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CHICAGO - BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO Los ANGELES . PORTLAND - SEATFLE EDITORIAL STAFF MANAGING EDITOR .......... RICHARD G. HERSHEY CITY EDITOR..................JOSEPH S. MATTES Associate Editors: Clinton B. Conger, Horace W. Gil- more, Charlotte D. Rueger. Assistant Editors: James A. Boozer, Robert Fitzhenry, Joseph Gies, Clayton Hepler. BUSINESS STAFF BUSINESS MANAGER ..................JOHN R. PARK ASSISTANT BUS. MGR. ......NORMAN B. STEINBERG PUBLICATIONS MANAGER ............ROBERT LODGE CIRCULATION MANAGER .........J. CAMERON HALL OFFICE MANAGER ................RUTH MENEFEE Women's Business Managers ..Alice Bassett, Jean Drake NIGHT EDITOR: CHARLOTTE D. RUEGER International Law Institute .. . T IS CONFERENCES similar to the Summer Institute of Interna- tional Law now being held at the University that may, we think, eventually awaken an in- ternational conscience strong enough to put the iron hand in the empty glove which the League of Nations is now holding. Held under the auspices of the Carnegie En- dowmhent for International Peace the Institute is designed to afford an opportunity for those teaching international law in the smaller schools to come into contact with some of the leaders in the field, who are paid by the endowment to spend the summer lecturing. An attempt is made to bring about conditions conducive to a general exchange of ideas between the students and the teachers as well as among the teachers themselves. The subject of international law, indeed of internationalism itself, is comparatively new Pioneers in the field are still living. Prof. Jesse S. Reeves in fact introduced the first course in the subject taught outside a law school. Being of such recent birth, then, we can scarce- ly expect momentous results yet from the at- tempted administration of international law. The benefits accruing thus far have not been monentous. But popular confidence and faith in the employment of rules of reason and justice in international affairs has been stimulated. Public opinion is being wooed to the philosophy of pacifism, and countries which adhere to the old-fashioned "might is right" principle, are be- ing condemned. The manner in which concerted international action is to be expected agaist an enemy of the nations is one of the gravest problems facing the proponents of internationalism, and until this problem is effectually met the question of world-wide peace will be ever before us. It has been suggested that an international police force be created similar in administration to the one used on the occasion of the Boxer Rebellion in China. To this form of procedure, France and the non-Fascist countries of Europe are staunch backers, but comparatively isolated countries such as the United States and even England fneet it with lukewarm support. It has been sug- gested that economic sanctions or boycotts should be the accepted method, but the Ethiopian affair proved this plan, temporarily at least, a dismal failure. Lastly it has been suggested that the forces of public opinion be united against war- like action or irregular conduct upon the part of any state in the family of nations. Next week will not see this latter force co- hesive enough to effect a great change in inter- national policy but under the inspired leader- ship ofselected groups such as the Institute some of us may live to see the day when the engines of war are forever outlawed, when there will be "no geographic limits to the responsibilities of an educated man." Traffic safety drives are being carried on throughout the country on an unprecedented scale. Cities, states and the Federal govern- ment have joined in removing many grade cross- ings. Yet the toll from these death traps con- tinues to mount. Figures just announced by the Association of American Railroads show that crossing fatalities in the first quarter of this year were considerably larger than in the same period last year, a rise from 396 to 495. At the same time, injuries increased from 1352 to 1497. For March alone, the number of deaths was 163, THE FORUM Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of 'the Daily. Anonymous contributions will be disregarded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contributors are asked to be brief, the editors reserving the rightto condense all letters of more than 300 words and to accept or reject letters upon the critera of general editorial Importance and interest to the campus. Professor At Fault To the Editor: It seems to me that a college senior usually has his technique of studying down cold; when such a student, who has received nothing below a B during his entire college career suddenly re- ceives a C in a course which requires neither a background of technical knowledge nor a great deal of work during the semester, but which is just straight, exceedingly simple facts-then there is something wrong-not in Denmark, and emphatically not with the student. When a textbook is announced as optional reading, by what right does a professor ask ques- tions on quizzes and on the final exam, the an- swers to which can be found only in that text? Moreover, since when is the students' ability to comprehend the pronounciation of names of places which only God and the lecturer ever heard of, a criterion for measuring the student's mastery of the course? And there can be no ques- tion but that the professor wishes to make this a criterion, and an exceedingly important one at that, for he refuses absolutely, to repeat, spell out or write out on the blackboard his utterly unintelligible prattle. Thus, though they strain their ears to the bursting point, the listening students may later easily lose ten to fifty points on a quiz and easily ten points on the final for failing to locate such names on a map! If the professor who teaches Geography 33, wishes to stiffen his course, I suggest he do it fairly, by assigning more work to be done, not by setting traps and grading students on their suc- cess in escaping them. Such success is entirely irrelevant to any true mastery of the course, and grades on this basis completely lose their mean- ing. If the professor fails to follow this sug- gestion, may I further suggest that those students who are foolish enough to elect this course read the "optional" textbook conscientiously, sit in the first row, and above all present the lecturer with a megaphone and a piece of chalk before the first lecture-if they wish to get a grade out of the course-for only these things and neither comprehension of subject matter nor hard work will be necessary. I should very much like to see a refutation by a member of the Geography department in this column. -Disgusted. RECORDS By THOMAS McCANN Swing music has been the main topic of dis- cussion with record collectors for months, but as yet no one seems to be able to explain just ex- actly what this peculiar jazz phenomenon is. Far be it from this department to attempt any further definition of swing; too much damage ha's been done in that direction already. The best we can do is to offer examples of the fore- most exponents of the style. In our opinion, Benny Goodman, Red Norvo, Fletcher Hender- son, Tommy Dorsey and Bunny Berigan offer the best swing music today. If you are at all familiar with the music of these bands, you will have a fairly hazy idea as to what this business of swing is all about. Some of the definitions offered by swing musi- cians in regard to swing have really resulted in trouble. The modern swing trumpet player seeks always for strength in his upper lip. John O'Don- nell, trumpet player, says in 'Down-Beat': "I have developed center strength in upper lip but that does not mean I play in center. For example a meat man has in his butcher shop a strong cross beam with many hooks located on the left to right beam. Running up and down is a center strength beam. Now it doesn't matter on which hook the butcher hangs his pigs, the side hooks are as strong as those in the center. So it is with upper lip center strength. I have strength in center but my mouthpiece hooks on a little to the left side. I call it a hook, some call it a muscle, or ball, others call it a corn." Which all proves that the side hooks are still as strong as those in the center. This past month has revealed a fairly good crop of records. The work of Jimmy Dorsey was disappointing, but this has been true all along so his showing this month was no surprise. The rise of Les Brown and his Duke University Blue Devils has been pleasant, and with a little more experi- ence, this band is bound to reach the top. The other major recording artists have all remained consistently good with the exception of Stuff Smith whom, it seems, just hasn't the orches- tration for a good recording ensemble. Digga Digga Doo aind I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me-Cootie Williams and his Rug Cutters. With the aid of Duke Ellington and some of his band, these recordings are tops in swing. You'll especially go for the Duke's piano work in "Digga Digga Doo." (Variety M187). I'm Hatin' This Waltin' Around and Your's And Mine-Typical Lombardo discs. Disregard- ing Carmen Lombardo's vocal work, "I'm Hatin' This Waitin' Around" is still one of the best standard recordings of the month. (Victor 25599). Spring Cleaning and You've Been Reading My Mail-More high-jinks from Fats Waller. It's a shame a good rhythm section should be ruined On The Level By WRAG "DOC" BRASHEAR, Louisiana State med, told' us this one about a Rochester, N. Y. society party that we couldn't resist retelling. It seems that a social matron was throwing a large party with steak and mushrooms as the main course. She bought a pile of mushrooms from a nearby farmer, but she wasn't certain that they were edible, so she fed a lot of them to her dog about two hours before the dinner. When the butler rang the dinner-gong, the dog was still happily skipping around the house, so the social shot told her cooks to go ahead and use the ques- tionable fungac. The cocktail, soup, salad, and steak courses had all been eaten clean by the guests, an everything was progressing laughingly, when a maid came into the dining room and whispered into the hostess' ear, "Madam, your dog is dead." Immediately the madam thoughtdof all the mushrooms that her guests had recently consumed. She shrieked,rrushed to a phone and told two prominent Rochester doctors to hurry over with stomach pumps. Then she -told her startled guests about the mushroom test on the dead dog. They nervously waited for the doctors to get there with their stomach pumps. Finally, the doctors arrived and succeeded in their efforts with the pumps. Then, as everyone was feeling fortunate that they had been saved from a horrible death caused by poison mushrooms, a police officer walked into the room and told the hostess that he had caught the driver of the car that had run over and killed her dog. Thus, all the diners had had their stomachs needlessly pumped, and shakingly wended their way home again to eat in their own kitchens. The party was ruined. * * * * TWO TRI-DELTS were walking by the Sigma Chi house the other day when one of them noticed that an American flag was still floating from its pole in the fra- ternity's front yard. "Look," said the first girl, "They've still got their flag l p." "Yeah, it's another hangover from the Fourth of July," wised the second. * * * * MEANDERINGS ... There is a very prob- able All-American football player . . . go- ing here to Summer School ... but he won't be playing for Michigan next year . . . un- fortunately. His name is ... Johnny An- drews ... and he plays fullback for Tulane ... in the Southern Conference. He made several of the All-Southern Conference se- lections ... last year ... and he's here taking a course to make his load lighter next fall. He's a sophomore ... in Med School . .. ad one of the very few . . . med students --- that we have ever heard of playing football. * * * * PROF. VRNER SIMS, who has hit this col- umn before, seems consistently to be getting into hot water in his Psych lectures. Wednesday, he was lecturing on the reactions of human be- ings to certain things, and said that a certain psychologist states that when people are put into dark, quiet places they immediately fall asleep. "This is silly," said Professor Sims, "What would you do if you were put into a dark, quiet room?" The class immediately began to laugh heartily. "Oh, I see," continued Sims. "Well let's not enumerate." DAILY OFFICIALFeatue BULLETIN LAPEER,- (P)R-R The Ann Arbor Committee for WMPC is not commerc Medical Aid to Spain will present on can best be summed ul Friday, July 9, 8 p.m., at Natural its director says hask Science Auditorium; Prof. J. M. Al- baladejo and Dr. M. J. Bicknel who as the meaning of the vill speak on the present conditions Where Many Preach4 in Spain with special emphasis on Actually the lettersn the need for medical aid government letter) a Protestant Church. T. Student Loans: There will be a S. Hemingway, pastor+ meeting of the Loan Committee Fri- church, is the opera day afternoon, July 9. This will be Mr. Hemingway ope the final meeting of the Loan Com- station in 1926 with a mittee to consider loans for the Sum- fit. Now, wattage hasx mer Session. All applications for to 250 with a freque loans to be acted on at this meeting kilocycles. must be filed in Room 2, University As program director Hall before noon of July 9. is careful what is b dance bands, no co Prof. Abrham White of the Depart- ncuncements, not even ment of Physiological Chemistry of the Medical School of Yale Univer- sity will speak on "The Chemistry of Insulin with Especial Reference to its cA assi Sulphur Content' in Room 303 Chem- istry Building on Friday, July 9, at A p> m LtAUNJTF1KY w adio station ial. Its policy p in a phrase been accepted call letters- Christ.' mean: W (the S __ nd Methodist formed President Ralph D. Hetzel 'he Rev. Frank of Pennsylvania state college that of the Lapeer of 157 girls graduated from the school tor. rated his first in June, 1936: a 30-watt out- One hundred and fiur have jobs; been increased 13 have some earning while pursu- ncy of 1,2000 ing graduate study; 29 are unem- ployed; 11 are married. r, the minister She reported that of the graduates broadcast. No who majored in home economics, mmercial an- more than 80 per cent obtained jobs, !n for a church while only 10.5 per cent married. ified Dfrectory 4 pm. LAUNDRY The lecture is open to all interested. LAUNDRY WANTED All members of Alpha Kappa Al- Priced Reasonably pha Sorority, who are visiting in the All Work Guaranteed city are invited to meet one another Shirts.......................12c at tea on Saturday, July 10, at 4 p.m. Shorts .........................14c The place: The Dunbar Civic Cen- Tos4c ter, 420 N. 4th Ave. Hops.k.c............4.c.... rHandkerchiefs ......... ...... 2c 1 Q -1 +. fie' I Students ,College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts: No course may be elected for credit after the end of the second week. Saturday, July 10, is1 therefore the last date on which new1 elections may be approved. The will-1 ingness of an individual instructor tol admit a student later would not af-7 feet the operation of this rule. School of Education, Changes of Elections: No course may be elected for credit after Saturday, July 10; no course may be dropped without pen- alty after Saturday, July 24. Any change of elections of students en- rolled in this school must be reported at the Registrar's Office, Room 4, University Hall. Membership in class does not cease nor begin until all changes have been thus officially registered. Arrange- ments made with instructors are not official changes. First Mortgage L o a n s: The University has a limited amount of funds to loan on modern well-located Ann Arbor property. Interest at current rates. Apply Investment Of- fice, Room 100, South Wing, Univer- sity Hall. Socks .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. ... .. ..... .5U Pajamas.....................10c CO-ED LIST Slips ..........................10c Dresses ........................25c Panties ........................ 7c Handkerchiefs .................2c Pajamas ............... .10cto 15c Hose (pr.) ..................'... 3c Silks, wools our specialty. All bundles done separately-no markings. Call for and deliver. Phone 5594. Silver Laundry. 607 E. Hoover. 3x EXPERIENCED laundress doing stu- dent laundry. Call for and deliver. Phone 4863. 2x LAUNDRY. 2-1044. Sox darned, Careful work at low price. lx .,I,, : - am i owl 11 As Others See it, Lower Fees At The University (From St. Louis Post-Dispatch) LAST MARCH, the State House of Represen- tatives passed a bill to reduce materially and limit by law student fees at the University of Missouri. The action was promptly recognized in the Post-Dispatch and elsewhere as a legis- lative interference with educational practice which might open the way for political moles- tation of the university. The president of the Board of Curators promised that a fee reduc- tion would be forthcoming if the Legislature appropriated enough additional money for the university to enable it to cut fees without impair- ing services. This promise has been kept. Taking proper notice of the increased appropriations the curators have cut fees charged residents of Mis- souri to $30 a semester. While it is difficult to believe that the previous fees kept very many students from attending the state university, there can be no question about the reasonable- ness of the present schedule. The end sought by StateRepresentative L. D. Joslyn of Mississippi County has been achieved,, but without intro- duction of the dangerous principle embodied in his bill. band. Les Brown and his Duke Blue Devils really ride in "Ramona." (Decca 62043). Zig Zag and The Goblin Band-This is just so- so stuff from the Casa Loma outfit. (Decca 61579). Just Lately and Peckin'-Just another good reason why Jimmy Dorsey shouldn't have had that little spat with brother Tommy. Bing Crosby is supposed to sing the vocal in "Peckin" but he doesn't; he just talks. The ashcan for this. (Decca DLA 733). Swing Guitars and Stompology-"Swing Gui- There will be a supper in the gar- den of the Michigan League Sunday, July 11, at 6 p.m. for students and faculty of the Department of Li- brary oftScience. Husbands and wives are invited. Deutscher Verein: A social gather- ing will be held at the League in the Grand Rapids Room on Monday, July 12, at 8:15 p.m. A brief ad- dress of welcome will be followed by a musical program offered by our Glee Club and solos by Mr. Ver- non B. Kellett. Refreshments will be served. Everybody interested in Ger- man song is cordially invited. CLOVIS, N.M.-(UP)-It took two thousand miles of hitch-hiking from Douglas, Wyo., to Clovis and back but Fred Armento, an Indian, re- covered his dog. The dog was left at Fort Sumner following a recent automobile acci- dent in which Armento's mother was killed. Working at Douglas, he !at&i' was notified the dog had been run over and injured. Armento started at once to hitch- hike, not stopping until he claimed his dog and put it in an animal hos- pital here. 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