1952-03-19; Central Michigan Life

              George London, young bass-
haritone, will appear tomorrow at
8-15 p.m. in Warriner HaU Auditorium as the final number in the
1951-52 Artists Course series.
London, 30, the "operatic find
of the year" according to "Time"
magazine, has changed in less
ihan two years from a young
Californian io a matinee idol in
Europe's music centers.
Born in Montreal, London was
taken as a child to  Hollywood
where he later attended Los Angeles City College and began singing. As a member of the American Music Theatre, he did opera
in English in Los Angeles, and
made his  debut  with  the  San
Francisco Opera. He then turned
to the theatre, appearing with the
George London to Sing Here Tomorrow
Los Angeles and San Francisco
Civic Light Opera Companies.
The following year h e embarked on a cross-country tour
with "The Desert Song" which
brought him east. He made his
New York debut as soloist in the
premiere of Hindemith's Requiem based on Walt Whitman's
poem "When Lilacs Last in the
Dooryard Bloomed."
A holiday trip abroad in the
summer of 1949 led to the Vienna
Opera. He performed the role of
Amanasro in "Aida," Escamillo in
"Carmen," Prince Galitski in
"Prince Igor," four characters in
"Tales of Hoffman," and the title
role of Boris Godounoff. He was
hailed as "the darling of the public," "the rage of Vienna," and
singing actors
"one of the finest
of the day."
Since then London has sung
a second season, in Vienna, has
appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, and was engaged for the
first post-war Bayreuih Festival in 1951. Since 1950 he has
appeared as soloisi with 10 orchestras,  including   the   New
York Philharmonic-Symphony.
"London's   voice   is   certainly
among the most beautiful of our
present   time.   Particularly   rich
and powerful are his baritonal top
tones which could hardly-be surpassed by any other singer of our
day, neither in warmth of timbre, richness and power, nor expressiveness," said critic Wiener
Kurier.
VOL. 33      CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., MARCH 19, 1952       NO. 20
OWC Spring Festival Scheduled May 23,24
An anniversary theme of the
old and new at Central has been
chosen as the pageant motif for
the Spring Festival May 23-24,
announced Mr. Ivan D. Cole, general chairman.
This year's presentation will
be the fourth Festival since its
inception in 1941. It was given
USA Inactivated
by Senate Action
Central's local NSA committee
was put on an inactive basis for
the rest of the semester in action
taken by the Student Senate
Monday night.
The resason for the inaciiva-
tion was that the student body
did not come forth with the
leader or leaders that the NSA
requires for its activities, according to Karl Jacobs, president of the student body.
A report on the revision of the
judiciary section of the student
government constitution was
given by Virginia Sarley, junior
senator. This section appears to
be nearly revised, said Jacobs.
The Y.M.C.A., the Y.W.C.A.,
and the Young Democrats were
dropped from the active list of
campus organizations by request.
Treasurer Don Spolyar stated
the balance of the treasury to be
S1687.46.
Sophomore Tests
All students who will have
credits for 54 or more semester
hours at the end of this semester
and have not taken the sophomore tests must do so Wednesday,
March 19, and Thursday, March
20, in the Central Hall Gymnasium.
Those whose last names begin
with A through M should report
Wednesday, March 19, from 9
a-m. to 12:30 p.m. and Thursday,
March 20, from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Those included from N through
f will report Wednesday, March
19, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Students who have received letters from the secretary of the
committee on candidacy for degrees and certificates may take
the tests Thursday, March 20.
Tests in arithmetic will be given
worn 9 to 10 a.m. and from 1 to 2
P-m. Reading tests are scheduled
Jom 10:10 to 11:10 a.m. and from
4:iJ to 3:10 p.m. The essay tests
Jul he given from 3:30 to 3:50
P-m. and from 11:20 to 11:50 a.m.
again in 1943 and in 1949. An
abbreviated version was presented in 1943 in connection
wiih a Victory Student Loan
Fund drive.
A committee of department and
division heads appointed last
spring by Pres. Charles L. Anspach recommended that the affair be resumed on an annual
basis, with a change of theme
each year.
Mr. James Hodgins, chairman
of the theme committee, explained that since this year marks
the school's 60th anniversary, the
committee felt a historical theme
very appropriate. Suggestions of
the committee embody presentation of six or seven scenes or episodes in the history of the college
in duplicate—one old and the
other new. For example, a calisthenics class in 1892 and one in
1952. Other members of the theme
committee are Dr. E. C. Beck,
Miss Karolena Fox, and Dr. Mary
Wills.
The Festival, as in the past,
is to take place on Alumni
Field, where a large number of
spectators can be seated in the
stands.
In connection with the Festival
and an integral part of it will be a
High School Band Day, sponsored
by the college music department.
The visiting bands will perform
singly and as a massed ensemble
and also will be called upon to
furnish musical background for
some or all of the Festival episodes. All high school band directors in the area are being sent invitations to take part in this
event. It will be the first Band
Day to be featured at Central for
many years. .•,,-■•
Other events to be included in
the two-day program will include
the choosing and coronation of a
Queen to reign over the Festival,
the spring dramatic offering, a
square dance, and the Festival
Ball.
Members of the general committee appointed by President
Anspach, in addition to those
serving on the steering committee, are Mrs. Margaret Millar, Dr.
D. Louise Sharp, Dr. C. C. Richtmeyer, Mrs. Freddie Simonds, Dr.
Olaf Steg, Mr. George DePuy,
Mr. George N. Lauer, Mr. Ronald
Finch, Mr. Fred R. Bush, Karl
Jacobs, and Howard Mathison.
Hews Briefs
One of the three missing typewriters has been found in an
agency in Alma, according to Mr.
Norvall C. Bovee. The owner of
the shop was able to give a description of the person who' sold
the typewriter and also the car
he was driving.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been asked to identify a handwriting clue which has
found.
* * *
Mr. Douglas Cannell, special
agent of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation will be the featured
speaker in Keeler Union Ballroom Monday, March 24, from
3-4 p.m. Mr. Cannell will discuss
the activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the vocational opportunities and requirements of the organization.
There will be a free coffee hour
in the Ballroom at that time. This
lecture is sponsored by the Student Social Activities Committee.
GEORGE  LONDON
Fortune Tellers, Clowns, and Freaks
to Cavort at Coed Carnival Monday
Calling all women! Reserve the evening of Monday, March 24,
for the Coed Carnival. Gaily bedecked clowns and the sound of an
Old German Band will greet Central Michigan Coeds, wives of faculty men, and faculty women in the double gym at 7:30 p.m
rHHHUVHHHUHMUUUHM
Blood Drive Progress
Preliminary results of Central's
blood drive as of Monday indicate that the college will reach
its goal of 300 pints. Total pledges
now equal 393. This figure does
not necessarily mean 393 pints
will be donated. Students under
21 must secure parental approval
and all prospective donors must
pass a physical lest.
The dates that the State Unit
will visit Central have been
changed from April 8 and 9 to
April 7 and 8, according to Mr.
Richard Lichtenfelt, chairman
of the drive. Students will be
leaving for the Easter vacation
April 9.
In this first report only the six
pledges of Theta Sigma Upsilon
possibly are included also in ihe
Barnard Hall or Sloan Hall lists.
The number of prospective donors as released by Dean D. Louise
Sharp at 5 p.m. Monday are:
Barnard Hall
149
Sloan Hall
101
Faculty
22
Alpha Beta Sigma
12
Chi Phi Beta
11
Delta Sigma Phi
24
Phi Sigma Epsilon
22
Theta Sigma Upsilon
6
Town
1
Sigma Tau Gamma
19
House Presidents
5
Tau Alpha Upsilon
21
Total
393
War Correspondent to Speak Here Tuesday
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Foreign correspondent Fred
Sparks will appear in Warriner
Hall Auditorium Tuesday, March
25 at 8 p.m. His lecture wiU be
sponsored by the Student Social
Activities Committee.
Mr.  Sparks, who  is affiliated
with the Chicago Daily News, will
sneak on the Korean situation. He
has covered the Korean War^mce
its outset, returning to the United
States last month. He is scheduled
to leave the first week m April
for another foreign assignment.
Mr. Sparks was awarded the
Pulitzer Prize for his reporting
in Korea. He ranks as one of the
world's greatest foreign correspondents.
He was educated in Virginia
and entered newspaper work
early, beginning as an office boy,
and worked later as a rewrite
man on several newspapers. He
Sen became editor of "Parade,
FRED SPARKS
the  Marshall Field supplement.
Still later he became a syndicated
weekly columnist for Field and
Hearst
Sparks was one of the eight
newspapermen assigned io ihe
Byrd expedition io the South
Pole as a reporter for ihe Chicago Daily News.
During World War II he entered Tokyo with General Mac-
Arthur's troops and was in and
out of Japan during the first year
of occupation. Later he roved the
Mediterranean  with  the   Navy,
spent considerable time in Greece,
then covered North Africa, Spain,
England, and France.
Writing a world report on the
encircling Soviet spiderweb,
Sparks covered the Red struggle
with religion in Yugoslovia and
the Red-instigated unrest in Italy.
After his talk in Warriner Auditorium there will be an informal
coffee hour in Keeler Union Ballroom. Faculty and students are
urged to attend the lecture.
The spirited festivities will include everything from crowning
of a queen to a "girly-girly show"
presented by Sigma Sigma Sigma
girls.
The Coed Carnival is sponsored by the AWS, and the proceeds will go to the World Student Service Fund.
A queen will be crowned from
the girls who attend the carnival.
Sigma Phi Omicron will be telling fortunes; Pi Kappa Sigma will
present   a   freak   show;   Theta
Sigma   Upsilon   is   sponsoring   a
ball-throwing  booth.  These  and
many other events will help to
make the night of March 24 an
unforgettable one.
Mary Copley^ Mesick sophomore, is general chairman. The
following committees have been
appointed: clean-up, Martha L.
Brown, Greenville sophomore;
band, Jean A. Detzur, East Detroit junior; organization, Marilyn
J. Ball, Fenton sophomore; decorations, Marilyn M. Ball, Milan
junior; and publicity, Joan M.
May, Mt. Pleasant junior.
X-Rcsy Schedule
Students  are  reminded  that
4 p.m. tomorrow, March 20, is
the deadline for having ihe required chest X-ray taken free
of charge. Anyone who has not
done so by then will be charged
a $5 fee.
For this special service ihe
Health Center will be open from
8 a.m. io 12 noon and from 1 io
5 p.m. today. The hours for tomorrow are from 8 a.m. to 12
noon and from 1 to 4 p.m.
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St. Pat Has Birthday;
Barnard to Have Tea
Barnard Hall's St. Patrick's Day
Tea to honor parents and faculty
is scheduled in Barnard lounge
from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, March
23, according to Janet Nelson,
general chairman.
Pat Plauman, Armada junior;
Barbara Paxson, Monroe sophomore; and Janet Nelson, Greenville sophomore; are the hostesses
for the affair. The chairmen of refreshments, entertainment, and
invitations are Lois CDell, Saginaw sophomore; Barbara Ireland,
Fenton senior; and Barbara Watson, Traverse City sophomore.
The soloist and pianists have not
yet been selected.
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