PA" MUMT~ THE MICHIGAN VAILY TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1953 Knickerbocker Props TaxIngenuity REVEILLE OR REVELRY: -token Deferment Cut Perplexes Draft Bait By LARRY SUKENIC * * 4' * * * .* * * * * * * By FRAN SHELDON Transformation of a normal bi- ped into a peg-legged colonial ty- coon tends to create considerable problems for the prop man of any production. In the speech department's pres- entation of "Knickerbocker Holi- day," this problem has been tack- led with both foam and sponge rubber, ironing board covers, leather straps and hunks of wood. ONE OF NUMEROUS staging difficulties encountered in this show, the present finished product is the result of considerable re- search. The eight pound wooden stump in which Anthony Georgi- las, Grad., thumps his way through the Maxwell Anderson- Kurt Weill musical comedy is the end product of four differ- ent attempts, the first three of which were either "too loose, too uncomfortable, or too bouncy." With his left leg strapped up, around and behind him, Georgilas explained that unless the wooden limb fit nearly perfectly it would prove "too uncomfortable to keep on." Using the present instrument, however, he is able to go up and down stairs and ramps, stomp around even do a jig with com- parative ease. THE RATHER unusual hanging called for in the script in which James Umphry, Grad., is suspend- ed from his waist for is full min- ute was solved by a wide con- cealed leather belt that works on a pully arrangement. ' Sentenced to be hanged for his misdeeds, Umphry will be hauled up from below by a number of bur- ley cast members. Arrows that appear to have come from hostile Indians in the far distant off-stage complete this Sprop man's nightmare. They will pop suddenly into view, the result of a hidden crew member and a spring arrangement guaranteed to make the quivering shafts really -Daily-Lon Qui FINISHED PRODUCT OF PROPMAN'S INGENUITY Events Today THE SPEECH and the Preacher' Conferences will continue with workout sessions at 9:30 a.m. and group instruction at 1:30 p.m. Prof. G. E. Densmore, chairman of the speech department, will give a talk entitled "The After- Dinner Speech" at 11 a.m. and Rev. W. P. Lemon will speak on "Preaching to This Age" at 3:15 p.m., both in Rackham Amphi- theater. THE FIRST SERIES of choral demonstrations sponsored by the School of Music will be concluded at 11 a.m. in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. Prof. Maynard Klein of the music school will be the conductor. Participation in the siuaing is open to the public. PROF. GEORGE Gamow of George Washington University will continue his lecture series on "Evo- lution of Stars and Galaxies" to- READ AND USE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS day at 2 p.m. in 1400 Chemistry Bldg. Following him will be Prof. Gerard P. Kuiper of the Univer- sity of- Chicago who will discuss "The Origin of the Solar System" at 3:30 p.m. "AN EVALUATION of Plastic Analysis Applied to Structural De- sign" will be the topic of a talk by Prof. Bruce G. Johnston of the engineering college at 4 p.m. in 311 West Engineering Bldg. * * * THE RADIATION biology sym- posium will continue with a lec- ture on "The Use of Radiation in Studies of Gene Action" given by Prof. G. W. Beadle of the Cali- fornia Institute of Technology at 4:15 p.m. in 1300 Chemitry Bldg. ALAN GOWANS of Rutgers Uni- versity, visiting assistant profes- sor of the fine arts department will give a gallery talk on "Amer- ica's New Folk Art" at 4:15 p.m. in Auditorium D, Angell Hall. * * * PROF. Paul L. Garvin of George- town University will speak on "An Empirical Analysis of Linguistic eaning" at 7:30 p.m. in Rackham Amphitheater. Stress Ideas Not Grammar Says Speaker "To avoid anxiety neurosis," students should concentrate more on ideas when writing and speak- ing rather than the thousand pit- falls of grammar, the Conference of English Teachers was told yes- terday. According to Joseph Blumenthal of Mackenzie High School in De- troit, the study of grammar should be simplified so that it remains a means instead of becoming an, end in teaching English. GRAMMAR should be taught in non-technical terms with very lit- tle nomenclature used in the be- ginning grades, Blumenthal said. He blasted "word by word identification of parts of speech" as an anachronism. Blumenthal debunked the state- ment about liberal battlecry of "anything goes." He added, how- ever, that many usage rules are "dead letters" and drew an an- alogy between clothes and' lan- guage in determining usage. In each case, he said, appropriate- ness to the occasion should be stressed. To English teachers worried about lack of teaching matter re- sulting from de-emphasis and simplification of grammar, Blu- menthal pointed out: all that will be left for English teachers tc teach are the real important With President Eisenhower considering a token cui in college draft deferments and a draft call of 23,000 men scheduled for July, the lowest Selective Service quota since last June, the student under Selective Service finds himself uncertain about his future. The token cut in college deferments now before President Eisen- hower would affect only a small percentage of this year's freshmen and seniors who plan to go on to graduate school. * * . * * ALTHOUGH NO OFFICIAL word has been received by the Uni- versity about any change in the grades necessary on the Selective Service college qualification test, this year's freshman will have to receive a grade of 72, rather than 70, or stand in the upper one- third, rather than the upper half of his freshman class according to the National Manpower Council recommendations in line with the token cut in deferments. Under the council's proposal seniors who plan to go on to graduate school will have to score 80 or higher on the test, rather than the present 70. Discussing the lowered draft call for this month, spokesmen for the University have pointed out student deferments will not be af- fected in any way. Because of the low quantity of available man- power more students will have to be called up to fill the quota, they say. AS TO THE POPULAR charge the draft is cutting into the supply of scientists, doctors, and engineers, University spokesmen pointed out there is no deferment discrimination in the various fields of study being pursued by the student, but the only criteria for de- ferment has been and still is, scholastic standing and college qualifi- cation test scores. University spokesmen commenting on the proposed token cut in draft deferments now before the President stated that they do not expect any unusual change in the male student enrollment because of this, but added that any change in the deferment pro- cedure would affect students on probation or those with low scholastic averages primarily. Present procedure in student deferment, calls for any student pursuing a full-time course who is ordered for induction to receive one deferment, class I-S, until the end of his academic year if he has never been deferred before. A STUDENT MAY receive only one such classification and this only at the time he is ordered for induction. After the I-S classification expires the student may request a II-S student deferment if he meets the necessary scholastic re- quirements or receives a sufficient grade on the, college qualifi- cation test. The II-S classification may be renewed at the discretion of the student's local draft boards hinging on the student's scholastic stand- ing, test score, or manpower needs of the draft board. FOR STUDENT TEMPTING, GOOD SUPPLIES TYPEWRITERS TRYREPAIRED T RY ANGELO'S LUNCH formerly Rainbow Waffle Shop SOLD 1100 CATHERINE OPEN 7:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Fountain Pens repaired by CPNO:EDAM.O-D.Y . a factory trained man. CLOSED MONDAYS Webster-Chicago 1__Tape and Wire Recorders READ AND USE MORRILL'S DAILY CLASSIFIEDS [ 14 s. State Ph. 7177 -Daily-Lon Qui SUSPENSE A LA SUSPENSION DAILY OFFICIAL ~BULLETIN a t F i i i 1 a t quiver.- Women's Golf Clinic To Open Approach shots and putting will be discussed for the first of three golf clinics sponsored by the Wo- men's physical education depart- ment to be held from 7 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at Palmer Field. Golf clubs will be available at the Women's. Athletic Bldg. Other clinics on the agenda for the summer session include one on uphill and downhill shots July 15 and a second on the use of long irons and woods July 22. A beginning golf class for wo- men has been added to the slate of summer recreational classes. Meeting regularly at 3:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, classes will start tomorrow. (Continued from page 2) Events Today Square Dance at Lane HaU, 7:30-10:00 p.m. Everyone welcome. Lydia Mendeissohn Box Office is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. today. Tick- ets for individual performances of the Department of Speech summer play series are available: Knickerbocker Hol- iday and The Tales of Hoffman, $1.50- $1.20-90 cents; The Country Girl and Pygmalion, $1.20-90 cents-60 cents. Director Sales Start Tomorrow Summer Session Student Direc- tory sales will begin tomorrow at book stores as well as five other locations on campus. Directory listings include the names of all students and visiting faculty on campus, their local ad- dresses and phone numbers and their home address. Price of the directory has been set at fifty cents. Coming Events Knickerbocker Holiday, the hilarious musical comedy by Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill, opens tomorrow night in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at 8 p.m. Summer Session French Club. Meet- ing on Thursdiay, July 9, at 8:00 p.m. in the Michigan League Professor Benja- min F. Bart, of the Romance Language Department, will speak on 'Un hiver en France." French songs, games and a social hour. 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