THE MICHIGAN DAILY --: 1 l L "AL1 VGA 1 1MV 11 1\ j, 11T1 V 1 .i MICHIGAN DAILY Michigan Gets A New Telescope.. . MICHIGAN is keeping up with the parade of progress. Universities _ (he world over are constantly improving their = s -. scientific equipment. A recent trend has been in - 19gigantic telescopes. And this week witnessed the pouring of the mirror for a new telescope for Michigan - an 34-inch reflector, the third largest in the world. For years the Michigan astronomy department under Dr. Heber D. Curtis has ranked among the best nationally. Its courses and its teachers have been nowhere surpassed. every morning except Monday during t Until now, however, it has not had very abun- ear and Summer Sessou by the Board in dant technical equipment. The new telescope is tudent Publications E at last something commensurate with the de- the Western Conference 1Edt rial A : ilof artmn' aiiy ren News Service.artment's ability. Wsooiated Pout putt r Michigan students may well be proud of their Of -=' institution's astronomical division. A RI At l r ."Z£ -- - - - Musical Events VOICE GRADUATION RECITAL Lungi dal caro bene................ . Sarti Rendi l'sereno al ciglio.............. Handel My Lovely Celia ..................... Munro Clavelitos ........................Valverde Verbogenheit........................Wolf Wie Melodien....................Brahms Feldeinsamkeit...................Brahms InZitternden Mondlicht ............. .Haile Die Nacht ........................Strauss Zeugnung .........................Strauss Beau Soir-.........................Debussy Claire de lune............ ...........Szulc I preuvait ............ ........... Massanet Crepuscule-................ ...... Massanet Ouvre tes yeux bleus............Massanet Black Roses......Sibelius The First Kiss...................Sibelius The Fuschia Tree.................Quilter Siesta...........................Besley Wild Bird.....................Greenfield MARGARET SWETNAM will be assisted by Margaret Kimball, pianist, and by Janet Wil- loughby, harpist, in the group of French songs. The program as a whole, covering four languages and as many "schools" demands musicianship as well as technique. ORGAN GRADUATION RECITAL In Review KATHERINE FUNKHAUSER gave a most cred- itable recital yesterday afternoon. Her first degree was from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and not the School of Music. Con- sequently it is especially gratifying to find that a practical interest in music can be something more than a hobby, and that by concentration a graduate degree can be earned in a field outside the center of a previous interest. Miss Funkhauser performed the opening Bach Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C admirably, the high spot in the Toccata was the famous pedal passage comfortably executed. She built up the Adagio; and followed the Fugue with her "eye on the ball," with the result that it had a thorough- ness and solidity that was particularly desirable. The Karg-Elert, to show that Miss Funkhauser has an aptitude for a different kind of applica- tion than was required in the Franck, Weitz and Mailengreau, was kept a pastel with the pale dis- sonances carefully breathed. Miss Funkhauser brought her program to a joyous close with the Widot Finale. The playing of the organ must be more than a punching of buttons; this recital is greatly to Miss Funkhauser's credit, in that her control of the potential power was more than a process of grabbing for the nearest stop. She knew what she wanted. creen Refecions AT THE LYDIA MENDELSSON "THE ROAD TO LIFE" MINUS (ART CINEMA LEAGUE) The above evaluation is one over which I puz- zled long. I should, if possible, have preferred to place the rating about midway between two and three stars. In its mass effect, "The Road to Life" acts like a pile-driver; but technically it is rather a cranky machine, filled with flaws and halts. Nevertheless, it is a pile-driver, rugged and crude in its construction, but endowed with immense power. It is also, in a sense, like a vast army - officered by good lieutenants and cap- tains, weak majors, a few very foul colonels, and highly strategic generals-which overcomes sheer- ly by the power of mass action, despite unitary vagaries. Replace technical flaws with technical excellencies, and you will have a four-star cinema. "The Road to Life" details the work of the Soviet government in reclaiming hoodlums and making good citizens of them. But it is not merely instructive propaganda; it is a story, not of individuals, but of a movement. There are individual personalities injected--too many of them, in fact -but it is the personality of the whole movement that gives life to the picture. There is a thrill in watching the human salvage work move upward, take a sudden dip, progress slowly upward (with a hint of forboding) until it reaches a still higher point, lapse again mo- mentarily and more seriously, and finally straight- en out at the close of the picture on a direct course and a promise of complete success. In analyzing this piece of dynamic rough-cast, there is one point that is outstanding. Among the details which the cinema is able to handle in a more extended manner than the stage is three- dimensional drama: fine nuances of psychological motion exposed starkly in close-ups. "The Road to Life" attempts to carry this ability to its com- plete end; thus there are more close-ups than over-all shots. Many of these close-ups are rele- the moving volume of the story; the highly hu- man personalities of shrewd Sergeyev, the or- ganizer, and colorful and tragichMustapha, the boy gang-leader; the life-like shots of boys in action; the frankness of the propagandist-pro- ducers in presenting the early weaknesses in the movement. Defects: occasional incoherence; mingling of impressionism with realism; too much emphasis on singing; absurd minor inconsisten- cies; the introduction of much irrelevance for the sake of its neatness; ridiculous time-wasting sub- titles. -John W. Pritchard S - -- ~ Art Reviews KRAMER EXHIBITION AT LEAGUE I)UE to the popular reception of Albert John Kramer's collection of water-colors at the showing at the Art Exchange last week, a few of the favorites are being continued this week. Mr. Kramer, a former decorative design stu- dent in the College of Architecture, shows an impressionistic handling of a difficult median. His palette is extensive; he uses a wealth of rich reds, striking blues, brilliant yellows, and lovely combinations of these hues. Each color scheme is perfectly appropriate for the scene portrayed; cool, restful tones, harmoniously blended, depict- ing country spots; dashing, vivid colors show all manner of fruits, flowers, and draperies. Besides examples from life, there is a collection of beautiful still-lifes. Of these, the flowers are outstanding. The artist has a faculty of making them extremely alive by mere contrast of lights and darks. Albert Kramer is a product of the University of Michigan, having studied here from 1930-1933. The amazing fact of this exhibition is that it is the result of an extremely short perod, work accomplished last year under the tutorage of Jean Paul Slusser. Some of his beautiful country land- scapes were created this summer when he travelled with Professor Slusser through New England. Kramer is unquestionably an impressionist. 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