THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1951 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE FIVE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1951 PAGE FIVE _______________________________________________________________________________ I I I LOUISBOURG SIEGE: Clements Library Gets Rare Historical Volume 4 By JOYCE FICKIES Political and literary intrigue mark the story behind one of the newest acquisitions of the Cle- ments Library. The acquisition, a book entitled "Lettre d'un Habitant de Louis- bourg," is the third known existing print of the only French account of the Louisbourg siege in the 18th century. The eyewitness story is written in the form of a letter sent to Par- is from that fort. ACCORDING TO historical re- Choral Groups To Give Yule ConcertToday More than 400 campus musi- cians, including four choral groups and the Symphony Orchestra, will mass together to present their an- nual yuletide concert at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Featuring Robert Kerns, '54 SM, baritone, Grace Ravesloot, '53SN, soprano, and Margaret Milks, '55, harp, as soloists, the festive con- cert will be directed by Prof. May- nard Klein of the music school. THE COMBINED choirs include the University Choir of 88 voices, the Michigan Singers of 96 voices, the Arts Chorale of 144 voices, and the 16-voiced Tudor Singers. A group of Sixteen Century nativity songs will open the pro- gram. Composers Giovanni Ga- brieli, Victoria, Jusquin de Pres, and Palestrina will be repre- sented in the choral selections. Accompanied by Miss Milks at the harp, the Women's Choir will follow with selected carols from a picturesque site of pieces by Ben- jamin Britten, "A Ceremony of Carols." * * * "THE THREE KINGS" by Hea- ly Willan and "God Is With Us" by Kastalsky will be presented by the Choir with baritone Kerns as solo- ist. After the Intermission the Choir and Instrumental En- semble will present the Kyrie and Gloria from Anton Bruck- ner's "Mass in E Minor." Closing the program, the Choir and Orchestra will offer Verdi's majestic hymn of praise, "Te De- um." Soprano soloist Grace Raves- loot will be featured. Travel Service Calls for Cars With Christmas recess only eight days away, Union Travel Service director Harry Blum, '54, urged all students who want rides or passengers in their cars to register' with the service immedi- ately. Blum indicated that registra- tions so far show a demand for drivers to New York state, Chicago and the upper peninsula of Mich- igan. A shortage of passengers exists for most distant destinations in- cluding Florida, Texas and Cali- fornia. The travel service assigns riders and drivers on a first come, first serve basis. Both groups may reg- ister in the Union lobby or the old entrance to the East Quad. Stu- dents may also register by calling the Union student, offices, 24431 between 4 and 6 p.m. weekdays. Israel Controversy To Be Discussed The intermittent argument over the status of Israel will burst out again at 7:15 p.m. today in an open discussion on: "Should the continued existence of the State of Israel be assured by the UN?" The discussion, slated for Rm. 3K in the Union, will highlight the views of Adele Haddad, a Lebanese student, and Hillel Shubal, who recently visited Israel. The discussion is open to the public. cords, Louisbourg, or Cape Bret- on Island, was the chief French fortress and naval station in Can- ada. It was used as a base by pir- ates, privateers and assorted other undesirable characters who prey- ed on their New England neigh- bors. When St. George's War broke out in 1745 the incensed English resolved to capture the fort. Within two months they gained the victory, the first important chink in the French armor. The jubilant victors filled vol- umes with reports of the siege. But the French were so humiliated at the defeat that they tried to ig- nore the whole matter, publishing only one unofficial account of the event. * * * THREE PRINTS of the letter are known to exist. The other two are located in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and the Public Archives in Ottawa, Canada. Nothing is known about the author of the letter, since it was sent to Paris unsigned. At that time a common practice among authors was to publish their works anonymously in order to escape the penalty for criticiz- ing the crown or government. The falsified imprint in the let- ter reveals another instance of lit- erary intrigue. The imprint reads: "Quebec, 1745." However, the book was actuall ypublished in Paris. This device was used partly to avoid copywright laws and partly to avoid the necessity of getting permission for the publication. The letter was purchased from a New York dealer and given to the library by the Clements Library Associates, a group of contributors who help to support it. Civil Service Jobs Offered Government opportunities in ci- vil service and fellowship programs are being offered to graduating seniors. The Civil Service Commission has announced Aeronautical Re- search Intern and Scientist ex- aminations to fill positions for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratories at various places throughout the country. The examinations will not be regarded as written tests, but will be graded on education, ex- perience and references. No closing date has been announc- ed. Salary for the Intern positions is $3,410 per year; for Research Scientists the salary ranges from $4,205 to $10,800 per year, Applications will be accepted from students who expect to com-. plete the required courses within nine months of the date of filing application. Further information and applications may be obtained from the Commission's local sec- retary, Edward Hellner, at the Main Post Office here. Who Launders KYER MODEL Shirts Best? LAUNDRY o 0 T op Men Healthy As Rumors Fly WASHINGTON -- () - Vice- President Barkley did not-repeat, not-suffer a heart attack yester- day. Neither did Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Allied commander in the Far East, nor Gen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of the Eighth Army in Korea. The Pentagon was busy all day checking, and denying, a flood of rumors that the three had been stricken. How the rumors got started was a mystery. BARKLEY, in Honolulu after a jaunt to the Far East, was report- ed by secret service men there to be "in the next room, jovial and very much alive." Ridgway informed Secretary of the Army Pace he had never enjoyed better health and hadn't been ill since he arrived in the Far Eastern theatre a year ago. At Honolulu, Barkley informed of the rumors, said "I haven't felt as well as I do for 40 years." Barkley and his wife are return- ing from a tour of the Orient dur- ing which the 74-year-old Vice President visited the Korean fight- ing front. Barkley will leave by military plane today for Washington. Photog Contest Entries Open Camera enthusiasts will have an opportunity to make their hobby pay in the Union's all-campus photography contest which is cur- rently accepting entries, Council- man Jack Ehlers, '53E, announced yesterday. Entries for the contest must fall into one of four classifications: adults and young people, animals, children, or still life scenes. They should be mounted on a piece of white board, eight inches by ten inches, Ehlers said. The deadline for entries will be Jan. 8, with the judging set for Jan. 10. A $5 first prize will be awarded in each class with a $3 merchan- dise certificate going to the run- ner-up in each division. LIFE $4 a yea r to LIFE students & LIFE faculty members makes an excellent Xmas gift . Handsomely inscribed card mailed to recipients. Phone or write Student Periodical Agen- cy, 330 Municipal Ct. Bldg., 2-8242. WHISTLE BAIT? Construction Workers Cold To Co-eds' Charm Coeds who let their egos soar as a result of the long, low whistles which emanate these days from behind piles of lumber aropnd Angell Hall are evidently letting themselves be deceived. According to a recent check of construction workers their verbal approbation doesn't actually mean that they are overly impressed with University women. In fact, they had several complaints to reg- ister. ** * * "MICHIGAN STATE has much better looking girls," one worker said, throwing more fuel on the old rivalry between the two student City Water 'Soon To Be Fluorinated Manager of the City Water De- partment, Harrison H. Caswell, yesterday disclosed that fluorida- tion of water in Ann Arbor will be accomplished on a permanent basis "before the first of the year." Caswell announced that ma- chinery for introduction of the fluoride compounds into the city water system is virtually in place and that test runs for calibration purposes will be given next week. Prompted by a long campaign by medical and dental authori- ties, the addition of fluorides to city water was approved by the City Council earlier this year. The authorities based their cam- paign on results of recent research activities which show evidence of fluoride's usefulness as a tooth de- cay preventative in children. The American Medical Associa- tion, the Michigan Medical As- sociation and the State Dental Society are among the groups which have recently declared sup- port of the fluoridation process. Read Daily Classifieds WISCONSIN 'INSULT': Student Scorns 'Easy' Test MADISON-(A')-A University of Wisconsin history student walked out of an examination, because,' he said: "It was too easy-an in- sult to our intelligence." The incident occurred Monday about two minutes after test pa- pers were handed out in a course on history of American thought and culture. Seymour Handler, a junior from * * * * * Send a Gift ' ;. CHRISTMAS PLANTS OR A CORSAGE * front O C X FLOWERS OttJCe AND GIFTS O 334 S. State Phone 5049 50 o oooo oo~m oooo ooo Newark, N.J., shouted disapproval and stalked out of the room. "I refuse to take this exam," he told his classmates. "It has about as much imagination, as a pile of sawdust. I'm going out for -omc fresh air." Prof. Merle Curti. Pulitzer Prize winning historian who teaches the course, described Handler's action as "extremely inconsiderate." THIS? OR THIS? * * * S * * groups. "Much prettier," he said emphatically as he attained more distance. "They don't ever speak to you here," another added. "They just walk by with their noses in the air." "There's only one thing I don't like about them," another said. "They all wear flat heels. I wish that for just one day, every woman on campus would wear high heels," he said brandishing a trowel. Despite this reluctance to comment favorably on that reknowned fifth coed adage, (Four out of five women are beautiful and the other comes to Michigan,) the workers do admit that they are distracted by the 'U' femmes. Many attributed their slow progress on the addi- tion to the amount of time they spend studying the passing parade. w -----.. © * Give Midnight.., the fabulous fragrance that scents a whole series \ -of gifts. Packed in exciting Christmas combinations. For Double Beauty. 8 or. bowfe of i I RONSON LIGHTERS All gifts purchased from ~64A Gift of Three. Cologne (2 oz.); Hand and Body Lotion (2 oz.); Blue tce Stick Cologne (22 oz... All for $2.25. 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