THE MICHIGAN DAILY mr-Im THE MICHIGAN DAILY w w . Page Two Moriday, February 13, 1950 Monday, February 13, 1950 J-Hoppers Dance i, -- NAMESo.. (Continued from Page 25) Relax to Music I "Deep In B lues" By DON McNEIL Monday morning came wearily into existence today, held back from full reality by a string of remembrances which kept more than 2,500 couples still caught up in th magic of the J-Hop weekend. The "greatest dance of the year" was gone but memories of it; memories of a night spent deep in the blue; memories of a girl in satins and a guy in tails; weren't so easily put aside. * * * Kenneth Veenstra; -Phyllis-Ann Stemkel and Albert Shire; Eva Stern and Paul Siegal; Margaret L. Stevens and David Perkins; Ann Stewart and George Hilliard; Beverly Stewart and Ken Bay; Lyla Stiles and James Wells. Priscilla Stiller and S. J. Par- rot; Patricia Stites and Carl Sea- sword, Jr.; Harriet Stobeer and Jerry Melhman; Nancy Stout and Don Carter; Mrs. E. Strachan; Joanna Stratton and Henry Jar- ecki; Sally Strauss and Dale Coh- nen; June Stronberg and Louis Culman; Shirley Strong and Ro- bert Bunting; Marie and Mack Sullivin. * * * Lee Thompson and Robert Uchi- telle. MR. AND MRS.*T.IGRSY; Mary Tibbet and Jack Toot; Elaine Toles and Allan Brown; Clare Tong and Guey Mark; Jane Topper and Hal Rumble; Joan Trefry and George Cherpelis; Mary Trn and Jerry Jurasek; Mary Margaret Truman and James Streicher; Marilyn Taum- pour and Richard Maier; Barbara liam Wells; Virginia Weber and Nik Weber; Marilyn Weihe and KendallBrown; Marian Wein- mann and Nick Falcone;. Merry Weiss and Morton Kantor; Nancy Weiss and Clifford Voice; Turry Welden and Thomas Cherst. P a t Weldon a n d Kenneth' Holm; Jean Welke and Frank Cooper; Shirley Welles and Larry Pound; Lenore Wendell and Don Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wendt; Jean Wernig and William bara Wildman and W. H. Merner Betty Wiles and Robert Ohlheiser Joan Willens and Arnold Levy; Joy Williams and Stewart Weston Anne Willits and Bill Gillett Carolyn Wilson and Norma Baguley; Eleanor Wilson and Al fred Bowles; Emily Wilson an Bruce McIntyre; Leona Winne and Albert Posen; Ernistine Wins ton and Edward Strauss; Maria: Winterbottom and Don Distany. I, Turck and Don Hoexter. Hartmann; Lynn Wetmore and Lois Wolfe Winters and Joh Jamie Uhlman and Bill Des- Robert Olmstead. Winters; Mr. and Mrs. Davi Jardins; Nancy Upjohn and Wal- Audrianne Wharam and Ray- Wise; Inga Wolfe and Bernar ter Stein. ; mond Knowles; Patti Whitaker Aidenoff; Nira Wood and A. Dorothy Vader and Bruce Van- and Michael Sleeka; Mr. and Mrs. Giddings; Patricia Wood a n der Klipp; Marcel and Clifton Van John L. Whitehead; Gracia Whit- Bruce Mase; Tee Woods and Pac Buren; Mr. and Mrs. William Van- worth and Jack Allwood; Carolyn Kelly; Mary Ester Wuensch an derwerp; Marianne Van Duzer Wiggers and Alan Lomlex; Caro- Dick Arthur; Barbara Wundrar and Pres Holmes; Ellen Van Wag- lyn Wilup and Robert Serguson. and Ned MacWilliams; Tillis W3 oner and Jim Dickerson; Alice lie and Richard Gilmartin. Varbedian and John Tipton; Jane Vieg and Wayne White; Shirley MARY JO and Jack Wilcox; * * * Vista and Niles Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wilcox; Mr. HELEN ANN YAEGER an * * * and Mrs. William A. Wilcox; Bar- Merle Storr, Jr.; Adelaide Yaeh as ArIJSAAa XULLiIVXT -Aci ..ar IT HAD BEGUN, (was it only three days ago?) with the first warm greeting on Friday for the one who was to be the week-end companion. To Ann Arbor there were strange faces - imports from home, steadies, fiances, and just old friends; who came from Colorado and New York to share the pleasure of the dance. There was a friendly twosome dinner in some small restaurant with small talk and making of week-end plans to start it off, or a larger gathering at a planned rendevous with campus friends. THEN CAME the dance prep- arations. Bright reds and pinks, softer blues and blacks, blended into one; tails and tux, a last look in the mirror to adjust a strapless or straighten a bow-tie and you were off to the J-Hop. Entering the -M Building was like moving from the earthly of Ann Arbor to the depths of an ocean world. Waves of soft mu- sic from the orchestras of the "Duke" and "Lov'ble Louis," added to the bath of soft lights carried you Deep In the Blues. Odd denizens of this new world swam on seas of plush blue, green and red drapery or swam in the firmament overhead. In space hung the giant squid, swaying like all the inhabitants to the irresist- able musical themes. HERE YOU DANCED. You met old friends. "How did you make out in Geol . .." or "I'd like You to met . .." the latter with pride, the first with the indiffeffrence due something buried in the past and not worthy of attntion. Or perhaps you were cozy in one of the booths marked by white greek symbols and laughed at a private joke ... held hands and felt glad to be together ... and all the time the caress of the Duke's piano or Louis' trum- pet was adding to the mood. At two a.m. you were back in the world of reality, but it was a warm world, madenwarmer by a breakfast of eggs and hot coffee. It was followed by a stroll because the girls had 4 a.m. permission and you weren't going to lose a minute of the time. SATURDAY you were up bright and early, by two in the afternoon, for a campus walk and a repeat on the dinners. While the second group of J- Hop couples went to the I-M you attended a house party, got together with friends or had a private celebration. Twosomes by the fireplace, a dance to recorded music, a bite to eat, made the hours pass too quickly and the dreaded end was in sight. Most people were tired but still going on, ensnared in the sheer charm of the week-end. Again 4 a.m. came early, al- though you were tired, and then it was Sunday morning. SOME STRAGGLERS made it to church. Others slept into the afternoon and began again with a Sunday dinner. This was the time for long talks, quiet strolls, per- haps a movie and then the fare- wells as the 1951 J-Hop began to Line-Up Of J-opDates Starts Here (Names are alphabetized by girls' names) Lois Aamodt and Anthony K. Otto; Margo Abels and Harvey Schatz; Sue Abood and Joe Cas- sis; Alberta Adams and Ralph G. Richard: Beth Marie Adams and Raymond J. Symons; Betty Ad- ams and Jack Williams; Patricia Adams and Jack Williams; Pa- tricia Adams and Peter C. Den- drinos; Elaine Ahlund and Jim Graney. Rhoda Aisen and Bruce Thal; Dorothy Aitken and R. B. Roof, Jr.; Linda Akutagawa and Heeny Yuen; Virginia Albright and Richard E. Genthe; Carolyn Ann Alexander and John Hannan; Joyce Alexander and Edward Sonk; Marian Allen and Dale Zimmerman; Melva Allen and James B. Ha se. Joanne Allmand and Albert Stohrer; Rita Alper and Alvin S. Weinstein; Ann Ames and Robert Tuuri; Jeannie Ammon and Jim Bishop; Barbara Andersen and Charles Norwood; Bonnie J. An- derson and Arian L. Edgar; Bon- nie Anderson and Bill Rodger; Florence Anderson and Bob Stu- art. JANE ANDERSON and Richard Dreese; Ruth Anderson and Pat Cusick; Ruth Anderson and Tom Ramage; Edith Andrew and John Whitcombe; Katy Anthony and Matt Marg5lis; Rosalyn Apter and Allen Silver; Margaret Arase and Marvin Epstein; Saly Arenson and Donald D. Goldfarb; Char- lotte Arkin and Ronald Green- berg. Thaniel Armistead and-James H. McIlhenny; Barbara Arter and Thomas S. Heines, Jr.; Barbara Aslett and Bruce Forman; Carol Atherton and Ned Miles; Janice Atwood and William C. O'Hern. Eleanor Bachman and Irving Laker; Sonya Bader and Dave Williams; Betty Badgers and Wil- liam Fonch; Nancy Baehre and Richard Leppink; Beverly Bailey and Ray Tittle, Jr.; Patricia Baird and Ted John; Margaret Baldwin and Vernon C. Bryant, Jr.; Pris- cilla Ball and Robert Brungrober. * * * JEAN BALLANTINE and Gor- don Ironside; Lucille Baker and Arthur G. Waltz; Mary Ellen Ba- ker and Alfred Haffner, Jr.; Ruth Baker and Harvey C. McIntyre; Nancy Balkema and Jim Eldfidge; Barbara Banghart and John Nor- man; Janet Banninga and Rich- ard C. Webber; Lynn Banwell and Hugh Alberton, Jr. Donna Barak and Bob Grier- son; Carol Barkerand Edward W. Snyder, Jr.; Shirley Barnett and Ed Lebowitz; Phyllis Barone and Robert Powell; Mr. and Mrs. O. o. Barr, Jr.; Anne Barrett and Ralph Hillman; Joan Barriball and A. J. Terry Brown, Jr.; Nancy Bassett and Richard Rehfus. Elaine Bauer and Richard Goldsmith; Patty Bay and Philip Timyan; Bonnie Beam and Har- old Hinckley; Betty Beard and Russell Wepfer; Lois Beattie and Robert Darroch; Mary Beauvois and Gordon C. Bates; Vivian Beck and Frank Stark; Mr. and Mrs. Helen Beers; - Elfried Beinhorn and Carl Hasselwander. --Daiy-Herb Harrington BALCONY SCENE--Private little gatherings were held on the balcony at the dance for a few min- utes of talk, the sharing of a joke and just to rest the feet during a 9:30 to 2 a.m. Dance Session Deep in the Blues. ARLENE SUOZZO and Bud Van De Wege; Sondra Sussman and Don Greenfield; Marilyn Sut- ten and Philip Klein; Naney Sut- ton and Richard Hall; Bette Swanson and James White; Vir- ginia Swanson and Bob Hackstra; Helen Boyce Sweeney and Joseph Sweeney, Jr.; geirgian Switous and Neal Aldrich.; Nedra Tabashnik and Don Ka- petansky; Hazel Tarbell and Fred Crofoot; June Tauffler and Floyd Lassor; Georgiana Taylor and Bud Richner; Janet Mae Taylor and Robert Jones; Jean Taylor BARBARA VOLLEN and Mar- shall Sahlins; June Vollrath and Charles Carroll. Lilias Wagner and Robert Jones; Mary Elizabeth Wagner and Richard Stroebe; Dorothy Waldo and Paul Gikas; Joan Wales and Oscar Kock, Jr.; Carol Walker and Jack Heaphy; Dolores Wal- ker and Louis Daniel; Joy Walker and David Johnstone; Pat Wal-. ker and Larry Esckilsen; Amy Wallace and John Gardner. jMICHIGANI COMING - and Charles Day, Jr.; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Waller; Mrs. Louis Taylor; Mary Elizabeth tat. Wallis and Daryl Donaldson; Taylor and Neal Collins; Barbara Jeanne Walter and Keith Near: Teake and Jack Seeber. Pat Walker and Robert Shank- Lynn Tell and Robert Ander- land; Frances Ward and Warren Tisch: at Ward and Carl Bieser; son; Pat Texter and il Hummel; Tinher Wardley and Bob Mitch- Elaine Thayer and Robert Wilson; ell; Dorothy Warmeling and Dick Gloria Thomas and Roger Hila- Smalter; Claudine Waterman and' bides; Jill Thompson and Jerry Robert Tessmer. MacCallum; Joan Thompson and* * Don Ketteman; Mary Lou Thomp- MARNIE WATSON and Rich-. son and George McCarthy; Nancy ard Smith; Helen Wayf and Wil- W.Somerset Maugham's 4 Greatest Stories 2 HOURS of SCREEN PLEASURE! Starting Sunday "Battleground -Daily-Herb Harrington AUTOGRAPH SEEKERS-The signature of Louis Prima on a J-Hop program is a memorable sou- venir, so Nancy Marshall, '52, and date Bob Moffatt, '52, cornered the little man with the big trumpet at the band stand. TURBULENT HISTORY: J-Hop Remains, Despite Troubled Past By JIM BROWN Traditionally ,hailed as the "greatest forial on earth," the 1950 edition of the J-Hop adds another chapter to the dance's long and stormy career. From the very first faculty de- bates in the 1880's as to which class was to have the privilege of holding a "distinctive college affair," the dance provoked fiery debates. No decision having been reach- ed, the classes proceeded to com- pete with one another until 1877 when the juniors won the honor 'with their "Junior Hop." * * * FEATURING the ageless music of Frank Tinker, two violins and a piano, the dance was hailed as an outstanding success by the 20 couples who were lured into the luxurious confines of Hank's Em- porium on Main Street. By 1891 the dance had ac- quired two orchestras and had graduated to the ice rink where some 300 persons described the dance floor "as smooth as glass" -- until the ice melted. The decorations were uniquely tied in with the theme of the dance, highlighted by potted water lilies against a background of sea- weed - and dancers had the use of "Gibson's Art Parlors" as re- ception rooms. *i * * share management of the dance with the independents and the remaining fraternities. The nine were aghast and hauled Frank Tinker off to To- ledo to hold their own party, while the others belligerently went ahead with the official ver- sion in Waterman Gym. Finally .the junior class took the annual affair over for good, except in 1899 when The Daily charged that the J-Hop Committee, under the leadership of a sophomore, had failed miserably to maintain the high standards set by its pre- decessors. * * * "DUE TO THE inability of the decorator to fulfill his contract, strangers were kept busy wonder- ing which of the color combina- tions represented the colors of Michigan . . . Refreshments were a wafer and a glass of water ... The lighting was poor . . . Pro- grams looked like a cross between cardboard and leather." The dawn of the Twentieth Century saw the beginnings of the "extravaganza" lighting ef- fects which have gradually be- come a traditional J-Hop fea- ture. It was even the custom to turn off most of the lights and follow the couples around darkened corners with a calcium spotlight - until one of the spotlights exploded in the mid- dle of a. dreamy Frank Tinker Board of Regents ruled that the number around 1910 and set fire to they-decorations. The two men who extinguished the blazing bunting were "ap- plauded to the echo." , * * * IN 1913 THE Committee voted to keep spectators out of the gal- leries. There was trouble. The Daily reported that "About 50 toqued (tipsy) gentlemen" at- tempted to beat their way in. "The trouble started when J-Hop authorities refused to throw open the doors leading to the gallery . . . The window panes were the first to go; then the locks and hinges were forced by a battering ram. "Further entrance was blocked by a janitor who threateningly wielded a pair of Indian clubs ... No one dared advance. Fire ex- tinguishers and a few improvised billies were more than a match for the bravery of the storming party." * * * DURING THE '20's the decora- tions were planned around a "theme." In 1923 "flowers of joy and merriment" were- hung on the 800 couples dancing in a tran- quil Japanese garden to the mu- sic of Franchu Tinker. The next year guests were bom- barded with thousands of paper snowballs as part of an Eskimo motif. Frigid dancers were pro- vided with shining white igloos to crawl into for moments of relaxa- .:....................................... . l 1,1 .~................................ TheWilton Model In all the years that men have worn clothing, only one model has ever been developed which is instantly recognizable to all men of taste.. This is the WILTON Model . . . with its almost complete absence of padding in the shoulder, modified lapels and straight hanging lines. To find it once again will be an event of major interest to men who know how flatter- ing, comfortable and distinctive the model is. $ 503 /e OXXFO1RD CLOTHES DOBBS HATS BURBERRY COATS. ANN ARBOR DETROIT J-Hop was over. Ahead lay ,the Arb, and more dances one to compare with the THE J-HOP continued to ex- md until internal strife riddled Ii S