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TIE MICHIGAN DAILY



Ancient Jap Abacus Vies With
Modern CalculatingMachine

Campus Highlights

By HAROLD JACKSON, Jr.
Having trouble with that account-
ing lab? Perhaps you need an aba-
cus.
An abacus is the ancient, Oriental
calculator which defeated the latest
American calculating machine in a
recent mathematical contest held in
Tokyo. There are several on the cam-
pus of the University, including one
owned by Prof. Norman H. Anning,
of the matheinatics department.
Unimpressive in appearance, this
Oriental equivalent of an adding ma-
chine is a shallow, rectangular box
a foot long; and six inches wide. Thin
bamboo rods are spaced like rungs
Yehudi Menuhin
Will Present
Concert Here
Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, will pre-
sent the fourth concert of the Choral
Union Series' at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
A limited number of tickets for the
performance are still available at
the University Musical Society's of-
fices in Burton Memorial Tower.
Menuhin, acknowledged to be one
of the greatest violiniststofsall time,
was the first American artist to ap-
pear in Paris, Prague and Moscow
after the cessation of hostilities. His
war-service record includes a total
of four hundred concerts played for
American and Allied troops here and
overseas, in addition to benefit per-
formances.
Since the war Menuhin has been
engaged in recording music for a
British film on the life of the violin-
ist Paganini. Because he knows more
than any other person about the life
of the virtuoso, he also acted as tech-
nical expert for the picture.
Menuhin made his first appear-
ance on the concert stage at the age
of seven. At eight he went abroad to
study with Georges Enesco, compos-
er of the "Rumanian Rhapsody," and
Adolf Busch, returning to make his
debut with- the New York Symphony
Orchestra at the age of ten.
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in a ladder along the box, and on
each is a series of thick beads, or
tamas, as the Japanese call them.
By moving the beads back and forth
across the abacus, it is possible to
form numbers, and perform addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and di-
vision.
Toyko Contest
In the demonstration in Tokyo, the
abacus was operated by a Jap-
anese, while the electric cal-
culator was operated by an
American army private, who had four
years bookkeeping experience. The
overall score showed the Japanese
and his abacus had finished first in
addition, subtraction and division,
yielding to the American only in
multiplication. The best single rec-
ord was in addition, where the aba-
cus beat the calculator by a minute
and six seconds on one problem.
The abacus originated, it is be-
lieyed, in India many centuries ago,
and has been used in many different
parts of the world. Today it is still
in common use in both China and
Japan. There, many children learn
their first mathematics on the aba-
cus. Most merchants use it to con-
duct their business, and many Amer-
ican tourists have come home from
the Orient with the false impression
that the abacus was a device shop
owners had for figuring a higher price
on souvenirs.
Used on West Coast
Prof. Anning can testify to the
amazing speed with which an abacus
can be manipulated. He has seen it
in operation on the West Coast where
many banks have an abacus for Chi-
nese customers to use in computing
the rate of exchange on Chinese
money.

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Hostel Open House .
The American Youth Hostel will
hold an open house at Lane Hall at
p.m. tomorrow for all students in-
erested in the organization.
Movies will be shown during the
evening.
Local and district officers for the
year include: Katherine Volkman,
coordinator for leaders in the volun-
teer group; Helmet Stirn, chairman
of the Ann Arbor Council of American
Youth Hostels; and Justin Cline, di-
rector of the Detroit metropolitan
area of AYA.
ROTC Lecture ...
ROTC headquarters announced
yesterday that the lecture by Col.
Steven O'Connor at 8 p.m. today
will be held in 303 West Engineer-
ing Annex, not in the West Engi-
neer'ng Bldg. as previously stated.
Col. O'Connor, who is chief of
production at the Detroit tank ar-
senal, will speak on "Engineering
Problems in the Modern Manufac-
ture of Gun Tubes."
New Forestry Plan .. .
Dean Samuel T. Dana of the for-
estry school will leave for Washington
next week to present a revised na-
tional forestry plan for the consider-
ation of the board of directors of the
American Forestry Association, based
on recommendations made by vari-
ous member agencies at last month's
mneeting of the Association.
International Center .. .
The International Center will
hold its weekly tea dance from 4
to 6 p.m. today in the social rooms
of the Center. Foreign students
and friends are invited to attend.
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Armenian Club . .
The Armenian Club will hold a
meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the In-
ternational Center.

NO DELINQUENTS HERE-Willow Village youngsters parade at a Halloween costume party organized to
forestall pranksters. Dr. Malcolm B. Rogers, superintendent of schools at Willow Village, said that the
parade was "highly successful" in eliminating juvenile delingency on Halloween night.
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County Delinquency Rate Drops;
Willow Run Still, Trouble Spot

Scientists

To Form

Discussion Groups
Following a plan agreed upon in
their October meeting, the Associa-
tion of University of Michigan Scien-
tists will devote its meeting at 8 p.m.
Monday in the East Conference Room
of the Rackham Building to the or-
ganization of discussion groups.
Under the proposed program, the
organization will split up into small
groups to study special topics.

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the schools help to sponsor recrea-t
tional evenings during the month
and organized sports.t
Willow Village children who doc
want to continue their educationt
usually attend high schools in Ypsi-
lanti with bus service and tuition
provided.c
Dr. Ames also accented the need
for an apprentice-training program
for "man-size boys" who have broken
away from their families and resent1
child treatment.
She feels ,however, that the big
defect of the present system of treat-

ing delinquency is the failure to pro-
vide for care and training of children
under 12.
"We just wrestle with them until
they're 12 years old" she said, "be-
cause state institutions won't accept
them under that age."
"It is a general rule in the County
Juvenile Court to put first offenders
on probation or to free them," Dr.
Ames said.
She and her staff also work to
straighten out the young offenders
before they come to court.
She reported that the system of
"giving them a second chance" has
proved generally successful.



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Biological Chemistry Seminar will
meet at 3 o'clock today in Rm. 319
W. Medical Bldg. Subject for discus-
sion: "The Metabolism of the Gly-
cine." All interested are invited.
Mathematics Seminar on Dynami-
et Systems will meet at 3:00 p.m.,
Mon., Nov. 18, in 3201 Angell Hall.
Prof. Kaplan will speak on "Founda-
tions of Mechanics" and Prof. Rothe
will speak on transformation of Ham-
iltonian Equations.
Veterans' Tutorial Program: An
additional Veterans' Tutorial Sec-
tion in elementary Mathematics has
been scheduled to meet Tuesdays;
Thursdays, and Fridays from 7:00 to
8:00 p.m. in Rm. 3017 Angell Hall.
Exhibitions
Wood-block prints by Peter Sager,
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College of Architecture and Design,
November 15-30.
Eents Today
Visitors' Night will be held at the
main Observatory from 7:30 to 9:30
tonight. The star Clusters will be
shown if the night is clear. Children
must be accompanied by adults. If
the sky is cloudy, the Observatory
will not be open.
All German conversationalists are
invited to a group dinner at Metz-
ger's after the Deutscher Kaffe
Stunde today.
Pot-Luck Supper: Young married
couples of the Roger Williams Guild
will have a Pot-Luck Supper at the
Guild House at 5:30 p.m. At 8:30
there will be a Student Reception at
the First Baptist Church for all mem-
bers of the Guild.
A graduate student mixer will be
held at 8:30 tonight in the Rackham
Bldg. All graduate students and fac-
ulty members are invited. Admis-
sion charge at door. Refreshments,
dancing, and bridge.
Association Coffee Hour will be
held in the Lane Hall Library, this
afternoon from 4:30 to 6:00 o'clock.
Prof. and Mrs. Newcomb will be
guests.

Dostoevsky's classical Russian drama,
"CRIME AND PUNISHMENT," star-
ring harry Bauer, Pierre Blanchar.
French dialogue; English titles.
Thurs., Fri., Sat., 8:30 p.m. Box of-
five opens 2:00 p.m. daily, beginning
Wed. Reservations phone 6-300.
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.
Coming Events
Association of University of Michi-
gan Scientists will meet at 8:00 p.m.,
Mon., Nov. 18, in the East Conference
Room, Rackham Bldg. Program:
formation of discussion groups.
The Graduate Outing Club is plan-
ning an afternoon of outdoor sports
and supper. All graduate students,
faculty members, and veterans are
invited. Sign up at the check desk
in Rackham Bldg. before noon Sat-
urday. Meet at the Outing Club
rooms in Rackham Bldg. at 2:30
p.m., Sun., Nov. 17. Use the north-
west entrance.
University Women Veterans Asso-
c-ation: All service women are urged
to attend the regular meeting of the
association at 7:00 p.m., Mon., Nov.
18, at the Michigan League.
The Congregational-Disciples Guild
is holding November NoveltyNight
at 8:30 p.m., Sat., Nov. 16, at the Con-
gregational Church. Program: danc-
ing, games, and a floorshow.
Cercle Francais will meet at 8:00
p.m., Mon., Nov. 18, in Rm. 305, Un-
ion. Picture for Michiganensian will
be taken. Program: French songs,
student songs, and French games.

Nobel Liery
Physics, Peacet
Awards Made
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 14 - (P) -
Committees here and in Oslo awarded
the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize and the
prize for achievements in the science
of physics to three Americans today
and thrust a virtually unknown Ger-
man-born writer into the limelight
with the award of the $34,000 literary'
prize.
The Nobel peace prize committee
in Oslo announced that the peace
award of $34,000 would be divided
this year by Emily Greene Balch of
Boston, 79, internationally known
economist, and Dr. John R. Mott,
famous 81-year-old evangelist.
The Swedish Academy of Science
named Dr. Percy Williams Bridgman
of Harvard University as the winner
of the physics award for his inven-
tion of apparatus producing extreme-
ly high pressures and for studies
"within the sphere of high pressure
physics."
The Swedish Academy chose Her-
mann Hesse, 69-year-old former the-
clogical student and bookseller's as-
sistant, for the literary award.
The Nobel prize for chemistry was
divided today among three Ameri-
cans. One half of the prize went to
Dr. James B. Sumner of Cornell Uni-
versity while the second half was
shared by Drs. J. H. Northrop and
W. M. Stanley, both of the Rocke-
feller Institute for Medical Research,
Princeton, N. J.
International
Education Will
Be Discussed
Dr. Abgar Renault, Brazilian edu-
cator, will lead a discussion of "The
Role of the United Nations in Educa-
tion" at the first round table spon-
sored by the International Students
Committee at 7:30 p.m. Monday in
the International Center.
Dr. Renault was the official Brazil-
ian representative to the United Na-
tions Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization Conference in
London in 1945.
The round ,table is the first of a
series on Trends and Purposes of In-
ternational Education which will be
conducted by the newly-organized
International Students Committee.
All foreign and American students
who are interested in interna-
tional education are urged to attend
the discussion.

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