Show Spirit I I in S Defeat Gives Michigan New President I NN ARBOR AnBO Mich Jan JaIl 27 A ANN Had Michigan not lost to Min Mb last November when the Gophers administered the Wolverines' Wolverines worst punishment of pf the entire disastrous football season the chances are that Michigan would not have been able to persuade Dr Br M M. L L. Burton president of the University of Minnesota to resign his office there and accept the presidency of the Uni Un I. I of Michigan It was Michigan's Michigan's Michi Michi- gans gan's spirit in the face of overwhelmIng overwhelm overwhelm- ing defeat that won him to Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan gay acc according ding to Dr Burton him him- himself self Dr and 1 Burton came to Ann Arbor to see the sota game Previous to this time the bait thrown to Dr Burton by the regents while admittedly tempting had never been nibbled at very hard But that never to be forgotten day Michigan rooters students am an anti l alumni alike never stopped ed cheerIng cheerIng cheerIng cheer- cheer Ing as the score against the WolverInes Wolver Wolver- ines mounted higher and higher The 1 Michigan an spirit that backed the losIng losing los los- ing bag Michigan team won Dr Dr Burton and when the game was over he turned to President Hutchins and declared that never In his life Ufe had he seen such college spirit In the face of defeat After he accepted the presidency Dr Burton acknowledged that the splendid Michigan spirit had been the deciding factor that had turned him to Michigan |