THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1953 - - I JOINT ENTERPRISE: Alumni Fund Used for 'U' Growth "Dedicated to the continued growth and advancement of the University of Michigan." This statement describes the fundamental purpose of the new- ly launched Michigan Alumni Fund, more informally known as the "alumni annual giving pro- gram." ADMINISTERED under the Uni- versity's Development Council, the Alumni Fund has been described as a "joint enterprise" in which alunmni, faculty, students and the general public will profit. James K. Miller, manager of the fund, outlined the objec- tives of the 1953-54 first annual appeal under four general clas- sifications: student aid, re- search, special equipment and a President's Fund. Commenting further on these objectives, Miller explained that more scholarships and fellowships are being sought "in accor'dance with the University's policy and tradition of encouraging and of- fering an educational opportuni- ty for youth of proven ability." ONLY ONE out of three quali- fied students in need of a schol- arship can now get one, he said. In the field of research, Mil- ler continued, funds are needed for development in both basic and applied fields. The Univer- sity, he added, must depend largely on private support for such projects. "New and essential special equipment and materials current- ly unobtainable from normal rev- enue sources is our third general objecitive," the Fund manager pointed out.r THE PRESIDENT'S Fund willt make sums. available to Univer-r sity President Harlan H. Hatcherk for special projects and emergen- cy needs for which funds are not provided at the present time. 1 The Michigan Alumni Fund,t Seminar Studies Major Near Eastern Problems By ARLENE LISS! A graduate seminar which has Near East can only be compre- more faculty members than stu- hensively studied in the Near dents is a unique feature of the , East itself, has led the depart- Near East studies department lment to set up a program of program. ifield study which enables a stu- In the interdisciplinary semi- dent to earn his doctorate. nar devoted to the analysis of The interdisciplinary seminar major problems in the Near East, prepares students for research ex- both professors and students pres- peditions which are held in alter- ent papers. nate years. At the present time, * * * five students under the supervi- ACCORDING to Prof. George sion of Prof. William Schorger of Cameron, chairman of the de- the anthropology and Near East partment, in last year's sessions, studies departments are in Syria the seven faculty members worked as a part of this year's program. as hard as the five students. "And * believe me, those kids worked MATERIAL gathered in such he added.e itions abroad also rovide Earnings of Detroit area work- cross-sectional view of wages and ers in all fields of employment salaries of selected office clerical, have increased noticeably in the professional and maintenance oc- past two years, according to a cupations based on information study prepared by the Department from 250 establishments employ- of Labor's Bureau of Labor Sta- ing over half a million workers. tistics. "White collar" workers have The biennial report presents a shown salary increases of $6.50 to $8 a week. In the maintenance trades wage increases have run from 17 cents to 25 cents an hour. In addition to increased earn- ings. workers in the Detroit area are also getting more liberal bene- fits than two year,. ago, according to the study. S Wage Increase Reported In Detroit Now, it'sK art Prof. Cameron explained that at both the graduate and un- dergraduate level, courses at- tempt to understand critical problems of the Near East. Con- sequently the study of histori- cal, geographical, anthropolog- ical, philosophical and many other factors is involved. subjects for many year's study. Prof. Cameron, who in 1948 head- ed a research expedition in Iran, is still working and publishing reports on the work he did there. In his office, Prof. Cameron has a rubber mold of an inscrip- tion written in three languages, the second of which he is now. ...being closed Thursday Thanksgiving Day, both stores wi I I be OPEN MONDAY (tomorrov -Daily-Chuck Kelsey SET FOR MAILING: Assistants help James Miller, (center) manager of the Michigan Alumni Fund, look over final publicity folders as they are taken off the addressograph. Nearly 150,000 Cir-Q-lets and letters were sent to University alumni as the initial step in an annual fund giving campaign. Ford Offers Study Grants For the third successive year the Ford Foundation, continuing its policy of contributing to in- ternational understanding, is of- fering a number of foreign study and research grants to people -wishing to study in Asia, the Near and Middle East.. Open to people under the age of 36 engaged in business, govern- ment, agriculture, .labor relations, communications, education, and other professions, the award also stipulates that candidates must be United States citizens or aliens permanently residing in this country with the intention of be- coming citizens. Applications and information may- be obtained from the Ford Foundation Board on Overseas Training and Research, 575 Mad- ison Ave., New York 22, New YFork. Technic The Michigan Technic will be on sale tomorrow and Tues- day in the Engineering Arch at 25 cents per copy. l Miller emphasized, will be used for special resources that will sustain and further the Univers- ity "as one of America's great centers of education and an out- standing force in the develop- ment of our nation's strength." Immediate benefit of the Alum- ni Fund for students was empha- sized by Miller. Scholarships, ma- terials and equipment will be made available as soon as possi- ble. * * * NO CAMPAIGN goals or quotas have been established for this first year of the Alumni Fund. It is be- ing organized on a strictly "low pressure" basis with the empha- sis on participation rather than large individual contributions. In the mail now are "cultiva- tion" or "conditioning" folders to nearly 150,000 Michigan al- umni announcing the program. These folders will be followed at intervals by solicitation mail- ings. Two forms of promotional ma- terials are being employed in these mailings, one being directed to half of the alumni list and the other to the balance. Statistics will be kept to determine which form of presentation is most ef- fective. All contributors to the first ap- peal of the Michigan Alumni Fund will be designated as "charter members" and will receive wallet- size cards in token of their sup- port. The first appeal terminates June 30, 1954. Discussing reasons for estab- translating. The mold was taken ;lishing a department to study 400 feet above th-e ground in Near East problems, Prof. Camer- near freezing weather by paint- on said, "the area is "a particu- ing coats of latex alternated larly explosive sector" of the with cheesecloth upon the stone. world. "Security and peace de- pend upon the elimination of ten- Interest in the Near East pro- sions and for this reason we must gram has been shown by several study the causes of the prob- foundations who now contribute to lems," he continued. its expense. The Ford Foundation * has given a total of $135,000 while THE NOTED historian remark- the Carnegie Corporation and ed, "We must look into the roots Near East Foundation have also as one cannot understand the given the department several contemporary world unless one grants. begins to understand the ancient Only two other universities world." have such a program, Columbia A belief that difficulties of the and Princeton. U.S. Civil Service Offers Positions The United States Civil Serv-! ice Commission has announced it is now offering openings for en- gineering and agriculture posi- tions. 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