2"eftSDAY, APRIlr 1, 19,11 FI'FrM'IiH14N~D-iWLY- PAGE FIVE - . I-- ff~1~SDAI~ APRIIr 1,1943 PAGE FIVE - . - I -- .~.-,...-..- -..~-.~-------.-.~~-..J-..* -, - ________________________ r Freshmen Plan, Open Houses For Soldiers Saturday's Dance To Initiate Project's Program for Aiding in Entertainment of Army Men Plans for Freshman Project got well underway at the freshman mass meeting yesterday, when it was an- nounced that the first open house for soldiers stationed on campus would be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Satur- day in the Grand Rapids Room at the League. The dance is open to all women on campus, stressed Jean Gaffney, '46, chairman of the project. Houses which have received special invita- tions for the first open house are Stockwell Hall, Betsy Barbour House and Helen Newberry Residence. Music Will be provided by a juke box, and the entertainment will be supple- mented by bingo and bridge for those who do not care t dance. Registration in Dormitories Betsy Perry spoke for the hostess committee and said that present plans are to have a member of the committee in each dormitory register women to act as hostesses. Women may come even if they do not sign up, however, and it is hoped that .women who find themselves without a date at the last minute will go'to the dance. Rudy Bales, publicity chairman, said the main job of the publicity committee will be to get the women and the soldiers on campus interested in the project. Posters and announce- ments of all sorts will be used. The committee will publicize all of the activities on campus designed to en- tertain the soldiers as well as the activities of Freshman Project. Variety in Entertainment The entertainment committee, headed by Shirley Sickels, will see that the dances run smoothly. Women who can play the piano or lead group singing were especially urged to sign up. At the dances everyone will re- ceive a name tag to avoid confusion. The central committee working in cooperation with the University War Board will also conduct a research project. The project will consist of getting out an illustiated booklet for soldiers, explaining the large variety of entertainment offered for soldiers in the campus vicinity. Originality Encouraged Miss Ethel McCormick, social direc- tor of the League, spoke and' urged the girls to be "on the alert" for new ideas and means of entertainment. She stressed the fact that if the pro- ject is to function smoothly, every woman must do her part. The Committee meetings will be announced at a later date, and all women working on Freshman Project are reminded that they must have their eligibility cards signed in the undergraduate office of the League. The cards must be brought to the first committee meetings. Junior Night Editor Reveals Engagement The engagement of Carol Cothran, '44, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cothran of Detroit, to Mr. Otto R. Larsen, '43F&c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto B. Larsen of Chicago, Ill. was announced Saturday at Panhellenic Ball. Miss Cothran is a junior night edi- tor on the women's staff of The Michigan Daily, vice-president of Alpha Chi Omega, member of the Women's Glee Club and of Athena. Mr. Larsen is assistant residence director of Wenley House. No date has yet been set for the wedding. Sigma Alpha Iota announces the pledging of Helen Brickman, '45SM, New York City; Audrey Unger, '45SM, Dearborn; Marjorie Gould, '44SM, Ann Arbor; Constance Gilbertson, '43SM, Elizabeth, N.J.; Imogene Ten- niswood, '43SM, Melvin; Hazel Reut- tinger, '45, Flat Rock, and Marian Hall, '45SM, St. Louis, Mo. Coed Housing Will Not Present Grae Problem "There is no reason at this point to believe that we cannot take care of all our University women adequately in the coming year," Dean Alice C. Lloyd stated yesterday concerning the problem of coed housing short- ages. Although she stated that there was % slightly larger application list than there was last year, among women, Dean Lloyd said that she doubted if, there would be the shortage of last year, since there will be fewer men to take up rooming house quarters, ind the influx of industrial workers will have been stabilized. Absolutely no trouble is expected In housing during the summer term, both Dean Lloyd and Dean Jeannette Perry declared. Sorority houses will be opened according to need, Mosher Hall will be available for the 16-week term, and as will Stockwell Hall., Jor- dan will house eight-week undergrad- uate students while Helen Newberry, Betsy Barbour and University House will be opened for eight-week gradu- ates only. Dormitory housing has shown an approximate 25 per cent increase dur- ing the past three years, official re- ports say. Reflecting the general housing overflow throughout the country, in the last two years dormi- tories have been filled by the June preceding the winter term. ~hild Gives Up' qnl f Sweet QOld ( - Cetera Panhel Ba(l, Stur Proceeds to Thr By NANCY GROBERG This semester we were not going to worry about marks. We were going to-ha, ha-"get the most out of college" and live the academic life ideal. We were going to read Plato for the sheer pleasure of reading Plato, and study for bluebooks in the history of England because we were dying to know exactly what 'did happen in England. We now submit the foregoing intention to the Famous Last Words Department. "The road to hell etc. We know, by this time, that try as we may, we shall always be slightly if not violently disturbed by what is known as the marking system. This system is, it seems, one of those necessary evils around here-necessary; inevitable, and thoroughly annoying. Oh, we've considered rejecting the whole thing. We were going to go to Bennington and sit on the floor and smoke cigarettes with our professors, and receive "Unsatisfactory", "Satisfactory", or "Outstanding" in all our courses. Once, having discarded that idea, we tried the only alternative, that of completely ignoring the marking system. Well, Fair Reader; It doesn't work so well-The thrill is still there when ani "A" rolls in, and violent nausea still accompanies the "D". Bluebooks have continued to be horrible things, and finals can bring on anything from mnore-than-light- concern to hibernation. We don't think we stand alone in this. In fact we're convinced that we are renresentative of a rather stable and sickening group. Reform, for the time being at least, is, of course, out of the question. Most of us realize that weve been born and bred on the marking system and sudden emancipation would set some of us haywire. So we go around telling ourselves that we really don't care when all the time we're shaking in cur boots and studying like fiends and trying to look as casual as possible about the whole thing. Tears, idle tears . . . we're slaves to a system: This slavery, in turn, fosters all kinds of lesser evils. Sly-eyed vultures hover around- other people's mailboxes when the renort' cards start coming in. House directors yank aside unsuspecting freshmen and explain the im- portance of studying for the honor of dear old Heaven Hall. Faculty din- ner invitations take on a slightly suspicious flavor. Ordinarily harmless individuals consider poisoning professors the night before the bluebook. Wide-eyed "apple-polishers" lean forward in their classroom seats to catch every great big wonderful word. Offices are packed with students demand- ing to know "why-I-got-B-plus-instead-of-A". Departments are petitioned. Dizzily, dizzily, dizzily, the potential honor student nasses his miserable existence. On and on it goes until the race for marks takes on alarming proportions and the nervous system is saturated with racking influences. Personally, we're very fond of our nervous system and would like to keep it in fairly good order. So we're going to do our best in this business of ignoring marks, and maybe if we keep telling ourselves often enough that we don't care-maybe some day we won't. Meanwhile, all we can do right now is grioe gently, enjoy life, and pass bluebooks wherever possible. Panhellenic Ball: The entire profit of the recent Pan- hellenic Ball, a sum approaching- $700, will be divided evenly between the Bomber Scholarship Fund and the Red Cross, Sue Wood, '44, general chairman of the Ball Committee an- nounced today. The Ball, one of the most success- ful in Panhellenic history, according to Miss Wood, had a complete sell-out in tickets. Strictly adhering to its all-out-for-war theme, the dance was characterized by its lack of decora- tions and programs. The door prizes were in the forms of war stamp books. Finally, the entire profit was to be donated to charity. Every person who bought a ticket contributed directly to these drives and 70 women invited soldiers sta- tioned on campus to attend the dance with them. Coed Dressings Sent to Front The tenth package of surgical dressings made by University women is now on its way to the front lines! Each package contains 500 dressings, and the total number made by Uni- versity coeds has reached the 5,000 mark. The announcement of last week's winner at the unit disclosed that Chi Omega had had the largest rep- resentation of any sorority house. Special guests at the unit today will include Mortar Board, Wyvern, Pi Beta Phi, Jordan Hall, and Theta Phi Alpha. The groups that are especially invited to attend tomorrow are Scroll, Senior Society, Mosher Hall, Gamma Phi Beta, and Alpha Xi Delta. Different organizations will be in- vited to attend the unit in the next few weeks, as honor societies were this week. The Latin-American Society will resume its series of informally instructed classes in Latin dances at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in the Grand Rapids room of the League. All persons interested are cor- dially invited to attend the re- maining three periods of the ser- ies. It is not necessary to have a ttended the preceding lessons. nt Night Give Ho.stelGroup To Go To Saline Farms e e ViHotael Funders and bikers have made ree V ital Funds pasfrnortito Saline l ley Farms this week-end, and those Junior Stunt Night: attending are to meet at 1:30 p.m. Approximately $300, the proceeds Saturday, at Hill Auditorium. of Junior Stunt Night, has been All students are invited to attend turned over to the Chinese War Re- the hostel trip, and the soldiers on teundovero the CintrseWmmite-rcampus are especially welcome. The lief Fund, the central committee for group will be divided into two parts, Junior Project announced yesterday. those wishing to hike and those who Admissions paid by the senior prefer to bike. Square dancing and women and collections from the singing will entertain the group. wishing well composed $116 of this amount. From the wishing well, in which senior women who were not pinned, engaged, or married tossed Wennies equivalent to their ages, $27! ws collected. Junior class dues and admissions paid by those who were not seniors totaIed $184. Zeta Psi officers elected for the comi.ig year are Bud Sullivan, '45E, president; William Essery, '45, vice president; William Johnson, '43, treasurer, and Robert Gaukler, '46, secretary. 5286 OL6& for Gibbs Secretaries during th past year I Many employers specified college girls for important positions in a1wide variety of interesting fields. Courses exclusively for college womnTbegCit July 6 and Sopt. 21. Person:" pl"ace- ment in Boston, New York, and Prov- idece. .nd for bo-oklet, -Gisis GIRLS AT WORK." SECRETARIAL BOSTON--90 MARLSOROUGH sT. NEW YORK-230 PARK AVENUE d April/First Special Be I.,Wragge Classics No Fooling! Now- 1/38 . 1 Chalk-Striped Brown-Wool Suit, Size 18 Was 39.95 Blonde Tresses To War Effort By JOAN LIST From blonde tresses to bombers may seem a long jump, but Anita Hochman, aged eleven, of Sea Cliff, L.I., recently made an unusual and valuable contribution to the war effort when she sacrificed her four- teen-inch curls to the Bendix Avia- tion Corporation for the making of piecision instruments used in war- planes. Anita learned last summer that hair for this purpose was especially needed, but that the standard for acceptable tresses was extremely high. Hair had to be "'patriotic blonde," undoctored by any curling or coloring chemicals and must never have known the touch of the curling iron. Furthermore it must be four- teen inches in length. Blonde Bomber The shade of Anita's locks is natur- ally fair, and they had never known a more occult beauty treatment than simple soap and water. At that time they were short, however, and, mak- ing a resolution, she let her hair grow during the warm summer months until it reached the required length. Today an engraved certificate from the Bendix Corporation hangs in the Hochman living room as a token of gratitude for the patriotism of a true "patriotic blonde." It mentions that the money for hair contributions goes to the funds of the USO and the Red Cross. Anita's pound-and-one-half of "crowning glory" at $2.50 an ounce has caused $60 to be presented to these charities. I Will Repeat Performance Anita now sports a modish "feather bob" but her mother, Mrs. Vincent A. Hochman, says that she is talking of giving up the convenience of the new style in order to let it grow into an- other contribution to the building of bombers. Chi Omega Prize Given in Sociology, Maida Ruth Steinberg, '43Ed, has been awarded the Chi Omega Prize for 1942-43 for her thesis in Sociology 51 which was adjudged by the staff of the department to be the best sub- mitted during the period from Feb., 1942 to Feb., 1943. English shoe merchants have found a way to alleviate the current rubber and leather shortage by manufactur- ing wooden soled Shoes. These shoes have been officially approved and are made from birch or poplar. The soles are naturally' very sturdy, and for extra protection are enforced in three places by wood- en strips. The manufacturers have shown that the style of the shoe can be maintained, even though the con- struction differs from the fine leather soles we were once taking for granted. SALT LAKE CITY- (P)- Fifteen of the 21 candidates for University of Utah student offices April 16 are coeds. Jarring note: Both nominees for president are men. 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