PAGE SIX Cllr MICITIGAN DILY FrtMAY, DFCIBMPfl 2, 194 .I I_ T w INITIAL RECORD REVIEW: Wolverine Disk To Revolve Wednesday By JOAN WILLENS The first disc of the 1949-50 Michigan record album, featuring portions of the Danny Kaye show, exciting Wolverine touchdown mo- ments as well as Governor G. Mennen Williams' comment on 1e Army game, will be ready for the listening Wednesday. Wolverine club members, who initiated the production of a Michigan memory album, will canvass all campus residences next week to play the first of three 12 inch records for interested students and to take orders for the $6 album. * * * A CONTEST to decide a name for the recorded scrapbook of the year's outstanding events is still open, according to John Zabrieske, of the Wolverine Club. Deadline for all entries will be Dec. 14, he said, adding that any University student is eli- gible to mail his suggestions to: Wolverine Club, c/o Dean Rae, 1020 Administration Building. All entries should include the name and address of sender, as well as the proposed title for the album, Zabrieske stated. THE WINNER of the contest will receive a $25 U.S. Savings, bond, and the originators of the two runner-up suggestions will re- ceive free record albums. Other highlights of the first record will be President Ruth- yen's greeting to the Class of '53, the announcement of the * * * * WORDS FOR POSTERITY-Wolverine Club members are record- ing the student election night scene for the Club's forthcoming album history of the school year. They are Don Greenfield, left, and Album Recording Engineer Sheldon Gates, '51, right. They are interviewing Student Legislature Member Dorianne Zipper- stein, '51, who placed first in this semester's SL race. An unidenti- fied fied observer, second from left, watches the election tally board. * * * * Request Of Rail Group Considered Local Line Seeks To Drop Coaches By JOHN NEUFELD Daily Special Writer (Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles on the Ann Arbor Rail- road.) Hearings were started yesterday in Lansing to determine whether the Ann Arbor Railroad should be allowed to discontinue passen- ger service on its line. The railroad, which runs from Toledo to Frankfort by way of Ann Arbor, Owosso, Mt. Pleasant and Cadillac, has seen a decline in passenger movement and a simultaneous rise in freight traf- fic during the last few decades. It has wanted to drop its two daily passenger trains (one North bound, one South bound) for some time, but the necessary hearings before the Michigan Public Ser- vice Commission have been post- poned several times. A FEW may be surprised to learn that the Ann Arbor Railroad has its offices in Toledo and Owosso, and has only a small freight office and adjoining pas- senger depot in Ann Arbor, on the other side of Main Street. Actually, headquarters have always been in Toledo and until 1895 "Toledo" appeared in the name of the railroad. Various names were associated with the railroad in its formative days from 1865 to 1895. Different sections had their own name. The road was known as the "Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan" for nine years, and records fail to disclose why the name was shortened. ONE POSSIBLE explanation for naming the road after Ann Arbor is that Ann Arbor was the goal of the early builders and pro- moters active during the railroad boom following the Civil War. In that way, a railroad in the Southwest is still known as the "Frisco," although it fell a 1,000 miles short of reaching the Pa- cific. Seasonal Greenery JAVA ISSUE BREWING: Local Restaurant Heads Welcome Coffee Probe 1 i 1 s i -Daily-Carlyle Marshall FESTIVE TOUCH-Dorthea Leonard, of the Office of Student Affairs, looks over a group of plants given to the office by the University's Botanical Gardens. More than 500 of the plants were given to the offices in the Administration Building by the Gardens. Festive Greenery Fills Ad Building Offices By DON KOTITE A Senate Agriculture subcom- mittee investigation of skyrocket- ing coffee prices has received wholehearted backing here in Ann Arbor, a check of restaurants and retailers indicated yesterday. But most dealers contacted dif- fer as to possible reasons that they are paying much more now for their favorite brands than several weeks ago. * * * ONE CAMPUS restauranteur is convinced there is a "corner on the market" somewhere, and pledged himself "100 per cent" behind the Senate probe. In 1947, he added, he heard coffee prices were on the up- grade; he prepared for the worst but nothing happened. Consequently, he was "struck with amazement" when, after lis- tening to the same story last sum- mer, the rumor turned out to be fact this year. ANOTHER COFFEE shop own- er noted that his wholesale java orders jumped from 47 to 62 cents per pound since the first increase a few weeks back. Others reported hikes up to 20 and 30 cents. Washington lawmakers have put the finger of guilt on nation- wide speculation and profiteer- ing. A National Coffee Associa- tion official, however, figures that hoarding by housewives is the principal blame. ISA To Hold Open House And consumer worry, on a tional scale, has prompted full-dress inquiry now under in the nation's capitol. * * * EARLIER IN THE week, Sena- tor Guy Gillette (D., Ia.), declared the Agriculture Committee had re- ceived "literally hundreds of com- munications asking that gyrations in the price of coffee be investi- gated." Many reports, including one by the New York Times, have hinged the nationwide coffee "scare" on a recent article from the Wall Street Journal. This article cited, as responsi- ble, factors of record coffee con- sumption in the United States this year and an overflow of Java going to European countries. A PRICE RAISE every week for the past month has caused one restaurant proprietor to consider popularizing tea as the "great American drink." She feels the rumor that Lon- doners have abandoned their four o'clock standby in favor of cof- fee and crumpets may have something to do with the situa- tion here. A local chain grocery manager attributes the rise mainly to what he has heard of bad weather con- ditions in South America coffee- producing regions. "Another factor may be man- power shortage - many coffee workers have been lured away by offers of higher pay at other jobs," he added. "But I don't think graft is re- sponsible," he maintained. na- the way Homecoming Display winners, the freshma'n-sophomore tug of war, and selections by the Uni- versity bands. Future events slated to be re- corder for posterity will include interviews with the successful Student Legislature candidates, and appropriate snatches from the Varsity Night program, Pan Hel Recognition Night, from the student production of "Pirates of Penzance," IFC Sing and Michi- gras. Concert Ticket Theatre Guild S Sale ToBegin RomeoAnd Jul T' VilistWill-SoloBy LEAH MARKS N U' Violist Will Solo University of Michigan Theatre' In Detroit Concert Guild will present "Romeo andn Juliet" 8 p.m. tomorrow and Sun- t Tickets will go on sale today at day in Pattengill Auditorium. . the Union for the December 7 The drama, which is being pre- performance at the Detroit Art sented in its entirety, will be high- Institute Auditorium of the De- lighted by recorded music for the o troit Little Symphony, which will Shakespearia prologues and feature Paul Docktor, of the music dances directed by Prof. Juana t school, as solo violist. deLaba n of the physical educa- There will be a special rate for tion.- studenits, according , to, Bernard * * * s Rosen, the Orchestra's chairman. ELEANOR LITTLEFIELD, '50, C Doktor, who is a member of and Edmund Johnston, 'Grad, will the University Stanley. Quartet, play the principle roles. will perform in the Locatelli Featured in the ast are Don- "Concerto for- Viola -and Orches- ad Yates,d 52, as Friar Law- tra."nc;Yae ,SFar5as Other works scheduled for per- rence; Harvey Stuart, '50, as formance by the Little Symphony Mercutio; Janet Baker, 51, the are Hadyn's Symphony No. 88 nurse; Donald Hawley, '51 Arch, in G minor and "Divertissement" ill play Capulet. t by Ibert. "Concerto for Small Or- Other members of the cast in- e chestra," by Prof. Bernhard Hei- elude Beverley Hunt, '50, as Lady den, of the University of Indiana Capulet; Donald Nash, '50, as music school, will be given its Benvolia; Al Yezbick, '51, Tybalt.-i world premiere by the Little Sym- The list continues with Thomas phony in this concert. The work Boothby, Grad, as Friar John; r was dedicated to the group. 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Ted Miller, '51, plays Paris; Swam- inathan Balasubrameniam, '51, he Prince; Hazen Schumacher, 50, the apothecary. * * * 4 DONALD DECKER, Grad, for- mer director of the Little Theatre Group in Willow Run will direct he Guild's production while Mark Harris, '50, one of the Guild's or- ganizers will be the producer. As- istant director will be Rchard Chau. Mchigan Theatre Guild, or- ganized last April, offers an out- let for all interested in play pro- duction. Its founders believed that stu- dents would welcome theatrical The Ann organization which emphasized in- longer an i terest with previous training and experience following. PROF. H] Ticket are now on sale in the member of* lobby of the Administration build- faculty, sai ng. Ann Arbor Twenty-three scene changes are Ago" which necessary for this complete pro- "I.C.C. duction of "Romeo and Juliet." cate that t All working with the Michigan Arbor, tie Theatre Guild are therefore work- are part ng a great deal in order for a fine system." performance. This will be the first campus However, >erformance of this Shakespear- Ann Arbor can tragedy in more than 20 years. through all Arbor Railroad is no independent line. * * * . ENRY E. Riggs, former the Engineering' School d in his booklet "The Railroad 50 Years he wrote in 1947: reports seem to indi- both Wabash and Ann A together as before, of the Pennsylvania he affirms that the "has kept its identity the years:.." By JIM BROWN In keeping with the festive Yule- tide season, the Administration1 Building has blossomed forth with a new coat of greenery. More than 500 potted plants, a gift from the University's Botani- cal Gardens, have been scattered throughout the offices of the building, giving them a ditinctly holiday flavor. G&S Opera Presentation Ends Toniglt' Musical comedy fans will have one more chance to see "Pirates' of Penzance" in Ann Arbor, as the final local performance of the light opera begins at 8 p.m.' tonight in Pattengill Auditorium. "Pirates" is the fifth produc- tion by the University's Gilbert and Sullivan Society. A few tickets for tonight's show will be available today in the lobby of the Administration Building, at 90 cents and $1.20. Any tickets unsold at the end of the day will go on sale at the Pattengill box office prior to cur- tain time. A special performance of "Pi- rates" will be presented at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Detroit's Rackham Auditorium. This will be the first time a student-produced musical comedy has played Detroit since Union Opera's final road tour in 1929. Tickets for this performance also will be on sale at the Ad- ministration Building today, and at the Rackham Auditorium box office in Detroit. "Some 30 or 35 good tickets are still available locally for the De- troit performance," Rosemary Owen, '51, Gilbert and .Sullivan Society secretary, said. Forestry Awards Five students in the School of Forestry and Conservation have received Furniture Program Schol- arships totalling $3,500. Awards of $750 each from the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers went to Roland C. Howell and Lee K. Morse. Similar amounts were presented to Norman C. Franz and Joseph W. Streidel by the Haywood- Wakefield Company. The Dunbar Furniture Manu- facturing awarded $500 to Carl V. Forslund. ORIGINALLY grown for expe- rimental work in Botany I and Plant Physiology classes, the plants were left over after the Gardens had filled the botany de- partment's requests. Pointing out that many more plants are usually grown than are actually needed for experi- mental work, Mrs. Frieda Blan- chard, assistant director of the Gardens, said that surplus plants are often ditributed among Uni- versity offices and departments. In addition, special plants are sometimes provided for table dec- orations at official University din- ners at the Union or League. The Botanical Gardens were established in 1911 on a small plot of land near the junction of Pa 3k- ard Rd. and Stadium Blvd. and now cover a 50 acre tract. MOST OF THE potted plants are housed in six large green- houses, four of which are devoted to a permanent collection of plants for faculty and graduate research. Included in this collection are sev- eral rare varieties. Scattered throughout the rest of the Gardens are hundreds of other perennial plants and shrubs, while large beds of annual flowers are raised every year. Eight full- time gardeners are employed to cultivate the Gardens and main- tain the greenhouses. Pointing out that many other Universities do not have compara- ble facilities for botanical research, Mrs. Blanchard said "The Univer- sity is very fortunate in having such elaborate equipment for growing plans. Talk on China To Be- Given Gerald F. Winfield, author of the best selling "China, The Land and The People," will talk on "What Next in China" at 4:15 p.m. Monday in Rackham Amphi- theatre. Winfield who is a member of'the ECA's Commission for Rural Re- habilitation recently returned from an agricultural, survey of China. He will arrive in Ann Arbor to- morrow in time to attend the In- ternational Students Association's Monte Carlo Party in the Rackham Building in the evening. Sunday, Winfield will be a spe- cial guest at the International Center's weekly Sunday Night Supper, after which he will lead a roundtable discussion on "Our Chinese Students; After America, What?" open wide its doors from 8 to 12 p.m. today when the International Students Association sponsors the first in a series of open houses for foreign and American students. This function is part of the pro- gram of the Student Legislature Human Relations Committee which has been designed to pro- mote closer understanding be- tween foreign and American stu- dents. Every organization that is a member of the Human Relations Committee has been asked to hold an open house where the students of various countries can freely meet. Two-Faced Adjutant An adjutant is a high ranking officer in the U.S. Army, but in India it is a flying garbage collec- tor. It is against the law in India to kill the long-billed birds known as adjutants because they eat the bodies of dead animals. 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