THE MICHIGAN DAILY
2. IAements
try Exhibits
Bindings
Craftsmen Cured,
ated Leather By
With Inlaid Gold
1r Book Shown
Roosevelt Assailant In Solitary Confinement
Mineralogy Collection Brought
Here In 1838 Is On Display
To Discuss Socialism
Famed Binder Originated
Style Most Copied By
Medieval Book Binders
Fine leather bindings dating as far
back as the tenth century and com-
ing up to the present time are now
on exhibition at the William L. Cle-
ments Library.
These bindings, which are done by
artists rather than craftsmen, are
decorated by rolling, stamping, and
tooling. In rolling, a small roller with
a raised face is manipulated so as
to leave an impression in the leather.
Stamping is accomplished by forc-
ing a plate against the leather.
In tooling, a sharp edged cutting
tool is used to dig out a very small
crevice in which gold is inlaid. The
crevices are sometimes a crevice in
which gold is inlaid. The crevices
are sometimes a series of dots which
are placed in rows to form lines.
Requires Special Care
The leather used must receive spe-
cial care before finishing, as the pro-
cess of decorating the binding is call-
ed. Calf's leather, pigskin, and mo-
rocco are generally used as binding
materials.
However, a twelfth century ex-
ample has a wooden base from which
the leather covering has been remov-
ed, presumably to bind another book.
Jean Grolier, while French ambas-
sador to Italy, became interested in
collecting and binding. He kept pro-
fessional binders in his household,
but designed the coverings himself'.
Grolier is one of the most copied of
all binders, for his simple designs,
which feature particularly the double
line, have been the model for many
later craftsmen.
Le Gascon is another Frenchman
who rose to prominence in the field
of fine finishing, yet where other men
were great artists, Grolier surpassed
them because of his originality.
Payne*Supervised Curing ;
Roger Payne, the outstanding Eng-
lish binder, is unique in that he not
only did the artistic work itself, but
also insisted on personally doing all
the curing and preparing of the
leather, which is usually the work of,
an apprentice.'
Modern works are also exhibited,
including those of the American, Otto
Zahr. Several beautiful examples of
inlaid colored leather may be seen"
as well as some books done for fa-
mous people such as Charles II of
England, Napoleon Bonaparte, and
Queen Elizabeth's archbishop of Can-
terbury, John Whitgift. These books
have the coats-of-arms or special
symbols on their covers to indicate
the person to whom it belonged.
Several examples of needlework
bindings are included.
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Giuseppe Zangara, the would-be assassin of President-Elect Roose-
velt who said he "hated all governments," is shown in solitary confine-
ment in jail at Miami, Fla., following the shooting.
Michigan Women Debaters Use
Logic, Wildcats Employ Beauty
Laboratories of the department of'
mineralogy contain one of the
threads leading directly back to the
earliest days of the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor, according
to Dr. Edward H. Kraus, dean of the
College of Pharmacy and professor
of mineralogy.
The first piece of scientific equip-
ment purchased by the University,j
after it was brought to Ann Arbor in
1837, was the Baron Lederer collec-
tion of minerals, made up of more
than 2,600 specimens. They are large-
ly European and still compose a sub-
stantial part of the present total ofj
Next Technic
Will Describe
Technocracy
Prof. McFarlan To Begin
Series On Technocratic
Policies For Publication
The first of a series of articles on
technocracy will appear in the Michi-
gan Technic, engineering college pub-
lication, when it goes on sale during
the latter part of this week.
Prof. Harold J. McFarlan, of the
geodosy and surveying department,
describes the main points in tech-
nocratic policies. "Engineering and
the New Economics," by Harlow S.
Person, '99E, now managing director
of the Taylor Society of New York
City, also refers to technocracy.
An engineering-law article, "Arbi-
tration," by Prof. Walter C. Sadler,
of the civil engineering department,
is also featured a technical discus-
sion on "Tabulated Recapitulation"'
by Prof. P. A. Cushman, of the me-
chanical engineering department, and
a biography of Ora Miner Leland,
'OOE, and now dean of the engineer-
ing college at the University of Wis-
consin, complete the issue.
Tryouts for the Technic staff are
requested to report at Room 3036 E.
Engineering Building, according to
an announcement.
Hospital Accommodated
43 Students Last Month
Scarlet fever, German measles,
acute appendicitis, and influenza'
were responsible for placing 43 stu-'
dents in University Hospital during
January, a report from Dr. Warren
E. Forsythe, dire tor of the Health'
Service, shows. '
Ten cases o scarlet fever and
measles were reported. This is an
increase of eight over a similar period
last year. The number of appendici-
tis cases continued to be high with 12
operations performed. The infirmary
handled 172 patients during the
month. This was an increase of 20
over January of last year.3
between 40,000 and 50,000 objects in
the collection.
The decision to buythe group was
made in 1838, before any of the
buildings on the campus had even
been planned. Dr. John Torrey, of
New York, a well-known botanist of
the time and a friend of the first sec-
retry of the Board of Regents,
Charles W. Whipple of Detroit, rec-
ommended the purchase at the price
I of $4,500. The down payment for this
collection is the first item ever re-
corded as an expenditure in the Re-
gent's records.
Dean Kraus also revealed some of'
the early history of the department
of mineralogy here. For many years
it was taught with another subject.
Asa Gray, the first professor appoint-
ed to the University faculty here, was
elected to the chair of Botany and
Geology, and he had previously in-
cluded mineralogy in the subject that
he taught.
Douglass Houghton was appointed
professor of geology and mineralogy
in 1839, and was also "charged with1
the subjects of chemistry and phar-
macy." His assistant, Dr. Silas Ham-
ilton Douglas, who served on the fac-
ulty from 1844 to 1877, was made
professor of chemistry and mineral-
ogy in 1846; of chemistry, mineral-
ogy, and geology in 1848; and of
chemistry, mineralogy, pharmacy,
and toxicology in 1855.
New Store To Rent
(Iassical Records
An extensive collection of classical
phonograph recordings has just been
opened for public use for the first
time, it was announced yesterday by
H. L. Ratner, former music critic of
The Daily. The library is located at
1227 South University. It is believed
to be the first enterprise of its kind
in Ann Arbor.
"I hope that students will feel
free to take advantage of the educa-
tional and amusement facilities here
offered to them," Mr. Ratner said..
"The fees, whcih are 10 cents a week
and 2 cents a day per record, have
been made as low as the replacement
needs of the library make possible.
New and out-of-the-way records will
be available from time to time," he
declared.
The library, which at first will be
open only from 5,p. m. to 6 p. rri. '
and from 7 p. m. to 8 p. m. daily,
includes representative works of mod-
ern and classical composers, as well
as complete operas and opperettas,,
according to Mr. Ratner. Such re-!
cordings as James Joyce reading1
from his "Anna Livia Plurabelle"
have been secured. y-
}Onc aim of the library is to at-
tempt to supply the needs of stu-
dents in music courses in the Uni-
versity who now find it difficult to
get records at their disposal for home
use, it was announced.
Logic is logic, Oliver Wendell
Homes once remarked. And where
else would one expect to find logic
if not in a debate team?
The question was how to arrange
a debate between the women's teams
of Michigan and Northwestern Uni-
versities when neither team had more
than half the money necessary to
travel to the other university. Obvi-
ously for either one to send its funds
to the other and permit them to make
the trip would have been partiality,
and so they compromised and select-
ed Elkhart, Ind., halfway between,
and the teams met in the high school
auditorium there..
Their ingenuity in solving this
question of equal expenditures was
not the only unique feature of the
debate, however. The Michigan girls
went there expecting to debate on the
radio question, but the Northwest-
erners, not having been impressed
with the gravity of the subject, put
on what their coach later referred to
regretfully as a "three ring circus,",
consisting of the cracking of jokes
and the exercise of feminine charms
on the susceptible young Hoosier lads
of Elkhart High School.
Unfortunately for the cause of
learning and the welfare of the radio
industry, it was an audience decision
debate, and although the ballots had
not been definitely counted when the
Ann Arbor girls started home, there
was no doubt that the youth of Elk-
hart found Northwestern's "evidence"
convincing.
The Evanston coach, to whom the
horseplay of her team was as un-
pleasing as unexpected, volunteered
to give the Wolverines a written
statement to dispel any false illusion
that the enthusiasm of the audience
for the Purple might have created
among the folks at home as to the
true performances of the teams, but
it was declined.
Minnesota Hospital Trys
New 'Nurseless' Ward
MINNEAPOLIS, F e b. 18. - (Big
Ten)---A new nurseless ward, estab-
lished as an economy measure, has
been organized at the University of
Minnesota Hospital. No nursing serv-
ice is given to the 29 convalescents in
the new ward, which occupies a part
of the hospital building formerly used
for office space. Several doctors have
given up their offices as an economy
measure.
ROBERT C. STEEN
Steen To Speak Before
Alpha Nu Meet Monday
"Socialism from the Students'
Viewpoint" will be the subject of an
address to be given at 7:30 p. m.
Monday at the Alpha Nu speech so-
ciety meeting, 4003 Angell Hall. Rob-
ert C. Steen, the speaker, is a gradu-
ate of Shurtleff College, Mo., where
he was given awards for exceptional
oratorical ability..
After three years in the Baptist
ministry, he received a master's de-
gree in speech from the University
of Michigan and is now doing orig-
inal research work under Prof. John
A. Muyskens. His speech will con-
cern the development of campus So-
cialism in the universities of the
country. The meeting will be open
to the public. '
The newly elected officers, who.will
preside at the meeting, are: Charles
Rogers, '34, president; Robert S.
Ward, '35, vice-president; Arthur D.
Hawkins, '34, secretary; and Bernard
E, Konopke, '34, treasurer. The meet-
ing will be held Monday to avoid con-
flict with the Oratorical Association
lecture.. .
state Develops Solvent
For Clogged Oil Wells
LANSING, Feb. 22.-A new acid
limestone solvent which stimulates
slow flowing or clogged oil wells has
been, developed in Michigan, accord-
ing to the State Geological ,Survey.
While other similar methods have
been used for some time, the, new
process is the only one to be generally
accepted as efficient. The acid' cuts
th salt and paraffin slugs in. the
"sands" to permit the seeping of the
petroleum or gas through the opened
pores.
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World's Day Of
Prayer To Be
Observed Here
Student Guilds Will Hold
Special Meets; Hough,
Nessner To Give Talks
Today has been designated as the
World's Day of Prayer for students,
and special programs are being
planned for the observance of this
occasion by the students of Ann
Arbor.
The Council of Religion has ar-
ranged to have Sherwood Nessner
speak over WJR at 5:20 p. m. in
order to explain the call issued by
the World's Student Christian Fed-
eration.
Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, former
Detroit minister and present profes-
sor at the Drew Theological Sem-
inary, will speak at the all-univer-
sity convocation to be held at 8:00
p. m. in Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.
"Religion in Our Day: Its Task" is
the subject of his address.
The various student guilds through-
out the city are arranging to have
guest speakers at their meetings to-
night. At the graduate forum at
Wesley Hall Rabbi Bernard Heller
will speak on the "Jewish Viewpoint
of Religious Education in the School,"
while the students there will be ad-
dressed by Prof. Leroy Waterman on
"The Influence of Various Religions
on Culture."
"European Backgrounds of Ameri-
can Civilization" will be the subject
of Prof. Albert Hyma's talk at Pil-
grim Hall. At Trinity Lutheran, Reg-
istrar Ira Smith will speak on "From
Home to University."
"Psychology of Religion" is the
subject of which Prof. John E. Shep-
ard will speak at Harris Hall this
evening. Prof. Carl Rufus has chosen
"Astronomy and Religion" for his
talk to the Baptist Guild. Dr. Duf-
fendack will direct the student dis-
cussion tonight at the Presbyterian
Church on the objects of the church.
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LANSING, Feb. 18.-John Rintala,
Munising, is the champion Michi-
n trapper for January, according
the Williams report to the State
partment of Conservation.
Although variable weather condi-
ns made trapping difficult, Rintala
naged to capture two wolves, a
K, and five bobcats. Also two
inks.
)ther trappers in the vicinity re-
rted the capture of four weasels,
porcupines, 10 owls, two house
s, a dog, and a hawk.
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THIS AFTERNOON ONLY - AT 3:15
ROBERT HENDERSON has the honor to present
The Great American Artist
MARTHA GRAHA
in her Brilliant Dance Recital
NEW NUMBERS including her New Mexican Dances
Seats: 50c and 75c, $1 and $1.50. Phone Columbia 7700
Note: Robert Henderson also invites you to see Lonsdale's Smartest
Comedy, "THE HIGH ROAD," with Violet HEMING, Geoffrey
KERR and EARNEST COSSART TONIGHT. For tonight's per-
formance all seats are 25c and 50c. Don't miss these two brilliant
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Holiday and
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reason for it. The financial
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beginning of
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