PAGE TWO THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1924 11 ' I IIIIHIIII M from London to Bagdad and Calcutta OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SUMMER SESSION Published every morning except Monday during the summer session. Member of the Associated Press. The As- sociated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published here- in. Entered at the postoffice, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Subscription by carrier or mail, $t.so. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building. Communications, if signed as evidence of good faith,, will be published in The Summer Daily at the discretion of the Editor. Un- signed communications will receive no con- sideration. The signature may be omitted in publication if desired by the writer. The Summer Daily does not necessarily endorse the sentiments expressed in tke communica- tions. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephones 2414 and 176-M MANAGING EDITOR ROBERT G. RAMSAY News Editor............ Robert S. Mansfield Chairman of the Editorial Board.. ...................Andrew E. Propper City editor.................Verena Moran Night Editor..........Frederick K. Sparrow Telegraph Editor........... Leslie G. Bennets Womens' Editor............Gwendolyn Dew STAFF MEMBERS Louise Barley Marion Walker Rosalea Spaulding Leonard A. Keller Virginia Bales Saul Hertz Hans Wickland David Bramble BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 96o BUSINESS MANAGER CLAYTON C. PURDY Advertising Manager.......Hiel M. Rockwell Copywriting Manager.......Noble D. Travis Circulation Manager...Lauren C. Hlaight Publication Manager......... Wells Christie Account Manager..............Byron Parker TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1924 Night Editor-ROBT. G. RAMSAY A TRUE SENSE OF HUMOR It was Goethe who said that "There is nothing by which men display their character so much as by what they consider ridiculous." Has it ever occurred to you that although a man will readily acknowl- edge his shortcomings in many re- spects, we never hear anyone regret that he has no sense of humor? Men and women who admit frankly that they- have no ear for music or no dis- cernment in art are commonly met "highbrow" literature and adoreJame with. A few have the refreshing can- dor to declare that they hate "high- brow" literature and adore James Oliver Curwood, Harold Bell Wright, and Ethel M. Dell. But everyone of us not only refuses to confess a lack of the playful fancy but actually be- lieves himself possessed of it, this fact being proof positive of how rare the quality really is. If history records a single man of true greatness who was absolutely de- void of humor we have yet to make his acquaintance. Humor is encount- ered in every realm of human endeav- or in the loftiest creations of the hu- man mind-in Hamlet, in the Bee- thoven symphonies. No one would dare, of course, to maintain that hu- mor is the dominant characteristic of any great man; for sorrow is finer than joy and is responsible for nearly every noble and beautiful object in the aesthetic firmament. It can, how- ever, be asserted without fear of con- tradiction that a sense of humor is always concurrent with greatness, magnifying the deeper powers. Even such apparent exceptions to this rule as Milton and Carlyle cease to be ex- ceptions when closely scrutinized. We are altogether too prone to be- lieve that particular nations or races have exclusive title to this endowment. Thus we are all accustomed to hear- ing it said that the English have no capacity for appreciating true humor and that surgical instruments are re- quired-to get a joke into their under- standings. As a matter of fact, this merely demonstrates that Englishmen and Americans have conflicting ideas of what constitutes humor. Bringing Up Father," the verbal hash of Ring Lardner and the balderdash of Walt Mason and Irvin S. Cobb which con- vulses the "typical American" leaves the Briton wondering what it's all about. A London audience, on the other hand, will roar with laughter at Shaw whose humor is entirely too subtle for our public. The British relish a subtler type of humor than we do, partaking more of the nature of wit, while Americans who wish to be amused without being compelled to think, are naturally in love with the comedians of the cinema. A true sense of humor is rare; for a prerequisite to its ownership is in- tellect. It follow's logically, then, that a sense of humor is most common among educated persons-a catagory which must not be confused with those who have been to college. Most of us confound a sense of humor with a sense of the ridiculous. The mus- cular contraction which ensues upon hearing that a butler has poured ice water down the back of a social dow- ager or spilled ice cream upon the bald pate of an ambassador does not signify this quality. The sense of hu- mor is that gift which enables a man to see, not the silver lining of the cloud, (any Christian ought to be able to do that) but the truly ironical or comical aspect of something otherwise drab and unengaging. This makes life enjoyable. This sense, as Goethe has observed, is the truest index to a man's char- acter! by what he laughs at is he to be judged. If he becomes uproarious over the kind of stuff in the Saturday Evening Post and Cosmopolitan and fails to see what tickles the risibil- ities in Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Moliere, Thackeray and Mark Twain, we may conclude that he is a person of commonplace intelligence. If, on the other hand, he shakes with Gar- gantuan mirth at G. K. Chesterton and Bernard Shaw and sits imperturbably through a performance of George M. Cohan's latest chef d'oervue, he is more than likely to be a man of rare quality. The next time you feel like bursting with laughter at the "humor" of the, "movies" try first to find out what you are laughing at-and who is laughing with you. OUR LAWS Recently an American citizen re- turning from a trip abroad had dif- ficulty in bringing one of her children into this country. The woman was the mother of seven children, six of which were born here and the seventh in Italy. Because the child was born abroad it was considered an alien. Of course, after considerable red tape, in spite of the Italian quota being reached, the child was admitted. Now we hear of prospective citiz- ens being denied their citizenship be- cause their wives are living in foreign countries. These men are informed by judges that final citizenship papers will be granted them as soon as their wives reside in this country. When, however, the applicants attempt to bring their wives to the United States, the Immigraion Department will not admit the women because their hus- bands are non-citizens. Our citizenship and immigration laws might advantageously be modifi- ed or revised. There must be ways of enforcing the quota statute without causing undue hardship on immi- grants or citizens. One would expect foreign countries to regulate their em- igration to conform with our estab- lished quotas rather than have their natives deported upon arrival here. And our present citizens might be shown more considration even if they should marry while visiting in foreign countries. It is said that over fifty joy riders were arrested during the heavy holi- cday traffic that poured through Ann Arbor oyer the week end. Citizens of the city may feel inclined to hail this as a material aid in municipal ex- penses but it must be remembered that the unsavory reputation which this town acquires because of too rigid enforcement is by no means a business asset. The Harmony parley by means of which the Democrats hoped to break the deadlock at the convention has also resulted in a deadlock. The Dem- ocrats might now try one of the many plans submitted in the Bok Peace Prize Contest. This year the Presidential race is almost as uncertain as baseball. The great interest in politics is said to have detracted from baseball earn- ings. The University campus is indeed beautiful but visitors are often depriv- ed of the pleasure of enjoying it be- cause of lack of guide facilities. Over three thousand students gave praise to the calendar which decreed that the Fourth of July should fall on a Friday. HEALTH SERVICE OPEN The privilege of the University Health service will be extended to all students of the University Summer session. The Health service is located at the corners of Washtenaw and Volland ave- nues and will be open from 9 to 12 o'clock daily except Sundays and from 2 to 5 o'clock, Satur- days and Sundays excepted. All students who care to take ad- vantage of it are given free med- ical service. Physicians are available at all times by calling the Health ser- vice infirmary, University 186-M. TED IROLLS4 SPECIAL CONVENTION NUMBER Now it came to pass that on the morning of July Fourth, Taman pack-, ed his grip, started his powerful mot- or, and barged down to Cleveland to see the Progressive convention in pro- gress. It was quite edifying, and we just have to tell you about it before we forget what we saw. EN ROUTE Taman and hack The above cut, made from an in-I stantanious photograph, shows us scorching roads on our way that the University and Ann Arbor public may be served. Cleveland Cleveland is a city located some damn place in Ohio about 200 miles from Ann Arbor, and has about 1,000,- 000 inhabitants not including dele- gates to the convention. It has the most ungodly system of labelling its streets of all the cities in the Uni- verse, including those on Mars. For example: Barging up Euclid Ave., we saw a sign which said: 63 St. one block further sa saw another sign, but that said: 71 St. Now we ask you! The Convention Primarily, in speaking of the con- vention itself, it might be well to state that we couldn't get in,-they thought we might be communist. We aren't sure that it was a compliment, but we thanked them gravely to be sure, and went away feeling relieved. After our unsuccessful attempt at the door, we barged up to a friend's house and listened in on their radio. Our inpressions of the convention, drawn largely from what we heard were these: "Blaa- hoink- squizzle,- squeeee --government of the-bapf by the blooie-for the-yonkle yonik. It is -gurgle-everlasting-axercitaflooie- broomp." That's as long as we listened. The Delegates We saw some of the delegates in the evenings, and by the use of a telephoto camera from a nearby of- fice window, we obtained the picture shown below of one of the delegates speaking before the enthralled mob. This photo is not copyrighted for ob- vious reasons. DELEGATE Herr Brush We went out to the magnificent amusement palace of the proletariat ,in the early evening. It is called Luna Park because anyone who goes there is either a lunatic or an asylum keep- er. Our bim said that we had to ride on the Pippin which turned out to be one these here now roller coasters that goes downhill without the least respect for the human anatomy. Aft- er two rides we told the bim that we had to hunt up some delegates for local color, and took her to one of the myriad dancing emporiums which crowd the glowing city, (nice use of adjectives, what?) There we ofund just scads of dele- gates, all wearing their pretty little ribbons, and having just the most dev- ish time,--if you know what I mean. Some of them had their wives along- others didn't, but they all had part- ners and wore size 18 1-2 collars and let the world know hom much they enjoyed their soup. It was all very edifying. One delegate was positively the most handsome person,-you know -with that air of faithful service to the state to be found so rarely these 1ALYT-1JJ~ days. We sneaked a picture of him with our watch camera, (used by all first class reporters and detectives) which we reprint below. DELEGATE The Peoples' Choice That's about all there is to sayl about the convention and its person- nel. Tomorrow we'll tell you about something else, if Andee doesn't have other plans for the edit page. Maixi ms of Li'l 0wennie- Cars have put many a good girl on her feet. Taman. Channel transportation of British troops, they could then prevent they ferrying of armies on the surface byj bombing the transports. If France had to defend herself without British aid, she would have to be superior to the Germans-in military resources to retain the tunnel terminus. Should Crance be inferior, it would go to the Germans eventually. But, since Eng- land could block or destroy the ter minus on her soil, she would be in no danger of invasion by the Germans even after France was conquered. British military objections to a Chan- nel tunnel cannot rest only on the theory that the French terminus might fall early into the hands of a German invading army. Ever since the World War there has been a steady growth of opinion both in France and England in favor of a Channel tunnel. Four hundred mem-, hers of the House of Commons advo- vate it. As a practical people, the British are not likely to be impressed by the promise of an all-rail route' completion has been calculated. EDITORIAL COMMENT TIE .CHANNEL TUNNEL (The New York Times) The advocates of a Channel tunnel between England and France will not abandon the plan because "the Cabi- net, accepting the views of its mili- tary and naval advisers, is under- stood to have decided against con- struction." In England there is a demand that the military men disclose their "strategic objections." Great Britain, as a manufacturing nation, would gain more commercially than France if the tunnel were driven. In tourist travel the advantage would be with France. It has been intimated that "the chiefs of the army, navy and air forces" in England were opposed to the tunnel because, in the event of another war, the Germans would make the French end of the tunnel there first objective, striking at Paris later. But the new factor of air strength must be considered. In case the French and British wereI allies again they should have a pre- ponderance in the air. Seizure of the tunnel terminus would be worth while only if the Germans were stronger in aviation. Having stopped under- New Deep Water Bathing Beach at Whitmore Lake JIM BURKE'S NEW SWIMMING f3EACH NOW OPEN This beach is strictly for swimmers only, and is the finest on Whitmore Lake. There are 10 and 20 foot diving docks and the water varies in depth from 40 to 100 feet, making diving absolutely safe. Forty large lockers at the east end of the dance hall provide adequate dressing rooms. It wil, however, be necessary for swimmers to bring their own suits and towels. Old Carland Grove, across from the dance hall, is open to campers, tourists and basket picnics, with good spring water, dressing rooms for men and women, tables for a hundred and fifty people, and parking space for 5,000 cars. A small fee of 25c per car load is charged. Dancing at the pavilion will continue for the balance of the summer on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The finest music available will be furnished. from London to Bagdad and Calcutta unless there is proof that the Channel link might pay for itself. But also as a practical people they must see the value of a tunnel for the transporta- tion of troops in another war. It ii true that millions of dollars were fer- ried safely across the Channel in the late war, but the bombing airplane has now made submarine attack a minor peril. From that point of view would not a Channel tunnel be an important factor of preparedness? Opponents of the tunnel say that its construction would not relieve unem- ployment in England because only ex- pert workmen could be used. The Mac- Donald Government would like to add to its repute by undertaking a public improvement on which $150,000,000 could be legitimately expended. Per- haps this accounts for the criticism that unskilled labor would have no part in the building of the tunnel. The feasibility of boring for the tunnel has been amply prov'ed. The time of its .. /o df va .............:....... ....... I ,b u "" 3 . ,, c , , f Yole, pastel in shade, or gaily figred. will be 'worn when your presence is re- qested at social f'unctions. $6.50, $13.50 and up. .2 0 ii Thne Summer 's Young So Enjoy New Frocks C HEERIO! Summer's here! Balmy days, thrilling pastimes-lovely frocks to wear! It is time for happiness, indeed, when one may wear such charm- ing frocks as are assembled for Sum- mer, 1924! Trim ones for campus wear- sportslike ones for after class sports and dainty, filmy ones for social occasions. There is youth and vivacity in every Frock of this summer. DAILY TRYOUTS Students registered in the Summer Session of the Univer- sity who wish to work on the Summer Michigan Daily editorial staff are asked to call Ramsay at 2040 or Mansfield at 396, or to come to the Press Building on Maynard Street i i i i i i, . i 11 Boy frocks of linen trimly prove them- selves suitable for class and sports wear alike. Becoming and cool-priced only $6.50 and tcp. 11 i M