4 The Michigan-Daily-Tuesday, December 5, 1978-Page 9 TO OFFSET DECREASING STATE SUPPOR T: Faculty seeks alumni dollars- South African vote free of violence V . By JOHN SINKEVICS Emphasizing the need for private donations from alumni, faculty mem-. bers from the Literary College (LSA) discussed yesterday the progress of a fund-raising campaign within the college and made suggestions for future solicitation efforts. Dean Billy Frye introduced the sub- ject at the meeting by stressing the need for outside funding of the colelge and the desire to involve LSA faculty in the project. "THE DECREASING level of state support shows no sign of reversal and b this loss of funds must be made up in other ways," said Frye. "There is a growing recognition of need for private ' philanthropy and we should garner TParadise (Continued from Page 7) The creation of Eve begins with a ,long silence. Few new sounds are ex- ..plored; the use of sonars, a bass flute &and some strange reed (a hecklephone?) are the most exotic solos. Even excepting a tonal, or modal, a ,capella chorus sung to Messias, the score evidences some sort of tonal pull in several places. Penderecki has previously used major chords to break through graphic sludge and startle the listener (Polymorphia ends on a C chord), but rarely progressions of two or three, as he does here on occasion. Sometimes this borders on the melodramatic: when Satan enters ,Paradise, shielding himself against the light, the brass agony is reminiscent of a Jules Verne movie. STILL, WHEN it works, Penderecki's strongest suit is his dramatic sense. It succeeds at the end of the first act, as Eve and Adam dr 't apart while fruit- gathering and Satan, behind a trun- cated dome above and upstage of the pair, waits for Eve. Piquant winds bur- ble underneath the lovers' farewells (aleatorically notated), and harp and light percussion are added to create a shivering, doomed effect. Less successful is his use of the "Dies Irae," quoted several times during Michael's ending prophecies -of war, first chorally, then orchestrally. It just sounds hackneyed. But generally, the music is ap- propriate. The only time it isn't is the show's very end: to close with an ob- noxiously loud, grossly scored D major chord seems not illuminating, but something of a cheap shot. Of what quality the music is, and whether or not this is a turning point for Penderecki or just an assumed style to meet this par- ticular opera's, needs, only more time can show. Penderecki's handling of musical characterizations proves interesting; fashioning Death as a counter-tenor is bizarre, especially as he sings the higher line in duets with Sina mezzo. God is represented by an offstage voice (spoken by the same actor who does Milton, which is confusing) and at times by a group of baritones in the or- chestra pit singing in Hebrew. MESSIAS IS the least convincing, because there is nothing "special" in his music; it is of the same cloth as everyone else's. Penderecki's objective may have been to show Messias as no god, but rather very human. But this is quite contrary to Milton, and certainly to the effect of the blazing light and white robe in which Messias appears on stage. The production itself was impressive, and though no single voice was truly outstanding - excepting Arnold Moss, a Shakespearean actor marvelous in the speaking role of Milton - the total impact was powerful. Clearly, the money went into physical properties and rehearsal time. Bruno Bartoletti conducted with great emotion and, to my surprise, often without a baton. The choir, like the soloists, was not superb, but quite serviceable, and the children's choir was among the best I've heard. RESTAU RANT OPENINGS Your free time is worth money You won't need any experience to start turning your free time into extra cash. Whether you are a stu- dent, housewife, retiree, or anyone who is responsible and wants to earn money, Burger King had the opportunities. We're located near you, and have flexible schedules to fit yours in addition to an above average starting rate, we offer these other great benefits: " $3.15/hr. FOR OPENERS, CLOSERS, & DAY SHIFT * FULL OR PART TIME * FLEXIBLE HOURS " DAY OR NIGHT SHIFT these resources. Also, it has become evident that this college must be direc- tly involved in this effort." Roy Muir, head of the College Development Office, and John Glass, head of the LSA Enrichment Fund, gave reports outlining the current campaign and methods which might be used to gather donations in the future. The fund-raising efforts in LSA are divided into two categories: the Enrichment Fund, based on annual contributions from alumni; and two, engaging prospects for a major Univer- sity or LSA Capital Campaign. "WE HAVE FOUND that those schools and colleges who are aggressive in trying to get services and funds are the ones that get those ser- vices," said Muir. Muir explained LSA's first fund- raising project began last year with the start of the East Asian Capital Cam- paign, which has received $3.7 million in gifts and pledges towards a goal of $6 million. He said he expects to reach that goal within two years. Glass from the Enrichment Fund ex- plained that the other side of the fund- raising effort in the college is occupied with establishing a sense of loyalty among alumni not only to the Univer- sity but to the college, as well. "WE HAVE TO instill in the alumni an identity with this college," said Glass. "Our purpose is to broaden the base of support by contacting alumni around the country." The project involves telethon, direct mail, and personal solicitations. The telethon portion involves student callers who solicit college alumni over the telephone from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Glass said this program has been very successful, with a current total of 1,272 alumni pledging over $20,000 to the college. History Prof. Stephen Tonsor objec- ted to the solicitation of funds by phone, saying that he found this method to be personally "abhorrent, ill-mannered and boorish." Glass responded that the phone calls were made in a courteous manner and that most of the alumni who received calls enjoyed talking with the student workers. WINDHOEK; South-West Africa (AP)-In the shadow of South African rifles, blacks in-this territory voted for the first time ever yesterday in multiracial elections that the United Nations says are worthless and that guerrillas vow to disrupt. Maj. Gen. Vic Vorster, the police commissioner, warned that South African-governed territory's 100,000 white and 900,000 blacks to be braced for attacks by guerrillas opposed to the elections, but no disgruptions were reported yesterday, the first of five days of voting. South African troops guarded the 1,100 polling places. The guerrillas and the Unite Nations, as well as the United States say they will recognize only U.N. supervised elections, now set for July South Africa said it will cooperate bu insisted on holding jts own vote as well and has not agreed outright to the U.N plan. Two bombs ripped buildings in tht heart of the capital over the weekend injuring 14 persons and leading t arrests of six officials of the guerrilk South-West Africa Peoples Organization, which has threatened p sabotage the elections and kill politica leaders who participate in them. Lost' premieres in Chicago MY GREATEST disappointment and quite possibly a major drawback to the work is that so many of the words are uninteligible. And much of this seems Penderecki's fault; when lines like "Sight so deformed/What heart of rock could long/Dry-eyed behold?" are scat- tered throughout eight or nine parts in opposing rhythms, or a single baritone is pitted against a swarming orchestra (this is especially problematic with Satan), the results are often muddled. The staging was simple but effective, barring several cliche devices such as smoke in Hell and incessant banner- waving by the demons (why is waving something around expected to look scary?). The costumes-were also effec- tive, if one ignored the baffling use of feathers in Satan's headgear. The various angels, wearing armor and helmets, had a heavy appearance, at first rather surprising. But in Milton, after all, the angels are warriors. Nor is Satan nimble. Scratch, but rather a ponderous blue and green monster. 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