A PAGE ABOUT THE AREA DEVOTED TO Information For Visitors i WNC C.n SA W Pioneers - In Music By CHRISTINE M. BAERMANN Pioneering days aren't gone in Western North Carolina. At least one pioneer is left In the person of James Christian Pfohl, founder and conductor of the only out-door cen ter in the south for the teaching and performance of the world's greatest classical music. The Brevard Music Festival, 3 week series of concerts by full symphony orchestra, chorus and soloists, has recently closed its 18th successful season. It also ended the 8-week Transylvania Summer Music Camp for teen agers. These projects often go almost unnoticed in their home mountains but have won acclaim in national magazines like Newsweek and in ternational newspapers like the New York Times. Mastermind of this nucleus of culture in our midst is "Jim" Pfohl, whom I interviewed a few days ago shortly before he left Brevard for his winter-time duties as conductor of the Charlotte and Jacksonville symphony orchestras. Dynamic Mr. Pfohl talked to me in his rustic cabin-office a few feet from waterfall, lake and woods, but complete with.files, typewriters and efficient secretary, For this man must not only be a musician?or chestra conductor, organist and director of faculty?but also man ager and business man. "Years ago, before I started this camp, I knew just one thing?mu sic!" Pfohl told me. "But I have long since learned to make plank and decisions on large-scale pro jects in plumbing, sewers, kitchens, construction, maintenance, or the hiring of faculty. I have been a caretaker and a swimming coach." For the first time this fall, however the Festival Association Is employ ing an executive secretary, John Eversman, to relieve their conduc tor of some of the hundreds of de tails to be considered in housing educating and entertaining some 200 campers and 100 faculty arid staff each summer. In addition there is the tremendous Job of or ganizing and producing the top notch concerts, to which people come from ail over the United MfltPS, ... Pu!!pose of hls camp? pfohl said to give the young people of the south the best possible opportunity to a sincere approach to music" He claims to (and from all signs succeeds in) avoiding Veneer and commercialism. He says that he reels the camp succeeds most by establishing a close relationship be tween student and faculty, not only through the medium of music, but also with sports, good times and living in the out-of-doors. The camp is the realization of a dream he had in his oWn student days at.National Music Camp, In terlocked , Mich. He Started his summer camp on college campuses During World War II while on va cation in Brevard, he and Mrs Pfohl stumbled upon an old aban Camp' weed and melancholy. But there was a big, open-shed gymnasium which sC?It SeZl?0r b0th concerts "d sports. Thlre was a lake, and there were enough buildings to house students, and so the camD started with 80 students 1 as a business venture. thf/ ^?f?Urth year> PfohI talked JpIi bus,ne?s and an educational Wea, j0 not mJx. thflt u the ^ were to remain a music camp it would have to become a non-profit corporation. Only then could it de lifir. ,8 reaUty of nati<>nal sig nificance. In an exciting and har rowing 30 days, Pfohl raised enough money from donations and his own financing to buy out his option" ?" thC V6Fy 'aSt day of his an^Vh?.ye,arS Went on' lhe Cflmp and Festival grew and managed to Pay for themselves, but the origin al mortgage was not reduced. It was only 3 years ago. following a colorful appearance by both Mr and Mrs. Pfohl before the State Legislature. ("I really learned pol itics that day," said Pfohl) that money was granted by the State to Pay off the original debt. Today Pfohl says the Founda tion's greater need is for more scholarships and, of course, more basic capital. "So many potentially fine musicians come from low-in come families. We try to take as many of these talented youngsters as we can. We keep the tuition be low our own costs, but there is still need for student financing." As I left, h? said to me, "We here in Transylvania give our stu-' dents a 'musical pill,- and it takes I effect through their whole lives." I felt that this year's Brevard sea-1 son may be over, but that some thing big was just beginning. Chimpanzees are regarded as the smartest of the apes says the Na tional Geographic Society. 5*2". 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And here is one that is just a little dif ferent, and the lane nears the top of the hill, shaded by the tall - ' i maple, in the Max Patch section of Haywood, one of the many favorite spots for thdse who like varied scenery. (Mountaineer Photo). . My Favorite Stories By CARL GOEI^CH Down on the coast, in the county of Carteret, is the quiet, peaceful little hamlet of Sea Level. It is located on Core Sound and is a favorite spot for fishermen in the summertime and hunters during the winter months. Before acquiring the name of Sea Level, incidentally, the place was known as Wit. Mr. Waldron Baily, now living in Aurora, told us recently of a church episode that happened in Wit and that caused the people of the little community considerable concern. It all took place a number of years ago. The people of Wit erect ed a church-house near the shore at an exposed point on Core Sound. At this particular place the pre vailing winds were very strong, es pecially during the summer season. In designing the little building?or rather in locating it?the builders forgot all about the winds; ^hey placed the entrance to the struc ture on the southwest side of the church. Nobody thoughl anything about it until a few Sundays after the first services had been held in the new building. It was a fair Sunday In March, and the Southwest wind was blowing half a gale. As the church hour arrived, people began began to assemble for worship. All went well until the ladies of the flock started rounding the corner of the edifice and had their long and voluminous skirts whip ped by the stiff breeze. Condi tions became even worse as they walked up the two or three steps that led up to the entrance. When the women?with blushing faces?finally got inside the church, they gave sighs of relief and thanks, but they made a solemn vow that never again would they attend ser vices when there was a high wind blowing. And they kept that vow, too. For some time the preacher was puzzled over the startling drop in attendance on certain Sundays. And then one of his parishioners, who was half blind and could see only a very short distance, told him what was the matter. "It's the wind and the skirts," he informed the pastor. The latter was inwardly troubl ed, and mediated for some time upon the problem. Finally he had a conference with some of the brethren to see whether something couldn't be done about the propo sition. The conferees sat and thought, and at last one of them announced: "I've got it!" The others looked at him expec tantly. "Tell the women to sew net-leads in the bottom of their skirts," he proclaimed triumphantly. "Then the wind won't bother them none." The men looked at one another and nodded in solemn agreement. They went home and- told their wives, and their wives told the other women of the congregation, and there was an immediate run upon net-leads. The following Sunday the wind was strong once more, but the women turned out in large num bers. Confident of the effective ness of the precautions they had taken, they marched firmly in the direction of the church. They rounded the entrance corner. The wind whipped their skirts vigor ously, but the skirts stayed down. The preacher, who was standing outsid/ with some of the men, watched proceedings with a satis fied smile. So did the man who had suggested the idea. But, judging from the expres sions upon the faces of some of the ladies after they had gained ad mittance into the church, every thing was not well. They sat with stern and somewhat tense faces, and occasionally one of them would reach forward* and rub her legs tenderly. The explanation came out short ly after services broke yp. The strong wind, blowing the leaded skirts against the women's legs, had inflicted painful bruises upon tender shins and calves. The ladles once more deicded that the church was no place for them on a windy Sunday, so they told their husbands in no uncertain fashion that when the wind blew, they'd stay home. Once more the attendance drop ped seriously, and once more the preacher was downcast, for he lik ed not to preach to empty benches. There was only one thing to do, and that was to call another con ference of the- leaders. The man who had suggested the leads was present, but he had run out of ideas, and could only shake his head disconsolately when call ed upon for another suggestion. But just before the conference was about to break up, an elderly gentleman raised his hand and said: "Parson, I believe I've got an idea that'll work." "What is it?" asked the preacher. "Well, it's like this. We'll Just swap ends." "What do you mean ? swap ends?" inquired one of the other men. "Swap ends of the church," ex plained the inventive genius. "We'll board up the side to wind ward and move the pulpit over ot that side. And we'll cut a new door on the leeward side ot the build in?." It was agreed that this was a most Solomon-like suggestion, and the conferees with one accord de rided to adopt it. So the windward side of the church was boardded up, and a door was cut through the leeward side, and the following Sunday, when the women?somewhat dub iously?approached the structure, everything went well, and every body was satisfied except a few male members of the congregation who were inclined to grumble over the fact that there are some people in this world who are always med dling with things that should be left alone. Want Ada bring quick results HOWELL'S ESSO SERVICE (?sso) MAI ft tlra - Batteries - Accessories EXPERT LUBRICATION WASHING - WAXING DIAL GL 6-9195 and DUNCAN HINES * y Recommended THE LODGE Viennese - American Cuisine We Cater to Parties, Clubs and Special Groups DIAL GL 6-6056 FOR RESERVATIONS All Outaide Rooms With Private Baths Bookmobile Schedule Sept. 4 L. 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