j The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 17, 1978-Page 9
Washington as Moses?
Colunmnist Wills thinks so
By WILLIAM THOMPSON
Today's loyal patriots,haccustomed
to picturing George Washington chop-
ping down cherry trees and crossing the
IDelaware, would be astonished to see
the Father of Our Country painted as
Moses.
But newspaper columnist Garry Wills
claimed yesterday' that throughout
American history many have,portrayed
Washington as the American Moses.
Wills, this year's speaker for the
twenty-fourth William W. Cook Lec-
tures on American Institutions, opened
his four. day series of talks by
examining "The Hero of Moses." Wills
will continue his series on "Heroism in
American Art and Politics" for the next
three days in 100 Hutchins Hall.
An author and college professor as
well as a journalist, the clean-cut Wills
discussed the treatment of George
Washington as a Moses figure,
claiming, "George Washington was the
Moses of America's escape from
Egypt."
Wills quoted biographies, poems, and
comments from Washington's contem-
poraries which likened him to Moses,
'George Washington was
the Moses of America's
escape from Egypt.,
- Colum n ist Garry Wills
saying, "despite Biblical rummaging
from fresh comparisons, most were
brought back to Moses."
Wills flashed slides of works of art
which depicted Washington, while
giving witty descriptions of what effect
each artist was trying to create. He
admitted that "George Washington
didn't lend himself to divine treat-
ment." Wills concluded his lecture by
dubbing Washington, "the Moses that
won't happen."
The Cook Lectures on American In-
stitutions have taken place at the
University since 1944. They are named
for William Cook, a Michigan law
graduate who died in 1930.
Cook was involved in contributing the
Cook Law Quadrangle and the Martha
Cook residence hall to the University
and established the William W. Cook
foundation to sponsor the lectures.
The late movie star, Francis
Bushman, was so popular he was often
forbidden to visit public places because
women rioted trying to get to him.
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explained last week that a salesman
he employed had forged six contracts in
the names of area merchants, causing
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LeMAR MENTIONED such "bad
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said LeMar.
LeMar said the agreement also calls
for the salesman, a University junior,
to give back the $25 per contract
payments he received from LeMar as
commission on the contracts. In ad-
diton, the salesman will give LeMar an
undetermined sum of money as a "good'
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LeMAR SAID that before compiling-a
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of every establishment in the current
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the new publication.
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Fifteen of the 24 Ann Arbor merchan-
ts listed in the current coupon book
agree that they have valid contracts
with LeMar. Many of the restaurants
who do not have contracts are honoring
the coupons anyway, most of them
claiming that the practice is good for
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books
coupon books already distributed will
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informing them that they can receive
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include updated expenditures mainly
"for street repair, as well as for salaries,
~overtime, and consultant fees for
several city departments.
SOME $225,000 in unexpected
revenues were received because of a $1
parking fine hike and increased state
payments for city fire protection of the
University. The city also used $74,600 in
prior year revenues-$60,000 more than
City Administrator Sylvester Murray's
recommendation-to balance this
year's budget.
The major change in the Republican
amendments was in $285,000 allocated
to the Forestry Department, $29,000
more than was originally allocated last
May. Republican Mayor Louis Belcher
said a total of about 1,300 trees will be
planted this fall.
Councilwoman Leslie Morris (D-
Second Ward) said she considered the
revision in the Forestry Department
allocation a "major Democratic vic-
tory." Added Morris," "It's unfortunate
that. the process (of budget con-
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pelled."
Councilman Ken Latta (D-First
Ward) concurred in an earlier
statement: "It's obvious that the
Republican amendments have im-
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The portions of the budget acquired
from state and federal sources amoun-
ted to $5.8 million, about 25 per cent of
the budget. In addition, Ann Arbor will
receive $362,000 in federal reimbur--
sement for federal Comprehensive
Employment and Training Act
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Council principally altered Murray's
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" an additional $225,000 for a special
street repair fund, part of an overall $2
million spent for streets this year;
" $50,000 for a fall leaf pickup
program;
* $50,000 in local matching funds for a
tornado warning system;
* $40,000 more for vehicles and
material for street patching crews;
" and $60,000 restored from a
previous Republican cut in Forestry
funding.
The street and crew funds are mostly
spent or committed. Murray's salary
was boosted by 6.5 per cent to $41,060.
Council Democrats opposed the fall
leaf pickup program, tornado warning
system, and an $18,000 gravel study.
They asked that the $74,600 from prior
year reserves remain in that reserve
fund to guard against future city debts.
The Democrats requested the following
items be added to the budget:
* $6,000 for part of a salary for the
city historian;
" $25,000 for a contingency fund (No
such fund currently exists.);
" $12,400 for additional street
sweeping.
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