TEN THE MICHG AN DAILY WEDNESDAY,;SEPTEMBm1E , 1952 CENTRAL RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION: , SRA Includes 24 Campus Faiths - * - - - Another semester's program of religious and social activities will be inaugurated this fall by the Student Religious Association. Housed in a red-brick building on State Street called Lane Hall, BRA represents the interests of all \faiths and cultures on campus. It is the central organization for 24 religious groups. ALL UNIVERSITY students are entitled to participate in the As- sociation's activities and to use Lane Hall facilities, including a library, music room, auditorium, kitchen, meeting rooms and lounge. SRA's program is student- created by the various depart- ments within the organization: study and discussion; social ac- tion; public relations; intercul- tural; social and recreational; outstate; and relief. Combined activities of the de- partments include luncheon-dis- cussions, religious seminars, par- ticipation in campus politics and community service projects, radio workshop broadcasts, intercultural "retreats," Friday coffee hours, orientation week program, and work with community centers and other churches in the state. SRA also handles relief proj- ects such as World Student Ser- vice Fund and other campus drives. USHERING IN the fall activities will be a Student Religious As- -:sociation retreat on Sunday, Mo- day and Tuesday, September 14, 15 and 16, at the Judson Collins Camp In the Irish Hills near Brooklyn, Michigan. The retreat has a two-fold purpose: to provide an oppor- tunity for the cabinet members of each religious group to meet and plan their coming year's program; and to bring student leaders of all campus religious organizations together for train- ing in leadership techniques. According to SRA, the guest speaker and organizer of the group in leadership techniques this year will "be Prof. T. Z. Koo of the University of Iowa. * . * THE FRESHMAN Rendezvous will be held September 12, 13, and 14 at the University Fresh Air Camp. Bus transportation will be provided. Offering opportunities for freshmen to get acquainted with faculty members and student leaders in religious activities, the Rendezvous will have facil- ities for about 125 freshmen and 25 student and faculty coun- selors. Each freshman will pay a registration fee of $7.00. President Harlan H. Hatcher, Dean Erich Walter, Dean Deborah Bacon, De Witt C. Baldwin, Lane Hall Director, and other members of the University faculty will lead the discussions. SRA ALSO coordinates the ac- tivities of 24 student religious groups at the University. These groups sponsor a wide variety of activities-discussions, worships, picnics, intramural athletics, hikes, dances, social political action, Bible study, drama and music. Most of them have professionally trained leaders who serve as reli- gious counselors to the atudents.' * * * THE NEWMAN CLUB is the campus organization of Catholic students. Under the guidance of1 The Rev.Fr. Frank J. McPhillips, the club is part of St. Mary's Student Chapel. The Newman Club's program includes various discussion groups on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Weekly devotions are held on Wedne's- m 'U' Handles Student Job Qpportunities Personnel Office Helps Workers Job opportunities for students paying part or all of their expenses are available through the Univer- sity's Personnel Office in the Ad- ministration Bldg. By keeping in contact with lo- cal business establishments, indi- vidual householders and various departments in the University, the office is able to advise students of recently opened positions. THE PERSONNEL Office in the Administration Building aids students in need of work through contact with local business es- tablishments, individual house- holders, and various departments in the University. A variety of jobs from soda fountain work to animal care will be open, and students may begin to apply at the office as soon as they have registered. When their class scheiule is known, working hours can be fit- ted into the students' programs in the most convenient way possi- ble. STUDENTS DESIRING work in dormitories, the libraries, League. Union and various departmental offices, must apply directly, as the Personnel office does not handle this type of work. About 75 per cent of the calls are non-University, from local businesses and householders. This work includes gardening, painting, sales work, gas-sta- tion attendant and restaurant work. Non-academic unskilled Univer- sity jobs handled by the Office include picture-hanging and grounds labor. Students are advised to budget their time carefully so that work- ing will not interfere with their academic studies. Dormitory em- ployment is recommended for freshmen, since it fits in with their schedule, and makes use of time which otherwise might be wasted. -- - - - - - - - - -- - - Headquarters f o r University students is the Office of Student Affairs, on the ground floor of the Administration Building. Presided over by Dean of Stu- dents Erich A. Walter, it is the central office of many student ac- tivities as well as the source of various directives regulating stu- dent conduct. THE OFFICE IS CROWDED throughout the day with students who are requesting eligibility cards for extra-curricular activi- ties, getting automobile permits, checking the social calendar, look- ing for vacancies in rooming houses, or maybe reviewing the account of one of the many stu- dent organizations. The Office 'files a personal record card for each student on which is kept a record of his ex- tra-curricular activity, discip- linary penalties and other data. The post of Dean of Students was formed by the Board of Re- gents in 1921. This was the first job of this kind in the country. THE DUTY OF THE Dean of Students is to be "friend, counse- lor and guide to the student body with general oversight of its wel- fare and its activities." As a result, the Office of Stu- dent Affairs has become catch- all for the entire Uniersity. Even mail clerks who find them- selves with letters they don't know what to do with drop them off at the office. STUDENT AFFAIRS: Dean's Office Handles Activities As the office gathered more and more jobs, it began nibbling rooms away from the Registrar's Office until it moved into its own office in the new Administration Build- ing two years ago. * * * . IN ITS YEARS of existence the post of Dean of Students has ac- cumulated the jobs of ex-officio membership in the University Sen- ate, Board in Control of Student Publications, Board of Directors of the Union, Board of Governors of Residence Halls, and many more. Before becoming Dean of Stu- dents in 1947, Dean Walter had served as faculty member in the English department, assistant dean, and later associate dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. b 41 STUDENTS-Vae your LAUNDRY PROBLEMS WASH and DRY your entire laundry in I -Daily-Jack Bergstro, STUDENTS LEAVE ONE OF MANY CAMPUS CHURCHES AFTER SERVICE day evening, and open house on Friday and Saturday nights. The club also sponsors frequent communion breakfasts to which it invites guest speakers. It is cur- rently planning to build a student center. B'NAI B'RITH Hillel Foundation serves as the religious center for Jewish students at the University. Under the direction of Rabbi Hershel Lymon, the group spon- sors forums, religious %activities, welfare drives, and Publication of the Hillel News. It also offers a program of lectures, socials and Friday evening services. Hillel's biggest event of the past year was the opening of their .ew headquarters in a modern build- ing on Hill Street. THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Or- ganization has its headquarters at Lane Hall and holds meetings ev- ery Tues'day evening. Among its activities it spon- sors two lectures on Christian Science each year. The organiza- tion also keeps a reading room off the Lane Hall library. s s . THE GRACE Bible Student Group, under the leadership of Carl Knopf, meets at 6:15 p.m. Sundays for social and discussion sessions. THE UNITARIAN Student Group, under the direction of Rev. Edward H. Redman, spon- sors a program of discussion and forums on the important social, political and campus issues of the day. INTER-GUILD is a student or- ganization which integrates the activities of most of the Protest- ant religious groups, or "guilds" on campus and promotes coopera- tion between them. * * * THE ROGER Williams Guild, affiliated with the First Baptist Church, is under the direction of The Rev. C. H. Loucks and his assistant, Mrs. Monica McGregor. Planning this year to dedicate a new recreation and meeting room, the Guild's regular activities in- clude Sunday Bible study and sup- per discussions, and a Friday so- cial function. * * *. THE EVANGELICAL and Re- formed Student Guild meets every Sunday evening for supper, dis- cussion and fellowship. The pro- gram is student planned with the help of The Rev. Walter S. Press, associate pastor of the Bethlehem Church. THE CHINESE Students' Christ- ian Association in North America has a chapter at LaneHall. It is organized by Chinese stu- dents for the purpose of promot- friendship between American and Chinese students. CONGREGATIONAL - Disciples Guild is composed of students from Congregational and Discip- les of Christ churches. Week-day activities of the group include Tuesday tea, discussion groups and social functions. The guild is directed by The Rev. H.l L. Pickerill assisted by Marilynn Williams. CANTERBURY CLUB is the Episcopal student foundation on the campus. The guild works under the lead- ership of the Rev. Wilbur Schutze and holds communion breakfasts, Sunday evening meetings, Friday open-houses and study groups. , , * THE ANN ARBOR Friends Meeting has its headquarters at Lane Hall. In addition to worship meetings, it holds frequent work parties to prepare clothing and other materials for the American Friends Service Committee foreign relief program. THE ORTHODOX Students So- ciety was established for all Greek Orthodox students on the campus. Under the guidance of The Rev. Lambros Vakalakis, the group holds Wednesday evening open house and sponsors religious, ed- ucational and social programs. THE LUTHERAN Student Asso- ciation is the local unit of the National Lutheran Council, and is under the direction of the Rev. Henry 0. Yoder. The group meets every Sunday evening and holds Tuesday even- ing discussions, Wednesday Coffee Hours, and weekend social events. GAMMA DELTA is the Luther- an Student Club of the Missouri Synod. The group is part of an all-student congregation under the supervision of The Rev. Alfred Scheips. Activities of the guild include Sunday Bible Class and evening supper and program. TH h. * THE MICHIGAN Christian Fel- lowship, affiliated with the In- tervarsity Christian Fellowship, is an organization of Protestant stu- dents who subscribe to the faith of historic Christianity. Groupractivities include week- ly Sunday program and tea, Wed- nesday Bible study and such social events as parties, picnics, and hikes. * * * THE STUDENTS' Evangelical Chapel is organized chiefly of Christian Reformed students. WESLEYAN GUILD for Metho- dist Students is directed by The Rev. Eugene Ransom of the First Methodist Church. Sunday evening supper and fel- lowship, Wednesday tea and Fri- day recreation comprise the groups activities. WESTMINSTER Student Guild serves Presbyterian students on campus. The group holds a student sem- inar in religion, a Sunday even- ing fellowshop meeting, Wednes- day tea and a Friday social. * * * THREE NEW student religious groups began functioning last year under Student Religious Associa- tion membership. They are the Nazarene, the Free Methodist and the Latter Day Saints groups. Two other recently formed or- ganizations will begin functioning this fall. 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