THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDAY, CHIGAN DAILY AlliAround Student Considered Best Canp'us Beauties, heroes and Grinds Trail; Character, Scholarship, Personality, Adaptability And Initiative Top Athletics and Book Knowledge,Survey Of 186 American Schools Reveals. 1 cown Qown By STAN M. SW1INTON DAI Y OFFICIAL BULLETIt Publication in the Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the Univers Copy received at the office of the Summer Session until 3:30 p.m.; 11:00 a.m. Satur i 'E IN 40NILOS and nanaged by students of the University of r the authority of the Board in Control of ations. ery morning except Monday during the and Summ Sessioht. iber of the Associated Press ed Press is exclusively entitled to the cation of all news dispatches credited to Lerwise credited in this newspaper. All blication of all other'matters herein also Entered at t e Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class mail matter. Subscriptions during regular school year by carrier, $4.00; by mail, $4.50. REPREENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420,MADISON AVE. ,NEW YORK, N. Y. CHICAGO * BOSTON ' LOS ANGELES - SAN FRANCIECO - iber, Associated Collegiate Editorial Staff t D. Mitchell ....... M. Swinton ...... *Q. Norberg, N. Canavan M. Kelsey.. G. Kessler .. .. . ilm E. n ...... L. Sonneborn . . . . . Press, 1938-39 Managing Editor City Editor Women's Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Business Staff p W. Buchen Park . . . Business Manager Advertising Manager NIGHT EDITOR: HARRY L. SONNEBORN i The editorials published in The Michigan Daily are written by members of the Daily staff and represent the views of the writers only. Professional Training; Yesr o . ONE OF THE GREATEST problems facing educators today is that of whether we are encouraging too many high school students to expect attractive openings in the professions. f The answer coming from many sides, even from the professionals themselves is "Yes." Many e9ucators, too, are answering the problem af- firmatively. -However, Dean James B. Edmonson of the School of Education says "No." He declares we are not educating too many andhat the prob- lem " can be solved more wisely b increased em- * phasis on vocational gidance and a reoganized program of education with a greater variety of possible programs of schooling." Dean Edmonson predicts that within the next 15 years, almost every state in the Union will llave passed laws requiring that boys and girls te enrolled in educational institutions or guid- ance bureaus until the age of nineteen, He fur- ther predicts that many communities will add thirteenth and fourteenth grades to their high schools. It is expected that these additional -grades will be devoted largely to vocational train- ing. The good that will be accomplished by thus broadening the base of education is almost un- .limited. And already much has been done to establish vocational training in the high school. Many now offer courses in printing, woodwork, drafting, metal shop, clothing and dress design, foods and preparation, and the like. The value of such courses is especially to be observed in the. more industrial cities of our state. Many young graduates are placed in positions due to their training in the high school. Meanwhile, however, the professional men are clamoring for the raising of standards required of those entering the professions. State Board Examinations are becoming harder and a con- tinually smaller percentage of the entrants graduate from our professional schools. going without the proper/medical care. Or that, there are no more teeth to be cared for, while thousands of people have never entered a dentit's; office. While students whose bent is along those lines are being directed into the skilled and unskilled jobs, more and more students are finding them- selves capable and desirous of becoming profes- sionals. The result is that we, especially college students, are told how full the professional fields are, what little chance there is to make good therein, and what small percentages even are able to graduate. It seems a farce to tell a college student that the medical field is overfull when he knows that there are thousands upon thousands of people The fault seems to lie with the individual who expects too much from a profession. Insteal, . however, it really lies with the school and the church and the family wherein we are taught that professional persons earn the most money and gain the most respect from the community. We are taught to aim for a high job and for a certain salary, well above the average for the profession. We look on the professional who does not earn a certain stated sum, drive two cars, live in a large home and possess a summer cot- tage, as unsuccessful. When, as today, there are too many of these practitioners without a prac- tice to be labelled as incompetent, the field is sad to be crowded. But we are judging only by the incomes of the men and not by the manner in which they perform their designated services All around students, especially those who worked their way through college, have a better chance of getting a job after graduation than the campus hero or the college "grind," accord- ing toKing Merritt, Minneapolis executive who made a survey of 186 American colleges and universities. Athletes and beauties, unlike a few years ago, are not being sought unless they can offer to their prospective employers some substantial qualities, such as character, scholarship, adapt- ability, leadership or personality, he found. Although the job outlook for college graduates is brighter than in either 1938 or 1937, American employers are more exacting in their require- ments, preferring employes capable of being de- veloped into executives within the next decade over those who seem to have decided limitations. Characters Rated High "Character as a prime qualification for a job," explained Mr. Merritt in reporting on total re- plies, "was mentioned by 103 schools, scholar- ship by 29, personality by 18, adaptability by 12 and leadership by 6. Secondary qualifications put scholarship first with 66 mentions. Then followed adaptability with 36, character with 33, and personality with 19 mentions. A third quali- fication group gave adaptability 49 and scholar- ship 45 mentions. Twenty-three mentions of campus popularity put it at the head of the fourth qualification group. Athletic prowess head- ed the fifth group with 24 mentions. "Emphasis on character, which college place- ment officers tell me is a recent trend, is re- flected in replies from 129 co-educational insti- tutions who cited two to eight or more qualities now being sought by American employers. Quali- ties mentioned and their percentage of total mention in this group follow: character 90.7 per cent, scholarship 89.1 per cent, adaptability 64,3 per cent, campus popularity 31.8 per cent, per- sonality, 25.6 per cent, athletic prowess 22.5 per cent, leadership 17.8 per cent, and extra-curricu- lar activities, which includes outside jobs to pay one's way through college, 14 per cent. Officials Explain Preferences "The 186 institutions gave scholarship 88.7 per cent and character 83.9 per cent of the total mentions. The 43 men's colleges gave scholarship -93 per cent and character 74.4 per cent. Where scholarship ranked ahead of character, uni- versity placement officers frequently added such explanations as: 'good character is assumed,' or 'good character is expected,' or 'character always is taken for granted.' One bureau head report- ed employers demanding students whose edu- cation 'had developed a true philosophy of life.' "An appointment official of a non-sectarian college wrote: 'I have found a very pronounced trend toward and more emphasis on character, including .a preference for a religious back- ground.' Several denominational colleges, widely varying on dogmas, reported religious qualifica- Stions' mentioned less frequently than heretofore. "Officials of Ameican institutions of higher learning were asked two questions: In order of their importance, if possible, what are the quali- fications principally sought by employers of graduates?' and 'From your observations what qualifications do employers the last few years seem to be stressing more? Less?' Most comments and explanations were made in answering the second question. Initiative And Self-Reliance "The student who today works his or her way through college," continued Mr. Merritt, "and thus earns his or her educational expenses in whole or part can be counted on to solve diffi- culties after graduation, several officials em- phasized. One typical reply to the query on what qualifications were being stressed more follows: "'Considerable emphasis is placed on the stu- dent earning part of his way through college. This is a business asset and improves the probability of getting a position, even though the scholarship has been handicapped somewhat by the pro- cess.' "Numerous replies mentioned: 'outside work done during the college course;' 'many employers are much interested in experience outside of col- lege'; 'extra-curricular activities as indicative of ability outside classroom' and 'ability', 'de- pendability,' as shown by scholastic records and outside of college.' One wrote that 'the ideal would be the student who is in the top third of his.class and at the same time has earned part of his way through school' Personality And Adaptability "The 186 institutions answering qualifications stressed more gave the following, in terms of per- centage of mentions: character 37.1 .per cent, scholarship 333 per cent, personality 29 per cent, adaptability 23.7 per cent, leadership 10.8 per cent and worked way through 7.5 per cent. Percentages for the 129 co-educational colleges follow: char- acter 40.3 per cent, scholarship 35.7 per cent, personality 28.7 per cent, adaptability 27.1 per cent, worked way through 10.9 per cent, and leadership 9.3 per cent. In the 43 men's schools, the percentages were: scholarship 37.2 per cent, character 32.6 per cent, personality 27.9 per cent, adaptability 16.3 per cent, leadership 14 per nent solution. We must rear our future pro- fessionals to regard a professional job not as an open sesame to social position and wealth but as another field of human service. So it is not that the school is educating too many. It is not that the professional fields will be greatly decreased by diverting the less capable to skilled positions by means of vocational guid- ance. It is that a new philosophy of educational objectives should be evolved from this contro- versy. -Malcolm Eliot Long cent, industry 11.6 per cent, and extra-curricu- lar activities 9.3 per cent. ' "Personality, that much used and abused word, as one of my informants puts it, is mentioned with increasing frequency but generally in conm- bination with some other qualities like ability, adaptability and appearance. The latter word aroused the ire of the dean of a woman's col- lege, who, after reporting she found increasing stress on personality, added 'personality is stressed ad nauseum in terms of striking appear- ance or beauty.' "Adaptability, cooperativeness, compatability' and the ability to work harmoniously with others are being stressed more, especially by large or- ganizations, who emphasize team play even in research. "The 186 institutions replying to the query on qualifications stressed less, in terms of percen- tage of mentions, cited qualities as follows: schol- arhip 21 per cent, athletics 21 per cent, campus popularity 12.9 per cent, and specialized training 7 per cent. Percentages for the 129 co-education- al colleges follow: athletics 24 per cent, scholar- ship 19.4 per cent, campus popularity 15.5 per cent, and specialized training 9.3 per cent. In the 43 men's schools the percentages were: ath- letfs 16.3 per cent, scholarship 14 per cent, and campus popularity 9.3 per cent. Eight women's colleges reported scholarship stressed less. Human Qualities Stressed "The 'book worm' and the 'human encyclo- pedia' with their brilliant and superlative schol- arship are being sharply diferentiated from job candidates who had average or above-average grades plus ability, all around training, adapt- ability, cooperativeness, dependability, enthusi- asm, initiative, imagination, loyalty and reliabil- ity. Mere book ability, factual knowledge, high grades, numerous degrees and studiousness are relatively unimportant unless accompanied by other desirable qualities. "Scholarship is less demanded, wrote one placement officer 'except in large organizations carrying on research work.' Another replied, 'scholarship usually is placed last except in the teaching profession.' A dean of a teacher's col- lege, after stressing scholarship and tating there was no demand for teachers 'who were the least bit wild' added that demand was less for teach- ers 'who do not dance, play cards, or engage in social affairs.' "Most employers enjoy sports and admire good sportsmanship, but 'athletic prowess counts only when the candidate is applying for a coaching position or teacher of physical education.' Em- phasizing the diminishing value of athletic abil- ity as a job-getter others said, 'mere success in athletics without genuine ability is no longer . valued' and 'the captain of an athletic team seems to be nil as an influence.' BOOKS By DuBARRY CAMPAU "YOUR CITY," by E. L. Thorndyke; published by Harcourt, Brace and Co., New York City. How's the "goodness of life" in your home town? The man who can tell you is E. L. Thorn- dyke, psychologist, whose book, "Your City," has just been published by Harcourt, Brace and Co. According to his scoring system, Grand ' Rapids and Kalamazoo lead the state in com- munity blessings and Pasadena comes nearer to perfection than any city in the country. Such ephemeral qualities as tolerance, neigh- borliness and cooperativeness are not taken into consideration by Thorndyke. He is concerned with material benefits and presents a practical . picture of the health standards, recreational and educational facilities and economic levels of individual American cities. With a possible score of 1541, Pasadena rates 1110. Average score for the 310 cities studied is 670, which coincides with the score of Ham- tramck. Lowest records made were by Augusta, Ga., and Charleston, S.C., with only 330 a piece. Thorndyke alleviates the feelings of these last named communities by comparing with them the possible score of "some Asiatic city" in which half the babies born die within a year, where no educational or health services are available with- out cost and in which 98 per cent of the popula- tion live in mud huts and eats food costing less than 10 cents a day. "Scored by our system such a city would rate about minus 1300, or 1600 lower than our lowest cities," says Dr. Thorndike. The scores of the 15 Michigan cities which were canvassed are as follows: Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, 810; Battle Creek and Highland Park, 780; Dearborn, Jackson and Muskegon, 750; Lansing, 735; Detroit, and Port Huron, 720; Flint, 690; Pontiac, 680; Hamtramck, 670; Sagi- naw, 660, and Bay City 650. The chance that a baby will die within a year after it is born is four times as great in some cities as in others; the probability that a girl 10 to 14 years of age would be working for a wage was over 50 times as great in certain cities as it was in Muncie and Richmond, Ind., and Spring- field, O., and the frequency of homicides is over 100 times as great in some cities as in others, according to Dr. Thorndyke's statistics. Damp Powder Keg Near the Manchoukuo- Mongolian Frontier, July 1.-(R)-Heavy Japanese troop reinforce- ments and artillery were dispatched today to the border between Manchoukuo and Outer. Mongolia where the forces of Japan and Soviet Russia have been in sporadic conflict since May 11. p * This column announces --with more than a modicum of pride-dis-t covery of a sure-fire, can't miss, wec guarantee your money back, methodt of catching a waitress's eye. Forx years the problem had baffled us. Admitting our appearance is some-x ing less than prepossessing-if wet stand by a news stand for more than five minutes people start shoving three pennies at us and asking fori their Free Press-ady., we still foundi it something of a shock to go into Kresege's for our daily coffee and cakes and be disregarded for hours at a time. Kresege's doesn't adver- tise in The Daily, so we're not afraid to say it. We were hurt. 3Nobody1 even threw usea bone. . Sometimes we sat there in melan- 'choly, watching other people eat pie, cake, spinach and other goodies while we toyed with an empty water glass,p wondering what to do. Once we con- templated screaming and generally going berserk or even amuck but we realized there are some things even a cad wouldn't do in Kresege's. An- other time we were going to faint away but a friend mentioned he once tried that in Childs' and the waitress' threw a plate of asparagus on him? to revive him. That dissuaded us. But at last we've been successful l We sat down the other day and wait- ed and waited and waited. Finally one of the lovely witresses-the dark haired one with the piquant nose- came over. "Can I take your order?" she asked. With an air of delicately restrained incredulity we answered "Why, yes." Then we began ordering. After the two hot dogs with mustard she was straining at the leash. At the root beer she was taking every word with gusto. When we got around to the cherry pie she looked at us with what, in all modesty, seemed to bea nothing less than awe. And when we got to the World's Fair sundae she positively stared. "You know," she said, "I thought you said you wanted a World's Fair sundae . Silly, isn't it. Ha, Ha." "Is a World's Fair sundae not com- posed of ice cream surmounted by various gaudy sweet-meats?" we in- quired with a nice air of gentile in- difference. "Yes," she said, getting to the heart of things. "Yes, yes it is." "Then," we said. "Bring on the World's Fair sundae." It was quite a task eating hot dogs, mustard, root beer, cherry pie and a World's Fair sundae but we managed and were. hardly sick at all. It worked, too. Now the minute we go in the door she rushes over, pulls out her order book, and breathlessly waits to see just what that poor fool is going to have today. " * * * CHATTER: Bernard Freedman, who's just won a $1,000 Harvard fel- lowship, at the Bell . . . he's a phi- losophy student .. . Laury Mascott, a regular session student, writes a fervent plea for an M sticker . . he's working near the scene of the hitch- hkemurder . . . and figures he'll spend the rest of his life in Hastings, Mich. unless he can con- vince somebody he's a student Barb Bradfield, the Delta Gamma, is on a bicycle tour of Europe . with Alberta Wood, another B.W.O.C.1 . Summer Session inseparables ... Betty Baldwin, one of the campus'' "10 most beautiful" . . . and Casey Carter .. SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1939 VOL. XLIX. No. 6 Students, College of Literature, Science and the Arts: No course may be elected for credit after the end of the second week. Saturday, July 8, is therefore the last date on which' new elections may be dproved. The willingness of an individual to ad- mit a student later will not affect the operation of this rule. Mathematics 300, Orientation Sem- inar., Will meet on Thursday, July 6, from 3 to 4 o'clock, in 3201 A.H. Political Science 255s (The Govern ment and Administration of Ger- many). The next meeting of this seminar will be held in Room 2019 Angell Hall, 3-5 p.m., Monday, July 3. Courses 215 and 216, Laboratory Courses in Roman Antiquities will meet in Newberry Hall, Friday, July; 7, at 7 p.m., instead of Wednesday, July 5. Swimming and Life-S avi n g Courses: Intermediate swimming and Red Cross Life-Saving courses will be given in the Union Pool this summer for men only. The swim- ming class will meet Mondays from 3 to 4 and Wednesday from 2 to 3. The- Life-Saving class will meet Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 6. Classes begin Monday, July 3. Mail for Students, Faculty and temporary residents at the Univer- sity: All students and ne members of the faculty should call t.c the U.S. Post Office and make out a pink card, "Order to Change Address," Form 22, if they have not already done so. This applies also to tempor- ary residents in Ann Arbor who may be doing reference or research work on the Campus. Unidentifiable mail is held in Room 1, University Hall. If you are expecting mail which you have not received, please call at Room 1 Uni- versity Hall, and make inquiry. Mail is being held in the Summer Session office for the following: Mr. Adelburt Purga Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Treutleiu Miss Jean A. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Borton Mr. Robert Highberger Mr. Burgess Vine Mr. Robert Stacy Lecture: "The New Day and the New Education." James B. Rogers, Director of the Physical Education Service of the National Recreation 4ssociation. The lecture will be giv- en in the University High School Auditorium, Monday, July 3, at 4:05 p.m. The summer series of record con- certs in the West Conference Room of ,the Rackham Building will open Saturday, July 1st at 3 p.m. and will be held weekly hereafter at that time. Saturday's program will feature works of Mozart, Brahms and Debussy. The program may be heard from the ter- race as well as in the conference room. All students are invited, and new students interested in record collecting are'- especially urged to attend. International Center: The Interna- tional Center will be open through the Summer Session from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily except on Saturday, when it will close at noon, and on Sunday, when it will remain closed till 7 o'clock in the evening. Foreign students in the Summer Session, and members of the various institutes In- terested in the international groups are cordially invited to use the Ce- ter. Its facilities are entirely h nrfr to MdsnS ee. The entrance is on Madison Street just off State. 4J. Raleigh Nelson. Graduate Outing Club will have -a picnic, including baseball and swim- ming, at Saline Valley Farms on Sunday, July 2. There will be an .op- portunity to inspect this cooperative farming project. The group will eet at the north-west entrance of the Rackham Building at 2:30 P.M. All graduate students and faculty mem- benrs are cordially invited. !Ghatgke, 35c. There will be a meeting regd less of the weather. Language Teas at the Internation- al Center: Two teas are announced at the International Center for next week, a Japanese tea for Mondy and a Chinese tea for Friday, from 4 to 6 o'clock. The classes in Chinese and Japanese languages are invi1 d to come for practice in conversation. Other students and members of the faculty having a speaking knowledge of Chinese or Japanese will also be welcome. Graduate Tea in Mathematics. An informal tea will be given by the staff members of the Department of Mathematics and their wives for the graduate students in mathematics (and their wives or husbands) in- the garden of the Michigan League on Thursday, July 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. Church Worship Services will be held in Zion Lutheran Church, East Washington and South Fifth Ave at 10:30 with sermon by Rev. E. C. Stellhprn. Church worship services in Trinity Lutheran Church, E. William at S Fifth Ave. will be held at 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with sermons by the pastor Rev. Henry O. Yoder. The Lutheran Student Association has planned an outing for all Lu- theran Students, their wives and friends. Cars will leave from Zion Lutheran Parish Hall at 4:30 for a site near Portage Lake. A picnic supper will be served for 25 cents. After the supper Rev. Ralph Sell, Lutheran missionary to China en- rolled in the summer school will speak on Present Day China. Make your reservations at once by calling Rev. Henry Yoder. 2-3680 First Methodist Church. Morning worship at 10:30 o'clock. Dr. C. W. Brashares will preach on "The Good Society." Wesley Foundation. Class at 9:45 a.m. at Stalker Hall next to the Methodist Church. Dr. E. W. Blake- man will begin a series of discussions on the theme "New Testament Reli- gion." The subject for this week; will be "Jesus' Idea of God." Wesleyan Guild meeting at 6 p.m. in the church. Mr. Kenneth Morgan will speak on "Christ in a Modern Edu- cational Institution." . Fellowship hour and supper following- the meet- ing. First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw Ave. 10:45 a.m., Mor- ing Worship Service. Dr. Rbet Worth Frank of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Chicago, will 'be the guest preacher. Dr. Frank will speak on the topic "A Text For This Age." Special music by the choir d- rected by Hardin Van Deursen with William Barnard at the organ. 5:30 p.m., beginning of our Special Summer School Vesper Services. A cost supper will be served at the Council Circle at the rear of the church (weather permitting). Fol- lowing the supper the meeting will start at 6:15 with Dr. Charles W. Sanford, principal of the University High School at the University of Illi- nois, leading a panel discussion on "What Emphasis on Religious Edu- cation is Posible in the Public Schools?" First Congregational Church, State and William Streets. Minister, Rev. Leonard A.'Parr, D.D. Public worship at 10:45 a.m. Dr. Parr will preach on the subject, "A Recipe for Great Living." John H. Secrist will sing "Judge Me, O God" by Dudley Buck -and the choir will sing "The Lord's Prayer" by Tschai- 'kowsky, Miss Mary Porter will play "Cantabile" by Franck and "Fugue" (The 94th Psalm) by Deubke. First Baptist Church 502 E. Huron St. Speaker, Rev. Paul B. Irwin of the First Baptist Church of Flint. Time: 10:45 a.m. Topic.: First Person Singular. I RADIO SPOTLIGHT WJR WWJ WXYZ CKLW 750 KC - CBS 920 KC - NBC Red 1240 KC - NBC Blue 1030 KC - Mutual k Saturday Afternoon 12:00 Enoch Light Soloist Noonday News News Commentator 12:15 " Stamps Organ Turf Reporter 12:30 What Price Bradcast variety Show Joe Reichman 12:45 " Campus Notes Fan on Street Garden Club 1:00 Bull Session Dance Music ulxuv uoaopq Concert Orchestra 1:15- Chicago, at Detroit 1:30 world's Fair h " Indiana Indigo Anthony Candelori 1:45 " * Music Please ", 2:00 ">To be announced From London 2:15 Merrymakers 2:30 Brush Creek " Melodies " 2:45 > 3:00 Gazelle Stakes " Club Matinee Songs 3:15 >,, >,~ 3:30 Dancepators Tiger Talk " The Hitmakers 3:45 > Chicago at Detroit ' 4:00 To e announced t Geo. Duffy Jamboree 4:15 >" >'"'" 4:30 Nat Brandwynne " Benny Carter 4:45 >,',.'> 5:00 Melody, Rhythm " El Chico Jack Teagarden 5:15 It'>Turf Reporter 5:30 Syncopation "' Day in Review Church 5:45 Vocal Embers fInk Spots Baseball Final Gene Irwin Saturday Evening 6:00 News 6:15 Grace Berman 6:30 County Seat 6:45 " 7:00 Paul Muni 7:15 Glee Clubs 7:30 ProfessorsQuiz 7:45 " 8:00 Phil Baker 8:15 Tyson Review Dance Music Dick Tracy Avalon Time " Vox Pap Luigi Romanelli Secret Agent Town Talk The Sandlotters Brent House Barn Dance Little Revue Baseball Scores Friendly Music Mac Turner Hawaii Calls Jamboree First Church of Christ, S 409 S. Divisio nSt. Sunday