THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE __________________________________________________________________________ I o Union Slates Annual Dance Attention Will Center; On Wishing Well Couples will dance around a wishing well at the annual Union Wishing Well Ball from 9 p.m. to midnight today in the Union Ball- room. Spring and love will be in the air with the Union Ballroom sport- ing such decorations as artificial green grass and brightly painted tree branches planted in pots around the room. A RED BRICK wishing well in the center of the dance floor will add atmosphere to the traditional ball where couples may help to make all their wishes come true by throwing pennies into the water. Prizes will be presented to those luckless wishers who fail to captivate the charm of the wishing well. Providing the musical mood, Clair Sheppard's orchestra will play new and old favorites to appeal to every kind of dancer. A VARIETY of entertainment including a magician act will be featured at intermission. Union staffers working on Wishing Well Ball are: Hank Mosteller, chairman; Al Bonnell, entertainment; Tom Griffing, decoration; and Chuck Smith, publicity. Tickets may be purchased by Union members for $1 a couple at the desk in the main lobby of the Union. Photo by Matty Kessler WELL WISHERS-Hammer wielding Norm Zilber, '53, puts the finishing touches on the eight by four well for the Union Wishing Well Ball today while Mark Oscherwiz, '53 comes up for air with the aid of fisherman Raffee Johns. KIDDIES TO RULE: Michigras Committee Seeks 'Danny Duster, Betty Bustle' :I Deadline for Ann Arbor resi- dents and University faculty mem- bers to enter their children in the Michigras Kiddies' Contest has been set for Tuesday. "Danny Duster and Betty Bustle", who must be between the ages of 6 and 10, are being sought by the central committee to head the 1952 Michigras parade, "Fifty Years at Michigan." ENTRANCE FORMS with at- tached photos or snapshots may be sent to Roberta Richardson, Helen Newberry Residence by Tuesday. The Michigras central com- mittee wilt choose 16 children out of the field of contestants on the basis of the photos sub- mitted. These children will be entered in the final contest, which will be held at 3 p.m. April 16 in the Grand Rapids Room of the League. PARENTS OF the 16 finalists will benotified bymail by April 4, in order to provide ample time for costume preparation. For the final contest, children must be dressed in costumes typical of the time of the first car, according to the Michigras central committte members. Judges, selected for the choosing of "Danny Duster and Betty Bustle", are Mrs. Harlan Hatcher, Dr. Nancy Furstenburg, Mr. Ches- ter Roberts, Dr. Margaret Bell and Mr. Gilbert Caswell. WINNERS in the Kiddies' Con- i 1 - test will be given prizes and one boy and one girl will receive runner-up awards. "Danny Duster and Betty Bustle" will be King and Queen of the 1952 Michigras parade, which will feature humorous floats sponsored by University and Ann Arbor groups. DAS MUSIC: Konzertabend To Be Given Tuesday Night Sprechen Sie deutsch? All music lovers, whether or not they are able to speak German, are invited to attend the Konzert- abend to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hussey Room of the League. THE ALL-GERMAN musical program, sponsored bythe Uni- versity Deutscher Verein, is open to all students, faculty members and Ann Arbor residents. Included in the program will be the piano rendition of Beet- hoven's "Sonata Opus 10, Num- ber 3" by Carola Faltermeier. Also featured at the Konzert- abend will be Frances Henry, so- prano, singing selectionsfrom Schumann's "Frauen Lieben and Leben." BEETHOVEN'S Sonata Opus 96, number 10" will be rendered by Ted Johnson, violinist, accompa- nied by Patricia Joy. Ruth Stein, pianist, will play Schubert's "Opus 90, numbers 3 and 4", and Ara Berberian, bass, and Bob Kerns, baritone, will also be featured in the Konzertabend. IhRefreshments will be served at the close of the program. THE KONZERTABEND is a special program sponsored by the German Club to further apprecia- tion for the German language and culture. Bi-monthly meetings are held by the Deutscher Verein for the purpose of providing an oppor- tunity for German students and others interested in the lan- guage to converse in an informal atmosphere. German students, faculty and special speakers participate in the various events of the club and offer members information on important phases of German cul- ture. * * * Games, singing, skits and the annual spring picnic comprise the main part of the meetings of the Deutscher Verein. Cook Coeds Plan Farmer's Picnic For Faculty Party Centered around a theme of a farm picnic and political rally the women of Martha Cook will hold their annual faculty party tomor- row, beginning at 5 p.m. with a buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. A mock political rally and pa- rade will follow the dinner. Candidates for dog catcher Phyllis Grettenburger and Mary Christie, representing the Tigers and Lions Parties will try to sway the vote of the country folk. In keeping with the theme, decorations will depict a farm- er's picnic. Waitresses will be dressed in peasant skirts and blouses, and Brandy, the dog, will attend the rally with a few of his animal friends. Assisting General Chairman Ann Hanson will be committee chairmen Vonda Genda, Mary Kings and Doris Vogtmann. IZFA Schedules SquareDancing The Intercollegiate Zionist Fed- eration of America IZFA) will hold a square dance at 8 p.m. to- morrow evening, in the new Hillel House. A professional caller from Detroit will lead the group in square dancing and Israeli folk dancing. Admission to the dance is one text book, which will go to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. CRAFTSMEN - Surplus energy is channeled into creative work as youngsters derive satisfaction from their artistic endeavors at the Center's arts and crafts classes. A DA ILY PHOTO FEATURE Story by Helene Simon and Mike Wolff Pictures by Larry Wilk Dun bar Wo The Dunbar {civic Center, a memiber of the Red Feather Community Chest Organiza- tion, provides recreation and hospitality for people of all races, nationalities and ages. Children whose parents are employed through- out the day have the opportunity to learn inter- esting hobbies and to play wit hothers their work as well as the Center's spe- cialties of a 30 piece rythmn band and "see trips" to local points of interest, including the waterworks and surrounding dairy farms. When asked to describe the discipline problems' that invari- ably seem to arise with hordes of small children, Williamsex- plained that "the Center tries to give the children the same kind of training they receive at home. So far there have been no major discipline problems. The most effective punishment is threatening the offender with expulsion from Dunbar," Wil- liams said. As another incentive to good' manners and self-control a good behavior chart with the names of |lcomes All own age at Dunbar. Although many older boys eventually take up scouting activities, teenagers -who are always made to fee lat home-take part in hobby'clubs and parties. Adults, too, make use of Dunbar's facilities which are often used for social groups who would not otherwise have a place to gather. * - * * * Center Offers Recreation Hospitality to Ann Arborites More than seventy years separate the youngest and oldest member of Ann Arbor's activity-crammed Dunbar Civic Center. Located just outside the business district at 420 N. 4th Avenue, Dunbar began its colorful career in 1923 by serving as a lodging house and reading room for Negro workers engaged in the construction of University buildings. Today, however, the Center, under the direction of Douglas Wil- liams of the Atlanta School of'Social Work, extends the facilities of its 13 rooms to anyone wanting a good time-irregardless of race, nationality or age. The younger clientel at Dunbar enjoy weekly story-telling sessions and a variety of arts and crafts9 the youngsters hangs in the hall- way. At the end of the week a gold star is pasted next to the names of those who have been most co- operative in complying with the rules of the' Center. One long-standing rule at the Center refuses admittance to chil- dren before 3:30 p. m. on school- days. This measure was found nec- essary to prevent over-enthusiastic Dunbarites from playing hookey from school to come to the Center. Friday and Saturday are party nights at Dunbar. Teenagers at- tend recorddances in the comfort- able TV-furnished living room or take part in the singing and quiz shows that may make up the fre- quent Dunbar community nights. The Golden Age Club, which is composed of women from 40 years old and up, usually works together on a project such as a tablecloth or quilt for a charity raffle. But in spite of their years. they don't spend all their time at Dunbar sitting around, cro- cheting and sewing. At the Cen ter's barn dances, Williams ob- served, it's the older people that seem to enjoy these affairs most. Dunbarites have even tried their hand at the newspaper business. by putting out "The Dunbar Press." Dunbar's Center's fulltime work- ers, Mrs. Ellis (who received a de- gree from the University Music School in 1947) and Thomas Bridges are given valuable assis- tance by volunteer workers, fre- quently students at the University. At the present time Williams has hopes of the Center purchas- ing a movie projector, which he thinks will prove valuable for both children and adults. Because of religious reasons, some people would not go to a theater but would think it all right to see movies at Dunbar, Williams com- mented. ONCE UPON A TIME - There is a pause in the reading at the weekly story telling sessions, while the narrator asks questions relating to the day's tale. Answers are quick in coming from the in- terested listeners. I Coed Ca 1n car . u AA i A.i A L _!ยข_ A A iQ aA i A 'a I' Photo by Matty Kessler CARIBBEAN CAPERS-Wanda Michaels and Harry Easom are shown putting the finishing touches on a tropical flower which will decorate the Gomberg House semi-formal, to be held from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight in the South Quadrangle. Fraternities, Sororities To Sponsor Egg Hunt for Dunbarton Orphanage I-I-':- BLUE TEAM-Any Blue team member interested in the Pub- licity Committee there will be a meeting at 10:30 a.m. today in the League. Room will be posted. Monday has been designated as Blue Monday by members of the Blue central committee. Blue tags for this may be picked up in the League Undergraduate Office Monday morning. SCROLL-There will be a meet- ing for members of Scroll at 1:30 p.m. today in the League. ATHLETIC MANAGERS- There will be a meeting for all athletic managers at 4 p.m. Wed- nesday in WAB. Managers are requested to bring softball team lists from their houses. * * * TAYLOR HOUSE - Men from Taylor House will hold their an- nual formal Stairway to the Stars at 8:30 p.m. tonight in the Flight Room at Willow Run. John Haibue and his band will provide the music. Children from the Dunbarton Orphanage will be honored at an Easter egg hunt to be given from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow at six houses on campus. Three sororities and three fra- ternities have teamed up in pairs to give the party. Working together will be women from Delta Delta Delta and men from Pi Lambda Phi, women from Alpha Xi Delta and men from Phi Kappa Tau and women from Pi Beta Phi and men from Psi Up- silon. About 60 children from the orphanage will be split into three groups and each pair of sororities and fraternities will handle a group. Each group will go to the houses of their sponsors and an Easter egg hunt will be held. After the hunt, the children will go to the various- fraternity houses for outdoor games, including an Easter egg roll down the front lawns. Following the games, refresh- ments will be served at the three sorority houses, and then all of the groups will meet on the steps of the Business Administration Building for awards. Prizes will be given for the group that finds the most eggs, and prizes as well as awards for the individual winners from each group. The child who finds the most eggs of the whole group of 60 will receive the main award. SALE!! MARCH 28 - APRIL 5 20% Discouiit on all items AT KHAYYAM 719 North University Selection of: Handmade Imported jewelry Handmade Imported Potlery Italian Glassware. Persian Rugs NO WORRIES J with Traveler's Checks! SAFE! CONVENIENT! ... ::: ; ." .. ... ,._: PARTY NIGHT - Teenagers JAM SESSION - Demonstrating more enthusiam than harmony, these young musicians get quite a enjoy an evening of dancing and kick out of playing in their own rhythm band. Because the boys sometimes show too much zeal, they fun at a weekend social event are confined to the quieter instruments. in the Center's living room. 77