1953-10-09; Central Michigan Life

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A SCENE FROM "MEHBY MASQUERADE" is pictured above.
Opera "Meny Masquerade" Opens
Arfisf Course Series October 15
Boris Goldovsky's Opera Theatre production of Mozart's "Merry
Masquerade" will be the first program of the CMC Artists Course
series, according to Mr. Fred Bush. The production will be staged in
Warriner Hall Auditorium October 15 at 8:15 p.m.
This will be the first in a series	
band's new amorous exploits; a
tyrannical uncle is thwarted in
his efforts to compel his niece to
marry against her wishes; a three-
cornered duel is fought; all sorts
of other mirthful adventures are
skillfully combined and gaily
placed to make "Merry Masquerade" an uproariously funny show.
Queen, Men's Union Petitions Due Today
Homecoming Queen and Men's
Union Board petitions are due
today in the Dean of Women's office. Both elections will take place
Thursday, October 15.
Rules and  proceedings governing the Queen's election are
as follows: all resident siudents
and faculty members shall be
entitled to vote; there shall be
a Queen and four attendants;
there is no limit to the number
of   candidates,  providing  they
have met petition regulations;
Not more than two  organizations, clubs, sororities, or fraternities,  shall back  one  candidate;
organizations such as Associated
Women Students, Womens Recreation Association,   Men's  Union,
Student Senate, and dormitories,
which represent large segments of
Central's population, shall be excluded from backing a legal candidate; any organization backing
a candidate shall limiti the cost of
publicity to ten dollars.
College regulations governing
advertising on campus are as follows: if a poster of any sort is to
be affixed to a wall of a building,
inside or outside, the location
should be approved by the Business Office; posters are not to be
put on the walls with materials
of any sort that will damage the
surface; college groups are requested to take care of posters
after the Queen's election.
The  Queen's  Assembly  will
take place Wednesday evening,
October 14, at 7:30 o'clock in
Warriner Auditorium.
An election extra of LIFE will
be issued Wednesday morning,
October 14. Pre-election coverage
of both elections will be taken
care of in Wednesday's extra. The
regular edition of LIFE will come
out Friday, October 16, as scheduled.
A free movie, "Symphonie
Pastorale," will be shown tonight at 8 o'clock in Warriner
Auditorium.
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of five programs scheduled for
presentation by the Artists Course
committee for the college year
1953-54, and promises to provide
an evening of exceptional entertainment.
Widely acclaimed by leading
critics as "a stroke of genius,"
"a historical event," and "about
as pleasant an evening of musical iheaire as anyone could wish
for," ihe "Merry Masquerade" is
presented entirely in idiomatic
English  by   a  distinguished
iroupe  of  accomplished  entertainers.
Boris  Goldovsky,  founder  and
first president of Opera Theatre,
serves both as conductor and stage
director for  the  company's  production.  The  success  the  Opera
Theatre has enjoyed has been attributed to this "multi-gifted genius" whose passionate interest in
perfecting   the   troupe's   productions have made him known to
millions   throughout   the   United
States as opera's "miracle man."
Cast in "Merry Masquerade"
are   young   American   singers
who have been hand-picked by
Goldovsky for iheir promising
professional   talent.   The  performance  of  "Merry  Masquerade" ai ihe Boston Opera House,
where it made its first public
performance  on  December   10,
1950, was heralded by the Boston   Globe   as   "An   extremely
good show!   In the  totality of
singing, acting, stage direction,
scenery   and   costuming,   the
company  finds itself  near  ihe
peak of its achievement."
Intended to poke fun at the
conventions of Italian comic opera,
the satiric plot of "Merry Masquerade" abounds in disguises,
mistaken identities, secret hiding
places, spies and intrigues. A supposedly "murdered" wife comes
back to life to plague her hus-
BORIS GOLDOVSKY
The normal price for a single
ticket to the performance is $2.00,
but students are admitted by their
activity card. Reserve seat tickets
can be obtained by presenting a
student activity card at the box
office on the first floor of Warriner Hall Auditorium on October
12. For those wishing seats together, one student may pick up
a maximum of four tickets by
presenting four activity cards at
the box window at the same time.
Students and faculty are invited
to the meeting of the International
Relations Club, Monday, October
12, at 7:30 p.m. in Keeler Dining
Room A.
LIFE will put out an election
extra next Wednesday, October
14. The regular issue will come
out Friday, October 16, as
scheduled.
Students, Others Urged by Grove
to Join Community Festival Chorus
Students, faculty, and townspeople of Mt. Pleasant are invited
to the rehearsal of the College-Community Festival Chorus at 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, October 14, in W355.
The annual presentation of "The
Messiah" will be given Wednesday, December 16, under the direction of Dr. Eugene F. Grove,
new choral director at Central
Michigan] College. Conducting
"The Messiah" will not be a new
experience for Dr. Grove. As director of the Alma Choral Union,
he presented "The Messiah" in
Alma annually for a number of
years with a community chorus.
The Festival Chorus here has
grown to approximately 200
voices, half of whom are college
students and the other half,
townspeople. Dr. Grove hopes that
all who have sung in the Festival
Chorus in past years will be on
hand for the rehearsal and will
bring a friend with them. Those
who have not previously sung
with the Festival Chorus are also
cordially invited to join.
Members who do not already
own a copy of "The Messiah" may
get one at Cole's Central Supply.
The rehearsal will be held in
W355.
C. L. Anspach to Speak
at MEA Conference
Dr. Charles L. Anspach, president of Central Michigan College,
will speak today at the general
session of the Michigan Education
Association, District 11, in the
Civic Auditorium at Saginaw. The
topic of his address will be "Uni-
versals."
Also attending the conference
wil be Prof. Rachel Loughridge,
head of the foreign language department, and Dr. Elizabeth Etnire, a member of her staff. Prof.
Loughridge will address the group
on the subject "Experimental
Program in Teaching Foreign
Languages in Elementary
Schools."
VOL. 35       CENTRAL MICHIGAN COLLEGE, MT. PLEASANT, MICH., OCTOBER 9, 1953       NO. 3
There will be an All-College
Dance tomorrow night from 9
io 12 o'clock in Keeler Ballroom. Bernie Mayhew's Orchestra will provide ihe music.
Smoker Slated for October 13
The first Smoker of the year
will be held Tuesday evening,
October 13 at 9 p.m. in the Food
Commons. All male members of
Central Michigan College are invited to attend the get-together
sponsored  by  the  Men's  Union.
An evening of food and entertainment has been planned. Highlighting the evening will be a
chat by Pres. Charles L. Anspach,
introduction of the Chip football
squad by Coach Bill Kelly, piano
sty lings by Ray Koos, and jokes
by John Kotlark.
Speech Trials Urged;
State Speech Meet Set
for Alma December 5
The Michigan Intercollegiate
Speech League, composed of fifteen colleges in the state, will
hold its annual extemporaneous
speaking contests at Alma College
December 5.
Each college may enter one
man and one woman in these
contests.  Each  contestant  may
choose io speak on one of ihe
following subjects:
Men: (1) America  and  new
claims io national
freedom
(2) Government   loyally
investigations     and
personal freedom
Women (1) The  place   of  religion, in education
(2) Basic  philosophies
and   methods   in
American    education
The local contest to select Central's representatives will be held
at 4:00 p.m. November 3. All students in the college are eligible
and urged to participate in this
local contest. If interested, please
inform Dr. Herbert Curry of the
speech   department.   Notify   Dr.
Curry in office W-354-A by November 2.
RAY ROBERTS, NEWLY APPOINTED CHIEF JUSTICE of
Central's student court is pictured above surrounded by new
associate justices. Left to right they are: Gwen Loveday, Don
Johnson, Roberts, Larry Abbott, and Gloria Gilbert. These appointments were made by Jack Clary, president of the student
body, and approved by the Student Senate. Marilyn Janke was
appointed student court recorder.
life and Activities on CMC Campus
to Be Broadcast Tuesdays over WCEN
Central is initiating a new type of radio program featuring life
and activities on the CMC campus. The program will be broadcast
at 4:45 p.m. Tuesdays, over WCEN. It will present announcements
of campus activities, interviews of campus personalities, and tape
recorded, on-the-spot presentations of interesting features and important activities and events occurring on campus.
All organizations and clubs on
campus are asked to notify either
Dr. Elbert Bowen or Dr. Gilbert
Maienknecht of any activities that
they would like presented or announced on the program.
The first program was presented
by Dr. Richard Wysong Monday,
October 5. Wysong will speak on
vital issues of the day each Monday. Campus features will be
spotlighted Tuesdays. Wednesdays
Prof. Francis Robinson will comment editorially speaking. Thursdays an interpretive reading program will be presented. Friday
will be alternated between a pro
gram about great books and a
program from the music department.
There have been no programs
set for November 25, 26, and 27th.
Candidates for degrees and/or
certificates please check your
names on the list posted outside
the admissions and records office.
Report immediately any errors or
changes to Mrs. Curry, guide book
clerk.
Mrs. K. C. Pratt
Recorder
Required Assembly Scheduled October 13
The first of three required assemblies for freshmen and sophomores for the fall semester will
be held Tuesday, October 13, from
9 to 10 a.m. in Warriner Hall.
Pres. Charles L. Anspach's address will be "A Good Joe."
Dean Trout emphasized the
fact that this is an important assembly and that all freshmen and
sophomores are required to attend.
All classes numbered 100 to
299 inclusive will be dismissed
for the assembly. Freshmen and
sophomores in other classes axe
io attend even though ihey may
have a class meeting at the
same hour as the assembly.
Students who expect to be on
educational trips off-campus and
those who are doing directed
teaching either on or off campus
and any others who because of
unforeseen emergencies have a
sufficient reason for not being
present at the assembly that day
may file a request to be absent by
going to the office of the Dean of
Students and filling out form
number SP 135, writing on the
back of the form a statement for
the requested absence. This form
must be filled out not later than
5 p.m., Monday, October 12.
Two additional assemblies for
freshmen and sophomores have
been scheduled during the fall semester; one on Monday, October
26 from 10 to 11 a.m., and the
other on Tuesday, November 3
from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. It is suggested that students clip this information from LIFE and place
it where it will serve as a reminder of these required assemblies.
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