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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949

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Gilbert-Sullivn Seeks
Buccaneers, Daughters
)o you want to be a pirate? No previous singing or dancing
)r maybe you would prefer the experience is required for parts in
of a major-general's daughter. the 60-member chorus, according
the University's Gilbert and to Society president Fred Shef-,
livan Society is looking for pi- fler.
es-30 of them. It also needs * * *
same number of major- THE PLOT of "Pirates" is con-
eral's daughters. cerned with a crew of tough-but-
oh-so-gentle pirates, a prolific ma-
LLL THESE people will be need- jor-general with his 30 daughters,
for the chorus of "The Pirates and a group of scared policemen
Penzance," which will be the who eventually pursue the pirates.
ciety's production for the fall Because of the magnitude of
iester. the production, a great many
An organizational meeting will people will be needed for con--
held at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow struction, makeup and costum-
the League for all persons ing jobs, as well as instrumen-
terested in trying out for prin- talists for a 30-piece orchestra.
pal parts, chorus or produc- "Pirates" will be the fifth pro-
on crew for "Pirates." duction of the local Gilbert and
t'he principal roles, ten in num- Sullivan group, which is composed
, cover all voice ranges, and of students and faculty members
I require experienced singers. who enjoy the works of the cele-
3hower room warblers' will get brated English masters of musical
hance in the chorus. however. satire.

Coeds Welcome Dim Dorm;
Illumination Cut to Minimum

Last spring, when two units of
the new dormitory were occu-
pied, people wondered if the
barricade of lights heralded a
Hollywood production. A glance
beyond the lights often substan-
tiated that impression.
Before the brightness was re-
duced more than 200%, darkness
did not descend upon the dorm's
occupants until after closing
hours. The 500-watt bulbs were
bright enough to light most of the
front rooms.
LYNNE STARR '51, one of the
co-eds who lived in the new halls
last semester, said in the spring
the dormitory resembled a Gen-
eral Electric Company display. "I
wonder if the lighting expense was
a contributing factor to the raise
in tuition," she mused.
Even with dimmer lights
many dorm residents complain
of the lack of privacy when say-
ing good-nite to their dates, ac-
cording to Mrs. Sarah Healy,
general director of the New
Women's Residence Halls.
So far only one complaint has
been lodged against. the dormi-
tory's new look. One woman
charged the lights are not bright
enough to permit her to give a po-
lite but aloof farewell to undesira-
ble blind dates.
Policy Holders
NEW YORK-Four out of five
American families are protected
with insurance policies, according
to insurance statistics.
This is eight times as many
people and 30 times as much mon-
ey as in 1900.

SL Student
Expert Aid
Goes to 800
More than 800 freshmen and
transfer students were given the
word by literary college Student
Experts during orintation week.
The 23 Experts, stationed in
25 Angell Hall to ease trials of
overworked academic counselors,
told the bewildered new students
what best to take for programs
in everything from astronomy to
zoology.
DIRECTED BY Chuck Murray,
the Experts gave out information
during the first three days of ori-
entation week so that students
would know what to take by the
time they registered.
"Next year we hope the orien-
tation leaders will bring their
groups through the line of Ex-
perts, enabling more of the new
students to take advantage of
their help," Murray said.
This should raise the number of
students aided by at least half this
semester's total, he estimated.
Most business went to the pre-
professional Experts, including
pre-law, pre-med, and business
administration. English and edu-
cation were also high on the list of
subjects in which students sought
advice, Murray reported.
Union Seeks
New Tryouts;
Smoker Set
A smoker will be held at 8:30
p.m. tonight in Rm. 3RS of the
Union for all men interested in
joining the Union staff.
The Union offers students a
wide program of activities, such
as dances, coffee hours, theatre
trips, bridge tournaments, open
houses and Michigras.
A LARGE STAFF is needed to
administer these activities. Try-
outs will be accepted for each of
the various committees of the Un-
ion's student organization.
Interested students may
choose from the social, house,
planning and personnel, cam-
pus affairs, publicity and admin-
istration committees.
Free cokes and doughnuts will
be served at the smoker, which is
open to all men eligible for par-
ticipation in extra-curricular ac-
tivities.
Astronomy Night
First of a series of Visitors'
Nights planned by the Depart-
ment of Astronomy for the fall
semester is scheduled for 7:45 p.m.
tomorrow in the Angsll Hall ob-
servatory.
A short talk entitled "An Illus-
trated Story of the Moon" will be
given by Prof. Carl A. Bauer in
Room 3017 Angell Hall.

Religious preferences at the
University last semester ranged
from A to Z or, as statistics re-
veal, from the Aquarian Church
of Chirotheria to Zorastrian.
According to figures on file at
Lane Hall, student religious cen-
ter, 13,585 students indicated on
their registration blanks that they
preferred 63 different religions.
Nearly 5,000 students stated "No
preference."
* * *
A MAJORITY listed prefer-
ences for 20 major religious
groups.
Agnostic, Atheist and Salva-
tion Army found places in the
section labeled "other religions."
Nearly 200 students listed pref-
erences for 43 distinct "other"
religions.
These included Dionysuic Mys-

tery Cult, Epicurean, Taoism, Ka-
vaihad, Jainism, Humanitarian,
Sacista, Satyagraha, Sun Wor-
shipper, Swedenborgian, Bahai
and Animism.
ALSO GIVEN as preferences
were Buddhist, Confucianism,'
Coptic, Hindu, Freethinker, Men-
nonite, Moravian, Moslem, Sev-
enth Day Adventist, United
New Translation
The first translation of Thomas
More's "Utopia" in nearly 300
years was recently completed by
Prof. Henry V. S. Ogden, of the
English department.
Two other translations of
"Utopia" exist. They were made
by Ralph Robinson in 1551 and
Bishop Gilbert Burnet in 1685.

Church of Canada, Free Method-
ist, Assembly of God, Christian
and Missionary Alliance, Pente-
costal and Unity.
Major religions listed were Bap-
tist, Brethren, Christian, Episco-
pal, Federated, Christian Science,
Judaism, Greek Orthodox, Re-
formed, Congregational, Latter
Day Saints, Methodist, Evangel-
ical and Reformed, Presbyterian,
Unitarian and Universalist, Evan-
gelical and United Brethren and
Lutheran.

-Daily-Wally Barth
EVEN THE SPORTS SIGN UP FOR PICTURES-Jack McDonald,
'50E, goalie on last year's Wolverine puckster squad signs up
for a bit of art to cheer up his room. Assisting him are Eloise
Wilkinson, left, and Mildred Titefsky. The Student Loan Prints,
available for only 50 cents, will be distributed Monday through,
Friday next week.

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