1948-03-03; Central Michigan Life

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Banquet Honors
Senator Morse
A banquet honoring Wayne Lyman Morse, Senator from Oregon,
preceded his lecture to the student
body Tuesday, March 2.
At the dinner for Senator Morse,
the Michigan Theta chapter of Pi
Kappa Delta honored two persons
because of their work and interest
in speech activities. Dr. Judson
Foust, assistant to the president,
was presented with a special distinction membership card in pi
Kappa Delta.
Dr. Foust, a member of Delta
Sigma Rho, honorary forensic fraternity, debated for four years at
Albion College; winning all debates in which he participated.
Senator Morse was presented a
special distinction membership
card and a special distinction diamond key by the Michigan Theta
chapter. Senator Morse debated at
Wisconsin university and later
coached debate and taught speech
at the University of Minnesota-.
Other official guests of the college included: State Senators Frank
Heath, John Schuch, and Colin
Smith and state Representatives
Palmer Landon, Jefferson Hoxie,
"David Young, Arthur Houffe, Walter Herrick, Bemice Watson, and
Henry Graebner.
Bay City Forms
Alumni Club
Plans were laid for the organization of the Bay City Chapter of
Central Michigan's Alumni association at a meeting of old grads at
Bay City the evening of Feb. 26.
Central's faculty was represented
by Norval C. Bovee, business manager; Jesse B. Thorpe, library assistant; and Lyle F- Bennett, associate professor of physical education.
Officers and committee members
elected are: president, Wesley
Dunn, '35; secretary, Florence
'House,- '47;, publicity, Jim Gilfoy,
'47; membership, Arlene Snyder,
'47, Betty McCbry, '45, Dorothy
Michener, '47; and programs, Rita
Balwinski, '46.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1948
NUMBER 18
Rug-less Rug Cutters—Folk Dance Style
Frosh Elections
Set lor March 11
Election of freshman class officers
will take place March' 11 from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. in' the second floor foy- .
er of Warriner hall. Only freshman
are eligible to vote.
Ervin Ignash, Student council
president, stated that petitions
could be secured from the personnel
office and must be returned to that
office, where the academic standards of each candidate are to be
checked for eligibility. At least 25
signatures are required on all petitions with no duplications accepted.
Unlike upperclass elections, freshman class elections take place during the second semester. This policy
is followed in order to allow the
freshmen students to better acquaint themselves with each other
and to aid them in electing capable
class officers.
Ballroom dancing of a bygone era is demonstrated by CMCE folk dancing enthusiasts. They are
doing a heel and toe polka. Left to right are: Charlotte Parfitt, Ervin Ignash, Allaseba Parker, Dick
Zellers, Betty Lawrence, Bill Beidler, Paul Marsh, and Elizabeth Parfitt.
Union Board OK's
Course in Marriage
The inauguration of a course in
family and marital relations for
Central students was discussed by
the " Men's   union   board   Monday
evening, February 23.
The discussion followed a report
given on the panel forums of the
recent educational conference. The
board asserted itself to be in favor
of such a course and further consideration is to be given it.
It was voted to continue the policy of distributing "C" pins only to
those students eligible in the fall.
Students becoming juniors in February will have to wait until the
following fall to secure pins.
Delta Sigs Installed
as a National Affiliate
Beta Omicron chapter of Delta
Sigma Phi was formally installed
as a national affiliate in ceremori-
ies taking place at Michigan State
college, East Lansing, February. 21
and 22.
Formal installation took place
at Alpha Pi chapter house at East
Lansing with initiation Saturday
afternoon and evening and a banquet Sunday. Beta Omicron chapter was presented with a charter
and gavel from the national organization. A motorocco-bound guest
'book and three bound copies of
Carnation were presented the Centralites by the East Lansing chapter.
The   Delta   Sigma   Phis   were
accepted on this campus May 23,
1947, as a local chapter. To date,
they are the only national social
fraternity   on   this   campus.
Delta Sigma Phi is a nationally
recognized fraternity with  44 active   chapters    and    14,000    active
members in the United States and
Canada.
The semester social season will
be  started  with  a  National  Af-
fialiation ball to take place Friday,   March   5,   in   Keeler  ballroom.   In   attendance  will   be
guests from the several state
chapters  and from campus sororities and fraternities.
Those  attending  the  ceremonies
at  East  Lansing  included:   president    Bob   Finley,   vice-president.
Keith Chisholm,  treasurer Jim
Simoneau,   secretary  Scotty  Allan,
J. D. Webster, William Tithof, William Lewis, Richard Haviland, Lee
Scott,   Keith   Finch,   Don   Scott,
James   Louck,    Dave   Wangberg,
Wendell   Brenner,   Cliff   •Sjorgen,
Allen Tulk, and Bill Reed.
Dr. George H. Nelson, director of
graduate studies, will attend the
Midwest Conference of Deans of
Graduate Schools in Chicago March
9.. "Graduate schools and studies"
will be the main topic for lecture
and debate. ;
Phys. Ed. Dept.
Plans Big Show
"Muscles, Music, and Merriment,"
physical education department
variety show, will be presented in
Warriner hall auditorium Tuesday,
March,9, at 8:15 p.m.
The show's 50 cent admission
price will help send Professor Grace
L. Ryan's folk dancing group to
the National Folk festival in St.
Louis, Mb., this April.
The all-star cast of phys. ed.
personnel and students will present
a 90 minute show of folk dancing,
modem dancing, tumbling, and
novelties. A faculty group, according to rumor, will also take an "active part" in the show.
General chairman of the event
is Asst. prof. Lawrence "Doc"
Sweeney. Prof. Ryan and Asst.
prof, Jean Smith will act as program directors.
Publicity and ticket sales in the
city schools are being taken care
of "by Prof. Ron Finch, phys. ed.
department head. Mr. Bob Wear,
asst. track coach, and Ervin Ignash, Kinde junior, make up the
college ticket sales committee.
General publicity for the affair
is being handled by Asst.. prof.
Louise Williams' committee—-Jo
Hedges, Chicago senior, and .Arthur-R. Thayer, chesaning sophomore.
Football coach Lyle Bennett, assisted by Jim Ryan, Mt. Pleasant
junior, and Jim "Farmer, Detroit
sophomore, will serve as house
manager.
New Sloan Secretary
Barbara Phillips, Midland sophomore, was elected secretary of Sloan
hall at a house meeting Wednesday
evening, February 25, to replace
Barbara Borchers, who left school.,
Rules and'regulations for Sloan
residents were read and discussed.
Exchange Teacher
Speaks to IRC
Miss Eileen Phillips, exchange
teacher from England, will be principal speaker at the next meeting of
the International Relations club,
March 8, at 7:30 pjn. in Sloan hall.
Her topic will be "Conditions in
Postwar England."
The IRC drive for new members
ended with a party for old and new
members Monday, March 1, at 7:30
pjn. in Sloan hall. Phyllis Munro, St.
Johns 'junior, and Sam Guerriero,
Detroit junior, were in charge of entertainment, and Selma Khoubasser,
Istanbul, Turkey, graduate student,
and Aziza Nathan, Bagdad, Iraq,
senior, planned the refreshments.
Is Karen Andre Guilty of Murder? UNESCO.
Drive Starts
for WSSF Fund
Tomorrow and Friday will begin
the annual World Student Service
Fund drive, for relief of students of
war devastated nations.
A free movie, "Seeds of Destiny",
will be shown in Warriner auditorium at 10 a.m. and 7:30 pan. tomorrow and at 3 p.m, Friday.
This year* Michigan State college
gave $3000 and Western Michigan
college gave $2000 in their recent
drives. Last year Central contributed
$203.85 to the »WSSF drive.
These drives are extending the
opportunity for all American students and professors to engage in
the world-wide task of student relief, rehabilitation, and' reconstruction.
Collecting stations will be placed
in the first-floor foyer of Warriner
hall, Keeler union, and Grawn hall.
World Student Service Fund is the
American branch of World Student
Relief. This organization is a nongovernmental, international organization giving impartial aid to all
students and professors in need, irrespective of race, religion or nar
tion; rehabilitation of university life
in its full scope rather than relief
only;   and  full   cooperation   with
Conference Successful;
Hart Hits at Weaknesses
By Hal Riehle
With the theme "Is Education
Failing?" the all-college conference
sponsored by the Student Social
Activities committee was inaugurated-by an address by Dr. Charles
W. M. Hart of the Universities of
Toronto and Wisconsin before, a
capacity audience at Warriner hall
audtitorium February 23.
"Something sad has happened to
education" he stated, "for there was
a time when an educated person
was a member of the privileged
class, by virtue of his contributions
to society. In present times public
opinion is to a great extent governed by the movies, the comic strips,
and the radio. The educated people
are slowly drawing into the background."
Dr. Hart went on to say that
we must analyze our educational
policies, find the reason for this.,
major change and attempt to re* .
store leadership to the educated
classes.   ,
Following Dr. Hart's initial address, group forums met in Warriner hall to •discuss four major factors in our present college educational  system.
A controversial issue was in
session in the forum "Are Fraternities and Sororities Justifi- .
able?" The question was raised
whether these organizations were
discriminating and was answered with the statement that all.
organizations and groups both
on and off campus, in operation^
today are in some way or another
discriminatory.
Points which were termed "unjustifiable" were that fraternities
and sonorities "discriminated
against race, creed and color, promoted-snobbery and had poor poli-
ciesvin regard to rushing practices."
In ^defense it was stated that-the
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