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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH Vol 27, No. 4 July 7, 1978

POSIT IONS ACCEPTED Gregory Fox, acting director of the Duluth Continuing Education and Ex- tension Center since the fall of 1976, has accepted the positions of CEE director, director of the UMD Summer Session and assistant vice provost for academic administration. Fox received his B.A. from UMD in 1971 and his M.A. from the University of Washington in 1973.

SOUND SCULPTURE The color videotape, 11 Inside the Hidden Landscape with Leif Brush," which explores the artist's philosophy on sound sculpture and features his Duluth terrain instrument installatio will be aired at 6 p.m. Monday on WDSE (Channel 8). Brush teaches sculpture in the UMD art depart ment. The tape was made by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts with the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program and was partially supported by the Jerome Foundation.

TEZLA IN HUNGARY Dr a Albert Tezla, UMD professor of English and Hungarian literature expert, is in Europe gathering material for his book 11 0cean at the Window: An Anthology of Recent Hungarian Literature 11 to be published by the University of Minnesota Press. Tezla will spend two months in Hungary collecting literature and six weeks in London working on the translations. A $5,500 fellow- ship was awarded Tezla for the project by the International Research and Exchanges Board.

SUMMER COMMENCEMENT A reception for summer graduates will be held from 3 to 5 porn. Wed- nesday, July 12, at the Rafters in Kirby Student Center. Provost Robert Lo Heller will be the principa speaker. Family and friends of graduates and faculty and staff are invited.

ALUMNI FUND DRIVE More than 3,000 UMD graduates living in the continental United States will be contacted by telephone in coming weeks as part of a fund-raising effort conducted by the University of Minnesota Foundation a The TEAM (Telepledge for Excellence At Minnesota) campaign is designed primarily to generate support for UMD among alumni who have not yet become contributors.

SUMMER STOCK UMD Theatre's 11 The Fantasticks !11 opens at 8 p.m. tonight at the ~rshall Perform- ing Arts Center. Shows this week are 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday a 11 The House of Blue Leaves 11 also opens with showings at 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursdayo "Last of the Red Hot Lovers" continues its run on Saturday at 8 pom. Tickets are available at the Marshall Center box officeo The shows continue through August 19.

TWEED EXHIBITION Four artists who became acquainted as students at the University of Wisconsin- Superior will display their work at the Tweed Museum July 9 through August 1. The artists, Gary Nelson, Rick Mosse, Maurice Sharrow and Jody Cariolano will be present at the opening from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition is entitled "Group Show: Four Artists from Superior."

PLANETARIUM SHOW Pub I ic planetarium shows will be given throughout the summer every Sunday 11t 3 porn. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium. This month's topic is "Interstellar Gas and Dust. 11 Seating is limited, so arrive early.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY UMD CAMPUS RELATIONS, 305 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WEAVING WORKSHOP A beginning weaving workshop, sponsored by Continuing Education and Ex- tension and the Fiber Handcrafters Guild, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and evenings Monday through Wednesday in Humanities 331. Tuition is $43 plus a $5 materials fee o The class limit is 12 students. A second beginning weaving workshop will be offered July 25 to 27 and an intermediate heritage weaving workshop August 8 to lOo

COMEDY CLASSICS , Dorothy Lamour and are back playing a team in "," to be shown at 3 p.m. Monday in Kirby 2500 Fleeing the wrath of an irate carnival owner, the threesome stow away on a ship heading for Rio. "The General" has Buster Keaton as the engineer of a confederate supply train hijacked by Union saboteurs at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Kirby 250. Both matinees are free.

LUNCH DISCUSSION Join Pat Labadie, curator of the Lake Superior Marine Museum, at noon Wednesday in Kirby 323 for a discussion on the development of bulk carrier shipping on the Great Lakes.

NEW YORK THEATRE Join Dr o Rick Graves and the UMD Theatre Department for a New York theatre visit December 26 to January 2. The cost is $370 and includes roundtrip airfare from Minneapolis to New York, lodging, transportation and six show tickets o A $50 deposit is required. For further infor- mation, cal I Rick Graves at 726-8562.

WELCOME TEENS More than 400 teenagers, members of the Active Christian Teens of the Minnesota North District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, wil I be attending a conference this weekend on the campus.

REGISTRATION FOR SSll Students can register for the second Summer Session term now through July 17 at the Registrar's Office, 104 Administration building, Window #1. There will not be any mass registration for the second term; all registration will be handled at the Registrar's Office o

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Summer Session students who have not been admitted to attend classes at UMD during the regular academic year may stop at the Admissions Office, 101 Administra- tion building to process the necessary forms. Prompt action is encouraged to allow ample time for con- sideration of the application. Attendance in Continuing Education and Extension (evening) classes does not imply admission to regular academic year programs.

The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer o