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Vol. XXXIX, No. 173 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1929
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CHANGEARRANGED U;olc~tal ENDURANCE PIAE
IN IFRESHMAN
PROGRAM FOR
BURSLEY ANNAUNCES
PLANS FOR NEWP
On ENTERING
ACTIVITY MADE S
Personal Introduction T
Is Aim Of ew And Less
Opening System
Freshman Week acti
next year, the complete p
which was announced yes
Prof. Philip E. Bursleyv
plants Prof. William A.F
director of the week's ag
being arranged with the
alleviating'certain parts o
years' programs which t
defeat their original aim.
. Chief of these is that t
program will not begin u
day morning, instead of M
formerly, and will end pr
Saturday noon. Further,
ular scheduled events of
will be strictly limited to
cum, in order that the
may haVe as much indivi
dom as- possible. Theset
slons, it is hoped, will p
coming studnets to make
ments for living accomr
before Freshman Week be
will enable them to en
pletely into activities of th
To Incorporate Same P
Professor Bursley said
object of the freshman pro
next fall would be substan
same as that of the tw
projects, namely that of "g
new students a more cor
personal introduction tot
pus, allowing them better
themselves to' a situation
them- and to discover f
selves all the more quic
prbper places in our comm
The complete program
week is as fololws: Tuesd
ing at 8 o'clock all fresh
report to their group advis
2a period for, forming ofa
anceships, the new class w
into p e-professional gro
meet in specialy arrange
ences. The entire afterno
first day will be left free
newcomers' use at their d
At 8 o'clock Tuesday nigh
meeting will be held in H
torium, at which Dean of
Jobseph- A. Bursle1 the]
Women, and the new Pre
the University will give ad
Free Day Wednesda
Wednesday morning wil
free for Library inspecti
which will 'be given as i
years. In the afternoon, pa
freshman class will be en
at the home of Dean Bur
lawn party. This will be
by; an athletic program
field, each event being con
sofar as possible to mt
competition. Wednesday
mass sing wil be conducte
auditorium.
English contents examin
be given all members of
class Thursday morning.
be followed by a two-hour
examination. In the after
remaining pat of the clas
tending the. previous day
Dean Bursey's guests; and
section having been en
will participate in the athil
tests. The convocation of
that night will be adressed
Wilbur R. Humphreys,<
dean of the Literary colleg
Wilfred B. Shaw, geenral
of the Alumni association.
The major part of Frida
lng will be devoted to s
aptitude examinations, aft
an inspection trip through
versity laboratories will b
The afternoon will be tur
to athletics with each gr
night, a mixer for men,
dance for the women will
Saturday morning, thex
of the new freshman clas
given a mathematics con
amination. The footba
scheduled for the aftern
conclude ! the officially4
program of the week. The
outlined above will be ad
insofar as possible, it wa
by Professor Bursley.
Union Swim Win
Are Awarded M
-(By Associated Press)
Irr CLEVELAND, May 22.--Secrey
IwilIbell vbe again tomorrow as
Dr. William E. Lower. Cleveland
clinic director, is recalled to testi-
fy before Coroner A. J. Pearse in
III the coroner's hearing on the clinic
disaster that took 122 lives.
Pearse halted his investigation
LATEST today while he examined the tran-
MEN script of testimony already taken.
Announcing that Dr. Lower will
be recalled, the coroner said he be-
HORTER lieved the physician's testimony
will be as great importance in aris-
ing at a verdict. Unti the verdict
Capsis given, however, the hearings
Trying will remain privati. When the
verdict is announced, the records
of testimony will be released to the
vities for press.
rogram of An afterthought that traces of
terday by the deadly gas might still be lin-
who sup- J gering in the clinic building, sent
Frayer asE workmen who were reparing the
enda, are structure today hurrying to safety
view of outdoors while ventilating fans
f previous were used to thoroughly air out the
ended to structure.
Orders were issued to vacate the
he week's building until tomorrow, and a
ntil Tues- probe will be started Thursday.
londay as Cleveland hospitals which still
omptly at shelter 30 patients suffeing effects
the reg; of the poison gas inhaled at the
the week Cleveland clinic a week ago were
a modi- awaiting arrival tonight of emer-
freshmen { gency oxygen "tents" from other
dual free- cities of the middle west.
two revi- ._
ermit in-
ar: ange-
nodations
gins, and IS I N OR I
ter com-
eir group
ogram 'II V A R B
that theO
g am for
tially the Social Science Research Group
iving former Sends Professor To Study Gov-
ind che ernmental Housing Projects
dial and
to adjust GIVEN LEAVE OF- ABSENCE
new to
or them- Prof.' Ernest M. Fisher, of the
kly their department of real estate of the
aunity." School of Business Administration,
for the has been awarded a special grant
ay morn- I for extended study abroad by the
men will Social Science .Research council,
ers. After it was announced yesterday.
acquaint- The Board of Regents have
ill divide granted Professor Fisher a leave of
ups and absence for the first semester of
d confer- the next school year, and he said
on of the yesterday that he will spend this
for the time completing a study of the
iscretion. economic aspects of European gov-
t, a mass ernmental housing projects and
3ill audi- making incidental observations of
Students other economic problems.
Dean of Starting in England and spend-
sident of ing some time there , Professor
dresses. Fisher will proceed to travel
through as many other European
l be left countries as time permits. He
on trips, I lans to examine records and doc-
n former uments in municipal bureaus de-
rt of the voted to governmental housing
tertained projects and in inspection of some
sley by a of the projects which are being
followed carried out.
at Ferry Problems of governmental con-
tfinerry itrol of land plotting, of long term
fined i- leases and their economic effect,
-ight the and of the relation between the
din Hill use to which land is put and land
values will also come in for inci-
tion will dental attention, Professor Fisher
the new said yesterday. He contemplates
This willIpublication of the results of his
rhetoric study.
-noon the
s, not at (Company 'To Omit
will be Shaw Play Matinee
the other ___
tertained, George Bernard Shaw's farcical
etic con- comedy, "You Never Can Tell" will
the class, be presented by a stock company:
1by Prof. tonight and Saturday matinee and
assistant night of this week at the Lydia
e, and by Mendelssohn theater. The matineej
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FORT WORTH STILL IN AIR FOR
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DESCRIBE REFUELING
Aviators Send Down Note Telling
Of Operation In Receiving
Supplies In Air
(fay Associated Press) ,
FORT WORTH, Tex., May 22.-
Pilots L. Robbins and James Kelly
today roared past the half-way
mark in their attempt to set a new
world's endurance refueling flight
record.
At 3:33 p. m. their single-motored
monoplane had been in the air 76
hours, half of the minimum time
they said they would fly when they,
left the ground Sunday. The army
plane, Question Mark, remained
aloft 150 hours, 40 minutes and 15
seconds to establish 'the present
record.
Recognizing the hazard of fire in .
their refueling contacts, the fliers
asked today for parachutes, but
when pilots of the supply plane of-
fered the chutes on a rope, Robbins
ands Kelly refused to take them.
The parachutes are not'to be taken
up again unless the fliers ask for
them.
Describes Refueling
In a note Robbins told how the
plane is refuled, the operation- dur-
ing which danger from fire and a
collision is greatest.k
-First we dropa note as to what
we need, when, and at what alti-
tude," Robbins wrote.
"The fefueling ship comes along
flying slow and the hose is lowered
about 20 feet. I pull under it (the
refueling ship) with back of right
wing and then come up within 20
feet of the ship. The hose is low-'
ered, the ground wire connected,
and hose put in the funnel. The
gas is turned on from the upper
ship.
Little Fire Danger
"I fly with one hand on the stick
and the other on the saddle, and;
both are busy all the time. When
the tank is full I pull to the left
and drop down. Then the sack is!
lowered to us."
He dismissed the fire hazard with
a nonchalant' "the ground wire is
connected." The ground wire helpsj
to insulate the ship against danger
of electricity generated by the pro-
pellor from igniting the gasoline.
When the fliers passed the half-
way post they had refueled seven
times. Robbins dropped a note in
the afternon saying he would let
the ground crew know when he
wanted an additional supply. That
note said the plane was at about a
10,000 foot altitude.
Mrs. Robbins and Mars. Kelly
paid a visit to their husbands to-
day. The plane in which they went
up flew at a greater speed than the,
endurance snip and they played
about the Fort Worth for about 90
minutes.
Vulcan Honor Society
Holds Initiation Rites
Thirteen students were intiated
into Vulcans, honorary senior engi-~
neering society, yesterday afternoon
in the Engineering arch.
The new men who weer intiated
are: Ludwig Emde, Isador'e Grodsky,
Dick Gretch, Harry Coll, George
Beard, Charles Wood, Charles Wad-
dell, P. Stanley Cochran, Robert
Grunow, Theodore Will, Robert Mc-j
Coy, Edward Nell, and Neil Mac-1
Dougal.
GROUPSTO FETE
PRESIDENT LITLE[
AT U.NION TO0NIG0HT
FINAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCED;
STUDENTS TO SPEAK
AND PRESIDE
TICKET SALES LARGE
George Rich Is To Be Toastmaster
As Homage Of Campus Is Given
Departing President
More than 450 students, meeting
to evince their high regard for
President Clarence Cook Little's
services to the University, will as-
semble at 6 o'clock tonight in the'
ballroom ofthe Union for the ap-
preciatory dinner in honor of their
retiring President and Mrs. Little.
Advance sales of tickets, which
will be continued throughout the
day, indicate that the number may
reach 500 by the time of the ban-
quet. Tickets may be secured at'
any of the State street bookstores{
today at $1.50 per cover, according
to Chester C. Bennett, '29, chairman!
of the ticket committee.
Program Includes Short Talks
The final program has been an-
nounced by Thomas C. Winter, '30
B.AD., and is as follows: Following!
the dinner itself, which will be in-
formal, a program of speeches will
be conducted by Toastmaster!
George E. Rich, '30L. Martin J. Mol,1
'30, general chairman of the ban-,
quet, will be the first student
speaker; he will be followed by
Henry Grinnell, '28, who will give
an address in behalf of the alumni.
S. Elizabeth Wellman, '29, will fol-
low these talks with a speech of ap-
nreciatinexnress-inf the sentiment
Banquet To Be Held
In Honor Of Little
Securities Prices
drop On Market
I (By AssociatedPres~s)
" NEW YORK, May 22.-Wall
Street today experienced the most
drastic reaction in security prices
since the beginning of the so-called
"Coolidge bull market," five year
ago, as a result of the storm of
liquidation set in motion by the
federal reserve council's recom-
mendation of an increase from five
. <":tosix per cent in rediscount rates.
Fiftyor more issues on the New
York Stock Exchange broke $5 to
$8 a share, many of them to new
low records for the year.t
The liquidating movement start-
ed from the opening gong and con-
tinued with only two brief inter-
Iruptions-one round mid-day when
a brief rally followed the an-
* I nouncement that President Hoover
had called an oil conservation con-
ference of western governors, and
another in mid-afternoon when
the call money rate was dropped
from seven to six per cent. Hun-
dreds of traders, whose marginal
accounts had been impaired,,
dumped their stocks "at the mar-
ket" rather than put up more col-
lateral.
Clarence Cook Little This was in strange contrast' to
Who with Mrs. Little will be the previous reactions when demands
guest of honor at an all-student for more margin were readily
testimonial dinner tonight at theforthcoming and undoubtedly re-
Union. This will b the last ap- fected the destruction of specula-
Uno.Ti ilb h ata-,tor's hopes that the tight credit
preciatory gesture which the stu- situation could be alleviated with-
dent body can make to its retiring odt resort to drastic rediscount ac-
President. tion.
PLAY PRODUCTIO N GRAF DEPARTURE.
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of the women of the University. From Among Students Who"
Thomas V. Koyka, '30L, will be the Show Promise
concluding student speaker on the S
program. s
Music By Orchestra T APPEAR IN UMMER +
Bob Carson's orchestra wil pro-
vide music throughout the dinner. A summer stock company, run on
A quarette from the Girls' Glee club a regular professional basis, will be,
and Sidney F. Straight, Spec., will one of the principal projects ofI
augment the musical program. Play Production during the sum-
The dinner, which has been the
outgrowth of spontaneous effort rer session, according to an an-
among the students, and sponsored I nouncement inade yesterday by
by the various campus honor so- Valentine B. Windt, director. The
cieties and publications, is designed !ew c
to be a strictly student gesture, re- 1 cmpany is to be called the
flecting their cognizance of Dr.' Michigan Repertory Players, and
Little's offices in their behalf. will be made up largely of students
in the cou:se, but will also include
Council Not To Meet anyone whose talents and experi-
Until Next Tuesday j ence warrants a part in. the thea-
Itre activities.
Because a quorum was not pres- A seven weeks' run is planned for
ent at the meeting of the Inter- I the new company at the Lydia
fraternity council, which was call- j Mendelssohn theatre, and four per-
ed for yesterday afternoon, the i formances each week will be given.
meeting has been postponed until I Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and
next Tuesday. The council will Saturday nights are scheduled for
convene at 4:15 Tuesday in room! the p oductions with two excep-1
302 of the Union. tions. Twice during the , seven
At this time, Prof. Phillip Burs- i weeks a University function will
ley, of the Romance languages de- ;necessitate a matinee on Friday
partment, will discuss the plans for afternoon instead of a Friday night
freshman week next fall,tand will performance.
explain to the fraternity repre- I Season ticket for the full run
sentatives just how he wishes the will be sold at a greatly reduced
situation to be handled then. price for the whole series. Holders
of season tickets will be allowed
Senior Sing Attracts to exchange the stub for any per-
Small Crowd To Event formane in one week, and will not
_____be required to attend the same day
Surrounded by an audience of very week or to sit in the same
students and townspeople, seniors j scn,.
Big Dirigib'c Not To Leave For Her
Return Voyage Into Germany
Until Thursday Night I
WAITS FOR COMMANDER
(By Associated .Press),
CUERS, France, May 22.-De-
parture of the dirigible Graf Zeppe-
lin from her emergency refuge for
Friedrichshafen, at first planned
for dawn tomorrow, has been defi-
nitely postponed until Thursday
fevening. This decision was made!
tonight by Captain Lehmann whenj
he received a telegram from Dr.1
Hugo Eckener, commander and
navigator of the big ship, that the
latter wasjourneying from Ger-!
many and would arrive at Cuers at
.5 p. m. tomorrow.
The big dirigible was fully pre-.
pared today for the earler geta-
way. Her balloons were distended
with lifting gas furnished by the
French government and her ballast1
tanks were lo'aded with water.-
Captain Lehmann had been au-
thorized to use his own-judgment
as to the hour for taking off, but
he naturally decided against an
early departure as soon as he re-
ceived definite word that his su-
perior officer was hurryng to Cuers.
Sale Of Invitations-
Extended To Friday
Contrary to other announce-
ments, senior invitations and an-
nouncemen ts will be distributed J
this afteronon from 3 to 5 o'clock,
and tomorrow afternoon from 4 to
5 o'clock at the table in the corri-
dor of University hall.
Many of the Commencement, in-
vitations and announcements were
distributed yesterday. All seniors
are requested to take up their or"-
ders before 5 o'clock Friday after-
noon.
To Show Many
hen Put On Sale Today
Arnold Becker, '30, Al Gage, '30,
John Marshall, '32, and many
others. Lee Blaser, '32, is author
and illustrator of a full page story
about one aggressive Horatio Pins;
and Campus Talks, one of the most
popular features of the book, holds
forth for two pages on what's doing
on campus. A review of the cur-
rent canned music,- by Charles
Monroe, '30, newly appointed re-,
views editor, is also included.
This issue of the Gargoyle is the
REI INAUGURATED
'TO HEAD STUDBENT
COUNCILNEXT YEAR
NEW REGIME ASSUMES TASK
OF STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OF COUNCIL
NO CHANGES IN 00UNCIL
Proposal To Transfer Supervision
Of Convocations To Another
Organization Defeated
Inaugurating a new regime in
student government at the Univer-
sity, Councilman Ernest C. Reif, '30,
took over the presidential duties,
junior councilmen for the past year.
were promoted and the newly
elected councilmen made their in-
itial appearance, at the final meet-
ing of the Student council last night
at the Union. Members of the past
year's body who are terminating
their careers were present last
night, and introduced the new men
to their duties.
With the exception of the trans-
ferring of the president's office,
matters relative to the changing of
the organization were postponed
antil the first meeting next fall. At
that time, a senior councilman will
be appointed to fill the vacancy oc-
curing through the advancement of
Reif to President. Reif was elected
a junior councliman last year, and
at the elections last Wednesday was
chosen head of the council.
Appointments Made Next Fall
Election of the council officers,
appointment of the various com-
mittee chairmanships within the
body, and the delegation of duties
to other students will also be exe-
cuted at the opening meeting next
fall.
Principal among the delegated
duties of the council will be the
handling of the fall and spring
series of convocations. The super-
vision of this function wiW eontsua.
to be within the jurisdiction of the
council, it was decided, after a sug-
gestion was offered that the convo-
cations be transferred ,to another
student organization on the campus.
Fred M. Asbeck, '29, president of
the council during the past semes-
ter, opened the meeting last night,
and then turned the president's
chair over to Councilman Reif. On
assuming his new role, Reif, made
an appeal to the councilmen for
thorough cooperation in the admin-
istering of the council work, and for
his colleagues to bring the council
in closer relation with the student
body. 8
Asbeck Given Appreciatory Vote
After leaving the chair, Asbeck,
was given a vote of appreciation
for his work. Other councilmen
who completed their terms last
night were Ernest C. McCoy, '29,
Richard Kurvink, '29, and Durwin
Algyer, '29. Three ex-officio mem-
bers are likewise rettiring They
are: Kenneth G. Patrick, '29, man-
aging editor of The Daily, William
Nissen, '29, president of the Union,
and Richard Spindle, '29, represen-
tative from the Board in'Control of
Athletics.
Junior councilmen who were ad-
vanced to senior positios with the
begining of the new council, are,
aside from Reif, Jennings McBride,
'30, and Willard Lowry, '30. The
latter served as secretary during the
past year.
Assuming council positions for the
first time were three senior repre-
sentatives: Donald J. Kline, '30, P.
Stanley Cochran, '30E, and Leo T.
Norville, '30; and three junior rep-
resentatives, who hold two year
terms; Bruce Palmer, '31, Jerrold
Curry, '31, and Matthew C. Haddon,
'31E. Ex-officio members for the
coming year will be George C. Til-
ley, editor of The Daily, Kenneth
M. Lloyd, president of the Union,
and Laverne Taylor, representative
from the Board in Control of Ath-
Iletics 1
Swearing in of the new members
is scheduled, according to the Con-
stitution, for the first convocation
next fall. Arrangements for this
ceremony have not yet been made
Ambassador Bridge
Threatened By Fire
(By Associated Press)
DETROIT, May 22.The new
Ambassador bridge was threatened
! this, afternoon when a-fire broke
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cholasticl
er which
the Uni-
be made.,
ned over
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be given.
members
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tent ex-
11 game
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arranged
program'
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performance this afternoon has
been cancelled according to Rober,
Henderson, director, and persons
holding tickets for this perform-
ance may redeem them at the box
office or exchange. them for an-
other day.
May Festival Makes Au
As Audience Acc
The first concert on the the an-,
nual May Festival program was pre-
sented last night in Hill Auditorium
by Sophie Braslau, contralto, and
Richard Crooks, tenor. The Chi-
cago Symphony orchestra under
the . baton of Fredrick Stock pro-
vided the musical background. Miss
Braslau and Crooks sang a number
of arias and short numbers.
All three artists received an ova-
tion at the end of the program but
ispicious Opening
.orcds Warm ReceptionsI
versity. Choral Union and the C61i-
cago Symphony orchestra with Earl
V. Moore of the Music school di-
recting and Palmer Christian,- the
University organist, will provide the
accompaniment.
Holders of season tickets are
again requested to detach the cou-
pons before arriving at the audi-
torium so that the conjestion in
front of the doors may be avoided
and patrons may. be seated quickly.
of the class of 1929 gathered under' rof Clcser M. walace, of the
the campus flagpole last night in Carnegie Institute of Technology,
the annual Senior Sing ceremony. a Valentine B. Windt, the pres-
The seniors, garbed in their tra- ct director of the Play Production
ditional caps and gowns, sang a, activities, will have charge of the
variety of Michigan songs under the directing of the company.
direction of Otto Brown, '29, who di- Students who are interested in
rected. Especially noticeable in this' work it( such a company are asked
year's asemblage was the number of to consult Director Windt in his
women present who sang. They re- office in Play Productoni Labora-
ceived a great ovation of hand- tory every afternoon from 2 to 6
clapping. o'clock.
On the platform erected for the
occasion and decorated in the Uni- June Issue Of Gargoyle
versity colors, sat the Varsity Band;
and Menm's Glee Club. The band 1New Features W
lent instrumental accompaniment!
to some of the numbers besides of.- Featuring a cool green cover by
fering two solos, while the Glee Ii
Club led the singing. I Jerry Ellison, '30, next year's man-
-- Iaging editor, the June issue of the
Gargoyle will go on sale this morn-
-------- - i ing at various spots on campus and
a the regular booth in University
1hall.
The last issue of the year con-
; tains more than a score of humor-
'cus drawings by a dozen artists,
including the usual pertinent edi-
torial cartoon by George Lichten-y