THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1950 CRAFTSMAN AIDS 'U' PROF.: Sour Clarinet Sweetened by Inventors By LEONARD GREENBAUM Another Michigan first has solv- ed a problem that has been irking the musical world for 260 years, the sour B-flat in the clarinet. Prof. William H. Stubbins of the School of Music and Frank L. Kas- par, one of the leading craftsman of woodwind instruments, have provided the solution by adding an extra hole in the back of the clarinet. ** * THIS HOLE, .together with a mechanical device to open and close it, is the result of three years of research and application by the two inventors. Oddly enough, Prof. Stubbins does not hold a degree in mu- sic. He graduated from the Uni- versity of Chicago in 1936 with a bachelor's degree in philoso- phy and took his master's in the same subject here at the Uni- versity. His musical experience, how- ever,*has been long and varied. Starting at an early age he has been playing the clarinet on a professional basis. He was staff clarinetist at radio station WGM, has played with the Chicago Sym- phony orchestra, with innumer- able concert bands and with Jack Hilton's and Wayne King's or- chestras. * * *. IN THE ACADEMIC field Prof. Stubbins has taught at the Uni- versity of Chicago, was band con- ductor at Belloit College, Wiscon- sin and has been teaching at the University since 1938. An amateur physicist and acoustician, he has devoted the majority of his time toward im- proving the clarinet, which is now the focal point of his life, From 1943 to 1946 he served as a deck officer in the Navy, took part in the invasion and subse- quent occupation of Okinawa and IAU Play Tryouts To BeginToday The Inter Arts Union has issued a call for campus actors and a costumier for their production of Jean Cocteau's "The Infernal Ma- chine." Tryout meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today in Rm. 3D of the Union, 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Rehearsal room of the League and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, in Rm. .A of the Union. Navy Offers Immediate Commission Students with technical train- ing in certain specialized fields may now apply for an immediate commission in the Naval Reserve, regardless of whether or not they have had any previous military training, according to Col. William B. McKean, professor of Naval Science and Tactics. Under a new directive just is- sued by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, students apply- ing for a commission will not be called to active duty in time of peace without their own specific request for duty, Col. McKean ex- plained. * * * HOWEVER, IN time of war or national emergency, or when di- rected by the President, they may be involuntarily called for active duty, he said. Fields in which commissions are being offered include elec- tronic specialists, naval archi- tects, petroleum engineers, sup- plementary communication ac- tivities, civil engineering and supply. In addition, commissions are available in a general line and sup- ply corp program for students de- siring immediate active duty. APPLICANTS must be 19 to 26 years old, physically classified as Al, graduates of an accredited col- lege, and must have completed a required number of hours in phy- sics and engineering courses. Further information may be ob- tained at NROTC headquarters at North Hall. Phoenix Aims To BeOutlined Prof. J. Phillip Wernette, of the school of business administration, will outline the history and ob- jectives of the Phoenix Project at 8 p.m. today in the Rackham Am- phitheatre for fraternity house chairmen in the student Phoenix drive, Bill Brister, head of the fra- ternity section of the campaign an- nounced yesterday. 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The speaker key can then be made acoustically correct for the register. * * * THE INVENTION has been pat- ented as the "S-K mechanism" after the initials of its two in- ventors, Prof. Stubbins and Kas- par, both of whom hold half inter- est. Despite a loss of royalty profits they have not as yet released the patent. for manufacture. Rather than make it available solely through one company they want to release it generally to all clari- netists. The S-K mechanism can be attached to any good clarinet now being used. It has already found wide acceptance among, several major symphony orches- tras. Kaspar plans to retire before the end of the year and come to Ann Arbor where he and Prof. Stub- bins will continue research in ord- er to improve woodwind instru- ments. q ATTRACTIVE furnished double room. Kitchen privileges. 1106 Lincoln. Ph. 5224. )44R 2 ROOM SUITE for 3 men. 1218 Olivia Call 8746 after 5:30. 134R TOURIST HOME for Overnight Guests. 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State St.-Pli. 5083 ; ) 4P I DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN 11 * * * * LL431 If you fell in the river and you floated up stream then you'd be Smost everything .. you'd also be about the only person in Publication in The Daily Official Bulletin is constructive notice to all members of the University. Notices for the Bulletin should be sent in typewritten form to the Office of the Assistant to the President Room 2552 Administration Building, y 3:00 p.m. on the day preceding publication (11:00 a.m. Saturdays). WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 1950 VOL. LXI, No. 32 Notices Housing applications for grad- uate and undergraduate women students now registered on cam- pus and wishing to move for the spring semester of 1951 will open at 12 noon, Wed., Nov. 15, at the specified window in the lobby of the Administration Bldg. ONLY THOSE WITH NO HOUSING COMMITMENT MAY APPLY. Ap- plications will be accepted for both Dormitory and League House ac- commodations until the number of available spaces are filled. Open fellowships for undergrad- uates and graduates to study for a year, beginning in February 1951, in Mexico have been made avail- able by United States-Mexican Commission on Cultural Coopera- tion. The fields of study are An- thropology, Mexican History, Ar- chitecture, Philosophy, Biology, tropical medicine and cardiology. Applications must be made before Nov. 20 on forms to be obtained from U.S. Student Program, The Institute of International Educa- tion, 2 West 45th Street, New York 19. Additional information on these awards is available at the office of the Graduate School. Cinema Guild films will be sponsored by the following organi- zations this Fall Semester, 1950: World Student Service Fund, Dis- placed Students Committee, Phoe- nix Project, Inter-Cooperative Council, Graduate Council, Asso- ciation of Independent Men, The Chess Club, United World Feder- alists, Inter-Arts Union, and Stu- dent Religious Association. Organizations granted sponsor- ships by the SL Cinema Guild Board will be notified in advance of film dates. All organizations which submit- ted petitions will be notified of the status of their petition by let- ter, explaining criteria used by SL Cinema Guild Board in making sponsorship selections. Phoenix Project: The names of all students who sent in question- naires previously signifying their desire to work on a Phoenix com- mittee are still on file. However, you may not be contacted by this office. We do need students who could come one or two hours a week to do filing or secretarial work. If you can do this call 31- 511, Ext. 2874, or come to 3516 Administration Bldg., 1-5. p.m., Monday through Friday. Registration, Bureau of Appoint- ments: All students registering with. the Bureau of Appoint- ments are reminded that this is the last week they may turn in their registration blanks without paying a late registration fee. Each set of blanks must be care- fully checked so those waiting un- til Thursday or Friday will nave to stand in line for checking. Those who come in Tuesday and Wednesday will avoid the rush and save themselves a lot of time. Office hours are 9 to 12, and 2 to 4 weekdays. The office will not be open Saturday. Civil Service Examinations: The United States Civil Service Com- mission has announced the fol- lowing examinations, which are open to students who will receive (Continued on Page 3) 9:35 Fri., Nov. 3, Sat., Nc Advance Box Office Wednesday, Thursday Admission 50< 'OOGIE WITHERS HUGH__ MARLOWE NOVELTY and CARTOON Ann Arbor who wouldn't .. like all about eve*.. 1 ~WARNER BRS. B1FOC REp YOUR EYES1 FULL LENGTH FEATURE AS TOLD BY ARTHUR GODFREY : CLE NWARTIHT* ANDRE BARH * NORMAN BNDKENSNTRE siat uia tr tECRss * DANDONALDSON I Continuous from 1 P.M. ohumPh. 5651 6 u 1(V) I'., _ C/f \ 1 I COMING FRIDAY f ,. w uu®- mu® ' "_j