THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1937 'HE MICHIGAN DAILY :fr = .^i-. 7 .. Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the author ity 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 news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper.. All rights of republication of all other matter herein also reserved. ,:sEntered 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. Mentber, Associated Collegiate Press, 1936-37 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N.Y. CHICAGO - BOSTON SAN FRANCtSCO . LOS ANGELES - PORTLAND - SEATTLE Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR............JOSEPH S. MATTES IEDITORIAL DIRECTOR..........TUURE TENANDER CITY EDITOR ....................IRVING SILVERMAN William Spaller Robert Weeks Irvin Lisagor Helen Douglas NIGHT EDITORS: Harold Garn, Joseph Gies; Earl R. Gilman, Horace Gilmore, Saul Kleiman, Edward Mag- dol, Albert Mayo, Robert Mitchell, Robert Perlman and Roy Sizemore. SP ORTS DEPARTMENT: Irvin Lisagor, chairman; Betsey Anderson Art Baldauf, Bud Benjamin, Stewart Fitch, Roy Heath and Ben Moorstein. WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT: Helen Douglas, chairman; Betty Bonisteel, Ellen 'Cuthbert; Ruth Frank, Jane B. Holden, Betty Lauer, Mary Alice MacKenzie, Phyllis Helen Miner, Barbara Paterson, Jenny Petersen, Har- riet Pomeroy, Marian Smith, Dorothea Staebler and Virginia Voorhees. - Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER ..............ERNEST A. JONES CREDIT MANAGER.................DON WILSHER ADVERTISING MANAGER ..,.NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER........BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ..MARGARET FERRIES Departmental Managers Ed Macal, Accounts Manager; Leonard P. Siegelman, Na- tional Advertising and Circulation Manager; Philip Buchen, Contracts Manager; Robert Lodge, Local Advertising Manager; William Newnan, Service Man- ager; Marshall Sampson, Publications and Classified Advertising Manager. NIGHT EDITOR: HORACE W. GILMORE Jerome Davis Meets Capitalism . . F THE YALE CORPORATION ,.succeeds in seeing Jerome Davis on the outside of Yale's historic halls after June a humiliating defeat will have been handed to the cause of academic freedom. From the very beginning of its short life be- fore the public the case has never seemed other than a clear and indefensible violation of ac- Odemic freedom. Ostensibly, Professor Davis' 12- year stay at the Yale Divinity School was termi- nated because: - 1. The Yale administration asserted that a "pressing financial situation" existed. 2. The administration held that the Yale Cor- poration ended Professor Davis' contract be- cause, in the opinion of the Board of Permanent Officers of the Yale Divinity School, Professor Davis lacked "those qualities of scholarship, judgment and poise which we justly expect in members of the professorial staff." Also in rela- tion to this charge Professor Davis' work as a teacher was criticized. Two entirely separate investigations of the case were undertaken by a committee of the American Federation of Teachers and one of the American Association of University Profes- sors. After careful consideration of the evidence amassed by the two groups in recently published reports the conclusion that Professor Davis is the victim of a violation of academic freedom is abundantly evident. However, the two groups differ in their tones and in their choices of those guilty for the professor's dismissal. In terms amazingly subdued for so serious a denial of rights the AAUP places the blame on the Board of Permanent Officers of the Divinity School. The AFT, in its extensive presentation of evi- dence conclusively in favor of Professor Davis, unequivocally names the banker-industrialist controlled Yale Corporation. Evidence was uncovered to show that at the same time Professor Davis' contract was termi- nated in order to decrease the budget two Di- vinity School associate professors were promoted to full professorships with salary increases. It was also revealed that his work is done in the endowed Stark Chair of Practical Philan- thropy, that the Chair is to be continued, and that "at least one effort has been made to secure a successor." Also offered as evidence is the favorably im- pressive list of the names of some of the nation's great scholars holding Dr. Davis in high esteem, praising his work as definitely above the aver- age, one member of the Columbia University faculty fearing for the tenure of other teachers less certain of their records in scholarship. Of 158 students in the Divinity School who were approached for their signatures to a petition pro- testing the action to remove him, 146 signed. Why, actually, was Jerome Davis' contract terminated after having served Yale for 12 years with a widely commended record? Wealthy alumni, perturbed by Professor Davis' Madison Square Garden in behalf of recognition of the Soviet Union, 4. Writing a letter to inquire about the wages paid to janitors in the Union Theological Sem- inary, 5. Inviting Ferdinand Pecora who had just made a public investigation of J. P. Morgan's banking activities, to speak at Yale, and later inviting Senator Gerald P. Nye, and finally 6. His publication of the book Capitalism and Its Culture which was praised by scholars in this country and in England. In it he was critical of financial organizations directly related to the Yale Corporation. Only by vigilance to protect academic freedom can there be an appreciable amount of it. This principle we have emphasized in the past. We also repeat with special emphasis, teachers must organize in groups of their own choice to protect their working rights. Public condemnation of the Yale Corporation's purely unsportsmanlike action may change their view of Professor Davis. We place our faith in these types of direct activity. MikeNeeds AJob.. MIKE KATOPODIS is out of a job. Mike is one of the pin boys who went on strike at the Ann Arbor Recreation Center in April and subsequently was dismissed. He has been working for Prof. Earl L. Griggs of the English department recently and both Professor Griggs and Rev. Henry Lewis of St. Andrew's Church, who is acquainted with Mike and his family, guarantee that he is a good worker at any sort of job. Although he is only 15 years old, Mike is de- scribed by Professor Griggs as "better than most college boys who have worked for me, abso- lutely trustworthy and reliable." Professor Griggs is going away for the summer and Mike needs work. Has anybody got a job for him? THE FORUM) Rugged Collectivism To the Editor: I would like to know why, in a free and democratic country, where opportunity has al- ways been presented for self-help and self-ad- vancement, a university must offer free text- books to students who haven't guts enough to earn their own way. This University is not a charitable institution, and this is not a country for weak-spined indi- viduals who can't earn money in this, the wealth- iest nation in the world. I know there are those students who will whine that they have tried to earn money by washing dishes, waiting on table, or performing some other similarly menial task, and have not succeeded. This is balderdash! There is a way for them to earn money and buy books. Every student on campus can earn money, instead of letting own- ers of bookstores, who represent all that Amer- ican financial democracy has come to mean, take away' from them the little money they have. And its not lowbrow to earn money this way, either. It's a lot better than sitting back and letting a paternalistic university kindly let its sheep use its books. And the means of accomplishing financial in- dependence and steering clear of charity is simple. Students in some of the country's larg- est, wealthiest and best schools are doing it now. It is not Utopian and it is not new. It is the cooperative bookstore, The cooperative book store will offer students books at reasonable prices within the means of all-and will pay dividends, actually earning money for its patrons. At the end of each school year, Harvard students collect a check from their bookstore and not a bill, as do so many of us here. This system is so obviously preferable either to the one which we now have or the one which would, in a spirit of charity, give us books, that I don't see why the campus does not rise up and demand it, instead of thinking sweet thoughts about how very kind it is of the University to give books to its students. -Arnold S. Daniels. Pertinent Facts To the Editor: Last fall a group of men, inspired by an in- tense sense of school spirit, sponsored a drive to obtain funds to construct freshmen dormi- tories. Such spirit is to be commended. It is re- grettable that such a noble spirit had to be manifested in deceit. At the time of this proposal there was much discussion among fraternity men concerning the probable consequences of such a project. The need for dormitories was clearly recognized by all but they were a little hesitant in endorsing such a movement in the fear that it would be detrimental to them. Realizing that the move- ment would in all probability result in failure unless it had the organized support of the fra- ternities behind it, the sponsors promised that freshmen would not be compelled to eat in the dormitories. Believing themselves to be protected by this assurance, every fraternity gave its whole-heart- ed support to the project. And now, several weeks after the Michigras was brought to a successful conclusion, it has been revealed that these promises had been scattered to the winds. Freshmen living in the Union dor- mitory will eat in the Union! They will eat in the Union or they won't live in the Union dormi- tory! This was known by those in charge of the campaign before the Michigras was held. It was not known to those who turned out to be its UNDER% THE CLOCK with DISRAELI THE READERS of this column-let us say all 8,000 of them-have been impatient about the regularity of its appearance these few days. It is kind of them to be so interested, but Dis- raeli himself has been even more impatient with the regularity of his exams. That is one thing you can say about the University. It is reliable When a professor says he'll give an exam, you can always be sure that when the day comes the exam is along with it. That is why we have always looked upon the absent-minded professor as nothing more than some Utopian ideal. After taking two the other day we sat in a dreamy daze while someone told us about the prof who wandered down to class in full regalia except for his trousers, When he stomped into his class-an eight o'clock -the students roared. Frightened out of his daze for a moment he stared at them. Then he looked down. He stared for an instant, then angry, he glared at them. "So what," he said, "I don't wear garters any- way." BEFORE CLASSES ENDED we sat in our last Astronomy class listening to the instruc- tor review the course. For an hour we were lost in contemplation of our own position in the uni- verse. A moving, thinking body 'on the vast earth, yet a fragment, a speck of human dust on a continent and beside the earth nothin. And the earth a mere fleck of drifting matter, speeding through a system of fifty million stars, a proton in one of the arms of the whirling spiral nebula in which our sun is but a star of medium magnitude And this nebula with its fifty million stars and its hundred thousand. light years but a twisting, wandering thing in space, coming close to others like it, each with its own fifty or a hundred million stars, perhaps some crashing, others growing into each other, stars growing brighter, others dying to some dead lump, perhaps sometime later to support others like ourselves, wondering about the specks on their celestial sphere, wondering because they could never know that another world subh as theirs could exist. The end of the hour broke off our more or less sublime contemplation and the voice of the instructor warning us that every student was expected to keep his eyes on his own paper, and please, people, don't cheat on the exam! WFE THINK that Bonth did a fine job of re- viewing the year when he thirtied his last column for The Daily a couple of weeks ago, better than Disraeli could. It was Bonth's year anyway, and what the Diz has to look forward to is the next fall when all of you return who will spend the summer tracking down culture and adventure abroad or dollars and experience in the cities and farms in this country. Perhaps a couple of you will find a lonely duke. Maybe a couple will find the back forty a damn tough job to handle after a year in Ann Arbor. And hundreds will stifle in the city while from some shady spot others watch the sun dapple the lake. The Diz will be at Arlington Park with the ponies as much of the time as possible and Jim Lin- coln will probably water his pa's draught horses. One of you will sip a nice long tall one some hot day in England, and the Diz will down his plebian beer while chatting over some choice bit of summer drama with the dean of Chicago hobo college. But that is only two or three months and then it is Ann Arbor and her chimes and the Bell and the bells and Parrot psitticosisg From the far-flung world we'll come and have another year together. You too, Mr. Kipke. In Appreciation To the Editor: In this final edition of The Michigan Daily, I wish personally to express my appreciation of the many agencies which have co-operated so generously in the success of the current Dramatic Season. This spring, all departments of the festival have had of necessity to carry added bur- dens. They have assumed these extra duties un- questionably and tirelessly. May we also express publicly our sincere appreciation to The Mich- igan Daily, the other local papers, and state and national papers who have given us such generous support. Our patrons of the 1937 Dramatic Season, as we are ready to enter the final week with the production of "Tovarich," will be pleased to know that through their enthusiastic support the sea- son bids fair to surpass all previous records. It is not generally known that three years ago, when- through outside committments-the Ann Arbor season was in serious financial difficulties, a group of Ann Arbor citizens spontaneously and immediately came forward ad personally con- tributed a considerable sum of money to complete the season. With last year's success and the suc- cess this spring, this entire sum of money will by June 12 be paid back and the Dramatic Sea- son, as an institution will stand completely clear of all financial obligations. This generous support, coupled with the thou- sands that each week fill the Mendelssohn The- atre during the festival, prove, we feel, the regard in which Ann Arbor holds the Dramatic Season as an institution. Ann Arbor is the small- est city, perhaps the only city, in America to support, without subsidy, such a distinguished professional season. This support is an achieve- ment of civic moment. For this support, espe- cially under the circumstances under which the present season has been presented, I feel it fitting SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1937 C VOL. XLVI No. 179 Notices University Commencement An-c nouncement: The University Com- mencement exercises will be held on1 Ferry Field, Saturday afternoon,S June 19. The gates open at 5:151 p.m. Audience should be seated by 6:15 p.m., when procession enters the field. The voice-amplifying service will be interfered with by outside sounds,l and the audience is therefore re- quested to avoid conversation and moving about. Automobile owners are asked kindly to keep their ma- chines away from the vicinity of Ferry Field during the exercises. Tickets may be secured at the Busi- ness Office, University of Michigan, Room 1, University Hall, until 6 p.m., Saturday, June 19. All friends of the University are welcome to tickets. There will be no admission without tickets. In case of rain, the exercises will be transferred to Yost Field House, to which the special Yost Field House tickets only will admit. These tickets are also available at the Business Of- fice, Room 1, University Hall, Univer- sity of Michigan, and will be issued 2 to each graduate. The Ferry Field ticket will not admit to Yost Field House. If it becomes necessary to transfer the exercises from Ferry Field, out- doors, to the Field House, indoors, after the exercises have started, per- sons will be admitted to the Field House without tickets until the seat- ing capacity is exhausted. If it is decided, in advance of start- ing the procession, to hold the exer- cises in Yost Field House, the power house whistle will be blown between 5 and 5:15 p.m. on Commencement afternoon. H. G. Watkins, Asst. Secy. A representative of the Electro- Hygiene Company will be in the office to interview men for sales work this summer, on Tuesday, June 8. Kindly make appointments at the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall, or call 4121, Ext. 371. Graduate S c h o o1: Registration forms for the Summer Session are now' available in the office of the Graduate School. House Parties: The following in- formation concerning house parties during June 1937 has been taken from the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Student Affairs held June 3, 1937. "Since examinations and Satur- day afternoon, June 12, house par- ties shall be permitted to continue until Monday noon, June 14, but will not be approved for any later date during the month of June. "This action is without precedent' for the ftiture, and permission will be granted only under the following conditions: 1. No dancing shall be permitted after Saturday midnight, June 12, either in or out of the house; 2. All movements of the party out- side of Ann Arbor shall be by a meth- od of transportation approved in writing in advance by the Office of the Dean of Students; 3. All plans of entertainment for Sunday shall be in keeping with the spirit of the day and a program of such plans shallebe submitted in writ- ing to the Office of the Dean of Stu- dents for approval not later than June 7." Summer Addresses: All students registered with the Bureau are re- minded that they should leave sum- mer addresses before the end of school, whether or not they are re- maining in Ann Arbor. It would be well to check up en records at this time also, to be sure they are com- plete. University Bureau of Appointments The Intramural Sports Building will be closed to activities Friday, June 11, at 6 p.m. Lockers must be -enewed for the summer or vacated on or- before that date. Senior Engineers:- We wish those who expect to remain in town a few days during the Centennial Week of June 14-19 to assist in demonstrating the laboratories to visitors. If you have two or three hours to help will you kindly sign one of the notices on the bulletin boards or call at 22541. Plans for Commencement: Commencement, Saturday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. Weather Fair Time of Assembly, 5:20 p.m. (ex- cept noted). Places of Assembly: Members of the Faculties at 5:30 p.m. in Angell Hall, Room 1223 Rhet- oric Library where they may robe. Regents, Ex-Regents and Deans at 5:30 p.m. in Angell Hall, Room 1011, the Regents Room. Students of the various schools and colleges, as follows: Chemistry Building and Library. 1Iexpect to sing in that appearance on Nurses on diagonal walk between the afternoon of June 14, at 3:30 p.m. Chemistry Building and Library (be-) in the Union. Please remember that hind Medics). V Law on East and West walk, Westr of the intersection in front of Li- brary.t Pharmacy on East and West walk, West of the intersection in front of Library (behind Law). Dental Surgery on North and South walk in rear of North wing of Univer- sity hall.1 Business Administration on walk in front of Physiology and Pharmacol- ogy Building. Forestry and Conservation on walk in front of Physiology and Phar- macology Building (behind Bus. Ad.). Music on diagonal walk from Li-1 brary to Alumni Memorial Hall, nearf Library. Graduate on East and West walk West of Library entrance. Honor Guard at Waterman Gym- nasium. Line of March, State Street to Ferry Field. Weather Rainy The sounding of the University Power House Siren at 5 to 5:15 p.m. will indicate that the exercises have been transferred to Yost Field House. Students will proceed directly to the Field House and enter through the North doors. Members of the Faculties will enter through the north doors and take their places on the platform in the Field House. Regents, Ex-Regents, Deans and Candidates for Honorary Degrees will assembly in the office in the North end of the Field House. The 1937 Celebration of the Univer- sity of Michigan: All of the sessions of the Celebration are open to alumni, members of the faculty, students, and the general public. The various ses- sions are scheduled as follows: Monday, June 14, 6:30 p.m. Com- ifiunity Dinner, Intramural Build- ing. Theme: "The Relation of the University to the State of Michigan and the City of Ann Arbor."~ Tuesday, June 15, 9:30 a.m. Second General Session, Hill Auditorium. Topic: "Michigan Today and Yester- day." 6:30 p.m. Dinner, Michigan League Ballroom. Topic: "The Fine Arts in Higher Education." Wednesday, June 16, 9:50 a.m. Third General Session, Hill Auditor- ium. Topic: "Higher Education in the World of Tomorrow." 12:30 p.m. Luncheons and Round Table Discussions. Topics: "Higher Education for Leadership (Union), "Foreign Relations" (League), "Crea- tive Art" (League), "The University and Alumni Relations" (Union). 6:30 p.m. Dinner, Michigan Union Ballroom. Topic: "The College Man and Religion in the Future." Thursday, June 17. 9:50 a.m. FourthsGeneraluSession, Hill Audi- torium. Topic: "Higher Education and Scientific Progress." 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Michigan Union Ballroom. Topic: "Achieving a Balance Be- tween Scientific and Social Progress." 2:50 p.m., Fifth General Session, Hill Auditorium. Topic: "The University and the Professions." 6:15 p.m. Alumnae Dinner, Mich- igan League Ballroom. 6:30 p.m. All-Class Dinner, Mich- igan Union Ballroom. Friday, June 18, 8:30 a.m., Break- fasts and Round Table Discussions by Professional Groups. 9:50 a.m. Sixth General Session, Hill Auditorium. Topic : "T h e University in Educational Progress."' 12:30 p.m. Alumni Luncheon, Mich- igan Union Ballroom. 2:30 p.m. Closing Session, Hill Au- ditorium. Topic: "The University and the Enrichment of Life." No tickets are necessary for ad- mission to the sessions in Hill Audi- torium. All dinners are $1.50 per plate except the Community Dinner which is $1. All luncheons are $1 per plate. Luncheon and dinner tickets are now available in Alumni Memorial Hall. Members of the Michigan Wolver- ine: Cash refunds may be obtained by calling at the office of the Wol- verine at noon or at 6:30 p.m., Sat- urday, June 5. Transfer of member- ship to a membership for next year may be made at these times, and is strongly urged for those who wish to be assured of Wolverine membership in September, 1937. The School of Education is spon- soring an informal dinner in the Ballroom of the Michigan Union on the evening of June 30, 1937. This date is during the week of the Na- tional Education Association meet- ings in Detroit, which occasion will bring together many leading men and women from all parts of the United States, many of whom were formerly students at the University. Others who have been looking for just such an opportunity as this to visit the University of Michigan will be in- vited. The dinner will be open to we are singing in summer formal and not tailcoats. The pictures taken of the spring trip are ready for distribu- tion. Volunteer Work Camp Fellowship: Those interested in applying for a fellowship to cover their expenses in a summer work camp must apply at Dr. E. W. Blakeman's office, No. 9. University Hall, on or before Wed- nesday, June 9. Academic Notices Mathematics 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, College of Literature, Science and the Arts. The examination in mathematics 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 will take place Thursday, June 10, 9-12 a.m., according to the follow- ing schedule : Anning-35 A.H. Coe-35 A.H. Copeland-205 M.H. Eder-205 M.H. Ford-1035 A.H. Karpinski-1035 A.H Myers-231 A.H. Nyswander-231 A.H. Raiford-1035 A.H. Schneckenburger-3017 A.H. Wehausen-3017 A.H. Botany I final examination Tues- day, June 8, from 9-12 in Angell Hall. A-K inclusive 1025 Angell Hall. L-Z inclusive, 25 Angell Hall. Economics 51, The final examina- tion will be held in Room 1025 A.H., Thursday, June 10, 2-5 p.m. Economics 52: Rooms for the final Thursday afternoon, June 10, are: N.S. Aud., Anderson's, Danhom's, and Luchek's sections; 25 A.H., Peterson's and Aldrich's sections; 231 A.H., Dufton's sections. Economics 54: Rooms for the final Thursday afternoon, June 10, are: 348 W. Eng., A-M. 347 W. Eng., N-P. 311 W. Eng., R-V. 336 W. Eng., W-Z. English I and II: Final examina- tion schedule: On Saturday, June 5, 2-5 p.m., English I and II classes will meet in the following rooms: Ackerman, 2203 A.H. Allen, 18 A.H. Baker, W. Phys. Lect. Baum, 305 S.W. Cassidy, 16 A.H. Curtis, G Haven Ford, 205 A.H. Green, 1025 A.H Greenhut, 2029 A.H. Haines, W. Phys. Lect Hart, 201 U.H. Hathaway, 203 U.H. Jones, 3017 A.. Knode, 35 A.H. Leedy, 1025 A.H. Meyer, 103 R.L. Morris, 1209 A.H. Ogden, 1025 A.H. O'Neill, 3231 A.H. Peterson, 3017 A.H. Proctor, 205 M.H. Rettger, W. Phys. Lect. Roellinger, 2219 A.H. Seager, 101 Ec. Schenk, 3209 A.H. Stevens, 205 M.H. Taylor, 101 Ec. Wagner, 225 A.H. Walcutt, 101 Ec. Weimer, 103 R.L. Wells, 35 A.H. Whitehall, W. Phys. Lect. Woodbridge, 103 R.L. Faculty, School of Education: The regular monthly luncheon meeting of the faculty will be held on Monday, June 7, at 12 o'clock at the Michigan Union. A number of very important matters will be considered; conse- luently a full attendance is desired. Churches Ann Arbor Friends Group: Meet- ing . and a picnic at the McHenry farm, Sunday, June 6. It is the first large stone house on the right after reaching the gravel on the Huron River Drive extension of Ecorse Road (one mile east of Ypsilanti). Please call Arthur Dunham (7830) if you can come and if you wish transportation or can provide it for othtrs. Meet at the League, 3:30 p.m., Sun- day. Arthur Dunham, Clerk. First Church of Christ, Scientist, 409 South Division Street. Morning service at 10:30 a.m. Subject: "God the Only Cause and Creator." Golden Text: Genesis 1:1. Responsive Reading: Job 36:5, 22, 24, 26, 29, 30; 37:14-16, 18, 23. First Presbyterian Church, meet- ing in the Masonic Temple, 327 So. Fourth Ave. 10:45 a.m. At the morning worship service, an interesting program will 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.