Thursday, Odofcer 19, 1939
The DAILY NEBRASKAN
MUSIC DRAMA
BOOKS THE ARTS
Costly music
set expected
for Union
Carnegie two-cabinet
phonograph to contain
anthology of records
On April 4, 1939, . Chancellor
C. S. Boucher wrote Robert Lester,
secretary of the Carnegie Corpora
tion of New York, asking for a
grant to the University of Ne
braska of a Carnegie music set,
acclaimed by music lovers and
teachers as a revolutionary devel
opment in the drive to make the
public appreciative of good music.
Set granted.
Almost six weeks later, on May
17, Chancellor Boucher received
word from Lester that the Carne
gie set had been granted.
Valued at approximately ?1,400,
the set includes:
1. An fk-rtric phonograph of aperial
two-raMnrt deMirn.
Z. About 600 rrrordd, an anthology
f mrordrd munlr, ancient and modern.
3. A walnut rahlnet with M borknun
album for record.
4. A fonr-drawrrrd cabinet with
printed card Indlceg of all record, rlM
fti tying them by component, titles, media,
and form.
5. One net of Grove' dictionary "Mai
He and Miifdctana" m sis volume.
Word from Lyon and Healy, in
Chicago, distributor of the Car
negie Music Sets, indicates that
the instruments, records, cabinets
and other equipment will arrive
during the middle of October, so
Union director Van Sant ia await
ing the set's arrival hourly.
The equipment will be located In
the Union. The exact .room for
storing it has not yet ; been se
lected, but according to Van Sant,
one of, , the second or third floor
east rooms will be partitioned and
the smaller part will house the
Carnegie set.
"With the new set, the Union
will be able to present many more
musical hours and programs," Van
Sant said yesterday. "There are
probably no Benny Goodman rec
ords in this set," the director de
clared, "aa the records, the whole
program ior mat matter, are de
signed to instill an appreciation
or music in the students' minds.
The saving of the cost to which the
Union was put last year in rent
ing and buying records for Har
mony hours will enable us to really
get to work on what we believe to
be a worthwhile project."
Prize photos
on exhibition
Union places picture
collection in lounge
Nineteen prize winning photo
graphs taken by residents of Lin
coin were placed on exhibit in the
Union lounge this week. The ex
hibit, a traveling show of the Lin
coln Camera club, will remain on
exhibit for two more weeks.
Most of the pictures in the
group were taken in or around Lin
coin. Several of the pictures deal
with university subjects. Some of
these include a picture of a cactus,
taken by Dwight Kirsch; a picture
or Eldon Frank poising a Javelin,
taken by Claude Piegler; a study
of Roy Petsch by Piegler; and a
picture of a coed In gym class
taken by Wendell Hoffman.
Other outstanding photographs
deal with the circus theme. These
are entitled: 'The Bite," "Muscle
Man," and "Elephants." Most
realistic picture is one of a baby
entitled 'Thooey." Most whimsical
picture of the exhibit, showing lily
pads in a pond, is entitled "Fairy
Ferries."
Several other pictures In the ex
hibit show rural scenes taken near
Lincoln. These Include: A picture
of a mail box, a picture of a pine
tree in winter, end a picture of a
small town.
National educator
will visit campus
Dr. W. Earl Armstrong, official
staff member of the National
Commission for teacher education
was a visitor eh the campus
Oct. 18 and 19. He conferred
with individuals and commifwlons
on the promotion of teachers
education In the univerHities.
The University of Nebraska Is
one of the fifteen universities and
colleges in the United States which
has been invited to participate In
the study on Natural co-operative
teachers education.
Surveying the book world
with the man who knows
BY STEPHEN A. MCCARTHY.
(Assistant Director of Libraries.)
The university library has re
cently added some very attractive
and interesting books selected
from the publishers' fall output.
Easily the first in beauty is "A
Treasury of Art Masterpieces,"
edited by the well ;nown art com
mentator, Thomas Craven. This
weighty tome consists of repro
ductions in color of 144 paintings,
produced by the great artista of
the past four hundred years. Each
plate is accompanied by a brief in
troductory note giving some infor
mation on the artist and pointing
out the particular excellences of
the painting. The plates are beau
tifully executed In color and are
regarded as very fine examples
of modern color photography and
engraving at its best. Only the
co-operation of authorities of
scores of museums, churches and
cathedrals working with photog
raphers and engravers of the high
est ability could have produced
such a work.
"Cities in the Wilderness," by
Carl Bridenbaugh is a history of
urban life in America between
1625 and 1742. It is Professor
Bridenbaugh's contention that the
life of cities in early American
history has not been sufficiently
appreciated, and his work is un
dertaken as a corrective to what
he regards as the undue "preoccu
pation with the significance of the
frontier." To substantiate his
theory, the author has chosen five
towns, Boston, Newport, New
York, Philadelphia and Charles
Town, as representative of city
life in colonial times. Many quaint
illustrations reproduced from con
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The Harper Prize novel for
1939, Vardis Fisher's "Children of
God," is the story of the Mormons
from the time Joseph Smith, the
founder, was a boy of 14 living in
western New York, thru the suf
ferings and hardships of the trek
westward, to the settlement in
Utah. This work is of particular
interest to Ilebraskans because the
Mormons made their journey over
the trail which hci become U. S.
highway, No. 30. This tale of the
Mormons has been called an Amer
ican epic, and it is peculiarly fit
ting that the novelist son of Mor
mon parents should reach his high
est achievement to date in writing
this account of his forbears and
their associates.
Two other books which have the
customary interest attaching to ac
counts of the "early days" are
John Bakeless' "Daniel Boone'
and Thomas Clark's "The Ram
paging Frontier." In view of the
popularity of Daniel Boone in the
elementary history textbooks, it is
rather surprising to learn that this
is the first documented biography
based on original sources. The au
thor has consciously omitted all
the rumors and "stories" about
Boone and his exploits and has
confined his narrative to the facts
as given in authentic records. The
title of Clark's book is particularly
appropriate. It is an attempt to
describe "the earthly elements of
humanity which went into the
making of the West" Such chapter
headings as these indicate the con
tents and the author's attitude:
"Varmints," "Green Un's " "Where
Music honorary
to hold student
reception Sunday
Symphonia, men's honorary
fraternity, is to give a re
ception for music students from 3
to 5 p. m. Sunday in the Union.
Included c - the program are
Dick Morse who will sing; Hough
ton Furr who is to give a piano
solo; and Edward Edison who will
play recordings made last spring
during the Farm and Home Hour
broadcast given on the campus.
Dr. Westbrook, dean if the
music school, will t .en address the
group, discussing Symphonia.
the Lion Roareth and the Wang
Doodle Mourneth for His First
Born," "Liars," "Quarter Hosses,"
Fiddlin," "Foolin" with the Gals,"
and "Yankees B'Gad."
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Picture plan
aims at art
appreciation
In line with the general musi
cal, art and literature program
of the Student Union, the build
ing will nowshow a few of the
paintings taken from the art gal
leries in Morrill for the benefit
of students who find they have no
time to visit the university ex
hibit there.
According to Union Director
Kenneth Van Sant, the art pro
gram has the same purpose as
the musical program, that is, to
make students appreciate paint
ing and arts more than they do
and to realize a little what they
may be missing by not visiting
the museum.
Dwight Kirsch, chairman of
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