THE MICHIGAN DAILY AN DAILY The Biblical Scholars ... A N -1l l- -rfyjA+ ---~w~ t ..,v I Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications. Publishea every morning axcept Monday during the University year and Summer Session. 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 newspaper. All rlght4 of republication of all other matters herein also reserved. itered at the Post,Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. Member, Associated Collegiate Press, 1937-38 REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Servie, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420,MADIsoN AVE. ANEw YoR*K, N. Y. CiCASO -BOSTON.. 1.OS ANGELES + SAN FRAMCISCO Board of Editors plaaging Editor . . . . Irving Silverman City. Editor.. . . Robert I. Fitzhenry Assistant Editors . . . . . Mel Fineberg, Joseph Gies, Elliot Maraniss, Ben M. Marino, Carl Petersen, Suzanne Potter, Harry L. Sonneborn. Business .Department Business Manager . , . . Ernest A. Jones Credit Manager . . . . Norman Steinberg Circulation Manager . . J. Cameron Hall Assistants . . Philip Buchen, Walter Stebens NIGHT EDITOR-ROBERT I. FITZHENRY The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily ,staff and represent the views of the writers only. . It is important for society to avoid the neglect of adults, but positively dangerous for it to thwart the ambition of youth to reform the- world. Only the schools which act on this belief are educational institu- tions in the best meaning of the term. -Alexander G. Ruthven. A~cad emic Freedomj In Public.Schools... A NEWS STORY reprinted in yester- day's Daily from the New York Her- ald Tribune contained information of striking interest to students of this Summer Session. It told of a meeting of a thousand school teachers from all sections of the country at a summer ses- sion lecture at Columbia, in which the question of' facism in the American public school system wds discussed. In response to a question from the discussion leader, "Do we find any of these (fas- cist) elements in the schools of the United States today?" practically every member of' the group replied in the affirmative. The elements which Professor Newlon, former president of the National Education Association, listed as indicative of education for fascism were "the teaching only of facts supporting an approv- ed view, the inculcation of fascist ideals and at- titudes, a \ conditioning of obedience, a lack of free discussion in the classroom, an autocratic school administration, a limited library, the pro- hibition of teachers participating in civic life and the law that every teacher must pledge loyalty axld subservience to a controlling group." Professor Newlon then asked if the democratic study of critical views and the priesentation of conflicting ideas and of all pertinent data was a "general characteristic of the nation's schools." A large majority of voices, according to the ac- count, shouted "No." The majority also denied that teacher participation in development of edu- cational policy was characteristic of American schools. Most of us who have either taught or attended public schools have come in contact with the mysteriously stifling shroud which has developed around academic freedom in those institutions in America. A .different situation exists in every school, but in every one there is a measure of con- trol from above over what goes on in the class- rooms. The voice of authority is never far off, and it is even a practice in some places for the ear of authority to be connected with the class- room discussion by means of a dictaphone set. The teacher in any case is under constant pres- sure to respect certain taboos-religious, racial, political and social. Thousands of Americans have received their educations in schools where the ignoring of the one-sixth of the world which is .Soviet Russia was legally enforced. Taboos in education, however, are not usually of the open, legislatively-enacted type. They are customarily of. much more subtle brand; the teacher is simply given to understand that there are certain things which are not to be discussed. Race and labor problems are almost always among the foremost. The chief responsibility for the defects in' our public school system rests with society in general.. And yet, if people are not educated to an appre- ciation of freedom of discussion, thorough ex- amination of data and other implements of de- mocracy in school, it is .hard to say when or where they are going to be. A certain amount of responsibility rests with the teachers themselves. .Teachers have moral obligation to keep their own minds, at least in a democratic channel and not to fall victim to the reactionary mental blocks fostered by their behind-the-scenes guides. Recently we, visited a Michigan high school in which a teacher of American history mentioned SIXTEEN SCHOLARS of nation-wide repute in the field of Biblical study are meeting in Ann Arbor this week to contribute to the work of revising, supplementing and add- ing new materials to the Bible. The project is expected to extend over a five year period, and the aim of the group is to preserve the classic style of the King James version of the Bible while at the same time making additions. The task this small body of authorities has undertaken is of no small significance. It marks another step in the progress of the broadminded men who for a number of years have been at- tempting to rediscover and restore to present generations the hidden or lost truths contained in one of the greatest pieces of literature known. They are attempting to bring the Bible within the range of the layman's understanding by em- ploying a modern vernacular,yet they are striv- ing to retain the poetic sweep and literary brill- iance of the King James Bible so dear to the hearts of style lovers. It is no small task that confronts these men. They are faced with the practically insurmoun- table obstacles of a myriad of errors piled up over thousands of years by faulty, inaccurate translations; by frequent reediting and infusion of personal prejudices into the Biblical selections by later authors; by no definite knowledge of the original documents and Scriptures which cannot he approached, it is estimated by authorities, clo- ser than 200 years from their sources; by the shifting, changing idioms in languages of modern people which render translations like the Greek Vulgate unintelligible to us today as the Hebrew Scriptures were to the Greeks; and by a lack of knowledge of the situations in which the Bible Scriptures were created and the conditions of the times which gave birth to them. These men are facing these many obstacles to a successful completion of their work, but still they are undertaking the task with the hope that through their efforts will come a deeper realiza- tion of what the Biblical fathers were trying to convey, what the sages of the dim past willed us out of the treasures.of their minds, revelations of human experience, and lessons of truth, honesty and morality unrivaled by philosophers and thinkers of. today. Their spirit and objectives are deserving of highest praise. -Ben M. Marino Modern 'Quickies'. Technique *.. FRANKLY, we are amazed. We have seen three or four moving pictures in the last three or four weeks, and we are left gasp- ing for breath. No, we are not amazed at the poor quality of the modern cinema. We've become used to that. But we have suddenly become conscious of the terrific quantity of downright putrid pictures that the Great American Public is spending mill- ions of dollars yearly to see. But Hollywood is really not to blame, although it may seem that the one who makes the pro- duct should be responsible for its quality. The whole business seems to have started in 1931, when the "Last Depression" was keeping people by their firesides instead of in box-office lines, when some enterprising movie-house owner de- cided to offer two pictures for the price of one. The idea caught on, and now it is hard to find ,a theatre, outside of first-run houses, that do not make the double feature a daily practice. Be- cause of this, Hollywood producers are forced to produce just twice as many pictures as formerly -even more than that, because the number of movie theaters in the country has increased by nearly 20 per cent since 1931. So it really is no wonder that Hollywood stan- dards have fallen off in trying to keep up with the demand for more and more pictures. And un- til Hollywood itself uses' the brains it has at its .control insteagl of. fitting every pictures into a mold that has worked more or less well for twen- ty years, there is only one thing that can be done, that is for the public to become slightly more discerning and stay away from the "quickies" in the proverbial droves. When a good picture comes along, see it by all means, but do not 'make it a liabit, as so many Americans have done, of just g,,oing to the show",, no matter what is playing. If this is done by enough people, perhaps the box-office .returns will show Hollywood that aj few good pictures a year are better than a host! of "quickies." -Harry L. Sonneborn The Editor Ge'tso ToldO The Check Situation To the Editor : One of the most common topics of conversa- tion in any retail store in Ann Arbor at this time of year will follow this general trend: "I would like to have this article, but before I purchase it I will have to ask you to cash a check for me," and then, this: "Yes, I am a graduate student . This is my fourth summer here. . . My name is Joe Dokes . . I am a teacher at.Podunk Cen- ter, Indiana . . . No, I have no particular re- ference I can give you, but I can show you my registration card, if that will help any . . . I am staying at 424 Blank Street." Then, after a long pause you hear this: "I am sorry, Mr. Dokes, but we cannot cash your check for you. Come in again sometime," which means come in again when you have the cash. Now, I don't think I look like a Dillinger or a Ileem to)Ve Heywood Broun More than a year ago I ventured the columnar guess that Bruce Barton might be a good bet in the winter books for the Republican nomination in 1940. It is still an open race, but certainly the odds on Mr. Barton have short- 'ened. He is in the fortunate - - spot of being by nature just about as liberal as the Re-, publican party cares to go. And if there were nothing else in his favor as a can- didate he would deserve the attention of the party lead- ers because he has a good radio voice. Judging by the selections made in all recent campaigns, G.O.P. conventions have paid no attention at all to this factor. Governor Landon, for instance, had so slight an acquaintance with the microphone technique that it was necessary for him to be coached dur- ing the campaign. It scan't be done as rapidly as that, and some leaders never learn. Even after years of practice Herbert Hoover, as far as my ear goes, has not mastered the trick. * * * Faces Two Handicaps But Bruce Barton faces two handicaps. In the first place, he looks too much like John D. M. Hamilton. Now, even Mr. Barton's bitterest enemies must admit that he is better than that. Still, Hamilton has a passion for public appear- ances, and if both men take to the stump in the same campaign one should wear the purple trunks and the other the black, so that casual spectators, well back of the ring-side section, can tell which' is which. Indeed, if Bruce Barton succeeds in capturing the Republican nomination he might be in a position to get Mr. Hamilton to make the su- preme sacrifice.-Mr. Barton is a tactful man, and he might disarm his fellow Republican by saying with the engaging smile which he uses so success- fully, "John, as a personal favor to me, would you mind very much making no speeches at all in favor of my cadidacy." But the most potential handicap to Bruce Barton is the circumstance that he used to be a syndicated newspaper columnist and a volu- minous contributor to the magazines. As I re- member the output, it was largely inspirational and extremely sound and worthy in its moral precepts. But even the most orthodox author may let his pen slip as he faces the deadline. Some years ago in a magazine piece Mr. Bar- ton did eulogize Mussolini in a manner which he may live to regret in a tight campaign. This ma- terial was used against him when he ran for Congress, in the Seventeenth, without apparent effect, but the Seventeenth is largely silk stocking and many of the voters there are impressed by the rumor that the Duce has made the trains run on time. * * * Item From The Past I do not suggest it as a major issue, but in an old scrapbook I have just come across an item by the Republican dark horse which will not help much with the housewifevotes. "Convic- tions," he wrote, "are splendid .when they relate to important matters; they are a public nuisance when they provoke a row over a petty detail." And as a specific instance of what he means Mr. Barton mentions a friend with a taste for eggs boiled two and one-half minutes. Against three-minute eggs the man makes violent pro- test. "This," say the G.O.P. columnist, "is silly, since thirty seconds can never make much dif- ference.' Let Al. Barton stand as silent as he can in his room some morning and toll off thirty seconds. He will find it a period of existence at which no connoisseur of time or cookery can afford to sneeze. Save in Chicago, three heavyweight box- ing championships could pass in that span. Thousands of touchdowns have been made with no longer than that to go. And elections have been won or lost with some felicitous or unfor- tunate phrase requiring hardly one-third as many seconds. If Mr. Barton has Presidential aspirations he should buy himself a stop watch and an eraser. S As Others See It ,Up To The French Alfred Rosenberg,' who edits Hitler's personal newspaper and shares with Joseph Goebbels the post of supreme Nazi philosopher, recommends Madagascar as a home for German and Austrian Jews. Not only is the land suitable, says Herr Rosenberg, but it is French territory, and France started all the trouble approximately 150 years ago. France "began the emancipation of the Jews and still does everything for them today." The remorseless Nazi spotlight thus searches out a foul blot on the French national people. As part of their notorious Revolution back in 1789 the French people emancipated the Jews along with other underprivileged groups and classes. It is the French who made an end of feudalism and medievalism in Europe. With other barriers 'and prison walls they knocked down the walls of the ghetto. This evil course the French still pursue. France is still the chief refuge of Europe's exiles, among them the Jews. -New York Times the graduate students by initiating a policy THEATRE By JAMES DOLL The Shoemaker ELIZABETHAN plays other than1 Shakespeare have had almost no place in the modern theatre. Of them all only Massinger's A New Way to Pay Old Debts has had a more or less continuous stage history from Elizabeth's day to our own. And that is not because of intrinsic merit but because Sir' Giles Overreach is such an interesting acting part-in- teresting to the actor if not to the audience. Meanwhile a comedy like The Shoe- maker's Holiday stays on library shelves; a play by a man who was obviously a practical writer for the theatre, who looked at the life about him and recorded it with a realism not unmixed with poetry. And most important of all with characteriza- tions that will withstand the on- slaught of the years. Because Thomas Dekker was in his day merely a playwright he was neglected not only in revivals but as a literary figure as well. It was only during the middle of the 19th century that his plays were reprinted even though Charles Lamb had said that he had "poetry enough for anything." His Shoemaker is one of a rather small group of Elizabethan plays that treat phases of contemporary London life. It glorifies the craftsman and must have delighted the common man-master and apprentice-who went to the theatre in such numbers in that golden age of the practical theatre. The unsual combination of lyricism and vigor as well as the eternally truthful characters make us believe that his play gives a realistic pic- ture of the London of 1600. That is, when one makes the necessary al- lowance for the heightened exhuber- ance necessary to great comedy. There is vivid detail in the work- ings of the craft intermixed with the romantic elemefits that seem necessary to lofty figures in plays of the period. To theorists they seem irreconcillible but in the Elizabethan method of staging, where one scene folows another without pause, we pass easily from an episode of ex- travagant humor to a love scene without a feeling of disunity. And now that the step has been taken by Whitford Kane and the Michigan Repertory Players it should be possible for Ann Arbor to continue to see other great and playable plays of the Renaissance. Why can't Ben Jonson's Epicoene, or The Silent woman be the next? Dr. Vandenbosch By JAMES K. EYRE, Jr. A Review Dr. Amry Vandenbosch, of the University of Kentucky, will appear as the second speaker on the lecture program sponsored by the Institute of Far Eastern Studies. His first ad- dress, entitled "Recent Political De- velopments in Netherlands India," will be presented at 3:15 p.m. Mon- day in the Graduate School Audi- torium. Dr. Vandenbosch will continue his group of four lectures during the week, speaking Tuesday on "Dutch Economic and Commercial Policy in the East Indies"; Wednedsay, on "Netherlands India in World Poli- tics";andconcluding on Thursday with a talk upon "A Comparison of British, Dutch,andAFrench Colonial Policy in Southeastern Asia." ' A keen student of international law and a foremost authority on colonial government, Dr. Vandenbosch is well qualified to appear in this capacity. More than a decade ago, he published a book upon the "Neutrality of the Netherlands During the World War." This interesting study received much favorable comment. Inhis most recent book, however, Dr. Vandenbosch has made a valuable contribution to the field of colonial government. This work, "The Dutch East Indies; Its Government, Prob- lems and Politics," is the result of long and intensive observation on the part of Dr. Vandenbosch. Based up- on original source materials and the. author's personal experiences, it serves to portray in able fashion the colonial policy of the Netherlands in its East Indian possession. Of particular interest to the reader is the manner in which Dr. Vanden- bosch relates the difficulties encoun- terd by the Dutch in governing the huge populace of the East Indies. Ob- jective and scholarly in contents, the book presents a clear picture of the almost unsurmountable obstacles which a dominant power must over- come in satisfactorily dealing with a subordinate people. In view of recent developments in the Far East, Dr. Vanderbosch's statement on the position of the Dutch East Indies in international politics are equally enlightening. Thef strategic position of this Dutch pos- session in the Pacific has a definite importance ini the conflicting policies of the powers in that area. This book, a rich storehouse of in- formation, serves to give indicationt of the quality of the forthcomingC lectures by Dr. Vandenbosch. - -Y lish Bible? The answer is found not A Library Science Supper for fac- in the immediate present day ap- ulty, students, and their wives and preciation of the scripture by people usbands will be held Sunday, July 10, generally, but in the by-products of 6:30 p.m. in the Garden of the Michi- Bible reading for 400 years following gan League. Tickets (price 45 cents) the 'eformation. may be secured at Mrs. Smith's desk The Bible Editor's Note: The following paper was written in connection with the meetings here of the American Standard Bible Com- mittee and the Fourth Annual Conference on Religion through- out next week. Some Reasons For Enthusiasm About The Bible In Current Language By EDWARD W. BLAKEMAN Why all this excitement about the launching of studies which will bring forth a new translation of the Eng- We need to remind ourselves that the Bible is not a book but a library. After an introduction in Genesis there follow four other "Books of Moses" which for the Hebrews and then for all succeeding readers gath- ered into compact form the codes which had brought order to various early civilizations. To the man who knows human 'experience and has some knowledge of the way social structure comes about, those five books are a moving picture. He sees Persia, Egypt, Babylon and Assyria march across history. Tikewise, te range of these "laws" is surprisingly great. Not only re- ligion but health, family life, gov- ernment, education, commerce, are set forth as by the heavy strokes of artists on a canvas as wide as the known world. Best of all the pic- ture in scripture has perspective, col- or, variety and movement. It is no dead past. In it one sees the vital throbbing present of peoples. In it are the homely activities of chil- dren and animals set in vivid rela- tion to vast armies and crushing in- vasions. Fascinating persons such as Joseph, Samson, and Ruth in dramas of pathos, of beauty and of strategy are here, as well as plots of empires, subtle -tribal schemes and noble hu- man enterprises. These events make the Old Testament a joy and an edu- cation. In the wisdom literature of the Bible are preserved the hidden thoughts of mystics; the bold tri- umphs of soldiers; the love affairs of kings; the subtle plots of fam- ilies; and the far-reaching flights of the imagination of the prophets who spoke for the Deity. Here also, are recorded the deep sorrows of many who paid the terrible price of social minorities or suffered because of mis- taken confidences in unworthy in- dividuals. Poetry, blank verse, heightened style of the devotee in ritual, as well as heavy prose and happy song are there-the final form of years and years of telling from generation to generation. Symbol, ceremony, descriptive paragraphs, tales which stir the emotion and come freighted with the wisdom of ages, delight the reader. The Bible is a literature. Incentives Religion, treated broadly, is not a doctrinal issue. As for the Religion of Scripture, it is not some "go to church and behave" limitation set on human life. The Religion of the Bible compasses the entire sweep of man's interest and emotions. It re- lates those emotions to action. It as- sociates man with his ideals made into God's wish. Often in scripture Religion gives the soul a purging spir- itual bath in noble deed, or a chal- lenge to sacrifice just when all the usurping, narrowing impulses of sel- fishness have set in. Again and again some act of God in nature or the utter undoing of some conquerer causes the reader to come abruptly against the stern realities of a moral order. At that moment the soul in an appeal to God seems able to open vistas of power both human and di- vine. In scripture we see faith rising from crude fear and supersitition, moving through magic of various de- scriptions, emerging with visions and incantations, immersemi in prophesies and its counterfeit, lofty devotion and sound reasoning upon the enduring experiences of man, of races and of civilizations. In the Bible are types of the low- est and of the highest religions. It is the range, the univei'sity and the uniqueness of the scripture as a por- trayal of values which made the Bible in any version, and particularly in the English and German vernacu- lar versions, a treatise of incompar- able worth to souls bent on certainty and assurance. Several Religions The Bible is the verbal basis for the religion of many different types of individuals and the inspiration of Arabs, Turks, Egyptians, Greeks and Russians as well as the Jews, Romans, Italians, Germans, French and Eng- lish. If you would see God in nature, here are parables from the time of Samuel to Jesus. If romance and hu- man longing satisfy, then turn to the Song of Solomon or the Book 'of Job. Those who see truth best by ceremony' will study the priestly literature or read the Psalms as they were read ofr yore with music, marches and incan- tation. Commandments on tablets of stone, partchments guarded within' the holy of holies and revealed truth committed from saint to seer are recorded. Prophets travel besideI kings to impress the wish of JehovanI in the Library Science Study Hall un- til Saturday evening. A special in- vitation is extended to students in Courses 271 and 273. The Graduate Outing Club will meet at Lane Hall on Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. to go to Silver Lake for a swim and a picnic. Come and get acquainted. University Men and Women on Monday evening, July 11, from 7:30 to 8:30 in the Michigan Leago- Ball- room there is to be Country Dancing. The lessons will include instruction in Quadrilles, Rye Waltz, Polka, etc. Everyone is invited. The lessons are free of charge. First lesson July 11. Graduate Students in Mathematics are cordially invited to a tea to be given by the members of the De- partment of Mathematics in the gar- den of the Michigan League on Mon- day, July 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. "Renaissance Elements in Luther" is the subject of Prof. Ernest G. Schwiebert's lecture in the Main Au- ditorium of the Rackham Building at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Dr. Amry Vandenbosh of the University of Kentucky will speak on "Recent Political Developments in Netherlands India" in the Main Au- ditorium of the Rackham Building at 3:15 p.m. Monday. Lecture. "What will the Public Schools do in Adult Education?" by Dr. Lyman Bryson of Columbia University at 4:05 p.m. Monday in the University High School Auditorium. Suumer Education Conference, Re- vision of Program: Professor H. Y. McClusky will discuss the report, "Human Resources" on Monday, July 11, at 1:15 o'clock in the Auditorium of the University High School. Pro- fessor Moehlman's talk will be given on Thursday.gn Vagabond King: Final tryouts for leads Monday, July 11, at 3:30, in Room 306, Tower. This applies to those who were included in the double tentative casting at the last tryout, and those who have seen the conductor since the last tryout. There will be no "Vagabond King" chor.us rehearsal on Monday. The next re- hearsal will be on Tuesday, at 5 p.m. for men and women. A Graduate Conference on itenais- sance Studies Luncheon will be held at the Michigan League (not at the Union), Monday, July 11, 12:15 p.m. Professor Ernest G. Schwiebert of Valparaiso University will speak on "Wittenberg, the Nursery of the Re- formation." Make reservations at the English Office, 3221 Angell Hall. There will be a ten-minute meet- ing of all Public Health Nurses on Monday, July 11 at 5 o'clock, in West Amphitheatre of W. Medical Bldg. At that time we will plan for our "Moonlight Get Together Picnic," so please be on hand." Deutscher Verein reception: Stu- dents of German and faculty mem- bers interested are cordially invited to attend an informal reception of the Deutscher Verein at -8:15 p.m. in the Michigan League Building, Grand Rapids Room, Monday, July 11. Ger- man songs, musical solos, readings, refreshments and opportunity for German conversation. There will be a meeting of the Southern Club on Monday, July 11, 7 p.m. in front of the Horace Rack- ham Graduate School Building. Or- ganization of the club will be com- pleted and activities for the summer discussed. All Southern students are urged to be present. Lectures in Protein Chemistry: Dr. Win. C. Rose, Professor of Biochem- istry at the University of Illinois, will lecture at 2 p.m., July 11-14 inclusive, in the Amphitheatre of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Stu- dies. The subject of his lectures is "The Nutritive Significance of the Amino Acids. The Essential Nature of Certain Amino Acids." Faculty Concert. The second faculty concert in the summer series will be given Tuesday evening, July 12, 8:30 o'clock in Hill Auditorium, wtih the following faculty members partici- pating: Wassily Besekirsky, violinist; Marshall Bidwell, organist; Joseph Prinkman, pianist; Hanns Pick, vio- loncellist; and Hardin Van Deursen, baritone; Ava Comin Case, accom- panist, and also an accompaniment . I SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1938 VOL. XLVIIL No. 12 Band and Chorus Concert. A pro- gram of unusual interest will be pre- sented in Hill Auditorium, Sunday afternoon, July 10, at 4:15 o'clock, by the Summer Session Band, William D. Revelli, Conductor; and the Sunm- mer Session Chorus, Noble Cain, Conductor. I