k I WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1952 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAG ""V WEflNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1952 PAGE FIVE Varsity Night Program To Take Place Friday at Hill Auditorium 4) ShowWill Feature Guest Stars *; * * * * League Aids 'U' Women. FALL HARVEST THEME: Union Homecoming Dance To Welcome Back Alumni Collins, Little Present Acts "Little Jack Little and his or- chestra and Eddie Collins, the pop- ular banjo artist, will be brought to the Hill Auditorium stage at 8:15 p.m. on Friday for the 14th annual Varsity Night announced Dean Walter Rea yesterday. During the student talent show Little and Collins will appear in their professional roles as guest x stars of the University Bands. * * * "LITTLE" Jack Little, billed as "radio's cheerful little earful," is prdminent among America's song comrposers, pianists and band lead- ers. Little's first song, "Jealous," was written in the early 20's and vas followed by such hits as ' Ting-a-Ling," "My Missouri Home," "Shanty in Old Shanty Town," "Hold Me" and "Baby " Parade." His orchestral style furnishes a tuneful, impressive background for the piano acrobatics and baritone vocals of its versatile maestro. * * * LITTLE and his musicians were headlined in many theatres and hotels from coast to coast during 1934 to 1940. The University brought Little's band from the Palmer House in Chicago for the } Senior Ball in 1935. Little's intimate style of blues crooning made him nationally popular as the whispering croon- er. His radio show and record- ings pointed him as one of the top orchestra men of the 1930's and because of his unusual style, x he is well remembered today. The other half of the profes- sional act will feature Eddie Col- lins and his banjo. STRUMMING his banjo for sev- eral seasons with Art Mooney's or- chestra, Collins has become a pop- ular club and hotel entertainer, working mostly in Detroit and Chi- cago areas. According to many music crit- ics the banjo style of Collins ri- vals that of the famous "Banjo King," Eddy Peabody. This year eight student acts will take to the spotlight before the Hill crowd. DICK MOTTERN'S Ann Arbor Alley Cats, currently playing at the Union's "Little Club," will start the show with their jazz versions I n Activities C 1 M1 EDDIE COLLINS * * *C of current popular favorites while the Jay Mills-Bernie Kahn comedy duo will attempt to bat a thousand on the laugh meter with their col- lege antics. Taking to thea microphone, Stella Peralti will sing such semi-classical selections as "Love Is Where You Find It" and Nancy McCormick will do a turn about with her contrasting nov- elty version of "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette." The wiggling, shuffling charles- ton dance group will consist of Joan Hegener, Jan Gast. Jean Parker, Bob Cutting, Art Rooks and Berl Lesperance. * * * WITH THE AID of bongo drums, Bob Barrett will present an unusual dance routine. Also included in this variety act is a trombone quintet consisting of Jerry Bilik, Don Browne, Joe Moore, Dave Green and Les Kolbe. String bass player Ben Pat. terson will also accompany the 4 > *k *m * quintet with his hour glass shaped instrument. Dave Calahan, Bob McGarth, Dick Frank and Ara Berberian will join voices as the "Novel- aires" with the string bass accom- paniment by AubreyTobin. THE NOVELAIRES is the vocal group that was formed of last year's Gulantic winners, the Eve- ningaires. Concluding the program Janet Dixner will harness her accor- dian to play the popular "Mal- aguena" and "Czardas." Sparking showcase tunes played by the University concert Band un- der the baton of Prof. William D. Revelli be the core of this year's Varsity Night performance. .* * ALONG WITH stirring football marches such as "Varsity," the band, will play selections from "The King and I" and "The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise." Ray Young will also be featured in a baritone solo. Emcee duties at the mike will be split between Freshman coach Wally Weber, Donn Chown from WJR, Detroit, and Steve Filipiak of WHRV in Ann Arbor. Tickets for the talent show are now on sale in the League, Union, local music stores and Harris Hall or may be purchased from any band member. Ticket sales will also be carried on all day Friday on the diagonal and at the Hill Box Office. All tickets are 75 cents. Proceeds from the show are used by the three University bands, Marching, Varsity and Symphony, to aid in carrying on their activi- ties. Several Groups Form Unit Which Carries on Varied Coed Projects EDITOR'S NOTE: this is the third in a series of articles on women's activities on campus. By DOROTHY McELROY "A good beginning goes a long way," said Alice Mencher when she launched the 1952 Orientation Program. As head of the Orientation Com- mittee, Alice had the tremendous job of setting up a program that would help to acquaint men and women students with their new Alma Mater. PART of a freshman woman's "good beginning" at this Universi- ty is knowing just what the Wom- en's League stands for and what functions it performs for every coed. By getting an over-all view of the League as a whole unit, the new student is better quali- fled to participate in its activ- ities, and to benefit from its cul- tural and civic training. One of the purposes of this ar- ticle is to present the League as an interrelated and co-operative net- work of organizations. * * * COMPRISING the framework of the League are the Executive Board, the Administrative Com- mittees, and the Associated Or- ganizations. Probably the busiest woman on the Executive Board is the president, Phyllis Kaufman. Phyllis' job is to direct and co- ordinate all the activities that go on in the League, and to act as an adviser and director for her cabinet. Six other members including a vice-president, secretary, and treasurer carry ondthe duties of the Executive Board. TWELVE separate groups fall under the head of the Administra- tive Committees. Many of these committees that are known to the students are Junior Girls' Play, Sophomore Cabaret, Dance Class Committee, Social Committee, and League House Judiciary Council. Most of the widespread activ ities that go on in the League are functioning plans of the twelve administrative commit- tees. Each one of the groups is fur- ther divided into numerous office holding and membership positions. . * * FOR EXAMPLE, on the Orien- tation Committee, are five regular officers and some two hundred vol- unteer workers who served as ori- entation leaders this fall. The third part of the League's framework is made up of the five Associated Organizations. Familiar to every student are Assembly Association, Panhellenic Association, Women's Athletic As- sociation, Women's Glee Club, and Women's Page of the Michigan Daily. * * * EVERY UNAFFILIATED woman is a member of Assembly Associa- tion. On the agenda of Assembly activities are the "traditionals," A-Hop, Assembly Fortnite, Assem- bly Ball, and Frosh Weekend. Panhellenic Association rep- resents all the affiliated women on the campus. Projects which Panhellenic support are Panhel- lenic Ball, Variety Show, Pan- hellenic Workshop, and Student- Faculty Hours. In describing the framework of the League, a very vital part has not been overlooked. It seems only appropriate that Miss Ethel A. McCormick, better known as "Miss Mac," should be saved for the last. "Miss Mac," Social Director, is probably one of the best known women in the League. Regardless of the activity going on, students will always find Miss Mac there directing and supervising. Besides her regular duties, Miss Mac also finds time to listen to problems and offer guidance to coeds. The picture of the League as a whole unit would be incomplete without someone like "Miss Mac." FALL SPECIAL Hair Cuts $1.50 $20 Permanents $15 -Daily-Larry Wilk PIANO ARTISTRY-Hal Singer at the piano will be a feature of South Quadrangle's "The Extra Point," to be presented from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the League. Fifteen minutes of Singer's piano artistry will be broadcast on a local radio network. The dance will also feature the music of Don Bari and his twelve- piece orchestra. i *~ * * 'The Extra Point' To Offer Musical Stylings of Singer Homecoming Union style will be presented from 9 p.m. to midnight on Saturday in the Union Ball- room as the "U" plays host to Min- nesota in the traditional "Little Brown Jug" football contest. Sponsored by the Union Stu- dent Offices, the dance is slated to provide entertainment for re- turning alums as well as the stu- dent body. ALUMNUS Bill Gail, '40, and his band are returning to the campus site to entertain couples at the Union Homecoming festivities. Gail, who attended the Music School here, directed his band at many League and Union dances as well as at a variety of fraternity and sorority func- tions. Tickets for this special Union dance will be $1.50 per couple and may be purchased at the main desk in the Union lobby. * * * OTHER earmarks of the coming Homecoming have been appearing on campus all week along with the Union preparations. Student carpenters have been busy with hammers and saws for several days in preparation for the judging of Homecoming dis- plays while various houses on campus have been making spe- cial arrangements for gala Homecoming parties. Homecoming seems to be the forgotten holiday as far as campus historians are concerned, howev- er. * * * OLD RECORDS indicate that homecoming began as far back as 1897 when the alumni came back to campus to play the Varsity foot- ball team. Beyond those facts, the why and wherefore of the event is a mystery. Alumni Association officials have expressed the belief that IFC has something to do with its beginning. As an old issue of The Daily concurred, stating that IFC formally established the day in 1933. The IFC office belives that Homecoming may have grown out of Founders Day, a day when qld Square Dance The Fglk and Square Dance Dance Club, a co-recreational, WAA sponsored group, will meet from 8 to 10 p.m. tonight in the WAB. Any interested stu- dents are welcome to attend. ,lcro'44 Campu4c I I grad affiliates come back to cam- pus en masse to honor the found- ers of their fraternities. Files of the Michigan Historical Collection also failed to yield any- thing further. One explanation remains. Old newspapers reveal the fact that University alumni flocked back to campus for the Union anniversary dinners which were held each fall. This, and the freshman sophomore football games and rallies, could have gradually combined and come to be the Homecoming observance we know today. In a special broadcast straight from the Michigan League, Hal Singer will be featured on a local radio network while he entertains couples at "The Extra Point," South Qaudrangle's all-campus dance scheduled from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the League. The entire sceond floor of the League will be available for couples to dance to the music of Singer in the Hussey Room and Don Bari and his orchestra in the main ball- room. SINGER is a familiar name on campus as he has been in Ann Ar- bor ince 1947, and has entertained students at a variety of affairs ranging from dances and parties to banquets. He will play his own arrange- Paul McDonough To Provide Music At East Quad BalII Adding spice to the Homecoming festivities, East Quad will sponsor a "victory" ball from 9 p.m. to mid- night Saturday at the Quad. Although the dance is not reg- istered with the Office of Students Affairs as an all campus affair, it is open to all East Quaders and their invited guests. To keep the students in a gay mood, Paul McDonough and his orchestra will play danceable Dixieland, Latin American, and current hit paradae favorites. McDonough, a law school stu- dent, composed one of the hit tunes of last year's Union Opera and will also lend his talents in writing to this year's show. This five piece band has been featured at many social functions and was recently in the spotlight at last week's I-Hop. Souvenir snatchers will be able to walk home with miniature brown jugs that will decorate the dining rooms in accordance with the Jug-A-Lug theme. Tickets priced at $1.25 per couple may be purchased from the house social chairman or at the door the night of the dance. Refreshments will be served to the dancers during the evening. ments of such numbers as "Ten- derly" and "Wish You Were Here," for the broadcast. In 1948 he was arranger for the "Feeble Four," a barber shop quar- tet. At the same time he held down the top tenor position, and once in a while changed over to bass. * . THIS aggregation did a fair amount of singing around campus and especially for talent shows. Singer composed half the mu- sic for the two Union Operas, Lace It Up in 1950 and Go West, Madam in 1951. Before he came to campus his music was featured in a hotel in New York state. The pianist was formerly associated with a local network and presented three shows each week. SINGER will play as many re- quests as possible for both danc- ing and singing in the Hussey room for the couples who attend the dance. The quad dance will be pre- sented the evening of the Home- coming displays and game as a result of the postponement of the annual dance sponsored by the Student Legislature. In keeping with the name of the dance, "The Extra Point," cider will be served to couples, after a gala day of Homecoming festivi- ties. Special lighting effects will be created to place an emphasis on the orchestra in the main ball- room. Clyde Rowley, chairman of the dance will take charge of this project. Rowley is lighting direc- tor of the Student Players. "The Extra Point" will be an in- formal dance, and is open to the entire campjus. Tickets are on sale for the price of $2 on the Diag- onal, Angell Hall and in South Quadrangle. ANNUAL 20%/ OFF SALE on TROY WOOL ZIP-A-ROBES Reg. 10.95 robes - now . . $876 Reg. 14.95 robes - now . ..11 LIMITED TO ONE WEEK ONLY! Save 2.19 to 2.99 on warm wool plaid long-fringe blanket robes, ideal for football games, auto or home. Small size in blue, red or green. Larg esize in green, blue, red or gold. The large size carrying case has adjustable shoulder strap. LEAGUE COUNCIL--There will be a League council meeting at 4:30 today in the League. All mem- bers are urged to attend. SOPH CAB-Dance tryouts for Soph Cab will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight. Singing and dramatics tryouts will be conduct- ed from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9:30 p.m. tonight. All tryouts will take place in the League. * * * PERSONNEL COMMITTEE - One hundred girls are needed to register at the League Undergrad- uate Office now for interviews to be held by a nationally-known sil- ver company. The firm will display their com- plete line of silver Friday, Octo- ber 31, at the League. The girls will look at the silver and write down their preferences and opin- ions of the. various patterns. Later each girl will be inter- viewed by company representa- tives for five minutes regarding her preferences. WAA PETITIONS - Petitions for the position of manager of the Town and Country Club, sponsored by the Women's Athletic Associa- tion, will be due at 5 p.m. Thurs- day in Nancy Fitch's box in the League Undergraduate Office. Those petitioning may sign up for interviews at that time. Inter- viewing will be held Thursday and Friday. Both men and women are eligible for this position, as the Town and Country Club is. one of the WAA's eight co-recreational clubs. Petitions are available now In the Leauge Undergraduate Office and in Rm. 15, Barbour Gym. 0 "M" 4J 1WA CUSTOM HAIRSTYLING for Ladies No Appointments Needed Four Stylists l The Dascola Barbers Near Michigan Theater ' i I r Descriptively: decidedly elegant . . . This coat dress flatters from its wing sleeves to its flowing hemline. BLACK-royal or green cross dye ottoman . . c fashion find at 14.95. DOZENS of other dress- ?I <(estfrom 14.95 to 35.00. Sizes 9-15, 10-44; also 12'/2-241/2. 4ttehtied! A notice to those girls who are helping their husbands obtain their college training, YOU have an important responsibility in helping your hus- band further his career. It is up to you to choose a position that offers stability, good wages, and a chance Co advance. - WE f ", 1 11 III 1I II I