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Page 3, THE PILOT The North Carolina Little Symphony Introducing,.. Ana Rojas Little Symphony G-W Students Set Performance Several foreign students attending Gardner-Webb are alone in that they are the only students on campus from their native country. Even with this disadvan tage, they have managed to adjust to life in America and at Gardner-Webb without having the companionship of classmates from' their country. One such person is Ana Maria Rojas, a senior soci ology major from Bolivia. Ana Maria came to Gard ner-Webb from Wingate Junior College. At Wingate, she liked the friendly en vironment and the one-to- one student-faculty relation ship and decided to attend a similar college to complete her senior college studies. When asked how she felt about being in the United States during its Bicenten nial celebration, Ana Maria replied, “I think being in the U.S. this special year is a privilege.” She went further to say, “I think it is amaz ing that a country can grow to be so powerful in just 200 years. The United States certainly is a country of hard working people. I’m glad to be here this year to leam more about U.S. history.” As far as Ana Maria can tell, the main differences be tween Bolivians and Ameri cans are in the customs and traditions. She points put that in Bolivia the “young people are very dependent on their families until they are at least 21. Parents tell their children to enjoy their youth because they will have many years afterward in which to work.” One of the things Ana Maria likes best about America is its beaches. “There are no beaches in Bolivia because they were Thanks to a relatively new program offered by the Army, students at Gardner- Webb can become second lieutenants in the United States Army after only two years of Army ROTC in stead of the customary four years. Students who qualify at tend a six-week ROTC basic destroyed in wars with neighboring countries. ’ ’ Ana Maria would like to stay in the United States and go to graduate school after leaving Gardner-Webb. After completing her educa tion, she plans to find a job as a social worker. camp at Fort Knox, Ky. after their sophomore year and, then complete the ROTC advanced course dur ing their junior and senior years. The basic camp quali fies the student for the ad vanced course. The program, known as the Two-Year Army ROTC Program, is designed pri marily for community and junior college graduates however students of four- year colleges who did not take ROTC during their first two years may participate. Gardner-Webb students who attend basic camp may complete the advanced course through a cross-en rollment agreement with Davidson College. Interested students may apply for one of the three basic camp cycles planned for this summer. The first cycle wiU be from May 28 to July 8. The second cycle will be from June 11 to July 22. The third cycle will be from July 16 to August 26. The deadline for applica tions will be March 15 for the first cycle, April 1 for Choral groups of Gardner- Webb will perform with the North Carolina Little Sym phony, Thursday, March 4. Sponsored by the Distin guished Artist Series, the annual concert will be held in Boiling Springs Baptist Church beginning at 8:15 p.m. Highlighting the program will be two choral works, “Frostiana” by Randall Thompson and “Mass” by Stravinsky. The vocalists are being prepared by Dr. Jerry Hill, conductor of the choral ensemble, and Dr. Phil Perrin, conductor of the chamber chorus; and through the College Chorus. Soloists for the evening are sopranos Carmen Chris topher and Carolyn Wallace, alto Teresa Waters, tenors Brooks Walker and Rick Webb, and bass Shannon Wiles. The North Carolina Sym phony, the state’s profes sional orchestra which per forms some 250 concerts an nually, will open the pro gram with “Concerto in E- flat Major” by Stravinsky, a work entitled “Dumbarton Oaks.” Other program selec tions are Mozart’s “Sym phony No. 38” (“Prague”) and Manuel de Falla’s ballet suite “El Amor Brujo.” The Symphony is under the direction of John Gos ling. This is Mr. Gosling’s fourth year as the artistic' director and conductor of the state-wide ensemble. Among his many ap- the second cycle and April 15 for the third cycle—the earlier the apphcation the better, however. Women may attend the second cycle and should submit applica tions by March 1. Attendees will receive ap proximately $542 for the six- week basic camp plus travel pay and subsequently in the advanced course, $100 per academic month. In addi tion, while in basic camp, students may compete for Two-Year ROTC Scholar ships which wiU be awarded to approximately one of each 23 students. These scholar ships cover tuition, fees, books, and equipment, plus the $100 per month each ad vanced course student re ceives. To qualify for the basic camp, a student must be a rising junior in good stand ing, be physically and men tally qualified, be of good moral character, and be at least 17 years of age but not over 26 years of age. Interested students should contact the ROTC Department at Davidson College for further details. pearances have been the San Francisco Chamber Orches tra, the Buffalo Philhar- monici and the Claremont Music Festival Orchestra in Los Angeles. In addition, he is the founder of “Music from Bear Valley,” a successful summer festival held in Cali fornia’s High Sierras. During last month, Mr. Gosling traveled to two of Norway’s largest orches tras. After being very highly acclaimed, he was asked to return to Norway sometime in the future. As one of his activities for the rest of this year. Gosling plans a debut in South America with the Vene zuelan orchestra. The North Carolina Sym phony began in 1932 due to the enthusiasm of Lamar Stringfield, a Pulitzer-Prize winning composer and flu tist who wanted to establish a professional orchestra in his native. During this year, a group of North Carolinians met to discuss a plan to advance quality music in the state and to improve the musical opportunities for aspiring Tar Heel musicians. A sym phony society was organized to sponsor the “North Caro lina State Symphony.” Thus, Strin^eld was se lected as the first conductor and Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt was the first president, and the plans gained momen tum. The first concert was on May 14, 1932, in HiU Hall at UNC-Chapel Hill. Forty- eight volunteer musicians performed, coming from 16 communities. Since the beginning of the Symphony, monetary ac cumulation has been sporadic. From 1932 to 1943, the Society wavered and al most died from lack of mone tary support. However, monies were finally gathered and the Symphony began to grow and improve. In the 43 seasons since the founding, the North Caro lina Symphony has grown into a 70-member profes sional orchestra performing 200 concerts per season, op erating on an annual budget of more than $1 million. The popular support necessary for this growth is the result of the Symphony’s proven philosophy of “taking the music to the people.” Spring Break March 6-14 DID YOU KNOW? ARMY ROTC IS NOW AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT GARDNER-WEBB COLLEGE -SCHOLARSHIPS -LEARN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT -COURSE CREDIT JR. AND SR. YEARS -CASH PAYMENTS OF $100 PER MONTH DURING JR. AND SR. YEARS FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: CAPTAIN JERRY FLANNIGAN DAVIDSON COLLEGE ROTC DEPARTMENT POST OFFICE BOX 368 DAVIDSON, N.C. 28036 or CALL COLLECT 892-8021, Ext. 336/337 Ana Maria Rojas Army Offers New Program
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