THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUE SDAY, Y Change Sunier T erm Attended By Record Group Meanwhile Two University Women Make History On RiverExpedition The 5,771 students who attended the 45th annual Summer Session of the University not only established an all- time high in Summer Session enroll- nents but enjoyed recreational and educational opportunities which com- bined to make it a vacation and a valuable educational experience for _.__.them. _ hWell attended were the lectures and meetings sponsored by the special In- _ stftutes and Conferences, carrying on their activities in conjunction with hclassroom work. The Institute of ar Eastern Studies, the Linguistic Insti- tute, the Physics Colloquium and the Graduate Conference on Renais- sance Studies all drew their quota of nationally and internationally fam- ous lecturers. With approval by the PWA of a University request for $945,000 to start a $2,100,000 dormitory building pro- gram, great strides were taken to- ward alleviation of the growing hous- - ing problem on campus. Dormitories for 1,000 men will be provided by the program. Eight hundred and fifty men will be housed in an addition to the present Union group and 150 will be housed in a medical dormitory to be constructed at Catherine and S Glen Streets. Uisto'ry On The Colorado While activities continued on the campus, two University women were making history on the stormy Colo- rado diver. Members of an expedition which made the front pages of news- papers all over the country, Miss El- zada Clover and her assistant, Miss Lois Jotter, both of the botany de- partment, were the first women ever to make the perilous 660-mile river journey from Green River, Utah, to Boulder Dam. Another University member, Eugene Atkinson of the geol- ogy department left the expedition upon arrival at Lee's Ferry, the first stop, to do research work in Texas, saying the trip had thus far served its purpose of botanical study. Celebrating their tenth anniversary season on campus, the Repertory Players enjoyed their most successful season, from an attendance stand- point, according to Valentine B. Windt director. Under the direction of Mr. Windt and with Whitford Kane of the New York stage as guest director, the Players presented eight productions, capping a season that saw sellouts for every performance With a six-day presentation of Rud- olph Friml's "The Vagabond King." The operetta was produced with the cooperation of the Music School and the University Symphony under the baton' of Henry Bruinsma. Band Concert Successful Still on the musical front, the Sum- mer Session Director's Band and All- High Clinic Band, numbering togeth- er 200 musicians, presented the first MIichigan Band Festival before a crowd of 9,000 townspeople and stu- dents at Ferry Field. Victor J. Grabel, director of the Chicago Band Festival and intimate friend of the late John Philip Sousa, and Prof. William D. ,Revelli, director of the Michigan bands, conducted the outdoor con- cert, which climaxed a series of local Sunday afternoon performances and several radio broadcasts. Top social activity of the season was the reception for Summer Ses- sion students and visiting faculty held in the Graduate School. More than 2,000 people passed the receiv- ing line, which was headed by Prof. Louis A. Hopkins, director of the Summer Session. Weekly dances were , held at the Union and the League and bridge and dancing lessons were given at the League. Professor Hopkins gave the direc- tor's greeting to students at the ini- tial campus vesper held in the Gradu- ate School Auditorium at which time he spoke on "The Dawning Renais- sance." At the service, the Summer Chorus, directed by Prof. David A. Mattern of the Music School led the assembly singing and H. W. Schaf- fer of the Grinnell Music Co. was at the console of the organ, tempor- arily installed for the occasion. Two more Vesper services were held dur- ing the summer, both on the Terrace -of the Library. President Speaks President Ruthven gave the prin- cipal address at a breakfast held in the Union honoring 450 students who received their master's degree dur- ing the Summer Session. Professor Hopkins was master of ceremonies at the breakfast. To enable Summer Session students to visit points of scientific, industrial and educational interest near Ann Arbor, the University conducted, as it has for many years, a series of ten excursions. Groups made tours of the city of Detroit, Greenfield Vil- lage, the Ford River Rouge Plant, the Cranbrook Schools, Niagara Falls and vicinity, the Gene.:al Motors Proving Ground near Milford and Put-In-Bay Island in Lake Erie. The excursions were under the direction of Prof. Louis P. Rouse of the mathe- matics department, except for the trips to Niagara Falls and Put-In- New Graduate School Gets Under W ay Campus Goes Carnival Mad At Miehigras Observatory Stations Are Found In Opposite Parts Of The World Hltige The For Celebration Held In Spring Raises Funds Student Projectis Two Million Dollar Grad School To Foster Research Activities Loop-o-planes, ferris wheels, Fol- lies Berserk. an Esquire Roof for dancing, peanuts, popcorn, the din of barkers, milling crowds-all these go to make up Michigras, Michigan's mammoth carnival which dominates the campus each spring. Founded two years ago to raise funds for a womans' swimming pool and the band's trip to the Yale game this fall, Michigras promises to be- come a campus tradition. Hilarity banishes all traces of pre-exam blues each' May as fraternities, sororities, honor societies, and independents transform Yost Field House into a pandemonium of booths, rides, noise and fun. A huge parade with four bands, 75 horses, 50 gala floats, and several hundred bicycles heralded the open- ing of Michigras last year. Out~ standing in the parade were such Dedication Exergises Held June 17; Huge Lecture Room To Seat 1,200 Housed in a $2,000,000 educational center, the Graduate School of the University this fall will carry on its many activities in a building of its own for the first time since its incep- tion in 1912. In 1935 the Rackham Fund per- manently endowed the Graduate School. The original endowment con- sisted of a site for the building, the building and furnishings, and a cap- ital sum of four million dollars. The income from this ,and subsequent endowments of the School is allocat- ed for research projects, fellowships, publications, special grants and re- search endowments. . It is expected that many research projects will be originated in dis- cussions and conferences which the facilities of the building will foster. Records of these projects and com- pleted results will fill its files. The Graduate School building is the north boundary of the recently completed Mall, which extends from the General Library on the South. It is an integral part of the Mall's northern development which in- cludes plans for a new building for the School of Music behind and to the north of the Carillon. Paved terraces have been provided at the second and fourth floa levels since requirements for the first two floors were greater and for the fifth less than for the principal part of the structure. The building, ac- cording to architects' information, is an outgrowth of the plain require- ments and the details of the archi- tectural embellishments are classic with a Grecian feeling, which has been carried out in the interior. The curved wall on the northern side of the building indicates the lec- ture hall which is the dominant fea- tire of the plan of construction. The. hall itself is a semicircular room, 100 feet in height and 29 feet deep, con- taining a lecture platform on the north and an open arcade on the south, which gives access to six ra- diating aisles serving approximately 1,200 seats. Facilities for motion pic- tures, electrical amplification of lec-' tures, reception and transmission of radio programs, sound on films, Ban On Autos Is Enforced record production and space for tele- vision and microscopic projection are included in the equipment of the hall. The color scheme of the hall is car- ried out in blue, ebony and terra cotta. In lighting the room, the cus- figures as Lady Godiva, President tomary chandeliers have been re- Roosevelt in a coffin, and a Bavarian placed by a series of small openingsJ in the ceiling which permit cones of1 light to spread over the audience.1 This system of lighting is expected' to prove more satisfactory for note taking and discussion from the floor' than the old established system. Men's and women's lounges, study halls, music and writing rooms, ex-; hibition rooms, reception halls, two small lecture rooms, exhibition rooms, a small amphitheatre, conference rooms and a kitchen complete the; equipment of the building, Dedication exercises for the build-. ing were held June 17 in the main auditorium. The administrative of-, fices of the School and of the Rack- ham Fund moved into their quarters" on May 26 and graduate students were admitted to the study halls on, June 6. Many bureaus and division-. al offices of the University already, have been removed to the building. OrmaiJdy To Direct' For May Festival (Continued from Page 25) by Prof. Earl V. Moore and a well known opera in concert form. Features of last year's festival in- cluded Bizet's "Carmen" given in concert form by such operatic stars as Bruna Castagna, Richard Bonelli, Giovanni Martinelli, Chase Baromeo, Agnes Davis and Hilda Burke, the cantata, "Paul Bunyan," sung by the Young People's Chorus, and Nino Martini, well known radio and movie tenor, Marion Anderson, Negro con- tralto, and Albert Spalding, American violinist, in recital with the Philadel- phia Symphony. The May Festival concerts are pre- sented in Hill Auditorium, both after- noon and evening concerts being giv- en. Astronomical Group Holds 60thMeeting Some 100 members of the Ameri- can Astronomical Society gathered Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of last week in Ann Arbor for the 60th meeting in the history of the organi- zation. Addresses and papers were pre- sented by some of the country's lead- ing scientists. The meeting also in- cluded inspections of the University observatory and the McMath-Hul- Band. Sigma Alpha Epsilon with a takeoff on cigarette advertising won the loving cup awarded by Mayor Walter C. Sadler for the best float in the parade. Delta Gamma and Triangles were also in on the prizes. Yost Field House, where the pa- ade ended, was lined with booths and rides. Beta Theta Pi's "Follies Berserk" proved the most popular as it netted the largest profit. Mosher Hall's flower booth, Phi Kappa Psi's and Pi Beta Phi's "Esquire Roof," and Phi Delta Theta's weight guess- ing booth were also in the running. More than 7,000 students and townsfolk thronged to the 1938 Michigras which grossed a total of $4,800, according to Hugh Rader, '38, chairman. In 1937 almost $8,000 was taken in by the first Michigras under the chairmanship of Willis Tomlinson,' 37, who received the in- spiration for Michigras from the "Fandango" of the University of Chicago. The idea of a campus carnival{ evolved in 1927 when the Womens' Athletic Association inaugurated its annual Penny Carnival. Although the Penny Carnival was held every spring thereafter, it was not until 1937 that it reached the epic celebra- tion which is Michigras. bert Observatory located near Pon- tiac. President Ruthven presented the address of welcome. The Union was convention head- quarters. Lamnont-Hussey Founded In South Africa To , Locate \Double Stars Originally constructed in 1852, the University of Michigan Astronomical Observatory today trains some 800 students each year and conducts reg- ular observations of the sky. Two new stations have been estab- lished by the University since the or- iginal founding in 1852. The La- mont-Hussey Observatory at Bloem- fontein, Orange Free State, South Africa, had been established for the discovery of double stars in the southern skies. The McMath-Hulbert Observatory at Lake Angel,s, near Pontiac, is also a branch. This was built for research in the application of the motion-picture camera to as- tronomical photography. One of the functions of the Ann Arbor observatory is to record earth- quakes. Three modern seismographs are installed in the seismological lab- oratory and the registration of trem- ors has been continuous since 1909. The Department of Astronomy also occupies the fifth floor of Angell Hall, where are installed several in- struments for examination of the night skies. A report issued by Prof. Heber D. Curtis, director of the Observatory, reveals that there were no outstand- ing discoveries made by his depart- ment during the past year. More than 5,500 pairs of double stars were dis- covered by the station in South Africa during 1936 and 1937 and considerable advancement was made in the field of motion picture photo- graphy by the Lake Angelus branch. The Observatory possesses a well- equipped machine and instrument ;hop and also maintains a complete' library. The machine shop was the' gift of Robert P. Lamont. Library Lends Students Books Gives Aid To Financially Embarrassed Michigan's Textbook Lending Li- brary, a campus-wide organization inaugurated last year, .was started for the purpose of aiding students financially incapable of bearing the cost of expensive texts so that they might have access to volumes needed in their academic work. Based on the Loring W. Andrews Library at Yale University, the library offers books to students upon recoin- mentaton by Dean of Students Joseph A. Bursley, Dean of Women Alice C. Lloyd, Prof. A. D. Moore of the engi- neering college or any other of the academic counselors. Certificatestof eligibility are issued to those students eligible upon which books may be drawn for the first semester. On the return of these books in good condi- tion at the end of the first semes- ter, students may again become eli- gible for receiving books. 5 The University plan, inaugurated by faculty members chosen by Presi-' dent Ruthven, started with volunteer donations of students. These were greatly augmented by two alumni gifts, totalling $1,500, and several other grants. Various departmental and general libraries collected these books while the General Library or- ganized the collection and kept records of books available, using Angell Hall Study Hall'as the place of concentration and distribution. At present there are approximately' 300 volumes in the Textbook Lend- ing Library which through already rapid growth promises to reach un- usual proportions and become an established University library. YearsC Old Traditions 'Assume The Position' A Catchword Of Past (Continued from Page 25) at the other end of the bench arose in righteous wrath. "Sitting down." "Ya a frosh?" "Yes." "This is senior bench. Scram. Quick before .." Slowly, Johnny got up and walked across the diagonal. As he passed the library he felt a light hand on his shoulder. "Hello, Tom." Johnny lookdd around. She was blond and slim and very pretty. "My name is Johnny, not Tom," he said. Meets Senior And they began to talk. She was, it seemed, ,a senior but her boy friend wasn't in town yet and she was lonesome and yes, there cer- tainly wasn't any reason why they shouldn't go out together. "How about the Orient for beer?" Johnny asked, relieved to meet some- one friendly. "The Orient? Why, freshmen and women can't go there. The boys would throw them out." The alternative was to walk home with her so Johnny did. Outside the sorority there Were the same two fellows who had stopped him at the Arch. "Hello, Doris," they said. Then, when they saw Johnny, their faces tightened. "What you doing with a senior, frosh?" one said, stepping in front of him. "Why... why, nothing." Wait For Date "Freshmen don't go with senior women. They don't go with any women until they grow up." "Yes, sir." "Assume the position." Johnny bent over and felt the sharp hurt of two blows. Then red with shame and anger, he walked away while Doris and the two seniors watched him, laughing. That's the story of Michigan tra- ditions. Today they are relegated to the realm of legend. Sporadic at- tempts to revive them fail. The senior bench is just a bench; the P- Bell populated by women, freshmen, everyone; you date your first-week- end with whom ever you want-and can get; the Union front door is easily crashable. Michigan: 1938 isn't the same as Michigan: 1920. So don't worry frosh. College has grown up. You won't have to "ASSUME THE POSITIQN." University Regulation Effect Monday In University students will be pro- hibited from operating automobiles in the vicinity of Ann Arbor after 8 a. m. Monday, Sept. 26, when the auto ban becomes effective, it was announced by the office of the Dean of Students. Exceptions from this rule, which is rigidly enforced, may be granted only by the Dean of Students office. Such exemptions will not be allowed unless the committee deems the use of a car essential to the securing of the applicant's education." Three classes of students are gen- erally excluded from the ban. These include students over 26 years of age, part time students receiving credit for six hours or less per semester, and those with a faculty rating of instructor or higher. The University emphasizes that even such exemp- tions are not automatic, but are granted only upon individual re- quest. Penalties for infraction of the auto ban, while at the discretion of the University, usually mean loss of academic credit for the first offense and suspension for the second. These penalties are directed not only at student drivers but also at student passengers, unless the car is driven by a member of the passenger's im- mediate family. In the case of students who wish to drive to Ann Arbor from a radius of more than 150 miles, such trans- portation is allowed if " any appreci- \ / -" - C fot BLONDES BRUNETTES TITIANS MEN - WOMEN CHILDREN LARGE 69c _ V! Makes Rich Neutral Lather have GLAMOUROUS sMOOTH SILKY HAIR MEOUJM 39c MARSHALL CUT-RATE 231 SOUTH STATE ST. Phone 9242