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TIIE DAILY NEBKASKAN SUNDAY, FEBKUAKY 13, 193ft
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aa euhaacr at let tern bi-luri-u eeveral
manic lovera residing In the three iwrtluent
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nae at Ummw aartlrlMtlna la the rnlmnc,
antmrra toaa).
My dear friend:
Your letter of condolence was
not only an atrocious bon voyage
present, but ever so unfair to the
musical life that one quickly en
ters in Lincoln. Be assured thaj
there is no need to pity your "ex
patriate friend," as you put It.
By dint of some planning and
co-operation, the most avid music
lover can find satisfaction here.
A certain awareness of the best
in our beloved art, and a desire to
make the most of one's contacts
with it, are characteristic of many
Lincolnites. They gather in groups
to tune in the Metropolitan Opera,
Toscanini, and the riiilharmunic
broadcasts. Hospitable neighbors
they reguhirly share these advant
fcges with their friends. Sonic de
votees have even collected the
music they prefer in the form of
scores, libretti, and phonograph
discs, over and above the radio.
Lust week's broadcasts locally
transmitted 27 programs of fine
music. These were all listed in
the weekly pro-announcements
which the Lincoln city library as
well as the univeisity library cir
culate gratis. One station. KFOR.
devotes an hour c;ich Monday aft
ernoon to Rccthoven'.s last quartets
music that its admirers (includ
ing Toscaninii believe to jield the
guntest M-i'm! experience of our
tinii
Business i t Liiicnln s music
shops reflects .something of this
Geist. There are merchants on O
street who report sales of Cape
hart reproducing machines in the
thousand dollar price level. A se
ries of artist concerts sponsored
by the Lincoln Symphony Orches
tra association is now flourishing,
and a very large proportion of the
audience happens to he students.
That augurs well foi the future of
musical patronage.
The artist most recently to ap
pear on this subscription series
was Nino Martini. He obtained a
tremendous success Friday night,
when he was induced to give some
eight encores during an already
long program. Incomparable Mar
lon Anderson and Gnspnr Cnssndo,
the composer and cellist, will con
certize under the same manage
ment later in the season.
The University in particular
forms a core of mu.sical vitality,
due in part to the offering by
the Music School of excellent pro
grams each Wednesday afternoon.
Conspicuously absent on these oc
casions is "filler," concert tid-bits
of a low order used as a bid for
easy popular approval.
Here. Indeed, the cleavage be
tween Martini's and the Music
School's conceits is very striking.
Over three-quarters of Mr. Doug
all's song recital two weeks ago
comprised genuinely significant
music -by Purcell. Handel, Mo
zart. Debussy. and Richard
Strauss. All of Herbert Schmidt s
piano selections Wednesday last
lanked high in their intrinsic mu-i-ical
worth; not a single warhorse
galloped in his program of Bach's
G major French Suite, the haunt
ing "Adieux" Sonata of Beethoven,
i.nd Brahms' gigantic Variations
and Fugue opus 21. Whereas of
Mr. Martini's 20 songs including
encores, no more than six con
tained real marrow. What do you
conclude from these facts?
There remains much news to re
pott aproMs of local music, espe
cially , project on foot in the Uni
versity by a proup planning to
form a colony of musicians, about
which yon m ly expect a elcsr-rip-!
tion next week. In the meantime1
by way of riposte, your music
chronicle from the metropolis is
awaited e.-ieilv. Anil please com-1
miseiate no more with your !e-1
voted.
JOSEPH FRANK.
Castor oil. long a cause for
ugly juvenile f icis, now is :m ai 1
to feminine beauty, Ir Ceoi-o- V.
Fiero, I'nivei.sily of Buffalo js. kn-'
list, announced after three years'
of rcH'-arch. He discovered the!
new beauty aid by passing hydro-1
gen thru ca.itor oil in the prvs-'
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UK0WS1NG AMONG
TltE BOOKS
By Otto Woerner.
One of history's greatest para
doxes is being; enacted today in
the soviet. Despite the fact that
the world thinks of Russia aa a
place where the people are held
under the sway of Ignorance and
government corruption, conditions
in Russia are surprisingly com
parable to American conditions.
Today, states the Wilson Bulletin,
Russia possesses one of the most
literate populations in the world,
whereas in 1920, the Russian peo
ple were the most illiterate of all
the European nationalities. Now,
only England and France can
challenge the Russian literacy
rate. The number of books In cir
culation has increased 1,000 per
cent since the inauguration of the
new regime, and libraries are be
ing encouraged with a frenzy
which is quite foreign to Amer
icans. Those who go to sleep over
the usual history book, but who
possess a desire to understand
the intricate but interesting
dramas of Hitler, Stalin and
Mussolini, will enjoy the newly
revised edition of John ttun
ther's "Inside Europe." As the
magazine Time personifies the
news of the week, similarly does
Gunther personify the story of
the European dictatorships.
What sort of strange man is
Hitler; why does he insist that
the Jews are "rats" and then
proceed to marry one? Of
what significance is the omi
nous silence of Stalin; is he pre
paring for new ventures, or is
he merely a married man and a
henpecked husband? Dukes and
ditch diggers, premiers and pau
pers each one plays his own
unique and important ro'e in
this mightiest of melodramas
the epic of inside Europe!
A nationwide survey reveals
that more students regularly lead
the Readers Digest than any other
periodical. Life, American Maga
zine. Time and Good Housekeep
ing follow in the order named. The
mpposedly popular monthly Es
quire ranked only ISth. . . Col
lege Humor did not rank in the
first hundred; perhaps modern
scholars are really scholars, or
perhaps the survey was not a true
measure.
The younger generation is be
coming incieasingly Interested in
non-fiction books. There was a
time when the only book that was
considered by the ordinary reader
was a hair raising Indian thriller
or a blood curdling tale of the
French revolution. The modern
individual tends the exposes of
poison foods and drugs, the de
scription of the logic beh'nd new
economic prujaisals. or one of the
modern sex eugenics revelations.
The American Library association
survey shows that the reading of
non-fiition bonks has increased 21
percent per capita in the last five
years, and that best seller lists in
the future will probably be studded
with such glittering titles as "The
Inconsistency Between Marginal
Productivity and the Republican
Platform" or "Higher Education
vs. Common Sense."
Recent movies which are
based on available books include
the following: "Angel," with
Mai lone Dietrich, was taken
from Lengycl's play of the same
title; "Ebb Tide" is the cinema
version of the story by Robert
Louis Stevenson; "Captains Cou
rageous." the epic of the sea, is
based on Rudyard Kipling's fa
mous story of a similar title;
"Heidi," with renowned Shirley
Temple, originates from the
popular juvenile classic by Jo
hanna Spyri; "Hurricane," the
fantastic movie, is preceded by
the even more fantastis novel
by the well read Nordhoff and
Hall combination; "Mayerhng"
was first conceived by Claude
Anet in his "Idyl s End "; "Stella
Dallas," the wicked woman,
played by Barbara Stanwyck,
was born from Prouty's "Stella
Dallas"; "Lover Depths" t
founded upon the story by Max
im Cork), who is better known
as Pieslikov; "Prince and the
Pauper," with the March twins
and Errol Flynn, comes from the
story told by the lovable Mark
Twain (Samuel Clemens).
Three members of the city li-
in arv starr are to be picsriitcd to
night nt the city library auditor
ium. I he speakeis v. ill make n
eoiiipicheiisivf study of it-cent
juvenile literature, and an effort
will be made to fix a criterion for
the evaluation of children's litera
ture compare. I with adult woiks.
Students in the i; iiversily, and
paiiieuV"y "nee I- the Teachers
le' , .lie i t. attend.
Highlights
Oil tkL Qvl
By Norman Harris.
Schedule of the best radio offer
ings for today with guest stars
on the programs:
KKAIt.
6:00 p. ni. lor I'niner.
100 P. m. kV Wea Hoaee with
JiMnrtle Mafanal.
,!) B. m. K.inl Minday KN Hmir
allh iJiartlt Melrh.ilr,
t.-m.r.
11 :M a. m. Ted Ktinltua" erehetr.
RKOK.
t:M a. m. Nranwka While Spot pro
gram, :M p. m. fsew Verk Phllhanwiiilc
ervheHtm.
B:M p. m. Thirty Mlnalei hi Holly
wood with tirare Jrwl.
lr):Sfl p. m. Oiile ISelmio'l oreheslm.
11:30 p. m. Kay Kyuer'i rehretra.
KOll..
1:0(1 p. m. Mimic Key program.
S:oa p. m. Father ('ouglilln.
S:3 p. m. Il..ll wood Spntlllht Kllh
Hob Harne.
ItfO P. ni. Htimniy Kuyf't orrht-Ntrn.
0:00 p. in. Il..ll wiMwl rinyhiiane with
Tyronae t'owrr.
. . . bits . . . Client ills, term used
by radio station operators and pro
gram artists means sponsor trouble
. . . Eighty-eight is the term used
to denote a piano . . . there are
eighty-eight keys on one'. . . Fairy
godfather is an easy going sponsor
. . . an accordion is called a groan
box . . . drooling is the adding of
unimportant talk to a program to
kill time and is used when a pro
gram is under, or finishes In-fore
its alloted time . . .
Fulton I.rf-wis, jr., nightly com
mentator for the Mutual llrua.l
casting system says that of every
100 letters he receives, 50 accuse
him of being a republican and the
other f0 tell him he's a democrat
. . . funny part nlwut it, Lewis
has never voted, can't vote, and
has never had any party affilia
tion; he lives in Washington, D. ('.,
where residents are prohibited by
the constitution from voting in na
tional elections . . .
The Iowa-Nebraska basketball
game will be broadcast from the
coliseum tomorrow night at 8:15
over KFOR . . . John Bentlcy
will review the same and other
sports highlights at 10:00 over
the same station . . .
. . . N. P. . . . Radio fans, here's
the chance of a lifetime . . . this
column will sponsor a contest,
starting today, in which the grand
prize will be two free tickets to
tthe junior-senior prom, March 4
. . . second prize will be one free
ticket . . . also, each of the first
fifty entries received will entitle
their senders to an 8x10 photo
graph of a famous radio personal
ity . . . some of the pictures are
of Benny Goodran ( with or without
glasses i. Martha Rayo, Eddie Can
tor (or his five daughters), Tom my
Dorsey. and many others . . .
I. Select your favorite in each of
the following groups:
1. Favorite swing band.
2. Favorite dance orchestra.
3. Favorite male vocalist.
4. Favorite female vocalist.
5. Favorite swing tune.
6. Favorite dance tune.
7. Favorite radio comedian.
8. Favorite news com.
mentator.
9. Favorite FIFTEEN minute
program.
10. Favorite Local program . .
that is, one which origi
nates in NEBRASKA.
II. Write your favorites down, in
order as above, on a postcard or
a piece of paper and MAIL them
to: Norman Harris, Radio Editor,
Daily Nebra.-kan.
III. To avoid duplication of en
tries, though I don't blame you.
and to decide who wins the prues
and pictures, be sure and sign your
name to your entry.
IV. Be sure that the entry is post
marked Feb. 26 at the latest. No
entries without names and post
marked later than Feb. 26 will be
accepted.
The person COMING CLOSEST
TO THE CONSENSUS of opinion
will be declared the winner, and
the next closest, second place win
ner. A list of the first 50 entrants
will be posted in the "Rag" after
the contest and you may call for
your picture at the rag office, if
you want it, otherwise, they will
be donated to the Former Museum
. . . Now let's see how many of
you dare to enter . . . Remember
. . . three junior-senior prom tick
ets will be given away free and 50
photographs of Columbia Broad
casting System radio stars, who
are heard over the local stations,
KFAB and KFOR, will be given
to the first 50 entrants . . . Let's
, go to town! . . .
SCHOOL MUSIC GROUP
LACKS SIX VIOLINISTS
Quick Asks for Musicians;
Rehearsals Scheduled
Tuesday, Thursday.
An excellent opportunity Is of
fered by the University Players or
chestra, under the direction of
William T. Quick, for students
who like both music and drama.
Members of this orchestra play
for all presentations of the Uni
versity Players In the Temple, thus
gaining free admission to these
plays.
At the present time, Mr. Quick
would like to add to the personnel
of his orchestra, with string in
struments especially wanted. More
exactly, he would lilce to have
about five or six more violinists,
and at least one cellU for the or
ganization, In addition to an ex
tra trombone player for the brass
section.
The orchestra meets for re
hearsal on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings at 7. except when play
ing for the Players, and anyone
interested should report at the
next rehearsal, a week from Tues
day. The course may he taken
either with or without credit. Ar
rangements may be made with
Mr. Quick in the School of Music,
room 212.
Reserve Desk
Sets New IUqIx
In Circulation
Setting a new hi
tion, .lane and Joe c
up to the Reserve di
;h in rircula-
ollege Iroiiped
Mi of the uni
eonsunied, or
versitv library and
nt least glanced at
100;") books last
Thursday. Feb. 10.
No previous redid of the pres
ent Reserve desk has matched this
figure for the number of books
loaned over one counter in a single
day. (in Thursday, Nov. lfi, I'.IHa.
back in the days when there were
two reserve libraries, one in Social
Science, the combined, circulation
of the two was J01 1.
Ten days ago, also on Thursday.
SiiS Ixiok.s were loaned, making the
two highest scores this semester
both on Thursday. According to
Miss Consuelo Graham, head of
the circulation department, all the
past week has tieeil comparatively
heavy, Tuesday having a score of
830. She was unable to explain
Thursday's sudden rush, since
there was no run on any particular
title. The department is anxious
to see the results of next week's
run, to discover whether the sud
den onslaught Uxn the Reserve
desk was meielv a Coincidence or
whether business will continue at !
such a r ite.
LIBRARY ADDS NEW" BOOKS
Wells, Masefield, O'Brian
Volumes Included.
The university library announces
the following recent additions to
the stacks:
"The Croquet Player." by H. G.
Wells.
"The Old South: St niggles for
IVmocracy." by William E. Dodd
v.awooi, ny Komnson Jeffers
Aineric i s ho hamilies,
Ferdinand I.undtierg.
by
We Americans," by Elm I..
An- 1
uerson.
.socialized Medicine in the
viet Union." by M.-nry E. Sigenst. i
'The Suuaie Pea. or the Gun I
rella, by John Masefield.
"Nationalism nn.l Culture '
Rudolf Rocker.
"Capital and Employment,
R. ('.. Hawtrev.
"Western Ijinds and the Aruer
ican Revolution," by T. P. Abel
Met by.
"R ice." by J cii.-s Rirznn.
"Theory of Forward Exehan-e '
by Pa ll Ein-ig.
"Mazzinl, Poitr lit of in Exile '
by Stringfellow Rut.
"Pavlov and Mis S. h y., " bv Y
P. Frolov. ' '
l).in,H ,,, C,.Z. . . K ""'
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COMING tU
WluMcaL
By Gene Garrett.
If you are a faithful reader of
the bulletin boards, you probably
realize by this time that the uni
versity symphonic band Is sched
uled to present its midwinter con
cert Sunday afternoon In thf coli
seum. It has for soma time been
the custom for the varsity band to
give an annual midwinter concert,
hut, we believe, this is the first
time that the band has been re
vamped into a symphonic organi
zation. Twenty-six clarinets make up
the section of the symphony band.
The horn section has been en
larged to six Two bassoons, three
string basses, and a pair of tym
pnnl have been added it change
the band Into a symphonic Rroup.
Drum, cornet and trombone sec
tions have been relatively reduced
to decrease the proportion of brass
and percussion.
Sunday's program, Incidentally,
is scheduled to start at three
o'clock. This bit of information Is
for the benefit of those who seem
to take pleasure In arriving lato
for all engagements.
The program will open with a.
chorale. "Kmum, Susser Tod," by
Bach, llnch. most of whose mush:
is far above the heads of the ordi
nary mortal, is noted and appreci
ated most for his beautiful chor
ales, of which this Is a very good
example.
It so happens that there onc
lived a famous Italian musician
who bore the same name as one of
jour dance band leaders. Ope would
I not know it however, unless he
took the trouble to translate the
i name of the Italian, (luiscppi Ver
(ii. This, in English, would be plain
-Johnny Green. Otherwise, the two
j have little in common, as Verdi is
i the composer of several of th
jwcild's most famous operas,
among them "Rigol.-tto," "II Trov
atore," and "I. a Traviata." Nearly
anyone connected with music could
tell you these.
However, there is one not so
I well known by the name of "Sicll
! inn Vespers." This opera, tho prob
ably as good as most operas, was
! never a success, chiefly because it
I dealt with the contrmorary trou-
hie lietween (he French and Slcil
i ian peoples. The overture to this
: opera will lie the second number on
Sunday afternoon's program, and
as there is no French and Sicilian
trouble on the campus, it should
prove quite enjoyable.
The first lively number on the
concert program will be a suite of
three dances from Smetana's opera
"The Bartered Pride." Smetana
was a Chechoslovakian, and a very
good one he was. being one of th
most ardent nationalists of his
time
he Is, in fact, considered th
founder of the O.ech school of mu
sical style. Consequently, one ex
pects his music to reflect the na
ture of his people, and we find
these three dances very character
istic. Each of them is named in con
formity with the subject it repre
sents. "Polka" is a travesty on the
dance by that name, alln-it rhyth
mical. "Furiant" is a dissonant bit
of music, which proceeds at a fu
rious ti nipo. "Dance of the Come
dians," is just that; the thre
dances form an excellent example
of musical characterization.
I The First Norwegian Rhapsody
ton this afternoon's program Is one
of numerous works bv F. Melius
.Christiansen known throughout
So-'America fir hi wnn.Wfol u,
phshments with the St. Olaf's
( twiir nn.l I..- r.,..
songs. Or. Christiansen, in this
by work, has combined a tminb.T of
; Norwegian foil; tum-. into a lieau
by'tiful symphonic composition.
Texidor's "Amparito Roca" is a
Spanish march, hut it differs from
the usual run of European mill -!taty
music. Whereas, most such
I music is slow and stately, in keep
ing with the Mimp of European
-aristocracy, "Amparito Roca" is a
snappy march tune, worthy of the
' pen of a Sousa or Prvor.
! The conceit program baa a full
quota of specialty nuiiiln-rs.
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