C t!THE MICHIGAN DAILY WORLD BEATS UNDER FIRE: Stowe Not Stymied By Bombs, Battle Speech Students To Give One-Act Plays, Opera By ROBERT E. JONES "I met a reporter and a pho- tographer, both Swedish, in the pass," said the florid, white- haired man, "and we went down into the Trondheim valley to- gether. "We were lucky. All the other newspapermen were in a Swedish border - village." Prof. Leland Stowe put a match to his pipe, wreathed himself in blue smoke, and continued the story of his "most satisfying world beat." "When we heard the first sounds of battle - bombs, ma- chine-gun fire and such-the re- porter went back up the moun- tain. The photographer stayed though, and he and I, were the only press people to meet the British when they straggled back." Second Beat in 3 Weeks And so, for the second time in three weeks, Prof. Stowe collect- ed a world beat. The first had come on April 15, 1940, when his Chicago Daily News story on the German occupation of Oslo re- vealed the uncensored details of that conquest. The second was the British defeat at Trondheim which gave Nazi armies full con- trol of Norway. The stocky journalist, veteran of nearly 30 years of foreign cor- respondence, shrugs off the Nor- way exploits as "lucky." It was more than luck, however, which brought him a Pulitzer Prize in 1930 for his coverage of the Paris Reparations Committee and the foundation of the Young Plan. And it was the tenacity of a sleuth, exercised over a period of three months in five countries which gleaned him his latest "beat:" the current lead story in Readers' Digest. Reveals British Money Shift In it, Prof. Stowe brings to light the fact that Great Britain, during the black days of threat- ened German invasion, transfer- red all of its gold and securities by sea to Canada. The whole maneu- ver was carried out in utmost se- crecy. During his three decades of for- eign correspondence, Prof. Stowe has covered four continents, countless countries. He has work- ed for eight communication me- dia, five of them newspapers. At present he is connected with Readers' Digest as a roving editor. The fall semester finds him tak- ing a step into the world of edu- cation. He is teaching three University Quartet To Give Concert The University's Stanley Quar- tet will present a concert at 8:30 p.m. today in Rackham Lecture Hall. The Quartet's program will in- clude Mozart's "Quartet in B flat," Debussy's "Quartet in G minor" and composer in residence Ross Lee Finney's "Quartet in A minor, No. 4." Members of the Quartet are Profs. Gilbert Ross and Emil Raab, violins; Oliver Edel, cello; and Robert Courte, viola, all of the music school. Especially for YOU- DESIGNED HAIR STYLES 715 N. University -Daily-Hal Leeds LELAND STOWE * likes journalism department courses in the University's jour- nalism department. Teaching Gives Perspective "I've seen a lot of the world since 1926," he says, "and if' I can, I'd like to pass on some of what I've learned to the future. Teaching gives one a new perspec- tive on the past." A staunch advocate of integrity in journalism, Prof. Stowe at- tempts to instill his students with a sense of great responsibility. "There is a vast field of grey between pure right and pure wrong," he says. "It's in this area that we have to decide for our- selves. "The criterion seems to be: can I do it and still respect myself?" What About Politics? P e ops e entering journalism must be conscious of a greater re- sponsibility in the realm of pro- fessional ethics than is needed in most other professions, says Prof. Stowe. What about political affil- iation and its effect on the news- man? "I have never belonged to a po- litical party for just that reason," the robust journalist answers. "A reporter is responsible to the pub- lic when he covers political par- ty for just that reason," the ro- bust journalist answers. "A re- porter is responsible to the public when he covers political news. His own feelings have no place there." Prof. Stowe has a great deal of respect for the University. He likes particularly, in the jour- Literary College Announces Year's First Conference The first Literary College Con- ference of the semester will be held Nov. 17. Time and place have not been announced for the conference. Its topic is "Does the Literary College Thwart Students' Intellectual Cur- iosity?" David Levy, '57, is chairman of the event. Murry Frymer, '56, and Sue Levy, '56, will represent the student body. Two faculty mem- bers will participate on the com- mittee panel. Members of the aud- ience will include representatives of major committees in the liter- ary college. nalism department, the emphasis on interrelationship of depart- ments. 'U' Avoids Trade-School Angle "The department utilizes a very important approach - prepara- tion in content and depth. It avoids quite nicely the pitfalls of 'trade-school journalism'." The Daily also received a measure of praise from the veter- an newsman. "The Daily does an important job for both the University and the students working on it. It provides students with an oppor- tunity to get the feel of report- ing; copy-editing, beat coverage and deadline pressure. "Along with the journalism de- partment's experimental newspa- per (The Michigan Journalist) you couldn't ask for anything bet- ter." Comedy and opera will be fea- tured in the semester's first lab- oratory playbill by the speech de- partment Thursday and Friday. Students in the department will present two one-act plays: Anton Chekov's farce, "The Proposal" and Edmond Rostand's romantic comedy "The Romancers." In con- junction with the opera workshop, they will present Act IV of Ver- di's "Aida." "The Proposal" is the story of. a suitor who woos the daughter of a landowner. The father and sui- tor argue violently over a piece of land. The suitor escapes and when the daughter learns that he had come to woo her, she sends for him. The two are betrothed, and the quarreling which ensues com- pletes the farcial mood. Comic Action "The Romancers" concerns the1 attempt of two young people toI conceal their mutual love from' their parents. The fathers, mean- while, conspire to help the boy+ and girl fall in love. Comic action develops as the boy and girl try to hide their love while their parents try to instigatehit. The fourth act of Aida, which will be sung in Italian, includes the trial and death scenes in the opera. The- opera is the tragedy of Aida, an Egyptian slave girl and Radames, an -Egyptian captain who is in love with her secretly. In the first three acts of the op- era Radames returns victoriously to the King of Egypt. The King's daughter, Amneris, is jealous of her slave girl, Aida, and persuades her father to announce that Ra- dames will marry Amneris. Aida and Radames plan to es- cape, but Radames divulges mili- tary secrets which are accidentally overheard. He is arrested and charged with treason. Traitor Must Die In the final act, Radames awaits trial.iAmneris offers to save him, provided he forget Aida. He scorns her attempt to absolve him, and the priests announce that the traitor must die. The second scene is the famous "double scene." Radames is in the lower portion of a tomb. He finds that Aida has come to share his fate. The opera ends while Amneris, above, laments to the gods and the two lovers, below,, sing their farewell. Members of the cast of "The Proposal" are Larry Keller, '56,, Ronald Poland, '56 and Florence Gutman, '57. Allan Knee, '56 will direct the play; with Gertrude Slack, Grad., in charge of cos- tumes, and ArthurhFrancis in charge of scenery. DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN (Continued from Page 4) ing Malfunction of the Salivary Glands," Irving M. Blatt, Otolaryngol- ogy. Election of new members. Dues for 1955-56 accepted after 7:10 p.m. Meeting for students interested in participating in Radio-TV programs, sponsored by the Department of Speech, Tues., Nov. 1, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 4028 of Angell Hall. PERSONNEL REQUESTS: Canadian Foreign Trade Service is now seeking new officers and an exami- nation will be given in January, 1956. Students are eligible who are British subjects and have been residents of Canada for at least ten years, and who have or expect to obtain a degree next spring. Y.M.C.A., Chicago, III., offers several professional positions at the activity program level to men and women with majors in Physical Education and Rec- reation or related fields. For further information contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Admin. Bldg., Ext. 371. NOTICE: Today, Tuesday, Nov. 1, is the last day for picking up blanks for registra- tion with the Bureau of Appointments during the month of November. In "The Romancers" will be Larry Schwartz, '56, Robin Coon, Richard Allen, '57, Albert Phil- lips, and William Hein, '56. The play will be directed by Michael Gregoric, Grad., with scenery by Larry Schwartz and costumes by Angus Moore, Grad. Principal Roles Principal roles in "Aida" will be sung, by Alice Dutcher, '56, Mary Mattfeld, '56, Alan Crowfoot, Burt Kagoff, Wendell Orr, Grad., Hil- dred Kronlokken, Grad., and Ei- leen Schumacher, '56. Prof. Josef Blatt of the music school will conduct the opera or- chestra. Prof. Valentine Windt and Henry Austin, Grad, of the speech department will direct the stage production. Egyptian scen- ery and costumes were designed by Edward Andreason, Grad., and Al- bert Senter, '57. Edwin Glick,1 Grad., will direct the "Aida" chor- us. Tickets for the playbill are on sale at Lydia Mendelssohn The- ater Box office. All seats are re- served at 35 cents each. Perform- ances are at 8 p.m. MIGHTY MICE ANDERSON, Ind. (A') - Re- publican mayor Noland C. Wright of Anderson is glad mice can't vote. One of the rodents leaped in- to wiring of WISH-TV's trans- mitter at Indianapolis Sunday, forcing the station off the air an hour and cancelling a sche- duled campaign speech by Wright. See Need For Speed Control DETROIT, Oct. 31 (A') - The Automobile Club of Michigan yes- terday withdrew its historic posi- tion opposing speed limits on state highways. Clarence E. Otter, club president, said his organization now believes that one of the "strongest accident deterents would be the extension of present Michigan State High- way Department speed control zones where engineering studies show speed to be an accident cause. "For years the number of fa- talities on our highways in rela- tion to car ownership and use has been steadily decreasing," Otter said. "However," he added, "with the curve now taking an opposite turn and death and injury rates increasing, something must be done to stem the tide of car crashes." Freed 'Spy' Labels U.S. Warmonger HONG KONG (IP)-Miss Harriet Mills, a 35-year-old Fulbright scholar from New York City, walk- ed to freedom yesterday and de- scribed the Red Chinese prison in which she spent 51 months as "a place of hope." She told reporters she was an unpaid U.S. and British "espio- nage agent" and spent consider- able time in the prison in ankle chains and with her hands cuffed behind her back. She said this was because she repudiated one of her confessions. But, she added, her jailers treated her "with the ut- most consideration and courtesy." "The Communists had a perfect right to arrest me. I confessed the, very day I was arrested. My arrest has been the mose decisive thing that has happened to me," she said. nese government. She declared Americans are "warmongers" and the U. S. gov- ernment "is embarked on an ag- gressive policy." NOW U v ES CYCLE TO CLASS SAVE TIME--SHORTEN DISTANCES Open Evenings 'til 9 P.M. Campus Bike & Hobby 514-16 E. William Call NO 2-0035 Is the time to go to. Follett's Bookstore for the most won- derful selection of personal Christmas cards in town. Fifty lines to choose from. Get the best--Get them at--- FOLLETT'S State St. at N. University TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1955 FARMER'S MARKET Detroit Street Open Wednesday and Saturday for Farm-Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Poultry and Eggs .1 Ne w A BIKE SHOP TO SERVE STUDENTS THE STUDENT'S BICYCLE SHOP Expert Sales and Service Organization Notices Deutscher Verein: Today, 7:30 p.m., the League, Michigan Room, speaker, films, slides. Hillel Foundation: Administrative Council Meeting, 7:15 p.m., Nov. 3, library, Hillel. Assembly meeting: 7:00, Nov. 2, Hillel. Cultural Committee meeting: Today, 7:00 p.m., Hillel. Meeting for those interested in He- brew and Basic Judaism classes, Nov. 2, 8:00 p.m., Hillel. Religious Committee meeting: Nov. 2, 4:15 p.m., Hillel. Trip to Detroit to see "The World of Sholom Aleichem," Nov. 7. For reserva- tions call NO 2-4129. * * * Marketing Club: Movie: "Things People Want." 3:00 p.m. today, Rm. 146, Bus. Ad. Modern Dance Club: Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Barbour Gym, newcomers wel- come. Phi Sigma Society and the Depart- ment of Bacteriology present Dr. Jac- ques.Monod from the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France, speaking on "Enzymatic Adaption in Bacteria," Rackham Amphi- theater, Nov. 3, 8:00 p.m. Phi Sigma business meeting at 7:30 p.m. All mem- bers are urged to attend. * * * Westminister Student Fellowship: Seminar: "What Should a Christian Do?" today, 4:00 p.m., Michigan League. 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