1946-07-31; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 27
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3L 1946
NUMBER 33
Annual Guidance Meet
Moved to September Date
A tense sccaie from the play "Angel Street" which will be seen
here tonight and tomorrow night.
"Angel Street" Provides
Thrills and Chills Galore
Tonight's the night for thrills
and chills!
The Victorian thriller, "Angel
Street," promises to enthrall auditors with its "first night" run in
the auditorium at 8:15 this evening. A second showing will take
place tomorrow, August 1.
The plot is wound around the
villainous scheming of a murderer
who returns after 15 years, to the
scene of his crime in search of
hidden loot. In so doing, he marries
a wealthy woman,, whose money enables him to purchase the house
without arousing unnecessary suspicion. After the transaction, is
completed, he attempts to get rid
of his wife by forcing her to believe she is insane. • However, an
aged, relentless detective, who
ironically worked on the old murder
case, appears on the scene and the
unraveling begins.
"Angel Street" is directed by
Professor E. Turner Stump, head
of the • school of speech and director of • the University Theatre,
Kent State university, .a visiting
faculty member here this summer,
: Staging for the play'was completed by 'the stagecraft class of
the Dramatics Workshop under the
direction of Fred R. Bush, associate professor of speech and English,
and portrays a gloomy Victorian
apartment on one of the seedier
streets of London, in the late Ws.
Members' of the cast include:
Dorothy Ayre of Caro; Fremont
Varnum of Shepherd; William
Gregory   of   Williamston:    Oneita
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Enrollees Asked
$10 Deposit
Applications for admission to college have increased to the point
where it is going to toe necessary to
determine absolutely those who are
coming to college.. The State Board
of Education has approved that we
request a $10.00 deposit fee which
will be applied ^gainst local fees in
case the student comes, in case the
student does not, the fee will be
forefeited.
Chisholm, Saginaw junior; Lillian
Beebe, Mason senior; Leon Walters,
Cedar freshman; and Nelson Hickman, Saginaw freshman.
The three act drama, written by
Patrick Hamilton, appeared in the
movies under the title "Gaslight."
Everyone is welcome,—no. admission charge.
Speech Expert
Talks August 5
Dr. William N. Brigance, head
of the department of speech of
Wabash college, Crawfordsville,
Indiana, will speak on "Public
Address in America" and "The
Teacher's Heritage" as the final
number on the Artists Course series,
August 5.   .
A reputable author, president of
The Speech Association of America,
and head pf the department of
English in 1936 at the University
of Hawaii, Honolulu, Professor
Brigance has proven himself a very
capable historian as well as a
speaker. Improving speech among
the.many students of foreign ancestry and the conflicts that have
arisen between American English
and the various linguistic dialects
have prompted several of his
autho'rative textbooks.
Modern research, in speech, according to Dr. Brigance, has made,
discoveries as interesting and perhaps as significant, as were those
of Pasteur n chemistry and
Darwin in biology. To get this material decipherable for the masses,
Dr. Brigance attempts to translate it into "plain" English for his
readers.
The author of "Speech Composition," and 'Your Everyday Speech,"
Dr. Brigance's latest work in two
volumes is "History and Criticism
of American Public Address" which
was prepared under the auspices
of the National Association of
Teachers of Speech.
In addition to author and co-
authorship of other books, another
distinction held by Dr.   Brigance
See—BRIGANCE—Page 3
Got an Indian
in Your Attic?
—Call Finch!
Wanted: One wooden Indian I
This is the frantic call sent out
by the athletic department of Central Michigan College for a new
mascot or symbol representative of
their athletic teams.
Ever since the adoption of the
nickname "Chippewa," back in
1942, a quiet search for the silent
red man has been going on; but
queries through the usual channels
have failed to produce results. Now
the time is rapidly approaching for
Central Michigan's 20th Homecom^
ing, which coincides with the college's Jubilee celebration, postponed
from last fall because of the War.
And the need for the "Big Chief"
has become vital.
"If anyone can tell us where a»
Indian can be secured, the information will be deeply appreciated,"
says Ron Pinch, football coach and
head of the physical education department.
Known as the "Bearcats" from
1924 to 1942, Central Michigan's
teams adopted the "Chippewa" appellation because it held more
meaning in the territory where the
college is located. Ihe Chippewas.
once occupied most of the land in
the central and northern portions
of the Lower peninsula, a Chippewa
reservation is located near Mt.
Pleasant, and the Chippewa river
flows through the city only a few
blocks from the campus.
Dr. John G. Barley, Minnesota
Psychologist Will Head Speakers at
7th Event of Kind.
Ethics Is Topic
of Anspach Talk
An address, "The Ethics of the
Teaching Profession," will be given
by Dr. Charles L.- Anspach, president of Central Michigan College
of Education, Tuesday, August 6, at
11 a.m. in W355.
Stump Shows
Stage Make-up
"Demonstrations i n Make-up"
was the topic discussed by Professor E. Turner Stump,- director of
acting, stagecraft and make-up for
the dramatic workshop, who spoke
and gave demonstrations July 24
and 25 at 1 o'clock in the auditorium.
Professor Stump stated that features of the modern stage are remnants of the early theatre.
"No make-up was necessary in,
the Greek theater because the performances were held in the daytime in the out-of-door theater.
Sometimes harlequins which were
carved stone masks were used in
front of the actors."
Footlights and overhead lights of
the modern theatre help to simulate
natural light. A mixture of blue,
green, and amber secures a sunlight
appearance. >
"We need make-up for two reasons," Prof. Stump declared. "1. To
enable the actors to look natural as
viewed midway from the audience.
2. To enable >an individual to resemble the character he is portraying."
"Straight" make-up is the technique of- bringing out to mid-theatre the normal facial characteristics of the actors. It should not be
obtrusive or call' attention to it-'
self. Right costume for the correct
make-up is "important. .
"Make-up in, the commercial
theater will appear overdone to
the people sitting in front and
underdone to those sitting in back.
The appearance of makeup is. more
See—STUMP—Page 2
Harmony Masters Concert
Is Very Well Received
by Fred M.  Orr
An appreciative audience /of "■ approximately 1000 people heard "The
Harmony Masters," a male quartet,
present a musical program in Warriner hall July 22. This was the |
fourth number of the summer Artists Course series.
The quartet opened the concert
by singing a group of English songs,
rendered very softly and with feeling. Another group of songs
including "Deep River" by Burleigh,
"Steal Away" arranged by Johnson,
and "Down By the Old Bayou" by
Bennett were skillfully handled,
especially from a rythmical standpoint.
In his number "One to Me" from
the Desert Song, Mr. Leonardo Bal-
samo, second tenor, distinguished by
his ease and showmanship and fine
Caruso-like voice, proved to be the
highlight of the program.
Mr. Ray Steiner, director, made a
good appearance. Ha is a type
known professionally as a basso
buffa, the comedian type, which
brings out the humor in operas.
Mr. Steiner sang in tlie traditional
, style, his encore "Big Brown Bear''
well suited to. his voice. "" ' '
■ Mr. Steiner in introducing, Mr.
Howard Burhalter,' baritone, introduced a personal note by explaining
he had recently returned from military service and had just received
notice of his becoming a father.
The quartet sang "Brahms Lullaby"
in his honor. Mr. Burhalter has an
impressive voice, and although his
appearance was rather wooden
during his first solo number, he
seemed much more at ease in his
encore "Old Man River."
Although he kept well in the
background as accompanist, the
pianist, Mr.. William Kroeger, performed smoothly. and exceptionally
well in his solo, the "Eire Dance"
by DeFalla, v/a, difficult, showy number.
In closing $he program the quartet presented v a medley of "Victor
Herbert" favorites, featuring each
member as soMst.
Tthe "Harmony Masters" as a
whole had fine voices, especially
well-trained. Lalck, of good program
planning, howevter, robbed the con*,
cert of sufficient*, change of 'pace;
and lt fell short in color and novelty. /
Announcement of the annual
Central Michigan Guidance conference to be staged here Saturday,
SepJ&mber 21, was made this week
by Dr, David M, Trout, dean of
students and executive secretary
of the conference.
The conference, the seventh of
its kind to be held on campus in
as many years, was moved from its
annual March date to September
in order that those .who attend will
be able to put into practice the
principles of guidance learned here
in the coming school year.
Bringing together state and out-
state superintendents, principals,
commissioners, guidance counselors,
social workers, industrial administrators, and other specialists,
the conference will emphasize the
various aspects of counseling.
Central students are invited to,
attend .
Heading the list of prominent
educators and counselors scheduled
to speak, is Dr. John G. Darley,
professor of, psychology and head
of the counseling service - at the
University of Minnesota. Carl
Horn, head of counseling and guidance in the state department of
public instruction, will also address
the group.
The. conference this year is expected to attract an even larger
attendance than in former years,
when the Central Michigan conference was annually the largest
gathering of its kind in the state.
The program for the day will include addresses by principal speakers, ifijums in the forenoon and
afternoon, and a summarizing
panel at the end of the day.
Chairman of the committee
charged with planning the conference is Superintendent of
Schools W. E. Baker of Mesick.
Assisting him as vice-chairman is
Ivan Niergart, superintendent at
St. Johns.
Other members of the committee
are Woodward Smith, assistant director of the extension division;
Carl Horn, chief .of counseling and
guidance of the state department of
public instruction; Walter Nickel,
principal from Marlette; John
Prances, Commissioner of' schools,
Sanalac county; Silvia Lien, dean
of girls at Alpena high school;
Golda Stimson, teacher at Bay
City; and Ray Hatch, counselor at
East Lansing high school.
Graduates Elect
Summer Officers
Election of officers Was the purpose of a recent meeting of the
Graduate Luncheon club in Keeler
union. The following officers were
chosen to lead the summer group:
president* Per Alfred WickStrom*"
Merrett, and vice-president, Moydi
R. Ferris, Lakeview.
Dr. Floyd Armstrong, professor
emeritus of economics and finance,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was the guest speaker at
the Graduate Luncheon last Week,
choosing as his topic "Rising
Prices".
At previous luncheons of the
group, introductions were made by
all members; and discussions, led
by Dr. George H. Nelson, summer
Director of Graduate Division and
professor of history, comprised the
social hour.
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