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Rooming, Boarding in Co-ops
Is Economical, Democratic
Three House Women, Two for Men;
Do Group Purchasing, Own Work
By MVANNY ROSE
Performing a vital economic function and responding to the need for a
development of inter-racial understanding, campus cooperative houses
continue for the thirteenth year to operate under the principles evolved in
Rochdale, England, a century ago.
Campus Co-Op houses were first organized in the depths of the depres-
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sion and were the means by which m
Newman Club
Is Center for
Catholic Faith
Serving the Catholic students on
campus both educationally and so-
cially is the Newman Club, local
chapter of the National Federation
of Newman Clubs.
The Newman Club was reorganized
in 1944 and now boasts a member-
ship of over 400 Catholictstudents.
Its headquarters are in St. Mary's
Chapel, a church just off the campus.
Among the facilities at the Chapel
are a well-stocked library and a large
club-room.
Among the regular functions of
the Club are Wednesday evening
lectures and discussions of partic-
ular interest to Catholic students
and Friday evening social get-to-
gethers which offer dancing, en-
tertainment, games and refresh-
ments. In addition an annual for-
mal ball is sponsored by the New-
man Club. Last fall the Club or-
ganized a bowling league and if
sufficient interest is exhibited this
year the league will again .be in
operation.
The spiritual advisors of the
group are Father Bradley and
Father McPhillips, and they are
always on hand to solve any per-
sonal problems that may arise.
They also officiate at the lectures
and discussions.
There are monthly communion
breakfasts for club members. These
fall on Sundays and follow 10 a. n.
mass.
Current president of the Newman
Club is Thomas Donnelly, a Naval
trainee who is attending the Univer-
sity under the V-12 program. There
are two vice-presidents, one male
and one co-ed. Aiding them is an
executive committee of ten, who are
assigned specific tasks and share in
handling the various functions spon-
sored by the group. Here, Donnelly
said, is an opportunity for students
interested in developing leadership
and administrative capacities to gain
some experience. The next elections
for executive and committee positions
will be held in November, when the
Club begins its new fiscal year.
One activity of the Newman Club
is the publication of a bi-monthly
newspaper, the 'Chapel Chronicle,'
which presents national and cam-
pus news and features from a
Catholic viewpoint.
The Newman Club is one of the 19
organizations on campus that com-
pose the Student Organization for
International Cooperation, the all-
inclusive body that represents the
students on campus. The Michigan
Newman Club is the largest chapter
in the country and has sister groups
on many other secular campuses both
large and small. Among the members
of the Club in the past years was
Tom Harmon, All-American football
star at the University
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nany students were enabled to remain
*in school. By. renting a house and
doing their own food-purchasing,
cooking and cleaning they were able
to effect great savings.
For Men and Women
Today there are five cooperative
houses on campus, three for girls
and two for men. They have banded
together to form the Inter-Cooperat-
ive Council (ICC), which serves as
the executive organization for the
group. The Council meets semi-
monthly to formulate long-range poli-
cies and thrash out immediate prob-
lems.
The physical set-up at the various
houses is much the same as that
developed by the hardy pioneers who
introduced the plan on campus. In
each house a president, a treasurer
and various other officers are elected
by the house members. House work
is apportioned equitably among the
group. House meetings are called at
frequent intervals to discuss matters
that arise in the day-by-day process
of running the house.
Group purchasing has long been
an important factor in campus co-
operative economy. By integrating
their menus and pooling their pur-
chases co-ops have been able to ef-
fect the savings inherent inz mass buy-
ing. An ICC purchaser studies the
,food situation and plans a buying
rogram which will yield the ulti-
mate in nutrition, palatability .and
economy.
Social, Educational Programs
Apart from the purely functional
aspects of co-op life, there is a weld-
ing together of the entire group
through a series of social and edu-
cational programs. Discussions at
which all co-opers gather are fre-
quently arranged by a special com-
mittee delegated for that purpose.
Prominent guest speakers are often
invited to co-op suppers. They re-
main to lead forums on various as-
pects of co-op life. Social gather-
ings are another feature of co-op life.
Buffet lunches are served and there
is usually some dancing.
The Michigan cooperative houses
pride themselves on the complete
absence of racial or religious bias in
the organization, and in co-ops to-
day, the members are of many races,
religions and creeds. When a new
student applies for membership either
as a boarder or a roomer in co-ops,
the personnel committee judges him
solely on his merits as an individual.
The criterion for admittance is the
newcomer's ability to adjust himself
to, and to add to the efficiency of
the organization. The successful co-
oper quickly gains an insight into the
particular problems represented by
tl . members of different groups
in his house, from which there
arises a new understanding of
human values, one which can
be carried forth into the world. In
that manner co-ops on campus fulfill
a definitely ideological function.
Liberal Spirit Fostered
Cooperatives do not identify them-
selves with political parties as such,
but they do foster a liberal spirit and
take stands on the basic issues of
the day. Consequently many of the
student leaders on campus are to be
found in co-ops.
The ICC is basically an independ-
ent organization. True it is one of
the 19 members of the SOIC the all-
inclusive student campus organiza-
tion. But the ICC is unlike any other
group on campus. By buying or rent-
ing its houses, the ICC establishes an
atmosphere of responsibility, of be-
longing, The occupants know that
what they have has been handed
down to them by their predecessors.
They come to feel their obligation to
leave as good or better a set-up to the
succeeding group of co-opers. Ap-
ropos of this, among the vital co-op
problems are those of expansion. The
great number of veterans returning
(See CO-OPS, page 5)
The greatest problem impeding im-
mediate development of the Univer-
sity is the shortage of student hous-
ing accommodations, according to Dr.
Hayward Keniston, Dean of the Col-
lege of Literature, Science and the
.Arts. Further development of Uni-
versity facilities, he said, must await
the construction of additional student
living accommodations.-
Plans are already under way for1
the construction of both men's and
women's dormitories to help meet this
problem and surveys are being con-
ducted throughout the town, with
the purpose in mind of securing hous-
ing units from private sources.
* * *
For the present time, freshman
students will follow the traditional
policy of the, Literature, Science
and Arts College in the selection of
courses. All students must take
work in physical education for
which no credit is granted and in
addition, must attend a series of
six hygiene lectures and demonstra-
tions.
Those courses that freshmen are
allowed to take are Greek 1 and 2;
Latin 1 and 2; French 1 and 2; Span-
ish 1 and 2; Italian 1 and 2; German
1 and 2;.History 11 and 12; Geogra-
phy 1 and 2; Mathematics 7, 11 and
13; Physics 25 and 26; Political Sci-
ence 1 and 2; Chemistry 3 and 4, or 4
and 21; Botany 1; Zoology 1; Geol-
ogy 11 and 12; Military Science 1 and
2. All students must elect the English
composition course during their first
semester in order to fulfill the Eng-
lish requirement for graduation. In
addition to this three hour English
course, students may select 12 other
hours of credit classes.
S * * *
The expected fall enrollment will
include a great number of veterans
of the armed services. The number
of returning veterans is constantly
increasing. Counselling and medi-
cal service is provided for veter-
ans.
* * *
In addition, several faculty mem-
bers, on leave of absence for war ser-
vice, are expected to return to the
University this fall. These profes-
sors have been serving in important
posts with the government agencies
and with the military forces.
* * *
Freshman students are not eligi-
ble to participate in extra-curricu-
lar campus activities during their
first semester on campus, but dur-
ing their second semester they may
engage in these campus activities,
providing they maintain a C aver-
age.
The University uses the follow-
ing system of grades:
A, excellent, 4 honor points per
hour of credit.
B, good, 3 honor points per hour
of credit.
C, fair, 2 honor points per hour
of credit.
D, deficient, passed with, 1 honor
point.
E, not passed, no honor point.
I, incomplete.
X, absent from examination.
A minimum of 120 credit hours
with at least a two point (C) av-
erage is ordinarily required for the
bachelor's degree.
* *, *
All freshmen and sophomore stu-
dents, upon arrival, are assigned to
an academic counselor, a faculty,
1
member, who maintains direct sup-
ervision over the student's academic
work.
Students consult with their coun-
selors on all problems relating to
their study,asuchras selection of cour-
ses, employment problems, student-
faculty relations and study habits.
It is the purpose of the academic
counselor to aid the student in his
transfer from high school to college
work.
Students who plan on working
while attending school should con-
sult with their academic counselors
at the earliest possible moment, in
order that the possibility of a re-
duced program of work might be
determined at an early date. New
students are urged by 'U officials
not to carry a heavy work pro-
gram.
Increased powers have been
granted to the Office of the Aca-
demic Counselors in supervisory
work concerning student programs.
The office is located in 108 Mason
Hall.
* * *,
Most of the courses in the literary
college are held in Angell Hall, fac-
ing State street. Romance language
courses arerheld in the Romance
Languages building. Zoology and
Botany classes are held in the
Natural Science Building and chem-
istry courses meet in the Chemistry
Building. Classes in departments
meet. in Mason Hall, Haven Hall and
University Hall.
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RANKS HIGH NATIONALLY:
Engineerini School Courses
Include Science, Hurnanities
Students in our Engineering
School may spend 20 per cent of their
time in taking courses in other schools
of the University," Ivan D. Crawford,
Dean of the College of Engineering,
said this week.
In normal times, the School is the
eighth largest of its kind and ranks
second nationally in enrollment. Due
to a reduction in enrollment because
of the war, at present the college is
the tenth largest in the country and
has the fourth highest enrollment.
. The University offers special cours-
es to engineers in the departments of
mathematics, physics, chemistry, ec-
onomics, business administration and
humanistic branches of learning.
More Seniors Than Freshmen
Although in normal years the up-
per classes would number far less
than the freshman class, today the
situation is reversed, partly because
of Navy trainees placed in the school
and partly because of an increase in
the number of students who transfer
to Michigan to get their degrees.
At the present time, there is a
large enrollment of Navy V-12 train-
ees in the engineering college and
while these have added to the deplet-
ed freshman enrollment figure, the
number of students attending the,
school is below the pre-war figure.
On Accelerated Schedule
With the outbreak of the war, the
Engineering College adopted a three-
term per year schedule, so that the
engineering student can receive his
degree in two years and eight months
provided the accelerated schedule is
maintained.
War research is being carried on in
the engineering laboratories.
In aiding the war effort, many
members of the faculty have carried
on research programs, either here
on campus or outside of the Univer-
sity. Many have left the University
on leaves of absence either to serve
in the armed forces or to serve as
civilian research workers.
Many Science Courses Taught
Courses in sciences' and their ap-
plications are abundant in the pro-
grams of the Engineering College.
While courses in English and econ-
omics are included, the opportunities
for the. study of literature, foreign
languages, history and other human-
istic studies are limited. University
officials advise the student to
spend an extra few semesters in
gaining a knowledge of the human-
istic studies, if he is seriously inter-
ested in these studies, before enter-
ing the Engineering College.
The engineering faculty does not
encourage students to concentrate at
too early a point of study. There-
fore, during the first year of work,
the student is not allowed to commit
himself to a specialized program of
study.
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