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Wednesday, December IS, 1939 4 The DAILY NEBRASKA! MUSIC Music room will hold Carnegie set Union to make valuable Carnegie grant awards available to students A music room will be the new est service offered to students by the Union. The room will house the newly received Carnegie set, a gift of the Carnegie Foundation. The set, consisting of a loud speaker and chairside cabinet, to be used for Union programs, by students, and for special groups, has over 600 records catalogued and classified by titles, composers, media, and forms. The recordings include the best of all types of music, played by the outstanding orchestras and artists. Cost $2,000. To receive the instrument, which cost approximately $2,000, the Union had to fulfill certain re quirements as to the uses to which the instrument would be put and the number of people who would use it The gift is the result or agitation of several years, and was finally secured thru Chancellor Boucher. Delay in the arrival of the set was caused by difficulties in ship ping and the care with which the instrument and records had to be packed. Only one record was broken in transit. The music room will be open during specified hours each week, to be announced later, at which time the students may hear rec ords they desire. Special organiza tions which are studying certain aspects of music will also be al lowed to use the valuable instru ment Camera club opens exhibit With entries totaling 94 photo graphs, the seventh annual exhibit of the Lincoln Camera club opened in Morrill hall Sunday afternoon. Dwight Kirsch, chairman of the fine arts department, and Gene Bradley head the list of exhibitors, having nine entries each. "Bulb Exposure" by Kirsch, "Yokel Boy" and 'Cowhand" by Bradley are a few of the many outstanding photographs included in the display. A jury consisting of Walter Hazelton, Omaha, F. E. Roth, and E. H. Grove selected the best pictures from each pho tographers work. DRAMA Stuart heads Palladians Pestal, Hayes, Mutzf Medlar, other officers John Stuart was elected presi dent of the Palladian literary so ciety for the second term of this year at the business meeting Mon day night. Other officers elected were: Joy Pestal, vice-president; Faith Med lar, critic; Malcolm Hayes, treas urer; Virginia Mutz, corresponding secretary; Betty Hutchinson, re cording secretary, and Ruth Riis ness, program chairman. Jeanet Swenson, historian, holds office for the entire year. The slate bearer and reporter will be appointed at a later date. Charles Stuart was also pledged at the meeting. Others pledged re cently are Beatta Bradbury, Ralph Marlette, and Ruth Anderson. Ruth Dale heads this week's list in the nomination contest for the Sleuth committee mascot with a total of 629 votes. Marjorie Hush has 620; Virginia Mutz, 619; Elsie Kaminsky, 615; Betty Hutchinson, 612, and Ruth Mae Pestal, 600. No girl has been able to maintain a substantial lead as the top con testant has changed several times during the polling. 1,600 hear 'Rhapsodie' First program draws approval of audience Sixteen hundred persons crowd ed the Union ballroom Sunday aft ernoon to see and to hear two per formances of the first "Christmas Rhapsodie" featuring the Univer sity sinerers and the Men s Glee club under the direction of VVil liam G. TempeL On the stage, set to represent a cathedral window framed by pines and candlebra. the visions of the shepherds, the annunciation, the visit of the magi and the na tivity were posed by students, the tableaux featured by beautiful lighting. The first performance, starting at 4 p. m. was delayed when one of the candales set fire to some cotton on the stage, but outside of this, the two performances went off smoothly. Soprano soloist was Hazelmae Ogle while Marcille Poppe was the narrator and Frank Cunkle of the school of fine arts, the organist BOOKS Reprints of noted paintings tel I Christmas story in art "The Christmas Story in Art" is the title of an exhibit of noted painting, stained glass, and tap estry reproductions on display this week in the entrance of the uni versity library. The subjects for most of the colored plates repro- by Fra Filippo Lippi shows the mother seated on a throne with the infant in her lap. History re cords that Fra Filippo spent prob ably five years on this one picture. Ambrogio de Predis pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, was the artist of another of the pictures which denicts Jesus and St. John the ducing the art works are the Ma- Baptist as young children playing donna and the young Christ. "The Adoration of the Magi-' is the tapestry represented in the display. This broad-bordered tap estry was designed in the 16th century by Bernard van uney, court painter to Margaret of Austria. Sold for 70,000 pounds. Two "Madonnas" by Raffael Souei also are included in the group of pictures, constituting the exhibit, "The Anseida Madonna" and "The Madonnas of the Grand Duke." The former, painted in 1526, was one sold for the price of 70,000 pounds. "Nativity" is the title of a panel of stained glass taken from an an cient parish church in York, Eng land. Described on the accompany ing identification card as "resem bling the corolla of a rose," Sandre Botticelli's "Madonna of the Mag nificato" is one of the most un usual pictures included in the col lection. Circular in shape, the orig inal of this great painting meas ured 44 inches in diameter. Infant in lap "The Virgin and Child, With Angels and Two Abbotts' painted Library adds 15 new volumes list Student critic says Modernism dominates show of architecture in Temple By Hubert Ogden. There is no need to be an archi tecture student to enjoy the dis play that department is now show explains the reason of the new modern designs with "Modern man is not content in castoff styles of other generations the i-unlerupo- ing in the Temple. The plans and rary Is the oniy siyie mat sausnes. drawings there are more , like "A modern house does not nec- works of art than technical work, essanly mean the cracker-box, the Though exhibited especially for corner window, or the monk's cell, the Nebraska state architectural but a pleasant combination of association, the display is open function, comfort, economy, flex- to the public. Various pieces of work have been gathered from leading architectural schools ibility, and beauty. A model and plan.: for what the department believes to be a truly contemporary house for a family throughout the United States, with 0f today clearly 6hows what this ...mniM rf wnru of Nebraska tvre of house is like. The model students. Modernism prevails. In all the work, modernism and streamlining seems to prevail. This definitely appears to be the trend in modern architecture if the group of displays are truly repre sentative of schools in different parts of the country. An explanation of one exhibit Fralnrrn I2:MI-2:ZA :4l)-7:ll t:30 Mat. tit : nowi i The Picture All Lincoln li Raving ADOUll I I Frank CAPRA'S MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON" with Jrn a Jamet ARTHUR STEWART All-Star Comedy Cut I LIBERTY is complete even to walks, lawns, and trees. Each draws Ideal house. The project of Nebraska st'i dents that is on exhibition is the plans of a small house. Kach stu dent presented his idea in the form of drawings. The exhibitions of other schools concern many things. Ferhaps that is why there have an inter est beyond merely the technical work of architecture. One plan U of an interstate bridge, another of a ticket booth, and an ultra-mod ern filling station. One or two other exhibits from the group which are very interest ing from an ordinary observer's opinion are the colored plans of a country house and an archaeolog ical problem of the stern of an 18th century ship. About CO cards, in all, are on exhibition. Some of the group are from the Beaux-Arts institute of design. They are a few of the outstanding works submitted to the institute in an annual archi tectural luinpetition. CHRIST IN CONCRETE, Pietro di Donato, heads the of recently purchased books placed in the university library. The other books are as follows: JONATHAN SWIFT. DEAN AND PAS TOR, hv R. W. Jackson. COI.LKCTIVE LABOR AGREEMENT, by Eli Ijobrrman. MOOKKN MAN IN THE MAKING, by Otto Nrurath. ASYI.l'M. hv William B. 8atrook. BACKGROUND FOR QUEEN ANN. by Jam R. Sutherland. STRANGE HARVEST, by Mildred Bur chnm Hart. TOMMY GALLAGHER'S CRUSADE, by James T. FarrHI. JUNGLE PORTRAITS, by Mrs. Dtlla J. Akfley. fcloUX INDIAN PAINTING, by E. B Alexander. BIG BUSINESS AND RADIO, by Glea on L Aroh'r. DIALOGUE ON MODERN POETRY, by Ruth Bailey. GUN COLLECTING, by Charlei Edward Chnpr. FREEDOM AND CULTURE. By John Dewey. I-ERSEPHONK. tiy Andre Gide. OUR WASHINGTON, by federal writert Tr.jvt. KTKOLIJNO FLAYERS AND DRAMA N THE PROVINCES, by Sybil M. Romn- feld. THE LESSER ANTILLES, by William Morrn Davit. Music students to give 4 programs Music students offer their con tributions this week at various performances rounding out the days preceding Christmas vaca tion. The University Madrigal singers entertained Governor and Mrs. Cochran Sunday at the gover nor's mansion. A short program was pre sented by the University Men's Glee club at a dinner given by the Extension division at the Student Union Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon the Ma drigal singers will be assisted by a string quartet from the school of music and will present a program at Ellen Smith for the Faculty- Women's club. This afternoon the Madrigal singers will be assisted by a University male octet. Students to sing carols in Union The lounge at the Union will re sound with Christmas carols the rest of the week, as students sing at an organ concert of Christmas music every noon. The concerts will begin every day at 12:30. Additional concerts will be pre sented at 4:30 p. m. on Thursday and Friday. Jean Knorr, Eileen Engbcrg and Prof. Frank Cunkle will play the Hammond electric organ. Mimeographed sheets with the tvords of the carols will be dis iributed each noon. in front of their mothers. This painting was created under the supervision and guidance of da Vinci in 1495. Another outstanding piece of art is "The Virgin and Child, and Chancellor Rolin" painted by Van Eyck in the 14th century. The background consists largely of a minutely uetailed landscape. German cast presents play Students stage annual Christmas production Presented last night in the Temple theatre by the German de partment was "Ein Deutsches Wiehnachtsspiel aus dem 16. Jahrhundert," meaning "A Ger man Christmas Play of the 16th Century." Students of the depart ment held all parts in the production. In this story of the nativity, Olga Marek portrayed well the role of Maria, as did Alfred Scherer as Joseph, with an equally good supporting cast of other stu dents. The story was the familiar "Christmas Story.' The Holy Family journeys to Bethlehem wnere the 'Christ Child' is born. His birth is then heralded by kings and wise men. Preceding the program Dr. Alexis welcomed those present Immediately following this ad dress and before the play was pre sented a musical program and group singing. The singing and the piay were in uerman. The pro gram was under the direction of Dr. Lydia E. Wagner, with the co operation of the German depart ment. The youngest member of the Texas legislature is a student at East Texas State Teachers college k THE ARTS J Seven solo in 'Messiah' presentation Choral union, symphony orchestra combine for annual musical Sunday Seven students will take the solo roles in the traditional presenta tion of Handel's "The Messiah" Sunday afternoon. Four large groups combined as the University Choral Union and the University Symphony orches tra will present the program. Dr. A. E. Westbrook, director of the school of fine aits, will conduct the combined 400-piece choir and the 70-piece orchestra. Ag college chorus largest Louise Stapleton, Martha Mc- Gee, sopranos, and Dale Ganz, baritone, took part in last year's performance of the oratorio. Glenn Clark, baritone; Jack Donovan, tenor; Nina Armstrong, contralto, and Nate Holman, soloist in the choral festival last year, will also be heard. Of the four participating en sembles, the ag college chorus, directed by Mrs. Altinas Tullis, is the largest. Organized 11 years ago as a hobby activity for farm students, the chorus has increased in membership each year until it includes 130 students. The group will give its own Christmas pro gram Dec. 19 in the ag student activities building. Decker directs The adult campus chorus, made up of men and women members of the university staff, the Grieg male chorus, and the University Singers will also take part. The Grieg chorus is directed by Her mann T. Decker of the school of music faculty and the University Singers by W. G. Tempel. The Don A. Lentz, will accompany. A brass quartet, composed of Robert Buddenberg, Robert Krejci, cornets; Edward Edison, French horn, and Herbert Cecil, trom bone, will supplement the orches tra. Earnest Harrison will play the piano and Frank Cunkle the organ. Ward Moore, assistant di rector of bands, has supervised the quartet's rehearsals. fc'UMl. 4MililMW.ii 'M.INl.H.H . 7 A. -IX x 7C.7JX Sure he said Yes Everyones going to attend THE MORTAR BOARD PARTY Youd better get your date early There are approximately 500 transfer students at Alabama Poly technic institute this year. For tickets, see a Tassel COLISEUM, Dec. 16, 1939 Featuring FRANKIE TRUM BAUER i 4