1952-02-27; Central Michigan Life

              Night classes in graduate instruction, offered for  the first
me at Central, will begin March
11 it was announced by Dr.
George Nelson, director of graduate studies. Four classes will be
held each Tuesday night until the
pnd of the session, May 27, making it possible for a student holding a full-time job to earn four
hours of credit.
The session, conducted on an
experimental basis, will consist
of 12 meetings instead of the
usual 16 required of Saturday
siudents. Class periods, however, will be longer in length.
starling at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Division to Offer Four Night Classes
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and ending
9:40 p.m.
Nelson stated that students who
expect to earn graduate credit
in these classes must have admission to the University Graduate School. Tentative admission
may be granted by the graduate
school director at the time of enrolment if the student presents a
transcript of his coUege credits.
Complete admission may be
granted by the officials of the
Horace H. Rackham School of
Graduate Studies.
Undergraduate credit will be
granted   to   students   with   at
least college senior standing.
Registration for the session will
take place in Room 158 of Warriner Hall from 5 to 7 p.m., March
11. Regular classes will begin at
7 p.m.
Nelson explained that the college has long been interested in
determining if there is a demand
among graduate students for late
afternoon and evening classes.
Success in the present program
will serve as a basis for future
evening sessions.
The following classes will be
offered representing the departments of economics, political science, English, and speech: Trade
Unionism, Conduct of Foreign Relations, Contemporary Poetry, and
Principles of Speech Correction.
VOL. 33    CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., FEBRUARY 27. 1952    NO. 17
Kiardi Gras Theme to Be Featured
at Annual J-Hop Friday In Keeler
Buddy Morrow and his RCA Victor dance orchestra will be featured at the J-Hop Friday, February 29, in Keeler Union Ballroom
from 10 to 1 p.m. Morrow has played under many of the well-known
orchestra leaders of today, and his new combo has played dance engagements throughout the country.
Morrow and his band recently
recorded "Rose, Rose, I Love
You<" featuring Buddy on the
trombone. His orchestra has also
appeared on TV.
Central Hall Houses
Offices, Classrooms
The old gymnasium has been
renamed Central Hall by the
State Board of Education.
The first floor of Central Hall
is composed of Miss Esther R.
Altaian's testing room for personnel. The gym is being used by
the elementary school children for
physical education practice.
The left wing of the second
floor is composed of the placement office, and the office of Dr.
Kenneth T. Bordine, director of
teacher education. The right wing
of the second floor consists of
the offices of the commerce professors and the office of Miss Evelyn L. Olmstead, director of physical education for elementary students.
The commerce department has
three classrooms on the third
floor. The pool will be used as a
storage place for library books
until the new library is completed.
Mews Briefs
"Death Takes A Holiday" has
teen selected by Alpha Psi
Omega, dramatic fraternity, for
its annual play to be presented
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, March 26, 27, and 28. Casting
for this play is now in progress.
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President Charles Anspach and
Mr. Norval Bovee, controller,- attended a meeting of the presidents and business managers of
the state-sponsored educational
institutions at Michigan State College February 25. Budgets were
discussed.
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The first music recital of the
second semester will take place in
the Keeler Union Ballroom Thursr
day, February 28 at 11 a.m. Piano
students of Mr. Ray Koos and
voice students of Mr. Levi Dees
Will participate in the recital.
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Three representatives of Central Michigan attended the convention of the American Association of College Teacher Education in Chicago February 21, 22,
and 23. The AACTE is the accrediting organization for the
jeacher-training institutions o f
the nation. Dr. David Trout, Mr.
w- C. Smith, and Dr. Kenneth
Sordine represented Central.
Tickets for the J-Hop are expected to be sold out sometime
Thursday or Friday, according to chairman of ticket sales,
Anne Kebschull. Tickets for the
concert in Warriner Hall Auditorium will be on sale at the
door' at $1 each. Tickets for the
J-Hop are $4 per couple.
Vocalists Frankie Lester and
Peggie Barrett will sing at both
the concert and the J-Hop.
The ballroom will be decorated
for the occasion with two large
paper .mache masks behind the
band stand and streamers and
smaller masks overhead. The
theme of the decorations will be
Mardi Gras time which will be
next Tuesday in New Orleans.
The two large masks will .carry
the theme of tragedy and comedy.
Phyllis Gordon, Coopersville
junior, is chairman of the decorations committee. Also on the
committee are Marilyn Ball, Milan junior; Jean Conklin, Milan
junior; and Helen Gay, East Lansing junior.
Freshman and sophomore required assemblies are scheduled
for Tuesday, March 18, at 9
a.m., and Tuesday, April 22, at
10 a.m., announced Dr. David
M. Trout, dean of students. Dr.
Anspach will address each assembly.
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YOU TOUCH my toes and
I'll touch; yours,' say Chip Forward Harry Moore (underneath)
'and Ferris Guard Don Pratt.
Central beat Ferris, 72-44, last
Wednesday. See story page
five.
Library Plans
Construction of Central's new
library will begin July 1, if the
state legislature passes ihe bill
Governor Williams has proposed. The governor has asked
for $600,000 to start the building.
The total cost of the library
is estimated at one million dollars. If the legislature does not
appropriate sufficient funds,
ihe construction of the library
will be delayed until 1953.
CMC Takes Second
in Debate Tourney
Central debaters won second
place- in the Michigan Intercom
legiate- Speech League Tournament held .at Michigan State College February 23. Central won
the only superior rating given in
the league debates and;seven of
the 15 excellent ratings awarded
in the meet.
Top honors of superior went
io  John Trask, Ithaca  sophomore, who, with 41 points of a •
possible 45, had the highest individual score  among the 112
participants from 12 Michigan
colleges and universiiies.
Jack  Clary,  Flint  sophomore,
received third place honors in the
tourney. Dick Cronk, Mt. Pleasant senior, who received an excellent rating,  was  also  among
the winners.
On a win-lo.ss basis, Central
rated second, losing only to first-
place, undefeated Michigan State
College. Western Michigan College, Alma CoUege, and Wayne
University, all of whom dropped
decisions to Central debaters, tied
for third place.
Excellent ratings in the tournament were also awarded to the
four following Central debaters:
Pat Thwaites, Ionia sophomore;
Wilma Kinyon, Beaverton senior;
Harold Josehart, Saginaw freshman; arid David West, Ann Arbor junior. They will receive en-
graved certificates announcing
their honors. A duplicate certificate will be presented to the college.
PERCY GRAINGER at the keyboard
Pianist-Composer Percy Grainger
Scheduled to Appear Here Tonight
Percy Grainger, noted composer and pianist, will appear on the
Artist'Course program in Warriner Auditorium tonight at 8:15 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the box-office.
Included in the program are works from Chopin, Grainger, Bach,
and the Piana Sonata, op. 66, by Cyril Scott.         .   ,
;. Percy Aldridge Grainger was
born at Brighton, Melbourne,
Australia, July 8, 1882. His
mother, who was devoted to
music, sat beside him for two
hours daily while he studied piano, from his sixth to his tenth
year. ,
He then studied wiih Louis
Pabst in Melbourne, appearing publicly at the age of 10.
By ihe iime he was 12 he had
earned enough money to go io
' Germany for fuiriher~Tnusieal
studies.
Although Bach has always been
his favorite composer, Grainger
has also been a consistent cham-
Six Students Place
in Speech 101 Contests
The results of the Speech 101
contest held January 15 and 16
have been announced by Dr. Wilbur Moore, head of the speech
department.
Of the 261 participants the
six who scored highest were
Hikoro Akabori, Japanese special student; Ruth E. Hamlin,
Farmington sophomore; Joanne
M. Orton, Sandusky freshman;
Charles B. Woodruff, Mount
Pleasant freshman; Richard E.
Flinkerson, Monroe freshman;
and Harry H. Bliss, Grand Rapids freshman.
The contest was a persuasive
speaking project judged by majors and minors of the speech department.
pion of the moderns, being the
first to play Debussy, Ravel, Carpenter, Dett, and Guion in many
lands.
Besides being noted as a piano
virtuoso, Grainger is no less famous as a composer. His "Country
Gardens" is a best seller and
pieces such as "Molly on the
Shore," "Irish Tune from Country Derry," "Shepherd's Hey,"
are well-known works..    ,
In   1915  Grainger  made  his
-^American debut and became an
American citizen in 1918, while
serving as a bandsman in ihe
U.S. Army.
In 1928 he married the Swedish
painter and poetess, Ella Viola
Strom, writing his orchestral "To
a Nordic Princess" as a wedding
gift to her.
Henry T. Finck of the New
York Evening Post wrote the following concerning Grainger's first
American piano recital: "Hats off!
A genius!"
Dr. Floyd Armstrong
Named Visiting Teacher
The appointment of Dr. Floyd
Armstrong as visiting instructor
to the Central department of commerce was approved by the State
Board of Education February 11.
President Charles L. Anspach announced that Dr. Armstrong will
replace Dr. V. J. Wiric, who has
resigned.
The function of this board is
to make recommendations on res-
ignations, appointments, and
scholarships in the three state-
supervised colleges.
Student-Principal Meetings Slated March ll
The annual student-principal
conference for Central freshmen
and high school principals is
scheduled March 11. Sponsored by
the personnel division, the conference will be directed by Dean
George N. Lauer.
Primary purpose of the Conference is to permit high school principals and-other high-school representatives to reacquaint themselves with the problems confronting; college students of today.
Through these conferences
wiih former students, ihe representatives will attempt to
discover whether iheir graduates have been adequately prepared for college. Students will
be asked io discuss iheir aca
demic problems.
All freshmen students and the
representatives from their respective high schools will meet
for interviews in Keeler Dining
Rooms A, B, and C.
Expressing the hope that all
freshmen would cooperate in fulfilling ,their appointments, Dean
Lauer indicated that all persons
to be interviewed would be sent
cards stating the time and definite
place of the meetings.
Principals have been informed ihey may invite high
school seniors who are tentative
college students io visit Central. This will offer ihe seniors
ihe   opportunity   io   acquaint
themselves with a college campus. The Booster Club, under
ihe supervision of Mr. Jesse
Thorpe, assistant librarian, will
be host io ihe high school seniors for ihe day.
At a luncheon in Keeler Union,
high school representatives will
be guests of the college. President Charles L. Anspach will give
a brief address.
Following the luncheon, at 2
p.m. the college faculty will meet
with the guests to discuss Ways
of improving the present high
school sysiem so as to better prepare students for college. An invitation to attend and participate
in the discussion is extended to
college "students.
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