THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1950 SUDA, OVMER12_1 Vote Errors Accidental Experts Say The Williams-Kelly vote-count- ing errors weren't made malicious- ly, but were due to human care- lessness and an involved tabula- tion system, according to local election officials and experts. County Clerk Fred J. Looker as- serted, "It is very easy to make errors after working 18 hours counting votes." Continuing, he said, "It could hardly happen fraudulently, unless our entire sys- tem is breaking down." Prof. N. Marbury Efimenco of the Political Science Department called for a complete overhauling of the system of . canvassing the votes, citing the errors as a case in point. Prof. Lionel Laing of the de- partment compared the greater accuracy of British elections with American ones. A series of close checks administered by election of- ficials and clerks who are usually employees of the municipal gov- ernment, and under the supervi- sion of watchers from both par- ties, prevails in Britain. He pointed out, however, that this system is applicable in Britain because there each voter casts his ballot for only one candidate for one seat in Parliament, and there are generally only two or three candidates running for each seat. Prof. Samuel Eldersveld pointed out the significance of the close re- turns, saying, "It demonstrates that the mandate of the people is blurred and inconclusive, if indeed, any mandate may be said to exist." Recital To Be Given by Hess Here Tuesday The third program in the fifth annual Extra Concert Series will be presented by pianist Myra Hess at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Hill Au- ditorium. The famed English artist will present an all-Beethoven recital of three Sonatas: the E major, the F minor, and the A flat ma- jor. CURRENTLY ON A full concert tour of the United States, she is due to arrive in Ann Arbor Tuesday afternoon. Sie will room at the League during her stay here. Miss Hess has twice received royal recognition for her mu- sical ability and public service. In 1936 she was made Comman- der of the Order of the British Empire, a distinction never be- fore given to an instrumentalist. Five years later King George VI awarded her the title of Dame Commander of the British Empire for services rendered during the days of the London air blitz. The second presentation entitles her to the title Dame Myra, by which she is often called both on and off the concert stage. Tickets for Tuesday's concert are still available at the office of the University Musical Society in Burton Tower. Grout to Give First 'U' Music Lecture The first in a series of three vi- siting lectures under the auspices of the School of Music will be pre- sented by Prof. Donald Grout of Cornell University at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday in Rackham Amphithe- ater. A well-known author, and editor of the Journal of the American Musicological Society. Prof. Grout will speak on "Modern Editions of Renaissance Music." Dead' Viiiage eturns to Life * * * * * * * 'U' Aids in Revival OfMichiganTown. "Never say die." This apparently is the slogan for the tiny community of Grass Lake, a village of 800 people just twenty miles west of Ann Arbor. * * * . FOR ALMOST ten years this village has been in the throes of a suffocating decline which eventually turned the once-flourishing site into a virtual ghost town. But recently the citizens of the little lake community have started to rebuild and revitalize their small city. A civic Booster Club was created to find ways to attract small business and industry, and, in answer to a SOS, the University De- partment of Landscape Archit'ecture stepped in to aid the town project. Now the village is again on its way to a useful existence. A prosperous television parts firm has located there, and planning for the village rejuvenation is O going full speed ahead. tion which the village could not The town's original troubles meet. started ten years ago when U.S. * * * Highway 12, its "life-line" between GRASS LAKE'S possibilities for Chicago and Detroit, was rerouted. full recovery are enhanced by nu- The benefits of its position were merous advantages, according to thus swept away, and the site was Prof. H. O. Whittemore, chairman left semi-isolated in the heart of of the architect landscape depart- a great industrial area. ment. Bustling Jackson, just a few One advantage is the lake after miles from Grass Lake, aided the which the town is named. Al- subsequent devitalization process though it is now too marshy to be by providing commercial competi- useful, Prof. Whittemore has sug- gested to the Booster Club that the ton deepen the water and im- Iprove the beaches, thus opening the site to possible tourist trade. A Paved highways to the east and the west also enhance Grass Lake's position. "Improvements in trucks and roads have nulli- lyfled the necessity for a town to be situated on a main trunk highway such as U.S. 12 in order P h toto attract industry," Prof. Whit- Soto - temore explained. Other assets the town has are an excellent water supply, good outlying farm country, a compact business district, and citizens who are "energetic, hardworking, and thrifty." Story by TI t~y y6T THE TOWN'S lony nern A CRUMBLING REMINDER OF THE VILLAGE'S BAD TIMES STANDS ON MAIN STREET l C E THE TOWNSPEOPLE DISCUSS THEIR PROJECT WITH PROF. WHITTEMORE - J Donna Hendleman and Ed Silveefarb Photos Courtesy University News Service of inactivity has left its mark on its buildings. Many of them have fallen into advanced stages of dis- repair. And others cannot be fully serviceable until they are modern- ized. In addition to the possibility of a tourist business, Prof. Whitte- more has suggested that the town form a corporation which could build an industrial plant. "Many manufacturers are es- tablishing branches in small vil- lages when plant facilities are already available to them," Prof. Whittemore explained. "Planning for the possibility of war, and the paralyzing effect an atomic bomb could have on centralized industry, continu- ously more corporations are branching out in towns such as Grass Lake," he said. Revitalization of small villages I is also an aid to the chronic prob- lem of urban slums, according to Prof. Whittemore. "In some areas new villages are being built," he said, "but it is much more feasible and economi- cal to improve such villages as Grass Lake." The citizens of Grass Lake ap- parently have no argument with this vie. "It's wonderful to feel the place- growing again," one "old-timer" in the village said. "We have a lot of catching up to do, but I know we won't stop until we make it," he asserted. 4 4 ._ TESTING TELEVISION PARTS IN A NEW GRASS LAKE FACTORY THE BOOSTERS GET AN ILLUSTRATED REPORT FROM THE PROFESSOR CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK Nov. 12 - Nov. 18 A Few Titles from our Complete Selection of Books for Children of All Ages THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD . . . .., . . . . ,$.60 by Mabel C. Bragg THE WONDERFUL BAKER . . . . . . . . . . . . .,. 1.50 by Mabel L. Hunt MARY LIZZIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 by Florence Musgrave THE COAT OF MANY COLORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 by Marian King ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER . . . . . .. . . 1.25 b Mar. ?, T..a REVIEWING THE VILLAGE'S FINANCIAL CONDITION Give To Promote Peace STUDENT PHOENIX r>