: r MT~a1'Av_ fnrVqnRFR 2 155 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE, TH M THE MICIITGAN DAILY PAGE, THREir 17E .U ART MUSEUM EXHIBIT: Artists Interpret Nature's Designs 'Intuitively' New Course To Explain Soviet Life Aim of the new Soviet Union course is to "make vivid the Soviet Union's development and its chal- lenge to us," according to Prof. William B. Ballis of the political science department and chairman of the course. In accomplishing this, the new interdepartmental course consists of seven lecturers from five de- partments who comment on vari- ous aspects of Soviet life. Lecturers. are Prof. Ballis; Prof. Andrei Lonabob-Rostovski of the history department; Prof. Morris Bornstein of the economics de- partment; and Prof. Deming B. Brown, Prof. Horace Dewey and Robert Magidoff of the Slavic Language and Literature Depart- ment. So far the course is only being offered during the fall semester. Next year they would like to make the two hour lecture course a three credit course with two hours of lecture and one of recita- tion, if enough faculty members are available to lead the recitation groups. Interest in this survey course is part of a growing interest in Rus- sia on the part of University stu- dents, Prof. Ballis said. He said approximately 50 students started studying Russian last year, while about 185 began Russian this se- mester. One hundred ninty stu- dents are enrolled in the interde- partmental class. Prof. Ballis also said that there are more students who are work- ing for B.A.'s and M.A.'s in Rus- sian Studies. Among those major- ing in this program are those in- terested in journalism, government work and teaching. OPEN HOUSE MICHIGAN TONIGHT FLYERS, Inc. Thurs., Oct. Refreshments 7:30 P.M. & Hangar talk Rm. 3-S, Un STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF 2 Ion a Boys! Men! WE NEED YOU! To act, direct, produce, socialize in the HILLEL RADIO CLUB Call LI N DA RUSSEL or HOWARD SAXER 2021 Stockwell Hillel Foundation -Daily-Robert Kanner "HORIZONTAL TREE"-Reflecting a form familiar to nature, Dutch artist Piet Mondrian painted "Horizontal Tree." Done in oil, it is one of many pictures now on exhibit at the Museum of Art which parallel nature's basic designs. G4 By CHARLAINE ACKERMAN v Scientists probe the natural world with the aid of delicate in- struments, while artists interpret nature's designs intuitively. Yet, both uncover parallel pat- terns and processes as revealed by the University's Museum of Art exhibition, "The New Landscape in Art and Science," showing through Oct. 26, on the first floor of Alumni Memorial Hall. The exhibition is composed of photographs selected by Gyorgy Kepes, professor of visual design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and works of art chosen by Harris K. Prior, direc- tor of the American Federation of Arts (A.F.A.). About 75 photographs capture the minute detail of animal, vege- table and mineral forms; the broad expanses of aerial views of the earth and telescopic views of the firmament and the high- speed pictures of sound, motion and electrical patterns. These are juxtaposed with BECKETT COMMENTS: Shots May Curb Epidemic Whether or not the mounting Detroit polio epidemic spreads to out-state Michigan would seem to depend on the amount of immu- nization people have had, Dr. Mor- ley Beckett, director of Health Service, commented last night. "I'm knocking on wood, but so far there have been no cases re- ported among the student body," he commented. He observed that between 975 and 1,000 students received polio shots at Health Service last Thurs- WAA To Hold Club Meetings The Hockey Club has announced an organization meeting to be held tonight at 7 p.m. with interested students meeting at the Women's Athletic Building. Thq Modern Dance Club will hold its organization meeting to- night at 7:30 p.m. in Barbour Gym. This club is open to either beginning or advanced dance stu- dents. Colored slides of the "Legend of Xochipilli," a Mexican ballet pre- sented last spring, will be shown at the meeting. In addition to the slides, a dance technique lesson will be given and election of offi- cers will be held, Students may sign up for the Fencing Club at its organization meeting Wednesday, Oct. 8 at 5:10 p.m. at the Women's Athletic Building. No previous experience in fenc- ing is necessary to become a mem- ber of the club. Lessons will be given for beginning members. day, a marked increase over the y number at the same time last year. "This increase could well be be- cause of the Detroit epidemic," he said. Emergency Centers Vaccinate r In the meantime, emergency centers in the Wayne County areas outside Detroit vaccinated 16,837 persons Tuesday night, as men and women continued to come to polio vaccine clinics by the thousands. Tuesday night's total was double the number who sought protection on Monday. At the same time, 17 new polio cases were reported in Detroit by Dr. Joseph G. Molner, city-county health commissioner. The new cases bring this year's total to 500. County Totals 647 Cases The total Wayne County toll thus far is 647 cases including 16 deaths. During the same period last year, 228 cases - with three fatalities - were reported. Effects of the epidemic were meanwhile being felt out - state, particularly in Port Huron where plans to send 400 teachers to a two-day institute of District 6 of the Michigan Education Associa- tion in Detroit and Roseville, were cancelled. Howard Crull, Port Huron su- perintendent of §chools, said he thought it unwise to expose the teachers to possible infection. Ad- ministrative officers and the board of education decided unanimously, not to suspend classes Monday and Tuesday to let teachers attend the institute, as had been planned. Similar decisions were made in Port Huron and Fort Gratiot town- ships, and in Lakeport. about 25 works including wire sculpture, paintings and drawings in a variety of media, by such artists as Albers, Bertoia, Dove, Ferren, Greene, Hofmann, Junk- ers, Kandinsky, Klee, Moholy- Nagy, Mondrian, Pereira, Tobey and von Wicht. In this way, according to Mu- seum Director Charles Sawyer, observers will be able to see that both artists and scientists reach beneath surface phenomena to discover basic natural patterns and processes, that both artists and scientists have discovered the new scientific landscape. The AFA's exhibit was inspired by the book, "The New Landscape in Art and Science," by Prof. Kepes. The book points the way toward a complete, integrated vision of the inner world of thought and feeling and the out- er world of external nature. Banks To Pay Grocery Bills -Knouse Says Grocery bills paid by the bank are foreseen in the near future. According to Prof. Reno S. Knouse of the business adminis- tration school, supermarket shop- pers will soon punch cards as they pick up their groceries and check the card at the door. These cards will be forwarded to the banks, which will check the total sum off the shopper's account at the end of the month. Prof. Knouse said that a num- ber of banks throughout the country have already set up this system. However, he forecasts, the shoppers may be confronted with the problem of forgetting to stop spending. Even today, he explained, a considerable number of market- ers arrive at the checkout counter without enough money to pay for their purchases, and these same customers may overpurchase the extent of their bank accounts and have overdrafts. Club To Hear Story on Tape An informal meeting of the Poli- tical Issues Club will be held to- night at 8 p.m. in Rm. 3B of the Union. Featured on the program is a tape recording of Edward R. Mor- row's "Who Killed Michael Farm- er." The recording tells the story of a crippled boy killed by a gang of youths in New York. Following the recording will be discussion by Willard Maxey of the Ann Arbor juvenile court. Opera Star Calls Students 'Best Audiences'; Says Good Singer Must Have Right Teacher By ANN EICHLER The word "charm" is personified by Roberta Peters, who opened the University Choral Union Series last night in Hill Auditorium. Despite the cold evening and the long plane ride she had just completed, the coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan Opera im- mediately put those around her at ease and began talking about her career and her trip to Ann Arbor as she would to a good friend. "I have found that college stu- dents make the most appreciative and enthusiastic audiences," she declared. "I enjoy singing for them, because they do appreciate good music. This is a group to which I don't play down my singing. . . I sing for them as I would at the Met." Likes Role of Zerlina Oblivious to the confusion around her, Miss Peters continued, saying that singing Zerlina in "Don Giovanni" was one of her favorite roles because it was her debut in 1950. "I also liked the part of Lucia in "Lucia di Lam- mermoor," she said. "During the Mad Scene one is singing alone on stage for about 18 minutes ... it is very challenging to me to sing it." "One of my desires is to take courses in philosophy and litera- ture some day," said the petite singer. She was privately tutored in languages, ballet and dramatics, as well as voice, after her gradua- tion from junior high school. Although she has sung many times in Europe, Miss Peters has never studied there. "I have al- ways wanted to be a coloratura, because my voice was very high," she explained with a smile. Proper Teacher Important "The important thing for any- one who wants to sing," Miss Peters enthusiastically commented as she leaned forward, "is to get the right teacher ... someone who will truthfully tell you if you have talent and are expressing it cor- rectly; someone who will be a good guide." She found this guide in William Hermann, a New York voice teacher to whom her parents took her when she was 13. Miss Peters talked eagerly about her training in New York, her native city, and her young son, John Adam Fields. "If you would like to see him, I 'just happen' to have a picture," she said with a light laugh. Immediately she pul- led from her purse a small book full of baby picture-s. In the spring of 1952 she star- red in the movie "Tonight We Sing" filmed in Hollywood. "Mak- ing a movie was a new experience for me. The hours were early and long and it was difficult singing to a box (the size of which she approximated with her hands) in- stead of to a live audience." Last night's concert was the first on Miss Peters' tour. From here she went to Wheaton, Ill., and will return to New York to appear on the Voice of Firestone program Monday night. Two concerts are next on her agenda. She will then appear in the opening of the sea- son at the Metropolitan Opera as Gilda in "Rigoletto." Besides this role, which she has played before, Miss Peters ap- peared in "Romeo and Juliet," "The Barber of Seville," and "Fledermaus." She also has learned the coloratura roles in the operas "Puritani," "Fra Diavolo," "Di- norah" and "Hamlet." In 1950 she was chosen to sing the leading role in one of the Festival of Britain's major musical events, the production of Balfe's "The Bohemian Girl." -Daily-Robert Kanner NEW DIMENSIONS-Showing a strong similarity to aerial photo- graphs of the Middle West prairie lands is Enrico Donate's "Kabara." Visitors to the exhibit can compare this and other paintings with photographs of the natural forms. Another Note on Extracurricular Competence .. . HOW TO HANDLE BIG WEEKENDS Rose Bowl bound? (We hope!) Big date for a big weekend? There's an easy way to demonstrate all the poise and aplomb of a seasoned world traveler and raconteur. Use Ann Arbor Bank Travelers Checks. Wherever you go, Travelers Checks bring a happy glint to the eye, immediately establish you as sound and reliable. They're just as convenient as cash itself. 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