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TR'E MC7T-ANDAILY
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Miss McGeachy's Appointment
Breaks Long StandingCustom
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WAAC Director
Visits Fort Custer During
Tour
I ndependents
Present Plans
Petitioning for Four Positions
Scheduled for Next Semester
Men in Uniform
Will Be Quests
At Open House
By TOMMI THOMASI
Recognition of the vital part wom-
en are playing in the war has been
forthcoming from many sources, but
the British Empire has recently hon-
ored their women by breaking a tra-
dition.
Heretofore, the British Foreign
Office has been almost exclusively
a male organization, at least as far
as the diplomats go, but the appoint-
ment of Miss Craig McGeachy as a
first secretary to the Embassy in
Washington last fall broke this long-
standing tradition and may be con-
ceived as a tribute to British women.
Miss McGeachy's work is closely
connected with the Ministry of Eco-
nomic Warfare, so it is part of her
job to keep in touch with goings-on
inside Europe. In addition to her
duties in this field, Miss McGeachy
is greatly conceined with the prob-
lems which will be involved in post-
wtr rehabilitation and in labor re-
lations. She thinks that the war
has done as much for women as
women have done for the war. She
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feels that they have attained a new
realization of their importance to
society and this will be indicated
after the war not by their replacing
men in industry, but by their in-
creased participation in organiza-
tional work.
Miss McGeachy believes firmly. in.
international cooperation after the
war. She says, "We've all learned
that we can't fight alone, and we
are building up a marvelous joint
machinery. If we can cooperate now
on the intricate problems of supply1
in war, we can cooperate on any-
thing; that same kind of machinery
can be turned to peaceful aims."
Canadian-born, Miss McGeachy
attended the University of Toronito,
the Sorbonne in Paris, and the GrAd-
uate School of Higher International
Studies at Geneva. For terf years
she was connected with the League,
of, Nations, becoming. a member of
the Permanent Secretariat at the
age of 23 and serving for a time s
acting director of the information
section of the League.
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Col. Oveta Culp Hobby (right), director of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, chats with WAACs in
the mess hall during her first visit to Fort Custer, Mich. The visit was part of a three-day tour of army
camps where the Women's Army is on assignment.
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Miss Capron
To Be Married
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Capron of De-
troit announce the engagemento f
their daghtei Virginia, '43, to Rob-
ert L. Livingston, Grad., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Livingston of Co-
lumbus, Ohio.
MissCapron was vice-president of
the League this year and chairman
of Orientation. She is president of
Martha Cook and also a member of
Mortar Board and Senior Society.
Mr. Livingston did his undergrad-
uate work at Ohio State University,
has been a teaching fellow in the
chemistry department in this Uni-
versity, and is now doing war re-
search here for the United States
Government, expecting to receive his
doctor's degree this summer. He is
a member of Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Del-
ta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon and
Sigma Xi societies.
The couple will be married on
May 30 at the bride's home and will
live in Ann Arbor.
Phi Gamma Delta
Announces Recent
Election of Officers
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity an-
nounces the recent election of the
following officers: George Irwin, '43,
president; Robert Norwick, '43, treas-
urer; Charles Adams, '44, recording
secretary; A. Victor Peterson, '44,
corresponding secretary, and Harold
Anderson, '45, historian.
Newly initiated members are: Rob-
ert A. Allen, '45E, Eggertsville, N.Y.;
Herbert A. Beyer, '45E, Detroit; Clark
Barton, '46, Hinsdale, Ill.; Dean V.
Firth, '46E, Highland Park; Daniel
E. Gardiner, '46E, Larchmont, N.Y.;
Thomas M. Gattle, '46, Miami Beach,
Fla.; Robert M. Grandy, '46E, East
Cleveland, Ohio; Gurney 0. Gute-
kunst, '46, Pleasant Ridge; Charles
E. Holland, '46, Allegan; William P.
Hollenbeck, '46E, Washington, D.C.;
Robert B. Kerr, '44, Coldwater, and
James C. MacDonald, '46E, Detroit.
The fraternity announces the re-
cent pledging of Ralph Chubb, '46k,
Ann Arbor; George Darrow, '46,
Rochester, N.Y.; Harrison Dodge,
'45, Hornell, N.Y.; Paul Ehinger, '46,
Dover, Del.; Rober Hearth, '46, Ann
Arbor; Charles Ketterer, '45, Detroit;
George Kiesel, '45, Detroit; Philip
Pratt, '46, Pontiac; Malcolm Stamp-
er, '46, Detroit, and Hicks Waldron,
'44E, Amsterdam, N.Y.
The average length of life for
Americans in 186 was approximate- 1
ly 40 years, As against 64 years today.
Mobilization of Women Planned
To Relieve Farm Labor Shortage
By HARRIET SKINNER
The United States Land Corps Is
mobilizing American women for
badly needed farm work.
The country is faced with a seri-
ous food and manpower shortage,
and the only hope for a solution of
this problem lies in the hands of the
women. This year the goal for food
production has been increased from
eight to ten per cent over the 1942
goal, and because of the tremendous
loss of farmhands to the armed serv-
ices and industry, approximately
3,500,000 part-time workers will be
needed on our farms.
To Recruit Women
The Women's Land Army, a branch
of the United States Land Corps, is
planning to recruit women in criti-
cal farm areas, to give as much time
as can be spared for farm work. The
amount of time volunteered will be
up to the individual woman and the
need of the vicinity. It may mean
iust a matter of a few days at the
peak of the season, or the need may
last for several weeks.
Transportation to these farming
areas will be taken care of by the
county and town involved. Those
women who live near farms will.be
asked to go out on a day-by-day
basis; however, there will be camps
and living facilities provided for
those women who are recruited from
large cities to do agricultural work.
The work will consist primarily of
field labor and fruit and vegetable
farming, especially during seasonal
shortages. Women can expect to be
paid according to the type of work
done; however, it is reasonable to
expect that if the country is going
to get the number of workers it has
asked for, it will have to pay. wages
that are somewhat near those re-
ceived in industry.
Must Be Physically Fit
Women going into farm work must
be physically fit, adaptable, and will-
ing to work long hours out-of-doors
during peak seasons. The need is
for plain, hard work.
State Extension Services and the
Office of Civilian Defense will be
mobilizing the United States Land
Corps all over the country. Women
will soon be asked to sign up at local
offices. This is an opportunity for
American women to make a real
contribution to the war effort. The
food which will be produced Will
feed, our fighting men, civilians, our
Allies and those people who are in
dire need of food in occupied coun-
tries.
Five Groups To Be
Guests at Surgical
Dressing Unit Today
Groups that have been especially
invited to attend the Surgical Dress-
ing Unit sometime between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. today include Collegiate
Sororsis, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha
Chi Omega, Mosher Hall, and Uni-
versity House.
Despite tle fact that this is Easter
week-end, Jean Whittemore, '44,
head of the unit, urged that coeds
turn out for at least one hour. She
also pointed out that in many parts
of the world soldiers would be given
no Easter vacation, and that the
need for surgical dressings would be
as great as ever.
Plans, modified by food shortages For all men in the uniforms of
and war needs, were laid for the the Armv, Navy or Marines stationed
coming year by Assembly Board, at on campus who have nothing to do
their 5 p.m. meeting Wednesday in in the way of entertainment this
the League. E'ster week-end, the members of
Ann Arbor Independents will take Freshman Project will hold the
charge of the Assembly Information fourth of their weekly open houses
Booth in the League during Orienta- from 8 p.m. to midnight tomorrow
tion Week next fall, to eliminate the in the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo
necessity of Assembly members com- rooms of the League.
ing back early from other localities. Ruthann Bales, publicity chair-
May Petition Next Fall man, stressed the fact that women
Petitioning and interviewing for with soldier dates could bring them
the following members of Assembly to the dance without charge. The
Board will be held the third week soldiers may come either with dates
of school: President of league or stag, she added.
houses, vice-president of league The open house tomorrow is de-
houses, a third league house repre- signed to give everyone a good time
sentative and possibly the president in the way they enjoy the most.
of the Ann Arbor Independents. There will be dancing in the Grand
Following that, Independents' Rapids room and bridge and bingo
Fortnight will be revived, beginning in the Kalamazoo room for those
with an informal afternoon gather- who do not care to dance.
ing to which all advisers will bring
freshman and transfer groups to year entertainment for men in armed
meet League Council members and forces stationed on campus," Doris
others of their own classes. The Barr, '44. Assembly president, said,
purpose of Fortnight will be to in- and added that a full year war proj-
troduce all League activities to the ect is now being planned and
newcomers, and give them an idea "throughout the year Assembly will
of all the things in which they may support all other campus war proj-'
participate. ects."
To Hold 'Independent Night'
The Board has decided that food There will be a very important
shortages necessitate that "Inde- meeting of all house athletic or
penident Night" replace Assembly exercise mlanagers at 5:00 P.M.
Banquet. The usual awards and today in the Iance Studio at Bar-
speeches will take place, and the bour gym. This announce nent I
dinner will be replaced with informal contrary to the 4:15 p.m. meet-
entertainment, possibly in the shape ing time announced previously
of a benefit show. and takes precedence over that
"Assembly Ball, as plans stand announcement.
now, will probably be held as a mid-
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