11 %AAA* SUNDAY,-. JAN.- 16, 1944 TTF' MTCMVAN, f-lJtV 1 1i.lJ ITX l kA 111 ln'L-X 11 11 IX 1Lx.. e I PAGE TS$EEI :.I President Ruthven Gives Nationwide Talk N A Government in Education Is Theme of Talk Address Originating From Cnipus Studio Was Carried over CBS Warning that "the greatest dan-I gers before the United States at this time' are that education will not quickly be given a wider distribution and that a narrow, rigid, formal rule by government clerks will be estab- lished," President Alexander G. Ruthven reviewed the position of education in the war over a nation- wide radio network yesterday. "Above all we should be careful that, in our fight for freedom, we do not win the battles in the field and fail of our main purpose by building a bureaucracy which has most of the evils of fascism," he stated. His talk was carried over the Columbia Broadcasting System and originated on the campus in the Uni- versity broadcasting studios in Mor- ris Hall. Referring to the welter of argu- ment that is heard on the national scene, Dr. Ruthven stated', "These . .. are not likely greatly to impede the war effort. "The workers behind our fighting men will not fail those in the armed forces, and those at the front, we krow, will carry through to final victory." Sounding the note of life after the war, the President painted an opti- mistic picture of freedom, stating, - - - - - PRyESIDENT RUTHVEN "Regardless . . . of evidences of .. . selfishness and greed ... the ancient ciream of individual freedom, rule by the people and communal living ... will come nearer to realization after this war than ever before in the his- tory of mankind." President Ruth ven called the school, the church, the press, and the radio the "four great educational agencies" and outlined their future role. Stravinsky Makes Slip BOSTON, Jan. 15.-M)-Composer Igor Stravinsky tonight was in- formed that he had run afoul of MassAchusetts law when he conduct- ed the Boston Symphony Orchestra in his own arrangement of the "Star Spangled Banner:" VOLUMES TO TEL First 106 By BETTY KOFFMAN One hundred years of develop- ment, from an empty field to a com- plex modern institution, are" chron- icled in a survey of the University which is now being prepared. . This nine-part encyclopedic sur- vey gives an historical background and, complete description of almost every phase of the school. Recently off the press is the third part, which deals with the literary college. The fourth section will ap- pear in a few weeks and the fifth is ready for publication except for one article. Plans Made at Centennial It was at the centennial celebra- tion of the University held here in June, 1937, that plans were first made to prepare this publication. The University committee on ar- chives was chosen to direct the pro- ject and Wilfred B. Shaw, Director of Alumni Relations, was selected as editor. Funds were supplied through the donation of an alumnus. "Despite the fact that half of the survey hasn't yet appeared in print, our work is two-thirds done, as al- most all of the articles are either in manuscript or are in type," Mr. Shaw said yesterday. "The editing job is tremendous as we have checked every title, state- ment and quotation-we have proof of everything," he said, "so that we are getting as near as possible to an accurate statement of the first hun- dred years of University life." Four Volumes Planned When all the various parts are completed they will be collected and bound, in the meantime they are be- ing grouped into four volumes. The material is divided in the fol- lowing manner: Part 1, history and administration; Part 2, organization, services, and alumni; Parts 3 and 4, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and summer session; Part 5, medical and law schools. Part 6, graduate school, schools of business adynmistration, education, forestry and conservation, music, li- braries, University publications; Part 7, colleges of engineering, architec- ture and design, pharmacy, and den- tistry; Part 8, museums, University buildings; and Part 9, student life and organizations, and athletics. According to Mr. Shaw, it is ex- pected that. the entire work will be completed in two or three years. 200 Contiibute Articles Over 200 contributors have written articles for the survey. It is illus- trated by 14 etchings, 13 of Univer- sity buildings and 5 portraits of Uni- versity presidents. Among the most interesting arti- L HISTORY: Years of 'U' Surveyed Orner Gate at Entrance to Dw aton0 i . ' ; , N ao ._ . , r F r . _ na 4 a In 100 years of growth the University has undergone many changes. Above is a scene of the campus in its earlier days showing a gate at the entrance to the diagonal. .. Th " roBalls"' are Hoiling l Fine quality, practical nain- sook slips . . . in delicate pink and white. Lace trimmed and very feminine. Sizes 32-38. $2.95 the necessity of choosing the actual forty acres (for the site of the cam- pus) that brought them to Ann Ar- bor on June 5, 1837, by stage, or pos- sibly on horseback, for their first three-day session." Site Was Decided Upon Finally they decided on a site and contruction began. "The first build- ings erected for the University were the four houses designed to accomo-t date the faculty, two on each side of the campus, of which one survives as the president's house. The single University building first authorized by the Regents was not completed until the fall of 1841, a tall, gaunt structure with only a few struggling trees around it (Mason Hall)." In these times, when three days is required just to register and classify all the thousands of students here, it is well to remember that "Seven stu- dents presented themselves when the University first opened its doors in September, 1841, six known freshmen and one sophomore . . . They were greeted by a faculty of two . .." "Two years after the University was founded there were fifty-three students, and ii 1847 eighty-nine were enrolled. The curriculum was limited to the Greek and Latin, clas- sics and to the more elementary branches of mathematics." Lived under "Spartan Regime" "College life in those days was pur- sued under what would appear today a Spartan regime, although life for] the students was no harder in Ann Arbor than in most of their farm homes. They were expected to pro- cure their own wood from a wood- pile behind the campus and to take care of their own rooms, for which they paid the University the munifi- cent sum of $10 a year, including tui- tion fees. "Chapel exercises were held from 5:30 to 6:30 in the morning to avoid the expense of illumination. Meals were secured from various Ann Ar- bor residents near the campus, who charged the students from $1.50 to $2.00 a week." There was a big row over the exis- tence of fraternities back in those good old days. According to tradi- tion, the first Greek letter men in this country to have their own build- ing were the members of Chi Psi in 1843, with a house which stood in the woods east of the campus near the present Forest Hills Cemetery. Struggle over Fraternities From the first there was strong faculty disapproval of the fraterni- ties as "undemocratic and exclusive, as well as leading to student excesses and depredations." The .faculty members. most of whom were clergy- men, insisted on their discontin- uance, but the students refused to accept the ruling and they contested the jurisdiction of the Regents and faculty. All this came to a head in a state- wide struggle in 1848, with the ex- pulsion of the members of the lead- ing fraternities. But the organiza- tions were later reinstated. Purpose of Survey In one chapter the growth of the city of Ann Arbor is described, with special emphasis on the cooperation between the town and the Univer- sity. "In earlier days the student habit of tearing up the old wooden sidewalks to which they objected, ringing up extra fares on the street- cars, interfering with circus parades, and gathering for 'rushes' were strongly resented by the towns- people, and made disturbing prob- lems for the authorities which called for common sense, reason, and for- bearance on the part of both town and gown." The idea of the survey as stated by Mr. Shaw is not to write a history of the University, but to provide the facts as a basis for one. He said that as far as he knows, nothing of this sort has ever been tried before. Data Is Released On New Project Almost a fifth of the Department of Conservation's proposed 100,000- acre Southeastern Michigan Recrea- tional project lies within Washtenaw County, figures released yesterday show. Governor Harry F. Kelly and the Conservation Department are, pro- posing to the January special session of the legislature a program that calls for the eventual expenditure of about $5,000,000 spread over a period of seven years. gown xr ieed any mau fraternui Ship's B Make it si with a sh and provo neckline c lowing ski -. Junior aunkI Misses Sies 1G.IJ5 oI snow wante pastel will halt i at the Iater. ty Bali et t0 all, mple but exciting eath slim bodice cative sweethOrt and yards of bil- rt. 9 Nickels Arcade I DON'T LET THE AXIS HAVE OUR TAXES! 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