PjiC(;E flifcmT T If F N1 I C'H I C A N i t' i ."fi n.l' i '!'R .9.Ti R W , 9 i; Vl 0tV1 ThJAIlIt- 9 k .1. J, I Leads Chosen For Spaish Cubrama Norma Bennet, C. L. Hulet Will Act Leading Parts In Annual Production Flying Society Starts Practice To Defend Title Holding their first practice meet of the year at 3 p.m" today at the Ypsilanti anrport, the Flying Club, weather permitting, will begin prep- arations to defend its title of National Champions of the National Inter- Collegiate Flying Meet. One of a series to be held every third Sunday the practice meets will offer Flying Club Members their first -hance to use the Club plane which will also be used in the National Meet early next summer. Conscription Will Increase Jobs For Engineers McCready SD I'ys Norma Bennet, '41, and Claude L. Jiulet, '42, will portray the leading characters in this year's annual Span- i play, sponsored'I by La Sociedad Hispanica, it was announced yester- day. The play, "Puebla de las Mu- jeres," is to be produced in the Lydia Mendelssohn ; Theatre at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12. It is one of the most successful ;iays ever written by the Quintero brothers, popular contemporary play- -rights of Spain. A humorous work, t deals with the power of gossip in he affairs of a small Spanish vil- T. ge. Much of the comedy arises tram the hero's vain struggle against the attempts of the chief gossip of the village to match him with Juani- I a, a local beauty. Other principal roles in the play will be taken by June LarsQn, '41; Marjorie Teller, '43; David Gibson, '41; Raymond Chambers, '41. In supporting parts will be found Frances Besancon, '42; Carmelita Rosasco, '42; Antonietta Terretti, '42A; Katherine Rasquin, '44; Judith Perkins, '42; Lawrence Aronson, '43; Robert Mantho, '43; and Ernest Mc-I Carus, '44. Martha Drew, '41 has been ap- pointed general chairman to assist the irector, Charles N. Staubachg of the Department of Romance Languages, in the details of production. Produc- tan committees will be announced on.. Hymns To Be Broadcastj R- CHARLL THATCfE: to replace those called frorn their Asserting that the draft is having jobs by the draft, a two-fold effect on the number of The fact that a prospective em- iobs available !or graduating chem- ical engineers, Prof. D. W. McCready ploye is of draft age is apparently of the chemical engineering depart- of little concern to most of the larg- ment yesterday predicted that this er companies. One large chemical year would break all records as a corporation is even assuring its new year of engineering opportunity. men that should they be called to the "I've never seen a year like it," he colors, their jobs will be waiting for reported. "Although we h-aven't yet tcolorsheiryjobsuwll beowatingfr reached the jobs-per-man record of them when they return from the ser- 1929, I'm quite certain that before vice. the year is out we shall have sur- Salaries offered are largely depen- passed even that all-time high!" dent on the degree which the appli- Far from anticipating a sudden de- cant has earned. Graduates with crease in the demand after this year, Bachelor's degrees in engineering are Professor McCready nredicted r es n e g , ( .1 ,. i ,, 1 ' . I ' T A 1 T f 2 i t E!! E I Contest events are: (1) A bombteboo oul pobablylastnti offered from $125 to $145 monthly,. dropping test in which paper sacks 1943 Master's degree men from $140 to :illed with flour will be dropped by hand from a height of 500 feet at In charge of placements for the $175 monthly, and Doctor's degree a target on the ground; (2) A "bulls- Department of Chemical Engineering, I applicants from $225 to $250. The y" dProfessor McCready reported that al -best offer made so far, according tot ye lndin cotest (3 A sot"ready a bout sixty percent of the Y rad- landing contest. uady sors herben placedad Professor McCready, was for a Bach- All pilots on the campus are wel- that in the ranks of the grad ate stu- elor to start work at $125 a month, come to join the Club and partici- dents the figure is even higher. The with the guarantee that within eight- pate in the meet, Leslie J. Trigg, '41E, cutlook is even more optimistic when een months he would be getting president of the Club, said yesterday, it is considered that many of the re- but are advised to be at the airport maining forty percent will be return- at least $200 monthly before 3 p.m. today. ing to the University next fall for - -- aduate work, and are not looking Dr. Giithe Elected Pis G efor jobs. Pianist Gives "I have little doubt that by the Conference Head end of the semester practically all Concert Iodof the students seeking positions will Dr. Carl E. Guthe, Director of the have been placed, or at least been University Museum, has recently been given offers," he added. elected president of the Midwest Mu- The second Faculty Concert ofthe: Chief factor creating the abnormal seums Conference of the American semester will be presented by Prof. demand is the increased accent on Association of Museums. Maud. Okkelberg, ;pianist, of the national defense work. "The draft is The other officers have been chos- School of Music at 4:15 p.m. today doing double duty," Professor Mc- en from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illi- in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. Cready observed. "Men are being nois and Wisconsin, five states com- Among the leading selections which hired to speed up production of na- posing the midwest section of the she will play are Haydn's "Fantasie," tional defense materials, and at the Museums Conference. This present Debussy's "La Soiree dans Grenade," same time other men are being hired division represents a revision in the Schumann's 'Vienna Carnival Scene,' ----------- --- ------ former M-I-O Conference together "Ballad in D major, Op. 10" by V 1 with the annexation of Wisconsin Brahms and "The Next Market Day" Van Dursen To Talk and Illinois to its original three by Jeanne Boyd. "Out of Court." a legal dramatiza- states. Prof. Hardin Van Deursen, bari- tion, will be presented by the Uni- Part of the work of the Conference tone, Mary Fishburne, pianist, and versity broadcasters at 12:45 p.m. to- is to render services and exchange Prof. Ava Comin Case, accompanist, day over WJR. Prof. Harlan Van of ideas to the workers in the numer- will join to offer the next in the Dursen of the School of Music will ous museums within the five states. Faculty Concert series at 4:15 p.m. conduct a musical program at 10:45 A byproduct of the, change is the next Sunday while John Wheeler, a.m. tomorrow over WCAR. He will publication of a Quarterly pamphlet '41SM, will present a student gradu- comment on the composers and the 1containing various items submitted ation recital at 8:30 p.m. selections given. by the members. Marine Corps Of fers Special Couirse Here Opportunity to gain a reserve of- ficer's rank in the Marine Corps af- ter three month's training with no previous military experience will be presented to graduating senior; March 7 through 10 when Lt. Orville V. Bergren of the U.S. Marine Corpr will be in Ann Arbor to interview applicants. Candidates who pass the necessary entrance requirementshare given three months' training at the Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia, fol- lowed by commission as a secone lieutenant, Marine Corps Reserve. # The newly-commissioned officers are given another three months of train- ing at the Marine Corps Schools, at which time they are receiving a total monthly income of $183. Upon completion of this course, the of- ficer enters active service with troops for the duration of the national emer- gency. Stipulations require that the ap- plicants for training have four years of college creditshare native-born male citizens of the United States who will be between the ages of 20 and 25 upon receiving their commis- sions, are unmarried, pass h, physi- cal examination, present references as to character, and have had no previous military experience. University Museum Buys Engravings By Mexican The University Museum has re- cently purchased a series of colored engravings that are reproductions of the topography murals displayed ir, the Pacific House at the San Fran- cisco World's Fair of 1939. The original pictures were painted by the Mexican artist, Miguel Cov- arrubias. twudhv-itl fet ~ ' l ; C ASHIN ITN, March 1. Cotton instead of reinforced con- crete for a;r raid shelters vas pro- posed toga--, E. C. Wallace, New York engineer who conceived the idea, told members of Congress that a 7-foot thickness of cotton would resist the penetration 1/ I. of a 6,0Q-pound bomb failing from 30,000 feet, whereas a 2,000-pound bomb falling 15,000 feet would pene- trate six feet -of reinforced concrete. The cotton can be fireproofed, it was said, so that incendiary bombs would have little effect. Don t Forget- The reading you were going to catch up on this semester - FOLLETT'S presents AN UNUSUALLY FINE SELECTION OF BOOKS FOR EVERY TASTE Follett's Michigan Bookstore Cotton Proposed For Air Raid Shelters 322 S. State at N. University Bob Graham, Mgr. Vour radio programs will be airedk I-oin the University broadcasting de- 1iment today. "Historic Hymns,"f '.)der the direction of Dr. Joseph E.} Maddy, will be heard from 9 to 9:30 am. over WJR.,# Professor Slosson will talk on worldx events this week at 12:30 p.m. overJ P-- GREENE'S will dS e s J I V~ I ," your GLOVES We have a small sewing machine specially designed to sew lip glove rips and nothing else . . . so your gloves can he stitched with the same stitch the manufacturer uses. 4 Dial 23-23- 1 G N No charge for pick-up and delivery.