THF MICHIGAN DAILY TUSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930 -___ r Prof. Thomas C. Trueblood, who is spending the winter touring ,South Africa, has written to his niece, Miss Anna L. Tomlinson,' of Ann Arbor, disclosing the interest- ing progress and activity of the Un- iversity's big observatory located at Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. Bloemfontein, where Professors1 Rossiter, Jessup, and Donner of the University faculty are making ob- servations in the Southern Hemi- sphere, is referred to by Mr. True- blood as the Ann Arbor of the Free State. Resembles Ann Arbor. It has several boy's and girl's schools and Grey university. 2300 double stars have been dis- covered and recorded by the Uni- versity professors since the setting up of the telescope three years ago. The telescope is the largest and best equipped in the Southern Hehi- sphere, having a 43 foot tube and lens of 27 inches. The dome is turn- ed, by motor and the slit in the top is opened the same way. The tele-' scope is kept moving with the Earth's revolution to keep it fixed when put, and to "stay put." Harvard Observatory Near. Mr. Trueblood further writes that Harvard has an observatory near Bloemfontein but is only used for photographic work. "I am much im- pressed with the men who are working here," writes Mr. True- blood. "I looked at a star last night, a double star just discovered, that is 6,000 light years distant, an amazing, unthinkable distance." The observations of the Univer- sity men are confined to one quar- ter of the heavens. A Dutch ob- servatory located at Johannesburg has another quarter, while the other parts of the heavens of this hemi- sphere are observed by the Univer- sity men in South America, at La Plata university, an observatory es- tablished several years ago by Pro- fessor Hussey of Michigan. The two observatories in South Africa report discoveries to each other every week. "They are mapping the. heavens, perhaps charting would be a better word," writes Mr. True- blood. Observe in Turns. The systemized manner of ob- servations is interesting with Pro- fessor Rossiter observing from dark until 1 o'clock, and Professor Jes- sup from 1 o'clock until daylight. The observatory was provided by Secretary Lamont, of President 'MIoover's cabinet, a graduate of Michigan and a friend of liafessor Hussey, who located it at Bloem- fontein. "This is a fascinating part of the country, the first time we have been away from the mountains," writes Mr. Trueblood. "The altitude is 4,- 600 feet, the air is cool and brac- ing. The views across the Veldt from Naval Hill are far-reaching." Commercial Pictures Will be Shown Today The fourth of a series of indus- trial movies sponsored by the School of Business Administration will be given this afternoon at 4:05 o'clock in the Natural Science audi- torium. There will be no admis- sion charge. Detroit Theatres I CASS THEATER Eve. $1 to $3 Pop. Mats Wed.Sat. $1 to $2 Greatest of Dance and Tune Shows Schwab & Mandel Bring You c FOLLOWTHRU" 802 PACKARD ST. Under New Management Snappy Service Try Our Special 35c Dinners Daily and Sunday 5 to 7 p. m. Fountain Luncheon Sa.Il l. to 12 11! Associated Press Photo Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, for- mer president of the University of North Carolina, is the new presi- dent of the University of Illinois.' Adelphi Will Hold Smoker Wednesday Because of the conflict with the basketball game, the all-campus smoker sponsored by the Adelphi House of Representatives, originally announced for tonight, has been postponed to tomorrow. The meet- ing, to which all who are interest- ed in forensics are invited, will be held at 7:30 o'clock in the Adelphi, room on the fourth floor of An- gell hall. Prof. -Arthur W. Bromage, of the political science department, will be the principal speaker of the eve- ning. His talk will be followed by' an 'open discussion. In the closed session, several tryout speeches will be heard by the House. All men students on the campus are eligible for membership in Adelphi, a special invitation being extended to freshmen and students entering the university for the sec- ond semester. A short tryout speech, on any topic, is required of all applicants. Ordinary alley cats are consider- ably more intelligent than the pampered household kind in the opinion of C. J. Warden professor in Columbia university. The pro- fessor bases his opinion upon tests, and plans a new laboratory at Co- lumbia which will be devoted to the study of cat, dog, rat, bird, monkey, and racoon psychology. JORCA DICSSES Small Democracies Traced Back to Era of Roman Empire by Roumanian. FLOURISH IN BALKANS "Democracy is not a recent out- growth in southeastern Efrope, but dates back to the days of Rome when small peasant communities! lived their own local life under the protection of an em'pire," stated Dr. Nicholas Iorga, presid'ent of the Universtiy of Bucharest, who spbke yesterday afternoon on "Pea- sant Democracies in Southeastern Europe." Dr. Iorga, who is known as the outstanding European his-1 torians ndw living, was brought toI Ann Arbor under the auspices of the history department as a Uni- versity lecturer. According. to Dr. Iorga, democra- cy, as we understand it, has been a thread running through the whdle course of Roumanian history. He pointed out that under Byzan- tine, and even under Ottoman Turkish rule, the same type of local peasant democracy, led by the vil- lage elders rather than dominated. by alien officials, persisted. As an example of this unusual condition, the Eu'opean historians declared that the Turk was content to levy tribute from his Christian sub- jects while perrpitting 'then to ap- portion the tribute among them- selves. Roumania, Dr. Iorga's fatherland, was mentidned as most fortunate in developing °democracy, for there the ruling princes paid tribute to the Turkish sultan, but in all other matters ruled as if independent of foreign control. In concluding, Dr.Iorga gave an account of the steps by which each of the Balkan states has freed it- self from tributary dependence on the Turkish government, and em- erged as a self-governing peasant commonwealth. "Roumania," stat- ed Dr. Iorga, "is becoming increas- ingly democratic in social and eco nomic as well as in political struc- ture." Detroit Alun m iGroup Plas to Honor Farrell Featuring a testimonial to Steve Farrell, veteran Michigan track coach, on the occasion of his re- tirement, the University of Michi- gan Club of Detroit is formulating the plans for its annual coaches dinner to be given April 9. TECHNIC TRYOUTS ftHAVEMEETING Editor to Give Talk on Policy of ,M;agaifr Wedtiesday Eveftig. MERiT SYSTEM IS USED, Second semester freshmen and sophomores Who Wish to tryout for the Technic, student 'engineering publication, are requested to meet !with the staff at 8 o'clock Wednes-, day evening in the Technic offices' in East Enkineering biulding. L. Verne Ansel, '81E, editor, will speak before the tryouts on the policy of the inagazine, and oppor- tunities open- to new staff memibers will be outlined. The advancement system used on the Technic is based on merit. Positions are open to tryouts on both the editorial and business staffs. The Technic Was first published on the cainpus in 1882, and since then has traii'ed many engineer- inxg students for editorial and busi- ness positions. There is enough salt in Utah to supply 'the entie world for more than 500 years. Sunday's balmy spring weather drew a crowd of over 150 visitors to center of attraction, using their the University Museums building, double den to great advantage in according to figures compiled by displaying their capabilities. Even Superintendent Williams yesterday. the coyote, who has shown his face evolution Hall, on the second floor but seldom all winter long, appear- of the building, Washtenaw wing, ed for a short time. dreW the largest number of regis- The addition of the new green- tratlons, ninety-three namesbeing bronze weather vane last Saturday recorded .in the guest book duringbrnewahrvelstSudy the day. afternoon puts the finishing touch- Among the farthest distant visit- es on the new animal house. De- ing guests registered in the Mue- signed by Carleton Angell, museum ums' day books were three parties artist and sculptor, the vane repre- mythology, and was cast from the original drawing which was finish- ed just before Christmas vacation. Directly beneath the figure of the horse are the four wind directions, also done in green-bronze. Black swans are disappearing fromt the rimers 6f western Aus- tralia so fast that there are fears that this interesting species may becohe extinct. . - from California, one from Mexico, and two from New York state. The name "Alonzo Ic Huerta, Ti Jiani, Mexico," however, was the most dis- tant registration. 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