PAGE TWO THE MICHIG.AN DAILY THE MICHIGAN DAILY $T7~D~i1~, FEERUARY 2. 1941 Annual Report Uncovers New Needs, Trends Great Need For Dentists Deseyrihked By President; Short Courses Popular (Editor's Note: This is the last in a series of articles which The Daily has been publishing, presenting news- Worthy items from President Ruth- vens annual report for 1939-40 to the Board of Regents. This document con- tains comprehensive reports from all the major administrative officers in the UniverstM) The dental school annually re- ceives more requests for dental prac- titioners than can be supplied from each year's graduating class, ac- cording to Dean Russell W. Bunting. He noted that the incoming fresh- man class shows a gratifying increase in number, but asserted that "there is room for and need of even greater riumbers of dental students and graduates." Dean Bunting pointed out that the small enrollment which exists in this and many other dental schools in the country is due to the high cost of dental education and a lack of appreciation of the opportunities in public health service which den- tistry offers. He predicted that the "public demand for dental service will in the near future stimulate in- terest in dentistry as a life work and will greatly increase the enrollment in dental schools." He said that plans were being made to bring the opportunities open to prospective dentists to the attention of high school and junior college students. Approximately half of the reg- istered physicians and surgeons in Michigan enrolled for courses in postgraduate medicine, according to the report of Dr. James D. Bruce, (Continued on Page 4) Professor Mickle To Tour Country DuringSabbatical An extensive trip through the southern and eastern sections of the country, combining business and pleasure is planned by Prof. Frank A. Mickle of the engineering school as a program for his sabbatical leave next semester. Among his objectives are visits to numerous engineering colleges in those sections of the country, at which time he will inspect the design f laboratory equipment and study the teching methods employed by the various schools. While in the South Professor Mick- le intends to inspect 15 cotton com- presses, machines used to decrease the size of a bale by one quarter, so as to reduce storage and freight charges. Having assisted in designing the ma- chines, Professor Mickle is particular- ly interested in seeing them in opera- tion. Other Southern industries, particu- larly in the Birmingham, Ala., area will be inspected as well as some in the New England industrial area, Professor Mickle said. On the pleasure side of the trip, Professor Mickle said the first stop would probably be for the Mardi Gras festival in New Orleans, followed by a short jaunt across the border into Mexico. According to present plans, Profes- sor'Mickle will leave Ann Arbor Feb- ruary 12, to return the first of June. Married Couples Cooperative Proves, Two Can Live Cheaper(!) Than One Engineers Convene Here Feb. 11 Electrical engineers from all over ing with Prof. James S. Gault of the t thestae wllconenehee Fbrurysame department and adviser to the Pef t 11 when the Michigan section of student section in arranging the din T the American Institute of Electrical ner and entertainment part of the Engineers holds a regular meeting program in It is very probable, Professor Stout in thakamApiheterro.i M. B. Stout of the eletrical engin- said, that the officers of the Miclli- u i