University Campus Buzzes With Excitement
As War News Shatters StudentEquilibrium


Panic and excitement reigned over
the campus late Sunday night and
yesterday as reports kept pouring in
of Japan's declaration of war and the
United States' decision of active par-
ticipation.
Soon after Japan's war declaration
was reported a group of students,
marching two abreast, walked
through the quiet, Sunday streets
singing "It's A Long Way to Tiper-
ary" and other World War songs.
In dormitories and rooming houses
students donned their CMTC uni-
forms, went mockingly through sev-
eral military gestures and paced up
and down the corridors in peculiar
drills.
Everywhere on campus students
threw up their books in disgust ask-
ing "What's the use of studying? We'll
be 'over there' in a short while," but
threatening "blue books" forced them
to stick to their school work.
The general consensus of opinion
on campus is that by next year this
will be strictly a "girls' college." Most
of the "men on the street" are view-
ing the situation with a humorous
attitude.
But the declarationk of wir onf
Japan was also felt by widely di-
vergent phases of campus activity--
in organizations, clubs and in the
lives of countless students.
CAA Tightens Its Grip.
On Trainees, Pilots
The Civil Aeionautics Authority at
Washington has notified the UniveA4
sity CAA that it must require students
to furnish birth certificates in order
to be eligible for further training,
Prof. Emerson Conlon, director of the
program, announced yesterday.
This announcement followed an
order made Sunday by the CAA
grounding all private airplanes
throughout the United States and its
possessions, except commercial air-
liners, and suspending temporarily all
pilot licenses, except those held by
pilots on commercial airlines.
Law School Courses
Changed By War
For the first time in the history of
the University's Law School, exam-
inations will be given in all courses
at the end of this semester, and spec-
ial five-week courses will be offered
to seniors.
A direct result of the war, the five-
week courses will be an intensive aca-
demic period for law seniors who
would be able to graduate if they tuc-
cessfully - complete these five-week
classes.
This type of set-up was not used,

during the last war because at that
time all students in universities were
enrolled in the Army and received
military training while attending
school.
Fraternities and dormitories were
classed as barracks and the majority
of students were able to finish school
without rushing.
But now, with the present war add-
ing to the draft, it may be impossible
for seniors to remain in school until
June when they would ordinarily
receive their degrees.
Prof. Newcornb Plats
Campus War Poll
Planning to take a 15 per cent
sample of student war opinion in the
entire University, Prof. Theodore M.
Newcomb of the sociology department
started work yesterday on a cross-
section poll of campus views on the
emergency crisis in America, the Far
East and Europe.
Professor Newcomb. who made a
recent study of radicalism in Amer-
ican colleges, declared that he wants
"to begin at the beginning." He in-
tends to continue the poll until June
in order to analyze any shifts ip opin-
ion. .
The survey will include questions on
national war-time policy towards or-
ganized labor and the problem of
outspoken opposition to the United
States' war effort. Students will also
be asked how soon they think Japan
can be forced to sue for peace.
Tabulation, under the direction of
Professor Newcomb ;with the aid of
students in his sociology classes, has
already begun and results will be
ready late this week.
, 11)1 Demands War
On Whole nAxis Bloc
Recognition of the widespread
character of the present conflict and
a call to action to meet the situa-.
tion was the answer of the Michigan
Chapter of the Student Defenders of
Democracy to the events in the Pa-
cific and in Washington.
Viewing the newly initiated strug-
gle as not just a war between the
United States and Japan, the SDD
overwhelmingly voted a resolution
calling for a declaration of war on the
fascist bloc, Germany, Italy and their
satellites. This resolution was then
incorporated in a telegram which was
immediately dispatched to President
Roosevelt.-
Declaring that "the University of
Michigan Chapter of the Student De-
fenders of Democracy advocates im-
mediate declaration of war on the
signers of the above-mentioned

(Axis) pact by the United States" the
SDD took issue with those who have
tried to separate our war with Japan
from the conflict which has been rag-
ing these past two years.
B n Civilian Planes
Grounds Flying Club
The government's ban against civil-
ian flying heavily. affected the nine-
teen men and two girls who comprise
the Michigan Flying Club, since all
will have to be grounded until fur-
ther notice from oficial sources, Allan
Bott, 42E, president of the club, an-
nounced yesterday.
Regardless of the ban, the regular
bi-weekly meeting of the Club will
still be held, Bott declared, and a
flying meet with a party afterwards
will be planned for the week after
Christmas vacation.
Until the ban is lifted the new
$1,000 Piper Cub Coupe which the
Club bought this fall will be. stored
in the Ypsilanti Airport. The Flying
Club installed in the plane last week
the two-way radio which it won at
the National Collegiate Flying Meet
during the summer.
Naval Cadets May See
Service In February
Although the NROTC at Michigan
will not be affected by hostilities be-
tween Japan and the United States,
14 Michigan students will be ready to
go on active Navy service in February.
These men hold probationary com-
missions in the Naval Reserve, and,
upon their graduation in February,
will be called to active service.
The 40-odd juniors and seniors in
the University, a majority of them in
the College of Engineering, who hold
probationary commissions in the Re-
serve, will be allowed to remain at
the University to complete their work
and will not be called until they grad-
uae, it was stated yesterday by the
Department of Naval Science and
Tactics.
- Be a Goodfellow Dec. 15 -
Capt. Davidson
To Talk Today
Commandant Will Enroll
In Defense Course
"The Naval Officer" will be the
subject of a talk by Captain Lyal A.
Davidson, U.S.N., Commandant of the
University's NROTC unit, at 4:30 p.m.
today in Room 348 West Engineering
Building.
Captain Davidson, who will be re-
lieved tomorrow from his duties as
NROTC Commandant, preparatory to
taking, a five months "command"
course in the Naval War College, has
spoken previously in this series of
talks on naval subjects. Last week he
lectured on "The Navy Department
and Its Bureaus."
This series of lectures is sponsored
this semester by the department of
Naval Science and Tactics for the
benefit of those who hold or intend to
hold commissions in the Naval Re-
serve.
- Buy a Goodfellow Edition -
Editors To Attend Tea
Members of the Board in Control
of Student Publications and the se-
nir ediotts of the campus publica-
tions have been invited to tea in the
Rackham Building to view the His-
torical Collection's exhibit of student
publications.

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Tea will be served in Room 3502
from 4:00 \to 4:30 p.m. Everyone
interested is cordially invited.
Psychological Journal Club will
meet on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30
pm. Dr. C. W. Crannell will report
on his work on choice-point behavi-
or in the East Conference Room of
the Rackham Building: Refresh-
ments. All persons who are interest-
ed are cordially invited.
The Ann Arbor Library Club will
meet on Thursday, December 11, at
7:45 p.m. in Room 319 of the Michi-
gan Union.
. The program will be in the form of
a panel discussion on "Present Day
Problems of the Librarian." Mr. Ed-
ward Heintz will act as chairman of
the discussion. Refreshments.
Tau Beta Pi: The meeting original-
ly scheduled for Tuesday night has
been changed to Wednesday! Dec.
10, at 6:15 p.m. in the Union. It
will be a dinner meeting with a
speaker.
The Society of Automotive Engin-
eers will be addressed by James C.
Zeder, Chief Engineer of the Chrys-
ler Qorporation, at its last meeting
before Xmas' recess. The meeting
will be held on Thursday, December
11, at 7:30 p.m. at Kellogg Audi-
torium in the basement of the new
Dental Building. All engineers arel
invited.
Phi Delta Kappa will hold its win-
ter initiation at 4:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 11, in the Michigan Union. At
the (banquet, at 6:30, Lieutenant
Robie E. Palmer, U.S.N., will speak
on "The Navy and the Current
Scene." All members are invited.
Athena Society: There will be a
meeting for all members of Athena
Wednesday evening at 7:15 in the
League.
Beta Kappa.Rho, the organization
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House Presidents will be held Wed-
nesday, December 10, at 5:00 p.m.
in the League. Attendance is com-
pulsory, and those not able to at-
tend should send a reliable substi-
tute.
Polonia Society will meet Wednes-
day evening at 7:30 in room 3051
Michigan Union. Instructions in
Polish folk dancing will be given.
Alpha Phi Omega: Pledges will
meet Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Regu-
lar meeting and election of officers
will be at 7:30.


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