WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1940 THE MICHIGAN- DA ILY PAGE SEVEN 0 Meet Planned For Extension Services Here Will Be 25th Anniversary Of Annual Conferences On Extension Problems The National University Extension Association composed of 52 colleges and universities in the United States and its dependencies will meet May 15 thru May 18 in Ann Arbor, Dr. Charles A. Fisher, vice president of the organization and director of the Extension Service here, announced yesterday. For its 25th annual conference, the Association has chosen as its theme "Objectives of University Ex- tension in the Next Quarter Cen- tury." Delegates attending the three-day silver anniversary session will hear President Alexander G. Ruthven and' Dr. W. D. Henderson, director emer- itus of the University Extension Ser- vice keynote the formal banquet. Speakers representing colleges and universities from almost every state in the nation will discuss such sub- jects as the development of visual istruction as a University exten- sion service, labor's educational pro- gram and the universities, and inte- grated adult education program on a statewide basis and federal aid for general university extension. Also featured during the mneeting will be a trip to Henry Ford's Green- field Village as well as breakfast roundtables, small group meetings and general sessions. California Theatre Group Offers Prizes For Plays' The Berkeley Playmakers, a Cali- fornian Thespian group, is offering 100 dollars for the best original play submitted in their current one-act playwrighting competition. The contest, open to all aspiring American writers, offers additional cash and other prizes, with a special award for the best comedy. The Berkeley Playmakers will also pro- duce the winning plays. Distribution Of Recorded Music)1 Praised By Professor Maddy By DAVID LACHENBRUCH 4fhe went on a 28,000 mile "music Prof. Joseph E. Maday, of the Uni- trip" around the country, where he versity Extension Division, well-known served as conductor of numerous radio music authority, returning to large state festival groups, notably Ann Arbor after an absence of threeI in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, months, expressed approval of he Tennessee and West Virginia. He al- Michigan Music Appreciation Corn- I so attended the Music Educators' mittee's distribution of the phono- National Congress, of which he is re- graph recordings of 12 symphonic tiring vice-president, in Los Angeles, masterpieces. and went to Hollywood to complete These compositions which include; negotiations with Paramount for the New Free Press Owner Congratulated University-Sponsored Dictionary Is Ten Years From Completion works by Beethoven, Schubert, De-, bussy, Tschaikowski, Brahms, Mo- zart and Franck will be available at the Association's headquarters at 601 William Street, corner of Maynard., The first of these symphonies, Tschai- kowsky's fourth, may be obtained to- day, and the remaining 11 will be released one a week. 'Explodes Virtucso Isubble' "In addition to making available master works of music performed by the greatest orchestras at very low cost," Professor Maddy pointed out, "the Music Appreciation Com- mittee is doing much toward explod- ing the virtuoso-conductor bubble which has become almost a menace to the development of music in Amer- ica." These recordings, he continued, "played by unidentified orchestras and conductors, emphasize the fact that great music needs no eye-ap- peal." To illustrate this point, Professor Maddy laughingly commented that "Stokowski's beautiful fingers don't show on the records." "The fact that the most critical musicians are unable to identify the orchestras or conductors proves that the so-called virtuosity among con- ductors is largely showmanship and is not reflected in the music as heard," Professor Maddy maintained. "When this fact is established the young American conductor will at last have an opportunity in his own country -and there are many who can quali-, fy when given the chance." These recordings are being sold at a price of from $1.59 to $1.98 for each complete symphony. Deluxe editions of records, in albums are sold between $2.39 and $2:98. The prices vary according to the number of records in the symphony. During Professor Maddy's absence motion picture, "Interlochen", based on life at the Interlochen Music Camp, of which he is president. New European Crises Impends Dutch, Balkans Threatened In Nazis' Newest Moves (Continued from Page 1) way, when that port was suddenly} seized by the Germans at the start1 of the invasion. Egypt In Wa r Drill ALEXANDRIA, May 7.-UP)-Al- lied and Egyptian military author- ities tonight enforced a test of1 Egypt's air raid refenses, darkening the entire nation, from desert vil- lages to the largest cities, in the start of a week-long drill. Thousands of British soldiers and Egyptian police kept up a patrol. Alpha Nu Elects Shepard President For Next Year George Shepard, '41, last night was elected president of Alpha Nu, honor- ary speech society, for the forthcom- ing year. Other officers are: Elmer Radka, '42, vice-president; William Altman, '42, secretary, and Richard Steudel, '41, treasurer. Altman was the only present offi- cer reelected. The others were: John Williams, '43, president; Alfred Breck- ler, '42, vice-president, and Bernard Donahoe, '40, treasuer. By DAVID ENGEL About 10 years from now the world will hear that at the University of Michigan a milestone in English lit- erature has been passed with the com- pletion of something different in English dictionaries after almost 20 years of intensive work. This work, sponsored by the Uni- versity and directed by Dr. Thomas A. Knott includes the language of the Middle English Period, 1100 to 1475, in addition to the regular spok- en English. Dr. Knott, director of this monu- mental task, known most for his work as general editor of the Webster In-y ternational Dictionary, believes the chief value of the dictionary will be in its aiding scholars, teachers and students in studying and understand- ing the customs, thought, and cul- ture of the times through its more exact and thorough definition of the language of the period. The scope of the dictionary includes the lawless period in European history leading up to the establishment of comparative order and security in the lives of the European peoples. According to Dr. Knott, this new Middle English Dictionary will con- tain about 50,000 distinct words and about 100,000 definitions. The dic- tionary is expected to be a more ex- act and thorough work than the Ox- ford English Dictionary, the only other volume which attempts to cover this field. While many of the Oxford Dictionary's definitions are traced to 14th, 15th and 16th century manu- scripts, this new work tracks down earlier origins, 11th, 12th and 13th centuries, for its definitions. The procedure in tracking down these words and their definitions is a tedious process as described by the director. The worker has to read old manuscripts and select words in quo-! tations. It is only from quotations that the worker can see how the word is used and thus write an exact defi- nition. The quotations are culled out and sent to the editorial staff writers who then proceed to write the defini- tions. The production staff working on the fifth floor of Angell Hall, at pres- -nt nunbers 12, including some work- ers selected from the WPA and the NYA. An interesting section of the dic- tionary is devoted to surnames. Such last names existing during the Middle English Period as Hardhead, Bigbelly, Ragamuffin and Crowfoot, are in- cluded. The Oxford University Press, Eng- land, has been selected to publish the volume. This organization was cho- sen because it has the best facilities for setting up and printing such works. This process is expected to take several years to complete. Pres- ent plans call for sending over por- tions of the dictionary at a time. However, the present war in Europe has made plans uncertain, German Club Hears, Lecture Prof. On Nordmeyer Speaks Poetry,_Painting John S. Knight (right), new president and editor-in-chief of the Detroit Free Press, and J. H. Barry (left), new general manager, are shown reading messages of congratulations after Knight had purchased Michigan's oldest daily from E. D. Stair. Architecture Photos Wolverine Posts Are On Display Here Filled For 1940-41 An exhibit of photographs of re- At the annual general election cent architectural work in Florida is meeting of the Michigan Wolverine now on view from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday evening five vacancies were daily except Sunday untie May 22 filled on the Board of Directors for in the ground floor corridor cases of the coming year by members of the the College of Arenitecture and De- cooperative restaurant. sign. New members of the nine-man The photographs, taken by Igor B. Board are Galvin Keene, '40, Arthur Polesvitzky and T. Trip Russell, archi- Kepka, '41L, John Scheibe, '42M, tects of Miami Beach, Fla., are of ex- John Spencer, '41E, and Kenneth teriors and interiors of the modern Nordstrom, '41L. Scheibe and Kepka work now being done in the state. are beginning second terms. Reviewing the characteristic ele- ments of late German romanticism Prof. Henry W. Nordmever, head of the German department presented last night an illustrated lecture to members of the Deutscher 7zrein at the League. Prof. Nordmeyer pointed out how these characteristics were brought in the music, painting and poetry of the age. He quoted the romantic poetry of Eichendorff and Bretano. Slides were also shown of paintings of Carl Spitzweg, Moritz von Sch- wind, A. L. Richter and Arnold Boecklin. Prof. Nordmeyer then played a recording of Brahms of "Der Mond Steht uber dem Benge." He emphasized that the common romantic characteristics were a yearning for the infinite, a supreme love of nature, the use of mythology, and a view towards the return of the middle ages. This talk concluded a series of five lectures sponsored by the Deutscher Verein. p A 0 01 a t(0 p p p p AM 1 rq (K" ( r a *mm qioe &'St For young or old, a book from \Wahr's will be appreciated. .Hundreds of titles including the latest fiction and non-fiction best sellers. 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