PAGE TUT ICNUKf AN UnATIV SDAY, JAS yIUARY 7 ,,1989 1lu. ~ S llwl t~ omen's Housing Improves with Age Althoygh many of today's Uni- versty coeds may be confined within dormitory walls, the early history of the housing of women students reveals a lack of super- vised living quarters. The history of housing for wo- men begins properly in 1870, the year in which women students first entered the University. These thirty-four women, who had over- come the prejudice of the Regents, now had to contend with a bigoted faculty, student body and town citizenry. This prejudiced attitude mani- fested itself in many ways, but in none more painful a manner than in the reluctance of Ann Arbor's rooming house owners to take in women for room and board. Land- lords reportedly regarded women students with scorn and accepted them only when male students were not available as roomers, Had Poor Conditions The result in the first years of their attendance was that women had notoriously poor living con- ditions and very little recognition in the social life of the town. The problem was somewhat re- solved by the creation of sororities and' the prevalence of "mixed" rooming houses, but no effort was made by the University to estab- lish separate houses for girls. 'The resident of a modern resi- dence hall would find these living conditions just short of barbaric. No sitting rooms were provided for the reception of callers, bedrooms were sparsely furnished and the bathroom facilities inadequate. Change Made No radical change took place until the fall of 1904, when a united movement among the girls to secure rooming places with re- ception rooms was begun. This re- sulted in the creation of "league" houses, the first of which was opened the same year. In these houses, rooms were rented only to women, and parlor privileges were included in the rental - a big step forward in women's living. The first dormitories as such came on campus several years later, Helen Newberry Residence being the first in the summer of 1915. Martha Cook Building iol- lowed in September of the same year, Buys Alumnae House With the organization of the Alumnae Council, the Detroit branch announced In 1917 that it would buy and remodel a house for women, Alumnae House. In 1944, at the request of the Alum- nae Council, Alumnae House had been renamed in honor of Mary Butler Markley, one of the first women to graduate from the Uni- versity. Markley House was closed in 1950, however, because the house was rin poor condition and too small to be operated efficiently, a far cry from the building that now bears Mary Markley's name. While league houses were un- i-Hop Plans Competition In Dancing A free dance contest at 11 p Saturday in the League snack b will be sponsored by the -Hoop committee in preparation for the annual dance to be held the week- end of second semester registra- tion: Winners of free style, jitterburg, and cha-cha dances will receive free tickets to the J-Hop dance, which will be held from 9:30 p.m.- 2 am. Feb. 7 in the I-M Building. "Out of this World,," this year's dance theme, will feature the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra under the direction of Warren Coving- ton. Covington, who plays trombone as Dorsey did, has starred in many of America's top dance bands and in his own radio show. He follows the style of Dorsey, playing such songs as "I'm Get- ting Sentimental Over You," "Marie" and "Song of India." ~The annual "Junior Hop" be- gan in 1877 as a big social event featuring an orchestra of two vio- lins and a piano which played for the 20 couples who attended the dance. The Hop was sponsored by a group of fraternities during the fifth year of its existence on cam- pus, and the name was changed to the 'Society Hop." "Junior Social" in 1883 was sponsored by that class, but dur- ing the next decade it was given by the juniors in some years and the fraternity men in others. Tickets for this year's J-Hop are on sale from 1-4:30 p.m. weekdays until Jan. 16, in the Administra- tion Building. BETWEEN SEMESTERS: Rendezvous Offers Pause For Discussion, Recreation "Sick, Sick, Sick?" The subject for this year's Win- thinking in Christianity, Judaism, ter Rendezvous, a three-day re- the "Beat Generation." popular treat between semesters at win- religion and existentialism sees as terized Cedar Lake Camp, will be the meaning in it all." contemporary man's situation and "With our flexible schedule," some of the current responses to it. Duerksen continued, "there will Sponsored by the Office of Re- be blocks of time when students ligious Affairs, the Rendezvous will be free to use any of the re- offers a "withdrawal" from Jan. sources we provide -- a library, 27 to 30 for three days of relaxed craft and drawing materials, a discussion, mental stimulation, frozen lake and people with whom and recreation, according to Har- to discuss their pet ideas. There old Duerksen, program director. will also be workshops on jazz and "Once we have defined the folk singing." dilemma faced by contemporary Winter Rendezvous is open to man," he explained, "we will look any interested student, although critically at what the most recent the group will be limited to 40. hr 'I'S Our Annual JANUARY Be a step ahead in warm, waterproof, winter boots MARKED DOWN for campus comfort at bargain prices. -Daily-Allan winder FIRST HOUSE-Helen Newberry Residence, built in the summer of 1915, was the first women's dormitory on campus. Before this, women students at the University endured semi-barbaric living conditions in the few rooming houses which would accept women roomers. The creation of league houses in 1904 eased the situation, but the building of Helen Newberry Residence was a significant step in the history of women students at the University. CLEARANCE CONTINUES of FALL and WINTER STOCK * DRESSES * JACKETS * COATS * BLOUSES * WESKITS *SUIT S * HANDBAGS' * SWEATERS *HATS SCARFS * JEWELRY * SKIRTS It's Your Chance To Save Up To 50%Q I dergoing a period of Alternate growth and recession, the dormi- tory system was gaining impetus. Betsy Barbour House was opened in 1920, and Adelia Cheever, a co-operative enterprise, the next year. Facilities Taxed In spite of the additional hous- ing provided by the new dormi- tories, housing facilities of Ann Arbor were taxed to the utmost. As a result the Regents, in 1928, authorized the building of a dor- mitory to house 440 girls. The prospect of such a large dormitory, however, caused a great deal of controversy between the landladies of Ann Arbor and the University. The landladies feared that their rooms would be left empty and their means of livelihood thus endangered. The proposed dormitory was also criticized as being too large and its site "too far away from campus." listing more league houses and renting fraternity houses. -With the end of the war and the return of several thousand veterans, however, the situation became in- creasingly difficult. A new building and purchasing movement resulted in the pur- chase of Mary Barton Henderson House in 1945, the construction of Alice Crocker Lloyd Hall by 1949, League Holds I n terv iews Petitioning and interviewing for positions on the central commit- tee for Frosh Weekend is in prog- ress at the League, according to Mary Kay Office, '61, of the Inter- viewing and Nominating Commit- tee. and the addition of Geddes House in 1953. September, 1950, marked the inauguration of a policy to house all freshman women in the Uni- versity system rather than to par- cel out latecomers to league hou'ses or rooms. This policy, however, produced enormous difficulties, and resulted in reconverted rooms to accommodate the increase. Several more extensions in room availability were necessary, these being met by the acquisition of Victor Vaughan House and Fletch- er Hall for the use of women stu- dents in 1951 and 1954, respective- ly. Couzens Hall was obtained from the hospital administration in 1954. Add New Houses To the delight of men students, Tyler and Prescott Houses in East Quadrangle became women's resi- dences in 1952 and Frederick House in the West Quadrangle joined the group in 1953-54. With the opening of Mary Markley Hall this fall, the wo- men's residence halls system has reached a new height in accom- modations and facilities, Mark- ley's modern rooms being a far cry from the dingy hovels that the early alumnae occupied. ON FOREST off corner S. University opposite Campus Theatre Petitions must Need Felt day and a half p The desperate need for housing view. Appointm prevailed, and the construction of views should bex Mosher-Jordan, the first large ly as interviewin women's dormitory at the Univer- Any girl who v sity, was completed in 1930-31. tension on her1 * The first attempt to establish to call, either M a correlated program for residence 3-9365 or Marci halls arose during the depression. 2-5618. When, in 1933, it became neces- sary to lower room and board rates because of financial pressure on students, it was difficult for Mosher-Jordan Hall, w i t h o u t some assistance, to meet its large annual payments. As a result, it was united with LONG all of the other University dormi- DISTANCE tories, except the privately en-M G dowed Martha Cook Building, to save in general overhead expense. Shortage Increases By 1935 the housing shortage for women had increased to the point where the dormitories were seriously overcrowded. The con- struction of Madelon Louisa Stockwell Hall, completed in 1940, Phone C l4ect helped to ease the situation, but Flint CEdar 4-i the advent of the war brought a Fnter new housing shortage. UInterstate Rotes During World War II the Uni- W versity augmented its facilities by be turned in a rior to the inter- ents for inter- made immediate- ng ends Monday. would like an ex- petition is asked iss Office at NO a Wafter at NO /&nP/,A CAMPUS TOGS W 111 S. University near E. University STORE HOURS 9:30 to 5:30 ALL WEEKDAYS Read and Use Michigan Dachy Classifieds s' HENRY H. STEVENS, Inc. 1273 Broadway Flint 6, Michigan Bill Stevens 686Manage Free Estimates Lit. '40 Every Friday perate, schedule and dispatch our awn fleet of vans for better direct service without transfer. STARTING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, AT 8:30 A.M. ONE WEEK ONLY ONE .WEEK ONLY, We Must Reduce Our.Stock!i I1 ONE GROUP 97c a Bushel (Buy them b y the Bushel) I i RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES SHOE SALE 9c 19c 39c:69c 97c up WOMEN'S STYLES ONLY Selected styles from our regular stocks including some British Brevitts Penaljos-Sandler Sportsters and Cobblers. THE MOST FABULOUS SALE IN OUR STORE, HISTORY GROUP A $1 95 GROUP B $777 GROUP C A black calf cuban heel pump by Brevitt and a few pairs of black or tan low heel pumps. A half-dozen pairs of the shearling lined outdoor snow-boots. Val- ues to $17.95. A varied selection of Penalios in both the slip-on or tie variety - scattering sizes in Haymakers and a few pumps by California Cobblers with the inch and a quarter wedge. Values to $12.95. 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