PLEASE BRING THIS BOOK TO THE CAMPUS WITH YOU the helot Published through the courtesy of Student Government and the Dean of Students Office by Blue Key and Associated Women Students MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION September, 1955 Vol. 50 No. 3 Publish ed mo nt h ly by Michigan Sta te Uni ve r sity. E ntered at th e Pos t O ffice a t East Lansing , M ic hi ga n , as second cl ass m atter under the Act of Con gress, A u g ust 24, 191 2. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSJTY ______________________________________ Page TABLE of CONTENTS 4 COURSES OF STUDY------------.----------------------------------------------Page 24 FACILITIES AND SERVICES ____________________________________________ __ Page 36 RULES AND REGULATIONS _____ __ _______________________________________ Page 50 HOUSING __ _ _________________________________________________________________________ Page 64 ORGANIZATIONS ________________________________________________________________ Page 78 RELIGIOUS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 110 ATHLETICS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Page 112 1955 HELOT EDITORIAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF _____________ _______________________________ Clarence G. Petersen COPY EDITOR _______________________________________________________________ Marcia Allen LAYOUT EDITOR ________________________________________ __________ __ ___ Roger Bennett PHOTO EDITOR _______________________________________________________ William Hughes Donnelly W. Hadden ASSIST ANT EDITORS Doug Weist Betsey Freeman Tom Ayres Dell Bennett STAFF Joan Brennan Jane Freeman Marge Romick Suzanne Runde -2- and organizations. the places to which you can turn for help if you should have personal difficulties, and the de tails of a wide variety of student activities in which you may participate. This University exists for your bene fit; 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 ac cess to great cultural and intellectual treasures; you will have the guidance of 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 this 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 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Many of you look upon education as something imparted by teachers and garnered from books and laboratory experiments; these elements are highly important, but learning to be a good citizen is important too. You who have been accepted as students at Michigan State University have an excellent op portunity to learn good citizenship by actual practice while you are here. One of the riches of Michigan State is the wide opportunity it offers for stu dents 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 education experience. to become part of This handbook is published to enable you, who are now strangers in our community, it as quickly and as pleasantly as possible. It will help you to become familiar with the laws and customs of this com munity, which as good citizens you will want to obey and observe; it will help you to learn the names and responsi bilities of your community's officials -3- MICHIGAN ST ATE UNIVERSITY WELCOME WEEK The first week at Michigan State is a busy one. "Welcome Week" is for the purpose of introducing students to the campus, the administration, extra curricular activities, standards and tra ditions of the University. Welcome Week is designed to help newcomers become more quickly adjusted to the academic and social sides of life at Michigan State. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 18th At 2:00 Sunday afternoon there will be a special convocation in the Audi torium for parents of all new students, with an address by University President John A. Hannah. At 3:30 campus re ligious groups will hold open houses for those students wishing to attend. Sunday evening will feature the Pres ident's Convocation in the Auditorium followed by students, for all new orientation meetings in the residence, halls. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 19th First event Monday morning will be a convo,cation in the Auditorium for all new students. This is the real kickoff of orientation proceedings as far as students are concerned. At this convo cation such dignitaries as Dean of Stu dents Tom King, Basic College Dean Thomas Hamilton and All-University Student Government President Bill Mans field will talk briefly about their parts in the freshman's life. The rest of the morning and afternoon will be taken up by tests and meetings with your counselors. Monday evening's activities center around the President's Reception in the Union. Dr. Hannah will personally greet each new student, welcoming him to MSU. The Glee Club will entertain with Spartan Songs and teach them to the newcomers. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20th in Tests, tests, tests! Orientation exams and interviews will continue through Tuesday. The evening, however, will be devoted to social life as the Inter fraternity Council presents its program, "A Look at Fraternity Life," the Music Auditorium. A movie and dis cussion of social. athletic and other aspects of fraternity life, including rush for ing procedure, will be outlined interested freshmen. Big event of the evening is a mixer for new students in the Union Ballroom, sponsored by the campus YWCA and YMCA. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21st Enrollment and registration will begin Wednesday morning. Each student here arrangea for what courses he is to take and when he is to take them. The pro gram is conducted according to an alphabetical schedule which all students will receive. New women students will be intro duced to Associated Women Students Wednesday evening. A.W.S. leaders will introduce them to women's extra curricular activities in a program en titled "Who's Who and What's What," -6- starting al 6:45 p.m. Men students will have meetings in their respective dormitories, and new students who live off campus will hold special meetings of their own. The various schools of the University have planned open houses and invite persons majoring in their departments to meet fellow students and faculty members. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 22nd Enrollment and registration continue all day Thursday. Students also get a preview of the 1955 Spartan Football Team at 4:30 in the afternoon when Athletic Director "Biggie" Munn and Head Coach "Duffy" Dougherty unveil the gridders in Macklin Stadium. The team will stage a football drill after which they will be introduced to the fans. The cheerleading squad will be on hand to acquaint newcomers with the MSU yells. In the evening, a meeting will be held in the Music Auditorium for all freshmen students attending Michigan In addition, State on campus religious groups will sponsor receptions and parties at their respective scholarships. houses. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 23rd Friday features the "Transfer Treat" open house in the Union for all transfer students. Also on the program is open house at International Center and two all-university dances. One is the first weekly Union Board dance, a "stag or drag" affair in the Ballroom; the other is the "Delta Street Shuffle," an annual outdoor dance held on Delta Street between Grand River and Michigan Avenues in East Lansing. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 24th Orientation, registration, tests and convocations draw lo a close on Sat urday. Saturday night, Student Govern ment presents an all-university dance in the auditorium to ~ignal the end of a hectic but valuable week. ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL DEAN KING exerc1zmg control over service, housing, The all-important Dean of Students' post is held by Tom King. His Office in the Administration Building is a busy the place, Placement a lumni relations, the Health Center, the Coun seling Center, draft deferments, Mich igan State University Fund, foreign students, Registrar's office, high school cooperation and the scholarship com mittee. Student breaches of University rules also are handled by Dean King's staff. l/i DEAN HAMILTON is Dean of Thomas Hamilton the Basic College. All freshmen students are automatically enrolled in Basic Col lege, which is composed of compre hensive core courses in communications skills, natural science, social science and humanities. Dean Hamilton's office is located in the Basic College Building. DEAN COMBS William H. Combs is Administrative Assistant to the President on Academic Affairs and Dean of the All-University Division. As an assistant to Dr. Hannah, Dean Combs is in charge of academic personnel, instruction and research pro grams. As Dean of the All-University Division he has charge of the Library, Air Force and Army ROTC programs, the Museum and the Audio-Visual Cen ter. His office is 318a Administration Building. -8- MR. BRANDSTATI'ER Arthur F. Brandstatter is Chief of the Campus Police and head of the Department of Police Administration. His staff is responsible for enforcement of University ordinances and the stale criminal code, particularly driving and parking regulations on the campus. Hia office is at Quonset 103 on South Campus. MR. BRESLIN Interviews with Students in search of employment are referred to Jack Breslin, who is Director of the Placement Bureau in 101 Morrill Hall. representatives from business, industry and education are arranged for prospective graduates and alumni. The Bureau also helps students find part-lime and summer jobs. MR. DUTCH Wells Hall is headquarters of the Housing Administration and its director, Tom Dutch. Assigning students and faculty lo University living quarters is his principal duty. Lists of University approved off-campus housing as well as aid for married housing may be ob tained here. -9- MR. GRUMMON the second floor of Donald L. Grumman is responsible for one of the University's most im portant services of particular interest to new students, the Counseling Center. Located on the Basic College Building, the Counseling Center offers vocational, educational and personal guidance to any student who requests it. In his capacity as steering committee chairman, Mr. Grum man also has charge of the orientation program. MR. LINTON Robert S. Linton has been Registrar at Michigan State since 1939. His office has responsibility for admissions, rec ords, registration, diplomas, class room scheduling, direc tories, catalogues and many reports. credit evaluation, MR. FOSTER Emery G. Foster is manager of dormitories and food services. His office is also responsible for maintenance of the physical property and food services of the Union Building, Kellogg Center, Food Stores and married housing. His office is on the third floor of the Admin istration Building. -10- ·~·· .. ·· o ... 11·.a - ~ MR. THORBURN Lyle Thorburn is manager of all resi dence halls and as such has charge of the dormitory physical plants. His office is in Brody Hall. MISS JONES Miss Mildred Jones is Food Director in charge of all food served on the campus, which includes the Union and the men's and women's residence halls. Her office is in Brody Hall, and stu dents with food service· problems are welcome to visit her. MR. TRUITT to John Truitt is an assistant the Dean of Students who deals with the personnel program in the men's resi dence halls, disciplinary cases and the dormitory athletic program. Mr. Truitt's office the Administration Building. third floor of is on the MISS DE LISLE Miss DeLisle is an assistant to the Dean of Students and is responsible for the personnel program in the women's halls, disciplinary cases, A.W.S. dormi tory representatives and residence hall social and athletic programs. Her office is on the third floor of the Administra tion Building. -11- MR. GARDINER As an assistant to the Dean of Stu dents, Robb Gardiner is in charge of men's activities, including fraternities, Interfraternity Council and Men's Coun cil. In addition, he acts as advisor to class council activities, and assists stu dents seeking loans. His office is on the third floor of the Administration Build ing. MISS PETERSEN Miss Mabel Petersen is an assistant to the Dean of Students who deals with A.W.S. Judiciary Board, sororities and social affairs of student organizations. Miss Petersen's office is on the third floor of the Administration Building. I MR. VOLLER Ellwood Voller is an assistant to the Dean of Students and is coordinator of student organizations and their all-col lege activities. Mr. Voller also confers with students on problems of with drawal. His office is on the third floor of the Administration Building. MRS. LEE Mrs. Lurline Lee is an assistant to the Dean of Students who handles cooperative housing, A.W.S. Activities Bt>ard and Student Government. Mrs. Lee's office is in the Women's Division on the third floor of the Administration Building. -12- A UNIVERSITY EMERGES On February 12, 1855, a state-sup ported school for the teaching of agri culture and the mechanical arts on an advanced level was created by the signing of a bill. One hundred years later by the signing of another bill, Michigan State College became a university. One of the first agricultural schools, in the country, Michigan Agricultural College expanded with passage of the Morrill Act in 1862, which provided funds for half the revenue. Under the terms of the Morrill Act, the College focused its attention on vocational edu cation with emphasis on agriculture and engineering. Through the years, schools of home economics, veterinary medicine, business and public service, science education and graduate and studies were established to meet the needs of a growing student body. arts, In 1925, in recognition of the diversi fication of training offered, the name was changed to Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. A school which had less than 500 students in 1896, enrolled 3000 in 1927, 7000 in 1939 and reached its peak in 1948 with an enrollment of 16,000. With the increase in enrollment came the need for additional physical facil ities. Berkey Hall, Natural Science and Physics-Math Buildings, Mackli'n Stad ium and the Harrison Road dormitories were erected. The faculty was increased to 2000 and extension activities grew to their present status as the Continuing Education Service. July, 1955, marked full recognition of Michigan State's growth into a major educational institution when an act of the Michigan General A s s e m b 1 y, changed the name from Michigan State College to Michigan State University. The words " Agriculture and Applied Science" have remained in the full title as a fitting tribute to the heritage of the school and its founders who, over one hundred years ago, saw the need for educating the common man. -13- THE CENTENNIAL YEAR There is something about a centennial that imparts to all who come in contact with it a certain enlivenment of spirit, there hasn't been a and although noticeable increase~ in the number of beards on the campus, Michigan State on February 12, 1955, launched into one of its gayest, yet most productive, years. Michigan State had planned her cen tennial celebration for a long time, but most will admit the year surpassed just about every expectation. It was during the centennial year that the Michigan General Assembly passed a bill authorizing use of the more appropriate title "University." It was the same year that the United special States Post Office series of stamps commemorating the anniversaries of Michigan State and Penn State Universities. issued a Also on the centennial agenda were many special symposia, conferences and exhibitions, highlighted by the appearance of some of the most famous names in American education, industry. labor, science and arts and government. James B. Conant, former president of Harvard University, was the principle speaker at the February 12 Founders Day celebration, and Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington. addressed centennial graduates on commencement day. Of course, there was still ample time to devote to traditional MSU activities, and this year they all seemed to take on a special vigor. The Wolverine, MSU's yearbook, per haps deserves top single honors for its outstanding contribution to the centen· nial pageant. The product of two years' work, it devoted an entire section to the history of Michigan State, featuring. in addition to many rare pictures dating back to Michigan Agricultural College days. the fine paintings of Detroit artist John Coppin. The celebration is by no means over! September will see fall term activity begin even before students return to the campus. A convocation of the American Institute of Biological Sciences will be held September 5-9, followed by a gathering of the National Associa tion of County Agricultural Agents September 12-i6. Students will arrive on the campus in time for a special centennial sym posium of vital interest to all Americans, entitled "The Necessity for Integrity in Communications t h e Twentieth in Century," a discussion of the problems of freedom of inter pretive reporting in the exchange of facts and ideas in this complicated, highly integrated modem world. information and At Helot publication time, Michigan State still awaits confirmation by Pres ident Dwight D. Eisenhower of our in· vitation for him to appear at a special Presidential Convocation. Date of this event has been set for October 10-14. October 22 will bring the most elab- the Spartacade entertained largest audience with the largest number of show entries in the event's history. and Water Carnival was more elaborate than ever with a record 33 float entries brightening the Red Cedar River for three glorious nights. -14- orate Homecoming celebration in the University's 100 years. On the day of the football game with· the University of Illinois, living units will present a gala parade of floats to traditional decorations in front of their homes. in addition From October 17 to October 22 the National Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities will hold a convention, followed Novem ber 15-17 by a meeting of the Associa tion of Land Grant Colleges and Uni versities. To round out fall term centennial activities will be still another centennial symposium, this one entitled "Dominant Forces in the Improvement of Public Education." Dates for this series of talks and discussions are November 30- December 2. So newcomers to Michigan State University will not miss out on the centennial and the pride that goes with knowing they are part of an institution that in only 100 years has established itself as a significant social and edu cational force in the United States. CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FALL TERM . .................................... Welcome Week September 19-24 ...................................... . . ...... Fraternity Welcome September 20 .... .............................. . September 23 ........................... . . .................... Delta Street Shuffle . ...... Orientation Week Dance ........................... September 24........ September 27.......................................................... . ......... .IFC Rush Smoker October 6 ........................................................................................... Activities Carnival October B ........................................................................................................ Harvest Ball October 22 ....................................................................... Homecoming Game (Illinois) Homecoming Dance November 7, B, 9........................................................ . ...................... Career Carnival November 15-19 ................................................................ ............................ Greek Week ............. ........................................... JFC-PanHel Dance November 18 ........... . . ..... PanHel Formal Teas November 28 ................................................... . . ......... Coronation Ball December 2 ...................................................... . WINTER TERM January 6-27............................................................ . ....................... Sorority Rush February 4 ... ......................................................................................... Foresters' Shindig February 10, 11 ........................................................................................................ J-Hop March 9 ................................................................................................ .......... Spinster Spin SPRING TERM April 14 ............................................................................................................ Spartacade April 24 ......................................................................... ..................................... Senior Ball May 12 ................................................................................................ Parents Week End May 25 .......................................................................................................... Greek Feast June 7,8, 9 ........................................................................... ...................... Water Carnival fune 10 ..................................................................................... ............... Commencement -15- TRADITIONS AND EVENTS campus organizations and encourages them to take part in campus activities. THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE President John A. Hannah is one of the busiest men on campus. Through his constant efforts he has helped Michigan Stale become one of the nation's leading universities. However, to give students he still personal help with their problems and welcomes the opportunity to meet stu dents. His door is always open. finds time SPARTAN ROUND TABLE The Spartan Round Table is a meet ing at which students and admin istrators can exchange views on com mon problems. Student representatives usually are presidents of organizations, governing bodies and living units. these Faculty members often attend meetings, which are held throughout the year. HOMECOM1NG Homecoming weekend is filled with activities honoring returning alumni. Displays decorate the living units and winners are announced during half-time ceremonies at the football game. Alums are given a cordial welcome with ban quets and teas, and festivities are con cluded with an all-university dance at which the Homecoming Queen and her court preside. BLOCK S Block S is Michigan State's flash card section. Stadium spectators and TV watchers enjoy the synchronized cheer ing sections at all home football games. The activity is sponsored by the junior class. and students wishing to partici pate sign up at registration. FRIENDLY CAMPt.fS The traditions of friendliness is a part of Michigan State. University sponsored dances, teas and parties give students an opportunity to meet new friends . But don't always depend on others to make the initial move, you must help keep up this tradition. MSU-U. OF M. RIVALRY The spirit of rivalry between MSU and the University of Michigan is al its height during fall term when the Spartans meet the Wolverines in the annual football classic. ACTIVITIES CARNIVAL A.W.S. and Men's Council sponsor in the Activities Carnival fall the Stadium concourse. The carnival seeks to acquaint new students with term, The HARVEST BALL first all-university, semi-formal dance of the year is the Harvest Ball sponsored by the Agriculture Council. A queen and court are chosen to reign over this dance held in Kellogg Center. - 16- is held fall Career Carnival the Union. Major CAREER CARNIVAL term in corporations throughout the country send represent atives and displays to the carnival to job opportunities. inform students of This event is sponsored to aid graduat ing seniors and to help others who haven't decided upon their major. PORPOISE SHOW Porpoise fraternity, men's swimming honorary, presents an annual water variety show winter term. The highlight of the show, held in the Jenison Gym nasium pool, is a display of synchron ized swimming. day's activities, sponsored by Frosh Soph Council, are concluded with a dance in Kellogg Center. The winning class is awarded the "Little Brown Tug." Inaugurated TURKEY TROT the annual in 1941, Turkey Trot is a popular fall activity. Women's living units sponsor a male team which runs in a mile race around Old College Field. A turkey is awarded to the most the points. team accumulating an Coronation Ball, CORONATION BALL all-university semi-formal dance sponsored by the Army and Air Force ROTC units, is held each December in the Auditorium. A military-style ceremony during inter mission honors coeds selected by the ROTC units to serve as their honorary colonels. CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES Holiday festivities are opened with the lighting of the large spruce located in the parkway near the Union. Chorus and group singing climax the evening. J-HOP The junior class sponsors the annual in February. A name band "J-Hop" provides the music for the big week end, and the auditorium is dressed in elaborate decorations. It is the custom for Friday night to be semi-formal and Saturday night to be formal. FROSH-SOPH DAY Frosh-Soph day climaxes the friendly rivalry between the two classes with contests, races and a. tug of war. The -17- SPINSTERS SPIN Turnabout is fair play. The coeds do the inviting, foot the bill and make their date's corsages al the annual Spinsters Spin. The spin is a semi sponsored by Tower formal dance Guard, Mortar Board and Spartan Wom en's League. CANOES One of the first signs of spring is the opening of the canoe shelter. From early April until late fall, State students may be seen enjoying this popular sport, canoeing up the Red Cedar. FRATERNITY SING Near professional vocal quality issues from the Band Shell spring term when the Interfraternity Council and Alpha Phi Omega sponsor the annual Fra ternity Sing. WKAR and WJIM broad cast the program as each fraternity group sings two songs. Trophies are awarded for the most outstanding per formances. UMOC For the Ugliest Man on Campus con test, the women's living units select a well-known man on campus and cam paign for him. Each penny collected for their candidate counts as a vote and the results are announced al the King's Coronation Dance. Money from this con test goes to Campus Chest. Men's SNO BALL Inter-Dorm Council sponsors the Sno Ball each winter term. The semi-formal affair is held at one of the men's living units for men's dorm resi dents and their dates. SOG Thirty-eight miles of sidewalks on campus were pla~ed here for the stu dent's convenience. This is often for gotten as each spring finds new foot paths marring the lawns. Alpha Phi Omega places signs in strategic spots to help remind students to SOG: "Save Our Grass." CO-HOP One of the many semi-formal dances is the Co-Hop, sponsored by men's and women's organizations. A queen and her court are selected to reign al this all-university dance. -18- ceremony MAY MORNING SING On the first Saturdqy of May. in an impressive at Beaumont Tower, new members of Tower Guard tapped. The and Mortar Board are freshman and senior honoraries select their initiates on the basis of scholar ship, the leadership and service University. to JUNIOR 500 Since 1948, Lambda Chi Alpha fra ternity has sponsored the Junior 500 push cart race around West Circle Drive. Men's and women's living units enter racing and humorous carts, and trophies are awarded in each division. SORORITY SING In May, 30 members of each sorority compete for the annual Sorority Sing held in the Auditorium. The event is sponsored by Pan-Hellenic Council. trophies in GREEK FEAST Inter-Fraternity Council and Pan Hellenic Council sponsor an all-uni versity picnic each spring term. One of the fraternities is host for an eve ning of entertainment and dancing. Attendance is stag or date. eating, PARENTS WEEKEND An opportunity is afforded parents to become acquainted with Michigan State during the annual Parents Week end in May. Tours of the campus, sport ing events and open houses are a few of the activities presented for parents. WATER CARNIVAL On the first weekend in June the senior class presents Water Carnival. three-day parade of displays. The the sponsored by living units, are floated down the Red Cedar. Trophies are awarded to the floats which have best carried out the carnival. theme of the SENIOR TABLE CARVING Each year a table top in Old College Hall, adjacent to the Grill, is reserved for seniors to carve their initials. The table tops are hung on the walls after each class has graduated. SENIOR BALL Senior Ball, although primarily for seniors, is an all-university dance. The last MSU semi-formal dance for the seniors, it features a name band. Lantern Night, a LANTERN NIGHT traditional event honoring senior women, symbolizes the passing of responsibility from class to class, as the seniors present lighted lanterns to the underclassmen. SENIOR SWING-OUT The senior class, led by its president, parades to the Auditorium for one of the last events before graduation. As the line moves towards the Aud, seniors who have been waiting in front of their respective schools, join the parade. -19- CAMPUS FASHION University fashion emphasizes com fort tempered with good taste. For the girls, classroom wear gen involves sweaters and skirts, erally bobby socks and comfortable shoes, and the red, white or blue blazer has become very popular in recent years. About the only departure from usual im campus attire practical reason or other, girls at Mich igan State don't carry purses, preferring transport wallets, combs, instead to cigarettes, hankies, lipstick, powder puffs, ad infinitum, in their pockets and notebooks. that, for some is Date wear is along the same order. Heels and hose are reserved for the Lecture Concert Series and special for occasions, and hats are saved church and a very few other special occasions. Saturday finds Michigan State coeds variously attired in Levis, jeans, bur mudas and pedal pushers. Levis and jeans are great for canoeing, but they are frowned upon the classroom and the Union. in Formal and semi-formal wear at MSU means formal or cocktail dresses while informal requests usually more casual wear, depending upon time or occasion. the Fashions for the men doesn't require too much elaboration. Suffice to say that you might as well leave your electric blue, one-button roll, drape suits at home. The "DA" haircut likewise has a way of drawing laughs from the crowd; at the same time an ordinary haircut now and then is considered appropriate. If you've wailed for publication of the Helot before you bought any off-to college clothes, conservative fashions are recommended. This doesn't mean you must look like a fugitive from the Ivy League - there is a certain amount of radicalism even in ultra-conservative but the so-called Eastern clothing - the style is rapidly becoming thing. For kicking around campus - to classes and on the most casual of dates - sun tans have become popular, but slacks still are the common thing too. to straight-laced dress will be pleased to know that the tuxedo is as formal a get up as you will ever have to wear, and then only special occasions marked on formal. Semi-formal means suits, and casual or informal means suits or sport coats. Those who object those -20- COURTESY In keeping with the Michigan State tradition of friendliness is the correlated tradition of courtesy. The essence of courtesy, contrary to some schools of opinion, is not merely a matter of conforming to a few dozen social conventions, but is to be found in the area of genuine interest in and respect for the rights and privileges of other people. What ii all adds up to is something like this: You're not considered espe cially fashionable when you show up for your date half an hour late or when you come straggling into your eight o'clock class at 9:45. Neither is it sharp to have the hi fi turned up full volume when the rest of the stu dents in your precinct are trying to eke out a C average. And you're not exactly the coolest man on campus when you sit on the Union steps oggling the girls passing by. Courtesy is largely a matter of mature conduct as well. No one likes a loud mouth and few enjoy the company of the "wise guy" except perhaps as a refreshing change from the "big deal." INTEGRITY Although this is a big school. and student' morals can't be subject to con stant scrutiny, it is rare indeed when a student gets away with anything as outlandish as copying his classmate's essay examination. It hardly should be necessary to re peat the admonitions a student has heard all through his earlier academic life because most students have ac cepted this good advice and will stoutly refuse the student who would rather cheat than study. to help out to This is not to say studying together is discouraged. On the contrary, most lend a students will be happy tutorial hand whenever needed. It's not only a decent thing to do, but the tutor himself benefits from the review. Green Helmet and Tower Guard make a project of tutoring free of charge. More basic problems are better solved with the aid of the Counseling Center. The point is that tutoring is best done before, not during, the examination. Another side to academic integrity comes during the class period itself. There is no better way to incur the wrath of your classmates than to apple polish on their time. If you think your instructor is naive enough to be taken in by insincere questions and remarks, approach him after class where he can set you straight without publicly em barrassing you. -21- WITHDRAWALS If for some reason you find it neces sary to withdraw from school. you don't just up and leave. is First step to secure permission from the Men's or Women's division, Dean of Students Office, and have this permission approved by the dean of y_our college. Women students also must have parental permission. Next is to present your approval slips and fee the Registration Office. After card to that, if you are leaving before mid term, you will be refunded half your course fees at the Cashier's Office. If you withdraw before the first eight weeks of a term, you receive no grades. After that, you receive an "incomplete" in courses in which you were doing satisfactory work, "Fs" in those you were failing. If called into the arpied forces before mid-term, you get full course fee 1dund. If you leave after mid-quarter, you receive full credit for your courses and grades received to date. DROPS AND ADDS The knows administration some classes may not look quite so important after a week as they seemed on reg istration day, and provision for drop ping them has been arranged. In the same manner, other courses may be added after registration has been com pleted. No subject may be added, however, after one week of classes, and none may be dropped after two. Exact dead line dates are included on the Union Board term calendars. ATTENDANCE Enforcement of attendance regulations is the province of the individual in- is some structor, and although there variance most are guided by the fact that MSU is not a correspondence school. You are, in short, expected to attend every class period unless you are sick. Excuses given by the Health Center in all cases entitle you to make up any missed work ; other types of excuses are acceptable only at the discretion of the instructor. YOUR "ID" NUMBER the In a college the size of Michigan State great use is made of the Indenti fication Card issued during registration. The number appearing on l.D. card remains with you all during your stay at the University. It must be pre sented on many occasions: voting, use of library, Lecture-Concert Series pro grams, all types of athletics (often in addition to the admission obtain waiver of state sales taxes when buying goods on campus, registration, and so on, ad infinitum. It is a good idea to form the habit of carrying it at all times. ticket), to ACTIVITY BOOKS tickets Your activity book is your passport to many campus activities. It is com posed of numbered pages which can be exchanged for to athletic events, Lecture-Concert series programs and many other University functions. The book has a space for the student's name and number. Each time you re ceive a ticket, you tear out a particular page and present it with the book itself to the ticket office. It is important to keep the book in lost book cannot be a safe place; a replaced! -22- FIGHT SONG On the banks of the R~d Cedar Is a school that's known to all; Their specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball. Spartan teams are never beaten All through the game they fight; Fight for the only colors, Green and white! Go right through for MSU; Watch the points keep growing. Spartan teams are bound to win; They're fighting with a vim! RAH! RAH! RAH! See their line is weakening; We're going to win this game. Fight! Fight! Rah! Team, fight! Victory for MSU! ALMA MATER MSU, we love thy shadows When twilight silence falls, Flushing deep and softly paling Our ivy covered halls; Beneath the pines we'll gather To give our 'hearts so true, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises, MSU. When from the scenes we wander, And the twilight shadows fade, Our mem'ry still will linger Where light and shadows played; In the ev'ning oft we'll gather And tum our thoughts to you, Sing our love for Alma Mater And thy praises, MSU -23- COURSES OF STUDY his social environment, gratification of human needs and wants. and regula tions of human behavior. Humanities, also a sophomore course, studies man as a specially endowed being, capable of creative thought and action. Humanities introduces the stu. denl to the studies of art, literature, philosophy and history. Basic College students also are re quired to lake two years of courses in physical education, including one term of swimming, and for the men, two years of Military or Air Science. CREDIT AND EXAMINATION Credit in the Basic College may be earned by special examination as well as by enrollment and completion of a course. the head of In order to take a proficiency exam the student must first request permission from the department in charge of the course in which he hopes to obtain advance credit. If the de partment head or Dean of the Basic College judges the student lo be quali fied on the basis of past performance, independent study or other evidence, he is encouraged to attempt the exam ination. He must score an A or B on the test in order to pass a course this way. For student, course grades are determined by two-hour ex aminations at the end of each term together with the instructors' evaluation of the student's class work throughout the two-hour exams, pre pared and administered by the Board of Examiners, are cumulative, including material from the past term or terms as well as the current one. the ordinary term. The BASIC COLLEGE Every student, regardless of his in tended major field of study, is enrolled in the Basic College during his freshman important and sophomore years. An feature of Michigan State's educational program, the Basic College offers its students a general educational back ground, valuable not only for its own sake, but also for the perspective it lends to more specialized endeavors. CURRICULUM The Basic College curriculum requires that each student complete each of four comprehensive "core" courses: Com munication Skills, Natural Science, So cial Science and Humanities. These courses are composed of carefully selected subject matter, and emphasis is laid upon the relationships among the contributions of each. Communication Skills, studied during the freshman year, involves concentra tion on effective use of living English, both in expression and interpretation. Writing essays, giving speeches, and critically appraising professional and student essays and speeches occupy the student in this course. Natural Science, usually studied in the freshman year, introduces the stu dent to the methods of science. General understanding and application of prin ciples common to all sciences are stressed, but students have the oppor tunity in the fields of chemistry, physics, geology. botany and zoology. Both lecture and laboratory sessions are included in this course. lo work more particularly Social Science, usually studied in the sophomore year, is keynoted by inte gration. Instead of spending a few weeks on each of the many social sciences, students draw from all of them as they investigate three general fields of inquiry: orientation of man in - 26- the University unless the Dean from of the Basic College grants him an extra term in which to make up the grade deficiency. If at the end of the extra term the student still is deficient MAJOR PREFERENCE A student who enters the University undecided as to what · subject he will elect as his major is classified as a " non-preference student" and has the opportunity to survey a wide range of subject matter and expert counseling and guidance before settling on one field of concentration. His en rollment officer will be a member of the Basic College staff and will en courage him to survey carefully as many fields as possible before he makes his final decision. receive to A student who wishes identify the outset with a major himself at field is assigned an enrollment officer from the school in which he plans to do his specialization. With the aid of his enrollment officer, he will supplement his core courses with studies pre requisite for entrance into the upper school of his choice and will be en couraged to survey more directly re lated fields. PREFERENCE CHANGES to another are Changes from non-preference to a definite curriculum preference or from one preference im plemented through the Counseling Cen ter. If such a change is made within the College of Arts and Sciences, it may be done during registration week through the regular enrollment officer. All other changes must be made in the term advance of change is to become effective so that a new enrollment officer may be assigned. TRANSFER TO UPPER SCHOOL in which the When a student has completed his Basic College requirements and has attained 92 hours of credit with an all-University average of C he is trans ferred the college of his choice. Failure to present a C average at this time means the student will be dropped to but has materially reduced his de ficiency, he may be granted one more term in which to put himself in good standing. At the second the end of probationary period, he will be dropped unless he has satised the transfer re quirements in full. TERMINAL PROGRAMS For those who do not need or do not desire a four-year education, Michigan State has established two-year terminal curricula. Upon completion of 92 credits, including the basic courses, the terminal student receives appro priate certification. the courses include offered Terminal Agriculture, Insurance, Retail Mer chandising, Secretarial Science, Build ing Construction, Engineering Drawing, Home Economics and Science and Arts. Anyone who wishes to investigate fur ther opportunities these curricula should consult the University Catalog and his enrollment officer. in -27- COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE The College of Agriculture, the oldest division of Michigan State University, is also the oldest agricultural College of its kind in the nation. Curricula in the Ag College are dedicated to pre senting a general understanding of agricultural problems and practices in addition to specialization in a particular field. Students electing to enter the Agri cultural College may choose one of eight curricula: general agricultural study, agricultural engineering, dairy, horticulture, landscape architecture and urban planning, agricultural education, food conservation, and technology which includes forestry. The College of Agriculture uses Uni versity farms in experimental work and demonstrations and offers ample ex perience with actual agricultural prob lems and application of principles learned in the classroom. A terminal course is offered to stu dents who will attend college for only two years. C. M. Hardin is Dean of the College. in 113 College offices are located Agricultural Hall. COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SERVICE The largest college on the campus, the College of Business and Public Service maintains curricula train future economists, journalists, salesmen, accountants, hotel administrators, police men and public administrators. to the includes The College is divided into several divisions and departments. The Division of Business fields of accounting, general business, business education and secretarial studies. The Division of Hotel, Restaurant and Gen eral Institutional Management offers courses in those fields, employing the facilities of Kellogg Center as a labora tory. The Departments of Economics, Police Administration, Social Work, and Political Science and Public Adminis tration all offer curicula to degrees in addition to offering elective courses for students of other Colleges. the H. J. Wyngarden is Dean of leading College. Business and Public Service offices are located in 114 Morrill Hall. COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION ARTS Still in the planning stages, the Col lege of Communication Arts has been approved for adaption since July 1, 1955, and will begin operations during the 1955-56 school year. The newest addition to Michigan State will combine the department of speech, including public speaking, dra matics and radio and television, and the department of journalism, including editorial and advertising curricula, un- in der one head. Speech at present is taught the College of Arts and journalism is part of Sciences while the College of Business and Public Service. -28- A study will be made to consider including still other departments of re lated activity in the new college. Gordon A. Sabine has been appointed Dean of the new College. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION The College of Education offers pro grams leading to degrees and certifica tion in elementary, secondary and col lege teaching. Areas of specialization which may be elected by education majors include industrial arts, vocational agriculture, trade and industry, home economics education, physical educa tion, health, recreation, administration and supervision, counseling and guid ance, educational psychology, and adult education. Teaching certificates, issued upon completion of the required curriculum, enable graduates teach in public to schools in most states depending on their various requirements. Teaching certificates may be earned by students other than education majors upon com pletion of a number of education courses. Student teaching is required of all candidates for the teaching certificate. This internship is carried out in nearby public schools. C. E. Erickson is Dean of the College of Education. The Education office is in llO Morrill Hall. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING The College of Engineering has estab lished various curricula to prepare students for entrance into any of several fields. These programs are as broad as possible while still offering a high degree of specialization. Engineering students are especially trained in practice and application of pro- scientific method, engineering cedures and experimerital work engineering problems. in College curricula of Engineering which may be entered include agri cultural, chemical. civil, electrical, me chanical, metallurgical and sanitary engineering and construction, hydraulics and hydrology, soils, structures, survey ing and transportation. J. D. Ryder is Dean of Engineering at MSU. Offices of the College of Engineering are located in IOI Olds Hall. COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS, in Students the College of Home Economics are educated in the science and art of home living and are pre pared for careers in home economics. The College offers professional train ing in general home economics, foods and nutrition, child development, cloth ing and textiles and home furnishings . Elective courses are offered to stu dents majoring in other fields and a two-year terminal course is offered in cooperation with the Basic College. -29- Marie Dye is Home Economics Dean. Home Economics offices are located in 7 Home Economics Building. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Employing the largest teaching staff of any college at the University, the College of Arts and Sciences attempts to provide a. liberal education for all students and encourages students in specialized curricula to take advantage of its courses. Arts and Sciences majors identify themselves with any one of five di visions wherein their major program lies. These divisions include Biological Science, offering training in bacteriol ogy, botany, zoology and nursing edu cation; Fine Arts, including art, dra matics and music; Languages and Lit erature, containing departments of for eign languages and speech; Mathe matical and Physical Sciences, includ ing chemistry, physics, mathematics and geology. and Social Sciences, com posed of departments of history, phil osophy. psychology and sociology. Milton E. Muelder is Dean of the College of Science and Arts. Arts and Sciences offices are in 101 Natural Science Building. COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE The College of Veterinary Medicine offers two main curricula, one in veter inary medicine, leading to a Bachelor's degree in four years or a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in six, the other in medical technology, leading to a Bachelor's degree. Admissions to the veterinary medicine program are limited to 64 per year, with students from Michigan given first preference and students from states not maintaining a veterinary school given second. A board of selection reviews all applications and admissions are judged within the above requirements, on the student's pre-professional record in the Basic College. The medical technology curriculum, leading to the Bachelor of Science de gree, is designed to train students for laboratory work in bacteriology, path the ology and biochemistry. During senior year in the program, students gain experience as the interns laboratories of the Michigan Depart ment of Health. in C. F. Clark is Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Offices are in Giltner Hall, veterinary in room 103 and medical medicine technology in room 100. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED GRADUATE STUDIES Graduates of Michigan State Uni versity and other institutions having substantially the same undergraduate requirements are eligible to apply for admission to the Graduate School and begin work toward a Master's or Doctor's degree. The Graduate School offers advanced degrees in nearly all fields of study available It ordi to undergraduates. narily requires a student one to one and a half years to complete his Master's degree, three to four to com plete his Doctorate. Undergraduates at Michigan State who have uniformly high scholastic standing and not more than 15 credits to complete for their receive per Bachelor's degree may mission to begin their graduate studies early. Thomas H. Osgood is Dean of the Graduate College. Office of Graduate Studies Morrill Hall. the School for Advanced in 112 located is -30- CONTINUING EDUCATION SERVICE The Continuing Education Service is in charge of spreading the work of Michigan State. except for agricultural extension, throughout the state. Designed especially for adults, Continuing Educa tion brings educational programs di rectly to Michigan communities in addi to conducting over 400 special tion courses, conferences and clinics which attract over 150,000 participants to Kellogg Center each year. Facilities of WKAR and WKAR-TV. are bringing similar programs directly into Michigan homes. MSU staff members conduct this work. disseminating practical information cov ering a variety of subjects ranging from homemaking to problems of business, industry and labor. Public service pro grams are also launched in cooperation with stale and federal agencies. Edgar L. Harden directs the Continu ing Education Service. Continuing Education Headquarters are located in Kellogg Center. - 31- ROTC PROGRAM The military program consists of courses in the Senior Division of Army and Air Force Reserve Officers Training the National Corps. established by Defense Act. Unless a student is an alien, a vet eran, enrolled in short course, physically unfit or over twenty-three years of age, two he must enroll during his first college years in either Army or Air Force ROTC. Courses in the two years of Basic ROTC requires three hours a week plus various drills and parades held from time to time during the year. Choice of branch is left to the student, with the reservation that the Military and Air Force Science departments each will enroll approximately 50 per cent of registering students. Upon successful completion of the, Basic Course. a student is eligible to apply for admission to the Advanced University C average and passage of a screening test. The Advanced Course counts for elective credit and requires five hours to attendance per week in addition between the junior and senior year at ROTC summer camp. Students who successfully complete the Advanced course and earn their academic degree commissioning as are Reserve Second Lieutenants the United States Army or United States Air Force. eligible for in Students enrolled in the Advanced Course sign a contract with the govern ment. This contract requires the student to complete Advanced Course training, attend six-weeks summer camp, accept a commission if tendered, and serve three years active two years acti\le, reserve duty in the Army or three years active, two years reserve in the Air Force. In return the student is granted deferment from selective service, sub- are U.S. requirements for ac citizenship, good moral character, age less than 27 for the Air Force, the Army or 25 for passage of a physical examination, sufficient time remaining in the Uni versity to complete the course, an all- sistence allowance 'Of 90c a day (max imum two year total: $535.50) and $78 per month plus board and housing while at summer camp. The contract remains in effect until such time as the student may withdraw from school or is dropped from the Advanced Course. -32- ARMY ROTC The general objective of Army ROTC is to produce junior officers who are suitable for duty in the United States Army Reserve or the Regular Army. instruction During the first two years of Army ROTC, cadets receive instruction in the military fundamentals, including military history. weapons and marksmanship, map reading, and other basic subjects. Those cadets who qualify for en trance into the advanced program re ceive in subjects common to all branches of the Army, the cadet attending summer camp between the junior and senior year. Early in the cadet's senior year, he is classified into one of fifteen branches of the army. The classification is made by a com the Professor of mittee consisting of Military Science and Tactics and sev eral senior deans of the University. Consideration is given to the cadet's branch preference, leadership potential, academic standing and his University major and minors. in Upon completion of the program the cadet is commissioned a second lieu tenant the United States Army Reserve. Following commissioning the officer remains in the active reserves for a period of eight years, the first two of which, under present policies, are spent in active service. AIR FORCE ROTC The freshman year of Air Force ROTC is devoted primarily to the study of global geography, international security organization, instruments used for na tional to aviation. security and introduction learning The sophomore year of the Air Force tactics of program is spent aerial warfare. Also is a leadership training laboratory, giving the student experience in leading small units. included During the junior and senior years, the Air Force cadet studies the man agement and organization of the Air Force, military aviation, and the art of war. As in the Army program, an Air Force selection board reviews cadets during their junior and senior years to determine what job they will be best fitted for in the Air Force. Although Air Force officer procurement is centered primarily on pilots, navigators, and bombardiers, there are a limited num ber of vacancies for ground officers. -53- ROTC SUMMER CAMP PHYSICAL EDUCATION Between the junior and senior years, all Advanced Course Army and Air Fprce students attend summer camp at various locations in the country. Here the cadet has the opportunity to put to use many of the things he has been taught in the classroom. Early reveilles, mess calls, hikes, bivouacs, marches, demonstrations by tours of units of the Regular Army, in technical, military and stallation when and of course, athletics and social events in the armed troduce cadets forces. industrial practical. life in to Cadets are instructed in the use of several types of weapons, and Air Force Cadets have the opportunity to fly in and become familiar with U.S. aircraft. Cadets are rated on their performance this challenging experience, and in their records are sent back to their units at the University. to in addition Students are paid a wage of about travel $78 a month, expenses and free housing and board. during their stay al camp. Army cadets attend for six weeks while Air Force Cadets attend for four. For the past two years all MSU Army Cadets were sent to the same camp; Air Force cadets were sent to several different ones. - 34- Physical Education for men and women is a strong feature of Michigan State's educational program. All stu dents are required lo enroll in physical education courses during their freshman and sophomore years or until they have completed six terms of it, including a term of swimming. Exceptions to this rule are students excused by the Health Service because of physical handicaps, veterans of the armed forces and students who are thirty years of age or older. Men students with physical handicaps may be enrolled at the discretion of the Health Service in adapted sports, the only physical education course which may be repeated for credit. Wom en with physical · handicaps may sim ilarly enroll in a course in individual gymnastics. If enrollment in a physical education course is postponed for any reason, it must be made up before graduation. Courses offered men and women are almost all-inclusive. Main areas of participation include games, aquatics, even gymnastics, combatives, dance, in addition to the many prc> fessional courses offered to students in that curriculum. and A standard gymnasium uniform is required of all male students enrolled in most physical education courses. This uniform consist~ of shirt, shorts, socks, supporter and shoes, all of which may be purchased at the gym nasium store in Jenison Field House. For most women's gym courses a reg ulation white blouse, blue gym shorts; and tennis shoes are required. All students enrolled in physical edu cation must secure a locker by paying a two-dollar locker fee at the beginning of fall term. The fee is refunded at the end of spring term or whenever the, student is no longer enrolled in gym courses. A charge of one dollar per term is made for towel service. This sum is not returned. Students are assigned small lockers in which to keep their equipment when it is not in use. Large lockers are used only during class or during evening and afternoon recreation sessions. When the student leaves the gym, his basket and lock must be returned to his small, individual locker. Any injury that might occur in a physical education course is reported to the Health Service by the instructor in charge of the class. The University cannot assume responsibility for med ical services rendered by an outside physician. -35- FACILITIES AND SERVICES I UNION BUILDING The hub of most student activities at Michigan State is the Union Building. Activities within the building are planned and carried out by a student Union Board, whose office is located on the first floor. The Union is the center of student recreation and relaxation for freshmen as well as upperclassmen. Its functional and attractive facilities are designed to enrich college education and supple ment academic accommodations and services. picked up from all over the campus are deposited, is located in the first floor checkroom in the concourse. Articles are kept for a maximum period of 90 days to charitable then and organizations. turned over For relaxation there is a spacious mixed lounge as well as a women's lounge and a men's lounge. Among the recreational facilities are sixteen mod ern bowling alleys and fourteen billiard tables located in the Union bClllement. Probably the most populated spot in the north the union is the Grill. Off wing of the Grill is Old College Hall, a room traditionally reserved for sen iors. On the ground floor below the grill is the cafeteria. With a seating it is an ideal capacity of over 450, place to take guests for dinner. the first floor concourse the main desk, which serves as an in formation center for visitors and lost students, a cigar and cigarette counter and to all-Uni versity activities except athletics. the office for tickets In is The Lost and Found, where articles Also located in the Union are a bar ber shop, a browsing room complete with a television set. a telephone room, an art room, which displays the works of students and faculty members in addition to collections from famous art museums, and a music room, where students may to all kinds of phonograph recordings, from popular to classical. listen During Registration Week the busiest place in the bookstore where books, supplies, and MSU sou venirs may be purchased. the Union is The second floor ballroom, with a capacity of 300 couples, is used for many record and band dances. Dances occasionally are held the parlors across the second floor concourse. Also in -38- found on this floor are private dining rooms, the Union business office, and the alumni office. Offices of the yearbook, newspaper, humor magazine, as well as those of Student Government, A WS, IFC, and other student organizations are located on the third floor. Meeting rooms on this floor are available for any organization the reservations made by Union manager's office. through A table tennis room is located on the fourth floor. 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. Cards may be secured at the first floor checkroom. Building rules have been kept to a minimum, but a few are necessary 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 decorations, post ers, stunts, showcase and union desk displays must be approved beforehand by petitioning the Union Board. A de tailed list of building rules is available in the Union Board offices on the first floor. -39- HEALTH CENTER Michigan State maintains a complete medical and hospital service for stu dents at the Olin Memorial Health Cen the ter. The health center protects health of the students and enables them to return to classes as soon as possible after illness. All students enrolled for more than 10 credits are considered full-time students and are eligible for health service. Regular office hours Monday through Friday are: 8.00 a .m. to 11 :30 a .m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p .m. For service dur ing these hours there is a fee of 25 cents per visit. The Center is open on Saturday and Sunday by appointment. For service after 7:00 p.m. there is a dollar charge. There is no limit to the number of visits students may make to the Health Center. Routine medical supplies are dispensed without charge and drugs are furnished at cost plus a small handling fee. Students may be hos pitalized in the clinic up to 40 days per college year without charge. After that, there is a flat rate of $12 per day. Except for students who sustain injuries while participating in classroom activ ities .or employment and are unable to make their way to the hospital, a charge is made for ambulance service. Students admitted to the hospital are under the care of the University staff except for minor surgery which is re ferred to outside surgeons and paid for by the students. In the event of emerg ency surgery, an immediate effort is made to contact the parents by phone. Students under 21 must have parental permission for major surgery. By spring term the Health Center its present 72 will be enlarged from bed capacity to 142 beds. Another new policy will enable students to have a pre-entrance physical examination by their family doctor and tum the resulis over to the Health Center. IJBRARY The library is the setting for much of a student's study time in writing papers, reports and theses. To avoid unnecessary delay it is important to become completely acquainted with the library procedure. The first floor of the main building (next to Beaumont Tower) houses bound general periodicals, the graduate study room and the librarian's office. The card catalogs, main cir culation desk, reading room and refer ence rooms are on the second floor. rare books, Books may be checked out at the main circulation desk by presenting a call slip properly filled out. Only grad uate students and faculty members are allowed to enter the storage stacks. Undergraduate students must wait for an attendant to get their books. Books are charged out for two weeks with a renewal privilege unless the book meanwhile has been reserved by some one else. If a book is returned late, the student is charged two cents per day for each day overdue. In case a book is lost, the borrower must pay the fine as well as the cost of the book. -40- The Reference Department in the Main Reading Room contains encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, atlases, census reports and other reference material. These may be consulted without any formal procedure but may not be taken from the room without the consent of the staff member on duty. in Attendants the Main Reading Room will assist with research problems and make available all possible re sources. Requests for help should be made a the assignment is due so the staff will not be over-loaded. time before reasonable Acres Circle Drive from the main building is the new library where the assigned the United States document room, the Home Eco nomics library and the current periodical reading room are located. reading room, In the assigned reading room are books, documents, ·magazines and pam phlets which have been put on reserve for assigned reading in certain courses. Text books are not available in the assigned reading room. The student identification card must be presented to obtain a book which may be kept for two hours. Students are fined for books not returned within this time. Some books may be checked out overnight from the assigned reading room between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. every day except Saturday, when the hours are 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Books are due the following morning by 8:10, except Sun day when they may be kept until 2:15. A book may be reserved for overnight use by filling out a reserve slip at the desk. Only one book per course may be taken out overnight. ·certain books may be taken out for one or three days. Such books are due at 10 a.m. on the date due, excepting 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 issues of 4,000 periodicals which the library receives. These issues are ar ranged on the shelves by subject and may not be removed from the library. is open on weekdays from 7:'30 a.m. to 10 p.m .. Saturdays from 7:30 a .m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. library The There are several departments on libraries on campus which maintain them specialized subjects and make available to students. Agricultural engi neering, chemistry, physics and mathe matics, music and veterinary medicine all have libraries in their respective buildings. Office collections of volumes on agricultural economics, animal hus bandry and farm crops and soils are located in Agricultural Hall. There is a chemical engineering collection in Olds Hall, material on physiology in Giltner Hall and an art collection on South campus. Geology maps and books can be found in the Natural Science Build ing. To obtain answers to additional ques tions on library procedure, consult a Communication Skills syllabus or ask one of the librarians. -41- INTERNATIONAL CENTER A home away from home for all State students is the International Cen ter, localed on Circle Drive directly across from President Hannah's home. The Center provides an opportunity to become acquainted with students from countries all over the world and ob serve their customs. All students are invited to use the Center's recreational facilities. Any campus organization may use its meetings and parties. International Center for the The International Center working the annual committee helps sponsor International Festival spring term which presents exhibits from many foreign countries. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Moran serve as host and hostess for the International Center. The house is open from 9 a .m. to 9:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9 a .m. lo 11:45 p .m. on Friday and Saturday. supply material and personnel for the shows. WKAR-TV broadcasts certain athletic events, classroom activities and serves as a training a id in teaching students TV techniques. The campus radio station, WKAR. am and fm, is the third oldest station in Michigan. The station carries educa tional shows and local programs which originate in the studios of the Audi torium. Over 30 students are employed as announcers, technicians and clerical help. Those students interested in such work should contact the station. ATHLETIC FACILITIES Jenison Gymnasium and Fieldhouse is the center of most physical education activity. It contains a gymnasium, hand ball, volleyball, basketball and bad fencing minton courts, boxing and rooms, a swimming pool, locker rooms and an equipment store. Basketball games and indoor track meets are held in the fieldhouse. Ticket offices for ath letic events and the physical education department are also housed in Jenison. Macklin Field is the huge football stadium, having a seating capacity of 50,745. The stadium also has locker room facilities for spring and fall sport teams. South of Macklin Field is the track seating field grounds with a and capacity of 3,500. WKAR and WKAR-TV WKAR-TV, the campus television sta tion, carries both educational and fea ture programs. Departments, of the Uni versity as well as outside agencies Twenty.four tennis courts for students and faculty are located next to the stadium. There are six clay courts and 18 hard surface courts. Demonstration Hall, across from Jen ison, contains an ice rink which offers recreational skating to students for a nominal fee . The baseball diamonds, soccer field - 42- and intramural sports fields are located north of Jenison ancj there is a golf green located on Old College Field. KELLOGG CENTER Kellogg Center for Continuing Edu cation is headquarters for all extension the programs. Built with funds from Kellogg Foundation for the promotion of the health, education and welfare of mankind, without regard to sex, race, creed or nationality, the Kellogg Center each year serves as host to hundreds of conferences. The building also provides training facilities for hotel. restaurant manage ment and institutional management stu dents. Its facilities include 21 conference rooms, several dining rooms, a banquet hall and ballroom and 193 twin-bed rooms. Parents of students, alumni. visiting teams, Lecture-Concert Series athletic performers and college business visitors are welcome to make use of the Kellogg Center facilities. PLACEMENT BUREAU The Placement Bureau, is one of in Morrill Hall, the few completely centralized placement bureaus in the the students, nation, serving all of alumni and faculty. Its main service is to graduates who are seeking jobs in their specialized fields. It also gives assistance to undergraduates who are seeking part-time and summer employ ment. Students seeking part-time employ ment should register with part-time placement. All persons registered are two categories, into then classified hours available or type of work desired. As jobs are received calls are made to five different students per job. The job will the student bulletin board. Students. are urged to check the student bulletin board as often as possible. If they are unable to obtain a they are urg~d to contact the Placement Bureau's part time employment receptionist for per sonal assistance. then be posted on job, Students are allowed to work at campus jobs up to 20 hours per week. Written permission of the Dean of Students is required to work in excess of this amount. If a student is dissatisfied with a job or if he failed to secure one he should reapply or check with the Bur eau at any time. Among the types of part time jobs available through the Placement Bureau are janitorial work, office work, baby sitting, sales, clerk tutoring, wailing on ing, housework, tables, serving as bus boys and odd jobs. First term freshmen are advised not to work until they are thoroughly adjusted to university life. The Placement Bureau also arranges contacts for students interested in sum mer work. fobs are solicited from pros pective employers and then listed in a -43- summer catalog according to camp, resort, industrial or hotel management positions. Students select the jobs they are interested in from the information given, which includes dates, qualifica tions, salary, and other pertinent in formation. The student is then given an appli cation blank which he completes and lo the employer. Any sends directly correspondence is between thereafter the employer and student. Some resorts and camps prefer to conduct a personal interview and in that case the Place ment Bureau arranges an interview. The Bureau serves seniors in securing jobs by arranging interviews with in terested companies, by keeping up-Io date records of job opportunities, hold ing the annual Career Carnival, spon soring career conferences and closely watching employment trends. COUNSELING CENTER New students often need help in deciding what courses they should take and frequently what major field to in. The Counseling Center specialize in the Basic College Building is equip ped to help solve students' personal, educational and vocational problems. The staff of the Center is specially trained in psychology and student per sonnel technique and have had long experience in dealing with student problems. Those desiring to take ad vantage of counseling services will be assigned to a single counselor. Interviews with the counselor will try lo determine the nature of the problem. If ii is vocational or educational he may suggest that a series of tests be taken to determine where the student's abilities and interests lie. He may then recommend a possible solution. For students having academic diffi- - 44- the Center will cully, recommend competent tutors. The Center especially encourages personal counseling initi aled by the student. Since most adjust ment problems occur during the first two college years, the Center works closely with the Basic College. Students may come lime between B a .m. and 5 p.m. , Monday through Friday, but ii is recommended that appointments be made in advance to avoid waiting. the Center any to IMPROVEMENT SERVICES The Basic College has established five improvement services lo correct weak nesses in reading, writing, speaking and arithmetic skills. improvement services Enrollment in the arithmetic, speech and writing is based on the results of orientation tests given to all new students. Those who fail to pass are required lo enroll in these services without receiving college credit. Enrollment in the reading improve ment service is optional and enrollment in English as a foreign language, a course designed for students whose native language is not English, are also optional for freshmen. Any upperclass man may enroll in any of the improve ii will be ment services if he feels helpful. The office of Improvement Services is in Building A-3 on South located Campus. Enrollment is done during registration in the same manner as in regular courses. All of the improvement services, except English as a foreign language, meet two hours per week. They are non-credit courses and are given at no additional cost to the stu dent. The work is usually carried in addition to regular studies and a grade is given upon completion. LOANS A university loan ·service is set up to aid deserving students who need assist· ance in meeting payments for tuition or board and room. Three general qual ifications are required for any type of loan: evidence of need, an all-college C-average and a satisfactory University citizenship record. Any student, except first term fresh men, is eligible for a short term loan which is limited to $200. These must be repaid within six months. There is no interest charge but there is a one day wait while the loan is processed. Occasionally, to $300 are loans up made to upper classmen who show exceptional need. These are without interest while the student is in scnool. Men make applications for loans at the Men's Division of the Dean of Stu· dents' Office. Women apply at Women's Division. Loans are the cashier's window on the first floor of the Administration Building. repaid at SCHOLARSHIPS The scholarship program at Michigan State is administered through the Schol arship Office at 323 Administration Building. Most scholarships available are those established and maintained by the State Board of Agriculture from the General Fund. There are also schol arships which have been established for students in particular fields. A faculty committee on scholarships reviews all applications. The Entrance Scholarship to qualified is awarded high school seniors of Michigan who have demonstrated ability in scholastic extra performance, curricular activities. These scholarships are granted for one year, and if the student's point average is 2.6 or higher citizenship and at the end of that time, his scholarship will be extended on a yearly basis. Students who have completed three terms or fifty credit hours, regardless of school or residence, may apply for they exhibit an out scholarships if standing academic record, leadership ability and financial need. Transfer students may qualify for these awards after they have completed one term. There are certain scholarship aids to be granted under conditions prescribed by the donor. These endowment schol arships are used generally as grants in-aid and the Scholarship Committee requires that the student be enrolled for one year and show academic ability as well as financial need to the point that the applicant could not remain in school without this aid. LECTURE-CONCERT SERIES Michigan State presents a Lecture Concert Series which offers a varied program to the students and the general public. The 1955-1956 program includes the Boston Pops Orchestra, New York Opera Company, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Marian Anderson, Scots Guards Band, Mantovani and the Or chestra of England, Ballets Espagnols, Azuma Kabuki Dancers of Japan, Santa Cecilia Choir of Rome, Zino Francescatti, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, and Virtuosi di Roma. The series serves both educational and an entertainment purposes, and most students include it as an important part of time students are admitted to all regularly scheduled programs without charge. The State News announces ticket dis tribution dates for the programs. their college life. Full Coupons in your activity distribution may be exchanged for the tickets. -45- CAMPUS CHEST is Campus Chest is an agency of Stu to dent Government. Its purpose combine all charity drives on the campus into one intensified campaign. Under the direction of a seven-man board of directors, the group plans a series of fund raising programs and distributes the money to various char ities. The major part of the money is used in projects which directly benefit the students. Fall term Campus Chest activities begin with a Kick-Off Banquet followed by two days of campus solicitations. A student-faculty auction at which stu dents and administration leaders are sold is held the highest bidders to spring term. Spartacade, a student carnival in which living units sponsor midway attractions, is a major source of income for Campus Chest. The annual Ugliest Man on Campus contest climaxes the campaigning. STUN STUN, Student Texts Used and New, has been set up by Men's Council and A WS to buy and sell student books at reasonable prices. STUN offices are located in quonset 59, on South Campus, near the television studio. Students wishing to sell their used books take them to the STUN offices at the beginning of the term. They set their own prices and leave a card at the office. The State News carries notices a few weeks later on when students can pick up their money from STUN. Students buying books pay STUN directly and they in turn pay the owners. ALUMNI RELATIONS The Department of Alumni Relations keeps in contact with all graduates and informs them of Homecoming activ ities, sends out an alumni publication called The Michigan State College Record and arranges a reunion for graduation classes every five years. in ability Since 1950, 50 members of each class. chosen because of their activities and leadership school, have formed the nucleus of each class alumni group. The club plans the alumni activ ities for its class and supervises re unions. Students have an opportunity to petition for their class alumni club near the end of their senior year. Alumni clubs have been formed by Michigan State graduates and former students throughout the country. These clubs keep an interest in MSU and act as liaison agents with the alumni rela tions office. Co-operating with the college alumni office is the Alumni Advisory Council, composed of 12 alumni from Michigan and six from out of state. The members are chosen by alumni groups. - 46- UNION BOARD INFORMATION. SERVICE The Union Board has its office on the first floor of the Union Building and maintains an information service for students, parents and visitors. Student personnel in this office direct people to places on campus, provide information regarding campus events and activities the hours and advise visitors as to campus buildings are open. It also gives information about campus organ izations and publications. The office is open throughout the da.y, Monday through Friday. It also houses the Union Board committee rooms where students on the Board plan the man.y activities which take place in the Union. VETERAN AFFAIRS life. So that Since 1946, the veterans at Michigan State have become an integral part of their particular campus problems can be handled, the Office of Veterans Affairs has been established to assist veterans in adjusting to stu dent life and to secure the benefits due them. This office is located in the Ad ministration Building. education or Veterans having al least 90 da.ys active service or a disability discharge are allowed one and one-half da.ys of its part-time full-time equivalent, for ever.y da.y served on active dut.y since June 25, 1950. The maximum time allowed is 36 months, but for veterans who have earned benefits under the World War II G.I. Bill 48 months of schooling is allowed. FINANCIAL BENEFITS Veterans going to school full-time with no dependents receive $110, one dependent $135 and two dependents $160. Vets going to school thre-quarters time receive $80 for no dependents, $100 for one dependent and $120 for two dependents. Those going to school one-half time receive $50 for no de pends, $60 for one dependent and $80 for two dependents. For less than one tuition and fees are paid half time, within limits, adequate to cover charges for most courses offered b.y the college. Jn undergraduate work, full-time is defined as 14 credits or their equivalent, three-quarters time as 10 credits and one-half time as 7 credits. Veterans must make use of these edu cational benefits within two .years of their discharge or else the.y forfeit their right to aid. The.y must also sta.y in school continuously except for interrup tions authorized b.y the Veterans Ad ministration. CHANGE OF COURSE Once a course of stud.y has been chosen, it ma.y be changed onl.y once, and the VA office must be notified of it. Changes are acceptable within two .years of discharge, but after that time swttches are possible onl.y under un usual conditions and onl.y with special VA approval. to When arrangements for G.I. benefits have been made, all allowances are paid directly the vets who must make their own arrangements with the University for payment of fees, board and room and supplies. Processing de lay at the beginning of the school .year means that the first check will not be issued until at least 8 or 10 weeks after classes begin. Vets should be pre themselves pared until then. to cover all costs Each month the.y are required that veterans are in school to sign a certificate indicating the.y are enrolled at Michigan State. These forms are available in the Administration Building in the Veterans Office. Claim numbers must appear on each form . - 47- DISABILITY PAY KEEP VA POSTED Veterans who are eligible for dis in ability compensation because of juries or sickness sustained the in service, may receive educational bene fits under a different Public Law. Check with the Veterans Administration office for particulars. College credit may be given for military service or for specialized train ing if the proper forms are presented to the Registrar in the Administration Building. Discharge papers am'! any certificates of completion may serve this purpose. Special sections in all Basic College courses are for veterans. reserved Check with enrollment officers on the proper procedure for registering in these special sections. The advantage of these sections is that students of the same general level of maturity and experience are together and instruction can be geared for It is also advisable for veterans to check on the possibility of taking special remedial courses which might help in brushing fundamentals. These up on certain courses are offered by the Improvement Service. them. Veterans should remember that before they change their courses or major, or drop courses in which they are reg iste;ed, they should notify the Office of Veteran Affairs. Likewise if there is a change in marital status, home or college address, or in the number of dependents, the Veterans Administra tion should be told so that check can be received promptly and correctly. the Vets should remember that the Vet re erans Administration places sponsibility on them for insuring that their records are accurate and that they are receiving the proper benefits. Vet erans having any questions regarding proper procedure should check with their Veterans Administration office or the Office of Veteran Affairs. SPECIAL FOR VETERANS Veterans are eligible for membership in the Michigan Stc:te Veterans Associa tion, a club made up of men and women students who have served in the armed forces for a minimum of 60 days. To apply for membership in the Veterans -48- Administration office in Detroit. The club is attempting to promote more efficient operation between the Veterans Ad ministration office and vet students on this campus. The Veterans Administra tion must have the support of all vets if function efficiently. They should watch the State News for an nouncements as to when the organ ization will meet. is to it Association, vets must present to the membership committee a certificate of discharge. is to promote The Association the social interests of veteran students so that they can get together informally, take advantage of campus activities and participate in student organizations. An important function of the organ ization is its contacts with the Veterans -49- RULES AND REGULATIONS A.W.S. REGULATIONS Hold it men!· Don't pass up this sec· it's important that every fellow rules and regulations by tion, know which coeds must abide. HOURS the All women's residences close at 10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday eve· nings, 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. and 11 p.m. on Sunday. Fellows may call at women's dormitories after 10 a.m. on Sunday or 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday. If they must call before this, they may only stay in the dorm five minutes. Earliest calling hours for off-campus approved houses are 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Coeds may entertain their dates in the dorm recreation rooms from 9 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Women students may visit only those men's residences where an offi· cial housemother is present. They may not go above the ground floor nor visit during morning hours. They may not remain in the men's residences beyond the closing hours of women's residences. SIGNING OUT FOR THE EVENING Coeds planning to be out of their residences after 8 p.m. must sign a daily "sign-out" sheet. They must in· elude their exact destination so they may be contacted in case of an emerg· ency. Expected time of return, which should be the latest possible, also must be given. Upon returning, the girls must record the lime. For attending all-university functions. coeds are permitted a "10" which re· quires they be in half an hour after the function ends. Girls who have jobs that keep them out after closing hours must get a permit from the A WS ad· visor in the office of the Dean of Stu· dents and submit it the Judiciary Legislative Board for approval. She must have a 2.0 all-college scholastic average, and the latest she can stay out is midnight on Sunday through Thursday and 1:30 on Friday and Sat urday nights. When she signs out, she must give the name, address and tele phone number of her employer. LATE PERMISSIONS to Late permissions of an hour and a half are granted to all coeds with an -52- all-college 2.0 average. Six "late pers" are given to all girls except first term freshmen who are · given only three until they establish an all-college 2.0 average. These permissions enable coeds to stay out until 11.30 p.m. on week nights and until midnight on Sunday. No late permissions are given on Fri day and Saturday nights. Arrangements for using a late per must be made with the housemother before closing hours by signing directly with the house mother on a special sheet as well as noting "late permission" on the regular signout sheet. If a girl has forgotten to sign out or decides to use a late per while she is out, she must personally telephone her housemother before her expected time of return. When calling for a late per, the call must be made at least 15 minutes before regular clos ing hours. OVERNIGHT ABSENCES A girl must sign herself out for an overnight or weekend absence before 10 p .m. on a special signout sheet, the overnight absence sheet. She must leave her residence before closing hours on the night of her departure. She must give the names, address and phone number of the person with whom she plans to stay. She must sign in as soon as she returns. If she expects to be late, she must call her housemother !n advance. Permission to stay in an out-of-town hotel must be sent directly from parents to housemother each time. A student is permitted to remain overnight in a Lansing hotel only with her parents and then only if her parents talk to the housemother directly. Each student may have one overnight permission in either Lansing or East Lansing each term. Two overnight permissions in other college residences are granted each term. No overnights after a dance or registered party may be taken without specific written permission from home in advance. GUESTS in with Coeds may have weekend guests three times during the term. They must be signed the housemother before 10 p.m. and also on the regular sign-out sheet. Guests must observe all the rules and regulations of the living unit. Any late minutes incurred by the guest is applied to her hostess. Guests are allowed only on Friday and Saturday nights and may not stay overnight during final examination week or the weekend before. GENERAL RULES A system of quiet hours is enforced in women's living units to encourage effective study. These may be slightly altered by a vote of the dorm council. During final week these quiet hours are continuous. Hours are set aside for showers and typing so studying won't be disturbed. Smoking is permitted only in student rooms, hallways, kitchenettes, recreation rooms and study rooms at the end of the hall. It is not permitted in the living -53- rooms. sun rooms. lobbies, phone booths. stair cases, lavatories. Consideration should be shown for a roommate who does not smoke. laundries or Bermuda shorts and slacks may be worn to breakfast every day and to lunch on Saturday. Blue jeans may be worn to breakfast and lunch on Satur day only, except for final exam week when they can be worn at every break fast and lunch except Sunday. Shorts must naver be worn the dining room. Jeans, shorts or Bermudas may not be worn in the living rooms. to classes nor in the Union. RESIDENCE PENALTIES in Breaking any of the rules that have been discussed brings a . penalty of late minutes. A record of these late minutes is kept by the housemother. An accumulation of 15 during the term requires that the girl be automatically "campused" for one week-end night within the following two weekends. The second accumulation of 15 late minutes in a term brings a complete weekend campusing (Friday, Saturday and Sun day nights) within the following two weekends. The third 15 late minutes will require a full week of campusing to begin immediately. When a girl is campused, she must remain in her room after 8 p.m. until the next morning at 5:30. She may have one recess of 15 minutes, but she may not leave the living unit during this time. She must notify the housemother and counselor in person at 8 p.m. of the night she plans to take her campusing. S'he may not make or receive phone calls or callers during her campusing. She may not receive callers in her room. If a girl is unable to complete her campusing before a vacation, the penalty will be carried over to the next term. A WS has been delegated the re sponsibility of controlling and e;iforcing these and other rules by the admin istration. Infractions of regulations are dealt with by the A.W.S. Judiciary Legislative Board. A girl who has a legitimate excuse for breaking one of the rules has the privilege of submitting a petition obtained from the house mother, to the Women's Division of the Dean of Students' Office before Tuesday noon following the offense. If it is late, there is a penalty. The petition is re ferred its discretion in trying any case and de ciding the penalty. A girl may appear in person. If dis before satisfied with the judgment, she may reappeal to the Board. Final jurisdiction ordinarily is that of the all-university judiciary, but with permission of an Assistant to the Dean she may further appeal her case to the Dean of Students for Women. the Board which uses the board to -54- LIQUOR The policy on liquor al Michigan State is one of the most clearly defined of the lot. Whether over twenty-one or under, no student may bring any form of alcoholic beverage on the campus at any time. A State Board of Agri culture ruling provides automatic sus pension for any student violating this policy - with no exceptions. Drinking in off-campus housing is subject to exactly the same restrictions. Michigan statute prohibits open bot tles of alcoholic beverages in automo transport biles and minors may not alcoholic beverages, open or sealed, in their cars at any time regardless of who bought them. Minors, of course, are not permitted to purchase or accept alcoholic bev erages anywhere in the state. Students caught violating this law are subject not only to University action, in the likely event that state authorities report them, but to criminal prosecution as well. Students over twenty-one are subject to exactly the same campus restricions, but when off campus they are on their own and may drink legally. Excessive drinking. however, is considered ,;trictly in bad taste by both students and the University and disciplinary action is likely to follow immature lack of judg ment. EXCERPTS FROM THE STATE LIQUOR LAWS 436-33 AGE OF PURCHASER Section 33. No alcoholic liquor shall be sold to any person unless he shall have attained the age of 21 year11. 750-141C MINOR FALSELY REPRE SENTING AGE IN LIQUOR PURCHASE - 55- Any person under the age of 21 years who shall by documentary evi dence falsely represent himself to be 21 years of age or over ,for the purpose of purchasing or attempting to purchase any alcoholic liquor, or who shall give any such false information regarding his age to any person selling olcoholic liquor, the purpose of securing sale thereof to himself or to any person under the age of 21 years, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 750-141A FURNISHING LIQUOR TO A MINOR for Any person who willfully gives or furnishes any alcoholic beverage to a minor except on authority of and pur suant to a prescription of a duly licensed physician, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. AUTOMOBILES AND PARKING For upperclassmen who own cars. Michigan State allows driving, and parking on the campus, under certain rules and regulations. Freshmen, how ever, with some exceptions, are pro hibited from possessing or operating cars on campus and in the Lansing East Lansing area. Exception to the freshman rule is made for married freshmen, commuters and paralytics. In addition, freshmen over twenty-one, who have completed at least twelve credits, will be allowed to have cars if they earned at least a 2.0 (CJ average. Before any student can have a car at Michigan State, he must register it with the Campus Police department. Any student driver under twenty-one years of age must bring to the Campus Police a letter of consent from his par ents or the registered owner of the automobile. Student "S" permits are issued to regular students, while special "SP" permits are given to paraplegics and graduate assistants. Parking lots are provided for all student cars south of the Red Cedar River, but "SP" permits may park on North Campus in certain areas. Fines for violations of the rules are extremely high and infractions of the regulations are considered very serious by the University. Students may appeal to the Student Traffic Appeal Court, if they feel the ticket is unjust. A complete set of the Motor Vehicle Regulations is .-isued to each student driver at registration and is always available at the Campus Police head· quarters. Student drivers should obtain these regulations and study them care fully. since they are held responsible for all rules and provisions which the regulations contain. SOCIAL RULES The Student-Faculty Social Committee has established a set of rules to govern mixed social activities at Michigan State. All events involving mixed groups must be registered unless they are strictly for business purposes. Social activities and their chaperones must be registered together before 11 :45 a.m. on the Tuesday of the week in which the event is scheduled to take plm;e, at the Women's Division, Dean of Stu dents Office. All facilities and places used for social activities must be approved by the Social Committee. It is recommended that requests for facilities and sites used be limited to the area within fifteen the University. Two couples miles of or one couple and a resident hostess are required to properly chaperone all social activities. There is to be no drinking of intox icating beverages at any time in stu dent residences nor during any social activity whether the activity is on the campus or off. Social activities must be terminated by 12:45 a.m. and dancing must end by 12 midnight on Saturdays. According to a Student Government ruling, there is a ban on flowers for open University social events, and they are anything but customary at smaller parties in the residences. At social activities, dates are not permitted to enter sleeping quarters ex cept in cases when such space is set aside for wraps. No permission will be given for overnight social affairs, and the committee has decided there shall be no approved social activities Mon day through Thursday, except exchange dinners, desserts, picnics and banquets, in addition to spring term senior dances. In case of any alleged violations of these and other rules, social restrictions - 56- often will be recommended by the social committee. Freshman elections ordinarily fall in the middle of fall term. and copies of the governing ordinance are available for the asking at the Student Govern ment office. ELIGIBILITY AND ELECTIONS For those who tire of studying all the time there is no shortage of extra curricular activity at Michigan State. Student Government, itself a giant em ployer of student talent, has in its files records of well over 150 campus clubs and organizations. takes over, its constitution. From If none of these suit you, you can always start your own. To bring a new organization into the MSU world, one simply has to submit a list of the pro organization's members and posed copies of there in Student Government vestigating the nature of the club and its members. If everything seems to be on the up and up, the chib is granted a probationary charter for a year. At the year another careful the end of check is made on the manners and morals of the club as Congress debates the advisability of granting a permanent charter. Once your club is going. you still must submit each year eligibility lists and officer's names to student gov ernment so they can check growth and scholastic standing. Running for office once again brings you in contact with the powers and controls of Student Government, ever watchful lest someone conduct his cam paign in anything but the most Simon pure tradition. After demonstrating your ability to maintain a C average, you may find yourself called upon to answer illegal campaigning charges. So it gen erally pays to become thoroughly ac quainted with the pretentious Student Government election ordinance, which covers nearly every conceivable facet of election procedure and eligibility. DISCIPLINARY ACTION Violation of University rules and reg ulations leads the student to answer for his action and often to penalties of varying severity, depending on the nature and seriousness of the offense. While there is no mysterious figure lurking about the campus, cloak and dagger fashion, the administration does feel that there is little excuse for stu dents failing to comply with University laws. When a student elects to enroll at Michigan State, he accepts not only the benefits but also the responsibilities, just as in joining any organization. He signs no contract, but he enters a moral agreement with the University. Administrative officials, in turn, do not feel they exist merely to punish violators, but more important to return them to and keep them on the right track. Instead of a very formal system of rigid discipline, Michigan State's policy is keynoted with cooperation and mutual understanding. This is not to say students can get away with murder. The system has not degenerated into mere wishy-washy acquiescence, and penalties for viola tions of the rules can be expected by the violator. Expulsion from the University is the responsibility of the President, but for all practical purposes this measure, with its provisions for failing grades, forfeit of fees, and ineligibility to return to MSU is not used to enforce discipline. More common is suspension, which is similar to expulsion except in the fact -57- that here the student may return to the University upon recommendation of the Dean of Students. Suspension is the most serious form of penalty, but close to it is disciplinary probation, the responsibility of the Dean of Students. While allowing the student to remain on the campus, disciplinary pro prevents his participation in extra curricular activities, brings a notice of the action to his parents, and is re corded on his permanent transcript record, in addition to any special pro visions which may be deemed appro priate. Another responsibility of the Dean of Students is social probation which requires the student to report to his residence each night at a specified to remain in his room for the time, remainder of the night and to secure special permission for going home on weekends. A WS Regulations govern women on social probation. Other re strictions may be added by the Dean, and unofficial probation may include any restrictions up those of dis ciplinary. to In short, students are expected to act their age. Ninety-nine per cent of the students need only to be told the rules and the reasons for them and they will understand their importance, but for those who are inclined to learn the hard way this section is written. MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY All-University Student Government Constitution Passed May 3, 1951 PREAMBLE We, the students of Michigan State University, in order to form a more perfec9 student body; to provide for full student representation in all matters pertinent to student affairs; to promote all things of value and of general welfare to the students and the University; and to assist in the integration and coordination of the activities of all student organizations; do hereby ordain and establish this constitu tion for the All-University Student Government. ARTICLE I - AUTHORITY The responsibilities as are vested in the All-University Student Government in this constitution are granted by the Faculty, and the Student Body of Michigan State University. 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 be defined in an ordinance of the Student Congress. -58- (b) An officer of every major governing group on campus, as defined by con gressional ordinance, shall be a non-voting member and it shall be his duty to attend meetings of ihe 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 Con gress, 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 Secretary whose duty ii sha!I be to take minutes of the Congress proceedings, prepare copies of said minutes for distribution, and to communicate all messages to the President of the Student Government from the Student Congress. Section 5. The Student Congress shall have the responsibility: (a) (b) (c) to establish qualifications for its own members. to determine its own rules of proceedings. to appropriate all college student congressional, judicial, and executive monies for student government functions in accordance with financial regulations of the university. (d) to elect a President of the Student Government from its own membership. His seat shall be declared vacant upon his election. (e) to review 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) (h) to make ordinances governing All-University student elections. 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, junior, and senior classes of Michigan State University. (j) to set minimum academic requirements for extra-curricular participation, not in conflict with Faculty or Western Conference regulations. Interest organiza tions, 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· university nature as will reflect creditably on the university and the students. (I) to elect a representative from its own membership to any all-university student-faculty committee, and to designate, within the remaining number of members alloted to students whose governing groups which shall have a repre- -59-- ,, sentative on the committee. These governing groups shall name their own repre sentative. Boards do not come within this jurisdiction. (m) to legislate on any matter necessary in aiding in the planning. super vi~ion and coordination of student activities. Section 6. The Student Congress shall have the power to execute all foregoing responsibilities and such others as the Congress and Michigan State University deem desirable and necessary to promote the general welfare of the student body and Michigan State University. 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 President 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 officers shall not be made before the third meeting of the incoming Student Congress. Section 3. The President, during a temporary absence, may delegate his re sponsibility 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, and Treasurer of the Student Government who shall: (a) Supervise the disbursing of all monies appropriated by the Student Con- gress in accordance with university procedure. (b) Keep complete financial records of the All-University Student Government. (c) Handle all correspondence incident to the office of Treasurer. (d) Publish and distribute a complete financial statement to the study body at least once per term. (e) The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as the President and/or Student Congress may require. Section 5. 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: -60- .... (al to create such agencies as he deems necessary to carry out the executive functions of the Student Government. (b) to appoint !he chairmen of these agencies. Subject to the approval of the President, the chairmen shall appoint members to these agencies. (c) to make, upon his request, a personal appearance before any student organization or governing group. to require reports either of a general or specific nature from any student (d) organization. (e) Section 8. (a) to exercise such other powers as are usually incident to such cm office. rhe President shall have the responsibility: to administer and enforce all legislation enacted by the Student Congress requiring executive action. (b) (c) to make periodic reports and recommendations to the Student Congress. to perform such other duties as are usually incident to such an office". ARTICLE IV - JUDICIAL Section 1. The All-University Student Government judicial responsibility shall be vested in the All-University Judiciary. Section 2. (a) The Justices of the All-University Judiciary shall be: the Counselor for Men, Counselor for Women, one person appointed by the all·university Women's Judiciary from its own membership, one person appointed by the all-university 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 ~erm. 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-University Judiciary shall meet qualifications to be established by the Student Congress. Justices may be reappointed for a twelve-month period. (d) (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-University 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 Chairman, when a case arises in which immediate consideration is requested. (g) Any temporary vacancy of Justices at-large during summer session shall be filed by Presidential appointment. That term of office shall expire at the begin· ning 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-University 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 Government or by any of his executive agencies or members thereof. -61- (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 govern ing groups according to their individual constitutions. (e) all cases involving violations of student congressional legislation. Section 4. The All-University Judiciary shall have appellate jurisdiction over. (a) Appeals from the all-university Women's Judiciary and the all-university 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-University Judiciary shall hear those cases involving student infractions of university rules, regulations, and policies which are referred to it by the Counselor for men and/or Counselor for Women when indicated as a pref ference 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-University Judiciary shall arrive at a final decision which shall constitute the official All-University Student Government recommendation 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. 1 :: 1 I (b) The Student Congress, by a two-thirds majority, may recall any officer of the All-University Student Government. (c) All other elective officers may be recalled by petition to be filed with the Speaker of the Congress and containing the signatures of not less than twenty-five per cent (25 o/o ) 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 - REFERENDUM 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 ten per cent (10 % ) of the qualified voters is presented to the Speaker of the Congress. Section 2. The Congress shall be empowered to refer, by a majority vote, pending legislation to the student body for a vote. ARTICLE Vil - AMENDMENTS Section 1. Amendments to this constitution may be proposed by the Student Congress or by a petition signed by ten per cent (10 % ) of the qualified voters of the student body. Section 2. Proposed amendments shall be put to vote of t~ student body at the next succeeding general university 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 University student 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 -62- 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 I.hose concerning assessments of the student body, which shall require that a majority of the student body vote on it. ARTICLE Vlll - 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 All-University Student Govern ment constitutions. Section 2. The ordinances and by-laws now in effect, not repugnant to this Constitution, 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 University (carrying twelve (12) or more credits) shall be a voting citizen of the All-University Student Government. ARTICLE X The Counselor for Men and Counselor for Women shall meet with and serve in an advisory capacity to the All-University Student Government in all its branches. STUDENT CONGRESS - MIClUGAN STATE UNIVERSITY lat CONGRESS. 1951-1952, lst SESSION Amendment No. I. To The Constitution of the All-University Student Government. An amendment to allow the Student Body of Michigan State University to finance its All-University Student Government in order lo provide the means for carrying out the desires. responsibilities, and wishes of the student body as pro vided for its benefit in the Constitution of the All-University Student Government. Section 1. An assessment, never to exceed twenty-five cents (25c) per student, per term, may be levied to finance the All-University Student Government. Section 2. (a) The Student Congress after consideration of the recommendation by tke 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 3. No salaries shall be paid to any elected official of the All-University Student Government. Section 4. Any assessment shall be collected at term registration by the University Treasury Department. Section 5. The money collected shall be deposited with the Treasurer of MICH IGAN STATE UNIVERSITY as a separate fund, which will be titled, "Treasury of the All-University Student Government.'' Section 6. The Treasury shall be drawn on as required in the Constitution of the All-University Student Government. STUDENT CONGRESS - MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY lst CONGRESS. 1954-1955, 3rd SESSION Amendment No. II. To The Constitution of the All-College Student Government. The word University shall be substituted for the word College in the title All-College Student Government. -63- HOUSING RESIDENCE HALLS Student housing al Michigan State is designed to give you the greatest possible experience in group living, self discipline and development of good taste and social manners. As you live in University 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 residents may together harmon iously and efficiently. It is up to you, the resident, to make the most of the advantages which campus housing offers you. live REQUIRED RESIDENCE University housing is available for single men, single women and married students. Because dormitory life is of great value in becoming adjusted to new college experiences, all freshmen and transfer students are required to live in a University dormitory for their first year at school. Exceptions to this rule are students who live at home or with close rela tives, married students and veterans of the armed forces who live in off-campus approved housing. All exceptions must he approved by the Housinq Director and any underqraduate permitted to live off-campus must reside in approved housinq. DORMITORY ASSIGNMENTS Assignments to dormitories are made by the office of the Housing Director upon receiving from you an approval for-admission slip. Dormitory assign ments are made by the Housing Director on the basis of the date of receipt of your application. Accompanying the application must be a $10 deposit, which will be refunded to you when you leave the dormitory, provided there are no deductions for breakage, re placement or forfeiture for failing to the University of withdrawal notify from school. CONTRACTS When you are assigned to a dormi tory you must sign a contract for the entire school year for both room and board. If you leave school, the contract is automatically terminated. 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 submitted the Contract Committee whose decisions are final. There are not many reasons to warrant a release from your housing contract. MEAL TICKETS to Board and room payments fixed under the contract are not subject to refunds in case of missed meals. In establishing rates, a certain amount of absenteeism is expected and planned for. Therefore, the dormitory cannot reimburse you if you miss some meals. Likewise, if you to be away you cannot are going arrange for another person to take your meals; meal tickets consequently are not transferrable. RENT PAYMENT It is a University policy that residents pay in advance for room and board. However. because some of them would have difficulty in doing this. a payment schedule has been devised which is sent to all new students and posted in the dormitories. A certain minimum amount must be paid at registration and two other installments are paid over the quarter. If a student fails to meet an installment, dining privileges may be withheld but he is still re sponsible for the full term's charges. RE-REGISTRATION 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 -66- make this known to your resident ad· visor 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 of your deposit. a faculty member and his wife. The resident advisor's office is centrally located and always accessible for his students. The resident hostess is advisor to dormitory social committees, helping them to plan dances, parties and open MEN'S RESIDENCE HAIJ.S houses. Michigan State University has an is self· extensive building program, liquidating through payments out of profits. The first units built were the Mason-Abbott and Snyder-Phillips dorm itories, now converted to women's dorms. Next to be built was Shaw Hall, the largest dormitory of its type in the world, and the latest is the Harrison Road group. Four of the latter, Butter· field, Rather, Bryan and Brody Halls are in use, with three more still to be com pleted. Almost all rooms were designed for double occupancy, but be cause of increased enrollment, many rooms contain three men. the Living in each dormitory to advise and assist residents are a resident advisor and a resident hostess, usually Each dormitory is divided into pre· cincts and there is a resident assistant for each one. The "RA" is a student, usually an upperclassman, who helps students in his precinct over any rough spots they may encounter. He also supervises organization of precinct ath· letic teams, parties, exchange dinners, other social activities, and general precinct decorum. The University furnishes rooms with beds, inner-spring mattresses, pillows, dressers, study desks. chairs, waste baskets, window drapes and, the Harrison Road dorms, lamps. Students must supply their own linen, blankets and towels. Electrical limited capacity and no one may have elec· circuits are of in -67- trical appliances other than shavers and radios in their rooms. Radio permits are obtainable from the RA. Each occupant is given a key to his room upon checking into the hall. Lost keys should be reported to the dorm manager, who will replace them at minimum cost. Unauthorized duplication of MSU keys is subject to penalty. Room and closet space is limited and residents are encouraged to bring only seasonal attire that will be used. Trunks and foot lockers are not allowed in the rooms; the storage room and left there until time to leave. they are to be taken to Each individual is responsible for the appearance of his own room. It should be kept presentable at all times and all items should be removed from the floor on the two days a week when the building custodian comes to vacuum. Needed repairs should be reported at once to the RA. Meals are served cafeteria ~tyle in dormitory dining centrally located rooms. Preparation of food is under close supervision of a group of trained dieticians, menus planned by a com mittee of food supervisors. Menus and hours are posted on the dorm bulletin, but special meal hours often can be obtained from the resident hostess in case of unavoidable conflicts. Proper attire in the dining ·rooms is coat, dress shirt and tie for evening and Sunday noon meals, with ordinary class garb at others. Usually in late spring these rules are somewhat re laxed. Dinner guests may be taken into the dorm dining room after they have obtained a meal ticket at the switch board. Women are allowed only at cer tain times. Smoking and newspaper reading are discouraged so as to insure a more speedy turnover in the halls as they are not large enough to seat all residents at once. room In each residence is a valet room with equipment for washing, drying and ironing clothes. There is also a lobby. mail Dormitory newspapers, magazines and recreational equipment such as foot balls, billiard cues, and so forth also may be obtained there. floor first the in The switchboard is located in the mailroom. When a call is received the student is buzzed in his room. He re turns the buzz, and answers the phone in the nearest available phone booth. Local calls within the precinct can be made by asking for an outside line and calling the dormitory back, asking for the party you want. Long distance calls, even if collect, must be made on the pay phones. Each residence hall has a grill at which students can obtain coffee. ham burgers and other snacks as well as shaving supplies, toothpaste, cigarettes and candy. Only female guests allowed in stu dent rooms are mothers. Girls may be brought into the dorm at certain times, but must stay on the first floor. Over night guests are permitted when there is an empty bed for them. The host is responsible for his guest's conduct while -68- there. Smoking is permitted anywhere in the dorm unless a sign says otherwise. Certain University rules apply to resi· dence halls: no liquor is to be brought in; only campus event solicitations are allowed and then only with permission of the Dean of Students; explosives, including guns, are never to be brought into the dorms, and quiet hours estab lished therein must be observed. Each dormitory has a dorm council, composed of representatives from each precinct, which is the legislative body of the hall and sponsor of social events. It is financed by a small dues assess ment collect from each student fall these social activities term. Some of include record dances, ex change dinners with women's groups, term parties and precinct dinners. frequent Residence halls also take part in various all-University activities, includ ing Spartacade, Water Carnival and Junior 500. An ever popular place the for more casual socializing recreation room in the basement where students may play ping pong and billiards. is Women's Residence Halls WOMEN'S RESIDENCE HALLS their endeavor to provide comfortable, con genial surroundings for Michigan State coeds, provide a chance for girls to practice group living and occupation. in Unless she lives with parents or close relatives, each girl is expected to live in University housing. There are several dormitories for undergraduate women: Mayo. Williams, Campbell, Landon, Yakeley, Gilchrist, Mason, Abbott, Snyder and Phillips. Dorm rooms usually are designed to accommodate two girls, but because of shortage, most rooms now accommodate three. Room furnishings include beds, mattresses. chests, mirrors, study desks and chairs, drapes of a neutral shade, and an easy chair. Coeds are to bring linen, blankets, pillows, their own towels, dresser scarfs and study lamps. Coeds may also bring small rugs and wall hangings, but space limits pro hibit additional furniture. Radios may be brought into rooms, but consideration of the neighbors must be brought in with them. Trunks are not allowed in the rooms; they are to be stored in a room for that purpose on the ground floor. Personal laundry facilities, including electric irons and dryers, are available in each dormitory, along with hair dryers. In order that as many girls as possible may use the facilities, coeds are asked to take no more time with them than necessary. For late snacks, kitchenettes are lo cated throughout the residence halls. Here coeds may brew coffee, make toast and fix sandwiches with the aid of an electric grill. Under no circumstances are girls to cook in their rooms as the electric circuits are not made to take the extra load. Cleaning equipment is provided on each floor. It is fine to use ii frequently, -69- it returned should always be but promptly after use. Notices of burned out light bulbs and needed repairs should be left in the front office for the custodian. A central switchboard is open in each dormitory from 7 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. While long distance calls are to be made from pay phones, local calls go through the switchboard. Each 1 1 girl will have a room buzzer which lets her know she is wanted on the phone. She takes the call in a booth in the their hall. Coeds are asked to limit phone conversation to five minutes, especially in the evening. Mailboxes are located in the lobby next to the switchboard office. Each girl has her own compartment and a key. No mail is handed over the counter, except that which is too large for the box and special delivery and registered !alters, all of which must be signed for when picked up. Meal tickets for guests may be ob tained at the switchboard office, and refunds are made if the ticket is re turned before the close of the meal for which the ticket was sold. Parlors are for relaxation and for entertaining dates. But to keep rooms looking nice dormitories don't allow girls to bring their overcoats or over shoes to the lounges with them. Books, knitting and other clutterers are best left upstairs. The dining room is supposed to be a pleasant place to enjoy three squares a day. Street dress is proper attire most of the time and food is not to be carried from the room except on a tray for a sick roommate upstairs. Recreation rooms in the basements of the dorms, besides being the one place outside of the study rooms where coeds can smoke, is a pleasant place to play cards or just sit and talk. Most dorms also have a TV set installed. An important rule is that girls are never to open outside doors which have been locked. It is an important, if simple, safety precaution. Dormitory managers are expertly trained and able to plan meals from both nutritional and appetizing stand points. Special diets cannot possibly be undertaken. Best way to reduce the waistline is through a simple exercise: just put your hands firmly on the edge of the table and push yourself away before you've eaten too much. Guidance of students is entrusted to the resident advisor and her assistant plus student assistants in each pre cinct. The Resident Advisor, more com monly known as the housemother, is the person to see whenever you have a social. academic or professional prob lem. University and A WS policy mis understandings are easily solved with the help of the student assistant, an undergraduate chosen for he rability to lead and get along with the girls. Each dormitory has its own govern ment, officers and a dorm council. Pro grams under their supervision include social events and participation in all University activities as well as intra- -70- the dormitory and put in four to six hours work a week, plus extra work for special repairs and painting. to To apply for membership in a men's cooperative. a student may submit his the house in which he is name interested or place his name on file with the assistant to the Dean of Stu dents in charge of them. Men's cooper atives at Michigan State are Beal House, Bower House, Elsworth House, Hedrick House, Howland House, Motts House and Ulrey House. Not by any means all work and no play boys, men from the co-ops have teams sent some formidable athletic into the intra-mural program. Dances, exchanges, Spartacade, Water Carnival. Junior 500 and many other University activities draw representatives from the cooperatives. Through meetings of the Inter-Coop erative Council these houses promote their activities and discuss common problems. dorm affairs. Several committees also operate in the dorms. The standards committee, which sets standards and goals of scholarship and general con duct; the social committee which plans exchanges and parties and the sports committee which directs participation in inlra·murals are three typical ex amples. Dormitories also serve as election districts in selections of A WS Judiciary and Activity Board members and Wom en's Interdorm council Representatives. MEN'S CO-OPS themselves manage Men's co-ops are made up of men students who live and work together, owning and operating their own houses. their The men houses. buy supplies, cook and serve meals, make repairs and do everything necessary in a smooth running organ ization. The Cooperatives carry out these functions under rules and regula tions of the University under supervision of an assistant to the Dean of Students. By living in a cooperative, a student can save from $200 to $210 a year as compared with rooming and board ing elsewhere. In addition, he gains experience in the operation of both a business and a home. Co·op members give their time, en ergy, ideas and spirit to working and living together. They usually 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 a t a rate considerably below that of -71- WOMEN'S CO-OPS interested For women students in cooperative living, the University main· tains four co-operative houses in East Lansing. They accommodate from six teen to twenty-one coeds each and are under supervision of a housemother employed by the girls. A great way to economize, co-opera tive living demands that the coeds do all the work of managing the house, preparing the food, and the endless tasks that confront every housewife - only here on a larger scale and with no man around to the difficult jobs. In addition to its domestic value, co-op girls participate in a challenging experience in living har moniously and productively at close quarters with other people. take care of Girls interested in living in a cooper ative house should place their names on file with an assistant in the Women's Division of the Dean of Students Office. They are then assigned to a co-op in the same manner as they otherwise to in live in early spring would be to a dormitory. Because so many girls desire these houses. it is a good idea to get an application term for assignment the following fall. To further accommodate the problem, it has been University policy to keep membership turnover high by having the girls spend only the co-op system. two years each in Women's co-operatives are a bit more self governing than are the dormitories, but are subject to the same University housing and A WS regulations. They to A WS representatives also send Judiciary and Activity Boards, as well as participating in projects, social activ· ities and many special all-University events. Women's co-operatives at Michigan State are Concord House, Robinson House, Rochdale House and Sanford House. The governing body of the co-ops the Women's Cooperative League which co-ordinates functions of all the houses and sponsors several all-cooperative social activities. is -72- The Presidents' Assembly is the legis lative body; the Executive Council is the coordinating body, and the stand ing committees make up the admin istrative body. IFC promotes harmony among the various houses and coordin ates fraternity activities. In addition, IFC supervises fraternity rushing and co-sponsors intra-mural the fraternity program and Fraternity Sing. It pro motes such all-University activities as the IFC-PanHel Ball, Greek Feast and Homecoming display competition. IFC also sponsors several service projects which are supported by the individual houses. Sororities are under the student super vision of the PanHellenic Council. Two members are elected from each chapter to represent their sorority on the Coun cil. Main activity of this group is to supervise rushing and try to make it as easy as possible. The Council also assists in sponsoring Sorority Sing, Homecoming display competition and Greek Week. The Sorority Presidents' Association also is a part of PanHel. Its main aim the activities and is the establish better relations among individual chapters. to co-ordinate Though you may lead a full Univer sity life without affiliating with a Greek letter organization, many students find they have much to offer. Fraternity and their sorority enthusiasts point out opportunities living, for close fellowship and a full program of activities shared with house members. small-group GREEK LIVING Before coming to college, most stu· dents have heard a lot, some good. some bad, about Greek letter organiza· tions. Perhaps a student's parent was a member; perhaps his experiences has been confined to a few Hollywood epics on the subject. In any case, chances are the impression. whether favorable or unfavorable, is not entirely accurate. and whether the student is predisposed to go through rushing or not, he is wise to realize the important part fraternities and sororities play in MSU life. educational and At Michigan State there are lB soror ities and 27 fraternities, which offer social competitive benefits to their members, in addition to contributing many activities and services to the University community. Almost all these organizations main tain chapter houses in East Lansing and each has a housemother who acts as hostess and counselor. She has her own apartment in the chapter house and is on call at anytime to help mem· hers with their problems. Housemothers seem to be in universal agreement that the little jobs are what keep them busy. Such things as sewing on buttons for her more helpless males. being a fourth at bridge and acting as a sympathetic advisor willing to listen to some of life's problems are only a few of these. Of course, both sororities and fra ternities are· under University super vision. Women living in chapter houses must observe the same A WS and Uni versity regulations as followed by dorm residents. Sororities also send npre sentatives to A WS Activities and fu diciary Boards. Activities of the fraternities are gov erned by the Inter-fraternity Council, which is composed of three divisions. -73- SORO.ffiTIF.S Fall tenn coeds find themselves faced with the decision of whether or not to join a sorority. New girls are usually confused by the whole system, and realizing this, the Pan-Hellenic Council, governing body for all sororities, has set up a program to acquaint girls with the rushing system. In October, all those interested in rushing attend a convocation in the Music Auditorium where Pan-Hellenic members answer any questions on sor ority life in addition to explaining rush. Slides are shown of the different houses and booklets are given out describing she must have been enrolled at Mich igan State the previous tenn. Upon returning for winter tenn, coeds attend another Pan-Hellenic convocation which gives all rushees a preview of the parties to be held the following two weeks. After each informal rush party, the rushee picks up her bids which she has received in a sealed envelope at the Pan-He! post office. She indicates from the bids she receives, the parties she would like to attend at the next stage. The parties are climaxed by a !annal dessert that the rushee attends by mutual choice at only one house. All during rush, the Pan-He! post office is open for the rushees. Those having particular problems are en- each sorority and containing a schedule of the teas. Each girl then is assigned a counselor who meets with her group and gives them further orientation. later. Two weeks rushees attend formal rush parties at each house, accompanied by their counselor. To be eligible to rush, a coed must have an all-college C average the tenn previous to the one in which she rushes, and their counselors who are impartial and eager to help rushees in every way possible. The Saturday morning after the last stage fonnal dessert, rushees go to the Pan-He! post office for the last time and pick up their bids from sororities asking them to pledge. Fonnal initiation is the next day. -74- It is a regulation of the National Pan· Hellenic Council that once a. coed pledges a sorority and then finds that she has made a mistake and wishes to pledge, she must wait one year before she may pledge another sorority. If a coed should become an active member of a sorority and for some reason de· cides to resign, she can never join another Pan-Hellenic sorority. So a girl should be sure she is making a wise decision when she selects a particular sorority. As new pledges, coeds find the them· close selves bing drawn harmony of sorority life. Saturday morn· ings are spent doing pledge duties at the house to become better acquainted into Instead, done away with hell week and extreme their initiations. pledges engage in projects which will benefit the community and the sorority house. they have In the middle of spring term pledging comes to an end with a very moving and impressive ceremony as the pledge becomes an active sorority member. FRATERNITIES The best way to begin learning about fraternities is to attend the Interfraternity presentation on Tuesday, September 20, which is part of the Orientation Week schedule. Next step is to go through rushing, which begins with an open "smoker" sponsored by the Interfraternity Council the first week of fall term. As part of the smoker, prospective rushees have an opportunity to visit booths set up in the Union Ballroom and 2nd floor concourse by the various fraternities on the campus. During the second week in fall term, open houses are held at all of the fraternity houses. The houses on each side of the campus have these smokers on alternate evenings so as to allow rushees time to visit all the chapters. A rushee may attend as many of these smokers as he wishes since invitations are not issued. Closed smokers are held the following week. In order to attend any of them, the rushee must have received an in· vitation. It depends on the individual policies of the various fraternities as to how many closed smokers the rushee must attend before being asked to pledge. Rules of the IFC limit this free· dom to some extent. making it illegal to pledge anyone before noon of the third Sunday following the first day of Orientation Week. At the other end, all pledging must cease until winter term after the first eight weeks of fall term have expired. Pledging then be· gins all over .again. with the same limitations, in both winter and spring term. No student dropped the pledge . roll of any fraternity may be pledged to any other fraternity without written consent of the releasing house or until six months after his release have passed. from -75- term to freshmen 'l'o be eligible for rushing, a student must have an all-University C average. just This doesn't apply beginning in schooL their first However, to become an active member of the fraternity he must have a C average during the term in which he served his pledgeship. Some fraternities have higher grade average require ments than those mentioned here, but none may have lower. Once a student is formally pledged in a ceremony at the chapter house, his work begins for one term. Most houses have abandoned the practice of subjecting their pledges to barbarian tortures and mental and moral harrass ment, but most houses pride themselves on putting through a their pledges tough, but constructive program, during which they must study and pass exam inations on fraternity history and tra ditions, organizations and parliamentary procedure and do the more menial tasks in upkeep of the chapter property. Pledgeship may be climaxed by the so-called Hell Week, but here again fraternities have discarded for the most part any excessive and non-productive demands on their pledges. Most fra ternities have instead adapted a gruel ling, but useful, program of public service and/ or work on the chapter house and grounds. Pledgeing is a probationary period for the pledges, but it works in both directions. While the actives put the pledges to the test, the pledges have a chance to observe for time the true nature of the organization with which they have affiliated. Then comes attainment of the three-months goal - initiation. the first provides 456 modem apartments for married students. These attractive, mod erately priced units are furnished. and are of both the one and two bedroom type. In addition, the University owns and maintains 1.100 barrack-type apart ments south of the main part of the campus. this Application for assignment to a mar ried housing unit is made at the Hous ing Office in Wells Hall. Because of the demand for type of housing, a six-month to a year waiting period should be anticipated. In making assign ments, preference is given to veterans on a ratio plan. All veterans are eligible to apply, but non-veterans must have attained junior status (92 credits). In addition, all residents must continue to cary 12 credits each term they are in school. A resident may be out of school for one quarter in four and remain in his .. dwelling unit provided return to school the following term is contemplated. All units are to be occu pied by one family only, except for temporary guests. Barrack-type apartments are of three types: no bedroom, one bedroom, and two bedroom_ Each apartment is fur nished with an oil space healer, gas hot water heater, gas range, ice box and bathroom. Cots, mattresses and a table, and chairs are available at the if needed. Married Housing Office Laundry facilities are located in a cen tral 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. A co-op grocery store is avail able to all residents in the immediate vicinity of the Barracks Apartment area. MARRIED HOUSING Recently completed University Village, in the northwest section of the campus, OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING All first year non-veteran students -76- in University Residence Halls. live Other students may live off.campus but all must live in University approved housing. 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 con tract 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 con tracted before the term is over, he may be liable for the entire term. Overnight guests are per mitted only if the householder approves. The householder may charge for this privilege. Women guests are neve1 the room rent for to stay in student rooms. allowed Intoxicants and gambling are not per mitted in approved housing which comes under the general college regu lations concerning these misconducts. The cost of off-campus housing varies with the facilities. Usually double rooms range from $5.00 to $7.00 per person, and single rooms for $5.00 to $8.00. All approved off-campus housing has been carefully inspected by both the Housing Office and the City of East Lansing. However, the student should report the Housing Director any conditions which are unsatisfactory. to Remember that you are a paying guest and do not have all the privileges that you would have in your own home. -77- The photographs on these pages show the newest University housing accommoda tions - the Brody unit for men. Pictured are two exterior views, a study-sleeping room scene, and the architect's model of the completed unit. The center building serves as the dining and recreation areas for the surrounding residence halls. -78- ORGANIZATIONS STUDENT GOVERNMENT In 1951. Student Government at Mich igan State was re-organized under a new constitution approved by the stu dents, the faculty and the Sate Board of Agriculture. By the end of 1952 an amendment had been added to provide for a maximum student tax of 25 cents per term. In May 1954, this amendment was given final approval. Based on a strong comprehensive constitution and strengthened by financial independence, Student Government at State emerged as one of in the country, serving as a model for other schools. the finest The campus population is divided into districts and each district elects one representative for students in that area. These representatives make up legislative branch, or Congress. the The president, speaker and secretary are elected by the Congress from its own membership. Congress passes laws ~oncerning student conduct of an all- University nature and legislates on any matter necessary in aiding in the plan ning, supervision and coordination of student activities. Assisting the Congress in carrying out its functions is the Executive Branch, headed by the president of the All University Student Government. He is assisted by a cabinet of 18 people who maintain departments responsible for the administration of government pro jects and the enforcement of its laws. The Judiciary Branch is set up to decide the legality of Student Govern ment action and to hear appeals from the Men's and Women's Judiciary and those approved by the Dean of Stu dents' office, concerning student dis ciplinary action. Student Government has been direct ing its efforts into three main areas: the welfare and rights of students, direct student benefits, and support and aid to organizations. I' Jl ' -82- MEN'S COUNCIL Men's Council was founded in 1940 to co-ordinate the activities of all men and men's organizations on campus and to voice any problems to the ad ministration and the Student Govern ment. This governing body for men is com posed of one representative from each men's residence hall and the following men's organizations: Agriculture Coun cil, Alpha Phi Omega. Blue Key. Men's Inter-Co-op Council, Engineering Coun Inter cil, Excalibur. Green Helmet. fralernily Council, Junior American Veterinary Medicine Association, Kappa Alpha Mu. Men's Glee Club, Officers Club. Varsity Club and YMCA. Visitors the meetings to attend are welcome every two weeks. The Council is repre sented on the All-University Judiciary and the Student-Faculty Social Com mittee. A WS and the Men's Council sponsor the annual Activities Carnival and STUN. To foster a better relationship between the University and the com munity, the Council annually takes a the Michigan group of students from School for the Blind to an MSU athletic event. INTER-FRATERNITY COUNCll. Inter-Fraternity Council is organized to govern the 27 social fraternities on campus. The Council recently approved a new constitution which reorganized the group. Three divisions, the Presi dent's Assembly, Executive Council and five standing committees were set up under the new constitution. IFC sponsors rush smokers and open houses and awards scholarship trophies each term. Purpose of the council is to assist the fraternities in maintaining a high level of campus citizenship and to help them in developing a well rounded program of participation in all worthwhile campus activities. PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL Pan Hellenic Council, more commonly known as Pan-He!, is composed of two representatives from each of State's 18 national sororities. Its purpose is to maintain high standards in sorority life and to govern sorority relations with the University and among them selves. rushing Pan-He! sponsors the Sorority Sing and supervises for women. supports a student from India by pay ing room and board for her and pro vides for entertaining foreign students in its various chapter houses, and its members perform daily hospital duties at the Health Center. 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 representatives because of its size. The girls are elected at the end of winter term and hold office for the coming year. Purpose of the Council is to stimulate interest in activities within the dormi tories, create among the girls a feeling of belonging, develop strong friendship and inspire wholesome attitudes and ideals. The Council sponsors the annual Homecoming Display Contest, Women's Inter-Dorm Sing, Officers' Banquet and an all-dormitory dance. -83- MEN'S INTER-DORM HALL COUNCIL Men's Inter-Residence Hall Council the president, secretary. consists of two elected treasurer-vice president. representatives from each dormitory and the presid~nts of each dorm. Each member serves for one year. Purposes and aims of the Council are to develop dormitory spirit, foster inter-dorm strengthen activities and dormitory relations, encourage partici pation in sports and social and school activities and serve as a coordinator for members of the dormitories. Meet ings are held every other Monday evening. To fulfill its aims, the Council sponsors the laundry facilities in co operation with the Foods Department, the the Big Ten Inter-Dorm Conference and an Athletic Banquet at which they award trophies for all inter-dorm activities. Inter-Dorm dance, WOMEN'S INTER CO-OPERATIVE LEAGUE Coeds living in cooperative houses are represented by the Women's Inter Co-operative League. the president, Membership in the League consists of two elected girls from each of the six houses plus treasurer. secretary and vice·president. Each repre sentative serves for a three term period. Through the. League works as a co-ordinating agency for all the women's co-ops. This group works with the Men's Inter.Co-operative Council in sponsoring the all-University Co-Hop, an anuual picnic and other social activities. its weekly meetings, MEN'S INTER-COOP COUNCIL The ICC is composed of 21 repre- sentatives chosen from the membership of each of the seven men's co-ops and are elected by their houses for three, two and one term durations. The officers the president, include vice-president, secretary, treasurer. pub lic relations officer. athletic and social chairmen and a Student Congress representative. Meetings are held every two weeks at the co-ops. Their purpose is to serve as a clearing house for different prob lems facing the co-ops, to pool valuable ideas and present a unified organiza that require one. tion for situations The ICC sponsors social functions for the co-ops. CLASS GOVERNMENTS Any student is eligible to run for a class office provided he has conformed with the Student Government eligibility ordinance. In order to be placed on the ballot, each candidate must petition. Primaries for senior, junior, and sophomore officers are held on the first Thursday in May. At this time candidates are eliminated. leaving two per office_ Final elections are then held the following Thursday. Newly elected officers take office fall term. The same procedure is followed for freshmen except elections are held the fifth and sixth Thursday in fall term. In all classes election is deter mined by a simple majority of the votes cast. Officers of the freshman and sopho more class make up the executive branch of the Frosh-Soph Council. Other members consist of one from each class from each of the dormitories, one from each class in the East Lansing area and the two from each class from Lansing area. These representatives are elected by the same procedure and -84- time as are the class at the same officers. Both the junior and senior classes have similar councils. The officers make up the Executive Board which works with a General Board of ten members, who have been chosen on a petitioning basis. and is made up of eight committee chairmen. who direct functions; three members al large and the three officers, selected by they have leadership ability. shown and They co-ordinate the activities of the Union Boards 100 members. the their interest ATHLETIC COUNCIL All athletic activities are under the direct control of the Athletic Council. the President John A. composed of representative. Karl Hannah, or his H. McDonal, Dean Thomas H. King. Chairman. Arthur F. Brandsta!ler, Philip J. May, Starr H. Keesler, Secretary, Director of Ath1etics Clarence "Biggie" faculty Munn, Dean Edgar Harden, the Western Confer representative lo ence, Dr. Harold Tukey. two student representatives and three alumni repre senatives. No student is permitted lo participate in any athletic event, during the school year, which is not sanctioned by the Athletic Council and the Faculty Com mittee on Eligibility. UNION BOARD Union Board is the organization that supervises all student activities taking every place in the Union Building - thing from student dances to assigning show cases and concourse space for student or administration use. Any student may petition for mem bership on Union Board. This petition may be obtained in the Union Board office. Rush smokers are held al the end of winter term, and all who petition are invited. At these smokers members are selected according to interest and ability. The organization consists of a Board of Directors, who control the activities; -85- STUDENT-FACULTY SOCIAL COMMITTEE The Social Committee, appointed by President Hannah, is composed of six students and six representatives of the administration. Student members include representatives from Student Govern ment, Women's dormitories, Men's dorm itories, Pan-Hellenic Council, Inter-Fra ternity Council and Married Housing. Faculty members include the Dean of Students. the committee's chairman, and assistant to the Dean from the men's division, assistant to the Dean from the women's division and three other members. The Committee has the responsibility to administer social rules, approve facil ities al which social gatherings may be held, act upon requests for social activities, supervise social registration and review infractions of social rules and recommend action. It is a University rule that all events involving mixed groups must be registered, unless they are meeting strictly for business pur poses. All social activities and their chap· erones must be registered not later than 11:45 a.m. on the Tuesday of the week of the event. For exchange din ners, picnics, hayrides. and similar events, the registration need not be done until two days before the event. If the event has not been registered, it must be cancelled. Available in the Dean's office is a list of approved places at which parties may be held. These have all been carefully inspected and social functions are not allowed at any other place unless an approval is given beforehand. Two couples or one couple plus a residence hostess are required as chap erones for all social activities, except for an exchange dinner when only the resident hostess is required to attend. A chaperone must be a lull time mem· ber of the teaching staff with the rank of instructor, assistant professor, asso ciate professor or professor or must have administrative such as Director, Registrar or anyone who has an administrative appointment. An un married chaperone must be accompan ied by a guest. rnnk, The all-University social calendar is planned in May. The basis for deter mining precedence in choosing dates is the number of students represented by the organization. Any organization interested in sponsoring social activities should be represented at this meeting. ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS Every coed on campus automatically becomes a member of Associated Women Students when she registers for the first time. This organization is divided into the Activities Board and fudiciary-Legislative Board. Board mem bers are girls who have petitioned and then been elected as representatives of living units. Elections are held their winter term and members serve for one year. Representation on the Judiciary-Leg islative Board consists of one member from each dormitory, cooperative house and off-campus house and three from these mem- sororities. In addition the Activities Board has repre· bers, sentatives Spartan Women's League, YWCA, W AA, Tower Guard, Mortar Board and Pan-Hellenic Council. from to - 86- The president and vice-president of each board are chosen in an election by all the women on the campus at the same time as are the members. Other officers are chosen by members of their respective boards. Each board meets on Tuesday evenings. Purpose of the Activities Board is to act as a co-ordinator for all women activities. They strive to promote interest and cooperation by sponsoring several projects. These include STUN, Big Sister Program, Activities Carnival and Lead· ership Training. It is the duty of the Judiciary-Legis lative Board to hear and judge. dis· ciplinary cases against coeds and to have jurisdiction over house rules in addition in interpreting to AWS rules. Although two boards operate separately, their main aims and pur poses are the same: to provide for a representative form of government which interests, will work for both social and academic. the students' revisions the BLUE KEY Blue Key, national honor fraternity, is a service brganization for junior and senior men established among student leaders in American colleges and uni versities. It supports the principles of good citizenship and fosters among students of higher learning, an ambition for intellectual attainment and a desire to serve one's college and fellow students. GREEN HELMET Green Helmet is the sophomore men's honorary. Spring term 35 freshmen are tapped for achieving a 3.2 all-University average, potential leadership and par- in extra-curricular activities. ticipation Social and service activities include free tutoring, orientation smokers and helping new students at registration. VARSITY CLUB Varsity Club is a local athletic hon orary composed of members elected from letter winners in all sports. The purpose of this organization is to pro mote cooperation among varsity athletes, the athletic department, the University adl!linistration and the student body. TOWER GUARD Tower Guard is the sophomore wom en's service honorary: Thirty-five fresh men ·women are selected each spring on the basis of outstanding qualities, scholarship, potential leadership and service. Its services include assistance at registration, volunteer tutoring and reading to blind students. Tower Guard also co-sponsors the annual Spinsters Spin. EXCALIBUR Excalibur, founded at MSU in 1913, is the local honorary for senior men. Comprised of thirteen outstanding sen iors, it represents one of the highest honors possible for a student to receive. Members are chosen on the basis of extra-curricular activities, outstanding leadership, scholarship, character and service to the college. PHI ETA SIGMA Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society for freshman men who have demonstrated high scholarship and leadership ability. Members are chosen at the end of their freshman year on the basis of that year's record. MORTAR BOARD women's honorary. It selects students to membership who have maintained high grades and served the University in extra-curricular work. This group co sponsors educational services and social functions, including the Spinster Spin held each year. WOLVERINE The Wolverine is Michigan State's yearbook, published by a student staff to review University events during the year. Included in the book are pictures and stories of the administration, seniors, all organizations and living units, ath letic events and all-University activities. Work on the book begins. the spring term before the book is to be published. Photography and writing is done throughout the year and is brought to an end during winter term. The book is distributed spring term to all those who have ordered it fall and winter term. The Wolverine staff is made up of students who have an interest in art, photography. writing, advertising and business affairs. The office is on the third floor of the Union Building. STATE NEWS The Michigan State News is the daily student publication which keeps stu dents, faculty and guests informed of all University events as well as na tional. international and local news. The staff of the State News is made up entirely of students. Positions are available on the staff at any time, and those who are interested should stop in the office in the east wing on the third floor of the Union. Mortar Board is the national senior The State News is published Monday -87- through Friday. It uses Associated Press w ire facilities and is affiliated with the Associated Collegiate Press, Inland Daily Press and Inter·Collegiate Press Association. the icine. Articles are featured by well known veterinarians and other pro fessional people. The magazine is dis tributed to students and faculty mem bers of the school. research workers, libraries, other veterinary schools and alumni throughout the world. SPARTAN The University humor magazine, the Spartan, is published monthly by .a student staff. The magazine deals with the lighter side of college life through articles, essays, stories, jokes, art and photography. Anyone with interest in the fields of humor, fiction, art, photography, busi ness and circulation or advertising is welcomed on the staff. The Spartan office is on the third floor of the Union Building. SPART AN ENGINEER The official publication of the School of Engineering is the Spartan Engineer, published in November, January, March and May by students, most of whom are engineering majors. The magazine con tains engineering articles by practicing engineers, faculty members and stu dents, as well as explaining new devel opments in the various fields of engi neering. A section is included on alumni news and engineering club and society news. Through this magazine an engi neering major can become better ac the teaching quainted with his field, staff and his fellow students. MSU VETERINARIAN The Veterinarian is a technical mag· azine published quarterly by the stu dents in the School of Veterinary Med- -88- THE HELOT The Helot is the student handbook which is published by the Dean of Stu dents' Office and Student Government in cooperation with Associated Women Students and Blue Key. The Helot is designed to aid new students in making an easier adjustment to University life. The Helot hopes to clarify rules, traditions and activities which are so often confusing to new students. ACROBAT CLUB interest Purpose of the Acrobat Club is to promote through participation in circus stunts and gymnastics. It is open to all men and women students interested in learning such skills as juggling and trampoline, unicycling, furnishing to In addition tumbling. specialty acts for other campus organ izations, the Acrobat Club stages its annual Spartan Circus. AKRON-CLEVELAND CLUB This organization is composed of stu· the area of Akron and their most rides find dents from Cleveland, Ohio. One of important to home for students from this vicinity. functions is ALPHA PHI OMEGA Alpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity made up of former Boy Scouts. Its purpose is to assemble college men in the spirit on the Scout Oath and Law and to promote friend ship and service their fellowmen. to Scouts of all ranks are eligible. ASSOCIATION OF OFF-CAMPUS STUDENTS The Association of Off-Campus Stu dents was recently organized by stu dents who live in off-campus housing or at home. The group hopes to organize a program of activities for students not living on the campus and to initiate projects lo serve the university. CRICKET CLUB The Cricket Club was organized to familiarize students with the sport of cricket. The more advanced members enter inter-collegiate meets. Instruction is given to those wishing to learn. CYCLING SPARTANS Cycling Spartans was recently or ganized by students interested in this sport. It is open to all students and its most is bicycling trips around Michigan. important activity DELTA GAMMA MU Delta Gamma Mu is a national fencing honorary for women. The or ganization sponsors annual inter-col tournaments, intramural legiate and provides regular fencing instruction and furthers the best ideals of spo1tsman ship. - 89- DELTA PSI KAPPA is Delta Psi Kappa the Women's Physical Education honorary sorority. Its purpose is to promote higher stand ards and ideals in the field of physical education. The group sponsors pro- , grams, movies, style shows and has guest speakers in the field of physical education who acquaint the members with recent trends and developments in the profession. GREEN SPLASH Green Splash is a women's swimming honorary organized lo further support and promote interest in water activities. Membership is limited to forty, chosen on a basis of interest and scholastic and swimming ability. JAZZ CLUB Jazz Club considers jazz music a significant aspect of American culture and seeks to promote its appreciation faculty. among MSU Alternate meetings feature lecture-dis cussion periods and jam sessions. students and MEN'S GLEE CLUB Men's Glee Club is open to all men who enjoy singing. Its primary purposes include singing for university functions and local business and social events. Prospective members are auditioned by the director. ORCHESIS Orchesis is an honorary for girls interested in modern dance who have the ability to fulfill specified qualifica tions in technique and composition. An annual dance program is presented. PHI EPSILON KAPPA This is the only national professional men's physical education fraternity. It is open lo undergraduates with a 2.0 all-University average and majoring or minoring in health or physical edu cation. PISTOL CLUB Safety in shooting is emphasized by the Pistol Club, which provides instruc tion for new marksmen. The club is open to all students and arranges matches for the more advanced mem· be rs. PORPOISE FRATERNITY Porpoise Fraternity is a men's na tional swimming honorary. Every year Porpoise sponsors its annual water show and presents the Gluski Memorial Outstanding Swimmer Award and the Outstanding Freshman Swimmer Award. PROMENADERS MSU Promenaders is a social organ ization open to all students interested in promoting folk and square dancing through teaching, calling and demon strating throughout the state as well as in the Lansing area. Membership is limited to sixty. RIDING CLUB Purposes of Riding Club are to pro· mote interest in riding and horsemanship and to further facilitate education of its members in equitation and horse man agement. RIFLE CLUB The Rifle Club is open to all students interested in riflery. Its main purpose is to instruct beginners in shooting. The more advanced members shoot in inter collegiate matches, including Big Ten meets. SAILING CLUB Sailing Club is open to all students interested in sailing. They participate in intramural and intercollegiate sailing programs. they conduct their own shore school for beginners. In addition, SKATING CLUB faculty members Skating Club is open to all students and in figure skating. The club teaches be ginners and promotes many skating activities. interested SKI CLUB Ski Club was organized for students those who in skiing and interested want to learn. Activities include ski instruction for new members, trips to ski areas and ski meets with other schools. SPARTAN WEIGHT LIFTING CLUB Spartan Weightlifting Club is open to all students. It was organized to promote physical and mental health through the use of weight-training, posted reading material and demon stration exercises. SIGMA EPSILON PI Sigma Epsilon Pi is a local organiza tion of men and women of Greek descent attending American colleges and Universities. Its function is to keep alive cultural traditions of the Hellenic race and blend them with the best elements of American culture. -90- efficiency and provide opp-ortunity for leadership among women. The organ ization sponsors an extra-curricular intramural program of team sports and individual sports for women. WOMEN'S GLEE CLUB to give established Women's Glee Club is an organiza tion interested women an opportunity to participate in group singing. The Glee Club sings on many occasions such as Union Sing, a Christmas program, radio programs and the annual Spring Concert. WOMEN'S PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLUB Coeds majoring or minoring in phys ical education compose the membership the PEW Club. The group's main of function is to plan social events for the members and to reward outstanding achievements. They also participate in sports and entertainment with repre sentatives of other Midwestern colleges. SPARTAN WIVES Spartan Wives is a group of the wives of students who meet for social activities and projects. They divide up into work groups of serving. living. bridge, and home and family Their social headquarters is in Quonset 27, South Campus. jewelry making, SPARTAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE Spartan Women's League is a wom en's service organization dedicated to building a closer bond of friendship and developing its faculty-student annual coffee hours. May Sing Breakfast for new Tower Guard members and co sponsorship of Spinsters' Spin. leadership. Some of projects are SOCIETY FOR AUDIO VISUAL EDUCATION teaching This organization is especially inter ested in interested students the uses of audio-visual materials. The group uses University facilities on South Campus and frequently provides audio visual aids for other organizations. VETERANS' ASSOCIATION All veterans are invited to join the Veterans' Association which assists them in their relations with the VA and holds several social functions. WINGED SPARTANS Winged Spartans is The Michigan State University flying club. It is organ ized the opportunity to learn and practice flying. interested students to give WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Purpose of W AA is to promote a lasting in physical activities that will make for higher physical interest -91- CHINESE STUDENT CLUB INTERNATIONAL CLUB The Chinese Student Club was or ganized in response to the needs of Chinese students for education and socialization. A sub-group of the Inter national Club, its membership is open to any student interested in China and its people. Its main function is to in form on current events at home, to exchange ideas and to participate as a group in college activities such as the International Festival. GERMAN CLUB The German Club is a social organ ization which seeks to acquaint students with the culture of the German speaking is people. Conversation particularly encouraged, and singing of German songs is an important part of the entertainment program. in German HAWAIIAN CLUB This club seeks to bring a closer association among the Hawaiian stu dents and those interested in Hawaiian culture and affairs. During their bi weekly social meetings at the Inter national Center, members plan dinners featuring their native foods and tours on which to see life in America. INDIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Purposes of the Indian Students Asso ciation are to promote friendship with other international groups and to orient to Michigan State. Indian include Functions of helping with the Cosmopolitan Ball and planning a banquet featuring native Indian foods. the association students This club encourages friendliness among foreign and American students and the improves understanding of cultures of other countries. Membership is open to all students. The club meets on Friday evenings for social, recrea tional and educational programs. It sponsors the Cosmopolitan Ball during fall term and assists in the International Festival spring term. INTERNA.TIONAL RELATIONS CLUB Purpose of the International Relations Club is to study objectively international affairs and to promote an interest in international problems among students. IRANIAN STUDENTS CLUB Iranian students on the campus are organized in a sub-group club of the International Club. This group meets to provide close association of all Iranian students and to encourage understand ing and orientation of its members. PI SIGMA ALPHA Pi Sigma Alpha was established to honor and promote meritorious attain ment in the field of political sicence. It is open to students with at least a B average and 15 or more hours of political science, public administration or international relations. SPANISH CLUB Newly organized on our campus, the Spanish club attempts to explain the culture of Spanish speaking nations. Membership is open to all students. -92- YOUNG DEMOCRATS Purpose of the Young Democrats is to better educate the student body in the programs and platforms of the Democratic Party and to work with the overall policy of the state central com mittee in furthering the interests of the party on this campus. YOUNG REPUBLICANS The purpose of this club is to con tribute to the growth and influence of the Republican Party, to advance the active participation of students in pol itics and to develop present and future harmony within party ranks. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CLUB The Agricultural Education Club was organized to foster closer cooperation between the students and staff in Agri cultural Education. Special skill demon strations are staged through coopera tion of the agriculture departments. The club spends a weekend during spring term training camp at the Waterloo Recreational Area. Mem bership is open to all who are enrolled in Agricultural Education. leadership in AGRICULTURE COUNCIL The Agriculture Council works for the general interest and welfare of the School of Agriculture and its clubs. Its members consist of representatives from each agricultural club. The Council sponsors the Ag Convocation, Harvest Ball, Ox Roast and Field Day. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CLUB The Agricultural Economics Club is to provide an opportunity organized for students and faculty interested par in Farm Management and ticularly Agricultural Economics to study new trends in their field. Speakers and field trips are its main activities. AGRONOMY CLUB The MSU Agronomy Club, an affiliate of the national Agronomy Club is com in farm posed of students majoring crops, soil science or related fields. At meetings, speeches are given by spe cialists, or movies on subjects of interest to the group are shown. ALPHA ZETA Alpha Zeta is the only all-agricultural honorary fraternity on campus. Junior and senior students in the school of Agriculture in the upper two-fifths of their class scholastically and possessing high qualities of character and leader ship are eligible for membership. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS Undergraduates enrolled in an Agri cultural Engineering curriculum are eligible for membership in ASAE. Speak ers and motion pictures are scheduled at the meetings. Activities include an annual banquet in honor of the gradu ating seniors and presentation of the Harry Webb Award to the outstanding senior. BETA. ALPHA SIGMA for students Beta Alpha Sigma is a scholastic honorary in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. Its purpose is to promote high scholarship and to sponsor activities that stimulate interest in better work. -93- BLOCK AND BRIDLE Block and Bridle Club is a recrea tional and service organization designed to promote interest in animal husbandry. Its membership is open to students in terested in livestock. CAMPUS 4-H Campus 4-H club is composed pri marily of students who were former 4-H members. Its purposes are lo promote education and social activities, help 4-H members entering school to become oriented, cooperate with other agricul tural organizations and develop leader ship in rural youth projects. COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CLUB Cooperative Extension Club is open to all those students interested in ex tension activities. Speakers and informal meetings aid the students entering this field. DAIRY CLUB Dairy club is open to those students interested in all aspects of dairying. It participates in Farmers Frolic and the Little International Fitting and Show ing contest. The club presents trophies to the students having the best show manship in the dairy cattle classes. FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CLUB Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation Club was formed to secure greater benefits and opportunities in the field of conservation. The group meets bi weekly to discuss the possibilities in this field. FLORICULTURE FORUM Floriculture Forum is composed of all the floriculture in students and staff department. Its purpose is lo promote further interest in floriculture. They pub lish the "Green Thumb" and participate in the Water Carnival Land Parade. FOOD TECHNOLOGY CLUB Food Techology Club is limited to candidates for a bachelor or advanced degree in the food technology curricu lum or related fields. FORESTRY CLUB Forestry Club to Forestry is open majors and was founded to promote friendship among students and provide programs of educational value. This group sponsors the ForestersShindig, the UM-MSU Foresters Banquet and a field day. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING The Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning Club provides an op portunity for students and faculty to become better acquainted. It sponsors exhibits of professional work and brings landscape architects to the campus to discuss problems and opportunities of the profession. LIGHT CONSTRUCTION AND LUMBER MERCHANDISING promotes mutual Membership in the Light Construction and Lumber Merchandising club is open to all students in this curriculum. The club associations within the field and broadens the stu supplemental dent's knowledge by in the assistance from members of dustry. They also present exhibits at builders' and lumbermen's conventions throughout the nation. NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE FORUM interested Any student in Nursery - 94- and Landscape mana