1943-04-14; Central Michigan Life

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VOLUME 24
This Is Week
Number One
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1943
NUMBER 22
Class, Masquers
Announce Plays
The Masquers and the play production class under the direction of
Fred R. Bush, instructor in the
speech department, will present four
plays on May 4, 5, and 6, it was announced last week. All plays will be
one act.
On Tuesday, May 4, an 'evening
•performance will  consist of  Good
Night Caroline and The Old Lady
Shows Her Medals.
There will be two perform v ces
Wednesday, May 5. The Enchanted
Princess and The Sleeping Beauty
will be presented as a matinee performance. The latter play is a fantasy written by Miss Virginia Vincer,
Mt. Pleasant senior. The evening
performance consists of He Said cmd
She Said, Total Means Total, and
For Distinguished Service.
Little 'Prison and The Sleeping
Beauty will be given in the evening
on Thursday, May 6.
These one-act plays make up die
fourth performance as originally
scheduled. The season ticket may be
used to admit an individual to any
or all of the four performances.
By Henry Smith
No, boys!    It wasn't a hangover.
You were merely looking at twins
when you glanced out of the win-
dors in ,the Union last Saturday.
Yes, they were Marie and Maxine,
17 year-old daughters of Arthur Ash,
maintenance man of the building.
Because of the shortage of labor
around the campus, Mr. Ash brought
his daughters up to wash the windows in the Union. They were
dressed alike, they had stepladders
alike, they had other equipment
alike. In fact they were alike.
Being the waitress for a bunch of
hungry Navy men isn't exactly the
easiest job in the world but at times
it has its good points. Thus, thinks
Mrs. Fred Slade, who is that waitress. "Esther," as the boys call her,
has always been remembered on
special occasions like Christmas,
Valentine's Day and other important
days by her "boys." Monday of this
week was no exception. It was her
birthday and the boys obliged with
a song. A bit flushed in the face she
took it with a smile a mile wide. Besides taking care of the Navy men
at meal time she is the wife of Fred
Slade, former Keeler chef, who is
now at the Michigan Union in Ann
Arbor. Oh, yes, she's the mother of
two husky youngsters.
Shortly after the 40 Enlisted Reserve Corps men left for Fort Custer, Norvall Bovee, director of the
Keeler Union building and dormitory, received a short note from the
lads. It read:
Dear Norvall,
We  have no  sheets  or  pillow
cases.   Please   forward   "Chivie"
with the same immediately.
Signed, .  <
We the former residents of
Keeler Union thank you,
(signed by the ERC men)
"Chivie" is the cleaning lady, Mrs
Chivington, who was always
bothered by the men for clean
sheets. Oh, well, such is army life.
P. S. The boys received the necessary
articles the next day.
Henry Peterson
Will Replace High
on Lecture Course
Noted Journalist Will Address Audience Here on
April 28.
Henry Peterson, noted travelling
journalist, has been announced as
the substitution for Stanley High on
the college lecture course series according to C. C. Barnes, dean of
administration and lecture course
chairman. Peterson will appear in
the college auditorium on Wednesday evening, April 28.
"Because the patrons of the lecture course have been so patient
with so many postponements and
cancellations during the past season, we are going to permit each
person holding a season ticket to
invite a guest to attend tihis final
lecture absolutely free." said Barnes.
Henry Peterson was educated at
Victoria English school, Diocesan
Boys School, and St. Stephen's college, Hong Kong, from 1903 to 1910.
He has' attended London university
and Oxford university where he
gained a Distinction in the Honour
School of English Literature.
He served in the First World War
as a lance corporal and a Flying
Cadet in the R. A. F. Upon leaving
Oxford in 1921 he became a free
lance journalist, travelling and living in various countries in Europe.
In 1938 he went to China.
Niggeman Resigns
Position at Ronan
The resignation of Mrs. Grace
Niggeman, director of Ronan hall,
to take effect on September 1,
was announced this week by President Charles L. Anspach. She has
held this position for the past two
years, and has also taught freshman
orientation.
Prior to her coming to Central,
Mrs. Niggeman wa\> an English instructor at the St. Louis high school.
She is now returning there to teach
English and speech.
The assignment of over 475 United
States Navy men for training at
Central and the use* of Ronan Hall
for their quarters has prompted her
decision to return to St. Louis as an
English instructor.
'Tell Tale Heart'
Will Be Radio Play
Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen
Poe will be presented over WBCM
at 5:30 Thursday night (Central
time) by the speech department under the direction of Wilbur E. Moore,
head of the speech department;.
The cast includes: Malcolm Spencer, Alpena senior; William Gregory,
Escanaba freshman; William Haw-
ley ,Alpena freshman; Albert Craighead, Alpena sophomore.
ORGANIZATIONS
All fraternity, sorority and. other
organizations are requested to
leave news items about th© organization in the Life, of fie© for pub-
licatimn.  This  would  include  all
• picnic®, hikes, movies, etc.
Council Approves
Tentative Budget
A tentative budget for the coronation and ball in honor of "Miss
Victory" oh May 22 was formally
approved by the Student council
last Monday night.
The budget, as set up temporarily
and subject to change, reduces the
cost of the coming event nearly $275
from the cost of the Spring Festival
two years ago. Certain costs, such
as the drama presented two years
ago, have been eliminated. The
council expects to use part of the
materials used in the 1941 crowning.
Another reduced cost will be that of
the orchestra for the ball. This
cost has been reduced by $135.
At the same meeting the council
officially approved the naming of
Dorothy Kelly, John Evans, Spencer
Denison and Warren Schmakel as
the four outstanding seniors.
The, .council also allotted enough
money to cover expenses for another House of Fun in coming
weeks. Virginia Pettingill was appointed by President Don Fingleton
to work with Preston Mayhew in
ordering band sweaters for those
band members who have earned the
awards'. Eleanor James was awarded
a cheerleader's sweater as a result
of two year's ?iading of Central's
yells.
Seniors Accept Positions
to Teach Next Year
Teaching positions have been accepted by five seniors in the past
week, according to the appointment
office.
Those included are: Dorothy Bil-
lett, Lake City, elementary at Battle
Creek; Margaret Newman, Bay City,
history at Grand Ledge; Pearl Par-
ren, Three Oaks, music at Gladwin;
Opal Sutliff, Elsie, mathematics at
Rochester; and Shirley Ellsworth,
Elsie, Saginaw county.
Krause Infant Is Buried
Charlene Cecilia, infant daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Krause,
died last Friday. Burial was in Manistee. Mr. Krause is a senior at Central.
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Name Students, Faculty to Committees
for Coronation Exercises and Ball
Queen's Contest to End on May 17; Henry Smith, General
Chairman; Lauer, Schmakel, and Sweeney in Charge of
Coronation, Dance and Program, Respectively.
Central Michigan college's "Miss Victory" contest officially
opened Monday morning and committees for the coronation
and Queen's Ball were named by Henry Smith, St. Johns
senior, editor of Life and general chairman of the contest.
The contest will run for five weeks, untilMay 17. Coronation exercises and the dance will be in the afternoon and
evening on May 22.
George N. Lauer, dean of men, was named general chairman of the coronation exercises, while Warren Schmakel,
Toledo, Ohio, senior, will assume duties as general chairman
of the Ball. Lawrence "Doc" Sweeney, of the physical education department, will be grand marshal of affairs for the
coronation.
Three Will Appear
as String Soloists
Recital   Will   Be   in   Auditorium Next Tuesday Night.
Appearing as soloists in the string
recital to be given in the college
auditorium at 8:15 next Tuesday,-
April 20, are Jean Borske, Manistee
sophomore, Lorraine Mosher, Bay
City junior, and Geraldine Lewis,
Dearborn freshman.
Both Miss Borske and Miss Mosher are pupils of William A. Hoppe,
instructor of violin at Central, while
Miss Lewis studies the cello under
Alexander Schuster of East Lansing.
The program, consisting of a variety of selections, will be concluded
with a violin duet, Sweet Antique
by Albert Stoessel, played by Miss
Borske and Miss Mosher. Accompanists will be Miss Louise Bartlett,
instructor of music, and Mary Elizabeth Kearly, Bay City senior."
'Battle of Brains' Adds $90 to Fund
in Hour and Half of Entertaining Fun
By Hilda  Densmore
A sum of $90 was added to the
Victory Loan Fund last Tuesday
night, April 6, when Dean Charles
L. Barnes presided over the hilarious
Battle of Brains. It was an amusing,
entertaining, and certainly instructive hour and a half, unlike and far
superior to anything ever offered before for such a purpose. According
to Dean Barnes, stand by for the
next best of the best ideas!
The "thoroughly prepared and
mentally competent" contestants
were: Fred R. Bush, English and
speech department; Judson W.
Foust, mathematics department;
Helen Gover, Mt. Pleasant high
school; Irving W. Hartman, representing the oil industry; Edna Heilbronn, college elementary school;
Norman Lyon, representing the
Kiwanis cli' ; Douglas McFarland,
representing the Lions club; Charles
Mackenzie, representing the Ministerial association; Thomas R. McNamara, legal profession; Don Mer-
ril and Frances Mewmaw, of the
college students; Mary D. O'Brien,
from the Sacred Heart academy;
Cl-arles B. Park, high school super
intendent; D. Louise Sharp, dean of
women; Helen Warner, representing
the Woman's club; and Genevieve
Wenglikowski, from the city schools.
This list differs from the original
lineup in that Fred Bush substituted
for E. C. Beck, of the English department, and William Harrigan,
representing the physicians; Webb
MoCall, representing the newspaper
fraternity; Chester W. Riches, of the
Chamber of Commerce; and Arthur
Savage, of the Rotary club were
absent.
Women to Vote on Ball
Because there have been some requests for an AWS Spring Ball, it
will be necessary to determine how
the majority of the women feel about
the matter. In order to arrive at a
fair decision there will be a table in
the second floor foyer of Warriner
Hall all day Thursday, April 15, at
which each woman student is asked
to cast her ballot! Those who vote
in favor of the Ball will be expected
to attend.
Committee members and chairmen include: Coronation, speakers,
Leona Lantz and Virginia Vincer,
co-chairmen, Dr. Wilbur E. Moore,
C. C. Barnes and Albert Craighead;
entertainment, Harvey S i 1 v e r t,
chairman, Mary Jean Coon, Fred
Greenspan, Harry Miller, Jane McNamara and Jesse xnorpe; properties, Cyril Johnson, chairman, John
Ryder, Hugh Johnson, Mildred Fair-
child, Bob Calkins, Dick Gephart;
costumes, Helena Vining, chairman,
Helen Coffman, Ila Jensen, Pauline
Rodgers, Betty Lou Carey, Prances
Hurst, Grace Niggeman, Ina Ringle,
Dr. Malcolm Filson; pictures, Ivan
Cole, chairman, Lewis Profit, Marion
Muliholland and Mary Beth Willo-
bee.
Queen's Ball, invitations, Henrietta Brietzke, chairman, Trude Mc-
Grew, Betty Johnson, Mrs. Doris
Crippo and Beverly Preston; orchestra, Florence Mary Gwinn,'
chairman, Bob Dundas, Irene Butkowski, Shirley Hanson and Dr. Rolland Maybee; programs, Dr. D.
Louise Sharp, Jan Waldron, Emily
Kaufman, Glenna Asher and Mrs.
Helen V. Porterfield; tickets, Marge
Newman, chairman, Bertha Croftchik, Shirlee Cook, Grace Ryan and
Donald Kinsey; decoration, Natalie
Peterson, chairman, Bonnie Rule,
Fred Bush, Henry Kezlarian, Mrs.
Jesse Thorpe, Betty Bonnell, Dorothy Procissi; publicity, Bob McCabe,
chairman, Pat Bates, Jane Bradshaw, Ivan Cole, Hazel Benson; date
bureau, Fran Mewmaw, Phil Hur-
ford, Betty Jane Read, Dr. Rupert
Koeninger; ballots, Marge Anderson,,
Bill Gregory, Don Abbey and Virginia Pettingill.
Contest rules are available in the*
student publications office for anyone. Under the rules adopted by the
student council, every girl on campus is eligible.
CAFETERIA!
Because ©f the food rationing
program the fallowing regulations
relative to food service in the
Fred L. Keeler Union cafeteria
have been put into effect.
1. All parties for off-campus
groups using any type of rationed foods are to be eliminated.
2. Student and faculty parties
using rationed foods are to be
limited to a maximum of 50
people.
3. Sunday dinner service is
limited to faculty, students,
and their pa/rents.
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