THE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930 TIlE SUMMER MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930 Published every morning except Mondry during the University Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication ofiall news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published herein. Entered at the Ann Arbor, Michigan, postoffice as second class matter. Subscript-n by carrier, $i.so; by mail,' $2.00. t Offices: Building, Maynard Street,I Ann Arbor, Mician. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR GURNEY WILLIAMS Editorial Director ........aHowardeF.Shoutr City Editor........... Harold Warren, Jr. Women's Editor. ......Dorothy Magee Music and Drama Editor... William J. Gorman Books Editor.......... Russell E. McCracken Sports Editor................Morris Targer Night Editors Powers Moulton Howard F. Shout Harold Warren, Jr. Assistants Helen Carrm Cornelius Buekema Denton Kunse William Mahey Bruce Manley Roberta Reed Sher M. Quraishi BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 21214 BUSINESS MANAGER GEORGE A. SPATER Assistant Business Managers William R. Worboys Harry S. Benjamin Circulation Manager ........ Bernard Larson Secretary........... .. Ann V. Verner Assistants Music and Drama, TONIGHT: In the Mendelssohn Theatre, the second performance by the Michigan Repertory Players of "Close Harmony" by Dorothy Parker and Elmer Rice. THE FACULTY CONCERT A Review The first faculty concert proved very entertaining: the program perhaps too judiciously remember- ing the heat (a trivial Arensky Scherzo quickly following the Bach chorale and the inevitable La Cam- panella in Mrs. Rhead's group, and some charmingly insignificant vir- tuosity at the end of Mr. Pick's). One was grateful for the Strauss Sonata. It showed Strauss himself in the very conventional 1890 set- ting, to which his blazing tone- poems were a reaction. Sentiment, acceptable because honest, was the word in the sonata. And Mr. Pick was at his best here since, as I see it, he is always more conscious of his instrument's emotional possi- bilities than of its simple, techni- cal magnificence. That is, his Strauss was better than his Bach Andante. In Bach, refined, re- strained building of sound is more pertinent than a concern with ex- pression, that is with the emotion- alising of details in the writing. Mr. Pick plays Bach in the way Stowkowski plays Bach. I think About Books THE LAMENTS OF DOROTHY PARKER. Laments for the Living by Doro- thy Parker; The Viking Press, Newj York; Price $2.50; Review Copy from Wahr's University Book Store. Laments for the Living is a col- lection of thirteen short stories and sketches which w e r e recently printed in various magazines-- The American Mercury, The Book- man, The New Republic, The New Yorker, The Pictorial Review, and Vanity Fair. It has been for the several weeks since its appearance among the best sellers. That is neither pro nor con. The collection makes very charming warm-wea- ther reading. If you must find a word to classify these bits of fic- tion probably "smart" will do as well as any word. They are clev- er, cute, ripping, flashing with bur- lesque, with precocious irony. As far as I can see there is nothing ;n these short pieces that can be interpreted as satire. There is nothing in the lives of these hor- ribly dull characters to take of- fense at, to get vicious and nasty .amus .inonGRUEN WATCHES DIAMONDS Campus Opinion Coltributors are asked to b. briet, I-onfininaz themselves to less than ,.o words if possible. Annymous com- monications will be disregarded. The names of communicants ili, however, Jewelers be regarded as confidential, upon re- ouest.Letters published shnoud not be State Street at Liberty AcoTNtrued as expressing the TditCriaHGI i'i Fih ,ivWATCH REPAIRING FINE JEWELRY To the Editor: We note with amusement that the B & G boys are an example of industry during these warm sum- mer days. In fact one is disposed to wonder whether he is not on the well-known rock pile rather than the campus of the University of Michigan. In all directions of the campus the boys are active with their picks tearing up the con- crete walks. On South University a large steam shovel is engaged in making what spectators believe to be a trench after the fashion of the A. E. F. battle grounds. Just how necessary is this work, Mr. Editor? Next year the Univer- sity lobby will go to Lansing with a noble plea for funds from the not over-flowing state treasury, and the wise legislators will make the usual reply that funds are lim- ited with a great many urgent needs facing the state. This in all events is probably true under our present political system. Never- theless the university representa-l tives will return with reports of the' activities of the University which must necessarily be curtailed due to financial reasons. Conferences of educators will continue to dis- cuss the great problem of state owned universities in regard to revenue. Michigan must suffer in this category. Meanwhile the B & G boys will be busy tearing up the campus to set off the Engineering buildingj 'with non-blooming plants or toI replace old style 1930 pavement with the latest thing in concrete. Summer Student. A LAKE AND RIVER OUTING Come to Detroit and treat your family to a grand one-day excursion on the luxurious Str. Put-In-Bay to PUT-IN-BAY ISLAND In Lake Erie. Detroit's popular pleasure park. Free music and dancing in the ship's big ballroom. Four hours at Put-In-Bay to enjoy the bathing beach, the new golf course, and all outdoor sports. Picnic in the grove, dance, explore the caves and enjoy the view from the top of Perry's monument. Perry Monment Drive to Detroit and enjoy the DANCING MOONLIGHTS Leave Detroit, 8:45 p.m. Return, 11:30 p. m. Wednesday,Thursday, Saturday, Sunday aid Holidays. Str. Put-In-Bay leaves foot of First St., Detroit, daily al 9 a. i., returning at 8 p. m., except Fridays, 10:15 p. m. Fare $1.00 round trip, weekdays; $1.50 Sundays and Holidays. Steamer runs through to Cedar Point and Sandusky daily. Lowest rate to Cleveland via Put-In-Bay or Cedar Point. Perfect dining room and lunch counter service. CEDAR POINT On Fridays after July 4, a special excursion is given to Cedar Point. Fare, $1.75 round trip; chil- dren half-fare. A stay of three hours is permitted to enjoy the great bathing beach, boardwalk and the thousand-and-one attractions of this Lido of America. On other days a stay of one hour is allowed. Write for Folder Joyce Davidson Lelia M. Kidd Dorothy Dunlap Night Editor-Powers Moulton THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1930 i it the wrong way. certainly it wa correct for the German sentiment OVER PRODUCTION in the Strauss Sonata and (when With the approach of the fall the size of the auditorium didn't harvest, agriculturists are again mitigate) that was very fine. The beginning to work about the glut- sympathy Mr. Pick showed for the ting of the world's farm-produce Arensky Chante Triste which he markets with an oversupply. Re- played very well, was further evi- ports are coming in from all over dence. His virtuosity in the last the country to the effect that the two numbers was very well receiv- grain crops of this season will ed. equal the high-point production of Mrs. Rhead gave further proo last year. Secretary of Agriculture of her brilliance as an accompan- Arthur M. Hyde has isued a warn- ist and offered a very attractive ing to farmers to withhold their solo group. Her rendering of the grain as long as posible from the Busoni transcription of a Bach market, and has suggested that chorale was very refined and im- they begin to think about reduced personal. La Campanella seems to acreage as a means of eliminating be almost a matter of propaganda overproduction. In this last point on Ann Arbor musical programs; he has been seconded by Alexander Mrs Rhead perhaps played it com- Legge, chairman of the farm petently enough to justify repe- board. tition. Although farmers have heeded to some extent these voices from VICTOR RED SEAL Washington, it is the more recent RECORDS FOR JULY announcement of George S. Miller The "record of the month"(Vic- of the 5Farpner' National Grain for has formed one of these things) corporation at Chicago to the ef- is a performance of the Barber of fect that an extensive loss will be Seville Overture by Arthur Toscan- caused by glutting the produce ini and the New York Philhar- centers with grain this year, that Monic Orchestra (Record 7255). has demonstrated most clearly the The amazing reception this com- immediate importance of finding bination has recently received in more markets or decreasing the almost every musical center in Eu- quantity of produce. Milnor ex- rope makes any of its recordings plained his point as folows: "When timely. the terminal storage is filled, or The Barber of Seville fantasia approaches that condition, the would seem to be an unfortunate margin between cash wheat and choice. Yet such is not the case. futures will widen, as it did last It proves a quite amazing show- year, thus penalizing the farmer piece. The striking precision of who must sell now without bene- Toscanini's attack and the wit in fiting in any way the farmer who the orchestra's palette-that is, holds or stores his wheat." Ifconductor and orchestra's virtu- However, it is obvious that the I osity - e x a 1 t this "music-box" Milnor warning is for use this writing above a merely popular is- y-ar especially and will do nothing sue into something capable of af- to stop a repetition of farm losses fording pleasure to even the most again next year if overproduction perspicuous (for a while at least). continues. The suggestion of Sec- Tita Ruffo sings two sentimen- retary Hyde and Alexander Legge tal, mediocre Italian songs in rec- on reducing acreage to prevent ord 1460. Actually he over-sings throwing a surplus on the market them and the effect is perhaps a. every year, is advice that applies bit ludicrous (like Richard Crooks permanently to the farm situa- singing Rio Rita). But the voice tiQol- itself is, of course, very interesting. In considering the question of Renee Chemet again proves her- reduced acreage, however, we do self one of the most acceptable not find it to be the panacea that purveyors of pieces de salon in her it might seem at first. A reduction rendering of the very, very popular on one crop might result by ras- Adoration of Felix Borowski. The ing the price on it to a reasonable other side is better, Kreisler's ar- level, but it would leave the pro- rangement of a Mozart Rondo. ducer with waste acreage, and there is no crop of major impor- MICHIGAN PLAYS tance in the country, which he VOLUMES ONE AND TWO could put in its place that is not overproduced at present. Volumes I and II of .Michigan According to many authorities, Plays offer a permanent record of the mechanization of agriculture the growing tradition of drama on has led directly to the overproduc- I this campus of which students of tion at present facing America. f the Summer Session new to the1 The progressive farmer who took University have undoubtedly al- advantage of the newer methods to ready become aware. The student improve the quantity and quality presentation of student-written of his crops, was taking the first plays has for the last two years step toward oversupplying the been the purest, if not always the world markets. With the consump- most entertaining, evidence of that tion remaining practically station- tradition. ary, and with countries such as Through the courtesy of George Russia and Canada increasing Wahr, publisher, it has been pos- their production through a simi- sible to publish the best of the. lar use of improved farm machin- student plays for the last two ery, the only possible result was years in a handsome format. A oversupply. Reduced acreage will few copies of both of these vol- not solve it; the reduction of the umes are still available at Wahr's , number of those engaged in agri- bookstore. The first volume con-, cultural pursuits will solve it. Un- tains . four one-act plays. Volumer less a landed aristocracy producing two is somewhat larger, including, on a large scale is created, the not only the three one-act playsl standard of living of the farmers that were included in the finals of of the country will be reduced to 'the student contest, but a two-act the minimum. Instead of a race I play from last year and a long _a - n u,. . L. .. a a tR }ii ,nnamt l V bi, h Prt pt ~Tt7e1 f s about. Nor is Miss Parker pitying t the creatures. The foibles and pet- tiness of their existence have not' e the faintest whiff of tragic emo- tion. She is but having some good natured fun, the seriousness of the work is only in appearance. There are three outstanding pieces in the book: "The Sexes", f "A Telephone Call", and "Big Blonde". The first is the conver- sation between "the young man with the scenic cravat" and "the a girl in the fringed dress" who sit ( far apart on the sofa acting "fun- ny all evening."This is because he has talked with another woman at a party the night before. They talk of this woman until-"I think you're perfectly crazy,' she said. I was not sore! What on earth made you think I was. You're simply crazy. Ow, my hair net! Wait a second until I take it off. There!, " The thinness of their discussion, in f subject matter and expression ,is very evident funning. ASHLEY & DUSTIN STEAMER LINE Foot of First Street Detroit, Michigan 1 i L F t s ,y ,[ , ,, In "A Telephone Call" is found what has been thought by some a sincere expression of pathos. It is the stream of consciousness of a girl waiting for a call from the boy she is in love with: "Please, God, let him telephone me now. Dear God, let him call me now. I won't ask anything else of You, God, such a little, little thing. Only let him telephone now. Please, God. Please, please, please." The fact that the girl is serious about the call does not necessarily give the sketch the level of pathos. It seems rather to be Miss Parker's means of giving her characters life, this making them intense and grave about the situation they are in. I say the fact that the girl is so serious about the call, so whol- ly unaware of its relative small- ness, goes to produce a comedy of the situation, not satirical comedy, rather burlesque. i its i BE! v----~----~-Ii SUBSCRIBE to the Summer Michigan Daily $ I If "Big Blonde", the story of a harlot who tries to commit suicide because she is sick of a life which requires her always to be cheerful, who fails in her attempt, is to be taken seriously, it must be regard- ed as old fashioned melodrama. Surely the serious minded inter- preters of Miss Parker would not E pass by the description of Mrs. Morse sobbing in the night club over the horse she has seen fall down without a laugh. Could they weep as when children they did over the degeneration of Black Beauty? In this story Miss Parker is having a damn good laugh at the melodramatic Hazel Morse; she even makes her style melodramatic to gain this end. And how does "Laments" get in- to the title of the volume? It might be explained as one of these smart, subtle titles so common these days. It seems to be rather the characters' expression of their attitude toward themselves than Miss Parker's towards them. The collection of people within the covers of this book take themselves very seriously, in the true manners of the slap-stick comedian. They are ridiculous and melodramatic. Like a good artist Miss Parker pre- sents these qualities in the charac- ters objectively. She does not in- tersperse herself into the story. I Send i*t home for ~20OO Call 2-1214 1 or Come to the office on Maynard Street Across from the Majestic ---. ' ll I III y [r