THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, FE
7T-YOURSELF:
Weavers View Appeal In Folk Music
ON TOUR-The Weavers, Eric Darling with the banjo, Ronnie
Gilbert, Lee Hays and guitarist Fred Hellerman brought the "do-
it-yourself" quality of folk singing to Ann Arbor Saturday.
"The effect was similar to that used in practicing hymns. The.
of an Israeli song in tonight's singers would practice first with
audience," he said. "Most of them the notes of the scale and then
substitute words.
didn't understand it but we hope Southern Songs
they could enjoy it." Their 'round "Also, the songs a southern
the world collection, a medley of plantation owner would hear while
songs of six areas, ranging from sitting on his front porch in the
Arkansas to India, has now be- evening would really be signals
come a trademark closing. summoning the Negro slaves to
Lee Hays, the "big daddy" of meet near the river bank and plan
the quartet, was unable to attend ways to escape."
the interview because of the strain The quartet started as a chorus
on his voice from the two hour group more than ten years ago,
concert. During the program, how- with Pete Seeger as banjoist, Miss
ever, he analyzed some of the Gilbert said. It broke up in 1953
origins of folk songs. and got together again when Dar-
'Fa, so, la,' for example, was ling replaced Seeger.
Historian Sees Campus
As 'Laboratory of Life'
By ANDREA RUMPS ..
Slay Views
Tutor Plan
For Negroes
By JANET WOLFE
A different approach to the
problem of integrating Negro
youth into the Ann Arbor com-
munity is being attempted by
Charles Slay, '62, and other Uni-
versity students through a pro-
gram of tutoring and seminars
designed to give "confidence and a
feeling of direction" to Negro high
school students.
The program, conducted at the
Ann Arbor Community Center
each Monday and Thursday even-
ing, has drawn participation from
some 20 students
In a Wednesday night "person-
ality seminar," educational films
such as "Know Your Ideals" and
"Booker T. Washington" are
shown.
The goal toward which these
tutors are donating their time is
"to build strong characters and
to raise the level of confidence to
the point where both community
acceptance and self-acceptance
can be realized," Slay said.
The program was originated
when Slay became aware of "the
inadequacies of both the com-
munity center program, which took
students from their studies to play
pool, and of the lack of scholastic
aid to lagging students."
Academic aid and counseling
were offered to the group, which
grew from 10 to 65. Help was
solicited and received from many
civic organizations. Slay plans
next to establish "direct contact"
with parents by having fraternity
members visit homes, the basic
unit in which, Slay feels, "the
start of racial peace must begin."
Slay pointed out that "the very
institutions set up for Ann Arbor
youth were self-defeating in that
the Community Center, in an all-
Negro section, and the YMCA, in
and all-white section, are formally
segregating youth and preventing
interaction."
"The need for such an approach
to supplement the work being done
by such groups as the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People and the Com-
mittee on Racial Equality exists,"
Slay said, "because people are in
too much of a hurry."
"Slay said that his program
stresses the need for preparation
on both sides and intergroup ac-
tivity to promote understanding.
Local MCCII
Set To Initiate
New Chapter
The Michigan Citizenship Clear-
ing House will hold its first meet-
ing 4:15 p.m. Thursday in the
Michigan Union.
MCCH is the state affiliate of a
national organization which is de-
signed to stimulate the develop-
ment of political leadership.
The organizing committee is
composed of representatives of the
Young Democratic and Young Re-
publican Clubs.
The campus chapter will spon-
sor events designed to stimulate
participation in political parties
and will assist in state-wide MC-
CH projects including political
parties day, legislative day and
legislative internships.
FOLK ARTS GUILD PRESENTS
ODETTA
Fri., March 10th
Tickets now on sale at
" Disc Shop, 1210 So. University
" Hi Fi & TV Center, 304 So. Thayer
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-DaUy-James warneka
PREDICTS SOCIALISM-Prof. David Apter of the University of
Chicago said at a Challenge meeting Sunday that the underde-
veloped countries would turn to socialism.
Apter Cites U. S., Soviet Lag
In Appaigto New Nations
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By PETER STEINBERGER
The underdeveloped nations will
turn toward socialism because
neither American nor Communist
traditions can be used by them,
Prof. David Apter of the Univer-
sity of Chicago told a Challenge
audience Sunday.
"Our kind of system, exported
abroad, tends to cause local sep-
aratism, graft and corruption.
Communism, although it offers a
morality for coercion, is also un-
acceptable to the new national
leaders desiring to change their
countries.
"This is in part because the un-
derdeveloped countries have a par-
tially humanistic tradition and
their leaders are reluctant to be
new Stalins."
Must Attack
He said that any of the new na-
tions which wish to change them-
selves into modern societies 'must
attack old traditions and supply
substitutes for them.
"The American tradition is real-
ly anti-tradition, or 'What's good
enough for papa ain't good enough
for me'" We don't live in the
'real' world of poverty, but in
unique plenty.
"We have only one central tra-
dition-that of individual liberty,"
Prof. Apter said. "We have a Con-
stitution which we consider sac-
rosanct. So long as its guarantees
of personal freedom are safe-
guarded, all other values are al-
lowed to change.
Support Tradition
"The tradition is supported in
this country because it offers ma-
terial reward. Other countries
can't give their citizens the same
amount of material satisfaction."
He explained that the problem of
the new nations is how to instill
civil loyalty above tribal loyalty.
They must create what Western
society began with.
"With the smaller prosperity
of these nations, tradition becomes
more important. When a society
is richer it needs less tradition.
English Example
"England is the example in both
cases. When she was poorer, she
was more traditional; today the
'Teddy-Boys' symbolize both Eng-
land's greater prosperity and dim-
inished tradition."
"Socialism, a third system,,
places a high value on both tra-
dition and bundance. It has little
ideological content and therefore
great flexibility. It is a process of
education and cajolery, not Com-
munism's coercion.
Social Freedom
"At the same time socialism
emphasizes not individual liber-
ty but social freedom. Whatever
allows the national polity to
emerge becomes justifiable.v-
Many leaders of underdevelop-
ed countries are trying to find in
old traditions real or mythical
analogues to some elements of
modern innovations, Prof. Apter
said.
"This' seeking for continuity is
the process of building tradition.
Socialism is emphasized because
production is wanted. Thus, there
will be a drift to the left through-
out the world.
SGC, Others
Set Petitioning
Petitioning for six posts on Stu-
dent Government Council and
senior class officers will open to-
morrow.
Petitions will also be available
for positions on the Board in'Con-
trol of Student Publications, the'
Board in Control of Intercollegiate
Athletics and the Michigan Union's
Board of Directors.
Interested students may obtain
petitions on the first floor of the
,Student Activities Bldg.
Thursday at H ILLEL at 8
The Purimshpiel by Faculty
"The Relative Merits of the LATKE
and HAMANTASH on 'The New Frontier'
in the SPACE AGE."
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Debate and Refreshments
Admission free
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Next: "NEVER ON SUNDAY"
Shows at
7 and 9 o'clock
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CHALLENGE
fresents
Prof Robert Crane
Prof. Morris Janowitz
discussing
The Role of the Elites
Inteiligensia, Military and Traditional
Sunday Afternoon
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PROF. LOBANOV-ROSTOVSKY
...plans to retire'
Prof. Lobanov-Rostovsky was
born a prince of Imperial Russia,
to a family which had been prom-
inent in the diplomatic service. He
studied at the Imperial School of
Law in St. Petersburg and at the
political science school of the Uni-
versity .of Paris.
During World War I, he was a
lieutenant, and later a captain in
the Russian Imperial Guards.
After spending several years in
London as a journalist and lec-
turer, he came to the United States
in 1930 and joined the faculty of
the University of California at
Los Angeles.
Aud. B
March 5' 1961
2:30 P.M.
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DRAMATIC ARTS CENTER
presents
ONCE
A Festival of Musical Premieres
CHALLENGING NEW COMPOSITIONS by some of
the most brilliant creators of our day
performed by professional musicians.
Fri., March 3 at 8:30 Paul Jacobs, Pianist
COMING! Mar. 7, 8:30 P.M.
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP:
Washington State University
To Effect Voluntary ROTC
Sat., March 4 at 8:30
Orchestra, Wayne Dunlap
First Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenow
Tickets: single $1.77, week-end $3, DAC members
10% less, on sale at Marshall's Book Shop
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SEATTLE - Washington's Gov-
ernor Albert D. Rossellini (D)
has approved a bill which will en-
able military training at Washing-
ton State University to become
voluntary.
The bill gives that university's
Board of Regents power to make
ROTC an elective course. Before
going to the Regents, however, the
question will be discussed by the
educational policies committee and
residence faculty.
The change must also be ap-
proved by Washington State's
president C. Clement French be-
fore it goes to the Regents.
WASHINGTON-A recent Gal-
lap Poll indicates that the idea
of a peace corps is "highly popular
with the American people."
More than 75 per cent of those
who expressed an opinion favored
the proposal and 70 per cent of
the parents interviewed indicated
they would like to see their sons
participate in the proposed youth
corps.
The poll also reported more en-
thusiasm for the idea among
younger than older people.
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UNIVERSITY PLAYERS
Dept. of Speech
presents
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School of Music
in
Debussy's romantic opera,
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HOLMES URAY GUE
"THE ALPS""
SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, ITALY
&
HERB SHRINER
WITH FOLK SINGER GEORGE ALEXANDER
In a Program of Unforgettable Humor
"HERB SHRINER ENTERTAINS"
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