IF FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 1939 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Pituitary Gland Is Di'scussed D r.Geiling Studies Of Gland Anatomy In The Various Animals. Is Described In Speech The scientist interested in the pitui- tary gland is forced to study animals outside those regularly available in the laboratory, Dr. Eugene M. K. Geiling, chairman of the pharmacol- ogy department of the University of Chicago, explained yesterday in his University lecture on "The Compara- tive Anatomy and Pharmacology of the Pituitary Gland" at the Rackham Auditorium.I Describing his research on the whale, Dr. Geiling outlined his trip to the whaling stations northwest of Vancouver, and the varied studies he performed there. He stressed that his experimentations, however, were primarily a group effort, and indicat- ed the 'value of research upon such lower mammals as whales and por- poises. Dr. Geiling, considered one of the most versatile men ever to appear here in a University lecture studied and worked at Universities in both South Africa and the United States. He specifically voiced his attachment to Michigan because of "the many valuable contacts he had made here." Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz Is Speaker At Hillel Tonight Dr. Isaac Rabinowitz, director of the Hillel Foundation, will speak on "The Nazis Pacify Poland" at 8 p.m. today in the Hillel Foundation, im- mediately following the regular Fri- day night Conservative Services, Dr. Rabinowitz's talk will be given in place of the fireside chat discus- sion originally scheduled Seven-Hour Vigil Baby Wilma Lee Bryant, age four months, had a seven-hour wait while her mother tried vain-, ly to obtain a relief order for food in Cleveland. The mother, who also had children two and four years old, parked the baby outside the relief station part of the time she was waiting for her name to be called. The city, short of funds, restricted orders. Fraternity Group Plans Broadcast A feature of the National Inter- fraternity Conference, which meets today and tomorrow in New York City, will be a broadcast at 10 a.m. Saturday from the floor of the Con- ference by CBS to be presented as an impromptu discussion on the general subject, "Are College raternities Worthwhile?" According to G. Herbert Smith of the National Undergraduate Inter- fraternity Council, four universities will be represented at this Confer- ence: University of Florida, Univer- sity of Los Angeles, Northwestern University and DePauw University. Large Cast Will Perform In Slum Drama In producing ". . . one third of a nation . . ." Play Production is en- countering :numerous complications and unusual difficulties for a college theatre group. The play comprises nineteen sep- arate scenes, for example, and all scene changes are made during stage blackouts. Main scene in the drama, in which playwright Arthur Arent portrays the housing problem in large cities, is the inside of a three-story New York tenement house. In this one scene four rooms and two halls are revealed. Actual speaking parts number 186, and there are a great many more extras. Only 83 actors will take part in the play, however, some tak- ing three or four separate roles. Masculine and feminine roles are about equal in number. Approximately 250 costumes will be needed for the play. Some of the actors must make as many as seven costume changes. Electricians will operate spotlights to cover 17 different small areas, ex- cluding general stage lighting. This arrangement calls for more than 200 cues for changes of lights. . . one third of a nation .. will be presented Wednesday through Saturday, Dec. 6-9, in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The theatre' ticket office will open at 10:30 a.m. Monday. Rabies Cases Gain Despite Prevention, Despite preventative efforts by the University Pasteur Institute, the, number of active- cases of rabies in dogs and other animals has increasedz rapidly during the past six years,1 Dr. Herbert W. Emerson,. director of the Institute, announced this week. Dr. Emerson said that more thany 500 cases of rabies were reported to him in 1938, compared to the all- time low of 90 cases in 1933. This directly indicates an increasing number of infected animals through- out the state, he pointed out. The failure of individual owners to care for their pets and harmful1 propaganda by kennel clubs were cited by Dr. Emerson as causes for the increasing number of animal illnesses. State-supplied vaccine,s further research and educationalI work, better muzzling and leashing laws, and vaccination of dogs weref suggested as remedies.i Camera Conviction byuHARRY MOORSTEIN w A building isolated is the two story sound testing structure which is built within the walls of the East Physics Building. Resting on its own separate foun- dation with no part of its walls touching those of the physics build- ing, the segregation of this sound testing apparatus is carried to such an extent that even the power leads are flexible and the gas and air connections are made of rubber. No chance for an outside sound to creep in is overlooked. This testing chamber, which is only one of the many in the physics building, is composed of merely two rooms. The rooms are directly above one another and their entrances are n the first and second basements. They are acoustically opposites. One sound absorbing, the other sound reflecting. Reverberation Room studies in determining the most ef- fective dealening material to use. Due to thisdequipment, the average deadener today is 15 times as effec- tive as a deadener three or four years ago, yet there is no increase in cost. The noises in this room are ab- sorbed as quickly as possible so that the only sounds measured are those coming directly from the object to the measuring instrument. The mea- surement of the vibrations is by the use of a moving film camera with the aid of steel plates. These plates are ground and calibrated so they can vibrate at the slightest noise. By applying the material to be test- ed to these plates and then striking the plates, vibrations are caused. These vibrations are measured by the moving film camera. Used For Research The building, whose top is just at ground level, is used primarily for industrial research. Both the phy- sics department and the engineering department make use of the appara- tus. Soundproofing Devices Isolate Laboratories From Noisy World Prof. Price, Local Carillonneur, Known As Composer And Author Anniversary Dance Observes Founding Of Russian Union A Soviet Ball to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Soviet Union will be held tonight from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Unity Hall. Outstanding feature of the evening will be the Russian film epic, "Road To Life" which portrays the rehabili- tation of the homeless "wild boys" who swarmed over Russia in the early days of the USSR. Also on the program are the De- troit Balalaika Players who will pre- sent a number of Ukrainian and Rus- sian songs and dances in native cos- tumes. A special display of modern Soviet art posters will be shown as well as an exhibition of leading Mar- ist literature of past and present. AUI rooms will be decorated with the Rus- sian motif. Music, including recordings of works by Prokofiev and Shostokovich will be heard. Swing and modem dance records will be prayed for those who desire to dance. Seated at the long keyboard of the carillon Prof. Percival Price, University carilloneur, pounded out the notes of "a little ditty I com- posed" and said, "And that's the way the carillon is played." Professor Price, who became car- illoneur on Sept. 1, is a muscular man with a forceful personality. Born in Toronto, Professor Price was studying organ at Toronto when a carillon was installed. He was ap- pointed carilloneur and studied at the Beiardschool to Mechelen (Mech- lin Carillon School) in Belgium and was the first non-European to receive a diploma from this school. In 1928 he took the degree of Bachelor of Music at the University of Toronto, and in 1934 received the Pulitzer Prize in music from Columbia Uni- versity. He -was appointed carillo- neur at the Rockefeller Memorial Carillon in New York City, and was there until 1927, when he became Dominion Carilloneur at the new Peace Tower in the Houses of Parlia- mnent at Ottawa. Ann Arbor is only one of the many places on this con- tinent, South America, and Europe where he has made guest appear- ances; he was here last fall. During the visit of the King and Queen of England to Canada recently he played the carillon for them. He revived some carillon music com- posed by Handel when at the court of George I in England over two hun- dred years ago, and arranged for the present royalty to hear on the carillon, pieces composed by English sovereigns during the last five cen- turies. "The key board of the carillon is like that of the piano, not like that of the organ," declared Professor Price. The variety and the shading of tones is the result of the player's direct touch, not of stops on the in- strument, as with the organ. The skill of the carilloneur is shown also in his arranging, which he must do himself. There are a few modern compositions written for the caril- lon; very few older pieces have sur- vived from the earlier days of caril- lons. -Professor Price has written a number of compositions himself, and has also written a book, the principal authority on the carillon, published by the Oxford University Press. To play the carillon Professor Price sits on a long bench in front) of the keys and the pedals, which are used to work the same bells as the keys. It is physically not easy to play a carillon. Professor Price strikes most of the keys with blows of the fists. When he plays in the small room on the tenth floor of the tower surrounded by bells, one for- gets the arduousness of his task while noting the variety of effects he gets. Vassar College has received special funds to finance a study of child be- havior and normal personality de- velopment. A camera trap set to halt re- peated burglaries in a Crystal Lake, Ill., filling station obtained this picture and brought about the arrest of Harold Lewis, 19, a farm- hand. A photo-electric cell was used to trip the camera shutter and fire a flash bulb. LRA D109j: -'-By June McKee The Swinton-Harmon-Fineberg tri- umvirate sportscasts another Fan Fare program at 2:45 p.m. today over WMBC. Then comes the "Game of the Cam- pus," latest broadcast to excite the ether around WJR to such extents that veritable volumes of fan mail have deluged Morris Hall. Making its initial bow last Friday at 3:30 p.m., it promptly evoked letter re- sponse from seven states and Canada, from Colorado to New York-from Ontario to our own Ann Arbor. Dreamed up by Jack Silcott, Grad., has Dick Slade, '41, Johnny Gelder, '40, and yr. scribe on for regular staff, and today, in contestant capa- city, Helen Westie, '40, Nancy Har- ris, Grad., Peter Antonelli, '41, and Guy Warner, '41. Along with this week's new game (listen to learn), is a special inter- view of Galen member Howard Law- rence, '41M, regarding the Christmas Fund program, In Mike's field, announcers, actors, commercial continuity writers, dra- matic scripters, news commentators, sportscasters, and salesmen are non- technically grouped. Announcers generally work in eight hour shifts. Some start at 6 a.m. and run until 2 p.m. Others start at 4 p.m. and run 'til midnight. Frequently the work is tiresome if announcers with stand- bys miss activity. Often the work is rather routine, but always year- round, with no slack or peak seasons. Now the U.S. has about 800 radio stations, each employing from three to eight announcers. 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