SATURDAY. ;MARCH 14, 1931 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAC;E9 FIVE SA9 J DA-MAR-- - - -- --H -M--H-AN-DA.L - Imow IFNI M 'wA M 7 ,_ - x Freshmen Women Choose Harriet Jennings Pageant Chairman RUT-H- DUHMETOACT A ASSSISTANT DCOMMITTEE FOR ANNUAL UNCTION JJ C 1 { Class Selects General Chairmen for Executive Work of First Undertaking. TO CHOOSE COMMITTEES Eligibility Required for Womeni Who Wish to Participate in Pageant. Harriet Jennings was elected gen- eral chairman of the annual Fresh- man Pageant at the meeting held yesterday afternoon in the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre.. Ruth Duhme1 was chosen as assistant chairman, and Elizabeth Cooper was selected as chairman of the finance com- mittee. Seven Chairmen Chosen. Seven other women were also named to serve as chairmen of the general committees, and their exact positions will be determined at the first meeting of the central com- mittee. Ada Blackman, Margaret .Cole, Pauline Brooke, Dorothea Hunt, Jean Eckert, Grace Mayer, and Caroline Hyde were chosen in this capacity. The meeting yesterday was the second to be held, to a tie vote for five of the positions in the elections held Wednesday afternoon. Helen DeWitt; '33, who was general chair- man of last year's Pageant, gave a brief outline of the activities in- volved in its presentation, and commented on the duties of each of the committeeyheads. She stress- ed the valuable contacts which' could be made by entering into this only activity- permitted the fresh- man women as a class. Central Theme Told. Miss'tthel McCormick, Social Di- rector, described the success achiev- ed. by the previous class in pre-: senting both the Pageant and the' Sophomore Cabaret, and discussed eligibility requirements. Miss ,Martha White, dancing in- structor in the Physical Education department, who will have charge{ of the dances in the Pageant, told the central theme of this year's presentation, and asked all eligible women to come out for the different dances. Women Given Equal Chance In Annual Oratorical Contest With the announcement of the 1931 Northern Oratorical league contest, comes the question, do wo- men participate and if they do what chances do they have of being placed? "Women have as mucla an oppor~ tunity in this contest as men," stat- ed Prof. James M. O'Neill, of the speech department who is in charge of the M i c h i g a n preparations. "There is no distinction made of any kind," he continued, "and we urge that the women sign up for try outs." As to the opportunities that wo- men have in placing, Professor O'Neill stated that in the league five universities have been represented a number of times by women in-the finals. Last year a woman from the University of Minnesota gave tne winning oration. STUDENTS SUBMIT MARKINGREPORTS JJ C 1 i { DORMITORIES GIVE' FACULT YDINNERS Betsy Barbour and Martha Cook Entertain. Faculty dinners were featured on the social calendars of the dormi- tories during the past week. Betsy Barbour entertained the following guests at a formal dinner Thursday evening: Professor T. Luther Pur- dom, and Mrs. Purdom, Professor Morris P. 1illey and Mrs. Tilley, Priof essor Paul S. Welch and Mrs. Welch, Professor Louis C.Karpin- ski and Mrs. Karpinski, Professor Edward C. Jandy and Mrs. Jandy, Mr. and Mrs. S. Morley Scott, Mr. and Mrs. EarlDE. Fleishman, and lMr. Harold M. Dorr. Martha Cook entertained infor- mally at a faculty dinner Wednes- day evening. The guests included: Professor Robert D. McKenzie and Mrs. McKenzie, Professor Randolph G. Adams and Mrs. Randolph G Adams, Professor Paul S. Welch and Mrs. Welch, Professor Henry S. Hutchins and Mrs. Hutchins, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Pike, and Profes- sor, and Professor Arthur L. Cross. The decoration scheme was car- ried out in talisman roses and green tapers. Following dinner coffee was served in the blue room. Miss Alta Bernice Atkinson poured, and Miss Margaret Ruth Smith acted as hostesses for the evening. NURSERY SCHOOL CHILD IS SUBJECT SOPHOMORES I9 ATHLETICTOURNEY Senior and Junior Basketball Teams Tie for Second Place in Contest. Sophomores won the highest per- centage of games in the Interclass basketball tournament which was ,oncluded this week, gaining vic- .ories in 60 per cent of the games played. Seniors and juniors tied for second place each class winning, 30 per cent of its games. The fresh- nan teams placed third with a per- 3entage of 40. Each class had two teams entered .n the tournament composed of the pest players in the class. Member-I ;hip on the teams was determined 'y the players' records during the intramural tournament which was run off previous to the interclass contest. The two highest individual teams were the J-Hoppers, a junior team, and the Basketeers, a sopho- more team, .both of which won 80 per cent of the games and so raised their class percentage. The Onions, a freshman team, came second winning 60 per cent. Senior teams, the Cagers and the Cardinals won 50 peracenthand 40 per cent respectively, and the Blue- jays, the other junior team won 20 per cent of its games. The fresh- 'man team, the Lemons, had the lowest rating, winning only 20' per- cent. Cotton Frocks Advised for Depression Relief Women on the campus of the University of Colorado will soon ap- pear in cotton dresses if the wo- men's judiciary body is successful in carrying out a new plan. The senate is making this proposal to the coeds in answer to a nation wide appeal for a greater purchase of cotton goods. Colleges in northeastern and western states showed little enroll- metchanges while school in the north central and, southeastern states gained slightly during 1930. Complete Well..Being. "From all the present statistical evidence, it would seem that wo- men are forced to consider' more! thoughtfully their position in the business and professional world," states Dr. Margaret Bell, Prof. of Physical Education, Director of Physical Education for Women and Physician to the Health Service. "In analyzing those factgrs on which success and failure depend, I feel that physical vigor is one of the most important. "I am prepared to say at the out-j set," continues Dr. Bell, "that we are wasting money educating wo- men if we do not at the same time undertake the responsibility of in- creasing the vigor of these women over a long period of years. Wo- I men still do not realize that theyj may be working for self-support for the rest of their lives, so there is no impetus to the cultivation of organic reserve or physical vigor. -Witness the high incidence of tuberculosis at college age and the mal-adjustment of women from this age on. Sleep is Insufficient. "The average university woman does not lead a well-balanced life," says Dr. Bell. "She does not sleep enough, eat enough, or exercise enough,-she puts no premium on vitality. If she is a good student, she is often specialized to the ne- glect of political, economic, recrea- tional and cultural interests. True enough, the student of college age should have been satisfactorily mo- tivated in basic health habits-- sleep (rest and mental hygiene), nutrition, and exercise, but even now .with all the work that has been done up to date in this phase of education from the pre-school child up, we are far from our ghal -that of stimulating the student to develop an adequate skill and love of activity which will encour- age her to carry on-vigorous, stable, happy for a long period of time. DR. BELL EXPLAINS HOW PHYSICAL VIGOR HELPS SUCCESS OF WOMEN Average College Student's Life dividual. First, it is essential to Not Balanced Enough for growth and development. Secondly, exercise is essential to the main- tenance of health and the acquire- ment of bodily vigor. At is possible! to ascertain by physiological means the optimum of exercise for each individual. The nearer the individ- ual comes to her optimum the far-t ther she is from fatigue and sus- ceptibility to infection. Nervous' stability varies with the individual's best condition. Thirdly, the remed- ial effects of corrective exercise in orthopedic conditions and in dis- ease are well known. Fourth, the recreational effects of exercise are accepted. And, finally, there are the social values that are best ac- quired through team game experi- ence. Mental Problems Count. "Buoyancy in life depends on howr well yuare; whether or not you are concious of being well" stated Dr. Bell. "We all recognize the fact that the individual who is suffering from indigestion, head- ache, neuralgia, backache etc., is not at his best intellectually. 'There is no possibility of separating your physical from your mental well-be- ing. The better medical practition- ers recognize the fact that the great proportion of patients come to the doctor not alone with phys- ical illness, but with physical ill- ness combined with a psychic fac- tor, or with mental problems alone.I A, A, UM TO| LECTU Ann Arbor Chapter to Convene Today at 3 o'clock in League Building. Eight delegates to the national convention of the American Asso- ciation of University Women will be selected at the meeting of the Ann Arbor chapter to be held at three thirty today in the Ethel Fountain Hussey room of the League. The convention will be held in Bostori from April 8 to 11. Women presidents of women's colleges to- gether with prominent educators will attend and contribute their in- dividual viewpoints to the discus- sions. Leading the whole meeting 'is Dr. Mary Woolley, president of Mt. Holyoke College, who is the na- tional president of the Association. The first affair will be the edu- cation dinner at which Mrs. Doro- thy Canfield Fisher, noted writer, will give the principal address. "Learn or Perish as College Wo- men." Thursday there will be three separate round-table groups; Dr. Edna White, director of the Merrill- Palmer School in Detroit will at- tend the one on the "Pre-School Child." The other discussions will a 1 s o center around progressive I movements in education. Houses Answer Questionnaires on Grading System. "Results from the questionnaires on the marking system sent out last month by the Board of Represen- tatives have been highly gratify- ing," stated Albertina Maslen, '31, chairman of the board. Almost all of the houses have sent in reports, in some cases very detailed, on the prevailing student opinion of the present grading system, and cer- tain definite criticisms are common to most of them." "Most of the reports agreed that freshmen are not marked too low, and many seem to feel that a more stringent grading~helps rather than hinders the first year students," MissMaslen continued. "Many commented on the discrepancies between the different schools and even the different departments in marks, and several advocated grad- ing on accomplishment rather than on effort. The survey is being made in co- operation with Registrar Ira W. Smith, who is working with the students in order to obtain a com- prehensive view of the marking system. A report will be submitted to a faculty conference sometime in May, and Mr. Smith will also present the statistics to the Nation- al Registrar's Conference t h i s spring. The next All-Campus forum, which will be conducted under the auspices of the Student Christian association, March 26, will discuss the subject in detail. Any one es- pecially interested should get in touch with Miss Maslen, in order to be put on a student-faculty com- mittee. Dr. Katherine Greene Speaks to Educational Club. In a recent address before the Women's Educational Club, Dr. Katherine Greene, Prof. of educa- tional psychology, spoke of the pre- school movement, describing the system in the University Element- ary school. She said that the entire course stresses self-initiative for the pur- pose of making the child indepen- dent. Dr. Greene continued saying that they attempted to stimulate inter- est in creative work for which pat- ience is of the utmost importance. In this type of training, she told that theypcontrol the children through environment and get the students to do things correctly be- cause of an "inner urge." COMPLETE LINE of ARTISTS' SUPPLIES also PAINTING DECORATING PICTURE FRAMING WENZEL'S 207 E. Liberty Phone 6713 Among the Best and at 1 Reasonable Prices FREEMAN'S DINING ROOM Lunches 40c, Dinners 60c Sunday Dinner 75c Women Should Exercise. 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