=' ; Home Ownership Increases Through Eight-Year Period SHELLS IN MUSEUI 9 Art, Decor Combine with Zool -Daily-Richard Bloss PANESE EXHIBITION-Native clothes and accessories are currently on display in the University High School Showcase Announces twaii Groupr ee staff members of the rsity's Institute for Social rch will head the second an- management conference of [awaiian chapter, American y for Public Administration, University of Hawaii Aug- to 16. ff members are Ian Ross, as- t to the director of the insti- Jay M. Jackson, assistant am director, Research Cen- or Group Dynamics; and es N. Seashore, research as- t for the eearch Center for Dynamics. sic Lecture at Rackham ard Waterman, Wayne State rsity, will lecture on "A Glance at Non-Western " at 4:15 p.m., today, in iam Assembly Hall. JAPANESE EXHIBIT: Kimonos, Zoris displayed By CARL JORDAN An exhibition of Japanese na- tive clothes and accessories is cur- rently on display in the University High School showcases. A complete bridal outfit includ- ing a purse-like brocaded box and slippers ialled Zori, and a picture of how they are worn are part of the exhibit. Also included are a boy's and a gir's formal kimono, and samples of merchants cloth. A series of pictures of Japanese dress starting with the third cen- tury through indern day -- dis- played in the front hallway of the University Elementary School is part of the same exhibit. The models for the costumes are going about activities typical for the time, such as pouring tea, or working in rice fields. There is a pictore of Nara Court ladies wearing clothes many of which are still in style today. During the 10th century, it wfs fashionable rt wear 12 kir a at once accoiding to the informa- tion cards below the pictures. There are several pictures of contemporary formal dress. 'The display says many Japanese today wear western clothes to work, but change to kimonos when they come home to relax. The fishermen and farmers still dress traditionally, and a working man will wear the name of the com- pany he works for on his lapel and back. A series of pictures demon- strates the complicated five-step process of putting on the bridal kimono and tying the obi or sash. INursigClass Sets Record -Dean Reddig Dean Rhoda Reddig, of the School-of Nursing announced re- cently that the University 1957 School of Nursing class was the largest.ever to be graduatedfrom a college or 'university in the United States. 1,25 nurses graduated from the University with degrees of Bach- elor of Science in Nursing follow- ing the June commencement. Total enrollment in the school last year was 668. Dean Reddig estimated that the fall of 1957 class will exceed any number yet enrolled at the Uni- versity Nursing School. (EDITOR'S NOTE: First of two ar-y ticles based on the. findings of an an- nual consumer finances survey made by Survey ResearchdCenter for the Federal Reserve Board.) "The large number of houses constructed and sold during re- cent years has brought about a marked change in the housing ar- rangements of customers," con- cluded Alfred P. Johnson in an article in the Federal Reserve Bulletin. "The proportion of all non-farm spending units owning homes in- creased from 44 per cent in early 1949 to 54 per cent in early 1957," he reported, "and the number of homes owned increased from 20 to 28 million." Cites Findings He cited these broad findings: 1) The number of home owners increased about two-fifths in the eight-year period of the study, making half of America's families home owners at the present. 2) Reflecting higher prices and more liberal purchase terms, av- erage mortgage debt in ownsr- occupied homes has increased from $3,700 to $6,100.' 3) In the same period (1949-57), the number of owner-occupied homes has increased from about 9 million to almost 16 million. Five per cent of all non-farm spending units purchased homes for their own ocupancy during 1956. Two-thirds of these were ex- isting homes, and one-third of the buyers sold another house at the same time. Age Determines Consumers who traded, bought homes priced higher than those bought by other purchasers. The proportion of those trading in- creased with the age and income of the head of the spending unit. (A spending unit, as defined by the survey, consists of all related persons living together and who pool their incomes.) "Prices (in current dollars) of new and existing homes have in- creased markedly since the early postwar period," Johnson said. "Only one-fourth of those who purchased homes in 1947-49 paid $10,000 or more, compared with about three-fifths .. . that pur- chased houses during 1954-56." In the new house market, high- er prices have reflected steady in- creases in 1) construction costs, which totaled about one-fourth between 1948 and 1956; and 2) the building of larger and better equipped homes. 1 For existing houses, most of the price rise occurred between 1947 and 1952. Since then, .existing- house prices have shown little change. "The recent growth in home ownership was c o n c e n t r a t e d largely among spending units with incomes of $5,000 or more in 1956 dollars," Johnson found. "In early 1957, 79 per cent of all non-farm spending units with incomes of $7,500 or more and 64 per cent of those with incomes of $5,000 to $7,500 were home owners." Mortgages have increased in size more rapidly than house val- ues, the survey showed. In early 1957, almost five in ten mortgages equaled half or more of owners' estimates of home value, in con- trast with less than four in ten in 1949. Debt Ratio The length of ownership is, in turn, related to owner age. "In early 1957 more than four- fifths of the home owners unde 35 years of age had a mortgage, and seven-tenths of those with a mortgage had debt-value ratios of over 50 per cent," Johnson noted. "The frequency of mortgage debt and the ratio of debt-to- value declined as the age of the owner increased. Only one-sixth of the owners 65 or more years of age had mortgage debt, and most of these had debt-value ratios of 50 per cent or less." Dr. Curtis Sets Tbalk in Swed en Dr. Arthur C. Curtis, chairman of the University's Department of Dermatology and Syphilology, is attending the International Con- gress of Dermatology in Stock- holm, Sweden, which meets today' through August 6. He plans to present a paper to the Congress entitled "Aspects of Biologic False Positive Serologicj Tests for Syphilis." By LEWIS OOBURN Art and decorativeness blend with zoology in the "Shells of the Sea, Land and Fresh Water" ex- hibit now in the Rotunda of the Museum of Zoology. One feature of the exhibit is a large Cassis cameo or "helmet shell" decorated in Italian style with finely worked figures of men raised against a mother-of-pearl backdrop. According to Prof. Henry van der Schalie, curator of mollusks men in the region of Pompeii, Italy spend much time on each de- tail of the figures lest they mar the surface. Another feature of the exhibit demonstrates the fact that auto- mation has hit the mollusks, in recent years also. A necklace of cultured pearls hangs in one of the display cases. Before the turn of the century, pearls were obtained only by pain- in the Museum of Zoology, crafts- staking search of sters. Now, thanks to Miki Japan, pearls can be cult artificially stimulated. According to Prof. van d lie, pearl culturing may so an easy get-rich-quick id it is actually harder than appearances might indica For one thing, he cow the Japanese originators h given out all of their te( indiscriminately. From a less artistic ar zoological point of view, Schalie noted that the purpose of the exhibit is I mussel distribution to confluence.. He said that zoologists termine drainage boundar noting mussel distributic observing which mussels a mon to certain streams. Prof. van der Schalie sa one phase of research in n involves the snail in an in role. The snail acts as an i diary host for the bloc parasites which attack and other mammals. One phase of a certai fluke causes the "swrmer commonly found in Michig other northern lakes. . . . FIRST . .. in Modern Comfort . . . FIRST . . In Air-Conditioning . . FIRST . . In New Hair Styling 715 North Universit -Daily-Richard Blass SEA SHELLS -- Prof. Henry van der Schalie holds a decorative "helmet shell." Figures are worked by Italian craftsmen. Restaurants You Will Enj This Weekend an Olson Notes Increase New Education Students Air Conditioned - Open 11:00 A.M. for Lunches The Home ofr Pet jelS&ll 120 East Liberty Kitchen open from 11 A.M. to 11:45 P.M. Make Your Summer More Pleasant Dine at WEBER'S an Willard, C. Olson, of the Ao of Education announced e current issue of the "Uni- ty School of Education Bul- " that recent trends in the iration of teachers a, the ersity look encouraging from >oint of view of the shortage achers, an Olson noted an increase per cent in elementary pro- nal certificates and an in- e of 32 per cent in secondary sional certificates between and 1957. rtificates in mathematics and ce have doubled recently. rmanent certificates have in- ;d 25 per cent in 1955-1956. other trend is additional op- nity to step up students' pro- s so they can qualify as ers sooner through making required courses and stu- teaching available during the ner Session. >p o r t un i ti e s for student ing have Increased to other Is besides the University Prospective secondary teachers were placed in 25 high schools with the. largest numbers in the Ann Arbor public school. Twelve; schools within the district and 24 schools outside of Ann Arbor- were used in the elementary program. Students receiving advanced de- grees have been steadily growing in number. In the last .11 years the degrees aw a r d e d have doubled, with a total of 6,058 re- ceiving master's degrees. and 288, doctorates. Registration of 4,450 students in graduate residence centers and in extension was 'increased 19 per cent over the preceding year. The current semester the un- dergraduate enrollment is up 13 per cent over a year ago. I NN today And' Tomorrow A.M. XTRA SPECIAL WE CLOSE AT 1 P.M. SATURDAY CHUCK WAGON LUNCH and DINNERS Fine Salads & Sandwiches FAMOUS FOR ROAST BEEF Serving your favorite Beer, Wines and Champagne- 2045 PACKARD NO 2-1661 Catering at Your Home or Hall Henry Turner, Prop. Deeiious STEAK, CHICKEN, SEAFOOD DINNERS Your Favorite BEER, WINE, And CHAMPAGNE q I I Try Our Tempting Homemade Pastries 1 I LEO PING Our chefs arei For an IJ.kon AL weberi op..Do" 12to 9:30 P.A Exotic Treat x t } OPS -CAMPUS- 211 S. 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