1945-06-20; Central Michigan Life

              Lieutenant Brown
Addresses Centralites
at Commencement
VOLUME 26
Goodbye and
Good Luck
to Our Seniors
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1945
NUMBER 27
President Chooses f intangibles
As Senior Swingout Address
"Intangibles" was the topic of*
President c. L. Anspach-s speech at
the sixteenth annual Senior Swing-
out and Class Naghtf Thursday, June
14, on Warriner's front lawn.
"The classifications of the good,
the beautiful, arid the true will
'determine the how, what and why
«£, one's life, and give meaning',
purpose, aaid direction to the
skills we possess. The real strength of our lives is in the intangibles*" declared „tihe president, as he
spoke to a group of approximately
one hundred departing1 seniors,
sitting in their caps aaui gowns
before, the awe-inspiring tower of
Warriner hall.
The college band under the direction of Preston W. Mayhew played
a series of marches for the program.
Following the music from the band
and a trumpet fanfare, seniors, lead
by valedictorian, Mary v Comstock,
emerged from the building and be-,
gan their traditional procession.
Juanita Demott, senior class president, bade farewell to the student
body on benalf of the senior class,
after the singing of the national anthem.
In her address, salutatJorian Ruth
Horn appealed to those present to
learn the real meaning of life. Men
who have fought on the far-flung
battlefronts of the world have
learned the meaning of life the hard
way, she said. It' is up to us who
have the privilege to continue our
education uninterreputed by shells
and shrapnel, to live, work and find
the meaning of life here and now.
It is our duty to go out as citizens
who will build the kind of a world
for which our men are fighting and
dying.
Miss Horn's address was followed
by. a   Navy   quartet   who   ssmg,
"Somewhere/*   by   Egara.
Mary Comstock in her valedictor-,
ian's   adcieess  contrasted Central's
graduating class of 1945 dominated
by women students to the classes
of previous years. She stressed the
importance of the teacher's career
and other occupations in serving the
communities in the time of world
conflict.
"This is today" by San Souci, was
the musical selection sung by C.M.-
. CE.'s girls' quartet which preceded
the president's address.
The seniors sang Alma Mater accompanied by Helen Wigren at the
piano, and then continued their
march to the music of the college
band, back into Warriner hall.
Isabella Rupert
Will Be Ronan
Social Director
The'social director of Ronan Hall,
beginning November 1, will be Miss
M. isabelle Rupert. Miss Rupert received her B.S. degree from the
University of .Pittsburg in 1929, and
completed her M.A. degree in 4945
at the University of Syracuse.
Between 1929 and 1943, she taught
English, literature, and history at
the high school in Verona, Pa. Miss
Rupert has done summer work in
girl scout camps in Norfolk, Virginia.
Seniors Hove Roast
in Cathedral Woods
All seniors are invited to attend
the Senior Class picnic at Cathedral
woods Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30
p. m.
The picnic will be in the form of
a weinie roast. Each person is V6
bring his own drink and the rest will
be furnished.
CHARLES WESTIE, who is graduating Saturday, is the first of Central's veterans ib return.
Jane Goff, Grand Rapids junior,
is to be general chairman of the,
Big-Little Sister program for freshman orientation week next fall. All
girls 'interested in acting as big
sisters are urged to sign the paper
on the bulletin board outside Dean
Sharp's office.
Big Sisters should plan to return to Central Tuesday, October
23, for the entire Freshman Orientation program. Sloan and Keeler
halls will be open at 2 p.m. October
23, and free lodging will be given to
the Big Sisters.
Dorothy Sweeney ana Marjorie
Prior, Mt. Pleasant junior and
sophomore, will act as co-chairmen
for the dinner at 6:30 on October 23.
Virginia Smith, Portland sophomore'
wp. (have charge of the Coffee
hour on Wednesday evening. A Coke
hour is being arranged for Thursday by Grace Gilbert, Traverse
City sophomore. Pat Jahnke, Saginaw freshmen, will take care " of
plans for a free movie Thursday
evening.
Jean Chisholm, Flint sophomore,
will be chairman for the Open
house at Keeler Friday night, and
Mildred Vanderlip, Greenville
sophomore, is making plans for a
picnic Saturday at Island park.
Sunday, all freshmen and big sisters .will gather at the Union,
breakfast together and then attend
church. Evelyn Vassaw, Flint junior,
is completing these plans.
Mrs. Niggeman
to Leave Sloan
Mrs. Grace Niggeman will assume
the position of instructor in the
English department next fall. She
will replace Miss Elizabeth Dignan
who is taking a ieave of absence to
study at the University of Michigan.
Mrs. Niggeman has been on Central's campus for three years. The
first year she acted as social director of Ronan hall and has been
social director of Sloan hall for the
past two years. Before coming to
Central «he taught' English at St.
Lour
A. H. Pqetker
Speaks! on
Moral Law
The Reverend A, H. Poetker, executive dean of the University of
Detroit', told Central's graduates of
1945 at the Baccalaureate that they
must teach "respect for human, dignity and the primacy of moral law"
as the educational leaders of today.
"The soul of a nation will not rise
higher than its leaders," he said.
'Reverend Poetker said that the
degrees the graduating class will
receive are the proof that they expect to become good in their chosen
field. Their challange is that, as
well as becoming good men and
women in their* chosen field, they
become good men and women in
living their own lives.
The New World emerging after
the Nazis' defeat can save civilization only if it has moral law. "Good
character in the individual and good
society are biulded upon man's mor
al law which is founded in his very
nature."
The program also included the
processional played by the String
Ensemble and two selections by tlie
A Cappella choir.\A duet was sung
by, Joyce Van Petten and Helen
Hansen. Reverend Wanzer H. Bru-.
nelle of the First' Presbyterian
church of Mt. Pleasant gave the
Invocation and Benediction.
Senior Tickets
Ready for Sale
Tickets are now on sale ih the
general office for the students
parents, and faculty .buffet luncheon.
Graduates are entitled to one ticket for themselves and two tickets
for their parents. Additional tickets
may be bought for 55 cents. No
tickets will be sold -after Thursday,
June 21.
The luncneon will be from 11:3.0
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 23. Because
others will have to be served during
this. time, graduates are urged to
bring their guests promptly at 11:30.
The lobby will be open so that
friends may converse and parents
and faculty may become acquainted.
Immediately following the buffet
luncheon, graduates will line up for
the graduation exercises.
Social Calendar
June 20-23
* Wednesday, June 20
5:30-7:30—Senior   Picnic   —Cathedral Woods
Thursday, 'June 21
4:30—Rehearsal of graduates—auditorium
4:30—Sigma Sigma Sigma Farewell
Tea—Miss Bye's home
8:00-9:30—Record Dance—Ballroom
Friday,  June 22
6:30—Senior Dinner—Keeler
Saturday, June 23
12:00—Seniors, Parents, Faculty
Buffet Luncheon—Keeler
3:00—   Conrinencement   —Auditorium
Porto Rican Girls    ,
Attend Central
Seven young native Porto Rican
women will spend the six-weeks
summer session at Central Michigan
college, participating in the inter-
cultural workshop and other graduate courses .
These women have been at the
University of Michigan during the
winter semester taking graduate
work in the School of Public Health.
Lt. Grant Brown is the Speaker
at 1945 Commencement Saturday
' "The Past Is Prologued," Li Brown's Topic, Will Be Followed
by Presentation of Diplomas by President Anspach
 : • -~*   Lt. Grant H. Brown, USNR, will
Mrs. Frank Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
to Don Cap and
Gown Saturday
Among those taking part in gra-
uation exercises June 23 will be 70-
year old Annie Laura Robinson,
wife of commerce department head
Frank E. Robinson, and Central's
oldest coed.
Born in California May 29, 1875,
Mrs. Robinson came with her family
to Michigan in 1876. After completing a grade school education,
she passed the county examination
and began teaching school at the
ripe age cf 16. While spending her
summer vacations at Ferris Institute,
Big • Rapids, she met Professor Robinson, then a young schoolteacher
from Ionia.
The couple were married in 1901
and took up their residence in Mt.
Pleasant in 1903, both husband and
wife enrolling in Normal College
that fall. Mrs. Robinson attended
classes that year accompanied by
her first son, Roy, who had been
born in February.
Although becoming almost totally deaf in 1904, Mrs. Robinson continued her work, with no hearing
aid and no lip-reading ability.
After 11 years of educational work
in Bronson and Coldwater, Mr.
Robinson came to Central's faculty
in 1916. Mrs. Robinson entered college here again in 1917 and has
been enrolled in classes ever since.
During these years, Mrs. Robinson
has worked side by side with her
six sons, all of whom have graduated from Central. At 70, she is still
active in community organizations,
and still successfully passing college subjects.
She indeed seems to be the personification of the old saying; "One
is never too old to learn."
deliver the commencement address
at 2:15 Saturday afternoon in Warriner auditorium. The seniors, faculty, and the Navy battalion will
form a procession at the head of
College street at 1:30 Saturday aft-*
ernoon and will march down the
campus into the auditorium.
The processional, "Pomp and C5ir-
cumstance". by Elgar, will be played
by the string ensemble: Rev. Evert
Moore, rector of the St. John's!
Episcopal.Church, will give the invocation. .
Miss Jean Borske and Mr. Lorentz
Hansen will play a violin duet entitled "Suite for two Violins" by
Stoessel, accompanied by Miss Mary
Lu Reeder.
Lt. Brown will then give the commencement- address entitled "The
Past is Prologued." This will be followed by the Madrigals, who will
sing "Goin' Home" from the "New
World * Symphony," by David Dvorak.
Dean Trout will present the graduates to President Anspach, who
will present the diplomas and confer the special honors. Benediction
will be pronounced by Rey. Evert
Moore, and the recessional, "Triumphal March" by Weber, will be
played by the string ensemble.
Mr. Bush Talks
at Senior Dinner
"1945-2000 A.D." will be the topic
of the speech delivered by Fred« R.
Bush, associate professor of English,
at the annual senior dinner Friday
evening. The informal dinner will
take place in the Keeler Union ballroom at 5:30 p.m. for the seniors
and   their   guests.
Vernice Dalton, Petoskey senior, is
general chairman of this affair.
The program will include Ruth
Horn, Pinconning, senior, as toast-
mistress; Helen Voelker, Reed City
sophomore, who will lead group
singing and play piano selections;
Eleanor Phelps, Bad Axe junior,
who will give a.reading.
Tickets for the dinner are available in Warriner's first floor foyer.
Each person attending the dinner
must have'a ticket:
Dance Teacher
Visits Campus
Miss Hussey, director of physical
education at the Roosevelt school
in Detroit, and Miss Ruth Murray,
apting director of health education
for women at Wayne University
were on campus Monday, June 11,.
as guests of the Physical Education
club, for the purpose of demonstrating rhythmic material for elementary school use. Children from the
training school were used in Miss
Hussey's demonstration of how to
get children ready for dancing. Miss
Murray worked with the modern
dance class and other girls who were
interested in learning the rhythmics
techniques for elementary childrsn.
Demonstration took place at Keeler
ballroom. At 7.:30 discussion of the
work took "place in the Women's
lounge, followed toy a coffee hour,
sponsored by the Physical Education club
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