UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 16, Page 4
January 7, 1993
Up and coming

Sea series to begin in Lewes Jan. 12
     The University's eighth annual Winter University by the Sea Lecture
Series will open on Jan. 12 and continue on three successive Tuesdays in
Lewes and Seaford.
     This year's series will be presented at two locations and times: at
the College of Marine Studies, 104 Cannon Laboratory, 700 Pilottown Rd.,
Lewes, at 10:30 a.m., and at the Methodist Manor House Auditorium, 1001
Middleford Rd., Seaford, at 2 p.m.
     All lectures are free and open to the public.
     The Jan. 12 program, "Cosmic Evolution: From Big Bang To Big Crunch"
will be presented by Harry L. Shipman, professor of physics and astronomy
at the University.
     Other topics in the lecture series and their dates are
     * "Delaware's Eroding Coastline- The Physical Realities and Tough
Implications," by John C. Kraft, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Geology,
and Robert W. Knect, professor of marine studies, on Jan. 19;
     * "The Role of the Media in Determining a President," by Elizabeth M.
Perse, assistant professor of communication, on Jan. 26; and
     * "Alcohol and Medication Use by Older Men and Women," by Cynthia
Robbins, associate professor, and Steven S. Martin, associate scientist,
both in the Department of Sociology, on Feb. 2.
     The lecture series is sponsored by the Office of University Relations.
     For information on the series, contact the University in Georgetown at
856-1990 or in Dover at 735-8200.

String institute sets classes, concerts
     The University of Delaware Winter Institute for String Quartets, a
program of intensive study for young string players from across the country
who are preparing for a career in chamber music, is being held for a second
season.
     The Winter Institute features several events that are open to the
public. All will take place in the Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du
Pont Music Building, and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. These
include:
     * Open rehearsal featuring the Mendelssohn String Quartet and guest
artists Robert Mann and Bonnie Hampton-Thursday, Jan 7, from 7:30-10 p.m.
     * Master class with violinist Robert Mann. Observers are
welcome-Friday, Jan 8, from 7:30-10 p.m.
     * Concert featuring the Mendelssohn String Quartet, with guest artists
Robert Mann and Bonnie Hampton. The program includes Mozart's String
Quartet in C Major, Brahms' Sextet in G. Major, Op. 36; and Ravel's Duo for
Violin and Cello, featuring Hampton and Mann-Saturday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m.
Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for faculty. staff and senior citizens; and
$5 for students. For information and tickets, call 831-2204.
     * Emerging Artists Concert, featuring student quartets from the
institute-Sunday, Jan. 10, 2 p.m.

WW II spotlighted in films, lectures
     A University film and lecture series beginning in January will examine
various aspects of World War II.
     Running from Friday, Jan. 8, through Tuesday, Feb. 2, all events are
free and open to the public and will take place in the Perkins Student
Center.
     Guest speakers for the series include George Takei, better known as
Mr. Sulu on Star Trek; Harold Russell, a disabled World War II veteran who
won two Oscars for his l946 performance in The Best Years of Our Lives;
Bill Miles, producer of the documentary Liberators, which aired on PBS in
November; Willard Fletcher, professor emeritus of history at the
University; local author Jan Churchill; and Dan Palmer, an agricultural
extension specialist at the University.
     Churchill will speak at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, in the Ewing Room.
Her book, On Wings to War, gives long overdue credit to Women Airforce
Service Pilots, who served in World War II.
     "Your Chicken Goes To War" is the title of Palmer's talk, scheduled at
3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14, in the Ewing Room. Palmer will show a l940s film
of the same name, shot in a Milford poultry plant.
     Takei spent his childhood years in American internment camps during
World War II. He will speak about his childhood experiences in these camps
and the impact of World War II on Japanese Americans at 7:30 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 21, in the Rodney Room.
     Miles, head of Miles Educational Film Productions Inc., will speak at
7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Rodney Room. He will discuss the
roles of African American soldiers in the liberation of Jews from Germany's
concentration camps.
     Speaking at 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Collins Room, Fletcher,
who grew up in Europe during World War II, will speak about his experiences
there. He will discuss the historic perspective of the German homefront to
the Holocaust.
     Russell, who was in the news recently when he sold one of his Oscars
to pay for his wife's eye operation, will speak at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb.
2, in the Rodney Room. He will discuss his experiences of returning to the
American homefront as a disabled veteran and his performance in the film.
     Scheduled at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 8, in the Bacchus Theatre is the
documusical WWUS, which recreates a live radio show from the World War II
era.
     For information, call the Student Center Programs Office at 831-1296.