THE MICHIGAN DAILY
L ON PU JLIC Ul TILITY INF ORMATION FOUND
RUSSIAN INVENTS More Than 500 state Secondary Schools
NEW INSTRUMENT Are Accredited by University Officials
3E FOR DISSEMATION Of FACTS ABOUT INDUSTRIES
and Electric Light Producers
Principally Interested in
Establishing Project
Are
strated. A few weeks ago,+ they at-
tended a heat treating convention in
.STACE TO BE IN CHARGE
In an effort to establish a better;
understanding on the part of the peo-
-ple of the state for the services and
problems of public utility corpora-
tions, the Michigan Committee on
Public Utility information has re-
cently established an information bu-
reau with its offices in Ann Arbor.
The interests of the new bureau
are centered mainly around the de-
velopment of gas and electricity, and
the preparing and dispensing of in-
formation concerning the most re-
'cent developments in the m'anufac-
t'ure, distribution, and use of these
two commodities. This information,
while prepared for the users of pub-
li utilities, is also prepared for the
companies themselves. In this way
any company in the state can learn
att any time of new and better ways
to advance their business interests.
"The services of the state's public
utilities can hardly be enumerated.'
They affect the private life of every'
individual almost constantly," Arthur
W. Stace, director of the research
organization, and formerly with the
Booth syndicate newspapers, declared.
"Its advance has been a tremendous
feat in industrial development."
It was only a few years ago, he
says, that the service of public utili-
ties was confined to limited areas but
with the development of high tension
transmission it has become possible
to supply electric power over great
distances. Even more recently the
use of high pressure has made it
possible to supply cities and even
rural districts with gas.
In their quest for information,
either Stace or his assistant, Wayne
F. McMeans, or both, attend conven-
tions and conferences where recent
inventions and methods are demon-
Detroit where new types of gas
heated and electric heated ovens were
being demonstrated.
The two men returned Friday from
Chicago, where for the past week the
American Gas convention has been in'
session. The outstanding revelation
made at these meetings, Stace be-
lieves, was the new use of gas refrig-
erators. In line with this new de-
velopment it now appears that the.
same gas which is used to a great
extent to heat homes in winter can
now be used to cool them in summer.
Although this development will not
effect the homes of the north particu-
larly where coal is used primarily
for heating purposes, it will prove a
great boon to central and southern
regions where gas is used and the
summers are much warmer than in the
North.
The compiling of information of
this sort in usuable form is one work
of the bureau. Its other is in estab-
lishing a feeling of good will be=
tween the consumers and the leaders
of public utility corporations. Where
there has been a general distrust of
the public service company, the bu-
reau hopes that owing to the fact
that every move of the service cor-:
poration is open to state scrutiny, it
can succeed in placing the public
service utility in the minds of the
people as their friend.
The Public Service Information
bureau is located in Ann Arbor for
several reasons, the most outstanding
being its central location in' respect
to the homes of committee members;
and the fact that It is the one aim
of the bureau to remain out. of poli-
tics and local controvresy. Thu:; in-
stead of locating in Lansing, or in
some less favorably located city, it
has been brought to Ann Arbor which
Stace remarks is after all the seat
of education for the state.
The utility committee's personnel
includes eleven men, prominent in
the public service work of the state.
These men meet from time to time
in Ann Arbor in furthering the work
of gathering information.
1 Mainutaining a speakers' bureau is
another function of the bureau. Thus
speakers are always available for
schools, civic clubs, or any group
that is desirous of information on
any phase of the utility work.
Pamphlets are also issued. Probably
the most recent is the history of
gas and electricity. Here the story
of gas and electricity is brought down
from the earliest times to the most
modern development.
That consumers shall be assured
of servicetatcall times,npractically
every utility company in the state
has at least a double hook up on
power so that if connections with one
source are broken, another hook up
can immediately be switched in and
power continued unbroken regardless
of accident.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that where heretofore water
power has been almost the . only
powrc of generating electric power,
in the more recent developments it
is coming to be demonstrated that
power can be secured more cheaply
from coal than from water.
SOUTH DAKOTA-According to the
registrar's report, women students at
the university are 3 1-2 per cent
smarter than men.
A great majority of the titdrnlts proximately 511 accredited schools on
t"ho enter the Univerity Cor a theist for 1927.
first time are admitted without ex- 'This great growth is due, In pail,
amination from accredited schools., to the great demand by patrons that
Inspectors of the University are eon- ard set by the University. The total
tinually visiting secondary schools enrollment of 611 schools takes in
throughout the state and inspecting about 95 per cent of the total enroll-
the curriculum, buildings, and other ment of the high schools of the state;
educational facilities. If these schools this means that the University is ex-
come un to the standard set by the erting an extensive influence on te
University, they are recommended for Michigan schools..
accrediting. This is usually enough Furthermore, it appears that the
recommendation, and permission is accrediting of high school as is done
granted by University officials. by the University is mutually bene-
The University of Michigan was the fittink the accreditor. In a recent
first university in the country to ac- study of the success of high school
credit state high schools. The ac- graduates in their first year of col-
crediting plan had its origin in a lege work, a committee offiliated with
resolution adopted by the University the North Central association found
faculty in 1871 and adopted by the that the graduates of Michigan high
Board of Regents in 1872. Harry S. schools had fewer failures in their
Frieze, who was president of the Uni- first year of college work than the
versity at the time, is given credit graduates of any other high schools of
for suggesting the plan, but it was any of the 20 states which are mem-
developed by President James B. bers of the North Central association.I
Angell, who made many personal
visits to different state schools which WASHINGTON-Sneator Gillette of
sought recognition " as accredited Massachusetts will reintroduce his
schools. The first schools that were
accredited under the plan were measure for the supplanting of the
Adrian, Ann Arbor, Flint, Detroit Cen- present weight and measures with
tral, and Jackson. From this small metric ones at the coming Con-
beginning, the list has grown to ap- gress
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Of the Physicio-technical institute
at Leingrad, has produced an instru-
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his hand to the coil wire attached
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to the high current apparatus seen in
the picture.
The sound, which resembles that of
a flute or a violin, is modified by
the movement of his hands.
He expects it to revolutionize music.
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GLORIOUS OCTOBER
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A Month of Kodak Days
Cool crisp October days-an ideal time for picture-making
around college.
Whenever you step of-of-doors for a leisure hour, take
your Kodak along, fully loaded.
Let us show you the Kodaks
they're $5 up.
Francisco-Boyce Photo Co.
" The Kodak Filling Station"
719 N. University Ave.
Phone 4514
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(Except that I
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I am going to write
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A series of pieces
For them, and they
Hope that all you
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"THE MAN AT HOME
MYSTERY COMEDY
Matinees, Tlhurm. and Sat. Best Seat" $1.0. V1glits, 0~c to : .vQ
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RIDE' THESE FAST COLLEGIAN BUSSES.
Not only see the game, but spend two days, two nights in Chicago. Hotel
Accommodations, Seven Meals all included in this round trip fare.
Special Collegian Busses wil heave Ann Arbor, Friday evening, Novem-
ber 4, at 5 o'clock. Dinner will be served at the Oliver Hotel in South
Bend, arriving in Chicago early Saturdaymorning, at The Cooper-Carlton
Hotel, Hyde Park Blvd., at 53rd St., six blocks from Stagg Field.
Is at that little
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Corner of Forest.
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