THE MICHIGAN DAIL'Y'' FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1954 f POETRY, CELLO: Anne Stevenson Traces Varied Interests Assembly Association VERSATILITY: Grid Star Excels in Grades, Activities By JIM DYGERT w--m-s 4 by DOROTHY MYERS About to leave four years of busy life at the University, Anne K. Stevenson, '54, Honors Convoca- tion Committee student member, claims she has no advise whatso- ever to leave with those remaining behind-except "open your eyes and think." The 21-year-old French major with a Joan-of-Arc look of dedi- cation in her eyes, spends much of her time writing and receiving honors for her efforts in the fields of the arts-winning Hopwood Awards in her freshman and soph- omore years for poetry, assuming the positions of Poetry Editor and Assistant Editor of Generation and playing the cello in weekly cham- ber music quartets. IN ADDITION to slaving over numerous poems for Generation and book reviews for The Daily, Miss Stevenson has to her credit "The Silver Heron," a dance drama and the libretto for "Adam and Eve and The Devil," an opera perform- ed last year in Ann Arbor and Cin- cinnati. She has also just complet- ed a series of poems which friends claim is "the best she's done yet." Despite the fact she has been recognized many times for her scholastic and artistic achieve- ments (she is a member of Phi Kappa Phi honorary, Senior Society and delivered one of two student addresses at the spring initiation banquet of Phi Beta Kappa), she quickly complains "I don't deserve the honors; I haven't done anything." With her blond page-boy hair- cut and bright blue eyes, her friends describe her alternately as Joan of Arc (because of her sincere dedication to learning) and Alice in Wonderland (because of her curiosity and interest in all fields, -including even science, econom- ics and contemporary affairs.) She dislikes both titles, how- ever, because "I'm neither, I'm just Anne Stevenson." * * * - ALTHOUGH Miss Stevenson has lived in Ann Arbor most of her life (her father is Prof. Charles K. Stevenspn of the philosophy de- partment and her mother was a candidate for the local Board of Supervisors in 1953), she was born in Cambridge, England, and has travelled throughout much of the United States. Her future plans? - "Death eventually," the young poetess answers, but quickly adds that In the interim period she will West e Quadrangle Formulation of a new constitu- tion, establishment of the Quad rotation plan, reorganization of the radio station and the expan- sion of the Strauss Library were among West Quad's Council ma- jor accomplishments. The dispute between Winchell House and the Council over the rotation plan, designed to give all Quad men an opportunity to dine with the female Chicago House, highlighted the year and ended with Winchell's secession in Feb- ruary. Chicago House, turned over to women this year for the first time, was hailed as a worthwhile contribution to Quad life. Council-sponsored activities were the annual Holly Hop, recog- nition dinners for scholarship, ac- tivities, athletics and the West Quad honorary Quadrants, com- pletion of the Council meeting room, a camera club and ham ra- dio station W8ZSQ. WEST QUAD COUNCIL CABINET Gregg Schmidt, '55, President Gerry Burke, '56E, Vice-Presi- dent Jan Northway, Secretary John Surbis, '54, Treasurer Pete Black, '56, Social Chairman Keith Pohl, '56, Athletic Chair- man Al Dauer,aPublic Relations Chairman Bill Waller, '57, House Chairman John Steinhelper, '54, Council Room Gerry Burke, '56E, Rules Chair- man REPRESENTATIVES Pete Black, '56 Buck Bebeau, '57 Jan Northway Sara Roberts, '55E Bill Waller, '57 John Surbis, '54 John Steinhelper, '54 Dave Caplan, '55BA Alan Dauer Ron Scroggins, '57E Bernard Guggenheim, '56E Gerry Burke, '56E Bill Mueller, '56 ANNE STEVENSON ... a cello and a typewriter visit Europe (this summer), study tlfe history of literature, perhaps teach at some college or university and continue woek- ing to do something worthwhile through poetry. Music, too, will probably con- tinue to be a large part of Miss Stevenson's life, as she grew up in a chamber-music trio (her father plays the* piano and a younger sister, now attending Radcliffe College in Boston, is a violinist). * *.* DEEPLY indebted to the Uni- versity, she says she has gained here a "sense of the richness and diversity of human nature, a re- spect for Truth-whether it be emotional, scientific tr aesthetic, and humility in the fact of the task of meeting a world which is not easy to meet." "I couldn't leave, either, with- out mentioning one of the Uni- versity's most valuable contri- butions"-its 1,000 firreign stud- ents who offer so many differ- ent points of view enabling a greater understanding of na- tional as welr as international problems and undercurrents." Such a broad understanding is absolutely necessary to anyone planning to enter one of the fields of the arts, she maintains, for the would-be artist must "try on many different ways of life and make himself live in the society into which he is bo'rn, finding out as much about other fields as is possible,-especially the ones that are most removed from his own field." "The most important thing about education," she cont nues, "is to get principle ideas and know how to go about working them out,-and not just to memorize an extensive ariay of facts. Sometimes an understand- igg of how to extrapolate the deepest significance of things comes even at the expense of facts." Although Miss Stevenson con- cludes that she has learned more where she has failed than where she has succeeded in life, friends respond to this with the question -"but where has she failed?" Marking the year by its in- creased coordination with Pan- hellenic and Inter-House Council, Assembly Association concentrated on its own traditional series of ac- tivities for independent women. Dean of Women Elsie Fuller was named new advisor for Assembly, which began the year with the an- nual "I-Hop," in cooperation with IHC. In November the group spon- sored Fortnight, giving independ- ent houses an opportunity to pre- sent skits with the theme "Paint- ers and their Paintings." COLLECTING cans of food for Greece was Assembly's next pro- ject. "Tin Can Dinners" were held in dorms in December, with a can of food the admission ticket to dining halls. February brought the IHC-Assembly Conference, featur- ing discussions of various prob- lems.of the University and its in- dependent students. A sorority-dormitory evehange dinner was held in February, to International Student Club As the year ends International Students' Association looks back over consistent efforts toward stu- dent representation on the Inter- national Center Board of Gov- ernors, and ahead to a possible Foreign Students' Emergency Fund. Funds for ISA affairs are rais- ed chiefly through the fall's Monte Carlo Ball and the International Ball in the spring. Other projects have included orientation of for- eign students and international teas and bazaars, This year was also marked by efforts to locate a replacement for Esson M. Gale, retiring counselor to foreign students and Interna- tional Center director, and by the changing of international tea lo- cations from the Center to Rack- ham Bldg. Outgoing ISA officers are: Ed- ouard Planchon, '54, President; Rajesh Gupta, Grad., Vice-Presi- dent; Pat Arayasastra, Spec., Treasurer, John Iatrides, Grad., Executive Secretary and Deniz Ribeiro, Grad., Activities Chair- man. East Quadrangle Th East Quad Council, allowing full representation to the two wo- men's houses in the quad, has had a successful year ,as a result. The co-educational housing has worked out very smoothly wit few problems arising to mar the suc- cess of the plan. The following men and women filled positions in the quad, hold- ing the same offices for the entire year. (* indicates more than one term in the same office.) EAST QUAD COUNCIL . CABINET Stan Levy, '55, Pres. Ken Preston, '55, Vice-president Shirley Clark, '56, Secretary Jerry Jackowski, '54, Treasurer REPRESENTATIVES Joe Gottlieb Gorden Mars, '56 Dave Gross, '56 . Kurt Hoenecke, '56 Shirlee Diamond, '55D HOUSE PRESIDENTS Bob Reid, '56 A&D, Hayden *Stan Levy, '55, Cooley George Baumann, 54E, Greene Sam Marfia, Hinsdale Cece Coleman, '55, Tyler Mary Jo Park, Prescott Carl Sarnacki, '54, Strauss Ron McCreight, '56, Anderson ORGANIZATIONS WCBN, East Quad, Kathy Knei- ske, Station Manager.I strengthen relations with affil- iated women. Another dance, "March Moods" was Assembly's contribution to the March so- cial calendar. Today Assembly is partiepating in Tag Day, with money collected in an all-campus bucket drive for the Fresh Air Camp. Another May event is the Big Ten Residence Conference, with general prob- lems of orientation, dorm life and school spirit occupying attention of conferees. Climaxing the year's activities, May 21 will bring the Assembly Tea, attended by old and new board members, house presidents and senators. Other projects have been the dormitory candy stores, a Cinema Guild movie with funds raised for* the Fresh Air Camp, orientation picnics for new women students, and two $100 scholarships, to be given to a senior and a junior wo- man. Heading Assembly activities have been the following officers: CABINET President: Dolores Messinger, '54 Ed. Vice-President: Sally Lorber, '55 Secretary: Roberta Ross, '54A&D Treasurer: Marilyn Labiner, '55Ed. Projects: Rita Isbitts, '55 Big Sister: Janet Reinstein, '55 Social: Elaine Platt, '55 Public Relations: Muriel Claflin, '55 Personnel: Betty Cohen, '55 Candy Booths: Elaine Schulak, '55 Panhel lenic Association For sorority women, Panhellenic affairs begain even before the fall group of pledges had affiliated with the different houses, with rushing activities occupying their complete attention as the aca- demic year began. Increased cooperation with As- sembly Association and Inter-Fra- ternity Council colored the year's events, with sorority-dormitory ex- change dinners conducted to bet- ter relations with independent women. * * * PANHEL joined IFC in bringing Stan Kenton to the compus, as well as in other community pro- jects. Another innovation of the year was the institution of the Ground Observer Corps, which provided that sorority members would check airplanes flying above Ann Arbor. In March one of the year's most important Panhellenic de- cisions was made - sorority women, backed by SAC, voted to continue fall rushing on a permanent basis. Constitutional changes were also carried out, making important pro- visions for the election of Panhel officers. Social activities centered around the Panhel Ball in No- vember, and cohtinued through Greek Week in May, when soror- ities cooperated again with IFC to conduct affairs of the week planned for affiliates. Delta Phi Epsilon, formerly Adelphi, appeared as the campus' latest national sorority when the local group was initiated in May. OFFICERS: Martha Hill, '54, President. Judy Johnson, '54, First Vice- President. Laura Hoffman, '54 Second Vice- President. Bea Johnson, '54, Secretary. Norma Seidon, '54, Treasurer. Ann Mercer, '54DHy., Public Relations. Shirley Mason, '54Ed., Rushing Chairman. Jackie Shields, '54, Counselor Chairman. Althougn the phrase "all-around student" is much used and often misused, there appears on the scene occasionally a person to whom it truly and almost incredib- ly applies. Such is the case with Dick Bal- zhiser, student representative to the Honors Convocation Commit- tee, who has found time to make a name for himself in sports, schol- arship and student activities. * * . * KNOWN MOST commonly as the first-string fullback of the 19- 53 Wolverine squad, the six-foot one-inch blond has also held a consistently high grade-point av- erage in the engineering college. His record now, as a senior In chemical engineering, rounds to an enviable 3.7 record, of which any bookworm would be proud. But his combination of four years of football and scholastic achievements is adequate testi- mony that the quiet, unassuming scholar is no bookworm. Unless questioned, Balzhiser is reluctant to talk about the awards he's accumulated. For example, he holds the Patterson Award given by the Detroit alumni for the foot- ball player with the:highest aca- demic record, and the Yost award for athletes with better than a B average. Named to the all-American foot- ball-academic team, his campus activities are self-explanatory. A member of the Engineering Steer- ing Committee, he's also one of two representatives to the Univer- sity Development Council. * * * SEVERAL honoraries have rec- ognized Balzhiser's activities and added to an already crowded sche- dule. As a sudent in the Air Force ROTC program, he's president of DICK BALZHISER ... .father, athlete, scholar the Arnold Air Society, Michigau- ma, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Lambda Ep- silon, Toastmasters and Triangle have also claimed him. As if all this weren't enough, the soft-spoken graduate of Wheaton, Illinois High School married his old-time sweetheart, Christine Karnuth, after his freshman year at the University. A n additional responsibility, now, is the support of his fam- ily, including two sons, Gary and Robert. Balzhiser's managed his finan- cial load by occasional part-time work and full-time employment during the summers. Scholarships have given additional help-the Rackham Scholarship on which he entered the University, the Gedeon Scholarship and the Union Car- bide Scholarship. The Rackham honor testified to his high school record: there, too, he combined football with other activities. Balzhiser will graduate next February and step into his Air Force commission, but he doesn't want to give up university life al- together. Future plans 4nclude graduate study in chemical and nuclear engineering as well as government research work. I I Inter-House Council Devotes Time To Strengthening, Building, Growth Moving into its new offices in the Union, Inter House Council, composed of representatives from the quadrangles, spent a year marked chiefly by increased coop- eration with the Inter-Fraternity Council on all points. Problems of individual houses occupied most of the year's plans and meetings, and resulted in a mobilizing effort to oppose further change in men's housing for use by women students. * * * IHC MEMBERS also initiated a series of joint cabinet meetings South Quadrangle More than a thousand men re- siding in South Quadrangle, the campus' newest and most mod- ernistic living unit, combined forces this year to take high hon- ors, ranging from a series of in- tramural athletic triumphs to Gomberg House's placing in the Michigras carnival. Following is a list of men lead- ing the South Quad Council, hon- or groups, honorary and radio and camera clubs:. COUNCIL President-John Kelsey, '55BAd, (fall), Charles Turner, '54. Vice-President-Howard Wein- berger, '55 (fall), Burt Zack, '56. Secretary-Joseph Zaby, '54BAd, (fall), George Montgomery, '54. Treasurer-Dolf Bass, '56 Social Chairman-Charles Sac- quety, '55SM, (fall), Nick Oddo, Gershom Morningstar. FALL REPRESENTATIVES Robert Mann, '54BAd, William Land, '55A&D, Turner, Milton Pereira, '57, Gordon Britz, '55BAd, Kenneth Lester, Grad., Barton Cowan, '55, Zack, LaMarr Mac- Nutt, '55, Booth Tarkington, Spec., Jackson Frost, '56, Thomas Bleha, '56, Bass and Joseph Betts. SPRING REPRESENTATIVES William Hamil, '55E, Bernard Berman, '55, Robert Burgee, Rob- ert Leacock, '57, William King, '57, Dave Sherman, '57, William Fen- ton, '57, MacNutt, Tarkington, George Mason, '56, Lee Follin, '56, James McDonald, '56, John Law- yer, '55E, Arthur Kangas, '55 and John Harlan, '55E. HOUSE PRESIDENTS Gomberg-Bill Hamil (spring), William Land Mi mes ' Honoring outstanding members of Union Opera casts for their co- operation and performances, Mimes taps new members shortly after the close of the Opera season each year. Officers this year were: Gordon Epding, '55, President. Tom Gilmore, '56E, Vice-Presi- dent. Ronald Poland, '56, Secretary- Treasurer. Bruce Work, '56, Historian. Huber-Robert Burgee (spring), Charles Turner Kelsey-William King (spring), Thomas Bleha Reeves - LaMarr MacNutt to"*-i ~ .r 4A fall In ter-Coopera ive Council Houses tspring and rail) Scott-George Mason Dolf Bass Taylor-Al Scarchilli John Lawyer Van Tyne-- -Arthur (spring), Burt Zack (spring), (spring), Kangas SOUTH QUAD JUDICIARY COUNCIL FALL Chairman-Charles Turner Robert Sewell, '56, Sam Plice, '54, Richard Eistenstein, '56, Al Smallman, '56, John Morovitz, '55, Frank Drinan, '54, Norman Nau- moff, '56E. SPRING Donald Robiner, '57, Drinan, Eis- enstein, Naumoff, John Shepherd, '56, Lawrence Wilk, '54 and Moro- vitz. QUADRANTS South Quadrangle Honorary Charles Sacquety, '55SM, Ron- ald Bornstein, '54, James McClug, '54Ed, Frank Johnston, '55BAd, Robert Mann, '55BAd, Harold Lynde, Jr., '55, Yvan Brabant, '54E, Gerald VanOtteren, '56A, Richard DeSwarte, '57M, Dolf Bass, '56,. Allan McGregor, '57M. WCBN- SOUTH QUADRANGLE BRANCH Station manager-Bruce Bevel-G heimer, '56 Business manager-Robert Kir-. chen, '55 Program director-Martin Buch- man, '57 AMATEUR RADIO CLUB President-Marshall Badt, '56P Vice-President--Lawrence Har- day, '56E Treasurer and Secretary-Allen Krafue, '57E CAMERA CLUB President-Lee Follin, '56j Vice-President-Gerald Van Ot- teren, '56A Treasurer-Carl Herkimer, '56 Secretary-Lawrence Wilk, '54 Men's Glee Concluding the year with a wide- ly-applauded Spring Concert, the Men's Glee Club, with a roster of1 The Inteicooperative Council and the campus co-ops spent an active year redoing the interiors of their houses, and highlighted the year by purchasing a new house at 853 E, Kingsley for mar- ried couples. Kingsley House, as the new house is temporarily being called, was purchased for $16,000 last December, and since then has been the scene of "Work Holidays" by both the ICC and Lane Hall. * * * AT PRESENT there are two families living in the house, with the full occupancy of five families expected by June. A $5,000 fund-raising cam- paign was accomplished, and the money went to the Kingsley House Repair Program. The co-ops elected the follow- ing officers to head the Interco- operative Council: Jack Hilberry, '56 A&D, presi- dent David Scheler, '56E, vice-presi- dent Sue Messing, '54, women's per- sonnel chairman Stefan Vail, Grad., men's per- sonnel chairman Ed Hubbell, '55E, maintenance director Phyllis Lipsky, '55 recording sec- retary The individual houses had the; following officers: Lester House: Honora Kornberg, '55A&D, president; Joy Faily, '56M, resident director Osterweil House: Helen Hayes, '54Ed, president; Marilyn, Keith, Grad, resident director Stevens House: Kay Eggleston, '54, president; Patricia Pas, '56SM,' resident director Michigan House: Maurice Bin-' kow, '54, president Owen House: George Hart, Grad, president Nakamura House: Wilbur Wright, '55, president. Quadrants Outstanding residents of the three quadrangles are tapped an- naully for membership in Quad- rants, an honorary society. This year's members have been as fol- lows : SOUTH QUAD Harold Lynde, '55; Allan. Mc- Gregor, '57M; Charles Sacquety, '55SM; Robert Mann, '54 BAd.; James McClurg, '54BAd.; Ronald Bornstein, '54; Richard DeSwarte, '57M; John Brabant, '54E; Frank Johnston, '55BAd.; Gerard Van Otteren, '56A&D; Dolf Bass, '56. EAST QUAD James Meacham, Grad.; Ronald Dalton, '54E; Richard Curry, '54E; Roger Kidston, '56L; Robert Bak- er, 155L; Stan Levy, '55; Kenneth Preston, '55; George Majoros, Grad.; Fred Hicks, '54; Charles Benzinger, '57M; David Ponitz, Grad.; William Chubb, '54E; Paul McDonough, '55L. * * * WEST QUAD Tom Wilcox, '55E; Dale Wright, Grad.; Sam Alfieri, '54A&D; Ted Bohuszewicz, '54A&D; Gnee Cer- rani, '56L; Don Meikle, '54E; Har- ry Piper, 156L; Ray Popp, Grad.: Gordan Greenberg, '54; Jack Steinhelper, '54; Chuck Watson, '57M; Pete Opperman, '55A&D; Jim Midgley, '56E; Greg Schmidt, '55; Joe Reyman, '55; Jim Lang- ley, '57M; Alex Sarros, '56E; Norm Smith, '56E. with Assembly leaders, where dor- mitory and quadrangle affairs were discussed. This series met with re- warding results. Another analysis of the Michi- gan House Plan's success came with the Operation Inquiry Com- with the Operation Inquiry Committee, set up to reevaluate and study thenen's housing sys- tem. IFC and Inter Cooperative Council were invited to cooperate in a program of housing orienta- tion in the residence halls at the beginning of the semester. Each group had an opportunity to pre- sent an objective analysis of its system's merits. This project, how- ever, did not result in much suc- cess. order of Coif Composed of the highest-rank- ing Law School students, Order of the Coif had the following mem- bers this year; David W. Belin, George B. Berridge, Robert H. Bloom, Paul B. Campbell, Howard A. Cole, Donald C. Droste. John Galien, Jr., John C. Hall, Alan R. Hunt, Donn B. Miller, Gene E. Overbeck, Chester F. Relyea, Walter J. Roper, Harold A. Ruemenapp, Theodore J. St. An- toine, Samuel I. Shuman, Ray- mond R. Trombadore. James D. Voss, Walter H. Wei- ner, Donald M. Wilkinson, Jr., Arthur M. Wisehart, Marvin 0. Young and Richard W. Young. Business Administration Allen Mayer Abrams William Lewis Ammerman, B.B.A. Myles McClure Gray Richard Gordon Knapp William Stanton Seiden James Tennyson Woolf Charles Minot Hollis III Frank Norman Johnston John Henry Kelsey, Jr. Edward George Rockwell, Jr. Ronald David Rosefield Nursing School Carol Fay Alford Marilyn Jane Jager Bassett Joanna Mary Cannon Lura Risley Cation Elizabeth Ann Cosgrove Margaret Haley Guenther Verla Rae Shaull Edythe Louise Grotenhuis Wiard Charlotte Verona Wolfe Margaret Anne Borgeson Carol Downs I I 4 ( NEW POLICIES: Trophy Names IFC Best in Nation Launching the year with a new trophy naming it the best Inter- Fraternity Council in the nation and Canada, IFC formulated sev- eral changes and improvements in its make-up to continue success- fully. . A firm scholastic stand was set in September, with fraternity lead- ers deciding that all pledges must have an overall "C" average. * * * ANOTHER innovation was the! approval of the Rushing Counse- lors' program by Student Affairs Committee, allowing counselors to rush at their own houses while ad- vising rushees at the same time. tertained Ann Arbor children dur- ing Christmas at different fra- ternity houses, and continued with a profitable Stan Kenton night at, Hill Auditorium. IFC cooperated with Panhellenic to serve as host group for the Big Ten Conference in Ann Arbor. Climaxing IFC affairs were Greek Week, at which Phi Gamma Delta placed first in the IFC sing,1 with open houses, ball games, ex-f change dinners and the IFC Ball on May 7.! IFC had two sets of officers! and committee heads, one for the fall and one for the spring. r l a OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Rushing: Jay Martin, '55, Al- bert Fey, '55E, fall; Michael Lynch, '56, Robert Knutson, '56, spring. Scholarship: Lee Abrams, '55, fall; Roger Comstock, '57E, spring. Big-Ten Alumni: James Walters, '55E, fall; John Boyles, '56, spring. Social: Robert Weinbaum, '56, Robert Dombrowski, '55, fall; Rob- ert Fritts, '56, spring. Co-ordinating: David Smerling, '55. Public Relations: Peter Dow, '55BAd, fall; John Calvin, '56' spring. Offic Manager: Prnk Vick. Src~hhnri I i I U