THE MICHIGAN DAILY
IMON1AYJ QOCTOBR, 29, 1945
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Active Coeds
Use League
As Headquarters
Lobby, Undergraduate Office,
Cafeteria, Soda Bar, Bulletins
Located on Main Floor
By DONA GUIMARAES
Familiar landmark to all of the
undergraduate women, the Michigan'
League is also the center of the wom-
en's activities on campus.
The Undergraduate Office on the
main floor of the League has council
rooms for committee meetings, the
office of the President of the League,
and the files of the Judiciary Council
and those of the merit-tutorial com-
mittee. There is also a work-room for
the poster-painting crews of the var-
ious committees, and supply closets
with the needs for their demands.
Waiting Goes On in the Lobby
The lobby of the League is a cher-
ished meeting spot for the students,
and is provided with plenty of com-
fortable couches for the "waiters".
In the lobby also, the soph and junior
projects have their booths to recruit
volunteers for their activities.
The main desk of the League has
a supply of current papers, maga-
zines, candy and cigarettes, as well
as change for the three public tele-
phones located nearby. Behind the
desk is a bulletin board, with the
names of each day's meetings and
the rooms which they will occupy.
Many Bulletin Boards
Another bulletin board, beyond the
main desk has announcements of the
coming dances, movies and campus
events, while a separate section on
the opposite wall lists the movie at-
tractions of the downtown theatres.
Rooms-for-rent and apartments are
also listed in this board.
The Alumnae Office houses the
alumnae association, which also has
a display table of souvenirs of the
Michigan campus. Cookbooks, with
the favorite recipes of the dorms, so-
rorities and the League kitchens, al-
bums, calendars and scrapbooks are
sold here.
Miss Ethel MacCprmick, the social,
director of the League, has her office
directly opposite the Undergrad Of-
fice on the first floor. Here she di-
rects women's activities, as well as
being the 'contact woman' for the
League.
'Second Story Work'
The second floor of the League has
several rooms used for committee and
mass meetings.. Among these are the
Kalamazoo Room, now taken over by
Panhellenic and Assembly, and the
Grand Rapids Room, where the
South American Dancing Classes are
held, and the Hussy Room.
The juniors have taken over one of
the second floor rooms for their own
in connection with the Junior Girls'
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MEMORIAL LIBRARY-of the University of Michigan League. Located on the third floor of the League,
the library contains fiction; poetry, travel, and biography. A rental library of current best-sellers is also
maintained here. This is only one of the services of the League available to all Michigan women.
Junior Women
To Begin Bond,
Stamp Drive
Beginning with a drive this month,
junior women will continue their
war-time project of selling stamps
and bonds to students and towns-
people.
In the past year activities such as
the Bond Belle teams, Bow Days,
sales in stamp booths on the Diag-
onals, and inter-house competition
brought the total of stamp and bond
gales to $99,217.57.
Ann Lippencott will head this.
year's central committee, assisted by
Joan Schlee. Janet Morgan and
Katherine Verschore are secretary
adn treasurer respectively.
Betty Pritchard will direct sorority
sales and Ruth Humphrey dormitory.
sales. League house sales manager is
Hillary Jenswold. Other officers in-
clude Betty Leavitt, booth chairman;
Martha Diffenbacher, publicity
chairman; Marjorie Bean, poster
chairman; Joan Reid, in charge of
skits; and Shirley Mattern-
Qlee Club, Choral Union To Hold
Auditions for Freshman Singers
Whether you're a soprano, con-
tralto or alto, the Women's Glee Club
or Choral Union will welcome you
to its ranks.
"We need new voices, and of all
varieties," said Bunny Hall, president
of the Women's Glee Club, "and we
are looking to the new freshmen to
supply them." The meetings of the
club are held weekly in the League,
at which time practicing for the var-
icus presentations of the club is done,
The club also gives a Christmas
Concert just before the holiday re-
cess, as well as an Easter Cantata,
and this year plans are being made
for programs over the new Ann Ar-
bor radio station.
A more formal organization, the
Choral Union is under the auspices
of the Choral Union Society. Each
year it gives a performance of the
Messiah at Christmastime.
The Choral Union has men in its
ranks as well as women and usually
numbers three hundred. The mem-
bers of the chorus attend weekly
practices and in return are given free
concert tickets to the Choral Union
series.
During the annual May Festival,
the Choral Union presents an after-
noon concert in connection with a
visiting orchestra.
Freshmen are permitted to audi-
tion for both of these clubs, and
membership is by audition only.
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play, which will be given in January
this year. Here they will hold re-
hearsals and plan their scenes, and
the room is 'verboten' to any frosh,
sophs or seniors.
Lunch in the Ballroom
The League Ballroom has been the
scene of many dances in the pre-war
years, and this year plans are being
made for a new series of dances to
be held there. However, the League
cafeterias have taken over this room
during the day to seive a special
lunch and dinner. During the noon
hour, a juke box is kept running, and
the patrons may dance if they choose.
The library, on the third floor of
the League, has many volumes, most-
ly fiction, that are unobtainable in
the general. library. Here, one can
study in deep leather chairs, assured
of quiet surroundings, although
smoking is not allowed.
There is also a rest room on this
floor, where studious women can
snatch a few precious moments of
sleep.
Lydia Mendelssohn Sponsors Movies
The Lydia Mendelssohn theatre is
a separate unit of the League, al-
though actually incorporated in the
building. Here the Play Production
groups give plays, various lectures
and musical events are presented.
The women's activities, such as the
Junior Girls play, and Soph Cabaret,
also use the Lydia Mendelssohn the-
atre. Freshman mass meetings are
held here, as well as foreign movies,
sponsored by the Art-Cinema league.
The Soda Bar, on the main floor
of the building, serves light lunches
and sodas from 11 a. m. until 4:30
p. m. In the cafeteria breakfast, lun-
cheon and dinner may be obtained.
Those desiring a more private room
may take their trays to the Russian
Tea Room, across the Hall from the
Cafeteria. On the second floor, the
League Dining Room serves attrac-
tive meals.
Garden for Members Only
The garden, in an enclosed section
of the League, is the scene of many
receptions and social functions. This
garden may be entered only with a
League member.
The chapel, dedicated to Charlotte
Blagden, League President for 1925,
is the scene of weddings of students
and alumnae who return to Ann Ar-
bor to be married in this chapel.
Many honor societies also hold initia-
tions here.
Every University of Michigan coed
is automatically a member of the
Michigan League, and upon gradua-
tion is given a life-time membership.
While the regulations of the League
are not as strict as those of the Men's
Union, the coeds of the University
cherish affectionate memories of the
Michigan League.
Syomyona HelpsI
Independent Coeds
Suomynona, the organization for
independentiwomen living in private
homes, will continue its function of
consolidating the activities and in-
terests of these coeds.
Suomynona's president, Marjorie
Baker, expects the membership of
this new organization to grow this
fall, as many more coeds will be liv-
ing outside the accommodations pro-
vided by the residence halls, sorority
houses, and League houses.
Assisting Miss Baker will be Mary
Chernus, vice-president; Eleanor
Moxness, secretary, and Marge Fara-
day, treasurer.
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MICHIGAN
LEAGiUE~
By LYNNE FORD
Chances are that by now you have
realized the futility of trying to defy
the laws of space and matter, espe-
cially when the space involved is one
of Ann Arbor's reputedly dinky
closets.
Alternately cursing yourself for be-
ing taken in by too many alluring
college fashion ads and wondering
how 'in blazes you are going to get
the remaining half trunkful of duds
into the remaining two square inches
of space, it is easy to agree that fa-
shion is hash.
Obviously, the answer to your dis-
tressing problem is to send some of
your collection home. And that, dear
coeds, is the mission of this little
piece, to help you line up your apr
parel in columns headed "Back to
Mother" and "Here." (Mother will
probably object to your bandying your
father's wealth about in such a way,
but it can be explained by wanting
to have clothes at home so you won't
have to bring a bag over weekends.)
Casual Look
The casual look is as evident on
weekends in Ann Arbor as it is in
class. Sweaters, skirts, and suits fill
the bill for weekday wear, and even
Friday and Saturday night finds most
coeds in tailored dresses or suits. Do
not be misled into interpreting casual
as sloppy. Sloppiness went out with
scatterbrains. Heed the neat look
pushed by fashion magazines this
fall, for it is indicative of the way
the Michigan woman likes to look.
With care in planning, the week-
day wardrobe can double nicely on
weekends too. Sweater blouses and
tailored skirts, topped off with a wide
belt, are right for most Friday night
dates, and the suit you wore to class
with a sweater Monday will look fine
with a dressier blouse come Saturday
night.
Wools Are Best
There are a few occasions for that
knock 'em over at first sight black
dress, but in the main, soft wools will
behave nicely on the bit more festive
nights.
Begrudge not the space taken by
your heavy winter coat, you will be
grateful for the heavy interlining be-
fore long. The same goes double for
raincoats. If it rains anywhere in the
state, it rains in Ann Arbor, in fact
you can be certain of some rain at
least daily. Be prepared with rain-
coat, souwester or babushka, boots,
and umbrella. If you happen to be a
skiing enthusiast or an equestrienne,
you'll find ample facilities for both,
but don't expect The Clothesline to
help you find a place for your skis
or boots.
Two Formals Needed
Formally speaking, two dresses
should be adequate. One all out for-
mal for the really big dances and a
semi-formal for the others should be
enough to start on at least. Your
everyday coat suffices as a wrap, since
you will check it before anyone has a
chance to see you anyway.
Slacks and bluejeans are comfort-
able for studying but are taboo in
classrooms. Happy suggestions are
pedalpushers or short slacks. With a
coat on, not even the most proper
prof could tell that there was not
time to change into a skirt. A warm
robe is a good study buddy too, since
the heat invariably goes off before
Tutors Provided
After Five Weeks
Grades Are Told
Students who wish to be tutored
after they have seen thebresults of
their first five weeks' grades have the
opportunity to use the services of the
merit-tutorial committee of t h e
League.
Tutors must have received an A or
B in the course they wish to teach
anr neranhh hva taken the rnrse
you have finished your first assign-
ment at night.
Activities Important
Remember though, that it is you
and your activities that people will
learn to know you by. Clothes help
in the first impression, but clothes do
not make the woman. College women
today are taking their education seri-
ously because they know they are
accepting responsibility by entering a
university. Clothes should be well
suited to their activities but subordi-
nate to them.
If, after meditated subtraction,
your closet still rebels, stuff the re-
mainder in a box and shove it under
the bed. Or, bera BWOC and organ-
ize a Drive for Bigger and Better
Coed Closets. But whatever, make
this the biggest year of your life with
good marks, good sportsmanship, good
fun, and good clothes.
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You can make it really "cozy"
and attractive with our dresser
scarfs, shoe bags, laundry bags,
and rugs. Stop in today and get
some of these necessary acces-
sories.
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SUITS . . . $22.95 and up
COATS . . . $29.95 and up
SWEATERS . . $ 4.95 and up
SKIRTS . . $ 3.98 and up
JACKETS JUMPERS -
FORMALS
FROCKS . . . $ 9.95 and up
$16.95 and up
EVENING WRAPS $16.95 and up
BLOUSES . . . $ 2.98 and up
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