PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, NO''V'EME't 19, 1952 PAGE SIX WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEIt 19, 193~ -I ______________________________________________________________________________________________ INTERESTING FINDINGS: Osculation Can Be Harmless Pastime * * * * The news that osculation, the art of kissing, is relatively safe from the health standpoint, drew varied reactions from faculty mem- bers yesterday. Commenting on an Associated Press story reporting findings of a kissing study, bacteriology 'de- partment head, Prof. Walter J. Nungester said, "Interesting, if true." The news service story disclosed results of research by Baltimore bacteriologist Arthur H. Bryan. Bryan found it safer for the man if the girl wears lipstick. He also discovered that the two second kiss is safer for both sexes than the lingering kind. The regu- lation Hollywood ten second kiss transferred about twice as many germs as a short two second kiss, he found. ALMOST ALL the germs trans- ferred by a kiss are the type that don't cause sickness, Bryan re- ported. Asked if the University Bac- teriology department had done any research in the area of os- culation, Prof. Nungester said, "We blush to admit we have not done anything with the problem yet." "We do not contemplate any such experiments in the near fu- ture. Our time is taken up with 'U' to Receive Palsy Funds For Research The University is slated to re- ceive funds for research in cereb- ral palsy, five state leaders re- turning from a New York conven- .tion of the United Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc. announced this week in Detroit. Along with several Michigan cities, the University is expected to play an important part in the in- creased programs of diagnosis and treatment of cerebral palsy. The nationwide emphasis of the association will be placed this year on research and diagnosis. Treat- ment is now given in centers in Detroit, Dearborn, Lansing and several other Michigan cities. Funds .for projects on campus are expected to be made available soon, although University Hospital administrators had riot yet been informed of the grant. Open House Set ForToday The chemistry department will open its research facilities for general inspection during an open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. Grad students and staff mem- bers will be on hand to explain and demonstrate the special appa- ratus used in the department's re- search program. The open house is sponsored by Alpha Chi Sigma, student affil- iate of the American Chemical So- ciety. Bromage Backs Non-Partisan Vote Removal of partisan politics from the nomination and election of councilmen was advocated yes- terday by Prof. Arthur W. Brom- age of the political science depart- ment and Ann Arbor councilman at a meeting of the National Mu- nicipal League Conference which ends today in San Antonio, Texas. Prof. Bromage cited as argu- ments against partisan nomina- tion and election: the injection of extraneous issues into municipal campaigns, small chance for suc- cess of minority party candidates, "wrong" party label in a state, and party prestige within the state. -Daily-Don Campbell TIME HONORED-University students, impervious to recent re- ports of "antiseptic kissing" techniques, remain loyal to the tra- ditional "ten-second" method. Co-op Food Constitution Presented Fraternity men got their first look at the proposed constitution for a cooperative food-buying pro- gram at the Interfraternity Coun- cil house president's assembly last night. The constitution, which would govern the activities of a non- profit corporation handling the enterprise, will be further dis- cussed between IFC executivecom- mittee district heads and frater- nity house presidents during the next two weeks. The Dec. 2 house president's meeting will then consider pro- posed changes in the constitution in preparation for a final vote on Dec. 16. A central fraternity buying re- port for the test week .of Oct. 12 through 19 was also presented at the meeting. The study show- ed a wide variation among prices the fraternities paid for such staples as milk, poultry and oleo- margarine. The IFC plans to hold another test week in December and will send out a list of the low price food sources to the fraternities to help cut down their food bills. Other action at the meeting in- cluded the unanimous passage of a resolution by Sigma Phi presi- dent Pete Lardner, '53E, to sup- port the Student Legislature re- quest to the Student Affairs Com- mittee allowing parties in men's residences until 1 a.m. on all late permission nights. 'UT' Marching Band Receives RadioRating The University Marching Band, which wins applause on the foot- ball field, has received a popularity rating among listeners of Purdue University's radio station WBAA in Lafayette, Ind. This was uncovered in an aud- ience study made for the station by Dallas W. Smythe of the Uni- versity of Illinois, director of studies for the National Associa- tion of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB). The band rated top place among listeners who reported they listen- ed "most of the time" or "occa- sionally" to the programs provided through the NAEB Tape Network. Members of the association ex- change programs through tape recordings and WBAA has been in- cluding these programs in its evening schedule. Richards Assumes Comic Role for Arts Theater Club I other less fundamental problems," he explained. * * * IF A WOMAN was wearing fresh lipstick, the number of germs on her lips was found to be much less than if she were lipstick-less. "This, if true, is a very healthy thing," said Dr. Margaret Bell, professor of physical education and hygiene. The effect of alcoholic drinks before kissing was mixed. Beer appeared to raise the germ count, hard liquor to lower it. Recent smoking seemed to lower the bacterial count somewhat, especially if the lips are dry. Bryan concluded that "kissing can be not only a pleasant, but a liarmless,. pastime if ordinary lip and oral hygiene is practiced, ir- respective of the frequency or how long the contact lasts." Prof. Marvin Felheim of the English department concluded, when asked how the results of the study affect the poetic signifi- cance of the art of kissing, "The important thing in any work of art is still the relationship of form and content." . By JON SOBELOFF After playing assorted gangsters and communists on radio shows in past years, Jerry Richards of the Arts Theater Club is now fill- ing his first comedy role. Richards, who formerly appear- ed on "Bob Barkley-American Agent" and other Detroit radio dramas, is currently starring as "Archie," the low-brow best sell- Panel Predicts New Trends A panel of lively speakers last night entertained and astonished an appreciative audience of the Ann Arbor Arts Association pres- entation of "Design Tomorrow" in Rackham Amphitheatre. At the beginning, pictures show- ing the development of design in the 20th century fields of trans- portation, architecture, appliances and art were shown. Then the panel, comprised of experts in each of these fields, took over to predict what the future holds. Prof. Aarre Lahti of the Col- lege of Architecture and Design got out his crystal ball and fore- cast definite changes in the field of transportation. He theorized that air travel will increase and that our number one transporta- tion problem will center on get- ting people to and from these dis- tant airports quickly. Prof. Lahti then offered the mono-rail as the best solution to this problem of inter-urban transportation. He also stated that the next few years will see automobiles with gas turbine engines and more functional design. Prof. Herbert Johe, also of the College of Arch. and Design, took the soothsayer's chair from Prof. Lahti and said that improvements in architecture will result from better materials and newer struc- tural methods. Then Ladd Orr, an industrial designer from Detroit, talked about home appliances and said that the trend to more automatic and more labor saving devices will continue and that eventually many of these would become ne- cessities of the home. The last star gazer, Prof. Donald Gooch, also of the College of Arch. and Design, reported the future of painting. He predicted a decreas- ing demand for paintings and stat- ed that future painters would delve even further into semi- abstract and impressionistic fields. ing author of James ,Bridie's Scotch comedy, "Colonel Wother- spoon." Thenyouthful red headed actor attended Wayne University and Olivet College after he got out of the army in 1946. Last year, he saw the Arts Theater production "Rocket to the Moon" and was "very impressed." He auditioned successfully with the theatre-in-the-round group last summer. Commenting on acting in the round, Richards said, "You have to act with your back as well as * * * ,. I , it W SEE SAM FIRST Specially Priced!? Ready-To-Wear WITH CUFFS/ -men S /:I!.j/ GABARDINE / y DRFSS PANTS . $ 65v 0 Well Tailored COLORS * Blue-Brown - Grey-Green -- Open Monday until 8:30 P.M. -- *SAM'S STORE 122 E. Washington St. S. J. BENJAMIN '27, Lit., Owner RA' E______ PEN REPAIRING * BY PEN EXPERTS ! 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The three afternoon sessions, begin- ning at 1:30 p.m. will be on topics related to problems involved in in- tegrating class work to field work. L r By DOROTHY MYERS The "Roman" alphabet, used for writing throughout the western world today, was not invented by the Romans, but by the Phoeni- cians, an ancient people who lived on the east coast of the Mediter- ranean Sea. This along with many other in- teresting facts about the history of the Roman letter is revealed at Clements Library in a display of life size photographs, books and posters. One of the largest exhibits ever to be shown at the library, "The Roman Letter" gives a general survey of writing methods from theirbeginnings seven centuries before Christ to our present-day lettering forms. * s . THE GREEKS learned the Pho- enician alphabet and spread it to the Etruscans, an ancient tribe of World Affairs To Higrhlight Lecture at 'Hill A unique lecture program, "The World Affairs Council," simulating a miniature UN Security Council, will be presented at 8:30 p.m. to- morrow in Hill Auditorium. Four distinguished speakers, each representing one part of the world, will participate in a debate on the great issues of the day. The four are: Hon. Camille Chautemps, former vice-president and four times premier of France; Cuneyd Dosdogru, Turkey's fore- most journalist; Melchior Aquino, Philippine journalist and diplomat and John C. Metcalfe, former Washington diplomatic correspon- dent. Tickets at $1.25 and $1 will be on sale today and tomorrow at the Hill Auditorium box office. northwestern Italy. This Etrus- can tribe, later absorbed by the Romans, was the connecting link between the Grecian and Roman letters. To illustrate the classic Ro- man lettering, a life size photo- graph of the incised characters on the base of Trajan's tomb in Rome has been put on display. Calligraphic experts consider this inscription the best example of early Roman lettering in ex- istence. After the fall of the Roman Em- pire, lettering forms degenerated and became localized and illegible. It was not until Charlemagne re- vived schools and learning that scholars reversed this trend toward decay in writing. The study of lettering became increasingly popular during the Middle Ages and Renaissance period because the printing press had not yet been invented and all books and documents had to be written by hand. Different schools of lettering developed such as Petrarch's Hu- manistic writing and Pacioli's me- chanical lettering. With the in- vention of the printing press, in- terest in calligraphy declined. 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