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CAMPUS CLOSEUPS:
Navy Man AmursLi fe
Reads Like John Silver
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another
in the series of sketches on campus
personalties.)
By FRED SCHOTT
Al Armour of Detroit, a big fel-
low with a voice that almost blasts
your ears out by the roots, has
led a life which may be described
in some respects, as "yo-ho, and
a bottle of rum."
He's been a sailor, off and on,
ever since he got up nerve enough
to paddle down Fox Creek out into
the Detroit River. Now, many years
later, including five in the Navy,
he has accumulated quite a score
of experiences. And does he like
to tell about them! His biography
reads like Long John Silver's, only
Al has led an honest life.
Well, almost honest. At the age
of 15, Al engaged, in all innocence,
in the bottle-returning business.
The bottles had once held beer,
and he and his friends, with no
respect for the 18th amendment,
returned them to Canada.
And a Bottle of . . .
"Through the husband of my
brother's Sunday school teacher,
we collected empty bottles to re-
turn to bootleggers in Canada,"
he recalles. "We took them to
Peche Island in the river and
cached them. It wasn't very prof-
itable; we made just enough to
buy gas for our boat.','
Good old Peche Island ! Once
Al and his buddies found a full
barrel of beer there. When they
tapped it, it blew a blast of beer
30 feet high.
About this time, 1937, Al and a
few buddies constructed a sea-
sled!, a snub-nosed affair that
dashed through the water at a top
.......speed of 8 miles an hour. It was
built at a cost of practically noth-
ing-one of the boys "found" the
engine.
Stomach Triumphs
But big Al abandoned sea sleds
for lake freighters soon after-
wards. He is still insufferably
proud of his A.B. After two sea-
sons on the Lakes, he developed
a terrible craving for fresh vege-
tables and quit.
During a short spell at Wayne
University in 1938, Al also worked
In a Detroit parking lot where
he met a cross-section of the
city. "We parked cars for every-
bodty," he says, "gangsters, poli-
ticians and policemen."
In 1941, he joined the Navy
and saw service in both the At-
lantic and the Pacific with tanker
egisl.ature . .
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A full attendance record of the
Legislature will appear in Tues-
day's. Daily.
. However, the Legislature has
achieved success in sponsoring
rallies and dances, in scheduling
campus drives and, according to
committee reports, will move closer
to their aims as plans, now under-
way, are carried through.
More than one half of the Leg-
islature will, be elected Wednes-
day. The strength and weight of
the student vote will determine
the success of these plans and the
attainment of the indicated func-
tions of student government on
this campus.
gun crews. Although the voyages
were nerve-wracking, they had
their compensating moments.
A Villa By the Sea
Her name was Florence. She
lived in a huge villa near Casa-
blanca, and somehow Albert got
himself into a situation which
almost made him a national fig-
ure. He was invited to tea one
day, and during the conversation
Florence and her uncle mentioned
that they had seen no white bread
or butter since the beginning of
the war.
"I'll bring you some from the
ship," Al offered. His suggestion
so delighted Florence's uncle that'
he could hardly speak. Al came
through with the food and then
returned to the U.S. still thinking
of the old man's gratitude.
He told his mother about it,
which was a mistake. The story
went from mouth to mouth and
ended up in a Detroit paper in
a highly distorted version. Flor-
ence's uncle, in the newspaper
version, had broken down and
cried because of Al's kindness.
Repercussions
But Al didn't see the paper until
he went back to Casablanca where
Florence indignantly showed him
the story. Al, who didn't dream
that Detroit papers were so wide-
ly read, was flabbergasted. He
tried to placate her, but couldn't.
Al never did smooth things over.
Af ter the war, Al came home
and switched from Wayne to the
University. Despite his wealth of
experience, which makes some
men his age think they "know it
all," Al retains a mental plasticity:
a desire to learn that would please
even John Dewey. He's majoring
in economics and hopes to work
into business management after
graduation next semester. That is,
he will, if he doesn't get the urge
again for sea sleds, sail boats-
and Florence.
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Radio and Radio Speech, T. C.
Battin.
4-4:15 p.m., WPAG (1050 Kc.).
The News and You, Preston W.
Slosson, Professor of History.
Economics Club: Mon., Dec. 8,
7:45 p.m., Rackham Amphithea-
tre, "Empirical Studies of the
Consumption Function," by Dr.
George Katona, Program Director
of the Survey Research Center
and Asso. Prof. of Psychology.
Graduate students and staff of
Economics Department and
School of Business Administra-
tion, as well as other interested
persons, are invited.
Pi Lambda Theta: 8 p.m., Tues.,
Dec. 9, East Conference Room,
Rackham Bldg. Mr. E. B. Power
will speak on "The Educational
Aspects of Microfilm."
Phi Eta Sigma Initiation ban-
quet, Tues., Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m., Rm.
101, Michigan Union.
Tryouts for the French Play:
Mon. and Tues., Dec. 8 and 9, 3-
5:15 p.m. Rm. 408, Romance Lan-
guage Bldg. Any student with
some knowledge of the French
language may try out.
Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional
Business Fraternity: 7:30 p.m.,
Mon., Dec. 8, Chapter House. Ern-
est Darnell, Chief Engineer of
King Seeley Corp. will be the
speaker. This meeting is for
pledges and members.
Aiee-ire Ensian picture to be
taken in Union Ballroom, 7 p.m.,
Tues., Dec. 9, followed by joint
meeting with Michigan Section,
AIEE, at 8 p.m., Kellogg Audi-
torium, on the subject: "Indus-
trial Applications of Photocells."
La ptU6e-aiiseti Mon., 3:30
p.m., Russian Room, Michigan
League.
Seminar: Rabbi Herschel Ly-
mon will lead his weekly seminar
on "The Jewish Personality as
Reflected in Modern Literature,"
4:15 p.m., Tues., B'nai B'rith Hil-
lel Foundation. "Wasteland," by
Jo Sinclair, will be discussed. All
are invited.
Faculty Women's Club: The I.Z.F.A.: Book Reviews and dis-
Play Reading Section will meet cussion of Rape of Palestine,
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1:45 p.m., Mary Gentlemen's Agreement, East Ri-
B. Henderson Room, Michigan ver, and My Father's h1ouse, Tues,,
League. 8 p.m., Hillel Foundation.
Sigma Rho Tau, Stump Speak- Graduate History Club: Tues.,
ers Society: Meeting, Dec. 9. Mich- Dec. 9. Clements Library. Prof.
igan Union. Training Program- Mische Titiev of the Anthropology
Intercircle debate (second round) Department will speak. Refresh-
Defensive tactics-Special meth- nents. All Graduate History stud-
ods. E-nts are invited.
Graduate history Club: Coffee
Hour, Mon., Dec. 8, 3:30 to 5 p.m.,
Clements Library.
U. of Mlich., Hot Record Society
will present a live Jam Session, at
8 p.m. today, League. Public and
all interested musicians invited.
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