1944-01-05; Central Michigan Life

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By Ann Gidilewich
Three-hundred and sixty shopping
days left till next Yuletide, vacation
disappeared in an awful hurry, '44 is.
here and all that is left is some
griping for somebody to use for resolutions.
First    why   dont   Keeler, the
.. dorms and the Ad building take a
tip from "Flyin' Jack" and "synchronize" clocks?  Three or four
minutes in one's young life don't
• mean a thing till they're reckoned
in terms of late pers and demerits.
Then there's that sky blue comb
lying on the path to the Ad building which has lain there for the
past two years through sleet and
snow, thick and. thin.
How come practically all doors in
town are .closed for the week-end?
.There ain't much future in running
from four walls to closed doors and
.back to four wails again.
And why didn't Santa Claus
bring our musical roommate a muffler of the boa constrictor order?
Her rendition of "Auld Lang Syne"
made a prima donna out of Andy
Devine.
• It would fake a Houdini to discover the secret of t' "t one. • Six
girls—Maiy Moore. Lucille Warner,
Betty Ruetz and three guests-
went through the complicated rites
of dressing for a formal Saturday
night all in one room.
All  superstitious  janitors  take
note. Elaine Girard has been informed via the indisputable ouiji
boatrd that her future spouse will
, be one of YOU. We know of a case
■ where an ouiji board was thrown
out of a Sloan window when it
predicted nine children.
The last trace   of   the   holiday
season disappears  as  Andree Du-
Presne unties her red sock from the
wreath on her door.
One blessing—'Sloan radiators are
radiating again and Marg Rayburn
can put away her red flannels complete with feet and drop seat.
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Night Must Fa!!"
Casl Announced
Dorothy Ayre, Matthew Dol-
key Have Leads in February
14, 15 Production.
The cast for the play, "Night Must
Pall" to be produced here Pe
14 and 15 by the Masquers, has been
announced by Dr. Wilbur E. Moore,
head of the speech department.
Leading roles will be played by Dorothy Ayre, Caro junior and Matthew Dolkey, Detroit senior.
Others in the cast include Ann
Gidilewich, Dearborn junior; Eleanor James, Manistee senior; Fran
Mewmaw, Royal Oak junior; Frederick Routh, Wyandotte junior;
Joseph Whitney, Lansing freshman;
and Marjorie Wise, St. Clair Shores
junior.
VOLUME 25
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1944
NUMBER 1
uMiss CMCE" Contest Inaugurated
Concert Features
Music of Russia
Program to Be at 8:15 P. M.
Friday in Auditorium.
Nearly every large city in the,
world has heard the celebrated
General Platoff. Don Cossack chorus
which will appear here at 8:15 p. m.,
January 7, in the auditorium as the
next number of the lecture series.
The 27 exiled singers from the Don
river region of Russia have presented over 4000 concerts since their
organization as a chorus in 1926 in
Prague.
With the dashing Nicholas Kos-
trukoff as its conductor the chorus
of perfectly matched voices will
offer a' program of Cossack songs,
folk songs, gypsy songs, the best of
the classic, and the Cossack Kni
dance in which 12 knives are juggled from shoulders, lips, and arms.
Dressed in military uniforms of
the Cossack soldiers, the 27 made
their American debut at the San
Francisco fair hi 1939 and came to
New York in 1940. During the 1942-
43 season, the chorus made a record
tour of the United States and Canada, and in addition toured for "the
USO, in some camps giving as many
as four shows.
The first part of the program to
be offered ,here includes "Hymm
to the Creator," by Bortniansky;
"Hymn to the Angels," Lomakm;
'Ave Maria," A. Donizetti; "O Holy
God," Tschaikovsky; "Save the
People," Tchesnokoff; and "Th.3
Sea," an elegy by Sakovich.
Following intermission' the chorus
will present "The Bandoura," by
Davdovsky; "Song of the Plains,"
Knipper; "Beloved City," by Bogo-
slavsky, a young flyer who took part
in the defense of Stalingrad and
was inspired to commemorate it;
"The United Nations," a victory
march by Shostakovitch; 'Song of
the Flea," Moussorgsky, arranged by
Fiveisky; and "The Balkans," a
Cossack war song. "Lesginka," a
Caucasian Cossack dance concludes
the second part of the program.
Opening the third part will be
"Katusha," a new Russian folk
song by M. Blanter; followed by the
well-known gypsy song, "Two Guitars;" "Borodino," a Russian patriotic song recalling the battle with
Napoleon in 1812; "The Laughing
Polka," a comic Russian song; and
as the final number, "The' Kozat-
chok," popular dance of the Don
Cossacks.
WeeFs Leave Finds Central's Sailors
Headed for Four Corners of Country
Just about two weeks ago the
magic word of the campus was
"leave," to the navy, or as landlubbers   put   it,   Christmas   vacation.
And now that we are more or less
intact again it might be well to examine the scene as the suitcase and
duffle bag parade swung from Central Michigan in every possible
direction.
Coeds, for the most part, hiked
to all parts of Michigan to enjoy
the holiday but the navy men headed for California, New York, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and all states
near this one. That is they tried to
;get. that far but planes and trains
planned oh did not work out in all
•cases.
As soon as their last classes were
over' on Wednesday, December 22,
the apprentice* seamen were free to
begin leaves which expired at midnight December 28. There were a
few exceptions however,, who were
victims of that old naval disciplinary institution, restriction, and had
the barracks all to themselves the
first night of vacation. They left
the next day.
Special buses took the sailors as
far as Lansing and Bay City and
other V-12's avoided the travel congestion by waiting for early morning train and bus transportation.
William J. Foley Y3c of the ships
company and Ensign J. P. Spicuzza,
athletic officer of the unit also were
on leave.
Director
NICHOLAS KOSTRUKOFF will
conduct the Don Cossack chorus
when it presents the next number
of the lecture series here Friday
night.
Juniors Change
J-Hop Date
Committees ior Affair Announced by General Chairman.
With the date for the annual J-
Hop changed from January 14 to
January 28, tickets will go on sale
in the dean of women's office on
January 12. Although, the price has
not been decided yet, it will not exceed $2.75. The dance will be from
9 to 1 p. m. in the Keeler union
ballroom.
Mary Moore, Gladwin junior and
chairman of the affair, has announced her committees to be as
follows:
Patrons' and patroneses, Janet
Mcintosh, Mt. Pleasant; tickets,
Natalie Peterson, Grayling chairman, Marjorie Wise, St. Clare
Shores, Dorothy Barritt, Shelby, Lila
Bennett, New Haven, and Vernice
Dalt6n, Petoskey.
Entertainment, Bette Baldwin,
Tuscola, and Juanita DeMott, Flint,
co-chairmen; decorations, Bill Pyles,
Flint, and Joyce Van petten, Vassar,
co-chairmen, Jerry Hinricks, Indianapolis, Ind., Mary Pica, Turner,
Louis Olke, Ludington, Louis Haake,
Mt. Prospect, 111., and Bernice
Booker, Flint.
Programs, Mary Jean Coon, Ionia;
publicity, Arlie Murdock, Minden
City; and orchestra, Roland Woodcock, East Jordan. Dr. E. J. Merrill
is the faculty adviser.
The dance, sponsored by the
Junior class, will be formal with
corsages optional. All. students are
invited to attend.
Math Honorary
Has Initiation
initiation for 21 new members of
the Michigan Beta chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon, national. mathematics fraternity took place December
16; Elected to membership were Jack
Bird, Frank Couzens, Jr., Paul Decess, John Filgas, William Finlater,
John Hay, James Lewis, Howard
Marsh, Max Mayhew, Robert Murch,
Pauline Nelson, Betty Sack, Joyce
Sherwood, Emma Skinner, Frances
Teel, Charles Turner, Charles White,
Lawrence Wilcox, and George Yer-
ganian, all students; and Cecil Gray
and John. M. LaRue, faculty members.
Victory Loan Fund
Wit! Get Proceeds
Winner Will Be Announced
at January 28 J-Hop.
Freshman Speech
Winners Named
Kathryn Dreyer, Monroe, placed
highest of the 142 freshman speech
students, in recent frosh speech
contests, making 421 out of a possible 448 points. Each contestant
spoke twice, and was judged by
four of the 24 students majoring
or minoring in speech who acted as
judges. , , L
Others who scored over 400 points
were Eleanor Philp, Bad Axe; Edward Grant, Ionia; and Jean
Chisholm, Hint.
Assembly, Dance
"Town Hall Tonight," New
Year's Party Put On by Student Committee.
Displaying the semester's first ex
ample of student initiative and
Navy-coed cooperation, the newly
formed Campus Activities committee sponsored last Wednesday
night's asembly and the New Year's
eve dance Friday night. The dance I
was proclaimed by many to have
had the best floor show of the season.
"Town Hall Tonight," as the assembly was called, was evolved by
the committee and Jack Bates, Detroit sophomore, was sst to writing
script, assisted by Janet Waldron
and Carl Ritter. John Anderson
acted as master of ceremonies for
the program, while Hugh Unteidt
and his V-12 13 occupied the musical feature spot.
Following opening yells led by
Mary Eddy, Bates invited audience
participation with the aid of his traveling microphone. Those missing his
questions went on stage to take the
consequences.   Kay   Staebler's   at-
See—ASSEMBLY—Page 4
Shostakovitch, Grieg
Music Hour Features
Keeler lounge will be the scene of
the second Music hour Sunday, Jan.
9, at 4 p. m.
The program this week will consist of Shostakovich's1 First Symphony, Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite and
several selections from various
operas.
Everybody is welcome.
TO LEND
The Student Social Activities
oomxnittee has materials which
may be borrowed without charge
by campus organizations. These
materials consist of dishes, a silver
tea service, glassware, linen, silverware, kitohienware, games and card
tables. The order should be in
before 11 a. m. on the day the
materials aire desired, and before
11 a» m. on Friday when they are
to be used during the weekend.
Any organization desiring to
borrow these materials should-
contact Mrs. Grace Niggeman. at
Sloan hall.
It is recommended that the ordering, securing, and returning be
done by one person.
DEAN D. LOUISE SHARP,
Chairman,   Student Social
Activities Committee
~-s^^
In an effort to raise funds' for the
Victory Loan fund, a 'contest for
"Miss Central Michigan" has been
initiated to begin today, January
5, and terminate January 26, at 5
p.m. The winner will be announced
at the J-Hop, January 28. This
will be a strictly campus drive, and
the help and cooperation of all campus organizations and groups' is
needed to carry it through success-,
fully.
In order that the purpose remain
soley that of raising money for the
LOan fund, no off-campus soliciting or auctioning for votes will be
permitted.
Here are the rules:
1. Any Central co-ed is eligible
for nomination.
2. Nomination consists only of a
contestant's picture submitted by
any campus organization or group
to the General office by January
14, at 5 p. m. These will be posted
near the ticket booth in the foyer.
A 5 x 7 picture or larger is desired.
3. Any number of entries may be
made by any group.
4. The purchase cf a ten-cent
Victory Loan fund stamp entitles
buyer to one vote. There is no limit
to the number of stamps any one
person may purchase at the booth.
5. Voting takes place January 17
to 26.
6. No OFF-CAMPUS soliciting or
auctioning of votes will be permitted
to increase number of votes for any
particular contestant or contestants.
This is to insure equal chances for
all contestants. Any violation of this
rule will be sufficient grounds for
disqualification of the contestant or
contestants' concerned.
7. The winner's name will be announced at the J-Hop, January 28.
8. Any on-campus means of raising money must be approved by the
Loan fund committee, Irene Butkowski, student chairman.
Christmas ball net proceeds of
$97.11 were added to the Victory
Loan fund, it was reported at Mon^
day night's Student council meeting. Gross receipts for the affair
were $204.60 of which $107.79 went
for expenses.
Honor Spot Taken
by Company Three
Company three, commanded by L.
Fred Bissell, Kalamazoo freshman,
is this week's honor company, gaining its second such recognition of
the semester over second place company four, Merle A. Munroe Jr., Ft.
Steilacoom, Wash, freshman, commanding.
Superior military conduct and a
low demerit • total give these third
company platoon officers and their
men additional liberty for the
week: Harold C. Catchpole, Jack M.
Oke, Peter D. Jurica, William C.
Herciga, Hubert W. Philo, P. Earnest Peterson.
By capturing the week's tot) position company three adds another
bomb to its trim Grumman Avenger figliter which pounds a bomb
into the graphic representation of
the Japanese islands each time the
company it portrays becomes honor
company. Companies three and five
lead th? quintet of planes with two
bombs each. -
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