1944-12-06; Central Michigan Life

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MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1944
NUMBER 3
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Faculty Dinner
Program Plans
Are Completed
Bush and Finch Arrange Varied Entertainment for Thursday Evening
Dinner, music, talks, games and
dancing will provide entertainment
for members of the college faculty
tomorrow evening, December 7, when
the district Michigan Education association, with the assistance of the
faculty clubs, sponsors a cooperative
dinner in Keeler Union ballroom.
The program will be announced
by Dr. Walter S. Ryder, associate
professor of the history and social
science department and M.E.A. district president. It will consist of
presentation of M.E.A. executive
committee, and American Polk ballads by Dr. 'E. C. Beck, head of the
English department. Mr. Lorentz
Hansen, instructor of music, will
give three violin solos, "Leibesleid"
by Kreisler, "Mazurka" by Jean
Becker and "Poem" by Pibich, assisted at the piano by Miss Mary
Lu Reeder, music instructor. President Anspach will present "What a
Wonderful Animal is the Mule!"
Games and dancing will be directed
by Mr. Ronald W. Finch, head of
the physical and health education
department.
Miss Carrie Trombley, junior high
supervisor, is program committee
chairman. Co-chairmen for the dinner are Miss Rose Hogue, head of
the home economics department,
and Mrs. Ralph L. Witherspoon.
Mr. Howard B. Dalman and Miss
Elma Lighter, assistant professor of
the English department, are subcommittee chairmen. Mr. Fred R.
Bush, associate professor of the
English and speech department, and
Mr. Ronald W. Finch, head of the
physical and health department, are
in charge of the program.
Judges Chosen
for Best Snaps
: The judges fov the Chippewa
snapshot contest have been selected
land are: Mr, Harry Miller, processor of English; Miss Mildred
:Fairchild, associate professor of
art; and Lieut, (j.g.) Robert F.
'Erhard. The snapshots will be
;judged by their photographic quality, human interest, and originality.
i ■ The contest includes all civilians,
jNavy V-12, and the faculty. Any
number of pictures may be submitted by one person.
: The snapshots of college- life
Should be enclosed in an envelope
with the person's name who is
entering them on the outside. The
people in the picture must be identified. This may be done on the
back of the picture. They may be
turned in at the Life office from1
now until the close of the contest
Tuesday, January 15, 1945.
All snapshots entered become the
property of the Chippewa staff
and may be used as it sees. fit. As
many of the entries as possible will
be used throughout the yearbook.
Twenty-five dollars will be awarded in prizes for the three best
snaps.
Rural Educator
Visits C. M. C. E.
Miss Esther Schroeder, 'director
of rural education from Bemidji,
Minn., made a visit to Central's
campus last Thursday. She was a
student at the University of Chicago this year, and has done extensive traveling in the United
States studying Sloan experiments.
Some of the information Miss
Schroeder wanted to know about
Central included experiences, on
campus and off, which students
have to prepare them for participation in community living, to attack
intelligently the solutions of community problems, and to develop
skills in the use of community resources.
"Claudia" Presented
by Masquers Dec. 4-5
"Claudia," a three-act comedy by
Rose Franken, the first in a series
of four plays to be presented during the fall semester, was given December 4 and 5 in the college auditorium. It- was presented by the
Masquers under the direction of
Mr. Fred Bush, dramatics coach.
Claudia, the title role, was played
by Fran Mewmaw Rose, Royal
Oak senior. Fredrick Congdon,
navy student of Kenosha, Wisconsin, played David, her husband. Mrs.
Brown, Claudia's mother, was played
by Ruth Horn, Pinconning senior.
The supporting members of the
cast were: Bette Baldwin, Tuscola
senior, and Wesley Olsen, Brooklyn,
N. Y., navy student, as Bertha and
Fritz, the housekeepers; William
Pyles, Flint navy student, as Jerry
Seymour, the Englishman; Marjorie
Wise, St. Claire Shores senior, as
Madame Daruschka, the opera
singer; and Dorothy Ayre, Caro
senior, as Julia.
String Ensemble Plays
The music between acts was -furnished by the string ensemble under the direction of Lorentz Hansen,
music instructor. It is made up of:
violins, Jean Borske, Manistee sen
ior, Gordon Sanders, Woodbury, N.
J., navy student, Arthur Kipp, Melvin freshman, and Betty Martini,
Sebewaing sophomore; .violas, Dora
L. Scott, Flint sophomore, and Mitchell Ambrozy, Detroit navy student;
cellos, Marcia Lewis, Ortonville
junior, and Orthella Miller, Saginaw
senior; double bass, Eddie Hanson,
Lapeer freshman, and Helen Hansen, Morrice senior; and Helen
Wigren, Chicago, 111. junior, at the
piano.
The musical numbers were: a
march, On the Field, Alberti; In A
Garden, Collins; Spanish Dance,
Barcelona, Henri Weber; The Star
Spangled Banner; Waltz, Volkman;
Tambourin, Rameau; Londonderry
Air, Irish Folk Song; and In A
Persian Market,   Ketelbey.
The production staff was made up
of: Gwen Gwinn, Ludington sophomore, assistant to the director;
Miriam Simpson, Reed senior, properties; Ivan Cole, assistant professor, Dorothy Ayre, make-up-;
and Paul Elliott, Carrollton, Ohio
navy student, lighting.
The stage design and construction was set up by the theatre lab-
See—"CLAUDIA"—Page %
Nurse Council
Representative
to Speak Today
Former Volunteer Aid Director Has Varied Experiences,
Writes ior Magazines
Mrs. Jane Foster McConnell, college counseling representative for
the National Nursing council, who
will address students here today, is
a former director of the Volunteer
Nurse's Aide program, Pacific area,
Juniors Present Full Opposition
Other Tickets are Incomplete
Denison and Larson Receive High Junior Nominations; Chisholm Slated Against Cote in Sophomore Contest Polls Open
Next Monday
With only 19 petitions for nom-fmaries on Monday noon revealed
inations of campus officers validated as the deadline fell at noon,
Monday, a hot sticker contest was
promised by a party of several navy
men whose candidates were disqualified when it was found by a Student Council committee that signers' class dues were unpaid. Sum-
mrs. jane f. McConnell
American Red Cross in San Francisco.
Her visit here is to inform college women of v/artime and postwar opportunities in nursing.
She spent a year as assistant director of the Volunteer Nurse's Aide
program of the American Red Cross
in Washington, D. C, before her
directorship of the San Francisco
program.
Mrs. McConnell is a member of
the college counseling staff sponsored jointly by the National Nursing council for War Service in the
U. S. Nurse corps and a member of
the American Nurses' association
and the National Organization for
Public   Health   Nursing.
She is the author of several
articles which have appeared in
Progressive Education, Hygea, The
American Journal of Nursing, and
The Public Health Nursing Journal.
Foster Awarded
Second Honors
at Speech Meet
Ben Foster, a Central navy V-12
trainee, from Hutchinson, Kansas,
won second place in the state extempore speaking contest at Michigan State Normal college, Ypsilanti,
Friday, December 1. He spoke on
the topic "Compulsory Training as
a Threat to Democracy."
Other participants in the contest
were from Albion, Alma, Michigan
State, Michigan Normal, and Western Michigan Colleges. Western's
representative, Dennis Sullivan, a
navy V-12 trainee from the fleet in
the south Pacific, won first place
in the contest.
Doctor Eugene C. Chenoweth, asr-
sociate professor of speech, was
Central's faculty representative at
the contest.
J. VanDerbeck
Leads Freshmen
for AWS Post
Jane Vanderbeck, Saginaw freshman, was elected last Thursday by
the freshman women as repx'esenta-
tive on the Associated Women Student board. Her opponent was Marjorie Prior of Mt. Pleasant.
She will take office immediately
and remain the only freshman
representative on the council during the  year.
Miss VanDerbeck and Miss Prior
were presented by Mary Moore,
Gladwin senior and president of the
A. W. S., at the assembly Tuesday
night, November 28. The election
took place in the second floor foyer
of Warriner hall.
Giles' Orchestra
to Furnish Music
for Xmas Ball
Following the tradition established
by the Christmas Chest fund several years ago, Central Michigan college students and .faculty will
again be entertained at the annual
Christmas ball which will be staged
Saturday evening, December 16, in
Keeler Union ballroom.
Jim Giles' eleven-piece orchestra
will provide music for dancing for
the 150 couples to whom the dance
will limited. Tickets will go on
sale, Monday, December 11 in the
office of the dean of women.
Mary Lerg, Lake City junior; Jane
White, Alberta sophomore; and
Louis Stasaski, Stambough sophomore, are co-chairmen of the party,
representing the Student council,
Associated Women Students and
Men's Union, respectively. Members
of assisting committees are: Gerry
Foy, Ellsworth, Wisconsin sophomore; Louis Woodruff, Belding
sophomore; Hanna Vernon, New
Lathrop sophomore; and Rosemary
Lawless, Portland sophomore.
Dorothy Sweeney, Mt. Pleasant
junior, head of the patrons and
patronesses, has as her assistants:
Margaret Kaufman, Saginaw junior-,
and Doroth Pratt, Flint ophomore.
Marje Kelly, Cadillac junior, is
•nead Of tickets and has as her
assistant Gwjen Gwin, Ludington
sophomore.
Publicity chairman is Virginia
Smith, Portland sophomore, and her
assistants are Eleanor Annis, Maple
Rapids junior, and Donna Ingersol,
Lake City freshma.
that actual  competition  exists in
only six offices.
Bill Gregory of Plainwell and
Mary Lerg, Lake City, lead the campus competition in the race for
Student Council vice-president.
Winner of this contest wil assume
duties as Council prexy at the beginning of the second semester,
Wesley Olsen, Brooklyn, was. disqualified from the race because of
V-12 signatures which were valid.,
The campus Booster party submitted the only complete petitions
for jsenior offices. Vernice Dalton of
Petoskey, as president; Bob Calkins?
Clio, as vice-president; Barbara
Houghton, Clare, as secretary; and
Lela Bennett, New Haven, as treasurer, represent nominations for the
class of '45. Juanita De Mott, Flint
senior was disqualified under class
dues regulations.
In junior class competition, Connie Denison of Marysville will oppose Mary Lou Larson, Petoskey,
for the presidential post. Glenna
Douglas, Ionia, is nominated against
Dorothy Sweeney, Mt. Pleasant, a§,
vice-president; Margaret Ketchum,
Ionia, and Beverly Preston, Grosse
Pointe, for secretary; while Mae
Jewell Stevens of Mancelona is the
only candidate for treasurer. Eleanore Bugby's ballot was also disqualified.
Sophomore elections will see Jean
See—ELECTION—Page 2
Herman H. Dignan
Honored Tonight
Herman H. Dignan, Secretary. ,of
State, who will be awarded the degree of Master of Arts in.Public Administration tonight, was born: in
Saginaw, November 5, 1890. Later
his family moved to Frankenmuth,
Michigan, where he received his
education. As a young man he
worked in a hardware store in Saginaw. In 1921 he organized, the,
Dignan Hardware company in
Owosso,   Michigan.
In 1921-. he married Miss Nell
Haley. While living in Owosso he
participated in the activities of
the community, becoming President of the Owosso local Chamber
of Commerce in 1919.
In 1928, he was elected President
of the Michigan Retail Hardware
association, was a member of the
Boxing commission and the Off-
Starter for races at fail's around
this vicinity.
In 1934 he entered political affairs, serving two terms in the
lower house of legislature and two
in the Senate. In the fall of 1942,
he was elected Secretary of State,
and was re-elected this year.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Dignan have four
children: Staff Sergeant Thomas
Dignan, stationed with the ground
mechanics in England, Lt, James
Dignan, bombardier, about to go
overseas, Miss Elizabeth Dignan,
assistant professor of English here
at Central Michigan college, and
Sally Dignan, a freshman at Michi-r
gan State college.   .
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