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DRAMA-Rehak's The Only Good Injun and Pinter's Land-
scape produced by the Student Lab Theatre open this
afternoon in the Arena, Frieze Building at 4:10. Tonight
at 8 in Quirk Auditorium, EMU Players continue the pro-
duction of George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman
as part of the drama department's festival of Shaw's
works. Also tonight, Forty-Carats opens at 8:00 at the
Lydia Mendelsohn Theatre, produced by the Ann Arbor
Civic Theater. Written by the authors of "Cactus Flower,"
this comedy concerns the wooing of an older woman by
a young millionaire.
MUSIC-Joseff Blatt conducts the University Philharmonia
at 8 in Hill Auditorium featuring Lohengrin Prelude,
Mozart Serenade No. 9, and Brahms Symphony No. 1.
Also -at 8, Muddy Waters appears at Clarenceville as part
of the Schoolcraft Cultural and Public Affairs Series.
FILM-The Detroit Institute of the Arts features Donn Alan
Pennebaker, an independent producer-director, and his
celebrated documentaries tonight at 8.
FILMS-Phantom of the Opera haunts Aud. "A" Angell Hall
at 7, 9:30, courtesy of Ann Arbor Film Co-Op. Also to-
night, Cinema Guild shows Bunuel's Viridiana in Arch.
Aud. at 7, 9:05.
UPCOMING CONCERT TIP-The Israel Philharmonic Orches-
tra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, will give a concert here
in the Choral Union Series at 8:30 tomorrow night in
Hill Auditorium, under the auspices of the University
Musical Society.
Grabbing some 50's oldies
By DIANE LEVICK
(alias Angel Baby)
Even if you weren't rockin'
and boppin' to American Band-
stand when you were young, you
can still learn about a bit of the
1950's teenage music culture.
Course Mart course 323, taught
by Jeff Hirsh, '73, and Gary
Kreissman, '75, takes an inter-
disciplinary approach to the
study of those oldies.
In the weekly two-hour lec-
tures, Hirsh and Kreissman don't
just talk about names and dates.
They explain a little about the
music itself, the music business,
and the culture that bought it-
then and now.
Oldies fans gather in Burton
Tower to hear, for example, how
white recording groups ripped
off black artists'- hits, making
"cover" records in a style more
acceptable to white audiences.
Hirsh and Kreissman, who spin
the old wax on their WCBN
oldies show Friday nights from
11 to 3, believe their course is
far more relevant than most
classes students take.
"It's our music," says Hirsh.
"It was one of the first mani-
festations of a teenagesidentity
and our own culture."
''he course's first few lectures
have centered on the roots of
rock and roll so students can see
the evolution and combination of
blues, rhythm and blues, gospel,
folk, and swing.
The resulting music? "A lot
of it was innocuous," Hirsh says.
"Musically a lot was crap, but
it was ours." Some of the music
had pleasing vocals and decent
instrumental backing. Kreissman
cites "Whispering Bells" by the
Dell Vikings in 1956 as "perfect
rock and roll."
In addition to listening to tapes
and lectures in class, students
have required readings and two
projects or papers to earn their
two credits pass-fail. The sub-
jects can be anything relating to
oldies.
"We're really looking forward
to reading the papers. People can
inject a lot of opinion into them,
and there's really no way we can
say they're wrong," Hirsh says.
They're not s u r e whether
they'll offer the course winter
term. If they do, it won't be the
same set-up. "Jeff and I were
thinking of having an hour lec-
ture and then breaking it up into
two sections. It would permit
m o r e discussion." Kreissman
says.
But what will the kids really
get out of the class? "Our view-
point," explains Kreissman, "is
that we didn't want people who
knew nothing about oldies to
go to one sock hop and say
'Yeah, man, I'm really into
oldies'." He hopes the course
will help students "to appreciate
the culture" and serve as a
"common base of understanding"
the music.
Hirsh, for instance, calls "de-
testable" the glorification of
greasers by those who know noth-
ing about what they were really
like. "They were bullies and now
they're heroes," moans Hirsh.
Hirsh admits that there's plenty
more to the 1950's music and
culture than he and Kreissman
know, although t he i r back-
grounds on the subject appear
strong.
"I listened to Elvis when I
was three,"' Kreissman claims.
"I always used to listen to the
radio with friends when I was
eight." Both living in New York,
not far from Manhattan, Kreiss-
man and Hirsh had the chance
to listen to oldies radio shows,
such as the infamous "Cousin
Brucie" on WABC. Of course,
New York was the place where
many of the hits and groups had
originated.
Although Hirsh didn't actually
grow up listening to rock and roll
at a tender age, he has since
gotten very well aquainted with
it, especially through concerts.
"I'veseen just about'everybody
who was big in the '50's: Dion,
Elvis, Little Richard, the Plat-
ters, the Drifters, the Coasters,
Lloyd Price . ...." says Hirsh.
Now Hirsh mimics And paro-
dies the old groups in his own
lip-syncing group, Jimmy and
the Javelins, who appear at
every campus sock hop with
Chastity and the Belts.
The oldies revival is still alive
on campus through radio, sock
hops, and Course Mart course
323. Grab some of the '50's cul-
ture before it slips away.
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By MARTHA MINOW
Whether you're looking for a
refuge from the scramble of daily
campus activity, a haven for
literary-journal addicts, a cozy,
enclave for interesting people,
or some fine tea and cookies,
you might find your place in the
Hopwood Room. .
Laden with the fruits of liter-
ary efforts, a round table in the
center of the room holds current
periodicals selected on the basis
of student suggestions and con-
tinuing interest. The Hopwood
Room also houses shelves of cur-
rent books and bound copies of
award-winning entries in the an-
nual Avery Hopwood and Jule
Hopwood Awards in Creative
Writing that date back to 1931.
The room located in 1006 An-
gell Hall, was established in con-
junction with the awards under
the direction of the late Pro-
fessor Roy Cowden. His portrait
along with those of Avery Hop-
wood, whose will established the
awards, and Fred Newton Scott,
then head of the Journalism De-
partment all contribute to the
benevolently calm atmosphere of
the room.
Many people who know of the
room see it as a sort of "back-
water" conducive to quiet study,
relaxation, and congenial con-
versation. Attracting students
with a common interest in writ-
ing, the room still brings togeth-
er a diversity of individuals that
range from struggling young no-
velists to doctoral candidates in
anthropology. Since the establish-
ment of the ,room almost 40
years ago, the atmosphere has
varied in degree of literary con-
cern and certainly the appear-
ance of the students has changed.
In a particularly favorable posi-
tion to watch .these changes has
been Mary Cooley, secretary of
the room for 31 years until her
retirement last spring. A former
Hopwood award winner, she en-
joyed working in the room ob-
serving the changing trends in
student apparel, interests, and
devotion to varying genres.
"The Hopwood room is a nice
thing, an oasis within the big
college world," ,she said. Some
people don't find out about it un-
til late in their college career,
but if we advertised it,, it would
not be the same. We just have to
take the chance that those who
find it will appreciate it. And of
course no sort of ticket of ad-
mission is required to enter. It's
just there for all those interest-
ed in writing."
A good chance to get acquaint-
ed with the room and with Hilda
Bonham, the new secretary, is
at the weekly Hopwood teas
where each Thursday from three
to five, tea and assorted cookies
complete the oasis quality of H oeR
Hopwood Room.
Daily Photo by DAVID MARGOLICK
Jeff Hirsh (left) and Gary Kreissman on the job in WCBN studios.
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"How do you
know you're...
God?"
"Simple. u
When I pray
to Him
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to myself."
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6:.00 2,4,7 News
9 Courtship of Eddie's Father .
50 Flintstones
56 Maggie and the Beautiful Ma-
chine
6,10 News,
6:30 2,4,7 News
9 Jeannie
50 GiIigan's Island
56 Making things Grow
6,10 News
.7:00 2 Truth or Consequences
4 News
7 To Tell the Truth
9 Beverly Hillbillies
50 I Love Lucy
56 Zoom
6 Jeannie
10 Dick Van Dyke
7:30 2 What's My Line?
4 Family Classics
7 Wild Kingdom
9 All Outdoors
50 Hogan's Heroes
56 Consumer Game
6 The Parent Game
10 It's Your Bet
8:00 2 Carol Burnett
4 Adam 12
7 The Paul Lynde Show
9 News
50 Dragnet
56 Public Affair/Election '72
6 Carol Burnett
10 Adam 12
Bunuel shreds Spanish Catholic-
ism, exposing the inadequacy
of good intentions. Funny 'and
shocking throughout & "famous
for - the outrageous blasphemy
of a "Last Supper" staged by
drunken beggars in the do-
gooder heroine's mansion.
VIRIDIANA
Dir. LUIS BUNUEL. 1961
THURSDAY
AMERICAN UNDERGROUND
RETROSPECTIVE
Drnar'~m A
8:30 4 NBC Mystery Movie
"The Harlem Beat", Some
rotten teenager robs a weal-
thy man at a party and
Madigan (Richard widmark)
becomes involved.
7 ABC Movie
"Rolling Man" Good ole Den-
nis weaver (McCloud) is re-
leased from prison, tries to
recover his lost sons. Made
for t.v.
9 Englebert Humperdinck Pre-
sents
50 Merv Griffin Show
56 NET Playhouse "Volpone."
10 NBC Mystery Movie
9:00 2 Medical Center
6 Medical Center
9 This is Your Life
10:00 2 Cannon
4 Search
7 Julie Andrews
9 News-National/Local
50 Perry Mason (B)
-56 Soul
6 Cannon
10 Search
11:00 2,4,7 News
9 The Cheaters
50 The- Mancini Generation
11:30 2 Movie
"The Far Horizons," '55, Lewis
and Clark discover America.
Fred'MacMurray, William De-
marest, and Donna Reed. Not
to mention Charlton Heston
(How come he never had his
own t.v. show?) .
4 Tonight-Johnny Carson
7 Dick Cavett
9 Movie
"The Smugglers," '68, Two
Americans on a European va-
cation are used as decoys for
all kinds of underhanded
m o n k e y business. Shirley
Booth and David Opatoshu.
50 CBS Movie
6 CBS Movie
10 Tonight Show
1:30 2 Movie
"Outlaws Is Coming," (B)> 65,
Three Stooges, Adam west.
3:00 2 Death Valley Days
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