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Announce Date
Of Open House
Held At Leagie
Annual Affair To Be Held
April 2; Freshmen Plan
SGve Play
The date for the annual League
Open House has been set for April
2, it was announced yesterday by
Grace Mayer, '34Ed., president of the
League.
The practice of holding open house
at the League was instituted only a
few years ago, but has become a part
of the League program now to give
all students, both men and women,
a chance to acquaint themselves
with the building and its functions,
according to Miss Ethel McCormick,
social director of the League.
This year the freshmen will pre-
sent a play for which a 10-cent fee
will be charged. Other than that, the
open house entertainment will be
free to- everyone.
Inspection of the building, with
guides appointed by Julie Kane, '36,
social chairman, will be part of the
evening's activities. Dancing in the
ballroom will, as usual, be a feature
of the entertainment.
The freshman play, which is a new
addition to the program will be a
take-off on the famous episode of
Pocahontas and John Smith. The
play was written by the freshmen
as a group, each member of the
dramatic group contributing some-
thing to the whole. It will be directed
by Russell McCracken. The group
was started by Wyvern, junior wom-
en's honorary society, as part of its
plan to acquaint freshman women
with campus activities.
The project of writing and pre-
senting this play for the Open House
was the idea of the group almost
from the beginning, according to
Kathleen Carpenter, '35, who has
been in charge of the group, which
holds bi-monthly meetings to discuss
dramatics.

Birthtime Proves Roosevelt Is
Unintelligent, Says Phyc hologist

(By Intercollegiate Press)
NEW YORK, March 24.- If Dr.
Rudolf Pintner of the Teachers Col-
lege of Columbia University is right,
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Al-
fred E. Smith, Herbert H. Lehman,
Carl W. Ackerman, Frederick J. E.
Woodbridge, Frank D. Fackenthal,
Leo Wolman, Robert A. Millikan,
Charles P. Berky, and others are rel-
ativelymunintelligent. No, it's not an-
archism; it's psychology.
After collecting statistics on the
month of birth and intelligence quo-
tient of over 20,000 school children
over a period of years, Dr. Pintner,
who is one of the nation's foremostI
psychologists, finds that people born
during the months of January, Feb-
ruary, and March are less intelligent
than those born any other time in
the year.
Each of the above persons was
born in one of these months. What
is more, ten of our presidents, in-
cluding Washington and Lincoln,
were born in the month of February.
Unable to explain why this is true,
Dr. Pintner says, "Logically it would
seem that your date of birth should
have nothing to do with your men-

tality. I've been trying to prove that
there is no connection. But all my
studies indicate that, on the average,
people born in January, February and
March are just a little more stupid
than other people."
Dr. Pintner thought at first, that
perhaps this result was caused by the
fact that children from poor families
lacked sunshine and warmth as in-
fants. But he says, ."I tabulated my
results according to social position
and the same thing happened. Much
as I regret to say, rich people born
in winter are also subnormal.
"You know, that has been the
greatest puzzle of my life. It's true
even if it shouldn't be true. And I
can't understand why. I've tabulated
my figures according to hot months
and cold, wet months and dry, warmI
months and cool -but nothing ex-
plains it.
"The best guess, perhaps, is that
children born in winter are more sub-
ject to illness and that affects their
mentality. But there are no statistics
on this. It may very well be that chil-
dren born in January do not show a
higher disease rate than those born
in June or August. Then again-"

,ond(liers' To Combine Arts
j Of Theatre, Step loward Unity

Celebration Will
beatn Cooley's

Honor
Birthday

Dean Emeritus Cooley, formerly of
the College of Engineering, residing
now in Detroit, will be entertained in
Ann Arbor Wednesday in honor of his
79th birthday.
Capt. Hollis Cooley, U.S.N., former-
ly of Washington, but now located in
San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. William
0. Huston and son Jack, and Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey F. Cornwell, and Har-
vey Cornwell, Jr., son and daughters
of Dean Cooley, will be here to at-
tend the celebration.
DEPARTMENT GIVES TEA-
The wives of instructors and ad-
vanced graduate students in the
Physics department will be enter-
tained at tea tomorrow by Mrs.
Ralph Sawyer in her home, 1208
Wells Street. Mrs. Paul Geiger and
Mrs. Gunther Kessler will assist as
hostesses.

Progressing toward the ideal thea-
tre which will unite all the arts of
production, including music and
dancing, as well as acting and mount-
ing, is the production of "The Gon-
doliers," Gilbert and Sullivan comic
opera opening tomorrow at Lydia
Mendelssohn Theatre, and given
jointly by Play Production and the
School of Music.
Union Of Arts
This union of the theatre arts is
assured by the directing committee,
vAhich is composed of Prof. E. V.
Moore, Prof. David Mattern, who will
direct the orchestra, Prof. Arthur
Hackett, directing the vocalists, Val-
entine B. Windt, director of Play
Production, and Miss Emily White of
the Physical Education department,
who is directing the dancing. The
very close co-operation of the com-
mittee, however, makes possible the
interest of all members in all phases
of the work. Bertha Bright Knapp,
Hayward-Weissenborn
Marriage To Be April 2
The marriage of Hazel D. Weissen-
born, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Purdy of Mt. Peeler, O., and
George C. Hayward, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Hayward of Rich-
mond, Ind., will take place at 8 p.m.,
April 2 in the First Methodist Church.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. Purdy, father of the bride.
The engagement was announced at
a tea given by Mrs. Paul Crampton,
of Forest Ave., in December. The wed-
ding was to have taken place on New
Years' Eve, but was postponed be-
cause of an accident to Mr. Hayward.
Miss Weissenborn graduated from
the School of Nursing last June.,
While on campus she was a member
of the student council and the Girls
Glee Club. Mr. Hayward, who is a
member of Theta Kappa Nu frater-
nity and plays in the Michigan Union
>rchestra, graduated from the literary
school in June and is now in the
architectural school. The couple will
make their home in Ann Arbor.
DEPARTMENT GIVES TEA ;
'The wives of instructors and ad-
vanced graduate students in the
Physics department were entertained
at tea yesterday by Mrs. Ralph Saw-
yer in her home, 1208 Wells Street

Grad., is acting as assistant director,
and Joseph Conlin, SpecSM, as mu-
sical director, with all other work also
being done by students, including de-
signing costumes and stage sets.
Sly Humor
The opera, like all those of Gilbert
and Sullivan, is notable for the sly
humor of its sentimental moods, and
it is to emphasize this effect that all
the singing, costuming, staging and
dancing has been stylized to achieve
a final synchronization possessing a
"champagne" gaiety.
A fine feeling of comedy abounds
throughout the opera, which is con-
cerned with the trials of the lovely
Cassilda, daughter of the amusing
Duke and Duchess of Plaza-Torro,
who in infancy contracted a marriage
with the heir to the throne of Vara-
taria, who subsequently disappeared.
Gondoliers Possible Heirs
Two gondoliers are thought to be
possible heirs and Cassilda is faced
with the unpleasant duty of giving
up the drummer boy of her father's
court with whom she has fallen in
love, to consummate the marriage
with one of the gondoliers, now both
mock kings. The difficulties are in-
creased by the fact that both gondo-
liers are recently, and very happily,
married to two charming girls, but
as in all Gilbert and Sullivan operas,
the lovers' difficulties are eventually
ironed out.
KAPPA PHI HOLDS PLEDGING
Pledging was held Tuesday by
Kappa Phi, Methodist women's so-
ciety, for Caroline Loomis, '35, and
Winifred Gasser, '37. After dinner
Dorothy Armstrong, '36, led de-
votionals, and a short playlet was
presented by Harriet Breay, '37, Mar-
jorie Slade, '37, Doris Jaffe, Dorothy
Quaife, '37, Maude Airey, '35, Mary
Lunny, '35, Betty Howard, '36, Mabel
Howard, '37, and Ruth Sonnanstine,
'36. A cabinet meeting was held after
the regular meeting.
DORMITORY GIVES TEA
A tea will be held Thursday after-
noon in Jordan Hall for former Mo-
sher-Jordan residents.
League Caps Loiaied
Murt fe faitr nied NOW
Women who borrowed caps from
the League and have not either
returned the cap or the money
should have those into Miss Ethel
McCormicks office in the League
immediately, according to the ca)
and gown committee.-
HEELS
Men's, Women's, Chidren s
Live
Regular
Rubber 'A
'uns
TUE S.
and '':
WED.

Many Dinners
Held By Houses
Last Week-End
Rushing, faculty and informal din-
ners were the results of fraternity
and sorority entertainment this last
week-end.
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Omicron Pi entertained six
guests at a rushing dinner last night.
Mary Alice Baxter, '36, was in charge
of the affair.
Mrs. Harry Gray and Muriel Rum-
sey, both of Romeo; Eleanor Welsh,
Port Huron; Helen Holden, Detroit;
Mr. and Mrs. Chester B. Heath,
Charleston, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs
Earl, and Mrs. Helen Jarsisski, Cleve-
land, were guests of the house over
the week-end.
Phi Mu Alpha-Sinfonia
John Weaver and Robert Hohly of
Toledo, Ohio, were week-end guests
at the fraternity house.
Sigma Kappa
Sigma Kappa sorority entertained
members of the faculty at a formal
dinner Friday, at which the guests
were: Prof. and Mrs. Howard M.
Jones; Prof. and Mrs. Howard Y.
McClusky, Prof. and Mrs. Roy W.
Sellars, and Prof. and Mrs. Bennett
Weaver.
Theta Xi
A formal dinner was given at the
Theta Xi fraternity before the Slide
Rule dance Friday evening. The
tables were made effective by Easter
decorations of yellow candles and
daffodils. Nelson Shaw, '34, was in
charge of the arrangements and Bar-
bara Caspar, '34, acted as hostess.
Captain and Mrs. Powell chaperoned
the dinner. The following guests
were present: Gertrude Jean, '36,
Jane Reed, '36, Barbara Caspar, '34,
Margaret Shaben, '34, Helen Stetson,
'35, Grace Haxton, '34, Dorothy Ed-
mands, '34, Elinor Allen, '36, Cath-
erine Hall, '36, Barbara Ohl, .'36,
Louise Sprague, '36, Jean Greenwald,
'37, Evelyn Marsden, Grand Rapids,
Loraine De Uaele, Bay City, Jose-
phine Cavanaugh, '37, Dorothy
Schappell, '36, Phyllis Pri e, '36,
Grace Bennett, '37, and Sue John-
son, '37.
Bla'kenan Wl Aid
ScootOran iza ion
A meeting for all scouts and former
scouts now enrolled in the University
who would be interested in organiz-
ing a group on the campus for the'
purpose of maintaining interest in
scout work through college will be
held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in room 302
in the Union.
Dr. E. W. Blakeman, counsellor of
religious education, will aid in the
work of this group. At the meetings
it is hoped that discussion will be
held on various scout problems, such
as those of adolescence in the Boy
Scout Troop, the boy who is aided the
most by Scouting, the social prob-
lems of scout work, and others. It is
planned to present talks by various
members of the faculty at future
meetings.
TOO MANY SOCIALISTS
"This place has too many socialists'
for me," a middle-aged gentleman
shouted upon being interviewed by a
reporter of the Columbia Spectator.
The question: "What do you think
of Columbia University?" was asked
of approximately fifty persons as
they were walking along Broadway.
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, Miss Alice Mulkey, from the Girl
Scout -National headquarters, who is
directing the course in leadership
training sponsored by the Depart-
ment of Physical Education.
Alumni Appe ar Imo
I Ii- t1a,.1 Siaii l
Alan Handley, '32, and Mildred
'Tfodd, '32, made their initial.New
York stage debut, when "New Faces,"
presented by Charles Dillingham,
opened in New .York;recently.
Also included in the cast is Peggy
Hovenden,, ingenue. who appeared
here in the Spring Dramatic Festi-
val last year.
The show has received favorable
notices by New York critics, it was
learned. Handley was mentioned forl
his small part by Robert Garland,
drama critic, in the World-Telegram.
Miss Todd and Handley were both
members of Play Production and are
still remembered for their work in
campus shows. Miss Todd was a
member of Sigma Delta Phi, national
honorary dramatic and oratorical as-
sociation, Mummers, one-time cam-
pus dramatic organization, and Chi
Omega sorority.
Handley was an associate editor
on the Gargoyle. He appeared in
Ann Arbor both during last year's
season, and recently with Robert
Henderson's company in "Dinner at
Eight" last fall. He is a member of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Both Miss Todd and Handley joined
with Henderson at the Bonstelle Civic
Theatre in Detroit after leaving the
campus. Miss Todd has been in New
York for some time, but this marks
her first theatrical appearance there.
( rithf'Ol' rSi e ' ,ear
Fletcher Henderson's well-known
orchestra will appear Saturday,
March 31, at Granger's ballroom here,
coming direct from the Roseland ball-
room in New York City, starting a
national tour. The band of 15 men
will be remembered in Ann Arbor
as being that which played at the
1930 J-Hop opposite Coon Saunders.
Henderson's band is the oldest Vic-
tor Recording group in the country,
and accompanies Ethel Waters in
all her Victor recordings. The band
is now planning, after the close of the
national tour, to follow Cab Callo-
way in his European tour.

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