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Famous Overstreet Team Featured in Conference
CENTRAL   MICHIGAN
VOL. 36    CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., NOVEMBER, 5, 1954     NO, 7
htems, Supervisors Confer
on Problems Here Tomorrow
A conference for externing seniors and their supervisors will be
held in Keeler Union Ballroom
November 6. At this meeting, students will meet their supervisors
for the extern period and discuss
problems in their various teaching
fields.
Registration in Keeler lobby
will be from 9 to 10 a.m., followed by a coffee hour in the dining rooms. The morning session
will begin in the ballroom under the chairmanship of Robert
Olson, assistant professor of psychology and education.
Kenneth T. Bordine, director
of teacher education, will greet
ihe conferees at 10 a.m. At 10:15
a.m., Frances Martin, professor
of  psychology   and   education,
and Gerald L. Poor, professor
of  psychology   and   education,
will talk about "Some Purposes
and   Problems   of   Externing."
The topic, "Materials and Suggestions for the Extern Supervisors", will be discussed by Curtis
Nash, associate professor of psychology and education, at 10:45
a.m.
Lawrence Smith, assistant pro-
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fessor of psychology and education, will begin the concluding
morning discussion at 11:15 a.m.
"Visiting the Extern in the Cooperating Schools" will be his topic
of discussion.
Luncheon   will  be   served
the cafeteria at 12:15 p.m.
Riley Gaskill, assistant professor of psychology and education, is the chairman of the afternoon session which will follow in ihe ballroom.
The afternoon activities will
begin at 1:15 p.m. with group
singing under the direction of
Eugene Grove, associate professor
of music;; and Piano Capers, selections by Ray Koos, instructor
of music.
This will be followed by "Demonstrations and Discussions of the
Supervisor's Role" at i:45 p.m.
Miss Edna Heilbronn, former elementary critic teacher, and Harold Telfer, assistant professor at
the laboratory school, will lead
this discussion.
A summary and question session will conclude the program.
Adjournment will be at 2:45 p.m.
Four Colloquys by Husband-Wife Duo
to Spark College Meetings Next Week
Pianist Robert McDowell to Perform
Monday as Second in Series of Artists
Robert McDowell, a Kentuckian
who has earned a brilliant reputation as pianist with the Chicago
Symphony and other orchestras,
will play here Monday, November 8, at 8:15 in the auditorium,
as the second performer in the
artist course series.
audiences in smaller communities where concert pianists are
more rarely heard,
"I have no illusions about myself," said Mr. McDowell when
asked about his ambitions. "I
don't epect to become a composer
or conductor. But I do love what
the piano can do, I love playing
for people who enjoy it, and I
want some day to be a great pianist."
Critics who have heard Mr. McDowell agree that he is not only
a natural virtuoso, but that he has
a rare gift of communicating to
his audiences his own enthusiasm
for whatever music he plays.
His program on Monday night
will include works of Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Kennan, Griffe,
Liszt, and Ravel.
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Robert Mcdowell
Although still in his twenties,
Mr. McDowell is a seasoned performer, known for a refreshing,
invigorating style and warmly
sensitive playing. In nation-wide
concert tours he has played at
small towns and large cities from
New York and Washington to Indianapolis, Houston, and Santa
Barbara.
Before an audience of 35,000
he won an ovation as soloist
with Chicago's Grant Park Symphony. Mr. McDowell admits he
has as much fun playing for
Who's Who Winners
Announced by Sharp;
Twenty Eight Named
Twenty eight Central students
have been selected to be included
in the 1954-55 edition of "Who's
Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities,"
announced D. Louise Sharp, dean
of women.
These students were chosen by
a student and faculty vote in the
October 6 general election.
The students are Phyllis Block,
Caro; Virginia Coutts, Birmingham; Joellen Donnelly, Saginaw;
Carl Feusse, Saginaw; William
Franch, Ionia; Vern Hawes, Saginaw; Patricia Hawley, Flint;
Barbara Heflin, Pontiac; Sharon
Hulin, Lake; Ronald Kieft, Holland;
Permilla Lampman, Mt. Pleasant; George Landino, Birmingham; Gwen Lovedayi Mt. Pleasant; Steve Marovich, Vassar;
Jerre Moore, Mt. Pleasant; Jo-
Ann Murphy, Belding; Doris
Nelson, Cadillac; Margaret Sanford, Freeland; Delores Schuh-
macher. Bay City; Mary Ann
Spencer, Bay City;
Grace Stevens, Detroit; Anthony
Stayer, Cadillac; Harold Swarth-
out, Portland; Mary Elleri
Sweeney, Mt. Pleasant; Juanita
Wallace, Pontiac; Nan Webster,
Mt. Pleasant; Waive Wilson, Arcadia; and LaVerne Wolf, Grand
Rapids.
All of the students elected were
seniors, with the exception of
Moore and Landino who are second semester juniors.
$1,409,000 Requested
For CMC Improvement
Capital outlay funds totaling
$1,409,000 were requested by
Charles L. Anspach, president of
Central, at the recent state budget
hearing.
This amount included $250,000
to remodel Warriner Hall and
$250,000 to remodel Central Hall.
Other items in this request were
$500,000 to start the psychology
and education laboratory school,
$350,000 for the music building,
and $159,000 for land purchase.
In addition, an increase in funds
was asked to care for the rise in
current operation expense.
Coffee Hour Given
for Senior Externs
"Finding a Meaning in Life" is
the theme of the All-College
Conference sponsored by the Student Social Activities Committee
November 9 and 10. Dr. Harry
Overstreet and his wife, Dr.
Bonaro Overstreet, will conduct
four platform conversations,
known as "Overstreet Colloquys",
in the auditorium during the two
day conference.
Topic for the opening assembly
on Tuesday at 2 p.m. will be "The
Practice of Understanding." An
informal discussion is scheduled
from 3:10 to 4 p.m.
A faculty-student dinner honoring ihe Overstreets will be
served in the ballroom at 6
p.m. Tuesday. Tickets may be
purchased in the Dean of Women's office.
The Overstreets will discuss
"What Emotional Health Looks
Like", Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.
"Taking the Creative Initiative"
will be the topic of thhe colloquy
at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Discussion
groups will then meet from 10 to
10:50 a.m.
The 'final meeting of the conference is aij 2 p.m. Wednesday.
The Overstreets will talk on,
"Building Sound Human Relations."
Dr. Harry Overstreet received
his graduate degree at Oxford
University. Until his retirement in
1939, he was the head of the department of philosophy and psychology at the College of the City
of New York.
4 Central Students
Cited for Service
in ROTC Program
Four students were designated
as distinguished military students
in the Central Michigan College
ROTC department, according to
Lt. Col. Kenneth Glade, commanding officer of the unit here.
Cited as distinguished stu-,
dents were: Lawrence Abbott.
Frankfort senior; Charles Hurley, Mt. Pleasant senior; Slwri
Roberts, Reed City senior; and
Kenneth Frazier, Mt. Morns
senior.
These men were cited for this
honor because of their work at
MiYriTYiPr camo and for outstana-
inT^orkTthree years of ROTC. | igan and in four other states.
All externing seniors will be
honored at a coffee hour Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock
at the Elementary School. At this
coffee hour, sponsored by Kappa
Delta Pi, honorary education fraternity, the seniors will have an
opportunity to talk with the faculty members who will visit them
during their extern period.
The seniors will begin externing November 15 and will not return until after the Christmas recess. During this time they will
get realistic teaching experiences
in high schools throughout Mich-
Non-Sorority Women
to View Greeks Mon.
The Panhellenic Council is
sponsoring a tea and display Monday, November 8, in Ronan Recreation Room from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
All non-sorority women are asked
to attend.
The 10 sororities will display
their emblems, jewelry, scrap-
books,, chapter maps, and identifying insignias. Hostesses from
the various sororities will guide
the guests to the displays No
sorority pins will be worn.
Non-sorority women will be
given an opportunity to view the
merits of a sorority, become acquainted with "Greek letter"
women, and ask questions about
sororities. Refreshments will be
served.
Hawaiian Islands
Destined for Chip
Invasion Next Aug.
Aloha Chips.
Waikiki, Diamond Head, the
Royal Hawaiian, with San Francisco and the Grand Canyon for
good measure, will echo to Chippewa chants this summer.
The Hawaiian Islands are the
destination this August of a non-
credit, travel-course tour which
is being offered by the Field Services.
Fred R. Bush, associate professor of English, will conduct the
tour. Mr. Bush has set November
15 as the deadline for trip applications.
For a little over 900 dollars
you can leave Chicago August 1
and return August 31 with a
Hawaiian tan, a month of unforgettable memories, and a better picture of what the world is
like on the other side of ihe
Chip.
The luxury ship "LURLINE"
will be the mode of travel to and
from the islands with train and
bus between Chicago and the
coast. Included in the cost of the
trip is all transportation, conducted tours of all points of interest, hotel lodgings, and most
meals.
Give a thought people. There
is a lot of difference between November shivers and Hawaiian
shimmies. As a student of Central you have an opportunity to
see and enjoy that difference.
DR. HARRY OVERSTREET
DR. BONARO OVERSTREET
He has lectured on platforms
throughout ihe United States,
Canada, and ihe Hawaiian
Islands.
Dr. Overstreet's best known
book is "The Mature Mind,"
which was a Book-of-the-Month
selection and on the best seller
list for two years. He also wrote
"The Great Enterprise", another
best seller.
Dr. Bonaro Overstreet is both:
a poet and psychologist. She received her master's degree from
Columbia University. Through,
her teaching eperience at Kern
County Junior College, in Bakersfield, California, she became interested in psychology.
Her two books, "Understanding Fear" and "How io Think
About Ourselves" have been;
well received.
For many years Mrs. Overstreet.
has been a monthly contributor
to the National Parent-Teacher
publications and has served as an
advisory editor.
The Overstreets collaborated in.
writing "The Mind Alive," which,
was chosen as a selection of the
Pastoral Psychology Book Club,
and as an alternate by the Book-
of-the-Month Club.
During ihe past 10 years ihe
Overstreets have lectured,
jointly on platforms throughout
ihe United States.
The conference is free to all
college students and faculty.
Classes will not be dismissed for
the meetings. Students are urged!
to attend during their free time.
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