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e freeze \ ol H Friday. October 6, 197S James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia No. 11 Lois Lane steps out of 'Superman9film clips 1 By ELEANOR GREEN a metal mold supported by a steel pipe relaceo "Gee Superman, are we glad to see you." the wires. The mold was concealed by the "Jimmy, we've done it again." "Clark, where Superman costume. Fans and other machines have you been?" were used to create the wind and sound Lois Lane stepped out of a film clip and effects, said Neill. childhood memories, and appeared on stage in The show, begun in 1951, has 52 shows filmed Wilson Hall Wednesday. in black and white and 52 in color, she said. A natural red-head, Noel Neill's smile and The color films were made from black and high-pitched voice immediately revealed her white prints on a color negative. as Lois Lane from "Superman." After the first 26 films were made, a new "It is very hard for people to identify me as production company took over the series and a anyone else." she said. "But it is great for the new cast selected. Having done Superman ego when you know people remember you." serials. Neill said she was asked to play the Neill described her role as the woman role of Lois Lane. reporter for the "Daily Planet" as being one At that time she was paid $200 for each of the first women liberals. picture, she said. The "Superman" cast-Lois Lane, Jimmy Following the suicide of George Reeves Olson, Clark Kent and the Chief-was described (Superman), the show ended in 1957. His as the "inept Chief and his three bumbling character was never replaced, said Neill. She reporters." she said. described Reeves as a very quiet and private The show was basically a children's show, man who did very little socializing. said Neill. There was very little Jack Larson (Jimmy Olson) now writes characterization. The characters were set by poetry and plays, she said. Neill said she is now doing publicity for i comic books. The series was;owned by comic book companies and the scripts were v. citten United Artists and has been doing college in New York and sent to the filming company shows for five years. , having few changes made! Neill said she does not remember many of The films were shot as fast cheap movies, her shows. "I enjoy watching them and they she said. Two shows were done a week. Thev make me wonder about the cast," she said. were all filmed within the studio with sets built "The cast was great." for each scene. In the new Superman movie, which will be As for the flying Superman, he was at first released in Washington, Dec. 10, Neill will play suspended by wires. the role of nine-year old Lois Lane's mother in However, after the actor fell 11 feet one day. a flashback in the movie. Communications cited as goal of JMU-city relations group By MAUREEN RILEY Madison University students established last Tuesday, Communication was and administrators, and the when the zoning changes were described as the goal of the Harrisonburg neighborhood approved, in order to handle city-university relations can accomplish "a whole lot" city residents complaints and committee in their first if the committee can provide a to evaluate student off- meeting Tuesday. "better relationship between campus housing needs. The Three students, one from these four bodies." according zoning changes adopted each of the R-l. R-2 and R-3 to John Byrd. city building reduces the number of s zones will also be added to the official, who was named unrelated persons permitted committee next Tuesday. The committee chariman. to live in a single dewlling in members agreed that the Leslie Ledden. Student the R-l and R-3 zones. commuter students should Government Association The addition of three have a student contact in each Secretary, taking President students to the committee zone because, presently, only Darrell Pile's place on the was brought about by a LOIS LANE of 'Superman' fame (Noel Neill In real life) speaks property owners represent committee, was named suggestion for an to students Monday night in Wilson Hall. She also participated in these areas. secretary. intermediary sub-committee a workshop with theatre students Tuesday. City officials. James The committee was < niiiiiiiii'il on I'aiv 2i Post columnist says English language declining Henry Fairlie blames taking words out of historical context to for the strength and importance oi mrm in the Bv THERESA BEALE "The real wonder of language is this perpetual word usage, he said. Taking the English language out of its historical battle of maintaining its accuracy," Fairlie said. Words should be used for their specific meanings, context has resulted in-a decline of the language "Words often are symbols, concepts." according to Fairlie. form, according to an Oxford scholar noted for his "You just don't say 'wow,''neat,' and 'oh. really.'" Fairlie recalled walking along a mountain trail "In America, they call everything of large size- columns in the Washington Post. kingsize.' Why don't they call it 'president-size?'" > "Words have to have some sort of context. They with two younger persons and seeing a "Majestic" sunset. The two youths said. "That's neat." Fairlie mused. "And a queen-size bed. Why not a must have some reference to a history beyond your lady-size bed? You fail to produce a republican own." Henry Fairlie told a packed audience in "The one thing that sunset wasn't was neat," said Fairlie. "You have to put words in a context of their language of hierarchy that you can apply to cigarette Latimer-Shaeffer Theater Monday. Fairlie's lecture packages and pizzas or whatever." on "Dikshunaries and Uthor Dead Bukes" was part cultural landscape." The '60's brought a "severe revolution in the Few groups use the English language in its proper of this week's Arts and Sciences Symposium. context. Fairlie said. As a journalist. Fairlie said "words are my trade, western consciousness" and developed new "One branch of the academic world still uses not my art." meanings to words, according to Fairlie. Destruction to the English language took place as young peoples language properly, but that, unfortunately, isn't the "It's a trade of popularization without v English department," he said. "Historians find vulgarizing.'' he explained. "The journalist's job is imagined some form of communication could take ' it hard to write badly. They must relay events to take difficult and complex subjects and. without the place of words, he said. clearly within a context." making them less complex, render them more "One student said.'when you're making love, you People need a strong background in the traditional understandable to all people." don't need any words,'" Fairlie recalled. "It's forms of the English language. Fairlie concluded. The problem with popularizing, while not strange that you can make love with laughter, and "We've become such totally unhistoric beings. diminishing, the language is that words are used in when there's no laughter, there's no need for words." Our language has disappeared because we are people the wrong context, according to Fairlie. The English Simple traditional language forms should be without history." Fairlie said. "New courses in language needs to return to its original form through considered the basis for the English language, Fairlie English, remedial reading, . do no good unless we the use of dictionaries and simple language forms, he said. The limerick, the most simple verse and also rediscover, the past"..- ..... -■ ..«•».«■.• .....»-.imr said. the most strict of language forms, should be referred >age 2, THE BREEZE. Friday, October 6. 1978 US must halt arms build-up, physics prof says By GARY REED lecture for the Arts and prestige and money can't be inexpensive nuclear weapon." The first the momentous The United States must find Sciences Symposium. justified. It has to be stopped The technology to produce decision in the early 1950s a "way to stop the incessant The U.S. has developed an or slowed down." said a nuclear weapon has was to develop the thermo- build up" of nuclear arms and arms empire consisting of Morrison. increased like that of nuclear H-bomb. The sense of develop a "second model" of 40.000 atomic bombs, The largest expenditure of producing a calculator, prestige and national the course the U.S. defense according to Morrison. U.S. money goes for defense. according to Morrison. Ten superiority that led to should takcaphysicsprofessor There is no point in "This extrodinary system years ago a calculator was 'multiplying the danger of a who worked on the first numbers counting" takes 40 percent of the tax very expensive, now you can nuclear war by a thousand,'' atomic bombs said here "There is no point in dollars," he said. buy them for $10. The same said Morrison. Tuesday. numbers counting" with the In explaining the "second principle applies to nuclear The second was the Philip Morrison, of the Soviet Union, said Morrison. model" the U.S. defense weapons. "A $1000 nuclear Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that Massachussetts Institute of All that it amounts to is a should take. Morrison stated. weapon can destroy the most barred nuclear testing in the Technology who worked on •nuclear overkill." "There is no need to build expensive planes, tanks Or atmosphere and the seas. The the production of the first "The U.S. is in a position expensive offensive weapons ships." he said. general concern of fallout was atomic bombs, spoke on the where it should wind down the such as planes, tanks, and With this idea in mind.