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NUMBER 13
eekend Features Concerts
Paray Here
To Conduct
Symphony
Richard Miller
ATTENTION!!I One of these 12 coeds will reign over the Military Ball on Jan. 13.
The 12 misses are (seated from left to right) Judy Storti, Barbara Smits, Sharon Johnson.
Penny Frey and Rita Purvins. Standing are Merrydale McAfee, Peggy Twining, Charlotte Sponseller, Beverly Ross, Marijo James, Gayle Greenfield and Gail Thurston.
fight Seniors Are Nominees for Fellowships
Eight  seniors   are   nominees
lor the 1962-63 Woodrow Wilson
ational Fellowship for graduate study leading to careers in
tallege teaching, according to
p. Wilbur E. Moore, academic
affairs vice president.
I Nominated by University facility for fellowships are Frank
p; Burns of Mt. Pleasant, sociology major; Karen E. Bush
of Rochester, history and English major; Joel S. Heinrich of
Jfassar,  sociology   major;   Rose
1.  Hyde   of   Sparta,   Spanish
ajor and Barbara J. Mack of
>aginaw, English major.
Others    nominated    are
James J. Martin of St. Clair
Shores, English major; Roger
M. May of Central Lake,
French major and Edgar B.
Oughton of Bear Lake, sociology major.
Established in 19 4 5, the
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation selects
yearly one thousand outstanding college seniors and graduates from the United States and
Canada for fellowships amounting to fifteen hundred dollars
plus graduate school tuition
and fees. Honorable mention is
given another 1000 students.
After nomination, candidates
are screened by a regional
committee and are finally
chosen by the Foundation's national selection committee.
CMU Borrows Money
From Federal Gov't
ForQuad Enlargement
.A loan agreement for a mil-
• Km dollars hag been made final
>y the Federal government for
construction of a third dormi-
py in the South Quadrangle,
fording to Dr. N.  C.  Bovee,
financreSident  °f business   and
L"S? U?iversity will add an
.actional 8200,000 for finances the completion of the building, including equipment. It is
f°w under construction.
"'• Bovee   said   that   final
_lftw__?enl   of   loa*s   for
u_l' ,°° and  SI58'000  were
S,Y   pendin9   fro™   «»e
'ejeral government.
^struct another residence hall
Wnt k, ^arried-student   apart-
lUnL tlldmg of 16 units. The
Jjuvenrty   Would   add   S78500
!S 5 500 rfSld+tnce hal1 ^an and
r fS it0 the partment loan
"final completion.
buildWUCti0n of the*e two
SSSf may be Parted some
"me this month.
Qr NOTICE
up rcalUcating seniors may pick
Ww1?   gowns   Tues-   in
Ir°m 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Transporting Students
73 Suggest Good Will Move
On Christmas day, President
John F. Kennedy received a
letter signed by 73 of Central's
instructors, suggesting the use
of naval vessels for transporta-
t i o n of exchange students
abroad.
The letter was the idea of Dr.
Michael O'Connor, economics
instructor, who enlisted the
help of Dr. Bernard Meltzer,
and Dr. Robert L. Stewart, sociology instructors.
In the actual letter sent to
the president, O'Connor signed
for the group, with the individual signatures typed in at the
end.
Letter to Kennedy
Dear Mr. President:
It seems to us a particularly
appropriate moment to indicate
to the world that America's basic concern is always with the^
maintenance of peace. In so far
as it is practicable to use our
powerful Navy and Army for
peaceful purposes, our nation is
ready to do so.
We suggest that you assign
at least one aircraft carrier or
other naval vessel twice a year
to the task of transporting exchange students between the
United States and other continents. If the cost of transportation can be met then the main
obstacle to student exchange
will be overcome.
We are firmly convinced that
the exchange of students and
professors among countries will
tend   to   increase   our   understanding of other nations' problems. Let us urge the world to
travel the road toward peace.
Respectfully yours,
The letter was reprinted
in several outstate papers, including the Detroit Free
Press, as well as Grand
Repids and Bay City papers.
It also appeared in the Mt.
Pleasant Daily Times-News,
and was read over the local
radio station.
Its appearance in the Bay
City paper caught the interest
of a Bay City peace group,
which endorsed its suggestions.
It sent another copy of the letter to Washington and included
their additional views concerning it.
The letter was not university
sponsored, but rather an individual project by the instructors on a voluntary basis.
Graduate Exams
The Graduate Records Examination for seniors will be held
Saturday/Jan. 20. Seniors wishing to take the examination
must register with the Educational Testing Service. They
should write to the Graduate
Record Examinations, National
Program for Graduate School
Selection, Educational Testing
Service, 20 Nassau Strteet,
Princeton, N. J. Further information may be obtained from
Mr. Harold Sealock, of the
CMU Personnel Division.
To Sing
Handel's
Oratorio
Handel's oratorio, "Judas
Maccabaeus," will be presented
by the 250 voice Festival Chorus
and orchestra at 8 p.m. Sunday,
in Warriner Auditorium.
"Judas     Maccabaeus"     was
The internationally-k n o w n
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
will appear here tonight, to
give what amounts to little
more than a charity performance. They have money problems.
If every concert of each season were a sell-out, not a cent
of profit would result. As a
matter of fact, every dollar
from the Ford Auditorium concert revenue must be matched
by nearly two dollars of contributor support.
In   1960,  for  example,  ihe
estimated deficit was $28,500,
even    though    $363,000    was
contributed that season.
However, thanks to some of
Detroit's first families, in addition to some 2,660 donors from  ^^d i^Te^nd had its
other    areas,    the    Symphony first performance the following
manages to survive with com- year in Convent Garden.
parative ease. Families such as      Although Handel was never
Chysler,    Cunningham,    Ford   a church musician, his oratorios
Hudson,   Pfeiffer,    Stroh,   and based   Up0n   Biblical   subjects
and stories of heroes of the
Bible stand as a tribute to his
creative genius.
Many of his early oratorios
were    acted   complete    with
costumes   and   scenery   and,
like his operas, axe regarded
as musical dramas.
The oratorio  opens with the
people   (chorus)   lamenting  the
death of Mattathias, leader of
the Jews and father of Judas, a
great  soldier,   and  Simon,   the
high priest. Judas is chosen the
new leader of his people to resist the oppressions of the Syrians.
The patriotic fervor of the
people, their trust and confidence in the Lord, and their
songs of praise and thanksgiving provide the center of interest in this musical drama.
Singing the tenor role of
Judas Maccabaeus will be
Richard Miller, of the University of Michigan, and Gerald
Smith, a member of the
Northwestern University
voice faculty, will sing the
bass role of Simon, ihe high
priest.
The roles of the Israelite
women will be sung by Shirley
Love, Detroit contralto, and
Lucille Hazekamp, soprano, a
member of the CMU music
faculty.
Miller has appeared with the
San Francisco Opera Company,
the San Antonio Opera, Zurich
Opera Company in Switzerland,
and has made 250 major role
performances in Europe.
Dr. Eugene F. Grove, head of
the CMU Music Department,
will direct the chorus. The orchestra will be conducted by
Dr. William Rivard. Mt. Pleasant resident, Lucille Davis will
be the pianist for the concert.
The concert is open to the
public. There will be no admission charge and no reserved
seats available.
others have donated thousands
of dollars to keep the till full.
Once, the deficit received a
quick repair, when, in 1959,
comedian Jack Benny donated
his services for a special benefit
concert. The proceeds from this
concert offset the deficit of one
season and part of another.
But,  money problems  notwithstanding, ihe Symphony,
under   the  direction   of  conductor Paul Paray. will be on
Central's campus tonight. The
concert is to be held in Warriner Auditorium ai 8 p.m.
Student tickets are available
at the university ticket office
from 9-12 a.m. and 1-4 p.m., today.  Local residents may purchase tickets at $2.50 a seat on
Jan. 5 from 9-12 a.m., 1-4 p.m.
and 8 p.m.
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Class Presents
Play - 'Ondine'
"Ondine," an unusual three
act play, will be presented by
the play production class next
week.
The play, written by Jean
Giraudoux and adapted by
Maurice Valency, will be presented Thursday and Friday,
Jan. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. with a
matinee performance given Saturday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m. The
matinee is given so as not to
conflict with the Military Ball
and the use of the auditorium,
Saturday night.
The    unusualness    of    ihe
play   lies  in  ihe   integration
of   sound,   light,   and   movement. Each act is staged in a
different manner. The first act
is a box set, including both
ihe interior and exterior. The
second act is almost a reading and ihe third act is space
staging, or a series of levels.
Admission will be by season
ticket or 50 cents a person for
the evening performances or 35
cents for the matinee.
Nancy Engel and Peter
Newell play the lead roles.
Bowling Tournament
The Men's Union-University
Center sponsored bowling tournament will begin the first of
four 3-game roll-offs Saturday
at 4 p.m.
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