PAGE TWO THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924 , 4e fumr 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 socited"Press is exclusively entitled to the see for republication of all news dispatches credited-to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published here- r. Fi tered at the postoffice, Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Subscription by carrier or mail, $ .50. Offices: Ann Arbor Press Building. Communications, if signed as evidence o 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 the communica- tions. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephones 2414 and x76-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.........Fredrick K. Sparrow Telegraph Editor..........Leslie G. Bennets Women' 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 960 BUSINESS MANAGER CLAYTON C. PURDY Advertising Manager.....Hiel M. Rockwell' Copywriting Manager......Noble D. Travis Circulation Manager.......Lauren C. Haight Publication Manager......C. Wells Christie Account Manager......a.......Byron Parker THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1924 Night Editor-ROBT. S. MANSFIELD I It is necessary that educationf should be the handmaid of cit- izenship . . . Our institutions are constantly, and very proper- ly, the subject of political in- quiry. Unless t eir nature is comprehended, unless their origin is understood, unless their value is properly assessed, the citizen falls ready prey to those selfish agitators who would exploit his prejudices to pro- mote their own advantage... . All of our learning and science, our culture and our arts, will be of little avail, unless they are supported by high charact- er, unless there be honor, and truth, and justice; unless our material resources are support- ed by moral and spiritual re- cources . . . Unless these abide, American sitizenship will be found unequal to its task. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE. his products more cheaply. No one will deny that by setting a low price on his cars, others have reduced thjeirs and the automobile is now within the reach of many. His trac- tors have been a boon to the farmer. His flour, the farmer's '{ e finds "just as good as any other brand and it costs considerably less." Ford is wise in putting his money and effort into these necessities and in that he is doing his fellow-men a great service. On the other hand, he is at the same time enriching him- self. To be sure, occasionally, he does put his money to uses other than strictly business. His buying up places for the benefit of the pubp is praise-worthy. But the fact that this plane landing field adjoins the new administration building of the Ford Motor company in Dearborn leads one to believe that his announcement regarding the in- tention not to go into the airplane business should read "at least not this minute." It seems inconceivable that he should not eventually do so. As a matter of fact, it is his duty to do so, since he has demonstrated his ability to turn out good engines at a low cost. At any rate, our richest citizen deserves our thanks for rendering his country such timely assistance, re- gardless of his motives. FROM GREECE TO FRANCE Athletes of all nations are gather- ed in France at the Stadium of Col- ombes to compete in the Olympic games. Almost three thousand years ago, in a similar manner, the young men of Greece came from the towns and countryside to the Olympiad and contested for the crown of olive that was the guerdon of the victor. The Olympic games are a direct re- vival of the old Greek games and mark a vertiable renaissance of sport. Young men from all the cor- ners of the earth, speaking many tongues, have assembled outside the walls of Paris for the international contest. This is an era of sport. In this country, and among other nations as as well, the educational system has developed to a point where it may be said to almost grant athletics prior- ity over studies. The pages of Homer and the sporting pages of the daily journals have this in common that they both worship athletic heroes. In some ways this is a beneficial tend- ency, in some ways it is to be re- gretted. It is to be feared because it migit be overdone; it must never be allowed to go so far as to bring about a worship of brawn and a scorn for brain. But this mania for sport is benefic- ial in many respects. To the Greeks the Olympaid was a gathering in which Greek youth gave of its best. The modern Olympic games, too, teach youth to give its best, a lesson that, once well learned, will result in great social progress and improvement. wish to- smoke should do so,-except where it is prohibited, but also be- lieves that those who honor their Un- iversity should abide by its laws. M. E. M. OASTED OLL r DAVIS GOT IT 0 I As per the crumbs, former U. S. ambassador to Great Britain and for- iner congressman from West Virginia John W. Davis received the Dem- cratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States. They are yet to nominate a man for the Vice-Pr'esi- dency, but it come as a distinct relief that they have accomplished the pri- mary task which they set out to do. Now the Night Editors wont have to rack their brains any more for head- lines including the wo'rds "Smith," "McAdoo,"' "Democratic and "Unable to Pick Man" without ever repeating themselves. Two weeks of that sort journalistic lives have been lost by suicide over that one thing already. Now that its done, we're glad to see that they followed out our prediction and nominated Mr. Davis. We allus said they would after Mac and Smit- ty got into their scrap and gummed the works. Bets may now be placed on the VP nomination. And by the way, who is this sub- frosh who goes around acting as though he has been here all his life? The other day this bozo barges up to us and says: "Disgustingly hot weather isn't it? Say, what do you think of this Mich- igan Daily?" - "We reserve judgment," says we in a nasty tone of voice. "Well,' says he, "I think it's rot- ten. I could put out a better paper all alone. They oughta have a comic strip in it, to begin with." "Why don't you try it,' We inquires, trying hard to be sarcastic. "About the comic strip, though, don't you think that there are hardly enough youngsters here to warrant it?" "Are you getting personal?" says he, "and if you are, why just get over t, because I know what I'm talking about." "What paper, if any, have you play- ed with?" was our snappy comeback. "I was the editor of the Baih High School semi-annual Blat," he states, haughtily. At this point the News and Manag- ing editors of our little sheet ambled up and caught the last few remarks. n one breath they asked him if he thought he was so good why he didn't come up and work on the paper. his reply formed his last words: "I haven't been here a semester yet." TO YOU To you I dedicate this poem- It's all about our telephone- It hangs upon the wall, And it doesn't ring atal. The other night I called a guy- I always was most awful shy. And sez I--Whacha doing now? How to answer me he don't know how. So sez he-of your business That's none. Nevertheless To you I must confess- I'm in bed-my clothes to press. I offered to help him all I could- "Oh-he says-You're awful good- But already have another pressing Engagement. I'm offa him for good. The other day we stated we didn't have a cut of the City Editor. She gave us one to run, and we run it below. The costume proves without a doubt that we have cold weather in Ann Arbor, even if summer school students will not believe it. The J'plhoto was taken on the boulevard during# the classic semi-annual ski ineet. LODRIT THE C. E. * *1 * There. Now we have done our duty and feel relieved, In Serious Vein Seriously and sincerely, we wish to congratulate Prof. William H. Hobbs on the honor bestowed upon him by the French government. Taman. EDITORIAL COMMENT I THEY WENT ON (The New York Times) While it is too soon to despair of I government by party, many of us have become heartily ashamed of it. The sullen acrimonies of the Democratic strife are not ennobled even by their I ferocity. Nor does the contrasting harmony of the Republicans offer much consolation; for the Democratic I civil war began in a fight for a sound principle, while the Republicans at- tained harmony by ignoring it as be- neath the notice of gentlemen. Yet, from Madison Square Garden, look up to Everest. The unconquered mountain is not unconquerable. Per- haps it was conquered by those two men who disappeared in the mist, still going upward. They never came back-Irvine with the fiery dedication ! of his youth, Mallory whose battle with the mountain had become a per- sonal combat. They knew, on that late afternoon just below the summit, with darkness closing in and bringing such cold as no man can resist, that they had climbed higher than men ever climbed before. But they had not reached the peak, so they went on. They knew that if they climbed higher they might never come back, yet they went on. Man's victory over Nature is an- cient history. Ever since thick-skulled, hairy men learned to defy the ice sheet, Nature has been beaten. What the world has been wondering is whether Man can ever conquer him- self, or if that self is worth conquer- ing. Snarling Democrats and smirk- ing Republicans say no. Mallory and Irvine say yes. A Texas farmer went a-fishing in a local river. The fish saw him com- ing, and-if we must believe one of last night's papers-took fright, scur- ried ashore, climbed up a tree and had to be brought down with a gun. Please page Baron Munchausen. Why didn't they include marathon dancing in the Olympic games? The United States might have garnered a few more points. I I l I I I i I I I i. -I w wr LIGHT LUNCHES 709 North University Superior Service CANOE LUNCHES i CHOICE CANDIES DRINKS & SUNDAES _ i 1 If you Cannot Find it Or Forget it TRY THE COLLEGE GROCERY Phone 8655 516 E. William Open Evenings & Sunday ..p i ,''' - - THE NATION PAUSES The world must move along. Noth- ing, no calamity however great, can prevent the sun from rising or day from succeeding night. Man in the same way must keep going. But yes- terday the nation paused for a few minutes in its worldly affairs to of-. fer President and Mrs. Coolidge its sympathy in their hour of sorrow. That sympathy is not offered to the President and the First Lady of the land, but rather it is offered to a father and mother who have lost a son. It thus symbolizes the world's sympathy for all fathers and mothers whomust sustain the loss of a belov- ed child. This country can ill sustain and badly spare the loss of such lads as young Coolidge. It is their youthful shoulders that must. in the future assume the destiny of the nation. The end was untimely, but alas, as one soul passes on another always comes to take its place. HENRY FORD AGAIN Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, an- nounce.a gift of a field approximate- ly three-quarters of a mile square as a .,landing for aircraft. They furn- ish this field "as a civic development and a national patriotic move" and .announce that there is "no intention on the part of the Ford Motor com- pany to go into the airplane busi- ness, other than to watch its develop- ment." The citizens of his community should and will express their grati- tudeto the Fords for coming to the aid of commercial aviation at this early stage of progress. But with Ford's Muscle Shoals project fresh ilmind, one cannot help impugn his motives. henry Ford is not a philanthropist, in the usual sense. He is, however, a shrewd business man. He has proved that he can produce anything he un- dertakes more efficiently than any of his competitors, and that he can sell CAMPUS OPINION To the Editor: I have just read the communication in Wednesday's Daily, signed "C. C. M." with regard to smoking in Uni- versity buildings, concluding "Why should we curb our desires because of the whims of few non-users?"' The question4 of smoking in University buildings is not a matter of whims. Neither is it an attempt on the part of anybody to interfere with the mor- al principles of other individuals. It is, instead, an ordinary -matter of ne- cessity. In accordance with the re- quirements of the insurance compan- ies carrying fire insurance the Re- gents have prohibited smoking in Un- iversity buildings with the exception of private laboratories, private offices, and assigned smoking rooms. These regulations are posted in the prin- cipal hallways of the University build- ings. The co-operation of all mem- bers of the University, faculty stu- dents, and officials, is asked in the observance of this necessary and rea- sonable regulation of the Regents. SHIRLEY W. SMITH, Secretary of the University. 31ORE DISAGIEEMENT To the Editor: Our friend, C. C. M., who thinks it a small matter that students, faculty, and officials of the University should smoke in the halls and corridors of the various buildings, might consider the fact that whoever does this isl breaking a law of the University, laidj down by the Board of Regents under the heading "Rules Relative to Firt Hazards," a copy of which, I believe, may be found in every campus build- ing. The part referring to smoking reads, "Smoking, except in private offices, private laboratories, or as- signed smoking rooms, is prohibited." The writer believes that those who THE HUTZEL SHOP ANNOUNCES \ The Annual .July Sale Coats and Suits at HALF-PRICE Four lots of Dresses at greatly reduced prices Many other Specials MAIN AT LIBERTY 4 a