M '1 ~THE MICHIGAN DALY Johnny Ramp w i Play For Assembly BallTo Be Held On A arch 5 S.CA.- Plans First Forum Series To Begin: Next Week; No Further Charge For Feature The Union will again resume its plan of social hours with the fourth in the series of buffet suppers to be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the main dining room. Hf. Murray Campbell, '38, who is in charge of the suppers, stated that the attendance has been quite good at preceding suppers and that he feels they will become more popular since exams are over and the new se- mester has begun. All students and faculty members are invited to at- tend in order to encourage Sunday evening gatherings. The second floor ballroom which has been converted into a lounge and radio room has been open for all guests until 10:30 p.m. but Campbell wishes to stress the fact that this is one of the most important features of the evening and to urge more peo- ple to enjoy the congeniality this room, affords. The game rooms will also be open for men and women during the afternoon and evening. A series of forums which will pre- cede the suppers is to be a new fea- ture but they will not be inaugurated until the following week. The speaker for the first forum has not been an- nounced. There will be no additional charge forithis new entertainment and the price for the supper will re- main 50 cents. Pe tioning For League Awards To En Todayl Of Dances Tonight The first dance of a bi-monthly series to take place during this se- mester will be held by the Student Christian Association from 9 to 12 p.m. today at Lane.Hall. Jacobs' Wolverines, an eight-piece orchestra, will inaugurate the serie tonight and entertainment and re- freshments will also be included. The entertainment has not yet been an- nounced, but ice cream and cookies are to be served, committee members of the S.C.A. said yesterday. The dance is open to all students as well as members of the S.C.A. Admission will be 25 cents, with special rates to be offered to NYA students upon presentation of their NYA tickets. Mr. and Mrs. George Alder, Miss Mildred Sweet, and Mr. Wallace Watt will chaperon the dance, which was planned under the direction of Wil- liam Barndt, '37, general dance com- mittee chairman of the S.C.A. Com- mitteemen who are assisting Barndt are Mildred Hayes, '39M, refresh- ments; John Mulkey, '39E, decora- tions; John Edmonds, '38, specialties; and Frank McDonald, '39, publicity. Alumnae Meet In- Preparaton For Centennial Interest in the centennial celebra- tion for the University which will be held in June is being shown by the Michigan Alumnae groups all over the country, Mrs. Lucille B. Conger, executive secretary of the League, announced yesterday. Evidence of this is found in the recent meetings held by the Birming- ham. Saginaw and Lansing groups, Mrs. Conger said. Emily Bates, A.B. '32, president of the New York City Alumnae Associa- tion, will conduct the meeting of that metropolitan group on March 2. The guest speaker will be Dorothea Brande, '14, author of "Wake Up and Live," a best seller last season. Miss Bates, who will be one of the representatives of the New York City Group at the centennial celebration, was an outstanding woman on cam- pus during her four years here as well as one who received high aca- demic recog ition. In addition to be- ing elected to Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa, she was a member of Wyvern, Mortarboard, the League Council and was chairman of Soph- omore Cabaret, Junior Girls Play and of the Panhellenic Banquet. Miss Bates was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Women's Basketball Tournament To Begin Women's basketball is now organ- ized for a round-robin tournament to begin on Tuesday, Feb. 30, according to Norma Curtis, '39, the manager. Practice games were held Thurs- day and other practice games are planned for next Tuesday and Thurs- day. The women have been divided into six teams under the following captains: Jane Dunbar, '40, Barbara McIntyre, '38, Betty Lyon, '40, Zen- ovia Skoratko, '40, Martha Tillman, '39 and Sally Connery, '40. A graduate faculty team is also entered in -the tournament. Short Box Jacket Suits Make Basis For Spring Wardi By PHYLLIS MINER prune-colored jersey blouse When the whiffs of spring come Another style is an impuc into the air the wardrobe closet is peplum suit that has meta one of the first places to be attacked. and three pockets. The suit i All the heavy sombre clothes of win- tweed and has square padd ter must be packed away into your ders. Fingertip capes are a trunks or attic, and in their places worn over short jacket su you must recreate a fresh new ward- reefer suits that button ui robe. high lapels are receiving sI The starting point for all spring clamation. outfits is a suit. This is the pole While the last few dregs around which all your clothes can are still with us, why not revolve. And for your delight and your spirits by stopping in choice, Madame Fashion has created little shop and 'suiting you a prodigious number of the latest suit styles that have remarkable new fea- - tures which are bound to win your wholehearted approval. Feminine Trend Shown Suits are a trifle more feminine this season. The skirts are slender SECRI and narrow, although they are still 'swing' and the gorings are discreet B S N and tidy. Jackets are shorter, the ideal length just covering the hip- bones. Shoulders are square and box- N EW C LA like. The exaggerated puff-shoulders are definitely out. Collars are small, and many suits are even collarless. And pockets receive unprecedented TYPING attention, appearing in every conceiv- able shape and position. Buttons al- SHORTHAN D 'o make their appearance in the most amazing new forms of decorations. STE NOTYPY Materials hark back to the Gay (Machine Shorthand Nineties. Returning to cloth, the great grand-daughters are bengaline, faille, Poiret tweed, nun's veiling, box clothi PERPETUA and whipcord. These crisp fabrics lend themselves beautifully to the new whittled lines in suits. Hag iton Plaids Are Popular Paris demands plaids this year. One William at State Stre tyle shows an adorable box topper in navy and green plaid that is worn --==-__=_=_=___ -- over a slim dark Shetland skirt. It is almost fashionable to have the short jacket a plaid of some sort, and then contrast it with a plain dark skirt. Or a single colored jacket is rTAL smart with a contrasting skirt. A melon-colored jacket is lovely with a black tweed skirt. N El An especially lovely model uses gray Linton tweed in a single breast- NE R ed jacket and straight jacket. The waist-line is high and emphatic, and the collar is small with quite decided revers. There are five little rhin- No movii cceros buttons down the front of the jacket. To contrast with the grey, aLasting eI Continue Pollock To DISCUsS FuHest o State Civil Service Savings ti "Civil Service in the Modern State" will be the subject of Prof. James Pcllock's talk at 3 p.m. today in the League. Professor Pollock will address the joint meeting of the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti branches of the American Association of University Women. He was appointed to the Civil Service Study Commission in 1935 by Gov- ernor Fitzgerald, and his appoint- ment has been approved by Governor Murphy. The Pollock bill, which will be presented to the Legislature soon, will be discussed by Professor Pollock who has made extensive studies in various states on this subject. 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