WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1959 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE Fi7% __________________________________________________________________________________ II -Daily-Lon Qut RADIOCARBON LABORATORY-Earl McDaniel, Grad, labora- tory physicist checks the geiger' counter as he prepares to deter- mine the age of a carbon specimen which is protected from outside interference by shields of lead and iron. * * * * Radiocarbon Dating Gives [mportant Historical Data 5 By LEAH MARKS Human history is now in the un- ravelment process since science can determine the age of material by measuring its radiocarbon con- tent. As a result of this peacetime use of atomic energy, the University, through the Phoenix Project, is part of a nationwide venture to measure the age of materials chos- en from widely separated parts of the earth. * * * "THE GOAL of this past-dis- covering project is the sketching in of the major events over the last 20,000 to 25,000 years," ac- cording to Prof. Volney Jones .f the anthropology department. Dating objects of the distant past is possible through the use of. nuclear physics as a means of extenting man's knowledge of world history. Radiocarbon, which exists in equilibrium with the surroundings of living animals and plants, dis- appears at a known rate after death. Thus, by placing material in a Geiger tube, natural atomic en- ergy yields the mystery of age. * * * AMONG startling facts being discovered ,by radiocarbon dating is the existence of man. in the pro- BARGAINS GALORE at Sam's Store - BARGAIN MEN'S T-SHIRTS 49c White, Assorted Colors BARGAIN Men's CLOTH OXFORDS Sponge Rubber Soles $2.49 Brown - Blue BARGAI N Men's Long Sleeve SPORT SHIRTS $1.99 Sanforized BARGAIN Men's Short Sleeve Seersucker SPORT SHIRTS $1.39 White and Colors BARGAIN Gray or Khaki PANTS $2.49 Sanforized cess of hunting elephants in North America long before the glaciers began to melt. "Past estimations concerning the dating of the ice age and the phenomenon of that glacial per- iod are already undergoing change," said Prof. Jones, a cur- ator in the Museum of Anthro- pology." f A forest in Wisconsin, known to have been buried as the ice began to melt, was thought to have been buried over 20,000 years ago. Ra- diocarbon measurement shows that the ice age began its withdraw only 12,000 years ago. * * * PROF. JONES pointed out that by determining the climate from stratification of pollen, and by dat- ing the pollen from peat bogs, the correlation of climatic conditions to events may become known. The use of nuclear physics in this manner may bring answers to questions concerning the time and reason for the extinction of such North American species as the superbison and giant beavers. Although radioactivity resulting from atomic bomb explosions in- terferes with the effectiveness of measurement at other research laboratories in the nation, experi- mentation on campus has resulted in a new process for measurement which is more exact than that be- ing used elsewhere, according to Prof. Horace Crane of the physics department, head of University re- search in this field. * * *. INSTEAD of reducing materials to carbon, which picks up radio- activity from contaminated air, the University laboratory now re- duces materials being dated to a carbon gas which is not affected by contamination in the air. The radiocarbon laboratory on campus was the second to be operated in the country, the first was installed at the University of Chicago in 1949, according to Prof. Crane. "In addition to dating extinction of animals, the dating laboratory is useful for varifying history by checking the time of such an event as the death of a pharoah through the use of his preserved body," ex- plained Prof. Jones. Through the use of this new de- vice, man may explore what has been, and learn what is happening to this continent. A clear picture of the past may show the shape of the future he noted. Movie Group Says Film Tax Irrelevant WASHINGTON -(P)- A group representing the nation's movie industry contended yesterday that the government stands to ,lose roughly 100 million dollars in rev- enue from theater tickets during the coming year-whether or not the 20 per cent admissions tax is lifted. But, the Council of Motion Pic- ture Organizations, Inc., said, the loss will be greater if the tax stays. A BILL to remove the levy from movie tickets is before President Eisenhower, who has until the end of next week to act on it. Officials of the council, which covers all phases of the movie industry, called a news confer- ence to clear up what they term- ed "misconceptions" concerning the effect of the legilation 1960 Bid? TORONTO - (') - Mayor Allan Lamport said yesterday plans are being made for 60,- 000-seat $2,000,000 civic stadi- um at the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds *to back Toronto's bid for the 1960 Sum- mer Olympic Games. He said the stadium could be finished next summer. The proposed stadium would support Toronto's bid for a ma- jor league baseball francklise, the mayor added. Record Set By Stratojet FAIRFORD, England - ( P) - A B47 Stratojet. bomber-borrow- ing tactics of the old sailing ships -zipped from Maine to England yesterday in four and three fourths hours. It was man's fastest crossing of the Atlantic from the United States, 37 minutes faster than it had ever been done before. THE SIX-ENGINE Boeing-built bomber latched on to previously charted winds of up to 104 miles an hour at altitudes of about six miles to better the previous record from the U.S. Air Force Base at Limestone, in Northern Maine, to this air base 80 miles west of Lon- don. The average speed for the 2,- 925-mile flight was reckoned at 616 miles an hour. At the same time, another B47 flew here from Goose Bay, Labra- dor, some 2,480 miles, in four hours, 14 minutes for an averag speed of 611 miles an hour., The Air Force said this was the fastest known time for the route. A British-built'twin-engine Can- berra jet bomber once flew much the same route from Labrador at an average speed of 605 miles an hour. Student Winis iusic Contest Dolores J. Lowry, '53SM, has been chosen first in the lyric so- prano division of the Cook coun- ty, Illinois, vocal contest of the ChicagolandMusic Festival. Miss Lowry was graduated from the University School of Music this spring and will begin gradu- ate work here next fall. While at the University, Miss Lowry be- came well known for the title role in "Madame Butterfly" and Mar- gurite in "Faust." Miss Lowry will go on to the Festival vocal semi-finals Aug. 22. Here the two best women singers will be chosen to sing before 80,- 000 people at the Festival, * * * By PHYLLIS LIPSKY A large goldfish bowl with a small window and human fish oc- cupying the well lit under water area characterizes the new wom- en's -swimming pool now under construction. The pool, which will be ready for use in November will be the larg- est on campus and have the most spacious facilities. * * * ACCORDING to Dr. Margaret Bell, Chairman of the women's physical education department, larger facilities are needed, par- ticularly with the expected in- crease in freshman enroll'ment next year. The pool will be well equipped for water shows, having a grand stand with a capacity of 700, stage lighting and equipment for televising the shows. The public address system can be heard under water as well as above the pool level. At the present time the build-I ing is two stories high and con- tains only the pool and facilities associated with it. However, fu- ture plans for expansion include space for other indoor sports. THERE ARE two sets of swim- mer facilities, one for students and a second for visiting teams or oth- er visitors. The building also includes a lobby for lounging. Stowed away in a large storage closet are lines for racing lanes, an aluminum canoe for life saving classes and other specialized equip- ment. SOON AFTER the pool opens for use by student classes, Dr. Bell hopes to put the staging f a- cilities to use. Water shows will probably be televised within three or four months after the dedica- tion of the building. Spotlights focus on both the three foot and the ten foot div- ing boards and divers will find that a twenty-two foot ceiling leaves adequate room for high dives. A fifteen foot panel in the in- structors office controls the light- ing and sound facilities. The pool itself is 75 by 44 feet, wider than either the Union or the Intra Mural Building pool. At the diving end the pool is ten feet deep, but non-swimmers will find plenty of room to move around in the shallow area, which begins at'a depth of three and a half feet. Flint Disaster Fund Growes Short Skirts PARIS - -- Christian Dior yesterday threw a bombshell into the middle of the Paris fashion openings by drastically shortening skirts to barely below the knee. He made radical changes also in the waistline, and boldly an- nounced the beginning of a new cycle in feminine dress. * * * WHETHER women wilL, again follow the lead of the man who revolutionized fashions with the new look remains to be seen. But the newest Dior clothes bear so little resemblance to those wom- en are currently wearing that old wardrobes will have to be thrown out if the new style succeeds. Lopping off skirts won't be enough. There's a whole new cut that drapes the waistline loosely between the top of the hips and the bottom of the bust. The designer's own name for his 1953 creation is the "Live Line." His two new silhouettes he calls "Eiffel Tower" and "Cupo- la." One is skimpily slim, the oth- er bell-skirted. IN A FASHION season which began quietly with few changes in last season's length 12 or 13 inches from the floor, Dior's open- ing came like a thunderclap. For the first time in many sea- sons, the legs come into their own, and a lady is permitted to show her calves. The new length looks to be about 16 or 17 inches from the floor. MODERN DESIGN, FISH BOWL EFFECT: -Daily-Lon Qui BIRDS EYE VIEW-The camera looks down on the 75 by 44 foot swimming pool. Workers on the far right are wiring one of the porthole-like openings for underwater lighting. U.S. Constitutional ' = \ ., > ii", Study Published A summary of "Proposed Amend- 4 wents to the Constitution of the United States, January 3, 1947- *41";;"n:January 3, 1953" has been com- S'piled by Prof. Everett S. Brown of the political science department. Now available in book stores, Prof. Brown's study shows that the Constitution has been amend- % 4 ed only 22 times. Dior St New Women's SwimmingPoolUnder Construction To F - - - -- -------- - - BARGAINS at Overbeck's Novels and Non-Fiction 20% OFF Stationery . . . 20% Off j ONE SPECIAL GROUP FOUNTAIN PENS ..................20% OFF -Daily-Lon Qui STUDYING BLUEPRINTS--William Netherton, superintendent of construction, and John Foss, carpenter foreman, sit on the ledges of the temporarily seatless grandstand looking over blueprints for the women's swimming pool. Lost Parcel Causes Furor In NYCBuses NEW YORK - (A) -- A wom- an forgot a parcel as she stepped off a city bus at 3:15 p.m. yester- day. Three hours later 60 patrolmen in 30 radio cars were stopping all buses on 1st and 2nd Aves. to search for the missing package. State Draft Quota LANSING - (P) - Michigan draft boards were ordered yester- day to provide 1,206 men for the armed services during September. Col. Arthur A. 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