FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1952 Leopold Excels in Executive Posts SEW AND SAVE: From New Fabrics, Notions ThriftyCoeds Make Clothes 'n Jazz Leader Sparks Many Organizations* By MARILYN CAMPBELL Twenty-four hours doesn't make the day long enough for Bob Leopold, literary college sen- ior class vice-president. The Highland Park, Ill. senior lends a helping hand in many campus activities. As class vice- president he works with the other members of the senior board on all class functions. He recently was advisor to the Senior Ball committee. * * * IN ADDITION, Leopold is a "jack of all trades," working in any capacity where he is needed. As a former president of Allen-Rumsey, Leopold spent three years on the West Quad- rangle Council and was vice- president of this body at one time. A candidate for the "man who has held the most vice-presidential offices," he made one of his big- gest contributions to student en- joyment while vice-president of the Association of Independent Men. LEOPOLD FELT that "there should be a place for students to dance, enjoy themselves and just relax in an informal atmosphere." So, he introduced his idea for the "Little Club," featuring a nightclub atmosphere, including tables topped with whisky bot- tle candle holders, dancing to the music of a combo and a floorshow. The club, under the sponsorship of AIM was re- opened for the semester last week. Leopold and his combo, the "Ann Arbor Alley Cats," are well- known around campus. The group was organized in 1948 as a Dixie- land combo. SINCE THEN the "Cats" have played in many events, including Varsity Night, Gulantics and a ?weekly stint in the "Little Club." The group has recently made Synthetic Fabrics Are Used Widely In Spring Wear Synthetic fabrics continue to play an important part in the fashion picture this spring. Nylon is still the most popular fabric and is used in a great vari- ety of clothes. These range from sheer, dainty blouses to sturdy uniforms. Another well-known fabric which is still seen a great deal is rayon. It can be used for many different purposes, either alone or mixed with wool to make a; durable, inexpensive cloth. A metal-insulated lining, Mill- um keeps the wearer warmer in, cold weather by keeping body heat inside the garment, and keeps him cooler in warm weather by reflecting the sun's rays away from the body. Milium is porous and comfor- table and it makes an extremely attractive lining. Another new fabric which will be important this spring is Orlon,7 an acrylic fiber combined with nylon. Used mainly for coats, Or-F lon is soft and luxurious and hasi the added feature of being wash- able. -Daily-Bruce Knoll "THE THINKER"-Caught in a rare moment of inactivity, senior Bob Leopold sits atop the Druid rock and ponders over his Uni- versity activities. The climax to four busy years will come with his graduation in June.. * * * * * * By MARY JANE MILLS Many of the coeds who peer in- to shop windows at the latest in spring fashions are not looking longingly because they can't af- ford them, but are gathering ideas for creations they can make them- selves. Stores this season are featuring the finest in fabrics and colorful notions for those women who sew at home. Gingham is the by-word this spring in fashions, for cotton is the fabric that can go golfing, dancing, shopping, bathing and beaching. ** * WOMEN are applauding the new wrinkle resistant cottons for they can be worn through a hot sticky day and still retain that fresh-off- the-ironing-board look. Bright plaid fashions will deck the spring streets. Patterns run from clashing, harlequin and small, delicate, pastel plaids to clear-cut miniature checks. Some of the striking color com- binations include lavender crossed with spring green; bold black and white with red; big blue and white block checks with smaller red and white versions adding a two-tone design and pastel shades of violet, yellow and pink. NEW IMPROVEMENTS in ma- terials have made them sanforized and color fast, the label thrifty sewers insist on. All of the newest in fabrics and designs can be found in stores to be purchased by the yard. Women have also discovered that they can use many of the new inexpensive materials to dec- orate their rooms in a different way after Spring cleaning. * * * MANY OF the dormitories and sorority houses will flaunt gay new curtains and slip covers that coeds have made quickly and cheaply ~t home. Manufacturers realizing the importance of the home sewer have put out many new helpful aids to give home-made designs an artistic and individual touch. Buttons and belts that are ready made except for covering in the desired fabric allow seams- tresses to turn out professional tailoring on their clothes. * * * EVERY SIZE and shape ima- ginable are included in the but- tons that can be purchased to spark up the simplest dresses. Dainty hand painted ones give an outfit the Parisian look. Big bold buttons and ones that come in graduated sizes from extra large to diminuitive size allow women to use their imagination in decorating their clothes. A clever trick many women use is buying two extra buttons with the ones for their dress and mak- ing matching earrings for a very individualistic touch. NEW ATTACHMENTS that can be added to any sewing machine allow home sewers to do quilting, fancy embroidering, tailoring on botton holes and professional hemstitching with the ease of plain stitching. Women know that this spring they can find the finest in fab- rics and notions for home sew- ing in the stores and many of the freshest creations of the season will be styled and made in the home. Jewels Liven Coed Apparelr As an addition to the traditional, new and different jewelry is mak- ing its debut this spring to com- pliment the woman's wardrobe. Dainty and artistic beads of Venetian glass and mosiac minia- tures are among the newer items being featured this season. Dres- den necklaces and enameled beads in summer white add charm to an ensemble, while multi - colored ropes of tiny beads with matching earrings bring gaiety to a somber costume. For evening wear, delicately tinted seed pearls or striking clusters of pearls and rhinestones suspended on a slender chain are worn. To enhance the hair are ornamented barrettes Af gold and silver, and for the short bobs and poodle cuts there are gracefully feminine earrings. Casual jewelry remaining in the lime light for classroom wear are pendants and scatter pins. Novelty animal pins go well on neck scarves and hammered slave bracelets set off long-sleeved sweaters and blouses. Whether for casual wear or eve- ning, a selection of appropriate jewelry can be found that will compliment and add femininity to the apparel. Pictured in a lovely ombre turquoise net formal . beautiful rhinestone necklace and poodle cloth "Popcoat" is Miss Diane Halbrook, a Sophomore and Alpha Phi pledge fron Alice Lloyd Hall. She's bound to have a wonderful time and cast a bewitching spell on any stag line because she was dressed for the gala occasion at I t.'e I a recording for a commercial firm. Leader of the jazz combo, Leo- pold alternates between the drums and cornet, which he plays en- tirely by ear, having never had a music lesson. ** * FURTHERING HIS interest in music, he served as president of the Hot Record Society, whose members met to listen to the best in jazz. Elected to membership in Druids, the literary college sen- ior honorary society, he has been dubbed "Leaping Locust" Leopold by his fellow Druids. He adds the job of secretary of this group to his busy schedule. Sometime in the future Leopold hopes to enter the field of public relations, perhaps in television advertising. But this will have to be post- poned for a few years while he joins many of his fellow classmates in the employment of the army. Senior Board Reorganizes To Include All 'U' Colleges t A complete reorganization of Senior Board has been the major job of the 1952 steering committee for the graduation class. Senior Board, in the past, was composed of students from the lit- erary college only and its activi- ties were of a narrower scope. This year, officers from the en- gineering, architecture and design and b us in e ss administration schools are working with the lead- ers of the literary college to under- take the planning of pre- and post-graduation activities. These officers are now working on a plan for next year, which in- volves a Senior Board composed of officers from every undergraduate school not yet included and cam- pus elections held at the same time each spring for senior class officers from all schools. At present, there are 25 students participating in the Board's acti- vities, including officers from un- dergraduate schools and chairmen of all graduation committees. Committees for graduation in- clude Caps and Gowns, headed by Mary Jo McCormick and Barbara Smith and Reunions, led by Jim Kemper and Sue Duwan. Virginia Becker and Jack Beyer are in charge of planning com- mencement booklets and Jack Bay and Phil Berry handle finances for the senior class. i i The majority of dues collected by the Board is used for the senior class gift which the committee de- cides on. Mark Sandground and Pete Hall head the Special Events commit- tee which makes plans for the Senior Ball, the President Hatcher tea for seniors and other occa- sions. Publicity is being handled by Joe Epstein and Fred Ittner this year. SOUTH STATE AT NORTH UNIVERSITY Read and Use Daily Classifieds l r Maslow 1 , M 'a $4 /' OUR FAMOUS Ii 4pril sfhower OF LINENS! E 'is:;; What could be more welcome to the early Spring or June Bride? i i l .T n +v! V' ; j?;' = "s:' r} p. z .i, k. a :t ;:, : ?. Y' :i:5'S ''' g i!< +;a ,.{. 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