-EMBER 4, 1923 TI IE MiW I CAN DATLY PMEETS [AT SALE HONGKONG BEGINS REBUILDING TASK 011TV AFTE R GR EATEST TYPHOON IN YEARS IFIUIUUBII u--- d -\ --:- I ~.~1- [ a F . 3 , New Yark Renorts Metropolitan House Almost Entireay Sold Out on All Floors P-ESERVATIONS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT MAY. BE MADE TODAY Seats are now on sale for the extra erformn of t he Unon opera "Cot- hat wll be held Sat-. urday nightat toe Whitney theater. 'h tiek tnay be obtained at the b1 office of the Whitney theater. .JIeavy Sale , The svheduling of the ;extra per- formance of the opera followed the unusually large ticket sales that have have marked the advance sales for the show. Every seat in the house for the week that the opera is showingj here with the exception of Saturday 7 night and matinee has been sold. Mal order applications for the show for other cities that it will play on its road trip with the exception of Chicago and Detroit may be obtained from the office of Homer Heath' in the ,Union. Applications for Chicago and 'ij Detroit will. be obtainable at a later -date. Letters and telegrams are being re- deived by homer Heath, general man- ager of the Union, telling of the great popularity that advance sales of tick- ets for opera have received. The let- ters are from alumni in the various cities where the show will play Want Extra Performance The entire lower floor of the New York Metropplitan opera house where the opera will play e. 18, has been sold out and most of the seats onthe upper floors have been taken. Alum- ni in charge of the showing there are asking Mr. Heath of possibilities of putting on another performance of the show and asking his permission to place more chairs on the lower7 tlqor of the qpera house. In Cleveland, although the box of-g flee sale here does not start until Dec 10, telephone requests for tickets are coming in in such large numbers that difficulty is being experienced in handling them. In Buffalo the mail order sales have netted more than " $3,000 although the general sale does not open until Dec. 13. MORE STUDENTS WANTE * FOR UM I CNTAS More than 30 principal cities have been assigned to students who will canvass University alumni during the S Christmas vacation for subscription to the Michigan Alumnus, official mag- azine of the, Alrni association. Sev- eral more towns are still available. Any men who wisj to do this work should phone John Bradfield, '18, busI- ness manager ,ofthe Alumnus, at Un- *y 1vrsiy9 7V1N. Ffty cents s given the canvasser for each subscription ob- "Only men who live in fairly large cities will be allowed this opportun-9 ity," Mr. Bradfield said, "because there will not be enough graduates in small towns." TheAlumnus sells for $3 a year and, is published weekly during the school " year and monthly during the summer' months. Announce Chairman' For S. C. A. Drive David Bromberg, '25, has been ap- pinted chairman of the financial drive that 5s to be carried out this T'urs- day on the campus to raise money for the Christmas party of 200 needy chil- 'dren that is to be given by the enter- tinment committee of the -Student1 Christian association. The drive will assume the aspect ofI atag day and the amount o the con- tribution will be left to each individu- a. The Christmas dinner which is to be held at 3 o'clock, Tuesday,Dec. 11, In Lane hall auditorium, will be prim- arily for poor children coining from neighboring towns and local hospitals Denby Will Speak At Next Cap Night Secretary of the Navy Edwin Den- by, '96L, has accepted an invitation to speak at the annual Cap Night cere- monies next May, unless prevented by circumstances unforseen at present. 'This word was received yesterday in a letter to President Marion L. Bur- ton. Secretary Denby's letter said: "l enjoyed the contact with the fauclty aind students- during the Michigan- Marine football game so greatl that I am gcing to take advantage of this opportunity to meet themr again, and accept your kind invitation." Harlan To Appear At Wuerth Tonight Kenneth Harlan, male lead in the film production of "The Virginian," and many other recent pictures. will EE ;! , form of dress. Last year the check-I Italian lWomnen Mfay vote ATO-board black and white shirts were Rome-otes for wonn'arere, 1. 1~the particular mna r of di tinction, ed as certain to be approved at cse. C""aloh""r 'Sess""n. iproLab'limit A9S CHECK ON CRIMINThe leather lined coats described those 27 years;old who have war were decided upon at a meeting hold al;, or are widows of war veterai yesterday morning in the Engineering !w ho pay 40 lire taxes annually. Washington, Dec 3.- (By A.P.) - building. Members of the class ar International adoption of the "know requested to get their orders for coat" It's tri. efiic:ency to use book" as a means of checking crimin- in today. Classiifieds.--Av als, eliminating much government red tape and keeping -tab generally on all"1 E41!l 111l11Elll l41Ell lillll 1llie11191113 members of the community, is advo- cated, according to private advices re- PAY YOUR ceived here, by two Norwegian scien- tists, Dr. J. A. Mjoen and J. Bo. The 5 50c! "know book" is a suggested pocket pamphlet to be made out for everyI child and to be kept through his life * as a permanent record of his doings. Subscription It would contain his fingerprints, pho- tograph, passport, physician's certifi- e Before Dec. 13h. cate of health, and certificate of his* military and civilian record. Press Building. Opp. Majestic Theat Not only would this booklet aid po- lice in apprehending culprits, but other ,11E 11111 far reaching advantages are claimed for it. It would prove useful ih census taking, at hospitals, in the treatment of the unemployed, as a means of iden- I tification at banks, customs houses, foreign ports, military camps,' etc. Be- °*" sides, the system would educate the people in the higher conception of ob- ligation to the community and to a feeling of social solidarity, it is de- clared. The system is said to be endorsed by Norwegian and German police and gov- ernmeht officials It will be presented to the forcoming international con- ference at Rome on immigration and emigration called for next summer by Premier Mussolini. .n. First photo received in this country of the recent Chinese typhoonr, owing a few of the wrecked homes in Hong- kong The Orient had hardly recovered from the shock of the news of the Japanese earthquake when the sever- est typhoon in many years struck Hongkong, China, one of the: most important British possessions in the East. Millions of dollars worth of property wes tdestroyed and many lives lost. Work of rebuilding already has begun in the devastated districts. WHl AT'S GOING ON TUESDAYr 12:15-Barristers lunch, room 319, Union. 12:15-English literary department luncheon, room 321, Union. 4:30--Tn ersity Girls' Glee club meets in Barbour gymnasium parlors. ' 6 :00-Ci0i engineering' staff dnner inI Union. S:00-Dodo rehearsal in room 205, ia- son hall. 7 :1u-Les VFyagei's meet in rooni 306, Union. 7:0--Iaterfraternity conference andI smoker, Union assembly ball. 7:30-YVoungstown- Michigan clubr meets in room 302, Union. 7:30-South Africa club meets in room 304, Union. 7:30-Freshinan group meetings in' Union as follows: Group 1 (Kirk) in swimming pool; group 4 (Long-1 man) in reading room; group 5c (Heston) in reading room; group 6 In activities room, third floor; group 7 (Sisler) in activities room; group 10 in activities room. 7 :30-Gioral Unon concert In Hill a- ditorium. Detroit string quartette. 8:00-Michilgan Union opera, "Cotton Stockings, at Whitney theater. 8:00-University extempore contest in University hall auditorium. 8:00-Junior iesearch club meets i room B162, Natural Science build- ing. 8:30-Sigma Delta Chi meets in room 302, Union. WEDNSDl)AY 7:00-Quarterdeck meets in room 302, Union. 7:15-Saginaw club snoker in room 318, Union. 7:30-Round-Up club meets in room 304, Union. 7 :30--Naval reserve meets in room 225, Union. 7:30-Youngstown - Michigan . club meets in room 325, instead of Tues- day night as announced. 8:00-flcaihgamn Union opera, "Cotton Stockings," at Whitney theater. U-NOTICES Freshman group 9 wil meet Thurs- day instead of tonight. There has been a generous request among friends of the Institute' for a weekly Bible class. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 7 o'clock, Mr. Thomas Iden will hold such a class which will continue the discussion on "Modern Interpretation of the Bi- ble." This class will be open to both men and women, Tuesdays from 7 to 8 o'clock. All fraternity copy for the 1924 Mich. iganensian must be turned in to Nel Barber, fraternity editor, at tH' Michiganensian office immediately New houses must turn in pictures of houses and crests also. WOMEN TO'HOLD FINL Final practice for the second annual women's debate with Ohio State uni- versity to beheld Friday, Dec. 7 In University hall, will take place to- morrow night in University hall. At this time the squads will receive their final drill under the direction of Pro- fessor L. M. Eich and Professor G. S Gray, of the Public Speaking depart- ment, who are coaching Michigan's team. The negative team will leave Ann Phillips Leaves After Christmas BRITISH A''S KMRMY OFFICERSN Corduroy Coats Distinguish '25E Corduroy coats with leather sleeves and blue bodies will be the distin- guishing feature of garb in the future acclaiming the wearer as a member of the class of 25E. According to tra- dition, each succeeding class of junior engineers adopts some individual foo- 4 Prof. Ulric B. Phillips of the history ULL.iUU iU t~ U I I I1L U 13 department of the University has been - - granted a leave of absence by the ; Buenos Aires, Dec. 3.-(By A.P.)-# Board of Regents and will go to the A group of British Army officers University of California in Berkeley, beaded by Colonel Carruthers will Cal., where he will teach throughout the second semester, and summer ses- start from Pernamnbuco soon in an sion of the school. effort to find the source of the Ama- Professor Phillips will be forced to; zon River, according to Major Regan leave the University shortly before the O'Connor, who has arrived in Buenos close of the first semester, that he may: Aires in connection- with the expe- take up his duties in the University of dition. The party plans to explore the Califdrnia, in time for the second se- Amazon from the- point where the mester there. 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