TIURSDAY, APRIl , :1940 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Guests Named By Military Ball Committeemen Ticket Sale Will Continue Today And Tomorrow At ROTCHeadquarters June Spoeri of Ithaca, N. Y., will be the guest of Walter Clement, Jr., '40E, general chairman, at the twen- ty-second annual Military Ball to be held from 13 p.m. to 2 a.m. to- worrow in the Union Ballroom. Gilbert L. Stephenson, '41E, chair- man of the floor committee, will attend with Shirley Lawson of Milan. Gaynell Weller of Ann Arbor will be the guest of Wendell E. Lenz, '40F&C, entertainment chairman. Frank R. Ellis, '41, treasurer and head of tickets and publicity, has invited as his guest Gertrude Ann Klaver, '39, of Marinette, Wiscon- sin. Lowell R. Moss, '41E, secretary' and programs chairman, will attend with Anne Minckler, '41P. Elizabeth Watkins will attend the dance as the guest of Louis A. Hopkins, '40E, in charge of patrons and guests. Doris Martey, '43, will be the guest of Douglas C: Jeffery, '41E, decora- tioris head. John W. Stephens, '41, entertainment, will attend with Ja- net McMullen of Dayton, Ohio. Wal- ter H.,Scoville, Jr., '40, drill master,: has asked Lois Hogstrom of Berwyn, Ill. to be his guest. John C. Sherrill, '40, entertainment, will have Enora Ferriss, '40, at the dance. Plans Of WAA Include Hike, Tennis Matches' Tennis and hiking enthusiasts may participate in two WAA events which are still open for new participants. The Outdoor Club breakfast hike' will start at 7:30 a.m. Sunday from the WAB. Twent-five cents must be turned in to Bette Sachs, '43Ed., or Virginia Gensel, '43, of Stockwell Hall; Jeanne Cordell, '43, or Ruth Clark, '43, of Jordan Hall; or Mari- an Bale, '41, of Helen Newberry, by 5 p.m. Saturday by those wishing to join the group, Neve Dilley, '41Ed., president, announced. The mixed doubles tennis tourna- ment lists are not complete, said Ger- trude Inwood, '43, tennis chairman. Anyone still wishing to join the con- test may sign up on the WAB bulle- tin board. Only one members of any pair of entries is required to be a stu- dent. To Attend Military fal JUNE SPOERI Oldest Alumna Began Medical SCareer At 50 By PENELOPE PATTERSON In June, 1890, Mary McConahy, now the oldest alumna of the Univer- sity, was graduated from the Medical School when she was 50 years old. Behind her lay years of struggle to earn enough money for a college education. She was born in Staten' Island, N.Y., in 1840. The year in which Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, steam vessels began regular trips, telegraph was coming into gen- eral use, and Harrison was running for the presidency under the slogan,! "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Later her family moved to Wiscon- sin, where she taught school at Hales Corners and Durham, which were a good three-hour buggy ride from Milwaukee. In 1882 she entered the University of Michigan, and at 47 entered the School of Medicine from which she was graduated three years later. Dr. McConahy practiced in the "back-of-the-yards" area of Chica- go, between 87th St. and Halstead which was one of the poorer districts of Chicago. This pioneer of her sex in medicine worked unceasingly to improve the sanitary conditions and health of her patients. She was called upon to do everything from scrub- bing urchins' ears to handling mater- nity cases. In 1928, at the age of 88, Dr. Mary McConahy stopped practicing, after 35 years of service. She celebrated her 100th anniversary March 3 as the oldest alumna of the University, and' one of the first women to be gradu- ated from the Medical School. Ruthvens Head Pharmacy Ball List Of Patrons Tickets For Second Animal IDanec May Be Obtaiied At LeagUe, Union D sc-ks Patrons for Apothecaries Ball, which will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, May 3, in the League Ballroom, were announced yesterday by William Austin, '40P, general. chairman of the dance. President and Mrs. Ruthven head the list which continues with Dean and Mrs. W. B. Rca, Prof. and Mrs. F. F. Blicke, Prof. and Mrs. C. R. Brassfield, and Prof. and Mrs. C. C. Glover. The list concludes with Prof. and Mrs. H. B. Lewis, Prof. J. L. Powers, Prof. and Mrs. J. Sax, and Prof. and Mrs. C. H. Stocking. Ray Gorrell and his band will play for the dance which is the second an- nual formal affair to be given by the School of Pharmacy. Lee DeBain and Charles Farrell will be featured as vocalists with the band. Tickets for the Ball may be obtained from central committeemen, any member of the Pharmacy School, or at the main desks of the Union and League. The dance is open to stu- dents of all colleges of the University. The central commtitee for the dance includes Austin; Marjorie Kern, '41P, and Henry Scislowicz, '41P, co-chairmen of tickets; Nor- man Baker, '40P, publicity; Duane Parker, '41P, and Sydney Aaronson, '42P, co-chairmen of decorations; Tilden Batchelder, '42P, entertain- ment and orchestra, and David Schlecting, partons. JCV- Interviewing To Continue Today Interviewing for the 1941 JGP will continue from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow, in the Undergraduate Office of the League, Doris Merker, '41, Chairman of Judiciary Council, announced. Petitioners are urged not to wait until Friday, due to the extraordinar- ily large number of women that re- main to be interviewed. COMMITTEE TO MEET A general meeting of the Merit System committee will be held at 4 p.m. today in the League, for all old and new members, Barbara Dittman, '41, chairman of the committee, announced. Those who will be unable to attend should I notify Miss Dittman. Satirical Skit Life In World Political Center Mebers Of Social Will Be Given Aids Social Director In Duties m""te" T Mee All members of the Social Commit- B F reshm en By DEBS HARVEY element felt that enough of the tee will meet at 4:30 p.m. today in By Fr e me/nU Three years spent abroad in the Lutch traditions and customs could the League. center of the vital diplomatic life of be salvaged if Germany should de- Anyone wishing to be active on the Freshmen women will answer the one of Europe's most important cap- cide to extend her 'protection' to committee including new members accusations of the Union Opera in itals and extensive travels over the that country to make compromise and thse who wish to be members "Five out of Five", the satirical skit continent, United States and Canada preferable to war, of the group and have not yet signed which will form the major part of have given Mrs. G. J. Diekema, so- Rolland Is United up should be present, Virginia Osgood, the floor show at "Heavenly Daze", cial director of Martha Cook Build- Since the invasion of Denmark ,41, chairman of the committee an- from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday in the C ing, the broad outlook and under- and Norway, however, The Nether- nounced, League Ballroom. standing of fundamental values so lands has become united in a deter- Those wishing to be chairmen of "Scene-Jordan Hall Desk; situa- important in dealing with students miniation to resist any act of aggres- one of the divisions of the committee tion-blindJdates", reads the skit in the relatively sheltered existence sion. An invasion would not be a should attend the meeting today. An- ook, with characters depicting vai- of a college life, surprise, but Holland is prepared nouncement of these chairmanships ous types of freshmen and one tele- As the wife of a former United and would fight to the bitter end. will be made at the next meeting phone operator. "The lines are States minister to The Netherlands, Every precaution is being taken, riots," said Richard McKelvey, dra- officially known as Envoy Extra- she added, to prevent a repetition matics director of the League. "Cos- ordinary and Minister Plenipoten- of Norway. Most of the country is tumes include plenty of sloppy male tiary to the court of Queen Wilhel- now under martial law, and homes clothes." mina, Mrs. Diekema had the oppor- are constantly being searched for To the music of Bill Sawyer and tunity of knowing men in and be- illegal arms, in case Nazi sympa- his orchestra, the "Jordan Jig" girls hind the political news, and of see- thizers should be seeking to aid a will interpolate a chorus satire into ink at first hand history in the warring government, as in Norway.7 the program, with Marjorie Ned aigItrse nPltc Elayne Bennett, Mary Pfender, Mary itrse nPltc J Elinore Brown, Jean Ranahan, Su-r Since that time, though she has '.il1I i &.4Hi zanne Nicholoson, Sally Laux, Doris been leading a quiet life far removed Arner, Lorraine Judson and Joan from the political front, Mrs. Die- SundayD ieCUSScuson S all.e s Gerrung in the dances. Speaking kema has retained an active interest parts of the skit will be taken by in national and international af- "War?" will be the topic of a dis- Doris Kirk, Nancy Wowrell, Virginia fairs. cussion to be held at the weekly Morris, Margaret Brown, Mary Lou Holland today is ruled by a coal- meeting of the Congregational Stu- Ewing. Olga Gruhzit and Joy Wright. ition party somewhat similar to our dent Fellowship Sunday evening at Scabbard and Blade banquet will own New Deal, though not as lib- 7 p.m. Everett Shelton, Grad., will have the first glimpse of the floor eral, Mrs. Diekema stated. Until lead the discussion, which is a con- show at a specially arranged preview quite recently, Queen Wilhelmina tinuation of the beginning session of before the Project. Barbara Alcorn and the 'big business' element were two weeks ago. not entirely in sympathy with the An evaluation of current events '4,dnecaraadRcadcoalition party. will be presented as a basis for a McKelvey, dramatics director, are There was a time, she said, when prognosisproffthe futui'e he di collborating in arranging the pro- big business felt that if Germany cussion will follow a Sunday evening duction. did invade Holland, war would prob- supper which will be served by the In keeping with the central theme, ably prove equally or more disas- women of the Church. In charge I the decorations will revolve around trous than compromise with Ger- of arrangements is Audrey Johnson, the satire of freshmen bewilderment, man rule. In other words, a certain '43. and typical first-year student prob- bins. P 1P Oib&ep .ee, By VICKI ve(; For four years we've heard com- plaints that student government is non-existent on the =Michigan cam- In ale ink thsky b pus in spite of the Men's and Wo- men's Judiciary Councils. Spring .. . in Iwo shades of blue Parleys have argued both sides of the question in one form or another for wi/h navy. Made for danc- most of the past 10 years, and in-i n da Fa evitably they are forced to call a g . er- truce before the spectre of student weight calfskin. apathy.-- - "Student apathy" is a cliche. It's Juo used so glibly that it has no mean-75 f ing. It is composed of the elements of disinterest and ignorance, and iaiii0 charatcerized by the ostrich pose- with head in the sand. Students Show Apathy -- ,SHE'S CUTE AS A It is an accusation of immaturity I BGS EAR in brilliant en masse which should arouse Uni- BGSERi rlin versity students to defense of their crush - resistant linen epUtations as University students. But it doesn't, because University fitted like paint. tudents ignore the fact that they tand indicted. Mrs. Roosevelt was accused of trite- $ 91 ness when she spoke these words from the platform of Hill Auditorium: "American people who believe ine democracy and yet are too bored to vote, and too tired to bother about their representatives in government n will wake up someday to realize that the reins of government are securely in the hands of those who are neith- cr too bored nor too tired.' Asleep On Volcano? Mrs. Roosevelt was not trite, and hier words should be painted on tre- mendous postei's and ireiterated by newspapers, by announcers, by your telephone operator. 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