THE MICHIGAN DAILY Hwr, THE M .C _..A - --A-- T R Utz SDAY, D] Snyder Lauds Van Gogh at Art Review "Painting was for Van Gogh a religious experience," he contin- ued. "he earthbound quality of houses and mountains is empha- sized by strokes that tend toward the horizontal - thus represent- ing the earth that he felt held him down. "But his brush strokes show the ascending quality of the sky and trees, revealing his need for eleva- tion." "Indeed, Van Gogh was so moved by nature's beauty," Sny- der revealed, "that he wrote to his brother, Theo, 'It absorbs me so that I never think of a single rule of the painter's craft'." Manic Depressive "Much has been written on Van Gogh's sickness," Snyder said. "He shows symptoms of being a manic depressive; for he had periods of a c t i v i t y when he couldn't do enough work, but he also spoke in his letters of times of great depression and bordome when he couldn't bring himself to paint at all." In his last depressed days, Sny- der related, Van Gogh still ex- pressed belief in God. The artist said, "God was a great artist whose only creation, the world, was a study that did not come off." "But Van Gogh's last painting, done a few days before his death, didn't come off either," Snyder said. "In his last desperate at- tempt to find order through his art, nature seems to have turned against him-the landscape lacks order altogether." Art Schools Role Seen By Sawyer Liberal arts aspects of educa- tion are being neglected by art schools, Prof. Charles Sawyer, di- rector of the University Museum of Art, said recently. "Cultural background is a very old chestnut to which most of us in the arts pay lip service without feeling the particular obligation to do anything very affirmative about it," he asserted. "What we offer, somewhat apol- ogetically, wears off pretty rap- idly from our students, most of whom graduate with a conviction that what counts for them is the art of their own time - measured from about 1950 - with a slight bow to post-impressionism and cubism, and a glance at the more superficial aspects of primitive cultures," he continued. Prof. Sawyer noted two "hon- orable exceptions"-students who have either been inspired by a great teacher or who have at- tained awareness of culture for themselves. "Certainly there is no guaran- tee that an increase in credit hour requirements in history of art, literature or cognate subjects would provide an automatic solu- tion," he maintained. He said that there is a need to get at the root of the significance of the work of art for its own time, as well as for ours. ,DAILYOFFICIALBULLETIN ACROSS CAMPUS Prof. Ernest J. Simmons, pro- Museum, Nairobi, Kenya, at 4:00 fessor of Russian literature at p.m. today in Aud. A, Angell Hall. Columbia University, will lecture Slides and motion pictures in on "The People, Progress and Op- color will be featured. position in the Soviet Union" at Professor and Mrs. Leakey have 8:00 p.m. today in Aud. A, Angell searched for Ice Age fossils in Hall. Oldurai Gorge deposits since 1931 Prof. Simmons is the author of and found the first trace of the several books on Russian and So- "Earliest Man" in July, 1959. viet literature and has traveled * * * frequently in the Soviet Union. "The Chairs" by Eugene Iones- " * * co, one of the speech department's "Changing Perspectives on the weekly series of student-acted and Economics of the National Debt" student-directed productions, will will be discussed by Prof. Franco be presented at 4:10 p.m. today at Modigliani of the Carnegi Insti- Trueblood Aud. tute of Technology at 8:00 p.m. today in the Rackham Amphithe- atre. Prof. Maynard Klein of the mu- Prof. Modigliani will also lead a sic school will direct the Tudor seminar discussion on "Some and Michigan Singers in a Colle- Problems in the Theory of Valua- gium Musicum concert at 8:30 tion Under Uncertainty" at 4:00 p.m. Friday in Rackham Lecture p.m. Friday in the East Confer- Hall. ence Room at Rackham. They will present the first mod- * * * ern performance of two pre-Bach A lecture on "The Earliest Man" masterpieces by Isaac and Pacher- will be given by Prof. L. S. B. bel which have recently been edit- Leakey, director of the Coryndon ed by University musicologists. The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication of The Univer- aty of Michigan for which The Michigan Dailyaassumes no edi- torial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Administration Build- ing, before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1959 VOL. LXX, NO. 59 General Notices Attention: Jan. grads should order their caps and gowns from Moe's Sport Shop on North University immediately. Jan. Grads: Orders for commence- ment announcements will be taken Dec. 2-4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Student Activities Bldg. New University of Michrgan Graduate Screening Examinations in French and German. All graduate, students desir- ing to fulfill their foreign language re- quirement by passing the written exam- ination given by Prof. Lewis (formerly given by Prof. Hootkins) must first pass an objective screening examination. The objective examinations will-be giv- en four times each semester (i.e., Sept., Oct., Nov., December, Feb., March, Ap- ril, and May) and once during the Summer Session, in July. Students who fail the objective examination may re- peat it but not at consecutive admin- istrations of the test (e.g., Sept. and Oct.) except when the two adminis- trations are separated by more than 35 days (e.g., Dec. and Feb.) The next administration of the ob- jective examinations in French and German will be on Thurs., Dec. 17 in Aud. C, Angell Hall at 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Within 24 hours after the examinations the names of students who have passed will be posted on the Bulletin Board outside the office of Prof. Lewis, the Examiner in Foreign Languages, Rm. 3028 Rackham Bldg. Students desiring to fulfill the Grad- uate School's requirement in French and German are alerted to an alternate path. A grade of B or better in French 12 and German 12 will satisfy the for- eign language requirement. A grade of B or better in French 11 and German 11 Is the equivalent of having passed the objective screening examination. Today, at 4:10 p.m., the Dept. of Speech will present a laboratory play- bill production of "The Chairs" by Eugene Ionesco. The performance will be held in Trueblood Aud., Frieze Bldg. Astronomy Dept. Visitors' Night: Fri., Dec. 4, 8:00 p.m., Rm. 2003 Angell Hall. Dr. Lawrence H. Aller will speak on "The Moon." After the lecture the Stu- dent Observatory on the fifth floor of Angell Hall will be open for inspection and for telescopic observations of the Moon, Double Star and Orion Nebula. Children welcomed, but must be ac- companied by adults. Women Students who do not have a housing commitment, for the spring semester may apply now at the Office of the Dean of Women, 1011 SAB, for residence hall or supplementary hous- ing. TIAA - College Retirement Equities Fund: Participants in the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) retirement program who wish to change their contributions to the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), or to apply for or discontinue participation in the Equities Fund, will be able to make such changes before Dec. 18, 1959. Staff members who have % or 1 of their contributions to TIAA allocated to CREF may wish to change to a % basis or go from the latter to a 1a or 1/3 basis. Please contact the Office of Staff Benefits, 3057 Admin. Bldg., Ext. 619. Application blanks for Phoenix Pre- doctoral Fellowships for 1960-61 are available in the Graduate School Of- fice. Applicants should be wel ad- vanced in their graduate studies and should present plans for research or graduate study leading to research in some field dealing with the applica- tions or implications of atomic energy. Research projects may be in the fieldsI of nuclear physics and chemistry, in1 the use of radiation or fission products, in the medical and biological sciences or on the effect that atomic energy de- velopments will have on government, economics, philosophy and culture. Competition will close Feb. 1, 1960. Concerts Collegium Musicum: The Michigan Singers and Tudor Singers, conducted by Maynard Klein, with Marilyn Mason Brown, harpsichordist, will present a concert in Rackham Lecture Hall on Fri., Dec. 4, at 8:30 p.m. Open to the general public. Lectures Lecture: Ednest J. Simmons, Prof. of Russian Literature, Columbia Univer- sity will speak on "The People, Prog- ress and Opposition in the Soviet Un- ion," at 8 p.m., Aud. A.. Lecture: Prof. Franco Mondigliani, Carnegie Institute of Technology, will speak on "Changing Perspective on the Economics of the National Debt," on Thurs., Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., Rackham Am- phitheatre. The Earliest Man, by Dr. L.S.B. Leakey, Director, Coryndon Museum, Nairobi, Kenya. A University lecture sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropol- ogy, Thurs., Dec. 3, 4 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Academic Notices Cancer Research Seminar: Dr. Arthur G. Johnston and Dr. Frank White- house, Jr., will discuss "Bacterial En- dotoxins and Tumor-Host Relation- ships." on Thurs., Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m, Rm. 1564, E. Med. Bldg. Applied Mathematics Seminar: Prof. R. K. Ritt will speak on "Jauch's Quantum Scattering Theory," Thurs., Dec. 3, at 4:00 p.m. in Rm. 246 W. Engrg. Refreshments will be served in Rm. 246 W. Engrg. at 3:30 p.m. Biological Chemistry Colloquium: Dr. Donald G. Bomb, Rakham Arthritis Research Unit, will speak on "Inter- mediary Metabolism of Sialic Acid" in Rm. M6423 Med. S. Bldg. at 4:00 p.m., Fri., Dec. 4 Coffee will be served in the department library (M5410) at 3:30 p.m. Little Seminar: Prof. Franco Mon- digliani, Carnegie Institute of Technol- ogy, will speak on "Some Problems in the Theory of valuation Under Un- certainty" on Fri., Dec. 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the E. Conf. m., Rackham Bldg. Statistics Seminar: will meet Thurs., Dec. 3 at 4:00 p.m. in Rm. 3201 Angell Hall. Prof. Craig will conclude his dis- cussion on Tukey's 1947 paper on "Sta- tistically Equivalent Blocks and Tol- erance Regions." Doctoral Examination for Arturs Kal- nins, Engrg. Mechanics; thesis: "On Dynamic Problems of Shallow Spheri- cal' Shells," Thurs., Dec. 3, 315 W. Engrg. Bldg., at 2:00 p.m. Chairman, J. Ormondroyd. Doctoral Examination for Harold Sobol, Electrical Engrg.; thesis: "Modu- lation Characteristics of 0-Type Elec- tron-Stream Devices," Thurs., Dec. 3, 3035 E. Engrg. Bldg., at 2:30 p.m. Chairman, J. E, Rowe Placement Notices The following schools have listed teaching vacancies and will be here to interview on: Mon., Dec. 7: Madison, N.J. - JHS Eng., Lang., French, Spanish; Elem.; HS Math, So- cial Studies, English; Elem. Library. Tues., Dec. .8: Walled Lake, Mich. - Elem. (1-2); Spec. Ed. (Hard of Hearing). Wed., Dec. 9: St. Clair Shores, Mich. -JHS Girls' P.E., English; HS English, French/Eng. or Spanish; Elem. (Kind) Royal Oak, Mich. - Early Elemen- tary. Thurs., Dec. 10: Port Huron, Mich. - HS English, Math; JHS Gei. Math, Science. Grosse Ile, Mich. - Elem. (1, 2, 3, 5), Elem. Phys. Ed. Vocal/Inst. Music, Math (7th), English/Latin. Fri., Dec. 11: Madison Heights, Mich. - Elem.,, Diag., Speech Correction. For any additional information and appointments contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin. Bldg., NO 3-1511, Ext. 489. Personnel Requests: Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Admin., Cambridge, Mass. has immediate openings for women as assistants in the course "Written Ana- lysis of Cases." Recent women gradu- ates with a Liberal Arts, BA degree, U.S. Civil Service Comnission an- nounces examinations and need for Stenographers and Typists. Applica- tions will be accepted indefinitely, Kimberly-Clark Corp., has need of Consumer Products Salesmen for work where needed in the U.S. Prefer men with some college training or the equi- valent gained from actual successful selling experience, married or single, veterans or others not vulnerable to military service, good health, willing to travel and relocate, good, outgoing personality. Harvard University, C a m b r 1d g e, Mass., has research jobs for recent graduates in: Chemistry Dept., Virol ogy work with Biology professor, Bu- reau of Business Research at the Bus- ORCH ESTRAS by B U D-MO R featuring Johnny Harberd Men of Note Dick Tilkin Bob Elliott Andy Anderson Al Dioser Vic Vroom Earle Pearson The Kingsmen Dale Sebck plus many others ness School and Radio-Meteor Project at the Observatory. Vanderbilt Better Tours, Travel Bu- reau in Chicago, Ill., would like to get a Feb. grad, who has majored in ac- counting to handlehtheir books. Appli- cant should be able to type and should have a high scholastic record. They could also use a stenographer. Oregon State announces examination for Archival Asst. Must be a graduate of an accredited four-year college, with a major in -history or a related field of the social sciences or have had full- time employment in archival work which may be substituted on a year- for-year basis for the college require- ment. Executive Manpower Corp., a N.Y.C. consulting firm, has openings to fill for the following positions: (1) Sales Engr. -Grad. Engr., physicist, or electronics, ability to identify potential applica- tion of company products on a profit- able basis, at least five years of ex- perience In peripheral data processing and three-five years of selling exper- ience. (2) Project Engineer -- Graduate Electro-Mechanical Engr. or applied physicist, five-10 yrs. of broad exper.. lence in mechanical and electronic sys- tems, previous project supervisory ex- perience preferable. J. C. Penney Co., Inc., is seeking Junior Auditors. Age: 26 to 33, al- (Continued on Page 4) DIAL.N 8-6416 The stage sensation is on the screen! -p To Spon sor Jazz Festival Georgetown University of Wash- ington, D.C. is currently sponsor- ing an intercollegiate jazz festi- val, open to campus jazz groups throughout the country. Any interested groups here may obtain application forms from Michael E. Rollins, '81, at the student offices of the Michigan Union. Ending Saturday DIAL NO 2-6264 STUPENDOS SPCTACL OF THE MOST WKKEO EA FAL- r imi: I metay WARNER BROS. StA,,,m R!CHMMRPClAMR BUMM oNBLOC" M49Y r THWUSANM~ f EASTMAN C2L2RI I, GIANNA MARIA CANALS GEORGES MARQIAL "ESTORE MATHN IN SuP~RC NESCOPE " A COMA LEAE I JANUARY GRADUATES last two days to order COMMENCEMENT AN NOU NCEMENTS :;n , Thurs., Dec. 3-Fri, Dec. 4 S.A.B. 9 AM-5 P.M. F TODAY 4:10 P.M. Department of Speech ,' "THE CHAIRS" by EUGENE IONESTO , 0!=N Trueblood Auditorium No admission charge TT - ., _t ls' "j ' .. S.G.C. Cinema JuiI4d TON IGHT and TOMORROW at 7:00 and 9:00 "ADVENTURES of ROBINSON CRUSOE" with DAN O'HERLIHY and JAMES FERNANDEZ directed by Louis Bunuel SHORT: "VISIT TO PICASSO" 2000 WEST STADIUM 1103 S. Univ. NO 2-6362 !II'IC111LIM I W mmmmmii MICHIGAN UNION-S.G.C. presents I A Debate on the "MICHIGAN "ir FINANCIAL CRISIS" ... SATURDAY at 7:00 and 9:00 SUNDAY at 8:00 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER "From Here to Eternity" 14 Sen. Clyde H. Geerlings, Rep. Chairman, Tax Committee Sen. George C. Steeh, Dem. Sen. Paul C. Younger, Rep. Sen. Basil Brown, Dem. II