1950-03-01; Central Michigan Life

              Schmakel Named Head Football Coach
By Adrienne James
LIFE Editor-in-chief
Warren Schmakel, former Central Michigan Little Ail-American football player, has been
named head football coach here
by Pres. C. L. Anspach. He replaces Lyle Bennett, who will
now devote his entire time to
the positions of head track coach
and head trainer.
Schmakel currently is a line
coach at Miami University of
Oxford, Ohio, and will assume,
his   new   duties   at   Central
March 15. In addition to coaching football he will be an assistant professor of health and
physical education.
The 28-year-old coach is a 1943
graduate  of  Central,  where  he
was a standout performer, in football, basketball, and track. During his senior year he was co-
captain of the football team and
received Little All-American
first-team honors at guard.
After  his   release  from  the
Navy he was named line coach
at the University of Toledo in
1946 under Bill Orwig, present
end coach at the University of
Michigan. During his two years
there Toledo won 12, lost five,
and tied one.
He  moved to  Miami in  1948
where he coached the guards and
d i d a great deal of scouting.
Since Schmakel joined the staff
the Ohio school has won the MidAmerican Conference championship once and placed second once.
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THE FORMER CHIP star has
stated that he is a strong advocate of the T-formation and plans
to install his version of it at Central.
Central Michigan Life
VOL. 31
CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE. MT
PLEASANT. MICH.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1. 1950
NO. 18
WARREN SCHMAKEL
New Head Football Coach
Waske Slides In
as Vice-President
Mike Waske, Marlette junior,
was elected vice-president of the
student body Thursday. Waske
will be vice-president during this
semester only.
Approximately   400   students
cast votes in a contest which
was the exact opposite of the
spirited campaigns of the fall
election.
A few  sticker  candidates  re-
that there was no organized op-
ceived votes, but it was obvious
position to Waske.
Brewer and Recto Enter Contest
Dr. Herbert L. Curry, associate
professor of speech, announced
that the State Oratorical Convention of the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League will meet at
Calvin College in Grand Rapids
March 3. This is the men's 53rd
annual and the women's 43rd annual convention.
Virjean Brewer, St. Louis
junior, will orate on "Action
Without Reason," ihe essence
of which is anti-semitism.
David Rea, Detroit junior, will
orate on "Our Faults, Dear
Brutus: a Philosophy of Fatalism."
The winner of the state meet
will go to the Interstate Oratorical Contest at Northwestern University.
Student-Principal Conference
Scheduled Here for March 14
The Annual Student-Principal
Conference between Central
freshmen and their high school
principals has been set for March
14.
Primary purpose of the conference is to permit the high school
principal to reacquaint himself
with the problems confronting
college students of today.
Through these conferences
with their former students, the
principal is better able io discover whether former students
have been adequately trained
for college.
Tickets for the next Artists Course number, the
Robert Shaw Chorale, will
be given out Thursday,
March 2, at the ticket window from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
sentatives will be the guests of
the college for luncheon. Freshmen students will be notified of
time and place of their conferences by mail.
Music Program Series
to Begin Tomorrow
The first of a series of recorded
music programs will be held at
3 o'clock tomorrow in the lounge
of Sloan Hall. Dr. Olaf W. Steg,
music department head, has announced that the program will
consist only of selected and request numbers, and that there
will be no lectures.
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"LOU" AND THE BARTENDER... The "lady who's known
as Lou" gets some solace from the bartender in the well-known
"The Shooting of Dan McGrew." "Lou"' (Dr. Olaf W. Steg) and
"the bartender" (Dr. Judson W. Foust) will be seen in this comedy
skit at the all-college assembly next Monday night in the auditorium.
'Dangerous Dan'
Returns to Stage
in Next Assembly
Central's  "Alma  Mater"   and
fight song,  as they will be recorded by R.C.A. Victor, will be
presented in a special assembly
Monday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in
Warriner Auditorium. The A
Cappella Choir, under Mr. Bernard Stone, and the College Concert Band, under the direction of
Mr. Norman Dietz, will present
the  special arrangements which
have been prepared for this recording.
An added feature of the assembly will be a b e d-iime
story, "The Shooting of Dan
McGrew," narrated by Controller Norval C. Bovee. Featured
performers will be Dr. David
M. Trout as "Dangerous Dan"
and Dr. Olaf W. Sieg as "the
Lady who's known as Lou."
Supporting the main characters
will be Dr. Judson W. Foust as
the bartender, Mr. Vern A. Stockman, Mr. Leon A. McDermott,
Mr. Stone, Mr. Fred R. Bush, and
Mr. Richard L. Wysong.
Pres.  C.  L.  Anspach will
master of ceremonies.
be
About 60 schools have already
enrolled to be represented and
are planning to interview their
graduates who are now attending Central.
THE   HIGH   SCHOOL   repre-
No Ice—No Show—Sorry!
Lyn Neal and Ed Valade offer
apologies to the student body for
not being able to present "Crystal
Capers" Saturday as had been
originally planned. Insufficient
time and facilities for practice
have continually hampered the
production.
Advanced Photography
Club to Be Formed
Mr.   Irwin   Campbell,   director
of the Extension Press, has announced plans for the formation
of a Central Camera Club, which
will be  open  only  to   students
who   have   an   extensive   background in photography, and who
wish to contribute to the club's
mutual interests.
Weekly meetings are planned,
during which discussions to
further  personal  improvement
will be held. Criticisms of each
other's work by the members
will also be a major feature of
the club. Studio and darkroom
facilities will be provided.
Anyone interested in the formation of such a club is advised
to see Mr. Campbell in his Grawn
Hall office before March 5.
Labor-Nlanagement Conference Slated
to Feature Three Leaders in Field
Assembly Opens Central WSSf Drive
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A 1 a b o r-management confer- !
ence, with speakers representing
labor and management and one
neutral observer, will take place
at Central next Wednesday,
March 8, in Warriner Auditorium.
The one-day conference is sponsored by the Student Social Activities Committee, under the
general chairmanship of Mr. Fred
R. Bush, of the speech and drama
department.
Main speakers for the event
will be Brendan Sexton, of the
UAW-CIO; Leo Teplow, of ihe
National Association of Manufacturers; and Fred H. Harbison, of the University of Chicago.
The meeting  will be  divided
into  three  general  assemblies
with each speaker addressing the
meeting once. Sexton, who will
The lead-off for the World Student Service Fund drive on
CMCE's campus will be highlighted Thursday evening, March
2, by an assembly in Warriner
Hall auditorium at 7:30. At that
time, WSSF, its aims and purposes will be explained to students and faculty in an address
by Pres. Charles L. Anspach and
a moving picture* "This is Their
Story."
Individual solicitation of all
students on Central's campus
will be attempted during ihe
drive, which will last approximately a week. Dick Hymen,
Detroit senior, is chairman. The
committee asks ihe cooperation
of   all   students   and  reminds
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ihem, "Don't pass the buck, but
give ii."
WSSF is an international organization  which  aids  students
all over the world, irregardless,  nQrts   to  proVxu-
of race, nationality, religion, or  fUndsand relief measures,
poUtics. As the American branch |
open the program at 10 a.m., will
use as his topic "Why Do We
Have Industrial Strife?"
"A SOUND NATIONAL Labor
Policy" will be Teplow's address
at the 2 p.m. general assembly,
and the final assembly at 8 p.m.
will  feature   Harbison's   speech,
"Common and Conflicting Interests in Collective Bargaining."
Discussion  groups,   one   on
labor problems and the other
on management problems, will
meet   immediately   following
ihe second assembly. Students
will preside at both meetings.
Working with Mr. Bush on the
conference are the following
committee chairmen: dinner,
Joyce Foss; luncheon, Phyllis Rewold; publicity, Robert Holbrook;
tickets, Robert Barnes; and program, King Bennett.
Jacques Abram Thrills Audience
Jacques   Abram,   pianist,   ful-
four countr-__ *»■?--£- needed
efforts   to   provide   the   neeoea
of the World Student Relief,
WSSF raises approximately 50
per cent of the funds used
through campaigns in American
colleges. The funds ultimately are
appropriately distributed
throughout the world for the following major purposes: food,
clothing, medical aid, books, and
housing for students.
FORMER FUNDS have provided emergehcyshelters,
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many personal services. Thirty-   fiUed expectations when he ap-
four countries are united m their  peared ^ a recent artists course
program given m Central s auditorium Tuesday, February 21.
This serious young man held the
attention of his audience as he
performed with amazing dexterity the works of the masters including Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, and Chopin.
Acclaimed today by many
music critics as one of ihe best
pianists in ihe world, Abram
began his concert appearances
ai the age of six. His formal debut as a soloist was made un-
The   organization   has   been
hiehlv recommended   oy
sponsored by the Newman Club
Federation, XT. S- National Student Association, United Student
Christian Council in the U.S.A.,
5_ad other organizations.
der ihe direction of Eugene Or-
mandy, director of ihe Philadelphia Orchestra.
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He has performed with the
New York Philharmonic Sym-_
phony, the CBS Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis, Houston,
Oklahoma State and Chicago
Symphony Orchestras. He spent
three years in the armed services
during World. War II and returned to the" concert stage in a
performance at Carnegie Hall in
1946.
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