PAGE TWELVE THE MICHIGAN lAITTLY Y, NOVEMBER 11 1946 Y. I~O---------.--- Robeson To pen 67th Cora noneries :; - 4 ' ___L Distinguished Baritone Will Sing Saturday Singer, Actor Played in England, Spain, Russia Opening the University Musical So- ciety's 67th annual Choral Union Ser- ies, Paul Robeson, distinguished bari- tone, will be heard in a concert at 8:30 p. m. Saturday in Hill Auditor- ium. Popularized as spiritual and bal- lad singer and actor, and known for his efforts toward the advancement of his race, Robeson is again on concert tour after a successful engagement in the leading role of "Othello," in which he played before an Ann Ar- bor audience in October, 1944. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Son of a Methodist minister, Robe- son was born in 1898 in Princeton, N. J. Attending Rutgers University on a scholarship, he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year and was graduated with honors. A four-letter man, excelling in foot- ball, baseball, basketball and track during his college days, Robeson was all-American football end in 1918. Distinguished in the theater as well as on the concert stage, Robeson made his professional debut as an actor in Eugene O'Neill's "The Em- peror Jones." The singer's entrance into the theatrical world was some- what accidental. Receiving his law degree at Columbia, he began his legal practice with a New York firm; Robeson withdrew, however, because of racial discrimination. An almost endless number of stage successes, including "All God's Chillun Got Wings," "Black Boy," "Porgy," "Ste-. vedore" (London) and "Show Boat," followed. Toured Europe, Russia After an absence of eight years during which he had toured Europe and Russia and had sung "Water Boy," "O1 Man River" and "The Road to Mandalay" to Loyalist forces in Spain, Robeson returned to Broad- way in 1940 in "John Henry." The Robesons had lived in Russia where their son attended school for a time. In November, 1939, the well-known singer introduced "Ballad for Ameri- cans." Noted for his resonant voice, Robe- son has become the most famous male singer of Negro spirituals of his day. Preferring English, Hebrew, Mexican, Russian and German folk songs to classical music, the versatile baritone knows the Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Gaelic languages. No season or single tickets are available for the concert. PAUL ROBESON / ... to appear Saturday In the News Again . . . The University was accorded nation-wide publicity recently when the New Yorker magazine published the following item in its "Talk of the Town": "The Summer Term Student Directory at the University of Michigan lists Ralph M. Remorse, of Disconsolate, Arkansas." Lights Go on Again At Burton Tower In case you haven't noticed, the lights are shining again on Burton Tower. As soon as V-J day was officially announced in August, the University again switched on the lights which shine on the tower from four sides. The tower had been dark since the beginning of the war and not many students had seen it illuminated. Union Drive for' New Members Gets Underway Male Studenits Urged To Collect Free Cards Student Offices in the Union will be open between 1 and 5 p. m. each weekday this week and next to sign up male students for membership in the Union, the club for Michigan men. Membership in the Union comes at no cost to the student, and to hold a membership card entitles the pos- sessor to facilities corresponding to those in any men's club. The Union serves as a social center for many after-dark functions, and is the meet- ing place for varied campus organiza- tions. Each Friday and Saturday evening, the Union's second-floor ballroom, popularly termed the Rainbow Room, is opened for dancing to the music of Bill Layton and his orchestra. Dance tickets are sold only to those holding membership cards with the Union. The card entitles students to the use of the swimming pool, the bil- liard room and other recreational facilities. Checks, personal or other- wise, may be cashed at the main desk with no other identification necessary than the Union membership card. Visiting relatives of Union mem- bers may find hotel accommodations in the rooms of the Union. After four years of undergraduate membership, students automatically become life members of the Union. Life members are shown first preference in securing rooms at the Union whenever they return to Ann Arbor for brief visits. Cost of membership in the Union is set at $10 per year, which fee is paid by every student as part of his tui- tion for the year. Cards and distinct- ive membership lapel buttons are giv- en free when the prospective member registers in the Student offices. Restaurant Takes To 'Self-Service' -After a Fashion Want to work for your supper, bud? Several fellows who entered a local restaurant last week to enjoy a dinner found themselves with waiter aprons on-serving a meal to their compan- ions. The full-time waiter was swamped with townspeople and students who still had to eat "out." He began asking male customers if they by chance would work for their supper. Result: three additional wait- ers. ing a'four point average for their final term in the, College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts. Undergraduate students Janet L. Cork, Robert W. Dumm, Edward A. Farnsworth, Irving J. Ralph, Rich- ard J. Roeder, David L. Wagner, Ar- thur B. Gronik and William J. Mul- lendore, also of the Literary college, turned in perfect "A".records for the summer semester. The last two are both members ,of The Daily staff. Wagner is. part of the campus Naval personnel. In the College of Architecture and Design, Charles W. Pearson had an all "A" report card for the summer. All of the students' with perfect rec- ords carried at least 12 or more hours of work during the term. ONE DOZEN GENIUSES: Registrar Announces All "A" Record for Summer Students A dozen students in the University of Michigan achieved all "A" records for scholastic work during the summer term, it has been announced by the registrar's office. Robert J. Pierce, Fausto A. Ramirez and Joan P. Walker, all of them '------~graduating seniors, succeeded in mak- -% ~ Everyone vwants a (If. IHand Knit Sweater 0 Let us help you knit ANGORA SOCKS SCUFFlES NEW WOOL LOVELY SCARFS Van Akkeren's Knit Shop 440 South State Street ... Phone 2-4363 - : " - ' Me o4/ew Z a kaa / jam WHOOSH! What bonny, bonny shoes. That little girl look you love, but hardyas all outdoors! 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