iTWO THE MiCNT(; AN A11'T.V' ~' i Y T Y\ + : l~ n ~ r . :, . . .. .. -- s u as -' a a V a 1 PVL111 LU H 1I l A - SA .. W~MIfi~i~ lI~ 'URDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1962 2 . Albert Benjamin Prescott (EDITOR'S NOTE: -This is the twelfth in a series of 21 articles fea- turing the namesakes of the men's residence halls.) By LOUISE LIND J A frail, unassuming man ap- proached the front of the auditor- ium. He walked with a slight limp which was emphasized as he mounted the short stairs to the rostrum and began his speech: "The task of the chemist is rich with many meanings at every step of the way. It is most rich when the hand of God is recogniz- ed in all the fashionings of nature and His truth is seen to be the strength of the sands under our feet." Perhaps atypically, Dean Albert Benjamin Prescott of the Phar- macy College began his address before a group of successful chem- ists in a somewhat sensational manner. Normally shy of spectacle and display, Dean Prescott was renowned among his friends for his simplicity, his modesty, his strange nombination of gentleness and strength. Scientific Method Jokingly, they may have referred to him as the only man they knew who could conduct friendship by the scientific method--fair and objective to a fault. Why then the totally unscien- DALY OFFICIL BULLETIN The Daily Bulletin Ts an official publication of the University of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial respon- sibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3564 Administration Building before 2 p.m. two days preceding publication. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 Day Calendar 6:00 and 9:00 p.m.--Professional Theatre - Program -- Association of Producing Artists in "The Tavern": Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. 7:00 and 9:00 p.m.-Cinema Guild--Jean Pierre Leaud and Patrick Auffay, "The 400 Blows"; short, "Hans Memling": Ar- chitecture Aud. 8:30 p.m.--School of Music Faculty Re- cital-Millard Cates, tenor; (Continued on Page 5) tific approach to this particular speech? Perhaps it was because the scientist, for 29 years dean at the University, was speaking of the one subject he did regard with great feeling. Like many great men, Dean Prescott had connected his deep- est moral convictions with his work-in this case a most exten- sive tract. Nationally recognized as a leader among the chemists of the country during his lifetime (1832-1905), Dean Prescott had become an authority on toxicology. Up the Ladder He had served as a member of the University faculty for 40 years during which time he had been professor of organic chemistry, director of the chemical laboratory and the first dean of the phar- macy college, in that order. He had personally had much to do with the organization of the pharmacy college and the con- struction of a badly needed new chemistry building, which, at that time (1908), was considered to be one of the largest, best equipped of its kind in the United States. Unfortunately, before the build- ing could be completed Dean Pres- cott died, leaving behind a wealth of scientific articles which had been printed in numerous Ameri- can and English journals, some of which had been translated into German.and French. His students, many of whom had achieved no small fame in chem- ical research, were themselves a tribute to the man. They sought to pay homage by erecting a bronze plaque to his memory just inside the main entrance of the new chemistry building and by founding the Prescott Club among members of the pharmacy college. The University reveres him to- day in Prescott House of East Quadrangle. To Hold Parade For United Nations The Ann Arbor United Nations Day Parade, held to commemorate UN Day all over the country, will take place from 3-5 p.m. Satur- day beginning at Farmer's Market, Fifth and Detroit Streets, and ending on the steps of the Gen- eral Library. Panhe1lenic To Present Discus isns By BARBARA LAZARUS Bridget Curran, '64, chairman of the Panhellenic Association Work- shop, said Thursday that partici- pants in the sessions will "discuss general concerns of sororities at both the house and Panhel level." Speaking to Panhel Presidents' Council, she added that "unity from the house, panel and exter- nal propective will be the implicit goal of the workshop." The work- shops will be held Tuesday, Oct. 23. There will be 11 discussions with representatives from each sorority participating, Miss Cur- raft said. Academics Prof. Walter Boland of the soci- ology department will speak on "The Role of Sororities in the Academic Society," and Student Government Council President Steven Stockmeyer, '63, will dis- cuss "Public Relations of Soror- ities." Several topics include the rela- tion of the local to the national, the relationship of the sorority to Panhel and the views of senior women on sororities. Judy Hurst, '63, Panhel adminis- trative vice-president, said that a combined Woman's League-Panhel philantrophic project is being held this year for both affiliated and independent women. Organize Panhel, working with the League Volunteer Service program, has helped to organize group projects. "Ten sororities will be assist- ing United Fund agencies in the Ann Arbor area this year," she said. The groups and individuals will be helping senior citizens of Ann Arbor, crippled children, hospital patients and organizations such as Cerebral Palsey Association. Interested women should go to the League to contact other volun- teers and receive information on selecting a project they wish to work on. To Offer Lecture On UN Finance Prof. John G. Stoessenger of the political science department of Hunter College will speak on "The Alternatives in UN Financing" at 10:30 a.m. today in the Union Ballroom. The address is one of a series of events commemorating International Week which ends today. Huber Pole-a-thon Ed~cational Services Present Problems By DEBORAH BEATTIE nation for students in the lesser and education. It is currently "There are many opportunities developed countries, working on a project in Ecuador and problems encountered in pro- Flanagan stated that the op- to determine how to get people viding psychological services to portunities for studying in these participating enthusiastically in a underdeveloped nations," John C. underdeveloped countries are tre- new program. Flanagan of the American In- mendous due to great number of By establishing radio stations in stitute for Research said yesterday. problems which provide many nn- communities which.have .hadi I r t -Daily-Todd Pierce TOTE POLE-Ignoring such minor annoyances as jeering passers- by, Greene Hiouse and Huber House both walked three miles to the Michigan Bell Telephone Company to borrow a telephone for their Homecoming displays. Each House claims that its Pole-a- thon was unique. CRITERIA FOR GSC: Asks Executive Board To Examinl e Philosophy By GERALD STORCH After making several critical comments about the Graduate School Executive Board, Graduate School Council Thursday night voted to send a letter to the board, inquiring about its "philos- ophy and guiding principles . in making decisions which affect and involve graduate students of the University in academic and extra-curricular affairs." Composed by Bart Burkhalter, Grad, the letter was sent in an attempt to clear up difficulties in communication between the coun- cil and the board. Using the special foreign lan- guage courses for graduate stu- dents as an example, Burkhalter declared that "we know the ef- fects of the board's action, but none of its basic philosophy." Two Causes During recent cutbacks and policy fluctuations in the courses due to financial problems and dif- ferences in attitude of two Uni- versity vice-presidents towards the courses, there has been inadequate TONIG HT at 8P.M. SU KKOT PA RTY at H[LLEL featuring SQUARE DANCING with Instruction by TED BROTT, Professional Caller notification of the policy changes, several of the council members said. There were .several other de- velopments at GSC's meeting: Driving Regulations 1) Although any student of more than 21 years of age may receive a driving permit, the $7 fee and parking problems drew some caustic reaction. A council member questioned the wisdom of having the driving rule enforcement financed by the levy, the remainder of which is then channeled into a fund to float bond issues to build new parking structures. He said that these provisions help to make driving privileges at the University much higher than at other colleges. Library Lounge 2) It was announced that li- brary officials were favorable to the possibility of establishing a graduate student lounge, either in the present General Library or the additions to it planned for the near future. 3) Another member, noting the possibility that the Office of Stu- dent Affairs might construct a dormitory for graduate students only, hoped that room rates in such a structure would be low. He said that University housing rates are twice as high as those at the University of California at Berkeley, from which he trans- ferred, and suggested that per- haps this situation was due to pri- vate landlords pressuring the Uni- versity not to enter into housing competition. 4) GSC President Edward Sa- saki, Grad, announced that $350 had been added to the council's budget from the University Pres- ident's fund, as requested by GSC. Speaking at a psychology col- loquium on "Services in Under- developed Nations," Flanagan out- lined several problems which arise in applying psychological techni- ques to selection and training pro- grams in underdeveloped countries. One of the greatest problems in these countries is lack of educa- tion. "The people must be made literate and be prepared to im- prove their own lot,' Flanagan explained.. Fundamental Research "There is a need for a great deal of fundamental research on the problem of education. Devel- oping countries cannot use books and procedures used in the United States, but need new ones. Ef- fective work has been adapted, but there hasn't been enough re- search," Flanagan said. Opportunities for research on learning processes are especially interesting in the underdeveloped countries because the people have different backgrounds, Flanagan commented. In the United States pre-school children learn from television, but in lesser developed countries there are children of this age who are unable to grasp the concept of a three-dimensional drawing. This makes some testing exercises worthless. Quality of Education "Illiteracy and the uneven qual- ity of education make it particu- larly difficult to find tests which can be used in selecting people for middle-grade positions, such as typist or electrician," Flanagan explained. When a new technical institute opened in Nigeria, there were 10,- 000 applicants for 40 places. Due to a lack of testing facilities, there was no basis for selection other than whether or not the appli- cants had finished the school re- quirement and had written rec- ommendations. "Adapting American or Euro- pean tests for these underdevelop- ed countries is not functional, because the people are unable to understand the proposed task," Flanagan said. Need More Explanation For example, a problem which requires one line of explanation for an American student might require 10 to 20 minutes of expla- ORGANIZATION NOTICES congregational Disciples E & R Guild, Seminar: The History of Christian Thought, Rev. J. E. Edwards, Coffee served, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; "The Challenge," Rev. P. Dotson, Dir., Protestant Fdn. for International Students, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 21, 802 Monroe. Graduate Outing Club, Hike, Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Rackham Bldg., Huron St. En- trance. Lutheran Student Association, Stu- dent Panel on "Love, Sex & Marriage," Oct. 21, 7 p.m., Hill & Forest. * * * Newman Club, Movie: "Golden Age of Comedy," Oct. 20, 8 p.m., 331 Thompson. * * * Unitarian Student Group, Meeting, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Church. Speakers: Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hayden, "The State of and Role of the Student in Negro In- tegration. Meader Says Congress Wastes Time, Does Little The 87th Congress could be summed up as "so-s"," although; it has passed far more welfare- state legislation than predicted, Rep. George Meader (R-Mich); said Wednesday. Meader, speaking before the Rotary Club of Jackson, Mich.,' added that he agreed with a com- ment made by Sen. Everett Dirk-' sen (R-Ill) to the effect that never' in United States history has the; Congress "spent so much time ac- complishing so little." "The second session appropriat- ed nearly $102 billion for the fiscal year 1963 while 158,188 employes were added to the bureaucracy since January 1961, and we can anticipate a deficit in excess of $6 billion even if no tax reduction is passed or no additional supple- mental appropriations are added." Asserting that the administra- tion of President John F. Ken- nedy had asked for more money, power, and people than any pre- vious peace-time administration, Meader went on to list several bills which Congress had refused. These acts included one which would have created a Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, and a farm bill which would have "shackled American ,agriculture and made every farmer subject to a dictator, Secretary Orville Freeman," Meader said. Meader said further that in- stead of being strengthened, the Congress had lost in power and prestige during the two years of the 87th Congress. He predicted that the American voters ,would not give President Kennedy the puppet Congress of "yes men" he is requesting. portunities for research. The American Institute of Re- search is a non-profit organization which assists government, industry is requesting. F i ll ll IIII I lI i ° " a ( lll ,I i a ria ! aaa au q ! k a d ri m ll ii s jai EII m ill r I fa <