THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1949 ._.__________________________________________________ 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. OUP ki iJ r I LIST 63 PREFERENCES: Students Name Religions from A to Z Learn Machine Shorthand The Modern Machine-Way of taking dictation Easy to Learn - Easy to Write - Easy to Read New Classes Now Forming P RINTING v PROGRAMS -INVITATIONS ri HANDBILLS I! I v# W.C. 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