TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 1944 ........ ... Russian Choral Evensong To Be Given Today Van Deursen To Direct Choir, Five Soloists The First Methodist choir and five soloists under the direction of Prof. Hardin Van Deursen will present the choral evensong of all-Russian mu- sic at 8:30 p. m. today in the church. . Opening the program will be Irene Applin Boice, organist, playing a pre- lude by Tschaikovsky, "Andante Cantabile" followed by the proces- sional hymn, Lvov's "God the Omni- potent!" which the congregation will join in. The call to worship will be given by Rev. Ralph'Dunlop. Other hymns by Tschaikovsky which will be sung include "O Come, Let Us Worship" and "A Legend" as well as a "Praise Ye the Name of the Lord" by Ivanov. Dr. Edward W. Blakeman, Univer- sity religious counselor, will give the prayer. The response will be Droz- dov's "We Pray to Thee". Ruby Joan Kuhlman, pianist, will present three selections from Mous- sorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," "An Oxcart," "Promenade," and "Ballet of the Chicks." Kopylov's "God Is a Spirit" and Tschaikovsky's "Adieu, Forets" from "Jeanne d'Arc" will be sung by Bonnie Ruth Van Deursen, soprano. The congregation and choir will again combine in Tschesnokov's "Sal- vation is' Created" followed by the Gloria Deo. An antiphon, "Bless the Lord, O My Soul" by Ippolito- Ivanov, will be given by Rev. Dunlop and the choir. Elizabeth Ivanoff, violinist, will play Stravinsky's "Prelude and Ron- do of the Princesses" from the "Fire Bird". "Now the Powers of Heaven" by Arkhangelsky and "Lamentation" by Moussorgsky will be sung by Har- riet Porter, contralto. Following on the program will be ~~Cherubim Song" by Bortnyansky- Tschaikovsky, "Thou Hidden Source" by Bortnyansky, "Cherubic Hymn" and "Nicean Greed" by Gretshanivov. Prof. Van Deursen will have the role of the cantor in tIie latter selections. Rachaminov's "i'riumph, Thanks- giving!" and Bortnyansky's "Now on Land and Sea" will end the program. The "Andante from Tschaikovsky's Sixth Symphony will be the postlude. Harold Jones Promoted Harold B. Jones, '23, who has served in the China-Burma-India theatre for the past 16 months ha recently been promoted to the rank of'Major. He has been attached to a quartermaster unit located along the Ledo Road in the heart of the Burma jungle. ili i I 1 i I TOW ARDS DEMOCR ACY : Partisans Exaggerate Chinese Communism, Dr. Yang Says' "The communistic situation in China is much exaggerated and most ese version of the American saying cf the information on this subject -Government of the people, by the that has appeared in newspapers and pecple and for the people'," Dr. Yang magazines has been written by par- explained. aznes sr. Yu nwhin Yang, .r- In regard to the war in the Pacific, tisans," Dr. Yung-Ching Yang, presi- Dr. Yang stated that he believes that dent of Soochow University, Shang- 'it would continue for about a year hai, said in an interview yesterday. after Germanyxwas finished off. He Dr. Yang, who is attending the said that he is of the opinion that Conference on China, said that the Japan could not stand by under half of the pounding which the Allied Communistic party may be consid- nations have bAen givin Germany. ered a party in opposition but that Militarism Must Go5 lie doesn't think they will ever be- "Militarism in Japan must be come the party in position because thoroughly crushed and the military their program and practices are not regime thoroughly discredited in the Huch that the Chinese people would eyes of the people. We miust take ever accept them. sufficient precautions to see that People Are Temperate Japan will not again be a menace to peace and security in the Far East people" he stated, "so that any vio- and in the world," Dr. Yang said. lent methods or radical programs He continued by shying that after will never get much support in our peace has been insured, that we country. The Communists are a o- ought to give the Japanese people a litical unit rather than an ideological fair chance of peaceful living and group." peaceful development. We a r e against Japanese militarism and According to Dr. Yang, China must Japanese sin rnso anst have internal unity so that they can Japanese aggression and uot against have the strength to resist ezternal the Japanese an live inia aggression. They cannot tolerate re- "If the Japanese can live in a bellion from any group at the pres- peaceful way as good neighbors, ent time. He said that everyone in there is no reason why we cannot China is united in fighting the Jap- treat them as such," Dr. Yang stated. anese no matter what their personal - Churches Will Give Picnics, Informal Talks Informal talks and picnics continue to be the program of the church guilds for this week-end. The Lutheran Student Association will leave Zion Parish Hall at 4:30 p. m. today for a picnic at the Is- land Park fireplace. A short devo- tional service will be held afterwards. An outing at Portage Lake is be- ing planned by Gamma Delta, Luth- eran Student Club, for today. The group will leave the Student Center at 2 p. m. T h e Congregational - Disciples Guild which will hold its outdoor program at the Riverside Park will leave the Guild House at 4 p. m. Games, supper and an evening serv-- ice will be offered. In case of rain the Guild will meet in the assembly hall of the Congregational Church. Dr. D. E. Trueblood, progressor and chaplain at Leland Stanford University, wil give a special lecture at 4:30 p. m. today at the First Pres- byterian Church. His topic will be "The Future of Religion". Supper and social hour will follow. The Canterbury Club at St. An- drew's Episcopal Church will meet at 5 p. m. for supper and a talk by Randolph Adams, director of the Clements Library. His subject will See CHURCHES, Page 7 - - -, I STRIKE LEADER IN CONFERENCE-James H. McMenamin (center), chairman of the striking Philadelphia Transportation Company workers, con fers with Capt. Alfred B. Frazin (left), of New York City, and Capt. J. W. Cody (right), of Schenectady, Army representatives, at Philadelphia, Pa., follow- ing the Army's seizure of the city's transportation sy stem to break a four day strike. FAST WORK: Problem of 'Teachung Ton gues To ASTP Students Is astered < > - An assignment to teach a foreign language to ASTP students within 36 weeks is one which should have the instructor himself in a quandry with irregular verbs and conjugations. In the summer issue of the Mich- Me~iack'enT Present ecital Selections from Handel, Brahmns and Bishop will be heard at the re- cital of Florence McCracken at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow in the assembly hall of the Rackham Building. "Aria di Polissena- rrom "Rada- misto" by Handel, "Lasciatemi Mor- ire" by Monteverde, "Plaisir d'Amour by Mastini, "Should He Upbraid" by Bishop and Dido's lament "When I[ Am Laid in Earth" by Purcell will be the opening part. "Lied" by Franck, "Soupir" by Widor, "Les Berceaux" by Fauss and "Lamento Provencal" by Paladilhe will also be sung as well as four se- lections from Brahms' "Vier Ernste Gesange." Ivor Gothie will be the Miss McCracken's accompanist. Concluding the program will be "Thou Art Risen, My Beloved" by Coleridge-Taylor, "I Heard a Piper Piping" by Peterkin, "A Celtic Lulla- by" by Bax, "Siesta" by Besley and "The Cry of Rachel" by Walter. igan Quarterly Review, Vincent A. Scanio of the Italian Language de- partment tells how the various de- partiments effectively coped with the problem when the soldiers first ar- rived in June, 1943. The task which faced the teachers was to give the soldiers a high level of proficiency in oral and aural con- trol of one of four languages, French, Spanish, German, or Italian. They were also to be trained to understand practically everything said by a na- tive in normal conversation and to express themselves in their chosen language with comparative ease. Three Features Differ The three main features of the ASTP program, differing from the regular language courses, were listed by Scanio as: "The number of hours was considerable, 17 per week; the sections were very small, not exceed- ing ten students; and the approach throughout the program was basic- ally conversational." "For the first six weeks the writ- ten word was excluded from the class and drill sections because it was felt that the student would uncon- sciously tend to give to the written symbol a sound similar to the Eng- lish written symbol," said Scanio in his article, adding that for the be- ginning period, all learning was aural and oral, "based on materials pre- pared by the senior instructor in the form of short narratives and dia- logues read to the class and repeated by the group and by individuals." Scanio believes that six main points were acquired by the students. First, they gained the immediate and accurate understanding of the nor- mal spoken language and, second, the ability to use an environmental and ideational vocabulary to express themselves clearly and with reason- able grammatical accuracy over a wide range of subjects. Immediate Understanding Gained The rest naturally folow from there with the ability to read and immedi- ately understand difficult Italian (This also applies to the other three languages) with a minimum use of a dictionary, and the acquirement of a solid foundation for successful fu- ture reading in one's own field of interest, and the ability to write with 'a high degree of correctiveness in their particular language. Training in logical thinking through gramma- tical analysis, and a fund of basic notions on Italian civilization, com- plete the program. In other words, the ASTP students were able to accomplish in 36 weeks what the average college language student seldom masters in two or more years in the study of a langu- age. OnuCcmpus.. Spanish Meetings Planned, Spanish ,,peaking students are ink vited to the three meetings of the Sociedad Ilispanica to be held this week, one at 8 p. m. Tuesday in the League, and the others at 4 p. in. Tuesday and Wedi iesday in the Grill Room of the League. Nxperience; as "u 1Gringo en Panam!" will be related by Mr. George hall, secretary of the Inter- national Center, at the meeting at 8 p. n. Tuesday, which will also in- clude group sijging and a social hour. * * I " Orchestra Recital Planned The first summer recital of the 'University string orchestra will be presented at 8:30 p. m. Tuesday in the Pattengill Auditorium of the Ann Arbor Senior high school. Vivaldi's "Concerto in D minor" and Frescobaldi's "Fiori Musicali" will open the program. Dorothy Ornest Felcman, soprano, will be the soloist with the orchestra in the cantata, "Idolo Mio" by Scarlatti. Following intermission, Jeannette Haien wil play the "Concerto in G major"' for piano and orchestra by Haydn. The program will close with Mozart's "Adagio and Allegro" and the "Concerto Gross in D minor" in five movements by Sammartini. Carillon Recital Scheduled Mendelssohn's compositions and French sacred airs will be played by Prof. Percival Price on the carillon at 3 p. m. today. "War March of the Priests" and "Songs Without Words" were chosen for the classical part of the recital. "How I Love That Blessed Child," "Sweet Jesus" and "Song to the Vir- gin" will also be given. Kleinschmidt's "Concert Etude No. 3 for Carillon", "My Lovely Celia" by Monro, "Calm as the Night" by Bohm, "Florians's Song" by Godard and "Serenade" by Schubert are also on the program. "June Dance" by Dett will end the recital. * * * Deadline Is Tomorrow . . Deadline for freshmen to turn in petitions for the position of class representative on the Engineering Council will be at 4:30 p. in. tomor- row, Chuck Walton, president an- nounced. Petitions are to be turned in at the office of the dean of engineering and must contain the signatures of 15 members of the freshman class as well as the person's activities, grades, draft status and plans for the Coun- cil if elected. Both civilians and students in the political beliefs may be and also that contrary to the commonly held conception in this country that all guerrilla fighters in China are not members of the Communist party. War Lords Gone "The war lord have gone. They were liquidated long before this. China today is more united than ever before under a central government. The government of China is on the road to modern democracy based on three principles; namely, national sovereignty, popular democracy and people's livelihood. This is the Chin- Navy program are qualified to enter petitions, Walton said. Elections for freshman and sophomore represen- tatives will be held during the week. Center To Have Dance ... The International Center will hold a semi-formal dance "Starlight Cabaret" from 9 to 12 p. n. Satur- day in the Rackham Assembly Hall. Tables will be arranged on the terrace. In addition to singing and boggie woggie music, there will be expert fortune telers to carry out the dry night club theme of the dance. All foreign students at their Amer- ican friends have been invited. Tick- ets may be purchased from George Hall, assistant to the director of the Internation Center. I A _ . , i i IIII I Starits Today! 4 DAYS ONLY WAR BONDS ISSUED HERE Continuous Daily from 1 P.M. BARGAIN MATINEES WEEKDAYS 30c to 5 P.M. 3 North University 'I- - - - -- Lill IAZI er ection vn Modey-n eooli u MOVIE ?RE/IEWS NOW SHOWING At the State ... "Show Business", opening at the State today, spans the highlights of the entertainment field over a per- iod of thirty years. Produced by Ed- die Cantor, the film stars Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, Nancy Kelly and Constance Moore. The action begins in a New York bur- lesque house, runs the gamut of one night stands on the read, and ends up at the famed Palace Theatre on Broadway. At the Michigan ... "Home In Indiana", based on the Saturday Evening Post serial, "The Phantom Filly" by George A. Cham- berlain opens at the Michigan today. Starring Walter Brennan, the tech- nicolor film tells the story of young love set against the background of flashing hoofs. "Home in Indiana" is the third in the 20th Century Fox trilology of films, following "Ken- tucky" and "Maryland". OPENING WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH PRESENTS THE MICHIGAN REPERTORY PLAYERS ill "FRESH tIELDS""" 1111111I I == l lia .I I I IIIHill - - - - - am. - am. i 'Ii III III U I I