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ent Here Is Better Than That
Any Other University; One
Of Best in World
S LARGE TELESCOPE HERE
a Michigan student would be
d to learn that the University
igan possesses, all things con-
the best equipped observatory
at any university in this coun-
, indeed, one of the best in the
Yet the facts bear out this
was ground in Pittsburgh, and was
later cast in Paris. The lens is six
inches 'thick and weighs 600 pounds.
This is the fifth largest telescope in
the world.
The other telescope in use at the
observatbry has a lens 12 inches in
diameter, and is about 17 feet long.
When set up in 1857, it was the third
largest telescope in the world, and had
the, dtinction of being,the first large
telescope constructed entirely in the
United States.
The Michigan observatory possesses;
one of the best seismographs in the
country. This instrument, with its
delicate accessories, was installed in
1909, and rests on a deep concrete
pier in the basement, entirely sepa-
rated from the buildings. It has re-
corded on the, average, about 40 dis-
turbances each year since its instal-
lation.
Only three
>bservatories o.. th
larger telescoe tha
igan. These are th
Wilson, Cal., and Fla
servatories. The la
private managemen
ting telescopes instea
rficient refracting typ
telescope here, has
s in diameter, with a
is
an
e ':The buildings, at the observatory
g- here' while.not so elaborate as those
st at the Yerkes and Lick observatories,
it, willycompare very favorably with
ad those at any other college in the Uni-
e. ted States. At 4arvard, the build-
a ings are small and scattered, and the
in telescopes are not so large as those
ly at Michigan. No eastern college has
es such advantages; and Michigan's only
es competitor in the..*est, is the Univer-
t sity of California, Which uses the
st Lick observatory at Pasadena. Their
y, telescope, however, is considerably
ss smaler than the one in Ann Arbor.
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the
Sa first-class:
barber shop to be run in connection
:with F. L. Hall, cleaning and pressinig.
Five years experience at student trade
on the campus puts us in a position to
to meet your demands.
Burrett's Barber Shop,
514 E. WILLIAM ST.,
risunas Suggestions for the Home
The Selecting is Best while the Assortment
is unbroken and before the crowds come in.'
Our Floors are filled(Jkh the
INEST FURNITURE
Awaiting your Inspection
EMPLOYEES LOWER
Workmen Divided Into Squpds For
Protection of Buildings From
Conflagrations.
HAVE BEEN BUT 2 LARGE BLAZES
Fires on thecampus, and those so
near the university buildings as to
endanger them, are fought by the cam-
pus fire department, in co-operation
with the Ann Arbor fire department.
The campus department is made up of{
employees of the university, including,f
chiefly, those in the buildings and
grounds department. The chief of the1
department is the superintendent oft
buildings and grounds, and under him
are five captains and 10 vice-captains.1
tains.
Serious fires on the campus havel
been few, and the worst of these havel
occured in recent years. The first
was the burning of the old medicalt
building, on August 12, 1912. Ther
building has been torn down since that
time. The burning of the south wing
of University hall on May 2 , 1913,
was the second serious fire ,that thet
campus has witnessed.
Blasts Sound Alarms{
The fire alarm is sounded by long1
blasts of the siren of the power house.
All alarms of fire are given to the
university exchange operator, who has
merely to press a button in the ex-
change to ring an alarm gong in the
engine room. As soon as the locationt
of the fire is ascertained, it is signal-
led by the blasts of the whistle. The,
various signals are as follows:
.North :side of campus-one short1
blast.
East side of campus-two short]
blasts, short together.
South side of campus-three short
blasts, close together.
West side of campus - four short
blasts, close together.
Center of campus-two short blasts,
separated..
Homeopathic hospital, or store-1
house-three short blasts, separated.
General hospital-four short blasts,'
~separated..
The fire signals will be blown for
at least three minutes.
In the day time, the first teamster
to arrive at the old boiler house will
hitch his horse to the fire wagon, and
will draw it to the scene of theiire.
Have Salvaging Squad
The. work of the salvaging squad is
perhaps the most interesting. These
men remove from the burning building
such articles as would be damaged-by
fire or by water. They are to respect
the wishes of university officials in
removing valuable articles. Their first
duty on arriving at a burning building
which is used for laboratory purposes,
is to remove all explosives, such as
ether, and gasoline, at once.
Fire Drills Held
Fire drills are held from time to
time without notice to the employees.
A large red flag is used to indicate the
location of the blaze for drilling pur-
poses. The time required to get water
on the flames, as well as the time tak-
en to,,establish a fire line, make ready
for salvaging, and completion of utili-
ty work,. are taken and posted after
each drill, with a view to observing'
the efficiency of the :department.
CONGESTION "IN. LD S I JCTURE
Additional Rooms Needed for Crowded
Rhetoric Courses
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EALYPRESIDENTS
APPEARIN BRONZE,
Brazen Tablet of President Angell in
Alumni Hall Gift of Late Regent
Arthur Hill
GIFTS SECURE OTHER STATUE
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Much favorable comment has been
heard in Alumni Memorial hall from -
the many visitors- of the last few
weeks on the two bas-reliefs of Presi-
dent-Emeritus James B. Angell and
former President Henry P. Tappan,
which. are located at the right and
left of the main entrance of the build-
ing.
The life size bronze tablet of Pres.
Angell was presented to the univer-
sity, through the generosity of the late
Regent Arthur Hill of Saginaw. Mr.
Hill took a deep interest in the uni-
versity during his life, and it was
through him that the Hill auditorium
was erected. The ptatue was un-
veiled on Alumni day during the grad-
uation exercises in June, 1910. It was
covered with a yellow and blue cur-
tain which was drawn aside in the
presence of a large group of alumni.
On the disclosure of the new tablet,
the presentation speech was given by
Hon. Gilbert M. Stark, '75L, of Sag-
inaw, who was a close personal friend
of Mr. Hill.
In presenting the tablet to the uni-
versity, he spoke of the personal in-
terest which Mr. Hill took in select-
ing the sculptor to do the work. Mr.
Hill desired not only a mere por-
trait of President-Emeritus Angell,
~but also a work of art, and to this
end, he visited many of the import-
tant studios in the country. Karl
Bitters of New York was finally se-
lected to do the important work, prin-
cipally on his excellent showing at
the Pan-American exposition and the
St. Louis exposition, where Mr. Bit-
ters was chief sculptor.
Mr. Hill died before he could view
the completed work of the artist Bit-
ters, which is so. highly and fav-
orably criticised by critics who have
seen the tablet. Its position is pe-
cularily fortunate, as it is placed at
the right of the main entrance, where
there is always a good light.
Not long after the erection of the
statue of President-Emeritus Angell,I
steps were taken to raise a fund for:
a similar memorial of former Presi-
dent H. P. Tappan to be placed op-
posite the one of Pres. Angell at the
left of the main entrance. The money I
raised was secured chiefly by sub-
scription, "the "Tappan Boys," as the.
members of President Tappan's class I
are known, contributing a large por-
tion towards the fund.
The efforts of those behind the
movement were culminated by the un-
veiling of the bronze bas-relief of
President Tappan, during commence-
ment week last June. Karl Bitters was
again chosen as sculptor for this.
work, and John Williams, of New
York was bronze mdker.
Peg
something You Can't Find Elsewhere
Leather Seal Pillow for $5.00
You can not buy it elsewhere for less than $8 or $10.
FELT PILLOWS, seal on one side, block M on
the other, $3. All kinds of Michigan seal skins,
Mack Drug Co. 117 S. Main St.
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Heart
WHITNEY' THEATRE
DECEMBER 19
Sat. Matinee and Night
Oliver Morosco offers
J. Hartley Manners'
Exuberant Comedy
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1.
ELSA RYAN and the New York Corn-
fresh from the 700th performanceI n
etropolis.
orld's record that has
never.been equalled
(This i the same company that played
Detroit last week)
PRICES
Matinee
1st 13 rows, 360 seats -
Last 8 rows, 232 seats
BALONY
1st 4 rows. 120 seats
Balance of Balcony 4
GALLERY -
$1.00
75c
Night
1st 13 rows, 360 seats - $1.50
Last 8 rows, 232 seats - $1.00
BALCONY
1st 4 rows, 120 seats - $1.00
Balance of Balcony 75c
GALLERY - - 500
By this we mean all those objects which go to make a home
beautiful, such as
Davenports Tables Chairs Rockers Desks
Cabinets Portiers Draperies Rugs, etco
and will particularly appeal to you at this Christmas season.
Martin Haler,
Furniture, Rugs, Carpets and Draperies
75c
5 0
250
11.
Seats on sale Thursday
Mail Orders. Received. NOW'
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Whitney
Theatre
SHOP EARLY
SHOP EARLY
Photo Plays"
The Management of the Whitney Theatre announces,
a "Holiday Season" of Superior Photo Plays with a
change of program daily. Four (4) reels of dramatic
and comedy films will be shown at night only.
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SCHUMACHER
GIFTS
New
Unique
- Inexpensive
Program--Monday, Dec. 14
A SINGULAR CYNIC-2 Reels
THE. FOREMAN'S DECEIT
UNCLE IKE AT THE DANCE
Prices:
MAIN FLOOR, 600 Seats 1Oa.
BALCUOY, 500.Seats 160.
Vhlldron any seat ,'
Sunday Dec, 13,
. s
The Management of the Whitney
Theatre announces the introduction of a
winter season of "Superior Photo Plays"
to be shown in the theatre be g in n in g
Sunday, December 13th.
Nothing but the best of religious and
historical films will be exhibited.
The program will begin in the afternoon at 2:40-
o'clock lasting until 5:30and in the evening from
7:00 until 10:30. Admission will be 10c. for all
seats, and every Sunday a certain percent of all
receipts will be donated to someworthy charity
Conditions in the rhetoric depart-
ment are this year more congested
than ever.. Special courses have been
restricted, principally, from.a sheer
,ackp of rooms in which to hold them;
all classes:.have lincreasednumbers
this year. The entire building is uti-
lized in an effort to accommodate the
large number of students entered in
the department for this semester.
There is need- for several addi-
tional courses in journalism. There
is only one course in drama, and only
one in the writing of poetry. Both of
these should have more sections, but
lack of room prevents and additional
sections.
There are 967 freshmen enrolled in,
courses one and two this year, as
against only.,911 last year. This is
an increase of more than. 50in the
freshman class alone. In course three,
conditions are even worse.. More than
75 students are entered in this course
than were in t- last year, and some off
the sections have over 100 students in
them.
On certain hours and days, the
building is crowded to its maximum,
every room being used for a class.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from
eight o'clock to three o'clock. All
rooms are occupied, even the library
being utilized for one of the classes,
that of journalism.
Make
Gift Selections
Eiarly
The joy of Christmas giving
is often maned by the prob-
Im of what to give. You
San,° h o w h eves r seeot
with case any number of
beautiful and useful gifts
from our large stock:
Coaster Sets, Serving Dish-
es, Chese a a 4 Cracket
Dishes, Blectrie Coffeo Urn,
Imp rorted White Ware,
Coffee Sets, BiscuIt Boxes.
Suggestions
Tea Bal, Tea Pots, Coffee
Percolators, Almond Dishes,
Salad Dishes; C h a f in g
D i 0 she, 5 o'clock Teas,
Sandwich Tray's, Cake Bas-
kets, Bread Trays, Casseroles
Crumb Trays, Pie Dishes,
Trivets, Lemonade Sets,
Relish Dishes, e c tric
Toasters, electrlc Grills.
Make your Selection before you ,go home on your
Cbrlstmas' Vacation
Schumacher liardwr O.
308-10-12. S, Main Street
Phones 174-175-M,-J
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