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8 Hyde Park Herald, February 26, 2014George Anastaplo, 88George Anastaplo, longtime Hyde Parkresident and law professor, died Feb. 14 ofmetastatic prostate cancer. Anastaplo, whowas 88 at the time of his death, was widelyknown for arguing his own case in front ofthe U.S. Supreme Court.Anastaplo was born Nov. 7, 1925 in St.Louis, Mo., to Greek immigrants TheodoreAnastaplo and Margarita Syriopulou. Afterserving in World War II as a navigator forthe U.S Army Air Corps, he was honorablydischarged in 1947 and attended theUniversity of Chicago, where he receivedboth his B.A. and J.D.Anastaplo passed his bar exam in 1950.However, months later, he was denied fromthe Illinois Bar Association after itsSubcommittee of the Committee onCharacter and Fitness asked him whetherhe was a communist; Anastaplo insistedthe question was irrelevant. TheCommittee voted 11-6 not to admit him.Anastaplo’s appeal made its way to theIllinois Supreme Court and then the U.S.Supreme Court, where he argued his owncase at the age of 35 — and lost.Unable to practice as a lawyer, Anastaploobtained his Ph.D. in Philosophy from theUniversity of Chicago and moved on to acareer in academia where he taught law,political science and philosophy. He was alecturer for the University of Chicago’sBasic Program of Liberal Education forAdults for more than 50 years. He was alsoa professor at Dominican University andthe Loyola University Chicago School ofLaw.“The career he made for himself afterbeing denied from the bar is much moreinteresting than if he’d hadn’t beendenied,” said Barry Sullivan, law professorat Loyola University.Sullivan, who met Anastaplo at a familydinner about 40 years ago, said he has fondmemories of weekday commutes withAnastaplo on the CTA No. 6 Jackson ParkExpress bus.“We’d have great conversations aboutlaw, philosophy, anything,” Sullivan said.“He was passionate about everything, hehad strong views and he had a way ofgetting you to express your own opinions.”Sullivan said Anastaplo was aninspiration to his students at Loyolabecause of the tenacity he showed byrepresenting himself in Supreme Court,returning to school after the ruling andcontinuing to teach even when he learnedSay It!Let us know what you think.of his diagnosis.“He still taught through fall of 2013, andhe was in a lot of pain,” Sullivan said.David Yellen, dean of the law school atLoyola University, said Anastaplo facedhis illness with grace and his greatestdesire was to finish writing a few morebooks before his passing.Anastaplo has published about 20 books,including “The Bible: RespectfulReadings,” “Reflections on Freedom ofSpeech and the First Amendment” and“Plato’s Meno: Translation andCommentary.” Additional books arecurrently being considered for publication.“He was a very delightful and inspiringcolleague,” Sullivan said. “His historymade him iconic but on a personal level hewas a very lively and curious person.”Wendy Doniger, History of Religionsprofessor at the University of Chicago,remembers meeting him about 35 yearsago at one of the many speeches andlectures he gave at the university.“He was a wonderful member of theintellectual community,” said Doniger, whowrote a blurb on the back of one of hisbooks.Chris Colmo, said when he was agraduate student at University of Chicago,Anastaplo would meet up with a group ofstudents in Regenstein Library for bookdiscussions.Colmo said several years later, when heand Anastalpo were team teaching afreshman seminar class at DominicanUniversity — then Rosary College —Anastaplo still had a great connection withstudents though impromptu discussions.“He was great with the older studentswho were returning to college,” Colmosaid. “They’d gather around the lunchtable for discussions.”Anastalpo is survived by his wife SaraPrince Anastaplo, four children and eightgrandchildren.In lieu of flowers, the family asks thatdonations be made to The University ofChicago, and mailed to: The GeorgeAnastaplo Basic Program Lecturer Fund,Graham School of Continuing Liberal andProfessional Studies, The University ofChicago, 1427 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL60637.A memorial service will take place at alater date. For more information, call theCremation Society of Illinois at 773-281-5058 or visit cremation-society.com.Send letters to: Editor, Hyde Park Herald1435 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, IL 60615letters@hpherald.comScience fiction at libraryBy JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKULAssistant to the EditorScience fiction author Nnedi Okorafor willpresent the next Despres Memorial FamilyLecture at Blackstone Library, 4904 S.Blackstone Ave.Okarafor will read from her latest novel“Who Fears Death,” and short storycollection, “Kabu Kabu,” at the event, whichis being hosted by Friends of BlackstoneLibrary (FOBL). Okorafor will alsoparticipate in a Q and A session and booksigning.“I was really excited about being able tobring her because I was aware of her work,”said FOBL President Brenda Sawyer, whofirst saw Okorafor at the DuSable Museumof African American History.Sawyer arranged for Okorafor to arrive byreaching out to Maywood, Ill. bookstoreAfri-Ware, where her work is on sale. “Ithink the most outstanding thing aboutOkorafor is her use of African folklore,”Sawyer said.The expected publication date ofOkorafor’s latest book, “Lagoon,” is April10.FOBL will host three more monthly talksthrough May as part of its DespresMemorial Family Lecture Series.j.bishku@hpherald.comSend your kid’s art to WashingtonBy JEFFREY BISHKU-AYKULAssistant to the EditorU.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-2) will beparticipating in this year’s annualCongressional Art Competition.Her two district offices will be acceptingoriginal artwork from district high schoolersbetween April 14 and 19. On April 26, Kellywill announce a winner whose piece will beexhibited at the U.S. Capitol.THEATERfrom page 7career as Gypsy Rose Lee, arguably themost famous stripper ever (and author ofthe memoir that sparked the musical), theironies come together in the way Griffinpresents her less-than-sensationalstripteases and the fraught motherdaughterconfrontations. Like Pitre, Rushis masterful at betraying a whole range ofemotions at once. While Gypsy claims torelish the trappings of success and firmlyrejects Rose’s attempts at interference, wefeel the anger, pain, eagerness to please,and underlying love that have brought herto this point.Besides assembling a top-notch cast —including Marc Grapey and Matt DeCaroin several minor roles, as well as MillyCallinan, Rengin Altay, and Barbara E.Robertson, who have a ball as the strippersMazeppa, Electra, and Tessie Tura —Griffin has done a terrific job of adaptingwhat was a proscenium-arch show forChicago Shakepeare’s thrust stage andscaling the orchestra to the size of thetheater. Musical director Rick Fox’sadditional orchestrations for the 14“It’s a way to display a little piece of yourdistrict in the nation’s Capitol,” Kelly said.The freshman congresswoman whoreplaced disgraced representative JesseJackson Jr. last April says she “cannot drawa lick‚“ but enjoys visiting museums.To submit a work of art this spring, makean appointment with Kelly’s Chicago office,1000 E. 111th St., or Matteson office, 600Holiday Plaza Dr.j.bishku@hpherald.commusicians (down from the originalproduction’s 28), who are on a raisedplatform across the back of the stage,simulate the musical feel of the erabetween World War I and World War IIwithout sacrificing any of the sound.Kevin Depinet’s inventive scenicdesign, enhanced by Philip S.Rosenberg’s lighting, starts with anoversize, curvy, gilded proscenium thatvaguely resembles a giant mouth orwomb. Red velvet curtains create a stagewithin-a-stageas needed, whileaccouterments suspended from theceiling lower to augment simple sets andprops. The costume demands areformidable, partly because of the manyquick changes, and Virgil C. Johnson hashandled them with aplomb and relativelyfew compromises in authenticity.In recent years, local companies rangingfrom Court Theatre to Writers Theatre inGlencoe have devoted more and moreattention to musicals. At first I wonderedwhy they would bother given all theresources at the command of the bigtouring productions. But Griffin’s “Gypsy”for Chicago Shakespeare has somethingthese road shows rarely do: acting that’s asdeep and compelling as in any play.
CALENDARfrom page 5Child Care Information Session. Noon-1p.m., every Thursday, Hyde ParkNeighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave.,773-643-4062, hpnclub.org, free.Messy Art. 9:30-11:30 a.m., every Friday,Hyde Park Neighborhood Club, Art Room,5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062,hpnclub.org, $9 drop-in, $45 10-day pass, $65monthly pass.Sign Language. 10-10:40 and 10:45-11:15a.m., every Friday, Hyde Park NeighborhoodClub, early childhood room, 5480 S.Kenwood Ave.,773-643-4062, hpnclub.org,$9 drop-in, $45 10-day pass, $65 monthlypass.Match Up! Teen Program. 3-6 p.m., everyTuesday, Thursday and Friday, Hyde ParkNeighborhood Club, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave.,773-643-4062, hpnclub.org. Students ages 13to 18 develop study skills and participate inmonthly volunteer opportunities.After School Learning Lab. 3-6 p.m.,every weekday, Hyde Park NeighborhoodClub, 5480 S. Kenwood Ave., 773-643-4062,hpnclub.org. Tutoring, supervision, sports andmore for children under 12.Exhibit. “Black Age of Comics.” 5020 S.Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org.Featuring work from the alternative graphicnovel movement know as “The Black Age ofComics.” Runs through March 3.Exhibit. "The Endangered Species: AVisual Response to the Vanishing BlackMan." DuSable Museum of African AmericanHistory, 740 E. 56th St., 773-947-0600,dusablemuseum.org. Featuring art curated byRaub Welch addressing Black masculinity inAmerica. Runs through March 30.Exhibit. "Homer in Print: The Transmissionand Reception of Homer's Works."Regenstein Library, The Special CollectionsResearch Center, 1100 E. 57th St., 773-702-4685. Featuring editions of Homer in severallanguages from the 15th century to the 21st.Runs through March 15.Exhibit. "Charles Otis Whitman: HisScience, His Special Birds, and the MarineBiological Laboratory." Crerar Library, 5730S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-7715, free. An exhibitexamining the legacy of the late U. of C.zoologist, in commemoration of thehundredth anniversary of the extinction of thepassenger pigeon. Runs through March 21.Exhibit. "Interiors and Exteriors: Avant-Garde Itineraries in Postwar France." SmartMuseum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave.,773-702-0200, smartmuseum.uchicago. edu.Featuring art tracing the relationship betweenthe emerging generation of avant-gardemovements in 1950s France and the postwarsurrealist movement. Runs through March 26.Exhibit. "Not Just Another Pretty Face."5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520,hydeparkart.org. Featuring 75 works of artthat are part of the center's similarly titledcommissioning project. Runs through March30.Exhibit. "The Co-op Documentary Project:Capturing the Bookstore's DistinctiveCharacter and History." Hyde Park HistoricalSociety, 5529 S. Lake Park Ave., 773-493-1893, free. Featuring photography andtestimonies about the Seminary Co-opbookstore's previous location at 5757 S.University Ave.Exhibit. "Inside the Outside." Hyde ParkArt Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520, hydeparkart.org. Featuring work bylongtime artists Richard Loving and EleanorSpiess-Ferris to kick of the Center's 75thAnniversary exhibition season. Runs throughMay 4.Exhibit. "Topographical Depictions of theBronzeville Resistance." Hyde Park ArtCenter, 5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520,hydeparkart.org. An interactive installation bySamantha Hill featuring oral narratives andmaterials donated from the African Americancommunity in Bronzeville. Runs throughMay 18.Exhibit. Performing Images: Opera inChinese Visual Culture." Smart Museum ofArt, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200,smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. Featuring printsdepicting opera from the time of the QingDynasty. Held in conjunction with U. of C.'scultural festival, "Envisioning China: AFestival of Arts and Culture." Runs throughJune 15.Exhibit. "Inspired by the Opera:Contemporary Chinese Photography andVideo." Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S.Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200,smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. Exploring therelevance of opera in contemporary Chinesephotography. Held in conjunction with U. ofC.'s cultural festival, "Envisioning China: AFestival of Arts and Culture." Runs from Feb.13 through June 15.Exhibit. "Silk Road and Indian OceanTraders: Connecting China and the MiddleEast?" Oriental Institute, 1155 E. 58th St.,773-702-9507, free. Focusing on Chineseceramics and the influence of Chineseinvention on the Middle East. Runs from Feb.18 through June 29.Exhibit. “Monster Roser: Existentialist Artin Postwar Chicago." Smart Museum of Art,5550 S. Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200,smartmuseum.uchicago.edu. Featuringpostwar art by a group of Chicago artistsnicknamed the Monster Roser. Runs throughJune 2016.Wednesday, Feb. 26Wednesday Worship. 11:30 a.m.-noon,Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-8200. A brief worship service co-sponsoredby the U. of C. Divinity School andRockefeller Chapel.Author Talk. 6-7:30 p.m., InternationalHouse, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Kenan Trebincevic, author of"The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exileand Return," and Julia Lieblich, author of"Wounded I Am More Awake: FindingMeaning After Terror," present.Concert. Lunch with Mr. Skinner. 12:30-1 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S.Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. Alunchtime organ performance. Visitors areinvited to bring their lunch. Beveragesprovided.Samatha Meditation: Beginner's Class. 6-7:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel,Interreligious Center, Room 019, 5850 S.Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. A classon mindfulness of breathing.Zen Meditation at Rockefeller. 5-6:45p.m., Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S.Woodlawn Ave., 773-702-2100, free. SotoZen mediation instruction for newcomers at 5p.m., followed by 35 minutes of meditation.Despres Family Memorial Lecture. 6p.m., Blackstone Library, 4904 S. LakePark Ave., 312-747-0511.Panel Discussion. "How to Draw theMaps: Redistricting Reform in AmericanPolitics. 6 p.m., Quadrangle Club, 1155 E.57th St., 773-834-4671. Visitbit.ly/1aSMxgG to register.Thursday, Feb. 27Workshop. Homeschool Event: MummyScience. 1:30-3:30 p.m., Oriental Institute,1155 E. 58th St., 773-702-9507, $5members, $8 non-members. Participantslearn about the science that made Egyptianmummification possible. Register (required)at orientalinstitute.eventbrite.com.Lecture. "Universal BrotherhoodRevisted: China, the Working Classes andVisual Culture In and Around the GreatExhibition in London, 1851." 2:30-4:30p.m., Classics Building, room 110, 1010 E.59th St., 773-702-1255. Patricia Siber, ofOhio State University, presents.Collecting for Chicago. 7-9 p.m., OrientalInstitute, Breasted Hall, 1155 E. 58th St.,773-834-9775, free. Emily Teeter, of theOriental Institute, presents on the museum'scollection as part of a James Henry BreastedSociety event. To R.S.V.P., contact BrittanyMullins by sending an e-mail tobfmullins@uchicago.edu or calling 773-834-9775.Author Talk. 6-7:30 p.m., InternationalHouse, assembly hall, 1414 E. 59th St., 773-753-2274, free. Michio Kaku, author of "TheFuture of the Mind," presents.Tea Time Concert Series. 4:30-5:30 p.m.,Fulton Hall, 5845 S. Ellis Ave., 773-702-8484, free. Flutist Masha Popova and pianistSvetlana Krasnova perform. Withcomplimentary tea and cookies at 4:15 p.m.Gentle Yoga. 4-5 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050E. 59th St., 773-702-2100, free. Time forquiet reflection, meditation and yogainstruction.Vespers. 8-9 p.m. Bond Chapel, 1050 E.59th St., 773-702-2100, free.Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m., BlackstoneLibrary, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. Picture books, activities and songs forchildren up to age 3.Friday, Feb. 28Conference. Sociologies of Music Theory:Instituions, Media and Practice. 9 a.m.-6p.m., Logan Center, seminar terrace 801,915 E. 60th St., 773-702-2787, free. Formore information, send an e-mail to ThomasChristensen at tchriste@uchicago.edu.Discussion. Woman with a MovieCamera, Now and Then (Digital andAnalog). 7 p.m., Logan Center, screeningroom 201, 915 E. 60th St., 773-702-8596,free. Experimental filmmaker BabetteMangolte presents.Concert. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Mandel Hall,1131 E. 57th St., 773-702-2787, $25 generaladmission, $5 students. The Venice BaroqueOrchestra and counter-tenor PhilippeFebruary 26, 2014, Hyde Park Herald 9Jaroussky perform music by Handel andmore, preceded by a lecture by MarthaFeldman, of the U. of C. For moreinformation, call 773-702-8068.Sounds for Wellness. 4:30-4:45 p.m.,Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. GreenwoodAve., 773-702-0200, free. Bagpiper ZacharyCahill performs.Jumu'ah Prayers. 1-1:30 p.m. and 1:45-2:15 p.m., Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St.,773-702-2100. Muslim Friday prayers.Concert. "Suite DuSable: A Vision ofFaith." 7-9 p.m., DuSable Museum ofAfrican American History, 740 E. 56th St.,773-947-0600, dusablemuseum.org, $20general admission, $10 members.Composer Renée Baker conducts. To buytickets, visit bit.ly/M0RsGM.Artist Salon and Brown Bag Lunch.12:15-1:15 p.m., Hyde Park Art Center,5020 S. Cornell Ave., 773-324-5520,hydeparkart.org. A chance to meet andcatch up with HPAC students and communitymembers over food and art.Saturday, March 1Game Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., BlackstoneLibrary, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave., 312-747-0511. A chance to play board games foradults and kids 9 and up.Global Girls Cultural Showcase. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., International House, assembly hall,1414 E. 59th St.,773-753-2274, $20 generaladmission. Performances by and awardsceremonies for an international group ofindividuals and organizations addressingwomen's and girls issues.Family Day: Domino Throwdown. 1-4p.m., Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S.Greenwood Ave., 773-702-0200, free.Visitors make their own playing cards andjoin in a dominoes tournament. All materialsprovided. Activities are best for kids ages 4 to12 accompanied by an adult. Held inconjunction with the museum's exhibit,"Inspired by the Opera: ContemporaryChinese Photography and Video."Conference. "A Numerate Film History?Cinemetrics Looks at Griffith, Sennett andChaplin (1909-1917).” 1-6 p.m., CobbLecture Hall, room 307, 5811 S. Ellis Ave.,773-834-8936. With professors includingTom Gunning and Yuri Tsivian of the U. of C.Discussion. Views from White HouseEconomists. 4-6 p.m., Charles M. HarperCenter, room 104, 5807 S. Woodlawn Ave.,773-702-7587. With former Chairmen of theCouncil of Economic Advisers MartinFeldstein and Martin Baily. Presented by TheBecker Friedman Institute. Space is limited.Register at bfi.uchicago.edu.FOTA Film Festival. 5-7 p.m., LoganCenter, screening room 201, 915 E. 60thSt., 773-702-2787, $5 in advance, $7 at thedoor. A screening of short filmsSee CALENDAR on page 13Offer expires March 31, 2014STATEMENTfrom page 4schools; andRESOLVED, that the Murray LanguageAcademy Local School Council calls on theU.S. Congress and Administration tooverhaul the Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act (currently known as the “NoChild Left Behind Act”), reduce the testingmandates, promote multiple forms ofevidence of student learning and schoolquality in accountability, and not mandateany fixed role for the use of student testscores in evaluating educators
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