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VOLUME 26
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1945
NUMBER 26
eniors
et Diplomas June 23
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Lt, Grant Brown Will Deliver
Commencement Address June B
Procession to Form on College Avenue at 1:30; Dr. C. L.
Anspach Will Present Diplomas to Seniors
WARRINER HALL as it will appear to this year's  graduates as they walk down the mall on their
Way to the auditorium of Warriner to receive their diplomas.
Lt. Grant H. Brown, UHtpi, will
deliver the commencement address
at ,2:15 Saturday afternoon, June
23,  in, Warriner ..auditorium. >.
LT. BROWN is assistant director
of training for the ninth Naval
district, and is stationed at Great
Lakes,- Illinois. Before Lt. Brown
entered the service he had charge
of the Chicago office of the Am.eri'-
can Book company, and became well
acquainted with secondary educational systems and colleges of higher
education. Because of this backr
ground, he was selected for the
training division for this naval
district.
At 1:30 Saturday afternoon,
seniors, faculty, and the Navy
battalion will.form a procession
at the head of College Avenue
and will march down the campus
and into th)e auditorium. The
president and his party will form
the head of the, procession, fol-
Warrmer Lawn
Swingout Site
The annual Warriner Lawn senior Swingout will take place tomorrow night at 7:30 p. m. in front of
Warriner hall
Central Passes 50th Year
of Affiliation with State
, Central-Michigan became a state
normal school just 50 years ago on
June 3, 1895. On this memorable
day Governor John T. Rich signed
the bill which made the Central
Michigan Normal School) a school
supported by the state and affiliated
with the State Board of Education.
THE CORNER STONE for the
Central Michigan, Normal school
and business institute was laid on
November 15, 1892, and ipr three
years the local promote attempted
to make it the second state normal
school. The political campaign was
skirted in January of 1893 by a man
named Hopkins, who in spite of
his splendid work, was defeated.
After that no attempt was made
until newly-elected Representative
Robert Brown land Senator Shaw
started other bills «n their way
in the January 1895 legislature.
Brown dnd Shaw both &*&f
dmmy bitter battled to have their
bills passed, affld it was only after
a compromise that Shaw managed
to get his bill passed through the
.   Senate.
The compromise was with senator Chittenden, who wanted a state
school established farther north at
Cadillac. After this bill passed the
Senate, it was left entirely up to
the House. " -
Brown fought hard for days, and
after several votings w**g£, *°
get his hill through a majority in
the House. The great' victory came
on May 22, 1995, and the school
became Central Michigan Normal
School: The hill then passed to the
governor for his signature.
THE GOVERNOR refused to sign
the bill, believing that the people
in Mt. Pleasant were merely trying
jto sell to the state property at a
profit. On June 3, 1895, Shaw,
Brown and Coutant (the only living
Mt. Pleasant man who fought for
the state school), editor of the Mt.
Pleasant Enterprise News, went before the governor in an attempt to
convince him of the need for a
school already started in Mt, Pleasant.
After seven hours they still hadn't'
convinced the governor that it was
a bona fide educational school and
it was then that Rep. Brown entered
their last* plea—
'*Sign the bill and give us the
, benefit of the doubt and should
you discover  that your position.
is true and we are wrong, we will
endorse your recommendation that
; the   next   legislature  repeal  the
bill in your opening message to
j that body."
! Governor Rich signed the bill at
5:00 p.m7 June 3, 1995*
I On June 19, 1995 the attorney-
general certified the acceptance of
the property as provided by the bill
and Central became the second
state normal school in the state.
Poetker to Speak   .
at Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate service will take
place next Sunday at 8 p.m. in
Warriner Hall auditorium.
Reverend Albert H. Poetker, S.J.
M.S., ph.D., and executive dean at
the University of Detroit, will be
the  guest speaker.
Mr. J. Harold Powers, head of
tne music department, will direct
the A Capella choir in two numbers: Glinke's "Cherubim Song,"
and "My God and I," a Wihtol arrangement.
Phys. Ed. Club
Honors Seniors
The Physical Education club will
have a party honoring seniors,Friday evening, June 15, from 7 to 9,
at Miss Grace Ryan's home. In case
of rain it will be in the gymnasium.
■ Wanda Upham, Big Rapids sophomore, is chairman of the food committee, with Mary Eddy, Ibnia junior, assisting. Entertainment committee is composed of Betty Hampton, Clare junior, chairman; Lucille
McClary, OnaWay" sophomore; and
|Jmma Skinner, Hazel Park junior.
Clean-up committee; Evelyn vassaw, Hint junior; chairman; Jo
Hedges, Chicago freshman. Maggfc
Kaufman, Saginaw junior, is in
charge of publicity.
After ,the senior processional the
band will play ihe "Star-Spangled
Banner." Juanita Demott, Flint, will
give the class presidents address,
and Ruth Horn, Pinconning, will
deliver the "Salutatory." . .
] "This Is Today" will be the musical selection presented by the
girls' quartet', composed of Helen
Teel, Imlay City junior Virginia
foice, Grand Rapids junior; Lois
tereening, Breckinridge sophomore;
and Roberta Lanshaw, Alma sophomore.
Mary Comstock, Traverse, City,
will then present the. valedictory
address.
The male quartet composed of
Charles Lacy, Detroit junior; Wesley Olsen, Brooklyn senior, Gordon
Donald Strouf, Niagara Wis., sopho-
Sanders, New Jersey senior, and
more,   will   sing  "Somewhere."
President Charles A. Anspach will
address the audience from the traditional spot on the tower battlement.
The program will be concluded
with the recessional.       »
The arrangement committee was
composed of Jesse Thorpe, assistant
librarian, chairman; Thomas A.
Goodrich, assistant professor of
chemistry; Ward Sager, assistant
mathematics; Kenneth Wright, assistant professor of psysics and
professor of industrial art's; Dr.
Gerald Poor, visiting professor of
psychology ;and Samuel J. Freed of
the physics and chemistry department. The camitnittee requests those
who are not participating in the
program not* to enter Waixiner until Swingout is concluded in order
to prevent distracton from one of
Central's traditional commencement
activities.
lowed by the faculty, in the order
of their rank.     * .;
• The seniors will follow the faculty
with Bachelor 'of Arts graduates
first, Bachelor of Science graduates
next, and two year limited students
last. These will be followed by "the
entire Navy battalion.
The procession will then form in
open ranks facing each other so
that the formation, will be reverted
as they march* down, the campus.
Lt. Brown, President Anspach, and
the rest of his party will stand
and, review the procession as they
pass', and enter the auditorium last.
Guests and- visitors will not take
their seats until the procession has
entered. At the close of the program,
the recessional will go out in the
reverse order, with the President
and his  party  leading.
PROF. J. HAROLD POWERS has
charge of the music, which will
consist of the processional "Pomp
and Circumstance" by Elgar, played.
by the string ensemble, Mr. Lorentz
Hansen and Miss Jean Borske will
play a violin duet entitled "Suite for
two Violins" by Stoessel. They wul
be accompanied by Miss Mary Lu
Reeder at the piano.* The Madrigals
will sing "Goin\ Home" from, the
New World Symphony by Dvorak,
The recessional, "TW-emphal
March" by Weber, will be played
by the string ensemble,
Due to the ruling of the Office.
Of Defense transportation against :
public gathering, ho commencement invitations were sent out this
year.' However, graduation am-
nounceirients were allowed to he
sent. ',
Dean Trout will present the
graduates to President Charles L.
Anspach, and the president will then
present the diplomas.
Buif et Lunch
to Honor Grads
A buffet luncheon will be* given
for all graduates, their parents, and
the faculty in Keeler Union cafeteria June 23, from 11:30 to 1
o'clock*
AU graduates, which includes sen-
iocs and two-year students, will be
issued one ticket for themselves and
one ticket for each parent. Graduates will be privileged to buy additional tickets for. other relatives
at 55 cents each.
.Members of the committee in
charge are Miss Ann Welch, kindergarten supervisor, , Miss Helen L,
Johnson, second grade supervisor^
Mrs. Freddie Simonds, homeecor
nomies supervisor, Miss Inez Parker, art" supervisor, Misg JaneTMc-
namara, physical education instructor, and Mr, Norval C. Bovee, director of Keeler union. ; >.v
i Graduates are urge&to wa^ch the?
Sulletiii board for turther, announce^
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