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THE  HELMET 

STUDENT  HANDBOOK 
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MICHIGAN 
ST A TE  COLLEGE 

EDITED  BY 
Bill  Sonneborn,  Doris  Owens,  Rose 
Nahra,  Bob  Wendt,  Isabelle  Bruck 
ner,  Carolyn  Karney,  Ahna  Eva, 
and  Nancy  Wixom. 

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FOREWORD 

This  Student  Handbook  is  published 
jointly  by  the  Student  Council, 
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Associated  Women  Students ,  the  Men's 
Council  and  the  Journalism  Depart 
ment  to  provide  a  short  summary  of 
interesting  and  necessary  information 
f.or  freshmen  and  other  new  sturlents 
at  Michigan  State  College. 

Freshmen  a r e  a lso  urged 

the  college  catalog  and  become 
miliar  with  scholastic 
of  courses,  and  courses  required 
their  chosen  fie lds . 

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JOHN  A.  HANNAH 
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GREETINGS 
FROM ·  PRESIDENT  HANNAH 

TO  ALL  FRESHMEN  AND 
OTHER  NEW  STUDENTS: 

Among  the  traditions  most  highly 
honored  at  Michigan  State  College  is 
that  this  is  a  friendly  institution,  one 
at  which  students,  faculty,  and  staff 
make  a  conscious  effort  to  exchange 
greetings,  keep  formality  at  a  mini 
mum,  and  create  en  atmosphere  of 
good-will  in  which  to  study,  work,  and 
live. 

this  offici<1l  greeting 

In  that  same  spirit,  it  is  a  pleasure 
to  extend 
to 
freshmen  and  other  ne.w  students  on 
behalf  of  the  State  Board  of  Agricul 
ture,  the  faculty,  and  'the  staff.  We 
are  glad  to  have  you  with  us. 

As  the  months  pass  by,  I  am  sure 
you  will  become 
increasingly  happy 
that  you  have  selected  Michigan  State 
College  as  your  Alma  Mater.  It  is  an 
institution  with  a  proud "history,  run 
ning  back  almost  one  hundred  years. 
It  is  a 
land-grant  college,  with  all 
the  devotion  to  service  o.f  the  people 
that  the  phrase  implies'.  The  excel 
lence  of  its  faculty  arid  its  educational 
philosophy  have  been  accorded  recog 
Its  growth  in 
nition  in  many  fields. 

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s ize 
in  recent  years  to  a  front  rank 
among  the  great  universities  of · the 
United  States  has  been  paralleled  by 
its  growth  educationally.  For  example, 
the  Basic  College,  in  which  the  great 
majority  of  you  will  be  enrolled,  is 
accepted  generally  as  an  outstanding 
development  in  the  field  of  general 
education. 

The  success  achieved  by  graduates 
of  Michigan  State  College  in  the  many 
fields  of  human  activity'  in  which  they 
serve  is  the  best  evidence  of  the  qual 
ity  of  the  education  available  to  you 
here.  Faculty  and  equipment  are  top 
quality;  you  have  been  admitted  as 
students  because  you  are  of  top  qual 
ity.  The  opportunity  for  which  h un 
dreds  of 
thousands  of  other  young 
Americans  yearn  in  vain  is  open  to 
you  all. 

In  welcoming  you  to  Michigan  State 
College,  I  counsel  you  to  justify  the 
faith  of  your  parents  and  friends  who 
are  supporting  you  here,  to  justify  the 
confidence  of  this  college  that  you  are 
men  and  women  of  college  caliber,  and 
to  justify  your  faHh  in  you rselves  by 
developing  your 
intelli 
gence  to  the  fullest  degree. 

talents  and 

JOHN  A.  HANNAH, 
President 

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Welcome! 

It  is  a  p leasure  to  extend  a  cordial 

welcome  to  all  students  who  are  en 
tering  Michigan  State  College  for  the 
first  time.  Also,  we  are  happy  to  wel 
come  back  those  who  are  returning 
for  a  continuation  of  their  education. 

After  a  lapse  of  several  years,  the 
publication  of  the  student  handbook 
is  being  resume d .  We  hope  it  proves 
of  great  value  to  the  new  student  in 
becoming 
acquainted  with 
Michigan  State  College  in  what  it  has 
to  offer  in  the  manner  of  services· and. 
opportunities  for  a  complete  college 
e ducation. 

better 

S .  E.  CROWE, 
Dean  of  Students . 

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HISTORY 

As  the  oldest  land  grant  college  in 
the  United  States  and  the  oldest  agri 
cultural  college  in  the  world,  Michi 
gan  State  College  provides  a  technical , 
practical  and  cultural  education  for  its 
student  body,  in  addition  to  exten  
sive  research  and  extension  services  to 
the  people  of  Michigan. 

Now  in  its  93rd  year,  Michigan  State 
College  has  grown  from  one  building 
and  four  faculty  members  to  one  of 
the  largest  universities  in  the  nation. 
It  has  approximately  1,400  staff  mem 
bers,  150  modern  permanent  and  988 
temporary  buildings,  and  almost  12,00Q 
acres  of  land. 

In  1855,  the  course  of  study  at  Michi 
gan  State  College  consisted  largely  of 
learning  the  fundamentals  of  farming 
by  cultivating 
the  college  grounds. 
Today,  more  than  50  different  courses 
of  study  are  offered  in  the  schools  of 
Agriculture,  Business  and  Public  Serv 
ice,  Engineering,  Home  Economics , 
Science  · and  Arts,  and  Veterinary 
Medicine.  This  excludes  the  cu rricu 
lum  of  the  Basic  College  which  has 
been  hailed  as  one  of  the  most  pro-
•  gressive  ideas  for  higher  ti!ducation  in 
the  nation  today;  and  the  Graduate 

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School,  which  offers  courses  leading  to 
the  degrees  of  master  of  arts,  master 
of  science,  master  of  music,  master  of 
forestry,  doctor  of  philosophy.  and 
doctor  of  education. 

Michigan  State  College  continually 
strives  to  expand  its  service  to  the 
people  of  the  state.  Five  sub-stations 
of  the  Agicultural  Experiment  Station 
are  maintained 
in  various  parts  of 
the  state,  and  more  than  60  confer 
ences,  short  courses  and  special  courses 
are  held  each  year  on  the  Spartan 
campus.  During 
the  1947-1948  year. 
more  than  40,000  persons  attended  these 
"extra-curricular"  educational  courses 
and  meetings. 

Today,  some  15,000  students  from 
Michigan  and  other  states  and  from 
nations  all  over 
the  world  are  at 
tending  the  college  at  East  Lansing-
11,000  of  whom  are  housed  on 
the 
campus  proper.  With  about  85  per 
cent  of  these  students  coming  from 
communities  in  every  section  of  the 
state,  Michigan  State  College  is  doing 
its  part  to  fill  the  greatly  increased 
demand  of  the  younger  generation  for 
higher  education. 

In 

the  agricultural,  business  and 
professional  fields,  Michigan  State  Col 
to  people 
lege  has  proved  its  worth 

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of  the  state  of  Michigan ,  paying  divi 
dends  many  times  the  appropriation 
for  its  maintenance  made  each  year 
by  the  state  and  national  governments. 
Noted  for  its  democratic  and  friendly 
spirit, 
the  student  body  harmonizes 
with  the  college  faculty  to  make  Mich 
igan  State  College  a  first  c lass  e duca 
tional  institution. 

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ADMINISTRATIVE  OFFICERS 

JOHN  A.  HANNAH,  President 

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ministration  Building ) 

KARL  H.  McDONEL,  Secreta r y 

(Ad 

ministration  Building ) 

PHILIP  J.  MAY,  Comptroller  and 
Treasurer  (Administration  Bldg ) 
STANLEY  E.  CROWE,  Dean  of  Stu 
dents  and  Director  of  Summer 
School  (Administration  Build,ing ) 

RALPH  C.  HUSTON,  Dean  of 

the 
(Kedzie  Chemi 

Graduate  School 
cal  Laboratory) 

ERNEST  L.  ANTHONY,  Dean  of  Agri 

culture  (Agricultural  Hall) 

C.  S.  BRYAN,  Dean  of  Vete rina r y 
Medicine  (Veterinary  Hospital) 
M ARIE  DYE,  Dean  of  Home  Eco 
(Home  Economics  Build 

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LLOYD  C.  EMMONS ,  Dean  of  Science 

and  Arts  (Morrill  Hall ) 

LORIN  G.  MILLER,  Dean  of  Engineer 

ing  (Olds  Hall) 

HOWARD  C.  RATHER ,  Dean  of  Basic 
College  (Basic  College  Building) 

DORSEY  R.  RODNEY,  Dean  of  Busi 
(Morrill 

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WILLIAM  H .  COMBS,  Administrative 
Assistant  on  Academic  Affairs  ( Ad 
ministration  Building) 

JAMES  H.  DENISON,  Administrative 
Assistant  to  the  President  (Admin  
istration  Building) 

ROBERT  S.  LINTON,  Registrar  (Ad  

ministration  Building) 

Other  Administrative  Officers 

DALE  FAUNCE,  Counselor  for  Men 

(Administration  Building) 

ISABELLE  GONON,  Counselor 

for 
Women  (Administration  Building) 

HAROLD  SPONBERG,  Assistant  Coun 
(Administration 

for  Men 

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Building) 

MABEL  F.  PETERSEN,  Assistant  Coun 
(Administration 

selor  for  Women 
Building) 

DR.  CHARLES  F.  HOLLAND,  Director 
of  Health  Service  ' Olin  Memorial 
Health  Center) 

RALPH  H.  YOUNG,  Director  of  Ath 

letics  (Jenison  Gymnasium) 

EMERY  G.  FOSTER,  Manager,  Donni  
tories  and  Food  Services  (Admini 
stration  Building) 

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DEPARTMENT  LOCATIONS 

Agriculture-113  A.H. 
Agricultural  Engineering- 216  Ag.  En-

gineering  Bldg. 
Anatomy- 201  Anat. 
Animal  Husbandry- 107  A.H. 
Art-36  Art  Bldg. 
Bacteriology-12  Bact. 
Biological  Science-201  B.C.B. 
Botany  and  Plant  Pathology-10  Bot. 
Business  Administration-25  B.A. 
Chemical  and  Metallurgical  Engineer-

ing-413  O.H. 
Chemistry- 128  K.C .L. 
Civil  Engineering-104  0.H . 
Conservation-409  A.H. 
Dairy-216A  Dairy 
Economics-304  M.H. 
Education- 224  M.H. 
Electrical  Engineering- 114  O.H. 
Engineering  D raw ing-312  0.H. 
English--,202  M.H. 
Entomology-Ent.  Bldg. 
Farm  Crops-201  A .H. 
Farm  Management-201  A.H. 
Foods  and  Nutrition-113  H.E. 
Foreign  Languages-102  Lang. 
Foreign  Studies--310  M.H. 
Forestry--For.  Bldg. 
Geology  and  Geography-4  M.H. 
History  and  Political  Science-428  M :H. 
Home  E conomics-7  H.E. 

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Home  Management  and  Child  Develop-

ment-401  H.E. 
Horticulture-203  Hort. 
Hotel : Administration- 34  J.B. 
Hygiene  and  Public  Health-12  Bact. 
Institutional  Administration-4  H.E. 
Journalism-28  J.B. 
Mathematics-214  M .H . 
Meohanical  Engineering-1  O.H. 
Military  Science- 1  D.H. 
Music-102  M.B. 
Parasitology-12  Bact.· 
Philosophy-11  P .B. 
Physical Education,  Health  and  R ecrea 

tion  for  Men-216  J.G. 

Physical  Education,  Health  and  Recrea-

tion  for  W'omen-1  W.G. 

Physical  Science-4  M.H. 
Physics  and  Astronomy-103  Phys. 
P  h  y  s  i  o  I  o  g  y  and  Pharmacology-

206  V.H. 

Police  Administration-5  S.  Campus 
Poultry  Husbandry-35  Poult. 
Psychology-3  P .B. 
Public  Administration-223  M .H. 
Social  Science-428  M.H. 
Social  Service-219  M .H. 
Sociology  and  Anthropology-14  M.H. 
Soil  Science-210'  A.H. 
Speech, Dramatics,  and Radio-145  Aud. 
Surgery  and  Medicine-106  V.H. 
Textiles,  Clothing,  and  Related  Arts-

205  H.E. 

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Veterinary  Surgery  and  Medicine-

106  V .H. 

Written  and  Spoken  English-W .S.E. 
Zoology- 305  M .H. 

BUILDING  ABBREVIATIONS 

Administration  Building 
Agriculture  Hall .. 
Anatomy  Building 
Auditorium 
Bacteriology  Building 
Basic  College  Building 
Berkey  Hall 
Botany  Building 
Business  Administration 

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Building 

Chemical  Engineering 

..... Adm.  Bldg. 
.......... A .H . 
.... Anat. 
. ............... Aud . 
.. Ba ct. 
........ B.C.B. 
...... B .H. 
....... Bot. 

...... B.A. 

Building 

.... ..  Ch.  Engr.  Bldg. 
............ D. 
Dairy  Building 
Demonstration  Hall 
......... D .H. 
Effective  Living  Building  .. ..... ........... E.L. 
. .......... Ent. 
Entomology  Building 
...... For. 
Forestry  Building 
.. H.E. 
Home  Economics  Building 
... Hort. 
Horticultural  Building 
Jenison  Gymnasiu:m  ..... 
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Journalism  Building 
.......... ............ J .B. 
Kedzie  Chemi cal  Laboratory  .... ..  K.C.L. 
Landscape  Architecture 

Building 

Language  Buil ding 

......... .. ... .... .. .............. L.A. 
.................... Lang. 

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Literature  and  Fine  Arts 

Building  --------
-····- ---- L.F .A. 
Morrill  Hall  ····--·-- . 
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. .......... M.B . 
Music  Building  .... 
Olds  Hall  ··-······-------------····················--------0 .H. 
Philosophy  and  Psychology 

Building  ··-·--··---------·------ ·-·-------·--------·······P.B. 
Physics  Building  ·-----·  ....  ______ ___ ____________ Phys. 
Poultry  Building  -------- ---- ----·-··-·-····-·---Poult. 
---· ···- ·-------------··----V.H. 
Veterinary  Hospital 
Women's  Gymnasium  ------------····--·-- ·--W .G . 
W r itten  and  Spoken  English 

Building  ------------------------·--- --·  ....... ...... W .S.K 

PERSONNEL  DIVISION 

Centrally  located  on  the  campus  is 
the  " Ad"  building,  which  contains  the 
administrative  and  business  offices.  On 
the  first  floor  are  the  offices  of  the 
registrar,  who  had  the  responsibility 
of  admitting  y ou  to  Michigan  State 
College.  The  offices  of  the  Housing 
Director  who  helped  you  to  find  your 
room  here  are  also  on  the  first  floor 
in  the  new  wing.  On  that  same  floor 
is  the  Placement  office.  Students  beat 
a  path  to  this  door  to  receive  help  in 
finding  part-time  employment. 

The  offices  of  the  president,  are  lo 
cated  on  the  second  floor  in  the  older 
wing.  He  is  a  friend  to  all  the  students 

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and  is  always  gracious  to  those  who  go 
to  see  him.  His  Spartan  Round  Table , 
where  he  meets  at  dinner  with  other 
administrators,  the  presidents  of  stu  
dent  organizations,  provides  students 
an  opportunity  to  discuss  with  him , 
informally 
problems 
which  are  troubling  him  as  an  admini 
strator  and  questions  which  the  stu 
dents  wish  to  raise.  In  these  meetings 
as  he  puts  it  " no  holds  are  barred." 

frankly , 

and 

B ecau se  he  is  too  busy  a  man  to 
meet  you  personally,  he  has  delegated 
to  the  Personnel  division  the  task  of 
serving  you  directly  and  of  guiding 
the  general  development  of  all  under 
graduate  students.  The  Student  Per 
sonnel  offices  occupied  by  the  Dean 
of  Students  and  his  staff  occupy  the 
top  floor  of  the  new  wing.  To  the 
Dean  of  Students  falls  the  responsi 
bility  of  coordinating  the  work  of  the 
Counselor  for  Men,  Counselor  for  Wo 
t h e  Director  of 
men,  the  Registrar, 
Housing , 
the 
staff, 
Board  of  Examiners , 
the  pre-college 
counseling  through  high  school  pub  
licity  and  v isitation .  He  has  respon 
sibility  too  for  summer  school  and  for 
Lecture-Concert  series. 

the  Cou nseling 

The  Counselor 

the 
Counselor  for  Women  and  their  staff 

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in  your 

are  the  persons  with  whom  you  will 
more  directly  come  in  contact.  Their 
role  is  to  serve  you  as  individuals  and 
as  officers  or  members  of  student  or 
ganizations.  They  are  given  the  res 
ponsibility  of  helping  you 
orientation  in  your  residences,  to  ad 
just  to  group  living,  and  to  have  a 
satisfying  social  as  well  as  academic 
experience.  Your  study  hab its,  your 
standards  of  conduct  are  a  matter  of 
concern  to  them  as  contributory  fac 
tors  in  your  success  and  development 
at  college.  Their  role  is  an  interpre 
tive  one  to  help  you  understand  aca 
demic  and  administrative  procedures. 
and  to  guide  you  toward  a  recognition 
of  your  privileges  and  responsibilities 
to  your  student  government  organiza 
tions,  Student  Council  and  Associated 
Women  Students. 

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The  Dean  of  Students,  the  Counselor 
for  Men  and  the  Counselor  for  Women 
are  members  of  standing  committees 
appointed  by 
the  President  wh ich 
guide  student  affairs,  such  as  the  Stu 
dent  Loan  committee  which  makes  it 
possible  for  you  to  arrange  loans  from 
the  loan  funds  of  the  college,  and  thP 
Student-Faculty  S  o  c  i  a  I  committee 
which  regulates  the  facil ities  available 
to  the  students,  so  that  some  organiz;i-

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tions  will  not  have  an  excessive  num 
ber  of  parties 
to 
others . 

the  ex cl us ion  or 

The  office  of  the  Counselor  for  Wo  
men  has  been  delegated  b:v  the  Social 
Committee  as  the  clearing  house  for 
social  activities.  Student  social  chair 
men  receive 
information  here  as  to 
procedure  for  carrying  out  their  plans 
their  parties  and 
and  register  here 
their  chaperones. 

The  office  of  the  Counselor  for  Men 
has  been  delegated  b y  the  Committee 
on  Student  Organizations  to  act  as  a 
clearing  house  for  all  student  organi 
zations.  The  Counselor  for  Men  and 
the  Counselor  for  Women  have  joint 
responsibility  for  student  organizations 
affecting  both  men  and  women  stu 
dents. 

Constitutions  and  revisions  are  sut> 
mitted  to  the  office  of  Counselor  ror 
Men  as  chairman  of  the  Faculty  Com 
mittee  on  Organizations,  for  approval 
by  this  committee.  Lists  of  members 
and  officers  of  student  organizations 
are  kept  on  fil e  in  the  office  of  the 
Counselor  for  Men.  A  list  of  members 
and  officers  of  women's  organizations 
is  kept  in  the  office  of  the  Counselor 
for  Women . 

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As  advisors  the  Counselor  for  Men 
and  Counselor  for  Women  help  th" 
to  assume  responsibility,  to 
students 
develop 
to  delegate 
leadership  and 
their  organiza 
responsibility  within 
tions  to  stimulate  interest  and  develop 
future  leaders. 

The  Counselor  for  Men  has  the  res 
ponsibility  for  the  personnel  staff  In 
the  men's  residences  and  works  closely 
with  them  on  all  matters  pertaining  to 
your  adjustment  and  activities  there. 
He  is  in  charge  of  the  Service  Men's 
institute  and  chairman  of  the  commit 
tee  on  student  loans.  He  works  closely 
with 
I.F.C.,  and  with  fraternity  and 
men's  cooperative  house  advisers. 

The  Counselor  for  Women  has  a 
similar  responsibility  for  the  program 
of 
the  women's  residences,  whether 
they  are  on  or  off  campus.  The  per 
sonnel  staff  of  all  women's  residences 
including  off  campus  householders  are 
responsible  to  her  and  work  closely 
with  her  to  help  the  students  assume 
responsibility  for  themselves  and  for 
each  other.  As  advisors 
to  A.W.S. 
(Associated  Women  Students,  the  stu 
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dent  government 
W.C.L. 
(the  Women's  Cooperative 
League,  the  inter-cooperative  women·s 
council)  and  to  the  Off  Campus  Coun-

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cil,  she  and  her  staff  help  the  students 
to  develop  standards  within  their  resi 
dences,  and  to  plan  and  carry  out 
group  projects  and  social  activities. 

The  Health  Service,  Counseling  Cen 
ter,  Placement  Center,  and  Testing 
program,  and  remedial  services  such  as 
the  speech  clinic  and  adapted  sports 
programs,  are  all  closely  correlated  in 
guiding  each  student. 

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UNION  MEMORIAL  BUILDING 

The  Union  Memorial  building, 

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cated  at  the  entrance  of  the  campus, 
has  served  as  the  center  of  student 
activities  since  1925.  Faculty  members , 
alumni ,  and  visitors  also  have  taken 
advantage  of  the  many  features  of  the 
Union. 

Now  being  enlarged ,  the  Union  will 
s oon  have  a  cafeteria  seating  400  per  
sons,  a  soda  bar  and  grill  w ith  a  ca 
pacity  of  325,  16  ·  bowling  alleys,  a 
billiard 
room,  men's  and  women's 
lounges,  a  large  mixed  lounge,  a  ping 
pong  room ,  barber  shop,  music  rooms , 
meeting  rooms,  and  men's  fac ulty  club 
rooms.  The  large  Union  ballroom  is 
the  scene  of  many  dances  throughout 
the  y~ar. 

The  college  bookstore  is  l ocated  on 

the  first  floor  in  the  east  wing. 

There  is  a  free  checkroom  for  stu 
dents  near  the  cafeteria.  The  campus 
lost  and  found  service  is  a lso  located 
in  the  check  room. 
Publications  Row 

third 
floor  of  the  east  wing  and  contains 
offices  of  the  State  News,  Wolverine , 
Spartan  magazine,  and  publications 
darkrooms.  Offices  of  Student  Coun 
cil,  Associated  Women.  Students, 

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Y .M.C .A.,  Y.W .C.A.,  and  Independent 
Students  Association,  are  across  the 
hall. 

The  second  floor  of  the  east  wing 
contains  the  offices  of  the  union  ma»~ 
ager,  food  director,  director  of  activi-
ties,  alumni  association,  and  two  large 
meeting  rooms  for  student  groups. 

Tickets  for  all  college  function?  may 
be  purchased  at  the  Union  ticket  of-
fice. 

The  Union  desk  in  the  lobby  sells 
tobacco,  class  supplies,  magazines  and 
Rewspapers. 

UNION  BOARD 
Social  activities  in  the  Union  build 
ing  are  managed  by  Union  Board,  a 
student  group,  plus  the  manager  of 
the  Union  and  his  director  of  activi  
ties.  Union  Board  is  made  up  of  14 
students  of  junior  or  senior  standing. 

HEALTH  SERVICE 

The  health  of  the  student  body  is 
under  the  supervision  of  the  Health 
Service.  This  includes  a  modern  hos 
pital  with  a  capacity  of  sixty  beds, 
and  a  dispensary  which  is  located  in 
the  hospital.  All  students  are  entitled 
to  unlimited  advice  and  treatment  at 
the  dispensary,  a  medical  examination 

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by  appointment,  and  sixty  days'  care 
in  the  College  Hospital  per  year.  A 
25  cent  fee  is  charged  for  each  office 
call.  When  the  Health  Service  physi 
cian  is  called  to  a  student's  room ,  the 
fee  is  two  dollars  for  a  call  between 
7  a.m.  and  7  p.m.,  and  three  dollars 
for  a  call  between  7  p.m .  and  7  a.m . 
No  room  calls  will  be  made  unless  the 
student  is  unable  to  come  to  the  hos 
pital.  A  car  will  be  sent  if  the  stu 
dent  does  not  feel  able  to  walk.  No 
student  is  allowed  to  remain  ill  in 
his  room  longer  than  24  hours. 

All  new  students  are  required  to  re 
port  to  the  Health  Center  at  an  as 
signed  time  for  a  chest  X-ray.  Failure 
to  do  so  may  result  in  cancellation  of 
enrollment  until  rule  is  complied  with. 
All  other  compulsory  examinations 
have  been  suspended  until  such  time 
as  sufficient  help  makes  such  a  pro 
gram  again  practical. 

Clinic  office  hours  are:  Monday 
through  Friday  8  a.m. 
to  11  a.m., 
2  p.m.  to  4 :30  p.m.;  Saturdays  8  a.m. 
to  11  a.m .  No  evening  or  Sunday 
hours  are  kept.  The  ill  student  is 
urged  to  report  to  the  clinic  during 
the  daytime  hours  .and  not  wait  until 
evening  or  night.  However,  admission 
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PLACEMENT  SERVICE 

A  placement  service,  located  in  the 
Administration  building,  aids  all  MSC 
graduates,  including  prospective  teach 
ers.  who  are  seeking  placement  in  the 
field  of  their  specialty.  Assistance  is 
also  provided  for  any  stu dent  seeking 
full-time  or  part-time  placem~flt . 

Women  students  who  desire  to  work 
for  their  room  and  board  in  private 
homes  in  East  Lansing  should  make 
application  at  the  office  of  the  Coun 
!or  Women .  Women  students 
,clor 
who  desire  work  in  a  dormitory  should 
make  application  to  the  Manager  of 
Dormitories  for  Women. 

COUNSELING  CENTER 

is  available 

Counseling  service 
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to 
students 
the  Counseling  Center. 
Building  A-2,  South  Campus.  The 
purpose  of  the  Counseling  Center  is 
to  aid  students  in  making  their  best 
possible  adjustment  to  college.  Toward 
this  end,  the  counseling  staff  has  been 
selected  on  the  basis  of  special  train 
nig  in  psychology  and  student  person 
nel 
techniques  as  well  as  demon 
strated  ability  to  work  effectively  with 
students  and  their  problems.  Complete 
testing  service  is  provided  to  aid  in 

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appraising  students'  aptitudes, 
inter 
ests,  emotional  and  personality  traits 
and  related  factors.  Also,  a  file  of  vo 
cational  and  educational  information 
is  maintained  in  the  Center. 

In  offering  these  services  the  Cen  
ter  cooperates  closely  with  the  Basic 
college,  since  most  problems  arise  dur 
ing  a  student's  first  two  years  in  col 
lege.  Each  non -preference  Basic  col 
lege  s tudent  is  assigned  to  a  counselor 
in  the  Counseling  Center.  The  coun 
selors  are  familiar  with  all  the  cur 
ricula,  and  consequently  are  of  service 
to  the  student  who  is  in  doubt  as  to 
what  he  wished  to  do  in  college.  Basic 
than  non  
college 
preference  are  assigned  to  enrollment 
officers  chosen  from  the  school  of  the 
student's  preference.  These  stu dents 
may  use 
the  Counseling  Center  for 
help  on  other  problems  and  should 
consult  with  counselors  before  chang 
ing 
their  preference.  However,  all 
s tudents  whether  Basic  college  school 
or  graduates  may  use  the  facilities  of 
the  Center. 

s tudents,  other 

A  student  may  confer  with  a  coun 
selor  about  any  problem  that  concerns 
him.  The  Center  emphasizes  clinical 
and  personal  counseling  that  is  initia  
ted  b y  the  stude n t.  It  is  designed  b 

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assist  the  student  in  arriving  at  suit-
able  solutions  to  his  problems  by  pro-
viding  a  permissive  atmosphere 
in 
which  the  student  may . express  his 

feelings  and  thoughts  and,  with  the  L 

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SPEECH  CLINIC 

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speech 

stuttering, 

Any  student  who  has  difficulty  with 
his 
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.  A  clinic 
for  persons  not  enrolled  in  the  college 
is  held  each  Saturday  between  9  and 
11 :30  a.m.  Free  diagnosis  and  a  limited 
amount  of  treatment  are  available  to 
residents  of  the  state.  This  clinic  is 
open  only  when  school  is  in  session. 
It  is  held · in  247  Auditorium. 

LIBRARY  HOURS 

The  College  Library  is  open  from 
7:30  a.m.  to  10  p.m.,  Monday  through 
Friday;  from  7 :30  a.m.  to  6  p.m.  on 
Saturday,  and  from  2  p.m.  to  6  p.m. 
on  Sunday. 

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COLLEGE  BOOK  STORE 

The  college  bookstore,  located  on  the 
first  floor  of  the  Union  annex,  is  oper 
ated  under  the  management  of  the 
college  for  the  purpose  of  selling  books 
and  other  materials  to  students.  This 
bookstore  stocks  all  textbooks  in  cur  
rent  use.  Veterans  may  obtain  books 
and  supplies  there  in  exchange  for 
book  cards  issued  them  at  registration . 

SOCIAL  RULES  FOR  MIXED 
STUDENT  GROUPS 

The  Student-Faculty  Social  commit 
is 
tee,  appointed  by  the  President, 
composed  of  ten  members  including  a 
representative  of  the  Student  Council, 
the  Interfraternity  Council,  the  Pan 
Hellenic  Council,  and  Associated  Wo 
men  Students,  and  the  Married  Hous 
ing  Area .  Faculty  members  include 
the  Dean  of  Students  acting  as  chair 
man  of  the  committee,  the  Counselor 
for  Men,  the  Counselor  for  Women , 
.and  two  staff  members.  Secretary  of 
the  Committee  is  the  Assistant  Coun 
'Selor  for  Women. 

Meetings  of  the  committee  are  held 
at  the  start  of  each  term  and  at  other 
t imes  when  dictated  by  necessity. 

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for  parties,  supervise 

The  function  of  the  committee  is  to 
administer 
the  social  rules,  approve 
facilities  used  for  parties,  deal  with 
the 
petitions 
registration  of  social  functions,  review 
infractions  of  social  rules,  and  estab 
lish  and  enforce  attendant  penalties. 
This  committee  has  authority  to  govern 
all  affairs  at  which  mixed  student 
groups  are  In  attendance. 

All  social  chairmen  of  campus  <lr 
ganizations  should  be  familiar  with  the 
social  rules  for  party  registration  and 
procedure.  Copies  of  these  rules  should 
be  picked  up  at  the  Counselor  for 
Women's  office.  A  few  of  the  rules 
are  outlined  below: 

L  Registration  procedure . 

a.  Facility  must  be  reserved. 
b .  Parties  must  be  registered  at 
the  Counselor  for  Women's  of 
fice  not  later  than  Tuesday  of 
the  week  preceding  the  week 
in  which  the  affair  will  be  held. 
c.  Chaperons  must  be  registered 
at  the  Counselor  for  Women's 
office  not  later  than  Thursday 
of  the  week  preceding  the  week 
in  which 
the  affair  is  to  be 
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d.  In  event  of  cancellation  of  a 
party  previously  registered,  no 
tification  must  be . given  to  the 
Counselor  for  Women's  office. 

e.  All  social  chairmen  must  call 
for  a  copy  of  the  social  pro 
cedu re  at  the  Counselor  for 
Women's  office. 

NOTE:  The  regulation  barring  liquor 
and  beer  from  the  campus  and 
all  college - operated  facilities  is 
as  old  as 
the  college.  The 
bringing  of  liquor  or  beer  onto 
the  campus  or  into  any  build 
ing  or  facility  operated  by  the 
college,  and  the  drinking  of 
beer  or  liquor  on  the  campus 
or 
college-operated 
building  or facility  are  prohibi 
ted  alike.  Known  violators  are, 
withou t 
exception,  automati 
cally  suspended  from  college. 

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CAMPUS  T R AFFIC  RULES 

Section  I  - St ud en t  R egu lations 

1.  Michigan  State  College  students 
a r e  prohibited 
from  operating  any 
motor  vehicle  until  such  vehicle  has 
been  registered  w ith  the  college  police 
department.  Perm ission  to  drive  ve-

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hicles  will  be  granted  at  the  discre 
tion  of  the  Chief  of  Police.  Registra 
tion  of  student  cars  must  be  renewed 
at  the  beginning  of  each  school  year. 
Old  permits  expire  October  1  of  each 
year. 

2.  The  following  rules  will  govern 

the  issuance  of  permits  and  tags : 

a.  Health  or  physical  reasons.  For 
obvious  physical  disabilities  or  on 
the  recommendation  of  the  college 
Health  Service. 
Permanent  or 
temporary  permits  may  be  issued. 
b.  Business  use.  Upon  written  re 
quest  from  employer  stating  need 
and  agreeing  to  notify  college  po 
lice  of  termination  of  employment. 
c.  Commuters  living  two  or  more 
miles  from  the  campus  and  a  rea 
sonable  distance  from  transporta 
tion  facilities.  College  police  will 
be  notified  within  five  days  of  any 
change  of  address. 

d.  Married  students  living  with  their 

families. 

3.  Special  parking  and  driving  per  
mits  will  be  provided  for  emergencies. 
4.  Students  making  application  for 
driving  permits  must  present  evidence 
of  public  liability  ($10,000)  and  prop 
erty  damage  ($5 ,000)  insurance. 

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a .  An  operator 's or chauffeur's license 
issued  b y  the  state  in  w h ich  the 
vehicle  is  registered. 

b .  Title  or  certificate  of  registration 

for  th e  vehicle  to  be  ope r ated. 

c.  If  under  twenty -one  (21)  years  of 
age  this  application  must  be  ac 
companied  by  the  written  consent 
of  parent,  and  registered  owner  of 
veh icle 
if  parent  and  owner  are 
not  the  same  person. 

5.  These  automobile  regulations  gov 
ern  the  use  of  motor  vehicles  as  well 
as  the  operation.  Violations  of  exist 
ing  traffic  regulations,  or  conduct  pre 
judicial  to  the  interests  of  the  com 
m unity ,  may  result  in  revocation  of 
permits . 

6.  Student  tags 

iss ued  for  campu s 
driving  will  be  rigidly  attached  in  a 
conspicuou s  position  on  the  rear  li 
cense  plate.  Registration  forms  per 
to  drive  a  vehicle 
mitting  students 
must  be  carried  at  all  times  while 
driving  on  campus. 

7.  The  rules  and  regulations  for  driv 
ing,  parking,  a nd  control  of  a utomo 
b iles  on  the  campus  are  binding  on  all 
students.  Copies  of  these  regulations 
may  be  obtained  from  the  college  po 
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8.  An  automobile  can  be  registered 
in  the  name  of  only  one  student  and 
that  student  is  responsible  for  the  con 
duct  of  the  car  and  the  people  in  it. 

9.  Any  student  receiving  a 

traffic 
violation  ticket  who  does  not  report 
with  the  ticket  within  72  hours  shall 
have  his  campus  driving  permit  re 
voked. 

10.  Any  student  receiving  three  or 
more  traffic  violation  tickets  during 
any  one  school  year  shall  have  his 
campus  driving  permit  revoked.  The 
college  police  will  notify  the  Dean  of 
Students  of  such  action. 

11.  Any  student  transporting  intoxi  
cating  liquor  in  an  automobile  at  any 
time  or  place,  shall  be  subject  to  dis 
ciplinary  action. 

12.  Any  student  driving  an  automo  
'bile  af ter  his  permit  has  been  revoked 
may  be  subject 
to  expulsion  fro m 
school. 

13.  Any  student  driving  a  car  regis 
tered  as  a  faculty  or  employee  car  for 
his  or  her  own  personal  use  shall  park 
same  in  student  parking  lot  only. 

14.  Student  permits  shall  be  revoked 
for  a  minimum  period  of three  months. 

15.  Schedule  of  fines: 

Driving  in  Prohibited  Areas-$2 .00 

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Failure  to  Park  in  Designated  Areas 

-$2.00 

Failure  to  Register  Vehicle-$5.00 
Failure  to  Park  in  Designated  Area 
and  not  Displaying  Student  Tag 
$5.00 

Second  Offense-$5.00 
Third  Offense-$10.00  and  Revoke  Per 

mit 

Fourth  Offense-Referred  to  Dean  of 

Students 
Fines  are  payable  at  the  cashier's 

office  in  the  Administration  Building. 

PHYSICAL  EDUCATION,  HEALTH 
AND  RECREATION  FOR  MEN 

Physical  Education  is  required  of  all 
men  students  during  the  freshman  and 
sophomore  years,  or  until  completion 
of  six  quarters  of  Physical  Education, 
unless  excused  by  the  Health  Service. 
Veterans  of  the  Armed  Forces  are 
exempt  from  Physical  Education  on. 
the  same  basis  as  they  are  exempt 
from  Military  Science. 
Exemption 
certificates  must  be  secured  by  the 
student  from  the  Registrar  and  pre 
sented  at  the  time  of  the  enrollment. 
If for  any  reason  a  course  is  deferred, 
it  must  be  made  up. 

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Students  with  marked 

physica l 
handicaps  are  assigned  by  the  Health 
Service  to  courses  in  Adapted  Sports. 
Students  may  not  receive  credit  in  the 
same  course  more  than  once ,  except 
in  P. E.  104 
(Adapted  Sports).  Stu 
dents  exempt  from  Physical  Educa 
tion  will  not  receive  credit  therefor. 

Students  are  required  to  purchase  a 
complete  standard  gymnasium  outfit 
consisting  of  shirt,  shorts,  socks,  sup  
porter,  and  shoes.  These  outfits  are  on 
sale  at  the  Gymnasium  store.  · 

The  courses  in  Physcial  Education 
consist  of  the  Service  Curriculum  and 
the  Professional  Curriculum. 

Service  Curriculum.  This  Curriculum 
is  prescribed  for  all  freshman  and 
sophomore  students  who  are  required 
take  Physical  Education,  Health 
to 
and  Recreation. 
It  is  grouped  into 
Aquatics,  Games,  Stunts,  and  Com 
batives.  First  ·year  students  are  re 
quired 
in 
Aquatics  and  courses  in  two  of  the 
other  three  groups. 

to  complete•  one  course 

Professional  Cu r riculum.  This  cur 
riculum  is  prescribed for  students  who 
are  majoring  in  Physical  Education. 
Health  and  Recreation. 

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PHYSICAL  EDUCATION,  HEALTH 
AND  RECREATION  FOR  WOMEN 

Physical  Education  is  required  of  all 
women  students  during  the  freshman 
and  sophomore  years,  or  until  com 
pletion  of six  quarters  of  Physical Edu 
cation,  unless  excused  by  the  Health 
Service.  Veterans  of  the  armed  forces 
are  exempt  from  Physical  Education: 
six  month  service,  one  year  exemption, 
12  month  service,  two  years  exemption. 
Students  who  have 
their 
thirtieth  birthday  are  exempt  from 
Physical  Education.  Exemption  certi 
ficates  must  be  secured  by  the  student 
from  the  Registrar  and  presented  at 
the  time  of  enrollment. 
If  for  any 
r eason  a  course  is  deferred,  it  must 
be  made  up. 

reached 

All  freshmen  and  all  new  students  in 
the  College  who  are  required  to  enroll 
in  Physical  Education ,  Health  and 
Recreation  for  Women  are  given  a 
physical  examination  at  the  Women's 
Gymnasium  by  members  of  the  staff 
of  the  Department. 

All  students  are  required  to  have 
gymnasium  suits.  In  order  to  insure 
uniformity  they  should  be  purchased 
at  the  Gymnasium  store.  The  outfit 
consists  of  short  bloomers,  gymnasium 

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shoes,  dance  costume,  tank  suit  and 
cap.  The  various  articles  may  be  pur 
chased  from  time  to  time  as  required. 
The  courses  in  Physical  Education, 
Health  and  Recreation  consist  of  the 
Service  Curriculum  and  the  Profes 
sional  Curriculum. 

Service  Curriculum.  This  curriculum 
consists  of  courses  for  freshman  and 
sophomore  students  who  are  required 
to 
take  Physical  Education,  Health 
and  Recreation.  Freshmen  are  re 
quired  to  elect  work  in  courses  141 
to  188  inclusive.  Sophomores  are  re 
quired  to  elect  work  in  courses  250a  to 
385  inclusive. 

Professional  Curriculum.  This  cur 
riculum  is  prescribed  for  students  who 
are  majoring  in  Physical  Education, 
Health  and  Recreation. 

ROTC 

The  military  program  at  Michigan 
State  College  consists  of  basic  and 
advanced  courses  in  the  senior  division 
of  the  Reserve  Officers  Training  Corps 
,established  by  the  National  Defense 
Act. 

ROTC  is  supervised  by  the  Depart 
ment  of  the  Army  in  Washington,  D.C. 
and  is  divided  into  two  parts,  basic, 

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which  is  required  of  all  non-veteran 
physically  fit  men  students;  and  ad 
vanced  which  is  optional.  Each  part 
requires  six  terms.  to  complete. 

The  basic  course  requires  four  hours 
per  week  for  1 %  credits.  The  ad 
vanced  course  requires  five  hours  per 
week  and  attendance  at  a  six-weeks 
summer  camp.  The  advanced  course 
is  for  three  credits. 

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All  students  completing 

the  ad 
vanced  course  are  eligible  for  com 
missions 
the  Offic;er's  Reserve 
Corps,  and  those  who  are  designated 
as  Distinguished  Military  Graduates 
are  eligible  for  commissions  in  the 
Regular  Army. 

Students  who  believe  they  are  ex 
empt  from 
the  basic  course  should 
consult  the  Registrar,  Robert  S.  Linton, 
in  the  Administration  building. 

Full  college  credit  for 

the  basic 
ROTC  course  and  eligibility  for  the 
advanced  course  will  be  granted  those 
who: 

1.  Have  served  one  full  year  or  more 
in  the  Army,  Navy,  Marine  Corps,  or 
Coast  Guard  during  the  period,  Janu 
ary  1,  1941  through  March  2,  1946. 

2.  Have  successfully  completed  two 
years  work  at  the  United  States  Mili-

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tary  Academy,  The  United  States 
Naval  Academy,  or  The  United  State's 
Coast  Guard  Academy. 

Men  students  with  less  service  time 

should  consult  the  Registrar. 

Statements  of  exemption  from  basic 
ROTC  must  be  obtained  from 
the 
registrar  and  presented  at  the  time  of 
enrollment. 

A 

contract  between 

the  United 
States  Government  and  the  advanced 
ROTC  student  is  signed  at  the  time 
of  enrollment  in  the  advanced  course 
which  requires  that  the  student  com 
plete  the  course  and  attend  summer 
camp.  The  contract  specifies  that  the 
student  be  paid  an  amount  equal  to 
the  commuted  U.  S.  Army  ration. 

Basic  students  must  pass  a  physical 
examination  equal  to  the  minimum  re 
quirements  for  enlistment  in  the  army. 
Advanced  students  must  pass  a  physi 
cal  exam  equal  to  the  minimum  re 
quirements  for  a  commission  in  thP 
army. 

OFFICE  OF  ALUMNI  RELATIONS 

The  office  of  Alumni  Relations.  di 
rected  by  Tom  King  is  located  on  the 
second  floor  of  the  Union  Annex.  Here 

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records  are  kept  on  all  graduates  and 
former  students  of  the  college. 

is  sent  free  of  charge 

The  "Record,"  the  Alumni  publica 
to  all 
tion, 
alumni  whose  addresses  are  available. 
Further  services  include  sending  out 
information  to  alumni  clubs  concern 
ing  new  graduates  in  their  areas,  or 
ganizing  new  clubs  and 
furnishing 
speakers  for  club  meetines. 

MEN'S  DORMITORIES 

Abbot  Hall-8 -5005 
Mason  Hall--8-5041 
Phillips  Hall-8 - 1501 
Quonset  Village-8- 1566 
Snyder  Hall-8-1553 
Wells  Hall-8-5051 

WOMEN'S  DORMITORIES 

North  Campbell-8-5081 
South  Campbell-8-3563 
East  Landon-8-2557 
West  Landon-8-2506 
East  Mary  Mayo-8-2591 
West .Mary  Mayo-8-3513 
North  Hall-8-3568 
North  Williams-8-3571 
South  Williams-8-5086 
East  Yakeley-8-1591 
West  Yakeley-8-5021 

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MEN'S  COOPERATIVE  HOUSES · 

Asher  House-417  Bailey,  8-7037 
Bower  House-708  W .  Michigan,  8-5937 
Ellsworth  House-218  Albert,  8-3591 
Hedrick  House-903  E.  Grand  River, 

8-3632 

Howland  Student  Co -op-323  Ann 

Street 

Motts  House-117  Louis,  8-1440 
Ulrey  House- 532  Abbott  Rd.,  8-2447 

WOMEN'S  COOPERATIVE  HOUSES 

Benson  House-321  M.A.C.,  8-4744 
Catherine  Black  House-118  Albert, 

3-1429 

Concord  House- 129  Division,  8-4538 
Ewing  House-307  Abbott  Rd.,  8-1843 
Potter  House-334  Evergreen,  8-3341 
Robinson  House-123  Albert,  8-1730 
Rochdale  House-406  M.A.C.,  8-2636 
Sanford  House-432  Abbott  Rd.,  8-3334 

FRATERNITIES 

Alpha  Epsilon  Pi-318 Elm  Place,  8-1338 
Alpha  Gamma  Rho-803  E .  Grand 

Rive r  Ave.,  8-4629 

Alpha  Phi  Alpha-110  Mason  Hall, 

8-5041 

Alpha  Tau  Omega-451  Evergreen, 

8-2575 

Beta  Tau- 247  Delta ,  8-2571  or  8-2572 

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Delta  Chi-101  Woodmere,  8-4439 
Delta  Rho-
Delta  Sigma  Phi-1212  E .  Grand  River 

Ave.,  8-5065 

Delta  Tau  D elta-335  E .  Grand  River 

Ave. ,  8-5122 

FarmHouse-526  Sunset  Lane ,  8-3553 
Kappa  Epsilon- 522  Bailey,  8- 3875 
Kappa  Sigma-224  Michigan  Ave ., 

8-2128 

Lambda  Chi  Alpha-128  Haslett,  8-1225 
Phi  Delta  Theta-626  Cowley,  8-5329 
Phi  Kappa  Tau- 223  Delta ,  8-3577 
Pi  Kappa  Phi-
Psi  Upsilon-810  W.  Grand  River  Ave., 

8-3026 
Rho  Beta-
Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon-131  Bogue, 

8-3941 

Sigma  Chi-729  E.  Grand  River  Ave., 

8-2839 

Sigma  Nu-444  Abbott  Rd.,  8-4696 
Theta  Chi-453  Abbott  Rd.,  8-3581 
Zeta  Beta  Tau-

SOROR I TIES 

Alpha  Chi  Omega- 548  M.A.C .,  8-5063 
Alpha  Gamma  D elta-139  Bailey,  8-2511 
Alpha  Omicron  Pi-505  M.A.C.,  8-2519 
Alpha  Phi-616  M.A.C.,  8-5061 
Alpha  Xi  Delta-413  Hillcrest,  8- 4637 
Chi  Omega-239  Oakhill ,  8-3555 

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Delta  Gamma-327  Hillcrest,  8-3528 
Delta  Zeta-523  Abbott  Rd. ,  8-3579 
Gamma  Phi  Beta- 314  Evergreen, 

8-1128 

Kappa  Alpha  Theta-303  Oakhill,  8-2567 
Kappa  Delta-421  Abbott  Rd.,  8-3337 
Kappa  Kappa  Gamma-605  M.A.C., 

8-2569 

Pi  Beta  Phi- 215  Evergreen,  8-3938 
Sigma  Kappa-518  M.A.C.,  8-2515 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha-207  Bogue,  8-3241 

MARRIED  HOUSING 

M.S.C.  Trailers-8 -1617 

Women's  Cooperative  League 

The  eight  cooperative  houses  for 
women  are  represented  by  a  women's 
cooperative  league  composed  of  one 
each 
elected 
representa1ive 
house.  Through  weekly  meetin gs  the 
council  studies  coordination  of 
the 
work  of  the  individual  houses  and  co  
operation  with  oth er  college  organi 
zations  in  activities. 

from 

Women's  cooperative  houses  at  MSC 
are  unique  in  that  they  are  semi- co  
operative.  This  means  t h at  the  women 
students  plan  the  menus ,  and  do  all 
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ing,  while  the  resident  director  is  the 
buyer  and  advisor. 

Residence 

provides 
training 
management. 

in  a 
excellent 
in  group 

cooperative  house 
for 
living  and  home 

opportunity 

Applicants  for  women's  cooperative 
housing  must  present 
three  recom 
mendations  indicating  their  good  citi 
zenship  and  adaptability  to  cooperative 
living.  Information  about  women's  co 
operative  housing  may  be  obtained  at 
the  Housing  Director's  office. 

CAMPUS  CHURCHES 

College  Lutheran  Church-Division  at 

Ann  St.  (Rev.  H .  C.  Wolf) 

Episcopal  College  Center-445  Abbott 
Road.  (Rev.  William  B.  Clebsch) 

First  Church  of  Christ  Scientist-

314  M.A.C.  Ave. 

Hillel  Foundation-319  Hillcrest  Ave . 

(Rabbi  Friedman) 

Peoples  Church-,200  W.  Grand  River 

Ave. 

St.  Thomas  Aquinas-601  Abbott  Road . 

(Fr.  J.  V.  MacEachin) 

Unity  Association-309  Orchard  St. 

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Activities  and  Sports 

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COLLEGE  CALENDAR  -

1948-49 

Fall  Quarter 

Sept.  13-Last  day  for  filing  creden 

tials  without  penalty. 

16-Entrance  examinations. 
18--Auditions 

in  applied  music 

and  music  tests. 

20-24-0rientation  week  and  reg 

istration. 

21, 2;2-Foreign  film,  "King's  Jes 

ter." 

23,  24-Foreign  film,  "Volpone." 
25-University  of  Michigan  foot 

ball  here. 
27-Classes  begin. 
27-New  York  Philharmonic  Or 
chestra  (lecture-concert) 
27-29-Fall  term  tryouts  a ll  stu 

dent  productions. 

Oct.  1-All  College 

dance,  Audi 

torium. 

2-Last  day  for  adding  courses 

or  changing  sections. 

2-Football,  University  of  Ha-

waii  here. 

2- Curtis  Nagel  (lecture-concert) 
4-Foreign  film,  "F.arrebique." 
6, 7-0pera,  " Romeo  and  Juliet." 
9-Murl  Dusing  (lecture-con-

cert) . 

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9-Track,  Notre  Dame  at  South 

Bend,  Ind. 

9-Football,  Notre  Dame  at 

South  Bend,  Ind. 

11-"Antoine  et  Antoinette ,"  for 

eign  film . 

12, 13-Ballet  Russe  de  Monte 

Carlo. 

16-Football-University  of  Ari-

zona  here. 

16-Homecoming  dance. 
13--"Naked  Fury"  (foreign  film) . 
23-Last  day  for  dropping 

courses. 

23-Harvest  Ball,  Women's  G ym. 
23-Alfred  Wolff  (lecture-con 

cert) 

25-Two  year  agricultural  short 

course  begins. 

25- RCA  ·victor  show  (lecture-

,  1 

concert). 

26-29-Extension  conference. 
27-Clifton  Fadiman  (lecture-

concert). 

28,  29, 30-Experimental  theater. 
29-IFC-PanHel  Dance. 
30-John  Ott,  Jr.,  (lecture-con-

cert) 

3{}-Last  day  for  withdrawal  with 
one-half  course  fee  refund. 

Nov.  1- Foreign  film . 

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2-Vienna  Boy  Choir  (lecture -

concert). 

5-Soph  Ball,  Auditorium . 
5,  6-Children's  Theater. 
6-Herb  and  Lois  Crisler  (lec-

ture-concert) 

8--Margaret  Webster  Shakes 

pearean  group  (lecture-con  
cert). 

9-Rebecca  West  (lecture  con 

cert). 

13-Lowell  Thomas,  Sr.  (lecture-

conoert) 

17,  18,  19, 20-Term  play. 
18-Entrance  Examinations. 
19-Last  day  for  applying  for 

diploma  fall  term. 

19-Coronation  Ball. 
20-Football,  Washington  State 

here. 

20-College  Carousel. 
22-NCAA  Track  Meet  here. 
22-Kermit  Roosevelt  (lecture-

concert). 

25-28-Thanksgiving  recess . 
27-Clifford  Kamen  (lecture  

conoert) . 
29-Foreign  film. 
30-Eva  LeGalliene  (lecture 

concert). 

Dec.  2,  3,  4-Studio  Theater. 

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2--Carey  M cwilliams  (lecture  

concert). 

3-Last  day  for  clearing  defi 

ciencies  fall  term. 

4-I  S  A  Dance. 
4--Michigan  basketball  at  Ann 

Arbor. 

4--John  Craig  (lecture - concert). 
5-Band  Concert,  Auditorium. 
6-Foreign  film. 
8-Bennett  Cerf  (lecture - con 

cert). 

9-17-Final  examinations. 
12-Christmas  Concert,  Audi 

torium. 

17-Fall  quarter  closes. 
18-Iowa  a t  East  Lansing,  bas 

ketball. 

20--Cornell  at  East  Lansing,  bas 

ketball. 

29-Mississippi  at  East  Lansing, 

basketball. 

Winter  Quarter 

30--Entrance  examinations. 

Jan.  3-5-Registration  of  students. 

5--Winter  short  courses  begin. 
6-Classes  b egin. 
6-Max  Eastman  (lecture  con 

cert). 

?-Basketball,  Marquett;i  here. 

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8---Lowell  Thomas,  Jr .  (lecture 

concert) . 

10-Basketball,  Detroit  here. 
12-Last  day  for  adding  courses 

or  changing  sections. 
13-William  Laurence  (lecture 

concert). 

14-Basketball,  Western  Reserve 

here. 

15-Robert  Stanton  (lecture-con 

cert). 

17-Jussi Bjoerling  (lecture-con 

cert). 

19-Helen  Kirkpatrick  (lecture 

concert). 

22-Cleveland  Grant  (lecture 

concert) . 

24-28---Farmer's  Week. 
26-Minneapolis  Symphony  (lec 

ture-concert). 

27-Basketball,  Wayne  here . 
27-John  Mason  Brown  (lecture 

concert). 

29-Alan  Villiers  (lecture-con 

cert). 

31-Basketball,  Michigan  here. 

F e b.  2-Last  day  for  dropping 

courses. 

~Trudi Schoop  (lecture-con 

cert) . 

4-Licia  Albanese  (lecture~con­

cert). 

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5-Count  Byron  d e  Prorok  (lee• 

ture - concert). 

8-Last  da y  for  withdrawal  with 
one -half  course  fee  refund. 

8-Walter  Duranty  (le cture -

concert). 
11, 12- J -Hop. 
12- Bas ketball,  Purdue  here. 
14,  16-Vladimir  Horowitz  (lec-

ture-concert). 

14- Basketball,  Minnesota  here . 
17- Entrance  Examinations. 
17- Archibald  MacLeish  (lecture-

concert). 

19- Basketball,  Virginia  here. 
19- Karl  Robinson  (lecture-con 

cert) . 

22-Basketball,  Notre  Dame  here. 
22- Last  day  for  applying  for 

diploma  winter  term. 

23, 24, 25 , 26-Winter  term  play. 

Mar.  4---Eight  week  short  course 

closes. 

4--Senior  Ball. 
5-Frederick  Muchetanz  (lec  

ture-concert). 
6-Band  concert. 
S-Her bert  Agar  (lecture - con  

cert). 

10-Burl  Ives  (lecture-concert). 
12-Herbert  Knapp  (lecture - con 

cert). 

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13-0rchestra  concert. 
14-22-Final  examinations. 
18,  19- High  school  basketball 

tournament. 

22-Winter  quarter  closes. 

Spring  Quarter 

Mar.  24-Entrance  Examinations. 

28,  29 , 30- Registration  of  stu 

dents . 

31-Classes  begin. 

April  2-John  Jay  (lecture-concert). 

4-Robert  Shaw  chorale  (lec 

ture-concert). 

5,  6, 7, 8-Dionysians  production. 
6-Last  day  for  adding  courses 

or  changing  sections. 

9-Peter  Koch  (lecture-concert). 
16-Vincent  Palmer  (lecture 

concert). 

20-Nadine  Conner  (lecture-con 

cert). 

27-Last  day  for  dropping 

courses. 

28-Entrance  examinations. 

May  6-Last  day  for  applying  for 

diploma  spring  term. 
8,  9,  10-Beethoven  festival. 
18,  19, 20, 21-Spring  term  play. 
20-Last  day  for  clearing  defi 
ciencies  spring  term . 

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28-Lower  peninsula  state  track 

meet. 

June  4--Alumni  Day. 

5-Commencement. 
7-15--Final  examinations. 
15-Spring  quarter  closes. 

LECTURE - CONCERT  SERIES 

Each  year  great  symphonies,  world 
renowned  singers,  ballet  companies, 
and  speakers  on 
literature,  science, 
national  and  international  affairs  are 
brought  to  the  campus.  Students  ex 
change  activity  book  coupons  for  tick 
ets  at  the  Union  ticket  office.  The 
ticket,  activity  book  and  student  iden 
tification  are  necessary  for  admittance 
at  the  door  of  the  auditorium.  A 
schedule  of  events  is  posted  at  the 
Union  ticket  office  and  is  printed  in 
the  State  News. 

INTERNATIONAL  CENTER 

International  Center,  operated  by  the 
International  Institute, 
all-c o 11 e  g  e 
functions  wit h  a 
three-fold  purpose. 
It  helps  to  acquaint  foreign  students 
with  the  American  way  of  life,  pro-
vides  opportunities  for  local  students 
and  townspeople  to  meet  foreign  stu-
dents,  and  strives  to  foster  and  pre-

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serve 
friendship. 

international 

good-will 

and 

Thirty"seven  foreign  countries  are 
represented  at  MSC  by  students  and 
professors.  International  Center  is  di 
rected  by  Dr.  Shao  C.  Lee,  of  China, 
who  is  aided  by  an  advisory  commit 
tee  appointed  by  President  Hannah. 

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Open  houses  and  "get  acquainted 
teas"  are  held  frequently  to  emphasize 
that  local  students  as  well  as  foreign 
students  are  invited  to  participate  in 
all  activities.  Cultural  groups  hold 
weekly  discussion  meetings.  Friday 
evenings 
social 
club 
gatherings,  and  forums  are  held  Sun 
days. 

sponsors 

the 

Foreign interest and language  groups, 
such  as  the  French  and  Latin  clubs, 
the  Center. 
have  meetings  within 
Special  events 
these 
clubs  include  an  annual  Cosmopolitan 
Ball  and  International  Festival,  holi 
day  parties  and  foreign  programs. 

sponsored  by 

Weekly  radio  talks,  speaker  and  in 
formation  services,  and  personal  help 
to  students  are  among  the  Center's 
It  also  sponsors  a 
other  activities. 
monthly  publication,  the  MSC  Inter 
national  Center  News,  a  library  and 
art  exhibitions. 

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!VIUSIC 

In  addition  to  the  regular  courses 
offered  by  this  department,  there  are 
now  many  extra  curricular  student 
activities  open  to  both  men  and  wo 
men.  Tryouts  for  these  organizations 
are  held  in  the  opening  week  of  fall 
term,  the  time  of  the  actual  tryouts 
being  announced  on  the  various  bulle 
tin  boards  on  the  campus.  This  group 
includes  the  Michigan  State  College 
Band, 
the  Symphony  Orchestra,  the 
Women's  Glee  Club,  the  Men's  Glee 
Club,  the  Chorus  and  the  A  Cappella 
Choir.  All 
these  organizations  give 
public  concerts  at  intervals  throughout 
the  year.  The  Orchestra  offers  a  ser 
ies  of  concerts  and  accompanies  one 
artist  on 
the  Concert  Course  in  a 
concerto;  and  the  Band  will  continue 
its  open  air  concerts  in  the  spring 
term.  besides  appearing  at  athletic 
events  throughout  the  year. 

A  Concert  Series  was  instituted  for 
the  music  auditorium  to  meet  the  need 
for  soloists  and  chamber  music  re 
citals  in  more  intimate  surroundings 
than  those  provided  by  the  college 
auditorium.  Music  majors  are  admitted 
without  charge,  but  any  student  may 
purchase  a  season  ticket  for  a  small 
sum.  Typical  of  the  outstanding  ar -

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tists 
to  be  enjoyed  are  Huberman , 
violinist·  the  Budapest  String  Quartet; 
soprano;  and  John 
Lotte  Lehman, 
Kirkpatrick,  pianist . 

Further  information  concerning  the 
Department  of  Music  and  its  activi 
ties  may  be  obtained  at  the  office  in 
the  Music  Building . 

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STUDENT  COUNCIL 

The  Student  council  is  the  elective 
body  representing  and  directing  the 
activities  of  all undergraduate students. 
Its  powers  include  legislation  concern 
ing  student  affairs,  and  recommenda 
tion  to  the  administration  on  matters 
between  the  students  and  faculty  or 
student 
administration.  Control  of 
elections,  supervision  of  all  honoraries. 
and  action  on  matters  pertaining  to 
the  student  body  are  more  of the  func 
tions  of  Student  council,  which  strives 
to  bring  closer  understanding  and  co  
operation  between  students  and  fac 
ulty. 

Representatives  are  elected  to  the 
Student  council  from  living  districts 
which  the  council  designates.  Elected 
representatives  must  live  in  the  dis 
trict  from  which  they  were  elected 
during  the  tenure  of  their  office.  All 
Student  council  members  must  main 
tain  an  all-college  one -point. 

During  the  past  year,  Student  coun 
cil  has  co-sponsored  the  Mardi  Gras, 
the  Homecoming  celebration,  and  the 
. Publication  of  this  handbook.  These 
are  but  a  few  of  the  many  activities 
of  the  Student  council. 

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CONSTITUTION  OF  THE  STUDENT 
GOVERNMENT  OF  MICHIGAN 
STATE  COLLEGE 

Preamble 

We,  the  students  of  Michigan  State 
College,  recognizing  that  the  purpose 
of  this  institution  is  to  train  young 
men  and  women  in  the  higher  ideals 
of  citizenship;  and  believing  that  a 
representative  student  government  to 
assist  the  faculty  in  maintaining  or 
derly  supervision  of  student  affairs 
and  organizations  is  essential  to  this 
end,  do  establish  this  constitution. 

Article  I  - Legislative 

Section  1.  All legislative  functions  of 
shall  be 

the 
student  government 
vested  in  the  Student  Cc:mncil. 

Section  2.  Representation 

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Student  Council  shall  be  accorded  by 
districts,  as  provided  in  the  Ordinances 
of  the  Student  government. 

on 

Section  3.  Ex-officio 

shall  be  accorded 
Men  and  the  Counselor  of  Women. 

representation 
the  Counselor  of 

Section  4.  All  legislation  pertaining 
to  the  student  body  shall  be  in  the 

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form  of  Ordinances  of  the  student  gov 
ernment. 

Section  5.  Ordinances  of  the  student 
government  shall  become  effective  up  
on  receiving  a  majority  of  those  votes 
cast  on  the  question. 
Section  6.  Standing 

the 
Student  Council  shall  become  effective 
upon  receiving  a  two-thirds  majority 
of  those  votes  cast  on  the  question 
at  two  consecutive  regular  meetings. 
They  shall  provide  for  the  conduct  of 
Council  business  including: 

rules  of 

(a)  Frequency  of  regular  meetings. 
for 
(b)  Parliamentary 
those  procedures  not  covered  in 
this  constitution. 

authority 

(c)  Compilation  and  publication  of 
the  student 

all  Ordinances  of 
government. 

Section  7.  Special  meetings  of  the 
Student  Council  shall  be  called  by  the 
President  upon  written 
request  of 
twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  active 
members. 

Section  8.  Two -thirds  of  the  active 
members  of  the  Student  Council  shall 
constitute  a  quorum. 

Section  9.  The  Student  Council  may, 
by  two-thirds  majority  vote,  expel  any 

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officer  or  member  of  the  student  gov 
~ .. ernment  for  cause. 

Articl e  II - Executive 

Section  1.  The  executive  functions 
of  the  student  government  shall  be 
vested  in  the  office  of  the  President 
of  the  student  government. 

Section  2.  At 

fourth  meeting 
the 
following  the  election  of  new  members 
of  the  Student  Council  the  Council 
shall  elect by secret  ballot,  from  among 
its  members,  a  President,  Vice  Presi 
dent,  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Ballot 
ing  shall  continue  until  one  candidate 
shall  receive  a  clear  majority.  Those 
elected  shall  hold  office  from  the  time 
of  their  election  until  such  time  as 
succeeding  officers  shall  have  been 
installed.  Nominations  for  these  offi 
ces  shall  not  be  made  before  the  third 
meeting  of  the  new  Student  Council. 

Section  3.  The  President  may  call 
special  meetings  of  the  Student  Coun 
cil  upon  twenty-four  hour  notice. 

Section  4.  The  President  shall: 
(a)  With  the  consent  of  the  Stu 
dent  Council,  fill  all  vacancies 
on  the  Student  Council  by  ap-

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pointment  of  a  qualified  resident 
of  the  district  in  which  the- va 
cancy  occurs. 

(b)  Be  advised  and  assisted  by  an 
Executive  Board  composed  of: 

(1)  President  of  Men's  Council. 

(2)  Presidents  of  Associated  Women 
Students,  Activities  Board  and 
Judiciary  Board 

(3)  President  of  Union  Board. 

( 4)  Class  Presidents. 

(5)  Chairmen  of  such  Student  Coun 
cil  standing  committees  as  the 
President  deems  necessary. 

Section  5.  The  Vice  President  shall 
assu me  the  duties  of  the  President  in 
the  event  of  the  President's  absence 
or  removal. 

Section  6.  The  Secretary  shall  main 
tain  complete  records  of  the  student 
government,  and  perform  other  duties 
generally  expected  of  a  secretary. 

Section  7.  The  Treasurer  shall  pre 
pare  and  submit  for  Council  approval, 
at  the  second  meeting  of  the  fall  term, 
the  ensuing  year,  and 
a  budget  for 
perform  other  duties  generally  ex 
pected  of  a  treasurer. 

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Article  III - Amendments 

Section  1.  Amendments  to  this  con 
stitution  may  be  proposed  by  the  Stu 
dent  Council  or  by  a  petition  signed 
by  five  per  cent  of  the  regularly  en 
rolled  undergraduate  student  body. 

if 

election,  or, 

Section  2.  P  r  o  p  o s  e  d  amendments 
shall  be  put  to  the  vote  of  the  student 
body  at  the  next  succeeding  regular 
the 
general  college 
cause  is  deemed  sufficient  by  the  Stu 
dent  Council,  at  a  special  vote  for 
that  purpose  by  the  Student  Council. 
amend 
ment,  together  with  the  parts  affected 
by 
the  amendment,  shall  be  pub 
lished  in  the  MSC  student  newspaper 
on  at  least  four  separate  days  during 
the  two  weeks  prior  to  the  vote. 

Section  3.  The 

proposed 

Section  4.  Proposed 

amendments, 
upon  receiving  the  affirmative  vote  of 
a  majority  of  those  votes  cast  on  the 
issue,  and  having  been  approved  by 
institution,  shall 
the  faculty  of  this 
immediately  become  a  part  of 
this 
constitution. 

Article  IV - Adoption 

Section  1.  This  constitution  shall  be 
declared  adopted  immediately  follow 
ing  faculty  approval  and  a  majority 

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affirmative  vote  of  those  students  vot 
ing  on 
effect  immediately  upon  adoption. 

the  question. 

It  shall 

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self-governing 

A .W.S.  are  the  initials  representing 
the  women's 
body. 
Every  undergraduate  becomes  a  mem 
ber  upon  registration,  privileged 
to 
vote  in  all  A.W.S.  elections.  Business 
of  the  association  is  carried  on  by 
activities  and  judiciary  boards. 

The  Judiciary  board  is  the  law  en 
forcing  agency  of  A.W .S.  Its  purpose 
is  to  supervise  all  matters  pertaining 
to  the  social  conduct  of  the  women 
students  and  to  interpret  and  enforce 
rules  governing  conduct.  The  Activi 
ties  Board  considers  plans  for  women's 
activities,  helps  finance  worthy  proj 
ects,  and  formulates  social  policies.  It 
is  composed  of  elected  members  from 
sixteen  women's  organizations. 

The  A.W.S.  aids  in  college  residence 
elections  each  term,  conducts  leader  
ship  training,  the  Big  Sister  program 
and  Lantern  Night. 
It  helps  sponso~ 
freshman  orientation  and  the  annual 
Spinster  Spin. 

Further  particulars  may  be  obtained 
at  the  A.W.S.  office  in  the  east  wing 
of  the  Union. 

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MEN'S  COUNCIL 

Men's  Council  coordinates  the  activ 
ities  of  all  men's  organizations  and 
presents  men's  problems 
to  the  ad 
ministration  and  to  the  Student  Coun 
cil.  Any  men's  organization  on  campus 
may  become  a  member  of  this  gov 
erning  body  by  petitioning  for  and 
being  accepted  by  a 
two-thirds  vote 
of  th e  council. 

INTERFRATERNITY  COUNCIL 

The 

is  an 

Interfraternity  council 
organization  set  up  by  social  fraterni 
ties  on  campus  for  the  purpose  of  pro 
moting  the  interes ts  of  Greek  letter 
societies.  Among  the  functions  of  the 
rushing 
IFC 
s ponsoring  of 
s mokers  and  open  houses 
through 
which  the  active  members  of  the  fra 
ternities  become  acquainted  with  other 
students  who  are  interested  in  joining 
a  social  fraternity. 

the 

is 

The  IFC  consists  of  two  representa 
tives  from  each  of  the  nineteen  social 
fraternities  on  campus  and  acts  as  a 
representative  of  these  groups  in  mat 
ters  concerning  the  student  body  and 
college  administration.  Other  activities 
of  the  council  include  the  sponsoring 
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fraternities,  awarding  of 
trophy 
to  the  group  having  the  highest  scho 
lastic  average  throughout  the  school 
test 
year,  and  the  sponsoring  of  a 
given  to  all  pledges  before  they  may 
take  active  initiation  in  a  fraternity. 

PANHELLENIC  COUNCIL 

PanHellenic  C o  u  n  c  i  i,  nicknamed 
"PanHel,"  composed  of  two  represen 
tatives  from  each  of  State's  sixteen 
national  sororities,  is  the  supervisory 
board  of  sororities.  Its  purpose  is  to 
maintain  high  standards  of  fraternity 
life  and  govern  interfraternity  rela 
tions  within  the  college. 

Projects 

include  sponsoring  Towar 
Gardens,  the  Sorority  Sing  and  Greek 
Week,  and  supervising  all 
rushing. 
PanHel  also  organizes  the  sorority  side 
of  the  Interfraternity-PanHel  Dance. 

BIG-SISTER  COUNC IL 

Headed  by 

two  co-chairmen  and 
made  up  of  voluntary  upperclassmen, 
the  Big  Sister  Council  system  aims  to 
help  freshmen  and  transfer  women  to 
become  acquainted  with,  and  make 
adjustments  to  life  at  Michigan  State. 
to 
be  councilors  are  given  a  brief  train -

the  spring,  women  wishing 

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ing  course  to  acquaint  them  with  their 
duties  as  "big  sisters."  The  "big"  and 
"little"  sisters  correspond  during  the 
summer,  and  contact  each  other  when 
they  arrive  on  the  campus.  It  is  the 
duty  of  the  "big"  sister  to  be  confi 
dant,  friend  and  guide  for  her  "little" 
sister,  both  in  social  and  scholastic 
matters. 

WOMEN'S • ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATI ON 

The  Women's  Athletic  Association 
program  on  the  Michigan  State  College 
campus  is  varied  in  scope  to  appeal  to 
all  coeds.  In  an  attempt  to  completely 
its  purpose,  W .A.A.  organizes 
fulfill 
and  executes  two  activity  programs, 
intramural  and  interclass. 

Intramural  Program 

The  intramural  program,  which  does 
not  require  any  particular  skill, 
is 
set  up  for  competition  between  dormi 
tories, 
sororities,  co-ops  and  other 
organizations.  Competition  in  volley 
ball ,  swimming,  bowling,  golf,  tennis, 
and  softball  is  included  in  the  year's 
sche dule  of  p lay. 

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Each  o rganization  which  wins 
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is  presented  a  trophy  and  th e  Wom cn'3 
Intramural  Trophy  is  awarded  in  the 
spring  to  the  group  that  has  won  the 
highest  number  of  points  competing  in 
the  six  sports.  This  trophy  becomes 
the  permanent  property  of  any  group 
which  manages  to  win  it  three  years 
ln  succession. 

Interclass  Program . 

the 

interclass 

competition 

The  W .A.A.  Interclass  program  fur 
nishes  competition  to  the  more  skilled 
coeds  on  the  campus.  Sports  included 
in 
are 
hockey  and  soccer  in  the  fall  term· 
basketball  and  bowling  in  the  winter 
term ;  and  softball  in  the  spring  term. 
Individual  activities,  such  as  bicycling, 
canoeing,  hiking,  horseback· riding,  ice 
skating  and  roller  skating  are  also 
included  in  the  interclass  program. 

Annual  Events 

W.A.A.  sponsors  three  annual  events 
each  year:  a  hike  to  the  W.A.A .  cabin 
for  freshmen  held  early  in  the  fall 
term;  a  cross-country  hike  for  all 
term;  and  an 
coeds  also  held  fall 
overnight  canoe  trip  on  the  Red  Cedar 
held  spring  term. 

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Telegraphic  Meets 

In  addition  to  the  intramural  and 
interclass  programs,  skilled  coeds  com 
pete  in  the  National  Telegraphic  Meets 
in  bowling,  swimming,  and  archery. 
Scores  are  telegraphed  to  colleges  and 
universities 
the  United 
throughout 
States. 

Governing  Board 

Directing  and  supervising  the  W.A.A. 
programs  is  the  Women's  Athletic  As 
sociation  Board  of  six  student  officers 
elected  each  winter  term.  Also  on  the 
board  are  ten  sport  managers  drawn 
from  the  various  activities. 

Membership 

All  coeds  on  the  MSC  campus  are 
automatically  members  of  W.A.A.  but 
only  those  who  have  earned  100  activ 
ity  points  within  the  organization  are 
considered  eligible  to  vote.  Points  are 
allotted  to  each  W .A.A .  activity. 

DRAMATICS 

Any  student  in  good  academic  stand 
ing  is  invited  to  try  out  for  the  major 
play  presented  each  term  by  the  de 
partment  of  Speech  and  Dramatics 
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ma1ics  honorary.  The  major 
term 
play  is  presented  In  Fairchild  Theater 
for  four  night's  duration.  Tryouts  will 
be  held  at  the  beginning  of  each  term. 
Freshmen  and  sophomores  are  urged 
to  try  out  for  Studio  Theater  produc 
tions.  The  Studio  Theater  presents  a 
series  of  one-act  plays  and  one  full 
length  play  each  term  in  room  49 
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Auditorium.  The  organization's 
members  are  chosen  at  the  beginnini;: 
of  fall  term  on  a  trial  basis.  Studio 
Theater  is  a  group  which  trains  stu 
dents  who  are  not  experienced  enough 
to  be  given  a  part  in  the  major  term 
play. 

Tryouts  are  also  held  each  term  for 
Children's  Theater, 
department 
sponsored  group  which  presents  plays 
to  an  audience  of  children  in  Fair 
child  theater  and  on  sta1e  tours. 

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Backstage  workers  are  needed  for 
each  production  to  arrange  set  design, 
costume  work, 
lighting,  and  stage 
management. 

BOARD  OF  PUBLICATIONS 

The  Board  of  Publications  supervises 
the  six  campus  publications by approv 
ing  appointments  to  staffs  and  acting 
in  an  advisory  capacity.  The  seven-

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man  board  is  composed  of  the  manag 
ing  editor  of  The  State  News,  Wolver 
ine  editor,  and  a  third  student  member 
selected  by  vote,  with  the  dean  of 
students,  administrative  assistant 
to 
the  president,  college  comptroller,  and 
head  of  the  Journalism  department. 

THE  MICHIGAN  STATE  NEWS 

The  Michigan  State  News,  daily  stu 
dent  newspaper,  welcomes  any  student 
who  wishes  to  work  on  its  staff.  The 
State  News  offices  are  on  the  third 
floor  of  the  east  wing  of  the  Union 
building.  Positions  on  the  newspaper 
in  editorial,  advertising,  and  circula 
tion  departments  are  open  to  any  stu 
dent  in  good  standing. 

THE  WOLVERINE 

The  Wolverine,  college  yearbook,  is 
published  late  in  the  spring  term.  It 
presents  a  panoramic  view  in  stories 
and  pictures  of  the  important  events 
on  the  campus  during  the  school  year. 
Including  a  survey  of  departmental 
activities,  athletics,  classes,  and  cam 
the  Wolverine  depicts 
pus  features, 
the  highlights  of  college 
The 
Wolverine  offices  are  on  the  Union 
building's  third  floor  of  the  east  wing. 

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SPARTAN  MAGAZINE 

The  Spartan  magazine  is  a  student 

monthly  publication  devoted  to  inter 
views,  sketches,  essays,  fiction,  poetry, 
cartoons,  pictures,  and  columns ,  both 
serious  and  humorous.  Offices  of  the 
magazine  are 
third 
floor  of  the  east  wing  of  the  Union 
building. 

located  on 

the 

MSC  VETERINARIAN 

A  quarterly  magazine  published  by 
students  of  the  School  of  Veterinary 
Medicine  for  the  profession.  Articles 
of  interest  to  the  field  of  veterinary 
medicine  are  included  in  this  official 
publication  of 
the  student  chapter, 
MSC  Veterinary  Alumni  association. 

SPARTAN  ENGINEER 

Students  of  the  School  of  Engineer 
this  quarterly  magazine 
ing  publish 
which  serves  as  a  professional  maga  
zine  but  contains  many  articles  of  in 
t erest  to  students  of  engineering. 

THE  HOMESTEADER 

The  Michigan  State  Homesteader  is 
an . outlet  for .the  exchange  of  students ' 
ideas  on  problems  in  agriculture  and 

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home  economics,  which  aims  to  inte  
grate  the  schools  of  agriculture  and 
home  economics.  The  student  maga 
zine  is  published  from  room  112,  Agri 
cu lture  hall.  Any  student  interested 
in  agriculture  or  home  economics  may 
work  on  either  the  ed itorial  or  busi 
ness  staff. 

ORGANIZATIONS 

Announcements  of  Meetings 
in  State  News 

Alpha  Epsilon  Rho-Honora r y  radio 
fraternity  is  m a d e  up  of  s tud e nts  w ho 
have  participated 
in  radio  programs 
in  the  capacity  of  actor,  writer,  di  
rector,  producer,  or  sound  effects  t ech 
nician.  R a dio  broadcasts  are  pre 
pared  and  presented  by  members  of 
this  organization. 

Alpha  Psi  -

Veterinary  medicine 
honorary,  requires  a  high  acad emic 
rating  for  membership  and  sponsors 
trips  to  laboratories  for  members. 

Alpha  Zeta - Agricultural  honorary, 
limits  membership  to  men  who  rank 
in  the  upper  two-fifths  of  their  classes. 
A  field  day  is  sponsored  each  year. 

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Beta  Alpha  Sigma-Landscape  archi 
tecture  and  allied  arts  honorary,  is 
made  up  of  upperclassmen  who  have 
achieved  an  above  average  scholastic 
rating  in their  field  of  landscape  archi 
tecture  or  the  allied  arts. 

Delta  Phi  Delta  - Art  honorary. 
Sponsors  art  workshops,  trips  to  art 
lectures  and  exhibits.  The 
centers, 
honorary  cooperates  with  the  Lincoln 
community  center. 

Kappa  Alpha  Mu  -

Photographic 
honorary  of  the  Journalism  depart 
ment.  Membership  is  limited  to  talent 
ed  and  interested  photo-journalists  of 
sophomore  class  standing  or  higher. 
Photographic  exhibits  are  sponsored. 

Kappa  Alpha  Sigma-Honorary  flori 
culture  sorority,  admits  to  membership 
women  floriculturists  with  a  high  point 
average  in  horticulture  courses. 

Kappa  Delta  Pi-Education  honorary, 
sponsors  talks  by  speakers  who  pre 
sent  the  chief  educational  problems  of 
the  present  day.  Limited  to  upper 
classmen  with  a  high  scholastic  stand 
ing. 

Omicron  Nu-Home  economics  hon 
orary  promotes  scholarship, 
leader 
ship,  and  research  in  home  economics. 
Membership  is  limited  to  junior  and 

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senior  home  economics  majors  who 
maintain  a  high  scholastic  average. 

Phi  Kappa  Phi-National  scholastic 
honorary  for  all  departments  of  the 
college.  Members  are  those  students 
who  have  attained  the  highest  scho 
lastic  averages.  Scholastic  awards  are 
presented  to  outstanding  freshmen  and 
sophomores. 

Pi  Kappa  Delta-Interest  group 
in 
forensics  is  open  to  all  interested  stu 
in  a 
dents  who  have  participated 
specified  number  of  debates,  or 
in 
oratory  or  extemporaneous  speaking 
contests. 

Pi  Mu  Epsilon-Mathematics  honor 
society,  composed  of  students  inter  
ested  in  mathematics  who  have  at 
tained  a  high  scholastic  average 
in 
that  field. 

Scabbard  and  Blade-Honorary  for 
the  advanced  corps  of  cadets.  Eligible 
students  are  notified  by  their  first  ser 
geant  and  upon  expression  of  desire 
to  affiliate,  are  considered  for  mem 
bership. 

Sigma  Delta  Pi  -

Spanish  language 
limits  membership  to  stu 
honorary 
dents  who  have  completed  three  col 
lege  years  of  Spanish  or  the  equiva-

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lent ,  with  a  high  scholastic  average 
in  that  study. 

Tau  Beta  Pi-Engineering  honorary 
honors  outstanding  students  in  the  field 
and  functions  as  an  engineering  serv 
ice  organization. 

Tau  Sigma-Honorary  for  students 
in  the  schools  of  science  and  arts,  or 
business  and  public  service.  The  or 
ganization  distributes  an  effective  study 
booklet  to  freshmen. 

Agricultural  Extension  Club  - Local 
organization  which  limits  membership 
to  students  who  are  interested  in  agri 
cultural  and  home  economics  extension 
activities. 

The  Alethians-The  campus  philoso 
phy  club  for  all  interested  in  the  study 
of  philosophy  who  are  cooperative  in 
discussion  and  tolerant  of  the  attitude 
of  others. 

Amateur  Radio  Club- Local  group 
owns  an  amateur  radio  station  on 
ca mpus .  Senior  members  are  licensed 
amateurs  and  supervise  other  mem 
bers  who  wish  to  use  the  club's  radio 
equipment. 

MSC  Band-Plays  at  football  and 
bas ketball  games,  at  commencement 
exercises  and  other  college  functions . 

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Membership  requirements  include  an 
audition.  Band  members  may  obtain 
college  credit  for  participation  in  the 
band.  Women  do  not  take  part  in  the 
marching  band . 

Block  and  Bridle  Club-Local  or 
ganization  which 
limits  membership 
to  students  majoring  in  animal  hus 
bandry  or 
livestock. 
interested 
This  group  sponsors  annual  horse 
shows  and  intercollegiate  meat  and 
livestock  judging  teams. 

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i•ts  members  and 

College  Chess  Club  - An  interest 
group  for  students  interested  in  chess. 
The  organization  conducts  tournaments 
inter-club 
among 
matches  to  aid  its  members  in  im 
proving  their  knowledge  of  the  game. 
Chinese  Student  Club-An  organiza 
tion  of  students  who  are  interested  in 
China  which  lists  as  its  purpose  the 
international  undec 
promotion  of 
standing. 

Dairy  Club--Any  student  or  faculty 
member 
interested  in  dairying  may 
b ecome  a  member.  The  club  plans 
talks,  a  dairy  cl ub  breakfast  on  alumni 
day,  a nd  presents  awards  to  outstand 
ing  dairy  students. 

Delta  Gamma  Mu-Interest  group  in 
fencing.  The  organization 

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provides  for  fencing 
sponsors  intercollegiate  women's  fenc 
ing  meets. 

instruction  and 

Delta  Psi  Kappa-Women's  physical 
education  honorary,  provides  recrea  
tional  events  and  studies  the  future 
promotion  and  requirements  of  recrea 
tional  work. 

Dionysians  - An  all  student  group 
which  writes,  produces,  directs,  and 
stages  a  musical  comedy  each  year  on 
campus.  The  musical  comedy  runs 
four  nights  each  spring  term . 

D. Z. V.  Brotherhood  - An  athletic 
brotherhood  which  aims  to  further  the 
efforts  of  men  interes•ted  in  athletics 
through  organizing  teams  for  competi 
tion  in  all  college  athletic  programs. 
Students  who  have  athletic  ability  are 
eligible  for  membership.  A  unanimous 
vote  of  members  is  required  for  can 
didates  to  be  admitted  to  the  organi  
zation. 

Farm  Economics  Club 

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Interest 

group  for  students  and  faculty  inter 
ested  in  farm  management  and  agri 
cultural 
The 
investigated ,  discussed 
problems  are 
and  acted  upon  by  members  of  the 
club . 

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Forestry  Club-All  students  enrolled 
in  the  forestry  courses  are  eligible  to 
join  the  club.  Dances,  a  field  day,  and 
smokers  are  sponsored.  Members  take 
care  of  plantings  in  the  Tourney  ar 
boretum. 

Campus  4-H - An  organization  for 
students  who  are  interested  in  social 
and  educational  leadership  of  rural 
youth. 

M.S.C.  Geographers  Club-Member 
ship 
limited  to  students  who  have 
been  accepted  as  a  major  or  graduate 
student  and  the  staff  of  the  Geography 
Department.  Activities 
include  field 
trips,  lectures,  discussions,  and  social 
events. 

Graduate  Student  Organization-Any 

person  enrolled  in  the  school  of  grad 
uate  studies  is  eligible  for  member 
ship.  The  group  is  organized  to  further 
social  and  cultural  unity  among  the 
g raduate  students . 

Green  Splash-An  interest  group  for 
women  students 
in  water  activities. 
Green  Splash  is  limited  to  qualified 
swimmers  who  have  been  a  member 
of  their  class  swimming  team .  The 
club  sponsors  swimming  parties  and  a 
water  pageant. 

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Horticulture  Club  - Local  organiza 
tion  for  students  interested  in  hort( 
culture. 

Hotel  Association-All  students  en 
rolled  in  or  indicating  a  preference 
for  hotel  administration  curriculum 
are  eligible  for  membership.  The  or 
ganization  operates  an  employment 
bureau  and  has  established  an  alumni 
association. 

Housing  and  Lumber  Merchandising 
Club-Limited  to  students  majoring  in 
Housing  and  Lumber  Merchandising. 
·speakers,  movies,  and  other  instruc  
tional  data  are  obtained  for  general 
meetings  of  the  organization. 

Independent  Students  Association  -
Conducts  a  ride  bureau  and  the  flash 
card  cheering  section  at football  games. 
It  also  sponsors  parties,  picnics  and 
dances. 

International  Relations  Club  - Any 
registered  student may  become  a  mem 
ber  of 
the  organization.  Members 
study  and  discuss  international  affairs 
and  attempt  to  promote  the  interest  in 
international  problems  among  the  stu 
dent  body. 

Jazz  Club  -

Prospective  members 

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must  declare  an  interest  in  jazz.  The 
organization  polls 
the  student  body 
for  preference  of  name  bands  and 
soloists,  holds  jazz  concerts,  jam  ses  
sions, 
sessions,  and  enables 
members  to  collect  a n d  exchange  rec 
ords. 

record 

Junior  Farm  Bureau - Attempts  to 
develop  the  interests  of  young  poop!<• 
in  all  phases  of  rural  welfa~e.  particu 
larly  stressing  the  value  of  coopera 
tion,  unified  action  and  organization 
to  further  educational 
consciousness; 
advantages 
and  promote  programs 
which  will  resuH  in  n ew  rural  leader 
ship. 

Junto  Club  -

Students  must  have 
completed 
the  Basic  English  course 
and  one  t erm's  work  in  literature  or 
composition  to  be  qualified  for  mem 
bership.  The  club  promotes  interest 
and  attempts  to  further  knowledge  in 
the  literary  arts. 

Landscape  Architecture  and  Urban 

Planning  Society- Interest  group  lim 
ited  to  students  of  Landscape  Archi 
tecture  and  Urban  Planning. 

League  of  Women  Voters  - Campus 
group  promotes  political  responsibility 
through  informed  and  active  partici-

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citizens 

pation  of 
in  government. 
Membership  is  limited  to  those  duly 
registered  students  who  subscribe  to 
policies  of  the  organization. 

Le  Tricolore-Students  who  are  in 
terested  in  France  and  the  French 
language,  and  who  wish 
to  speak 
French  may  JOm 
this  organization. 
Group  discussions  and  the  showing  of 
films  and  slides  are  planned  to  in 
in 
students 
interest  of 
crease 
France  and  the  French  language. 

the 

Men's  Glee  Club-Limits  membership 
to  students  who  have  the  ability  to 
sing  on  pitch  and  read  music.  This 
group  performs  at  functions  on  and 
outside  the  campus. 

Men's  Physical  Education  Majors 
Club-Limited 
to  men  majoring  or 
minoring  in  physical  education,  and  in 
instructors  associated  with  physical 
education  courses. 

Metallurgical  Engineering  Society  -
An  ·interest  group  for  all  students  i n 
terested  in the  fie ld  of  metallurgy.  The 
society  meets  for  the  purpose  of  ex 
tending  the  knowledge  and  interests  of 
its  members  in  the  field. 

Officers  Club  - All  students  in  ad-

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vanced  military  Classes  are  eligible  for 
membership.  The  club  sponsors  sev 
eral  social  and  educational  events  each 
year. 

Orchesis  - Modern  dance  interest 
group  open  to  women  who  are  able 
to  pass  a  test  in  technique  and  com 
position  of  the  dance.  A  program  of 
dances  is  presented  each  spring. 

Parachute  Club-A  voluntary  non 
profit  association  of 
former  para 
troopers  which  promotes  social  activi 
ties  for  its  members. 

Women's  PEM  Club  -

Limited  to 
women  majoring  or  minoring  in  physi 
cal  education,  the  organization  spon 
sors  social  affairs  and  publishes  a 
newsletter  of  alumni  doings. 

Phi  Alpha  Theta-History  honorary 
made  up  of  students  of  high  academic 
rating  in  history  who  are  interested 
in  encouraging  the  study  of  history. 

Police  Science  Group-Open  to  all 
male  students  participating  in  Police 
Administration  or  Military  Police.  The 
group  aims  to  promote  a ·  greater  un 
derstanding  of  police  science. 

Porpoise  Fraternity-Organization  for 

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men  who  have  shown· a  marked  ability· 
and  active  interest  in  swimming.  All 
candidates  for  membership  in  Porpoise 
must  have  been  in  attendance  at  MSC 
for  at  least  three  terms. 

Poultry  Science  Club-Interest  group 
for  any  student  or  members  of  the 
faculty 
in  poultry  hus 
bandry. 

interested 

Pre-Law  Club-Limited  to  students 
who  are  undergoing  pre-law  training 
on  campus.  The  organization  obtains 
information on the various  law  schools. 

Progressive  Party-Limited  to  under 
graduates  desirous  of  supporting  ac 
tively  the  Progressive  Party  of  the 
United  States,  its  candidates  and  prin 
ciples. 

Psychological  Society-Open  to  psy 
chology  majors  and  others  who  have 
demonstrated  an  interest  in  psychol 
ogy.  Membe rs  are  afforded  an  oppor 
tunity  to  become  more  familiar  with 
vocational  opportunities  in  psychology 
and  explore  special  fields  of  interest. 

Public  Administration  Club-Open  to 
majors  in  public  administration.  The 
organization  promotes  extra-curricular 
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lie  administration  methods  and  pro 
cedures  through  group  discussion. 

Radio  Guild-Provides  an  opportunity 
for  experience  in  all  activities  con 
nected  with  the  production  of  radio 
drama. 
The  organization  presents 
fifteen  minute  weekly  shows  over 
WKAR. 

Red  Cedar  Riding  Club-Open  to  all 
students.  The  purposes  of  the  club 
are  the  promotion  of  interest  in  riding 
and  horsemanship,  and  sponsoring  so 
cial  activities  which  are  enjoyable  to 
those  interested  in  the  advancement  of 
horsemanship. 

Riffe  and  Pistol  Club-Open  to  all 
students.  The  club  promotes  skillful 
marksmanship  and  social  cooperation 
among  those  persons  interested  in  rifle 
shooting. 

Sailing  Club-Open  to  all  students 
interested  in  sailing.  The  organization 
participates  in  intra- and  inter- col 
legiate  sailing  programs. 

Scimitar-Limited  to  students  inter 
ested  in  fencing.  The  group  promotes 
interest  and  competition  in  fencing, 
provides  for  financial  support  to  the 

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varsity  fencing  squad,  and  promotes 
the  ideals  of  sportsmanship. 

Interest  group 
Sigma  Chi  Gamma -
interested  1n 
students 
f or  women 
chemistry.  For  initiation  the  declara 
tion  of  a  chemistry  major  in  the  ap 
plied  science  division  is  necessary. 

Sigma  Delta  Chi-Men's  professional 
journalistic  fraternity,  limited  to  up 
perclassmen  who  intend  to  enter  the 
field  of  journalism  after  graduation. 
and  who  have  maintained  a  high  aca 
demic  rating  in  journalism·  courses. 

MSC  Skating  Club  -

Students  and 
faculty  members  who  are  interested 
in  ice  and  roller  skating  may  join  this 
organization.  The  skating  club  teach 
the 
es  beginners  and 
erection  of  an 
lee 
skating  rink  on  campus. 

is  promoting 
indoor  artificial 

Ski  Club-Open  to  all  students,  fa 
culty  members,  and  alumni  interested 
in  skiing.  The  organization  is  formed 
to  teach  and  promote  the  art  of  skiing 
and  provide  an  opportunity  for  all 
members  to  enjoy  the  pleasures  of 
s kiing. 

Soaring  Spartans-Any  undergradu 
ate  may  become  a  member  of  this 

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organization.  The  club  instructs  mem 
bers  in  motorless  flight,  participates  in 
national  and  regional  flight  contests. 

Soccer  Club-Open  to  all  students. 
The  object  of  the  organization  is  to 
promote  soccer  as  an  intramural  anq 
varsity  sport  at  MSC. 

Spartan  Bowmen-Open  to  all  stu 
dents  or  faculty  members  who  are  in 
terested 
Intercollegiate 
and  intramural  archery  matches  are 
sponsored  by  the  organization. 

in  archery. 

Spartan  Citizen's  Committee - Open 
to  all  undergraduates.  The  committee 
to  provide  an  educational 
proposes 
program  on  which  may  be  built  an 
intelligent  interest  in  vocational,  so 
cial,'  political,  and  civic  problems,  and 
a  greater  ability  to  cope  with  these 
problems. 

Spartan  Guard-Ope"n  to  all  mem 
bers  of  first  and  second  year  ROTC, 
the  group  is  organized  for  drill  prac 
tice  and  wears  distinctive  insignia  on 
the  military  uniform. 

Weight  Lifting  Club  - Open  to  all 
students.  The  club 
to 
promote  physical  and  mental  health 
through  the  use  of  weight  training, 

is  organized 

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posted  reading  material  and  demon 
strated  exercises. 

is  a 

Spartan  Wives- Any  woman  whose 
student  at  Michigan 
husband 
State  may  be  a  member.  Social  and 
informational  meetings  are  hQld  by 
the  group. 

Speech  Majors  Club  - Open  to  all 
speech  majors.  The  organization  co  
ordinates  activities  among  the  depart 
ments  of  Speech  and  Dramatics.  A 
major  social  activity  is  sponsored  each 
term. 

Students  For  Democratic  Action 
Chapter-Promotes  interest  and  par 
ticipation  in  public  affairs.  Any  stu 
dent  who 
the  SDA 
statement  of  principles  may  become 
a  member  of  the  organization. 

subscribes 

to 

Town  Girls-All  women  students  who 
are  living  "off-campus"  in  Lansing  or 
East  Lansing  with  parents,  relatives  or 
friends  in  houses  not  regularly  ap 
proved  by  the  college  are  eligible  for 
membership.  Weekly  luncheons  will 
be  held  in  the  Union. 

U. P.  Club-Limited  to  students  from 
Michigan's  Upper  Peninsula  who  wish 
to  take  part  in  varied  and  inexpensive 
social  activities. 

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Varsity  Club  - Open  to  juniors  and 
seniors  who  have  won  a  varsity  letter, 
performed  a  service  for  the  betterment 
of  athletics  at  MSC,  and  who  have 
been  voted  in  by  a  majority  of  active 
members. 

Wildlife  Conservation  Club-Affords 
students  in  wildlife  management  the 
opportunity  to  meet  members  of  state 
and  federal  conservation  organizations. 
The  club  is  open  to  all  students. 

Women's  Glee  Club-Membership  ap 
proval  by  audition.  The  club  gives 
concerts  and  participates  in  functions 
on  and  off  the  campus. 

Spartan  YMCA-Membership  is  open 
to  any  student  who  agrees  with  the 
organization's  purposes  and  wishes  to 
take  an  active  part  in  activities.  Four 
interest  groups  within  the  YMCA  pro 
mote  many  varied  activities. 

Young  Democrats-Open  to  students 
who  have  passed 
their  eighteenth 
birthday,  who  do  not  belong  to  any 
other  political  organization,  and  who 
the 
intend 
nominees  and  platform  of  the  Demo 
cratic  Party. 

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Young  Republicans  - Open  to  aU 
undergraduates  who  do  not  belong  to 
any  other  political  party  or  group. 
The  organization  promotes  the  growth 
and  influence  of  the  Republican  Party. 

YWCA-An  organization  of  women 
students  who  state  as  their  purpose  the 
desire  to  realize  a  full  and  creative 
life  through  a  growing  knowledge  of 
God.  Many  charitable  and  educational 
drives  and  programs  are  sponsored  by 
the  YWCA. 

Latin  American  Club - An  interest 
group  limited  to  Latin  American  stu 
dents  and  students  who  speak  Spanish 
and  fulfill  qualifications  required  of 
members  of  the  International  Club. 
Members  serve  as  tutors  in  Spanish, 
collect  L atin  American  music,  give 
talks  to  other  groups,  and  are  organi 
zing  a  Latin  American  library. 

Winged  Spartans-An  aviation  inter 
est  group,  Winged  Spartans  owns  two 
ships,  participates  in  air  meets  and 
holds  air  meets  of  its  own.  Instruction 
in  aviation  is  available  to  members  at 
a  minimum  cost. 

Alpha  Phi  Omega-Limited  in  mem 
bership  to  former  Scouts,  this  service 
fraternity  organizes  college  functions, 

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provides  a  loan  fund,  and  participates 
in  charitable  drives. 

Blue  Key-All-college  men's  honor 
ary  for  upperclassmen.  This  organiza 
tion  publishes  a  newsletter  of  campus 
happenings  and  notices. 

Excalibur-Senior  men's 

leadership 
society  composed  of  the  thirteen  sen 
iors  who  are  judged  most  active  in 
MSC  affairs.  New  members  are  tapped 
in  fall  and  spring  terms. 

Green  Helmet  - Recognizes  sopho 
more  men  who  have  an  all-college 
average  of  2.2  or  better  and  actively 
participate  in  extra-curricular  activi 
ties. 

Mortar  Board-Senior  women's  hon 
orary  admits  students  to  membership 
who  have  maintained  high  grades  and 
performed  services  to  the  college  in 
extra-curricular  work. 
This  group 
sponsors  educational  and  social  func 
tions. 

Tower  Guard - Sophomore  women's 
honorary,  assists  at  registration,  spon  
tutors  freshman 
sors 
students.  and  assists  in  charitable  pro 
grams. 

social  affairs. 

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Xi  Sigma  Pi-National  forestry  hon 
orary,  promotes  a  high  standard  of 
scholarship  in  forest  education  and  a 
fraternal  spirit  among  professional  for 
esters. 

for 

society 

Agricultural  Education  Club-A  pro 
fessional 
students  and 
faculty  in  the  field  of  agricultural  edu 
cation.  The  club  promotes  F . F. A. 
activities  and  sponsors  meetings  of 
active,  associate,  honorary  and  alumni 
members 
during  Future  Farmers' 
Week. 

Alpha  Chi  Sigma-National  profes 
sional  chemistry  fraternity  limits  its 
membership  to  majors  in  chemistry, 
chemical  engineering  or  metallurgy. 

Alpha  Delta  Theta  -

Professional 
medical 
technologists'  sorority  spon 
sors  lectures  on  current  happenings  in 
the  medical  world. 

American  Institute  of  Electrical  En 
gineers-National  society 
to 
students  preparing  for  the  profession 
of  electrical  engineering. 

limited 

American  Institute  of  Chemical  En 
gineers-All students  enrolled  in  chem 
ical  engineering  courses  are  eligible  to 
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brought 
the  campus 
members  with  professional  practices. 

to  acquaint 

to 

American  Society  of  Agronomy  -
Professional  society  for  students  ma 
joring  in  Farm  Crops  and  Soils  and  for 
members  of  the  faculty  of  these  de 
partments.  The 
so ciety  sponsors  a 
speaking  program  and  several  soc ial 
events  during  the  year. 

American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers 
-National  society  to  which  all  students 
in  civil  engineering  courses  belong. 
The  organization  makes 
inspection 
trips  to  places  of  engineering  interest. 

American  Society  of  Mechanical  En 
taking 

gineers-Limited 
mechanical  engineering.  The  organi 
zation  brings  nationally  known  speak 
ers  to  the  campus. 

to  students 

Junior  American  Veterinary  Medical 

Association - Regularly  enrolled  stu 
dents  of  veterinary  medicine  may  be  
come  members  of  this  s ociety.  The 
organization  sponsors  educational  and 
social  affairs. 

Food  Technology  Club-Limited 
to 
candidates  for  a  baccalaureate  or  ad 
vanced  degree  in  the  food  technology 
curriculum  and 
fields  who 
have  an  interest  in  food  technology . 

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Gamma  Phi  - Women's  veterlnar¥ 
medicine  interest  group  is  open  to  all 
women  who  have  achieved  sophomore 
standing  in  the  school  of  veterinary 
medicine.  Lectures,  field 
trips,  and 
social  affairs  are  sponsored. 

Home  Economics  Club-Interest group 
for  students  who  are  majoring  in  home 
economics  or  Basic  College  home  eco 
nomics  preference  students.  The  or 
ganization  is  affiliated  with  the  Michi 
gan  Home  Economics  association,  and 
the  American  Home  Economics  asso  
ciation. 

Pi  Alpha  Xi-Floriculture  honorary 
promotes  high  scholarship  among  ma 
jors  in  floriculture  or  ornamental  hor  
ticulture.  The  year's  activities  i nclude 
planning  exhibits,  and  presenting  the 
florist's  conference. 

Sigma  Epsilon- Business  administra 
tion  honorary  for  upperclassmen.  The 
organization  provides  a  free 
income 
tax  service  to  persons  on  campus  each 
year,  and  sponsors  social  affairs. 

Sigma  Gamma  Epsilon- Honorary  of 
the  earth  sciences.  A  lecture  series  is 
scheduled  by  this  organization. 

Sigma  Gamma  Upsilon- Hotel  hon  
orary  of  the  Hotel  Administration  de-

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partment.  A  conference  of  students 
and  the  nation's  leading  hotel  men  is 
sponsored  by  this  organization. 

Phi  Mu  Alpha-Sinfonia-Professional 
music  fraternity  which  attempts 
to 
advance  the  cause  of  music.  Students 
must  have 
freshman 
year  before  they are  eligible  to  become 
members  of  this  organization. 

finished 

their 

Theta  Alpha  Phi  -

Students  earn 
points  toward  a  membership  in  this 
society  by  active  participation 
in 
campus  dramatics.  The  organization 
produces 
experimental 
theater  work,  and  children's  theater 
productions. 

term  plays, 

Theta  Sigma  Phi-Women's  journal 
ism  honorary  requires  active  partici 
pation  on  a  student  publication  of  all 
members,  and  a  high  scholastic  aver 
age  in  journalism  courses. 

American  Society  of  Agricultural 
Engineers-Limited 
to  students  en 
rolled  in  the  agricultural  engineering 
curriculum,  and  students  showing  a 
strong  interest  in  agricultural  engin 
eering.  The  group  sponsors  speakers, 
social  affairs  and  field  trips. 

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RELIGIOUS  GROUPS 

holds  Bible 

Spartan  Christian  Fellowship  -

Is 
open  to  all  interested  students.  This 
daily 
group 
prayer  periods,  intercollegiate  confer 
ences,  and  social  activities.  Their 
purpose:  "To  know  Christ  and  to  make 
Him  known." 

studies, 

Lutheran  Student  Club  -

Sponsors 
Sunday  evening  devotional  and  social 
hours,  a  yearly 
intercollegiate  con 
ference  between  regional  colleges,  and 
participates 
in  a  national  summer 
camp. 

Interfaith  council-An  organization 
made  up  of  two  members  elected  from 
each  religious  group  active  in  student 
affairs.  The  Council  correlates  activi 
ties  of  the  student  religious  organiza 
tions. 

lectures, 

Christian  Science Organization-Spon 
sors 
literature  distribution, 
and  Christian  Science  services.  Fa 
culty  members  and  students  who  are 
not  members  of  any  church  other  than 
a  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist  may  be 
come  members  of  the  organization. 

Christian  Student  Foundation  - An 

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interdenominational 
organization  of 
Peoples  Church  which  gives  students 
an  opportunity  for  pllrticipation 
in 
worship.  religious  study.  and  recrea 
tional  events. 

Canterbury  Club-A  service  organi 
zation  of  Episcopal  s tudents,  but  open 
to  all  interested  students.  The  club 
sponsors  clothing  drives,  benefits,  and 
social  affairs. 

Newman  Club-Catholic  student  or 
ganization. 
religious, 
Provides  one 
educational  and  social  event  each 
month;  a  marriage-doctrinal 
lecture 
sponsors  a  philosophy  club, 
series; 
and  is  represented  on  approved  stu 
dent  movement  groups. 

Gamma  Delta-International  associ  
ation  of  Lutheran  students,  is  an  or 
ganization  which  promotes  a  program 
of  Christian  fellowship,  religious,  edu 
cational,  and  social,  and  trains  for  in 
telligent  lea dership  in  the  church. 

Hillel  Foundation  - Center  of  the 
Jewish  community  is  open  to  all  in 
terested  students  regardless  of  religion. 
Regular  religious,  cultural  and  social 
programs  are  held. 

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VETERAN'S  ORGANIZATIONS 

American  Veterans  Committee - An 
organization  for  veterans  of  the  armed 
the  develop  
services  which  favors 
ment  of  a  world  government,  a  strong 
price  and  rent  control  policy,  a  tax 
program  based  on  the  ability  to  pay, 
a bolition  of  racial  discriminatory  laws, 
enactment  of  the  FEPC,  action  to  safe 
guard  civil  liberties,  and  a  pro -demo 
cratic  foreign  policy. 

Marine  Corps  Club  - An  interest 

group  made  up  of  honorably  dis 
charged  former  men  and  women  of 
the  Marine  Corps  and  Naval  person 
to  Marine 
nel  who  were  attached 
Corps  organizations. 

American  Legion  -

For  honorably 
discharged  men  and  women  of  the 
armed  services,  students  and  faculty 
members,  offers  service  to  the  veteran 
and  his  family.  Projects  are  based  on 
service  to  college  veterans. 

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SPORTS  AT  STATE 

Athletic  director  Ralph  H.  Young 
has  been  at  Michigan  State  College  for 
26  years  and  is  in  complete  charge  of 
all  men's  athletic  training  and  sports 
at  the  college. 

Assisting  Young  is  Lyman  L.  Frimo 

dig,  assistant  director  of  athletics. 

Overall  supervision  of  athletic  teams 
and  events 
is  in  the  hands  of  the 
Michigan  State  College  Athletic  coun 
cil,  a  13-man  body  made  up  of  repre 
sentatives  from 
the  faculty,  alumni 
and  student  body. •  The  council  acts 
subject  to  the  approval  of  President 
Hannah  and  the  State  Board  of  Agri 
culture. 

The  Sports  List  . . .  

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Michigan  State  competes  in  12  sports 
Included 

on  an  intercollegiate  basis. 
are: 

Football 
Cross  country 
Basketball 
Swimmiµg 
Wrestling 
Boxing 

Fencing 
Gymnastics 
Track 
Baseball 
Golf 
Tennis 

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In  addition,  MSC  sponsors  a  gigantic 
intramural  program.  Each  year  thou-

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sands  of  students  compete  for  honors 
in: 

Touch  football 
Basketball 
Softball 
Handball 
Golf 
Tennis 

Swimming 
Track 
Badminton 
Table  tennis 
Wrestling 
Boxing 

A  sports  skills  program  which  al 
lows  Spartans  to  compete  for  points 
the  all-college  sports  skills 
toward 
title 
lasts 
the  entire  school  year. 

includes  12  activities  and 

Frank  Beeman  'bolds 
intramural  sports  director. 

the  post  of 

FOOTBALL 

The  Spartan  football  coaches  are: 

Head  Football  coach  -
(Biggie)  Munn 

Clarence  L. 

Backfield  coach-Forrest  Evashevski 
Line  coach-Hugh  (Duffy)  Daugherty 
Ends  coach-Laverne  (Kip)  Taylor 
Assistants-John  H.  Kobs,  A lton  S. 

Kircher 

Freshman  coach-Robert  L.  Flora 
Trainer-John  G.  (.Jack)  Heppinstall 
1948  Team  Captain-Robert  (Bob)  Mc-

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dedicate 

Michigan  State's  53rd  year  of  foot 
ball  will  begin  September  25  as  the 
Spartans 
enlarged 
51,000  seat  Macklin  Field  stadium  in  a 
game  against  the  University  of  Michi 
gan,  1947  Big  Nine  and  Rose  Bowl 
champions. 

their 

Coach  Biggie  Munn  will  have  28 
men  back  from  the  1947 
list  of  32 
major  letter  winners.  George  Guerre 
of  Flint,  leading  individual  threat  on 
the  last  two  Spartan  elevens  is  re 
ported  ready  for  action  after  suffer 
ing  a  broken  leg  when  the  Spartans 
lost  to  Kentucky  last  fall. 

Football  Facts  and  Figures 
1947  Record 

Michigan 
Mississippi  State 
Washington  State 
Iowa  State 
Kentucky  ····-· 
Marquette  ...... 
Santa  Clara 
Temple 
Hawaii  ·····-· 

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0 
7 
0 
7 
7 
- ····  --- 0 
-·-·  6 
....  19 

1947  Record:  Won  7•  Lost  2 

MSC 
0 

7 
21 
20 
6 
13 
28 
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1948  Season  Schedule 

Sept.  25-University  of  Michigan 

at  East  Lansing 

Oct.  2--University  of  Hawaii 

at  East  Lansing 

Oct.  9-Notre  Dame 

at  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Oct.  16-University  of  Arizona 

at  East  Lansing  (Homecoming) 

Oct.  23-Pennsylvania  State  College 
at  State  College,  Pa. 

Oct.  30--0regon  State  College 

at  Corvallis,  Ore. 

Nov.  6-Marquette 

at  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Nov.  13-Iowa  State  College 
at  Ames,  Iowa 

Nov.  20--Washington  State  College 

at  East  Lansing 

Nov.  27-Santa  Clara 

at  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

BASKETBALL 

A  veteran  of  23  years  as  basketball 
.::oach  at  Michigan  State,  Ben  F.  Van 
Alstyne  has  earned  a  reputation  for 
bringing  the  nation's  toughest  teams 
into  the  Spartan's  schedule. 

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Returning  basketball  lettermen  are: 
Robert  Geahan 
Jack  Wulf 
Stanley  Petela 
William  Rapchak 
Donald  Waldron  (Capt.) 
Hugh  Dawson 
Robert  Robbins 
Robert  Stevens 
Leon  Hess 
In  winning  12  of  their  22  games  in 
the  1947-1948  season,  the  Spartans  tied 
the  MSC  team  season  scoring  record 
of  1,125  points.  Center  Bob  Brannum 
set  a  new  individual  scoring  record 
with  a  22  game  total  of  344  points. 

BASEBALL 

Baseball  coach  John  Kobs  is  a  vet 
eran  member  of  the  MSC  coaching 
staff.  This  spring  he  will  observe  his 
,25th  anniversary  as  head  coach  of 
Spartan  diamond  teams. 

Assisting  Kobs  is  Alton  S.  Kircher, 
assistant  football,  baseball  and  basket 
ball  coach. 

MSC's  diamond  teams  have  won  292 
.598 

games,  lost  186  and  tied  10  for  a 

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percentage  since  Kobs  began  coach 
img. 

MINOR  SPORTS 

Coach  Charles  Mccaffree  leads  the 
Michigan  State  swimming  team.  Since 
coming  to  State  in  1941  he  has  helped 
the  Spartans  to  six  successive  Central 
Collegiate  conference  titles. 

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Wrestling  mentor  Fendley  Collins  has 
the  Midwest 
established  MSC 
wrestling  stronghold.  His  team 
last 
year  was  undefeated  in  dual  competi 
tion  and  placed  second  in  the  National 
Collegiate  championships. 

as 

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George  Makris  brought  his  first  Spar-
tan  boxing  team  home  with  the  Na 
tional  Collegiat e  second  place  trophy 
top  collegiate 
former 
last  year.  A 
boxer  himself,  he  tutored  two  nationa! 
champions  to  fame  last  year,  Charles 
(Chuck)  Davey  and  Ernie  Charboneau. 

*  *  * 

Michigan  State's  track  teams  have 
dominated  the  Midwest  I ndependents 
for 
two  years  u nder  Coach  Karl 
Schlademan.  He  developed  the  first 
to  beat  Michigan .  The 
track 

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cinde rmen  tu r ned 
68~3  to  63~3. 

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trick  in  1947, 

A  former  MSC  tennis  captain ,  Har 
ris  F .  Beeman,  was  named  last  sprine 
to  coach  the  tennis  team  after  the 
death  of  Coach  Gordon  Dahlgren. 
Beeman  headed  the  team  in  the  year s 
1942- 43. 

Coaching  State 's  newest  sport,  gym 
nastics, 
former 
is  George  Szypula , 
NAAU  tumbling  champion  of  1940-43. 
Gymnastics  is  a  regular  minor  sport 
this  year  at  MSC. 

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Traditions  and 

Traditional  Events 

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TRADITIONS  AT  STATE 

Traditions  are  a  rich  part  of  life  on 
the  MSC  campus.  Developed  over 
many  years,  they  have  come  to  be  an 
integral  member  in  the  diverse  educa 
tional  being  that  is  Michigan  State 
College. 

These  well-loved  traditions  are  not 

laws  carefully  written  down  some  
where,  but  are  courtesies  which  MSC 
students  acquire  when  they  first  come 
to  the  campus.  No  one  will  try  to 
enforce  them  for  they  are  time -hon  
ored  customs  which  have  been  ac 
cepted  by  the  student  body  for  many 
y ears. 

It  is  interesting  that  every  student 
feels  it  to  be  his  personal  duty  to 
watch  over  these  traditions,  to  help 
them  a long,  as  his  tokeri  of  apprecia  
tion  to  those  who  have  gone  before 
him  and  those  who  will  come  later. 

Traditions  at  MSC  are,  therefore,  an 
intangible  set  of  rules  of  courtesy, 
compiled  by  no  one,  enforced  by  no 
one,  yet  obeyed  by  all. 

The  more  important  MSC  traditions 

f ollow: 

1.  Everyone  does  his  part  to  foster 
the  friendly,  democratic  spirit  which 
sets  MSC  apart  by  speaking  to  every-

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one  he  mee ts  on  campus,  whether  h e 
knows  them  or  not. 

2.  No  one  cuts  across  lawns  and  each 
student  takes  a  personal  interest  in 
the  beauty  of  the  campus,  which  hao 
several  times  been  judged  as  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  in  the  nation. 

3.  No  one  defaces  or  abuses  college 

property. 

4.  No  one  smokes  on  campus  except 
in  the  Union  building  and  other  espec 
ially  designated  places.  During 
the 
war  years  this 
tradition  was  some 
what  left  behind  but  is  expected  to 
return  strongly  in  the  near  future. 

5.  In  line  with  keeping  the  campus 
beautiful  is  the  familiar  slogan,  "Use 
the  sidewalks."  State's  broad  expanse• 
of  green  remain  beautiful  only  when 
students  keep  on  the  sidewalks  and 
don't  wear  paths  across  them. 
6.  It's  a  popular  feeling 

that  no 
woman  student  is  really  a  coed  until 
she  has  been  kissed  at  midnight  in  the 
shadow  of  Beaumont  tower.  North  of 
Beaumont  is  the  stone  bench  which  ls 
reserved  for  engaged  couples  only. 

TRADITIONAL  EVENTS 

Following  are  some  of 

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outstanding  traditional  events  of  th<> 
college  year: 

Soph-Frosh  Tug-Of-War 

tug-of-war  across 

Class  Day,  as  it  was  formerly  called, 
consists  of  a 
the 
Red  Cedar  River  between  the  Sopho  
mores  and  the  Freshmen.  Other  events 
are  the  climbing  of  a  greased  pole · 
and  similar  contests.  The  affair 
Is 
under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Student 
council. 

May  Morning  Sing 

The  May  Morning  Sing  is  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  of  MSC 
traditional 
events.  An  appropriate  program  of 
musical  numbers  is  sung  early  in  the 
morning  before  Beaumont  Tower  af 
ter  which  distinguished  women  stu 
dents  are  honored  by  being  tapped 
into  Mortar  Board,  senior  women's 
honorary  and  Tower  Guard,  sopho 
more  women's  honorary. 

Senior  Swingout 

The  first  of  a  series  of  senior  activi 
ties  is  the  senior  swingout.  which  is 
held  late  in  May  or  early  June.  Tht> 
graduating  seniors  march  together  In 
cap  and  gown  across  the  campus. 

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Lantern  Night 

Only  coeds  participate  1n  Lantern 
Night,  a  procession  of  senior  and  un 
derclass  women  held 
in  the  spring 
term.  Lantern  Night.  symbolizes  the 
transferring  of  duties  from  the  upper 
classes  to  the  class  to  follow,  the  lan 
terns  carried  by  the  seniors  are  passed 
to  the  juniors  in  a  simple  ceremony. 
About  150  outstanding  senior  women 
are  presented  white  carnations  for  be 
ing  outstanding  leaders  during  their 
college  years . 

Water  Carnival 

The  annual  three - day  Water  Carni 
val  is  2,2  years  old  this  year.  The 
event  is  built  around  about  45  student 
organization-built  floats  which  pass  be 
fore  an  audience  of  about  4,500  persons 
three  nights  on  the  Red  Cedar  river 
In  past  years 
late  in  spring  term . 
other  events  have  been  added  to  make 
the three  days  nearly  packed  with  such 
activities  as  a  dance,  a  land  float  pa 
rade  on  Grand  River  avenue  and  a 
baseball  game. 

Another  feature  fo  the  Water  Carni 
val  is  the  traditional  water  sports  con 
test. 

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Homecoming 

A  Saturday  in  fall  term  is  set  as 
"Homecoming" 
each  year.  Alumni 
gather  on  the  campus  to  mingle  with 
students  and  faculty  and  the  welcome 
mat  is  spread  out  in  front  of  each 
campus  building,  fraternity  and  soror 
ity  house.  A  feature  of  Homecoming 
is  a  special  football  game  held  in 
Macklin  Field  stadium. 

Class  Dances 

The  four  classes  each  sponsor  a 
special  dance  each  year.  The  Senior 
Ball,  the  J-Hop,  the  Sophomore  Prom , 
and  the  Frosh  Frolic  are  parties  espec 
ially  for  the  particular  class  members 
but  are  open  to  all  students  on  the 
campus  and  their  guests. 

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MICHIGAN  STATE  COLLEGE  SONGS 

Wherever  Spartans  meet  to  enjoy  or 
recall  days  at  MSC,  these  songs  are 
always  in  order.  Every  true  Spartan 
should  know  them. 

Alma  Mater 

Close  beside  the  winding  Cedar's 
Sloping  banks  of  green. 
Spreads  our  campus,  alma  mater. 
Fairest  ever  seen. 

Swell  the  chorus;  let  it  echo 
Over  hill  and  dale. 
Hail  to  thee,  our  loving  mother, 
M. S. C.  all  hail. 

First  of  all  thy  race,  fond  mother. 
Thus  we  greet  thee  now. 
While  with  loving  hands  the  laurel 
Twine  we  o'er  thy  brow. 

M.  S.  C.  Shadows 

M. S.  C.,  we  love  thy  sh adows 
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 . 

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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 

Spartan  Fight  Song 

On  the  banks  of  the  Red  Cedar 
Is  a  college  known  to  all; 
Their  specialty  is  winning, 
And  those  Spartans  play  football. 
Spartan  teams  are  never  beaten 
All  through  the  game  they  fight 
Fight  for  the  only  colors 
Green  and  White. 

Chorus 

Smash  right  through  that  line  of  blue, 
Watch  the  points  keep  growing,  . 
Spartan  teams  are  bound  to  win, 
They're  fighting  with  a  vim. 

Rah!  Rah!  Rah! 

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See  their  line  is  weakening, 
We're  going  to  win  this  game, 
Fight!  Fight!  Rah!  team,  F ight! 
Victory  for  M . S.  C. 

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M.  S.  C.  Fight  Song 

You've  got  to  fight!  fight! 
If  you  want  to  win, 
You've  got  to  fight!  fight! 
If you  want  to  win. 
Come  on  you  Spartan 
Oh ,  come  on  you  Spartan 
You  can  win  for  M.S.C. : 
You've  got  to  hit  hard! 
Let  'em  know  that  you  can 
Hit  'em  hard!  hard! 
Let  'em  know  that  you're  a 
Fighting  Spartan 
Oh,  Come  on  you  Spartan 
You  can  win  for  M.  S.  C. 

Spartan  Loyalty  Song 

M.  S . C.  is  the  college  that  all  Spartans 

love, 

Old  traditions  and  standards  so  high, 
And  the  widespreading  campus  that 

can't  be  compared, 

'Neath  America's  spacious  blue  sky. 
So  we'll  cheer  for  thy  name,  for  thy 

colors  we'll  fight, 

Alma  Mater  we'll  always  love  thee, 
And  down  through  the  ages  we'll  ever 

remain, 

Loyal  Spartans  from  old  M.  S. C. 

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Spartan  Salute 

Alma  Mater,  hear  thou  our  song 
Spartans  all,  we  join  in  the  chorus, 
Loyal  sons  now  sing  of  thy  fame 
We  exalt  thy  glorious  name, 
Words  impart  to  every  heart  our  love 

of  thee, 

Fair  M.  S.  C. 
And  this  chorus  ever  shall  be 
Symbol  of  Spartan  loyalty. 

M.  S.  C.  Rouser 

Fight  for  M . S.  C.  to  victory 
Smash  your  way  right  down  that  field 
Keep  that  good  old  Spartan  spirit 

strong 

Stand  your  ground  and  never  yield 
Loyal,  true  and  faithful  ever 
Unto  you  we'll  always  be 
We  will  give  our  all,  we'll  stand 

and  never  fall. 

Win  this  game  for  M.  S.  C. 

M . S. C.  will  always  conquer 
Ever  will  our  team  come  through 
Victory  will  be  with  the  Spartan  men 
If we're  loyal  and  we're  true 
Smashing  down 
vanquish 

field  we'll 

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Every  team  that  comes  our  way 

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We  will  give  our  all,  we'll  stand  • 

and  n ever  fall 
M . S. C.  will  win  today. 

SPARTAN  CHEERS 

Fight  Locomotive 

Michigan  State 
Fight  -
Fight 
Michigan  State 
Fight 
Fight  -
Michigan  State 
Fight 

Michigan  State 
Fight  -
Fight 
Michigan  State 
Fight 
Fight  -
Michigan  State 

Spartan  Hoo-Rah 

S-p-a-r-t-a-n 

S -p-a-r-t-a-n 

S-p-a-r-t-a-n 

Hoo  Rah 
Team 

Hoo  Rah  - Hoo  Rah 

Team 

Team 

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State  Fight 

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Fight 
Fight 
Fight 
Fight 

Fight 
Yea  State 
Yea  S>tate ,  Yea  State,  Yea  State 
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SECTIONAL  YELLS 

Green  and  White 

Green  and  White  Fight  Fight 
Green  and  White  Fight  Fight 
Who  Fight 
We  Fight 
Green  and  White  Fight  Fight 

Huddle 

16  -

32  -

64  - Hike 

1 - i ! -3 -4  
Fight  Team  Fight 

We  Want  a  Touchdown 
(Repeats) 
Block  That  Kick 
(Repeats) 
Hold  That  Line 
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Note :  For  informa tion  about  col 
lege  fees,  registration,  eligibility  rules, 
requirements 
to  the  various  schools, 
ex aminations  and  course s,  consult  the 
college  catalog.  A  housing  booklet 
may  be  secured  at  the  registrar's  of  
fice .  A  booklet  with  information  con 
cerning  students  loans  is  available  at 
the  counselor  for  men's  office. 

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A  Cappella  Choir  ....................................  58 
Activities  .... _,. ......................... ....................  49 
Adapted  Sports  ........................................  38 
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Administrative  Officers 
Agricultural  Education  Club  ..............  94 
Agricultural  Extension  Club 
..............  78 
Alethians 
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Alpha  Chi  Sigma  ........ ....  ......................  94 
.............  94 
Alpha  D elta  Theta 
Alpha  Epsilon  Rho 
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Alpha  Phi  Omega 
Alpha  Psi  .................... ·······- ········-··············  75 
A lpha  Zeta  - ···············································  75 
.Alumni  Relations  ......................................  42 
.Amateur  Radio  Club  ..............................  78 
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American  Institute  of 

Electrical  Enginee r s  ...................... 

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American  Legion  ..... 
American  Society  of 

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Agricultural  Engineers  ·---····--·-········  97 
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American  Society  of  Agronomy 
American  Society  of 
Civil  Engineers  ..... 
American  Society  of 

Mechanical  Engineers 

American  Veterans  Committee 
American  Veterinary  Medical 

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Association 

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Band--··-··· 
Baseball  -····---··· 
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Beaumont  Tower 
Beta  Alpha  Sigma  --· 
Big  Sister  Council 
Block  and  Bridle 
Blue  Key  --··----·-
Board  of  Publications 
Book  Store  . 
Boxing 

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Calendar 
Campus  4-H  -····--····· ·- 
Canterbury  Club 
Cheers 
Chinese  Student  Club 
Christian  Science  Organization 
Christian  Student  Foundation 

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Churches 
Class  Dances 
Coaches 
Concerts 
Constitution  of  Student  Council 
Cooperative  Houses  for  Men 
Coope rative  Houses  f or  Wome n 
Cooperative  League  ................ .... 
Counseling  Center 
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Dairy  Club  .... 
Dean  of  Students 
Delta  Gamma  Mu 
Delta  Phi  Delta  .... 
Delta  Psi  Kappa  ......
Department  Locations  .................... 
Dionysians 
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Dormitories 
Dramatics 
D . Z.  V.  Brotherhood 

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Engineering  Magazine 
Excalibur  ....................... . 

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Farm  Economics  Club 
Food  Technology  Club 
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Football 
Forestry  Club 
FraterniUes 

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Gamma  Phi 
Geographers'  Club 
Gra duate  Student  Organi zati on 
Green  Helmet  _______ _ 
Green  Splash 
Gymnastics  ---------

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Health  Service 
Hille l  Foundation 
History 
Homecoming 
Home  Economics  Club 
Homesteader 
Horticulture 
Hote l  Association 
Housing  and  Lumber 

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99 
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74 
82 
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Merchandising  Club  ...... .......... _____ _ 

Housing  Director  _ 

82 
18 

Independent  Students '  Association  __  82 
Intramural  Men's  Sports  ---------------·  ..... 101 
Intramural  Program  for  Women  ______  69 
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Interfaith  Council  ------ -------------------
67 
Interfraternity  Council  .. 
56 
International  Center  -------
82 
International  Relations  Club 

Jazz  Club 
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Junior  American  Ve.terinary 
Medical  Association  ---------·--· 

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Junior  Farm  Bureau  ·······-·····················  83 
Junto  Club  ···-························ .....................  83 

Kappa  Alpha  Mu 
........... ...........  76 
Kappa  Alpha  Sigma  ........ .....................  76 
Kappa  D elta  Pi  .........................................  76 

Landscape  Architecture  and 

Urban  Planning  Socie ty  ·············-·····  83 
Lantern  Night  ............................................ 112 
Latin  American  Club  ···-················---·····  92 
League  of  Women  Voters  ....................  83 
Lecture-Concert  Series  ..........................  56 
L e  Tricolore  .................... ............................  84 
Libr ary  ..........................................................  30 
Lutheran  Student  Club  ........................  98 

Marine  Corps  Club  .......................... ....... 100 
Married  Housing  -·····························--- --- 46 
May  Morning  Sing  .................................. 111 
Men's  Athletics  ........................................ 101 
Men's  Cooperative  Houses  ....................  44 
Men's  Council  ............................................  67 
Men's  Dormitories  - -············---·-······· .......  43 
Men's  Glee  Club  ......................................  84' 
Men's  Physical  Education 

Major's  Club  .........................................  84 
Metallurgical  Engineering  Society  ....  84 
Michigan  State  News  ............................  73 
Military  D epartment  ..............................  40 
Minor  Sports  .............................................. 105 
Mortar  Board  ·····-···········-·········-·····-····  93 

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MSC  Band  ---····· ·····-----------·-------······-· ··········- 78 
Newman  Club  ············-·--····  ···-···----····----····  99 

Officer's  Club 
Officer's  Reserve  Corps 
Omicron  Nu  ----············----···· 
Orchesis  - ·-··························· 

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PanHellenic  Council  ..... 
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Parachute  Club 
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P  E  M  Club  ··········-·····-······· 
18 
Personnel  Division  ·-··----· 
85 
Phi  Alpha  Theta  ----·········· 
77 
Phi  Kappa  Phi  ···· ·-------···· 
····· --- 97 
Phi  Mu  Alpha-Sinfonia 
37 
Physical  Education  for  Men 
Physical  Education  for  Women  .......  39 
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Pi  Alpha  Xi  -···-----·-----· ..... 
77 
Pi  Kappa  Delta  -···· 
77 
Pi  Mu  Epsilon  ........ . 
28 
Placement  Service 
Police  Science  Group 
85 
Porpoise  Fraternity  ................................  85 
Poultry  Science  Club  ··············--······· ·---- 86 
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Pre-Law  Club  ········----
86 
Progressive  Party  -···-·------- ······-----------····· 
86 
Psychological  Society  . 
86 
Public  Administration  Club 
73 
Publications 

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Radio  Guild  ··--·······-···········------···  -------····-···  87 
Red  Cedar  Riding  Club  ____ .: ..  ············--·  87 

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Rifle  and  Pistol  Club 
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R  0  TC 
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Sailing  Club  __ 
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Scimitar 
Scabbard  a nd  Blade 
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Senior  Swingout  _______  ------------- -- ---------------111 
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Sigma  Chi  Gamma  ---------
Sigma  Delta  Chi 
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Sigma  Delta  Pi  ------------------- ------ ----------··---- 77 
Sigma  Epsilon 
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Sigma  Gamma  Epsilon  __  ----------------------- 96 
Sigma  Gamma  Upsilon  ___ __ 
96 
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Skating  Club  -------·---- ·-----------------
88 
Ski  Club 
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Soaring  Spartans 
89 
Soccer  Club  ___ 
31 
Social  Rules  ------
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Songs 
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Soph -Frosh  Tug-of -War 
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Soph  Prom  _______________________  ----------·--
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Sororities 
89 
Spartan  Bowmen 
89 
Spartan  Citizen's  Committee 
74 
Spartan  Engineer 
89 
Spartan  Guard  _____  ------------ -----
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Spartan  Magazine 
Spartan  Wives 
90 
_______________  30 
Speech  Cliiaic 
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Speech  Major's  Club 
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Sports 
73 
State  News 

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St1tdent  Council  ........ ------··--··-·-·-------- ___ ___ _ 60 
Student  Council  Constitution  ____ ___ ___ 61 
Student-Faculty  Social  Committee  __  31 
Students  for  Democratic  Action  ___ 
90 
Studio  Theater  ---·--------
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Swimming  ···-···-----·---------------------------------------103 

Tau  Beta  Pi  ------------
Tau  Sigma  . 
Tennis  --··········----····--- __ 
Theta  Alpha  Phi  ___ 
Theta  Sigma  Phi 
Tower  Guard  ·---
Town  Girls  ·····-···--·-
Track 
Traditional  Events 
Traditions 
Traffic  Rules  -
Trailers 

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Union  Board  ------------·  ·-·---·-···· -·-- __  .  ---······  26 
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Union  Memorial  Building 
··--··--··-··  -·  ___  90 
U . P.  Club 

Varsity  Club 
Veterinarian  .... 

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Water  Carnival 
Weight  Lifting  Club 
Wildlife  Conservation  Club  ----·--· 
Winged  Spartans 
Wolve rine 

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Women's  Athletic  Association  ........... .,. 69 
Women's  Cooperative  Houses 
44 
W'omen's  Cooperative  League 
46 
Women's  Dormitories 
43 
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Wrestling 

Xi  Sigma  Pi  ....... . 

YMCA  ·····--------
Young  Democrats 
Young  Republicans 
YWCA  .. 

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