1947-04-16; Central Michigan Life

              Special Edition
VOLUME  21
Dick Jurgens
at Keeler May 1
Opportunity to dance to the
music of Dick Jurgens and his
orchestra will be offered to Central Michigan college students,
when the famous name band is
brought here May 1 for toe annual
Charity ball sponsored by the
Women's auxiliary of Central
Michigan Community hospital.
The ball is to take place in
Keeler baUroom from 9 p.m. to 12,
and is to be preceded by a swing
concert tin Warriner auditorium
from 7:30 to 8:30.
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Funds   from the dance   will  be
used to purchase needed  hospital
equipment.    Last year's  ball  provided  a   portable  X-ray   machine,
toe committee  said.
Prizes totaling $350 in bonds will
be awarded to lucky ticket holders
as an 'added attraction for this
year's  affair.
The Jurgens band has performed
in leading theatres and ballrooms
from coast to coast, including five
years at the Aragon and Trianon
ballrooms in Chicago. H*e introduced
such weU known songs as "Elmer's
Tune," "Careless," "My Last Goodbye," "One Dozen Roses,' and
"A MUlion Dreams   Ago.'
IRC Addressed
by Oppenheimer
Dr. Oscar Oppenheimer, associate
professor in toe education and psychology department, was guest
speaker at toe International Relations club meeting, Monday, April
7, from 7:30 to 9 pjn. in the women's lounge at Keeler union.
The title of Dr. Oppenheimer's
talk was "The Future of Germany."
FoUowihg the talk by Dr. Oppenheimer, "Music of Foreign Lands"
was presented. This included re^
cordings of popular music from
Germany, Norway, France, Ireland,
England, Russia and many other
foreign countries.
Everyone met at the soda bar,
after toe program, for selfserve re-
freshmerits.
. Wilma Luckhard, Sebewaing junior, the hostess for toe evening,
promises an enjoyable and interesting time to anyone interested in
foreign relations.
AOP—The Student Union Campaigners at Oregon State want one
or two "sugar daddies" like Gon-
zaga university's singin alumnus,
Btag Crosby. The crooner has just
contributed a $50,000 check to Gon-
zaga's engineering building fund.
Earlier he donated $2S^$$ toward
toe proposed structure.
For High School
Seniors
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN   WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1947
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Opera Curtain
Goes Up tonight
"The Gondoliers," a comic opper-
etta, is being presented this evening by the music department of
Central Michigan College, in Warr
riner auditorium at 8:15 pjm.
The setting of the play is in
Venice. The plot revolves around attempts to establish the exact iden-
ity of two gondoliers, one of whom
is the rightful king.
Leading male roles wiU be played
by: John Gregory as Don Alham-
bra, the Grand Inquisitor; William Ehlhart as Marco Palmieri;
Alex Merwin as the Duke of Plaza
Toro; Gerald Gilbert as Giuseppe
Palmiere and Arthur Wuckert as
Luiz.
Feminine leads will be. pjayed by:
Donna Crawford as the Duchess
of Plaza Toro; Lois Greening as
Gianetta; Roberta Lanshaw as Tessa and Esther Fultz as Casilda.
John Gregory, as the Grand In-    Greening),    while    Gerald    Gil-    of her plea in this scene from
quisltor, pays scant attention to    bert, Roberta Lanshaw, and Wil-    The Gondoliers."
the pleadings of Gianetta. (Losis   liam Ehlhardt await the results
Wear Narrates
African Travels
Mr. Robert Wear, of the physical
education department, was the guest
speaker' at toe International Relation club's meeting last Monday,
April 7, in toe Women's lounge in
Keeler union.
A very interesting talk Was given by Mr. Wear on his travels in
North Africia. He described toe
customs of the, Arabian and French
people he saw in Morocco and
Tunis. In addition he showed his
collection of souvenirs made up oi
mementos and relics of his sojourn
in Africia.
Following the talk by Mr. Wear,
the program "Music of Foreigr.
Lands" was presented. This was
made up of recordings of classical
and folk music of Egypt, Japan
Persia and many other countries
Everyone met at the soda ha*
for self-serve .refreshments after
the program. Wilma Luckhard, Sebewaing junior, acted as hostess for
toe evening.
GJ.'s to Meet
An, important meeting of all
veterans now in college under
P.L. 346 (toe G. I. bill) will take
place at 7:30 Thursday night,
April 17, in the college auditorium.
The meeting has been called
by toe Veterans Administration
to explain the recent changes affecting all veterans trainees, toe
procedure of requesting annual
leave, and to determine the-
number of veterans who will re-
enroll for summer, school.
It is essential that all veterans
in the foUowing categories attend this meeting.     \t
(1) Those planning to attend
summer school.
(2) Those    who wiU   request
annual leave.
(3) Those Who will eventuaUy
(transfer to another college.
(4) Those who   will  -wish to
ichange their objectives.
Model Airplane
Contest in May
A contest for control-line and
gasoline model airplanes with cash
prizes will take place at Island park,
May 18, under the auspices of toe
Central Michigan Gas Model association and toe Mt. Pleasant Junior Chamber of Commerce, according to Harvey PoHock, Detroit
freshman.
The city of Mt. -Pleasant is
building the circles for flying the
planes at Island park. The contest
director is Danny Coyne, Mt. Pleasant freshman, and Charles Munz,
Detroit freshman.
Dick Lewis, local business man, is
also working with Coyne.
Anyone interested in entering the
contest should notify one of the
above men. Later a meeting will be
held to coordinate plans.
The association is a newcomer to
Central's campus. It approved a
constitution March 12, 1947. Officers elected at that meeting were:
president, Mr. Frank Hollingshead,
Mt. Pleasant; vice-president, Mr.
Frank Neuffer, Mt. Pleasant; secretary, Bob Edmonds; and treasurer,
Don Leonard, Mt. Pleasant sophomore. Mr. Dick Lewis is senior adviser of   toe club.
Memberships are open to anyone
interested in building and flying
gas model airplanes. Dues are $1
per year.
MSC Home Ec. Dean
Visits Central Dept.
Dr. Marie Dye, dean of home economics at Michigan State college,
East Lansing, was a campus visitor
of toe home economics department
Saturday, March 22.
While here Dr. Dye worked with
toe staff on, a study toe American
Hpme Economics association is
making of home economics departments in colleges and universities.
. Central is one of the 60 institutions invited to participate in this
study.
Holford Pupils
to Give Recital
First voice, recital, in a series of
three will be presented by the pupUs
of Mr. David A. Holford, new instructor, April 22, in Keeler baUroom at 7:30.
Students in toe recital are: Dan
Raess, Jill Leach, Joyce Spurleck,
Art Wuckert, Joanne MoeUer, John
Ryder, Lida Strong, Harvey Brien,
Marcia Parkman, Donna Chapin,
and Charles Harrow.
The songs featured wiU be German, French, English and Italian,
composed by such famous men as:
Schubert, Faur'e, Caccini, and with
modern composers represented in
Deems Taylor, A Walter Kramer
and Fairchild.
Elaine Kumbier, Jo Schafer, and
Esther Lauer will be the accompanists.
The other recitals wiU follow on
April 29 and May 13.
Last Seasonal Play
to Be Presented
"The Passing of the Third Floor
Back," the last play of the 1947
season,, will be presented by the
play production class and Masquers
club combined. The play will take
place in the college auditorium at
8:15 p. m„ May 19, 22, 24.
Members of the cast as announced by Associate Professor
Fred R. Bush, dramatics • director,
are: Maralyn Lee, Stasia; Patty
iLooman,' as Mrs. Sharpe; Pat
Jahnke, Miss Kite; v Jean Chisholm, Mrs. Tompkins.
Eleanor Brietzke, Miss DeHooley;
Gil Roberts, Major Tompkins; Billy
Pierson, Joey Wright; Russell Raymond, Chistopher; Jamees Skill-
ing, Harry Larkem; Bill Ulich, Jape
(Samuels; and Ernie Vegter, the
Stranger.
ACP—"Open toe Door, Richard"
has revived an old trick at Bowling
State University. One student asks
another for a dime. The recipient
gives his friend a slip of paper
which reads:
"Thianjk you. Your dime will be
donated to a fund for Richard's
roommate so he can buy a key and
quit yelling 'Open the door, Richard.' Don't curse and swear cause
you lost your dime. Get yours back
like I got mine."
Field Director
to Be Speaker
Rev. John B. Forsyth, field Director in the Synod of Michigan
for the, Presbyterian Board of
Christian Education wUl be the
guest speaker for the Westminister
Fellowship in the Presbyterian
church, Sunday, April 20, at 5:30
p.m. The theme of his speech will
be "On Being CaUed."
Reverend Forsyth grew up in the
state of Washington and had his
coUege training in the Pacific in
the Pacific Northwest. His graduate study and early experience as
a pastor Was in the, East. He has
been in Michigan since 1937, and
has been Field Director since May
1945.
In addition to being, a counselor
on Christian Education problems
in the 240 churches of Synod, he is
administrative officer for Presbyterian summer camps and conferences for young people within the
state.
ACP—Recently a student who
had been around the Texas University campus long enough to get
a half-dozen degrees approached
his dean. "Dean» are you a sporting man?" The dean funbled a
minute and then guessed that he
was.
"Well," the hanger-on proposed,
'Tve got seventh hours here and
I'll flip you double or n,othing for
a degree." .
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