Northwood University - Northwood Yearbook (Midland, MI)

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European The world-famous Vienna Choir Boys put on two concerts in Midland during the week of January 22. The first appearance of the Austrian singers was a program presented for the Town and Campus- Northwood Institute sponsored Talent and Celebrity series. The second program was presented for North- wood students. These performances were part of the twenty-third North American tour of the choir which was founded in 1498 by Holy Roman Emperor Maxi- milian. 96 Guests... One of the best audience accepted parts of the program done by the Vienna Choir Boys was a comic opera, ‘Abu Hassan,” by Carl Maria von Weber, with adaptation, staging and costumes by Ilka Peter. A scene from this opera is pictured below. | , » 4

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... the Artists “It doesn’t matter whether you have a British or an American sense of humor, whether you’ve spent your life in the tropics or at one of the poles, or wheth- er you know a Single word of the language he’s speak- ing. When Victor Borge takes his seat at the piano and his hands make their first contact with the keyboard you'll find yourself laughing within seconds.” Such was the case with his performance at the Central High School Auditorium on October 7, 1966. This was another of the opportunities open to North- wood students to see and hear performers of. this type. Miss Eleanor Sayer of the Boston Museum of Art is shown at the left with Northwood journalism stu- dents. Although she spoke mainly to art teachers from Midland and various art students, Miss Sayer, like other Northwood guests was able to spend time in interviews of this sort. Above, Jose Greco and Nina Lorca, another Town and Campus attraction, are seen in one of the many dance routines that were presented at the Central High School Auditorium on March 6. 95

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Lady Barbara Ward visited the Northwood Midland campus in February of this year. She was one of our most honored guests in view of her recent appointment to the Pope’s World Peace Council. She was the first woman ever to receive such an honor. Lady Barbara spoke before fifty members of the student body as well as members of the press. Her topics were, Viet Nam, the British currency, and foreign affairs. She proved to Northwood that it is possible for a woman to conquer the world of international affairs, as her grasp of all these sub- jects is amazing. Students were impressed by her willingness to answer any question put be- fore her. Comments indicated that her British accent was en- chanting to the ear of the Ameri- can student, and her lecture was inspiring in the hope that the Viet crisis will soon be resolved. Barbara Ward The New Society Perhaps the most welcome on our guest list to this campus was the “New Society” which will visit Northwood in April of this year. Their coming will mark the opening of our new student Union, now under construction on the North end of campus. “The New Society”, was discovered by Randy Sparks, who also discovered and developed the “Nlew Christy Minstrels” and the ‘Back Porch Majority”. The group sings with a fine tone, and their material consists mostly of folk music. They sing with honesty and truthfulness which has made them popular on every campus they visit. The “Society”, is famous for their fine use of old-fash- ioned instruments which add to the unique sound of the group as a whole. 97