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PSI NG FUN FOR FRESHMEN:
Maize, Blue To Compete in Frosh Weekend

By BARB HECHT
Freshmen fun begins when the
coeds teams, the Maize and the
Blue, compete for the best enter-
tainment and sportsmanship in
the annual Frosh Weekend held
every spring.
Begun as a freshman project in
1948, freshman women are di-
vided into teams. Each team gives
a dance and provides original en-
tertainment. The performances of
each team are judged and a win-
ner selected.
Judged on decoration, floorshow,
programs, ticket design, amount of
dues collected, number of tickets
sold ana total dance cost, the
winning team is awarded a
plaque.
Three-Fold Purpose
The purpose of Frosh Weekend
is three-fold. One goal is to unite
the freshman class in a mutual
project promoting friendship and
cooperation among its members.
Secondly, the project is designed
to teach students early in their
coiJege life the fundamentals of
committee work and the working
with others. The third aim is to
acquaint the freshmen with the
League and its functions.
To help finance the project,
each new freshman coed contrib-
utes dues of $1, which is divided
equally by both teams. Profits
from the weekend are also divided.
One half goes to the Undergradu-
ate Fund and the other half is
given to any benefit designated by
the Central Committee.
Central Committee Meets
In the beginning of the second
semester members of the previous
year's Central Committee meet to
conduct petitioning for the next
Central Committee.

When the new Central Commit-
tee is chosen, they begin their
plans and arrangements, most of
which are kept secret until the
night of the performance. Each
team has to select a floorshow
cast, write original entertainment
and also plan a publicity cam-
paign.
Frosh Weekend had its origin in
the Freshman Spread, a project
popular in the 1920's. The first
actual record of a freshman proj-
ect was a pageant called "The
History of Music," given in 1924.
Outdoor Pageant
This pageant consisted of a
series of dances performed by the
freshman coeds at the traditional
Lantern Night. This outdoor spec-
tacle, performed just before sun-
down, continued for almost ten
years.
In 1933, the depression forced
the coeds to start some form of a
self-supporting project. They de-
vised a women's date night held
after Lantern Night, at which they
provided the entertainment.
In 1934 an all campus dance was
held and in 1935, the freshmen
put on a Mardi Gras. The League
ballroom and Grill were decorated
in Mardi Gras style. A musical
floorshow, fortune telling, dancing
and the coronation of a May
Queen were featured.
'Freshman Fiesta'
Freshman, women returned to
the idea of their pageant in 1936.
"The Freshman Fiesta," a humor-
our fantasy composed of dialogue,
dancing and music, was made an
all campus affair.
Variety was added in 1938 in
the form of "Strawberry Social"
and "Hayseed Hop." The "Straw-

Coeds Trade
Sports Ideas
AFCW Representative
Acts as 'Go-Between'
To learn what other colleges
are planning in the way of sports,
the University Women's Athletic
Association is a member of a na-
tional athletic organization.
The Athletic Federation of Col-
lege Women has its main office
and executive secretary located at
Woman's College, University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Froih2 this office the University
receives the Sportlight Magazine
published monthly, giving news
of WAA organizations throughout
the country. A national conven-
tion of the group is held every
two years.
WAA President Jaylee Duke
mentioned that she would like to
have greater emphasis given to
the position of the representative
of the AFCW. "Her main job
should be to learn what other
colleges are planning and to keep
in touch with the national asso-
ciation."
The AFCW representative on
the Executive Board is also a co-
ordinator between-the Board and
the national and state organiza-
tions. She contributes news to
Sportlight and in turn finds out
what is important in it to be re-
lated to the Board.
S e v e r a 1 different schools,
throughout Michigan are mem-
bers of the State AFCW. An ex-
change of problems and ideas
with other WAA women, is made
possible through play days, state
meetings and annual conventions.
The president school of the
state organization rotates among
the member schools.

Women's Athletic Association,
Union To Co-Sponsor Michigras

-Daily-Esther Goudsmib
FRESHMAN FUN-Each spring freshman coeds at the University
present Frosh Weekend. The class is divided into two teams, the
Maize and the Blue which compete against each other in pre-
senting a dance and floorshow on consecutive nights.

BY DEEDY ROBERTSON
During the school y.ear, April
seems to come very quickly and
with it comes the thought of
Michigras, the gala carnival and
parade, co-sponsored biennially by
the Women's Athletic Association
and the Men's Union.
Campus residences and organi-
zations start to get into the
swing of things as the carefully
laid plans for booths and floats
soon begin to materialize.
In 1956 Michigras weekend, al-
ternating yearly with Skit Night,
will be presented April 20 and 21
in Yost Field House with late
permission of 1:30 a.m. provided
each night for women students.
Proceeds for Charity
There is fun and entertainment
for everyone on this weekend. with
all proceeds going to charity.
The Michigras of two years ago
depicted the reading habits of the
"Michiworm," in accordance with
the theme of "Life's a Book." Four
divisions were used. In the pre-
school division were floats repre-
senting such books as "Pinnocchio"
and "Wizard of Oz."
"Moby Dick," "The Silver
Skates" and "Anna and the King
of Siam" were among the floats
entered in the grade school divi-
sion. "Poe's Tales" and "Other
Side of the Moon" were in the
high school division, while the
adult class had such floats as "War
and Peace," "Mr. Blanding Builds
His Dream House" and "The Kin-
sey Report."
Expensive "Masterpieces"
For the floats, it has been esti-
mated that more than three miles
of lumber and 250,000 paper nap-
kins were provided the framework
for these "masterpieces."
The parade also included six
high school bands along with the
Michigan Marching Band, four
current sports cars, the Plymouth
Kilties Band with its Dancing Las-
sies and an old fire engine.
From a vantage point in a stand
in front of the Union, judges view-
ed the two-hour long parade as it
moved along State from Liberty
to the Union.
Booth Selection
Booths for the carnival portion

MICHIGRAS-Every other year Michigras, featuring a parade
and carnival, is presented. Last year the reading habits of the
"Michiworm" were depicted by floats in four divisions-pre-
school, grade school, high school and adult books. The parade
also included six high school marching bands, four sport cars, a
fire engine and the Plymouth Kilties Band with the Dancing
Lassies.

berry Social" was an ice cream so-
cial held on the lawn of the
League with the freshman coeds
serving strawberry sundaes.
In the evening, festivities moved
inside the League where square
dancing and entertainment fol-
lowed.
The following year the, fresh-
men sponsored a dance and pre-
sented a 45 minute floorshow

which was broadcasted over the
radio for half an hour. In addi-
tion, a date bureau was organ-
ized, which continued for several
years.
A similar dance was held in
1940 while the Freshman Project
Parade was added to the evening's
events in 1941. This was composed
of coeds from different living res-
idences on campus.



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of Michigras are selected on the
basis of the originality, selling
ability, carnival spirit, expense and
thoroughness of the petition. Spec-
ial consideration is given to tra-
ditional booths.
Trophies will be awarded in
three divisions, including show
booths, refreshments and games
of skill.
The old standby of Yost Field
House, the "Beta Burlesque," is
one of the highlights of the carni-
val capers.
Last Year's Winners
The Gomberg-Newberry adapta-
ti of "Showboat" sold the most
tickets in the last Michigras while
"The Crow's Nest," presented by
Gamma Phi Beta and Chi Phi

took first place for the refresh-
ment booths.
"Swan Legs," a musical comedy -
staged by Delta Delta Delta and
Alpha Tau Omega, captured the
first place trophy in the show
booth category. "U-Bang -E," a
skill involving coconuts and na-
tives' heads and sponsored by Tau
Delta Phi, won the first prize
among the skill booths.
Meetings Set
Important dates for freshmen
interested in participating have al-
ready been set by co-chairmen
Paula Strong o fthe WAA and Bar-
nett Helzberg of the Union..
Tuesday, Oct. 18, a mass meeting
will be held for students interested
in becoming members, of the Cen-
tral Committee. Petitioning will
b eopen from Wednesday, Oct. 19,
to Monday, Oct. 24 with the an-
nouncement of the chosen com-
mittee to be published in The
Daily.
Another mass meeting for mem-
bers of the various committees will
be conducted Wednesday, Nov. 16.
"Guides to Michigras"
Program for all attending Michi-
gras are given out. These "guides
to Michigras" include a map of the
the various shows, skill and re-
field house events with locations of
freshment booths.

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