1950-05-03; Central Michigan Life

              Central Michigan Life
VOLUME 31
CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE. MT. PLEASANT, MICH.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 3. 1850
NUMBER 26
2400 Athletes Expected for Relays
GROSSE IS VALEDICTORIAN
German Student Takes Scholastic Honors
For the first time in the history
of the college a foreign student
has been named valedictorian of
the senior class. He is Hagen B.
Grosse, 21-year-old German student.
At the same time Hugh M.
Franks, 27-year-old St. Louis
senior, was named salutatorian
by Dr. Davaid M. Trout, dean
of students.
Grosse is a native of Bremer-
haven, Germany. He.entered
Central in 1948 after attending
schools in Berlin and Bremer-
haven. His decision to enter Central revolved around an American soldier by the name of James
Hughes, a former student here.
* * *
HUGHES, A NATIVE of Traverse City, was killed in an automobile accident in Michigan
shortly before Grosse was to
leave for Central. He admits it
almost changed his mind about
coming, as the two planned to attend school together.
Grosse's   scholastic   achievements can be traced to a desire
to make good for his deceased
friend. However, he makes it
clear that he believes ii is easier to get along scholastically
in  American  schools  than in
German institutions.
Grosse plans to return to Brem-
erhaven in Jvly. He has been on
a pre-law curiculum here, but he
has decided that he will enter the
export-import business with his
father  and  either stay in  Germany or go to South America.
* * *
FRANKS. GRADUATED from
St. Louis High in 1940 and entered Central at the same time
Grosse did. He attended the University of Michigan for two
years and the University of Oregon for. a year under the Army
Specialized Training Program.
He entered the Army in .1943
and served in Germany both in
combat and in the occupational
forces.
Next fall he will teach industrial arts at Alma High.
Back to The Union
We All Must Go
Last week they closed the Annex.
Although its life period was
shorter than any other building
on campus, it was the best-
known institution in campus
life for the average Central
student.
The Annex was opened October 20,   1947, and during, its .30
months existence has served as a
gathering  place for students at
all hours of the day,' and especially from 9 to 10 at night.
* * *
ONCE THEY conducted a
contest for a name for the Annex.
It was decided to call it "Thp
Reservation." But  somehow the
name never stuck (as nicknames
never do unless they are spon-(
taneous) and it will undoubtedly
go down in history as the Annex.
No longer will students and
faculty   members   be   able   to
waste time in the Annex. But
knowing college siudenis( and
faculty   members)   we're  sure
they  will  find  another place
where they can occupy their
spare time.
And the coffee will probably
forever be the same no matter
where it's served.
HUGH FRANKS
Salutatorian-
HAGEN GROSSE
Valedictorian
Ninety-One High Schools to Compete;
Flint Northern Strong 'A' Contender
by Charles Owens
Central plays host Friday and
Saturday to the nation's largest
high school relays. Approximately 2,400 athletes representing
91 high schools will compete in
the Tenth Annual Central Michigan Relays.
Flint Northern, Class A litlist
of this year's River Rouge Relays, is the leading contender
for the Class A title. Saginaw
Eastern, defending Class A
Champion, will not participate
in this year's program.
The Flint Northern 880-yard
relay team set a meet record at
the River Rouge Relays.
Birmingham, Charlevoix, and
the Michigan School for the Deaf
at Flint, will be present to defend
Faculty Ratings to Get Trial in June
Dr. Cleon C. Richtmeyer, director of instruction, has announced that a faculty evaluation
program will be conducted on an
experimental basis this spring
on Central's campus. The move
was recommended by the student-faculty committee appointed
to make a study of such programs.
The committee's report also
recommended that, another
committee be set up io deter-
A ■■■ *%
MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORS
Top to bottom, Joe Johnston,
A. C. "Oz" Grobbel, and Sam
Guerriero.
Grobbel Gets Girls' Nod
as Most Eligible Bach;
Will Queen It at Ball
Central's Most Eligible Bachelor for 1950 will be A. C. "Oz"
Grobbel, Center Line junior.
Grobbel and the iwo members of his court, Sam Guerriero, Detroit graduate student,
and Joe Johnston. Clare sophomore, will reign over the annual   A.W.S.   Ball   in   Keeler
Ballroom Saturday night.
This will be the third time that
men on campus have been given
the title of royalty by popular
vote of all women students.
mine whether evaluation by
students is useful and to recommend continuance, modification, or discontinuance of the
program in future.
Dr. Richtmeyer stressed that in
order for the program to be valuable, the students must make
serious and "accurate ratings.
Only when the students are honest and accurate is such a program of value to either the instructors or their students.
* * *
FACULTY RATING will be
administered at the time of the
last class meeting of each class,
and the results will be made
available only to the instructors
in each case. They will not go
into adminstrative channels. (An
instructor may discuss his results with his department head or
colleagues if he desires, however.)
The rating scale will be divided into two general areas,
personality of the instructor
and his teaching skill and abil
ity. Some illustrative points
upon which the instructors'
personalities will be rated are
voice, personal mannerisms,
and sense of humor.
Some points upon which his
teaching ability will be rated are
his grading system, definiteness
and reasonableness of assignments, assistance with students'
difficulties, and the ability to
awaken interest and effort in the
student.
In the first general area, the instructors will be rated on seven
points and in the second on 19
points.
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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE were: Bernice Berakovitch,
Wyandotte junior; Edward Czarnecki, Turners Falls, Mass., senior and student senator; Ottilia
Kaminske, assistant professor of
commerce; Dr. Richtmeyer; and
Warren Sarley, Niles junior and
president of the student body.
Room Drawings Planned May 70, H
Drawings for dormitory rooms
for the summer and fall semesters' will take place May 10 and
11, according to Donald W. Kilbourn, housing director. Only
those who have deposited $5 before 5 p.m. May 9 will be eligible to draw.
The procedure this year will
be   similar   io   thai   of  oiner
years.  Seniors will have first
choice of rooms,   followed by
junior, sophomores, and freshmen in that order.
Barnard, Ronan, Keeler, Sloan,
and the barracks are included in
the   drawing process.   Drawings
for Barnard,  Sloan,  and Ronan
will take place in the respective
recreation  rooms.  Drawings  for
Keeler  will  take  place  in  the
men's lounge.
* * *
ALL DORMITORIES will be
open next fall, but Keeler will
not be used this summer because
of construction. The third floor of
Sloan will not be used this sum-
Beneke Here Tomorrow
A swing session featuring Tex
Beneke and the Glenn Miller orchestra will be presented in Warriner Auditorium tomorrow from
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are one dollar for a
single admission.
mer because of decorating.
Summer drawings will be conducted May 10 at the following
times in Barnard, Sloan, and
Ronan:
Seniors — 4:15 p.m.
' Juniors — 4:30 p.m.
Sophomores — 4:45 p.m.
Freshmen — 5 p.m.
Fall   drawings   will   be   conducted May 11 at the same time
in Ronan, Keeler, Barnard, Sloan,
and the barracks.
their titles in Class B, C, and D,
respectively.
* * *
THE TWO-DAY EVENT will
include 36 relays in addition to
12 open track events and 16
field events, A total of 860 medals
and 40 trophies will be awarded.
The relays start at 2 p.m. Friday for Class B and D, and continue until 9:25 p.m, under the
Alumni Field lights. Class A and
C competition begins at 9:40 Saturday morning and will end at'
5:45 that evening.
Carlton Mefort, assistant professor of physical education, is
director of the event. J. P.
Carey, head of the geography
department, is honorary referee.
The Central Michigan Relays
were instituted in 1938 by Ron
Finch, head of the physical education department. They have
been held every year since with
the exception of two war years.
Graduating Musicians
Present Recital Tonight
Eight graduating musicians
will give their swansong tonight
at the graduating senior recital
presented in Warriner Auditorium at 8:15 p.m.
The program will include
Robert Fiedler, tenor; Robert
Jereau, tenor; Shirley Wells,
contralto; Gerald Gilbert, baritone; Paula La Sala, soprano;
and Donna Chapin, mezzo; doing vocals, and Russell Putnam
at the piano, and Ari Kipp on
the violin.
Marilyn Rosselit, Shepherd
senior; Marian Kludy, Hart freshman; and Robert Haas, Bridgeport freshman; will accompany
the musicians.
ACE Members Attend
National Convention
Seven members of the Association of Childhood Education, accompanied by Miss Emma Lou
Cooper of the college elementary
school, attended the National
A.C.E. convention in Asheville,
N. C.
The group visited many college campuses and schools on
the nine-day trip. Central dele-
' gates were ihe only representatives from ihe state of Michigan ai ihe convention.
Cost Named" for Land Is Bright';
Rehearsals Begin for Final Play
Rehearsals are underway for
the final play of the semester,
"The Land is Bright," to be
staged May 23, 24, and 25 by the
class in play production.
"The Land is Bright." a
three-act drama by George S.
Kaufman and Edna Ferber,
deals with the rise of an American business tycoon who built
a financial empire from railroads and mines, and who believed that the wealth of this
nation was boundless and one
could take as much from it as
he Wanted.
Succeeding generations of his
family believe that what is taken
from the soil must also be returned in some way.
MEMBERS OF THE CAST include: Betty Taylor, Lois Blanch ard, Madge Jack, Pat Hild,
Ginny Steiger, Beverly Wangberg, Barbara Hunter, Carolyn
Reid, Joanne Ellis, Nancy Post,
Anne Tabac, Marilyn Van Deven-
ter, Joan Harrison, Pat Hall,
Jackie Barrette.
Bob Halboth, Bill Bray, Clayton Wetmore, Ellis Van Deven-
ter, Bill Pietscher, Gene Courter,
Wells Cook, Fred Schmidt,
Charles Muntz, Bob McKinnon,
Clyde Downer, Dick Flewelling,
John Labbe, Wally Town, Mary-
Belle Haldemah.