SATURDAY. MAY 11. 1957 Chapel Choir The Chapel Choir, instead' of presenting its traditional! Spring program of 4 n oratorio or mass, will empjiasize the works of contemporary Amer ican composers in its 10th an nual Spring Concert at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Schwab Auditorium. Roy Harris, noted American composer, and Paul Nordoff .have written hymns especially for the Choir. Harris will direct the Choir in the singing of his comp osition, ‘Tsalm 150.” The Choir, directed by Willa C. Taylor, will also sing a series of five contemporary American hymns which will be heard for the first time in the Thursday night concert. Three of them, “I Thank You, God,” “A Little Innocence,” and Alpha Tau Omega , welcomes-parenis to Parents Weekend Mother's Day Banquet' to Sing Modern Hymns, “Heaven,” are the compositions I day night will be taken from the; of Paul Nordoff and were com- program the Choir has been pre-| missioned for the Choir. paring for its second European These works and two others|tour were among the compositions: submitted for the “American' Hymnal,” which will be published soon by the University of Chicago Press. The hymnal was edited by Albert Christ-Janer, director of the School of the Arts, and Carl ton Sprague Smith, head of the music division of the New York' Public Library. Coots to Open at 8 Also to appear in the program will be 15th century and early American hymns. The doors for the concert will open at 8 p.m. and seats not re served will be available to the public at 8:15. There will be a reserved section for special guests and parents of choir members: 1 Much of the program on Thurs- For Our Parents A BREAKFAST in the / Phi Mu Suite 9-10:30 a.m. May 12,1957 Welcome Mothers Beta Sigma Rho and dance to the music of THE CONTINENTALS Alpha Gamma Rho welcomes all MOTHER S Chapter located on Thompson Street Welcome Mothers rom all ol us to all of you Acacia Fraternity ust Lane at Prospect Ave. Delta Zeta Mother's Day Tea 2-4 Sunday at the Della Zeta Suite 129 Simmons THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA European Tour j I Sixty-six of those who will sing; in the concert will be touring] Europe with the Choir this sum-] mer. They, will leave June 18 from New York, N.Y. 1 Among the places' where the Choir will appear are London, York, Edinburgh and Oxford in England; Paris, France; Braun wald, Switzerland; Venice, Italy; Munich and ■ Berlin. Germany; and Amsterdam, Holland. The group will return July 31. Kreider Elected 'Captain' Joan Kreider, junior in home economics from Lancaster, has been named honorary captain of the University company of Scab bard and Blade, national tri-serv ice military society. Sunday iiiiiiimniiniiiiffliniiiiHiiiiiimiiiiii w E L O M E W E E K E 1957 Poet's Wife to Speak Tues Mrs. Edgar Lee Masters, wife ( at the Ogontz Center. £ of the author-of “Spoon River, speak and answer questioi Anthology.” will speak to the her husband and the A Belles Lettres Club at 7:30 p.m. literary scene of his daj Tuesday in the northeast lounge Her talk will be oper jof Atherton. public and will be follow ! Mrs. Masters teaches English discussion period. LpedJLf /,, MOM Sigma Alpha Epsilon announces a BANQUET for MOTHERS 1:00 PJd. and a Coffee Hour 2-3 p.m. TRION invites their mothers and lathers to a breakfast in honor ot MOTHER'S DAY 2nd Floor McElwain Lounge 9:00-11:00 aon. KAPPA ALPHA THETA welcomes our parenls on. MOTHER'S DAY al a Dessert in the Suite 1:30-2:30 Alpha Epsilon Ph welcomes mothers Breakfast in the HUB—I Open House 2-5—22 Simi Happy Mother's D< from the Teke's Tau Phi Delta extends a cordial " Mother's Day Greeting"
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