- YI MICIIIGA-N DATIL ass Meetlng Or Tyouts ill Be In League T oay uI"> 3r 1IG TIM! NNTHAT with a pigskin calling a third of the University to Ohio State, and a roast turkey taking care of another third at their respective homes, the campus this past week-end looked like a wind-swept Texas prairie. But that fial third- sopping up their Thanksgiving nostalgia in fraternity houses and celebrating the 40-0 landslide at the League and Union dances-made Michigan's inner domains look more like a Texas cornfield ablaze! THE THETA XI PLEDGE FORMAL, which started the year's longest week-end Wednesday night at the League, paired up some campus peren- nials and new twosomes in the persons of George Wills and Mary Lueders, Phil Conley and Jeanne Wurmser, and Jim Martin with Patty Hughes. Ray Allen, Dorothy Bogart, Dave Meier and Phyllis Gardner cut up until the wee sma' hour of 1:30 p.m. on the line, taking advantage of a mid-week late night. WANDERING AROUND with their un- derpins well covered on Black Friday were Pussy Hughes and Frank Shaw, Peggy Martin and literary light Jay Mc- Cormick, Lila Foster and Pete Voegelin, and Sally Morton and 'Bill Kelly. Bill Sawyer's Union music helped them forget a memory and Christmas a long spell off. I- 5'1 Ancient Greece Will Be Theme Of Annual Play, Shirley Silver, JGP General Chairman, Announces Roles Available To Junior Women In the guise of "Jumpig Jupiter! '', 1940 Junior Girls Play, ancient Greece, stirring with the first con- tacts of a new life, will be reborn and given to the Michigan campus at a' mass meeting of all junior ,vomen at 5 p.m. today in the ballroom of the League, Shirley Silver, '42, general chairman, announced. At today's meeting, dates for try-i outs for speaking, singing and danc- ing parts will be announced; whether you are Psyche, Venus or just a Mich- igan coed, there is rm for everyone. Careful outlines of te work involveda in producing the play will be given, so that there need be no doubt in the mind of each woman as to just which field of work will best compliment her abilities.I Author To Be Presented The author cf the winning script, Frances Patterson, '41. will be intro- duced to those attending the meeting;I the theme and general idea of her play will be presented briefly and, entrusted to the confidence of the junior women. As a part of the meeting, each member of the central committee will explain the work which comes under the domain of her committee; she will als discuss new ideas and plans. Miss Silver will explain all the plans which have been agreed on by the central committee since it was appointed last spring. Committees To Start Work Once all the machinery of produc- tion has been dealt with, there will be an opportunity for women to sign up for the committees they prefer; work- will begin now, to be climaxed March 26, when the play will have its pre-3 miere before the seniors after their! annual banquet. "Jumping Jupiter!" is a very mod- ern and very gay story, set in a classic Greek background. It takes delicious cracks at the modern age, and especi- ally at the futile gesture we make in, Robes Can Be 'Snappy' S G First Coke Bar Will Be Held At Union Campus Invited To Afternoon Of Dancing And Refreshments Dick St rain, Chairman, Says Opening for the first fling of the season, the Union Coke Bar will begin its weekly afternoon of dancing and refreshments from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today in the small ballroom of the Union. Anyone on campus may drop in, to enjoy free cokes and an hour of dancing to the latest recorded music, Dick Strain, '42, social co-chairman of the Union, announced. There will be other refreshments, and the ter- race off the ballroom will be furnished with tables set up for bridge. Specially invited groups this week are Delta Gamma, Alpha Phi, Stock- well, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Chi, Michigan House, and Tyler House, Agnes Crow, '42, will be hostess at this week's event. It is stressed, how- ever, that everyone, not only the spe- cial groups, are invited to attend this first coke hour. The Coke Bar will be a regular feature among the vari- ous entertainment projects of the Union. Admission will be 10 cents for men, and women may enter free, either with a date, or singly. Last year the Union Coffee Hour of the first sem- ester became so popular that the name was changed to Union Coke Bar, and during the second semester attendance ran as high as 150 to 200 guests each Tuesday. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN By JANET HIATT i l that Thursday'sl Variety And Humor Glamorize The Lives Of Backstage Workers t'r- holiday was but PLEDGE FORMALS seemed to highlight all week-end activity with Theta Phi Alpha's at Barton Hills according the limelight to Gloria Nelthorpe and Dick O'Hara, Betty Irving and Joe Hession, and Olga Manikoff and Bob Smolenski. Ruth Parsons with brothger Bob entertained guests Mary Hayden with Bill Dobson. Down at Columbus making merry over the football kill Saturday night 'l were Milly Radford and Ian Ironside, who took over S0 * the city's famous Catacombs with Lucille Woodward and Paul Smith, Ann Rhoads and Norman Aurbach. The spooky atmosphere of the night club, which won a play in a recent issue of ife because of its "Room of 1000 Skulls", also attracted Jack Sherrill, Mich- igan's drum major, who was stagging it with a crowd of bandsmen. SATURDAY'S HERO TOM HARMON transferred his nimble legs to the dance floor of a Columbus hotel with Winclgellized Margot Thom in tow. MAKING A LONELY TWOSOME in downtown Ann Arbor Friday were Al Daring and Dorothy Brooks . . . Claire Reed-Hill and Bill Schust tripled with Margerie Ashley, John Larenzo, Rae Gustafson and John Rookus dining, movieing and bowling . . . The Football Mixer at the League Saturday afternoon swelled its numbers with Sue Hollis and Ries Heller, Dave Panner and Ada Turner ... The Union fling Saturday night rounded up Mary Dixon and Newton Webb, BMOC Bill Rockwell and his Detroit date Jeanne Borden, Ruth Fitzpatrick and Bob Wheaton, Joanne Baker and Bob Hacket. * * * T HE PHI SIGMA SIGMAS had an out-of-town date, orgy Sunday night with president Beverly Sadwith theatre-going with Dr. Al Freedman of Flint, Elaine Ross with Kenneth Wax of Chicago, and Reva Fromkin with; Joe Gilbert. Shirley Kaplan and Cyril Green adhered to local talent trailing behind with Sandors Goodsteinr and Herm Epstein respectively. Putting the finishing touches to the week-end that same night at the Art Cinema League's German film were Anita Newblatt and Jerry Wilner, of Flint'. . . Hitting the cokeries were Virginia Moore and George Castel, Barbara Acorn and Carl Barry, Barbara Clark and Milt Coulson. Ruthven Tea Will Be Held League Group To Be In Charge Of Social Function Tomorrow The entire student body has been invited to attend the second in the series of teas which will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the home of President and Mrs. Ruthven, Virginia Osgood, '41, chairman of the social committee of the League, an-f nounced yesterday. Group I of the committee which in- cludes members whose names begin with the letters A-E will be in charge of the tea. The group is under the n imnvl~i^-0 ~nf -:sT-l---- S' There is glamor and excitement in going "backstage" where one can see the machinery of a play inioperation. Stage costumers., thewmake-upstaff, lh and "scnery technicians are all busy. A story in themselvces are the scavenger hunters of thie theatre -the properties staff. It is upk to this inde- spensible unit of the stage clockwork to see that each player has the pro- perties he needs at the right time; that props are on the stage where and when they should be. On campus "prop men" of the Chil- dren's Theatre have been asked for everything from see-saws to a live cat. The latter, Cricket by name, got his stage experience in the Theatre's pro- duction "Dick Whittington and His Cat" last year when Cricket spent some of his time on stage in fear, trembling, biting and scratching, in- stead of as a loving, purring pet. Up- on one occasion his master had to stroke air when the cat disappeared from his basket. Cricket reformed' this year for "The Princess and the Pea" in which he appeared enclosed in a silver platter, The only diffi- culty experienced was in getting the cat completely covered, paws, whis- kers, tail and all. Rubber Wheeled Skates Needed On call for ths year's initial pro- duction too were hard rubber wheeled roller skates, necessarily hard rubber to prevent floor scratches. Eventually this request required a visit to a local roller skating rink and a tryout by the two youthful dates of the Theatre- Arts properties chairman, Elaine Fisher, '42. Plates of food required for "The Princess and the Pea" neces- sitated a candy purchase-and con- siderable plate balancing on the part of the skating waiters. Pillars from the School of Architecture and mat- tresses from a sorority house had to be brought in for the same play. Last year the properties staff found itself turned into an emergency car- pentry crew when six see-saws from Michigan Party Michigan Sailing Club Mortar Board Mu Phi Epsilon Newman Club Nippon Club Omega Psi Phi Pan Hellenic Association Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Eta Sigma Philippine-Michigan Club Phi Tau Alpha Pi Lambda Theta Pi Tau Pi Sigma Polish Engineering Society Public Health Club Quarterdeck Society Republican Club, U. of M. Robert Owen Cooperative House Rochdale Cooperative Scroll Senior Society Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Eta Chi Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Rho Tau (Continued on Page 6) the school grounds could not be de- livered because they were emented down. Saw horses, straight boards, and green paint had to be put to- gether at the last minute. Only em- ergency job so fa this year was a broken clock hand which had to be painted back on the clock. During the performances proper- ties are kept in place by staff workers on a "prop table" beneath a "prop light" which can be kept on at all times unless there 'is a blackout on the stage. "Striking props" after the last performances involves returning all borrowed articles. Sometimes prop men, anxious to get their belongings out of the way of the scenery men, have made the mistake of taking down and putting away property which needs to be used later in the play with the result of a mad reassem- bly rush at the end. Three Plays Scheduled Between the end of Christmas Va- cation and the beginning of next sem- ester, this committee, which consists of 15 members, five of which work on each show, will be called upon to supply properties for three shows call- ing for entirely different items. One is "The Children .of 1777," a story of the American Revolution; the second, "Alladdin," an oriental fairy tale, and a dance pantomine in conjunction with the University Dance Club. But whether the staff is asked to furnish a grocery store or mak& up a bed with 20 mattresses on it, the group is there to do its part toward making the play tick along smoothly; toward helping the show to go on. even thinking of war. There is a beautiful opportunity offered by this play for experimentation with lights on columns and drapery, for those whose hobby is stagecraft, Miss Silver said. LEAGUE CALENDAR Tues.: 5 p.m. Merit System Com- mittee Meeting. 7 p.m. Assembly Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Beginning Dancing Class. 8:30 p.m. Advanced Dancing Class. Wed.: .4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Ruthven Tea. Thurs.: Meeting of All Theatre Arts Chairman and Assist- ants. Marriage Is Told Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bill of Detroit, announce the marriage of their chairmanship of Betty Johnson, 142, who will be assisted by Margaret Gardner, '42Ed. All members of the committee are expected to attend in order to assist the hostesses. Special invitations to attend the function have been extended to Kap- pa Alpha Theta, Mosher Hall, Lloyd House, Alpha Tau Omega and Theta Chi. Mrs. Frederick C. Klein of Mosher Hall, Mrs. Eugene A. Girard of Lloyd House, Mrs. Catherine Kircher of Kappa Alpha Theta, and Mrs. Arthur E. Wood have been asked to pour. Ruthven Teas are given bi-monthly throughout the year and everyone is invited to attend, even though they do not receive a special invitation. Tour Will Be Held Dr. Elmer Berry, resident adviser of Lloyd House, will conduct a tour through the University Museums at 3:30 p.m. today. 1' (Continued from Page 4) Congregational Student Fellowshi Congress Cooperative House Congress Dames Delta Omega Deutscher Verein Disciples Guild Eastern Society Engineering Council English Journal Club Fellowship of Reconciliation F. F. Fraternity Flying Club, U. of M. Forestry Club Galens Gamma Delta Glee Club, Men's Glider Club, U. of M. Glee Club (Men) Glider Club Graduate History Club Graduate Student Council Hillel Metropolitan Club Hillel Players Inter-cooperative Society Inst. of the Aeronautical Sciences Iota Alpha Junior Mathematical Society Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Phi Karl Marx Society La Sociedad Hispanica Le Cercle Francais Les Voyageurs Lutheran Student Association Men's Judiciary Council Men's Physical Education Club Michigan Christian Fellowship p Seniors! Make your Ensian Appoi nt- ments Now! to assure yourselves convenient dates Distinctive Portraiture for 50 years 319 E. Huron Dial 5541 Opp. A.A. News y I 7Aank4 (ci' the ,F ell P I daughter, Martha, '40, to Robert Pugh, '40, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Pugh of Detroit, on October 12, at the Redford Methodist Church. They will live in Detroit, where Mr. Pugh attends law school. While on campus, Miss Bill was affiliated with Kappa Delta sorority. #o0wA1or diw~t a I 0 I Yes- She sent him a PORTRAIT made from her Ensian Senior Picture SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL RINGS Before You Buy AN IDEAL CHRISTMAS ASSORTMENT I I - IT'S IN THE BAG M~errier Christmas HERE'S SOMETHING that every woman will enjoy receiving this Christmas . . . something that she can use for a long time to come! Maybe you'll want to give L: her a bejewelled evening bag for gay evenings, or a luxurious leath- er or suede one for daytime, or a "Campus Kit" if she's a student.. 1.0- 10.00 Deadline VERY CLOSE Picture Coupons $3 $2 Credit if portraits are ordered Avoid the Rush! Take advantage of it by pick- ing out your gifts now. A small deposit will secure any item. , A rich, new, light tan that $ "does things" for your sports clothes! GUMBO CREPE SOLE! AAA to C W I