Michigan I ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1912. MEN'S COME-BACK TURN DOWN WATER IS SLOW BUT SURE on Assemblies Means Ban on Social Affairs if Women Persist In Stand. All PLANT PURCHASE' Ann Arbor Citizens Go Against' the Proposition by Margin of Two Votes. RECOUNT MAY BE DEMANDED. ENTEN Q nT MAY RE RESUI.T. Any doubt as to the extent of the as- mbly boycott may be quickly dispell- I by a use of the telephone in an en- avor to obtain an engagement for ich an event. It is now said that all it two of the social groups of the j omen have placed a firm trilby on .ese events. But the come-back of e men is already a certainty, for not ily in those groups who have former- frowned upon the mid-week semi- iblic dances, but in many other owds as well, there is an a*vowed ndency to retaliate. This means, en, that a "no-assembly-no-other- cial-event" policy will be adhered to the men in the university. "We see no harm in the assenblies d feel that it is priggish to keep ray from them," said one of the nmen :m a "no-dance" crowd yesterday. 'hey are. as we see the facts, con- By the close margin of two votes, Ann Arbor citizens yesterday turned down the proposition of the municipal- ity purchasing the water plant. Out of a total of 2,386 votes cast, 1,429 favor- ed the acquisition, but as these did not constitute the necessary three-fifths, the water plant will probably. remain in private control for some time to come. It is likely that a recount will be demanded by the friends of the proposition. A noticeable feature, of yesterday's election was the scarcity of women voters. Out of a large representation of the fair sex who registered previous to the election, only a few took the trouble to return for the balloting, and it is to this fact in part that the defeat of the measure is attributed. Pvovided a recount does not change the result of the election, the city will now have two alternatives of erecting an independent plant of its own or renewing the present contract with the water corporation, It is also possible that an appeal will be made to the state supreme court for a revaluation of the local water plant. LAST WRESTLING SEMI-FINALS TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON Outcome Will Decide Entries for the Championship Match on Thursday. STUDENT NARROfI DROWIVNnG BI Demolis John H. Payne, ' manager of the Wol escaped drowning w naw Light and Powe: below Tessmer's wa Sunday noon. Payne the plank footway fall as a large block the structure. "I had barely step when I heard a lou( said in describing th whirled around just huge cake of ice impE current buffet the sup I expected it to be fo: my utter surprise the to topple like a hous !ng a breach several The confined water carrying a large port ure away with a deaff astonishing rapidity trated at the center o moving more of the I Workmen are eznga tions to rebuild the Canoeists will profit as it will materially opening of the Huron I bear cat is a semi-public if the wom- we know of will be her- er social ac- FOR Points on SEES LIFE MEMBERSHIPS SOUGHT BY UNION COtMNITTEEMEN. Campaign to Reach Every Michigan City and Alumni Stronghold Throughout Country. press&d'ln co The last semi-finals of the wrestling Editor, The Mich tournament will take place in the gyre this afternoon at-4:30 and the outcome In the discus will decide the entries in the chain- question in recer pionship match next Thursday. This gan Daily, two match will consist of but three final which can be be bouts, as it was found necessary to are kept separat postpone the last meeting of the mid- the abolition in dIe weights on account of a fractured iectionable kinds e faculty of With but a few exceptions every city in Michigan and a large number of the Legree from cities throughout the country have ablished by been assigned to students by the Mic- the A.B. de- igan Union to.secure life memberships artie A. d - durnig spring vacation. A committee gan accepts A. es not include The question ided is wheth- der Michigan'sj the list of the probably come ext jo:ting of ed third base on the n last year and has ful- year of residence. The has not been mentioned e for Varsity honors as t he was ineligible, but s in Nourie's capabilities clear of the eligibility1 te likely that he will be .n the Varsity. Besides llent infielder, Nourie is lity. IY PUIZE JU DGtES EACH DECISION SOON of forty men has been appointed to canvass Detroit and twenty students will scour Chicago with the 150 alum- ni from the last five classes. As yet no men have been found from the following cities: Syracuse, N. Y.; Springfield, I1'1; South Bend, Elkhart, and Gary, Ind.; Hillsdale, Nil- es, Mt. Pleasant, Mt. Clemens, Petos- key, and Sault St. Marie, Mich. Stu- dents from the above cities who intend to spend the vacation home are re- quested to see Manager Homer Heath at the Union today or tomorrow. FORESTERS WILL LAY PLANS FO.R ENCAMOiMENT AT SMOKER The fourth smoker of the Forestry Club, whiLh will be held in the base- ment of the economics building tomor- row evening, will depart somewhat from the ordinary affairs of that na- ture. No regular program will be fol- lowed, but a general discussion of sub- jects pertaining to camping, packing, cooking, eto, will take place, and the older members of the club will endeav- or to give the underclassmen some pointers on these matters. Refresh- ments are promised by the committee in charge of the event. Prof. .i. Cross Confined to His ILme Prof. Herbert R. Cross, of the fine arts department, is confined to his home on account of illness. He, will probably meet his classes Wednesday. toe sustained by Bleich, but the semi- final between Harris and Edie in this class will be held along with the de- ciding bouts. An interesting, thirteen minute ex- hibition was given in the fencing room last night when Baker and Combs, 145 pound class, met to decide who will enter today's match, Combs winning after a stiff fight.! The program for this afternoon is: Heavyweight class-Beresford vs.Koh- ler, the winner to match with Paterson in the finals Thursday; 145 pound class-O'Connor vs. Casewell and Mo- Glaughlin vs. Combs. The winners in the two matches to meet in the finals; 133 pound class-Lynch vs. Doyle. The winner to meet Staple in the finals. MICHIGAN UNION EVENING DATES FOR APRIL ASSIGNEID With one exception every evening date, at the Michigan Union has been assign- ed for April. The date that yet re- mains to be taken is Tuesday, April 16. A large majority of the noon dates haye also been scheduled. A number of the classes that have. taken the series of five dinners which were offered by the Union this year will finish this month. Among the more important functions that have been set for this month are, the New York State club banquet, Thursday, Aprli 4; Engineering society, April 20; Membership dinner, April 25. Fresh Get Chance to Make up Bolts. The last regular freshman class will be held Wednesday, April 3, at 4:15 p. m. Opportunity for making up bolts will be given to freshmen on Thursday and Friday afternoons. at private parties or at public assem- fore blies. The second concerns the atten- enge dance of college girls at Granger's girl at rangr'scipally Academy. crpal As regards the first point, if certain er bran types of dancing now in vogue are re- had cas garded by the majority of dancers as structu in bad taste, the ample remedy is to true of discontinue them. They were not in- ment fo troduced by university students, but years. by outsiders. Give all outsiders to un- building derstand that such dances are not in time it good form in this community. If the Comn dances are really improper, and no doubt some of them are, let those who the idea think so speak their minds freely and the id the abuse will immediately cease. Half quired a dozen social leaders by a little firm- up to a ness can in a week's time make the after w turkey trot as unpopular at dancing mitted parties in Ann Arbor as poorish man- studies ners or profanity, or mor The second point is different. It re- lates, as has been said, to the mid- PLAN F week dance at Granger's. While these assemblies are on the whole well managed, there is a wide spread feel- The p ing, especially on the part of parents. golf cl that any public dances when there are through no chaperones, and to which anyonefacul can buy a ticket is admitted, are not held la proper places for college girls. It is fuldi on this ground that the women's or- advisabl ganizations have recently taken this ty orga action. But the remedy in this case course. as in the other is simple and obvious. for the What is needed is a "college night" as- chief 01 sembly especially for students. This ulty th has ben tried at the University of Wis- would consin and is said to be highly satis- would factory. No doubt M,. Granger, if he prosper house a: were appealed to, would establish the same custom here. It would add ap- Detro preciably both to his revenue and his popularity. And the women's organi- "The zations are ready to cooperate with Detroit him in every way to make the experi- dinner ment successful: night. A "Hold Out." zation A large number of manuscripts were ibmitted fcr the Field poetry prize uring the last four days of the con- st which closed Sunday. Prof. F. N. cott, to whom the manuscripts wer3 ibmitted, was unable to tell the ex- et number of poems handed in, when terviewed last night. A decision is expected to be reached y the end of the week, or if not then, he prize winner will be announced nmediately after spring vacation.