1947-03-12; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 28
'MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN   WEDNESDAY,   MARCH   IB,   1947
NUMBER 20
Freshmen Elect
Officers Today
Freshman class officers will be
elected today when students cast
their votes in the ballot boxes in the
second floor foyer. The polls will be
open until 5 pm...
An error was made in last week
LIFE in listing Vincent Olszewski
as a candidate for vice, president. •
Candidate for class officers are:
President, Bill Walz, Coytesville, N.
J.; James Schneider, Saginaw; David Wangberg, Birmingham; and
William Hart, Saginaw.
Vice-president: Wayne McFarland, Greenbush; Roger Pierce,
Saginaw; Don Griffin, Barbeau;
and Victpr Sienkaniec; Detroit-
Secretary—Mary Curto, Grosse
Pointe, and Jo Schafer, Chesaning.
Treasurer—Joan Force, Saginaw;
Milo Turner, Caro; and Harrison
Scott,  Louisville.
Girls Dormitories
Have Annual Tea
The annual St. Patrick's tea will
be sponsored by both Ronan and
Sloan hall this year report social
directors Rosalie Mentzer and Ka-
thryn Smith. It will take place
March 16 from 4 to 6 p. m. Guests
will stop at Sloan hall first ap4
then proceed to Ronan for "tea."
Faculty members are invited to
attend.
Jane Bensley, Traverse City senior and Virginia Guy, Saginaw
sophomore are co-chairmen of the
tea. Chairmen of the other committees are: invitations, Janet Duncan, Olfare senior; retfresjuments,
Blanche Buhl, New Haven junior;
decorations, Donna Richardson,
Alma sophomore and Helen Reilly,
Brown City senior; cleaprup, Jo
hedges, Chicago junior and Marge
Janson, Reese junior; program,
Anne Ensign, Alma sophomore and
Phil Hartman, Midland junior;
hostesses, Scotty Jack, Pinckney
freshman and Virginia Meyers, Detroit sophomore; name-tags, Mid-
dred Vanderlip, Gowen senior.
Faculty Men
Fete Prexy
Pres. Charles L. Anspach was the
honored guest at a birthday dinner
given by the men of the College
faculty last Thursday, March 6, in
Keeler Union ballroom.
The dinner was one which had
particular appeal to the more than
65 persons who attended and enjoyed a divirsified program which
placed various members of the faculty on, the "gridiron." Following
the formal program and the presentation of a gift, Dr. Anspach responded with a short talk.
Credit for the smooth manner in
which the program was carried out
was given by the committee to Dr.
George Nelson, who acted as the
general chairman for the party.
AWS Requires
Assembly Tonight
The A.W.S. required assembly for
women will be tonight in the auditorium at 7:30.
The candidates for officers and
representatives of the AWS council for next year will be announced
by Barbara Force, Saginaw senior,
and president of AWS.
Trout Announces
New Scholarship
The Scholarship Award of the
Detroit Armenian Womens club was
announced last week by Dr. David
M. Trout, Dean of Students. This
award is available to young men
and women of Armenian parentage
whose residence is in the metropolitan district of Detroit.
The award is available to undergraduate students who demonstrate
scholastic ability and posses good
character.
The amount of the award is one
hundred dollars. Half of this will be
given at the beginning of jthe semester and the second half at the
beginning of the second semester.
Applications must be in the hands
of the committee by May 15, 1947.
Centralites Act
at Rotary Revue
The Rotary Revue sponsored by
•the Mt. Pleasant Rotary club played to a packed house at Warriner
auditorium  last  Wednesday night.
Biggest hit of the evening was
the King's trio — Eddie Hansop,,
Art Kipp, and Harold Clements, all
Central students. Their hillbilly
numbers with violin, bass fiddle,
and electric guitar resulted in several curtain calls.
Biggest female attraction of the
evening was Dr. E. C. Beck, English
department head, who played a -be*
witching "Maisie Snerd" until half
his pneumatic bosom deflated!
Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist, was
portrayed by Dr. Wilbur Moore,
head of the speech department.
Johnny Ryder, Mt. Pleasant senior, furnished boogie woogie for the
evening, and Sweeney's tumblers
tflew through the air with the
greatest of ease.
Eddie Dowling, imported magician
from Midland, ended the evening's
entertainment.
Council Studies
Enlargement Plan
The Student Council discussed
the possibility of enlarging the
council body in accordance with the
growing student body at it's meeting last Thursday night. There are
at present 13 members, including
the president. Before any changes
can be made in the council membership it will be necessary to take
a vote among the student body.
Suggested changes include making class presidents council members.
Inteiioith Hears
Social Workers
A five member discussion' panel,
considering the subject "To What
Extent Does Religion Aid in Solving* Social Problems," attracted
keen interest at the well-attended
Inter-Faith hour, presented from
5:30 to 7 p,m., Sunday, March 9, in
the College elementary, building.
The discussion emphasized and
illustrated the fact that religion
holds the most significant place in
unifying our complex society, which
represents the culture and tradition
of so many different races and na-
tionalaties. The members of the
panel were Assistant Professor Emil
Pfister, faculty advisor for the Wesley Foundation, ' chairman; Miss
Ramona Quinlin, student of Sacred
Heart high school, Mt. Pleasant;
the Reverend Dr. Charles MacKen-
See—INTERFAITH— Page 6
New Cafeteria
to Be Erected
Norval C. Bovee,' business manager, has announced that a temporary snack bar and cafeteria is
to be erected behind Keeler union.
Present plans call for this unit to
be completed in time for use at the
beginning of the fall semester.
The building will be 258 feet wide
and 180 feat long approximately
the same size as the present -cafe-
teriaVIt'Will have a small kitchen
and cafeteria serving line and will
accommodate 200 people. It is also
possible that there will be a small
lounge.
A snack bar, and other equipment
have already been purchased from
Ft. Wayne, Detroit. The expense
will be.covered by the Federal
Works Agency.
Rabbi Shulman to Talk
at All-College Assembly
Nelson Hickman
New DAV Head
Nelson Hickman, Saginaw senior,
was recently elected chapter commander of the local chapter of Disabled American Veterans.
Hickman, who succeeds Horace
G. Stafford, Berkley junior, as commander, is also chairman of the
Michigan Veteran's trust fund for
this district.
Other Central vet students elected to of if ice were: Calvin, Byers,
North Branch sophomore, jr. vice
commander; John Paquettfe, Detroit
sophomore, treasurer; a#d Charles
Phillips, Mt. Pleasant junior, chaplain.
After the meeting the men consumed over 25 pounds of spare ribs
and chips, washed down by coffee.
Beck Directs
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Lumbermen
Dr. Earl C. Beck has recently finished with the sport" shows of the
year. Between semesters he managed the Michigan Lumberjacks in
Indianapolis for a week. In the last
week of February the old-timer
played in Buffalo after stopping for
a luncheon show for the Boulevard
Shriners at the Fisher Building in
Detroit.
These Michigan Lumberjacks
consist of a group of seven to nine
men. The youngest of them is 71.
The others are 81, 84, 87, 88 and 89
respectively.
Uncle Sam Pays for Education
of One-Third of Michigan Vets
One out of every three World War
II veterans in Ohio, Michigan, and
Kentucky have made • application
for education or job-training under the benefits administered by
the Veterans Administration.
The VA's Branch Office in Columbus, Ohio, today reported that
as of February 1, a total of 569,250
of the 1,612,000.World War II veterans in the three states had applied for education or training under
the G.I. Bill (Public Law 346), or
the Vocational Rehabilitation Act
for Disabled Veterans (Public Law
16) The number Included 281,053
of Ohio's 773,760 veterans; 201,025
of Michigan's 567,424 veterans; and
87,172 of Kentucky's 270,816 veterans.
Less than half of those who applied were enrolled in schools or
job-training course on'February 1.
In Ohio, 138,066 of the 281,053 who
had applied actually were enrolled
in education or training in February. In Michigan, 93,171 of the 201,-
025 applicants were enrolled, and in
Kentucky, 33,634 of the 87,172 applicants were enrolled.
• The number of disapproved applications in the three states totalled
2,500 as of February 1, including
918 in Ohio, 1,081 in Michigan, and
501 in Kentucky.
Veteran Housing
Units Occupied
Single veteran students at Central Michigan college are now occupying all temporary dormitory
units constructed for this purpose,
Norval C. Bovee, business manager,
announced last week. In addition,
apartment units for the housing of
52 veteran families are rapidly
nearing completion. Construction
of both projects was made possible
through the cooperation of the
Federal public Housing authority.
In the project for single men the
buildings contain four study rooms,
each with adjoining bedrooms. Each
building also has bath and lavatory facilities. Although the dormitories were constructed to house 144
men, the quarters provide living
space for 275. Furniture includes
desks, chairs, lamps, beds and
dressers.
The apartment project for housing married veterans consists of
26 building units, each containing
two apartments of five rooms. In
each suite are a living room, a
kitchenette, two bedrooms and a
bath. Equipment includes heating,
cooking and refrigeration appliances..
Cost of the complete project, college officials say, will be approximately $250,000 to the Federal government and $40,000 to the state.
Noted  Author  and  Clergyman Will Address Students
■u   at Start of Heligious Week
Rabbi Charles E. Shulman, noted
author and clergyman, will be the
speaker for the all-college assembly
March 24. The assembly will begin
the program for Religious Emphasis
week sponsored by Inter-Faith,
council from March 24.to 31.
Rabbi Shulman is a graduate of
Ohio Northern university law
school, the University of Chicago,
and the Hebrew Union college of
Cincinnati, Ohio. He holds a master's degree in Philosophy and is
also a members of the Ohio State
Bar association. Since being ordained Rabbi- in 1927, he has held pulpits in Glencoe, Hl„ where he holds
his present position as Rabbi of
North Shore Congregation Israel.
He is considered one of,the leading
clergymen of the Middle West and
is noted as an orator in the pulpit
and on the platform.
As the only Rabbi among 225 Naval Chaplains, Mr. Shulman had
the entire Southwest Pacific as his
parish during the late war, traveling continuously between Australia
and the Philippines with Admiral
Kincaid's famous Seventh fleet.
Before going overseas he was the
only Jewish naval chaplain in all
of New England, serving the important basic training centers of
amphibious operations as Well as
air bases.
As author, scholar and public
speaker, his observations on peace,
social welfare and religion have appeared hi book form as well as in
various periodicals to which he con-v
tributes. • «'
His books include "The Problems
of the Jews in the Contemporary
World," and "Europe's Conscience
in Decline," studies'' of' minority
peoples and problems in various
lands which point out the collapse
of European civilization because of
failure in the religious field.
Display New Books
on Library Shelves
Three books have recently been
added to, the college library. They
will be on display in the circulation
room starting today. A Negro's
Faith in America by Spencer Logan
has won the McMillan Centenary
award for the best book written by
a member of the armed forces. This
book tells the story of the discouragement and trials of a negro, who
despite' these facts, still has faith
in democracy.
Anyone who enjoys music will
want to read The Music Lovers
Handboolc, edited by Elie Seigmei-
ster. It discusses the various phases
of music, the different composers,
and. the modern trends in music.
Kay Boyle, an outstanding writer
has written a book entitled Thirtf
Short Stories. Anyone who enjoy;
her writings will find this book interesting.
Wallace Talks
About Fashions
Miss Martha Wallace, assistant
professor in the home economics
department, was guest speaker in
the adult home making class, which
met at the Mt. Pleasant high school
under the guidance of Mrs. Freddie Simonds, associate professor in.
the heme economics department.
Miss Wallace's subject was how to
select clothing and new fashions.
Band Club Elects
New Officers
Election of new officers and a reorganization of the constitution
were accomplished at the band
club meeting March .4 at the home
of Mr. Norman Dietz, band director.
The new officers are: president
Bud Field, Manistee junior; vice
president, Lloyd Conley, Rogers
City sophomore; secretary-treasur- '"
er, Lorin Richtmeyer, Albion sophomore.
New members taken into the club
this semester are: Don Strouf, Niagara' junior; Lloyd Conley, Lorin
Richtmeyer, Dick Warner, Lowell
sophomore; Alex Merwin, Mt.
Pleasant junior; and Deith Polhian-
teer, Midland junior.
A luncheon was served following1
the business meeting;'
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