p. kITSDAY,. MARCHE 8, 195 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PACE WE 0 _- Engineers To Present Annual Slide Rule Ball ....lla Compasses ana protractors win be cast aside Saturday, March 19, when the Engineering Council sponsors the annual "Slide Rule Ball." The dance will be presented from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., in the Lea- gue Ballroom. Late permission will be granted to. women students for this semi-formal dance. Ton Kenney and his orchestra will provide music for dancing while his wife Carol will be the vocalist. At intermission, the who recently appeared tics, will perform. Novelaires in Gulan- EHigh Grades c hieved By Coed Pledges Honored at yesterday's Panhel- le ic meeting for high scholastic ievement were 18 members of junior panhellenic Pour-pointers of last semester are Nancy O'Tool of Kappa Delta and Norma Van Tuyl, an Alpha Orhicron Pi pledge. Those obtain- ing an average of 3.8 are Ruth Bassiches, Alpha Epsilon Phi; Mary Ann Dwan, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Patricia Johnstone, Kap- pa Delta and Emily Malcolm of Pi Beta Phi. Pi Beta Phi's Janet Neary, Sig- m, Delta Tau's Sue Verb and Nancy Willard of Collegiate Sor- oris all obtained averages of 3.733. Averages of 3.533 were accomp- lished by six coeds: Suzan Arnold of' K appa Kappa Gamma, Nancy Colwell of Alpha Chi Omega and Polly Van Schoick of Pi Beta Phi. Also in this category are Alpha Omicron Pi's Elizabeth Palmer,. Bayle Turner and Carey Wall. Nadyne Cooke- of Alpha Delta Pi, Joanne Robinson of Kappa Al- pli. Theta and. Jean Bahr of Al- pha Phi all received averages of $.4. At the meeting it was announc- ed that the sororities will coop- ervrte with the Community Serv. ice Committee in making favors for Easter celebrations at the lo- cal hospitals. Tickets will be $2.50 a couple and will be on sale at the Engi- neering Arch Thursday through March 18th. For decorations, the engineers have devised a mobile which will hang from the ceiling. On it will be emblems representing different engineering societies. The Slide Rule Ball dates back to 1920 when a group of students sponsored the dance themselves. One year Sammy Kaye provided the music. After this the Michigan Technic sponsored the dance. Council Reorganized The Engineering Council, which is putting on the event this year, was reorganized last spring. The group was then comprised of mem- bers selected through the petition- ing process. Now presidents of en- gineering honorary societies and other engineering organizations are the members of the Council. The Council has sponsored an Engineering Open House, held in conjunction with University Day. President of the Council is Chuck Stickels; vice-president is Keith Coats and secretary-treasurer is Jere Brophy.- Chairman of the Dance is Bill Sommers. Photos To Be Taken A photographer will be present at the dance so that pictures can be bought for 75 cents and small wallet size prints for 25 cents. There has been much rivalry in recent years between the lawyers and engineers. One year,' a group of 50 lawyers raided the dance and much confusion followed. A slide rule was smashed to bits. Panhellenic Opens Posts To Affiliates Petitions for Panhellenic posi- tions may be picked up at the League Undergraduate Office and should be returned there by 5 p.m. Monday. Executive Council positions open to junior coeds who will be seniors in the fall are presidentv vrst and second vice presidents, rushing chairman, public relations chair- man and treasurer. Juniors or seniors may apply for the office of secretary. The chair. manship of rushing counselors is a junior position. Offices for which no petitioning is necessary, include three sopho- more positions on the secretarial and public relations committee. Other offices which necessitate petitioning are assistant rushing chairman, chairman of counselors and parlementarian, Applications for $100 Panhellen- ic scholarships, stating need, serv- ice to the University and the com- munity and a financial statement may be turned in. -Daily-John Hirtzel. UNION RECORD SALE-Bob Mattson, chairman of the Union Record Sale and George Jones, Union Office Manager spin several of the used records turned in for the sale. Both classical and jazz records will be sold from 3 to 5 p.m. tomorrow through Friday in the Union Student Offices. Today is the last day to turn in used records. SMOOTHING OUT NEWCOMERS' BUMPS: 4 WOOL SLACKS of Imported, British Plaids $12 Regularly 19.95 A wondrously Ikw price for superbly man-tailored slacks ... trimly tapered authentic tartan plaids of the finest -,> wool, loomed ' in Great Britain. Contoured, hugger-grip waistband and self-plaid belt. Sizes 10 to 16. a 51 E 'Big Sisters' Provide Helpful Hints, Ideas i [eod m Cad - d a I ACTIVITIES C H A I R M E N-- Dormitory activities chairmen will meet at 4 p.m. today at League. HILLELZAPOPPIN' - A mass meeting at 7:15 p.m. today will be held at Hillel for all students in- terested in acting or singing in the independents' Hillelzapoppin' skit. Men and women are also needed to work on costumes and scenery. By ELAINE EDMONDS "I don't know what I would have done without her!" , These words are often repeated by freshmen and transfer women as they describe their "big sis- ters." The "big sister" program spon- sored by Assembly Association is a system whereby each new stu- dent living in a dormitory has an upperclass "big sister." Writes Letters The "big sister's" duties start about a month before school opens in the fall. At this time she intro- duces herself by writing letters to her "little sisters." The "big sister" gives hints on a coed's University life and attempts to answer any questions which the new student may ask. On the whole her duty is to smooth the bumps out of a freshman or transfer stu- dent's first few months on cam- pus. The League Big Sister Commit- tee, headed by Judy Leib, is com- posed of 17 representatives, one from each dorimtory. Orients Freshmen The main function of the com- mittee is to orient freshmen and transfers to dormitory and Uni- versity life. The committee at- tempts to remove some of the im- personal atmosphere from dormi- tory life. At present because of the in- creased enrollment each "big sis- ter has up to four "little sisters" while in former years each "big sister" had only two "little sis- ters." Picnics Planned One of the principle duties of the Big Sister Committee is the planning of the picnic suppers which are given, for all freshmen and transfer women on the first Sunday of orientation week. Invitations to the spring picnic were sent by the committee to all the new students before they ar- rived at the University. This event was started last year and the committee hopes to make. it a traditional affair. At present, the Big Sister Com- Badminton The women's all - campus badminton tournament will be held Wednesday, March 16-19 at Barbour gym. Entry blanks may be picked up, by house ath- letic managers in office 15 of Barbour Gym, and are to be returned there by 5 p.m. Fri- day. There will be eliminations in singles and doubles. Contest- antsshouldebring their own birdies. Players are to be pres- ent 15 minutes before game time. mittee is revising "Big Sister," a booklet which is sent to all "big sisters" and "Assembly Line," a booklet sent to all incoming fresh- men and transfer students. At a recent meeting of the com- mittee, several recommendations were made for next year's pro- gram. A welcoming committee composed of Assembly board mem- bers and name tags for the spring picnic were discussed. Also proposed at the meeting were the possible replacement of the spring picnic with a dinner at one of the largest dormitories and a re-scheduling of the picnics so they will be held later in Orien- tation Week. For a Job in Your Field whatever your major--from Archaeology to Zoology-Katharine Gibbs outstanding sec- retarial training will be an aid in obtaining a position in the field of your interest. Write College Dean for Gises GIsRs AT WORK. Speelat Course for College Women SPECIAL " PURCHASE -th (Author of "Barefoot Boy WitA Cheek," etc.) SCIENCE MADE SIMPLE: NO. 2 Though this column is intended solely as a vehicle for well- tempered drollery, the makers of Philip Morris have agreed to let me use this space from time to time for a short lesson in science. They are the most decent and obliging of men, the makers of Philip Morris, as one would guess from sampling their product. Only from bounteous hearts could come such a pleasurable cigarette-so felicitously blended, so gratifying to $he taste, so soothing to the psyche. And, as though bringing you the most agreeable cigarette on the market were not enough, the makers of Philip Morris have enclosed their wares in the snap-Open Pack, an ingeniously contrived wrapping that yields up its treasure without loss of time or cuticle. And, finally, this paragon of cigarettes, wrapped in the paragon of packages, can be had in king-size or regular, as your taste dictates. Who can resist such a winning combination? Not I. A few weeks ago in this column we had a brief lesson in chem- istry. Today we take up another attractive science-medicine. Medicine was invented in 1066 by a Greek named Hippocrates. He soon attracted around him a group of devoted disciples whom he called "doctors". The reason he called them "doctors" was that they sat around a dock all day. Some fished, some just dozed in the noonday sun. In truth, there was little else for them to do, because disease was not invented until 1492. After that doctors became very busy, but, it must be reported, their knowledge of medicine was lamentably meagre. They knew only one treatment-a change of climate. For example, a French doctor would send all his patients to Switzerland; a 'wiss doctor, on the other hand, would send all his patients to France. By 1789 the entire population of France was living in Switzerland, and vice versa. This later became known as the Black Tom Explosion. Not until 1924 did medicine, as we know it, come into being. In that year in the little Bavarian village of Pago-Pago an elderly physician named Winko Sigafoos discovered the hot water bottle. He was, of course, burned as a witch, but his son Lydia, disguised as a linotype, smuggled the hot water bottle put of the country. He called on Florence Nightingale in London but was told by her housekeeper, with some asperity, that Miss Nightingale had died in 1910. Lydia muttered something and, #disguised as a feather boa, made his way to America, where he invented the blood stream. Medicine, as it is taught at your very own college, can be divided roughly into two classifications. There is internal medicine, which is the treatment of internes, and external medicine, which is the treatment of externes. Diseases also fall into two broad categories-chronic and acute. Chronic disease, is of course, inflammation of the chron, which can be mighty painful, believe you me! Last summer my fousin Haskell was stricken with a chron attack while out pick- ing up tinfoil, and it was months before the wretched boy could straighten up. In fact, even after he was cured, Haskell con- tinued to walk around bent over double. This went on for some weeks before Dr. Caligari, the lovable old country practitioner who treats Haskell, discovered that Haskell had his pants but- toned to his vest. Two years ago Haskell had Addison's disease. (Addison, furiously enough, had Haskell's.) Poor Haskell catches every- thing that comes along. Lovable old Dr. Caligari once said to' i ir, "Rnn " 1.CR..m ar..ha .hav-ni n~4a- hnrn rara * READ AND USE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS. Boston 16, 21 Marlborough St. New York 17, 230 Park Ave. Providence 6 155 Angeli St. Montclair, N. i., 33 Plymouth St. FASHIONS YOUR FUTURE The Hat $8.95 Smart Hopsak Bag $7.95 Young and beautiful in her new Printzess suit, with its delightfully feminine jacket . . . a fresh touch of white in the pique over- collar .. , a dashing double row of buttons down the front. Designed and fash- ioned by Printzess in tex- tured tropical worsted in Granite Blue, Misty Lilac and Navy Blue, Sizes 10-18. $4995 Donald C. Pote asks: What bearing would my field of training have on my assignments at DuPont? DONALD C. POTE will receive his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University this June. He's been quite active in interclub athletics-football, basketball and baseball-and served a term as Club Athletic Director. He's also found time to work on "The Princeton Engineer" as Asso- ciate Editor. Right now, Don is making thorough plans for his employment after graduation. "Chuck" Noren answers: \ I1 CHARLES H. NOREN received his B.S. in Min- ing Engineering from the University of North Dakota before he entered the U. S. Air Force. Later he returned to school for an M.S. from the Missouri School of Mines, received in 1948. Dur- ing the course of his DuPont employment, Chuck Noren has had a wide variety of job assign- ments. At present he is engaged in a fundamen- tal research project concerned with commercial explosives at Du Pont's ,Eastern Laboratory in Gibbstown, N. J. NOW AVAILABLE for nsAnt ASME The answer to that is easy, Don, if you mean initial assign. ments. Generally speaking, a graduate's first assignment is influenced by his previous training and his expressed interest in a particular type of work. Whenever possible, Du Pont assigns a man to the type of work he is trained for and wants -he'll do better in any field if he's highly interested. For example, my master's thesis was on the use of explosives, and my first Du.Pont assignment was a study of the effi- ciency of explosives. But experience on the job really constitutes new training. You learn about other branches of science and engineering- you broaden your horizons through daily contacts with men having other skills. The result is that arbitrary divi- sions between technical branches- gradually dissolve, and you become ready for new assignments and new responsi- bilities-even outside your original field. 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