THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIAY, MARUC 18, 1938 Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority or the Board in Control of ntudep+ Publications. tPubshed every morning except Mondy 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 herei also reserved. En.Predat 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.- Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1937-38 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING Y national Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Relresentative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAO BOSTON -OS ANGEtES SAN rRANcIco Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR:.............JOSEPH S. MATTES ASSOCIATE EDITOR.............TUURE TENANDER ASSOCIATE EDITOR ..............IRVING SILVERMAN ,ASSOCIATEEDITOR............WILLIAM CSPALLER ASSOCIATE EDITOR ..............ROBERT P. WEEKS WOMEN'S EDITOR.................HELEN DOUGLAS BPORTS EDITOR ............. IRVIN LISAGOR Business Department BUSINESS MANAGER ................ERNEST A. JONES ;REDIT MANAGER..................DON WILSER ADVERTISING MANAGER . ...NORMAN B. STEINBERG WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER .........BETTY DAVY ,WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER ..MARGARET FERRIES VS NIGHT EDITOR: JACK DAVIS 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 Olympic G mes And Japan.. .. WyHILE JAPANESE ARMIES fight their way farther into China, the Japanese Olympic representative fights the threatened boycott of the Tokyo Olympic games in 1940. The International Olympic Committee "sole judge of where and how the Olympic Games are staged," began a nine-day conference last Fri- day and today they cruise the historic Nile dis- cussing the two major motions on the agenda: (1) the threatened boycott and (2) elimination of vomen from future Olympic competition. Women will not be barred and should not be. But the boycott question is not such a light one. We recall too vividly the travesty of the Berlin Olympics in '36 where sportsmanship and fair play were hopelessly inundated in the flood of Nazi propaganda and "Aryanism" which over- flowed the playing fields. We observed Der Fuehrer transform the Berlin games into a gi- gantic Gei'man advertising blurb and too late regretted the entrance of our athletes, whom Hitler welcomed with an almost daily round of sneering insults. Like Germany, Japan looks for the propaganda potentialities in the coming games. Like Ger- mnany, Japan easily may seize the Olympics as a splendid vehicle for wringing awe and respect from her 90 million "yes men." But aside from the similarity to the Germany of '36, Japan is war-torn, poor and desperate. Surely Japan is today scarcely a suitable playing field for sports- men. Robert I. Fitzhenry. The Emperor Jistinian And Der Fuehrer. . TN THE SIXTH CENTURY in the his- tory of eastern Europe an emperor by the name of Justinian endeavored to bring about a reform in his country similar to the change Adolf Hitler is trying to consummate in present day Germany. Justinian tried to recreate the glory that belonged to the old Roman Empire. The prestige that was Rome's had come to be a thing of the past. This emperor tried to reunite and remake the empire. His zeal in endeavoring to make the boundaries of the empire the same as they used to be in days of old, glorious Rome was tremen- dous. However, to carry on the 'iebuilding plans, the wars in adjacent countries; the complicated government and the extensive system of bribery practiced, an extremely large amount of money was essential. The net result was a vicious tax- ation program. Justinian's hopes could not pos- sibly have been realized, because he was attempt- ing reforms much too costly for the wealth of the empire. Adolf Hitler is trying to carry on precisely the same type of program. Germany must be ele- vated to its former state of world prominence, the advocates of the present regime in Germany The Editor Gets Told.® in 4emnodi -i etle nLyncl To the Editor: Helen Lynch, fighter for New York's unem- ployed for the past eight years, is dead. Dead a thirty-one-of double pneumonia. ("But really of overwork," say those who knew her.) Who was Helen Lynch? Of all New Yorkers who knew about her work among the unemployed, I believe I am the only one who knew her earlier, at the University of Michigan, where she was a student during the middle nineteen-twenties. I remember Helen Lynch very distinctly as I first met her-a slender, distinguished-looking, quiet, rather aloof girl, with a considerable cam- pus reputation as an aesthete and a poet. She was always smartly dressed and attractive, but I remember her chiefly for a certain intensity which characterized her whole personality. She was not nervous, or strained, or insistent: just intense, as though she sought Truth, or Justice and would be satisfied with nothing less. She spoke very little when she did, she simply stated an opinion or a conclusion, briefly and earnestly. When she talked, she looked directly at one,'with her large searching grey eyes. HER FIRST ATTITUDE OF WHAT POETRY SHOULD MEAN Her poems, the two or three I read in the college,. literary magazine, had the same quality of in- tensity-though perhaps more potential than actual-which was so marked in her personality. I remember talking to her a few times about her poems, about form and style and beauty. I sug- gested to her-more at length than usual, because I was impressed by her evident honesty and strength-that good poetry must have a real message to the reader as well as a compelling form of expression. "I think beauty is the essential thing in poetry," she insisted. "Not the only essential," I said. "The poet must have, along with a sense of beauty, a social con- science." What I was saying was nothing new. I merely called her attention to the existence of widespread poverty, misery, injustice. "Perhaps," she said, slowly, after a pause .. . A few years later, when I was assistant profes- sor of English at Long Island University, I took part in the gigantic hunger demonstration of March 6, 1930, which inaugurated the organized movement of the unemployed. I was nearly run down by Police Commissioner Grover Whalen's brutal mounted police as they charged the huge mass of people, and the next day I read in the old' New York World realistic descriptions of police violence at various points of the demonstration. Not long after this I hunted up a local office of. the Unemployed Councils (now the Workers' Alliance), which were formed shortly afterward- and I found Helen Lynch there! As slim and at- tractive as ever, and now intensely devoted to a definite cause. SHE ATTAINS REAL FUNCTIONING IN THE WORKING CLASS MOVE We greeted each other, spoke of the University of Michigan and, vaguely, of campus happenings. Then we spoke of the jobless millions and their need. I expressed surprise that she, the poet, should be in the work there. "It's the only thing," she said. She was calm and assured, and I ad- mired her. I envied her, too, for she had at- tained real functioning in the working class movement before I had. The next year (1931) I was a delegate from the John Reed Club on the historic first National Hunger March to Washington, and again I saw Helen Lynch, one of the leaders and organizers of the march., In the years that followed, I could see, in the pages of the Daily Worker, in the leaflets of the unemployed, in the newspaper accounts of police arrests at jobless demonstrations, in the count- less delegations of wretched and hungry people at the Home Relief Bureaus, that the name of Helen Lynch was inseparable from the history of the poor. Wherever they were, there she was fighting for them. The officials of City Hall came to know her well. She was utterly fearless and tireless, and she could not be balked. Many a; starving child and mother and family, denied help by heartless relief officials, owe food and at least chance of survival to the courage and persistence of Helen Lynch. It was only three years ago, I think, that Helen Lynch was arrested and jailed - for "disorderly conduct." As was then customary in such arrests of working class women, the jailer's matrons and physicians tried to "examine" her for possible evidence of venereal disease and the like. She refused to undergo this indignity, which was de- liberately intended to discourage militant activ- ities on the part of women radcals. The au- thorities insisted, and Helen fought back. They put her in solitary confinement to break her spirit, but the workers of New York poured into the streets and demonstrated for her release. I am proud to say that I marched with the dem- onstrators on this occasion. As a result of our protest, she was taken out of solitary, and was not compelled to submit to the obnoxious examination. SHE 'DIED OF PNEUMONIA AND UNREMITTING STRUGGLE Now she is dead, of double pneumonia and of unremitting struggle. She fought for the uneni- ployed against hunger, for democracy and against fascism. She was a member of the Communist Party, a proved and beloved leader and com- rade. Although she came from a well-to-do family,-she was never tempted into the byways and swamps of petty radicalism usually so be- guiling to the middle class intellectual. She went with sure instinct straight to the proletariat, ml.Arr7'nsrto ~tho intrritofiin, cf t,p .,in- Heywood Broun Some medical man should write a piece on the relationship between blood pressure and political opinion. As my arteries harden I find that I grow conservative in many things. For instance, I have an old-fashioned notion that the criticism of men in public life should not extend even to the members of their imme- diate families and that their in-laws ought to be immune, :.. save as separate individuals. Indeed, I am so mid-Vic- torian that I would have-this rule extended even to per- . ? sons beyond the pale of po- litical life. Neither my mo- ther nor myself is at the mo- ment an active candidate for any elective office. I am well aware that she is allergic to most of the columns I write. On the other hand, she sends letters to the editor and takes a stand on labor matters which makes my hair curl. As yet I have not tried to impose cloture. Her attitude toward labor unionism is her own bus- iness, and writing a column is mine. But the thing which puzzles me is that the violence of expression comes almost entirely from persons who seem to me reactionary. Naturally, I want my mother to know, if she happens to see this, that I am not referring to her. In my opinion she is a reactionary, but I would also like to certify her excellent manners. Her three chil- dren have set her a good example in this respect, which she has followed faithfully. Probably I should say "two of her children," because I have been engaged in many public brawls, and in verbal controversy I have not been much motivated by the rules of cricket or ama- teur tennis. At times when I thought I saw an opportunity to give an opponent an elbow I did so. But, then, I was the only radical in the family. *'*' * One Timid Step Even that may be an excessive boast, because the limit to which I went was to become a mem- ber of the Socialist party. And that didn't last ' long. It is my contention that I left because Norman Thomas was too much of a Groton boy. Still, in my later years as an unattached orator I have heard many speeches in Union Square and elsewhere, sometimes on assignment and sometimes just because I wanted to go. Radicals, of every shade, are better speakers than reac-! tionaries. They have more sense and they get more practice. Vladeck, Waldman, Morris Hill- quit and Norman Thomas all seemed to me superb upon a platform or a street corner. The Com- munists have also developed some excellent speakers, although it seems to be a party principle to avoid the lush style of William Jennings Bryan. Naturally, I have heard radicals take Coolidge and Hoover apart after the manner of a skilled worker breaking down a watch. I have heard bitter attacks on Roosevelt-two of them were mine. And, even so, I must publicly confess the antediluvian opinion that there is such a thing as the dignity of the office and that there ar certain things which no man ought to say aboutt any President of the United States. Get (Ip Or Shut Up If any man thinks he has evidence of the personal dishonesty of any Chief Executive of the United States let him get up on his hind legs and yell for impeachment proceedings. Otherwise let him hold his piece. Much is said these days about subversive utter- ances. Quite seriously I say that the place to find them is not among the radicals but among the reactionaries. The spokesman of the right wing are the ones who tend to bring our system of gov- ernment into contempt and, either consciously or unconsciously, promote the very real peril of a Fascist America. I do not like to kick at a man who is down, but I am told that Richard Whitney was passionate in what he said about Franklin Roosevelt in semi- private conversations. THEATRE By NORMAN KIETLL The Players- This evening the Hillel Players ring up the curtain at the Lydia Mendel- ssohn Theatre with their presentation of Edith Whitesell's Roots. During the past 10 years, the Hillel Players have established themselves as one of the foremost theatrical groups of the University. For the past three years, they have successfully produced Hop- wood Award winners. The choice of Roots is a continuation of this policy. This year, the Players have gone one step further insomuch as Roots is an all-student production, marking a great step forward in their plans. It is, also, a natural culmination and climax of their previous Hopwood productions. It has always been the policy of the Players to actively en- courage student participation in all phases of the drama. For the first time in its history, they will show what completely native talent in pro- duction can do. The idea of all-student produc- tions should certainly be carried over by the University's Speech Depart-. ment. Learning about the theatre in a classroom is about as futile as trying to write a play at a desk. Both the actor, the director, and the play- wright must see their play on the boards, must actively feel and work with it. Such experience can not be gleaned from a classroom. And un- til we have a Workshop Theatre, with its experimental set-up, we canont make any further advancement. The opportunity . the Hillel Play- ers offers to the student interested in I the drama should be an example for the Speech Department to follow. Certainly Play Production has put out some excellent presentations; but rarely does it offer the student in- terested in directing the opportunity to direct, the scene designer the op- portunity to create sets, theactors do experimental work in technique and make-up, the costume designer his chance for originality. All of which is not Play Production's fault. Its present quarters prohibit such ac- tivity on its regular curriculum. { Therefore, it is with a great deal of admiration and respect when we see a student campus organization carry out what should be the prime purpose of a university theatre. It is certainly an ambitious program, but with the experience and background of the Players, the result can be only a happy and fortunate one; happy for the participants of the production, derived from the experience gained, fortunate for those of us who will witness the production tonight and tomorrow. Our Contempories The university honorary degree has lately suffered a loss in prestige all over the country and particularly in DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to ail members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the Presidenu until 3:30; 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. i FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938 urday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. VOL. XLVIII. No. 121 !The public is cordially invited. Faculty of the College of Literature,]Lectures Science, and the Arts: The five- week freshman reports will be due University Lecture: Dr. Michael March 19, Room 4, University Hall. Heidelberger, Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry, Columbia Uni- To the householders: If you need versity College of Physiciais and Sur- student help for your spring house- geons, will lecture on "Recent Chemi- cleaning, yard or garden work, call cal Theories of Immune Reactions Miss Elizabeth A. Smith, Ext. 2121, and Some Practical Applications," on Student Employment Bureau. The Friday, March 18, in Room 1528 East student rate of pay is 40 cents an Medical Building at 8 p.m., under'the hour. auspices of the University and the i 1 Wanted: Experienced Camp Coun- sellors for Summer Camp. Apply at Employment Bureau, Room 2, Univer- sity Hall for further information .l. A. Bursley, Dean of Students. First Mortagage Loans: The Univer- sity has a limited amount of funds to loan on modern well-located Ann Arbor residential property. Interest at current rates. Apply Investmentl Office, Room 100, South Wing, University Hall. The Bureau has received notice of the following Civil Service Examina- tions: Inspector of Clothing, $2,000; Quartermaster Depot, Philadelphia, Pa.; Quartermaster Corps, War De- partment. Tabulating Clerk B, $100 a month; Michigan Civil Service Examination. Occupational Therapy Classes,' (saary rates not yet established) ; Michigan Civil Service Examination. For further information, please call at the office, 201 Mason Hall. Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information. Academic Notices English 140 (Playwrighting). The writing assignments to be handed in next Monday will be a paper on Mrs. Whitesell's play "Roots," from the production by Hillel Players. Kenneth Rowe. History 134 will meet in Room 25 A.H. tqday, Friday. Mathematics 350, Advanced Short Course, second section. The first meeting will be held in 3201 A.H. on Monday, March 21, at 3 " p.m. This section will be on "Product Integrals" by Professor Rainich. Skating Class: As the skating rink closes March 20th students in the skating class must change to another activity next week. Any student who has failed to sign up should get in touch with Miss Burr at Barbour Gymnasium, or the Michigan League as soon as possible. Zoology 208 (Quantitative Meth- ods): The class will not meet Fri- day, March 18, owing to the Michigan Academy program. Exhibitions Michigan Department of Health. The public is cordially invited. Public Lecture: "Graeco-Buddhist Sculpture: Its Place in Far Eastern Art," by James M. Plumer. Il- lustrated with slides. Sponsored by the Research Seminary in Islamic Art. Monday, March 21, 4:15 in Room D, Alumni Memorial Hall. Ad- mission free. Lecture and Gallery Talk: Mr. Plumer will talk on rubbings of Han Reliefs now on exhibition. West Gal- lery, Alumni Memorial Hall, Tuesday, March 22, at 9 a.m. Required for Fine Arts 192; other students and the public are cordially invited. Events Today Michigan Dames: Bowling for mem- bers and their husbands Friday, 8:30 p.m. Women's Athletic Building. Friday, 3-3:30 p.m. The World To- day Series. Topic: Civil Service. in the State and Nation. James K. Pollock, Professor of Political Sci- ence. (WJR). Roots: The Hillel Players' presen- tation of Roots will be given at Lydia Mendelssohn March 18 and 19. Mat- inee March 19. Box office open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw Ave. 4:30 p.m, Dr. Lemon is offering a special course for students during the Lenten season every Friday on "How to Know the Bible." Today his topic will be "The Bible and Other Bibles." Students are invited to add the un- derstanding of the Bible to a liberal education. R.O.T.C. advance students and Re- serve officers desiring tickets for the Military Ball, will please call at R.O.T.C. headquarters before March 18. There will be a reception and so- cial at the Hillel Foundation follow- ing each performance of "Roots." All are cordially invited. Hillel services will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. Coming Events Faculty Women's Club: Tea at the home of Mrs. Alexander G. Ruthven, Wednesday, March 23, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Baptist Guild: Don't forget the 32nd annual banquet of the Roger Wil- liams Guild tomorrow (tonight) in the League. There will be no open house this week, but everybody plan for a scavenger hunt at 8 p.m. March 25. Stalker Hall. The Annual Methodist Banquet will be held Saturday, March 19 at 6:15 o'clock at the Michigan Union. For reservations call 6881 be- fore. Friday evening. All Methodist students and their friends are cor- dially invited to attend. Party at Stalker Hall following the banquet. Lutheran Student Club will meet in Zion Parish Hall at 5:30 p.m. Harold Gray will be the speaker and will speak on "One Mans Answer to War." Supper is served at 6 p.m, The Stu- r dent Choir will hold rehearsal at 4 1P.M. THE FORUM the west. Exhibition, College of Architecture: The reason for this loss in prestige Examples of engraving, typography, is the fact that those responsible for printing in black-and-white and the gift of degrees have allowed the color, details in the manufact'ring Standards of selection to drop. The of a book, and details in the design doctorate by an ancient tradition is and make-up of a magazine. Shown academic in character. The contri- through the courtesy of The Lakeside bution which is honored by the de- Press, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Com- gree should be a contribution to pany, Chicago. Ground floor cases, knowledge. Architectural Building. Open daily knr owee, i asbenterc 9 to 5, through April 7. The public For some time it has been the prac- ordially invited. tice of universities to recognize dis- i-a-t tinguished public service as well. This I is acceptable if the measurements of Exhibition of Ink Aubbings of Han the public service in question are ex- Dynasty Tomb Reliefs from Wui- acting. Unfortunately theyhave not ! Liang-Tsu. Monday, March 14 to been so exacting in recent years. Saturday, March 26, week-days, 2 to 5 p.m., West Gallery, Alumni Me- In a sense, Gonzaga university morial Hall. when it made Alumnus Bing Crosby ._____ Hll a doctor of laws and literature did a gracious thing. But while the distinc-- The Ann Arbor Art Association pre- tion of Crosby's particular talent can- sents two print exhibitions, work by not be questioned, his university's ac- the Chicago Society' of Etchers and tion on this matter only contributed by the American Artists Group of to the discredit of the honorary doc- New York, March 15 through 27, in toate. the North and South 'Galleries of Al- Because academics are not Mr. umni Memorial Hall. ;Open daily, in- Crosby's distinction, the degree added eluding Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m., free to nothing to his reputation. Because students an( to members. public amusement is not the concern of a university, Gonzaga university's Exhibit of Photographs of Botanical gesture appeared out of place and ri- Subjects: The Botanical Section of diculous. It was, of course, a good the Michigan Academy will have an publicity stunt; it put Bing Crosby's exhibit of photographs in Room 3004 name on the front pages of the news- Natural Science Building Friday, papers and incerased his fame-that March 18, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat- is if his fame could be increased. But urday, March 19, 9 a.m. to 12 a.m the publicity it brought to Gonzaga The public is cordially invited. university was the worst possible kind for an academic institution. The Exhibit of Photographs of Botanical university was given the appearance Subjects: The Botanical Section o1 of a kind of Gilbert and Sullivan the Michigan Academy will have an comic opera institution. An academic exhibit of photographs in Room 3004 institution of dignity will regret this, Natural Science Building Friday, and doubtless when all was said and March 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sat- done Gonzaga regretted it. The sparing and rigidly careful use of the honorary doctorate in the fu- Inoerson To Open ture is the only policy which will save . the degree from falling into a state of Geology Meetings 1general disrepute. Southern Calif. Trojan. Thr_ Farl Tnvcprnv, vfrw+.oA r Dr Erl n ern td li. r F 11 Nip In The Bud... It was the purpose of Congress, when the Fed- eral Maritime Commission was formed, to give the' old plan of doling out Government subsidies to shipping lines a permanent burial, but now a group .of Senators led by Mr. McAdoo of Cali- fornia is trying to bring the system back to life. These Senators are urging a handsome subsidy for three ships of the International Mercantile Marine Co., engaged in the intercoastal trade be- tween New York and California, although no intercoastal system has ever been subsidized be- fore. Senator McAdoo's plaintive statement that he doubts if he can be re-elected unless the subsidy goes through seems, to carry an admission that he is confusing principle with political expedi- ency. The subsidy proposal should be firmly rejected. If the shippers are allowed to get their foot in the door of the Federal Treasury, we are likely to have a full revival of the malodorous system which the Maritime Commission set-up was designed to end. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch. straight to the Communist vanguard, with no wa- vering or shadow of turning. Ivemrng ya rpr irnatarai a e i# } . ( f . 1 , i. The Christian Student Prayer Group will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 20, in the Michigan League. Room will be announced on bulle- tin board there. It is especially im- portant that all students interested in the group be present at this meet- ing. l "Outgrowing Religion" is the dis- cussion tubject for "the Freshman Round Table Saturday, 7:15 till 8:00 in Lane Hall Library. Freshmen are f -n invited to participate. Interfraternity Council Tryouts: All eligible second semester sophomores interested in trying out for the C~un- cil are toreport Monday, March 21, in Room 306, Michigan Union, at 5 o'clock. Scalp and Blade: The Michigan chapter of the Buffalo fraternity will hold its annual pledge banquet and ceremony Sunday, March 20 at 6:00 o'clock in the Union. All members are urged to be pres- ent. Men who intend to pledge are requested to bring a large white, handkerchief. Ann Arbor Independents: There will :t I Robert Hartwell Elected ead Of District Council Robert Hartwell, '39E, was elected .. g s 11g1tl,n 1Uea geolog sL of Carnegie Institute, will open a series of lectures and conferences on petrofabrics, at 3 p.m. on Monday. Geologists from many universities are expected to attend the meetings wbirh uwill ,,rnn tiilyr nm 9 I-,fn 1 5 ' n ,,m