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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1955


EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID:
Experimental Roof Has Extra Strength
By ROBERT F. JONES a.'4:.:};n
Roofs are going the way of all
else in this frantic age of experi-
ment and advance.r:.
The latest word in roofing hass<F s
a megalomaniac twist quite in
keeping with its physical convo-
lutions. It's called the hyperbolic
paraboloid roof, and closely re-
sembles a small segment of choppy' :
sea.
A 10 by 20 foot model of they
oddly oceanic overhead is being y .r""
tested for strength this week by '
the Engineering Research Insti-

'Opera' Tune
Recorded By
'U' Alumnus
Introduction of "Bach in Vaude-
ville Time" over radio networks
Wednesday night brings back
memories of its author, Paul Mc-
Donough, and his music to his
many University fans.
The versatile musician gradu-
ated from the University Law
School last June. While enrolled
at the University he performed at
many campus events. He wrote the
score for ."Never Too Late," the
1952 Union Opera.
"Back in Vaudeville Time" was
taken from the Union Opera of
1952. Featured on the flip side of
the recording is a medly of rag-
time tunes called "Silent Movie
Day." This song is a modified
prevue of the 1955 Union Opera.
This Opera, "Flim Flam," has
silent movies as its theme.
Information about purchasing-
the recording which was made by
the Polkaland Recording Co. may
be obtainedf rom Bill Stone at
the Union Opera office in the
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tute.
Located below the overhanging
(and reasonably conventional)
roof of the University's Architec-
tural Research Laboratory, the
hyperbolic parabola stands in pro-
phetic juxtaposition near broken
Corinthian columns.
Double Dip
The front edge of the roof rises
quite conventionally from two end
columns to a peak. Then the
fun begins. The rear edge does
exactly the reverse, dipping to
form a shallow "V" resting on a
third column.
The ridgeline drops from the
front peak to the bottom of the
"V," while the sides slope up
from the front columns to the "V"
tips. The roof 'surface moves
wavelike from crest to trough and
back to crest.
Of course, the main reason for
such unconventional design lies
in 'superiorstrength. Prof. Wil-
lard A. Oberdick, supervisor of the
research project, says the model
roof of three-quarter-inch rein-
forced concrete is equivalent to a
ITProgram
To View Lake
Name Change
Discussion on a current proposal
to rename a number' of Michigan
lakes will be featured at 6:15 p.m.
today over WPAG-TV, channel 20.
Edwin C. Oakes, Chairman of
the Sub-Committee of the Michi-
gan Historical Society and Laval
Greenbown, President of the Goth-
ic Film Society will be featured on
the program, Dateline Ann Arbor.
A round-up of happenings in the
sports world and a football fore-
east are to be presented at 8:15
np. today on WPAG-TV.
Studio Sampler at 7:30 p.m. will
present tips for Michigan home
owners on new and better ways of
protecting their homes from fire.
This program has been planned
with the aid of the Ann Arbor
Fire Department to commemorate
Fire Prevention Week.

-Courtesy-University News Service
WIERD ROOF CAUSES STARES
flat slab of four-inch concrete. hyperbolic paraboloid roofs and
Main disadvantage of the roof using them as molds for others.
is the high cost of form work in But even if this is successful,
following the roof contours. Prof. another big problem remains. How
Oberdick and his associates hope will they move the cast roofs to
to reduce the cost by pre-casting building sites?

ROMANCE? 'NO! NO! NO!:
Townsend-Margaret: More Rumors

LONDON (M)-Peter Townsend
visited Princess Margaret's home
in hour and 20 minutes yesterday
and left in a high good humor.
His call at stately Clarence
House strengthened belief that an
announcement about their report-
ed romance is imminent.
But. Townsend was closemouth-!
ed, although smiling gaily,, he
cried "No; No; No;" to newsmen
pressing him for a statement.
Photographers' flash bulbs drew a
bit of further comment:
"My goodness, I am being blind-
ed," he said as he headed for his
car.
Court Officials Mum
Court officials were mum.
As far as is known, he and Mar-
garet had not met in more than
two years-since he was named
British air attache in Brussels. Be
fore then he was a royal equarry
and they saw each other nearly
every day for 10 years.
Townsend was given the post in
the royal household as a reward
for his World War II services. A
Battle of Britain hero, the 40-year-
old divorced father of two child-
ren is a Royal Air Force group
captain, the equivalent of a colonel
in the American Air Force.
Both the princess and Queen
Mother Elizabeth were at home
when Townsend called. He drove
up to Clarence House, on the tree-
lined mall near Buckingham Pal-

ace, at 6:56 p.m.
He was alone in the car, dressed
in an ordinary business suit. It
appeared unlikely that he had
been invited to dinner. Parking his
car in the courtyard of St. Jame's
Palace-across a side street from
Clarence House-he walked to the
door of Margaret's home.
Lights flashed on in several
rooms of the big house as he
stepped in. The Queen Mother, who
Study Group
Petitions Out
Petitions are available for mem-
bership on the University Student
Council Study Committee in Rm.
1020 Administration Bldg.
Composed to re-evaluate the
structure, function, and composi-
tion of the University Committee
on Student Conduct, the committee
will be made up of two students
to be selected by the Interviewing
and Nominating Committee of
Student Government Council,
three graduate students selected
by James A. Lewis, Vice-President
for Student Affairs and faculty
and administrative members.
Petitions are due in Rm. 1020
Administration Bldg. at 12 a.m.
Monday, Oct. 17.

shares the mansion with Elizabeth,
arrived home from her vacation
only an hour before Townsend
called. She. had flown to London
from the Castle of Mey, on Scot-
land's remote north coast.
Outside the house, the usual
three Scots Guards in scarlet tu-
nics and bearskin hats marched
patrol. Two policemen kept the
crowd of newsmen and photogra-
phers maving up and down in the
palace courtyard across; the street.
Has Short Visit
When Townsend came out he
climbed behind the wheel of his
French car with an unidentified
man at his side.
Margaret had arrived at Clar-
ence House only yesterday morn-
ing from a vacation at Balmoral
Castle in Scotland. She came
back to London with a gay smile,
but without a word on- romance.
Townsend's visit came as 50
million Britons and a large part
of the rest of the world itched with
curiosity over whether he would
wed the princess.
The 40-year-old air hero, who is
staying at the home of the Mar-
quess of Abergavenny in fashion-
able Downdes Square, went for a
drive this afternoon with Mrs.
John Wills, the princess' first cous-
in and one of her most- intimate
friends.

WARSAW, Poland (P)-A tradev
agreement with the United States
heartily desired by the Poles, is
just about impossible.
At its rates for exchange of
money, Poland is unable to offer
any bargains.;
The Soviets forced Communist
Poland to the zloty at four-to-one
four years ago--the same four to
a dollar at which the Soviets peg
the ruble. It is a completely arti-
ficial course and compels Polish
trade to go east.
Official quarters here concede
reform is needed if trade is to be
established with the West. $ut
one pointed out:
"We could do it only in a gen-
eral reform that would include
the ruble and the Czech crown."
Agreement Unexpected
This would have to be ordained
by Moscow, and no one here ex-
pects that soon.
Any ordinary transaction re-
veals the zloty's true value. A cup
of good coffee is eight zloties. At
the official rate that would be $2.
Anyone coming here with hard
currency would find the simplest
form of life prohibitive at such
rates.
Man on Street Unaffected
The state of the currency does
not seem to affect the man on the
street. A -good coal miner earns
about 3,000 zloties a month. He
pays only 110 zloties for his apart-
ment with light and heat.
He has spending money in a
country where things to buy are.
scarce. A good pair of leather
shoes is 500 zloties. Women's tex-
tiles are second grade and even
so an acceptable dress in good
taste is a thousand or so zloties.
Couples Go Night Clubbing
Nonetheless, a man and his wife
can spend an evening in a first-
class restaurant-night club with
dancing and entertainment, dinner
and drinks, for the equivalent of
a day and a half's work.
The Pole is today, as he always
was, a great restaurant-goer. In
this way, the government has im-
pressed millions with the idea that
they are better off than ever be-
fore.
However, the situation is fraught
with some perils. The official party
newspapers are complaining edi-
torially of national drunkeness.
Everybody is downing vodka with
gusto because he can afford to
buy it.
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The country cannot import
enough nor produce enough to fill
the department store shelves and
thus drain off the workers' excess
spending power. There is no great
incentive for piling up money in
banks.
Even the worker knows that
something will happen to his zloty
someday. And so he 'simply spends
them. A shipyard worker in Dan-
zig said:
"If 10,000 American cars came
here at eight o'clock in the morn-
ing, they'd be sold by noon."

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