; :. riviIES OCTION 'a 41 .lw ~ztii4 ACTIVIT SECTIO ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1958 CHESE WALLS of the Women's League both men and women study, relax, learn to play dance or take part in campus activities. locia Life Ceners a League Y SUE ROBINSON the League -was founded ago, its purpose has been women students regard- backgrounds, courses . of' filiations or interests. ague has a complex but tructure. All policy con- he building is decided by d of Governors which is/ of eight alumnae and nd five students. udent' group has three of government: the ouncil, the Women's Sen- the Judiciary Council. iuncil Coordinates Council, which is the ad- lve branch, includes of- ommittee chairmen and presidents of organizations ass6- diated with the League. ,The pur- pose of this group is to plan and co-ordinate activities for Univer- sity women. The many committees offer a varied program, including com,, munity service through jospital volunteers and entertainers.'Cam- pus groups who. sponsor charity events also refer to this commit-. tee. Instruction in social dancing, the Latin rhythms and jitterbug ,are given by a professional teach- er which the dance class commit- tee sponsors. Coitact Provided ' Cpntact with international stu- dents through the American Friends Program enables women students to become acquainted with people from many lands. This is an active committee because the University has the largest inter- national enrollment of any school. in the United States. There is also tutoring services, for students desiring help in their' subjects and there is another com- mittee "which takes care of the maintenance and staffing of the League's library. This library has complete drama and fiction col- lections, plus records for music literature students to listen to. Special projects of educational and entertainment value, as well as parties and dances, are pre- sented. There are class projects like, the' Junior Girls' Play, So ph Show and Frosh Weekend. JGP Presented JGP, the oldest original produc- tion on campus, is a musical play' written, directed, acted and pro- duced by the women in the junior class. Soph Show is also a musical presentation which men and wo- men in the sophomore class pre- sent. They usually select a well- known Broadway show for their production. This year's Soph Show is Cole Porter's musicale, "Any- thing Goes." Frosh Weekend consists of one See LEAGUE, Page 2 Dean Bacon Greets Coeds With Advice Stresses Importance Of Right Study Habits, Activities, Counsel Dean Speaks . Dean of Women Deborah Bacon has these words of advice to incoming freshmen. "In May and June, the Amer ican skies echo with good advice to graduating seniors. In. July and September, they ring again with equally good advice to in- coming freshmen. We will be happy to start 'a new 'year and a four-year cycle with the freshmen women of the class of '62. "I have only three pieces of advice to you before you start this major project of so much meaning and potential. "(1) The number of freshmen women at the University of Michigan who turn in good grades on January 30 by begin- ning to study on January 15 is distinctly limited. If, by each Sunday night, you have com- pleted the week's assignments, you will experience little aca- demic difficulty -in your years as a Michigan undergraduate. However, nobody but yourself is going to turn this idea into a steady program of sucdessful reality. (2) Concerning extra-currie- ular activities: Cultivate the Golden Mean. You miss much of the meaning of college life, you deprive yourself of real fun and friendships, if you fail to become an active participant in one or two activities in your house this fall. But pick these two or three projects with dis- crimination. Don't rush around in everything. Overparticipaton means .shallow participation; a squeaky wheel on campus is not necessarily a.Big Wheel on Campus. (3) If you have a genuine problem facing you - academic or financial or emotional or health -- it stands to reason that there must be somebody at the University of Michigan who is more of an expert on the sub- ject than your freshman room- mate. There are. many areas of college life in whih your fresh- man friends can help more than anyone else in the world., But they are not the best authority on course substitu- tions, dental repair, budgeting for a University life, etc. Con- sult the experts who are all here to help you solve situations as they arise. If you do not know whom to contact, or where to find him, the special counselor onyour floor or House Director ;does know the varied resources of this great University. Again let me assure you of our pleasure inhaving you start this magnificent four years of your life with us, this fal at Michigan.", -Deborah Bacon Dean of Women By RUTH BERS When Mary Markley Ha its doors for the first tit September, it will welco pnoimatel. 1 .200f wnmen NEW RESIDENCE HALL-Designed to house 1,200 women, the Mary Markley Residence Hall is.lo- cated near to the other women's dormitories on the "Hill." The picture shows one side of the building with its long, unbroken rows of windows. ,Asseml Cordnae Activities Fre nden .ue F~rindpendent WOmen Students dent Markley Hal Opens to 1200 Won {oed op Consider ea All freshman women entering the University this September automatically become meibers of Assembly Association, the body of student .government representing independent women on campus. Seeking to coordinate the activ- ities of women living in dormi- tories, league houses and cQ-opera- tives, Assembly is governed by the Assembly Dormitory Council, the Co-op Council and the Assembly Board. f Assembly Dormitory Council consists of the house presidents and one representative for every 60 girls. At their weekly meetings with the Board, Council members express the opinions of the group they represent concerning various facets of student life. Suggestions Asked Students are urged Ato bring their suggestions and" complaints to their representatives, since it is through ADC that effective deci- sions concerning student activities can be made. Women living in co-operatives are represented by the Co.- op Council, composed of co-op presi- dents and headed by the Assembly second vice-president. The Board, comprising the of- ficers of the organization, directs the activities of Assembly as a whole. The President is an ex- officio member of .the Student Government Councild Work on Dances Assembly provides a means for women to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities. The I-Hop, the first dance of the school year held in October, and Assembly Ball, held in the spring, give independent women an op- portunity to meet people through work on various committees. Shortly after I-Hop in the fall semester comes Fortnite, the an- nual skit competition among dor- mitory residents under Assembly auspices. Entertaining an all-cam- pus audience in the Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre, each house pre- sents a humorous skit to vie for SPRING RUSH SCHEDULED: Panhel'Directs, Regulates I. 3y Arch it( 'H' Shaped Dor Consists of 8 1- Double Rooms, I 22 Sororities on Campus the winning trophy. Scholarship' cups earned the previous semester are also distributed at Fbrtnite. To honor outstanding individuals in the Residence Halls, Assembly instituted Circle Society in the spring of 1957. Helps Orlent Freshinen On the more practical side of campus life, Assembly has jurisdic- tion over the House Service Com- mittee. Working with Leonard Schaadt, Business Manager of the' Residence Halls, this committee tries to make dormitory living more. comfortable. 8 One of Its more recent projects was , advising the architectural committee of Markley Hall on room design and decoration. As- sembly also sponsors a Big Sister- Little Sister program tobhelp orient freshman women to campus life. To better understand the func- tions of the Assembly Association and perhaps to help in their execu- tion Patricia Marthenke, '59; pros- ident, extends an invitation to all independent women on campus, to attend Assembly meetings at 4 p.Mn., every Monday, in the Student Activities Building. udents nsts have the' 'resident and on an in- he Hatchers the campus -.the school' idence direc- are arranged vertically on sides of the "H." "The houses are' more or separate so that students.can that they belong to a living smaller than Markley as a wh Pat Marthenke, '59, Asse president, said. . Women Plan Hall She explained in many res lafkley has been built to ply with the desires and tast Michigan women. Several5 ago a questionnaire was circu among women students to teormine-which facilities are sidered of greatest important coeds. A 'student representative Assembly on the Architec Board brought coed opinion t architects. A Markley Hall planning mittee was created by Assen Members of the committee presented with possible schemes for Markley rooms with swatches of material W could be used for interior dec tion. Select Furniture, China In making these selections; deciding on furniture and < ware, the committee tried tc press coed opinion, Miss A thenke said. All the rooms in Markley are doubles. The ,basement the wings contain laundryr and music rooms where stu< will be able to practice. "We that pianos for these rooms wi bought soon," Miss Marthenk marked. Markley corridor meetings not be of the long and narrow perpetuated in the older de tories. Sacrificing tradition confort, each hou a will hav own meeting room. house d tor and a counselor will liv different floors of each unit. Facilities Provided - The center of the "H" con' facilities to be used by, all Mar residents. Dining rooms, recrea rooms, a library, andLa coed;lou in addition to such essential mailboxes and a service desk be located there. "Perhaps the most. attra feature of the central area is ever-tempting snack, bar," Marthenke said. By ruling of the Board of C ernors, Betsy Barbour, an up class house last year, will retur being'a four-year dormitory fall. Through a, questionnaire c nated by Assembly, it zwas fo that there is still a definite d on the part of coeds for an up class dormitory. Thus Asser was faced with the problemi creating a residence for up class women. Little Established The planning committee dec to establish Barbara Little as upper-class house. This plan accepted by Assembly and Dean of Women, Miss Marth Dorm Big Sisters Welcome New, Students with Advice By JANE McCARTHY ' By JUDITH DONER Panhellenic Association, gov- erning the one local and 21 na- tional sororities at the University, is the body which represents the affiliated women on campus. Phi Sigma Sigma, a chapter, extinct at the University for a number of years, was reactivated this past yar. Endorsed by Pan- hellenic, and having the necessary legal apd financial qualifications, Student Government Council ap- proved the -charter bf Phi Sigma Sigma last spring. The self-styled objectives " of Panhellenic are three. First, Pan- hel co-operates with the Univer-, sity administration to maintain high ideals among womgen over which they have jurisdiction. Second, it promotes co-opera- tion among the sororities and be- tween sorority and 'non-sorority women. Last, the Association compiles and regulates rules gov- erning rushing, pledging and ini- tiation., years, rush had been held in the fall, the week after registration. This year, however, sorority rushing was not held until the second semester,. In snow and cold, approximately 1300 rushees were led around to 22 sorority open houses over a three week period. Divided into groups of approxi- mately 50, the girls were oriented and counseled by a rushing coun- selor who had been temporarily ; disaffiliated from her house in or- der to facilitate her job. Bids Sent Bids were sent out for each of the four sets of parties that each'7 sorority gave. The parties were of the same general type, dinner, informal or garne-slaying warty. set many years ago, lnts eat fancy pastry' formally with, the Pres- als wife. s from the League act nd conduct students on e historic home. tainment Provided. quartets, soloists, .or' ps may be present to formal entertainment. campus may often be teas. ent is open 'to all the id foreign students area nvited to get acquainted American students. A oup or residence is in- h open house as special Alexander Ruthven e student open houses s 22 years of office The became a tradition. stom Introduced om of having men and idents serve as hosts, es and introduce guests dent and his wife start- hen the social commit- League and Union took sk of organization. ident's home, the oldest n campus, has a long history. 850, it is located on the acres of the campus. Style Popular by an eastern archi- use resembled the style i this region in the e "Widow's 'Walk," a ed area on the roof e was intended for the e who anxiously waited t glimpse of her hus- a as he returned from "Wear comfortable shoes for orientation," and "Don't be afraid of your English 23 professor" arel sample bits of advice offered to incoming students by their Big Sisters. In the spring, girls sign up in, the dorms to be Big Sisters the following fall. During the summer they are sent a list of the new girls, assigning them one or pos- sibly two little sisters, to whom they write welcoming, letters. Through these letters, Big Sis- ters can give the new girls some, idea of what to expect on cam- pus, from weekly corridpr meet- ings to rainy weather. They can impart bits of advice derived from their own experience from "Don't forget a raincoat!" and "Bring hangers and a shoe bag." These letters are perhaps the most important part of the Big Sister program, since they make; it possible for incoming coeds who might otherwise know no one on! campus to know at the least the name of one girl. Big Sisters return in the fall in time for orientation to help their little sisters through the first few days which are apt to be the most confusing. At this time the houses have Big. and Little Sister picnics where the girls can get to know each other. In addition to this they may have dinners, teas, get-together parties and coffee parties to fur- ther this friendship. Each house conducts its own program and determines the type and extent of the program. In the past, the Big Sister pro- gram has ended ,with these first weeks. "This year," Karen Barling, '59Ed., Assembly Association Big Sister chairman said. "I would and become members of the house," For a new girl, whether a fresh- man away from home for the first time or a transfer student trying to get used to a different campus, a Big Sister is someone who has been here before, and can answer questions about what to wear to a. Little Club dance or what "nat; sci." means. She can help her little sister with personal problems, answer questions about academic and campus life and in general aid in the adjustment to University life. During the past held. spring rush. . year, Panhel In previatis , held snrin~ rush. In urevious ACADEMICS NOT FORGOTTEN: League, Union To Sponsor Social Orientation The Union and League, in co- operation with the administra- tion, will sponsor the social orien- tation 'programdtoparallel the University's academic orientation. Orientation week for freshmen and transfer students who have not had summer academic .orien-- tation will begin Monday, Sept. 15, with a mass meeting in Hill Auditorium where they will meet their orientation leaders and join their respective groups. 4 The rest of that day and Tues- day. will be devoted to academic testing with the language place- ment tests being given on Monday evening. Registration Planned On Wednesday there will be, registration withIindividual groups meeting before. In these meetings, the orientation leaders will ex-, plain the procedure .and answer any questionp the new students may have about rgeistration. The rest of the week will be de- voted to social activities so that leaders will address the new stu- dent body. Following the "President's Wel- come,'7 there will be an all-campus. sing on the Diagonal. The band and cheerleaders will be there to lead the group in their first intro- duction to school spirit. There will also be College Night where students will become fa- miliar with the schools they are enrolled i. Besides this, the League and Union are planning coke dates and the dorms will ar- range mixers. s Individual orientation groups will be able to attend League- Union Forums where the students will be given the opportunity, to ask upper classmen questions about the University and campus life, too. Students To Tour In addition, there will be tours of the campus including the Stu- dent Publications Building, the League, the Union and the Stu- dent Activities Building. These' btinac will ha a ill.c,.hn. but each house had a central. theme which it carried through. 'To each party a lesser number of girls is invited, and it is through this procedure that the "final dessert" list is selected. Final desserts are the last and most- important parties given. They are dressy affairs at which coffee and a "house specialty" are served., Supervision Provided Panhellenic provides, supervi- sion' for the entire rush process by serving as a middle-man, re- ceiving the bids from the various sororities and distributing them1 to rushees. Through an IBM machine, sor- ority bids are tabulated, rushees preferences are noted and the re- sults are distributed accordingly. Honor Code Enforced Each sorority, is on its honor to give no indication of its inter- est in a girl, or to place any pres- sure on a girl during the period preceding and including rush, ac- cording to Panhel rushing rules. Spring rush will again be in e#- fect for the 1958-59 academic year. It will begin on Feb. 17. Panhel is composed of an ad- ministrative and' 1 e g i s l a t i v e branch, the former. being the Ex- ectitive Council and the latter the Board of Delegates. The Executive Council, com- posed of Panhel officers and ad-; ministrative chairmen, plans and coordinates the activities of the Association, is responsible for the formulation of policies concern- ing Panhel and submits such nolicies to the Board of Deleates a +., a ': Dean of W( planning con for' filling t was felt tha had already See League F- Dance CI Once again the Leai ing dance classes to students, staff and fac There are classes fe and intermediates, plu the Latin rhythms. F time, there will also be class. .TJnsftde a nrnfes 's home was one .:.:. :