THE MICHIGAN DA lY FRESHMEN It Men Students Find Michigan Union Ideal Social And Recreational Center * Today at Michigan, it's FOLLETT'S! * LET'S GET ACQUAINTED! * FRIENDSHIP CREATES FRIENDSHIP! * FOLLETT'S IS A FRIENDLY STORE! Men Use Pendleton Library To Study Building Has Dining Hall, Ballroom, Library, Pool To Offer To Members By HARRY SONNEBORN The Michigan Union, providing ample facilities for the benefit of mieti students, is the center of the Michigan man's social activities from his first day on campus. The main dining room and, the caf- eteria, which was enlarged last year, will be operating throughout Orien- tation Week and into the regular school year to help solve the food problem. In addition to restaurant facilities, the Union provides ample opportuni- ties for use of leisure time, The seven bowling alleys, all newly resurfaced, the swimming pool, billiard room and ping pong tables are open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. r I.: I nAnn Arbor we find Michigan Students "'DECALCOMAN IA CONSCIOUS" Asa means of beConing acquainted with YOU, won't you please drop us a Post Card requesting your FREE Official University of Michigan DECALCOMANIA. (There is absolutely No Charge.) We'll gladly send it along with any other information you desire. f 7 Orientation Is Arranged For Men Transfers Students applying for admission to the University with advanced stand- ing should, according to Miss H. J. Corbin, in charge of transfers,con- sider carefully his own educational objectives and his reasons for desiring to transfer from one college to an- other. Further than this, she em- phasized, he should appreciate the disadvantages of possible loss of cred-' it and difficulties of adjustment to a new educational environment. The University maintains an of- fice, under the direction of Miss Cor- bin, to assist students entering from" other colleges and universities to make this adjustment with as little difficulty as possible. In this office special advice is given on individual academic problems and required cre- dentials for admission with advanced standing. All requests for admission blanks and information should be addressed to Miss orbin at 1210, An- gell Hall. The maximum number of hours of credit which is accepted for one se- mester's work in another institution is 15. The hours of credit gained for individual courses may not exceed the amount of credit for correspond- ing courses in the University. A special Orientation Program for men students transferring to Michi- gan will be under the direction of the Union. men's student organization. Men should report at the Union be- tween 1:30 and 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 20. An inclusive program has been arranged for them, according to Harry Howell and Don Treadwell, co-chairmen of the Union Orienta- tion Committee. Trained advisors will provide the transfer students with general infor- mation and direct them to their re- spective departments and proper faculty advisors, the service continu- ing throughout the week. A special feature of this years Transfer Orientation will be the spe- cial program for transfer students, to be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the Union, at which men stu- dents will have an opportunity to be- come acquainted with various phases of life at Michigan. Dr. T. Luther Purdom, director of the Bureau of Appointments and Occupational In- formation, will explain the work of the Bureau and how it may aid stu- dents in securing employment. Church Groups Unite To Study World's Faiths Association Holds Weekly Roundtable Discussions Sundays For Freshmen In order that Catholics, Jews, Prot- estants and Oriental students may en- joy and profit from a better under- standing of their own faiths and the religions represented on the Campus, the University sponsors the Student Religious Association. By means of lectures, classes, dis-; cussions, and social service, the Asso- ciation provides an opportunity for students to obtain a knowledge of the theology and history of their re- ligions, and the facts of the applica- tion of religion in every-day life. The Association cooperates actively with the churches of Ann Arbor in providing a full religious program for students at. the University. During, the year there will be popular lectures on religion and more 'technical lec- tures for those who want to study some phase of religion more exten- sively. A study of religious problems will be made by classes organized for that purpose. Opportunities for dis- cussion are provided at the Fireside Session each Thursday night, when members of the faculty discuss in- formally their own views on religion. The Freshman Roundtable, which meets at 4 p.m. Sundays brings to- gether the freshmen to hear out- standing faculty-members whose edu- cational talks are followed by round- table discussions under the direction of upperclassmen. The Association also sponsors the Fellowship of Reconciliation, n or- ganization of students which believes that violence in any form should not be condoned and is preparing a per- sonal and social philosophy based on reconciliation rather than violence. Through the Social Service Com- mittee, students are able to be of service to people confined in the hos- pital, to work in Ann Arbor welfare agencies and to make trips to study institutions and social problems in the Ann Arbor vicinity. The Associa- Leisure time may also be spent in the Pendleton Library, which con- tains a collection of current periodi- cals, "best sellers," and classics. The north lounge serves as a meeting place between classes, an informal study hall and meeting place for forum dis- cussions. The south lounge is a game room, provided with checker tables and chess and checker sets. A barber shop is located in the basement for faculty members and students, and meeting rooms are available throughout the building for the use of campus organizations and local clubs. On the third floor are offices of the Interfraternity Council and Congress' Executive and District Councils, and on the ground floor are the headquar- ters of the Executive Committee of the Union. During the year informal dances are held on Friday and Saturday eve- nings, with music furnished by a stu- dent orchestra. The Union Formal, usually held in November, is' a feature of the Michigan social calendar. Other Union-sponsored programs include the Sunday Forums, at which faculty members speak on subjects of current interest. Buffet dinners, mak- ing for 'closer relations among faculty members and students, on. Sundays; and Open House, held twice each year. The Union Coffee Hour, sthdent project initiated two years ago, helps serve as a mixer and a freshener for the tired student. tion maintains a Book Group which meets every second week for the di's- cussion of the review of a recent book expounding social or religious prob- lems. The headquarters of the Associa- tion are in Lane Hall where Kenneth Morgan, the .director, has 'his office. The Board of Governors of the Asso- ciation is appointed by the Regents of the University and is headed by Dr. Raphael Issacs, of the Simpson Memorial Institute. A student council works out the de- tails of the Association's projects and its cooperation with the churches. The members are Richard Blanchard, Constance Bryant, Charles Buck, Wil- liam Clark, William Cope, Jean Fair- fax, Martin Gurwin, Kresin, Clayton Manry, Marie McCabe, Roberta Moore, Guy Orcutt, Frances Orr, Daniel Suits, Bernard Weissman, Warrington Willis, Russel VanCleve, Grace Volkman and Murloh Woo. Campus churches and their loca- tions are: First Methodist, State and Washington; Church of Christ Dis- ciples, Tappan and Hill; Hillel Foun- dation, 1102 Oakland; St. Andrews Episcopal, Division and Catherine; First Presbyterian, 1432 Washtenaw; Unitarian, Huron and State; Cgngre- gational, . State and Williams; St. Mary's Catholic Chapel, William and Thompson; Zion Lutheran, Washing- ton and Fifth; Trinity Lutheran, Fifth and William; Christian Science, 409 S. Division; and Bethlehem Evan- gelical, S. Fourth Ave, managing editor of The Daily, will speak on behalf of their respective organizations. Representatives from Congress, independent men's organ- ization, and from the Interfraternity Council will acquaint the transfer .00 I _ Paul Brickley, '38, president of Union and Robert D. Mitchell, the students with '38, two bodies. the functions of these c . Where Michigan Students Serve You MICHIGAN BOOK STORE.