rri r MIA 1 TV TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 1939 - - Library Compares With Best In Spite Of Curtailed Funds Dr. Bishop Says University St a t e Mourns Gets Along As Well As Larger Institutions Green's Death; First Of Museums D Broadcasts Today BULLETIN The first of a series of six "Ac- ualit:; Broadcasts" on the Univearsity TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 1936 Museums will be given from 2 to 2:30 VOL. XLVII No. 55 p.m. today over station WJR, De- troit.Noces The progr dn, which is to be en- Dedicaiion of the Baird Carillon: tirely extemporaneous, will try to Members of the faculty and their bring out through an interview be- families, students, and the public tween Prof. Waldo Abbott, director of generally are cordially invited to at- the broadcasting service, and Dr. Carl tend the exercises to be held in Hill 1E, Guthe, director of the University Auditorium at 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec Museums. the general characteristics 4 at which the Charles Baird Caril- of the University Museums and its .on will be dedicated. While a limit- educational functions. Short descrip- eonumberdodicaldnWiaim -r tions of various sections of the Mu- ed number of official invitations are seums will be given as the microphone being issued, the University takes is carried from one point to another. this method of inviting the Uni- gncers: Mid-semester reports for grades below C are now on file and open to inspection in the office of the assistant dean, Room 259, West Engineering Bldg. Lectures University Lecture: In commem- oration of the 400th anniversary of the death of Erasmus, Prof. Albert Hyma, of the department of history,j will speak on the subject "Erasmus and the making of Modern Civiliza- tion" at 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the Natural Science Auditorium. The public is cordially invited. Illustrated Lecture: "Persian- Islamic Architecture" will be given by Dr. Mehmet Aga-Oglu on Wed- nesday, Dec. 2, at 4:15 p.m. in Room D, Alumni Memorial Hall, Open to the public. Mr. Edward C. Molina, of the Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City, will lecture on the subject "Probability in Engineering," Tues- day, Dec. 8, at 4:15 p~m., in the WNest Physics.Lecture Room. The public is cordially invited. Exhibitions Photographs of Persian-Islamic Architecture exhibited by the Re- search Seminary in Islamic Art, In- stitute of Fine Arts. Open to the public daily from 9 to 5 p.m.; Sun- (Continued on Page 4) Ites At onia Thousands To Pay Tribute To Well-Known Former MichiganGovernor (Continued from Page 1) to a successful career in business and in public life. "This University joins the rest of the state in mourning the loss of an E ' , 1 .3 Carl Hubbs, curator ofV the Fish1 varsit omnt n iieso Car Hubscurtorof he ishAnn Arbor to attend the exercises. Division, Museum of Zoology, will be Whed etona fethe secion interviewed on the next program., Wireservex ofcpial guestalseton Later broadcasts in the series,reevdfroicagusalsat which will be given every week while in the auditorium will be available the University is in session until Jan- for occupancy, and after 4:20 p.m. ne uary 26, will describe the various di- reserved seats will be held. visions of the Museums in greater de- - tail. Sophomore, Junior and Senior En- I I' E . j -' i DANCING Class & individual in- struiction in all types of dancing. Teachers course. Phone 9695 Terrace Garden Studio Second Floor Wuerth Theatre Bldg. ...and after the show or before- DANCE (Free ) and EAT at the MICHIG INN 320 South State Street "At the Sign of the Clock" Library. Approximately $20,000 of energeic, inepenent anaaways the total fund, according to Dr. public-minded leader." Bishop, is used for book-binding. Green's rise in the political and1 "Compared with Yale, with its business world was as colorful as his much larger appropriation, "we've actual career. After working his way held up pretty well." Dr. Bishop de- through the Michigan law school, he clared. "Of course," he said, "we served in the Spanish-American War, have had to cut, and cut deeply, in ending with a lieutenant's commis- many places, and I look forward to sion. Before 1907 he had become the time when we will again have head of the Thwaite Furniture Com- our former funds available, and even pany in Ypsilanti. more. Mayor Of Ionia' The General Library has slightly He served as mayor of Ionia, where unde 1,000.000 volumes, Dr. Bishop he later moved his furniture factory, explained, while Yale has 2,000,000 for 13 consecutive terms, and the and Harvard 4,000,000. Support of closing of the schools of that city for the large Eastern universities' li- the funeral tomorrow is indicative of oraries has been managed largely the regard in which he was held through gifts of alumni, Dr. Bishop 1 there. Although he early became a pointed out. "And while our alumni wealthy man, he usually was found have been very kind, contributions here do not approach those at Har- on the liberal side of the Republican vard and Yale," he said. "Those in- party, to which he always, above all stitutions have much larger trust else, remained loyal. He followed funds, also." Theodore Roosevelt under the banner Thetrds, fnsatof the Bull Moose, but returned to The trust funds of the University the party fold to become a stateI of Michigan include $1,000 given by the class of 1920; $18,000 from the G.O.P. leader. Bates fund; $10,000 from the Coyle In 1926, when the Republican fund; $20,000 from the Ford-Messer leaders were looking for a man to. fund; and $20,000 from the Silas! defeat Alex Grossbeck in his race for Wright Dunning fund. a fourth term, they picked Fred Green as the one man in the state to do the job. His wide friendship, to oo co says which he added by staging one of the most thorough campaigns in Michi- gan political history, won him a sur- e ilResu me prising victory, and he was easily relcuted in two years. Chief among *ismfetis chief executive were his °T ieterary W or ki cos x v Lier ry W o I completion of Groesbeck's extensive ________road building program, his virtual (Cotinued from Page 1) {forcing of a criminal codification ( ---dr Pg)through the legislature and far- bad in England," he said. "When I reaching conservation measures. docked at Southampton at least 20 Was Well-Liked reporters met me at the boat-I don't Green was not an astute man. But know why-and asked all sorts of his personality and his ability to questions. One story commenced make people like him more than made with samples of my wit, and this is up for that. In the past two years typical of the samples: I'm too fat to or so, he seemed to have fallen by get in line'." the wayside, to have lost his influ- In Japan they are the worst, the ence and interest in public affairs. wi h T eBut it was less than six months ago writer thinks. There were 40 of them that a poor woman, who had once that swarmed about him on his ar- known Green, was looking for a job rival there. "One good thing about for her son. The boy tried and tried, it is that I couldn't read what they but without success, The mother said." turned to Green, who drove down to Autograph hunters are pests, ac- Lansing, found some friends to slap coi'ding to him. on the back and in 24 hours the boy Peering through his great horn- was working for the State of Mich- rimmed spectacles which lent him the igan. look of a wise old owl, he said, "Amer- Fred Green was lauded, and he was icans have the illusion that an au- revilecL But the wide respect and thor's signature increases the value admiration, even love, that he did of a book. They send me copies clear win, came from his willingness al- across the continent for my name to ways to go the utmost for a friend. be inscribed on the flyleaf. A great-- nuisance." He sighed wistfully. such a collection. I can gather to- He intends bringing out a second gether piecesas goodbut that'sbnot "Woollcott's Reader" within the next what I'm after. I want them to be year. "But I'll never do a third," he good but unknown. assured us. "Just one more." Look- He emptied the silver coffee pot, ing through the leaded windows into drank the last cup, as he had the rest, the far distance, he remarked, "It'll without sugar or cream, and asked be a difficult task to again assemble what time it was. "My friend, Pro- _,_,__ _ _ _ fessor Brandt, is to call for me. I am to put on a show for one of his D ® classes." At the Union checkroom he handed over his brass check, re- j ceived his black topcoat, and then --!said goodbye. The last we saw of TYPEWRITERS, OLD GOLD, and him he was seated by the elevator in musical instruments. Phone Sam, his broad-brimmed black plush hat, 6304. 78x with his cane on one knee. His eyes seemed to twinkle as he marked pas- LAUNDRY sages in a small volume, presumably to read to Professor Brandt's speech LAUNDRY 2-1044. Sox darned. class. Careful work at a low price. 6x He left yesterday afternoon for De- troit where he will talk tonight. NOTICES _ s THE CHRISTMAS STAR [fit ~/ 1 --- ." , .'"°sa . " , .. '' , ' - { r . _ . :-, :.r.. , 1r - -- f Z' /I 0 t3he SOPH PROM with BARNEY RAPP and His New Englanders at the MICHIGAN UNION Friday, December 11 Ten tilI Two $2.50 per I Class Preference Ends Today! GENERAL CAMPUS SALE BEGINS TOMORROW Tickets at the Union and League Desks _______ I \. CHELSEA FLOWER SHOP 203 East Liberty Phone 2-2973 Flowers for All Occasions - Last Times Today JOHNNY WEISMULLER "TARZAN ESCAPES" Wednesday SENIOR PICTURE DEADLINE Set for December 18th AVOID DELAY! Arrange TODAY to have your picture taken at one of our three official Mhigan- ension photographers: Messrs. Rentschler, Dey and Spe dd in .e I I Two Features! HUMPHREY BOGART BEVERLY ROBERTS II I II !{