THE MICHIGAN DAILY Karanis Project To Be Finished By Next Season Work Was Made Possible By Voluntary Financial Subscriptions Ma iy Civi izaionis Found In Remains Excavations Reveal Rare Articles In Many-Storied Egyptian City (Continued from Page 1) an earlier church where it is believed that Paul and Barnabas first began preaching Christianity to the Gen- tiles. Work Began In 1924 Work at Karanis was begun in 1924 while the finishing touches were being put on the diggings at Antioch. Excavations at the site of ancient Carthage were begun in the same year but abandoned soon afterwards. Arriving at Karanis, Professor Kel- sey foundthat a company dealing in fertilizer had begun to cart away the dirt for ,fertilizer. The insanitary habits of the former inhabitants had made the soil extremely rich in nitrogen. An agreement between the excavators and the company was reached whereby the excavators first examined the dirt and then turned it over to the company. In order that nothing might be lost, everything of value that was dis- covered was carefully photographed. This precaution proved its value when the Egyption government passed a law that all finds of great value had to be turned over to the National Museum in Cairo. City in Three Layers The city was found to consist of three layers. The topmost layer ex- isted during the 4th and 5th cen- turies A.D. The next layer was placed between the second and third cen- turies B.C. The city of Karanis is one of com- paratively recent times. Most exca- vating is done on much older sites. Another factor of interest is that Karanis presents a combination of Greek, Roman, and Egyptian civili- zation. The native population was Egyptian, but the city came under the sway of Alexander the Great and assumed some characteristics of Greece. Later it was conquered by the Romans, and their influence is marked. Thorough Excavations Excavations at Karanis have been more thorough than at any other place where excavations have been undertaken, Dr. Robbins said. Every- thing was photographed, and maps were made showing every street, all the houses, and several of the rooms in the houses. Numerousearticles of value were found in a perfect state of preserva- tion, There were groups of papyri, glassware, furniture, basketry, woven articles, and tools and implements of the various trades. In one place, a bakery, the diggers found several loaves of bread. Dry, thin, and crumbling, that the bakers had evi- dently left when the city was aban- doned. Though over a thousand years old the bread still retained its shape. City Filled By Sand "It is easy to understand why the city is built in levels and why it dis- appeared," said Dr. Robbins. "It is on' the edge of the desert and the sand is continually shifting over it. The an- cients evidently came to the con- clusion that it was easier to build another story on the house and move upstairs when the sand filled up the street, than to try and remove the sand as fast as it came in." Work at the excavations is now in charge of Enoch Peterson, a former7 graduate student of the University who accompanied Professor Kelsey on his first trip to Antioch. "Much of the credit for the suc- cess of the expedition is due to Pe-l terson," Dr. Robbins declared. "He t has been very fair and above board in c his dealing with the Egyptian gov- i Glee Club Will Give Program At AllCampus Jamboree * Men's Glee Club And Band Will Give Program To Give A Performance At All-Campus Jamboree Tuesday Night" Michigan's Varsity Glee Club will join with the Varsity Band to present a program of entertainment in the Jamboree Tuesday night, March 27 in Hill Auditorium. The club will sing a group of eight songs, among which there will be Scottish and Czecho-Slovakian folk songs according to Prof. David Mat- tern, who will direct the song num- bers. The Band will accompany the glee club selections under the direction of Nicholas Falcone. The glee club and the band will go to Flint April 4 to give three con- certs. In the afternoon they are to entertain Flint High School. They will present a program on the radio at 6 p.m. In the evening the glee club and band will give another group of numbers for the Civic Association of Flint. New Power Plant I Nearing Completion A new power plant for the distri- bution of electrical currents through- out the University hospital is now nearing completion by CWA work- men. An accident which occurred last summer in the power plant now sit- uated within the hospital itself has motivated the erection of the new' building, according to D. A. Gieutt- ner, of the buildings and grounds department. He explained that the accident was caused by overheated transformers in the power room. A spark was given off by the switching mechanism igniting the oil within the transformers. A terrific explo- sion followed in which a passing workman was killed. As a precautionary move Univer- sity officials decided to move the plant outside of the building. It was pointed out by Mr. Gieuttner that a recurrence of the explosion is not likely, as the new power plant which receives a load of 2,300 volts steps the current down to 550, 220, and 110 volts which is then distri- buted throughout the entire hospital. ernment and they have expressed their appreciation for it." The reports of the expedition have been published from time to time in the Michigan Alumnus. Several books on the subject have been written and more are planned, it was learned. Study Of Rural Communities By r 2 -wW A 1- correspondence Is A Success May Is Set As Closing Date Of Child Schools Nursery Groups Continue To Provide Healthful Facilities Both nursery schools operated lo- cally under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration will remain open until the latter part of May, according to Edith M. Bader, general manager of the project in Ann Ar- bor. The two nursery groups are con- ducted at Bach school, West Jeffer- son and Fourth streets, and at Per- ry school, Packard and Division streets. There are approximately 80 chil- dren between the ages of two and one-half and four and one-half years enrolled in the two schools. A morn- ing and afternoon session are con- Iducted at both centers. The main purpose of the school is to take care of the health of those children who come from homes which are not financially able to give at- tention to the welfare of the chil- dren. Daily health inspection of all those in attendance is conducted by a trained nurse. Those enrolled in both the morn- ing and afternoon sessions eat their lunch at the schools. The menus are planned by an experienced dietician. The program for the day includes naps as well as outdoor and indoor play. Forestry Men Speak Before Flower Society Dean Samuel T. Dana and Prof. Shirley W. Allen of the School of Forestry and Conservation spoke be- fore the North American Flower Show in Convention Hall in Detroit Thurs- day as a part of the Conservation Day program presented under the auspices of the Michigan fHorticul- tural Society. Dean Dana spoke on "Conserva- tion" at the afternoon session of the show, and Professor Allen addressed the group in the evening on "The Civilian Conservation Corps." An- other feature of the Conservation Day program was the presentation of conservation pictures by Walter E. Hastings, official photographerl for the Michigan State Department of Conservation. SENATOR LELAND DIES GRAND RAPIDS, March 23- (A') -State Senator George Leland, for 18 years a member of the state legis- lature, died in a hospital here today. He was 76 years old. Soph Meds Are 103 Per Cent For Dues Here's just another of those un- usual signs found throughout the country indicating the return of pros-' perity. This particular sign, how- ever, has been found locally on the University campus, all of which makes the story seem still less plau- sible. Yet somebody once said: "Fig- ures don't lie," and here they are! , The sophomore medical class hasI succeeded in collecting 103 per cent{ of its class dues for the school year 1933-34. This unusual and some- what startling record, according to1 Assistant Dean W. B. Rea, in charget of class dues, has never before been1 accomplished on this campus, even the full payment of class dues being rare.t From the 116 members of the class,t $120 has been turned in. Since thet yearly dues were $1 per student, thec excess $4 represents last year's duest which were paid up by students un- able to then do so. Journalist Will Be Published O March 281 Paper Issued Fortnightly During Last Ten Weeks Of Semester The first issue of the seventh vol- ume of The Michigan Journalist, the; journalism department newspaper will be published on Wednesday, March 28. The paper, issued fortnightly throughout the last ten weeks of the second semester, contains local and national news written by the journalism students in the Univer- sity. The purpose of the paper is to give these students experience in ac- tual newspaper writing. The Journalist has a circulation of' 2,200, including University officials C and faculty members, all state and high school newspapers, and State representatives and senators. Out-of- state circulation includes prominent civic leaders, various collegiate jour- nalism departments throughout the country, and United States represen- tatives and senators. The first issue will be published by the Port Huron Times-Herald. Sub-j sequent editions will be printed by newspapers in Adrian, Battle Creek, Owosso, Lansing, Monroe, Ann Arbor. Pontiac, and Ypsilanti. Mrs. Insull Sick Through friendly and informal correspondence with more than 100 leaders of rural communities in 22 counties of the State, Prof. Roy H. Holmes of the sociology department has, for a year and a half, been car- rying on a study of rural conditions which he believes has brought excel- lent results. The letters, written mostly by women who seem to take a keen in- terest in the work because of the feeling that they are co-operating with the University, are of benefit not only to his studies but to the communities as well, he said. This method of study, differing greatly from the formal question- naire, is much more effective in ob- taining the information desired, he believes. Professor Holmes began this work in October, 1932, and intends to con- tinue it just as long as the benefits derived seem to justify it. The ma- terial which is obtained is used in courses on rural sociology. He said that he thought that this feeling of friendly co-operation should be stim- ulated in every community. GIRL BURNED BY EXPLOSION LANSING, March 23 -~ (/') - Four year old Hattie Hutchins was burned about the face and head here when a can of kerosene exploded in the Hutchins home. She was carried to safety by her mother, Mrs. George Hutchins. -Associated Press Photo Mrs. Samuel Insull, wife of the fugitive Chicagoan, was reported ill and in bed at Athens. Her attorney, admitting she was despondent, de- nied she tried to commit suicide. Sorority Prospect Not As Good As He Looks LAWRENCE, Kan., March 23- Several Sigma Nu's walked into the Kappa house which was entertaining some freshman girl rushees last night, with an apparently attractive young prospect for the sorority. The Kappa's were very favorably im- pressed and, before long, were in- quiring about "Miss Jones' back- ground. Suddenly the rushee's voice slipped a little and the women began to look the newcomer over a bit more care- fully. Before long, "Miss Jones" was revealed as a boy. "She" noncha- lantly lit a cigarette and strolled out, followed by the rest of the Sigma Nu's. Club In London May Be Organized For Alumni The possibility of the organization of a University of Michigan Club of London was seen by T. Hawley Tapping, general secretary of the Alumni Association, as the result of an interview between alumni officials and Roy D. Palmer, '07E, of London, recently. Palmer declared that it was his in- tention, upon returning to England, to organize the 70 Michigan alumni residing near London into a perma- nent organization. The membership of the club would include students and members of the faculty at Oxford University, as well as distinguished Britishers and hold- ers of honorary degrees. Kohler Talks On Chanres In Car Designing States Addition Of Knee Action Wheels Has Made Alterations Necessary That "knee action" wheels have necessitated important changes in other parts of the automobile was brought out by Prof. Henry L. Koh- ler of the engineering college before an applied mechanics colloquium on Thursday night. "Although this independent wheel springing has promoted greater rid- ing comfort," he stated, "its advan- tages have been lessened by the greater strain put on the related parts of the body. With knee action wheels the frame is called upon to bear the entire weight of the engine instead of the axle. This decreases the resistance of the body to the vi- brations of both the motor and the wheels. It has also been necessary to use a different type of tire, he pointed out. Tires used with the new inven- tion must have cords running in the direction of the tread instead of dia- gonally as the standard type utilizes. Otherwise the tires would squeal at high speed, due to, their loose at- tachment to the axle. Knee action wheels also increase the susceptibility of the body to the jarring effect of wheels when they are slightly out of balance. "The principal function of this latest development in the automotive industry," Professor Kohler stated, "is the promotion of a greater flexi- bility in the front springs by reliev- ing them from the necessity of hold- ing the wheels in alignment." New Animal Exhibit Installed In Museum A new transparency exhibit has just been installed on the fourth floor stairway of the University Mu- seums Building by the department of visual education. This exhibit consists of 24 trans- parent slides placed in a window and illuminated by natural light. There are 18 slides dealing with charac- teristic studies of Woofie, a pet bad- ger, owned by Miss Crystal Thomp- son, of the department of visual edu- cation. Four slides of Ursa and Ur- sus, the Museum's bear cubs, and the remaining two are of a fox and a bobcat. In speaking of badger pictures, Miss Thompson said they were un- usual because pictures of this type were very hard to obtain. Miss Thompson said that she be- lieved the badger was the most in- telligent pet she had ever owned. '" I Mullison Saddle Stables Fairgrounds Join one of ou: delightful rides. We have at least one ride with ref'eshments every Sunday - Either a breakfast or supper ride - Sometimes both. 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