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THE TWIG
October 26, 1945
Metropolitan Star Presents
Coneert To Raleigh Crowd
PiaiiiKt and P'liitijit
Assisi in I’rofirani
Patrice Munsel, young colora
tura soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera, presented an interesting
concert in Raleigh on October 11.
She was assisted by Betty Wood,
flutist, and Stuart Ross, pianist.
Contrary to program notes,
Miss Munsel began her program
with the “Alluejah” by Mozart,
rather than the piece of the
same name by Handel.
Perhaps because of a severe
cold and sore throat, ease and
flexibility did not come until her
second group which was com
posed of French songs. A num
ber to be especially noted in this
group was the “Chanson de
Marie Antoinette” by Jacobson,
which was pleasingly executed.
The “Mad Scene” from “Lucia
di Lammermoor” was a flat dis
appointment to the majority of
the audience. Here, a great deal
of dramatic feeling and inter
pretation was lacking. Whether
this insufficiency came from a
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lack of study or general im
maturity could not be de
termined.
Of the arias, the “Ah fors e lui”
from “La Traviata” was not only
the most familiar number, but
decidedly one of Miss Munsel’s
best. With this number her
I voice reached a surprising de
gree of flexibility,
j Ross, who had a portion of
the program, was much more
exciting in the role of accom
panist than in that of soloist.
On the whole, the audience
was rather unresponsive, which
fact might easily be explained
by the fact that Miss Munsel, in
spite of all her opportunities,
ietc., has yet a period of ma-
I turity to reach before she can
compete with long-standing
veterans of the Met.
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Book Review
Rosamund Lehmann: The
Ballad and the Source. Reynal &
Hitchcock.
In The Ballad and the Source,
Rosamund Lehmann gives the
life of an enigmatic woman Sybil
Jardine. Through the mind of
Rebecca, the reader’s conception
of Mrs. Jardine changes and
grows. By various methods, Re
becca tries to harmonize her
conflicting ideas of Mrs. Jardine.
In person, Mrs. Jardine seems to
be only a fascinating woman, a
friend of Rebecca’s grand
mother. But the girl’s father
will not allow his mother’s friend
in his house, and Rebecca over
hears his expressed fea^ for the
woman’s influence on his daugh
ters. Old Tilly questioned al
most to the point of collapse,
paints a vindictive picture of
“Miss Sybil” as a girl. From
Maisie, Rebecca learns some
thing more of Mrs. Jardine, her
husband Harry, and her missing
daughter, lanthe. Over a period
of years, before and during the
first World War, Rebecca stores
her information. For her the
last pieces of the puzzle are filled
in by Maisie after the death of
lanthe. At the conclusion, the
reader may or may not have a
definite opinion of Mrs. Jardine.
Miss Lehmann maintains in
terest and a great deal of sus
pense throughout the story. An
unusual trick of writing is her
inclusion of many abstract word
paintings, imaginative impres
sions quite characteristic of a
child such as Rebecca. The book
includes many interesting and
mysterious characters.
Mary Jo Clayton.
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BSU Party Features
Classroom Theme At
Gathering In Hut
The B.S.U. gave a party for
the faculty and administrative
staff on Friday evening, October
19, in the “Hut.” The theme
of the party was “School of
Lamin’ ” and the idea of the
classroom was carried out.
Frances Thompson, chairman of
the B.S.U. social activities, was
the teacher of the elementary
school composed of the B.S.U.
Council and also teachers of the
kindergarten composed of the
faculty. The sections were di
vided into two groups, morons
and geniuses. All students were
compelled to go to the school.
The courses offered were as fol
lows: Short course in Modern
English Literature (comics),
Drawing Lesson (of a popular
song). Singing Lesson presenting
the songs “Apple for the Teach
ers” and “I can’t Learn My
ABC’s.” Recess time was taken
up with sitting-up exercises.
Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson won
“President Says U. S. to keepj
Secret of Atomic Bomb,” “Lon-j
don Conference a Failure,”
“Russia Demands—”—these are
headlines which have appeared:
recently in our papers, focusing
our attention on the numerous i
and serious problems which face |
the world today. Lengthy de-1
bates are being carried on as to:
the advisability of keeping the
atomic bomb to ourselves, the
manner of setting up the interna
tional government, and the ques
tion of compulsory military
training. Now of all times it is
imperative that every person ac
quaint himself or herself as fully
as possible with all phases of cur
rent affairs, the problems which
face us and how best to solve
them in the light of history.
The fact that our Meredith
Library recognizes this need to
acquaint ourselves with current
affairs is shown by the tremen
dous amount of highly informa
tive and intensely interesting
amount of literature on current:
affairs which our library has to|
offer. Of course all students are:
acquainted with local news-1
papers, even though they may
read only the headlines, but how
many of us are familiar with
such large newspapers in the
library as “New York Times,” its
editorials, features, and straight'
news which can go a long wayj
towards helping us to know and'
understand our world?
Magazines, too, are of immense
value in acquiring knowledge of
present day events and prob
lems. Such magazines on cur
rent affairs as “Time,” “Life,”
and “Newsweek” are familiar to
all of us, but how many of us
know about such magazines as
the “Nation,” the “New Repub
lic,” the “Christian Century,”
“Foreign Affairs,” the “Inter-
American,” and the “Congres
sional Digest?” These maga
zines not only give the news,
but they offer intelligent
interpretations of world prob
lems and lay the foundation for
an understanding with other
nations. The library also offers
a number of miscellaneous
magazines which are sent from
various organizations, including
pamphlets on British-India Re
lations, on Africa, and on the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
These miscellaneous magazines
a hickory stick for the best poem
on “Why I Can’t Learn My
ABC’s.” An interesting score of
the evening was Dean Burk’s
“zero” on the comic test.
The party closed with the
singing of the song “Blest Be the
Tie that Binds.”
are to be found on the shelves
in the magazine room next to
music magazines.
A new source of material on
current events has been offered
this year by the library. These
are the Public Affairs pamphlets
which are kept on the table next
to the east entrance to the
library. These pamphlets treat
such vital subjects as the ques
tion of race riots and the racial
problem, postwar aviation, the
disabled veteran, cartels, and
free enterprise, and unemploy
ment. Written in a clear and
interesting style, these pam
phlets cannot fail to interest
those who are concerned with
current problems.
One of the most important
sources of material on present
day events and problems is to
be found in the alcove to the left
as one enters the library from
the east. In this alcove are
located the International Rela
tions Club books. These books
are obtained through the Andrew
Carnegie Fund which was estab
lished to help all International
Relations Clubs throughout the
nation. Each year the most im
portant books concerning inter
national problems and relations
are obtained through this fund,
and the collection of I.R.C. books
in our library covers every con
ceivable phase of international
affairs. There are books on
every country from India, China,
and Russia, to the South Ameri
can countries. The problem of
an international government is
discussed in such books as “The
Great Decision,” by James Shot-
well, while there are also dis
cussions of Judaism, of propa
ganda and dictatorship, and of
the Russian Revolution and its
results. These books are most
important in giving students the
background of and the possible
solution to the problems which
face us.
Various other sources or
guides to current affairs are to
be found in the library. For
example, there is the Current
Biography, issued every month,
which gives pictures and infor
mation about people in the
present-day news—information
which cannot be found in en
cyclopedias. The Book Review
Digest on the Dictionary stand
in the main room gives a digest
of the new books published, and
the Readers Guide and Interna
tional Index furnish information
and a guide to magazine articles
on current affairs. With so much
interesting material in our
library, we students should
make use of this material to
become intelligent in regard to
our world’s affairs and problems.
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