Y, SEPTEMBER 20, 1951
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Union
--Center for Men
OUTSTANDING SERIES
Lecture Fans To Hear
IBarkley and Kefauver
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Boasting a crusty 48-year-old
tradition that forbids women the
use of the front door and exten-
sive recreation facilities for Uni-
versity men, the Michigan Union
serves as a men's club to the
thousands of students, alumni and
faculty who hold memberships.
Long a stronghold of male dom-
inance on the campus, the Union
acts as a center of many male ac-
tivities. In the last year, women
have also gained new privileges in
the four-story brick men's club.
Service Offers
Education Aid
Catering to an audience numeri-
cally equal to the regularly en-
rolled student body, and with the
whole State as its campus, the Uni-
versity Extension Service takes ed-
ucation to the people.
Of the 16,016 people who were
enrolled in the regular extension
course programs last year, 4,493
of these received full college credit
for their work. In addition to this.
there were 2,360 persons who took
advantage of the experimental first
year on the University's Television
y Hour.
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COURSES RANGING from bio-
logy to the occupations of the aged
were telecast in the effort to sup-
plement standard teaching tech-
niques. The UniVersity became the
first in the country to extend edu-
cational facilities beyond the class-
room in this way. Broadcast from
Detroit station, WWJ-TV, the ini-
tial programs were chaotic in pre-
paration, but so effective in pre-
sentation that the TV Hour will
again be a part of the University
this fall.
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If escorted by a Union member,
they may use the cafeteria from
2:30 to 5 p.m. daily and bowling
alleys and other recreation facili-
ties are also open to them during
special hours. They must still
enter the side door, however.
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ALL MALE students, once hav-
ing paid their tuition fees, are;
eligible for membership cards.
These cards entitle the holder to
take advantage of the many fa-
cilities which the Union offers.
Besides swimming, one can set-
tle down with a good book or
magazine in the Pendleton Li-
brary; spend a little spare time
knocking down the pins in the
bowling alleys; take a turn at the
billiard tables; work up an appe-
tite on the ping-pong tables; or
indulge in a little less strenuous
exercise by playing checkers or
chess.
Every Friday and Saturday eve-
ning, except for weekends when
a major campus dance is sched-
uled, the Union holds a member-
,hip dance in the second floor
ballroom.
Especially during the football
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season weekends, the 195 guest
rooms of the Union are occu-
pied by many of Ann Arbor's
visitors.
Big easy chairs, couches and
writing tables are found in the
main floor lounge, and upstairs in
the Edward Waldo Pendleton, "72,
Library popular magazines and
many bestsellers are quartered.
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DOWNSTAIRS, in the Taproom,
meals and afternoon or evening
snacks can b6 obtained. Here an-
other Michigan tradition, that of
tabletops carved with the names
and initials of alumni, can also be
seen.,
Different campus organiza-
tions, such as the Inter-Frater-
nity Council, Vulcans, Druids,
Michigamua and the Men's Glee
Club have their offices in the
Union.
Incoming freshmen are invited
to smokers at -the Union during
Orientation Week, at which time
they have the opportunity to meet
and talk with representatives of
different campus organizations
and many members of the athletic
teams.
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Union Opera, All-Male Cast,
Highlight of Theatre Season
Vice-President Alben W. Bark-
ley and Sen. Estes Kefauver will
appear on the star-studded slate
of speakers in the University's
1951-52 Lecture Course.
The annual series of talks by
outstanding figures in public life
is sponsored by the Oratorical
Association. General admission
season tickets will sell for $2.40.
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OPENING THE season-Oct. 18,
Vice-President Barkley will give
the human side of the many prob-
lems facing the United States to-
day in his non-political address,
"Crossroads of Democracy." A
veteran statesman in the nation's
capital, Barkley was elected vice-
president in 1948 after serving for
more than a quarter of a century
as member of the House of Re-
presentatives and the Senate.
Well-known to Americans as
chairman of the Senate Crime
Investigation Committee, Sen.
Estes Kefauver will speak Oct.
25. His lecture will be entitled,
"The Citizen's Responsibility
for Crime."
Brian Aherne, famous stage,
screen, radio and television actor,
will be the third lecturer in the
series. In his program of "Great
Moments in Great Literature,"
Nov. 8, he will present excerpts
from a few of his theatre success-
es, such as "The Barretts of Wim-
pole Street," "Romeo and Juliet"
and "Captain Fury."
"The Quest of the Schooner
Argus" will be the subject of Alan
Villiers' lecture Nov. 19. The story
of Portuguese sailing-fishing ves-
sels will be accompanied by a
color film. A famous seafaring ad-
venturer and cameraman, Villiers
is also noted in literary circles for
several best- sellers.
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CHARLES LAUGHTON will
present his one-man show, "An
Evening with Charles Laughton,"
for the second consecutive season,
Feb. 19. The distinguished stage
and screen actor will read excerpts
from Dickens, the Bible and other
great literature.
Returning to the United States
and lecture platforms after two]
years as Director of Information
for Marshall Plan headquarters
in Paris, Roscoe Drummond will
appear March 11. The noted
Christian Science Monitar colum-
nist, will give an eye-witness ac-
count of the world struggle for
freedom in his lecture, "The State
of the World."
Final speaker in the series will
be John Mason Brown, associ-
ate editor of the Saturday Re-
view of Literature, appearing
March 26. In his address, "See-
ing More Things," Brown will
give his famous kaleidoscopic
and witty commentary on cur-
rent literature and the Broad-
way theatre.
A strictly non-profit series, the
lecture course was established by
the Board of Regents to provide
high cultural entertainment and
enlightenment for the University
and the community.
Mail orders for tickets, address-
ed to the Oratorical Association,
3211 Angell Hall, are now being
accepted.
By JAY HEYMAN
Considered by many students
the highlight of the campus en-
tertainment year is the annual
spring presentation of the famed
Union Opera.
The all-male musical comedies
have been pleasing audiences in
Ann Arbor and throughout the
eastern half of the country since
1908, when the first production
"Michigenda" trod the boards of
the old Whitney opera house.
DURING the 43 years since its
origination the Union Opera has
had its ups and downs. Only once
were the names of women seen on
the program, and then it was
because of a critical man-power
shortage during the First World
War.
As the Opera built up a follow-I
ing, alumni clubs in many cities
were eager to have the show play
in their towns. Tours during vaca-
tion have now become a standard
part of the Union Opera.
The most successful tour was
in 1923 when "Cotton Stockings"
played before President Hard-
ing in Washington and set a
record which still stands for
non-professional attendance at
the Metropolitan Opera House
in New York City.
The Opera was discontinued
during World War II but was re-
vived in 1948 with "Froggy Bot-
tom," which satirized the plight
of veterans living in the Univer-
sity's Willow Run housing pro-
ject. The 1949 offering was a look
at labor problems in a lady's lin-
gerie factory, "Lace It Up."
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