Ali 1A v Ie I Michigan Daily NOW $2.00 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1914. . ..: .! EET 111111 ---°--- _ fe --o - _ r, - -- o r i 0 I i ' 'hat Crimson Will es Chance to is Year's TODAY Dr. J. C. Ferguson on "A Survey of Chinese Art," Alumni Memorial hall, 4:15 o'clock. Senior engineer dinner, Michigan Un- ion, 6:00 o'clock.r ABLY WILL ATTRACTION e to Be TOMORROWi the Xl1 if Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, Hill auditorium, 8:00 o'clock. Meeting for formation of Rifle club, trophy room, Waterman gymnasium, 5:00 o'clock. as are already for next fall's eastern trip artelme stim- nite will be games until oth the inter- on the con- iderstood that welcomed in UNION OPERA ,CAST ATTRACTS 50 MEN MAY PREHNT TRIP O~F MSICA LB Conditions in Eastern Cities Doy Not, Seem to Favor Excursion of. Organization LACK OF MANAGEAEN T HANDICAP Unless negotiations with other cities prove more successful and satisfact- ory, there is a possibility that the Michigan combined musical clubs will take no eastern trip during the Christ- mas holidays this year.N So far, but five or six cities have given adequate guarantees for the pre- sentation of a concert. Financial con- ditions in the east seem to be such that arrangements for a profitable trip cannot be assured. Those concerned say it is due to war situations, and un- equal competition with the eastern universities. W. 1. Shafer, '16, who had charge of the trip for the musical clubs, was forced to resign from the management because of scholastic duties. Adna R. Johnson, '16L, was appointed to fill the vacancy and to complete the plans underway. He has been compelled to resign for similar reasons. Conse- quently the clubs are laboring unaer severe handicaps for this year's trip. The management, however, is con- fident of giving the trip, since plans have gone so far. Definite announce- ment of the tour, if it will be attempt- ed, will appear later. PRESIDENT HUTCHINS CONFERS WITH J-HOP REPRESENTATIVES Gies Conditions Under Which Return of Affair Will Be Considered By Facultyy Record Number Signify Intentions Competeing for Plhces in Production r -. Last Public Meeting of Bigs Attended by More Than Delegates and Students LARGE GATHERING HEARS FINAL TALK Assembly 4,000 of IJUDGES TO SELECT MUSIC SOON 'hil- lpl .e A , . More than fifty men met last night ts. with general chairman K. S. Baxter, big '15E, of the Michigan Union opera, to fg- signify their intention of trying out be for the cast of the 1915 show. This he number exceeds the number who came out last year by ten. It is expected he that from ten to twenty more will re- port when the actual tryouts are held )l3 next week. re Baxter leaves for New Orleans this on morning, and immediately on his re- turn to Ann Arbor next Sunday, active work in preparing the opera for pro- DECISION CARDS SiGNED BY MANY TO ADOPT ChRISTIANITY Most Successful Conference Ever held in Opinion of Directors of Project Before an audience which numbered more than 4,000, Fred B. Smith, of New York, spoke at the final big pub- lic platform meeting of the Boys' con- ference held in Hill auditorium Sunday afternoon. In addition to the 2,000 con- ference delegates who occupied the en- tire first floor of the auditorium, more than 1,500 students of the university were in the audience. After the invocation which was pro- nounced by Dr. F. H. Burt of Chicago, the Glee club undqer the direction of Kenneth Westerman, '14, rendered a, selection. The speaker of the afternoon chose as his subject, "A Strong Man," and, at the outset of his remarks,-.said that he wished to correct an impression which had been spread on the campus that he was an officer of a large trust company. He stated that his position .was simply in the capacity of trying to force a corner in the asbestos mar- ket, and "for a man who had spent more than 25 years of his life as a Y. M C. A. secretary, that wasn't such a bad position after all.", Makes Plea For Abstinence Mr. Smith devoted the principal part of his address to impressing upon his hearers the fact that any fool could be an infidel, but that it took a real man to be a Christian.. He made a plea for total abstinence and brought out the interesting fact that in Oklahoma, a license was required not only for the man who sold liquor, but also for the man who drank it. At the close of his address which was mainly in the form of an old-fashioned revival sermon, he asked all those who wished to become professing Chris-' tian to fill out the cards which would be provided by the ushers for that pur- pose. More than 400 of these cards were signed by university students, and over 600 of the conference dele- gates made a definite decision. with Architect Kahn, ill auditorium, it was UNION OAT CLUB PREPARES ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN According to present plans of the Michigan Unioi Boat club, a campus- wide membership campaign will take place for several davs after Monday, December 7. The canvass will extend to practically all men students, and members of the faculty will also be urged to join. John S. Leonard, ;16L, is general chairman of the membership commit- tees, and announcements will be made by him soon of one sub-chairman in each department, to manage the cam- paign in that department. Each of these chairmen will be assisted by a large number of committeemen. De- partmental chairmen will be announc- ed soon. memberships are open to all at $1.50, but members of the Un- ion may secure memberships for $1.00. DA1mNCE TO FEATU'RE , Grinstead Will Give Impersonation of Well-known "Salonie" As One hleadlliier CHIINESE ANTIIE1W WILL BE SUNG PRICE FIVE C] SENATEI TO DECI( VACATION PROBUI Faculty Council Will Gather M and Determine Duration of Coming Christmas Holidays COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEMBEJ .VOICE SENTIMENTS OF CA University Men and Women of Di Residence Would be Aided By Measuri According to a statement mac President Harry 13. Hutchins ye day, the senate council will me special session Monday, Deceml to decide tho matter of lengthenin Christmas vacation. This is one earlier than the regular meeting. This action follows the present of the following resolution draw by the committee of the student cl, whichtcalls the attention of th thorities to the general desire of part of the student body for a 1 vacation this winter. Wether or not the senate cc will recommend a change in the ings made by the regents, which determined the length of the vac in former years, will not be know the senate council meets. The committee appointed by I dent A. T. Ricketts, '15E, drew u following resolution, a copy of u was sent to both the president o university and the senate counci "To the president and senate co of the University of Michigan. "Whereas, the holiday vacatil scheduled to begin the evening o: comber 22, and "Whereas, this date is inconve for the student body, makingit cult, if not impossible, for those 1 at a distance to reach their home auaitoiuI, wuud noti n any way harm the acoustic properties of the building. Mr. Kahn suggested that the proposed stage structure be made to harmonize with the decorations of the auditorium, and referred the opera management to several New York firms, for plans. Theodore Harrison and Earl V. Moore of the school of music faculty are still judging the music for the' show, and expect to make the an- nouncement of the successful compos- er within a few days. lillibert, is a Jub, and has Shakespear-1 BRYAN SPEAKS GRATIS. FOR RECENT CONFERENCE MEETING Secretary Talks to Y.M.C.A. Gathering in Hope of Helping Some of His Audience At a recent conference held between President Harry B. Hutchins, and Don Smith, '16E, and George McMahon, '15, presidents of the junior .engineer and junior lit classes respectively, the ob- jectional feaures of former hops were brought out and the basis of elimina- tion was discussed, if the petition for the reinstatement of the J-Hop is to be considered by the university author- ities. In addition to the reduetion in ex- pense, and the democratizing of the function, President Hutchins pointed out that greater control over the con- duct of the dancers would be demand- ed, and that some provisions would have to be made for taking care of onlookers. Spectators have always presented a. troublesome problem to hop commit- tees of former years. Many people wish to see the decorations, and to watch the dancers, and have been will- ing to pay for seats in the balcony for the privilege. Students had become accustomed to being admitted as spec- tators after 12:00 o'clock, free of charge. At the time of the last hop it had been previously anr!ounced that no one would be given free ad-nission even after midnight, but a . crowd gathered and tried to force its way in. Its efforts caused the so-called riot to which many have attributed the abolition of the J-Hop. According to an announcement made by the presidents of the two junior classes, the approval of all class or- ganizations favorable to a return of the hop must be presented before Monday. It is planned to present the petition to the special meeting of the senate council which has been called to consider the Christmas .acation question, next Monday night. ouis n1.ra- ama rt of nant De Ga Preparations and rehearsals are under way for the second appearance of the combined musical clubs before the student body in Hill auditorium, the evening of December 10. This entertaimnent will be in the nature of a pre-vacation trip concert. It will feature practically all the num- bers to be used in the tour through the east: Among the novelties is the singing 6f the Chinese national anthem by the Glee club. The words are to be sung in Chinese. This is ,omething en- tirely new, and if successful may lead to similar attempts in other fields. Durward Grinstead, '16L, has agreed to give an impersonation of "When Miss Salome Danced Before the King." T1is act will b oe of the drawing cards of the conc rt, ristead's abil- ity in such lines beinvg .-ell known on the campus. Chase B: Sikes, '16'. will sing the famous German Christmas ballad "Stille Nacht," and 'U: S. Wilson '16, is to sing "On the Road to Mandalay." Tickets will ;e placed on sale in a few days. MANY STUDENTS IN RESTED IN SOCIAL SERV4 I .ONDITIONS I Ethyl Fox, '1 J.lthy broker, R lie Lisle, '14-'1 1 parts in prep )ns. His daught y Bess Baker,' the annual pl ati last year. It is considered a significant fact tic pro- by those who are well acquainted with f De Le- William Jennings Bryan, Ann Arbor's t. Earl recent distinguished visitor, that he scon- gave his services to the Boys' Confer- tscoigne,ence entirely gratis, receiving only his maid of railroad fare in return for his trip .5. The here. This is significant in view of the .iccardo, fact that Mr. Bryan often receives as 7L, who much as $500.00 honorarium for a sin- paratory gle address. er, Cos- While in Ann Arbor, Mr. Bryan said '15, who that during the years in which he has ay pro- spoken to Y. M. C. A. gatherings, he has never accepted more than the bare expenses of the trips, and, that if his time permitted, he always deemed it a AKE great privilege to speak to gatherings [ANGES of young men, with the feeling that perhaps he might beuable to make the Lockers life of some one young fellow Just a ts little. better than it had been before., Mr. Bryan came to Ann Arbor to speak to the Boys' Conference on be- en made ing pre'sented with a bound folio which hin the contained the signatures of more than acy has 4,000 Michigan boys. .a ini Thank Ann Arbor People Following a brief, farewell service Sunday night at which "Dinnie" Upton,. coach of the Grand Rapids Central high school football team, spoke, the1 conference was formally declared at an end. The last official act was the pass- ing of resolutions thanking the people of Ann Arbor for their hospitality. Today, in speaking of the conference .one of the officials said that it had been the most successful gatherings of its kind ever held. There were 2,042 registered delegates representing 232 communities and 112 different boys' or- ganizations were included in the vari- ous delegations. Lenawee county had the largest delegation, numbering 122 boys from 16 different points. The conference was held under the direction of J. A. Van Dis, State Boys' Work secretary of the Y. M. C. A., W. W. Welsh, secretary of the Civic asso- ciation, and Principal W..M. Aiken of the Ann Arbor high school, assisted by a large number of high school boys who made up the various committees. One of the main results of the.' mammoth s o c i a i service cam- mas or paign which the Y. M.:' A. recently eyj staged on the campus :. as the sign- enoyt ing up of, more than a Lundred stb- en c dents to take part in mme form of . stuc practical social service? Several lines of work have been m' pped lt o st Plan Io Enlist More T' in Bettering Co; Aum Ar] Workers In been proposed : pose of lengthe though the resu tion of two scho "It is for the more suitable -students who, would not be ab until -af'hn +i., M lled Laboratories andI re Among Improvement Introduced improvements have bee university hospital wit v months. The pharma oved into new and s s in the surgical build: rters having been lon n by the rapid develop small hospital, into on ical facilities exceeded section of the country. medical ward, the labo en remodelled, and hav I with the most modern Three Boys Assist Police to, Catch Naughty Burglar Man "A stitch in time saves nin " hear the mysterious sounds repeated. This ancient, and moss-cove red ad- This time, they jumped out of bed, and age was again proved Sunday night looking down the alley, saw a man by three high school boys, who vere in in the act of "jimmying" open a win- Ann Arbor attending the Boys' confer- dow. ence. The boys, Troy Reiman c, Plym- Upon the apprehension of the burg- outh, Mich., Earl Power of Adrian, and lar, one of the boys ran to the tele- rChristm-, these men, and the co..: t+ whichi has the work in chare-" expects' to begin a number of forms of actual ser- vice in the near future, in addition to those which it has already inaugu- rated. Duing 'the campaign. Fred Riudge and Richard Edwards, social service cxperts of the internatinal committee of the Y. M. C. A. in _ew York city, made a partial survey of the condi- tions now existing in A Arbor, and it is on the results of t'ir work that the local committee expects to put the students to work, Two classes for the purpose of teaching English to 'foreigners have already been started in loyal factories, and it is planned to eilarge this branch of the work in tde near future.; In addition to this, a sys temn of hos- pital visitation has alreaidy been deo- vised and put into ope tion, Among the lines of werk which are contemplated in the near future is the organization of classes inofirst aid among the various sho s of the city, and a more complete organization of the Ann Arbor playground system. When all of the lines of work will1 have been started, it is expected that more than 300 university students will be actively engaged in some form of social service endeavor. Show Much Interest in Road Building Many letters of inquiry have been icceived by the civil engineering de- partmuent in regard to the course in highway engineering which it will in- but we can not help but feel th loss of time to studies would be than repaid by the extra four which would be added to the vac "For these reasons, the a council is unanimous in asking favorable consideration of the c es as stated in the enclosed reso Yours truly, H. M. LACY; T. P. SODDY, HOWARD McDONA Commi '915 Eng ieers Dine at Union To Senior engineers will give a dinne at:600 o'clock tonight, Michigan Union. 'The committe M c li ; 7 -i o . ' ' e o r itearra n g e d to h a v e P ro f. H . C . A .son, of theengineeringdepart peak in behalf of the faculty. ntbers o?,the program will speechty Mr. J H rinuratc engineering department, and mu a string quartet. A. T. Ricketts, ident of the student council, s W. Hall, class president, will be speakers. Bridge Tournament Has Many E_ Most of the entries for the bridge tournament are expected in, before tonight at 7:30 o'clock, the committee will meet to con arrangements for the tourn which will start. next Friday ni 7:30 o'clock at the clubhouse. I who have not paired off may be a arrange with the committee-for a ner.. ~1 Y. , Spacious ing, the g since ment of ne, hav- by few ratories ve been n appa- ALUMNA DONATES MONEY FOR ESTABLISHING NEW LOAN FUND Mary M. Turner, '92, of Detroit, has recently placed $300 in the hands of Dean Myra B. Gordan, to be adminis- tered as a loan fund for university women, in memory of Jane 0, Turner, ex-'00. The fund will be administered as the Jane Turner loan fund by a 'committee consisting of President Harry B. Hutchins, Dean Jordan and Mary M. Turner, and will be available at the beginning of the second semes- ter of this year. Dewey Meyers of Bay City, were get- ting into bed about 10:30 o'clock Sun- day evening, in their room at the Al- lersel hotel, when their attention was attracted by a series of peculiar sounds in the alley below their win- dow. Peering into the darkness, the boys were able to discern nothing, and they thought the sounds had merely been due to their imaginations. Tht boys retired for the second time only to phone and called the police to the spot. As -police hgadquarters was less than a block from the scene of action, the miscreant who gave his name as Clar-, ence Lennan of Sault Ste. Marie, was handcuffed almost before the boys could count 10. "Yes," said a sergeant of police last night, in discussing the affair, "those boys were right smart, and I'd be glad to see a Boy's conference here again hanges, a new systemI en instituted for stu-! in the hospital, and iently located for user any time,", augurate on Monday, February 15: