THE MICHIGAN DAILY rT-TTTV -QnA r TAKTTTAOX' hn innt' ' DAT T.u KS WTVC~~AY J7YANUTTAY 22,fl( 1931A DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Copy received at the office of the Assistant to the President until 3:30, excepting Sundays. 11:30 a. m. Saturday. RABBI HELLER DISCUSSES ATHEISM, f[ IFrederick Crowther HUMANIST MOVEMENT IN NEW idiii ! Lito hVb r int tI lmt THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1931 NO. 85 NOTICES University Loan Committee will meet on Monday, January 26, at 1:30 p. in., in room 2, University hail. Students who have filed applications with the Office of the Dean of Students should call at that office for an appointment with the Committee. J. A. Bursley, chairman. To Department Heads and Others Concerned: The hourly time slips must be in the Business Office not later than noon of January 24, to be included in the January 31 payroll. Edna M. Geiger, payroll clerk. Pre-Medical Students: Attention is called to the fact that Friday, January 23, is the last day for registration for application to take the Aptitude Test. As was announced earlier, this test should be taken by all students who wish to apply for entrance in September, 1931, to a medical school in the United States and Canada. Application for taking this test should be made at the Registrar's Office, room 4, University hall. Ira M. Smith, registrar. New Transportation Curriculum: Students interested in this cur- riculum, particularly Freshmen and Sophomores, should see Professor John S. Worley at 1026 E. Engineering building, that they may plan their courses for the coming semester. L. M. Gram. Students, Colleges of Engineering and Architecture: Students in these colleges who are taking courses other than Chemistry and Physics In the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are requested to call at the Secretary's office, 263 West Engineering building, to give the names of their instructors in those courses in order that they may receive, their grades promptly at the close of the semester. Louis A. Hopkins, secretary. German 86-Scientific (Medical): This course will be given next semester. Engineers: Students desiring to change their course or to transfer to other colleges should make such application to this office between January 26 and 30. A. H. Lovell, assistant dean. Literary College and School of Music, February Seniors: All students3 completing the requirements for degrees at the close of the present semester should pay their diploma fees by February 13. Blanks may be secured at the Registrar's Office, room 4, University hall. Chemieal Engineers: The announced A. I. Ch. E. meeting for Jan. 2, has been postponed to enable the members to hear Prof. James R. Withrow, head of the Chemical Engineering Dept., of Ohio State Uni- versity. He will speak under the auspices of the University and the local section of the American Chemical Society at 4:15 p. in., Jan. 22, in room 151 Chemistry building. Men students who are interested in camp work for the coming summer are asked to report at Lane hall. Rebound Reviews: All students in Play Production courses are re- quired to attend performances and to hand in critical reviews next Monday. EVENTS TODAYI University and American Chemical Society Lecture: A lecture by Professor James R. Withrow, head of. the Department of Chemical En- gineering of the Ohio State University, will be given at 4:15 p. in., in room 165 Chemistry building. The topic of the talk will be: "Problems of the Lime Industry." The meeting will be open to the public. Colloquium in Applied Mechanics meets in room 445 West Engineer- ing building, at 7:30 p. m. There will be a periodical review by Mr. 0. W. Boston, Head of Engineering Shops. Mr. Jakkula will present a paper on "Welded Beam Connections." Senior Education Class will meet at the Michigan League building, at 7:30 p. m., room assignment to be found on the bulletin board. French I Tutoring will be furnished free by the S. C. A., at 7:30 p. in., In Lane hall auditorium. Group will be limited to twenty-five and reservations should be made in advance at Lane hall. Criticizes H. L. Menkin in The humanist postulates his beliefs on Modernists Revolt a religion of some sort and is there- Against God.' fore unimportant as an argument in favor of atheism. He discourses By Jerry E. Rosenthal, '33. on this subject, with the aid of Criticism of H. L. Mencken and references gathered from humanist "Mercurianity" is the feature of works, to a great extent. Rabbi Bernard Heller's latest essay, The third and last part of the "The Modernists Revolt Against; essay is one which is expected to God" which has just recently been cause the greatest amount of con- released for publication. In the troversy. Here he gives his own work, he also discusses the human- opinions on atheism, humanism ist movement in religion and athe- and, what is more important to the ism and atheists who venture to reader, his ideas on the remedies make their views known to the for the evil of atheism which he world. says has become not just a passive The essay is divided into three philosophy but one which has tak- parts, the first of which is given en an active offensive. over entirely to answering Menc- His third part, which apparently ken's opinions on religion which differs not a great deal from many appeared in his "Treatise on the other similar works by clergymen, Gods." Here Heller correctly anal- is one which is open to argument, yzes Mencken's attitude towards re- for in it he denounces the idea of ligion as something which has im- teaching a belief in God through pededthe rise of the superman deduction. and something which has been bred into man through fear. Heller Friday, Feb. 13, Named counters these suppositions with his own and others' works which show for V o t e on Recall a belief in a divine being through pure philosophy and quotes fre- (13v Associated Press) quently from such modernists as DETROIT, Jan. 21.-Defying all i Havelock Ellis and William James rules of superstitution, City Clerk for his proofs. Michael J. Grajewskijr., of Ham- Outlines Anthropological History of Human Race; Stresses Recent Discoveries. Today it is a matter of common knowledge that the earth on which we live is millions and millions of years old," stated Prof. Leslie A. White of the anthropology depart- ment in his second lecture of the year from the University broadcast- ing studio. In his talk he briefly presented the history of fossil man and his -relation to modern man, and also indicated the relatively recent scope of fossil study by cit- ing many popular beliefs that ek- isted less than fifty years ago. "The accepted belief in Europe and America not many years ago was that the earth had been creat- ed in the year 4004 B. C. and that man and all the plants and ani- mals had been created at that time." He went on to say, however, that "the geologists of the early nine- teenth century proved quite con- clusively that the world was an- cient millions of years before the time of Moses." According to Professor White, the missing link which would defi- nitely connect man and ape to a common ancestor has not been found, but that many specimens have been discovered which have striking characteristics common to both. "It is quite likely, I feel sure," he continued, "that many discov- eries of great importance will be made within the next ten or twen- ty years. We may even be so bold as to look forward to the time when we will possess a complete fossil record of man's decent from a primitive ape-like ancestor." Frederick Crowther, well-known artist, will exhibit several examples of paintings of residential and other buildings rendered in water colors all this week and next in the exhibitionroom of the Architect- ural building. Also included in the exhibition are two pen and ink sketches by Henry P. Kirby and a water color by Hughson Hawley. All three of the artists are known for their work in the field of archi- tecture. Crowther has exhibited many of his works, before while Kirby is known among the leading architectural schools as one of the most imaginative designers of the period. Hawley has always been recognized as one of the leaders in the field of water colors. The two sketches by Kirby are of a cathedral and "A House and Windows." The two have received considerable attention in other ex- hibits. The drawing of a cathedral scene by Hawley- is one: of his best works having been shown in many architectural exhibits since 1910. The exhibition room is on the third floor of the building and is open to the public every day. Hootkins Will Tutor Freshmen in French Hirsch Hootkins, instructor in French, will direct the tutoring sec- tion in beginning French for all freshmen, at 7:30 o'clock tonight in Lane hall. Tutoring sections for other courses will be held at 7:30 o'clock every night this week under the auspices of the Student Chris- tian association. Freshmen who desire to be tutored must register at Lane hall. ON ORIGIN Of MAN.. and Ink Sketch Igs ins i In the second part, Heler dis- tramek Tuesday set Friday, Feb. 13, cusses the humanist movement and ! for the special election at which here also makes ample use of the citizens of the suburb will vote on footnote. His basis of argument in the recall of Mayor Rudolph G. this section of the essay is that the Tenerowicz. Studio Art Club: There will be a studio class in life sketching this evening at 8:00 in the studios of the Architectural building. Mr. Valerio will be the critic. All interested in this type of drawing are welcome. French Circle: Business meeting at 4:15, in the Circle Meeting room. Two new officers will be elected. Polonia Literary Circle: Business-social meeting tonight, at 7:30, in lounge 1 of the Women's League. Dr. Francis Onderdonk will address Alpha Alpha Gamma on "Mod- ern Architecture" at 7:30 p. m., in room 102 Architectural building. The' public is cordially invited. Zeta Phi Eta: Frances Johnson will be in the Grand Rapids room of the League from 2 until 4 o'clock today and tomorrow to receive money for the tickets to the dance. On Friday she will have the proofs for the Zeta Phi Eta picture so that girls may call there to see them. Varsity Glee Club: Regular meeting tonight as usual. Freshman Girls' Glee Club: Important business meeting of the club, at 7:30 in the committee room of the League. Compulsory attendance. Board of Directors of the Faculty Women's Club meets at 1 o'clock at the Michigan League. Newcomers' Section, Faculty Women's Club: Meeting at Palmer Field House, at 2:30 o'clock. All newcomers are urged to be present, as social plans have been made for the day. Sigma Delta Chi: 'Ensian picture will be taken at Dey's Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Gurney Williams. COMING EVENTS Chemistry 5E Tutoring: Tutoring in Chem. 5E, will be furnished Friday evening by the S. C. A., in Lane hall auditorium at 7:30. Alpha Epsilon Mu initiation and banquet postponed until Wednes- day, January 28, at same place and time. The Philippine-Michigan Club:- There will be a meeting on Sunday, January 25, at 3;30 p. m., in Lane hall. Questions of vital importance will be discussed and considered. All Filipinos are urged to attend. S. I. Cabanatan. T . s k Y e r t a v r 3001000 WORKMEN BUILD10NEW ROS IN UNITED STTS Louisiana Plans Most Extensive Constructive Program; to Employ 12,000. TO AID UNEMPLOYMENT Six States Give No Estimate as Road Expenditures Are Considered . (By Associated Press) New roads long enough to circle the globe will criss-cross America beneath the straining muscle of some 300,000 workmen this year at a cost of not far short of a billion dollars. Reports compiled today show that upward of 9,000 miles of the approximate 25,000-mile total will be hard-surfaced. This is exclusive of 11-states in which the highway commissions could make no mile- age estimates. The actual cost estimates, not in- cluding six states in which road programs still are under legislative consideration and taking no ac- count of independent county high- way construction, is $816,048,923, of which the federal government will contribute $293,500,000. Estimate is Conservative. The estimate of workmen to benefit in the program is perforce conservative, since a total of nine states have no definite figures on this particular item. The six states unable at this time to forecast any figures are Arizona, Vermont, Tennessee, Mas- sachusetts, Ohio and New Mexico. Tennessee expects to match its federal allocation of $4,400,000, however, and the governor of Massachusetts has proposed a bond issue of $10,000,000. Louisiana stands out as the most ambitious state of the year in its program of 2,500 miles of pavement and 1,000 miles of gravel, with con- templated expenditure of $75,000,- 000 and employment of approxi- mately 12,000 men. Pennsylvania Second. Pennsylvania is second in planned expenditure of $60,000,000,, but by far the leading contributor to em- ployment in the contemplated use of 50,000 workmen on 1,400 miles of new roadway. Should California use half of its budget for the biennium in 1931 it will spend $55,191,500. This state has several legislative wrinklesato iron out, though, before a definite program can be announced. Phone 2-2551 UNITED CABS "Quick, Efficient, Service" CEME TER Y CARETAKER LOSES SLEEP WHEN NEOPHYTES ROAM AMONG DEAD A NG_____ DEAD --~--~ Labor by. Saving Device Employed Pledges Not Approved by Witcher. By Frank B. Gilbreth, '33. The population of Ann Arbor's city of the deadrForest Hills, is rudely disturbed from its quiet for a brief interval once each year. In the spring, when freshmen are un- dergoing the rigors of fraternity "hell week," many squads of neo- phytes must uphold an ancient tradition, that of proving their bravery in a grave yard. This practice is no doubt harm- less as far as the silent population of the city is concerned but to C. H. Witcher, caretaker of the ceme- tery, it means a week of sleepless nights. Many and varied are the missions upon which freshmen are dis- patched. The most common of these, Witcher stated, is that of finding some obscure grave which can only be identified by theI inscription on the stone. The pledge' must copy the name 'and the date of the death of the deceased and return to present 'it to the active members of the fraternity that he intends to join. Of late years however, he con- tinued, the freshmen, evidently be- coming familiar with this popular means of hazing, have attempted to find a method of discovering the graves without actually having ~Tio wander among the dead. They sim- ply ring the door bell of Witcher's house and,rafter arousing him, ask to see the records of the cemetery. It is this labor-saving device that is causing him to lose his sleep dur- ing "hell week." One of the favorite stones that fraternities seem to prefer to have identified by their men is one on which a base relief has been chis- eled, depicting the manner in which the deceased lost his life. 1I'-' Faculty Rifle Shoot: There will be a Faculty Rifle Shoot tonight 7:30. All Faculty members interested are cordially invited. WILL DURANT at I VAN LOON-STORY OF MANKIND.... Other good titles in this edition are:- HALLIBURTON-Royal Road to Romance. BENVENUTO CELLINI-Autobiography DURANT-Transition .................. . DURANT-Story of Philosophy ........... ADLER-Understanding Human Nature... . ANTHONY-Catherine the Great ..... W9A $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 . .$1.00 .. $1.00 . . $1.00 $1.00 iniversity Bookstore Bowling Tournament and Rifle Ezlhibit: There will be an inter- class bowling tournament and rifle exhibit at the Women's Athletic ,bUhding tonight from 7 to 9. The usual mixed bowling classes will not be able to use the alley, but are cordially invited to attend. 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