THE MICHIGAN DAILY
TUESDAY, JANUARY
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HOOK INSTEAD OF HAND
FOR CRIPPLED SOLDIERS-
MAJOR C. S. BERRY DESCRIBES
VOCATIONAL WORK FOR
DISABLED
Holding a fork with a pair of pliers
instead of fingers is just one of the
tricks of living which the recon-
structionists of the medical corps 'are
teaching crippled soldiers. A demon-
stration of the feat may be secured
from Major C. S. Berry, formerly as-
sistant professor in the education de-
partment, who is 4pending a 10 day
leave in Ann Arbor before returning
to his work at Washington.
The science of preparing artificial
limbs has been greatly advanced dur-
ing this war and Major Berry de-
scribes the satisfaction of the crip-
ple who has a good-looking life-like
arm to wear on Sundays, and all sorts
of attachable tools, of which the hook
is the most universally ueful, to
wear while at work. They read like
the list of adjustable contrivances
which come with a sewing-machine,
but according to Major Berry, work
much better.
Gives Mental Tests
Major Berry is particularly con-
cerned with the work of testing the
mental capabilities of returned dis-
abled soldiers with a view to deter-
mining whether they will profit by re-
education and vocational training as
offered by the government. The crip-
pled soldier may require "curative
work,' .'particularly in the case of
joints stiffened by wounds. This work
is prescribed by a surgeon and given
in the curative workshop, where fre-
quent tests show the soldier that he
is regaining the functions of his mus-
cles. Then he is interviewed by
psychologists who find out his previ-
ous occupation and training, his na-
tive intelligence and his own wishes
concerning a future occupation.
Boks are handed him on the vocation
in which he in interested and he is
given several weeks' trial at the work.
If he does creditably, he may take a
complete course in the work, per-
haps'of several years' duration, at the
expense ofthe government.
Wide Range of Subjects
The range of subjects and vocations
offered is very wide, including lan-
guages and other academic subjects,
hand trades such as shoemaking, arts
and crafts, skilled trades such as
printing, and the principles of me -
chanics, electricity and other sciences.
While men are still in convalescent
wards, the hand crafts, knitting, bas-
keary, weaving, wood-carving, jew-
elry, and like arts are taught, more
with the object of giving the men
something to do and turning their
minds upon something beside them-
selves, than with the idea of a per-
manent vocation. Major Berry says
that in spite of the generous educa-
tional offer of the government, more
than half of the men who for their
own good and that of society obvi-
onsly should avail themselves of it,
fail to do so because of their anxiety
to get home. and their short-sighted
willingness to take a job open to them
now from which they will probably
be turned out when the able-bodied
men return from France.
Public Aftitude Wrong
"It has been hard," says Major Ber-
ry, "to get the public to take the
right attitude toward the reconstruc-
tion work. They wish to lionize the
men for a time and they often suc-
ceed in giving them the idea that it is"
not imperative for them to earn a
lie ardor has waned,
our disabled
soldiers will be selling shoestrings in
the streets, when they might have be-
come valuable in essential lines of
work."
MajorkBerry is heart and soul in
his work, which he describes as "re-
versing the process of preparing men
for war. That process was to build
many men into a unit. Our business
is to individualize them once more."
ENTENTE COUNCIL
TO ISSUE TERMS
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would look into the rights of each
nation and would, consider what
should be done to a state resisting.
the decisions of the league. It also
would take measures concerning any
state not belonging to the league and
would cause trouble by violence. The
project foresees, in order to compel
the submission of such a state or
states, the constitution of an armed
force exercising international control
and the establishment of diplomatic,
judicial, and economic measures tend-
ing to isolate the rebellious state and
compelling it to depend upon its own
resources."
Germany Must Change "Her Soul"
"Germany,' 'he added, "would have
to undergo not only a political revo-
lution, but also a moral one.
"Her very soul has to be changed,"
he said.
In addition, Germany must give
guarantees of a military character,
make reparations and punish those
who have violated all laws of human-
ity. Until that is accomplished, Ger-
many must be compelled to observe
all the rules of international control
to which other nations have agreed
voluntarily.
Donald Harris, '21, Goes to West Point
Donald Q. Harris, '21, has just re-
ceived notification of his second alter-
nate appointment to West Point. Har-
ris is from the tenth congressional
district of the state of Illinois. His
home is at Evanston.
WHAT'S GOING ON
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M'usic Notes
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U-NOTICES
The Athena Literary society will
hold an important meeting tonight at
7:15 o'clock at 404 Mason hall.
The sophomore engineering class
will meet Wednesday morning, Jan.
15, at 8 o'clock in room 348 of the
Engineering building. Important bus-
iness will be transacted.
Freshman engineers will meet at
1 o'clock Thursday in the Natural Sci-
ence building. All freshman engineers
will be excused from 1 o'clock classes.
Stylus will meet with Miss Margaret
Walsh at 7:30 o'clock this evening at
the Gamma Phi Beta house, 1520 South
University avenue.
A meeting of the league house heads
will be held at 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon in Dean Jordan's office at
Barbour gymnasium.
Dean Jordan will be at home to Un-
iversity girls from 3 to 6 o'lock this
afternoon at 1215 Hill street.
A Mortarboard meeting will be held
at 8 o'clock this evening at the Chi
Omega house.
Ensign Boehm Returns to University
Ensign H. R. Roehm, '18, returned
to the University to take up his studies
in the Medical school after a year's
service in the navy. Previous to his
release from active duty. Ensign
Roehm was in command of the U. S.
S. Kerasaspa in overseas service.
In. the way of symphonic music Mr.
Damrosch will present the familiar
fifth symphony of Tschaikowsky, the
prelude to "Lohengrin," the first bit
of Wagner to be heard there in some
time. Also three Belgian folk songs
of Arthur de Greef.
Miss Ethel Leginska, pianist, is com-
posing a quartet for the Flonzaley
string quartet. Several of her songs
sung last week by Miss Morgana have
been copyrighted and will be publish-
ed in a short time.
Willem Willeke formerly 'cellist of
the Kneisel string quartet will ap-
pear as soloist with the New York
symphoity orchestra this evening
which plays at Arcadia auditorium in
Detroit.
Tryouts for the University Sym-
phony orchestra will be held by Mr.
Samuel Pierson Lockwood at 7 o'clock
tomorrow evening and Thursday at the
University School of Music.
Candidates should bring some mus-
ic with which they are familiar as
sight reading is not considered of
greatest importance. Membership is
not confined to students. Anyone who
is sufficiently advanced may try out.
A committee on public health at the
University of Indiana has ordered that
students either be vaccinnated for the
influenza or not attend school. -The
flu ban is still on at the university.
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soldier friend in service; or as
a present to your officer instruc-
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Y ieit. Jennings. 116, Here on Leave
Lieut. Dwight W. Jennings,'16, Is vis-
iting his parents at 1824 Geddes ave-
nue for a few days, while on leave
from the battleship Oklahoma. Lieu-
tenant Jennings returned Christmas
Day to New York from overseas duty.
He is a member of Alpha-Tau Omega
fraternity.
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