Thursday, April 3, 1947
Post- Vacation Concert
Brings Noted Singer
BY SAM WARREN.
.Altho Marian Anderson is to
day a universally acclaimed art
ist, success did not come to her
quickly, but was achieved over a
period of ten years that saw her
I studying earnestly in America
and Europe. Miss Anderson, who
will sing in the coliseum on Tues
day, April 15, is now on her 11th
consecutive tour.
First step in Marian Ander
son's concert career came 20
years ago when she won the right
to appear with the New York
Philharmonic Symphony Orches
tra in a competition with 300
other aspirants. Her appearance
in Lewishone stadium, led to an
engagement with the Philadelphia
Symphony orchestra. This prom
ising beginning, however, was fol
lowed by "a great calm."
Feeling that she was not yet
ready to pursue her concert work,
she went to Europe in 1935 on a
Rosenwald fellowship with which
she was able to continue her
study. After modest successes in
Berlin, she began a Scandinavian
tour that established her European
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belius was particularly impressed
with her singing.
Concerts in Moscow and Salz
burg followed. -At the second one,
Arturo Toscanini proclaimed to
her, "A voice like yours is heard
only once in a hundred years!"
Not until a recital in Paris, when
the self-styled American impres
sario, Sol Hurok heard her, did
Marian Anderson's career lunge
forward. Hearing her for the
first time, Hurok- immediately
gave her a contract for appear
ances in America, in much the
same way that he more recently
assured the success of another
young singers, .Patrice Munsel.
Coming home for her "second
debut," Miss Anderson gave a re
cital at New York's Town Hall
that revealed her voice to her
native country as a truly great
one. The critics that raved about
her in their columns the next
morning probably didn't suspect
that the singer before them stood
with one foot in a cast, concealed
t beneath her long gown. She had
Nehraskan Shows Collection
Of European Art in Exhibition
No sooner has the Nebraska Art
association's annual exhibit closed
at Morrill hall, than another art
exhibit comes on display, with a
third one, scheduled to open im
mediately following!
Currently on exhibit until April
17th (the Thursday following va
cation) is a one-man show by
Myra Biggerstaff, Nebraska artist
prominent in American and
Swedish art circles. After an ex
tended stay in Europe, a collec
tion of her tempera, water color,
etching and drawing pieces has
arrived for exhibition in this
country.
Similar shows have appeared
recently at the Joslyn galleries in
Omaha and at a museum in Wich
ita. Especially selected for the
showing here, the present exhibit
includes 40 pieces, all but two
of which are for sale.
Miss Biggerstaff received her
degree in painting at Bethany col
lege, Lindsborg, Kas., later study
ing at the Chicago Art institute
and the University of Kansas.
She did travel studies in seven
European countries and was a
student at the Eeole Technique de
Peinture in Paris.
But it was in Sweden that she
Council Corner
The Student Council elected
eight of its members, four men
and four women, to remain on the
council for next year, at the final
meeting of the present Council
Wednesday night.
Each year the retiring council
chooses eight of its own members
' to remain on the next year's coun
cil. These council members have
come to be known as holdovers,
t-, Women elected are Joanne Ack
erman, Jean Compton, Ruth
Peters and Arlis Swanson.
Men who will be held over are
Sam Warren, Harold Mozer, Ned
Raun and Stanley Ahrends.
The next council meeting will
be called by Helen Laird. At that
time both newly elected and for
mer council members will elect
officers for the coming year.
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MARIAN ANDERSON.
broken a foot bone the night be
fore landing in New York.
Testaments to her success are
three honorary college degrees, a
$10,000. Bok award, the Spring
arn medal, two appearances at
the Whi'.-? House (one for King
George and Queen Elizabeth),
and the fact that thousands flock
to as many concerts as she is able
to give. Mail orders for her Lin
coln recital may be addressed to
Walt's Music Store, 1140 "O"
where tickets are also on sale,'
from 50 cents for students, to as
high as $3.60 for seats reserved
by section.
became best known. A resident
there for 12 years, she was a pupil
of two well-known etchers at
the Graphic School of the Royal
Academy of Art in Stockholm.
Both private and group showings
in leading Stockholm galleries
brought her prominence and crit
ical acclaim.
Dr. Philip Sandblem, buyer for
the General Society of Sweden
said her works "are very fine ex
amples of the Anglo-Saxon water
color art at its best. In addition
to technical mastery, her paint
ings show a personal feeling for
nature and a fine sense of values
and colors.
Miss Biggerstaff, whose parents
live in Auburn, Neb., returned to
the United States last May on the
first civilian trip of the Gripsholm
since the end of the war.
Hefty hundred and fifty
pounder 38" bust, 40" hips
earnestly explaining at dinner
table how to reduce th eesy way
Geology student, ' mimicking
professor, only ono of class un
aware that same professor had
just walked into room.
Crib coed wiggling ears as boy
friend tosses lettuce into her
mouth.
Journalism student adding
shaky "sir" to "I don't know"
answer.
Eager fraternity member, stand
ing after striving three minutes
for recognition from the chair,
gulpingly realizing he has forgot
ten what he was going to say.
taiCt.. s
Over 200,000 disabled veterans
of World War II were in educa
tional institutions or job training
on Jan. 31 under the Vocational
Rehabilitation Act administered
Jy Veterans Administration.
Cross
Campus
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Cut Classes,
Become Gay,
Pass Candy
Spring always seems to hit Ne
braska about this time of year, and
complicate life no end for every
one. Studying falls by the way
side, picnics have a regular daily
attendance (never cut a picnic;
you might flunk botany), and ev
eryone falls in love.
Falling in love always results
in Pinnings, Poverty and Poetry.
Studying always results in Ignor
ance, Insignificance and Imagina
tion. So where does it get you?
Clever Method.
Someone devised a clever little
TMotVinH nf nvniHinff books and all
their unpleasant associations that
has proved very successiui. iij
Rum nart nf them: (2) Lock the
rest in cold storage; (3) Never go
to class and you'll never De un-
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to catch up on because you won t
know and you won t care.
Be like the little boy who fell
in love one fine spring day with
one of the better-looking six
lecrfrori hpasts on camous and
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spent his time writing love poems
to her. His eltorts were noi al
ways professional, but at least he
tried. Finally one day he came
across a charming little verse in
the library, and when he nad
sent it to her, she accepted his pin
immediately. It went like this:
"Little Willie wrote a book;
Woman was the theme he took;
Woman was his only text.
Ain't he cute? He's oversexed."
The whole point of this, if there
is one, is that spring is the time
to enjoy yourself.. If you can't
have fun in the spring of the
year, when can you? And if you
must be a square and study and
go to classes all the time, have
your head examined over at Stu
dent Health. They're sure to find
something wrong with you, and
will probably put you right to
work sewing buttons on squash
pies.
Spring Comes
At Long Last,
But We Study
By Don Shepherd.
Just as you get accustomed to
tramping through the rain, snow,
and various pitfalls of nature to
meet your classes and study like
a little beaver to try and get
ahead and make something of
yourself, along comes some de
cent weather and puts the skids
to all your noble aims.
What kind of weather is this
to go to school and study? To
gain what small comfort as can
be gained in a classroom you have
to open the windows. At this
point all of the birds in the state
have to perch in a nearby tree
and flaunt their freedom in your
face, the lucky guys with no
classes decide to rest on the grass
in full view of you and nocha
lantly puff away on cigarettes,
the male squirrels chase the fe
male snuirrels about the foliage
with utter abandon, and nature's
voice keeps ringing through the
constant drone of your poli-sci
instructor's oratory.
Comes the end of the dismal
school day and your tennis
racket grabs you by the ears in
a vain attempt to lure you away
from the dictatorship of your trig
book. At 6:30 you labor over
books and themes as the Lone
Ranger romps over the western
plains of yesterday enjoying the
fresh cool freedom of the dust
from Silver's hooves. Night falls
with a dismal thud and comple
tion of your homework finds you
and tha bed ready for each other.
Morning dawns with a spider-to-the-fly
look and showers you with
spring as you prepare to meet
another day of long classes.
So it goes, through the week,
day in, day out, with spring
throwing beauty at the repulsive
walls of Avery Lab and the other
torture chambers about the cam
pus. The week end finally ar
rives, you waste Saturday night
on a blind date and try to study
Sunday as your car sits out in
front yelling. "Let's drive to Den
ver and get away from it all."
This weather is getting me
down, I think I'll quit school and
make a million dollars selling
blank parking ticket book9 to Of
ficer Donovan.
It Says
BY TOTTIE FIDDOCK.
Hello, kiddies, it's another
week and to quote the .too-often
sung ditty, "Oone more day 'till
vacation" . . . with the epidemic of
spring fever, one more day is
none too many.
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With spring, the inventive
genius seems to crop out in every
body... the Phi's have christened
Nancy Mines "Baldy" for un
printable reasons . . . Buck Barger
is now officially known as "Con
nie," since he had the misfor
tune to be born with Connally at
tached as a middle name. . and
Margie Sturm is being called
"Sterno" by her intimates. . .
Tut McKee has cut out a new
career for himself... it all came
as a result of the ATO Storybook
Ball last Saturday. . .dressed as
an English bobby, Tut wandered
down to O street where he spent
a busy 15 minutes directing
traffic. . after three light changes
things were so confused that
McKee gave up in despair, but he
planned to make another sojourn
down to his new job later in the
evening.
Stinkweed for the most insult
ing remark of the week goes to a
coy little gentleman who, with
his date, was involved in one of
those Sunday-night-before-10:30
vestibule sessions . . . after bidding
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AHiAN ANDERSON
unETebe. coliseum
Tues., April 15th at 8:15 p.
Tickets by reserved section at
$3.60, $3.00, $2.10, $1.80, $1.20 tax incl.
Student and Armed Forces section at 50c ea. tax incl.
x ON SALE NOW AT
WALT MUSIC STORE
1140 O St.
WILL THE PERSON WHO PICKED UP
THE BLACK PIGSKIN TRAVELING KIT
ON THURS., MARCH 27
AT THE UNION CHECKSTAND
PLEASE RETURN IT TO UNION OFFICE?
KIT IS LABELED WITH NAME HOWARD LOREISZE
Reword Will Be Given and No Questions Asked
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his girl In affectionate good night,
he looked around at the other
four couples present and re
marked, "I'm tired of this one.
When do we rotate?"
Since Sarah Murray is back in
town on a visit from Calfornia,
DU brothers don't see much of
Jim Pettis, day or night. . of
course he does go back to the
house occasionally to borrow
wheels from someone, but that's
about all.
The tabels were turned on some
playful Fiji's the other night...
disgusted because Bobby Jo Far
mer went to bed early ,they for
tified themselves in his room
with several large black ciga . .
when the smoke was po ig
satisfactorily from under the
door, a conspirator awakened
Farmer, who remarked, "Well, it
must be pretty well burnt by
now, so what good will it do me
to get up?" and went back to
sleep ... knowing that his buddies
were expecting something, said
conspirator rounded up some re
cruits, opened the door, and
doused the smokers thoroughly. ..
and that's what jokes are for.
Question of the day... Who
stole all the lawn chairs? Yes, it's
a good question . . have a nice
vacation, but don't forget to come
back ...
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