1947-05-14; Central Michigan Life

              New Editors
Earl Ayers
Donna IngersoU
Marylan  Gaffield
ONLY 31 DAYS
LEFT BEFORE
THE HOLIDAY
VOLUME  28
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN,      WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1947
NUMBER 28
Plans Completed for Stag Day
New Publications Heads Chosen
Maser, Ayers to Co-Edit
Life; IngersoU, Gaffield
Win Chippewa Posts
Central Michigan Life will have
two co-editors next year for the
first time in Central's history. The
Chippewa, college year book, wild
have .the traditional editor and
business manager.
Bernice Maser, Au Greg junior,
and Earl Ayers, Mt. Pleasant junior,
will work as co-editors for Life
throughout the 1947-48 school year.
Donna IngersoU, North Branch
junior, will serve as editor of next
year's Chippewa. Marylan Gaffield,
Six Lakes junior, will be the business manager.
Maser, an art major, is on a secondary curriculum at Central. She
has credit for three courses in
journalism here and has served on
the publications staff for two years.
This past, year Bernie has handled
the responsibilities of managing
editor for Life and has been treasurer of Alpha Delta, national journalism fraternity.
Ayers has also had three college
courses in journalism and has
served on the staff one and a half
years. He has been Life photographer this year. Earl is on a Liberal
Arts curriculum.
IngersoU is on a secondary curriculum she has been active as
A. W. S. representative, A. W. S.
secretary, columnist for Life; she
has been on the student council,
student activities committee, Who's
who, and is a member of Alpha Delta and Alpha Sigma Tau sorority.
Donna previously served on Chippewa staff as art editor and is assistant editor for this year's edition.
Gaffield has served as assistant
business manager of the Chippewa.
She is a member of Pi Kappa Sigma sorority and has served as Vice
President of that group.
Each year the student council
elects a Life editor and an editor
and a business manager for the
Chippewa for the following school
year. The candidates are chosen on
the .basis of experience and general
qualifications.
DO to Present
Public Musicale
Delta Omicron will present its
public musicale on Sunday, May 18,
at 3 pjn. in Keeler Union ballroom.
Soloists taking part include Edna
Artley, Shirlee Bloch Hetty CaldeF,
Marilyn Rooselit, Verna Gilbert,
Marcia Parkman, Esther Lauer, and
Mary Weibel.
A vocal ensemble composed of
Lois Greening, Esther Pultz, Mary
Weibel, Fanny Van Sickle, Roberta
Lanshaw, and Georgia Clendening
will offer several light selections.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
MayFestival
Ends Season
The . annual JWJay music festival
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
May 6 and 7, brought to a close the
last of the Artist course programs
for this semester.
The college choral society began
the program Tuesday evening with
the .Oratorio, "The Creation," by
Haydn. The guest soloists were:
Nancy Carr, soprano, Robert Long,
tenor, and Roger Fee, bass. Miss
Reeder was the accompanist.
Wednesday evening the A cappel-
la choir sang five numbers. The
soloists were: Lois Greening, Breck-
enridge senior, Donna Crawford,
Caro sophomore, and William Ehlhardt, Milwaukee junior. The accompanists were: Shirley Bloch,
Weidman sophomore, • and Beverly
Marzolf, Ithaca junior. Perry O'-
Neil, pianist and Dudley Powers,
cellist were the featured artists for
the evening.
Interfaith Hour
to Be at Prexy's
President Anspaeh's home will be
the scene of the last Interfaith
Hour of the year next Sunday evening from 5:30 to 7 pjn. A dramatic program, directed by Fred R.
Bush, and pertfonmed by Central
students who attend the local
Methodist church, was announced
last week by John West, general
chairman, of the program. Special
music is being planned by Kay El-
dred.
The program will consist of readings giving a condensed version of
the book of Job. Background music
will consist of records of old Hebrew
melodies.
Refreshments will be served
the Wesley Foundation*
by
First Class Rating
Received by Life
Dr. Andrei Lobonov
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Lobonov Speaks
at MEA Dinner
Members of the Clare-Isabella
distract of the Michigan Education
Association will have their annual
dinner meeting at Keeler ballroom,
Thursday, May 22, at 6 p.m.
Speaker of the evening will be Dr.
Andrei Lobonov, at present a professor of history at the university of
Michigan.
Dr. Lobonov, a cosmopolite in the
literal sense of the word, will probably speak on conditions in Europe,
as this is his forte.
Miss Edna M. Heilbronn, president of the C. M. college M. E. A.
organization, announced that requests for reservations must be in
by Saturday, May 17. Requests
should be accompanied by checks
to cover the cost—$150 per plate.
First class honors were awarded
the Central Michigan Life in the
All - American newspaper critical
service conducted by the Associated
Collegiate Press last semester. Special mention was made by the critic
of the lively sports coverage and the
good job of covering campus news
in the paper.
Life received a first class rating
last year. However, because of the
doubled student population, Life
was judged in a higher classification this year.
Seniors Revolt at Island Park
Senior Revolt Day, the explanation for the 'R-47' and 'Revolt
47ers' displayed about the campus
the past two weeks, will be held
at Island Park tomorrow. Activities
will begin at 11 a,m. to be followed
with a picnic lunch from 12 to 1.
The schedule for the day is to
include softball, tennis, horseshoes
and other group sports, all being
planned by Dale Wares, Traverse
City senior, assisted by Otto Ross,
Tawas City senior and Lucille Mc-
Clary, Onaway senior.
The faculty will be organized by
Mr. Jesse Thorpe, assistant librarian. The winner of the round robin
softball game versus the faculty
men at 4 pjn. is the feature event
of the afternoon.
A 55-cent picnic lunch has been
arranged by Joan Muntz, Cass City
senior, which will be served between
See—SENIOR REVOLT-JPage 6
Band to Present
Second Concert
The second and final concert of
the year by Central's foand will
foe given in Warriner auditorium,
May 28, under the direction of Mr.
Norman Dietz, band instructor.
The program will be divided into
two parts.
The first part will be the works
of Weber, Bach, Dvorak and Grieg.
Miss Reeder, instructor of music,
will be the guest soloist in the Grieg
piano concerto, which was recently
transcribed for piano and concert
band.
The second half will be dedicated
to several modern American composers, such as: Ferde Grofe, Cole
Porter and Jerome Kern, with several concert arrangements written
especially for the Central college
band. I
Faculty to Bid
for Team Crown
•Men,1 mark this Saturday as an
extra special day. Frats, independent teams, and vengeful faculty
members twill complete in Central's
Annual.Sttag Meet sponsored by the
Men's Union.
The activities will start with early
morning golf and be followed
throughout the day with contests
in tennis, volleyball, softball and
end with the favorite tug-of-war in
the late afternoon.
Last year Sigma Tau Gamma and
Phi Sigma Epsilon combined forces
to capture the championship, but
Jesse (Horse shoe Champion)
Thorpe reports that the faculty
team has shown a great deal of improvement in their workouts to date
and should be a strong contender.
The faculty boast two previous
champions, one in 1903 and the
other in 1911. Captain, Thorpe witnessed tlie former in diapers and
the latter in knee pants.
Clarence Turn a, H,untington
Woods freshman, wili be in charge
of the food. With the aid of his two
kitchen boys, he should prepare a
fine meal.
Harry Schuble, Caro sophomore,
jwill undoubtedly take individual
honors, if he makes it back from
the golf course in time.
Great things are expected from
Charles Lemfoaek, Olio sophomore,
in the square dominoes tournament.
A relay team, composed oif J, P.
Carey, C. E. Beck, Jud Foust and
Charley Anspach is the favorite because of the fact that women faculty members are ineligible for this
meet.
See—STAG DAY—-Page 6
Modem Dance
The second annual W.RA. modern dance performance will be presented Monday, May 26, at 8:15 p.
m. in Warriner auditorium.
The dance club is under the direction, of Miss Jane McNamara,
assistant professor of physical education.
Colorful costumes, plus dances to
words as well as music, will be included in the annual program.
Feature New Play
in All Star Cast
An all star cast will be featured
in the play "Passing of the Third
Moor Back," presented by the Alpha Phi Omega dramatics fraternity
and the advanced play production
dubs. It has a psychological background.
The play features such veteran
actors op, Central's campus as Marilyn Lee, Petosky senior, portraying
the part of Stasia. Marilyn has
played in the following plays: "Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs"'
"Pride and Prejudice," "Last Stop,"
"A Christaias Star for Olga," "Hamlet," "iBlithe Spirit" and "Make-Up
and Live." ,
Patty Looman, Mapaington W. V.
senior, is cast in the part of Mrs.
Sharpe. She has had former pants
in "Last Stop," "Blithe Spirit,"
"Christmas Star for Olga" and
"The Old Maid."
Pat Jahnke, Saginaw junior, capably handles the role of Miss
Kite. She has gained her experience
from "Pride and Prejudice," "Career Angel" and "A Christmas Star
for Olga."
Jean Chisholm, Flint senior, portrays Mrs. Tompkins. Jean has appeared in such plays as "Miss
Jimmy," "Song of Bernadette,"
'^Sniow White and the Seven
Dwarfs," "Mashemka," "Brains and
Bangtails," "Her Fatal Beauty" and
"Career Angel,"
Eleanor Brietzke, Gladwin senior,
will act the role of Miss DeHooley.
She has had former parts in "Snow
White and the Seven Diwarfs,"
'TRiumplestUtskin," "Last Stop," Ca-
See—NEW PLAY—Page 6
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