PAGE EIGHTEEN TIDE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.1954 PAGE EIGHTEE?~ TUE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY. SEPTEMRWTt ~1 1~J i va+w:rsaa s.a A71Ls ii ATs.iDSLV AoAf AU01 1% Union Arranges Full Schedule of Activities Although students have been making the rounds of classes and toting their books and pencils for only a day, plans for the semes- ter's activities at the Union are al- ready well underway. Highlighting the social events this term will be the ever-popular campus night-spot, the Friday "Lit- tle Club." Opening this weekend in the North Lounge of the Union, the informal gathering will be held al- most every Friday throughout the semester. The checkered table cloths and candles in whiskey bottle holders, familiar to "Little Club" fans, will again- be on hand to add to the nightclub atmosphere. Restful Atmosphere Soft lights and sweet music from a campus orchestra will add fur- ther to the restful atmosphere, whether students come for an en- tire evening of dancing or drop in after a movie or study date. Cokes, potato cmps and pretzels will be on hand during the evening. Other refreshments will be avail- able in the Union cafeteria. The Little Club is open from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday eve- nings, with tickets available at the L _____ IIf SWAA University of Michigan BSLAZERfS Oxford grey, navy, and white flannel also, White shetland wool Guaranteed satisfaction!! Order yours- Wednesday 2 to 5 Thursday 10 to 5 Friday 10 to 5 FENCING ROOM - BARBOUR GYM i door. Everyone is welcome, ac- cording to commbittee members.., Membership Dances In keeping with the "dance every Saturday night" policy, Union members are planning a series of Saturday night m emb e rs hi p dan~ces. The first dance is scheduled from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Open to Union members and their dates, the dance will feature the music of Red Johnson and his or- chestra. An informal atmosphere prevails at these dances, with heels and casual dresses being standard uni- form for the coeds. Several specialty dances are also scheduled during the year. Dates and plans for these events have not been announced yet, although they are traditionally held near Thanks- giving and Christmas, and just be- fore final exams. Bluebook Bail One of these specialty events, "Bluebook Ball," is designed to "chase away those pre-exam jit- ters." Outsized bluebooks, rulers and pencils make up the decora- tions with caricatures of students and "profs" lining the halls. Also popular with both the coeds and the men are the frequent jazz concerts, the free Sunday night record dances, and the bridge tour- naments. Bi-weekly student-faculty coffee hours held on Thursday afternoons in the Terrace Room of the Union help students and faculty mem- bers get acquainted on an informal level. The social hour is sponsored by a different department each week. Student Trips 1t ;' the frequent student trips to musi- cal and stage shows presented in Detroit and Toledo. Planned with an eye on slim student budgets, the trips cut expenses by using char- tered buses and buying tickets in blocks. Monday, Oct. 4, is listed as the date for the first student trip. "Mrs. Patterson,"starring Eartha Kitt, and playing at the Cass The- atre, will be the destination. Tick- et prices and information will be announced later. According to committee mem- bers, "Mrs. Patterson" will open on Broadway Dec. 1, after a pre- miere showing in Detroit and a stop in Cleveland. Miss Kitt will perform her first dramatic role in the production. SRA To Hold Social Events At Larne Hall "Swing your partner and prom- enade all" will be heard through- out Lane Hall as the Student Re- ligious Association presents the first of its weekly square dances at 7:30 p.m. today. Weekly Friday coffee hours from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and the Saturday luncheon and discussion graups will also begin this week. Representatives of all the reli- gious groups which make up SRA meet for supper and discussion ev- ery other Tuesday. At Lane Hall, home of SRA, stu- dents will find a place where they can meet and work with people of varied backgrounds and cultures, while the atmosphere of the "red brick building on State Street" provides a background for the many activities which take place there. All Students Invited All students regardless of reli- gious beliefs are invited to attend Lane Hall activities and to make use of the facilities offered there. High spots on the Lane Hall cal- endar for the coming year are the Thanksgiving breakfast for those students who remain on campus, the traditional Christmas carol sing and party, the J-Hop weekend open house and the Brotherhood Ban- quet in February. In November SRA along with the Campus Religious Council will sponsor an all-campus program of religious emphasis. Three out- standing lecturers will be present- ed on Nov. 3, 8, and 11. The topic this fall will be "Ethics - by God or Man?" Petitioning For Positions Opens Today 'U' Coeds Evaluated By League Committee On Basis of Interest Numerous positions on League activities await women of all classes. Junior Girls' Play, the annual event written, produced and direc- ted by junior coeds for the entire campus, has become a spring tra- dition at the University since it was first staged in 1904 in Barbour Gym by six juniors. Positions open are the central chairman, dance chairman, assist- ant dance, assistant properties, scenery, posters and stunts chair- man. Interested juniors may con- tact General Chairman Alice James for further information. League House Council The League House Council has the following positions open on their staff: League House Judici- ary chairman, secretary and mem- ber-at-large. The chairman must be a junior or senior, while the other two offices may be filled by any coed living in a League House this term. Another place still vacant on the League Council is assistant special projects chairman, under Chair- man Debbie Shavelson. This com- mittee is responsible for the part the League plays in Lydia Men- delssdhn Theater on League Night during Orientation Week. They also assist at tryouts and in the pro- duction of Gulantics, all-campus talent show. A complete record is kept of each woman's activities during her stay at the University. These rec- ords are used as references by fu- ture employers and honor societies. It is the duty of the activity chairman of each house on campus to keep coeds informed as to when to petition for certain positions during the year. Petitioning Process To obtain any position in coed activities on the University cam- pus, women must write a petition and be interviewed by the Inter- viewing and Nominating commit- tee of the League. The League, center for all extra- curricular activities at Michigan, is divided into numerous branches to provide for efficient governing. The Interviewing and Nominating Committee is one of t h e s e branches, headed by Sally Lorber, chairman. She is assisted by secretary, Lois Klein; junior members, Nancy Jacquette, Barbara Watson and Martha Wollbillick; and sopho- more members, Carolyn Bahle, Er- ica Erskine and Betty Jean Kafke. Enthusiasm Counts The committee accepts all peti- tions and interviews all candidates trying out for a League position. They stress that previous experi- ence in the League is not impor- tant when petitioning, but each coed's interest, enthusiasm and plans for the position that count. The interviewing committee has offices in the League Undergradu- ate office on the first floor. Sug- gestions for writing petitions are offered in the League Lowdown, and the tentative scledule for the deadline for various offices are listed. Oneof Mann's first moves at the University 29 years ago, was one of his smartest, Mrs. Corson re- marked. Prompted by his love 'of billiards, he joined the faculty club where he garnered the respect of the faculty. "The instructors would notify dad," she commented when the fellows were not doing well in their courses. He would then get after them to improve- their stud- ies. It helped a lot to see them make grades," she smiled. As a child, Mann would eat lunch running to and from school and then would walk miles to go swimming. His daughter asserted he hasn't stopped running yet, al- though 69. "He couldn't stand to sit," she said, "and still can't." But, she said, he has the won- derful ability to relax, He can fall asleep instantly almost anywhere and be up in a half hour raring to go. As a practicing Christian Scien- tist, his religious faith has contrib- uted greatly to his philosophy of life. He has the feeling, Mrs. Cor- son stated, that we should live to- day, recover from the things that are wrong, and go on- and do bet- ter tomorrow. He serves God, she remarked, by serving men and boys. She concluded, "because he has given himself unselfishly, his life has been a success." You know when he's around, Mrs. Corson pointed out. It's not unusual for him to yell half way down the block. Owns Summer Camps During theh summer the Mann family, including his wife, son, Matt Mann II, one of his better swimmers, daughter and wife's sis- ter run a boys' and a girls' sum- mer camp in Canada. This camp serves as "a feeder" for Univer- sity teams and has produced 39 All- American swimmers? O n e of Mann's most recent greats, Bumpy Jones, started swimming for Mann at the age of 9. Leaving Notable Record Behind, 'U' Swimming Coach Mann Retires A MATT MANN AT HIS LAST SWIMMING MEET Also high on the list of Union tivities scheduled for this term ac- are e .. __ ___ {hi Iand g e n ho presents THE FINEST LINE of FOUNDATIONS -GARMENTS GIRDLES- BRASSIERES Expertly Fitted ROBES -LINGERIE HOSIERY Our merchandise is made by well-known and leading manufacturers. SRA offers approximately two weekend trips or outings each month. These outings may be at- tended for the nominal cost of $2 which includes food and lodging. SRA Sponsors Camps SRA also sponsors work camps in the vicinity of Ann Arbor and Detroit. Students attending the work camps donate their time to work on some worthy project. These outings and work camps afford an opportunity for students to leave the campus for short pe- riods and to become acquainted with the people of the surrounding -Iareas. SRA officers for the coming year are Marge Frogel, president; Ted }_ Beals, vice-president, and Marylen Wilkins, secretary. By ROZ SHLIMOVITZ Matt Mann, a name synonymous with swimming, will soon fade from the sport page but never from the minds of "his sons" and thou- sands of others who have known him. His coaching record is popular legend-16 conference champion- ships, 13 national titles, United States Olympic victory and a dual mneet mark of 221 victories and 27 defeats. The public has followed his achievements closely, but those who know him best know he has great qualities that never make the headlines. Retired after 29 years with Michigan, Matt Mann is now devot- ing full time to his summer camp and plans to help conduct swim- ming clinics throughout the world. Mrs. Rose Mary Corson supplied some of the less-publicized facts about her famous father. Aids Students "If someone needed a room, dad furnished it," Mrs. Corson re- vealed. The Mann's have never lived alone. Immediately after their marriage, two swimmers moved into the house. Since then, at least one relative and some stu- dents have been living with them at any given time. During the de- pression, the basement resembled a miniatured dormitory, Mrs. Cor- son recalled. The students stayed, doing odd jobs around the house until they could get on their own feet. Then they would move out and another batch would replace them. Sunday dinner, she said, was always a group affair. "He's always willing to help any- one at any time," she said. At the college swimming clinics at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, she recalled, he would coach fellows who would later be out to beat his team. He assisted anyone in the pool, no matter how young or old, good or poor, she said. Coaching Skill What qualities does Mann pos- sess that make him such an out- standing coach? Mrs. Corson did not think long to answer this question. "He has an unerring instinct to do the right thing at the right time," she stated. "He will always tell a swimmer when he does something well. He does not see unkind things in people; he just won't believe y.. .... ..: v.:}'{,4Nr" .}"n..}!?. 4 Ifa~ds that 4" Classic class mate . :'to ev Connie handsewn moc.. supple leather that wears By ELAINE EDMONDS That hectic round of mixers,1 health service physicals and apti- tude tests known as Orientation Week has become just a memory in the minds of the nearly 5,000 freshmen and transfer students who entered the University for the first time this fall. Although Orientation Week ran smoothly with a minimum of mis- haps this-year, there were several tense moments such as the time one new student lost his railroad ticket and ID card ten minutes be- fore he was to register. Orientation leaders were not sur- prised at anything after they dis- coveredhthe freshmannurseiwho went through registration without classifying. Early Preparations Preparations f o r Orientation Week began last spring when the call for leaders was made. Inter- ested men and women petitioned and were then interviewed by members of the League Council and the Union staff. From over 600 students in the orientation leader pool, Director of Orienta- tion Ivan Parker chose 191 of the anything bad about anyone. He never holds a grudge because he never has one. At the same time, the boys try to live up to his ideals. He is the kind of man they love and they don't resent working for him." "Never let a punker beat you," was Mann's frequent cry to the swimmers. Mann felt, Mrs. Cor- son explained, that there is no ex- cuse for a swimmer to be defeated by someone not as good; by the same token, he maintained it was no disgrace to lose to someone better. If the swimmer performed as good or better than his top effort and still lost, Mann was satisfied, she said, because the swimmer did what was expected of him. THAT HECTIC WEEK! Weary, Happy Freshmen End Orientation Program best qualified to become leaders. According to Parker, "The orien- tation program could not be ear- ried out without the fine coopera- tion from thestudent group lead- ers." Orientation was first taken over by the Union and League in 1947. Before that time leaders had been chosen without interviews on a "first come first served" basis. High Spots High spots in the Orientation week schedule were the all-fresh- men and all-transfer assemblies where the new students received a welcome from President Hatcher and the deans, of the various schools and colleges. At this time many of the students were intro- duced for the first time to the songs which have become tradition- al at the University. 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