THE MICHIGAN DAILY LY A Naturalist In Our Times The Daily By Special Request Reprints The President's Address At The 95th Commencement] _ ., . Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board In Control of Student Publications. Published every morning except Monday during the university year and Summt ! 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 rights of republication of all other matters herein also res~rved. 'Entered 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. REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO "ROSTON . LOS ARAELESS -SAN FRANCISCO Mtmber, Associated Collegiate Editorial Stafff t D. Mitchell M. Swinton Q. Norberg N. Canavan y M. Kelsey G. Kessler >lm E. Long r L. Sonneborn a . . . Business Stafff Press, 1938-39 Managing Editor City Editor Women's Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Philip W. Buchen .B.us.i.e s aae Pa Park..... .. ... Advertising Manager NIGHT EDITOR: STAN M. SWINTON Certain important difficulties in human think- ing arise from failure to realize man as a part of Nature, fundamentally always subject to her laws and only able to shape his destiny through an understanding of his relations to the biologi- cal and physical aspects of his world. But move- ments, upheavals, and struggles of nations and peoples are not to be thought of as no more than the blind movements of animals. Nations are not merely conscious of their actions after they have occurred, and history is more than the record of necessary and inevitable happenings. Thus, all who would conscientiously and wisely direct, lead, and serve their fellows should aspire to be naturalists-serious students of men in their environment. They need to view human beings, not as guinea pigs in the laboratory, as insects impaled on pins in the museum, nor as crops to be exploited for personal gain, but as parts of a world which, when properly integrated, supplies tolerable conditions for those who desire to live in truth, in knowledge, and in justice. In this belief, without apology to anyone, I propose to comment briefly upon government, world conditions, and your obligations. I shall not attempt to speak as a sociologist, a political scientist, an historian, or even as a university president, but will address you as an ecologist, that is, as a naturalist who believes that a living being is the product of the reactions of environ- mental forces upon individuals and that a human being is capable of modifying the effect of these forces. I hold these things to be evident or capable of proof to intelligent and informed men and women: Democracy Lauded Since we are consciously communal beings, capable of improving our minds and social rela- tions, democracy is for us the best form of gov- ernment. We may hold this belief even though convinced that our attributes will always make it difficult or impossible for us to govern our- selves with ideal effectiveness. Education is the most important activity of man, and a truly educated people will insist that selfish, secular civilizations whose God is greed During the last two decades Europe has quite definitely experienced an intellectual and spirit- ual decadence, and the locus of the highest level of civilization is shifting from the Old World to the Western Hemisphere. Democracy in America as elsewhere will always be in danger unless it can improve continually by training its citizens to use the franchise in- telligently, to eliminate the racketeer and the self-seeking politician, and to cooperate consist- ently in promoting a government "under which a wrong to the humblest is an affront to all." Hits 'Rape Of Nations' I do not need to review the facts which support these contentions. Even in the short time you have been in college, you have seen, in Europe and the Far East, the rape of weak countries by stronger nations; the rise to power of crazed, egocentric dictators; whole peoples deceived by ministers in high positions; and such evidences of social ill-health as concentration camps, great armies poised to strike, regimented schools, a controlled press, and other agencies of dis- honest terrorism. These are not mere blemishes yield to unselfish civilizations in which there is equality of opportunity. on the body politic, but significant signs of inner decay-expressions of degenerative trends in civilization. Surely it does not require any great perspicacity to detect behind the unlovely symptoms the infamous machinations of money- mad individuals, the rapacity of soulless combi- nations, and the lust for power of megalomani- acs. No intelligent person should be deceived by the brutality, elaborately embroidered false- hoods, appeals to the nationalistic spirit, fan- tastic racial claims, reversions to barbarism in ethics and religion, and other deceptive tactics of authoritarian dictatorships. The disease is essentially a destruction of culture by the virus of cupidity. Democratic practices as we know them repre- sent the great labor of ordinary souls. These practices .also give opportunities to the selfish, and are slow and wasteful in their operations. Indeed, in our own country, government is today so blundering and so tainted by corruption as to depress at times even a confirmed optimist, but it may still be insisted that democracy does less violence to human ideals and is less destruc- tive of human dignity-less hostile to the human spirit-than forms of government which require slavish subservience either to individuals or in- terests. Being the only method of securing a satisifying human adjustment, it is the only kind of government for which fully-informed, in- tellectually honest men can honestly fight. Man- kind is a unit in hopes and aspirations, and can, if necessary, afford to pay a high price to pre- serve its faith, ambition, and self-respect. To answer a question phrased by Thomas Mann, it is hopeless folly to seek after good by means which emasculate and demolish the very good for which one is striving. If democracy is a dream impossible of realization, then is man doomed' to degradation and self-annihilation. Civilization Moving Westward Members of the Class of 1939: Since the center of civilization and culture is moving westward, a heavy responsibility falls upon you. More than any previous generation of our citizens, you have it in your power to preserve man's rightful heri- tage of individual freedom within the natural limitations of communal living. Since America is no more safe for democracy than is the rest of the world, you wit be expected not only to protect the democratic order but also to improve its operations. A part of your necessary equip-~ ment has been given you in school, knowledge1 being essential for intelligent living, but from now on you should, both by study and experience, continue to grow in understanding of man's duty to man and in ability to mold a decent environ-1 ment for yourselves and your fellowmen. I Urges Communal Emphasis In "short, your instructors, naturalists in our1 times, urge you also 'to become naturalists. They ask you to make it your business to understand and to explain to the world, by precept and example, that, while equality of opportunity is< not the share of individualistic animals, it is a right for the human species, since only when itE exists can communal life offer enduring satis- faction to the individual. And, finally, your teachers would remind you for the last time thata you may keep in training for your work asl worth-while citizens of the world if you will remember that in these years one can witnessl the gigantic spectacle of innumerable human lives wandering about lost in their own lab- yrinths, through not having anything to which to give themselves. If it is not to be disjointed and lacking in tension, human life by its very nature' has to be dedicated to something, to "an enter.. prise glorious or humble, a destiny illustrious or trivial." Own&Qown By STAN M. SWINTON A cheery good morning and, since we haven't met before, a greeting from Ann Arbor. I'll be seeing you daily at the breakfast table so pass the toast-lots of butter please-- and let's get down to the business of chronicling the doings of this University city of Ann Arbor. First, introductions. This column will appear every morning-barring Mondays, the days before midsemes- ters, hangovers and discharge--and report on theside-lights of the high- lights; the, news behind the news and views, some amusing, some in- teresting, some bitter. Four years of reporting everything from auto accidents to scientific discoveries provide the background for what you'll be reading. The knowledge of the town goes from the classroom to that place downtown where you get your policy tickets; from Dr. Ruth- yen's office to the jail; from the Pretzel Bell to ..well, its comfort- able, why not just stay there? Anyway, now we know each other and let's get on with the side-show. Amusing is the report from an in-' veterate church-goer as to what oc- curred a few weeks ago at the First Congregational Church, the hand- some stone one located by Betsy Bar- bour. It seems that a church-supper was in progress and a large crowd of the faithful were enjoying one of those unbeatable meals that you get at a church supper-chicken, pie, . home-made muffins and the rest. Suddenly Rev. Leonard Parr arose . and said: "Professor Clifford Woody has anr important announcement to make.E Go ahead Professor Woody."E The genial Education School tutor arose, seriously faced the assembled multitude which was wondering if war had been declared or the mort- gage foreclosed and announced: r "The score is still tied in theE thirteenth with the Tigers at bat." * * * Golf Coach Ray Courtright is grow- ing a new set of finger-nails these days as he slowly recovers from the happenings at the University Golff Course a few days back. Not thats Ray was worried about his own golf but his son, Bill, came out of no-l where to win his way into the finals of the Western Junior Tournament.- Bill, a lean youngster whose athletic record includes quarter-backing the1 Ann Arbor high eleven, winning the State AAU 145-pound wrestling championship and captaining the link squad, entered the tournament intent only on surviving the qualify- ing round.s He was good enough to last through and face calm Sammy Kocsis, latest champion to emerge from that seem-E ingly-endless group of Kocsis broth- ers, in the finals. Father Ray hadl followed the proceedings, thirty times more scared than either of the final-c ists. On the last eighteen he couldn'tc bear to watch things and contentedr himself with watching from a dis- tance. Bill lost the match on the last hole when he failed to hole a three- foot putt; his Dad lost-at a mini- mum-twenty pounds and one set of very excellent fingernails.r * * * All of which reminds us of the letter a professor's off-spring showed us the other day. It was from a seven year-old cousin and read: "Dear Tommy: I bet my dad can beat up your dad because professors are not fighters like my dad. I did not have to look up that word be- cause mother told me-ha, ha. Our house is a horsebital. I have the chicky pox and the dog is getting over distemper. My dad will fight your dad in summer. I bet ten cents my dad will beat BOOKS + DESIGNS IN SCARLET by Court- ney Ryley Cooper. Little, Brown and Co. $2.75. The fame of the muckrackers of an earlier era grows but it is in this book by Courtney Ryley Cooper that one sees the raking of real muck-the muck in which a section of America's population unthinkingly frolics, con- ventional moral standards discarded. It is the story of the dine and dance joints with their red neon signs and parked cars-the story of young people lacking in balance and discre- tion, of girls who refuse to go back to "working for pennies." Amazing Revelation Mr. Cooper tells that story thor- oughly. An experienced reporter and an intimate of Edgar Hoover, he spent more than a year compiling the facts. Set down in the black and white of print they are amazing, disgusting. It. is the story of a de- generate section of our civilization which is too often ignored. It is the story which any police reporter could tell a dozen times a week and yet a story which Mr. Average Citizen finds unbelievable. 'It is a story to stagger the sociolo- gist, based upon thorough investiga- tion. Perhaps Mr. Cooper's back- ground betrayed him into over sensa- tionalization. Certainly I find his statement that 20 per cent of every WPA dollar finds its way into the hands of anti-social elements too much to swallow. But granting that there are books to be sold and royal ties to be garnered, that a reporter is not imprisoned too much by the sci- ence of expert sociologist, it is still a surprising revelation. White slaves, gamblers, filth peddlars, all come within the author's investigation. Eight Conclusions His conclusions from this study of moral degeneracy are complex. They are, briefly: , 1. The women of this nation are failing in their duty, both as parents and as citizens, by not bringing up their own children well and doing nothing to force correction of ani- fest evils-roadhouses, clip joints and' unregulated houses of ill-fame. 2. The system of juvenile justice has broken down. Juvenile courts should work with Crime Prevention bureaus. There should be less "wish- washy paternalism." Politics should be kept out of Juvenile courts. 3. The liquor business should reg- ulate itself or be regulated. Too many ex-gangsters are peddling booze. Competition forces bribing and other throwbacks to prohibition days. The no-drinking for youths under 21 rule should be absolutely enforced. 4. Sex education should be better planned. 5. Murder should be made a fed- eral offense. The outmoded system of sheriffs, constables ,etc. should be reformed, 6. There should be new obscenity laws. "Marriage by mail" bureaus should be under federal supervision. 7. The church should regain some of its former structure in the com- munity by abolishing lotto and other games, leaving gambling to gamblers. 8. There should be absolute regu- lation of tourist cabins. A sociologist would know better than a journalist whether the con- clusions Courtney Ryley Cooper reaches are sound. Certainly they make sense. And certainly the prob- lems imperatively demand solution as the book demands reading. Stan M. Swinton. up your dad. Love, John." Which is all for today but don't forget contributions are gladly (so very, very gladly) accepted. So long. The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. The University's DAILY OFFIC BULLETIN Summer Session . GLANCING OVER the wide range of activities that are described in to- day's Summer Daily brings out clearly the fact that the eight weeks of summer in the Universi- ty have become an institution of importance all their own. The Summer Session can no longer be rightly regarded as only a place for failing students to make up their deficiencies in grades or as a place for struggling through formal re- quirements for degrees. Today the Summer Session, as judged by its newer developments, provides surroundings in which comradeship, cultural activities, learn- ing, practical information, exchange of ideas, social entertainment and recreational activities can all be found with little effort. The confines of the University during the summer reach far beyond the environs of the city of Ann Arbor and beyond the boundaries of Michigan. Camps for geologists, biologists, foresters and engineers are established in Wyoming, Colorado and northern Michigan. Programs are being offered in normal colleges throughout the state. Occa- sional travel courses take students abroad for first-hand study of art, foreign languages and literature and health and sports movements. On the campustitself are found special pro- grams and institutes not available during the regular year that bring authorities and ad- vanced students from all parts of the country to the University for work. These include courses of study such as the Institute of Far Eastern Studies, offering courses in Asiatic problems, culture and languages to be found nowhere else in the country, a well-known Linguistics Insti- tute, the new Latin-American Institute and the Conference on Renaissance Studies. Conferences and clinics in the Education School, the journal- ism department and the School of Music bring hundreds of high school students and teachers here for part of the summer. Lectures by inter- national authorities are offered in addition to regular classwork in both a series open to the public and in special programs such as the physics symposium and programs in the bac- teriology and other departments. Student dramatics bring a full series of out- standing plays to summer audiences; social occa- sions fill weekends, making use of the facilities of, the League and the Union. Sightseeing trips are scheduled throughout the term. Spcrts .of all kinds are available to those who enjoy physical exercise and competition. In other words, Summer Session has become a live, creative institution, no longer something added on, as it were, to the regular work of the University. The student, whether graduate or undergraduate can find here an atmosphere as stimulating and varied in many ways, as that of the regular school year. A great deal of this development of the Sum- mer Session as an institution is the peculiar development of the Session of the University of MWichigan and represents the forward vision and imagination of the directors of the Session. Guided as it has been, the Session, although 45 years old and drawing one student for every two who attend during the regular year, may be regarded as still in its youth, growing, vital and still looking for new ideas.4 -Robert Mitchell Signs Of Finnish Prosperity The nrnsnerity of the Finns in the face of MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1939 VOL. XLIX. No. 1 Dean Richard P. McKeon of the Division of Humanities of the Uni- versity of Chicago, will lecture at 4 p.m. today on "The Renaissance Phi- losophy" in the Amphitheatre of the Rackham Building. At 5 o'clock today in the Lecture Hall of the Rackham Building Dr. J. M. Pollock of the Department of Political Science will speak upon the subject "Aspects of Hitlerism." Open House: The Michigan Wol- verine cordially extends an invitation to all men and women Summer Ses- sion students to attend its annual Summer Open House, which will be held on Monday evening, June 2, from 8 to 10 p.m. There will be refreshments and dancing, entertainment and fun in a friendly social atmosphere. The Michigan Wolverine Student Cooperative, ic., 208 S. State St. Phi Delta Rappma. The first of a series of weekly luncheons wil be held at the Michigan Union on Tues- day, June 27 at 12:10 pm. nnGuests are invited. All members are asked to register at the School of Educa- tion in order that a directory of those here for the, summer may be compiled. Deutsches Haus: There will be a meeting of the German Club, Tues- day night, 7:30 at the German House, 1315 Hill Street. Election of officers and planning of summer program. Everybody interested in speaking German is cordially Invit- ed, to attend. Political Science 256s. The or- ganization meeting will be held in Room 2032 Angell Hall Tuesday, June 27, at 4 p.m. Paul M. A. Linebarger. Ed. D-220's will meet in Room 2216 A.H. Wednesday, June 28 at 5 p.m. for organization purposes. M. L. Wlliams& Pi Lambda Theta tea Wednesday afternoon, June 28, at 5 o'clock in the Assembly Room of the Horace H. Rackham School of Gadtate Studies. The tea will be folkW* ed by a short business meeting. Householders who may be willing to rent rooms to high school teachers in attendance at the Institute for Teachers of Journalism,_ June 28 to' July 1, will please notify J. L. Brumm, 213 Haven Hall (Phone, University Extension '485), between 8:30 and 10 a.mi., at their earliest convenience. J. L. Brumm. Candidates already registered in the University Bureau of'Appiint- ments and Occupational Inforna- tion should report during the first week of Summer Session their class schedules, present addresses and any additional information for their rec- ords. All such data and location blanks should be filed in the Bureau before July 5 in order to have rec- ords ready for use in making recom- mendations for 1939-40 placement. Dates for registration of new candi- dates will be announced later. Office hours: 9-12 a.m.; 2-4' p.m. 201 Mason Hall. University Bureau of Appoint- ments and OccupationalInfor- maton. Excursion Number 1, Thursday, June 29, 2 p.m. Tour of the Cam- pus. Group meets in the lobby of Angell Hall, inspects the General Library, Clements Library of Early American History, Cook Legal ' Re- search Library, Michigan Union, Burton Memorial Tower, Aeronauti- cal Laboratory, Naval Tank, and other points of interest. Explana- tory talks will be given by those in charge. Trip ends at 4:45 p.m. There is no charge for this excur- sion. Health Service Dental Care: For the first time the Health Service is prepared to render some dental at- tention to Summer School students. For such an appointment, it will be necessary to come in the forenoon only. Warren E. Forsythe, M.D. Director, Health Service. I First Week's Schedule Monday 5:00 p.m. Aspects of Hitlerism. Professor J. M. Pollock. 7:45 p.m. Square and Country Dancing. (League Ballroom). Tuesday 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p' . 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Recent Studies of the Sun. (Illustrated with motion pictures.) Professor Heber D. Curtis. Beginners' Class in Social Dancing. (Michigan League Ballroom) The Place of Asia in Our American University Curricula. Sen. Elbert D. Thomas, Senator from Utah. Duplicate Bridge. (League) Wednesday 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tea and Dancing. (League Ballroom.) N 5:00 p.m. Criteria for Appraising the Work of Educational Institutions. Profes- sor G. E. Carrothers. 7:30 p.m. Intermediate Dancing Class. (League Ballroom) 8:00 p.m. The Far East and the World. Sen. Elbert D. Thomas. 8:30 p.m. "Michael and Mary" by A. A. Milne. (Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.) 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Inspection of General Library, Clements Library of Early American History, Cook Legal Research Library and other buildings of the Law Quadrangle, Michigan Union, Burton Memorial Tower, Aeronautical Laboratory, Naval Tank, and other points of interest. Explanatory talks will be given. Trip ends at 4:45 p.m. No charge. The European Colonies of Brazil (Illustrated). Prof. Preston E. James. Concert on the Charles Baird Carillon. Bridge Lessons. (League.) America and the Far East. Sen. Elbert D. Thomas. "Michael and Mary" by A. A. Milne. (Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.) General Reception of the Faculty to the Students of the Summer Session. (Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.) "Michael and Mary" by A. A. Milne. (Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.) Excursion No. 2-A Day in Detroit. Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Public Library, tour of Belle Isle, Fisher Building, inspection of Radio Broadcasting Station WJR, and Detroit Zoological Park. Round trip by bus. Reservations in Summer Session office, Angell Friday 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Saturday 8:00 a.m. International Center: The Interna- tional Center will be open through the Summer Session from 8 a.m. to 9. p.m. daily except on Saturday, when it will close at noon, and on Sunday, when it will remain closed till 7 o'clock in the evening. Foreign. students in the Summer Session, and members of the various institutes in- terested in the international groups are cordially invited to use the Cen- ter. Its facilities are entirely free. The entrance is on Madison Street just off State. J. Raleigh Nelson. 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