ACTIVITIES SUJPPLEMENT1 :Ji 40P 4p DaiI SECTION II. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEB, 18, 1938 More han 100 Extracurricular Activ Now Open To Second Semester Fresh ities men Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest of all Greek letter secret societies, was or- ganized at the College of William and Mary on December 6, 1776. The be- lief of the founders that a knowledge of the basic laws which govern the universe is necessary to good living was reflected both in their motto and in the character of their meetings. These were in great part given over to a discussion of the problems which affect humanity. 'During the next century, there were several important changes in the character of the organization. In 1831 the policy of secrecy was abol- ished. In 1875, the first women were admitted at the University of Ver- mont. In 1883, the need of some central organization led to the for- mation of United Chapters. The growth of Phi Beta Kappa has been slow but steady. The first char- ters granted by the parent Chapter were given in 1779 to Harvard and' Yale. At the present time there are 132 Chapters and a large number of Associations of Phi Beta Kappa alum- ni in the United States. There are also Associations in China, Japan, Iran, Syria, Italy and ]England. The Michigan Chapter was fouided in 1907. Keeping in mind the purpose of the Socety, the recognition and encouragement of scholarship and cultural interests the Student Elec- tions Committee makes a careful study of the entire University record of each possible candidate with a view to determining as far as is humanly possible the student's standing both scholastically and as a citizen. The standards set are high and the rela- tively small number of new members elected each year bears witness to the care with which they are observ- ed. Since Phi Beta Kappa has been,. from the beginning, an organization which functioned in the field defined by the old cultural college course, elections are restricted to Juniors and Seniors of the Colleges of Literature, Science and the Arts, Seniors in the' School of Education, and to candi- dates for advanced degrees in the' Graduate School who meet the ex- tremely rigid requirements. The lngiri ieriig Couit d j The Engineering Council is com-' posed of representatives of every class and organization in the College of En- gineering. Class representatives are elected to office and various society representa- tives are either elected or appointed, depending on the society constitution The class presidents are ex-oieio members. The min work of the Engineering' Council consists of the following: (1) To supervise any meetings, competitions, elections, or other func- Lions, in which all engineering stu- dents, or none but engineering stu- - dents, participate. (2) To actively pronote frqu(1 i social funictions of sell a naatre tat Ilicy will have popular appeal to all engineering students. (3) To represent the student bodyc of the College of Engineering in any1 discussions with other schools or Col- leges., (4.) To advance the interests of the College of Engineering in any anda all ways within its power; particularly by cooperating with the Student= Council, the Engineering Honor Com - mittee, and the constituentc engineer- ng societies., (5) To present all petitions and' requests to the proper faculty or ad- ministrative body. Annual events include the Engi- neers' Ball, the College of Engineering1 Open House, and the animual Smoker, to which men well advanced in thel fields of engineering are invited asl guest speakers.c IMolveri}I The chief purpose of the Michigan Wolverine is to serve good food to students without profit. Any member of the University is eligible for mem- bership. Entirely managed by Univer- sity students, the Wolverine has a total membership of approximatelyt 675. It provides jobs for a hundredt students, paying them prevailingc wages.l For further information, call thet office which is located at 209 State F .. DLY 6:ARGOY1{ 1~ I { . i f' t'I ' i i',! WITOIAL DITO AL ,TnY 5 IN FS s 15U5IN 5s S5TAAFF MD TOPIAL F 4 ENSIAN CATION5 tx t. x t1 r -_-___ i VUrta : {r l I"A' STUDENT PUbLiU Architectural Society I The purpose of the Architectural Society is to give the student body a means of promoting and developing activities within the Architectural School itself. This body is also in- strumental in getting speakers to ad- dress the students from time to time upon subjects related to their work. The sponsorship of parties and mix- ers falls upon this organization as (toes the school paper "Designer" and the annual Architect's Ball, held in ihe spring. Student relations with the faculty are handled mainly through the Society. The governing body of the Society is composed of eight representatives, called the Architectural Council. Four are elected at large from the entire school and four are elected by class vote. The officers are in turn elected from and by the Council. All class officers within the school ire related to the Council by their c'lass representatives. It is the aim of the organization to create a more unified feeling throughout the dif- ferent classes in respect to school functions. For this reason, class ad- iiimiistration is carried on through the cooperation of the class officers and the Council. The B'iai Brith Hillel Foundation aims to provide a social and cultural center for students. Although it em- phasizes Jewish values, its facilities are open to all students. The Foun- dation is located at 1102 Oakland, and its physical facilities include a library. reacreation room, chapel, lounge, of- fices, and kitchen. Membership is approximately 500. Among the most important activ- ti s are: Religious Services every Fri- day evening; Sunday Evening Forums (Avery Weisman, Chairman) ; Hillel Players - Dramatic Group (Louise Samek. President); Hillel Indepen- (dent Club-Social Organization (Al Finkelstein, President); Palestine Club (Samuel F. Grant, President); Fireside Discussion Group; Hillel Book Club (Betty Steinhart, Presi- dent); and social events. Facilities of the Foundation are available from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. l' rther information may be secured by calling the nounidation Office, 3779 Tau Epsilon Rho Student Religious Ass'n The freshman program of the Stu- dent Religious Association is deter- mined largely by the members of that class. A freshman Advisory Commit- tee is established, its purpose being to determine activities in which fresh- men will find interest and value. For five eonsecittva weeks duriing the past semester the Association hteld round-table discussions in which freshmen could become acquainted with members of the fi culty and up- perelassmen arnd talk over probleims of interest with them. The Freslumrui Advisory Comnmitt e hopes to con- tinue something similar to Round- table during the Spring semest or. Social service agencies in Ann Ar- bor have been approached, and a pro- gram of community projects will soon be started. Trips to other commu- nities such as Detroit, Toledo, and Chicago, will be condtucted by con- petent guides, so that, students will t;ain a concrete picture of life in a larger community. Freshmen are welcome to attend other functions of the Association. Every TI 1 trs day even jng s trents gather around the: fireside in Irane h1all for a chat with a muebiher of ilbc faculty or some oxtstandinjug visitor. The Association will sponsor several more lectures during tlhe Spring g u est r, JI s book review grot ip will con tin le to m :eet every o ther'ue6dayI The Interguild Cotuicil, a body rep- resenting the various Church g uilds, the Catholic Church, and the 1hillel group oifer valuable services. v,,lcas Vulun is 1 an itonorary society forI .semor eugliceers from every deipa rGt ment of the engineerinig school, 'Mhe Vulcan society serves to bind the leadlers of ac ' senior cla=,s into an active body which can function as a unit for the betterment of the University anid, tore specifically of the Engineering School. Beside this goal it functions as a means to ac- quaint those of one department with the ideas and personalities of t1e other departmen ts. Vulcans have lendcd a helping ha itd to all campus doings such as tlie sell- ing of Goodfellow Dailys, Dorm Danfc tickets and 1w like,. i has laycd an act0e part i1 the pn: igi dIl Keyv Dances Every springact"ve .incinbers of Vulcan select 14 members of the J1- Band Michigan's Fighting 127, called by red Husing, famed sports annourr-> er, "the finest college marching band I have ever seen," was chosen last year by representatives of the Asso- .;iated Press as the All-American Band for 1937. Dubbed long ago "Michigan's t'ighting Hundred," the band has grown in size and popularity under she direction of William D. Revelli. liours of careful planning, drilling and rehearsal are required to prepare the intricate, precise formations of the marching musicians. The for- mations for all games have their be- ginnings in a meeting of a committee picked especially for the job of plan- ning each maneuver. After the formation has been worked out, each member of the band is informed of his position. Then, cinder the expert drilling of Major Walter B. Fariss of the U.S. Army, the men march through the various maneuvers. Music and marching are combined, and Michigan's Fighting 1a27 me ready to turn in another stel- per1ormance. All those who feel they are quali- fied to try out for this activity should call Professor Revelli, I~awyers club IIte Lawyers Club of the University of Michigan is a residence club and dormnitory for male students in good ;[lding in the Law School. The rh~yical plant, consisting of a lounge, dining hall, kitchen and dormitories divided into sections, has been called "the finest of its kind anywhere." It is lie gift of the late William W. Cook of New York. Any male student eligible for ad- mission into the Law School may ap- ply for membership in the Lawyers Clib At the present time 261 men live in the Club. and about 300 eat in the Club's dining hall. Preferences for rooms in the Lawyers Club are given to upperclassmen who have re- ,ided in the Club at least one year. l e cgenera supervision and manage- ment of the Lawyers Club is vested in a Board of Governors. M iTe itf P 'Tan P Sigma, na- I ional honorary signal corps frater- nity, arue selected from the junior and senior class of the signal corps unit of the Reserve Officers Training Coris. Airmijg to promote a better coor- 01mlotion between the students and of- ihceri' 'f fthe iuilt, Pi Tau Pi Signma, I , au imiportant campus military so- Iiety .its officers are R. J. Beuhler, Phi Kappa Phi Phi Kappa Phi, national honor so- ciety, has as its motto "The Love of Learning Rules the World." Organized to provide an honor society dedicated to the unity and democracy of educa- tion and open to honor students of all departments of American univer- sities and colleges, the society's prime object is to emphasize scholarship and character in the thought of college students, to hold fast to the original purpose for which institutions of learning were founded and to stimu- late mental achievement by the prize of membership. Members are chosen during either the first or second semester of their senior year. Outstanding faculty men also are invited into membership. The Society provides several scholar- ships for which members are eligible, issues its own journal, holds ban- quets twice annually and actively as- sists its members in every way pos- sible. Members are chosen by a fac- ulty committee for scholarship, con- tributions to the University and ac- tivities. For additional information call Prof. R. S. Swinton at 8285. Tau Beta Pi Tau.Beta Pi is the national senior engineering honor society similar to Phi Beta Kappa in the Literary Col- lege. It represents the highest honor accorded an engineer. For membership distinguished scholarship is the first requisite. Sen- iors are elected in the fall and juniors in the spring. Regular dinner meetings are held every two weeks at which talks on engineering and other topics are pre- sented. Tau Beta Pi also assists in the various campus activities of char- itable and other natures. Chief officers for 1937-1938 are: Fred W. Smith, Jr., President, and David C. Eisendrath, Vice-President. Iota Alpha Iota Alpha is a society whose aim is to stamp approval on meritorious work of engineering students, to stim- ulate young practical alumni, and like objectives. The local chapter, authorized in 1925, was the second in the new na- tional organization that was formed at New York University in 1919. At its inception the organization was called The Engineering Honor Society of Iota Alpha. At present the society's local chap- ter numbers more than 400 among its membership. Meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of each month in the chemical engineering room of the East Engineering Building. At each meeting a member of the society pre- cedes the main speaker of the evening with a short talk on research work in his particular department of en- gineering. Discussions usually follow the speeches. Present officers of the chapter are W. W. Gilbert, president; C. W. Spooner, vice-president; D. L. Katz, recording secretary, Scabbard and Blade The preamble of the Constitution of Scabbard and Blade exemplifies the purpose of the Society: "Believing that military service is an obligation to citizenship, and that the greater opportunities afforded col- lege men for the study of military science place upon them certain re- sponsibilities as citizens, We, Cadet Officers in various Universities do form this Society and adopt this Con- stitution in order to unite in closer relationship the military departments of American Universities and Col- leges; to preserve and develop the es- sential qualities of good and efficient officers; to prepare ourselves as edu- cated men to take a more active part aid have a greater influence in the military affairs of the communities in which we may reside and above all to spread intelligent information con- cerning the military requirements of our country." Basis for election of members into Scabbard and Blade is founded on three qualities: scholarship in mili- tary science courses, efficiency in drill, personal qualifications and campus activities. Tryouts Must Have B' Grade Besi~des cC, A verage With (ongress In order that advantages and priv- ileges similar to those offered to fra- ternity men may be available to In- dependents, Congress, the indepen- dent men's organization, was founded. It provides examination files, J-Hop booths, campus mixers and annually sponsors a "Congressional Ball." Eligibility for membership is a C scholastic average. Members of the Executive Council and officers meet each Tuesday in the organization's of- fices in Room 306 of the Union. Irv- ing Silverman, '38, is president of the croup with Phil Westbrook, '40, ex- ecutive secretary; Jay Rockwell, '40, recording secretary and Marvin Ri- der, '39, treasurer. Forestry Club The Forestry Club is the only stu- dent organization in the School of Forestry and Conservation. Its activ- ities are both professional and social in nature. Membership is open to faculty members, alumni, Forestry school stu- dents and pre-forestry students. Dues are two dollars a year. Meetings. which are held bi-weekly, are for the purpose of transacting business and discussing topics of professional inter- est. Speakers from fields related to that of forestry appear. The Club serves as a medium for cooperation with the faculty in matters of mutual interest. Social activities which are spon- sored include the Fall Campfire, at Saginaw Forest, Spring Field Day, smokers, dances and dinners. "The Michigan Forester," the School of Forestry and Conservation's annual, is published in -the spring and every member receiving a free copy. Sigma Xi The Society of Sigma Xi is a na- tional honorary scientific fraternity with over 100 chapters and clubs at various universitiesT The society was founded for the purpose of en- couraging original investigation in pure and applied science and for the proniotion of friendship among those engaged in research. The Michigan Chapter was organ- ized in 1903. Officers are chosen bien- ,nially from aniong the faculties of the various scientific departments of the University. Members are select- ed from nominations submitted by staff members in the department of specialization. Membership is con- ferred upon staff members and grad- uate students who have demonstrated ability in research, usually through publication of noteworthy character. Seniors and graduates who have ex- hibited high scholarship together with a promise of aptitude in research may be elected to associate membership. Sigma Rho Tau T1 'he Stump Speakers' Society of Sigma Rho Tau is a branch of the intercollegiate engineering speakers society founded at the University of Michigan to develop ability in public discussion and debate. The major object of the organization is to in- sure a closer bond of understanding between the applied scientist and the general public through development of speech activities among colleges of architecture, engineering and tech- nology. Jt holds conferences, debates, and speech contests on national and engineering problems with local so- cieties and branches in other colleges. Ranks of membership are neophyte, novice, associate and full. Assembly meetings are held every Tuesday eve- ning at 7:30 at the Union. Train- ing groups meet regularly. C. F. Ma- cauley Schwader is general chairman Choice Ranges From Clubs With Special Activities To Publication Work Second-semester freshmen who earned a "C" average plus at least one grade of "B" in their first semes- ter of work here will find over 100 different extra-curricular activities open to them. Transfer students must fulfill the same requirements and in .addition have spent at least one semester at Michigan to be eligible for activities. Ranging all the way from member- ship in a classical language society to working on a daily newspaper, extra- curricular activities offer one of the most important parts of student life Additional copies of this activity supplement, which was put out through to~e cooperation of the Daily, League and Union, may be obtained free of charge by calling at the student offices of the Union, Office hours are three to five daily at the University. They give those who take part in them both valuable experience and an opportunity to meet people. Sponsored by the Union in cooper- ation with the League and Daily, this supplement attempts to show freshmen how great is the variety of activities from which they may choose. Officers of each of the various groups have contributed statements upon their activity. These statements are printed as they were received ex- cept for some editing and rewriting. They were not written by members of the Daily's staff, "Thanks is due to the Daily and League for their cooperation as well as to all the societies which sent us statements," Fred Luebke, '39, in charge of the supplement for the Union, emphasized. "If it were not for them this innovation could not have been possible." Quarterdeck Society Quarterdeck Society is an. honary invitational society of the Depart- ement of Naval Architecture and Ma- rine Engineering, College of Engi- neering. One of the oldest engineering soceties on this campus, it was formed in 1909. All meetings are student conduct- ed. At various times during the year members write papers on subjects relative to the field of ships and shipping which are read before the society. Following the reading of these papers there are general discus- sions At present there is being formed, under the guidance of the society, a sailing club whose membershi will be open to all who are or want to be- come acquainted with the ways of the wind and the water. For addi- tional information call the Commo- dore of the society, C. D. Roach. Beta Sigma Rho Beta Sigma Rho was organized at the University of Michigan during the fall term of 1937 and soon afterwards tis organization was formally ac- cepted by the Council of Student Af- fairs. Its purpose is to give the trans- fer student and upperclassman who has not affiliated with any fraternal group an opportunity to do so while a j unior or senior. Meetings are held at the Union. For additional information call either George Herrman, president or Charles Hutchenreuther, both at 7488. 4 , r , 'T'hrough cooperative effort, Epsilon ior class to succeed them and carmy Chapter of Tau Epsilon Rho, interna- on the traditions of Vulcans. New tional Jewish legal fraternity seeks members are selected upon their to promote among its members a merits as camupus leaders. deeper grasp of the problems of the -- --.--, law student and a broader approach (;:ristian Scieiice for professional life. .g,. it has sought to sustain a reputatio -a t !I.