TH E MICHIGAN IYAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1937 Ruthven Names Committeemen For Centennial Community Dinner, June 14, Initiates Celebration Of 100thAnniversary (Continued from Page 1) Taxicab Crowded Into Lake Michigan In Strike Disorder I I G Berman Plans Fight And Sex Most Popular For Summer Newspaper Topics, Brumm Says nession tjivenj I Papers To Be For Not Foil Crininal Stor activities in all department, consti- tuting an "open house" throughout the instiution. A descriptive folder of the various exhibits will also be prepared. Members 'of Dr. Guthe's commit- tee are Samuel W. McAllister, associ- ate librarian of the General Library, Prof. Bruce M. Donaldson of the fine arts department, Prof. Kenneth C. McMurray, chairman of the geogra- phy department, Prof. Axel Martin of the engineering college, Dr. C. V. Weller of the medical school and Prof. Raleigh Schorling of the education school. Arrangement Committee Arrangements for meeting places for the lectures, dinners-and other scheduled events will be made by a committee headed by Prof. D. L. Rich of the physics department. Others on this committee are Miss Ethel McCormick, social director of University women; Franklin C. Kuen- zel, assistant manager of the Michi- gan Union; Dr. Margaret Elliott of. the economics department, Prof. G. E. Densmore of the speech depart- ment, Prof. Lewis M. Gram of the engineering college and Prof Grover C. Grismore of the Law School. Available housing facilities in Ann Arbor and vicinity will be catalogued by another group so. that prospec- tive visitors may obtain rooms before the centennial week opens. Bursley In Charge Prof. Phillip E. Bursiey of the French department, will be in charge of this work, assisted by Prof. Harold M. Dorr of the political science de- partment, Dr. Charles M. Davis of the geography department, Stanley G. Waltz, manager of the Union, Mrs. Allen S. Whitney, and Mrs. Laurence C. Stuart. In order that automobiles may be placed at the disposal of many guests who. will wish to see the city and various points of interest, a commit- tee on transportation will be in charge of obtaining cars. Herbert P. Wag- ner, chief accountant of the Univer- sity will be its chairman. Secretaries of four service clubs are -Photo by Walter A. Crow. The ice in Lake Michigan saved this Chicago taxi ab'from a thorough drenching when it careened over an embankment and finally came to a halt ra few feet out from shore. The driver, William Bret, 60, said four men in another machine forced him off the Outer Drive on the north side. It was one of several acts of violence reported to police as the. city's taxi strike went into its 10th day3. included in the transportation group. They are James V. Bush, V. O. Nel- son, George E. Lewis of the engineer- ing college, and Prof. Frank A. Mick- le of the engineering college. Also on the committee is William C. Walz. The entertainment committee, which has already announced some of its plans, has Prof. Herbert A. Ken- yon of the Romance language depart- ment, as chairman and includes Mrs. Isabel Haight, assistant curator in the division of fline art, Prof. J. Ra- leigh Nelson, counselor of foreign students, Valentine P. Windt, director ,of Play Produuction, Prof. Earl V. Moore of the music school, David E. Mattern of the music school, Prof. William D. Revelli, conductor of the rUniversity band and Mrs. Charles A. Sink. Members of the publicity committee pre T. Hawley Tapping, secretary of the Alumni Association, Chairman R. W. Morrisey of the University news dissemination bureau, Elsie Pierce, Michigan Daily, Theodore T. Peck, Associated Press, Ralph N. Byers, Ann Arbor News, Fred Warner Neal, 'Michigan Daily, Miss Charlotte Reu- ger, former president of the Michi- gan League, Clinton B. Conger, United Press, and W. A. John, Detroit ad- vertising counsel. Morrison Says City Relatively Free From Serious Accidents In spite of the numerous complaints "Of the ten killed in the city, seven [about "Ann Arbor drivers" the city is died in July accidents and three in on the average comparatively free an accident just barely inside the from serious traffic accidents, Prof.I.t.i,,o Roger L. Morrison of the highway city hmits, Professor Morrison said. engineering department declared yes- On the other hand the safety bouncil terday. did not consider the 10,000 students "Although 1936 was one of our here but based the rating on Ann worst years there are several factors Arbor's 1930 population of approxi- that, when considered, will show that mately 28,000, he explained. conditions were not as bad as figures "In connection with national acci- seem to indicate," Professor Mornr- dents, it might be noted that there son said. The city, according to Ann was an increase of 7,000 fatalities in Arbor police statistics, had eight fatal 1935 over 1930 in spite of the fact accidents with ten persons being that there were 300,000 less auto- killed while there were 117 non-fatal mobile registrations that year," Pro- accidents in which 145 people were fessor Morrison said. "Liquor and injured. These along with 526 acci- speed" were in his opinion probably dents resulting in property damage 'he reasons for this increase. only made up a total of 651 accidents The south end of Broadway Bridge' in Ann Arbor during 1936, police de- was listed by Professor Morrison as partment records show. the leading "death intersection" or The basis on which Ann Arbor traffic hazard in Ann Arbor. Other ranked 71st in 73 cities in its popu- locations which he labeled "danger- lation class in the National Safety ous" were: the intersection of the Council rating was on fatalities per Cut-off with Main Street; the inter- hundred thousand population, Profes- section of Catherine, Fourth and De- sor Morrison said. Ann Arbor's rating troit s;treets, and Division and Wash- was 35.5, he said. ington streets' crossing. Opportunity for contacts with the German language and literature will be available for students of several types of particular needs in a pro- gram being offered by the Germanf department during this year's Sum- mer Session, according to the bulle- tins being released by the office of the Summer Session. The curriculum in German is beingi designed to meet the needs of three types of students in general. For; those who have had no previous in- struction, 'it is offering courses that give a foundation in the language. Literature, composition, an$ conver- sation courses are offered for students, who already have this foundation, and for advanced students there are courses in Germanic literary and lin- guistic theory. Aside from this work, there will be offered a program for teachers and students working toward, advanced degrees. Arrangements have been made to' create, a "German Table" where dur- ing meals only German will be spoken. A German Club is also to be organ- ized, to provide practice in planning programs to supplement classroomj instruction for teachers. _Hikes, pic- nics and similar excursions will be undertaken by this group. Bulletins are obtainable through the office of the Summer Session. Student Case Clubs To Hear Finalists Freshman members of the student case clubs at the Law School will con- clude their activities for the 1936-37 year with the holding of final argu- ments today and Friday. In the final argument of the Mar- shall Club, to be held at 4 p.m. today in Room 116, Hutchins Hall, Law School, Harold V. Hartger and Jack F.-Smith will oppose Richard J. Blan- chard and John C. Oberhausen. Prof. Paul G. Kauper, Clifford L. Ashton, '37L, and William C. Hartman, '37L will be judges in this case. Finalists in the Holmes club fresh- man final argument will be Laddy Gross and John Ulman, against OR. G. Eubank and Abraham Zwerdling. Prof. William W. Blume, Elbert R. Gilliom, '37L and William A. Mc- Clain, '37L, will be the judges in this case. Newspapers are not to be censoredz so much for their portrayals of crimes,t as they are for their failures to give equal prominence to the trials and subsequent punishment to the crim- inals, Prof. John L. Brumm, chair- man of the journalism department, stated yesterday. . "The real sensations lie outside of the police beats and blotters," Profes- sor Brumm declared, "and the report- ers must be trained independently to follow up the law-breaker after he is arrested." The main points of public interest, as far as the papers are concerned at present, Professor Brumm pointed out, are the factors of sex and fight. The people signify what they want by laying down their two or three cents for the paper containing the greatest interest for them, he added, and they thus force the newspaper to give them more of these factors. As to the oft-cried statement that crime stories splashed in big scare- heads suggest another crime to per- verted minds, Professor Brumm pro- tested that it would be hard to know just what the influence of the sug- gestibility of the papers playing up khe original committment of a crime 'it. He added that there is no avail- able research on the subject. "If people were not already dis- posed to a criminal act before they read of a certain crime in a news- paper," he continued, "there is no indication that they would carry out, a follow-up crime.' One thing that the newspapers could be blamed for, however, Pro- fessor Brumm said, is the fact that the reiteration of similar crimes and just-plain crimes gives us the idea- lo i'e Censored that crime is more prevalent than it )Will U p.is. He stated that this factor tends g P to dull our sensitivity to crime and s toward retarding criminal actions. r The moral standards in any com- munity depend to a great extent on the standard of the prevailing news- paper in that neighborhood," Pro- fessor Brumm said, "and therefore the newspapers set a pattern for the people to follow." For the above reason, Professor !3rumm concluded that it is up to the papers not to devote all of their time to playing up the committed crimes, 'as it is for them to favor setting up of crime commissions to prevent the original breaking of the law. He said that the papers could do much by fostering state parole boards and re- forming jails and prisons so as to segregate different types of criminals and to make use of the present en- lightened criminology. Varsity Team Opens With Four Debates The University Varsity debating squad drew up the curtain on its 1937 activities here recently when it en- gaged Albion College and Muskegon Junior College in four practice de- bates on the subject "Resolved: That Congress Should Be Empowered To Fix Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours for Industry." No decisions were given. 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