TIHEMICHIGANDAILY n .. r r ... rri wrrriurr Yw rrrn i ri MopingOn The Mall By Meandering Minnie This is always the time of year when jaded newspaper writers begin drooling listlessly about spring, the birdies and the beesies. Well, we ain't, see? It's a foregone conclusion that Ann Arbor will be infested with snow, ice and dreary weather until the first of May. So -QUIET! This week's candied sweet potato for the most resourceful man of the season goes to the "gempman" who sat serenely in the last row " of the balcony between shows at the Michigan .. one night, with a good-sized radio balanced on ,. . his lap. Oblivious to the people crawling in and out he sat quietly dialing the infernal machine as a little playlet came over the air. More brides are in the air-or showers, anyway. Fee Menefee, Ray Stein- er and Marguerite Ganzhorn were the perpetrators of a luncheon at the League Saturday noon to honor Lois Druckenhead. Jane Ann'Rather, Judy Mertz, Mari Eichelberger and Maxine Blaess, among other charming souls, were there. The gals ate at a big table in the dining room and enjoyed a, lovely lunch as a live turtle shuttled back and forth over the tablecloth. Ah,. nature in the raw. Flash' Lovell Gets Big Job! . Interfratenity and Panhellenic get together again today to give a tea dance for the people. Same will be in the League Ballroom as usual. Barbara Lovell, often referred to as "Flash", is the women's editor of the city paper of Annapolis, Md., at the present time, according to reliable sources near Washington, Baltimore an d pernts East. That's what Daily work leads to! The Union Cawfee Hour held forth yesterday. Mrs. Ralph W. Hammett poured and guestsN included Jim Halligan, Betty Spangler, Har- riet Sharkey, Margo Thom, and Jack Reed. Betty Whitely, Don Nixon (publicity agent, too, he is), Bob Ellis and Sybil Swartout were - there, too, dancing and carrying on. .. The Ruthven Tea, first of the new semes- ter, brought great numbers of students to the President's home yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Homer Heath and Ginny Voorhees poured< for part of the afternoon. Jack Collins, stood' around heckling Miss V. as she sedately filled tea cups. Carvel Shaw was there, Mary Jordan, Duke Wilkinson, Bill Grier, Bud Sherman, Ann Vedder, Nancy Dall, Midge Ford, Don Treadwell, who came stalking in behind Jim Halligan, and Betty Kepler:. Tea Guests Number Hundreds .. Dr. and Mrs. William Steere came in, Annabel Van Winkle was sur- rounded by Bob May, Walt Rodger, Andy Ashburn and two other men. Barbara Heath was introducing people to the Ruthvens, aided and abetted by Jenny Petersen. The Young twins, Jack and Bob, came waltzing in beam- ing identically. Most confusing. Mary Hayden and Alberta Wood were lurking in a doorway, waiting itr Enora Ferriss. Hazel Jensen was in the library, and Mary Ashley was here and there. Swell time . . etc. Nancy Gossard's joke on her sorority sisters did an about-face and got her between the eyes the other night. Seems she was supposed to j .fbring a package of gum down to the house for some obscure reason usually given to pledges. Being a wiseacre, she bought Asper-Gum, think- ing that it was for the pleasure of the actives. You guessed it-she had to chew the whole mess herself. Caroline Chierwechter, Frannie Hubbs, Mar- jorie Stock and Mildred Yoxell have rolled up the highest points in rifling so far in the W.A.A., so runs the latest dispatch. First Debate ,f ill Be Held ednesday March 1 Initial Speech Must Be Only EightMinutes 12 Teams To Be Entered In Series; Martha Cook Will TakeNegative Side The date of the first contest in the series of intramural debates spon- sored by the League will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 in Angell Ha!, it was decided at a meeting of the debaters yesterday. Twelve teams have entered the de- bate series. Teams 1 and 2 from Martha Cook Residence will argue the negative side of the question, "Re- solved: that intercollegiate athletics should be subsidized." Teams 3 and 4, representing the dormitory, will uphold the affirmative side of the question. Debate Teams Named Other teams which will debate on the affirmative side are team 2 of Jordan Hall, team 2 of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Delta Delta Delta. The negative teams are team 1 of Jordan Hall, team 1 of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Mosher Hall. The list of Women who have now entered the intramural debate con- test include Jean Maxted, '40; Mary Taylor, '41; Janet Sargent, '41; Grace Helen Barton, '41; Betty Van Du- son, '39; Virginia Hoilzle, '40; Ethel Norberg, '40 and Carol Le Vigne, '40, of Martha Cook Residence. List Continues Leona Hendersen, '42; Dorothy Brooks, '40; Mildred Conere, '42 and Norma Vint, '41, of Jordan Hall; Jane Sapp, '41 and Beth Caster, '41, of Mosher Hall; Agnes Crow, '42 and Nancy Gould, '42, of Betsy Barbour Residence; Eleanor Sevison, '41 and Jean Van Raalte, '40, of Kappa Kap- pa Gamma; Margaret McDermatt, '41 and Josephine Kift, '40, of Zeta Tau Alpha; and Helen Brady, '40 and Margaret McBeth, '40, of Delta Delta Delta conclude the list. Initial speechs in the debate series will be limited to eight minutes in length, and rebuttals should be four minutes, Mrs. Frederic O. Crandall, faculty advisor for the series an- nounced at the meeting yesterday. Other women who wish to enter the debate contest should give their names to Betty Bricker, '40, co-chairman, before the first debate. Frolic Patrons Are Announced Ruthvens To Head Faculty Group Attending Dance President and Mrs. Ruthven head the list of patrons and pati'onesses for Frosh Frolic to be held Friday, March 10 from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. in the ballroom of the Union, Jack Grady, '42, general chairman of the dance,' announced yesterday. Other members of the faculty and their wives who will serve as patrons and patronesses are Dean H. C. An- derson, Dean and Mrs. F. A. Burs- ley, Dean and Mrs. E H.-Kraus, Dean Alice C. Lloyd, Assistant Dean and Mrs. A. H. Lovell, Assistant ,Dean and Mrs. E. A. Walter, Assistant Dean and Mrs. W. B. Rea. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Yost, Prof. and Mrs. J. R. Hayden, Prof. and Mrs. A. D. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Crisler, Prof. and Mrs. C. F. Wells, and Dr. and Mrs. W. E. For- sythe. Guests of the committee will be Prof. and Mrs. F. L. Ayres, Prof. and Mrs. A. L. Bader, Prof. and Mrs. C. J. Coe, Prof. and Mrs. A. J. Eard- ley, Col. and Mrs. B. Edwards, Major and Mrs. W. B. Fariss, Prof. and Mrs. R. C. Hussey, Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Himler, Prof. and Mrs. P. R. James, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mercado, Prof. and Mrs. D.. C. Long, Dr. and Mrs. H. Hootkins, Dr. D. A. Campbell, Mr. William Spur- geon, Prof. and Mrs. F. B. Wahr, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Weir and Mr. J. P. Weimer. Jordan Hall To Entertain Faculty Members Today Jordan Hall will entertain 20 mem- bers of the faculty at an informal dinner at 6 p.m. today. Miss Kath- leen Hamm and Miss Maxine Boone, directors of Mosher-Jordan Halls, will be the special guests of Mrs. Helen Mott and Miss Rosetta Him- ler, social directors of the dormitory. The dinners are a regular monthly feature of the social activities of Jor- dan Hall, and house residents are free to invite any member of the faculty to the affairs. One formal dinner is also held each semester. lRuthven Attends Banquet If Spring Ever Comes.. . Fourth In Tea Dance Series Will Be Today Affair To Include Novelty Dances; William Geiser: Will Be Featured Singer William Gilbert, '41, will appear as guest singer with Bill Gail's orches- tra at the Panhellenic-Interfraternity tea dance which is being held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today in the ballroom of the League, Barbara Benedict,'40, co-chairman with James Grace, '40, announced. The tea dance is the fourth of a series conducted by the social com- mittee of the League and sponsored by Panhellenic Association and in- terfraternity Council. Two tickets to Junior Girls Play will be given away as prizes. The system by which the prize winners will be chosen is a complicat- ed one, Miss Benedict said. At 5:30 p.m. the names of seven women will be picked at random and announced. The man having the greatest number of those names on the list of women with whom he has danced wins one of the prizes. He chooses the name of a woman, also at random, and she wins the second prize. Circle dances and similar novelty dances designed to break down for- mality will be called at intervals dur- ing the afternoon. There is a charge of 5 cents for men and none for women, Miss Benedict said. Name tags will be given each person as he enters the ballroom, thus facilitating the process of listing the names of one's partners. The tea dances, an innovation this year, have proven popular and will probably be continued: With store windows filled with luscious spring colol's and the sun making a tantalizing appearance every third day, one begins to won- der if it will ever really get here. When-or if--it does, we suggest. the smart flannel outfit shown above. It's both attractive and use- ful. Women Are Requested To Hand In Schedules Members of the ticket committee for Junior Girls Play are requested to leave their class schedules on the bulletin board of'the Undergraduate Office of the League, Zelda Davis, '40, ticket chairman announced. Individuals who have not had their eligibility slips signed are also asked to leave them on the board, to be signed Dorothy Shipman, '40, gen- eral chairman, announced. There will be meetings of the pub-j icity committee today at 5 p.m.. le. I CHAPTER HOUSE ACTIVITY NOTES Kappa Alpha Theta announces the election of the following officers: Mary Minor, '40, president; Harriet Sharkey, '40, vice-president; Roberta Leete, '40, recording secretary; Har- riet Thom, '49, corresponding secre- tary; Elaine Jacobs, '40, chaplain; and Jeanne Davis, '49, treasurer. Tad Lynch, '41, was elected social chairman; and Frances McLaughlin rushing chairman. ,The new officers will be installed Monday. Phi Sigma Delta Harold Goldman, '40, was elected Master Frater of Phi Sigma Delta Monday night. Samuel Grant, '40, is vice-Master Frater, Howard Green- berg, '40, treasurer; James Berger, '40, recording secretary; Daniel Wag- ner, '40, corresponding secretary, and Jack Wolin, '40, historian.