THE MICHIGAN DAILY a 'RIDAY,JULY 13, 1934 the Sparks sarcasm soars to a new level. His lean, angular jaw snaps around the picture with the speed of a gross of lightning bolts, and the Yale Bowl effect of his felt hat, crammed fast on his 1head, floats into almost every scene after his initial appearance. Men who are acting as officials a7 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN the dance tonight pleaserepor promptly at 8:45 on the second flooi Publication in the B~ulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the Summer Session office until 3:30; 11:30 of the Michigan League. Saturday._Richard Edmundson By THE SUMMER OBSERVER #- East Engineering. Quiet and peace and order.t Tht masculinity of the architectural design is ,soothing. The building is plain and angular and clean. Spotless tiles on the floor. Square corners,. 'And an engine! Set off in the lobby is the skeletal form of an pight-cylinder Graham. It draws the masculine eye. They stand and they ponder. They stoop and they peer. Not often does the student tinker with the machinery on display. Up in the halls the typewriters click. The halls are narrow and somewhat dark. If an office door is open there is the usual scene of woman-at- .typewriter. Passing shadows never make her look up. The displays in the cases of foreign engines, posters of new machines, white powders in bottles are equally silent. Out the window into an adjoining part of the same edifice, men stand serenely working under the flying belts. Within the Library no one looks around. Peace and quiet. Not even this defaced sign disturbs the reading students: . . EtIODICALS. But the atmosphere is not eerie. It is tranquil. yr i' Phillips Holmes and Mary Brian can be credited The date of the Excursion to Put- Philips olms an Mar Bran cn bcreite in-Bay, Lake Erie. has been changed ywith little more than supporting roles, as the real from ay, July 21. to Wednes- frmSaturday,Juy2,tWens value of the play lies in the comedy supplied by day, July 18. Sparks. Zasu Pitts throws in a few high frequency - flusters, and June Brewster, "Vanities" star, does 'U. S. Civil Service Commission an- a good job in her role of a spicy telephone operator. nounces the following examination: The other members of the cast are little more Junior Legal Assistant (Labor Law), than perfunctory in their parts. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $2,000. Although Sparks single-handedly almost dragged fice Announcement is on file at the of- the picture to a three star ranging, the shorts , dropped it. The bill was all-Paramount, with a newsreel, Sportlight, and two other features. The Sportlight was rather ordinary, with shots of ping-pong, sun-bathing, bicycling, and last year's football teams, but is all right if you like sun- bathers. A comedy with Eugene Palette was dripping with slap-stick - the drunk-with-cutie caught by wife plot, and the other short was a rehash of nickelodeon pictures, with the usual comedy melo- drama added to it - a tale of the flirtatious belle who entangled two youths of Phi Phuey Phuey in her toils - good for a few snickers. Altogether, it's worth the money. -C.B.C. THE WOMAN'S WORLD The nursery school, University Elementary School. Even under lessened enrollment due to the chAnge of season, the school carries on. The little tots come in at nine and leave at three. Substitute mamas are combined into teachers and nursery maids. The tots play, romp, draw, eat, and sleep. In one room hangs a series of colored stripes, with :omething like an ear emerging in a far corner. The artist will tell you upon question that it is a tiger. Tiny beds with white framed curtains screen off small compartments in which the children take naps. Tiny tables at which sits the bigger teacher are used for meals. Conversation is often terrifying, for the teachers allow the youngsters to talk about anything from Samuel Insull, the big baA man, to cutting off the teacher's head. Back in a screen-in booth sits an observer, tak- ing notes unseen by the "kids" on "How long num- ber seven plays with a doll" and "What made num- ber three strike number six." A lusty howl shatters the nerves. The screaming one stands in the middle of the floor and yells. The attendant takes the child by the hand, places her in a room by her- self, and allows her to scream to her little lung's content. She is in the screaming room. A thin young man jumps away from the door. For this is a woman's world. Campus Opinion Letters published in this column should not be con- strued as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous communications will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be re- garded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than 500 words if possible. REPLY TO A PEDAGOGUE To the Editor: As one of the many hundreds of stay-ins around this institution I feel called upon to defend those students who have found it necessary to work, and work hard, in order to glean what knowledge the University of Michigan has to offer to those who enroll. If the Pedagogue who wrote a letter to Campus Opinion the other day and inferred that we regular students know nothing of the current depression except maybe a vague rumor to the effect that there was such a depression, would come to Ann Arbor next fall during Orientation week and seek employment at the University for a school year, he would no doubt change his mind as to the extent the depression influences us stay-ins. I wish to ask, as a torch-carrier of the first water, if the Pedagogue has ever stopped to realize how a student must feel to receive word from home that the bank has just failed and it will be impossible for him to continue his studies any further. And too, if the Pedagogue were called upon to earn his board in the hours of the morning before his eight o'clock, I would "wager he would curse the depression every time his alarm clock sounded. Ann Arbor winters have a habit of becoming very cold. I only wish the Pedagogue would of necessity have to arise every winter morning and trudge through the snow a few blocks in order to stoke a dirty fur- nace. And then spend the money he earns at this task on a poorly-lighted an as poorly-heated room. Don't think, Pedagogue, because we are here where some people do paint their toe nails blue or red, that we all spend our time at.the art of decorating our anatomy. And if we had time for the art the depression would forbid our spending money for the paint. -A Stay-in. The Theatre Students in the College of Engi- neering: Saturday, July 14, will ber the final day for droppinlg a course in the Summer Session without record. Courses may be dropped only with the permission of the classifier after con- ference with the instructor in the course. Michigan Repertory Players: "Both Your Houses," Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer prize satire on Congress is being presented this week at the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre. Season Ticket Patrons - Michigan Repertory Players: Please make your reservations for "Both Your Houses" as early as possible. The advance sale for this show is very heavy and your co-operation will assist the Play- ers in supplying good seats. Dance Club will meet for the first time today at 2 o'clock for work. Time for later meetings will be discussed. Women Students: There will be a picnic swim this evening. Party will leave Barbour Gymnasium at 5 o'- clock. A charge of 35 cents will be made to cover food and transporta- tion. Make'reservation now in Room 15, Barbour Gymnasium. A Committee has been appointed to make a thorough study of Orienta- tion Week and report the result of this study. Members 'of the faculty are invited to send criticisms and sug- gestions on this general subject to, Committee on Orientation Week, Room 107, Mason Hall. Seniors, College of Literature, Sci- ence, and the Arts; School of Edu- cation; School of Music; College of Architecture; and School of Fores'try and Conservation: Tentative lists of Summer Session seniors in these five units have been posted on the Bul- letin Board in Room 4 U. H. Each student who expects to graduate at the close of the present Summer Ses- sion should inspect these lists, and see that his or her name appears and is speled correctly. Any omissions or cor ections should be reported im- mediately. University Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information: The Bureau has the following call for which applicants are desired: Man to handle commercial de- partment and general shop in small high school. Two women and one man for camp counsellors. Positions paying only maintenance and transportation. For further details call at the of- fice, 201 Mason Hall. Office hours 9-12 and 2-4. ion, Literary College, College of En- gineering, and Graduate School who expect to receive a Teacher's Certifi- cate at the end of the summer ses- sion and who have not filled out an application blank for this purpose must do so immediately. The appli- cation blanks are available in the of- fce of the Recorder of the School of Education, 1437 University Ele- mentary School. The attention of students in the Literary College is called to the -fact that this applica- tion is in addition to the application made to the Committee on the Teach- er's Certificate of that College.I Men's Education Club Golf Match today, 1:30 p.m., University of Michi- gan Golf Course. Stalker Hall: Saturday at 12:30 p.m. there will be a tour to Starr Commonwealth at Albion. This will be of special interest to students of Education and Sociology. Please make reservations by calling 6881. Total cost of the trip will be less than one dollar. Conference on Worsip: At the Michigan League Saturday from 10 o'clock to 12:15 and 2:00 o'clock, a conference will be held upon Wor- ship and the Conservation of Values. Professor Norman B. Richardson, Dr. Frederick B. Fisher, Prof. Stuart A. Courtis and Rev. Henry T. Lewis and others will speak. Open to Summer School students without fee charge. Stalker Hall: Today at 9 p.m.: In- ternational Party and Dance spon- sored by the International Student Forum. Admission 35 cents per per- son or 50 cents per couple. All wel- come. This group of hostesses will work today. Please report promptly at 8:45 on the second floor of the Mich- igan League. A different group will work next week. Jean Seeley Maxine Maynard Margaret Kimball Jane Fletcher Charlotte Whitman Betty Aigler Mary Morrison Phyllis Brum Kay Russell Dot Moore Frances Thornton Margaret Siewers WilmarClisbe Mary Ellen Hall Barbara Nelson Elva Pascoe Margaret Burke Sup Calcutt Marie Heid Margaret Robb Lucille Benz Charlotte Johnson Jean Keppel Greta Wessborg Marian Wiggin Marian Hymes Eddie Bob LAUGHTON & WOODRUFF and Their Music icing cery night aexoit mon. ...Admniion4 0o- st ihigan" most Beautiful summer saroom Pour stars means extraordinary; three stars very good; two stars good; one star just another picture; no stars keep away from it. MAJESTIC IN REVIEW "JIMMY THE GENT" Jimmy ................... James Cagney Joan .....................:..Bette Davis Mabel ......................Alice White Louie..................Allen Jenkins Joe .......................Arthur Hohl Wallingham ............. Alan Dinehart We've been waiting for something good at the Majestic all summer and at last it's come. As far as entertainment value is concerned "Jimmy the Gent" is on a par with "Little Miss Marker" and "The Thin Man"- the best the Michigan has had to offer of late. It's a Jimmy Cagney show, and your enjoyment of it will depend entirely upon whether or not you like the tough guy of the screen. Cagney ,fans don't much care "what the vehicle is as long as the cast contains Jimmy, but here's a Cagney show with an interesting plot. It contains all sorts of humorous situations centered mostly around Jim- my's attempt to get "class." As a tough guy he's convincing -but as a gentleman he's a howl. Jimmy is an open and avowed chiseler who digs up missing heirs and frequently supplies fake ones Xor a cut. Alan Dinehart is in the same racket but pretends to be on the level. Bette Davis, an in- ivestigator in Jimmy's office, is really in love with him but she quits him and goes to work for Dine- hart because she thinks the latter is ethical and Jimmy is not. Both men are bribing morgue keepers and hos- pital attendants to inform them of sudden deaths so that they can find the heirs, if a ny, and horn in on a split. After a series of amusing incidents, mostly con- cerned with Jimmy's humorous attempt to run his business on an ethical basis, Dinehart gets Miss Davis' consent to run away with him to Europe. Dinehart, Jimmy, and Miss Davis meet on the boat just before sailing time and Jimmy shows Dinehart up for the crook that he is. Then, of course, Jimmy and Miss Davis do the natural thing. The only weak part in the show is the mis-cast- ing of Miss Davis. She just can't convince you that she really could love anyone of Cagney's type. The est of the cast is exceptional. Allen Jenkins as ,Louie, Jimmy's right-hand-man, is perfect. Alice White is an exceedingly dumb dumb girl. And Mr. Dinehart is very smooth. The short subjects are above the ordinary, a Harry Langdon comedy being the only "flop." -C.A.B. Teacher's Certificate Candidates: All students in the School of Educa- EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from an 'article which appeared in the magazine "Unofficial" some time ago. The author is George Spelvin. A FOUR-YEAR DRAMATICS COURSE Play Production courses are closed to fresh- men and first semester sophomores, and must be preceded by a rather irrevelant course in the theories of speech. Director Valentine B. Windt has been known to achieve mild miracles in de- veloping student talent; but inevitably the talent will vary from year to year. When it is bad the present course is flagrantly inadequate. For some time we have advocated the establish- ment of a four-year dramatics course under an in- dependent Play Production department. We still do. (Outcries and general confusion. Alarums and tuckets. "We cannot corrupt our freshmen by giv- ing the interesting courses!") The answer is an undignified but emphatic "Nuts to you." Is the University still treasuring among its illusions the venerable New England belief that work in theatre is immoral? Why should it be worse than paleontology, Coptic, or Quantitative Analysis of Blowpipes. Why shouldn't freshmen be allowed access to Play Production? The admin- istration probably doesn't realize that fewer ofd them would flunk out if their courses could be made intellectually stimulating as a trip to Ecorse. We realize, of course, that the present system is designed to produce public speaking teachers for Michigan high schools - nice steady girls who know their epiglottis from a hole in the thyroary- tenoid - who will go out and send back more incipient teachers who will go out and send back more. It is a fine device for preserving the educa- tional machine, but hardly the concern of a dra- matic critic. It is our business to root for a satisfactory uni- versity theatre, loudly and lustily. The road is dead, professional stock is dead, the movies are very young. Student shows are the only fare the camnus can get. and from the public's point of view cp ATTEND ATTEND COOL MATINEES. . . . MICHIGAN . * * *COOL MATINEES THE SUICIDE MURDER MYSTERY- Nobody would talk but the victim -- and he couldn't! "PRIVATE SCANDAL" Phillips Holmes - Mary Brian - Zasu Pitts - Ned Sparks Selected Short Subjects . . . . . . . . . . . . MAJESTIC . . . . . . . . . . . Matinees: All Seats 25c -- Evenings: Balcony 25c, Main Floor 35c ENDS TONIGHT JAMES CAGNEY, BETTE DAVIS, ALLEN JENKINS "JIMMY THEGENT" TOMORROW Otto Kruger Nancy Carroll "SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY" Matinees 15c ... ...WUERTH. ... ... Nights 25c DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM Buster Crabbe Edw. G. Robinson "Search For Beauty" "DARK HAZARD" Maxwell Anderson's Pulitzer Prize Play