GENERAL NEWS LL 131Pit 4:3ait SECTION THREE ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1940 Prof. Emswiler, Noted Engineer, Dies In His Home East Quadrangle Supplements Dormitory Accommodations Sellouts Predicted For Choral Union Concerts BySink Chairman Of Mechanical Engineering Department Famed For Research Served On College FacultySince 1906 Prof. John Edward Emswiler, for- mer chairman of the mechanical en- gineering department, died of arter- iosclerosis last Monday night in his home on 1303 Granger Ave., at the age of 60. *He had been suffering from ill health during the past two years and was on leave from the University during the year 1939-40. His con- dition became critical Sunday, Sept. 22, when he suffered a stroke. Served 34 Years Noted engineer, teacher and auth- or, Professor Emswiler had been a member of the faculty for 34 years serving as chairman of his depart- ment since 1937. He became an assistant professor in 1911, an asso- ciate professor in 1916 and was ad- vanced to a full professorship in 1918. As a scientist Professor Emswiler was best known for his work in ven- tilation, heat power and steam tur- bines, and as an author for his book on thermodynamics. He was also a member of both the executive and standing committees of the Univer- sity. Lauded By Dean Commenting on his death yester- day Prof. Ivan C. Crawford, dean of the Engineering College, declared that Professor Emswiler's death was a great loss to the University. "For many years," he said, "Professor. Emswiler had been an ornament to the staff of the College. 'He was well-known and highly respected throughout the United States for his work, and inside the School he was outstanding for his ability, as an in- structor and for the intense interest he had in his students." Professor Emswiler was born on Feb. 13, 1880 in Lebanon, Ill., and attended county schools, high school and college in Ohio, graduating from Ohio State University in 1903 with a degree in mechanical engineering. work Rushed On Directory Co-Op Members Included As Innovation This Fall Work is being rushed on this year's Student and Faculty Directory to bring out in record time the publi- cation of miscellaneous personal in- formation concerning campus resi- dents and organizations. In addition to the usual list of names, home addresses, Ann Arbor addresses and telephone numbers of students will be published for the first time a roster of students living in cooperative houses. Men's and women's dormitory per- sonnel and members of general fra- ternities and sororities and profes- sional fraternities and sororities will be listed along with various city in- formation\such as addresses and tele- phone numbers of churches, theatres, hospitals and the police and fire de- partments. Copies of the University Calendar, and a map of Ann Arbor will be in- cluded in addition to several pages of information concerning various campus activities, their personnel, their location and their telephone numbers. The Directory, published annually by the Michiganensian, University year book, will be edited by Charles B. Samuel, '41. John W. Cory, '41, is business manager and John Bach- man, '42, will serve as advertising manager. Faculty Men To Attend Conferences In October Three members of University fac- ulties will attend professional confer- ences away from Ann Arbor during October. Prof. Roger L. Morrison, of the civil engineering department, will read a paper before the National Q -fl ..n-- er i Pi orn nof A-Q 950 Members Form Largest Student Co-op The Michigan Wolverine, with 950 members, is now the largest student cooperative in the world, according to Joseph Gardner, '41BAd, treasurer. The Wolverine is far from being a mere restaurant. It is a club for students run by students. Its activi- ties vary from programs of sym- phonic music to intramural athletic teams. Sunday evening social hours and dances form an. important part of the Wolverine's activities. The club is run by a board of direc- tors, consisting of two faculty mem- bers, Prof. Robert R. Horner of the economics department and Prof. Paul Mueschke of the English depart- ment, and seven students elected from the general' membership. Student members of the board are Arthur Kepka, '41L, Galvin Keene, '43L, Calvi'n Chamberlin, '41L, Kenneth Nordstrom, '41L, John Spencer, '42, BAd, and President John Scheibe, '42BAd. In addition to the board of direc- tors there are three executive-officers. Spencer is personnel manager, Gard- ner serves as treasurer and Don Counihan, '41, is purchasing agent. The Wolverine was formed in 1932 in the basement of Lane Hall. In 1937 it moved across the street to its present quarters, where it owns the land and building. Study, Don't Enlist, FDR Tells Students The call to patriotic service by students should be an incentive to further education rather than to withdrawal from school to serve in the army or navy, according to a letter recently sent to the Federal Security Agency's education division by President Roosevelt. Education, the President said, is greatly needed today in order to build up a large body of citizens who are intelligent and sound of judgment. Scientists, engineers, economists and teachers are in great demand, and they must do advanced work in col- leges and universities. Until they are otherwise notified, therefore, the President said, all stu- dents should consider it their pa- triotic duty to contiue their educa- tion in spite of defense work. To Open Series ew East Quad Offers Luxurious' Accommodations For 400 Students (*2 By DAVID LACHENBRUCH The University's newest building is "Home Sweet Home" to 400 male* students. The East Quadrangle of residence halls began its first semester's oper- ation yesterday, adding another link to the University's rapidly expanding dormitory system. The new "Quad" on East Univer- sity Avenue n(o-sists of four separate and distinct houses. housed in one large bu=ding. the oly communicat- ing link between them t-ping the large foyer surrounding the inner court on the first floor. Separate for . each house, too, is the student government system, which is patterned after that in use in the West Quadrangle of dormitor- ies. Student life and staff personnel is under the supervision of Prof. Joseph E. Kallenbach of the political science department, Chief Resident Adviser. Physical operation, includ- ing food service and housing, is under the supervision of Miss Margaret McLaughlin, dietitian. Three of the four houses compos- ing the East Quadrangle, Prescott, Greene and Tyler, house undergrad- uates, while 95 graduate and profes- sional students are assigned to Hins- dale House. It is expected that most of the occupants of the undergrad- uate houses during the first year or two will be freshmen, but, to attain a representative and balanced mix- ture of all classes. The East Quadrangle is luxurious- ly furnished, the main motif being huge oak paneling. As one enters through the tremendous oak portals Library Officials Attend Historical Conference Dr. Randolph G. Adams, director, and Howard H. Peckham, curator of manuscripts of the University's Wil- liam L. Clements Library, attended the Maumee Valley International Historical Convention, held progress- ively at Toledo, O., Fort Wayne, Ind. and Defiance, O., last weekend. The meeting was attended by dele- gates from Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario. into the main hall, one becomes con- scious of a feeling of college tradi- tion, in spite of the newness of the surroundings. The floors are covered with brick- red tiling, and above the oak-paneled walls emerges an elliptical ceiling of green soundproof material. Ice wa- ter circulates through a system of emerald green drinking fountains. Each residence hall contains a well-appointed lounge. The main Opportunities For Engineers Are Described Dean Ivan C. Crawford Presents First Address; Defense Needs Are Cited Dean Ivan C. Crawford of the En- gineering College made his first pub- lic address here Friday night before a meeting of the Ann Arbor Engin- eering Club where he declared that "mere hordes of manpower mean lit- tle in present day warfare and it is the engineers to whom the public must turn to for defense." "Every branch of the army and navy is dependent upon some form of engineering," Dean Crawford em- phasized, "and today there exists a great opportunity for every engin- eer with the proper qualifications to become a leader in the work of pre- paredness." Describing the armies of the past, Dean Crawford mentioned many ex- amples of engineers who received important posts in various military forces and continued by asserting that there was no reason why they should not remain in positions of importance. "If we take engineering out of our armed forces we will be going back to the days of Alexander and Cae- sar," he said, "for modern war has become mainly a process of pitting engineering skill against engineering skill." Dean Crawford quoted an article by Maj. Gen. Lytel Brown in listing the qualifications of a leader in a military force and asserted that "the engineers have everything except 'nerve'." He applied this to the mem- bers of his profession, however, en- tirely in a mental sense and criti- cized his colleagues for bashfulness. He began his talk by pointing out the lack of military knowledge pos- sessed by the average engineer dur- ing the last war compared to the knowledge they have today and showed how the profession was in- timately tied up with the infantry, artillery, signal corps, air force, ord- nance departmentand quartermaster corps. Exchange Asks For Volumes "Any old books? any old books?" So wails Robert 'Samuels, '42, these days as he tries to meet the de- mands of hundreds of students for second-hand textbooks. Bob is the director of the Student Book .Exchange, a revival of the old medieval practice of barter that isn't doing so badly toward providing stu- dents with shop-worn gems of knowl- edge without the trouble or expense of a middleman. The Exchange is operating back at its old location in the South Lounge of the Union 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day after a brief stay ir 212 Angell Hall. This is the fourth operation of the Exchange and sales have beer steadily expanding. "There is a great need for books of all descrip- +inC." Saomuples deared_ ursine lounge, however, is situated in the Charles Ezra Greene House and is equipped with a grand piano and console radio-phonograph. Oak and green is again the color scheme of the room. Luxurious red and green leather lounge-chairms and flow- ered curtains compose the home-like surroundings of the lounges. Indi- rect lamps make them ideal places to study or read. Each lounge also houses a large fireplace. In the center of the rectangular building is a grassy green court, shaded by a large oak tree and deli- cately tinted with vari-colored hardy flowers, still blooming despite the cold spell. Stone benches surround the court. The halls contain two dining halls, on either side of one common kitch- en. One hall is used by Greene and Hinsdale Houses, the other by Tyler and Prescott. And the best feature of the , new dormshwas expounded by a freshman, when he explained that the food was "darn good, darn good!" Absentee Vote Service Set Up, By Union Staff Everyone knows you can't operate a six-cylinder engine on four cylin- ders for long but they expect that democracy will go right on percolat- ing on the same basis, Albert Ludy, '42, said in announcing the Michi- gan Union's drive to have all absentee voters of the University express them- selves come the first Tuesday after the first Monday this November. Every service is being provided absent Joe or Josephine Citizen to enable them to cast their choices accurately whether they hail from Maine or California. Just step into the Union lobby any afternoon be- tween 3 and 5 and the attendant will tell you what special procedure your state requires before you may ballot. Ballots must be signed before a certified notary, whose service the Union will provide at no charge to the voter. Registration is required in all cases except New Jersey, but 10 states provide that the voter may also register by mail. All those who expect to have their ballots accepted must act promptly, because in some states ballots must be requested 30 days in advance which doesn't leave much time in view of the fact that November fifth is the big day, Ludy commented. MARIAN ANDERSON SRA To Feature Varied Program For This Year Will Emphasize Religious Music Interpretations, Social Service Work Extra-curricular religious activi- ties centered in Lane Hall will swing into action this week, for all students as the varied program of the Student Religious Association goes into oper- ation. Under the direction of Kenneth Morgan and a student executive council the religious organization will feature seminars on current religious topics, active social service projects, a series on the interpretation and appreciation of religious music, an extensive library and the publication of a religious quarterly. Seminars on current religious sub- jects will be inaugurated in five fields of religious interest. Begin- ning Oct. 14 the seminar of religious music under the direction of Lonna Parker, '41, will be headlined by the playing of records from the newly acquired library of religious music from 4 to 5:30 p.m. each Monday. The origins, content and literary as- pects of the Old and New Testaments will be discussed by the second semi- nar headed by Kenneth Morgan open- ing at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17. Consideration of the religious phi- losophy of Maimonides, Kiekegaard,' Dostoyevsky, Thomas Aquinas and Barth will be led by Fakhri Haluf in the seminar on theology. Devotional literature will be specially treated in the group meeting Nov. 6 under the sponsorship of Mr. Morgan. Among the five lectures will be "Confes- sions of St. Augustine," ",The Cloud of the Unknowing," and the "Imita- tion of Christ." Members of the faculty and Doyle Seldenright will conduct the series (continued on Page 5) Season Ticket Sale High; Enthusiastic Response Given Annual Program Over-The-Counter Sale Opens Monday The music world's response to this rear's Choral Union program has >een so enthusiastic that sell-out audiences have virtually been as- ured to all ten concerts of the 62nd annual series, which opens Oct. 23, )r. Charles A. Sink, president of the Jniversity Musical Society, declared esterday. An unprecedented demand for sea- on tickets. has literally "swamped" hie Society's new offices in the Bur- on Memorial Tower, Dr. Sink said, >ut he emphasized that orders for >oth single and season tickets will till be taken, filed and filled until tonday. Over-the-counter sale will ;et underway' \at 8:30 a.m. then in he Society's offices. 'First In History' Even the more conservative music- :oers have already come out for the 940 series as "the finest in Choral Jnion history." They offer as proof: (1) The inclusion on the program, or the first time, of three American iajor symphony orchestras: the New ork Philharmonic under John Bar- irolli on Sunday, Nov. 24; the Bos- n, conducted by Dr. Sergei Kous- evitsky onDec. 11; and the Minnea- >olis under Dimitri Mitropoulos on fan. 28. Of the three, only the Kinneapolis group is making its lo- :al debut under the Greek-born con- luctor, who, since his taking over of he baton from Eugene Ormandy, as led the orchestra into the leading ymphonic ranks in the country. The oncert by the New York orgaiza- ion, 99-year-old leader of American ymphonies, will be given interna- lonal airing as one of the regular inter Sunday afternoon broadcasts f the New York Philharmonic So ety. Anderson Returns (2) The return to Ann Arbor of darian Anderson, Negro contralto, vho still holds the local record of 17 urtain-calls set at the 1938 May estival. Miss Anderson, Toscanini's voice for this century," will open the eries Oct. 23, singing a program of ongs by Schubert, Handel, Belini, ehanen, Sadero and Ravel. High ight of her program for most listen- rs, however, should be a group of four Negro spirituals. At her last ppearance in Hill Auditorium, Miss Anderson, in the face of vociferous protest, had to refuse to offer any N[egro spirituals because she was ap- pearing at the time on an all-Brahms program. But, she promised to grati- fy the requests during her next re- Aital in Ann Arbor. Horowitz To Appear (3) Ann Arbor's first glance on Jan. 15 at Vladimir Horowitz, Russ- ian pianist, after a five-year a6sence from the United States. The son-in- law of Toscanini, famed in his own right as one of the leading inter- preters of Brahms, is making his first tour of the country after five years of concertizing in European capitals. (4) The Don Cossack Chorus' re- newal of acquaintance on Nov. 18. The group, under the direction of Serge Jaroff, has recently completed its 11th season in this country. Thirty-four strong, these Musco- vite melodists will sing the folk tunes, Cossack soldier songs and liturgies dating back 1000 years with which (Continued on Page 4) Textbook Library Opens For Needy The Textbook Lending Library in the Angell Hall Study Hall has begun operations. The library may be used by any needy student of the Univer- sity, provided he is recommended by one of the Deans, or by an academic counselor of his college. The books are made available by donations of books from students who no longer need them, as well as through finan- cial aid from alumni. Freshmen and sophomores in the College of Literature, Science and On Historical Film Series: Art Cinema League To Revive Four Doug Fairbanks Pictures' Four of the most famous swash- gymnastics, will be supported in these buckling Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. films films by stellar performers of the will be brought to this campus, start- baby movie industries, some of whom are still in the business. ing at 8:15 p.m. Sunday at the Lydia- "Don Q" was directed by Donald Mendelssohn Theatre, as the first of- Crisp, now a character actor. "The fering in an ambitious Art Cinema Three Musketeers," directed by Fred League series. Niblo, will offer Marguerite de la The 'League, a University organ- Motte, the Oriental siren Barbara ization designed 'to bring unusual La Marr and Hollywood's best dressed moving pictures .to the student body leading man, Adolphe Menjou. and faculty, starts its ticket sale this The League's choice of Fairbanks week at the Union, the League and pictures was prompted by the un- Wahr's book store. Early purchase usual interest being shown in the re- of the $1 series tickets is urged. Stu- vivals throughout the country ,since dents will not be able to buy admis- the actor's death in 1939. He started sion to individual performances. his career in 1915, along with the "The Man In The Iron Mask" will birth of moviedom, and made his open the series Sunday, followed by last appearance in the English-made "Don Q" on Sunday, October 20; "The Private Life of Don Juan." "The Three Musketeers" Sunday, Introduced Thrillers November 3; and "Robin Hood" Sun- Fairbanks' advent into the cellu- day, November 17. These features are loid business introduced a then new to be accompanied by musical scores technique into the growing art-form. arranged by Caroline Rosenthal, '41, Where production had formerly been and will be supplemented by selected the "heavy," slow-moving type, Fair- short subjects. banks acted in and produced fast- Stutz Is Manager moving, action-packed thrillers, a Serving as general manager of the great deal like the Errol Flynn epics Art Cinema League for 4he coming of today. He gained most of his pop- year will be Albert Stutz, Grad. The ularity during the 1920's, and at League, Board is composed of Prof. that time shared top box-office ap- Harold McFarlin, of the geodesy aft peal throughout the world with surveying department Prof. Otto G. Charlie Chaplin. Graff, of the German department; "The Man In The Iron Mask," Prof. Mentor Williams, of the Eng- which will be shown Sunday, was re- lish department; Madama Lila Parg- cently remade in Hollywood, but ac- w1 nnf. f a ty--n aali ric e 1- nr i.. t -~ nr in - rl a f%+ 11-_... His Bit For Defense: Professor LaRue To Superviser Rubber Expedition Into Bolivia Prof. Carl D. LaRue of the botany department has been chosen by thet Department of Agriculture to head' a five-month expedition over theG Andes into the wild rubber country of Northern Bolivia and the upper Amazon to develop an American rub-k ber for American defense. Vital raw material in both war andl peace, rubber has been placed near1 the top of the list of American de-i fense needs. Professor LaRue's tripJ into the Bolivian wilds is seen as a; first step toward ending Western Hemisphere dependence on the Ori- ent for its rubber supply. Widely recognized as an authority1 on rubber, Professor LaRue has been selected for the task because of his extensive knowledge of black rubber which, while it is superior in yield and quantity to the white rubber now cultivated in the Far East, has never been tried out in plantations. - TaRue Will Survey Sailing from New York, Sept. 27,i with another representative of the Department of Agriculture, Professor LaRue will join the Bolivian mem- bers of the expedition in South Amer- ica. Since 1918, Professor LaRue has been urging the introduction of black, rubber into cultivation. From 1917- 1920 he was research botanist of the United States Rubber Company in the Far East where he developed the first methods of budding from high- yielding trees on a plantation scale. Methods Increased Yield His methodsincreased rubber yield by twenty times. Because black rub- ber is a better producer in its natural state, he explains, it is quite possible that, if it can be cultivated in planta- tions, its yield may be even greater than the already large yield now taken from white rubber plants. Professor LaRue directed the De- partment of Agriculture's expedition to six South American countries in