THE MICHIGAN DAILY A 7 Modern Decor, Display of Members' Art )istinguish Architecture Fraternity House Coffee Hours Provide Religious Discussion Rehearsals for Junior Girls Pla Continuing Through Rush Perik By JAN RAHM The first moment a person en- ters the Alpha Rho Chi fraternity house; he realizes that it is an unusual home for a fraternity. Modern furniture and decor prevails, in the high-ceilinged liv- in groom, hall and library, which can be seen on arriving. A long table to the left of the staircase holds the,telephone and the mammoth guest book, which everyone attending the open house held at the fraternity Sun- day was asked to sign. Has Fireplace The library, which is to the left of the hall, has a low, modern fireplace, and another long table holds various books. This table, like the one in the entrance, was made from boards used for doors by the members of the fraternity. The living room, to the right of the hall, has a conventional fire- place that one would expect to find in .a building about 75 years old; The furnture is low, and in- cludes contoured chairs. Several very low tables about-18 by 12 inches in size are scattered throughout the room. Ash trays were placed on them, but one of the members explained that the little tables were very versatile and could even be used as small -Daily-Michael Rontal ARCHITECTURAL MODEIL-This model of a sports car show- room, complete with people, was, designed by one of the architec- ture students in Alpha Rho. Chi, professional architecture fra- ternity, and was on display during the open house held at the fraternity on Sunday. By CHARLAINE ACKERMANv When does the time-honored coffee break grow into a coffee hour? I Irate employers may ponder this3 question, but the Office of Reli- gious Affairs (ORA) at Lane Hall1 happily holds coffee hours everyt other week. "Lane Hall coffee hours evolvedr from the Student Religious Or- ganization's weekly informal 'cof- fee breaks'," Mrs. Dolores E. Rik- kers, program assistant, explained., "When the SRA was dissolved and replaced by the ORA, the lat-; ter's staff disbanded much of the SRA's program but retained and modified the 'coffee breaks'." Have Evolved "Instead of just an informal get-together, we have attempted to provide any University student with an opportunity to get to- gether with others and discuss, ideas or problems of a religious, ethical or social nature." she said. "We have given the 'coffee breaks' a speaker or discussion leader and a topic for discussion, and they have evolved into coffee hours which appeal to a larger group of students." Speakers generally come from three -main areas, Mrs. Rikkers pointed out: students, faculty members and clergymen. Their wide range of topics have encom- passed students' impressions of travel abroad, existentialism, sexu- al taboos, trinitarianism and uni- tarianism, and an explanation of the Jewish holiday Chanukah, complete with traditional' foods. "As much as our coffee hours have differed in atmosphere, so have they differed in student living room. Against the far wall is' a sculpture of two figures made from steel welding rods. The black rods have turned'pale green -in spots by aging and by treatment with acid. The paintings and the sculpture were all done by members of the fraternity. For Alpha Rho Chi, pictures hangs in theI SGC, NCCJ SPONSOR: , Brotherhood Week Begins; Special Activities Planned By JEAN HARTWIG Several University and Ann Ar- bor organizations have planned special activities in connection with Brotherhood Week, Feb. 15- 22, ,sponsored nationally by the National Confeernce of Christians and Jews and locally by Student Government Council. The. local chapter of the NCCJ began the ,week with a conference of students of 10 Washtenaw-' ounity .high schools at Rackham Saturday. Speakers from the Uni- versity, high schools and religious groups discussed the topic "Hu- man, Retions," according to, Grade Radford, executive secre- tary of the chapter. "Layman's Brotherhood" was the theme of a special program broadcast over, station WHRV Monday. The broadcast, featuring Leonard Chase, general chairman of the Ann Arbor chapter of the NCCJ, was sponsored by the or- ganization. Present Films During the entire week films stressing brotherhood are also, be- ing presented to elementary° school children in Ann Arbor, Mrs. R'adford added. Thursday's International Cen- ter tea, sponsored by the Inter- national Students' Association, will also be part of the program, Robert Arnove, '59, pretsident, said. Special invitations for the event will be sent to University organi- zations. All students are invited to at- tend the event, which will begin at 4, p.m., he added. Will Speak Ernest Green, a freshman at Michigan State University who attended Central. High School in Detroit Synagogue Invites StUdents. To Annual Dinner All University students who for- merly attended Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Detroit are in- vited by the Congregation's' Re- ligious School to an annual re- union at 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 9, at the Hillel Foundation. "These get-togethers," says Mrs. Louis Tatken, administrator, "al- ways offer a fine opportunity for a reunion with the Rabbi and cantors, while partaking of a good 'Detroit' dinner." Students interested in attend- ing are asked to send their name and school address to the School Office of the synagogue, (Atten- tion: Mrs. Tatken), 2900 W. Chi-. cago, Detroit, before Feb. 23. Little Rock during the integra- tion riots, will be the featured guest at the Lane Hall coffee hour this week, Harold Duerksen, pro- gram director of the Office of Religious Affairs, said. Speaking "as a citizen of Little Rock," Green will be available to answer questions and give com- ments on his experiences. in Little Rock at 4:15 p.m. Friday in the Lane Hall Library. B'nai B'rith Hillel Association will hold a special brotherhood service Friday, according to Her- man Jacobs, director. The 'pro- gram will be sponsored by the Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity and will fea- tiure Harold Lubin,.'60, as speaker. To Make Offering The offering collected during the special service will be donated to charity, he'said. The series, "Christianity and Judaism Re-examined in the Light of Brotherhood," will feature a' protestant minister as speaker next week, followed in two weeks. by Sherwin T. Wine, assistant rabbi of the Temple Bethel Syna- gogue in Detroit. Features Display In connection with the theme of the week, the Undergraduate Li- brary is featuring a display of books about brotherhood. A spe- cial list of books on human re- lations is also available at the en- trance to the building. F ve Attend' though it is an undergraduate so-I cial fraternity, is composed of stu- dents in the architecture and de= sign school.; Open houses are held at Alpha Rho Chi every semester. A display of members' works done during, the past summer and the past se- mester was shown Sunday. Show Buildings Among the exhibits were public buildings done.for a senior archi- tectural-design class.. The class project was to design a town of 1,600 on Honey Creek, a site north of Ann Arbor. Members of the fraternity had displays which included models and site plans for a community shopping center and a junior high school. The school was designed to facilitate easy expansion and to use the auditorium and the gym, separately from the rest of the school. Exhibit Photographs Not all the students in Alpha Rhi Chi are studying architecture, There were examples of work done in a photography class by an art student, as well as some paintings by him. Another display was the work done for an advertising agency by an information design student who spent the summer with the agency in conjunction with the University. Although not on formal display, the students' rooms were exhibits in themselves. Each year the oc- cupants of a room are free to re- decorate It. Use Large Desks ;Desks with huge working areas are common in all the rooms. Other features which most of the men have used include lamps shaped with Chinese lanterns, contour lounging chairs and un- usually-shaped bottles and ob- jets-d'art. Most of the men concentrate their attention on a corner of their rooms, making small loung- ing and reading areas. The irregu- lar roof lines of the house form made-to-order rooms that are not rectangular, so that natural cor- ners are part of most of the rooms. in one of the rooms, a wall has been torn down and a low brick planter put in its place. A sheet of plastic has been placed over flourescent lights, which gave the lighting $a subdued effect. Stereo- phonic music with a speaker high in one of the walls complete the effect of modern, gracious living. GUADALAJARA SUMMER SCHOOL Sponsored by the University of Arizona in co-operation with pro- fessors from Stanford University, University of California, and Gua- dalajara, it will offer in Guadala- jara, Mexico, June 29-August 7, courses in art, folklore, geography, history,' language, and literature. $233 covers tuition, board and room. For more information please write to Professor Juan B. Rael, .Box K, Stanford University, Calif. composition." Mrs. Rikkers said. "Looking around at the group in the building library twice monthly, I -rarely see the same face twice." Mrs. Rikkers hypothesized that this great cross-section of stu- dents represents those "who are interested in the speaker or dis- cussion as well as those who read the Daily Official Bulletin." Students will be able to clack coffee cups and munch cookies Friday when Ernest Green, Mich- igan State freshman and Negro student who was graduated with the Little Rock Central High School's first integrated class, in- itiates the semester's series. Speakers Scheduled Other speakers thus far sched- uled to appear are Doris Esch, '59, former exchange student at the Free University of Berlin, and Rev. Richard Crusius, of the United Church of Christ in East Ann Ar- bor. Mrs. Rikkers indicated that many of this semester's coffee hours may well turn into real bull sessions, as many have done in the past. For the coffee hour, like the 'five-minute coffee break,' frequently extends its limit, Trip Tickets Now Ready Europe Reservations Sold at Union Office Tickets and contracts for the Michigan Union- and Student Government Council - sponsored flight to Europe are obtainable in the Union Student Offices on the second floor of the, Union. The charter flight will leave for Paris from Idlewild Airport -in New York on June 23, 1959. The return flight will be on Sept. 1, 1959, from Amsterdam to New York. Students, faculty and employees of the University are eligible, as are their mothers, fathers, chil- dren and spouses whom they ac- company. This flight is not a tour, for it merely provides transportation to Europe and back at a reduced rate, Martin Newman, '60, Union executive councilman in charge of the trip, said. Arrangements have been made with an airline that specializes in overseas charter flights, he said. No one-way passages will be sold, Newman added, and passen- gers will have to. supply their own transportation to and from New York. Total cost of the trip will be $350. A downpayment of approx- inately $150 must accompany the signed contract. The remainder is to be paid in installments by April 10. Thirty-eight of the 80 available seats have been sold so for. Passports and proof of vaccina- tion within six months of; re-entry to the United States must be ob- tained. However, Newman said most western European countries do not require visas if the stay in the individual countries is short. To give students, faculty and employees an idea of what to ex- pect in the foreign countries, the Union is holding a travel show on March 12 at which people from various European countries will give short talks and answer ques- tions about their respective coun- tries. You are cordially invited to our Spring and Sumer Rehearsals for the 1959 Junior Girls Play have been slowed down somewhat by sorority rushing, but work will begin in earnest at the beginning of March, Elinor Dodge, chairman of the central commit- tee, said. This year's play, "Petticoat Pla- toon," will first be presented to senior women on the annual Senior Night, Wednesday, March 18. The public will be able to see the production on the -following three nights. The play, a musical comedy, was written by Susan Brace last summer. Members of the central committee, which is composed of chairmen of the special commit- tees, communicated by mail dur- ORCH EST RAS by BUD-MOR featuring Blaser-Johnson Johnny Harberd Boll Weevils . The Kingsmen R. G. Quartette Jim Soluri -- Men of Note 'Andy Anderson plus many others - . , .. ..., n .,, , ,f ,,'' ., _ I BOYCE PHOTO 723 N. University Phone NO 3-4514 ing the summer about plans. Then In charge of costumes are , this fall work began in earnest on Plard and Patricia Thies; n the production. up, Connie Eisman; stage mf Ted Heusel of the Ann Arbor er, Louise Myers; properties, Civic Theatre assisted in the plan- Collins and Louise McQu ning and selecting of the cast. choreography, Jean Fishack; Members of the''central com- sic, Janice Rose; and chori Mebes f h cntalco-rector, Pat Vicks. Direct( mittee include Carlene Miller, as- Karol Buckner. sistant chairman; Sara Keller- Karo Gkr. man, secretary and Barbara Roh- Junior Girls Play originat be, treasurer. y1916. It has evolved from a Chairmen of individual commit- type show to a full stage pr tees are Barbara Nash, tickets; tion. Barbar Ecker, programs; Susan During the last two week Shilling and Margaret Bane, pub- fore the presentation of licity; Lois Stark, stunts; Judy coat Platoon," novelty stun Savage, posters; and Sally Plym the Diag and in housing and Mary Ogden, scenery. will publicize the performan in OPEN STOCK 1103 S. UNIV. NO 2-6362 x .I t^ 1 . x ' . ." . ': . , ryh: h _. .1. 4. Trunk Showing 4 ."- ' ~^ 1 Y}$ Saturday, February 21 9:30 to 5:30 p.m. orma l modeling ' KATHRYN JUNE SCIiILLER to wed is Sets Wedding Mr. William Edward Schiller an-' nounces the engagement of his daughter, Kathryn June Schiller, to Lt. Alan Wallace MacCarthy, Jr., USMC, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wallace MacCarthy of Dev- onshire Road, Ann Arbor. Miss Schiller is a senior in the literary college, and is president of the local chapter of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Lt. MacCarthy, a graduate of the University, is a member of Phi Sigma Kappa so- cial fraternity, and Scabbard and Blade honorary military frater- nity. He is at present stationed at Quantico, Virginia. An April wedding is planned. Lanz circle, main floor .7 M . A Collins state and liberty f' I nternational Conference, Five students are representing the' United' States National Stu- dent Association at the Interna- topnal Student Conference in Lima, Peru. The students, who are attending, the eighth ten-day conference, are among representatives of 70 na- tions. The last conference passed res- olutions calling for independence for Algeria "as a prerequisite for free and democratic education." They also censured Batista police action against ,student rebels in Cuba. 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