Guilpjrdian
Burris to Give Dr. Vicky's
Memorial Concert
BY DAVE OWENS
A lieder recital will be
presented at 4 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 26, in Sternberger Audit
orium at Guilford College to
honor the life and memory of
Dr. J. Curt Victorius, professor
of economics at Guilford
College from 1940 until 1964.
The program of German
songs will be performed by
Greensboro soprano Marilyn
Burris and pianist Wilton
Mason, professor of music at
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. The public is
invited free of charge.
Ms. Burris, accompanied by
Dr. Mason, will perform songs
of Ludwig von Beethoven,
Franz Schubert, Robert
Schumann, Hugo Wolf and
Richard Strauss.
Ms. Burris' major oratorio
roles are from "Messiah,"
"Creation," "Elijah," Bach's
"Magnificat," Schubert's
"Mass in G," Brahms'
"Requiem" and Saint-Saens'
"Christmas Oratorio."
Senate Activities
Get Underway
BY MARK SEIBER
The 1976-77 Community
Senate is off to an energetic
start on what promises to be a
productive year. Under the
leadership of John Janney ICS
President), Ellen Pollock (VP),
and Amie Williams (Secretary),
elections have been held; the
senators have "taken office";
and meetings are underway.
The Senate is the forum
through which the Guilford
community students,
faculty, and administration
alike comes together in
making decisions and policies
for the welfare of the college.
The senators have several
basic duties: to attend weekly
meetings and to represent their
constituents in voting, voicing
Formerly a teacher of voice
at Guilford College, Greensboro
College and UNC-Chapel Hill,
Ms. Burris now has a private
voice studio in Greensboro.
The late Curt Victorius was
born to wealthy Jewish parents
in 1895 in Graudenz, Germany.
He was not raised in the Jewish
faith, but was nurtured in a
non-sectarian milieu that
stressed educational, musical
and humanitarian values. From
his earliest days he studied
music and became an accomp
lished cellist while still very
young.
With the rise of anti-
Semitism in the 1930's he joined
the confessional church and
spoke out against the increase
of intolerance in Germany. In
1938 he was forced out of his
position and escaped to the
United States.
Dr. and Mrs. Victorius
became active members of New
Garden Friends Meeting, where
they were often heard speaking
against the kind of intoler
ance and racism which drove
concerns, and raising
questions. Since the senators
are indeed representatives, they
should be made use of. The
Community Senate is more or
less stifled without input by all
members of the Guilford
College community. Don't
hesitate to participate! All
meetings are open to the public.
They are held each Wednesday
evening at 7:30 in the confer
ence room, on the second floor
of Founders Hall.
At this point in the year,
Senate activities revolve,
primarily, around the selection
and election of students to
various campus-wide com
mittees. Thes committees,
such as the Athletic, Dana
Scholarship, Food, Admissions,
them from their native land.
A man of many talents and
accomplishments, Dr. Victorius
also was known as a person
of energy, discipline, and
strong opinions. He is
described as a man who loved
his family, his adopted country
and the ideas of truth and
honor on which his life was
built.
"Dr. Vicky" loved beautiful
music, particularly the great
music of the land in which he
was born.
Once, after hearing Marilyn
Burris sing a group of German
lieder on a recital at Guilford
College, he embraced her and
said, in his still heavily-accented
English, "Marilyn, you are a
born lieder singer."
Ms. Burris replied, "Then I
shall sing a lieder recital just for
you."
The Sept. 26 recital is to be
given in appreciation for the
musical contributions of Curt
Victorius to the Greensboro
Community.
and Curriculum committees,
cannot function represent
atively without the suggestions
and work of both the faculty
and students. Details on these
and other student-faculty
committees can be obtained
from the senators or from the
Community Senate office in
Founders.
. If you have any questions
concerning Senate activities or
would like to voice a particular
concern, contact your senator.
The senators for the 1976-77
year are:
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Dr. Victorious in 1945 when the "Quaker
was dedicated to "Dr. Vicky".
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EU.EN POLLOCK
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AMie WIULIAHS
Fire
in Bryan
A minor fire disturbed the
early Sunday morning calm in
Bryan Hall this past week-end.
Caused by a popcorn popper
in Suite D3l, the 6 a.m. fire
was extinguished with the help
of Rob Martin, off-duty campus
security guard.
Although the Fire De
partment came, most of the
damage to a desk and books
was already done and the fire
out. The firemen set up fans to
draw out the smoke and de
parted, leaving Bryan still
standing for another exciting
week-end.
HEY
The Guilfordian welcomes anybody and
everybody who wants to contribute;
their time, energy, and, of course, their
writing. Our work schedule is below.
All meetings are in the Publications
Suite, Founders 208.
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Tuesday night. 6:30-7:00 p.m.
If you have an idea you
want to write about or want
to write but can't come up
with an idea, come at this
time and we'll help you out.
Sunday night. 6:30 p.m.
Deadline for all articles.
Proofreading, headlines;
captions, etc.
Monday night. 6:30 p.m.
Lay-out! (With munchies)