, - AAI"rr AM . THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1954 i 1Af±VUTW TH MIHIGN DIL MUSICAL ODDITIES: Stearns Instruments Displayed at Hill By DAVID KAPLAN Fifteen hundred musical instru- ments from all lands and all ages are displayed in Hill Auditorium. The instruments, most of which are originals, were given to the University in 1901 by Frederic Stearns, a wealthy Detroit manu- facturer. IN 1899, Stearns began negotia- tions with the University for the bequest of the collection, with the stipulation that it would be dis- played in a fire-proof building. The University agreed, and it was placed in the old University Mu- seum. In that year, Stearns was hon- ored by the University when it conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts. After Hill Audi- torium was built in 1912, the col- lection was moved in April, 1914 to its present location in the second floor lobby. During the next six years, Prof. Albert Stanley recata- logued the instruments, organ- ized the display and published the Stearns Collection catalogue in 1918. From 1920 to 1950, the collec- tion remained untouched. In 1950, Prof. Marion McArtor of the School of Music became Acting Curator and since then several of the instruments have been repair- ed. * * * THE ONLY instrument in the collection that is in use is an early 16th century spinet. Prof. Hans T. David of the School of Music uses the spinet in the Collegium Musi- cum concerts. It was overhauled in 1950, by John Challis, a harpsi- chord repairman in Detoit. Iopwood Talk To Be Given ByGassner John Gassner, noted drama cri- tic, will deliver the annual Hop- wood lecture at 4:15 p.m. Thursday in Rackham Auditorium. The subject of Gassner's talk will be "Modern Playwriting at the Crossroads." The speaker is also well known as an author, editor and producer. Theaversatile lecturer has shown a great deal of interest in the theater and motion pictures. He has written and edited many books dealing with the cinema as an art. As a co-author, Gassner published "Twenty Best Film Plays" in 1943, which was the first attempt to pre- sent films as literature. Among his books are compila- tions of the best plays and screen- plays from various periods and movements in theatrical history. Many of his critical, historical analyses of the theater have been translated into Spanish, Russian and Portuguese. Following the lecture, this year's Hopwood winners will be announc- ed. Thus far none of the judges have been named and no an- nouncement has been made as to the number and cash amounts of the awards. The public is invited, free of charge, to the lecture and award presentation. Enter the fascinating field of RADIO-TELEVISION through ~SECRETARIAL SKILLS acquired in MOSER INTEN- SIVE (4 months Gregg) SEC- ! '~RETARIAL cour-ses for college women. Free lifetime place- ment Start first Monday each months Bulletin T free. 57 EAST JACKSON *"WABASH 2.4993 CHICAGO 4 CAMPUS CALENDAR ROBERT BLAKELY, Manager of Central Regional Office of the Fund for Adult Education, will de- liver the last Department of Jour- nalism lecture on "The Press and Civil Liberties in Crises" at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Rackham Hall. * * * MARY JO KOHL ' 54SM, so- prano, will give :. recital at 8:30 p.m. today in Auditorium A, An- gell Hall. Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Music, the concert is open to the public without charge. WILLIAM T. GASSETT, vice- president ,of the Ford Motor Company, will discuss practical brotherhood in the community at the Interfaith Banquet of the Ann Arbor chapter of the National con- ference of Christians and Jews at 6:30 p.m. today in the Union Ball- room. 4 ; '1 -Daily-Don Campbell SOME OF THE STRING INSTRUMENTS IN THE STEARNS COLLECTION IN HILL AUDITORIUM presents summer formals with "STAIN SHY" ,..the miracle stain resistant fabric finish! 26.95 ;* .z 1r . _ Also in the collection is the "Chapeau Chinois" from Italy. It is made of a wooden handle with a brass rod, on which are loosely fastened a brass crescent, a piece of sheet brass in the form of a lyre, and a scallopped cone of brass. There are 48 brass bells attached to these three pieces found at the far end of the lobby on top of a wind instrument cab- inet. When Stearns was planning to give the collection to the Universi- ty, he wrote the Board of Regents a letter in which he stated: "My aim is to try to show the develop- ment of instruments as it took place in all lands. It is not my aim to build a museum of priceless an- tiques. I want as many types and variations as possible." "That is why there are so many} oddities," commented McArtor. I a WILD'S State Street on the Campus JI T- T I ZR -A. 1J1. -'U - - STRING GLOVES Your Choice of NYLON or COTTON $1.39 Regularly $2 to $2.50 You'll be hand in glove with fashion if you select string gloves for town and country wear. They're the most washable and wearable gloves you could own. Choose several pair for the coming summer. White, navy, light blue, pink, beige and other assorted colors. S-M-L. JACOBSON'S PURCHASE FROM "PURCHASE" GADGET BAGS, $1.94 Purchase Camera Shop STP! 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