The Weather Generally fair today; tomor- row local showers, not much change in temperature. C, 4r airA(A Iaitj Editorials Five Weeks Have Passed . Official Publication Of The Summer Session VOL. XLVI. No. 28 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1937 PRICE FIVE CENTS Dr. Price Tells ExperiencesAt Siberian Camp In World War Condition Of Russia At Time Of Revolution Is Described In Talk Need Of Replacing Asian Peoples Told The great "floating population" of desperadoes and criminales which to a large extent peoples eastern Siberia will have to be reinforced by a fresh influx of colonists of a more reliable character if Russia is to continue to hold that part of her dominions against the aggressive encroachments of Japan, in the opinion of Prof. Hereward T. Price, expressed in yes-. terday's Summer Session lecture. Speaking on the topic, "Escape From Siberia," Professor Price de- scribed his adventures in that land during the Russian Revolution, dis- cussing in particular the aspects of his experiences which have a bear- ing on present day affairs. Born In Madagascar Born in Madagascar, a French pos- session, of English parents, Professor Price becme a member of the faculty of a German University and a Ger- man citizen before the outbreak of the World War. At the beginning of the conflict he petitioned to be al- lowed to serve on the eastern front, in order not to be obliged to fight against the English or the French. He was subsequently captured in action by the Russians, who transported him to a prison camp in distant Siberia. "Good food was provided for us" Professor Price said, "but the guards stole it and fed us black bread." Only the Cossack guards were honest, he said. Briberyuwas rife throughout the camp, as well as the most flag- rant corruption. Bribe Amounts To Little On one occasion five prisoners bribed a guard to allow them to escape for a payment of 50 cents each. The last of the five, however, declined to pay the price and the guard sounded the alarm. The fugi- tives then bribed their way back into the camp and were never discovered. Professor Price told of bribing of- ficials to permit him to join the medical staff of the camp, thereby obtaining much better living condi- tions, but shortly afterwards a ty- phoid epidemic broke out. "Typhus was endemic throughout Siberia," he declared, and was repeatedly breaking out because of the unsanitary con- ditions of prison camp life. Often a fire would completely de- molish one of the buildings of a Si- berian prison camp, Professor Price remarked, and would usually be fol- (continued on Page 3) Program Sent To Legislature Near Collapse Senate Republicans Hope To Block All Actions By Refusal To Cooperate LANSING, July 29.-()-The en- tire program submitted to the recon- vened Legislature by Governor Mur- phy was in a state of near collapse tonight. Senate Republicans-holding the balance of power in the Legislature- agreed unanimously that they would oppose changing the Labor Relations Bill, would not support administra- tion amendments to the unemploy- ment compensation act and would re- fuse civil service provisions which would give present state employes too great an advantage over those who worked under previous adminis- trations or who might apply for posi- tions. A tug of war existed that appeared likely to drive any civil service meas- ure into another deadlock. House Democrats favored a bill which would "blanked in" employes on the pay- roll under the present administration. Governor Murphy advocated qualify- ing examinations for employes, which would allow giving them some credit for experience and would not require them to compete in open examina- tions of that type are approved and they be extended to include former Linguist, Psychologist Do Not Conflict In Meaning 'Discussion Woodburne, Price Lead Conference At Luncheon Held ByInstitute Although there was a linguistic flank attack upon the philosophers' objections to dictionary definitions, no conflict developed between lin- guist and psychologist when they met yesterday to discuss "Problems of Meaning" at the regular Thursday luncheon conference of the Linguistic Institute. The psychologist, Dr. Lloyd S. Woodburne, assistant to the dean of the college of literature, science, and the arts, -declared that basically meaning, whether of an object or an idea, is determined by the numL ber of facets of the individual's ex- perience. If this experience is limit- ed, then so will be the meaning, as a four-year-old child will call a cow a dog because in his experience all four- footed animals are dogs. It follows, said Dr. Woodburne, that richness of meaning is present in direct proportion to the extent of a person's experience, that is, to his Purdom Denies Forgetting Men For Positions Appointment Head rfhat Two Names Never Registered States Were By JAMES A. BOOZERI Denial that any persons enrolled in the Bureau of Appointments and Occupational Information were "for- gotten" was made yesterday by Dr. T.. Luther Purdom, director. A recent letter in The Daily For- um, signed by two persons claiming they were of the class of 1931 and 1932, had registered with the bureau, and had not been placed, was dis- credited by Dr. Purdom, who said that the two names given were never. registered with his office. Univer- sity directories of the years in ques- tion failed to reveal the two names attached to the complaint. An applicant is retained on theI "active" list of the bureau until placed, according to the director, who explained that there were two rea- sons why enrolled persons were placed in the "inactive" feels. Each fall questionnaires are sent all persons not placed, asking whether they have found positions, and whether they wish to be recommended for jobs. If they fail to answer the query, a second letter is sent them. If no reply is received, the names are transferred to the inactive list, but not destroyed.{ When persons indicate they have found positions, and do not wish to try for other openings, they are like- wise termed inactive. Many students who register with the bureau fail to complete the neces- sary data in the office or do not in-, clude photographs, Dr. Purdom said. No favoritism is shown in the se- lection of applicants for jobs, he said. If an English teacher is re- quired, the automatic filing system quickly offers all applications bear- ing the demanded qualifications-- Protestant or Catholic; married or single; male or female; race, etc. Those applications listing the re- required qualifications are sent to the employer, without comment. The complete dossier on each person makes up the application-subjects taken, personal history, and a photo- graph. From these dossiers, the em- ployer selects those to fill the re- (Continued on Page 3) Informal Dance To Be Held At League Tonioht The informal dances tonight will be held from 9 to 1 p.m. at the League. The danceswhich alternate weekly between toe Union and the League are part of the Summer Session League Council's plan to acquaint students with both buildings. Foun- tain service will be available in the cafeteria. The following women have been chosen to serve as dance assistants: Eleanor Reed, Mary-Eliza Shannon, Janet Collings, Cynthia Adams, Joan Takken, Dorthy Wikel, Violet Villany, .riann Marshall. Marv