THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY lr4 aln ath blished every morning excep tMonday dur- the University Summer Session by the 'd in Control of Student Publications. e Associated Press is exclusively en- I to the use for republication of all news tches credited to it or not otherwise ted in this paper and the local news ished herein. itered at the Ann Arbor, Michigan, post- eas second class matter. bscription by carrier, $i.so; by mail, $1.75 ffices: Press Building, Maynard Street, Arbor, Michigan. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 492 MANAGING EDITOR J. STEWART HOOKER orial Directors. ........ George E. Simons Martin Mot Editor. .......... ..Lawrence R. Klein ure Editor..............Eleanor Scribner ai and Drama Editor.......Stratton Buck ,ks Editors ............ Kenneth G. Patrick Kathryn Sayer graph Editor...........Daryl W. Irwin Night Editors K Bochnowski Martin Mol George X. Sinons Reporters Arthur Askwith ockeray Bridges Isabel Charles Howard F. Shout Robert O'Brien Jack Sumner BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER RAY WACHTER Advertising............ ....Lawrence Walkley eVv>rrtising........ ... . Jeannette Dale " lccout .........Whitney Manning Circulation... ...............Bessie V. Egeland Assistants Samuel Lukens Lillian Korvinsky Janet Logie FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1928 Night Editor-GEORGE E. SIMONS CAMPUS OPINION Contiuing the policy of the regular Michigan Daily, the Summer Daily will. print on the editorial page any such communications regarding situa- tions of the campus as may be sent to the editor of the Daily. All such opinions for publication must be sign- ed by the writer, but the initials of the wrlt4r will be substituted for the name in the actual publication if the writer so desires. SUMMER LECTURES Among the most valuable of the features offered for a liberal educa- tion by the University are the lec- ture series arranged for both the reg- dlar and Summer Sessions. The win- ter lecture series invariably includes a list of the most prominent men in the country who have become success- ful in the. highest degree, but it is during the summer that the climax of ,he lecture programs is really reach- ed. On the faculty of the Summer Ses- sion are many visiting professors who are recognized as heading the list of authorities in their lines and who bring to Michigan theories and views which might otherwise be practically unknown to students at the Univer- sity. The lectures as they are given afford the listener a chance to com- pare the various aspects of the sub- ject matter as they are pointed out by visiting lecturers and by resident professors. - So far this year there has been a marked improvement in the attend- ance at these lectures as compared to the last few years, but there still are many vacant seats to be filled. Any .number of excuses might be of- fered for failing to attend, but ex- cuses are not reasons. The lectures during the present sea- son cover a wide variety of subjects lich are treited by leading author- ities. Whether or not one's interest As centered on the subject matter of a particular lecture, there is an op- portunity to broaden one's outlook on life' berig wasted if the lectures are missed. They are not arranged in a series of related subjects, but are re- lated to each other to the extent that they afford an opportunity for obtaining a liberal education. The. will not make specialists out of those who .listen to them, but will assure an intelligent understanding of the sub- jects which are foremost in the minds of, educated people. .Natural Science auditorium is not an. overly warm place even on the ho- te't of days and certainly is not so uncomfortable as to dull the interest thAt the lectures should hold. There have been from 50 to 300 in attend- ance, but there is room for about 500 in the auditorium, and until every seat is taken the lectures will not be properly attended. THE CABINET IN CONGRESS As a means of bringing into closer relationship the members of Congress and the heads of the various depart- ments of government, Congressman i Clyde Kelly, of Pezinsylvania, is ad- vocating the "introduction of a bill in the next session of Congress which would provide for allowing 'cabinet members to have seats in Congress. serve many purposes. In addition to enabling members of Congress to se- cure first-hand knowledge about mat- ters of the various governmental de- partments by asking the department head on the floor of Congress, it will permit the various secretaries to gain first-hand information regarding leg- islative matters. Much time will be saved which under the present order of things is wasted by the Congress- man having to ask in writing for information from the department heads which could in a much shorter time be gotten from them if they were allowed a seat on the floor. In past years it has meant embar- rassment whenever, a cabinet member appeared on the floor of either branch of Congress. A short time ago much criticism was directed, at the secre- tary of the Navy when he was seen on the floor of the House while it was in session. He was charged with endeavoring to meddle with legislative affairs. The charge was a weak one, to be sure, but nevertheless the precedent of the cabinet members not attending the sessions of Congress is so securely established that it be- hooves the secretaries to remain far removed from the legislative cham- bers. It is obvious that such a condi- tion is far from ideal. In, view of the many things in common that the leg- islative and administrative branches have It is only reasonable to assume that some steps .should be taken in the direction of the development of closer contacts between them. To this end Representative Kelly's pro- posal will be effective. Several present and former cabinet members have endorsed the proposal. Among them are Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce; Charles E. Hughes, former Secretary of State; Dr. Hubert Work, Secretary of the Interior, and James J. ;Davis, Sec- retary of Labor. Mr. Hughes says, "It is quite con- sistent with our system that the head of a department should have the op- portunity personally to be heard where important departmental meas- ures and policies are under considera- tion." Mr. Hoover states that the plan is "one of the most construc- tive steps that can be taken in further- ing the development of our govern- mental machinery. Up until 1790 the system of de- partment heads appearing . on the floor of Congress was in vogue, but for some unforeseen reason the cus- tom was reversed. It is hoped that the next Congress, which convenes in December, will weigh the matter carefully and at least enact some form of legislation which will bring about closer relationship between members of Congress and the secre- taries in the President's Cabinet. COLLEGE COURSES FOR BUSINESS The government bureau of educa- tion gives at least a partially satis- factory answer to the common ac- cusation against colleges that their courses of study do not properly train their graduates for permanent and responsible positions, in a recent survey of the advancement of college graduates. The survey shows that the highest percentage of increase in college and university enrollment from 1915 to 1924 was 410 per cent in commercial courses. In schools of less-than-col- lege rank, the number of women en- rolled in courses of commercial study increased faster than the number of men, but in institutions of higher educational rating, colleges and uni- versities, the increase in the number of men taking courses of commercial value, such as business administra- tion, economics, accounting, and com- mercial geography, was considerably greater than the increase in the num- ber of women. The most logical inference is that the women are preparing themselves for positions as secretaries, steno- graphers, and clerks, thus being qualified for positions of only limited responsibility, while the men look for- ward to a life of commercial careers as heads of great business enterprises, with opportunities for advancement and expansion. This newer system will doubtless tend toward greater efficiency in ad- ministration, but it will probably de- tract to a great extent from romance in big business, for, in competition with collget trained men, the average office boy will fhad the Way to the presidency of the corporation a far rougher read than the one traveled by the captains of industry who rose from shipping clerk to chairman of the board of directors during the lagst few decades. The Democrats are said to be quar- relling among themselves. Just some of the work tliey did not find time for ROQUEORT Here is part of the Rockford Play- Pas' rogue's gah ery, Another pub- licity scheme, but maybe we'll rate a pass. ROMAN CANDLE BONEHEAD :J".Dp°.M,/",.r. d. S, ".r! ) " '.I" He is the oh-so-virile leading man. You can't tell whether you want to kiss him or kill him. MARCELLA Q. GUERNSEY ':«ik.' '. , ~ + 1 f; ) t ' I She is the scintillating juvenile lead, and though she claims to be un- der forty, we have our doubts. LDKTKL LAIDY KITTY KELLY 1\ i "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it's a has-been." To be continued in the next Rolls v«... waw..,. i ^w..r±4a. aavti aaaaaa. ..aau'v -a..vi would at Houston. A. colmn.La colUMn. Lar