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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1936 TOE DAILY NERRASKAN THREE 300 Voices Rehearse For Christmas Concert ELIJAH, Dice BY KIRKPATR1CK, SET FOR DEC. 13 Lincoln, College Music Clubs Devote Full Program To Holy Season. For the 41st time the university will offer to tli people of the state a program dedicated in full to the Christmas season. More than 300 voices under the baton of Director Howard Kirkpatrick, accompanied by the Nebraska Symphony, will be united to sing Mendelssohn's "Elijah" in the coliseum next Sun day evening. In times past, under the untir ing efforts of Carrie Belle Ray mond, Handel's "Messiah" re echoed the Christinas story to each succeeding class. Occasion ally, another standard' work was substituted lor Handel s oratorio, but rarely so. With the thought that Lincoln audiences and visitors from out lying communities might appre ciate a change in the music, How ard Kirkpatrick, director of the school of music and conductor of the Choral union, announced the presentation of Mendelssohn 8 "Elijah" last year. His choice in this oratorio met with an enthusi astic response and as a result one of the largest audiences ever to hear a Christmas program here turned out for this concert a year ago. Famous Bass Takes Lead. Again Mr. Kirkpatrick will pre sent Mendelssohn's masterpiece. and all advance indications point to another record breaking at' tendance. As another point of in terest concerning this year's rendi tion of the "Elijah," the university is bringing to Lincoln one of the outstanding ' singing bass voices in America." Herbert Gould, who has appeared In major musical productions in many of the princi pal cities of the United States and has performed more than 60 roles in grand and light opera, besides appearing as soloist with the Phil adelphia, New York, and Chicago symphony orchestras, will take the part of Elijah next Sunday. He will be supported by equally well known and capable artists, In cluding Meriba.lt Moore, brilliant soprano, who is en the faculty of the University of Kansas school of music. The contralto-lead will be sung by Mary Polk Shockey, Unooln artist, who has appeared in concerts thruout the state., and the tenor role by Parvin Witte, another Lincoln artist who already has won the plaudits of local au diences in past oratorio produc tions. 175 Choristers of City Campus. One hundred and seventy-five voices in the Choral union come from the city campus alone, an other 75 from the Ag college. The remaining choristers are among church choirs and musical organi zations here. The Grieg male choir, one of the better well known ensembles in Mncoln, will sing as a unit, Mr. Kirkpatrick announced. A tremendous amount of work is necejtsary before such a pro gram can be given, it is pointed out. The university section of the mass ensemble began work on the "Elijah" with the start of the se mester. The student group re hearses as a unit; the vocalists front over the city rehearse inde pendently of the students, while the University of Nebraska Sym phony, which group will furnish this year's accompaniment, like wise has its own practice periods. To secure the unity and co-ordination necessary for a successful mass presentation all three sec tions will hold a final "dress re hearsal" Saturday evening, the night before the program. The Col iseum will be decorated appropri ately and the singers will be seated on their new stage platform. Recognised as one of the great oratorios of all time, the "Klijah" music is thoroly in keeping with YOUR DRUG STORE' When la need of Drug Wants or Fountain service Phone B106&. We deliver free. The Owl Pharmacy P St. at 1tn Pnone B1068 To Direct 300 Voie in Menlol88ohn'8 'Elijah . XL Fron The Lincoln Journal PROF. HOWARD KIRKPATRICK the Christmas spirit. For those less familiar with its narratives a summary of its highlights may prove of interest. Elijah Comforted. It was on Aug. 20th that this great production was first heard at the town hall, Birmingham, Mendelssohn himself conducting. The despairing phrases of the ov ertures lead into the cry of a wail ing people. "Help Lord, the har vest is over, the summer days are gone." The music proceeds and we find Elijah by the brook after hav ing been comforted by the strains wire by a double quartet, "He shall give his angels charge over thee." The prohpet is summoned to the house of a widow, the raising of whose son is depicted in tender accents which find their fitting response in the chorus, "Blessed are the men who fear him." The sacrifice follows, Elijah's prayer in the softer harmonies of "cast thy burden upon the Lord, the des cent of the fire and the consequent recognition of the true God. This scene reaches a mighty climax with the destruction of the pro phets of Baal. Rain Brings Salvation. The orchestra then portrays the rising of a little cioud, the burst ing storm which brings rain and salvation to the famine stricken people who unite in the chorus, Thanks be to God." The second part includes the so prano, "I am He, that comforteth" and the chorus "Be not afraid." The people are incited against Elijah whose prayers have saved them. There Is I he beautiful trio, "Lift Thine Kyes," and the chorus which follows. Sadness overcomes Elijah. Then follow the aria 0 Rest In the Lord,' 'and the scene which tells how the Holy One of Israel revealed himself in the still small voice. The action is in creased with the musical portrayal of the "Chariot of Fire and horses of fire'' in which the man of God is taken to receive his reward. The tenor soloist will sing "Then shall the Righteous shine," followed by the rendition of "And then shall your light break forth." in which is summed up the lesson of hope, peace an' joy, the theme song of every Christmas. Ag Christmas Dinner to Honor Chancellor, Dean Chancellor and Mrs. E. A. Bur nett and Dean and Mrs. W. W. Burr of Ag college, will be hon ored by the Ag Cafeteria Board ing club Tuesday evening at a Christmas dinner to be served at the home ec building on the Ag campus. Josephine McCulley, home ec senior, has general charge of the arrangements. The banquet serv ice class has charge of the dinner. DHave nn Meardl? Most everyone is talking about the splendid recreational exercise Why not try it for yourself. Free instruction te beginners. Lincoln Roller Skating Rink 1709 "0" St. Session 7:309:00 and 9:0010:30 P. M. Adm. 10c, Skating 15c Man's Aversion to Facing Death Shown in Dr. Pound's Euphemism Collection for Speech Magazine Strange as it seems, one of man kind's gravest problems seemingly is to avoid a straightforward men tion of death and its accompanying rituals. Dr. Louise Pound of the University English faculty has just completed an assemblage of many of the 19th and 20th cen tury euphemisms for dying, death and burial, which are interesting to read but are surprisingly ab surd in their attempts to treat the subject in an indirect way. Miss Pound has published her material in American Speech, one of the country's leading linquistic publications. As the result of her work, the belief in man's intellect ual superiority is given a rude shock. Obituaries Lack Directness In gathering her information, she turned te sermons, obituary columns in the newspaprea, books, and conversations. The sorry part of it all is that these poetic and sentimental attempts to treat lightly and gracefully on this un popular subject may often cause greater pain and suffering to all concerned than the direct mention of the words themselves. While it must be admitted that a few of these expressions do possess a pleasing ring, the bulk of them are foolish attempts to substitute for the straightforward way of speaking. Too often these circumlocutory expressions are as rashly chosen as the words of the rattled clergy man, who, pointing to the corpse, said, "This is only the shell the nut is gone." A review of some the more trite creations which Miss Pound has collected will tell the story the more forcefully. Everyone has read at sometime or other the noble atempts of one writer who produced the overused expression "the lamp of life flickered out," or "the dews of death were upon him." Other fa vorite paraphrases are ' the cord is broken" and "ne jouieu u great majority." or "he has laid down his knife and fork." The dime novelist comes to mind with the mention ot mis cuwii. "clasped in the cold emttrace oi death." "His light is put out" is one speaker's way of easing w pains produced by the word death. Still others rmni w t j "hunr ud the fiddle and the bow," while authors of cowboy and Indian sagas borrowed from the Latin poet Homer this well known expression, "bit the dust." Interesting are tM iuuu"u person IrtcaUons ot aeatR, as ef fected by Miss Pound. CtS AaaH Tha Twta Snafarr af Mhwa) Tta arch r Poetic aentrmental Attempts. The expression "sleep the sleep that knows no waiting" nas neem borrowed from Sir Walter Scott's The Lady of the Lake." wniie western communities nave no doubt given us the metaphor crossed over the range." Tne cor to e. M. Km: Ijwi S0c. Safe. IK NOW known as Tta rate mum 4 mmmmm From The Lincoln Journal. American Indian has furnished us with his conception of life here after with the expression "gone to the happy hunting grounds. "The way fo all flesh," "went out with the ebb," "hit the long trail," and "entered the marble orchard," are among the more interesting sen timental and poetic attempts at camouflaging. "As a reaction against the tra dition of sentiment, slang and flip pancy in the mention of death en joy a certain favor," says the Ne braska educator. "No single class is answerable for the popularity of these expressions. College stu dents, farmers, gangsters, and playwrights have all had a part in their creation." Many of these more daring expressions from her collection are listed below: Wlnkra oat JUrkra tlM burkrt rmn mi I a KWirr tan la noM Morur la puahlar tk illM Wont pffl. Ifi 'rani ttattaalac aalonwolte Urr la enaattac t Salaa ra Mas fcaah la arttto rin art la auanttac tha wlail TaAta tor a ra 4Mre la pnlnaa Ofcra the warUa I4f ltn tm0 Hmh oat ( a rubber la tfti Wlpa oat 4 pffrtlsjrYiSVMiBd Tamra aa aJa ftoa Pi Lambda Theta, teachers hon orary, will hold its monthly meet ing Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. It will meet at 1315 T street at the home of Miss Goering. x A 1 rj a M nt a laiTil Uroaa for raoS la paaaair tar rlnaaa araaaa1 Ooaa tin mi la a aoa Mta aaoa. la eaoaea C I La baa a HUlo aaaaca aa Ma (toouM fat oa taa aoat I laaiaaiii ttrro tar fcra DrtS Take the Sack aa aafata. (Ua at arta At Seen In A'tquirt Rugby Gloves By Wilson Brothers la the Every om a rugged goatskin In swanky slip-on sty las individually cut and tewn. Ia London tan, black, grey and cork. "MEN UKECIFTS TO WEAR" STEINER TO TALK ON IMMIGRATION AT CONVOCATION (Continued from Page 1. 1 won for him the friendship of sev eral of the nation's memorable figures. This group includes none other than the elder J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roose velt and the more recently publi cized Harry L. Hopkins. Educated in Germany. The Grinnell educator was born in Czechoslovakia and finished his education in Germany. He has gained considerable reputation as an author and lecturer and has appeared on the educational pro grams of many of the eastern and western universities. Among his most popular books are "From Alien to Citizen" and "On the Trail of the Immigrant." For the purpose of securing information for his studies. Dr. Steiner has travelled across the ocean in the steerage and has visited the var ious countries from which moat of the immigrants came. Dr. Steiner was commissioned by "Outlook" magazine some years ago to write the life story of the famous Russian author Tolstoi and had the opportunity of being with the celebrated writer on his 80th birthday. Of interest is another of his dis tinctions that after 50 years of life in America he has not yet learned to play bridge, to play golf and to drive an automobile. His address Thursday will be open to the public. Kappa Phi Gives Paeaut, 1!hurch of Youth' Todav "The Church of Youth" will be the pageant presented this after noon by Kappa Phi, Methodist so rority, in the Grace Methodist church at 3 p. m. Taking part in the pageant will be Mary Caroline Hollman, Florence Farwell, Doris Mills, Maxine Thomas, Ieonn Cordrey, Maxine West, Marjory Francis, Gretehen Ashenfelter, Frances Reed, Dorothy Anderson. Marian Sadie, and Lorraine Schuck. Marjory Smith is in charge of music for the affair. Hurry. 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