FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6, 1944 Children's. Work Displayed Council Panels On Dumbarton Begin Today Profs. Wilcox, Kiss, Dorr To Lead Talks RUGGED LIFE: Ensign Survives Jap Torpedo To Rough It with Guerrillas Galens Present Exhibit To Aid' hI Drive for Workshop Funds Post War Council will present the first in a series of panels on the Dumbarton Oaks Conference. "The Big Five or the Little Fifty" at 7:30 Shop Eases Tiediunm Of Convalescence By RAY SHINN Airplanes, tieracks, bird houses, breadboards-red, blue, green and yellow- decorate the window of a State St. bookstore today. They've been placed there by the Galens, to promote their drive for funds through the sale of lapel tags Friday and Saturday. The handicraft on display are ex- amples of what younger children cab do and have done in their spare time. Well, so what? You say you put- tered around in your workship toc when you were a kid. But that isn't the point. Those articles in the win- dow and others like them were made by the younger patients at the Uni- versity hospital-kids recovering from operations and broken bones Hospital confinement of any duration is often a time of tedium, but especially so for children be- tween the ages of 7 an 14, who are naturally inclined to be restless when they have to stay in one place for any length of time. The Gal- ens, members of the honorary me- dical fraternity, realized this, and so some 17 years ago they set up on the ninth floor of the Univer- sity hospital a junior-sized work- shop, that would be reserved ex- clusively for the younger patients at the hospital. They furnished tools and wood materials to equip the shop, and hired an instructor to supervise it Then for five days every week since that time, they have opened the shop to the children, urging them to mak anything they wanted to out of the materials at hand. Or if they wanted, the children Room Shortage Pressing, Prof . ram Declares Prof. Lewis E. Gram of the engi- neering school, director of the Uni- versity's plant extension and post- war building program, maintained yesterday that one of the most acute problems of. the University, which must be solved as soon as possible, is that of housing. The inevitable increase in enroll- ment expected after the war will pre- sent the University with the grave problem of where to put students and faculty members.. The University has been awai-e for sometime that there is a need for many more dormitory and living facilities, but because of war time restrictions on building, it has been impossible for the Univer- sity to make any post-war housing plans, he stated. Plans are now being forn'ulated for a large post-war building program, including a new administration build- ing. However, he continued, in the immediate post-war period there will be a tremendous housing prblem for University authorities to face. Prof. Scanio Named To Secretarial Post Prof. Vincent A. Scanio, of the Romance Language department, has been appointed Secretary of the Italian 1 section of the Modern Language Association, it was an- nounced today. Prof. Scanio will hold this position during 1945, and will assist in plan- ning the Renaissance literature sec- tion of the program for the national meeting of the Association, to be held in Chicago next year. could browse around watching the Dthers, or play with the things they'd already made. It didn't take much urging to get the kids up into the workshop, for very soon by a patient-to-patient grapevine. tales of the wonders of he shop spread. Even before they were given the chance, recuperating oatients were asking to go to the shop, "The children like the room mainly because they are allowed to have the thrill of making things hemselvcs without anyone telling them what they must do or how they must do it," Mrs. Mildred Walton, supervisor of the special education work at the hospital, said yesterday. Many of the patients, who feel ra- ther proud of their construction ef- torts, are planning to use them as 'hristmas presents. "Because while 'ze's in the hospital the child has so -nany things done for him, it makes aim (as well as older patients) feel nappy that in the shop he can do hings and make things for other people," Mrs. Walton declared. Occasionally the children come up o the shop with no definite ideas of what they would like to do, but noti- sing other children working with 'he jigsaw or a woodburner and sese- ng the many things others have nade in the shop soon gives them nspiration to make something them- selves. Most popular item at the oresent time seems to be tieracks 'or Christmas presents. a a p. m. today at the Michigan League. Problems of the participation of large and small countries in an in- ternational peace organization will be discussed. Three Professors On Panely Forming the panel will be Prof. Wilcox of the history department, Prof. Dorr of the political science de- partment and Prof. Kiss of the geog- raphy department. To provide a basis for arguments to be presented in an open discussion period to follow, Prof. Wilcox will present a historical background, Prof. Dorr will discuss the role of the large nations and Prof. Kiss will speak for the small nations. Miniature United Nations Council -- The discussion period will take the form of a United Nations Council in miniature. Students attending the University from foreign countries have been invited by the Post-war Council to attend the panel and pre- sent their views on the part that each nation should have in the world plan. All students interested in the meet- ing are urged to attend. Pvt. Berton Ast Bernard, Co. C. will mediate the dis- in cussion. Ensign Alvin E. Jacooson, Jr., '43E, was one of eight survivors of the American submarine Flier who swam 18 hours in Japanese-controlled wat- ers to a barren island and lived there for days on a pair of cocoanuts. In relating the story Cmdr. John D. Crowley, skipper, said, "We were cruising on the surface at night in Japanese - controlled waters when there was a terrific explosion. I was on the bridge, and in 20 to 30 seconds the ship went down. The night was completely dark and we couldn't orient ourselves. The survivors were gathered together and though you couldn't see beyond three feet, we DAIL'YOFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued fon Pagc 2) Daily Photo by Pvt. Bob Crampton, Co. B, 3651 S. U. JIG SAW PROJECT-Cutting out a design at the jig saw is one of the many children who, as patients at the University hospital, may enjoy the facilities of the Galens' workshop. in Spanish are cordially Prospective members of the especially requested to be invited. club are present. that they've never even held a hammer, so on some days it isa not strange to see a few patients busily engaged in learning how to drive a nail," Mrs. Walton pointed out. "The Galens are doing a fine job in Smaking these children happy and giving them afternoons of enjoyment, as well as valuable instruction in woodworking," she went on. To keep up their work at the hospi- tal, the Galens will sponsor the tag sale Friday and Saturday. Their goal will be to match the $3,000 they col- lected last year. Most of the money will go to maintaining the shop and a kibrary for the children, and a part of it will go into a sinking fund for improvements after the war. Judoe Regrets Larger Local Divorce Rate It's difficult to determine ju where Cupid's arrows are landing Washtenaw County, Last week, out of the large num- ber of cases heard by circuit Judge SRA TIH ld George H. Sample, he granted 23 di- vorces and refused permission for one * other separation, Mrs. Luella M. i uSical iour Smith, county clerk said yesterday. "It's terrible," Judge Sample de- ' 3r Feast' dlared, pointing to the recent up-esizasFaC Sswing in the number of divorces Planned for 1ollig] granted. Predicting that the situation is The Student Religious Asso "going to get worse," he stated, "I'm Music Hour will present W simply amazed and shocked-the Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast"7 crime today's separated parents are today, in the Lane Hall libra bringing to their children is inde- stead of Bruckner's Seventh S "Some of work in the the children want to shop, but it develops ciation Nilliam 7 p.m., ry, in- ymph- U.S.O. Game Night: There will be refreshments, and Junior Hostesses will be on hand for dancing, and games. I ;Qy " gEvents Varsity Debate: There will be a meeting on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. in Rm. 4203 Angell Hall. The Regular Thursday Evening Record Concert will be held in the Men's Lounge of the Rackham Build- ing at 7:45 p.m. The program will feature Beethoven's Leonora Over- ture No. 2; Beethoven's Concerto in G Major for violin and orchestra; and Rimsky Korsakov's Schehera- zade. A meeting of the University of Michigan Section of the American Chemical Society will be held on Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. in Rm. 151 of the Chem- istry Building. Dr. J. E. Kempf of the Department of Bacteriology will speak on "A Survey of Antibiotic Agents." The public is cordially invited. The Geological Journal Club will meet in Rm. 4065, Natural Science Bldg., at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8. Mr. C. N. Swinney will discuss "Nor- thern California quicksilver deposits" and Mr. S. N. Davies "The areal geology of the manganese deposits of Guisa-Los Negros, Oriente, Cuba." All interested are cordially welcome.' Dancing Lessons: The USO dan- counted 15 men in the water." The group knew of the islands in the vicinity and after eighteen hours eight of the 15 men reached the corial beach after abandoning all clothing and gear except underclothes. The island yielded no supplies. The men were sunburned from exposure in the water and their feet were badly cut by the jagged coral. The nights were cold, and they slept covered with sand and hugging each other for body warmth. After arriving at the island they rigged a raft from bamboo and grass, which they paddled from island to island, all of which were uninhabited and yielded no food or water. Several days later they sighted a large island with a group of buildings surrounded by a cocoanut grove which they found deserted, looted and damaged. The next day two native guerrilla fighters, one who could understand a little English, told them that they had seen them come ashore, and came prepared to greet them as friend or enemy. The survivors were then taken overland in carabao carts to a point where they boarded small native boats for a trip to a guerrilla headquarters. No more of the adventure. which lasted two weeks can be told because of military secrecy. Cent er To Sponsor Semi-Formal Friday International Center will hold its second dance of the season, a semi- formal, from 8:30 p. m. to midnight Friday in the Rackham building. The dance will be in the night club style and will differ from previous dances in that a variety of games will be provided for those who do not care to dance. cing class will be held Friday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock. U.S.O. Friday Night Dance, 'T'here will be a dance at the USO club this Saturday night from 8 to midnight. There will be refreshments. All ser- vicemen and USO Junior Hostesses are invited. U.S.O. Saturday Night Dance: There will be a dance at the USO club this Saturday night from 8 to midnight. There will be refresh- ments. All servicemen and USO Junior Hostesses are invited. Sunday Morning Breakfast: All servicemen are invited to come to the USO Club for breakfast Sunday morning from 10:30 to 11. A LOST SINCE 1928: 'U' EiedGitio Pr ne Useful In Placing Greenland Bases An airplane which was lost in connection with the University's Third Greenland Expedition in 1928 ind which was instrumental in pro- viding vital air bases in this war has. -ecently been sighted by Army Air Force fliers. In an attempt to fly from Rock- F-rd, Ill. to Stockholm, Sweden, the Stinson Monoplane, Greater Rock- ford, went off its course and was forced to land on ice between the glaciers which was previously unex- plored. Smooth Ice Found This in-between ice proved to be the only locations in Greenland which were smooth enough to land a plane on near the coast. Earlier it was thought that the only smooth ice was in the interior of the ice- filled island. Today, the United States uses these smooth ice spots between glaciers as air bases. Chen To Talk On Peace Plans Dr. Y. C. Chen, noted scientist and president of Nanking University, will speak at 8 p. m. today in Rackham Amphitheatre. A University lecture, the subject will be "To Win the Peace as a Chi- nese Professor Sees It." Dr. Chen received his M. A. and Ph. D at Columbia in 1922 and then returned to China to teach. He has been president of Nanking University since 1927. A guest of the State Department in this country, he has been a member of the Peoples Political Council since 1938 and is Vice-Chairman, International Committee of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives. Professer Emeritus William H. Hobbs of the geology department who was a member of the expedition tells how the pilot. B. R. J. (Fish) Hassell who is now a lieutenant- colonel commanding the North At- lantic Division Base of the Air Trans-. port Command and his navigator, the late Parker Cramer, ran short of gasoline when he lost his course in clouds over Davis Strait and were forced to make a landing at least 75 miles distant from the University station of Mount Evans and Camp Lloyd. Finally Rescued The two men ploughed down the fjords to the coast and wandered for two weeks before they reached the Sondre Stromfjord opposite Camp Lloyd. Finally their smoke signals were seen and the two men were rescued, although in a starving con- dition. The monoplane had to be left on the inland ice until the winter sled- ding -season opened. A search was then conducted to see if the motor could be salvaged, but it was unsuc- cessful. .Now, 16 years later, the plane has been seen and photo- graphed from the air by an Army scribable." There's little doubt about it, men and women today are fail- ing in their prime task of parent- hood-providing a happy home." "Personally, I don't believe in di- vorce of any kind," Judge Sample pointed out, "but it is my duty to ad- minister the law." "In my opinion, if two people think they have made a mistake in getting married, they should make sacri- flees to stay together for the good of their children and the entire society,", he asserted. , Club To Feature Mexican Theme Ann Terbrueggen, Toni Rowland, and Herman Hudson, scholarship students at the University of Mexico for the past two summers, will talk on their impressions of Mexico at a meeting of La Sociedad Hispanica to be held at 8 p.m. today at the Michi- gan Union. rather than the League, as previously scheduled. "Una Noche Mexicana" will be the theme of the evening, and folk songs of that country will be featured. A collection of photographs taken in Mexico will be shown, and discussion groups will conclude the program. ony, which was previously announc- ed. "Belshazzar's Feast," one of the most noted works of the 42-year old English composer, is an elaborate set- ting for chorus, orchestra, and solo- ists of the famous biblical incident. The recording, made in England and released last month in this country, is said to be the finest ever made of combined choral and orchestral for- ces. Robert Taylor, '46, leader of the group, will introduce the music and discuss its background and structure. The rnost sat sfying gifts of all, perfumes and hosiery impeccable gifts that tell the Christmas story in the Ian. ~\(j 4 4 SUZANNE'S b4 T _k reconnaissance plane. - -Bahai Group To Feature Navy Choir To Sing Flute, Piano Soloists At 2enLter Sun day Helen Snyder, flutist, and Erma Hayden, pianist, will be the soloists Highlighting the International I appearing at the Bahai Study Group Center's program at 7:30 p. m. Sun- musical at 8 p. m. today in the Lane day will be the Navy Choir under the Hall auditorium. Selections by direction of Leonard V. Meretta. Brahms and Loeillet will be played. The Choir of 25 voices sang for the August commencement and has been heard over WJR. 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