CTI V I I --!S Weather Much Ado About Much. P. A6P 4:Iai4l 9 Editorial Plenty To Do- And Study, Too! ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1941 - - - WelcomeExtended Eligible Freshmen Open Season! At Smoker Today Activity Tryouts Must Have 'C' Average Plus One 'B' Grade To Be Eligible; Will Get Valuable Experience Second-semester freshmen who earned a "C" average plus at least one grade of "B" or better in their first semester of work here will find over a 100 different extra-curricular activities open to them. Transfer students holding ran above that of freshmen may be granted a certificate of eligibility for activi ies in their first semester of residence if admitted to the University in good standing. Ranging all the way from membership in a classical language society to working on a daily newspaper, extra-curricular activities offer one of the most important parts of student life at Michigan. They give those who take part in them both valuable experienceI Over 100 Varied Clubs,Publications Attract Freshmen Fifteen Campus Leaders Will Explain Activities Of Their Organizations; Refreshments To Be Served Fifteen campus leaders will explain activity life on the Michigan campus to eligible freshmen at the Michigan Union's Annual Activities Smoker today in the main ballroom of the Union. The smoker will begin at 8 p.m., according to Douglas Gould, '41, presi- dent of the Union, who will act as master of ceremonies and introduce the speakers. Each of the activities represented will have a booth and a display to demonstrate the work involved. A special supplement to The Daily on Tuesday will explain the nature of all campus groups. Over 500 Inen are expected to attend, to hear the talks by campus leaders, - and to ask questions of the represen- and an opportunity to meet and work with people. Sponsored by the Union in coop- eration with The Daily, this supple- ment attempts to show freshmen how great is the variety of activities from which they may choose. Elsewhere in the supplement are descriptivestatements of the majority of active campus organizations and their functions. On page three of the supplement is a list of the organiza- tions and representatives of the or- ganization who may be reached for further information about the groups. Addition copies of this activity supplement which was published through the cooperation of the Union and Daily may be obtainedj at the Union's Activity Smoker which will begin at 8 p.m. todayj in the main ballroom of the Union. Speakers from various campus or- ganizations will discuss the func- tions of their groups with eligible freshmen and sophomores interest-I ed in participating in the extra- curricular life of the campus. Eligibility cards must be obtained to participate in any public activity. As defined by University regulations, a public activity is "any service of any kind on a committee or publi- cation, in. a public performance or a rehearsal, or in holding office or being a candidate for office in a class or other student organization." Cold Water REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STUDENT AFFAIRS-1918 Unfortunately your Committee's efforts 'toward maintenance of ade- ,uate vital statistics are restricted rather A 'rrowly to the recording of 'rths. The reason is obvious: stu- -lent organizations are born to a blare of. trumpets; they expire un- ostentatiously with scarce an aud- ible sigh. Annual bills of mortality would be both interesting and valu- able. -Professor L. A. Strauss Editor's Note: Professor Strass served as charman of the Student Activities Committee for an extended number of years. Those were the days before there was a Dean of Students' office. Religious Association Welcomes Freshmen The freshman program of the Stu- dent Religious Association is deter- mined largely by the members of that class. A freshman Advisory Committee is established, its purpose being to determine activities in which freshmen will find interest and value. For five consecutive weeks during the past semester the Association held round-table discussions in which freshmen could become acquainted with members of the faculty and up- perclassmen and talk over problems of interest with them. Tloe Fresh- man Advisory Committee hopes to continue something similar to Round- table during the Spring semester. Social service agencies in Ann Ar- bor have been approached, and a program of community projects will soon be started. Trips to other com- munities such as Detroit, Toledo, and Chicago, will be conducted by com- petent guides, so that students will gain a concrete picture of life in a larger community. Freshmen are welcome to attend other functions of the Association. Every Thursday evening students gather around the fireside in Lane Hall for a chat with a member of the faculty or some outstanding visitor. The Association will sponsor several more lectures during the Spring se- mester. Its book review group will continue to meet every other Tues- day. The Interguild Council, a body rep- resenting the various Church guilds, the Catholic Church, and the Hillel group offer valuable services. p. .. Smiling Now, But- Interfraternity Council Open To Sophomores Having as its aims to promote the interests of the University and its fraternities, the Interfraternity Coun- cil is the central governing body for the Greek letter organizations. The council purposes to insure coopera- tion among the fraternities and be- tween them and the college author- ities to the end that the condition of the fraternities and the relations with the college may be improved. Functions of the Council include a pledging banquet in the fall, an initiation banquet in the spring, the Interfraternity Ball, the Interfratern- ity Sing, publishing the Interfratern- ity Directory and maintaining rec- ords on new freshmen and unaffil- iated men. Any sophomore fraternity man who is eligible may tryout for the I.F.C. Tryouts, which are called late in the spring. Local ASME Boasts 170 Student Members The Student Branch of the A.S.M.E. constitutes the first grade of mem- bership in the parent society, which is the nationl mechanical engineering professionaltorganization. To add to the student's acquain- tance with the practical side of the field of mechanical engineering and to enable the student to establish fraternal contact with his fellow stu- dents and faculty in engineering are the organization's purposes. All students in Mechanical engin- eering or allied fields are religible for membership. The fee is 3.50, which includes a subscription to "Mechan- ical Engineering" and a membership pin. At present the local student branch is reported to have the largest membership of any branch in the United States-170. Regular meetings are held every two weeks, usually on Wednesday eve- nings. The programs consist of lec- tures, 'motion pictures, slides, or dem- onstrations presented as a rule by technical men from the outside on subjects of interest to mechanical engineering students. In addition, inspection trips, ban- quets,- and joint meetings with other societies are participated in. An es- __n. _rv_ mcti a a _ ,_ll Q A a ui- The Reply. Churlish By TOUCHSTONE 'Verbum Sapienti Satis Est,' Says Touchstone, t The Daily Sage If you want to know what thet word activities means, and probablyT you don't but there has to be an excuse for supplements on accountt of they are a form of activity, well get this, kids, I am writing two- count 'em-two columns today,t which will take up my entire after- noon, and I would rather be out int the sun or practically anywhere but here right now. Here is the dope on activities. They are somethingt you do, principally, instead of studying, but don't let that fool you because Oh baby-how you will have to study at the end of every semester if you want to keep, on having activities. They are something that should look import- ant and have a page in the 'Ensian (out next May, price five bucks),t but not be important because then they would be more important than1 going to college which they some- times become-witness the mortality rate on The Daily staff. There are many forms of activity.1 You know some of them, and to' those I will add what seem to me to be the most praiseworthy. After diverse years on the Michigan cam- pus (I won't say how many be-, cause then you will know how old I am and might figure I am just going sour), I feel safe in saying that the most important thing you can do in the extra-curricular line here is to learn how to play bridge because that way you will always have something to do that won't hurt you and you will meet a lot of nice people at the Parrot and you will dress five hundred per cent better than the average publi- cations man and won't have to spend Phi Eta Sigma Is reshman Honor Group The society of Phi Eta Sigma wast founded for the purpose of giving recognition to the work of outstand-c ing freshmen and to serve as an en-k couragement for the continuance of good first year records. The members of the society hope that it will alsot urge incoming students to put forthC their best efforts toward successful years in college.t Eligibility for membership is based on scholarship. Any male student whot receives a grade better than half A and half B during his first semes- ter may become a member, and those who do not meet this requirementt the first semester may become eli-1 gible at the end of the year by at- taining a half A and half B average. Meetings are held each month, us- ually with a dinner at the Union. The programs include the business of the society, discussions and an occasional guest speaker. A smoker is givent at the beginning of each semester. Marching Band Wins t All-American Honors Voted All-American band by thet nation's sportswriters for the second consecutive year, the University Marching Band won increased laur- els this year for its performances on the gridiron, both as a musical unit and as a highly polished drill or-1 ganization. Numbering over 130 pieces, the band followed the football team to Cambridge, Mass., in the east and to Minneapolis in the west, receiving unanimous approval no matter what the place of its appearance. Under the direction of Prof. Wil- liam D. Revelli the band has been steadily growing in size and musical prestige since its inauguration. But music isn't the only field in which the band excels. For it's superiority in formation, the band owes much to Lt.-Col. Robert Kunz, who drilled the band for the past year. Formations are planned months in advance, and each formation receives over five hours of diligent practice by the full band before it is presented between the halves on Saturday. Encouragementj With this activities supplement{ The Daily in cooperation with the Union opens the vista on extra-. curricular activities on the Michiganr campus to the freshman class, eli-I gible for the first time to participate in them. Take another look at the r cartoon, read Touchstone's column (he doesn't believe in commas) andf then page through the supplement. It's up to you from there on. We've1 done our best to warn you of the trials and vicissitudes of activity life.. Good luck and if you find time you might even start a new organization in spite of the warnings of the good Pro fessoi 'Strauss. Campus Cooperatives Serve More Than 300l Cooperation to the "nth" degree is the watchword of the student cooper- ative houses on the campus servingr upwards of 300 men and women with1 board, room and companionship. The Inter-Cooperative Council is the central directing body of the co- operative houses and its function is tot coordinate and organize the activi- ties of the houses. Two representatives from each of the 12 houses make up the Council and from it the officers are chosen.t Central personnel, education and purchasing committees as well as theI individual houses are the active agents of the Council in executing the policies formulated by the Coun- cil. There is absolutely no racial, reli- -dous or class bar to membership in the cooperatives. The central per- sonnel body attempts to apportion ipplicants evenly to all the houses, but the individual houses exercise the final authority in accepting new members. Room and board costs range from two dollars to five dollars per week in the men's houses and up to six dollars a week in the girls' houses. Cooperation, of course, extends be- yond the above mentioned to such ,ctivities as parties, picnics and hikes. Scabbard And Blade Is Military Organization 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 college 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 essential qualities of good and effi- cient officers; to prepare ourselves as educated men to take a more active tatives of the activities. Over 20 activities will be represent- ed by booth displays. The Sailing Club will exhibit a 12-foot, completely out-rigged sail boat and will show movies of the Club's races after the Smoker. Following the speeches refresh- ment will be served and freshmen will be able to talk privately with ac- tivity representatives who will ex- plain in more detail their activities. Names of the speakers and the or- ganizations they represent, as an- nounced by William Slocum, '42, chairman of the Smoker, follow: Dick Schoel, '43,.. .of.. Alpha J-i Omega; Congress president. William Hearne Rockwell II, '41; Gargoyle's Bernard Bloom. '42; President Jim Harrison;'41, of the Inter-Fraternity Council. Managing editor. Hervie Haufler, '41, of The Daily; Karl Kessler, '41 representing the editorial staff and Brad Williams, '42, the business staff of The Daily; Jack Corey, '41, of the 'Ensian; the Michigan Technic's Seymour Furbush, '41; Union secre- tary, Charles Heinen. '41. Jim Gormsen, '42, of Mimes; "Commodore" Ray Jones, '41, of the Sailing Club; President William ,Muehl, '41, of the Student Religious Association; and Fred Tietzel, '42, of the Gliding Club. Other organizations that will be represented at the Smoker include: the Glee Club, Transportation Club, Sigma Rho Tau, Varsity. Band and the Student Senate. Master Of Ceremonies When you come to her office this spring for an eligibility card you'll receive the same treatment as the hundreds of students she meets-a curt, business-like glance that means you had better possess a 'C' average or else. Junior Honor Engineers Form Triangle Society Triangle, junior engineering honor society, attempts to aid in the de- velopment of the College of Engineer- ing. Members are chosen with regard to outstanding scholastic and extracur- ricular activity in their freshman Hillel Foundation Is Jewish Student Center The B'Nai B'rith Hillel Foundation serves as a cultural and social center for Jewish students on campus. The Foundation, which is under the direc- tion of Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen, is governed by a student council headed by Jerome W. Mecklenburger, '41E. The Foundation is located at 1102 Oakland and has numerous physical facilities which include a fine li- brary which is used by all university students, chapel, lounge, offices, rec- President Douglas Gould, '41, of the Michigan Union, will act as master-of-ceremonies of the Ac- tivities Smoker at 8 p.m. today in the main ballroom of the Union. Aeronautical Institute Promotes Air Science The Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences on the Michigan campus is a student branch of the national or-