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The "Prat F'rolics" of '49 will present an" exciting evening of entertainment January 12, and 13, at 8
p.m. This year's Frolic will be entirely different from last year's. The
script, the first of its kind, was
written by James Ryan, Mt."Pleasant senior.
The story takes place on Central's campus and concerns two
girls who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life.
The girls have a dream in which
they are taken down to "Hades;"
thereafter things change for both
of them.
• MUSIC FOR the program has
been arranged by John Ryder, Mt.
Pleasant senior. The program will
also feature an orchestra under the
direction of Ryder.
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There will be two sequences to the
show, "Hades*' and a "Night Olub."
In the night club scenes there will
be a variety of entertainment, singing, dancing, skits, and a musical
number by a quartet.
Former Student
Writes Article
The December issue of the "University of Chicago magazine carried an
article entitled "When the Storm
Comes" by George Kyncl.
Kyncl was graduated from Central with a bachelor of arts degree
in June 1947. He was a Navy electronics officer and is a writer of
verse.
After graduation he went almost
immediately to Czechoslovakia and
enrolled at Charles university for
continuance of studies.
Kyncl was abroad during the fateful year of 1947-48 and saw the
"test-tube experiment with a synthesis of East and West." The article tells of the speed and efficiency of the communist domination
of Czechoslovakia.
He left Czechoslovakia in June
while the country, he said, was in a
state of political confusion. He also
states that there are many willing
to risk death for one more chance to
be politically free.
The cast for "Frat Frolics" includes in order of appearance:
Rodney, a timid college student,
Scotty Allen; a very shy coed,
Nickie LaSala; very popular coed,
Barbara Schell; a messenger from
Hades, Bill "Qoggett; Red the
Devil, John Gregory; "Van Robin- .
son, handsome movie star, Jarvis
Boone; Joe the bartender, Ike
Rydahl; messenger from heaven,
See—FRAT FROLICS—Page four
Ii Elected
U.S., Foreign
Art Copy Shown
Reproductions of 26 meritorious
paintings by American and foreign
artists are now being displayed in
the gallery of the Arts and Crafts
building.
"The' Cotton Pickers" by Thomas
Benton and "Sunset" by John Marin
are two of the reproductions.
Art critics have stated that Thomas Benton's works are unvarnished
representations of American life.
John Marin went further in the
American in sheer creation, in producing painted equivalents of experienced feeling, according to the
critics.
The multifarious exhibit has other
reproductions from the following
artists: Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne,
Raoul Dufy, Vincent VanGogh, Earl
Horter, Franz Marc, Rockwell Kent,
Millard Sheets, Peeter Brueghel,
Diego- Rivera, William Gropper,
Lionel Feiniger, John Whorf and
Charles Demuth.
i
J-Hop Formal
Is J^dry ?8
The junior class will present the
annual J-Hop January 29, in Keeler
union ballroom from 9-12 p.m. As
in previous years, it will be a formal
affair. Tickets for the event wiji |o
on sale shortly after Christinas vacation at $4.80 per couple.
Preceding the gala formal event
will be a one-hour "jam session"
in Warriner &&l£ fe!iur||Pjfce
name band who^wili playr fdr the
dance. Tickets for the pre-dance
concert will lie $1.00 per person.
CO-CHAIRMA%r"'of tne festivities
are-Lee ScbW&M *Ar6?l|ip$ '^thp
committees  and heads' Ire:  band
comlfiiiltee;' _.ud Weede; ticket com-
-»ittee,   Andy Johnsott; spirograms,
Joanna? Deorick; and ppbUcity, Al
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Later issues of LIFE will contain
more details of the big '49 event.
Ronan Entertains Dorm
Girls at Xmas Party
Residents of Ronan "hall entertained' residents of Barnard and
Sloan halls at a Christmas party at
the Ronan hall recreation room last
Friday.
Hal Riehle, Jackson junior, and
Jennie Fitsch, Jackson sophomore,
were host and hostess for the holiday event.
Chairman for the party was Robert Bickel, Caro freshman. Frederick Schmidt III, Saginaw freshman,
was in charge of music' The chairmen were assisted by Newell Pennel,
Flint junior, Diclj' Damon, Grand
Rapids freshman; and William TJn-
jian, Grosse lie freshman.
Dean Lauer Mtends
Principa^Stadent Conf.
George N. Lauer, Central's dean of
men, attended a Princip$f-§tudei$
conference 4 Michigan State-college "December 1. $ean Lauer "had
conferences y#i Iprnier Central"
students* wljo fc^d  transferred to
MJS.C.' ...
The students told Dean Lauer that
they'tere sstisjieot with the evaluation *of cr£dlf ^ceivec* 4 Pmf •
and transferred ^ Michigan state.
They also stated" that the cqurses;
offered at Central were a good preparation for ttxeh; work at M.|C.
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Handel's 'Messiah' Offered
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al Christmas Piopam Tonight
The presentation of the "Messiah"
tonight   in   Warriner'''auditorium
marks the highlight in : phristh^s
programs  presented by the ' m$sic
department and  sponsored by' *Sie
Mount Pleasant Music foundation.'
The "Messiah," with the Hallelujah chorus, is probably thg "pest
known and most   widely sung of
#11 Chrisimas programs. The*kan-
Freshmen Elect Hansen
W.R.A. Representative
Shirley Hansen, Greenville fresh
man, was elected freshman representative in the W.R.A. in an election on December 2. Only 77 of a
possible 314 eligible freshman women cast ballots in the election.
Shirley is a June 1948 graduate
of Greenville high school.
Kappa Delta Pi
Adds 26 Members
Twenty-six junior and senior
students were initiated into Kappa
Delta Pi, national education honor
society, at its last meeting.
Mr.  Russell  LeCronier,   super-
tendent of! the Mt. Pleasant public schools, addressed .the members following a banquet in the
women's lounge of Keeler union.
JAMES REED, Attica senior, acted as master of' ceremonies for the
banquet;  and Joan Pierce, Traverse City senior, sang. Ervin Ignash,
Kinde senior, was general chairman for the event.
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New members are: Alberta Arquilla, Helen Baer, Dimitro Bour-
andas, Margaret Dacey, Donald!
Darner, Robert DeMatio, Wilton
Doehring, Francis Ensign, Roger
Ewing, Donald R. Fox, Donna Gover, Barbara Hayward, Frances Hus-
zarick, Margaret A. Johnson,    -
Margaret  King,   Elaine  Kumbier,   Donald   McCracken,   Boyd
Morningstar, Harriet O'Brien,
Charles  Phillips,  Robert  Simon,
Jack Slagle,   Jacob Stacey, Ester
Streeter j    Margaret Tolosa,   and
Frances Woodbury.
ALL JUNIOR and senjpr education majors who have m^mtiined
a scholastic average of jTiBr ^Wei"
are eligible to join Kappa Delta Pi.
Christmas Vacatiop
Sked Announced
Christmas vacation  begins  officially at noon Saturday, pecember
18. The president's cabinet has approved the following regulations regarding classes on December *_8.
Classes   meeting on    Saturday
only,  set  up  primarily   for'off-
campus  students,  will  not meet
on December 18, This would include  such  classes  as  personnel
101 at 11 a.m., since it is set up for
off-campus  students.
CLASSES  set up  primarily  for
campus students will meet as scheduled on Saturday, December 18. This
includes all classes meeting TTfis,
MWFS, WS, and such classes as personnel 101 at 8 a.m. Saturday", since
it is composed entirely of campus
students.
Classes will close for the Christmas recess at 12 noon, December 18.
Classes will resume Monday morning, January 3, 1949.
dej ajnd Hayden society io| """""fpston} ?
the largest and one of the, pl^eslk
musical societies of this gountrjr, ,
pas presented the Christmas noj- „
tiflin of this work every, ye^r ifingg.v.
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TTS A-UTHOR, George *Rre4er|s|t.
Handel, born $he son of a bar^t
(later a surgepn) in lowe,r gasomy,
has been classified as one of : J|ii^
greatest composers the world has
ever" 'seeri! Hi§ kbility^'tQ comlKp^
rapidiy/*'as the "s ''Messiah":"iid'24
days, seems not to diminish 'tfie
quality of his pojmpositiQns,.     "', ■*%
It is related on the occasion of the
first performance of- the Mqssi^Ji in
London |7>3. the a^ijenfje wifh f^e
King was ^o nioved they $qpd''j$'.
—j1  remained   standing until thS
and
Chorus" ended.'
Pre-Repistrafion
Student Adsenq^
Reporting Change
"The policy regarding the reporting of stucjeht absence^ ha^
undergone a very signifiq|i|||
change," states Dr. David M. Tx_utL
"The'main feature of the revision
is that teachers'are to report to
the Stud,ent Personnel office pnly
students who are excessiyely, ajj-
sent."
A student is considered excessively absent if (i) he is absent
three or more consecutive meetings in any class, the reasons for
such absence being unknown or
unacceptable   to   the  instructor;
(2) he is irregular in, attendance
to the extent that ttis progress in
the class is: retarded.
DR. TROXJT' EiiPHASIZES the
fact  that students should reap^g
they will' say^their own "lime $n<i
the time of everyone else cpneerhed
if they o*D~erve ciarefl||iy ihe practice of npti|yfegt|ieirteacheri" before they aire absent fr^'class-^o'f
In Memoriam
Gha?le^ R.
Gqtrrfitt
S-R 326-61-37
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From the Officers
""   ltihd Men of
UNITED  STATES
NAVAL RESERVE
inform the
sehceis h(
teacher
the ah-
Cenjrca Qffic^ St^E
Has Christmas Party
The, college Qf f jcp §|af f Christmas
party Dejepbej: |§, |n Sljogn lecrl^
at|9|i rpom, featureiJ a ppt luck m$<-
ppr.
Sara McCrackeg ^as. general
ci-BJIISftS #8 M Pa*#y, and Bar-
Ma, %$fcn y*® tp$*kmW&$ss-
f«"# M MmmP fe m^Z' accompanied by Erma Zingery.
may
last ■ week1 concerning iireliiil|l^i
registration. According t6 'Dr. -jefem
M. Trout, it |s very hnpor};^n| |^at
sHenls fol^w  the  c§|xecj  %
begin with the letter or |etterB--v.
B to Bol-January 3 m M5f* n"
Bol to _Jz—JAnhar^r 4
P—Jmyiffly, 5   ' *' *      a
g£j»!r*    -   -:■■
G, X, Y, Z~^Jaiau_ry 11 ,;
H toHu—Jahualf 12    '-       ' *"'.
.a* tp J??; |, sJ-4rahttarF ^3 ■     • •
^) M^ to M^-_janiȤ"ry |4 '   :  ,\. -.,
L—^^u^ry 17      *     ,    ...   .  ,..-
Mc; Vrt^ffiary lp    . ''., ;. ,',..;"•,
W to Wo—January 19
Wo to Wz; 3fT, Cl^January 20
,M to Mu—January 21 .:  .*'
Q, T—January 24 '; :      .   - ^
R—January'25
P—January 26
S tos Shiith-^Janijary _7
Smith' 'to Sa^ahuatrV _8
All students except extexnin^
sei|i0rs, freshmen''"<',i*egi_t&e'a' At<M
persqnnel 101 this $«nwpitR
students not returning for $|§ jaj
teation   according   to   me   mtiw.
^Sen-bfs exterrdng  during January—December 10 to l^itpi^el&r.
P.er^onliei'tOl ^e^nnefti-i'if^plid
Mf^^'li^	
Ferris Group *aH Party
The Chipi^w^'phijistian i@mi&$&.-
conducted their annual Cbjf|^trii||f
party aml^ Mlfle^r4eeorated *witi_
^P"i m& ev^eigj. ho^% fast
stitute fellowship were present fpr; ,
the gala affair.