Weather LY Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication aiIxg E'ditorial P~aces ",.bur Sbhortae VOL. L. No. 110 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, March 8, 1941 Z-323 PRICE FIVE CENT Hitler Offers Peace Settlement To Greece t # !" * * Eight Trackmen, 18 Mermen Lead Qualifiers In Big Ten. Meets Title Chances Look Brighter With Cochran Out Of Hurdles Hoosiers Are Still Favored To Win Indoor Meet; Ufer And Kauz Sta; McCarthy, Thomas Place In Two Events By HAL WILSON (Special to The Daily) LAFAYETTE, Ind. March 7--Mich- igan's defendig Big Ten champion- ship track squad tightened tentative fingers around its eighth straight conference crown in tonight's pre- liminary trials qualifying eight men in ten events for tomorrow's finals against Indiana's six survivors. But the real battle is- yet to be fought. For the bulk of Indiana's strength lies in distance events none of which have been run. In tonight's trial the powerful Hoosiers, slight favorites to dethrone the Wolverines, performed almost as expected with one exception, Speedy Roy Cochran, slated to double in the 440-yard dash and low hurdles, was scratched at the last minute in the barrier event while Michigan's Al Thomas breezed through the trials and the semi- finals to place easily after he had al- ready qualified in 60 yard dash fin- als. Other Wolverine qualifiers were Junior Bud Piel in the 60, Jeff Hall in the high hurdles, Bob Ufer in the 440, Johnny Kautz, Warren Breid- enbach and Howie Egert in the 880 and Frank McCarthy in both broad jump and high barriers. Nothing to alter expectations of a two-team race between the Maize and Blue and the Hoosiers developed,a although Ohio State and Illinois flashed surprise power with seven qualifierseach. Wisconsinthad six, Purdue five, Northwestern four, Iowa' three, and Minnesota two while Chi- cago trailed with one lone trackman. In the 440, the Wolverines' blazing Bob .Ueri, won his semi-final heat in the excellent time of 49.4 immed- iately after the highly favored Coch- ran had turned in a clocking of 49.1. The two smooth striding aces will. meet tomorrow night in one of the feature events. Michigan's little Bob I Barnard copped his trial heat bit was eliminated later in the semi-finals (Continued on Page 3) Two Mat men TReach Big Ten Semi-Finals (Special to The Daily) OHIO GYMNASIUM, Columbus, Ohio, March 7.-('P)-Clinging to an outside chance to win the Western Conference wrestling tournament, the Michigan Wolverines will go into the final rounds tomorrow afternoon with two men in the semi-finals of the championship division and a like number in the consolation with chances for third or fourth places. Art Paddy, along with Angelo Laz- zara of Indiana topped the field in the 155-pound class and these two will meet in the finals for the divi- sional title. In the quarter-finals tonight, Paddy took an 8 to 5 decision over Seabrook of Illinois, after the latter had injured a knee midway in the match. Jim Galles was the other Wolver- ine to reach the final round and will meet Art Johnson of Iowa tomorrow in the 175 pound class. Galles won one of the easiest matches in the tournament tonight by defeating Ha- ger of Wisconsin, 11 to 0. After drawing a bye in the first (Continued on Page 3) Dr. Ruthven Declares Support For Exchange Student Program, -Daily Photo by Will Sapp John Falconieri, '42 (right), shown greeting one of the 85 Latin- ;merican students who arrived in Ann Arbor last night as guest of the University. Falconieri was a member of the special welcoming commit- tee which met the train at the depot. 85 Latin American Students Attend Union Banquet; Hear Welcome Speeches By Keniston, Reeves By CHESTER BRADLEY and ROBERT MANTHO Declaring' his support for a program of exchange students among the universities of North and South America, President Alexander G. Ruthven welcomed 45 Latin American visitors to a two-day visit of the University at a banquet in their honor last night at the Union. Pointing out that it is "an important part of thq educational program of Michigan to make it possible for our youth as friends and neighbors," Dr. Ruthven promised that the University would "encourage our professors to increase and spread their knowledge of the Western Hemisphere." Other speakers at the banquet included Prof. Hayward Keniston of the romance languages department, Prof. Jesse Reeves of the political science department and seven of the Latin- --- -- -*- - Americans. Later the visitors were feted at a reception held at the In- Debate Results ternational Center. Arriving last night by train from A Detroit where they had visited the re O Tank Power Makes Title Seem Certain Michigan Sets Three Marks In Triumphant Display; Povilaitis Bests SkinnerI Two Relay Teamis Favored in Finals By WOODY BLOCK (Special to The, Daily) IOWA CITY, March 7.-A Michi- gran swimming team that knows noth- ing but speed set a sizzling pace in the preliminary heats of the Big Ten championships here tonight, qualify- ing 18 men and two relay quartets to lead their nearest rivals, Iowa and Minnesota, by a wide margin. Matt Mann's powerhouse did every- thing possible to make this a Wolver- ine walkaway in the finals tomorrow evening as it placed four men1 in both the 100 yard free style and 150 yard backstroke events and three in each of the distance races. Records tumbled like ten-pins in this huge Iowa pool after Michigan's boys got going. New Intercollegiate, American Amateur and Big Ten long course marks were set by both the Wolverine relay teams. And Jack Patten shattered the existing confer- ence times in the 220 and 440 yard races. Iowan Al Povilaitis, the breast- stroker who whipped Jim Skinner in I a dual meet here recently, won his heat in another of the many Big Ten and Intercollegiate records set in a fast 2:32.2. Skinner won his heat easily in 2:35 with prospects for a great duel between these two in the finals. The Hawkeye team, coached by Dave Armbruster, tied Minnesota for second place honors with six qualifi- ers and two relays, with Northwest- ern, Ohio State and Purdue follow- ing in that order. The mortality rate for the Wolver- ines was exceedingly low with only Will Garvey in the 220 and Bob West and Bruce Allen in the 50 yard sprint failing to qualify. Jim Wilkinson was eliminated from. the dive earlier in the afternoon, but Jack Wolin stuck with the leaders in fourth posi- tion. Frank Dempsey and Earl Clark, Ohio State springboard artists, led (Continued on Page 3) 46th Annual Arts Academy To Meet Here State's Leading Educators Will Hold Discussions On 16 Varied Subjects Kenoyer Will Give Presidential Address Academic leaders from all parts of the state will convene here next Friday and Saturday for the 46th annual sessions of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Sixteen discussion sections will be held to examine recent contributions to knowledge in such varied fields as anthropology, folk lore, sanitary and medical science, fine arts, geology and minerology, landscape arcchitecture and economics. Dr. L. A. Kenoyer, professor of biol- ogy at Western State Teachers Col- lege and president of the Academy, will deliver the annual presidential address at 8:00 p.m. Friday in the Rackham Amphitheatre. His topic will be "Botanical Investigations and Op- portunities in Mexico." Special Address A special address open to all mem- bers of the Academy will be a dis- cussion of "Aesthetic Measure" by Prof. G. D. Birkhoff of Harvard Uni- versity, who will speak at 4:15 p.m. Friday in Natural Science Auditorium. Included among the speeches to be given at the discussion sections are "Forced Migration and the Refugee Problem" by Prof. William Haber of the economics department at the section on economics; "Paul Bunyan in Michigan" by Maurice M. Guy at the section on folklore; and a sym- posiumon "The Ethical Basis of De- mocracy" conducted by Prof. John S. Marshall of Albion College, Prof. De- Witt H. Parker of the philosophy de- partment and Prof. John M. DeHaan of Michigan State College at the philosophy section. War Implications Other addesses will be "The War and Some of Its Implications for So- ciological Research" by Prof. Werner S. Landecker of the department of sociology at the sociology section; "The Early Development of Social Attitudes Toward Exceptional Child- ren" by Prof. M. G. Colby of the psychology department at the psy- chology section; and "Immunity in Relation to Age" by Dr. Charles F. McKhann of the Medical School at the section on sanitary and medical science. Among the officers of the Academy are Prof. Charles F. Remer of the economics department, vice-presi- dent; Prof. L. J. Young of the fores- try school, secretary; Prof. Mischa Titiev of the anthropology depart- ment, treasurer; and Prof. W. C. Steere of the botany department, ed- itor. Observers I Nazi-Greek Within Ready To March 48 H ours Ford motor plant and other metro- politan points of interest, the gaily chattering Latin Americans were met by a faculty delegation, headed by Dean Joseph A. Bursley and a special student committee. The committees will escort the vis- itors on a tour of the, campus this .morning, to be followed by a luncheon at the Union. In early afternoon they will entrain for Niagara Falls, from where they will proceed to New York City, sailing for home March 15. On a two-month good-will mission in the United States, the Latin Ameri- can group, made up of governmental officials, business employees, uni- versity teachers and students, have recently completed a six-week win- ter school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Landing in New York City early in January, the Latin Americans visited major American universities in the East, including Princeton University, John Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania. On their trip up from the South they have visited Washington, Pittsburgh and Chicago. Predict Clash Wenley, Kappa Sigma Win As Theta Chi Team Bows Results of the first round of the} men's intramural debating were an- nounced yesterday by R. Erwin Bow- ers, '41, director of the tournament. Competing in the first round Hale Champion, '44, and George Sallade, '43, defeated Ross Beyea, '42, and Robert Fleming, SpecE.. of Theta Chi. The Wenley House team of Bob Gibson, '43, and Paul Lipke, defeated the Phi Epsilon Pi team composed of Jack Gordon, '43, and Joe Kopman, '43. Russ Berge, '43, arid George Bosch,! '44SM, defeated Kappa Sigma's two- man team of Donn Plott and Robert Moon, '44. Bud Burgess, '44E, and Jerry Sheets, '43, of Wenley House defeated Howard Solomon, '42, and Al Breckler, '42. Whether or not every able-bodied man should serve one year's military service before he reaches the age of 21 was the tournament topic. Speech students, Varsity debaters and facul- ty members judged the debate. If Greece does not accede to Hit-r ler's terms Marshal General Sig- mund List, Chief of the general staff of the German, expeditionary force now in Bulgaria, is expected' to lead the Nazi forces southward. Next Conscription Registration Date Seen By October Youths reaching the age of 21 since last registration probably will be re- quired to register for selective service by next October, Col. William H. Draper, a member of President Roose- velt's advisory committee on selective service declared yesterday. He told a conference of college and university officials that the opinion of college officials was sought on whether it should be held after the school year in June or next October. The earlier registration would en- able students to learn in advance whether they would be called during the school year while an October registration might cause some not to return to classes for fear they would be drafted, Draper pointed out. Col Draper was here yesterday and told The Daily that the University's role in national defense work has received high praise in official circles. He expressed the belief that it would frequently be called upon in the future. Germans Intensify Efforts To Crack British Hold On Turkish Sympathy Athens Will Fight, Informant States (By The Associated Press) SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 7.-(The following was approved by the Bul- arian Press Office under a new cen- orship)-The Germans, directing nore energy than ever before toward Affecting a Greek-Italian peace; are ffering Greece a settlement whereby it would lose no territory held by it it the beginning of the war, it was intimated tonight. This was in seeming contradiction to the earlier reports from neutral nilitary observers here who predict- d a German attack on Greece's Ma- edonia and Thrace within 48 hours -one of those weekend lunges by spearheads of steel now familiar to gazi battle tactics. Intensify Efforts German diplomatic efforts in Tur- key were also intensified, it was stated. Locomotives, machinery and ther economic rewards are being ield out to Turkey by the Nazis. The ffort in Turkey, even stronger than before the entrance of Nazi troops in Bulgaria, is aimed at nullifying all British influence there. It is quite apparent here that the Germans are counting heavily upon the success of their diplomatic plans despite repeated Greek assertions hat Greece will continue to fight and ,despite the links that Turkey has maintained with Britain. Axis informants here declared Bri- tsh Foreign Minister Anthony Eden, in Athens, failed to obtain from the Greeks a definite pledge to fight on and as proof of their' contentions, they point to the lack of specific declaration to that effect in Greek communiques. - Diplomatic Strategy An informant close to Axis diplo. matic quarters intimated that Ger- man diplomatic strategy, backed by armies in Bulgaria, is to convince Greece of the futility of further fight- ing and to impress upon Turkey that Nazidom is supreme in Southeastern Europe and that Britain's influence has dwindled to nothing. Axis commentators also claimed that Yugoslavia would join the Axis or be swung into line by the rising German power in the Balkans. The Germans also discounted Russia's note of disapproval to Bul- garia, a "protest" against allowing Nazi troops to come in without re- sistance. German troops in occupied Bul- garia, the base for the expected as- sault, stood more than 150,000 strong along the Greek and Turkish fron- tiers and German officers seized the available transport of this country' to move up their ever-lengthening columns of men and machines. 'The Greeks, nevertheless, seemed prepared to take their chances. The Greek Army, said Grecian diplomats, "absolutely will fight any German invasion." Hillel Production Will Continue Run A capacity audience saw the first night performance of John Howard Lawton's Broadway .hit, . "Success Story," by the Hillel Players at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre yesterday. Tickets may be had until noon to- Students In Europe To Be Aided By Starvation Day Contributions Puck men Face Iliinois In Last Home'Contest By ART HILL Down but not out, the Michigan hockey team today looked gloomily forward to the prospect of three more games wtih the powerful Illinois squad. They meet the Illini in the first of those three contests tonight at the Colesium, the face-off to be at 8 p.m. This is the last home contest for the Wolverines and it's safe to say that the boys would be willing to give up a meal or two (Sunday din- ner excluded, of course) for a. victory over the visitors who are headed for the Big Ten Championship. A Michigan victory tonight, how- ever, is something that just doesn't seem to be in the cards. The Illini boast too much speed, stick-hand- ling ability and general all-around, hockey excellence for the locals. For two periods in Thursday's game be- tween the two teams, Michigan looked as if they were headed for a major upset, but the great Illinois club turned on the heat with a vengeance in the third frame, scoring :ix times, to take a 7-1 win. Should the Wolverines come through, however, it would be a de- cided blow to Illinois' hopes for the (Continued on Page 3) Funds contributed by University students will be used to aid Students in Europe who are refugees or who are confined in prisoner-of-war or internment camps and for Chinese students, it was announced by Jean Fairfax, '41, charman of the "Starva- tion Day" drive for the donations of at least, the price of one meal, March 14. . American dollars which are at a high premium in China; will do much to alleviate suffering and to preserve the cultural and scientific develop- ment that China has attained. For example, five cents will provide shel- ter for one student for two weeks while 15 cents will supply him with food for a similar period. One dollar will provide a year's medical care; five dollars, 60 sets of winter clothing Hungary, Switzerland, Norway and the Low Countries. In German ter- ritory more than 30,000 students are Allied prisioners of war and in need of guidance, education and recrea- tion. More than 1,000,000 prisoners- of-war in Europe are of student age. Internee universities have been estab- lished in Switzerland with the assist- ance of Swiss colleges. These conditions were reported by a staff member of the YMCA, the only organization permitted to do work in European prison camps. Students who sacrifice the price of a meal will gain an understanding of the type of problem that millions throughout the world face, Miss Fair- fax said. Funds contributed will be collected at tables in University build- ; . r f r t 1 r r , College Students Are Tightwads, Cab-Drivers Inform Reporter By WILLIAM BAKER If you want to learn about yourself, boys and girls, just ask the campus cab drivers. They'll tell you, and how! There were two or three of them sitting in a cab at the State Street taxi stand when the knock-kfieed re- porter horned in on the conversation With a little prompting, they spilled the dope. For instance, boys and girls, they think you're a bunch of tightwads. "They never tip, even on J-Hop night," said one driver. "And besides, they're always grumbling about the rates they have to pay." But you're usually pretty friendly, "When 'people are friendly, it breaks the monotony." "But the men just sit there like a frozen sphinx, and grumble if you don't go fast enough," argued one in the back seat. But they all seemed to think it is pretty nice, this being a cab driver. They learn a lot about life, or so they say. "And not through the rear-view mirror, either!" added the one behind the wheel. "What do college students talk about in taxi-cabs?" began the fel- low in the back seat. "Well, I don't listen much-hardly at all, cause there's usually a pretty good radio program on. "I think most people are afraid toI say anything in a cab cause they'i e