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Volumn XLX
Salem College, Winston-Salem, N. C., Friday, October 31, 1969
Number 13
"An Evening Of Dance”
School Of Arts To Present
Tlick-Flack/ Tugitive Visions’
Dr. Mueller poses at his favorite place
Winson-Salem—Two new ballets
will be premiered at the North
Carolina School of the Arts when
the dance department presents “An
Evening of Dance’’ on Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and
on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7
and 8. Performances will be given
at 8:15 p.m. in the drama theater
at the School of the Arts. Seating
capacity is limited to 400. Reser
vations should be made by calling
the theater box office (784-7843)
bewtween 2 and 8 p.m., Monday
through Saturday. The box office
[Trustees Promote Dr. Mueller
To Professor Of Organ Position
At the Board of Trustees meeting
lyesterday, Dr. John S. Mueller was
[promoted from Assistant Professor
[to Professor of Organ in'the School
lof Music. Dr. Mueller received his
[Doctor of Musical Arts degree at
[Richard Fagan
T0 Perform
In Assembly
Boston University in August, 1969.
He earned a Bachelor of Music
degree at Obetlin and Master of
Music at the University of Michi
gan', arid has also studied at the
. Longy School of Music in Cam-
opens Thursday, Oct. 23. Admission
will be charged (adults, $2; stu
dents, $1).
The two new ballets are “Flic-
Flack,” choreographed by Duncan
Noble of the dance faculty, with
music by Benjamin Britten, and
“Fugitive Visions,” choreographed
by Job Sanders also of the dance
faculty, with music from “Visions
Fugitives” (Op. 22) by Serge Pro
kofiev.
Two other ballets by Sanders will
be included on the program. They
are “Impressions” and “Summer-
night.”
“Impressions” is based on seven
studies on themes by the artist Paul
Klee, wih music by Gunther Sch
uller. It was performed at the
School of the Arts in April, 1968.
This ballet is based on paintings by
the Norweigan artist, Edvard
Munch, with music by Arnold
Schoenberg. Both of the ballets
Highlighting the Assembly sched-
I ule next week is pianist Richard
I Fagan, who will play in Hanes
I Audiorium at 11 a.m., Wednesday,
I November 5.
Mr. Fagan, who lives in Albe-
[ marie, N. C., began his studies in
[at UNC-G and later entered the
I Eastman- School of Music in Ro-
Ichester, New York as a pupil of
I Jose Echaniz. He was awarded ^
[full scholarship to study with
[ MiecZylaw Munz at the Peabody
I Conservatory of "Music in Balti-
[more. His latest rpofessional stud-
[ ies were with the noted pianist
[Leon Fleisher.
Richard Fagan was one of the
[seven semi-finalists in the historic
11968 International Bach Compe-
f titions. Of his performance ^ of
I Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations critic
fGrant Johanessen said, “The teeh-
Inique stands out—there is sincerity
|.and simplicity in the unfolding of
I the' variations which I find most
I affecting.”
I Mr. Fagan’s program for Salem
[is selected from works he will per-
[form as a contestant in the Premier
I Gottschalk Competition in Deeem-
jber. 1969 marks the centenary of
[ this American composer’s death.
|. The, program includes the follow-
1 ing works:
I Louis Moreau Gottschalk—Bam-
baula
Mozart--2 Variations on “Unser
dummer Pobel meint”
I Chopin—Sonata in B minor. Opus 58
Allegro Maestoso
Molto Vivance
Largo
Presto, ma non tanto
I Erokofieff'— Suggestion diaboligue
Dr. Mueller joined the Salem
faculty in 1955, and the next year
Margaret Snodgrass left Randolph-
Macon and came to Salem as Mrs.
Mueller. Ip, 1960-61 he was granted
a year’s leave of absence to study
in Gern^any asi,a Fulbtight Scholar.
During,, the s'ummer of 1967, while
working on his doctorate, he was
organist and choir master at Har
vard University.
Dr. Mueller is a member of the
College Music Society, and head of
the division on organ in the Music
Teachers. National Association. He
has served as Dean of the Win
ston-Salem chapter of the Amer
ican Guild of Organists, and is
frequently asked to judge contests,
give recitals, play the harpsichord,
or just “give me an extra lesson
this week, please!”
In addition to his many duties at
Salem, he is the only organ pro
fessor at the School of the Arts,
and organist and choirmaster at
Reynolda Presbyterian Church,
bridge, Massachussetts.
The Home Economics Club is
selling Birthday Cakes again this
year. The cakes are $3 and come
complete with candles. Choices
are chocolate, white, or yellow
cakes with chocolate or white
icing. 'You may also choose bei-
tween a sheet or a layer cake.
To order your cake, contact
Betsy Parkinson (104 Gramley)
a week before you need the
cake. Cakes can be picked up
from Sissy Kincaid (304 Bitting)
an the decided date.
Shewmake, Swider, Mangum
Exhibit Art Works In FAC
By Karen Park
The Salemite extends sym
pathy to Dr. Mary Hill on the
death of her father.
Currently, three of the members of the Art De
partment are exhibiting some of their work in the
Fine Arts Center. Participating in the show are Ed
Shewmake, Anthony Swider, and William Mangum.
She-wmake is showing paintings in polymer and oils,
and one piece of wood sculpture. The wooden figure,
entitled “Woman,” is one of his best pieces in the
show. The shape is three-dimensional from the front
view, but becomes linear in the neck, waist, and legs
from the side view. This aspect makes an interesting
rhythm in the change of lines and shapes as the
viewer progresses around the figure. The patterns
fdrrried by the grains and colors of the wood are used
to emphasize and add interest to the shapes, especially
the rounded forms of the breast and elbows, calves,
.-and buttocks. Notable also is the treatment of the
head. The woman is facing up and sideways, sug
gesting a bit of motion in this frontal figure; the
planes of the face form an intriguing pattern.
Most of Shewmake’s paintings are of women, but
one of his best is of a man — “Charles Laughton.”
This picture is placed next to a blue “Moon Man” to
which it bears many resemblances. However, Charles
Laughton offers much more in its spontaneity and
suggestive power that gives him depth where the
Moon Man is shallow. The painting invites parti
cipation of the viewer by leaving much for the eyes
and mind' to interpret. A surprising dash of red on
the mouth and ears adds life to the cool greens and
downward-drooping lines of the face.
Shewmake’s colors sometimes get a bit muddy, even
dull, as in “Swim” and “Bat in a Bird Cage.” But
his use of color is quite effective in Charles Laugh
ton,” in “Singer,” and in a polymer “Woman” at the
The fifth ballet to be presented
on the evening of dance program is
“Fragments,” choreographed by
Pauline Koner, teacher of modern
dance at the School of the Arts.
It was premiered at the school last
summer and is a protest of war,
with music by Igor Stravinsky. The
ballet was made possible by a grant
from the National Endowment for
the Arts to Miss Koner for choreo
graphy.
Is The Pill
Out Of Date?
have been performed in Europe and
have received acclaim by dance
critics here and abroad.
end of the hall. The woman is devilish, with her
slanted eyes. The blues of the background and the
greens of her body enhance , the other-worldly atmos
phere. Color is especially notable in “Singer,” which
captures a feeling of moving light by the use of pure
colors and by the halo-like lines repeating the shape
of the singer’s head.
Anthony Swider has on exhibit eighteeen silk screen
prints. He is the Coordinator of Arts in the Winston-
Salem-Forsyth County Schools and so comes into
contact with the art work of children. This contact,
I think, is reflected in the childlike simplicity of many
of his designs, the subject matter, the exhuberance
of line, and the spontaneous quality of many of his
prints—“The End of Winter,” “Cold Morning,” “Print
HI,” and “Going Home.”
“The End of Winter” is interesting for its clear
colors and the textures produced by lines, dots, and
solid spaces. The rooster in “Cold Morning” has
lovely purple and orange feathers, created by lines
of color. The curving lines are echoed in the blue
moon, and become straight in the barn; all of this
activity is set off by a relatively solid green back
ground.
On a more sophisticated level is the “Just Man,”
which is appealing for its simplicity and subtlety in
both color and line. The “Just Man” is a composition
of curves: the head and shoulder complement each
other and variety is provided by the smaller, more
complex curves of the visage. A hint of light shows
through on the outline, heightening the effect of the
rhythm established by the curves of the facial fea
tures.
(Contlnuad on page 4)
DURHAM, N. H.(LIBERATION
News Service)—Under the headline
“It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s
Birth Control!!”, the AP sent out
a wire story about the proposal of
botany professor Richard W.
Schreiber for the sterilization of
all women in a given area by means
of an airborne virus. The pro
jected purpose was population con
trol.
In a two day symposium on popu
lation at the University of New
Hampshire, Dr. Schreiber, pro
claiming fears that man was “fatally
close to breeding himself out of
existence, reported that virologists
had told him that a virus to accom
plish the sterilization, and an anti
dote for it, could be developed in
three years.
He estimated the development
cost at $5 million.
Since an antidote would be avail
able, Dr. Schreiber maintained that
“nothing is actually changed” and
people could have as many children
as they wanted—after they made
the conscious decision to go in and
get the injection which would pro
vide the antidote.
The antidote would be geared to
last no more than six months, sio
that the woman would have to come
in for a new injection each time
she wanted a new child.
Dr. Schreiber did not discuss who
would be in charge of administer
ing the antidote, nor on what basis
the decision would be made to give
it out, if it would have to be paid
for, who would assume the costs,
how many times a woman could get
the antidote.
More important, he did not dis
cuss who would make the decision
of what areas would be sprayed
with the airborne virus, and whether
all the inhabitants of the area
would have to consent before it was
administered.
He did state that “no government
would dare to do it” —■ which is
probably true — no government
would dare to impose that on its
OWN population. But it is not so
clear at all that the U. S. Govern
ment would not dare to do that on
presumed “Viet Cong” areas of Viet
Nam, on black ghetto areas, on
guerrilla areas in Latin America,
etc.
And it is quite clear that if the
sterilization were imposed on an
unwilling population, the theoretical
availability of the antidote would
be virtually meaningless. Schreiber’s
virus is a concrete example of why
revolutionaries refer to plans for
birth control as a program to “kill
tomorrow’s guerrillas today”.