PAGE TWO Students Called For Oratorical GroupTryouts Speakers Should Register For Elimination Contest Before No'on, Eier. Says All students planning to partici- pate in the preliminary tryouts for the annual Northern Oratorical League contests must register at the speech office before noon today, Prof. LouisE rich of the speech department in charge of the activity, announced.st Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible to participate in the con- test held every year between six Mid- Western schools. The preliminarycontest will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in Room 4003 Angell Hall. Contestants in the pre- liminary round must be prepared to give a five-minute portion of their oration or a five-minute extempore speech on the subject of their ora- tion. The finals to determine the Uni- versity representative will bem held March 28 for those winning in the preliminary contest. At that time they must give their speeches, which should not exceed 2,000 words. The winner of this contest will represent the University against the five other schools of the League. TheUniversity will play host to the League finals to be held in the Rackham lecture hal May 2. Repre- sentatives of Northwestern Univer- siny, Western Reserve University, - Ohio State University, the Univer- sity of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin will also appear. SDAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1941 VOL. LI. No. 122 Publication in the asly Official Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Notices Aeronautical Engineering Students: There will be available in the De- partment of Aeronautical Engineer- ing two Frank P. Sheehan Scholar- ships and probably three assistant- ships, for theiyear 1941-42. These scholarships and assistantships are, in general, restricted to upperclass- men and graduate students, and the selection is made very largely on the basis of scholastic standing. Appli- cations for these positions will be re-n ceived up to April 1, 1941. Students wishing to make application should address them to Professor E. A. Stalk- er, B-47 East Engineering Building, and should give a brief statement of their qualifications and experience in regard to both their scholastic work and any outside experience they may have had. A statement should also be made giving their plans for fur- therstudy in Aeronautical Engineer- ing. Applications may be made for both the scholarships and the assist- antships. Bronson-Thomas and Kothe-Hild- ner prize competitions will be held on Thursday, March 27, from 2 -5 p.m. in Room 203 U.H. Detroit Northwestern High School Graduates: A one-year tuition schol- arship in this University, in honor of Miss Julia E. Gettemy, B.L. 98, for many years teacher of public speak- ing and dramatics at the Northwest- ern High. School, Detroit, is being offered by her sister, Miss Winifred Gettemy of Eagt Lansing. The holder must be a graduate of Northwestern High School, preferably a man, and one who is specializing in English or Speech; he must have a scholarship average of at least B. Letters of ap- plication should be sent to B. J. Riv- ett, Principal, Northwestern High School, Detroit, with a transcript of the applicant's University record to date, before April 15. Senior Women may get caps and gowns, 1:00-5:30 p.m., Monday, March 24, in the League Ballroom.. Prices: caps and gowns together, $4.50 with a -$3.00 refund; gowns alone, $3.00 with a $2.00 refund; caps aid tassels alone, $1.75 with a 75c refund. Seniors must have caps and gowns to attend Senior Supper, Wednesday, March 26. Adult Music Camp: Camp Wood- wind in Peekskill, N.Y., the adult va- cation camp of the Studios of Music Education in New York City, offers to a limited number of college .stu- dents, the opportunity to pay part SpringBalks- First Day Can Never Arrive! Yesterday, March 21, was not the first day of spring, in fact there is no first day of spring. Each year at this time, various notices are seen in the newspapers ! and science magazines saying that yesterday, on March 21, at precisely' 6:591/2 a.m. the sun reached the ver- nal equinox. At that moment the sun in its apparent northward motion, crossed the celestial equator and stood over the earth's equator. This was heralded as the beginning of spring. No Reason In Nature "however," says Prof. William W. Sleator, of the physics department, "there is no reason in nature, logic or language why the seasons should be bounded by the two solstices and the two equinoxes." There is no official whose duty it is to define the names of the sea- sons and if there were such an of fi- cial he could not perform that func- tion. Spring Cannot Be Marked Certainly the first of spring can- not be marked as any definite day for the countries below the equatorare In not experiencing spring at all but the beginningsof autumn. Students and people in general will- probably still continue to call March 21 the first day of spring, but re- member it doesn't have to be unless you want it to be. fSmoke Nuisance Experiments Made (Continued from Page i) to new plants and it may be also1 used on steamships and trains, the professors believe. Working under controlled condi- tions of wind, temperature and smoke exit speed, it was found that the tendency of the gases to came down was more dependent upon the gas temperature as had been previously assumed. of their camp fee in counseling erv- ices.d, Further information may be ob- tained at the Bureau of Appoint- ments, 201 Mason Hall, hour 9-12, 2-4. The University Bureau of Appoint-t ments and Occupational Information has received a notice from the Philco Corporation at Philadelphia, Pa., that they are interested in employing sev- eral electrical, mechanical, and indus- trial engineers from this year's grad- uating class. These men will be placed in laboratories for trainingI for engineering or supervisory posi- tions in the organization. Application1 blanks on file at the Bureau, 201 Mason Hall. Office hours: 9-12 and 2-4. f Concerts May Festival: Six concerts will be1 given by distinguished artists and organizations as follows:f Wednesday Evening, May 9. Thursday Evening, May 8.r Friday Afternoon, May 9.t Friday Evening, May 9. Saturday Afternoon, May 10. Saturday Evening, May 10. Orders for tickets, either for the entire Festival or for individual con- certs, should be left at the offices oft the University Musical Society in Burton Memorial Tower. Tickets willl be selected in the sequence of receiptt of order, and will be mailed out aboutc April 20 by ordinary mail at pur-P chasers' risks unless additional feel for registered mail is included. Exhibitions Exhibitions: The following exhibi- tions will be open at the hours stated below in the Rackham Building: Ceramics and Bronzes from Siam. The Neville Collection. Stelae from Kom Abu Billu. From the University's excavation in Egypt. Ancient Chinese Bronze Mirrors. March 22, 2-5 p.m. Modern Posters in Alumni Memorial Hall afternoons, 2-5, through March 24, under the auspices of the Ann Arbor Art Association and the Insti- tute of Fine Arts.I Javanese and Balinese textiles from the collection of Professor and Mrs. T HE MICHIGAN DAILY On Way To Guard House Third Largest Tel Stored Here Fo By HOWARD FENSTEMAKER I A five-ton pyiex disk, potentiallyc the third largest telescope mirror in the world, lies in a shied behind the Observatory waiting fo an astro-r nomicaly-minded benefactor to do- nate a mere half-million dollars in J order that its intended purpose may beieaized.n a ud Measuring 97 v inches across, thed mirror is exceeded in sie only by1 the 100-inch Mt. Wilsonreflector and the new 200-inch mirror at Mt. Palomar, Calif. It was "ladled" April 3, 1934, at the Corning Glass Works,1 Corning, N. Y., in the same year that the 200-inch glass was poured. The cost was sustained by the latee Tracy McGregor of Detroit, who un-I til his death several years ago wished the donor to remain anonymous. Result Of Miscast Original specifications called for a mirror 85 / inches in diameter, but before the cooling process uas finished, however, something went wrong, resulting in glass of poor l quality and undoing all the previous( work. The glass works then offered v.arg TPy sto recast it intla arger piece, for i a small additional sum, and asa F\o e f n e .he ne esy 'hr " - result of the mishap the prement disk ,, .: w'"as produced. By .. : . . CEFollowing a slow, tedious annealing .s nd ndprocess, taking six months, the huge piece of glass was brought to Ann Frank Mon nd h29 who said he was a member of a religious sect Arbor, where it has remained in the opposed ot Tirhry sexv ice, was difted despite his refusal to answer same stage of development since aye tions a-id take the soldier toath. He was carried forcibly from the 1937. induction chter in New York City to a truck and officers said it Oas Precision Is Essential headed for amp Upton's guard house. The first step necessary toward a ey ecomplete telescope, according to Prof. Heber D. Curtis, chairman of Male Threats Provoke Michigan the astronomy departmet, is that of grinding and polishing, which r' d e hyi must be done very precisely, accurate Coedsennas At- AnI en ilovement towithin one five hundred thou- tndytng p e h t. nhi isee hnt sandth of an inch in the shape of a Iparaboloid. This process would Margot Thorn Points Way asked more than 100 girls the follow- easily take a year to complete, he or AConter BO n h i s squestion: "What is your opinion explained. of the newest threat made by Michi- A perfectly balanced mounting By Women Of Campus gan men to turn to'East Lansing for with no strain on the mirror and no future dates? vibration must then be constructed. By ROBERT MANTHO Sororities, dormitories and inde- The work of grinding and mounting The stock of Michigan men hit a pendent girls' rooming houses were will cost $30,000.Prof. Curtis de- new low today-and the campus coed visited in an attempt to get a cross-dared. is responsible. section of opinion. The following I Now Need Observatory With L Margot Thor showing the statements represent general coed When the telescope itself has been way, coeds replied to the recent threat feeling on the subject: completed, he continued, a suitable made by Michigan men 'to get their Margot Thom, '42: For their own Tm_ Harm__ 'ssprtbroadca_,_"In dates from East Lansing unless they personal charm, I think Michigan received better treatment by M-girls men are much too demanding. Their in the futue main trouble is that they don't like The consensus of coed opinion competition But variety is the spice seems to indicate that Michigan men of lifey sare behind the eightball to stay. Harriette Vicary, '43A: Let 'em go! By TRANCES MENDELSON Prevailing coed sentiment was ob- And I hope Michigan State men re- tained by the Roving kheporter who taliate. Anything is better than the _nthe__eries__f_"Chidren'sTheatre Baggy-Trousers wer e used to seeing Waly Pipps, former first baseman Eetrett.Thewnaeonerdibityion- Thon campus! for the New York Yankees and the veett S.Brownareonn Barbara Rogers, '41: Michigan men Ci Rds, my be tured in the display cases, main floor cor- are just curious because the "grass ih nwitig h oue " hiilre' the rdo, Arhectue Bld, archalways seems greener on the other News" show, to be heard at 5:30 p.m. 10-27. side of the fence." But they'll come tdyoe tto J.Ppsi o crawling back like they always do. toayfierepStative fo PprhenoAw Exhbi: Dfese ouing araned Frances Patterson, '41: I think I promoting junior baseball. by the Central Housing Commission, they're kidding. They wouldn't have i T LuhePrdm Director of the Washington, D.C.; third floor Ex- intellectual standards of one level T.Lte Iron hibition Room, Architecture Building, and then go down to another level for Bureau of Vocational Guidance, will Mvarch 25-29, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.ti'i teir women. also join the cast of "Youth in the 1 News" today as a permanent mem- ,."- Evelyn Wright, '42: They might as er Lectures well go to Michigan State because we're 4sppitd ntem h University Lecture: Paul S. Martin. ." sappointed inrt them.as, The Chie Cuatprof he eparmen ofMichigan men seem to think they are ToHamnsprtbads,"n Chief giftatorthe world.pBesidesotheythe Huddle," has been moved up to Anthopolgy o th Fied Mueumdon't put women on a pedestal as the 1:45 pm., instead of the 9:45 a.m. of Natural History, Chicago, will lec- Southerners do. spot. The station is the same-WCAR. ture on the subject, "Archeology of On the other hand, Mary Louise the Southwest" dlus) under the 7inney, '41, stated: "I think Michi- "Hans in Luk," one of the Grimm auspices of the Department of An- ;an men are justified in going toI fairy tales, will be heard at 10:45 thropology on Thursday, March 27, Michigan State for their dates be- a.m. today over WCAR as the fourth at 4:15 p.m. in the Rackham Amphi- :ause the girls there are very pretty." in the series of "Children's Theatre" theatre. The public is cordially in- The most indifferent coed opinion shows. Copies of the script, for pri- vited.; came from Betty Griswold, '43, who vate or school use, may be procured -- - " said: "I have my Michigan man, I by writing to the "Children's The- Students who have made Applica- don't care what the others do!" are," Morris Hall. .ATURDAY 'MAUCH 2.2, 1941. escope Mirror r Lack Of Funds place for it to be housed must be constructed University-owned land at Portage Lake, northwest of Ann Arbor, will be used as a site for the new observatory, ProfessorCurtis as- serted, if about $500,000 can be raised for the building itself. The present Observatory is unsuitable for a loca- tion because of surrounding build- ings, lights, city smoke and vibration, he pointed out. Meanwhile the eight-foot disk lies idle. With proper care,,however, Pro- fesson Curtis explained, there is no possibility for deterioration, and it will be ready for grinding whenever funds for that purpose are available. International Center To Continue Series Of Political Panels Two discussion groups will meet today at the International Center to continue their series of political and scientific panels, Pr'of. Raleigh RNelson, director of the Center'an- nounced. Fakhri Maluf, Grad., will lead the Sdiscussion of "Internationalism vs. Cosmopolitanism" at 3:30 p.m. today in the Lounge of the Center. Stu- dents from almost every nation of" the world have been represented in this forum. Students and faculty are invited to participate in the anal- ysis of international social and po- litical problems. !Mark Dresden, Grad., will be the leader of the panel on the elementary particles in the series of science roundtables meeting at 1:30 p.m. today. Rev. Leonard Parr of the First Congregational Church will analyze the works of Louis Adamic at the Sunday evening program at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Center. Noted for his fortnightly boob~ reviews, Dr. Parr will treat the books, "From Many Lands," "My America," and "Com- mon Sense," edited byAdamic. Ford Organizer Will Address ASUMeeting "The Effect of the War on Stu- dentsd Rights anciResponsibilities" will be the topic of the discussion to be held at a meeting of the Ameri- can Stuent Union at 7:45 p.m, Mon- day at Unity Hall, corner of State aind Huron streets, Highlighted at the meeting will be a talk by a Ford U.A.W. organizer, who will tell of the Ford organiza- tion campaign and the part it is playing in the national defense. pro- gram. Particularly stressed in the talk will be 'the status of the hundreds of Ford workers who were dismissed for union activity, but who have now been rein- stated at the demand of their fellow workers. Also stressed will be the importance of collective. baygaining as a means of adjusting grieivances between em~- ployer and employe, especially such problems as a stepped-up production rate and wage levels.- With conscription near for many students, the campus as a whole should be interested in the effect of the war on education. S Lost. Performances Today 2:30 and 8:30 "Much Ado About Nby Willam Shakespeare PLAY PRODUCTION SPEECH DEPARTMENT 35c, 50c, 75c 8:30 P.M. Phone 6300 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre I tion for Commission in the U.S.N. Re- serve are offered a series of eleven lectures on Navy Regulations, Cus- toms and Traditions of the Naval Service delivered by the Professor of Naval Science and Tactics weekly on Mondays in Room 348 West Engineer- (Continued on gPage 4) 1 I-- - Last Times Today "TOBACCO ROAD" 1 SUNDAY SHOWS at 1-3-5-7-9 P.M. STARTS SUNDAY! mmmrr~ tE ofr §rit . . Jimporan Ce .. . YOUR HEALTH!9 PROVERBS tell us of the importance of health to an enjoyable life - and they're right too! See the change for yourself, once you're changed to health- ier foods prepared in a more skilled manner. 1 Nlights - sacWALDERS (c - ctax) Dancer Flo Mayo and others \Matinees - 30e) \inc tax) SPECIAL LENTEN ,MEALS SERVED I i ll I I I I Ii I ~ ~I W 'o I___ i