YNO v. 8, 1944 THE MICHIGAN DAILY * I Yanks, Germans Battle for Vossenack Fight Is On for Road to Cologne, Rhine Valley German Counterattacks Knock First Army Back On Western Front By The Associated Press LONDON, NOV. 7-American and German troops were locked tonight in a swaying, bitter struggle for the center of the German town of Vosse- nack in Hurtgen Forest, with power- ful Nazi reinforcements battling fiercely to bar the road to Cologne and the rich Rhine valley only 30 miles away. After five days of see-saw fighting, Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' First Army doughboys tonight held half of the chile-and-a-half-long. town, and the Germans were solidly entrenched in the other half. Shock troops of both sides actually were fighting from op- posite wings of the church in the heart of town. Vossenack, 13 miles southeast of Aachen, was captured by Hodges' forces at the outset of their new offensive last Friday, but repeated counterattacks by German reserves rushed down from the Arnhem sec- tor in Holland knocked the Ameri- cans back. A front dispatch tonight described the fight for Vossenack as "savage as was the struggle for Aachen-and one of much greater scope." It said that fighting of "unexcelled bitter- ness" was raging continuously over all the Hurtgen Forest region. l Germans Can Still Robot-Bomb U. S. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-()-The War and : Navy Departments said today that robot bomb attacks by Germany on the United are "entirely possible:" The .departments said the question whether such attacks could be made had been raised in view of continu- ance of robot bomb use against Great Britain after destruction of launch- ing platforms in France and the low countries. In a joint statement, the depart- ments asserted they "consider such attacks by Germany entirely pos- sible.". HOMECOMING CELEBRATION: Old Grads Will Be Feted Saturday Nine dances, seven decorated hous- es, four alumni dinners, four open houses, three receptions, and two buffet suppers have already been scheduled by local fraternities for actives and visiting alumni in cele- bration of Michigan's first wartime homecoming this week-end. Eighteen sororities and indepen- dent houses have reported plans for open houses for allcomers after the Illinois - Michigan game Saturday. Most sororities and the Helen New- berry, Martha Cook and Madison League Surgical Dressings Unit To Open Today The Surgical Dressings Unit will open at 1 p.m. today in the Kalama- zoo Room of the League for the first time this semester. Harriet Fishel, chairman of the Unit, urged all women to take an active part in filling the quotas for the coming season. The Unit will be open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Instruction in folding bandages is furnished to all volunteers. Girls are asked to wear cotton blouses and no fingernail polish. Surgical head- dresses are furnished by the Unit. CPan-He Will Accept Petitions Petitions for the office of vice- president of Pan-Hellenic Board will be accepted until 5 p.m. today in the Undergraduate Office of the League. All seniors and second-semester juniors are eligible for the position. Interviewing will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the Kalamazoo Room of the League. Former experience with this type of work is not necessarily required, but rather all interested coeds are urged to petition, according to Peg Laubengayer, '45, president of the Board. All Pan-hel war activities as well as special drives are handled by the vice-president. Houses have planned social events as well as displays and decorations. Bliss Bowman, Phi Delta Theta, president of the Interfraternity Council, has announced that all so- cial and professional fraternities on campus have been contacted, and nearly all of them, abbreviated though they may be, are planning some sort of festivity for the home- coming. Dances Planned Of the five fraternities still operat- ing in houses on campus, the Sigma Chi's are planning to hold a dance and buffet supper Saturday in their decorated house. The Alpha Tau Omega's and the Theta Delta Chi's plan decorations and an exhibit, with a buffet dinner after the game, open house, and a radio-record dance later until midnight. The Sigma Phi Epsi- lon house and the Phi Sigma Delta houses will be decorated for alumni dinners and radio-record dances. Most of the fraternities not living in their own houses are planning alumni receptions and several intend to celebrate the homecoming with dinners Saturday night. Some have asked for rooms in the Union for homecoming headquarters, and oth- ers are meeting in rooms of the various members. More Plans Zeta Beta Tau plans an after-the- game record dance at the League, and Lambda Chi Alpha will hold an open house and dance in their State St. apartment. Betsy Barbour, Tappan, Chicago Lodge, Geddes, Lockwood, State Street and Woodlawn houses are planning displays, but have an- nounced no plans for social events. The Delta Delta Delta open house from 9-12 p.m. Saturday will restrict its clientele to the Army. Hot Chocolate Colonial House, an auxiliary wo- men's residence, will serve hot choco- late to all Saturday afternoon, and Students Given Scholarships The professional schools of the University announced the recent award of five scholarships to students in Business Administration and the School of Dentistry. Margaret M. Laubengayer of Ann Arbor, received the Business Admin- istration scholarship for the fall and spring terms. This scholarship is limited to outstanding senior stu- dents in professional schools who are residents of Michigan. Four one term scholarships in- stead of the regular two term ones were awarded by the School of Den- tistry to the following students: Wil- liam E. Brown, Jr., Benton Harbor; Myron Kaufman, Detroit, for the fall term; Warren H. Jessop, Ann Arbor; Maurice J. Kimelman, De- troit, for the spring term. Prof. Price To Give Carillon Program "The Yellow and the Blue" and "Hail to the Victors," favorite Michi- gan songs, will highlight the recital of Prof. Percival Price, University carillonneur, at 7 p.m. tomorrow. This is the second of Prof. Price's informal recitals which he will con- tinue until the Christmas season. He will also play Frans Althuisen's "Four Compositions for Carillon." Althuisen was civic director of the carillon of Arnhem, Holland, for which this music was composed. The carillon probably no longer exists. Folk songs will comprise the latter part of the program. present an informal open dance in the evening. Martha Cook dormitory plans an informal radio dance for alumnae and friends from 9-12. Gamma Phi Beta, Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Delta will have buffet suppers for the alumnae Saturday. All residences-fraternities, sorori- ties, and independent houses-are encouraged to enter displays in the judging contest Saturday morning. Those fraternities that do not have housing facilities have been especial- ly invited to the infomal homecom- ing dance at the Union Saturday night. illel Mixer To Celebrate I Homeconiin k Homecoming and Sadie Hawkins day will be the dual theme of the non-date "mixer" dance to be held from 9 p. m. to midnight this Sat- urday at the Hillel Foundation, Hill and Haven. Entertainment supplied by master of ceremonies, "Doc" Fielding, pia- nist Ruth Wolkowsky, Edythe Levin and Sonya Heller will be featured on the program along with dancing to the latest popular dance recordings, Miss Heller, director of entertain- ment, announced. Additional enter- tainment is now being planned. In line with the homecoming weekend, the Foundation will be decorated both on the outside and inside, Zena Etkin, student di- rector in charge of the dance an- nounced. The Sadie Hawkins day theme of: the "mixer" dance, to which all stu- dents and servicemen are invited, is taken from the nationwide campus tradition based on the comic strip, Lil Abner. Hosts and hostesses at the dance will be student council and other members of the Foundation. Rabbi and Mrs. Jehudah M. Cohen, Prof. and Mrs. Saul Cohen and Command- er of Co. A, Lt. Fisher and Mrs. Fisher will, chaperon at the dance. There will be no admission charged. Michigan Press Club To Be Center Guests Members of the Michigan Press Club will be the special guests of the International Center at the first tea of the semester at 4:30 p.m. tomor- row. A new event on the Center's social calendar, a tea dance, to be held regularly from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, will make its first appearance this week. Foreign students, their American friends and students interested in the Center are invited to the'Thurs- day teas and Friday tea dances. Nelson.,Ruthven Ho,,ors Today Special ceremonies at the Annual Fall Reception of the International t Center at 7:30 p. m. today in Rack- ham Amphitheater will include the d presentation to the Center of a ( plaque honoring Director Emeritus J. Raleigh Nelson and the reception by z President Alexander G. Ruthven of I the Degree of "doctor honoris causa" from the Catholic University of G'hie. Augusto Munoz, a graduate of the engineering school who has recdutiy been appointed to the faculty of the Catholic University of Chile, will present the degree to Dr. Ruthven in honor of his work for" international t cooperation in education." The plaque, designed by Carlton Angell, University artist, conmmemo- rating tine service of Nelson, who prior to his retirement in 1943 was for ten years counselor to foreign students and director of theiter- national Center. will be received by Dr. E. M. Gale, the present director. On the reception line will be Presi- dent and Mrs. Ruthven, Dr. and Mrs. Gale, Prof. and Mrs. Nelson, Dean and Mrs. Joseph A. Bursley, Dean Alice Lloyd, Prof. and Mrs. C. W. Rufus, and Prof. and Mrs. A. S. Aiton. SSA Spr-onsors Music Hour 'Parsifal' Selections Will Be Played Today The feature of the first Music Hour to be sponsored by the Student Religious Association at Lane Hall at 7:30 p. m. today will be excerpts from Wagner's "Parsifal." The program will also include the Prelude, the Good Friday Spell and the Duet from Act II which has re- cently been added to Lane Hall's record library. Scores and librettos will be provided to follow the record concert, while Robert Taylor, leader of the Music Hour, will explain the background and story of the opera and discuss the structure of the mu- sic. This new program is one of a series of Wednesday evening record con- certs of the world's greatest religious music, and is open to all studen:s, servicemen, faculty members and townspeople. Future selections wil be Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Mahler's "Das Lied von der Errde" (Song of the Earth). SWEAT ERS Smart Nubby-knit sweaters in eye-catch- ing colors, pastels, pur- ples, deep red, and greens. The perfect complement to your new fall suit, skirt, or jumpers. Cardigan and slip-overs in all sizes. 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