1 Vichigan Da ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1912. ION MAILED.' to AIInIi- Heat TWO SEA CAPTAINS OPENING GAME IS ;_ WERE Dl FRIENDS. h dCalit. Sealby Acquainted With Capt. the direction of Professor E. work was started yesterday Smith and Part of Crew of sing and mailing the 25,000 lIl-1ated Titanic. s that are to be sent out to - alumni asking them to attend LOSES A lDETROIT FRIEND. ty-fifth Anniversary Celebra-- ne. The work is being done Captain Inman Sealby, '12 law, for- ial hall and the invitations mer commander of the ill-fated Atlan- gut as quickly as addressed. ut s qicky a adresed.tic lin r Republic, was well acquainited R. Effinger is now collecting well known men throughout w'ith Captain E. J. Smith of the Titan- state who have never attended the rersity. Special invitations will be to these and it is likely that. the tber will reach into the hundreds. list includes men prominent in tical, newspaper, educational and rcial circles. Each member of the rd of Regents has been asked to :i in a number of prominent men in state .and a number of other sourc- ill be used to get the people in the e in closer touch with the univer- IETRY PRIZE WON IY GEO, SPAULDING for Lit Wins Coveted Testimonial Offered by Mr. Nelson Field of Kansas City. APPEAR IN PAINTED WINDOW- eorge O. Spaulding, '12, of St. as, Mich., has been awarded the d poetry prize of $100 for the best n produced by a student during present school year. "The Death Judas" is the title of the. poem ch Spaulding submitted to the d of 'judges; which was c'omposed he members of the rhetoric faculty. poem is in blank verse, written in bic pentameter, and the theme is died very simply and effectively. theme is philosophical in nature deals with the betrayal of the Sav- from the standpoint of Judas. ulding, who is well known in lit- y circles on the campus, is manag- editor of the Painted , Wndow and or lit class poet. The poem will t)blished in an early issue of The ic, the ship which sank off Cape Race with great loss of life, early Monday morning. In speaking of Captain Smith last evening, Captain Sealby said: "He was7 one of these noble, attractive men whom no one can help but like and1 respect. I have linown him personallyI for twenty years and I regard him asf one of the finest men who ever took a vessel across the Atlantic. * "When I was in the employ of the White Star Line, Captain Smith was1 ny ideal of a seaman. He was not on- y pobpular among the officers but also with the sailors. TI often went tohim' for advice and thought of him as a staunch friend. "Although I know'nothing but what has been published in the papers about the catastrophe, it does not seem possi- ble to me that Captain Smith could have been at fault- in the accident, He, was always extremely careful, and when full details regarding the wreckI are ascertained, I believe it will bea found that Capain Smith was navigat- ing as competently as any commander could." - Captain Sealby stated that he was acquainted with a number of other members of the Titanic crew He does not know the exact personnel of the commandant, but believes that several of his old comrades were aboard the foundered craft. George Eltemiller, a Detroit young man well known by Captain Sealby, is probably another victim of the wreck. It was Eltemiller who met Captain Sealby aboard his ship the Re- puble, and later persuaded him to come to Michigan to study law. Latest reports last evening placed the number of dead in the Titanic ca- lamity at 1,334, and it Is thought that Captain Smith is included in the num- ber who perished.' Accepts Good Position in Detroit. Homer L. Elliott, '13, has left col- lege to .accept a position with the Chalmers Motor Car company, of De- troit. While in the university Elliott was a participant in track athletics and prominent in other campus activ- ities. WORK ON UNION ADDITION 1$ PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.. Concrete Foundation is Completed; Grill Rooni Closed for Season Workmen have been busy for the last week on the addition to the Mich- igan Union, which was arranged for before spring vacation. The building contract has been let to W. P. Jaries and the plaster and concrete work will be done by C. A, Sauer. Contrary to original plans the build- ing will be located, on the north side of the present building. In order to make room for the new arrangements the grill room which has been main- tained by the Union for the last two years has been closed for this seasOn. It is likely that some, provision will be made for serving short lunches to stu- dents when the new building has been completed. The building that is now being con- structed will be completed by June in time to accommodate as large a num- ber as possible of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary guests. Much headway has already been made by the butders. The concrete foundations have for the most part been completed and within the next few lays work will be start- ed on the building proper. WITH ALMA TODAY Hard Struggle is Expected, as Visitors Will Present a Veteran Lineup. SMITH OR CORBIN WILL TWIRL. With Alma College as their oppon- ents, Coach Rickey's aggregation of ball tossers, fresh from the sunny. southland, will open the local season on Ferry field this afternoon. With a victorious southern trip to back them up, the team is in fine shape and should show a classy article of the na- tional sport. The game will not be a walk away for either team, as both have strong squads and Alma wants this game. The visiting team is reput- ed to be fast in the field and on the bas- es, and with Myers, its regular twirl- er in the box, will present a fqrmidable lineup. The Methodists had a success- ful season last year, and as the team is about the same, they expect to defeat the Wolverines. Just who will pitch for Michtigan is not known but it will probably be Smith or Corbin. The gamne today will be called at 4:05. The athletic association placed season tickets on sale yesterday that sell for $1.50, and can be used for six games, most of which are' fifty cent encounters. The offer is open only to members of the association and should be taken advantage of at once, With fair weather today a big crowd is ex- pected at the game to open the season, The probable lineups for today will be; Alma College. Wood, CF, Rogers, 2B Simeton, 3B, McCloy, RF, Goodrich, SS, "Hyde or Vog't, C. . Myers, P, Brylmier, 1B, Pohly, LF, Michigan, Duncanson, 213, Bell, CF, Mitchell, 1B, Munson, R, Lavans, SS, Rogers, C. Howard, LF, Blackmore, 3B, Smith or Corbin, P. STUDENT NEARLY ASPHYXIATED. Prompt Work of Ray. Bassett .Saves fe of J. B. Blakeney.. The quick work of Ray E. Bassett, '13, saved the life of J. B. Blakeney, '14 L, last Friday afternoon after the latter had been overcome by gas fumes. Blakeney, who lives at 913 E. Huron street, was taking a bath, and the fumes from the heater overcame him. However, he had presence of mind enough to pound on the door although he could not unock It. Bassett,nwho wastvisiting at the house, heard the knocks and upon in- vestigation heard the groans- of the man. He smashed in the door and threw open a window. Blakeney was almost unconscious when the help came and it was necessary to remove him to the homeopathic hopital. He recovered sufficiently to leave there Sunday. Is President of State Dental Society. Dr. M. L. Ward, professor of Physics and Chemistry in the Dental College, was elected president of the Michigan State Dental Society at its meeting in Detroit last week. Five hundred den- tists attended the three days' session. REHEARSALS FOR DEUTSCJER VEREiN BOOM TICKET SALE. Under the direction of Prof. J. A. C. iiildner, rehearsals for "Die Journal- isten," the play to be produced April 26 by the Deutscher Verein, are being conducted every day. The elaborate amount of work employed upon the ptting out of this year's German play has boomed the ticket sale consider- ably. NOTED DICKENS INTERPRETER TO APPEAR ON S. L. A. COURSE. STI Frank Speaight Will Give Impersona- tion of Famous Characters in Works of "Boz." Mr. Frank Speaight, one of England's greatest interpreters of Dickens, will appear here on the S. L. A. lecture course in University Hall at 8:15 to- morrow evening. Mr. Speaight is not RIEV E only a reciter, but an accomplished AND actor, and controls his audience entire- E1S ly through his facial expressions and .DEA actions as he uses no accessories or scenery of any kind. He has abfidged the works of Dickens so that several stories or selections may be told in one evening, and he will use these Student abridged versions in his recital here. jui Admission will be by course tickets or for 50 cents.. President Hutchins Attends Banquet. Ken President Harry B. Hutchins was the principal speaker at the annual ban- ly cut a quet and dance given by the Kalama- en to J zoo Alumni at the New Burdick Hotel, W. CI Kalamazoo on April 12. Charles H. cut. abo Farrell, '95, officiated as toastmaster. taken t( --C. BROTHERS CAPTURE badly .Mrs. ORATORICAL HONORS bc of Percival and Paul Blanchard, '1-, H. F about t Wilfn Nm_ 'State Peace and P'roibition 3S t ~~IA LfI~3n~l fJ~~iIn~ 733 s. ste Contests. Barnard --- ly bruised GET $7) AND $0 RESPECTIVELY. taken to ti . later to 72 While the majority of the students R. 0. were enjoying a pleasant vacation, two scalp wol Homeopat brothers were winning honors for the Jackson. university in oratory. Percival V. Ross He Blanchard, '14, captured first honors cut slighti in the State Peace Oratorical Contest, eopathic held at Lansing and Paul B. Blanch- University ard, '14,'1won first place in thge State S. E. Fi Prohibition Contest at Olivet. The head and peace contest carried with it a testi- 324 Thom monial of $75 and the prohibition con- Gordon test a prize of $50. By winning these badly bru honors the students earned the right slightly c to represent the state in the national in bed at contests to be held some time next Howard month, the Peace contest at Syracuse slightly cu and the Prohibition meet at Monmouth, ed about Ill. 808 E. Ca Six state colleges were represented Merle -I at Lansing and four schools competed head and at Olivet. This is the first time that Geddes av Michigan has entered a contestant in the prohibition contest. Eleven were inji UNION BULLETIN BOARD IS READ when the escoped I Space is Devoted to Campus Affairs noon.Al and Baseball Returns. bound car The Michigan Union bulletin board, their hom with space allotted to every, campus were hurl CONFERENCE QUESTION IS DIS(TSSED IN ALCINUS. Peo. .368 Two letters in regard to the athletic .348 situation pertaining to Michigan and .333 the Conference are the main features .333 of the April Alumnus which is just ofU .333 the press. One takes an attitude .310 against and one favorable to the con- .290 ference. The address of Dr. Lewis S. .262 Pilcher of Brooklyn, N. Y., delivered .189 on Founders' Day, Feb. 22, -1912, before .129 the medical' department is also given. .111 The subject of the address is "An An- .058 titoxin for Medical Commercialism." .000 Reports of the regents' meetings and .000 several recent campus, events stake up .000 a large portion of the remaining space .000 in the book. EI* hed- BO)DY OF DECEASED STUDENT aced INTERRED AT PARENT AL HOME. over -- two 'The interment of Morris Whitmeyer, Sal- '15, took place last Tuesday at his and home in Ogden, Utah. Mr. Whitmeyer, hook who was a member of the Pylon frater- trip nity, was taken sick very suddenly, and and although liis family were.immediately and notified, he died before they could al- reach his bedside. Mr. and Mrs. Whit- :eam myer did not reach Ann Arbor, as they were held up by floods in the Missouri the river. His brother arrived and con- s: ducted the remains home. llege Body of Missing Graduate Found, Ar- The body of W. C. "Shorty" Long, '08, who has been missing for several Uni- weeks, was found there days ago in the river a short distance below the bridge acky near North Yakima, Wahington. He was a member of Sigma Phi fraternity. activity, was posted at. the. clubhouse yesterday afternoon. The board is 10 by 8 feet in dimensions and has been so divided, that space ha sbeen made for professional baseball scores as well as purely campus matters. ,Notices will be posted on the board as soon as the committee in charge can be called together. WALTER WILGUS IS SERIOUSLY ILL IN DETROIT HOSPITAL, Walter L. Wilgus, son of Prof. H. L. Wilgus, who has been critically ill with pneumonia and attendant complica- tions, was reported at a late hour last night to be slightly improved. He is now at the Grace Hospital in Detroit, and the serious nature of his condition is a source of anxiety to his many friendls,, BURGLARS LOOT Pi BETA PHI SORORITY DURING VACATION. Taking advantage of -the past vaca- tion week, thieves thoroughly burgled the Pi Beta Phi sorority house, during the recent absence of house members. The lodge was ransacked from cellar to. garret, and the loot consisted of all clothes left behind and some silver- ware. Entrance was gained via the -cellar door route. senc acle bere K amc the most seriously h university people. H of the wreck uncon, cut above the head. from body bruises. front of the car and-, midst of the worst wr is in Jackson and he after the accident. his father to The which was received that he was much b danger. There was not a s who escaped withou and three or four o confined to their bed little, '12, is still at hospital, where he wa from cuts in his head bruises.' Several of removed to the hospi cue train, but were la nux H. ,C. east bo not not