0 THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MARCH . me VISITING U.S. COLLEGES: MeFarlane Reveals English Coed Life By JANET FORDa.....: At the University of Birming- ham in England, there are four men to every woman and upper- classman coeds can rent a key to the dormitory for approximately 36 cents, according to Nancy Mc-w Farlane, Senior Woman Tutor at<{ ' the University who has been visit- ;} , ing here for the .past four weeks. ff Miss McFarlane's job corres- ponds to that of dean of women inf an American university. In the' United States for the first time, the .1 English visitor is learning first- hand about American colleges. han # Am.rcan co eges. International Center Post To Be Filled (Continued from Page 1) INTER-FAITH PIONEER: Minister Recalls First Conference 4> - SHE SPENT a week at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. be- fore coming here, and hopes to visit Ohio State University, Ober- lin College, the University of Chi- cago and perhaps the University of Wisconsin before returning to England in April. Women living in residence halls at the University of Bir- mingham are subject to certain regulations, although the rules are not as extensive as ones here. Curfew is at 11 p.m., but upperclassmen may obtain a key to their dormitory for a mere half-crown, according to the tu- tor. Those with keys are expected to be in their rooms by midnight un- less given special permission, she added. Campus-wide late permis- sion is given for special events. * * * . MISS McFarland explained the University regulations on hours by saying that you can't "hermetical- ly seal a building. Just as what goes up must come down, so what can go in can go out." "Regulating the w o m e n 's hours is not my particular pig- eon," she said. At the Univer- sity, a warden is in charge of discipline. Miss McFarlane has- tened to add that the title of warden is an honorable one and does not have the conotations in English academic world that it dloes in this country. ENGLISH DEAN -- Nancy McFarlane, Senior Woman Tutor of the University of Birmingham, England, is currently visiting the Uni- versity on a tour of American colleges. 4) "Since the majority of women students live at home or in digs (apartments and boarding houses), the University has few discipline matters c o n c e r n i n g women students thmt it can con- trol," she said. - * * * MISS McFARLANE pointed out that life for the English coed is not really so different from that of a Michigan coed. She added that she was speaking only of the women at the University of Bir- mingham, however. At the English University, coeds are on a completely equal basis with men, she said. To- gether they run a Students' Union that carries on activities similar to ' those of the Michi- gan Union and League. his present important position" was the reason given. Another name frequently men- tioned during the past week as a prospective director was Rich- ard Heindel, the chairman of the United States National Commis- sion to the United Nations Edu- cational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Informed sources reported that Heindel would not take the direc- torship, however, unless the posi- tion would be made a "more in- fluential one on campus." * * * THE LAST name mentioned, and only one than can still be consid- ered in the running, according to reports, is John Thompson of Lou- isiana State University. Thompson is director of the English Language Institute, chairman of the depart- ment of romance and classical languages, and counselor for for- eign students at LSU. One source asserted "Thompson seems to be playing cat-and-mouse with the committee. He doesn't seem to want to pull up roots and come here." Because the field has nar- rowed down to these three peo- ple, none of whom may take the job, it appeared likely to many that it would be "several months" before any other suit- able director for the Center could be found. "But the recommendation of the committee is virtual appointment," it was asserted, "since that is the specific purpose of the commit- tee and since President Hatcher will probably rely entirely upon its judgment for the appointment." Letourneau Talks On North Africa Prof. Roger Letourneau of the University of Algiers yesterday presebted a lecture in the Rack- ham Bldg. discussing problems arising from the changing class structure of North Africa. The visiting professor alluded specifically to transformations of North African society caused by European infiltration and ulti- mate domination., Speaking of changes in the family- structure, he noted that the authority of the head .of the famil yhas declined as has polygamy and that women are gaining significance which they hitherto lacked. I By CAROL NORTH Last week's celebration of Brotherhood Week brought spec- ial satisfaction to one Ann Arbor resident, Rev. James Leslie French. The 77-year old retired Presby- terian minister recalled his part in organizing the Interdenomination- al Conference of Church and Guild Workers in State Universities, held in Ann Arbor in 1908. "THAT conference' was a pio- neer in its field," said Rev. French "and from this initial step the foundation for many interfaith groups today was laid." "There was an ever-increasing interest in ways to develop the moral and religious tone of state universities at that time, and it was because of this inter- est that the conference was call- ed." Tracing the development of the groups, Rev. French told of the immediate and enthusiasticmre- sponse that the Ann Arbor meet- ing received and spoke of the rapid growth of the idea. * * s "WHEN so many people showed interest in the conference, it was decided to make it into a nation- al affair. The movement swept universities throughout the coun- try, and eventually was divided into three separate meetings, one in the East, one in the Midwest and one in the Far West. Every1 three years, however, the threej groups met in a national confer- ence."' In 1928 a meeting was called at Iowa University at which 10 Catholics, 10 Jews and 10 Prot- Students' Music To Be Presented Compositions by five School of. Music students will be introduced and discussed at a Composer's Forum at 8:30 p.m. Friday in Au- ditorium A, Angell Hall. estants were present. It was there that the delegates set up a cooperative basis for organiza- tions on all campuses. "This meeting," c o m m e n t e d Rev. French, "was the beginning of what is now the National Con- ference of Christians and Jews." Case Court Contest Set After five months of study and elimination, seven Law School juniors and one senior will present their oral arguments in the semi- final round of the annual Case Club Campbell Competition at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Hutchins Hall. Competing for a place in the final contest for the Henry M. Campbell Plaque, Ira Brown and David Macdonald, the lone senior of the group, will oppose the team of Donald Black and David Roach. In another courtroom Richard Hostetler and W. Gerald Warren will match wits with Robert Fiske and Martin Packard. Judge of the first mock appel- late trial will be Thomas H. 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He and his wife were both graduates of the University, as were their three children. One of their sons, David French, is on campus as a lecturer In social rela- tions. I' al! A' -Daily-Chuck Kelsey ORIGINAL AGENDA - Rev. James Leslie French, retired Pres- byterian minister, looks through the notes of one of the first relig- ious conferences held in the country. Services Examine Problem Of Surplus ROTC Graduates (Continued from Page 1) v take a tremendous drop and the morale of career men receive a "damaging blow. The last answer advocated, and according to the Army Times the most likely to be accepted, is that the extra 10,000 men would enter Brown Speaks On Rome Site "Rome was built in a day." Pointing to Rome as the city that was forced into existence 'overnight by the invading Etrus- can clans, Prof. Frank E. Brown of Yale University said yesterday that at the beginning of its exist- ence the site of the ancient city was covered with several independ- ent settlements. The Etruscans, searching for a convenient crossing of the Tiber hit upon the location of the city and brought with them the idea of the city. It was their rapid and violent unification efforts that in effect forced the city to unify "in a day," he said. Boys Have Dinner As Greeks' Guests Three University fraternities en- tertained 24 boys from the Star Commonwealth for Boys in Albion last night for dinner and the Pur- due-Michigan basketball game. The boys and their four counse- lors were guests of Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Gamma Delta and Lambda Chi Alpha. Each fraternity served as host to a third of the group, with men from the houses attend- ing the game with the boys. the service as officers, but would be required to stay in active duty for only three months. After this limited period they would receive active reserve commissions. LIKE THE Army, the Air Force must in the next few months de- cide on the perplexing problem of accepting approximately nine to 10 thousand extra Air Force ROTC students. Up to the present no decision whatsoever has been made, and only one solution has been advocated which also con- tains defects. This plan consists of havingj the extra Air Force ROTC grad- uates enter the service for a two- year period as enlisted men and after that be commissioned in the reserves. However, a stu- dent is given the alternative of asking for a release which would enable him to join some other branch of service or to be draft- ed. One defect of this solution is that in having the men serve as enlisted men rather than receiving the commissions they expected, a drop in morale could be expect- ed. Also if a student did accept a release, his four years of Air Force training would be almost com- pletely wasted. There are women enrolled in all schools of the University, Mi 13 McFarlane added. Most of the, coeds are in the school of arts, with fewest in the field of applied; sciences. * * * MORE WOMEN than in pre- vious years are going into the law school, she explained, although very few of them plan to become solicitors or barristers. According to the visiting tu- tor, "law provides an interesting and useful education for wom- en. It is good background for work in child welfare and simi- lar fields." The medical school of the Uni- versity of Birmingham maintains the four to one ratio of the sexes found throughout the rest of the University. In each class, 25 out of 100 places are served for women, although there are many more ap- plying, Miss McFarlane remarked. * * * A GUILD of Undegraduates at the English university takes care of student government as well as other functions. All students are automatically members of the Guild on entering the university. A council is elected periodically by Guild members, she explained. 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