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RALPH MARTERIE and his Mercury-recording orchestra will
be featured at the J-Hop Friday evening. The concert will be from
8-9 p.m. in Warriner Auditorium. The dance will follow in Keeler
Union Ballroom from 10 p.m.-l a.m. Corsages are banned.
Tickets for the J-Hop are still available in the dean of women's office. Approximately 100 tickets have been sold. Concert
tickets can be obtained for $1 per person, and admission is $5
per couple for the dance and concert.
Central's Forensic Fraternity Members
Win Honors at National Convention
Twelve Central Michigan students participated in the national
convention of Pi Kappa Delta, national honorary forensic fraternity.
One hundred twenty-three chapters from 29 states were represented
at the convention at Kalamazoo College April 5 through 9.
Central won five out of eight
rounds in men's debate and
earned a good rating. The negative team of John Trask, Ithaca
junior, and Jack Clary, Flint junior, won four out of four rounds.
Don Johnson, Saginaw freshman,
and Harold Josehart, Saginaw
sophomore, won one out of four
rounds on the affirmative. Patricia Thwaites, Ionia junior, and
Sharon Hulin, Lake sophomore,
won two out of eight debates in
the women's division.
Robert Riggs, Farmington
junior, won an excellent rating
in men's oratory. Riggs received
five firsts and four seconds from
12 decisions. Mary Monaghan,
West Branch junior, competed
in women's oratory.
Central was represented in extemporaneous speaking by David
West, Ann Arbor senior, and
Kathryn Strait, Lansing freshman.
Robert Gravelle, Greenville
senior, and Anita Hoag, Bancroft
senior, participated in discussion
of the question, "How can we
most effectively combat the threat
of communism?" They received
three second place ratings and
one third place rating.
Five other Michigan colleges,
Hope, University of Detroit, Michigan State, Michigan State Normal, and Kalamazoo, attended
this biennial convention
Choir to Present
Concert Tonight
The Central Michigan Concert
Choir, composed of 76 members,
will wind up its tour of northern
Michigan by presenting its annual spring concert tonight at
8:15 p.m. in Warriner Auditorium.
Highlighting the evening will
be "Job," a short cantata, which
was   written   by   Mr.   Norman
Dietz  of  the music department.
It is based on the Book of Job
and   includes   chorus,   baritone
solo, and the use of two pianos.
"The Continental" by Conrad-
Warnick   and   "Oklahoma"   by
Rogers-Warnick   also   will   be
presented.
A special feature will be the
opening scene from the opera
which is to be presented on campus this spring. Taking the solo
parts will be Betty LaLone, Ferndale junior; Robert Klump, Saginaw junior, and Paul Oberle, Sil-
verwood sophomore.
Capt. George S. Belli of the
United States Marine Corps will
be on campus today to interview
and enroll qualified college men
in the Marine Corps Officer
Training Programs.
VOL. 34        CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., APRIL 15, 1953        NO. 23
College Fair Slated for April 24 and 25
The first annual Central Mich
igan Fair will take place in the
Health and Physical Education
Building April 24 and 25. Acts,
exhibits, concessions, barkers, and
prizes will create an authentic
fair atmosphere. The college calendar has been cleared so all students can attend.
The program of events for
both evenings will begin with
two performances of a gymnastic and music show at 7 and
7:45 p.m. in the gym. The girls
of the Booster Club will operate
a taxi dance in the gym. Bernie
Mayhew and his orchestra will
play for ihe Friday night dance;
Dave Lance will play Saturday
evening.
Members of the music department will present continuous performances of a Minstrel Show in
the fieldhouse at 8:30 p.m. At the
Petitions Available
for WRA Candidates
Petitions for office positions in
the Women's Recreation Association's coming election, April 30,
will be available today and must
be returned by 10 p.m. April 21.
Any woman student may take out
a petition.
Candidates will be elected to
the following positions: president, vice-president, secretary,
treasurer, and publicity manager.
Requirements for the office of
president and vice-president are
as follows: each candidate must
have a one-point average, must
have served on the "WRA Board,
and must be either a junior or
senior next year. Candidates for
the minor offices are required to
have a one-point average.
Candidates will be responsible
for a portion of their publicity.
Petitions may be obtained from
Rosie Rober and Margaret Pastorius in Sloan Hall or from Barbara Heflin and Carolyn Gibfried
in Barnard Hall.
Journalism Fraternity
to Sponsor Conference
Alpha Delta, honorary journalism fraternity, will sponsor the
sixth annual North-Central Michigan   Interscholastic  Press   Conference here Saturday, April 18.
Invitations have been sent to
approximately 175 high school
yearbook and newspaper staffs
in central and northern Michigan. The attendance is expected
to range from 150 to 200 delegates.
Mr. Clarence Smazel, editor and
publisher of the St. Louis Leader-
Press, will speak at 10 a.m.
High schools have been invited
to send in copies of their school
papers and yearbooks for judging.
Awards will be presented at the
conference.
same time there will be continU'
ous performances of a swim show
in the pool. Boxing and wrestling
matches will alternate in one corner of the fieldhouse.
A midway of professional carnival equipment will be set up under the balcony. Sorority and fraternity members will operate con-
cesion booths. Lunch, candy, pop
corn stands, and concession booths
will be scattered throughout the
fieldhouse.
The south side of the field-
house will be the scene of an
automobile show. Local dealers
will display  1953 models.
An Indian theme will be carried out in the giving of prizes.
Local   merchants   have   contrib-
EDITORIAL
CM forges to Win
in 1953 Blood Drive
Central has a good chance of
winning the biggest game of the
season April 27, 28, and 29.
That game is the game of saving lives.
This year's blood quota is 500
pints. With nearly two weeks to
go in the drive, Central already
has over 300 students registered
for donations.
Although Central's chance to
reach the quota looks good, the
winning effort shouldn't be
slackened. The effort should be
quickened so that CMC can go
over the top in the drive as it
did last year.
What do you say, Centralites? Will Central again do its
patriotic duty or will it come
close to it and fail?       M. L. K.
Dr. Kenneth Bordine has several summer positions available
for students interested in camp
counseling and civil service positions.
The United States Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of
Entomology and Plant Quarantine, also have openings in Spokane, Wash., for a number of
young men 18-years or over,
it was announced.
Students interested in these positions are asked to contact the
placement office.
Petitions for "Most Eligible
Bachelor" candidates are now
available in the dean of women's
office. They are to be returned by
Friday, April 17. Campaigning
will officially begin April 20.
Girls will elect their most eligible male April 22 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m., according io Arvilla Partenio, chairman of the election.
The "Most Eligible Bachelor" will
reign at the Spring Ball May 2.
Charles Laughton Program Cited as Stirring, Emotional
,    ^ " . „ „_..YT »Hi,n„ffi, +hi= ««rfi unon cor-  actor demonstrated his vocal vir-  one, a_short, early messag
by Dr. Elbert R. Bowen
Charles Laughton, the noted
actor and interpretative reader,
entertained a capacity audience
in Warriner Auditorium last
Wednesday night. For over two
hours, broken only by one short
intermission, Mr. Laughton
brought great literature to life
and stirred in his audience a wide
range of emotions.
Mr. Laughton ably warmed
up his audience with a few
limericks and some clever sa-
iire by James Thurber. Then
he settled the audience with a
beautiful speech from his film
portrayal of Rembrandt. He
filled the major portion of the
first part of the program with
a long, but carefully edited,
reading from Dickens, which
may be called "The Circumlocution Office."
Although this satire upon corruption in "high" places was enjoyed by some, it was perhaps a
poor selection for the particular
audience. Your reviewer liked
Mr. Laughton's reading of this
obscure Dickens work, but felt
that the reader could have communicated the same message with
a more appropriate and interesting selection.
At any rate, we wish that ministers of the pulpit could bring so
much meaning to their oral readings from the Bible.
If Mr. Laughton wishes to read
Dickens—and he does read Dickens superbly—he could undoubtedly find something more to the
liking of most audiences. His
readings from "The Pickwick Papers," for example, are matchless.
After intermission, the famous
actor demonstrated his vocal vir
tuosity in reading a Thomas
Wolfe selection. Particularly impressive were his uses of rhythm
and changes of rate. Next was
probably the high point of the
program, a delicate interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor and the
Nightingale." This was followed
by a reading of "The Fiery Furnace" from the book of Daniel.
Mr. Laughton has recorded
this selection for Decca records.
We were overjoyed to find his
oral work here so much like the
recorded version, for it is a particularly impreissive reading,
but we were somewhat disturbed by his tendency to overact visibly.
Last on the program were the
reading of two Lincoln speeches,
one, a short, early message, and
the other, the Gettysburg Address. Laughton delivered the latter memorably in a movie, "Rug-
gles of Red Gap," many years ago.
In answer to public clamor, he
continued to recite it, unfortunately not as well as he used
to. He has retained Lincoln's humility, but staleness shows
through in a too-apparent mechanical quality.
Almost single-handedly, Laughton has revived the lost art of interpretative reading, which for
many years had been killed by
a decadent elocutionary spouting,
still common in high school declamatory contests. Those persons
who believe that great literature
is best appreciated when read
aloud well owe much to this one
man.
uted over $2000 worth of prizes in
the form of men's and women's
clothing, jewelry, kitchen and
home furnishings, theater tickets,
gas, car services, and numerous
other items. They may be
"bought" with wampum won at
the concessions.
Admission to the fair will be
25 cents. All profits will be used
for the promotional fund of the
physical education department
and for a grant-in-aid fund for
physical education and music students.
The members of the fair committee are Dr. Olaf Steg, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Thorpe, Dr. Gilbert
Maienknecht, Mr. Kenneth Kelly,
and Mr. Ronald Finch.
A collection of prizes will be
on display beginning Monday
afternoon in Room 108 of the
health and physical education
building.
Annual Style Show
Slated for April 22
Central's annual spring Style
Show is scheduled for Wednesday,
April 22, at 8 p.m. in Warriner
Auditorium. Each year the Associated Women Students and the
Men's Union combine to present
this annual show in which the
latest fashions for both men and
women alike are modeled.
It is solely a Ceniral production. The clothes are obtained
from local Mt. Pleasant merchants. Central students serve
as models; scenery is designed
and created by the art department; the script is written by
members of ihe AWS Board and
the Men's Union Board. Musical background is furnished by
an orchestra made up of Central men.
AWS President, Sheila Maule,
Detroit junior, and Men's Union
President, Jack M. White, Pontiac junior, share the duties as
co-chairmen for this event.
Admission will be free. The
AWS and Men's Union present
this annual spring fashion festival
for the benefit of the student
body.
The music department will present a student recital of piano and
vocal students Thursday, April
16, at 11 a.m. in Keeler Union
Ballroom.
WRA State Play Day
to Take Place Saturday
"No boys allowed," will be the
order of the day Saturday, April
18, when the women students take
over the fieldhouse for a State
Play Day sponsored by the Women's Recreation Association. Girls
from Ferris, Michigan Normal,
Michigan State, and Central
Michigan will participate in the
activities.
The program will start at 10:30
a.m. with archery, badminton,
handball, swimming, and volleyball. The afternoon program is as
follows: bowling, handball, golf,
tennis, softball, and swimming.
The program will end with square
dancing from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Petitions Available
Petitions for the April 23 spring
general campus election are now
available in the dean of women's
office. Petitions must be returned
to the office by 4 p.m. April 20.
A political rally for the purpose
of presenting candidates will take
place in the college gym at 8 p.m.
April 21. The Student Senate will
sponsor the rally.
Richard Balwinski, president of
the student body, will be master
of ceremonies.
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