PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1953 HANDLES 1l DIGITS: POW Inventor of Small Calculator By WOODY GUERNSEY Out of a Nazi concentratior camp, out of a Viennese crafts- man's brooding mind, out of the "postage stamp principality" o Liechtenstein, came a tiny gadgel that offers aid and comfort to cal- culating people everywhere. The "Curta" pocket calculatoi performs all the functions of desk- sized machines, handling up to 11 digits in h matter of seconds. IN PRE-WAR Vienna Curt Herz- stark, son of a manufacturer o calculating machines, conceivec the idea of a calculator combining the portability of a slide rule an the accuracy of the large desi models. The idea grew into an obses- sion, and then the Nazis smash- ed Austria and Herzstark began his four years in their concen- tration camp. But evey minute he could spare from eking out the camp's dy-to-day exist- ence was devoted to rough draw- ings and plans for his tiny cal- culator. After the war Herzstark return- ed to Vienna and with his father began turning his dream into real- ity. The first "Curta" saw light in 1948. The tiny machine has a diam- eter of two inches and is three and a half inches tall. At a quar- ter of the price of the large cal- culators, it is a masterpiece of precision manufacture. "Curta" fits easily into a pocket or brief case and is shockproof and noiseless. Ideal for a traveling man, it is probably the only cal- culator ever to reach the top of Mt. Everest-making the trip with the recent successful British ex- pedition. The numbers are set on the side as on large calculators, and a turn of the crank brings them to the top. A stop automatically prevents errors. White To Talk On Ecuadorian Experiences Stephen White, '47, will speak on the highlights of the Ecuadorian Point Four Program in which he has been participating at 4:15 p.m. today in Rm. 1139 of the Natural Science Bldg. His speech will consist of a re- view of White's five years in Ecua- dor with the program. Slides he photographed will be shown illus- trating the various phases of his work and the items of general in- terest in Ecuador. The, biologist received a doc- torate degree for systematic bot- any here in 1947. Afterwards, he was sent to Ecuador by the De- partment of Agriculture to study tropical, sub-tropical and tem- perate fruits. In 1951, his posi- tion was incorporated into the Point Four Program. During World War II, White studied insecticide plants-rubber and pineapple-in Mexico and Central America. While there, he came into contact with people working on government projects. For the last four years, White hps been experimenting with cacao, citrus fruits and avacados. Through these experiments, White and the other members of the pro- gram hope to develop and intro- duce into consumption a finer plant by future breeding aid cross- breeding. Chess Exhibition Slated for Today Donald Byrne, Grad., 1953 U. S. Open Chess Champion, will face 40 opponents in a simultaneous chess exhibition match at 7:30 p.m. today in Rm. 3B of the Union. The exhibition, sponsored by the Chess Club in conjunction with its annual membership drive, is open to all students, clubvtourna- ment director James E. Barry, Grad., said yesterday. * * * * Rooms Students hunting for a week- end room for their parents or friends may receive a list of available local rooms from the Union student office. Open from 3 to 5 p.m. daily, the office will have the lists available for any weekend when the Union and League are full. During the same hours, the office will accept non-student tickets for the Michigan-Penn- sylvania game for resale Satur- day morning. CTU Fn N J ABOUT 300 LOST: Officials Check Eligibility, Age InRelcgDCards By PAT ROELOFS More than 300 lost ID cards have been reported this semester. Of these, however, about 260 were said to be missing by stu- dents during registration week. Ac- cording to Mrs. L. M. Patrick, who is in charge of student records and, identification cards, many of these were lost during the summer and in the preceeding semester. WHEN THE original ID picture is taken, two pictures are taken simultaneously, and no negatives are produced. The pictures are de- veloped in a speedy 60 seconds. One of the pictures isused on the plasticized ID card. The oth- er is kept on file in the Office of Student Affairs along with a record of grades, extracurricular activities and any judicial action during the student's University career. When students report lost ID cards to the office, caution is used before issuing a new one. Officials report the mai4 reason for extra- ordinary care in issuing new cards is to be sure that non-students, including those formerly enrolled but not now at the University, do Linguistics Club To MeetTonight The semester's first meeting of the Linguistics Club will be. held at 7:30 p.m. today in the East Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. Speakers at the meeting will be James W. Marchand, Grad., an in- structor in German at Wayne Uni- versity and Kenneth L. Pike, pro- fessor of linguistics here. Students and members of the faculty interested in the scientific study of language are invited by the club to attend. Deadline Deadline for returning peti- tions to sponsor Student Leg- islature-Cinema Guild films has been extended until Tueseday. Any campus organization is eligible to petition, and will re- ceive 50 per cent of the movie's profits if their application is accepted by the Cinema Guild Board. Read and Use Daily Classifieds not receive cards which allow them special University privileges. * * * ANOTHER REASON special care is taken in checking the student's claim for a new card is to prevent false birth dates from appearing. on new cards. Office employes report that students seldom succeed in their attempts to falsify their age when getting new cards because datesvare carefullyschecked. In the event that, a student does proceed to give a false age, ser- ious action by the Joint Judiciary results if his action is discovered. Students rarely make excuses when applying for new ID cards to avoid paying for them, as the cost for a new one is only $1.25. These cards are issued only when an old ID card is turned in, when a student has changed schools or when lost and found has been checked to make sure the last card has not been turned in. Duplicate cards are issued only on Tuesday, according to Mrs. Pat- rick. Student may report losses to her in the Office of Student Af- fairs and arrangements for new photos and plasticized cards will be made. 30TH: Turkey Has A Birthday By SHIRLEY KLEIN This year is an important one for the young nation of Turkey, Seyhan Ege, Grad., said yester- day, as she poured a coup of Turk- ish coffee. Miss Ege explained that this year marks the 500th anniver- sary of the capture of Instanbul by the Turks. "Columbus hadn't even discovered America yet," she added. * * * FOUR HUNDRED seventy years later, on October 29, 1923, the Re- public of Turkey was founded, five years after a war of independence to regain its own soil. In commemoration of this event the Turkish Club, compos- ed of about 40 students, is spon- soring a tea, exhibit, film and lecture. Today a tea from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the International Center will begin the festivities.'Photographs of Turkey, silverwork, embroidery and other types of Turkish handi- craft will be on exhibit, and Mrs. Kamer Aga-Oglu of the Museum of Anthropology will speak during the tea. AT 8 P.M. tomorrow a documen- tary film on Turkey will be shown, while WUOM will also present a program of Turkish music with English commentary. The first president of Turkey was Mustapha Kemal, common- ly known as "Ataturk" or "Fath- er of the Turks," a general in the war for. independence who want- ed his country to be Western- ized and modernized. According to Turkish- students here, not only politically but cul- turally and scientifically, the Re- public is looking toward the West. This helps explain the large num- ber of Turkish students here. The events in the International Center are open to the public. T O W E R S H I F T--A new French car is hoisted to the first i floor of the Eiffel Tower to join other car models exhibited at Paris Automobile Show held within the Parisian landmark. S K I R T S A- W H I R L- Skirts and petticoats go high as Bavarian dancers whirl about in a fast folk dance which high- lighted festival at Ruhpolding near Berchtesgaden, Germany. IN SADDLE AT 54 -Earl Sande, a leading jockey In the Twenties,. scales 111. pounds after finishing third in a race at Belmont Park, New York, his first mount since 1932. S Q UA R E W I T H A R T Y L 0 0 K:- This is San Francisco's famed Union Square during a recent art festival. There was space for 700 amateur and professional artists In 34 pavilions. 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