I Local $2.0 Mail $2.50 The Michigan Daily i Local $2.00 Ptail $2.30 R I 14 Vol. XXIII, No. 60. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912. PRIOR FIYN _.._ ANNUAL REPORT .ON FINANCE IS MADE DYUNION 'Awakened Rameses" Proved Largest Money Maker of Year, Netting Organzation More i Than $2,000. TOTAL DEFICIT AMOUNTS TO $293 Management Hopes to Realize Neat Sum From Revenue Arising From New Dance Hall. Figures showing the financial oper- ations of the Michigan Union for the school year 1911-'12 were made public yesterday by Homer Heath, graduate manager of that institution. The re- port reveals a total deficit of $293.26 for the year. "Our policy has always been to give our members' one dollar's worth for every dollar they spend," said Mana- ger Heath yesterday. "The Union is essentially not a money-making or- ganization. For instance we made on- ly a little over $6.00 on our restaurant last year, simply because we gave full value for every cent received. The same is the case this year. "Of course, in the matte of dances we must need make a nominal gross profit to help cover our overhead ex- penses. The Saturday evening dances are paying well, and if the attendance keeps up to near the maximum throughout the entire year, we hope to realize $1,500 on the dance floor alone. "Not nearly all of this amount can be accredited to th profit side of the ledger, however. We had to increase our mortgage by $9,000 to erect the addition in which the dances are held. The interest on this amount must be paid out of the receipts, and we further hope to use part of the ramainder to help pay off $2,500 of our total mort- gage at the end of the year." In the report which follows, the item "employees' wages and meals" includ- es the salary of the manager, as well as the'wages and meals of the cashiers and janitors. Under the head of "maintenance and general expenses" are included fuel, water, light, insur- ance taxes, interest, printing and sta- tionery, newspapers and magazines, repairs, etc. The statement is given herewith: Restaurant-- Receipts..............$15,271.29 Expenditures............15,264.62 6.67 Cigars and Cigarettes- Receipts ................ 1,696.88 Expenditures.............1,420.70 276.18 Billiards and Pool- THE WEATHER MAN ATHLETIC BOARD DECLINES TO DISCUSS CONFERENCE MATTER The board in control of athletics I permanent and stable university or- __ . Forecast for Ann Arbor-Tuesday, generally fair with rising tempera- ture; moderate westerly winds. University Observatory- Monday, 7:00 p. m., temperature, 26.0; maxi- mum temperature 24 hours preceding, 39.6; minimum temperature 24 hours preceding, 12.2; average wind velocity 17 miles per hour. For assets, the Michigan Union has a building purchased and furnished at a cost of $39,265.05. The establishment is valued considerably below this at present, however, and in the case of building a new structure for a club- house, comparatively little could be realized on the present house. There is no endowment, except small con- tributions received from subscriptions, junior hop balances and senior class, balances. The Union has liabilities of $23,- 500.00, in the form of notes for $2,500.00 and mortgages for $21,000.00. Although no general solicitation has been made for the building fund, con- siderable money has been contributed. Two thousand dollars has been do- nated from class memorial funds, for fireplaces, etc., in the proposed edifice, and 220 participating life. memberships have been sold, on which over $10,000 will be realized within 10 years. The advisory council of the Alumni association has advised the campaign committee in charge of the Union building project that the latter should obtain $200,000 in pledges before a general solicitation could be instituted. The committee is at present endeavor- ing to secure this amount, and as soon as it is raised the campaign for funds will begin in earnest. Prof. Pillsbury Meets Classes Again. Prof. W. B. Pillsbury, of the psy- chology department, who recently suf- fered an attack of acute indigestion, met last night and in a lengthy session debated and passed upon several mat- ters of more or less importance. The business brought up was nearly all routine work and aside from the band proposition, nothing startling was done: Several committees were appointed to work out various mat- ters and these will be decided finally at the next meeting of the board. The proposition of western compe- tition was discussed before the board and the following statement given out in regard to it, namely that the ques- tion of western competition has been and is receiving attention at the hands of the board of control. Beyond that no information was given out, the board believing that the campus re- alized that such work could be best done without the glamor of publicity. The petition from the student coun- cil in regard to financing the band was brought up and a ?committee was ap- pointed to devise the best possible means of forming the musicians into a ganization. The committee was also asked to investigate thoroughly the whole matter and ascertain how much the athletic association should advance toward the support of the band work- ing upon a new basis. Perhaps one of the most important moves made by the board was a reso- lution deploring the playing of univer- sity students in Sunday semi-profes- sional football and recommending that action be taken by the faculty in re- gard to the matter. It was the opin- ion of the board that the playing of such students reflected discredit on the university and was distinctly pro- hibited by the athletic rules. The in- dividual cases . under consideration were referred to the faculty of the dif- ferent departments where the men are enrolled. Sveral matters of minor importance were discussed'and put over until the next meeting, when it is expected much more work will be accomplished. FRESHMEN WOMEN TO HAVE JUNIOR ADVISORS AT ONCE.. Plan Among the Men Is Working Out and Seniors Should Sign up at union. Interest in the new student advis- ory system has been rapidly increas- ing the past few days, and it is now certain that the fresh lits, women as well as men, are to be taken care of. It is also probable that the plan may meet with favor in the engineering de- partment, as Pres. Ed. T. Lazear, of the seniors said last night that the matter would be taken up at the next class meeting. Freshmen women are to be provided with junior advisors, and those who wish to volunteer for the work are urged to notify Dean M. B. Jordan at once. A meeting of prospective junior women advisors will be held Thursday at 4:30 o'clock in Barbour gym, at which Dean Effinger and Professors M. P. Tilley and C. 0. Davis will out- line the plans. Names of senior lit men are rapidly being placed on the list of groups of freshmen at the desk at the Michigan Union. All senior lits who wish to offer their services as advisors are re- quested to select the group they wish. to take at once. FRESH MEDICS WILL .MEET TO VOTE ON HONOR SYSTEM FRATERNITIES TO BEGIN. WOI ON JUNIOR H i was able to resume day. lecturing yester-I SUFFRAGE CLUB WILL BE FORMED Mas Meeting Called for Wednesday Night at Union to Boost Voting Bills. DEAN BATES WILL SPEAK. Receipts............ 147 Expenditures . 23 124 Candy and Gum- Receipts.................184 Expenditures .... ...13 7.60 3.00 4.60 4.58 9.21 45.37 Employees' wages and meals.. 2,795.58 Maintenance and general expenses.. ... ........... .....4,168.18 6,963.76 Received from nembership dues .. . ...................3,187.50 The Awakened Rameses (Opera) - Receipts ... . . ........:.... 5,559.53 Expenditures ............3,221.48 2,338.05 Interest has been aroused to such an extent on the campus over the pro- posed suffrage bill for Michigan stu- dents that a mass meeting will be held on the question at the Michigan Union tomorrow night at 7:00 o'clock. Dean Henry M. Bates, of the law depart- ment, will outline the bill and talk on the constitutionality of it. Prof. David Friday, of the economics department, will speak on the general need and demand for suffrage and Louis Haller, '14L, will present the student view- point of the measure. The main purpose of the meeting is to arouse enthusiasm among the Mich- igan students, and everyone will be asked to sign a cardenrolling in the University of Michigan suffrage asso- ciation, giving the name of their home town andtcounty. The representatives of all of the districts will be asked to cooperate and see that it is brought to the attention of the legislature in the winter. Every student will also be asked to see that their representa- tive has knowledge of the subject and to create interest in their home towns. Sentiment among the faculty is in fa- vor of the proposed bill and many of them have promised to attend the gathering tomorrow night. At a meeting of the drafting com- mittee yesterday afternoon details of the bill were worked out. The major- ity of the committee were in favor of a general bill to apply to all absent voters and it was decided to draft two bills, a general one, and one applica- ble only to students. It was undecided which one to push and it was thought best to put it up to the meeting tomor- row night and see which one has the best opportunity of being passed by! the legislature. There will be a meeting of all of the committees this afternoon at 3:001 o'clockat the Union. QJUAKE RECORDEDl AT OBSERVATORY A seismographic disturbance, last- ing 23 minutes, was recorded on the two instruments of the university ob- servatory early this morning, and has been corroborated by a telegraphic re- port from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. No word has as yet been received, locating the disturb- ance definitely, but Observers Mitchell and Corliss at the observatory esti- mate that the scene of the shock must be 2,700 miles away, probably either int Mexico, the West Indies, or Alaska. Beginning at 2:44 a. m., central standard time, the disturbance lasted until 3:07 o'clock yesterday morning, the principal shock being recorded at" 2:52 a. m. The displacement of the' tracing point on the recorder was} about an inch, afid the direction in a# general north and south line. It was stated at the observatory last night that, while the intensity of the disturbance was, in general, moderate, it must have been a severe shock. Having been comparatively short int duration, however, it is not thought that any great cataclysm attended the1 shock. PUBLIC DRAMATIC RECITAL ; TO BE GIVEN THIS EVENING.f Prof. R. D. T. Hollister's class inf dramatic reading will give a public ecital this evening, consisting of about a dozen selections of a miscellaneous character. The entertainment will be held in room 302 N. W., beginning at 8:00 o'clock. The following -memberst of the class will take part: Mildred Guilford, '13, Elsie Seitz, '14, Madeline Bird, Amanda Strom, '13,l Helen Magee, '14, Gladys Boise, '13, Roda Stutevant, graduate school, E. M. Wisdom, '13, Elmer Riebel, G. H. Chizum, '14, J. H. Wilkins, '14, W. W.< Wheatley, '13, and Joe Turpin, '14. THOMSON AND ALLMENDINER PLACE WITH ALL-STAR TEAMS At least two Michigan football men have gained merited recognition by eastern newspapers in the selection of their All-American football teams. The "Post-Standard," of Syracuse, in selecting their men, placed Allmen- dinger at guard on the second eleven, in which position he played such a1 scrappy game for Michigan. Full- back on the All- American second team picked by the New York "World" was given to Capt. Thomson, who starred for Michigan this fall. Both men well deserve this honorable mention. PROF. DE MURALT RECEIVES APPOINTMENT ON COMMITTEE Prof. C. L. de Muralt of the electric- al engineering department has Just been notified that he has been appoint- ed by the president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, to serve on the power station committee. PROFESSOR TAYLOR SPEAKS AT UNION Present day sociological problems formed the topic of an interesting talk by Prof. Graham Taylor, of the Uni- versity of Chicago, at the Michigan Union gathering Sunday afternoon. Dr. Taylor made numerous references to his work in connection with uplifting the condition of the working classes. "When yo% find rotten conditions in certain districts of a city," declared Prof. Taylor, "you can invariably trace the cause to bad politics. The solution of the matter seems to lie in the hands of young and wholesome men. College men imbued with with the importance of social con- sciousness, can do wonders in clean- ing up the scandalous conditions which seem to be incident to municipal government. "It is evident that the corporations cannot be trusted to look out for the welfare of their employees. Take the case of Gary, Ill., where the great steel plant is located. In the mills themselves you will find everything conducted on perfect business princi- ples, but go a half-mile back and look at the homes of the workingmen em- ployed in these model factories. There you will find living accommodations as primitive as were ever present in frontier life. Filth and crudeness are everywhere." DRUIDS TO INITIATE NEW MEN WITH SOLEMN RITUAL Five awenydds will be initiated into the order of wise men among the sen- ior lits this afternoon when the Dru- ids hold their second fall initiation. Instruction in the ancient mysteries of the society for the five neophytes will not be held at the sacred Druid rock as is customary in more favor- able seasons of the year. COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL REPORT ON CLASS STANDING The student council will hold its regular fortnightly meeting this even- ing at 7:00 o'clock in room 302 N. W. At this time the report of the commit- tee which was appointed to draw up regulations concerning the standing of the different classes will be heard. Other current business will also come before the meetipg. Chemical Society Will Elect Officers. The American Chemical society will elect officers for the year at the regu- lar monthly meeting to be held Thurs- day at 4:00 o'clock in room 151 of the chemical building. At the session Dr. J. S. Laird will speak on "Acclusions in Electrolytic Silver and the Electro- chemical Equivalent of Cadmium." Junior Engineers to Give First Dance. Junior engineers. will hold their in- itial dance of the year tomoorrow night at the Michigan Union. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. French will act as chaperones. If Adopted, Committee Will Draw up Pledge to Present to Faculty. The fresh medics will meet tomor- row to decide upon the honor system. The session is to be held at 5:30 o'clock in the east lecture room of the medical building. If the measure' meets with approval, a committee will be named by Edgar Beardslee, presi- dent of the class, to draw up a pledgea to be submitted to the faculty. As in the case of the other classes, the pledge will contain a promise to refrain from cheating by receiving or giving help in classes, and further- more to report anyone who is seen breaking the promises of the pledge. It was with the medics that the system, was first sucessfully tried in 1904. ORATORS TO TRY OUT FOR PLACES: Preliminaries in Big 'Peace Oratorical Contest Will Take Place Tomorrow. TEN SPEAKERS WILL COMPETE. Preliminaries in the Peace Oratori- cal contest have been set for Wednes- day, the committee last night grouping the ten entries for the elimination trials. There are to be two prelimi- naries, from which five of the ten speakers will qualify for the final con- test. Both preliminary contests will be held in room 302 N. W., and will be open to the public without chanrge. From the afternoon contest, which will be held at 4:30 o'clock, two men will qualify, from the four speakers; and in the second contest, to be held at 7:30 o'clock, half of the six entries will be eliminated from the final con- test. The order of speaking and the sub- jects for the afternoon contest are: Paul B. Blanshard, '14, "The Evolution of Patriotism;" Paul D. Doherty, '14L, "The Dawn of World Peace;" C. C. Chang, '15, "Republican China and the World Peace;" and J. W. Harding, '14L, "The Armed Peace of the United States." At the evening contest, the following will speak in the order given: H. C. Tallmadge, '14, 'The Disarmament of Nations;" N. H. Goldstick, "15L, "The Making of Peace;" Wm. C. Scott, law special, "The Pan-American Congress, and Its Influence Upon World Peace;" S. S. Grosner, '14L, "Our Country's Call; Elmer Riebel, '13, "The Dis- grace of the Senate;" and A. J. Boesel, '14, "The Coalition Method." At 'the meeting of the Oratorical board yesterday afternoon, it was de-' cided to hold the final contest Decem-' ber 19 in Sarah Caswell Angell Hall. Ex-Congressman Edwin Denby, '96L, of Detroit, will preside. First Business Meeting of This Yea's Representatives Will be Held This Afternoon at Chi Psi House. COMMITTEES ARE ANNOUNCED. Willis A. Diekema, Alpha Delt, to Act as Chairman; Kohler Chosen by Independents. Actual work -on the J-hop, the rep- resentative event of Michigan's social ear, will begin today. Most of the com- mitteemen from the various fraterni- ties have been chosen, while the jun- for lits selected Frank E. Kohler at a meeting yesterday afternoon to repre- sent the independents. The offcers and committees have been chosen according to the rotation plan which it is customary to follow. According to this system, Willis A. Diekema, Alpha Delta Phi, will be gen- eral chairman and a member of the decoration and invitation committee. George B. Duffield, Delta Kappa Epsi- lon, will lead the grand march in the capacity of chairman of the reception committee. The first business meeting of the officers and combined commit- 'tees will be held at the Chi Psi house this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. - The officers and committees which have been chosen are as follows: Secretary, Harold C. Tallmadge, Sig- ma Alpha Epsilon; treasurer, John . Lippincott, Delta Upsilon. Reception committee: George B. Duffield, Delta Kappa Epsilon, chair- man, V. Hudson White, Phi Delta The- ta, and A. Eckert, Phi Gamma Delta. Arrangements committee: L. F. Campbell, Zeta Psi, chairman, George N. Maurer, Sigma Nu, Gordon C. El- dredge, -Theta Delta Chi, and Theodore L. Locke, Delta Tau Delta. Decorations committee: Morris A. Milligan, Kappa Sigma, chairman, and Owen B. Winters, Alpha Tau Omega. The other member will be chosen tot day from the Psi Upsilon. Invitations committee: Wendel L. Smith, Beta Theta Pi, chairman, and Henry Hart, Sigma Phi. Phi Kappa Psi will choose the other members to- day. Chaperone committee: Philip Jan- sen, Chi Psi. Music committee: John Cory, Sig- ma Chi, chairman, and Frank E. Kohl- er, independent. Bids on all departments of work will be opened after the 'olidays. Sigma Xi Hear Address by Dr.Ruthven Speaking of the objects and accom- plishments of the university expedi- tions into Mexico, Nevada, and the western -United States, Dr. A. G. Ruth- ven, curator of the museum, gave the principal address at the first open meeting of Sigma Xi last night. The lecture was illustrated and gave in detail the various collections that were gathered on the expeditions. CLEVELAND CHEMIST WILL TALK ON CARBON PRODUCTS "The Manufacture of Carbon Prod- ucts" is the subject of a talk to be giv- en to chemical students tomorrow af- ternoon, by B. Dyer, of the National Carbon Co., of Cleveland. It will del with the preparation of dry cells and other carbon products; The lecture will be held at 11:00 o'clock in room 303 of the chemical building. Toledo Engineer Will Address Society Chief Engineer George Tomson, of the board of public service, Toledo, will speak before the engineering so-ci ety tonight at 8:00 o'clock in room 348, engineering building. iis sub- ject will be "Asphalt and Other Plas- tic Paving." The Prescott club will hold its ini- tial dance of the year at Barbour gym Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Hub- bard and Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Cummins will act as chaperones. Music- Receipts ................ Expenditures ............ 1,106.39 590.96 515.43 Book-- Receipts .................- Expenditures ............. 154.15 120.50 33.651 House committee expenditures. .57.70 Net receipts from dances.......194.00 Total loss for the year, in depart- ments showing loss . .......7,021.00 Total gain for the year, i& depart- ments showing gain . ....6,728.00