PAGE STX THE MICHIGAN DAILY PIL1DAY, ?E'Rl-AUV 27, 1942 .... . .. .... .... ... ... ... . . .. .. ... M ._ _ ..,w. _._.. _.. _® ..._._.______. t . Linguistic Bottleneck: Campus Japanese Department HelpsTrain Needed Translators By PAUL M. CHANDLER existing facilities are sufficient to (Associated Press Correspondent) provide a mere trickle of men and A handful of linguists in five uni- women with even a vague knowledge versities are at work on one of the of the subject. tightest bottle-necks in the war pro- The whole burden falls upon five gram--the training of Japanese in- or six "qualified" teachers here and in the Universities of Columbia, Har- t e a a o o yard, Washington and California, he needed in numbers by military and explains, whereas it's properly a job civil agencies of government. for hundreds of instructors. Joseph K. Yamagiwa, an American Each of these universities, accord-' citizen who teaches the Japa- ing to Yamagiwa, can train only nese language at the University, says i about 40 students a year. Michigan's 40 will represent the cream of 125 who applied for instruction. Most of unor enseCouncils i the fortunate 40 had Phi Beta Kappa To Start In Michigan scholastic averages and are cram- ming into their schedules three or LANSING, Feb. 26.-()-Organi- four times the amount of work nor- zation of Junior Defense Councils in maHy permitted. Less brilliant stu- high schools throughout Michigan dents were turned down by the score. J will start Friday, initiated at an his- tor'ical pageant at the. Mackenzie School in Detroit, the State Defense Council said today. Junior councils, composed of five to 15 members, will aid their elders in many branches of the civilian war endeavor, Lieut.-Col. Harold A. Fur- long, state defense administrator said. AFL Suggests Board' DETROIT, Feb.- 26.-(iP)-"-Estab- lishment of a branch office of the War Labor Board in Detroit so that union-management, disputes. might be. settled quickly, thu avoiding "spontaneous" strikes, has been pro- posed by the Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor (AFL). To be blunt, Yamagiwa says, it's well-nigh impossible to step up the output of translators. Every avail- able teacher and every facility is working at capacity. Consider the problems he outlines: Before a student can begin to read Japanese he must learn 1,800 basic symbols and pictographs. Many Japanese vowel sounds are wholly unlike anything in the Eng- lish language. A smart student needs eight months to learn to speak simple sen- tences-like "What's your name?" It takes five to ten years to learn enough 'to understand a radio broad- cast in Japanese. A reading knowledge may be ac- quired in one to ten years. Iceland Corps Called Heroes For Lifesaving Medical Workers' Speed Provides Rapid Care For Ship Survivors HEADQUARTERS, Iceland Base Command, Feb. (delayed)-()-A highly trained U. S. Army Medical Corps detachment and a doughty staff sergeant of aviation engineers have made the entire Iceland Base Command proud of them. Their speedy, efficient work in helping care for survivors of the U. S. S. Alexander Hamilton, Coast Guard cutter torpedoed somewhere off the southern coast of Iceland, is credited by Army and Navy au- thorities with saving the lives of sev- eral badly wounded sailors. The Hamilton's SOS, flashed im- mediately after the torpedo from an unseen submarine exploded amid- ship, was picked up by an alert army radio station ashore. The word was instantly relayed to headquarters. When an Icelandic resident tele- phoned that the first boat load of survivors were approaching shore, the Army swung swiftly into action. The Medical Corps detachment, commanded by Captains Arthur T. Jones, of Battle Creek, Mich., and L. A. Smith, of Noona, N. D., formed a convoy of moderncombat ambu- lances and began a hazardous jour-I ney. That it could function so quick- ly and efficiently was due largely to its organization and instruction since arrival here by Major Charles Beas- ley, Base Surgeon. Embarrassed Bus Driver Betrayed By Defense Sign SUPERIOR, Wis., Feb. 260-(P) -A man boarded a bus on which no, smoking is permitted, walked to the rear and lit a cigarette. "Sorry, no smoking in the bus," said the driver. The passenger pointed to a sign above the driver's head. It read: "Smoking at rear." The blushing driver removed a defense bond sign that hung to the left of the smoking sign which partially covered the original sign, which said: "No smoking, Exit at rear." .BookColetion Displayed On display in the rooms of the Michigan Historical Collections is the library of the Rev. John Mon- theith. An ardent teacher and student of languages, Rev. Montheith pos- sessed a collection of books printed in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Italian, French and Spanish. Still Paying More For Less: Control Measures Fail To Halt Local Rise In Cost Of Living By HOMER SWANDER Despite price control bills, Leon Henderson and sonorous Congres- sional promises, basic commodity prices continued their skyward spiral both nationally and locally last week. Figures released yesterday by the Consumers' Committee of the local Citizens' Council show that out of seven staple food items in Ann Arbor, all but one have increased at least one-third since the war began, four cosi more than half again as much, while one has increased 86 p2r cent. Since the fall of 1941 the commit- tee has been keeping accurate weekly check on price rises throughout the city. Under closest observation have been groceries, meats, dairy products, fuel and rents. The percentage increases over pre- war prices, as published yesterday in The Citizen's News, are as follows: lard, 86; sugar. 53; butter, 53; vege- table shortening, 37; cheese. 54; flour, 18; beef (round), 35. In the near future, the Consumers' Committee will set up a training course in consumer problems and a consumers information center. The former is being set up in cooperation with the C.V.D.O. for those who re- cently registered their inttrest. Prof. Clark Dickinson of the economics de- partment and a member of the Coun- cil, is in charge of the course. The information center will make available to the public up-to-date in- formation about prices; government bulletins on intelligent buying; facts about nutrition and economical food substitutes; recipes for low-cost meals; suggestions for family bud- geting; and bibliographies of the ma- terial available at the Public Library and the University Library. The center is to be staffed by vol- unteers who will be thoroughly ac- quainted with the material on dis- play and will be able to answer most questions which may arise. Originally organized when increas- ed taxation, rising prices, priority un- employment and higher rents made it HcmmneU Will Talk apparent that the consumer would need more and more help in spend- ing his money wisely, the Committee has received advice from Samuel Ja-' cobs, regional director for the Office of Price Administration, who attend- ed t~wo of the meetings. Several organizations were repre- sented at the first meeting, includ- ing the American Association of Uni- versity Women, Ann Arbor Womens Club, Citizens Council, Dunbar Cen- ter, League of Women Voters, Social Service Seminar, Teachers Club, Teachers Union, West Side Womens Club, and the Young Womens Chris- tian Association. The committee chairmen are: gro- ceries, Mrs. William Preston; meats, Mrs. Philip Trezise; dairy products, Mrs. Frank Mickle; fuel, C. Willett Spooner; and rents, Carl Belser. Tire Shortage Mi ht Cripple State Bureaus LANSING, Feb. 26.-(P)--Governor Van Wagoner said today a shortage of tires threatens to cripple the State Banking Department's exam- iner'staff and "may be a forerunner of what is coming in state govern- ment" as a result of the war. Maurice Eveland, banking commis- sioner, reported one of his examiners is using borrowed tires, three-quar- ters of his staff of 40 examiners will be in similar circumstances by Au- gust, and that efforts to induce Fed- eral authorities to allow his employes to buy new or reconditioned tires have been futile. Auditor General Vernon J. Brown, who with Budget Director Leo J. Nowicki has control of the fleet of state-owned cars, said he still saw little prospect that state officials would cooperate in a suggested "pool" of vehicular resources to con- serve machines and tires. Actually Brown and Nowicki have authority under the law to take away the state-owned automobiles of any employe or official, but neither has indicated any desire to take drastic action. Meanwhile Eveland said he con- templated dividing the state into four zones for bank examiner pur- poses, assigning men and cars to each zone to reduce the distance they must travel. Examiners use their own cars and receive an allow- ance of five cents per mile traveled on business. (Continued from Page 5) Hillel Foundation: Professor Pal- mer A. Throop, of the History De- partment, will speak on "Intellectual and Moral Crisis" this evening at 8:15 at the Hillel Foundation, Oak- land at East University. A fireside discussion and social will follow. Everyone is invited. Library Tea at the Unitarian Church today, -4:00-6:00 p.m. Stu- dents, faculty and their friends in- vited. All girls participating in League, Panhellenic, and Assembly activities, or takifig defense courses, must have their eligibility card signed in the Social Director's office of the League by 5:00 p.m. today. License Deadline Near LANSING, Feb. 26.-(AP)-Harry F. Kelly, secretary of state, estimated today some 700,000 Michigan motor- ists still must obtain new automobile license plates before the Saturday night deadline, He pointed out the law forbids extension of the deadline and allows no period of grace for tardy licensees. Co(11!1mIr g:Evetnts German Table for Faculty Mem- bers will meet Monday at 12:10 p.m. in the Founders' Room Michigan Un- ion. Members of all departments are cordially invited. There will be a brief talk on "Lustiges aus der Hueh- nerpsychologie" by Mr. Clarke W. Crannell. Barn Dance. sponsored by the Michigan Outing Club, will be held Saturday evening at the Women s Athletic Building at 8:30. Every stu- dent on campus is invited to attend. There will be no charge. Come with or without a date. Wear informal clothes. Square Dance for graduate student3 and faculty on Saturday. Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. in the Rackham Assembly Hall. Sponsorship of Graduate Coun- cil and Graduate Outing Club. Old time square and round dances. In.- struction for beginners. Refresh- ments. New Styles First Ut Wild's AND 1942 DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN A 6 NEW SPRING HATS Qo o "Listen here, Mr. Quigley!" I 'I I I IN I I 111111 1 11% 1 III q o llijill q m lll 11 V !I IN A high choking collar is old stuff! Newest is the Arrow Hull-cut on the easy-riding low slope pattern to provide maximum comfort. And with the long- point, authentic collar, it's the best-lookitig white shirt yet! Sanforized labeled (fabric shrinkage less than 1%). Enroll in the Arrow class today! Arrow lies go with Arrow shirts! l S - ! To Spanish Society Describing the ancient civilization of Indians living in the plateau of Mexico, Prof. Ralph W. Hammett of the architecture college, will deliver the fourth of La Sociedad Hispanica's current lecture series at 4:15 p.m., March 5 in Room D, Alumni Memor- i91 Hall. Professor Hammett will illustrate his talk by presenting colored slides of Mexican art, which he filmed re- cently. The lecture will be given in Englh, and all members are urged to attend. HATS that are versatile, popular and attractive, all one price . . . . .$3 RABIDEAU:.iHARRIS "'Where the good clothes come from." 119 SO. MAIN STREET 'I r 1. Siamese Twins Meet Staten Island Face To Face From United Position The New GARG Is Here! 11 ~!' B UY DFENSE BON DS ~/4nntfcifl j NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-(P)-Face to face and joined together, two baby girls rested tonight in a single crib at St. Vincent's Hospital, Staten Island, while in another room their' mother kept asking: "Where are my babies? Are my babies all right? They won't let me see them." Finally, hospital attendants ad- vised Carmine Picciotto, the 29-year- old father, to tell his wife that she had given birth to Siamese twins. When he informed her, nurses said, she expressed astonishment but quickly became reconciled. The little girls, who weighed to- gether nine pounds, four ounces, were being fed another mother's milk SWIFT'S DRUG STORE 340 S. State St. Prescriptions Drug Sundries Student Supplies Magazines and Newspapers - ----- ', gjive y~our rom the "Oxford acrue t" Invasion of Ann Arbor through a medicine dropper and giv- en oxygen as a precautionary meas- ure. 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