1952-11-26; Central Michigan Life

              Annual 'Band Bender' Slated for December 3,4
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The second annual "Band
Bender's" spotlight will be shared
by Mr. Ray Koos, pianist, the
Women's Glee Club, the A Ca-
pella Choir, and both the Concert
Band and the newly organized
"Pops" Band. The program, which
offers the largest variety of musical talent during the year, is
scheduled for Wednesday and
Thursday, December 3 arid 4, at
8:15 p.m.
Accompanied by Ihe band,
under ihe direction of Mr. Norman Dietz, Mr. Koos will play
the "Warsaw Concerto." The
Women's Glee Club, directed
by Mrs. Myrle Thiers and accompanied by Louise Gillett,
Evart freshman, will be featured in a group of folk tunes.
The A Cappella Choir, under
the direction of Mr. Bernard
Stone, will sing selections from
"The Continental" and from
"Carousel."
Also being featured are Betty
LaLone, Ferndale junior, who is
to sing the well known "I Love
Thee;" Nan Webster, Mt. Pleasant
junior, "Freddy and His Fiddle;"
and Don Albrecht,  Lum junior,
Midsummer's Eve." Charlotte
Ruggles, Saginaw freshman, and
Bob Clason, Manistee freshman,
are to be featured in the piccolo
and tuba duet, "The Bullfrog and
the Crickett."
The majorettes will twirl to Ed
MacDonald's "Hamilton Field
March."
Included in the group of folk
tunes to be sung by ihe 40
women in ihe glee club are
"Mississippi River Boat Song"
"I™?," Will Be Done" ^d
Ho-lah."
The "Pops" Band and a vocal
quintet are to present "I'm Yours,"
"Wish You Were Here," and
^Walkin' My Baby Back Home."
Comprising the quintet are Dorothea Brown, Ionia junior; Janet
Davis, Royal Oak junior; Paul
Oberle, Silyerwood sophomore;
Bob Story, Owosso junior; and
Glen Williams, Flint sophomore.
The new LeRoy Anderson number, "Seranata," is the Concert
Band's highlight, and a surprise
stunt number is scheduled. To
conclude the program, the bands,
choirs, and pianists will join in
Members of the orchestra previously have been listed with
many of the top bands of the
country.
A Santa Claus and reindeer
theme has been planned for ihe
dance by Jewell Chaffee, Saginaw sophomore, and Pete Keiz-
ler, Flint freshman, decorations
co-chairmen.
The dance, which is being co-
sponsored by the Associated
Women Students and by the Men's
Union, will be semi-formal, as in
previous years. Corsages will be
banned.
Tickets for ihe Ball, which
will sell for $2.40 per couple,
may be purchased after December 1, from Pat Dillenbeck, Barnard Hall or ai ihe Dean of
Women's Office. Because of ihe
limited capacity of ihe ballroom, only 225 tickets will be
available.
General co-chairmen for the
dance are Joellen Donnelly, Saginaw sophomore, and Jack White,
Pontiac junior. They will be assisted by the following committeemen: Pat Dillenbeck, Weidman
junior, tickets; Roseann Podolan,
Swartz Creek freshman, and
George Landino, Birmingham
sophomore, publicity; Joyce Oehmke, Fraser sophomore, programs;
Janet Dueltgen, Rogers City junior, invitations; and Mrs. Rosemary Langley, Oxford senior, refreshments.
Annual Christmas Ball to Feature
Jim Servis' Orchestra December 13
Jim Servis and his nine-piece orchestra from Ann Arbor will be
featured at the annual Christmas Ball, Saturday, December 13, in
Keeler Union Ballroom from 9-12 p.m.
"According to voiced popular
opinion, Servis' orchestra was
well received at last spring's
Freshman and Sophomore semi-
formal dance. We on the selecting
committee believed his orchestra
would be very appropriate for
the Christmas Ball, judging by
the funds available," stated Joellen Donnelly, general co-chairman for the dance.
Frosh Women to Elect
WRA, AWS Delegates
in Election December 4
The Associated Women Students and the Women's Recreation Association will elect candidates to their respective boards
in a freshman women election December 4.
Freshmen candidates for ihe
AWS board are Wilma Irish,
Greenville, and Jane Schaefer,
Port Huron. The girls were
elected by a nominating committee on basis of scholarship,
character, and high school activities and service.
Women students vying for
freshmen representatives to the
WRA board include Joyce Messenger, Lansing; Mary Braun,
Jackson; Margaret Pastorius, Wyandotte; and Lois Snyder, Richmond.
Precincts for the election will
be in Warriner, Grawn, Sloan, and
Barnard Halls. All freshmen
women are eligible to vote.
General chairman for the election is Bonnie Jackson, Holly
sophomore.
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BULLETIN!
The next edition of Ceniral
Michigan LIFE will be distributed December 10, because of
the technicalities involved in
preparing a newspaper over any
college vacation.
Members of the LIFE staff
wish ihe faculty and students a
pleasant Thanksgiving vacation.
The Editors
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"God Bless America."
Proceeds from the "Band
Bender" will be deposited in the
Grant-in-Aid Fund for music
scholarships. This fund is made
available to worthy students in
the department of music who
need help in continuing their
music education. The "Grant-in-
Aid Fund is wholly supported by
the "Band Bender." Thus, in addition to receiving an evening of
enjoyment, those who attend will
partake in aiding deserving students, affirmed Mr. Dietz, who is
general co-chairman along with
Dr, Olaf Steg. Everyone is urged
to attend. s
During ihe two short intermissions, the Booster Club will
sell refreshments. The Booster
Club, under the direction of Mr.
Jesse Thorpe, is assisting ihe
music department with advertising and iickei< selling.
Regardless of the economic
trend, ticket prices have been
lowered from last year's price of
75 cents, to 50 cents each for students and townspeople alike.
Members of the music organizations and the Booster Club are
now selling tickets. Beginning
Monday, December 1, and continuing through Wednesday and
Thursday, December 3 and 4,
tickets will be on sale in the first
floor foyer of Warriner Hall.
VOL. 34
CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., NOV. 26. 1952
NO. 10
THE ACTORS and the audience both occupied the 'limelight' in the Arena Theater production
of "The Bishop's Mantle" last week. Seated at the desk is Neil Suomela, Charlevoix junior. Esther
Pinkos, Armada sophomore, and Jim Bower, Port Austin junior, are shown talking to him.
Complete Cast of 'Bishop's Mantle' Lauded
by Phyllis Eichhorn
"All is well that ends well"
certainly fits "The Bishop's Mantle," presented Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, and Monday in Warriner Auditorium.
Directed by Mr. Fred R. Bush,
and   assisted   in   direction   by
Phyllis  Beckett,  Gaylord  senior, the acting class put on ihe
play in Arena style.
The center of the stage, the rector's study, was simply furnished.
.Two desks, a davenport, and three
chairs gave the scene a realistic
appearance.
Organ music helped prepare
the audience for the proper atmosphere ai ihe beginning of
each scene.
Hilary Laurens (Jim Bower), as
the new rector of St. Matthew's
Church did a splendid job expressing facial emotions. The
young man, who seemed afraid of
the large responsibility he had accepted and who felt inconfident
Kullman Praised by Appreciative Audience
by Mr. Levi O. Dees
—Assistant-Professor—ef-Musie—
Last Wednesday evening,
Charles Kullman, tenor, and his
accompanist, Stuart Ross, brought
to Central an evening of great
music. These two musicians found
in Warriner Hall a near-capacity
audience which challenged them
by round-after-round of applause
to give unstintingly of the great
wealth of their artistry. Nine encores and uncounted curtain calls
attested to their popularity.
The audience liked both men
as men. Both were in full command of their great talents and
technical resources. Both had
pleasing and sincere personalities. They used these assets for
°nly one purpose; io interpret
for us ihe poems and ihe music
of the men who set ihem down
on paper. The audience sensed
ihis immediately and admired
Mr. Kullman and Mr. Ross all
ihe more as<ihe evening progressed. _
Most of you were present so l
will not go into the individual
songs. However, whether the artists performed as a team or individually, they were warmly applauded for- all they did.
Concerning the program itself,
several factors contributed to its
enjoyment. Americans like songs
sung in their own language. English texts were in the majority
during the evening and expertly
timed to revive* any lag of interest.
Many of ihe songs Were old
favorites so beautifully pre-
sented"~thar^they^iost-aii—ihe—
triteness which over usage
tends to give ihem. The foreign
language songs were so well
explained and inierpreied ihai
everyone was able io get a
measure of enjoyment out of
ihem in spite of ihe language
handicap.
Our artists are engaged because
of their established reputation of
excellence. But the degree of excellence is not determined by the
artist. No one could plan the
thrills of the Kullman Concert.
They were the spontaneous result of the meeting of great artists and an equally great audience.
about his abilities to fill the
church position, lost no time in
winning the confidence of the
congregation.
Those who say that true love
never did run smooth must have
had in mind someone like Alexa
McCally  (Esther  Pinkos). Lex
loved   Hilary,  bui   felt  she
couldn't live up io ihe expectations of a rector's wife, for she
loved parties and lots of people.
The strains of making a decision, pride, and deep concern for
Hilary,   were well expressed in
the mobile face of Miss Pinkos. .
Mrs.   Warner   Reed   (Marion
Sanborn)  gave life and warmth
to the play throughout the presentation. Never once.stepping out
of character, Miss Sanborn made
a loveable old lady who was in
favor of the rector, but who hesitated to make him sure of that.
A  special word  of credit
should go to Joe Ellard, as Hastings, ihe church  janitor, who
seldom failed io bring a laugh
from the audience with his poor
grammar, his spry walk, and his
confident manner.
Fine supporting roles were
played by Betty Moore, as Hettie
Breckenridge, a sharped-tongued,
ried in the church, were in more
minor roles.
The play was a success and
every one who took part in it, or
worked with it in any way, should
be congratulated.
Male Population Votes
for Name Band at J-Hop
According to a returned questionnaire sent out by the junior
class council, the male population
on campus voted, 101 to 35, that a
top name band be scheduled to
play at the 1953 J-Hop. Only 141
of some 400 eligible men students
voted.
The questionnaire consisted of
a series of questions for the men
on campus concerning the J-Hop.
No -definite band has been selected, but suggestions have been
made and accepted, stated Jack
Clary, junior class president from
Flint.
Suggestions as io whom to
schedule for ihe dance were
staled by a few of the men.
Those mentioned were Ray
Anthony, Les Brown, Woodie
Herman, Stan Kenton, Billie
May, and Vaughn Monroe.
ha^ghty—spinster-i—Pat-^Hrwaites,—^4llmgness^e-pay-|4--or-|5^
as Hilary's nervous, tearful, efficient secretary, Miss Mowbray;
Bill Horning, as Mr. Alvord, a
shrewd business man, and the
senior vestryman in the church;
Neil Suomela, as. the back-slapping father of Maudie (Mary Ellen Sweeney), the plain-Jane who
turns into a very attractive young
woman.
Jini McLennan, as Dick Laurens, Hil's unsuccessful, play-boy
brother; Vera Becker, as Saman-
tha Adams, "down-to-earth" type
of person, willing to work in the
tenements; and Bill Walther, as
Joe McComb, bride-groom from
the tenements, wishing to be mar-
couple was conceded to by 87
students, while 54 opposed such
a set up. In respect as to whether
or not a jam session preceding
the dance was wanted, 85 for
overruled the 46 against, and 84
pros took a stand against 51 cons
when four hours of dancing instead of three, and no jam session,
were considered.
Eighty-five voted against scheduling a medium priced band and
paying $2 or $3 per couple, while
49 were for such an arrangement.
When questioned, "If we do have
a top name band, do you plan to
attend?," 106 cast yes votes, and
21 cast no votes.
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