Y, SEPTEMBER 20, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Union --Center for Men OUTSTANDING SERIES Lecture Fans To Hear IBarkley and Kefauver F7 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. * s 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. u 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. * * * 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 * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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. * * * 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." I 11 f ACT now on STUDENT SPECIALS (See Page 2) - Sixty-First Year Edited and managed by students of the University of Michigan under the authority of the Board in Control of Student Publications Editorial Staff Dave Thomas .........Managing Editor George Flint ,...........Sports Editor Jo Ketehut.........Women's Editor Business Staff Milt Goetz...........Business Manager Eva Stern .........Advertising Manager Harvey Gordon ......,Finance Manager Allan Weinstein ...Circulation Manager Telephone 23-24-1 Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or otherwise credited to this newspaper. 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