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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935
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Convention Of
Oriental Club
Will Be Here
American Oriental Society
Will Convene Here For
Annual Convention
Papers To Be Read
National Convocation Held
In Conjunction With Its
Middle West Branch.
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Philosophy (15); Some Means of Mix-
ing Attentin According to the Siva
Samhita (10); Some Phonetic Deduc-
tions from Ras Shamra (12).
There will be four sectional meet-
ings at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, each sec-
tion being presented papers pertaining
to its own special interest. One sec-
tion meeting in Room D, Alumni Me-
morial Hall, will discuss the subject of
Semitics and related matter. Indo-
Iranian and related matter will be the
topic of the group meeting in the
North Gallery of Alumni Memorial
Hll, and Far East subjects will be
discussed by the section meeting in
Room B, Alumni Memorial Hall. The
fourth group will talk about the period
from Alexander to the Moguls in the
West Gallery of the Alumni Memorial
Hall.
At 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Alumni
Memorial Hall the following papers
will be presented: Archaic Demotic
Papyri and the Demotic and Greek
Mummy Tickets of the University of
Michigan Collection (12); Psalms 137,
42-43, and 107A and the Spiritual
Condition of Israel During the Exile
(15); The Columnar Order of the
Hexapla (12); A Persistent Mistrans-
lation (10); and The Transliteration
of Cuneiform (10).
The following papers will be read
at 9:15 Fiday in Room D, Alumni Me-
morial Hall: Maimonides as Lexicog-
rapher (10); The "Septuagint" Trans-
lators of Amos (10); A New Thamu-.
dic Inscription (illustrated) (15).; The
Cultural Ties of Megiddo in the Hyk-
sos Period (10); Optimistic Passages
in Ecclesiastes (10); and Remarks on
Some Syrian Bronze Amulets (12).
At the same tine and place as the
last readings, the following papers will
be presented by titles only: (a) The'
Hebrew Imperfect and Perfect with
"waw" Conversive. (b) The Postpos-
itive Particles of Reference in Maya;
An Early Saiva "Mukhalinga as a
Possible Prototype of Buddhist Stupas
Representing the Five Dryani Budd-
has; A New Psychological Approach
to Upanishadic Thinking; (a) Arabic
Magic Medicinal Bowls, (b) A tasa of
Tasa of as-Sultan al-Malik al-Mansur
'Asad ad-Din Sirkuh; A line of Brah-
mi-script (?) in a Babylonian Con-
tract Tablet; The Kashmirian Athar-
va Veda, Book Seventeen; The Sylla-
bary Text.
THE SCREEN
AT THE MICHIGAN
"NAUGHTY MARIETTA"
A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture, star-
ring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson
Eddy, featuring Frank Morgan, Elsa
Lancaster, and Douglas Dumbrille.
Taken from Victor Herbert's orig-
inal operetta, "Naughty Marietta" has
been made into a charming, thrilling
picture which is approximately a first
cousin to "One Night Of Love." It
nevertheless has much Herbert in it,
and for that and many, other reasons
offers unusual, tuneful, delightful en-
tertainment.
Jeanette MacDonald is at her best
as Marietta, the beautiful wealthy,
spirited and popular princess whose
elder brother attempts to marry her
to Don Carlos, an anaemic Spanish
duke with a great deal of political
power. In order to escape such an
plight, she disguises herself, assumes
her maid's name, sails for America
with a boatload of women being sent
over to become wives of the colonists,
and after having been rescued from a
band of pirates, falls in love With the
captain of the rescue troupe. With
Don Carlos pursuing her and a score
of colonists wanting to marry her,
she attempts to become a member of
a puppet troupe, but she is apprehend-
ed as the princess and meets with all
sorts of exciting and amusing diffi-
culties.
"Naughty Marietta" has most of the
attributes of an excellent musical pic-
kure, having been moulded into a
beautifully climactic sequence and
possessing the lightness necessary to
execute such a romantic theme. Nel-
son Eddy, whose appearance in pic-
tures is fresh, is destined, by way of
his masculine charm and superb voice,
to become an important leading man
in such productions as this.
Frank Morgan and Elsa Lancaster
aie teamed together with most satis-
fying results, and although their stuff
is straight Morgan and straight Lan-
caster, it is sure fire.
There is no reason why you should
not see "Naughty Marietta." In fact,
you will miss one of the best pictures
of the year if you don't. And there
is an exceptional "Silly Symphony"
Village In Formosa Where Thousands Died.in Quake
-Associated Press Photo.
More than 2,000 persons were reported to have lo3t their lives when an earthquake laid waste Formosa,
Japan's barrier island off the coast of China. Other thousands were reported to have been injured as reports
of the catastrophe trickled through to the outside wor id.
island.
Pictured here is a typical inland village on the
Fat Rolls Off For University
Scientists In New Experiment
By ARTHUR A. MILLER
Those endowed with more than the
fashionable amount of weight may be
aided in its reduction by a new technic
perfected by Dr. L. H. Newburgh of
the University Hospital Nutrition De-
partment. The weight of the observed
subject may be predicted months in
advance within an accuracy of 1 per
cent.
The principle of Dr. Newburgh's
method is not a new one. It has been
known that the body gives off heat
through the lungs, but the actual
measurement of that heat emitted by
an active man has been reserved for
Dr. Newburgh. By means of a compli-
cated and novel apparatus it has been
made possible to record the amount of
oxygen burned and the carbon dioxide
given off by the body. This captured
gas is used as an index of the energy
used in active life and serves as an
exact basis for an accurate diet, which,
when administered, permits the reg-
ulation of body weight.
In order to conduct his experiments,
Dr. Newburgh has had constructed
inside the laboratory adjoining his
office, a metal-walled, air-tight cham-
ber about the size of an automobile
truck actually a room within a room.
Both ceiling and walls of the struc-
ture may be lifted from the floor en
masse by means of weights and pul-
leys.
The patient to be observed is con-
ditioned for 72 hours and weighed
to the fraction of a gram. The "cell"
is hoisted from the floor, the subject
steps underneath and after the lower-
ing of the chamber, he begins his con-
finement which will last 36 hours.
During his stay he leads a fairly
normal life, studying at the desk
which is placed at one corner, eating
at specified intervals of carefully
weighed food from the installed elec-
tric refrigerator, and sleeping on the
cot which lies along another wall. A
small brown-curtained window per-
mits an observer, usually Dr. New-
burgh, to note the patient's behavior.
Fresh air is pumped into the "tin
box" as it is affectionately called by
the staff, and as it is exhaled, it is
drawn off into two chromium-plated
cylinders. This trapped gas is the
actual specimen which results from
the subject's respiratory efforts. It is
analyzed carefully and its components
recorded in terms of calories. The
result of this analysis represents the
energy produced by the individual.
Dr. Newburgh's assistants have been
"energy analyzed" and his technic
has attracted many patients. The
most amazing of the doctor's accomp-
lishments is the case of a man who
weighed 526 pounds, the heaviest to be
examined scientifically. He had been
told by doctors that he was "born
that way," and that he would have
to remain an invalid because of his
tremendous size. At the Hospital the
man's energy specimens were taken
and analyzed, and the appropriate
diet was given him. After a year's
treatment he lost 287 pounds and at
the end of the second year he was
normal at 193 pounds. He was dis-
missed and returned 11 months later
without having gained weight.
Eastern Art Expert
Speaks Here Friday
Dr. L. A. Mayer, professor of near
eastern art and archaeology at the
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and
honorary epigraphist to the govern-
ment of Palestine, will give an illus-
trated lecture on Saracenic heraldry
at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Room D, Alumni
Memorial Hall. .
Dr. Mayer is the author of the book
"Saracenic Heraldry" and his lecture
will deal with the development of
coats-of-arms in Syria, Palestine and
Egypt which, during the Middle Ages,
formed a unit culturally and polit-
ically.
Forsythe Sees
Possibility Of
Epidemic Here
Health Service Director
Points To Outbreak Of
Cases Of Measles
Possibility of an epidemic of measles+
was seen yesterday by Dr. Warren E.
Forsythe, director of the Health Sei-v-
ice, in the four cases that have ccme
to his attention since Spring Vacation.
"This is the first indication we have
had," he said, "that the campus may
experience part of the epidemic gen-
eral throughout the state. Since in-
cubation is from one to two weeks
after the exposure, further outbreaks
may well be expected."
He described the symptoms of the
disease, saying that it started with a
cold, eye discharge, ,sore throat and
cough, followed shortly by the out-
break of the rash. Dr. Forsythe said
the disease is most contagious during
the early stages before the rash is
noticed, and this, together with a long
incubation period, makes the problem
of control very difficult.
"Anyone with a cold, or showing any
of the symptoms of the disease, should
report to the Health Service to make
sure of the nature of the disturb-
ance," he said. "If precautions are
taken to avoid exposure, and all symp-
toms are reported promptly, there
should not be any serious outbreak."
Graduate Student
To Head Red Cross
Mrs. Charles Noble has been se-
lected executive secretary of the Na-
tional Red Cross unit of Washtenaw
county to succeed Mrs. Nellie Ball,
retired. Mrs. Ball has left to take
up state welfare work in New Mexico.
Mrs. Noble is at present also a grad-
uate student studying for a master's
degree in the University sociology de-
partment. She is a graduate of Smith
College.
Concerning her new work, Mrs.
Noble believes that Red Cross work is
important as well as interesting. "The
work is varied but the most inpor-
tant function of the agency is to pro-
vide home service for the veterans of
all wars," she said.
Of the future plans of the society
Mrs. Noble stressed the development
of the Junior Red Cross in the schools
next fall, but this summer the Red,
Cross life-saving program will be dom-
inant.
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and plenty of stories by Mr. Martin
T. Shanesey.
Phi Kappa Phi: The spring initia-
tion banquet for the Honor Society
of Phi Kappa Phi will be held at 6:30
p.m. Monday, May 6, in the ballroom
of the Union.
Cercle Francais: Meeting at the
Michigan League, Thursday, April
25, at 7:45 p.m. Mr. McLoughlon will
give a short, informal speech. There
will be a few scene of the French play,
Le Jeu de l'amour et du Hasard,
which is to be presented in the near
future. The rest of the program
will be conducted by Miss Ona Thorn-
ton and her committee.
Freshmen Girls' Glee Club prac-
tice Wednesday night at 7:15 in the
League.
rosture Class-Women Students--
The posture class for graduate women
students will continue to meet on
Wednesday afternoon at five o'clock
in Barbour Gymnasium.
Luncheon for Graduate Students
on Wednesday, April 24, in the Rus-
sian Tea Room of the Michigan
League Building. Dr. William Clark
Trow, Professor of Education Psy-
chology, will speak on the Youth
Movement.
Council of Religion: Meeting Wed-
nesday at 4:15, in Dr. Blakeman's
Office, Room 9, University Hall, in-
stead of this afternoon.
Hillel Players: Very important
meeting of the members of The Hillel
Players, Wednesday, April 24, 7:30
p.m., at the Foundation.
National Student League meets
Wednesday in the Union, 8 p.m. The
comrittee , which visited the state
legislature will give the chief report.
All invited to attend.
Publicity Committee for Freshmen
Project-A meeting of the publicity
committee will be held Wednesday,
April 24, in the undergraduate of-
fice of the League, 5 p.m. All mem-
bers of the committee must be pres-
ent.
ALLEN RETURNS
Prof. Shirley W. Allen of the School
of Forestry and Conservation returned
Sunday from the Huron National For-
est with ten of his class in forest ad-
ministration, whom he took on a trip
to the national forest to show them
first hand how one is operated.
DAILY OFFICIAL
BULLETIN
Two Students
Win Honors In
Plane Contest
John Seeley, Glenn Brink
Are Awarded Prizes In
Bomb-Dropping Event
Two University of Michigan stu-
dents won honors Sunday afternoon
in the air show that featured the
spring Open House at the Ann Arbor
Municipal Airport.
John D. Seeley, '37, won first prize
in the bomb dropping contest and
Glenn Brink, '38E, came in second,
While in most cases the altitude re-
quired was 500 feet, Mrs. George
Brooks, of the bureau of appoint-
ments and occupational information,
was awarded a third prize for her
work from an altitude of 1500 feet.
David Eugene Richardson, man-
ager of the airport, was slightly
.cruised by a hard landing in a para-
chute jump. He was forced to use
a small exhibition parachute when
someone in the crowd pulled the rip-
cord of his regular parachute.
Prof. Waldo M. Abbot, director of
University broadcasts, gave a talk and
conducted a question and answer con-
versation over a specially constructed
loud-speaker arrangement on the
field.
More than 1,000 people were pres-
ent to watch the events, and about
100 people celebrated Easter by tak-
ing airplane rides. The spot land-
ing contest, which was to have been
held was cancelled because it was -de-
clared impossible to clear the land-
ing field of people.
This air show was one of a series
of which three have already been
staged.
BIRD CURATOR RETURNS
Dr. Josselyn Van Tyne, curator of
the bird division of the Zoology Mu-
seums returned last week to his work
at the University Museums after
studying birds in the Big Bend coun-
try, Texas.
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