Local $2.00 j Mail $2.50 The Michigan Vol. XXIII, No. f. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1912. PRICE IVE CANT NEWPLAN FOR TRACK AWARDS IS PRESENTED Board of Directors Takes Favorable Action on Agitated Change in Old Method of Giving M's. TENNIS MEN WILL GET CAPS. Thomas Gilbert Appointed Interelass Basketball Manager; Starts Duties at Once. At a meeting of the board of direct- ors of the athletic association held last night, preliminary steps were tak- en for a change in the manner of awarding track M's. Ever since early last year this question has been a much discussed question on the cam- pus and opinion seemed almost unan- 'Imous that the track M's were entire- ' ly too hard to win, as a man must make a point in the eastern collegiates to obtain the letter. The resolution which passed the board last night ex- tended the giving of the letter to men who win or tie for first in the biggest outdoor dual meet each year. Also members of any relay team which wins at the Penn races will receive the in- signia. Although this chance will mean a larger number of the track letters be- ing given out, the distinction between men who win the letters at the inter- collegiates or at the Penn relay races will still be observed as such men will be given a cordan, or in common par- lance a silk shoulder ribbon, besides the letter. The action of the board of directors is of course not final as the resolution must be passed upon favor- ably by the board in control but it seems safe to say that this upper body will heartily endorse it.: Thomas Gilbert, '13L, of Dillon, Mont., was appointed as interclass basketball manager by the board and will enter on his duties at once, hav- ing full charge of the season's games. A hockey committee to assist manager DuBois and composed of J. V. Sween- ey, '14L; H. G. Grinnell, '15; and Al. fred Paull, '16, was approved. The board also passed another reso- lution favoring the giving of M caps to the tennis team with appropriate in- signia of some kind on it. Hitherto the tennis team has not had letter caps but only the small M's. Other routine business was acted upon but little of any importance done. Dean Westbrook Lauds Medical School Dr. Frank S. Westbrook, dean of the medical department of the Uni- versity of Minnesota, addressed the eighty-fifth annual meeting of the Washtenaw County Medical society, last night on the subject, "Modern Methods of Disease Control." After the meeting a reception was tendered Dr. Westbrook in the histological lab- oratory. Dr. Westbrook highly praised the work of the Michigan medical de- partment. -1 I L TH1E WEATHER MAN I' Forecast for Ann Arbor-Tuesday, rain or snow with about stationary temperature; winds becoming south- easterly and increasing, at the same time shifting to the northwest. University Observatory - Monday, 7:00 p. m., temperature, 32.9; maxi- mum temperature 24 hours preceding, 39.8; minimum temperature 24 hours preceding, 28.0; average wind velocity 6 miles per hour. FACULTY IS CARICATURED Christmas Gargoyle Inaugurates Series of "What's What and How." With some sections never known in Gargoyle history and a line of jokes apropos to the season, the Christmas number of the humor book bows to the public as the best issue of the year. "What's What and How," consisting of caricatures of faculty men in action, a cover design by A. D. Honey, and a frontispiece by E. S. Everett help to make the art portion of the boolm dis- tinctive. A double page diawing and a series entitled "Bawl Can War" by "Bill" Fanning, are new in the feature line. "Sophomore Rhetoric Themes" are continued, and "Helpful Hints to Christmas Givers," as well as a col- umn of "Dont's" .u .., FOOTBALL MEN, TO MEET THS WEEK Capt. Paterson and Coach Douglas Will Address Annual Gathering of Candidates. NO PLANS FOR WINTER WORK. A meeting of all football candidates for the 1913 team will be held some' time this week, probably on Wednes- day, when the outlook will be discuss-, ed and some plans made. The real purpose of the meeting is to give out the usual warning about the men keep- ing up in studies and lining up the: freshmen for next year. It is'proba- ble that Capt. Paterson and Coach Doglas will address the meeting and' as Coach Yost has gone south it is evi- dent that he will not be present. On account of the meeting there has been considerable rumor about winter practice in the gym at which plays would be perfected and other work done. But according to the athletic authorities such a plan is not being considered and while the men may be cautioned to keep in shape there will be no definite plans for winter prac- tice. Work may be prescribed for some of the men, particularly the punt- ers, but so far as regular team work being done, there is nothing in the ru- mor. A list has been made up of all avail- able men and they will be kept under a sort of surveillance all year particu- larly in regard "to their college work so that they may be kept eligible. The call for the meeting will probably be issued today or tomorrow. PROFESSORS WIll ATTEND MEETINGS Michigan Men Will Present Papers on Languages at Indianapolis and Philadelphia. CRITICS MEET DECEMBER 26 TO 28 Michigan will be represented at the eighteenth annual meeting of the cen- tral division of the Modern Language Association of America, which will be held at Indianapolis December 26 to 28. Five members of the faculty of the university will present papers by title or for reading and discussion. Since the association embraces all the universities- and colleges in the middle west, it is considered a great privilege to be placed on the program for the meeting. Dr. S. F. Gingerich of the English department, will present a paper, "The Pantheistic and the Mystic ele- ments in Wordsworth." Prof. Tobias Diekhoff, of the German department, will talk on "Relative Po- sition of Elements Following the Fin- ite Verb in the Modern German Sen- tence." Prof. Moritz Levi, of the Romance languages department, will deliver a paper on "The Character of the French People as Revealed by the French lan- guage." Discussions will follow the papers of Professors Gingerich, Diekhoff and Levi. Prof. Arthur G. Canfield, of the Ro- mance languages department, will pre- sent a paper by title only on, "English1 Actors in Paris in 1822." He will also take part in a discussion of pedagogic- al methods gn the subject, "Philology vs. Literature." Prof. Warren W. Florer will present a paper on "Luther's Use .of the Bible in German Before 1522," by title only. At the meetingeof the easter divis- ion of the association, which will,be held at Philadelphia at the same time, Prof. J. S. P. Tatlock will deliver a paper on "Boccaccio and His Plan of the Canterbury Tales." It is optional with the men, which meeting they choose to attend but most of them have chosen to go to Indian- apolis. PARTS ARE ASSIGNED FOR "KOEPNICKERSTRASSE 120." Following the tryout held afternoon, the assignment of parts for"Koepnick- ertrasse 120," the Deutcher Verein play for this year, were announced as follows: Karl Brohse, Hausbesitzer, L. Clayton, '14; Friedericke, seine Frau, M. G. Helmecke, '14; Helene, ihre Tochter, Laura Hollingshead, '14; Krafft, Rittergutsbesitzer, J. H. Wil- kens, '14; Hugo, desen sohn, L. M. Riser, '14; Siedel, Brohse's Werwand- ter, I. M. Bassett, '14; Rosa, dessen Nichte, M. Neuchterlein, '15; Fechart, Justizrat, Emra Jacqua, '13; Drossel, Forstkandidat, J. J. Herbert, '15; Frau Sturm, Vermeterin, J. H. Mayer, '15; Emilie Pickenbach, Wirtschafterin, L. Helmsdorfer, '15; Strempel, Kantor, A. B. Gehrke, '15; Ksel, Inspektor, R. Peterson, Jr., '14; Minna, Magd, Ethel Wheeler, '13; Johann, Diener, J. R. Miner, '13. Rehearsals will commence in real earnest Immediately after the holi- days. R. G. MANNING 1VILL TALK TO ENGINEERS THISEVENING Mr. R. G. Manning, engineer of the American Bridge Co., will speak before the meeting of the engineering society this evening at 8:00 o'clock in room 348 of the engineering building. "Ex- amples of Recent Bridge Engineering" will be the subject of Mr. Manning's talk, which will be elaborated with views and drawings of specimens of bridge architecture. Library Club Holds Christmas Party. The Ann Arbor Library club com- posed of staff members from the gen- eral library and the Ypsilanti library, held a Christmas party last night at the home of Miss Rachel Rhodes. The party was a substitute for the ordinary monthly meetings of the club. Shorter Hours For House Dances May Be in Vogue During Hop This Winter No longer will the J-hop "queens of ones, when, after having satisfied their the world" and their attentive fussers, religious inclinations by attending ev- who have "hocked" all their old clothes ening services, the beau brummels to raise their party assessment, trip over the wax until the milk man rat- tIes his cream bottles at the back door, beau monde return to the chapter if the faculty committee recently ap- house and at midnight resume their pointed by the senate council presents dance program where they left off on an unfavorable ultimatum at the next Saturday night. These parties are said meeting of the council. to drag along until the breakfast bell Dancing, like laudanum, may be all drowns out the music, and daylight right if adiministered in small quanti-' drives the dress suits into the clothes ties, according to faculty sentiment, press for another year. but an overdose of either may work Traditional out of town banquets, harm on the subjects concerned. Of which have become annual events with course at the big annual party in the many of the upper classes, may also gym it is considered permissible to be things of the past if the informal have a few extra whirls after even the suggestions made at the senate coun- most long-winded spectator has de- cil materialize to such a point that serted his (or I guess it's 'her') post in definite action against them is taken the balcony. What the campus solons by the faculty. With the new addition seem to question is the repetition of to the Union large enough to house such long hours at-the fraternity lodg- any class gathering, several faculty es on the nights following. members have suggested that all such Even tihe ltA dances. however, are Darties be held in Ann Arbor in the'