1942-10-07; Central Michigan Life

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By Henry Smith
With the opening of the present
school year, Central Michigan College celebrates its 50th birthday
since its founding in 18955. It was on
September 13 irv that year that the
Mt. Pleasant Business and Normal
Institute was opened. Today it is
known as the Central Michigan College of Education. Another story in
this issue discrtsses the celebration
plans.
Jesse B. Thorpe, assistant librarian, dropped into life Office last
week to discuss the army. Result
was that the librarian announced
that the library now has. all the
available material on the Air Corps,
the Marines, the Navy, the Coast
Guard, and—for the ladies—the
WAACS. He reports that the library
has nothing on the Waves. This is
the information that formerly was
to be found in the office of the dean
of men. It may be secured at the
reference desk tout* cannot be taken
from the library.
Probably the week's worst thief
was the person who so boldly sneaked the dime off the YMCA poster
which was so , proudly displayed
across from the dean of administration's office.
For the third straight year the
freshmen who enter Central Michigan College have been guided by
"mentors". The system was started
as a guide to freshmen in enrolling
and getting acquainted with upperclassmen and the campus.
Week's worst joke: "Did you get
your iron for breakfast this morning?"
"No, but I had a keg of nails."
OOOOOWWWWW! The irony of
it all.
Don W&tirick, former head football coach at Lansing and Bay City
high schools and now a sportscaster
for the University of Michigan football games, is a former Central student. Wattrick was a star football,
basketball, and baseball player here.
His programs are sponsored by the
Detroit Times and the Michigan
Radio Network."
President Charles L. Anspach will
speak to the students and faculty
at the opening assembly Friday at
10 a. m. Attendance to assembly is
required.
Sports This Week
FOOTBALL . . . Chippewas trounce
Northern Michigan. Out for
revenge against GRIT Friday night.
BILLIARDS . . . Charles Peterson
to appear on campus in October
exhibition.
COACHES . . . Footnotes on Central
Michigan-coaching staff.
Central Graduates Write
for Education Journal
In the' September issue of the
Michigan Education Journal is an
article written by Mrs. Laura
Cheney. Mrs. Cheney is now an instructor in the Fenton elementary
schools. She was a graduate of Central in 1940. Another Central graduate, Q. Robert Koopman, now of the
State Department, has an article in
the same issue of the Journal.
MEN STUDENTS
All men students of draft age
and others desiring: to enlist in
the Army Enlisted Reserves
Corps' should submit applications
#or certification to Dean. George
N. Lauer, chairman of the College
War Board by twelve noon
Thursday, October IS*
VOLUME ?A
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER % 1942
NUMBER 1
Central Observes
Half Century Point
During This Year
Special Anniversary Week
Program Planned to Climax
on. Date of Cornerstone Laying.
By Henrietta Brietzke
The fiftieth anniversary
committee met last Thursday-
night, October 1, to discuss
struggles and tribulations almost akin to those which
faced the founders of Central
Michigan Normal September
13, 1892.
' Dr. Rolland H. Maybee, professor
in the history department and
chairman of the committee, announced that plans are being made
to mark the half century point in
the existence of the college during
this academic year, 1942-43, with
adjustments to the tire, gas, and
metal shortages. Anniversary plans
and the war program do not make
the most compatible pair. Dr. May-
bee's own Ibook on the history of
Central Michigan College and its
place in educational leadership
throughout Michigan will have to
wait until spring for publication.
Other members of the committee
include Anna M. Barnard, head of
the foreign language department;
Dr. E. C. Beck, head of the English
department; Kendell P. Brooks,
head of chemistry and physics and
director of the graduate school;
Ivan Cole, journalism instructor;
Van Lieu Minor, head of the history department; Prank Robinson,
commerce, head; George Wheeler,
head of agriculture; C. C. Barnes,
dean of administration; and Miss
Grace L. Ryan, physical education
director for women. Programs and
preparations byvboth extra-curricular groups and academic classes will
keynote the anniversary theme this
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League to Sponsor
Tea on October 18
The climax of the Big-Little Sister program sponsored by the Women's league will come Sunday, October 18; from 3 to 5 when the annual "Big-Little Sister Tea" will be
given. All freshmen girls and their
upperclass "sisters", faculty women
and wives are invited to the affair
which will he held in Keeler Union
ballroom. Each girl will thus have
an opportunity to become better acquainted with title faculty women
"as well as with other classmates and
upperclass women.
General chairman of the tea is
Marjorie Anderson. Other committee heads are Florence Mary Gwinn,
invitations; Phyllis Keeney, decorations; Helena Vining, refreshments;
Ann Gidilewieh, entertainment; and
Margaret Blum, publicity.
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Total Enrollment
Shows Decrease
Meeting the expectations' of Central Michigan College officials, incomplete figures released today by
Charles C. Barnes, dean of administration, indicate that the total enrollment will pass the thousand
mark. This figure is lower than last
year's enrollment but the drop was
-expected Since the war has taken
so many men in the armed services
and there are so many opportunities offered by industry's accelerated program. Fear of gasoline rationing has brought about a drop
in registration of Saturday students.
5 \_3TO  «  •  e
Time's -i wastin'! In less
than four weeks, fall elections
will have passed by. Will the
voting hit a new low or will
student interest in college
politics soar once again to the
heights they enjoyed a few
years back? Now's the time
to begin to think seriously
about possible candidates —
the time to start petitions for
the officers to be chosen.
In the November 3 election
the students will have the opportunity to choose officers
for the president of student
council; president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer
of the Men's Union and the
sophomore, junior and senior
classes. The freshmen will
elect officers early in 1943.
All of the officers to be elected in the fall will assume a
great deal of ^responsibility
but none such a great a responsibility as the president
of the student council. His
qualifications will be found in
another story on this page.
Look at them. Then think of
a possible choice. At the same
time think of possible candidates for the other offices.
Now's the time to begin!
Your choice may bring better
student government to Central. Time's a wasting Let's
go, Central!—H.H.S.
There will be an all-college pep
meeting on Gover's "corners tomorrow night at 8. All students are
urged to attend.
NOTICE
Students who have not had am
identification photograph taken
must do so Wednesday, October
14th, from 2:00 to 5:00 p. an. im
Boom B, Personnel Office. Pre-
Kent your 25c photograph ticket.
,    a C. BARNES
faculty to Enfertain Students
as Fall Social Program Opens
President Charles L. Anspach to Head Receiving Line; Miss
Mayrne Smith. General Chairman for Evening's Program.
Central Michigan College students, new and old, will be
guests of the college faculty and faculty wives, Wednesday-
evening, October 7, 1942, at eight o'clock for freshmen and
9:30 for upperclassmen when the annual faculty reception
will be held in Keeler ballroom. President Charles -I*
Anspach is in charge of the receiving line and Mss Mayme
V. Smith has been named general chairman.
Student Council
Starts Program
for Fall Elections
AU Classes to Elect Officers
Except   Freshmen;   Council
President to Be Named.
With an eye toward student fall
elections in November, the Student
Council opened the school year for
studfent government last Monday
night.
Students who go to the polls on
November 3 will have the opportunity to elect all four class officers for
their respective classes. This will include only  the sophomore, junior
and senior classes. The new constitution of the Council states that the
freshmen are to elect officers on the
third Tuesday of the second semester. This allows time for ihe freshmen to get acquainted with class-
tppt??. At the same   fall   elections
men students on the   campus   will
select officers for the men's Union.
Probably the most important of
the officers to be chosen in the
fall elections is the. president of
the student council. The  candidate must he a junior who will be
on the campus for three straight
semesters. This    cannot   include
boys who expect to be drafted or
called to service. He   must   have
an accumulative academic average
of 1.0 (C). The person elected at
the November elections will sit in
council meetings   as   parliamentarian   until   the   close   of   the
semester. At the beginning1 of the
second semester he will automatically become president    of    the
council. As parliamentarian he will
attend amy conference® off earn-
All petitions for candidates for
any of the above offices should be
filed in the Personel Office not later
than 5 p. m. on October 19. Any person who signs more than one petition will automatically cancel his
signature on all petitions. Petitions
must have at least 25 signatures.
CLASS CHANGES
Beginning October 9 a service
charge of one dollar ($1.00) will
be made for all changes In regis-
tetioM.
DAVID M. TEOUS
Dean ai. Students
► Faculty committee chairmen and
members are as follows: arrangements, Norvall C Bovee, chairman,
Miss Helen Johnson, Dr. Ernest J.
Merrill, Miss Grace Ryan; decorations, Mrs. Margaret S. Millar,
chairman, Miss' Mildred Fairchikl,
Miss 3?!rances Fitch, Dr. Rupert
Koeninger, Ralph L. -Witherspoon;
name cards, Miss Emma Carr, chairman, Miss M. Louise Bartlett, Dr.
EJugene E. Chenoweth,* Claude D.
Love, Miss Florence McClinchey, Miss
Ella O'Neil; hostesses, Mrs. Helen
Porterfield, Miss Anna Barnard,,
Miss Irene Jorae, ivipss. Rachel
Loughridge, Mrs. Grace Niggemaa;
program, Harry Miller, Miss Nikoljne
Bye, J. Harold Powers; refreshments, Miss Hogue, chairman, Miss
Alice Adams, Miss Freddie- Link,
Mrs. Alice Reed, Miss1 Pauline Red-
gers, Miss Constance gtegenga, and
Mrs. Opal Thorpe.
Bush Announces
Drama Selection
Double Door, a three act mystery by Elizabeth McFadden lias
been selected to introduce Central's
1942-43 dramatic season. -Production
dates are scheduled for November 4
and 5.
A large percentage of campus
drama enthusiasts availed themselves of the speech department plan
to cut cost of dramatics to students
by providing themselves with a season ticket to the forthcoming productions. Due to the fact that the
size, of the audience will be limited
to improve visual arid acoustical
conditions only a few more season
tickets are still available. They may
be purchased by contacting Mr. Fred
R. Bush, Mr. Fremont Varnum or
any member of the class iii play production.
MAKE-UP TESTS.
AU freshmen who failed to
take all the teste scheduled during Orientation Week and. all
fupperelassmen who have transferred from other colleges and
universities with less than thirty
semester hours of college credit,
in addition to any credit earned
in county normal, are to report
to the Student Personnel Office
.•before 3;45 p. m. Wednesday,
October 1, to make arrangements
for make-up tests and to pay the
fees for such service.
DAVID M, ttftOlllV.
Deasi of Students