1943-02-03; Central Michigan Life

              By Henry Smith
Seniors who graduate this month
or in June will get a different diploma than in the past. The college is
now presenting book diplomas in
place of the old fashioned sheepskin
variety. They are small and done attractively in the school colors of
maroon and gold. Samples are located in office of the dean of administration for inspections.
Dorothy Sharrard, champion ping
pong player of Ronan Hall, is now
the newly crowned champion of the
girls' dormitories. Dorothy handed
Adeline Pharis, Sloan champion,
three straight set backs in the playoffs last Thursday night.
Laugh of the week is on Johnny
Evans. It seems' that Johnny was
one of the promoters of tougher discipline for absentees from physical
hardening when the problem was
brought before the Student Policy
Formulating Council. Guess who's
on probation because of absences. It
wouldn't be hard.
After two auction sales have been
totaled it has been found that a
total of over $26 was turned over
to the Victory Loan Fund. Fred R.
Bush and Donald Kinsey profited
most from the sales. At the first
sale Mr. Kinsey purchased two
children's jackets and a few smaller
articles. Rummaging through the
pockets of the jackets he found a
little better than a dollar's worth
of small change. He paid one dollar for both the jackets. Mr. Bush
bought a box that contained all
the leftovers after the last sale for
twenty-five cents. He sold the contents for nearly two dollars' and
turned that money over to the Loan
Fund.
Odds and ends .. . Latest romance
on the campus is built around
Margaret Blum and Frank Westie
. . .not only that ... she does secretarial work ... A familar sight
on the campus on any day of the
week is Prof .Frank Robinson's trek
homeward or across the campus
without an overcoat... a real Mich-
igander . . . Great contrast in size
is that of Dean C. O. Barnes and
Dr. Rolland H. Maybee ... Dick
McGregor acted as official scorer
for the Western Michigan and Tri-
State basketball games ... At the
Tri-State game the press row was
inclined to disagree with him . . .
Monday of this week saw varsity
members-to-be parading around in
everything from nightgowns to
shorts ... It is reported that many
a seat were hot on Tuesday . . .
The latest campus bachelors are
Helen Varnum and Charles' Westie
. . . Many students are taking advantage of the X-ray unit which is
on campus , . . Terry Carey, varsity
initiate, was the first in line on
Monday morning . . . With appointments beginning at nine, he arrived at 8:15 . . . Nightgown and
all ... It seems that cribbage has
proven itself very popular with students of late ... Also bridge is
coming into its own . . • Marge
Dues, Johnny Evans, Arden Blanchard, and Marie Thompson, seem to
be the most ardent fans . . . Seen at
last Saturday night's after the game
dance were many stags . . . also Jed
Staley and Janie Watrous, Dick
Garant and Marge Anderson, Hi
Becker and Beth Booth, Jim Vanderhull and Natalie Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Jess Thorpe, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Kinsey, Dr. and Mrs. Rolland H» Maybee, Mary Helen Bates
and Warren Coon, Bob Hoover and
Jean Krause, Bob Dundas and
Emily Kaufman, and many others
. . . Norm Johnston's favorite pastime seems to be reading Little Orphan Annie, The Teenie Weenies,
and Through the Looking Glass.
VOLUME 24
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1943
NUMBER 14
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Speech Results
Are Announced
Ten Students Are Rated as
Outstanding in the Second
Hound.
The results of the second round
of the freshman speech project on
the general topic the United States
in the war have been tabulated.
Thelma Wheeler, Highland Park
freshman,   again   ranked   highest,
Frank Westie, Dearborn sophomore;
Frank   Reger,   Clare   junior;   Bill.
Hawley,   Alpena   freshman;   Joyce
Sherwood,    Kalkaska    sophomore;
George   Kyncl,   Hart   freshman;
Lewis Profit,  Cass' City freshman;
Jean   Young,   Belding   sophomore;
Tom Turcott, Boyne City sophomore; and Mrs. W. H. Brunelle, Mt.
Pleasant junior, were rated among
the top ten speakers.
Joyce Sherwood, Jean Young and
Mrs. W. H. Brunelle were also
among the top ten in the first
round. The judges were 24 students
who ax*e majors' or minors in speech.
The third and final round of the
freshmen speech project has been
completed. Rated among the first
five were Mrs. W. H. Brunelle, Mt.
Pleasant junior, George Kyncl, Hart
freshman, Gordon Showers, Lake-
view freshman, Joyce Sherwood,
Kalkaska sophomore, and Bill Hawley, Alpena freshman.
The speeches were on the general
theme "United States' in the War."
Judges were 24 speech students who
are majors or minors.
Underclassmen
Get Nutrition Aids
At the beginning of the semester
about 100 freshmen had nutrition
problems. Miss Rose Hogue, head of
the home economics' department, in
connection with the Health Service
has been working with these people.
In every case the student has
worked hard on the problems and
has gone far in the solution of
them. Lack of iron in the blood,
skin trouble, lack of vitality, as well
as over and under weight were some
of the common troubles. Reports
of loss and gains in weight, and additional pep speaks of the success
of this project.
RETURN BOTTLES
All students who have been
issued medicine in bottles furnished by the college Health Service should return empty bottles
to the Service as soon as possible.
The Health Service is running
short on medicine bottles.
Mrs. Jesse Thorpe
Miss Shirley Hanson
LAST ISSUE
This will be the last issue of
Central Michigam Life until
February 25 because of examinations. Remember nest issue will
be Feteuasy 25.
LEAVING CENTRAL after a
successful six years here is Head
Basketball Coach Daniel P. Rose.
Rose has enlisted in the Navy and
is a lieutenant junior grade with
a chief specialist's rating in physical training. He will be on leave of
absence. For his record at Central
see editorial page.
en May Apply
for Meteorology
Qualified . applicants who could
not be accomodated in the February meteorology class, and new applicants as well, will be considered
for a Basic Course (O program)
which opens on May 17, according
to a report received by Dean George
N. Lauer, chairman of the war
board, from the University Meteorological Committee. These training
programs are open both to ERC,
unassigned students, and to civilian
students.
The number of students required
for the opening of the first Basic
Course (C program) at a number of
colleges and universities has been
obtained. However, the quota of
students for the Pre-meteorology
Course (B program), which opens'
March 15, has not yet been filled.
Applications are also being accepted
for an Advanced Course (A program) for March 29 as well as for
a still later Advanced Course (A
program) beginning June 21.
Eduard Lindemannr Sociologist,
to Lecture on Post-War Problems
March 22 and 23 Selected as Dates for Campus-Wide Conference; Name for Program Is Undecided; George Wheeler
Is Chairman.
Plans for a conference which will be concerned with reconstruction following the present world conflict are progressing rapidly according to an announcement by George
Wheeler, chairman of the conference committee, Monday
after a one hour session of the committee. It was announced
that Eduard Christian Lindemann, noted world sociologist,
had been secured as lecturer and leader of discussions for
the coming program.
Band to Present
Concert Tonight
n the Auditorium
Proceeds   Will   Be   Turned
Over to Victory Loon Fund.
The Central Michigan College
band will present a concert at 8:15
tonight,; February 3, in the college
auditorium.
Soloists will include Helen Riley,
Brown City freshman, at the piano;
a* trumpet solo, Lorin Richtmeyer,
Albion freshman, and a piccolo
novelty by Charles Price, Midland
freshman. Margaret Longren, Cadillac junior, Charles' Price and Jane
Watrous, Caro freshman, will form
a flute trio. A double quartette will
sing two numbers. Those who will
sing are Maurice Durfee, Mt. Pleasant senior; Frank Westie, Dearborn
sophomore; Charles Jankowske,
Pontiac freshman; Bob Mark, Tawas City junior; Betty Paine, Maple
Rapids' senior; Lectoa Lantz, Free-
land senior; Dorothy Kelly, Royal
Oak senior, and Arlene Kruse, Lapeer senior. Sergeant Norman Dietz,
a central graduate now at Lowry
Field, Colorado, has composed a
march which will also be played.
^ Although Mr. Lindemann will be
on the campus only for two days, it
is expected that the conference will
develop into a week program with
discussions in classroom and small
discussion groups. The conference,
scheduled for Monday and Tuesday,
March 22 and 23, will consist of two
lectures by Lindemann and two informal discussion groups led by the
sociologist. A dinner is being
planned at which time he will lecture briefly. Final arrangements are
not yet completed.
Mr. Lindemann was chosen for
the conference through student and
faculty opinion. He has always been
interested in people, particularly
underprivileged children of all
races. He was a prominent figure in
Geneva, Switzerland, during the 20's
where he observed the proceedings
Of the League of Nations.
A name for the conference has not
yet been chosen by the conference
committee. However, a name may
be announced in the near future.
Included on the campus conference committee are eight faculty
and nine student members. The
faculty are represented by Harry
Miller, Donald Kinsey, Dr. Rolland
H. Maybee, Mrs. Helen Porterfield,
Woodrow Smith, Dr. Rupert Koeninger, Dr. D. Louise Shary, and
George Wheeler, chairman. Student
representatives are John Evans,
Norman Johnston, Charles Westie,
Dick Gephart, Betty Ross, Jean
Butterfield, Hazel Benson, Marjorie
Anderson, and Henry Smith.
Moore Addresses Friday Assembly
on Subject of 'General Semantics*
"Our association of ideas, or
thinking with the thalamus instead
of using the cerebral cortex, is the
'cause for our different interpretations of words and misunderstandings of various religions" explained
Dr. Wilbur E. Moore, head of the
speech department, in his speech
on "General Semantics" at an assembly Friday, January 29.
In an effort to transmit the basic
understanding of "general semantics" Dr. Moore used a number of
illustrative experiments and diagrams which aided much in the
interpretation of the speech. One
experiment was the use of three
buckets of water, one 60 degrees,
another 98 degrees and the last 125
degrees. "If you put your right hand
into the 125 degree bucket and
your left hand into the 60 degree
bucket, and then plunge both of
your hands into the 98 degree
bucket, you will find that your right
hand becomes cold and your left
hand becomes warm," stated Dr.
Moore.
Applying tigs same principle to
the educational field makes it easy
to comprehend the difficulties which
arise from conflicting student environments, he said.
During the Christmas holidays
Dr. Moore attended lectures in
Chicago by Count Alfred Korzybski,
whose book "Science and Sanity"
was the basis for Dr. Moore's speech.
JUNIORS!
If enough juniors want to take
Education 461, Psychology 461 and
Teaching 463, next semester, it
may be possible to arrange a
special section for them. This program would be to accommodate-
juniors who expect to attend swimmer school and graduate next
February.
DAVID M. TROUT
CAFETERIA
The Keeler Union building and
cafeteria  will  remain   open   the
week-end following examinations.
Meals will be served   as   follows
after Thursday evening:
Friday and Saturday:
breakfast—7:30-9:00
lunch—11:30-13:30
dinner—3:30-6:30
•   Sunday dinner—-1^:00-1:4S
The building will close at 8 pjni«
am Friday ami SatiiMay nights.'
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