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Expedition to Seek
Out Noah's Ark
LONDON, (JTA)—An arche-
ological expedition has been or-
ganized to make a thorough
search of Mt. Ararat, in Turkey,
in an effort to locate there the
remains of the original Noah's
Ark, the Daily Telegraph re-
ported from Ankara.
Many efforts had been made
in the past to find the site on
Mt. Ararat where, according to
the Bible, Noah's Ark, landed
after the deluge described in the
Bible. This time, however, there
is a clue considered "most im-
portant" by scientists.
The clue is an ancient piece
of wood, found buried in a gla-
cier 14,000 feet up on Mt. Ara-
rat, on the Turkish side of the
mountain, near the Soviet bor-
der.
A French explorer, Dr. Fer-
nand Navarra, found the ancient
chip, and tests showed it was
wood more than 5,000 years old.
The presumption is that the
wood may be from the Ark.
The archeological expedition,
this summer, will be headed by
Egerton Sykes, an Englishman,
and will include Dr. Navarra as
well as Dr. Negati Dolounay,
director of the Turkish Depart-
ment of Antiquities.
The latter is quoted as saying
that, if necessary, Turkish Army
troops will be used to remove
the thick walls of glacial ice
surrounding what is now be-
lieved to be the site of the Ark.
By JUDY ANN JACOBS
Increasing sensitivity to inte-
gration has resulted in dormi-
tory application changes. Men's
residence halls have now elimi-
nated pictures and questions of
religious preference from staff
applications. This affects per-
sons such as floor counselors,
resident advisors and assistants.
Referring to women' dormi-
tories, where no change has
been made, Dean of Women
Deborah Bacon stated that even
where girls list preferences, at-
tempts are made to at least pro-
vide religious and racial distri-
bution in corridors.
Deeply-concerned with racial
integration is Psychology Prof.
Richard Cutler. Speaking be-
fore the Culture Club, Prof.
Cutler stated, "Students can
benefit tremendously from liv-
ing with a person of a different
background, and any policy that
tends to militate against this is
despicable."
Howard Green played the
role of Hastings in the current
speech_ department presentation
of "Richard III."
Newly-appointed Union corn- Briscoe Meets Irish
mittee heads are Stewart Frank Einstein Med. Student
and Barry Shapiro.
Sandra Koss of Newbury,
Mich. was a central committee
member of Frosh Weekend, tra-
ditional Maize and Blue Team
competition.
Law school has selected its 19
top seniors, including Richard
Singer, as student judges of
Case Clubs for next fall. •
Student hosts of U of M's an-
nual High School University
Day were Marilyn Bez, Robert
Binkow, Karen Mandlebaum,
and Sarah Drasin of Grand
Rapids.
Chuck Rubin is newly-elected
president of the Fraternity Buy-
ing Association.
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Can't help mentioning honor-
aries.
Not when Elinor Millman's
been tapped for "The Circle,"
new Assembly Association Hon-
orary for outstanding service,
Robert Briscoe, Jewish Lord
leadership and citizenship in
Mayor of Dublin, while visit-
dormitories.
And not when Judith Dick- ing the Albert Einstein Col-
stein, of Pontiac, has beeen in- lege of Medicine of Yeshiva
itiated into Mu Phi Epsilon, na- University, met Barbara Mac-
tional music sorority. Dennie auley, a graduate student of
Sussman was initiated to Sigma pharmacology, who is the
Alpha Eta, national speech and granddaughter of Joseph
Meade, a former Lord Mayor
hearing honorary fraternity.
of
Dublin. Mayor Briscoe and
Coeds Lorraine Small, Gloria
Green of Ann Arbor, and Mari- Miss Macauley are shown here
lyn Sarver of Flint were discussing new units of the
pledged t6 Zeta - Eta Phi, na- Medical College (foreground)
tional professional speech arts soon to be constructed. Bris-
coe has a keen interest in
fraternity.
medicine. Four of his seven
"Conflict Resolution," a new children are in the medical
international quarterly journal and allied fields.
on research related to war and
peace, is being published by the Columbia University
U of M journalism department.
Psychology professor D.a n i e 1 to Honor 'Men of Year'
Two boys who never knew
Katz is on the executive com-
each other at college but who
mittee.
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met 25 years later to benefit
Professors come and profes- their university and interfaith
activity will be honored at the
sors go.
Coming, is Nathan R. Fein- Columbia University Class of
singer, from the University of 1923's Man of the Year Award
Wisconsin, as guest - lecturer in Dinner at the University Club,
Law School next fall. Prof. Tuesday. The dual award Will
Caroline Robbins of Bryne be presented to Aaron Fisliinan
Mawr College will be visiting and posthumously to Charles
U of M history instructor. And Pratt Healy for eminent serv-
here to stay is Prof. _ Alan N. ice to college, university and
Polasky, from Northwestern community. Dr. Grayson Kirk,
University, who joins U of M as president of the university,
will make the award at cere-
associate professor of law.
Going, is professor of psychol- monies to be attended by Msgr.
ogy and sociology Ronald Lipp- John Delaney and Rabbi Louis
itt. He'll spend a year at the Newman.
Center for Advanced Study in
Fishman is a member of the
the Behavior Sciences at Stan- New York and Federal Bars
ford University. And Research and has been active in behalf
Engineer David R. Glass will of Israel. With Ed Sullivan he
work on guided. missiles in directed the Friendship Food
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Fl nrirla '
Tra i n
there;
Strictly Confidential .
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Things Not Known About Israel
About 40% of all Israelis are
less than 19 years of age—a
ratio more favorable than in
any country of Europe or the
Western Hemisphere . . • This
amazing percentage is due pri-
marily to immigration from
North Africa and Asia . . . Fifty
per cent of these immigrants to
Israel are under 19 .. _ Another
rather interesting figure:' of all
North African Jews who immi-
grated to Israel after creation
of the Jewish state, 36.1% went
to rural settlements . . The
ratio for European immigrants
is 20.9% . . . There are about a
half-million pupils and students
enrolled in the educational in-
stitutions of Israel . . . 60,000 in
kindergartens; 320,000 in ele-
mentary schools; 25,000 in high
schools; 12,000 in working youth
continuation classes; 9,000 in ag-
ricultural schools; 8,000 in voca-
tional schools; 6,500 in Univer-
sity - level schools; 3,500 in
teachers' seminaries and an ad-
ditional 24,000 in other schools.
. .. While 90 per cent of Israeli
boys of compulsory school age
attend classes regularly, only 60
per cent of the girls do, chiefly
because of the feeling of some
parents that girls do not have
to be educated.
Hoiv About the United States:
According to the latest avail-
able data on enrollment in Jew-
ish schools in the United States,
there were (in 1953) 30,268 stu-
dents in all-day schools through-
out the country . . . This repre-
sented about 10% of the enroll-
ment in all types of Jewish
schools (i ncluding Sunday
schools) and much less than
10% of all Jewish children of
school age in -America . . . A
surprisingly low figure if one
compares it with North African
Jewry ... In North Africa, over
90 % of all Jewish children are
enrolled in the Alliance Israelite
all-day schools.
Sammy Davis and Judaism
We heard from Sammy Davis,
Jr., probably America's best
known Negro entertainer, that
he had decided to join the Jew-
ish faith • . . Davis, who is the
highest paid Negro actor told
us that he felt that Judaism has
the answer he seeks in a relig-
ion. (A release from the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency reports that
while Davis has become "a Jew
in heart," he has decided
against formal acceptance be-
cause such an act might be mis-
interpreted as a publicity
stunt.)
Israel's Immigration Problems:
Israel is expected to absorb
over 100,000 immigrants during
the year of 1957 . . . If this total
is reached, it would surpass the
number of immigrants for the
years of 1955 and 1956, which
was 91,000 . . . If one adds to
these immigrants the natural in-
crease in population—in 1956 it
amounted to 33,000—you can get
an idea of. the economic prob-
lems facing the Jewish State.
. . . At the end of 1956 Israel's
Jewish population numbered
1,670,000 . . . To this must be
added however 205,000 Moslems
and Christians . . , Practically
ali immigrants become Israeli
citizens upon arrival . . . Only
three per cent of the Jews liv-
ing in Israel are foreign citizens.
What does it all add up to? 1957
will be a critical year for Is-
rael's immigration problems .. .
In other words the UJA will
have to provide more and faster
than ever.
Commutes Death Sentences
of Three Arab Fedayeen
TEL AVIV, (JTA) — Maj.
Gen. Moshe D'ayan, Israel Army
Chief of Staff, spared the lives
of three Arab fedayeen appre-
hended inside Israel while com-
mitting attacks on Israeli per --
sonnel a n a property. Their
death sentences were commuted
to life imprisonment.
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