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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Six - lAY MARCH 11, 1939
Distant Alumni
Will Celebrate DAILY 0
College Fete SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1939
VOL. XLIX. No. 115
Many unusual quirks have arisen
in connection with the Michigan Notices
Birthday Party March 18, but one T
of the oddest is the possibility that Counc Te embes olbthe Universit y
a group of Michigan alumni meeting the University Council on Monday,
in the far-off Philippines will hear March 13, at 4:15 p.m. in Room 1009
the birthday broadcast at 2 a.m. of Angell Hall.
the day on which it is sent! Agenda:
The reason of course is that the in-'Special Report of the Board in Con-
Teraon dof coure sphatte in- trol of Student Publications, W. A.
ternational date line separates Ann McLaughlin.
Arbor from Manila, and when the Report of the Advisory Committee
broadcast is sent from here at 3 p.m., to the Department of Military Sci-
Saturday, Filipinos will still be cele- ence and Tactics, A. H. Lovell.
beating Friday night's round of par- Report of the Advisory Committee
rof the Bureau of Alumni Relations,
ties. No word as yet has come from W. B. Shaw.
the alumni group in Manila, al- Report of the Advisory Committee
though that city boasts a surprising- on the Rhodes Scholarships, A. L.
tv a~ra "u~n~hsran" nnl tin d~r Cros
FFICIAL BULLETIN
science, landscape architecture, lan- lage iiganzp uiaIi
guage and literature, mathematics, is expected to participate in the
philo cphy, psychology, sanitary and birthday celebration.
medical science, sociology and zool More than 50 cablegrams have been
ogy. sent to distant alumni groups re-
Highlights of the meeting will be questioning outlines of their plans for
addresses by Dr. George H. Whipple, March 18. Among the places con-
dean of the University of Rochester tacted are Hawaii, Samoa, Alaska,
S ho-l of Medicine and Dentistry, Peru, Chile, Canal Zone and Cuba.
and P:of. A. E. R. Boak of the his- The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tory department, who is president of tem's Short-wave department has
the Academy. Dr. Whipple will speak announced that the program will be
on "Anemia and the Building of heard in the United States, in addi-
Hemoglobin in the Body" at 4:15 tion to the regular Columbia chain,
p.m. Friday in the Rackham Audito- over W3XAU, Philadelphia. Euro-
rium. Professor Boak's presidential pean antennae will receive it at 11830
address on "The Role of Taxation in kilocycles or 25.36 meters over
the. Decline of the Roman Empire" W2XE, short wave station. South
will be given at 8 p.m. Friday in the America will dial in at 15270 kilo-
Rackham Amphitheatre. cycles or 19.646 meters.
Chairmen of the committes pre-
paring for the meeting are: Mem- *
bership, Professor Young; Publica- Michigan jobless
tions, Prof. W. C. Steere of the bot-.
any department; Conservation, Prof. Get Compensation
Kenneth G. McMurry of the geog-
raphy department; Promotion of More than 365,546 unemployed
Research, Prof. Lee R. Dice of the ore han 365,546 uemploe
zoology department; Honorary Mem- workers have received the total of
bers, Prof. Peter Okkelberg of the $45,629,873.52 in unemployment com-
zoology department; Honorable Men- pensation benefits up to Feb. 22, an-
tion Prof. W. B. Pillsbury of the nounced John C. Townsend, Executive
psychology department. Director of the Michigan Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission in a
Van Doren Will Appear statement issued to the press yester-
Sunday As Solo Pianist day.
Unemployed residents of Dearborn
Mary J. Van Doren, '41SM, will continued to receive the highest av-
appear as piano soloist with the erage checks of $14.51. In Flint, the
University Little Symphony Orches- average. was $14.31; in Saginaw,
tra in a complimentary concert at $14.01; Pontiac, $13.94. Detroit checks
8:30 p.m. Sunday in the League. Thor averaged $13.70; while checks dis-
Johnson, of the School of Music, is bursed in Highland Park averaged
conductor of the Little Symphony $13.71.
Work Of Hopwood Winners
has Gained Wide Recognition
Another novel has been added to horn Way," a MacMillan book, and
the long list of prize winning Hop- "The Well of Ararat," by Emmanuel
wood contest manuscripts which have Menatsiganian, published by Double-
been further rewarded by publica- day Doran.
tion, it was announced yesterday by The contests have been made pos-
Prof. Roy W. Cowden of the English sible through the generous bequest of
department. (hirr-- - -. Avery Hopwood, '05, well-known dra-
wood committee. Helen FinnegaS iatist, who left one-fifth of his
Wilson's "The King Pin," which re. large fortune to the University with
ceived a $1,3 ,u u , ww _ ... the stipulation that, the income from
contest last June, will be prnted in this fund be given away each year
the spring by the MacMillan Com- "to students . . . who perform the
pany. best creative work in the fields of
MacMillan's advance releases on dramatic writing, fiction, poetry, and
Mrs. Wilson's novel described it as the essay." Since the contests were
"an engaging novel of family life, established the University has award-
full of humor and friendly wisdom." ed more than $75,000 in prizes for
At the present time the author is at student writing, nearly $10,000 a year.
work on a new book, based on the The deadline for the contest dur-
early days of Marquette. ing the current school year will be
The attention which the Hopwood April 19. Only seniors and graduate
Contests have attracted in literary students may compete for major
circles has been well demonstrated awards, as high as $2,500, while all
by the number of novels winning properly qualified undergraduates
awards which have been later pub- may compete for the minors.
lished. "Lucien," by Vivian LaJeu-
nesse Parsons, which also received a
major award in last year's contest, is Revelli Conducts Clinic
another of the prize winning novels re
published within the past year. Prof. William D. ReveltB , director
The earliest Hopwood novel to re- of the University Band, will fly to
ceive attention from a large publish- Boston Tuesday to conduct the music
ihue atentionsfroMialre bli clinic of the Eastern Music Educators
ng house was Mildred Walker's Conference at Boston. Professor Re-
Fireweed, which was printed in velli will conduct concerts for three
1933 by Harcourt-Brace. "Dr. Nor- days, starting Wednesday. He will re-
i" ob Missturn to Ann Arbor Saturday.
Subjects Offered by Members of the
Council.
Reports of the Standing Commit-
tees:
Program and Policy, Edmonson.
Educational Policies, Duffendack.
Student Relations, Vedder.
Public Relations, Allen,
Plant and Equipment, Gram.
Fraternity Disciplinary Action:
The following Fraternities were
warned or otherwise penalized by the
Executive Committee of the Inter-
fraternity Oouncil in meeting of
March 8, 1939.
Sigma Cii, Initiating without per-
mission.
Notice: Attention of all concerned.
and particularly of those having of-
fices in Haven Hall, or the Western
portion of the Natural Science Build-
ing, to the fact that parking of cars
in the driveway between these two
auildings is at all times inconvenient
to other users of the drive and some
times results in positive danger to
other drivers and to pedestrians on
the diagonal and other walks. You
are respectfully asked not to park
there, and if members of your family
call for you, especially at noon when
traffic both on wheels and on foot is
heavy, it is especially urged that the
car wait for you in the parking space
adjacent to the north door of Uni-
versity Hall. Waiting in the drive-
way blocks traffic and involves con-
fusion, inconvenience and dange
;just as much when a person is sitting
in a car as when the car is parked
empty.
University Senate Committee on
Parking.
Institute of the Aeronautical Sci-
ences: Allmembers of the Institute
who plan to go on the inspection trip
to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, must
sign their names on the list posted
on the Aeronautical Engineering Bul-
letin Board immediately, so that
hotel accommodations may be ar-
ranged in advance. For those mem-
bers who are not fully acquainted
with the details of this trip, com-
plete information is posted on the
Aeronautical Engineering Bulletin
Board.
The Bureau of Appointments has
received notice of the following Mich-
igan Civil Service Examinations: Fi-
nal date for filing application given
in each case.
Distributive Education Supervisor.
Salary range: $325-385, March 28.
Public Relations Executive. Salary
[range: $200-240, March 16.
Complete announcements are on
file at the Bureau of Appointments
and Occupational Information, 201
Mason Hall; Office Hours: 9-12 and
2-4.
All girls interested in boarding at
the Girls' Cooperative for the semes-
ter call 2-2218'between six and seven
p.m. any day. It is possible to work
for part of your meals.
Academic Notices
English H, Sec. 37, will meet regu-
larly in Room 208 University Hall.
Make-up Examination: German 1,
2 and 31 will be given on Saturday,
March 11, from 9-12 a.m. in Room 306 .
University Hall.
College of Literature, Science and
the Arts, School of Music, and School
of Education. Students who received
marks of. I or X at the close of their
last term of attendance (viz., semes-
ter or suirmer session) will receive a
grade of E in the course unless this
work is made up and reported to this
officenby March 13. Students wish-
mng an extension of time should file
a petition addressed to the appro-
priate official in their school with
Room 4, U.H. where it will be trans-
mitted.
Robert L. Williams, Asst. Registrar
Diploma Applications: Graduate
students:who expect to be recom-
mended for a degree in June should
file a formal application in the of-
fice of the Graduate School by
March 17. At the same time a doc-
toral student must submit, the title
of his thesis as he wishes it to appear
in the Commencement program.
C. S. Yoakum, Dean.
Concerts
The Little Symphony: The Little
Symphony of the School of Music,
Thor Johnson, Conductor, will give a
concert in the Grand Rapids Room
in the Michigan League complimen-
tary to the general public Sunday
evening, March 12, at 8:30. Mary
Van Doren, pianist, will appear as
guest soloist.
Exhibitions
Exhibition, College of Architecture:
Photographs and drawings of Mich-
igan's historic old houses made dur-
ing the recent Historical American
Buildings Survey are being shown,
through the courtesy of the J. L. Hud-
son Company of Detroit. Third Floor
Exhibition Room, Architectural Bldg.,
through March 11. Open daily, 9 to 5.
The public is cordially invited.
Exhibition of Modern Book Art:
Printing and Illustration, held under
the sponsorship of the Ann Arbor
Art Association. Rackham Building,
third floor Exhibition Room; daily
except Sunday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.;
through March 25.
Exhibition, College of Architecture:
Modern hand-blocked linens, de-
signed by Professor Frank of Ger-
many, loaned to the College of Archi-
tecture by the Chicago Workshops,
ground floor corridor cases. Open
daily 9 to 5 until March 15. The
public is invited.
Exhibition of Prints from the Col-
lection of Mrs. William A. Comstock
and Water Colors by Eliot O'Hara,
presented by the Ann Arbor Art As-
Varsity Glee Club: A rehearsal is
University Lecture: Dr. P. Sargent being held today at 3 p.m. to prepare
Florence, Professor of Commerce at for the University of Michigan broad-
the University of Birmingham, Eng- I (Continueed on Page 4)
CLASSIFIED ADVEI
sociation. Rackham Building, third
floor Exhibition Rooms, daily except
Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., March 7
through March 21. -
Lectures
University Lecture: Mr. Louis Un-
termeyer will lecture on "The Poet
vs. the Average Man" on Monday,
March 13, at 8:15 p.m. in the Rack-
ham Lecture Hall under the auspices
of the Department of English in the
College of Engineering. The public
is cordially invited to attend.
land, will lecture on "The British
Cooperative Movement" at 4:15 p.m.,
Thursday, March 16, in the Rackham
Lecture Hall, under the auspices of
the Department of Economics. The
public is cordially invited.
Henry Russel Lecture for 1938-39:
Professor Campbell Bonner, Chair-
man of the Department of Greek, will
deliver the Henry Russel Lecture for
1938-39, on the subject, "Sophocles,
Aristotle, and the Tired Business
Man," at 4:15 p.m., Wednesday,
March 22,tin the Rackham Amphithe-
atre. The announcement of the Henry
Russel Awar& for 1938-39 will be
made at this tim. The public is cor-
dially invited.I
Events Toda y
State Assessors
To Hold. Meeting
The second Mici Assessors'
Training Institute, with urban build-
ing valuation as its general topic, will
be held on campus March 20 and
21, the University Extension Serv-
ice announced yesterday.
The Institute, which was initiated
last year to help assessors in the state,
is being sponsored by the University
in cooperation with the State Board
of Control for Vocational Education,
the Michigan Municipal League, the
Michigan State Tax Commission and
the Michigan chapter of the National
Association of Assessing Officers.
Sessions will be held at the Union.
Other institutes planned for the
coming months are a Foremen's Con-
ference to be held here April 22, and
a goal Utilization Institute here May
16, 17 and 18.
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