Weather Fair today and. tomorrow. A6F .AAtr4t g an aiI Editorial American Seamen In elief Drydock VOL. L. No. 69 Z-323 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1939 I PRICE FIVE CENTS Adams, Gibson' Elected Heads Of Senior Ball, FroshFrolic Committeemen Selected For Future Social Events; Business School Votes Three Candidates Chosen Unopposed Three campus elections yesterday brought into office Richard Adams, '40E, as chairman of the Senior Ball; Edward Gibson, '40E, as chairman of the Frosh Frolic, and Richard Siewers, '40BAd., as president of the senior class of the School of Busi- ness Administration. Results were announced last night by Carl Wheeler, '40E, chairman of men's judiciary council. Other members of the engineering college elected to the Senior Ball committee were James Wills and Eugene Klein. Literary students named were Helen Brady, James Barnard, John Thornhill, Ann Haw- ley and Harold Goldman. Sally Connery Wins Place In the education school election for the Senior Ball, Sally Connery was elected over Harriet Thom, the only other contestant. The School of Nursing ballot, conducted separ- ately by that school, placed Muriel Smitz on the central committee, Lee Chrisman was the only candidate from the School of Music and was automatically elected. Likewise Rich- ard Abbott from the forestry school, and Annabelle Dredge from the architectural sohool, lone candidates, automatically achieved positions. On the Frosh Frolic dance com- mittee from the engineering school James Pierce and Richard Schoel will supplement Gibson for that con- tingent. In the literary school elec- tion for the freshman dance Jerry Klein and Murray Markland were in a tie which remained unbroken last,, night. Also from the literary school are Howard Wallach, Robert Morri- son, Olga Gruhzit and Rosamond Meyer. In this election, architecture students voted with the engineering school, and all other students with the literary school. McLeod Is Vice-President In the business administration election, in addition to Siewer's presidency, Jack McLeod was elected class vice-president. Phyllis Ben- nett tied with Fritz Liechty for the position of secretary. Miss Bennett won the position by a toss of a coin. Douglas Hayes was elected treasurer. Adams, in a statement last night, said that all efforts woud be made to make the 1940 Senior Ball a suc- cess. "Speaking for the committee," he said, "I'm sure that the Class of '40 will have something to be proud of, and with a few breaks on the band situation, the dance will be the best ever." Gibson was unable to be reached for a statement. Finnish Relief Drive Continues Tables Set Up In Library And Angell Hall Tables for the collection of money and clothing for the relief of the Finnish people have been set up on campus and will carry on the local drive today, according to Tiovo Liima- tainen, '41E, president of Suomi Club, campus organization composed of stu- dents of Finnish extraction. The tables have been placed in the Angell Hall lobby and in the Main Li- brary. The drive, which will con- tinue until Friday, is centered in Lane Hall, where attendants are on hand throughout the day to receive contributions of money or clothing. Liimatainen reminded those per- sons who wish to make such contri- butions to the drive but who have no means of transporting their dona- tions to Lane Hall or to the campus collection spots tha they have only to telephone the Lane Hale head- quarters, and a truck will be sent to their homes. Mine Union Leader Says Labor Board Favors CIO WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-()-Joe Ozanic, aggressive young leader of 'the Progressive Mine Workers (AFL), charged before a House investigating Kohler Is 'Spoofuncup' Winner At Annual Engineer'sBanquet Porofessor Is Given Award After Gruelling Session Of Heckling Questions By WESLEY FIRST Prof. Henry L. Kohler, of the auto- motive engineering department, sur- vived a gruelling two-hour stretch of embarrassing and ingenuity-testing questions asked by Roastmaster E. L. Erikson, chairman of the engineering mechanics department, to win the distinction of being known as the "Man Who Can Take It," at the an- nual ASME roast held last night in the Union. Amassing a' total of 54 points awarded for his "wit and sense of humor," Professor Kohler led his five fellow sufferers to the last, and will aow be known as the most "popular unpopular" instructor in the en- gineering school. Professor Kohler was presented with the Spoofuncup by Prof. Axel Marin, of the mechanical engineering department, who had the cup in his custody since last year's Roast. In presenting this year's winner with the Spoofuncup, Professor Marin con- gratulated him on his ability to "take it," and entrusted the trophy to him for the ensuing year. Some of the questions which put the "roastees" "on the spot" were: "Describe yourself with particular ref- erence to your lady-killing qualities," and "Who wears the pants in your family?" Many of the professors Clarence Selby To Give Third Medical Talk Famed Industrial Doctor Will Give Lecture Today At Rackham Building Discussing "The Relationships of General and SpeciaL Practice in In- dustrial Medicine," Dr. Clarence D. Selby, medical consultant of Gen- eral Motors, will offer the third in a series of extra-curricular medical lectures sponsored by the medical school at 4:15 p.m. today in Lecture Hall of the Rackham nuilding. Dr. Selby is well qualified to talk on industrial medicine, according to officials of the medical school, be- cause of his experience in the field. He has been a member of the Ameri- can Association of Industrial Physi- cians and served as its president in 1938. The American Public Health Asso- ciation appointed him in 1937 to serve as vice-chairman of the section on Industrial Hygiene. He has been president of the Ohio Medical Asso- ciation and Ohio Commissioner of the AMA on hospitals. He won his present position in 1935. In addition to serving as medical consultant, he belongs to the Wayne County Medical Association, the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County and the Toledo Hospital Council. University To Train Fliers The Civil Aeronautics Authority announced yesterday in Washington that the University has been definite- ly selected as one of the 13 schools to test a proposed advanced course of training student pilots. blushed when asked "Do you think you present an awe-inspiringappear- ance to your students?" Though the "roastees" were "quick on the draw," the onlookers and Roastmaster, by virtue of their continual heckling and interrupting, were even quicker in many cases. There were about 100 ASME mem- bers present at the banquet at which the engineering students welcomed the opportunity to get back at their professors without fear of retribution. The other professors, besides Pro- fessor Kohler, who were candidates for the Spoofuncup, which consists of nothing more than a tin funnel rampant on an inverted tin cup, and bounded on either side by a tin spoon, were: Prof. Ronsom S. Hawley, act- ing head of mechanical engineering, Prof. Charles W. Spooner, of the me- chanical engineering department, Prof. Arthur D. Moore, of the elec- trical engineering department, and Prof. Jesse Ormondroyd, of the en- gineering mechanics department. Dr. V. Valentin To Speak Today About Germany London University Expert, Born In Reich, Is Noted AuthorityOn Bismarck Dr. Veit Valentin, lecturer in the University College. London, will de- liver a University lecture o, "Austria and Germany" at 4:15 p.m. today in the Rackham amphitheatre. Dr. Valentin's appearance here has been described as proof of education's disregard for war. He will speak on affairs in his homeland, which he has made the object of his studies, despite the fact that it is at war with the country in which he has taught for more than a decade. Although he was born and educated in Germany, Dr. Valentin has lec- tured at the University College since the last war and, in the opinion of Prof. Arthur Boak of the history de- partment, "is too much of a learned and impartial scholar to be consid- ered a propagandist." Dr. Valentin's specialty is the his- tory of Germany in the 19th century, while his most notable work deals with policies pursued by Bismark. He was formerly in charge of the Im- perial German Archives at Potsdam, and is the author of many books and papers on Germany's past. Davies Says Third Term Is Necessary WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. -(IP)- Another of the nation's first-string diplomats, Joseph E. Davies, added fresh momentum to the "Draft Roosevelt" talk today by asserting that a third term is necessary be- cause the world is "on fire." "I think," said the Ambassador to Belgium, "that America is in jeo- pardy as it certainly has not been in our generation and probably 'not since its institution." "It got my goat," Davies asserted, "to hear on all sides that he (the President) could have a third term if he wanted it. I know he doesn't want it. D r,F. Wilson Wins Russel Lectureship Cardiographer Archieves Highest Scholastic Honor Given ByTheUniversity Heart Expert 15th To Receive Award For his scientific study of electri- cal phenomena associated with the beating of the human heart, Dr. Frank N. Wilson, professor of in- ternal medicine, last night was award- ed the Henry Russel Lectureship, highest honor that is given a faculty member by the University of Michi- gan. One of a few experts in electrocar- diographic study in the United States, Dr. Wilson is the 15th faculty man to receive the Russel Lectureship. During the past 25 years he has been the author of 85 papers on cardiol- ogy. Methods described by him in these papers are now extensively employed in clinical medical treat- ment of heart disorders. Dr. Wilson graduated from the Michigan medical school in 1913. He has served on the faculty of the Washington Medical School, St. Louis, Mo., and also as a member of the U.S. Medical Corps during the World War. He will receive a cash prize from a bequest of the late Henry Russel, of Detroit, and will deliver a lecture next spring. Announcement of the award was made last night at a meet- ing of the University Research Club. The 1939 Lecturer studied for 18 months in England with Sir Thomas Lewis, famous British heart special- ist, in the Military Heart Hospital at Glochester. Following the war he returned to his work in St. Louis, and in 1920 he was made associated professor of Medicine at Michigan. In 1924 he was appointed full pro- fessor. Dr. Wilson is a member of many scientific societies, including the American Society for Clinical In- vestigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is a mem- ber of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation and of the American Heart Journal. When the Russel Lecture is given in the spring a second award will be made to a junior member of the University; faculty who has done "outstanding research work." Prof. Campbell Bonner, of the Greek department, was the winner c the Lectureship in 1938, and the tile of his address was "Sophocles, L istotle, and The Tired Business- .n." Studies of the behavior of r. irotic rats won the junior award for Prof. Norman Maier, of the psy- chology department. Three British Ships Force Nazi Battleship Into Port; LeaguneTo Vote On Russia Assembly Faces Resolution Naming Soviet Aggressor In War Against Finland Finns Say Russians Are At Standstill By CHARLES S, FOLTZ, Jr. GENEVA, Dec. 13. -0P)- The League of Nations leadership tonight put up to the Assembly a bold resolu- tion to brand Soviet Russia an aggres- sor against Finland, put weight be- hind the drive for Russia's banish- ment from Geneva, and even turn the League Secretariat into a coor- dinating general staff for war mater- ial and humanitarian aid for the struggling Finns. A committee of delegates from 13 nations, including Great Britain and France, approved and submitted the resolution to the Assembly for final action. The Assembly will meet tomorrow morning to vote on the resolution and since unanimity is not required there, it was expected to be adopted with- out difficulty. The overwhelming drive for ex- pulsion, which can be decided only by the council, was given a strong push by the committee's action. The resolution, noting Russia's re- fusal to participate in League efforts to mediate the war with Finland and her "vain" attempt to justify her refusal by declaring she had recog- nized a "pretended" Finnish govern- ment, concluded: "That Soviet Russia not only is guilty of violation of one of the en-' gagements of the Covenant but has placed herself outside'the Covenant; that the Council is competent under the terms of Article XVI of the Cov- enant to decide the consequences arising from this situation." The resolution then recommended that the Council sit to consider the "question"-by implication, expul- sion. Finns Declare Russian Invasion Is At Standstill HELSINKI, Dec. 13.-()-The Fin- nish army declared tonight the Rus- sian invasion had been brought to a standstill on the Karelian Isthmus after a fortnight of bitter mid-winter fighting, and that fiercely attacking Soviet troops on the Eastern Front had been repulsed in most places. New attacks by ai and sea were turned back today, the Finnish com- mand said, and the 300-mile land front from the Gulf of Finland to the Arctic Ocean remained substantially the same. "Great losses" to the Russian Army resulted when' the Finns counter- attacked successfully on the Eastern Front, just north of Lake Ladoga, a communique said. Many prisoners were taken, and five more Soviet tanks and four pieces of field artillery were captured. Other tanks were reported destroyed on the Isthmus. Finnish coastal artillery "annihi- laedt" enemy forces attempting to force a way along marshy roads skirt- ing the northeastern shore of Lake Ladoga, the communique said, and transport detachments near Sauna- niemi were forced to turn back. Finland's Geneva Envoy RUDOLF IHOLSTI League Ousting Will Not Hurt Russian Status (Editor's Note: This article was written with the cooperatic~n of a professor in the political scice de- partment.) By EMILE GELE Russia may be liable to expulsion from the League of Nations or to dis-l ciplinary action as a member of the1 League, a professor in the politicaly science department said yester-I day, but neither action is likely1 to have an economic or political ef- fect on Russia unless individual mem-j bers of the League break off relations with her. A study of the text of the note Fin- land sent to the League would be necessary to determine whether Rus- sia can be excluded from the League; at this time, the professor explained. Either Article 11 or Article 15 of the League Covenant may have been vio- lated, he noted, and the points of law that could be applied would be differ- ent in each case. Article 11 says, "It is . . . declared to be the . . . right of each Member of the League to bring to the atten- tion of the Assembly or the Council any circumstances whatever affect- ing international relations which threaten to disturb peace . . ." and if a Member does appeal to the League, the nations involved must submit the dispute to the proper me- diaries. However, Russia claims that the Finnish government which ap- pealed to the League is not the offi- cial agency of the people and that Russia maintains "peaceful rela- tions" with the true government, the professor observed. The absence of Russia from the League Council,' he noted, will have no influence on the proceedings except possibly to arouse prejudice. Finland's appeal to the League might have been based on Article 15 (Continued on Page 6) Ship 'Graf Spee' Retreats To Montivideo Harbor; 30 Killed,_60 Injured Battle Is Fought In Neutrality Zone MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. 13.- )--A 14-hour running sea fight be- ween three British cruisers and the 3erman pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee ended tonight with a lit German warship taking refuge in neutral Montevideo harbor with 36 of er crew killed and 60 injured. The British victory was not with- ut its casualties, however, for the 3ritish Admiralty in London admitted ne of its three cruisers, the fast 8,- 90-ton cruiser Exeter, had been put ut of action after four hours of the ight. But the other two British warships, he 7,030-ton cruiser Achilles and the ,985-ton Ajax, trailed the Admiral Graf Spee to her refuge and took up positions just outside the harbor, Guns Trained On Battleship Their roaring guns, hardly ooled from the furious battle, were till trained on the little battleship which earlier in the day had attacked me of them off the coast. The battle was fought within the Americas' neutrality belt, and much >f it was within sight of the Uruguay- n shore where the reverberating roar >f the great guns was heard and the lashes of gunfire observed. (Officials at Washington said, how- ver, that probably no issue would be aised on this question. (They said the Graf Spee was vithin her rights under international haw in taking refuge for repairs, but that she would have to leave within 24 hours after repairs are completed). Port Authorities Nervou Uruguayan port authorities, ner- vous because their shore had been exposed all day to the booming six and eight-inch guns of the British men-of-war, and the 11-inch mouth- pieces of the German, kept curious crowds at a distance as the battle- ship dropped anchor, apparently seriously damaged. The battered warship, which had haunted South Atlantic shipping lanes since September when she sank the British merchantman Clement, had chanced upon the British cruiser Ajax just after dawn. The latter was convoying the French merchantman Formosa from Brazil to Uruguay. The Graf Spee rushed to the attack, but was momentarily repulsed by the six-inch guns of the speedy Ajax, and then found herself engaged in an unequal combat with three British men-of-war instead of one. British Ships Foam The Exeter and the Achilles came up foaming. The Achilles' six-inch artillery and the Exeter's eight-inch guns spoke in volley after volley. The Admiral Graf Spee apparently found the Exeter's guns particularly damaging, for she turned her atten- tion away from the rest of the pack and devoted her batteries exclusively to the Exeter. As a result the Exeter was caused some stress, and compelled to quit the battle. Meanwhile, the Formosa steamed away to safety. Though the largest of the three British ships was thus forced out by damages to her sides, the other two continued to concentrate their fire on the Graf Spee, and she took to her heels. ASU Approves 15 Resolutions Delegates To Fifth Annual Convention Chosen More than 15 resolutions on peace, social security, civil rights, academic freedom, American democracy and the maintenance of free institutions were formulated and approved by more than 100 members at the Ameri- can Student Union pre-convention meeting last night, according to Rob- ert Rosa, Grad., president. Ten delegates to the fifth an- nual ASU convention which will be f,rnm 'tn',,T _i '97 lto,9 a~t maricnn_ Seriousness Of Today's Students 'Noted By Grad Of Roaring '20's By HERVIE HAUFLER "I haven't fully made up my mind as to whether it's a good thing or not," the Old Grad said, "but the big- gest change I notice on coming back to the campus is the seriousness of the students. "You see, I got out in '29. I know that even then there were plenty of serious students in college, but it seems now they are in the majority and the playboys on the outer fringe." Reminiscing of college life in the twenties, the Old Grad, who wished to remain anonymous, added that the chief memory he had of campus social life was that of the bootleggers who flourished during the prohibition era. "The most colorful one I knew," he observed, "was an Irishman named Mickey Phelan. He claimed to be the son of an Irish lord and he ran a big-time business from his head- quarters on Maynard Street. He was shot soon after his business reached The Old Grad noted that the big-' gest fraternities made it their aim to attend all the debutante parties in Detroit. "There was plenty of free liquor," he explained. "Campus amusements did not have much allure. There was no League and the weekly dances at the Union1 were frowned on by stylish fraternity men. We did not walk our dates, but rode taxis or took them in our own. cars, before the auto ban went into effect." The most popular movie theatres, he remembered, were the Majestic and the Arcade, which used to be ori. North University. Legitimate stage plays came occasionally to the Whit- ney. And there were the music fes- tivals with which the campus is still familiar. Interest in sports was then concen- trated far more on football than to- day, he said. Basketball, hockey and other minor sports drew a much low- 300 Participate In Traditional Christmas Sing More than 300 members of the stu- dent and faculty body braved the December cold last night to give vent to their holiday spirit by singing the traditional Christmas carols on the steps of the Rackham Building. The Christmas Sing, revived on the Michigan campus this year by the executive staff of the Union, featured the combined singing of the Women's Glee Club and the Men's Glee Club as well as the students present. The singing was under the direction of Prof. David Mattern of the music school. Included in the program were "O Come All Ye Faithful," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear," "Hark! The Her- ald Angels Sing," "The First Noel," "Silent Night," "Holy Night" and "Joy to the World." Nine members of the band were present to offer their services as ac- companiment, and Prof. Percival Price, University Carillonneur, pre- ceded the regular program with a 15-minute Carillon Christmas recital. Song sheets for the music included in the program were distributed at the beginning of the concert. Hoover, Landon Plead For Tolerance At Rally NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-(P)--Form- er President Herbert Hoover and former Gov. Alfred M. Landon of l t t r E Koussevitzky Will Wield Baton I Of Boston Symphony Tonight The Boston Symphony Orchestra, 110 strong, under the direction of Dr. Serge Koussevitzky, will give their ninth annual concert here to- day before a capacity crowd begin- ing at 8:30 p.m. in Hill Auditorium. A few tickets may still be ob- tained at the School of Music and the Hill Auditorium offices, Dr. Charles A. Sink, president of the University Musical Society, said last night. Now in its 59th season, the Boston Symphony is generally regarded as one of the three finest symphonic organizations in this country. Dr. Koussevitzky, who gained wide recog- nition as conductor of his own or- chestra in Russia, has directed the Boston group for the past 12 years. A t 1W VISA IwIli