1941-10-15; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 25
NUMBER 2
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1941
Vocalist to Appear
With String Trio
'Singing Strings'
Friday Assembly
Trio of Instrumented Per-
formers and Featured Vocalist Comprise Group.
The "Symphony in Miniature", an
accomplished foursome of string and
vocal entertainers, is scheduled for
appearance in assembly on Central's
campus this Friday, October 17.
Comprising the group are a trio
of stringed instrumental performers
and a featured vocalist. All are
young women, and each is a recognized artist in her chosen musical
branch. Norma Troje Miller, the
violinist of the ensemble, has played
as a member of the—Kansas City
Civic Opera Company and Symphony Orchestra, while Dorothy
Monday, the group's cellist, is acclaimed a master-performer in her
field and has been featured with
several symphony orchestras as a
cello soloist. The pianist of the
string trio, Pearl R. Kelly, also performs as the accompanist for solo
numbers included on the group's
varied program. Mary Larkin, vocalist, is featured with the trio.
Sometimes labeled "The Singing
Strings", these artists offer a repertoire of favorite classical and
semi-classical selections.
Candidates Considered
By English Fraternity
At its first meeting this semester,
Sigma Tau Delta, national honorary
English' fraternity, considered persons to be taken in as members of
the society this fall. Plans for the
semester's activities will be discussed
at a later meeting.
Ardith Westie is president of
the fraternity this year; Other officers are Laura Shelby, vice president; Harold Telfer, secretary; and
Norman   Johnston,   treasurer.
"Lost Chord" Rings
On Silent Chimes
For Ghost Students
Whether or not anyone noticed it,
the chimes were not working last
week. Or perhaps we should say—>
they were not working audibly.
It seems that the amplifier, which
broadcasts the chime tones to the
outside world," was temporarily out
of commission. Thus it happened
that though the chimes chimed, the
sound didn't register upon the ears
of anyone outside the chime room.
The chimes were purchased* by
the Student Council in May, 1939.
Several concerts have been played
on them. During one period, there
was a concert of popular music oil
Wednesday evening and a concert
of Hymns' on Sunday afternoon,- both
playedfby; Jack Tremaine; Traverse
City senior. The fundamental purpose of the chimes S# to ring at regular intervals during the #ay.
Game Rooms
Nearly Completed
According to-Mrs. Helen V. Porter-
field, social ■ director of Sloan Hall,
the reception rooms at the dormitory should be completed within the
next two weeks.
The game rooms will function as
a separate unit from the dormitory.
This unit will have a separate entrance and will contain a kitchenette, telephone, and other necessary
equipment.
Five rooms are included in the
unit: one large room, which will accommodate possibly one hundred
people; two smaller recreation
rooms; and two committee rooms.
Groups wishing to use these rooms
should make preliminary arrangements in the office of the Dean of
Women. Final arrangements can be
made by contacting Mrs. Porterfield.
League Tea
Honors Freshmen
Big and Little Sisters Attend
Sunday Affair in Keeler Ballroom.
Another annual Big and Little
Sister tea highlighted the week-end
social life of the campus, Sunday
afternoon, October 12, from 2 until
5.
Eleanor Addy, Wyandotte senior,
was general chairman of the tea.
Assisting her was Jean Butterfield,
North Branch junior, in charge of
hostesses. Musical entertainment was
planned by Maxine Flannery, Mt.
Pleasant senior.
The centerpiece on the serving
table was, a unique arrangement of
pastel gladioli. Other deeper shaded
spikes' of gladioli filled vases placed
artistically around the room. Miss
Mildred Fairchild, art instructor,
supervised the decorations.
Dean D. Louise Sharp, dean of
women, Eleanor Addy, Esther Anderson, and Joan Dillon made up
the short receiving line.
In charge of hostesses were Catherine Wright, Hesperia senior, Florence Mary Gwinn, Ludington junior,
and Jane Yost, Greenville  senior.
Piano selections by Bernice 3tan«»
ley, Farwell sophomore, Mona
Gunberg, Ludington freshman, and
Barbara June Payne, St. Johns junior, furnished background mujsic.
Irene Anderson, St. Clair shores
senior, accompanied by Doris Tyson,
Lake Odessa senior, sang. Other
vocal selections were given by Dorothy Kellys Detroit junior, and
Arlene Kruse, Lapeer junior. A violin solo by Jean Borske, Manistee
freshman, completed the musical
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Only One of Improvements
in New Guidance Program
Personnel Set-Up
Strives to Better
Student Welfare
Southern Tour
Calis Students
Fourteen to Attend Conference of Country Life Association Next Week.
To attend a three-day conference
of the American Country Life Association, fourteen Central students
will leave Mt. Pleasant early Tuesday morning, October 21, by bus for
George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tennessee.   They
will be joined by eight members of
the Gladwin county coordinating
council, six students from Deerfield,
and several from the Michigan State
Grange. On their way to the conference the group plans to visit Lincoln's birthplace and Mammoth
cave. While they are in Nashville,
tours will be conducted to the homes
of Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson
and to surrounding schools and colleges.
Bette Sweikhardt, Mildred Bose-
ker, Hazel Nash, Joy Moore, Byron
Clendening, Roy Halladay, Bonnie
Jean Anderson, Regina Kreiner, Lu-
jean Lirones, Ruth" Morrow, Virginia
Rose, Florence Ryan, Julia Martin
and Jean Francis will represent
Central Michigan College of Education at the conference and will all
take part in panel discussions which
have been planned for the meetings
which will be held October 22-25.
The group, accompanied by Dr. M.
L. Smith and Verne Stockman, will
return to Mt. Pleasant on Sunday,
October 26.
Student Committee Plans
Fall Social Calendar
The fall Social. Calendar of the
Central Michigan College of Education will soon be released according
to announcement from the office of
the Dean of Women.
The Student's Activity Committee
working with the office will supervise the publication. The Committee
wUl meet this week to discuss a tentative schedule. Presidents of departmental organizations, sororities,
and fraternities are asked to submit a copy of their coming activities
to Dean D. Louise Sharp, chairman
of the committee; this week.
Children's Lunch Program
Continued This Semester
The College Elementary school is
continuing its hot lunch program
this semester. All the children who
spend the whole day in the training
school'are given the opportunity to
enjoy a hot meal at noon, for the
very small price of 3c*
Mrs. Margaret McFarlane, a parent, has donated fresh vegetables, for
this project.
All Central students interested
In taking part in the all student
assembly on October M are asked
by Men's Union and' Women's
League officers to report to the
auditorium tonight, Wednesday*
October 15, at 7:00.' Singers,
dancers, musical entertainers,
dramatists, jugglers, magicians,
vemtrao^uists and perisons talented in .any other fields nol mem-
tiosxwl itffe regue^l to' participate, \'..... ■ ',.,- " ■ '..'....',,
Debate Question
Chosen at Meeting
This year's intercollegiate debate
question: "Resolved that the Federal government should regulate by
law all labor union in the United
States", was chosen at the Michigan
Intercollegiate speech league meeting, Friday, October 3. Central was
represented by Dr. Wilbur E. Moore,
head of the speech department, arid
Wallace Gabler, Royal Oak senior.
It was also decided to include a
one act play festival in the intercollegiate activities.
Dr. Moore expects approximately
twenty-two persons to report for
debate work. Any students, especially freshmen and sophomores, who
are interested in debating, oratory,
or extempore speaking are requested
to call at the speech offices.
Plans to introduce actual speaking situations in the 101 speech
classes have resulted in a decision
to have a series of three dinner
meetings to be held soon. The students will be the after dinner
speakers.
Bush Announces
Dramatic Plans
Permission Sought to Produce "Stage Door"; "Man
Who Came to Dinner" to Be
Repeated.
According to the tentative schedule announced by Fred R. Bush,
director of dramatics in the speech
department, the dramatics program
at Central Michigan College this
year should prove full and worthwhile.    .
First on the list is "The Man Who
Came to Dinner;" a play presented
by the summer students and received enthusiastically by its capacity audiences. Most of the main
characters are in school again this
fall, so the play will not be a difficult undertaking.
Mr. Bush has applied for permission to produce "Stage Door" as the
first new play of the year. Since
the cast is largely girls, and so is
the enrollment in play production
class, this great drama will be extremely suitable in. every light of
consideration. Most of the cast will
be players new to the Central stage
and audience.
Masquers will be on hand as usual and although no specific assignment has been made for the
club, such plays as Rice's "Cbun-
sellor-at-Law," Maeterlinck's "Pel-
leas and Melisande," and Barrie's
"Dear Brutus" are being considered.
The department will also carry
on other activities, such as the
preparation of a series of Shakespearean scenes to present in high
schools, promotion of the third annual high school play festival, and
the participation in the state festi-
fal at East Lansing. The annual
spring play for the college spring
festival or commencement time, according to the program set up by
the student council, will again be
undertaken by the dramatics department.
There will  be   an   all-college ,
dance Saturday night> October 18, '
at 8 p. m., in the Keeler Union
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Dictaphones Installed to Record Data of Courses, Credits; Individual Progress.
With the total welfare of the students as its main objective, the re*
oently established Student Ferson.-
nei Division at Central Michigan
College is probably among the most
unique in the country.
Aid in course planning, representation of the student in discipline problems, and the general
well-being of the student in such as
medical, social, academic and if
necessary financial problems have
become the concerns of the Division. •
A "Guide Book for Education Development" prepared toy Dr. Trout
with suggestions from other faculty
members was distributed on registration day. Representing all phases
of the students college living the
book is kept as a record of courses
taken, courses', yet to take, social
participation, time distribution, personality ratings and development*
and special skills. Complete records
are gathered by the department
from faculty members and the student' himself. Thus a clear, concise
picture is presented regarding
courses, credits', and individual progress.
As an aid in gathering information dictaphones have been installed in the personnel offices upon
which both students and teachers
may record date. All student
records will be kept in these offices.
An executive committee composed
of Dr. Trout, dean of students; Dr.
D. Louise Sharp, dean of women;
and George W. Lauer, dean of men,
have general charge of the supervision and administration of the
division. Dr. Trout is chairman ot
this committee.
The newly organized division, according to Dr. Trout, will work
closely with student organizations
such as the Men's Union, Women's
League, Student Council, and other
groups. Conference rooms' affording
quiet and privacy are available for
the use of any student or faculty
committee or for private conference
with faculty advisers.
Dr. Trout emphasized the fact
that this new system is to aid the
student to help him in planning his
academic schedule, and in general
development. As dean of students
Dr. Trout will act almost wholly
in an administrative capacity, organizing the department and attending to administrative details.
"We will probably make many revisions during the course of the
year", said Dr. Trout, "but that is
to be expected in a field that is
almost wholly uncharted."
Light Housekeeping
Group Elects Officers
The light housekeeping group of
Ronan Hall elected Ruth Morrow,
Petoskey sophomore, and Ruth Ha*
ven, Clio junior, as chairman and
co-chairman for their group this
week.
The senior representative is Betty
White, Howard City; Grace Chis-
holm, Owendale junior, represents
her class; Bernice Stanley, Farwell,
is sophomore representative; and
Betty Ruetss, Remus freshman, is
her class-representative.
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