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Page Two

T HE MIC H IGA N D A ILY

Saturday, February 15, 1936

Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, February 1 5, 1936

Garber And
Lunceford
Play At op
The 1936 J-Hop is an event of the
past, and the huge Intramural Gym-
nasium, transformed into a ballroom
for the biggest function of the Uni-
versity social year, is in darkness.
Music presented by two nationally-
known bands, playing for a St. Valen-
tine's Day J-Hop, ceased shortly
after 3 a.m., and the 2,200 guests
made their way into the night - to
breakfasts and finally sleep to pre-
pare for the intense social program
outlined by the various fraternities
for the week-end.
A consensus of the departing
guests indicated that the 1936 J-Hop
would not suffer by comparison with
any junior dance held since the very
first in 1876.
The long line of the Grand March
formed shortly after 12:30 a.m.,
marched several times around the
spacious gymnasium, and then
brought the Hop to a climax by
forming the traditional block "M"
at the east end of the ballroom.
A group of over 2,200, the largest in
years, led by Benjamin G. Cox, '37E,
of Terre Haute, and Virginia Lee,
also of Terre Haute, gathered to
celebrate the high point of the win-
ter social season by dancing to the
slow languid music of Jan Garber
and the swingy rhythms of Jimmy
Lunceford. Throughout the evening
many of the revelers gathered about
the two bandstands to enjoy Lunce-
ford's Harlem antics, and the superb
technique of Garber's violin playing.
Ornate decorations changed the
gymnasium into a beautiful ballroom.
A large revolving globe, composed of
small hexagonal mirrors and sus-
pended from the ceiling of sky blue,
reflected the many-colored lights
Enjoy the confidence
which our Luxuri-
UU.)eLi5fyr t1i dU

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directed to it by spotlights in the four silhouetted valentine above it, was
corners of the room. placed at the west end of the gym-
Thevorchestras, decorated in front nasium. The east wall was covered
and overhead by enlarged valentines,wihylo.Tedcrtnsee
were opposite each other in the cen- with yellow. The decorations were
ters of the north and south walls. planned by Richard Dennis, '37A.
On either side of the orchestra were Beginning at 10 p.m., with the ar-
the booths, with silver facades orna- rival of the first couples, the two
mented with large circular entrances, bands played continuously, alternat-
and with interiors decorated in yel- iug at half hour intervals - Jan Oar-
low, lined the walls. ber on the south side of the ball-
The patrons' booth, with a large room, with Jimmy Lunceford op-
posite him.

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Couples poured into the ballroom
in a steady stream, coming from
house parties and formal dinner
dances. The crowd steadily in-
creased until the beginning of the
Grand March found the transformed
gymnasium packed to capacity.
The patrons' booth was crowded by
a large number of dignitaries, Uni-
versity administrators, faculty mem-
bers, and parents of committee mem-
bers. More than 200 people were in-
cluded on the list of patrons and pa-
tronesses.
Broadcasting!
J-Hop dance music was broad-
cast direct from the ballroom floor
on a full-hour program from 11:30
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. over Radio Sta-
tion WJR, Detroit.
The broadcast was divided into
two 30-minute programs with Jan
Garber playing one half and
Jimmy Lunceford and hishband
providing the music for the re-
maining time.
Facilities of the University
broadcasting station were used in
transmitting the program to WJR,
according to Prof. Waldo M. Ab-
bot, director, who shared the an-
nouncing duties with William R.
Dixon, '36, president of the Men's
Council.
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Committee Provides Fashions
Thirty-Four Booths
For Campus Groups Of Periods
Thirty-four booths, the largest
number used in recent years for
the J-Hop, were assigned to the
following groups:Dip a e
--Displayed
1. Phi Beta Delta
2. Delta Upsilon and Sigma u By Charlotte D. Rueger
3. Phi Mu Alpha - infonia B hrot .Ree
and Alpha Kappa Lambda Echoes of the old Grecian empire
4. Acacia and Lambda Chi Al- and the later colonial period rever-
pha berated once again in the formal
5. Psi Upsilon gowns worn by many of the 1936 J-
6. Theta Delta Chi and Sig- Hop guests, and served as a marked
ma Phi contrast to the sophistication of the
7. Sigma Chi typically modern evening dress. The
8. Phi Sigma Kappa and Tri- valentine motif used in the decora-
gon tion scheme furnished an effective
9. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Chi background for the spectrum of col-
Psi and Alpha Delta Phi ors of the gowns. Dainty accessor-
10. Delta Sigma Delta ies of rhinestone and sequins empha-
11. Phi Kappa Sigma sized the brilliance of the affair
12. Phi Kappa Tau which climaxed this winter's social
13. Lawyers' Club season.
14. Pi Kappa Alpha and Her- Virginia Lee, a junior at North-
mitage western University, led the grand
15. Independent Engineers march with Benjamin Cox, '37E, gen-
16. Theta Chi eral chairman. Miss Lee selected an
17. Patrons and Patronesses especially attractive Molyneux pic-
18. Committee members ture gown made of ice-blue slipper-
19. Delta Tau Delta satin for the occasion. Her full skirt
20. Xi Psi Phi and Psi Omega was gathered at the waist line. The
21. Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha neckline of her dress was cleverly
Sigma Phi made with drop-shoulders. Her for-
22. Kappa Delta Rho mal was completed with a dark blue
23. Pi Lambda Phi velvet cape.
24. Chi Phi Comes From Wisconsin
25. Phi Delta Theta Betty Gregory, Detroit, guest of
26. Independents James Briegel, '37, chairman of the
27. Phi Kappa Psi music committee, wore a delightful
28. Phi Kappa Psi model made in Bouffante style. Her
29. Sigma Alpha Epsilon light blue taffeta formal was shot
30. Forestry Club with silver threads,eand was nicely
31. Theta Xi accented by a cluster of red velvet
32. Phi Gamma Delta flowers held at the neckline. A stand-
33. Kappa Nu ing empress collar completed her
4. ASCE. formal.
Barbara Bloomhall, a student at
the University of Wisconsin, attended
| | W . I with Donald C. Hillier, '37E, ticket
Local W e a ther f chairman. Miss Bloomhall chose a
Pincess model of white crepe with
Fails To S care sslame threads embedded in the
dainty material. Her halter neckline
Iv d g A m of green satin ended in a panel in
I nvd iQ g Ar back which ran to the waistline. A
saucy green satin bow fell over the
left shoulder.
By Clinton B. Conger Guest Of Publicity Chairman
A little snow and ice can't stop 'em! Red dubonet taffeta fashioned with
They're coming from Nevada, Ken- a circular skirt was selected by Ann
tucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Timmons, '36, who attended as the
Virginia. Into storm-swept Michi- guest of Homer C. Lathrop, '37, pub-
gan have ploughed some 400 out-of- licity chairman. The skirt was made
town guests to supplement the 700 or with alternate stripes of net and
more co-eds and Ann Arbor girls who taffeta. The bodice was attractively
are attending the 1936 J-Hop. made -coming to a point at the
And through equally perilous cir- neckline and gathered into a bow.
cumstances of travel, from Ishpem- The back featured a low decolletage.
ing, Dowagiac, Iron Mountain, and Her formal was nicely completed with
Houghton, possibly by dog-sled, from a tiny circular cape.
Grand Rapids and Muskegon with Betty Hunter, '39, guest of John
their 105 inch total of snow for the Freese, '37, booth committee, wore a
winter, from Windsor, Hamilton, lovely peach net formal of Princess
Sarnia, and Toronto, Ont., come more style which was cleverly accented by
intrepid guests to have their fling a ruffled cape. Her only accessor-
at the crowning social event of the ies were a spray of flowers in her
Michigan social season. The Canad- hair.
ians may, of course, have come par- A chartreuse crepe gown of floor
tially with the intention of seeing the length was the choice of Bertha
Point Edward hockey team of Sarnia Schmidt, Detroit, guest of Carl S.
battle the University of Michigan Abbott, '37, floor committee. Her
sextet Saturday night at the Coli- formal was gathered above and be-
seum. low the waist line. A net ruffle ac-
The appearance of the Canadians, rented the hem line. Miss Schmidt's
however, marks a departure from the dress was nicely contrasted by gold
guest list last year, in which a strict accessories.
policy of "Buy From Home Indus- Committee Guests
tries" prevailed, with all the guests Athalee Connally, Detroit, attend-
from within the confines of the Unit- ing with Richard Dennis, '37A, dec-
ed States. Authorities, commenting orations committee, wore an unusual
on what may be a trend back to the light blue satin Princess model which
1908 J-Hop, with guests from Lon- was fashioned with drop-shoulders
don, England, attributed the presence and floor length. Her half-belt of
of the Canadian contingent to the matching material was fastened by
recent U. S.-Canadian pact engi- a large rhinestone clip in back. Miss
neered by Roosevelt. Connally wore blue and pink brocad-
Other colleges were scooped as us- ed slippers.
ual, with guests from South Bend, Also in the Grand March were

Bloomington, Evanston, Columbus, Dorothy Ohrt, '36, and Robert Bur-
Minneapolis, Boston and Annapolis well, '37, booth committee. Miss Ohrt
and from East Lansing, Hillsdale, was wearing an attractive flowered
Kalamazoo, Albion and Alma. chiffon gown with purple serving as
A possible motive for the multitud- the predominating color in the flow-
inous influx of pulchritude has been ers. Her dress was gracefully fash-
credited to the fact that not only ioned with a full skirt and a match-
does the J-Hop come on Valentine's ing scarf sweeping over the should-
Day but in the current Leap Year, ers. She wore purple sandals with
thus making it open season on those her formal.
(Continued on Page 12) Jean Greenwald, '37, patrons com-
mittee, attended with Max Graff, '38.
Miss Greenwald's yellow-gold dress
of moire taffeta was unusually fash-
ioned with the bodice shirred into
four pleats at the neckline, and fin-
-fished with rhinestone clips between
e Finest Style each pleat. Two large bows gave the
bustle effect in back. The neckline
tful Atmosphere. was fastened in back by a rhinestone
bar with three rhinestone staffs lead-
1 T ing to the bustle. With her gold
00 C nformal, Miss Greenwald wore a gold
Phone 2-2214 tiara and accessories.
DRAUGHT OR BOTTLED BEER Mary Potter, '37, also of the pa-
trons committee, attended with Mal-
(Continued on Page 12)

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