4 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY Nowomm" . 0 140 Freshmen In Big Rendezvous Camp Program SCA Sponsors Tbree-m ay Camp For Class Of '40 Frosh Caip Is Directed By Cline, Wilsnack; Creates Cooperation Yost Greets Campers Upperclassmen Counselors Promote Discussions And FacilitateFriendships By JAMES A. BOOZER More than 140 freshmen returned to Ann Arbor Sunday afternoon af- ter a three day session of the 11th annual freshman Rendezvous Camp, 1 sponsored by the Student Christian Association, at the University Fresh Air Camp at Patterson Lake. Directed by Justin Cline, '37 and Wilsnack, '37, president of the SCA, the camp had a two-fold purpose. First, to create a cooperative, friend- ly asociation of freshmen, faculty and upperclassmen. Second, to pro- vide a rapid and profitable adjust- ment to the larger sphere of Uni- versity life with its complexities and strangeness. Coach Fielding Yost was the first of many speakers to address the new- comers during the three day period. He talked at dinner Friday evening, and stirred the packed mess hall with reminiscences of the "great old days" of football, of the prominent players, of personal incidents. As the group gathered about the huge fireplace in the Main Hall afterwards, Shirley W. Smith, vice-president of the Uni- versity, presented informally a re- flective talk covering his early days on the campus. Upperclassmen, acting as counsel- ors, facilitated the athletic and dis- cussion programs, and helped in get- ting the freshmen introduced. Each counselor was in charge of a cabin of approximately 10 men. They were: Phil Gaston, '37; Roderic Howell, '38M; Roger W. Howell, '36; Gilbert Anderson, '36; Richard Clark, '37; Howard Holland, 37; William Barndt, '37; Charles Roach, '39; Nel- son Fuson, Grad.; James Boozer, '39; Fred Emens, '39; Ralph Segalman, '37; Walter Luszki, '38; John Sher- man, Sp.; Ralph Erlewine, '39; Shirrel Kasle, '37; Thomas Draper, '39; Charles Dolph, '39; William Parkin- son, '39; Earnest Jones, '37; Camp advisers were Dr. E. W. Blakeman, Counselor in Religious Ed- ucation and Ira M. Smith, Registrar. Baseball games, swimming meets, football contests were intersperced with group discussions on various campus activities and problems that might rise in connection with college life. Each day began at 7 a.m. Fraternities Show Surplus For Year Mystic Feat Of Levitation Old Stuff To Many Ann Arborites Power Of Coordination And Suggestion Basis Of Experiment By WILLIAM C. SPALLER The feat of levitation which has had metropolitan dailies and their readers agog for the last few days is old stuff to most Ann Arborites. The "feat," as many here will re- call, beginswith the subject sitting in an armless chair. Four persons then gather around and place their hands, oneafter the other, on top of the subject's head who sits with his arms folded in front of him. The most successful way is to count in unison while placing the hands on the head. When all the hands have been placed there, they are then with- drawn and the performers place their index fingers together and put them under the armpits and just above the knee-joints of the subject. A little pressure is applied and up he goes with surprising ease. 'Power of Suggestion' It is all the more effective if the operators are first allowed to try it without the advantage of placing their hands on the subjects head. It invariably results in failure. The stunt, an old favorite here, has aroused more than passing interest and much mystification wherever it has been introduced. But to Uni- versity psychologists there is nothing baffling about it. The experiment is based on a com- bination of the power of suggestion and coordination, states Dr. Robert R. Dieterle, assistant professor of psy- chiatry in charge of psychotherapeut- ic service at the University Hospital. "It is one of the most striking ex- amples of the power of suggestion that I have seen for some time," Dr. Dieterle said. "The success of thestunt depends primarily on the ability of the oper- ator to convince his assistants, first, that the task is harder than it really is, and, second, that itis easier than the apparent failure, if previously Realize Plan For Religious Degree Course A new inter-departmental degree program in religious education, in- stituted this year, completes a tri- partite program of University relig- ious activity which for many years has been the hope and the plan of campus religious interests. Believing that religious education might better be promoted through existing departments of the Univer- sity, rather than through the creation of a separate school, faculty members have cooperated to form a course of subjects in the departments of philosophy, psychology, Greek, Latin, history, Oriental languages, anthro- pology, and sociology, and in the education school, which contribute to religious development. tried without placing the hands on the head, would indicate." This laying on of hands,' Dr. Diet- erle said, serves a double purpose. "It concentrates the attention of the four lifters and it induces a rhythm which permits complete cooperation, much as the old sea chantey induced coordination of muscular effort in pulling on a rope. There are, in plac- ing the eight hands and in withdraw- ing them, 16 evenly-spaced beats. The withdrawal of the last hand is prob- ably the signal, communicated to all, to 'heave ho!' Cannot Decrease Weight "We must always consider the pos- sibility that suggestion is capable of releasing some of the rarely used re- serve stores of energy, both physical and mental, which every individual possesses. It would not surprise me to find that this particular experi- ment would permit the lifting of much greater weights. "The spectacle of a maniac bend- ing iron bars-a feat impossible in calmer moments-is familiar to many who have been associated with insti- tutions for the insane. Then there are such classic examples of the potency of suggestion in hysterical states as that of the 16-year-old girl who lifted a small automobile, by its front axle, off her younger brother who was pinned beneath the wheels." Dr. Dieterle does not believe that the subject can assist in any way. "He can not decrease his weight at will by any kind of superhuman ef- fort. The law of gravity is still un- repealed. "The experiment of raising a sub- ject from his chair should be re- peated with four operators who are given no suggestion but who are merely told, step by step, what they are to do and never what is likely or is not likely to occur," Dr. Dieterle said. "In all probability they will either raise the subject easily at the first trial or, if they fail, will also fail on succeeding trials." BULLETIN TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1936 VOL. XLVII No. 1 Notices To Users of the Daily Official Bul- letin: The attention of users of The Daily Official Bulletin is respectfully called to the following: (1) Notice submitted for publica- tion must be Typewritten and must be signed. (2) Ordinarily notices are pub- lished but once. Repetition is at the Editor's discretion. (3) Notices must be handed to the Assistant to the President, as Editor of the Daily Official Bulletin, Room 1021 A.H., before 3:30 p.m. (11 Saturdays). Band: Smoker at Union Thursday, Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. All students in- terested are invited. La Verne Noyes Scholarships: All students who intend to apply for La- Verne Noyes Scholarships are urged to present their applications at once. Application forms may be obtained from the undersigned at 1021 Angell Hall. Only veterans of the World War and their blood descendants are eligible. Frank E. Robbins. The Automobile Regulation will be- come effective at 8 a.m. on Monday morning, Sept. 28. All students who anticipate the need of driving priv- ileges are urged to file applications without delay at the Dean of Stu- dents Office, Room 2, University Hall. Those students entitled to ex- emption from the ruling are likewise requested to register their'cars and secure exemption permits at their earliest convenience. Part-Time Students in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Permission to register one part time must first be secured either from the Dean (Room 1210 A.H.) or from the Assistant Dean (Room 1220 A.H.). Hillel Foundation: Students de- siring to affiliate with Hillel may do so at the Foundation, corner East University and Oakland, from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 every day. Membership in Hillel entitles you to all religious, social and educational privileges, including admission to Yom Kippur services. Tuesday: Journalism 107, Creative Writing. Professor Haines. 1209 An- gell Hall. 7 p.m. Wednesday: Mineralogy 32, Gems and Gem Materials. Professor Slaw- son. 2082 Natural Science Bldg. 7 p.m. Thursday: Business Administration 206, Business Law. Professor Wol- aver. 1020 Angell Hall. 7 p.m. Speech 53, Elements of Play Pro- duction. Dr. Halstead. 4203 Angell Hall. 7 p.m. University Extension Division. Insurance Courses:. The following sequences of courses will be offered in the School of Business Administra- tion this year: in the first semester, Principles of Insurance (Course 171), 3 hours credit, T Th S at 11; in the second semester, Casualty and Com- pensation Insurance (Course 172), 1 hour credit, and Life Insurance Prob- blems (Course 174), 1 hour credit. Mr. Hampton H. Irwin, Non-Resident Lecturer will be in charge in the ab- sence of Prof. Ernest M. Fisher. Courses are open to students in the School of Business Administration and to those in other units who have at least fourth year standing and the consent of the instructor. Lecture University Lecture: Sir Joseph Bar- croft, Professor of Physiology in Cambridge University, England, will lecture on the subject "The Origin of Respiratory Movements in Foetal Life" on Thursday, Oct. 1, 1936, at 4:15 p.m. in the Natural Science Au- ditorium. The lecture will be il- lustrated with moving pictures. The public is cordially invited. University Lecture: V. Gordon Childe, B. Lit., Professor of Prehis- toric Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, will lecture on the subject "The Early Civiliza- tion of the Indus Valley" on Monday, Oct. 5, at 4:15 p.m. in Room D, Al- umni Memorial Hall. The lecture will be illustrated with slides. The public is cordially invited. The Men's Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow on the third floor of the Michigan Union. Academic Notices Extension Courses: The following extension classes meet for the first time this week. These courses are not open to students regularly en- rolled in the University. Monday: English 160, Shakespear- ean. Prof. Mueschke. 3231 Angell Hall. 7 p.m. German 2. Mr. Graf. 3212 Angell Hall. 7 p.m. Speech 31, Practical Public Speak- ing. Professor Brandt. 4203 Angell Hall. 7 p.m. For HEALTH Our GOLDEN JERSEY MILK Ann Arbor Dairy Corp* 121 East Catherine St. Phone 4101 Il---~~ --~--_________- - - r®wrr+rrri® rrrrs ow a urMrrg or rr __.. .___.__ -...------------" I BE PREPARED with "FOOD FOR THOUGHT" at Kruger's Delicatessen and Restaurant, 233 S. State St., at Head of Liberty St. lI THE GROOMWELL BEAUTY SALOON I cAnn ounces (Continued from Page 1) that the fraternities are conscious of their problem and realize that they must pay their own way. "Without this realization rules would be use- less," he said. Increased attention from national officers of the fraternities has also helped in bringing about the $15,700 rise from the red that has taken place in the last two years, Professor Briggs stated, for there have been more visits by national officers to Ann Arbor in the past year than ever before. Alumni in many instances have aided fraternities, too, he said. Proposed to keep fraternities open, the Fraternity Financial Standards Exceptions Committee also has the power to close them if they have more= than $200 in receivable ac- c.ounts by July 1, or if they exceed $500 in unpaid payable accounts July 1. It was the efforts of this com- mittee thattwere characterized last year by dean of men Joseph A. Bur- sley as an attempt to "help houses help themselves." STROH'S PABST BLUE .RIBBON FRIAR'S ALE At All Dealers J. J. O'KANE, Dist. Dial 3500 b== -,I THE OPENING OF ITS SECOND SHOP ... NEW and MODERN. . . AT 1205 SOUTH UNIVERSITY... SO THAT WE MAY OFFER YOU A FINER SERVICE . . . LEARN TYPING and SHORTHAND Without them a student is like a chicken in water. HAMILTON BUSINESS COLLEGE Personality Haircutting by Mr. Julian 1205 5. UNIVERSITY DIAL 4818 615 E. LIBERTY DIAL 3773 William at State Phone 7831 Watch Us Grow, ~ 1~ Our first anniversary! Headquarters for campus pho- tography. 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