SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1956 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'PAt'.19 qWU-V*' THE MICHIGAN DAINtY A 4~ £ EL~N~W* Arkr FROM LIBYA TO 'U' Brock Acts, Directs Plays By ADELAIDE WILEY $_ ___ __ Prof. James Brock is, as far a e knows, the only Michigan Stat University teacher on leave a yea to teach here. Having been at Albion Colleg F for a whole decade, he decided, " wanted to get out of smal schools," And so he began teach ing in State's speech school las year, where facilities are larger besides being national secretary treasurer of Theta Alpha Phi, na tional speech fraternity. This summer he undertook di rection of two plays on the Uni ;versity speech department's play bill: "The Circle", which has al- ready run, and "The Lady's No For Burning" which opens nex week. Taskmaster Although directing plays "is a terrible taskmaster," he smiles letting his dark eyes light up, he thinks plays have the richest cul. tural background - "you are deal. ing with great literature. "And playwrights represen some of the greatest thinkers of all time. From Sophocles to Sartre you are taking courses in psychol- ogy, philosophy and literature and so on." He does not believe much is learned from reading plays ir class. "Drama study is not meani to be academic." Using a metaphor that hails back to his World War II Ai Force life, Prof. Brock claims "Merely reading a play is like looking over an airplane on the ground. You can figure out what tmakes it work, but you don't really know about it, and it won't func- tion till it's off the ground. "A play must be exhibited." Period Plays About his own preference for plays: Prof. Brock, who toured with a professional group before graduating from Mancheester Col- lege, studied Period plays, mainly 16th and 17th century. "I like Shakespeare and com- pany -lyric drama. And I like the lyric of music in operas. A friend of mine at Albion, a music pro- fessor, wrote usic especially for me, for 'The Lady's Not For Burn- ing'," he modestly said in a happy x tone. But Prof. Brock's tastes are Senator Calls Gov. Williams Anti-Business LANSING (A)-Senator Robert E. Faulkner (R-Coloma), chair- man of the Senate Business Com- mittee, came out swinging yester- day in the third round of his committee's dispute with Gov. G. Mennen Williams. . The committee publicized evi- dence from businessmen who said that the governor's tax policies were driving industry out of Michigan. Gov. Williams replied that this was not so. He said the testimony was politicaly- inspired and would give Michigan "a black eye" and discourage n av enterprises. "The facts ai- e, Sen, Faulkner countered, "that the policies of Gov. Williams are discouraging business expansions and therefore 1. Job opportuinties, in Michigan. That was the testimony of many witnesses before our committee. "These businessmen are well aware of the facts and no amount of window dressing can hide the sad results of Williams' anti-busi- ness policies. "The governor is saying, in effect," Sen. Faulkner declared. "Let's sweep the dirt under the rug and don't let people outside of Michigan know how bad my anti- business administration really is." "Businessmen read the papers," Sen Faulkner said. "They know of Mr. Williams' gradiouse schemses, which include an Auto- mation Commission, Atomic En- ergy Commission and unemploy- ment benefits that would, in many cases, make it more profitable to be unemployed than to work. "Business fears the Williams' proposed corporation income tax. Business fears the Williams' pro- posal that would increase payroll taxes, and business fears Williams' political: ties with the CIO. ;e .I t t a, e t -Daily-Don Watkins DRAMA-Prof. Brock says, is "not meant to be academic. It should be on the stage, and not in the classroom." End Comes To Veterans For GI Bill An era came to an end at the University this week when the GI Bill for World War II veterans ex- pired. The great influx of vets that reached a peak of approximately 11,000 in 1947-48, more than half of that year's record enrollment, has dwindled to a mere 104 who saw their last government checks this summer. Some seven or eight will con- tinue their education at govern- ment expense under Public Law 190, which continues subsistence for those who entered the service between Nov. 1, 1945, and Oct. 31, 1946. The expiration of their bene- fits depends on their dates of sep- aration from the service, For the rest of them it is the end of their part in a huge govern- ment subsidy of education which poured untold amounts of money into the University. For "plenty of them," according to University Supervisor of Veterans Affairs Mrs. Marjorie G. Uren, the end of the Bill means hardship in com- pleting, unfinished educations. There were about 250 World, War II vets enrolled in the Uni- versity during the 1955-56 aca- demic year, Mrs. Uren reports. They received tuition, books and supplies up to $500 per academic year from the government, plus subsistence checks of $75, $105 or $120 a month depending on num- ber of dependents and outside earnings. A vet had to be a full- time student to be eligible for sub- sistence benefits. Expiration of Public Law 346 has no tangible effect on Mrs. Uren's office, which is chiefly con- cerned with certifying every vet's enrollment and progress to the Veterans Adoministration. "There have been so few in the last few years," she said, "that it doesn't make much difference." Besides, handling the World War II vets was about one-tentha as much work as taking care of the Korean vets attending the University, she said. Korean vets enrolled under Public Law 550 must have their enrollment and progress certified every month in-' stead of the once a semester for their predecessors. But, because the enrollment of Korean vets has been smaller, Mrs. Uren's staff now numbers only five. as compared to a peak of 25 at one time during high enroll- ments of World War II vets. Mrs. Uren expects a peak en- rollment of Korean vets nearing 3,000 for the 1956-57 year. The7 percentage of Korean vets who take advantage of the Bill, how- ever is greater, she reported. 1 broad, and he says he enjoys "producing the unusual, like (Federico Garcia) Lorca's 'Blood Wedding'." He mentions that the sort of "emotional sensationalism" of Spanish plays is not appreciated in America like the dry, arid works of T. S. Eliot. "People here get disturbed at all this raw sensationalism in Lor- ca and other Spaniards." He adds thatEliot tried to write restrained verse, sounding like prose, so no one would recognize it as differ- ing from every-day speech. Verse "If you're going to have verse, why not have it sound like verse?" DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN J Archaeological Expedition Returns from Near East ECLASSIFIEDS (Continued from Page 2) Battle Creek, Michigany - Teacher Needs: Debate/English; Physics/Chem- istry; Elementary. Dixboro, Michigan -- Teacher Needs: Elementary (2nd/3rd combinatalon). Dundee, Michigan - Teacher Needs: High School English (English/Speech/ Play Production.) Fairfield California - Teacher Needs: High School English; Girls' Physical Education; Shop/Mechanical Drawing. Grosse Ile, Michigan-Teacher Needs: English; (9th/10th grade); Chemistry/ Physics; Commercial (Typing/Business Law/Gen. Business). Hazel Park, Michigan-Teacher Needs: High School Social Studies; English; Math; Mentally Handicapped; Junior High Mentally Handicapped. Hebron, Indiana -- Teacher Needs: High School Math/Social Studies (man ufd.)' Elementary (4th, 1st/2nd com-' bination). Hopkins, Michigan -- Teacher Needs: Elementary (6th). Highwood, Illinois -- Teacher Needs: General Science/Social Studies or Ge- ography or Math or Home Economics or Wood Shop. Inkster, Michigan - Teacher Needs: Early Elementary (Kdg.,,lst); 8th Grade English; 8th Grade Math; High School Counselor. Kalamazoo, Michigan--Teacher Needs: High School English/Spanish; English. Linden, Michigan - Teacher Needs: Elementray; Music Director (Instru- mental/High School Choir); Coach Head Football, Asst. Basketball, Head Track, Physical Ed. Classes/Driver Training). Marshall, Michigan - Teacher Needs: Junior High English. Marne, Michigan - Teacher Needs: Elementary (2nd, 3rd, 5th). Midland, Michigan -- Teacher Needs: 7th Grade Core; 9th Grade Social Stu- dies; High School Librarian; Elemen- tary Librarian; Intermediate Vocal Music. For additional information contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Ad- ministration Building, No. 3-1511, Ext. 489. Prof. Brock says. For him, Lorca is one of the most successful writers of verse drama. Prof. Brock believes actors should have more experience in classical drama "because of won- derful training it affords them." If performers remain just on Broadway, he says, they never deal with the problem of handling verse, or plays by Moliere, Shakes- pear, "and so on." He likes working with plays by Christopher Fry, too, says, "Fry does not make his plays sound like people talking - his verse is strong and sensuous." During his Air Force years, Prof. Brock supervised shows and enter- tainment in Libya and southern Italy. He dealt with people like Jack Benny, Bryan Herne, Kath- erine Cornell, Joe E. Brown. He enjoys teaching, working with people, says also, "I like this university." Prof. Morley Gets Fullriight Prof. D. E. Morley, associate professor of speech and speech clinician for the Speech Clinic, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for the academic year' 1956-57. Assigned to the department of the Medical School, University of Oslo, Norway, Prof. Morley will lecture in speech pathology and will have clinical practice with cerebral palsy children. He will also train clinical assistants in methods of speech correction, and will direct and supervise speech therapy in outlying areas. Prof. Morley first joined the University faculty in 1946 as an instructor' and hearing clinician. He graduated from Michigan State Normal College in 1933 and re- ceived his M.A. from the Univer- sity in 1939. Organization Notices Big Little Sister Tea, given by the junior nurses for the Sophomore nurses on July 31, 7:00 p.m., Couzen Assem- bly Room. * * * Congregational and Disciples Guild: Mr. Zaw Win and Mr. Kyaw Myint will speak on "Experiences in Buddhism", Sunday, July 29, 7:00 p.m., Guild House, 524 Thompson, * ** Episcopal Student Foundation: Pic- nic, July 29, 4:00 p.m.; cars will leave from Canterbury House. A University archaeological re- connaissance expedition has just returned from the Near East where it was sent to study the possibility of re-opening a University research in that area. 'T.e expedition which left last April after a year of careful plan- ning, was a continuation of a long- term commitment in the Near East, Prof. George H. Forsyth, Jr., chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at the University and head of the expeditions, says- The University's field work in the Near East, he explains, goes back to Prof. Francis W. Kelsey, for whom the University Archae- ology Museum is named Excava- tions were made in this section of the world up until World War II, but after this period the expedi- tions were never resumed, Prof. Forsyth says. Two years ago the' University appointed a committee to look into the situation in the Near East. Members of the expedition were Prof. Oleg Grabar of the depart- ment of fine arts and department of near eastern studies. Prof. George E. Mendenhall. associate in the department of near eastern studies; George Tchalenko, archi- tect of the French Institute in New Semitic Language Told Recovery of a new Semitic lan- guage was reported yesterday at the annual meeting of the Linguis- tic Society of America. Prof. Ignace J. Gelb of the Uni- versity of Chicago told of excava- tions in Mesopotamia andeSyria that have uncovered evidence of a great number of desert people who bore names having the great- est importance in reconstructing the ethnic situation of the ancient Near East. These people, Amorites, had a, language of their own, Prof. Gelb said. They invaded the "Fertile Crescent" about 2,000 B.C. and established a new dynasty of which Hammurapi was a member, he said. Discovery of these ancient people was "very recent," Prof. Gelb add- ed, indicating that further study will be of value to both languists and ethpic anthropologists. A total of 23 papers are being presented at the two-day meeting, distributed over five sessions. Prof. Myles Dillon of the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin delivered the main address at yesterday's dinner meeting, discussing comparative Indo-European languages. The Society is currently spon- soring the University's summer Linguistics Institute. Beirut; Fred Anderegg, supervisor of Photographic Services, and Prof. Forsyth. The expedition started in Beirut, continued on to Damascus and Palmayra on the Euphrates, across to Bagdad and then up to Mosul on the Tigris. The next stop for the expedi- tion was the region just below Lake Van in Eastern Turkey, an area unexplored by an previous University expedition, and then back to Beirut. Art Exhibition Will Be Held At Rackliam The second annual Michigan Art Exhibitiaon opens Monday in the Rackham Building galleries. Some 175 of the State's amateur painters will exhibit their work in the show which will be on dis- play through August 12. The show is sponsored by the University Summer Session and the Exten- sion Service. The paintings are for the most part selected from regional >ih;ws held earlier this year. A special crnference on Monday v.ill be a feature of the openirg. It will inhlude demonstrations in painting, a gallery talk, and a showing of