SiX THE MICHIGAN DAILY

SAY, MARCH 1a, 1951


WALES SNEER:


Opinions Vary on
Furniture Exhibit


By CAL SAMBA
"Sure it looks okay, but can
you sit in it?"
Don Ennis, a visiting student
from Ohio State University, is
only one of the scores of male
students in the last two weeks who
have voiced this criticism of the
modern furniture now on display
in Alumni Hall. .
IN ENNIS' CASE, however, his
theory was put to the test by Pat
Abbott, '54A, a modern furniture
enthusiast who overheard his
skeptical remark. Challenged
Ennis ducked under the rope and
dropped his 170 pounds into a
skeletonized lounge chair with a
vigor calculated to prove his point
straightway.
"The amazing thing about it
was that the darn thing held
Groups Hold
Discussions
On Religion
The relevance of religion to
Communism, politics, and educa-
tion was discussed yesterday at
three Religion-In-Life Week semi-
nars.
Rev. Duncan E. Littlefair, of
Grand Rapids, leading a discus-
sion on Communism and religion,
brought out that the religious ap-
proach to Communism would be
one of humility, but also one of
confidence in knowing that your
principles and viewpoint were good.
"FREE DISCUSSION in a de-
mocracy is the only means to find
the truth and a philosophy of liv-
Ing," he asserted.
In a second seminar led by
Prof. Kenneth Boulding of the
economics department and Prof.
David Henley of Earham Col-
lege, a close relation was drawn
between the ideal of free society
and' religion.
Comparing the evolution of
poltical institutions towards de-
mocracy and the religious effects
upon this evolution, Prof. Boulding
declared, "The ideal of government
has been ruled to a great extent
by religious and moral principles
rather than power."
In another seminar Prof. Sey-
mour Smith of Yale Divinity
Behool and Prof. David Dickson of
Michigan State College brought
out that courses in religion would
offer a real challenge in the col-
leges and would help one to under-
atand his own culture.
Tickets Available
For Union Opera
Over-the-counter ticket sales
will continue today and tomorrow
for the March 28 and 29 perform-
ances of the forthcoming Union
Opera "Go West-Madam."
Tickets are still available for
$2.40 seats, and for a few $1.20
and $1.80 locations.

up," Ennis admitted. "And not
only that, it was comfortable,"
he added. Miss Abbott stood
by victoriously.
Similar squabbles over the mer-
its of modern fabrications could
be heard among other men and
women in the West Gallery of
Alumni Hall yesterday.
* * *
ON THE WHOLE, , the women
were enthused by the furnishings
of the display, while the men took
a negative approach. Hot argu-
ments raged over the value of
some of the furnishings.
Some men sneered at the col-_
ors, others at -the material, and
still others at the forms of the
furnishings. Derisive references
to green chairs, fiberous floor
coverings, and strange depic-
tions of modern art were heard.
Others puzzled over a set of
tinker toys placed in the center
of the living room. A set of the
same toysjis shown in a gaudy
room designed for junior. Spec-
tators couldn't resolve this phe-
nomena.
"That play pen would drive a
kid mad," one man scoffed.
A modern version of father's
den got the least objections. But
one coed protested. "That chick-
en doesn't belong there," she
mused in reference to a fowl-like
statue.
U To Hold
Pre-Medical
Conference
Problems of education for the'
medical profession will be the topic
of a conference to be held here on
Saturday, March 17.
Representatives from two medi-
cal schools and approximately 25
liberal arts colleges in Michigan
will attend with registration be-
ginning at 9 a.m. in the Union.
Luncheon will be held at noon
in the Union with Harry Carman
of Columbia University, director of
a countrywide survey of pre-medi-
cal education, speaking on "Ob-
servations on Pre-Medical Educa-
tion."
During the afternoon session,
the general medical curriculum will
be discussed.
Union Opera
Goes on TV
Scenes from the coming Union
opera, "Go West-Madam," will
be presented on the University's
Television Hour at 1 p.m. Sunday
over WWJ-TV.
Costume skits and interviews
with members of the cast and di-
rector William Holbrook will en-
liven the campus Teletour portion
of the show.
The program will also continue
with its regular telecourses,
"Lands and Peoples of the Far
East," and "Interior Design-The-
Home and Contemporary Design."

BUDDING ROMANCE-Patrick Farley, played by Strowan Rob-
ertson, and Ann Field, played by Pat Newhall, enjoy a small joke
together. The two furnish the young love interest in "Hotel Uni-
verse," by Philip Barry, which opens tonight at the Arts Theatre
Club.
-* * * *
'Hotel Universe' Opens
Today at Arts Theatre

After a three day delay, "HotelI
Universe," a drama by the lateI
Philip Barrie, will open at 8:30
p.m. today in the Arts Theatre
Club's establishment at 4091/2 E.
Washington.
The delay of the play, the;
second presentation of the club,
was caused by the illness of two1
of the actors in the production,9
Sonya Raimi and Warren Pickett,;
but yesterday club business man-
ager Ed Troupin reported, "Ev-
Van Wagoner
Will Appear
At Luncheon
Democratic Regent's candidate
Murray Van Wagoner will go to
bat for himself and his co-nomi-
nee Wheaton Strom tomorrow at
State Democratic Committee -
sponsored luncheon at 12:15 p.m.
in the Union.
Strom, who met with students
at a campus reception last week,
is ill with the flu, and will not
appear.
THE LUNCHEON will mark in-
cumbent Regent Van Wagoner's
first local appearance in his cam-
paign for a regular seat on the
Board. Regent Van Wagoner was
appointed to his present seat by-
Gov. G. Mennen Williams last
year to fill the vacant term of the
late Regent Ralph Hayward.
Regent Van Wagoner and
Strom will face incumbent Re-
gent Roscoe Bonisteel and Le-
land Doan, president of Dow
Chemical Co., in the April 2
election. Both Republican can-
didates were guests of honor at
a similar Republican luncheon
last week.
Also slated to attend the lunch-
eon are three Democratic candi-
dates for other state office.
Reservations for the luncheon
may be obtained by calling Ed-
mund Woodin at 3-1728.

erybody's recovered and we're set
to go."
"HOTEL UNIVERSE" tells the
story of a group of people who
have cut themselves off from life.
because there doesn't seem to be
any purpose to it. But after much
soul-searching, all of the charac-
ters are able to find a new faith
in living and decide to return to
society.
The play is similar in this re-
spect to Barrie's last play, "Sec-
ond Threshold," a current
Broadway hit, although written
twenty years earlier. The latter
production concerns a distin-
guished government official who
has reached a stage of deep dis-
illusionment.
But, like the characters in "Ho-
tel Universe," the official ulti-
mately finds the strength to go on.
The play, which has been di-
rected by Dana Elcar, will play
through March 25, but will be op-
en only to club members or their
guests. A club membership, which
entitles a person to attend the
five remaining plays on the club's
spring schedule,'costs $6, while a
guest ticket for a single play costs
$1.25.
'Don Quixote'
To BeShown
Closely following the plot of the
book, the screen version of "Don
Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes,
will be presented today and tomor-
row at 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. at Hill
Auditorium.
The plot centers around Don
Quixote, whose mind is diseased
because of his excessive reading of
chivalry books.
As one of the outstanding scenes,
Don Quixote is put on a wooden
horse, blindfolded, and with the
proper sound effects believes that
he is soaring through space.
The movie, with complete Eng-
lish subtitles, is being presented
through the auspices of Sociedad
Hispanica.

Campus
Calendar
Events Today
ART EXHIBIT-Original water
color paintings featured in the
magazine Ford Times will be dis-
played at the School of Architec-
ture and Design until March 24.
The building will be open from 8
a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through
Saturday.
« « «
MUSEUMS PROGRAM -
"Amphibians and Reptiles,
Friends and Enemies," will be
the topic of the University Muse-
ums Friday night program this
week. The program will includey
displays and movies on these
cold blooded animals.
ADVOCACY INSTITUTE-Law-
yers from four states will partici-
pate in the University's Advocacy
Institute which opens at 1:30 p.m.
at the Lawyers Club. The public
is invited to attend these lectures,
which are given to improve law-
yer's trial techniques by keeping
them apace with the latest meth-
ods of preparing and presenting
cases.
COMPUTER DEMONSTRAT-
ED-William Wheatley of the
Engineering Institute will dem-
onstrate and explain the "me-
chanical mind" for solving alge-
braic and differential equations
to members of the Institute of
Radio Engineers and the Ameri-
can Institute of Electrical En-
gineers at 8 p.m. In Rackham
Amphitheatre.
* * *
MARKETING RESEARCH
CONFERENCE-All staff members
and students are invited to attend
sessions of the annual marketing
research conference of the business
administration school The sessions
will begin at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
* * *
Coming Events
CLAIM BOOKS-The IFC Stu-
dent Book Exchange will be open
from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Rm.
315 of the Administration Bldg. so
that unsold texts may be claimed
by their owners. Students must
bring receipts in order to claim
books.
MUSIC LECTURE -- Prof.
Gustave Reese of the music de-
partment at New York will speak
Monday in Rackham Assembly
Hall on "Form in the Josequin
Generation." The lecture is open
to the public.
MARRIAGE LECTURES-Tic-
kets will be available through next
week for the marriage lecture
series which will be given from
March 26 to May 1. They may be
purchased at the Union by single
men, at the League by single wom-
en and at Lane Hall by married
couples.
COURSE FOR NURSES - A
short course on the care of polio
patients will be offered to nurses
in the state from Monday till
Thursday next week. The program
will include lectures and demon-
trations by members of the Medical
and Nursing school faculties.
* * *
WSSF DRIVE-The World Stu-
dent Service Fund organization
will begin their drve Monday to
collect money and blood to aid
University students all over the
world. The money collected
through these annual drives goes
to provide food, medicine, clothes,
shelter and equipment for needy

I students.

DUCK DUCKS IN:
Fowl Play Fails To Stop
Economics 52 Lecture

The cries of a wild duck-and a
lecture hall full of students-failed
to keep Prof. Shotey Peterson from
completing his remarks on dis-
criminatory pricing yesterday.
Although the duck turned out to
be basically tame, he was decidedly
wild till he became accustomed to
the fact that he was forced to par-
ticipate in the Economics 52 lec-
ture.
PROF. PETERSON said he is
calloused to such fowl play. The
,class, however, was in an uproar
for a few minutes after the duck
was thrown into the Natural
Science Auditorium just as the lec-
turer was describing discrimina-
tory pricing in shipments of live
rather than slaughtered animals.
"This was the second time
such a major disruption has
taken place during my 30 years'
of teaching at the University.
Last semester the lights went out
in the middle of one of my lec-
tures," Prof. Peterson noted.
The fowl, thoroughly frightened
with the whole business, ducked
under the lecture table and sat
quietly until the end of the per-
iod. Then a couple of the students
took the bird home to await de-
livery to the Humane Society.
They said that the duck is one
of two used at, a fraternity party
last weekend. It had since then
been making the rounds of frater-
nity and sorority houses - until
someone decided that it should
learn the fundamentals of econo-
mics.

* , ,

Studs' Books
TalksToday
Longtime American exponent of
naturalism in literature, author-
critic James T. Farrell is scheduled
to outline his theories today in a
talk at 4:15 p.m. in the Architec-
ture Auditorium.
Farrell has built all of his writ-
ings, including the famous Studs
Lonigan trilogy, around his feeling
that fiction should not restrict it-
self; that it should treat all phases
of life, including the most sordid.
HIS LIFE PLAN of work, as he
has described it, will be a series of
twenty-five or more works, "loose-
ly integrated through the associa-
tins of the characters depicted .
. . The purpose of these works, is,
stated generally, to recreate a sense
of American life as I have seen it,
imagined it, reflected upon it and
evaluated it."
In Studs Lonigan, Farrell
traced the life of a young Chi-
cago Irishman from boyhood to
death. The picture of urban
middle-class life, with its foul-
ness, meanness, economic delu-
sion and despair,is handled with
a sense of moral as well as
physical tragedy.
Farrell was one of the earliest
Americans to write in the natural-
istic, or realistic, tradition. His
first novels began to appear dur-
ing the period of the depression,
and created something of a stir
in the literary world for their
frankness.
"Naturalism and Literature" will
be the subject of his lecture, pre-
sentedhunder the auspices of the
English department.

-Daily-Roger Reinke
AT EASE - After spending 20
minutes in a Economics 52 lec-
ture this duck finds the back-
yard of Psi Upsilon a big relief.
U' Orchestra
Toa Perform
The University Symphony Or-
chestra, assisted by the University
Choir, will give a concert at 8:30
p.m. Wednesday in Hill Audi-
torium.
The program will include
Haydn's "Seven Last Words of
Christ" in commemoration of the
Easter season, and Beethoven's
"Symphony No. 9 in D Minor"
which' the composer wrote toward
the end of his career.

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