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Report Sees
Specializing
Of Doctors
Specialization among Michigan
doctors has gone up during the
past 25 years, a survey by Dr,
Samuel J. Axelrod, University
public health economics bureau
director, along with W. R. Mills,
reports.
The study, published in the
state -medical society journal,
says "striking changes" have tak-
en place in the location and type
of practice and the age of Mich-
igan's physicians.
Specialization, generally
thought of as limited to large
cities, the researchers say, has
made "impressive gains through-
out the state, even in the most
rural areas," with one fourth of
the physicians in the upper pen-
insula being full-time specialists.
Considering both the large
cities and the rural areas, nearly
half of the state's doctors limit
their practice to one area of med-
icine.
The second major area that
has change is the distribution of
ages in different areas.
In the 1930's most older doctors
were in rural areas, the research-
ers say, while today the northern
part of the lower peninsula has
the youngest group of doctors in
the state.
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-Daily-James Marneka
G&S LEADS--Ty McConnell and Virginia Hill will be two of the
leading players in the Gilbert and Sullivan Society production of
"Iolanthe" which opens tomorrow. Performances will run through
Saturday beginning at 8:30 p.m.
'Iolanthe' To Be Staged
By G&S Group This Wee k
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By LORA KRAPOHL
" Iolanthe' is an operetta about
a young shepherd, Strephon,
whose mother is a fairy, Iolanthe,
and whose father is a mortal,"
Jim Bob Stephenson, of the
speech department and director
of this Gilbert and Sullivan pro-
duction, began.
"Strephon falls in love with and
wants to marry Phyllis, a ward of
the court of Chancery. However,
the Lord Chancellor won't allow
this since Strephon isn't of suffi-
ciently high rank to marry her.
"No one knows that Strephon is
half a fairy - down to the waist
that is," Stephenson added. The
fairies help Strephon not only by
getting him elected to Parliament
but by influencing* both Houses
to pass any bills he may intro-
duce.
To Open Tomorrow
The operetta will be given by
the Gilbert and Sullivan Society
at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow through
Saturday at Lydia Mendelssohn
Theatre. A school matinee will be
given at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The leads will be Laurel Benn,
'61, as Iolanthe; Ty McConnell,
'61, as Strephon; Virginia Hill,
'62SM, as Phyllis; and Thomas
Jennings, '62, as the Lord Chan-
cellor.
"I've devised a little gimmick
at the beginning of the show for
a curtain-raiser - and I think
this is the first time it's been
done anywhere - I've put to-
gether a sequence of Gilbert's
ballads," Stephenson said.
Set To Music
"Two of them are set to music.
The rest of them will be read with
music as punctuation. Actually
the audience is getting a double
dose of Gilbert and Sullivan,"
Stephenson added.
Stephenson has also given parts
to two of his children. John, nine
years old, will be an elderly train
bearer for the Lord Chancellor
and Evelyn, seven years old, will
be the train bearer's train bearer.
GMusic Group
Plans Meeting
The second meeting of the In-
terlochen Fraternity will be held
at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the League.
Former students, faculty and
staff of the National Music Camp
are eligible for membership.
"We have had absolutely no
staging difficulties. We have a
marvelous crew. In fact, once
someone joins the group he usu-
ally continues to work every se-
mester. The group is devoted to
doing this kind of thing," he said.
"The Society is a very tightly
knit group. There is a sort of
family relationship among the
members which is generated by
the common feeling of working
on a play," he added.
'U'Foreign
Study Plan
Not General
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the
first of a five-part series on foreign
studies at the University. Future
articles will cover Far Eastern,
Russian, Near Eastern and South
Asian Studies.)
By RALPH KAPLAN
The idea of foreign studies pro-
grams at the University is not a
general one.
Each department or program
arose with greater interest in the
geographical area involved.
Far Eastern Studies, the first
such department, was created in
the 1930's because of greater
American interest in China and
Japan. This was caused by the
tense situation in the Far East at
that time.
Reflect Interest
City Council
Hears Plan
On Building
Set Recommendations
For Improvements
The City Planning Commis-
sion's six-year capital improve-
ments program, listing 80 proj-
ects at an estimated cost of $22,-
114,813, was presented to the City
Council for consideration Mon-
day night.
The council will not take any
action on the report for several
weeks.
It was described by Robert M.
Leary, director of the planning
staff, as the most comprehensive
report on capital improvements
ever made in Ann Arbor.
Leary said the program will be
reviewed each year and that as
one year passes, another year will
be added so that the city will con-
stantly have a six-year program.
No Specific Recommendations
The commission has made no
specific recommendations on the
financing of each project. How-
ever, "it is the conviction of the
planning commission that the
program is within the financial
capabilities of Ann Arbor to exe-
cute."
Among the basic assumptions
listed by the report are (1) that
the rate of growth of Ann Arbor
will continue at least at the rate
it has averaged over the last five
years; (2) that the level of serv-
ices to be rendered in Ann Arbor
should remain at the current level
and will probably tend to in-
crease; (3) that the University,
the community's major employer,
will continue to expand at least
at the same rate it has over the
last five years, and (4) that the
city will maintain its relative tax
position in comparison with oth-
er local governmental units.
Expansion Not Expected
The program "does not con-
template the extension of or con-
struction of facilities to serve sub-
stantial areas west of Maple Rd.
nor south of Scio Church Rd."
This is because the commission
feels that the city should encour-
age substantial development in
the areas served by facilities al-
ready extended to the northeast
and southeast areas of the city.
Several of the recommended
projects have been under City
Council discussion in recent
months.
One of these is the construction
of a new city hall, at an estimat-
ed cost of $2,600,000.
Fire Stations
Construction of two fire sta-
tions, expansion of the water
treatment plant, and construc-
tion of the Huron Parkway con-
necting the east and north por-
tions of the city are among other
recommended projects.
Most of the projects are con-
cerned with street improvements,
storm and sanitary sewers and
By JOHN FISCHER
Financing, conservation of ma-
terials and training of skilled
workers are the major problems
facing Guatemalan construction
industries, Prof. Jorge Sittenfeld
of Guatemala's San Carlos Uni-
versity, said yesterday.
Visiting this country for a
month on an exchange program
under the auspices of the inter-
national Council on Education,
Prof. Sittenfeld, a consultant for
a Guatemalan construction firm,
is visiting laboratories and re-
search centers in the field of con-
crete. He is also interested in
speaking with outstanding people
in this field.
He is particularly interested in
"stressed concrete" as this ma-
terial is needed in Guatemalan
construction projects. Prof. Sit-
tenfeld explained that this prod-
uct was especially needed in his
country because steel is very ex-
pensive there.
Concrete Explanation
Applying stress to the steel re-
inforcing the concrete, (hence the
term "stressed concrete,") enables
w
tion. Thus a considerable saving
is made in a country where fi-
nancing, is such a problem.
This -problem has created a
movement to create a group simi-
lar to the United States Federal
Housing Authority to provide
loan funds for construction,
However, as Guatemala is not
as financially well off as this
country, Prof. Sittenfeld, said her
plans must be more modest.
Construction, nevertheless, has
made great strides in Guatemala,
he said, both quantitatively and
qualitatively. G o v e r n m e n t-
financed highway and bridge con-
struction is going ahead pretty
well.
May Adopt Tolls
However, Prof. Sittenfeld said
that the government will prob-
ably have to adopt toll bridges
and toll roads to be' able to solve
the financing difficulties
Qualitatively, the architecture
of the new buildings is very dif-
ferent from the old Spanish ar-
chitecture that still makes up
most of Guatemala. "It is more
GUATEMALAN CONSTRUCTION EXPERT-Visiting laboratories
and research centers in the United States which specialize in
concrete, Guatemala's Prof. Jorge Sittenfeld of San Carlos
University spent some time at the University yesterday.
Professor Cites Problems
Guatemala Construction
builders to use a minimum of khunctional, simple and beautiful"
concrete and steel in construc- he said.
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BURTON HOLMES
TRAVELOGUE
IN YOUR
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Motion Pictures In Natural Color
Narrated By Andre de la Varre
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After the war, American uni-
versities quickly reflected greater
American interest in many areas
ofthe world. The important role
of the Soviet Union both during
and after World War II, stimu-
lated sufficient interest to cause
the beginning of a Russian
Studies program at the Univer-
sity.
The attention focused on the
Middle East by such events as the
Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49 and
the Egyptian revolution against
King Farouk aroused interest in
Islamic lands and traditions. This
resulted in beginning of the Near
Eastern Studies Department.
The recent emergence to inde-
pendence and world prominence
of India has created enough in-
terest to separate this area from
the Far Eastern Studies depart-
ment and create a South Asian
Studies Committee.
Latest Area
Africa is the latest geographic
area to interestathe University.
The studies in this program, how-
ever, are conducted very inform-
ally and there is no department
dealing with the area.
"There is no consensus among
scholars concerned with Africa in
the development of an institu-
tionalized African studies pro-
gram nor an interest on the part
of the University," Prof. Henry
Bretton of the political science
department commented.
He described. African studies as
an informal process by which
various faculty members cooper-
ate with regard to library acquisi-
tions, scheduling and planning of
degree programs and offering
courses in extension and summer
session programs."
A student can earn a doctorate
degree in African studies by tak-
ing various courses and doing ad-
vanced research in several de-
partments. This would be a
standard political science degree
wtih specialization in African
studies.
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Organization
Notices
Am. Soc. for Public Administration,
Social Seminar: "Port Operation and
Mar.agement-The New Orleans Ex-
perience," Mar. 10, 8 p.m., Rackham
Bldg., Conf. Room.
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Congregational Disciples N & R Stud.
Guild, Social Action Luncheon, Mar. 9,
12 Noon, 524 Thompson.
Gamma Delta, Luth. Student Club,
Lenten Vespers, Mar. 9, 7:30 P.M., 1511
Washtenaw.
International Folk Dancers, Folk
Dansing & Instruction, Mar. 9, 8 p.m.,
Lane Hall.
La Sociedad Hispanica, Reunion, Mar.
10, 8 p.m., 3050 Frieze Bldg. Programa,
baile, refrescos. Vengan todos.
Lutheran Stud. Center & Chapel, Len-
ten Vespers, March 9, 7:15 p.m., Hill
St. & S. Forest Ave.
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Newman Club, Christian Marriage Se-
ries: "Preparation for Marriage," Mar.
9, 8 p.m., Newman Club Center.
Political Issues Club, Direct non-
violent action: The CORE program
for Integration, Mar. 10, 8 p.m., Union,
3rd Floor Conf.. Rm. Speaker: Anna
Holden, Nat'l See. og Congress of Ra-
cial Equality.
SOC Educ. & Stud. Welfare Comm.,
Meeting, Mar. 9, 4:15 p.m, 1548 SAB.
Anyone interested in working on this
comm. is welcome.
Univ. Coed Horseback Riding Club,
Meeting, Mar. 10, 6:50 p.m., WAB.
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W.A.A. Golf Club, 1st meeting, Mar.
10, 7:15 p.m., W.A.B. downstairs.
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CAMPUS ELECTIONS: Poll workers
needed for campus elections March 15,
16. Sign up for a time and place, SGC
headquarters, SAB. Call NO 3-0553 or
come in after 3 p.m.
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