WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1957 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAM, "wIFT': TIlE MICHIGAN DAII.V Pirw' U'T~7W r rn u t. r v r. 0 JGP Cast Rehearses Annual Musical Show WITH 'TIME, PATIENCE, ENERGY': Human Relations Board Fights Discrimination Against 'U' Students ".? , By ROSE PERLBERG ' comes with the 'test case'" nomically by trying to show him The Board, she explains, is a Every Thursday noon seven stu- ("Guinea pigs" for it may or may that his business would improve part of SGC in that members must dents meet in the Union confercnce not be Board membrs, but are if prejudice was lessened, or en- room to work on an age-old chosen by the board for "integrity couraging him to be a leader in be appointed by that group, but it problem-eradication of prejudice. and ability to look at the situation the crusade against discrimination.|works autonomously. SGC can call As members of the Human Rela- objectively.") Progress is slow. (It may take I for review of a case but not inter- tions Board, established in 1954T weeks, months or even years to fere with Board action. by the now defunct Student Legis- Three Coeds Participated solve a case, Miss Francis reports) On the whole, Miss Francis says lature, and fostered by Student These testers, continues Miss sov, ae isFacsrprs ntewoe isFacssy Governendounciredthytuent Ths iIt's sometimes discouraging - es- earnestly, satisfaction gained from Government Council, they con . Francis, were three coeds, one pecially when the Board gets a ",seeing a person's attitude change sider cases Involving discrimina- negro to act as "variable, one complaint in an area where they because he wants it to and know- tion against University students white as "control" and an ob- though discrimination had been ing you've helped hi mto lessen his The Board, says Chairman Isa- server. stamped out. prejudice," far outweighs any dis- bel Francis, deals with discrimina- The results were told to the But members are patient. They appointment tion in about 10 or twelve Univer- Board by the three participants go back time and time again. "We Attempts to prevent new cases, sity and Ann Arbor Community and formally written up in reports work in confidence," emphasizes says Miss Francis come from im- areas - including clothing stores, each prepared. Miss Francis, "Trying to kill fear proved Board communications with restaurants, beauty shops, or stu- According to plan, the observer, of publicity or injury by what we minority groups on campus and dent employment and housing. It in casual shopper role was on the do. Still, she adds firmly, "as last University administrative groups handles on the average of flve alert when the negro coed came resort we reserve the right to take concerned with areas in which dis- or six new cases a year. . in, browsed around the skirt de- any further steps we see it." crimination may occurds aertment In the semester that she has Miss Francis rummages thioug chaired the Board, Miss Francis a bulging briefcase (stuffed with cites the group's success in ex- accumulated Board material) and tending relations with Student Re- brings out facts and figures to ligious Organization, International prove her claim that the University Students' Association, National As- is "behind other schools" in estab- sociation for the Advancement of lishing such integration. Colored People and the O~ficos of Would Benefit Students Deans of Men and Women.Bd Board Communications Extended The experience, contend Board She considers student housing members, would "broaden a stu- An'c atanlAnAhthmi one of the "biggst problems" theyj have worked with. Last year mem- bers approached the Residence Halls Board of Governors in an attempt to encourage "a more] positive room placement policy"- one that would have students of diverse background room together upon entering the University un- less they specified otherwise. dent sbackgrounda a hep hL Uto get more out of college life." Reflecting on the progress the Board has made in its two years of discrimination fighting, Miss Fran- cis says they "are only beginning to make a dent in the problem." What we need, she adds, "is a larger committee and most of all, time, patience and lots of energy." "PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT"-Members of the JGP dancing cast rehearse a routine for their opening performance Thursday, March 21. This annual production is first seen by graduating senior women at Senior Night and then it is presented for an all-campus audience. "Let's keep with that music and concentrate on the rhythm!" Such words echo through practice rooms at the League as the cast for this year's Junior Girls' Play rehearses. The annual production will make its debut Thursday, March 21, in Lydia Mendelssohn theatre. Junior coeds traditionally give the first performance of their The show is presented before an all-campus audience the following Friday and Saturday evenings, with a special matinee given on Saturday afternoon. play for the graduating senior women during Senior Night festivities. Junior coeds who would like to serve as ushers for the play may sign up in the League undergraduate office or attend the first meeting of this .group at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, in the League.' This gives them the opportunity to see their class production. Sophomore women who are interested in serving on the central committee for next year's production may obtain a petition at the League. These petitions are due next Monday at 5 p.m. Complaint Procedure Complaints come to the board from 1) the parties directly con- cerned, 2) organizations and/or individuals eye-witness to the in- justice or interested in the prob- lem. The party making complaint can appear before the board, con- tact a board member, or send a signed letter. Miss Francis described a caseI in which the negro minority group was involved. Facts: Board members (thel Board is currently composed of five coeds and two men students with three Ann Arbor businessmen, and a representative from the Ad- ministration as advisors) had been told of a local clothing store's dis- crimination against a negro coed.) First Board Action: setting up a 'test case.' Explains Chairman Francis: "We never act on a discrimination charge until we have haq good proof of its validity. This usually Hillelzapoppin' A mass meeting for this year'st annual Hillelzapoppin independent skit has been called for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hillel. SONG, DANCE ROUTINES: pa uieiit,. When the saleswoman asked to help her, the negro woman replied that she wanted to try on a skirt. The saleswoman allowed her only to hold it up for size. After a short conversation in which the sales- woman steadfastly held her ground, the negro coed refused to buy the skirt if she couldn't try it on and left. 'Control' Treated Differently A few minutes later, the white "control" entered and went through a similar routine, but she was immediately taken to a fitting room. After trying on several skirts she left. Although this might seem con- clusive evidence, Miss Francis says that the Board "gives the store every chance to eliminate any singular are" and stages several test cases. Board action against discrimi- nation comes under the heading' 'Positive Educational Persuasion.' This "long handle," laughs the small, d a r k- h a i r e d chairman, means simply "reasoning with of- fenders-trying to make them see their prejudice and want to re- move it." Declares Miss Francis, a gradu- ate student in guidance and coun- seling: "It involves psychology more than anything else. We real- ize we're working with people who've had prejudices for a long time and they're not going to change overnight. Find Best Approach We have to feel them out-find the best approach." (Professors of sociology and psychology give technical advice.) The reformation team, (usually a student board member accom- panied by one of the advisors) appeals to the guilty party eco- STUDENTS WANTED To take part in the 1957 # version of Hillelzapoppin. The- first meeting for the independent skit will be Thursday at 7:30. If you are an independent (frater- nity and sorority members will enter their own skits), come to the Hillel Shapel tomorrow. m The things money can't bu you'll find ii THlE PRICELE LOOK 1,'1 w it 41\ s 9. ON FORES I I GRAND OPENING SPECIAL! Limited Time Only SUITS & COATS-$1.00 each TROUSERS - 0c SKIRTS & SWEATERS-50c each Cash and Carry BAND BOX CLEANERS 629 E. University (near S. University & East Quad) I Gulantics Wi The ninth annual Gulantics Show, featuring campus talent, makes its bid for public approval at' 8 p.m., Saturday in Hill Audi- torium. Eight competitive acts are vy- ing for first-,prize of $100, second of $50 and $25 awarded to the third place winner. Clark Bedford will be at the keyboard playing his own ar- rangement of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" and "Lover". "Miss-Cords", a girls quartet of Victor Vaughan sophomores, are going to harmonize "We Three", "Muskrat Ramble" and "A Good Man Is Hard To Find". John Kirkendall makes his bid for the Gulantics honor with a baton twirling routine. "I Can't Say No" and "Boston Bekinne" will be sung by Marian Mercer. Gershan Morningstar plans to sing "Song of The Wanderer" and "John Henry", to his own guitar accompaniment. Dan Pressley hopes to win audi- ence approval with his singing of an aria from "Carmen", "I Mar- ried An Angel", "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", and "I Got The World On A String". To dance his way to the title honors is the hope of Randy Os- lund. He has worked up dance routines to "Jeepers Creepers", "How High The Moon" and "Charleston." Twelve voices of the Psurfs will L I I I Feature Campus Talent . blend to renditions of "Dixie", "Rain", "Slide Trombone" and "Little Lamb". Emcees for the show are Dale Hanson and John Schubeck. Non-competitive acts are an- other attraction of the evening's entertainment. The University by Sacony L Jj (Author of "Barefoot Boy With Cheek," etc.) Glee Club, under the baton of Prof. Phillip A. Duey, will sing several songs. Among their numbers are Wag- ner's "Chorus Of Returning Pil- grims", "With A Little Bit Of Luck" from 'My Fair Lady' and a humorous song, "The Bum Army". X 3B Our jewelry selection runs the gamut-from exciting, inexpensive modern pieces by Art Smith to the finest work of Allan Adler and George Jensen. JOHN B. LEIDY Phone NO 8-6779 * 601 East Liberty ,: ON FOR EST off South U. *' What is the measure of the well-dressed woman? Certainly not money. Her fashions have a quiet air of quality, taste. A look summed up perfectly in this new Sacony suit. The fabric has a crisp, slubbed "Italian silk" appearance. The shaping is slender and expensively soft-scissored. Would you really guess the price. if we didn't tell you? $25 TWO CAN LIVE AS CHEESILY AS ONE Now in the final months of the school year, one thing is certain: you and your roommate are not speaking. But it is not too late to patch things up. Examine the rift calmly. Search your soul with patience. Perhaps the fault is yours. Perhaps you are guilty of violating some of the basic rules of roommate etiquette. For instance, in decorating your room, have you forced your preferences on your roommate without re- gard to his or her tastes? This is a common cause of friction. Indeed, it once happened to me back in my fresh- man year when I was sharing a room with a boy named Rimsky Sigafoos who covered every inch of our wall with 850 pictures of James Dean. "Rimsky," I said to him in gentle reproof, "please don't think me unduly, but I had hoped to put a picture of my fiancee Mary Beth Thermidor on the wall." Rimsky examined the picture of my fiancee Mary Beth Thermidor. "You're kidding, of course," he said and dropped the picture in the wastebasket. Well, that got my dander up, and I was mad as a wet hen till Rimsky gave me a Philip Morris Cigarette. As we. all know, there is nothing like a mild, natural, Philip Morris. Treats a man right. No filter, no foolin'! Anger melts and frowns become smiles with Philip Morris, all seems right in the world, and no man's hand is turned against you, nor yours against any man. So, puffing a pacifying Philip Morris, I forgot all about Rimsky's slight to Mary Beth Thermidor. In fact, with her picture out of sight, I soon forgot all about Mary Beth Thermidor, too, and one night at the Fresh- man Frolic, spying a round young coed over in a corner, I came up to her and said with a fetching leer, "Excuse me, miss. We don't know each other, but I would like to rectify that sad omission." And she said, "Oh, you horrid, horrid youth! I am your fiancee Mary Beth Thermidor." With that she stomped furiously away, and though I tried to win her back with Philip Morrises, she was beyond recall. I, utterly shattered, signed on as a cabin boy with the Cunard Line and am today, aged 53, the oldest cabin boy on the North Atlantic run. But I digress. We were talking about roommate eti- quette. Let us turn now to the matter of share and share alike. Have you shared everything equally? Drawer space? Closet space? Study space? And here's one that often causes trouble - hobby space. ... ,.;t'".. .v\.., " ",6 .:,. .,..,\:. "+: f+Yx.fixyt. L4 \ i } u "4\ v 'q " t . \ ' ' :, } : : } ? }: :\ }: :::4 ? J : . ::.. \.y $ : ::;\ ^ ': , :. ; I I , 4/1/ j / ,,s __ A; j lF .,,A :;d *1 j%^! (( , 11 7 ro: . _ spring magic: mix + match=the well-dressed coed blouses skirts bermudas pedal pushers swim wear sweaters slacks '~'.j/ / p149 P g~ jit//gg g;jg ~1 When, for example, I roomed with Rimsky Sigafoos, my hobby was stamp collecting. I did not take up much rn m All T n rla rnq a -maln'e11 nrn r n a. f'tr af-,. L _ _ _ .. '_ .. I [1 inrkUt hi ri t'1' mflrf ln lf