Student Handbook 1935 - 1936 MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE EAST LANSING THIS STUDENT HANDBOOK is pub- lished by the College in an effort to provide a short, yet complete, summary of official rules and regulations, estab lished organizations, a n d traditional events affecting college life. Though planned principally for Fresh men, its contents are such that every undergraduate will find it valuable as a source of reference. For that reason, the Handbook should be preserved during the ensuing year. Michigan State College Student Handbook M·S·C 1935-1936 This book is presented to Freshmen and to all other students who apply. PRESIDENT R. S . SHA W Welcome! A MOST HEARTY WELCOME is extended to all students entering Michigan State College for the first time, with greetings and best wishes to those returning for a continuation of their studies. The entering student may be confronted by many perplexing problems, especially in decid ing upon courses to pursue. Meet the situation by choosing studies intended to lay a strong basic foundation upon which the superstructure of specialization may be built later. Plan to get the most out of your college educa tion; do not sacrifice other important essentials for high scholastic records only. Effective education includes more than schol astic achievement alone. The cultivation of social ease and grace is essential to the development of qualities of leadership; the building of strong, sturdy bodies, the only proper structures for housing well-trained and well-controlled minds, is important. Physical education and athletics have their place in a well-rounded program. A true education also recognizes and develops those spiritual qualities essential to uniformity and symmetry in the personality of the individual. The uncertainties of your first year at college will clear away if given a little time, and you will find the officials, faculty, and upper-class men of Michigan State College most interested in helping you solve your problems. ~~$? President. DEAN ELISABETH CONRAD A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF WOMEN I am happy to be given this opportunity of expressrr;"g my greetings and best wishes to you who are entering Michigan State College as the Class of 1939, and also to those who are coming to continue academic work begun in other colleges. We of the faculty are proud of the fine young men and women who graduate each year and we look to you, the incoming group, to replace them for distinguished work in classes and in college activities. Many of you this year are bringing records of outstandingly high grade preparatory work. You will find college courses require more study and more thought, but I hope you will plan to devote most of your freshman energies to the laying of a foundation, as much of your success in upperclass years will depend upon the mastery of these basic courses. Because there are such inviting side roads along a college course in which students may lose themselves, we who have been here longer are anxious to have you come in and talk over your plans and your difficulties. As Dean of Women I want you to feel that my office is a place to which each girl can come with her questions, whether regarding serious matters or small uncertainties. If I can not answer these questions personally for you, I can at least make suggestions which may help you to find a satisfactory solution. Remember to come in early in your college days and give me and my staff an opportunity to know you and help you in your adjustments to your new surroundings. ELISABETH CONRAD, Dean of Women. DEAN FRED T. MITCHELL A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF MEN Coming to an institution of higher learning for the first time, you will meet perplexities of many kinds. The office of the Dean of Men is open all day and the chief function of this office is to assist students in adjusting themselves to college life. You are welcome to come in at any time. Elsewhere in this handbook is your schedule of activi ties for Freshman Week. I hope you will read it carefully and follow it diligently. If you find it necessary to work to help defray your expenses, you should take a reduced schedule of class hours. If you have a job, be sure to talk this through with your adviser before your class schedule is made. On Monday after Freshman Week college classes begin. Secure your books promptly and get off to a good start. You will need to learn to adjust yourself to methods of college teaching, to extensive assignments, and to much work in the library. Remember you are on your own now, with no one to direct your daily activities. Learn to concentrate your whole attention on the job at hand and study enough hours to master your daily assignments. If you are interested in athletics, dramatics, forensics, honoraries, or other extra-curricular activities, you may well look forward to joining some of the organizations in these fields with the idea that they will contribute much to your happiness. These organizations are looking for men who have demonstrated their abilities. A good re cord, however, is imperative to participation. Your attendance at some of the social events of the campus is encouraged, because such is necessary to a sane social development. It is in participation to excess that the harm lies. You must be the judge as to how much indulgence in social affairs you will allow yourself. I wish you success and happiness at M. S. C. FRED T. MITCHELL, Dean of Men. 8 Jl1 ichigan State C allege College Calendar, 1935-36 1935- Wednesday, September 18, to Saturday noon, Septem ber 21 , inclusive, "Freshman Week." Friday, September 20 to Saturday noon, September 21 , Registration of upper classmen . Monday, September 23, Classes begin at 8:00 a . m. Thursday, November 28, Thanksgiving Day, holiday . Tuesday, December 3 to Friday, December 6, Pre-re- gistration for Winter term. Friday, December 20, Fall term closes at noon. 1936- Mcnday, January 6, Reclassification. Tuesday, January 7, Winter term opens. Tuesday, March 10 to Friday, March 13, Pre-registra- tion for Spring term. Friday, March 27, Winter term closes at 5:00 p. m. Monday, April 6, Reclassification. Tuesday, April 7, Spring term opens . Saturday, May 30, Memorial Day, holiday. Saturday, June 13, Alumni Day. Sunday, June 14, Baccalaureate Address. Monday, June 15, Commencement Day. Friday, June 19, Spring term closes at noon. Stndent H an dbook r935-36 9 Administrative Officers ROBERT S . SHAW, President (Library Building) JOHN A . HANNAH, Secretary (Administration Build ing) CHARLES 0. WILK)NS, Treasurer (Administration Building) ELIDA YAKELEY, Registrar, Secretary of Faculty (Ad ministration Building) ELISABETH W. CONRAD, Dean of Women (Woman's Building) FRED T . MITCHELL, Dean of Men (Union Memorial Building) ERNST A. BESSEY, Dean of the Graduate School (Botany Building) ERNEST L . ANTHONY, Dean of Agriculture (Agricul tural Hall) HENRY B. DIRKS, Dean of Engineering (Olds Hall) MARIE DYE, Dean of Horne Economics (Home Eco n omics Building) WARD GILTNER, Dean of Veterinary Science (Bac teriology Building) RALPH C. HUSTON, Dean of Applied Science (Chem istry Building) LLOYD C. EMMONS, Dean of Liberal Arts (Liberal Arts Building) JOHN W. STEW ARD, Supervisor of Attendance (Admin istration Building) JACKSON E. TOWNE, Librarian (Library Building) FRED T. MITCHELL, Chairman of Freshman Week (Union Memorial Building) DR. R. M. OLIN, Director of Health Service (Hospital) RALPH H. YOUNG, Director of Athletics (Gymnasium) ALBERT H. NELSON, Director of Summer Session (Agricultural Hall) Freshman Week - Directions and Complete Program 12 j\lf ichiga.11 State C allege FOREWORD Michigan State College puts forth every effort to assist the student in starting a college career that will be a success. With this purpose in mind Freshman Week was inaugurated. Fifty members of the faculty give liberally of their time to serve as freshman advisers. They place themselves at your service during Freshman Week and throughout your freshman and sophomore years to as sist you in selecting your course of study, to guide you through the various activities of Freshman Week, to ad vise you regarding the proper use of your time in col lege and to serve as intimate friends in any problems that may arise in connection with your college career. If you make proper use of your adviser, you will not be likely to meet problems that you cannot surmount. It is the student who comes to college confident that he needs no adviser who most often finds himself faced with scholastic or other difficulties before the close of the freshman year. Fortify yourself against these diffi. culties by availing yourself of the service of your ad viser whenever you are perplexed abnut any detail of your life at college, whether it pertains to college prob lems or to off-campus problems. During Freshman Week you are required to complete a number of activities. These are set forth clearly in the programs for the various groups in the pages that follow. Ccupcn books are furnished you containing a coupon for each of the activities. These coupons are taken up as the respective activities are completed and attendance is immediately checked. Included am o n g these activities are an English placement examination and a psychological examination. Your record in the . English examination will determine whether you will be required to complete four or only three terms of English in college. Your record in the psychological ex amination is given to your adviser ·and is made a part of your permanent record in the Registrar's office. NO STUDENT IS EXCUSED FROM ANY ACTIVITY. S tudent Hand book 1935-36 13 If th& directions which follow are observed carefully, much ccnfusion will be avoided, the program of Fresh man Week will run smoothly, and you will have no difficulty in entering your program of studies when the first class meets on Monday morning. DIRECTIONS FOR FRESHMEN 1. You have been assigned to an adviser, a group and a section. See page 16 for the programs of the various groups and follow exactly the program of your group. Advisers and their group and section are ar ranged in alphabetical order on page 14. Consult this list in case you do not remember the number of your group. 2. See that you have the proper coupon ready and leave it as directed on the face of the coupon for each activity. 3. Be on time for every activity. Remember that you are moving with a group that cannot wait for any one who is tardy. 4. We have provided vacant hours that you may use to become acquainted with the campus. Use the map in the Handbook and learn to identify the various build ings. You will need to have this information when you start to attend classes. Visit any departments of the college you may be interested in and talk with the head of the department or other members of the staff. 5. Feel free to ask questions of the faculty, of other students, or of anyone you meet on the campus. You will find everyone willing to help you. However, many of your questions can be answered by this Handbook, so consult it first. 6. Every freshman the Liberal Arts, Applied Science and Home Economics Divisions will register for at least one Saturday class, unless his adviser has given him in writing an exemption from this requirement. in 14 Miehigan Sta.te College LIST OF ADVISERS FOR FRESHMEN Adviser Group Banzet, E. M, _________________________ VIII X Branaman, G. A,_____________________ Brattin, C. L._.__________________________ I V Brown, R . V ,___________________________ Canniff, T. L. __________________________ V Card, C. G, _____________________________ X Caswell, J', T. _ ------------------------ VI II Chamberlain, Dr. F, _______________ , VI Clark, J. A·---------------------- Daubert, R. B.______________ V Drake, Ormond J,_ __________ _________ VI IX Dressel, PauL___________________________ Fairbanks, 0 . W, _____________________ I Fields, Harold -------------------------- VI Frimodig, L. L,.________ ______________ V Garvin, Miss Josephine.__________ V Goetsch, Miss A lma ________________ VII Golden, M. M·------------------------- VII Grant, Miss Beatrice_______________ III Grover, E. L. ---------------- ---------- VII Henry, Malcolm ________________________ . VII Hill, Roland M.________________________ VII Hoffer, Chas. R------------------------· VIII IV Hoppert, C. A , __________________________ , IV Hutson, R. --------------------------------- VIII Kackl~y. Miss Josephine__ VI Kimber, H. H._____________ _____ King, T. H .. __________________________ V Lamb, L_ W- ---------------------------· X III Lewis, Miss Mary------------------- III Medsker, Miss Sylvia-------------· VIII Miles, Miss Margaret_ III Miller, Miss Catherine___________ Miller, C. A, ______________ _ I Miller, C. W . ---------------- IV Muilenberg, W. J. --------- --------- VIII Musselman, H. H , _______________ ____ . X Osborn, B. K.__________________________ I Pettigrove, H. R. ____________________ X Posthumus, G- ---- ----------------------· I IX Powell, J 'ames E,____________________ IV Prophet, E. C, ____ ____ --------------- IX Randall, Kenneth C. ______ ________ II Rix, C. N,__ _____ III Simmonds, Miss Helen __________ II Stewart, E . H,__________________________ IV Strong, F. C .. _______________________ II Theroux, F. R. ------------------------· IX Winckler, Miss Katherine ___ _ Section 37 45 1 21 20 46 27 9 28 25 29 43 2 30 22 24 31 32 11 33 34 35 36 17 16 38 26 23 49 12 13 39 14 3 19 40 47 4 48 5 41 18 42 6 10 7 15 8 44 Room 109 Hort. Bldg. 110 Ag. Hall 308 Olds Hall 207 Ag. Hall 119 Kedzie Lab. 100 Ag. Hall 208 Hort. Bldg. 201 Anatomy Bldg. 8 Shop 2 Gymnasium 1 Shop 210 Olds Hall 311 Olds Hall 103 Hort. Bldg. 6 Gymnasium Gymnasium-West Wing 412 Olds Hall 2 Shop 1 Home Ee. Bldg. 111 Ag. Hall 105 Olds Hall 3 Shop 4 Shop 333 Kedzie Lab. Ent'y Lecture Room 220 Abbott Hall 207 Hort. Bldg. 8 Gymnasium 103 Ag. Hal l 2 Home Ee. Bldg. 2 Home Ee. Bldg. Engl. Bldg. 2 Home Ee. Bldg. 207 Olds Hall 121 Physics Bldg. 5 Shop 101 Ag. Hall 116 Olds Hall 102 Ag. Hall 6 Shop 107 Olds Hall 407 A~v unif.-,rl"Vl.. Sec. 47, 48, 49-Dem onstration Hall. tion Hall. Hall. Building. Hospital. 26 Michigan State College SOCIAL EVENTS Freshman women must be in dormitories at 11 p . m . during Freshman Week.) Tuesday, September 17- Informal Coffee for freshman girls, 7:00 to 8:00 p . m ., Peoples Charch, under the auspices of the Y. W. C . A. Wednesday, September 18- Freshman Girls' Counselor Hour, 7:00 to 8:00 p. m. Counselors will call upon the girls assigned to them and girls are asked to be in their rooms during the period of this interview. Union dance, 8:00 to 10:45 p. m . This dance is held in both the Union Building and Demonstra tion Hall. Admission is by coupon and coupons are good for the building specified on them. Party for Women Transfer Students, 7: 00 to 8 : 00 p. m., under auspices of Spartan Women's League. Place will be announced. Thursday, September 19- Student Mixer, 8:00 to 10:45, Peoples Church, under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. Every new student is invited. Saturday, September 21- Hike for all freshman girls, 8:30 . a . m. Meet at Gymnasium and hike to the W. A. A. cabin for breakfast. Student Grange Mixer, 8:00 p. m., Little Theatre, Home Economics Building. All Agricultural and Home Economics freshmen and others interested in 4-H Club work are invited. The College - Rules and Regulations 28 JI ich.iga 11 S late C all ege REGISTRATION 1. TIME OF REGISTRATION. In the fall term of 1935, freshmen and transfer students will register on Wednesday, September 18. Former students will register on Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, (Saturday morning only). 2. DROPPING A SUBJECT, OR CHANGES IN REG ISTRATION. No changes in classification are permitted unless authorized by the students' class adviser or dean, and the Registrar. A student cannot drop a subject except upon a written recommendation of the head of the de partment concerned and the approval of his adviser. In case such permission is granted and the subject is dropped before the close of the first four weeks (five weeks in the case of a freshman) of the term, no grade will be reported ; after that time a grade of "F" will be reported in the subject, except in the case of illness when the grade of "Inc." or "N" (no grade), will be recom mended. Attendance in the class should be continued until the drop has been recorded by the Registrar. 3. ENROLLMENT CARDS. Students may be admit ted to classes only by an enrollment card. Credit will not be granted to any student who enters a class without having been properly registered in the subject. 4. CLASS ADVISER. Each student in the College is placed under the immediate charge of a member of the faculty who is his adviser. The student reports to him for assignment to classes, and consults with him for ad vice and direction in matters pertaining to college work. 5. PREREQUISITES. Two conditions, "X", or one failure, "F", in prerequisite work for any subject excludes the student from that subject. The term-end grade in any subject is the determining grade in ascertaining the eligibility of a student for advanced work. 6. PROMOTION TO HIGHER CLASS. Promotion from one class to another will be made when the total credits earned are not more than eight less than the number required tc complete the year of the course in Student Handbook 1935-36 29 which the student is registered, except that promotion from one class to another will not be made in the spring term. 7. CHANGE IN DIVISION. A student changing from one division to another must not be deficient in more than sixteen points and must secure the authorization of both the dean of the division in which he has been en rolled and the dean of the division which he wishes to enter. He must procure a transcript of his credits from the Registrar to be presented to the dean of the division in which he wishes to enroll. Changes will not be per mitted except at the opening of a term. Students, 8. LATE REGISTRATION. registering after the regular registration date are required to pay for the first day of tradiness a fee of three dollars ($3), and an additional fee of one dollar ($1) per day up to the limit of five dollars ( $5). A penalty of five absences is imposed for each day missed at the opening of a term. Students will not ordinarily be admitted to any of the four-year courses or to any classes later than Monday of the second week of the term. 9. ADMISSION WITH DEFICIENCY. When a stu dent is permitted to enter with deficiencies in required entrance subjects, such d eficiencies must be made up dnr ing the first year of attendance in college. Other de ficiencies must be made up before the opening of the third year of college work. STUDIES AND CREDITS 1. CREDITS PER TERM. With the exception of fixed courses which may require more, any number of credits above seventeen and one-half per term will be considered an excess. The minimum number of credits permitted is twelve and the maximum is twenty, at the discretion of the dean . 2. EXCESS CREDITS. An adviser may enroll a stu dent in excess credits or in reduced credits subject to the 30 Mic higan S tate Co llege approval of the dean of the division, or a divisional com mittee. No student may register for extra credits in any term unless the points earned during the preceding term exceed by one-half the number of credits carried. 3. SENIOR CREDITS FOR SPRING TERM. Seniors whose points for winter term meet the requirements, may register in not to exceed twenty credits in the spring term. All incompletes and conditions in necessary work are in cluded as a part of the spring term work unless made up not later than the opening week of that term. 4. MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED. A student must spend· at least one year in residence at this college and earn not less than fifty credits of satisfactory grade be fore a bachelor's degree may be granted. 5. TO REPEAT A COURSE. A student desiring to re peat a course in which he has already received credit may do so with the understanding that the last grade re ceived will be the final grade, and that no additional credit will be given. 6. VISITORS IN CLASSES. Matriculated students are not permitted tn enter classes as visitors unles author ized by the class officer and Registrar. Credit will not be granted for work taken as a visitor, either by special examination or by back registration. GRADES 1. CLASS GRADES. The class work of a student will be rated as follows· "A" excellent· "B" superior · "C" average· "D" infe~ior· '"X" condition'· "F" f~ilure ! "Inc.", 'incomplete ; "WA", .Z,ithdrawn 'on a~count of absence. · The ·grade of "Inc." will be given only upon the ap proval of the dean of the division when a student is pre vented by illness from completing his work. 2. POINTS. In connection with the grading scheme, a system of points has been adopted. In all courses, points Student Handbook 1935-36 31 equal tp the number of credits earned are required for graduation. The number of points per credit for the various marks follows: "A"-3 points per credit "B"-2 points per credit "C"-1 point per credit "D"-0 points per credit "X"-1 negative point per credit "F"-1 n egative point per credit "WA"-1 negative point per credit. 3. TO REMOVE "F'', "X", or "Inc.", (See under Examinations) . 4. TO REMOVE "WA''. (See under Attendance.) EXAMINATIONS 1. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Examinations for entrance requirements, when necessary, may be taken either during the w eek preceding the opening of college, or the week following the close of the college year. 2. SPECIAL EXA..lVIINATIONS TO REMOVE CON DITIONS OR INCOMPLETES . Students receiving con ditions, "X", have the privilege of taking a special exam ination in the - subject, provided such examination is taken befcre the opening of the corresponding term of the n ext year in which the student is in attendance. Students receiving incompletes, "Inc.", must complete their work within a year if in residence, or the grade becomes a failure . Students receiving a failure. "F", and those not remov ing their conditions rr incompletes by the above mention ed methr d may rec ~ ive credit only by repeating the sub ject in class. or by a special faculty authorization for a special examination . The fee for special examination to remove deficiencies is one dollar ($i), payable at the Treasurer's office. Per mits must first be secured at the Registrar's office. 32 Michigan State C allege Subject to regulations stated above, special examina tions to remove conditions may be taken only during the first week of any term. Examinations to remove the grade of incomplete may be taken at any time during the year satisfactory to the instructor. 3. EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCED STANDING. Students applying for special examinations for advanced credit shall secure the written approval of the head of the department and the dean of the division in which the work is given before applying to the Registrar for the necessary permit. Such examinations are given only dur ing the first week of a term. 4. SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR THOSE NOT IN RESIDENCE. Examinations may be given to persons not in residence, but who are regularly matriculated, up on the payment of the fee of $2.50 per credit. 5. EXAMINATIONS FOR SENIORS. In their final term, seniors are excused from examination in any sub ject in which a grade of "B" has been maintained throughout the term. 6. REGULAR EXAMINATIONS. Examinations are given at the close of each term in all subjects offered ex cept for a few laboratory courses in which examination is not required. WITHDRAWALS 1. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM COLLEGE. A student voluntarily withdrawing from college should first obtain from the dean of his division written permis sion. This he presents to the Registrar. He may then be entitled to a refund under the regulations outlined in the Catalog. Women students should also obtain permission from the Dean of Women . Students withdrawing without notificatirn will be re ported as having failed in work for that term. In case of voluntary withdrawal from college before the clcse of the first eight weeks of the term, no grade Student Ha11db ook 1935-36 33 will be reported. After that time the. grade of incomplete, "Inc.", will be given in subjects in which the work was satisfactory, in others a grade of "F". 2. WITHDRAWALS FROM ANY CLASS. (See under Registration.) 3. REQUESTS TO WITHDRAW. A student whose work proves unsatisfactory may be warned, placed on probation, or requested to withdraw from College. If placed on probation, he is not permitted to participate in extra-curricular activities. (See under Eligibility) . ATTENDANCE SYSTEM . 1. Seniors who, in any term, have registered in all work necessary to complete their graduation require ments are granted the privilege of voluntary class attend ance. (See exception in paragraph 9.) 2. All sophomore, junior, and senior students whose average in the two preceding terms taken as a unit is "B" or above, and who have made no grade below "C" in these two terms shall constitute an Honor Roll and shall be granted the privilege of voluntary class attendance. (See exception in paragraph 9.) 3. Absences for funerals, conventions, sickness of more than one day, etc., may be excused as follows: The student must present to the Attendance Officer, not later than one week from the Saturday noon following the ab sence such information relative to the absence as the At tendance Officer may require, except at the close of the term, when the closing day of the term will be considered the final date for acceptance of an excuse. Each ap plication for excuse should be accompanied by a voucher signed by a physician, parent, house-matron or equally responsible party. Field trips and athletic trips are handled by the instructors. 4. Absences due to illness of less than one day's dura tion and those due to Wolverine appointments, dentist appointments, missed trains, late registrations, etc., shall 34 Michigan State College be counted the same as unexcused absences; provided, however, that the number of unexcused absences allotted in any course due to late registration shall not exceed the number of class meetings per week in the subject. Ab sences for the half day immediately preceding and fol lowing a holiday shall be counted as double. 5. Students not on scholastic probation and not on thf' Honor Roll will be warned by the Attendance Officer when they receive as many unexcused absences in a single subject as there are meetings per week of the class in the subject. The registration in any subject in which the total number of unexcused absences is twice the number of class meetings per week in the subject will be cancelled and a grade of "WA" will be reported in the subject. The attendance Officer shall notify the Dean, the student, and his parents whenever the student is warned, and shall notify these and the Registrar when a student's registration in a subject is cancelled on ac count of absences. 6. Students who are on scholastic probation will have their registration cancelled in a course when the total of unexcused absences in that course is equal to the number of class meetings per week. 7. In no case will a student's registration in a course be cancelled for less than three (in the case of probation students, two) unexcused absences. 8. A student whose credit in two subjects has been withdrawn within a given year on account of unexcused absences will be reported to the Scholarship Committee and may have his entire registration cancelled im mediately. 9. No student may receive a grade in any course in which he is absent, for any. reason, three times the num ber of class meetings per week. The grade for such excess absences shall be "WA" or "*N" depending on the type of absences, and registration in the course will be auto· matically cancelled. ''N means "withdrawn"-no grade-no negative points. Student Handbook 1935-36 35 Exce:gtion: In case such absences are caused by late registration or prolonged illness, it shall be within the power of the Dean of the Division, in consultation with the Supervisor of Attendance, to permit exception to this rule, provided the student is required to reduce his sched ule. In case of late transfer of course (drop and add) at tendance at first class may be combined with attendance at second class to make a complete attendance record. (This does not apply to section 7.) 10. "WA" means "withdrawn on account of absences" and will carry negative points the same as the grade of "F". It may only be removed by repeating the subject in class. Additional Information On Attendance System No student may be considered officially present in any class unless the instructor has his enrollment card. Full attendance and roll call is expected to begin with the first class and to continue until the end of the term or until the subject is officially dropped. This is import ant as absences are reported in each subject for which a student has an enrollment card until the instructor re ceives notice of a drop or until sufficient cuts are record ed for a "WA". Officially dropping a subject consists of obtaining the necessary permission and having the drop recorded by the Registrar. Students taking subjects without credit will not be counted as absent. Students not completing their registration within the required time will be marked absent from all scheduled classes up to the close of the day on which they complete their registration. This means that any student entering a class three weeks late will receive a "WA" on his first appearance. Payment of fees is part of registration and no student will be considered registered until such payment has been made. Payment may be made by cash, note or other ar- .36 Michigan State Co llege rangement satisfactory to the Treasurer, but transaction must be completed before the student is considered en rolled. Students enrolling for the first time will not be held for the late registration penalty. Students already enrolled but missing classes at the beginning of the term will be given a cut for each class missed. Excused cuts will be charged in subjects which are added, after registration has been completed, for class periods in that subject previous to the enrollment date. Attendance is required at all special drills and parades of Military Science and at all public performances of the Band. As it is necessary for the Band to have a perfect attendance in order to do credit to itself and the College, members of the Band absenting themselves from such public performances shall receive two cuts for each ab sence. Students sh ould consider this feature before join in.g the Band. Students entering any class more than ten minutes past the hour are considered absent but may be marked pre sent if the attention of the instructor is called to the tardiness and a sufficiently good reason presented there for. Tardiness not corrected by the student before the next class period must stand as an absence. RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEN 1. Students must room in houses approved by the housing director of Michigan State College. 2. Students will not be allowed to room in a house, except fraternity houses, where the owner or house holder or duly authorized agent does not live. 3. Men and women students may not room in the same rooming house. Stiident Handbook 1935-36 37 4. S_tud ~nts are expected to stay the entire t erm in rooms engaged for that period. Changes can be made only with the approval of the housing director of the College. 5. A householder shall not ask a student to leave his or her house without first consulting the housing director of the College . 6. No guest shall be lodged in a student's room at any time without the knowledge and consent of the householder. 7. To rEserve a room, a deposit of $5 .00 shall be paid to the householder to apply on the last part of the r oom rent for the term. 8. Room rent shall be paid for at least one week in advance. Receipts shall be given by the householder. Any extra charges for vacation room rental must be ar ranged for at the beginning of the term. 9. Absolutely no intoxicating liquor and no gambling shall be allowed in approved houses. 10. No disorder will be permitted in rooms or halls at any time. Ungentlemanly conduct on the part of a student may be reported to the housing directo(s office. 11. Quiet hours shall b e maintained after 8:30 p . m . each night except Friday and Saturday nights and after 11:00 p . m. on these nights. During these quiet hours there shall be no loud talking in rooms or halls ;md no use of musical instruments in a manner that may disturb other occupants of the house. 12. A student shall be held liable for any damage to his room and the furnishings in it other than that due to ordinary wear. 13. Care shall be exercised by the student to turn off lights, gas and water when not in use. 14. Reasonable bathing facilities shall be provided for the student roomers. 38 ,1/ ichigan State Co llege Information 1. Room rents will be prepared in printed form and placed in the hands of all incoming students at the be ginning of the school year. 2. It is suggested that all houses having four or more roomers be organized and a president elected the first Tuesday following the first week of a term. The president should be an upperclassman if possible and should hold office for one term. It shall be his duty to maintain good order and good will among the house members, to report all cases of ill ness, and to discuss with the householder and students any maladjustments which may arise between students or between householder and students. 3. A copy of these rules shall be posted in each stu dent's room and mailed to each new student when his credentials have been accepted. S tudent H andb ook 1935-36 39 RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS. By action of the State Board of Agriculture, governing body c:..f the Col lege, all undergraduate women students must be housed in college supervised houses. All freshman women must live in dormitories. Those students who are not planning to live in sorority houses should make reservations in the dormitories or consult the Dean of Women regarding other approved places of residence. Special arrangements are to be made by women who are obliged to work for their room and board. Application for room reservations should be made to the housing supervisor, care of the office of the Dean of Women. All dormitories are located on the campus and are open to all undergraduate women. Graduate women students may apply for residence if they care to live under undergraduate regulations. Every application for dormitory accomodations should be accompanied by a $10 deposit fee. This will not apply on the room rent, but will be held as a breakage fee and will be refunded at the close of the residence period sub ject to the regulations in the catalog, or it may be with drawn two weeks prior to the opening of the school year. 2. THOSE WORKING FOR ROOM AND BOARD. Women students who wish to earn room and board by working in private families should obtain the addresses of the approved homes from the office of the Dean of Women. Any addresses not obtained from this source are subject to approval of the housing supervisor. Twenty four hours of servic8 a week is considered a:; equivalent. to payment of room and board. I 3. WOMEN UNDER A. W. S . RULES. All women students are under the Associated Women Students code· of rules, except those residing with their own families or in the homes of relatives. 40 il l ichigan State Coilege 4. LIVING WITH RELATIVES. Women students liv ing with relatives are under the jurisdiction of those relatives, as are those students living with their own families in Lansing or East Lansing. 5. CONTRACTS. By action of the State Board of Agriculture, women registering for rooms in dormitories will be expected to continue their residence in the dorm itory for the remainder of the college year. Students who find it necessary to make a change of residence should apply for a permit at the office of the Dean of Women. Release from the contract will be by action of the Housing Committee. 6. LIVING CONDITIONS. Any unsatisfactory living conditions should be promptly referred to the office of the Dean of Women. 7. FRESHMAN WOMEN AND SORORITY HOUSES. No freshman woman may live in a sorority house. First term transfer students above the rank of freshman ma:i; obtain a special permit for sorority house residence when they are ready for initiation. · HEALTH SERVICE 1. THE ORGANIZATION. The Michigan State Col lege Health Service is equipped to carefully safeguard -the health of the students of the college. The college hos :pital with a capacity of forty beds and a dispensary is ·directed by a staff of nurses supervised by Dr. R. M. Olin. Student fees cover free care for sixty days in the College Hospital and every student is entitled to unlimited ad vice and treatment at the dispensary, and a medical ex amination by appointment. A fee is charged, however, when it is necessary for the college physician to call at the student's room. Consultation with outside physicians, surgery and its attendant expense, and outside hospital fee must be borne by the student. Student H andbook I935-36 41 Community health demands intelligent cooperation on the ·following points: a. Students who are ill are not to be cared for in their lodging houses for more than twenty-four hours except with special permission granted by the Health Service. b . All cases must be reported to the College Health Service within the first twenty-four hours of development of illness. If an outside physician is in charge, this fact should be stated. c. The employment of outside physicians is to be discouraged because of the expense to the stu dent and because the parents look to the Col lege to protect the health of the students. If the student employs outside physicians, it is impos sible for the College health authorities to keep tra,ck of epidemics which usually start with simple colds . d. Students who have been cared for by an outside physician must report to the College Health Service when ready to return to classes. 2. HEALTH SERVICE HOURS. Although in case of emergencies the hospital is open day and night, regular hours at which students may go to the hospital for treat ment are as follows: Regular days, 8:30-10:30 a. m., 2:00- 4:00 p. m .; Saturdays, 8:30-10:30 a . m .; Sundays by ap pointment only. PARTY RULES 1. SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE. The Social Com mittee of the faculty, composed of Prof. L. C. Emmons, chairman; Dean Elisabeth Conrad, secretary; and Deans Huston and Dye, has general supervision over all stu dent social functions. Fraternities, organized social clubs and other recognized social groups wishing to promote any social ·function should make arrangements for this privilege with Dean Conrad. This means that the chair- 42 Mic higan State Co llege man of the events preregister proposed parties at the opening of each term and that patrons be listed two weeks prior to the date of the event. 2. TIME FOR CLOSING PARTIES. All parties dur ing the fall and spring terms must close not later than 12:15 Friday night. Winter term dances must close at 12:30. All Saturday night dances close at 12:00. See rul ing on page 18 in the Associated Women Student's Hand book. 3. PETITIONS TO THE COMMITTEE. Dances to be promoted by other groups than those noted in Section 1, or being given for profit, may be held only after the pre sentation of and favorable action on a petition to the com mittee. Such petition will receive action only when pre sented by an organization which is all- college in scope, and when accompanied by an estimated budget of re ceipts and expenses, and a clear statement of the purpose for which the profits will be used. CLOSING HOURS FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, ETC. The faculty requests that all committees and organiza tions holding Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day evening meetings attended by students begin these meetings not later than 7:30 p. m. and close them not later than 9:00 p. m. This request of the faculty applies to the lecture course, the concert course, basketball games, meetings called and lectures given by various scientific and departmental societies, and meetings of all honorary and social fraterni ties and sororities and all other societies. Student Han dbook r935-36 43 RULES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN COLLEGE ACTIVITIES Matters of eligibility are under the jurisdiction of a special faculty committee, whose duty it is to determine eligibility for participation in all college activities. The following rules have been established: 1. No student who has conditions or failures in more than eight credits is eligible to participate in intercolleg iate athletics. (Note: Eligibility is based on the record of the student in the Registrar's office.) 2. No student who is deficient in more than 16 points is eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics. 3. No student who is classified in less than 12 credits is eligible to participate in intercollegiate athletics. 4. No student who is on probation is eligible to partici pate in intercollegiate athletics. 5. The eligibility of a student transferring from one division to another shall be based upon his record in the first division at the time of transfer, and the complete record shall go with him until the end of the first term when all failures, conditions and points in arrears due to work not required or accepted by the new division shall be stricken from his record. 6. No student who participates in intercollegiate ath letics and does not complete the work of that term shall be permitted to compete in the same sport thereafter until he shall have been in attendance one full term subse quent to his last participation. 7. No student shall participate in intercollegiate ath letics until he shall have been in attendance in the college for one full collegiate year, exclusive of summer school. 44 Mic higa.ii S tate Co llege 8. All competition will be completed within the first nine terms in attendance after the student attains eligibil ity. Competition in any one sport shall be limited to three seasons. 9. No student shall play in any game under an as sumed name. 10. No student shall be permitted to play in any in tercollegiate contest who receives any remuneration or pay, either directly or indirectly, for his services on the college team. No student shall participate in any inter collegiate contest who is not an amateur. No person who receives any compensation from the institution for ser vices rendered by way of regular instruction shall be al lowed to play on any team; but laboratory assistants or men holding analagous positions shall ' not be barred by this rule. · 11. A subject repeated one or more times for credit shall be counted only once. 12. Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 apply to the following college activities: ( 1) holding a class or college office, ( 2)' service on student publications, (3) official connec tion with college functions such as the Junior Hop, Union Opera, etc., ( 4) participation in dramatic or musical exhi bitions and oratorical or debating contests. The manager or chairman of every above activity shall submit to the Student Council and the Faculty Eligibility Committee, a complete list of all students who expect to participate in such activities and to ascertain their eligi bility before proceeding with the activity in question. No student may be accepted for part in any college activity until an official certificate of eligibility from the Faculty Eligibility Committee is filed with the officer in charge of the activity. Studen t H 011dbook 1935-36 45 .USE OF COLLEGE BUILDINGS In order to avoid conflicts in the use of college build ings and to serve as a clearing house for all college ac tivities, a special committee of the faculty assigns rooms on the campus to student or other groups desiring them for meetings, dances and other occasions. For the use of certain rooms in college buildings, a deposit of $10.00 is required to guarantee any charges for damages, but this is returned if the building is found in good condition. The rooms for which fees are charged include: the Little Theatre, $10.00; Demonstration Hall ballroom, $20.00; Gymnasium annex, $5.00. Before any rooms may be used for anything but class room routine permission must be obtained from the office of Secretary J . A. Hannah . 48 Jlfichigaii S tate Co llege TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Speed limit on the Campus is 20 miles per hour. Park ing lots located near the Chemistry Building, Woman's Building, Horticultural Building and Abbott Hall are re served for students. A complete list of traffic regulations may be obtained at Police Headquarters on the Campus. COLLEGE LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS LOAN FUNDS. The College has a limited sum of money from various sources each year for loans to needy students. Due to the small amount of money available for this purpose, most of the loans are for short periods of time to tide students over ·some temporary emergency. In certain cases, however, loans are made to mature one year after the student leaves the institution. PREFERENCE TO UPPERCLASSMEN. In granting loans preference is given to upperclassmen. In no case will a loan be granted to a student with an unsatisfactory scholarship record or to one who is under disciplinary action. APPL YING FOR LOANS . Students who desire to ob tain funds through a College loan should apply to Dr. Fred T. Mitchell, chairman of the faculty committee on student loans, at least two weeks before the money is needed. The office of the committee is in the Union Building, first floor. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS. Any student may compete for certain scholarships which the College has at its dis posal. Most of the awards are made on a basis of excel lence in scholarship, either general or in some specific line of work. The College Catalog covers this subject completely. Student Jia11dbook 1935-36 49 MILITARY TRAINING 1. REGULAR REQUIREMENTS. Freshman and sophomore men are required to take courses in Military Science each term until all the basic courses (numbered 101 to 206 inclusive) are passed. 2. EXCUSES AND EXEMPTIONS. Freshman and sophomore men are required to take courses in Military Science each term until all basic courses (numbered 101- 206 inclusive) given during that term have been com pleted, unless excused by the Professor of Military Science. Normally excuses will be granted by him only in the classes shown below: a. Aliens; b. Any married man with one or more children; c. Short course students; d. Those found to be physically unfit by the College Health Service Physician ; e. Those who at the time of first registration have reached the age of 30 years; f. Those who are classified as Juniors, unless enroll ment for Military Science has been deferred for any reason previous to the time the stu dent received junior rating; g. Those having received equivalent training at the U. S. Military Academy, U. S. Naval Academy or in a senior R. 0. T. C. unit; h. Those having received previous training in the fol lowing services on the basis indicated: 1. Regular armed services such as the Army and Navy: One year excuse for each year service; 2. National Guard: One term excuse for one year service; 3. C. M. T. C.: One term excuse for one camp. One year excuse for two camps; Junfor R. 0. T. C .: One year excuse for two 4. years junior R. 0 . T. C. · 50 M ichigan State Co llege No student is eligible for the a dvanced course unless he has completed or has credit for the entire basic course. r eceive college Students excused under grou p (g ) credit for training indicated. Students excused under groups (g) and (h ) (4 ) are credited with the time indicated, as r equisite for the Ad vanced Course. 3. BAND. Students who qualify may elect band to fulfill the military requirements for the first tw o y ears. The band tryouts will be held in Room 113, Abbot Hall, during Freshman Week from 10 :00 to 12:00 on Wednes day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; and from 2:00 to 5:00 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEN. All Freshmen are required to take one year of physical education . unless excused because of physical disability. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN. All women students must take two years of physical education unless excused because of physical disability. 3. EXCUSES. An excuse from Physical Education because of disability must come from the Health Service. A permit for postponement of Physical Education or Mil itary Science for men must come from the faculty com mittee on Physical Education and Military Science; for women, a permit for postponement of Physical Education should be obtained from the faculty committee on Physi cal Education for Women. 4. SUBSTITUTION OF ACADEMIC CREDITS . excused from Physical Education, the student must sub stitute academic credits in lieu of the Physical Education. If Student H andbook 1935-36 51 THE . LIBRARY 1. HOURS. The Library will be open from 7:30 a. m . to 10 :00 p . m. on week days and from 2:00 p. m . to 6:00 p . m. on Sundays. ,;,; 2. MAIN CIRCULATION DESK. All books taken from this desk for home reading or for use in the main reading room should be properly charged. Students must pay a fine of two cents a day, not includ ing Sundays or holidays, for all books not returned to the main circulation desk two weeks from the date of bor rowing. A fine of three cents a day is charged on over-due books designated for the limited circulation of one week or three days. In case of lost books, the student borrower must pay the fine due plus the initial cost of the book to the Libra ry. If the borrower does not adjust his delinquency to the satisfaction of the Librarian, the case is referred to the President as a violation of the state statute to protect public libraries. 3. MAIN READING ROOM. General reference books are placed in this room on open shelves while other books are kept for call. The reference librarian's desk is located in this room. 4. ASSIGNED READING ROOM. On the first floor there is an assigned reading room where books are kept containing references which various instructors assign to their students. Students may not take books from the assigned reading room without permission from the attendant; only one book at a time may be taken for reading in the room, and the book must be returned within two hours. Books may be taken out overnight after 9:30 p . m. (Sundays after 5:30 p. m.) and must be returned before 8:00 a. m . on the following .morning, with the exception of books taken out Saturday evenings, which must be returned on Sunday before 2:15 p. m .. A fine of twenty-five cents per volume is charged for failure 1to return books by 8:00 a. m ., or by 2:15 p. m . on Sundays. After 9:00 a. m., or 2:30 p. m . on 52 Michigan Sta te C allege Sundays, there is an additional fine of ten cents per vol ume per day. 5. PERIODICAL ROOM. On the first floor a period ical room gives the student access to over 850 currently received periodicals. Bound sets are kept in the library stacks. Volumes from the bound periodical sets are ob tainable through the main cir culation desk. 6. NUMBER OF VOLUMES. On March 1, 1935, the Michigan State College Library comprised 112,235 vol umes, including bound United States documents, of which the library is a depository. Student Activities - Organizations and Their Relations to the Student Body 54 ,\! ichigan State Co llege Government THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is an elective m en 's representa tive body which has jurisdiction over all student activi ties. The Council has the power to legislate concerning general student affairs and to investigate and make recommendations on all matters between the student and th e College. In addition, the Council acts as the inter mediary between the students and the faculty, bringfng closer cooperation among the several groups. The Council arranges and sponsors all student elections, controls and investigates activities of campus honor aries, and acts on all matters pertaining to the student body. The Council, as a member of the National Student F ed eration of America, sends delegates to the yearly National and District Conventions and puts into practice many of the ideas of the Federation. The Student Council for the coming year is composed of the following nine elected men ; James A . Lewis, presi dent; Elton Mollet, vice- president; Harry Wismer, sec r etary -treasurer; Jack Warner, senior representative; Richard Colina, senior president ; Vincent Vanderburg, junior representative; Ronald Garlock, junior pr esident; Howard Silcox, sophomore representative ; and William Ingleson, sophomore president. The ex-officio members of the Council are the follow ing: David V. Cleary, managing editor of the Michigan State News ; Sidney Wagner, Varsity Club representa tive; Robert Warren, Inter-fraternity Council repre sentative; and the president of the freshman class (elected in the fall term) . Meetings are held in the Council's room on the fourth floor of the Union each Tuesday. Individuals desiring a . hearing or having business to present to the Council are welcome to attend the meetings on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p . m. Student Handb ook r935-36 55 Limitation of Activities The Student Council has adopted a system whereby any one student is limited in his participation in student activities. Under this system, the positions, offices, and other activities that a student may hold or engage in are divided into four distinct groups, lettered for convenience: A+, A, B, and C. The positions listed under A+ pay a stip ulated yearly salary to their holders. Students who hold these positions may not hold any other office on the campus. There are four possible combinations of offices in the other three groups. An individual may hold one A and one C office; two B offices; one B and two C offices; or three C offices. Enforcement of these regulations is in the hands of a committee of the Student Council. This committee has the power to remove from office any student who has exceed ed the stated number of positions possible in any com bination. The groupings are as follcws: The A+ Positions Managing Editor, Michigan State News. Associate Editor, Michigan State News. Business Manager, Michigan State News. Managing Editor, Wolverine. Business Manager, Wolverine. President, Student Council. The A Positions The B Positions Member, Student Council. Members of all publications staffs who are juniors. Captains, Managers, and Members of all varsity athletic teams. President, Union Beard. President, Inter-fraternity Council. 56 Michigan State C allege Cheerleader. Captains, Managers, and Members of minor athletic The C Positions teams. Class Officers (other than president). President, all honorary societies. President, social fraternities. Member, Union Board. ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS Associated Women Students is the name adopted by the women's self government organization. All women students are members and voters. The business of the as sociation is carried on by a Council and a Judiciary Board. The Board has charge of the supervision of housing regu lations and the observance of rules. It is composed of the Vice-President and one other member of the Council to gether with a representative from each of five other stu dent units. Detailed rules will be found in the A. W. S . handbook given all incoming students. Helen Anthony is president of the organization. Limitation of Activities The Associated Women Students have adopted a sys tem whereby any one woman student is limited in her participation in student activities. Under this system, the positions, offices, and other ac tivities that a woman student may hold or engage in are divided into three distinct groups lettered for conven ience: A, B, and C. Any student holding an A position may not hold any other on the Campus. Possible combinations in the other two groups are: one Band one C office ; or three C offices. Enforcement of these regulations is in the hands of a committee under A. W. S. This committee has the power to remove from office any student who has exceeded the stated number of positions possible in any combination. Student Handbook r935-36 57 The groupings are as follows: The A Positions President, A . W. S. The B Positions Officers, A. W. S . Council. President, Y. W. C. A. President, W. A. A. President, Panhellenic. President, S. W. L. President, Social Sororities. President, Home Economics Club. Co-ed Editor, Michigan State News. The C Positions Presidents of all Honorary Societies. Members of Cabinet, S . W. L. Board Member, W. A. A. Board Members, Y. W. C. A. Board Members, Home Economics Club. Members, A. W. S. Council. Member of Union Board. Members of all publications staffs. Class Officers (other than president). FRESHMAN COUNSELORS Freshman Counselors are not to be confused with Freshman Advisers . The Advisers are faculty members officially assigned by the college. The Counselors are sophomore girls assigned by a student committee and under the direction of a senior girl. Advisers are primarily interested in the scholastic suc cess of the student. Counselors are expected to be close personal friends ready to give help and to advise on problems which they themselves probably had to meet in their freshman year. These may be questions of fitting into new surroundings and of being successful in the student community. 58 Michigan State College The chairman for 1935-36 is Marian Andros. Every girl should have a Counselor; those who have not received the name of a sophomore girl as a Counselor should notify the chairman. PANHELLENIC COUNCIL Each sorority is a member of the Panhellenic Council and sends two representatives, a junior and a senior, to the meetings which are held throughout the year at the call of the President. Panhellenic regulates rushing during the fall term and compiles scholarship statistics on the various sororities. All matters of common interest to these groups are dis cussed and reviewed at the meetings. A delegate is sent each year to the annual convention of the National Pan hellenic Council. Marjorie Chase is president of the organization for 1935-36. INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCIL All member fraternities send one delegate to the meet ings of the Inter-fraternity Council held weekly in the Union Building. Matters of common interest are discussed and problems reviewed. Where action is needed, com mittees are appointed to investigate, and the Council as a whole makes all decisions pertaining to inter-fraternity activities. The Inter-fraternity Council regulates rushing during the fall term and initiation during the winter and spring terms. A delegate is sent each year to the convention of the National Inter-fraternity Council. James Sargent is president of the organization. (Complete details on rushing and initiation, together with suggestions to new men, may be found on page 80.) 60 !VI ichigan S ta le C allege Service MICHIGAN STATE UNION Built in 1925, the Michigan State Union Memorial Building serves as a college center for students, faculty members, alumni and visitors. Located near the entrance of the campus, the Union Memorial building is well equipped to serve the purposes for which it was erected. The facilities include several private dining rooms, a ballroom, a cafeteria, soda foun tain and grill, a main dining room, a spacious lobby, a barber shop, a women's lounge, and student clubrooms. The Faculty Club has its quarters on the third floor, and the offices of the Student Council are located on the fourth floor. Most of the college dances are held in the Union ballroom. The Union has a desk in its lobby which has become a center of personal service for the general student body. Besides selling tobacco and class supplies, it is a maintains a second-hand textbook service, and general agency for tickets to all college functions . The Union activities program is broad and varied. Tea dances are held two afternoons a week, and fall term mixers are usually centered in the Union. Visiting athletic teams are met by the Union committees. Dur ing Homecoming, class reunions, and big games the Union building has always been the center of activity. Every Michigan State student automatically becomes a member of the Union upon payment of the regular college fees. Alumni and friends of Michigan State College sub scribed a large sum of money for the purpose of start ing the erection of the Union building. The state of Stude11t H andbook 1935-36 61 Mich igan purchased bonds that provided additional monies ·for the construction . The Union building has remained uncompleted from 1925 until the present time . The State Administrative Board in March 1935, with the assent of the Al umni Association, took over the building in behalf of the State Board of Agriculture. The man agement of the building was taken over by Michigan State College on August 1, 1935. Major changes in the building are immediately con templated. The food services have been placed under the direction of the Home Economics division. Offices for the Dean of Men and the alumni activities are now located in the room on the first floor that was formerly the billiard room. the present school year the building will be completely re decorated and refinished. More adequate facilities in the way of lounges will be provided and a large re ception room for men students will be opened. It is hoped that the Union building will become the center of student activity. It is expected that within SPARTAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE Spartan Women's League cordially welcomes all new students to Michigan State College. Our organization is open for membership to all of the co-eds on the campus. · We strive to ere.ate a stronger bond of friendship among college women, and to develop leadership by offering each member the opportunity to use her abilities . In order to give every member a chan ce to participate in work that is of particular interest to her, the League is sub-divided into the following six interest groups: Social, athletic, social service, dramatic, research, and art and publicity. At the first meeting of the organization in the 62 Michigan State College Fall term, new members are to select the group in which they are mcst interest ed. We are giving a party for all transfer students Wednes day, September 18, from 7-8 p . m. The place is to be an nounced later. We welcome all new girls and will try to be of assistance to you in any of your problems. This party will give you the opportunity to meet not only the League members but also other transfer students. We sincerely hope you will attend. Freshman girls will b e given an opportunity to join the League after the Co-ed Prom in October. WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Women's Athletic Association annually sponsors an athletic program that is intended to make sports available to every co-ed at Michigan State. Although m embership is limited to those women who earn one hundred or more athletie points, every girl on the campus is invited to take part in the varied sport events. Every co-ed is urged to take up some sport whether she has played it before or not. The system of awards grants one hundred points to each girl making the first class team, fifty points for second team members, and twenty-five points to those who have the required number of practices but fail to make the team. The points accumulate as the co-ed branches out into the various sports and the following awards are pre sented: For one hundred points, the class numerals; five hundred p oints, class m onogram; one thousand points, Old English "S"; and for fifteen hundred points, a place on the Honor Roll. The W. A. A. activities have been divided into major and individual sports . A limitation provides that no stu dent may carry more than two major activities per term in addition to the individual activities. The various sports have been divided as follows: Major-hockey, soccer, Student Handbook 1935-36 63 bask.etball, swimming, fencing, baseball, track, tennis, bowling, volleyball, marksmanship, archery, dancing, and golf; Individual-hiking, canoeing, roller and ice skating; and riding. The organization now numbers over two hundred members. The officers are : Lorraine Rauls, president; Fontella Weaver, vice-president; Alice Huse, secretary; Janet Elliott, treasurer. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Two student publications are published during the school year at Michigan State: The Michigan State News, a semi-weekly newspaper, and the Wolverine, the an nual yearbook. Each of the publications is edited by a staff of students under the guidance of a faculty adviser. The Board of Publications, composed of the managing editors, the business managers, and the adviser of the publications, the comptroller of the College, the alumni secretary, the president of the Student Council, and the president of the Associated Women Students, is the gov erning body of all student publications. The Michigan State News The Michigan State News is the official student news paper, issued semi-weekly throughout the college year. Subscription to the paper is included in the fees paid upon registration. The managing editor and the business manager are selected at the all-college elections during the winter term: Since 1929, the tradition has been established for the defeated candidate for editorship to continue his duties on the staff as associate editor. The remainder of the staff is appointive. 64 JI ich igan Sta le C allege The office of the publication is located in the basement of the Music Building; it is printed at the Campus Press. Tryouts for either the editorial or business staff may be arranged by calling at the office during weekday eve nings. The men who head the publication are David Cleary, managing editor; William Kirkpatrick, associate editor; Katherine Campbell, co-ed editor; Lawrence Hutchinson, business manager. Prof. A. H. Nelsoi:i is the faculty ad viser. The Wolverine Published late in the spring term, the Wolverine, an nual yearbook, serves as a chronicle of the important events on the campus during the preceding year. Includ ing a survey of campus activities, athletic contests, classes, and features, the Wolverine becomes a summary of the entire school year. The staff is organized under a managing editor and a business manager who are selected at the all-college elec tions during the winter term. The office is located in tne basement of th e Library building. The officers of the 1936 yearbook are Ira Murray, managing editor, and Carl Nosal, business manager. Prof. A. H. Nelson is the faculty adviser. MUSIC Excellent facilities are provided for students interested in Music. Four year courses are offered in Public School Music and Applied Music as well as Instrumental Super vision leading to B. A. and B. M. degrees. Instruction may be obtained in piano, violin, voice, 'cello, Chamber Music and all instruments of the orchestra and Band. In addition to the regular courses offered by this de partment there are many extra- curricular activities for both men and women students. Try-outs for thes0 or ganizations are held early in the fall term, the time of Student Handbook 1935-36 65 the actual try-outs being announced on the various bulle tin boards of the campus. This grciup includes the Military Band under the direction of Leonard Falcone, the Michigan State Symphony Orchestra under the direc tion of Michael Press, Women's Glee Club under the di rection of Miss Josephine Kackley, and the College Chorus and Men's Glee Club under the direction of Fred Patton. The Orchestra will again offer four symphony concerts this year, while the band will continue its series of open air concerts in the spring term besides appearing at ath letic events throughout the year. Further information concerning the department of Music and its activities may be obtained at the office in the Music Building situated at the entrance to the campus. STUDENT LECTURE COURSE Every year each student pays a blanket tax of a few cents and without additional expense may hear some of the best-informed, ablest and most interesting speakers in the United States, with an occasional eminent speaker from abroad. Speakers are chosen by a joint committee of students and faculty. The lecture course has become an important part of the educational program of the col lege. The program for 1935-36 includes Frances Perkins, an Ibsen play with Madame Hammer and her players, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Halliburton, Senator Nye, John Mason Brown, Sir Willmott Lewis, and Joseph Auslander. DEBATING AND ORATORY Every year a number of men and women make places on the men's and women's teams that represent the College in various intercollegiate debates, some of which are held in Michigan, some in other states. A few of the best of these debaters, both men and women, enter 66 Michigan S tate Co llege the nation-wide debate competition conducted by Pi !5:appa Delta, national forensic society. Students inter ested in taking part in this activity should see Assistant Professor J. D. Menchhofer or Mr. 0 . J. Drake, coaches of men's and women's teams respectively: The college also takes part in various contests in ora tory. These likewise are directed by Mr. Menchhofer and Mr. Drake. ATHLETICS Students who are interested in athletics have great op portunities at Michigan State. Under the guidance of Ralph H . Young, director cf athletics, this institution holds a high position in mid-western competition in inter collegiate sports, while a well organized program of intra mural athletics is available to every student. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. The following are the four major sports at Michigan State College, their coaches and their captains, respectively, for the ensuing year: Football-Chas. W. Bachman, no captain elected; Basketball-Benj. F. VanAlstyne, no captain elected; Track-Ralph H. Young, Francis C. Dittrich and Chas. B. Dennis; Baseball-John H. Kobs, no captain elected. The minor sports include the following: Cross-country, wrestling, swimming, fencing, rifle, tennis, and golf. FRESHMAN ATHLETICS: Due to the intercollegiate ruling that freshmen cannct compete in varsity athletics, the first year athletes are given an opportunity to take part on freshman squads in all sports engaged in by varsity teams. Games with the varsity and with other college freshman teams enliven the schedules of the yearling aggregations. INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS. Under the supervision of L. L. Frimodig, assistant director of athletics, Michigan State pursues a well organized intramural program. Pro viding sports for every student, the department C'ffers tournaments in tennis, golf, basketball and horseshoe; Student Handbook 1935-36 67 INTER-SOCIETY ATHLETICS. in addition, various other lines of competition are offered for class ·teams representing each division, and dormitory teams. Small numerals are awarded to team members. Fraternities and sororities are organized into leagues or blocks of four or five members. Each society engages with the other members of its block; then the champions of each block compete. Following this comes the competition for the finals and the consolations. Cups or other awards are made to runners-up and champions in each sport, and a large trophy is given the society claiming the most points for all-around competition in all events. CO-ED ATHLETICS. The sports offered for inter-society competition in clude: basketball, indoor and outdoor baseball, tennis, bowling, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and soccer. the Jointly sponsored by Women's Physical Education department and the Women's Athletic Association, a complete athletic pro gram gives each woman student an opportunity to take part in athletic competition. No intercollegiate engage ments are made, the program being limited to individual and team events. Sports offered include: hockey, golf, fencing, bowling, hiking, basketball, swimming, soccer, tennis, track, dancing, and playground ball. Religion THE PEOPLES CHURCH W. Grand River and Michigan The Peoples Church, an interdenoµiinational religious organization, is the community religious center for Mich igan State students and the citizens of East Lansing. The completely equipped building was erected on Grand River avenue a few years ago at a cost of $375,000. 68 M ,ichigan State Co llege It includes an auditorium, a chapel, a social hall, a gymnasium, and student organization rooms, The staff of the Peoples Church is a s follows Minister .. ·-····------·-·······----------···········Newell A. McCune, D . D. Associate Minister (Acting) ............................ Martin L. Fo x Director of Student Work for Men .................... Rollo V. May Director of Student Work for Women .. Miss Emma C. Sater Church Secretary .................................. ., . Mrs. Grace E . Lyon PEOPLES CHURCH STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT RELIGIOUS COUNCIL (Cara Jean San ford, president) is composed of representatives from all the other religious organizations, and meets monthly. (Virginia McBride, in the student CAMPUS GIRLS ASSEMBLY president) meets every Sunday noon parlors in the chur ch. SPARTAN Y. FORUM, the membership meeting of the Y. M. C. A., meets in the student parlors for talks and discussions every Sunday noon. STUDENT CHRISTIAN UNION (Dale W. Anderson, president) is a group of college men and women which meets every Sunday afternoon or evening. Friendly social gatherings, discussion groups, and worship services round out its program. CHURCH RECREATION LEAGUE, more popularly known as the "Friday Fun Nights,'' provides each Friday evening a program under the supervision of the two di rectors of student work. Entertainment consisting of games, dramatics, stunts, and refreshments makes up the program. FRESHMAN COUNCIL, under the guidance of the Di rector of Stu<;lent Work for Men, is a leadership training group for all freshman men. Meetings are held every Monday night. Student Handb oo k 1935-36 69 Y.M. C.A. Membership in the Y. M. C. A. is open to every male student at Michigan State and may be obtained upon application. Activities of the organization are many and varied; they include a helpful service to freshmen during fall term, an employment and a rooming house service, a hospital service, student-faculty friendship meetings, and an annual banquet. The president for 1935-36 is Lee B. Hendrickson. The president of the Spartan Y. Forum meeting every Sun day noon from 12: 00 to 12: 45 is Clare Pocklington. The general secretary is Rollo V. May. Y.W.C.A. The Y. W. C. A. has an active student organization with offices in the Peoples Church. Every college woman is eligible to join this group; those interested are invited to apply for membership. An annual drive for contributions, supported by the dormitory and sorority women, the principal source of financial income. The salary of the general secretary is paid through the Community Welfare Fund. The president for 1935-36 is Anna May Childs. Miss forms Emma Sater is the general secretary. CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION (Roman Catholic) Michigan Avenue at Rumsey, Lansing Rev. John A. Gabriels, Pastor Sunday Masses: 8:00-10:00-11:00-12 :30 Weekday Masses: 7:00-8:00 70 Michigan State Co llege ST. PAUL'S (Episcopal) 220 West Ottawa, Lansing Rev. Ralph B. Putney, Rector Sunday Services: Holy Communion-8:00 a . m . Morning Prayer and Sermon-10: 45 a. m . Young People's Fellowship-6:00 p. m. Traditions Traditions play a large part in the student life at Michigan State. Developed over a long period of time, the traditions have become a well-loved and important factor which gives the College a richer background. Traditions are not laws and are never regarded as such. Rather, they are time-honored customs which have be come universally accepted by the student body for many years. No one is absolutely compelled to obey these tradi tions, yet there are very few offenders. Every student seems to feel it his personal duty to comply with the rulings and as a result the traditions have become an in tangible set of rules compelled by no one, enforced by no one, yet obeyed by all. CUSTOMS The more important of the traditional customs follow: 1. No one smokes on the campus, except in the Union Building. 2. Everyone does his part to foster the congenial, democratic spirit of Michigan State. Whether he knows the person or not, a student greets each passerby on the campus. Student Handb ook r935-36 71 3. Al! freshman men wear the traditional green "pots" at all times except Sundays. This distinguishes them as newcomers to the campus, and is regarded as a privilege rather than a burden. 4. Freshman men are never openly seen in t h e com- pany of a co-ed. 5. Sophomore men wear a hat or cap at all times. 6. No one cuts across the lawns. 7. No one defaces College property. EVENTS CLASS DAY. One of the most popular und~rclass events is the Freshman- Sophomore Class Day. Compet ing in relay races, obstacle races, tug- of- war, and other track and field events, the two classes vie for superiority. The affair is under the supervision of the Student Council. BARBECUE. After considerable rivalry during the fall term, the two lower classes "bury the hatchet" at the Barbecue sponsored by the sophomore class. With an abundance of food, cider and good fellowship ; the event marks the close of the hostilities for the year. A big bonfire, speeches and an all- college dance round out the program. MAY MORNING SING. Annually sponsored by the various musical organizations, the May Morning Sing has become one of the most beautiful of Michigan State traditions. An appropriate program of musical numbers is given at the Beaumont Tower early in the morning be fore classes. ANNIVERSARY DAY. During the second week in May, students and faculty join in commemorating the founding of the College. A special convocation with a suitable program is usu.ally arranged for this occasion. 72 M ichigan State Co llege ACHIEVEMENT DAY. Early in the college year, a special convocation is called at which awards and cups for high scholarship are distributed and special recogni tion given to those students who have made better than a "B" average during the preceding year or years. The convocation has become an important factor in promot ing scholarship and academic standards. SENIOR SWINGOUT. The first of the numerous senior activities is the "Senior Swingout." Held late in May, the ceremonies include a line of march of the graduating seniors dressed in cap and gown. During the course of the march the seniors go under arches erected by the various classes which signify the passing of a year in college. LANTERN NIGHT. Lantern night, in which only co eds participate, is held late in the spring term and is one of the most popular co-ed traditions. Lantern Night symbolizes the transferring of duties from the upper classes to the next class in line. Lanterns are carried by all senior women and by repre sentatives of the other classes. The passing of the lantern to the class next in rank make a picturesque finale after the installation of the new A. W. S. officers, and the calling of the Mortar Board members for the coming year. In 1936 the Panhellenic officers will be installed at the same time. · WATER CARNIVAL. The annual Water Carnival staged on the Red Cedar river near Farm Lane bridge is sponsored by the senior class. This event, held dur ing the last week of college in the spring, consists of a program including a parade of floats, specialty acts, and contests. The Water Carnival is of two days' duration. SENIOR PLAY. As a climax to the dramatic work of the year, the Senior class annually sponsors an out-of door production presented in the Forest of Arden during the final week of the spring term. Although members of other classes are cast for some parts, the prominent senior thespians are usually selected for the leading roles. Fraternal ism- Honorary and Social Organizations . 74 Michigan State College Honoraries SCHOLASTIC ALPHA PSI, national honorary veterinary fraternity, limits its membership to students who have excelled in work in the veterinary sciences. ALPHA ZETA, national agricultural honorary, limits its membership to junior and senior men who rank in the upper two-fifths of their class. The organization pro motes high scholarship and acts as sponsor for several activities each year. ·., '. BETA ALPHA SIGMA, local honorary landscape archi tecture, floriculture, and allied arts fraternity, has as its purpose the promotion of scholastic attainment and ad vancement in appreciation and knowledge of landscape architecture and the allied arts. LA COFRADIA, local Spanish honorary, its membership to students who excel in using the Spanish language. limits MORTAR AND BALL, an honorary Coast Artillery fraternity, has as its purpose the better preparation of advanced artillery cadets for the R. 0 . T. C. camps through cooperation with the military department. OMICRON NU, national home economics fraternity, limits its membership to junior and senior women of high academic rating in home economics. PHI GAMMA PHI, national honorary German society, is limited to students who have maintained a high aver age in this language. PHI KAPPA PHI, national scholastic honorary, re stricts its membership to those students who for their en tire college career ' have the highest averages regardless of the line of work they take up. S tudent H andb ook 1935-36 75 PHI I;AMBDA TAU, local engineering honorary, limits its membership to junior and senior engineering students who h ave attained a high scholastic average. PHI ALPHA XI, national floriculture honorary, has as its purpose the promotion of high scholarship, the foster ing of good fellowship among its members, and the establishment of cordial relations among students, edu cators, and professional florists. PHI SIGMA is a national honorary fraternity for grad uate students in the biological sciences. SIGMA XI, national honorary sci ence fraternity, ex tends membership to exceptional students in the sciences. SIGMA ALPHA BETA, local honorary bacteriological fraternity, has as its purpose the encouragement of higher scholastic attainment in the field of bacteriology. TAU BETA PI, national honorary engineering frater nity, limits its membership to students who have earned scholastic distinction in the engineering division. It was established at Michigan State in 1892. TAU SIGMA, local honorary art and science fraternity, awards membership to those students who maintain a high average during the first three years of work at Michigan State. XI SIGMA PI, national honorary forestry fraternity, draws membership from those showing scholastic pro.: ficiency in that course. L'ALLAINCE FRANCAISE, honorary French club, selects as its members those students of advanced French who have proved themselves proficient in the language. NON-SCHOLASTIC ALPHA EPSILON MU, national musical fraternity, selects as its members men who have been active in the interests of the college band, glee club, or orchestra. 76 Michigan State Co llege THE BAND CLUB, local honorary organization, is open to outstanding members of the Michigan State Military band. Sophomores and juniors ~re eligible for member ship. BLUE KEY is a national service honorary fraternity which has as its creed the welcoming of visitors to the campus, the planning of pep meetings, and other activi ties of a similar nature. Men who are outstanding in extra-curricular activities are picked at the close of their sophomore year in college. EXCALIBUR, local senior men's honorary, has as its members men who have given exceptional service and leadership during their undergraduate days at M. S . C. New members are tapped at important all-college con vocations. GREEN SPLASH, the co-ed honorary swimming club, annually picks as its members girls who have fulfilled certain requirements, both in scholarship and in swim ming. Various activities round out the program for the year. LAMBDA SIGMA, local honorary speech fraternity, was established with the purpose of promoting the better ment of speech among students. MU PHI EPSILON, national women's honorary music fraternity, limits membership to students who are major ing in music. The purpose of the organization is to en courage music on the campus. PI KAPPA DELTA, national forensic honorary, limits its membership to students who have made enviable records in debating and oratory. "S" CLUB, a local honorary in women's athletics, in cludes those girls in the Women's Athletic Association who have accumulated 1000 athletic honor points during their college careers. PORPOISE, national men's swimming honorary, . has a s its creed the promotion of swimming. The club spon sors various activities during the college year. Student Handbook 1935-36 77 SIGMA EPSILON, local honorary business administra tion fraternity, limits its membership to students in that division. The organization promotes interest in business administration. SCABBARD AND BLADE, national honorary military fraternity, has as its creed the promotion of interest in R. 0 . T. C. affairs. The membership is limited to out standing advanced military students. SIGMA DELTA PSI, national honorary athletic fra ternity, is open to any man who can successfully meet certain specified requirements in athletics. SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON is a local honorary fra ternity for students in the hotel training course. MORTAR BOARD, a national senior honorary for women, limits its membership to those who have taken a prominent part in extra-curricular activities and who have demonstrated leadership. Members are selected from the junior class at a college convocation. THETA ALPHA PHI, national dramatics society, limits its membership to students who do outstanding dramatic work on the campus. The Michigan State chapter sponsors several plays each year. TOWER GUARDS is a local honorary for sophomore girls elected at the end of their freshman year. Mem bers act as counselors of freshman girls during the fol lowing year. VARSITY CLUB, a local honorary, picks its members annually from the ranks of the major sport letter win ners. PROFESSIONAL ALPHA CHI SIGMA, national in scope, is neither a social fraternity nor an honorary, but a professional society; the fact that many of its chapters maintain houses as well as its high scholastic requirements for member- 78 Michigan State College ship give it qualities of both. Besides being open only to men majoring in chemistry, the society stipulates that the character of the men be carefully considered. The local chapter is composed entirely of upper classmen, graduate students, and faculty members. The chapter maintains a house at 406 M. A. C. Avenue. SIGMA ALPHA IOTA, professional music fraternity for women, has as requirements for membership high scholarship and capable performance in music. Its aim is to promote high standards of productive musical work among women of colleges, universities and conservatories. Fraternities Name Phone *Alpha Chi Sigma (N) ... ..... 406 M . A. C. Ave . ............ 3578 Alpha Epsilon Pi Addres3 Jewish (N) .......... .............. .417 Linden Ave . .............. 20453 Alpha Gamma Rho (N) ....... 335 E. Grand River.. ....... . 53292 Delphic (L) .............. ............. ..453 Abbot Road ......... ....... 52143 Delta Chi (N) .... ... .............. .101 Woodmere ...... .... : ..... 52807 Delta Sigma Phi (N) ...... ...... E. Gd. R. , City Limits .... 21364 Eclectic (L) ... .......... .............. .!151 Evergreen .................. 53264 Farm House Club (L) ......... 215 Evergreen .................. 21060 Hermian (L) ......................... 224 W. Michigan ............ 52744 Hesperian (L) ............. ........... Harrison, W. Gd. River.. 3812 Lambda Chi Alpha (N) ..... 128 Haslett St . .................. 22133 Phi Chi Alpha (L) .............. .. 323 Ann St . .............. ........ 3402 Phi Delta Theta (N) ............. W. Gd. River, Cowley .... 53463 Phi Kappa Tau (N) .............. 223 Delta St. .. .................. 52282 Phylean (L) ........................... 729 E. Grand River .... ...... 3008 Pi Kappa Phi (N) ................. 803 E. Grand River .... .... 52695 Sigma Alpha Epsilon (N) .. 131 Bogue St .................. 3767 Sigma Nu (N) ...................... 444 Abbot Road ...... .. .. .. .. 22318 *denot es professional fraternity. Student Ha1idbook r935-36 79 Theta Kgppa Nu (N) ........... 334 W. Michigan .............. 22367 Trimoira (L) .................. ....... 912 Burcham Drive .......... 3041 (L) denotes local fraternity. (N) de notes national fraternity. These twenty men's social organizations on the campus, some national and some local in nature, play an important part in the life of the college. They maintain houses in which members, and occasionally pledges, live. Fraternities recruit their members by selecting them from the student body. It is not ethical for a student to indicate his desire to join a particular fraternity. Invita tion to join originates with the organization. Each fra ternity considers many men for membership. They learn all they can about each one and very carefully select the ones who seem best suited to their group. These few are extended bids, and the student then accepts or refuses the invitation. The better fraternities are extremely careful in their work of rushing (becoming acquainted with prospective members). A student who is boastful, vulgar, uncouth, or overbearing is at once dropped from the list of pros pects. Good students, men with strong moral convictions, and true gentlemen are the men who command the at tention of the fraternities. A fraternity's first impression of a freshman is very important. Make this first impression lasting by being alert, pleasant and natural. When the rushing period opens, with the start of col lege in the fall, you may be rushed or you may be over looked. In either case, keep cool. The decision to pledge membership to a fraternity is an important step, one which deserves mature deliberation, and the freshman who escapes the necessity of making this decision is not altogether unfortunate. If you are overlooked in the early rushing, you will probably have another opportun ity, even if it is not until your sophomore year. To be a "misfit" in a fraternity is certainly a misfortune. 80 Michigan State Co llege The choice of a fraternity is a serious matter and must be faced squarely in a serious manner. Don't be misled. When the time comes for you to make a choice of fraternities, be wise, look at things squarely and from all sides. Don't join a group because you feel obliged to, or because you find yourself in a "sweat-box" and are afraid to refuse. Keep your head at all times and remember that there never was a time limit on pledging and there never will be. REGULATIONS Pledging rules, as laid down by the Inter-fraternity Council, should be observed faithfuJly by all freshmen and other students. These, as taken from the Council Constitution, follow: Article IX-Pledging Section 3. The pledging of a student to a fraternity shall be formally accomplished as follows: Upon invita tion of a fraternity to become one of its members, a stu dent shall be required to fill out an application blank sup plied by the Council. This blank shall be presented to the secretary of the Council and no pledge pin may be issued by the fraternity until the fraternity shall have received a written notice of the secretary's acceptance of the application. Section 4. No student's name may be dropped from the pledge-roll of any fraternity until the written notifica tion has been sent to the secretary of the Council and the written notice of its acceptance has been received by the fraternity from whose pledge-roll the name is to be taken. Section 5. No student may be pledged to any fraternity until seven days have elapsed since the official opening of classes. Student Ha11dboolz 1935-36 81 Section 6. No student whose name has been dropped from the pledge-roll of any fraternity may be pledged to any other fraternity until six months have elapsed since his release, without the written consent of the re leasing fraternity. Sororities Nan1e Address Phone Alpha Chi Omega (N) ___ ___ .. 548 M. AC . Av.e. ------------ 3265 Alpha Gamma Delta (N) ...... 139 Bailey St. ______ ____ __ ...... 24653 Alpha Omicron Pi (N) .......... 235 Ann .............. .. __ ______ ___ 28046 Alpha Phi (N) .................. .... 327 Hillcrest __ __ ________________ 22641 Alpha Xi Delta (N) .. ............ 148 W. Grand River.. ______ 25566 Chi Omega (N) .. ______ ____ ____ __ __ 239 Oakhill Ave. __ __ __________ 52174 Delta Alpha (L) ... .... .......... .. .104 Albert ______ __ __ __ __ __ ____ .. __ 52380 Kappa Alpha Theta (N) ... .. 526 Sunset Lane ___ ____ ______ 22440 Kappa Delta (N) .. .... ........ ..... 231 Valley Ct ................... 24453 Kappa Kappa Gamma (N) __ 601 M . A. C. Ave. ___________ 3581 Sigma Kappa (N) .................. 341 Evergreen __ __ __ . ___________ 23142 Zeta Tau Alpha (N) .. .... ...... .428 Evergreen .................. 52109 (L) denotes local sorority. (N) denotes national sorority. Each of these twelve sororities entertains during rush ing season approximately one hundred freshman women. Of this number, only ten to thirty are invited to mem bership. However, Panhellenic, the governing body of all social sororities, wishes that the friendly relations established during this season may continue throughout the college career. All groups are worthy of membenhip, and the rushee is urged to make her selection independently. Her choice of a group should be on the basis of congeniality; that is, the rushee should pick the sorority in which she, as a member, would be most happy. She should remember, 82 Michigan State College in making her choice, that the associations formed in that organization are for a period of four years or more, and therefore are of the utmost importance. Nothing is more tragic than a misfit. Each rushee is respectfully asked to cooperate during the period of silence. It is considered beneath the standards of both the local and the national Panhellenic for any woman to speak disparagingly of any group or individual. A member of one organization who so forgets herself as to criticize any member of another group, or the group as a whole, discredits herself in the eyes of all prospective as well as active members. The cost of joining a sorority is an important point to carefully investigate before taking any definite steps. Specific expense lists of the various sororities may be obtained at the office of the Dean of Women. Simple afternoon dress will be appropriate for all parties except the formal party. This will be indicated on the invitation. Should a woman be unavoidably detained, she should not hesitate to come after the appointed hour. For the last three informal parties, the rushee should accept the invitations of those groups in which she is most interested. However, the acceptance of the invitation for the last party DOES NOT indicate her choice; nor does this invitation indicate the sorority's choice of rushees. RUSHING RULES Rushing rUles are printed in full by Panhellenic and may be obtained, by anyone interested, in the office of the Dean of Women. Student Handbook r935-36 83 RUSHING CALENDAR FOR 1935 Sunday, September 22-0pen Tea. Any freshman girl is welcome at any sorority house-3:00-5:30. Tuesday, September 24-Informal Dance-7: 00-8: 45. Thursday, September 26-0pen House-7:00-8:45. Saturday, September 28-Luncheon-12: 00-2: 00. Monday, September 30-Buffet Supper-5:30-7:00. Wednesday, October 2-Informal Dance-7: 00-8: 45. Friday, October 4-Formal Dinner-Preference Party- 6: 00-8: 45. Silence period begins Friday, October 4, at 9: 00 p . m., and ends Monday, October 6, at noon. Rushees will receive their preference slips by noon Saturday, October 5. They must be returned to the Pan hellenic office by 8: 00 o'clock Monday, October 7. Rushees will receive their formal invitations by 3:00 o'clock Monday . . Rushees will appear for pledging at the sorority houses at 7: 00 o'clock Monday evening. Vocational and Cultural Clubs ART CLUB, founded by students and members of the furtherance of Art department, has as its purpose a thought along artistic lines. ·AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, a national organ ization, devotes time to the promotion of interest in work in that field. AMER!CAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGI NEERS is open to both professors and students in elec trical engineering. 84 /Ill ichiga n State C allege AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is an or ganization which has as its purpose the sponsorship of meetings at which problems of industry are discussed. The club is a junior chapter of the national association. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS limits its membership to junior and senior students in that field. Members of the campus group are eligible upon gradua tion to join the senior chapter. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGI NEERS, a junior branch, is an organization to which all student junior and senior mechanical engineers are eligible. AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIA TION, a student chapter, limits its membership to vet erinary students. BEE KEEPERS' SEMINAR is composed of students especially interested in this field. Regular meetings are held at which major problems are considered. BLOCK AND BRIDLE is an organization open to all Interesting students interested in animal husbandry. meetings are held at regular intervals. BOTANICAL SEM;INAR is a group of students and faculty members who devote their time to study and re search in botany. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB is an organization of foreign students which aids in the orientation program for foreign students. DAIRY CLUB is an organization for students who are specializing in dairy production or manufacturing. Ques tions of dairy interest are discussed. FORESTRY CLUB is a group composed of forestry students. Projects of interest are discussed at regular meetings and various social activities are sponsored an nually. Student Handbook 1935-36 85 HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, affiliated with the Michi gan and National Home Economics associations, is open to all co-eds enrolled in the home economics division. HORTICULTURE CLUB is open to all students who are either majoring or planning to major in horticulture. MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE PRESS CLUB, a new organization to further interest in journalistic activities on the campus, takes the place of Pi Delta Epsilon, which disbanded in the spring term of 1933. Besides sponsoring a series of lectures on journalism, the club has established a press service for high school papers in the state. M. S. C. GRANGE, affiliated with the national group, is open to students who are interested in work of this kind. OFFICERS CLUB is an organization of the students who are taking advanced military Ecience. The group annually sponsors the military ball, smokers, and other social functions for military men. ORCHESIS, a branch of the national dancing organ ization, has as its purpose the promotion of interest in artistic dancing. Membership is limited to co-eds of ad vanced talent. SEVEN ARTS CLUB, recently founded, furthers the cultural side of campus life by sponsoring several artistic movements. SIGMA RHO TAU is a national organization devoted to giving engineering students an opportunity to develop their speaking possibilities. Cognizant of the fact that very few chances are given the undergraduate engineer to speak to an audience, this group fosters speaking tournaments under the direction of a member of . the speech department. 86 Michigan State College State Songs ALMA MATER Close beside the winding Cedar's Sloping banks of green, Spreads thy campus, Alma Mater, Fairest ever seen. Chorus Swell the chorus; let it echo Over hill and vale; Hail to thee, our loving mother, M. S. C. all hail. First of all thy race, fond mother, Thus we greet t.hee now, While with loving hands the laurel Twine we o'er thy brow. Student Handbook 1935-36 87 FIGHT SONG On the banks of the Red Cedar Is a college known to all; Their specialty is winning, And those Spartans play football. State teams are never beaten.- All through the games they fight, Fight for the only colors, Green and white. Chorus Smash right through that line of blue, Watch the points keep growing, State teams are bound to win, They're fighting . with a vim, RAH! RAH! RAH! See their line is weakening, We're going to win this game, Fight! Fight! Rah! team, fight! Victory for M . S. C. M. S. C. SHADOWS M. S. C., we love thy shadows When twilight silence falls, Flushing deep and softly paling Our ivy covered halls. Beneath the pines we'll gather To give our hearts to thee, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises, M. S. C. When from the scenes we wander And twilight shadows fade, Our mem'ry still will linger Where light and shadows played; In the ev'ning oft we'll gather And turn our thoughts to thee, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises, M. S. C. 88 Michigan Sta te Co llege INDEX Activities, Limitation of -------- ------ ------·----- -·----··· --·------··----- - 55 9 Administrative Officers ----··- ·-·-·-···-·- ---· ---------·- ---··------------- 14 Advisers, Class ---------------- -- ----------------- ---·------ -- ------ -·- ------------ 14 Advisers, Freshman --------- --- ------- ------ --- ---------- ---------------------- Athletics 66 ---------------------·····---·--··----···-·· ·····----········-··-··-·----------- Attendance System ----··- ·····-···-····· ·····-···-· ·-· ·········-···--------··- 33 Associated Women Students --····-···-·-·····-· ········-··············· 56 Board of Publications ------····----·· ··········-······ ·-········--··········- 63 8 Calendar Church of the Resurrection ···-··-·- ·--····-·--·--------------·--·----· 69 Closing Hours --------------------------- -- ------- ----------·-·-· ---------- --------- 42 45 College Buildings, Use of --------------··-- ·-·--·---·--·-- ·---- ------------ 29 Credits --·-·------------------------ -------------------- ------------ ------- ---------------- 33 Cut System_ ·-- ------------ ------------------ --- -- ------·· -·· ··-- -·-····-···------------ Deans and Officers, List of --· -· ----------------------------------------- 9 Debating and Oratory ------· -- --·------ ---·- ----·----·---------------------- - 65 Dropping a Subject -------·-·-·------ ·-- ------ ----· ---------------------------- 28 Eligibility Rules ------- ---·-·------------------------------------- --------- ------- 43 31 Examinations ------------------ --- -- --------- ------- ------ --------·------------------- 74 Fraternities, Honorary --- ------------- --------·-·-- ·------------------------ Fraternities 78 --------- ---------------- -- ·-·- ------ ·-··---·-----·----------------------- Freshman Advisers ----- --------------------------------- ---------------------- 14 57 Freshman, Counselors ----------·- -------------------------------- ------------ Freshman, Directions ------------- -------------- ----------------------------- 13 Freshman, Programs ------------------------------------:--------------------- 16 26 Freshman, Social Events -- ---- ·--------- ·-- --------------------------------- 12 Freshman Week -----·-- ·-- ·-------------------·------- ---- ----------------------- Student Handbook 1935-36 89 Grades ··---------------------- -- ----------------------------------------------------------- .30 16 Group Programs, Freshman Health Service --------------------- -------------------------------------- --------- ·----- ------------- --------- --------- --------------------------------------- Honoraries Inter -Fraternity Council 40 74 58 Late Registration ------------ -------·-----------··--------··------------------- - 29 Library 51 ---------------------- --------- ---------·--------- -- -- -- ------------------------- 55 Limitation of Activities ---------- ·------------------------ ------------------- Loan Funds, Student ------- ------------- -------------------- ------ ---- ------- 46 63 Michigan State News ---------- -- -----------------------·--------------------- Michigan State Union ----------------------- -- ------------------------ ----- -- 60 Military Training -------------- ---- ·-----· ·--- --------------------- -- ----------- 47 64 Music ------------- --------------------- -- --- -------------------------------- 58 Panhellenic Council _______ --------------------- ---------- --- ---------------- Party Rules -------------------------- -------------------- ---------- ----------------- 41 Peoples Church ----------------- ---------- ---------------------- ------- ----- ------- 67 Physical Education, Requirements ------- ----- -------------------" 50 30 Points, Honor --------------------------------------------------------------- ------- 63 ------------------------ ---------------- -- ------------------------------- Publications ------------------------------ ----- -- ----------------- -------------------- Registration Regulations, Fraternity _____ ------------- --·----------- --------------------- Regulations, Sorority --- -------- ---------------- ------- ------------------------ Regulations, Traffic ------------------- ----------------------------------------- Religion ---·--·----------------------------------------- --------- ------------------------- Residence Requirements, Men ··-------------------------------------- Residence Requirements, Women ----------------- ------------------- Rushing Calendar, Sororities ·----- -------------------------------------- 28 80 82 46 67 36 39 83 90 Michigan State College -----------------·-·-- ·------------- --------------· --------------------- Scholarships Songs ---------------- ·---· -·-·-·---·-·--- ·-·--- ·--- --·----------··--·---------------------- Sororitie5 ---· ··--·-·-·---·-·---·---··----------------·--------------------·----------·--- Sororities, Regulations ----·-··----·-·--··--·----·-·-·-·---·------------------- Spartan Women's League ------ ·-·--·--------·-·-···---·----- ·-·----------- St. Paul's Episcopal Church --- -··-·- ··· -· ····----------·----·--·-·------ Student Council --- -------- ---- --- -·---·-·-··--·---·-··---·------------ --·-------- Student Government ----------·-· ----------· ··--·-·--·----- ----------·- ·---- Student Lecture Course ----------· ·--· ·-···-·-· ·--- ··--·---···-·---·-·--- -- Studies and Credits -----------------·--···-·- ···-·---··-···-·-···-· ··-·· ------- Traditional Customs ----·· ---·-·----·--··--··-·---·---·--··------------------ Traditional Events --------·-····--------·-···-·-·-··---·-··----··-·-·---- ------ Traffic Regulations -·-------------··-·-·-·--· ·---- ·-···- ·· -·--· ----- ·--·------ Transfer Students, Directions ----·- ·-· ·---·· -···-·-·--·-·---·-- ·-·---- Union -----------·-------------------- -----------·----·- ·--·· ·---·------·--- 46 86 81 82 ·61 70 54 54 65 29 70 71 46 15 60 Visitors in Class --------·------ -····-·---··-·--·-·- ·· --·-···· ···-··-·-·· -·-·- ·--- · 30 83 Vocational and Cultural Clubs --··--·---·-·----·---·-·---·-·---------- Withdrawals ----------------·-·- ····-···-···-·--·-··-··-·····-··-·-·- ·-· -···-··--·--- Wolverine -------·--------- ····----·---··--··-·--· --·-·--··--·--··-·-- Women's Athletic Association --- ----·-·-· ·-··-·-··· ·-·· ·-··-·--··----- Y . M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. 32 64 62 69 69