'U' begins sprucing up for fall deluge By SHELLEY WOLSON Though school seems a long way off to many students and professors lounging in the August sun, the Univer- sity has already started to ready itself for the annual fall onslaught. Some of the more noticeable aspects of preliminary fall spruce-up can be seen around campus, where plots of flowers are being planted. There is also a tree-planting program set for fall, designed to further decorate the University landscape. BUT OTHER departments are star- ting to spring into action and initiate fall plans. CRISP employee Cynthia Sawyer said the registration center is already beginning to train its fall workers. "We're finishing up scheduling our orientees and getting new people ready. We're also hiring new people to work during fall registration," Sawyer said. University Cellar has also started to prepare for the upcoming deluge. "We've been ordering books all sum- mer long. Now we're setting up medical and dental book shelves because those students come earlier than the rest of them," said University Cellar clerk Fran Frappier. "It's a lot of back-breaking work," added textbook coordinator Karen Galberach. "We've just started to sort out things from last fall and winter. "BUT YEAH," she promised, "we'll be ready - we always are. We'll be ready as the professors get ready - we've already called some of the profs to get them going." DIAG BOARDS advertising fall meetings have already been put up, in- cluding several sorority-fraternity rush posters. Upcoming University events are also being publicized at this early date. Even the Undergraduate Library is getting into the act. "We're preparing a self-guided tour to familiarize old and new students with the library. We've also prepared a videotape to be shown in the lobby from September 4-15, also designed to familiarize people with the library," said Tim Richards, orien- tation and instruction librarian. Other changes to look for in the Un- dergraduate Library are new signs and guides which instruct library users in preparing research papers and include other basic information on how to use library facilities. The self-guided tour involves following orange cardboard feet around the different areas of the library. "The reserve office has been busy getting materials ready for fall classes, too. We just want to make it as easy as possible for new students to find their way around the library," added Richards. Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX A PAVEMENT OVERHAULING in the driveway of the Union has forced cars and bicycles to make unpremeditated detours. But it's all in the name of reno- vation ... tode See you in September Even prisoners get time off for good behavior, so we figure we deserve a break, too. Today's Daily will be the last copy you'll receive this year. We'll resume publication September 7 with our new student supplement, distributed free all over cam- pus. We'll follow that with three more free issues September 8, 9 and 10, just for good measure. Until we meet again.. . Happenings ... ... begin with a reminder for graduates par- ticipating- in summer commencement exercises August 20. You can obtain tickets Monday through Friday from the Diploma Office, 1518 LSA. All degree candidates will receive four tickets on a fir- st-come-first-served basis. If you ordered a cap and gown you can pick those up at University Cellar between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. August 18 and noon to 4 pm. August 19. Commencement begins at 1:40 August 20 in Hill Auditorium. Students receiving doctoral degrees from Rackham who will not be at- tending commencement may pick up diplomas at the diploma office (1518 LSA) before August 16. Of- fice hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:45 p.m. All other diplomas will be mailed about Oct. 1 ... as for the happenings: the Wesley Foundation- sponsors a hike/picnic/swim at Silver Lake. Call coordinator Martha Ann Crawford at 973-2736 if you're interested ... the Association for the Ad- vancement of Appropriate Technology for Developing Countries hosts an organizational workshop from 9:30 a.m. -10 p.m. at the Rackham Building and the Michigan League ... drop by West Park from 2-5 for the weekly poetry series, featuring readings by local poets ... top off the day with a concert of piano chamber music at 4 in the School of Music Recital Hall... SUNDAY, the Workshop on appropriate Technology for Developing Countries continues from 10-5 at the ' Rackham Building and the League ... the Outing/Hiking group assembles at the Huron St. en- trance of the Rackham building at 2 for its weekly outing ... grab your partner and head over to the lot at the corner of South University and East University (next to the School of Education) at 8 for a genuine New England Square Dance. The dance will move to the basement of Hillel, 1429 Hill, at 9:30 ... MONDAY happenings begin in the Fish- bowl where recruiters from the Peace Corps and VISTA will meet with interested persons ... at 7, carillonneur Gouwens offers a concert at Burton Tower ... Diane McMullen, master's degree can- didate, offers an organ and harpsichord recital at 8 in Hill Auditorium .., head over in the University Club in the Michigan Union for some more musical entertainment, where Eclipse Jazz sponsors a weekly jam session from 9:30-1 a.m. That should keep you exhausted until September. No lead's in Gold case- After almost two months of fruitless searching, police continue to look for leads in the puzzling disappearance of University student Beverly Gold. Detective Charles Ferguson said yesterday police were still "checking here and there", but that things "aren't going anywhere." Gold's family has been in daily contact with the police, Ferguson said, and have been checking out the findings of a phychic the family hired, who reported that Gold could be found in Ohio. So far, that search has not yielded results. Gold, a 20-year-old literary college junior, disappeared June 16 from her apartment an Division St. Coke adds life A Dubuque, Iowa district court judge Thursday upheld a $1,000 award to an Iowa man who said he found a mouse in a bottle of Coke. Charles Bradley had sued the Coca Cola Co. in small claims court and was awarded the damages. The company ap- pealed the ruling, but district court Judge Thomas Nelson said Bradley was entitled to the compen- sation after what he'd been through. Nelson said his decision implied no negligence, but said, manufac- turers must take the responsibility to "occasional and unexpected circumstances." Bradley said he bought the bottle of Coke from a vending machine at his place of employment. He said he became sick af- ter drinking half the bottle before discovering the rodent floating in the remaining liquid. It was the real thing, all right. How quickly we forget It was only two short years ago that everyone in Washington was talking about "Fritz" and "Grits." Today, the president's popularity has plummeted and Walter "Fritz" Mondale has slipped into the shadows. Despite earlier assurances that he would assume an active role in the Carter-administration, Mondale has all but vanished into obscurity. A con- versation Thursday morning between a federal government telephone operator and an Associated Press reporter only served to reinforce that sad truth. Here's how the conversation went: Reporter: Hello, can you give me the number for Walter Mondale's office? Pause. Operator: Could you spell the last name, please? Reporter: M-O-N-D-A-L-E. Pause. Operator: Who is he with? Reporter: He's the vice president. perator: Vice president of what? Reporter: Vice president of the United States. Pause. Operator: You need Capitol Hill information. That number is.. . On the outside In addition to savoring this final issue of the Daily, you can savor the beautiful weather we'll have today. It will be mostly sunny and dry with a high in the mid 80s.