THfE WEATHER Generally Fair with Possible Showers 4 P u mmrx I I~E~frbig ~Iaitr MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 4_ . Vol. X, No. 17 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS EDUCATOR DESCRIBES DALTON PLAN METHOD IN ADDRESS AT UNION EXPLAINS AIM OF EASTERN SCHOOL AS PROVIDING VARIED WORK FORMAL CLASSROOMS DISCARDED IN SYSTEM Studying Done in "Subject Shops"; New Schedules Made Daily for Individual "A New Thing Each Day," is the aim of Miss Helen Parkhurst, principal of Children's University school, New York city, who spoke on "The Dalton Plan at Work" to educators at the Union last night. She describes her school as one which is attempting to make it possible for both teachers and chil- dren to do things in their own way and to establish individual methods' of thinking and working for them. The plan of the school is to give children subject matter in the form of a job which roughly corresponds to a month's work. The pupils may organize their time as they wish, that is, they may spend several days entirely on history and when that unit is completed, they may turn to an entirely different sub- ject. Their progress is marked by charts and they are absorbed, not only in their job, but in seeing "how the game works.' There are no formal classrooms, the work being done in laboratories or "subject shops" where a great deal of activity is constantly going on. Time for definite instruction is afforded by the building up of new schedules each day for the teachers on the basis of the achieve- ment of a group of pupils and their readiness for the next unit of work. Individual differences are given much attention but the con- ference groups are fairly large in order that each may benefit through a directed interchange of experiences and interests. In these conferences plans are made which are carried out during the "labor- atory" periods. Each teacher is responsible for a carefully selected group of chil- dren in whom she is deeply inter- ested and with whom she can thor- oughly sympathize. She must watch that the energies of those in her advisory group are safeguarded and they may advance as quickly as they can, Miss Parkhurst explained. GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKS FIRST IN SIZE Enrollment figures for the Sum- mer Session published in the Thurs- day issue of The Daily erroneously credited the School of Education .with the largest registration and enrollment increase of any college. The Graduate school has the larg- est with 1,405 students, showing a gain of 206 over last year. The figures originally given for the edu- cation school referred to elections, and not number of students. The College of Literature, Science and the Arts has 906 persons en- rolled, the School of Education being third with 505. Eight hun- dred seventy-six of the elections made in this college are by stu- dents registered in the Graduate school. Teachers Fund Board Has Special Meeting Convening for the purpose of discussing the formulation of cer- tain policies governing the business procedure of the Board, the State Teachers Retirement Fund board held a special meeting in the office of Dr. J. B. Edmonson, dean of the School of Education, last Thursday , afternoon. Those attending were President E. C. Warner, Mount Pleasant; Mrs.! Nellie Chisholm, Muskegon; Mrs. Georgianna Larabie, Lansing; T. J. Knapp, Highland Park; Prof. James Glover of the University, and State Lindy, Anne, Mary Open Air-mail Service INTERLOCHEN M USIC1 Willy To Turkey?3 CAMP OFFERS UNIQUE SUMMER ACTIVITIES. This famous trio was photo- graphed at the air terminal, Glen- dale, California, just before Lindy took off in the giant Ford tri-mo- tor, City of Los Angeles, on the first leg of the trans-continental ISAACSDIC SE PERNICIOUS ANEMIA Prof. Fisher Will Speak Before Group on Activities of Safety Practice INSTITUTE MEETS TODAY Opening with a lecture on "Child Hygiene" by Prof. Edith S. Bryan of the University of California the fourth Public Health institute of the Summer Session resumed the series of lectures given each week- end for the benefit of those inter- ested in public health work of any description. The presiding officer was Dr. C. A. Neafie, health officer from Pontiac, Michigan. As the principal feature on yes- terday's program Dr. Rophael Isaacs of the Simpson Memorial institute of the University spoke on "Pub- lic Health Aspects of Pernicious Anemia." "From the public health point of view there are three principal points of interest in the disease of pernicious anemia. They are, first, the early recognition of cases; sec- ond, tl3e importance of following the beginning treatment with the continuous use of liver or potent liver extract for the rest of the patient's life, and third, the pre- vention of the disease in those who are constitutionally susceptible," Dr. Isaacs stated. He also gave a review of the ymptoms, their cause and the newer discoveries in the treatment of the disease. As a final interesting feature, a description of an individual who was more susceptable to pernicious anemia was given by Dr. Isaacs. air-rail service from Los Angeles to New York. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, Mary Pickford, who christened the first plane taking off, and Lindy, who is technical advisor. NAVAL DISARMAMENT PRHOBLEMDISCUSSED Statement Construed as Indicating Greater Intention to Join Forces with League EXPLAINS GIBSON VISIT (By Associated Press) LONDON, July 13.-Prime Minis- ter Ramsay MacDonald and Ambas- sador Dawes, for the third time since the ambasador arrived in Great Britain, have met and dis- cussed naval disarmament. But aside from a promise from the British premier that he would make a statement soon on the mat- ter there was nothing to indicate after the meeting, which lasted several hours, what took place there. The ambassador said he had had a talk with Mr. MacDonald, but! could make no further statement at present. About the same time the Amer- ican embassy issued the following statement:' "When the preparatory commis- sion at Geneva adjourned in May it was for the purpose of giving time for some direct discussions between the governments in regard to the naval problem. The ex- changes are now in progress and Mr. Gibson's visit was for consulta- tion in connection with this." It was assumed from the state- ment Ambassador Gibson had come here from Brussels on another visit since his trip to June 24, and had conferred with Mr. Dawes and pos- sibly others. THREE HUNDRED STUD E N T S FROM 36 STATES ARE REPRESENTED MANY NOTED MUSICIANS ARE GUEST CONDUCTORS Swimming, Canoeing, Ball, Track and Other Sports Feature Summer Program With an approximate enrollment of three hundred students and a faculty of forty teachers recruited from the ranks of the country's leading symphony orchestras and the staffs of many of the more prominent educational institutions, the National High School Orches- tra and Band camp, under the di- rection of Joseph E. Maddy of the School of MVusic, has begun its sec- ond season of activity at Interlo- chen, fourteen miles east of Tra- verse City. Student players from 36 states, the District of Colum- bia, aftd Hawaii are represented in the personnel of orchestra and the band. Noted Conductors Appear Four programs are presented weekly, two by the band and two by the orchestra, in the Bowl, a large natural amphitheater on the wooded shores of one of the lakes from which the camp takes its name. Nationally famous music- ians act as guest conductors at these concerts. The roster for the present season is composed of such names as John Philip Sousa, Ed- gar Stillman-Kelley, Howard Han- sen, Leo Sowerby. The progranms presented are not only of an ex- ceptional musical excellence but consist of some of the greatest mas- terpieces in musical literature. To date the orhcestra has included in its performances Beethoven's Sym- phony No. 3 "Eroica," Bizet's L'Ar- lesienne Suite No. 1. Green to Address Camp Recognizing th, unique oppor- tunities for close contact with and observation of the finest type of music instruction, Teachers college, Columbia university, and the Cin- cinnati Conservatory of Music as well as the School of Music of the University have established exten- sion departments at the camp, and courses in various branches of pub- lic school music and theory of mu- sic are being conducted by staff members of these organizations. During the summer the camp will be addressed by a number of wel- known speakers among whom are Gov. Fred W. Green, Dean Edward H. Kraus of the University Summer Session, United States Senator A. H. Vandenberg, Dr. John Erskine, noted author. Amy Loomis Success Understudying King (By R. Leslie Askren) Substituting for Shirley King in the part of Rosalie, heroine of Salis- bury Fields' comedy, "Wedding Bells," Amy Loomis, manager of the Mendelssohn Theatre, scored a distinct triumph last night. Miss King was taken seriously ill with an attack of ptomaine poisoning but managed to appear Thursday night. Last night her condition became more serious and Miss Loomis offered to take the part. Director Wallace called rehearsal at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At 8:30 o'clock Miss Loomis "went on" and carried her part through' flawlessly. An appreciative au- dience demanded several curtain calls. Miss Loomis' interpretation dif- fered distinctly from Miss King's. The scheming Rosalie was played as a delightfully intelligent woman, swift witted, and with all the charm of a high comedy character. Miss Loomis, able and experienced, brought many of the well tried ac- John N. Willys Auto magnate of Toledo who is reporteud disposing of his holdings in order to accept an ambassador- ship. It is believed that he is slat- ed as envoy to Turkey. FARM BOARD MEMBERiS CONFER WITH HOOVER Chares Wilson Appointed to Board Leaving One Vacancy Yet To Be Filled ABANDONS VIRGINIA TRIP (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 13.-Aban- doning his week-end trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, President Hoover conferred at length today with Alexander H. Legg, chairman of the new Federal Farm board and Carl Williams, onej of its members. They were the first of the ap- pointees to arrive in Washington, and the President had planned to take the mto his fishing lodge to go over the farm situation with them. Bad weather and impossible roads interfered. Meanwhile it was announced at' the White House that Charles Wil- son, former New York state com- missioner of agriculture, had been appointed to the board, leaving but one vacancy to be filled. Unlike the other members, Wilson will rep- resent no particular branch of' the agricultral industry. He is a practical general farmer, and in ad- dition has been in close touch with the fruit and dairying industriesI of the Northeast. The membership of the board to- day is as follows: Secretary Hyde of the Agricultural department, ex- officio. Legg, chairman, represent- ing business and finance; James C. Stone of Lexington, Ky., vice-chair- man, representing tobacco; Carl Williams of Oklahoma City, cotton; C. B. Denman, of Armington, Mo., livestock; Charles C. Teague of Los Angeles, fruit growing; William S. Schilling, St. Paul, dairying, and! Wilson, representing general agri- culture. ENDURANCE AVIATORS TERMINATE BRILLIANT FLIGHT OF_24 HOURS I IMMINENT DAMAGE TO PLANE FORCES "TOUGH HOMBRES" TO EARTH BOTH FLYERS PRAISE SHOWING OF ENGINE Previous Mark Shattered by More Than 72 Hours; Plane Was "Gassed" 37 Times (By Associated Press) CULVER CITY, Cal., July 13 - After 10 days and a quarter of an- other in the air, two flyers com- pleted a new aviation epic here to- day when they brought their plane Angelo to earth, bearing a new re- cord for sustained flight. Loren W. Mendell of Los Ange- les, and Roland C. (Pete) Rein- hart of Salem, Ore., upon landing their Buhl sedan aeroplane at 2:13 o'clock, had been aloft 246 hours, 43 minutes, and 32 seconds, exceed- ing the previous record by 72 hours, 42 minutes, and 33 seconds. The Angelo, powered by a second-hand Wright Whirlwind motor, left the ground Tuesday morning of last week at 7:29:30 o'clock. Since that time the previous record had been established at Cleveland. The gruelling battle between man and machine in this magnificent test in the skies ended in a draw in as much as both man and en- gine were ready to carry on. It was a fabrication of the second-hand ship which gave way. The flight was brought to an end when the tail droup started fluttering and made it impossible to carry on the thirty-eighth refuelling. "We had to give the engine credit for everything," was the first com- ment of Chief Pilot Mendell as he clambered from the ship. "Never before has an airplane engine done anything like this." If the engine could talk, perhaps it would have paid (a light compliment to the men, for never before have two men undergone such a test. The old Angelo had traveled some 17,000 miles before the flight, and the Wright Whirlwind had a similar record of some ~450 hours in the air before it was refitted for this flight. In fact it was just an undertaking of experienced parties for the two flyers were trained to discipline and endurance in the fly- ing conditions in the World War. BASEBALL SCORES American League Philadelphia 10-8; St. Louis 0-2. Cleveland 3; Washington 2. New York 12; Chicago 2. Detroit 13; Boston 12, National League Pittsburgh 6; Philadelphia 4. New York 4; Chicago 3. Cincinnati 4; Boston 3. Brooklyn 8; St. Louis 7. SOUTHERN EDUCATOR SAYS SUMMER SESSION IS FOE OF PROVINCIALISM SCHINZ FAVORS MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR FACULTY-STUDENT CONTACTS i Discipline of Summer S t u d y Develops in Short Time Powers of Endurance, Fortitude In his attempt to defend, analyze, and explain the summer session, Edgar W. Knight, who, because he teaches at the University of North Carolina, knows whereof he speaks, emphatically insists, "The summer school is probably the most effect- ive institution in American educa- tion for putting provincialism and narrowness of view to rout." In enlarging this statement by adding that discipline, which flour- ishes vigorously in the summer ses- sions of large colleges and univer- sities, develops in those few weeks the powers of endurance, patience, prudence, and fortitude, Knight succeeds in giving a pretty sweep- ing statement of the merits of the summer school. The diversity of interests and the I cause of this. very characteristic, must undergo a sterner discipline1 than that which prevails during the winter session, when students1 are, on the whole, nearer one type.j The result of this discipline is, as Knight asserts, a routing of pro- vincialism and a nearer approach to the open-minded state. r. The disdain which once kept teachers from joining the staff of the summer session is now com- pletely dispelled, Knight believes. The professor has found that the' students whom he instructs in the summer are eager for knowledge,I and are more willing to accord him appreciation and hard work than will attendants of the regular ses- sion. An added inspiration is his reward for having served during these warm months when work, for psychological as well as climatic reasons, is harder to accomplish. Knight concludes his observa- tions with this comment: "It isn't "The Michigan Summer Session, of which almost one-third is over, compares extremely favorably in my experience with many others1 elsewhere," declared Prof. Albert Schinz, of the University of Penn- sylvania, in an interview granted recently. Professor Schinz is giv- ing several courses in the romance languages department this summer, and has taught summer courses at Harvard, Chicago, California, Cor- nell, and Colorado. "If there is one wish that I might mention, however," Profes- sor Schinz continued, "it would be to have occasionally an opportunity for contact of the visiting faculty members with their new students for informal discussion of studies elsewhere than in the class room."I "There may be as elsewhere a marked difference between stu- dents in the regular school year and students in the summer," he find a very serious attitude in the classroom. There seems to be much earnestness and purpose in the minds of those attending during this period." Professor Schinz indorsed the work of the romance languages de- partment at Michigan heartily, stating that "it was progressing into one of the most complete in the country." The training being given in new methods of teaching French language he also thought very beneficial, and could not help raising the standard of literature classes as well. Professor Schinz declared that he has been very agreeably sur- prised to find Ann Arbor so pleasant in the summer time. He indicated that he thought the campus very beautiful with its great elms, hand- some buildings, and shady walks. He also said that he found the arboretum very interesting in its wild, uncultivated condition and