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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
THURSDAY, F'EBRUARY 19, 1953
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'RUMPETING SOLOIST:
Smith To Perform at Concert Tonight
mmpeter Leonard B. Smith
perform as a guest soloist with
t he considers "one of the
t university bands in the coun-
the University Symphony
d, William D. Revelli conduct-
at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Au-
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Twenty-five years ago, a sym-
phony band concert like the one
being held today could not have
taken place, because today's pro-
gram includes only two pieces
transcribed from another form.
Bach's "Suite" and Franck's
"Psyche and Eros."
A quarter of a century ago such
a concert would have been almost
entirely composed of transcrip-
tions with the exception of march
pieces by Sousa.
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COMMENTING on the rise of
concert band music to a promi-
nence equalling that of marching
band music, Director Revelli said,
"Prominent composers of today
such as obert Russell1Bennett
and New ork Times music critic
Virgil Thomson write for the con-
cert band instead of for an orches-
tra."
Reasons for this rapid rise
are, according to Revelli, im-
provements in instruments and
in the individual playing. "Even
now the instrumentation of a
concert band is constantly
changing" Revelli added.
Contrasting the two band types,
Revelli commented, "The march-
ing band is used primarily for en-
tertainment while the concert
band functions culturally as well."
THE PROGRAM for today's con-
cert is as follows :
March Espagnole-Guentzel
Suite-Bach
Polonaise--Beethoven
Ecossaise--Beethoven
Psyche and Eros-Franck
George Washington Bicentennial --
Sousa
A Solemn Music-Thomson
Divertimento for Band-Persichetti
A Quotation "The King of France with
twenty-thousand men marched up
the hill, and then marched down
again."-Sousa
Rag from Suite of Old American
Dances-Bennett
Belle Isle-Smith
La Mandolinata-Bellstedt
Concerto in E-flat for Trumpet-
Haydn
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Novel Chosen
By. Book Club
A man's retreat from the twen-
tieth centrury is the theme of a
new novel, "Amos Berry," by Prof.
Allan Seager of the English de-
partment.
Selected by the Book-Find Club
as the book-of-the-month, the
club expects "Amos Berry" to meet
sales of between 25,000 and 50,-
000 copies. The Book-Find Club
chooses one book each month for
its members, and includes among
its list of publications "The Age
of Jackson" and "Magic Moun-
tain.'
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Artists Here
Tomorrow
Conceded by critics to be one
of the first rank in the exacting
art of chamber music, the Buda-
pest String Quartet will perform
in the annual Chamber Music Fes-
tival concerts at 8:30 p.m. tomor-
row and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m.
Sunday in Rackham Auditorium.
String quartets had their origin
in the 18th century when Hun-
gary's Prince Esterhazy commis-
sioned Franz Joseph Hadyn to
compose music and organize a
quartet to play for him.
The first strictly professional
quartet was organized in Eur-
ope in 1902 by a Manhattan
broker and music lover. This en-
semble, the Flonzaley Quartet,
disbanded in the late 1920's
leaving the field entirely free
for the recently formed Buda-
pest String Quartet then tour-
ing Europe.
The Budapest Quartet made its
American debut at Cornell Uni-
versity in 1930 and has appeared
since in the'East Indies, North Af-
rica, Australia, Europe and the
United States.
Tickets for the three concerts
will be on sale from 9 to 11:45
a.m. and from 1 to 4:45 p.m. today
and Friday, and from 9 to 11:45
a.m. Saturday in the Music So-
ciety's Burton Tower box office.
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By MARK READER
There are few real opportunities
to act-even in New York," ac-
cording to Len Rosensen, who is
playing the role of Benedick in the
Arts Theater current production
of "Much Ado about Nothing."
"I find in a long run play the
actor is doing the same role over
and over again." Rosensen feels
this limits the actor in scope. He
said he prefers a theater where an
actor has chances to develop all
facets of his acting by being placed
in many roles. The Arts Theater is
such a group, he maintained.
"Ann Arbor is fortunate to have
such an enthusiastic and talented
organization," he continues.
ROSENSEN, who recently re-
turned from New York to act in
his first major Shakespearean role,
has had a diversified career since
leaving the University in '49.
A lead role in "Mr. Roberts,"
engagements on radio, television
and movies, plus organizing his
own theater, have highlighted
his recent activities.
Rosensen says that he has done
everything from "ticket agents to
grocery clerks on radio mystery
shows. Although, I have never
seriously considered / radio as a
career," he goes on, "I have learn-
ed a great deal about it."
When Rosensen returned to the
University after a short hitch with
the 82nd Airborne Division, he
had no intention of entering the
theatrical profession. However, as
he put it, "I learned a local group
was planning to give. T. S. Eliot's,
'Murder in the Cathedral,' and I
decided to try out for a part."
He read for the director and got
one of the lead roles. "That was
the beginning for me. I'd like to
do that show again,"' he conclud-
ed.
WHILE IN THE service, Ro-
sensen did some acting with the
top men in Europe. The nineteen-
year-old youth found himself
touring the continent with a high-
ly successful company, the high
point in the tour being a command
performance in Copenhagen.
"Soon after this," Rosensen
pointed out, "the manager ofthe
company left and I found my-
self handling booking arrange-
ments. I didn't realize at the
time these were important peo-
ple in the theatrical world."
Rosensen, who turned down a
role in the Circle-in-the-Square,
a New York company to appear
with the Arts Theater already has
started work on his role in the
theater's next production of Soph-
ocles' "Oedipus." He will portray
the tragic King.
When asked about acting in
theater - in - the - round Rosensen
said it is much different then reg-
ular stage. "I find projection is
smaller and because the actor is
working closer to the audience,
he doesn't have to strive to make
definite effects. It is excellent
training and demands complete
concentration."
Rosensen is very concerned with
audience reactions to any drama.
He thinks a play must be a "give
and take" affair between the
viewer and the actor. "Audiences
should participate and become
more personally involved in the
drama."
He summed up his position on
the theater by simply saying, "Per-
haps it is something beyond un-
derstanding."
Crawford Accepts
Post in Colorado
Prof. Ivan C. Crawford, 66 year-
old retired dean of the Universi-
ty's engineering school was ap-
pointed director of the Colorado
Water Conservation Board, yester-
day.
He will fill the post left vacant
by the death last fall of Clifford
H. Stone. Prof. Crawford now re-
sides in Boulder, Colorado.
REAL ACTING CHANCE:
Rosensen Tells of Arts Theatre Merits
Draft Takes
Pre-Medics
Dr. Albert C. Furstenburg, Dean
of the Medical School, has cited
the constant threat of military
service for young men as the main
reason for the recent drop in med-
ical applications.
H o w e v e r, Dr. Furstenburg
pointed out this has not meant a
fall in the quality of students ac-
cepted by the Medical School.
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IN A RECENT study made by
the Journal of Medical Education,
it was revealed that, despite the
nationwide expanding facilities
for medical training, the total
number of applications has drop-
ped for the third straight year.
According to Dr. Furstenburg,
the decline has been evenly di-
vided among the nation's 79
medical schools with the Uni-
versity receiving its fair share
of the decline.
He pointed out the University
as a whole is experiencing a simi-
lar drop in male enrollment, pre-
sumably because of the problem
of military service.
Furstenburg maintained t h e
drop in quantity was not indica-
tive of any decline in quality in-
sofar as the University is con-
cerned. Although some states are
unable to fill all their openings
with qualified students, the Mi-
chigan Medical School is having
no difficulty in obtaining good stu-
dents, he concluded.
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LEONARD SMITH
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Responsible Press Deserves
Right To .Dissent, Siebert Says
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Prof. Fred S. Siebert of the Uni-
versity of Illinois yesterday said
the press should now exert its
right to dissent.
Delivering the fifth journalism
lecture of the season, the profes-
sor continued, "The- press has
shifted from an instrument of
government to the present socially
responsible communication med-
ia."
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THE COMMUNICATION sys-
tem, a set of constantly changing
ideas, may be, grouped into four
categories,- he said. These are the
authoritarian press, the liberal
press, the Marxist press, and the
present socially responsible press,
Prof. Siebert continued.
"Our press performs three
main functions," he went on,
"the most important one being
informational. - Although it is
still necessary to be objective,
interpretive reporting is help-
ful to the public."
He also felt mass media per-
form an important function in
the area of entertainment, which
is subject to censors and is watch-
ed by the government. However,
the same freedoms which are up-
held for the press ought to apply
Michigan Technic
Sales Begin Today
The February issue of the Mi-
chigan Technic will be on sale to-
day and tomorrow at the engi-
neering arch for 25 cents, publi-
city manager John Borrowman,
'55E, announced.
The magazine will feature a
story on high speed computors by
Dick Curry, '54E.
Barry Play Runs
ThroughSaturday
The Student Players' produc-
tion of Philip Barry's "The Phila-
delphia Story," will ,continue its
run through Saturday at the Lydia
Mendelssohn Theater.
The curtain is scheduled to go
up at 8 p.m. each night. 'Tickets
may be procured at the Lydia
Mendelssohn box-office.
to entertainment, Prof. Siebert
believes.
The third function of news-
papers is to advertise products.
Although advertising takes a
great deal of space in all publi-
cations, it makes it possible for
a press to be independent, he
said.
"Advertising at present has be-
gun to sell ideas rather than pro-
ducts, and there is danger in sell-
ing ideas in a media accessible on-
ly to the biggest pocketbooks," he
warned.
Prof. Siebert concluded, "The
.press should never compromise its
right to criticize."
NLew Students.
Get Greetings
The process of acclimation toI
the United States and University
life will be sharply dramatized as
the highlight of a reception for
new foreign students at 8 p.m.
Saturday in the Rackham Assem-
bly Hall.
In a skit, "Pilgrim's Retrogress
or Per Ardua ad Absurdium," writ-
ten by William Elgood, Grad., the
audience will trace a foreign stu-
dent through his stay in the Uni-
ted States.
Beginning with a custom of.
ficer's suspicion of his red tie
and innocent taste for caviar,
the skit ends with a thoroughly
Americanized student clad in
white bucks and tattersal vest
returning to his native country
to face an appropriate climax.
The program Saturday night is
the climax of an orientation pro-
gram undertaken by the Inter-
national Students Association
committee for orientation headed
by Herman G. Raju, Grad.
Raju's group was on hand to
meet all trains bringing foreign
students, escort them to the In-
ternational Center for refresh-
ments and advice, and provide
guide service to rooming houses.
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University, Assistant Chief Engineer,
Chance Vought Aircraft, will interview
graduates of the class of '53 in the Place-
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"AMOS BERRY" is the story of
a man's revolt against corporation
hierarchy and the drives which
lead him to the eventual murder
of his employer. Prof. Seager in-
terprets Amos Berry as a "classic
American-a man trying to be
free." He added its message can-
not be summed up briefly. "A writ-
er seldom knows why he writes a
book."
This is the fourth major work
by Prof. Seager. Previous publi-
cations include two novels,
"Equinox" and "The Inheri-
tance" and one book of short
stories, "The Old Man of the
Mountain." He intends to con-
tinue with his writing but has
no definite plans for future man-
uscripts.
Prof. Seager was born in Adri-
an, Mich., and obtained his edu-
cation at the University and later
at Oxford University. After his re-
turn from England he was editor
of "Vanity Fair" magazine for a
year'and a half. He lives now with
his wife and two children in Te-
cumseh, Mich., and conducts reg-
ular 'classes in the English depart-
ment.
"Amos Berry" will go on sale
Feb. 27, throughout the country.
Copies of the book from local
book stores will be personally au-
tographed by Prof. Seager.
Egger To Speak
On Administration
Rowland A. Egger, associate di-
rector of the Public Administra-
tion Clearing House in Washing-
ton, D.C. will speak on "Adminis-
trative Problems of Political
Transition in Washington," at 7:30
p.m. today in the West Conference
Rm. of Rackham Bldg.
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