MAY HEAR IS MEN TALK kn attempt will be made by the atorical association to secure either' Presidents Theodore Roosevelt or a. H. Taft, or Secretary of State yan to speak as a headliner on the ture course to be offered by the as- iation next year, according to the ion' taken by the Oratory board dnesday. If possible, Secretary yan will be secured to speak before close of school, but owing to the iculties arising from the Mexican cation, it is doubtful if he will con- t to speak in Ann Arbor for the sent. tudyard Kipling, if arrangements his American tour are successful- negotiated for next year, will prob- y come to Ann Arbor under the pices of the Oratorical association, Rther numbers planned for next .r's. course are the Robertson play- who present English masterpieces, I Leland Powers, the rioted inter- ter. IZE ESSAY CONTESTANTS TO RECEIVE SCHOOL CREDIT. n an attempt to interest more stu- Lts in the prize essay contest af- sd by Hart Schaffner and Marks to students of American colleges and versities, the department of eco- uics is offering credit which will >ly on the work done In preparing essay. leginning with this year the stu- ts who wish tosenter the contest 1 enroll in courses 17 andl 18 in nomics, and the essay which they te in this contest will be consid- d as the required thesis. In addi- i each one will be assigned to an tructor who will supervise the eet BIlseballists Will Be Fined. hief of Police J. T. Kinney an- inced Friday that ball playing in streets will not be tolerated. Nu- rous complaints have been received police headquarters recently and nders against the ordinance will dealt with summarily by the auth- ies. The penalty for violation of ordinance is a fine of not more n $50 and imprisonment in the nty jail for a. period not to exceed ty days. versity Not To Observe Arbor Day. overnor Woodbridge N. Ferris has led his proclomation calling for the ervance of Arbor and Bird Day on y 8. No special recognition of the will be made by the university. CHICAGO PROFESSOR TO TALK BEFORE ECONOMIC CLASSES. Prof. Robert E. Hoxey, of the de- partment of economics of the Univer- sity of Chicago, will address the mem- bers of Professor Walton H. Hamil- ton's class in economics two on Tues- day and Thursday, May 12 and 14, at 1:30 o'clock, in the engineering lec- ture room. The first lecture is to be on "Revolutionary Unionism," and Thursday he will speak on "Trade Union Progress." Prof. Hoxey is con- sidered an authority on the labor problem and is reported as an effec- tive speaker. Both meetings will be open to the public. The special quiz sections will not be held on that week. WATER MARATHON TEA NS WILL LOOK OVER COURSE OF RACE. Several teams entered in the water marathon from Lakeland to Ann Ar- bor, scheduled for Saturday, sent their canoes up the river Thursday. These men, in accordance with the sugges- tion of the committee will go over the course today to become acquainted with changes in the channel, low- bridges, and portages. Rules for the contestants will be published some day next week. Besides the cup; which must be won three times by the representatives of some society, medals will be given to the in- dividual members of the winning team. Entries may now be made at the Union desk. CAMPUS SHRUBBERY TO EXTEND 11OLAWRIILDING IN FALL. The work on the laying out of shrubs on the State street side of the campus, which has been completed from University hall to' south Univer- sity street, will not be extended north in front of the law building until fall. More extensive plans will be car- ried out along the north and east por- tions of the campus. Plans are now being drawn in the landscape depart- ment, of the university, for shrubbery beds around Waterman gymnasium,. which will be set out next fall. PROF. HILDNER WRITES FOR MAY COSMOPOLITAN STUDENT. "Cosmopolitaiism and the Nation," by B. M. Langdan-Davies the well- known English peace advocate, will feature the next issue of The Cosmo- politan Student which will be out to- morrow. "The Cosmopolitanism of Rabindra Nath Tatore," contributed by Professor J. A. C. Hildner, will also appear in this issue. The remaining articles have been contributed by the Oberlin chapter of the Cosmopolitan club. CLUB WILL MARK EXPERTCANOEISTS A blue Union Boat Club crest on a yellow field will mark the experienced and reliable canoeist, as soon as the new flags are received. This flag will be given only to men, who will have the title Yachtsman, who pass an ex- amination in the handling of a canoe, in swimming, and in life-saving. Boat club members who do not pass the tests will fly a flag with the colors reversed. The Boat club will do all it can to help men pas the tests, and will arrange to have men coached in each one of the branches. Candidates for-the yachtsman's flag must secure application cards from W. B. Thom, '15, chairman of the board, or at the Union desk. These must be taken to each member of the examining board, which consists of a representative of the University Health Service, D. H. William, eng. spec., an4 A. D. Chipman, '14. Each of these men will quiz and examine the novice in swimming, boatmanship, or life-saving and resuscitation. If he is passed by all of these men, he will be given the flag, which may then be secured at the Union. Boat club members only will be per- mitted to fly either the yachtsman's flag or the member's flag. Persons interested in learning how to pass the tests or in taking them, should com- municate with the chairman of the board. The flags will not arrive until a week from now, but in the meantime men will be quizzed by the different members of the board. OPERA BOOKS IN HANDS OF JUDOES. Books for the 1915 opera, which were submitted last Tuesday are now in the hands of the committee and are being judged as rapidly as possible. The committee consists of Prof. Fred N. Scott and F. G. Tompkins, of the rhetoric faculty, and Bert St. John, director of all of the past operas. In addition General Chairman K. S. Baxter, '15E, and A. C. Denison, '15, will act in an advisory capacity. The successful author will probably be an- nounced Monday. Kenneth Baxter, the new general chairman, will assume active charge immediately and every effort will be made to push the work along, so that when the university opens next fall everything will be ready to begin pre- paring the show for presentation. Music writers will do the biggest share of their work during the sum- me rvacation. The final lyrics will be placed in their hands as soon as they are completed byathe author. This is expected to be about June 1. The mimes will meet Tuesday night at which time new members will like- ly be selected. FAMOUS MOUNTAIN CLIMBER WRITES BOOK. A new book by Annie Smith Peck, '78, '81, entitled, "The South American Tour," has just been received by Sec- retary Wilfred B. Shaw, of the alumni association. The author is a famous mountain climber, who has. written several books describing her travels. 19111 all III I A Lifetime of Cor fo L hl I Old Hickory Porch FUR, ITURE EV.xposusre to roughlest weather and hardest usaige -ca nnot in. . lure or m ar Its beauty MARTIN H ALLEK 112-122 East Liberty Street Y .:. I "t q p I F A ~ 4 Kx Lc. 2iLS'J ORATORS SELECT 1915 NOMINEES At a meeting of the Oratorical board Friday, the following men were nomin- ated to run for offices in the Oratori- cal association next year: president, J. L. Primrose, '13-'15L, and L. H. Dunten, '14-'16L; vice-president, M. O. Tate, '16L, and Roy. Fellers, '15, and Samuel Witting, '15; secretary, W. M. Brucker, '16L, and H. G. Teegarden, '17; treasurer, L. V. Bybee, '16, and W. T. Goodwin, '16L. Further nominations may ,be made by petitions bearing the signatures of 20 members of the Oratorical associa- tion. These must be in the hands of the hands of Secretary J. L. Primrose before Tuesday. The election will be held in University hall from 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock, Saturday, May 9. All voters must possess oratorical course tickets. PUBLISH "JOERN UL " E)DITED BY PROFESSOR W. W. FLORER D. C. Heath and Co. have just pub- lished Frenssen's "Joern Uhl," edited by Professor IV. W. Florer of the German department. The introduction and notes of this edition are based largely on extensive correspondence and personal interviews between Pro- fessor and the author. In his letters to Professor Florer, which are pub- lished in the introduction and notes, Frenssen explains. how he came to write "Joern Uhl" and tells the sour- ces of his characters. fANY M'USICAL PROGRdIAMS TO BE S1IMER SCHOOL FEAiTURES. To meet a deinand which has come with the rapid growth of the univer- sity summer school, a comprehensive program of musical numbers, to be given during the summer session, has been arranged by Acting Dean Kraus. It includes three organ recitals by Earl V. Moore. two concerts by the faculty of the school of music and one choral concert.I This latter will be the feature of the summer's program. With the rapid increase in the summer attendance of the school of music, it is now pos- sible to organize a choral union, and the summer concert will be given in cohjunction with several outside solo- ists. The recitals by Moore will be similar to his twilight recitals which have been given this year, and are scheduled to commence at 7:00 o'clock. Soph Engineers Will Dance May 7. Soph engineers will wind up their social season with a May dance, to be held at the Union Thursday night, May 7, from 8:00 o'clock to 12:00 o'clock. The chaperones will be Assistant Dean Butts of the engineering department and Mrs. Butts, and Professor E. E. ware and Mrs. Ware. Tickets will be placed on sale today, and may be 011"L0}1.1 FEES 'MUST BE iN ASER"ANS .JUNE 1. According to an announcement made Thursday by Registrar Arthur G. Hall, seniors in all departments must pay their diploma, fees before 4:00 o'clock on the afternoon of June 1. Payment is to be made to the university treas- urer, and the designated coupons pre- sented to the registrars of the various departments for verification. The last day on which these coupons can be handed in. by seniors in the literary department is June 2. Announcement was also made yes- terday that the date of the annual Commencement dinner had ben chang- ed from Thursday noon to Wednes- day. This change was made in view of the fact that but few of the gradu- ates remained over following the Com- mencement, for the feast. It is be- lieved that the new schedule will re- sult in more graduates becoming ac- tive members of the alumni associa- tion. I WIL PREPARE FOR SPRING CONTEST Tryouts for the fresh-soph relay ob- stacle races to be held on Saturday, May 15, will' begin this week at the fairgrounds. Tryouts for freshmen will be held Tuesday and Friday af- ternoons from 3-5:30 p. m. Tryouts for sophomores, Wednesday, 3-5:30, and Saturday morning 9-12 a. m. Aspirants will be required to run the distance of 220-yards, leap a 8 foot barrier and dive through a barrel, and the time of each will be taken by a student council committeeman. Each class will have three teams of 16 men each. * Preparations are also being made for the tug-of-war across the Huron river, and the push ball contests which occur the same 'week end. Mass meet- ings for both the first and second year men will be arranged to elect captains and create-pep. I 4' EFFNGFR ATTENDSE OF I ENS. Ann Arbor graduates( have long found, o u r tailored-to-order Ciothes pre-emi- nently the thing for commencement wear. If you'll visit FRED W. GROSS Dean J.1. R. Effinger, of the literary department, has been in Columbus, Mo., attending a conference of liter- ary deans of the state universities. While there, Dean Effinger was the guest of Dr. G. L. Noyes, '01M. l1sue Third Number of "The Forester." The third number of The Forester, the quarterly published by the stu- dents of the forestry department, ap- peared Friday. The number con- tains the address of Prof. Walter Mul- ford of Cornell, before the annual forestry banquet and special articles by Michigan men in the field. Graduate. Laws Wuil Wear Hoods The senior laws, having literary de- grees, met Thursday and decided that a hood should be worn with the gradu- ating gowns this year. The colors of the hocds will be determined by the schools from which the degree was received. Blanshard Receives Oratorical Medal. Paul B. Blanshard, '14, was present- ed with the Chicago alumni bronze medal Thursday, which was awarded to him as being first honor orator in the University Oratorical contest this year. W HITNEY THEATRE' During the "Ben-Hur" season the curtain will rise evenings pre- cisely at 8 o'clock. Matinee at 2 o'clock. No one seated dur- ing prelude. an MyO6nc7 Special Matinee, Thursday, May 7 at 2 p# 1ol MLAW &ERLANOER'S S~iFIUPNVS INTERN ATI.NALFRO UNI~ON 8 HORSIAsE In the Thrilling Chariot Race The Pinnacle of 20th Century SI agecraft The gigantic arrangement of this new elaborate and brilliant Spectacular production of General Lew Wallace's world famous work was made solely in the interest of the Great Playhouses of America and the Drury Lane Theater, London, England. 200 PEOPLE IN PRODUCTION Seat Sale Monday, May 4th at 10 a. m FIRST TIME AT THESE PRICES Prices, Orchestra 13 rows $2.00, Remainder $1.50 Balcony First 4 Rows $1.50, Next 4 rows $1.00, Remainder 75, Qallery (not reserved) 50c. our exclusive local dealer and be me, s- ured today, we'll deliver complete satis- faction at a price you can afford. TLargest tatlors in the world of GOOD made-to-order clothes PRICE BLDG. Chicago U. S. A. purchased from members committee of the social