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Our call and deliver service is at your disposal. Use it. Famous Shoe Repairing Co. phON E 807 301 S. State St. ANNOUNCEMENT SAM BURCHFIELD & Co. Gives you the best Tailoring service to be obtained anywhere in the coun- try, coupled with a wonderful line of Woolens. 06 E. Huron Street Opposite Court House . -- C AN DAILY Official newspaper at the University of Mi ,gan.dPublished every morning except M ,oday during the university year. Entered at the post-office at Ann Arbor as second-class matter. i : .: n Ahor Pre Building. Sub- scriptions: by carrier $2.So; by mail, $ .oo Want ad. stations: 6uarry's; Students' Sup- ply Store; The Delta, cor. State and Packard. Phones: Business, 960; Editorial, 2414. Communications not to exceed Se.wors in length, or notices of events will be pb- lished in The Daily, at the discretion of te Editor, if left at the office in the Ana Arbor Press Bldg., or in the notice bet in the west corridor of the general library, were the notices are collected at 7 :oo'eock eac evening. John C. B. Parker..........Managing Editor Clarence T. Fishleigh......Business Manager Conrad N. Church..............News Editor Lee E. Joslyn-------------------.ity Editor Harold A. Fitzgerald--------Sports Editor Harold C. L. Jackson......Telegraph Editor Verne E. Burnett... .......Associate Eilitor Golda Ginsburg.............Women's Editor Carleton W. Reade.........Statistical Editor Marian Wilson ............. Literary Editor 3. E. Campbell....Assistant Business Manager C. Philip Emery..Assistant Business Manager Albert E. Horne.. Assistant Busines Manager Roscoe R. Rau...Assistant Business Manager Fred M. Sutter...-Assistant Business Manager Night Editors J. L. Stadekcer E. L. Zeigler C. M. Jickling I. M Carey B. A. Swaney L. W. Nieter L. S. Thompson E. A. auMgarth Reporters W. A. Atlas Alen Soemfied H. C. Garrison C. L. Roeser C. W. Neumann T. F. 'McAllister C. S. Clark D. S. Rood -f. .Fricken G. 0. Irophy 13, T. Millar It. A. Taber ,. H. Cruttenden Mildred C. M heI K. L. Wehmeyer J. P. Iart Annetta L. Wood Business Staff Bernari Wohl J. 4. Robinain Paul . Choette Marry R. Luis 1Iarold Mainson FCut &. Gansohew Don U. Litlie Seymour E. Wilson Waiter R. Payne Jackson W. Sart FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1916. Night Editor-H. C. Garrison VARSITY BASKETBALL. Varsity basketball at Michigan is the question of the day. Petitions favor- ing the proposition will be circulated by the student council today, and will be presented at the meeting of the board in control of athletics tomor- row afternoon. Opinions favoring and condemning the adoption of basketball as a Varsity sport have been printed in The Daily since the opening of the question one week ago. Arguments opposing the proposition may be summed up under two heads: First, that basketball will detract from the/other Varsity sports. Second, that a satisfactory schedule for a Varsity basketball team could not be arranged. Michigan ought to have a Varsity basketball team. We have come to this conclusion after weighing the ar- guments pro and con. If the incep- tion of the court game as a major sport will tend to weaken the other departments, we do not favor it. But will basketball be a detriment to foot- ball, track, and baseball? We believe that it will supplement them, and that it will act as a constructive, not a de- structive, agent in Michigan athletics. There are three angles, chiefly, from which to consider the question. First, from the standpoint of the athletes themselves. Second, from the mone- tary return which the sport will bring. Third, from the standpoint of student interest which the sport will arouse. Taking up the first point, basket- ball will prove beneficial to the foot- ball and baseball men in keeping them in condition through the winter months. It will attract athletes to Michigan who prefer basketball, but who also engage in some other form of athletics asfootball, track, or base- ball. Secondly, we will consider basket- ball from the financial standpoint. Probably Varsity basketball will not be a money-maker any more than track or baseball. Football is the one sport which can be counted on to keep filled the treasury of the athletic as- sociation. On the other hand, when we consider the value of basketball as a major sport, it doesn't appear as though it will be a drag upon the athletic association funds. The fact that the football season just closed was unusually prosperous financially makes this a good time to inaugurate another Varsity sport. From the standpoint of finances it has often been argued that basketball would be un- profitable because the gym was too small to accommodate a crowd large enough to offer an appreciable mone- tary return. The gymnasium floor has been enlarged and is now practically twice its former size. The capacity of the gym with the present number of exits is 1,500, according to the su- perintendent of buildings and grou.nds, But an athletic official has stated that with the proper number of exits the building could safely accommodate be- tween 2,500 and 3,000 persons, A crowd of spectators of this size would certainly "pay." Thirdly, we will consider basket- ball from the standpoint of student in- terest. An athletic official has stated that among the interclass sports basketball is the most popular. That there is a general interest in basket- ball is shown by the fact that today councilmen are circulating petitions among the' students to ask the board in control to establish the game as a Varsity sport. During the past week The Daily has attempted to get stu- dent opinion on the proposition, and so far we have encountered only one who has opposed it. Tomorrow afternoon Michigan stu- dents will ask the board in control of athletics to add basketball to the list of Varsity sports. We hope the board will see fit to establish the game at Michigan. JUNIOR BACKSROSENTHAL ENGINEER DISPLEASED WITH IIANDLING OF CLASS BASKET- BALL GAMES. Editor, The Michigan Daily: Having read Mr. Rosenthal's com- munication of Tuesday morning, re- garding the bad condition of intramur- al athletics, I wish to say that I agree with him and I think that his criticism is just. Moreover, I think that most of the students who have been connected with interclass athletics will say the same thing. Interclass athletics are supposed to be a means whereby students may get physical exercise and development and yet the intramural department tries to rush through the schedules in the various sports and determine campus championships instead of fulfilling the object for which interclass athletics were formed. ABOUT YOUR MICHIGAN ENSIA N - 50ctar a SState St. oaswrva oi .V itf. Yi5 J'izat Ready PHOTOS. --------------------------------------------- e 1 Time to Look Around tor these CHRISTMAS GIFTS Leather Goods are not as high as the papers have made out. See our supply Mr. Rosenthal spoke particularly of football and baseball. I wish to add a few things in regard to the basket- ball situation. The report of the in- tramural department shows that 450 men took part in class basketball last Prescription Store year. Out of this number, 350 men are Coe. State & N. University eliminated during the first two -weeks of the tournament and less than 100 men who remain are given the advant- age of any appreciable amount of physical exercise, which all of the 450 sires. Wouldn't it be better to run men desire. such a tournament to suit the stu- Many examples of the "get it over dents' needs? with" method of the intramural de- I hope that these remarks will help partment have occurred in the last to improve the condition of inter- two years in class basketball. Teams class games. have been forced, against the wishes A JUNIOR ENGINEER. of the players and managers, to play three games in a single week. No man Daily Staff Will Eat at Last in the University can afford to spend The Daily will entertain its work- three evenings in a single week for r.tngtaadiertthUin ers .tonight at a dinner at the Union athletic games. After games a ma-n is tired and in no condition to study and at 6 o'clock. The combined business thus gets down in his studies as well and editorial staffs will be present, as as getting more exercise than he de- well as reporters and tryouts. ONE WEEK ONLY Saturday, Dec, 9th to Saturday, Dec. 16th $.00 An Extra Pair Pants for $1.00 Worth $7.50 to $10.00 To Double the Li *of Your Suit As the result of an unusually favorable deal with a big manu- facturer of fine woolens, we are enabled to offer SUITINGS made to your own measure 520.00-$26.00-$30.00 With an extra pair of Pants for $1.00 VARSITY TOG6ERY SHOP 1107 S. UNIV. AVE. GO AND SEE DAINES The MIchigan Calendar Its a wonder-dainty,lartistic and dignified-A beautiful CHRISTMAS GIFT-at the modest price of IOKSTORRS Mafia it. V&Av-%, %XAL I SAM BURCHFIELD & CO. .1 12 -2 Special Tea and Rice Served PLAI N HOP SVEY - 25c1 der entirely NEW management k Service, Wholesome Food, and nable price. Drop in and Try ME" E R "Alarm Clocks ~i~AD~ ~$1.00 up A~s SEER$3 A1Y M Fountain Pens- Waterman and Conkln U. of M. 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JOHNS IGISCHOOL MEN 'There will be no Women's league ON RE~hItH SIZ L UENIONparty this week, owing to the decora- ting for the freshman spread. House robe Pajamas Shirts . Reefer Cravat pins Night Shirt Garters Cuff links Half-hose Fancy waistc Monogram b Collar bag Shirt studs . . . For the homebody Sweet Dreams Bosom friends . . . Ware of the chills .. ..To the point .. "Nights of gladness" . . . Faithful supports Link friend to friend - . With "timely" clocks oat . . A bit of sauce elt . . All-round comfort . . A protective policy . . . Where taste shows Men students formerly in attend- ance at the St. Johns high school willj told their first meeting of the year, t 3 o'clock. Sunday afternoon, at the Viich4gan Union, in order to reorgan- ze and define plans for the year's vork. Among the questions which vill be brought up are these: Will ['he Daily be sent to the home high ,chool for the remainder of the year? Vill the Michiganensian or any other >ublication be sent? What will be lone toward getting likely athletes nd scholars from the central Michi- an town to attend the University? Magazine subscriptions-Best club fers at Wahr's Book Stores. The finest Floral Shop in the city rill open soon in the Nickels Arcade, tate Street. 3-ti Miss Marian Gerlach, secretary to the dean of women, has office hours from 8 to 12 o'clock in the mornings, and from 2 to 4 o'clock in the after- noons, in Barbour gymnasium. Freshmen who have not heard from their escorts for the freshman spread by noon call Emily Powell, '19, at 2339. PRESIDENT MAY SPEAK BEFORE MISSOURI JOURNALISM SCHOOL Washington, Dec. 7.-For a feature of a trip he hopes to take into the west next spring, President Wilson may speak to the school of journalism at the University of Missouri on May 4. Dr. Walter Williams, dean of th.e school of journalism, and Speaker Champ Clark today extended the in- vitation. The first week in May is "Journalism Week" there. "We Clothe Young Men Complete" A copy of fur Corret Dress Chart for the asking. Dancing classes and private lei at the Packard Academy. 18-tf Ilq _ VIII