1945-07-18; Central Michigan Life

              ens TbnigM in Auditorium
Campus
Cut-Ups
■   by Tap
Tonight the Central Michigan
players will present the first show
of the summer theater at Central,
"iPapa is All." The play, a hilarious
comedy, was a dificult one to produce because of the Pennsylvania-
Dutch accents in the^ cast, and Professor Fred R. Bush, director of
the play, has earned a truly high
commendation for his efforts in
making his cast learn the patter of
their, roles.
Slightly prejudiced, we insist that
Doty Ayre,, who plays Emma, is
worth seeing, on any stage at any
time, Fred Congdon, Jack.Iskin,
Marge Wise, Ruth Horn, and "Coordination" Cramer, the other characters in the play, are experienced
in front of the footlights at Central,
and should'turn out good performances in "Papa is All." See you
there.
Our roving reporter, Tutti. tells
us that Walt Hurt goes on undeterred, still looking for "types." Oh,
'Shaw, Walt! ,
Centmlnav"
Have just come from Ronan
where it is difficult to determine
whether the Civil War is over or
no. It seems the delegates from
Kentucky .Tennessee, Missouri, and
hither and yon are partial to the
Confederate .Flag; they hang it in
their rooms. "Colonel, suh, will you
he so kind as to run up the ensign
and hand me mah mint julep?
Well, bless mah Stars and Bars, and
call me 'Rebel.'"
What a term for transfers! First
it was the airplane drivers. We went
out for a drink of water, and they
left for Emory and Henry college.
Hardly had we dried our eyes, when
the Rebel scourge had crept in
again from Emory and two colleges
in Missouri.
E.R.A. wants one and all to know
that of all the things her palmist
of last week predicted for her, three-
fourths of them have come true;
she has to wait two years for the
other 25 per cent. Yes, guilty again.
I'm off; aren't we all,?
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VOLUME 26
MOUNT PLEASANT, MICHIGAN,   WENESDAY, JULY 18, 1945
NUMBER 29
The Play's the Thing-But Rehearsals Help!
'Blossoms Elect
New Club Officers
"Ehe Appleblossom club had an
organization meeting in the rural
classroom Tuesday, July 10 at 8
pjn. and elected the following officers: President, Colleen Thomas,
Sears sophomore; vice-president,
Mary Pullum, Flint junior; secre-_
tary, Annie Bfrainard, Chesaning
junior; and treasurer, Phyllis Leip-
prandt, Pigeon junior.
Neva Achenbach, Akron sophomore, was appointed chairman of a
committee to plan a picnic and
hike for Wednesday, July 26 at 5:30.
Mary Pullum and Jean Neilhardt,
Kalkaska sophomore, were appointed to a committee to work on the
annual tag sale which the Lions
club of Mt. Pleasant conducts for
the camp. Marie Rojem, Dearborn
junior, 'Mary Walker, Fenwick
sophomore, Katherine. Kasel, Alma
senior and Neva Achenbach will assist in editing the Appleblossom
this summer.
The annual meeting of the Appleblossom club corporation is to
be August 3, 4, and 5 at the camp
at Edenville. Many summer members of the club will attend this
week-end session*
The Appleblossom club is to have
regular meetings this summer at 8
p.m. on Tuesdays, in room W152.
The new V-12 sailors started their
series of shots Friday, July 6, atf
the health service. These shots include three typhoid, two tetanus,
one smallpox, and a Kahh blood
test.
If this happy cast and production staff is any indication,- the audience is in for an evening
of chuckles and smiles when the curtain rises to night for the three-act comedy, "Papa is All."
Shown here at a reading rehearsal are front row, left to right, Dorothy Kelly Millerd and daughter
Linda, Dorothy Ayre, Ruth Horn, Marge Wise, Joan Bush, Margaret Britten, and Betty Vermilya.
Standing, left to right, Jack Iskin, Bill Cramer, Frederick Congdon and Director Fred R. Bush.
Civilian Enrolment
Shows 1945 Gain
562   Civilians   Attending
CMCE Compared to 462 in
1944 Summer
Final figures released by the personnel office this week show there
is a defininte increase in civilian
enrollment this year over that of
last year. Approximately 562 civilians are attending Central Michigan
this sumiher compared to 462 as of
July 1, 1944.
A summary of- the two years
shows that 375 were enrolled on
July 1, 1044 in the regular six-week
session while 433 are in the same
course this summer. Thirty-one
were enrolled in the 16 week session
compared to 22 this year. Graduate
students numbered 30 last summer
while there are 26 now. The Higgins
lake center had 38 students this
sumimter compared to 26 last year.
There are' also 43 students doing
residence work at Walloon lake and
Detroit this year.
It is apparent* that most of Central's students come from Isabellla
and nearby counties, such as Saginaw1, Montcalm, B aiy, Tuscola,
Gratiot, Huron and Midland. Counties with the least attending are'
those of the southwestern part and
those on the southern border.
Even the Upper Peninsula has
contributed, with one from Houghton, two from Chippewa, and three
from Mackinac. There are few
counties which do not have at least
one  student representing  it.
The V-12 program brings students
from 21 different states with Ohio,
Kentucky, Wisconsin and Tennessee
in the lead.
Eighty-five women students are
residing at Keeler Union Residence
hall during the six weeks summer
session, according to Miss Grace E.
Fettig, social director.
Armond to Entertain
with Magic Stunts
A large crowd is expected to attend the magic show of Armond, the
magician, Monday evening in Warriner auditorium.
Many amazing feats will be accomplished by the deftly manipulating
wizard. Among the most astounding
will be the^great box mystery stunt in
which a committee. from the audience will act as investigators. A lady
assistant will be placed in a box. The
box is locked, covered by a canvas jacket, securely tied, and placed
in a cabinet. The magician, counts
to three, and presto, he disappears,
his lady assistant standing in his
place.
When the committee examines
the box they find knots, cover, and
box intact.. After unlocking the box,
the   magician pops out.
Helen Vowles Porterfield
Weds Evan S. Weidman
The former social director of
Ronan and Sloan halls, Helen
Vowles Porterfield* of Evanston,
111., was married to Evan S.
Weidman of Mt. Pleasant June 30
ih the Howes Memorial chapel,
Northwestern  university,  Evanston,
111.
Mrs. Weidman has been on the
dormitory staff of Northwestern
university for the past two years.
Mr. Weidman is president of the
Isabella County State bank.
Mr. and Mrs. Weidman will reside at 802 S. College, Mt. Pleasant.
Former Student Visits Campus
James E. Pease, superintendent
of schools at LaGrange, 111., was a
visitor on the campus last week. He
Was accompanied toy his wife, the
former Lois Benkelman, who received her Life Certificate from
Central in 1025. Mr. Pease, who
graduated in '27, was a Central
footballer, and is the former superintendent of schools in Muskegon.
Spanish-American
School Now Open
Centred   Combines  with
Washington to Combat the
Mexican Problem Here
A Spanish-American ' school is
now functioning in Fancher school
to take care of the social and economic aspects of the Mexican problem in Mt. Pleasant. This problem
arises from the Spanish speaking
laborers who came first to work in
the beet fields but have now established residence here.
Educational problems that are
confronted are getting the children
to attend school. The young children speak no English, and the
school attendance is broken and
meager so they are below grade level. The average school teacher is not
prepared to handle children of this
type, and their limited contact with
Anglo-American children cause
them to be shy and poorly adjusted
socially.
The plans of the school are under direction of C.M.C.E. with funds
provided by the inter-American Affairs in Washington, D. C. The
school will take care of 25 to 35
children between the ages of seven
and fourteen and will run from
June 11 to July 20,
Purposes of the school will be to
educate the boys and girls enrolled,
raise the general level of teaching
Mexican children, and to study their
health problems through physical
examinations and provide needed
remediation.
Curtain lo Rise
on Comedy at 8:15
/Central Michigan Players
to Be Assisted by V-12 Men
The curtain will go up tonight at
8:15 in'the auditorium of Warriner
hall on the three-act play, "Papa
Is All," the first play of the scrips
to be presented by the Central
Michigan players this summer,
The play is a cheerful comedy
about the Pennsylvania Dutch, papa
is a tyrant with religious scruples
against machinery, motion pictures-,
and conveniences or pleasure of any
kind. Mama, though resigned to
Papa's word, wistfully desires the
association of other neighbors.
Emma, the daughter, is in love with
a surveyor who wants to marry her,
and Jake, the son, who is mechanically minded, wishes to simplify
farming by the installation of machinery. Both children suspect that
Papa's scruples are merely for the
purpose of keeping them on the
farm as "slave labor." Emma, with
Mama's knowledge, steals away with
her surveyor to attend a picture
show in Lancaster. A neighbor inadvertently informs. Papa of the
fact, and the events that follow are
revealed in, the remainder of the
play.
Following, is the cast of characters who will dramatize this
comedy: Mama, Ruth Horn of Pinconning; Jake, Frederick Congdon,
a V-12; State trooper Brendie,
William Cramer, a V-12; Emma,
Dorothy Ayre of Caro; Mrs. Yoder,
Marjorie Wise of St. Claire Shores;
and Papa, John Iskin, a V-12. The
play is under the direction of Ffed
R. Bush, associate professor in
speech and English.
Associate membership tickets .will-
be on sale at the door for those who
have not already obtained them.
Single admission for the play is $.60
including tax.. ,
When E. J. Grambau took roll in
his agriculture 101 class last week,
he discovered two of his students
from his hoiae town, Posen, Michigan. Each student, is to make a survey of his own county, and the en-,
tire class will take several field
trips, 7 ■ |  |!!1
Book Hour Group
Hears First Talk
w       ■
Approximately 85 persons heard
Miss Rachel Loughridge, acting
head of the foreign language department, discuss "Spanish America as Seen in Her Latest Novels/'
in last Wednesday's Book Hour. She
said Don Quixote still is Spam's
greatest novel, and differentiated-
between Spanish and Spanish-
American novels; the latter, aside
from alert, intense writing with little plot, and emphasis on the individual, add a touch of nature as
background, and are sometimes
beautifully done. Miss Loughridge
listed a number of modern Spanish-
American novels which she will
display in her room, W304 this
Week.
Today at 11 o'clock Miss Faith
Johnston, associate professor of the
biology department, will conduct ah
"armchair field trip," and Miss
Gra£e Ashby oi the Mt; Pleasant
library will present "Books of the
Year" on July 25.
At the final meeting, August 1>
Fred R. Bush, associate professor
in the speech department, will discuss "The Dramatic Season."
All students, faculty, and residents of Mt. Pleasant are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
Juvenile Grange Members
to Attend Appleblossom Camp
July 27, 28 and 29 the State Youth,
conference of the Juvenile grange
will meet at the Appleblossom camp.
Verne Stockman, assistant professor in rural education, who has
been attending conference meetings in Latitemg.a^d.Oaylofd, will
direct the music laaa&help with recreation''for'Ws gitoup Of 60 youths
who Will attend. '