- -wommommor- 11 T HE MTCTiE2A TbA T'v* TUESDT1AY. OfC!TOBElR 8. 104 i as J.I Ira 1 rs ii 1. v 111 " L 1" 1 lJ J'. " °1 Y vi-A a, v.., A Vil G1L o, aaYv OF * r . r-. THE MICHIGAN DAILY "All Mine" w rw r nr _ __ 40pooO riv-T aurAI Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session. Member of the Associated Press the Assoated 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 reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subcriptions during the regular school year by carrier $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPRESENTED.FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGO * BOSTON . LOS ANGELES * SAN FRANCISCO Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1939.40 Editorial Staff A Hervie Haufler . Alvin Sarasohn . Paul M. Chandler Karl Kessler Milton Orshefsky Howard A. Goldman Donald Wirtchafter Esther Osser Helen Corman . . . . Managing Editor S . . .Editorial Director S . . . . City Editor . . . . Associate Editor Associate Editor * . . .Associate Editor . . . . . Sports Editor . . . Women's Editor . . . Exchange Editor Business Staff Business Manager . Assistant Business Manager . < Women's Business Manager . Women's Advertising Manager ' Irving Guttman Robert Gilmour Helen Bohnsack . Jane Krause 6GV NIGHT EDITOR: S. R. WALLACE The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of The Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. They Couldn't Play Basketball .. . 1 "HE UNIVERSITY has a marvelous 'T athletic plant. . Many authorities feel that is one of the world's finest athletic plants. There is an excellent stadium, a gigantic one with a modern press box. The field house is s fine a, unit as anyone could demand. The track and baseball diamond are also "among the best." But the pride of all is the Sports Building. It is a gigantic structure, located down on Hoover Street, at the north end of Ferry Field. Its up-to-date facilities include space and equip- ment for every sport from handball to water polo, squash to wrestling, badminton to basket- ball, tennis to fencing. Students at the University should consider themselves extremely fortunate to have the Sports Building on the list of athletic facilities at their disposal. There is, however, one draw- back to-the building: its basketball courts are too good and too large. THEY ARE IDEAL for dances, offering a great expanse of smooth, flawless floor space. And, realizing that, groups are quick to snatch up the use of the building for their parties. The powers-that-be around the athletic building, co- operating nicely, rent the building for the par- ties. That makes things very nice. But The entire building is closed during the entire' day of one of those dances-and often during the entire following day. The floor is closed off, swept clean. The locker rooms are also closed. So is the swimming pool. So are the squash and handball courts. Students are kept out of the Sports Building, the closed Sports Building, while it is being pre-, pared for a dance and repaired after a dance. The entire building and all its athletic facilities are closed to athletic purposes. THAT HAPPENED SATURDAY. The Lions Club held a dance in the building Saturday night.' Consequently, the entire building, from rafters to foundation, was closed all day Satur- day. Dozens of students tiudged down State Street to the building, planning on playing handball, swimming, fencing during the first free morning in a week. They trudged back, short-tempered and profane. Yes, it's one of the finest sports buildings in th4 country-but its sports facilities give prece- dence to social affairs. Why? - William H. Newton . About Pepless Pep Rallies . . SOMETHING WAS LACKING in Saturday's football spectacle at the Stadium; something that has been present every year except this one. That little something was enthusiasm and more than a few people were conscious of its absence. Upwards of 65,000 sun-soaked football fans filed slowly and quietly out of the huge bowl without the slightest hint of any of the famous old "college spirit." Here was the home game of the year and all emotions seemed suppressed. T HIS FOOTBALL RIVALRY between Mich- igan and Michigan State is practically with- out a parallel throughout these United States. For its color, drama and brand of football, this annual classic is tops. f t MIA -1014WANW whistle to the final gun; it was an air electrified with enthusiasm. But this year things were different. The Mich- igan pep rally lacked something-pep. For pure, unadulterated spirit and enthusiasm the Field House affair was a flop. Wolverine stu- dents talked little about the game during the week. If the Stadium rocked with cheers at all they came from the underdog State side not from the complacent Michigan supporters. The only genuine enthusiasm appeared when State scored in the dying minutes of the first half and again in the fourth quarter. Tom Har- mon's valiant efforts were well received but not with the spontaneity and power they merited. COACH CRISLER has built up another good football team. Michigan students seem to think that it is invincible. No team is that in- vincible that it can't be surprised by an inspired outfit. We saw that last year when Illinois caught an equally good team off guard. This year's Michigan team needs student sup- port and enthusiasm just ps teams in the past. Now is no time to let down. Maybe the damper on the whole thing was the unusually warm weather. A baseball game would have been more apropos. But the fact stands out that this year's great Michigan- Michigan State classic lacked the oomph of previous ones. - Woody Block Voting Is More Than A Duty *. * PPROXIMATELY 9,000,000 persons are going to have an entirely new experience this year. That is a large number, and the experience will be an important one, something that may eventually influence their entire lives. The 9,000,000 are the new voters, the young- sters who have passed their 21st birthdays since the election of 1936. They will be able to vote for the first time when "the first Tuesday after the first Monday," Nov. 5, rolls around. For the first time in their lives they will be participating actively in the operation of American govern- mental machinery. Politicians, educators and youth leaders have spent the last year prattling about the glories of living in a nation where one can vote in a free election, about the duty of youth, and youth alone, to keep that nation safe for democracy. They have pointed out-and probably very cor- rectly-that the young people of the country may well hold the balance which will determine the result of the election and consequently the future of America. C RANTED that the ,election is extremely im- portant to everyone in the nation, especially young, voters, that it is a duty to vote, that the first-time voters may well decide the course of the nation--granted all this, voting, partici-' pating in this election, still would be regarded as a pleasure. Regardless of the degree of one's sophistication, the first trip to the polls in a presidential election should be something that thrills the young voter, something that is fun. Yes, it's a duty, an obligation-but at the same time it's a privilege, and it should be a pleasure. - William H. Newton Douglas Hyde, first president of Eire (Ire- land), was once interim professor of modern languages at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The City Editor's SCRRTCH PAD Adolf Hitler has entered Rumania "To guard the oil fields." We've heard the Rumanian peo- ple hollering for help for some time. Our agricultural department has analyzed Europe's food situation, and has learned that Germany has plenty of supplies for this winter. The real horror will hit the innocent bystanders . . . elgiun, France and Poland. * * -*a Ancient Westminster Abbey has been severely damaged. The Abbey is one of London's sym- bols of old English tradition, you recall. * * * . George Olsen, down at the Michigan The- atre, is a music school student who has made good in his own way. George refers to his experiences at the University, and even dresses his band in maize and blue. Olsen is supposed to be the first college drum major to throw his baton over the goal posts. The habit is national now. * * * But his blonde vocalist is not from the music school. She says she comes from way down in the sunny South, where the peaches bloom. Do you-all like poor little Southern girls? LETTERS. TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: On the front page of the Music Supplement of Oct. 6, 1940, of The Michigan Daily there is a picture which is described as a likeness of John Barbirolli. This cut looks very much like Jan Peerce. Perhaps you have put the wrong cut in your paper. Sincerely yours, Bernard Krohn Dew Pecrs a d Roberts.Afei *GO$ WASHINGTON-There was a spe- cial reason why Defense Com- missioner William Knudsen was in- vited to accompany the President on his Maryland defense inspection tour. Knudsen is an expert on produc- tion, and Roosevelt visited certain arsenals and airplane factories. But in addition, Knudsen is under heavy pressure from former business asso- ciates to declare publicly for Wen- dell Willkie. Behind the scenes, they are pulling hard for the Republican candidate. Alfred P. Sloan, Knudsen's former boss and close friend, has called for the election of Willkie as necessary for sound economic progress. A similar pronouncement by Knud- sen, who is No. 1 man of the De- fense Commission, would be a smash coup for Willkie-particularly if it were coupled with the inference that Knudsen has encountered diffi- culties with the Administration in doing his defense job. Actually relations between Knud- sen and Roosevelt are very cordial. Knudsen is his own boss and re- cently the President has been con- sulting him not only on defense mat- ters but on general national policies involving foreign affairs. However, while on intimate terms with the White House, Knudsen has had some brushes elsewhere. He and Treasury officials crossed swords over certain phases of the new excess profits tax bill. Also the protracted congressional delay over plant amor- tization, while no fault of Roose- velt's irked Knudsen considerably, since it threw a monkey wrench into production schedules on which he had worked hard and of which he was very proud. Aware of this private irritation, certain of Knudsen's former business pals have been quietly needling him to bolt the Defense Commission with a ringing demand for the election of Willkie. This political pressure has not been entirely from the outside. Some hea- vy licks have been put in by certain dollar-a-year business tycoons inside the Defense Commission, several of them on Knudsen's own staff. With the tax bill and last appro- priation measures finally cleared by Congress, Knudsen is immersed in getting his production schedules into high gear -and has given no indica- tion of being influenced by politics. But the GOPers are putting on the heat from every direction and as hard as they can. Nazi Propaganda Information throwing light on Germany's falsification of radio re- ports has been received by the State Department from Colonel E. J. Rags- dale, of Philadelphia, who declares that his daughter was falsely imper- sonated in a Berlin broadcast. The Nazis pretended to have the young woman, Miss Natalia Rags, dale, in their broadcasting studio. They presented her to American lis- teners to testify to the ruthlessness of British bombing. She spoke, de- scribing the bombing of a hospital in Berlin. Then the German speaker, "Lord Haw Haw," said, "American listeners must now believe, from the lips of an American young woman, what atrocities the British are com- mitting." ' The only trouble was that the Ger- mans were too clever. Instead of in- venting a name, they had actually picked a known American woman and pretended that she was speak- ing at the microphone. The broadcast was heard by an associate of Colonel Ragsdale in Phil- adelphia, who phoned him and asked, "Is your daughter in Berlin?" "Of course Aot,".replied Ragsdale, "she is right here in the room with me." Air-Cord Speech When Wendell Willkie makes up his mind to make a speech, he makes it. During his trip across Iowa, his campaign train passed through Wa- terloo, a good-sized industrial center, and Cedar Falls, a college town. Al- though only six or seven miles apart, talks had been scheduled and adver- tised for both places. En route some of the train mana- gers decided to pass up Cedar Falls in order to permit a longer stop at Waterloo. Howard Gallagher, train majordomo, gave these instructions to the engineer. To Arch McFarlane, of Waterloo, former Lieutenant Governor, this was poor political judgment. He in- sisted that to fail to stop in Cedar Falls would cause resentment. But the generalissimos refused 'to listen. So Arch elbowedthis way into Will- kie's car and put the matter up to him. "You can't pass up Cedar Falls," McFarlane argued. "The town has gone Republican in every election in its history, and the college has dis- missed classes so the 3,500 students can hear you." "You are absolutely right, Arch," said Willkie. "I won't disapnoint (Continued from Page 2) cal care as outlined in the law. The Compensation Law covers any industrial accident occuring while an employee is engaged in the activ- ities of his employment which re- sults in either a permanent or tem- porary disability, or which might con- ceivably develop into a permanent or temporary disability. Further Information. If at any time an employee wishes further in- formation regarding any compensa- tion case, he is urged to consult either the Business Office or the Of- fice of the Chief Resident Physician at the Hospital or the Business Of- fice of the University, on the Campus. Shirley W. 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It is strictly con- trary to University rules to have dup- licate keys made or to lend keys is- sued for personal use. A reward of $50 is offered to any person for information that directly or indirectly leads to the apprehen- son of thieves on University prem- ises. Shirley W. Smith Notice: Attention of all concerned and particularly of those having of- fices in Haven Hall, or the Western portion of the Natural Science Build- ing is directed to the fact that park- ing of cars in the driveway between these two builings is prohibited be- cause it is at all times inconvenient to other drivers and to pedestrians on the diagonal and \other walks. If members of your family call for you, especially at noon when traffic both on wheels and on foot is heavy, it is especially urged that the car wait for you in the parking space adjacent to the north door of University Hall. Waiting in the driveway blocks traf- fic and involves confusion, incon- venience and danger just as much when a person is sitting in a car as when the car is parked empty. University Senate Committee on Parking Students in the College of Litera- ture, Science, and the Arts, who have been accepted for the Naval Train- ing Program, V-7: Students who have been accepted for this training and who will need to be absent from classes for an extended period of time, should consult with me at their early convenience, but in no case later than October 12. E. A. Walter, Assistant Dean Women Students Attending the Harvard Game are required to regis- ter in the Office of the Dean of Wo- men. A letter of permission from parents must be in this office not later than Wednesday, October 9. If the student does not go by train, spe- cial permission for another mode of travel must be included in the par- ent's letter. Graduate women are invited to register in this office. Byrl Fox Bacher To Heads or Secretaries of all De- partments: Please notify the under- signed the number of Faculty Direc- tories you will need in your depart- ment. The Directories will be avail- able Wednesday, October 9. Bert Peterson, Telephone Clerk. Sigma Xi Transfers: Members who have transferred from other Chap- ters and who are not yet affiliated with the Michigan Chapter are re- quested to notify F. L. Everett, Sec- retary, Room 104 W. Eng. Bldg. Ext. 571. The Congress Cooperative House has one vacancy for room and board for this semester. Any student inter- ested, phone 2-2143 or 816 Tappan. All girls interested in cooperative, living or in separate board jobs apply to Muriel Lester Cooperative, 909 E. University, or phone 2-4914. Academic Notices E. M. 3a-Laboratory Dynamics. Class will meet on Wednesday at 4:00 P.M. in Room 314 Engineering Annex. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN and Rainich. The first meeting to discuss topics and the time of meet- ing will be held in Room 3001 Angell Hall on Wednesday, October 9, at 3:10 p.m. ; English 107, Sec. 4, TuTh 9 o'clock, will meet in 215 A.H. instead of Room 18 as previously announced. A. H. Marckwardt " Events Today Botanical Journal Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in Room NS 1139. Reports by student and members of the staff on travel and exploration during the summer. Meeting open to anyone inter- ested. Biological Chemistry Seminar will meet in Room 319 West Medical Building, at 7:30 tonight. Subject: "Muscle Hemoglobin and Problems Related to Its Physiology." Mathematics Club will meet to- night at & o'clock in the West Con- ference Room of the Rackham Build- ing. Professor Copeland will' give his retiring presidential address, en- titled "If." All interested are in- vited. Freshman Glee Club: All freshmen men are invited to attend today's re- hearsal in the Glee Club room, 3rd floor of the Union, at 4:00 p.m. Transportation Club will meet In Room 1213 East Engineering Bldg. at 7:30 tonight. German Club will meet tonight at 7:30 in the second-floor terrace room in the Michigan Union. Pro- gram and refreshments. All stu- dents of German and all others in- terested are cordially invited. Men's Physical Education Club will meet at 9:00 tonight in the Michigan Union. All men Physi- cal Education students welcome. All students who are interested in religious work or in any branch of religious service will meet in Lane Hall today at 4:30 p.m. for a discus- sion of religious work. Coming Events Seminar in Physical Chemistry will meet in Room 410 Chemistry Build- ing at 4:15 p.m. on-Wednesday, Oto- ber 9. Professor -L. O. Case will speak on "Order-disorder Transfor- mations in Solids." Varsity Glee Club: All men who have sung with the Club in the past,- or any new men who have attended the last rehearsals without having received try-outs, are expected to at- tend the rehearsal on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Glee Club room, 3rd floor of the Union. The following men have been accepted in- to probationary membership pend- ing further try-outs, and their eligi- bility carsd must be turned in by Thursday: David Allen,James Bassett, Jim Berger, Reinhard Bernstein, Richard Boynton, Charles Brown, Frank Col- bert, James Conti, James Crowe, J. R. Edwards, Herman Erke, Austin Fink, Eugene Fox, John Fry, Colvin Gibson, Ed Gibson, Phelps Hines, Stanley Hipwood, Rbert Holland, Leo fimperi, Cary Landis, Toivo Liimat- ainen, Robert Lovell, James Martin, Donald Mason, Harry Morris, Frank Mount, George Muller. Herbert Neuchterlein, Harry Par- melee, Charles Parthum, Melvin Pawley, Ralph Peterson, Chan Pin- ney, Franklin Powers, Floyd Rech- lin, Kenneth Repola, John Rust, Er- win Scherdt, Wilfred Shale, Roy Sommerfeld, Russell Steere, Walter Strickland, William Swenson, John Verhagen, Russell Warren, Peter Weller, Donald Whitney. House Presidents' Meeting Thurs- day, October 10, at 4:30 p.m., in the Grand Rapids Room, Michigan League. Attendance compulsory. Doris Merker, Chairman Judiciary Council Phi Sigma meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 8 o'clock in the outing club room of the Graduate School. All members are urged to attend as the year's program is .to be discussed. Scabbard and Blade will meet on ' Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 8:30 p.m. at the Michigan Union. All members required to attend. Uniforms com- pulsory. Graduate Student Council will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7:15 pn.m. in the Women's Lounge of the Rackham Building. Discussion. of plans for the year and arranging for Graduate Activities Night on the 16th. All members urged to attend. Any graduate student interested in the Council is welcome. Public Health Nursing Students are invited to hear Miss Mary Beard, Director of Red Cross Nursing Serv- Editor's Note-Eagle-eye right. The two artists look birolli is coming here. reader Krohn is quite alike. Bar-