THE MICHIGAN DAILY .k.... - - . 1.. . . ...-. .. .. . - 11 - 1 111 111111 I 'HIRD IN OLLIMENT rty-nine Colored Students Regis- tered-Prepare for Pro- fessions. Michigan is a democratic institu- .." You have heard the phrase i1 perhaps you are tired of it, but ou were one of that varied num- of students who have reason to thankful that. Michigan is demo- ic, you would add the statement your stock of Michigan descript- mong Michigan's most earnest and ent admirers are the 39 negro stu- ts who are registered in nearly ry department of the university who come from all parts of the ted States. Their presence here ks Michigan as the third largest negro attendance among the big- schools in the country; the Uni- pity of Kansas and Oberlin Col-, lead. This is due largely to the that Michigan is known the atry over as a democratic institu- his following of negro students is ing upon which Michigan can well' e herself and the more because he record which these men are ing here and in after life. he proportion of negro students in the departments is as follows: the majority are in the medical; then the law, literary, dental, pharmic and en- gineering follow in order. It is a pe- culiar fact that these men have al- ways shown a preference for the pro- fessions, but their chances for suc- cess among their people is greater in those lines. Although there are several large negro universities -in America, the prestige of a northern diploma leads many to avoid those southern schools. Since a diploma from their Howard University is required. generally for teaching, those who complete the lit- erary course here usually go to How- ard for additional work. Of the 39 negro students at Michi- gan all but one are self-supporting. These men often display .a remark- able determination in the matter of an education and do not hesitate to earn the honest dollar by doing every- thing from dishwashing to tutoring. At Michigan thirteen of these stu- dents are members of the Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, colored, which is represented in all the large universities in the country. They own their local chapter house and are in a prosperous condition. The social aim of every negro stu- dent is to become a member of th~is society, which includes i among its membership such distinguished names as that of Booker T. Washington.. Among the two scores of negro stu- dents here there is but one woman. None of these students have ever left school without finishing their courses except for sickness or financial reas- ons. Because of their general self- support few of these men have found time to give to athletic pursuits. Among Michigan's negro graduates there are none who are not making good. There are prominent lawyers, surgeons, and teachers. These men have always proved themselves wor- thy Michigan alumni and have been an honor to their alma mater. All this would be an impossibility, as would Michigan's foreign patronage, if we did not know and cherish here the spirit of democracy, brotherhood, and equality which we are proud we do.- RECORD YEAR FOR THE CHINESE STUDENTS' CLUB. According to late statistics compiled by the Chinese Students' club, the present year marks a record in the number of students affiliated with the organization. There are 59 members in the organization, and added to the number are 33 members of the .educa- tional mission branch and 15 members of the Chinese Christian club. The latter organization is the largest in any of the American universities. Five of the new members of the Chinese Students' club came from other uni- versities while 11 are direct from China. DAM TO MAKE LAKE EXT ENSIVE WATER COURSE TO BE CREATED BY CONSTRUC- TION OF NEW BARTON POWER PLANT. Picture a lake, one mile long and half that distance wide. Dot the wind- ruffled waters with a dozen white- winged sailboats and as many trim canoes, propelled by adventurous -pad- diers, and you begin to have some UNPRETENTIOUS BUT HISTORIC Small Brown Building Known as West Hall Has Interesting Story. On the west side of State street, directly opposite the North Wing ofl University hall, stands an unpreten- tious building known simply as West Hall, but holding within its four; brown walls a large part of the story of the early education of many of Ann Arbor's first citizens for half a cen- tury back. The structure was built in the early 60's as the first ward school of Ann Arbor. In this red R idea of the result of the great power I brick building, later named the W. devoted to French classes; the past three years, since the removal of the "parlez-vous" sections to University hall, one of these rooms has been used for Semitics, the other has come into Prof. Scott's possession. In addition to class rooms there are the rhetoric library and filing room. The library, ' though small, contains the reference books used in the de- partment. These books cannot be taken from the room, but are of ex- treme value in preparing special ar- ticles in connection with the regular student work. There is also a col- lection of all the printed matter of London for one week on file, with a second collection of newspapers for one month from all parts of the world, printed in all the various languages. An excellent set of trade and technical magazines is also kept. The filing room is filled with a num- ber of stalls, each containing a large number of pigeon holes, where the writtea material of the 1383 students of rhetoric is kept. One unique feature found in the building is in Prof. Scott's office. Here there is a collection of curios collected from all parts of the world. Among these is a set of every known inter- pretation of "The Three Fates," pre- senting the difference in artists' con- ceptions of this ancient theme. i a ,SHERUSAIYAor O --.N W 11111 CIGARETTE dam now being constructed above the water-works. When this plant is put in operation, it will mean the con- finement of a body of water covering approximately 325 acres of land, which means that Ann Arbor will be given the best opportunity for the pleasures of boating that it has ever enjoyed. The size of the lake and the fact that a breeze always prevails in this part of the valley, should stimulate activity on the part of those who enjoy the pastime of sailing. Though the lake proper, as it may be termed, will extend but about one mile, the river itself, will be affected for a dis- tance of some two miles, even up beyond Foster's old dam, the road- way bridge near which will be raised four feet to permit the passage of canoes. A special slide will be made over the earthen embankment of the dam for the easy passage of canoes from the river below, the slide terminating on the other side in shallow water. Near the power-house, special rollers, operated by a hand-winch will be in- stalled for the portaging of beavier boats. The electric plant now being con- structed is known as the Barton Plant, and is a part of the Eastern Michigan Edison Company's system of plants installed along the Huron river for the development of power. Gardner S. Williams, formerly of the faculty of the engineering department, is the consulting engineer for the work. It is expected, that the work will be completed within the next month, whereupon it will be put into. im- mediate operation. The dam proper is over one-quarter of a mile in length, the greater part of it consist- ing of a long earthen embankment, which has been thrown up parallel to the course of the river and which contains some 50,000 cubic yards of earth. The inner slope of the em- bankment will be paved with stone against the action of the water, while the outer surface will be seeded. Con- necting the embankment with the power-house is a concrete spill-way about 210 feet long and rising 25 feet above the river bed. The spill-way is constructed of ten concrete arches heavily reinforced, and above it on concrete piers runs a walk, to be light- ed at night with electricity. Under- neath the walk and directly over the spill-way proper are the flash-boards, forming a movable crest to take care of the spring floods. The -power-house itself has a sub- structure composed of reinforced con- crete and a superstructure of vitri- fied brick, the entire building being fire-proof. It is here that the great machinery for converting the latent energy of the river will be installed. There will be three vertical hydraulic turbines, developing in all about 2,500 horse-power. The voltage from the generators will be transmitted to Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and other neigh- boring towns. )ITSEU WILL GET ANDREWS MARINE SHELL COLLECTION. The Andrews collection of Marine shells consisting of about 9,000 named specimens which represent 1956 spec- ies, has been purchased by Dr. Bryant Walker of Detroit, for the university museum. This material will fill many gaps in the series of marine mollusks, now in the possession of the museum and will provide more named species for the illustrative and comparative work of students and instructors in zoology. S. Perry school, the first seven grades of the public schools of Ann. Arbor were taught until 1900. In July of that year the university purchased this building, with the adjoining land on which the small building of the athletic association now stands. The. constant growth of the university had made the departure from the cam- pus necessary. With the growth of the whole the rhetoric department had proportion- ally increased, so that the new addi- tion was offered to Prof. F. N. Scott,. the head of this department. The build- ing has not as yet been completely utilized, however, by rhetoric classes. For nine years two of the rooms were Modern Methods Modern Containers Prompt Service TOLEDO Sam Monetta, Bell 1460 LAUNDRY CO. H. E. Wilgus. Bell 651 Pie Repairing For Careful, Conscientious. CLEAN WORK give us a trial-We will convince you that We Kvnow How to do Laundry Work which is not an apology at reasonable rates. Pipes called for and de- Rivered.All work guaranteed. Does your pipe need a new stem or mouth-piece? call up Ho Jo BURRELL' If so, Th. Plie. 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