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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
TUESDAY. AUGUST 25. 1964
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Union,
League
Still
Serve
Separately
Men's Organization a Focus
For 'U' Meetings, Relaxation
Women's Campus Center
Sponsors Diverse Events
By ROBERT HIPPLER
The Michigan Union, the all-
campus men's -organization, is one
of the Utniersity's nervg centers
and a central gathering-placefor
extracurricular activities.
The main desk of the Union is
a center for- transportation reser-
vations, newspapers, and a good
part of the visitors to the Univer-
sity, who stay in the Union guest
rooms.
And as a service organization,
the Union sponsors everything
from dances and dinners to edu-
cational programs and low-cost
student flights to Europe.
Among the many features of the
Union are the Union swimming
pool, the bowling alleys, the Pen-
dleton, library, the barbershop, the
pool room, the spacious front hall,
and the Michigan Union Grille
(MUG). On the front of the
Union is a plaque commemorating
a speech of the late President
John F. Kennedy in which the,
President first introduced the idea
of the Peace Corps.
Student-Run
The most interesting feature of
the Union as an organization is
that it is run by the students
themselves. It is "comparable to a
small business enterprise whose
owners-the University--allow it
to be managed by those who are
its principal customers, the stu-
dents:
The Union has undergone con-
siderable change i nthe last year.
In last spring's all-campus elec-
tions, the -:students approved a
new constitution for the Union.
The document is designed to make
financial and critical policy de-
cisions easier to handle for the
Union Board of Directors, the gov-
erning body of the Union.
In addition, the MUG, a major
campus social center, underwent
its second year of remodelling and
modernizing. The room in which
the grill is located was done over
two years ago, with new booths
and more pleasant lighting in-
stalled. An adjoining room, used
as a dining room, was remodeled.
last year.
Dances
Among the social activities
which this second room houses
are the "Little Clubs," which have
live bands and free dancing on
several Friday nights each semes-
ter. Usually about eight of these
dances are held each semester.
Also sponsored by the Union are
TGIT's ("Thank God Its Thurs-
day" dances),: at which well-
known musical groups often ap-
pear. Groups such as the Road
Runners, the Sundowners, the
Friars and the Amblers have ap-
peared at these events.
The Union sponsors charter;
flights in which students can go
to Europe by plane for $300 round
trip. The Union also offers Euro-
pean travel information services
in connection with these flights,
which leave in June and return in,
late August.
Arts Festival,
But the Union does much more
than sponsor social programs. One
of the main campus events of the
year is the Cultural Arts Festival,
which features guest speakers
such as Ayn Rand, e. e. cummings
and others along with direct par-
ticipation by the students them-
selves.
Since the Union is run by stu-
dents, it is always on the lookout
for new students to join the staff.
Notices are sent to all new male
students, and recruitment meet-
ings 'will be held early in Sep-,
tember.
Freshmen who join the Union
work on project committees and
occasionally as office managers;
sophomores become first project
chairmen and then at the end of
the year, committee chairmen.
Petitioning
In March of their junior years,
students petition for the senior
positions. Though not all take
these positions, most stay on to
direct the Union's many projects
and social events.
Experience working on the Un-
ion staff is invaluable in partici-
pating in other student activities,
in student government, and in ad-
ministrative functions after grad-
uation.
By MARY LOU BUTCHER
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THE UNION
THE LEAGUE
Traditionally a service organi-
zation and the center for women's
organized activities, the Women's
League has, in the last four years,
enlarged its activities program to
satisfy the needs and interests of
the entire campus.
The League Council consists of
the League officers and commit-
tee chairmen.
Among the committees which
operate under the Council, the
Buro-Cat Central Committee is a
service committee composed solely
of freshmen-thus enabling them
to play a significant role in the
League's functions.
The International Committee
matches up University students
with foreign students of similar
interests; the University women
then act as "big sisters" to the
visitors for the duration of their
stay at the University. Besides
this effort to aid students from
abroad, the committee sponsors
weekly "international teas" which
are open to the campus and de-
signed to provide a means for con-
tact and friendship between both
foreign and American students.
Service committees are split in-
to two categories: University and
Union-League Merger
Moves Toward Reality
As late as the early fifties, a man named George Johnson sat at
the front door of the Michigan Union to make sure no female entered.
The Union was primarily a men's club, while on another side of
campus, the Michigan League served the same purpose for women.
The division has been highly artificial, and has left the campus
without a central organization to serve this coeducational university.
So in 1962, the Union and the'
League established a committee to
study the possibilities of merging
their two organizations.
Recommendations
The committee, chaired by As-
sociate Dean James H. Robertson
of the literary college, made the
following recommendations:
-That the need for a "Univer-
sity Center" be recognized, and
that as the basis for such a cen-
ter, a single governing board be
established to replace the present
U n i o n and League governing
boards;
-That a single coeducational
student activities organization, re-
sponsible to the new board, re-
place the Union and League or-
ganizations;
-That an implementation com-
mittee be established immediately
as the first step toward accom-
plishing the above two goals.
Cool Reception
The Robertson Report went to
the Regents last October for
"Comments and suggestions," and
the Regents looked coldly at the
idea of a University Center. Mer-
ger plans were momentarily dis-
rupted, but the Union and League
finally decided to go ahead with
a merger of the student activities
part of their organizations.
At the present time they are
working to combine their activi-
ties under the Union Board of Di-
rectors.
The coming year will see furth-
er cooperation between the two.
Chances are that women will be
able to get into the formerly all-
male Union pool room once in a
while, and there's even a woman
chairing one of the Union's junior
committees.
Ah there, Mr. Johnson!
THREE BIG ONES
Gala Weekends Survive
Growing 'U' Seriousness
community. The University Serv-
ice Committee cooperates with the
Michigan Union to manage, fresh-
man orientation; the Community
Services Committee provides or-
ganized opportunity for volunteer
work, as in hospitals and orphan-
ages.
The newest League committee
for educational and cultural af-
fairs works to. provide intellectual-
ly and culturally stimulating
events to the campus. Frequently.
the committee offers tickets to
several major cultural events in
Ann Arbor at a flat rate of con-
siderable savings. It also sponsors
speakers and discussion programs.
Partial sponsorship of the an-
nual spring Creative Arts Festival
has been assumed in the past by,
the Social Committee. In addition,
this committee has sponsored teas
which give students the oppor-
tunity to meet University Presi-
dent Harlan Hatcher and his wife
at a tea in their home.
The Union-League c a 1 e n d a r,
which is sold all over campus and
designates the dates of all major
University events, is put out by
the League Public Relations Com-,
mittee and the Union. A "Women's
Roles and Rules" booklet, an an-
nually updated compilation of
women's regulations, is another
project of the public relations
committee.
Besides giving University women
an opportunity to participate on
the v a r i o u s committees, the
League also organizes special ac-
tivities for individual class levels.
Frosh Weekend is a traditional
spring event, which for the first
time this year will be a co-ed
activity project. In the past, par-
ticipants have been divided into
two teams, the, maize and the
blue, and have competed both in
Friday afternoon games, in deco-
rating the League ballroom for the
Frosh Weekend dance and in pro-
ducing an original skit presented
at the dance.
Honoring graduating w o m e n,
Senior Night is held during the
spring semester. Past class pro-
jects are discussed and the gradu-
ates make their "declaration of
status."
Besides these varied activities
the League offers, its building pro-
vides substantial service for the
campus. Among the facilities are
rooms for meetings, a cafeteria,
snack bar, hotel and library for
study. The library is an all-girls
study hall every afternoon and
every evening from 7-10 pm. with.
the exception of Saturday.
ISA Programs Unite
Studentsof All Lands
By JEFFREY GOODMAN
The International Students Association's goal is better relations
among the University's nearly 1500 foreign students and their Ameri-
can counterparts.
Open to both American and foreign students, ISA features such
programs as a world's fair, an international week, lecture-discussion
series, smorgasbords, afternoon teas, dances and athletic events and
special orientation programs for foreign students.
ISA is run entirely by students and, to a great extent, is financed
by them and by its programs. Besides operating its own activities,
ISA coordinates those of the various nationality groups on campus
and represents foreign students in issues which involve their interests.
The ISA president is an ex-officio member of Student Govern-
ment Council.
ISA projects include the following:
-A world's fair held annually in cooperation with the Michigan
Union. Nationality clubs display cultural wares and present numerous
variety shows at this event.
-The Monte Carlo Ball, an all-campus dance each spring.
-Lecture-discussion programs on matters of international in-
terest. Last year ISA, working with the Union, sponsored a series of
lectures on the political and cultural images of various nations.
-ISA co-operates with other campus groups to sponsor Inter-
national Week, during which a variety of programs are held to gen-
erate greater awareness of the world among students.
-International smorgasbord.
-Social events such as mixers-with foreign dances-at the be-
ginning of each semester, special functions and picnics and open teas
every Thursday afternoon at the International Center.
-Sports, centering around matches and tournaments among for-
eign students.
-A foreign student orientation program, planned and carried out
with the International Center, which includes mixers, tours, seminars
and other activities.
ISA membership is open to any student-domestic or foreign-
for a $1 fee. Members will be able to serve on the many committees
which plan and carry out ISA activities.
ISA senior officers for 1964-65 are Yee C. Chen, president; Mary
E. VandeWater, executive vice-president and James Jones, adminis-
trative vice-president.
Regular [members of ISA committees are eligible to petition for
committee chairmanships and later for senior offices.
Representatives at the International Center or the ISA offices
in the Student Activities Building will take applications for member-
ship.
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By KENNETH WINTER
Managing Editor
At the increasingly sober and
serious University, all-campus
events devoted single-mindedly to
the pleasure principle find survival
more and more difficult. J-Hop,
the last major all-campus dance,
faded away a few years ago, and
today most social life occurs on
a smaller scale, in fraternities,
apartments and other semi-
private environments.
Nevertheless, a few major events
still manage to mobilize a large
portion of the student body, and
continue to outdo themselves
every year.
Homecoming
Nominally the time at which
alumni return, garbed in raccoon
coats, totake in a football game
and leave an endowment, Home-
comning now is as much a time of
revelry for present as for past in-
habitants of the University.
It all begins weeks before, when
housing units begin to design
mammoth displays to wow pas-
sersby on the big day. The dis-
plays, which usually illustrate
various tortures the football team
will inflict upon its opponent in
the Homecoming game, are
judged. The winners are an-
nounced between the halves of
the gridiron massacre.
Other events on the big Satur-
day will include a top entertainer
(last year's: Louis Armstrong), a
dance or two, and various strange
competitions between housing
units. This year's specifics haven't
been announced, but past Home-
comings have featured such events
as elephant races, soccer games,
chariot races and velocipede
races.
Spring Weekend
If everything works out, this
Spring will see another of the bi-
ennial Spring Weekends. Planning
for the event is scarcely begun at
this point, but the most recent
Spring Weekend gives some hint
of what can be expected.
Held in 1962, it was built around
a spindle-legged individual called
Oedipus Tex-and the resulting
carnival was more Western than
Greek or Freudian. It began with
a covered-wagon parade, with the
wagons, naturally, being judged as
to which was best. Couples then
twisted and square danced (no,
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