THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1938 mom E MICHIGAN DAILY Military Ball, Mud Slinging And Daily Are Topics Chosen By Correspondents . ,, i M ~. -~. -I.. / - y . The Peace 13al1 Ut - .waa e . .. 7 " L'IWNG t1K ~lUa OJVETJ AkN A~JHPk j Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Controlof '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 matters herein also 0 resrved. IEntered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, 400; by mal, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1937-38 REPRESENTED POR NATIONAL A1$ERTISNG BY NationalAdvertisingService,Inc. College Publishers Reprsentative ' 420 MADISON AVE; NEW YORK. N. Y. CCAO - BOSTON . LOS ANGELES SAN FRANCISCO Board of Editors MANAGING EDITOR...........JOSEPH S. MATTES ASSOCIATE EDITOR.......TUTRE TENANDER ASSOCIATE EDITOR...........IRVING SILVERMAN ASSOCIATE EDITOR.... .ILIAM C. SPALER ASSOCIATE EDITOR . . ...........ROBERT P. WEES 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'tS BUSINESS MANAGER......BETTY DAVY WOMEN'S SERVICE MANAGER .MARGARET ERRIE NIGHT EDITOR: RO8ERT D. MITCHELL 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 educational institu- tions in the best meaning 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 Strike' Ag st War..- HE TIME is 4 p.m. today. The place is the General Library steps. The stake is your future. The occasion is the Strike Against War. The Strike Against War is not radical, nor visionary, nor an affront to the University Administration. It is simply the most practical means available to you as students to make your sentiments known to those factions who are for war. You are, as you know, in the midst of a world at war, mad dictators, pre- cariously-situated governments and wildarma- ments races. , And the best way for you to dent the consciences or merely discourage these anti- social elements is to attend the Strike Against War. We do not mean to say that mere attendance at the Strike will end your obligations to the peace movement. You must leave the Strike with a resolve to think out your position clearly -if you have not already done so. And then, if you are firmly convinced of your position, you must follow it by agitation directed toward the common goal. But we do mean to say this: your absence today will hurt the Peace movement by virtue of the fact that indifference to War is, more than anything else, encouragement to those who badger for War daily. It's clearly up to you. Tuure Tenander. To the Editor: . Michigan should be proud of its most signifi- cant social affair of the year in the form of the new Peace Ball. Enthusiastic comment on its behalf shows that desire for such an affair has long been in existence on the campus and indi- cates that Friday night may very well initiate the most worthwhile of Michigan traditions in which Michigan men and women celebrate the contribution of college youth in the world wide effort to save mankind from another war. The chairman of the Peace Ball committee has indicated that it is no coincidence that the Peace Ball makes its bow to the campus on the same evening of the Military Ball It should be under- stood that the Peace Ball is not meant tcr com- pete with the Military Ball or bring reflection on the right of the R.O.T.C. to have a colorful dance in keeping with the perfectly human cus- tom of the soldier to present himself socially in all the glory of his uniform so as to obtain the plaudits of the feminine sex. A Rather, the Peace Ball offers an opportunit for glorification of the fight for peace to the students on the campus who share hatred for the war with the R.O.T.C., but who find then- selves unable to take the road to peace which the military group would follow on the ground that the costly mailed fist creates nationalism, race hatred and distrusts which tend to cause the wars we seek to avoid. Time will eventually decide whether Christ or Caesar had the best pathway to peace in a troubled world. In the meantime the struggle between military pacifists and non-military pa- cifists continues. A Peace Ball in addition to a Military Ball on the Michigan campus will dram- atize equally both approaches to the problem of war and incidentally give everyone a chance to have a good time. -Eldon R. Hamm. Definition Of Democracy To the Editor: In view of the oncoming Military Ball spon- sored by the R.O.T.C. and the Peace Ball spon- sored by the United Peace Committee this little selection taken from the Training Manuel No. 2000-2025 Reserve Officers Training Corps would be especially timely. "The War Department of the United States sponsors the following definition of democracy. 'Democracy-a government of the masses. Au- thority derived through mass meetings or any form of 'direct' expression. Result is mobocracy. Attitude towards property is communistic, negat- ing all property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether it be based on deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, or impulse without re- straint for consequences. Results in demogog- ism, agitation, discontent, anarchy.' "-Cited by R. A. Brady, The Spirit and Structure of German Fascimp. 278. -Harold Ossepow. Reply To Mud Slinging' To the Editor: I have no desire to influence the beliefs of individuals who find consolation and comfort in psychic phenomena. When, however, indivi- duals of such faith accuse a group of scientists of '"mud slinging" becau e they do not feel the need of.such consolation, I believe a reply is in order. Mr. Greville, in this column, recently criticized psychologists for refusing to accept Professor Rhine's experimental evidence of mental telep- athy and clairvoyance. He considers them unin- formed on the very important subject of E.S.P. and too prejudiced "to accept findings which do not fit in with certain preconceived theories." Mr. Greville is justified in his contention that non-psychologists have been more ready to .ac- cept E.S.P. than psychologists. It is also true that non-physicists are more likely to accept the possibility of perpetual motion machines than are physicists. Mathematicians often re- ject calculations that non-mathematicians ac- cept. Must we conclude that the untrained in- dividuals in a certain science are the better judges of what constitutes proof for a theory in that science? Apparently Mr. Greville believes this is true, at least when he is part of the group not technically trained in the field in ques- tion. To an unprejudiced person, the trained men in a field are regarded as most qualified to eval- uate experimental findings and, on the subject of mental telepathy, psychologists are in the best position to give an evaluation. Psychologists, in general, do not believe in mental telepathy and clairvoyance, despite Professor Rhine's contribu- tions on these subjects. Periodically similar claims of absolute proof for such phenomena have been made, so Rhine's experiments have not been a surprise to psychologists. In fact they have not even surprised those who now enthusiastically accept Rhine's conclusions since such people, on the whole, knew from their own experiences that telepathy and clairvoyance were facts. Psychologists, as well as other scientists, be- lieve that experimental findings should be the product of the subject matter investigated and should be independent of the investigator. Re- garding the experiments on E.S.P. there is con- troversy on this very important point. On the one hand, to my knowledge, nine separate in- vestigators have confirmed Rhine's findings. All of these were published in the Journal of Para- psychology, a journal recently founded and de- voted to publications on this subject. Most of the investigations are by former students of Rhine and seven of the nine (including Rhine to add further to the negative evidence. Mr. Greville says that prominent magazines have published articles on his work. But even more prominent psychological periodicals have pub- lished article's to the contrary. Rhine's technique is simple enough for un- trained individuals to utilize. (Rhine encour- ages this). It should therefore be possible for other psychologists, fro matter what their faith, men with reputations at stake who have nothing to gain by obtaining negative results, to duplicate Rhine's findings. (Rhine dismisses negative find- ings by calling his technique too complicated for others to use properly in many cases.) All ex- periments must stand the test of verification by other workers. It is this failure to find corrobo- ration for the mathematically sound findings of several other investigators which has led to the non-acceptance of their theories. I have confined my discussion to one point only, that concerning the data upon which inter- pretations of mental telepathy and clairvoyance rest. The data that Rhine presents are unques- tionably not chance records, but they are also not sufficiently above chance to justify a claim for mental .telepathy which would make even crude communication of thought possible. One can make as good a claim against mental telep- athy and clairvoyance as for it fr6m Rhine's own data. Since only some investigators can obtain such data, there is no pressing need for explaining why his subjects show better than chance performance. This does not mean that Rhine is dihonest; nor does it follow that be- cause he is honest his experimental results and interpretations must be accepted. Space does not permit a discussion of other reasons why psychol- ogists do not support Rhine. For these, a recent paper by Wolfe may be consulted. (Am. Jour. Psychiat, 94, 1938, pp. 943-955.) -Norman Maier. ine ecident Prevention To the Editor:- Pending the results of the investigation which will seek to determine the cause of the mine ex- plosion which took forty-five lives at Grundy, Virginia, may I point out that the sacrifice of life and property might have been prevented. The Associated Press account stated, "the explo- sion, believed caused by dust . . ." would indicate that the mine was not rock-dusted, a simple pre- ventive to coal dust explosions which is com- pulsory in Great Britain and some few states in this country. Mr. John B. Andrews, writing in the journal of the American Association of Labor Legislation states that in the United States, where mines are more shallow and less hazardous, that our mining methods arethe most dngerous in the world. We have, he says, "A greater number and higher rate of occurrence of fatal coal mining accidents than any other important producing country." F For the five years ending 1934, ,the fatal box score per thousand miners follows: France.................1.03 Great Britain ............1.34. Germany..............2.23 United States ............4.26 Indiana passed a rock-dusting law in 1927 and it is estimated that two hundred men were saved in a single explosion which took place at Sullivan last July. -H. P. Marley. In Re: Mr. Baird To the Editor: Justus N. Baird, Jr., '38E maintains that be- cause the editorial policy of the Daily has been of late contrary to his desires the editorials should be relegated to the Forum column "to struggle with the biased opinions of the unen- lightened hoi-polloi" and it pleases me to note that Mr. Baird's opinions may be considered biased and coming from an unenlightened hoi- polloi since he admits that the Forum column is one medium of expressing these opinions. Conse- quently may we not dismiss Mr. Baird's opinion of the Daily as being only personal, biased and not viewed objectively? But what is really hurting his feelings? It grieves me so to hear of such pain. He scoffs at the idea that "several Forum letters were printed at the time bemoaning the Board's ac- tion, saying that it stifled freedom of the Press and cheapened the value of the editorials." And now he rejoices because "The recent tenor of Daily editorials has shown the action of the Board to have been well taken." Judging from Mr. Biard's moaning I am fully convinced that he is an ardent believer in the American Constitution-even though it is the most unique in existence-which has governed us for the past 150 years. Perhaps he has for- gotten that it guarantees us the right of free speech and press or maybe these words have no meaning today or probably he prefers that such cherished liberties be subjected and deprived. At times the Daily editorials contain state- inents with which I am not in complete sym- pathy, yet I feel that they should have the priv- ilege to express their beliefs. This privilege the Constitution guaiantees them, that of "freedom of the press." -C.T. - ----,------- g Another Prisoner To the Editor: An editorial in the Daily told an, interesting tale. Prisoner 95885 (Richard Whitney to you) recently admitted to Sing Sing, may serve from three to five years for a five million dollar It Seems To Me By HEYWOOD BROUN The next time the New York Coun- cil meets I intend to urge B. Char- ney Vladeck or some other progres- sive to introduce an ordinance. And it will read: "Anybody within the confines of the Greater City who so- licits an autograph shall be liable to a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more than 45 years in jail. Elec- trocution shall be optional." I 'speak out of no personal bitter- ness. Autograph hunters do not as- sail me. I am approached only when I get in the line of drive of some de- voted band which is waiting outside a theatre for Greta Garbo or Gene Tunney. In such circumstances some apprentice who is still trying to perfect his technique may wander over and say, "Aren't you Howard Brown. Give me your autograph. Sign here." For a time, in order to encourage trade, I made a practice of supplying a photograph and five cents for a cup of coffee. And even so, I failed to lure many. But yesterday I saw the pack in full cry, and it is a terrifying experience. It so happens that I know Charles Butterworth. Indeed, I knew him when. In those days Charlie had nothing but a dead pan and a mono- logue of his own composition. He played banquets and culture clubs and when he got $10 from an Elks' smoker that was a gala night. I Did My Best I used to help him spend the money. The arrangement was that he would buy the drinks and the breakfast and I would pay for the taxicab. Aside from 30 or 40 bartenders nobody knew Butterworth at that time. In those days there was a neat little place in Harlem called Pod and Jerry's, which didn't really get started until about 5 in the morning. And then in the rosy dawn we would motor through the park back to our respective gar- rets. It was the custom of Charlie to lean forward and say to the driver gravely, "Remember, boy, slow on the straightaways and fast around the curves.".. These dots indicate a lapse of time. By now Charles Butterworth has be- come a star of stage, radio and the silver screen. I read in the papers that he was pausing briefly in New York on his way to London, and on the chance I called him up. It was a little difficult because I had to send my name through two valets and a personal secretary before I got him. Nevertheless, I was able to obtain an appointment. Mr. Butterworth had taken the top floor of a midtown hotel. When I got to him he was af- fable and as democratic as Thomas Jefferson. I was afraid he might not remem- ber, but he held out his hand cordially and said, "I never forget a face." The Lure Of The Bar We sat for a few minutes in his private solarium discussing the de- velopment of the American drama. We differed slightly, although with- out rancor, as to the position which posterity would assign to Eugene O'Neill. But something was lacking. I missed the roar of the crowd. "How about going down to the bar and having a drink, Charlie?" I suggested. He gave me a frightened and a furtive look before he consent- ed. "Has the lad gone dry or high-hat on me?" I thought, but his apprehen- sions were well founded. We had not been seated more than two minutes before an urchin peered through the window and said, "Charles Butter- worth!" the Zulus were upon us. The autograph hunters sprang up from the very paving stones. I have 50 fountain pen scars in my right shoui- der blade to prove it. Grabbing the star by the wrist. I said, "Quick, we can cut our way out. I know a hideaway." I took him to a dour and dignified club which has been termed New York's nearest equivalent to the Tomb of Napoleon. The bartender used to pour whisky for General Grant. The waiter in the dressing room was a drummer boy in the Mexican War. As we came to the second cocktail Mr. Butterworth said, "Let me sign for this." I brushed him aside and re- plied, "This is my club. You can sign nothing." But when I turned away for a mom- ent to get a cigaret I found Mr. But- terwor th laboriously writing out his name. Impatiently I cried, "Let me do that.", 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; 11:400a.m. on Saturday. (Continued from Page 2) ings and pastels by Frederick H. Ald- riev, Jr., both of the faculty of the College of Architecture, is presentedt by the Ann Arbor Art Association in the North and South Galleries ofr Alumni Memorial Hall, April 183 through May 1. Open daily includ-f ing Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m., ad-c mission free to students and mem- bers. Lecture University Lecture: Miss MarjorieD Daunt, Reader in English Language,C University of London, and VisitingI Lecturer, Smith College, will lecture '"The English Accent-What Is It? t How Is It?" on Thursday, April 28t at 4:15 p.m. in Natural Science Audi torium under the auspices of the Department of English. The public is cordially invited.r University Lecture: Professor Bar- ker Fairley of the University of Tor- : onto will give a lecture in English onv "Goethe and Frau von Stein," one Wednesday, May 4, at 4:15 Naturala Science. The public is cordially in-Y vited. Annual Mayo Lecture: Dr. M. S. 1 Henderson of the Mayo Clinic willn deliver the Annual Mayo Lecture to the Medical students and faculty on April 29, 1938, at 1:30 p.m. in theI Main Hospital Amphitheater. The :, subject of his talk will be "TheI Treatment of Fractures of the Neckt of the Femur."J Alexander Ziwet Lectures in Math- ematics: Will be given by Professor Erich Hecke of the University of Hamburg, beginning Friday, Aprilt 29 at 4:15 p.m., in Room 3017 An-f gell Hall. The general topics of thet lectures will be Dirichlet Series,2 Modular Functions, and Quadratict Forms. Announcement of the dates a of succeeding lectures will be given : later. Events Today t Graduate Luncheon today at 12 noon, in the Russian Tea Room of the Michigan League. Prof. L. G. Van- der Velde of the History Department, will speak informally on: "Exper- iences in collecting source material.r in Michigan history."r Phi Eta Sigma Initiation at 5 p.m., today in the Michigan Union. All initiates should bring a large1 white handkerchief. Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Active members must makef reservations for the banquet by call-t ing Owen Broders, phone 5575, before Wednesday.- La Sociedad Hispanica: Prof. Jo- seph N. Lincoln will present the lastf lecture of the year, "Algunos Cuen-E tos del Folk-Lore Espanol," Wednes- day at 4:15 p.m., 103 Romance Lan- guage Bldg. All membersurged to be present. Tickets for the publicv available at the door.- Seminar in Physical Chemistry " will meet in Room 122 Chemistry Building this afternoon at 4:15 p.m. Mr. James K. Davis willt speak on "Some properties of mono- [ molecular films." Forestry Club meeting this evening1 at 7:30 p.m., Room 2054 Nat.I Sc. Bldg. All foresters and pre-for-t esters are urged to attend because of the nomination of candidates for Club offices for 1938-39. Speakers will be Charles Stoddard, on "ForestJ Products Cooperatives," with com- ments by Professor Allen; and Pro- fessor L. J. Young on the Southern Trip taken by the Seniors during spring vacation. The election of next year's Club officers will be held on Friday, April 29, Room 1042 Nat. Sc. Bldg. The Educational Colloquy Club > meets this evening at 8 p.m. | Lane Hall, Upper Room, to form and consider propositions of changes which may be desirable in the Univer- sity of Michigan. This meeting affords interested students an opportunity to clarify their thinking on educational aims and methods of the University before the Spring Parley discussions arrive. All interested students are invited to attend this meeting. A.S.M.E. Members: The annual Ats now on sale in the Garden Room, Michigan League, 10 to 6. Phi Epsilon Kappa Fraternity: At- ention all members! Important neeting tonight at 9:15 p.m. in Room 325, Michigan Union. Election of of- eicers to take place; also discussion f plans for Detroit trip on Friday ight and plans for spring dance. The Garden Section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet today at 3 p.m. at the home of Mrs. G, C. AIeloche, 3060 Dover Road. Prof. E. > Goddard will speak on the Huron River Project. Mimes: There are still places for dry outs who wish to participate in he Mimes show. Meet in Room 325 Af Union at 3 p.m. today. Archery, Women students: Initial neeting of the Archery Club will be ield on Wednesday at 4:30 at the Women's Athletic Building. Both a lovice and an advanced tournament vill be held. Instruction will be giv- n to beginners. All women students re cordially invited to attend. Bring 'our own arrows. Congress: There will be a meeting f the Student Welfare Committee, p.m. Wednesday at the Daily. All members are requested to attend, Marshall Levy, director of the Ann krbor Boys' Guidance Project, will ead a discussion group at the Hillel 4'oundation tonight at 8 o'clock, on ,he subject, "Problems. Confronting Jewish Youth." Coming Events Students of the College of Litera- sure, Science, and the Arts: The inal meeting in the series of voca- ional talks will be held on Thursday, kpril 28, at 4:15 p.m. for students of ;he College. of Literature, Science, nd the Arts and others interested n future work in architecture. There vill be an informal discussion with )ean W. I. Bennett of the School of Architecture in Room 207 Architec- ;ure Building. Institute of the Aeronautical Sci- nces: There will be a meeting of the Jniversity of Michigan Student Branch of the Institute of the Aero- nautical Sciences on Thursday eve- ring, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., in Nat- ural Science Auditorium. Moving pictures prepared by the government eronautical laboratories of England, [taly and Germany will be shown. Some of the features shown in these films are the various types of wind tunnels and seaplane test tanks used at the laboratories, and of especial interest are the pictures of the areo- nautical city of Guidonia, in Italy, which has been constructed entirely For carrying on aeronautical research. A.ll those interested in aeronautics are cordially invited to attend. The Men's Physical Education Club will meet this Thursday, April 28 in Room 116 of the Michigan Union, at p.m. Revision of the Constitution will be taken up at this time. Reports of the last two Physipal Education Con- ventions held in Chicago and Atlanta will be given by the respective dele- gates. It is urgent that all members be present. Coaches and faculty members are also requested to at- tend. English Journal Club, Friday, May 6, at 4:15 p.m., in the League. Mr. Robert Warshaw will speak on "Some Approaches to Shakespeare" at the meeting. The faculty, members and guests are cordially invited to attend and to participate in the discussion fol- lowing the paper. Stalker Hall. Friday night: Class in "Through the Old Testament" with Dr. Brashares at 7:30. We will -leave at 8:30 p.m. to go to Ypsilanti for roller skating. Reservations must be made at Stalker Hall by Friday noon. Ann Arbor Independent Women who live in private homes will have a very important meeting Thursday, April 28, at 4 o'clock in the League. The rooms will be posted on the bulletin board. The campus activi- ties in which this group will partici- pate depends on the r'esults of this meeting. Those who would like to be ir: the skit for Assembly may partici- pate by calling one of the officers. Publicity committee meeting for Freshman Project will be at 4:15 Monday, May 2, in front of the League desk. Bridge Party: The Junior Group of the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti branch of the American Association of Univer- sity Women will hold its annual bridge party for the benefit of its scholarship fund on Saturday after- noon, April 30, at 2 pm., at the home of Mrs. L. W. Oliphant in Barton Hills. Tickets at 35 cents may be secured at the desk at the League and transportation will be provided from the theatre entrance at 1:45. Drops The Peii For Th eSword. JAMES P. LARDNER, 23 years old, made a momentous and meaningful decision last week. The son of the late Ring Lardner, author and newspaperman, he gave up his heritage and a job as war correspondent in Spain for the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune to enlist in a Spanish Govern- mnent international brigade artillery unit. First and last, Lardner is a newspaperman. His father was one of the most famous. It is the function of a newspaperman to report the news impartially. Young Lardner was right on the scene of the present Spanish War. He saw the rising tide of fascism threatening to sweep the last vestiges of the democratic Spanish govern- ment. away under a wave of German, Italian and Moorish troops. He saw Franco's bombers, huge vultures of the skies furnished by Hitler and Mus- solini. dropping destruction upon the helpless civilians in the Loyalist cities, civilians whose only crime was to be loyal to their popularly- elected government. Finally Lardner could hold back no longer. 'Something has to be done to halt fascism's ad- vance," he said. And he enlisted in the Loyalist army. It is to be hoped that other newspapermen and newspaper owners will report the news with the sincerity that Lardner did. It cannot be ex- pected that very many news writers in the world will switch from typewriter to machine gun. But "I'm sorry," said Butterworth, "but inspection trip and dinner as the I'm srrdy" sa'B.tteortrbutguests of the Detroit branch of the I'm afraid you can't. The waiter A.S.M.E. will be held today. wants my autograph for his little The inspection trip will be grandson who listens to me every through the plant of the U.S. Rub- night on the radio. Of course, he ber Co., and the dinner, at which doesn't always agree with me." President Harvey N. Davis is to speak, There ought to be a law. is to be held at the Intercollegiate Alumni Club. If you have not ob- 10,000 In Prizes tained your membership card as yet, you will need it for admittance to Offered For Essays the dinner, and may obtain it in Room 221 W. Eng. Bldg. Bus trans- In an effort to further public safe Ptation will be provided for all In n efor t futhe jbii sae-those not driving. The lists on the driving habits, the Commercial In- bulletinmust be signed by Thursday, vestment Trust Safety Foundation April 28. ' mi nwvrl n t en n sn +i. f rn'c I win awuiu 4 xvuuu iris year zor prig- I I