TWO 'RlI?1i, Y. 2. 1944 aH I T W N f A IV-....%...a...~ ~ .U...S RIA Th~~1O&',S.' J.'.RV.11.i11ii J Vl\i.1 F+ 1JYY Irteritionl Center Attracts Students at 'U' One of the unique features of the University is the International Cen- ter where representatives of 54 na- tions gather to exchange opinions and make friends With American stu- dents and other foreign students. There are naw over 450 foreign stu- dents on campus and this number is expected to reach much higher pro- portions after the war. The Turkish group =with from 50 to 60it students nou has the largest number of stu- dents from a single country. The number of Latin-American students is between 125 and 150 and includes representatives of all 21 of the sister republics. China Represented hlina too, is well represented with many more students scheduled to come as soon as tihey can find trans- portation. At the present there are aso students here from Iran, India and Nigeria. These students gather at the Cen- ter on Sunday evenings for a discus- si kn or music program and the "snack hour" which follows the pro- . ram:. r International Center teas on Thursday afternoons are popular with both foreign and American students at the University. Here people of many varied cultures gather infor- mally over a cup of tea. Sometimes the foreign students can be heard speaking their native languages, but more usually the common American tongue is used. Entertainment Sponsored In addition, groups of the students put on .their own entertainment- dances at which they may present some of their native folk songs or dances, receptions and inforial pro- grams. Library 4lqrks Popular Spot On ' Campus 25,000 New Books Added Yearly Through Purghase, Exchange Girls in gay summer dresses and men in kahki and navy blue and ci- vilian dress daily pass through the portals of the General Library, the center of .campus. The library, built in 1917-19 at a cost of $615,000, houses the many divisions and subdivisions corres- ponding in a general way to the schools and colleges comprising the University. Maintained by Regents The library is maintained by the $oard of Regents, which provides for services, supplies, and purchases of test books and periodicals. Approxi- mat ly 25,000 volumes are added an- nually through purchase, gift, and exchange. GENERAL LIBRARY-The University's General Lirrary houses sev- eral thousand hooks, which are so arranged that students from all col- leges will find their outside reading ,books there. Students T o Be Offered List Scholarships The University offers freshmen students aid in the form of List Scholarships, which are granted to graduating seniors of University Ac- credited Michigan State high schools. List Scholarships carry with them a stipend equivalent to semester fees for the freshman year, and are renewable through s~ophomore, Jun- ior and Senior years. Application procedure directions and forms may be obtained from the principle o-f any accredited high schools. These awards are granted on the, basis of the student's high school academic rating; recommendations from the principle; letters of refer- ence; the student's interest and ci- tizenship ability; scores made on scholastic apptitude and achieve- ment tents given y the University; evaluation of the student by the lo- cal UTniversity Arluninzi Club, as well as the applicant's health and general stability. In addition to these scholarships there are a limited number of schol- arships available to entering fresh- men men, "preferably Michigan resi- dents", provided for by the Rackham Fund. Michigan's University Hospital, a small city practically complete in it- self, can boast of being one of the largest in the country, and at the last estimate, had some 1100 beds. A unique feature of the huge building is a varying number of stor- ies, depending upon the vantage point. Six stories belong to the building proper, but nine stories are visible from the north side and ten are discerjiible oin th e edcge o f Slr.e [7'y Hollow", the Huron River Valley. The hospital roof condtins : well- equipped children's playground, and an architectural arrangement in this monumental concrete and limestone strocture makes every room L.n out- side rom, insiuring plenty of lighlt and air for p.tients apd easy ucces- ibility. EnCyCil3edits Nightmare Statistics on the bilding itself furnish enovugh material for an en- cyclopedist's nightmare. COnstruC- tion, which was prqlqnged from 1920 to 1925 because of legislative tie-ups, involved the use of more than three million bricks, 37,800 cubic yards of concrete and limestone and more than 1200 tons of reenforcing steel at an original total cost of almost four million dollars. At the time of tie Hospital's completion, one news- paper reached the startling conclu- sion that the 2,684 windows com- 1 posed of 60 tons of glass would keep a crew of ten window washers busy constantly. Designed by architect Albert Kahn of lDetroit, the foundation was planned to support four stories in addition to the original six, and sev- eral additions have been made sub- ;equently. in 1931 two additional floors for care and treatment of pul- monary diseases were added, and in 1938 constructions of additions cost- ing $200,000 were undertaken. A new intern's residence, consist- ing of three floors and a ground floor, was designed to house 90 in- terns, resident physicians and phar- macists. CITY IN ITSELF: 'U' Hospital Boasts of Being One of the Largest in Country The books are classified according to a modified Dewey Decimal Sys- tem, and whenever possible the Li- brary of Congress catalog cards are obtained for the library card cata= logs. Library Hours Monday through Saturday the li- brary is open from 7:45 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. Sunday the Main Read- ing Room and the Periodicals Room are open from 2:00 to 9:00 p. m. The library has a number of spe- cial rooms. To the right of the main entrance is the Study Hall, where assigned readings for most large undergraduate courses are on reserve. SOLDIERS STUDY: I' Extension Service Offers r Correspondence Courses Michigan High School Forensic As- sociation. The association sponsors debating and extemporaneous speak- ing contests on political and econ- omic problems in high schools of the state. Last year 230 high schools in the state participated. !':---r, 7' . .sue- ~-7. .. ... .,. -- ... .._ f..' . gi4i~9 Plea V}. University of Michigan men in the armed services with idle time on their hands, who are anxious to keep their University contact or possibly gain a few hours of advanced credit, have turned to correspondence courses supervised by the University Extension Service, Dr. Charles A. Fisher, head of the service, said. Although the principle function of the service has been to bring a portion " _ -- - I of the activities carried on in the University to residents of the state, correspondence courses have been a principle contribution to the war ef- fort. American prisoners of war studying correspondence courses have converted concentration camps into "Universities behind barbed wire." Of the 1,857 students studying cor- respondence courses provided by the service last year, more than half were in the armed forces, Dr. Fisher said. Another contribution to the war effort by the service is discussion groups, to prepare leaders and or- ganizers for groups to speak on the war and post-war problems. The service also holds conferences for war workers, fire fighters and per- sons interested in adult education. While the student newly-entering the University may not be directly affected by the service, it represents his University to the state as a whole and the chances are great that the student will have some contact with the department after graduation. The incoming student may have had contact with ExtensionService while still in high school through the Couarteasy oi Johnston Optical Co. a , .... :n ,hr,. ..n .. . :, ,, ._ . .. ... , 4'. 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