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5ATiRDAY, NOV. 18, 194
Annual Messiah
Concert To Be
Given Dec. 17
Jonson, Greenwell,
Olson, and Van Kirk To
Be Featured Soloists
The University Musical Society
will present its annual Christmas
performance of Handel's monumen-
tal oratorio at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
17 in Hill Auditorium.
Its performance includes local tal-
ent: Frieda Op't Holt Vogan, instruc-
tor in organ at the University; the
University Symphony Orchestra, un-
der the direction of Professor Gilbert
Ross; the University Choral Union,
made up of singers from the Univer-
sity, Ann Arbor, and surrounding
communities; and Hardin Van Deur-
sen, Conductor of the University
Musical Society; and the united
services of distinguished soloists.
Ellen Osborn
Ellen Osborn, glamorous young
American soprano, was chosen by the
late Max Reinhardt for the leading
singing role in "Helen Goes to Troy,"
the Broadway version of Offenbach's
"Belle Helene," which goes into re-
hearsal soon in New York.
Prominent among the- young Amer-
ican singers of the day is Mary Van
Kirk, contralto of the Metropolitan
Opera. Miss Van Kirk comes from
Akron, O., and entered the Metro-
politan by winning the Metropolitan
Audition on the Air.
Hardesty Johnson
Hardesty Johnson, tenor, is a
native of Boston, and studied both
in the United States and Europe.
After a successful debut in France
and later in England, he returned to
America where he has been acclaimed
for his tenor voice and fine musician-
ship.
Gean Greenwell, a young giant
from the rugged mountains of Utah,
has a background as colorful as the
quality of his bass voice. His singing
began with high school operettas,
and continued as soloist of the Uni-
versity of Utah Glee Club, with which
he toured in the west.
Speakers for
tU Press Club
Praise Students
Several of the guest speakers at
the recent United Press Club of
Michigan convention were on the
campus for the first time, and Prof.
J. L. Brumm, head of the Journalism
Department, related some of their
opinions of the student body and of
the University in general.
Prof. Robert McIver, head of the
Department of Sociology at Colum-
bia, told Prof. Brumm how impressed
he was with the facilities available
here for public meetings. He voiced
admiration for the type of programs
prepared and organized by the jour-
nalism men on the campus for the
newspapermen of the state during
the convention series.
Another speaker, Harold Shear-
man, took note- of the lively interest
of students in present-day affairs.
He seemed appreciative of the fact
that they wanted more than text-
book knowledge, and were willing to
think currently and in opposition to
orthodox ways in order to reach a
just answer to their questions and
problems. However, he did not notice
a spirit of political radicalism, but
rather a sense of deep conviction in
the fact that world is changing rap-
idly, and that we must be prepared
to make adjustments to this change;
that because of the war, we must
now take into account the impor-
tance of human values over mere
pecuniary interests.
COMMON BOND?
Defeat in Germany Driving
PeopIle Away from Unity
PILOTS OF THE 49TH FIGHTER GROUP of the Fifth Air Force, credited with destroying 537 Jap
planes since March, 1942, stand in front and atop one of their planes at a Philippine base.
MICHIGAN MEN AT WAR
By DON WIHITEHEAD
Associated Press Correspondent
AACHEN, Germany, (Delayed)-
Defeat has driven apart the people
who come drifting back to the sham-
bles of this city, instead of uniting
Carl Becker To
Speak at Fifst
Cook Lectre
Carl L. Becker, Cornell University
history professor, will be the first
speaker in the William W. Cook
lecture series to be held from Dec. 4
through 8 at the Rackham Amphi-
theatre, it was announced yesterday.
Lecturing at 8:15 p.m., Monday,
Dec. 4, Prof. Becker will discuss, "The
American Political Tradition," "Free-
dom of Speech and the Press," "Free-
dom of Learning and Teaching,"
"Constitutional Government," and
"Private Economic Enterprise."
The lecture series was provided for
in the will of William W. Cook, Uni-
versity alumnus who financed the
building of the Law Quadrangle and
Martha Cook dormitory.
Prof. Becker, a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin, taught at
Pennsylvania State College, Dart-
mouth College, and the University of
Kansas before going to Cornell Uni-
versity in 1917.
tlhem in a common bond of mutual
understanding.
A primitive urge for survival, has
made the civilians grasping and sus-
picious and there's no apparent com-
munity feeling left among the people.
As Lt. Morris B. Parloff of 4130 Law-
ler Ave., Chicago, said, there seems
to be no tie binding them now that
they look to defeat for Germany.
Many of these people, who face
a winter with little food and fuel,
denounce others as Nazis and in-
form on their neighbors, said Tech.
Sgt. Adolph Rothschild of 110 Riv-
erside Dr., New York City.
Staff Sgt. Richard Schafter of
1040-A Ederson Ave., New York City
nodded agreement. "They are not
self-disciplined," he said. "For ex-
ample, when they come in here, each
will try to edge in front of the others
to tell his story first, but once
ordered to do something, they follow
orders."
Only about five per cent of the
11,000 civilians now, in Aachen will
admit to Nazi party membership.
No high Nazi officials were found
among those who chose to stay here
rather than follow German orders
to evacuate before the Americans
arrived. The highest Nazi who re-
mained was subsecretary in a local
branch of the party. His was the job
of notifying Nazis of war casualties
in their families.
INVEST IN VICTORY
Editor's Note: Contributions to this col-
umn should be addressed to the Military
Desk, The Michigan Daily, Student Pub-
lications Building.
MAXWELL M. GURMAN, former-
ly a student at the University and a
physical education instructor in the
Detroit public school system and win-
ner of state and city tennis cham-
pionships, was recently promoted to
the rank of captain at a 13th Air
Force bomber base in the Southwest
Pacific.
Captain Gurman Is Special Ser-
vice Officer in the 13th's "Long
Rangers" bomber group. His outfit
began its offensive in the Battle of
Guadalcanal and is now engaged in
blasting enemy strongholds in the
Philippines.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM J.
CARTMILL, graduate of the Uni-
versity in the class of 1942, is now
stationed at the AAF Overseas
Replacement Depot, Kearns,. Utah.
Lt. Cartmill, who entered the
service immediately upon gradu-
ating from the University, has
spent a year overseas with the 8th
Air Force.
Two Michigan grads, CARL AR-
MAND LANGENBACH and ITALO
PETER FRAJOLA, were commission-
ed ensigns in the Naval Reserve and
designated naval aviators in recent
graduation exercises held at the Pen-
sacola, Fla., Naval Air Training
Bases.
Ens. Frajola, a member of the var-
sity tennis squad while at the Uni-
versity, graduated with B. M. and M.
M. degrees. Ens. Langenbach grad-
uated with a B. S.
Allied TroopsI
Advance in Italy
ROME, Nov. 17.-(fP)-British and
Indian troops, closing on the high-
way center of Faenza southeast of
Bologna, occupied the road junction
of Modigliana nine miles south of the
city without a fight. They also
gained up to a mile the past 24 hours
along route 9 from Forli, it was
announced tonight.
Alternate rain and hail storms and
temperature in the low twenties vir-
tually stalled other Allied forces on
the Italian front; including American
troops in the mountains south of
Bologna.
Bowing to British-Indian pressure,
the Germans withdrew from Modig-
liana secretly after having defended
it fiercely for a week. Allied troops
who burst into the town yesterday
were surprised to find it deserted,
The assignment of second Lt.
STUART R. BELL, a graduate of
the University business administra.-
tion school, to the War Department
Office of Dependency Benefits in
Newark, N. J. was recently an-
nounced.
Lt. Bell, serving in the Supply
Branch, assists in the administra-
tion of family allowances. Nearly
7,000,000 monthly family allowance
and Class E allotment-of-pay
checks on behalf of more than
14,000,000 dependents of Army men
and women are now being handled
by the ODB.
Warrant Officer j. g. ROBERT W.
COX and Capt. PAUL S. NEVIN,
former students at this University,
Varsity Debate
Squad Plans
1944 Season,
Although formal organization of
the regular University of Michigan
Debate Squad will not be completed
until after Thanksgiving, already
four members of last year's squad,
Bob Acton, Joyce Siegan, John Con-
duylis, and Martin Shapero, are
preparing arguments on the national
high school debate question, Re-
solved: That the legal voting age be
lowered to 18 years.
Trips to various high schools in
Michigan have been arranged by the
Michigan High School Forensic Asso-
ciation, under the management of
Dr. Donald Hargis, where model de-
bates will be held for demonstration
purposes before the high school
groups.
Miss Siegan and Mr. Acton will
travel to Bay City next Tuesday
accompanied by Prof. Kenneth G.
Hance of the speech department, for
a demonstration debate. Another
debate will be held Dec. 28 in Grand
Rapids.
Congregational Disciples
Guild Will Hold Party
Everyone on campus, from fresh-
men to seniors, from Army to Navy,
are invited to attend the party spon-
sored by the Congregational-Disci-
ples Guild which will be given from
8:30 to 11:30 p.m. today in the
Assembly rooms of the Congrega-
tional Church.
Modern and square dances will be
offered. Games and refreshments
will also be available, according to
Dawn Saari, chairman of the social
committee.
are among recent graduates of the
four month Gas Officers course
taught at the Chemical Warfare
School, Edgewood Arsenal, Md.
PAC Praised
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-(AP)- The
CIO Political Action Committee,
which chairman Sidney Hillman said
would be able "to do a much more
effective job" in the 1946 elections,
won a recommendation of "full con-
fidence" today from the CIO execu-
tive board.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist,
403 S. Division St. Wednesday eve-
ning service at 8 p.m. Sunday morn-
ing service at 10:30 a.m. Subject
"Soul and Body." Sunday School at
11:45 a.m. A convenient Reading
Room is maintained by this church
at 106 E. Washington St. where the
Bible, also the Christian Science
Textbook, "Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" and other
writings by Mary Baker Eddy may be
read, borrowed or purchased. Open
daily except Sundays and holidays
from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays
until 9 p.m.
First Congregational Church: Rev-
erend Leonard Parr. A Thanksgiving
service will be held at 10:45 a.m. Dr.
Parr will preach on the subject "Why
Should We Give Thanks?" Student
Guild Sunday, 5 p.m. Supper and
recreation hour. Dr. Howard Mc-
Cluskey will speak on "Certainty in
a World of Uncertainty."
Y. McClusky will speak on "Certainty
in an Age of Uncertainty." The pro-
gram will be preceded by a social
hour with a cost supper.
The University Lutheran Chapel
and Student Center, 1511 Washte-
naw, will have its regular program
Sunday: Student Class at 10:15;
morning service at f1; supper meet-
ing of Gamma Delta, Lutheran Stu-
dent Club, at 5.
First Presbyterian Church,,Wash-
tenaw. 9:30 a.m., Young Adult Class.
10:45 a.m., Morning Worship. Ser-
mon by Dr. Lemon, "The Poverty of
Riches." 5 p.m., Westminster Guild
discussion by Dr. W. Carl Rufus, Pro-
fessor of Astronomy at the University
of Michigan, on "What I Believe-
About the Universe." Supper will
follow.
Unity: Services Sunday morning
at the Michigan League, Mrs. Greta
Slimmon of Dearborn will be guest
speaker. Subject, "Riches of God."
There will be no meeting of the
Youth Group this week. The Study
Group will resume classes Tuesday
night as usual, at 8 o'clock at the
Unity Reading Rooms, 310 S. State
St.
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ASSOCIATED FLYING SERVICE
Flying Instruction given in
Piper Cub, Stinson and Waco lanes
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