THE~ MICHIGAN iDAILY FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1959 I U Local Rivers Unsafe for Swimmers 'HOT-IRON' KEYBOARD: Typist Shows Tick-Tick Technique) NO PROBLEMS?: Engineers To Tackle Straits BridgeProject as 'Possible' Swimming is safe in any of the natural lakes of Washtenaw Coun- ty but several local rivers are dan- gerous, according to a publication of the State Health Commission- er's office in Lansing, The Saline River through Milan and the Raisin River through Manchester are unsafe for swim- ming and warning signs are posted along these rivers. The Huron Riv- er below Ann Arbor to the Pitts- field Village drain outlet is also unsafe. * * * "SALINE AND Milan don't have sewage treatment plants and the sewage goes directly into the Sa- line River untreated," Joseph Price, county public health engi- neer, said. In the Huron River above Ann Arbor the possibility of a me- chanical failure in the sewage plants, which might go unde- tected for some time, makes swimming inadvisable there," he added. The real problem is the Dexter and Chelsea sewage treatment plants, Price said. if they break down and the chlorinator breaks down, the sewage will not be steri- lized, he added., SOMEONE COULD BE swim- ming in polluted water even before the Health Department is notified, he said. "The 'only real danger to swimming in natural lakes is the cottages surrounding the lakes. Some cottages have trouble with their septic tanks and lines are made from the septic tanks to the lakes,' Price continued. When swimming in an area where there are cottages, a careful check should be made, he said. "It's a good idea when swimming in a lake near 'a group of cottages to look down the beach 100 yards tosee if you can see a line coming from the cottage to the lake. This does happen occasionally. ?But when swimming in an open area away from cottages, there is nothing to worry about," Price concluded. 'U' Muxseum To Run Films The University Museum will pre- sent three movies on the topic "Nature's Balanced Economy" at 7:30 p.m. today in Kellogg Audi- torium. The three films are entitled "What Is Soil?" "Earthworm," and "Wonders in Your Own Backyard." Exhibits at the Museum pertain- ing to nature's balanced economy ihclude two undersea dioramas which reproduce the abundant marine life of the New England wharf piles and Bermuda coral reefs. The Museum Building will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. By NANCY BYLAN A quick movement of the enemy would jeopardize six gun boats. No, this is not a communique from General MacArthur's head- quarters; it's the favorite practice drill of typewriting champion George L. Hossfield, who gave a demonstration of his skill at the business administration building yesterday. And it contains every letter of the alphabet-try it and see. HOSSFIELD, ten times winner of the world's professional type- writing championship and a na- tionally recognized authority on touch typewriting, astonished his audience with the rapid-fire tick- ticking produced by his dextrous fingers. * * * MERRILY WE TYPE ALONG-George Hossfield shows how he won the world's professional typewriting championship ten times with a speed of 43,282 keys in one hour. He gave his demonstration yesterday before an admiring audience in the Business Adminis- tration Building. Panel Discussion Concludes, Abstract Art Can Be 'Absolute' He urged would-be imitators to use a quick, firm stroke with fingers curved, and not to hang on. "Just pretend that each key is the bottom of a hot iron." Another important factor in im- proving typewriting is concentra- tion, Hossfield said. * * * "THE AVERAGE typist looses speed by not writing all the time.' That's what makes professionals professional - they realize that time waits for no one." He illustrated his point by a demonstration of the Wrong Way to Type, which consisted of looking up, fiddling with the carriage, back - spacing, a n d jumping in surprise every time the carriage bell rang. "And," he pleaded, "don't grind the paper in the machine; give the wheel a firm whirl, just as if you were snapping your fingers," * * * HOSSFIELD HAD great praise for the new electric typewriters, although he never spends a whole sitting at one. "It's too hard to go back to the old kind!" "You can type 20 copies on an electric typewriter with more ease than typing one on a regular ma- chine." After switching to an electric typewriter, the opergtor's speed usually increases from 10 to 25 percent, Hossfield said. He admitted, however, that his rate does not change on the new machines. Which hardly matters'when you type some 145 words a .minute. PORTRAITS and GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS w almer Siu to I 208 Mich. Theatre Bldg. Phone 2-2072 LANSING-(P)-The three con- sulting engineers selected to de- termine the feasibility of a bridge across the Straits of Mackinac yesterday told a press conference they were starting the study with the assumption that the bridge is possible. "Everywhere we go to build a bridge," they said, "there are local problems of weather and other Lane Hall To Hold Retreat A Lane Hall Intercultural Re- treat will be held Sunday at Wam- plers Lake. Cars will leave Lane Hall at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday/morning. The retreat will begin with a discussion group early in the morning, followed by swimming and boating. The price of 80 cents includes picnic lunch and trans- portation.- "Those wishing to attend can make reservations at Lane Hall by Saturday noon," Jo Ann Smith, assistant program director, an- pounced. obstacles to overcome. We usually overcome them." * * * THE SELECTION of Qthmar H. Amman ofNew York, David B. Steinman of New York and Glenn B. Woodruff of San Fran- cisco was announced by the Mac- kinac bridge authority this week. The three, who have had a hand in building all the impor- tant bridges of recent years, spent Wednesday at Mackinac Island with the authority and yesterday in the office of High- way Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler going over previous stu- dies of the proposed bridge. "We are entering this with an open mind," said Steinman, "but like a specialist taking over a case from another doctor, we will make our own diagnosis." The engineers will accept fees of $25,000 each, which an author- ity spokesman said is well below the usual fee of one percent of the cost of the finished structure. The engineers will submit a progress report in January, 1951, and a final report next March or April. T h e y were recommended by Dean Ivan C. Crawford of the engineering school. Fischer Appointed To BusAd Position Prof. Carl H. Fischer of the Ma- thematics department has been appointed professor of insurance in the business administration school, effective for 1950-51. Prof. Fischer had just been pro- moted to his present position in the literary college, where he has been on the staff of the mathema- tics department since 1941. ~%5~ ~.3 , . -...,,n.Y.-. !v °.oC L 4 : %5 ti .,, j" 4j y;: ' ;r '+v c .ar ti$ ;: ti.r x:. :'"f }; :':: : i: . Look your loveliest x. .: : : , s Short styles are perfect for summer days. Neat, efficient-looking but still softly feminine. Come in This Week for a person- ality trim and permanent. &ae1erIgeaustSh0 601 EAST LIBERTY FRATERNrrY JEWELRY SOUVENIRS F- GITS. TRADITIONAL MUGS DIAMONDS -- WATCHES CUPS -- TROPHIES L. G. BALFOUR CO. 1319 S. University o "Home of the O Official Michigan Ring" Summer Hours, ten till five; closedSaturdays. V £ Valiantly attempting to decide the inter-relation of the arts, the second panel discussion of the Contemporary Arts and Society course agreed that moving pic- tures can produce surrealism, and that abstract art may be suffi- cient unto itself. But the participants, Prof. Hen- ry Aiken of Harvard, Prof. Ross Finney, of the music school, Prof. John Ciardi of Harvard, Prof. Ed- ward Rannells of the University of Kentucky and Carl Maas, public relations consultant, unanimously added that more pleasure could be derived from an abstract work which related to the real world. * * * "THE BUST TITLED 'Moses' by Michelango is certainly abstract," Prof. Ciardi illustrated, "but ,it is still Moses, and thus the viewer gains a double experience from seeing it." But painters like Mon- drian have cleared the air by ex- Mixer Tonight A graduate mixer is slated for 8:30 p.m. today in the Rackham Assembly Hall. Record dancing and card games will provide entertainment, while the terrace will also be open. Re- freshments will be served. CAMPUS OPTICIANS Conveniently Located 222 Nickels Arcade Phone 2-9116 perimenting with pure line, Prof. Rannells emphasized, and now the artist must continue in new fields. Music cannot be considered pure art, observed Prof. Finney after a lengthy discussion which contrasted the other art forms with the 'truly abstract art of music.' "If you sing, 'I am ascending the mountain,' to a tune which des- cends, you feel that it is wrong," he continued, "so I feel that music speaks to an area of the subcon- scious although we may not be able to locate it exactly." . "The movie is potentially a fine medium for surrealism," Maas de- clared in his short commentary on an experimental film which he had recently viewed. I CLOTHES WON'T DRY? Automatic Dryers are the only answer in damp, humid weather. 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