The Michigan Daily-Sunday, March 22, 1981-Page 3 -HAPPENINGS- SUNDAY FILMS AAFC - Nine Months, 7, 10:20 p.m.; Angi Vera, 8:40 p.m., MLB 3. Cinema Guild - Gilda, 7 p.m.; Rain, 9 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Cinema II - Ceddo, 7, 9 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Mediatrics - Pinocchio, 3, 5, 7 p.m., MLB 4. MCFT - On the Town, 6,7:45 p.m., Michigan Theater. SPEAKERS CCWH - Kenneth Dahlberg, "Seed Patenting: A Key Threat to the World's Food Future?", 7:30 p.m., Kuenzel Room, Union. MEETINGS Breakthrough - 2-4 p.m., Conference Room 5, Union, wheelchair ac cessible. Graduate Women's Network - Meeting, pot-luck brunch, noon, 802 Monroe. PERFORMANCES Hillel - Israeli folk dancing, 1-3 p.m., 1429 Hill. Canterbury Loft - Homegrown: Women's Music Series, 7 p.m., 332 South State. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - Ars Musica, Classical concert, 8 p.m., 306 N. Division. , PTP- spring dance concert, "Works by Lucas Hoving," 3 p.m., Power Cen- ter. School of Music - Campus Band/Repertory Band, 4 p.m., Hill Aud. MISCELLANEOUS Rec. Sports - Family Sunday Funday, "Indoor Soccer," 2-5 p.m.; Adolescent Program, noon -2 p.m., NCRB. Karma Thegsum Choling - Discussion on Buddhist Texts, 4-5:30 p.m., 734 Fountain. MSA - Self-defense class, 5-7 p.m., Union., Youth for Understanding - Open House for returnees, 1-4 p.m., 2455 Newbury Court. WCBN - Studio Live, 9-10 p.m., 88.3 F.M. Hillel - Deli dinner, 6 p.m.; Hebrew Musicians meet, 8 p.m., 1429 Hill. National Wildlife Week - Voyages to Save the Whales, speaker from Greenpeace, 7:30 p.m., 3rd floor miltipurpose room, Undergraduate library. MONDAY FILMS AAFC - One Hour With You, 7, 10:20 p.m.; The Love Parade, 8:30 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. MCFT - On the Town, 5:45, 7:30 p.m., Michigan Theater. Women's Study Films - Women Artists, 7 p.m., MLB 3. Ann Arbor Prisoner's Rights Collective - Juvenile Court, 7 p.m., Whitney Aud., School of Education Building. LASC, Ethics and Religion-Battle of Chile, Part 3, 7, 9 p.m., 170 Dennison. SPEAKERS Near Eastern and North African Studies - Bag lunch lecture, Ali Amiri, "How to Choose an Oriental Rug," noon, Lane Hall Commons, Classical Studies , Herbert Hausmannger, "Stability and Change in the Reasoning of a Roman Jurist: P. Juventius Celsus," 4:10 p.m., 2009 Angell. Latin American Monday Lectures - Daniel Levine, "The Cry for Land," 7:30 p.m., St. Mary's Lounge, 331 Thompson. Energy Series - Edward Mitchell, "U.S. Petroleum Refining After De- control," 4 p.m., East Conference Room, Rackham. MEETINGS Polish-American Student Association - 7 p.m., Conference room 6, Union. Med. Center Bible Study - 12:15 p.m., W5603 Main Hospital, Nuclear Medicine Conference Room. SACUA -i1:15 pm., 4025 Admin. Building. Christian Science -7:15 p.m., 3909 Michigan Union. Black Cinema Guild - Meeting, 8 p.m., 511 E. Hoover, Apt. 6. Ecology Center - 7:30 p.m., 417 Detroit St. PERFORMANCES University Musical Society -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 8:30 p.m., Hill Aud. MISCELLANEOUS Rackham Student Gov't - Elections, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fishbowl; 6-8 p.m., Rackham Lobby. Macromolecular Research - Colloquium, Charles Pittman, Jr., "Effect of Polymer Matrices on the Selectivity and Activity of Polymer-Bound Homogeneous Catalysts," 4 p.m., 3005 Chemistry. Inorganic / Organic Chemistry - Seminar, Manfred Reetz, "C-C Bond Formation Via Lewis Acidic Organometallic Reagents," 3 p.m., 1200 Chemistry. Int. Folk Dance Club - Beginners teaching, 7-8:15 p.m., 3003 ELI. LASC - Bucket drive to benefit people of El Salvador, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., various locations around Ann Arbor/Campus. Dratbman Theater Company - auditions, technical designers wanted, 7-11 p.m:, 2508 Frieze Bldg. SOAP - Workshop on leadership transition, 7-9 p.m., Welker Room, Union. WCBN -Women's Affairs Program, 6-7 p.m., 88.3 F.M. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of; Happenings, Tie Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI., 48109. Michigan auto history traced By LISA SPECTOR Shortly before the turn of the century, inventors in Europe and the eastern United States led in the development of the automobile. But, within a decade, Detroit led the world in automobile production. Since many areas appeared to have the potential to produce the vehicle, why did Michigan become America's automobile capital? OVER THE YEARS, historians have been puzzled by this question. Many speculated that Michigan's geographical, industrial, and economic conditions elevated the state to the forefront of the industry. John Rae, dubbed the dean of automotive historians, and a professor of history at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., httributes the oc- curance to chance. In a special issue of the Michigan Quarterly Review, a general interest publication of the Rackham graduate school, Rae explains his theory. ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS in Michigan were extremely favorable for the rise of the automobile industry, Rae's article states the evolution oc- cured because industrialists like Henry Ford, Ransom Olds, and William Durant "were there, in the right place, at the right time and with the right talents." Among the factors responsible for Michigan's initial appeal were its geographic location, which provides easy access to the essential raw materials and the availability of in- vestment capital from the homestate mining and lumber industries. While these ingredients were necessary for successful automobile production, they were not sufficient, Rae states. "It was, in a sense, the gravitational attraction of the mass, but the mass had to be created first," he added. OF THE MEN WHO composed this "mass," most lived in Michigan. Among them were Ford, who founded the Ford Motor Company in 1903; Olds, inventor of the "Merry Oldsmobile," the first popular gasoline car produced in large quantities; and Durant, foun- der of General Motors. Rae argues that others came to Michigan "by chance or by choice," but historian George May, in his book A Most Unique Machine, points out that they all had one thing in common. "They became utterly dedicated to the manufacture of motor vehicles, to the point where they seem to have preferred to go broke making automobiles than to get rich doing anything else," May states. Ford, Olds, Durant, and others like themn were also, Rae claims, "men of exceptional entrepreneurial and technical talent." In Michigan, it was the right time for this kind of talent and this concentration of individuals served as the "catalyst." David Lewis, University professor of. business history and guest editor of "The Automobile in American Culture," regarded Rae's theory as the best of the responses he received con- cerning the question. Lewis added that also of significance' was the failure of other American cities to predict the future direction the in- dustry would take. "Whiel Detroit industrialists were working on gasoline powered engines, New England concentrated upon steam and electric powered engines," he said. "They bet on the wrong horse." Apartment residents debate conversion By CAROL CHALTRON Students living in Huron Towers Apartments, located near North Cam- pus, are divided over a proposed plan which would convert the building into a cooperative. The plan calls' for downpayments of from $600 to $1,600, which some studen- ts say they would be unable to pay. ACCORDING TO Paul Pratt, president of the Huron Towers Residen- ts Association, individual residents' payments would go toward the total downpayment of $350,000 needed to purchase the building from the federal government's Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under the proposal, the building would be owned by a non-profit cor- poration in which residents would own shares. Seventy pericent of the residents must approve the plan. Instead of paying rent, residents would pay carrying charges that would cost about the same as rent and would go toward maintenance and mortgage payments. Many working residents favor the plan because a cooperative is con- sidered a form of ownership, which qualifies for tax breaks. In addition, said tenant Richard Barfield, the plan will give residents more control over expenditures. ACCORDING TO building manager Mary Kilgore, about 35 percent of the tenants are University students. Many oppose the plan because of the costs in- volved. LSA senior Lynne Cole said the plan "could be a good thing," but added that she does not have the money to make The School of Music presents: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DANCE COMPANY the downpayment. Cole is counting on government red tape to delay approval of the proposal so she can remain in the building until she graduates in Decem- ber. Another student, business school junior Tom Campbell, said he probably will be unable to get his downpayment back when he sells, and therefore won't buy into the co-op. OTHER STUDENTS favor the plan. Greg Bower, an engineering school senior, supports the proposal and hopes .to be working by the time the cooperative package is completed so he can make the downpayment. LSA senior Tom Valerio said he believes the plan is "great" and because he works part-time, will not have troble coming up with the down- payment. HUD has asked $4,070,000 for the building, and the proposal is in Washington awaiting the agency's ap- proval. 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