I hI U Ii ~PFIBL O WE, DELIVER FLOWEIRS to any address at the time required. You can order a box or a bouquet here with absolute confidence that the fair one will receive your gift at the time you direct. We sell only the freshest and most perfect blossoms. care they will keep. for by phone if you want to. With days. proper Order !LANDERS 213 E.LibertySt, OR -. LOWERS GARAGE 5 PAR I NION FINANCED Y AMERICANCOLLEGES MORE THAN 100 UNIVERSITIES HELP IN SUPPORTING INSTITUTION More than 100 universities and col- leges in the United States, including West Point and Annapolis, have now officilly joined the American Univer- sity Union .n Europe and contribute to its financial support, according to a bulletin issued by that organization at its headquarters. In the United States, the honorary patrons are the secretary of war, and the secretary of the navy, and, in Europe, the Am- erican ambassadors to Great Britian, France, and Italy, and General Persh- ing. Meets Demands of College Men The work of the Union has been de- veloped in entire accord with that of the Amercian Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. its general object is "to meet the needs of American university and college men and their friends who are in Europe for military or other service in the cause of the Allies." Its central headquarters are the Roy- al Palace hotel, 8 Rue De Richelieu, Paris, of which it has exclusive use, and at which upward of 5,000 Amercian college men have already been regis- tered. The Union offers its privileges to men of all colleges in the United States, whether graduates or not. London Branch Established In September, 1917, through the ef- forts of Messrs. Sheldon, Grant, and Tweedy, and with the generous co-op- eration of Mr. Henry King Smith, of the Farmers' Loan and Trust company, a London branch of the Union was opened at 16 Pall 'Mall, East. About 200 American college men have al- ready registered there. Through the courtesy of the Farmers' Loan and Trust company, the entire first floor has noW been given over to the Un- ion. A large writing and reading room, plentifully supplied with Am- erican newspapers and periodicals, to- gjsher with a bureau of information and registration, will be opened from 9:30 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'- clock in the afternoon. A duplicate file of all registrations in the Paris office will be kept here. The office will be in charge of, Prof. J. W. Cunliffe, of Columbia university, who has been ap- pointed director of the London branch of the Union. Special Rates to College Men Excellent hotel arrangements have been secured at reduced rates for all American college men, at the St. James' Palace hotel on Bury street. This hotel is situated near Piccadilly Circus and not far from the Union of- flee. A large reading room and lounge on the ground floor is reserved for the exclusive use of members of the Union. Rooms may also be had at hotels near by under the same man- agement. The restaurant of the St. James' Palace hotel is open at spec- ial rates to members of the Union whether or not they occupy rooms. Oxford and Cambridge universities have appointed representative com- mittees of hospitality to encourage visits to them by American college men. An unusual opportunity is .thus given to see English universites un- der the most favorable conditions. Members of the American University Union who wish to avail themselves of the privilege may do so by arrange- ment with the director of the London branch.t YALE PROFESSOR TO LECTURE ON BOYS' WORKING RESERVE' Prof. Wililam L. Phelps, of Yale un-! iversity, will deliver a lecture at 7:15 next Monday evening in Hill auditor- ium in behalf of the boys' working re- serve. The working reserve was organized for boys who are too young to take actual part in the war, but who de- sire to help their elder brothers. By joining the reserve they will get the opportunity. They will be placed either on farms or in factories, de- pending upon their inclinations and / ' PHONE 1101 100 OPERATORS NOW ABROAD; EXCHANGE MAINTAINED BACK OF TRENCHES Washington, May 20. - Since the early days of the war women of the allied countries have distinguished themselves in various lines of war work. Whether fighting shoulder to shoulder with men in the Russian "Battalion of Death;" driving ambul- ances over shell-torn roads, nursing in military hospitals, or performing a thousand and one duties at home, women have taken an important part. However, there has been thrown open a new field in which the Amer- lean woman already has demonstrat- ed her infinite resourcefulness, in- nate versatility and racial capacit for speedy, accurate work. The new task is that of operating an Ameri- can telephone exchange, often a short distance behind the trenches in France. Telephone Assumes Importance In modern warfare, the telephone has assumed such importance that frequently it ismreferred to as the nerves of the army. It was not to be expected that General Pershing's expeditionary forces were to rely on foreign system of telephone communi- cation, abandoning the more expedi- ent service which this nation, as a pioneer in the field, had developed. Accordingly, vast quantities -of tele- phdne material were taken overseas and installed by the Army Signal Corps. During 1917 men operators :and French women were 'used for the work, but neither group was satisfac- tory. The great difficulty was procuring operators, capable of speaking,, both French and English, who were nec- essary in order to maintain accurate communication between the French and American armies. In November, last year, General Pershing called up- on headquarters of the Signal Corps to forward overseas as soon as possi- ble a force of 100 trained oerators, able to speak intelligently in both tongues. Applicants from U. S. Believing it possible to obtain op- erators with a command of both lan- guages in parts of the continent where there were large French populations, an effort first was made to fill the quota from the French pioneers of Canada and Louisiana. "Want Ads" were placed in the French-Canadian papers, but from more than 300 ap- plicants only six could be consider- ed. Then the announcement was pub- lished in newspapers of this country, and from 2,400 applicants there were procured 25 experienced operators and 25 possible eligibles. At the pres- ent time 7,600 applications have been received, and from that list the first group of 100 was selected and sent across, 150 more are now in training schools, and a reserve force of 400 more is on file. TWENTY MICHIGAN MEN PASS MATH EXAMS AT CAMP JACKSON Twenty Michigan men, all candi- dates for field artillery commissions, are listed among the 480 who passed the mathematics examination recent- ly given at Camp Jackson, S. C. As a result of their standings, these men will be assigned to immediate duty overseas. The Michigan men are as follows: Howard C. Reed, '12E, Fred R. Sheridan, '13E, Leroy C. Johnson, '16, Philip C. Lovejoy, '16, Laurence W. Lamb, '17E, Harry L. W. Bowles, '17E, George Walterhouse, '17E, Lynn W. Fry, '17E, Edmund M. Brown, ex-'18E, Waldo M. McKee, ex-'18E, Howard Willard-Jones, ex-'18E, Alfred G. Mo-, rency, ex-'18E, William G. Hogan, ex- '18E, Lee 0. Case, ex-'18E, Joseph G. Hall, ex-'18E, Carl A. Sorling, '18, Al- len 0. Beach, ex-'19E, John R. Boers-" ma, ex-'19E, W. Roscoe Tonkin, ex- '19L, and Max F. Kuhlman, ex-'20E. Professor Half Makes Northern Tour, Prof. A. G. Hall is making a tour of the northern part of the Southern peninsula inspecting high schools. He will also give extension lectures at several places. He ex- pects to return this week. CUT FLOWERS CORSAGES FLOWERING PLANTS FLORAL Cousins & Hall v PHONE 115 Members of Florists' Telegraph Delive lug h- YOUR SPRING SU will be carefully tailored of the i pendable fabrics. New Models distinctly our own. 111 S. TFIFPHI1NF Us I LLLIE I IL UIIILU MAKE GOOD IN FRANCE Get. your Straw GOLF SUITS RIDING We hale a full line of Sailors and Panama D. E. Grennai The Custom Tailor 60 BUY hoover Steel Ball Straw Hats from $1.50 to NOW I, Between the Theaters Your Floral Nee GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION BY US FRESH LANGUAGE WANTED PROFESSORS ARE BY WAR DEPARTMENT GEO. H. FISCI 312 National Bank Bldg. 3. Inc. A'," crs YEAR the follow-! semster -19, at of a' Professors of languages to address foreign audiences in this country in their own tongue are being sought by the war department, according to a letter addressed to Frank Bacon, '02, social director of the Union. "We are asking the colleges to give us the names of professors who can address foreign audiences in their own languages, and who will be glad to do so," the letter states. "Any in- formation you may send will be highly appreciated. We should like to have, an added word in regard to the loy- alty of such individuals." The request comes from the office of D. C. Brewer, in charge of the for- eign speaking soldier sub-section, military intelligence branch. PROFESSOR SI]NG PUBLISHES NEW' ENGINEERING MANUAL "Hand-book of Hydraulics," Prof. Horace W. King's new manual of hy- draulic engineering, is reviewed in the current issue of the Engineering, News-Record. Professor King's book is the result of several years' work in collecting ,material and contains several original formulas developed by the author. The reviewer, while offering a number of suggestions and criticisms, says that the work is "the most comprehensive that has been issued on the subject." Technology Exams Given June 25 Civil service examinations for the position of wood technologist will be held June 25, 1918, for men only. The salary for these positions ranges be- tween $1,800 and $3,000 a year. . ' '20; muel Lapiport, '20; oldberg, '20; report- urnal, Lawrence H. arian, Maurice L. strative board, A. J. Gornetzky, 19L, H. id S. R. Rosenthal, 'Nathan Isaacs, of x' school, will deliv- 'Legalism in Jewish nal meeting of the his semester to be 26. Professor Isaacs n authority in jur- ier fields of law and iany articles on le- the Michigan Law law journals. , 17 MICHIGAN MEN DIE FOR COUNTRY Although the United States has been at war but little over a year the Un- iversity has 17 gold stars in her flag of honor. 'Some have died from dis- ease, and some from accidents while at training camps, while others have been killed in action. A list of the Michigan men who have sacrificed their lives for the cause, with the date of their death an'd the manner in which they died is as follows: Spencer T. Alden, '13E, at Great South Bay, L. I., while instructing at the naval aviation school on May 24, 1918. Stanley R. Augspurger, '17A, a private in the engineers corps, was drowned on the Tuscania on Feb. 5, 1918. Horace P. Beale, '15, died of pneumonia at Camp Dix on April 22, 1918. , Thomas C. Bechraft, '09L, lieu- tenant of 21st battalion Canadians, killed in action on April 17, 1917. Al- fred W. Brake, '17E, at Cambridge, Mass., on Feb. 17, 1918, while serving in the radio department of the navy. Gordon D. Cooke, '16E, while serving as a second lieutenant at Fort Bliss. Robert T. Gilmore, '91M, a captain in the medical officers' reserve corps, died from infection at Camp Green- leaf, Ga., on Jan. 20, 1918. Carlton G. Green, '18E, private in t.he signal corps, died of meningitis at Camp Jackson, on Feb. 24, 1918. Richard N. Hall, '12E, killed in action while serv- ing with the American ambulance ser- vice in the Vosges mountains. Charles W. Howell,'15E, died from empyerna at Camp Lee, Va., on March 23, 1918. Frederick 'W. Hough, '18, was killed in action while flying on the French front in March, 1918. Kenneth W. Koch, '17E, a pharmacist's mate, died March 14, 1918, of diphtheria while at sea. Frank A. Lewes, '16E, a second lieu- tenant in the Royal Flying corps, kill- ed in an accident on March 27, 1918, at Montrose, Scotland. Donald E. McKisson, '15E, an assistant instructor in the radio department of the navy, died of pneumonia, at Toledo on Dec. 28, 1917. George B. F. Monk, '13D, was killed in action in France on Dec. 18, 1914, while in British service. 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