U THANKSGIVING DINNER The traditional feast Served Thursday, November 27 Man's Most Widely Practiced Art Two Recent Books in the Field of Language Include One by University's Prof. Marckwardt The Great Assault on Nature's As IGY Ends, Its President Reviews the Proehct's Accom -A 12:30 to 3:00 P. Svie Corner S. Thayer at Washingto A block west of Rackhom t M. TWO RECENT BOOKS in the general field of language throw light on the most widely practiced unique art of mankind. One is a helpful introductory, " 'fouie work in the science of semantics. The second is a carefully docu- n in Ann Arbor mented study of the directions in ldg.-*4O 6-4056 which "American" English has evolved out and away from "Eng- lish" English. Bess Sondel, Professoria1 Lec-' turer in Communication at the University. of Chicago, is the author of the first - mentioned work. Her book, sub-titled A Primer of Semantics, (World Publishing Co., 245 pp. $4.00) has value as an introductory treatise; on two counts. First, Miss Sondel opens her study with her own discussion of "the communication process," set-! ting forth the major problems with which semantics concerns itself. Secondly, in the middle section of the book, she devotes three long chapters to excellent analyses of perhaps the major works published# to date on the subject of the study of "techniques by which to ac-' complish purposes through the By MAHENDRA PAREKH Sleep late 0 . Eat late! It's like BREAKFAST AT HOME! Sunday morning-or any morning: PANCAKES-35c HAM-35c FRENCH TOAST -35c 2 EGGS -any style -30c BACON & SAUSAGE -30c also take-out orders Try our HOMEMADE ICE CREAM -Unusual Flavors * I I Bluebooks and School Supplies I I LUMBAR D'S DRUGS 1224 South University I 7 t i 4 1 7 i use of words." 7T, r These four works are Ogden and Richard's The Meaning of Mean- Prof. Marckwardt ing, Korzybski's Science and Sanity, and Charles Morris to reflect the culture, the folk- Signs, Language and Behavior ways, the characteristic psychology and The Open Self. of the people who use it." Borrowing freely on the con- The language of the colonists tributions of these writers, the is considered first, and then the author closes the work with her discussion gives way to a study own "field theory of communica- of the words now in the English tion." orh"American"'English idiom which came into the English UTNIVERSITY' Prof. Albert H. tongue through America. Marckwardt has gathered the In this respect, we are given the material of his fondly-remembered run-down of the respective con- English 211 course titled Ameri- tributions of the Indian, Spanish, can English into a well-organized French, Dutch and German groups book under the same title (Ox- to "American" English. ford University Press, 194 pp. Prof. Marckwardt continues with $4.50). chapters on cultural influences on Prof. Marckwardt proposes his the formation of the American thesis in the opening chapter. idiom, and concludes with a con- Briefly, it is as follows: "Lan- sideration of the future of English. guage is a social tool or a social The book provides an interest- organism. As such it is the pro- ing and illuminating insight into duct of the society which employs the physiognomy of the language it, and as it is employed it is of Americans, and cannot but be engaged in a continual process of of interest to all critical users of re-creation. If this is the case, we the English of the New World. may reasonably expect a language -Donald A. Yates [THOMPSON'S RESTAURANT THE YEAR 1958 marks a great event in the history of man- kind, a gigantic step forward in the continuing quest by man to reveal the secrets of the earth, the atmosphere and the sun. For sci- entists all over the world this is the International Geophysical Year. During the period of July 1, 1957 to the close of this year, the sun is passing through one of its recur- rent states of enhanced eruptive activity, a period of a maximum number of sunspots, solar promi- nence and flares. This maximum activity of the sun, which occurs approximately every eleven years, was indeed ,the deciding factor in the choice of 1957-58 as a favorable time for an all-out world-wide study of the current problems of geophys- ics. On July 1, 1957, scientists of over 60 countries began a con- centrated study of the problems of man's physical environment, seeking answers to many of the open questions which still bar the way to its proper understanding. ALMOST 2,000 stations were set up for simultaneous world- wide observation of atmospheric winds, of the earth's magnetic field, of the aurora borealis and aurora australis, of the impact of cosmic rays on the earth's canopy of air, and of the fact of the sun. These stations will be manned until the end of this year at a total cost to all participating countries of nearly $300 million. A question may arise: What do all these terms signify? Where does all this money come from? Why such an intensified attack and what will be its consequences? In other words, just what is the IGY and who are all the people behind it? This is the story as told by the President of the IGY, Prof. Syd- ney Chapman. Prof. Chapman has been at the University since Sep- tember, 1957, as a visiting lec- turer in aeronautical engineering. rl 11 1-1 )7 101% set in motion the projectc International Geophysical 1957-58. The committee held se planning conferences durin next five years. Finally in tember, 1956, in the sp building of the Spanish Na Research Council in Barc came the last planning c ence. At this time the Ru announced their own sa project, so designed as to with American techniques; four nations were now lin for IGY. Rocket Experts Prepare for Upper Atmosphere Rest of ther--_ _ Year, ~veral ig the z- Sep--> acious ational celona, onfer- ussians atellite align fifty- aed up TRY Varsity "ALL DRY" Laundry Service I 6 POUNDS OF LAUNDRY Washed, Dried, Folded $ 1OO Only I2IC each added POUND dU1All of your LAUNDRY, while and colors, clothing and flat work, or just clothing WASHED, DRIED and NEATLY FOLDED. 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THE FIRST ESSENTIAL was to ensure a 24-hour watch on the sun. Thirty-eight solar observa- tories, girdling the earth, were made ready for intensive observa- tion of the sun. The watch on the sun makes it possible to detect sunspots, pro- minences, outbursts of radio-noisie and, most important of all, solar flares, those great tongues of fire that are believed to have a marked effect on radio communications and other earthly phenomena - including northern lights. For the first time in history simultaneous observatories in me- teorology, geomagnetism, and ion- ospherics were lined up, strung like beads from pole to pole along three strategic meridians of the globe. Some of these were well established observatories, others were easy enough to access, but quite a few demanded considerable pioneering work in their establish- ment and operation. IN THE ARCTIC there were many permanent scientific ob- servatories. 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