1956-03-02; Central Michigan Life

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^5£737        CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE. MT. PLEASANT. MICH,, MARCH 2. 1956        No7l7
 1955-56 Undefeated Swimminq Team
Debators Win Highest Honors
in Intercollegiate Tourney
Central Michigan College debaters won the highest honors in
both divisions at the Michigan
Intercollegiate Speech League
Tournament in East Lansing recently.
Dean Bailey, tied with Joe
Munk, Albion College senior, for
top individual honors in Division
A. Edna Martinson won the highest individual award in Division
B.
CHIPPEWA TANKERS who have completed their second undefeated season and have a
win streak of 20 are from left to right: (top row) Bill Gregory (manager), Doug Gembis, Dick Chambers, Andre Blay, Chuck Schmidt, Coach Wisneski, (bottom row) Joe Mortimore (manager),
Wayne Atkinson, Dan Reaume, Gene Sauer, Pat Wallace, Walt Braun, and Roger Tracey.
(see story on page five)
Band to Feature
Diefz Composition
at Winter Concert
The Annual Winter Concert
will be presented by the Central
Michigan Concert Band under the
direction of Norman Dietz, professor of music, March 11 at 4 p.m.
in the Auditorium.
A feature of the program will
be ihe premiere performance of
"The Three Sketches," a composition by Mr. Dietz. The composition is composed of three
parts, "The Call," "The Meditation," and "The Adventure."
Other selections in the program
will be "Eurvanthe Overture" by
Von Weber, "Jesu of Man's Desiring" by Bach, "Andre Chemier"
by Giordano, Persichetti's "Pageant" and "Commandante" by
Guentzel.
This is the first year the concert
has been held on Sunday. The social calendar lists the 4 o'clock
performance incorrectly.
Miss Martinson also received
the honor of getiing ihe highest
individual score of all the 132
debaters representing 14 Michigan colleges and universities at
this annual state tournament.
Central, with five teams in the
tournament, won 10 of their 15
debates and won all five of the
cross-examination   style   debates.
Central   teams   thus   maintained
the perfect record of never having lost a cross-examination debate in the state tournament since
this type was initiated four years
ago.
Each debater was given an individual rating by the judges, and
those showing outstanding merit
received   achievement   awards.
Nine out of 10 representatives received "Excellence" awards.
In addition to the first place
awards won by Bailey and Miss
Martinson, "Excellence" awards
were  presented  to   Mario   Davison,   Laura  Pizzala,   and   Cy
Pombier in Division A.
In Division B "Excellence"
awards were presented to Dick
Eisenach, Dick Enberg, Joe Scott,
and Gloria Waltz.
Central teams defeated Western
3 to 0, Wayne 3 to 1, M.S.U. 2 to 0,
and Albion 1 to 1.
Identification cards for all students who have had their picture
taken this semester are now available at the Admissions and Records Office. Each student should
present his matriculation card in
order to obtain his identification
card.
Prospective Educators Unite
in Future Teachers Club
Lincoln Books Donated by Local Doctor
Plans are being formulated for
the organization of a "Future
Teachers Club" at Central Michigan College. This action was
brought about at the request of
numerous interested students.
At a recent meeting, a constitution was drawn up, approved by
Dean Sharp, and is now being
submitted to the Student Senate.
The primary objective of the
club will deal with the recruiting
of good teachers. Membership is
open to all students interested in
education or teaching.
It is intended thai the present
Public Recital Monday
to Feature DeJonge,
Past 'Messiah7 Soloist
James DeJonge, professor of
voice at Calvin College, Grand
Rapids, will present a public recital Monday at 8:15 p.m. in the
Ballroom.
Mr. DeJonge appeared as tenor
soloist in the "Messiah" with the
Central Michigan College Community Festival Chorus in 1953.
The recital, sponsored by the
department of music, will include
songs of contemporary English
and American composers, a Mozart aria, and a group of Schumann songs.
Appleblossom Club will transfer its membership and present
assets to the new organiaztion.
Temporary officers include
Shirley Andrews, chairman, and
Evelyn Moore, secretary. Members of the planning committee
are Kenneth Kelley, Gloria Waltz,
Rosallia Bierd, Laura Pizzala, Archie Stobie and Joy Phillips.
Sponsors of the club are Curtis
Nash, associate professor of psychology and education, Richard
Cronk, division of field services
and Franklin Killian, associate
professor of rural education.
A collection of books dealing
with the life of Abraham Lincoln
has been presented to the Central Library. The Thompson-Lincoln Collection of books was presented by Dr. Edward C. Thompson, local optometrist.
The collection is composed of
over 100 volumes of books and
many pamphlets. Also included
in the collection is a large portrait of Abraham Lincoln and
his cabinet.
The books are located on the
second, floor of the Library in the
reference rooms, and are open to.
students by special permission.
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Sigma Beta Tau Turns Pi Kappa Phi,
Becomes CMC's 5th National Fraternity
Beta Xi Chapter of Pi Kappa i
Phi became the fifth national social fraternity on Central's campus last weekend. An installation
team from Michigan State University and several national officers of Pi Kappa Phi were here
to initiate and install members of
Sigma Beta Tau and three alumni
as Pi Kapp's 51st undergraduate
chapter.
Members and guests were
welcomed by Charles Anspach,
Central Michigan College's
president, and heard him speak
on the values of a fraternity on
a college campus ai iheir installation banquet in the Ballroom
Saturday evening.
The new officers of the charter
group are Dick Burdick, archon;
Bob Luedtke, treasurer; Fred
Schmidt, secretary; Don Perry,
warden; Don Friebe, historian;
Ralph Wood, chaplain.
The Pi Kapps entertained members of  Central's other fraternities  and  sororities  and  faculty
members at a reception Sunday j
afternoon in the Ballroom. I
PICTURED WITH THOMPSON-LINCOLN COLLECTION are
Charles Anspach, CMC president, and Edward Thompson, son
of the donator of the 100-volume collection. Recently presented
to the college Library, the books are available for reference.
127 Women Affiliate in 1956 Sorority Rush Season
One hundred and twenty-seven
Central women are wearing the
colors of the 10 campus sororities
this week as the 1956 formal
rushing season ends.
Names of the prospective sorority members were announced
Tuesday afternoon by D. Louise
Sharp, dean of women. Initial
Pledging ceremonies, or ribboning, took place this week.
Alpha Sigma Alpha has pledged
15 women. They are Ann Andres,
Shirley Andrews, Sue Andrews,
Sally Blacknew, Jeanne Eyman,
Joan Ford, Carol Gillis, Carol Holier, Mary Joslin, Carol Kuras,
Kathryn Moessner, Carolyn
Moore, Marilyn Osier J Charle- \e
Squires, and Caroline Stiff-l
Eighteen pledges of Alpha
Sigma Tau are Patricia Archey,
Carol Lee Brown, Sally Carroll,
Katherine Cornell, Joan Crouse,
Mona Davenport, Patricia Dillen,
Constance Erler, Doris Fisk, Nancy Fleming, Claudette H a w e s,
Mary Howard, Kay Martin, Beverly Noch, Georgia Peterson, Ar-
lee Rosenberg, Sharon Seeger, and
Mary Jean Yascolt.
Delta Sigma Epsilon will add
six women to their rolls. They
are  Janet  Bellenbaum,  Edith
Jones,   Betty   H e a 1 e y,   Carol
Ryan,   Johanna   Swanson,   and
Karen Walden.
Going into Delta Zeta will be
the following 17: Pat Belill, Gail
Bennett, Kay Collins, JoAnn Det-
wiler, Marsha Eckwielen, Gail
Goodwin, Earlene Hacker, Jean
Hilden, Harriet Hildabrant, Carol
Irion, Mary K a e Powers, Judy
Smith, Joan Storey, Carolyn Taylor, Karen Thompsen, Patricia
Watz, and Wilma Wilson.
Five girls, to be initiated into
Kappa Gamma are Mary Calt-
rider, Margaret Cathcart, Anne
Fitch, Frances Fockler, and Alice
Knowles.
Pi Kappa Sigma will have 20
new members. Doris Buikema,
Karen Burchard, Marilyn Burk-
hardt, Joyce Constantive, Janet
Darmon, Barbara G a r b u 11,
Brenda Guyer, Darldne Hasel-
huhn, Betty Haskins, Ellen
Helmker, Diane Krajerski, Mary
Lazeroff, Kathleen McPherson,
Roxie Merriit, Beverly Moore,
Sue  Oberholizer,  Reba  O'Bry-
ani,  Mary  Carol  Trudell,  Sue
Venus,   and   Virginia  Wescoit
are the women to be initiated. .
Pledging  Sigma  Sigma   Sigma
are these 17: Chari Barger, Janice
Brice, Ruth Christenson, Dixie
Cooly,  Nan  Cronin,  Valerie  Fo-
gus,   Sue   Freeman,  Wanda   Gil-
lingham,   Sally   Godwin,   Ardith
Klouse, Kay Lindsay, Ruth Man-
nion, Anita Nagy, Virginia Park-
hurst,   Connie   Richards,   Ann
Richmond, and Barbara Russell.
Four  pledges  to  Theta  Sigma
Upsilon are Janice Campau, Jane
Desborough, Peggy Cramer, and
Delores Willett.
Zeta Chi Zeta will have seven
new members. Gloria Cooper,
Janice Knowlfon, Sally Mc-
Grath, Phyllis O'Henley, Florence Sinclair, Alice Walter, and
M a r 1 e n e Wilton are those
pledging.
To be initiated into Zeta Tau
Alpha are the following 18 women: Mary Barrett, Shirley Brown,
Myrna Burness, Frances Butterfield, Joyce Cunningham, Barbara Dowell, Kathryn Gabbard,
Marianne Grisdale, Nancy Haight,
Wanda Holland, Sue Jeffrey, Gail
Kinnison, Judy Kleinschmidt,
Joan Kling, Joanne Stanley, Sandra Stuck, Camilla Stevenson,
and Meredith White.
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