JANUARY 15, 1959 THE MICHIGAN DAILY
tliies F'eature Individual Earphones Eastern Michigan College CLEARANCE
SA
y PHILIP SHERMAN
audio room of the Under-
te Library is unique among
abilitiesin American uni-
libraries.
difference is that it has a
room from which music
piped to individual sets of
ones. In addition to this
asting system, there are 72
>les for playing individualE
The needles used in these ma-
chines have been breaking at the
rate of three per day early in the
semester, Margarita Anderson-
Imbert, librarian in charge of the
audio room reported. This high
rate of needle failure has de-
creased slightly, though, she said,
due to signs explaining proper
needle care which are now posted
by every machine.
Needles Expensive
The needles cost the audio room
apptoximately t w e 1 v e dollars
apiece.
The number of turntable fail-
ures at the beginning of the se-
mester is attributed to the fact
that, as they were new, the "bugs"
had to be ironed out, Mrs. Ander-
ion-Imbert added.
Selected broadcast music is
played in the control room and
transmitted to individual ear-
phones in the room on any of 13
channels designed for this pur-
pose. Users of the audio room se-
lect the desired channel by means
Gies To Speak
On Business
Prof. Thomas G. Gies, of the
business administration school,
will address the Ann Arbor chap-
ter of the National Association of
Accountants at 7:30 tonight.
His subject will be "The Busi-
ness Outlook for 1959," according
to M. Ross Miller, publicity direc-
tor of the city's chapter.
All interested students are wel-
come at this speech and to all
other meetings of the organiza-
tion, Miller said.
. Notices _
(Use of this column for announce-
mnsIn vial oofcal recog-
and registered organizations only.
Organizations planning to be active for
the coming semester should register by
Feb. 28. Forms available, 2011 Student
Activities Bldg.)
Baha'i Student Group, weekly meet-
ing, Jan. 15, 8:30 p.m., 725 S. Division.
Christian Science Organization, regu-
lar testimony meeting, Jan. 15, 7:30
p.m., Mich. League: check bulletin
board in main lobby for room numr.,
congregational and Disciples Guild,
Social Action Luncheon, Jan. 15, Noon
Guild House.
of a dial similar to those on a
television set.
Nine of the channels are devot-
ed to the playing of assigned music
from the music literature courses
while the remaining four are used
for the "pleasure listening" pro-
gram.
Attracting about one third of
the total audience in the audio
room, the "pleasure listening"
program was instituted so that
students lacking their own equip-
ment could listen to recordings
otherwise unavailable to them,
Mrs. Anderson-Imbert said.
She noted that over 25,000
people have used the audio room
iince it was opened on a full-time
basis last September.
Classical Music in Majority
In order to accommodate these
people, the room has a collection
of 2,300 long-playing records, and
many tapes. Emphasis of the col-
lection is classical, though there
are records of folk music and jazz
needed for music l i t e r a t u r e
classes.
In addition to the music there
are about 150 records of poetry
readings and dramas for use by
speech and English classes.
The most popular records are
those of the works of Beethoven,
Brahms, Mozart and Haydn, the
librarian noted. Among the more
popular symphonies, Toscanini's
recording of Beethoven's "Chor-
ale" symphony has been played
almost 300 times. Other records
have received similarly large cir-
culation.
Cannot Expand
Because of a low library budget
this year, no additions to the col-.
lection are planned except for spe-
cific works requested by course
instructors. No replacement pro-
gram is planned either.
As to plans for the future, Mrs.
Anderson-Imbert commented that
service could be expanded to in-
clude morning hours if there was
an increase in the budget allot-
ment.
More money would also mean
more new records and more copies
of old ones, she added. At present,
the collection is limited to, at
most, four copies of any one work,
all performances included.
There are no plans for stereo-
phonic installations, Mrs. Ander-
son-Imbert commented, though
stereophonic needles will be
stocked in order, to play any new
recordings on present apparatus.
ook Voyages
Exhibited Here
Clements Library is featuring an
exhibit describing the explorations
of Captain Cook. The exhibit in-
yesterday began the dedication
events at the Daniel L. Quirk. Jr.
Dramatic Arts Building at East-
ern Michigan College in Ypsilanti.
John W. Gassner, Serling Pro-
fessor of Playwriting and Drama
at Yale University will give the
dedication speech at 4 p.m. this
afternoon.
The Eastern Michigan College
Players gave their first of four
performances last night of Arthur
Miller's "The Crucible."
Features Little Theater
The new $800.000 structure
features a 400-seat little theater
which has no center aisles. Access
is from two side aisles.
Rows are set several inches
farther apart than in conventional :
theaters, and special acoustic
treatment and air-conditioning
have been provided.
The proscenium opening is
flanked by two curtained side
stages, which will be used for
Shakespearean and similar types
of "into-the-audience" presenta-
tions. An elevator-operated fore-
stage just beyond the main stage
serves as an orchestra pit.
Scenery Lines Provided
Forty sets of lines for scenery
are provided and there is a 100- t
circuit switchboard. The stage
area itself is also large enough to
accommodate a 175-seat "theater-
in-the-round."
In addition to the main theater,
there is a radio-TV studio, and
rehearsal areas, stagecraft shops,
classrooms and an outdoor amphi-
theatre. The classroom wing,
which houses four classrooms and
four faculty offices, and the
theater itself are designed to par-
tially surround the outdoor ain-
phitheater.
A small studio theater has been
provided for use in experimental,
student directed productions.
An oil painting of Quirk done
by Alice K. Reischer of Ann Arbor
Acceptance ceremonies, a stu-
dent production and a reception-hangs-- the theater lobby. Quirk
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MUSIC TO STUDY BY-Individual earphones in the audio room
of the Undergraduate Library can be tuned in to 13 different
channels, nine of which are used for assigned music for music
literature courses while the remaining four are devoted to "pleas-
ure listening."
FORMER 'U' DEPT. HEAD:
Marquis Appointed by MIT
To Industry Relations School
Prof. Donald G. Marquis, former
chairman of the University's psy-
chology department, has been ap-
pointed a professor in the in-
dustrial management school of the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
nology, Julius A. Stratton, presi-
dent of the Institute, anmounced
yesterday.
Prof. Marquis, who was at the
University from 1945 to 1957, will
do research, teaching and con-
sulting and management of hu-
man resources in industry.
MIT has been doing research
into the human side of economic
enterprise since 1937.
Management's Role Modified
In announcing the appointment,
E. P. Brooks, dean of the School
of Industrial Management, said
that profound changes are taking
place all over the world in the de-
mands on industrial management
and in the nature of manage-
ment's responsibilities.
He added that these changes are
bringing about extensive modifica-
tions in theory and practice, which
will probably accelerate in the fu-
ture, and that the appointment
of Prof. Marquis is in line with
the desire of the Institute to give
proper emphasis to this subject.
Prof. Marquis served as the
chairman of the psychology de-
partment of Yale University and
has been on the staff of the Social
Science Research Council since
1957.
Worked on Consultations
During World War II he was
director of the psychological per-
sonnel office and served in the
Office of Scientific Research and
Development of the National Re-
search Council.
Prof. Marquis has been a con-
sultant to many public and private
organizations and is a past presi-
dent of the American Psychologi-
cal Association and a member of
the National Advisory Committee
on Mental Health.
His research and publications
have been in such diverse fields
as learning, manpower utilization
and the social psychology of hu-
man behavior in organizations.
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