PAGE TWO Music Groups Can Do It Mendelssohn's oratoria "Elijah," executed brilliantly in Schwab Auditorium Wednesday evening, proves that campus musical groups can adequately re-create great music. The chapel choir under the sensitive direction of Mrs. Willa Taylor sang the sweeping and subdued choruses with the emotion and exuberance demanded of this inspiring work. Baritone Chester Watson as the prophet carried his role with vocal and dramatic intensity. Soprano Barbara Troxell, in excellent voice, was ably assisted by contralto Martha Albert and tenor Boyd Bell. Bouquets also go to organist George Ceiga who made the Israelites' "fire and water" spring from the keyboard. Months of preparation and polishing were required for Wednesday's production, but judging from the applause and after-concert comments, the audience was moved by the glori ous music and performance. Local talent turned "Elijah" into the finest musical event of .the college year. A full house was very gratifying—after the scanty attend ance of several earlier musical events. Publicity was well handled. The oratorio's scope, the number of participants, and gratuitous admission packed the auditorium. This step in the right direction should be carried for ward. Critique-sponsored jazz concert which pitted dixieland against bebop was a great treat in rhythms and harmonies that even influenced "long hairs." Blue Band concerts (an other slated for Sunday) and Mr. Ceiga's Thursday organ recitals deserve wide receptions. In the local symphonic and recital fields, the productions have not been designed to attract larger audiences. The an nual symphony several Sundays back was devoted to short, familiar pieces, although a new work was included in the bill of fare. Full-bodied symphonies and concertos have been offered in past years and should be given again for the more popu lated campus. This undertaking involves renting scores and rehearsing but the finished item is sure to please performers and public. Music department recitals (one scheduled for 117 Car negie, 8:15 p.m. Monday) permit individual performers to display their talents and develop self-confidence. Although the department subordinates virtuosity to music education and instrument familiarity, these recitals of original and well known works should be presented at least once a semester in Schwab for a large assembly. Ensembles like the Philadelphia String Quartet here on May 1 under Common Sense Club auspices should be brought on campus more frequently. Professional artistry, however, is limited mainly to the Artists' course. The committee has booked three outstanding masters for one-night stands next year—Christopher Lynch, Helen Traubel, and Vladmir Horowitz. Admission prices are regulated by the high fees asked by these superior performers plus the Federal luxury tax. No standing room or stage chairs, and the recent subtraction of seats restrict total seating capacity to 1232. Sellout attend ance for the three numbers, however, is certain. On a campus of 8,000 students and 1200 faculty members, immortal and contemporary music of broad scope and sym phonic texture should be encouraged by bringing in more outside performers and by introducing more local talent. —Bennett Lear Fairorth • An Australian named Bill Johnson won the world's ax swinging championship by chopping through a 15-inch hardwood log in two minutes 47 seconds. If he can capitalize en his title, he should be in the chips. • After years of admitted thievery of jokes and cartoons, an alleged campus comic mag has branched into another field of banditry—purloining advertising stunts. It didn't even bother getting the consent of the "endorsers." THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Successor to the rree Lance est irl% Published Tuesday through Saturday mornings during the College year by the staff of tl:e Daily Collegian of the Pennsylvar.:a State College Entered as second class matter July 5, 1934, at the State College, Pa.. Post Office under the act of March 3, 1879 92.50 a semester 14 25 the school year Lew Stone Vance C. Klepper Editor __. Business Manager Managing Ed.. Elliot Shapiro; News Ed.. Malcolm White; Edit Dir., Arni Gerton; Feature Ed. Jo Fox; Sports Ed., Thomas Morgan; Society Ed., Frances Keeney Asst. Soc. Ed., Claire Lee; Wire Ed., Lois liluomquist; Photo Ed., Betty Gibbons; Co. Prom. Mgr., Selma Zasofsky; Senior Board, Elaine Nelson, Loretta Neville. Anne Kov• Ilenko, ...John Hall. Asst. Business Mgr.. Margaret Breese Adv. Director, Barbara Keefer; Local Adv. ldgr.. Selma Lampert: Circulation Man. fibers, William Frazier, Brett Kranich; Class. Adv. Mgr.. Wilma Brehm, Promo tion, Elliot Rosengarten; Junior Board Director Koeti Barger; Sophomore Board Director, George Latta: Secretary, Mimi Pomerine. STAFF THIS ISSUE Managing Editor Bob Robe immo:m Newa Editor _ ENEEM Rosemary Equillante Copy Editor _ MEMO Ad Manager ___ A-sisonte . Josie Snyder, George Lets° Edit Briefs Editorials and features in The Daily Collegian reflect the opin. ions of the writer. They make no claim to represent student or College opinion. AU un• signed editorials are by the editor. CALENDAR Monday, May 24 X-GI CLUB, 409 Old Main, 6:45 p.m. CATHAUM—DueI in the Sun STATE—B.F.'s Daughter. NITTANY—Border Feud. College Hospital Discharged Frid a y: Charles Griswold, John Schmerin, Betty Shrum. Powdrell & Alexander, Inc., of Danielson, Conn., May 25, gradu ating students for sales and man ufacturing departments. l'auly Mora Jack Keen Jan le met New Holland Machine Com pany, May 25, men interested in training course for advertising department. Women with secre tarial skills. Mary Keeley June Snyder THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA At the Movies Placement GRIN AND SEAR IT x "• %~ f 7 f d Thor C 4. iiili 1111= "It's Junior's college graduatio announcement—Shall we send him a personal gift—o r something his whole family can use?" to The Editor's Mail Call should be limited to 160 w;trds so that all contributors may be given space. The editor reserves the right to print in part all letters over that limit. Let.. tees must be signed and the address requested. . Hard to Swallow TO THE EDITOR: This morn ing as I was eating my toast and drinking my coffee, I read the editorial in the Collegian entitled "Biting the Hand." I find it dif ficult to describe the feeling that came over me as I read the state ments made by the wife of a "prominent businessman." There seems to be a great deal of discussion going on concerning that statement that the Windcrest wives are a bunch of "charity cases supported by the govern ment." A great many of us around here feel that the Windcrest wives have been dealt a "low blow." Personally, I can't see how any woman who would make such a statement can command the respect of any decent, respect able man, woman, or child. My primary purpose in writing this letter, however, concerns an other remark made by that same woman, in which she stated that the G.l.'s were ruining the town. Now, everyone knows that such a statement is just so much non sense; some of us spent more years in the service than we care to talk about and, almost with out exception, we came back to try our hand at improving things, fy,t. 0, 4_4„5"-• • ;!;:f Editor's Mail call rather than practice what we learned about ruination and de struction. Many of us are of the opinion that if all the people who attend Penn State, as well as all the others that do not call this place their home town, were to sud- denly quit the place the town of State College would fold up in nothing flat, and the permanent residents would either have to get out or starve to death. Ruining the town indeed! —Jim McLaughlin. Problems and Mr. Gara TO THE EDITOR: As we roam e'd through Nordhausen, Germany, surveying the thou sands of bodies stacked in ditch es, charred barracks and scattered over the ground, we couldn't be lieve that this was merely one of many such concentration camps located in Germany—all products of the Nazi warlords' minds. Yet the following day, an American soldier nonchalantly stated that Hitler was entirely right in what he was doing and that the United State had no business sticking her nose into European affairs. Today Russia is retracing the Nazi path and another American, Mr. Larry Gara of the College, is broadcasting his encourage ment to the gang of conniving, Russians who are now leading the Russian populace. Such Americans are harmless if they keep to themselves and do not insult the intelligence of GRADUATING SENIORS Keep up with the activities at Penn State. Subscribe now to the DAILY COLLEGIAN for 1948-49. MI Mt a OD an all MI a lia SS a - al a all a I wish to subscribe to the DAILY COLLE GIAN for a period of ( ) one year ( ) one semester. 1 NAME STREET CITY STATE Enclose $2.50/Semester $4.25/Year Send to CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT, COLLEGIAN OFFICE, CAMPUS GRIN AND WA IT 941.TTYRDAY, MAT 22, 19411 Penn Stale Engineer Features Physics Article The ...iray issue of th e Penn State Engint.:zr, now available at Student Union, Corner Room, and Rea & Derick's, features an ar ticle by Gene Martin on "Con cepts of . Modern Physics." Martin thus culminates a con tinuous year of successful tech nical writing. Application of engineering practices to agriculture is dis cussed by Merton McLean. Dr. Haskell B. Curry, professor of mathematics, explains the appli cation of symbolic logic to engi neering problems. Dr. Curry has been invited to read 'a thirty minute paper on Symbolic Logic before the 10th International Congress of Philosophy at Am sterdam, Holland, this sumer. Hat Societies Council William Bonsall was recently elected president of the Hat Bo cieties Council. Therrell Ruhlman was elected vice-president and Marilyn Guillet, secretary. Band Conce.%: The Penn State Blue Band concert will be held on the li brary steps at 3 o'clock tomor row afternoon. In case of rain it will be held in Schwab Auditor ium. Americans who realize that free dom was attained not by running away from problems facing them. —R. Lutz. H. Arble. —H. Kobylarski. Grateful Patient TO THE EDITOR: I, as most who write you, have a gripe to air; but for a change, not against the administration, but against a g{•oup of students. These students are the ones who talk down the College in firmary. I doubt if any of them have ever been in it. I have. It was my first experiente with any hospital, but one of the first things I remember was "lunch," a vegetable platter of 6 vegeta bles. I asked if it was dinner in the middle of the day. In the afternoon and around 8 p.m. they ask you what kind of fruit juice you would like. The nurses, every one of them, were swell, and came when you rang, day or night. There was one nurse for about five patients. I am pointing this out as from College I was brought home to one of the "big city hospitals," and how I missed the infirmary! During the day to bathe pa tients and make beds, there were three student nurses for over 30 patients and at night only one nurse for the same number. Do you wonder I am peeved at thcfse who complain about our College infirmary? I know no place is perfect, but I hate to hear some thing .good unjustly criticized. —Polly Goodwin.
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