and Tappan Sts., this evening from 8 until 11 p.m. Ping-pong, shuffleboard, darts, quiet games, group singing, and special musical numbers will provide a variety of entertainment. All students regard- less of religious affiliation are cordial- ly invited. Come and meet some new friends. Co1111.11 Events Graduate Outing Club: Trip to Camp Newkirk in Dexter is planned for Sunday afternoon. Group leaves Lane Hall at 2:30 p.m. There will be baseball, soccer, and hiking followed by a campfire program in the eve- ning. Refreshments will be served. All graduate students are cordially invited. Faculty, School of Education: The regular meeting of the Faculty will be held Monday noon, April 5, at 12 o'clock, at the Michigan Union. The U. of M Outdoor Club will hold a hike on Saturday afternoon, April 3, leaving Lane Hall at 2 p.m. and returning at about 5 p.m. All interested students are cordially in- vited to attend.