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TYOTS FOR RiE Director Of Physical Education Gives
. ,.wTheories ConcerningSwimming Strokes
TEAI SNHUY I CREfSE '--e is a great deal of controver- --danger of straigling than when
sy," Miss hall of the department of breathing through the nose.
4ood Mlarksm ~iilui1's ot Necessary; physical:I education said yesterday, "There is not much controversy
over diving forms, for they are fairly
Women having No Experience "over which strokes should be used well determined. In learning to dive
Allowed To Practice by swimmers, which should be taught there are four preliminary dives to
~~-~first, and the exact form of the var- be done t. These are the sitting
TEAM HAS HIGH SCORE ions strokes.. dive, the kneeling dive, the Apache
-- "Some swimming coaches say that dive, which is done from one knee,
At the first meeting of the begin- the crawl should be used for speed and a. standing dive in which the
ning rifle class held last Tuesday aft- and the breast stroke for distance. diver bends low over the water and
Others use nothing but the crawl. falls in. After these have been learn-
ie nooni, 22 women reported for pra- Some favor the trudgeon, which com ed, the upil is ready for the regular
nube Tin thewcass nnas yer athe bines a scissors kick with a crawl standing dive and the more difficult
erithelss last year at thearm stroke, or the trudgeon-craw, in ones that follow.
same time. -Membership in the Wo- aich the kick is a combination of "In our classes," said Miss Hall,
men's Rifle Club is expected to reach the flutter and scissors kicks. These "we teach the women stunts, too, be-
a total of 35, counting last yews trudgeon strokes used to be consid- cause most of them enjoy playing
members and the beginning class. It ered best for distance, but swimmers around in the water as well as they
is probable that more women will en- of both the English and Catilina chan-. do diving and swimming. One of the
roll in the rifle class this semester nels have used the regular crawl, thus stunts is to swim like a fish, using
and next. provinlg its iractibility for distance. he hands as fins. Another is the egg
Meetings of .the beginners' class in "l're at Mhicigan, in the women's dive in which you double up and grab
shooting will be held from four to s at le st, the elementary crawl your knees with your arms; you re-
six on Monday and Tuesday after- is taught first instead of the breast tam this position until you come to
nouns in Room 3:30, West Engineering stroke, although the latter is given the surface.
Building. Members of the class may the preference in many pl-aces. The "I might give some encouragement
begin immediately to qualify for their breast stroke is complicated and the to beginning swimmers by telling
mie(als and for the team. A score co-ordination is very difficult. It is them ithat almost everyone can float
of 95 is required in rder to shoot on also extremely hard to learn the and that. morel women than men can
the rifle team. flutter kick after learning the frog (1 s The turtie float is a test to do-
All women inteaested in learning kick, whereas the flutter does not af- termine if one can learn to float.
to shoot are urged to enter the be- feet the frog kick. 'n swinnmer clasps his arms about
ginning class. Good marksmanship is The side stroke is also taught, al- his knees and 1urns over on his face.
not a nrequisite to membership in the tugh there is no particular advan- I1 his back appears above the sur-
blass. On the other hand, women who tage to it except that the face is out face, lie will be able to learn how to
have had no experience in shooting of water and breathing is thus facili- float. It is interesting to know that
are given an opportumty to practice. tated. Here I might mention some- a great many people can float, 'but
and, if they show evidence of ability, thing that every swimmer should re- not on their backs for their feet go
to ma the team. member, and that is to always breathe down, and they are in an upright po-
e Vithrough the mouth, for there is less sition."

VAITY OF COIIRSE Class Elections Put The "Art" In The
UAI C College Of Literature And Science
n1FAFR lBY DY AW C! _ - Says Cora . (LUL

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This is Cora speaking- Well, ev- With the conceit the men around here
erybody, have you missed me? To have, I have to be cautious-for all I
Classes which are being offered y, tell the truth I have been sort of know they might sue me for libel or
Oct. 10, and will continue for 10 iislaid- I really raven't been quite breach of Promise. It wouldn't do
weeks, with the exception of t1e right since the Ohio Wesleyan game. them any good, but I do have to look
swimming class, which will last for I thought maybe you'd think I had out for my reputation, you know.
s been requested to leave the university If any of you other Michigan women
six months. but I hate to tell you, in case you hoped by any chance that just be-
til 8, a class in Bible will be offered were in hopes of it, that I am still cause the Ann Arbor men didn't have
of here with all my university credits. their hot-loking cars this year that-
in which the leading characters of Ah-ha* Now that it hasn't rained for as a consequence your Ypsi rivals
the Bible will be discussed. a couple of days I may be able to would be ousted let me say a funereal
iCenvrsathod will be presented yon to rave a little. Honestly, rain just dirge over your dreams. Sad Slow
direct method will be presented on completely knocks me over-my brain and Sweet, the procession now starts
Tuesday from 7 ,o 8, while swimming Iz iust like a sponge that's-Well you for the cemetery. Some enterprising
will be taught both on Tuesday andl
Fridyb tomutilh 9. sya know what I mean. I Just can't think male who has taken a course in ad-
A c"Whafmlt. to read," will at all. vanced F'onomics has had a brilliant
sI have been leading a rather quiet idea. I'll say it's brilliant. It sparkl-
be given on Wednesday from 7 to 8, life lately, pursuing my studies and es like tinsel, it's so bright. In case
for those who have little time to read you don't know what I'm talking about
ti rin to get on the god side of myyo(li'knw haImtligabt
and wish to spend it on worthwhile ro ors bd 1 have come to the if. is the Granger Caravan Special to
1)1-f esovan SpeIhavicoelttth
9,oks, and on gThursday, from to regrettable conclusion thejy haven't Ypsilanti and back to the dance--$1.25
9, a dressmaking course will be given any sympathy for me, a serious mind- the round trip. Can you imagine, I
wemen to make at least two dresses. ed student. Life is hard. should say so-Accent on the So. Med-
Instruction and suggestions fo- IThe latest of my activities has been itate upon my sayings but don't lose
making inexpensive Christmas gifts attending class elections-I went to any sleep over it.
wil lie given free of (-harge v Fr ihe elections of the Junior class of
dy at 7:30, while a simmi-d Iurse the College of Literature, Science, and New York (ity has started training
Wvill lbe held ith the addition of les~ he Arts and now I know where the girl atheltics from the Metropolitan
ns in hooked rub aking, batikArts comes in. It's the art of getting District for the new events of track
work, and painting on glass with a clected---and it certainly is an art. and field games which will be a new
charge being made for the Instruc- I learned a lot at that brawl- I dis- feature of the Olympic contests this
tie -ljovered that it's the Junior class that year.
Household management is also be- tills the cheering section. In fact I
jug offered at 7:30 on Friday, the tl'ouglht at first I had burst into a Kin
main points of interest being serving- practice session. The girl next to mo maid servants in Buckingham palace
planning of meals, salads, and bread ket nudging. me and saying "Who may have bobbed hair. They will have
are those good-looking men, taking to let their tresses grow, or lose their

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PULIC PRIMPING
OBJECTED TO BY
1MEN OF GERMANY

WOMAN CORPORATION HEAD T HINKS'
DEMANDS AREGREATER ON WOMEN

Every UmIJversity woman should be
interested in the Household Manage-
nient course," says Mrs. k. L. Mos- s
'cif the Y. *W., "since so many women
are married as soon as they are grad-
'Iuate(I, and haven't the slightest foun-
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Men c4 Berlin have decided that
something must be done about the
shocking habit of primping in pub-
lie places.
According to an editorial i the
New York Times, the German men
pretest in particular against the prac-
tice of combing hair and ,powdering
faces while seated at table in pub-
lie restaurants. A committee, armed
with a petition signed by many nota-
ble persons, has asked re,,)'aurant
managers to restrain their women pa-
trons from using combs, powder puffs,
and lipsticks in the dining rooms.
But how to bring about this re-
form? "Ladies are requested not to
fuse their vanity cases at table," might
be nrinted on the menu. However, if
some brazen creatures ignored this
request, what waiter would have the
courage to ask her to put away her
powder puff?
The responsibility for the success
of the proposed reform should be put
uponthe escorts of the ladies, the ~
writer suggests. Let the men them-
selves sternly forbid the use of toilet
accessories at meal time. If any of
these gentlemen are timid about us-
ing the direct command, diplomacy is
advised. Let the crafty male say,

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"To be counted as silver a woman do not realize the confidence with Although many of the courses like
must be gold, while a man needs only which such reports are guarded they the French and swimming classes are
to be pewter," says Mrs. Alice Cur- even fear that such a statement, if provided by the University for we-
tice Moyer-Wing in her article on signed would mean a lost job. Con-|men, according to Mrs.. Moses, tie
women as heads of corporations. sequently, the complaints are ofl en Y. W. is the only source where'Do-
Mrs. hfoyer-Wing is in a position from people who have studied the mestic Science may be had, therefore
to write upon such things. She was situation from the workman's point of making it doubly desirable.
appointed State Industrial Commis- view and are for this reason quite~-~~ '~
sioner of Missouri in 1921. Since that valuable. . - NOTICES
time she has been constantly criti- 'This attitude as contrasted with that-
cized for the fact that she is not a of her predecessors reminds one of Intramural hockey rules have been
mechanical expert and cannot there- Ibsen's contention that contrary to appended; all athletic managers will
fore, be qualified for the position popular belief, man is the romantic please take note. Any team which is
which she holds. creature and woman the practical. going to default must notify both
At first these accusations bothered ------------ opposing team and someone at the
Mrs. Moyer-Wing to such a great ex- Princess Victoria, second sister of gymnasium by noon of the day when
tent that she started an investigation the former German Kaiser, has an- the game is scheduled. Gaines will
as to the qualifications of the men nounced her engagement to a Russian begin promptly at 4:15 and 5:15.
who had held the position before her. student at the University of Bonn. The The Ann Arbor Hockey club will
She found only one instance where a princess is sixty-one years old, and meet at 12 o'clock today at Palmer
department head had been a machin- her fiance is twenty-seven. Field.
ist and "nothing happened under his ------
administration to make it outstand- Herman W. Booth, a New York bro- King George has banned bobbed hair
ing.. ker, ' says that 90 per cent of his among the maid servants of Buck-
Under Mrs. Moyer-Wing's manage- customers are women. ingham Palace.
ment, the department acts upon anon-
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her male predecessors would not do.
She says that many of these peop' 3 V
when his companion fumbles for her
pocket comb, "Put it away, please.
You look perfect just as you are
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furniture Week-the greatest
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lasts only seven (Lays. You
can get all its advantages
now in this store. Many new
examples are now on display
at real savings. This coswell
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its I urions (Ion-illed,-
cUshion, it is a splendid pierce
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be at meal time.
If you have not yet paid us a
visit we urge you to do so.
We personally guarantee deli-

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A Down-payment will get you any furniture
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