Summer SweetheartThe university that initiated the second oldest tradition in thecountry, that of Interfraternity Sing, is about to institute another.On the order of the Freshman Beauty Queen elections, a SummerSweetheart and attendants will be chosen from incoming freshmenwomen during the Summer Quarter. Tonight, the queen and courtwill be presented by the MAROON at the Skyrocket Swing at IdaNoyes Gym where Lyn Hill, Sigma’s beauty queen of last fall, willofficiate.The summer freshmen have definitely arrived on a war-timecampus. In such a time, with many traditions ignored, lost, or sus¬pended, the present innovation is felt to be justifiable. In yearspast a Freshman Beauty Queen and court have been selected solelyfrom those entering every fall. The present classes of mid-year andsummer entrants thus have not been represented. The SummerQuarter Queen is admittedly a precedent, but it almost undeniablywill be accepted. It was primarily designed to perpetuate at leasta semblance of collegiate life on campus throughout the academicyear.'(Continued on page two)Mnry ClementM, Carolyn Ro9f, Sylvi/i SlcLde^ BdThara FranciscOtand Betty Davidson 'Select Sylvia Slade Ihe THo/ioonVol. 1, No. 1 Z-149 July 2, 1943 Price Four CentsDivinity Schools UniteAsk Sixth WardElections ForSmith VacancyBattleground in fast February’s al-dermanic election, the unrepresentedsixth ward once more threatens to bethe scene of a pitched political battle.Last winter machine-backed PatrickSheridan Smith outmaneuvered May¬nard Krueger, University of Chicagoprofessor in one of the hottest elec¬tions in campaign history.With a whitewashed record as adefense and an intra-party deal as thespearhead of his attack, Pat Smith,incumbent Republican and city officialduring the notorious Thompson dicta¬torship, was content to allow his so-called “non-partisan” campaign reston the laurels of the Kelly-Nash-Re-publican deal, which calls for uncon¬tested elections in certain districts inreturn for “co-operation” in city hallpolitics.Racial IssuesMr. Krueger, Socialist Party candi¬date for Vice-president of the UnitedStates and member of the economicsdepartment at the U. of C., based hiscampaign fight on the vital issues ofracial discrimination, public educa¬tion, and civic cleanliness.Since Smith’s death, occurring a.,nipnth after the aldermanic election,no action has been indicated by thecity council as to future steps to fillthe remaining four year term of themachine candidate. According to thestatute-books, the mayor-c o u n c i 1clique has the prerogative of calling aspecial election at any time to fill thevacancy, but the usual action would bea special ballot at the next regularlyheld election. If city hall boys consent,it could be run off at the same time asthe state legislative election nextspring.Though Mr. Krueger declined tothrow his hat into the ring, shouldthe Kelly boys decide to hold the sixthward aldermanic election next spring,he assured that the Socialist partywould put up a slate in the districtand “it is not entirely inconceivablethat Maynard C. Krueger will headthe ballot.”Edwards Awarded To Form LargestProtestant UnitIn United StatesIn a joint action that may well re¬sult in the largest single organizationof Protestant theological institutionsin the world, the four schools of divin¬ity on campus yesterday united in aFederated Theological Faculty of theUniversity of Chicago. In this actionthe Baptist Divinity School, the Con¬gregational Theological Seminary, thoUnitarian M e a d v il 1 e TheologicalSchool, and the Disciples DivinitySchool resolved to pool their facultieswith the end of creating “closer coop¬eration in teaching and to strengthentheir effectiveness in training minis¬ters of all denominations. Hencefor¬ward, they shall operate within theirseparate branches while revolvingaround a central core of common en¬deavor.Colwell Appointed DeanThe project was engineered by Er¬nest C. Colwell, Dean of the Divini¬ty School. Dean Colwell, in addition,was yesterday appointed to the postof Dean of Faculties of the Universityof Chicago. In that capacity he willoperate together with PresidentHutchins and Vice-President Filbey inthe administration of the Universityof Chicago. Colwell has been a consis¬tent advocate of the doctrine of abroad general education as prelimi¬nary to theological training.Famed Geologist -Gurley Dies At 89The University lost one of its oldestand most distinguished members lastweek when William F. Gurley, Asso¬ciate Curator Emeritus of Paleontol¬ogical Collections in Walker Museumdied last Saturday at the age of 89.He came to the University of Chicagoin 1897 as a member of the Depart¬ment of Paleontology. Soon after hewas appointed to the position whichhe held until recently.He was a founder of the GeologicalSociety of America, and a member ofSigma Xi and the Biology Club atthe UofC. Possessor of an excellentart collection, he donated a large num¬ber of valuable paintings to the ArtInstitute of Chicago, and many of hisrare geological and paleontologicalspecimens have been donated to theWalker Museum.Inter-FralernilyAs Alumni StarsAnother tradition was almost shotto hell last June. Reliable sourcessay it didn’t rain, but a heavy dewprecipitated about half way throughthe sing, heavy enough to chase theglamorous club wolfesses into shel¬ter, right during the DKE’s song, too.In spite of the atmospheric condi¬tions, the sing was carried off in theusual University style. The Psi U’swere, in popular opinion, the leastoffensive of the contestants. For theinformation of the spectators, the PiLam’s did sing. The tune of their firstballad was, “There is a Tavern in theTown,” although any resemblance toprevious tunes, old or new, was pure¬ly accidental.Alumni PredominateMost of the fraternities consisted of95% alums, supplemented by a whis¬key quartet of active members. TheBetas, in their usual original style,added variety by offering a gin quar¬tet. Ask anyone who was within onefoot radius of them. Incidentally, wenominate Professor Coulter as theB.D.M.A.I.F.S. (Best Dressed Man AtInter-fraternity Sing.)The Phi Psi’s were distinguished bythe authentic “Joe College” alias BudBates. Seeing him in his striped blaz¬er, we can easily understand how hewas almost arrested as Touhy. Butall in ail il Was a terrific*Hats off to our University men forkeeping at least a resemblance of col¬lege life against almost unbeatableodds. And hats off to the Army andNavy for entering so enthusiasticallyinto our campus doings.Taverns Here ToStay Says FamedProf. A. Carlson“The boys down at the corner tav¬ern needn’t fear that the ResearchCouncil on the Problems of Alcoholwill bring back another prohibitionera.” This was the statement lastTuesday of Council president, re¬nowned physiologist, and Universityof Chicago professor Anton J. Carlsonin an expose to the MAROON.“The public at large is mistaken inassuming the Research Council a die-'hard prohibition clique interested inbringing back the moonshine days ofA1 Capone,” said Dr. Carlson. “Ac¬tually the majority of members ofthe organization are convinced thatprohibition is no answer to chronicalcoholism.”Last April, Dr. Carlson outlined hisprogram designed to correct alcohol¬ism before a Manhattan convention.At the convention he made the fol¬lowing recommendations:(1) Prohibition has proven a fail¬ure.(2) Chronic alcoholism cannot becorrected by legislation, because ac¬tually it is a disease, not a moral of¬fense.(3) Much of the pro-saloon propa¬ganda is too insidious—representingliquor as nature’s blessed brew andthe road to the leisure life.Suggested Carlson: “Ten per centof the advertising budget spent by thedistillers, plus a chunk of the govern¬ment liquor revenue, should be ap¬propriated for research and rehabili-tation of chronic alcoholics.”The Reynolds Club at 5747 Uni¬versity will grant free use of itspool tables to all campus newcom¬ers on Monday and Tuesday of nextweek. S. Carolina DegreeThe University of South Carolinaawarded Dr. Newton Edwards, pro¬fessor of education at the UofC, anhonorary Doctor of Education degreeat their commencement exercises May31. • - ..^Dr. Edwards, a South Carolinaalumnus, has been associated withChicago for 25 years, receiving hisPh.D. here in 1923. His research hasdealt with the study of education andsocial change, and he has publishedseveral books on the subject.Religious ActivitiesThe religious organizations on cam¬pus have joined for the summer quar-tei^, insuring continuation of the so¬cial and educational activities of thedifferent groups until they can func¬tion independently again in the fall.The merging groups are Chapel Un¬ion, Hillel, Calvert Club, and Inter-Church Council.Chapel Union leads off the programwith a meeting at the home of DeanGilkey at 7:46, July 4. Also plannedare two barn dances, tentativelyscheduled for .July 9 and 30. Summer SweetheartAnd Court Reign At“Skyrocket Swing”The Skyrocket Swing at Ida NoyesI Hall tonight heads a full recreationaland social schedule for the summerquarter, which has been planned es¬pecially for the large number of grad¬uate students. This dance is an all¬campus affair and it is not necessaryto bring a partner. Tickets may bepurchased at the door for the dance,which lasts from nine to twelve. Thebig feature of the evening will be thepresentation of the MAROON Sum¬mer Sweetheart and her attendants.Edith Ballwebber, summer socialrector, announces that besides tlftdance tonight, there will be, duiihgthe quarter, two more all campusdances, two square dances, and twosocial dance mixers.The Y.W.C.A. snack bar is openevery weekday from 11:30 to 1:30serving sandwiches, salads, and otherdishes for reasonable prices.Bridge instruction will be givenThursday evenings in two sections;7:30 to 8;30 for beginners and 8:30 to9:30 for those further advanced.Page TwoThe Chicago MaroonEntered January 13, 1943, as third class mail in the United StatesPostal Service. The official student Publication of the University ofChicago, published every Friday during Fall, Winter and SpringQuarters.BOARD OF CONTROLPublisher Rick MeanaNews Editor Dave SmothersFeature Editor Sheldon NewbergerSports Editor Victor HerbertBusiness Manager William FogartyASSOCIATESMary Stone, Larry Yellin, Henry Goodman, Mary McCaffrey, AnnHuntington, Corky Landis, Betty Plasman, Doris Ruzek, Bill Friend,and Selda 2jolda.NIGHT EDITORSRick Meana, Jerry Moore, Dave Smothers, Wm. Fogarty, ShirleyVanderwalker.TELEPHONESDorchester 7279 or Campus Extension 351.Congress Is AfraidCongress is currently on a joyride. It is having a hellof a time attaching bills of attainder, refusing appropria¬tions, and wrecking social reforms. Anything that spells“New Deal” is out—and to heck with the rest of thecountry.The latest outbreak of this witchhunting spirit hasbeen the passage over the veto of the President of theSmith-Connally “Anti-Strike” bill. While played up asa “god-send” by a reactionary, biased press, this bill isactually one of the most dangerous pieces of legislationever passed by any Congress. Although the daily papersreport the honeyed words of toy Congressmen, they leaveout the primary facts about the bill.It will not and cannot stop stiikes. Buc it does knocklabor out as a force in the 1944 Presidental election.Does Not Apply to CorporationsThis is the main point—the real reason why the billwas passed. Section 9 of the set prohibits, for the dura¬tion of the war, political contributions by labor organi¬zations. This of course, does NOT apply to big corpora¬tions or rich businessmen. Thus—while the Fords andDuPonts contribute millions toward the election of Hoff¬mans, Fishes, and Wheelers’, the Joe Doakes must workquietly by their machines as unoffending observers.Meanwhile, the reactionary Democrats and tory Repub¬licans that make up the majority of Congress need haveno fear of losing their jobs at the hands of an angry,dynamic, determined labor movement in 1944.This observation has been skimmed over by Com¬mentators and journalists alike. The very fact that Con¬gress passed the bill so rapidly, the majority of the peo¬ple not even knowing it had originally been vetoed by thePresident, shows that the Representatives were afraid ofa showdown before their constituents. Any amount ofconstructive thought would have brought out the pointthat a provision banning ANY group from participatingin political campaigns did not belong in a bill ostensiblydesigned to stop strikes. Even Senator Connally admittedthis on the floor of the Senate, when he said that the9th provision had no conceivable connection with pro¬duction or strikes. But the reactionaries of Congress—who have seen the same bill kicked around for the pastfive years—have used tne public’s wrath against John L.Lewis as a means of camouflaging behind an “anti-strike” law their own security and future.Will Not Stop LewisAnyone who believes the bill will stop Lewis is naive.Take for example the clause that calls for a 30 day“cooling off” period and a secret vote before a strike canbe called. Would Lewis be stopped by a 30 day period?He served notice long before that. Would he have lostan election in the mine fields? The miners were behindhim almost 100 per cent. Once the mines were taken overby the government Lewis could be sent to jail, if he per¬sisted. But imagine what sending Lewis to jail wouldhave done in terms of making him a labor martyr. Andyou can’t send a half million miners to jail.No, even as an anti-Lewis measure this bill makes nosense. It won’t stop Lewis and it might actually facilitatestrikes among the great majority of labor that have thusfar lived up to the “no strike” pledge. The Presidenthimself has said that in 1942 only .05 of 1 percent ofthe total man hours worked were lost by strikes.Actually, this bill is an attempt by a majority ofcongressmen to split and fragmentize the strength oftrade unions, to stop the ordinary man from building hiscentury of the future. The Wave of Reaction fears thestrength of the common people!The MAROON believes that Congressmen who votedfor this measure should be condemned by their con¬stituents. We urge al students to write to these men, ex¬pressing their dissatisfaction with the action taken—andresolving revenge in November, 1944.'Bedlam in the Capitolby ROBERT FIFFERDue to wartime censorship, one of the greatest catas¬trophes of recent times has been allowed to go unexposed.Few people are aware of the overwhelming transporta¬tion problem in wartime Washington. The bungling bu¬reaucracy of the Office of Defense Transportation hastoo long hushed up this disgrace to our nation. Yourfearless reporter, under threat of death, refused to main¬tain his silence. The true facts must now be revealed.(Continued on page three) TravelingBazaarby DON SHIELDSFRESHMEN AND SUCH: Our new summer group offreshmen holds most of the lime-light this week with theOrientation Committee running a close second. Jack Ber¬ger did a bang-up job in arranging a series of brawlswhich got under way with a picnic on Ida’s croquet field.Deans Scott and McLean, and coaches Ballwebber andAnderson gave inspiring little talks to the accompani¬ment of the Navy’s garbage trucks. (Fortunately forthe freshmen the wind was blowing the other way). Sig¬ma Bev Glenn led the community singing during whichJerry Moore’s booming bar-room baritone could fre¬quently make itself heard over the din. Off-key Jerry isan amazing character . . . his latest trick is the art ofshuffle-board played with an ash tray and a crutch. It’squite a spectacle!...MORE FRESHMEN: The second freshman affair hadghosts as its theme ... we have no way of knowing ifthis was intentional or not, but a grave-digger wouldhave been happy about the whole thing. The ratio of mento women (roughly 5-1) gave the ample stagline a some¬what ghoulish appearance as they stood dripping at thejowls to pounce on the first un-escorted freshman womanin sight. We noticed a few freshman women pouncingtoo . . . Louie Levitt entertaining a group of awe-strick¬en new students with the age-old campus stories aboutProf. Carlson was an original sight. He was really out¬doing himself...Quad Betty Seifried arrived with what appeared to bea rather reluctant freshman, but closer inspection re¬vealed the faintly familiar BMOC John Crosby, Psi U’spride ... He was pleasantly gawking at the sights, the iwomen, and Betty (when he put his mind to it) . . . Mrs. jLink (taking very seriously her faculty advisor status) jtried io orient Seifried . . . She didn’t know that our Cam- ipus Queen was a junior. !DEPT. OF INTEREST TO WOLVES: Mary Clementz,one of the freshman beauty court, has much to attractmen . . . but her full title is Mrs. Phillip Clementz . . .Husband Phil is an ex-U of Illinois student now in thearmy . . . too bad boys . . . she’d be so-o-o-o nice to comehome to, but remember the third finger, left hand!THE PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION: Contrary to popularopinion we DO have a president at this University, and |his name IS Robert Maynard Hutchins . . . For furtherlurid details see Brother Rat’s column.On the whole, the President’s orgy was a hole ... afeeble orchestra tried its best but even Jimmy Dorseyhas to put up with asthmatic clarinet players these days.One of the saving sights was ex-Abbott Dancer OliveKesner who, with Bill Hochman, put on an exhibition ofswivel-hipped rhumba that even impressed Wally theIda guard . . . Lots of men kept the freshwomen happyin spite of it all . . . Sylvia Slade one of the more glam¬orous of the new crop floated dreamily around the floorwith J. Crosby ... (we told you he gawked at the wom¬en).Pi Delt Lois Arnett was sporting a new hair-do thatlooks suspiciously like a crew-cut . . . Her club sisterMarge McColley had one helluva time keeping Rick in histraces ... He too has a wandering eye. Alpha Delt WallyLawrence had his last fling before entering the Navy andhe revelled (with ill-concealed glee) in cutting in on ev¬ery available couple . . . Milly Kirtlan and Dick Chapinwere a very tender pair. They’re refugees from some col¬lege in California.CAMPUS PEOPLE: Now that the freshmen are takencare of we think they should be introduced to some of thecharacters they will be running into in the next fewweeks . . . Dotty Duft and Dana Johnson are a veryblonde twosome that can be seen almost anywhere oncampus these pleasant days. Dotty wears her Sigma pinvery close to Dana’s Beta badge . . . they’re very muchin love . . . Ann Huntington is the little lady you’ve seenchaperoning the Freshman Beauty Court . . . she’s alsoseen with Bill Murphy the Kappa Sig transfer from theU of Alabama . . . Shirley Vanderwalker breezed in theother day complaining of aches and pains. She and somesailor from Flossmoor were playing tag on the OuterDrive when Vandy hit the windshield. No damage done... In a predominately freshman Phy Sci class we foundQuad Patty Pickett, Mortarboard Adele Whitaker, andSigmas Huntington and Vanderwalker . . . What hap¬pened to Esoteric?And in conclusion we leave Dick Himmel’s classicdirge which appeared in this column years ago:I’M SO SORRY FOR MYSELF BLUESThe readers of this rag malign meThe tears of my victims blind meClenched fists threaten my existenceGripes and squawks are my subsistance.Yet each week in spite of my every gripeI write this same old hackneyed tripe.So if you feel like breaking my proportionsBecause I’m guilty of these little abortionsThink insteadWhat could be saidIf I wrote about your sister! SUMMER QUEEN AND COURT PRESENTED(Continued from page one)Sylvia Slade, the summer queen, is tall, blonde, and graceful.She characteristically reflects the background of her eastern train¬ing at Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, Connecticut, while her verynatural grace and beauty fully live up to the traditional charm ofChicago queens. 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On the eighteenth of Junelast, the President of the University,for the first time in ten years, calledthe Information Office for some in¬formation about his University. Theinformation asked for, “When am Isupposed to speak at graduation."The answer, “In exactly three min¬utes." Showing a lamentable lack ofconfidence in his own institutions thepresident next called the High Schoolfor verification. Said the High School,“Ten forty-five yesterday morning."Last laugh went to the Informationoffice, and a large number of diplomaswent to graduates, without the pres¬ence of President Hutchins.Department of What’s-the-World-Coming-To, Division of SecondaryEducation: A New England HighSchool principal with a graduatingclass on his hands sent the followingletter to a cap and gown company.“Please send styles and prices of allgowns, particularly zoot gowns, if you have any in stock." No foolin’.Then there was the sailor, who,when confronted with the Gothic mag¬nificence of the Harper Quadrangle,gasped, “Gee, kinda Colonial, ain’t it?"And as last year’s Maroon put it sowell, “We feel it our duty to welcomeall you entering freshmen. Welcome.’’Speaking of entering freshmen, oneyoung lady from the wilds of Texas,encountering the sprawling bulk ofChicago for the first time, inquired,“How much postage does it take tosend a letter clear across town?"And in conclusion I might remindthe entering freshmen that there arethree things an entering freshmanmust learn. (1) That they will neversee most of the campus’s big names,such as Mortimer Adler, the Mar¬garet Mitchell of Metaphysics.(2) That they must expect never tofind an edible meal between here andthe lake front.(3) And .most important of all, theymust never confuse the Chicago Trib¬une with a newspaper.Bedlam in the Capitol(Continued from page two)The Little Congressional Under¬ground Railway, much to the shameof all Americans, is in the worst possi¬ble condition. Seats are so scarce thatmany of our duly elected representa¬tives are forced to walk from buildingto building in the blazing summerheat.Such conditions must be alleviated.Sufficient and efficient transportationmust bt' secured for all Congressmen.The ODT has refused to look into thematter. You, the voters, must take itupon yourselves to reform the LittleCongressional Underground Railway.Seats are to be had only at a premi¬um. Graft, pressure groups, and gen¬eral corruption run rampant. Blackmarket operators are asking and get¬ting two votes per seat. The ruthlessmen arrive at the station at dawn andpromptly occupy every seat on thetrain. It is rumored that the NationalAssociation of Manufacturers had alobby on the railway platform early inthe morning on the day that Congresswas to vote on the “anti-strike" bill.It is further reported that these lob¬byists secured enough votes to passthe bill by cutting prices and sellingseats at one vote apiece.Let us take a look at a typical dayon the Little Congressional Under¬ground Railway.6:00 A.M. The lobbyists arrive andtake their seats.6:0.') A.M. Representative Day ofIllinois arrives to sell hot coffee anddoughnuts.9:00 A.M. Bidding for seats isopened.10:.30 A. M. Bidding for seats isclosed.11:00 A.M. The train gets underway.11:0;> A.M. Congressman Dies makeshis daily inspection of all beds, win¬dow shades, and closets. Satisfied withhis failure to find any Reds, he goesback to resume his tic-tac-toe gamewith Senator O’Daniel, who, mean¬while, has been selling hot biscuits tohis fellow passengers.11:10 A.M. Congressman Shafer, ofMichigan, makes his daily attempt tocommit suicide. Mr. Shafer, a firmopponent of birth control has ninechildren whom he takes to work with him each morning. In order to secureseats for his brood, he has sold all hisvotes for the next three years. Aboutthis time every day, his consciencebegins to trouble him, and he tries toend it all. Unfortunately, he is savedeach time by the appearance of C.(for Curly) Wayland Brooks who ped¬dles the Chicago Tribune aboard theLittle Congressional UndergroundRailway. Mr. Shafer’s love of LittleOrphan Annie is stronger than hisdesire for death, so he relents andswears to end it all tomorrow.Senator Brooks, by the way, ismaking a small fortune in Washing¬ton. Besides peddling Bertie Mc¬Cormick’s rancid rag, he deals in no¬tions. Your reporter was offered aforty percent discount on ten grossof Landon Sunflower pins and threedozen pictures of Tribune Tower.11:15 A.M. The trip is brightenedup by the entrance of CongresswomanClare Luce, who, between kissing theboys goodbye and ruling margins forerror on the Congressional Record,sells globaloney sandwiches at veryreasonable prices.11:20 A.M. The train stops at thestation beneath the old German Em¬bassy. Senators Nye, Bricker, Taft,and Wheeler leave the train. Therethey board an airplane piloted byCharles (Smilin’ Jack) Lindbergh,who takes time off from polishing hisNazi medal to run a fast ferry servicebetween the Embassy and the Senate.11:25 A.M. Senator Robert (Free,white, and twelve) Reynolds addressescopies of his pamphlet, “Wild WomenI Have Known" to Errol Flynn andCharlie Chaplin. Senator Reynolds andMr. Chaplin have made plans for atheater party to see “Ecstasy" whentheir wives become old enough.11:30 A.M. Four well-paid page¬boys walk through the cars sellingBurton K. Wheeler’s latest book,“Mission to Maxwell Street"—a goodAmerican book.11:45 A.M. Loud shouts and cursingare heard from the rear lounge. Sen¬ator A. B. (Happy) Chandler and Ed(E. for Edward—not Errol) Flynnare wrangling over the price of pavingblocks for Mr. Chandler’s new swim¬ming pool. Mr. Chandler gets up indisgust and walks away from Mr. Ed(E. for Edward—not Errol) Flynn.Enjoy a DeliciousBREAKFASTLUNCHEONorDINNERON CAMPUSStinewayDRUG STORECorner 57th and Kenwood Forum to ContinueThroughout SummerFor the first time in its history theStudent Forum will conduct a fullprogram during the Summer Quarter,stated Carolyn Friedman, Forumpresident. An extemporaneous speechcontest will be held sometime nextweek for prospective members. Fresh¬men will be especially welcome.The Forum represents the Univer¬sity in intercollegiate debating con¬tests, holds round table discussions be¬fore various civic groups throughoutthe city, and visits high schools inorder to publicize the University. Any¬one interested in speech work maycome to the Forum office at LexingtonHall from 4:30 to 5:30 every week¬day afternoon.11:55 A.M. A little yellow man withthick glasses and buck-teeth deliversa telegram to Mr. Hamilton Fish. Thetelegram is from Berlin, relayed fromTribune Tower. This telegram con¬tains Mr. Fish’s orders for the nexttwenty-four hours. Mr. Fish’s patienceis a grand spectacle. He standsthroughout the whole ride. He cannotbuy a seat. All his votes were soldlong before Pearl Harbor.12:00 Noon. The train arrives at itsdestination just in time for lunch.12:01 P.M. The lobbyists arrive toget seats for the return trip.It is readily seen that such a stateof affairs cannot be tolerated. A billproviding for the installation of moreseats in the Little Congressional Rail¬way has been introduced by Congress¬man Snafflebinder of^Oregon. The billwas given to the Committee for thePrevention of Putting Parsley on Peo¬ple’s Plates in Public Places, but hassince been buried in committee.If you live in Illinois, write yourSenator, Mr. C. (for Curly) WaylandBrooks, c/o The Chicago Tribune,North Bank of Drainage Canal atMichigan Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois. Page ThreeGrover Optimistic OverRadio Work For PlayersSeven FraternitiesTo Survive SummerOnly seven of the fourteen fraterni¬ties which were active on compus thispast year will function during theSummer Quarter. This tremendous de¬crease in the number of active chap¬ters is principally due to the presentwar conditions. Beta Theta Pi, DeltaUpsilon, Kappa Sigma, Phi GammaDelta, Phi Sigma Delta, Pi LambdaPhi, and Zeta Beta Tau have retainedtheir houses and will be on campus.“Open rushing will reign," statesEric Ericson, Inter-fraternity Councilhead. The fraternity rushing code hasfinally taken a long due back seat.This should contribute much to pro¬long the fraternity life on campuswhich is operating against dominatingodds. The latest reports to reach theMAROON office on the status of re¬maining fraternities were most en¬couraging.The Betas are functioning witheight active members and are plan¬ning rushing functions, but have stat¬ed no definite dates at this time. Kap¬pa Sigma goes on record with elevenmembers and five pledges. The KappaSigs are also planning several partiesnext week for prospective pledges.Phi Gamma Delta, at this point,maintains the largest house on cam¬pus with twelve active men and twelvepledges and will continue their inten¬sive rushing.To date DU, Phi Sigma Delta,Pi Lambda Phi, and Zeta Beta Tauhave not reported their rushing plansfor this summer and fall. The generalopinion is that they will be planningfunctions for the near future. In spite of the severe restrictionsof the war, the campus dramaticgroups are planning a ’43-’44 seasoneven more brilliant than the highlysuccessful one of last year.In outlining the plans of the Officeof Dramatic Productions for the com¬ing season, Frank Grover, head of thecampus thespians, made a startingannouncement of negotiations underway in preparation for a series ofradio playsto be presented over anational hookup. Plans also call forseveral plays by the regular dramaticgroups, the Dramatic Association andthe University Players.Both DA and UP are greatlyhandicapped by the loss of two ele¬ments important to any theatricalgroup. The first is men, the second, itstheater. The Reynolds Club Theater,home of most of the plays, is now un¬available, having been taken over asa meteorology classroom. Feeling theloss of masculine members even moreacutely than many other activities,the ODP has been forced to scrapmany proposed plays and will offerworks wherein the casts will be pre¬dominately women.Added to these two major adjust¬ments will be the further extensionof the groups to the college level. Informer years, dramatic activity on thecampus was controlled exclusively byupperclassmen. Now, however, due tothe decimation of those ranks by thepresent emergency, the freshmen havecome to the fore, and with their helpthe future of campus dramatics seemsfairly well assured.TEXT BOOKSNEW and USEDFOR ALL UNIVERSITY COURSES/ALL THE AUTHORITATIVE MILITARYAND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONSRENTAL LIBRARYBOOK EXCHANGEPOST OFFICEStationeryNote BooksFountain Pens AGENERAL BOOKSMAPS-STREET GUIDESDICTIONARIESAthletic GoodsC. JewelryGiftsUniversity of ChicagoBOOK STORE5802 Ellis AvenueIPage Four■ —THE SPORT DESKby VICTOR HERBERT Athletic Hopes RiseThis column is written principallyfor the 200 freshmen who have justentered this institution of higher edu¬cation, in order that they might betterunderstand the sport situation at Chi¬cago. If you have been here for awhile, but want to make sure whatyou think is going on is really goingon—well then, /ou might read it too.To begin with, the University is amember of the Western Conference,popularly known as the Big Ten (orBig Nine, during football season). Butfor the last decade the Maroons havehardly been more than a vestigialremnant in what is probably the mostpowerful collegiate athletic conferencein the country.Why? you ask. There were days,and not so long ago, when Chicagowas a feared opponent. The names ofWally Eckersall, Jay Berwanger, JoeStampf, the Murphy twins, and manymore will live forever in sports lore.Why is it today the Maroons can’tsend a winning team out on any field ?It’s because of one 13 letter word—subsidization. Big Ten schools, as wellas every other large athletic institu¬tion in America, have taken up the policy of professionalizing what wasonce clean, healthy, amateur sport. Nolonger is a football team just a by¬product of a college or university—itis now as much a leader as the faculty.The whole set-up of some of our ma¬jor educational institutions todayplaces the emphasis on athletic ratherthan on mental prowess. And whynot? A good football team can makeas much money for a school as half adozen endowments.But President Hutchins does not be¬lieve this to be right. The Universityof Chicago was founded as an institu¬tion for learning to think and hasmade quite a name for itself. Hutchrefuses to change it into “Uncle Bob’sMuscle Building Parlor” for a lot ofslaphappy football players who can’tread and don’t care to learn, but whoonly want to get their names in head¬lines, and I believe Hutch is right.■ But the other colleges of the coun¬try think differently to varied degrees.For an excuse in “buying” playersthe usual alibi is that young menwho can’t afford to go to school shouldbe helped along some way. That’s allwell and good. But as I see it, the Plea For ReserveGoes Unheeded ByUniversity’s WomenA few months ago an ambitiousprogram for Wave and Spar Reserveswas announced by a committee ofNapier Wilt, Edith Ballwebber andHelen Wright. Exactly four militantUniversity women: Joan Sill, BettyLevin, Jeanne Hofheimer, and ElaineOsherman, have responded. All areWaves; the Spars evidently do notrate. Three have to date been assignedto Officers Training School; the otherawaiting graduation at the end of theSummer Quarter.The Wave and Spar Reserves pro¬gram was announced last April as thefirst system of its kind in America.Patterned after the E.R.C., it plannedto select those most suitable for offi¬cer’s commissions from women grad¬uates. Candidates approved by theBoard are assigned to Smith Collegefor training as officers.The Waacs are forming plans for areserve similar to that of the Wavesand Spars. Announcement will bemade soon regarding opening of thenew group.j criterion for determining whether aperson deserves help in going to col¬lege is whether or not he will try andget an education to the best of hismental ability and not football ability.If football is to reign, then the funda-I mental philosophy behind the purposeof a University must change. AndI President Hutchins is doing his bestto see that it doesn’t change.To get back to the Big Ten. Theschools refuse to admit that they“buy” a single athlete. It is in therules of the Big Ten that they can’t.However, just last week I roomed witha boy who was given his tuition inorder to perform at Illinois. This boymay deserve a scholarship, but if heever got above a C in high school, itwas because the teacher was a sportsfan. In the south the business of sub¬sidization reaches outlartdish propor¬tions. There the piayfers are actuallypaid cash on the line for participa¬tion, and the more games they win, themore they receive. It’s quite a busi¬ness.So Chicago, the amateur, is in aleague with nine professionals. And itjust won’t work. Whether Chicago willchange to Big Ten or the Big Ten willreturn athletics to their proper status,only time and maybe the war will tell.Established 1905We Buy & Sell Men'sUSED CLOTHINGSHOES and HATSSolomon SaigerWe Call Anywhere in City & Suburbs1351 E. 55th MID way-2133MENROOMERS WANTEDStudents, Service Men, Etc.EXCELLENT LOCATION5737 UniversityMid. 0718MORTON’SHyde Park's LeadingSteak House5487 Lake Park Ave.ChicagoPlaza 9088 Possible hope for Chicago intercol¬legiate athletics during the next yearwas expressed this week by actingathletic director Kyle Anderson indiscussing the probable effects on thenew Big Ten eligibility ruling recent¬ly released.The essence of the report is thatsince the conference considers ath¬letics essential to the armed services.Big Ten schools can carry on com¬petitive athletic programs which willnot be deemed “intercollegiate” andwill not fall under “intercollegiate”standards of eligibility. This meansthat the previous athletic status of anindividual will not affect, or be af¬fected by whatever sport activity hemay engage in while attending auniversity either as a civilian or as asoldier.“Thus,” explained Anderson, “Chi¬cago, as well as other Big Ten schools,will be able to use freshmen, graduatestudents, and most important, servicemen on campus who are enrolled inschool.“At Chicago there are almost 2000service men in Army Meteorology and the ASTC who are enrolled in theUniversity. Many of those boys couldbe valuable material for whatever Ma¬roon squads can be assembled duringthe coming year,” Anderson said.“However the boys are not allowedto miss any of their work in orderto play on a team. They must practiceand play on their own spare timewhich will probably be limited toweekends and a few evenings. Wemight be in a situation whereby wecan put a winning outfit on the fieldfor home games, but on a road gameour squad might consist of a bunch ofbed-ridden 4-F’s. This spring. CadetCharley Hlad could only compete intrack meets on weekends, and couldnot very well leave the city to compete.Conference schedules are being set upto alleviate the situation as much aspossible,” Anderson said.“At any rate, we stand to gain, es¬pecially if some of those tall boyscome out for basketball. A lot of thearmy lads are experienced athletesand we can’t do much worse than ourefforts of the last few seasons,” heconcluded.KEN THEATREi( Phone—Krnwood 60001225 E. 47th St.Every Thursday NiteAbout 9 P.M.FLIGHT TO STARDOM”MODERN STREAMLINED AMATEUR NITEON THE STAGEFor Solid Thrills and Keen Enjoyment See These ShowsIf You Are Talented Enter These ContestsCash Prizes — A Professional Career Awaits YouDO YOU DIG IT?Submitted by Joe vander WerffUniversity of WashingtonecSEND US YOUR SLANG AND GET $10 IF WE USE ITAddress: College Dept., Pepsi-Cola Co., Long Island City, N. Y.Pepsi-Cola Company. Long Island City. N.Y. Bottied locally by Fronchised Battlers. 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