THE MICHTTAN DIAILY SUNDAY TTh3RART 13, 19 ANATOMICAL CRAZE: Wave of Beauty Contests Hits Nation's Universities By PHIL DAWSON Students all over the nation wcre trooping back to classes last week after straining minds, bodies and professors during a month when the day-to-day routine was resoundingly broken by dances, beauty contests and exams. All the customary ballyhoo accompanied these events, and college editors' nerves were even more frayed than usual. FARCE WAS THE RESULT at Cornell, where the Daily Sun's banner screamed "Dewey Assumes Position as Greater Cornell Head." The story told how the erstwhile New York governor arrived in Ithaca accompanied by wife, sons and dog named Fallacy. The family was greeted by a "mob of cheering students," and Dewey plunged into his new duties without waiting for approval by the "Greater Student Council Committee on Un-Cornellian Activities." Meanwhile "President-Emeritus" Edmund Day left for Wash- ington t6 take over as chairman of the Greater America Committee for the annexation of Canada and Mexico. PERHAPS THE MOST FRANTIC activity in the institutions of higher education was associated with the numerous contests. The University of Colorado had its Engineering Ball queen; the Silver and Gold reported the engineers' unlikely dilemma-- they copldn't make up their minds because the slide rule wasn't adequate for selecting queens. At the University of Wisconsin, the Little International show had its queen selected by home economics and agriculture students. Ball State Teachers' College elected a campus sweetheart for the Sweetheart Ball, and the "Syllabus Queen" graced Northwestern's junior prom. "SELECTIONITIS" was carried so far at the University of Oregon that "some students complained of spending their entire college years waiting to drop names in the ballot box," according to the Daily Emerald's story., The list of contests there includes the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Betty Coed, the Homecoming Hostess, Miss Vogue, the Little Colonel, the Junior Weekend Queen, Miss Cover Girl and the Moonlight Girl, as well as the recently-revived Miss Oregona competition. FOREIGN STUDENT AID: WSSF To Launch Fund Drive The dimes and dollars dropped into W.S.S.F. buckets by Univer- sity students next Thursday andj Friday can be translated into! years of health and happinessfor the students who receive W.S.S.F. care. Letters received by campaign charman Lew Towler reveal that the students have returned from rest homes and sanatoria with new energy for their studies and life work. ONE GERMAN student whoj recently returned from a rest home in Germany said, "My re- membrance of this center are so lively that all my thinking is dominated by them." It is en- couraging to see that the yo th of other countries is willing to cooperate with us again." "It is surely no weakness if we young Germans frankly ad-I mit that we have been suffering under solitude and prolonged isolation from the youth of the rest of the world. We had lost almost all hope to take part inI the building of a better future and we need friendship." An Austrian art student was able to return to her home in Vi- enna after several months in a BAd. Council To Hold Vote The election of seven business administration students to fill va- cancies on the BAd Council will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23. Candidates may pick up peti- tions in Rm. 150 in the BAd Build- ing, upon presentation of their eligibility card. To be eligible a student must be a BAd or MBaE Local Programs To Highlight Church Race Relations Week #, Special program will highlight Race Relations Week, February 13 to 19 in several Ann Arbor churches. Dr. William Brainsted, head of the staff of Vixby Memorial Hos- pital, Kityang, will speak on "Our Investment in Christ," at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist church. in Race Relations" is the topic of a panel discussion planned for Sunday evening by the church guild. Dr. James Brett Kenna will deliver a sermon, "Religion and Race Relations" at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning, At the Willow Village Interde- nominational Church Rev. Edgar Edwards will speak on "Peace Through Brotherhood" at the Sunday morning worship. candidate not graduating before * February, 1950. REV. CHESTER LOUCKS, min- Petitions must be turned in by ister, will emphasize race relations Friday, Feb. 18 with 25 signa- in his sermon, "Color Blind." tures. "The Churches' Responsibility 1, rest home where she enjoyed men- tal and physical relaxation. Her rest allowed her to complete some of the best art work she has ever done, she said. DR.. M. S. ADISESIITAH, of the International Student Service outlined the work of tuberculosis sanatoria in another report. "The sanatorium is a beautiful modern building," he reported, "They have expanded to 110 beds and soon there will be an even CASH IN 15 MINUTES: Western Union Quickens Its Sending, Receiving Services :l - _...._.. Occasionally the other half said, as when the lumbering Saint campus fraternity, almost won the '1' k, has had its day, the Emerald Bernard "Snowbelle," mascot of a Junior Weekend Queenship. ANOTHER SLANT was developed at the University of Texas, where after vigorous campaigning the students elected the Ugliest Man. Two of the candidates for that office put on shows as part of their bid for victory. One was imprisoned by his campaign managers in a sidewalk booth, where hordes of passers-by streamed to gape at the "unshaven, black-toothed candidate," the Daily Texan said. Another competitor was carried on campus in a wooden cage covered with a tarpaulin. When the tarp was pulled back he fought at the bars, made passes at the crowd. Neither of these was the winner, however. GI Insurance Needs Renewal Veterans Whose G.I. term in- surce is appraching the expir- ation date must take immediate renewal action if they wish to keep their National Service Life Insurance in force, Veterans Ad- ministration officers, have an- nounced. Warnings are particularly stressed to those ex-servicemen who went into duty early with National Guard units and initial Selective Service contingents. The waning contracts may bey renewed for an additional 5-year period or converted to a perman- ent plan, according to VA reports. If an application for renewal or conversion is not submitted before the original insurance term runs out, a physical examination will be required in order to regain coverage at a later date, officials noted. Western Union has stepped to the aid of the student sending home the traditional telegram, "Dear Pop, Send Ten." New sending and receiving methods in the Ann Arbor tele- graph office have cut minutes off the usual sending time and will Talk To Cover Italian_ Politics "Italian Political Parties and Their Recent Developments" will be discussed by Dr. Paole Treves, member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, at 4:15 p.m. tomorrow in Rackham Amphitheatre. Previous lack of information on the subject has prompted great interest in his topic, according to the history department which is sponsoring his talk. A graduate of the University of Turin, Treves is now an important leader in the socialist party of Italy. He is currently serving the Milan district in the Chamber of Deputies and is vice-chairman of the foreign relations committee. He formerly represented his gov- errment at the Italian embassy in Paris. The Institute of International Education exchanges such speak- ers as Dr. Treves for the purpose of "advancing peace through mu- tual understanding of cultures." The speaker will be introduced by Prof. Palmer Throop of the history department. Police Urge Houses Act Against 'Ilefts., Following a series of thefts ear- lier this week, the City Police have warned fraternities and sororities to take safety precautions against the advent of further robberies. Capt. Heusel of the detective bureau said that all entrances should be locked before the house retires. He further suggested that .in. houses sleeping dormitory style students should take .their val- uables with them to the dorm or else lock their study rooms. eventually make it possible to re- ceive a reply fifteen minutes after the request is sent. BY MEANS of a new central office in Detroit and 14 other major cities, telegrams will be for- warded direct to the location of addresses, according to E. D. Whitesell local Western Union manager. A selective switching mechan- ism in the new office transfers the message direct, eliminating resenders in Detroit and the other large cities. The first words are being received at the destination before the operator has signed the message. The Ann Arbor operator types on a "teleprinter," a device with a typewriter key board which writes in code on a perforated tape. THE TAPE passes into a sender which transmits electrical im- pulses over a tower radio sender. In Detroit, a operator at a switch- board much like that of a tele- phone connects Ann Arbor with another large city, which in turn completes the connection to the destination town. Whitesell pointed out that the new system will not be affected by storms which knock down telegraph wires. These will be replaced by trans- mitting towers like those used in television, and will eventually rel- egate the wires which follow the railroads and highways into his- tory. The telegraph company will offer no guarantee, however, of al positive answer to financial re- quest. [tUiversity Student Hurt As Auto, Truck Collide University student Edison Hart, Jr., was injured early Saturday morning when the car in which he was riding hit a parked truck on N. Main St. Hart was treated for head in- juries at the University Health Service and later released. An Ann Arbor woman driving with him was also injured. * 4 greater increase, as they are planning to build a new structure. "Only students are treated in this sanatorium. Each student is normally allowed to stay on- ly five months. If necessary he is allowed to stay as long as 12 months." The campus W.S.S.F. drive will be used to equip similar sanatoria throughout the world. The cam- paign goal is $10,00Q, of which $5,000 will be raised on two tag days. Music Council Plans Meeting Studenits To Ratify Proposed Constitution Plans for a general meeting of all Music School students to ratify the constitution of the newly-or- ganized Music School Student Council were laid yesterday. Date of the proposed assembly of the more than 500 music con- centrates is still uncertain accord- ing to Thomas Wilson, temporary chairman of the, council. * THE NEW STUDENT govern- ing group received its official OK from the University Student Af- fairs Committee last week. Yesterday's regular meeting of the new group also outlined plans whereby various depart- ments and organizations in the Music School will elect repre- sentatives to a permanent coun- cil. Other projects discussed yes- terday included: 1-Organization of a creative arts program whereby artistic works from every department could be exhibited to the general public. 2-Inauguration of Student- Faculty evaluation program. Slossoi Leads PoliticalTalk Prof. Preston Slosson of the history department will keynote the Political Orientation Meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the League. '"The forum is intended to in- troduce to the campus all sorts of groups with political interest with the single general objective of stimulating civic thought and ac- tivity among students," Prof. Slosson explained. THE ORGANIZATIONS which will participate include: Ameri- cans for Democratic Action, Amer- ican Veterans Committee, Inter- Racial Association, United Nations Council, United World Federal- ists, Wallace Progressives, the Young Democrats and Young Re- publicans. j\1\ 1 it a SWING COCERT C Foal it Hill Auditorium, Friday, Feb. 25, 8 P.M. 1 . . ,R........ - - -----~1 STUDENT LEGISLATURE and NORMAN GRANZ Preseuzt JAZZ at the PHILHARMONIC 'ring - Ella Fitzgerld ,oleman Hawkins and others Program of half JmAwZwZ half S=W-lm-N-G I MAIL ORDERS TAKEN NOW - USE THIS COUPON .... ......... seats, Main Floor at $1.80 (tax inc.) . ................seats, First Balcony at $1.50 (tax inc.) Make checks payable to Student Legislature. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope and mail to Student Legislature, Room 1020, Ad- ministration Bldg.. I p. 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