29, 1945
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Details of a little-publi
very important, secret weal
was developed by Univers
cists were revealed recently.
Called a VT Fuse, this an
vention is ranked secon
atomic bomb in the scientifi
ments of World War IT. Th
consists of an anti-aircraft
a complete radio transmittit
ceiving set built into the
each projectile.
When the shell is fired
plane, for example, the ra
from the unit bounce off
and return to the shell, thu
ing the shell at the one
place in relation to the ply
the utmost destruction will
Work Began in 1940
Computing exactly where
Frazer Auto
To Start Ro]
At W illow R
Joseph Frazer, presider
Kaiser-Frazer Corp., has
production of the Frazer
priced automobile will get
at the giant Willow Rux
plant on or about Feb. 1.
One of Two Models
The Frazer is one of the t
the newly-formjed company
duce. Production of thec
low-priced Kaiser will begin
than May, Frazer said.
To this area resumption c
tion at the former bomber
mean a renewed influx o
to Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor
the major problems expec
faced by the Kaiser-Fraze
housing. Many of the goy
built temporary dwellings
used by Willow Run Wor
been torn down or moved:
Kaiser Goes to Coast
Meanwhile, Frazer's part
ry J. Kaiser, has left for
Coast to develop plans for s
new cars. Frazer said the
pay a rental of $500,000 foi
year of their occupancy of t
Run plant, now under go
lease.
Formation of the $20,000
company was announced
Sept. 21. Facilities for ma
of the Frazer were removed
Graham-Paige plant, Detr
to Willow Run.
cized, but this shell was to be automatically
pon which fired was the task assigned in 1940 to
ity physi- Prof. H. R. Crane of the physics
i-department.
nazig in- The answer, Crane found, was that
d to the the shell must detonate seventy feet
c develop- from, and slightly ahead of the fast
e VT Fuse moving target. This fact was dis-
shell with covered after 50,000 tests with copper
ng and re- model airplanes and months of pure
e nose of applied research in a super-secret
an air- laboratory constructed in a gravel
di a air- pit near Dixboro, Michigan, just out-
dio waves side of Ann Arbor.'
the plane Dennison Aids Crane
S detonat- Crane first was called to Washing-
and only ton in February, 1940. After a seven-
ae whsed.month conference with Washington
be caused, officials, he returned to the campus
e and how and began work in collaboration with]
Prof. D. H. Dennison, also of the
physics department.
Seven months later, they were able
)S to report to Washington that the
, problem had been solved. The first
m o' of two "unknowns" had been solved.
Now it remained for other physicists
to determine how a radio set could
.uf be built sturdily enough to with-
stand the shock of being fired from
at of the a gun at 2,000 times the force of
said that gravity and combined with the terri-
medium- fic centrifugal force of 475 rotations
underway per second.
n bomber Destroys Jap Bomber
This second stumbling block was
solved within a year and in January,
wo models 1943, the first VT Fuse shell was
will pro- fired in combat. A lone shell, from
other, the the Cruiser Helena, disintegrated a
n no later Jap bomber, whose pilot thought he
was out of range of an ordinary anti-
of produc- aircraft shell.
plant will The spectacular success of the VT
f workers Fuse brought about its adaptation for
r. One of land warfare. The Army used it in
ted to be anti-aircraft, small and large howit-
r firm is zer shells and reported that it vir-
vernment- tually was completely responsible for
formerly the rout of the Germans in the "Bat-
kers have tle of the Bulge" in December, 1944.
And it was the VT Fuse that saved
England from the buzz-bombs. In
ner, Hen- one day during the height of attack,
the West 100 out of 104 buzz-bombs were down-
ale of the ed by the new shell.
firm will Navy spokesmen have revealed
r the first that it was the VT Fulse which
he Willow saved the U. S. Navy from destrue-
verhment tion by suicide planes off Okinawa.
Twenty-five handpicked scientists
D,000 auto worked under Prof. Crane on the
formally University of Michigan experiments.
nufacture Copper models of Jap torpedo bomb-
from the ers were shot between poles on a
oit plant 70-foot wire runway in such a man-
ner as to pass over the fuse unit.
Each trial run was electrically re-G
corded on photographic film. After 11 urnitureU
the first success was met in 1941 con-
stant checks brought about continued S
improvements. orstry School I
University Research is Extensive . .
The contract for the University's i Sp olsor s Training
part in developing the new weapon
was made through the Department of Do you want to go into the furni-
Engineering Research, which is head- ture business after you graduate?
ed by Prof. A. E. White. A four-year college course, designed;
Since 1940 the University has con- especially to train men for technicalj
ducted more than 200 secret research and executive positions in the fur-;
projects-little and big-for the Gov-
ernment. This one involved the ex-
penditure of more than a quarter
million dollars, and is an example of
the extent to which American col-
leges and universities have applied
their knowledge to crack pressing
war problems.
DIVOR a S
Of N. Y. Stage
Speech Dept. (ani
Boast Star Alumni"
Play Production of the Department
of Speech offers dramatic opportun-
ities for those interested in the the-
atre. Play Production is under the;
direction of Prof. 'Valentine Windt
who has instructed such stars as
Ruth Hussey, Martha Scott and
many actors now on Broadway.
The Play Production classes dur-
ing the fall and spring terms prduce
plays that have appeared on the le-
gitimate stage and usually present
one operetta a year. The Children's
Theatre, made up primarily of be-
ginning students in Play Produc-
tion, produces a children's play
which is largely attended by the local
grade schools.
The program of the spring term
included "Uncle Harry," by Thomas
Job, Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30"
and the Children's Theatre present-
ed "The Elves and the Shoemaker."
Build Sets, Handle Lighting
Students in Play Production also
participate in the building of the
sets, costuming, stage crew work
such as lighting, properties, paint-
ing, book holding and the many
other jobs connected with putting
on a production.I
The Laboratory Theatre, wherei
most of the classes are held, has
been recognized by amateur play
producers as one of the finest to be
found in any school or college in the
country. The storage and work-shop
space is ample and the building is
well adapted for experimentation and
construction.
The plays are presented in the Ly-
dia Mendelssohn Theatre in the
Michigan League. This theatre is I
well-equipped and the facilities are
similar to those of any professional
theatre b
Mr. Herbert Philippe of the speech
department is director of the set de-
signing and construction. He also
conducts classes in stagecraft and is
technical advisor of Play Produc-
tion.
Active in Summer
During the summer session the
Michigan Repertory Players of the
Department of Speech ofer a full
summer program to the campus and
townspeople. Visiting instructors
from non-profesional and legitimate
theatres join the teaching staff for
the summer.
The plays presented the past sum-
ner were "Blithe Spirit" by Noel
Coward; Elliott Nugent's and James
Thurber's collaboration "The Male
Animal"; "Quality Street," by Sir
James Barrie; "Over 21," by Ruth
Gordon and the operetta, "Naughty
Marietta," by Victor Herbert.
' ..
niture industry, will begin on campus
Thursday.
It is the first program of its kind
in tie nation.
Conducted under the auspices of
the forestry department, students will
study subjects varying from wood-
working to cost accounting and will
receive practical experience through
summer vacations spent working in a
furniture factory.
The program was worked out at the
suggestion of and in cooperation with
the National Association of Furniture
Manufacturers and is a modification
of the Wood Technology curriculum
established in the School of Forestry
and Conservation in 1934.
Graduates of this combined aca-
demic and technical course will earn
bachelor's or master's degrees, as in
any other profession.
The course embraces subjects
taught in five of the schools of the
University and is expected to givet
the student a well-balanced under-
standing of the problems he will en-
counter as a "front-office" executive,
or sales, production or plant manager.
In addition to strictly furniture
subjects, such as design, wood tech-
nology, construction and assembly,
the student also will study mathe-
matics, engineering, chemistry, phy-
sics, business administration, sales
psychology, labor relations, and other
courses in a curriculum that offers.
19 required and 37 elective subjects.
To encourage outstanding young
men to avail themselves of this new
program. the Association, as well as
the Furniture Manufacturers Associa-
tion of Grand Rapids, and several
other individual manufacturers, are
planning liberal scholarships for
young men planning to take the
course.
Crawford Named Head #
Of Flint Extension Center
Dr. Bonner M. Crawford, a Univer-
sity staff member since 1942. has been
named administrator of the Univer-
sity's Flint Extension Service Center.
Prior to his new appointment, Dr.
Crawford served as adult education
consultant, a lecturer in Leadership
Training and Research Associate in
the Bureau of Educational Reference
and Research at the University.
Professors Paul A. Leidy and Lay-
link James and Associate Professors
Paul G. Kauper and Russell A. Smith
have resumed their positions on the
faculty of the Law School this fall.
Absent on leave since January, 1943,
Prof. Leidy has been associated with
the Office of the General Counsel of
Famous Doctor,
Thomas Cooley
Dies in Bangor
Dr. Thomas B. Cooley, nationally-
known pediatrist and a University
graduate. class of '95, died Oct. 14,
following a brief illness in the Bangor,
Me., hospital.
A native of Ann Arbor, Dr. Cooley
took his post-graduate work at Har-
vard and in universities abroad. He
was once president of the American
Academy of Pediatrics and a cheva-
lier in the French Legion of Honor.
Dr. Cooley, professor emeritus at
the Wayne University school of medi-
c ine, was a pioneer in instituting reg-
ular medical checks on students in
Detroit and parochial schools.
He went into retirement in May,
1941, after serving 20 years on the
Children's Hospital of Michigan staff.
Following World Wiar I, he headed
the Red Cross in Paris.
3Survivors include a daughter, lt4iss
Emily H. Cooley of Detroit and a son,
Thomas M. Cooley of Waterford, W.
Va.
Dr. Sawyer's Leave
Is Extended by 'U'
LeDave of absence of Dr. Ralph A.
Sawyer of the University Physics De-
partment has been extended through
1945-46 to enable him to accept a
civil service appointment as head of
the Ordnance Division of the Naval
Ordnance Test Station at Inyokern,
California.
Dr. Sawyer. now a lieutenant com-
mander in the naval reserve, expects
to be separated from the service in
a few months.
fFreshmen Warned
#On 'Seal Steppingr'
A warning has been issued to all
freshman and new transfer students
to refrain from walking on the metal
seal of the University imbedded in the
center of thet diagonal in front of
the General Library.
Long a campus tradition, the privi-
lege of being able to indulge in the
practice of "seal stepping" is reserved
only for those who have spent at
least one semester on campus.
the Quaker Oats Company of Chi- OPA and chief of the near-eastern
cago. In his post there, he helped section blockade division of the Board
arrange contracts which this com- of Economic Warfare, in Washington.
pany has had with the Army and He is now supervisor of licensing all
Navy. exports to the Middle-East, filling the
post of American representative of
Prof. James has been on leave to the Federal Economic Administration
Cravath, Swaine and Moore of New in Cairo, Egypt.
York City since February, 1943.
This firm assigned him to the posi- The Judge Advocate General
tion of associate to the general School, which has been functioning
counsel of the Studebaker Corpora- .in the Law School, will reduce its
tion of South Bend, Ind. His work personel this term and will close
chiefly concerned government con- January 26, 1946. Arrangements
tracts which this company held. are being made so that increased
civilian enrollment will dovetail
Since he took leave from the law with diminishing JAG activities.
faculty in July, 1942, Prof. Kauper wthdiiisinJGacivtis
has been a tax consultant at the
office of Legal Counsel of the Pan-Coast G ad Seeks
American Petroleum and Transport Y r '
Company of New York City. 1 7i arOld Recruuis
Prof. Smith was also on leave to
the legal department of the Pan- Enlistments of 17-year-old men in
American Petroleum and Transport the now being accepted, Chief Yeo-
Company. He left the University in man James D. Rachels, officer in
July, 1942 to help manage the labor charge of recruiting for the Michi-
relations problems of that firm. He gan area announced.
has been involved in the settlement of To be eligible for enlistment, the
the recent oil workers' strike. applicant must have completed at
Dr. E. Blythe Stason, dean of the least two years of high school; be in
Law School, revealed that Prof. John good physical condition, at least 64
D. Dawson will return to the law inches tall, and his weight must be
faculty for the spring term. Prof. in proportion to his height.
Dawson, who took his leave in July, The Coast Guard Recruiting Sta-
1942, has, since that time, been gen- tion for Michigan is located in the
eral counsel to the rent division of Lafayette Building, Detroit.
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