l Sl}UDE.NT ~ HANDBOOK ~ THIS STUDENT HANDBOOK Is published by the ~ollege in an effort. tr provide a short, yet complete, ~ummary of off1cial rules and regula tions. estab1ished organizations, and events affecting college life. traditional Tho11.gh planned principally for Freshmen, 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 years. Freshmen should become f J lly acquainted with the material in this publication and the accom panying supplement and cat ry both publications with them during Freshman Week. We also urge you to read the college catalog and become familiar with scholastic rules, content of courses, and courses requir~d fn your chosen fteld. MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE 111 STUDENT HANDBOOK 1939- '40 This book is presented to Freshmen and to all other students who apply. R. S. SHAW President Welcomel WE EXTEND a most hearty welcome to those who are entering Michigan State College for 1 he first time and are glad to greet again the students returning for a continuation of their •tudies. The College must offer those things you are seeking, for otherwise you would not have come, and we sincerly hope that your ex~ectatio ns may be met fully and that you will not in any way be disappointed. You who are entering will no doubt meet many perplexing problems involving entrance, scholar ship, social affairs, and financial difficulties. We hope that you will seek advice on all of these; it may be had for the asking. Choose courses designed to lay a strong basic the foundation on which you may Iat'er build superstructure of specialization . Plan to get t he most out of college in every good way and do not sacrifice other important essentials for high scholastic records only, for effective education in cludes more than scholastic achievement alone. The cultivation of social ease and grace is essen tial to the development of qualities of leadership; the building of strong bodies as proper structures for housing well-trained and well-controlled minds is important. A true education also recognizes and develops those spiritual qualities essential to nniformity and sym m etry in the personality of the individual. The uncertain ties of yo ur first year at coUegc will c1ear away if given a little time, and you will find the officers, faculty, and upperclassmen of Michigan State College all most interested in help ing you solve your problems. ROBERT S. SHAW, President. ELISABETH CONRAD Dean of Women Greetil'.lgsl THE office of the Dean of Women extends greetings to you who come as new Uudents and as returning students to Michigan State Col lege. On the second floor of the Administration Building, the notice on our door sa.ys: "Offices of the Dean of Women," but the office personnel includes Miss Petersen who looks after your room ing and employment problems, and Miss Hansen, to whom you come for permits for radios, room keys, and special r esidence house equipment. A. W. S. has, for the time being, a desk to which all your requests for late permits and special favors must be brought. Miss Hatch and I, among talk about other duties, register social dances, . loans, and try to help you find the answers to important or puzzling little problems. This ie an office for general information and is meant to be of helpfulness to women students. You, however, must com.e to us, because with 1,800 women on the campus, we cannot always know your particular need, or how to be most useful to you in helping you gaJn at Michigan State College the success and happiness which you came here to find. Although I shall meet you several times in the first days of Jong receiving Jines, I shall probably not know you by name for a while. The others in the office join me in greetings, best wishes, and a sincerely cordial invitation to come without hesitation and with confidence to consult any of us. ELISABETH CONRAD, Dean of Women. 5 FRED T. MITCHELL Dean of Men Personal Message From the Dean of Men THE STUDENT who enters en institution of higher learning often passes th rough a period of tr ans ition during which varioous problems and perplexities are likely to arise. We believe that the chief function of the office of the Dean of Men is to help studen.ts adjust themselves to the complex demands of co llege life. It is impossi ble for me to visit all of you; therefore, I hope that you will feel welcome to come into m y office at any time. this I trust that you will read them care Handbook. fully and These follow directions diligently. activities are planned to assist you in g etting ad justed to college life. Classes begin on Monday following Freshman Week and I suggest that you procure your books promptly and be prepared for n good start. You win need to learn to adjust yourself to methods of college teaching, to exten sive assignments, and to much work in the library. If you apply yourself dili ge ntly to your daily as signments, you may be assured that your first year at- M. S. C. will be a relatively successful one. Freshman Week Activities are listed in There arc many extra-curricular activities on the campus, which challenge the interest of men students and you 8houJd look forward to the bene fits 'Of participating in some of these organiza tions. A good academic record is imperative to participation. Many kinds of social events are held on the campus during the school yca•r and you nre en C'lmraged to attend such of these a"J seem to meet your interest. Participation, to a reasonable ex tent, in social affairs is necessa.ry to a S?.ne social development. I wish you happiness and suc:ess at M. S. C. FRED T. MITCHELL, Dean of Men. COLLEGE CALENDAR 1939 - '40 FALL TERM, 1939 Tuesday, September 19, 1 :00 p. m. to Saturday, September 23, 12 :00 noon-Freshman Week and registration •of new students. Friday, September 22, 8 :00 a. m. to Saturday, September 23, 12 noon-Registration of return students (according to alphabetical schedule). Monday, September 25, 8 :0 0 a. m.-Clnsses begin. October 11-Co-ed Carnival, 8 :00 a. m., Dem. Hall. Sl'.turday, October 14-Last day for withdrawal with full refund of course fee. October 29-Dog Show, Ingham County Kennel Club, Dem. Hall. Saturday, November 4-Last day for withdrawal with one-half refund of course fee. Thursday, November 30 to Monday, December 4, 8 :00 a. m.-Thanksgiving recess. December 11-15-Farm Equipment Show, Dem. Hall. Tuesday, December 12 to Friday, December 15, 3 p. m.-Final examinations. Friday, December 15, 3 p. m.-Fall term closes. WINTER TERM, 1940 Tuesday, January 2 and Wednesday, January 3- (according to' alpha Rcgistration of students betical schedule). Thursday, January 4, 8 :00 a. m.-Classes begin. Tuesday, January 23-Last day for withdrarwal with full refund of course fee. January 29 to February 5-Farmers' Week. Thursd2y, February 5-Last day for withdrawal with one-half refund of course fee . March 14-15-Lower Peninsula Final Basketball 8 Tournament, Gymnasium, Field House and Dem. Hall. Friday, March 15 to Tuesday, fyla r ch 19, 3 :00 p. m . -Final eYaminations. Tuesday, March 19, 3 :00 p. m. - Winter term closes. SPRING T ERM, 1940 Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, Ma rch 26-Regis· tration of students (according to a1lphabetical schedule). Wednesday, March 27, 8 :00 a. m.-Classes begin. Monday, April 15-Last day for withdrawal with full refund of course fee. Wednesday, May 8-Last day for withdrawal with one-half refund of course fee . Thursday, May 30-Mcmorial Day holiday. Thursday, June 6 to Saturday, June 8, 12 noon- Final examinations. Saturda.y, June 8-Alumni day. Sunday, June 9-Baccalaureate address. Monday, June IO-Commencement. Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday forenoon, June 12-Final examinations. Wednesday, June 12, 12 :00 noon-Spring term closes. SUMMER SESSION, 1940 Monday, June 17-Registra.tion of students. Tuesday, June 18, 8 :00 a . m.-Classes begi n. Thursday, July 4-lndependence Day holiday. Friday, July 5 - Three-weeks' Summer Session closes. Friday, July 26-Six weeks' Summer Sessif Women (Administration Building) FRED T. MITCHELL, Dean of Men and Chair man of Freshman Week (Union Memorial BuHding) VERNON G. GROVE, Acting Dean of the Gradu ate Schoo1 (Morrill Hall) ERNEST L. ANTHONY, Dean of Agriculture (Agricultural Hall) HENRY B. DIRKS, Dean of Engineering (Olds Hall) MARIE DYE, Dean of Harne Economics (Home Economics BuiJding) WARD GILTNER, Denn of Vetecinary Science (Bactor!ology Build!ng) RALPH C. HUSTON, Denn of Applied Science (Chemistry Building) LLOYD C. EMMONS, Dean of Liberal Arts (MorrHI Hall) JACKSON E. TOWNE, Librarian (Library Build!ng) 10 DR. CHARLES F. HOLLAND, Director of Hea lth Service (Olin Mem'orial Health Center) RALPH H . YOUNG, Direc tor of Athletics (Gymnasium) STANLEY E . CROWE, Director of Summer Ses sion (AdntlnistraEon Building) FACULTY ADVISERS Michigan S1ate 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. Ninety-three members of the faculty give liberally of their time to serve as freshmen advisers. They place them selves at your service duri ng Freshman Week and throughout your freshman and sophomore years to assist you in selecting your course of study, to g·uide you through the various activities of Fresh man Week, to advise you regarding the proper use of your time in college and to serve ns inti mate 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 studen.t 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 yea r. Fortify yourself against those difficulties by availing yourself of the service •of your adviser whenever you are per plexed about any detail of your life at college, whether it pertains to college problems or to off campus problems. If, owing to conflict of hours or other reasons, you desire to another adviser you should consult the Chairman of Advisers of your Division. to transfer 11 ADVISERS OF FRESHMEN .... "' Freshman Adviser Group and Section Temporary Office Adams, R. P. --------·--·---- - - - - - - - -·! Baeder, Helen Bagwell, P. Ballachey, E. L. ----------------·----------------! Banzet, E. M. --------------------------·------------ Barnes, M'ary Em,ma ____________________________ _ Barr, C. W. ----------------------------------------·! Barrett, F .N. --------·---·---------------------- Bateman, R. L. Beth, R. A. ----------------------------------------- Bobbitt, J. M. Bowma.n, A . B. B r attin, C. L . Brown, H. M. -------------------------------------· Brown , L. H. Brown, R. V. Bryan, C. S. ---------·-- ------------------------------·-· Butler, Edith _ Carlson, C. W. Caswell. J . T . Clark, J. A. Clark, J. C. XVII __________ _ VII ______________ _ XVIII ________ _ XVIII ________ _ XIV ___________ _ VIII.__ __________ _ IIL __ __ , _______ _ III -··--·-···---- IX ____ _________ _ XIV __ _ _ XIV ____________ _ III ___________ _ I ------· --·· ·------· III ·-·---·-·---- III ·-----·---·-· XII _________ _ VI ---· xv ·----·-------· IX ______ , ______ _ XVI ·----·----- XVII --·-·· XII --·----·------· S2 --·------- 30 _____________ _ 91_ __________ _ 8S _______________ _ 66 _______________ _ 39 ·-·-------------- lL _________ , ___ _ 12 _____________ _ 40 --·--·------·--- 64 ______________ _ 68 .·-------···----· 13. _______________ _ !__ ___________ _ 14 -----·--·---- 15 ________________ _ 55 ·---·-------- 27 ____ ----------·-· 72 _________ _____ _ 41__ _____ _____ _ 76 _____________ , __ go ----·---------- 58 3 Union Annex 202 Home Econ. Bldg. 4 Union Annex 202 Psych. Bldg. 11 Union Annex 406 Home Ee. Bldg. 100 Ag. H all 101 Ag. H a ll 310 Vet. Clinic 15 Union Annex 102 Psychology 19 Forestry Bldg. 105 Olds Hall 102 Ag. H a ll 103 Ag. Hall 121 Physics Bldg. 108 Vet. Clinic 103 Union Annex 101 Kedzi e 100 Morrill H a ll 101 Morrill H o.ll 306 Hort. Bldg. .... "' ~:~:.llw '." il:_:=::::::=::::=:::::::::=:::=~-=::~-:--==:::I Corbett, A_ C Darby, C. W. Daubert, R. B. Davis, J. C. Davis, R . J. D eters, M. E. -----------------------------------------· Devereaux, E. D. Fairbanks, 0 . W. Fennell, R. A. Fields, H. B. Foster, F. W. Freeman, V. A. --------------- ______ __ _ Frimodig, L. L. Geil, L. H. --·-----·----·----- --------------- ------------------1 Gould , I. Hamilton , C. C. Hedrick, W. A. Hill, J. D. ___ H offer, C. R. Hoffman, Barbar& ---- ----- -------------------------------· ~~~~~r2. ~- ~~-:::::::::::=::=:=:=:::::::=:::=:=::::J Jefferson, C. H . I ------------------1 XVL __________ _ VI __________ _-__ _ VI _____________ _ Ix ___________ _ xv _____________ _ IX __________ _ IV ____________ _ VI _________________ _ I -----------------1 x ---------------- XIV ___________ _ XII _______ _ IV _____________ _ x _________________ _ XVL ____________ _ IV --------------- XVII -------- I ----------------1 XIII ---------- XVIII --------- VIL _________ __ _ x ----------1 XIII __________ _ TV ______________ _ 2 ___________ _ 74 _______________ _ 27 _____________ _ 28 ___________ _ 42 ________ _ 69 _________ _ 43 ---------·- - 16 ________________ _ 29 . ______________ _ 3 _______________ _ _ 4'l ---------- 67 _______________ _ ff==:::===:-! 78 _____________ _ 18 ______________ _ SL ______ _ 4 _______ _ 61__ ________ _ 89 ·-------------- 31__ _________ _ 46 _____________ _ 62 ________________ _ 19 --- ----------- 102 Olds Hall 104 Union Annex 108 Vet. Clinic 211 Vet. Clinic 2 Gymnasium 104 Morrill Hall 310 V et. Clinic 27 Forestry Bldg. 11 Bacteriology Bldg. 116 Olds Hall 208 Horticulture Bldg. 108 Union Annex 3 Physics Bldg. 110 Ag. Hall 6 Gymnasium 204 Olds Hall 207 Ag. Hall 105 Morrill Hall 203 Olds Hall 106 Morrill Hall 120 Morrill Hall 201 Home Ee. Bldg. 119 Kedzie 121 Morrill Hall 206 Ag. Hall .... .... ADVISERS OF FRESHMEN-Continued Freshm an Adviser Group and Section Temporary Office Kack ley, Josephine -------------------------------------- Kimber , H. H . --------------------------------------- ----· King, T. H. ------------------------------------------ Kuehl, Ann L . ------------------------· Lee, Jeanette -----------------------------------------------· Logsdon , C. S . ---------------------------------------- Ludwig, H elen ------------------------------------------ McGuire, T. A. ---------------------------------- Mansfi eld, Evelyn --------------------------· Millard, C. V . Miller, C. A. Miller, C. W . ~~~~l~. ~- ~--~:::~-:::::::::::::::=:::::::=::::=:::::::=:! Ohma n, H . ---------------------------·---- Osborn , B. K. --------------------------------------------- P ettigrove, H. R . ---------------------------------------- P osthumus, G. Powell, J . E. ------------·-------------------------·----- ~~':.i~~t :: g: ::::==::::::::::~-::=::::==::::~-::::::::=:::! R eilley, Nina ------------------------------·------------ XVII ________ _ 85 ____________ _ xvi__ ________ _ 75 ____________ _ x ________________ _ 47 _________________ _ 56 ___ _______ _ XII ··---------- vu_ ___________ _ 32 _______________ _ xv _________ _ 71__ __________ _ 33 ________________ _ VIL _________ _ 84 . _____________ _ XVIL ________ _ 34 ____________ _ VIL _______ _ _ 77 _______________ _ XVI ________ _ 5 _________ _ I _______________ _ x ______________ _ 48 _______________ _ 90 _____________ _ XVIII _______ _ 86 ___________ _ XVIII _______ _ 49 ______________ _ XL ____________ _ IL ______________ _ 6 -------------· IV ________________ _ 20 ______________ _ n ______________ _ 7 __________ _ 59 ___________ _ XIIL __________ _ XI ___________ _ 50 ------------ XVI _____________ _ 79 _____________ _ 35 _______ _ VIII ________ _ 107 Music Bldg_ 123 Morrill Hall 8 Gymnasium 122 Physics Bldg. 101 Home Ee. Bldg. 107 Union Annex 102 Home Ee. B ldg. 103 H orticu lture Bldg. 307 H ome Ee. Bldg . 109 Horticulture Bldg. 402 0 Ids Hall 107 Physics 208 Olds Hall 103 Language Bldg. 222 Kedzie Chem. L e b. 207 Olds H a ll 111 Ag. H B,ll 301 Olds H a ll 111 Union Annex 6 Morrill H a ll 115 Union Annex 309 Home Ee. Bldg. -"' Rei s , Frances R ix, C. N. ·-- -····-··----·····--·-·-···-···-··-··------ --······ Robbins, P. M . ········--··--··--··--·········-·····-···· ~~~~i~~~~l, ~~:.::~:~:=::=::=:::::==~=:=:=::=:_::_i Sheedy, J. W. Sheehan, D. F. --·-···-······-·---------········---·········- Sheldon, W . H . -----------------------------------···· StewMt, E. H. Stiefel, J . R . Stockard, Bertha -----------------------·--·· Strong, F. C . Theroux, F . R. ----·-····- ·--------------·--·! Trout, G. M. Turk, L. M . Tyson , J. VanSchaack, G. B. ------- - - - - - - ---1 Wagner, Ruth Warren, R. M. -------------------------------------------·--· Welmers, E. T. Wi lson, 0. W. ---------------------------------·--·! Winkler, K. Zinn , J. VIII --------· II ·-------------- V . ______ _ v ______________ _ XIV ___________ _ VI ·----·-··-- XIII -----··--·· XVII ______ _ v ______________ _ II ·-·····--······-· XL __________ _ VIII ______ _ XL ____________ _ I L _____________ _ v ____________ _ v ··-···--------· XIII.__ _____ _ VIIL. _________ _ XI ··-------·-··- XV .. ____ _ _ XVIII_ ___ _ xv ____________ _ XIL. _________ _ 36__ _______________ _ 8' ___________ _ 2L _________ _ 22 ----------- 6,5 ________________ _ 28 ______________ _ 60 ----------- 83 ·-·--------··· 23 ________________ _ 9. _____________ _ 51... ____________ _ ---·-· 37 ·---- 52 ____________ _ 10 _______ _________ _ 24 ______________ _ 25 ___________ _ 26 _____ _ 63 ______________ _ 38 ··---------· 53 ____________ _ 70 . ___ ___ _ 87 ·---------· 73 _______________ _ 54 ·-··--·-----·· 315 Home Ee. Bldg. 302 Olds Hal! 204 Horticulture Bldg. 205 Horticulture B ldg. 407 Home Ee. Bldg . 211 Vet. Clinic 1 Home Ee. Bldg. 409 Home Ee. Bldg . 207 Hort. Bldg. 308 Olds Hall 407 Ag. Hall 404 Home Ee. Bldg. Entomology Lecture Room 309 Olds H a ll 205 Dairy Bldg. 206 D afry Bldg. 215 Dairy Bldg. 201 Psychology Bldg. 405 Home Ee. B ld g. 333 Kedzie Chem. Lab. 7 Un ion Annex 104 Language Bldg. 208 Union Annex 10 Morrill Hall ORIENTATION FOR MEN A series of orientation discussions f•or men stu dents new on campus is held in the fall term. Attendance is required at these meetings. The leaders are carefully chosen to the end lhat new men may have helpful and interesting discussions. IG COLLEGE RULES and REGULATIONS • • • REGISTRATION •. • GRADES . • • CREDITS EXAMINATIONS . • • ATTENDANCE WITHDRAWALS MEN'S and WOMEN'S RESIDENCE PARTY RULES LIBRARY ••• ELIGIBILITY RULES TRAFFIC •.• LOANS MILITARY TRAINING PHYSICAL EDUCATION REGISTRATION I. TIME OF REGISTRATION. In the fall term of 1939, freshmen and transfer students will begin registration Tuesday, Sept: 19 at 1 :00 p. m. Former students will register Friday an.d Satur day, Sept. 22 and 23. 2. DROPPING A SUBJECT, OR CHANGES IN REGISTRATION. No changes in classification are permitted unless authorized by the student's class adviser or dean, and tile registrar. A stu dent cannot drop a subject except upon a written recommendation of the head of the department In concerned and the approval of his adviser. case such permission is granted and the subject is dropped before the close of the first four weeks (five weeks for the first term of attendance at college) 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 con tinued until the drop has been recorded by the Registrar. 3. ENROLLMENT CARDS. Students may be admitted to classes only by ani enrollment card, class card, or class list. Credit wiU not be granted to any student who enters a class without having been properly registered in the subject. 4. FACULTY ADVISER. Each student is placed under 1he immediate charge of a member of the faculty who is his adviser. The student re ports to him for assignment to classes, and con sults with him for advice and direction in matters pertaining to college work and personal problems. 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 determ- 18 ining grade in ascertaining the eligibility of a student for advanced work. 6. PROMOTION TO HIGHER CLASS. Pro motion :from one class to arlother will be made when the total credits earned are not more than eight less than the number required to complete the year of the course in 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 chang ing from one division to another may not be de ficient in more than 16 points and must obtain the authorization of both the Dean of the Divi sion in which he has been enrolled and the Dean of the Division which he wishes to enter. He must obtain a transcript of his credits ·from the Regis trar to be presented to the Dean of the Division in which he wishes to enroll. Changes will not be permitted except at the opening of a term. 8. LATE REGISTRATION. Students register ing after the reguler registration date are requir~d to pay for the first day of tardiness a fee of $3, and an additional fee of $1 per day up to the limit of $5. Students will not ordinarily be admitted to any of the four-year course J o :· to a:iy chsse3 later than the seventh calendar day of the term . 9. ADMISSION WITH DEFICIENCY. When a student is permitted to enter with deficiencies in required entrance subjects, such deficiencies MUST be made up during the FlRST year of attendance in college. STUD IES AND CREDITS 1. CREDITS PER TERM. With the exception of fixed courses which may require more, any number of credits above 17Y2 per term will be considered as excess. The minimum number of 19 credits p ermitted is 12 and the maximum is 20 , at the d iscretion of the dean. 2. EXCESS CREDITS. An adviser ma y enroll a student in excess credits or in redu ced credits subject to the approval of the dean of the divi sion, 'Or a divisional committee. No stUden t maY reg is ter 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. S eniors whose points for winter term meet the requirements, may register in not to exceed 20 credits in the spring term. All incompletes and conditions in necessary work are included as a part of the spring term work unless made up not later than the opening week of that term. 4. MINIMUM CREDITS REQ U IRED. A stu dent must spend at least one year in residence at this college and earn not fewer than 50 credits of satisfactory gra.de before a bachelor's degree may be granted. 5. TO REP E AT A COURSE. A student desir ing to repeat a course in which he has already re ceived credit may do so with the understanding the final last grnde received wilI be that fhe grade, and that no additional credit will be g iven. 6. VISITORS IN CLASSES. Matriculated stu dents are not permitted to enter classes as visitors unless authorized by th e adviser and Registrar. Cr ed it will' not be granted for work taken as a visitor, either by special examinatfon or by back registration. GRADES 1. CLASS GRADES. The class work of a stu dent will be rated as follows: "A", excellent; "B", superior; "C", average; inferior; HX", condition; "F", fa.ilure; "Inc.", incomplete. "D", 20 The grade of "Inc." will b, given only upon th o approval of the dean of the division when a stu dent is prevented by illness from completing his work. 2. POINTS. In connection with the grading system, a system ·of points has been adopted. In all courses, points equal to 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 0 B"-2 points per credit "C"-1 point per credit "D"-0 points per credit "X"-1 negative point per cred!.t "F"-1 negative point per credit 3. TO REMOVE "F", "X", or "Inc.", (See under Examinations). EXAMINATIONS 1. ENTRANCE EXA'MINATIONS. Examina tions for entrance requirements, when necessary, may be taken either during the week preceding the opening of college, or the week following the close of the college year. 2. SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OR INCOMPLETES. Students re ceiving conditions, (X), have the privilege of taking a special examination in the subject, pro vided such examination is taken before the open ing of the corresponding term of the next year in which the student is in attendance. Subject to regulations stated, special examina· tions to remove conditions may be taken oulY 21 during the FIRST week of any term. Examina tions to remove the grade of incomplete may be t ::ik ~n at a ny time during the year satisfactory to the instructor. Students receiving incompletes, (Inc.), or con~ ditions, (X), must complete their work Within a year if in residence, or the grade becomes a fai:ur~. Students receiving a failure, (F) , and those not rem·oving their conditions or incompletes by the above mentioned met hod may receive credit only by repeating the subject i n class, or by a s;: e ..:ial ,faculty authorization for a special examination. The fee for special examination to rem·o·ve a condition (X) is $1, payable at the Treasurer's office. Permits must first be obtained at the Registrar's office. 3. EXAMINATIONS FOR ADV A NC ED STANDING. Students applying for special ex aminations for advanced credits shall obtain 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 arc given only during the first week of a term. 4. SPECIAL EXAMINATlON FOR THOSE NOT IN RESIDENCE. Examinations may be given to persons not in residence, but who are r"'.gularly matriculated, upon the payment of the fee of $2.50 per credit. 5. EXAMINATIONS FOR SENIORS. In their final term, seniors may be excused from examina tion in any subject in which a grade of "B" has been maintained throughout the term. 6. REGULAR EXAMINATIONS. Examina tions are given at the close of each term in all subjects offered except for a few laboratory courses in whi!!h examination is not required. 22 WITHDRAWALS 1. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM COL LEGE. A student voluntarily withdrawing from college should first obtain written permission from the dean of his division. This he presents to the Registrar. He may then be entitled to a refund of fees under the regulations outlined in the Cata log. Permission sh,ould also be obtained from the Dean of Women or Dean of Men. Students withdrawing without notification will be reported a s having failed in work for that term. In case 'Of voluntary withdrawal from college before the close of the first eight weeks of the term, no grade 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 If placed on probation, he is not from college. permitted to participate in extra-curricular activi ties. (See under Eligibility.) ATTENDANCE It is expected that students will be in attend ance at every class period. the The acceptance of an excuse for any absence instructor and department con rests with It !s expected that insofar as possib1e, cerned. departments wiH arrange for make-up work in cases where acceptable excuses are presented. A student who for illness or other satisfactory 23 reason has been absent from any given class not more than 25 per cent of the class periods through out the term may be given an "Incomplete" if in the opinion of the instructor his work has been satisfactory and if the back work can be made up, otherwise 0 N" (No grade) shall be given. If his work has not been satisfactory. a "Failure" shall be given. All students absent 25 per cent or more will be reported as having dropped the course with a grade of "F", except in case of iJlness or other satisfactory reason, when the grade may be either "N" or "F". The Registrar will include the number of ab sences from each class with grades reported to parents o r guardians. All field trips involving the absence of students from other classe• must be authorized by the dean of the division in which the course is given, pr e~ vioua: to the time of departure. RES I DENCE REQUIRE MENTS 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 househ·older or duly authorized agent does not live. 3. Men a nd women students may not room in the same rooming house. 4. Students are expected to stay the entire term in rooms engaged for that period. Changes can be made only with the approval of the housing director of the Oollege. 24 5. A householder s hall not ask a student to leave his or her house without first consulting th~ 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. This deposit will be returned when the student Ie8.ves if the room is left in good condition. 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 roo~ rental must be arranged for at the beginning of the term. 9. Absolutely no intoxicating liquor and no gambling shall be allowed in approved hous es. 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 hous ing director's office. 11. Quiet hours shall be maintained after 8 :00 p . m. each night except Friday and Saturday these nights. nights and after 11 :00 p. m. on During these quiet hours there shall be no. loud talking in rooms or halls and no use of musical instruments in a manner that may disturb other occupants of the house. 12. A student shall be held damage to his room and the furnishings other than that due to ordinary wear. liable for any in it 13. Care shall be exercised by the student to turn off lights, gas, and water when nDt in use. 14. Reasonable bathing facilities shall be pro vided for the student roomers. 25 INFORMATION 1. Room rents will be prepared in printed form and placed in the hands of all incoming students at the beginning of the school year. 2. It is suggested that all houses having four or more rooms be organized and a president elected the first Tuesday following the first week of a term. The president should be an upper classman 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 illness, and to discuss with the house holder and students any maladjustments which may arise between students or between house holder and students. RES I DENCE REQUIRE MENTS FOR WOMEN insofar as possible. 1. GENERAL REGULATIONS. By action of the State Board of Agriculture, governing body of the College, all undergraduate women students from out of town must be housed in college supervised houses. Freshman women must live in dormitories 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. Those women who are ob~ liged t•o work for room and board must make special arrangements in advance at the office of the Dean of Women with regard to the homes in which they will live. Application for reservations should be made to the Housing Supervisor, care of the office room 26 of the Dean of Women. All dormitories are open to undergraduate women. Graduate women stu dents may apply for residence if they care to comply with undergraduat~· regulations. Under graduates will be given preference in the assign ment of rooms. Every application for dormitory accommoda tions should be accompanied by a $10 deposit fee. This will not apply on the room rent, but will be held as a breaka.ge fee and will be refunded at the close of the residence period subject to the regulations in the catalog, or it may be with drawn by the student provided reservation is can:. celled with the office of the Denn of Women on or before Sept. I. 2. THOSE WORKING FOR ROOM AND BOARD. Women students who wish to earn room and board by working in private families should obtain the address of the approved homes from the office of the Dean of Women. Any address•• not obtained from this source are accepted· sub ject the Housing Supervisor. Twenty-six h1ours of service a week is considered as equivalent to payment of room and board. to approval of 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. 4. LIVING WITH RELATIVES. Women stu dents liYing with relatives are under the jurisdic tion of those relatives, as are those students liv ing with their own families in Lansing or East Lansing. 5. CONTRACTS. By action of the State Board of Agriculture, women registering for rooms in their dormitories will be expected residence in the dormitory for the college year. Off-campus room contracts are by the term. to continue Students who find it necessary to make a 27 I I 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 Oomm!ttee. 6. LIVING OONDITIONS. Any unsatisfactory living conditions should be promptly referred to the office of the Dean of Women. 7. FRESHMEN WOMEN AND SORORITY HOUSES. No freshman woman may live in a sorority house. First-term transfer students above the rank of freshman may obtain a special per mit for sorority house residence when they are ready for Initiation. HEALTH SERVICE 1. THE ORGANIZATION. The Michigan State College Health Service is equipped to safeguard carefully the health of the students of the eol· lege. The College Hospital with a capacity of 60 beds and a dispensary is directed by Dr. Charles F . Holland, assisted by a competent staff of physicians and nurses. Student fees cover free care for 60 days in the College Hospital, and every student is entitled to unlimited advice and treatment at the dispenSary, and a medical ex amination by appointment. A is charged, however, when it is necessary for the college physician· to call at the student's room, the rate being $2 for a call between 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. And $3 for a call between 7 p. m. and 7 a. m. fee ConsultaHon with outside physicians, surgery and its attendant expense, and outside hospital fees must be borne by the student. Community health demands intelligent cooper· ation on the following points: a. Students who are ill are not to be cared for in their lodging . houses for miore than 24 28 hours except with special permission granted by the Health Service. b. All cases must be reported to the Collegr Health Service within the tlrst 24 hours of de velopment of illness. If an outside physician is in charge, the fact should be stated. c. The employment of outside physicians is to be discouraged because of the expense to the student and because the parents look to the College to protect the health of the students. If the student employs outside physicians, it i~ impossible for the College health authorities to keep track of epidemics which usually start with some simple ailments. d. Students who have been cared for by a• outside physician mllst report to the College Health Service when ready to return to classes. e. No cxcus~s from classes for illness will be granted for a period of less than twenty four hours, and under no ciondition will excuses be given for illnesses not reported. 2. HEALTH SERVICE HOURS. Although in cases of emergencies the hospital is open day and night, regular hours at which students may go fo, the hospital for treatment are as follows: Regu lar days, 8 :30-10 :30 a. m., 2 :00-4 :30 p. m., Sat urdays, 8 :30-10 :30 a. m., Sundays by appointment only. SPEECH CLINIC Any student of the College who has difficulty with his speech (e.g., stuttering, lisping, nasality, foreign accent) should report to the Speech Clinic for diagnosis and special training. This service is given free of charge to regularly enrolled students. No credit is given. PART-TIME WORK Many students seek part-time .work for part 29 of their maintenance, although it must be real ized that too much time spent at such jobs often lowers quality of class work. The office of the Dean of Men maintains a Part-Time Work Agency. The Y. M. C. A. at Peoples church maintains a similar service. Any student who is irl need of short period jobs should contact one or both of such services. PARTY RULES 1. SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE. A Social Committee of the faculty has general supervision of nil student functions. The committee is com .. posed of Dean L. C. Emmons, chairman; Dean Elisabeth Conrad, secretary; Deans R. C. Huston. Marie Dye and Fred T. Mitchell; and two student representatives appointed by the President. Social functions promoted by fraternities, social clubs. or other recognized social groups should be pre registered in the office of the Dean of Women before orchestras and halls have been engaged. The committee recognizes certain groups as of aU campus interest and to th·nse grants the right to make up a social events program before college opens. Other groups are classified by the com mittee and granted permits for a given number of dances, etc., these to be registered immediately after the opening of the term. To do this, the social chairman of each group must go personally to the office of the Dean of Women and fill out a written form giving the date of the proposed event and the hours and hall desired. Two weeks prior to the date as registered he shall add the names of those patrons who have accepted invi tations for the evening. 2. TIME FOR CLOSING PARTIES. All par ties during the fall and spring terms must close not later than 12 :15 Fridny night. Winter term 30 dances must close by 12 :30. All Saturday night dances close at 12 :00. See detailed rulings in the handbook of Associated Women Students. 3. FOR SPECIAL DANCES AND ENTER TAINMENTS. Dances to be promoted_ by other groups than those noted in Section 1, or bein&' given for profit, may be held only after the pre•. sentation of and favorable action on a petition to the committee. Such petition will receive action only when presented by an organization which is all-college in scope, and when accompanied by an estimated budget of receipts and expenses and a clear statement of the profits will be used. the purpose for which CLOSING HOURS FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES, ETC. The faculty requests that all committees and organizations holding Monday, Tuesday, Wednes• day and Thursday evening meetings attendeo 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 lec ture course, the concert course, basket ha][ games, lectures given by various meetings called and scientific and departmental sections, and meet ings of all honorary and social fraternities and sororities and all other societies. 31 RULES OF ELIGI Bl LITY 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: L No student who has condititons or failures in more than eight credits is eligible to participate in intercollegiate 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 8 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 participate 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 trans fer, 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 intercol~ legiate atliletics 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 subsequent to his last participation. 7. No student shall participate in intercol- 82 legiate athletics until he shall have been in at tendance in the college for one full college year, exclusive of summer school. 8. All competition will be completed within the first nine terms in attendance after the student in an intercol· attains eligibility and competes legiate contest. Competition in any one sport shall be limited to three seasons. 9. No student shall play in any game under an assumed name. 10. No student shall be permitted to play in any intercollegiate contest who receives any re· muneration or pay, either <\irectly or indirectly, for his services on the college team. No student shall participate intercoJlegiate contest who is not an amateur. No person who receives any cOmpensation from the institution for serv· ices rendered by way of regular instruction shall be allowed to play on any team; but laboratory assistants or men holding analogous positions shall not be barred by this rule. in any 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 connection with college functions such as Junior Hop, etc., (4) participation in dramatic or musical exhibitions and oratorical or debating contests. The manager or chairman of every above activ ity 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 eligibility before proceeding with the activity in question. No student may lie accepted for partcipation 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. 33 USE OF COLLEGE BUILDINGS To avoid conflicts in the use of college build· ings and to serve as a clearing house . for all col lege activities, a special committee of the faculty a ssigns rooms on the campus to student or othc:r groups desiring them for meetings, dances, and other occasions. For the use of certain rooms in college buiJd ings a deposit of $5 is required to guarantee any charges for damages, but this is returned if the building is found in good condition. The rooms the Littlr. for which fees are charged include: · Theatre, $10; Demonstration Hall ballroom, $20; Gymnasium annex, $10. Before any rooms mny be used for anything ·but classroom routine, permission must be ob tained from the office of Secretary J. A. Hannah. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS Speed limit on the campus is 20 miles per hour. Parking of student cars is confined to one Jot located just south of the Veterinary Clinic on the east side of Farm Lane. The circular part of the campus traffic all going counter-clockwise. All student and faculty cars must be registered by the campus police depart ment. All fines imposed by the police department wiH be paid to the co11ege treasurer, the same as other fines and fees. is n one-way drive, 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. Because of the small 34 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 cer tain 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 upperclass men. loan be granted to a ~tudent with an unsatisfactory scholarship record or to one who is under disciplinary action. In no case will a APPPLYING FOR LOANS. Students who de sire to obtain funds through a College loan shoule1 apply to Dr. Fred T. M.itchell, 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 Col lege has at its disposal. Most of the awards are in scholarship, made on a basis of excel1ence either general or in some specific line of work. The College catalog covers this subject completely. M ILITARY T RAINING 1. REGULAR REQUIREMENTS. Unless ex· cused or exempted, all physically fit male students are required to complete the Basic Course (six terms) Military Science as a prerequisite for to graduation. These courses are numbered 101 206 inclusive. When once registered in Military Science, the courses in that department will be continued without interruption until the student is excused from further military training. The Advanced Course (six terms) is elective. Members of the Advanced Course are selecte.d b} fhe Professor of Military Science and Tactics after consideration of the applicant's academic grades and military record in the Basic Course. 35 2. EXCUSES AND EXEMPTIONS. Freshman and sophomore men are required take the courses in Military Science numbered 101-206 in clusive, unless excused by the Professor of Mili tary Science. Normally excuses will be granted o.uly in classes shown below: to (a) Allens; (b) Any married man with one or more chil dren; (c) Short course students; (d) Those found physically unfit by the College Health Service Physician; (e) Those who at the time of first registration have ~eached the age of 26 years; (f) A transfer student when an appropriate course in Military Science is not offered before he has acquired 92 credits toward graduation or attained junior standing. Note: Students whose entire course has been taken at Michigan State College must complete six terms of Military Science. (g) Those having received equivalent training at the U. S. Military Academy, U. S. Naval Acad emy, or in a senior R. 0. T. C. unit. (h) Those having received previous training in the following 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. (4) Junior R. 0. T. C.: One year excuse for two years junior R. 0. T. C. No student is eligible for the advanced course 36 unless he has completed or has credit for the en tire Basic Course. Students excused under 11rroup (g) receive col lege credit for training indicated. Students excused by reason of previous training at the U. S. Military Academy, or in a junior R. 0. T. C. unit are credited with the time as indicated, as requisite for the Advanced Course, but are advised to take the entire Basic Course if they expect to apply for Advanced Course training. Students who wish to claim an ex emption or excuse from military training must do so with the necessary credentials to support their claims at the time of their initial enroll ment in Military Science. Field A rti/ery Students:" Smell Gunpowder." PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR MEN. All fresh men are required to take one year of physical education unless excused because of physical dis ability. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN. All women two years of physical edu students must take cation unless excused because of physical dis ability. 3. EXCUSES. An excuse from Physical Edu cation because of disability must come from the Health Service. A permit for postponement of Physical Education or Military Science for men must come from the faculty committee on Physical Education and Military Science; for women, a permit for postponement of Physical Education should be obtained from the faculty committee on Physical Education for Women. 4. SUBSTITUTION OF ACADEMIC CREDITS. If excused from Physical Education, the student must subStitute academic credits in lieu of the Physical Education. THE LI BRARY 1. HOURS·. The Library will be open from 7 :30 a. m. to IO :00 p. m. on week days and from 2 :00 p. m. to 6 :00 a. 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 including Sundays or holidays, for all books not returned two weeks from the date of borrowing. A fine of three cents a day is charged on over-due books desig .. the main circulaton desk to 38' nated for the limited circulation of one week, three days, or one day. In case of Jost books the student borrower must pay the fine due plus the initi'al cost of the book to the Library. If the borrower does not adjust his delinquency to the satisfaction of the Libra rian, the case is referred to the Treasurer as a to protect pubJic violation of the state statute Ebrari'l!s. 3. MAIN READING ROOM. General refer ence books are placed room on open shelves while other books are kept for call. The refer ence Jibrarian's desk is located in this room. th is in I I I there 4. ASSI GNE D READING ROOM. On the first floor is P.n assigned reading room where books are kept containing references which vari ous instructors assign to their students. Students may not take books from the assigned r eading room without permission from the atten dant; only one book at a time may be t a ken for r eading in the room, and the book must be re· turned to t he a ssigned reading room desk wi(hin two hours. Books may be taken out overnight after 9 :30 p . m . (Sundays after 5 :30 p . m.) and the fol must be returned before 8 :10 a. m. on lowing morning, with the exception of books taken out Saturday evening, which must he re turn ed on Sunday before 2 :15 p . m . A fine of 25 cents per volume is charged for failure to re turn books by 8 :10 a. m., or by 2 :15 p. m. on Sundays. After 9 :10 a . m., or 3 :15 p . m. on Sundays, there is an additional fine of 10 cents per volume per day. Books may be RESERVED for overnig ht us e. 5. PERIODICAL ROOM. This room affords the s tudent access to more than 1, 000 currently received periodicals. Bound sets are kept in th e libra ry stacks. Volumes from the hound periodi cal sets are obtainable through the main circu lation desk. 39 6. NUMBER OF VOLUMES. The Michigan State College Library comprises 138,900 volumes, including nearly 10,000 bound federal documents and more than 800 bound volumes of newspapers. STUDENT - FACULTY FIRE51DE E very student has the opportunity of becom faculty members ing socially a cquainted with through the Student-Faculty Fireside program . Each small self-organized student group invites a faculty member to be its guest in student quar ters or arranges to meet i.n the professor's home on any Sunday evening. These Sunday evenings are enjoyably spent discussing vocations, hobbies, travel. Any student may organize a fireside and act as leader. Faculty members also invite stu dents to their homes. This Building waS," the" Co!lege'.in 1856. STUDENT ACTIVITIES • • • GOVERNMENT •. • ATHLETICS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ORGANIZATIONS .. . MUSIC . .. DRAMATICS LECTURES GOVERNMENT THE STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is an elective men's rep resentative body which has jurisdiction over all student activities. The Council has the power to legislate concerning general student affairs and to investigate and make recommendations on all matters between the students and the College. In intermediary eddition, the Council acts as the Campaigning for Votes in the Annual Student Election. between the students and the faculty, bringing closer cooperation among the several groups. The Council arranges and sponsors all student elec tions, controls and investigates "activities of cam pus honoraries, and acts on all matters pertaining to the student body. Student Council officers are: Dick W. Nahstoll, president; William Henry Smith, vice president; Chester Kennedy, secretary-treasurer; Wilson Scales. senior president; Samuel Yeiter, senior junior presi representative; William D. Knox, dent; Richard Groening, junior representative; Garfield J. Williams, sophomore president; Robert Page, sophomore representative. Ex..officio members of the Council are: Marian Patch, president of Associated Women Students; Thelma Coggan, president of Pan-Hellenic Coun cil; Mari1yn Barton, president Spartan Women's League; Martin Buth, representative of the Ag. Council; James Kelly, president Union Board; Walter Rummel, Editor, State News; Douglas Sorrick, representative Independent Men's League; Arthur Tompsett, representative Intcrfraternity Council; Lyle Rockenbach, president Varsity Club; Walter Schroeder, president Religious the Freshman the president of Council; and Class elected in the winter term. Individuals desiring a hearing or having busi ness to present to the Council are welcome to at tend the meetings each Tuesday at 7 :30 p. m. in the Union. Dean Elisabeth Conrad and Dean Fred T. MitchelJ are the advisers for the Student Council. LIMITAT ION OF ACTI VI TI ES The Student Council has adopted a system whereby any one student is limited in his partici pation in student activities. Under this system, the positions, offices, and 43 in are divided other activities that a student may hold or en into four distinct groups, gage lettered for convenience: A+, A, B, and C. The positions listed under A+ pay a stipulated yearly salary to their holders. Students who hold these positions may not hold any other ottice 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 orfices. Enforcement of these regulations is in the hands of a committee of the Student Council. This com mittee has the power to remove from office any student who has exceeded the stated number of positions possible in any combination. The groupings are as follows : "A PLUS" POSITIONS Managing Editor, State News. Associate Editor, State News. Business Manager, State News. Managing Editor, Wolverine. Business Manager, Wolverine. Managing Editor, Spartan Magazine. Business Manag.er, Spartan Magazine. "A" POSITION President, Student Council. "B" POSITIONS Member, Student Counc!l. Class Presidents. President, Union Board. President, Interfraternity Council. President, Independent Men's League. Junior Members of all Publication Staffs. Members and Managers of all Athletic Team•. Presidents of all Social Fraternities. 44 President, Religious Council. President, Alpha Phi Omega. President, Men's Council. President, Division Council. "C'' POSITIONS Cheerleaders. Class Officers (other than president). Presidents of all Honor Societies. Member, Union Board. Member, Religious Council. Member, Independent Men's League Council. Member, Athletic Council. Presldent, Professional Societies. President, Y. M. C. A. Participant, Forensic Activities. Member, Men's Council. Member, Division Counc!I. President, Varsity Club. ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS Associated Women Students is the name adopted by the women's self government organization. AU women students are members and voters. The biisi~ ness of the association is carried on by a Council and a Judiciary Board. The Council considers plans for women's activities, helps finance worthy projects, and formulates social policies. The Board has charge of the supervision of housing regula tions and the observance of rules. It is composed of the vice president and one other member of the Council, together with a representative from each of five other student units. Detailed rules will be found in the A. W. S. Handbook given all incom ing students. Marian Patch is president of the organization. 45 LIMITATION OF ACTI VITIES The Associated Women Students have adopted a system whereby any one woman student is limited in her participation in student activities. Under this system, the positions, offites, and other activities that a woman student may hold or engage in, are divided into three distinct groups. The A. W. S. Handbook should be consulted for details. FRESHMEN COUNSELORS to the This year 220 upperclass women have been chosen by a student committee under the direc tion of a Senior woman to serve as social and personal counselors incoming Freshman women, to correspond with them during the sum them make mer, and adjustments to college life during their first year. The Freshman Counselors and the Faculty Ad viser cooperate in helping the freshmen in their new surroundings. Both consider it a privilege to aid in any way, so that this first year may prove to be a most successful and pleasant one. to be on hand to help A system of "Freshman Families" is being at tempted this year in an effort to give a better chance to become acquainted with others in the Freshman class. These groups will be made up of several counselors, their advisees and a faculty adviser. Jean Collar and Eleanor Kinney are co chairmen. PANHELLENIC COUNCIL This group is composed of two representatives from each sorority. Meetings are held on alter nate T~ursday evenings. The purpose of the Panhellenic Council is to 46 encourage friendly relations among sororities; to supervise rushing; to encourage higher scholar ship; and to govern all inter-sorority relations. Thelma Coggan is president. I NTE RF RA TE RN I TY COUNCIL All member fraternities send one delegate to the meetings of the Interfraternity Council held weekly in the -Union Building. Matters of com mon interest are discussed and problems reviewed. Where action is needed, committees are appointed to investigate, and the Council as a whole makes all decisions pertaining to interfraternity activi ties. The Interfraternity 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 Interfra ternity Council. James S. Thorburn is president of the organi zation. (Complete details on rushing and initiation, to to new men, may be gether with suggestions found on page 83.) Dean I•'red T. Mitchell is adviser. INDEPENDENT MEN'S LEAGUE The Independent Men's League, which in the last year has become known as the IML, was organized in the school year 1935-36 by the Dean of Men and a group of non-fraternity men. The IML has striven to keep its organization 47 from becoming anti-fraternity: it is merely an organization which gives unaffiliated men on cam pus an oppo"rtunity to enter into activities. The objectives of the League as written into the constitution include: (a) sponsoring an ex tensive intramural program, which last y-ear con sisted of the largest leagues in touch football, basketball and softball; (b) promoting inexpens ive entertainment such as informal dances each term, and tea dances during the winter term; ( c) promoting deeper interest in campus prob .. ]ems and activities such as increasing the turn out to campus elections; (d) sponsoring special project~, including the nationally famous Date Bureau, which has become a campus institution here at State-the M. S. C. weekly Radio Frolic of the Air-and the publication of a bi-weekly paper concerning IML news and activities. Last year, for the first time, the IML acquired an office which is located in the mixed lounge in the Union building. Kelvii; Kiebler is president of the IML for 1939-40. Dean Fred T. ll'.litchell is adviser. MICHIGAN STATE UN I O~J Built in 1925, the Michigan State Union Memo rial building serves as a college center for stu dents, 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 facil ities include several private dining rooms, a ball room, a cafeteria, soda fountain and grill, a main dining room, a spacious lobby, a barber shop, a woman's lounge, and faculty and student club rooms. Various student offices are located in the east 48 wing. 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 gen .. eral student body. Besides selling tobacco and class supplies, it maintains a second-hand text book service, and is a general agency for tickets to all college functions. The Union maintains checking service for stu .. dents in the check room on cafeteria level. located on the cafeteria The Campus Lost and Found Department is also level, where all articles found in classrooms and campus build ings may be claimed. The Union conducts a cafeteria and grill where students may obtain · good food at popular prices. Luncheons and dinners are available for student groups and may be booked in the Union olfice. The Union sells coupon books at a discount of 8%, which are good in cafeteria, grill, barber shop, and for all supplies sold at the desk. 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. During homecoming, class reunions and big games the Union building has always been the center of activity. Every Michigan State student automatically be comes a member of the Union upon payment of the regular cullege fees. Alumni ahd friends of Michigan State College subscribed a large sum of money for the purpose of starting the erection of the Union building. The State of Michigan purchased bonds that pro vided additional monies for the construction. The Union building remained uncompleted from 1925 until the summer of 1937. The State Adminis tration Board in March 1935, with the assent of the Alumni Association, took over the building in behalf of the State Board of Agriculture. The 49 management of the building was assumed by the Michigan State College August I, 1935. The food service is under the direction of the Home Economics division. Many Students Scan the Home Town Newspaper in the Union's Reading Room. Offices for the Dean of Men, M'en's Housing the State Director, Alumni Secretary, and for News and Wolverine are located in the Union. Associate Professor Bernard "R. Proulx, head of the Hotel Administration course, is manager of the Union. SPARTAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE SW L is distinguished from AWS (Associated Women Students) in that every woman who en ters the College automatically becomes a member of AWS, the women's governing body, while a nominal fee is charged for membership in Spar tan to create a stronger bond of friendship and to develop lead er ship by offering the oppor ( unity to demonstrate her abilities by active par ticipation in some line of interest to her. \Vomen's League. to each member It strives Art and publicity, dramatics, radio, social ser\' ice, and the purely social groups are available. Members are not necessarily limited to work ·in P. special interest group. although this is usually desired. Projects of last year included: the SWL soc:al dancing class. publication of the etiquette book "We Like It Done This Way at Michigan State College," and a weekly broadcast over the Co1!ege station WKAR in conjunction with t he lnd ".'pendent Men. One of the first projects for th·is year wilJ be a tea for transfer students. Watch for posters. an nouncing the time and place. All women trans fer students are invited to attend. All new women will be given an opportunity to join the League at the Co-ed Carnival or at any of the general meetings held la~er during th~ year. Chairman of the League this year is Anna Marie Ho l m~s . 51 ATHENIANS The Athenians is the only social organization on campus composed only of non-sorority women. Until the group was formally recognized by the College administration in the spring of 1938, it interest group of Spartan functioned as an Women's League. At the beginning of the spring term of 1939, the organization was given a seat on the A WS greater council to which the pres ident is the representative. The principal aim of The Athenians is .to pro vide a channel of activity for all unaffiliated col lege women. By virtue of their enrollment, all independent women aut~matically become eligible for active membership in the organization. Women intending to join sororities at a later date are in vited to become Athenians until they are pledged. Friendship among M. S. C. women is the pur pose of the organization, which strives to develop leadership by offering each member frequent op portunities to demonstrate her abilities by par in its activities. During the coming ticipation year the groups will meet every Monday night in the Union, where one Monday of each month will be devoted to a general program. The M. S. C. Date Bureau has functioned for the last two years under the direction of The Athenians and the Independent Men's League. Again both organizations will operate the Date Bureau for the benefit of all college students. The president of The Athenians for the scllool year is Barbara Myers. 52 WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Women's Athletic A•sociation annually sponsors an athletic program that is intended to make sports available to every woman at Michi gan State. Although membership is limited to those women who earn 100 or more athletic points, every woman on the campus is invited to take part in the varied sports events. The system of awards grants 100 points to each woman making the first class team, 50 point• for second team members, and 25 points to those who have the required number of practices but fail to make the team. The points accumulate as the woman branches out into the various sports and the following awards are presented: For 100 points, the class numerals; 500 points, small -'e": 1,000 points, large "S"; and for 1,500 points, a place on the Honor Roll. The W. A. A. activities have been divided lntu major and individual sport.. A limitation pro vides that no student may carry more than two major activities per term in addition to the indi vidual activities. The various sports have been divided as follows: Major-hockey, soccer, basket ball, swimming, fencing, baseball, tennis, bowling, volleyball. marksmanship, archery, dancing, and golf; Individual-hiking, canoeing, roller and ice skating, and riding. The org·anization now numbers more than 100 members. The officers are: President, Jane Schmidt; vice president, Lee Youngs; secretary, Frances Shelden. 53 STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Three student publications are issued during th(\ school year at Michigan State College. They are the Michigan State News, tri-weekly newspaper; the Wolverine, yearbook, and the Spartan .. , monthly magazine. Each of the publications is managed by a staff of students under the guidance of the faculty adviser. The governing body of these publications is the Board of Publications, composed of managing editors, business managers, publications' advisers, treasurer of the college, alumni secretary, presi dent of the Student Council. and president of the Associated Women Students. Making up the Michigan State News. MICHIGAN STATE NEWS The Michigan State News, student newspaper, is issued three times a week. Subscription to the newspaper is included in the··rees paid upon regis tration. The graduate manager, managing editor, and the business manager are selected by the Board of Publications from qualified applicants during is a p the spring terin. The rest of the staff pointed by the managing editor and the business manager. The office of the publication is located in the basem ent of the Union Building Annex. Tryouts for either the editorial or business staffs may be arrang ed by calling at the office or making an appointment with Walt Rummel, managin·g editor, or William CoJlinge, business manager. Victor Spaniolo is graduate manager, and Ralph Norman, in stru ctor in journalism, is the faculty adviser. WOLVERINE The Wolverine, yearbook, is published late in the spring term. It presents a panoramic view in stories and pictures of the important events on the campus from September to the time of publi cation. Including a survey of departmental activ ities, athletic contests, classes, and campus fea tures, the highlights of college Ufe. the Wolverine depicts The yearbook staff is composed of the manag ing editor and the business manager, selected by the Board of Publications during the spring term, and other students appointed by the staff heads, following s uccessful Students desiring tryouts. to work on the yearbook staff should see the edi tor or the business manager during the fall term. The office is located in the basement wing of the Union Building. Elmer White is the editor, and Doris Schoedel the business manager of the 1940 Wolverine. Lloyd H. Geil, instructor in journalism, is the faculty adviser. SPARTAN The Spartan magazine, a serio-comic monthly is sue, contains stories, cartoons, articles, and jokes. The managing editor and the business manager are selected by the Board of Publicatio'hs during the s'pring term. The office is located off the main lounge in the Union Building. Tryouts for the staff may be arranged by contacting Norwood Hubbell, editor, or George Cope, business manager. Lloyd H. Geil, instructor in journalism, is the faculty adviser. MUSIC Excellent facilities are provided for students in terested in music. Four-year courses are offered in Public School Music (General and Instrumental Supervision), and in Applied Music, leading to B. A. and B. M. degrees. Graduate work leading to a Master of Music degree may be taken in applied music, music education, composition and some fields of musicology, Instruction may be obtained in piano, violin, 'cello, organ, chamber music and all instruments of orchestra and band. Complete outlines of curricula and entrance re~ quirements may be obtained from the secretary of the Music Department. In addition to the re&"ular courses offered by this department, there are many extra-curricular student activities open to both men and worn.en. Tryouts for these organizations are held in the opening week of fall term, the time of the actual tryouts being announced on the various bulletin boards of the campus. This group Includes the Michigan State College Band, the Symphony Or chestra, the Women's Glee Club, the Men's Glee Club, the Chorus and the A Cappella Choir. All these organizations give public concerts at inter vals throughout the year. The Orchestra offers 56 thrie concerts on the Concert Course, with "Yislt· ing artists as soloists; and the Band will continue its open-air concerts in the spring term, beside .. appearing at athletic events throughout the year. Further information concerning the Department of Music and its activities may be obtained at the office in the Music Building, located at the en trance to the campus. M. S. C. CONCERT COURSE Included in the activities fee paid by all stu· dents of the campus is a small amount designated for the maintenance of the concert course. Re .. citals by live concert artists and the M. S. C. Symphony Orchestra are offered to all college stu dents without additional expense. The following artists will appear in 1939-40: Fritz Kreisler, violinist, October 10; Ballet Russe, December 14; Emanuel Feuermann, 'cellist, Janu ary 15 (appearing with Orchestra) ; Arthur Schnabel, pianist, March 8 (appearing with Or· chestra) ; Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano, Ezio Pinza, tenor, April 26. The third visiting artist to ap· pear with the College Orchestra will be an· nounced at a later date. STUDENT LECTURE COURSE Every year each student pays a small activities fee and without additionat expense may hear some or the best-informed, ablest and most interesting speakers in the United States, with an occasional eminent sp'eaker from abroad. Speakers are chosen joint committee of students and faculty. by a The lecture course has become an important part of the educational program of the college. The program for 1939-40 includes (in the order 67 (playwright named) : Channing Pollock and critic); Henry C. Link (psychologist and author); H. R. Knickerbocker (star foreign correspond ent); Hon. Gerald P . Nye (statesman); Charles F. Kettering (vice president, General Motors Corp.); Will Durant (philosopher and author); Humphrey and Weidman Dance Group; Ruth Alexander (author and economist); John Mason Brown (dramatic critic and editor); and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. FORENSIC AND DRAMAT IC ACT IVITIES Every year a number of men and women repre sent the college in debates with nearly all Michi gan colleges and several prominent institutions outside the state. Students interested in debate should see instructors James Mc'Monagle and J. D. Menchhofer, directors of men's and women's teams, respectively. The coliege also participates in various ora torical and extemporaneous speaking contests. Cecil H. Nickle is responsible for participation in the state poetry reading contest. Paul Bagwell is in charge of oratory, and Mr. Menchhofcr directs int<"rcollegiate participation in extempore speaking. A few of the best debaters, orators and extemporaneous speakers enter the nation wide competition conducted by Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic society. Several full-evening plays and a number of on(' act plays are given each year under the coordin ated sponsorship of Theta Alpha Phi and the department of speech and dramatics. Students interested in dramatics should see W. F. Thomp son or another member of the staff in Room 5, Woodshop. 58 I ·I I J II II ATHLETICS Students who are interested in athletics have great opportunities at Michigan State. Under the guidance of Ralph H. Young, director of athletics, in mid this sports, western while a well-organized program of intramural athletics is available to every student. instruction holds a high position intercollegiate competition in in all INTERCOLLEGIATE AT H L ET IC S. The Athletic Department sponsors teams the branches of intercollegiate sports. The teams are coached by these men: football, Charles W. Bach man; basket ball, Benjamin F. VanAlstyne; base ball, John H. Kobs; track, Ralph H. Young; cross-country, Lauren P. Brown; wrestling, Fend ley A. Collins; swimming, Russell B. Daubert; fencing, Charles R. Schmitter; tennis, Charles D. Ball; golf, Benjamin F. VanAlstyne; boxing, Leon D. Burhans; polo, Captain David A. Taylor. FRESHMAN ATHLETICS. Due to the inter collegiate ruling that freshmen. cannot 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 freshmen teams enliven the schedules of the yearling aggre gations. The coaches for most of the sports are the same as for the varsity teams, exceptions are as follows: football, John H. Kobs, Benjamin E. VanAlstyne and Alton S. Kircher; basket ball, base Thomas H. King and Joseph E. Holsinger baJI, Lyman L. Frimodig. INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS. Under the super vision of Mr. Frimodig, assistant director of ath· letics, Michigan State pursues a well·organized intramural program. Providing sports for every student, in tennis, golf, basket ball and horseshoe; in addi tion, various other lines of competition are offered the department offers tournaments 59 for class teams representing each division, and dormitory teams. Small numerals are awarded to class champions. INTER-SOCIETY ATHLETICS. Fraternities are organized into leagues or blocks of four or five members. Each society engages with th