WVEDNE SDAY, JUNE 29, 1949 Foreign Languages, Culture Available in Summer Houses THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE f By MIRIAM CADY Anyone with an interest in ac- quiring fluency in languages this summer need not travel but can supplement classroom work with living arrangements at the French, German and Spanish houses. Groups living and boarding at these houses range from majors in those fields to freshmen hav- ing just begun the languages and foreign students with hazy mem- ories for neighboring tongues. All conversation at these houses is in -the chosen language. House directors are chosen not only for fluency of speech but a gift for conversation and the ability to encourage others to participate. LA MAISON FRANCAISE, lo- cated at 1027 E. University, has 17 residents and limited boarders. Mlle. Jeanne Rosselet, an associate professor of French at Gouchar College, is the directress while the Hostess Posts Open at League Dance lessons are available through the League not only to men but to women who will serve as partners. Women acting as partners or hostesses are admitted to the dances free and also learn the latest steps while acquiring League activity points. Hostesses may still apply for dance classes held at 7 p.m. and 8:30, p.m. on Tuesdays. Interested women may contact the Under- graduate Office of the League or Nancy Finch in the New Dorm. Hostesses are needed for the regular Friday and Saturday night League-sponsored dances, another activity which freed admission and League points for partici- pants. Those who are interested in these dances may contact Jo Collins, 2-0718. householdhmanager is Mrs. Pauline Elliott who also supervises the running of the Spanish house. Residents and boarders including students from China, Porto Rico, Greece and Switzerland make for a cosmopolitan air themselves. Linguistic fellow Ruth Hirsch directs Deutches Haus at 1101 Church, managed by Mrs. B. P. Bagrow. Seven women make up the residents, while ten Spanish speakers live at the Casa Espag- nole, the Mary Markley house of regular sessions. Director Mrs. Genevieve Lyon was in charge last summer of the joint French and Spanish house. Each house has men and women boarders as well as various guests for table conversation. Those in- terested in taking their meals at any of the houses on a special or regular basis may contact the managers. * * * SOCIAL ACTIVITIES are also being planned by residents. Agen- das include open houses or teas at which guests will be expected to use the language of the house. Faculty members are daily guests for meals. Emphasis also is on the cul- ture and costumes of the coun- tries. Songs, games, posters,;pic- for tures, books and records all make for a more Frenchy, Span- ish or German atmosphere., Last summer marked the revival of the language house plan since the war, with an expanded' pro- gram coming in this year Future use of the language housing- boarding system depends upon, the enthusiasm and interest shown according to Mrs. Mary C. Bro- mage, Associate Dean of Women. Stoves Advance HELENA, Mont. - More and more small kitchens are featuring' built-in ranges with separate-unit ovens, according to local house- wives. Student Nurses Solve Baffling Problems Daily How would you teach a person to gargle? This is just one of the baffling problems that are solved every day by the University of Michigan stu- dent nurses. Many people know very little about these students who are among the busiest people on cam- pus. One fact that is frequently mistaken is that they belong to the University of Michigan School of Nursing and are not students of the University Hospital, al- though they hold many of their classes there. * * * FRESHMAN STUDENT nurses have most of their classes on cam- pus with the exception of the time they spend "on the floor." This is when they gain practical experi- ence by working in the hospital wards. During their first semester, student nurses spend about two hours a week in the wards, do- ing simple procedures such as making beds, giving backrubs and baths, and making patients comfortable. During second semester the time spent in the wards is increased to six hours and by the time they are seniors, they spend a total of more than forty hours a week in classes and floor duty. * * * THE PLAN of the school is to begin with simple nursing proce- dures and graduately progress to more complicated ones. The stu- dents are first taught the medical part of a disease or injury-the symptoms, treatment and cure. Then they learn the nursing pro- cedures. Before they may take care of a hospital patient, the student nurses practice on each other. "This is partly to learn how the patient feels," says one junior in nursing school. Students must give each other hypodermics, eye lu- brications, baths, and even a shampoo! * ~* * THIS OFTEN proves to be hu- morous. Qne student was lying down while gargling when she saw another student laughing. She promptly started to laugh, spray- ing water all over herself and the distressed student nurse beside her who was trying to pass a test in bedside procedure! One of the most interesting parts of nursing to some of the students is assisting at opera- tions. "You're too rushed to be sick. You just concentrate on the many things there are to do," stated one prospective nurse. "It's terribly dramatic," said another. Although they work hard, the student nurses think it is worth all the headaches and sore feet. One student summed up the feelings of most of them by saying, "I of- ten feel discouraged, but when I look back on some of the things I've done I feel very proud to be a student nurse." New Thermostat CHLORIDE, Ariz.-31 turns of temperature-resistant wire on a plastic spool constitute the sensing element of a new electronic ther- mostat, according to a local hard- ware store. BEAUTY AND THE-ER THE STRONG MAN-Shirlee Tegge of Iron River, Mich., was acclaimed "Miss U.S.A." in Los Angeles for having a perfectly proportioned body, and (right) John C. Grimek of York, Pa., was named "Mr. U.S.A." because he is as healthy as he looks. The contest was open to all. DUM DUM DEE DUM: Weddings Pose Gilft Problems Coed 'Gobs' Hoist Sails For 'U' Club By BETTY MONCRIEFF "Hardly, we're going to jib! Here comes a puff of wind. Get ready to hike out on the gunw'll, or we'll capsize! What? Oh no, it's not Greek. It's only a bit of sea language which can be heard among the active members of the Michigan Sailing Club. The Club, which recently played host to Yale, Brown, Harvard, Kings Point, California, North- western, and Ohio Kesleyan, in the National Intercollegiate Din- ghy Championship Contest at Whitmore Lake, meets every Wed- nesday in the Engineering Build- ing. (The specific time will appear in the DOB). The purpose of the club is to have lots of fun. * * * ALTHOUGH three quarters of the members are men, the women are very essential to the club and are eligible to hold any office, ac- cording to Red Oppenheimer, sec- retary of the Sailing Club. The feminine touch is needed to sew sails, buoy marks, and varnish boats. Miss Oppenhiemer, who re- cently sailed for Michigan with Jim Johns, says that the women hope to hold their own races in the near future. The Club House at Whitmore is open all week, but most of the activity is held during the weekends when the members go swimming and sailing all day, picnic at night, and end the weekend with a party. Membership ranges from be- ginners to experienced men like Ed Bainbridge, who is the main instructor. New members first must be able to swim fifty yards before attending Shore School, where they learn how to handle sailboats, and later pass a Skipper's test. Activity does not stop after the summer months are past. In the winter the members go ice-boating and skating. It's colder, but easier and faster on ice, and everyone has lots of fun. Foreign Center To Sponsor Tea The second in a series of weekly teas will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. tomorrow at the International Center. The teas, sponsored by the In- ternational Center, are open to all foreign students and their Amer- ican friends. Guests are given an opportunity to converse in any for- eign language. The hostess for this week will be Mrs. Robert B. Klinger. Bridge Group Still Open to Players Bridge enthusiasts with any amount of experience can still find openings for instruction with the Intermediate Bridge Class spon- sored by the League. Lessons are given to this class by Mrs. McLean at 8:30 p.m. to- day and every Wednesday. Mimeo- graphed copies of the first lesson are available for those who missed it. Now Under NE W MANAGEMENT Serving SUNDAY DINNERS 11:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. (Reg. Weekday Prices) WEEKDAYS (MON. thru FRI.) 11 to 2, 5 to 7:30 P.M. Closed Sat. All Day A PLEASANT PLACE TO DINE J acok/son>L BLUE YELLOW WHITE GREEN PINK BLACK r r I+ OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! TEMPLE CAFETERIA 0Inn ... .... MASONIC TEMPLE 0 327 S. Fourth Ave. - ., I l-1 *T EBLER E2.UTY SHOP. I 601 E. Lberty Phne . 78 I 2 I w ./ 5Y2:22 :2.'2. STAEBLEB.2EAUTY SHO 601. ....... ...... ...... ...... As well as being the month of weddings, June is also the month of the less popular counterpart- racking one's purse and brain for gifts for the happy couple. Gifts can range from salt and pepper shakers to automobiles andj homes, but most people prefer something in between these price ranges. Always acceptable and most popular are gifts of china, crystall and sterling in the bride's pattern which is usually registered in her home town. Next in line are linens which can be either simple lunch- eon cloths and guest towels that can be bought at the last minute or fine linens which call for -a monogram and should be ordered well in advance to allow time for monograming work which may have to be sent away. ALTHOUGH GIFTS are always sent to the bride, special friends of the bridegroom may have him in mind when selecting their gift and make it something definitely masculine such as pipe racks or bar accessories. Personal gifts to the bride such as lingerie are usually re- served for showers of that type or very intimate friends, while the actual wedding present is brought with a view toward the new home that is to be estab- lished. Luxuries which the couple will not buy themselves are in the best taste for the newly married, but this does not include several va- rieties of vases. Unless the guests, know well the tastes of the couple and style of home and furniture. they plan, it is wise to steer shy of the home decoration fields. V. / A 4 J 1. ( ! 'sa Will 0' Wijp4 ... By LUCILLE DONALDSON Easy-to-care-for, lone to wear BRIEF NYLON PANTIES What could be better for summer than nylon? It washes and drys in minutes, weighs less than four ounces of cool comfort, gives you long wear far beyond its tiny cost. Pick an armful of colors* The Summer Session of the Willow Village Community Center will be from June 20 through Au- gust 12. All those interested in working on any committee please contact the membership chairman, Mrs. MacEwan, 1019 E. Harwick Ct. * * * THE FACULTY WIVES club voted to change the name of their group to the "University Club." Plans for the club this summer include weekly meetings, alternat- ing a week-day picnic with the mothers and children at noon, with a bridge night for the mem- bers during the other week, at the University Community Center. The specific dates will be ar- ranged at the board meeting, which will be held at & p.m. Mon- day, June 27, in the University Community Center. *, * * THE CERAMICS GROUP will mee.t every Thursday, without in- struction, throughout the Summer Session. A fee of one dollar for the term is asked of each member, plus a kiln fee of two dollars of all new members. The other Studio Workshop Groups are the Metal Work, which will meet at 8 '.m. on Thursday every week, and the Textile Paint- ing, which will meet at the same time. 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