University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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All work and no play who ever said so? She wouldn ' t put on ire skates at home without protesting she really couldn ' t skate. But when he ' s a hockey player and a rink guard well then, that ' s different. At home, no one would dream of walking to a formal danre. But at Michigan, where cars are hard to come by and taxis expensive, a short hike in heels becomes just another part of the evening ' s fun. Good linn v ran take many forms, from the big dance to the informal Saturday night movie date. Not too many people in the outside world would wait in line for a film but at any Ann Arbor theater the only alternative to pre-9:00 o ' clock boredom is reading every line of the advertisements. 17

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% A round the periphery of the Michigan mosaic, giv ing it a flavor and a tone, are certain elements of college culture. College culture means simply the composite of everything nobody studies but everybody knows about. It grows up insidiously, out of catchy phrases, out of being together, out of the many interests that somehow only students share. It is the product of many hours of incidental learning, all of which is mysteriously so much easier than the other kind. College culture shows up best in the ways we spend our leisure time and the things we do to- gether, just for fun. Each student has his own fa- vorite way of losing himself. A movie at the Campus, complete with Mr. Magoo cartoon; read- ing Peanuts over coffee; a Bohemian apartment party; a date for the Eddie Hey wood jazz concert these are elements of college culture. There are the intellectual pursuits: browsing at Bob Marshall ' s or listening to high-brow hi-fi ' s at the Music Center. There are the afternoon activ- ities: coffee at the Betsy Ross, shopping at the Collins Shop, the frisbee game at the house, or just plain chatting on the stone benches in Mason Hall. And of course, there is evening fun : two tickets for the Musket or G. S. show, bowling at the Union or ice skating at the Coliseum, the pledge formal, the house party, or perhaps a study date. The many elements that make up the unique culture of college days arise from the reality of be- ing with others. Each student at Michigan learns, somewhere along the way, to relate himself to those around him, to shape and adjust and orient his life so that it makes sense, so that it fits into the pattern of the real world. Just being together is not quite enough; being together must extend to inter-relat- ing before that pattern emerges.

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In the afternoon, a time for relaxation Mornings are for work, but afternoons are for fun these words echo the sentiments of many a Michigan scho- lar. Theoretically, one could study in the afternoon, and not have to stay up till all hours finishing that paper for to- morrow. But then again, books will always wait and the afternoon sun won ' t. There is no feeling quite so exhilirating as the end of that class at 3:00. Freedom until tomorrow morning! What ' ll it be? A quick pool game at the Union, a shopping spree, or maybe just a stroll across the lawn under tiny spring leaves? A coffee date, or a good workout at the IM? The list is endless; the decision has to be fast, or the precious time is gone. But then, that ' s the beauty of a free afternoon: if you want to, you can do exactly nothing. Where else such glor- ious license? L The famous P-Bell, immortalized in song and trumped-up story, is always ready to play host to a carefree gang of students. A free afternoon means a good chance to polish up bowling tech- niques for tournament play, for scoring on friends, or just for re- laxation. Cares and worries seem far away to a couple spending an idyllic spring afternoon at Island Park on the Huron River. Afternoon or evening anytime ' : a good time for a pizza gathering. i