1943-04-07; Central Michigan Life

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Help Elect Our
Queen
Pay Yonr Pledges
With Votes
VOLUME 24
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL % 1943
NUMBER 31
Kay Campbell
Wins T' Election
In the Y.W.C.A. election held last
Wednesday, March 31, Kay Campbell, Onaway junior, was elected
president for the coming year. This
year she served as! Friendship chairman on the Y' cabinet besides participating in many other campus activities.
Jane Rogers, Elkton junior, is the
newly elected vice-president, while
June Hemmingsen, Sheridan junior,
will act as secretary, and Dorothy
Barritt, Shelby sophomore, as'
treasurer.
Officers and other members of
the cabinet will be installed April
13.
By Henry Smith
When an editor publishes a newspaper one of his biggest difficulties
is getting the names of as many
persons in the publication as possible. This paper was confronted
with the question, "Why don't we
ever get our names in your paper?"
last week. A very common question
it was. It was asked by Bob Hoover
of Bad Axe and Bill Halm of Saginaw. Now, boys, no newspaper editor purposely leaves names out of
his editions. This is the newspaper's
biggest selling point. Everyone likes
to see his name in print. Therefore,
the editor asks you to forgive him
for neglecting you. This is your day,
Bob and Bill .Your name has appeared in print.
Speaking) of newspapers the editor
received a card from R. C. Gillett,
former publisher of the Mt. Morris
Times, during the past week telling
him to discontinue sending Central
Michigan Life to 6he Times. Mr. Gil-
See—WEDNESDAY—Page 4
Senior Girl Wins
Second in Debate
Virginia Vincer Gains Runner-up Honors at Tiffin, Ohio.
Virginia Vincer, Mt. Pleasant
senior, placed second in the Pi Kappa Delta conference and tournament
held at Heidelberg college, Tiffin,
Ohio, April 2 and 3, with the oration, Demands of Destiny. Michigan
State's orator took first.
Central's women's debate team,
composed of Bette Baldwin, Tuscola
sophomore, and Eleanor Philp, Bad
Axe freshman, won three of five debates on the Federation of United
Nations question, placing them in
third place. Kent State university
placed first and Michigan State college second.
Charles Price, Midland freshman,
entered the extemporaneous speaking contest, and placed fourth in a
group of eight with the topic, Inflation.
Thirteen Michigan and Ohio colleges and universities were represented: Baldwin Wallace college,
Bowling Green university, Central
Michigan college, University of Detroit, Heidelberg college, Hiram college, Hope college, Kalamazoo college, Michigan State college, Michigan State Normal college, Otterbin
college, and Toledo -university.
Students Invited
to Attend Meeting
•Central students and faculty are
invited to attend a special program
in the Little Theatre next Tuesday
night April 13. The program will be
College and Community Interrelationships.   Participants will discus's
opportunities for college people to
gain experience with children and
adults of communities. Dr. Charles
L. Anspach will address the group.
The time has been set at 7:30 p. m.
2(4 Students and Faculty Name
Four for Annual Chippewa Awards
Final Figures for Each Candidate Are Not Released; Winners Include Two Students Who Were Taken with E.R.C.
NAVY MEN
Central Michigan Life would
like to run a special column on
the local Navy units. The editor
would appreciate it if any Navy
man who feels that he could
handle such a column would apply We at Central want to know
you better.
Henry H. Smith, editor
Production Cla:
Will Present Plays
Speech Department Will
Sponsor Spring Festival of
Plays.
Central Michigan's speech department will present a spring festival
of one act plays on the nights of
Monday through Thursday, May 3
through May 6, according to an announcement made by Fred R. Bush,
director of dramatics, last night.
Although the plays have not been
officially chosen by the play production class it is believed that there,
will be six one act plays. One group
of plays will be presented on May 3
and 4. The remaining group will be
presented on May 5 and 6. This
means that students and faculty will
have an opportunity to attend two
different evenings and see a full program.
The auditorium has been chosen
as the place where the productions
will be presented. Students will be
admitted free if they have a student
season ticket which they bought last
September on enrollment day.
•ulletin!
Central Michigan college has
been selected as a training station
for a minimum of 475 Navy men
who will move in here on or about
. July 1, it was announced by President Charles L. Anspach early
Monday morning. In a letter from
Rear Admiral L. E. Denfeld, assistant chief of bureau of the Navy
.department, Washington, D. C, it
was stated that the men would be
Apprentice Seamen in rank .and
that the basic curriculum would be
that of V-12.
Dr. Anspach announced also
that the new unit would be put in
both Keeler dormitory for men
and Ronan hall, dormitory for
women. The women who would
have stayed in Ronan hall will
stay in Sloan hall or private
homes
With the new unit there will be
a total of 535 navy men on the
campus after July 1. There will be
a new unit of Navy cadets totaling
60 after those on the campus at
present complete flying instructions and other courses.
Three Seniors Accept
Positions This Week
Three more students have accepted positions' during the past week
according to the appointment office.
Tthey include: Beatrice Harrington, McBain, elementary at Battle
Creek; Helen Rodgers, Alden, elementary at Gladwin; and Dorothy
Hansen, Morrice, rural school at
Mecosta.
Warren Schmakel, Dorothy
Kelly, John Evans and Spencer Denison will be awarded
the Chippewa Awards in the
honors assembly late this
spring as result of campus
wide elections yesterday. The
voting was open to all students and faculty with 234
student votes and 30 faculty
votes. Final figures for each
candidate were not released.
Schmakel, prominent in many
campus affairs, brought fame to
himself and the campus this year
when he gained a berth on the Associated Press Little All-American
gridiron team. He was also named
co-captain of , the college's undefeated, untied football team during the past season. He is president of the Interfraternity council
as1 well as president of his own fraternity, Alpha Beta Sigma. He is
also a member of Central's popular
gymnastics team. He is on a navy
program and will graduate with his
class in June. Schmakel is from
Toledo, Ohio.
Dorothy is very prominent in
campus dramatics and a popular
music major. She is' a member of
the Masquers club, and has starred
in such hits as "The Man Who Came
to Dinner," "Double Door," "Watch
on the Rhine," and other comedies.
She is from Royal Oak.
Johnny   Evans,   popular   student
from Dearborn, was called to army
service   just last Monday.  Johnny
was   also   prominent   in   campus
See—AWARDS—Page 4
Central to Name "Miss Victory" Queen of Servicemen
Following final approval by the*
college's Student council at a special
meeting last Thursday night plans
were moving forward rapidly for a
campus queen to be crowned officially on May 22 according to Don
Fingleton, council president. The
contest will run for a period of five
weeks, from next Monday, April
12 through Monday, May .17.
Contest rules have been'posted on
various campus bulletin boards and
are published in Life today. Every
Central girl is eligible and organizations or individuals may support
candidates by raising money for the
Victory Loan Fund. Any one may
vote by paying pledges in the general office and turning the money
into votes. Each cent counts as one
vote. Outsiders may contribute to
the Fund also, The queen, will be
known '■ as "Miss" Victory" and will
reign as queen of all Central servicemen and women. She will have' a
court of four runner-ups. Coronation
exercises will be on the college lawn
on' the  afternoon of May  22.   A
"Queen's Ball" will climax the contest on the same evening.
For further information student
and faculty are urged to read the
contest rules thoroughly. Questions
concerning the rules or the contest
will be answered by Student council
members or the dean of women or
dean of men.
RULES FOR "MISS VICTORY"
CONTEST
Sponsored by the Student Council of
Central Michigan
I. Central Michigan oollegte's. Student
Council will be official sponsor of the
contest.
II. Any Central Michigan college girl is
eligible.
III. The contest shall run for a period
of five weeks, beginning at 8 a. m., Monday, April 12, 1943, and continuing until
5 p. m., Monday, May 17, 1943.
IV. The winner will be officially named
"MISS "VICTORY." She will reign as
Queen of all Central's service men and
women who are now serving in the Marines, Navy Air Corps, Navy, Army Air
Corps, Army, Coast Guard, Maritime Service, WAVES, WAACs, SPARs, Marine
Corps Women's Reserve and other service
branches;
MISS VICTORY'S picture, with her
court, consisting of the next four highest
girls in the voting, will be sent to every
serviceman and woman.
V. Votes will be cast in the following
manner: Each cent placed in the Victory
Loan Fund by an individual or an organization will count as one vote. EXAMPLE—
If John Doe wishes to cast a vote for Jane
Lane he may go to the general office and
pay his pledge to the victory Loan Fund.
If he pledged 10c a week, then he may
credit Jane with 10 votes; if he has pledged
25c then he —-" cast 25 votes..If an individual has paid pledges in advance he may
go to the office and tell the person in
charge that he wishes the money for the
weeks falling between the contest dates to
be credited toward his candidate.
IF AN INDIVIDUAL WISHES TO PAY
HIS PLEDGES THROUGH TO THE END
OF THE YEAR AND DURING THE CONTEST WEEKS HE MAY. IF HE
CHOOSES TO DO THIS THEN HE WILL
RECEIVE HIS VOTES PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 10%, EXAMPLE—IF JOHNNY
PAYS HIS PLEDGES TO THE END OF
THE YEAR, HE WILL RECEIVE 80
VOTES (80c) PLUS 8 VOTES (OR 10%).
Pledges which have not been kept up
weekly may not be counted in voting. Only
pledges for the weeks after April 12 are
counted. Back pledges MUST be paid up
to date (April 12).
If an organization wishes -to support
a certain candidate or candidates, it may
do so by purchasing a star or stars for a
serviceman and at. the same time give
votes to its candidate. If a star is purchased then 250 votes are awarded.
If an organization sponsors a show or
some other form of entertainment and
wishes to turn the money over to the Fund,
it may also turn the money into votes. If
two candidates are • supported then the
vo+<*s may be divided.
If a candidate withdraws from the contest she will NOT be permitted to give her
votes to any other candidate."
VI. All persons, i. e., students, faculty,
and other citizens of Michigan are eligible
to cast votes. Persons wishing to contribute
may vote by placing a check or money
order in an envelope for the amount which
they wish to contribute and mail to MISS
VICTORY,, c/o General Office, C.M.C.E.,
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Checks must be
made out with an extra 5c for cashing
purposes. Both checks and money orders
must be made out to Victory Loan Fund,
Central' Michigan  College.
0£f-campus contributors may mail the
money to a favorite organization and allow
the organization to cast the vote.
VII. An explanation of the Victory Loan
Fund will-be gent to all requesting it. Send,
self-addressed stamped envelope to Editor,
Central Michigan Life, Mt". Pleasant,'Mich.
VIII; A weekly schedule will be posted* in
campus buildings and .printed in Central
Michigan Life qf the contest's progress.
IX. In  cade of tie ' the winner will * be
chosen by a chance drawing (cards, straws,
etc.) in the presence of the college's Student Council.
X. The winner will be crowned "MISS
VICTORY" at a coronation exercise on
Saturday, May 22, 1943.
These coronation exercises will take
place on the lawn of the college beginning
at 4:00 p.. m. on the above date with the
public cordially invited. A special coronation program will be scheduled. In case of
rain the program will move into the auditorium of WaMner Hall or the Fred L.
Keeler Union building.
A special "QUEEN'S BALL" will be
given in the Fred L. Keeler Ballroom on
Saturday evening,' May 22, 1943. The ball
will be from 9:00 p. m. to 12 midnight. The
newly crowned queen' will be guest of
honor with her court. Prominent alumni
and public officials will be invited.
XI. The purpose of the contest is to
stimulate interest in the college's Victory
Loan Fund, create better public relations,
and help student morale.
(Additional to Part V.). If any individual
or group wishes to pay more than pledged
to the Fund then he or she may do so.
There is no limit on the amount that a
group can pay to aid a candidate.
(This contest has been read and approved
by the Student Council of Central Michigan
College of Education on Thursday, April 1,
1943.) ...
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