THE MICH1IGAN DbAILY av hn . v%. a a.y r. y , . Fx sa 1 a. 1 a Y \ Y !i lI 1. - ,. - ,- -t-. * THE MICHIGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION - Receives His Father's Medal Dr. Cotton to Talk on Christianity Voli, . Nzi ANN -itkO, iU ii i(A W DFiCEMBER 13, iS42 officials guaratieed the dance will make, every- body forget "the good time we might have had at home." . . . But students are wondering what condi- tion they will be in for classes the next morning. CO-CHAIRMEN for Vic- tory Ball were also an- nounced this week ... The dance is designed to take the place of J-Hop and Senior Ball and it will be held between semesters . . . . House parties, however, will definitely be banned for the event which will probably be the last for many students on campus destined for the armed forces . . . Students are slightly, "hurt" over the ban which was imposed last August by the Student Affairs Committee . . . A Daily poll found that 19 fraternities and sororities and nine out of ten stu- dents on campus are defi- nitely opposed to the rule .. But all indications are that the regulation will stick despite protests. MANPOWER CORPS tackled the job of disman- tling two 35-ton brick boilers and attached eight- ton stokers for the Build- ing and Grounds Depart- ment . . Corps men are now waiting for WPB in- spectors to determine if they aie suitable for war use . . If found usable the total 86-ton apparatus will have to be completely dismantled and ready for shipment by the end of next week. PAUL V. McNUTT, War Manpower head, warmly praised Michigan's Man- power Corps in a letter to Marvin -"Borman . . . Mc- Nutt says in his letter, "The activities which your corps is carrying on are very useful and the as- sistance they render to the ,manpower problem is very genuine . . . I hope other colleges may be stimulated by your fine example." IN RESPONSE to this request the Manpower Corps played host to rep- resentatives from Big Ten schools and Michigan State at a two-day conference - - . . Purpose of the meeting was to spread manpower mobilization to other cam- puses and to establish an intercollegiate body to aid in coordinating and fur- thering the student war effort. . . . Have You Heard the latest? RUMOR - MONGERS mongered overtime this week . and circulated as sweet a bunch of rosy red rumors as have ever hit campus . . . People called The Daily to report that the Board of Regents had met and decided to change Christmas vacation dates . . . Some went so far as to say that there wouldn't be any at all . . . Another, story said that the Office of Defense Transportation would soon announce sus- pension of the sale of train tickets from Dec. 15 to Jan. 6 to permit as many sol- diers as possible to come home for Christmas- - Both these rumors had a number of different twists, but neither have any foun- dation-at least not so far. BLOND, six-foot five- inch swimming sensation Harry Holiday streaked to an ijnofficial world's re- ord in the 100-yard bac k- stroke at the Sports Build- ing's Swim Gala Friday night . . . The sophomore star smashed Adolf Kie- fer's record by two-tenths of a second by sprinting the distance in 57 seconds. JUNIOR Julius Franks was named guard on Col- lier's All-American foot- ball team, selected by Grantland Rice this week . . . He was the twenty- fourth Michigan grid star to be so honored ... Franks and Big Al Wistert were both given second-squad honors on the Associated Press all-star eleven, also picked this week. THE University ROTC moved lock, stock and bar- rel into the castle-like Zeta Psi fraternity house next to the Union . . . Present headquarters in the for- mer University boiler house now will be used for class- room and supply purposes. TWO University coeds, working in greasy jeans 54 hours a week at a tool- grinding machine, are also carrying a full complement of classes. The pair, Bar- bara Jenswold, '43, and Gloria Nishon, '43, say it's "one heck of a lot of fun." DRY-THROATED stu- dents are taking the strict government coffee ration- ing program in stride, sip- ping their cup a day with hardly a complaint, dis- pensers of the brown brew said this week. The carry- out business is stopped. dead; the second cup is out, but proprietors say students "seem to know nowadays what's coming off." CIVILIAN defense vol- unteer officials lauded University men and women students for their contri- bution to Ann Arbor war activities. A renort on stu- dents" work showed 1,500 men volunteers and 1,777 coeds registered under the local CDVO. GALENS annual fund- raising campaign spelled "Merry Christmas" to 120 crippled children in the University Hospital with proceeds hitting a new all-time high of $2,500. The money will be used to equip the children's work- shop at the hospital, to provide the annual Christ- mas party and to main- tain the children's library. "7hr istianity and the World Cri- sjs" will be the subject of a talk by D.i J. Harry Cotton, president of the Priesby terian Theological Seminary, when he speaks to members of the Westminster Guild at 7 p.m. today. Former pastor of the Broad Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus, 0. for 18 years, Dr. Cotton wil also speak on "An Incredible Star" at the morning worship service today. During 1931 and 1932 Dr. Cotton was a lecturer at universities and mission centers in India. China, and Japan. MICHIGAN BASKET-1 EERS opened up in the closing minutes of their first game to overcome a strong Michigan State quintet, nosing them out in overtime play by the score of 36-31 . . . Captain Jim Mandler and Bob Wiese came through in the last half to star for the Maize and Blue. FROSH THINCLADS put upperclassmen in their places by qualifying 60 men and becoming the favorites for copping the title of the inter-class track meet to be held Tuesday in Yost Field House . . . Sophomores and juniors will -be represented by 31 qualifiers apiece with the seniors trailing with 17 men ... These par- ticipants will battle it out for the glory of their classes in 12 events. CAMPUS and Ann Ar- bor music lovers filled Hill Auditorium Thursday to hear Dr. Serge Koussevit- zky direct the Boston Symphony in the famous Shostakovitch "War Sym- phony" and Haydn's Sym- phony No. 88 in G major Shostakovitch's Sym- phony No. 7 has been hailed by Dr. Koussevitzky as the greatest piece of music to be developed }mthrniirout the war. - How about a CoREER the CIVILIAN FRONT? A s a student, you've doubtless asked yourself many times what you ought to do to help win this war. What can you study that will be of practical assistance? The Retail Bureau at the University of Pittsburgh is offering a new opportunity to college upperclassmen to be trained for a successful career in retailing while gaining actual working expe- rience at a steady weekly salary. You will receive regular under- graduate credit for your work at the Bureau, you'll earn a weekly income in a Pittsburgh department store, you'll be making a definite contribution to civilian wartime morale-at the same time piling up experience toward a career. Pitt's Retail Bureau came into being during World War I to help retailers replace executives and junior executives lost to the armed forces and government services. In this war, we're bringing 24 years of successful store service to the problem of training new people. And we believe opportunities in retailing have never been greater than they are right now. NEW SEMESTERS BEGIN MONDAY, FEBRUARY B. JUNE 28 AND SEPTEMBER 27, 1943 Application blanks will be furnished on request. RESEARCH BUREAU FOR RETAIL TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh, Pa. I President Roosevelt gives Midshipman Norman Scott a hearty handclasp in Washington as he receives the Congressional Medal of Honor for his father, Rear Admiral Norman Scott, Sr., one of the heroes of the naval battle of Savo Island Nov. 13. Admiral Scott lost his life in the action. iI Class .elections to Be Confined to Lfit School Balloting in Other Colleges Ruled Out Senior class election of class offi- cers will be confined to the literary college, Bob Matthews, '43BAd., presi- dent of the Men's Judiciary Council, reported yesterday. Considering the facts that all other schools and colleges have small senior classes and that only one other peti- tion was submitted, the Judiciary Council reached its decision. Other schools and colleges will have special meetings of the seniors and will elect their officers in their own manner. Eligible seniors will vote Tuesday for president, vice-president, secre- tary, and treasurer. Balloting will take place in the corridor of Uni- versity Hall between 1 and 4 p.m. Eli- gibility cards must be presented for ballots. Prospective candidates are remind- ed of their interviews between 2 and 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. Candidates' names will be announced in Tues- day's Daily. By a recent action of the Judiciary Council, no campaigning will be al- lowed before these names are an- nounced. Violators of this ruling will be fined or disqualified. Be A Goodfellow MONTGOMERY WARD COMPLIES' CHICAGO, Dec. 12.- (AP)- The general office of Montgomery Ward & Company said late today that Sew-1 ell Avery, president of the concern, had authorized the statement that the company would promptly obey President Roosevelt's order to comply; without further delay with the War; Labor Board's ruling that it sign a CIO contract embodying a clause for maintenance of union membership. British Speaker Will Talk Here Will Discuss English Thought, Life in War Miss Kathleen Courtney, vice- chairman of the League of Nations Union, will lecture under the auspices of the political science department on "Aspects of English Life and Thought in Wartime" at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, in the Rackham Amphi- theatre. A graduate of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, Miss Courtney is well known for her work in the suffrage move- ment under Dame Millicent Fawcett. In the last war she did relief work in Serbia, Salonika and Corsica and af- ter the war worked in Austria, Greece and Bulgaria. Miss Courtney has been vice-chair- man of the League of Nations Union' for the past five years working in both London and Geneva. In addition, she is chairman of the General P ur- poses Committee of London Interna- tional Assembly, which holds regular meetings to discuss questions con- nected with post-war reconstruction. 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