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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
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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.
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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
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