t Jr; AT YOUR DOOR -3 TIMES A WEEK SUMMER NEWSPAPER VOL. VIII. No. 17 ANN ARBOR. MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1917 TRICE FIVE CENTS i SCBOOLS SHIUWBIIB LOSS OFSIUDENIS Other Large Colleges Show Greater Decrease In Enrollment Than Michigan SEVERAL MAKE SMALL GAINS Comparison with the registration figures of other state universities shows that the University of Michigan has fallen less in attendance on ac- count of the war than many other big schools. This conclusion is the re- sult of comparing the number of stu- dents who registered in the summer schools in 1916 with the number who registered in the 1917 summer ses- sions of the various universities. Michigan Ranks Flfth In the order of decrease the Uni- versity of Michigan ranks fifth, show- ing a loss of 18.3 per cent. The Uni- versity of Illinois has suffered most heavily with a decrease of 27.2 per cent. The University of Wisconsin comes second, showing a loss of 26 per cent. The smallest per cent of decrease is shown by the University of California, which shows a loss of only one per cent from the registra- tion number of last summer. Western States Show Small Loss In fact the figures indicate that none of the western states have been much disturbed so far by the war, for the three lowest percentages of de- crease shown by the Universities of California, Colorado, and Washington, while two western states, Iowa and South Dakota, actually show an in- crease. A list of the universities with their registration records follows in the order of their decrease: Name. 1916. 1917. Pet. Univ. of Illinois.....1,147 833 27.2 Univ. of Wisconsin. .3,144 2,310 26.0 Co'hmhia Univ. ,108 6,152 24.0 Univ. of Utah. 743 508 23.5 Univ. of Michigan...1,793 1,465 18.3 Univ. of Nevada..... 123 102 17.0 Indiana Univ. ......1,111 932 16.1 Univ. of Montana.... 333 280 15.9 Univ. of Washington.1,386 1,283 12.5 Univ. of Minnesota..1,067 950 11.0 Univ. of So. Dakota.. 111 123 *9.7 Univ. of Iowa....... 676 736 *8.1 Univ. of Colorado... 833 768 7.8 State Col. of Wash.. 388 370 6.7 Univ. of California..3,975 3,970 1.0 *Per cent gain. PROFESSOR KAUFFMAN GOES WEST TO GATHER SPECIMENS Is Given Leave of Absence to Do Ex- periment Work on Cetain Plant Disease Prof. Calvin H. Kauffman, curator of the Cryptogamic Hebarium, and professor in the botany department, left yesterday for Colorado where he will spend a year gathering and se- lecting mushrooms in order to ex- periment on them for certain malicios diseases which affect crops. Professor Kauffman was granted a year's leave of absence by the Board of Regents in June so that he might work on these plant diseases for the United States government. Expect Jiany At BRINGSPIANIS FOR Dancing Affair D L Women's League to Entertain Students C LSU NEIA BOBM of Summer Session From 4 to 6 Today Honorable Levi Rarbour Plans Unique ltesidence for University This afternoon the students of the Women summer session will actually enter the social season. The Women's Leag- Plans for the new Barbour dormi-, ue has completed all arrangements tory for women were brought in from for the dancing party which will beD held in Barbour gymnasium from 4 to Detroit yesterday morning by the Hon- 6 o'clock, and, in addition to having orable Levi Barbour to be approved secured the services of a good orches- by President Harry B. Hutchins. tra, eats will also be tendered the The new building will be situated University men and women who at- where West Hall now stands. Work tend the affair. of razing the literary building will An unusual program has been ar- commence as soon as adequate ar- ranged by Miss McKee and Dr. George rangements for the removal of the A. May, of the physical education de- property of the literary department in- partment. Inasmuch that the sum- to another location have been made. mer session students at various col- Accommodations for 65 Girls leges have had considerable" succesa with get-togethBr parties, a large Barbour dormitory, when complet- crowd of students is expected Otisaaf- ed, will provide accommodations for ternoon. Ways of getting acquainted about 65 girls. There will be 8 bed- by states and colleges will be used in rooms on the first floor and 25 sleep- the grand march. Many new featurs oing compartments on the second floor. will also be introduced. The building is to be of red brick The affair will begin promptly at with green shutters on the windows, 4 o'clock and everyone is urged to in order that it correspond and bar- be present on time. No admission will monize with Newberry residence. A be charged. dining room, a glass enclosed porch, two small parlors, a reception room. C e J s showers and a den are several of the C t t i many features stipulated in the plans. Good N ews Iems bAhuge iron fence, supported by red Ll bik posts will be built before the Barbour and Newberry dormitories. Former Football Star, Now in City, Says Michigan Men Are Doing Well James B. Catlett, '17L, for severalO years a prominent member of the Varsity football and track teams, was Amherst Professor to Give Talk on in Ann Arbor yesterday on his way "Gcography and home to Brookings, S. D., from Wash- Politics" I frlovie Mlan AfterI Student Recruits Men in Military Course Also Play War on Military Map Playing war on a military map and being hounded by a movie director furnished reels of amusement Thurs-I day to the students in Major C. E. Wilson's military courses. The war lasted for three hours.i Maneuvers by the Red and Blue4 forces were as realistic as a real battle. The Red force under the lead-c ership of Mr. Prescott, showed skilla in the formation of the advance guards and in the maneuvering of the menf but were somewhat slow and lacked aggressiveness. P. O. Tucker was inI charge of the Blue army, which lostf one company and two machine guns. The war game was watched by a smallf number of spectators.f Snaps Many Pictures During the afternoon, a movie man from the Russell Motion Picture com-; pany of Detroit, snapped several thou-1 sand pictures of the men in action.1 The company rehearsed "guard duty,"t bayonet drills, close order, extended order, signal work, line of skirmishest charging over the hay-cocks on Ferry Field and a fierce charge on the dum- mies hanging from the goal posts. At number of comic sketches were work- ed in, making the pictures one of the best of its kind in the market. Rations for 24 hours were carried by Major Wilson's classes last night. The company bivouaced several miles out from the city and took up actual "out-post guard duty." The men slepti in i"pup tents" and cooked their own meals in army style. Early this morning the forces were attacked by surprise by Company I of, the 31st M. N. G. Major Wilson's men, soon recovered from the surprise of the sudden attack and retaliated: by; quickly forming ranks and commenc- ing in effective counter-attack. A min-; iature battle was staged with blank; ammunition. Trench Mortar Hurls Time Bombs A large trench mortar hurled time, bombs at the enemy several hundred feet distant. Company I, under Cap- tain Volland, acting as the attacking force, finally signalled Major Wilson for a succession of hostilites. The "war" was declared a "draw." Next week Major Wilson intends to have the men working on accuracy in the throwing of "hand grenades," "wall-scaling" and map sketching problems. The students are working hard and enjoying the preliminary touches of the real soldier life. E. Menkin, '96L, Visits Ann Arbor Edward Menkin, '96L, arrived in Ann Arbor yesterday from Chicago on official law business. lurch, Obligation" Glimpses of the World's ress. SHOGW SOME CLSS- IN FIBSI4 HOONDS Three Sets of Singles in First Elimini. nation Contest Played Yesterday KIRKPATRICK WINS HOT DUEL The first single elimination contest in the All-Campus tennis tournament, was played off on the varsity courts on Ferry Field yesterday afternoon and the class of playing in the three singles promises strong competition for the finals. The first set played between M. Klein and R. A. Chandler was an easy first for Chandler by 6-0; but the sec- end game was keenly contested, the final score being 6-3 in Chandler's favor. Kirkpatrick Meets Good Battle A. L. Kirkpatrick won from Ed. C. Sawyer by 6-3 and 6-3 in the most hotly contested game of the afternoon. Both men exhibited a brand of tennis that predicts hard competition for the contestants who meet Kirkpatrick in the second elimination contest next week. W. W. Dawley took H. J. Burtiss in- to camp by a score of 6-2, 6-1, both men showed several streaks of good racquet work. Hold Second Set Today At 9:30 o'clock this morning the second set of the first elimination con- test was held and Monday at 4:00 o'clock the third set of the first elim- ination of the singles will be played. The results of the contest will be printed in Tuesday's issue of The Wol- verine with the schedule of the sec- ond elimination contest to be played during the latter days of the week. All contestants must have a permit to play on the Ferry Field courts, which can be procured at the field or at the Athletic Association office in the Press building. The rules of the game call for all men being present on the field when the contest is scheduled to be played or the absentee forfeits the game. Postponed games should be made sat- isfactory to both sides and a notifica- tion of such sent into the Wolverine office so as not to interfere with the proposed schedile. The following singles were held this morning at 9:30 o'clock on Ferry Field and the results will be printed in Tuesday's issue of The Wolverine. W. Stinson vs. E. J. Jeffries; C. A. Lang- worthy vs. J. L. Stadeker; R F. Fitz- patrick vs. Guy Fox; G. R. Anderson vs. C. E. Buell, and R. B. Penzotti vs. W. Egley. The last set of singles in the first elimination rounds starting at 4:00 o'clock onday will be played as fol- lows: S. E. Doolittle vs. J. M. Graft; 'Herbert Schielle vs. D. H. Redfern; P. C. Emery vs M. B. Doty and W. L. Krohngold vs. Karl Bintz. Opera Star Gets Good Position Frank W. Grover, ex-'18, star in several of Michigan's annual Union operas, has succeeded in obtaining a position as assistant paymaster in the United States navy. Grover stopped in Ann Arbor a few days this week, prior to going to Washington. ington, D. C., where he took the exam- ination for a commission of lieuten- ancy in the regular army. While is Ann Arbor, "Buzz" Catlett brought news of several of the men who left the University for war duty. Wayland H. Sanford, '17L, and Louis F. Dahling, '17L, who left for Newport, are now assistants in the legal department of the navy in New- port. Lester S. Moll '17L, who was at Newport, has been transferred from there to New London and is doing legal work for the navy. Miller H. Pontius, '14L, former assistant foot- ball coach, has passed the examina- tion for a commission of lieutenancy in the regular army. According to Catlett, all the men are doing well, and are glad to be able to follow their legal profession even while serving the war department. Prof. R. G. Gettell, who came from the Political Science department of Amherst College to teach in the sum- mer school, will deliver a lecture on "Geography and Politics" at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon in the auditorium of the Natural Science building. At 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon; Prof. J. C. Parker, of the electrical engineering department, will talk on "Public Utilities and Franchise Rates." Professor Parker will discuss the new theory of franchise rates as it has come into practice during the last fifteen years. He will show why the franchise is operated by private com- panies instead of the city or state directly and will discuss in detail some of the mistakes made in the stringent regulations of private cor- porations, which are necessary to pre- vent the corporations from indulging in abuse of their privileges. y Presbyterian Chi Huron and Division Streets SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1917 10:30 A. M. Leonard A. Barrett-"The Supreme 11:45 A. M. Professor Herbert Richard Cross-"( Famous Churches" Illustrated Addi I .. 25c AT Sheehan's Wahr's Slater's Student Supply Store THE SUMMER SCHOOL DIREC TORY NOW ON SALE Sub.oription r.epts may be redeemed at any o these stores or at Wolverine Oi. 25o AT Sheehan's Wahr's Slater's Student Supply Store