1944-11-29; Central Michigan Life

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MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1944
NUMBER 2
* Who's Who' List
FAMILY FUGUE
The Austrian Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp and her seven
daughters who, under the conductorship of the family priest,
Father Franz Wasner, comprise the Trapp Family Singers. As the
second number on Central's Lecture course series, the Trapp Family
appear in the auditorium tonight. ■ Left to right are the baroness,
Johanna, Eleanore, Agatha, Hedwig, Rosemary, Martina, and Maria.
Trapp Singers
Offer Program
Here Tonight
Tyrolean Royal Family Now
Sing and Play for American
Audiences
The Trapp Family singers will
present their program in Central
Michigan college's auditorium, this
evening.
This program, which consists of
singing, the playing of ancient instruments and yodeling, will be
one of the 90 to 100 programs they
have presented each year since they
began touring the United States
seven years ago.
The world famous family is a
chorus consisting of the wife of
Baron Georg von Trapp and his
seven daughters, conducted by the
family's priest and musical director,
Father Franz Wasner.
When the Nazis invaded Austria,
the Trapp family wasi forced to
leave their homeland since the
Baron refused to do navigation
work on the Mediterrean Sea for
Hitler. They first fled to Italy where
Mme. Lotte Lehmen first encouraged the family to turn their hobby, •a-cappella singing, into a profession. Father Wasner prepared
special transcriptions of old church
and folk songs for them, and also
taught them to play ancient instruments. The family toured
through Italy, France, Belgium,
Holland, the Scandinavian countries and England, presenting their
program.
In 1938 they sailed for America
and, upon reaching the United
States, they settled in Merion, Pa.
Here, a third son was born, and
they are proud of the fact that he
is 100% American. They have taken
out citizenship papers and have two
sons now serving in the U. S. Army.
Each member has an exceptionally fine singing voice, and is skilled),
in playing the sixteenth century instruments, the blockflute, spinet and
the viol da gamba.
The family appears, both on and
Off the stage, in the native costume
of Austria. The Baroness and her
daughters wear peasant costumes
with floor length dirndls of hand
woven fabrics with gaily figured
aprons, shawls and white peasant
blouses.
They preserve their Old-World
customs, such as the daily ritual of
"Jause," or coffee hour, at four
o'clock. After each meal, with arms
linked around the table an Austrian toast, "Mahlzeit," is made.
The singers have also presented
arrangements of old American favorites such as, "My Old Kentucky
Home," "Home On the Range," and
"OI' Black Joe."
College Awards
Herman Dignan
Honor Degree
Secretary of State Will Receive Master of Arts in Public Administration
Herman H. Dignan, Secretary of
State, will receive the degree of
Master of Arts in Public Administration at a compulsory convocation, the evening of Wednesday, December 6 in the college auditorium.
He has been elected to a second
term as iSecretary of State.
The announcement was made by
Dr. Eugene B. Elliot, state superintendent of public instruction, for
the State Board of Education, which
voted to grant the degree for "outstanding service" in State legislature and as a state official.
Several representatives of the
State Board of Education, and
state officials will be in attendance.
This is the first time in the history
of the institution that an honorary
degree has been conferred upon any
individual.
Fall Elections
Lack Interest
and Enthusiasm
Interest in campus politics at
Central appears to have struck a
new low, this year, since no petitions have been circulated for upper-
class offices and Student council
vice-presidency, although less than
a week remains in which to file
petitions in the office of student
personnel.
Although elections last year lacked
enthusiasm until immediately before
polling time, at least two candidates
were nominated for most offices
and candidates were introduced to
the student body through party rallies and poster publicity. As yet, no
such action has been taken by any
group of students this semester.
Student council regulations require that all petitions be filed in
the personnel office by noon. Monday, December 4, after which they
will be checked for duplication of
signatures and class status. All
candidates must have a scholastic
average of 1.0 or higher. Petitions
for class officers may be signed by
only members of the class which the
officer will serve, while all upperclassmen may petition candidates
for student council vice-president.
The officer will become president of
the council at the beginning of the
second semester.
Names of all candidates will be
published in LIFE, December 6,
and will be placed on the ballots
for the election on December 11.
Release
Twenty Students Nominated
by Central Michigan Faculty
Six Others Remain as Last Year's Candidates; Juniors and
Seniors Are Included in Final List
Faculty «M. LA.
Dinner Planned
The college faculty will be guests
at a cooperative dinner at Keeler
Union, Thursday evening, December
7, at 6:30. The dinner will be sponsored by the college* district of the
Michigan Educational association,
with the assistance of the faculty
dames. Miss Carrie Trombley is
chairman of the faculty committee
while Mrs. Ralph L. Witherspoon
is chairman of the dame committee,
which is made up of the faculty
wives and  mothers.
The dinner will be semi-pot-luck,
with the meat dish, service, and coffee furnished at 50c per plate. After the dinner there will be a short
"get acquainted" program, square
dancing and games. Jesse Thorpe,
library assistant and district M. E. A.
publicity chairman, circulated cartooned invitations to faculty members, last week. /
Committee Arranges
Music-Bridge Hour
A music hour and bridge games,
sponsored by the non-dancing committee of the Student Social Activities committee, will be held on
Saturday, December 2, from 4-5, in
Keeler union. Records to further
music appreciation will be played
in the women's lounge.
The bridge games will be played in
the lobby. It is planned to develop
.these games into a bridge tournament and to provide an instructor
for the game if there is a demand.
This period may be developed into a
hobby hour, if students show sufficient enthusiasm.
Annual announcement of the
twenty juniors and seniors who will
represent Central Michigan college
in "Who's Who Among Students in
American Colleges and Univer-
sitites" came from the Office of
Student Personnel this week.
Nominees were selected by a
faculty committtee who judged on
the bases of character, leadership
in extra-curricular activities, scholarship and potentiality for future
usefulness to business and society.
Eligible candidates were chosen
from a list of organization presidents, candidates for graduation
honors and students nominated by
the college faculty.
The main purposes of "Who's
Who," which was established ten
years ago, are to give honor to students who have worked to deserve
C. C. Barnes
Urges Employees
to Buy Bonds
"A bond from every employee" is
the motto Central has chosen to
sell bonds during the Sixth War
Loan drive which began November
12 and will continue until December
16.
Bonds may be ordered in general
office C. The office then purchases
and delivers the bonds, so that the
college receives credit for the sales.
Dean of Administration Charles
C. Barnes, chairman of the college
drive, has reported that the total
sales in the college during the fifth
war loan was $28,000, but that he
hopes that amount will be doubled
during this new drive.
Dean Barnes states that he would
be glad to have students purchase
bonds through general office C. The
office girls will be ready to sell
bonds at any time during the day.
To Play Claudia
FRANCES ROSE, Royal Oak
senior, will be starred in Rose
Franken's "Claudia," which play
production students, directed by
Associate Professor Fred R. Bush,
will present here, Dec. 4 and 5.
this recognition and to establish a
reference list of the capable students in the great body of American
colleges and universities.
Students' names, home towns,
classes, honors and activities are as
follows:
Bette Baldwin, Tuscola senior;
president, Keeler; president, Masquers; Pi Kappa Delta; Student
Formulating committee; Alpha Sigma Alpha,
Robert Ball, Owosso V-12.
Mary Eddy, Ionia junior; president of Pan-Hel; secretary, Theta
Sigma Upsilon; A. W. S. scholarship.
Doretta Esh, Fair view senior;
historian of Kappa Delta Pi.
Nancy Fletcher, Birmingham junior; editor, Chippewa; president,
Sigma Tau Delta; Delta Sigma
Epsilon.
William Gregory, Plainwell junior; secretary, Inter-fraternity council; vice-president, Men's Union;
Student Council; Student Social
Activities committee.
Virginia Hensley, Mt. Pleasant
senior; Student Council; president,
Kappa Gamma sorority.
Barbara Houghton, Clare senior;:
president, Delta Omieron; Sigma Phi
Omieron.
James Judge, Detroit junior.
Margaret Ketchum, Ionia junior;
secretary, Phi Delta Eta; managing
editor, Life; Sigma Tau Delta, State
Board scholarship.
Mary Lerg, Lake City junior;
secretary, Student Council; vice-
president, Mercier club; art editor,
Chippewa; Phi Delta Eta; State
Board scholarship.
Louise Newton, Mt. Pleasant junior; representative-at-large, A. W.
S.; president, Sigma Sigma Sigma.
Mary Jane Pelton, Bentley junior;
secretary, A. W. S.; Sigma Sigma
Sigma.  •
Lornajean Schneider, Petoskey
senior; vice-president, Phi Delta
Eta; State Board scholarship.
Dorothy Sharrard, Peck junior;
Delta Sigma Epsilon.
Joyce Sherwood; Kalkaska senior;
Sigma Phi Omieron; Kappa Mu
Epsilon.
Dorothy Sweeney, Mt. Pleasant
junior; president, Alpha Sigma Tau;
treasurer, A. W. S.
Barbara Swindler, Royal Oak junior; Sigma Phi Omieron.
Jack Wareham, Glendale, California junior; president, "Chippewa
Christian Fellowship; Student Council representative for Inter-Faith;
Student Social Activities; Policy
Formulating committee.
Celeste Williams, Belding junior;
president,    Inter-Faith,    Chippewa
Christian  fellowship j.  secretary,  Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma Sigma Sigma.
Six Carried From Last Year
To this list are added the names of
six nominees from last year who are
still in school and whose names
will be included in a special section
of the book. They are:
Donald Abbey, Saginaw senior,
Student Council, and Inter-Faith
council.
Mary Comstock, Traverse City
senior; president, Mercier; kappa
Gamma.
Mary  Jean  Coon,  Ionia  senior;
editor-in-chief,    LIFE;     treasurer,
Sigma   Tau   Delta;   Alpha   Sigma
See—"WHO'S WHO"—Page 4
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