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VOL. XVI No. 46 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1935
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Class Of'39ToBe
Largest
ek Will
In ManyYears;
Orientation
We
Begin
Sept.
24
n
i.
9th Freshman
Week Programn
Is Announced
Special Aptitude Tests,
Lectures, Recreation, In-
cluded In Program
New Students Are
Assigned Groups
Entering Students Urged
To Arrive Early To Get
Room Accommodations
The University's ninth annual Ori-
entation Period - the week during
which freshmen become "acclimated"
to their new environment - will be
held this year from Tuesday, Sept. 24
through Friday, Sept. 27.
Included in the Orientation Period
program will be the customary apti-
tude examinations, health examina-
tion, pre-professional talks for those
students who are planning to enter
the professional schools, recreational
programs in several sports, a mixer in
the Michigan Union, registration and
classification, addresses by University
officials in Hill Auditorium, an R.O.-I
T.C. inspection trip, an inspection of
the facilities of the Health Service, 1
and an excursion through the Gen-s
eral Library.
Freshmen have been encouraged to
remember that this is "their week,"1
and °that for them the University
openst proimptly at 8 ahm Tuesdayyk
Sept. 24. Their attendance o the
University Orientation Period is com-
pulsory, and their whole-hearted co-
operation in all assigned activities ist
necessary.<
Each freshman has been assigned
to an advisory group presided over byi
a member of the faculty, whose name
and office address has been sent the
student with his registration material.
The faculty advisor is entrusted with
the duties of aiding the freshmen int
his group in mapping out a program
of study and in obtaining a "goodc
start" in the University.,
If it is possible, freshmen are urged
to arrive in Ann Arbor two or three
days before the beginning of Orienta-
tion Period so that proper housing
accommodations may be secured. The
student will then have an unintr-
rupted week in which to adjust him-
self to his new surroundings and also'
to arrange his work for the ensuing
year.
Since it is necessary for the fresh-
man to give his Ann Arbor street'
address and telephone number on all
blanks filled out in connection with
his registration, it will be seen that
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Eight Speakers
.Are Named For
Lecture Series
List Includes Byrd, Emil
Ludiyig, Mrs. Sinclair
Lewis, Edward Bell
Eight lecturers, including some of
the most famous speakers and per-
sonalities in the country, will be pre-
sented on the sixty-first annual Ora-
torical Association lecture series dur-
ing the course of the 1935-36 school
year, it was announced yesterday by
Carl G. Brandt, secretary of the As-
sociation.
Six of the eight lecturers who will
be included on the program were an-
nounced, but two as yet remain to
be selected.
Byrd On Program
The first lecturer of those an-
nounced will be perhaps the most out-
standing and entertaining lecturer
on the season - Rear Admiral Rich-
ard E. Byrd.
Mr. Byrd will speak Nov. 18 on his
evnerienes with the Antarctic ex-
Schools, Coleges And
Proper Abbreviations
To indicate the various schools
and colleges in which a student
is enrolled, the following are in
general use on the University
campus:
College of Literature, Science,
nd the Artss.....Numerals Alone
College of Engineering......... E
Law School ...................L
Medical School...............M
College of Architecture.........A
College of Pharmacy .......... P
School of Dentistry............D
Graduate School ...........Grad
Special Students.............Spec
School of Music .............SM
School of Education .......... Ed
School of Business Administra-
tion ....................BAd
School of Nursing...........SN
Famous Stars
Are Named For
Concert Series
This Year's Program Lists
Metropolitan Quartet In
OutstandingArray
By ROBERT S. RUWITCH
One of the most promising arrays
of musical talent in the 57 years of
its existence has been assembled for
the 1935-36 Choral Union Concert
series at the University this year.
Every year, from October through
March, a series of concert stars ap-
pear in Hill Auditorium in nine or 10
varied programs, embracing nearly
all fields ©of m'fisicl ativty.1
Outstanding soloists and group or-
ganizations will combine talents this
season to present what has been,
termed by President Charles A. Sink
of the School of Music as "one of
the most well-rounded programs in
the history of the Choral Union." '
Despite the calibre of the artists'
who will be heard, prices for season'
tickets will be kept at a reduced level,
thus enabling all students to pur-
chase them.'
The first concert will be presented
on Oct. 19 when the famous Metro-
politan Opera Quartet will appear
in Hill Auditorium. The quartet's
personnel includes Giovanni Marti-
relli, tenor, Ezio Pinza, bass, Eide
Norena, soprano, and Doris Doe, con-
tralto. These stars will be heard in
sools and duets as well as quartets.
They will offer a program of operatic
numbers.
On Nov. 6 the famed composer-'
pianist, Sergei Rachmaninoff, will
make his fifth recital appearance at
the University.
Rachmaninoff will be followed on
Nov. 11 by the dynamic Don Cossack
Russian Male Chorus. The chorus
will again be under the direction of
the diminutive master, Serge Jaroff.
It will be their fourth appearance in
Hill Auditorium.
Fritz Kreisler, who is hailed by
numerous critics as the greatest liv-
ing violinist, will return to Ann Ar-
bor on Dec. 3 for another distin-
guished recital. Kreisler has long
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Program For
Concentration
Is Explained
Literary College Students
Specialize In Division Or
In A Department
Degree Candidates
Must Have 60 Hours
Then 60 Hours In Division
Or At Least 30 Hours In
Department Required
By GUY M. WHIPPLE, JR.
Students in the University's College
of Literature, Science, and the Arts
who are studying for the degree of
Bachelor of Arts or a similar degree
do not "major" in the subject of their
choice, as is the case at many schools
and colleges, but take a first or Gen-
eral Program, usually for two years,
followed by a second or Degree Pro-
gram, usually requiring another two
years.
To enter the Degree Program, usu-
ally at the beginning of the student's
junior year, the student must have
completed at least 60 hours of work
with an average grade of C or better.
A student who fails to attain the C
average required for admission to
candidacy for a degree may be given
one semester and one Summer Ses-
sion after the semester in which he
passes the 60-hour line, in order to
bring his honor point index up to
the required minimum. The record'
of the student, however, must be sat-:
isfactory enough to justify the exten-
sion of time.
Must Select 'Department'
At the conclusion, then, of his soph-
omore year, when in the ordinary,
course of events the student has re-,
ceived 60 or more hours and an equiv-
alent number of points (at least), he
becomes, upon application, a candi-
date for a degree. Then he must se-
lect either a "division" or a "depart-
ment" of "concentration."
A "department," in the technical
sense of the word, is a course of study
such as French, History, Chemistry,
or Anthropology. A student is at lib-
erty to concentrate in any department
if he wishes to do so. A "division,"
as the term is technically employed,
refers to'a larger grouping of courses,
of which there are three. Group I,
or Division I, is composed of Ancient
Languages and Literatures, Modern
Languages and Literatures, Classical
Archaeology, Journalism, and certain
courses in Speech and General Lin-
guistics.
Must Choose One Of Three
Group II, or Division II, is devoted
to scientific courses (Mathematics,
Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Min-
eralogy, etc.)
Group III, or Division III, is de-
voted to the "social sciences" (His-
tory, Economics, Sociology, Political
Science, etc.)
A student may concentrate in any
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Busy Rushing
Period Seen;
Outline Rules
Fraternities And Sororities
Expect One Of Largest
Classes In Years
95 Organizations
Await Freshmen
Several Changes In Rules
For Fraternities Are To
Go Into Effect
More than 95 fraternities and sor- -
Seventh President Begins Seventh Year
orities on the campus will begin an
extensive two-week rushing period,
Saturday, Sept. 28, in anticipation
of one of the largest pledge classes in
the history of the University.
Rushing in fraternities will begin
at noon and sororities at 3 p.m. Sat-
urday, it was announced.
Engagements during that time, ac-
cording to George Williams, '36, pres-
ident of the Interfraternity Council,
may be held at any time during the
day until 8:30 p.m .,at which time all
rushing shall cease for the day. Tele-
phone calls after that time for the
purpose of making future engage-
ments will not be considered a viola-
tion.
Freshmen Must Register
Williams state ±hat all freshmen
wishing to be rushed to 'a frater'nity
will be requested to register. A form
will be issued. Half of this form. will
serve as a receipt to be turned in
when the freshmen turn in their pref-
erencerlists at the end of the rush-
ing period. The other portion of the
card will serve as a reference for the
council files which will be available
to rushing chairmen.
Williams asserted that all rushing
must take place in Ann Arbor and
as far as possible within the confines
of the individual fraternity houses.
As in the past years automobiles
cannot be used during the rushing
period: this ruling includes the use
of taxicabs.
Changes Listed
Registrations
To Date Are
Ahead Of '34
Increase In The Number
Of Freshman Women Is
Predicted
Busy First Week
Faces Neophytes
First-Year Students Will
Be Greeted By Several
Innovations This Year
By JOHN C. F. HEALEY
With more than 1,600 members of
the freshman class expected in Ann
Arbor Sept. 24, plans for their recep-
tion are rapidly nearing completion
as University officials, local mer-
chants, and householders look for-
ward to a record-breaking year.
Advance registrations, though not
a great deal above those of the cor-
responding time in 1934, point toward
a substantial increase in the size of
Ihe first-year class. Total freshman
registration in September, 1934,
reached 1,590 -one of the largest
classes of recent years.
At the present time there is a 15
per cent increase in the number of
prospective first-year women stu-
dents, there being 380 accepted to
date. The number of men students
wcho will make up the class of 1939 is
approximately even with that of 1934,
as 762 have been accepted so far. The
total number of acceptances, an-
nounced Saturday, was 1,142.
The members of the class of 1939
will begin their activities with the
first assembly of the orientation week
program at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24.
,. ALEXANDER.GRANT RUTU EN"
* * * * * *
Teacher -Administrator President
Has Many Diversified Interests
An exceedingly important section of
the rushing rules is section six of ar-
ticle II, which reads that "No bind-
ing promise regarding pledging shall
be entered into by the fraternity and
rushee before the actual legal pledg-
ing process."
Four changes and additions were
made in the rushing rules for fra-
ternities recently and include:
(1) Rushing shall be considered
any conversation or contact with an
eligible man, except by telephone or
mail.
(1-a) Any undergraduate or alum-
nus shall be restricted by the same
rules as fraternity men in regards
to rushing.
(2) No unethical mention of an-
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By THOMAS H. KLEENE
With the resumption of classes
this fall, Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven,
seventh president of the University,
begins his seventh year in office.
i Nearing the end of his third de-
cade on the campus as a teacher and
an administrator, Dr. Ruthven has
been with the University since his
graduation from the Graduate School
with a Ph.D. in 1906.
His many interests cover a wide
range of subjects. Chief among his
scientific interests, however, has been
the study of reptiles. He has also
Students Must
Take Classes
On Saturdays
New Rule Passed To Help
Crowded Class Condition
In LiteraryCollege
All students enrolled in the College
of Literature, Science, and the Arts,
the University's largest unit, will be
compelled to take at least one Satur-
day class effective this September, it
has been ruled by the executive com-
mittee of the college.
The ruling, made May 10 by a com-
mittee of faculty men under the
chairmanship of Prof. George R. La-
Rue of the zoology department, re-
quires specifically that: "Each stu-
dent be required to have a Saturday
class, and that a committee be ap-
pointed to grant exemptions from
Saturday work only to those students
who have legitimate reasons for such
exemptions."
The committee's action was neces-
sary, Professor LaRue explained, be-
cause of congestion in classes rather
than because the group wished to
"cut down" student week-ends or
force students to remain in Ann Arbor
over the week-end.
Not Enough Space
"The increase in the number of stu-
dents in the literary college last fall
created an unusual demand for class-
shown a devotion to paintings and
etchings, and is interested in the col-
lection of various art objects and
books.
Attached to his name in the Official
Student Directory of the University
is to be found the designation, "Di-
rector of the University Museums,"
an office which he has held since
1927 when the decision was made to
consolidate the various museums of
natural history into one unit.
Promoted In 1910
As early as 1910, Dr. Ruthven was
promoted from instructor to profes-
sor in zoology and made director of
the museum of zoology. Later he
became head of that department.
During his term as director of the
Museum, he has conducted various
expeditions to several parts of the
New World, including one in south
Vera Cruz, Mexico, and others in
British Guiana, and the Central
American countries. Since 1923 his
exploring activities have been large-
ly confined to North America.
In the fall of 1933, Dr. Ruthven
journeyed to Egypt to examine ex-
cavation work done by the Uni-
versity in one of its farthest out-
posts.
Dr. Ruthven first entered into thet
administrative affairs of the Uni-
versity, exclusive of his duties as
head of the zoology department,
when the late Dr. Marion LeRoy Bur-
ton, fifth president, appointed him
to the Senate Committee on Student
Affairs.
Becomes Administrator
Later, in 1928, when former-Presi-
dent Clarence Cook Little was seek-
ing a man for the newly-created
position of Dean of Administration,
Dr. Ruthven was asked- to assume
that office. In this position, he as-
sumed many of the administrative'
functions of the President's and Sec-
retary's offices, his new office having
been made to serve as an adjunct and
correlating factor of the work of+
these officers.
When Dr. Little resigned as Presi-
dent in 1929, Dr. Ruthven was, as
Dean of Administration, designated
to carry on the work of the Presi-
dent's office during the summer of
that year. The Board of Regents
appointed him acting President of
The President's Message
In greeting you as freshmen of
the year 1935-36, I can do no bet-
ter than to emphasize the atti-
tude of the University of Michi-
gan, expressed in a statement
which has been recently printed.
Briefly, enrollment in the Uni-
versity is considered a privilege
rather than a right.'- The fact
that you have been selected indi-
cates that, in the opinion of the
University authorities, you quali-
fy for admission. We hope that
our confidence in you will guide
you in your future relations to
the institution. Scholarship is
important, but quite as signifi-
cant are honesty, integrity, and
proper social relationships. If
you come to the University de-
termined to develop mentally,
spiritually, and physically, you
will be able to fulfill the objec-
tives of the institution as visual-
ized by the citizens of Michigan.
ALEXANDER G. RUTHVEN.
During the remainder of the week
they will take several aptitude tests,
the required physical examination for
admission, take part in some planned
recreational activities, hear the pro-
fessional schools explained for the
benefit of those who plan to continue
after completing their undergraduate
work, examine the facilities of the
Reserve Officers Training Corps, and
attend a mixer at which they will be
given a chance to meet other mem-
bers of their class.
Rushing in fraternities and sorori-
ties for men and women students will
begin on Saturday of Orientation
Week and continue for nearly two
weeks, after which time there will be
a period of silence climaxed by pledg-
ing in the various houses.
Many innovations in the conduct
of the University will face the mem-
bers of the class of 1939 when they
start the regular schedule of classes.
All students in the literary college will
be required to elect at least one course
which meets on Saturday, following a
ruling of the executive committee of
the college. Exemptions will be grant-
ed to those presenting legitimate rea-
Living Expenses In Ann Arbor Are
High Or Low--It All Depends On You
By JOSEPH MATTES
Ann Arbor living expenses can be
low - and many make them so -
or they can be high. These al-
ternatives are almost entirely up to
the individual.
Tuition for residents of Michigan
is $50 in the literary college and $62
for non-residents, while in the en-
gineering college, residents must pay
$57 and non-residents $70. Labora-
tory fees consist only of material
actually consumed and not for ma-
terial merely used.
In the tuition fees are included
membership in the Michigan Union
for men and the Michigan League
for women, the privileges of the Uni-
versity Tealth Service, and the facili-
bok stores carry second-hand al-;
most all of the required freshman
text books and students may avail+
themselves of this saving if they buy
their books early.
The cost of board varies greatly.
Some places offer board for as low a
price as $.50 a week while many
charge upwards of $7. Students eat-
ing in fraternity or sorority houses
will pay close to the latter, and those
eating in independent establishments,
will pay, above ade finite minimum,
what they choose.
Room rent varies from $2 a week to
$6, the majority of rooms demanding
about $3.50 a week.
Laundry may be sent home by
seldom leave Ann Arbor. In the city,
the University provides the facilities'
of the Union and the League, and'
the Intramural Building, all of which"
may be used free or with little ex-
pense.'
In the Union, the student may bowl,
swim, and play billiards, pool, and
ping pong. The League offers fa-
cilities for social and recreational ac-
tivities.
Theaters run throughout the week
and dances are given on week-ends at
the League, Union, and several inde-
pendent establishments in Ann Ar-
bor. The University dramatics, a
series of lectures by prominent speak-
i