Weather Cloudy; possibly light snow. Y i' e Sit ian Fifty Years Of Continuous Publication ~Iaitx Editorial Credits To Greaw Britain .. . VOL. LI. No. 60. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1940 Z-323 PrCE FIVE CENTS Wolverine Cagers Whip State, 42-14,' Varsity Pucksters Bow To Mustang Squad, 5-4 Greeks Capture Delvino In Initia Sofiak's Nine Points Pace Varsity; Brogan, Ruehle Each Account For Eight Spartans Register Only Five Baskets By NORM MILLER l Contest Dean Yoakurm Gives Views In Statement' An efficient, sharp-shooting Wol- verine basketball team piled up an overwhelming 24-9 advantage in the first half of its season opener at the Yost Field House last night and then coasted to an impressive 42-14 tri- umph over its age-old Michigan State rival. Paced by little Mike Sofiak, who scored seven points in the first nine minutes of play; Michigan overcame a short-lived 3-0 deficit and went on a scoring spree to ring up 14 consecutive points,while a sadly out- classed Spartan quintet tried des- perately but vainly to stem the Maize and Blue tide. Sofiak Removed Sofiak was removed from the game by Coach Bennie Oosterbaan with only ten minutes of the half gone af- ter committing three personal fouls, but the tiny Michigan forward's spark had set the Wolverine scoring ma- chine into action. With Bob Fitzgerald and rookie Jim Mandler using their towering six- foot, four-inch frames to maximum advantage in retrieving the ball from the backboards every time State took a shot, their smaller cohorts took care of the rest of %he job. The Varsity took 27 shots in the first half and made good on ten while holding the Spartans to three floor baskets. So close knit was the Michigan defense that the visitors had only 17 shots at the hoop, most of which were of the off-balance va- riety. Center Max Hindman of State op- ened the scoring after three minutes of play had elapsed when he cashed in on a foul shot. Bob Phillips con- nected with a set shot from the foul line, but that was the peak of the Spartans' superiority for the evening. Scores On Free Throw Sofiak took a pass from Fitzgerald and tossed in a short one-hand shot and a moment later made good on a free throw to tie the score. Fitz- gerald then took a pass from little Mike to score from under the hoop and put Michigan out in front, and Captain Herb Brogan cashed in on a foul shot to widen the margin to 6-3. Sofiak grabbed a loose ball to drib- ble the length of the floor and score again, but Hindman caged a long set shot to make the score read 8-5. Brogan and Hindman then matched foul before Sofiak once more came through with a neat one-hand shot. Joe Gerard then scored from a scram- ble under the basket to provide Coach Van Alstyne's forces with their last tally in a long while. Blil Herrmann, who replaced Sofiak at this point, tossed in a foul shot and George ,Ruehe a one-hand toss from the foul line. Brogan followed with two quick baskets and Herrmann cashed in a pass from Ruehle to bring the score to 20-8. State calledl time out for the second time in the half, but still didn't cool of f the Varsity. As soon as play was resumed, Mandler took a pass from Bill Cartmill to register the first bas- ket of his Varsity career and then (Continued on Page 6) Debaters Set For Last Tilt Bowers, Eves Meet OSU In Union Tomorrow Edwin Bowers, '41, and George Eves, '41, will participate in the fourth and last Western Conference debate of the season when they meet an Ohio State University team at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the North Lounge of the Union. They will debate on the proposition, "Resolved: That the powers of the Federal %Government should be in- I Says Scholarships Wer Discontinued Because ResidenceChanged Dr. Clarence S. Yoakum, dean of the graduate school and vice-presi- dent of the University in Charge of Educational Investigations, today issued a statement to The Daily, ex- plaining his position on the recent discontinuance of scholarships to two University students. Dr. Yoakum takes issues with certain phases of a Daily story pub- lished Saturday under the headline: "ASU Notified of Probation by Uni- versity; American Student Union's1 Activities are Suspended for Inde- finite Period; Margaret Campbell Loses Scholarship." Dr. Yoakum's statement follows: "The Michigan Daily carried a story in its columns of Dec. 7, 1940, which in its form, its juxtaposition o'f ideas, use of connections, and use of quotation marks, reaches a con- clusion which I must emphatically disclaim. "That I have continued certain students on scholarships beyond the period when they are meeting all conditions of the scholarship is true. I am authorized to do this until it is clear that lack of fulfillment of the condition in question will pro- bably remain permanent. Such sit- uations may be illness, serious troubles at home, loss of residence, etc., anyone of which may be re- moved within a period of less than an academic year without eligibil- ity reestablished. Membership in campus or non-campus organiza- tions is not one of the conditions (Continued on Page 2) IFC's 'Santa' Will Be Picked In Campus Poll Victor In Tuesday Election Will Play Saint Nick At Christmas Festivals Some student - picked by an all- campus vote - is going to play Santa Claus to more than 5,000 Ann Arbor school -children at the annual Inter- fraternity Council Christmas Party Friday afternoon in Hill Auditorium. Seven prospective Saint Nicks were nominated yesterday by campus leaders. One of them will be chosen in balloting Tuesday morning to rep- resent the patron saint of Christmas at the Party. IFC staff members will be stationed on the campus to conduct the voting. Jim Gormsen, '42, was named by Esther Osser, '41, women's editor of The Daily. "He's just the right size - besides, he can act," she commented. Pete Haller, '42, was picked by Stu- dent Senator Arnold Moore, '42. Moore said:, "Pete's just the man for the job -built right, and he's got a good loud voice." The perpetually friendly Christmas spirit of Ward Quaal, '41, president of the Men's Judiciary Council, won him the nomination of Jack Grady, '42, Union staff member. "Evie is the logical choice -besides, he's big enough to handle. the kids," declared Milo Sukup, '41, football letterman, in naming Captain Forest Evashevski, '41. Women's Judiciary Council Pres- ident Doris Merker, '41, nominated Bob Shedd, '42, because "he'd enjoy the job thoroughly - even though he would have to be heavily padded." (Continued on Page 2) SOPH PROM TICKETS Anyone found scalping Soph I Last Minute Attack Fails; Joe King's 'Hat Trick' Piles UpOntario Lead By GENE GRIBBROEK Michigan's hockey squad literally fought its way to within one goal of a surprisingly strong Western On- tario team last night, but a desperate last minute attack fell short and the Wolverines dropped their second de- cision of the season, 5-4. Big gun in a Mustang attack that had Michigan goalie Hank Loud bat- ting off pucks like flies for much ofj the game was center Joe King. King pulled the hat trick, vll within six minutes of the fateful second period, scoring three times, once unassisted, to give the visitors a lead that stuck. Charlie Ross, playing with a nose guard to protect his battered face, cut up in the London defeat last week, was the Michigan hero again as he punched two scores past Don Free- born in the fading minutes to give Michigan its fighting chance. This was the period that had the large crowd, climbng all ever the building as the Wclvejire, drew within one goal of their opponents ani went three down again as Claude (Bags) Moore, Mustang defense man, chalked up two quick ones, and broke their hearts when Ross' gallant drive wasn't good enough. The near-riot started off quietly enough when Gil Samuelson scored Senior, Frosh Dance Heads To Be Chosen Twenty-One To Be Elected In Polling Wednesday From 10 A.M. To 5 P.M. Thirteen members of the Senior Ball.and eight members of the Frosh Frolic dance committee will be chosen by senior and freshmen classes on election day, Wednesday, Doris Merk- er, '41, and Ward Quaal, '41, presi- dents of the Women's and Men's Ju- diciary Councils announced yesterday. Balloting will take place frpm 10 a.m. to 12 n. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at poll boxes located through- out the campus, Robert Samuels, '42, chairman of- the election committee advised. Identification cards must by presented before voters may drop their ballots in election boxes located in the lobbies of the Music School, Room 225 Angell Hall and the first floor Lobby of the West Engineering Building. Names of all candidates will be an- nounced in Tuesday's Daily. The an- nouncement has been delayed until this time to avoid the cost of exten- sive campaigns, thus making the elec- tion fairer to all candidates involved, Quaal explained. No electioneering will be allowed on the same floor as the ballot boxes on pain of disquali- fication, Quaal \warned. The time of balloting has been extended to the morning in this election to facilitate voting for a considerable number of students who have found it inconven- ient to cast their ballots in the after- noon, Samuels added. Galens Campaign Nets $1,830, B reaing All Previous Marks After Roosevelt Pledges U. S. Material Assistance CHARLIE ROSS ... Wolverine Star Michigan's second goal on a beautiful play that saw Paul Goldsmith and Burt Stodden getting credit for assists. The Wolverines' hopes fell again less than a minute later, however, as Moore took a pass from Jerry Bauer- and made it 4-2 for Western Ontario. This set off the first explosion, for seconds later Stodden went down in a tangle near the Michigan nets, and Wolverine Johnny Gillis and Mustang Max Kaminsky were sent to the pen- alty box to restore peace. Bauer followed them immediately as a re- sult of an argument with Samuelson. Then, with the ice practically emp- ty, Moore took the puck in front of his own goal and skated, entirely un- escorted, all the way to the Michigan nets and fired one past Loud to put (Continu a on Page 6) Few Choice Seats Remain For Opera, T reut 4Announces With approximatelyi75 per cent of all tickets to the five performan- ces of the 1941 Union Opera produc- tion, "Take A Number," already sold, general ticket chairman Art Treut, '41A, was adamant in his warning that prospective buyers must hurry if they hope to purchase any of the few choice seats left. Direct ticket sales will begin at the ticket office of the Lydia Mendel- ssohn Theatre in the League to ac- commodate those who have not yet acquired their ducats for the Opera, which opens Wednesday evening and continues through Saturday with a matinee scheduled for Saturday af- ternoon. Those who have mailed their orders without return postage may al- so claim their tickets at the box of- fice. Contrary to popular impression, the opening performance Wednesday will not be exclusively formal, Treut said, although many houses are planning to attend in formal wear. With $1830 taken in at the end of their two-day drive, Galens, junior and senior honorary medical society, closed their most successful collec- tion in the twelve years that the drive has been in existence. Each year approximately $1600 has been donated to the society by stu- dents and townspeople to help main- tain the Galens workshop for crippled children on the ninth floor of the University Hospital. This amount us- ually covers the expenses of the shop for one year. Last year, when the appropriation from the State had been curtailed seriously, the public contributed gen- erously: more than $1700 was taken Prof . Steere, Noted Scientist, Explorer,Dies Famed Naturalist Founded University's Collections Of Museum Specimens Prof.-Emeritus Joseph Beal Steere, the University's first world collector of botanical, zoological, and anthro- pological specimens and the first cur- ator of the University Museum died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital yester- day afternoon. The 98-year-old internationally- known naturalist began his career with a five-year trip around the world after his graduation here in 1870 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He re- turned with more than 60,000 speci- mens which laid the foundation for the development of the University Museum into one 'of the few univer- sity museums having world-wide col- lections. The modest, unassuming scientist was one of the famous explorers in South America and the Far East. Braving yellow fever and dingers of the Amazon jungles, he made several trips into Brazil. Professor Steere was known as the first white man to penetrate Formosa and one of the early American visitors to the Philip- pine Islands. Under the direction of Professor Steere the present Romance Lan- guages Building was built as the first state university museum in the coun- try. He retired as professor of zoolo- gy and paleontology in 1890 after a distinguished career as educator. Surviving him among his family are his sister, Elizabeth B. Steere, assist- ant director of the William Clements Library, and his grandson, Prof. Wil- liam Steere of the botany department. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. in. This year, however, with the first day's donations about $300 less than the amount taken in last year, the response on the last day established a new high in Galens history. "We are deeply grateful for the kindness of the response," Percy Mur- phy,: '41M, chairman of the drive. stated. "and we're happy to know that we have been so successful. This will enable us to do more than ever for the crippled children who use the workshop." "All the money that is taken in is used for the crippled kids and the workshop," Murphy said, "and none of it is ever diverted to other purposes. In a case such as this, when we are over the estimated bud- get for the year, the money that is left over is placed in a fund as a reserve when the drive is not as suc- cessful." With the money a regular instruc- tor in vocational therapy is main- tained who helps the children se- lect patterns and helps them cut out their figures. At his disposal are reg- ular electric machines and other tools which comprise a full-sized shop. Some of the students have learned to master the operations ofthe sawdand other machines, and can now do a good deal of the work themselves. * Workingin the shop this way, Mur- phy pointed out, not only helps the children forget their ailments, it helps them develop their self-confidence for the days when they no longer must remain in the hospital. Administration Discusses Plan For British Aid Proposal Would Guarantee England Future Loans For Military Purchases WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-(A>)=A two-point plan for financial aid to Great Britain is being discussed, it was learned today, by highly placed administration aides, some of whom predicted it would be adopted. The plan: 1. The British would use their own investments in this country to buy war supplies, as long as the invest- ments asted. 2. The United States would make a flat promise to grant loans when those British resources were ex- hausted. (Some officials suggested such loans might perhaps be backed by certain British collateral.) As seen by persons in influential positions, the situation is that the British have enough money to pay for their multi-billion dollar war pur- chases here for a year or more, but want to know where the money is going to come from after that. The British were said 'to have raised the question of immediate loans in order to pin down future commitments. An indication of the American view that the British ought to spend their own money before getting loans was seen in conversations between Treas- ury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and Sir Frederick Phillips, Under- secretary of the British Treasury. They started their talks Friday and will meet again Monday. Both told reporters that they were not talking of loans "at this time" but were discussing the "facts" of British resources and purchases. I I British Auxiliary Cruiser Is Attacked By Raider; Puts In At Montevideo Italy Takes Steps To Improve Army (By The Associated Press) The Greek high command early to- day (Sun.) announced the capture by Greek troops of Delvino, about 10 miles northeast of the newly-acquired southern Albanian sea base of Porto Edda and on the route of the Greek march on Argirocastro. This further Greek victory claim in the drive north after the retreat- ing Italians came after official word from Washington that the United States would give material aid to lit- tle Greece. The British auxiliary cruiser Car- narvon Castle, hit by a dozen shells from a German sea raider, put into Montevidpo, Uruguayan harbor, late yesterday. 'Badly Damaged' Her captain, H. M. H. Hardy said his German opponent "ran away so badly damaged that she will undoubt- edly will be caught and destroyed. He declined to disclose how many of his sailors had been killed in the battle, but informed sources said there were about a dozen wounded and some dead. Italy dropped another of her high- ranking generals amid other steps designed to improve her war machine dented by the Greeks. Brigadier General Cesare Maria De Vechi Count Di Val Cismon, com- mander of the Aegean forces and gov- ernor of the Dodecanese Islands, was. replaced by General Ettore Bastico, commander of the Army of the Po, trained in blitzkrieg warfare. Heavy Penaltiesa, At home the Pascist regime or- dered heavy penalties for Italian farmers who withhold production from compulsory storage and for mine owners who fail to speed up op- erations. The resignation of De Vecchi came a day after Marshal Pietro Badoglio resigned as chief of staff in favor of General Ugo Cavellero. What led to these sudden changes was not said in Rome, but in the United States a week ago a Depart- ment of Agriculture study noted a growing food shortage in Italy for one thing, and observers here had remarked that Britain's position in the Mediterranean had been consid- erably strengthened within the last five weeks by the Greeks. Restlessness In Dodecanese The Dodecanese Islands lie between Crete, now held by the British, and the Turkish coast and there have been reports occasionally from the islands that restlessness prevails. The promise of help for Greece was contained in a* ressage which Presi- dent Roosevelt sent King George II of Greece, reminding him that "it is the settled policy of the United States Government to extend aid to those governments and peoples who defend themselves against aggression" and assuring him that "steps are being taken to extend such aid to Greece." The assistance is expected to be in the form of planes and other mili- tary supplies. Eight Will Give SpeechFinals Contest To Be Concluded At Meet Tomorrow Eight representatives of the sec- tions of Speech 32 will participate in semester final speech contest at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Natural Science Audi- torium. Dean Burdick, '42, Hartley Gold- stein, '41, Charles Leavey, '41, Ed- ward McLogan, '42, Jack Mitchell, '42, Richard Strain, '42, Jack Cohen, '42, and Robert Twitmire, '43, will compete in the forensic meet. Prnfes,%r rlah'~r n nome~r. Fredrlic Prof. Sadler To Be 'Roastmaster' Of Spoofuncup Banquet Tuesday Most unpopular member of the En- n gineering College faculty next week will be Prof. Walter C. Sadler of the transportation department who has been chosen to serve as "roastmaster" . of the annual mechanical engineer- ing banquet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in z the League. It will be Professor Sadler who will force seven of his colleagues to "run ' the gauntlet" of questions which will be asked and who will present the fanned Spoofuncup to the "Man Who Can Take It." The selection of "roastmaster" for, the ASME feast is steeped in deep ,tradition and, as might be expected, every faculty member who can steers away from this questionable honor. Professor Sadler, however, could not refuse his invitation to serve be- cause his was the unlucky 13th. Had f he failed to accept, the "curse of the versity of Illinois and at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology and his LLB at Michigan. In addition he, is a member of Tau Beta Pi, honorary scholastic society, and an honorary member of Vulcans, Triangles and Scabbard and Blade. The Spoofuncup which will be awarded is a trophy composed of a tin cup, a tin funnel- and two tin spoons welded into a single unit. The facul-: ty member who receives it will have his name inscribed on its base and will retain it for one year. Those who have been chosen to compete for the award are Prof. John A. Van den Broek of the engineering mechanics department, Prof. A. H. White of the chemical engineering department, Prof. Ben Dushnik of the mathematics department, Prof. John W. Nickelsen of the mechanical en- Ede T SANTA IS ON HIS WAY-