PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY StN)., APRtI 192:1I
In Defense of Tradition
AMERICANS, by Stuart P. Sherman.1 EDGAR H. AILES iolatr than other biographers, Pro
Charles Seribuer's Sons, New York fissor Sheenan offers sonic remarks
A etanlinen rt-Ae frontedt hy Mr 'asttturg 's viking atrs",while as vial .rt c' uiditelid iytlatas'llr'atdt
ian, has recently inquired how te lt t h lo-toctrof theit cdoa thhyat qtb'lind11)01worsliptscommnonly ac-
masses can ever really understand Woild. Obviously, the tive, rsity of' imitable. The chapter on Franklin corded Roosevelt Ie visualizes hin
Germiany "so long as the Sherm.ans Ilinoistarhors some rare aindt woit' .nitlilates te vulgar cctiton ci, as a imans of vstfainia energy, of
suat like toads in the portals of theilet ful creatures. Here at itietiga !a."lsietits Yankee".sustiotutingt keen iiteligence r t'tiaii nicely
schools and tihe NorI cliffes send their Zane Grey and Hariiod Bell Wright ifi' it the portrait of a great cosmin temptered iitellect ani altot devoid
Niagaras of slime througha the souts arelte fav orites. polite the chief ibreraliziso inluencec of philosophly or itagnanimitiy. Sei
of te Englis1h-pea king peoples.".'The Mr Mcisekeis is Professor Sleicnaiis of his age in America. Thelifoir o1 Roosevelt's Bisnt-rckiiitutterantces
'Shermain" referred to in this Mlenek- examptile oifliirrihte Americaism, a generatioms of the Adanms famsilvaesit.ci the subect of iational power are
enes quo fashionis isnone othe r than d~isictiontsihtthat critic woulbtilliactyidissected whil il ie cont-("dcitd, wilheProfesotr Sermn ini-
Professor Stuart P. Sherman of thi gloiry its poscsautin. Mr. Sasdturg cludin -catter oinMir. PaulI let'dictieds that histoladmttinitrations
U'niversity of Illintois iwhose latest.ialpears a s a tack uptoni whtichfto hn'Moei airlybrimitnig 'a'il irot-a ccomplihedtitmore. soe thans tates-
hok sadirby aluatd oprso'te,iaust ic. eimssyko about mioernicialtthumtor. lrofessr Shes nitan ii- icitlike results.AMost imipr'taitof
hook isantr'aal lctedTetonipro ioesy',swhile thlire arcd48Sages on ' ine actversaltin btwencciiMtallte shows that Roosevelt's tre-
yokeanolic avlance af Tittsi oiqiti'iillet' isliclithe rader isill' Vlote and Professor T'l'tt tittw tihr.tc'tiicts vatlue it te ntiaihl life
invetive. I J ' Iietttltc ii i ohinstin's gt:iiai tt ti''iiitumqid, waitoiit wht.itlie cittiutwhatSe twas,
I hl fe t lfiet rtcs osttm i e ttie'tiio'tlc isithe wiole actic admiaiv ly ncic 'i d miesos what lie tse as stthic
itf Profesor Ph nai's ''Americans n' tred iby tPrifessor stetiaii'sdeteri'Th.; ciaptet' on Roosvel i< liitsymblie.
whticht, beoitg itself criical, canotinai t'Iion to prolve int na geat ott sv ifatoti ,bit t'fault isinott Prio hose iswhto nisageP'ritiatnismtias
wsiell re the attenuiationu of inlet 't fling te motst e caiuti'wasisno.lessorstt'i'taii's. hosevs' pr-au tii.atsliei,joy-illimg, sedate
est itevitatble inisuch a trocedur.Since Altltlieiv A rnoli's voctiiha 'st ii lity idtfies aiaysis wsilithisof)tilt sate r anf i uitntireliabile mtoalel-
S idesite mierely' to idirect ttesttiinto not set sealed thie doiiom t of lies ou seriecitraiits tmake tt tislrtetlds ti-fc 'ioii iill i miligtted iy the
the hootsis tine of lie ottatuidin vese, im ie canihardly be epted s',, eiti iticti eas ioi Bull "Mtuose t ost iiil ott ae F"vs)
volumtes of reeccet years,iiinot ly' bii- toldo sii It iitt is stihisig to hatl ftevgradeounewt td tf eomne s"lcatsr
ashIichs iitpleaits te cinescent causetoetitry' Sitttiltiicouslv. Itisittec
tf Amiericantraiditios, btntalso tic-itt for ii tliita t hie 'Sploon RIivet'
cause itf its Sosiive lilerary' vatue.' Antholoiiy ' of AMr.Masters ttca~use
} rofrasot'Shermtan tao seta t sandard itdo,.i nte'"ill ttui ithiaoisentimt it
of ci: icsi stich thils countrly-hasiof iimp ittor tnce is a tmoiral heitig.''
hithierto lied entircly. Such mnciAssutinu tht.l4it Mastcrso ltois tis
as5 Emer'isoni, attsttiii'it, Frtankiih tibatrren oitt caeiusc'oitr s i r'iiifisses
Whtitmananmd ttte Adositoh tase bentShormaiaigines 1 cannot 'toti
so closely scrutiinizeid by othr ttitie, sri ut.its deiinctw'tis ifat. t'ri
thtailitle remsati tobe 5s ttaid'yt'tiy essaciStic ciiias a ritI basisledge {Li
itt iliumsn stitcg duni I 'tssaor 01oflirature, st i littaplestis Open Ved n(j'esd a', .c-ri 1 -tn
Shermtant hliovs thtat te infulenuce dt it Ito itt to tys I mutati-o(is
of these'ottetn asffereid muttchsfromi oo'iiitit I"is'i a i '
'thie tooth timdi~e ansdlttierazimi'of itsor ththii concptito oftiiti,,iownitin Our New "'Ion' e
toliictn"setinitt tintg oftem le I 'i "morl h 'il'' ti5'ucateios itoh' t;
toes not attt atiigr'atphical ccbr'- Teeoe i"Torcas of m'eai o tryso ic'i
nology'. StS i ssoste treo (sto ad ntigto mtis' i's i 'Itsr' e tr e
as cr'iitiiue it t hesstylc' of t orid Mtac'au-' orstl gm'idlitia'titit r tc"is nm (((it'.'
uon li tmasio uenost oIitiiibook. It is ft o reto cag'eieabt' le osuleorto'
'Ti' eltk iisate n iietarus t-I ou i on tIhe rlsols ae'att( ITAINIDut-
emttto ceotimittte teurg-ofn i P 'st af-ss ituctl't ls
genraon no t it siot itt spctit uIrlies so t of sCHL NDERER & SE\VRIE
getgalisiotuotl" iiv the3eeo'tci ots' vitiire 'it 1 1 3 E. LIBERTY
Amricai-. i''lis titr-eyI edlongtouritt stei silt y hi' ooth h'isiomtsiiht9Itt.
e)otanots stoati(n Isent ir. aLytiii ti '' 's'"''Booksaodit t 'i' t- ' -
seoortelystorisilitaditeironriniott
in a freshtintees:tonAneriu'cn lhut
antd letters''"tRega'id'etoilsoprioaanda
thir u'atess is uneqituivou'al. Mstx
rri'ale ut'is Iteconvsinci'ung nin-i
genious espoustailotrIasditioiistout
lotv' of gurtyStt i'i5tt t o iai itt
intellectuuals ansd e oteficent to tte
nationalwel'faret. lriifi'sor Shermuan When the paying teller phtoned Mrs. Smith and~ politely notified her that
supplemeu'tshis i'ritial insight tie
briliant style vitht casoni o les.55 hec checking accounth was ovedrawan, the answer alto gave was characteristic.
ktnowsait te oaveratge Autietit ris "Don't worry" said Mrs. Smith sweetly, "I'll mail you~ a check for the bal-
ignoirantofi tiurlitrature aitohachres
Mir. Dooley's rideiiliithe"criusctitt -onceetomorrow.
wurruk is'ouritiizae tioni tl iash
casgialci'.' 'tet he realtzs'thuatlie
tmakue tonttirl. htn consequence, hit
t'hapqtet's autati vs it'e,' cii a-'tu'
tory bre'adtt th ndtarestraineid toer- Unfortunately this attitude is one that is typical of far too many people. They
oc whc arcop'leutely'tw'in'ing, regard a checking account as a sort of perpetual loan from their bank-thus
insteatuto'fhboringuswithsailI lugubhrious
itquiry'sitswht', asrInugtwithuthe t making it a dangerous liability in unskilled hands,. Alnd the strangest part
Profiessori Shet hr bs witten an ex-iiot of it is thai this attitude defeats thepoe for which checkingaconswr-
ofuAmra' sitnifictanvt hpasti.utt creted, An account that is chronically overdrawn is surely not an asset to
T'le essaysvoliEmisesonttHaSt horne.is thse hank, and can scarcely be a very great convenience to the drawee.
hncoumsktiss the stlti the book.trIuh
41int ross tundtandtotctitirelyti
P'r'ofessorc Sttrinatu' cticeot' "1nnu
ericaris". 'hess'tic'sence tof d c . -____--___ - -___ ____ __________________________
(arnlegie ini atlist iswhiIt outs],n-
'oI is ie'xplicabe or d Iap
AItttluuu inits whutch Pro'fesorii'Shot' ' Ann Ar or a "it-ag"'' an
ma 0cmit hit asiungtttauh'nuTh
conCpo lsiltur r i ule as, 1(, tt 'it '7/mT e Bank of Friendly Serb/e''
asS Itit'',hanIs, l'.ltgtlo i n"o ist 0
t'ruu'i'OiO"uitu'iut iResources $5,6OO,0OO Two Offices
hot l 1stit
an t s£ i uit t'i'i 'luau lic S htpll.
tssuteihc tti'ir"Nis' tuf slusgiu.t ig (luc
'stli. 1 h w lot Itaauatin. iSuda nnio ati niutt'#
htoslot usnisos. 'Tit ss' e la or'huows'ti
''11hilt , i'.isntt It c 1:a'wh 1 (£11 ' ;t ii t ulii Slih:llt 3 t u.. l l i ..