1943-03-03; Central Michigan Life

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By Henry Smith
It  was  only   last  week   in this
column that the writer hinted there
might be a man shortage on campus
due to the Army air corps calling up
reserves. However, after visiting
Ronan hall and watching activities
last Friday night the writer takes it
all back. Believe it or not, there was
an abundance of men—tall ones,
short ones, fat ones, thin ones, and
a mixture. Did the girls go out and
drag them in by the ear or were the
FREE refreshments responsible?
Students and faculty who patronize the cafeteria are beginning to
wonder how old William Shafer,
naval cadet stationed here on the
campus, really is. Each day the 20
cadets who gather around the table
for meals sing a happy birthday
song in honor of Shafer. The question is, "When IS Shafer's birthday?" That's a $64 question.
Probably one of the most novel
ideas to be presented on the campus
since the outbreak of the war at
Pearl Harbor is an idea introduced
by Lawrence "Doc" Sweeney, instructor in the physical education
department. Last fall the department purchased a trampoline A
trampoline is a canvas stretched by
means of springs and lifted from the
floor by means of cast iron legs. It
is used to train acrobats in gymnastics work. The canvas is springy
and permits many acrobatic stunts.
It was "Doc's" idea that a reproduction of Hitler's face should give
acrobats something to aim at. Lyle
Brown, Olio freshman, was employed
to paint a face of Hitler on the canvas. Now, trampoline users give Mr.
Hitler a good smash in the face.
Registration for ration books kept
the college training school busy from
Tuesday through Friday of last
week. On Tuesday 600 books were
issued.   .
Dr. D. Louise Sharp, dean of
women, recently addressed the
housemothers and dormitory directors of Michigan State college on
General Counciling as Affected by
the War." During her visit to East
Lansing she also addressed the Association of Women Students on "Responsibilities of College Students in a
War Program." Dr. Sharp was the
guest of Dr. Elizabeth Conrad, dean
of women at State.
Take a last Book, girls!
Vivian Anspach to Teach
Speech at University
Miss Vivian Anspach, senior of
the University of Michigan and
daughter of President and Mrs:
Charles L. Anspach, has recently
foeen assigned a position to teach
in the speech department there. She
"will begin her work this week in
order to release others of the faculty
to accommodate the large number
of incoming service men.
Her teaching will consist of four
hours of freshmen speech. Before
transferring to the university, Vivian spent two "years at Central.
RED CROSS WEEK
This   is   American   Red   Cross
' week, Americans from all walks of
life are asked to contribute. Central's quota is §8<H). Help put Cem-
* tral over the top.
CHIPPEWA!
Students who are planning to
have pictures taken for this year's
' Chippewa are asked to watch
i bulletin boards for the piotme
• schedule.  Pictures will lie iatao
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Gregory Elected Frosh President
VOLUME 24
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1943
NUMBER 16
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AN ABSORBING INTEREST of Frederick Jagel, tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera Association, who will sing here next Tuesday,
March 9, is the study of American history. He makes it his business to learn the local chronicles of every town that he visits. "An
understanding of the past of the community aids an artist in the
choice of his program," he says.
Central Michigan Guidance Groups
to Have Conference Here March IB
Dr. Charles L. Anspach to Speak; Registration to Begin at
9:30 a. m. in Warriner Hall.
By Bob McCabe
Central Michigan college will act
as host to the Central Michigan
Guidance conference to be held in
Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, March 13.
Among the speakers and leaders
who will participate in the conference are: Dr. Charles L. Anspach, president, Central Michigan
college; Dr. Doris Cline, director of
guidance, Wayne university; Dr.
Manley Ellis, director of student
personnel, Western Michigan college; Dr. Fritz Redl, social work
program, Wayne university; Professor Guy Hill, director of teaching,
Michigan State college; Mr. Carl
Horn, guidance specialist, State
Board of Control for Vocational
Education; Dr. Frank Tallman, executive head, Michigan hospital
commission; Dr. Laura Zirbes, professor of elementary education,
Ohio State university.
Registration for the conference
will begin in Warriner hall at 9:30
a. m. and Dr. Anspach will speak on
"The Selective Service Status of
High School Teachers and Students"-
CLH1Z6S
Student Movement to Feature Chats
in Homes of Central's Faculty
Two Hundred Invitations to Be Sent to Students; Groups to
Range from Six to Twenty.
With over 200 invitations going out this week, Central
Inc., a student movement designed to bring about better
student-faculty relations, swings into action on this coming
Sunday and Monday evenings.
"The faculty and administration have more than done
their part. It is now up to the students who signed up to
do their share," is the summarizing attitude of the student
committee of the social activities committee who have been
working on the program.
» Central Inc., with a nucleus of
Student-Faculty "Fireside Chats,"
has as its primary aim a Unif icatioh
and developments of understanding
among both student and faculty
groups. It plans also to bring into
being on a large scale, a method of
entertainment that has been used
effectively toy a number of clubs and
sororities and fraternities. These informal "get-togethers" provide an
outlet for exchange of mutual problems, development of mutual interests, and provide a form of' entertainment different from the
ordinary campus activity.
Invitations to meet in the various
faculty homes either on Sunday or
Monday evening have been stent out
to the 200 who have thus far signed
up. Each group, ranging in number
from 6 to 20, has a student leader
nominated by campus organizations,
and picked for capabilities along
that line.
The groups range in interest from
philosophy and psychology discussion^ to interest in home-economics
and industrial, arts. Where everyone
is required for the first meeting, to
go to the group for which they
originally signed, when the next
meeting takes place they 6an make
changes if they desire, through a
clearing house set up for this purpose in the Dean of Women's outer
office.
In this5 program, no one has been
barred from taking  part—land  in
the future, even though not signed
up now, any person can sign up for
m~s        *       -it i a Place °n. any group that has room.
r rederiCk jaqei If *» response hi any field of in-
e*» j. /*i i       terest merits formation of a group
I© bllQg at Uentf al       not already set up, this will toe done
Frederick Jagel, noted tejaor of for the next session.
the Metropolitan opera company,
will appear on campus next Tuesday night, March 9, as the fourth
number of the college lecture course
series it was announced recently.
Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Jagel sang
in church choirs, in movie houses
up and down Broadway, went to
Italy, Holland and Spain and returned to Broadway to make a resounding debut in the Metropolitan
Opera house.
at 10:00 a. m. An address by Dr.
Tallman on "Guidance as the Psychiatrist Sees It" will toe next on
the program. At 1:30 p. m. Dr.
Zirbes will address the conference
on "Group Guidance." At 2:15 the
conference will organize into seven
groups to discuss in more detail the
issues which confront those engaged,
in guidance work. The groups will
discuss the following topics with
discussion leaders: (1) Organization
of the Guidance Program, Dr. Cline;
leader; The Art of Counseling, (a)
college students', (to) high school
students, and (c) elementary pupils
with Dr. Tallman, Dr. Redl, and
Dr. Zirbes as leaders; War Time
Counseling Problems, Mr. Horn,
leader; The Guidance Function of
the Directing Teacner, Professor
Hill, leader; and The Recruitment,
Selection and Guidance of Prospective Teachers, Dr. Ellis, "eader.
Treasurer's Race
Sees Two Way lie
Nearly 50 Per Cent of Class
Cast Ballots Yesterday.
With nearly 50 per cent of the
class casting ballots Bill Gregory,
won the freshman class presidential
office yesterday when he defeated
Conway Williams* and Ruth Clarke.
Bill received 89 ballots as compared
to the 54 received by Conway and.
the 20 by Ruth.
Although Lyle Brown was unopposed for the vice-presidential
office he did not receive all the
votes cast. His total was 162 as com-;
pared to the one vote received by
Bill Rdbfoin as a write-in.
Beverly Preston received a total
of 75 as she defeated three other
candidates' for the secretary's office.
Betty Sack, as a sticker candidate,
received 32 while Dorothy Woodward, also a sticker candidate, received 36. Ellen Wirth had one vote.
The treasurer's race found a tie.
Both Shirley Degrass and Rosemary
Lawless received 80 votes. The ballots were counted three times by
the election committee. No decision
had been reached as to the final
naming of the candidate late last
night.
Your eyes will pop out in anaase-
k?
Victory Loan pledges  are now
payable In the general office.
Keep   your   eyes   open for the
season's greatest amnousMsesitteait!
Take a last look, girls!
Three Hove Teaching Positions
for Next Year, Says Lantz
Three seniors have accepted
teaching positions for next year, according to P. G. Lantz, director of
the laboratory school.
Those students' are: Patricia
O'Brien, Saginaw, and Norma Wood-
worth, Owosso, will teach in Saginaw; Betty Harwood, East Tawas,
will teach in Sterling.
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Vabe a last look, girls!