T ICHIGAN DAILY ___________________________________________U Dean Bursley Will Be Honored at Tea Today . Appreciation To Be Shown For 26 Years of Guidance All students are invited to at- tend a tea honoring Dean Emeri- tus Joseph A. Bursley from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the Michigan League. The tea is in appreciation of the guidance he has given to Uni- versity students during his 26 years as Dean of Students. Dean Bursley will be introduced informally to those present by twenty hosts and hostesses. The members of the Executive Coun- cils of the Michigan Union, Michi- gan League, Panhellenic Associa- tion, Assembly Association and the Inter-fraternity Council are the sponsors of the tea. Dean Bursley is a graduate of ATO To Hold Blackfoot B .all Alpha Tau Omega fraternity will present its traditional annual Blackfoot Ball from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, April 18 in the League. The formal dance will be invi- tational, and the members of the Michigan chapter of ATO, the national officers and membhers from every chapter in the state will attend. Invited guests will include presidents of all sororities, fraternities and dormitories on campus, as well as editors of all campus publications. The entire second floor of the League will be used for the ball, and Allan Townsend and his or- chestra will play. Decorations will follow a VooDoo theme. A surprise program of intermission entetain- ment is being planned. The Blackfoot B"ll was inaug- urated at VML where it celebrat- ed the rivalry between ATO and Sigma Nu fraternities. Since then the dance has been given annually at every college which has an ATO chapter. James Goldammer has been chosen general chairman for the ball. Committee heads are Don- ald Metz, decorations; Jack Wat- ers, publicity; Donald McAlonan, programs and invitations; Rob- ert§ Shepler and Leigh Smith, fi- nance. Patrons will include Governor and Mrs. Kim Sigler and Dr. and Mrs. Alexander G. Ruthven. .he University class of '99E. He egan teaching engineering here n 1904. He was appointed Dean if Students, with the duty of be- .ng "friends, counselor and guide ;o the student body." Dean Burs- ley retired from his post Feb. 1, 1947. The second floor of the League will be open for the social event, including the Concourse, Grand Rapids Room and Hussey Room. Vets' Wives Club To Honor Faculty, Students at Tea Faculty members and students Cf the Schools of Medicine, Den- tal Surgery, Pharmacy, Music, Education, Business Administra- tion, Forestry, Public Health, and Architecture living at Willow Run will be honored at a tea to be giv- en from 3 to 5 p.m. today in the University Community Center at Willow Run Village. Special guests will include Dean and Mrs. Wells I. Bennett, Dean and Mrs. Russell A. Stevenson, Dean and Mrs. Russell W. Bunt- ing, Dean and Mrs. James B. Sdionson, and Dean and Mrs. 3amuel T. Dana, Others who will be present are Dean and Mrs. Earl V. Moore, Dean and Mrs. Howard B. Lewis, Dean and Mrs. Henry F. Vaughan, Dean and 'Mrs. Erich Walter, and Col. and Mrs. Karl E. ilenion. Concluding the list of guests are Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brandon, Mr. and Mrs. Willett Ramsdell, Miss Dorothy Chipman, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Farriss.. This is the fourth in a series of teas given for the different colleges of the University by the Wives of Student Veterans Club. The teas are presented in order that students and faculty may become better acquainted in a social atmosphere. Chairman of today's tea is Mrs. R. W. Leithauser. Decorations will carry out an Easter theme. The regular Sunday evening open house will be, held from 7 to 10:30 p.m. today on the second floor of the League. Music and cards will be provided. First JG Play Production Held in 1904 By JEAN WHITNEY J".3ior Girls' Play has been :resented annually since 1904 in honor of graduating women. The first production was a sim- >1e play presented by six junior -O(ds in Sarah Caswell Angell Sall in Barbour Gymnasium. The 'ollowing year, "Every Senior" was 4taged "Fr the warning and moral awakening of the senior girls." Other Performances Held In 1912 a second performance, which was open to all women on 2ampus, was given. "The Come- back" in 1915 was performed once In Toledo, and "Yankie Yogie," 1916. had a performance in De- Groit. The play was not opened to men in Ann Arbor until 1923 when it was staged at the Whitney Theatre, downtown. From 1922 to 1928 the proceeds from the play were added to the League building fund. JG Play was very elaborate at this time, many times having a week's run. Since 1920 the play has been pre- vented in Lydia Mendessohn Theatre. Iave Varied Themes Many and varied themes have been given, including "For the Love of Pete" in 1928, "A Feather in Her Cap" in 1937 and "The Mulberry Bush" in 1938. In 1942 "No Questions Asked," a musical comedy, featured scenes in New York, on a dude ranch, in Sun Valley and Hollywood and at the University. For several years the plays were written by graduate students, alumnni,'and even professional writers. "Take It from There" and "There's Room for All," staged in 1945 and 1946 respectively, were written, acted, directed and produced by junior women, as is this year's production, "The Best Years." Lawyers Sponsor Traditional Dance The annual "Crease Ball," a formal dance sponsored by the Lawyer's Club, will be held from 9 P.m. to 1 a.m. May 2 in the League Ballroom. Committee members include Roy Tclleson, Jr., chairman; Ned Glad, assistant chairman; James O'Connor, ballroom and board; Monroe Fink, Raw Review, and Thomas Dougherty, tickets and treasurer. A faculty-student tea, hon- oring the education depart- ment, will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the Rus- sian Tea Room of the League. Assembly Post Petitions Due Tomorrow All petitions for Executive Board posts on Assembly Association will be due at 5 p.m. tomorrow in the Undergraduate Office of the League, according to Jeanne Clare, Assembly president. There are seven available posi- tions on the Board, including three for eligible independent women who will be seniors next year. These are: president, who directs and coordinates all Assembly ac- tivities; vice-president in charge of dormitories, who presides over dormitory presidents' meetings; and vice-president in charge of league houses, who conducts leagueI house presidents' meetings. Those eligible independent coeds who will be juniors or seniors next year, may petition for the fol- lowing: secretary-treasurer, who is responsible for minutes of all meetings as well as correspond- ence, the Assembly scrap book, and the budget; project chair- man, who directs fund-raising ac- tivities for the Fresh Air Camp; social chairman, who directs As- sembly social events, as well as those of the various houses; and personnel chairman, who lists and contacts women interested in ac- tivities. Further information concerning the duties of each office will be posted on the bulletin board in the Undergraduate Office, or ynay be secured by consulting the League President's Report, which can be found in the League Li- brary. Petitioners will be required to submit three references, including housemother, a faculty member, and an upperclassman. They will also be required to bring with them to the interview, their As- sembly Membership Cards, and their eligibility cards. 'Capitalist Ball' Will BerHeldDFrida Joy To Play at Semni-Formal Dance Miniature checkbooks will serve as tick-ets for the "Capitalist Ball," te semi- formal dance sponsored bny thei students of the School of Business A dinist atio iwhich vi11 be held from 9 to 12:30 p.m. on Friday in the Union Ballroom. The last big dance of the winter season as well as the last semi- formal affair before the spring hclidays, the "Capitalist Ball" will feature Jimmy Joy and his orches- tra. Outstanding engagements of the "Dance with Joy" orchestra include leading hotel ballrooms in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San SPrancisco, as well as Columbia, Mutual, and National Broadcast- ing network programs. Starting as a University of Texas campus band, Jimmy Joy has become one of America's most popular dance bands, in- cluding among their accomplish- ments a Texas gubernatorial in- auguration ball and three con- secutive seasons as the official orchestra of the Kentucky Der- by. The modern musical trend, ac- cording to Jimmy Joy, is definite- ly away from jitterbug music to a somewhat sweeter style that still, however, retains the full en- semble and solid rhythm quali- ties. Traditionally sponsored by the Business Administration stu- dents, next Friday's "Capital- ist Pall" will be the first of its kind since 1941, according to dance co-chairmen Dion Olson and Art Mack. Ticket chairmen Pat Woods and Ken Herring have announced that dance tickets may be purchased in University Hall. Tickets Go on Sole For 'Slide Rule' Engineers may buy tickets for their annual "Slide Rule Ball" from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues- day, in the Engineering Arch, East Engineering Lobby and the north end of West Engineering Build- ing. Ticket sales will be open to the entire campus from 8 a.m. ti 4 p.m. Wednesday, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, and will be held in the Union, Engineering Arch and on the Diagonal Sponsored by the Michigan Technic, "Slide Rule Ball" will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, April 18, in Waterman Gymna- sium. Formal dress for men is op- tional. 2 Orig inal Designs in Suits and Gowns By Marguerite (Fabrics-woolens, silks and cottons are lovely this spring.) rJ1352 Wilmo t lmotSt.Hours 9:00 to 5:00 Tel. 20906 L[UL ULYU 1L1JiYLFU 1JSU]JUUL~~UULLE JG PLAYERS - Sue Smith, left, and Ruthann Perry Fitzgerald, right. WAA Activities for Week Houses which have not been contacted by the WAA but wish to enter teams in the softball tournament, and church groups wishing to participate in the com- petition, should call Lucille Sheetz at 2-3225 by tomorrow in order to be included in tournament list- ings. L.. WAA Clubs will meet this week as follows: Archery Club: Practice meet- ings will be held at 4:30 p.m. to- morrow for experienced archers and at 5 p.m. Thursday for be- ginners downstairs in the WAc. Rifle Club: Regular practice meeting from 3 to 5 p.m. tomor- row at the ROTC range. Intercol- legiate telegraphic match with the University of Hawaii and reg- ular practice from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday. Table Tennis: Play on quarter- and semi-final match of the tour- nament begins this week. Partici- pants urged to play their matches as soon as possible. Basketball Club: Meeting at 4 p.m. Friday at Barbour Gym. Members are to come dressed to play. Outing Club: Hike to Saginaw Forest, Saturday. / S ports Shop Classic With Action Sleeves 12.95 g t tIAcN 2 Your Every day '11 date eoat %~ -:>- F, . : fi r': #;