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Pa 3 ft Four December 8, 1950 Jacobowskys Met At Juilliard, Encourage Music Appreciation By Jane Watson Mr. J;icobowsky hcKan sandpaper- in;; a cello bridge with tbe explan ation that it made tbe strings too tight :uid lie conld fix it in ten ininntes instead of sending it back to tbe factory for two weeks. Over the scratching noise he began to talk tiboiit his object in corning t'/ S.iletn. It was a story that began in his birthplace, New York City, al>out fourteen years ago when he was eight years old. His parents had j taken him to see Jascha Heifitz | perform in Carnegie Hall. When I they got home, he calmly announc ed, “Mom, 1 wantia study fiddle.” | “Mom”, having studied music for some time herself, was jileased with his interest. The interest continued and Mr. Jacobowsk)' entered Jnil- liard School of Music. I The army interfered, bnt he re turned to finish and, incidentally, ^ to meet Mrs. Jacobowsky. During this time be gave (irivate lessons and [licked up odd jobs to augment his “sixty-five bucks for subsis tence”. These odd jobs were often in orchestras which (ilayed the ' music for b r o a d w :i y shows in their [ire-rehearsal days for their backers to hear. Two such in which he [ilayed were for “Kiss Me, Kate” and “Allegro”. lie w:is also first violinist of the American String Quartet and did fretpient radio work. One of his greatest ex[ieriences at Julliard w;ts working under the conductors, I'ritz Reiner and Kousevitskja Mr. and Mrs. Jacobowsky both attended Teticbers’ College of Co- lumbiti University. They were mar ried after their graduation in 1949. Mr. Jticobowsky said that he beg:m playing the violin just for ftm, but when he was sixteen he I I 4 Our Wishes To You k M $ & May All The Blessings ofi ? ^ 5 Christmas Be Yours. | ^ I I WELFARE’S | I DRUG STORE i ¥ f decided to teach. He’s not inter ested in making virtuosos or musi cal geniuses of each student, be- ctiuse at Salem he teaches persons who, for the most part, play for interest and enjoyment. If such [lersons learn to play well, it stim ulates a growing interest in good music in a community thereby in creasing the demand for musicians. This in turn allows more people to turn to music as a full-time pro fession and raises the standard of local performances. Another result would be growth of chamber music and pymphonia grou[) creating what Mr. Jocabow- sky describes as a “constant flow’ of music”. Mr. Jacobowsky leaned forward and spoke earnestly, “It is through this exposure that [teople really learn to use their imaginations”. Before I left Mr. Jacobowsky cautioned me to let Mrs. Jacobow sky read and [tass on everything he had said before it w:is published. f.ater I stood outside Mrs. Jacob- owsky’s office and watched her teach a pupil how to pronounce words, and the way she did Children’s Literature On Display By Betty Gwen Beck Just inside the entrance of the library is found Mary Duke Trent’s collection of children’s books. The History of the Hom-Book by Andrew W. Tuer is an edition with colored vinnettes on titles, a great number of illustrations, re productions of illustrations from old books, photographs of old horn books, and seven actual snecimens of horn-books and battle-clores. Along with the illustrated The Wind in the Willows bv Kenneth Grahame. and Kate Greenaway bv M. H. Snielmann, I noticed one of A. A, Milne’s favorites with child ren—Winnie the Pooh. This edi tion of the widely read book was published in 1926 on Jananese vel lum and is limited to 20 numbered and signed copies of which this is number 13. Most children mav not be f-imi- liar with the name Charles Dodson or even Lewis Carroll, but there are very few who ha-ire rnt rood and possibly re-read his Alice’s Ad ventures in Wondorland and Thro ugh the Looking Glass. However, the copy of Through the Looking Glass, now found in the library, is valuable, not only because of the reading contents or the illustrations done by John Tenniel, but also be cause it is covered in green levant morocco with inlaid and blind tooled figures of Humnty Dumpty, the Walrus, etc. The collection also contains an autographed copy (Continued on page seven) it even looked easy. When she finished, she took time out for a cigarette and to tell me her side of the story. She, too, was born in New York—Brooklyn. She became interested in music in high school just because she liked to sing. One of her most memorable moments at Juilliard came after when the choral group was asked to sing Mozart’s Re quiem on an NBC memorial service the day of President Roosevelt’s death. Tncidentially, she wasn’t inter ested in what Mr. Jacobowsky had said in the earlier interview. She “trusted implicitly in his judgment”. MORRISETTES DEPT. STORE 4th & Trade O’Hanlon’s Drug Store OLDEST BEST KNOWN SANDWICHES WAFFLES BOB’S KITCHEN 400 S. Main Plate Lunch Home Made Pies Ice Cream I'M 'M M 'H' mm A Complete Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service HOME LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING ‘We Specialize in Evening Dresses’ 1422 S. MAIN ST. PHONE 2-4212 - 2-5512 I i'llBIIIII Clara Asks Yultide Questions; Gives Varied Gift Suggestions By Clara Justice “The time has come, old Santa says, to talk of Christmas joys—- of gifts for brother, mom, and pop, for relatives and the boys.” ^ Yes, the time has come to begin! thinking about Christmas shopping, and the questions have already started buzzing—“What do you want me to give you”, or “What in the world am I gonna give Joe? He has everything. Just wish I could think of something different,” | Everyone seems to welcome a feW| suggestions now and then es pecially if you have given ties and slips for too many Christmases. | The first thing we think about' at Christmas is Santa Claus! Don t have to buy him a gift—dear old man—he forks out to us. The next best thing is Mom and Dad. I Mothers always seem to have everything they need. Maybe she would like to have an electric blanket—or perhaps one of those new electric sleeping pads—that cover the top of the mattress. An ahvays welcome household article is a card table. The steel or al uminum ones with plastic tops are very pretty, and more than reason able when it comes to price range. Perhaps she needs some dessert plates. There are so many pretty ones now. She might like especi ally the ones with the different fruits in the center of each one. The colors are beautiful. If she happens to have a bare wall some where in the house you probably would like to give her some prints. You can find lovely handpainted ones framed in mahogany or maple. When it comes to the fathers, the trouble starts. Men are always such problems. (In every sense of the word, but especially when it comes to buying gifts for them.) Most fathers like to read so it might be a good idea to look at the best-seller list and see if there is something there which might in terest him. Either Dad or Uncle John would probably welcome golf balls if they are golfers. Those knitted covers for the wood clubs might come in handy too. The sportsman will always welcome a new rod and reel, or maybe a hunt ing shirt! And I feel sure there isn’t a man alive who wouldn’t love to put his feet in a pair of those wool-lined bedroom slippers and dream awhile by the fire about that last covey he flushed. A cigarette lighter for his office desk probably would destroy the “match- fumbling” habit men so often have. If he travels, the little fitted cases .which hold shoe-horns, nail clip pers, pocket knives and clothes- brushes, will make a nice gift for him. Children are always the easiest to please at Christmas time. There are so many adorable things. I do believe adults buy many of the toys just to play with themselves. Have you seen the roly-poly clowns with a music box concealed in their fuzzy heads ? Any child would love one. The new illustrated records for children make nice gifts—and they last because they are non-breakable. One of the favorites is Balloon Bear, which is a teddy bear that blows up a bal loon with just a little help from his master. But children are easy to shop for—No suggestions needed there. The real problem comes when we get to “That Boy”. Of course there are always cashmere sweaters and argyle socks—and what man would want more ? , But in case you need variety maybe there are other things he might like to have. If he is a music lover, he always wants more music. If he’s the classical lover is there anything more beautiful for him than the “Tristan and Isolde Album” or the (Continued on page six) BRODT-SEPARK MUSIC CO. 620 West Fourth St. Phone 3-2241 Music of All Publishers / / i fNfan is here again... laden with Imaginative Gifts LAZY SUSANS Frilly slippers of black elastic lace in quilted satin case $5 1 GIFT TOILETRIES Decorative packages by Hattie Carnegie and Henri Bendel. From $3 Vogue selected Gifts, teen in November \Sth issue, are ours alone They will like them better in MONTALDO S gift wrapping . . . no extra charge \ Hr
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