11 1 C 'I Of iigan J 4 'IT C 0 V -N C IL E 11 11, C 11 T ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1913. PRICE FIVE DDY LOQATES, ]in Nnl7er'1 :Aneiericain aily For Michigan y of Michigan has ini than any other in- ning in the country. in the four corners 000 men and women ed degrees from the ite university. The of Harvard number an 21,000 and Yale d with almost 18,000 fEACHEIB$ MEET EMME'E Prof F. N. Scott Addresses Associatio n Which Eletts Columbia Mfan President. A formal recognition of Sigma Del- ta Chi, the national honorary journal- istic fraternity, and the principles up- on which it is founded, was made by the Association of Teachers of Jour- nalism, which held its annual meet in Madison, Wisconsin, last week. The fraternity will hold its annual meet- ing in this city next May. Prof. F. N. Scott, of the rhetoric de- partment, was the Michigan delegate to the convention and delivered an ad- dress on "The Relation of English Courses to Courses in Journalism." Besides this speech, Professor Scott repeated the address which which he gave before the annual meeting of the .Council of Teach- ers of English, which was held in Chi- cago last Thursday. Dean Talcott Williams, of the Pulit- zer School of Journalism, was elected president of the association and the joint invitation from the New York and Columbia Universities, to hold the next convention in that city was ac- cepted. 1 CABARET GAYETY ENLIVENS DINNER Performers at Union Feast Score Hit as They Circle Banquet Iterrymakers. MIMES PRESENTS "JIUST 4VVER. t I NEW YORK CRITICS PICK TWO 'V' MEN Tom Thorpe and Menke Place Craig and Pontius on All-American Elevens In the total number of degrees grant- ed, Michigan stands next to Harvard. During the 306 years of its existence, Harvard University has granted al- most 35,000 diplomas, while Michigan, which recently celebrated its 76th an- nIversary, has granted degrees to the number of more than 31,000. Yale, which was founded 213 years ago, stands next to Michigan in the num- ber of degrees conferred with a grand 'total of 30,000, and is closely pushed by the University of Pennsylvania, whose alumni register contains al- most 27,000 names. Columbia is the only other American university which has conferred degrees to more than 20,00 persons, for the New York in- stitution has granted almost 26,000 di- lomas during its meteoric career. Up to the year 1912,Cornell conferred albout 13,000 degrees, and is closely followed by Princeton with 2,000 less, The University of Illinois stands next in the list with 9,700 graduates and it leads Minnesota by almost a thousand. The comparatively youthful universi- ties, Chicago and Leland Stanford, have conferred 6,500 and 3,000 degrees, respectively. If the graduating class- es of 1912-13 were added to the totals of the last seven universities, their or- der would probably not be changed. Up to the class of 1912, the register of Michigan alumni contained 29,144 names, and the last two graduating classes totaled -slightly less than 2,000. Of the 29,144 alumni registered, 28,330 reside within the boundaries of the United States, 192 in the national de- pendencies, and 622 in foreign coun- tries. The distribution of the 1912-13 alumni is in about the same propor- tion. Of the plumni who reside in the United States, 8,931 are located in the state of Michigan. Illinois stands sec- ond on the list with 3,195 and is fol- lowed by Ohio with 2,392. The empire state stands next with alumni to the number of 1,854. Then, in close suc- cession, follow Indiana with 1,313, Cal- ifornia with 1,093, and Pennsylvania with 1,030. Missouri and Minnesota have 774 and 750 Michigan graduates, respectively. Washington has 625, Wisconsin 576, and Colorado, 541. The remaining 2,000 are scattered outl among the remaining states in the Union. Including all the classes that have ever graduated from the university oft Michigan, 28,101 individuals have pass-~ ed through the portals of Michigan in-E to the worl Many of these have re- ceived more than a single degree, and3 with the inception of the combined de- partments, the number of graduatesI receiving more than one degree is rap-t idly increasing, More than 20,000 persons have at- tended the University of Michigan for at least one semester during the years of its existence and are listed amongc the non-graduates. In the catalogue of 1911, 43,666 names were tabulated and if the 2,000 goduates of the class- es of 1912-13 are added, the resulting figures will show that more than 46,- 000 individuals have spent a part of their lives in the classic halls of the University of Michigan. Geerian Professor Will Speak Tonight Prof. C E. Eggert, of the German department, will talk at the meeting of the men's section of the Deutscher Verein at 8:00 o'clock this evening in Vrein room k MAY EMBALM' UNDERTAKING Faculty Look% Askance at three Lone Students Who Rush to Take Course. I FAV/OR DBTE Yin- 1ESLI Oratoriv"l Board ThIs ses aal riablyton 1 !estion U1of(uk ide The university course in embalming, wherein the secrets of the undertak- ers' trade are taught, is itself in dan- ger of being consigned to an unmark- ed grave, the victim of its own pro- pensities. Decision on the problem has been postponed by those officials in charge until such time as a thor- ough investigation has been made of the matter_ Pending such settlement the friends of the course are doing their best to save it from that same kind of treatment which it prescribes for its students. The course in embalming is-includ- ed in the curriculum of the university summer school and was inaugurated as a course of study last year. During the session, however, but three stu- dents took the course and it did not altogether prove a success in this par- ticular. - - Officials of the sumiper school have this fall been considering the feasibil- ity of continuing the course and it is stated that the probable solution of the problem will be the dropping of the course from the summer session cur- riculum. One meeting of the friends of the course has already been held and another is scheduled for the near future, at which time a definite policy will be outlined for presentation to the authorities. FIFT1Y MIt JG AN MEN WILL ATTEND I)GREAT ('ON VENTION Michigan will be represented by 50 delegates .at the International Student Volunteer Movement convention to be held at Kansas City, Mo., from Decem- ber 31 to January 4. Applications for credentials have been 'forwarded for 33, and 12 additional requests are to be made. With the officers of both branches of the Students Christian as- sociation, the quota will be complete. Traveling arrangements for the Michigan delegation include a reserv- ed car on the train, leaving Ann Ar- bor on December 30, and a special train from Chicago. The various uni- versity groups will unite at Chicago, and travel the rest of the way togeth- er. Frank I. Olmstead, '15, is in charge of the affairs of the local party. The Michigan Union set a new standard in membership dinners last night. From the time Harold Schradzki mounted a chair, and proclaimed, "Gentlemen, the dinner is on," until the last strains of the "Horse Trot" had issued from the trombone of the International Band, the crowd of al- most 300 was kept in a continual cab- aret mood. Michigan spirit substitut- ed the wine list. Otherwise it was un- adulterated cabaret. Plans were made for 200, but at the last moment every checker table was utilized and nearly 100 more were ac- commodated, many being turned away. Real chicken dominated the menu, and during the meal, an orchestra, composed of Henry Rummel, '14, Wal- ter Ford, '17M, and Lee Parker, '17, played "Everybody Loves a Chicken," and other high life melodies. The program was begun by the "gold tooth quartet," which producedj vaudeville harmony in an amble about the tables The members were Waldo Fellows, '14, Kingsley Gould, '14, George McMahon, '16, and Cecil John- son. Charles B. Sikes, '16E, was well received in his baritone numbers, and William James, in Mikado costume, sang two numbers from the popular opera. Ralph 0. Delbridge, '17, made an instant hit with his volcanic piano ragtimes. Jabin Hsu, '14, as a manda- rin, and Durward Grinstead, '16L, as his oriental escort, executed - some unique steps in a dance number. Both men wore complete trappings of Chin- ese cabareters. "Just Over," presented by the Mim- es, as the last number, overleaped its title and got "way over" with the en- tire crowd. An impressionistic stag- ing represented Ellis Island, where Waldo Fellows, as a half-witted in- spector, examined the applicants for citizenship. Clarence Otter, '17, "did" burnt cork comedy, Sam L. Adels- dorf, '14L, represented Teutony, and Lyle Clift, '14, was Rosa, the daugh- ter of Gordon C. Eldredge, an aspir- ing banana vender. The latter was particularly successful in the render- ing of "Shakespeare in Ragtime," ac- companied by Waldo Fellows. Bernus Kline, '14, played a villain role, and played the trombone in the "band con- cert" which concluded the skit. Lyle Clift as leader led the "musicians," who cabareted with real military ma- noeuvres. CALLS CHIAK PEER HALF-HACK. Two Michigan football men are per- sistently being chosen for places on, the All-American elevens that are the forerunners to the incontestable selec- tion of Walter Camp. Tom Thorpe, and Menke of New York, the first in the field with All- American elevens, have both conceded Craig and Pontius the call on their positions. Neither of these judges deems any other of the Wolverine stars big enough for places on their second and third elevens. Menke says of Craig, that like Brickley, he ranks as the peer of those who have played the halfback position during the past sea- son. As an all-around halfback his equal seldom has been seen. Possess- ed of almost the same bull-like strength of Heston, it takes almost an entire team to stop him when he starts. Quick and speedy, he is a wonder at circling the ends, a great defensive halfback, a fine tackler, a good punter, and an almost perfect catcher of long punts. Tom Thorpe's first All-American eleven lines up as follows:Ends,Avery (Yale), O'Brien (Harvard); Tackles, Ballin (Princeton), Pontius (Michi- gan); Guards, Browne (Navy), Pen- nock (Harvard); Center, Ketcham (Yale);Quarter, Dorais(Notre Dame).; Halfbacks, Craig (Michigan), Guyon (Carlisle); Fullback. Brickley, (Har- vard), Menke chose the following:Mer- rilat (Army), Hogsett (Army); Tack- les, Pontius (Michigan), Hitchcock (Dartmouth); Guards, Browne (Navy), Keeler (Wisconsin); Center, Des Jar- dien (Chicago); Quarter, Dorais (No- tre Dame); Halfbacks, Craig (Mich- igan), Mahan (Harvard); Fullback, Brickley (Harvard). .1 '[oddicr's Lonesome Possession No int Lost and Found uireau; Qthers Too. Ever notice. that beautiful azure that hovers about the moon on such nights as the boulevard is a place of sole exercise. The same kind of blue that oggles from her eyes when you ask her if her hands are cold. You know, that indescribable blue-well, that's the same color as that small baby's shoe which lies in the office of Secre- tary Shirley Smith, where, by the wa.y. the Lost and Found department of the university is located. "How I caught it, found it, came by it, whereof it is born, I am to learn,' said the secretary, chuckling over his find Further investigation shows, lo- that music hath lost its charms. Or- pheus is relegated to the background by the.advance of scientific education' for perched upon the Lost and Found desk, with military poise, rests a large horn, a la varsity band, unhonored, un- claimed, unsung. Affectionately wrapped about the big horn, with protecting embrace, is a woman's fur. Zounds, no end o things: note books, fountain pens, gloves, hat pins, jewelry;-almost ev- erything but check books, await the At a meeting of the Oratory board esterday, a change in the date of the Oratorical Peace contest from Friday, December 19 to Thursday, lDecember 18, was determined upon because of the comencemrent of the holiday va- cation on the former date. Orations for the contest must be turned in to Professors Trueblood or l ohlister of1 the oratory departuient before Friday, December 5. Preliminaries will be held on December 11 and 12. The board also passed a resolution providing that freshman debating teams from the Adelphi and Alpha Nu debating societies may conrpete with either the Varsity teams of the small colleges near by, or with freshman debating teams of universities. Final decision of this is in the hands of the faculty debating board. Delta Sigma Rho, the national honorary debating society, recently provided a cup for the championship freshman team and offered to train the members. WHOSE IS THIS AZURE' SHOEP l f f NOVEL SYSTEM MAY REGULAT COUNCIL TRMA Studei t Board May Introduce lH Law Court Procedure for Condui cing Its Trials. LOSIN I SIDE )ST PAY ALL LEUAL EXPENSES INCUR All Charges to Be Acted Upon Ie Presented With Signed Statements. A. new system for conducti trials of offenders who are 1 under the jurisdiction of te council, is being discussed : members of that body. The me procedure in the recent investi, of riot charges is stated to have the matter to issue. lBesides describing and fixing tenses which come under the diction of the student council, t tion provides for a judge, pros attorneys for the defense, a jur arranges for the bearing of a pense that may arise in the of the trial. The president of the council council member appointed by th ident, will act as chief justice the proposed scheme; the counc appoint one of its members to prosecutor, who shall not have as juryman; one member of th nor law class will also be app to act as assistant prosecutor. accused student may appoint members of the senior class to his attorneys. The councilmen formewr me mbers, willact as jut ma ing side is to pay all the ex] that mcy te incurred, All charges which are to be upon must be presented in a statement according to the rule trials will be conducted in exe 4essions. The plan also provid a codification of laws which a to be transgressed, and their p tation before the students of th versity. The question will come up fc ther discussion at the next r meeting of the council. THREE YEARS WORK FAILS TO PROITDUCE CORRECT Foreign Experts Baffled in Att to Cet Glass for Michigan Te~lescope. a CRAZEI) MAN CAUSES MILD TUMULT ON STATE STREET' Poor Farm Inmate %1oes Insane in Drug Store and Wildly Resists Captors. An unknown inmate of the Washte- naw county poor farm went insane yesterday afternoon in Quarry's store on State street and for some time a mild riot held the center of the stage. The combined strength of the propri- etor and several clerks of the store held the man for 20 minutes before they restored him to a normal state. The stricken man was taken back to the farm by James Finnel, county su- pervisor. The afflicted man was seized with a fit as he entered the store. He tried to break up articles on the counters and wildly attempted to bite his cap- tors. The clerks finally succeeded in getting him outside in the open air, where he finally recovered. FUTI'IE 1W OMEN TEACHERS (REATruy OUTNUMBER MEN 115 Women and But l" )ren IVill Qual. ify for Position as Athleti c Coaches. Final figures from the office of the appointment committee show that 287 prospective teachers have registered. Of this number 86 are men and 201 are women. This registration is only slightly under that of last year, when 300 were ergistered. Men who qualify for positions as athletic coaches number 15, while there are 18 women registered who can att in this capacity. One man only has registered . who desires to teach manual training, and only one woman has signified her intention of teaching domestic science. SIMPLIFIED SPELLING USED IN EXAMINATION QUESTIONS When Prof. C. L. Meader's class in Russian literature opened its blue books for the usual mid-semester yes- terday the students were surprised to see the questions written on the board in "simplifid speling." In explana- tion Professor Meader said, "I think this is the only way to spell and I hope that some day everyone else will think so too." President Hutchins to Visit Alumni. President Harry B. Hutchins will at- tend a meeting of the Alumni Associ- ation of Michigan in Lima, Ohio, De-' cember 16. The association at Lima claims a membership of 65 in the city and desires university influence to give the organization a more potent form. I ! student's call. After trying for three year _____ ________ ter toryiclng for the ye4- Y.M.C.A. SECURES SOUTHERN theacorryctelesor th e 24- SPEAKER FOR NEXT SUNI)AY fractory telescope to be ins the University observatory fro Lineolit v('onntALl Formner ('w lw tois Glass company, Paris, Licol MPolee lafiel-, Former O w the A. F. Clark and Son cort and Police Oificer, to Lecture. Cambridgeport, Mass., has ta ed the order to Schott, fame Lincoln McConnell, a famous South- mnanufacturer of Jena, Germa] to that effec't has been reca ern lecturer, was secured yesterdayiDirector R. H. Curtiss of the afternoon as the speaker of next sun- day evening for the university Y. M. atCoedY. C. A. at the Majestic theatre. Schott has reported partial McConnell is one of the picturesque .on hs first attempt. The gla figures on the American. lecture plat- procut'ed, ill be shipped to t form. He was formerly a western company, where the discs wi ^w^" ad 1'. tann,, o - ifn nealed and shaped into a'i i It I COW DIJ r. RIU Le '4 l aI Lel Gl III lktL- I er life he became prosecuting attor- ney of the state of Tennessee and fin- ally pastor of the People's church in Atlanta, Georgia. His average congre- gation in that church has been over two thousand. Mr. McConnell's subject next Si- day will be "Dead Lions." I-le will come here under the auspices of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau, after lec- turing in the afternoon in Detroit. 4U proprietor of the lens concern expressed his wish recently the Michigan observatory 1 masterpiece. His firm has ma large lens in the country. REORANIZED BAND ELE( OFFICERS F4OR COMIN Members of Michigan's reo band association took the las putting their newly adopted tion into effect last night wh elected officers for the year. T tion resulted as follows: pres 0. Walthall; secretary, G. L. assistant leader, G. J. Curry; an, F. C. Wheeler; drum mai Olson; governing board rep tie W. C. Breidenbach. This is the first time that members have ever been th org;aniz-red, and the step was m essaryl° by thec reorganized ba wihich the band was put after C. game. for the Rest ot the Year 2. Delivered at your THE MICHIGAN DAILY door F ,.