THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Tongue-in-Cheek President

Retirement Activities: Riding and Needlepoint
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Rdueational diplomacy often die-
tatea that a university president
suppress his sense of humor, Pres-
ident Ruthven has discovered over
the years.
very so often, however, Presi-
dent R Ithven has allowed himself
a faw moments of levity on educa-
) tional subjects.
In an article dealing with the
uses Which universities should
make of publicity mediums, he
oce wrote:
" wou14 propose to enroll all
students as seniors and to grad-
uate them as freshmen. The argu-
1ent would be that hindsight is

easier than foresight, and, if
our students could go' backward
through college, they would more
directly and quickly come to their
second childhood.
"Of course, I would abolish
grades and examinatins, for one
can back most easily when there
are no obstacles to fall over, and
the students would enthusiastical-
ly cheer this provision. I would be
willing to make a substantial wager
that I could sell an article on this
theme. I am, moreover, certain I
could get the plan noticed in the
pictorial magazines by illustrating
it with snappy photographs of
shapely drum majorettes."


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on his many years
the University of
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-Daily-Jack Bergstrom
MRS. RUTHVEN SHOWS HUSBAND HOW SHE WILL USE SOME OF THEIR RETIRE-
MENT LEISURE - NEEDLEWORK PROJECT FOR THE SUMMER.

" STRING INSTR
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Scholar Shines
At Ruthven Tea
Ruthven teas have come to re-
present an important campus so-
cial gathering over the years-
life-long friendships and engage-
ments have grown out of them-
but one student at least'used the
occasion for something else.
Mrs. Ruthven recalls 'that on
one afternoon, a male student
passed through the tea line and
almost immediately disappeared.
Early the next morning he was at
the door again.
"I couldn't wait to get back to
finish that book," he said, head-
ing toward the library.
"I don't think we ever saw him
again," Mrs. Ruthven remembers,
"but we know that he read at
least one book while he was on
the campus."

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PRESIDENT RUTHVEN TAKES ONE OF HIS FAVORITE MORGANS FOR A WORE


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It's time for that new Spring outfit-

AS A LOVER of the outdoor President and Mrs. Ruthven
life, President Ruthven is as intend to spend a good part of
their summer at their cottage in
happy to pit his skill against Frankfort, on the shores of Lake
the denizens of the depths as the Michigan where the president, a
next angler. Above he poses with Morgan horse fancier, hopes to
some fish he may or may not get in some of the riding he has
have caught on a Phoenix Pro- missed out on over the last 22
ject trip to Oregon. years.

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