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Tlie DAILY NEBRASKAN S MUSIC DRAMA BOOKS THE ARTS Sunday. October 29. 1939 Third annual state exhibit opens today Paintings, sculpturings, craftwork on display in Morrill 'til Nov. 13 Paintings by native Nebraskans will be placed on exhibit today in the third annual exhibition of work by Nebraska artists. The pictures will remain on display in Galleries A and B in Morrill until Nov. 13. "From what I have already seen of the pictures this year, the quality of work is better than in years past, "Dwight Kirsch, chair man of the fine arts department explained. "Unusual treatment has been given subjects that seem to have big meanings to the ar tists themselves," Kirsch declared -y that ordinarily an exhibit of this "kind gets subjects of much the same type, but that this year con siderable variety exists. Feature exhibition. The 18 artists judged to have the best paintings in the exhibit will receive invitations to enter examples of their work in the an nual feature exhibition in March. The latter is .sponsored by the Nebraska Art association. Any Nebraska artist was able to display their work at the ex hibition this week. It was neces sary however.) for their work to pass a jury bf three. Entries are coming from Jail over the state, including a great number from Lincoln. In Addition to oil and water color paintings there will be exhibits of .sculpture work and of crafts, Che latter including metal work and weaving. The exhihi ,i$ sponsored by the Lincoln Artisti guild. Wai (Continued From Page 3.) two days later, on Saturday after l noon, they would have their first .pame. Then they went back to opposite sides of the river to prac tice. Just as they were getting inflated basketballs from the gym nasium, a British bomber flew overhead, dropping its daily quota of leaflets. They were all about the evils of Hitleri.sm. And they didn't bother much, except that they made it tyirder to swim. They got tangled up in great gobs around the arms and legs. But someone got the happy idea of starting a battle with paper wads made out of the soggy masses. A great war was just starting when the five-thirty whistles in both forts Mew, and the men scrambled out to get ready for dinner. The prisoner was Jabber ing happily about the game as they climbed back up the bank. He stopped suddenly, shook his head, and then laughed," "I could have slipped away and gone back with them. But you've got better food here anyhow." Prisoner dead. Next morning the chill hush of impending death fell over the fort The prisoner was sick. He had had a cold the day before, and swim ming in the icy water had given him pneumonia. Men tip-toed past the room where the delirious man lay. The doctors, who had been called from all the fort up and " down the line, went in and out gravely, sadly shaking their heads Then, a little past noon, the ter- rible news broke. The doctors all came out together, and stood quietly talking to the general. He turned, and with an effort to ovrrcome his grief, said: "Our beloved prisoner is dead But we must bear our sorrow like men. We are soldiers." And then after a reflective pause, "Will one of you volunteer to carry the news to the French general?" No one stepped forward. "I am sorry that I asked you. That was unfair. It must be by chance that a man is selected to bear the message of great sad ness. I shall draw a number from the files in my office. And the man, whose ( number I draw, shall go. AH quiet There was no sound as the gen eral left the room. And an even heavier quie settled as he re appeared. "I have drawn No. 2064," he said. "No. 2004 you shall bear the fateful news." 2064 found' the French general drowsing before a roaring fire place. Through teart of grief he A survey of .". . New and interesting books found on the library shelf By Consuelo S. Graham. (llad of circulation department at the university llhrarny.) "Dictatorship in the Modern World," edited by Guy Stanton Ford is a new edition of a read able symposium on one of the foremost problems of modern his tory. The editor was a professor of history, dean of the graduate school, and is now president of the University of Minnesota. With partisan views of dictatorship so common, it is stimulating to read a dispassionate, factual survey. Lcntz, guest star in first symphony (Continued from Page 1.) in beautiful and haunting melodies, some lyrical, others virile and de manding the full resources of a large orchestra. This symphony is in many respects the most satisfy- Journal and Star. LENTZ. DON A. ing of Tschaikowski's works in the larger forms. Griffes' "Poem" presented by Lentz is highly impressionistic and its harmonic structure is most un usual. Notwithstanding its rhyth mic variety and climactic sections, however, the work has a definite pastoral quality. Berlioz' "Damnation. Concluding the symphony is a Suite from the 'Damnation of Faust' " by Berlioz. Berlioz is con sidered one of the great masters of orchestration. While he is not one of the greatest of composers, he is one of the most entertaining. Lentz. nationally recognized mu sician, has played the flute with several of the leading radio and symphony orchestras of the nation, including the New York symphony. He has appeared as soloist in sev eral of the better known musi centers. Besides being an artist on the flute, he teaches and plays practically every musical instru ment Annual national art week slated for Nov. L7 America will pay tribute to Its artists and will evaluate the work of prominent painters in the an nual national art week Nov. 1-7. Leonard Theisscn. art critic on th tff of the Omaha worm Herald, will lead discussion on art subjects Thursday from 7-9 p. m. Special activities will be carried on thruout the week in the Union. Efforts will be made to rail attention to the lives ana work of our American artists. explained his mission and handed over the note. The general read it, and then, with a great attempt at philosophical calm, he saw. "You mustn't take It so hard m'tf lv This is war. And. al though cruel fate has taken from you your only prisoner, think how we, his countrymen, musi ieei Think of our even greater Mor row. But we must bear it This is war!" He paused ft moment, and Bat eazine into space. At last he said in a choked voice, "Carrv mv thanks to your gen eral for all that he has done. And tell him that In view of the .un wmOQQgrrF -r - W " ' 1 " r""""l" The titles of some of the essays and their authors will suggest the quality of the book: "The Pattern of Dictatorship," by Max Lerner; "The Mussolini Regime," by H. R. Spencer; "The Origins of Dicta torship in Germany," by H. C. Deutsch; "The Soviet Union: a Working Class Dictatorship," by J. N. Hazard; "Kamalist Turkey," by T. K. Ford; '."Dictatorships in Latin America," by J. F. Rippy; "The Economics of Fascism," by C. B. Hoover; "Propaganda and Dictatorship." bv P. H. Odeeard. and 'The Prospects for Democ-n ' - mi racy, by D. W. Brogan. A chron ology of dictatorship summarizes events from 1917 thru the early part of 1939. BETRAYAL IN CENTRAL EUROPE. G. E. R. Gedye gives a dra matic account of the events which led up to Hitler's successful diplo matic maneuvers of 1938 in "Be trayal in Central Europe." The author writes with the "fluency and fury" of a journalist who fears that uncensored writing will not be permitted much longer. He bitterly criticizes the part that England and France played in the "betrayal." BEHOLD, THIS DREAMER. An anthology selected by a poet is of unusual interest. "Behold, This Dreamer," by Walter De la Mare, contains poems and pas sages in prose which are arranged under headings such as day dreaming, evening and night, sleep. Mr. De la Mare devotes over a hundred pages of his own discussion of the subjects under which he has grouped his mate rial. A sampling of the poets in cluded are Robert Herrick, Sheila Wingfield, W. B. Yeats; prose se lections are made from Thomas Hardy, Gilbert White and H. M. Tomlinson. The author hopes that the book "may be opened at ran dom, browsed in, and then laid aside until ... it U returned to again." FLIGHT INTO OBLIVION The experiences of the Confed erate cabinet members at the close of the Civil war is described in "Flight Into Oblivion," by A. J. Hanna. Judah Benjamin, George Trenholm, Mallory, Breckinridge, and Reagan are names which are now little known. In 1865 a large public sentiment in the north was calling for the severest punish ment for these men. Their flight of two thousand miles was filled with breath-taking adventures. Hitherto unpublished material is used in the narrative of the escape thru the jungles of Florida to Cuba. Numerous maps and illus trations enhance the book. BELOVED FRIEND " 'Beloved Friend,' the Story of Tschaikowsky and Nadejda von Mech," by Catherine Drinker Bowen and Barbara von Meek is timely due to the fact that the university orchestra is opening the concert season with Tschaikow- sky's Fifth Symphony in E Minor, The theme of the book is the rela tionship between the famous Rus sian composer and his wealthy patroness. They knew each other only thru their letters, never so much as meeting. Most of the correspondence is published in English for the first time. One of the letters expresses Tschaikow Bky's disappointment at the recep tion of the Fifth Symphony after its first performance. Altho the Fifth is now one of his best-loved works, it fell Tat when he con ducted it. The slightest exprcs sion of boredom on the part of the orchestra frightened him into apol ogetic ineffectiveness. usual circumstances, tomorrow's water polo game must be post poned." Boucher, Stoke attend 41st AAU conference Chancellor Boucher and Dean Harold W. Stoke of the graduate college will attend the forty-first annual conference of the Associa tion of American Universities at Columbia, Mo., Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The conference is held In conjunction with the observance of the Univer sity of Missouri's centennial. Band gets play in popularmagazine Three pictures of the Nebraska band and a paragraph about it appear in this month's issue of Popular Mechanics in connection with the article "The Band Steals the show." Emphasized in the article is the fact that before becoming a mem ber of the varsity band each play er must spend a year on the fresh man band. A description of one of the maneuvers is given: "One joint display by the varsity musicians in brilliant scarlet and cream uni forms with the blue-and-white clad freshman players represent ing the stars and blue field." First Lady talks Friday on 'Peace' Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be in Lincoln Friday, Nov. 3, to talk on "Peace" in the University coliseum. She will be the first speaker of the year on the Town Journal and Star. ROOSEVELT. MRS. F. D. Hall series sponsored by the Lin coln Junior Chamber of Com merce. Student admission is 25 cents Mrs. Walter Gardner, director of the series, has charge of arrange ments and ticket sales. Her office is In Hotel Cornhusker. Drummer (Continued From Page 3.) big night and got through his tests in great style, xou certainly have read how he has torn up the grid iron this fall. No footballer like him has been seen in these parts for quite some time. And he has practically forgotten his brief drumming career." 'How sad. muttered the stranger. "What did you say, mister" "Oh, nothing. Just muttering to myself. Well, thanks for the story. I enjoyed it very much. More than you'll ever know. Have to be run ning along now. Take care of yourself, Johnny." "Yeah, sure. You do the same. Goodbye." Surprise. "Wonder who that guy is, and why did he seem so interested In Ron," thought Johnny to himself as he trudged back to the "Claw" office to write up the evening's practice. "Probably some traveler who was passing through and wanted to get a glimpse of our AIl-American." When Johnny reached the office he was met at the door by "Scoop" Johnson, the "Claw's" number one reporter. "Guess what, chief. I've really got a scoop for tomorrow's paper. The campus jitterbugs will go J " - (" " r. f " J FOR THAT HALLOWEEN PARTY OR DINNER FAIRMONT'S ICE CREAM in attractive design to suit the occasion individual pumpkin mi Ad Horn of plenty Mark rat Alto drtifn-crntcr briekt FAIRMONT CREAMERY CO. 6-2397 Art instructor shows work of Denver pupils Marion Miller tells teachers to correlate design, other subjects Miss Marion Miller, supervisor of ail in the Denver public schools and former educational director for the Metropolitan museum in New York City, exhibited samples of student work in Gallery A of Morrill Friday and Saturday. Displays consisted of water col ors made by students irom me first grade through high school, and were divided in such a way as to show the development of the student's ability as he advanced in years. Speaking before the art, music and speech divisions of the Ne braska State Teachers convention Friday, Miss Miller discussed the integration of art with other school and home work and the methods that have been carried out in the Denver public schools. Relate art to other subjects. "Miss Miller is a great believer in design work," Dwight Kirsch, chairman of the fine arts depart ment, explained when surveying the work. Examples of complex designs, carved in linoleum and then printed on fabrics, adorned the walls of the gallery. Particu larly interesting was a large mural entitled "Down on the Farm," picturing four cows in hu morous yet lifelike positions. In her address to the teachers, Miss Miller stated that art work should be related so closely as to be a part of the child's major in terests and experiences. She said that relation of art to hobbies such as bird study and to other subjects such as geography and history has been accomplished with fine re sults. For one mural, portraying the capture of an Indian chief by Cortez, the students made a thorough study of the costumes of that period. Warning against any artificial interest connections such as as suming all third graders are in terested in Indians, the Denver in structor explained the superficial relationship of art to the social science. 4 wild. The Junior-Senior swing committee has just signed Benny Goodboy for the big dance. Benny, himself, was in town this after noon to sign the contract. I heard that he asked about Kon Ramp. Said that he might go out to watch the big boy practice. You didn't by any chance see him at prac tice. He is tall, wears glasses, and had on... Hey, chief, you're... gang, hey, gang, come quick. The chief just keeled over... guess he fainted. Now what the dickens is the matter with him?" 'Wind Without Rain' comes to libe shelves Anvmtf lh nrw book rrrrntly ur eharnl by the library ar In fnlloinr: Ailvrnt-iira of a Young Man, by John lh,t 1-jhk.m : War Is a R.irkrt, by ,rn Smrdlfy O. BiHIrr; Anwrlran Jail Mune, by Wildrr HolxMin; Wind Without ham, by Herbert Kmuw ; Kronliern of Kn rhnnlmrnt, by William K. lih: A Yoiinjr rroplr, by Kan K. Kinrk: Harriy (hryanlhmiima, by Alr Cummin; t.'llr Clairmonl, Moihrr of Byron Allrxra, by K ;lnn ilrylln; Solon (ht Ubrralor, by W. J. Worthou; Kulirm of fonflut. by Dotixlat Snrr; F!iht Into Oblivion, by A. J. Manna: Karly Amrrlran jn1 (ominnrt. by Hha Ijvrr mor; Sir William Hlackaionr. by lavii A. Ux-kmlllrr; Napolron in Hrtrf Kvi, by ;rorKe AnnVtwn; Th lxc in Traininic, by Jif Wwr; InviBlbl Km plr. HI. lory of lh IIM Ku KlUJ Kian, by 8. T. Horn; William fill, Karl of Chathana, by Bilan Tunaiall, A.A.U.W. hears Boucher Chancellor C. S. Boucher ad dressed a program of the Amer ican Association of University Women at FJlen Smith Saturday.