THE MICHIGAN DAILY Damage Extensive In Fraternity Fire Causative Factors Agricultural Problem Are Presented Flames razed the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity at 4 a.m. yesterday. Photograph shows gutted interior of the house. Damage was estimated at more than $26,000. Book On Theoretical Mechanics Is Written By Mathematician Mechanics, from the theoretical rather ;7nan the practical point ofj view, is the subject of a boolz by Prof. Carl J. Coe of the mathematics de- partment, recently published by the MacMillan Company of New York. Dr.Coe's book, entitled "Theoreti- cal Mechanics," runs to 555 pages and includes problems and answers on the subjects discussed. It is the result of eight years of writing, re- vision and testing through class- room use. At the present time Dr. Coe uses the book as a text for his Mathematics 141 and 142 classes. Adopting the postulates of Eucli-' dean geometry and Newton's Laws of Motion as a set of postulates for me- chanics, Dr. Coe proceeds to discuss the rectilinear motion of a particle in terms of scalar quantities. He then introduces vector algebra and applies it to euclidean and analytic geome- try, proceeding to explain the vector function of a scalar, and using this to treat the curvilinear motion of a particle and the displacement and motion of a rigid body. A study of sliding vectors prepares the reader for a discussion of the statics of par- ticles, of rigid bodies and the flexible cord. The Principle of Virtual Work, the kinetics of particles and of the rigid body and the use of the linear vector function are taken up in succeeding chapters. Dr. Coe then sets forth several sets of . alternative sets of postulates on which mechanics can be founded. The book ends with a dis- cussion of vector calculus and an ex- position of potential theory. For complete understanding of the volume, Dr. Coe recommends a year's study of calculus, and preferably, though not necessarily, knowledge of differential equations. Eriksen Added To Board Prof. Edward L. Eriksen of t1ie engineering mechanics department was appointed to the Consumers Power Co. board of arbitration over vacation. He replaces K. A. Ferrell and will take part in the adjustment of power rates for Flint. (Continued from Page 1) concessions from the national govern- ment. The first result of this struggle was the awakening of the political consciousness of the farmers. An election became as important in their lives as sunshine and rain. They or- ganized grange movements, kept lob- bies in Washington and, in general, for a long time raised the only pro- tests against the processes of mono- poly controls. It was a long and sincere protest, but it was a futile one. The Populists drafted resolution after resolution to no apparent avail. They fought the extension of government aid to the railroads, but the Iron Horse, driven by a paternalistic government, pushed his way across the continent. They cried loudly that the protective tar- iff would kill American agriculture, yet the duties on imported goods kept rising to greater and dizzier heights, reaching their glorious cul- mination in the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act. In regard to the economic develop- ment of American agriculture the first fact to be noted is that agricultural policy in this country, until the past decade or so, has not been character- ized by any sort of definite informa- tion. In consonance with the indus- trial processes going on at the samej time, agricultural economics consist- ed simply of unchecked expansion and the development of its unexcelled resources. In the early years of the nineteenth century Jeffereson wrote: "In Europe the object is to make the most of their land, labor being abund- ant; here it is to make the most of our labor, land being abundant." And, as ,Prof. Wilson Gee has indicated, our public land policy for a century or more after this utterance was in line with it, and encouraged to an extreme degree the element of exten- siveness in our agriculture. There is substantial agreement among economists, however, on the proposition that American -agricul- ture, except for the depression in the early nineties, rather steadily im- proved its position right up to the proved its position right up to the - - - THE SINISTER SIX and the MICHIGAN UNION reSCnt 7-he unie1u 4 c4)mfeqan. ICE CARNIVAL. FRIDAY, January 13 COLISEuM at 8:00 f /i r i '7 g U. of M. ICE QUEEN RELAYS * SKATING EXHIBITIONS * U. of M. BAND *kFREE SKATING Tickets Now On Sale at MICHIGAN UNION DESK MICHIGAN LEAGUE DESK .THiE PARROT PRETZEL BELL FISHER'S PHARMACY THE[8INJSTER 51 X 35c per Personk 35c per Person World War. Although even in this period it was apparent that farming could not be kept prosperous without substantial adjustment to changing Ionditions in the domestic and world markets, there did not then seem to_ oe any insuperable difficulties. This was the period of two-dollar wheat, seventeen-dollar hogs and twenty- seven cent cotton. This was the far- mer's Golden Age, and he was con- vinced that its glory was eternal. During the war the process of ag- ticultural expansion went on at a heightened speed, and it was only natural the farmers should continue the same procedure following the conflict. And it is to this point that most of the present difficulties con- fronting American agriculture can be traced. The post-war world was one marked by financial and commercial disintegration. The war-devastated countries of Europe "beat their swords into plowshares" and each of them set "to the task of making their economies as self-sufficing as pos- sible.1 In the space of a few short years the United States had emerged as the largest creditor nation in the world. To meet this situation the federal government inaugurated a marked deflationary policy, increasing both the value of the dollar arid the dif- Museuim Staff Tov Assemble Giant Dinosaur The skeleton of a huge "duck- billed" dinosaur that roamed the swamplands of the earth some 40 million years ago is slowly and pain- stakingly being removed from its casing of rock at the University Mu- seums. The fossilized bones of this semi- aquatic reptile were found last sum- mer in the Fort Peck fossil deposits in northeastern Montana by a Univer- sity of Michigan expedition headed by Prof. E. C. Case, Director of the Museum of Paleontology. The expedition spent six weeks in removing the four tons of stone con- taining the bones. This material was then shipped to the University. The skull of this strange creature that was mired in the prehistoric swamp and covered with sediment which preserved it through the ages is the first portion of the skeleton to be chiseled out of the enclosing rock. It has taken three months to do this work. William H. Buettner, Mu- seum preparator, has been grinding and chiseling at the hard casing sur- rounding the four foot skull since late September when the boxes and cases bringing the material arrived at the Museum. The skull, which is nearly clean, now rests in a work box of sand. Rows of teeth show clearly along the jaw bone, and the nasal passage and eye sockets are easily identified. A close inspection of the skull :shows that this huge animal had a very small brain capacity, scarcely larger than a man's clenched fist. ASU Delegates Attend geng Fourth Annual Convention Held In New York City (Continued from Page 1) resolutions were passed to guarantee the preservation of democracy in the school system. The introduction on college campuses of a "Primer for De- mocracy" course was advocated. Aca- demic freedom was urged for stu- dents and teachers alike, discrimina- tion because of race, color or creed deplored, and increased democracy in determining educational policy ad- vocated. The NYA was hailed as a force equalizing educational oppor- tunities. Nine points were enumerated as part of a legislative program "to meet the needs of the pe6ple as a whole." These are federal aid to education, adequate social security legislation, expansion of the NYA, federal slum clearance and housing program, a peace program that will defend democracy, a federal health program, defense of the Wagner Labor Act, security of tenure and cost of production for the farmer and anti-lynching legislation. Nine official delegates attended the convention from the University and several other students visited as ob- servers. The Michigan chapter of the ASU (the Progressive Club) was one of three college affiliates to re- ceive a banner for increased mem- bership. The chapter here now in- cluded more than a hundred students. ficulty of paying debts. The results are familiar: huge agricultural sur- pluses piled up, farm prices slumped precipitously, rural birth rates de- creased, and while the' rest of the nation prepared to enter the great- est flush period in its history, the farmer was engulfed in 1920, in an agricultural depression from which he has not since been able to emerge, Cercle Francai s To HoldMee.ing The Cercle Francais will observe an old French custom known as the "Feast of the Three Kings" in its meeting at 7:30 tonight in room 408 of the Romance Language building, according to Helen Owston, '39, who is in charge of the evening's pro- gram. The "Fea-it of the Three Kings," celebrated by t-' French on Jan. 6 of each year, consists of selecting three kings by passir , out pieces of a cake in which the , rings are buried. The persons findi.; the rings in their pieces of cake becom: kings. Following the observance o; the French custom, the meeting will be turned over to a discussion of the present political situation in France. Ltter Dims ILpes Of Neafis' Safety (Continued from Page 1) that all "international" prisoners were sent to the jail at San Pedro, I am inclined to agree with the above assumption. But there is of course always the{hope that he is "lost" in some jail or prison hospital and will turn up with the passage of time. It is a hope that we can pray to see its fulfillment; otherwise Ix can only sug- 'gest continued work in demanding a thorough search of the many Fascist jails in the hopes of uncovering his presence." H. W.CLARK English Boot and Shoe Maker Our new repair department, the best in the city. 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