__,, THLE.r4IC HI GAN .DAJILY
Gov. Comstock
To Speak At
League Today
Ann Arbor Women's (Jiib
Spon sors Opel Meeting;
PrcotineII Men Attend
Gov. William A. Comstock will be
guest speaker at an open meeting 'of
the Ann Arbor Women's Club to be
held at 2:30 p.m. today in the bal-
room of the League. The public is
invited to attend, according to Mrs.j
Delmar E. Standish, director 'of'
the American Citizenship departmeIt
which is sponsoring the program.
Gov. Comstock will speak on a
number of matters of interest con-
cerning the government, including
his public works program, the CWA,
the sales tax, and the old age insur-
ance plan, presenting the viewpoint
of the administration on these ques-
tions. Mayor Rob(rt A. Campbell
will introduce the speaker.
Assisting Mrs. Standish as host-
esses for the afternoon's meeting are
division chairmen of her departmient,
Mrs. L. H. Hollway, Mrs. Willian
Morton, Mrs. E. C. Edsill, Mrs. L. L.
Forsythe; honorary club members,
Mrs. Carrie Cushman, Mrs. William
Comstock, Mrs. W. D. He'nderson,
Mrs. LeRoy Gram, Dean Alice Lloyd,
Mrs. Omar Harrison, and Mrs. Jose-
phine Hamilton; and the board niem-
bers, Mrs. Charles Eaton, Mrs. George
Willard, Mrs. Dugald Iuncanson,
Mrs. R. B. Finley, Mrs. Nathan
Stanger, and Mrs. J. Karl Malcolm.
Others assisting Mrs. Standish are
Mrs. William Walz, Mrs. Eoratio Ab-
bott, Mrs. Edward Staebler, Mrs. Ray
Dolph, Mrs. Martha W i 1 d, Mrs.
George Wild, Mrs. Rose Josselyn,
Mrs. Frank Staff an, Mrs. Harold D.
Smith, Mrs. J. J. Kelly, Mrs. L. 0.
Cushing, Mrs. U. G. Rickert, Mrs.
Maude C. Thompson, and Mrs. Frank
DeVine
A number of prominent men from
Ann Arbor have expressed their ini-
terest in the program, and plan to,
attend. Among them are Judge
George Sample, Horatio Abbott, Otto
W. Haisley, Shirley W. Smith, uni-
versity registrar, Dr. James D. Bruce,
Dr. C. S. Yoakum, Fielding Yost,
Prof. Thomas Reed, and Prof. Elmer
Mitchell.
OVER THE
WEEK-END
Leads Active, Life.-
Mss McCormitk Begins Career
in 'A Little Red School House'
* Miss Ethel McCormick, social di-
rector of the League, has done a great
deal toward making the League the
center of women's activities.
Lace, Gay Colors
.On SombreFrocks
Show Spring Trend
With that certain something of
spring in the air frocks are beginning
to ,show the lighter trends of warm
weather in subtle colors and lingerie
touches.
Many pastel shades are being sold
at present to brighten sombre fur'
coats and the effects of dark acces-
sories. Yellow is considered "good," as
is a bright chartreuse. Dancing in a
campus restaurant Sunday night we
noticed a crepe frock of this latter
shade, the accessories and suede belt
being brown. The ascot tie and flare
at the hip-line were finished in fine
pleating, which promises to 'be one
of the favorite trims during the com-
ing months.
For wear in a drafty lecture audi-
torium, one notices the wide use of
gay twin sweaters. For instance, the
same sharp green was seen recently
with a bell hop's cap to match. A
grey skirt and squirrel coat retained
the sobering effect of the cold weeks
yet to come.
Mn case one prefers the darker navy
blue or black frock for street and
Suiday suppering, the lightening ac-
cents are lingerie touches of lace or
starched net.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third
in the series of articles on prominent
women in the University.
By ELEANOR SLUM
Teaching that began in "a little
red school house" was the profession
that led Miss Ethel McCormick, social
director of the League, to her present
position.
Miss McCormick was born in West
Branch, a little town in the northern
part of Michigan. Since her parents
lived on a farm, the first six grades
of her education were secure'd in a
rural school, and the others, through
high school, in the village school in
West Branch.
From high school she went directly
to a teaching position in a typical
country school house. In this red
building, Miss McCormick says she
broke a precedent. All of the teachers
that had preceded her had been mar-
ried.
Her next step was to leave the
teaching position she had and attend
Ypsilanti State Normal College where;
in two years she received her teach-
er's certificate. "Reading, and 'riting
and 'rithmetic" were the subjects she
taught in the third grade of the pub-
lie schoolstof c.BattleCreek. Detroit,
was the next city that she was to,
go to. Here she taught in the primary
grades of the Markhausen and Esta-
brook Schools.5
Teaches Deaf Students'
Helping the deaf to learn to read;
lips, and retaindtheir voices was the
next task that)she had, in the De-
troit School for the Deaf. It was
while she was there that Miss Mc-
Cormick became interested in phys-
ical education. She was sent to Rus-
sell School on the east side of Detroit
by Miss Edith Perrin, head of the
city's physical education department.
Here she did everything with her
usual energy; she coached a track
team of boys so well that they won
the inter-school championship; she
handled approximately 300 boys a
day in classes and teams for baseball+
and soccer.
Leaving her position as supervisor
of physical education on the east,
side, which she had secured in recog-
nition of her work at Russell School,
she received her degree at the teach-
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er's college in Columbia, having pre-
viously attended summer school in
both Columbia and Madison, Wis.
Only a month after her return
from Columbia, Dr. Bell, recently ap-
pointed head of the women's physical
education department, came to see if
Miss McCormick would be interested
in working with her at Michigan. She
was not long in securing the title of
Assistant Professor in Physical Edu-
cation. Her subjects included sports,
tap lessons, folk and natural dancing.
Joins Dean's Staff
Anyone who knows Miss McCor-
mick can understand how the stu-
dents started to come to her for as-
sistance with their various activities.
Her interest in them and the develop- ... .i:
ment that they showed under her Mrs. Mabel Ress Rhead, associate
guidance, led Dean Lloyd to offer her professor of piano at the School of
a position on the dean's staff as ad- Music, will give a recital at 3:00 p. m.
viser for women's activities. It was today. in the Lydia Mendelssohn The-
her job to correlate the activities for atre, for the Faculty Women's Club.
women. Each club member is entitled to bring
"The idea just kind of grew," she' one guest. Tea will be served after
says, "out of Lantern Night, W.A.A., the prngram.
and class activities until two years
ago her office was moved to the Detroit r eatr
League. The students naturally fol-
lowed her, aii the League has be-'I
come, under hertguidance, the true ee P r
center of women's activities.
Her success with the position un- Fro Ca
doubtedly lies as much with her per-
sonality as with ber managing ability.
She likes to work with the women, Miss Margaret Ruth Smith, social
and finds it interesting to watch their director of Martha Cook, ayccom-
development in leadership. She pateagroupor ityome-
watches with considerable pride their on a thas
ability to go ahead with a project troit, where they saw Eva Le Galli-
"on their awn -without the aid of enne's "Alice in Wonderland." Among
the men," she statedha those attending were Elizabeth For-
man, '34, Gertrude Schutz, '35, Marie
Prahl, '34, Athenia Andros, '36L,
MeNeig Posipgegd e y Virginia Whitney, '35, Helen Craw-
ford, '35, Barbara Jenkins, '34, Kay
Faculty Womens Club Coffield, '34, Gertrude Steffin, '34,
The regular meeting of the Play- Barbara Casper, '34, and Arlene
Scott, '34.
reading section .of the Faculty W~om- Others who went are Marion
en's Club will be postponed from to- Stockdale, '34, Ruth Horine, '35,
day until Wednesday. The hostesses Edith Engle, '35, Celia Gunthrup, '34,
for the afternoon, Mrs. W. B. Ford, Barbara Hovey, '34, Marie Branagan,
and Mrs. D'. L. Dumond, will be as- '34, Mary Lou Ramsey, '35L, Emilie
sisted by Mrs. H. A. Haynes, Mrs. Paris, '36. Miss Sara Rowe, Mrs. Byrl
J. L. Markley, Mrs. John Leete, Mrs. Fox Bacher, and Miss Jeanette Perry
C. H. Langford, Mrs. H. C. Eckstein, also accompanied the group as
and Mrs. A. H. Copeland. chaperons.
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The last week-end
examinations, came
everybody enjoying
before an enforced
before old
and went
one final
seclusion.
bogiC
with
fling
The
gayety of the Soph Prom Friday
night at the Union was reflected
Saturday in the many couples who
danced to the music of the Union
band and listened to the southern
voice of Mary Ann Mathewson sing-
ing the lyrics.
Petite Miss Mathewson, presiding
over the "mike," chose a stunning
green and red color combination for
her gown. The dress itself was of
bright green rough crepe, long and
skillfully cut; red flowers at the waist-
line and red satin slippers contrasted.
Among those co-eds seen on the
floor were Ruth Kurtz, who chose a
long blue gown cut on quaint lines,
and Helen Ilaxton, of Sophomore
Cabaret note, who wore deep purple
velvet. Vera Sebastian appeared in a
stunning black crepe with long puffed
sleeves, and Mary Jane Cummings
selected maroon velvet.
A great number of alumnae, and
out-of-town guests attended the
Theta Phi Alpha sorority open infor-
mal dance Saturday night and
danced to the music of Al Cowan's
band. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Batie, De-
troit, Miss Elinor Crockett, .Toledo,
Miss Virginia Hanlon, Detroit, Miss
Dorothy Stern, and Miss Mary Jane
Lower, both of Monroe, attended the
dance.
Members Of Athena
Present Two Skits
OGf D-ABOUT.
Sales of dresses that will be in
the mode during the coming
months are most unusual at the
first of the season, so we marvel
at the values that the Elizabeth
Dillon shop is offering. There are
two gay, yellow crepe formals
among the lot, one for a short
and one for a taller girl, with the
cleverest of flower trims. Also the
newest in J-Hop glory will be in
during the week, to the tune of
laces and prints, and new models
that will perfect the most roman-
tic evening of the year, and stamp
it in your memory.
* * *
There are many cases when one
must appeal to the campus sophis-!
ticates to bring a worthy institu-
tion to their notice. But this are
of Sunday Night suppering at the
Tavern has become a habit with
all those who know. Gad-About
need not mention the best of steak
dinners at the least tax to the
dear old allowance, for you all
know about them. And if by any
chance you've not relaxed in the
smoothest of confidential atmos-
pheres for the start of your week,
then the Tavern's the spot.
S *
Bas
One remembers the past
only by the impressions
associated with it.
An old
gown or a new one can
make oll
the difference
in the world.
LOoking
Two short comedy skits, under the
direction of Lucille Wood, Grad., were
presented by members of Athena Lit-
erary Society, national debating and
dramatic organization for women, at
the final meeting of the semester
held last night.
The first skit, a satire on the ques-
tion debated hotly by members at
their meeting on Jan. 15, "Resolved,
That the Charm of Woman Varies
Inversely With Her Size," presented
caricatures of fat and thin women.
Dorothy Saunders, '35, and Grace
Bartling, '36, mimicked the charac-
ters.
The second playlet "His First
Case," was presented by Minna Gif-
fen, '35, Peg Cushing, '36Ed., and
Dorothy Briscoe, '37. Peg Cushing was
formerly initiated into the organiza-
tion.
Annouee belgagelilent
Of University rauate-
An engagement of note that of
Ahead!
To the
J-Hop!
Fashion and the
Have you-all realized what these
new hats do to the baby curls in
your coiffure? It's cause for
thought now that all these beau-
ties must be clipped to meet the
coming style. Rudolph's Beauty
Shop meets the demand with the
most dignified of individual hair
clipping, and at a most reasonable
rate. We've stopped worrying
about the business of J-Hop lovli-
ness since viewing their art. For
beauty starts with the hair itself,
and if one is not careful, the
changing mode leaves one weeping
Iamong those who study on date
nights.
There is a toothpaste put out by
Elizabeth Arden, that famed beau-
biler of women. It was news to
us, but knowing Arden's ability we
were not surprised to find that
she's answered another prayer of
Future command the very
smartest of apparel---frorr
Jacobson's.
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