1944-03-29; Central Michigan Life

              Gnaitan,
Mattel
By Ann Gidilewich
Sloan has floors waxed, or phys.
ed. 240. One day last week we
dashed up to our quadruple haven
for a mere piece of kleenex, little
realizing that our usually serene hall
had in the space of a few short
hours taecorne an obstacle course
with no holds barred. Boxes, chairs,
bags, coffins—(those long chests
which, slide under beds)—thousands
of .theni—had been parked oiifeide
each door.
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Anyliow we hM time to stand
aasd SKure and talk with people
we hadn't seen for weeks while
we paused for two-way traffic.
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We found a possibility for & foolh-
mate to complete our assortment.
This -possibility is absent-minded.
We saw her. first with a check in
one hand and beating her head
with the other. It seems the poor
creature had busily been making
out checks and putting them in envelopes. The next morning she
received one addressed in her own
handwriting.
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Pisa ha® its towers, Babylon has
its banging gardens, Egypt has its
^phiars, but Sloain has its class-
Ica% adorned portafe (not Cor-
tothian, inot Ionic, but Dooric.) In
the midst of a hurdle over six
bags and a hatbox, we caught a
galloping glimpse of a fowl's
lemur suspended from a door. Attained was a note exhorting all
those in the East throes of malnutrition to "come and grow
awhile." • Being in the possession
of a meal-ticket this week, we ignored ilie golden, opportunity.
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Sloan also has ftnancial-minded
people, people of true business acumen. Let us cite these two examples.
"Hair put up, 5c" (These same
people offered a special for pigtails during freshman week.)
"Popcorn popper plug, 5c per
hour."
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Yep, we finally arrived at ouir
door, but it was rather disillUsion-
ing. Just a plain old door with
nothing on it but two "Do not
disturb" .signs, lone nameplate,
and. a picture of our roommate's
boyfriend.
Bandages Rolled
Reach New High
Surgical dressings hit a new high
this week with a total of 3,281 4x4's
completed. ..The Appleblossom club
is, responsible for a large part of
this, since they rolled 1,857 bandages, last Thursday night. Nearly
every member of the club, including three men, was present at the
year's largest bee of 65 workers.
Other organizations fahich worked
oh dressings this week were the
Freshmen girls, 12; Physical Education club, 4; Helen R. Emmons. 6;
Commerce, 4; Home Economics
club, 1; and YWCA, 10.
Kappa Gamma and Phi Delta Eta
led the sororities with 6 representatives apiece. The Delta Sigs had 5;
Theta Sigs, 4; Alpha Sigma Taus
and Sigma Phi Omicrons, 3; Pi
Kaps, 2; and Tri Sigs, L
Girls aire yeniifrded that if they
cannot attend Saturday, or if they
would rather sew than fold bandages, they should go on Monday
'night and work on the sowing. Fifteen girls sewed last, week.
GIRLS TO MEET
All girls interested in sororities
iare asked to meet at 5 p. m., Monday, April 3, in Wl©?.   A panel
usomsisiting of president® of sorori-
ties   will  discuss  all  aspect® of
SHIELEY HAGENBUCH,
VOLUME 25
'       MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1944
NIJMBEit .#
Troops on Maneuvers Will
Display ftghung Equipment
Centralites will get an inside view
Of the/army's fighting : equipment
this af ternobft when the 728th Military Police battalion  from Camp
River Rouge bivouacs in the college
gymnasium.
The troops will- arrive at 4 p. m.
from Bay City in-20 jeeps, personnel carriers and ar£io\ired scout
cars. The force will include 175
men and seven officers, who are on
a 5-day combat training manuever
throughout the state.
Colonel S. D. Ringsdorf, Detroit,
commander of District One, Sixth
Service command, who; is in, charge
of the operation, said that the troops
will set Up military demonstrations
and display their equipment to the
public in the gymnasium from 7:30
t6 9:30 p. m.
Special teams of soldiers will disassemble and assemble .30 and .50
caliber machines, carbines, rifles
and Browning automatic rifles during the program. Two-way radio
communications will be demonstrated between Me unit inside the gymnasium and the jeeps and armoured
scout cars which will be parked outside. Close order drill and manual
of arms will also be executed.
Colonel Ringsdorf stated that
while the maneuver is chiefly to
train the. battalion for overseas
duty it will acquaint the public
with army equipment.
April Fool's Hike
on Sunday's Sked
An all-college April Fool's hike is
being planned for 1:30 p. m. Sunday, April 2, but according to Faculty chairman Harry T. Miller, unless more interest is shown it will
have to be called off.
Students will meet at Keeler
union. From there they will hike
through the woods to the river at
approximately Kane's' landing.
There they will find waiting for
them not only a bonfire, but also
fooa — sandwiches and coffee —
FREE!
Jan Waldron and Harry A. Miller, co-chairmen of the hike, have
posted a sign in the hall of Warriner with a paper attached. Everyone who plans to go should sign his
name to the paper before 5 p. m.
today.
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EDDIE KOUL is the maestro
who will wield the baton at the
sophomore's "Joker Jive" this Saturday night.
Fr. Hubbard Talks
Twice Here Today
"Glacier   Priest"   to   Show
Films of Aleutians.
"A Jesuit who is more of ten in parkas and hip boots than in his cos-
sock and who has become known to
scientists and those interested in
frontiers beyond their reach as the
Glacier Priest" was the way -the
"Literary Digest" described Father
Bernard Hubbard, who will lecture
in Central's auditorium at 3:15 p.m.
and 8:15 p. m. today. He will also
show movies on the American soldiers in Alaska.
Father Hubbard has a rather
humorous way of explaining hj|c
earlier education. "As a youngster
I was always in great difficulty because I was always arguing with my
teachers. I received indefinite leaves
of absence, without diploma, from
two far western universities. I decided the only way for me to succeed was to go' somewhere where I
didn't know the language well
enough to argue, so I* went to the
University of Innsbuck and passed
with flying colors. This is my
academic background, and I don't
brag about it."
Tickets are on sale now in the
general office for Father Hubbard's
lecture which is sponsored by the
Knights of Columbus and Sacred
Heart Junior league. Prices are 75
cents for adults and 35 cents for
students for the matinee and a dollar for the evening lecture.
'Ten Gobs and a Guy' Eclipse 'V-12-13*
as Navy Swingsters Form Jive Crew
At the completion of last semester many students thought they had
seen the end of the famed V-12-13,
but now they consider themselves
lucky. The band has been "resurrected" by Glen Hoffman, V-12
junior, from Crandon, Wis., and will
soon be playing for campus functions.
The. V-12-13 has changed, changed
in name, number and style. Because
of the change in the number, of
musicians which make up the complement of the band, it is no longer
fitting to refer to the organization
as "the V-12-13," The members of
the orchestra have decided to call
the new organization "Ten • Gobs
and a Guy." The "guy," Ed Grant,
Was recruited from the school band
because of the need for a good
tenor sax man-
.The other players are R. H. Herrmann, first trumpet; H. M. Robinson, second trumpet; J. R. Gilbert,
third trumpet; Glen Hoffman, first
alto sax; R. M. Murch, third alto
sax; Stewart Rogers, drums'; D. G.
Bennett, trombone; C. G. Peterson,
■TEN GOBS—Pag© 4
KiilHSf iSL>-
ft Denison New Vice-President
Less Than Half Women Students Vote
Pelton, Sweeney, Fisk. Elliott Win Other Offices; Training
Period fakes Place Befdr^ Iristallatton.
Soph Cabaret Hop
Is Saturday Night
Tickets  on   Sale  in  Foyer
Now; Dancing 9-12.
Cats will be sent with the solid
jive of Eddie Koul and his 10-piece*
ork from Grand Rapids when the
sophomore "Joker Jive" comes off
Saturday,. April 1. The time will be
9 p. m. to 12 midnight in the Keeler
union ballroom which will become
a cabaret for the evening. Added
attraction is a floor show planned
by Mary Jane Pelton.
Sophombresand their guests only
are invited. Tickets May be obtained
this week in the second floor, foyer;
price is $2.20 ]per couple, tax included.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Dr.
and Mrs. George Nelson, Dr. and
Mrs. Robert Campbell, and Miss
Elizaoeth Dignan are to act as patrons and patrbhesses.
4 Mary Moore, Gladwin, junior, was
chosen Aext year's AWS president
at the annual election )$&$. Thursday. Voting was light,- ifcitn less than
,half, the Women students casting
ballots.
Cbruiie Denison, Marysville sophomore, wa& 'selected/,, as vice-president; Mary Jane pelton, Sterling
sophdmbM, as sebBtary'; and Dorothy sWe^niey^Mt7Pleasa&t so'pfeo-
mprej, treasurer. Shirley Fisk, Battle Creek (fteshman^Saiidllirfa^^lElr
liott, Houghton Lake fresrmi&hy were
chosen as" the representatives-at-
lairge.
Tfigjse • girls, together with the
president of. Sloan hall, president of
House Presidents' council, president
of Pan Hellenic, and the freshinah1
representative chbseh next tall,
make up the AWS board. They
will go through a training period
now and be officially installed in
May.
Mary has been active on the board
as well as in many other organizations this year. She is this,year|s
treasurer of the AWS, president of
the junior- -class, vice-president of
the Mercier and the commerce
clubs, treasurer of Sigma Phi Omieron, and a member of the Student
Council.
Scheduled Soon
Chippewa yearbook organization
pictures will be taken Monday, and
Tuesday, April 3 and 4, in the ballroom, according to announcement
made by Arlene Hopkins, editor.
All organization presidents are
asked to contact their gronps and
decide upon a time when they wish
to haye their pictures taken. A
schedule of times available will be
posted on the bulletin board opposite the office of the dean of administration Friday, March 31.
Presidents are asked to sign trie
schedule by 5 p. m. that day.
Photographs will be taken by Ray
Glonks, Detroit Free Press photographer.
NOTICE
Do you know of any former
Central main or woman who has
been reported killed or missing in
action?, The president's office is
attempting to make a complete
list of all siicii m©n. and womeai in
order to be able to have some form
. of memorial awsr, t the \ war. All
students aiwl facility members are
urged to watch their home town
paper®. W®& other sources attd turn.
iii isaoh M&nies to the office of the
president.
SENIORS
All seniors who expect to graduate in June or at the end s of the
1944 summer session are required
to take the senior tests which will
be given starting at 8 p. m.
Wednesday, April 5, in the auditorium. The tests will require the
entire day. Seniors should arrange
with their teachers to be absent
from classes on this day. A charge
will be made for the making up
of these tests should they be
missed by amy ©emior.
DAVIB WL TROUT*
Beaai of Students.
to Present
Program Will Be Tuesday in
Auditorium.
The A Cappella choir, directed by
J. Harold Powers, head of the music
department, Will make its first appearance of the year at .7:30 p. m.
Tuesday,. April 4,,in the auditorium.
Tiiey will present a sacred lenten
cantata, "The Seven Last Words Of
Christ" by Dubois.
Soloists on the pfogfaim Will be
Helen Teal, soprano, Itnlay City
sophomore; Virginia Vincer, soprano, Mt. Pleasant senior; Virginia Rice, contralto, Saginaw" sopho-
mor; William EJhlhardt, tettOr, Milwaukee, Wis., junior; Robert Sc%
baritone, Sunnyside, wash., sdpho*
more; Theodore Ottesbn, bairitbhe,
Pikeville, Ky., sophomofe; Gfbrdbh
Sanders, bass, Woodbury. fcT. J.'
sophomore. The accompanist will'
be Miss Mary Lu Reeder, music instructor.
All-College Holler Party
Listed for Friday Night
An aU-c6Hege "roller skating
party will take place Friday, March
31, from 7 to 9:30 p. m. at the D.
M. D. gardens. Prof. D. D, Kinsey
is chairman of the party which is
sponsored by the Student Social
Activities committee. Admission is
ten cents and, yes, there is a door
prize.
Voice Recital Postponed
The voice recital by pupils of J.
Harold Powers, head of the music
department, originally scheduled for
tomorrow at 8:15 p. m., has been
postponed until Wednesday, April
26.
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