1947-03-26; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 23 MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN     WEDNESDAY,    MARCH    26, 1947
NUMBER 22
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Gwen Gwinn, F<oward Feury and   Barbara Ann Davis in, a scene
from "The Old Maid."
Masquers Give
'The Old Maid'
by Dorothy Kasel
Because of the unusual week-end
schedule of the Masquer's play
"The Old Maid," a larger portion
of the student body was attracted
to the play last night with townspeople and out-of-town people attending Friday and Saturday
nights.
Costuming of the play was very
colorful. The costumes were rented
from the Eaves Costume company
of New York.
Meegan Kelly, Cadillac sophomore and Gwen Gwinn, Ludington
senior skillfully handled the titled
roles of the Zoe Akins presenta-
tiCn. Each character was well cast
and the play hence proved to be
very interest-holding.
Mr. Fred R. Bush directed the
play with the play production class
building the set. Paul Elliott, Car-
rolton, Ohio junior, was director of
lighting.
Newspaper Parade
Chip Party Theme
A newspaper parade will be the
theme of the Chippewa Christian
Fellowship party to be held Friday
in the college den.
The party will begin at 8 p.m.
Marian Greene, Curran sophomore,
is in charge of arrangements with
Margaret Tolosa, Saginaw freshman
assisting her.
Games, shuffle board, pool, and
ping pong will be played by everyone and refreshments will be served.
All those interested are invited to
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Reorganize
Tennis Team
Central Michigan college will
have axx intercollegiate tennis
schedule this year for the first time
since 1943. The schedule is still
pending.
Veterans back this year are Bob
and Bill Wardrop, who played No.
2 and No. 3 positions, respectively,
in 1943. Both are from Mt. Pleasant.
Pat Sweeny, junior college champion from Flint, is an outstanding
transfer student who is expected to
aolster the'team.
Last year, Sweeny and Bob Wardrop teamed to enter the national
collegiate tournament at Northwestern university. They went to
the fourth round before being
eliminated.
Mr. Charles V. Park, college librarian and former champion tennis player is coach. His teams won
45 out of 62 matches played between 1935 and 1943 for an average
of .725.
Trosh Fantasy'
Plans Beginning
The annual freshman dance,
"Frosh Fantasy," will take place
April 19, in Keeler ballroom.
Dave Wangberg, Birminghaam,
and Wayne McFarland, Greenbush,
co-chairmen, are making plans for
the dance.
Sub-committee chairmen are:
Roger Pierce, Saginaw, orchestra;
Jean Du Long, Detroit, and Ellen
Goldman, Port Huron, publicity; Jo
Debrick, Detroit, invitations, chaperons; Frances Campbell, Muskegon, refreshments; Bill Walz,
Coytesville, New Jersey, tickets and
Wells Cook, Ovid, decorations.
Admission will tfe $2 per couple.
Central Golfers
Will Reorganize
Central's 1947 golf team is being
reorganized this spring, after dropping out of intercollegiate play
since 1943,   under Coach  Lester
Although an official schedule has
yet to be announced, Coach Serier
stated that matches will include
various colleges throughout the
state and also he expects to send
some men to the National Collegiate Golf tournament to be held at
Ann Arbor sometime in June.
Heading the list of golfers this
spring, and the most promising lad,
is Robert McMillen, Midland freshman, who in both 1942 and 1946
won the Midland club championship. He also was in the finals of
the Saginaw invitational only to be
beaten by the famous Chuck Kocis
last year.
Others who also shoot in the low
70's and who are expected to be key
men on the squad are Tony Maj-
da, Flint freshman; Bill Theunissen, and Bob Mclntyre, Mt. Pleasant; Robert Olsen, Detroit sophomore; and Darrel Montgomery,
freshman. None of these men have
played on a golf team here in the
past.
Twilight Dance Tonight
Do we need to remind you of the
Twilight dance tonight?
Everyone belonging, to the campus is welcome to the weekly, mixer.
From 7:30 to 9 i>. m. you may dance
to recorded music, meet^your
friends, and purchase your refresh*
merits in the cafeteria.
Artists Course
Presents Pianist
Shura Cherkassy, the brilliant
Russian-American pianist, who will
appear here March 31 and' April 2
at 8:15 p. m. has won extended
praise wherever the magic of his
keyboard technique has been heard.
Shura Cherkassy is Russian born,
but American by adoption. He was
brought to this country while still
an infant. He first' showed outstanding musical talent at the age
of four. He made his debut when
11,' creating a sensation. He was
immediately asked to play-at the
White House for President and Mrs.
Harding.
At 13 he became the personal pupil of Josef .Hoffman. Upon, graduation from his studies, he made two
highly successful tours of , Russia
and the Orient. He played extensively for service men throughout
the last war.
Recent appearances which he has
made with major symphony orchestras have included concerts with
the Philadelphia orchestra and the
National Symphony in Washington.
Shura Cherkassy is also an accomplished linguist and has keen
interest in world affairs. He recent-
'y married Eugenie Blac Cherkassy,
who now acts as his secretary.
An official change of dates for
one of Shura Cherkassy's appearances in Warriner auditorium
has been made. Because of Easter
vacation, Cherkassy's second performance has been re-scheduled
from April 3 to March 31. The
date of the other performance
remains the same, April 2.
Holders of Series B tickets
should attend the March 31 performance, and holders of Series
A tickets should attend the April
2 performance.
Arlene Kerton
Math Fraternity
Elects Officers
Thomas Selby, Ludington sophomore, was elected president of Kappa Mu Epsilon, mathematics fraternity, at a meeting Wednesday,
March 19.
Other new officers are: vice-
president, Leon Kimball, Ionia
sophomore; secretary, Genevieve
Waszkiewicz, Mikado, sophomore;
treasurer, Mary Welsh, Millington
sophomore; corresponding secretary, " Assistant Professor Lester
Serier.
The National convention of Kappa Mu Epsilon fraternities will be
in Normal, Illinois, April 10, 11, 12,
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Delegates representing Central at
this convention will be Thomas
Selby and Leon Kimball; William
Dersnah, Mt. Pleasant, special student; Mary Wright, Saulte Ste.
Marie sophomore; Frances Woodbury, St. Johns sophomore; and Dr.
C.C. Richtmeyer, head of the mathematics department.
Presbyterians Give
Tea Honoring Minister
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. Westminister Fellowship will give
a tea honoring Reverend and Mrs.
DeWitt of the Presbyterian church
in the recreation room of Sloan hall
at 4 p. m. March 27.
All college Presbyterians are especially invited,   j
College Tumblers
Show Their Skill
The tumbling team of Central
Michigan, coached by Lawrence
(Doc) Sweeney, has performed several times recently.
The b r e a t h-taking, red-clad
stunt men have put on shows for
the Frat Frolics, Rotary club review, and the Regional and District
basketball games.
Members of these audiences saw
a combination of the following
stunts:
Plain line tumbling consisting of
forward and backward rolls, back
extensions, and snap ups. A high
dive-over a knee shoulder stand.
Handspring off the back of a un-
derstander.
Broad diving over eight men.
Front and back somersaults. Back
somersault with round-off. Back
handspring and several different
pyramids.
Several trampoline exhibitions
have also been given. Stunts on the
trampoline are very similar to dives
in swimming. They consist of somersaults front and back, one-and-a-
half somersaults both front and
back, high dives, and swan dives,
also back half-gainers, back full-
See—TUMBLERS—Page 4
More Than Half
oi Women Vote
Gilbert Holmes, Thome,
Dean Beat Opponents
in Campaign for Offices
Around 450 women, nearly 60%
of the campus women students, cast
their ballots in the election last
Thursday which determined the
new officers of the Associated Women Students for next year. Arlene
Kerton, Fenton junior, defeated
Kay Sanford, Freeland junior and
Pat Jahnke, Saginaw junior, for the
presidency of the organization.
Verna Gilbert, Traverse City
sophomore, won the office of vice-
president over Natalie Haglund,
Oscoda sophomore. Becky Holmes,
Traverse City sophomore, defeated
Barbara Borchers, Grayling sophomore, in the race for the office of
secretary. Helen Holz, Bad Axe
sophomore, will take over the office
of treasurer, she defeated Shirley
Storz, Portland junior.
Janet Thome, Lowell sophomore,
will take the place of representative - at - large for upperclassmen.
Doris Addy, Wyandotte sophomore,
was her competitor. Helen Dean,
Detroit freshman, defeated Florence Slade, Saginaw freshman for
freshmen .• trepresentative-at-large.
Arlene Kerton has been active as
secretary of both her freshmen and
sophomore classes, recording secretary of Delta Sigma Epsilon sorority, Rohan Hall board member,
See—AWS ELECTION—Page 4
Sorority Rushing
to Begin Soon
All girls interested in joining a
sorority are urged to attend a meeting in W355 Monday, at 7 p.m.
Presidents from each sorority will
form a panel to discuss sororities
in general. Schedules and rules of
rushing will be available for each
girl.'
Sorority rushing will officially
open Wednesday April 9, at 8 a.m.
and will close, Monday April 28, at
5 p.m.
Natl Drive Hits Campus
"Heifers for Europe," a widely
known project on campuses and in
churches throughout the country,
hit Central March 24 with an enthusiastic welcome. The drive was
first formally announced in Keeler
union on March 24, by committee
members, who presented facts about
the desperate conditions in Europe
and announced the $160 goal sought
before the drive ends March 30.
The Heifer* project was conceived
by Dan West, Brethern Relief worker, in the rural districts of Spain
previous to World War n. But the
Spanish War, soon became a' world
war, France fell and before heifers
were ready tof" be sent abroad, all
Europe was blockaded. As more and
more children suffered in Europe,
more and more people in the United
! States became interested in recon-
' struction, (especially, through the
Heifer project, a plan to replace
the thousands of dairy cattle which
were victims of the war.
Included in the $160 is the cost:
of shipping the heifer to Europe,
all necessary food and care until it
is in the hands of some competent
European farmer, as well as the
original cost of the heifer. By June,
1946, 1790 heifers had been sent to
five different European countries
in this manner. The Heifer project
committee has in its membership
representatives from the Evangelical and Reformed church, Northern
Baptists, Mennonites, Rural Life
asssociation, Fellowship of Reconciliation, and Catholic Rural Life
Conference.
Don Arsen, Detroit sophomore,
and Wilma Luckhard, Sebewaing
junior, co-chairmen of the drive,
announced that milk cans have
been placed at the end of the cafeteria line in Keeler, at Newtons, in
Warriner hall, and in Grawn hall
for 'contributions.
"Heifers for Europe" is being
sponsored by the mter*Faith council in conjunction with Religious
Empnasis week.
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