29, 1945 T HE M ICHIG AN DAILY SECOND TO ATOMIC BOMB: V-T Fuse Perfected by 'U'Scientis c BACK FROM LEAVE OF ABSENCES: p cs OLPfrear ts oure 0enSLawP Prfessors Uouse pe Return To School 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. LET'S GET ACQUAINTED AT THE BELL Meals Served: 5:30-11:00 P. M. Monday-Saturday 1:00-11:00 P. M. Sunday Bring identification to show you are 21 P*et2 EAdelIdeemT 120 EAST LIBERTY U STATIONERY - FOUNTAIN PENS NOTEBOOKS - PAPER - ZIPPERS STUDENT SUPPLIES Special Order Department OVERBECK Bookstore 1- I DRUGS PRESCRI PTIONS RNN ARBORS LARGE ST 1216 South University Phone 4436 2ND. 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