THE MICHIGAN DAILY asUiNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1951 SOME WENT TO CLASS--But the indolent students pictured above were only moments of sunshine. Alert Ensian photographers recorded the scene for pos- absorbing ultra-violet rays in front of Angell Hall in one of Ann Arbor's treasured terity. (Posterity is yours for only $5.) Revised Ensian Feature Section Records Year's Biggest Events NO THING MISSED: Senior, Underclassman Activities FullyCovered GOING HOLLYWOOD-The Michigan youths pictured above found that there was more to Cali- fornia to be appreciated than just sunshine and football when they visited a famous motion pic- ture studio and were introduced to Come of the stars like pretty Debra Padget, star of "Broken Ar- row," who is pictured above. Left to right, the lucky boys are: John Bathe, 152P, standing in back; "Bull" Zerman, '49, Neal Traves, '52, second row, "Bones" Loveless, '52, and Bill Dibble, '52, front. THOST RIDER OF DIAG:- SWESO To0 Succeed Mythical Megrod Spring is on its way-and so is the 1951 Ensian, complete with a feature section to surpass all prev- ious years. Members of the feature depart- ment are confronted with a big task, as one of their main purposes ! is to include those activities notI covered elsewhere in the Ensian. Setting the proper mood for the yearbook is also one of the major tasks of this department. THE FEATURE editor has few dull moments, as his Ensian activi- ties include the coverage and re- cord of all campus events, such as the Union Opera and the Army wee-end. Still another goal of the fea- ture editor is to be included in the Ensian those phases of cam- pus life most likely to be remem- bered by the greatest number of students. Exemplifying this are the house groups and athletic events, which are sprinkled through the volume. The new location for the "Story of the Year" will be in the front part ofthe book. In addition, an attempt is being made to cover feature events not ordinarily recorded, but which will mean the most to students, in this way adding the finishing touches to the book. A successor to the headless horseman of the diagonal has been found, at last. This is the word from Ensian; publicity moguls who promise that the popular Megrod myth will again return to terrorize the cam- pus&. This year, however, the my- sterious visitor will travel under a new incognito, SWESO. THE EXACT identity of SWESO must remain, of course, a close- ly guarded secret, known only to the gods and Neale Traves, '52. Just when this year's legend will arrive on campus is likewise not presently known, although it has been strongly hinted that SWESO finds snow and cold weather dis- tasteful and will not be along till springtime. Megrod, the Michigan Ensian Ghost Rider of the Diagonal, to quote his official title, ap- peared last winter in a series of cryptic ads in The Daily, toss- ing out hints of his identity in an ambiguous way. TILL SPRING, then, the cam- As a matter of fact, charges of One of the major changes in the pus must live with the usual pub- smut have occasionally been level- ' 51 edition will be the diffusion of licity ground out of the Ensian led at the Ensian publicity chiefs{I the features throughout the back, mill of Traves, Osterman, Hein- by local women's organizations,I replacing the previous condensa- lein, and Co. Constantly we are but Traves has soothed these puni- tion into one section. bombarded with enormous ads ex- tanists in his usual suave manner, - tolling the '51 Ensian in superla- * * tive fashion. ASIDE FROM THESE diplo-En i n C v r The theme of these Ensian matic services and the MegrodEn icn C v r plugs has quite generally been stunt, Traves has accomplished ., Y a sex the past couple of years. several other notable publicity IS1ortG le "We find this by far the most feats, an intensive search of his profitable selling point," Traves gold-embossed scrapbook reveals. By VtCami era reported. While in Pasadena for the ____ Rose Bowl contest, Traves engi- Lare Pctu esneered a "deal" with a large The sports section of this years Larg Picuresmovie-producing outfit for the Michiganensian will be bigger and Liven Group Shots, temporary loan of some of their better than ever, according to' stars to pose with Michigan Sports Editor Stan Weinberger, 1 payboys for1rn Ensian niture '51- 4 F1 L Not only does the Ensian give individual attention to the seniors and some of their activities, but it also gives the underclassmen a chance at fame, especially if they are connected with any of the or- ganizations which are featured in the yearbook. On their respective pages the Michigan Union and the Michigan League display their special func- tions as well as their administra- tion for the benefit of the students on campus. UNION OPERA, which gives the reader a glimpse at the newest look in legs, the pep rallies, and last year's Michigras are all dis- played in picture form. The views of Michigras are especially design- ed for the transfer students and the freshmen who did not have the opportunity of seeing it in the flesh. The League sponsors Junior Girls' Play and Soph Cab, and therefore they are covered under this heading. There will also be at least a mention of Frosh Pie Difficulties Told by ]Editor Picture pages aren't half as easy as it would seem, according to Virginia Byers, '52 Ed, Senior Pic- ture Editor of the new 1951 En- sian. Pictures are taken for the studio through a professional studio and sent back to the Ensian office by them. Each print has the name of the student on the back to aid identification. These pictures are then ar- ranged alphabetically and divided into groups of thirty-six each. The printer sets up the page and sends back galley proofs of the completed pages which must be checked and approved before they go into the book. Weekend. Another event under this section is Senior Night, at which honors are conferred on everyone, and where everyone laughs at everyone else. The Honor Societies are also al- loted their special section. All types of honor societies are included in this section. THERE ARE pictures of men with trees on their heads, some- times,: known as Druids, and also others of red fellows, called in po- lite society men of Michigamua. Then there are the girls' soci- eties which go by various names and confer their titles upon peo- ple after a full year's delibera- tion or merely for their high av- erages. There are new big pictures of the major groups with some very special pictures of dramatic scenes from the initiation ceremonies of some of these groups. ANOTHER SECTION will fea- ture the scenes at the Student Publications Building where the people "play" at making the news readable. A new and exciting treatment of The Daily, Ensian, Generation, Technic, and Gar- goyle will include big informal pic- tures of the scenes behind the scenes. Other diverse groups also re- ceive their special sections. They range from the India Student Association to Military Ball. And, in order that the majority of the male students on campus will not feel left out by their present plight, the NROTC and the ROTC. are also being in. eluded. Interest groups will also have their place. This group includes the language clubs, the foresters, and other organizations centering around a common interest, usually along pedantic lines. These are just a few of the many highlights of this year's Michi- ganensian, which is sure to be bet- ter than ever. SOPHS PLAY-Included in the Ensian features section is this shot of fetching sophomore women going theatrical in the pro- duction of Soph Cabaret. The complete reorganization that has taken place in the House Groups section of the Ensian this year with big pictures and blue coloring has given this section a new liveliness and avoided its usual dullness. Instead of the usual division into four sections, fraternities, sororities, men's dorms and wo- men's dorms, the Greeks are treated in one section with the other section being devoted to the dorms. Ipage. The Michigan lads were whisked through the studios by high-priced executives, posed with such as Gregory Peck, Monte Wooley, and Debra Padget, the latter pictured above. An interesting sideline on Peck was discovered-his fatli~r was captain of the 1909 Wolverine bas- ketball squad. But even with this sentimental tie, he bet bet on Cal- ifornia-and lost a few minute's wages. Besides the usual posed pic- tures, the section will include ac- tion shots of the games. other part of the football sec- tion. The Ensian staff stood ready to! award a free book to any clair- voyant student who was able to1 identify the elusive ghost rider, but no one could quite get it. I FOOTBALL IN particular will, The basketball section will open come in for an extensive 20 page with a full page ph~otograph of treatment. The football section the Michigan team in action. will feature one pale of pictures Following this will be four pages and text for every game exceptl of action shots and text with a the Army, Wisconsin and Ohio special department for the out- games which will each have a two' standing team players. page spread.* * * Outstanding senior football THlE TRACK section will have players will be featured in an- eight pictures and statistics show- ing how the team fared last sea- son. Wrestling and gymnastics will be featured with four pictures eaech and descriptive text. Hockey comes into its share of the sports section with nine pictures of the Michigan puck- sters in action. The sports section will cover 60 pages in the forthcoming Year- book. .. . . . .......... . . . . .......... N F S v N,,