'IMES A WEEK X. No. 24 L tt rrt THEONLY OFFICIAL SUMMER NEWSPAPER ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1918 PRICE THREE CENTS i MRS DBAFTINC OIECESTUDENTS toroughly Undemocratic," Says ecretary of War Baker to House Committee / Y DETAIL MEN FOR TRAINING Washington, August 19.-Declaring nself against exemption of college idents as a class under the proposed w draft bill Newton D. Baker, sec- ary of war, told the House commit- 3 on military affairs today that he lieved any such exemption would "thoroughly undemocratic." He licated, however, that all or part of e college students might not be tak- immediately into active service, by ting that youths drafted and re- ned in colleges for training would put in uniform. In extending the draft ages, Secre- 'y Baker said, suspension of acad- ic education is an "unsolved prob- e" of the situation and that it would most unfortunate to have all col- iate education stopped. He be- ved there still would be many uths left at school, but was against emption of college students as a tss, as "thoroughly undemocratic." Keep Technical Training Scientically trained experts, how- er are needed and education of such my,'sust be continued to an extent. m injured in the war will be sent colleges after they recover, the cretary explained, and thus to some tent fill up academic institutions. Regarding present exemption of eological students, he said, their aft for Army chaplains is being ged. The department's plans, Mr. Baker id, are to call all the younger men ,l e middle of next year-but sub- Qntially after the school year is rough. Gen. Crowder interjected that the w program is expected to raise 00,000 men by June 30, 1919, and at 'it is proposed to call 2,000,000 n by that tinge. Plans for continuing the education youths between the ages of 18 and years inclusive after they have en registered under the draft law .d while they are waiting to be call- into the service are being formu- ted by a committee on education and ining of the war department. A t of 359 colleges at which the youths e to undergo military training has ready been prepared. At these hoots they can become candidates r particular positionsi n the army Red to their qualifications. Wilson Favors Colleges President Harry B. Hutchins has ceived a letter from the American uncil of Education which encloses letter from President Wilson to 'anklin K. Lane, secretary of the in- rior. In this letter the president de- ares that "nsofar as the draft law .11 permit, there should be no falling fin attendance in elementary hools, high schools, or colleges. ie letter in full follows: "My dear Mr. Secretary: I am pleas- to know that despite the unusual rdens imposed upon our people by e war they have maintained their hools and other agencies of educa- m so nearly at their normal effi- ency. That this should be contin- d throughout the war and that, in far as the draft law will permit, ere should be no falling off in at- ndance in elementary schools, high hools or colleges, is a matter of the ry greatest importance, affecting th our strength in war and our na- (Continued on Page Four) Newberry Hall Not to be Opened In order to save money to be used in war work Newberry Hall will be closed this year and the Y. W. C. A. will be moved to Lane Hall. The Y. M C A. and the Y. W. C. A have de- cided that their work can convenient- ly be carried on in the same build- ing, thus saving the expense of heat- ing and of janitor service for New- berry Probably more than $1,000, the approximate cost of coal for the building, can be used for war work possibly in the overseas canteen serv- ice. The present plan is to move the "Y" offices into the basenent so that the Y. W. C. A. may occupy the ground floor, but no absolutely definite ar- rangements have been made as yet. WILL CONTINUE SPECIAL WAR RFINC COURSE Women Do so Well It Is Decided to, Offer Course in 'Regular Session On account of the success of the drafting course offered to the women of the University this summer, the same course will be given in the fall. The course has lasted eight weeks, the girls putting in seven hours every day. An eight and a 16 weeks' course will be given next semester, in the last eight weeks a course in descrip- tive geometry being added. Professor Goulding said yesterday afternoon that every one of the 40 girls now taking the course were do- ing passing work, and that they would be fully prepared to take a position in any of the leading drafting rooms of the country. Many of the girls had not had any of this work before en- tering the course. "The girls grasp the idea, and learn to use their in- struments, in many cases more quick- ly than the boys," stated Professor Goulding. Several good paylg posi- tions have been taken by some of the girls who were advanced in the work. Many positions in drafting are open, and girls wanting to serve their coun- try and to obtain good employment are advised to elect the course. GOVERNMENT MAY KEEP ALL ACCOUNTANTS OUT OF ARMY Washington, D. C., Aug.. 20. - Ex- pert accountants have become so es- sential to the wartime program of tax collections that the government is considering some step to prevent their being taken for army service, and to enroll them in a big volunteer service similar to that being estab- lished for physicians. There are only about 2,500 certified public account- ants, and 5,000 junior accountants in the United States. Internal Revenue :Commissioner Roper's program for collecting $8,000,000,000 of taxes next year calls for employing more than 1,000 of these in government service. No More Carlisle Elevens The University of Pittsburgh ex- pected to open the season on the grid- iron with the Carlisle Indians Oct. 5, but because the famous Pennsylvania institution has been closed the red men will not indulge in the game. Many other colleges had games schedules with Carlisle, Including the Army, Lafayette, Bucknell, Holy Cross, and Georgetown. Saturday night there will be mov- les-"Selfish Yates," featuring William S. Hact. THE PHI DELTA PHI FRATERNITY HOUSE WHICH WILL PROB- ABLY BE USED THIS WINTER BY UNIVERSITY WOMEN AS A DOR- MITORY, MOST OF THE CHAPTER BEING 4N SERVICE Women May GeltD1CIEN IIE Fratenity ouse BY RECIONAL DIRECTORS To provide additional housing for women to enter the University this Inspect Work and Talk Over Plans for fall it is very probable that the Phi Future; No Radical Changes Delta Phi fraternity house will be Expected turned over to University women to be used as a ormiory. Dean of Two government regional directors Women Myra B. Jordan said yester- day that there was foundation for the of education visited the University rumor, and one of the promineest today in connection with the work of alumni of the fraternity admitted that the training detachment. Dean Wood- it was a probability, worth of Lewis Institute, Chicago, di- Being a legal fraternity and com- rector of educational work for this posed of older men the chapter has regioroanducroS..BorustI- beencomletly ipe ou bytheregion, and Prof. S. S. Bogardus, In- been completely wiped out by the war. All but two or three who were diana State Normal School, Terre rejected because of physical disabili- Haute, Ind., were here to consult with ty now hold commissions in various University authorities regarding fu- branches of the service. Unless util- ture work of the detachment. ized in some way for war purposes the The visits, it is thought, will not re- house will undoubtedly be closed this sult in any great innovations, as the winter work of the local staff is recognized as The housing problem for women is being the equal of any in other schools. serious this year. More applications Dean Woodworth concerned himself have been received for 'the dormito- with the plans for the actual training ries than can be satisfied, due, it is of the men to serve as motor me- thought, to the unnatural conditions chanics and telephone electricians, prevailing on the campus, which have and Prof. Bogardus with their in- caused many women to seek the Uni- struction in the underlying causes of versity dormitories. Turning the fra- the war, and the aims of the United ternity house into a women's dormi- States in carrying it on. Professors tory would help meet these additional E. W. Dow, Arthur Lyons Cross, and applications. A. E. Boak, and Mr. V W Crane have The house is one of the newest on been conducting these classes for pre- the campus, and one of the largest vious detachments and best equipped. Many women could The motor mechanics started work be accommodated there under the yesterday in the shops, but the sig- most desirable conditions. nal corps will not begin its techni- cal training until next Monday. By F r f y WINS 1LADCE1,SDABE Of PPTNTMVENIS Seventy Applicants Through Unver- siles Accepted at Camp Gordon School VIC PATTENGILL ENTERS CAMP Seventy of the approximately 150 successful applicants from Michigan for the Central officer's training school at Camp Gordon, Ga., applied through the University of Michigan, and the majority of them are University of Michigan men. They will report Sep- tember 1, and the prescribed course of training is for four months. Several of the men who applied through other state schools' for admit- tance, and were accepted, also, claim Ann Arbor as their college town. Vic- tor R. Pattengill, famous Michigani half back who every fall makes a pil- grimage back to help Yost with the team and to make pep speeches at mass meetings, applied through Mich- igan Agricultural college at Lansing, and was accepted. The states of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ohio North Carolina, Illinois, and Michigan are represented. All applications were received through universities or colleges. The names of the men who will represent the University of Michigan are as fol- lows James I. Wansick, Wilmar C. Har- ris, Raymond D. Smith, Ream C. Locker, Charles L. Dibble, Harold J. Carmody, John Uddye, Howard H. Jackson, J. King Hartess, Mortimer C. Nichols, F. R. Clark, Paul A. Di- martino, Thomas I. Berman, Arthur B. Karwin, John L. Loell, Vincent P. Hewitt, Charles A. Harrison, B. L. Packer, N. D. Butler, Edward Speyer, Charles Spahr, Lee B. Strifling, James D. Lee, Walter F. Stevens, Clifford E. Carr, Ward S. Vandensen, Herbert W. Kellogg, Benjamin D. Jenning, C. Bruce Strong, Lester R. Weaver, Joseph A. Stifter, Glenn R. Empson, Edward J. Rintzmann, Walter E. Der- ry, Francis L. Johnson, Howard C. Hawkins, Allen Morsman, Benjamin S. Williams, Christ. Rosendale, Archie J. Loose, James A. Griggs, Fred W. Dennis, Jr., Charles N. Hoffman Jno A. Course, Ferry H. Ball, Harry E. Schaller, Le Roy W. Halliday, Samuel L. Gilbert, Garfield A. Nicholas, J. J. Auamski, E. E. Eady, Glenn E. War- ner, Elmer M Dygert, Lucius D. Fos- ter, Henry C. Varnum, James W. Er- rant, Irving Long, James A. Dillon, Thomas Gray, Jr. Harry M. Barris- field, Myles F. Muir, Sam E. Batser, Martin L. Sullivan, Harold E. Stoll, Herbert H. Shant, William R. Rey- nolds, Ewing L. Carroll, Arthur 0. Weedfall, Robert J. McMillan, Fred A. Cowley. FOUR DETACHMENT MEN SENT TO OFFICER'S CAMP Four men from the training de- tachment have been appointed to the Infantry Officers' training camp at Camp Lee, Va., where they will re- ceive three months' training. They are: Floyd Masset, Toledo, Ohio; Burl E. Ott, Owosso; G. W. Fistler, St. Johns, and G. D. Redman, Paris, 111. W E Drake and Joseph W. McShan- nock of Detroit pave been detailed back to war munitions plants in De- troit. This is in pursuance of the pol- icy of the government to furlough ex- pert workmen back to positions in which they are already rendering val- uable service. Dean Cooley Made RegionalDirector Dean Mortimer E. Cooley of the en- gineering college has been made re- gional director of the student army training corps with authority over the corps to be established in colleges and universities in Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. There will be between 50 and 60 schools under his jurisdiction. The country has been divided into twelve districts, with a director for each district. Each of these directors is responsible to R. C. Maclauren, di- rector of college training, who holds his position under the war depart- ment commission on education and special training. It is to one of these district directorships that Dean Cooley has been appointed. Y. W. C. A TEA ROOM TO MOVE TO QUARTERS IN LANE HALL Beginning September 1, the Y. W. C.' A. tearoom will be open to the public in Lane Hall. It will continue under the management of Miss Schaible, who is a graduate in domestic economy at Illinois university Chubb's and Free- man's boarding houses will be closed until the opening of the University. that time the University hopes to have sufficient instructors mobilized, and full equipment on hand so that the signal corps men can begin. In the interval, however, they will be drilled on Ferry field, and also later in the week may be given buzzer practice. Monday night was stunt night at the Y tent. An interesting program was given by several of the men. IDENTIFIES CHELSEA WRECK VICTIM AS GEORGF WILLIAMS The body of the man remaining unidentified since the D. U. R. wreck at Chelsea on the night of July 20 was identified yesterday as that of George Williams of Morley, Mich. He had been on the way to Ann Arbor to work for a contractor by the name of Baldwin. He was traced by means of letters in his coat, which was dis- covered by matching a piece of his trousers. The body was buried Au- gust 13, and identification was accom- plished by means of photographs. The body was disinterred and shipped yesterday to his home. Friday night there will be several boxing and wrestling matches at the tent.