1948-11-24; Central Michigan Life

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MT. PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1948
NUMBER 9
Centralites Begin Thanksgiving
Vacation at Noon Today
Vacation extends from noon today until 8 a.m. Monday;
Students "on their own" regarding before and after
vacation cuts; Scholastic rating may be lowered because of
cuts
AWS Nominees
Thanksgiving vacation extends
from noon today to 8 a.m. Monday.
According to Dr. Judson W. Foust,
assistant to the president, Central
has no special regulations, such as
double penalties, to cover absences
prior to and immediately after vacation.
Dr. Foust stated that excessive
absences are detrimental on a student's record, especially if he is
ever subjected to disciplinary action because of low grades.
THE   CATALOG  states  that no
faculty  member  or  administrative
officer can excuse a student from
classes. Because students are adults,
they should judge for themselves
when, if ever, it is expedient for
them to be absent or late.
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A student is expected to notify his
teacher in advance of proposed absences and the teacher may, if he
desires, guide the student in making
up work losses. The teacher is authorized to lower character and
scholastic ratings if in his judgement
the student's absences require it.
CM Alma Debate
Heie Next Week
The debate team of Central will
entertain debajtors from Alma college November 30, for a practice
session on the national inter-collegiate debate proposition "Of
Equalizing Educational Opportunity
by Federal Grants."    4
There will be three diseussion
groups with Central and Ahna
students participating in each
group at 7 p.m.
AT 8:15 P.M., an inter-collegiate
debate will take place with the Alma
college debate team.
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Peg Powers and Kathleen Show of
Alma will speak for the affirmative,
while James Reed and Russell De-
Forest of Central will speak for the
negative.
The debate will take place in
W-257. Students and faculty are
invited to attend.
THE DEBATE is a non-decision
affair, but Mr. Wesley Rowland and
Mr. Emil Pfister, directors of debate
at Alma and Central, will present a
critique of the debate.
Mathematics Department
Adds One New Office
Instructors in the mathematics
department will now have two
offices. The psychology library will
be moved to the second floor in
Warriner, opposite the circulation
room and the room that was formerly the psychology library will
serve as an office for Ass't. Prof.
Gertrude V. Pratt, Ass't. Prof. Dana
Sudborough, and Inst. Harold W.
Zeoli.
Ass't. Prof. Nikoline Bye and
Ass't. Prof. Lester H. Serier will occupy the original mathematics office
in W351.
College Is Host
to English Meet
Many members of the College
faculty played an active part in the
Regional English conference, that
took place on campus Saturday.
Under the auspices of the Michigan Council of English, the conference sought answers to the
English teacher's problems in connection with reading difficulties,
oral and written composition, and
dramatics.
The conference was greeted by
Dr. Wilbur Moore on behalf of
Pres. Charles L. Anspach and the
college. Dr. E. C. Beck, head of
the English department, also
greeted the conferees and offered
the services of the department to
aid teachers with individual problems.
College faculty members who
participated in panel or group
discussions included, Mr. Paul Evett, Miss Helen Johnson, Mr. Harold Telfer Mr. Fred R. Bush, Miss
Betty McKee, Mr. Emil Pfister,
Miss Ethel Praeger and Miss, Constance Stegenga. Miss Karolena
M. Fox handled arrangements for
the conference.
Conferees were addressed at a
luncheon session by Dr. Albert
MarCfcwardt of the University of
Michigan and Carl Wonnberger,
president of the T&vMg&n Council of English.
ell, Shewmon Compete for AWS
Freshman Representative Spot
Nominees Chosen on Basis of Leadership, Scholarship,
Service; Voting Precincts to Be Located in Grawn, Barnard,
Sloan and Warriner Halls; Polls Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Only Freshman Women Elegible For Voting
Dr. Adler Writes
Journal Articles
Dr. Alfred Adler, of the foreign
language department, recently had
a number of articles published in
scholastic journals.
"A denet's Berte and the Ideological Situation in the 1270's," an
article in which connections are
shown between scholastic philosophy and popular Old English literature, has appeared in Studies in
Philology (Journal of the University of North Carolina).
"The Dubious Nature of Guil-
laume's Loyalty in Le Courone-
ment de Louis," a paper read before the annual meeting of the
Modern Language association in
Detroit, December 1947, appeared
in the November issue of Symposium (Journal of Syracuse University).
Both articles deal with aspects
of mediaeval culture as reflected
in Old French literature.
Ronan Residents
Meet on Nov. 18
Proposals that residents of Ronan be allowed to use both lounges,
and to have mixed eating in the food
commons Wednesday evenings and
Sunday afternoons were discussed
at a housemeeting November 18.
Ratification of the new constitution for Ronan hall was postponed
until the next housemeeting so residents could read it.
JEANNE  A.  SHEWMAN
Gallery Displays
Kollwitz Art
Lithographs by Kathe Kollwitz
and Chinese wood engravings will be
displayed in the gallery of the Arts
and Crafts building for two weeks,
beginning November 22.
Kathe Kollwitz, "artist of humanity," has received mounting acclaim since her death in 1945. For
half a century in Germany she depicted the lives of the humble and
the poor. Her work was frowned on
by the old imperial regime and outlawed by the Nazis, but was loved
by the little people and praised by
the free critics.
The Chinese wood engravings are
realistic prints of the life and manners of present day China.
Doughboy Chorus
Scores Success
Beverly J. Mell, Detroit, and*
Jeanne A. Shewman, Ann Arbor, are
nominees for freshman representative to the Associated Women Students council. The election will take
place Thursday, December 2, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in four precincts.
Voting precincts will be located
in Grawn, Barnard, ahd) Sloan halls,
as well as in the second-floor foyer
in Warriner hall.
Only freshman women, of which
there are 314, are eligible for votmg.
Presentation of activity cards is. the
;only other requirement for voting.
Miss Mess and1 Miss Shewman' will1
be presented at the required assembly, for all women students, Wednesday evening, December 1.
The nominees were chosen on the
basis of potential leadership, service and scholarship. Beverly views,
graduated from Cass Technical high
. school in 1946 and was president o#-
her freshman class, senior representative, feature editor of the __*_&*
T6ch yearbook, and was active in'
'intramural  sports.
Jeanne, a graduate of Ann Arbtsr
high school' in June, 1948, serve** as
a mentber of the senior executive*
board of the Student council, was
business manager of the Pioneer
■ yearbook, and participated' in d_a--
: matics.
The de Paur Infantry chorus of
35 Negro veterans was heard by an
over-capacity audience at the college auditorium November 17.
A varied program of songs by, contemporary composers, folk songs
from Latin America, songs from
World War II, Negro spirituals,
songs of faith, and work songs was
offered. With perfect blending of
voices and precision of execution, the
chorus enthralled spectators for two
hours.
Resounding applause acclaimed
every number on the repertoire,
which included such songs as "Spanish Johnny," "Ugly Woman," "Water
Boy," "Quiet Flows the Don,?' and
"Listen to the Lambs." Responding
to the demand for an encore, the
chorus sang an Air Forces version of
the "Whiffenpoof song."
Trust Your Own Judgement Soys Litllef air
"What I Have Observed" was the
topic of Dr. Duncan E. Littlefair,
Baptist minister of Grand Rapids
at the assembly November 17> at 10
a. m. in Warriner auditorium. Reverend Littlefair listed several observations he has made in his
clergical work.
The first was that a college degree is no guarantee of education.
"I am apalled at the lack of education that a college person carries
with him," he said. "Unless a person can weigh things objectively
and subjugate himself to the greatest good, he has no education."
He gave his definition off liberals
as 'aesthetics who see all sides of
the question but do nothing about
it." He believes that liberals are too
educated to be effective and in our
social movement, officers are elected by partisans.
"Professional groups are our most
delinquent social groups," Dr. Littlefield went on to say. Speaking of
their lack of participation in community affairs, "he wondered "if
their tiredness does not come from
lack of vision."
All our education does not hide
the fact "most people are unhappy"
he continued. He deplored the vicious cycle of the world today, "unhappy children marrying and raising unhappy children." In the
same vein, Dr. Littlefair declared
his belief that "neither wealth, nor
fame, nor success, nor power bring
happiness that we all are seeking."
One of the great evils of existence
today is the fact that people will
take advantage of each other, but
on the other hand, they do respond
to leadership. "If someone can
make people believe his cause is
significant, enough people will respond to it. The famous people are just as liable to err as you
are" was his next topic, but "remember that tomorrow you may
have to change your mind again."
Leadership was the last subject of
Dr. Lititlefair, who* said "Leaders
must be a little crazy to do different things," but one can be "intelligently crazy." The leader must be
willing to pay the price of leadership because, as* he concluded,
"Who's going to lead if you don't?"
Boosts Family
Techniques for instructing classes
in home and family, living were disr'
cussed last Friday afternoon ai the
Home and Family- Living eanfer-:
ence by Dr. Davd Treet, director of
the    Clara    Elizabeth    foundation
in Flint. Dr. Treet has conducted
classes for more than 14,000 prospective parents in Flint, in addition ,
to visiting many high school classesf
over the state.
Dr. Treet believes that students   .
should be helped (to improve their   ,
personalities, raise their own self-
esteem,   and   develop   character. . .
For   most   phases of   home and'
family education mixed classes are
permissible, but he finds it better
to divide boys and girls into separate   groups   when    discussing
reproduction  and associated
topics.
OTHER FEATURES of the conference were a discussion of group*
problems, led by Dr£-;Walter Ryder,
professp^i'of econoja^s.;, a demonstration of techniques >for developing locafr programs ledvfey Mrs. Alba Anderson of Lansing who was.
assisted by Mrs. Freddie Simonds
and Miss    Vera Smeltzer of   Mt..
Pleasant, and Miss Rosalind Ment-
zer of Michigan State. The facilities  of the State Library service
were explained   by Louise   Reese,
state library school cdh_tfltaht atf
Lansing; and teaching aids exhibits
were given   by Flbrehbe   Su^toh* '
homemaking     teacher' from   Bay
City.
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