It AN. DAILY E -..._ ILLEGES 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. is 40 i i of 4 and 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 i i i EALYPRESIDENTS APPEARIN BRONZE, Brazen Tablet of President Angell in Alumni Hall Gift of Late Regent Arthur Hill GIFTS SECURE OTHER STATUE 'I 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. 7 'fy Heart WHITNEY' THEATRE DECEMBER 19 Sat. Matinee and Night Oliver Morosco offers J. Hartley Manners' Exuberant Comedy I 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' r. I. 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. ii 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 I -,