PAGE, TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1961 L PAGE TWO TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY. JULY iq. i~ii1 TT 4+.ilL\.cl l~a [ll t V 1~1J .R. iVx iVVi ...o.. . .... I DIAL NO 5-6290 The Parent Trap' mnust go down as one of the funniest, if not the funniest, picture of the year ...this movie was given an enormous advance ballyhoo. The result certainly lives up to and surpasses the publicity." -Michael Burns Michigan Daily f WALT 1DISNEV Donald Hall Tells How Poets Emerge Outgoing City Postmaster Condemns 'spoils System' By NAN MARKEL Daily Guest Writer The one young writer whom even Time proclaims "has poet written all over him" told me in his Haven Hall office a few days ago how a poet emerges. The sign of promise in a young writer is interest in technique, Donald Hall said. "The imagination and the dis- crimination must be equal, and equally as strong," he wrote re- cently in the Virginia Quarterly Review. Because the older you grow the less powerful you realize your will is, you can only learn control when you're young. "Reli- ance on the will is a young thing." Few Learn Techniques "Only a few in each generation learn technique," the 33-year-old poet said. "Of those few only some will reach profundity." And how does one find profundity? "It comes if it comes." Hall's speech had the flow and precision of poetry, and he took care to say only what is interest- ing. I sat in an old cushioned chair, I which isn't out of place in his grey ? cement office, aware that this as- sistant professor of English at the University is becoming an emi- nent writer. His poems were rec- ognized at Harvard, then at Ox- ford; he has authorized two books and edited two others; and his poems, articles and reviews have found print in magazines ranging from Mademoiselle to Poetry. Conscious of Stature He was conscious of his poetic stature, but he looked into his art's movement more personally than a self-styled authority would. "With me there's been a gradual shift from emphasis on the will to letting it come. Of course, thereI is still a residue of control," he said. He started writing when he was about 12, "seriously when I was about 14." His early decisionrto devote himself to writing great poetry "is not typical." Although he worked with prose for a while,' he "gave it up soon." Tried Free Verse The verse he employed was "free" at first, then "got very for- mal metrically when I was about 16. It began to break up at about 25, and now I am writing free verse again, or more properly, int syllabics (counting the number of1 syllables rather than the meter)." What makes a poet of a man?l "The mind of a poet is not dif- ferent initially from other men's minds," he said. "Poets have littlef in common but a training from< He pursued this tangent for a minute, noting that at one stage- children toy with words. However, "one kind of bad poet is the per- j son who has no consideration for1 content," only for the words. An idea has to lead to another, and another from that association. , This is the form of modern poetry (stream-of - consciousness writing is the ultimate in association). But idea association was imperative1 even for the older poets, although they foreshadowed their thoughts at the beginning of a poem, de- veloped them and then concluded. Become Subjective Hall said he has moved toward more subjective content as his poems' forms have changed. ; "Now the material' which ap- peals to me is totally different. I used to start with an event like marriage or the birth of my son and work from there." Poems in his first book "Exiles and Mar- riages," published in 1955, are mostly of the seeing-writing sort. Citing "The Muskox" as the new type of poem, he explained how it was written. Never Seen It "Somebody mentioned 'muskox' to me one day. I don't think I've ever seen a muskox, but the idea of the animal started something going." The poem turned out hav- ing "all sorts of dark and brood- ing strains I never intended." Now that he can look back at the poem-"and I couldn't say this until a few days ago"-he sees it Acting Postmaster Hugh P. Gas j. was "a journey through the ani- mal identity." The poem "Grass" traveled into "the vegetable iden- tity." "I became aware that some of the things I liked in older works did this," he said. Keeping Abreast I ton yesterday lashed out at poli- ministration, although he was a tical appointments of postmas- Democrat. ters, calling them a "perversion of Although he said he has been democracy. friends with Bachman for "many Gaston, a Republican, is sched- years," Gaston expressed his re- uled to be replaced Friday by Dem- giet over "the decision of the ocrat Donald G. Bachman. Democrats making this change for several reasons, especially since A move is underway to save other acting postmasters appoint- Gaston's job by both Ann Arbor ed during former administrations and Kentucky Democrats. indi- have been accepted by their local vidual local Democrats have sent Democratic committees and con- letters to Sen. Patrick V. McNa- firmed." mara (D-Mich) protesting the re- The City Council and a number placement and calling attention to of members of the local Chamber Gaston's record in the 13 months of Commerce recently expressed he has served. their commendation of Gaston's A poet must know what poets are attempting and accomplished. Hall quoted Dylan Thomas: other have from 5Muet : "Not to be aware of the work of your time is to be three-quar- ters dead." Today's poets are always chang- ing, Hall remarked. Maybe, like fashion, poems are exhausted by blanket communication. That still leaves a question as to why ob- scure poets are changing, too. Dogma Puzzles "I can accept the dogma, but I don't know why it's true. Perhaps the kind of personality which can be an artist in this era is the kind which would be most amenable to change in any time." Does this well-built, conserva- tively dressed poet see a stereotype among his fellows? Only to the extend that "most artists never know whether they're good, or whether they're fooling people all the time. "This worrying about his art is the troubling you see in poets." He disparaged the "clichetic suf- fering." Kentucky Republicans and Dem- ocrats plan to question the govern- ment's procedure in ousting Gas- ton on the floor of the Senate, which will confirm the appoint- ment, They will do so because Gaston's wife, who died last April, was a former resident of Kentucky and an army nurse who served overseas during World War II. They will question the govern- ment's attitude toward parental support of children of a deceased army nurse. (Gaston has two young children.) Gaston yesterday said 'the pa- tronage system is "not conducive to attracting qualified and experi- enced persons into federal career service." He pointed out that the late Postmaster Oswald Koch, who served until his death in June, 1960, was detained during eight years of a Republican national ad- work. DONALD HALL . .. interest in technique New City Hall To Cost Extra The proposed City Hall will cost taxpayers $133,572 more than the original report's estimate, a city council meeting revealed Monday night. The structure, scheduled for completion in October, 1962. was estimated by the Alden B. Dow architect firm of Midland at $2,408,572. Last November, Ann Arbor property owners had over- whelmingly approved a bond is- sue commitment of $2,275,000. The report set off a heated de- bate in which a motion was pre- sented to force the architectural firm to cut back plans to the original estimate but was defeated. ;'~ HI-FH-STUDIO DIAMOND NEEDLES from $2.95 Rapid phono and radio service-Hi Fi components, largest selection in area, featuring Harmon-Kardon Citation kits, Eico kits, Dyna kits, Scott kits. FM MULTIPLEX STEREO is here. In a few days we will demonstrate this new technique to our customers. 1319 South University-near Washtenaw-NO 8-7942 the art. Lawyers see in terms of litigation. A poet may look at life in terms of the poems it will give him. He makes literary shapes of what he sees. "You might say we're fixated at the oral stage-fixated at what can be done with words." DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN ............rr........ .. ........... . . . . . . . ..:."":t... ::t.": *-.: ": *F. SAt.M',Y:Y:::":..:".. : Y".45t .Y"%..........y.. . . ...... . .L:t}: t.. . ...................-.....................A..t4.W.........fS .t: Yt't:"SY,.........S tfS St ... . .t:.~.N NOW! DIAL NO 8-6416 HELD OVER "ABSOLUTELY avr y STAGGERING Nigh a 15BRILIANTr -Crowther, t. r. teenin I Dial NO 2-6264 Sandra John GAVIN. .TATE ENDS TON ITE The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Building, before 2 p.m., two days preceding publication. WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 General Notices College of Literature, Science and the Arts and Schools of Business Adminis- tration, Education, Music, Natural Re- sources, Nursing, and Public Health: Students who received marks of I, X or "no report" at the end of their last semested or summer session of attend- ance will receive a grade of "E" in the course or courses unless this work is made up. In the College of Litera- ture, Science, and the Arts and the Schools of Music and Nursing this date is by July 24. In the Schools of Busi- ness Administration, Education, Natur- al Resources, and Public Health this date is by July 26. Students wishing an extension of time beyond these dates should file a petition with the appro- priate official of their school. Events Wednesday German Coffee Hour: Wed., July 19 at 2 p.m. in 4072 Frieze Bldg. All persons interested in speaking German are wel- come. Educational Film Preview: "Images from Nature" and "Telling Stories to Children" and "Rythmetic" will be shown on Wed., July 19 at 2 p.m. in the Schorling Aud., University School. Concert: The Stanley Quartet will present a concert on Wed., July 19 at 8:30 p.m. in the Rackham Lecture Hall. Open to the public. Letters de mon moulin, the second in the series of four films will be shown Wed., July 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Multi- purpose Room, Undergraduate Library. Those who wish to join for the rest of the Summer Session may purchase their membership cards at 2076 Frieze Bldg. from 9 to 5, or at the door for $1.25. THURSDAY LANA 5 &iauau'a wun.COLOR IABON m tDSHOWS AT 1:00 - 3:051 5:10 - 7:15 and 9:20 a concert on Thurs., July 20 at 7:15 p.m. on the Diag. William D. Revelli, conductor. George Cavender, assistant conductor. In the event of rain, the concert will be held in Hill Aud. Educational Film Preview: Thurs., July 20 a 2 p.m. in the Schorling Aud., University School. Films to be shown include: "Siam" and "I Live in Ha- waii." Summer Session Lecture series: "The Confederate States of America" by Dwight L. Dumond, Prof. of History on Thurs., July 20 at 4:15 p.m. in Aud. A. Linguistic Forum Lecture: Prof. Paul Friedrich, University of Pennsylvania, will speak on "Russian Kinship and Semantic Anaylsis" on Thurs., July 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rackham Amphi- theatre. Doctoral Examination for Thomas Warwick Butler, Jr., Electrical Engi- neering;. thesis: "Precise Frequency Synthesis Using Nonprecise Tuning Components," Thurs., July 20, 2076 E. Engineering Bldg., at 3 p.m. Chairman, J. A. Boyd. Placement PERSONNEL REQUESTS: Rohm & Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa.- Grads with technical trng. for several openings in basic research, dev., prod., and sales. BS in Ach, and Design and BS-MS in Chem., Chem. Sngrg., ME, and Biochemistry. Charles E. Merrill Books, Inc., Colum- bus, Ohio-Technical Editor for Col- lege Division. 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Also, Structural Engnrs"-all degree levels-with mini- mum of 5 yrs. experience. Kern County, California - Clinical Psychologist-require Ph.D. and 1 yr. professional experience. State and county residence requirements waived. Applications accepted indefinitely. State of Michigan-Nursing Methods Analyst, to work from central office of Dept. of Mental Health. Must be Michi- gan-registered grad, nurse with 3 yrs. exper. as Asst. Director of Nursing in hospital or school of nursing. Apply before Aug. 7. Washtenaw County loca- tion. Detroit Civil Service-Latest listing of currnet openings now on file at 3200 SAB., Gen'l. Div. New York State Civil Service-Recre- ation Instructor-college grad. with 15 hrs. in recreation courses or 6 mos. pertinent exper. Also, Asst, Rec. Instruc- tor-2 yrs. college trng. or 1 yr. recrea- tion exper. N.Y. state residence not required. Application accepted continu- ously. Southern Oakland Girl Scouts, Inc., Berkley, Mich.-District Advisor-BA in Lib'I. Arts and group leadership exper- ience. Camp leadership experience de- sirable. MA would qualify for higher salary level. For Sept., 1961 opening. Please contact Gen'l. Div. of Bureau of Appts., 3200 SAB, Ext. 3544 for fur- ther details. Part-Time Employment The following part-time jobs are available. Applications can be made in 2200 SAB Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Employers desirous of hiring part- time or temporary employes should con- tact Jack Lardie at NO 3-1511, Ext. 3553. Students desiring miscellaneous jobs should consult the bulletin board in Rm. 2200, daily. MALE 1-Salesman - reporter, for campus magazine, start September. 1-Married couple, no childlren, be- tween 25-30 years of age, to super- vise children, live in, premanent position. 3-Salesmen, commission basis, must S have car. 57-Psychological subjects, several one hour experiments. 3-Salesmen, selling magazine sub- scriptions, commission basis. FEMALE 2-Saleswomen, selling mazagine sub- scriptions. 13-Psychological subjects, several one hour experiments. 1-Married couple, no children, be- tween 25-30 years of age, to super- vise children, live in, permanent position. THIS FRIDAY 9-12 MUSIC by Stanley Mogelnicki & Orchestra MICHIGAN LEAGUE BALLROOM BARGAIN DAYS g020% off on Entire ~ 'Mrchandise . 0 NA ART SHOP y 330 Maynard Street Lt) a--- t -. o " - ) <----y --- <"-'<""y 4 :4 THE* FRENCH CLUB presents Three feature-length French Films July 19, August 1, August 9 Undergraduate Library multi-purpose room at 7:30 P.M. 4 I 4 ...... }:"«>tiv.......': .jai..' ti ........ ....... .....«... ... MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE in 2076 Frieze Bldg.-9 A.M. to 5 P.M. $1.25 14 WEATHER ii (l BUGGING YOU? Get away from it a ll - hm? come to A 4 the ear 1978 ad watch Vladimir Mayakovsky's biting satire on Communist society. dTONIGHT (with performances thru Sat., 8 P.M.) MENDELSSOHN THEATRE TH E BED- {:- during Ann Arbor's 33rd annual WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY MISSILE DISPLAY AND CIVIL DEFENSE SHELTER on North University near State Street STREET ART FAIR on South University CARNIVAL RIDES .I , . I I I I Kin-rc. r::i- ---j Kl-+ i I I I 5 A