WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1952
PAGE TWO
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
'Jackalope' Heads on View,
At Highway 12 Eating Place
SUGGESTIONS FOR SANTA:
All We Want for Christmas Is--w
Mystery of 'U' Lottery
Still Remains Unsolved
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By LARRY BUSH
Rabbit heads with antlers would
probably send the most self-re-
specting zoology professor run-
ning to his psychiatrist, but a
nearby tavern on U. S. 12 has two
such horned bunnies hanging from
its walls.
When a customer raises his eyes
above the white foam in his beer
mug and gasps, "Take it away,
I've had enough," he is usually told
that his eyes are not deceiving him
but that he is seeing a "jacka-
lope."
THEN, IN AN exotic atmosphere
where the walls seem almost to
sag from the sheer weight of stuff-
ed animals, antique guns and Cur-
rier and Ives reproductions, the
strange story of this cross between
aTexas jackrabbit and an Amer-
ican antelope is slowly unfolded
to the goggle-eyed patron.
According to the proprietors
of the establishment who inher-
ited the heads and the history
from a. former owner, the jack-
lope was first bred from a
mother jackrabbit and a father
antelope somewhere in New
Mexico.
Specimens of the unusual hy-
brid were then taken to Gaylord,
Michigan, where an attempt was
made to raise them for the mar-
keting of imitation chinchilla fur.
THIS FAILED, however, because
the offspring always reverted to
the form of either the mother or
father and the owner was left
with the hordes of unwanted rab-
bits and antelopes.
Although inquiries in and
around Gaylord have failed to
reveal the location of the jack-
alope ranch, a resident of nearby
Chelsea reported that the jack-
alope tale" is widely knowri and
believed in that vicinity.
However, Prof. Alfred M. El-
liot of the zoology department was
more skeptical. "Although I have
not seen the jackalope heads I
think I can safely say there are
the work of a clever taxidermist
since it is biologically impossible to
cross a jackrabbit with an ante-
lope," Prof. Elliot said.
At last report one of the stuffed
deer in the establishment was
wearing a necktie.
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W omen Like
By BEA JOHNSON
It's that time again so here's a
sampling of what campus women
want for Christmas-some given
on the level, a few obviously pro-
ducts of wishful thinking.
Between these two extremes are
the wishes of some "cosmopoli-
tan" University females who yearn
for gift plane tickets to Florida,
California or just "back home" to
North Dakota.
A somewhat illogical "two
months' vacation during finals"
would satisfy Carolyn Call's, '54,
Christmas wishes--as well as re-
quirements for her birthday and
Valentines' day.ยง
And Iris Leja, '53, just wants a
furnished apartment presented to
her by Old Saint Nick.
JAN HODGES, '54, would like
to find a little something like a
Lincoln Continental convertible in
Dartmouth green, equipped with
red leather seats and a phono-
graph, stuffed in her stocking on
Christmas day.
Record players lead at the
top of the practical coed gift
wishes. Popular record albums
would be appreciated along with
the players.
Long sleeved cashmere sweaters
are also top favorites with campus
women. Pullover sweaters rank
higher than cardigans. Light blue
is the favorite color with forest
green and grey following in that
order.
MRS. MAE UFER, house mother
at the Alpha Delta Pi house, has
asked Santa for a grass skirt so
that she will be equipped for her
trip next summer when she will
act as a chaperone for exchange
students attending the University
of Hawaii.
Several other travel-minded
coeds requested luggage as ap-
preciated Christmas presents.
Men. Like . .
By MARILYN CAMPBELL
"Christmas comes but once a
year, bringing with it lots of
cheer," but the holiday also brings
the problem of choosing approp-
riate gifts for college men.
Many University men have ex-
pressed their preferences, some of
those a little out of the ordinary.
ALONG CONVENTIONAL lines,
one student said he wants his
"woman" to knit him a pair of
argyles. Aside, he added, "Of
course, I really don't have much
choice. She's been knitting a pair
for me since last summer."
SOME NEW IN U.S.:
Stevenson May Appear
As Leader of Opposition
Illustrating the advance in this
modern world, a practical man
asked for a "jet'' lighter. He
went on to explain that he had
taken up pipe-smoking and
would like to start off with "all
the new conveniences."
Records ranked high among "or-,
dinary" gifts with female "pop"
vocalists topping the demand list.
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ONE OF THE shyer members of
the freshmen football squad hid
his face behind an apron-he was
doing dishes-when asked for his
gift preferences. "I can't tell you,"
he blurted.
By DOROTHY SEDLMAYR
Who threw the wrench in the;
University's lottery wheels?
A long-standing mystery is no
closer to being solved today than
it was 135 years ago when the
wheels of fate stopped cold on the
University.
In order to finance the $25 an-
nual salary of the first University
President and help defray the costs
of building a 24 by 50 foot school-
house which was to be the first
University building, the Governor
and Judges of the state of Michi-
gan declared legal the drawing of
four successive lotteries.
The University was to retain 15
per cent of the proceeds for its
own benefit.
AS THE CORPORATION pro-
Choir To Give
Yule Concert
The annual Christmas concert,
featuring the University Choirs
conducted by Prof. Maynard Klein,
will be presented at 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 17 in Hill Audi-
torium.
On the program of traditional
Christmas music, will be selections
by the large University Choir of
275 voices, the Women's Choir,
Michigan Singers and Tudor Sing-
ers.
Of the more important musical
works to be performed are the
"Mass in G Minor" by Vaughan
Williams, which will be performed
for the first time in Ann Arbor;
a Gabrieli motet for twelve voices;
"Ceremony of Carols" by Benja-
mini Britten and "Alleluia" by
Randall Thompson, a selection
which will be performed a capela
by the large choir.
The concert is open to the public.
ceeded to build the first Univer-
sity building, the Governor and
Judges voted $80 for buying the
lot and $500 toward putting up
the first building; but for some un-
known reason the four lotteries
were never drawn.
The fact that Governor Wood-
bridge named two outstanding
churchmen, Rev. John Monteith
and Father Gabriel Richard,
President and Vice-President re-
spectively of the newly-founded
University might offer some ex-
planation to the mystery of the
missing lotteries.
However, according to Prof.
Burke A. Hinsdale's History of the
University of Michigan, Father
Richard had no scruples of con-
science against lotteries. He him-
self had at one time applied to
state authorities for permission to
conduct one. Rev. Monteith evi-
dently could not be reached for
comment since the book makes no
mention of his opinion on the
drawings.
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THE BUILDING of the school-
house proceeded slowly-without
the lotteries. And failure of stu-
dents to pay their tuition fees,
ranging from one to three dollars
a quarter, retarded the progress
of the University, still more.
The Catholepistemiad of Mich-
igania, as it was then known,
soon began to flourish, however,
with the aid of subscriptions and
special taxes. At last the state
was able to appropriate 215 dol-
lars for the President's annual
salary.
As the University continued to
grow and financial problems seem-
ed of less importance, the issue of
the non-drawn lotteries was larg-
ely forgotten. The question still
remains, however: who threw the
wrench in the University's lottery
wheels?
--Daily--Stu nos$
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By MARK READER
University political experts are
reserving judgement on what
"seems to be new phenomenon on
the Americanpolitical scene-a
leader of the opposition-in the
person of Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson
of Illinois.
Reports throughout the coun-
try indicate a grass-roots move-
ment on the part of Democrats to
place Gov. Stevenson on radio and
television regularly so that he
may report to the American peo-
pe the "opposition's" views on do-
mestic and foreign policy.
Prof. Samuel J. Eldersveld, of
the political science department
believes that many local Demo-
crats in Ann Arbor would be
willing to contribute to a fund'
which would keep Gov. Steven-
son on. television. Such a fund,
in his opinion, should be han-
died by local Democratic organ-
izations throughout the nation
because "no one group could af-
ford the costs incurred in a na-
tion-wide radio or television
hook-up."
It is estimated that a coast-to-
coast broadcast of this sort would
colt about $75,000.
- PROF. ELDERSVELD'S state-
ment comes on the heels of a re-
port from Madison, Wis., where
two hundred independent voters
have organized a "dollars for
sense" drive to keep Stevenson on.
the air-waves. Each person who
Diamonds and lingerie would be
accepted, from fiances, but books
and candy will fill the bill from
"just friends." And while "Sugar
Daddies" should give mink coats,
a Michigan blanket from "Joe Col-I
lege" will win any coed's approval.j
So there it is-a roster of po-
tential gifts. Not comprehensive,
by any means, and for the same
reason that the survey of mens'
preferences was not complete:-
asked what they wanted for Christ-
mas, a not-surprising proportion
of women just leered.
U' Lost and
Safety Council Lists Annual
Roundup of Odd Accidents
ADLAI STEVENSON
:.. the leader of the opposition?
supported the Governor during the
campaign'is being asked to con-
tribute $1 to the fund.
Prof. Preston Slosson, of the
history department saw the pos-
ibility of Stevenson writing for
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For those who are upset by aI<
feeling that things aren't what
they used to be, the National Saf-
ety Council has this reassuring9
word: unusual accidents are going1
on just as usual.
In fact, the Council Is able to9
report that odd accidents not
only are continuing to happen,
but they are happening in the1
same old ways.
The Council's annual roundup
of freak squeaks shows that in
1952 animals were still shooting
people and causing traffic crashes
.. . folks still were falling fan-
tastic distances out of windows
and down cliffs, ant walking away
from the accident . . . and safety
experts were still getting hurt do-
ing what they tell other people
not to do. For example:
Julius Monroe was awakened
fromhis sleep in Baltimore, Md.,
by a sharp pain in his right
hand. He looked over to a chair,
and there was his pet rabbit
moodily staring down the sights
of a .22 caliber rifle. Monroe
charitably figures the rabbit hit .
the trigger accidentally.
But a pig in Lueneburg, Ger-
many, had a clear motive of self
defense for shooting a butcher
who was trying to kill it. As the
putcher knelt beside the pig to
finish loading his gun, the pig
sprang up and struck the trigger
with a hind leg. The butcher was
shot through the knee.
YOU CAN imagine the surprise
of Mr. and Brs. Milo R. Ewing of
Denver when a 1300-pound cow
landed kerplunk on the roof of
their car as they drove along. The
bovine bombshell had escaped
from the stockyards and, fleeing
from two cowboys, leaped off an
overpass onto the Ewing car. Cas-
ualties: one dead cow, two frigh-
tened and banged-up people, and
a badly battered car.
Each year a bumblebee cracks
up an auto-not by driving it,
but by buzzing the driver. This
year it happened in Elko, Nev.,
and the victims were Rudolph
Kosic, his wife and his mother.
Kosic did what came naturally
when the bee flew in. He swung
at the intruder, forgot to steer,
and the car turned over three
times.
But while rabbits and pigs and
bees were causing accidents, a dog
saved a child from serious injuries
in a five-story fall. Six-year-old
Louis De Rosa slipped while play-
ing in a hallway of his family
apartment in New York City and
fell down a stairwell. Five floors
below he landed on the back of a
German Shepherd dog named
Prince. Neither dog nor boy was
hurt badly.
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BUT THE champion distance
faller in 1952 was 10-year-old
Kenneth Wright, Jr., of Compton,
Calif. Kenny was playing on top
of a 1,500-foot cliff near Lake Ar-
See SAFETY, Page 3
Found Wait
For Losers
The old maxim, "Finders keep-
ers, losers weepers" doesn't hold
true at the lost-and-found depart-
ment in the Administration Bldg.,
where more than 500 articles are
just waiting for owners to claim
them.
"Most students don't think their
lost items will show up, so they
don't even make an effort to look,"
Martha Lindenschmidt, head of
the department, said.
BECAUSE OF the apathetic
attitude of the losers, the shelves
of the little lost-and-found room
are lined with an odd assortment
of textbooks, notebooks, jewelry,
pens, pencils, keys, hats, glasses,
gloves, sweaters and umbrellas.
There is even a sliderule, dissecting
kit and overcoat in the collection.
One of the articles Miss Lin-
denschmidt would like to get rid
of most is a men's toilet kit with
a mildewed towel that is filling
the room with an unpleasant
musty odor.
Unfortunately the kit has to
stay for the required 60 days.
* * *
THE MAJORITY of articles are
turned in by the janitors of An-
gell, Mason and Haven Halls, the
General Library, Natural Science
Bldg. and Hill Auditorium. Stu-
dents also turn in items.
If an article isn't picked up
within 60 days, the person who
turned it in has the right to keep
it. The remaining items are
turned over to the University
Hospital and given to patients.
Judging from the amound turn-
ed in, Miss Lindenschmidt con-
siders most people pretty honest.
Casting a dismayed glance at
the full shelves, Miss Linden-
schmidt said, "I would certainly
appreciate some people coming to
claim their lost articles.'
READ
Daily
Classifieds
Many students didn't want
"anything special," while others
will stand for "anything but an-
other tie."
Good grades were tops in de-
mand among wishful thinkers. One
disgruntled male capsuled the sen-
timents of many with "I hope my
teachers get a good dose of Christ-
mas spirit."
However, not all students wanted
only "A's." One said he "would
be satisfied with "A's"-no"B's"-
no just "Cs"in his political science
courses.
Worn by the cares of studies, an-
other tired-looking "guy" decided
that all he wanted for Christmas
was some sleep. To facilitate this,
he asked for "some eye shades and
ear plugs so I can sack in all day
and all night. Yawn-n-n."
This survey of male tastes is by
no means comprehensive-for most
college men who were checked on
what they "wanted for Christmas"
refused to reply. But they leered.
Antique Gallery
is NOW OPEN at
10912EAST WASHINGTON ST.
Above Dietzels Shoe Store
with many Beautiful and Useful Things for
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
including Chinaware, Dishes, Mirrors of all
kinds; pictures, furniture, lamps and many
other articles. Come in and see them.
OPEN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY
12:15 P.M.-4:30 P.M.
MONDAY and THURSDAY EVENINGS - 6-10
Any Other Time by Appointment
PHONE 2-2355
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Daily 9:30 A.M.-5:30 ... 7:00P.M-9:00P.M.
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UNUSUAL COPPER JEWELRY
HAND-MADE STERLING OBJECTS
HAND-MADE POTTERIES from different parts
GENUINE GARNET JEWELRY
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