A STUBjENT publication of p^O^tA MACDONALD COLLEGE
Volunle No. 9
Flora Macdonald College, January, 1961
No. 5
February 7-9
C A Theme, Being Rather Than Seeming, To Be Emphasized
Concert Lecture Series Presents MissFlissler
On January 10, Miss Eileen
Flissler, seoand perfoTimer in
PloTia Macdonald’s artist series
of 1960-61, was presenited in a
concert in the college.auditorium.
Miss Flissler is well on her way
to beooming THE Amierican Wo
man pianist, a role that unHil
now hias been vaaan't in the
American ooncent field.
TMs noted pianist was hailed
as a prodigy at t!he age of ndiie,
when she won itihie GoJd Medal
awandied by New York Music
Wieek Assooiaition oonitest. Bonn in
Niew York City, she b^an to
play Uie piano at the age of
three. Her parents, though not
pnofessdooal musicians, loved mu
sic axud encouraged Eileen in her
lovie musac. SIhe was educated
in New York Schools, and situdied
piano with ithe late Dr. Isabella
Vengerova. Upon gnaduatton from
High SchooJl aft the age of four
teen, Miss Flissler was aiwainded
a schiolarslhip to the CJurtas In-
sti'tute of Music in Ffeiladielplhia,
and received a Bachelor of Music
degriee when i^he graduated.
She wias one of ihe most prom
inent miemtoerB of ithe “fabulous
Curtis class” that isent out into
the music world such talents ais
Leonard iBemstein, Walter Hien-
dl, Lukas Foss, Jacob Laiteiner,
Seymour Lipkrin, and ithe brilli
ant young American violinist A-
aron Rosand, to wtam Miss Flis
sler is miasnied.
Her finst major orchestral enr
gagemient was at the age of
universities Ithroughouit the coun
try For VOX mecords she and her
husband, Mr. Rosand, have re
corded Bralhims ■soniatas for viol
in and piano, nog. 1 and 2. Her
pnogriam included music by Bee-
ihoven, Cihopin, Debussy, aind Ra
vel.
We know that all our readers
were greatly thrdHed by Miss
Fliissler’s playing and would like
an insight into her personality
beylond 'that of biographical facts
Miss Flissler is an endhanitiihg
person to talk to. She has a
ineat amount of dry wit and ek
presses herself in very colorful
langluage.
She peaMy began her public
music caireer lat thie age of five
wlhen she served as a fiM-in-^ar-
tiisit at radio station WOR in New
York. She quickly explained that
a fill-in artist was one who siat
around tihe station all day and
when a show ran a little
short she ran to the piano
and played a song or two. Her
first tour was a trip from New
Yoffk to New Jersey lait the age
of nine. During her studies at
Curtis she was sent on a num
ber of tours tlhat were to get her
expenienae. The fee the Institute
paid her was $5.00, and this
money was »bo be used to get
her hair fixed.
I Speaking of touring we asked
Miss FMssiler what wias her favo
rite country in Europe. Immedi-
atetly she replied it was not It
aly, tout ithat :al the others were
eighteen, with the Philadeliwa vranderful. One week she was in
Orchestra under the direction of
'Pierre Mwiiteux. Since then Miss
Flissler has toured the United
States extensively, has had twoi
European tours and two trips
around the world. She has just
recently -returned from a two
monith tour of ithe Far East as
soTiodst with Thomas Scherman
and (the Little Orchestra Society.
She appeaned in Bombay and
Madras in India; Colombo, Cey
lon; Saigon, Viet-Nam;^ Hong
Kong; Taipei, Fonnoisa; Seoul,
Korea; and fourteen cities in
Japan; including tWo sensational
performainoeis in Hibiya H^ in
Tokyo; and a iradio broadcast and
television api^earEttice in Tokyo.
In Formosa she recorded two
priogramls for the Voice of Ameri
ca. She has beten invited badt for
a sdio riecital series throfughout
the Bast, and plans t» re
turn ait the end of this season.
Miiss Flissler’s reoordings for
the 'Book of thie ManKh Oub are
in over a mffioji homes and
Paris without a concert. “I had
more fun, just iitimning airound
and getting sprayed with per-
fumie.” We asked her if Eiu'ope
was as exditinig las she had al^
ways dneaims and said, “Yes, it
is exciting because it isn’t Amer
ica.” We asked Mass Flisder if
she ithouglht that travel toureaus
and steamship liiries glamorize
Europe too much. She made a
statement which we feel applies
not orily to travel but to all
of Bfie. “You know, however you
pioturie la country, then 'that is
the way it api>ears to you when
you see it.” Japan is perhaps
one of her moist favorite ooun-
tries in the world. She was schie-
duiled to make her third tour of
that country last spring but had
to cancel it because of the lanti-
American feeling very evident
there.
We asked iMiss Flssler what
her hobby was and she said she
had so irruany but her (three favo-
uite ones were palintinig, stamp
ooltecting, and m>ck collecting.
She enjoys‘painting in oils. She
has been collecting stamps for
about ten years. Her favorite
stamps lare mulsic and art stamps
alsoi she 'likes French stamps'.
“Krianoe just got a new six color
press and 'if you think their
stamps were jazzy bef'Ore, watch
now.” Her rocks are actually big,
beautiful preckwls stomes that she
has collected from all over the
woirld. Most of these she has had
mounted.
(Continued on Page 4)
Dr. Ernest Lee Sloffel To Be
Spiritual Enrichmen! Week Speaker
Every year at Flora Macdon
ald during the first week in Febr-
ua^ Spiritual Enrichment Week
is held; this should be a time of
true spiritual enrichment. Spirit
ual Enrichment Week wiU be held
February 7-9, 'and th'e thieme for
the week is “Bedng Rather Than
Seeming.” Romans 12 (PhiUips’
transliailiion) is the special empha
sis scripture. The theme i»em is
“Sermons We See” by Edgar A.
Gkiest, lanid the theme hymn is
“ God of Gnaice and God of
Glory.” ThSig is a itflieme iwhidh
challenges us to really live what
we profess, mot to just seeroi to
be 'Ohrisitialns. It is a theme
which shouM make us 'aware of
ourselves, lamd tihe iimipacit of our
influenoe upon cjtheris.
Dr. ESmest iJee Stoffel, pastor
Training School (now Presbyter
ian School of Christian Educa
tion) in Richmond, Virginia. Mrs.
Stoffel lailso taught at Assembly’s
Training Schjool for a period of
time. Theme are twio sons and two
daughters in the Stoffel house
hold.
The schedule for the week’s
evenlts has been worked out.
Morning watdh will be held in
the parlors each morndng frOjtn
7:15 a.m. — 7:30 ia.m., February
7-9. Classes wdU begin at 8:00
a.m. and chapel wiE bie from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Each day, Tuesdlay throu^
Ttarsd'ay, Dr. Stoffel wMl be a-
vadlaiblle from 11:00 a.m. — 12:30
p.m. for individual conferences
witih students. On Tuesday, Fdjr-
of the Fir^ Presbyteri'an Church j
Chiaxlctbbe, N C. lis to be the spea
ker for ithe wleek; Dr. Stoffel is
a gjraduiate of Union Theological
Semiinary in RiicihinMnd, Viiiginia,
whene he (received his bachelor’s
degrefd and master’s and doctor’s
degrees in Uieoiogy. Dr. StolfiEel
also had an insfcruotoriship at
Onion Theologicial Seminary teadh
ing G®eek a(nd itJie New Testa
ment. Dr. St0(ffel has had form
er pastorates at the Maxton
North Carolina Presbyterian
Church andl alt the First Presby-
teaniain Churidh, Flonemce, Alabam-
a. He was an exchange pastor to
Sit. Paiul’'s Newingifcon in Edin
burgh, Scotland. While in, Scot
land he studied at New College
in the University 'of Edinbungh.
Dr. Stoffel is a vtery inspiring
speaker. He is also the author
of a book, His Kingdom Is For
ever, which is about the meaning
of cLMzenship in the Kingdom of
Gojd.
'Mrs. Stoffel, tthfe former Betty
WilMams, is well-known as the
author lof la collection of poems.
Moments of Eternity. She is a
graduate of Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia, and received
her M. A. degree at Assembly’s
al tea lin the parlor from 2:30 tio)
3:30 p.m. At this fene sfcudente
can become 'better acquiainCed
with Dr. StoffeJ. Vespers will be
held lin the rotunda immediately
after dinner from 6:30 to 7:30 p.-
m.; aftter vespers, discussion
groups will be held. Dr. Stoiffel
wiM circulate among the various
discuasiloini ,groups led by students
Waitkins Hall and the prayer
chapel will be set laside eacii
night from 10:30 — 11:00 p.m.
for silent mieddtaitions
On February 8-9 Dr. Stoffiel
will be available from 2:00 —
4:00 p.mi. to talk to anyone who
wishes to confer with hlim. Ves
pers wiH be from 6:30 — 7:30
p. m. fioillowed b y discussion
groups. On February 8 at 7:30
p.m. the faculty will be giving
a tfea for Dr. StofM.
Vespers will be held February
9, at 6:30 p.m. in the audiitorium
After vespers, a Communion
service will formally dose Spirit
ual Enrichment Wleek. The thieme
“Being Rather Than Seeming”
will be re-emphasized throughout
the year. The C. A. will conduct
chapel on this thieme on Febr
uary 28.
Miss Eileen Flissler chats with FMC music Majors
Capsule Day: February 14
Capsule Day, sponsored iby the and gives small farvors. The feel-
Christian Association, will be held j[jg q£ mystery ds as strong as
Febmary 14. Capsule Day, a appreciation for
tradition at Klora Macdonald, is
designed to propiote closeness ™ frtendstop.
among the studiente, faculty, and of "Ui® dis-
administraitiioin. This day gives covery of one’s capsule climaxes
one a chance to express his or | the excitement. A party will be
her friendship to another. On tr>iS|heId in .the rotU(nidia at 10:15, re
day each stjident’s name is plac-j fnesibimients will be served and
ed in a capsule (and drawn, entertainment wilil be provided.
Throughout tbe day ooe receives [aU oonie!