THE MCMGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JANUARY THE MICHIGAN DAILY THURSDAY, JAWUARY --Daily-David Arnold LAVING MOTHER - The taunts ,of Sara's drunken mother, played by Lorraine Small, anger the priest, portrayed by Philip Berns, who is considering a request to perform the marriage. The Tinkers Wedding" will be presented tomorrow in the Lydia .endelssohn Theatre. peech Department To Give )ne-Act Plays on Weekend Willow Run Plant Town Reprived Willow Village, a product of World War II, built to house pro- duction workers at the Willow Run bomber plant, has been given a new lease on life. Condemned to be razed twice before, the Ypsilanti Township Board Tuesday extended the dead- line for demolition of the Village to Oct. 31, 1960. The Board acted on a recom- mendation by Trustee Paul E. Clark after reaching an agree- ment with the Willow Woods De- velopment Co. The development company is undertaking a project to redevelop the area: With over 1,200 families living in Willow Village, more than 100 families have moved into, or have received permits to move into, new housing in the Ypsilanti town- ship area. The dormitory-styled buildings of the Village were purchased by Ypsilanti township three years ago from the federal government. State law required that they be torn down by June 30,1958. Last year, the State Legislature extended the deadline for razing the former governmental housing projects for two years, until June 30, 1960. When the land is finally cleared, it is expected that 40 acres of the Village will be made available for low-cost rental housing. Township discussion on this project has been deferred until next Wednesday. Many of the families moving out of Willow-"Village are purchasing low-cost "221" homes in the town- ship area. G&S Society To Orga nize Gilbert & Sullivan Society will hold an organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Mich- igan League. The group will plan the activi- ties for the coming semester, in partidular the production . of the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, H.- M.S. Pinafore." Sign-ups for auditions for chor- us, leads, production, stage-crew and orchestra will take place at this final meeting of the semester. -Daily-Eric Arnold GUEST SOLOIST-James F. Burke, guest coinetist with the University Symphony Band, glances over some music with director Prof. William D. Revelli. Burke, solo cornetist with the Goldman Band of New York City, will appear in the mid-winter Symphony Band Concert tobe held at 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium. Included in the selections will be Burke's own composition, "Magic Trumpet." Symphony Band To Play Jones Finds "The Tinkers Wedding" by J. M. Synge, "Overlaid" by ,Robert- son Davies, and "The Shewing-Up of Blonco Ponset" by George Ber- nard Shaw will be presented by the speech department at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. This Laboratory Bill of three one-act plays is being acted, di- rected, designed and costumed by students in theatre courses at the University. Admission will be fifty cents. "The Tinkers Wedding" is a light folk comedy of the Irish Theater The Tinkers themselves are a gypsy-like people Who still exist in the western part of Ire- land. The marriage of a Tinker wom- an, Sarah Casey, played by Sara Fruchtbaum, '58, is the basis of the plot. Her problems concern a Pals Grant 4Made to U Presentation of a quarterly in- ' stallment of a $4,968 research grant from the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., was made to the University yesterday. Dr. Emmet R. Costich, president of the Washtenaw County affiliate of United Cerebral Palsy, pre- sented the check for $1,240 to Dr. A. C. Furstenberg dean of the University Medical School. .,The foundation was organized in 1949 and this grant is part of the overall research program for which nearly $3 million has been allocated. ,1Certain drugs have been found to produce muscle relaxants by acting upon the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Edward Domino, profes- sor of. pharmacology, is studying these reactions. Group To Give Goethe Play 'The German Reading Group will give their first public reading at 7:30 'p.m. tomorrow in the West Conference Room of the Rackham Building. The Group, composed of mem- bers of 'the German depatment, will read "Torquato Tasso" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The classical drama published ix .-1790 and presented in 1807 at Weimar contains five acts in blank verse, and treats the problem of the artist in society. German Instructors Ingo ,Seid- ler, Mary Chrichton, Frederic Tu- bac, Frank Lambasa and Teach- ing Fellow Edelgard DuBruck will read the parts in the critical drama. WUOM Heads Survey Ratmg Radio station WUOM of the University took first place in the survey by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. The 19 University broadcasts covered such fields as American History, International Affairs, Literature and the Arts. Music, Sociology, Gerontology and Medi- cine were other subjects included in the more than 200 individual programs. The University of Illinois was awarded second place, with Lowell Institute in Boston third. Michi- gan State University and The University of Wisconsin placed fourth and fifth, respectively. drunken mother, a reprobate priest and a reluctantpartner. "Overlaid" Called Best In a unique twist of plot, the marriage ultimately depends on a tin can. Richard Flasher, '59, will portray the husband-to-be.' "Overlaid" has been termed one of the best Canadian one-act plays. It has been done on the stage and as a CBC production on the air. The play centers around Pop, as portrayed by James Young, Grad., who claims to be the bohemian set of Smith Township all yin one man. Ethel, his daughter, played by Connie Kessler, '58, and George Bailey, played by Richard Schiller, '59, are the other main characters. To Present Shaw Shaw's play, "Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet," is a satire on the ridiculous use of law in the early West. The play is set in a saloo and features a large cast, unusual in a one-act play. The plot concerns the capture and trial of a horse thief. Feemy Evans, played by Stephanie Fan- tle, '60, and Blanco Posnet, Herb Kline, '58, are the main charac- ters.' Greatest Aid In Teachers Good teachers are the most im- portant assets to modern educa- tion, a University education spe- cialist said recently. Prof. Phillip S. Jones of, the mathematics department said the need in mathematics is for "enough good teachers-men and women who teach arithmetic and mathematics for meaning and un- derstanding." Good teaching of mathematics requires that the teacher have "an understanding which extends be- yond that which must be imparted* to his students," Prof. Jones em- phasized. Need Planning Time A successful teacher must do more than "turn the crank" to get the answers, the University educator observed. He must also know how the "machine" oper- ates. Time and planning are required for successful teaching, the teach- er must gather educational ma- terials after planning their use, he said. Materials for an arithmetic teacher might include beads, toy money, or bottletops. Prof. Jones noted the importance of teaching within the context of the child's daily life but added arithmetic should also be taught as an ab- stract-logical-thing. Praises Elementary Teachers If the teacher can combine the practical and abstract concepts of mathematics, the student "will see that the power of mathematics lies in its abstraction and gen- erality which makes it possible to apply one rule to many different problems." Commenting that "elementary teachers are one of the hardest working and most dedicated groups we have," the University educator said that the elementary teacher must "know English, social studies, play the piano, sing, work with arts and crafts and direct the playground" Prof. Jones also said elementary teachers need more instruction in fundamental ideas of arithmetic. Many Not Informed "In secondary mathematics," Prof. Jones observed, "the big problem is that even teachers who would be considered well-trained by many criteria" are not inform- ed about some important topics "in modern mathematics." Topics such as sets, symbolic logic, axiomatics, finite geometries, calculus, and analytic geometry are now being advocated for high school math courses. He noted that many schools are now considering special classes for superior or gifted students. "Because challenging and con- troversial, themes are avoided in most TV programming, our view- ing fare tends to be reduced to colorless, innocuous pap," Prof. Edgar Willis of the speech depart- ment claims. With few exceptions, he noted, "the bland leads the bland in an endless parade across our TV screens." Prof. Willis, writing in the Michigan Business Review, called it unfortunate that "advertisers sensitivity regarding program con- tent does not apply equally to the commercials they condone." He noted that the requirement that equal time be given to oppos- ing points of view coupled with advertiser's fear of controversy "tends to diminish the kind of attention to public issues that democracy needs." Suggesting that United States TV might follow the lead of the Coming Next WeekI Jan. 16, 17, 18 One of the most hilarious, loved, and successful musical comedies of our time. a- I kill British in eliminating "absurd a: sometimes damaging restriction imposed by advertisers, he said England, advertisers are offer programs on a "take-it-or-leav it" basis. \ a Dial NO 2-2513 Hilarity That Refreshes ! COME ONE COME ALL COME OFTEN Speech Teacher Condemn 'Bland' TV Programming I TO PERFORM HERE: ITA: 'NA University Musical Society To Present Vienna Boys Choir The Vienna Choir Boys wills make their 14th appearance in Ann Arbor when they perform at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Hill Auditor- ium. The three-part concert is being sponsored by the University Musi- cal Society as part of the Extra Concert Series.% The youngsters, under the direc- tion of S. Hurok, will present a program consisting of religious songs, a one-act comic opera andj a series of folk songs. The opera, "The Village Barber," by Johann Schenk, will be done in costume.- The choir is made up of 22 boys from eight to 14 years old, chosen from among the 100 youths at the Konvikt School, where the' group originates. Two other choirs are also on tour during the year, and the boys are alternated be- tween them. A prospective Choir Boy spends two years training, after which he joins one of the choir groups. He remains a choir boy until his voice changes, but continues at- tending the school and, if he wish- es, receives a musical education. Civic Theatre To DMusical "Guys and Dolls," Broadway musical comedy hit five years ago, will be presented Jan.<16, 17 and 18 at the Lydia Mendelssohn The- atre by the Ann Arbor Civic The- atre. Ted Heusel will direct the cast of 35 in this New York Drama Critics' Award-winning play. "Guys and Dolls" with music by Frank Loesser is based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon. Tickets will be sold next week at the Lydia Mendelssohh Theatre box office. Seats will be $1.50 for the Jan. 16 performance and $1.75 for the other shows. based on a story and characters by Damon Runyon Book by: Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Music and Lyrics by: Frank Loesser presented by, ANN ARBOR CIVIC THEATRE Ted Heusel, Director in LYDIA MENDELSSOHN THEATRE Box Office Opens t0A.M. Mon., Jan. 13 Get tickets early for this sure hit! Groucho Marx: "One of the fun- niest pictures I've ever seen!" JOSE GRECO TICKETS ON SALE 1 TO 5 P.M: DAiLY 4, -4 I Starts TODAY , & Just like a tri to Japan! DIAL NO 2-3136 VISITING LIBRARIAN SAYS: Asia Collections Need Improvement By THOMAS TURNER' American library collections on Asia need considerable improve- ment, head librarian J. D. Pear- son of the School of Oriental and African Studies of London Univer- sity told The Daily yesterday. The British librarian came to this country in November to at- tend a Library of Congress confer- ence on Asian collections in tear libraries. He is at present "spend- ing a good deal of time looking at the Far. Eastern Library" here at the University, as part of a series of visits to American universities with large collections from the Near and Far East. "These areas are becoming more and more important to America," Pearson pointed out, and it will 'be necessary to improve the flow of publications from countries there to the United States. The problem as described by Pearson has two aspects: finding out what's being published, and getting hold of it. The Asian coun- tries should have national bibliog- raphies of books they publish, Pearson said. While in Ann Arbor, Pearson has been discussing "Possibilities of, cooperation between British and American librarians" with G. Raymond Nunn of the Far Eastern Library. Similar discussions have taken place between Pearson and the Near Eastern Library staff. The University, Pearson com- mented, is quite different from London University. This school, he said, is much more similar to Cambridge Uni- versity where he did his under- graduate work. Students are much the same everywhere, he com- mented. The visiting Britisher's impres- sions of student life here are quite vivid, he declared, describing a visit to the Pretzel Bell and the coming-of-age celebrations going on there. One girl, Pearson said,_ "threw an egg against the ceiling, an old American custom, no doubt." Pearson has also visited the Law Library and the Undergraduate Library. He described the latter as "out of this world, an, expres- sion I've picked up in this coun- try," but called its audio room "a great luxury, though perhaps necessary. --_---- DINING ROOM From the Geisha Houses to the For- bidden Pagoda, from hidden fishing village to teeming Tokyo alleys in a far-off exotic land. in'_5apa4= ,,N>TECHNIRAATECHNICOLORO p STARRING TERESA WRIGHT- CAMERON MITCHELL COSTARRIN4 JON PROVOST.ROGER NAKACAWAwITHRILP OBIR HNIKO NIYAKE ePARTI ES, F OOD AT DINNERS ITS BEST WE WELCOME WEEKEND GUESTS - Added . Color Cartoon and Sports I.C.C. Presents TOM LEHR E R and JO MAPES (in person) Sat., Jan. 11 - 8:30 P.M. Ann Arbor High Auditorium Tickets $1.20, $1.80, $2.40 Available at The Disc Shop & Liberty Music (State St.) -Daily-Eric Arnold ENGLISH LIBRARIAN-J. D. Pearson of London University was invited to Washington to offer advice on Asian collections in American libraries. He has visited the Ivy League schools and upon leaving the University will go to the University of California, which has a large Far Eastern library. 7 DANCE AT THE UNION BLUE BOOK BLUES MUSIC by Jim Servis' Orchestra TONIGHT and FRIDAY 7:00 and 9:20 "The Grapsof Wrath" t HENRY FONDA JANE DARWELL CHARLIE GRAPEWIN JOH N CARRADINE o* Saturday at 7:00 and 9:00 Sunday at 8:00 "Anrocles and the. Lion" ALAN YOUNG 11 .. trii1 11 }t Ilti ( j n jllt111rmm ,naimnnt tlt4{tt1 T T 9-12 Sat., Jan. 11 $1.50 per couple Union Ballroom m Impl 'ON IG HT Week Nigh hru Sat. at 7 and S Dial NO 8-6416 OWN- "ROLLICKING ENGLISH COMEDY! Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat have done it again with 'The Green Man'. Crazy, incredible ... flammable and fun!"-Bosley Crowther, N. Y. Times "A MASTERPIECE OF COMEDY...a joy to watch . .. Alastair Sim is one of the funniest men in the public domain today, and this movie gives him total freedom. Brilliant!"-wm. K. Zinser, Herald Tribune Its 9 IN PERSON JO SE AN -pf w On Stage MONDAY, JANUARY 13 at 8:30 P.M. __ _ a F I "DESERVES OUR THANKS!" I 11