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. Hurry
Men Are 1
Going Fasti f
Get a Date ior the
Mortar Board 1
Party
Masealipe Manser
i
fsf S
C
t .
. f
F '
