f~Iir 43 jIaiti Editorials Welcome To '40 .. The Kremlin And The White House ... I ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1936 PRICE 5 CENTS ACUTE ROOM SHORTAGE IS FACED HERE . . ........... . ------- $18,000 Fund Now Available Through NYA Program To .Be Continued Under Conditions Sinilar To Last Year Receive More Than Profusion Of Freshman Pots 'Will Initiate Another Year' 0 , I .I 1,500 Applications Modification To Allow Aid To Prof essional School The continuation of the National Youth Administration program with an $18,246 monthly appropriation PROF. PH LIP E BURSLEY which will be expended under ccidi- tions approximately the same as last year has been announced by Prof. Lewis M. Gram, of the College of En- gineering, chairman of the University committee on NYA. The chief modification in the pro- gram will open the way for assistance to students in the professional schools. , Graduate students will be defined - this year as those who have earned their bachelor's degree. Further, the distinction between graduate students in their first and second years of study which prevailed last year, and which was the basis for two different schedules of assistance, has been abolished, Professor Gram said. Last year 1,800 students, 60 per cent of them Michigan students, were aided by the NYA. There were 2,300 applications. More than 1,500 appli- cations have been received this year, j~,. and Professor Gram said there is every indication that the final total BRUCE TELFER, '38 will exceed that of last year. In Professor Bursley will again di- 1935-36 the 450 sophomores on the rect orientation activities for fresh- NYA rolls constituted the largest men this year. Telfer of the Ex- group, with the 300 seniors being the ecutive Committee of the Union smallest. will be the student head of men's Undergraduates will receive about orientation. $13,000 from the $18,246 monthly al- lotment, Professor ,Gram stated. No undergraduate will be allowed to work Band Tryouts more than 30 hours in one week or 8 hours n m one day, or receive less than $10 or more than $20 a month. Convene Daily The hourly wage rate is 40 cents. Y The monthly compensation for $40, and the average for graduates last year was $20. The monthly fund for graduates is about $5,000 and the The University Band begins the hourly rate 50 cents. year with daily tryouts this week, ac- Work on the 500 projects under- cording to announcement from Prof. taken last year by the NYA ranged William D. Revelli, director, who has from unskilled labor in offices and planned for this year one marching laboratories, Professor Gram ex- band of 102 men, to be pruned in plained, to assistance on research the concert season to 80 of the best projects requiring a high degree of members. All freshmen interested proficiency. The projects, which are invited to call at Morris Hall, must accomplish things which would headquarters of the band. not be done otherwise, are directed Included on the program of activ- by approved supervisors. ities for the year is music for all The offices of the NYA are in the home football games and one out- Romance Languages Building, where of-town contest, for the pep meet applications are received and assign- scheduled for Oct. 2 just before the ments made. first game, programs for various R.O.T.C. ceremonies, music for bas- RELIGIOUS SPEAKERS TO COME ketball games, and later on in the The University will be host to two year, a concert season is planned. world renowned religious leaders All band rehearsals of the band are when Dr. T. Z. Koo, religious leader carried on in Morris Hall. The first among students in China, and the meeting will be at the Union, Thurs- Rev. Dr. E. Stanley Jones, author of day, Sept. 23. Drill begins this Fri- "Christ and Communism," appear day and Saturday here on Sept. 25 and 27. Sports Exhibition, Style Show To Feature WA.A. Reception A sports exhibition and a style proficiency in archery, and Mary show will feature the Women's Ath- Jane Mueller, '38Ed, and Stephanie letic Association reception to be given Parfet, '39, will match shots in an for old and new women students at exhibition of golf. 4 p.m. tomorrow at Palmer Field. Tennis matches will be played by Kate Landrum, '37, W.A.A. president, Merida Hobart, Lit, Margaret Veen- will act as master of ceremonies, boer, Lit, Hope Hartwig, '38, Robert while Mary Johnson, '38, will do the Young, '36 and John Young, '38E. Bet- announcing for the style show. ty Lyon, '39A, Margo Goodrich, '39, The program will start with an in- Jean Bonisteel, '38, Harry Kasabach, spection of the W.A.A. building at '37M,~ Chris Mack and Mrs. Lewis Palmer Field. An exhibition of six will engage each other in badminton. sports activities, hockey, archery, The riding exhibition will be given golf, tennis, badminton and riding is by Eleanor French, '39, and Marietta scheduled for 4:20 p.m. on the field, Arner, '39. and will be followed by the sports Correct wear for many sports will style show at 4:45 p.m. on the ter- be demonstrated in the style show, in race of the field house. which Barbara Heath, Lit; Lorraine Janet Lambert, '37, Virginia Hunt, Lambert, '39; Virginia Hunt, Spec- Spec.SM; Eileen Lay, '37; Jane O'- SM; Jacqueline Kolle, '37; Mary Ferral, '37; Janet Allington, '38; Mar- Wheat, '39; Jean Gourlay, '37Ed; tha Tillman, '39, Helen Harp, '39Ed; Roberta Melin, '38; Mary Potter, '37; Grey Frosh Caps To BeT Adorned With Different Colored Buttons By ROBERT WEEKSy Freshmen this year will stay ont the campus walks; freshmen this year will also discard all prep school vest hardware and insignia; buts above all, freshmen this year will wear pots. Pots with a black button on the top for the literary college, an orange one for the engineering school, red for the architecture college, red and yellow for architectural engineer- ing and olive for the college of phar- macy. The Customary Greyk The pots will be the customary grey1 which have been worn by Michigan neophytes for more than a quarter of a century, and their use is beingc sanctioned by such august bodies as1 the Interfraternity Council and the Men's Council.I It is expected that the men of1 '40 will take to the pot tradition as Michigan Plus Speed Is Ratedx Winning Team By FRED DE LANO Once again Michigan's famous pass, punt and prayer system of scoring1 touchdowns is ready to function as1 in the years that the Wolverines ruled the football world. But when the Spartans of Michigan State face the Kipke eleven Oct. 3, they will find a fourth factor present in the attack -speed, and plenty of it!.. Judging from Saturday's scrim- mage, the first of the year, it will be a fast but still heavy team that seeks Michigan's first win in three years over State. Undoubtedly it will be a hard-running back named Bob Cooper who will lead the charge but the makeup of his supporting cast is still undetermined.f Three years ago the Wolverines were rated as the greatest football team in the United States. This sea- son, after two years at the bottom of the heap, they appear to be on the way up and the most optimistic of the experts are even going so far as to predict five or possibly six wins in the eight games to be played. A hustling group of hard-playing sophomores is supplying the drive needed for a good year and it appears probable that several will be in the starting lineup against State. Wally Hook demonstrated Saturday that he is determined to land a regular half- back position for he was easily the fastest man on the field and was the star of the "Blue's" play. He suffered a chipped ankle during the scrimmage and will be out for an indefinite period. Surplus Shown For Last Year Ir e By Fraternities Fraternities in Ann Arbor are in better financial condition this fall than they have been at any time in the past two years according to Prof. Robert P. Briggs of the economics department, chairman of the Fra- ternity Financial Standards Excep- tions Committee. In contrast to the $5,000 deficit marked against fraternities for 1934- 35, is a surplus of $10,000 for 1935-36, according to Prof. Briggs. This gen- eral financial salubrity made it un- necessary to force any houses shut but three fraternities voluntarily closed their local chapters during the summer. They are: Delta Alpha Ep- silon, 816 Tappan, Phi Mu Alpha, 514 Thompson, and Pi Kappa Alpha, 1824 Geddes. The more stringent rules pased by the University in September, 1934, to regulate fraternity financial -pera- tions were of course instrumental in effecting the great improvement that has occurred in fraternity finances in the past two years, Professor Briggs said, but also to be considered, he said, is the increased enrollment of the past two years which has in many cases increased their memberships and the improvement in general eco- nnmi onn +l;in readily, if not more so, than the freshmen did a year ago. And sup- porters of the movement are not even yet thinking of coercive measures. The final abandonment of the pot will take place on cap night whether the frosh win or lose the fall games. In the past if the freshmen lost, they were forced to wear pots until the spring games, but this year the men of '40 will immediately be considered "at the end of the period of sus- picion and at the plane of toleration." George J. Moe, who has been the sole purveyer of pots in Ann Arbor for the past few years, is among those cognizant of the freshman at- titude toward this tradition, not only because of the wild raid effected on his S. University store last fall, but because he has observed the ups and downs of this tradition for several decades in Ann Arbor. Mr. Moe be- lieves that this fall will see a lusty revival of the moribund tradition and is well stocked with more than 500 pots. "There's scarcely any profit in it for me," he resignedly confided, "But I figure that it's good advertis- ing." He then spoke a few words in wistful memory of the days when pot- wearing was not restricted to fresh- men alone, but when a junior could be identificd by his white toke with its distinguishing blue stripe and even graduate students wore pots. "They dress up more now, I guess," he said. Rules In 'Bible' Rules governing the use of pots' will be similar to those of the past. Freshmen who have read their"bible" know that pots are not worn in University buildings and that though they may be worn to football games that it is heinous to wear one in the stadium. The freshman gonfalon may be abandoned for dates and oth- er dress occasions, the bible states, and is likewise stared away on the Sabbath. Alumni Award Undergraduate Scholarships Women's Rooms Nearly All Taken; Men's Rents Ris Confronted by an unprecedented scarcity of rooming accommodations, the office of the dean of women last night faced the task of finding living quarters for accepted applicants for admission to the University who may arrive here without having previously reserved rooms. Simultaneously with this revelation, Dean Alice C. Lloyd refuted' the prevalent campus rumor that many accepted applicants had been advised by telegram not to come to Ann Arbor. At the most, she said, five or six telegrams had been sent and these only in answer to demands for reserving rooms. She said that no accepted applicant had been advised ' not to come to Ann Arbor," but had only been told that no room could be guaranteed her. 4 Dean Lloyd said that all seven Rushing Period Will Officially OpenSaturday Fraternities Are Allowed 13 Days, Sororities Get 19 To ObtainPledges Michigan's fraternities and sorori- ties will take upon themselves the arcduous task of obtaining candidates for membership beginning Saturday afternoon, the last day of Orientation Week, thus opening the annual fall rushing period. The fraternity rushing period, 1 L 1 k i tr t 1 S } C f 1 i i , i !, i 1 which is governed by Interfraternity Council rules will last 13 days and the sororities will have 19 days for rushing, longer than formerly, their rushing being regulated by Panhell- enic Association rushing rules. Rushing rules for women is- sued by the Panhellenic Associa- tion are to be found in the Wom- en's Section, Section Three of this paper. Once again this year the various University clubs and alumni in the state of Michigan have awarded the usual 50 and two extra Alumni Un- dergraduate scholarships to members of the class of '40, and have renewed 43 scholarships of the class of '39, 31 of the class of '38 and 26 of the class of '37. These scholarships, providing for tuition, are given on the basis of scholarship and recommendations of the various Alumni organizations in the state of Michigan. Final award- ing is done by Dr. C. S. Yoakum, vice- ;>resident of the Alumni Association. This year there were 125 members of the class of '40 recommended. The renewals are based upon the records of the recipients of the scholarships while in the University. Dr. Yoakum has charge of the distribution of re- newals also. The University of Michigan Club of Memphis, Tenn., is giving its first tuition scholarship this year to Ted Zurhost, '40. Those of the class of '40 receiving the Alumni Undergraduate scholar- ships are Dorothy 0. Allen, Elizabeth B. Harwood, Tom K. Phares, Victoria Stoianowski, John D. Wallace, Phyllis' E. Cannon, Dorothy I. Marquart, Kenneth Summerfelt, Robert R. Watt, Robert D. Mercer, Dorothy M. Cowe, Robert J. Dorn, Virginia A. Durand, C. L. Gibson, Donald D. Horton, Ro- berta E. Moore, Ethel L. Norberg, Margaret V. Okervall, Mary E. Spur- geon, Ruth Totlock, Robert J. Pugh, Vaino J. Vehko, Margaret M. Wil- liams, Arthur P. Woods, Charles A. Pink, Marvin L. Coon Jr., Irene Bes- salo, Sidney Davidson, Barbara L. Stroebel, Virginia R. Soule, Frederick M. DeBoe, Margaret E. Udell, Jack B. Fields, Robert L. Wheaton, James A. Nimz, Jack H. Ossewarde, Herbert A. Brogan, Jack K. Sauders, Orrin G. Youngquist, John R. Streidl, Kenneth B. Bradley, George G. Fink, Joseph C. Gergho, Madelaine L. Westendorf, John A. Wilson, LeRoy C. Beckert, Jr., Dorthea J. Buchan, Jack H. Shuler, Alex E. Lewis, Margaret R. Beacom, Hadley J. Smith, Walter P. Wilkins and Lorraine A. Zorn. Registration For Union r. To Tr.RnL L.. s - W Each freshman interested in fra- ternities is required to register be-r fore noon Saturday in the Michigan Union. There he will pay a 50 centi rushing fee and receive a copy of the, new Interfraternity Council Fratern- ity Directory. This pamphlet con-1 tains a complete copy of rushingr rules, a map of Ann Arbor with fra- ternity locations indicated, and a complete set of pictures of fraterni- ties with lists of all the members, na- tional and local founding dates and1 pictures of the various badges. The directory also contains the constitu- tion of the Interfraternity Council. Registering freshmen will also re- ceive a badge to be worn on their lapel which will bear their name for identification purposes. Freshmen can register 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until noon in the Union, after this time the rushing fee will be $1l according to George Cosper, '37, president of the Council. Beginning this noon, there will be no rushing until Saturday noon. Rushing being defined by the Council i as "any conversation or contact of any sort whatever with an eligible man except by telephone or mail." Following this period fraternities will entertain rushees at lunch and dinner daily until one week from the next Thursday., During this periodt "no cars or taxis are to be used at any+ time under. any consideration," no rushing shall be done outside of the fraternity house, and nn, rushing shall take place after 8:30 p.m. Engage- ment may be made by phone after 8:30 p.m., however. The silence period will last from 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 until the fol- lowing Monday at 6 p.m. during (Continued on Page 5) Daily Is Published By Enlarged Staff' With its staff reorganized and en- larged, and with the aid of the Asso- ciated Press Teletype Service, The Daily expects to be able to offer its readers this year the most extensive and complete news coverage in its history. The Daily begins its 47th successive dormitories had been filled by the middle of June and that "two more could have been filled by the middle of July. "We have almost as many league houses now as we had before the Mosher-Jordan dormitories w e r e built," Dean Lloyd said in emphasiz- ing the seriousness of the situation. There are seven dormitories, 55 league houses and about 35 sororities here. Very few, if any, rooms are still available, she saidI. Meanwhile, despite the widely-pre- dicted scarcity of rooms for men, the University housing inspector gave as- surance that there would be a suffi- cient number of rooms for all men students, but that there was a scarc- ity of single rooms. All Expenses Higher Rising rents, however, were the cause of much grumbling among those who sought rooms yesterday. The average cost of single rooms now is about $4.50. The average price of double rooms is variously estimated at between $3.50 and $4. Landladies almost invariably reply to inquiry on the rise in rents that the rents of their homes have risen and that "to break even" they had to raise their room rents. Mrs. Mary J. Taft, 431 Thompson St., an official of the Ann Arbor as- sociation of landladies, told The Daily yesterday that "we think it is all right because our expenses have in- creased terribly much." There was no way of learning whether all fresh- man men students had been accom- modated by last- night. President Alexander G. Ruthven, when asked what he thought the so- lution to the scarcity of women's rooms was, said, "I think the ultimate solution lies in dormitories." Static Roll Seen He said, however, that according to information given him by Dean Lloyd he did not think the problem of finding rooms for all women stu- dents would be too serious this year. President Ruthven said that the ap- plications of women students had not been refused because of a room scarc- ity. The possibility of women students of last year returning to find them- selves without rooming accommoda- tions was minimized by Dean Lloyd, because "they knew the situation and reserved rooms before they left." There may, however, be women stu- dents reentering after a semester or more of absence who will not be ac- commodated, she suggested. Asked whether this scarcity meant that the enrollment of women would remain static, Dean Lloyd replied that unless dormitories were built it would practically do so, but for the occasional conversion of graduate women's rooming houses and men's rooming houses into league houses. Rise In Grades Last Year Led By Fraternities Grades received in 1935-36 by Uni- versity students of all groups except general sororities were higher than for the previous year, according to figures released by Marian Williams, statistician in the Registrar's office. The average of sororities, which retained their position at the top of the list, was the same as last year -79.5 per cent. The greatest gain was that of fraternities from 75.6 to 77.0. Thp av nm.opof t+- +.zhirl +f hn