University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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B ulky, stolid, and impressive, Hill Auditorium stands as a symbol of a more serious side of college experience. For it is at Hill that Mich- igan students have the opportunity to witness events rightly termed cultural. It is here that great music may be heard, performed by great artists; it is here one may experience the movement of high drama, or the intellectual stimulation of leaders in current political thought; it is also at Hill that one may meet well-known personages in programs of their own: Carl Sandburg and Mrs. Kleanor Roose- velt both appeared this year. The annual Choral Union Concert Scries, the Lecture Series, th: p Burton Holmes Travelogue . May I estival time, and the Christmas performance of Handel ' s Messiah are all familiar events to Mich- igan students. Here, within the reach of all. is a vast panorama of rich cultural experience; here is the opportunity to know first-hand man ' s highest and best; here is the chance to add new pieces to one ' s own educational configuration. Hill Auditorium does not always confine itself to the great and the serious. It has its lighter moods, punctuated by Skit Night, pop con- certs, and Lantern Night. There are times for fun, for simple enjoy- ment and relaxation. Standing close to the center of the campus. Hill Auditorium be- comes a familiar landmark to students, just as the events that take place within its walls become landmarks of development. Hill sym- bolizes those elements of college experience which require effort for discernment, which need to be carved and shaped and fitted into one ' s life, and which acquire full significance only with the perspective of time. ilk!

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Voices and taxis in a climate of culture The great Hill Auditorium dome echoed with the resonant chords of Laudes Atque Carolina at the Michigan-Ohio State Combined Glee Club Concert in November. At the conclusion of their sep- arate presentations, the two clubs joined in Carmen Ohio and The Yellow and Blue. Outside the light-flooded lobby, complacent taxi drivers wait patiently for the great gulf of human traffic which marks the close of an eve- ning at Hill. Whether it was a concert, a lecture, or a jazz ense nible, the fitting end to an evening out is a cup of coffee in a secluded booth at Drake ' s. m 24

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C 3 aO rdinarily a stately, unobtrusive midwestern city, Ann Arbor undergoes a sudden metamorphosis to become some- thing of a Texas boom town on football Saturdays in the fall. The change begins sometime late Friday afternoon as students begin letting their hair down at TGIF ' s in anticipa- tion of the big day. It gathers momentum rapidly at Saturday mid-morning, as the first few cars begin arriving from points unknown. By noon, the change is almost complete: hi-fi ' s blaring The Victors out Quad windows, proud mothers and dads touring the campus, traffic jams that test everyone ' s endurance, sunshine warming the crisp autumn air. By one o ' clock Ann Arbor, chameleon-like, has changed her identity. Shops close down as traffic dwindles and streets are all but deserted. Attention shifts to the Michigan Stadium, where yellow mums and raccoon coats have sprouted sud- denly from nowhere. A rash of little children are polishing big red apples and calling their prices in shrill voices. Other voices scream Park here! as enterprising homeowners sacri- fice their lawns in one-day business ventures. The familiar popcorn and peanut vendors compete with the souvenir sellers for the crowd ' s cash. Everywhere people are hurrying, con- verging toward the great game. Gazing across the crowd-filled Stadium one cannot help noticing how, even in the mass, each individual retains his identity, remains distinct from his neighbors. Yet one is equally aware of a certain totality which is independent of the many individuals gathered there. Suddenly there comes into focus a definite pattern which one recognizes with no effort. It is the familiar mosaic that is Michigan. V