THlE DAILY EVERY MORNING $1.50 The Michigan No. 96. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. - . SON OF PRESIDENT PRINCIPALORATOR James Rudolph Garfield Who Makes Washington Birthday Address Has Had Distinguished Career in Politics WAS SECRETARY OF INTERIOR UNDER PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT START HARDDRILL AS COACH ARRIVES TODAY Candidates for Varsity Nine to Hold Complimentary faculty concert in Hill First General Practice in auditorium, 4:15 o'clock. Gym Today EARL MIOORE TO JUY AT CHORUS TRIA MORE JOIN COllBSEP E S Cornell Will Design "Stone and Gravel Roads inlichigan" Earl Moore, head Discussed Yesterday by act as judge at the sa the Union opera chori PROF. BAKER LECTURES TODAYtonight. The place fo be announced at the in id; Practice of Law in Cleve- Affiliated With Pro- gressives James Rudolph Garfield, principal eaker on the Washington birthday ogram, to be given at 2:30 o'clock xt Monday in Hill auditorium, is the n of James Abram Garfield, twen- th president of the United States. Mr. Garfield was born in the town of ram, Ohio, October 17, 1865. He cured his Bachelor of Arts degree in B5 at Williams College, of which his other, Harry Augustus Garfield, rinerly a professor at Princeton, is w president. He studied law at 'lumbia law school and was admitted the bar in 1888. In 1890 he married ss Helen Newell, of Chicago. Mtr. Garfield's political career began th his election as senator to the Ohio te legislature, an office which he Id from 1896 to 1899. Three years er he entered active work on the ited States Civil Service commission, ich he continued until the following ir, 1903, when he was appointed mmissioner of Corporations in the ited States Department of Commerce d Labor. Four years spent in this pacity were succeeded by his ap- ntment, by PresidentdRoosevelt,as cretary of the Interior in the cab- t, a position which he retained until )9. Since that time, Mr. Garfield has en engaged in the practice of law in eveland, Ohio, where his charming sonality and recognized professional als have obtained for him the high- esteem of his fellow citizens. Mr. Garfield is a Progressive, an liation which dates from the time of dispute between Taft and Roose- t, culminating in the Chicago con-- ition. He has taken active part in. movement for the conservation of Forum meets and discusses, "Is the Marking System at Present in Force in the Various Departments Satis- factory?" at the Union, 7:30 o'clock. Eight Week club will meet in New- berry hall, 7:00 o'clock. Ferris Institute club banquet, Unitari- an Church, 8:30 o'clock. Prof. D. 0. Schlotterbeck will speak on "The Manufacture of Grape Juice" in room 151 of chemistry building, 4:15 o'clock. Senior lit class meeting in Tappan hall, 4:00 o'clock. TOMORROW Meeting of the Kentucky,: club at Un- ion, 7:30 o'clock. SISLER'S ARM IN GOOD SHAPE Captain McQueen issued his official With yesterday's meetings, the short Bridge tournament o'clock. Adelphi banquet at o'clock. at Union, 7:30 the Union, 6:00 BASKET BALL TEAMS PROM-ISEHOT RACE Using All Courts Available at Gym in Preparation for Inter- class Series SENIOR LITS' OUTFIT. STRONGI e, at present, is in Mentor, offices are in Cleveland. KECUTIVE TO ATTEND RIS INSTITUTE BANQUET r Woodbridge N. Ferris will address to members of the titute club, at their banquet evening, in the Unitarian E. R. Paige, '16, will act as toast- master, while the address of welcome will be given by A. R. Sherk, '16L. Among those who will respond to toasts are Conda Ham, '15, J. Drake, '16D, Dr. A. E. Strong, L. W Lisle, '17L, and C. V. Sellers, '17. A musical program will be furnished by W. B. Klinesteker, '16D, and C. G. Christenson, '16. A reception will be held at 7-:30 o'clock, and the banquet will commence at 8:30 o'clock. CHEMICALS FINALLY ARRIVE AFTER DELAY OF SIX MONTHS Chemicals, which were ordered by the department of chemistry six months ago, and which were shipped from Germany last December on the "Florida," have just arrived in New York. Due to the delay of the "Flor- ida's" arrival, ando injuries which she incurred enroute, a "general average" has been declared. As a large amount of her cargo was consigned to Eber- bach & Co., they are responsible for their share of the expense of bringing the ship to port, and for the damaged cargo. No supplies can be obtained until all consignees, who have property on board the "Florida," have deposited cash or a bond for the amount of their assessment. .All goods consigned to Eberbach & Co. were insured, however, and their release will be secured as soon as possible. Prof. Anatole Le Braz May Speak Here Prof. A. G. Canfield, head of the French department, is making an ef- fort to arrange with Prof. Anatole Le Braz, of the University of Rennes, to deliver a lecture here in the near fu- ture. Returns from Conference in Chicago President Harry B. Hutchins re- turned yesterday from Chicago, where he has been attending the Conference With the first game of the interclass basketball series scheduled for next Monday, the 20 odd teams entered are making the most of their practice pe- riods this week, every court in Water- man gymnasium being in constant use during the six available evenings. From the present outlook, the com- ing interclass race promises to be ex- ceedingly close, for there are at least three fives which have a good chance to win the championship cup, while there are a dozen or more that believe they have more than an even chance to win. Last winter's champions, now the senior lits, again have a strong team in the field, and the near graduates appear to have an edge over the other fives. Both the soph and fresh lits are represented by likely looking teams, however, and the winning five will have to play consistently good basket- ball to finish in the lead. The '15 lits boasted two members of last year's all-campus five, Stuart and Marsh being named on the myth- ical team as forward and guard re- spectively. With these two stars back- ed by such veterans as Chapman, Pol- asky, Worth, Heisst, Brown and Con- nelly, the senior lit team will put a first class five in this year's -series. Whitmarsh and Codd, of the fresh lit aggregation of last year, are lost to the soph team this year, but from Bradbeer, Shattuck, Cohen and Rich- ardson, of the old team, and a half dozen new men, the second year men should be able to make a strong"bid for the championship. Other members of the all-campus fives of last year are Warner, '16, Mc- Clellan, '15L, Melvin, '15D, and Closy, '17H. CAMPUS ASTRONOMERS SEARCH FOR NEWLY DISCOVERED COMET Discovery of the Mellish comet by an astronomer in Wisconsin a few nights ago, has aroused considerable interest at the local observatory, and members of the staff are on the look- out for the new orbit. Owing to un- favorable weather conditions, the com- et has not yet been seen, but it is hop- ed that on the first clear night a suc- cessful observation will be taken. Professor Markley Hurts Right Ankle Prof. J. L. Markley, of the mathe- matics department, fell on the ice near' his residence yesterday and broke sev- eral of the small bones in his right ankle. He has not been able to meet his classes since. call for candidates for the 1915 Varsi- ty baseball team yesterday noon, fol- lowing the receipt of word from Coach Lundgren, that he would reach Ann Arbor either last night or this morn- ing. The candidates for the Wolverine nine assemble at 1:00 o'clock this af- ternoon in Waterman gymnasium, for the first general practice of the year. With the arrival of Coach Lundgren, the real indoor training season begins, and the daily work-outs in the cage will continue until it is warm enough to permit the men to go outdoors with- out danger of stiffening muscles. Michigan's battery candidates have been working out daily in the Varsity cage for the past week and a half, and already the pitchers are beginning to put more stuff on the ball, in anticipa- tion of the. batting practice that will begin this week. Ferguson and Dav- idson, in particular, are fast rounding into shape, both of the veteran hurlers apparently being due for a big year. Sisler will not attempt to do much pitching until after the warm weather is here to stay, for, with his port side wing apparently as strong as ever, the veteran south-paw is taking no chances of another strain. With plen- ty of hurlers on hand this spring, there is no need for the 1914 captain to ex- tend himself in the preliminary games, and the early diamond contest will probably find Sisler holding down one of the garden jobs. COMMERCE CLUB MAKES PLANS + FOR EMPLOYING OF GRADUATES To ]Keep in Touch with Business Firms and Aims to Secure Positions for Seniors Work in the employment bureau ofl the Commerce club, is assuming shape under the direction of Rudolf J. Hoff-1 man, '15, who is chairman of the bu- reau for this year. By keeping in touch with various business houses,1 the bureau is able to secure positions for graduating seniors, who have tak- en courses in the economics depart- ment. Mr. W. I. Atwater, former'member of this club, visited the department last' Friday, while in the city on his way from New York City to Omaha, Ne- braska, where he is going to carry on an audit for the American Telephone+ and Telegraph company. Mr. Atwater+ received his position through recom-+ mendations of the employment agency connected with the Commerce club last year. X business meeting of the commerce club will be held on next Wednesday night for the purpose of voting on new members for the club. The initiation' banquet will be held in about three1 weeks, when the new members will be+ taken in. The club is trying to obtain several prominent business men of; Detroit to speak at this banquet, butI up to date, it is not definitely known who will speak. course in highway engineering gained impetus to such an extent as to pre- dict total success for the venture. The attendance increased considerably and interest was augmented in a like de- gree. The subject under discussion was "Stone and Gravel Roads in Michigan." Frank F. Rogers, state highway com- misisoner on "Contract Labor vs. Day Labor in Road Construction in Michi- gan." Prof. H. E. Riggs read a paper on "Specifications and Contracts." The lecture was given by Prevost Hub- bard, chief of division of roads and pavements, of the Institute of Indus- trial Research, Washington, D. C. "Miscellaneous Roads in Michigan," is the subject of today's discussions. The first paper of the session to be de- livered in the morning is that of Prof. Ira O. Baker, of the civil engineering department of the University of Illi- nois. A discussion on the subject, "The Economic Use of Road Machin- ery," will be held at 1:00 o'clock. O. L. Grover, chief bridge engineer of the United States Office of Public Roads, W7ashington, D. C., will read a paper at 3:00 o'clock, on "Highway Bridges." This paper will be followed by a general discussion on the same sub- ject, to be led by C. V. Dewart, bridge engineer of the state highway depart- ment. The lecture in the evening will be given by W. W. Crosby,. consulting engineer, Baltimore, Maryland. His subject is "The Value of Traffic Cen- sus." The course continues through- out the remainder of the week. HALF-MILE MEN BUSY AT GYM But Few Varsity Tracksters at Work; Last Day of Tryouts Waterman gym's oval track was kept busy yesterday with half-mile runners, but few of the speedsters were Varsi- ty men working in their regular trial against time for a place on the Varsi- ty quartet, which meets Princeton's two mile relay team here Saturday. Ufer chose to take a light workout yesterday, and postponed his final trial until today. Part of the little miler's program for the afternoon consisted in a quarter-mile dash, an event with which he is comparatively unacquaint- ed. While taking this final polish to his afternoon's work, Trainer Farrell held a stop watch on the runner, but refus- ed to make public any of the time caught on the Varsity tryouts in their efforts. Fox tried the half-mile in his formal ttempt to qualify for the team which Leets Fitzpatrick's men. Although the time made by him is still a secret be- tween the coach and his -watch, the runner finished in good shape, appear- ing to have plenty of endurance left in him even at the end of his race against time. This afternoon will be the last day allowed for tryouts for the Varsity team and the track will be kept busy with the quarter-mile run- ners. Takes Bold Men To Invade Women's Favorite Classes -0 "Where are the men," said the pro- fessor, as he tried to look through his glasses to the back part of the room. It was a class in contemporary litera- ture, and the instructor was trying to pick out the few bold, bad men who had dared to elect one of the women's favorite courses. "Let me see--one, two, three, four," he counted, and then explained, "You know, I must take care of these men.. I always do. I watch them carefully." "Where is that red-headed man who was here last time?" Ah-hah," he mut- tered as hit memory prompted him, "he told me he would be absent this time. So, one, two, three, four, and one is five. "Three years ago, I had only one, then there were two, then three, and now five. If I live 25 years more, I'll have a class of 25 genuine men. "Let me see," -he continued in sta- tjctical mood, "there are 3,000 or 4,000 men in the university. No, we have 6,000, so there are five thousand men. That is, how do you call it, one per centum. No, one per mill!" *"Now, isn't that remarkable, remark- able.! 5,000 men, and of them, only five have seen fit to take up the study. of the greatest dramatist since Shakes- peare." "You know it was the women who founded the Drama League. It is the women in this country who take in- terest in the drama. So you see that is why I expect a great woman dramatist. This class may produce her." And then the professor turned to the subject announced by the cata- logue. He had wearied of the frailties of humanity as exhibited by Michigan students in the making of their elec- tions.