TIE MICHIGAN DYAIL-Y PAGE ______________________________________ U________________________-___- Social Key Discovered InWords Addressing a near capacity crowd in Rackham Lecture Hall yesterday, Prof. Andrew T. Weav- er, chairman of the Department of Speech at the University of Wis- consin, cited speech as the key to social adjustment and a means of living with other people. Speaking on "A Philosophy o. Speech Education," Prof. Weaver pointed to the economic value of speech in selling ideas to other people. "Speech is a central fac- tor in the working-day method of making a living," he said. * *.* STRESSING the contributions speech makes in our intellectual life, Prof. Weaver asserted that, "Neurologically, man is what he is because he speaks." "No other learning comes nearer to our higher mental mechanisms than does speech," he added. Asserting that most human knowledge has resulted from the efforts of a "creative minority," Prof. Weaver emphasized that man alone wouldn't have develop- ed as he has without an exchange of ideas through speech. "Leadership passes from a crea- tive to a destructive minority when men do not cultivate their ability to persuade others," he said. Scholarships To BeGiven Three $500 scholarships will be made available to engineering stu- dents next fall through a gift of the John Morse foundation.' The scholarships which are pre- sented on the basis of outstanding ability and promise will be award- ed by the Engineering College fac- ulty committee on scholarships. Six fellowships will also be available, three to juniors and three to sophomores. Child Psychology BOSTON-The old saying "chil- dren should be seen and not heard" has finally been relegated to the shelf. According to'modern psychology the child who does not have the opportunity to talk, will be handicapped mentally and so- cially. INFORMATION PLEASE: Cute Clerk Besieged by *Males Asking Questions By JIM BROWN "Information" has become the burning desire of dozens of Uni- versity males in the last few months. The reason for this phenom- enon is not an inspired thirst for knowledge but simply Mrs. Dor- othy Legg, the pretty clerk at the information desk in the main lobby of the new Administration Building. MRS. LEGG, the wife of Prof. Frank Legg of the Engineering College has become almost a tra- dition at the desk since the build- ing was opened last semester. Terming her work "extremely fascinating," Mrs. Legg says she is besieged by hundreds of ques- tions daily-ranging from what courses students should take, to the location of the nearest pub. One of the most unusual ques- tions came from a man }who asked where he could buy some teeth. Another student rushed up one day in search of a place to get his skis repaired. SOME PEOPLE even revert to poetry says Mrs. Legg. After tell- ing one perfectly serious male that there was no reason why his wife couldn't attend a marriage lecture with him, he said, "On this cam- pus it's not ours to question why- ours is but to do and die." The most common comments which she receives are made upon the new building, says Mrs. Legg. While the vast majority of students, parents, faculty and alumni all are warm in its praises, one woman scornfully, termed it "repulsively function- al." Highly in favor of the building herself, Mrs. Legg says, however, that she is continually entertained by students attempting to claw their way through the glass panel placed between the glass doors in the center of the building. * * * POINTING OUT that she us- ually learns something new every day, Mrs. Legg says, "I think I learn more from the people who ask me questions than they learn from me." Deevils ATLANTA -Boll weevils every year destroy $200,000,000 worth of cotton. -Daily-Hank Tyson DOROTHY LEGG . .. causes thirst for knowledge Relations with Canada To Be New 'U'_Study American - Canadian relations will be the subject of a special program of studies and lectures at the University this'summer. The aim of this Summer Session program will be to unite students and teachers from Canada and the United States in a common study of the civilization of these neighboring countries, according to University officials. * * * AMONG the courses will be a Canada-United States workshop. Teachers from both nations will seek ways to improve instruction given in each country about the neighboring nation. Other special courses will deal with literature and civilization of French Canada, geography of Canada, history of Canada from 1763 to 1867, and Canadian gov- ernment and politics. These courses are designed for students from the United States. Officials said that the Univer- sity's regular curricula offers a suitable array of courses regard- ing the history, literature, polit- ical institutions and resources of the United States for the Cana- dian students. Sherwood's 'Lincoln' Play To BeGiven Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize play "Abe Lincoln in Illi- nois" will be presented by the speech department at 8 p.m., April 28 to 30 in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. Prof. William P. Halstead will direct the department's final ma- jor dramatic production of the semester, and Jack Bender, Grad., will handle the settings. Portraying several incidents from the life of the beloved hero, the play was greeted with rave notices from all critics when pro- duced in New York in 1938. Students are offered a special price rate for the Thursday night and Saturday matinee perform- ances. Tickets are on sale in the theatre box office and mail orders are being taken. Engineers Society Pi Tau Sigma, honorary engi- neering society, feted its 15 new pledges at a banquet Tuesday night. Henry S. Walker of Detroit Edi- son was guest speaker and a spe- cial award for outstanding schol- arship, the Marks' handbook, was presented to Alvin S. Weinstein. Prof. Hugh E. Keeler and Prof. Edward T. Vincent were made honorary members of the society. Sign Missing The giant replica of a ther- mometer, charting the progress of the United Jewish Appeal Drive on campus, is missing from the Diag, Martin Kohlen- berg, drive publicity chairman, reported yesterday. Kohlenberg appealed to the pranksters who made off with the sign to return it at once, so that it may be brought up to date. Guests May Now S tay in Dormit orTes Men's and women's dorms are now accommodating weekend guests on Friday and Saturday nights The policy, began in February for women's dorms and this month for men's, allows meals to be served guests from Friday eve- ning to Sunday noon. The com- plete series of meals costs $3.95, and there is a 75 cent bed fee per night. REQUESTS to have guests should be made to the house direc- tor not later than Friday noon, Francis C. Shiel, residence hall business manager said. After the request is approved, a guest slip is issued to the resident, who then pays the food and board bills. Men's dorms will house their guests in beds temporarily va- cated for the weekend. Women's corms will use rollaway cots placed in the room of the host- ess. The number of guests allowed in men's dorms will be based on seven per cent of present house enrollment, and in women's dorms on the number of cots available. Health Lobby Seeks More Aid To Local Units LANSING-(AP)-More than 200 persons appeared to plead for more state aid for local health agencies yesterday at a joint legis- lative hearing. The group, headed by the Cit- izens' Committee of 100, seeks to increase state aid to local units to about $1,500,000 annually. * * * THE HEALTH of Michigan is in danger until local health de- partments are able to pay salaries in keeping with the education, training and ability required for local health department posi- tions," State Health Commissioner Albert E. Heustis told the House and Senate Appropriations Com- mittees. "Public health word with and for the people is as weak or as strong as the local health or- ganizations," said Dr. Nathan Sinai of the University of Mich- igan School of Public Health. Others endorsing increased state aid included three representatives of the Michigan Nursing Center Association, the State Medical So- ciety, the State Association of Boards of Supervisors and the CIO United Auto Workers. U' Symphony to Play Today Two important musical works will be given their premiere per- formance in this country by the University Little Symphony at 8 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Works to be heard for the first time will be Joseph Haydn's "Symphony in A Major, No. 87', and "Concerto for Viola in D Ma- jor" by Franz Anton Hoffmeister. THE VIOLA concerto will be performed by Paul Doktor, recent addition to the University music school faculty. Soloist in Haydn's symphony will be Nathen Jones, '49SM. Wayne Dunlap will con- duct. TOURING EUROPE? If you are touring Europe this summer use a Whizzer Motor Bike. All orders will be crated for ship- ment. - * 4 WHIZZER MOTOR SALES CO. 424 So. Main St. Phone 7178 Buying Seen Big Problem In Economy The major problem facing the American economy today is find- ing a way to induce consumers to part with their dollars, accord- ing to Prof. Paul W. McCracken, of the business administration school. McCracken discussed "The Out- look for 1949" at the annual meet- ing of the Detroit Controllers' Group yesterday at Rackham. * * * "THIS IS NO time for tax in- creases," he warned. "We must watch that a broadened social se- curity program, desirable and necessary as it is, does not inad- vertantly create a deflationary influence." The professor of business con- ditions maintained that the American export market will not change much during 1949. He said there would be some decline in capital outlays, but that the increase in government expenditures will offset this. McCracken said the fact that business activity has held up so well, in spite of the past six months "readjustment period", was remarkable. * * * HE GAVE as reasons for this, the strong character of the United States banking system and the relatively low character of the to- tal volume of public and private debt in proportion to the volume of business actviity. "The extent to which we have been able to count on Russia to do the right thing for us is un- canny," McCracken said, describ- ing the almost disastrous condi- tion of the American export mar- ket before Russian expansion be- came a threat. The result, the European Recovery Plan, sustain- ed business activity, he added. MEET THE BOARD OF OPPORTUNITY It's coming ( Place: Michigan Union Date: April 25-28 Time: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Former Student Flies Food to Blockaded Berlin' A former University student is served as an enlisted man in the one of the band of intrepid air- Caribbean area during the war. men who have been keeping block- Later commissioned a naval avia- tor, Bird flew in the Far East before being assigned to the Berlin Airlift. He is now on leave at his home in Saugatuck, after completing an even 100 round-trip flights be- tween Frankfurt and Berlin. * * * A MEMBER of crack Navy Squadron VR-6, he says the air- lift was a tour of duty he will al- ways remember. He called it "The best piece of air transportation operation the world has ever seen."' Now 29 years old, Bird was enrolled in the School of Engi- neering in 1938-39. Rated near the top in efficiency, his Navy squadron joined other air units which have been consistent- lycracking records in carrying Ssuppliesin blockaded Berlin. ENSIGN LINCOLN BIRD ... aids in Berlin airlift * * * aded Berlin supplied by means of "Operation Vittles." He is Ensign Lincoln Bird, who joined the Navy in 1942 and WSSF To Elect New Chairman Chairmanship of the local World Student Service Fund committee will be filled at an election to- day, according to retiring chair- man Lew Towler. Any eligible student may apply for the post. Towler said inter- ested students should contact him at 4707 for details. Sen. Morse Will Address U' Lawyers Senator Wayne Morse, Repul lican from Oregon, will addre; the annual Lawyers Olub Found ers' Banquet to be held at 8 p.t tomorrow in the Union. "Constitutional Questions in ti Senate of the United States" wi be the subject of his talk. * * * BORN IN MADISON, Wis., an ?ducated at the Universities c Wisconsin and Minnesota, Se Morse also received a law degri from Columbia. In 1929 he joine the faculty of the University c Oregon and was dean of the La School from 1931 to 1944. A present member of the Sen ate's Armed Services Committee he held several government job before he was elected to the Senate in 1945. At the start of the war, Se Morse was chairman of the Pres dent's Emergency Board and I alternate public member of ti National Mediation Board. F two years during the war he servi as a member of the National W Labor Board. Earlier this year Sen. Morse le the fight for an anti-filibuster b in Congress and was opposed the Senate Coalition, declaring as starting "a new de facto poli ical party." f Here Are Some of the Latest Important BOOKS . 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