1944-04-26; Central Michigan Life

              VOLUME 25
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MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1944
NUMBER 21
A WS Dance Scheduled for May
Band, Booths to Make
Lively Carnival Evening
Co-ed carnival-goers will have an hour longer to enjoy the
show than originally planned, General Chairman Eleanor
Richardson has announced. The Carnival is now scheduled
from 8 to 10:30 p. m. this Friday night in the Gym. All
women students have been given late permission until 11
o'clock that night.
The art, industrial arts, and home*cade;   while   Alpha   Sigma Alpha,
economics departments will each
have displays of work done in their
departments. There will be a band,
a floor show at 9:30, and booths
prepared by each sorority.
Kappa Gamma will have a booth
called "The Seven Wonders of the
World." Ruth Horn is in charge.
Under the supervision of Lucille
Warner, Sigma Phi Omieron will
have a fortune telling booth and
the Pi Kaps will present a Cake
walk, with Pat Hart as chairman.
Tri Sigs are running a "Men Only"
sideshow under the direction of
Mary Kay Wilson.
Delta Sigs, with Phyl Keeney as
chairman, are having a Penny Ar-
'Frosh Fantasy'
et for April 29
"Ten Gobs and a Guy" to
Play for Frosh and Guests.
The Freshman class will have a
chance to strut its stuff at the semi-
formal "Frosh Fantasy" Saturday,
April 29 from 9 to 12 in the Keeler
ballroom.
Dance fiends will "sob and sigh"
with the "Ten Gobs and a Guy"—in
other words the V-12 band is going
to play. Julia Chestnut, Saginaw,
and her entertainment committee
have planned a floor show to fit the
"fantastic" theme of the dance.
General Chairman Jean Chisholm,
Flint, has announced that the Keeler playrooms will also be opened
for those who don't wish to dance.
Tickets will be on sale this week
in Warriner's foyer under the supervision of Jane White, Elberta, and
Carl Anderson, Detroit. The price is
$1.50 with the specification that
only freshman and their guests may
attend.
Beth Booth in charge, will have a
sideshow. A fish pond will occupy
one end of the gym when Anna
Mary Kane and her Alpha Sigma
Tau committe have completed their
work. The Theta Sigs, under Marg
Peterson, will have a wishing well
and the Phi Delts will provide a
place to pitch pennies. The AWS is
planning a "House "of Fun" with
Shirlee Adams taking charge.
The CamivaJ is sponsored by the
AWS and everything will be free.
Invitations have been sent to faculty women and wives' and the office
workers. Refreshments will be
served and plenty of surprises are
in store.
There will be an instruction meeting tomorrow at 4:30 p. m. in room
W102 for all the members of the
clean-up committees.
Co-respondent
JACK BARNETT, ace Fox news-
reel cameraman, will show his
films of Mediterranean action at
the last of this year's lecture
series next Tuesday night, at 8:15
in the auditorium.*
Lieut. Hayes Begins His Second Year
as V-5 Commanding Officer at Central
His First Central Cadets Will Soon Receive Their Wings
and Commissions as Ensigns at Pensacola.
One year ago on April 14 the first Ahave been as many as 90 here at
group   of   V-5   men   began   their
training at Central under Lieut. W.
H. Hayes.   Previous to this all V-5
training was under the direction of
J. P. Carey, professor of aeronautics,
and civilian pilot instructors. The
men hailed from Wooster Flight
Preparatory Training school to begin their career here, while Lieut.
Hayes made his entrance at Central by way of Detroit..
When the school was first started
here, there were approximately 25
cadets under civilian instructors.
The military training they received
was given by a veteran of the last
war who lived in Mt. Pleasant. At
present the average number of cadets is 70; however,, at times there
Gkatten, Matte*
By Ann Gidilewich
Sloan's windows hold a prominent
spot in this week's march of events.
They have been peered through
more, leaned out of more, and
cleaned more than at any other
time that we can recall. We realize
that the preceding sentence may be
misconstrued as being ungrammati-
cal; however, we feel that one cannot spell and conjugate things simultaneously without strenuous
thought, so we  are watching  our
spelling.
*   *   *
Jean Loyster was- fortunate
enough to pick the only day it
didn't rain last week to wash her
hair and dry it with a good old-
fashioned hundred strokes in the
open air. At practically the same
time that her hair was streaming
out of the window, two metre heads
"belonging to Veedee Dalton and
Coarinme Wali&ce were thrust ont
of   opposite   ends   of   the   dorm
carrying on a vigorous conversation on a third-floor wave length.
# *   *
A few day® later and practically
the whole of Sloan's population
were flattening noses wondering
what manner of strange behaviors
was going on outside-on the lawns.
We thought until this morning, that
they were V-12's digging up dandelions but we have been succinctly
informed  that   they  were   merely
picking paper and such.
* *   *
Our what we pireswme are the
maxillary muscles somewhere in
the vicinity of the cheek—have
expounded noticeably from the vigorous workout given them in the
process of leasming to pronounce
Bjoimsfcjeme Bjornson. The "j" fe
pronounced as "yw. From there
©in in, it's simple. See what we
meam?
one time.
Before the cadets were sent here,
they attended flight preparatory
school at Delaware, Ohio, or Wooster. After they attend CAA-WTS
school, they go to preflight at the
University of Iowa or University of
Georgia, where they are again instructed under civilian instructors.
When they finish this training, they
advance to the Naval Air Primary
for their first flight under Navy
instructors and larger planes. They
advance to Pensacola, Fla., or Corpus Christi, Tex., for intermediate
training of three months. After this
they receive their wings and commissions as ensigns in the Navy. .
The first 25 men who entered the
CAA-WTS branch here under Lieut.
Hayes are now about to receive
their wings and commissions as
ensigns at Pensacola. Only five or
six of the men washed out along
the way.
Citizenship Talk
Is Given Here by
s rir
Three essentials for acquiring a
successful citizenship were presented
by President Roy Hamilton of Alma at the assembly Wednesday,
April 19. They were the possession
of a calm and composed demeanor
while in repose; a cool, level-headed mind in these troubled times;
and the setting up of a goal, and
fighting to accomplish that aim.
Also on the program was a skit
advertising the Co-ed carnival by
Eleanor James Richardson, Manistee senior; Nancy Fletcher, Birmingham junior; June Ross, Cass City
sophomore; and Jean Camper,
Owosso freshman. Dean C. C.
Barnes was in charge of the assembly.
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Grand Rapids Trumpeter and Band
Will Play for Annua! AWS Bali May 6
Dick Snook Is  Featured Leader for Semester's  Dancing
Event in Keeler Union Ballroom.
The annual AWS Ball, social highlight of the spring semester, will feature Dick Snook, his trumpet and orchestra,
from Grand Rapids, at Keeler union ballroom on May 6, from
♦9 to 12 p. m.
War Cameraman
Talks Here May 2
Jack Barnett, Fox Newsreels-
man. Closes Lecture Series.
Jack Barnett, ace Fox newsreel
cameraman and famed war correspondent, will be the last number
on the college lecture series, Tuesday, May 2, at 8: 15 p. m. in the
auditorium.
Mr. Barnett is just back from two
active years in the African and
European theaters of war. He has
been awarded the Purple Heart and
was made a member of the French
Legion of Honor. He will soon have
a book off the press entitled, "I
Shoot the Works."
Currently in popular demand because of his thrilling and human
story of the war, Mr. Barnett
promises to be an interesting speaker for his Central Michigan audience. His talk will be concluded
with several of his Fox newsreels,
complete with sound effects, which
will portray the highlights of his
experiences.
Box-Packing Bee
on Tonight's Sked
Co-eds will pack boxes and write
letters to many of Central's servicemen at the third Box-packing and
Letter-writing bee of the semester.
The bee is' scheduled for tonight in
Keeler union League lounge from
7 to 9 p. m. Sororities will score
their attendance on a percentage
basis, but "all others are invited to
attend.
The AWS, sponsors of the Bee,
treats the girls to cokes when all
the "writin' and wrappin's" finished.
Margaret Ketchum, Ionia sophomore, is' chairman of the affair.
AWS Meets with Sharp
Plans were discussed for the A.
W. S. carnival and the Box-Packing
bee at the last meeting of the A.
W. S. council which met with Dean
D. Louise Sharp.
During the meeting a committee
was appointed to make recommendations for the annual scholarships
to be given to two students with
high standings' for next year.
Bernie Filer, Pontiac senior, general chairman of the dance, has
announced that the affair will be
semi-formal with corsages optional.
Tickets will go on sale today in the
dean of women's office for $2, plus
tax. Only 140 tickets can be sold
for the dance.
Helping Bernie plan the ball are
the following committee members.
Orchestra, Iris Wilcox; decorations,
Bonnie Rule, chairman, Bernie
Booker, Shirley Fisk, Phyl Keeney,
Marjorie Kelly, and Mary Fioa;
patronesses and invitations, Beverly
Preston, chairman; Virginia Sigsbee, and Nanette Paulus.
Programs, Joan Dillon, chairman,
and Mary Kay Wilson; publicity,
Nancy Fletcher, chairman, Barbara
Roth, Mary Lerg, Carol Tessin, and
Virgie Alexander; entertainment,
Janet Waldron, chairman, and Jean
Chisolm.
Rehearsals Begin
on "Miss Jimmy"
Cast Is  Chosen from  Play
Production Class.
Elmer Jensen, Plainfield, N. J.,
junior, and Marion Pendall, Saginaw sophomore, will head the cast
of "Miss Jimmy", to be presented
by the play production class, May
15 and 16. The play, a comedy, by
Jean Provence, will/ be produced
under the direction of Dr. E. C.
Chenoweth, assistant professor of
speech.
Other members of the cast include, Elma June Neely, Lakeview,
sophomore; Joan Muntz, Cass City
freshman; Dorothy Sweeney, Mt.
Pleasant sophomore; L. Fred Bissell,
Vicksburg sophomore; Joan Hanson, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. freshman;
Jean Chisholm, Flint freshman;
and Anthony Cote, Wixom freshman.
"Miss Jimmy" portrays college
life as it takes place in a girls'
dormitory, a fraternity initiation,
and such events.
IDENTIFICATION  PICTURES
Any student who did not have
an Identification Picture taken at
the beginning of this semester
please do so Saturday, April 29, in
Boom W107. Pictures will lie taken
from 8:<H)-12:00.
C. C. BABNES
wiYiwjEs June Old II
Edits Times-News
Those harried looks on the faces
of Ivan D. Cole's beginning and advanced journalism students these
days simply mean that they have
taken over the Isabella County
Times-News for the issue of April
27. In addition, they continue to
work on "Life".
The embryo journalists are divided into groups to cover the regular
beats of Times-News reporters, to
gather news items, and prepare
them for printing.
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