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Decline Shown
In Delinquency
During October
Reports From 45 Counties
Tlroughout State Reveal
A .15.6 Per Cent Drop
Juvenile delinquency cases showed
a net decrease of 15.6 per cent for'
October, 1937, as compared to the
same month of 1936, according to re-
ports on 45 Michigan counties an-
nounced Tuesday by the Michigan
Child Guidance Institute here at the
University of Michigan.
Fifty-two counties reported for the
month of October, 1937, as compared
with 65 a year ago, the total number
of new delinquency cases reported
being 439 in 1936 and 305 in 1937.
Of the 45 identical counties report-
ing in both yeary, 14 showed no
changes; 17 counties reported in-
creases amounting to 68 cases; while
14 counties, including Ingham and
Wayne, reported decreases amount-
ing to 124 cases-making a net de-
crease of 56 cases in the identical
counties.
The delinquency rate for the 52 re-
porting counties amounted to 68 cases'
per 100,000 population for children
between the ages of 10 and 16 years.
The report, which was published in
the last monthly issue of the Insti-
tute's Delinquency News Letter, cov-
ering 62.6 per cent of the counties
in Michigan and 73.3 per cent of the
State's population.

wives Of Speakers, Past And Present, Meet At Session

Present at the opening session of Congress were the wives of four speakers, past and present, of the
House of Representatives. Seated, left, Mrs. Garner, whose husband is now Vice President; seated, right,
Mrs. Bankhead, wife of the present speaker. Rear, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth (left) and Mrs. Frederick H.
Gillette, widows of former speakers.

University Gets
14th Place In
School Ratings
Measurements Are Based
On The New Dictionary
Of AmericanBiography
The University of Michigan ranked
14th among colleges and universities
of the country in a new yardstick to
ascertain the historic contributions'
of colleges to the United States--the
index of the 20 volume Dictionary of
American Biography, which appeared
recently.
Using the standard that colleges'
represented by 20 or more alumni in
this biographical cyclopedia are en-
titled to be considered as among the
"leading" institutions of higher learn-
ing, a survey reveals that there are
only 55 such colleges, and they con-
tribute 4,988 of the 13,633 persons
judged as having made sufficiently
"original contributions to American
civilization" to be included in the
work.
Harvard University tops the list
with a total of 823. Michigan is 14th
with 90. Other universities and col-
leges near the top of the list of 53
a r e Yale University, Princeton
University, University of Pennsyl-
vania, Columbia University, Dart-
mouth College, Brown University,
Union College, Amherst College,
Williams College, University of Vir-
ginia, William and Mary College,
Bowdoin College, Washington and
Jefferson College and the University
of South Carolina.
Published under the auspices of
the American Council of Learned
Societies, the Dictionary of American
Biography is patterned after the Eng-
lish Dictionary of National Biography.
It has the most selective list of note-
worthy persons of all periods who
lived in what is now the United States.I
a STUDENTS WARNED ABOUT CARS
Students returning from Christ-
mas vacation with cars were warned
today by Dean Kirkland E. Fisher
that failure to register suchautomo-'
biles at the office of the Dean of
Students is a violation of the ban.
Owners of unregistered cars picked up
by officials will be punished, he said.

r._.. s r 4U .U, L .r "f .'r eVR7 dal
The University has 87,412 living
alumni, 36,190 of whom reside in the
state of Michigan, according to the
statistics of the Alumni Catalog Of-
fice. Degrees have been granted to
68.388 persons, while 110,927 have
been students in the University at
one time or another.
Seventy-seven foreign countries,
every state in the Union, and seven
possessions of the United States have
representatives among Michigan's
alumni. China leads the list of for-
eign countries with a total of 585
former students. It is closely fol-
lowed by Canada, with 519.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
The League of Women Voters held
an open meeting yesterday morning
in the League for the purpose of in-
augurating a study of the local prob-
lems in Ann Arbor.

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dictatorship,' 'the resolution further
states. We favor the Nye-Kvale bill
and 'oppose the American military
budget."
Michigan was among the 175 col-
leges and high schools represented
at the Poughkeepsie convention. Del-
egates were Adrianne Rauchwerger.
'41, Eugene Auerbach, '40, Norman
Cohen, '38, Sam Kaplan, Grad.,
George Mutnick, '39, Ruth Horland,
'39, and Rafael Haskell, '38E.
The American Student Union is a
liberal student group with a program
advocating peace, security, racial
equality and academic freedom. To
belong to the organization a student
need subscribe to only one plank in
the program.
The National Studem Federation,
a body of student government lead-
ers, also adopted the plan for collec-
tive security at Albuquerque.

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University Alumni Oxford Pledge Hit
In 77 Countries By ASU Reversal
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IllegalComma
Bestows Break
On Brakemen
Attorney General Raymond W.
Starr, stepping in where the English
departments of the University and
Michigan State College failed to
agree, held today that a comma has
no legal meaning, and that there-
fore railroad conductors and brake-
men are entitled to new suits of
clothes at their employers' expense.
The comma in question appeared
in an Act of 1819 which decrees that
"every railroad corporation shall pro-
vide a uniform, hat or cap and a
distinguishing badge" to each con-
ductor, brakeman or other employe
dealing with the public.
The act has been interpreted in
the past as meaning that the rail-
roads had the alternative of buying
full uniforms, or hat or cap and badge
for employers. Few of them chose
to buy their employes' suits.
The State Public Utilities Commis-
sion questioned the interpretation
recently and Starr, before whom the
issue was laid, passed it on to the
University and College English de-
partments. The University decided
the comma took the place of the word
"or." The College decided the comma
was used instead of the word "and."
Starr called in Assistant Attorney
General Bland A. Pugh, and received
the opinion that the commahad no
legal meaning.
Minorities Will Join
In Sifting Problems
A roundtable discussion of prob-
lems confronting racial and social
minority groups with representatives
of minorities on the campus as speak-
ers will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sat-
urday in the Union under the aus-
pices of the Racial and Social Equal-
ity Committee of the Progressive
Club.
Speakers will come from Hillel
Foundation, Polonia Literary Circle,
the Armenian student group, the
Philippine Michigan Club, the Chi-
snese Students' Club and several
Negro fraternities. Open discussion
will follow the speeches.
Rowe Emphasizes
Play Writing Value
Prof. Kenneth Rowe of the English
department made one of the principal
addressesnat the conference of Teach-
ers of Playwriting Dec. 29 in New
York City.
Professor Rowe is a member of the
advisory council of the Bureau of
New Plays, New York City, and al-
so of the Collegiate Advisory Com-
mittee of the Federal Theatre.

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Completion -Of Mural In Sight;
its Artist Tells ,How It's Done
A mural painting of high school each figure individually. These were
activities, done by Alfred Castagne of copied from the sketch.
Detroit, is to be completed late this Meanwhile, a fire and water-proof
month in the library of the Univer- beaver-board material was placed on
sity High' School. the wall, attached to an oak frame,
The mural shows a boy and girl which was pegged to the wall with the
workng n th scencs an onthehelp of steel catches. This board was
woringin he ciecesandon hecoated with zinc-white and other
right, a group in industrial arts. In whitening materials and the large fig-
the center, two students with books ures placed against this and traced
are being guided by their teachers, over with a perforating wheel which
The ura is bou 19feetlon an left an outline oftsmall dots about
The ura is bou 19 eetlong~an one-eighth inch apart of each figure.
seven and one-half feet high. 1Thcorigsbendneape-
In oin th wokaccrdig t eut, by brush-painting. Colors are
Castagne, the first step was to study mixed with an egg-solution and ap-
the library and decide on color and plied in a line effect, rather than in
geometric effects which would be in solid color.
keeping with the surroundings. A mural painter should not at-
After this, Castagne made. a color tempt to be accurate to the extent
sketch of the final design in the pro- of great detail in his figures, Castagne
portion of one inch to one foot in says, but should try to give the im-
the final mural. From this large de- pression of his subject, instead. For
signs were traced in carbon drawings, this reason, instead of trying to show
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what is going on through detail, Cas-
tagne has tried in the mural to give
the effect of action and purpose. The
figures have been drawn tbout one-
half foot over natural height to give
them life-like proportion when seen
from the ground.
Castagne is a native of Hull, Can-
ada, but has been in Detroit since
1918. He has worked with Fredanthal
and other artists on mural paintings
at the Naval Armory in Detroit, at
Royal Oak High, and in Highland
Pork. He was one of a group who
worked with Prof. Jean Paul Slusser
of the architecture college on a fresco
painting for the west entrance of
architectural building last year.
PICTURE DEADLINE EXTENDEDa
Seniors have until Friday, Jan. 7
to have their Ensian pictures taken,
it was announced yesterday by Irving
Matthews, '38, business manager of
the year book. After Friday, absolute-
ly no pictures will be accepted,
Matthews said. Sittings may be ob-
tained at Rentschler's, Deys, or Sped-
dings.

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Clearance of WOMEN'S SHOES in Black, Brown,

Blue, Gabardines, Suedes.
but not in each line.

Leathers . . . all sizes,

Shoes suitable for Spring wear, formerly priced
at $7.75 to $10.50.
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Included in this group are many of our famous Ellen
Kaye and Louise Mulligan frocks . .. famous for their
individual detail, fine workmanship and perfect fit. Crepes
and wools.

Formerly to $25.00.

Sizes 11 to 17; 12 to 38

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One group of better dresses including Eisenbergs.
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DRESSES
$15.00
Cashmere, Carrone and Che-
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Sizes 12 to 40

He stressed the general
value of play-writing as
professional obje'ctive.

educational
well as the

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