PAGE TWO d THE MICIGEAN DAILY THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1939 ... :: ar i. ..a v aa..a v ra i. L z a .u s Ann Arbor Here Is Today's In Summar News y ' A Ann Arbor youth who had beern training as a cadet in the United States army ari corps died Tuesday in a federal hospital in Houston, Texas. He was Robert Hoag, 22 years old, who succumbed after a three-day ill- ness. Prof. Benjamin Wheeler, of the history department, learned yes- terday that he could buy a piece of clty-owned property on west Huron Street. Previously the sale was delayed by the refusal of Mayor Walter Sadler to sign the deed ... but Sadler gave his sig- nature yesterday. * * * * Don't plan to do your shopping on the evening of Dec. 23. . . because Ann Arbor merchants have decided to celose their doors at 6 p.m. on that day. A dislocated elbow was the only injury suffered by a circus per- former in a chair balancing act Atthe Armory Tuesday night when he fell 12 feet to the floor. The circus is being sponsored by the National Guard department. Retail merchants have asked that the city sign ordinance be changed to permit the erection of projecting signs on business buildings. A peti- tion embodying the request was cir- cuated at a merchants meeting on Tuesday night. ROTC Plans medical Corps improvements By CHESTER BRADLEY Designed to provide training for medical reserve officers in the U. S. Army, the Medical R. 0. T. C. unit here has steadily expanded its pro- gram of study and has continually increased its enrollment since its in- ception in 193. Each year has seen a large number of students signing Up' for the course, until this year practically all of the eligible fresh- men in the Medical School have en- listed, according to Lt. Co. Leon A. Fox, director of the program. The complete course requires four years of study, combining intensive military training with work in cer- tain professional subjects not cov- ered in the general Medical School program. Those who complete the four years' study may enter the Re- serve Corps of the Army as first lieutenant, in addition to receiving full university credit for their course. Summer Training Course Featuring the program of the Med- ical R. O. T. C. is a summer training course at Carlisle Barracks in Penn- sylvania, which is offered to those who have finished either their soph- omore or junior medical year. Camp members have brought back to the campus such enthusiastic reports of their experiences at Carlisle Bar- racks, that many of their fellow stu- dents have become interested in the Medical R. O. T. C., Colonel Fox says. The Medical Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks ranks as high as any institution of its kind, and its six-weeks training course for Med- ical R. O. T. C. men in the north- eastern states has become increas- ingly popular. Approximately 300 representatives from various med- ical schools participated in the camp program this last summer. Worked In Public Health Colonel Fox, who led the Michigan unit at Carlisle Barracks and has planned the expansion of the Med- ical R. O .T. C. course on this cam- pus, has had a wide experience in the field of public health. Soon af- ter securing his doctorate in public health at Johns Hopkins University where he won the famed Sir Henry S. Wellcome Award, Colonel Fox was assigned to the Far East division, of the U. S. Army. There he had an opportunity to observe wartime med- ical procedures, especially the hand- ling of the cholera epidemic during the early part of the Sino-Japanese war. Since Colonel Fox's specialty is preventive medicine, he has insti- tuted an extensive course in this particular subject for the Medical R. 0. T. C. unit here. He has at- tempted to stress the inter-relation- ships between the civil and military aspects of preventive medicine. His cardinal aim has been to present an accurate picture of the military med- ical officer's career to the men en- rolled in the Medical R. 0. T. C. Conventions Draw Business Faculty Christmas vacation will mean ad- ditional work and trips to Philadel- phia for three members of the facul- ty of the School of Business Admin- istration this year. Prof. Robert G. Rodkey will read I Pickford'Shocked' At Fairbanks' Death Leaving Chicago for New York, Mary Pickford said that the'death of her former husband, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., was a great shock and deep sorrow to his family and friends. She is shown at the station in Chicago with her present husband, Charles "Buddy" Rogers Michigan Girls Are Pacifistic Would ate Fellows Not Enlisted Flow Of Air Through Fans is Investigated Prof. Calhoon Photographs Sawdust Stream Moves In Transparent Machine By feeding a stream of sawdust in- to a transparent fan housing, and then photographing the sawdust's movement by means of a slow motion camera, Prof. Floyd N. Calhoon of the mechanical engineering depart- ment is conducting a study on the flow of air through centrifugal air fans of the type used in air condition- ing. The fan in question, Professor Cal- hoon, pointed out, is not the ordinary house fan. Rather it is the centrifu- gal fan in which the air is drawn in by a whirling fan at one point, thence transported by centrifugal forceinto a pipe-outlet, and subsequently car- ried down the pipe to whatever use it may be designated for. Begun By Harold Dibble Originally begun by Harold Dibble, a former graduate student, the study has been carried on by Professor Cal- hoon for about one and a half years. The purpose of the project is to see if changes can be madein the fan to improve its efficiency so as to get a maximum of air pumping from a minimum of power. After constructing a fan housing of "lucite," a transparent metal, the actual story of how the fan works. can easily be obtained. Balsa wood sawdust and a high speed slow mo- tion camera are the other necessary components in the research. Awd Sawdust Used Astream of sawdust is fed into the fan, the camera starts grinding, and the manner of the fan's perfor- mance can be determined by trac- ing the sawdust's movements. The camera is capable of taking 1,500 pictures per second, which is aspeed about 25 times as fast as that attained by the ordinary slow-motion camera. Before balsa wood sawdust was used, smoke was tried, but his proved un- successful because only a cloud and not a clear, distinguishable record of the smoke's action was recordedNow the velocity and distribution of the sawdust in the air-stream can be clearly determined, thus suggesting means of improving the fan's effi- ciency. At the present time Professor Cal- boon's work has resulted in the film- ing of some 1,200 feet of action. After the work is completed, Professor Cal- hoon plans to edit the films and com- bine them into reels, thus recording this study for students or others in- terested in the future. Professor Cal- hoon was given a Faculty Research grant in. 1938 to aid him in carrying ,on his studies. Reviews Needed By Perspectives Contributions Accepted From All Students Any student on campus may re- view books for Perspectives, campus literary magazine, under a new plan to be attempted for the first time in the next issue. Edwin G. Burrows, Grad., book- review editor, announced yesterday that students desiring to contribute to the magazine may leave their names and the title of the book or books which they wish to review at The Book Room, on State Street across from Angell Hall. Reviews are desired of the follow- ing books : "A Turning Wind," by Muriel Rukeyser, poetry; "In Place of Splendor," Constancia de la Mora, autobiography: "Figures of Transi- tion." Granville Hicks, fiction: "To Step Aside," Noel Coward, fiction; "The Cosmological Eye," Henry Mil- ler, fiction; "Rimbaud's Season in Hell," Delmore Schwartz, poetry; and "New Directions, 1939," edited by James Laughlin, anthology. Others are: "America was Prom- ises," Archibald MacLeish, poetry; "The Red Kite," Lloyd Frankenberg, poetry; "The Rejected Guest," Rich- ard Aldington, fiction and "Night of the Poor," Frederick Prokosch, fic- tion. Air-speedster Roscoe Turner has charge of the aeronautics course at Butler University. ?$L~ei? ereei r GIFT SUGGESTION-S THE PERFECT GIFT for her-Hose and Lingerie from Jacobson's. EIBLER'S JEWELRY STORE now on State Street. Beautiful stock of Christmas merchandise. We'll be glad to help you. 308 S. State. MAKE IT A MARCHANDE Fur Coat and she'll really be pleased. See our selections. Marchande Furs, 607 E. Liberty. HANDKERCHIEFS - 25c boxes, Christmas Greeting Cards, 5 for 5 cents and 2 for 5 cents. All prices. Wrapping materials, attractive de- signs Tree ornaments, tree light- ing sets. Kresge-corner State and N. University. GIF~T HEADQUARTERS-Complete stocks, kodaks, cosmetics, smoking accessories, pen and pencil sets. See our gift suggestions. Calkins-Flet- cher Drug Stores. 324 S. State. A FEW SUGGESTIONS for her from Laura Belle Shop, 1108 S. Univer- sty. Robes, hosiery, gloves, lin- genie, jewelry, sweaters and scarfs. WE CAN MOLD ice cream into love- ly Christmas designs and give that added touch to your dinner. Superior Dairy. THE IDEAL GIFT for everyone is a book from Slater's Book Store. Free gift wrapping. 336 . State. FOR A SELECTION of unusual gifts, visit De Fries Art Shop, 233 S. Main St. EVERY WOMAN LOVES smart ho- siery. Packed in Christmas box, in desirable shades and sizes. Smart- est Hosiery. Michigan Theatre Bldg. SHE'LL LOVE A BAG - Dressy suede, calf and novelties in black and colors, from $1.95 to $5.95. The Elizabeth Dillon Shop, 'round the corner on State. WHOM DID YOU FORGET-Let Karpinski "2-3064" send them their Favorite Magazine Subscription. 417 Hill. YOU'LL MAKE Christmas' gifts a lot easier' for him to digest if you let. us, show' you our selection of sportswear for men. Every man is a sport. "Sportw ear Our Special- ty." Men's Toggery, 514 E. Liberty. e1 By ELIZABETH M. SHAW Michigan girls from all four classes both affiliated and independent, are pacifistic if the opinions of 16 of them who said yesterday that they wouldn't consider their fellows heels if they refused to go to war are taken as an index of campus women's opin- oss. Many of these girls were emphatic in their replies, asserting that not only would they date those who stayed away from the war, but that they would refuse to participate in enlistment campaigns. Some of the replies to the ques- tion, "Would you consider your fel- low a heel if he refused to enlist in case of war?" follow: Sally Connery, '40Ed, No. On the contrary, I think he'd be a heel if he went. Not only do I think he'd be a heel, he'd be crazy. I don't believe in war unless it is a protective mea- sure. Rosalie Smith, '42, Not particularly. As to whether I would refuse a date, could I date him if he were at war? I don't feel that strongly about it. It's the fellow's business to decide whether or not he wants to go to war. Margaret Cornelius, '41. Yes, I probably would feel he was a heel underneath it all but I'm not for a war. I'd date a fellow who refused to go to war if he had a valid reason and I didn't think he was a coward. If everyone else went to war, I'd feel he should go. I would not participate in enlistment drives. Jean Bowen, '42, No. I don't see why he should have to go if he had his own reason for refusing., Mary Virginia Bush, '41BusAd. No. I'd just think he was smart. Cer- tainly, I'd date him if he refused to go to war. It's the only kind I would date. The rest would be at war. No, I would not participate in enlistment drives. Betty Brougham, '42, It depends up- on the circumstances of the war. If it Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review Issued Saturday A December issue of the Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review, said to be the finest college literary maga- zine in the United States, will be issued Saturday. Featured in the magazine are articles on modern affairs by several University faculty members, includ- ing Prof. Lawrence Preuss, of the political science department; Prof. Henry W. Miller, of the engineering college; Prof. John Eaton, of the history department, and others. The Quarterly Review has been an official publication of the Alumni Association for the past five years. Wilfred B. Shaw, of the alumni re- lations department, is editor. It is probably the only college magazine in the country which is written exclusively about the Uni- versity, by whom it is published. Most of the contributing authors are mem- bers of the faculty or alumni. Circulation of the Review is be- tween 5,0000 and 6,000 copies. It first appeared in 1934. concerned the situation of the coun- try internally, we should fight but we shouldn't get involved in foreign en- tanglements. I wouldn't refuse to date a fellow because he wouldn't en- list-that's another reason they shouldn't go to war. Roberta Schreek, '43, I've heard too many boys say that they wouldn't want to go to war but I feel most boys would be willing to fight if we were involved. Maya Gruhzit, '41, I would sympa-. thize with them but if other people were going I'd feel they were heels if they didn't. If a fellow had enough gumption to stand up for his own conviction, I would admire him and. would not refuse a date Jessie Zschoerner, '41, I wouldn't, censure a person because he wouldn't go to war, nor would I participate in, enlistment campaigns. Liberal TopicsY Are Discussed By Law Group During its seven years of existence,3 the Lawyers Liberal Club, an organ- ization of law students,. has offered its members opportunity to, discuss problems which, though not of an essentially legal nature, still affect lawyers in their contact with the rest of the world, according to Elmer Cherinsky, '40L, president. The term "Liberal" is applied to the club in its real meaning, Cherin- sky said, and does not imply that the club is anything but broadmind- ed. Liberal, in a legal sense, indi- cates a wide and unbiased view. The purpose of the club is to in- terest law students in the relation of law to political, economic and so- cial problems. The study of practice of law today is much different from what it was a half century ago, Cher- insky said, as evidenced by the scope of subjects included in a modern law curriculum. In the past several years, speakers at club meetings have included mem- bers of the law, the business admin- istration, economics, political science and sociology faculties, Cherinsky said. Barnard College this year. has the heaviest student body in five years. Average weight of its members is 126.6 pounds. Hospital Social Service Offer s Educational Facilities To Patients By SHIRLEY WALLACE I Emphasizing a program of the usual interests, methods and objec- tives of children, Miss Dorothy Ket- chem, director of the University Hos- pital Social Service department, keeps her patients' days filled with activity. Her program is continually checked with public school requirements, as instruction in every subject is avail- able besides entertainment facilities ? Teachers in the hospital must be fully qualified for their positions and recognized by the Michigan Board of Education, according to Miss Ket- chem. The arts and crafts room, the hospital play room, indoors and out, and the children's library are fully equipped departments. Every play facility, nevertheless, is chosen as a form of constructive activity, she continued. In this way, the time lost in illness is not time wasted. Besides the factors of normal study progress and personality de- velopment, the play program is cal- culated to take the mind of a patient off his physical discomfort and thoughts of personal insecurity. As a result of the program, children from the ages of two to thirteen live at the hospital for varying periods of time without mental stresss. The activities program is supported by contributions from Ann Arbor residents, the Kiwanis Clubs of the state, and the Galens Society. Through individual gifts of toys, games, and materials for crafts work, the social service department is able to aid the Salvation Army, as only suitable donations are accepted for the children. Dolls must be un- breakable and glass toys are not ac- ceptable. When in CHICAGO.. Spend an Evening with "The Ole Left-Hander" JOE and his orchestra. Sunday Tea Dancing 3:30 - 6:00 P.M. andolph & Wabash Chicago Imagine loving a lug who'd want to solve A Murder Mystery on his wedding night! THENI T GUY A GL NEVER MARRIED! ;7 /'-: jI Cr+'y. We will remain open dur- ing the Christmas Holidays. 11 III I TONIGHT at 11:30 o'clock Pre-Christmas Holiday OV'g-"mIE PR EVIEW FOR OUR STUDENT PATRONS ONLY A l t,3- a 1r-.:n of I E II -I In -nra mlher Irml 1tlt rl4 f