ESTABLISHED 1890 Jr zt att MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. XXXVII. No 17 TEN PAGES ANN ARDOR. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1927 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ________________ U ARRANGEMENT S MADE BY FACULTIES AFFECT' TEAHN CA NDIDTESA ACTION PROVIDES FOR RECEIPT OF LIFE CERTIFICATES AT END OF SENIOR YEAR EXPECT TO SEE NEW RECORDS SET ATCAAYA(|l0 0 DiMANYNEESCISTNEED OF ALARM FOR ALUMNI REUNION ATTENDANCE TC A F L 0 0 MANN ES N NED MILITARY POLICY REQUIREMENTS ARE GIVE 'Qualification Is Raised To 124Hour Credit Which Concerns 4Students Wishing To Apply Next June All students in the College of Litera ture, Science, and the Arts who ex pect to qualify for a life certificate i teaching at the end of the next school year in June, 1928, are affected by a recent arrangement between the fac- ulty of the College of Literature Science, and the Arts and the faculty of the School of Education. The action provides that students in "the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts may receive life certifi- cates at the end of their senior year with the provision that they have ful- filled both of the following require- ments (1) The student must, at the be- ginning of his junior year, announce his intention of requesting admission to candidacy for the certificate. He n-:ust present, at.'ths time not less than 60 hours of credit and must have at least 25 per cent more honor points than hours of credit. (This does not wmean, however, that students in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts who are beginning their senior years in September, 1927, are not eli- gible to apply for life certificates to be received upon graduation in June, 1928, providing that they can meet the requirementh of the School of Educa- tion in regard to hours completed and perceitage of honor points over hours.) Must Have 124 Hours (2) The appliant must, at the end of his senior year, have completed 124 hours of work, 107 of which must be in academic subject and 15 in educa- tion. The remaining two hours are allowed for the course in practice teaching, which it Is,. expected every student will take. The candidate from the literary college must at the end of his senior year, have 25 per cent more honor points than hours of cre- dit. The office of the Dean of the College of Literature, Sicence, and the Arts calls attention to the fact that the requirement for seniors from this col- lege expecting to qualify for the cer- tificate has been raised to 124 hours of credit instead of the 120 previously required. For some students, whose marks are not such that they would be allowed to take extra hours, this will mean that they must attend the ses- sion of summer school this summer to make up the deficit of four hours. All students intending to apply for the certificate from the literary college in June, 1928, who have at the present time less than 90 hours of credit are advised to determine their exact status by consulting with the recorder in order that they may make immediate arrangements to comply with the re- quirements.' Emphasized Restriction The office also wishes to call at- tention to the fact that this ruling affects only those students who intend to apply for the life certificate in June, 1928. Other students enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are not affected by the change. For a time it appeared that the privilege of receiving certificates while enrolled In the literary college and fulfilling the requirements of the School of Education would be with- drawn. But the recent arrangements perpetuate the arrangement with the conditions as stated above.k During the coming year the specific requirements for a certificate for a literary student are to be revised so that the two hours of practice teach- ing, which are now additional to the 15 hours credit in education, will be included in that requirement. But this will in no way affect the requirements for students expecting to receive the certificate in June, 1928. REPORT EPIDEMIC OF PETTY CRIMES S 2 i i - C T 1 1 S. j . All-time attendance records for year. Returning graduates will reg- alumni reunions are expected to be ister there and receive tickets to the broken at commencement time this commencement baseball games with year, according to a report from the the University of Cincinnati. office of the Alumni association. The Friday, June 17, has been set aside record year thus far was in 1912, when for Reunion day. The classes will the seventy-fifth anniversary of the plan separate meetings for the morn- founding of the University was cele - ing. Alumni of the University will brated. hold their annual meeting at that Forty-five classes will hold reun- time. The first baseball game will be ions. These include 15 literary, 4 en- the attraction for the afternoon. gineering 11 medical, 12 law, and 31 Alumni day will be celebrated Sat- dental classes. Angell Hall will be urday, June 18. Dr. Clarence Cook alumni headquarters, as it was last Little, president of the University; will address a meeting of graduates at 10:30 o'clock in the morning in Hill auditorium, outlining the pro- gress of the University during the past year and telling of plans for the fu.. Dr. Little's address will be followed by the annual Alumni luncheon in Waterman gymnasium, Frayer Discusses Plans For Freshman The baccalaureate address will be Week Activities Before Meeting delivered by President Little at 11 Of Interfraternity Council o'clock Sunday morning, June 19.! Commencement exercises will begin at LITTLEINSTIGATES PLAN "Resolvedl that the fraternities will entertain freshmen at times which will not interfere with the plans made for freshman week" was the motion passed at the Interfraternity council meeting yesterday. Prof. William A. Frayer, of the his- tory department, explained carefully to the fraternity delegates, the elab- orate plans made for the entertain- ment and registration during Fresh- man week, which is to be the week before the opening of the fall semes- ter, September 12 to 19. The whole 1 University will be at the disposal of the freshmen during this week and, in addition to the usual procedure of enrollment, a series of features, such as mixers, free movies, song-fets and field-days, have been determined upon. This program will occupy the hours of the entering freshmen for almost every day, and the fraternities were requested to arrange their rushing at such times that it would not conflict with any of these plans. At the conclusion of Professor Frayer's speech the motion was made and carried unanimously that the fra- ternities should aid the faculty in Freshman week. Rushing and pledg- [ing will be allowed, but the fraterni- ties which are entertaining freshmen must see that the newly entering stu- dents are not delayed for any of the appointments they may have, either with faculty advisors, for registration or for any of the meetings at Hill auditorium. Freshman week is a plan first in- I stituted at Maine by President Little, and now being employed at over a hundred schools and colleges. Enter- ing students must report for this week with non-admittance as the penalty for failure to arrive on time. Fra- ternities were requested to tell all their prospects to arrive in time for 1 the program. Dean Bursley and John Boland, president of the council, both express- ed their approval of the motion de- cided upon by the council. The meet- ing was attended by about seventy fraternity delegates. The sororities, through the Pan- Hellenic council, have decided to post- pone rushing until after September 19 due to the fact that most of the girls will be occupied fully during Fresh- man week and sorority rushing is much more strenuous than fraternity rushing. SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICERSELECTED Earl A. Kelly, '28Ed., was re-elected to the presidency of the 1928 Edu- cation class at a meeting held yester- day.. The vote for vice-president re- sulted in a tie between Miss Rhoda Tuthill '28Ed., and Miss Katherine fKelly. '28Ed. The tie will remain un- broken until the first class meeting held next year when a final decision will be made. Miss Pauline Zoller, '28Ed, was elected secretary of the class, while Miss Isabelle Stone, '28Ed, was chosen to fill the office of treasurer. FORMER ATHLETE MUCH IMPROVED (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 2-Walter B. Gra- ham, famous Michigan athlete from 1900 to 1904, and head of the Graham Electrical Supply company of Chicago, who underwent an operation for tu- mor of the brain Tuesday, was re- ported considerably improved today. { Graham recovered consciousness to- day, recognized his wife and talked to her. Graham probably will recover, his physicians said, if no unforseen , oclock Monday morning on Ferry Field. Nicholas Longworth, speaker of the House of Representatives of the l Sixty-Ninth Congress, will deliver the commencement address. DISTRICT CONCLUDES DR1iNAGECASE PLEA ChIigo Sanitary Area Finishes The Presentation of Its Case Before Court Master z DIVERSION IS DEFENDED (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 2- The Chi- cago sanitary district today conclud- ed the presentation of its case before Charles E. Hughes, special master for the Supreme Court, in the suit to re- 1 strain it from withdrawing water from Lake Michigan. The states of Louis- iana, Missouri, Arkansas Mississippi Kentucky and Tennessee, appearing as intervening defendants, also pleaded for continuance of the present diver- sion to maintain and promote Great Lakes to Gulf navigation. James M. Beck, former United States Solicit\r-general, upheld the constitutionality of Secretary Weeks' executive order of March 3, 1925, per- mitting the water diversion and alleg- ed that the whole question was one for congressional and not judicial ac- tion.- Cornelius Lynde, of Chicago, And Daniel N. Kirby, of St. Louis, speak- ing for the intervening defendants, pictured the great necessity for effi- cient Great Lakes to Gulf navigation not only for the states concerned, but for the whole United States. For this, they said, the diversion at Chicago was imnerative as it gives the Missis- sippi the necessary depth. Mississippi navigation, they said, would counteract present transporta- tion discrimination to which the val- ley states are subjected. It would neu- tralize the effect of heavy rail rates now depressing the valley grain and cotton prices. Finally, they asserted, it would largely compensate for lack, due to the Panama canal of Pacific markets for valley products and draw manufacturers to the valley of the river. Dismissal of the suit on the alleged ground that it was brought in the in- terest of hydro-electric power con- cerns and that the controversy was fundamentally open to congressional and not judicial settlement, was ask- ed in a brief submitted by H. S. John- son of Chicago. MINISTER GIVES JAPANESE POLICY ON DISARMAMENT By Asociated Press) TOKIO, June 2.-Admiral Okada, minister of the navy, stated today that Japan's acceptance of President Cool- idge's invitation to participate in the tri-partite conference on the limita- tion of naval armaments was inspired by a genuine love of peace and a sin- cere wish to co-operate constructively with the other powers. "If anybody thinks we simply jump- ed at this opportunity to limit arma- ments for financial reasons," he de-.- clared, "he has never learned to ap- preciate our true feelings. Our naval: institution, actually far from being of aggressive proportions was never intended to extend beyond the meas- ure justified by defense." Okado emphasized particularly that his country was ready to reduce its navy "to the minimum of defense re- I(irements" and with this end in view I 'DIMINISHES FORCES TORRENTSNEAR GULF. 'R 11RGE OF WATERS CONTINUES BUT DOES NOT INCREASE AS PROTECTIONS HOLD CONFERENCE IS FQRMED Representatives Of Stricken District Meet In Chicago To Organize j For Control Plans (By Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, June 2. - The Atchafalaya river flood exerted pres- I sure on the last line of man-made barriers tonight as it gathered the diminished force of its crest in the south portion of central Louisiana be- fore passing on into the Gulf of Mexico. With the flood's sway over the Louisiana lowlands likely to be pro- longed although not rendered more severe, by the new crest riding down the Mississippi river, efforts were made to hold protection levees to pre- vent, the inundation of towns near Morgan City, about 12 miles west of New Orleans. Berwick, safe and dry behing a seven-foot levee on the banks of the j swirling Atchafalaya labored to bol- ster the dike, fearing that a break might inundate the town to a depth of five feet. While it was believed that the efforts would be successful, the inhabitants of the town numbering 2000, were preparing to lift them- selves to plank sidewalks on scaffold- ing just as their neighbors across the river in Morgan City have done. Many Leave While all but ten of the 1,000 resi- dents of Gibson, about 25 miles east of Morgan City, evacuated the town in fear that the swollen Bayou Black would pife in additional water, the population of Bonner, a sawmill town nearby, worked on a six-foot levee which has been holding the water out. A peculiar situation exists in the flood level on the line with Morgan City across the Atchafalaya "river basin and the level is almost two feet higher west of Morgan City than It is on the main stream in the little port city. Weather bureau officials attrib- ute the massing of waters to the east- ward to westerly winds and to the rapid flow of water through the river outlet at Morgan City which has con- tinually depressed the flood level there in comparison to stages east and west. CHICAGO, June 2.-Somewhat few- er in number than the thousand ex- pected, but nevertheless representa- tive of the diversified interests in- volved, approximately 900 men and women from 27 Mississippi valley states today formed the first flood con- trol conference to aid in coping with one of the nation's greatest problems -the recurring floods in the Missis- sippi river and its tributaries. Conference To Report After three days of study, the con- ference next Saturday will adopt rec- on:mendations it hopes will aid Con- gress in taking the steps necessary to avoid a similar catastrophe in the future. President Coolidge and his admin- istration recognize the seriousness of the situation and regard the present disaster in the lower Mississipi valley as the ground for some of the most serious work for the next Congress, Dwight Davis, secretary of war, and the President's special representative, declared. Secretary Davis will address the conference tomorrow morning, giving first-hand impressions of the flood. Maj.-Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of the army engineers, will dwell upon the details of the engineering work neces- sary in meeting the challenge cf the Father of Waters.1 A half dozen speakers at the initial session this afternoon voiced the de- mand that the flood be controlled and that partisan politics and petty sec- tional ambitions not find their way to the convention floor. Thompson Chairmanz Wiliam Hale Thompson, mayor, who cooperated with Mayors Arthur O'Keefe, of New Orleans, and Victor J.! Miller, of St. Louis, in issuing the con-I ference call, was selected as perma- nent chairman, and the New Orleans and St. Louis -mayors and Mayor Row- lett Paine, of Memphis, Tenn., were named permanent vice-chairmen. James T. Watson, United States, senator for Inidana, was chosen to head 22 prominent men from through- out the valley on the resolutions com--' mittee. The recent announcement in Parlia nent by Iussolini of a new and more powerful military policy is no cause for the great alarm is has aroused in some parts, according to Mr. Beo- nard Manyon, instructor in the history department, who, by virtue of the re- cent award of the fellowship by the, Social Science Research council, will leave, soon for Italy to undetake an extensive study of the Fascist move- ment. Mr. Manyon has obtained a leave of absence for the next two se- mesters, 1927-28, in order to accept the fellowship which will take him to Italy for the next year. Mr. Manyon will concentrate his studies on the economic phase of Fascisn-, which, according to him, is receiving the most attention of stu- dents of politics and economics to- day. The recipient of the Fellowship award believes that the Fascism move- ment offers one of the most interest- ing problems for study in the world today. After a year spent in Italy studying the subject at first hand, Mr. Manyon believes that he will be able to vin- dicate the dictatorship of Mussolini on the economic score at least. He considers it largely a flourish on Mus- MORE MAINES SENT INTO FIGHTING ZONE Forces Are Being Transported Into Tientsin Area In North China For American Protection EXPECT FRENCH AID SOON (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 2 --Further steps in the concentration of Amer- ican marine forces in the Tientsin area of. North China to be in a better position to protect American and other foreign lives and property in the event of an emergency were reported offi- ciaily today to the navy department. Advices, cabled by Admiral Wil- liams, commanding the Asiatic fleet, mentioned only about 3000 of the marines in the Asiatic area and did not state the disposition of the re- mainder. The first dispatch from Admiral Williams said the transport Chaumont was taking the more than 1500 marines' from the Philippines to Shanghai to be nearer the trouble zone in North China and that the transfer was de- f cided upon at this time to avoid the typhoon season in the islands. Official advices yesterday were to the effect that 1700 marines from Olangapo, P. I., had left three or four days ago for Tientsin and made no mention of stopping at Shanghai. It assailed the belief in these quarters that this detachment ultimately will go to T'ientsin. The second dispatch received today said that about 1500 marines were being sent from Shanghai to Taku Bar, near Tientsin, en the transport Henderson. Yesterday's announcement was to the effect that about 3500 ma- rines were being taken from Shang- hai for northern duty with Brigadier- General Butler, commanding the en- tire marine force in China. LONDON, June 2-Reutter's Peking correspondent says that the legation defense will be commanded by Colonel Little, U. S. A. It is reported unoffi- cially, but reliably, he adds, that Ja- pan soon will send a brigade to Tient- sin and also a brigade each to Peking, Chinwangtao and Shanhaikwan. Two more French companies are expected at Peking at an early date from Tient- sin, increasing the French force from 400 to 500 men. The first battalion of reinforce- F ments from France is due at Tientsin on June 14, the second about July 1. Two additional battalions are also ex- pected from France soon. FOOTBALL TICKETI PLAN ISCHANGED. Petitions for tickets to football I gan;,es to be played next fall in the new stadium will all be included in a single application instead of a series of cards as has been the former policy, according to Harry Tillotson, busi- ness manager. Students wil be obliged to fill out a complete application during registra- tion for all games, including the num- ber of extra seats requested, and other1 data essential to make the applications effective. In the past, students were permitted to send in ticket requests separately for each game, with a cer- tain final date set before each indivi- I I solini's part, but a wise move, since the history of Italy seems to show that the Italian people can effectively be governed by such gestures. "It is not to be looked at as a serious threat to world peace. It typically, illustrates Mussolini's extraordinaryagrasp of the psychology of the Italian people. Mr. Manyon believes that Mussolini will in time come to be regarded as a statesman of the highest order, and one of the most powerful intellects of all time rather than the ogre some people think him to be. DEAN LAUDS OFFRiNG, OF SUMMER SESSION Kraus Enumerates Advantages Offered By Various Colleges And Scientific Camps SCHEDULES COMPLETED "The summer session," according to Dean Edward H. Kraus, of the summer session, "offers a unique op- portunity for students to make up extra credits and take courses which they would not otherwise be able to take, enables the student who so de- sires to complete his four year course in three years, and presents courses which are not presented during the winter terms. In addition to these ad- vantages there are the advantages of the cultural entertainments which have been arranged and the advant- ages of contact with a superior type of student." Registration is now going on in the Biological station which is main- tained each year by the University at Douglas lake. A recent appropria- tion by the state has enabled this camp to increase its housing facilities. Registration is also being made in the camp for geology and geography maintained each year at Mills Spring, Kentucky. Prof. George R. LaRue is in charge of the registration for the sta- tion and those wishing to register in or receive information about the geology and geography camp may consult with Prof. Preston E. James, Prof. Irving D. Scott' or Prof. George M. Ehlers. The time of registration for the summer session in the various schools and college is as follows: For the College of Literature Science, and the Arts, in the record- er's office, University hall, June 23 and 24, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m.; June 25 and 27, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Thereafter 10 to 12 a. m. daily. For the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture, in West Engineering building, June 23, 24, 25 and 27, 8 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m.I For the Medical School-in the Med- ical building, June 23, 24 25 and 27, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. For the College of Pharmacy-In the Chemistry and Pharmacy Building, June 23, 24, 25 and 27. 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 5 p. m. For the School of Education, in- cluding hygiene and public health, physical education, public health nurs- ing, and athletic coaching and admin- istration-in Tappan hall, June 23, 24, 25 and 27, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. For the Law School-in the Law building June 17, 18, and 20, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m.j For the School of Business Admin- istration-in Tappan hall, June 23, 24, 25, and 27, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. For the Graduate School-in Angell hall, June 23, 24, 25, and 27, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m. POWERS WILLING TO RENEW PARLEY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 2-Great Brit- ain, Japan and Italy have notified the state department that they are will-, ing to resume a 'conference interrupt- ed in 1922. to decide the final appor- tionment amongthemselves, the Unit- ed States and France of pre-war Ger- man cables in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Versail- les. The notifications were in reply to an invitation to resume the conference is- sued by the United States to Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy. France has not indicated her will- ingness to discuss the matter at the present time. It is understood that the reason for this is that at the 1922 meeting Henry P. Fletcher, represent- ing the American government, pre- smntida. nin n wbpa. t, s e.hlsi EXTENSIVE CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE IN ENROLLMENT SYSTEM LENGTHY REGISTRATION , LINES WILL BE ELIMINATED BY NEW PLAN DELAY TO BE OBVIATED Registrar's Office To Send Envelope With Requisite Cards To Each Upperclassman Plans are under way, and have to some extent developed, which will ex- pedite registration for upperclassmen in September 1927. The registrar's of- fice has been working on new systems which will remove the discomfiture formerly suffered in connection with the annual procedure. The system will be put into effect following the plan of freshman week and has been plan- ned, coincident with that event, so that the long lines and much waiting will be eliminated. The major part of the plan consists of an envelope which will be sent to each student who was in residence this year. This envelope will contain a letter of direction, a request for co- operation, and the long registration blank with a dozen cards which must be filled out,. This blank will be stamped with the amount of the fee 1 which the student must pay and if the proper cooperation is given by the student body it will eliminate the first long line for registration. The registrar's office requests that all students who have changed their addresses or who change them during the summer notify the office of !the fact so that all students who are returning for the school year next year may receive these cards. Hours Credit Given Also enclosed in this envelope will be a statement of the number of hours which the student has earned by the end of the summer, the number of honor points which he has earned, and the grou. requirements which he must work off in each group to be eligible for graduation. According to Ira M. Smith, regis- trar, the success of the plan. dapeuds upon the cooperation of the students in filling out the registration blanks completely and returning it in an in- tact condition. The cards will be mail- 1 ed out after Labor day- so that stu- dents will be home to get them and so that they may also have ample time to fill them out and plan their pro- grams according to the information contined on the transcript of record. The letter which will be enclosed will contain facts about registration and the procedure and will give com- plete direction to the students. The plan at present is to use the appoint- ment system so that the students may meet the faculty advisors and the classification committee at a stated time without the necessity for stand- ing in line for many hours waiting turn. Dates Changed Attention is called by the office to the fact that the dates for registra- tion and the commencement of school in the fall were moved ahead by ac- tions of the Board of Regents in order to equalize the semesters. The an- nouncement printed in the front of the catalogue of the College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts was made bef6re the action of the Regents and is therefore to be disregarded. The dates of registration and class- ification for upperclassmen as set by Ithe Board of Regents provide that reg- istration shall begin on September 14 and continue through that week. School begins on Monday, September 19. Students and members of the fac- ulty are requested by the office to ob- serve that school begins on Monday rather than on Tuesday as has been the custom in previous years. The plans for the registration and orientation of freshmen will be in no way affected by this change. The plans for freshman week as arranged by the committee headed by Prof. Wil- liam A. Frayer of the history depart- ment, provide that the freshmen shall arrive on Monday, September 12 and spend the entire week in the hands of the committee receiving instruction and aid. WILL NOT WRECK OLD MUSEUM NOW The old museum, a landmark on the campus for generations, has not yet been doomed to destruction, according to University officials. Moving day for the museum staff and exhibits to the new building will be sometime in January, but no de- riainn ba s hpa ntinh- at. 4. n what An epidemic of petty theivery has, been reported by I. W. Truettner, uni- versity maintenance inspector. A box containing "llood Sufferers Fund" co- lections in the University high-school, some tools and aeroplane models in the Aeronautics department and a telephone coin box are among the ar- complications occur. a