THE MICHIGAN D AILY FRIDAY, Will Take Part Jn Conventions Theatre, Language Meets Will Attract Members Of English Department Six members of the English depart- ment will attend the holiday meet- ings of various professional societies throughout the nation. Prof. Kenneth T. Rowe will be pres- ent at' the convention of the Ameri- can Educational Theatre Association to be held in Washington, D.C., and Prof. Mentor L. Williams will go to the sessions of the American Histori- cal Association in New York City. Attending the meeting of the Mo- dern Language Association in Boston will b* Professors Hereward T. Price, Warner G. Rice, Charles C. Fries and Lduis T. Bredvold. Professor Price will act as chair- man of the Shakespeare section, and Professor Fries will give a paper on "The Teaching of Language." A speech on recent critical writings on Dryden will be presented by Profes- sor Bredvold. Professor Rice will also attend the National Council of Teachers of Eng- lish meeting in Boston, as will Profes- sor Bredvold. Professor Fries will also go to the meetings of the Ameri- can Linguistic Society in Providence, R.I. Halecki To Lecture Here Prof. Oscar Halecki, formerly of the University of Cracow, Poland, will deliver a University Lecture on Tuesday, January 14, the Depart- ment of history has announced. By JUNE McKEE FOR THE FINAL campus broadcast of 1940, a special edition of Dick- ens' "Christmas Carol" will be issued to WCAR listeners at 1:30 p.m. to-j day. O At As with . rte, i/ se.i a '\.! .R f Z R." t x 1 1 J..I L ll. y if #. __ .... d Timers RecallStudeut,Faculty titude Before First World War By CHESTER BRADLEY the campus once again resounds the forthright declamations of Produced by Whitfield Connor, the half-hour script was adapted for radio by Alexander Miller. Spe- cial guest-star imported for the oc- casion is Frederic o. Crandall, in the role of Scrooge. A quartet from Ann Arbor High School will supply the musical setting. Dick Slade will narrate the "Christ- mas Carol," while Ada MacFarland, Dick Strain, Adeline Gittlin, Don Diamond, John Sinclair, Bryna Lewis and Neil Smith enact it. Alex Miller will furnish sound effects. Eight rag dolls arrived at Morris Hall last week from some sender moved by mention of the Galens Drive on a program of "Youth in the News." They are now in the process of redressing, to contrib- ute toward eight happier Christ- mases. Much of moment is in the offing' for radio students next year. Recog- nition will be given to those specially displaying talent, ability and achieve- ment. More of this with materializa- tion. Right now, happy holidays! New Build.ing Is Constructed For University Detroit Extension Services Will Have Centralization In Rackham Memorial To centralize and increase the serv- ice of University activties in Detroit, the University, in collaboration with the Engineering Society of Detroit and the grants from the Rackham Fund, is constructing the Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial Building in the art center section of Detroit. Now a two-story steel and concrete framework, the structure when com- pleted in the fall of 1941 will con- tain a central section to consist of an auditorium, library and banquet hall, an east wing to contain offices of the Engineering Society, and a west wing to house the University services. Financed by grants from the Hor- ace H. Rackham and Mary A. Rack- ham Fund and from Mrs. Rackham, the University section of the build- ing will contain a branch of the Ex- tension Service under Dr. Charles A. Fisher, and a branch of the Insti- tute of Public and Social Adminis- tration headed by Prof. Robert W. K~elso. The University's funds for the com- bined project were accumulated through a series of grants from Mrs. Rackham- and the trustees of the Rackham Fund during 1939 and 1940. The building is to be designed in white limestone and marble; and will be decorated with marble carvings of themes asso'ciated with engineer- ing and education by Marshal Fred- ericks of Cranbrook School. -- -1 interventionists and non-interven- tionists, old timers are recalling stu- dent and faculty attitudes toward the First World War. Sober and constrained were the opinions of the editors of The Wol- verine, official publication of the Summer Session in 1915. One of their early editorials on America's relation-, ship to the war stated: "As a nation, we are at present standing on the edge of a whirlpool. In the light of recent developments, it seems that we are close to plung- ing into the vortex of fighting hu- manity. Circumstances seem to in- vite us with mock cordiality into war. "In such a time, steady hands and calm and reasoning minds must steady the nation, lest it topple head- long into the seething foment. Such steadiness must come from the think- ing part of the people of this country of which we, as university men and women, form a potent factor. Our op- inions should necessarily be weighed carefully. Emotions should play no part in our conclusions." Douglas Exhorts Heroism Rev. Lloyd C. Douglas, later author of "The Magnificent Obsession" and at that time pastor of the First Con- gregational Church, was exhorting against the type of heroism that "re- Aults in the cries of barefoot children sobbing in ruined streets." In the opinion of Prof. Dewitt "1. Parker of the philosophy department, who was a member of the faculty in the pre-war days, "more students were eager to get into the First World War than there are who are enthusi- astic about participating in the Sec- ond World War." Professor Parker pointed out that the war discussion then concentrated on the issue of compulsory military training and that other aspects of the war situation were secondary in importance. Active Interest In Defense Active in arousing interest in im- proving the defense of the United States was Prof. Milliam Herbert Hobbs of the geology department, who founded the Ann Arbor branch of the National Security League. The pri- mary purpose of the League, accord- ing to Professor Hobbs, was "to stir up concern for the defensive problems of the nation." It was also designed to strike against the public apathy due to President Woodrow Wilson's refusal to support a national pre- paredness campaign. The membership of the local unit of the National Security League in- cluded Dean Joseph A. Bursley, at that time a member of the College of Teachers Plan Meeting Here CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY LOST and FOUND LOST--Brown leather billfold. Re- ward. Forest Hainline, Lawyers Club, Phone 4145. 174 TYPING-18 TYPING-L. M. Heywood, 414 May- nard St., phone 5689. 9c TYPING-Experienced. Miss Allen, 408 S. Fifth Ave. Phone 2-2935 or 2-1416. 14c VIOLA STEIN- Experienced legal typist, also mimeographing. Notary public. Phone 6327. 706 Oakland. LAUNDERING - 9 LAUNDRY - 2-1044. Sox , darned. Careful work at low price. 3c STUDENTLAUNDRY-Special stu- dent rates. Moe Laundry, 226 South First St. Phone 3916. 10c MISCELLANEOUS-20 WASHED SAND AND GRAVEL- Driveway gravel, washed pebbles. Killins Gravel Company, Phone 7112. 5c TUTORING can bring returns b using classified advertising. Rea- sonable rates. Call at The Mich- igan Daily. 125 Engineering faculty: Dean Henry M. Bates of the Law School; Dean Ed- ward H. Kraus, then a professor in the department of minerology; Charles A. Sink of the School of Music: and Professor Hobbs. The League encounteredrdifficulty in obtaining permission for the use of Hill Auditorium, due to the opposi- tion of several University officials, who did not favor stressing defense measures. But the group was finally granted permission to use the Audi- torium, and it brought a number of outstanding speakers here. Most spectacular of these meeting was the double bill which presented Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, Arctic explorer, and Gen. Leonard Wood, a military leader in the Spanish-American War. A large crowd jammed Hill Auditor- ium to hear Peary and Wood urge public support of an extended defen- sive. program for the United States. Introduce Voluntary Training Leaders of the League introduced voluntary military training to the campus, and were active in campaign- ing for the innovation of compulsory military training in 1917. A student poll conducted by The Daily indicat- ed that a sizable majority favored the introduction of compulsory mili- tary training. After a prolonged and bitter controversy marked by an epis- tulary barrage in the columns of The Daily, compulsory military training was officially sponsored by the Uni- versity. Pacifist sentiment on the campus was slight in the pre-war years. The Student Forum and the Intercollegi- ate Socialist Society held a few po- test meetings. Max Eastman, the author, delivered an anti-war speech here. But no effective formal or- ganization to oppose America's entry into the war was functioning. Unique Freight Railroad I s dun 0 0 ByUni'versity Besides controlling an education- al institution and Tom Harmon, the University of Michigan is owner and operator of a bona fide electric rail- road. Built in 1930, its three quarter mile roadbed connects the University powerhouse with the Michigan Cen- tral mainline, and conveys the forty to fifty thousand tons of coal year- ly consumed in generating the Uni- versity's electricty. When first opened, the line was powered by steam, but neighborhood objections to soot and smoke soon resulted in complete electrification. The present electric locomotive is the sole rolling stock, making the railroad a better than average collision risk. There is no speed limit on the line, but Casey Jones can rest easy for the diminutive engine has never been known to exceed twenty miles per hour. Even at this pace, its safety record is not uncheckered. The en- tire operating staff was taking a string of empties down the steep grade to the mainline one winter when icy rails caused the train to go out of control. It finally skidded to rest on the wrong side of a trestle, irreparably damaging the dignity of the motorman and brakeman. The line's only other mishap occurred during a windstorm to the huge over- head crane used in unloading the coal cars. During the height of the big blow, it wandered off its tracks and was wrecked in the adjoining street. The employees' lot is unusual in the railroading profession. The unhappy train crew can neverc be really on the level, for when they are not drag- ging coal and freight uphill, they are taking empties down. They have only retirement and a lifetime pass on the railroad to look forward to when they decide to go straight. Although lacking in rolling stock, government aid, and an extra fare limited, the University railroad need not feel any inferiority. School Chorus Will Give Yule Song Program The melancholy which habitually hangs about the students and faculty members forced to spend the holidays in Ann Arbor will be driven off tem- porarily at 4:15 p.m. Sunday when a 300-voice massed high school chorus will present a Christmas Sing pro- gram in Hill Auditorium. Opening the program with a series of sacred carols, the chorus will pre- sent the "The Three Kings of the Orient," after which the audience will join them in the singing of five Christmas songs. Two separate settings are to be used this year. When the program opens, the white-robed chorus, with the purple gowns of the high school A Capella choir in the center, will look down upon a manger scene. An organ interlude will enable the change to be made to a banquet scene, pre- paratory to singing several of the old Christmas folk songs. The program will be concluded with the audience and chorus all joining in three more of the well-known Christmas hymns. Decorations will follow those of last year, with strings of multi-colored lights forming a halo over the ever- green Christmas decorations. A huge three-foot star will shine from over the stage, and on the left will be a large candle. Special light- ing effects will be employed. Graduates Plan Holiday Dinner Council Offers Activities During Vacation Period Graduate Student Council will hold a Christmas dinner for those gradu- ate students who are unable to return home for the holidays. The date of the dinner has not yet been set but all of those wishing further informa- tion are requested to call Abraham Rosenzweig, president of the Council. An activity program has also been planned for the two week period, and will include informal radio dances and bridge tournaments. Outing Club rooms will be open and outdoor sports will be continued. The broadcast of Don Pasquale's opera "Donizetti" will be heard by the graduates at 2 p.m. Saturday, in the men's lounge of the Rackham Building, Robert Lewis, chairman of the classical record program, an- nounced. All those interested are in- vited to attend. Santa Claus will be welcome, as always, to the hundreds of adults and childen at the University Hospi- tal, but he will find many of them ready to play Santa Claus themselves with gifts they have made while at; the hospital. Despite the handicaps of casts, frames and pulley arrangements, pa- tients have been working in the at- tractively decorated ninth floor work- shop, making baskets, pottery ash trays, gay aprons, towels and vari- out toys. Gift makers pay for their own materials, and the special woodwork- ing shop of young boys is maintained by Galens. One patient has been sewing cloth toys for his little daughter on Christ- mas, and another young man has made a hand-tooled leather photo- graph album, a project which has oc- cupied him intermittently for six wreeks. Christmas greeting cards are print- ed on the workshop press. Used cards are given new covers. EVERY TELEGRAM'S A RUSH TELEGRAM AT y C HA RG ES FO R T E LEGCR A M EPHNE I APEAR ON YOUR Hospital Patielits To Play Santa Claus / 2 Breeved'f Q Qi Ey Blnde-for Uniformky cy 100 To Educators Expected Attend Conference To All Our Friends-A Merry Christmas and Happy Vacation! DAILY at 2-4-7-9 P.M. STARTS TODAY! ci , iC E An invitational conference on Gen- eral Teacher Education will be held here Jan. 2, 3 and 4 under the aus- pices of the Michigan Cooperative Teacher Education Study. One hundred educators will be in- vited to attend the meeting at the Union. The group will include 65 col- lege teachers outside of departmentsj of education, 14 superintendents, supervisors and principals of schools, 10 members of the Michigan Teacher Education Committee, 5 members of the State Resource Committee on Evaluation and 5 consultants. The conference will consider the teacher primarily a person, a recipi- ent and interpreter of culture and a force in society. The conference will be divided into small groups to discuss science, humanities, social studies, and administrative personnel. The meeting will consider the basic gen- eral background of education of teachers rather than the specialized and technical professional training. NEW YORK'S OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS! t \ li . Y... . *-Critmas and A Happy NewYear f fromr With This Issue Publication Ceases Until January 7, 1940 4 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 7 I SBRENDA MARJORIE Extra Pete Smith "Dreams" Information NOVELTY * NEWS 0NELYeEW .. EDWARD G. 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