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VOLUME 26
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY t, 1945
NUMBER 10
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Be Dkussed at
Day's Conference
Young Traveler
Will Present
Mexican Movie
Fifth Medal Goes
to Colonel Howe,
Central Alumnus
JRufh Draper, Character Artist,
on Lecture Course. February J
Robert Friers, youthful traveler
and humorist who has traveled tne
world over   and  become   foremost
High school representatives, county health officers, sanitarians, nurses and other persons interested in
public health have been invited to
attend a health education conference being held here today.
The purpose of the conference is
to discuss a program for improving the health, and physical fitness
of high school pupils. It is sponsored with the cooperation of the
State Department of Public Instruction vand the Kellogg foundation
and will take place in Keeler Union.
Anspach   Will  Welcome
The program will start with registration at 9:30 followed by a welcome by President Charles L. Anspach. At 10:15 there will be reports on "What are the health
problems found in secondary schools
today?", followed by a discussion at
10:35. At 10:50 small discussion
groups will take up the subject
"What part can each high school
department play in the solution of
health problems?". After a summary at 11:45 the representatives
will be guests of the college at
luncheon. speaker on Latin America, will ap-; city friends here in Mt. Pleasant.
Robert Friers
For devising tactics that led to
the defeat of numerically superior
Japanese force, during a campaign
at Aitape, according to 32nd division headquarters, now in the Philippines, Col. Merle H. Howe, a 1942
graduate of Central Michigan college, has added a bronze star to
h's. growing list of decorations.
Col. Howe, who is not Only a
veteran of the bloody battle of Buna
and commanding officer of the 127th
ni'antry but also an air corps pilot
of World War I, already holds the
distinguished service cross, silver
star witli oak leaf cluster and purple heart.
Thirty years after he enrolled here
at Central, Col. Howe received his
B. S. degree in social science and
history from this institution. That
was in 1942. In the meantime he
taught school, lived here in Mt.
Pleasant with his mother, joined the
Michigan National Guard in the
early 20's, and received an elementary rural certificate, besides serving in two wars.
His wife and family live in Grand
Rapids at present. Early in this
semester  they visited  faculty   and
With a quarter of a century
theatre activity to her credit, Ruth
Draper, character actress, and- a
native New Yorker, will be presented
or. the Lecture course series in Central's Warrinr Hall auditorium, tonight, February 7.
Miss Draper, who is internationally famous for her solo-dramas, is
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At 1:15 there will be health ma- ■ x _  •   •,
terials exhibits and individual con- pear with his two hour technicolor
Ruth Draper
ferences with consultants. At 2
o'clock small groups will discuss
"What are the next steps our high
school should take in meeting its
health problems?". At 3:30 a summarization will be given by Miss Mabel Rugen, Michigan community
health ■ service, and the conference
will be adjourned at 4 o'clock.
Ponitz Leads Discussion
The morning discussion will be
led by Mr. Henry Ponitz, supervisor of the division of adult and
extended education in the state department of public education; and
the afternoon discussion will be led
by Mr. Julian Smith, director of
Michigan interscholastic athletic
association.
movie,  "Mexican  Holiday,"  in  the  gCJ.ap Paper Sent
college   auditorium   next   Monday „       , %, ,       ,
to Rural Schools
now touring the United States.
Among the many parts of the
world  in  which  she   has   .greatly i speaks French fluently.
evening at eight o'clock, making
available to Central students one of
the most outstanding programs in
America.
A Powers model will model unusual native costumes, and an exhibit of lava, masks, etc. will be on
display.
In dazzling color, adventure and
drama, will combine with Mr. Friers'
humor to unfold the romance of
bullfights, nightlife, Dolores del Rio
and ■ movie studios, gardenia pools,
See—TRAVELER—Page 4
Four rural schools, in the eastern
part of Kentucky and Tennessee
mountains, have been adopted by
the Appleblossom club. Miss Florence Barnes of- the Jordan rural
laboratory school had the teachers
of these four schools, as students
when she was in charge of teacher's
training at Berea College in Kentucky. Upon her suggestion the club
is giving a'd to these schools. Five
hundred pounds of scrap paper has
been collected to send to them,
along with reading material, crayons, and water colors.
pleased her audiences are France,
Spain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, South America, South. Africa,
New Zealand,. ..Australia, Egypt, Java, Siam, India, Burma, Canada,
and Hawaii;
s She "has made three radio appearances, two being benefit and the
other unintentional, but historical.
She took part in the first air-wave
theatre production to originate from
"Fiji Islands' -without realizing it
was being' broadcast to homes on
the islands and (to ships at sea everywhere iri the Pacific.
There' has been much help given
American and British Red. Cross
by her numerous benefit performances: In 1941 she entertained for
a half month in the Caribbean region, for both her own and War
Benefit   performances.
Her life portraits, which she
spends most of her time in perfecting, require only a small suitcase
of assorted shawls, hats, and coats.
This wardrope is necessary for her
two dozen character sketches in
which she includes more than 150
people.
She is responsible for the writing
of all her interpretations, which require various vocal and facial
changes. Some of her character
sketches are done with, a smattering
of Italian, Spanish, or German. She
Election of dutstanding Seniors
Is Scheduled Here Next Week
Students and Faculty Will Choose Four for This Honor;
Polls Open All Day, February 14
Who are Central's four most out- the graduating  class  they: believe
standing seniors? That question will
be answered at the polls February
14, when all college students and
faculty members will have a chance
to vote for   the four  members of
Band Presents Varied Program on February 13
The Central Michigan college
band, under the direction of Preston Mayhew, instructor in the music department, will give their annual concert on February 13 in
Warriner hall  auditorium.
S/Sgt. Norman Dietz, a Central
graduate, will be present to direct
two of the numbers which are his
own composition. Sgt. Dietz is now
with the 115th Army Air j?wuc»
band.
The program will be given an
amus'ng touch by the appearance of
Mme. Francesca de Slimatra, guest
artist, who will sing "Variations on
a Theme".
A novel piario solo, "The Child
Prodigy,'' played by Helen Reilly,
Brown City sophomore, will be es-
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"Marche Courageous," G. E. Holmes;
"Victory Garden Suite" "(1) Danse
of the Rubarb," "(2) Boogie Woogie
Broccoli," "(3) Carrot Capers," Harold Waters; "The Child Prodigy,"
Morton Gould, Helen Reilly, piano
soloist; "Rhapsody in Uumba," David Bennett; "Invocation of Al-
berich", from "Rheingold," Richard Wagner; "Stars and Stripes Forever," John Phillip Sousa.
pcuiauj      anstft.
have spent  many childhood hours
practicing the piano.
The program is as follows: "American Patrol," F. W. Neacham;
"Komm Susser Tod" (Come Sweet
Death), Johanne Sebestian Bach;
"Largo", from "New World" Symphony," Antonin Dvorak; "Variations on a Theme,"  Spaeth, Mme
most worthy of this title.
Those chosen for the honor will
be presented with the Chippewa
awards by the Student ''council
which has sponsored the awards
since 1943 when Chippewa, college
yearbook decided to drop them because of a financial problem.
Everyone May Vote
The entire student body and faculty will be eligible to cast four
votes on the one" ballot which they
may obtain at the polls. All are
urged to make their choices on the
basis of good leadership, versatility, citizenship, personality, and
scholarship. All seniors who enrolled in November, 1944, and all
those who will be seniors in March,
1945, are  eligible.
An eligibility list containing the
names of those who are or -will be
classified as seniors in the personnel office will be posted at the
voting booth. The winners will be
the four students receiving thie
greatest number of votes, regardless,
of sex. The boys will be presented
with keys and' the girls will receive neck chains.
Plumb is Chairman
Charles Plumb, Yates Center,,
Kansas sophomore, has been ap>
pointed general chairman of the
committee in charge of the voting
and the presentation of awards.
Other members of the committee
are: Jane Vanderbeck, Saginaw
sophomore, and Dan Wardrop, Mt.
Pleasant freshman. The committee
announces that the polls -will be
open from 8 .m. to 5 p.m. in the
Warriner foyer.
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