PAGE FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY f a ACL Brings Foreign Filins Onto Campus The Art Cinema League, a non- profit University function, was or- ganized in order to bring out- standing foreign and early Holly- wood films to the campus and to raise funds for various campus groups. During the fall and spring se- mesters the League ordinarily pre- sents two or threc programs per month, but a goal of one film each week has been set for the 1948 fall semester. A standard admission price of 50 cents is charged for /JCL pres- enations. Any student organiza- tion which obtains the permission of the Student Legislature is elig- ible to co-sponsor programs with the League. Under this arrange- ment, ACL receives 10 per cent of the receipts, the remainder going to the co-sponsoring organization. ACL operates under a board of six faculty members, a student manager and two student assist- ants. Student board members con- tact film distributors, arrange for campus presentation of available movies and submit reports of their work to the board. A vote is then cast by the board to select the films for actual presentation and to determine the final schedule of showings. Films tentatively planned for fall presentation include "Farre- bique," "Panic" and "To Live in Peace," three European produc- tions which have won wide acclaim in the United States. Also under consideration are re-showings of "Marius" and "Fanny," French comedies which proved popular with summer audiences. ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION SPEAKERS-Cornelia Otis Skinner, (left), famous daughter of a famous father, will be the fifth lecturer in the 1948-49 Oratorical Association Lecture series. Her appearance in a solo drama, "The Wives of Henry the VIII" marks her third appearance before Ann Arbor audiences. Eve Curie, (right) who gained initial fame by her biography of her scientist- mother Madame Curie, will speak on her experiences in post-war France in the sixth leetuire f the series. * ,' * ORATORICAL ASSOCIATION: Curie, Skinner, BrowntSpeak He By FREDRICA WINTERS Eve Curie, John Mason Brown, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Raymond Gram Swing-figures known the world over, will be among the speakers presented during the fall and winter at the University by the Michigan Oratorical Associa- tion. Other speakers in the series will be authoress Rebecca West, for- eign correspondent Robert Magi- doff, and journalist Herbert Agar, AP Correspondent The lectures will open on Oct. 12, when Robert Magidoff speaks - II JUST REMODELED for your COMFORT and CONVENIENCE Alexander Drug Store 727 North University Phone 9797 Complete Prescription Service Fountain Service on "Why I Was Expelled from the Soviet Union." Magidoff spent 12 years in Russia as an Associat- ed Press correspondent and later as Moscow correspondent for NBC. His expulsion from Russia in April, 1948 on suspicion of espionage was widely reported in the American press, and will be the subject of his talk. "History on the March" will be the topic of the second lecture by news analyst Raymond Gram Swing. Swing, who will speak on Nov. 1, is the first commentator to have won both the "Oscars" of broadcasting, the Dupont and Peabody awards. During a varied career he has been a foreign corre- spondent, and for the past 14 years, one of radio's best known personalities. Rebecca West, authoress of the recent best-seller, "The Meaning of Treason" will ascend the lec- ture platform here on.Nov.,10 to discuss "Famous Trials." She will draw on material from ,her latest book for" her lecture. Knbwn for both her fiction and non=-fiction works, Miss West has gained an enviable 'reputation as a lecturer. 'Broadway 'in Review' Appearing for the, third succes- sive year in the Oratorical Asso- ciation series, John Mason Brown, distinguished critic, will speak on' "Broadway in Review" on Nov. 19. Also appearing for the third time in Ann Arbor will be Cornelia ~I Otis Skinner, actress and mono- loguist. Miss Skinner will be heard on Feb. 24 in one of her famed solo dramas, the elaborately costoned "The Wives of Henry VIII. On March 3, Eve Curie will re- turn to the University for the sec- ond time to speak on a subject close to her and vital to the world -"France-Struggle for Civiliza tion." Well known liere and abroad for her books, inclhding "Madane Curie," and "Journey Amon' War - riors,"' Agar Lecture Herbert Agar will conclude the 1948-49 lecture series on March 10 with a discussion of "England To- day." Winner of the 1934 Amer- ican History Pulitzer Prize for his book, "The People's Choice," Agar is a former editor of the Louis- ville Courier-Journal. Agar was special assistant to American' .Am- bassador to England W. Aver- ill Harriman, and chief of the United. States Information Serv- ices in London. In these positions he became well acquainted with the plans, purposes and philos- ophy of the present Labor Govern- ment in England. Mail orders for the 1948-49 Ora- torical Association lecture 'series are now being accepted at the Association offices, Rm. 3211, An- gell Hall. 'Ensian Staff Frosh May Get Hopwood Essay Prizes Miust Be Enrolled in Etlishl (ourse 1L1k rative cash award raging froi $20 to $50 await the freslii jen wuinels of the 1948-49 Hop- wuod Contest in the fields of prose fiction, essay and poetry. The only eligibility requirement is that freshmen be regularly en- rolled in a composition course in the English department of the lit- erary college, or in that of the en- gineering school. The Daily will announce the names of the win- ± ers early in the second semester. Word Limit Ilopwood Contest rules stipulate that. all essay entries, including ail nonfictional prose should not exceed 3,000 words. Prose fiction submitted must be limited to 10,-' 000 words and no student may submit more than ten poems. Any student may submit manuscripts in more than one field if he de- sires. All manuscripts submitted will be read by the contest committee and unacceptable material will be eliminated. This will facilitate the work of the judges, names of whom will be announced later. Approximately $8,500 has annu- ally been awarded to University students for the last 15 years by the Hopwood Contest. The funds are derived from the investment incon of one-fifth of Avery Hop- wood's estate, given to the Re- gents of the University under terms of a will drawn up in 1922. Hopwood empowered the Re- gents to use the income from his gift in perpetuity as prizes to be awarded annually to students in the rhetoric department who pro- duce "the best creative work in the fields of dramatic writing, fiction, poetry and the essay." Latitude The income could not be al- lowed to accumulate from year to year, according to Hopwood, a prominent American dramatist who 'graduated from the Univer- sity in 1905. He esecially desired that "students competing for the prizes shall not be confined to aca- demic subjects, but shall be al- lowed the widest possible latitude." He added that the new, the un- Usual and the radical should be especially encouraged. The requirement restricting students to the rhetoric depart- rent was changed in fact to stud- ents enrolled in the Department of English Language and Literature when the two were fused in 1930 Later, journalism students were also permitted to compete. Willing a total of $551,069.78 to his alma mater at the time of his death in 1928, Hopwood was the author of "Getting Gertie's Gart- er," "Little Miss Bluebeard," "Fair and Warmer" and other farces. At one point in his career, five Hop- wood plays were playing on Broad- way simultaneously. Noted Winners Noted Hopwood winners include Betty Smith, who entered a play in 1931 entitled "Francie Nolan." Peggy Goodwin, who won a fiction award in 1945, sold the motion picture rights to her "Clementine" one week after the book was pub- lished. William Kehoe's "A Sweep of Dusk," Marjorie Roane's "Years Before the Flood" "Naomi Gil- patrick's "The Broken Pitcher," Florence Maple's "Family Tree," and Hobart Skidmore's "Valley of the Sky" are some of the better known Hopwood award winning books that have been published. The Atlantic Monthly, Colliers, The Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping have carried stories by Hopwood winners. Prize-winning entries from pre- vious contests, which are on file in the Hopwood Room, 3227 Angell Hall, may be examined by contes- tants between 2 and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information concerning the contest may be obtained from Prof. R. W. Cowden, Director of the Hopwood Awards, in the Hop- wood Room. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1948 MUSIC IN ANN ARBOR: Choral Union To Present Great Artists The seventieth annual Choral Union Concert Series, and Extra Concert Series will offer Ann Ar- borites an excellent opportunity to hear some of the world's finest musical artists "right in their own backyard." All the concerts will take place in hill Auditorium. Eileen Farrell, soprano, will open. the Concert Series on Oct. 6. Miss Farrell has long been known to radio audiences for her many appearances on her own programs and as guest star. She has also performed with the New York Philharmonic - Symphony, and with the Philadelphia Orchestra. French Orchestra On Oct. 25, the French National Orchestra, under the direction of Charles Munch will perform. Munch has conducted six major orchestras in this country in addi- tion to several internationally known French orchestras. George Szell will conduct the Cleveland Orchestra on Nov. 7 in the third concert of the series. This is Szell's first year as conduc- tor of the Cleveland Orchestra which is in its 29th season. Ezio Pinza Ezio Pinza, called by one critic "the greatest singing actor of his generation" will give the fourth concert on Nov. 18. Pinza, who is known to radio fans and concert and opera-goers for his rich bari- tone, sings a variety of 70 operatic roles. This season, Clifford Curzon, who will perform here on Nov. 27, is making his first American tour. An English pianist, Curzon has ap- peared in this country in 1939 and again in 1947 at which time critics hailed him as "among the btechnic Publishes Engineers' News A peak enrollment of engineer- ing students will welcome back the Michigan Technic this fall. Official organ of the Engineer- ing College, the Technic is pub- lished by engineering students. The Technic is the oldest publica- tion on campus and also the oldest engineering college magazine in the country. Included in the contents of the Technic, published monthly, are articles of engineering and gen- eral interest written by students, faculty members and alumni of the Engineering College. greatest keyboard artists of the time." Boston Symphony The Boston Symphony Orches- tra, of Berkshire Music Festival fame, will play on Dec. 6 under the baton of Serge Koussevitsky. The Seventh artist to appear in the Choral Union Concert Series will be violinist Ginette Neveu who will perform on Jan. 8. Miss Neveu is a native of France and made her first public appearance at the age of seven and a half. She has appeared in this country with the Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic-Symphony. Vladimir Horowitz On Feb. 11 piano virtuoso Vladi-. mir Horowitz will perform. Horo- witz has gained an enviable inter- national reputation for his artis- try and superb musicianship. He made his American debut in 1928. Nathan Milstein, violinist, will deliver the ninth concert of the series on Mar. 4. He has toured the United States and Canada 18 times and has made innumerable tours on the Continent. Fritz Kreisler has called Milstein "the greatest 'of today's younger gen- eration of violinists." Chicago Symphony The concluding concert will be given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Fritz Busch as guest conductor. Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony is the third oldest orchestra in America. The Extra Concert Series, also held at Hill Auditorium, will fea- ture Marian Anderson, the Cin- cinnati Symphony Orchestra, Ru- dolf Serkin, Jascha Heifetz, and the Indianapolis Symphony Or- chestra. Marian Anderson Miss Anderson, contralto, who- will appear on Oct. 14, sings a rep- ertoire which includes classic com- positions, operatic arias and spir- ituals Although American by birth, Miss Anderson was "discov- ered" in Paris. Thor Johnson, University alum- nus, will conduct the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 15 in the second of the Extra Con- certs. Ranked among the six ma- jor orchestras of the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony is well known to Ann Arbor con- cert-goers from its many appear- ances here. Rudolph Serkin Pianist Rudolf Serkin will per- form on Dec. 3. He has appeared in practically every American city and in numerous concerts abroad. According to one critic, his play- ing shows "depth of perfection and fire of temperament." The fourth concert of the Extra Concert Series will be given by Jascha Heifetz on Feb. 19. Heif.etz, owner of several violins, including a Stradivarius, has been acclaimed internationally on his world tours and tours of the United States and Canada. The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Fabian Sevitsky will give the last of the Extra Concerts on Mar. 13. A New York music critic called the or- chestra "well balanced and co-or- dinated in its elements and capa- ble of highly dramatic Interpreta- tion." '+ .4 A O Here's the call For Freshmen and All. Make Your Choice RIGHT! From the Start .. GHt CT-.CAT-MEET Eatte-E ala-EE 313 South State Street 1 C) --{} C)--t) --}C-- "<-- 7tg-- <> ---yo --=om o o G S4TUDENTS! WRITERS! ti / z~ N.o ROYAL PORTABLES FOREIGN KEYBOARDS AVAILABLE Smith, Corona, Remington, Underwood Portables also in stock. TYPEWRITER RENTALS at Reasonable Rates. TYPEWRITER REPAIRS on all makes and models guaranteed! OFFICE EQUIPMENT and SERVICE CO. A 11. 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