PAGE SIX THE M ICHIGA N D A ILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1946 RELIEF EXPECTED: Acute Textbook Shortage Shown in CampusSurvey The demand for textbooks exceeds the present supply fifteen to twen- ty-five per cent although shortages in a number of courses are well above' the fifty per cent mark, a survey of the campus indicated yesterday. Local bookstore managers pointed to the record veteran enrollment at colleges and universities throughout ' the country as one of the major rea- sons for the shortage which they de- clared will be only temporary. Shipments Tied Up The trucking strike in New York' has tied up shipments from many publishers which would normally have been available by this week. Within ten days or two weeks much of the scarcity which is now disrupt-, ing normal class functioning will be alleviated by the arrival of these shipments, according to the book- stores' spokesmen. In the meantime, many students are being asked to double up on the use of books or are doing without them entirely. The hardest hit group on record is a class in municipal gov- ernment. With the textbook now out of print, the class will alternate reading the only four copies known to be available which are on reserve in the Library. Chapters Mimeographed The law school, with double the expected enrollment, is having a dif- ficult time in many of its classes, p' Flying Club Elects fficerCs Officers elected last night for the University of Michigan Flying Club for the current school year are Fran- ces Hamilton, president; Lou C. Creith, Jr., vice-president; Anne Guinan, secretary; Charles C. Par- cells, Jr., treasurer;' Richard G. Lilling, operations manager; Robert H. Gos- low, flight supervisor. Members of the board of directors carried over until the middle of the year are John M. Horeth, Paul V. Shaffer, and Walter T. Buhl. Assist- ant to the treasurer will be appoint- ed later. During the summer arrangements were made with the Ann Arbor Aero Service at the Municipal Airport whereby the Service supplies the Club with student flight instruction and supervision anc with mainte- nance of the Club's three aircraft. The next meeting of the club will be on October 9. Although there are no openings for memberships at the present time, applications may still be made. while in the business administration school, one accounting course has ar- ranged to mimeograph the first few chapters of the text for use until the expected shipment arrives. Supplies for the engineering col- lege are reported to be in good sup- ply with shortages in a few texts. Students in the first year courses are suffering most from the shortage because of the lack of books for in- troductory courses in zoology, Ger- man, algebra, psychology, and Eng- lish. Dictionaries Non-Existant Dictionaries for the would-be scholar are non-existant in the town except for occasional copies at the Student Book Exchange which has been selling used copies of the scarce books almost as soon as they are turned in. Anticipating the book shortage, many students took advantage-of the bock list prepared by a local book- store to purchase their books during registration week to beat the crowds. The same anticipating has been not- iced in the purchase of other sup- plies, particularly paper and note- books, which have been purchased in larger than usual quantities. Bookstores Offer Assurance The bookstores offered the assur- ance, however, that supplies will be on hand within ten days to last at least until the first of the year when paper will be more plentiful. Already, the local managers indi- cated, they are planning for the next semester and expect to avoid a re- currence of the current temporary shortage. Willow Run Chapter Of A VC To Meet Today Plans for an AVC membership rally to be held on Oct. 3 at Willow Village will be outlined at the first fall meet- ing of the Willow Run Chapter at 8 p.m. today at West Lodge. The members will also hear a report on the state AVC convention and the state executive council by P. T. Coch- rane, who was elected to the council when he attended the convention as pne of the chapter's delegates. Chairman Al Weaver strongly urged all members to attend tonight's meeting. Airline Reports Loss Capital Airlines-PCA, which oper- ates through University-leased Wil- low Run airport, sustained a net loss of $747,763 in the first six months of 1946. Company officials attributed the loss to expansion of the air- line's schedules and equipment. KAISER ANSWERS A QUESTION-Henry J. Kaiser, the West Coast industrialist, points a finger as he answers a question while testifying in Washington, before the House Merchant Marine Committee, investigating wartime shipping building profits. Freshman Vets Termed More Serious-Minded than Non-Vets Freshman veterans and freshman students who come directly from high school show a marked differ- ence in attitude, Prof. Philip E. Burs- ley, director of new students orienta- tion, said yesterday. "I have found that veterans are much more serious-minded," Prof. Bursley said, adding that "veterans know what a college education means. They have been out in actual life and have a more mature attitude than the freshman who begins col- lege right after completing high school," he said. The University this term has an enrollment of 11,013 veterans out of a total of 18,125 students. Broken down, these figures show that the largest enrollment of vet- erans is in the literary college which has 3,335 men veterans and 141 wo- men. Non-veteran students in the literary college total 3,694 of which 828 ire men and 2,866 are women. The graduate school has the sec- ond highest veteran enrollment. To- talling 1,237 in all, there are 1,199 men veterans and 38 women veterans enrolled for graduate work. The engineering college has the third highest veteran enrollment of the colleges in the University. 3,056 (Q Band To Honor Indiana During Intermission A "map of Indiana" formation will highlight the performance of the University of Michigan marching band during half-time at the Michi-~ gan-Indiana football game Saturday.t Formed to the accompaniment of "Indiana, Our Indiana," the map will have marked on it the following cities: Bloomington, home of Indiana University;BIndianapolis, state capi- tal; South Bend, home of Notre Dame University; and Terre Haute, on the banks of the Wabash; according to Harold Ferguson, newly appointed assistant director of bands in charge of marching. The band also will spell out "IND." The traditional block "M" will give way to "MICH" for the playing of the "Yellow and Blue" which will con- clude the half-time ceremonies. Numbering 104 players, the band will be led by Drum Major Norman Pollard, '49E. Indiana will be represented by the Hobart High School Band of Hobart, Indiana. The Hobart band was or- ganized and directed from 1925 to 1935 by William D. Revelli, now di- rector of the Michigan band. Freder- ick Ebbs, present director of the Hobart band, is a University of Michi- gan graduate. The band has been a national champion since 1930 and is. recognized as one of the top ranking high school bands in the country. Auto Men Fight Rail Rate Rise WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -(/P)-A spokesman for the major automobile companies outside the Ford-General Motors group said today "no auto- mobiles will move by rail from De- troit" if the 25 per cent rail rate in- crease which the railroads seek is granted. Arguing before the Interstate Com- merce Commission, Attorney Parker McCollester of New York City said: "I know of no more glaring inequal- ities in freight rates than those upon new automobiles shipped from De- troit. The companies I represent (Chrys- ler, Packard, Kaiser-Frazer, Stude- baker, Hudson and other manufactur- ers) do not challenge the need of the railroads for a rate increase. We do oppose the rates on finished automo- biles shipped from the Detroit area as compared with those from General Motors and Ford assembly points throughout the United States. For even such a big company as Chrysler the time has come when a way must be found of overcoming that rate differential. Chrysler will not ship by rail if present rates are increased. In fact, if the increase is granted, no automobiles will move by rail from Detroit." A commission member, mean- while, commented to reporters that the ICC was "receiving an unprece- dented number of scurrilous letters" in connection with the rail rate case. Campus Highlights Dr. EdTma To Speak iors and four for sophomores. In * *T*. addition, members are being sought Dr. V. R. Edman, president of for sales, circulation, advertising and Wheaton College, will speak at 4:30 publicity. p.m., Sunday in Lane Hall, under * * * the sponsorship of the Michigan Men's Glee Club . Christian Fellowship. Dr. Edman, who has spoken in A combination rehearsal, tryout many churches-and Bible conferences and smoker will mark the first reg- throughout the country, once served ular meeting of the Men's Glee as director of the Bible Institute of Club, directed by Prof. David Mat- Ecuador. en t73 ~,tdyi h After experience as both teacher tern, at 7:30 p.m. today in the and pastor, Dr. Edman joined the Union. Wheaton College faculty and in 1940 All men, including eligible fresh- was made president. men, are welcome, Douglas Wil- * * ' son, president of the club, said. Plans for the year include con- echniec' TryOuts . * * certs, trips, radio broadcasts and An important organizational serenades, he announced. meeting of the staff of the Michi- * * * gan Technic will be held at 7:30 SHA DisCussion GrOup p.m. today in Rm. 3036 East Eng. Bldg. The first meeting of the Inter- Milt David, editor of the Tech- Faith Discussion Group will be held nic, invites all engineers interested at 7:30 p.m. today in Lane Hall. The in gaining experience in the writ- subject of the discussion will be ing, publication, advertising and Comparative Religions. circulation of a technical magazine * * * to attend this meeting. First semester freshmen may at- JagOtOmy L0ectur . * tend as tryouts and receive staff positions the following term. Dr. L. R. Dragstedt, professor of Official publication of the engi- surgery at the University of Chicago, neering students, the Technic has will deliver a speech open to the pub- appeared continuously since 1882. lic on vagotomy at 8:30 p.m. to- Originally published by the now- morrow in the Rackham Amphi- extinct Engineering Society,nthe theatre. Technic is independent of other The lecture is under the auspices campus groups and is a non-sub- of Alpha Omega Alpha, honorary sidized publication. medical fraternity which will hold * * * an initiation banquet and ceremonies . at the Union beforehand. Dr. Fred 'Ensian Business Staff -.*. Coller, professor of surgery at the The business meeting of the Michi- University, will be toastmaster. ganensian will be held at 4:15 p.m. The new initiates of Alpha Omega today at the Ensian office in the Alpha will be Robert Harding, Rob- Student Publications Building. ert Dobbie, Clayton Lewis, George Students who are interested in Dickinson, Norman Davis, Roger trying out for several positions have Smith, Ruth Appleton,, Lloyd Lem- been invited to attend the meeting. men, Fred Fergenson, Otis Schorling, Three positions are open for sen- Arthur Upton, and John Goodsell. 4 1 men veterans are enrolled in the en- gineering college. No women vet- erans are enrolled in the engineering college. On a percentage basis the figures mean that approximately 60 per cent of all students in the University are veterans. Airmen Rereive M11ilitary Bucrial WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -(P)- The bodies of five American fliers shot down by Yugoslavian fighter planes Wvere buried with militalry honors today in a common grave in, Arlington National Cemetery. Simple Catholic and Protestant fu- neral services were read for the fliers, whose deaths caused an international furor, in the Fort Myer chapel before their bodies were lowered into their oak-shaded grave. With members of their families and friends in attendance, the funeral cortege of five coaches moved at slow cadence behind the Army band and military escort over the sunny half- mile from chapel to the grave site overlooking the Potomac and Capitol. High military officials, including W. Stuart Symington, assistant secre- tary of war; General Carl Spaatz, head of the Army Air Force, General Thomas Handy, representinguchief- of-staff, and Brig. Gen. Claude B. Ferenbaugh, commandant of this military district attended. Yugoslavian Ambassador Sava N. Kosavonic expressed his "personal sorrow" in a statement issued later. "I should have liked to attend the funeral services," he said. "In doing so I know that I would have expressed also the sorrow and great regrets of the people and tgovernment and of my country and our feelings of sym- pathy for the bereaved families." Women's GOP Groups To Meet in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25 -(AP)- Five hundred delegates to the fourth biennial convention of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs converged on Philadelphia to- day for a two-day convention at which Carroll Reece, chairman of the GOP National Committee and Gov- ernor Edward Martin, Republican candidate for U. S. senator from Pennsylvania, are slated to speak. 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