THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, DEC. 12, 1943
Ann Arbor USO Club
Opened with Dedication
Formal Dance First of Activities;
Servicemen, Band Parade in Ceremonies
The Ann Arbor USO Club was formally opened yesterday with a dedica-
tory program and Army parade followed by the new club's first function, a
formal dance, from 8:30 to 12:00 p.m.
The parade, which formed in front of Army Headquarters at 2:30 p.m.
included the Army ASTP Band, led by Prof. William D. Revelli, and a
marching contingent of about 100 men from the various companies, led by
Lt. Melvin G. Flegal. The parade proceeded from Morris Hall; down Will-
iams and up Huron to Harris Hall.
More than 300 people were present at the dedication, which was held
in the ballroom of Harris Hall, center of the club.
Legion Presents Colors°
The program was opened with a presentation of colors by the American
Legion, .followed by the national anthem which the public joined in singing.
The Rabbi Jehudah M. Cohen gave - -
Christmas Presents Start Rolling in for Soldiers on Campus
the invocation.
In a speech of greeting, Mayor
Leigh J. Young welcomed the organi-
zation and expressed his wish that
servicemen would consider it as their
home and make full use of it. Mayor
Young also expressed his thanks to
the USO Council, headed by Osias
Zwerdling.
President Alexander G. Ruthven
also presented his greetings to the
new club, promising the cooperation
and aid of the University. President
Ruthven said that the organization
is evidence of the ideal way in which
social agencies can work together.
Council Introduced
Following a rendition of the Army
Artillery song, Earl Cress, Chairman
of the War Chest, gave a brief sum-
mary of the history of the USO. He
then called the roll of the members
of the Ann Arbor USO Council. Also
introduced were: Mrs. Robert Burt-
on, director of the club; Miss Barbara
Starr, assistant director; Miss Helen
Donnegan and Miss Jean Gaffney,
chairmen of junior hostesses. An in-
vitation was extended to all service-
men to make use of the facilities
of Harris Hall.
I. B. Rhodes, regional USO director,
who came from Chicago for the dedi-
cation, then spoke on "What the USO
Stands For." He pointed out that
the USO is a federated, nationwide
organization, having the support of
Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
groups.
Capt. Richard Cassidy and Col.
Frederick Rogers each expressed the
appreciation of the Navy and Army
respectively.
Sketch Presented
A short sketch, presenting Army
impressions of the USO, was given
by members of Company A. Those
who took part in the sketch were:
Corp. Al Acerno, Corp. Alvin Yud-
koff, Corp. Gordon Cotler, Corp.
Arthur McEvoy, Corp. Bernard Cho-,
seed, and Corp. Jack Flagler.
The program was concluded with
a benediction by the Rev. Warren
Peek and selections by the Army
band.
Music for the formal dance was
provided by the Company D band
under the direction of Pfc. Richard
Thomas. All women who had re-
ceived their USO passes and had at-
tended the compulsory orientation
meeting held for junior USO host-
esses Thursday were invited to the
dance.
Chaperons Named
Chaperons of the dance were: Mrs.
Robert Burton, Miss Barbara Starr,
Miss Ethel McCormick, Mrs. Frank
Legg, Miss Kathleen Simms, Mrs.
Irene Callay, Mrs. Bowler Rowles,
Mrs. William Anicker, Mrs. Paul
Kercher and Mr. and Mrs. Osias
Zwerdling.
At the recent orientation meeting
for prospective hostesses it was
stressed that the duty of junior host-
esses is to provide a "home away
from home" foi members of the arm-
ed forces. It is up to the junior host-
esses to help create and maintain a
home-like atmosphere.
For those who have not yet receiv-
ed passes, there will be a registration
day in the near future, to be an-
nounced in The Daily. All junior
hostesses are required to get their
passes because it is necessary to Nre-
sent the pass at the door to gain ad-
mittance.
Co. DCagers
Defeat Co. C
Enter Finals
Win, 26-20, in Close
Ganie; Armny-Navy
Finals Friday Night
The Company D basketball team
defeated Company C, in the semi-
final round of the Army intramural
program yesterday in a closely
fought contest which was not decided
until the last minute. The final score
was 26-20.
All the scoring for the victorious
Company D team was done by three
starters, Pfc. Tom Lucas, with 17
points, Pfc. Edward Grau, with 7
points, and Pf c. Raymond Smith,
with 2 points. Outstanding for the los-
ers was Pfc. George Kraw, with 8
points. Pfc. Eldon Price and Corp.
Irvin Mahr each scored 4 points.
The final game of the program
was to be played last night in the
Intramural Building. Company D,
winner yesterday, was to play Com-
pany E for the Army championship.
The winner is scheduled to play the
championship Navy team in the
Army-Navy finals Friday night. .
Teams Eliminated
The Company D and C teams es-
tablished their right to play in yes-
terday's semi-finals by virtue of
their victories in the earlier qualify-
ing rounds. In Friday night's play
the Company D cagers defeated4
Company C-2 easily, 35-15. In the
other game, Company E defeated
Company C after a close battle, 32-
30.
Company D's starting line-up in
the championship game with Com-
pany E last night was to consist of:
Pfc. Edward Grau, T/5 Jim Brazda.
Pfc. Zane Rhodes, Pfc. Lewis Pirnik
and Pfc. Tom Lucas. The Company
E team, with substitutes, included
Pvt. Joe Brock, Pvt. Keith Oliver,
Pfc. John Linde. Sgt. Mario Sartorio,
Corp. Albert Smith, Pfc. Ralph Davis,
Sgt. Robert Parker, T,/5 James
Leighton and Pfc. James MacBride.
Commenting on the Army athletic
program, Maj. J. P. Warner, super-
visor, said that "it has been a great
success and everyone has enjoyed it
thoroughly."
-Daily Photo by Cpl. R. L. Lewin, 3651st SU, Co. A
Hardly any rest for the mail staff of two at the mail room at headquarters. The mail sacks, whose
number runs into the teens, is collected daily at the post office at the crack of dawn. By mid-morning
the packages and letters must all be sorted, and then delivery is made by truck to the companies scat-
tered all over the campus. A good deal of time is spent on improperly addressed letters. Facilities are
being expanded now to handle the Christmas rush, and the new equipment includes sack racks and sort-
ing pigeon holes. The mail room also has a complete roster of every soldier here and the forwarding
address of those who have left.
Handling the mail in the picture are, left to right, Ifc. William Uszynski and T/5 Ralph Snoke.
News from the Companies
Co. 13 Class
To Graduate at
End of Term
Terni Eight Sanitary
Engineers Will Finish
Work at University
Co. B, the youngest company on
the campus, will present its first
graduating class at the end of. the
present army term. The term eight
Sanitary Engineers are scheduled to
complete their work in the field of
sanitary engineering. It will be the
first group of engineers of this type
to graduate from the University..
Most of the fellows entered the
ASTP program at the Virginia Poly-
technic Institute as advanced engi-
neers. After graduating from the
highest class in ASTP, they were sent
to Rutgers University to take term
seven specialized training. In term
seven, they did not specialize in any
one field of engineering but just con-
tinued with advanced work. Upon
the completion of term seven, they
came to Michigan for specialized
work in sanitary engineering.
The program is a stiff affair for
the specialists. They take 42 credit
hours per week plus Saturday excur-
sions. The usual program for a Sat-
urday is to go to some dairy or sewage
plant or plumbing works to learn the
practical application of what they are
taught in school. Special lectures by
the professors of the University also
adds to the time spent in studying.
Each of the men has attended some
college as a civilian and has earned
his degree in some branch of engi-
neering. The following are the 17
lucky fellows:
Clinton Wright Allen, Paul Vincent
Bardzil, William Joseph Fajman,
William Arthur Gardner, Seymour H.
Henderson, Constantine A. Kazmier-
owicz, William Gerard Knapp, Hyman
,Kolkowitz, Murray Burns McPherson,
James Edgar Mulford, John Charles
O'Connor, Jr.
John William Palmer, Edward
Thornburg Parker, Jr., Carl Gereld
Schwohn, Mitchell Sokal, Henry Ed-
ward Weingartner, Francis Silas
Weir.
All of these men are fair repre-
sentatives of the type of men which
the army wishes to receive from the
many colleges in the United States.
Plans for Co. A
Party Formed
Entertainment plans for the forth-
coming Co. A formal dinner to be
held at the Allenel Hotel Friday eve-
ning, Dec. 17, were completed this
week, Cpl. Al Acerno, chairman of
the entertainment committee, an-
nounced.
Cpl. Acerno has planned a program
which includes Cpl. Bernard Choseed
singing "Get Yourself a Geisha."
Mrs. Otto Graf will sing "Lula Belle"
and "Falling in Love Again." Mrs.
Graf will be accompanied by her
husband, Cpl. Otto Graf at the piano.
The Co. A Singing Chorus will ren-
der a medley of hit songs from "Nips
in the Bud," with Cpl. Arthur Mc-
Evoy at the piano. The team of Cor-
porals Acerno and Cotler will do
take-offs entitled "The Year in Re-
view." Cpl. Acerno will act as master
of ceremonies.
A number of prominent guests
have announced their intention of
attending the dinner and the formal
dance that will follow, Cpl. Ralph A.
Anderson, chairman of the arrange-
ments committee, announced. Among
these guests are Col. and Mrs. Fred-
erick Rogers, Col. and Mrs. Kai Ras-
nussen, Col. and Mrs. A. W. Stewart,
Maj. L. K. Warner, Dean and Mrs.
Lloyd Waterman, Dr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Yamagiwa, Mr. John Also and
Capt. and Mrs. George Spence. The
instructors of Co. A have been invited
as guests of the Company.
Following the dinner at the Allenel
Hotel a formal dance will be held in
the Grand Ballroom of the Michigan
League. Bill Sawyer's orchestra will
furnish the dance music.
This program will be the last social
event of the men composing the Jan-
uary group of Co. A, who have been
stationed here the past year before
their graduation ceremony on Jan. 4
and their departure for officer train-
ing.
Col. Shaifer Visits
Campus ASTP Unit
Co. Edward Shaifer of the Gener-
al Staff Corps, Headquarters, Sixth
Service Command, Chicago, Ill., vis-
ited the ASTP-ROTC Units here Fri-
day. Col. Shaifer was on an orienta-
tion tour and had visited other posts
in the Sixth Service Command before
arriving in Ann Arbor. He expressed
a desire to become better acquainted
with the personnel in his command.
While here in Ann Arbor he ac-
companied Col. Frederick C. Rogers,
Ugag
Sunday Military Page
The Sunday Army page is written by and
for the enlisted Army personnel stationed
on the University of Michigan campus.
All opinions expressed on this page are
those of the individual contributors and
ihould not be construed as representing
the policy or opinions of either the war
Department or the commandants of the
Army units located here.
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief: Pfc. Lazar Emanuel
Manag. Editor: Pfc. Stanley Krenitz
Company Representatives
Co. A ....T-5 Raymond Gage, T-5 Jason
Horne
Co. B .................Pvt. Richard Wolf
ASTPR ...............william Matthews
Co. C ....Pfc. David Lindsey, Pfc. Thomas
Pattison
Co. D ............ Pfc. Barney Schwartz
Co. R ..Pvt. Delore Williams, Pvt. Joseph
O'Connor
Co. F ..Pvt. Melvin J. Berman, Pvt Rob-
ert J. Holmes
Co. G ..Pfc. Culver Jones, Pfc. Max Raabe
Headquarters ......p. William T. Scott
Photographer...........Cpl. Robert Lewin
U S0o."
With impressive ceremonies and
the. presence of the ranking Army
and Navy officers on campus, the
new Ann Arbor USO made its offi-
cial debut yesterday afternoon.
A tremendous amount of work
and much imagination lies behind
the realization o-this project. Be-
ginning with nothing more than
an idea, the new USO is now a vast
recreation center occupying all of
Harris Hall. Special credit must go
to Mrs. Robert Burton who is serv-
ing now as director of the USO and
has been its guiding spirit during
the months of preparation and
planning.
It is, of course, impossible for the
servicemen stationed on the cam-
pus to ever adequately express
their gratitude to the people of
Ann Arbor for the gracious hospi-
tality extended to them on every
hand. When a soldier or sailor
comes to a newcommunity there is
always a period of readjustment,
sometimes a very painful one. But
in Ann Arbor we have been enthu-
siastically welcomed and hospi-
tably received everywhere. The
Ann Arbor USO is an example.
We are confident that the USO
will be very successful, and we as-
sure everyone who devoted his
efforts to it that the soldiers, sail-
ors, and marines here are not un-
mindful of the work or the spirit
that went into the project.
Company F
To Hold Party
Lt. William R. Hinkle, commad-
ing officer of Co. F, has given the go
ahead signal to a committee of house
monitors on their plan to stage a
Christmas Eve party for the men of
the company.
.Expenses for the party will be cov-
ered by the company fund. Right
now the house "mammas" are busy
as the proverbial bees. S/Sgt. Wile
is head of the committee and is try-
ing to secure the Armory for the
event. It is planned that there shall
be beer for the drinkers, cider for the
non-drinkers, and plenty of food
for those who prefer their refresh-
ments in a solid form. The food is
being supplied by the vary gracious
Moms Club of Ann Arbor.
S/Sgt. "Doc" Hoffman, who is tak-
ing care of the female situation, re-
ports that he expects 125 couples in-
cluding enough girls to accommo-
date all those who won't have their
own dates.
The entertainment is in the hands
of Sgt. Shipman. He's angling for a
dance band but says that there will
be more than just dancing. The fel-
lows will see specialties by members
of the Company, including an exhi-
'bition of magic by Pvt. "Mandrake"
Fairweather.
The success of various platoon
affairs held in the past promises an
enjoyable party.
Soldiers Relieve
Manpower Shortage
The soldiers of the Station Com-
plement, 3651st SU, are helping to
solve the local manpower shortage
by working at the depot helping with
the loading of Christmas packages
and other freight that passes through
the town during the day and night.
The shortage is not peculiar to
Ann Arbor, as Army personnel all
over the nation are working at vari-
ous jobs where openings exist due to
the usual Christmas rush. The sol-
diers engaged in this type of work
are doing so on their spare time and
after their usual military duties are
accomplished.
The soldiers working at the Ann
Arbor depot are finding the work
very interesting and are happy to be
of assistance in another wartime
emergency.
Lt. Horn Promoted
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COMPANY D
The military mess class under Lt.
Wattles, has brought several inter-
esting things to light: Pfc. Morris
Lifshitz get mal de iner every time
'a juicy steak is menuoned, since he's
been on a strict calorie diet . . . Pfc.
Samuel Buchin has been bucking for
a mess laboratory, and Pfc. Elliot
Schrero has a new method of frying
with water . . . Recipes are being
phanged freely, though Cadet 1st Sgt.
Rogers has warned that no cooking
or baking will be tolerated in the
dorm.
Pfc. David Shapiro spent all week
dancing around his room practicing
for the Adrian College dance . . . Sgt,.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY SERVICE EDITION
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Nelson Engelhard is sporting his new
two-bit (and fifty-cent-tip) hair cut
. . . Pfc. Robert L. Viner is all agog
over an A.E. Phi, which only goes to
prove that open house is worth while.
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COMPANY G
It's getting sort of embarrassing.
Day after day we see "Gunner," the
little cocker spaniel that is the Navy's
mascot on campus, come bounding
over to Co. G headquarters like an'
old friend. It's a long hike from
West Quad guarterdeck to Victorl
Vaughan barracks, but Gunner in-'
sists on hitting the trail. If a navy
pup loves the army so much, argue
the boys, why shouldn't he become.
an army pup, too?
A huge Christmas tree will twinkle
in the lounge through the holiday3
season. Christmas plans are indef-
inite. About 20 men will stay in'
the barracks during the holiday week,
probably attend the Rotary Club's
Christmas party on campus . . . Con-
trary to popular belief, there will be
no new class next spring or summer.
The medical school will see its next
freshmen Nov. 1. It will be the last
class chosen by the medical school;
thereafter the army and navy will
decide who is to become an M. D.
Pfc. Bill Beck, who once ran his
own dance band at the University of
Pennsylvania, is now organizing an-
other for Co. G. The crying need is
for a bass fiddler. Bill plays the
piano, as do about 40 other boys at
the barracks. There are plans for
parties and things after Christmas
. . . Pfc. Lester Kashiwa, a demon at
research, seriously reports a syn-
thetic hormone which grows giant
pineapples. Kash comes from Ha-
waii, where the stories grow as tall
as the pineapples.
Dads . . . two colonels overseas,
are the proud fathers of Pfc. Bob Ju-
zek and Pfc. Bob Campbell . . . Pfc.
Frank Barrett's dad is Wyoming's
only congressman . . . Except for
University Hospital here, Harper Hos-
pital in Detroit will receive the larg-
est group of internes next summer
from the medical seniors. Army men
already selected are Pfc. John O'Dell,
Pfc. Joe Reed, Pfc. Jack Garling-
house, Pfc. Paul vanPortfliet, and
Pfc. Culver Jones. Pfc. Henry Beale
goes to St. Vincent's in Toledo.
1 EADQUARTERS
All officers and enlisted men of the
station complement are invited to the
banquet to be given at the Allenel
Hotel. Thursday, Dec. 16. The cost of
the dinners will be three dollars per
couple and $1.50 per person.
Lt. Melvin G. Flegal has just re-
tuined from a leave awarded to him
for submitting the greatestnumber
of entries to the "Think to Win"
contest. He visited the home of his
parents in Altoona, Pa.
S/Sgt. Robert Sendecke set in a
new record Tuesday night in the
bowling league, at the Michigan Rec-
reation Center. Sendecke is a mem-
ber of the "G. I." bowling team.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
DEC. 12, 1943
dents could do more too.
But the University laun-
dry, the hospital, the res-
taurants still need more'
help.
RICHARD BURGIN, as-
sociate conductor of the
Boston Symphony, led the
orchestra in its perform-
ance here Wednesday be-
cause of the illness of Serge
Koussevitsky. There seem-
ed to be no loud reactions
of pleasure or displeasure
following the concert. Many
sorry that Koussevi tsky
was unable to appear but
still enjoyed the playing of
Shostakovitch's First and
the lighter selections by
Debussy, Moussorgsky and
Rimsky-Korsakov.
* *
CHRISTMAS spirit has
appeared on the campus in
various ways. Vacation
still starts Dec. 21 and dras-
tic action may be dealt out
to those who cut classes the
preceding Monday and.
Tuesday . . . The Daily
Christmas Supplement ap-
peared Friday. In it were
letters to Santa Claus ask-
ing for widely divergent
tm - nyo-n' hne "a
Victory Committee, held its
first organizational meet-
ing last week. The group
plans for eventual affilia-
tion with the national
American Youth for De-
mocracy. The AYD is, it-
self, a new organization. It
presented to Milton Mur-
ray, Detroit Times reporter,
a mock "Dies Award for
Yellow Journalism" last
week.
LT. THOMAS HAR-
MON'S parents received a
cablegram from his this
week. It said, "Arrived
safe, sound, health, think-
ing of you. Don't worry.
everything in perfect
shape." Commented his
father, "That's something
I wanted to hear."
*' * * ,
FIRST RUTHVEN TEA
of the year was held Wed-
nesday. Only more service-
men were present to drink
tea and view the wonders
of the house than in past
years.
STUDY LAMPS were re-
quested last week for ser-
vicemen on campus. In the
Phi Kappa Psi house,
Queen
equally at home in the
center, guard or tackle po-
sitions is a 'consistent play-
er either in defensive or
offensive work.
MICHIGAN HOCKEY
received a major blow
when Bob Derleth, captain
and star defenseman, suf-
fered a serious knee injury
during practice.
WOLVERINE CAGERS
doggedly kept ahead of a
Fort Custer team last
night, to win their third
straight victory of the
year, 46 to 44. In their
game with the Romulus
Army Air team Monday
the team used only civilian
players, still won 42 to 30.
Coach Bennie Oosterbaan
could well be proud of this
team. So far, it's doing
well in putting down the
idea about basketball be-
ing the University's weak-
est sport.
THE HOCKEY TEAM,
however, played the Lon-
don A.C. team last night
and finished at the wrong
end of a four to one score.
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A PRINCE of the State
FIRST DANCE:
Com pany C Christmas Ball
Will Feature A.S.T.P. Band
Dancing to the music of the A.S.T.
P. band, the men of Company C and
their dates will hold a Christmas Ball
Saturday, Dec. 18, in the main Ball
Room of the Michigan Union.
Floor Show Planned
Under the general direction of co-
chairman Pfc. Robert H. Gardner
and Pfc. Samuel Kirschenbaum, com-
mittees have been functioning for the
past several weeks, organizing the
room "strictly in the mood."
First Dance
The dance, first to be given by the
company will be the last group func-
tion before the New Year furlough.
Soldiers without dates may rely on
the Date Bureau Committee, headed
by Sgt. S. S. Steckler, and they are
urged to get in touch with Steckler
or with Pfc. Maurice Natenburg or
Cpl. Herbert Dechert, immediately.
Coast guardsmen on