1955-04-22; Central Michigan Life

              Political Parties Name Slate for 1955-56 Officers
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VOL. 36        CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE. MT. PLEASANT, MICH.. APRIL 22, 1955 NO. 23
Mm, Chaffee Earn Top Academic Honors
Honors will be awarded 14 per
cent of Central's 1955 graduating
class.
Of the 306 June graduates, 42
will receive academic honors.
Seven students have gained the
status of Summa cum laude, 11
will be recognized as Magna cum
laude, and 24 will be honored
Cum laude.
HULIN
The valedictorian was earned
in a well-rounded college life
by Sharon Hulin. Lake, who
achieved a 2.93 point average.
Miss Hulin has majors in English and social science, and minors
in French and history. She has
been active with the CHIPPEWA
and LIFE for four years, and is
the present editor of LIFE.
She represented Kappa Gamma
on the Panhellenic Council this
year; was vice-president of Alpha
Delta, honorary journalism fraternity; and was vice-chairman of
the Young Democrats. She has
been a member of Pi Kappa Delta,
honorary speech fraternity; the
International Relations Club; and
the Independent Party.
Miss Hulin also is listed in
"Who's Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Universities." She rejected a University
of Michigan scholarship for graduate study in favor of a fellowship
in the graduate school of journalism at the University of Wisconsin.
The salutatory goes to Jewell
Chaffee, Saginaw, with a close
2.90.
Miss Chaffee was treasurer of
the Campus Party, and a member
of Alpha Sigma Tau, Psychology
Club, Sociology Club, and Sigma
Tau Delta English honor society,
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MacPherson, Rolph, Schmidt Compete
for Top Position in Tuesday's Election
Candidates for the spring election on April 26 have been announced by the Campus Party, the
Independent Party and the Students Rights Party. The newly
reactivated Students Rights Party
has nominated candidates only for
president and vice-president of
the student body and for the Sen-
CHAFFEE
AWS Installation
of Officers Sunday
Newly elected officers of the
Associated Women Students'
board will be installed Sunday at
the annual installation and recognition breakfast in Sloan dining
room at 8:30 a.m.
The presentation of the AWS
scholarship and the recognition
of women students who have
contributed to this year's activities will also take place at this
time.
The program will include a talk
on the highlights of AWS by this
year's president, Grace Stevens,
Kalamazoo senior, followed by the
new president, Milly Doren, Vas-
sor junior. A vocal solo will be
sung by Sandra Seal, Fenton junior.
Jo Crisp, Pontiac sophomore, is
general chairman of the breakfast. All women are invited to attend.
'Italian Interlude'
Film Here Saturday
The film-lecture "Italian Interlude," the last of a series of travelogues, will be presented here
tomorrow night.
"Italian Interlude" will consist
of a full color film and a lecture
by Dr. J. Gerald Hooper. Dr.
Hooper is a graduate of Morgan
Park Military Academy and has
the degree of Doctor of Dental
Surgery from Loyola University.
He is finishing a recent tour
in which some of his stops have
included Columbia University
and Town Hall, New York City.
Throughout the tour, "Italian
Interlude" has been awarded
high praise.
Starting time is 8 p.m. in the
auditorium. The performance is
free to students.
CM Debaters Take Honors at California
Tournament, Tour Hollywood During Trip
Central's debaters toured Hollywood during their recent trip to
Redlands University. The California university played host to
544 students from 115 colleges and
universities at the Pi Kappa Delta
National Forensic Conference.
As a surprise, all 544 students
and their advisers were loaded
in busses and transported to
Hollywood to visit television
and radio programs.
During their visit to the Tennessee Ernie program, Emil Pfister,
associate professor of speech was
chosen at random from the Pi
Kappa Delta group to represent
them in the broadcast. Mr. Pfister
gave tongue twisters to a group
over the national CBS hookup.
The four debaters representing Ceniral at the conference
were Mario Davison, Midland
sophomore; Bill Franch, Ionia
senior; Laura Pizzala, Manistique sophomore, and Cyril
Pombier. Parma freshman.
In the women's debate division
the Central team won three and
lost five. In men's debate, it was
four - four. In discussion, Franch
and Miss Davison tied for second
place, both winning ratings ol
"excellent." Miss Pizzala won a
rating of "good" in oratory.
Central and Michigan State represented Michigan. Pi Kappa Delta
is a national honorary forensic
fraternity and the largest Greek
letter society in the world.
Play Pro Students
to Present 'Harvey'
in Three Day Run
"Harvey," a comedy in three
acts by Mary Chase, will be presented April 28, 30, and May 2 by
the class in advanced play production.
The play was one of Broadway's  most  successful  productions and was later made into a
movie starring Jimmy Stewart.
Fred Bush,  associate professor
of drama, has announced the following cast: Jani Hansen as Myr-
tyle Mae Simmons; Phyllis Twining   as   Veta   Louise   Simmons;
George   Bedard   a s   Elwood   P.
Dowd;   Joan  Flemming  as  Miss
Johnson; Rosilyn Theisen as Mrs.
Ethel Chauvenet;
Mario Davison as Ruth Kelly,
R.N.; Bill Sakalauskas as Duane
Wilson; Harrison Guest as Cy-
man Sanderson, M.D.; Pat Case
as Betty Chumley; Phil Van-
Every as William R. Chumley,
M.D.; Terry Rice as Judge Gaff-
ney; and Robert Thompson as
Dumpfy.
The play begins at 8:15 in the
Auditorium. Single admission is
50 cents with special spring rates
of two tickets for 75 cents. "Harvey" is the last play on the season
ticket.
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CMC Band to Tour
Mich. High Schools
The Concert Band left Wednes
day on their annual trip to high
schools around the state. This year
concerts will be  given in eight
schools in the thumb area.
On Wednesday the band will be
at Elkton at 10:30 a.m., Cass City
at 2 p.m. and at Bad Axe at 8 p.m.
Thursday they will travel to Caro
at 10:30 a.m., Vassar at 2 p.m. and
Fairgrove at 8 p.m.
The band will wind up the
tour with performances at Kers-
ley High in Flint at 10:15 a.m.
and at Flushing at 2 p.m.
The Concert Band is composed
of 70 students and is directed by
Norman Dietz, director of CMC
bands.
Buddy Morrow's Band
to Play at Central
for Hospital Benefit
Buddy Morrow and his orchestra will be at Central Michigan
Tuesday evening for a jam session
and the annual Hospital Benefit
Ball. Soloist with this well-known
dance and recording orchestra is
Dorothy Kae.
The jam session will be from
7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, and the Ball is in the Ballroom from 9 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
Tickets for the jam session are
$1. Dance tickets are $7.50, and do
not include admittance to the jam
session.
Tickets will be sold on campus at the desk in the Union, in
ihe Business Office, and by
members of ihe Circle K Club.
The president of this new campus organization is Dick Peters,
Robinson. Tickets will also be
on sale ai ihe box office in Warriner before ihe jam session.
The dance is sponsored by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Central
Michigan Community Hospital to
raise funds for laboratory and
hospital equipment.
American Novelist
Talks to CM Groups
May Sarton, noted American
poet and novelist was welcomed
on campus by CMC students and
faculty last Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Sarton spoke before several groups while o n campus.
Monday in the Ballroom she gave
"A Poet's Idea of Poetry," and
Tuesday afternoon she read some
of her own poetry at a coffee
hour in her honor. Miss Sarton
also talked to several English and
speech classes.
Miss Sarton is the author of 10
books and numerous poems and
short stories, and she gave writers
some insight into the writing of
poems, stories, and essays.
"The mosi important thing to
remember when writing is ihai
ihe end result will be no better
than the author, because it is
his creation," Miss Sarion said.
She continued, stressing ihe importance of living a "full, intense life, and being honest and
original ai all times."
Miss Sarton is at present touring  United   States   colleges   and
universities,   having   recently
spoken at Harvard University at
Cambridge.  Her  latest  novel  is
"Faithful are the Wounds."
Senate Scholarship
Applications Due
Applications for the 1955-56
Student Senate scholarship are
being accepted now. The scholarship will cover tuition for two semesters.
Sophomores, juniors, or second
semester freshmen may apply if
they have at least a 1.00 average,
are free from probation, show a
need, and are full-time students.
Interested students must submit  a letter of  application io
Sieve Marovich, 333 Robinson,
by 5 p.m. next Thursday.
The letter should include name,
address, class, point average, degree of need, and extra-curricula
activities.
ate, while the other two parties
have a full slate of candidates.
The constitutional amendment
voted upon on April 5 will go
into effect in this election, and
three senators from each class
will be elected. The amendment
passed by a vote of 652 io 14.
The three candidates for president  of  the  student  body  are
Bruce MacPherson, Bay City (IP);
Ron Rolph, Birmingham (CP); and
Fred   Schmidt,   Saginaw   (SRP);
All three men are members of the
junior class.
Candidates for ihe vice-presidency of ihe student body are
Ruth Harris, Battle Creek sophomore  (IP);  Don Rolph, Birmingham junior (CP); and Don
Seiierbo, Frankfort (SRP).
The Campus Party has nominated   Sally   Holloway,   Detroit;
Chuck Miller,  Stanton;  and Pat
Wallace, Saginaw, for the senior
seats in the Senate.
Independent Party candidates
for these positions are Bill Balwinski, Bay City; Bob Tennani,
Breckenridge; and Don Wheeler,
Flushing.
The three students nominated
by the Students Rights Party are
John Hicks, Cheboygan; Diane
Yuill, Gaylord; and Yvonne Yuill,
Gaylord.
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