When did (Continued from Page 1) after the centennial celebraton, the University had its sesquicentennial, which coincided with Hatcher's retirement. To mark both. occasions, the University hosted "an international conference with distinguished scholars from all over the world" talking on a variety of subjects, Hatcher said. So that's the way it was. Or is. Take your choice-1817, 1837, or maybe even 1841 as the date when students first came to this campus. Like so many questions at this University, there's more than one right answer. The Michigan Daily-Sunday, September 30, 1979--Page 7 Ann Arbor, Michigh the University was founded as 1817, but the Daily Photo by JIM KRUZ plaque in front of the abnrfinnU 'Free Pregnancy Testing Immediate Results Confidential Counseling Complete Birth Control Clinic Medicaid " Blue Cross 33)941180 Ann Arborand Downriver area t (313) 559-0590 Southfield area Northland Family Planning Clinic, Inc. IMA I 'I The official University seal (right) shows the date Graduate Library (left) shows the year as 1837. Classroom time dominates ELI schools (Continued from Page 1) some are in their 30th printing with volumes up to 40,000 copies which, Sears said, enables the University of Michigan Press to print some of its more esoteric works which may have volumes of only a few hundred copies. Distinguishing between the produc- tion of teachingnaterials and basic research, new ELI director Selinker said ELI has developed "no body of research that one can point to." This factor was also of concern at a recent regularly-scheduled meeting between the Executive Committee of ELI and the (LSA) College Executive Commit- tee. At that meeting, according to Frye, the question "Why are we in this business if teaching (and production of teaching materials) is the only thing we're doing well?'.' was raised. The classic University conflict bet- ween research. and teaching is par- ticularly acute at ELI due to its special institutional status as, in official University jargon, a "unit" reporting directly to LSA Dean Frye, not a depar- tment. This distinction disqualifies its staff from receiving professorships and the benefits the title confers - par- ticularly, sabbaticals and other paid time off to do research. SEVERAL ELI staff members con- firmed that with their present teaching loads, there is little time left over for research. Selinker was appointed director in 1977 and given a written mandate from Frye stressing "the need to rebuild quality throughout the staff at ELI" and "the need to create i healthy balance ... for teaching, preparation of pedagogical materials, and resear- ch." This need was motivated by a growing concern that, according to Frye, "The intellectual capital on which ELI was built may be becoming exhausted and a new generation of research is needed or (ELI's) reputation is bound to slip, if it hasn't already." SELINKER emphasized his own research background and said he finds the mandate consistent with his own goal to "make ELI an excellent place for applied linguistics research" and to strike a new balance between teaching and research. "The pressure comes from me," Selinker said in respect to his drive for a greater research role at ELI. The signs of a stronger emphasis on research at ELI are already evident. For example, Selinker has filled three recent staff vacancies with outside ap- pointments, granting contracts that specifically include time for research. In addition, the ELI staff has defined numerous areas relevant to applied linguistics research as a base for achieving Selinker's aim of "building an academic discipline here at ELI." Selinkoer and many instructors said some of these subjects will have ap- plication to other areas of the Univer- sity - particularly, the School of Engineering with its many foreign students, the School of Education, and English composition courses. Frye acknowledges, however, that any major effort to promote research by lightening the staff's teaching load, such as hiring more instructional staff or reducing the student enrollment, is impeded by ELI's role as a generator of income for the University. "I have not always felt complete freedom" in making such policy decisions concerning ELI, Frye said, explaining that over the years, the ELI revenue has gradually become built in- to the overall University budget. earn $' 100 amonth for 2 or 3 hours a week of your spare time. donate plasma You may save a life! It's easy and relaxing. Be a twice-a-week regular. $10 cash each donation, plus bonuses. this ad worth $5 extra New donors only. Phone for appointment. ANN ARBOR PLASMA CORPORATION 662-7744 Sun Ra's spaceship of soul EL CI SUN., SEPT. 30 8:00 P.M. AUD "A!' SUN., OCT. 7 8:00 P.M. AUD "B' (note change) SUN., OCT. 14 8:00 P.M. AUD "aBI (note change) SUN OCT. 21 8:00 P.M. AUD "B NE POLITICO BURN! (Queimada) Marion Brando plays Sir William Walker, a cynical tree-lonce secret agent and adventurer who is hired by the British government to dismantle Portugal's sugar trade monopoly in its Caribbean island colony of Queimado. Sir William came to the same stratetic conclusion in the 1840's as did the'Pentagon in the 1960's, that the way to fight a guerrilla movement with a broad popular base is to fight the people themselves. Thus in both cases we see used as routine weapons widespread torture and executions, the recruitment of native mer- cenorv armies to kill their own people, the razina of villaaes. the destruction of craps. And both colonial warmokers were forced to learn the some lesson. that the battle against an ideal cannot be wan by force of arms. Nicaragua: Patia Libre 0 Morir Film beings with scenes of Fall 1978 upgising by FSLN -explores history of intervention in Nicaragua and role as Sandino-Eden Pastora (Commandante Cero) discusses organization and armed struggle-interviews women and men of FSLN-Ernesto Cordenal celebrates Mass in camp and speaks of the oppressed and liberation. Six Days In Soweto *Six Days In Soweto" is a cinematically stunning and emotionally powerful -film'-not merely a record of rebellion against the violence of apartheid, but an insight into the daily lives and consciousness cif the people of Soweto. VENEZUELA TODAY: Contrasts Wealthy and Poor. LISTEN CARACAS: The lost Yecuano Chamon speaks from Amazonas. GUAT;EM ALA: The-Cosof Cotton"-for the Quiche. o (Continued from Page 5 relinquished the band to Sun Ra, a cosmic metamorphi.s began and con- tinues still. While always keeping one foot in the swing tradition, Ra extended past the structure of bebop to the outer limits of free form improvisation. The big band format has been constantly expanded by Ra-first through the ad- dition of instruments from french horn and bassoon to an endless array of African percussion, then the expanding sense of theatricality that has earned the Arkestra its "spectacular" reputation. This overwhelming com- bination of musical styles, instruments, vocals, dancers, and homemade costumes is held together by a strange mix of visual imagery and Sun Ra's in- terplanetary vision. THE SOLAR ARKESTRA is probably the most imposing presence to ever confront a Hill audience, in size alone. Without dancers and acrobats, the band consists of 19 members interchanging horn and reed combinations with a wide range of percussion and not one but three bass players. By setting them- selves free from any musical constric- tions, the band is free to literally play whatever comes to mind in varying, unique combinations. From the very beginning there is a sense of communal direction that holds these wildly disparate elements together in a cohesive form. Friday evening's performance was a wild tour de force of every American musical movement from gospel to swing to free-form jazz, with healthy, doses of African percussion ensemble playing and cosmic chaos. From his dramatic entrance in a sea of incensed fog, Sun Ra was the focal point of the band's inspiration. He seemed to draw on an unknown source, stretching the entire gamut of solo jazz piano and then some on "Somewhere Over the Rain- bow," assaulting his electric keyboards in a spastic-yet-somehow-musical fury. THIS DRIVE IS shared by the band members, who seem driven at times by an almost schizophrenic intensity. Sax player Marshall Allen embodied this alien motivation, blowing with a wicked intensity that hardly seemed to emenate from his wiry frame. The discipline and spirit of cooperation that allowed the band to slide from swing riffs behind vocalist June Tyson. through varied solo combinations to the irresistible chanting and dancing is a tribute to the talent of all involved. However, trumpeter Michael Ray and Elo Umo's performance on Egyptian log drum deserve special notice, as does Sun Ra's inimitable soloing on what sounded like a ballpark organ. Drawing not only on the entire range of Black American Music as well as the minstrel and music hall tradition, the band presents itself with a casual spon- taneity (right down to the funkily cosmic homemade costumes) that prevents anyone from taking them too seriously and their unbelievable range precludes anyone getting bored; the folks sitting next to me that left during a drawn out percussion rave came run- ning back as June Tyson launched the band into the evoctive theme song 'Spacein the Place." The show ended with what can only be described as a celebration-of music, art, and life, with the band and audience dancing and chanting together. If this sounds unforgivably corny, experience Sun Ra for yourself. Their unique synthesic develops con- tinually, as does Dexter Gordon's in- strumental ability. Both deserved to be checked out. 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