European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 teachers in play take Cue from student by Charlie Bowden Munich Bureau Munich teachers usually com Plain they can t get students to listen to them. For Munich High school Junior Kelly Reardon the opposite was Siruc. My biggest problem is getting the teachers to take me seriously when i Tell them what to do Reardon said during rehearsals for the student run production of Neil Simon s comedy the Odd  Reardon was the director Munich teachers were her cast. I it s frustrating and it s Only because m a student " she complained of her treatment by the Acton. Lucky Moore one of the actors teaches the Pilot class in play directing at Munich High. Being the teacher and playing the Lead he took every Chance to ensure that the students remained in control that the show remained a Stu Dent production. Don t you Tell her that it s a wrong line Shell Tell you Moore told the rest of the cast during an Early rehearsal. Aspiring director and senior Bill Fischer said the class requires students to do a Little role reversal and temporarily become the teachers. It s a question of learning to Deal with the teachers on a different level Fischer said. You have to find the line where you can talk with them direct them and then not have a grudge about it. It Means learning to overcome that natural hesitancy of telling the cast when they be blown a  Moore covers those aspects of direct ing in the lecture portion of his class. He said it is just a question of learning to manage people. But Fischer said talking about the techniques in class is a lot different from applying them on the stage floor. He Moore can talk till he s Blue in the face but i have to apply it and that can be touch and go said Fischer who recently directed a pair of one act plays featuring student performers. Aside from the cast being teachers Reardon found her other difficulties were similar to those experienced by any other director. Getting them to learn the Lino is the most important thing. Then they can concentrate on acting she said. To do that she used a technique known As weaning to get them away from a natural dependence on their script books. The play originally planned As a Din Ner theater but changed to a dessert and Coffee show played through two performances to a packed House or school Caf Eteria Jan. 3 and feb. I. Considering its goals it was a Success said senior Freddie off ult who was in charge of publicity. We had two Basic goals with the play she said. We wanted to raise Money so that a scholarship fund could be established for the average student who was planning to attend  they plan to give four scholarships one for a student intending to study the Ater. The second purpose was to give Stu dents the Opportunity to do All the be Hind the scenes work on a major production from building the stage to setting up and working sound and lights. It s a learning experience for All of us Offutt said. Moore who has taught with depart ment of defense dependents schools for 16 years said the directing class is an offshoot of the school s talented and gifted program. Our program is not Only for the academically gifted he said. These kids have Talent in All aspects of the theater  under the new tag Model adopted this year by the school system the Stu dents arc required to perform their particular Talent before a live audience. This show was that performance he said. The students will take their studies of the performing arts one step further in the Spring Moore said. They will do in dependent research projects covering the growth and development of theater in London. Their research will culminate in May with a trip to London where the Stu dents will have a Chance to interview performers technicians directors and a theater critic. Military s system of equality7 helps teacher of Black literature course by Betty Bell staff writer Frankfurt an instructor in afro american literature says the system of Equality in the military Means she does not have to begin at the beginning in classes taught to americans in Germany. There is a system of Equality in the military Tobe j. Levin said. Most of the people i be come in Contact with know this and we did t have to begin at the begin Ning. These people Are steeped in kindness and sensitivity. We re not dealing with bigotry any More. Quite frankly if White students did t attend courses on Black literature or if men did t attend the courses on women writers these courses would t go she said. Levin an expert in comparative literature has been teaching afro american literature to University of Maryland students for seven years. I think Black literature is the most fascinating and exceptional literature said Levin who is offering a two weekend seminar on Black writers that includes a trip to it s excellent literature masterpieces that can hold their own with any literature. It s neglected m schools just As women s literature is neglected. Levin also teaches courses in women s and african  offer these programs whenever we can and the participation is always  Levin said her programs have Impact on both Black and White students. It s not just the course s Content that makes these classes interesting but the dynamics that take place orthoses occasions we have to interact. She said her courses often provide White students their first Chance to become acquainted with literature that deals with indignation to americans. For Black students it s a Chance to reaffirm what Thev already know and to reaffirm their self image and Sewe of Nde Black students can identify with it and wites come to learn this is not just Black literature but american literature and therefore their literature she Levin said her interest in Black literature began while she was taking a Black history course at Ithaca College Tanto study non mainstream literature she wanted to examine the social protest and the form sack writers choose for their criticism of thought must be  Hoto doctorate in comparative literature Sis photo by belly Bell Tobe j. Levin with some of her books. From Cornell University. She also took a yearlong course on racism at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The course examined racial prejudice As it occurs in Many countries and especially the United states. Levin s seminar which begins feb. 22, will examine the expatriate phenomenon of two Black american writ ers Richard Wright and James Baldwin. The purpose is to introduce students to Paris and its literary culture in order that they can better appreciate the influence that City bad on Wright s and Baldwin s works Levin said. Students can empathize with their reasons for moving to France. In Wright s Case be was a human being who was not completely unable to deform his being and accommodate himself to an insulting system Levin said. In Paris he was accorded All the respect that France reserves for its writers and artists. In France he could forget that he was being viewed As a Nigger and was accepted As a Man and honoured As a writer. When we discuss Richard Wright we will be exam ining the critical question did his function As an afro american writer suffer in his moving to Paris registration and additional course information is available through the University of Maryland Branch at the Frankfurt Abrau education Center Frankfurt Mil itary 2311-5886 or ets 320-5886. Military Roundup Berlin honors 11 soldiers killed in Gander plane crash Berlin Volker Hass cmdr Berlin senator for cultural affairs presented 11 mementos to Brig. Gen. Thomas n. Griffin jr., commander of the . Army Berlin Bri Gade on behalf of the City of Berlin Friday. The mementos Are in memory of the 11 soldiers once assigned to the Berlin brigade who died in the dec. 12, 1985, plane crash at Gander Newfoundland. Griffin also thanked the City of Berlin on behalf of the 502th inf regt for the City s contribution to the memorial fund for the crash victims families. 15 soldiers will represent Usa eur in de5$fi contest Schwet Zingen Germany fifteen soldiers will represent Usa eur in the army s proud and ready army design contest arts and crafts officials of 1st personnel coma announced. Judges selected the winning entries from 35mm slides. Winning entries will be judged at fort Belvoir va., next month. 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Top maintenance personnel announced by air Force Washington two officers and three cos As signed to air Force bases in Europe have been named among the air Force s outstanding maintenance person Nel winners. The officers Are maj. Brian d. Grady Span Dahlem a Germany selected Field Grade manager in munitions maintenance. Capt. Larry d. Phillips Raf mime Hall England was selected company Grade manager in communications electronics main Cnance. Staff sgt. Michael l. Mcdaniel Hutchings Sembach a Germany was selected technician supervisor and sgt. Dale a. Bell Wanna Germany technician. Senior master sgt Glenn r. Baldwin Flora ones a Belgium was selected supervisor manager in missile maintenance