PAGE FOUJR THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 160 1931 U 12 THE MICHIGAN DAILY " _ _ I Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Studer* Publications. Pubtshed every morning except MondAy during the University year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press The Assocated 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. EzV.,red at the Post Office at Ann Arbor,.Michigan as Second. class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $40M; by mail, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegate Press, 1937.38 nHPIESSNTSD FOR NATIONAL AVERTIING BY NationalAdvertisingServiceInc. College Pubhlishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO.- BOSTON a- LOSANGLE SAN FRANCSCO Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR.............JOSEPH S. MATTES ASSOCIATE EDITOR ................TUURE TENANDER kSSOCIATE EDITOR ...... . ......IRVING SILVERMAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR............WILLIAM C SPALLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR.............ROBERT P. WEEKS WOMEN'S EDITOR .................HELEN DOUGLAS SPORTS EDITOR...................IRVIN LISAGOR 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 \IGHT EDITOR: BEN MARINO It is important for society to avoid the neglect of adults,' but positively dangerous for it to thwart the ambition of youth to reform the world. Only the schools which act on this belief are ed- ucational institutions in the best mean- ing of the term. Alexander G. Ruthven. The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. The Passing Of Clarence Darrow . . AN ERA IN AMERICAN LAW ha passed - Clarence Darrow, great criminal lawyer and Michigan alumnus, is no more. The man who believed that it was not for him to judge a man, but rather to defend him, died at the age of 80, Sunday, March 13. Darrow entered the profession of law as gen- eral counsel for the Chicago and Northwestern system, but decided to give up this profitable practice at the age of 37. He then entered an entirely new field, criminal law, when Eugene V. Debs, charged by the government with con- spiracy to help the American Railway Union ob- viate a Federal injunction against union activ- ities, sought his aid. Then and there, Darrow assumed the role which he loved above all else: attorney for the defense. The government dis- mised the criminal conspiracy charge against Debs when a juror's illness haltedthe trial. The remaining 11 jurors reported themselves as 10 to 1 for acquittal. Thus began Darrow's defense of the underdog. Among the other cases were those involving Hay- wood, the McNamaras, Loeb and Leopold, Scopes and the Massies-all of which set legal precedent. In 1907 he successfully defended "Big Bill" Haywood, radical leader, and two associates, Pet- tibone and Moyer, for the alleged murder of former Governor Steunenburg of Idaho during a strike. William E. Borah, now Senator, was the special prosecutor. It was expected that be- cause Haywood was a socialist and the forerunner of I.W.W. ideology he would be convicted of the murder of the governor during a strike. However, Darrow triumphed and Haywood was not con- victed. In 1911 Darrow himself went on trial on a charge growing out of his defense of the Mc- Namara brothers, charged with the bombing of the Los Angeles Times Building. The McNa- maras, union leaders, were charged with being involved in a widespread plot to dynamite struc- tures all over the country that were being built by non-union labor. Darrow was accused of jury-bribing, but was acquitted when no jury could find him guilty. Darrow was always a friend of the worker. One of his most famous trials-where his caustic wit had the greatest free play-was in the famous Scopes trial July, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. John Thomas Scopes, school teacher, was tried for violation of the Tennessee anti- evolution statute. William Jennings Bryan, prosecuting attorney, took the stand to refute the religious arguments of the agnostic Darrow. The latter questioned Bryan, on the witness chair, about his iron- bound belief on the literal unerringness of the Bible. He asked Bryan such questions as: "How do you think that the snake walked before it got down on its belly?" and to question the Bible's statement that the flood killed all living things which were not in the Ark, "Do you believe all the fishes of the sea were drowned in the deluge?" At one time Darrow got so vitriolic, that he forgot to be subtle and the Court cited him ciates got $130,000 for defending Loeb and Leo- pold for the vicious murder of little Bobby Franks. Leopold, who at the time was studying at the University Law School, and Loeb were the sons of very rich families. They had no defense, but it was expected that Darrow would try to free them in some way. It was a great surprise when Darrow entered a plea of guilty. However, he so lucidly showed that they were suffering from mental deficiencies and were just as liable to pity as a physical cripple that he succeeded in getting the Court to grant life imprisonment instead of death. Not one of Darrow's clients ever was punished with death. Of Darrow's private life, the most predomi- nant factor was his poor health-he suffered many nervous breakdowns. He studied originally at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, but came to Law School here in 1877. Thus, Clarence Dar- row's death is to be mourned as the curtail- ment of the career of a great Michigan alumnus as well as thatlof a great public benefactor and friend of the laboring man. Earl R. Gilman. Education In Rebel Spain. A SHORT TIME AGO newspaper read- ers were startled to learn that "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" had been banned in Brazil as Communistic. It comes as some- what of a shock, therefore, to hear that the list of forbidden literature in Rebel Spain includes the works of Stendahl, Gautier, Carlyle, Dumas, Flaubert, Dostoievski, Balzac and several Span- ish writers. One of the best known of the latter, Pio Barojo, is claimed by the Rebels as a sympathizer. Some of his works, however, contain indictments of the Spanish land-holding and ruling class, and are therefore unfit reading for the people of Spain. The recent Papal encyclical concerning the persecution of Catholics in Germany is also con- sidered unhealthful literature in Insurgent terri- tory. The Pope, according to reports, had di- rected that this and a number of other recent Vatican pronouncements should be publicly read in Spain, but Gen. Franco ordered it withheld until instructions from Berlin could be obtained. The Hitler government refused permission to cir- culate the offending encyclical, and consequently it has been officially blue-penciled by the Burgos censorship. Regular education marches lock-step in fas- cist Spain. The school teachers of conquered Bilbao, former Basque capital, wear a prescribed uniform of Falangist (fascist) colors. Men teach- ers carry swords as part of their academic para- phernalia. Education is regarded with sspicion and dis- trust in totalitarian states, and is carried on only in the most narrow and restricted sense and its conduct placed in the hands of only the most reliable agencies, the government propaganda bureau, the army or, a hand-picked educational corps. And even these are not always trusted. Joseph Gies. Spring Minus Bock For Germany ... T HE GERMANS have now completely broken with the past; they have plunged to the depths of a crass, materialistic society; they no longer have their Bock Beer! The German today is thus no longer a Nordic German, Hitler to the contrary; he is no longer the German who could forget the material world in "Old Heidelberg" with a bevy and a Bock and an imagination. The Germany of the past is now a luxury to be dreamed of, happiness to be wished for. In no more forceful way could the sweeping change in Germany be dramatized than to pic- ture the German holding a gun instead of a stein. Bock Beer, as well as its underlying prod- uct, has been banned by Der Fuehrer throughout the Reich, except for export purposes, because of the necessity for preserving the barley for other purposes. Whereas in the old days Bock Beer heralded the return of Spring, today the acquisition of new territory ushers in "the Spring" in the words of Germany's No. 2 war-horse, Gen. Goering. The annexation of Austria means "Spring has come to Germany. God grant that eternal summer follows." Imagine a German looking forward to the Summer without his Bock stein in the Spring! Irving Silverman. The.Edito GetsTold Nazi Calisthenics To the Editor: The other day there appeared in the Daily a report of a talk given at the Michigan League by a graduate exchange student from Germany. I quote from the article, "Berg declared that, contrary to common belief, the Storm Troopers are not a militaristic organization but a political and sport group to give people, especially the poorer class, an opportunity for continuous exer- cise in sports." If we are to take this statement at face value the ideal German sports today must be military drilling, and then that most delightful "con- tinuous exercise" in the sport of beating Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and all who have the spark of humanity and courage still unsmothered and protest the outrage against their people which is Naziism. It is, of course, easy to under- stand der Fuehrer blessing the aforementioned sports as morally uplifting for the German people, Ifeeinrto Me Heywood Broun This year I have been rooting for spring as if it were a race horse coming down the stretch. I want to get back to chopping trees instead of splitting checks. And I long to fumble with the weeds and radishes. It seems as if the new season were just around the corner. The trees in the alley back of the hotel have put out no foliage, but there are blossoms already in view upon the sport pages. Second Ruths have been found in the training camps of Florida, and Joe McCarthy announces that he has rookies fully cap- able of replacing Gehrig and Di Maggio. Each year the spring wonders of the big leagues come out and get nipped by some early frost. but the legends are pleasant and only go to prove that hope springs eternally in the saplings and the heart of man. There is something peculiarly appropriate in setting baseball camps in Florida, for here the veterans, go seeking that same life-giving stream. which Ponce de Leon never found. And each baseball writer is himself potentially a discoverer. Accordingly ,it surprises me to ob- serve that no member of the fraternity has yet come across the greatest pitcher of all time. He is resident in Florida at the moment. In fact, the Boston Red Sox are training within a mile of his home. * * * The American Speed King Here is a newcomer with more speed on his fast one than Walter Johnson ever knew..More- over, I believe the candiate I have in mind will never lose an argument to any umpire. This is important, because the rookie possibly is more of a thrower at the moment than a pitcher. I've seen his speed, but I'm not sure of his control. The scouts find him readily enough, because he is living in a cage in the winter quarters of the Ringling Circus. Naturally, I refer to the large gorilla who goes by the name of Gargantua the Great. When I was in Sarasota I suggested to John Ringling North that he give the big playful fellow a baseball to fool around with before Yawkey arrived with the rest of the menagerie known as the Red Sox. North demurred. "He might injure some tourist or even me," said North. There was something of prophecy in this, for a little later the ape took hold of the Yale man's arm and mussed him up with a flying tackle. But' nobody has ever questioned Gargantua's poten- tialities for football. Right now he is almost good enough to become a first string substitute on the Harvard team. His diamond prowess is still a matter of con- jecture. But some evidence is already in. I my- self saw Gargantua practically fell a young lady with nothing more than a dried banana skin. He merely dusted her off around the ear. This might not appeal sufficiently to a scout, because the young lady is a friend of mine and, being used to nothing but loving kindness, it may be that she has no ability to stand up under punishment. From One Who Knows On the other hand, I have been batted around a lot all through my life, and Gargantua knocked me against the ropes with nothing more than a swiftly hurled whisp of hay. If addressed to, him there would be real meaning in the familiar re- mark, "You could have floored me with a plume." But John North has even more concrete proof of the ape's ability. He was idling outside the cage one day (I mean the Yale man and not the monkey) when Gargantua suddenly hurled half a carrot at his head. The ape had saved it for just this purpose. And that represented both character and pre- meditation upon the part of the monster. Gar- gantua loves carrots, but he hates Yale men even more. And so he had practically starved himself just in the hope of beaning his boss. Such instincts, of course, are known only among the lower mammals. New Haven traffic being what it-is, young North learned to dodge as an undergraduate. He ducked the fast one. And that half carrot tore its way through six inches of pine board. That is the story told by John Ringling North, and naturally a Yale man and the head of a circus would never lie. He feels that he had a narrow escape. "If that carrot had hit me squarely between the eyes," he said, "it might have bruised me rather badly." And so if the Red Sox decide to sign up Gaiu gantua he might mow down some of the players. Yet in the case of any man, and particularly in respect to the Red Sox veterans, it is only fair to observe that no man can expect to live forever. Some of Mr. Yawkey's pensioners might prefer the one swift thrust rather than the slow dissolu- tion of the Southern League and points West. Some little confusion might arise if-Gargantua becomes a professional pitcher. But I think I know an easy way out. It would merely be neces- sary to tie a red ribbon around the head of the big brute. EDITOR'S NOTE Because of an error, a line was l.eft out of the initial paragraph of Prof. Kenneth Rowe's letter to the editor which appeared in yesterday's Daily. The first paragraph should have read: As a result of some journalistic accident be- tween Mr. Kiell's writing and the -printing in Sunday's Daily of an interview with me on the National Arts Conference and the Coffee Bill, the emphasis intended was exactly reversed. The Our Schools' DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN In the inquiry being made by the Fubiication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the Regents into the character and cost University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President of public education in the State of until M;:00a i. on Saturday. New York there is a discussion of the proper size for a school district. The (Continued from Page 2) today at 12 o'clock, in the Russin conclusion reached after conferences - -- Tea Room of the Michigan League. with school administrators, board ing Society will be held Thursday, members, teachers, parents, taxpayers March 17, at 8 p.m. in the Detroit Le-Cafeteria service. Professor Glenn and others is embodied in the follow-I land Hotel. Mr. R. W. Brendle of McGeoch of the School of Music will ing recommendations: the Great Lakes Engineering Worksi speak informally on "Music Apprecia- Every school district should: will present an illustrated talk on tion." 1. Contain enough children -so that The All-Welded Freighters, "Green a well balanced, elementary and high Island" and "Norfolk." These ships' Pi Tau Sigma: Delta chapter of school program can be maintained were built in the yards of the speak- Pi Tau Sigma wil meet tonight at economically; t er's company, at Ecorse, Mich. 7:30 p.m. in Room 301 of the Eng 2. Be so arranged geographically T Bldg. Annex. that schools may be conveniently lo- ~ Those members of the class desir- Bd.Anx atd sndhtrnspotaytonweie neo-ing to attend this meeting should ad- cated and transportation, where nec- vise the course instructors not later Lenten Services are being held this essary, easily arranged without re- :han 5 p.m., Wednesday. Transpor- evening in Trinity Lutheran Church quiring long routes tation will be provided leaving corner of Fifth Ave. and Williams St. 3. Contain sufficient assessed valu- Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Sermon will be on Part: 3 "Friend, ation and taxpaying capacity to carry (_wherefore art thou come?" Services the bulk of the school program. are at 7:30, p.m. 4. Coincide as far as possible with Exhibitions the natural community boundaries Exhibition, College of Architecture: The Radio Club will meet tonight and, where possible, with local gov- Examples of engraving, typography, in the Michigan Union. There-will be ernments units, so that cooperative printing in black-and-white and a "Code Contest;" and general dis- seve color, details in the manufacturing cussion. Everybody is invited. ly in connection with health, trafic of a book, and details in the design control, planning, recreation, the and make-up of a magazine. Shown Congress: There will be a district joint use of plant, and proper man- through the courtesy of The Lakeside council meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in agement of the public debt; Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Com- Room 306 of the Union. All presi- 5. Keep the schools and the govern- pany, Chicago. Ground floor cases, dents 'who can not attend will' please ment of the schools close to the peo- Architectural Building. Open daily send their secretaries. ple, so that the citizens generally, in- 9 to 5, through April 7. The public eluding the parents and the taxpay- is cordially invited. Publicity Committee of the League ers, may know what their schools are meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday. All doing, may have an effective voice in Exhibition of Ink Rubbings of Han members must be present. the school program, and may partici- Dynasty Tomb Reliefs from Wu- pate in the community use of the Liang-Tsu. Monday, March 14 to Mimes: There will be a short meet- school building. Saturday, March 26, week-days, 2 to ing of Mimes in Room 302 of the Of these the last two factors are 5 p.m., West Gallery, Alumni Me- Union tonight at 8:30 p.m. named as of first-rate educational sig- morial Hall. nificance and "are not to be sacrificed Phi Sigma Meeting tonight at 8 in the interest of efficiency." If the The Ann Arbor Art Association pre- p.m., in Room 2116 N.S. Building. schools are not kept close to the sents two print exhibitions, work by Dr. N. R. F. Maier of the Psy- people, and within the natural com- the Chicago Society of Etchers and chology Department will speak on munity boundaries, we shall find in a by the American Artists Group of "The Use of Brain Extirpation in the generation that "something of deep New York, March 15 through 27, in Analysis of Behavior." significance which money cannot buy the North and South Galleries of Al- has been edstroyed." 'umni Memorial Hall. Open daily, in- Michigan Dames Drama Group: Most of the rural districts were laid eluding Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m., free to Regular monthly meeting tonight at out considerably more than a 100 students andl to members. 8 p.m. in the League. A play will be S years ago (1812). A law permitting consolidation of common school dis- tricts was passed in 1913, but little change was made till the Legislature of 1925 increased the regular State aid and met a portion of the cost of trans- portation of pupils and the construc- tion of the Central School. The plan of action must now be "to make the full use of the democratic process" so that when the new boundaries are drawn they will local sentiments, con- form to community needs and lessen' disparities in economic resources. "Everywhere one goes," according tol the preliminary report, the schoolsI are known as "our schools." It is, vitally important that the local in- terest and community pride be main- tained and advanced within the bord; ers of the new districts. New York Times. Syncopation By TOM. McCANN For the 987th time someone has brought to Mr. W. J. Lichtenwanger's attention the very general and the- oretical argument between swing and the classics, which, in more pedantic terms, is the fight between jazz on one side and the romantic, classical o"A n~nr nnthe other Exhibit of Photographs of Botanical Subjects: The Botanical Section of I the Michigan Academy will have an exhibit of photographs in Room 3004 Natural Science Building Friday, March 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat- urday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. The public is cordially invited. Lectures i La Sociedad Hispanica will pre- sent the fourth lecture in its series Wednesday, March 16, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 103 Romance Language Bld. Prof. Herbert A. Kenyon will lecture on "Unos Romances Espanoles." All members are urged to be present. Tickets for the public available at the door.- Chemistry Lecture: Prof. Louis F. Fieser, of Harvard University, will speak on "Cancer-Producing Hydro- carbons," at 4:15 p.m., Thursday, March 17, in Chemistry Amphithe- atre, under the auspices of the U. of M. Section of the American Chem- ical Society. Uaiversity Lecture: Dr. Michael Heidelberger, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry, Columbia Uni- versity College of Physicians and Sur- geons, will lecture on "Recent Chemi- cal Theories of Immune Reactions But ismtere nyrgumentWevand Some Practical Applications," on But is there any argument? (We've Friday, March 18, in Room 1528 East been asking ourselves this question Medical Building at 8 p.m., under the for the past 45 minutes, now and then auspices of the University and the I the answer comes out "No" every Michigan Department of Health. The time). Mr. Lichtenwanger, however, public is cordially invited. seemed to infer that there was such an argument as he dwelt heavily- Public Lecture: "Graeco-Buddhist and well-on the reasons why he Sculpture: Its Place in Far Eastern could not appreciate swing. We bear Art," by Mr. James M. Plummer. Il- no grudge against Mr. Lichtenwang- lustrated with slides. Sponsored by er: different sounds have different the Research Seminary in Islamic appeals to the normal ear. (The nor- Art. Monday, March 21, 4:15 in mal ear, we might add, is one that R TAm nnT-t AAi t T ead with Mrs. W. Adrion acting as chairman. All Dames and their guests are cordially invited. Progressive Club Social Committee: Meeting in the League today at 3:30 for the Spanish Fiesta. All members of the committee are requested to be present. Hiawatha Club: The meeting sched- uled for this evening has been post- poned until next Monday. University of Michigan Flying Club. There will be a meeting of the Univer- sity of Michigan Flying Club, tonight at 7:15 p.m., at the Michigan Union. This is an organization meeting, and the data will be compiled, con- cerning the Loening Trophy; for which we are eligible. Bring your log books. Junior Girls Play: The apartment scene with the madrigal singers will be rehearsed at 4:30 p.m. today in the Garden Room at the League. Junior Girls Play: The ushers copm- mittee will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the League. Coming Events The Observatory Journal Club will meet at 4:15 Thursday afternoon, March 17, in the Observatory lecture room. Mr. Herbert R. J. Grosch will speak on "Density Distribution in Distorted Stellar Configurations." Tea will be served at 4 o'clock. Institute of the Aeronautical Sci- ences: There will be a meeting of the Student Branch of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences on Thurs- day evening, March 17, at 7:30' pm., in Room 1042 East Engineering, Bldg. Mr. E. W. Conlon, who has been with Sikorskiy Aircraft for several' years, will speak on his experiences in' avia- tion from an engineering standpoint. Refreshments will be served: Every- body welcome. La Sociedad Hispanica announces "Noche Mejicana" (Mexican Night), a program of Mexican songs sung and played by a group of native Mexicans, Thursday, March 17, 8 p.m., at the Union. All those interest- ed are invited. No admission charge. Mr. Arthur Dunham, Professor of Community Organization, of the In- stitute of Public and Social Admin- istration, will lead the discussion at the Association Fireside, 8 o'clock Thursday evening at Lane Hall The topic will be "The Background of Social Agencies." All persons go- ing on the Reconciliation Trip to De- troit on Saturday are required to be at this meeting. Interfraternity Council Tryouts: All eligible second semester sophomores interested in trying out for the Coun- cil are to report Monday, March 21, in Room 306, Michigan Union, at 5 o'clock. The Graduate Outing Club will meet at Lane Hall at 2:45 Sunday after- noon and will go hiking and bicycling. In case of inclement weather the group will go to the Coliseum for skat- ing. jtGVI L, r 111 YC~1~iilil. 10- adheres rather closely to the head mission free. and LOOKS like an ear). The ma- is f jority, we are certain, would admit, Ev tsTod y that in color, harmony, rhythm and Eves the other musical qualities the classi- Research Club. Will meet tonight cal school is unquestionably superior. at 8 p.m., in Room 2528, East Medical It has always been our contention Building. Program: Professor W. H. that the real trouble lies within the Hobbs. "The Discoveries of Antarctica swing group and not between any as revealed by newly found maps and types of music. documents"; Professor F. K. Sparrow, 1Genuine rioting among the swing ''Aquatic Fungi.'' fans comes when such a person as The Council will not meet this Miss Mary Biondi tells Detroit Free month. Press readers: "To those who write in saying they do not like swing, I have Forestry Club Meeting, today, 7:301 this to say: You have never heard p.m., Room 2054 Nat. Sc. Bldg. Prof. swing. What you are thinking of E. M. Hoover wil ltalk on "The Ec- is probably some tin-horn orchestra . onomics of Industrial Location," with playing 'modified jazz' and calling it special reference to the pulpwood in- swing.-dustry. SWING IS SWEET, SOULFUL MUSIC. Listen to GUY LOMBARDO, Seminar in Physical Chemistry will who really plays TR pi swing, andmeet in Room 122, Chemistry Build- you'll change youropiarnBionding today at 4:15 p.m. Dr. L. O. Case Mary Biondi." will speak on "Planck's formulation And then again Miss Biondi may of the principle of Le Chatelier." T be anti-pacifistic. Who knows? University Girls' Glee Club: There Sees Libr'ar Work will be a regular rehearsal tonight at Jthe league at 7:15. All members must As A Limited Fiehi be present. Please be prompt. Im- portant announcement. Emphasizing the limited field of library science in contrast to other professions, Dr. William W. Bishop, librarian, warned students that they could not hope to create new jobs for themselves as librarians, butf must depend upon already estab- lished institutions for their liveli- A.S.M.E. Spring Smoker tonight at 7:30 in the Union. Dr.. A. J. Eardley will talk on "The Relation of Geology to Engineering." All students in- terested invited to attend. Refresh- ments will be served. .f .u.. ,. , ...,,a.....,..,__ __