J • I ... In ancient .Greece, , a Helot was a slave who served his Spart~n master. This handbook, , for you new Spar tans, will serve as your slave in intro ducfng you to the traditions, rules ai;id activities at Michigan State . [ [ [ . ) the helot [ l . [ . MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE Published through the courtesy of Student Government and the Dean of Students Office by Blue Key and Associated Women Students. HELOT EDITORIAL STAFF 1953 JACK WINKELJOHN editor LOU VARGHA art and layout editor KEN BERMAN business manager BOB STEELE copy editor BOB FARRALL photo editor COPY STAFF BURT GERBER associate copy editor MARY JO MAGUIRE organization editor MARY PAT DOWELL religious editor DAVE CHASE JUDY FORD CONNIE ALFONSO JOYCE BLASCO ALEX LAGGIS BILL SHANNON JOAN PACE -2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE COURSES OF STUDY FACILITIES AND SERVICES RULES AND REGULATIONS HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS RELIGIOUS INTRAMURALS - 3- MSC SHADOWS MSC, we love thy shad.ows When twilight silence falls, Flushing deep and so.ftly 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 MSC. When from the scenes we wander And twilight shadows fade, ·Our mem'ry still will linger Where light and shadows played ; In the evening oft we'll gather And turn our thoughts to thee Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises MSC. [ [ A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Many of you may look upon education as something imparted by teachers and garnered from books and labora tory experiments; these elements are highly important, but learning to be good citizens is important, too. You who have been accepted as students at Michigan State College have an exceptional opportunity to learn good citizenship by actual practice while you are here. One oJ the riches of Michigan State is the wide opportunity it offers for students to live and work together towards worthwhile goals. The student who fails to participate actively in the life of the campus community misses an important educational experi ence. This handbook is published to enable you, who now are strangers in our community, to become part of it as quickly and as pleasantly as possible. It will help you to become familiar with the laws and customs of this community, which as good citizens you will want to obey and observe; it will help you to learn the names and responsibilities of your -6 - community's officials and organizations, the places to which you can turn for help if you should have personal difficulties, the major events of the year on the community's calender, and the details of a wide variety of student activities in which you may participate. This university exists for your benefit; its principal objective is to maintain a situation in which each student can grow and develop to the limits of his individual capacity. You will have access to great cultural and intellectual treasures; you will have the guidance o,f a distinguished faculty and the use of fine facilities; you will live and work in a congenial atmosphere. Everything that can be done to stimulate your growth and development will be done. What you make of your opportunities depends on you alone. Your years on the campus can be happy and productive if you choose to make them so; it is my hope and belief that you will. JOHN A. HANNAH [ [ [ , -7 - ADMINISTRATIVE Dean Tom King Dean Tom King is the Dean of Students of MSC . His office, in 305 of the Ad Building, has direct supervision over the Placement Service, housing, alumni re lations, the Health Center, Counseling Center, draft deferments, Michigan State College Fund, foreign students, Registrar's office, High School Coopera tion, and the scholarship committee. Dean King's office is also in charge of all breaches of college rules by students. Dean Clifford Erickson Dean Clifford E. Erickson is the Dean of the Basic College. All students, new t o Michigan State College, are required to enroll in the Basic College, which is composed of four comprehensive core courses: Communications Skills, Natural Science, Social Science and Humanities. The Dean's office is located in the Basic College Building. Dean William Combs Dr. William H. Combs is Administrative Assistant to the President on Academic Affairs and Dean of the All-College Division. As an Assistant to the Presi dent, Dean Combs in charge of academic personnel, instruction and re search programs. As Dean of All-Col lege Division he has charge of the Li brary, Air Force and Military Science ROTC programs, the College Museum and the Audio Visual Center. His office is 318A Administration Building. is - 8 - [ [ [ [ [ [ I [ I 1 [ [ [ PERSONNEL Arthur Brandstetter Mr. A. F. Brandstatter is the Chief o,f Police on the campus. His department is responsible for the enforcement of college ordinances and the state criminal code and is particularly concerned with the student driving and parking regula tions. Chief Brandstatter is ably assist ed by an enforcement staff of 22 men including a fire inspector. His offices are located on South Campus at 103 Quonset Hut. Mr. Brandstetter is also head of the Department of Police Administra tion. Jack Breslin Mr. Jack Breslin is the Director of the Placement Bureau which is located at - 101 Morrill Hall. This office aids stu dents who are seeking part time employ ment while in school. Prospective gradu ates and alumni may also arrange for interviews for employment with repre sentatives from business, industry and the teaching profession. Lists of sum mer job opportunities may be obtained by students at this office. Tom Dutch Mr. Tom Dutch is the Director of the Housing Office which is located on the first floor of Wells Hall. This office is primarily concerned with assigning students and faculty to college living quarters. Lists of college-approved off ~ campus housing may be obtained at this office. Students seeking quarters in the married housing units may also obtain aid from this department. -9 - Emery Foster Mr. Emery G. Foster is the manager of the dormitories and food services. His office is also responsible for the main tenance of the physical property and food services of the men's and women's residence halls, the Union Building, Kellogg Center, Food Stores, and Mar ried Housing on South Campus. His office is located on the third floor of the Administration Building. Robert Linton Robert S. Linton has been Registrar at MSC since January 1, 1939. His office has the responsibility for admissions, records, evaluation of credits, registra tion, diplomas, class room scheduling, schedule books, directories, catalogues and many other reports. It is necessary for him to maintain close cooperation and coordination with students, parents and other universities in order that the office may carry out its many functions. Colonel Dorsey Rodney Colond Dorsey R. Rodney is the Chair the Committee of Military man of Affairs which coordinates two ROTC programs. He is also the Co ordinator of · Military Affairs and as such, advises students on matters per taining to draft status. The Colonel's office is located on the first floor of Mor rill Hall. the -10 - [ [ [ -i Mildred Jones Miss Mildred Jones is manager of the women's residence halls. Her office is in East Landon Hall and students with problems about the buildings, food serv ice, or other business concerning the physical plant are welcome to visit her. Kenneth Lawson Mr. Kenneth Lawson is the manager of all o.f the men's residence halls and as such has charge of the physical plants of these halls, which includes main tenance and food services. Mr. Lawson's office is located in East Shaw Hall. Robb Gardiner Mr. Robb Gardiner is an assistant to the Dean of Students and is in charge of men's activities which includes fraterni ties, the IFC, Men's Council and Stu dent Government. Mr. Gardiner also will assist students seeking loans. His office is on the third floor of the Ad ministration Building. Lurline Lee Mrs. Lurline Lee is an assistant to the Dean of Students who handles coopera tive housing, the A WS Activities Board and the Student Government. Mrs. Lee's office is in the Women's Division Office on the third floor of the Administration Building. -11 - l [ [ Dorothy Parker Miss Dorothy Parker is an assistant to the Dean of Students and is responsible for the personnel program in the wo men's halls, disciplinary cases, A WS dorm representatives and the social and athletic programs in the women's resi dence halls. Her office is in the Admin istration Building on the third floor. Mabel Petersen ( Miss Mabel Petersen is an assistant to the Dean of Students who deals with the A WS Judiciary Board, sororities and the social affairs of the student organiza tions. Miss Petersen's office is located in the Women's Division Office on the third floor of the Administration Build ing. John Truitt Mr. John Truitt is an assistant to the Dean of Students who deals with the personnel program in the men's resi dence halls, disciplinary cases and the athletic program of men's dorms. He also assists students seeking loans. Mr. Truitt's office is on the third floor of the Administration Building. Ellwood Voller Mr. Ellwood Voller is an assistant to the Dean of Students and is the coordinator of student organizations and their all college activities. Mr. Voller also works with the advisors of student organiza tions. His office is on the third floor oJ the Administration Building. -12 - ] 1 I 0 d . ,, .. • HISTORY OF MICHIGAN STATE Since its founding in 1855 as an agricultural school, Michigan State has grown to the rank of a university with ten schools and many specialized courses. The first state . agricultural college in the nation, Michigan Agricultural College expanded with the Morrill Act which provided funds for one-half of the college revenue. Under the terms of the Morrill Act, the college focused most o,£ its attention on vocational education, especially Agriculture and Engineering. Later, training in Home Eco nomics, Veterinary Medicine, Forestry, and the liberal arts was added to satisfy the needs of a great many of the student body. In 1925, along with the diversification of the college training offered, the name of the school was changed to Michigan State College. In the years since 1925, Michigan State has taken its place as one of the forerunners in higher education. A school which had less than 500 students in 1896, enrolled 3000 in 1927, 7000 in 1939, and reached its peak in 1948 with over 16,000 students studying on the campus. Along with the growth in student body, came a corre S1Jonding growth in physical facilities. Such buildings as Berkey Hall, Natural Science, Physics-Mathematics and Macklin Stadium were erected to take care of the overflow which crowded MSC. The teaching staff was raised to a new high of over 1000 and the Extension Service grew until its present status as the School of Continuing Education. Michigan State has been a pioneer in the development of the Basic College program to give to all students a common background in general education. This program has served as the basis for similar plans throughout the country. Truly a college of the people of the state o,£ Michigan, MSC has stressed service through its almost 100 years of existence. -1 3 - TRADITIONS AND EVENTS spartan round table The Spartan Round Table is a meeting through which the students and college administrators can exchange views on common problems. Student representatives are chosen by President Hannah and are generally the presidents of the various student organizations, governing bodies, and living units. Many members of the faculty are also present at these dinner meetings which are held throughout the school year. hannah' s open door About the busiest man on campus is President John A . Hannah. Through his never ceasing work he has helped to make State one of the leading schools in the country. How ever, he still finds time to personally help any students with college problems. The door of the President's office in the Administration Building is always open for an:yrnne who wishes to speak to him . msc - u of m rivalry The spirit of rivalry between MSC and our neighbor to the east is at its height during fall term when the Spartans meet the Wolverines of the University of Michigan in the annual football classic. During the week before the game, Sparty, our statue on South Campus, invariably receives a coat o.f paint and large M 's ap pear on campus buildings and sidewalks. 11111111,. I~ , J~ (_ ~'), I < sorority sing The sororities all put their 'best foot forward' when they meet each spring to compete for the trophies in the annual Sorority Sing. Each group of thirty women sings one familiar song. This event, held in the band shell, is sponsored by the Pan Hellenic Council. lantern night Lantern Night, a traditional event for women students, sym bolizes the passing of responsi bility from class to class with - 14 - the passing of lighted lanterns from one class to another. Outstanding senior women are honored at this event. senior ball The Senior Ball, although primarily emphasized for seniors, is an all-college event. For the seniors it is the last college formal which they attend as undergraduate students. senior swing-out The senior class, led by its president, parades to the auditorium for one of the last events be,fore graduation. A farewell address is given and it is followed by the elec tion of alumni officers. high school letter sweaters Remember, you're in college now. Those letter sweaters may have been the rage in high school but not here at MSC. Tradition says that anyone seen on cam pus wearing a high school letter is in viting a dip in the Red Cedar. canoes One of the first signs of spring is the opening of the canoe shelter. From early April until late fall, State students of both sexes find ample time to participate in this favorable water sport, canoeing up the Red Cedar. sog The 38 miles of sidewalks on campus were placed there to be used. Students seem to forget this as each spring finds new foot-paths marring the lawns. Annually, Alpha Phi Omega places signs in strategic spots to help remind stu dents to S 0 G: Save Our Grass. fraternity sing Near professional quality issues from the band shell each spring term when Alpha Phi Omega holds its annual Fra ternity Sing. WKAR broadcasts the program, in which each fraternity group sings two songs. Trophies are awarded to the most outstanding performances. senior table carving Each year a table in Old College Hall, off the Union Grill, is set aside on which the seniors carve their initials. Table tops are hung around the room on the walls after the indi vidual class has graduated. turkey trot Inaugurated in 1941, the annual Turkey Trot becomes more popular each year. All women's living units sponsor male teams which run in the mile long race on Old College Field. Turkeys are awarded to the team accumulating the most points. -15 - \ _~A'A"~~~ *"'}..)!<_ ~' J J friendly campus The tradition of friendliness is part of Michigan State. College sponsored dances along with mixers, teas and par ti es held by the many campus organiza tions give students an opportunity to meet new friends. This is a friendly campus. activity carnival A WS and Men's Council sponsor the Activities Carnival which is held every ,fall term. The purpose of this carnival is to acquaint the students the campus organizations and with their activities. Displays are shown in the concourse beneath the college stadium. coronation ball The Coronation Ball, sponsored by the Army and Air Force ROTC units, is held during the fall term in the Audi torium. The corps honorary colonels and individual unit sponsors reign at this annual affair. career carnival Every fall term the Union Building is the scene of a Career Carnival. At this time major companies throughout the country send representatives and displays to the campus to inform the students of job opportunities with the various firms. This event is sponsored not only as an aid to gradu ating students but also to create interest within the entire student body. harvest ball The first all-college semi-formal dance of each school year is the I{arvest Ball which is sponsored by the Agricultural Council. A queen and court are chosen to reign over this popular event held in the Kellogg Center. porpoise show Members of Porpoise present an annual water variety show each winter term. The highlights of the Porpoise Show, which is held in the Jenison Gymnasium pool, is an outstanding display of synchronized swimming. The theme of the show is usually built around humorous aquatics. greek feast Each year the IFC and Pan Hel sponsor a Greek Feast. One of the fraternities is host for an evening of eating, entertainment and dancing. All fraternity and sorority pledges and actives may attend stag or with a date. frosh-soph day An annual affair each spring is the Frosh-Soph Day. Con tests, races and a tug of war test the strength of the two classes. The day's activities sponsored by the Frosh-Soph Council, are concluded with a dance held in the Kellogg Center. The "little brown jug" is awarded to the winning class. -16 - parents week end An opportunity is afforded parents of students to become better acquainted with Michigan State College during the annual parents' week-end held in May. Tours of the campus, sporting events, open houses and teas are some of the activi ties available for the parents at this time. water carnival Floats decorated in accordance with the theme of the year may be seen on the Red Cedar River as Water Carnival, a traditional spring term three-day extravaganza, is pre sented. The last activity presented by the senior class, the Carnival is a spectacle of color and dramatic splendor. Dur ing intermission on the final night, new members are tapped for Excalibur, senior men's honorary. homecoming The annual homecoming celebration for alumni celebrated by the traditional half-time presentation of the homecoming queen and her court. Displays decorate dorms, fraternity and sorority houses. First, second and third place winners are announced during the ceremony at the game. The alums are given a cordial welcome back to the campus, and win or lose, the festivities are concluded with an all-college dance with the queen and her court presiding. block s Block S is the name given to Michigan State's new flash card section. Stadium spectators and TV viewers can watch this spectacle at all the home football games. This activity is sponsored by the junior class, and those students partici pating are juniors and a ,few fortunate freshmen and sopho- mores. christmas tree lighting ceremony Near the end of fall term, members of Pi Beta Phi and Delta Tau Delta sponsor the annual lighting of the large spruce tree located in the parkway near the west entrance to the Union Building. Chorus and community singing high light the evening. spinster spin Turn about is fair play. The gals pay, make their date's corsages and play chauffeur as they take over at the annual Spinsters Spin, a semi-formal dance, sponsored by Tower Guard, Mortar Board and Spartan Women's League. crystal ball On the agenda of the many formal dances annually is the Crystal Ball, sponsored by the men's and women's co-ops. A queen and her court are selected from the women's coopera tives. may morning sing On the first of May each year at the Beaumont Tower, the Men's Glee Club sets the stage for an impressive ceremony. -17- At this time, the new members of Tower Guard and Mortar Board are tapped. junior 500 Since 1948, Lambda Chi Alpha has sponsored the Junior 500 push cart races in which all men's living units partici pate. Both competitive and humorous entries participate for prizes. Coeds representing the entries reign over this mid spring event. men's inter-dorm dance The Men's Inter-Dorm Council sponsors a . semi-formal dance each year. The dance is held at one of the men's living units, and transportation is provided ,for the men and their dates. um o c Really they are not so bad. For ~:f}_ .;)_ ~ "iJ the Ugliest Man on Campus con- ~ ~r.:; ~ test, the women's living units eacl: ~'-~~-=~ ~.!!::"=""~~ select a well-known man .on campu~ -~- ~~'--~ ~ / ",f. J.\l" "-~~ 0 _.,.._...,,.:._<_~~.;;--;::-r:~~~- ·_:_._, for whom they camp~1gn. ~ach penny collected for their candidate ~~~ · counts as a vote. The money from this contest sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega goes to Campus Chest. ~ ~ · , / .:Il.:.r~.J \ ~r/./ j hop For many years the junior class at MSC have presented the annual J-Hop. A big-name band provides the music for the big week end. It is a custom for the Friday night dance to be semi-formal and the Saturday night dance to be of formal .dress. TRADITIONALLY SPEAKING best foot forward Casualness is the keynote of fashion at MSC. There is no definite style or material to be followed, only basic patterns of dress, variation depending on the individual. For boys, a sp ort coat or suit is always correct when the girls wears hose and heels, or flats. A tux is required only for the formal night of the J-Hop. Jeans are frowned on for anything but canoeing or parties at the lake or possibly for winter sports. For class, slacks and sport shirts, or sweaters, are the thing with white bucks, saddles, or loafers. These clothes are also appropriate for evening organizational In cold weather, meetings unless otherwise stipulated. jackets are worn to class, but for evening the topcoat or overcoat will make the best impression. The female of the species seems to have more of a choice fashionwise . One exception is the hat, however, and there -1 8 - are so few occasions demanding a hat that two or three of them will usually last all four years. For class a sweater; or blouse, and skirt is the favorite or occasionally a casual suit. In cold weather the storm coat is very popular along with the famous Chesterfield. Red, yellow and pastel-colored slickers take care of the rainy days and 1'4- or shortie-length coats keep ,formals in the best condition on the way to a dance. Saturday is official jeans-day and they can be worn all day, except for dinner. Other days you'll use them just for lounging in the room or canoeing up the Red Cedar. Most social functions will be classified as formal, semi formal or informal. Formal means formal or cocktail dresses and tuxes; semi-formal means formal or cocktail dresses for women, suits for men. Informal means dressy or casual. A good rule is to keep in mind the event and the place. The President's Reception for freshmen is quite dressy, heels for girls, and ,for men, suits, white shirts, and ties. Lecture-Concert Series' programs require hose and heels or flats; men should wear coats and ties. courtesy This isn't going to be a long treatise on manners . There are etiquette books in residences for you to consult about points of etiquette with which you are unfamiliar. If you don't find an Emily Post there or you don't want to show your ignorance to your resident advisor, you can find the answers in the office of the Men's and Women's Divisions of the Dean of Students' Office. They have all sorts of treatises on manners for college students and they know a few of the answers themselves. Whenever you go to a new community you will find it has its own special ways of doing things and Michigan State is no different in this respect. The surest and quickest way to find out how things are done here is to ask someone who knows. It's not always safe to rely on a ,fellow student for information; you may just be pooling ignorance, and even upper classmen are not infallible. They may be learning the hard way. Maybe they will tell you it is all right to go to the President's Reception in a sweater or a T-shirt or bobby socks because the invitation says "informal" when, of course, you should come in your best Sunday "go-to-meeting" clothes. You aren't being a "sissy" if you stand when older people come into the room or when you hold a door open for ·them to let them enter. When you stand up as you should, when President Hannah rises to speak to you at a convocation, you are showing respect for him and his position. When you show consideration for your roommates' study habits you are showing respect for them as individuals. When you ob serve quiet hours in your residence you are being considerate -19 - of the other students. When a man is concerned about his girl friend and her welfare, it is a compliment to her and shows his consideration for her. To be on time for classes as nearly as distances permit is to show courtesy for your professors. integrity Th is is a big school, and it may look like no one is con cerned about you, or about how you achieve those coveted marks which permit you to stay in college. Believe us, your professors have a pretty good batting average in hunting down students who show signs of giving or receiving help on exams. What we are really anxious about is your real achieve ment. If your chief goal in coming to college is to get an education, you won't acquire what you want by 'working angles' just to get by. You are just cheating yourself and missing your opportunities here to acquire not only knowl edge and skills, but self discipline and the ability to apply whaf you have learned, as well. So don't be surprised if your fellow students turn down any request for aid that would not be cricket. They are not being 'hardnose', but are helping you to look at yoursel,f and strengthen your values so that you can live with yourself. Frankly, we resent it when a student expects us to be dis honest to get him out of a jam. He might try studying the way we have had to do. That doesn't mean that you should not study with a pal or with your girl or boy friend, or that your four-point friends won't be glad to clear up a problem in calculus or a passage in a symphony. We don't need to go into the dif ference between legitimate helpfulness and cheating. You know what we mean. TRADITIONAL PROCEDURES activity books Your activity book is your passport to many campus activities. It is made up of numbered pages which can be exchanged for tickets to athletic events, lecture concert series programs, and many other activities. Your activity book has a space ,for your student number and name. Each time you receive a ticket to an event you tear out a particular page of the book and give it to the person at the window in return for the ticket. We advise you to guard your activity book with your life. It is pretty disheartening to watch everybody in the dorm troop off to a football game while you can't go because you have lost your activity book. -20 - attendance Michigan State Coll~ge is always happy to see new ,faces, but it is doubtful if any group of people are more hap_py to see students than the gentlemen who act as instructors in your classes. From the first day that you sign into a course the professor is waiting t o see you with open arms, every day that the class meets. Our professors are very sensitive people and they are often deeply hurt if you ignore their w elcome , and desert the class for the seemingly more sympa thetic company of your contemporaries in the Union Grill. We can tell you truthfully that it is a terrible thing to hurt a professor's fee lings. A wounded professor is often more dangerous than a wounded Cape Buffalo. The rules on attendance , as generally laid down, are flexible, and vary from prof to prof. It is generally expected that you will attend every class period, unless you hav e a very valid excuse for absence. An instructor has the right to consider attendance as a factor in deciding your grade. Some professors will lower your mark in accordance with the number of times you miss the course. Missing classes will probably impair your knowledge of the material studied. Excuses for classes missed, are acceptable if they are re ceived from the Health Center. These excuses allow you to make up the work that you have missed. An excuse from any other source than the Health Center does not necessarily give you the right to make up work missed. withdrawals If you find it necessary to voluntarily withdraw from college, it will pay you to know the college rules regulating this procedure so that you may receive proper credit and a partial re.fund of your course fees. First, secure permission from the Dean of Students' Office -Men's or Women's Division-and have this permission approved by the dean of the school in which you are en rolled. Present this approved permission and your student fee receipt card to the Registration Office where you will receive an authorization which you must present to the Cashier's Office along with your student receipt for a re fund of half your fees if you are withdrawing before mid quarter. If you withdraw before the first eight weeks of the term, you will not receive a grade for any course in which you are enrolled. After eight weeks, if you withdraw, you will receive an 'Inc' in courses in which you were doing satis factory work. In other courses, you will receive an F. If you are called into the armed services during a quarter you will receive a full refund of course fees if it is before mid-quarter; or you will receive full credit for the courses -21 - you are carrying and their grades to date if you .are called after mid-quarter. drops and adds When that last week of classes rolls around and the pos sibilities of getting through that class that you cut 15 times are getting smaller and smaller, it is too late to drop out. The administration knows that some classes may not be quite as important to you as they looked when you signed up for them, so they have made provision for you to drop them, but not after a certain date in each term. You can find out that date by looking on the Union Board Term Calendar. Until that date you are perfectly free to drop a course that seems unimportant or inconvenient to you. After that date you can drop the course with a mark of no grade, with the special permission of your dean. We would advise you not to try dropping a course that you are flunking, after the drop date, because you will re ceive an automatic F, anyway. You would be wiser to sweat your way through the final and pull your grade up. The same rule applies to adding courses to your schedule. It's per missible up to a certain date. your 'ID' number please 1 in addition In a college the size of Michigan State, you will find that great use is made of the Identification Card issued to you during registration. This card is commonly referred to as the 'ID' card. The number appearing on its face is your number that identifies you all during your stay at Michigan State. You will be asked to present it for hun dreds of reasons: voting, library use, lecture-concert pro grams, all types of athletics (often to your admission ticket), to obtain taxes waiver of state sales when buying goods on cam pus, registration, and so on ad infinitum. Always make a habit of carrying it with you where ever you go. There is nothing so disgusting as wait ing a half hour for a book in the library and then discover ing that your ID is in your other jeans back home. Hell hath no fury as a student who forgets his ID. They don't want your name, they want your number. ACTIVITY CARD MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE FALL VALIDATION -2 2 - BASIC COLLEGE The Basic College, in which all freshmen and sophomores are enrolled, is an important feature of Michigan State's broad educational program. It is designed to give to you a common background which will be of service to you as a citizen and a leader. All upper-school courses are taught on the assumption that you will have had this common edu cational experience. For you who are undecided about a major field of st u dy, the Basic College offers an opportunity to explore various fields and to choose the one most closely related to your interests and ability. The Basic College also provides for acceleration for you who have had exceptional hig h school preparation or who have done independent study. The Basic College curriculum requires you to take four comprehensive core courses : Communication Skills, Natural Science, Social Science, and Humanities. These courses are composed of carefully chosen and related subject matter. You must also take whatever introductory or exploratory courses are required by the school into which you seek en trance. In the case of 'no preference' students, courses should be elected which will contribute to general educa tional and intellectual growth. Also required for basic stu dents are Military Science for men and Physical Education for men and women. The four basic courses extend over three quarters and you are to complete the three quarters in uninterrupted sequence. Through demonstrated ability, you may be allow ed to take an examination for advance credit in a basic course without being enrolled in that term of the basic. This is done ~y securing special permission through the particular department. If this petition is approved, an examination must be taken to determine the grade for that course. If you earn a grade lower than an A or B on the examination, no credit is given and you must enroll in that term of the course and take the regular examination at the end o.f the next term. If taking a special examination, your grade for the term in which you were enrolled will be the instructor's evaluation of your work. You will not receive special per mission to take an examination if you have taken more than nine credits in related subject matter taught by the upper schools. It is the established policy that you will take the required basic courses before beginning related courses in the upper school. For regular students, the final grade will be determined by a two-hour comprehensive examination at the end of each term given by the Board of Examiners and by the grade that the instructor assigns on the basis of work done in class and attendance. The comprehensive examinations are cumu lative from one term to the next. Thus, an examination over -2 4 - - I [ I r 1 I I second and third term work will include material from the previous term or terms as well as current material. Those of you who eriter Michigan State without choosing a field of study are called 'no preference students'. You are enrolled in the , Basic College and are assigned to an enroll ment officer from the basic college staff who will work with you in developing a field of study. Some o,f you, however, enter college and immediately become identified with your major field of study through dual enrollment. You are then enrolled in the Basic College with a preference for a par ticular upper school. You are assigned an enrollment officer in that school who will help you plan your electives to meet that school's entrance requirements. If you wish to change from 'no preference' to a definite curriculum preference or from one preference to another, you must do this in the Counseling Center. If that change is entirely within the School of Science and Arts, your enrollment officer can accomplish the change. For all other students, the change must be made after the end of one term and before the beginning of the next term for enrollment purposes" When you have completed your Basic College require ments and have attained a C average in 92 credits, you will be transferred into the school of your choice. In case you have not attained a C average in 92 credits, you will be dropped from the college unless the Dean of the Basic Col lege grants permission for you to remain one more term. If you are so continued and do not meet the transfer requirements after one term but do reduce your point defici ency, you may be continued one addi tional term at the discretion of the Basic College Dean. At the end of this second probationary period, you will be dropped ,from college if you have not met the transfer requirements. the For you who do not desire or need a four year education, MSC has es tablished terminal courses. At the end oJ two years, stu dents completing 92 credits including the basic courses will be given appro priate certification. two year Terminal courses offered at MSC include Agriculture, Insurance, Re tailing, Secretarial Science, Retail Merchandising, Home Economics, and Science and Arts. Consult the college catalog and your enrollment officer or counselor if you desire to enter one of the two-year programs. -25 - [ [ SCHOOLS OF STUDY agriculture The School of Agriculture, the oldest division of Michi gan State College, is designed to give you a broad under standing of general agricultural problems and practices as well as a specialization in a particular field, if you desire. If you elect to enter tlie School of Agriculture you may choose one of eight curricula which are : a general agricul tural series, including Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Journalism, Animal Husbandry, and Soil Sci ence ; the Agricultural Engineering Program; the Dairy Curriculum ; the Horticulture Series ; the curriculum in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning; the Agricul tural Education Curriculum ; a curriculum in Food Tech nology; and a Division of Conservation, including Forestry. The School of Agriculture makes use of the college farms in experiments and demonstrations and will give you plenty of experience in coming into contact with actual agricultural problems and applying the principles learned in classroom work. The offices of the school are located in 113 Agriculture Hall. business and public service Training in business and in fields of administrative nature is the job of the School o,f Business and Public Service. The School has set up several curricula to prepare you to enter business, politics, police and social work and physical edu cation. · The School is divided into several divisions and depart ments. The Division of Business includes the fields of Accounting, General Business and Business Education and Secretarial Studies. The Division of Hotel, Restaurant, and General Institutional Management offers courses in those fields , using the Kellogg Center as a laboratory. The De partments of Economics, Journalism, Police Administra- tion, Social Work, Poli ti cal Science and ·Public Admin istration, Phys ical Educa tion for Men and Physical Education for Women all offer curricula leading to degrees as well as offering elec t ive course s for other students of the college. The offices of the School are located in 114 Morrill Hall. - 26 - [ education If you enroll in the School of Education, you may receive training to be an elementary or secondary teacher, a super visor or superintendent, school psychologist or counselor, or a professional worker in adult or nursery education. Completion of the required curriculum will enable you to teach in the public schools o.f most states, depending upon their respective requirements. Practical experience is required of all education majors . If you are enrolled in Elementary, Secondary, Nursery, Agri cultural or Home Economics education, you will do student teaching at a public school in the Lansing area. This super vised training gives you a chance to supplement your class room work . The School of Education has its offices in 1 Morrill Hall. engineering The School of Engineering has established various cur ricula to prepare you to enter any one of several engineering fields . These curricula are as broad as possible, while still offering a high degree of specialization. Engineering students are trained especially in the prac tice and application of the scientific method, engineering procedures and experimental work in engineering problems. The divisions of the Engineering School are Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Sani tary Engineering. There is opportuity in your senior year to specialize in one of the options of the divisions. The School of Engineering is located in 101 Olds Hall. home economics You students who enroll in the School of Home Eco nomics will be trained in the broad field of the science and art of Home Economics and will also receive instruction which would be valuable to you in entering a profession. Home Economics deals with family living, child care and development , nutrition, clothing, housing and efficient use o,f income in home management. The School offers you professional training in General Home Economics, Foods and Nutrition, Institution Ad ministration, Retailing, Clothing and Textiles, and Home Furnishings. The School also offers elective courses fer students majoring in other schools but wishing to take home economic training. The office of the school is in 7 Home Economics Building. -27- science and arts Most of you w ill take your elective courses in the School of Science and Arts which has the largest teach ing staff of any school on campus. The school not only offer~ several curricula leading to bachelor degrees but also furnishes courses for students who need a broad supplement to their training. The specialized School of Science and Arts offers a liberal education for all of you who wish to take advantage of it. Five divisions make up this School. These are the divisions of Biological Science, offering you training in Bacteriology, Botany, Zoology and Nursing Education; Fine Arts, including Art, Dramatics and Music; Language and Literature, which contains English, Foreign Languages and Speech; Mathematical and Physical Sciences, includ ing Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geology ; and Social Sciences, which is comprised of History, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology. The School of Science and Arts is located in 101 Natural Science Building. veterinary medicine If, after finishing your four year requirements for your first degree, you still want to stay in college, you may apply for entrance into Graduate School and work towards a Master's or Doctor's degree. The Graduate School offers courses in most of the major fields of study that you may elect as an undergraduate. It usually takes at least one year of study for you to qualify for the Master's Degree. After three years of graduate study, you will be ready to receive your Ph.D. The Graduate School's office is located in 112 Morrill Hall. graduate school In the School o,£ Veterinary Medicine you may choose one of two basic curricula. The degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is awarded to you if you finish the veterinary curriculum. Admission to the curriculum in Veterinary Medicine is quite limited and therefore quite selective. It is based -28 - [ partly on your record in your first two years of pre-profes sional study. Once you have been admitted to the curricu lum, you must finish four years of professional training in order to qualify for the degree. The medical technology curriculum is designed to train you to do laboratory work in Bacteriology, Pathology, and Chemistry. You will be prepared ,for a position in a hos pital or a laboratory by your practical experience as an intern in a hospital which operates a school for the training of clinical laboratory technologists. The school maintains its offices in 103 Giltner Hall. continuing education The School o,f Continuing Education is the division of your college which spreads the services of MSC through out the state, especially to adults. Continuing Education brings educational programs direct to Michigan communi ties as well as planning conferences at the campus whic!-: attract over 15,000 participants. Regular staff members from Michigan State conduct these programs, designed to disseminate practical informa tion. The School also plans and carries out broad public service programs with health and government agencies. It helps business, industry and labor with whatever problems that may confront them. The School of Continuing Education is located in the Kellogg Center. -29 - ROTC PROGRAM Unless he is a veteran or has had ROTC in high school, each physically fit male student must take two years of Army or Air Force Basic ROTC during his freshman and sophomore years. Following the two year basic course, during which he learns the fundamentals of the army and air force, a stu dent may request admittance into advanced ROTC. Suc cessful completion of the advanced course at the close of his senior year qualifies the cadet for a commission in the United States Army or Air Force Reserve as a second lieutenant. Those Army ROTC students who display exceptional qualities o,£ leadership and military science proficiency may be designated Distinguished Military Graduates and may apply for a direct commission in the Regular army. Air Force Distinguished Military Graduates are given special consideration for regular commissions after eighteen months active duty. army rote During the first two years of army ROTC, cadets receive practical instruction in military history, leadership, weapons and marksmanship, small unit tactics, map reading and other basic subjects, much of which will be of future value to them either in the service or in industrial or professional careers. Those cadets who qualify for entrance into the advanced programs are classified early in their junior year into one of 15 branches of the army. This classification is done by a committee consisting of the PMS & T and several senior deans of the college. Consideration is given to the cadet's branch preference, his leadership potential, his academic standing and his college major and minors. Later in the junior year final branch assignment is made by the Depart ment o.f the Army. The cadet then attends the summer camp of that branch between his junior and senior years. Some of th~ branches available are infantry, artillery, armor, military police, signal corps, and others. Upon completion of the program which includes summer camp, the cadet is commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. Following commissioning the officer is in the active reserves for a period of eight years, the first two of which, under present policies, are spent in active service. -30 - air force rote The freshman years of AFROTC is devoted primarily to political science subjects and is comprised of intro duction to global geography, international security organiza tion, introduction to aviation and the instruments of national security. The sophomore year of the air force program is spent by the cadets learning the elements o.f aerial warfare neces sary to an understanding of the Air Force mission. During the junior and senior years, the air force cadet studies the management and organization of the Air Force, military aviation, and the art of war. Like the army program, an air force board reviews cadets during their junior and senior years to determine what job they will be best fitted for within the air force. Air force officer procurement is centered primarily on pilots, navigators, and bombadiers with a limited number of vacan cies for the ground officer. [ [ summer camp Between the junior and senior years, all Army and Air Force cadets attend summer camp throughout the United States. Reveilles, mess calls, retreats, parades, inspections, drills, bivouacs and marches are all part of the program. Air Force cadets have the opportunity to fly in, and to become familiar with, all types of aircraft. Here the cadet has the opportunity for practical experience to supplement his previous classroom instruction. . , , ~ r~ Cadets are instructed in the use of various types of arms and are acquaint ed with army and air force base pro cedure. Cadets are rated on their work at these summer camps and these rat ings are reported to their ROTC units. Summer camps are held at Army and Air Force bases in Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky, Colorado, Maryland and Louisiana. Army cadets attend for six weeks, while the Air Force summer camp extends over a four week period. -31 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION Physical education for men and women is a strong feature of the college's educational system. All men stu dents are required to enroll in physical education courses during their freshman and sophomore years or until they have completed six terms including one course in swim ming, unless they are 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, and students who are thirty years o,f age or more are also exempt. Exemption certificates must be secured from the college registrar's office and presented at enroll ment if an exemption is claimed on any of these grounds. Students with physical handicaps will be enrolled at the discretion of the Health Service in Adapted Sports, the only physical education course which may be repeated for credit. Women with physical handicaps may enroll in an Individual Gymnastics class. If enrollment in a physical education course is deferred for any reason, it must be made up before graduation. A standard gymnasium uniform is required of all male students enrolled in physical education. This uniform con sists of shirt, shorts, socks, supporter, and shoes. These articles may be purchased at the Gymnasium store in Jenison Fieldhouse. For most of the women's gym classes a regulation white blouse, blue gym shorts, and tennis shoes are required. All students enrolled in physical education must secure a locker by paying a two-dollar locker fee which is refunded at the end of spring term, or when the student does not enroll in physical education. A charge of one dollar per term for the towel service is charged at the beginning of the term. This fee is not returned. Students are assigned to small basket lockers and use the large lockers only when participating in class. When the class is over, the basket and lock must be returned to the small locker. All injuries received in physical education classes are reported by the instructor t o the Health Center. The col lege is not responsible for services rendered by an outside physician. -32 - FACILITIES union building The center of student act1v1t1es at Michigan State is the Union Building. The Union Board, composed of in terested students, plans and carries out activities beneficial to the student body in the building. The Union is the hub of student recreation and relaxation for freshmen as well as upperclassmen. Its facilities, func tional and attractive, are designed to enrich your college education and make it ,four years well spent. Union facilities include the grill , probably the most popu lar spot on campus to have a coffee date. Off the north wing of the grill is Old College Hall, a room traditionally reserved for seniors. On the ground floor below the grill is the cafe teria, an idea place to take guests for dinner. It has a seat ing capacity of over 450. In the concourse of the first floor is the main •desk, which serves as an information center for visitors and lost stu dents, a cigar and cigarette counter, the clearing house for tickets to all-college activities, and a travel bureau which can plan a trip for you to any spot in the world. For your relaxation there is a spacious mixed lounge as well as a women's lounge and a men's lounge. Here you may read, rest, or meet your friends. Among the recreational facilities in the Union, are the sixteen modern bowling alleys in the basement and fourteen modern tables are avail able ,for billiards and equipment can be rented for a small charge. A table tennis room on fourth floor is furnished with several ping pong tables. Paddles can be checked out at the first floor checkroom. Across from the table tennis room is a card room equipped with card tables and chairs which students are welcome to use whenever it is open. Cards may be secured at the first floor checkroom. Also located in the Union are a barber shop, a browsing room furnished with various magazines and newspapers, a telephone room, the Art Room, where students may see the works of fellow students and faculty members as well as art collections from famous art museums, and a Music Room, where students may listen to all kinds of records, popular as well as classical. The busiest place in the Union, during Registration Week, is the bookstore, where all books and supplies, as well as MSC souvenirs may be bought. A ballroom on second floor is the site of many record and band dances. Up to 300 couples can dance at the same time on this floor. Some dances are also held in the parlors across the concourse. -34 - In the Union, are located the offices of all MSC student publications, as well as those of the Student Government, A WS and various other student organizations. Meeting room; on the third floor are available for any organization by reservations made through the Union manager's office. At t he fir st floor checkroom in the concourse, is the Lost and Found, where articles ,found all over campus are de posited. Lost articles are kept for a maximum period of 90 days and then turned over to charitable organizations which can make use of them. Union building rules have been kept to a minimum but it is necessary to have some for the benefit of the entire student body. Food is not to be taken from the grill to another part of the building. No pictures, furniture, or other equipment is to be moved from one room to another or from the building. All decoration, posters, stunts and use of showcases and the union desk must be approved beforehand by petition ing the Union Board. A detailed list of building rules is available in the Union Board office, which is located on the first floor of the building. health center For the benefit of the students' health, the college main tains a complete medical and hospital service at the Olin Memorial Health Center. The purpose of which is to pro tect the health of the students and to enable them to return to classes as soon as possible after an illness. The regular office hours at the Health Center are 8 :00 a.m. to 11 :30 a.m. and 1 :30 p.m. to 4 :30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For service during these hours, a fee of 25 cents per visit is charged. This is done to prevent abuses of the service. The Center is open on Saturday and Sunday by appointment. For service after 7 :00 p.m. a charge of one dollar per visit is charged. Students that are ill are expected to come to the Health Center since no services are provided outside the Health Center. There is no limit to the number of visits that a student may make to the Health Center during a term for treatment. Routine medical supplies are dispensed without charge and sustaining drugs are furnished at cost plus a small handling fee. Students may be hospitalized in the clinic for up to 40 days per college year without charge. After that time, there is a flat rate charge of 12 dollars per day spent in the hospital. Free ambulance service is provided only for a student who has sustained injuries in participation of required classroom -3 5 - work or employment if the individual is unable to make his way to the hospital. In all other cases, the student will be charged for the ambulance service through the college. Students admitted to the hospital are under the care of the college staff. When consultants are needed, they are called and the fees are charged to the student. All except minor surgry is referred to outside surgeons who will charge a fee to be paid by the student. All examinations not re quired by the college are charged at the current rate in East Lansing. All duly enrolled students carrying more than 10 credits are time students considered full and are eligible for health serv ice. Part time students, those carrying less than ten credits, are not eligible the Health Center. The ID card must be presented when apply ing ,for services. A student is considered enrolled only when the term is officially in progress; when the term ends, a student is no longer considered enrolled and is not eligible for free care. for care in library The College Library is where you may spend a good deal of your studying time in writing papers, reports, and theses-. In order to avoid any unnecessary delay or unpleas antness in these jobs, you should acquaint yourself com pletely with the library procedure. The first floor of the main building houses bound general periodicals, rare books, the graduate study room, and the office of the librarian. The card catalogs, the main circula tion desk, the main reading room and reference rooms are on the second floor. These catalogs are divided into author title catalog and subject catalog. Another reading room is on the third floor. In the basement are located a reading room for the olind, a juvenile and textbook library, the religion department library and the United Nations docu ments. Books may be charged out at the main circulation desk by presenting a call slip properly filled out. Only graduate students and faculty members are allowed to enter the storage stacks. Undergraduate students must wait for an attendant to secure their books. Books are charged out for a period of two weeks with a renewal privilege unless the book has been reserved for another borrower. -36 - [ I I If a book is charged out when it is requested, you may reserve it by paying a charge of two cents for the post card which is sent as notification when the book is available. If a book is returned late, the borrower is charged two cents per day for each overdue day. In the case o,f lost books, the borrower must pay the fine as well as the initial cost of the book to the library. Certain books such as reference works, periodicals, United States government publications, and rare books are not lent out of the library without special permission. In the Main Reading Room is located the Reference Department where encyclopedias, dictionaries, bound period icals, and document indexes, handbooks, gazetteers and at lases, census reports, and other volumes containing reference material are shelved. The material on these shelves may be consulted without any formal procedure but the volumes may not be taken from the room without the consent of the staff member on duty. If you have problems of research, you should consult the staff members in the Main Reading Room who will help you and make available to you all of the resources of the library. However, make an attempt to seek this aid a reasonable time before the assignment is due so, that the staff will not be over-loaded. Across Circle Drive from the main building is the Library Annex where the assigned reading room, and the United States documents room are located. On the second floor are the Home Economics library, the Beaumont Memorial Library, and the current periodical reading room, as well as several other reading rooms ,for users of books from the assigned reading room. In the assigned reading room are books, documents, magazines, and pamphlets which have been put on reserve for assigned reading in certain courses. Text books are not available in the assigned reading room. When requesting a book, ask for it by its title and author, and present your identification card to the attendant who will copy your student number and ask you to sign your name. Only one book per course may be withdrawn at one time, and books may be kept for only a two-hour period, unless on one- or three-day reserve. If a book is not returned in this time, the student is fined for each hour or fraction of an hour overdue. Some books may be checked out overnight from the assigned reading room. You may do this between 9 p .m. and 10 p.m. on every day but Saturday, when the hours are 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The books are due the next morning by 8 :10, except on Sunday they may be kept until 2 :15. You may reserve a book for overnight use by filling out a reserve slip at the desk no sooner than the day before the night you want to use the book. Reservations cannot be made orally -37 - I or over the telephone. Only one book per course may be taken out overnight. Any person taking books out overnight without the proper procedure, will be fined $1.00 plus the overdue fine. Certain books may be taken out for one or three days. Such books are due at 10 a.m. on the date due, unless it is Sunday, when the time is 2 p.m. A fine of 25 cents per day is charged for each day overdue. The Periodical Room contains current volumes of 4,000 periodicals which the library receives. These volumes are arranged on the shelves by the Dewey Decimal classification and may be consulted by the student whenever the room is open. General bound periodicals are shelved on the first floor of the main library and classified bound periodicals are secured at the main circulation desk. There are several departmental libraries around campus. Agricultural Engineering, Chemistry, Physics and Mathe mati cs, Music, and Veterinary Medicine all have depart mental libraries in their respective buildings. In Agricul tural Hall are office collections o.f volumes on Agricultural Economics, Animal Husbandry, and Farm Crops and Soils. The re is a Chemical Engineering collection in Olds Hall, Physiology in Giltner Hall, and Art on South Campus. There are some Geology maps and books in Natural Science Building. The hours of the library are Weekdays 7 :30 a.m. to 10 p .m ., Saturdays 7 :30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. If you have any additional questions on library procedure consult your Communications Skills syllabus or ask one of the librarians. international center A 'home away from home ' for all State students is the International Center, located on Circle Drive directly across from the President's residence. At the Center, you can become acquainted with students from countries all over the w orld and learn of different customs and practices of other peopl es. The Center has recreation and relaxation facilities which all students are invited to use. Any American or foreign club may use the Center for its meetings and parties. An International Center working committee sponsors the annual International Festival every spring term at which exhibits, displays and programs from various countries are presented. Mr. Donald Gemmell, advisor to foreign students, serves as the Center director. The Center is open from 9 :00 a.m. to 9 :45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9 :00 a.m. to 11 :45 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. -3 8 - I I I I I I spartan nursery Spartan Nursery School is a cooperative nursery school in the married housing area on South Campus, which gives supervised group play for pre-school children of married students carrying at least 12 credits of study. Parents par ticipate in the school by teaching, making toys and equip ment and taking part in the parent study program. A capable director and a staff of teachers are responsible for the opera tion of the school. Spartan Nursery School also gives all MSC students a laboratory in which to study pre-school children and it pro vides parent education for parents and future parents. A small fee is charged for attendance. Applications for enrollment in the school may be made directly to the school. athletic facilities Michigan State's ,facilities for physical recreation are among the finest in the country. All physical education buildings and g rounds are available for use by students and faculty members except when the facilities are scheduled for reg ular classes or sports squad practices. Jenison Gymnasium and Fieldhouse, located on South Campus, is the center of most physical education activities. The gymnasium, the front part of the building consists of a basement and four floors. In the basement are located various servi ce rooms and seven four-wall handball and squash cour ts. On the g round floor is the main locker room, accom modating 2900 basket lo ckers and 300 large lockers. The g ymnasium store, wher e all physical education equipment may be bought, is also located on the ground floor as are the equi pment room , training room, and several visiting team rooms. The entranc es to the swimming pool are through two shower rooms on either s ide of the pool on the ground floor . On the second floor are the offices of the physical educa tion department, the ticket office, the adapted sports room, class rooms and the entrance to the balcony of the swimming pool which has a 650-person capacity. The main gymnasium floor is on the third floor, contain ing three basketball courts, and several volleyball and bad minton courts. Also on the third floor are tumbling and fencing rooms. The boxing and wrestling rooms and some storage rooms take up the third floor. The fieldhouse is located in the rear of the building. There are lobbies and ticket windows at either end oif the fieldhouse. Inside are facilities for indoor track meets and during season, the basketball court. To the east of Jenison Fieldhouse is Macklin Field, the college's football stadium which has a seating capacity of 50,745 . The stadium has locker room facilities for spring and fall sport teams . -39 - I Southwest of Macklin Field in the quarter-mile track-oval with 220 straight away which is one of the finest in the mid dle west. Up to 3,500 spectators can be seated on the bleachers. The Demonstration Hall, across from Jenison, The college provides 24 tennis courts for use by students and faculty members as well as for classes. There are six clay courts, and 18 hard surface ones adjacent to the stadium. is an indoor ice rink which offers skating to students and the general public for a nominal fee. There is a skate rental service and a skate sharpening service as well, adjacent to the rink. The rink is open during fall and winter terms. The baseball diamonds, the soccer field, and intramural sports fields are located directly north of Jenison . The prac tice football and baseball fields and intramural practice fields are located south of Macklin Field and Shaw Lane. There is a golf green located on Old College Field. In making use of the athletic facilities, you should respect them as well as enjoy them. Only soft-rubber soled shoes are allowed on the gymnasium floor and on the tennis courts. Street s hoes are not permitted. kellogg center The Kellogg Center for Continuing Educati c n loc ated on Harrison Road is the headquarters for college extension work. Recently built with funds from the Kellogg Founda tion ' for the promotion of the health, education, and wel fare o,f mankind ... directly or indirectly, without regard to sex, race, creed or nationality . . . ', the Kellogg Center serves as host to hundreds of conferences and clinics which are held in its facilities annually. Conferences and conventions in such fields as retailing, insurance, public trans po rtation and agriculture head the list of num erous events which take place at the Kellogg Center. The facilities of the Center include 15 conference rooms, several dining rooms, a banquet hall and ballroom, and almost 200 double rooms. There is also an auditorium w hich seats 355 people. teams, Parents of students, alumni, visit ing athletic lecture-concert performers and persons on college business are welcome to make use of the Center's facilities. However, be- . cause of the numerous con,f erences held there and the limited space, you should always make a reservation in advance of the time you desire the facilities . - 40- SERVICES placement bureau The Placement Bureau, in Morrill Hall, is one of the few completely centralized placement bureaus in the nation, s erving all schools of the college and all students, alumni and faculty members . Its main service is to MSC graduates, including teachers , who are seeking jobs in their specialized fields, but it also gives assistance to undergraduates who are seeking jobs to help themselves financially through school. For students seeking part time employment, the Place ment Bureau has a list of jobs both on and off campus. If you desire to earn some money, you should apply at the Bureau immediately after registration. Once you have listed your name with the bureau and have indicated the hours you are free to work, you will be notified of any openings for which you have the necessary qualifications. It is also a good idea to keep in contact with the bureau to take advan tage of the many jobs that are listed there every day. In jobs on campus, students are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week . Written permission of the Dean o.f Stu dents is required if you want to work more than this amount. If you are dissatisfied with your job or if you failed to secure one, reapply after registration the next term. Among the types of part time jobs available through the Placement Bureau are janitorial work, office work, baby sitting, sales, clerking, housework, tutoring, waiting on tables, serving as bus boys in women's dormitories, and various odd jobs. First term freshmen are advised not to work until they are thoroughly adjusted to college life. The Placement Bureau al so arranges contacts for stu dents interested in summer work in hotels, camps, and re sorts. Requests also come in for students for summer work in the fields of engineering, business, physical education and hotel administration. If you are interested in this type of work, you should watch the State News ,for an announcement that applications for summer work are available. Once you have filled out such an application, you will be notified by the Bureau when a vacancy occurs in the type of job and region you specified. You then write the prospective employer and may secure the job. The Placement Bureau serves seniors in securing jobs by arranging interviews with interested companies by keep ing up to date records of job opportunities, holding the annual Career Carnival, sponsoring career conferences and watching closely employment trends . -41 - Seniors should file application early in the college year and watch the State News and departmental bulletin-boards for announcements of visiting interviewers and then sign-up for the interviews in the Placement Bureau Office. counseling center Since MSC is a large school with a large student body and faculty, some students may sense an impersonal feeling because they have not made the proper adjustment to college life. Other students need help in deciding what courses they should take, and still others are in doubt as to the major field in which they should specialize. The Counseling Center, located in the Basic College Building, is equipped to help you so lve your educational, vocational, and personal problems. The men and women of the Center are specially trained in psychology and student personnel techniques and have had long experience in dealing with student problems. If you desire to take advantage of the counseling services, you will be assigned to a counselor, unless you express a preference for a partic ular one. In an interview with you, the counselor will try to understand all the ,factors in your problem. If it is one of a vocational or educational nature, he may suggest a series of tests to determine where your abilities and interests lie. He will make available to you files of information on occupational opportunities. These files in the Counseling Center may be consulted whenever the Center is open. Once your counselor has secured all the information p ossible, he will recommend to you several solu tions and will help you to choose the best. Later interviews may analyze how well the problem has been solved. Students who have excessive absences from class or who have been placed on scholastic probation will be contacted by the Counseling Center which will try to help them in every way possible. For students who are having academic difficulty, the Counseling Center will recommend competent and available tutors. The student himself may bring his problem to the Center, or his enrollment officer or instructor may ask that he be given tutoring. Referrals are made to Green Helmet, Tower Guard, professors or instr uctors in the field, the department head, or other staff members or graduate stu dents. Those needing the service are advised to consult with the Center as soon as they realize it, so they may begin receiving help immediately. The Center especially encourages personal counseling initiated by the student. Since most adjustment problems occur during the first two college years, the center works closely with the Basic College. However, all students are invited to make use of the counseling services. Student::; -42 - J may come to the center anytime between 8 :00 a.m. and 5 :00 p.m., Monday through Friday, but it is recommended that appointments be made in advance to avoid unnecessary waiting. improvement services Because proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and arithmetic skills is necessary for successful college work, the Department of Communication Skills has established five improvement services, designed to increase your ability in these areas where you may be weak. Enrollment in the Arithmetic, Speech and Writing Im provement Services is based on orientation tests given to all new students. Those who fail to pass are required to enroll in these services without college credit. Enrollment in the Reading Improvement Service is optional and enrollment in English as a foreign language, a course designed for students whose native language is not English, is also optional for freshmen. However, any upperclassman may enroll in any of the improvement services any term if he feels he needs assistance. If you are in doubt as to whether you should enroll in one of the services or not, consult your counselor or enrollment officer. · The Improvement Services office is located in Building A-3 on South Campus. You enroll in the services in the same manner that you enroll in your regular courses. All of the improvement services, except English as a foreign language, meet two hours per week. All of the courses are non-credit and are given at no additional cost to the student. The work is u sually carried in addition to your regular col lege work, and you may drop the imp rovement service when ever you have become suitably proficient in it. loans A college loan service is set up to aid deserving students who need assistance in meeting payments for tuition or board and room. For any type of loan, three general qualifi cations are required: evidence of need, average academic standing (2.0 or better), and a satisfactory college citizenship record. Students of any class, except first term ,freshmen, are eligible to apply for a 'short term loan'. These loans must ·be repaid before the end of the term in which they are issued. Short term loans are limited to $150.00. There is no interest charge. Occasionally, loans of larger amounts, up to $250.00, are made to upper classmen who show exceptional need. These 'long term loans' are without interest whi le the student is registered in school. In the event the loan continues -43 - I I I I I I I . J"'''""tl! • 11 .. , ,tfl •lll1kl•101'~1f'of.t~ ,ofi-·~-·h ,tH1i after the student has graduated , a four percent interest charge is made. Both men and women students make application for loans at the Dean of Students' Office, Men's Division, Room 309 in the Ad ministration Building. No new loans will be granted until pre vious repaid . loans have been Loans are repaid at the cashier's window on the first floor of the Administration Building. scholarships By a Faculty Committee on Scholarships, the scholarship program at Michigan State is administered through the Scholarship Office, located in the Administration Building. Mo st of the scholarships available are those established and maintained by the State Board of Agriculture from the General Fund. However, there are numerous scholarships w h ich have been established for s tudents in a particular field, from a particular area, or with a particular goal in mind. The Entrance Sc holarship is the most numerous type g iven to qualified high school seniors of Michigan high s ch oo ls who have demonstrated ability in scholastic per formance, citizenship, and certain extra curricular activities. These scholar ships are granted for a period of one year, and if the students point average is 2.6 or higher at the end of t hat time, his scholarship will be extended on a quarter to quarter basis. Available to upper classmen are the MSC Junior College Scholarships for qualified graduates of the Michigan public junior colleges. An applicant must be recommended by the dean of his junior college. Superior students, reg ardless of school or residence, may apply ,for scholarships if they can exhibit an outstanding academic record, leadership ability, and financial need. In addition, there are certain scholarship aids to be granted under conditions prescribed by the donor. These endow ment scholarships are used generally as grants-in-aid and the Scholarship Committee requires that the student should be enrolled for one year and have shown academic ability as well as financial need to the point that the applicant could not remain in school without this aid. Applications for scholarship are centralized so that an applicant for one type of scholarship is automatically con sidered for all other kinds applicable. Students desiring scholarship aid should apply well in advance of the time it is needed, and include three letters of recommendations. Any inquiries into the nature of scholarships or methods of application should be directed to the Scholarship Office. -44 - I I I I I I I I I I I lecture-concert series The Lecture-Concert Series at Michigan State is recog nized as one of the finest in the country. A varied program of music, opera, dance, lectures and world travel series color films are brought each year to the Auditorium for the enjoyment of students, ,faculty members and the general public. In the past, such performers of the Lecture Concert Series have been the Sadler-Wells Ballet, the Vienna Phil harmonic Orchestra, Jascha Heifetz, Vladimer Horowitz, the New York City Opera, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir of London, the First Piano Quartet, Leonard Warren and Jan Pearce. These programs serve both an educational and enter taining purpose and are looked upon by most students as an important part of their cultural growth. Full time stu dents are admitted to all regularly scheduled numbers with out charge. The State News announces ticket distribution for the various programs. Coupons in your activity book may be exchanged for the tickets. All of the series are hel.d in the Auditorium which has a seating capacity of 5000. campus chest Campus Chest is an agency of the Student Government. Its purpose is to combine all charity drives on campus into one intensified campaign. Under the direction o.f a seven man board of directors, this group plans a series of fund raising programs and distributes the money raised to various charities according to a schedule w hich is revised each year. Spring term each year Campus Chest activities are cen tered in a Campus Chest week which includes a Kick-Off Banquet, a day o.f Campus solicitations and a student-faculty auction at which student and administration leaders are sold to the highest bidders. Spartacade, a student carnival at which living units sponsor midway attractions, is another source of income for Campus Chest. The annual Ugliest Man on Campus also adds money to the charity drive. stun STUN, Student Texts Used and New, has been set up to enable you to buy and sell books at a fair rate. The STUN file is found in the A WS office. If you have a book for sale, fill out a card, including the price you wish, and have it placed on file. Then the person who wants the book will take the card from the file and contact you. Together you decide on the price. -45 - I I This service is carried on from registration week until the end of each school year by A WS and Men's Council. alumni relations When you have fin ished your four years at MSC and received your degree, you will join the large body of alumni spread throughout the United States. The Department of Alumni Relations will keep in con tact with you and inform you of homecoming activities, send to you the alumni publication, The Michigan State College Record, and arrange a reunion for your graduation class every five years. Since 1950, 50 members oJ each class, chosen because of their activities and leadership ability, have formed the nucleus of each class alumni group. The club plans the alumni activities for its class and supervises reunions. You will have an opportunity to petition for your class alumni club near the end of your senior year. Alumni clubs have been formed by Michigan State gradu ates and former students throughout the country. These clubs rekindle interest in MSC and act as liaison a_gents with the alumni relations office. Co-operating with the college alumni office is the Alumni Advisory Council, composed of 12 alumni from the state of Mfrhigan and six from out-of-state. Members of this council are chosen by the various alumni clubs. union board information service The Union Board, in its office on the first floor of the Union Building, maintains an information service for stu dents, parents, and visitors. The personnel in this office can direct you to where you want to go, ;furnish you with in formation regarding campus events and activities and advise you as to the hours that campus buildings are open. You may find information on various campus organizations and publications in this office. This service is available throughout the day, Monday through Friday. -46 - A.W .S. REGULATIONS Hold it men! Don't pass this section just because you think it applies to women only. It's mighty important that every man know the rules and regulations that the girls he dates have to abide by. You should know what time your date has to be in, why she can't go out with you on some nights and the rules that you yourselves have to follow in regard to your conduct as a guest in her residence . Now, ladies and gentlemen, let's get acquainted right away with the facts of college life. All the residences where women live close at ten o'clock on Monday through Thursday evenings; on Friday and Saturday nights they close at 1 a.m.; and on Sundays, the closing hour is 11 o'clock. Of course, a girl may get permission to stay out longer in some cases, but we'll talk about that later. If a girl wants to v1s1t a fellow at his residence or go to his residence to study or ,for a dance, it is perfectly all right provided that his housemother is there and it is after 12 noon. In most cases, the young lady is not per mitted to go anywhere in the residences except the lobby on the main floor or rooms designated for dances or parties. Don't go into the hall corridors in the case of dormitories or upstairs in the case of a house. Of course, individual residences may set up their own hours when girls are per mitted to visit, so it is a good idea to check with the fellow before just dropping in. Also the A WS office in the Union has a copy of the visiting hours of all the men's residences. Nee~less to say, you must return to your own residence at closing time. If a man wants to call for a girl at a dormitory, he can do so any time after 7 in the morning, but he cannot go into the lounge before 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday or 10 a.m. on Sundays. (You've got to cut it short though, boys; they only give you five minutes to call for the girl before those morning hours.) After that, you can visit with her to your heart's content. If she wants to take you down to the dorm recreation room for a coke or a game of ping-pong, or house party she can only take you there from 9 until 12 :45 on Friday and Saturday nights, and Satur day and Sunday afternoons from 1 o'clock until 5 o'clock. If a dorm wants to obtain more lenient hours than these, they can submit their request to the A WS Judiciary Legislative Board for approval. If a girl happens to live in an off-campus residence, men can not call for her until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Be sure to check with the girl if you want to call for her be,fore that time. -48 - L I Michigan State is pretty lenient in the case of permit ting coeds to smoke, rpore so than many other universities. However, there are a few rules concerning smoking that must be observed by both men and women in the girls' residences. The girls can smoke only in their student rooms, hallways, kitchenettes, recreation rooms and study rooms. They cannot smoke in the living rooms and adjoining sun rooms, lobbies, phone booths, stair cases, laundries or lava tories. Their guests are required to follow these rules also. So men, don't get caught smoking in the lobby or lounge when you are waiting for your girl or visiting with her. Men are permitted to smoke in the recreation rooms when they are open to them. The house council in each women's '"esidence has the power to enforce these smoking rules and it can suspend this right if it is abused. In the case of individual girls showing a persistant lack of consideration for these rules, a second offense on her part will be referred to the A WS J udiciary-Legis lative Board. Now if a girl finds that she wants to take a job that would require that she work later than the closing hours of her residence, here is what she must do : first, she must have an all college two-point grade average the term preceding her application. That means that first term Helots cannot get extension of hours for work until second term. Secondly, she must get a permit from the A WS advisor in the office of the Dean of Students and submit it to the Judiciary-Legislative Board of the A WS for approval. The latest she can stay out under these circumstances is 12 o'clock Sunday through Thursday, and 1 :30 on Friday and Saturday nights. When she signs out of her residence on a night that she will be late due to work, she must give the name, address and telephone number o.f her employer, and also sign out on the regular nightly sign-out sheet. If she is baby-sitting, she must not have her boy friend over. It's strictly taboo. Also, when she is returning to her residence after regular closing hours from a baby-sitting job, someone from her place of employment must accompany her unless she has made other arrangements in advance with her housemother. Concerning the matter of signing out Of your residence, there are a number of procedures that you must follow. Let's discuss them according to the type of leave you are taking. SIGNING OUT FOR THE EVENING: If you are plan ning to be out of your residence after eight p.m. you must sign yourself out on the daily sign-out sheet. You must -49 - for ~ include the following information on this sheet: exact destination so that you may be contacted in case of emergency, i.e., Michigan Theatre, Library, A 2 South Cam pus, etc.; and the time of expected return. Concerni n g this, you should sign out for the latest possible return since you will be considered late if you return after the time signed out for-even within closing hours. If you plan an all-day trip, be sure to sign out ,for the latest possible hour of return in case you don't know your ex act time of return. FOR FUNCTIONS GRANTED TIME EXTENSION: You may sign out on the regular sign-out sheet for 10-plus the Lecture-C oncert Series, and other college functions for which a special time extension is granted by the A WS. Special arran·ge ments are to be made with your house mother for evening classes. FOR WORK AND BABY SIT TING : You must sign out on the regular sign out sheet, giving your place of employment as destination and also the time granted for return. If your work is baby sitting, you must also sign out on the house holder's sheet and give the time of granted return. LEAVING AT THE END OF THE TERM: Sign 'return ing' or 'not returning' on the vacation sign-out sheet. You must return to your residence within the closing hours on the day you come back. FOR OVERNIGHT OR WEEKEND ABSENCES: A special sheet is provided for signing out for an overnight absence. You must sign yourself out on the 'Overnight Absence Sheet' by 10 p .m. and not the daily sign-out sheet. Y ou must leave the residence before the closing hour of the night o.f your departure. On this sheet, include the name, address and telephone number of your hostess, and the dates a1'd times of your departure and expected return. For all the above mentioned cases, the procedure for signing in is essentially the same. Upon return to your residence, you are honor bound to sign in the exact time of your return on the sheet on which you signed out. If you return to your residence after regular closing time from attending an event for which a time extension was granted, you must present your ticket-stub or program to your house mother to avoid a penalty. If you find that you cannot make it back to your resi dence before the time for which you signed out or before the regular closing hour, you must call your housemother and tell her yourself the time you expect to be in. Don't send word along with a friend. It won't be accepted. Call the college number, EDgewood 2-1511, and ask for your -5 0 - l, housemother on her private line. Don't hesitate to call collect i,f you do not }lave enough money. If you fail to do this, you will receive an automatic 10 late minutes as a penalty plus the penalty decided upon for being late. The penalty for calling after the regular closing hours is five late minutes. Earlier we mentioned that it was possible for girls to get permission to stay out longer in the evening than the regular closing time permits. So now let's get better acquainted with this brighter aspect of rules and regulations for women students. A late permission is an hour and a half extension of time beyond the regular closing time of women's residences, except on Sundays, when it is an hour. No late pers are permitted on Friday or Saturdays. If you maintain an all-college two-point grade average, you are entitled to six late pers for every term i,f you are a sophomore, junior or senior. If you are a freshman, you are entitled to three until you earn a two-point. You should be careful that you do not use more than your alloted number of late pers, since penalties are awarded for this type of error. Your housemother will keep track of late pers but you are urged to check with her when in doubt since you are responsible for this knowledge. Arrange ments for using a late per must be made with the house mother in person and you must sign out on a special sheet as well as the regular sign-out sheet noting late permission on the latter. If you should decide you need a late per during an evening, call your housemother in person and make arrangements with her before the regular closing hour. You must remember that late permissions are not strictly a social privilege, but are to be used in cases of emergencies. The conditions governing the use of late permissions are many, and a girl should thoroughly acquaint herself with them to avoid any misunderstandings that could arise from such ignorance. You cannot use a late per on Mon day night except in the case of seranades. Of course, if you have a late per, you may return to your residence before 11 :30 (12 :00 on Sunday), but you cannot again leave after the regular closing hour. Similarly, you cannot just 'come . in for a minute' and bounce out again after the regular closing hour. You're stuck. If you would like to get an exten sion of a late per until 12 o'clock instead of 11 :30, you can arrange with your housemother in advance to do so by for feiting one week-end night (not Sun day) within the coming two week-ends plus the late permission. Any all-college function covered by the activity book may be attended without using a late permission; but you must return directly to your residence after the function. Any other college function not covered by the activity book requires a late per to stay over the regular time. This last -51 - J_L __ _ ru!e holds true for plays, concerts, and lectures held in Lansing and East Lansing approved by A WS. You must have a late per and upon return to your residence; you must show your ticket-stub or program to your house mother. Only one late per may be used in any one night. If you decide not to use a late per after requesting one, you have the privilege of canceling it immediately upon return to your residence before closing hours by notifying your housemother of this fact. In this way your late per may be rescinded, and you can use it another night instead. If you obtained a late per for Sunday night, thinking to use it in case you do not return to campus from a week-end trip on time, try to return on time and then you can use this late per for another time. For taking an overnight or going home for the weekend, a girl must have written permission on file in the house mother's office from her parents. Yellow slips are available for you to send to your parents in requesting this permis sion. There are a few types of special permissions that should be noted here. I,£ you desire to take an overnight after a dance or term party, you must obtain permission from your parents in advance of the event. This permission must be sent by your parent directly to your housemother. This procedure holds true regardless of your destination. You are permitted to stay in a Lansing hotel only with your parents and only after they have talked directly with your housemother. Each girl is permitted to have one overnight permission per term either in Lansing or East Lansing. They can be taken at any time providing she has permission as stated above. This means only one night away from her residence and not one week-end. She is also granted two overnight permissions in another college residence per term which can be taken any time that such guests are allowed. A college residence is a residence where hours are kept, i. e., dormi tory, cooperative house, approved off-campus house, or soror ity house. During spring term, special privileges are granted to graduating senior women. They do not have a petition for this special privilege except in the following cases: seniors who will graduate at the end of the following summer, fall or winter terms; and Junior Medical Technology students. These students must petition to the Judiciary-Legislative Board of A WS to obtain senior permission. Senior women's closing hours during the spring term will be 11 pm during the week, including Sunday, and 1 am on Friday and Satur day nights. Seniors may use their six late permissions to obtain 11 :30 hours during the week, and 12 o'clock on Sun day nights if they so desire. This also includes Monday -52 - II [ night. If a senior girl attends a Wednesday night senior party, she may stay oat until 12 pm. Graduating seniors must leave their residences within twenty-four hours after commencement, unless they have special permission from the A WS. After graduation senior hours are void and regular hours will be observed. Other special permissions that are granted are: (1) women may leave their residences after 7 am but not earlier than 7 am unless they have consulted their housemother the night before. If you find that you must leave before 6 am consult either of the A WS advisors in the Dean of Students' Office in advance in addition to your housemother. (2) If you find it necessary to return to college during the night when the res idences normally are closed, make advanced special arrangements with both A WS and your housemother. (3) Since college residences officially close at 8 pm o,f the final night of final examinations, you must obtain per mission from either of the A WS advisors to stay at the residence later than this, or later than twenty-four hours after your last examination. Perhaps you would like to have a guest with you in your residence for an overnight stay. The rule of thumb here is that your guest must obey all rules and regulations per taining to yourself, and if she does not, you, as hostess, must assume all liability in the form of penalties for her mis conduct. This does hold true, of course, if your guest also is a student here at MSC . All guests must be registered with the housemother by 10 pm the day of her arrival. The penalty for not registering a guest is ten late minutes. I,£ you neglect to register her until after 10 pm, you will be the unhappy recipient of five late minutes. When you register your guest, be sure to also state her approximate time of departure. Guests can only be accommodated on Friday and Satur day nights and you can only have three guests per term. If your friend stays both Friday and Saturday nights, this will be counted as one visit. If she stays just Friday, or just Saturday night, that, too, will be counted as one guest. If you find that you need to entertain a guest during the week, you may file a special emergency request with the A WS for this permission. There is one thing you won't have to worry about, how ever. You won't have the responsibility of keeping record of your late minutes. Your housemother does this little job for you, and they do a pretty good job. For various reasons you may find yourself with a number of 'late minutes' during the term. Late minutes are a quaint social custom that dates back to the early days of Michigan State. -53 - [ [ [ ll I,f you have accumulated 15 late minutes during a term, you must be 'campused' for one week-end night within two weeks after your fifteenth late minute. Campusing will be discussed later. If you earn the maximum of 15 late minutes a second time, you will find that you must be campused for one entire week-end within the following two weeks. By the time you get 45 accumulated late minutes, you won't even mind being campused for an entire week, beginning immediately after your forty-fifth late minute. Remember that these are accumulated minutes and just because you serve one sentence won't absolve you from those minutes . Good advice: get in on time or you will become a Desupmac. (That's a very special kind o,f sorority.) Further infractions of closing time will result in special dispensations handed down by the Judiciary-Legislative Board of A WS. If, how ever, you receive 45 late minutes all at one time, you will only be campused for one complete week-end. Should you get more than that at one time, you may petition the Judiciary-Legislative Board of A WS for mercy. What is campusing? A fair question and one to which you should know the answer . When you are campused you must: remain in your room from 8 pm until the following morning at 7 am; notify your housemother and counselor beforehand of your intention of taking your campusing that night; you cannot make or receive phone calls except that you may receive long distance and emergency calls; you may receive no visitors in your room; you must hang a sign on your door informing your friends of your campusing (these signs may be obtained from your housemother at no extra charge); you may have one fifteen minute recess but you cannot leave the living unit, make or receive calls or receive callers, but you must notify your resident advisor at the beginning and end of this recess period. If an emergency arises whereby you cannot take your campusing according to schedule, you can petition the A WS Board in advance and ask for postponement. You must know, h~Jwever, that this may result in an extra penalty, and should be done only in a real emergency. If a sudden emergency arises, you can get y our campusing postponed by calling the president o.f the A WS Judiciary Board or an A WS advisor in the Dean of Students' Office. Dur ing exam weeks, if you receive five late minutes but they do not bring your total to 15, y ou must be campused or.e week night. If you cannot make up any pen'llty t:r the end of the term because of early departure frr -""l school, -5 4 - [ [ your penalty will be carried over until the next term at which time you will have twQ weeks in which to fulfill your obliga tion. But if the penalty carried over was issued by the A WS Board, you must make it up immediately. If, at any time, you a r e able to take your campusing and fail to do so, your case will be referred the Judiciary- Legislative Board of A WS . Any pen- alty given by this board as a result of petitions must be made up immedi- to ~~ ately the following weekend, whereas a penalty for accumulated late min- utes can be made within the following two weeks. - ~fM1iL=r-~(-i:;;~\ You may ask, 'How does the A WS .function in enforcin g these rules and regulations?' The A WS has been delegated the responsibility of con trol and enforcement of these and other rules by the Administration of the college. They have deemed it wise to do so, thereby increasing the re- sponsibility that a college woman owes to her fellow students, her parents, her friends, her college and to herself . To her is given the right to judge and be judged only by her peer-her fellow students who hold specific authority in discharging this responsibility. Infractions of regulations are dealt with by the Judiciary Legislative Board of A WS. Each student is required to submit a written statement of the facts to the board when an infraction of rules occurs. You must have this petition in the office of the Women's Division of the Dean of Stu dents' Office before Tuesday noon following the offense. If your petition is late, you will be given an automatic five late mi~utes as a penalty. Through this petition you will be able to appeal your offense to this board, which shall use its discretion in trying any case and in deciding the penalty. If, after yo9 have received a judgment from this board and have reappealed your case in person to this board, you still feel that an appeal on your part should be made to a higher authority, you may go to the All-College Judiciary with the approval of an Assistant to the Dean of Students for Women. This board consists of students and faculty members and it has a yet higher authority. This last court of appeals is one of the thr ee branches of the All College Student Government. -55 - [ [ l I [ ALL COLLEGE RULES liquor There are many ways of getting on the campus of MSC, and nobody has ever found one way to be any quicker than another, but students are in agreement that the quickest way to leave the campus is to bring any alcoholic beverage within its borders. The Board of Agriculture has a rule prohibiting liquor, beer, or alcohol in any form on any part of the MSC campus. The penalty for the violation of this rule is automatic suspension, with no 'ifs', 'buts' or 'ands' added. You just can't argue or slide around this rule. Sus pension is automatic. We would advise you to care,fully watch what some unethical individual is slipping in your drink. Life can be very dismal for the student who has to be rolled up to the door of his or her living unit. Freshmen women will get ten weeks of social probation for this type of activity. The laws of the State of Michigan prohibit any individual under the age of 21 from being served or accepting any alcohol. Drinking in off-campus living units; approved by the college, is also forbidden. You are just as liable to sus pension for drinking in approved housing as you would be on campus. The laws of the State of Michigan also prohibit any minors from carrying any alcohol in their cars, regard less o.f who bought the beverage. We would advise you to stay out of cars that appear to be furnished along the lines of a bar. You may have the pitching arm of Bob Feller, but it is awfully hard to dispose of the evidence by throw ing an ·empty bottle out of the car after the police have stopped you. It is also quite difficult to argue around the results of a balloon test administered by the police. If you are over 21 the rules about off-campus housing and no alcohol still apply to you. The college administra tion will listen with a sympathetic ear to your story about how you could always drink in your native state, or at some other college that you attended. After they have listened sympathetically, they will suspend you anyway. Open bottles are forbidden in all cars by law of the State of Michigan, regardless of your age. Maybe you get the impression ,from this little run down, that drinking is not popular with the authorities of this part of the world. That's right, if you are over 21, you can go to a bar and drink legally, but it is wise to remember that the college authorities do not approve of inebriated conduct on the campus, even if you went all the way to Timbuctoo to do your drinking. Better sober up before coming back to MSC, or better yet, stay sober. -5 6 - smoking Up until the end of the Second World War, no smoking on the campus except in the Union and other designated places was the rule. This restriction no longer exists on the campus, but there are a number of instances when the lit cigarette, pipe or cigar and cornsilk or what have you is strictly taboo. The most notable places are the classroom buildings, lab buildings and in general any place where instructions occur. To simplify the situation, bright green and white signs are posted on all the doors of the building with a no smoking rule. No smoking is permitted in the dormitory dining rooms during meal hours. Also, no smoking is permitted in the living rooms or lounges of women's dormitories. Don't be asked by the housemother to drop the butt when you are calling on the girl of your dreams. automobiles and parking Perhaps you are one of the lucky students who possess an automobile when you come to MSC. You will soon find that the college does not encourage students to drive cars. To put it briefly, the administration does not consider driv ing a car a part of your education; at the same time, it is striving to keep the number of cars on the campus to a minimum. I,f you haven't yet tried to cross Farm Lane at eight o'clock in the morning, you will soon see the reason for this . The regulation of automobiles, bicycles, and any other type of vehicle which is self-propelled (motorbikes, motor cycles, scooters, and hot-rods) is enforced by a State Board of Agriculture ruling and by the Campus Police. Their office is at 104 Quonset Hut. Remember that keeping the number of student cars at an absolute minimum is their responsi bility. It cuts down on traffic and accidents. (You must register your car with the campus police before you may bring it into the East Lansing area or on campus.) Generally speaking, however, there are a number of rules that govern the issuance of permits. The permits are little decals that must be attached to the back windshield of your car .. The first question they will ask you when you go over to apply for a permit is 'do you have insurance on the car?' You must have $10,000 public liability and $5,000 of property damage insurance. Also, if you are under 21, you must have the written consent of your parent or guardian, or from the registered owner of the vehicle. After you meet these requirements, you may be granted one of the following kinds of permits according to your special need. -57 - 'H ' PERMIT You can usually get this one if you are an amputee and find that driving to and from classes is a necessity. You can drive anywhere on campus with this one. 'B' PERMIT If you are employed somewhere and need a car to earn money to remain in school, you may be issued this permit if you produce a letter from your employer proving this need. 'S' PERMIT This is only for storage on campus and these permits allow storage on campus only in the lot west of the Judging Pavilion. There is no social driving of any kind allowed. 'C' PERMIT If you live more than two miles from the campus and a reasonable distance from any transportation facilities, you may get this ' C' permit. 'M' PERMIT I,£ you are married and live with your family, the 'M' permit is the one for you. If you receive a 'B', 'C', or 'M' permit, you can drive the car on and off the campus, but cannot drive it to and from classes. You must park the car only on the student lots on South Campus and south of Kellogg Center. Under no cir cumstances can you drive on West Circle Drive or enter the campus at the Abbott Road entrance. If you have a permit and operate the car in a prohibited area, or park where you shouldn't, or fail to display the permit properly, you can be socked for a two dollar fine. If you park where you shouldn't and also fail to display the permit it costs you five dollars. The second and third offenses are five and ten dollars, respectively. For driving on campus without a permit, the first offense brings a 15 dollar fine and the second one is 50 dollars. On the third offense, you may be fined another 50 dollars and be asked to withdraw from the college. Offenses for driving with out a permit are reported to the Dean of Students. All other offenses are reported to the dean after the third offense and you lose your permit. Full details of driving rules and regulations will be given you when you apply for a permit at the Police Department. These regulations are established by the State Board o,£ Agriculture, so be advised that they are enforced. You can have a great time at college without a car; don't drive illegally and give yourself ulcers every time you see a black car in back of you. For those of you who favor bicycles, they also must be registered with the Campus Police. A metal tag is issued -58 - fre e of cha r g e but the bike must have a head li g ht, a tail li g ht , or r efl ector, and s ome kind of a horn. B i cyclists must obey all traffi c r eg ul at ions, and in addition, must not ride their bike s on s idew alks and paths on t he campus . You have to get off a nd p u sh them. eligibility and elections You may, during your stay at MSC , suddenly feel com pell e d to lay aside the books a nd enjoy some other activity besi des studyin g. This spirit is unusual here at MSC , but tho se Spartan scholars so compelled, usually direct their es ca pe through the multitude of extra-curricular activities on the campus. No matter what the special interest, the one hundred and fifty-odd clubs, honoraries, and other organizations are here to serve you. Take advantage of them! Most of these extra-curricular groups have been chartered by the All-College Student Government. Groups proposing to organize mu st submit constitutions and lists of mem bers to the Student Congress for approval. The legislative machinery is immediately set in motion, and temporary charters are award ed for one probationary year. Permanent charters may be sought and are usually granted after this probationary period of membership is maintained above a defined minimum, and the continuance and unique ness of the organization has been proven by its record of successful activities. The Student Government was reorganized m 1951, when a new cons titution was created. One power granted to it at that time by the students and faculty was jurisdiction over campus extra-curricular activities. With this authoriza tion the Student Congress has legislated on student eligi bility. The rules were established to promote scholarship and fuller participation in all campus activities. Clubs are required to submit membership reports and officer lists annually. Appointed and elected officers must maintain a two-point all-college scholastic record. The term before they enter into their duties as officers they must also have a two-point. Politics on a campus-wide level have also received the legislatures attention. Class elections for their officers and Student Congress elections for representatives are held mid way in each spring term . These elections are carefully con trolled by Student Congress ordinance. In these elections, petitions with a fixed proportion o.f signatures from the candidate's district or class are required. Restrictions on type of campaigning, campaign literature, and posters, the eligibility of the candidates, and the election procedures themselves are provided for in a congressional ordinance. -59 - [ [ Class office and congr ess ional aspi r ants are eligible only if they have a two point all-college scholastic average, have a two-point average the term preceding their election, and can retain a two-point all-college during their tenure of office. They must also plan to be members of the class or district from which they are seeking office. Vote buying or coercion of any type is not only unethical but illegal. Glancing at these restrictions, you can see that a candidate may be elected only on his own lovable personality. Viola tions of any of these restrictions subjects the candidate to di squalification. You, a s freshman, will be immediately mor e interested in an election held this fall. The fifth and sixth weeks of the fall term, ,freshmen officers and Frosh-Soph Council repre sentatives are elected in a special election. The rules and restrictions for this campaign are the same as those for the spring term elections and copies may be obtained in the Student Government office on the third floor of the Union Building. disciplinary action For violation of college regulations you may face dis ciplinary action or suspension from college. Penalties differ in their terms and in their severity. Expulsion from college is the responsibility of the Pres i dent. A student so expelled forfeits all fees , receives a grade of F in all courses he is carrying that term, and he may not return to Michigan State. Suspension is similar to expuls ion except that the student may return to MSC upon the recommendation o,f the Dean of Students. Strict disciplinary probation is the responsibility of the Dean of Students and includes a prohibition of participating in extra curricular activities, a notification to parents, an entry qn the student's permanent transcript of credits, and additional restrictions which may be deemed necessary. Also the responsibility of the Dean of Students is social probation which requires the student to report to his resi dence each night at a specified time, to remain in his room for the remainder of the night, to secure special permission in order to leave campus to go home for a week-end . A WS regulations cover women placed on social probation. Other restrictions may be added at the discretion of the Dean. Unofficial probation may include any restrictions up to di s ciplinary probation and any action which would be helpful. An important word needs to be said concerning a certain unfortunate incident that seems to occur sometimes during spring term. We refer to the so-called 'panty raids' carried on by some fellows , who, without giving much thought to the consequences o,f such an outburst of childishness, find that the administration frowns gravely on such action, and takes appropriate steps to minimize the destruction that invariably accompanies these raids. These examples of irra tional student behavior inevitably bring nothing but con tempt for the participants from their fellow students and to the college from the rest of the community. -60 - [ Michigan State College ALL-COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTION Passed May 3 L 1951 PREAMBLE W e t h e s tud ents of M ichigan State College, in order to form a mor e perfect student body ; t o provide for full student representation in all matters pertinent to .student a ff airs ; to promote all things of value and of general welfare to the students and the College ; and to as sist in the integration and coordination of the activities of all student organizations ; do hereby ordain and establish this constitution for t he All-College Student Government. ARTICLE I - AUTHORITY The responsibilities as are vested in the All-College Student Government in this constitution are granted by the Faculty, and the Student Body of Michigan State Colleg e. ARTICLE II- LEGISLATIVE Section 1. Supreme student legislative responsibility shall be vested in the Student Congress. Section 2. (a) Representatives on the Student Congress shall be elected by districts in proportion to the population. These districts and their apportionment shall b e defined in an ordinance of the Student Congress. (b) An officer of every major governing 'group on campus, as defined by con gressiona l ordinance, shall be a non-voting member and it shall be his duty to attend meetings of the Student Congress for the purpose of intercommunication between the Congress and his group. Section 3. (a) The Student Congress shall elect a Speaker of the Student Congress from its own membership who will be the presiding officer of the Student Congress. His seat shall be declared vacant upon his election. He shall succeed to the office of President of the Student Government in case of vacancy of that office, until the next regular election. In case of succession or vacancy of the Speaker's office, the Congress shall elect a new Speaker to fill the unexpired term. (b) The Speaker shall, by appointment with the consent of the Student Congress, fill all vacancies that shall occur within the Student Congress, unless the district shall have elected a representative in compliance with the Special Election ordinance . Section 4. (a) The Student Congress shall also elect from its own membership a S e cretary whose duty it shall be to take minutes of the Congress proceedings, prepare copies of said minutes for distribution, and to communicate all messag es to the President of the Student Government from the Student Congress. Se ction 5. The Student Congress shall have the responsibil ity : (a) to es tablish qualifications for its own members. (b) to determ ine its own rules of proceedings. (c) to a ppropriate all college student congressional, judicial, and executive monies for student government functions in accordance with financial regulations of the college. (d) to elect a President of the Student Government from its own membership . His seat shall be declared vacant upon his election. (e) to r eview and ratify such presidential appointments as the Congress deems necessary. (f) to ratify or revoke the constitution of any student organization with the exception of living units and governing bodies having charters granted by the Faculty. ( g) to make ordinances governing All-College student elections. (h) to require written term reports from all standing committees and all agencies receiving funds from the Student Congress. [ [ (i) to provide for the organization of the freshman, sophomore, jun ior, and senior classes of Michigan State College. (j) to set minimum academic requirements for extra-curricular participation, not in conflict with Faculty or Western Conference regulations. Interest organ- · i zations, with the exception of the A.W.S. and Men's Council, may set a standard higher than the minimum provided by the Student Congress. (k) to provide for and maintain rules concerning student conduct of an all -college nature as will reflect creditably on the college and the students. - 61 - (1) to elect a representative from its own membership to any all college student faculty committee, and to designate, within the remaining number of members alloted to students, those governing groups which shall have a representative on the committee. These governing groups shall name their own representative. Boards do not come within this jurisdiction. (m) to legislate on any matter necessary in aiding in the planning, supervision and coordination of student act ivities. Section 6. The Student Congress shall have the power to execute all foregoing re sponsibilities and such others as the Congress and Michigan State College deem. desirable and necessary to promote the general welfare of the student body and Michigan State College. Section 7. Special meetings of the Student Congress shall be called by the Speaker upon written request of twenty-five per cent of the voting members. ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE Section 1. The executive functions of the Student Government shall be vested in a President of the Student Government. Section 2. (a) At the fourth meeting following the election of new members of the Student Congress, the Congress shall elect by secret ballot from among its members a Presi dent of the Student Government and a Speaker of the Student Congress. (b) Balloting shall continue until one candidate for each office receives a majority of the votes cast for that office. (c) Those elected shall hold office from the time of their election until such time as the succeeding officers have been elected. (d) Nominations for these offices shall not be made before the third meeting of the incoming Student Congress. Section 3. The President, during a temporary absence, may delegate his responsi bility to the Speaker of the Student Congress. The Speaker of the Student Congress. shall succeed to the office of President should that office become vacant. Section 4. The President shall appoint, with the approval of the Student Congress, the Treasurer of the Student Government who shall: (a) Supervise the disbursing of all monies appropriated by the Student Congress. in accordance with college procedure. (b) Keep complete financial records of the All-College Student Government. (c) Handle all correspondence incident to the office of Treasurer. (d) Publish and distribute a complete financial statement to the student body at least once per term. (e) The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as the President and / or Student Congress may require. Section s: The President, at his discretion, may appoint an Executive Secretary to assist him in his duties. Section 6. The President shall be advised and assisted by an Executive Board, which shall meet at least once a month. It shall be composed of: (a) The Speaker of the Student Congress. (b) The Presidents of the major governing bodies as defined by ordinance. (c) The President of Union Board. (d) The executive officer of each class. (e) The chairman of any student congressional committee as the President deems necessary. Section 7. The President shall, with the consent of the Student Congress, have the authority: (a) to create such agencies as he deems necessary to carry out the executive functions of the Student Government. (b) to appoint the chairmen of these agencies. Subject to the approval of the President, the chairmen shall appoint members to the se agencies. (c) to make, upon his request, a personal appearance before any student organ ization or governing group. (d) to require reports either of a general or specific nature from any student organization. (e) to exercise such other powers as are usually incident to such an office. Section 8. The President shall have the responsibility: (a) to administer and enforce all legislation enacted by the Student Congress requiring executive action. (b) to make periodic reports and recommendations to the Student Congress . (c) to perform such other duties as are usually incident to such an office . -62 - ARTICLE IV-JUDICIAL Section J. The All-College Student Government judicial respon~ibility shall be vested in the All-College Judiciary. Section 2. (a) The Justices of the All-College Judiciary shall be: the Counselor for Men, Counsel or for Women, one person appointed by the all-college Women's Judiciary from its own membership, one person appointed by the all-college Men's Judiciary from its own membership and three persons from the student body at large appointed by the President of the Student Government for a twelve-month period, one to be appointed each term with the exception of Summer term. These three members. at-large shall be approved by the Student Congress by a two-thirds majority vote and shall have served at least two terms on a student governing board. (b) In case of a vacancy a new student Justice shall be appointed in like manner to complete the term of the Justice whose place he has taken. (c) All student Justices of the All-College Judiciary shall meet qualifications to be established by the Student Congress. (d) Justices may be reappointed for a twelve-month period. (e) The three Justices appointed at-large shall each be Chairman the third term of his term of office, other than Summer term. (f) The All-College Judiciary shall meet at least once every two weeks. It shall meet in special session upon twenty-four hour notice, at the call of the Chair man, when a case arises in which immediate consideration is requested. (g) Any temporary vacancy of Justices at-large during Summer session shall be filled by Presidential appointment. That term of office shall expire at the beginninig of Fall Term. The President shall designate the Chairman of the Summer Judiciary. (h) The Judiciary shall determine its own rules of procedure. Section 3. The All-College Judiciary shall have original jurisdiction over: (a) the constitutionality of student congressional legislation and of any action taken by the Congress or by any Representative thereof. (b) the constitutionality of any action taken by the President of Student Govern ment or by any of his executive agencies or members thereof. (c) the constitutionality according to its individual constitution of any action taken by any campus organization or governing group. (d) constitutional conflicts between any campus organizations and / or governing groups according to their individual constitutions. (e) all cases involving violations of student congressional legislation. Section 4. The All-College Judiciary shall have appellate jurisdiction over: (a) Appeals from the all-college Women's Judiciary and the all college Men's Judiciary. This appeal must be made in writing within 24 hours after notification of the final decision is made by the judiciary involved. Section 5. The All-College Judiciary shall hear those cases involving student infrac tions of college rules, regulations, and policies which are referred to it by the Counselor for Men and / or Counselor for Women when indicated as a preference of the student or students involved and approved by the Counselor for Men and / or Counselor for Women. Section 6. Further judicial functions may be delegated to the Judiciary by other campus organizations or by the Student Congress. Section 7. In all cases brought to it the All-College Judiciary shall arrive at a final decision which shall constitute the official All-College Student Government recom mendation to the Dean of Students. Section 1. ARTICLE V - RECALL (a) Any constituency shall have the power to recall any officer elected by that constituency under this constitution. (b) The Student Congress, by a two-thirds majority, may recall any officer of the All-College Student Government. (c) All other elective officers may be r e called by petition to be filed with the Speaker of the Congress and containing the signatures of not less than (25 % ) twenty-five per cent of the qualified voters of that constituency. (d) Upon receipt of petition, a recall election shall be held within two weeks of filing of said petition. ARTICLE VI - REFERENDUl\11 Section 1. The Student Body shall have the power to petition for a ballot on any act of the Student Congress. Said ballot shall be effected within two weeks from the date the petition containing signatures of (10 % ) ten per cent of the qualified voters is presented to the Speaker of the Congress. -63 - Section 2. The Congress shall be empowered to refer, by a majority vote, pending legislation to the student body for a vote. ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS Section 1. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by the Student Con gress or by a petition signed by (10 % ) ten per cent of the qualified voters of the student body. Section 2. Proposed amendments shall be put to vote of the student body at the next succeeding regular general college election, or, if the cause is deemed sufficient by the Student Congress, at a special election called for that purpose by the Student Congress. Section 3. The proposed amendment, together with the parts affected by the amendment, shall be published in the Michigan State College students' newspaper on at least four separate days during the two weeks prior to the election. Section 4. Proposed amendments, upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of those votes cast on the issue, and having been approved by the faculty of this institution, shall immediately become part of this constitution, except those con cerning assessments of the student body, which shall require that a majority of the student body vote on it. ARTICLE VIII - ADOPTION Section 1. This constitution shall be declared adopted immediately following approval by the faculty and a majority affirmative vote of those students voting on the question and shall supersede all previous AU-College Student Government constitutions. Section 2. The ordinances and by-laws now in effect, not repugnant to this Con stitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitations, or are altered or repealed. ARTICLE IX - CITIZENSHIP Section 1. Every regularly enrolled undergraduate student of Michigan State College (carry twelve [12] or more credits) shall be a voting citizen of the All-College Student Government . ARTICLE X The Counselor for Men and Counselor for Women shall meet with and serve in an advisory capacity to the All-College Student Government in all its branches. STUDENT CONGRESS- MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE 1st CONGRESS, 1951 -1952, 1st SESSION Amendment No. 1. To The Constitution of the All-College Student Government. An amendment to allow the Student Body of Michigan State College to finance its All-College Student Government in order to provide the means for carrying out the desires, responsibilities, and wishes of the student body as provided for its benefit in the Constitution of the All-College Student Government. Section I. This amendment shall be effective for only a two year period to be revoted on at the spring election of 1954, by the Student Body. Section II. An assessment, never to exceed twenty-five cents (25c) per student, per term, may be levied to finance the All-College Student Government. Section III. (a) The Student Congress after consideration of the recommendation by the President of the Student Government shall determine the portion of the maximum (25c) that shall be assessed for the succeeding term. The amount to be approved by the Dean of Students. (b) The Congress shall meet in a special session once each term for the purpose of considering the amount to be collected. Any student may attend and present his or her views. Section IV. No salaries shall be paid to any elected official of the All-College Student Government. Section V. Any assessment shall be collected at term registration by the College Treasury Department. Section VI. The money collected shall be deposited with the Treasurer of MICH IGAN STATE COLLEGE as a separate fund , which will be titled, " Treasury of the All-College Student Government." Section VII. The Treasury shall be drawn on as required in the Constitution of the All-College Student Government. -64 - RESIDENCE HALLS IN GENERAL Student Housing at Michigan State is designed to give you the greatest possible experience in group living, self discipline, and the development of good taste and social manners . As you live in college housing, you will realize that there are very ,few rules which restrict you, but most of the rules are designed so that you and your fellow resi dents may live harmoniously and efficiently together. It is up to you, the resident, to make the most of the advantages which housing offers to you. College housing is available for s ingle men, single women and married students. Because dormitory life is of great value in becoming adjusted to new college experiences, all freshmen and new transfer students are required to live in a college dormitory for the first year at MSC, with the following exceptions: students who live at home or with close relatives, married students, veterans of U. S. Armed Forces who life in off-campus approved housing and stu dents who work for their meals and room off campus. All exceptions must be approved by the Housing Director and any undergraduate permitted to live off-campus must reside in approved housing . Assignments to dormitories are made by the Office of the Director of Housing upon receiving an approval ,for admission slip from you. Dormitory assignments are made by the Housing Director on the basis of the date of the application. Accompanying the application must be a $10 deposit, which will be refunded to you at the close of the college year, providing there are not deductions for break age, replacement, or forfeiture for failing to notify the college of withdrawal from school. When you are assigne.d to a dormitory you must sign a contract for the entire school year ,for both board and room. If you leave school, the contract is terminated automatically. If you wish to obtain a release from your contract for any other reason, you must file a written request on a form secured from your resident advisor. This request is sub mitted to the Contract Committee and decisions by the committee are final. There are very few reasons valid enough to warrant a release from your housing contract. Board and room payments fixed under the contract are not subject to refund because of missed meals. In estab lishing rates, a certain amount of absenteeism is expected and is planned for. Therefore the dormitory cannot reim burse you if you miss some meals. Likewise, iJ you are going to be away, you cannot arrange for another person to take your meals. Meal tickets are consequently not trans ferrable. It is a college policy that residents pay in advance for room and board. However, because some of you would have -66 - [ [ [ [ [ difficulty doing this, a payment schedule has been devised which is sent to all new students and is posted in the dormi tories. A certain minimum amount must be paid at registra tion and two other installments are spread out over the quarter. If a student fails to meet an installment, dining privileges may be withheld but he is still responsible for the full term's charges. During spring term, room reservations for the next year may be made. If you wish to return to the same room or to change rooms or dormitories, you should make this known to your resident advisor or manager, who will hold over your deposit for you. If you do not intend to return to campus housing the next year, you should make arrange ments for the refunding o,£ your deposit. MEN'S RESIDENCE HALLS Under a self-liquidating policy, Michigan State has expanded with a distinctive building program which has resulted in beautiful and spacious residence halls. At present, new men's halls are being constructed on Harrison Road which will take the place of buildings which are being turned over to women's housing. Now there are three resi dence halls for men: Snyder-Phillips Hall, temporarily ac commodating 1163 men; and Robert S. Shaw Hall, which now holds 1491 men. Almost all rooms are designed for double occupancy, but because of increased enrollment, most rooms contain three men. The college furnishes the rooms with beds, inner-spring ·mattresses, pillows, dressers, study desks, chairs, waste baskets and window drapes. You must supply all your own linens and towels, blankets and study lamps. With the permission of your resident advisor, you may add furnishings to your room, but you are not allowed to remove any of the furniture to another room. Electrical circuits are limited in their capacity, and therefore, you may not have any electrical appliance in your room, except radios and shavers. Your precinct resident advisor will be glad to issue you a radio permit. When you check into your residence, you and your room mates will each be given a key to the room. It is a good idea to keep your room locked whenever you are out. Should you lose your key, report it to your residence hall manager who will secure you another key at a minimum cost. Keys made by other than college locksmiths may damage the lock for which you would also be charged. Room and closet space in the dormitory is definitely limited, so bring only the necessary seasonal clothes. To save the floor space, trunks and foot lockers are not allowed in rooms at any time. They should be taken to the trunk -67 - storage room, unloaded there, and stored there until you are ready to leave. Smoking is permitted anywhere in the dormitories except in the dining room and the library. Ashes and cigarette butts should be disposed of in the proper receptacles. Each individual is responsible to see to it that his room looks presentable at all times. The building custodial staff will vacuum each room twice a week. During these times, the occupants should have all boxes and other articles off the floor. If there are any repairs to be made in your room, report them to y.our resident assistant or to your resident advisor. Meals are served cafeteria style in a dining room which is centrally located in each residence hall. The preparation of the food is under the supervision of a chef steward with a staff of professional dieticians. Menus are planned by a committee of food supervisors from each dormitory which are followed in all kitchens. For this reason, special diets cannot be followed ,for individuals. Your meal hours will be posted in the dormitory, so you should try to secure a schedule which will permit you to eat at the regular times. However, if you are unable to do this, you may consult the resident hostess for special permission to eat early or late. For evening meals and Sunday dinner, the proper attire is a coat, tie, and shirt. At certain times these regulations are relaxed. Consult your dorm bulletin board. Regular class room attire is appropriate for breakfast, lunches, and Sun day evening meal. You may arrange for dinner guests by purchasing guest meal tickets from the switchboard operator. Women dinner guests are allowed only at certain times which are posted on the dorm bulletin-board. Smoking and newspaper reading in the dining room are discouraged in order 'that all the residents may quickly find a seat. The dining room is not large enough for seating all the residents simultaneously, so there must be a turnover during the meal hour. [ In your residence hall is a 'valet' room, if you want to do laundry or pressing. Washers, an extractor, a steam-heated dryer, laundry sinks and ironing boards are available in the room. Irons may be checked out at the mail room desk. The mail room is located on the first floor in the lobby of each living unit. Letters and packages are sorted and distributed here. If you want to take advantage of the dorm's recrea tional equipment such as ping-pong, softball, billiards or football, this is the place to check out the necessary -68 - ~ 11' e1 f k j '\ \-~~ \ ~) l c- ~ ,--1-J equipment. Magazines and newspapers are also available. The switchboard is located in the mail room. If there is a call ,for you, the operator will buzz your room. You should immediately buzz back to notify him that you are there, and proceed to one of the two phones in each precinct. Local calls can be made over the precinct phones by securing an outside line and dialing the number. Long distance calls must be made over pay phones even if the call is made collect. After a long night of studying or watching television in the lounge, you may want a cup of coffee, a snack or a milk shake. Then go down to the grill which is located in each one of the residence halls where you can catch a quick bite to eat or drink as well as buy shaving supplies, toothpaste and cards. The only female guest allowed in your room is your mother. Girls may be brought into the dorm at specified times but must stay on the first floor. Check your dorm bulle tin board for specific hours. You may have overnight guests if you secure permission from the men whose beds they will occupy, and secure permit cards from the resident advisor. You are responsible for your guests' actions and they are subject to all college and dormitory rules and regulations. Certain all-college rules and regulations pertain to all living units. Intoxicants are not allowed any time in the dormitories. To solicit in dormitories you must get per mission of the Dean of Students. Soliciting for other than campus events fire crackers or firearms, are not to be brought into the dormitory. For the benefit o,f the dormitory residents, certain quiet hours have been established. Acquaint yourself with these hours and abide by them. is prohibited. Explosives, such as Administration of your residence hall in dormitory and food matters is centered in the manager who is responsible to the Manager of Men's Dormitories. In matters concerning student conduct and student personnel problems the assistant to the Dean of Students is responsible. - Living in each dormitory to advise you and assist you are a resident advisor and a resident hostess, usually a faculty member and his wife. The resident advisor is quite willing to discuss any problem which you may have. His office, centrally located, is open to you at any time. Advisor to the dorm's social committee, is the resident hostess. She helps you to plan and carry out various activities such as dances, parties, and open houses. She secures the coopera tion of the men iri maintaining pleasant living conditions in the dormitory. The resident advisor and the resident hostess are responsible to the assistant to the Dean of Students. Since each dormitory is divided into precincts, there is a resident assistant for each precinct. The RA is a student like yourself, usually an upperclassman who can help you -69 - '" " smooth over any rough spots you may encounter in adjust ing to college life. It is his duty to secure the cooperation of the men so that you can live harmoniously and efficiently. The RA also supervises the organization o,f precinct intra mural teams and the planning of precinct parties, exchange dinners and other social activities. He can be a great help to you on this big campus. Each dormitory has a General Council , composed of representatives from each precinct. The General Council is designed to give the residents the greatest possible experience in self government. With the advice of the resi dent advisor, it is the legislative body of the dormitory. The General Council plans intra-hall functions , financed in part by a dues assessment collected fall term from each member of the dormitory for the coming year. You will find that your dorm has frequent social activities out of which you can gain valuable experience, meet interest ing people, and expand your book education. The social committee sponsors weekly or bi-weekly record dances, ex .change dinners with women's groups, term parties, and pre cinct dinners. Re:.idence halls also take part in various all-college events which attract the student body's attention throughout the year. Among these are Spartacade, Water Carnival, and Pushcart Derby. In the basement or ground floor of the residence hall , you will find a recreation room containing ping-pong and pool tables. Equipment for these tables can be checked out at the main desk. The recreation room is always a popular spot in any men's dorm. WOMEN'S RESIDENCE HALLS In the women's residence halls, the college woman has the chance to practice group living and cooperation which will help her as she assumes responsibility in the world. Every effort is made to maintain in the dormitories an atmosphere o.f friendliness, cooperation, and consideration so that the residents may pursue their individual interests without disturbance. Unless living with parents or close relatives, women are expected to live in college operated housing. There are several dormitories available for undergraduate •women: Mary Mayo Hall, consisting of 246 students, Sarah Williams Hall accommodating 258, Louise Campbell Hall with 300, Landon Hall with 316, Yakeley Hall holding 316, Gilchrist Hall with 224, Mason Hall and Abbot Hall. Both of the latter two are reconverted men's dormitories and each houses 450 residents. Dormitory rooms are usually designed for two occupants, but because of a shortage of space, most of the rooms now accommodate three women . Room furnishings include : beds -70 - with mattresses, chests and mirrors, study desks and chaii:s, an easy chair, and dr'!pes of a neutral shade. Students are expected to supply their own bed linen, pillows, towels, blankets, dresser scarfs, and study lamps. If you want, you may bring in small rugs and wall hangings, but additional chairs or tables are prohibited because of lack of space. Radios may be installed in the rooms. Please consider your neighbors when playing your radio. Trunks are not per mitted in the rooms but are to be delivered and picked up from a trunk room on the ground floor. For your benefit and convenience, personal laundry facili ties including electric irons and hair dryers are available in each dormitory. In order that as many residents as possible may make use of these ,facilities , take only necessary time in doing your washing and ironing. When using the extrac tor, run it for just a few minutes, or else you may find your clothes burned or disintegrated. Laundry hours are posted in the dormitories. If you want a late snack, make use of the kitchenettes which are located throughout the dormitories. Here you may brew coffee, make toast, or fix sandwiches. You can make use of the electric grill which is provided there. After using the kitchenettes, it is necessary to clean it so the next girl may enjoy its facilities. No food or paper bags should be left around and naturally all dishes shoul{l. be washed in the sinks of the kitchenettes. Under no circum stances is cooking to be done in the individual rooms as a blown out fuse may result. Kitchenettes are closed after 11 :30 p.m. Cleaning equipment is provided on each floor. Return this to its proper place after you have used it. Leave notices of burned out light bulbs, broken furniture or any other repair jobs at the front office for the custodian. He likes to get mail , too. Dormitory managers are excellently trained and able to carefully plan meals from a nutritional and appetizing stand point and therefore, specific diets for individuals cannot be undertaken. The guidance of the students is the responsi bility of the resident advisor, and assistant resident advisor, and student resident assistants. Your resident advisor, more commonly called housemother, is there to help you whenever you have a problem of a social, academic , or professional nature. If you have trouble understanding College or A WS policy, the girl to interpret it ,for you is the resident assis tant. She is a girl who has been chosen for the job because of leadership ability and personal qualities which enable her to get along with the girls. Each dormitory elects house officers who are responsible ,for carrying out dorm programs with the aid of a house council. This group plans social, recreational and many other functions . These events are financed usually by dorm dues which are collected when a girl first registers in a dormitory. -71- To assist the house council there are various committees designed to help you . The standards committee sets stand ards and goals for quiet hours and general conduct. The social committee plans formal and informal parties, Christ mas parties, get-acquainted parties, and exchange dinners. A sports committee organizes the dorm to take part in the women's intramural sports program. A safety committee plans and carries out fire drills, and the scholarship com mittee assumes responsibility for providing aid to the stu dents who seek it. Elected through the dormitories are the representatives to AWS Judiciary and Activity Boards and to the Women's Interdorm Council. A central switchboard is open in each dormitory from 7 :00 a.m. to 10 :30 p .m. daily. You will receive and make local calls through it. You are requested to limit your calls to five minutes in order that other girls may receive the calls that they are expecting. The receptionist will notify you of your buzz code. To insure the safety of your mail the receptionist does not hand it over the counter, so do not ask a friend to call for your mail. Package lists are posted and you will be asked to sign for special delivery, registered mail, and packages. Meal tickets .for guests are purchased at the front office also. Unused meal tickets may be returned for refund up to the closing hour of the meal for which the ticket is sold. The parlors are for you to use, to relax in and to enter tain your date. But to keep these rooms looking nice it is important to have certain regulations. Always remove outer garments and overshoes before going into the parlor. Coats may be hung in the coat room. Your personal belong ings, such as knitting, letters and books, should never be put down anywhere except in your own room. In the dining room, you should make every effort to make it pleasant. You should dress as you would on the street and you should not carry books or other unnecessary articles into the dining hall. Food must never be taken from the dining room unless you are carrying it on a tray to a sick roommate. The recreation rooms are for your enjoyment so take advantage of their facilities. But remember to empty ash trays. The recreation room is a fine place to play cards or to sit and chat. When a large number of people live together possessions are sometimes misplaced, lost, or even stolen. You must assume the responsibility for your own things. Do not keep large sums of money in your possession. In case o.f loss, report immediately to your resident advisor. Never for any reason open outer doors that have been officially locked. This is a protective measure for you. -72 - [ Keep your own room as clean and orderly as possible. If you want to put up pictures or bulletin boards, hang them from the molding; don' t use tape or nails. WOMEN 'S COOPERATIVE HOUSING For women students interested in cooperative living the college maintains five cooperative houses in East Lansing which accommodate from 16 to 21 women each. Under the supervision of a housemother paid by the college, the girls do all the work themselves in order to reduce expenses. Women live in cooperatives for many different reasons. To ease the financial strain of college, to get practice in managing a household, to practice principles of living har moniously in a small group. The cooperative form of living answers well all these desires. Girls interested in living in a cooperative place their name on file with an assistant to the Dean of Students. · They are then assigned to a cooperative house just as they would be assigned to a dormitory. Because so many girls desire to live in these houses, it is a good idea to get your name on file early in spring term for assignment for the next ,fall term. The general college policy is that a girl live in a cooperative for only two years. Women's cooperatives are subject to all college housing regulations and also regulated by A WS rules. The houses at MSC are Catherine Black, Concord, Robin son, Rochdale, and Sanford. The governing body of the cooperatives is the Women's Cooperative League which co ordinates the functions of all the cooperatives and sponsors certain social activities. MEN 'S COOPERATIVE HOUSING Men's cooperatives are made up of men students who live and work together, owning and operating their own houses. The men themselves manage their houses, buy supplies, cook and serve meals, make repairs, and do every thing necessary for a smooth working group. The coopera tives carry out this function under the rules and regula tions of the College with supervision from an assistant to the Dean of Students. By living in a cooperative, a student can save from $210 to $250 a year as compared with rooming and boarding else where. He gains experience in the operation of a business and home and he engages in group living with a high degree of friendship and harmony. Cooperative members give of their time , energy, ideas and spirit in working and living together. They usually must pay a membership fee of $5 to $10 and pay a loan to their house of $20 to $150, which is returned when they leave the group. They pay for room and board at a rate considerably below the dormitory rate and put in four to -73 - ( six hours of work per week along with extra work for repairs and painting. To apply for membership in a men's cooperative you may submit your name to the house you are interested in joining or you may place your name on file with an assistant to the Dean of Students. The men's cooperatives at Michi gan State are : Beal House, Bower House, Elsworth House, Hedrick House, Howland House, Motts House, and Ulrey House. Through the Inter-Cooperative Council these houses promote their activities and discuss common problems. Through the ICC, the co-ops enter into various all-college activities and take part in a round of social and intramural events. MARRIED HOUSING For the benefit of married students, the college owns and maintains 1100 barrack type apartments south of the main part of campus. Preference for these apartments goes to veterans, but other married students may apply for this type of housing and if there are adequate facilities, will be assigned an apartment. Eligibility to apply for this type of housing is limited to all veterans and to non-veterans who have attained junior status (92 credits), who are carry ing at least 12 credits per term for three terms out of the year. There are many couples who desire this type of hous ing, so it is a wise policy to place your name on the list as soon as possible. Subletting of the barracks may be done with the approval of the Manager of Married Housing and it is limif:ed to those students or faculty who would be eligible for an assign ment themselves. An apartment occupant may sublet the apartment for only one quarter out of the academic year. Barrack type apartments are of three types: no bedroom, one bedroom, and two bedrooms. Each apartment is fur nished with an oil space heater, gas hot water heater, gas range, ice box and bathroom. Cots, mattresses and a table and chairs will be furnished when the applicant is assigned if he so desires. Laundry facilities are located in a central building. Married students may send their children to public or parochial schools in .East Lansing. Pre-school children may be sent to the college operated nursery. OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING Students who are not interested in living in college dormitories, fraternities, or cooperatives must live in hous ing which is approved by the college. A list of these rooms may be secured at the office of the Housing Director. It is up to the individual to find his own room. He must sign a -7 4 - contr act with the householder which is binding for one term. It may be broken only with the consent and approval of the Housing Director: Should the student leave the room for which he has contracted before the term is over, he may be liable for the room rent for the entire term. Overnight guests are permitted only if the householder approves. The houesholder may charge for this privilege. Women guests .are never allowed to stay in student rooms. Intoxicants, gambling, and profanity are not permitted in approved housing which comes under the general college regulations -concerning these misconducts. The cost of off-campus housing varies with the facilities. Usually double rooms range from $4.50 to $6.00 per person, and single rooms for $5.00 to $8.00. All approved housing units have been carefully inspected to r ule out the danger of fire . However, it is up to you as the occupant to be constantly on the watch to prevent any fire hazards or the overloading of electrical circuits which ·could cause fire damage . Remember that you are a paying guest and do not have all the privileges that you would have in your own home. SPEAKING OF GREEKS Let's speak of Greeks . .. not those clad in togas ... but in campus parlance a person belonging to either a sorority or a fraternity. At MSC we have 17 sororities and 25 fra ternities. These chapters not only offer social, educational, their members, but also and competitive activities for provide many activities and services on an All-College level. Each sorority and fraternity house has a housemother who acts as a hostess and counselor. The housemother has her own apartment and is on call at any time. Her most important functions are to help maintain propriety in the house at all times and to guide and encourage chapter mem bers in managing their house. Any housemother will tell you that the many little jobs are what keep her busy. Such things as sewing on buttons for her more helpless males, being a fourth for bridge and acting as a sympathetic advisor and willing to listen to some of life's problems are only a few of these. The houses are situated in the residential district of East Lansing with each having its own complete living and dining facilities . Of course, both sororities and fraternities are under college supervision. Girls living in chapter houses must observe the same A WS and college regulations as followed by dorm residents. Student supervision of sorori ties and fraternities is handled through two governing bodies . . . Pan Hellenic Council which supervises sorority activities, and the Inter-Fraternity Council which super vises fraternity activities. Together these groups sponsor -7 5 - - - - - - · --··········- -··- - - -·······--··-······- - - -·· ···- ····-·····-· -- - - · · · - - - the Homecoming Display Competition, Greek Week, and the IFC-Pan Hel Dance. fraternities During the first week of fall term, IFC holds an open 'smoker'. At this time they explain the rushing rules and procedure along with the purpose of Greek organizations. During the second week, open houses are held at all the fraternity houses. A rushee may attend as many of these as he desires. Closed smokers to which one must receive an invitation are held during the third week. Pledging follows this. No new student may pledge before noon o,f the third Sunday following the first day of Orientation Week. Pledging may continue anytime after this ~eriod up to eight weeks. After the first eight weeks of fall term have elapsed all pledging must cease until winter term. Pledging then begins the first day of registration winter and spring terms. · To be eligible to rush one must have a 2.0 all-college scholastic average and a 2.0 preceding the term he pledges. This rule does not apply to freshmen pledging their first term at the college. However, all pledges must obtain a 2.0 average that term for eligibility to activate in a fraternity. No student whose name has been dropped from the pledge roll of any fraternity may be pledged to any other .fraternity without the written consent of the releasing fraternity be fore six months have elapsed since his release. Pledg_eship is a probationary period for both fraternities and pledges. sororities Formal sorority rush comes after the end of the first term. Before this time, in November, there are two days of sorority open houses to which all girls interested in rushing go to meet the girls of the various sororities and find out about the sorority. In order to be a bit prepared for the teas there is a rushing convocation the week before the open houses . There are speakers who give the girls an idea of what a sorority is, instructions as to what to wear to the teas, how to act, and in general, to answer any questions that might come into a girl's mind concerning rushing. At this time each girl is given a booklet containing the time, place and other information about the teas. Actual rushing begins the first day of registration winter term and continues through the next two weeks. To be eligible to rush, one must be at least a second term freshman and whether a freshman or not, must have an all-college 2.0 the term previous to that in which she rushes. Sore feet, stiff faces and embarrassing experiences are all a vital part of rushing! Moments never forgotten .. .. -76 - GOVERNING BODIES student government The Student Government at MSC is set up for the bene fit and convenience of each and every student. Its function is the coordination of student activities and organizations for student interest. In order that it may be more efficient the Student Government is made up of three branches : the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary. The Legislative Branch, or Congress, consists of repre sentatives ,from each district. Each dormitory, East Lansing area, Lansing area, sororities, fraternities, men's co-ops, women's co-ops and married housing constitute the districts. The number of representatives is determined by the popula tion of the district; one representative per 250 students. The president, speaker, and secretary are elected by the congress from its own membership . Assisting the Congress in carrying out its functions is the Executive Branch, headed by the president of the All College Student Government and his cabinet : secretary of organizations, attorney, treasurer, secretary of high school cooperation, campus chest and secretary of state affairs . The Judiciary Branch is set up to decide cases con cerning Student Government problems and to hear appeals, approved by the Dean of Students' office, concerning stu dent disciplinary action. The Student Congress acts as an agent between the student body and the administration. This is done by sup porting student opinion by resolutions which become recom mendations to the administration and by supporting adminis tration opinion by ord inances which become binding laws on the· student body. The Government is supported by a tax, not to exceed 25 cents per term, which is paid by every regularly enrolled student at registration. This tax will come up for an all college referendum in May of 1954. This money is used for student labor and equipment, materials and supplies, travel, hospitality, elections and a student fund which sup ports projects and programs o,£ the Government and other organizations for the benefit of the student body. I , [' I' associated women students All girls on the campus are 'ipso facto' members of the Associated Women Students. These girls are headed by the Activities Board and the Judiciary-Legislative Board. Both Boards consist of girls who have petitioned and then been elected by their respective groups. They are elected during the winter term and serve for one year. Representation on the Judiciary-Legislative Board con sists of one member from each dormitory, cooperative house, off-campus house, and three from all the sororities. Since the Activities Board is responsible for all-women activities, they are composed of the above mentioned representatives plus one each from Spartan Women's League, YWCA, W AA, Tower Guard, Mortar Board and Pan-Hel. The president and vice-president of each board are chosen in an election by all the women on campus at the same time as are the members. The other officers, treasurer and secre tary, are chosen by the members of their respective boards. Each board meets every Tuesday evening to discuss material pertinent to its purpose. The duty of the Activities Board is mainly to act as a coordinator for all-women activities. They strive to pro mote interest and cooperation by promotion of projects. A few of these are STUN, Big Sister Program, Activities Carnival, and Leadership Training. It is the duty of the Judiciary-Legislative Board to hear and judge disciplinary cases, to have jurisdiction over house rules and to interpret A WS laws after their revisions each year. Although the two Boards may operate separately, their main aims and purposes are one and the same. These are to provide for a representative form of government which int erests, both social and will work for academic. the students' men's council The Men's Council was founded in 1940 to coordinate the activities of all men and men's organizations on campus and to voice the problems concerning men to the adminis tration and the Student Government. This governing body for men is composed of one repre sentative from each men's residence hall and the ,following men's organizations: Agriculture Council, Alpha Phi Omega, Blue Key, Men's Inter-Co-op Council, Engineering Council, Excalibur, Green Helmet, Interfraternity Council, Junior American Veterinary Medicine Association, Kappa Alpha Mu, Men's Glee Club, Officers Club, Varsity Club and YMCA. Visitors are welcome to attend the meetings which are held every two weeks. The Council is represented on the All-College Judiciary and the Student-Faculty Social Committee. The president -7 9 - acts on the Student Government Executive Board and the Eligibility Committee. The A WS and the Men's Council sponsor the annual Activities Carnival and STUN. To foster a better rela tionship between the College and the surrounding com munity, the Council annually takes a group of students from the Michigan School for the Blind to an MSC athletic event. inter-fraternity council The IFC is an organization set up to govern the 25 social fraternities on campus. The council consists of two repre sentatives from each fraternity. The functions of the IFC include the sponsoring of rushing smokers, open houses and the awarding of scholar ship trophies each term. The IFC acts as an advisory board in all matters of dispute concerning fraternities. Standards and policies are set up for the member fraternities tb follow. To assist the social fraternities in group efforts and to help them in maintaining a high level of good campus citizenship is the purpose of the IFC. Its aim is to help the fraternities develop a well-rounded program of participa tion in all worthwhile college activities. pan hellenic council Pan Hellenic Council, more often known as 'Pan Hel', is composed of two representatives from each of State's 17 national sororities. Its purpose is to maintain high stan dards of sorority life and to govern inter-sorority relations with the college and among themselves. During the year you will find Pan Hel sponsoring the Sorority Sing and supervising rushing for women. Pan Hel supports a student from India by paying room and board for her. It provides for entertaining foreign students in the various houses and its members perform daily hos pital duties at the Health Center. As previously mentioned the Council also assists IFC with preparations for Greek Week and the IFC-Pan Hel Dance. women's inter-residence hall council Women's Inter-Residence Hall Council is a coordinating body for the women's dorms. It consists of one member from each dorm except Mason which is allowed two repre sentatives because of its size. These girls are elected at the end of winter term along with A WS elections and hold