Fr iVEhNESiiAY, DEC. ,ii4 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGL 'riTI~EE ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ I League, Union Councils Will Be j 1 i Sponsors of New Year's Party Juke Box, Coke Bar, Novelty Acts To Be Featured at Affair; Mortar Board Will Operate Movie Concession in Theatre An elaborate New Year's Eve cele- bration will be sponsored by members of the Women's War Council in con- junction with the Union Executive Council Dec. 31-Jan. 1 in the League. The Ballroom will have a juke box' and a coke bar supplied by Assembly and Panhellenic. A floor show com- prised of student talent will be pres- ented at 11:15 p. m. The acts will include a magician, and two dance teams, as well as several musical and comedy numbers. "Auld Lang Syne" will be sung at midnight when all people present will be urged. to wel- come the New Year in the time-hon- ored uproarious manner. TWickets to the Ballroom will be handled by Deboral Parry. One gen- eral admission ticket will admit any- one to all of the various entertain- ment features set up in the League. Students may attend singly or in couples. Movie Concession Mortar Board, senior women's hon- or society, will operate a movie con- cession in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Bette Willemin, Harriet Fishel, and Natalie Mattern will be in charge of the theatre. Pictures will be shown at 8:30 p. m. and at 11 p. m. Members of the Union Council will set uip games in other forms of en- tertainment in the Husseyrand Grand Rapids rooms. Junior Girls Project headed by Nora MacLaughlin, will also operate a game concession. Grill To Bye Open Other members of the War Coun- cil working on the project include Marge Hall, president, as general chairman. Pat Coulter, Shelby Diet. rich, and Jean Gilman will be in charge of entertainment. Florine Wilkins and Margaret Laubengayer will direct the work done by Assem- bly and Panhellenic, while Mary An- ne Jones will plan the decorations.' Marcia Sharpe will handle publicity. Dean of Women Alice Lloyd, her assistant, Mrs. Mary C. Bromage and Miss Ethel MacCormick, director of coed undergraduate activities, will be in charge of the League Grill Room which will be open during the entire evening. Their staff will consist of house directors from campus dormi- tories and sorority houses. Yuletide Trees wLeddngs . and .oe I ngagements Dr. and Mrs. John Nagel of GrossE Ile, Mich. announce the marriage o their daughter Jean to Lt. Harold Sumi son of Mr. and Mrs. Sumi of Minnesota. The former Miss Nagel is a Junior' at the University and is affiliated with°Delta Delta Delta sorority. Lt Sumi graduated from the University of Minnesota. The engagement of Nancy Reber. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reber of Fremont, Mich. to Lt. Ted L. Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson also of Fremont has jusi been announced. Miss Reber is attending the Uni- versity and is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Lt. Johnsor attended the University of Michigan and is at the present time stationed in Muroc, Calif. Capt. and Mrs. Hiriam Muskatt of Detroit announce the marriage of their daughter Vivian to Lt. Thomas Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook of Detroit. The former Miss Cook is attending the University and is affiliated with Delta Delta Delta sorority. Lt. Cook attended Michigan State College and was previously stationed with the Marine Corps at the University. Recent announcement was made by Mrs. William Harrison of Lansing' of the engagement of her daughter, Betty, to Joseph Kopchick of Bridge- port, Conn. Miss Harrison is a senior at the University and a member of Mortar- board. Her fiance is a senior in the Naval Medical program here. Mr. Kopchick is a member of Phi Rho Sigma, medical fraternity. Light Campus Decorated Pines Put in League, Natural Science Greenhouse Christmas just isn't Christmas without a tree, and trees are blossom- ing all over campus to prove that the old tradition still lives. Lights were burning brightly in the Natural Science greenhouse yester- day morning at 8 a. m., thanks to the Chi Omega house's Christmas spirit. Wanting to bring some holiday cheer to the whole campus, the Chi Omegas decided to trim a Christmas tree which could be seen and en- ioyed by the entire student body. Because of war-time regulations, the idea of the traditional tree in the li- brary was given up. One by one, lo- ^ations for the tree on the diagonal, in Angell Hall, were rejected. Finally settling on the Natural Science greenhouse as the most con- picuous place, the sophomores of ,he Chi Omega house and Professor Armand J. Eardley of the Geology iepartment decorated the tree as their Christmas present to the Uni- versity of Michigan. The business staff of the League !as put up two trees, a giant one, afteen feet high, in the downstairs 'obby, and another in the grill room. Both are trimmed with multi-colored lights and bring the warmth of the Yuletide season into the League. The tree in the grill had an over- cowering effect on one small visitor. k little girl, 2 or 3 years old, left her linner to stare solemnly at it for five 'ninutes. She couldbnot bedinduced o return to her table, and finally oacked out, still gazing at the tree. Four New Night Editors Chosen By Women's Staff Appointments of Dona Guimares, '46, Betty Korash, '45, Frances Pop- kins, '46, and Stasia Zavlaris, '46 to the position of Junior night editor on the Women's staff of the Daily were approved Monday night at a meet- ing of the Board in Control of Stu- lent Publications. This enlargement of the staff will provide greater opportunities for ad- vancement of the increased number of coeds now serving on the try-out and sophomore staffs. Miss Gui- mares and Miss Korash have been serving as night editors this semester, but were officially appointed Mon- day, while Miss Popkins and Miss Zavlaris received their appointments while serving on the sophomore staff. Lloyd Coffee Hours To Continue Jan. 2 Continuing the bi-weekly Coffee Hours. for freshman orientation groups, Dean Alice Lloyd will hold another series of these informal get- togethers beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2. These Coffee Hours, intended to acquaint freshman women with the advantages of the University and to unite the freshman class, are held from 4:30 p. m. to 5:30 p. m. Tues- days and Fridays in the League. They include an informal talk by Dean Lloyd and are followed by a discussion period. Foreign S tudert Qroup To Hold Dance Jan. 5 Foreign students on campus will give their annual International Ball Friday, Jan. 5 in the Rainbow Room of the Union. Proceeds from the ball will go to the Emergency Fund for Foreign Stu- dents. This fund is used to relieve foreign students who find themselvesj in financial difficulties. The ball will have a truly cosmo- politan atmosphere, with students from over forty different countries, Latin-American, European, and Ori- ental, attending. Foreign students are urged to wear their native cos- tumes. The ball is semi-formal. George Hall, chairman of the dance, emphasized the fact that the dance is for everyone on the cam- pus, students and faculty. Hall is assistant director of the Interna- tional Center, which is sponsoring the dance. The patrons committee is headed by Mrs. Paseta Salgado. T. C. Ku is chairman of the publicity committee, Enis Backan is in charge of the program, and Euard Salgado is designing the decorations. Tickets may be obtained now at the International Center, the Union and the League. Dorms Enjoy 'Yuletide Cheer Christmas festivities in dorms are in full swing, with dinners and car- olling assuring coeds of the proper Christmas spirit, irregardless of the brief vacation. Bright green holly and lighted red candles greeted Betsy Barbour resi- dents as they entered the dining room yesterday for their annual Christmas dinner, to find their gifts placed on the tables. Later, the women serenaded the dorm staff with carols and Christmas songs. Tomorrow Barbour girls will go carolling, stopping at Dean Lloyd's home and the dorms. Stockwell Hall will have their an- nual Christmas dinner today, with Mrs. Robert Mercer and Mr. Mary C. Bromage, both of . the Dean of Women's Office, as their guests. Over Vacation Local coeds, as well as those who will be spending Christmas vacation here in Ann Arbor, are being asked by University Hospital to give some of their time to passing trays at the hospital because of an acute shortage of help. Workers are needed to pass trays from the diet kitchens to the wards, and they are requested to work from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m., or from 4 p. m. to 7 p. m. Those wishing to work will be paid, andtheymayobtain their meals in the cafeteria of the hospi- tal. Further information may2be C had by calling 2-2521, Extension 215. Although workers are needed con- tinuously for this purpose, coeds are especially being asked to sign up for the vacation period. Coeds' Work Holiday Plans Servicemen destined to spend Christmas in Ann Arbor can look for- ward to numerous festive affairs at the USO. On Saturday a Christmas Eve Par- ty has been planned complete with dancing and refreshments. The Christmas spirit will be very much in evidence what with gala decorations and singing of traditional Christmas carols. An, open house will be held on Christmas Day and there'll be tur- key sandwiches, cookies, candy and coffee enough to fill anyone to his capacity. All servicemen are cordially invited to attend and also all Junior Host- esses who will be spending their Christmas vacation in town. A gala Christmas spirit will prevail at the USO during the holidays that could equal any celebration any place. Three Dance Clubs Offer Varied Forms of Activity to All Women -Photo by John Horeth PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL BALL are made by George Hall, gen- eral chairman, and Paseta Salgado, chairman of the patrons com- mittee. Michigan Coed Will Like PRACTICAL OR OTHER GIFTS <"> By JOAN WILK Christmas may be less than a week away, but don't let that fact worry you, for local shops are still offering a wide variety of gifts for that par- ticular someone. Although we don't want to dub Michigan coeds as being self-cen- tered, some super-sleuthing on our part has gleaned very valuable in- formation as to what feminine stu- dents would like to find when they wake up Monday morning. (This time it won't be for 8 o'clocks. Being a practical miss at heart, our Michigan coed rates knitted bed sox. as well as flannel pajamas and nightshirts, high on her "pre- ,erred list." These would be espe- cially popular with those who sleep in dorms with several other coeds, and where wide open windows are the "fashion." Since there is still plenty of cold weather in store for Ann Arbor and vicinity, mittens & gloves lined with lamb's wool, in addition to hand-knit or crocheted ones, will help keep our coed's fingers warm. Parents, as well as the "powers that be" on campus, may not approve of our coed's favorite garb of blue jeans and a plaid shirt, but there's no doubting the fact that on certain occasions, they are extremely prac- tical. A warm wool shirt would make the combination "pre'ctical-plus," and in addition, would make a defi-l nite hit. But being frivolous as well as practical, our coed will welcome gifts that make her feel feminine too. Cologne and perfume are al- ways gifts that will please, and several types of the former are being offered. Cologne not only comes in a liquid state, but is also found in powder, cream, and stick form. The stick form is convenient for carrying in purses, and looks very much like a lipstick. If you've ever taken the time to notice, you have discovered that a goodly percentage of Michigan coeds prefer small purses to carry on cam- pus; and some carry none at all. But don't let that fool you. If there isn't one in evidence, it might very, well be that they are carrying a com- bination cigarette case, coin purse, and billfold of pigskin or saddle leather. These, too, would be a wel- come addition to our coed's campus wardrobe. Other plastic cigarette cases with matching compacts are being offered, and they may be purchased in>the same or matching colors. Cigarettes,. themselves, are a problem, and a package tucked into the toe of our coed's stocking would almost make her want to consider you a real "Santa Claus." Fire Hazards Are Abundant Anyone who wants to improve her vocabulary the hard way can join the WAA Dance Club and find out just what a tour jete, a plie eleve, and an entrechat are. No experience is necessary to join the club. It is for those who have danced before and enjoyed it, or for those who had always wanted to dance but never had the chance. There are members who have had, sixteen years of lessons and members who have had no lessons at-all, In order to coordinate these different levels of experience, the group starts out with the same exercises and then divides, to practice steps of graded difficulty. Three Different Clubs There are really three different clubs-the Ballet Club, the Modern Dance Club, and the Tap Club. The three clubs held a joint meeting yes- terday, at which time each group demonstrated what they had been doing. Jean Parsons, '46; director of the Dance Club, said, "I feel that people interested in dance shouldn't be narrowed down to just the one field in which they have chosen to participate, and we hope that the joint meeting will interest the mem- bers in other types of the dance." The three different groups are plan- ning a joint informal studio recital after Christmas. The Ballet Club is now working on "The Waltz of the Flowers." Irene Lager and Janice Bernstein are doing the solos. The club hopes to give "Peter and the Wolf" this year as a real ballet, with scenery and cos- tumes. The Ballet Club has been asked to dance for a musical society in Pontiac in January. No Equipment Needed No special equipment is needed for any of the dance clubs. The Modern Dance group wears leotards, the Bal- let Club wears short skirts, and the Tap Club wears shorts or slacks. Members of all the groups have a good time while improving poise, and posture. Anyone interested in join- ing afiy of the groups should call Miss Parsons, 7142. Former 'U' Student Helps Adjustment Of Fighting Men Helping the individual soldier in becoming better adjusted to Army life and in equipping him mentally as well as physically to be a more efficient fighting man and citizen are two of the jobs for which Lt. Anhe X. Miskerik, daughter of Mrs. Anna Miskerik of Milan, and a former stu- dent at the University has been train- ed in the WAC. As an information and education officer, Lt. Miskerik will aid in bring- ing the War Department's Informa- tion program to American troops all over the world. The program in- cludes increasing the soldier's under- standing as to why we are fighting by developing his know'ledge of the background of the war and the na- ture of our enemies, and aims 'to keep him informed as to the course of the war and the news of the world, to strengthen his knowledge of his personal contribution to the defeat of the enemy. In spite of the Christmas holi- days, dormitory war stamp repre- senatives are asked to pick up their stamps and turn in their money from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. tomorrow and Thursday, Jan. 4, according to Claire Macaulay, JGP dormitory chairman. . Hospital Needs USO Announces At Christmas Because of the abundance of pre-Christmas blue books, the in- formal get-together of all Bond Belle captains and their team members which was scheduled for yesterday was called off. The pre- sentation of engraved parchments. to the teams and the individual women who made outstanding rec- ords while selling war bonds to administration and faculty mem- bers during the Sixth War Loan Drive will be made at a future date. 'The figures for the total sales made by each team will also be published soon, according to Fran Goldberg, chairman of the drive. * "Give Jolly Old St. Nick a warm welcome when he comes down your chimney, but not an uncomfortably warm' one." In other words, be especially care- ful to protect your home from un- necessary fires this Christmas, ad- vises the Safety Research Institute of New York, in suggesting some simple precautions to lessen the danger of fires during the holidays. Christmas tree ornaments and tinsel are very flammable, so trees should be placed more than a "spark's throw" away from the fireplace. Tree lights and cords should be checked before decorat- ing trees and Christmas lights should be turned off when the fam- ily leaves the house. Be prepared for any fire emergency, however, by having a hand extinguisher within easy reach. New fire-resistant decorative ma- terials are now on the market as substitutes for the usual flammable tinsel, and these should be used when available. The Safety Research Institute, especially emphasizes a plea to resist the temptation to use can- dles on your Christmas tree. Stockings by the chimney are a part of the Christmas tradition, and this custom can be retained safely if the stockings are hung well above the flames of the Yule- *~w *~ *4A 4CltoL&UA AL U M°' -rtJ E1izateI " D, nSho 'round the Corner on State No guessing necessary - you can be sure she wants glamorous accessories from her favorite store! And we're ready now with a scintillating array of charming remembrances that are true tributes to her taste- boons to your budget! Everything from hose to hand- bags, from pins to purse. From our famous-for-fashion Accessories Department. I , Have a "Coke"= On with the dance tide fire and if the fireplace is screened. dhristmas presents are fun to open, but the wrappings that are left over are dangerous to leave near fireplaces or around the house where a carelessly tossed cigarette butt might send them up in flames. Dis- card paper, tinsel, excelsior, and rib- bons at once and help protect your family from the menace of a needless fire. Have a happy Christmas and a safe one, by heeding these simple precau- tions, arld making your holiday toasts without fire. Capture the There is no better way of feeling t C' .w~ ,.,, C-. -,...,.,, 4..,.). N .' .:a ~ / . Above, Soft, lacy fas- cinators like this come . T .. . - - r T - - r" -- 0