THE WOIVERINE Vot. I. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910. No. 22. AGENCY FOR Martha Washington CANDIES ALSO Gilbert's Chocolates A Tice's Drug Store 117 S. Main Both Phones VARSITY MAE 612 E. Liberty Only one block from the Campus Three good squar meals per day Single Deats 25c $3.50 per Weak Sunday nners 35c MEAL TICKETS Aohe Cha ci For Tho Who Want THE WLYERINE STUDENTS' DIRECTORY Verified by University Reosrde, and the books of the Telephone Comonlee To set it You Must Subscribe for The Wolveri no NO SINGE COPIES of issues containing Directory except to subciber. 25 ts. Phon 00 ICTU S H LP IN ian admirable problem for the pupil P ICTU ES in composition. Pictures illustrating scenes from plays and architectural subjects were also shown to be of service in this method of teaching the student to write. Prof. Scott Says That Teacher ALUMNUS IS PLAYWRIGHT of Today Must Make Use of New Ideas Avery Hopwood Is Author of Seven Days and Other Plays All theatre goers are familiar with ILLUSTRATES MODERN METHODS the plays, "Seven Days," "Clothes," "TheI Powers That Be," and other recent pro- ductions of the young diamatist, Avery "I do not advocate the exclusive or Hopwood, although comparatively few even extensive use of pictures in the people know the author himself or real teaching of English composition," said ize that he is a University of MichiganI Prof. Fred N. Scott of the Rhetoric man. Hopwood is only twenty-eightI department in his 5 o'clock lecture Mon- years old, having left Ann Arbor in 1905; day. "It is simply one of ten thousand with an A.B. degree at the age of; modern means of arousing interest on twenty-three. The great success his1 the part of the student. It is applicable plays have had is not the result of a in elementary and secondary schools as few months training but of zeal for the well as in the university. work and constant practice from boy- "Until comparatively recent years, hood. "I've got to write," he says; English composition has been considered "I realized that at the age, compara- both by teachers and pupils as a dry, tively speaking, when a duck takes to uninteresting study. The view was held water, for the only thing I can do is to by many that a teacher who was un- push a pencil." Evidently Hopwood equipped to teach any other subject, realized, further, that he was born to be might readily find a position in this a playwright, for after having worked field. Widows of decayed clergymen two weeks on a Cleveland newspaper were often permitted to teach English during a vacation, he suddenly resigned for a livelihood, though they might'have with the explanation, "I need the money, no specific training for the work. And but newspaper work is fascinating, and this view still persists in many regions. I'm afraid if I don't quit now, I'll waste "Of old, there were certain convn- time here when I should be writing tional subjects on which all studeits plays." k of composition must write, so'Iet'e. While' at Ann Arbor Hopwood be- No one knew why, but such was" con- came well known in his class 'nd at- sidered the necessary proceeding. Now tracted considerable attention by his it is customary to let the student write facile pen. In his junior year he was on those subjects which have a particu- associate editor of The Inlander 'and in tar terest for him. ' his last year was made literary editor of "In usingo.ictures to furnish subjects the same publication . His dramnatii for themes, two questions arise: How ability bore fruit in his work for the can the picture be made interesting? French Dramatic Society, of which he and, how can the interest once aroused was a member. He was 'el etet to the be made such as will produce copy? Quadrangles and was a member of the The aiskwer to both is that the pupil Senior Memorial committee. He joined must be led to see a meaning in the the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. picture. There must be some sort of a It was here that he became conscious relation either within the one picture, of a drama in Carlyle's "Sartor Resar- or with other pictures. The interest tus" - with American trimmings. of the puzzle is the one most frequently "Clothes" was the result, and after grad- employed." nation he went to New York with the To illustrate his method, Prof. Scott manuscript. He encountered some dif- had about forty pictures thrown upon Sculty in getting a theatrical manager to the screen. A series of paintings of present it, but finally succeeded in get- Dante were shown and several questions ting Manager Brady to launch it in col- suggested which might arouse a pupil's laboration with. Channing Pollock. The 'iterest. It was shown that while a tremendous success which attended the igle picture might arouse little or no piece from the opening night established nterest, an additional one might es- Mr. Hopwood's reputation as a 'drama- tablish interrelations which would sug- tist at once, and has put a premium up- gest theme subjects and methods of on his work. treatment. He worked steadily and is busy now Two puzzle methods are in use. One upon a novel as well as new plays. He is to point out some part of the picture, lives in a tent from May to Nove"ber such as the famous "fish" in "The Am- when he crawls back into his rom, bassadors," and ask for an explanation. locks the door as did Zola, and works' The second is to show part of a picture harder than ever. He is ambiti' " to and call for a written construction of eclipse the London record of Somerset the remainder. This excites interest and Magham, who had five plays running develops imagination. in the British metropolis simultaneously. In the "Fates" by Michael Angelo, the "Five plays in New York next winter or question is, presented immediately, the season following; anyway before "What is the"' eaning of Clotho's open I'm thirty," is his ambition. mouth." Pictures were shown, some from paintings and some from photo- graphs in which the mouth was open The advertising spaeo blowis pre- because of pain, terror or fear, others sented to Mrs. M. M. Root of the where the subject was shouting or sing- University Musio ouse, by the Mich- ng, and others where fatigue had caus- U ed the lips to part, Clotho's face in this igan Union, in grateful soknowiedg- masterpiece has been for some years the ment of her kindness in loaning in- subject of much discussion, and presents strument and reoerds for the Vietroles A pnv .nmotattmeumr TRAIN MEN NOW INL AEROPLANE FLIGHT E d Technical Schools Beginning t to Give Courses-None Yet at Michigan r CHICAGO TECH NoW HAS COURSE t tl It is expected that in the course of ay few years every University worthy of a the name in the country will have a de- partment of aerial navigation just as we e now have our mechanical engineering,a marine engineering, etc. It begins to 1 look as if the aeroplane had come toe stay, when flights of such length as the s one being planned from New York to f St. Louis are in prospect. Michigan isa a little behind some of the other schoolsh already in this respect, although there are a few models over in the engineer-a ing building which are being experi- t mented on at the present time. It is the aim of Prof. Sadler under whose direc- tion the work falls, to be prepared4 should any sudden call come for a course in aeronautics. Meanwhile, however, several otherf schools have already' launched suche courses. Two or thrte of the promi-s nent Eastern technical schools have oner or more courses in Airship design, andE in the study of air resistance, but per- haps the latest school to provide sucht a couise is in the West. Beginning nextt fall the Chicago Technical College will have a school of aviation under the di- rection of Prof. E. W. Morey. The. eBege wi'tuch every featur in the. development of aerial navigation and< the minutest details of the construction; of airships, from the toy balloon to the1 aeroplanes of today and 'their possibili-I ties of future development whether for the arts of peace or war., The success of flying machines at present is dependent to a large extent on the efficiency and reliability of mo- tors, although men whose theoretical and practical knowledge is beyond dis- pute, say that the machines will ulti- mately soar through the air like some of our larger birds. Time and continual experimenting by men familiar with the laws pertaining to air currents and the reactions of various plane and curved surfaces moving in air will answer these questions. Like the automobile during the experi- mental stage, failure in flying machines has been due largely to the character of engines and motors esed. The aero engines differ from the motor car en- gines in that they must be capable of running for hours at a time at high speed and high power output. NAVAL TANK OPEN TO vISITORS. Tomorrow afternoon everybody will have a chance to inspect Michigan's famous naval tank in the basement of the engineering building. As already announced, the tank and work-room will be open to visitors from three to five and a chance will be given all those in' terested to see just how the models are made, and tested. John Garrels, the former Michigan athlete of international fame is spend- ing some time at Whitmore Lake. JNION OPERA NEARLY DONE AUTHORS TALK OVER PLANS. Plans for next year's Michigan Union pera are progressing fast these days. Iarl Moore, Robert Moreland and Ar- hur Moehlman were in Ann Arbor at he end of the week, andall are bssy mn the book and lyrics of the new play. earl Moore and Robert Moreland were esponsible for the music of last year's 'pera, Koanzalsnd," and the music was onsidered by experts to be the equal f that by the majority of professional writers. It is not expecting too much o look for an improvement even over he high standard set last year, so next 'ear's opera may be expected to surpass ny given yet. Moore is whiljng away the hot weath- r by thinking up tunes up in Lansing at his home, While here he bought a arge quantity of manuscript which he expects to have filled up with catchy tuff by the time school opens in the fall. Another consultation between the author and composers will take place here at the end of this or next week. The music is practically complete already and only the finishing touches remain o be put on. STUDENTS SHOULD HAND IN STAMPED ENVELOPES. Attention is again' called to a notice from the office of Dean Effinger to the effect that all students wishing credit stateirents for their work here this sum- mer should file in the office of the secretary of the summer session a stamped envelope for this purpose. At the same time students should indicate the courses in which they wish to re- ceive credit. This should be done as soon as possible. Fllwing. the practice 'isnugrated last year, cons will be mailed to all de- serving students by the literary depart- ment, but no stamped envelope need be handed in for these. If this were not true there might not be any sent out. GEOLOGISTS HAVE LARGE DAY ON PUT-IN-BAY TRIP. The geology class got an early start Saturday and were over at Detroit it time to take the Frank E. Kirby at eight o'clock for Put-in-Bay. About seventy-five students took advantage of the low rates for a day's outing, though it nearly proved a night's outing also. After a sumptuous lunch on the island the party visited the various caves, and then crossed over to the Hotel Victory. Here the glacial groovings were seen and also some good examples of shore action. The return boat was delayed about half an hour which caused the party to miss the nine twenty-five train in De- troit by about five minutes. A good chance was thus given to everyone to observe the sights of Saturday night is a big city. The party finally got back to Ann Arbor at two o'clock in the morning, and there were some sleepy students who did not get any breakfast as a result. UNION SUNDAY SCHOOL XCURSION. Thursday, August 25th, the Sunday Schools of the city will join in an ex- cursion to Detroit and Belle Isle. Spe- cial boat rides and free auto trips will be the order of the day and a union basket dinner will also be an inviting feature of the occasion. anaer s pr"mensaa snow .wmmwr. tntversft Victor tIueic1Ioue I TalkingMachines *nd pis .t. ;to K *1 HIgh Class Reoords press AtttnIapnaraab street Wareiway gied t eNhew them