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By Ruthoda L. Pretzel Miss Ruth Page, preniiere danseuse of' the Ravinia Opera comipany, and solo da.ncer of the Metropolitan Opera coin- pany, has much to say about Russia *and the Soviet governmient's 'influence * ô on the dance. Miss Page returnc'l À roni Russia in tume for the season at Ravinia, this suiiîrner, and shc spoke' about, ber experiences in a. land of * sirange incongruities caused by the clash of the comrnunistic, modern and the aristocratic, classic,. wedded to-ý gether by an all-pcrvading, propaganda. Russia.is a, land where classic baller- mas as corn e upon the stage. atop a modern tractor, with a red flag in their bands, Says MissPage. There 'atlî- *letics are a religion, and ballroomi fox- trots, and American jazzarc barred as immoral.. Miss Page, Who, was invitedl *by the Soviet govcmnrnnt to perforni ini Russia., found the country ful of nany - mteresting and- stimulating things. Since she speaks Russiari, hav- in- learned it while studving with t'ý,. gatdancer, Anna Pavlowa, shie was able to discover'a nunîbèr of st.artiing facts. Contrary' to the experiences Of many travelers, she found it easy to go 'anywhere, and ber bags' wereflot opened at the Russian border. Coin- ruunist propaganda is so coniplete and ever present, she said, that ail thc Ru1s- sasare sure of is what thcy sec -with *their own eyes, and they know less said, The worknen's clubs are usualiv converted churches, and they provide the only halls, or meceting places for' the people. * Artists ini Russia have a good break, .Miss,. Page.rcmarked, for> the Russians are, extrerncly ,concerneéd :about art. They, take it as seriously as business or production,_and thcy give their own aIs well as a foreigni artist a remarkable inniunity .f ron 'i worries. Over two hundred .concerts. arc given every month in 'Moscov.* The artists seem to have fullY rctained their' positiïon. of enmnence enjoycd under -the Czars, and even the famnous Imperial Ballet school remains unchangced. Propaganda in Art -The. one thing that is insisted uponl, lîowever, 15 that all.art carry.-as great a, neasurc, as possible of communistic r.ropaganida. "They asked.tue if, as a stranger, I would finish ny- pro gr4 mn ,with a red flag, as evcry, native. pro- grani is finished. Of course I grace- fully declined," said Miss Page. One -)f the înost popular operas of the ycar, now playing at what was the Imiperial Opera House ini Moscow, -is heavy with propaganda for coin runistic, belIiefs The opera is callcd "Footballiste," andl nmany of its scenes are strangely Amier- ican ini feeling. "Ini the last acto'f th'is ballet the, star ballet dancer comnes on the stage riding on a tractor," Ms Page said. The Russiatis are' decidely in tlhe c',assical tradition iii regard to ,fher, Caramel NutVaila Orange Bisque Ice Cream Fuin-ome rc p R e el Ir IIIAIWR SALE SHOES and' HOSIERY For CHILOREN 265 Pairs ofOxfords and Strap Slippers 'I1 Sizes 81/2 to IlI For. the JUNIOR MISSý aaie pricê' 335 Pairs> of Shoes,: anîd Strap Sippers Sl Sizes 111/2 to 2* price Oxfords 3.85 For tfhe MODERN' MISS, and'the woman who wears Iow heels 550 Pairs of Oxfoôrds, Pumpsý and Strap> Stippers lin two groups* *AModeIs flot dvlabeie S ale prices BERxNIE.STUDIO. 1623 Sherman Ave. EvanstonTe.Uv.89 Il I oeQ~I CHILDREN'S SHOE SPECIAUSTS 1608 CHICAGO AVENUE + EVANSTON I Hom, Bernie 'sSpecal "Better Pictures AIU T-el. Univ., $998