MAY, OCTOBER 29 1945 T
THE MICHIGAN OATTY
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Wi4 Activities Open to Every Woman
Housing Policy
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Association Sponsors 18 Clubs
For Extra-Curricular Athletics
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Every woman on campus is auto-
matically a member of the Women's
Athletic Association and is eligible to
participate in any of the 18 sports
clubs sponsored by the Association,
or enter any of the team sports as a
member of a residence team.
WAA is one of the few campus ac-
tivities open to first semester fresh-
man women, the only restriction be-
ing that ineligible freshmen may not
be elected to office in any of the
clubs.
Barb Osborne Is President
Headed by Barbara Osborne, the
WAA sponsors rec rallies, Lantern
Night, and interhouse tournaments,
as well as acting as the coordinating
body between the physical education
department a n d extra -curricular
athletic activities.
Other members of the executive
board are Jane Archer, vice-presi-
dent; Rita Auer, secretary; and Alene
Loeser, treasurer.
A WAA booth in the League lobby
will be open Thursday, October 25,
through Saturday, November 3 which
will serve as information headquar-
ters for all freshmen and transfer
women. Women may register for
membership in any of the sports
clubs at the booth, and subsequently
will be called and invited to the first
meeting of the group.
Sports Nights
Continuing the program inaugu-
rated last year, the Association will
sponsor two Sports Nights each se-
mester which will be open to the en-
tire campus. Stags and dates may
play volleyball, badminton, ping-
pong, quoits, bridge, and shuffle-
board. Facilities for square dancing
are also available.
Interhouse tournaments are car-
ried on during the year with each
house entering teams to compete for
volleyball, basketball, and softball
honors. House participation in ath-
letics is figured on a percentage basis
and the house with the highest rec-
ord, both in amount of athletic ac-
tivity and success in competition, re-
ceives an award at Lantern Night in
Highly Complex
Art of College
Living Revealed
By FRANCES POPKINS
There are a few points in the Edu-
cation of a Freshman which the An-
nual Guide Book (or, the respective
Bluebooks of Rules for League-ap-
proved residences on campus) have
somehow overlooked.
From the point of view of One
Who Has Been Through It All Be-
fore, there is an Art to living in a
dormitory or League House, espe-
ially for one who has never been
away from home before. It entails
most of all, getting along with a
great many other people, including
your roommate, housemother, the
dietician, and the other 500 (more
or less) coeds who may be living in
your house.
The housemother is employed by
the University to be just what her
name suggests; that is, she's a kind
of substitute for the home-grown
mother you left behind. The same
rules for getting along vith her ap-
ply to any rules you might have had
to keep at home. I would suggest
two extra minutes past closing hours
of Joe's company, a nightly jam ses-
sion right over the housemother's
room, or even a strictly collegiate
appearance in your most comfortable
pair of bluejeans and a sweatshirt in
the living room to keep you and your
housemother on constant speaking
terms.
If that fails, and you really want
to make an impression, it is an old
pre-tested maxim that the way to a
housemother's heart is through a
room garnished with lint under the
bed, last week's dirty clothes on the
desk chair, and empty cracker boxes
under the mattress.
Once you've made secure your
place in the housemother's affec-
tions,-it should be the easiest thing
in the world to be the Ideal Room-
mate. Try putting the room on a
cooperative . basis, . which . means
that while your roommate empties
the wastebaskets, dusts the dress-
ers, and sweeps the floor, you see
that she's doing a good job. There's
nothing like the cooperative sys-
tem.
Of course, you must remember to
cooperate to your fullest capacity'
when the telephone rings. Your
roommate's men are your men too,
don't forget.
From getting along with one per-
son, your roommate, you must pro-
gress to living with the girls in your
particular part of the house as a
whole. There are certain things
which will endear you to your fel-
low-housemembers especially. The
occupants of the room next to the
shower will appreciate it no end if
you continue your custom of 2 a.
m. shower-taking. They used 'to
live by a waterfall anyway.
Alwa~vs share your nninionnsabout
the spring. The Participation Cup is
held by the Adelia Cheever House at
the present time.
Lantern Night at Palmer Field
Lantern Night is the annual out-
door sing contest held at Palmer
Field. The event is preceded by a
line of march led by capped and
beginners and advanced players. A
doubles tournament will be held in
the fall term and in March a singles
tournament will begin. In addition
to regular club meetings, time will be
scheduled for mixed playing. First
meeting at 5, Monday, Nov. 12, at
the WAB. Mary Perrone, manager.
BASKETBALL: Club basketball
will begin the first week of the Spring
Semester. Everyone interested in
joining should sign up in Barbour
Gym during the Interhouse Basket-
ball Tournament held in January and
February. Lucille Sheet, manager.
BOWLING: Bowling. club will di-
vide into teams and begin playing in
the fall. In January a campus wide
tournament will be held. Organiza-
tion meeting at 4:30, Tuesday, Nov.
13, at the WAB. Marie Neumeister,
manager.
CAMPUS COUNSELLORS' CLUB:
First meeting at 7:15 p. m., Thursday,
Nov. 8, at the WAB. Monthly' meet-
ings will be held for the entire club,
and special interest groups will meet
every two weeks. Prospective and ex-
perienced counsellors will exchange
ideas, songs, games and methods of
instruction. Signe Hegge, manager.
DANCE: The Dance Club will di-
vide into ballet, tap, modern and
character dancing sessions. Dance
demonstrations will be held twice
each semester. First meeting of the
entire club at 7:15 p. m., Wednesday,
Nov. 7, in the Dancing Room in Bar-
bour Gym. Janice Bernstein, mana-
ger,
FENCING: The club will be open
to experienced fencers. An instruc-
tional group will be formed for up-
perclassmen beginners. First meeting
at 5 p. m., Monday, Dec. 17, in the
Fencing Room at Barbour Gym.
Elaine Greenbaum, manager.
GOLF: First meeting at 5 p. M.,
Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the WAB.
Regular meetings held here in the
winter. An all-campus tournament is
scheduled for early in the spring.
Barbara Dewey, manager.
HOCKEY: First meeting at 4:30 p.
m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the WAB.
Club play will be twice a week as long
as weather permits. Betty Eaton,
manager.
ICE SKATING: A club of experi-
enced figure skaters and an addition-
al section for beginners will be formed.
In early spring the club will present
an Ice Carnival. First meeting at 5
p. m., Thursday, Nov. 8, at Barbour
Gym. Colle Ide, manager. ,
OUTDOOR SPORTS: Organization
meeting at 4:30 p. m., Monday, Nov.
12, at the WAB. Over-night hostel
trips, bicycle rides, breakfast and
supper hikes will be planned for the
entire year. Lee Wellman, manager.
RIDING: A mass meeting for girls
interested in joining either Crop and
Saddle, headed by Nancy Gillette, or
the University Women's Riding Club,
headed by Barbara Brady, will be
held at 5 p. m., Thursday, Nov. 8, at
the WAB. Crop and Saddle is a club
for more experienced riders, and the
University Women's Riding Club is a
sister organization. Both clubs spon-
sor the Horse Show in the spring.
RIFLE: The club shoots in the
ROTC Rifle Range. Members will
compete in the Intercollegiate Tele-
graphic Meets. Organization meet-
ing at 5 p. in., Wednesday, Nov. 14,
at Barbour Gym. Lou Estell, mana-
ger.
SWIMMING: An all-campus Swim-
ming Meet and a Water Ballet are in-
cluded in the plans for the Swimming
Club. It is open to advanced and in-
termediate swimmers. First meeting
at 4:30 p. in., Wednesday, Nov. 7, in
Barbour Gym. Pat Hayes, manager.
SOFTBALL: The interhouse soft-
ball tournament will begin in April.
Games are played on Palmer Field.
At the close of the tournament a
softball club will be organized. Pat
Daniels, manager.
TABLE TENNIS: House tourna-
ments will start the middle of March.
The winners within each house are
eligible for the campus tournament
which will begin the first week in
April. Janet Morgan, manager.
TENNIS: The first meeting of the
Tennis Club will be held in March.
Indoor instructional meetings are
planned until weather permits out-
door playing. Matches within the
club are scheduled. In May the all-
campus singles and doubles tourna-
ments will be played. The club will
be divided into beginners' and exper-
ienced players' sections. Pat Doelle,
manager.
Coeds To Visit
Percy Jones
A series of trips by coeds to Percy
Jones Veterans' Hospital at Battle
Creek will be at the top of the list
of activities planned by the social
committee.
At the hospital the women will act
as hostesses for dances to be given
for the personnel there. Similar trips
were made by individual houses last
spring, but on a much smaller scale.
The social committee will place
new stress this year on activities at
the International Center. Teas with
foreign students will be sponsored in
turn by all coed houses.
In order to inform those who are
new on the campus a series of lec-
tures on campus traditions and cus-
toms will be given. The Ruthven teas
given at the home of President and
Mrs. Alexander Ruthven are also
scheduled by the committee.
Dorothy Wantz heads the commit-
tee, assisted by Robin Chere, in
charge of functions at the Interna-
tional Center, and Olive Jean Whita-
ker, special events.
Ruthven teas will be planned by
Betty Lou Bidwell, Ann Robinson,
Lucy Stone and Grace Lathrope.
Stated by Deans
To.Aid Situation
Only Those Students Enrolled
Or Tentatively Admitted May
Reserve Space for Fall Term
In order to avoid further student
complaints about and misunder-
standings of the housing policies and
procedures of the Office of the Dean
of Women, the following statement
of policy on housing applications has
been formulated:
Students wishing dormitory ac-
commodations for the summer or
fall term, 1946 - These students
may apply at the Office of the Dean
of Women. Application blanks will
be available at the Office of the
Dean of Women on or after No-
vember 1, 1945. Completed appli-
cations for the summer and fall of;
1946 must be returned by mail, and
in no case will the receipt of the
completed form be listed until No-
vember 15. This applies to students,
now on campus as well as those not
now at the University. Only stu-
dents tentatively admitted or al-
ready enrolled in the University
may reserve housing space of any
kind.
Students on campus wishing to
be put on the waiting list for dor-
mitories for the spring term of 1946
-These students may be placed on
the list only if they have previously
filed dormitory applications. Due
to the limited number of openings
expected for the spring term, only
those women who are now enrolled
and who have previously applied
for dormitories will be considered
for placement in the spring. Such
students may call at the Office of
the Dean of Women on and after
November 15, 1945, for a limited
period of time to request reinstate-
ment of their applications. A $10.00
deposit should be placed on file.
Students are cautioned that only
those who have already filed the
dormitory application form and
who do not have assignments in
dormitories may apply for the
spring term. The Office of the
Dean of Women assumes that stu-
dents- now at the University will
keep their present housing assign-
ments in dormitories and convert-
ed fraternities for the spring term
unless this office is otherwise noti-
fied no later than one month be-
fore the end of the fall term.
Students wishing to secure liv-
ing accommodations in League
Houses for the spring term of 1945
-These students are instructed to
comunicate first with the Office of
the Dean of Women so that they
may be referred to vacancies.Those
who wish to keep their present as-
signments in League Houses should
notify the Office of the Dean of
See POLICY, Page 5
The freshman often views her dor-
mitory room with dismay when she
first sees it, but clever corrective mea-
sures can make any 'hole' into a
charming room.
One of the first rules of room deco-
ration is 'watch the personality of
the owner.' To put frills and rose-
buds in one's room simply because
the coed down the hall has one, is
not sensible, especially if one prefers
more tailored styles. Plaids or checks
simply made, will prove much more
serviceable than light, ruffly ma-
terials that merely collect dust and
dirt.
Window Problem
Windows often look out on unat-
tractive views, and one way. to correct
this is to buy a bamboo venetian
blind, roll up the bottom of it, secure
it with wire, and put small pots of
ivy or geraniums in the enclosure.
Other tricks are to hang heavy drap-
eries of the same material as the
bedspread, or have fish nettings
caught at the sills with a collection
of cork bobbers.
One coed, who came to college with
a load of stuffed animals had the
happy solution of buying a small
Mexican chair for her beasts, and
tucked them in a corner, where they
made an interesing 'conversation
piece' and kept the bed clear.
Handy Table
A handy table is one that has a
mirror top that doubles as a wall
mirror, and then; provided with a
pair of folding legs, becomes a coffee
or coke table. When not in use, the
folding legs can be put under the
bed or in the closet.
Closets are items that are usually
neglected by the coed, who concen-
trates on the more obvious parts of
her room. But cretonne closet acces-
sories, hat boxes, shoe bags, clothing
covers, all are very useful for the
neat appearance demanded by to-
day's coeds. These closet accessories
hat boxes, shoe bags, clothing covers,
all are very useful for the neat ap-
pearance demanded by today's coeds,
These closet accessories come in
many gay prints and plain materials
and make any closet a pleasure to
open.
Window Seats
Clever window seats are made by
nailing four low pieces of sturdy
wood together and by 'making a
tufted cushion out of drapery left-
overs. The underneath of the seat
may be used to store books or phono-
graph records. Bedside tables may
also be made in this way, with a place
for a radio and a book shelf.
Fluffy cotton tufted rugs can be
purchased at any store and can be
put to a multitude of uses. Two of
them sewed together make a clever
chair cover and sewn over a leather
hassock, make an extra place for the
'hash sessions'.
Dismal Rooms Can Be Made Attractive
if inhabited by Imaginative Women
BARBARA OSBORNE
... president of the Women's Athletic
Association
gowned seniors carrying lanterns.
Thirty women from each residence
compete in the contest. Helen New-
berry Residence won the laurels last
year.
The Women's Athletic Association
is one of the oldest women's organi-
zations on campus. In 1893, the
Women's Athletic Committee was or-
ganized at the League with basket-
ball as the major sport. The coming
of Dr. Margaret Bell in 1923, as Di-
rector of the Women's Physical Edu-
cation Department brought closer
cooperation between the department
and the WAA Board, as well as em-
phasis on athletic participation by
everyone.
Lists of Clubs
Following is.a resume of the activ-
ities of the various auxiliary clubs
and a schedule of meetings. Instruc-
tion for beginners will be given.
ARCHERY: Outdoor shooting as
long as weather permits; indoor
shooting during winter. Experienced
shooters will compete among them-
selves. The club will enter the Inter-
collegiate Telegraphic Meet in the
spring. First meeting at 4:30, Thurs-
day, Nov. 15, at the Women's Athlet-
ic Building, Lynne Sperber, manager.
BADMINTON: The club is open to
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