1944-01-12; Central Michigan Life

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By Ann Gidilewich
Life shore has been a tribulation
the past week with icy sidewalks
and whatnot.
Was  that  V-5  whizzing  around
the   glassy   campus   sidewalks   on
skates really trying to get to class
on time or was it just recreation?
These V-5's do some queer
things. We've been told that they
save .their bones at the "Cafe."
Could be they use them for in-
between snacks or - could be they
save them in memory of almost
extinct steaks.   Could be.
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The naughty kittens had nothing
on girls affected by the recent epidemic of mitten-losing. This clever
method of preserving the digit protectors has been adopted by Virginia Smith and Marilyn Lee. A
string is drawn through each sleeve
of the coat. At eacn end of said
string a mitten is attached, thereby making a loss impossible unless
the whole darned outfit is left some>-
place.
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Purely dizzy conversations between two comparative lit students who rose up from a sea of
card packs for a succinct review at
about three a. m.:
"The children of Israel wandered around forty years and
forty nights. Then what happened?"
Second student (?) "Ali Baba
then came and stole the forty
thieves, shouting, 'Fifty-four forty
or f ightV
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The following is also dizzy conversation directed at no one in particular by a confused Sloan resident
seen wandering aimlessly around
the dorm muttering, "Maybe I
can't get that psychology, but I
sure can work this yo-yo." Progressive education, maybe.
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Sloan has had a busy week
which statement doesn't mean a
thing. However, the wedding of
the former Eleanor James in the
livingroom of the dorm was unusual even for Sloan. Our musical
roommate was awfully excited. In
fact, she practiced "O Promise
Me," for two weeks and nobody
asked her to  sing.    She is now
moping in blessed silence.    ,
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The   short   campus   black-out
brought out an interesting fact, if
there is such a thing. The fire-bell
goes off when Sloan's electrical
current is low. We thought it was
an alarm- clock belonging to some
gruesome character.
VOLUME 25
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1944
NUMBERS
Contest Entry Deadline Is Friday
Coeds Will Model
at AWS Style Show
Here's a chance, girls, to see what
the well-dressed Central coed should
wear. The annual AWS style show
will be presented Wednesday, Jan.
19, from 8:15 to 9:30 p. m. in the
Keeler   union  ballroom.
Models will display clothes for
all occasions and color, line and
design of dresses will be illustrated
and discussed. Girls from the home
economics department will display
clothes they have made over from
formerly unusable garments. The
physical education department will
demonstrate posture and figure exercises.
The Style Show is sponsored this
year with the   cooperation of  the
and Miss Mildred Fairchild's dress
design class. Helena Smith, Flint
senior, is chairman of the event
and will be assisted by Helena Fitz-
ner, Lakeview senior, chairman of
the physical culture committee; and
Jackie Earritt, Detroit sophomore,
chairman of arrangements. All women students are invited.
Ed Berry to Play Ior the J-Hop
Tickets 6o on Sale
Today in Foyer
Price  Will Be  $2.75;  Sales
Limited to 140. ,
Ed Berry of Lansing and his nine-
piece orchestra with girl vocalist
will be featured at the J-Hop on
January 28 from 9 to 1 p.m. in the
Keeler union ballroom.
Tickets for the affair will go on
sale today in the first floor foyer
only. Price will be $2.75, including
tax and sales are limited to 140.
Mary Moore, Gladwin junior, chairman of the dance, has announced
that it will be semi-formal rather
than formal as previously stated.
Corsages are optional.
Policy Committee
Has First Session
Group Organized on Permanent Basis This Year.
After functioning for two years
as an experiment, the Policy Formulating council of the Student Personnel division has this year been
organized on, a permanent basis
with members appointed by Pres.
G. L. Anspach according to student
and faculty offices most closely pertaining to student welfare. Formerly
me'mbers were chosen at large rather
than by office.
Under this new setup, membership of the committee will consist of
the editors of Chippewa, Appleblossom, and Life, presidents of the
Inter-Faith council, Pan-Hellenic
council, Student council, AWS,
Men's union, and Inter-Fraternity
council, representing students; and
the Appointment bureau director,
director of athletics, a Health service representative, the deans of
men, women, and' students, the
chaimen of the Student Publications
committee, the director of instruction, and a clinical psychologist, representing the faculty.
With this arrangement, student
members this year are Arlene Hopkins, Lujean Lirones, Kathryn
See—-POLICY--Page 4
Actress
RUTH HORN will play the lead
in next week's produciton of "Post
Road."
Schnitzler Will Be
Assembly Speaker
Joseph Schnitzler local attorney
for the past twenty-five years and
widely known speaker will lecture to
Centralites tonight in third required assembly for this term.
Mr. Schnitzler has experienced
one of the strangest and most severest disease known today. Because
of the handicap inflicted upon him
by this disease his life has been
changed and adjustments made
comparable with those of very few
individuals of the rank and file.
His lecture is entitled, "Challenge
of a Handicap" and is scheduled
for 8:15 p. m. in the auditorium.
'Post Road' Opens
Here on Monday
Ruth Horn Has Lead; Curtain Time, 7:45 P. M.
Ruth Horn, Pinconning junior,
will play the leading role in Wilbur
Daniel Steele and Norma Mitchell's
"Post Road," to be presented by the
play production class, January 17
and 18 at 7:45 p. m.
Other featured players are Harry
Mossiman, Columbia, 111. junior;
Walter Tuppy, Chicago sophomore;'
Margaret Cook, Scottville senior;
and Edward Moser, Deacatur, Ind.
sophomore.
The set has been designed and
erected by students in the art department, undr the direction of Miss
Frances G. Fitch. The set and furniture are correct for the period of
the play, which takes place in an
American colonial type house.
Season tickets are for sale at one
dollar for adults, 55 cents for students. Single admissions are 55 cents
for adults, 25 cents for students.
'Bliss' Survivor Receives Purple Heart
After Reporting Here with Navy Unit
By Bob LaPlante
Merle A. Munroe Jr., commander
of company four, and once-torpedoed receiver of the Purple Heart,
is another of Central Michigan's
V-12's who has seen active duty
with the United States fleet.
Munroe's navy career began shaping up in November, 1940, when he
joined up and was off to Great
Lakes Naval Training station. While
at the "Lakes" he served with the
fire i department of tine outgoing
unit, but since he was striking for
a Pharmacist Mate's rating his next
stop was the Navy's hospital corps
school at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Med. Service
October, 1941 came and the potential officer, was off to a Rhode
Island dental school, going, after a
short stay, to Iowa State  college
via Great Lakes. Iowa State college had a navy electrical school and
Munroe served with the medical department of the ships company.
But all this was after Pearl Harbor and the fight bug had bitten
Munroe and he requested active
duty—soon. Eight days later his
request had results and he was at
Philadelphia, transferring to the Atlantic fleet's amphibious force. With
this force he trained in commando
tactics and field first aid and spent
one month training with the Army
Engineers whom he praised as the
Army pioneer outfit and steady,
hardworking fighters and construction experts.
At Little Creek, Virginia, near the
great navy yards at Norfolk, he
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iris' War Wor
ked Announc
New Shipment of Dressings
Mokes Renewed of Bandage
Rolling Possible.
Surgical dressing program started
again last Saturday after the arrival of a new county shipment of
43,000 4 by 4 and 4 by 8 dressings.
Two additional shipments are on
their way, according to Mrs. Harry
Miller, Red Cross representative on
campus.
The schedule for organizations
and sororities is as follows:
CLUBS
Even Weeks   (January 10-15)
Club, quota, day and time.
Appleblossom, * 12 Wednesday, 7-9:30
Phy. Ed., 4 Wednesday, 8-9:30
Commerce, 5 Thursday, 7-9:30
Emmons. 10 Thursday.  7-9:30
Odd Weeks (January 17-22)
Appleblossom, 12        Wednesday,  7-9:30
Emmons,  10 Thursday, 7-9:30
Masquers, 8 Thursday, 7-9:30
Home Ec.,  6 Friday, 3:30-5:30
Freshmen, 10 Fr*d->v. 3:30-5:80
SORORITIES
Saturdays 9-11
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Sigma Phi Omieron
Theta Sigma Upsilon
Phi Delta Eta
Saturdays 12-2
Alpha Sigma Tau
Delta  Sigma Epsilon
Pi Kappa Sigma
Sigma Sigma  Sigma
Kappa Gamma
Girls are asked to report to room
W-257 on time, wearing a cotton
'dress, a covering "for their hair, and
no fingernail polish. Coats may be
left in the Women's faculty room
on the second floor.
Any girl who does not belong to
a sorority or an organization which
is rolling bandages who would like
to help is asked to leave her name
in the dean of women's office this
week. Tuesday evening from "7-9:30
will be set aside for these girls.
Mrs. Norman Lyon is in charge
of the making of surgical dressings
at the college with Mrs. Harry Miller as Red Cross co-ordinator. Instructors assisting Mrs. Lyon are
Mrs. Doris Crippo, Miss Frances
Pitch, Miss Henrietta Kaminske,
Miss Ethel Praeger, Mrs. Geneva
Love, Mrs. Olive Kries, Miss Nikoline Bye, Miss Mildred Fairchild,
Miss Carrie Trombley, with Mrs.
Margaret Millar and Miss Mann as
substitute instructors.
ATTENTION GIBLS!
Cafeteria position open. Call at
the dean of women's office for
further information,,
aliofing to Begin
Monday inf oyer
Revision of Rules Announced
by Contest Committee.
With voting beginning Monday,
Jan. 17, "Miss Central -Michigan"
will be chosen from among those
girls entered by the 5 p. m., Friday
Jan. 14 deadline. All pictures of contestants must be in the General office by that time.
Photographs entered will be displayed in the second-floor foyer
showcase during the duration of the
voting Period, January 17 to 26.
During that time* a voting booth
will hi open in the f-yer each day
except Saturday and Sunday. One
vote ma* be cart for each dime
contributed to the Victory Loan
fund during the contest. Back payments foi Loan fund pledges will
be accepted.
Contest rules are reprinted this
week because of several revisions:
1. Any girl enrolled as a student
at Central 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 oooth 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 of 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.
9. In case of any violations of
these rules, the contest will be automatically closed.
Company 5 Takes
Close Honor Race
In one of the closest decisions to
mark the choosing of honor companies, company five, commanded
by Hugh D. Untiedt Jr., Pasadena,
Calif, f-eshman, edged out the
fourth company, Merle A. Munroe
Jr., Ft. steilacoom, Wash, freshman, commanding.
Though the fifth had a slightly
higher demerit total than the fourth,
for the past week, its very superior
inspection report paid high dividends and secured for it the much
desired recognition. Company five is
now the only 'one with three bombs'
to its credit on Ronan's bulletin
board representation of the honor
company race.
Company three, L. Fred Bissell,
Kalamazoo freshman commanding,
has two ibombs, company four has
one, and company one, William
Dukin, Omaha, Neb. freshman commanding, has one. Company two,
commanded by John M. Anderson,
Minneapolis freshman is working on
its first.
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