T 'ili D Y, 'i T:' '7 .t 43 rim. a '. aa . A aa fkAtI fI~ ~ I~ A ~ T Ar- ~arEy 'f7 l7PI?' i' TJ.' ' .. WOMEN TAKE OVER: Ability Is There, But Incentive Must Be Added For Production First Occupational Conference Discusses Problem Of Training Women To Cooperate With Each Other In War Industry v By CAROL COTHRAN The problem today n war indus- tries is not to get women to work but to get them to work together. The answer, according to Montague A. Clark, chairman of the Manpower Commission for the State of Michi- gan, at the first in a series of occupa- tional conferences for women, will be found among college women leaders who have had the benefits of a higher education and know how to be toler- ant leaders of their sex. Women Are Instructors Women as instructors, however, are accepted and admired by feminine trainees and the field for them is rap- idly increasing in industry. Robert Goodwin, regional director of the War Manpower Commission in Cleveland, declared that women have made such a place for themselves in the war industries that labor unions are welcoming them into their ranks at salaries equalling those of men. "A bomber can't distinguish sexes," he said, "therefore women should be as willing to cooperate in industry as men." Dean Alice Lloyd spoke about the WAVES, WAACS, and SPARS and their immediate needs for officers and for technically trained women. The need for officers is great enough to entitle women who have been in the service of the WAVES for only four weeks to candidacy for offi- cer's training school, Dean Lloyd said and stated that the WAACS need company officers to preside at the newly-formed camps where the ser- vice women have been organized into companies. Technicians Needed All three of the auxiliary forces need highly trained technicians in order to free more of the male popu- lation for active combat. She also' listed positions as photographers, tel- etypists, statisticians, tool and die ex- NOTICE The interior decorating section of the Faculty Women's Club will meet at 3 p.m. today in the Mich- igan League. Mrs. Harold J. Bar- num will speak on "War-Time Fabrics and Their Care." Mem- bers may bring non-faculty guests. perts, formerly restricted to men, which are now open to women. This afterioon's session, beginning at 3:30, will deal with business train- ing during and after the war. On the speaker's platform will be L. B. O'Loughlin, director of Inter- national Business Machines Co. in Detroit, Miss Mattie-Grace Sharpe, assistant employment manager of the Detroit Edison Co. and Mrs. Florence V. Weeman of the Michigan Bell Telephone Co., and John D. Goodell of the U.S. Signal Corps. Presiding at the meeting will be Miss Mildred Webber, secretary of the University Bureau of Appointments. Brown to-Speak Women's jobs in defense industries will be discussed by E. D. Brown, em- ployment manager of the Willow Run Bomber Plant, J. E. Walters, vice- president of Revere Copper and Brass Co., and Hubert C. Smith, assistant chief metallurgist of the Great Lakes Steel Co., at the evening session at 7:30 p.m. today. Dr. T. Luther Purdom, director of the University Bureau of Appoint- ments, will preside. Topics for discus- sion will center about production, personnel, technical and professional work in defense industries; Betsy Barbour Upset By Fire Paralleling That Of Jordan Hall Students returning to Betsy Bar-. bour House from afternoon classes yesterday were startled by a peculiar odor that pervaded the house. It seems that there had been a fire in 'their absence.It was discovered early, however, so no serious damage was done. It all started when one of the girls on second floor neglected to put out her cigarette before going to class and tossed it into the wastebasket. The fire was discovered by one of the girls on fourth floor who smelled the smoke and investigated. Although the wastebasket and some notes were burned, most of the damage was done by the chemical fire extinguisher. Dance Tickets To Be Attached To Programs Wartime Economy Stressed By Committee As Assembly Gives Profits To Scholarship There'll be a "swing shift on the assembly line" beginning at 9 p.m. and ending at midnight Saturday in the League Ballroom, as Assembly Ball with music by Ray Gorrell and company gets under way. Its profits going to Bomber-Schol- arship fund, the seventh annual af- fair given by Assembly plans to cut down on overhead this year by com- bining tickets and programs, so that the two are attached, the ticket to be torn off at the- door. Economy and patriotism will be carried out further, by the presentation of a $25 war bond which will be raffled off as. a door prize. Formals but No Formality Though formal dress will be the rule, a formal atmosphere has been already dispelled as a danger to the dance, ever since publicity gag ghosts began haunting coke booths and dis- appointed gunmen went on the prowl to "get" their "molls" who didn't ask them to Assembly Ball. Ray Gorrell's orchestra, music poll winners and first dance band to tra- vel by Pan-American Clipper all the way to Bermuda to play for U.S. Ma- rines and British flyers, promises plenty of varied syncopation for the "swing shift." Vocalists featured will be Juliana and Paul Davis. Tickets Still on SaleI Tickets are still on sale this week, at a price lower than it has ever been before, in the League, women's dor- mitories and league houses. Purchases are open to all students, independent or not. A dinner will be held before the dance in the League Dining Room for members of Assembly Board and the Ball central committee which is head- ed by Beatrice Glass, '43. Her assis- tants are Mary Jane Utley, '43, Jean Bisdee, '44, Betsy Follin, '45, Ruth Ed- berg, '45, Joan Selmier, '45, Joan Kintzing, '45, Frances Sacks, '45, Marian Hrebec, '44, Florence Turin, '44Ed, Doreen Larmee, '44Ed, Cath- erine Call, '43, and Florine Wilkins, 45. Bourke-White Will Lecture. Woman Photographer To Speak I On Russian Women On Feb. 4 Ray Gorrell Ray Gorrell's orchestra featuring vocalists Juliana and Paul Davis will play on the "swing shift" at Assembly Ball which will be held Saturday in the League. EDITORIAL j N EDUCATOR, an industrialist and a government official met in the Rackham Building last night to lecture on the role of college coeds in the war effort. It was an informal series of lec- tures. Deans of four of the Uni- versity's colleges and other experts in the audience entered into the discussion which was enlightening, extremely informative and right down to business. But there were only about 45 or 50 coeds there. THE REST of the meager audience was made up of townspeople and members of mens and women's serv- ice clubs in the vicinity of Ann Arbor. This conference is being put on for the sole benefit of University women who have indicated their eagerness to aid in the nation's war effort but who don't know how to go about it. These experts in the fields of busi- ness, industry, public service and rel- ative fields are here to tell you where you are most needed and what to do.. IF the University of Michigan wo- men mean what they say-they'll turn up at at least one or two of the meetings today and tomorrow. -Barbara de Fries League To Sell War Stamp Boutonnieres For Assembly Ball Tickets for war boutonnieres will be sold in the League today, tomor- row, and Saturday by the Senior Soci- ety for Assembly Ball, Gertrude In- wood, president, announced yester- day. The boutonnieres are the men's equivalent of warsages and may be obtained upon presentation of the tickets Saturday afternoon, or just before the dance begins. Any woman who wishes to order one for her guest may do so by telephoning Miss In- wood at Martha Cook, if she cannot get one by going to the League. Flag Display Will Highlight Military Ball United Nation Banners To Form Avenue In Intramural Building; Feature Army, Navy Emblems An avenue of flags will be the high- light of the military decorations for the Army-Navy Ball, to be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at the Sports Building, according to Cadet Col. Charles Thatcher, '43, pub- licity chairman. Flags of all the United Nations have been obtained and will be sus- pended from pillars on either side of the room for the avenue of flags. At opposite ends of the floor, two huge cap emblems, one of the Army and the other of the Navy, will be hung. Set Up Exhibits' Army and Navy exhibits will be setj up in each corner of the far side of1 the room, says Cadet Col. Thatcher. The ROTC will display machine guns, sandbags and mortars, and signal flags, cutlasses and ring buoys are to be shown by the NROTC The "Nation's Newest Sensation", Bob Chester and his orchestra will be located at one side of the gym. Down the center of the ceiling colored drap-I eries will be hung. Keep Expenses at Minimum7 Decorations for the affair have been donated by a Detroit firm, asj expenses are being kept to a minimum; in keeping with the war effort. Pro-; ceeds from the affair will be divided, between the military science depart-l nent, naval science department andt the Bomber-Scholarship. Tickets for the Ball are now on sale1 at ROTC and NROTC headquarters] or may be purchased from any mem- bers of the central committee. Formerly open only to advanced, corps men, this year all members of the ROTC and NROTC including the basic students are invited to attend the Ball.- Senior Project Unit . Resumes Activities With a total of 1,477 dressings com- pleted to date, seniors continue tor cooperate with the war effort, as theirE surgical dressing unit opens again from 1 to 5 p.m. today and Friday in 4he game room of the League. Stockwell Hall, today, and Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta, Friday, have special invita- tions to supervise the project, but anyone who wishes may volunteer her services. ALUMNAE NEWS! Elizabeth Vander Noot, Univer- sity of Michigan, '35Ed (Mrs. R. W. Langerak) of Des Moines, Ia., won first prize in the poetry con- test conducted annually by the National Thanksgiving Associa- tion, for her poem, "Thanksgiving Day Prelude." o 'i. o /Ledc/inaj am! &--nyaqemenLs ~. s~'.~jMrs. W. F. Washburn of Hinsdale, Miss Schermerhorn is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and also of Judiciary Council and Scroll. This fall she acted as an orientation ad- - visor. Before entering the Univer- sity last year, she atten'ded Rockford College in Rockford, Ill. Mr. Washburn. majored in physics at Washington and Jefferson College at Washington, Pa., and graduated in December. He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. VIRGINIA MORSE . * * Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Morse, of Oak Park, Ill., have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Vir- ginia, '43, to Harry Armstrong; son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Wood, of River Forest, Ill. Miss Morse, president of Panhel- lenic Board, is also the president of{ her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta.I She is a member of Wyvern, wasI chairman of Panhellenic Banquet last year, and was a former member of the WAA Board. Active in Frosh Project, Soph Cabaret, and JGP, she has also participated on various League committees. This fall Miss Morse was elected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. She also belongs to Scroll, senior women's honorary society. Mr. Armstrong is a senior at Dart- mouth this year and is affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. Follow- ing his graduation this April, he will join the Army Air Corps. As yet no date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Schermerhorn of Evanston, Ill., have announced the engagerment of their daughter, Jane, The marriage of Alice Louise Schutt, '44, daughter of Mr. and Mirs. Frederick Schutt, of Mt. Clemens, to Richard Harvey Blakeley, '42E, son of Mr: and Mrs. Harvey T. Blakeley of Detroit, took place recently. Mrs. Blakeley is affiliated with Delta Gamma sorority and is a meni- ber of Panhellenic Board. Mr. Blake- ley is a member of Chi Phi fraternity. The couple will make their home in Ann Arbor. Barbara J. Fisher, '41, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Karl Fisher of Trav- erse City, became the bride of Ralph D. Mahon Jr., recently at a ceremony held in the League ChapeL Mr. Ma- hon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. . .'. Mahon of Milan. Mrs. Mahon is affiliated with Al- pha Chi Omega, is a Phi Beta Kappa, and belonged to Mortarboard. She will receive her master's degree this month. Mr. Mahon took his pre-medical instruction at the University of Tex- as, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He later entered the Medical School here and will receive his doc tor's degree this month. He is a mem- ber of Phi Chi fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Buhr re- cently announced the engagement 'of their daughter Margaret to Ensign Charles J. Trick, '43E1, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sohn W. Trick of Dearborn. Miss Buhr attends William and Mary College in Richmond, Va. She will graduate this June. Ensign Trick is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and is active on the wres- tling, boxing and track teams. _ _. . Suits... m as seen in Ifarper's b'azaar * .: t .k ,. < v. . Y 1, .; y .., 4 } ,, L X.X b VheLesaanever1bte' prer . in n,-0 °s " , . .,.. , " ' IL ' By SHIRLEY RASKEY "From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli" Margaret Bourke-White and her trusty camera have traveled documenting modern history. Miss Bourke-White will be presented by the Oratorical Associa- tion on Feb. 4, 1943 as the sixth at- traction in the 1942-43 lecture course. Working under the assumption that no corner of the world is too remote, this shining example of the "modern woman" has travelled through twen- ty-seven countries. Since the begin- ning of World War II, she has spent her time at the fighting fronts' in Britain, Russia and Libya. In Russia with Husband Having spent several months in Russia, with her writer husband, Ers- kine Caldwell. Miss Bourke-White will take the subject matter for her lecture from this locale when she speaks on "Russian Women in the War". She bears the distinction of being the first woman war photographer accredited by the U.S. Army. In this capacity, Miss Bourke-White was at- tached to the Eighth Air Force, Bomber Command in Britain. In order to refrain from becoming "bored" with life, Miss Bourke-White has often turned her talents to the art of writing. She has authored a half dozen books of which the most recent is "Shooting the Russian War", an account of her experiences in Rus- sia during the autumn and winter of 1941-42. Famous Acquaintances She can count among her acquain- tances and friends such personalities as President Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, King Faruk of Egypt, and Chi- ang Kai-shek. Her photographic ver- sions of these famous faces have been seen throughout the world. The Library of Congress, the Mu- scum. of Modern Art in New York City, the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum all contain examples of her talent. Her photo- murals are used for interiors in Radio City, New York. Tickets for this and the other re- maining lectures of the course may be purchased at the Hill Auditorium box office. Margaret Bondfield Will Lecture Today The guest of Martha Cook residents for the rest of the week, the Right P4,1 prejsentli V AA n stjC S WAA certainly started the New Year out right, and here's a resolution to keep it up throughout the year. A goodly number showed up to take those New Year's Eve kinks out through exercising at the fourth leadership meeting on the fated afternoon of Jan. 1, 1943, at Barbour. Yes, we were there, too, physically, anyhow, and though the meeting was short, it was fun and an active one. Reporting over station WAA, were Shelby Dietrich and Helen Clarke, on the trials and tribulations of a little girl called "BOtis' and don't ask us her last name. Reports on houses' activities are still slowly dragging themselves in; at least the athletic managers aren't, exactly on the ball. Only three weeks left before facing the well-known final firing squad, so how about some good house participation until then? Next to the last meeting of the Voluntary Physical Fitness program will be at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Barbour, so come one come all. Reason for the change of usual meeting time is due to the vocational conference. Talking about meetings, here's an important announcement. There will not be a meeting of the Swimming Club this week, but there will be one at 7:30 p.m. next week Thursday, at the Union Pool. All members must attend unless they have an excuse from Oriel Straehley or they will be ineligible to be in the ballet. Oriel says, "Be filled with ideas, for the blueprint for the Water Ballet will be composed at this time,' so put your thinking caps on. Here's one you've been waiting for. Selected to fill the presidency of the Dance club and newest WAA Board member is Ruth Pritchett, '45, trans- fer student from Wayne University. So long. .s , L .' 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