Weather Generally fair; ContlnueJ i i tomom nn. Sir ig6n BIaitxj i Eiditorial University PVrof esors And The Hach Bill. VOL. L No. 127 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 1940 PRICE FIVE CENTS Soviets Refute Nazi*Reported Molotoff Visit With Germans Reich Officials Confident Diplomatic Conference1 Is Eventual Possibility British Fear Wave Of Undersea War (By Associated Press) Reports that Russia and Germany planned new steps toward closer col- laboration in the near future we jolted today by a Soviet announce- ment which heightened speculation that troubled the Easter week-end throughout the Christian world. Assurances were expressed in Ber- lin quarters that Russia's Premier- Foeign Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff would be in the German capital within a few days for con- ferences with Adolf Hitler. However, they were met by a statement from Tass, official Soviet news agency, that "rumors circulated by various foreign agencies regarding the pro- posed visit of Molotoff to Berlin or some town in Germany or the West- ern Ukraine are devoid of any foun- dation." Possibility Left Open Berlin interpreted the Tass an- nouncement as intended to counter- act reports that Molotoff already was in Germany or was on the way. The possibility of a visit to Berlin definitely was left open by the com- munique, it was said in the Nazi cap- ital. Repots have been current that Germany would try to extend the Rome-Berlin axis to Moscow, with Russia joining the combination as a non-belligerent supplier of Ger- many's eceonmic needs in her war with the British-French allies. In any event, the impression grew that while the staff of German For- eign Minister Joachim von Ribben- trop was working feverishly on some important matter, there would be no hurry about winding it up. Said the Russian Embassy at Berlin: "The exact date for events in the offing is not yet seen." Britain Is Worried Britain stewed about indications that an undersea war of unprece- dented extent was near, with a new wave of German submarines preying on North Sea shipping. France was engrossed in the efforts of the newly- born cabinet of Paul Reynaud to strengthen itself by formulating a "push the war" program before the re-convening of Parliament April 2. Although Saturday's pow-wow of the new cabinet was attended by leaders of te French air, land and sea arms, including Generalissimo Maurice Gustave Gamelin, there were few who thought Reynaud's war program would include a big push on the western front. London prepared to counter U- boats with U-boats. Her own under- sea craft were expected to menace Germany's vital ore route from Scandinavia. Annual Spanish Theatre Leads, Cast Selected Production Of 'Zaragueta', Romantic Farce, Opens At Mendelssohn April 1 Final announcement of the cast for the annual Spanish play, "Zara- gueta," to be presented April 1 in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, has been made by Dr. Charles N. Stau- bach, director of the play. The juvenile leads, Maruja and Carlos, will be prayed by Antonietta Ferretti, '42A, and Robert Kennedy. '40, while Edwin Gell, '40, and Norma Bennett, '41, will take the parts of the uncle and aunt of the hero. Donald Diamond, '42, will be the village doctor, and Florence Young, '42, and Robert Mantho, '43, will be in the roles of neighbors. Fred Bier- kamp, '42, and June Larson, '41, will play the servants. Daisy Bihary, '40, is general committee chairman. "Zaragueta," a romantic farce by Vital Aza and Ramos Carrion, con- cerns the antics of a student whose mounting debts impel him to attempt to obtain 4000 pesetas from his uncle New French Premier Praised University After 1928 Visit Capt. Schwarzkopf Defeats Maki Renad And Kerillis Are Impressed With Scope Of Campus Facilities By HOWARD A. GOLDMAN France's new premier, Paul M. Reynauc, has some fine impressions! of the University of Michigan, and he gained them all from personal observa tions5. The man who was called to relieve the recent cabinet crisis in France vsited "the campus here in late Octo- ber, 1928, as a guest of Prof. James K. Pollock of the political science de- partment. He was at that time an attorney, a deputy in the French SChamber of Deputies, and a member of the finance committee of that body. Accompanying Reynaud was Henri tee Kerillis, another deputy, then po- litical editor of the right-center newspaper "L'Echo de Paris." The two men had journeyed to the United States to study American political campaign techniques in the Smith- Hoover presidential campaign of 1928. They spent many days travelling Marcia Connell o Take Lead In Senate Skit with both candidates, seeing the To Set New Record In Featured campaign from the inside. A letter of introduction to Smith's campaign manager was enough to get them "in" with the Democrats; and they also spent some time in Chicago stu- dying the setup of the Republican National Committee. Stayed At Law Club While in Ann Aror the two men stayed at the Lawyers' Club. At a luncheon given in their honor, both men gave talks well remembered by those of the faculty who were pres- ent. They spoke in French, as nei- ther his English well enough to speak fluently. Theyswere quoted in the Oct. 20, 1928 issue of The Daily as "deeply impressed by the broad scope and the many facilities of popular educa- tion evinced here." Upon their return to Paris, M. de Kerillis wrote his impressions of Ann Arbor and the University in a front page article in "L'Echo de Paris." This article was translated in the December 22, 1928 issue of The Mich- igan Alumnus. Referred To Ann Arbor In the article he made continuous reference to "Ann Arbor, with its charming houses and the brilliant university." Referring to the gather- ing places and to the general con- ditions and facilities of the Univer- sity, his most expressive comment was "What comfort! What luxury!" M. de Kerillis made special note of the spirit of democracy which per- vaded the University. He was amazed to find that "a poor student who shines the shoes of a more wealthy comrade may find himself sitting at table next to that very lad." 'The article also commented on the Uni- versity's "exceptionally rich" library. Band Prepares TO Give Annual Spring Concert Program Will Be Carried Over National Network ThursdayAt 9:15 P.M. One of Michigan's enduring tradi- tions will be strengthened when the first bars of the Annual Spring Con- cert are played by the University Band at 8:15 p.m., Thursday, in Hill Auditorium. Insuring success to the concert is the fact that from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. the program will be broadcasv over the first nationwide hookup ever given to any college concert in th United States. The audience will -w.. permitted to watch from their seats.a Featured on the program will be Morton Gould, prominent young composer of symphony music, who will act as guest conductor of the Band. He will introduce for the first time one of his most recent compo- sitions, "Cowboy Rhapsody," at the Spring Concert. Mr. Gould achieved national pop- ularity by his "Second American Symphonette" from which "Pa- vanne" wsa taken. Among his other compositions which are to be in- cluded in the Spring Concert are "Prima Donna" and "Tropical." As in the past there will be no ad- mission charge for the Spring Con- cert. According to Prof. William Re- velli, however, those who wish to ob- tain the best seats in Hill Auditorium should come early. This request, he said, is made in view of the atten- dance at past Spring Concerts. Two-Mile Race In A.A.U. RelaysQ Tired, Dejected, Maki Catches His Windr Three Field House Records Fall Before Onslaught Of Track Stars; Canham Betters Own Record In High Jump; Hogan Equals Al-Time Mark By HERM EPSTEIN In nine minutes and nine seconds, Michigan's great Capt. Ralph Schwarzkopf last night handed Finland's world-record-holding Taisto Maki a decisive 20-yard defeat in the two-mile feature event of the Mich- igan A.A.U. Relays in Yost Field House. Maki had been presented with an athletic blanket just before the race, and he could have used it to protect himself against the breeze Schwarzkopf generated as he swept around the Finn at the beginning of the last lap, --after having trailed a stride behind him for the entire race. Talks Conclude An entire program filled with thrills, close battles, and an almost Py omnipresent refrain of "The Broken arle ie Record" was lost in the drama that held sway over the feature event. On Fraternities Despite the fact that for three- quarters of the race the positions of the runners changed almost not at Greek Society Relations all, the tension was high as Maki, after taking over the lead at the half- With University Heads mile, plodded steadily along with Problems Considered Schwarzkopf hanging onto his heels like a faithful dog. Race Started Fast Greek Week, the first program of The race started off fast and Bill its kind on this campus, came to an Southworth of Butler set a 64-second end yesterday with four panels on pace for the 440, but dropped it to Scholarship and Culture, Rushing, a 2:15 half-mile before dropping out Finance and Management, and Fra- of the run. Maki wouldn't step up ternity-University relations, contin- the pace for unknown reasons, and uing the discussion begun Friday. Schwarzkopf laid in behind him and In the panel on Scholarship and depended on his continuously im- Culture, methods for instilling a proving last-lap kick to pull him practical cultural development in through. fraternity men were discussed. Nor- Lap after lap they remained that man Hackett, executive secretary of way and opened up a lead of some Theta Delta Chi, stressed the char- 80 yards on the third place Dick acteristics which personnel experts Frey of Michigan State b the start look for in applicants for jobs, an of the gun lap. Then, the Michigan said that they must be developed in captain turned on the heat, came the fraternity. The most important out around Maki, and poured it on. of these characteristics, were, he Taisto couldn't match Schwarzkopf's added, enthusiasm, alertness, dispo- sprint, and to the thunderous roar sition, character and neatness. of an elated Michigan crowd, Ralph Other suggestions for bettering the pulled away steadily until he crossed culture of affiliated men were "rec- the tape the winner by twenty yards. ord fund" for purchasing of sym- His time established new Field House, phonic recordings; weekly forums varisty and meet records. with facultymen on current events, Peerless Paavo Nurmi, Maki's text book libraries and up-to-date coach, ran a three-lap exhibition, supplies of good literature, and the customers saw the gliding The Rushing panel went on rec- form that made Nurmi the world's ord as opposing deferred rushing at greatest distance runner of all time the present time, but made no per- until Maki broke all of his records manent decision inasmuch as the last summer. effects of the new dormitories on Canham Breaks Record rushing could not be determined for Michigan's sensational high jump- at least another year. Chief obje er, Don Canham, stood up under tions t deerredndsthnsfefd o-pressure and made two last-chance renter around the effect of dolrmi jumps to break his own Field House tory cliques, advantages -to large and varsity records, and also the houses that get publicity on campus, meet mark by jumping six feet six loss of revenue and shortened oppor- adtrefutsice.PrySm tunity for pledges to gt acquainted mons, unattached of Detroit, stayed with their houses. with Canham through six feet five The Fraternity-University rela- inches, but Canham's courageous (Continued on Page 2) leaping was too much for him. Allen Tolmich of Detroit grabbed PurdomHits himself a double victory in the high and low hurdles, tying track records in both and setting a new meet mark Pr s n y e in the highs. Tolmich beat out Whitey Hlad, Michigan Normal's Of Education great sophomore, in both events, win- ning the highs in eight seconds even, and the lows in 7.2 seconds. Jester Finishes Second Pesent educationa fitinmco ege The third Field House mark went graduates for later employment by in the one-mile run in which Ed Dr. T. Luther Purdom, head of the Holderman, Purdue junior, took the vocational guidance bureau in an lead at the start, lost it for the sec- address yesterday beforeathe Firsta ond two laps to Michigan's Ed Bar- Central Michigan Guidance Confer- rett, and then led the rest of the ence at Mt. Pleasant. way to break Schwarzkopf's 4:14.2 Decrying the fact that the Univer- time by exactly one second. Tommy sity has 250 graduates holding better Jester,Covntinuedohalf-iler, stepped an "' averagesonoiuwnoonPacan- DailX Photo By Sapp Taisto Maki, the Finnish distance star, received consolation from Lloyd A. Olds, president of the Michigan A.A.U., after his loss to Mich- igan's Ralph Schwarzkopf in the feature two-mile event of last night's track meet. In handing Maki his second straight defeat in the current American tour for Finnish relief, Schwarzkopf set a new Varsity and Field House record of 9:09. The Wolverine captain stayed one stride Ex-Beauty Queen Returns To Act In Vocational Guidance Playlet Marcia Connell, last year's campus beauty queen when campus beauty queens were still the thing, will come to Ann Arbor to take the leading feminine role in a vocational guidance playlet, sponsored by the Student Senate, at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Union Ballroom. William Sharkey, also a Michigan alumnus, is to play the male lead in the skit, which is called the "It's Your Life" program, and was planned to show college students the correct ap- proach and proper apparel they should use when applying for a job after graduation. Both Miss Connell and Sharkey are professional models for a Detroit department store. According to Robert Reed, '42, chairman of the Senate committee for the program, vocational guidance men the country over agree that col- lege students, nine times out of ten, do not know the proper attitude to take toward their prospective em- ployer, and moreover, seem to carry (Continued on Page 6) behind the Finn until the final lap won by 20 yards. when he sprinted out in front and Colorful Pageants, Plays, Music Will HighlightEaster Services Mrs. Earhart's Funeral Rites. Will Be Today Prominent Local Resident Died Friday; Services Will Be Held At Home1 Private services will be held at the Earhart home today for Mrs. Harry Boyd Earhart, prominent in church, music and garden circles of Ann Arbor and Michigan, who died Fri- day after an illness of a month. Mrs. Earhart, who lived at "The Meadows," 4090 Geddes Rd., had lived in and near Ann Arbor with Mr. Ear- hart, president of H. B. Earhart, Inc., since 1916. She was 68 years old. Interested in young people and edu- cation, Mrs. Earhart and her hus- band have established scholarship, loan and study funds in the Univer- sity. Mrs. Earhart had especially aided Chinese students here and Chinese youth directly through col- leges and missions in their country. She was a patroness of Mu Phi Epsi- lon, musical sorority. Many of the students Mrs. Earhart assisted in gaining an education she has kept in touch with for years through cor- respondence. Chairman of the music committee of the First Methodist Church, Mrs. Earhart had been active in that con- gregation since her coming to Ann Arbor. She had also engaged active- ly in the work of the local, national and international divisions of the Young Womens Christian Associa- tion. A past president of the Federated (Continued on Page 7) Citizens Discuss Housing Costs At Forum Meeting Ann, A rn r'.mmmi+my s'iinvy Eggad, Can't Bunnies Protect Their Young? HARRISBURG, Pa., March 23.- (1P)-The best laid egg plans some- times don't hatch. Members of a Moose Lodge braved sub-freezing cold today to plant 3,600 Easter eggs on the Pennsylvania capi- tol grounds for a children's egg hunt. Half an hour before the scheduled "go" signal, three thousand children broke through the lines of spectators and began eating eggs as fast as they found them. By the time Mayor Howard E. Millir ken arrived the egg hunt was all over. Garner Called Great Liberal Initial Campaign Address Made By Sheppard WASHINGTON, March 23.-(P)--_ Making the first major campaign ad- dress for Vice-President Garner, Sen- ator Sheppard (Dem.-Tex.) declared tonight that his fellow Texan had been one of the leaders in the New Deal fight for "greater liberalism." This liberalism and Garner's 37 years' experience in the Federal Gov- ernment, Sheppard declared, make him "the ideal successor to the presi- dency in 1940." Sheppard, speaking on a national radio network (NBC), emphasized throughout his talk that Garner had a liberal record, declaring: "When the history of the last seven years has been written, the crusade to achieve greater liberalism in gov- ernment will list Garner among its outstanding leaders. Those of us in the ranks of Congress who have striven to enact the liberal nrogram From dawn to dusk Easter throngs will gather today to celebrate the mir- acle of the Resurrection as churches feature colorful pageantry, sermons, drama and music symbolic of the greatest of Christian festivals. Conducting duplicate services at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. the First Pres- byterian Church will hear Dr. W. P. Lemon deliver his sermon, "On Hav- ing a Future" accompanied by special religious music. The First Methodist Church, following a similar proced- ure, will hold its first service at 8 a.m. and its second at 10:30 a.m. "Easter" will be the sermon topic of Dr. Charles W. Brashares at both worships. Prominent among the programs of student groups will be the outdoor --,.-.s. - cn ra rn- xr I-C ic ious faith, "The Best Is Yet To Be." In the evening the pastor will speak to the student fellowship on his in- terpretation of "Personal Triumph." Lutheran denominations will plan ritualistic services to climax their Lenten observance. "I Am the Resur- rection and the Light" will be Rev. H. 0. Yoder's sermon at the worship of the Trinity Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. At the sunrise program the junior vested choir will sing "Christ, Our Hope, Our Joy." Rev. E. C. Stellhorn of the Zion Lutheran Church will speak on "The Easter Miracle" at the morning worship. The Wesleyan Guild of the First Methodist Church and the Westmin- ster Student Fellowship of the Presby- terian Church will participate in pro- grams of Easter music, art and liter- I l l 1 t i than "B" averages for whom it can- not find gainful employment, Dr. Purdom concluded that educational systems have "developed their minds, but have done nothing to make their minds useful." "It is all very well to talk of re- vising curricula," he challenged, "but such revisions will prove of little value if the courses of study are not suited to individual needs and ap- titudes." The hungry and jobless youth will one day unite to do something about their condition, he warned, unless measures are taken to improve the present situation. The results of this poorly fitted educational system, he pointed out, can be seen in the in- creased rates of juvenile delinquency and in the rising tide of mental di- seases. Tickets For 'The Critic' Go On Sale Tomorrow Trko-f. +-. fn,.a =a.rr Ri-c1pv ahpr- U.S. Paintings Is Poet's Topic Untermeyer Will Present Fifth Talk Tomorrow In the fifth of his series of six lectures on "New Frontiers in Amer- ican Culture," Louis Untermeyer, dis- tinguished poet and anthologist, will discuss "The Painters Discover Amer- ica" at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow in the Rackham Amphitheatre. The thesis that Mr. Untermeyer has developed in his four earlier lec- tures is that American cultural pio- neers began, at the turn of the cen- tury, to shift the emphasis of art from European standards and ma- terials to Americana. He has described this revolt in 1ia.a ho nn a if, h -+1 -n1 i