________THE -MICHIGAN 1DAILY __________________________________________________________________a Defense Group Issues Bulletin on Steel Slack Council Asks Voluntary Contribution Of Scrap Iron ByMunicipalities Mills FearShortage By DAN BEHRMAN (Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the Michigan Council of Defense and its activities in Washtenaw County.) I Girls' Debate Squad Seeks New Material Mills Asks All Interested To Report For Team; Plan Busy Season Glen E. Mills, coach of the girls' varsity debate squad, urges all girls who are interested in debating to come out for the second organization meeting at 4 p.m. today in room 4208 Angell Hall.. "I wish to stress," Mr. Mills said, "that the girls who have had no ex- perience are just as welcome as those that have. There are various groups of competition, and the girls will be placed in the division which is most suited to them." Of the twelve girls who have turned out so far, only Janet Grace and Rosebud Scott, seniors, are vet- erans of the varsity team. One of the major activities of the debate squad this year is the discus- sion group which will be held Nov. 28 and 29 at Purdue. This conference is sponsored by the Western Confer- ence League. The team will also participate in demonstration meets for high school groups and will debate the National College question. This proposition is, Resolved: That the Federal Gov- ernment should regulate by laws all labor unions in the United States. National SDD Group To Hold Meeting Here Local Chapter To Be Host; convention To Discuss Plans For Organization Considering a request by the parent national organization, the local chap- ter of the Student Defenders of De- mocracy last night voted to invite the National Student Merger Com- mittee to hold their national conven- tion here during the Christmas va- cation. The National Student Merger Committee, representing the Student Defenders of Democracy, the college division of the Committee to Defend America, the Student League for Pro- gressive Action, and Democracy's Volunteers, has been formed for the purpose of merging these groups into a single national youth organization. After pledging whatever aid was necessary in preparation for the con- vention, a committee was appointed, headed by Hessel Yntema, '44, and Myron Dann, '43, to handle the work of preparing for it. Other actions taken at this first meeting of the local chapter of SDD were the election of officers, and the laying of plans for activities of the coming year. The Michigan Council of Defense, . set up by the state legislature in its 1941 session, took the first step in a "co-ordination" program with a re- cently-issued bulletin urging allevia- tion of the serious steel shortage now hampering Michigan industries. Appointed by Governor Murray D. Van Wagoner with Lt. Col. H. A. Furlong as state administrator, the council has drawn up a detailed pro- .gram of voluntary contribution from municipalities and citizens. All scrap iron, from lawnmowers to discarded farm tractors, is needed to augment current sources. According to Harrison H. Caswell of Ann Arbor, chairnan of the Wash- tenaw County Council on Defense, this city can aid the program by turning over its scrap iron or steel to local junk dealers, the Salvation Arm y pickup, or other accredited groups. "We are not asking for donations," Caswell emphasized, "nor are we at- temptingtorhigh-pressure the city. Junk dealers are willing to pay a fair price for scrap metal, and we only ask that you dispose of old 'iron and steel through them or other rec- ognized channels." N The council's first bulletin on this situation, issued from Lansing on October 2, points out that at least two big steel mills in Michigan are caught short with only a few days, supply of scrap metal. With a large proportion of the state's industry in defense production, the shortage pre- sents an even greater threat to plants producing for civilian consumption. The program, drawn up by the council on the request of Governor Van Wagoner, includes action on the part of industry, local governments and citizens. Farm machinery, aban- doned street car rails, obsolete manu- facturing equipments discarded tele- phone, wire, and junked automobiles are among the possibilities for indi- viduals desiring to cooperate. Time is extremely valuable in this effort, the. bulletin also pointed out. Besides a rapidly shrinking scrap supply, the nearness of winter makes an immediate drive necessary. Col- lections and tr nsportation facilities will be hampeed by snow and., cold weather, the council warned. Two other Ann Arbor residents have been appointed to the Wash- tenaw County council along with Chairman Cswell. Albert Jacobs and Edwin J. Huntington have been named, the latter to serve as secre- tary. + In outlining the county group's plans, Caswell stressed its advisory position over any administrative pow- ers. Its main purpose will be to work alongside local organizations already Sinexistence, suc has manufacturers' associations, and the real estate board. Three functions have been assigned to state, county and city defense councils throughout Michigan. First, they will "promote and secure unity in the patriotic efforts for National Defense." Secondly they are "to ac- cept leadership in an endeavor to raise public morale, and finally they. will "secure and transmit to accred- ited agencies useful and authentic information regarding the progress of the National Defense program." Under the latter function are in-. cluded plans to discourage profiteer- ing, to mobilize public support be- hind "patriotic efforts," to guard against sabotage or espionage at- tempts, and finally "to lead the re- adjustment back to a normal activity without hysteria." Popularity Of Language Tables Increases In Campus.Dormitories 4' By GLORIA NISHON Language 'tables in campus dormi- tories have become an institution. At least, that seems to be more than a tleory if one backs it up by a glance at the number of large language groups that have already organized in the dorms this semester as a result of the success of last year's project. Mrs.pRuth L. Wendt, language counsellor of the residence halls, planned the program last year to help improve the conversational abilities of students of French, Spanish and German residingn the dormitories. At that time the tables were small and not fully organized. It was a common thing to see Mrs. Wendt hurrying from Stockwell Hall at din- ner time to some other girls' dorm where she would conduct a group of French, Spanish or German stu- dents. She herself counselled the women's dorms while' Frank Ryder, advisor in Chicago House, and Bert Smith organized similar tables in the West Quadrangle. 'Babel' Banquet Featured The "Tower of Babel" banquet, which was held near the end of, last semster under Mr. Smith's sdiper- vision, was the culminating point of the year's activities in the Quad. At that time a large number of lan- guage students had a special dinner together, many of them dressing in native costume and doing native dances. ' The language work In the men's dormitory will be carried on this year, though on a smaller scale. In the women's halls, Mrs. Wendt has arranged a full schedule of lan- guage tables. In Stockwell Hall, where she is now residing, she holds French tables for 40-50 girls on Fri- days, German tables for 30 girls on Saturdays and Spanish tables for 15 beginners on Mondays. The increas- ing popularity of the- tables is notice- able when one notes that originalUy Holland Enters Defense Class Professor Of Engineering To Direct New Course Prof. L. M. Holland of the electrical engineering department will leave early next month for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he will enroll in a special defense training course for instructors. Shortly after his return in Decem- ber, Professor Holland will direct a special class in the theory and use of ultra-high frequency waves. The work, for the student course, dealing mainly with new applications of high frequency waves, is of great importance in the present emergency, and all students who complete the course will be eligible for commission as a second lieutenant in the signal corps of the Army. Only seniors in the department of electrical engineering or physics will be eligible for enrollment in this par- ticular training course. Hanice Will"Speak In Debate Session Prof. Kenneth G. Hance of the De- partment of Speech will be in Nor- man, Okla., today and tomorrow, where he will participate in the an- nual Oklahoma Debate and Discus- cin Trcihif - -crnr b a lo Six Distinguished Alumni Are Cited As Recipients Of Honorary Degrees Mrs. Wendt , started with only two tables. Besides these, there are French, Spanish and German tables in Mosher on Mondays; similar groups on Tuesdays in Betsy Barbour and alternating language tables in Jor- dan on Wednesdays at dinner. In Helen Newberry, Mrs. Wendt has pro- vided for groups of interested girls by featuring one of the three lan- guages each Wednesday at lunch tihne. Since it is impossible for her to' supervise, all the proceedings person- ally, many of Mrs. Wendt's tables are conducted by Puerto Ricans, French or German women who are students here and, of course, fluent conversationalists. When no students are available, women in the different departments in the University' take over the conduct of the tables. Mrs. Wendt emphasized the fact that she does no homework with the girls. Her only assistance is given in the fields of conversation and pro- nunciation. In addition to her activities in the dormitories, Mrs. Wendt heads con- versation groups in the International Center. Every Wednesday from 9 to 10 p.m. advanced German round tables are held for social discussions. At tea time on Thursdays,.she speaks Spanish with some interested South Americans. Language teas are also given for anyone who desires to come about every two weeks in the Grand Rapids Room of the League. A minimum fee, of 15 cents per person is charged at these functions. The first of these teas will be held for French students on October 21., Independents Sponsor League Football Mixer Students will dance to "La Con- gress," at the football mixer to be sponsored by the Independent Men's, Association in the League dining- room Saturday afternoon before, af- ter and between quarters of thel Northwestern game. The social, which will begin at 2 p.m., an hour before game-time, is the first no-admission event to be sponsored by I.M.A. this year. Sikh Che Tang, social chairman and Coral Depriester, mixer host, both '43E, an- nounced yesterday that dates are not necessary for admission to the foot- ball mixer. Numbered cards will be given with all purchases of refreshments and at a drawing Herb Miller will pull four lucky tickets, the holders of which will win free admission to a League week-end dance. Citations of the six distinguished alumni who received honorary de- grees at the Convocation Wednesday reveal a wide variety of activity on their parts. The citations, as read by Prof. J. G. Witer. chairman of the Depart- ment of Latin, are given here. Master of Arts: Lawrence DeLong Buhl; formerly a student in the Col- lege of Literature, Science, and the Arts, long prominent in the indus- trial development of his common- wealth, constant in his loyalty to this institution and steadfast in support of its educational ideals. Success in business has not lessened his interest in promoting scholarship, nor has the care of management excluded con- cern for social progress.' Doctor of Humane Letters: Ronald Salmon Crane: Bachelor of* Arts in the Class of 1908, now Professor of English and Chairman of the depart- ment in the University of Chicago, for whom the wit and knowledge of men live on in books, exempted, as ISeveral Cases of Pneumonia Are Reported Pneumonia cases are on the in- crease as compared tolast year's fig- ures for this period, Dr. William Brace of Health Service reported yesterday. Statistics for September and Oc- tober of last year show a total of eight cases\ as compared with seven already treated since Orientation Week. Dr. Brace stressed the fact that most of these cases arise out of im- proper care of common colds, and pointed to the necessity for rest for afflicted persons. He emphasized that anyone with a cold running a fever should consult a physician promptly. Treatment of pneumonia in its early stages with sulfathiazol or sul- fadiazine can be very effective in I working a cure. Upper respiratory infections-com - mon colds-can result in complica- tions such as pneumonia, infection of the middle ear or the sinus if not treated properly. Hopwood Notes The Hopwood Room is buzzing with activity this semster; new books and magazine items by former Hopwood winners are coming in daily, and good new-the policy of Thursday afternoon teas is being continued. Students in the Departments of Eng- lish and Journalism are particularly invited to these informal gatherings, but the public is also welcome. * * I Mary Cooley, '26, winner of the highest literary award for essay of- fered last' spring by the Hopwood committee, is in charge of the Hop- wood Room this year, as assistant to ' Prof. Roy W. Cowden, director of the Hopwood Room. In conjunction with the literary college centennial, the Hopwood Room sponsored an exhibit in the Rackham Building of manusdripts and published works of outstanding Hopwood winners. * - 0 * "Not Without Honor," a story of a mining town in northern Michigan during the 80's, is this month's prom- ising novel by Vivian La Jeunesse Parsons, winner of the $1000 Hop- wood award in fiction for 1937-38. & w Iola Fuller's best seller, "Loon Feather," is going into its twelfth printing. This story has been printed in an English edition and has just been translated into Swedish. Deer Season Planned LANSING, Oct. 16.-IP)--Rules for the new "antlerless deer season" in Allegan county which would limit hunting to 500 sportsmen for a spe- cial period before and after the regu- lar season, have been recommended by the State Conservation Depart- ment's game division. Bacon held, from the wrong of time. Successful director of graduate stu- dents in lines of fruitful research, accomplished contributor to various journals, authority on the literature of the eighteenth century and in- terpreter of its significance to the modern world. Doctor of Scence: Albert Baird Hastings; Bachelor of Science in the Class of 1917. formerly member of the Rockefeller Institute for Medi- cal Research. and Professor of Phys- iological Chemistry and Biochemistry in the University of Chicago, now Hamilton Kuhn Professor of Biolog- ical Chemistry in the Harvard Medi- cal School. By brilliant experiment and research on the physiology of fatigue, the nature and action of proteins, and the metabolism of tis- sues he has contributed greatly to the advancement of science and the well-being of man. A chemist whose vision penetrates the secrets of life; an investigator whose knowledge leads to ever-widening results. Edson Sunderland Bastin: a grad- uate of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts in the Class of 1902, long associated wtih the work of the United States Geological Sur- vey, now Professor of Economic Ge- ology and Chairman of his depart- ment in the University of Chicago. His numerous studies of rock forma- tions and mineral deposits have given him authority and eminence among scholars in his field. Nothing that concerns earth features and their meaning is alien to his interest or useless in his quest. In search and discovery his labors have aided sci- ence and indust'ry alike by extending the limits of what is known. Samuel Ottmar Mast; Bachelor of Science in the Class of 1899, recipient of the Cartwright Prize in 1919, for many years a member of the Johns ASU Officer To Talk Here National Secretary Witt To Speak Oct. 23 "America Is In Danger" is the sub- ject of a talk to be given by Bert Witt, national executive secretary of the American Student Union, at a general meeting of the campus chap- ter 'hursday, October 23, at Unity Witt will analyze the difficulties encountered in promoting an effec- tive anti-fascist campaign on the col- lege campus. The meeting which is open to all interested students will give all mem- bers the opportunity to vote on the ASU policy which has been formu- lated by the national committee. In an effort to better acquaint the compus with ASU organization and policy, a table was conducted at the center of the diagonal yesterday and will be continued today. The "Stu- dent Advocate," national organ of the ASU is being sold at the stand and membership information given. At the meeting next Thursday, the roll call of the Ralph Neafus Brigade will be read. This brigade is the honor roll of "Student Advocate" solicitors and has been founded in honor of Neafus, former Michigan student and founder of the campus chapter of the ASU who lost his life while fighting for the loyalist armies in Spain in 1937. He was one of three Michigan students who fought with Spanish republican troops at that time. Simplification of sizes and styles of manufactures as an aid to defense is being encouraged. It BARBERSHO OFTE NO Hopkins University as Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology and Director of its Zoological Lab- oratory. His skillful and productive, research in general physiology, not- ably his studies in motor responses on invertebrate animals, and his un- rivaled knowledge of biological prob- lems have given him a commanding place among scientists in his field. Not less noteworthy has been his con- spicuous success in directing the work of younger men and inspiring them with his own ideals. Doctor of Laws: Paul Scott Mow- rer: formerly a student in the College of Literature, Science, ahd the Arts,' for many eventful years the trusted foreign correspondent of a great met- ropolitan daily, since 1935 its Editor- in-Chief. In his long service abroad he covered all the major happenings in peace and war. His knowledge of European affairs and his ability to interpret them won him the confi- dence of governments and the un- stinted admiration of his colleagues of the press. An informed observer and brilliant journalist, who uses his talents for the public good. Episcopalian Guild Will Go On Picnic Episcopalian Student Guild activ- ities for the week-end will begin with a picnic to be held at 1:30 p.m. to- morrow. Students are to meet at Harris Hall; then proceed to the Hall Farm near Dexter. Anyone who wishes to go must call Harris Hall for a reservation. At the 7:30 p.m. Guild meeting Sunday Thomas Lovering, '44, and Bill Clark, '42, will talk on their ex- periences in work camps in Mexico and North Carolina. These camps are run by the American Friends Service Committee, and carry out community projects. Barbara Barclay, '43, who is in charge of teas announced that the regular Harris Hall teas will be held each week from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. Drive Nearing Expected Quota Biggest Membership Total In Foundation's History Expected From Drive Commenting on the progress of Eillel Foundation's membership drive. Chairmen Herbert London, '43, and Mildred Gerson, '43, stated that 800 of the expected 900 members have already joined Hillel. Contacting every Jewish student in the University, solicitors have an- nounced that the members of every organized house have already joined. The drive is continuing in dormitor- ies, rooming houses and cooperatives. The drive, which is expected to net the largest number of members in Hillel's history, is organized into squads, each with a captain. Cap- tains included Victor Wertheimer, '44; Bennett Yanowich, '44; Dick Frankel, '44: Al Wohl, '43: Moe I'ish- er, '44E; Lou Fogel, '42; Sam Rosen. '44; Herbert Schwartz, '42E; Bill Schumer, '42; Dick Cooper. '44, and Leon Madansky, '43. Housel To Present Paper At National ASCE Meeting Prof. W. S. Housel of the transpor- tation engineering department will leave today for a national meeting of'the American Society of Civil En- gineers in Chicago, where he will pre- sent his paper, "Earth Pressure on Tunnels" before the convention. Professor Housel's paper culmin- ates ten years of experiment and in- troduces a new method of computing pressure on tunnels which he calls "The Circuit Method." Because this year's meeting of the society will be especially concerned with tunnels the paper will be of un- usually pertinent interest. 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