TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931 , THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931 THE MICHIGAN DAILY av MWAvAMW ==Wkl I!M vrV T)WW 90:=o ... 3 - - Seniors Don Caps and Gowns for Annual WOMEN FOLLOW TRHDTIO O IFMAFCH ACROSS CAMPUSA9ND ATTENDANCE AT PEROMNEOf 'CAME THE DAWN!' More Than 450 Seniors Join in Annual 'Ceremonies; Are Honored by Juniors. ORIGINAL SONG IS SUNG Festivities Are Held in League Building; Lucille Strauss Heads Committee. Beginning the traditional round of festivities for the senior women, the annual Senior Supper was fol- lowed last night by the customary march across the diagonal, and the special opening performance of the Junior Girls' Play. . This was the first occasion upon which the senior women appeared in caps and gowns, and 470 were present at the banquet, which was held in the two lounges and the concourse on the second floor of the League. A special song, the words of which were written by Francis Jennings, '31, was sung to the tune of "I'm Just a Dealer in Futures," from last year's play, in honor of the junior women. Seniors Enjoy Play. The performance of "Came the Dawn!", the twenty-seventh pro- duction presented by the juniors, was enthusiastically received by the senior;, in whose honor it was given. The whole lower floor of the Lydia Mendelssohn theatre was oc- cupied by the guiests of honor, who acorded a great ovation to the au- thors, cast, choruses, and director of 'the play. Levy and Graham Lead. In their march across campus, the juniors were attended by Jean Levy and Agnes Graham, junior guards of honor, and ten assistants; Agnes Davis, Louise Breakey, Eve- lyn Currah, Sarah Bond, Dorothy Col, Donna Jones, 'Winifred Hart- man, Isabelle . Jenkins, Barbara Wright; and Elizabeth Robertson. Lucile Strauss acted as general chlirmaii jo he supper, and was aQssited by' Helen- Donine, Jane Yearnd,' Marjorie MeCdung;,Eliza- beth Wood, and Hattie Kreye. Dr. Jiminez Explains Types of Hay Fever "Hay fever is not more common among women than men, nor is it ni.re susceptible to one race of people than another," declared Dr. Buenaventura Jimenez, physician at the Health Service and assist- ant in the Sensitization Clinic. "There are two types of hay fever," he added, "the early type known asrose h fever and the late type knlown as hay fever." 'UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - Cotton will reign supreme on the Colorado campus this spring. Wo- men have decided to wax patriotic and support the cotton industry by foreswearng silk. They are abetted In this plan by the university Sen- ate, who not only sugests, but de- mands that no woman depart from thlis'new plan. HOUSES TO MEET IN PRELIMINARIES Swimming Contest Is Tonight at 7:15 o'clock in Union Pool. Entrants f r o m the following houses will compete in the prelim- inary swimming meet at 7:15 o'clock tonight in the Union pool; Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Helen Newberry, and. Alpha Chi Omega. The houses which will compete, Thursday night are Alpha Gamma' Delta, Jordan, Martha Cook, Adelia Cheever, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Preliminary contests will con- tinue to be held every Tuesday and Thursday nights until the night of the final meet. Each house will meet with three other houses, for competition rather than elimina- tion. Individual times are taken in the preliminaries for each event, and in the final meet the best times of each event will be run. The to- tal number in each event will de- pend upon the number of entries in the preliminaries. The events consist of four strokes, the crawl, side stroke, racing back stroke, and breast stroke, and a re- lay and diving contest. Entrants in the meets are asked to obtain admission cards and swimming suits before coming to the pool. Admission 'cards may be obtained from the secretary in Bar- bour gymnasium. WOMEN PLAY OFF PING-PONG GAMES Tourney Progresses to Second and Third Rounds. First rounds of the ping-pong tournament have been completed, and second and third rounds are now in progress, according to an announcement by Marjorie Hunt, '32, manager of the tournament. The students who have won their first rounds are Maxine Fischgrund, '33, Helen Moore, '31, Jane Robin- son,,'31, Margaret Seeley, '31, Laura Sommer, '33, Dorothy Shapland, '34, Mary McIntosh, '34, Agnes Graham, '32, Helen Domine, '31, Esther Loucks, '32, Sylvia Weiss, '32, and Katherine Barnard, '33, Harriet T ow n s e n d, '32, and Lenore Le- IGendre, '34., Those who won their first rounds have been paired off again and will play the final rounds within the next few weeks. Entrants who do not play off their rounds at the time that has been assigned to them will be auto- matically dropped from the tourna- ment, Miss Hunt announced. Those who have not yet played off the first rounds of the tournament can still enter, playing both the first and second rounds before the 'end, of the present week. If they do not finish.the second round this week, their names will be crossed off the list. The two tables in Barbour gym- nasium and the table in the Ath- letic building are available to the players. Students are asked to re- cord their scores on the bulletin board in Barbour gymnasium im- mediately after their games. Any players interested in a doubles tournament should see Miss Marie Hartwig of the physical edu- cation faculty, in Barbour gymna- sium. Dr. M. Colby Explains MemorialUndertaking "Work on the Lucy Elliott Memo- rial is the most important under- taking since the Women's League," said Dr. Martha Colby. Dr. Colby is still carrying on research work in her field of psychology, but her major interest is in this great work for graduate fellowships. She is on the committee of awards for -this project. Dr. Colby, although a noted psy- chologist, finds her greatest joy in music. It is to music and people connected with it that she goes for enjoyment. at 7:15 are asked to sign their names on the bulletin board in Bar- bour gymnasium. The class on Tues- day night is especially planned for beginners, while the one on Thurs- day is organized for experienced riders. Both classes of riders may join the Sunday morning group. To be of University at A.A.U.W. Meeting in Boston. Miss Alice Lloyd, Dean of Wo- men, and Miss Joannette Perry, As- sistant Dean, will be the official) delegates to the convention of the, American Association of Univer-, sity Women as representatives of the University of Michigan and of the Ann Arbor chapter of the As- sociation. The convention will be held from April 8 to 11 in Boston. Miss Maude Hagle as the presi-' dent-elect, will attend the meetings as a representative of the local chapter. Miss Hagle is a teacher in the Ypsilanti Normal School and she is a sister of Mrs. Alexander Ruthven. Thre are seven other candidates for positions as delegates, of whom five or more will be selected. They are Mrs. Edgar Kahn, wife of the, assistant professor of surgery; Mrs. Bernice Hannan, a graduate of Michigan and at *resent a teacher in the Ann Arbor High School; Mrs. Shirley Smith, wife of the treasurer of the University; Mrs. Dean Myers, formerly the social head of Betsy Barbour House; Miss Grace Powers, superintendent of G r a y b r o o k School; Mrs. John Brumm, wife of the professor of journalism; and Mrs. Max Winkler, formerly a teacher at Vassar College and wife of the former head of the German department of the University. RIDING BENEFITS WOMEN'S HEALTH Miss Vanessa Glenn Explains Psychological Value. "Riding as a sport for women has a very definite physiological value, as well as being a most pleasurable recreation," state Miss Vanessa Glenn of the Physical Education department. As a relief from work, no sport affords more stimulating opportunities." It is Miss Glenn's opinion that riding has several ad- vantages, in that there are contin'- ual possibilities of improvement. "In mastering a horse, there is always something new to learn," Miss Glenn continued, "and every time one rides a different horse, there is an enjoyable new elementI of uncem tainty. k JA DEANS TO ATTEND APRIL CONVENTION Official Representatives CHINESE FAMILY PROVES SUPERIOR SOCIAL AND MORAL ORGANIZATION Group Proves to be Foundation portunity even though hemoves to of Chinese Democracy other communities, so he becomes and Citizenship. an outcast. In this country it is possible to move to a new locality "Fr o the point of view of phys- and get a new start." ical efficiency the western family Mr. King believes that more is superior to the Chinese* family, togti ie otepsto but from the moral and socialpoin thought is given to the position of view the Chinese family is much and importance of the family n better," said Benjamin King, grad- China than is given by Americans. uate student f r o m Hangchow, He stated, 'Public opinion is a- gainst the present family system in China, in comparing family life in China, and wishes to combine the China and the United States. good features of the Chinese fa- "The Chinese family lacks physi- ily with the good features of the cal efficiency," said Mr. King, "be- western family to form a Chinese cause it prevents industrial devel- family system that is superior not opment by discouraging individual only to the present Chinese sys- initiative." To clarify this state- tern, but also to the present west- ment he explained that in China ern system. two or three generations form one ernsy__em. household, governed by the Csia- Metal mines in South Dakota pro- Csang, who is responsible for the duced $8,423, 776 in gold and 105,000 conduct and financial support of I ounces of silver in 1930, according the entire group. 'to the United States bureau Hof The head of the family is one of mines. the senior members of the house- _ _ hold, chosen because of ability and c h a r a c t e r, ,irrespective of sex. "Every member of the group must Complete Line of turn in his wages to the Csia-Csang to be used for the good of all," con- tinued Mr. King, "so, although the Une tragedy of the struggle for exist- Victor ence is avoided, and old peoples' homes are unheard of, no one per- Victor son is encouraged to try and get Mu ahead." _41 ....................... - - --------- tiii~i ii N TRA M U RAL: .NTERCLASS: NEWS ll... l...l/ ! ..l. xx .l .! l.lThe m eeting of the fencing class, which was postponed last Thursday night, will be held at 7.:30 o'clock tonight in Barbour gymnasium. This. group, which has been organized for students interested in fencing as an extra-curricular activity, meets regularly every Tuesday and Thursday night. John Johnstone, varsity fencing coach, is instructing the class. Open-hour dancing class, under the instruction of Miss Emily Wnite,I will meet at 7:15 o'clock tomorrow night in. Sarah Caswell Angell hall on the second floor of Barbour gymnasium. Students interested in riding on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock. or on Tuesday and Thursday nights TYPEWRITING and Pr MO GR P IGspeciality for twenty er . In speaking of the superiority of the Chinese family, Mr. King re- marked, that the family was the foundation of the Chinese demo- cracy, for through its training chil- dren became good citizens. He add- ed, "It is also the best agent for so- cializing individuals, for the chil- dren areataught to obey, to serve, to love and to respect the rights of their elders. "A function ;of the Chinese fam- ily that is unknown in the United States is the checking of crime," observed Mr. King. "In China any- one who has violated the law is despised by his family, and forced to leave home. Without the sup- port of his family, he has no op- All photographs used in pub- licity for the Junior Girls' play were furnished by Speddings Studios. CROSLEY AMRAD BOSCH SHOP I I WE SEL WE RENT WE SERVICH Tel. 2-2812 R adios 615 E. Williams Ramona Beauty Shop offers you Shampoo and Finger Wave for SOc Graduate Operators PHONE 21478 I I What i You SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERTS (No Admission Charge) HANNS PICK Prowl ators 314 pt service . . . Experienced oiler- ... . Moderate rates. 0. D. MORRILL South State St. Phone 6615 NEWS of the NEW at " S a/^ 5 Irv; Knitted Fashions respond to the mode of ac- Violoncellist, and ALICE MANDERBACH Accompanist Sun., March 22, 4:15, Mendelssohn Theater WASSILY BESEKIRSKY Violinist, and MABEL ROSS RHEAD Pianist, in Sonata Recital Sun., March 29, 4:15, Mendelssohn Theater JOSEPH BRINKMAN Pianist Sun., April 5, 4:15, Mendelssohn Theater THELMA NEWELL Violonist,.and LOUISE NELSON, Pianist in Sonata Recital Sun., April 26, 4:15,; Mendelssohn Theater SCHOOL OF MUSIC TRIO a I I '.; . F' A. ,:x f . r i t) centing Style color. Details with These daytime costumes in sportive mood stress the im- portance of color contrast ap- parent in jacket costume at left which allies tropic sun with beige and sunkist in ra...' hmnttele Wassily Beseki-sky Violinist Joseph Brinkman Hanns Pick Violincellist 0 ~ l *: - - U III III