THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, [ichigan Daily Estabihed 1890 Campus Opinion Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily.' Anonymnous communications will be disre- garded. The names of communicants will, how- ever, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors areeasked to be brief, conningthem- selves to less than 300 words if poss4ble. STUDENT EMPLOYMENT t 1 1 .1 1 7 l " NN AIhBRw . P . u -, u . r. , n Published every morning except Monday during the Tinii'ersity year and Summer Session by the Board In Control of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Associa- tion snd the Big Ten News Service. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated 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 herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches are reserved. 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Kraft BUSINESS STAFF Offide Hours: 9-12; 2-5 except Saturdays. '0zsInRgs Manager.......................Charles T. Kline Asuitant Business Manager...........Norris P. Johnson Circulation Manager ..................Clinton B. Conger SUINDAY, AUCT. 14, 1932 Ou rFootball Card Answers All 'Setai"p' Conplants ..4 4 Last year, about this time of year, The Daily received many letters from alumni who complain- ed of the lack of variety and attraction to the Michigan football games of the season. Michigan had scheduled easy gaIes, it was alleged; the coaches were afraid to play colleges that had really good football teams. This fall's football schedule certainly answers in full any complaints of this nature. Last year who was to forsee that Princeton was to have a, comparatively weak team? Who was to be able' to pick colleges a year in advance and predict the relative strength of the gridiron squads? Por con-. tracts must be signed long before it is known what stars will report or which ones will not be able to return to school. Beginning October 1, the Wolverines will have one of the toughest cards they have had in a long tihie. In the first place, there is no easy double- header to open the season with, to try out the new material under fire. Michigan State, a team which has twice in the past years held Michigan to a scoreless tie, is the first opponent. Who can deny the attraction of such a football prospect? To The Editor: A 1930 issue of the Literary Digest contains the. following remarkable statement, "In the United States, the richest country in the world, 50 per cent of the students who attend universities regu- -larly do some sort of work," and makes that state- nient still more remarkable through contrast with educational economical conditions in one of the poorest countries in the world, "whereas the num- ber in Germany amounts to but 10 per cent!" How is it such a paradox can be? The reason for it seems to the writer to be the atmosphere in which Americans are brought up. An atmosphere, that is, which has been created, mostly, by the ubiquity of the self-made man, and is, conse- quently, one pervaded by ideals of self making. As such a man is usually spoken of with reference to his material success. These ideals are neces- sarily materialistic. It is with such ideals that the American youth comes to college. Despite he may not need financial self-help, and indeed is often in a position to be free from it for years, he never- theless feels, in many cases, that he morally should do something for himself and not depend wholly upon the support of his father. For, as the Daily Iowan said, "Being" on their own "for most students means developing independence and self-reliance" which are "virtues" and which are principal among the ideals abovementioned. Those many students, whether in need or not, help to support themselves through college. This is all very well and very commendable and explains that "the richest country in the world" is not so only because of its material resources, but also because of its national character (its ideals of hard work, its scorn of indolence). Yet even in so rich a country, young men of intelli- gence, ambition, and potential high usefulness are denied higher education, which is the means to capitalization of those possessions, merely be- cause they lack money enough. This is a regret- table and recognized fact, but little can be done about it. tnt there is a little can be done. And that little, in these times when more youths of ability than usual are deprived of education, should most certainly be done. The writer means to say that the university authorities should more conscientiously try to supply jobs to indigent stu- dents. The student employment bureau should have complete supervision of all university employment. This would result in the doing away with the giv- ing of many jobs by department heads to favored individuals. Furthermore, once that complete su- pervision is with the bureau, it should try to dis- scriminate among applicants according to their respective real financial needs, and not as the present bureau give the next job to the name next on the list. the necessity for such a reform is sharply ap- parent to one who fortunately, (not through the bureau), has "fallen into a university job." He comes into contact with two workers in the League who are sons of wealthy parents, another in the Buildings and Grounds Department, two more in the Union. Without any doubt there is more such persons. He learns that these got their jobs by pull or by luck. It would not have been so with an omnipotent conscientious student em- ployment bureau,-at least it could not have been so much so. But the most astonishing fact that fully fifty per cent of university employed unskilled student workers do not at all virtually need money, could, that is, live quite comfortably without their jobs, who work solely for spending money. And for spending money as the means to weekly dances (a dollar during the semesters), weekly shows, other dates, (all of them natural enough wants), and white flannels and white shoes! Which amounts to the old insatable whet for keeping-up-with-the-Joneses! While quite as and perhaps more worthy fellows, such as one the writer knows in his own home town, are year- ly discouraged by the university authorities from entering the university with insufficient funds, and others are forced to discontinue education for the same reason. While, simultaneously, those authorities, in the Saturday Evening Post and in other publications, blandly assure trusting parents they are doing their best by Johnny! Hamlet might still set it down in his notes, "A man may smile and smile, and still be a villain!" On the whole the reforms proposed would bene- fit not individuals alone but likewise the univer- sity itself, for they would result in an increase of attendance, however small that increase might be. Student complimented upon the signing of the pact and the utilization of their vested authority to the advantage of the whole group of miners. These two men have been quarrelling between them- selves for a great many years, but throughout the final negotiations that eventually brought about the signing after a crisis that threatened the whole structure of the mining organization the two combatants have worked side by side, pushing through work that was absolutely neces- sary to the continuance of the Illinois mine in- dustry. Por Hughes, vice-president, Walter Nesbit, sec- retary, and John Moulin, chairman of the miners' wage scale committee followed the lead of their chiefs in signing this and adding the prestige of their approval to the final agreement that will mean the re-opening of many industries in Illin- ois. The operators had previously signed the agreement so the signatures affixed by their rep- resentatives were merely formal approval of the scale. . We hope, with such leaders as the miners' un- ion officials have shown themselves to be the Il- linois mine industry may be steadily placed upon its feet to the general improvement of the entire economic and industrial organization in this and surrounding states. MR. HOOVER ACCEPTS (Detroit News) President Hoover is no orator. He has no gift of mellifluous words, of resounding periods. His speech of acceptance will never be recorded in a Golden Treasury of the world's masterpieces of eloquence. But it will live in the memory of those who heard it, either in his immediate audience or by radio, as a great public utterance; great through no artifice known to the practiced public speaker, but because of the tremendous sincerity of the man who spoke. It was in no sense the speech of a politician clinging to public office by bidding for easy pop- ular favor. It came from the heart of a man who realizes to the depth of his being the tremendous task of President of the United States, the awful responsibility thereof; a man who has devoted to the people and their government his best abili- ties, and is confident that whatever the voters 'may say in November, he will be treated well by the considered judgment of history. President Hoover's story of the battle of his Administration with economic depression both here and abroad was an impressive record of careful thought, skillful planning and decisive ac- tion. He implied, rather than stated directly, the fact that the United States has assumed world leadership in two movements for a common end -finance and peace, both aiming at universal well-being and the happiness of mankind. In some respects one may disagree with his re- view of the Republican record and with the prom- ises of the Republican platform, but it must be evident to all that President Hoover has no mis- givings about his own endeavors to do his best in the biggest and hardest job in the world. Al- most a Rooseveltian touch was heard when he said: "These programs, unparalleled in the his- tory of depressions in any country and in any time .... are not in the past tense; they are in action!" But the final sentence was his own-the words of a man conscious of no selfish purpose, wholly devoted to the task intrusted to him. "This is my pledge to the Nation, and to Almighty God!" The eighth day of November has no ter- rors for Herbert Hoover. In defeat or in victory, he will remain a man who served his country and his people to the best of his ability. ALFONSO CAN KEEP ON HUNTING (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Another toy balloon of a resolution in Europe blows up, and another royal family is relieved of the necessity of studying time-tables for fast trains back home. "Everybody abandoned me," complains Jos San Jurjo, leader of the Seville rebels and now a prisoner at Madrid. The young republic survives another childish ailment. Alfonso, king in absentia-he still insists he did not abdicate but merely "suspended the exercise of my royal power" when he beat it for the frontier-can keep right on hunting in Cze- choslovakia. Eight inconspicuous citizens of Madrid are in the morgue, victims of the latest rioting. There are likely to be a few military executions. But for the present at least the king can go on with his hunt. From the household of the ex-king it is re- ported that he knew nothing of the Madrid ris- ing; which is discreet since the attempt failed. But even if it had succeeded it is unlikely that Alfonso would have been able to resume "the exercise of my royal power." For it is Prince Don Carlos, his fourth son, and not the affable but discarded Alfonso to whom the monarchists of Spain are rallying these days. Even if the repub- lic should fall Alfonso is out. The carefully cher- ished legends of his personal populaity are now believed by no one but himself. Undeniably there is still a good dedl of royalist sentiment in Spain. The Republican government is far from being firmly established. in a nation' with so little experience*in constitutional govern- ment any republic is certain to have tough go- ing. There have been many actions by the Za- mora government which have not helped its posi- tion. There is scarcely a month since the April revolution of 1931 which has not seen some disor- der. A rather harsh policy toward the church has not helped the position of the Republican leaders. And all the while the Catalonia radi- cals have been demanding autonomy if not in- dependence. It is hazardous to attempt to predict the fu- ture of Spain. But it is tolerably safe to assure M. de Bourbon that his old job is gone forever. DIGNITY IN CRITICISM (Ka Leo O Hawaii) It is unfortunate that the authors of derogatory articles and stories do not find it possible to be quite accurate about the subject of their sweep- ing denunciations. If corrections should be made about any mat- ters whatsoever, constructive criticism is most valuable. However, falsehoods and wild accusa- tions are far from being constructive criticism. They do no good, and much harm by stirring up resentment in those who are thus unjustly criti- cised, and spreading entirely erroneous ideas among those who believe what they read, and have no way of knowing its falsity. Should it be necessary to make such criticisms, the conditions should be carefully studied and an- alyzed by someone who knows what he is talking about, not by some hot-headed person going off half-cocked, glancing superficially at statistics, without knowing that statistics do not tell the whole story. Again, should such criticism be necessary. it Fe An F-xceiioa1Series LOWELL TlHOMAS - mFaous Radio Announer Subect Fromn Maindalay to Singapore." Moton~ picture. CARVETH WELLS-Famous Leetwrer who mke the truth soud str anger than fiction. Subject: "Noah's Home Town." Motion pictures. WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS -Noted Irish Poet and Playwrioht. .Sub jec "The Irish Theater." DR. RAYMOND IL. DITMARS- Curator of the New York Zologcal Gardens-- Author of many nature books. Subject: "Snakes and Reptiles." Motion pictures. DR. 'WILL DURANT - Author of the Story of PhiloSophy and Other Boks. Then, without a breathing spell, head coach Kipke plans to tackle the Northwestern aggrega- tion, co-winners of the Big Ten championship last year and one of the strongest elevens in the Conference. And the fans will certainly be out in full strength to witness this struggle after hav- ing wished to see a game between the two leaders of the Conference last fall and having their hopes vetoed by the schedule committee. Seldom does a football team commence the season with two such important games as will Michigan, especially when one will have a direct bearing on the race for middle western honors as the one with Coach Hanley's wildcats. The following week-end, Captain Williamson and his cohorts meet Ohio State, the only team to defeat Michigan last year. With Cramer, the Ohio star who was largely responsible for his team's victory, back again, the game will be any- thing but a set-up. Then, too, the game is to be played at Columbus, the first scheduled away from hore. With two conference games behind them, the Wolverines then plan to meet Illinois, P1rinceton, and Indiana on the next three week-ends. Illinois was defeated by a large score last year, but Coach Zul3pke's pupils are usually the ones to upset pre- game dope and are liable to furnish stiff opposi- tion this year. Indiana, too, was beaten last year. But Ann Arbor fans remember only too well whent the Hoosiers came up here four years ago, ratedj as the underdogs for the contest, and beat Mich- igan 6-0. The Princeton freshman squad of last year is reputed to be One of the best in many years, and should furnish new powerful material for the 'Tiger machine. The last two games are against Minnesota andI Chicago. The former were defeated in one of lastI year's closest struggles to the score of 6-0 in as game replete with thrills and spectacular playing.f And Michigan is to travel to Minneapolis for the final game. Chicago will, perhaps, provide aa h enf r _ ot _ , lt \xrsttrna-,..ra nn i Editorial Comment PROVEN LEADERSHIP (Daily Illini) Union leaders, showing themselves to be able to meet emergencies that arise within the ranks, signed the agreement that will give work to forty thousand miners within the state. Someone is frustrated in an attempt to throw the whole mine situation into a confusion that would in continua- tion of the terrorism and chaos that has charac- terized it for the past few months. A robbery was made of the returns in the wage scale referendum about a half block from the mine headquarters. The votes from about 200 locales were taken from two official tellers by the robbers. Of course the tellers may have known about the robbery in advance, but, be that as it may, the votes are gone. If for no otherareason, this robbery should do the miners good as it demonstrated the au- thority that can be weilded by the officials chosen by the rank and file and vested with control under the charter of the union. Whether or not the majority of the rank and file appreciates this move on the part of the offi- cials, it is the only thing to do in this emergency. The fact that the ballots were stolen indicates almost conclusively that someone thought the new scale was going to be supported by the member- ship. If it had been otherwise and it was going. to be rejected again there would have been no point in stealing the ballots. Of course if the Illinois mines did not work for the next year or so the lack of activity would benefit competing; fields, but from the viewpoint of our own miners something had to be done. About seventy-five per cent of the Illinois mines are expected to be at work under the new $5 scale Sub ect: "Democracy at the Cross-Roads." 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