.SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRiDAY, JAN. 21, 1938 Hill Auditorium Lioht Mystery Solved At Last False Skylight Holds Clue To Puzzle Of How Bulbs i -Dome Are Changed! By WILLIAM L. MacINTOSH For years Hill Auditorium has held the secret of one of the major myster- ies on campus. Many is the fresh- man taking an orientation exam or upperclassmen bored with a lecture who has looked up at that great oval of lights which encircles the audi- torium's dome and wondered, "How do they change them?" Well here's the answer. That skylight you see from your seat is a false one, and between it and the real skylight is an enormous room the curving floor of which is the other side of the dome. This false skylight is circled by a small catwalk around which runs a con- duit, or pipe-enclosed line, which has! a socket above each point in the dome! where there is a light. A short ex- tension line plugs into each socket and the other end of this line plugs into the light through a small hole in the dome just large enough for the line to go through to the bulb. The light is held secure by a small iron bar. When a light burns out, the bar is removed and a long rope is tied to the extension line which is un- plugged from the conduit and lowered over 70 feet to the main floor where the light is changed and sent back up the same route to be refastened in the dome. And that's the story you can tell that little freshman who sits next to you at the Choral Union Concerts-unless you think you can get away with telling her the jan- itors are all ex-acrobats and the whole thing's done with ladders and a breeches buoy. Aside from the secret of the lights, probably one of the most fascinating things in the Auditorium is the organ. Contrary to common belief, it is not the original Frieze memorial organ of the 1893 World's Fair, but, ac- cording to Prof. Palmer Christian, University organist, has with the ex- ception of five sets of pipes, been en- tirely rebuilt and was dedicated in May, 1928. The space given to the organ loft, 18 feet wide, 50 feet long and 40 feet high, is exceptionally fine said Professor Christian. The loft, standing behind those false pipes you see from the auditor- ium, is a veritable forest of nearly 8,- 000 pipes. They range in size from the largest, 25 inches square and 32 feet high, to the smallest-about the size of g lead pencil! Different pipes are made from different materials: wood, zinc, lead, tin, brass and anti- mony. They give four types of tone, one dignified and impersonal, and the other three orchestral, similar to flute, string and reed. But one of the interesting things about the organ is its action, which is electro-pneumatic. When a chord is played on the console, an electric contact is made. Ii -1 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATIONS Jan. 29 to Feb. 9, 1938 Note: For courses having both lectures and quizzes, the Time of Exercise is the time of the first lecture period of the week; for courses having quizzes only, the Time of Exercise is the time of the first q:.tiz reriorl. Drawing and laboratory work may be continued through the examination period in amount equal to that normally devoted to such work during one week. Certain courses will Le examined at special periods as noted below the regular schedule. All cases of conflicts between assigned exam- ination periods should be reported for adjustment to Professor J. C. Brier, Room 3223 East Engineering Building, before January 26. To avoid misunderstandings and errors, each student should receive notification from his instructor of the time and place of his appear- ance in each course during the period January 29 to February 9. No single courses may be permitted more than four hours of ex- amination. No date of examination may be changed without the consent of the Classification Committee. Time of Exercise Time of Examination Black Horse Troopers Take Trail In Northern New York Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday Monday at at at at at at at ,8 9 10 11 1 2 3 8. 9 10 11 1 2 3 Tuesday at Tuesday at Tuesday at Tuesday at Tuesday at Tuesday at ruesday at Monday, Friday, Wednesday Monday, Tuesday, Monday, Tuesday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Tuesday, Wednesday Friday, Thursday, *Saturday, *Saturday, *Thursday, *Saturday, *Thursday, *Friday, Feb. Feb. , Feb. Jan.3 Feb. Jan.3 Feb. Feb. Feb. , Feb. Feb. , Feb. Feb. Feb. Jan.2 Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 7 31 8 31 7 1 2 1 9 4 3 29 5 5 3 4 7 8-12 4 8-12 2 8-12 1 8-12 2- 6 1 2- 6 $ 8-12 2- 6 E 2- 6 2- 6 8-12 8-12 1 2- 6 8-12 2- 6 8-12 3 2-6 2- 6 8-12 2- 6 E.M. 1,2; C.E. 2; German; Spanish Surv. 1, 2, 4; French M.E. 3; Draw. 1, 2 E.E. 2a; Met. Proc. 2, 3, 4 Economics Drawing 3 Warming up to a cold scent, "Lobo" and "Lady" lead George Rosbrook and C. F. Anderson (right) along a snowy trail near Malone, N.Y. The men and bloodhounds are attached to the "Black Horse Troopers," a* part of New York state police, who patrol their beat on snowshoes and horseback. Just ten miles from the international boundary and Quebec, the Black Horse Troopers preserve the peace in a manner akin to the tradition of the Canadian "Mounties." *This may be used as an irregular period provided there is no conflict with the regular printed schedule above. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN Publication In the Bulletin to constructive notice to alinmerabera a t e wersity. 00y reCeived at the iss o f AOw a-t t othe PvrsrrMM nwRd sMZ@: 11 au. e Saturday - MR-aa= (Continued Irom Page 4)I by Professor Alexander Mastro-Va-k lerio of the College of Architecture, in the South Gallery, Alumni Mem- orial Hall; and Etchings, Lithographs! and Woodcuts by the Chicago Artists] Group in the North Gallery, Alumni Memorial Hall; daily 2 to 5 p.m. in- cluding Sundays, Jan. 12 through 26, under the auspices of the Ann Arbor Art Association. SLectures University Lecture: Dr. Hu Shih, Dean of the Chinese National Univer- sity, Peiping, will lecture on "De- mocracy versus Fascism in China," on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 4:15 p.m. in the Natural Science Auditorium under the auspices of the Depart- ment of Political Science. The public is cordially invited. announced. Dr. Bernard Heller will speak on "The Present Situation in Roumania." Phi Sigma Sigma Soror- ity will have charge of the social fol- lowing the services. Services will be- gin at 8:00 p.m. Badminton Test, Women Students: Any woman student wishing to take the badminton test for physical edu- cation requirement should report at Barbour Gymnasium between 4:15 and 5:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. A medical check for 1937-38 is es- sential. Coming Events German Table for Faculty Members: The regular luncheon meeting will be held Monday at 12:10 p.m., in the Founders' Room of the Michigan Union. All faculty members interest- ed in speaking German are cordially invited. Prof. Mastro-Valerio To Give Art Talk A discussion, centering about the current print exhibition in Alumni Memorial Hall, will be conducted by Prof. Alexander Mastro-Valerio of the architecture college, one of the con- tributors, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Hall, it was announced yesterday. Open daily until Wednesday, Jan. 26, the exhibition features, besides Professor Mastro-Valerio's etchings and tints, a group of proletarian lith- ographs, etchings and woodcuts byI the Chicago Artists' Group and is sponsored by the Ann Arbor Art As- sociation. In the forum, "Prints, Print-Mak- ing and Print-Collecting," Professor Mastro-Valerio will answer questions on his work and will be assisted by several other print specialists. The public is invited. TAX RECEIPTS ANNOUNCED Washtenaw County's portion of the state's gasoline and weight tax receipts during 1937 totaled $420,- 458.88, it was announced yesterday. Of this sum, $294,403.24 was ear- marked for maintenance of county and township roads. Wagner Describes S panish Folk-Tune Prof. Charles P. Wagner of the ro- mance languages department de- scribed the "Cante Flamenco," a type of Spanish folk music in the first of "La Sociedad Hispanica's" series of six lectures. Augmenting his speech with phono- graph recordings, Professor Wagner told of the origin of the song in Ara- bic and gypsy sources and explained that the music is similar to that sung in synagogues. In the next lecture, Feb. 24, Dr.1 Charles N. Staubach of the romance languages department will speak on "Spanish Science and Invention." Subsequent talks will be given by Prof. Arthur S. Aiton of the history l department, Prof. Julio del Toro; Prof. Herbert A. Kenyon and Joseph IN. Lincoln, all of the romance lan- guages department. STUDENT RECITAL Thomas W. Williams, tenor, will present a program in partial fulfill- ment of the requirements for the Master of Music degree, at 8:15 p.m. Monday in the School of Music Audi- torium. The general public is in- vited. I --.--- - ------------------ ------------------------ --------------~ .11 t'i ,,, , f .7 ! l "The Best Coffee in Town" " 810 SOUTH STATE ST. O 1215 SO. UNIVERSITY * 1104 SO. UNIVERSITY L1 W. 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