956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA Galens To Sponsor Caduceus Ball Dance To Offer T Semester Plans Announced By Panhellenic Association MASS PRODUCTION: Swiss Student Views Education T By JANIE FOWLERL Band, Decorations Guitarist, Quartet Caduceus Ball, the annual social event of the Medical School will be presented from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday in the Union Ballroom. The semi-formal dance which is sponsored by Galens, honorary medical society, is given especially for medical students and staff members of the University Hospital but is open to students from all. schools. Students and their dates will dance to the music of Red Johnson and his orchestra. Intermission Entertainment Entertaining during intermission will be. Bob Levin, a comedian, John Hartzell, a guitarist, and Chuck Dafoe, Bill Burdick, Ray Culver and Bob Clark composing a barbershop quartet. During the intermission seven door prizes donated by Ann Arbor merchants will be drawn. These will include a sphygmomanometer (to measure blood pressure), gift certificates and leather goods. The ballroom will be decorated r with a maize and blue false ceiling and will have an eight foor Cadu- ceus belind the bandstand. The Caduceus is a rod entwined with serpents which belonged to Aescul- apius, the god of healing, and is now the symbol of the medical profession. Drawings Depict Drawing depicting the life of a medical student at University Hos- pital will also be part of the deco- rations. Tickets for the dance may be purchased from any member of the Galens Society and will also be sold at the door. The proceeds from the dance will go to the Galens' activities which include the Children's Workshop in the Hospital, the Scholarship and Loan Fund for medical students, the annual Galens lectuwre and the Galens Student-Faculty Lounge in the f Hospital. t Publicity Handled Publicity for the Caduceus Ball has been handled by Fred Horwitz of Phi Delta Epsilon. Al Dawson is in charge of pro- grams and tickets and Jerry Strauch is band and skit chair- man. Chairman of the dance is Jerry Young and President - of Galens Honorary So'ciety is George Hoekstra. Mind Reader To Perform At U' Friday Scheduled first on the Assem- bly calendar of events for this se- mester is the coming of Dr. Franz Polgar, mind reader, memory ex- pert and hypnotist at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow in Hill Auditorium. Assembly, along with Inter- House Council, is sponsoring Pol- gar who last appeared on campus in 1953. Tickets for the show are on sale until Friday at Hill Audi- torium. Next on the agenda is Assembly Ball to be held on Saturday, March 3, at the League Ballroom. An & ?1. annual event, this is an all camp- us, coed bid dance. S A-Ball Paul Brodie's Band and the Hal Singer Band will provide the music for A-Ball. Sandy Marx is the general chairman of the dance which has as its theme, "A Night in Venice." Is the past many of I the dorms have held "coketail" parties before the event for couples attending Assembly Ball. [ Included in the organization of Assembly Association is the New Dorm Planning Committee which consists of representatives of all of the independent houses on cam- pus. The committee meets once a week to discuss the results of a survey taken last semester on women's housing. They then try to implement the ideas into new dorm planning. ADC Motion Last semester ADC passed a motion and presented it to the Board of Governors urging them to see that a traffic light be placed at the intersection of North Uni- versity and Forest to remedy the hazardous crossing there. Among its other projects for the coming semester are a study on the rushing procedure, and an attempt to incorporate a new counseling system in the dorms so that there will be more resident counselors. Later this month, petitioning for the positions of Assembly officers will begin. Assembly Association is for all undergraduate, independ- ent women of the University liv- ing in either dorms, league houses or off campus. -Daily-Jim Owens MEDICAL STUDENTS are listening to the heartbeat of Fred Horwitz to insure his fitness for the Caduceus Ball, which will be held from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday in the Union Ballroom. Ranging from just plain fun to i lots of hard work, Panhellenic As- sociation has slated many projects; for the spring semester. Beginning on Friday and Sat-i urday, March 2 to 3, the group will send delegates to the Michi- gan Panhellenic Conference at Kalamazoo. An annual meeting of all oft the Panhellenic Associations at Michi- gan schools, the conference this year hopes to deal with the wider aspects of Panhel, such as what the groups can do to help meetf the increased demands of college and university enrollment. The rush study committee will report to SGC on Wednesday, March 7. Members of the organi- zation have been meeting with members of Assembly Association's executive council to discuss rush- ing, and Panhel will then.start op- eration of the plan finally arrived' at. Exchange Dinners Thursday, March 8, the unaf- filiated women living in dorms- tories will lave an exchange din- ner with coeds in the sorority houses. Sending one member of the University delegation to the Mock United Nations Convention to be held Friday,, Saturday and Sun- day, March 23, 24 and 25, at the University of Wisconsin, Panhel is now accepting the names of af- filiated women interested in going. Carrying out the general trend in Panhellenic . toward serious thinking and away from an al- most exclusively social program, the group is planning Greek Week, Monday, May 14, to Saturday, May 19, in conjunction with the Inter- fraternity Council. Mass Meeting The first day will bring a new type mass meeting and dinier to start the Week. Panhel workshops and teas will climax the Tuesday activities. Exchange dinners between the sororities and fraternities, follow- ed by a jazz concert open to the entire campus highlight Wednes- day while the traditional Inter- fraternity Council Sing is slated for Thursday. Friday will spotlight IFC Ball and Saturday will conclude thef Week with a splash party and spec-t ial events. International Work International work of Panhelt will include making arrangements for foreign women students to eat regularly, probably once a week,1 at sorority houses as guests of the affiliates. Panhellenic Association is cur-I rently involved in physical reor-. ganization and preparations for the tnove to the new Student Ac- tivities Building. This includes such things as col--j lecting historical data, publshing{ new booklets, changing outworn politicies and developing the sec-I retariat. Serves Community Needs Containing information about community needs and possible so- lutions, a community project file is being completed. Along this line, the Alpha Omi- cron PI' Community Service Award will be given sometime in April or May to the sorority who has con- tributed the most individual and group service. Continuing to expand the op- portunities for affiliation, Panhel has recently recognized Alethia, a new local sorority, as an associate member - of Panhellenic Associa- tion. The group is presently look- ing toward affiliation with a na- tional sorority. Scholarships will be once again offered by Panhel on the basis of participation in campus af- fairs, proficiency in academic work, and need. Funds are also available to any affiliated woman who needs mon- ey through Panhel grants. Though they are not obligated to do so, recipients are encouraged to pay the money back to restock the fund. Junior Panhellenic Association has had a busy past with its com- munity mucular dystrophy drive, collecting presents for children at Christmas, and its meetings at which speakers have enlightened the group about the various as- pects of the University. By ARLINE LEWIS "The American system of higher; education, geared to mass produc-. tion levels, allows too many medi- ocre people to get through," said Charles Spillman of Switzerland. The tall, graduate law student offered some views that will be considered at an Internatioal Stu- dent Association discussion entitled "American Education through European Eyes." The discussion' will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the recreation room of the Inter- national Center. In Europe," Spillman continued, "there are too many architects, too many doctors. The competition is so great that only the very best in every field are permitted to continue." Large Demand "Here in the United States the great demand for professional men does not necessitate elaborate sift- ing," he said., European universities, according to the 25-year-old Swiss student, are conducted on a more adult level. Classes are not compulsory. The facilities are there for the1 student to use anytime he wishes.1 "Housing regulation, curfews for women, and drinking rules are un-1 heard of." Lecture Notes Spillman frowned upon mention of the word-for-word notetaking so common in lecture courses. "European university students are not tested on what their professors' say. Lectures offer interpretations which may elucidate printed ma- terial and are intended to stimu- late thinking,", he remarked. More students 'participate in self government," the University, of Zurich graduate added, "and in general there is much less political apathy." Ten to fifteen percent of the3 men belong to fraternities" which are more right and formal than their American counterparts. They put the final polish on a man's education." One Long Test Exams are infrequent and in some fields only one final test lasting an entire week is given in the four years the student spends at the university. Often, however, these are submitted periodically so that students may receive evalua-. tions of their work. "The really intelligent person if he works hard can live at school for four years, not go to any classes, not take any examinations. and receive .his degree if he passes the final test," Spillman continued. He remarked that working one's way through college is not com- mon in Europe because there is just too much studying to be done," and pointed out that an education at a European university costs about ten per cent of what it does at an American school. Fewer Scholarships "There are, however,. fewer op- portunities for scholarships which are frequently offered in the United States," Spillman said. The level of a university student in Europe is roughly comparable to the graduate level of study in this country. General background offered here by liberal arts college is provided on the continent by state operated gymnasiums, which prepare the student for the university. Entering the gymnasium at the age of 12, students who have high acae mic goals, start a competitive six ar course. The curriculum include study of several languages and their litera- tures, as well as an extensive back- ground in all of the sciences," Spillman continued. "Fifty percent of the students who start are flunked out," he added. A final comprehensive exami- nation determines whether the gymnasium student who has un- dergone 6 years of serious and rigid work will go on to a higher level. Admitting flaws in the continen- tal system of higher education, the Swiss student mentioned the aura of formality which surrounds the faculty. "There is little contact between professor and student, which would prove valuable to both. Although large classes in most American ,olleges hinder this contact to some degree, it exists much more than in Europe. Michigras There will be a meeting of the Michigras Parades Com- mittee at 7:30 p.m. today in Rm. 3S of the Union for all houses who plan to have floats. Prices of materials to be used in making floats will be dis- cussed and mimeographed ma- terials will be distributed. The rebate system will be explained and the total price to be spent on floats. The first petition for floats will be due at the Michigras Office in the Union at p p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24. -NON% II II 11Cc4 Camnpu4 1' Wayne 'U' To For Coeds in I Sponsored by the Women's Ath- letic Association of Wayne Uni- versity, a playday will be held for coeds from all colleges within a 100 mile radius of Detroit on Sat- urday, March 24 at Wayne's city campus. Originally scheduled for Sat- urday, Feb. 25, the playday was postponed, in order to bring the time of the event closer to the outdoor spring sports season. A full day of fun for all has been planned, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at 3:30 p.m., with a lunch break between activities. A small registration fee will be required, in order to cover the buf- fet luncheon and other costs. A basketball game between co- eds from different colleges will be one of the events on the agenda of the day. Students will also have an opportunity to "send the Hold Playday D etroit Area L pins flying" on bowling alleys which will be available. Practice in getting in those "touches" will also be scheduled for interested coeds. Women stu- dents of all skill levels may par-. ticipate in the activities. Any hints or special tips on "How to do it" will also be given for students desiring advice. Pool facilities will also be open, featuring a novelty swimming event by Wayne University WAA members. Paddles, balls, tables and nets will be supplied to all visiting and local coeds who wish to try their skill at table tennis. Matches be- tween the women may be organ- ized. For those desiring to try their hand at riflery matches or prac- tice, a target will be set up. JGP - Tryouts for the Junior Girls Play will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and tomorrow, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday and from 3 to 5 p. m. Monday in the League. * * * ASSEMBLY-There will be an Assembly Newsletter meeting at 4 p.m. today at the League. * * * BUROCATS - All women who are interested in becoming Buro- Cats and could not attend the mass meeting Tuesday night may still turn in their schedule cards to the Undergraduate Office until 5 p.m. today. BASKETBALL CLU-The Bas- ketball Club meeting has been changed this week to 5:10 p.m. today in Barbour Gym. 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