Future -• First of Allied Discussed Invasion * Fraternities Honorary Rocks Italy Women Committee* Report < Initial Objectives fia education ho« Social, Financial Topic* After eleven Heavy Fighting; . women a Won 'for MSC Greek* « Leaders Confident d are A conference sponsored Ila \Voo( ALLIED HDQ., NAPLES. , Phyllis Ryhah by the fraternity advisers' May 12 (AP>—The(AP)- Allied » Jean Hothnei association, MSC Interfra- fifth Ruth and eighth armtal WoodwS ternity council, and the of¬ mounted an all-out offensive ; Yvonne Tubic! fice of the dean of men is sched¬ against the southern wall of Mary Jane M< uled for today and tomorrow. Hitler's European fortress snior; Billie Moi today, Junior; The topic "The role of fraterni¬ striking a blow officially describ¬ Doroth ed as the first of "the final Benton ties in the postwar program" Hart* CHUNGKING, battles" to the y will May 12 destroy Nazis. Jury, Detro highlight discussions. As the world (AP) — Japanese invaders was awaiting in¬ ullard, Flint jui vasion of the continent from tho l sweeping into northwest¬ Collar, Ma,, gram will be celled by J. F west, the Allied armies in Italy chia, president of the fraternity ern Honan from Shansi pro¬ struck at 11 o'clock last night adviser's association st 8:45 a.m. vince have cut the east-west along a blazing 25-mile front of adition breaker— in the Spartan room when the the Nazis' vaunted Gustav lino Lunghai railway 48 miles west campus. nature and purpose of the confer¬ from Cassino to the Gulf Of ' of Loyang, a main re¬ ence will be discussed. severing Gaeta. After fierce all-day and candidates and escorts treat line for several hundred battles reports from the front Reports to Be Gives TED are: Jean Barnum, thousand Chinese troops, the tonight indicate the Allies had ADS During the day reports will Kappa Group Leaders made initial Alpha Theta escorted Chinese high command acknow¬ penetrations at be made by special committees by AST some Keith Sea points. ci ncerning social ton; Virginia Announced ledged tonight. Aim affairs, finan¬ Collins, for to Destroy Nails cial affairs, management and Alpha Phi and Bill A The Allied command, . «>"! S-hfcl. Graham, De¬ simultaneous drive from"the recalling In Ifnlh.r troit unfavorable u. .supervision of fraternity proper¬ freshman; Lynn Fall south drew results of its early 9-25S7. 1 Drummond. Freshmen the noose tighter Vl-KiJiq ties, fraternity scholarship, optimism on previous thrusts In Kappa Kappa Gamma and John about the ancient undergraduate leadership train¬ city. A Chi¬ Italy, contented Itself with tho NTED Group leaders for nese ing and alumni relations. Hlckey, Niagara Falls, N. Y. fresh¬ army spokesman said Jap¬ bare declaration that the attack and man orientation anese striking from that direc¬ had PIANO ,nd trt- senior; Connie Helmer, Sig¬ next fall begun, but the top com¬ A dinner is scheduled for 8:30 tion were popular .Un.-. 1.54 ma Kappa and were announced only five miles from manders bluntly stated that their [uwehen tonight in the main dining room A/S Chester yesterday Loyang, while a third column, aim was to destroy the German 159-IfiO-lfil of the Union and Pres. John A. I Paladowsky. by Co-chairman Sue Aver- pushing along the Lunghai rail- armies in Italy and they confi¬ Hannah will speak on "Fraterni¬ More Contestants ill, Birmingham sophomore, and wa-v success. ties in the Postwar Period." fro.m ,he east» was from 3 dently predicted Others are: Peg Middlemiss, Pat Darr, Detroit sophomore. 1,0 18 mi,e# aW8y The Germans resisted strong¬ Discussions Held The ly on all sectors in furious fight¬ Alpha Gamma Delta and Ray women were selected 1M.M* Japs in Area Tomorrow at 10 a. m. a sum¬ from ing with both sides employing Cully, N. Y. petitions on the basis of He estimated that the Japan¬ Buffalo, senior; every weapon of modern ground mary of round table discussions leadership and attitude towards ese, with the troops from Shan¬ Je®n warfare. By tonight the Allies by each committee and recom¬ f™ftor' North Campbell j college and activities. Women si, now had more than 100,000 mendations received and AST Hoyt had gained initial objectives at during the Taylor; and I represent freshman, men in the field in an ambitious conference will be held. sophomore, some points and at one spot had Ginny White, Alpha Chi Omega, attempt to destroy the Chinese classes. . | antl junior , . advanced approximately 2,000 Fraternity advisers' officers and AST Gordon army in Hontin as Stocking. Group Leaders fighting yards. are J. F. force. Lacchia, president; E. B. Robert J. Metz of Lansing will are The fifth and eighth armies, Hill, vice Group leaders juniors While president; and G. R. crown the a fierce fighting raged in queen with tiara of Doris May, Kay Roehm, completely regrouped since the Heath, secretary. poincianas and the Mary the outer defenses of Layang, queen's Elizabeth Brown, Joan Hint, bloody and indecisive battle of Interfraternity council offi¬ court will receive flower another Japanese drive menac¬ Casino two crowns Doris Hawley, Helen Miller. months ago, struck cers are: Pete Buth, Comstock and corsages, ed the important town of Sungh- according to Jack Marion McCain, Scottie McNeal, together. Park senior, president; Robert Samuelson, Farmington sien, 45 miles to the southwest. Assault First Blew sopho¬ Jaync Kuykendail, Caryl Ver- Kosso, Rochester senior, vice more, general chairman. The As for the beist, Marie Angove, Genevieve Japanese, determined to relation of the of¬ president, and Jack Carrier, De¬ safeguard their fensive to the Dance Guests Nauman and Martha Kelley. newly-won hold general war troit sophomore, secretary- on the north-south Peiping- against Hitlerdom, Gen. Sir Guests for the affair are From the sophomore class are treasurer. deans Hankow railway, attempted to Harold L. Alexander, the Allied of all Marion Clarke, Helen departments. Col and Mrs. Fisher, sweep the defenders from the commander, declared in an or¬ G. B. Egger, Prof, and Jean MacDougall, Lois Mrs. H. French, great Honan plains and into the der of the day to his troope that C. Rather, and Oscar Pat Kelley. Carol Mac Nab, Schier, Har¬ hills. Enemy troops have reach¬ the assault was the first blow of grand officer of riet Wilcox, Barbara Sigma Chi fra¬ James, ed a point from 10 to 12 miles 'final battles on sea, on land ternity, Col. and Mrs. Dottie Jo Dorsey Bailey. Betty Brown. from Sunghsien, a Chinese com¬ and in the air to crush the Donna enemy Rodney, Prof, and Mrs. Ralph Meyer, Peggy Fox and munique said. once and for all." and Louise Today's Lewis, Prof, and Mrs. S. Castelich. From east and west, from Howell. Cress Yellow Elver Others Listed north and south," he added, The Decorations for the enemy plunge from blows are about to tall semi-for¬ Others are which mal dance consist Joyce Armstrong, Shansi across the Lunghai track¬ will result of a three Jean Zook, in the final destrue- dimensional back Salley Carey, Bar¬ age was made by reinforced tion of the Nazis and Campus drop of flowers bara Bennett. bring free¬ Mary Kay Bab- and poincianas will flank either Japanese, the communique said, dom again to Europe and has¬ cock, Margaret Dagg, about six side of the stage. May Ann miles west of Micn- ten pence.' Major, Shirley Hamelink, Jean chih, which spokesmen previous¬ Lt. Gvn. Mark W. Clark, her¬ Corsages are banned for the Collingwood, Pat Brown and ly admitted "may have fallen." what . . . The Problem dance as it is an Dee alding may prove the de- all-college af¬ Dearing. The crossing of the Yellow fair but CDC will sell war See ITALY. Page 3 stamp Orientation leaders from the river, which preceded the at¬ Advantages and disadvantages corsages, Samuelson said. treshman class are tack. was of the Betty Mid- accomplished by two current topic, marriage, Gene Devine's orchestra wil dleton, Ann Metzger, Virginia Japanese columns of 5,000 men, Draft Rule to Affect current since the year 1) fly furnish the music for the affair, Bailey, Betty Jean Shannon, and part of an invasion force using Duck and fast and especially in these Dick Henderson, Lansing j Betty Satterly. 600 light tanks and armored Few Michigan Men days. However, a new sophomore wil act as master of cars. of Women interested in acting angle was dreamed up ceremonies. LANSING, 12 — as alternates or as members of The May (AT) marriage when in a recent Japanese pushed on the Not mt.-e than Tickets a 10,WO Michi¬ for the dance can still working council may contact Yinghoa railway station and al¬ marriage class, one be obtained at gan men in the 26 through 28- coed the Union desk, either co-chairman. Group lead so on an area about 12 miles told of a young couple she year grcup will be drafted this accounting office and from APO ers will be notified of their first I farther knew. The man who was west, and the communi- 21, members. Tickets will be sold year, the state selective F«-rvtce nad two children and was meeting, according to Miss Aver- bald. until dance | que said "serious fighting" was headquarters estimated today. This time. I ill. I proceeding at both points. might easily be chalked up Upwards of 60,000 men over under the heading of . . . Stay 26 now classified as available tingle and keep your hair. for military service are interes¬ Possible Invasion Points Allied Axe Shown ted from especially in the announce¬ ment, and many of them will be .. What it So Rare? reclassified. It was estimated that 3J»0 Lock rarely camas fat pairs, 1 HELGOLAND new 18-year-old men will regis¬ !»■ ^TLMdi ter each month, and the physic¬ ally fit among them should St 3m count on being drafted. luckky •£§> J&r3g\ENG them to toe ••ntry one to sal Bra Welveriae to Batty Both reaped I* the take. It wee Ipiwidv even ismraii that detoe weald he prevtdad M parttoa aa nlahid

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Maybe it was because her mother never told her, or maybe jt was herause sbe had an inflat¬ ed ego, but one coed recently was astounded to learn via her zoology class that man was an enteral She had, she as- dream sorted, always believed broken in the existence of three Undone: plant animal, and man. 1 hart know man isn't RANCE an animal," she (tmtir protested. The fir ofwain mem than a little Invasion coastline shows *ken abode, managed to rally parts of England, I the long predicted Allied invasion of Hitler's his ud Holland in- -Fortress Hurope" Is most wits and i iimmnTl, "Well, it's likely to launch, a cinch be iant any Uiy." eluding points along the English channel where | "Students! — this is Mrs. Snodgrass who will lecture a week on the joys of keeping house! — just fc lay the groundwork for postwar years, -of course!"

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ITALY (Continued from Page 1) cisive blow Of the Itallgn cam¬ ALLIED Ht*j„ ***«*,«* paign, told his fifth army troops 12 (AP>—Here is the new in lineup an otxfer of the day that he was confident 44we can and will destroy the German armies." Htafck Recovery tartans Mark W . The Germans recovered quick¬ Clark—shifted west¬ ward from I'ith 10 ly from the earth-shaking bar¬ Caasino area to Use coast and rage that accompanied the at- now attacking in the 1st, 2n S5»]SLr5S2Tl 'STai£? .-Kle the University of Detroit Starting with the tiret tiav at 3 p. m. at Northwest- •f atreakj c^'lltih'^Sl^Brthth'dttrtSns dawn, Allied warplanes in re- I formerly attached to the fifth i field. co™ "umbers joined the assault transferred to the eighth, and took almost IWorking behind a 10 run lead complete con- I French to the trol of the troops—assigned gs«ed in the first two innings, sky as they smashed fifth army since at they use U. S. , Spartans managed to stay every enemy target in sight army equipment. ltd of the Wayne attack for along the battle line and ripped Italians. New the Zealancters, In¬ . rest of the game. enemy's rear areas. dians and Poles—with the Bri¬ ■Batting all the way around the ■ombers AM Attack tish eighth army in the Cassino le-up in both the first and sec- Allied area. heavy bombers in sup- ld inninge, State hit the Mar¬ ,l - , Canadians — not port of the ground offensive specifically t's I located in pitcher for five runs in each smashed at seven dispatches and pos- Ling. The score was aided by primary tar- gets Including the ■ *,b'F elding the eastern Adri- | errors from the Wayne team. quaiters town of Mass' D'Al'bc" Lbs I'ses Best Men three miles north on Avezzano.'j trl"tHum^igh?*"n "r r,y- and Civita 16 mile-* (The Wayne batters forced Castellano, V i sm j.* c ^ach John Kobe to use all north of Rome. I»cneral (.lark « Secret As in ,ree of his best pitchers in yes- previous battles. Mon-< \ :-i« lie o i j rday's game. Yarling started on astery hill and the mountain' * '*H ,0 lJ*N e mound but was retired after pass north and west of Cassino! WASHINGTON, May 12 (AP) figured fifth inning when Wayne importantly in the fight- I ~ a preliminary to the ne-./ Lred three runs to add to the ing. since they dominate the Under Secretary of Navy JAMES V. FORRESTAL. nominat¬ su,-- Allied offensive r.ow underway Irre they took in the third rounding terrain. n Italy. Lt. Gen. Mark ed by President Roosevelt as Clark, Imc. Secretary of the Navy to succeed At the outset of the late Frank attack the1 con mander of the fifth army, the Knox, sits at his duties (above) at the secre¬ Nazis loosed the gates of the 1 recently made a secit*. IAshley, then took 'over the tary's desk in Washington, D. C., after receiving word of the trip to Rapido river at Cassino and Irling task and pitched for one nomination. At his side is Comd. Morton C. Mummu, Jr., USN, lf'-s country and conferrsd with flooded the surrounding coun-! President Roosevelt. to a third innings until the his aide. try, but Allied fliers reported ' It was learned that Clark went Berth. Then with the bases the advance there was to s vacation Iced Krestel relieved him and going secretly Roosevelt "about as scheduled." hideaway in South Carolina. kishi-d the game. WHArS UP? Cabaret Featured The general, now back in Italy JT.c Spartan batters hit the two 011 Second Senior riirectirg a major segment of the letters, Urdea and Chapman new f.ffer.sive, i,lso c<-uferred ■ Football Future Totvn Girls 12 hits. The longest hit of Install w.th top offic.i.1* ir. Washington, |e day was a by Bres- including Gen. George C Marsh¬ i Spartan catcher. Turtc, Hen- Still Undecided, Spring Activity 194145 all. army chief of slatl osy and Grunst all hit doubles. Second in -the series of Wed¬ Officers |c Tartar tiekmen collected 10 Bachman nesday evening activities for the at - Ceremonies from the three pitchers. Says senior class will fc a cabaret Wednesday from 8 to 11 Football emerges from its one p. m. New officers [State started out fast againlf in the Union ballroom. cf Town Girls! State > pitches of Urdea who started year shroud of oblivion in the club were installed The dance will be an infor¬ last night! r Wayne. After Coatin struck form of spring practice Monday. at a dessert in tne Facultv am-! Coach Charles Bachman has no mal, non-date uflair, although it, Henncsiy and Grunst both ning room of the Union a: 7 bringing a date or guest, Mary v Service lew Bases on balls. An error conception of the material that m. K' I Jane Nemetz, Highland Park, I'.e i!i islin a life on first aJui will greet him Monday, but is Those who assumed senior activities chairman, an¬ office i ■fled the bases. hoping for the best. arc: Margaret nounced. Faculty members and Rendall. Lansing | Section The practice will last for a junior, i their wives are invited to at¬ president; Doris Ehglc- ' Jimp month and will be confined to hart, tend. Lansing sophomore, vice-! forkman and MaCris both president; punting, passing, and signal Patrons listed for the evening Dorothy Renz, East Ckuers Billed to drive in three runs. drills. Not much can be deter¬ Lansing arc Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Apple- frcshtnan. secretary j ■Donald drove in a run with mined during this session as gate and Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Nancy Wyngardcn. East I.ansing lkng fly to center. Turk then must of the pigskin prospects arc Frimodig. freshman, treasurer; Ruth Pet to another run out for baseball, Bachman said. ers. East fbleu send Music will be furnished by tensing junior, senior' tampering across the plate. Bachman will rely entirely on representative, and Irling ended Gene Devinc's orchestra and Betty Ren 1 the inning. The the men on the campus who have dall. Lansing TV**"-/ Tailors t'lid campus entertainment has been freshman, junim ! inning was much the not been called for military duty, representative. ne. with slated for intermission. There tt! M. A. C. Costin, Grunst, Bres- 17-year-olds, and 4-Fs. A num¬ Appointments made k and MaCris will be no admission charge ac¬ were all getUng hits, ber of prep are those of players coming cording to Mrs. Nemetz and wo¬ membership chairman, i in at the end of the spring term, Gail five more runs graced the men will have 12 midnight per¬ Smith, Lansing junior; so¬ cial rrtan total. One more run but what talent Bachman and mission. chairman. Peg Frimodig. Visit s collected in the his cohorts can extract from East third, but this The senior activities commit¬ Lansing freshman; public¬ tapmaii, who replaced Urdaa group remains to be seen. tee under the chairmanship of ity chairman. Lois Banzet. East I the second taming, held the Mrs. Nemetz, is in charge of the Lansing sophomore. CDC repres¬ CARK'S GRILL prtan batters scoreless for the event. Pat Baker, Milwaukee. entative. Eileen Oehler, Lansing t of the game, freshman. Five Staff Member* Wis. has scheduled entertain¬ Opposite the I'nicp Doris estel will start to¬ ment and Alice Schuster. De¬ Bennett. Lansing senior probably and ll against 'the Univarsity of Speak at Vocational troit, has charge of refresh¬ retiring president, summar¬ roit ized the events as planned, Kobe said, ments. Tom Stein, St. Louis, of the past year iRt CHiCKEE fitasp re and Miss difficulty is expected with A**ociation Meet and Alice Kitti, Detroit, arc in Rendall previewed the syi foes since they defeated charge of publicity. plans for the coming year. Dean m 9 nve members of the Michigan of Women to 2 in an earlier game, Elisabeth Conrad was the the Spartan's next game will guest speaker. I a Tigers Swamp Yanks, 10-4 home contest at Wednesday Vocational association conven- NEW YORK, May 12 (AP)— |Lm with Coast Guard, tfon held in Grafifi Rapids yes¬ r® the Spartans.defeated if The exploded to¬ CLASSIFIED ADS 111 m their first encounter last terday and today. Dean E. L. Anthony, of fiw day with a 17-hit attack topped MIM Agriculture division, will apeak by three run homers by Pinky Higgins and Jimmy Outlaw to & A. FfiUNCE on a APMTOVFD too* r„ MM. g CO, MC. "Michigan PoMfbitttfea" at smother the league leading New ' sectional meeting of vocational CMktat. tUftrtc Wi%«. of Aid* Force* York Yankees, 10 to 4, for a 2 »«"' agriculture teachers. trkftm*. ClM* t, am#*. PS to 1 series edge. s-ius Dr. H. H. Byram, asaociate || ll*

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Men of V. S. quartermaster battalion wait on a pier some¬ where in Britain ready to move to their base, as the accumula¬ tion and organization of men and material approaches its cli¬ max there.

Prisoners of War, Civilians to Get AST Reserve Men Get Special Letter Consideration Army Training at MSC

MSC will be used as an t Travel Series Movie ucational training center in t AST reserve program for to Star Will year-old men, according to t Rogers sixth service command. in Humorous Drama The trainees, who enlisted

"Life Begins at 40," a movie Se lastprogramMarchfollowingwill receivetests pa starring Will Rogers, will be struction in two or three ter in shown on the world travel esries mathematics, physics i chemistry. tonight in Fairchild theater at 7 and 9 p. m. The cast also in¬ cludes Rochelle Hudson, Richard Don't be a tradition break*] Cromwell, and Slim Summer- no smoking on campus. ville. The movie is the screen ver¬ sion-of the book of the same title, by Walter B. Pitkin. It it a hi¬ larious drama of small-town edi¬ tor, played by Will Rogers. In addition to the main feature se¬ lected short subjects accompany each performance. Symphony Orchestra Admisson for students is by to Present Concert treasurer's receipt. Servicemen will be admitted free. The music department will present the college symphony Fri., Sal., Sun. orchestra in a spring concert SUNDAY MATINEE Thursday at 9:16 p. m. in College auditorium, Prof. Roy Continuous From 1 P. M. Underwood, head of the music department, announced. Alexander Schuster will di¬ rect the orchestra, which con¬ sists of 50 members. Weber's "Oberon Overture" will open the program, followed by "Symphony No. 1" (The Clock) by Haydn. Schuster wiU be featured in Bruch's "Adagio" (Kol Nidrei) as solo cellist. The final number will be "Concerta Gross*}" by Bloch, in which the string section is prom¬ Five inent Underwood will play the All-Star Arte piano obligate in the last selec¬ tion.

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