WORRY BLAMED IN DEATH OF STUDENT

Miss Louise Van Ameringen
to Be Buried Friday

Worry over examinations and
overwork on her study courses and
extra-curricular activities were
blamed today for the death of
Louise Van Ameringen, popular
junior student in the University,
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V.
E. Van Ameringen of 1402 Brook-
lyn Ave.

She was found shot through the
heart late Tuesday and all evi-
dence indicated the girl had taken
her own life, using a revolver
w^hich had been in the home for
some time. Miss Van Amerin-
gen, who was 20 years old, had
been complaining for several, days
of being unable to sleep, her par-
ents reqalled.

She returned home about 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and
asked her mother to lie down with
her, which she did for about two
hours. Shortly before 5 o'clock,
Mrs. Van Ameringen left the house
to drive to Mr. Van Ameringen's
office for him, and they returned
to find the girl dead. She left no
note.

In Campus Play

Miy.s Van Ameringen was to take
• "rogram of the Kappa

;, at the Methodist
^iiu.i'..it lueaday evening and her
parents had expected to be, ready
to leave for the church when they

turned from Mr. Van Amerin-
;'s office. Both said they knew
^. no reason for her to kill herself
except possibly because of over-
work and this was corroborated
by the family pTi .1 . Dr. Neil
A. Gates.

Miss Van Amcr^iovn had taken
mid-semester examinations in geo-
logy and mineralogy last week
but had not yet received her
grades, and the fact that she was
informed she had to prepare a
long report in geography added to
her worries over her courses, it
was believed. She had spent many
hours working on the Junior Girls
Play given by the junior coeds last
week, and was a member of the
chorus.

A talented dancer, she had
started rehearsing for her appear-
ance in Juniors on Parade, a
King's Daughters benefit produc-
tion to be given the last of this
month. She had four quizzes in
classes this week and her parents
were of the opinion the strain and

''-ry possibly brought her to the
ge of a, nervous breakdown.
Services Friday

An attractive girl, Miss Van
Ameringen was a popular student.
She was known as a good schofar
and the fact that she feared low
grades in one or two examinations
may have contributed to her con-
dition. it was said. She was born
Jan. S3, 1914, in Ann Arbor, and
\vas a graduate of Ann Arbor High
school. She was a member of Al-
pha Gamma ' Delta, sorority, and
the Methodist church.

Funeral services will be held at
4 o'clock Friday afternoon at the
Muehlig chapel. Dr. Frederick B.
Fisher and Dr. Peter Stair will of-
ficiate. Burial will be in Forest
Hill ceni •'• T" ", in' may call
at the r' 'hlyn Ave.
until Fn . • ;

Active pallbearers will be Frank
B. DeVine, Otto Haab, William
Laird, Roscoe 0. Bonisteel, Jacob
F. Fahrner and Harold D. Golds.
The honorary bearers, also chosen
from business and professional as-
sociates of Mr. Van Ameringen, .u
prominent attorney, are Judge
George W. Sample, George J.
Burke, William Li. Walz, William
C. Walz, Alfred E. Staeb, Edgar
Dwyer, Joseph Hooper and Dana
S. McComb.