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OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE SUMMER SESSION
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
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REPORTERS
F. G. Merz J. E. Beretta Robert W. Taylor
Samuel Lamport
On the Other Hand-
Dear Miss Barefacts:
Is it proper to eat grape fruit with
a teaspoon?-Dubious.
Dubious: Yes, if squirt guards are
provided.-Beatrice.
Dear Miss Barefacts:
I received a bottle of Italian Ver-
muth for a gift. Is it lawful to keep
it in the house?-Foolish.
Foolish: By no means. Bring it to
this office.--Beatrice.
Schneider
STUDENT MAKE'S MISTAKE
B UINESS STAFF
George H. Heideman
William Wachs
Richard LambrechtI
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919
MAKE YOUR QUESTIONS SENSIBLE
rofessors are always glad to ston at any time in their lectures or
es to have a auestion asked. They are always willing to clear up any
that seems cloudy in the student's mind, to explain anything that is
ful and to add something that, but for the question, would not have
red to them. In fact most professors welcome a query because it
9 that the student is taknig an interest in the work, and because it
les perhaps another angle which may be of value to the whole class.
ut there are some students who persist in asking the most foolish
enseless questions, merely for the sake of asking them, and not because
want an illuminating answer to a perplexing problem. If a number of
ions are asked by serious and thinking students, these others will
ge to ask one simply to remind the professor that they, too, are
nt. The questions propounded are sometimes the most ridiculous and
msical that can be imagined and are never of such depth and pro-
y that they cannot be answered by .a little forethought on the part
student.'
peculiar psychology seems to be back of the foolish question askers.
seem to think that when questions are being asked, it is a matter of
nd death with them to be among the askers. They believe that the
isor likes to be questioned and that he who asks the most questions is
est student. So they see to it that they lose no opportunity of asking
;hing, anything, as long as they may continually remind the professor
they are present. In other words, to put it in plain language, they
orking for a mark, and think that by asking questions their chances
1 "A" are brightened.
What these students do not understand is that their professor knows
>d deal more about psychology than they do, and that the habit of
g questions is not always the way to his heart. Asking serious,
htful questions, will make a professor respect a student; but asking
,h, senseless ones, merely to try to gain the good will of the profes-
s the surest way to get a, poor mark.
luffing a professor is a mighty hard thing to do. They can see through
etter than you think. If you ask questions, be sure that they are
le ones.
THE ARMCHAIR CRITIC
he armchair controls the carping critic.
he "carping critic" is he who, content'in his little sphere of self-
mated research, gazing at life through near-sighted spectacles, know-
thing of virile and spontaneous thought or purpose, spins his con-
ations and tangling intricacies around whatsoever art has sought
>duce.
uscular inertia goes hand in hand with such criticism. This critic
t leave his chair to look at throbbng life,-the brilliant, the real. He
rorshipper of the dead; even an amateur is a worshipper of the living.
'he world needs light; needs a trained eye to see, and a firm lip to
But, why, in the artistic realm, forget the old proverbial phrase of
lping hand? A music master, aiding a young enthusiast in a composi-
humming a part here, changing the score there, is an example of the
ritic and of good criticism.
nly constructive criticism is valuable. eH who deals with thin sur-
with products and outcomes, knowing nothing of the inner life, the
's struggle to gain his interpretation, has achieved nothing unless
a butchery.
Yale man ecently wrote, "It has required the allied armies and the
of 10,600,000 men to make thg opening attack of the categorical Em-
f Humbug, with which the age-long reign of the critical spirit had
:read the earth." He was condemning criticism of today, and tracing
he result of German influence.
e who ,may not agree will do well to ponder a moment, will do well
isider the relation between the fairness and freshness of genius and
tnker-worm of armchair criticism.
GOOD FAILURES
ost of us dislike the word "failure." We say that it will never be part
' life, that we intend to be successes, and that failure will never enter.
ur vocabulary."
%t a good failure is much to be desired. We will never appreciate
Is until we have known failure. If we have never known a failure, we
never known what it is to be spurred on to greater effort, we have
known what it is to grit our teeth and determine to win at all costs.
we have never known failure, we have not achieved real success.
ig is more unfortunate than to succeed too quickly and too easily. If
tecess is reached without struggle or fight, there is something lacking.
ill begin to think that we are invincible, that we have .reached the
a because of our overwhelming superiority. And that will be the
uing of our downfall.
ncoln didn't stop at his first failure-the failure to go to school. It
him all the more eager to learn. One of the Mayo brothers failed in
of his studies, and his professors told him he would never make a
. And the Allies had to suffer crushing defeats to make them fight
Dear Miss Barefacts:
Can you tell me where I can buy a
Liberty bond at a reduced rate to give
my husband on our wedding anniver-
sary?-Married.
Married: The place where one can
get the most lasting and cheapest Lib-
erty bond is at Reno. I'm sure your
husband would appreciate such a
bond.-Beatrice.
-Beatrice.
From Abbott to Zystra
There's a whole lot between the
pages of a directory if you will only
look for it. Just glance over all these
strange ones that we have had in our
midst all year. There are two Angells
and only one Heller, that's one good
thing, but set against that we have a
Barr, a Brewer, a Brew and a Beer.
Also in the food line we have Bacons,
Cakes and one Chow. Along the non-
prohibition line we have a de Wet.
We have three Gillettes and only one
Barber and three Bakers and nine
Cooks. This may be a republic but
there are three Kings and one Kyser
in the directory. And last but not'
least we heave one Nutt.
There was a headline in the News
the other day that ran like this, "Pet-
ted by Royalty." Of course it should
have been above a picture of Gaby
Deslys but it was over General Persh-
ing's son.
Another grandson was born to
Henry Ford the other day. We will
give 10 to one that his name won't be
Elliott G. Stevenson Ford.
An attorney was arrested in Ypsi-
lanti for peeping in the school win-
dows. Yes, Oswald, he wanted to see
if the girls were normal.
There is an epidemic of furuncles
in Detroit. That's just big city for
good old fashioned boils. Of course
all the girls are wearing the summer'
furuncle by now.
'Jever
Sit on the porch
Anda
Wait
And
Wait
For the mailman
And
Look at your watch
AndI
Wait some more
And then
He comes
And doesn't bring you a darn thing?
But then if
A messenger boy
Drops a little envelope
With Western Union on it,
Believe me, brother,
Don't you feel better?
HE BUYS WHISKEY;
FINDS IT VINEGAR
-Headline.
There is only one thing worse,
that's buying cider and finding it the
same.
They Pronounce It Differently There
Dean Perkins of Lake Odessa spent
the week-end here with his mother
Mrs. Amelia Pehkins.
-A. A. Times-News.
A couple were married the other
day In an airplane; the purpose being
to get as near heaven as possible. The
next thing will be divorces in a sub-
marine.
You must excuse
Old George Locks
He wears black shoes
With white socks.
"Pipe the bird with the hair vest,"
says Willie as the bearded prof walk-
ed by.
A movie ad says,
Sessue Hayakawa
in
The Man Beneath
Cold Washed Air
In This Theatre.
"Ha, ha," He Cried in Broken English
Didja hear about the Wop who was
being examined by the Doctor and
when asked to say the customary ah,
he shrugged his shoulders and said,
"Me no spik Inglees."
-H. W.
DR1. MAY SAY'S (O01 NiCATI'iON
HOURS
ltkditor, The Wolverine:-
In reference to the statement made
in Tuesday's Wolverine regarding the
gym hours, the student who made the
statement must be somewhat mis-
taken. If he will read the hours as
posted in the gym he will find them as
follows:
Closing hours for shower baths,
5:30; closing hours for building, 6:00.
On Saturdays the following sched-
ule is in effect:
Closing hour for shower baths, 5:15;
closing hour for building, 5:30.
DR. GEORGE A. MAY.
"Fa rFrom Th e
Madding Crowd-"
From the American students of the
University of Toulouse, France, has
come the "au revoir" edition of
"Qu'est-Ce Que C'est," published week-
ly by the members of the U. S. forces
in that institution.
Combining the work of newspaper.
review publication, and humor maga-
zine, the paper is replete with car-
tons, short stories, theatrical criti-
cism, and news items.
Of special note to the American
reader is the editorial "To Our
Friends - the French in Toulouse."
"We've learned much from you,". re-
marks the editorial. "And the least
that we have absorbed is a slight
knowledge of your language. You have
taught us that there is something in
life beside the eternal rush of the
western world, the mighty seeking of
the mighty dollar."
"One thing we take back with us to
America," concludes the editorial, "is
the fact that you're a set of gentle-
men, from the old chap who sells us
our morning paper, to the professor
in the study."
UNIVERSITIES OF TEXAS AND
MEXICO PLAN CO-OPERATION
Rector of Border Country Institution
Makes Arrangements, with
Support of -Carrauza
Marking the initial step in a more
thorough understanding between the
citizen of the United States and the
citizen of Mexico is the plan for in-
terchange of students between the
University of Texas and tne National
University of Mexico.
Negotiations for the border country
are being conducted by Dr. J. N.
Macies, rector of the University of
Mexico, who claims to have the sup-
port of President Caranza. "The ed-
ucated classes of Mexico are the
friends of America," commented Dr.
Macies recently in a conference held
at Austin, Tex., where the project was
discussed.
"Teaching of English has long beer
encouraged in the University of Mex-
ico," he declares. The institution has
been made co-educational, and nam-
hers of women are taking advantage of
the opportunities offered there. More
than 4,00 students are enrolled in the
various departments.
Read the Wolverine for Campus
[News.
For Your Recreation
We have to offer for your recreation
100 Tennis Rackets
Wright and Ditson's strong line also
the Lee Slotted Throat Racket
All Grades $2.00 to $11.00
Racket Restringing a Specialty
Wahr's University Bookstores
For Traveling Anywhere Anytime
You will enjoy using the
A. B. A. Travelers' Checks as issued by this bank. They
come in denominations of $10, $20, $50 and $100, are cashed
by Banks, Hotels, Railroads, etc., without identification.
ASK US
Farmers & Mechanics Bank
101-105 S. Main 330 S. Mtate St.
;NMck els Arcade)
Go to LYNDON'S 719 N. UNIVERSITY AVE.
Eastman Kodaks Eastman Films
GUARANTEED AMATEUR FINISHING
ENLARGEMENTS FROM YOUR NEGATIVES A SPECIALTY
We have led in amateur finishing for twelve years and are still lead-
ing:---Why? Because we give you QUALiTY. We guarantee our devel-
oping or no charge. We have the latest and >est equipped store in the
State and our help is experienced in every line of Photography.
IF YOU WANT SATISFACTION BRING YOUR FILMS TO
Hwo Doors froi LYD & & MP ANY U nv North
Hill Auditorium 'M nversiy Avenu
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LEAVE YOUR FILMS
AT
QUARRY'S DRUG STORE
FOR
THE SWAINS
TO DEVELOP AND PRINT
nr
SCHAEBERLE& SON, Music, House
110 50. MAIN ST.
Complete line of High Grade Pianos, Player
Pianos, Victrolas, Victor Records
All String and Wind
Instruments
SEE US FOR YOUR MUSICAL WANTS
Subscribe for The Wolverine. $.75
or the rest of the summer.
Bat hing Suts
WE HAVE THE TWO PIECE KIND WITH
THE WHITE BELT
GEO. J. MOE, "Sport Shop"
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DETROIT UNITED LINES
Between Detroit, Ann Arbor and Jackson
(March 30, 1919) ,
(Central Standard Time)
Detroit Limited and Express Cars--8:io a.
in., and hourly to S :io p. m.
Jackson Limited and Express Cars--7:48
a. in., and every hour to 9:48 p. r. (r
presses make local stops% west of Ann Arbor.)
Local Cars East Bound- -:oo a. m., 9:05 a.
in. and every two hours to 9:o5 p. in., 10:50
p. in. To Ypsilanti only. 11:45 p. m., X2;20
a. m., i:io a. m., and to Saline, change at
Ypsilanti.
Local Cars West Bound-6:48 a. in. and
r 11 :2o p. in.
Absolutely..
The Coolest Place in Town
Air Changed Once a Minute
ICE CREAM and HOME
MADE CANDIES
The Sugar Bowl
Phone 967 109 SO. STATE
Courteous and satisfactory
TREATMENT to every custom-
er, whether the account be large
or small.
The AIn:'Arbar Savings Bank
Incorporated 1869
Capital and Surplus, $550,000.00
Besources..........$4,000,000.00
Mid =Su inmer
Sale
All Light
Three-piece Suits
1=4 Off
N. F. ALLEN CO.
The House of Kuppenheimer In Ann Arbor
The man who can withstand the biggest
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