1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL 421fessor of political economy for twelve years, and for the past two years chairmanof the tariff commission chosen by President Taff. He is regarded as aRepublican in politics and has never shown any leanings toward socialism, butit is supposed that at Yale the subject will be studied as free trade, protection,greenbackism, or free silver, and investigated as a purely economic subject.The announcement of the subject states that the "course on socialism is astudy of the legal foundations of the present economic organization, with anexamination in particular 'of socialism as a critical attack on the legal andeconomic structure of society." Yale has a club of socialism, including in itsmembership about fifty undergraduates. So far as is known, no specific coursein socialism is known at any other American university.MICHIGAN BROADENS ITS ATHLETIC POLICYThe purchase of forty additional acres to add to Ferry Field, alreadycapacious and well-equipped, emphasizes the determination of the authoritiesof the University of Michigan to make athletics a matter for the active participationof a very large proportion of the student body, and not merely intercollegiatecontests with the large portion of the student .body in fhe capacityof spectators. A special coach has been obtained who will devote his entiretime to class teams and the development of minor sports in general. Anotherspecial instructor to give general instruction in boxing and fencing will beadded in the near future.While the present field provides room for six gridirons and a like numberof ball diamonds, the enlarged field will give space for at least ten. Settingaside one field for varsity, scrubs, and all-fresh, seven fields will be leftfor the use of the students in general. It is by this means that the officialshope to improve the physical efficiency of the entire student body. Michiganseeks to emulate Oxford in this respect for at the English University everystudent "goes in" for some form of athletics. Besides football, baseball, andtrack, ample facilities are being provided for soccer, hockey, and tennis.—AnnArbor correspondence, New York Times.MICHIGAN'S JUNIOR HOP ABOLISHEDThe Michigan Junior Hop, greatest of Michigan's social events and one ofthe most magnificent balls in the college world, has been abolished. The actionwas taken by the faculty, the immediate impetus for the step being given bythe near riot that occurred at fhe doors of the recent hop, when a mob of studentsand towns-people, seeking admission to the gallery whence they mightwatch the great ball, overpowered the university officers and janitors, battereddown the gymnasium doors with sections of gas main, and so obtained accessto the hall.The fact that the tango and other objectionable forms of dancing were indulgedin, despite a strongly expressed sentiment against them, was anotherreason advanced by the faculty in support of their measure suppressing thehop. The general extravagance of the affair also caused much criticism. Thislast feature had caused the people of the State fo make strong protest.Plans are being laid to move toward the re-establishment of the annual ball.It seems evident that a strong effort in this direction will be made. One suggestionis that the affair be taken out of the hands of the fraternities and putin charge of the Michigan Union.The war on the tango in university dancing circles is growing in vigor. Thewomen of the university have gone on record as opposed to it and to all otherforms of dancing that may be regarded as objectionable. The action was takenby a resolution adopted by the Women's League. The men's organization, theMichigan Union, after first limiting the tango, has now suppressed it completely,neither the tango or any similar dances or "clutch holds" being allowedon the Union floor where a majority of the university dances are held.—AnnArbor correspondence. New York Times, February 23, 1913.