1947-07-23; Central Michigan Life

              College fifty
in Last Stages
VOLUME 28
Mefort-Scctt
Really "Dood-it"
MT.   PLEASANT,   MICHIGAN,     WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1947
NUMBER 35
Crew Finishing
Set for'Hearts'
•The stage settings for the play,
"Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay," are nearing completion.
The set designs used are iby Mary
Blair Von Albrecht, designer at
the Goodman Theatre, Art institute, Chicago.
The members of the stage crew
organization are as follows: James
Ryan, technical director; Dolores
Woloson, book'holder; Warren Do-
lan, stage manager; Lyle Plowman,
assistant stage manager; Robert
Cheetham, publicity manager; Jack
Redman, property crew chairmaii;
Paul Elliott, electrician; Christine
Helm, costume chairman; Rose
Mary Murphy, Mary Lou McCarthy, Frances Buerker, and Mary
Booth, property crew members;
Samuel Porter and Lesley Ren-
nels, stage lighting . crew; Frances
Bufblitz and Joanne Dziuba, wardrobe committee.
Moore Outlines
Speech Training
. "Have a friendly and wholesome
'atmosphere in your schoolroom, in
order to develop properly the
speech and language of the child."
Those were the words of Dr. Wilbur
Moore, Director of Clinical Services
who addressed a large group of
teachers in Room W 107, Tuesday,
July 15.
The teachers were told to be sure
there was as little emotional tension and disturbance as possible,
and also that they should not give
children reading material which is
above their capabilities. The teachers were urged to provide an adequate amount of speech experience
and stimulation. "If the child has
not had the proper • amount and
kind of speech stimulation and experience, be sure that you provide
them for him before trying to teach
him to read," Dr. Moore emphasizes.
Dr. Moore pointed out that calling attention to tendencies which
do not appear normal make the
condition worse rather than correcting it. "Try to find the condition,
which causes the tension"is his advice.
Placement Bureau
Help to Alumni
According to a report released ,by
Dr. Kenneth T. Bordine, supervisor
of the Placement Bureau, Central
Michigan College takes an active
interest in the welfare of its graduates.
During the past year 160 alumni,
registering with the placement office, secured positions. Of this number 13 were placed in the field of
,   school  administration.
All graduates of the college.have
the privilege of having their credentials placed on the active list
when it seems desirable to change
positions.
Dr. Bordine intimated that ho
student or alumnus was guaranteed
a position but every effort was
made to assist those who were seeking positions. No charge is made
for the service.
All-College Picnic Galls
Crowd of Students;Faculty
'5 Men on a House9
May Cause Comment
By Painters? Union
It is rumored that the local
Painters' Union is filing a protest
against the firm of Thorpe, Lauer,
Sweeney, Bovee, and Knapp, prominent faculty members of Central
Michigan  College.
It seems that in a Keeler Union
"meeting," it was found that the
house of George Lauer needed a
"white-washing." Thus the corporation was formed. It is the intent
of the group to encourage a yearly
"paint job" of faculty houses.
As originally planned, the first
person to start the tradition will be
George Lauer who at present has
the controlling "interest" in the
firm.
The job will be started and hoped to be finished Saturday, July
26, at the Lauer home, ©15 S. College. 4
Ron Finch, who originally planned to join in the "painting bee,"
is to be out of town, much to the
disapointment of the remaining
five.
It was stated in a recent interview of the firm that any other
"professional painters" would be
welcome.
Members of the stage crew for the icollege play, "Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay," put the finishing touches on the stet. The
play is to be presented Monday night at 8:15 in Warriner Hall
Auditorium.
Twenty-Three Years of Silence
Broken by Speech Clinic Student
He speaks after twenty-three
years of silence.
Jack Bellows of Weidman, un-
a'rlc to talk because of injury ard
serious illness in early life,- is developing his ability "to converse by
tongue., rather than by si?n.
Jack was a guest of Dr. Wilbur
K Moore, Director of Clinical Service, when the latter gave his address on "The Teacher and the Development of the Speech and
Language of the Child."
Jack demonstrated his newfound ability by telling the audience his name, where he was from,
and why he, was going to school
at   Central   Michigan   College
of
Summer Play Gets
Polishing Touches
The summer play/ "Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay," by Cornelia
Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough, will be presented Monday,
July 28, 8:15 p.m.
It is the true story of two nine-
teen-year-Old American girls on
their first trip to Europe in 1923.
The drama, arranged and dramatized by Jean Kerr, presents innumerable humorous incidents and
characterizations. The girls -travel
on separate boats from their parents, and enjoy real freedom, but
frequently meet with mild disaster.
The play was given its first production by the Speech and Drama
Department of the Catholic University, Washington, D.C,
Education. He also told about the
forthcoming baseball double-header he is to witness between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington
Senators.
Industrial Laws
To Be Explained
Know What you're entitled to in
industry!
Mr. Ward Sager, associate professor in the industrial Arts Department, will explain the laws
which affect the person entering
the industrial field, Thursday, July
24, in Rm. 107 Warriner Hall.
The speech is entitled "The Development of Social Legislation
Concerning Labor."
The development, operation, and
significance of the Social Security
Act, the Wagner Act, and the
Michigan Workman's t Compensation law will be explained.
Prof. Robinson Gives
Final Lecture of Series
"The Breakdown of the Inter-
American policy" is the title of the
lecture which will be presented by
Asst. Prof. Francis Robinson of
the History Department Tuesday,
July 29, at 4 PM. In Rm. 107 Warriner Hall. This will be the final
lecture on the series which has
been presented throughout the
summer' session as an extra dividend for summer students;
Dancing on Green
Wednesday Feature
Dancing on the Green will occur
Wednesday evening, July 23, and
July 30.
Caller is Miss Adelyne Hollis,
physical education instructor. Miss
Phyllis Denny will play the piano.
Checking and floor managers are:
Ruby Brand, Stanton sophomore;
Zella Brand, Stanton sophomore;
Zella Brand, Stanton junior;
Gladys Chappel, Clio sophomore;
Phyllis Good, Oakland sophomore;
Allene LaLone, Standish sophomore; Mildred Morey; Shepherd
junior; Marie Sleno, Owosso junior;
Rowena Trowbridge, Kalkaska sop-
:homore; Hazel Vilas, Brown City
sophomore; and Katherine Soule,
Carsonville senior.
The All-College Picnic social
highlight of the summer session,
was enjoyed' last Saturday iby a
large group of students and faculty.
The picnic started off with a
softball game, and at the same,
time in the gym, the question of
long standing in the sports world,
"Can two good big men beat two
good small men?" was settled.
They can. Asst. Prof. Mefort? and
"Topper" Scott, Hazel Park freshman, easily beat Don Grill, Cleveland special student, and Boyd
Morningstar, Mt. Pleasant sophomore, for the badminton championship-.
At 5 o'clock, a free movie was
presented in the auditorium and
a bingo party at Keeler with a very
fine array of prizes, from show
tickets to stationery. Jack Hood
Lengthy, Minn., sophomore, was in
charge.
Then came the lunch on the
green in front of the- gym with
plenty to eat. After the lunch,
community singing was held until
7 o'clock and then it was square
dancing on the green with Asst.
Prof. Austin Knapp doing the calling.
The picnic moved from the green
back to Keeler ballroom, with music by all of the top-named bands
on recordings from 9 to 12.
Audio Visual Salesmen
Show Their Products
A trade show, sponsored by the
Audio-Visual Workshop, will take
place tomorrow, July 24, in the
second floor foyer of Warriner
Hall.
Dealers of Audio-Visual supplies
will display all types of equipment
and materialsvused in this field.
Former Teacher
Revisits Campus
A visitor to the Central Michigan
campus last Week Was Dr. May-
nard Hicks, alumnus and former'
publicity director. He was accompanied Iby Mors. Hicks, also a former student, and one of their two
children.
Dr. Hicks is now! director Of public relations at Washington State
College, Pullman, Wash. He and
Mrs. Hicks are enjoying a month's
vacation for the first time in five
years, ; < .   !VFV
Lumberjack Lore
Book Hour topic
Excerpts from his new book,
"The Lore of the Lumlberwoods,"
were presented by Dr. E. C. Beck,
head of the English Department,
at the Book Hour last Wednesday
in Rm. 107 Warriner* Hall.
A student and ardent collector of
folk lore material over a great
many years, Dr. Beck has been in
every lumbering center of Michigan's timber country in search of
songs and stories. His interest in
organizing of, The Michigan Lumberjacks, an orchestra composed of
the state's folk ways led him to the
former lumbermen.
The orchestra's youngest member is crowding 80. With Dr. Beck
as organizer, director, guiding light,,
and piano mover, the "hoys" have-
toured the country making all the-
large sportsmen's shows for the past-
several years. They sing the old',
songs as well as play the tunes*,
and have been highly instrumental in reviving..interest in Michigan's logging era.
Dr. Beck .song many of these
lumberjack songs for his student
audience Wednesday as he explained their significance m the field of
folk material. He had much to say
abut the. lumberjacks themselves
and the lives they led in the big
woods.
They were an egoistic race, he
said, and that is what their job required. This ego is reflected in the
typical songs they made,
Concerning his own labors in the
field of gathering songs, Dr. Beck
was modest. ,   .
"Any collector of f©Ik material
has his limitations," he said. "I am
indebted to students and lumberjacks from Nebraska, Colorado,
Wisconsin and Michigan.*1'
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