THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE Fivy _________ AssemblyBall Raymond Scott Tells Motives P so nBehind His Futuristic Plans. Continue BY FRANCES AARONSON With Petitions "Futuristically" inclined Raymond Music Positions Of Central Committee Will Be Open To Independents Including Eligible Freshmen Petitioning for the annual Assem- bly Ball is now going on in the Un-i dergraduate Office of the League and' will continue until 5 p.m. Friday, ac- cording to Patricia Walpole, '41, president of Assembly. Central committee positions which are open for petitioning include three co-chairmen. They are general chair- man, who also takes care of music duties, assistant general chairman in charge of merits, co-chairmen of publicity, tickets and decorations, finance chairman and head of tie patrons and program committee. First semester freshmen are eli- gible to petition, since this is large- ly a second semester project, but they must be certain that they "will be eligible to work after marks are an- nounced. Anyone may petition for interviewing, even though she doesn't want a central committee position, but this is not necessary. However, all persons who expect to work on a committee must petition at this time. Miss Walpole has stressed the ad- visability of each applicant! writing clearly any ideas or plans she may have on the petition blank, since this is one of the main ways that the As- sembly interviewing board has of se- lecting chairmen. "And we want the best committee possible this year," Miss Walpole added. Interviewing will take place Jan. 22, 23, and 24 or Wednesday, Thurs- day and Friday of next week. Those officiating at the interviews are the four officers of Assembly and the presidents of the four groups making up) the independents organization. These four groups are the League Houses, Dormitories, Ann Arbor In- dependents and Beta Kappa Rho. Scott, whose art ranges from trans- lating the noises of a 1939 electric generating plant into a dance theme, to weaving Debussy-like structure in- to a modern tune, makes no bones about the fact that his original song titles are considered "screwy." Scott takes his impressions from ordinary things about him and trans- lates them into the abstract of musi- cal composition. "It may be a vase on a pedestal, or the long hinge of the top lid of the piano which will attract my attention." Recreates Youthful Scene "In Powerhouse, for instance, I re- created a boyhood impression. There was a powerhouse in the neighbor- hood in which I lived, and every time I passed it I would stick my head in the doorway for a minute, and then walk on. The composition is my im- pression of what I heard and saw in that brief minute." Title of his compositions, thinks the J-Hop maestro, fit the'scenes im- plied in the music. "What else could you call 'Dinner For a Pack of Hun- gry Cannibals?'" Scott got the idea for this masterpiece of intensity when dining with his brother in New York. He was impressed by the dinner jack- ets and decollete gowns against a background of dinner music. He then thought of dinner music under con- ditions for odd people, and got to wondering if even cannibals preferred to listen while they munch. )Records Air Trip Triumph "Bumpy Weather Over Newark," contains impressions gleaned from 10 transcontinental air trips. Scott noticed the weather conditions peculi- ar to the Newark airport vicinity, and got to work translating the sounds and sensations that accom- panied his landing there. The rhythm of the piece is based on the defiiite beat of the hostess' repeated warn- ing: "Fasten your safety belts, please!" "Toy Trumpet," the catchy tune1 Scott wrote a few years ago, is the' outcome of his search for a tuneI that would portray a youngster's re- 1 :k.l Engineer Ball To Use Theme Of Modernism Decorations for the annual winter Engineering Ball, which will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday in the Union Ballroom, will conform to the double theme of "Modernism" and "This Present Mechanical Age." The main decoration, located be- hind the dance platform, is a com- posite design of several engineering objects. In the center is a huge ladle pouring out molten metal, bordered on the left by a model of a gear and on the right by a pulley and belt. Below these items are a cross- section of an engine and a girder upon which is written the word "En"- gineering." The entire structure was painted in colors as well as in black and white under the direction of Bob Bishop, '41E, and George Weesner, '41E. Tickets for the dance are still avail- able for $2.50 at the Union. They may also be purchased from members of the Engineering Council which is sponsoring the Ball to help raise money for "Open House" at the En- gineering College in April. The musical portionnof the dance's program will be furnished by Everett Hoagland and his orchestra which has just completed an engagement at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Don Burke, whose voice, critics claim, is similar to Bing Crosby's, will be featured soloist. - - a RAYMOND SCOTT action to the jazz of the elders. It has a little of the ultra modernistics that marks Scott's weirdly titled efforts. When he completed the num- ber he did not know that it would be featured, eventually, by Shirley Tem- ple, the famous cinema star. Darryl Zanuck, after hearing ,Scott and his famous Quintet play it, immediately saw possibilities for the small star in the tune. When Scott shows J-Hop dancers what his music really means, they will understand his statement, "Call my titles screwy if you like, but I was never more serious in my life." Concerts Resumed The Union will resume its classical record concerts from 4 to 5 p.m. to- day and Friday in the lounge. To- day's concert will feature Stravin- sky's "Rites of Spring" and Schu- bert's "Unfinished" Symphony. The Tschaikowsky Nutcracker Suite and the Brahms Second Symphony will be played on Friday. Fifth Ruthven u G u+ Tea Of Year w Th To Be Today Won Dist Musi Eight Special Groups Invited; town Social Committee Will Assist Herr dent As House Mothers Officiate Mrs. distr Pres. and Mrs. Ruthven will open Ti their home to students from 4 p.m. at 1C to 6 p.m. today at the fifth in the at 1 vale series of informal student teas held 1lald in the president's residence during play the school year. Mirs. Officiating at the tea table will be Wal Mrs. Mary C. Mitchell of Betsy Bar- M: bour House and Mrs. Joseph E. Kal- play lenbach of Greene House from 4 p.m. Scar to 5 p.m.. while Mrs. Martha Went- Cont worth of Gamma Phi Beta and Mrs. lud Ethel B. Page of Delta Gamma will pour for the last hour. Eight Groups Invited Eight campus groups have been es- pecially invited to attend the tea: Betsy Ba bour House, Chi Phi, Del- ta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Greene House, Phi Delta Theta., and Zone V of Congress. Guests will be shown about the house by members of the League Social Committee. Included among the student as- sistants will be all members of Group III of the committee under the chair- manship of Louise Keatley, '42, as- sisted by Rosebud Scott, '42. Assist- ing in the hall from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. will be Mary Neafie, '42, while Doro- thy Merki, '42, and Jane O'Brien, '42, will assist the pourers, and Mer- cedes Matthews, '42, and Jean L'- Hommedieu, '42, will help at the tea table. Students To Assist From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Barbara Mc- Laughlin, '43, will assist in the hall; Shirley Lay, '42, and Virginia Morse, '43, will assist the pourers, and Edith , Longyear, '42, and Patricia Loughead, '42, at the tea table. Groups I and II of the Social Committee will help in the living room from 4 to 5 p.m. while Groups III and IV are in the dining room. For the remaining hour, the duties of the two groups will be ex- changed. All members of the League group are expected to be present, Miss Keat- ley said. Ellen Douglas' Troth Revealed By Parents Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Douglas of Al- bany, N. Y. announce the engage- ment of their daughter Ellen to Wil- lim H. Chaffee, son of Mrs. H. S. Chaffee of Detroit. Miss Douglas attended the Uni- versity for two years and was affil- iated with Kappa Alpha Theta. usic Clubs To Be ests Of Faculty amen At League he music section of the Faculty College women like to go glamor- pen's Club will be hostess to the ous in their more dressed up mo- rict of Michigan Federation of ments. Proof of this is seen in the ic Clubs today. Among the out of return of earrings with both form- guests will be Mrs. Christian al and date wear. mann, of Lansing, who is presi- The most attractive - and effec- of the State Federation, and tive -- ones we have seen in a long Frank Stoner, of Monroe, who is time were huge gold gypsy rings rict chairmann that looked like they pierced right here will be a district conference through~ the ear. Worn w~ith ,hort 0 a.m. at the League, a luncheon brushed back hair, these earrings p.m. at the League and a. musi- give an enchanting pixy-ish effect. at 2:30 p.m. The program in- Alarming but new are the Aztec es "Sonate a Tre" by Boccierini frog earrings which come in both. ed by Mrs. Helen Snyder, flutist, gog ans and cgeniously Carl Gehring, pianist, and Mrs. gold and -silver, and cling tenaciously do Johnston, violinist. to the ear-lobe. Or maybe you pre Ls. Mischa Titiev, pianist, wiii fer more conservative gold wings. three selections: Sonata by latti, Corcovada by Milhoud and Mrs. Hardin van Deursen who will tra Dance by Beethoven. To con- sing "Duo de l'oasis" and the "Final e the program will be Mr. and Duo," from Thais by Massenet. e 6 e t IeE W Y (E OF THE NEW YEAR! ! Earrings Add Glamor To FormaIl Drcs fA MAN'S EYE VIEW Glenn Miller's Brother 'Herb' Enters University Music School Between that certain Paulette Goddard yarn, Harmon's appearance on campus and the Archduke Otto's triumphant visit, we figured we had about seen and heard everything last week. But that was before Friday night. We happened to hit the Union's "Jackpot Hop". And that's where we saw a chap who deserves a lot more recognition on this campus than he's been getting. His name's Bob Lewis. He's the comical fellow whom you saw in the Union Opera last month. Re- member him? : Red-tipped nose, swallowtail coat and the general de- meanor of Groucho Marx. And of all the campus comedians we've ever seen, Lewis seems to pos- sess more of the professional polish, more of the natural talent. In short, he's funny. * I By DOROTHY BRIDGES A new swing expert hasnarrived in Ann Arbor in the person of John Herbert Miller, brother of the famous trombone player, Glenn, to enter what he calls "the best music school in the country." Interviewed in a popular University milk-bar, Miller praised the School of Music, and referred several times to the Varsity Band, describing it as "the most marvelous legit band I have ever heard. I hope that while I'm on campus I shall become better acquainted with it." Visited Ann Arbor Before This isn't the first time that Miller has been in our college city, for when brother Glenn played at the 1939 Sen- ior Ball, he was managing the band. Being 'interested in song writing, he was attracted to "I'm in Love With A Dream" written by Charles Bowen, '41, and Gordon Hardy, '41, and played at the dance by Glenn. Upon his arrival, he contacted the men and is now working in collabor- ation with them. They 'will submit music for the 1942 JGP and also for a show which will open in Detroit this summer. Miller also hopes to play the trumpet in one of the campus orchestras if the opportunity arises. He is a graduate of the Colorado State College of Education and now wants to continue his education here and get his master's in music super- vision. His real ambition is to direct a high school band. Naturally the subject of his broth- er was bound to come up, and of his own accord Miller said, "You know Glenn is one of the most colossal business men I have ever known. By a business man I mean that every- thing he says or does is about his orchestra. Why even when he is playing golf his conversation is per- tinent to his band." Brother Likes Harlem Style He continued speaking of his bro- ther with a hero-worship attitude telling why he felt his music would always have an appeal. "All arrange- ments and any songs which he has written are based on Harlem style. "Perhaps this is the reason that one of Glenn's favorite bands is Louis Armstrong, the great exponent of the trumpet." When asked what he felt gave his brother his start he said, "Air time was the most important thing. Glenn had his band for nearly four years before he got a break. This break was getting the chance to broadcast." "What about our famous gridiron idol?" "Harmon, though I haven't met him yet, has what it takes and will go away up in radio. He'll make a suc- cess of himself." He also mentioned that the women of Michigan were very gracious and perfect ladies. Likes Family Life As the time slipped by, Miller be- came anxious to return home to his wife and little girl, Kiddy Puss, a sparkling black-eyed child of one and a half. But before leaving, he again impressed me with his friend- liness and modesty. "I tried to come without anyone's knowing I was Glenn Miller's brother, but our likeness is so striking that it couldn't be done." 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