year's tuition fre won't leak, and are you going eading "Kai- and we want e, a fountain more sleep; to do about CONFERENCE DECREES GOOD SAMARITNISM, STUDENT VOLUNTEERS ADVANCE NEW IDEA OF CHRISTIAN - WORK Good Samaritanism and absence of hatred were'the keynotes of the stu-1 I Wlomen Acting Dean Agnes E. Wells will be at home to University women at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at New- berry residence. Mr. N. C. Fetter, secretary of the University Y. M. C. A., will speak on "Tanks and Trenches" at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon at Newberry hall. i leading philosopher says: "A ears ago we wouldn't give a it look for a pine stump-now busted up they bring most any >y the cord." r reading an exchange that Wel- college is going to run a farm umumer, we have changed our A farmer's life who the t all back been called discussing the weather these nearly all people are omitting dis." .OS COMMITTEEEN 'w VOLUNTEERS FOR ED POSITIONS THIS -I Editor, The Michigan Daily: The Michigan Union during the past year, has met with the greatest diffi- culty in filling its many committees. MIost of the men who had, in previous years, acquired experience in Union work, and thereby made themselves the logicall men to fill responsible pos- tions, left school last spring to enter their country's service. It was with great difficulty that their places were filled. At Christmas time so many of the men who have be'en active in the Un- ion this year had left school for the service of their country, that there is today hardly a committee intact, and in some cases committees are entirely vacant. In addition, so many of the men on our'reserve list are gone, that we found it necessary to commence anew our organization for the 'second se ester. We, therefore, ask all Un- on men who are in any way interest- ed in the Union and the work it seeks to do, to come to the building, Thurs- day or Friday of this week, and sign the "Application for Committeeship List," at the cashier's desk. The, president will be in his office 'rom 4 to 5:30 o'clock Thursday and Friday to consult with. applicants about the activities of the Union and the ways in which they can help to carry them out. From this list the personnel of the committees will be made up, and every signer will be given consideration. Experience in Union and campus work is not nec- essary, but if the applicant has had any, he should state it in the' applica- tion. This- is an opportunity for every Un- itn, man to volunteer to do work for a strong Michigan institution and a chance to "do his bit" on the cam- pus. We need him. .As a member of the Union it is his duty to help carry on its wide and important work. University of Michigan Union, GEORGE F. HURLEY, President. "AGONY" DECREE FORCES MEN TO "DRESS AROUND THE NECK" Camp Caster, Jan. 15.-Command- ing-General Parker believes in a cer- tain amount of "agony" in army dress and he has decreed that hereafter eryhCamp Custer private on leave from camp or on "fatigue" shall wear the' "rookie stock" which is a narrow white collar, attached to the collar of the soldier's blouse. Wearing it is not optional and any man venturing ferth without being "dressed up aierund, the neck" will be subjected to disciplinary measures. dent volunteer conference at East --- Northfield, Mass., which closed recent- The annual fancy dress party of the ly. Instead of just converting the Wom'en's league will take place at 8 heathen to Christianity, the new mis- o'clock Saturday night. Admission can sionaries will do civil welfare work. be paid at thei door although tickets Thousands of people are needed to are on sale in most of the houses. do work at home and a campaign was begun to enlist the services of 20,000 y. W. C. A. cabinet meeting at 3:30 students of American universities. o'clock this afternoon at Newberry That -democratization of our own hall country as well as those of Europe will be necessary after the war, isr All girls wishing to write lyrics or thetbeliefosf the leaddeofthest-songs for the Junior Girls' play are dents. This can be done only with asked to communicate with Emily the hearty co-operation of all church- Powell, '19, Newberry residence, at es and societies.on Prominent Men Speaknc Among the speakers at the confer- ence was Dr. John R. Mott, a member Masques will hold a meeting Thurs- of President Wilson's Russian com-t day at 7:30 o'clockat the Alpha Phi mission. If his talk on "The World house. A short play will be presented. Situation," Dr. Mott professed his ev- erlasting faith in the Russian people Y90ERNMENT ASKS FULLEST and their power to eventually become UTILIZATION OF POTA'O CROP peacefully united. Mr. Harry Ward of the Boston Theo- Potatoes may be cooked in 100 logical school spok' on "The Higher ways, declares the United States de- Type of Socialism," setting forth the partment of agriculture in a statement idea that this country must be Chris- urging a more extended use of the tianized to prevent a great social up- tubers in order to utilize fully the heaval now threatening it. The gov- large crop this year. ernment control of industries was the A second reason for encouraging foundation for his deductions. I the eating of more potatoes, is the Mr. Robert E. Sp are and Bishops fact that consumption of grain will MacDowell and McConnell of the be decreased. Potatoes are a good Methodist church were also at the substitute for grain, and the common conference. result of eating more of them is the Michigan People Attend use of less wheat bread. This is very Mr. Jose M. Hernandez, of the Span-: desirable. ish department, Mr. N. C. Fetter, of It should be a simple matter, ac- Lape hall, Esther L. Dorrance, '20, cording to specialists of the depart- and Robert J. McCandliss, '18, were ment, to avoid .sameness of diet while the Michigan representatives at the carrying out the suggestion of the conference. government, since potatoes can be Mr. Fetter, general secretary of the cooked in nu'mberless combination University Y. M. C. A., said, "I was (dishes. greatly impressed by the statesman- -- like manner in which all business HIGH 'CH '1 ? j t'fYSTRANDED was handled. No sectarianism was FOR TWO DABS IN BLIZZARD manifested. One of the most stressed teachings was that the Christian or- The 20 high school students ganization is the 6nly international who were snowbound at the Ward power now in existence. All others farm, nine miles west of Ann Arbor, have been overcome by the' war." arrived in town yesterday mornin The conference was attended by on the first car which had come 650 delegates from all over the United through. since the blizzard began late States,. as well as many foreign lands Fr iday night. The students meet every four years. I ay .n ' .ndr h ~T klA1 .MLI i t ' LL nd fLt h L ,)Z 1 ; A Y l . r k 51 } ] tl 7 1 MILITARY FRENCI First Lessons in Spoken French for Men in Military Service.... Le Soldat A miericai en France ....................... The Soldier's English and French Conversation Book....... International Conversation Book-French-English.......... Rapid-Fire English---French-German...................... Altemus' English-French Conversational Dictionary.......... Oxford English and French Conversation Book............... Wilcox's War French ........................ Cortina-French and English Military Mtinual.............. French for Soldiers-by Whitten & Long................. UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORES We have a complete stock of FLASHLIGHTS and Flashlight Batteries Switzer's Hardware 310 STATE 1918 DESK CALEND AT Slaters Book Shop Phone 430 336 S. State Interesting Wis I Gilberts and The dreadnaught Texas established the highest record for gunnery prac- tice last year, and will receive the Knox trophy, awarded annually to battleships scoring the highest number oe points. An estimate based on surveys in 15 states shows approximately 1,266,061 women in the United States to be en- gaged in essential war industrial work. Cranes Choco QUARRY DRUG 4 PRESCRIPTION ST4 Cor. State and N. Univ Phone 308 Bronze statues in Belgian ies have' been taken for war by the Germans. cemeter- purposes* IT Ci _ -j~~amng along a vicroa ant retresi- ~ clients, the party started out in a bob- PA XIES DISCUSSED sled Friday evening expecting to reach their destination in time to dance ty Council Takes No Action At Moit- awhile and return that night. Progress day Meeting Q proved so difficult that it was near morning before they arrived. The taxi question was discussed in The foreign minister of Argentina "t' has signed an agreement with the Detroit in., 8:io British and French ministers to sell °. M. 2,500,000 tons of wheat to the Entente eKylam Allies. 8:48 p. m Jackson An. Arbo Most of the money advanced by the t Local C United States to the nations in Europe a. m., 7:0 p. ism., 8: engaged in war with Germany, is spent To Ypsil in this country for the products of 2:05 '- m our farms, mines, ald factories, change at Local be- detail but no definite action was tak- en at a meeting of the city council held Monday night. A number of stu- dents from the University attended the meeting and in talking to Mr. W. J. Mayer of the Ann Arbor Taxi com- pany, insisted upon an answer as to whether or not the company would submit its books to a certified account- ant to determine if it was necessary for the company to ask an increase in rates. Citizens who were at the meeting arose and stated instances of poor treatment received.at the hands of the taxicab companies, and City Attorney Frank B. DeVine criticized the com- panies for raising the taxi rates with- out consulting the council. A city ordinance will be drawn up soon which will permanently settle the question. Building Association Elects Officers Directors of the Huron Valley Build- ing and Savings association met last' night to elect the officers for the com- ing current year. They are: Presi- dent, Robert Campbell; vice-president, Charles L. Brooks; chairman of the board of directors, Solomon F. Ginge- rich; secretary and attorney, H. H. Herbst; committee on securities, George Spathelf, Horace Barnard andI William Biggs; auditing committee,' R. M..Wenley, Levi D. Wines, Ierman G. Lindenschmitt. The Ann Arbor Savings bank was chosen as the depository of the asso- ciation. 1 ACCINATION AND FUMIGATION SERVED WITH YPSI BREAKFAST Ypsilanti, Jan. 15.-Vaccination and fumigation were served with patrons' breakfast at the Kum Bak restaurant in this city Monday morning when the I police quarantined Roy Brooks, a waiter, thought to be infected with smallpox. Several of the breakfasters in panic tried to resist the attempts to make them immune from disease. One man swallowed a tablet of disinfectant he had been told to put in bath water. Prompt action with a stomach pump saved him. House of Representatives Elects Despite a darkened campus and the fact that there were no lights in their society rooms in University hall, mem- bers of the Adelphi House of Repre- sentatives met last night in the Ann Arbor Press building to elect officers for the coming term. The officers-elect are Wilfred Nevue, '18, speaker, John Chase, '19, clerk, Kelsey Guilfoil, '19, treasurer, and Herbert Layle, '20, sergeant-at-arms. Comedy. Club Postpones Meetinig The meeting of the Comedy club which was scheduled for last night in the Cercle Francais rooms was post- poned until 7 o'clock tomorrow night in the same place owing to unheated rooms. The results of the try-outs for the comedy, "Miss Hobbs," which the society is to present, will be an- nounced Thursday or Friday. Forty-one cargo vessels and tankers, aggregating 327,152 tons dead weight, which were requisitioned while under construction by the United States ship- ping board, will be completed and put into service in January and February. The American library association war service has opened a dispatch of- fice in Hoboken, N. J,, for the receipt and sorting of books and presents for the American soldiers and sailors in France. , Greece expects to send fifteen divis- ions to the allied forces next spring. Many of these troops will be equipped with Colt machine guns sent from America. The war relief, service of the D. A. R. has subscribed $50,000 for the res- toration of the French village Tilloloy in Picardy. The war department is considering the advisability of selling equipment to army officers at cost. A government powder plant to cost $60,000,000\ and to employ about 15,000 men is to be established by the war department near Nashville, Tenn. For the first time since the declar- ation of war the navy is recruited to its authorized strength, 162,476 men. Always-Daily Service--Afways. We have both the indwinotin the equipment to furnish tb best in banking service The Ann Arbor Savings B, XICORtPORATED 1 869 Capital and Surplus $ 500,00 Resources . . . $4,000,0( Northwest Corner Main' a Huron Streets 707 North University Ave "Just a Little BETTER" ICE CREAM for all occasions wa TRU 218 S. M Wlu . L, ink of the Sears, e x-20,- Earns Navy Promotion ity several. William Sears, ex-'20, who enlisted his winter. after the declaration of war, is now chief petty officer in the regular navy, and is located at the United States WALK naval .training station, Bay Shore, L. sidewalk? I. Sears is in, complete charge of all ing pedes- the boats which accompany the air- ce, and go planes on their flights for rescue work. Los a mut- He is- a member of Delta Kappa Epsi- ld in gen- Ion fraternity. particular? ady to get Rogers Receives Corporal's Warrant cold with Randolph Rogers, ex-'20, who enlist- nge up in ed in the army last June, recently re- Remember ceived his warrant as corporal. Rog- hiown you; ers is in Company K, 38th United ew blotter States regulars, and is a member of match re- the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. her wom- Recreation makes for Efficiency. U; Ralph E. Gault, '19, Engaged Announcement has been made of the engagement of Ralph E. Gault, '19, to Miss Jessie L. Fleming, ex-'18, ow- a senior at the New England Conserva- tory of Music. Gault is a member of the Eremites club, and Miss Fleming of Sigma Alpha Iota sorority. Classes LADIES Save from $5 to $25 on Suits, Coats and Furs by ordering now at 11 11 Rugs cleaned and washed. Satisfac- tion guaranteed. Koch and Henne.- Adv. U. of M. Jewelry. J. . 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