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Civic Music Association Presents
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Religion Club Hears
Mrs. Flora Freeman
The Raleigh Civic Music As
sociation will present the Cin
cinnati Symphony Orchestra on
November 7 in the Memorial
Auditorium.
Under the baton of Thor
Johnson, the eighty-five mem
ber organization of virtuoso
players will present one of its
hundred seasonly concerts.
In its eighth season the fifty-
six year old organization playec
seven concerts on tour. Since
that time the orchestra has not
missed a single season. One
thousand concerts in thirty-
five states have been presentee
since; tour concerts, high schoo
and young people’s series, spe
cial performances, and the reg
ular symphony subscription se
ries of twenty pairs of concerts.
Seven distinguished men have
held the post of music director
in the orchestra: Frank van der
Stucken, Leopold Stokowski
Ernest Kunwald, Eugene Ysaye,
Fritz Reiner and Eugene Goos-
sens. In 1947 Thor Johnson,
young American conductor, was
appointed music director.
Johnson has studied with
such eminent conductors as
Hans Abendroth, Bruno Walter,
Felix Weingartner, Nicolai Mal-
ko and Serge Koussevitzky and
has been guest conductor for
some of the country’s most
notable orchestras: New York
Philharmonic-Symphony, Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra, Bos
ton Symphony Orchestra, Phil
adelphia Orchestra, Dumbarton
Oaks Chamber Orchestra, and
recently, the Los Angeles Phil
harmonic Orchestra at Holly
wood Bowl.
Johnson began his conduct
ing career in his high school or
chestra at Winston-Salem and
continued it in his college days
as conductor of the Carolina En-
FIFTY-FOUR TRANSFERS
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the following schools: Erskine
College, St. Mary’s Junior Col
lege, Wilmington College, Mad
ison College, St. Petersburg Jun
ior College, Winthrop College,
Wake Forest College, Virginia
Interment College, Brevard Col
lege, Guilford College, Pierce
College in Greece, Montreat Col
lege, Catawba College, Univer
sity of Shanghai in .China, An
derson College, Wingate Junior
College, Peace Junior College,
Salem College, East Carolina
College, Grinnell College in
Iowa, Trevecca Nazerene College
in Tennessee, Blue Mountain
College in Mississippi, Baylor
University in Texas and Bob
Jones University in South Caro
lina.
Two foreign students are
among the transfers. Miss dairy
Gouma, a transfer from Pierce
College, Athens, Greece, is clas
sified as a special student pend
ing the receiving of her academ
ic records from Pierce. Lillian
Sung-hsi Lu comes from Uni
versity of Shanghai, China. Lil
lian is an Enghsh major and is
classified as a junior.
Miss Marion King, who comes
from Campbell, is a member
of the North Carolina State Bap
tist Student Union, holding the
office of publicity chairman.
Miss King is editor of The
Reveille, the North Carolina
Baptist student journal which
de^s with student life, thought
and activity on the various cam
puses where Baptist students
are aetive.
Susan Ratliff comes to Mere
dith from Wingate and hopes to
major m English.
Comiag from. Mars Hill are
Carolyn Getznum who was May
Queen there and Joyce Phil
lips who was p.'esident of the
Clio Liteiary Society for the
anniversar,r term.
semble of The University of
North Carolina and associate
conductor of the North Carolina
Symphony.
After having received his
Bachelor’s degree from the Uni
versity of North Carolina, he
attended the graduate school of
music in the University of Mich
igan where he received a scho
larship, which carried him to
Europe to study two years at The
Salzburg Mozarteum and the
Conservatory of Leipzig.
From 1942 to 1946 Johnson
served as Warrant Bandmaster
in the Army, at which time he
founded the first soldier sym
phony orchestra. Upon his dis
charge he served a short time as
conductor of the Juilliard School
of Music Orchestra in New York,
resigning to accept the post of
conductor of the Cincinnati
Symphony at the resignation of
Goossens.
In the 1950-51 season John
son conducted ninety-nine full
length concerts which included
the Young Peoples’ Concerts and
the third concert for the benefit
of Girl Scouts.
In the course of its existence
the Cincinnati Symphony Or
chestra has performed three
thousand compositions from six
hundred and fifty pens. The or
chestra was a pioneer of the re
cording business, its first discs
being cut in 1917 by Columbia.
A supper meeting in the Hut
followed by a program about
India opened this year’s activi
ties of the Freeman Religion
Club.
Martha Stallings, president,
presided at the brief business
meeting preceding the program.
At that time, Marjorie Lane and
Phyllis Trible were elected to
fill the offices of secretary and
publicity chairman, respective
ly-
Mrs. Flora Freeman, a native
of India and now a student at
Meredith, spoke concerning edu
cational policies in the schools
and colleges of her native coun
try. She also expressed ideas
about the reception that Chris
tianity has been given in India.
Mrs. Freeman described various
types of dress of the people of
India and illustrated her talk by
showing different costumes of
the country and miniatures of
the natives.
Present at this meeting as
guests were Dr. and Mrs. I. E. M.
Freeman and their son. Flora’s
husband.
A. A. SPONSORS CORN
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committee is composed of Dru
Morgan and Ruth Champion.
In the meantime Ann Lovell
and Jean Pace are responsible
for the decorations. Shirley Cli-
att and Melrose Cannady are in
charge of the contests. Kitten
James of the folk dancing, and
Jane Williamson and Blanche
Allen Aldridge of hospitality.
Dott Miller and Nancy Johnson
are responsible for the invita
tions and Adele Buening and
Bess Francis of the photog
raphy. Ruth Ann Simmons and
Johnnie Mae Fisher are in
charge of the publicity, Joyce
Covington and Mary Jean West
of the refreshments and Bonny
Morgan and Betty Lane make
up the sing-song committee.
Students who will take part
in the tail-tale contest are Ruth
Ann Simmons from the Senior
Class; Bernice Limmer from the
Junior Class; Mary Bryan Reid
from the Sophomore Class; Syl
via Jenkins from the Freshman
Class; and Dr. Tilley from the
faculty.
Hillbilly Music
Making hillbilly music in the
sing-song contest will be seniors,
with Barbara Bone in charge;
juniors, under the direction of
Shelley Milligan; sophomores,
Elizabeth Anglin and Mary Jane
Warrick; freshmen. Ruby Wig
gins, Jenny Barbour, (Seorge-
anne Joyner, Margaret McAr
thur, Mary Dare Moore, Jo Bon
Brock and Becky Calloway; and
a representative from the facul
ty-
In the chicken calling contest
will be Lucy Ann Liddy and
Jean Joyner for the seniors; Kit
ten James and Emma Jean Mad-
drey for the juniors; Mary Jane
Warrick and Shirley West for
the sophomores; Lois Williams
and Mary Jo Suiter for the fresh
men; and a member of the
faculty.
Husking corn on Halloween
night will be Sue Fitzgerald and
’^ean Johnson, seniors; and Kath
leen McGowan and Mabel John
son, juniors. In the race for the
sophomores will be Margie Ste
wart and Jane Williamson; for
the freshmen, Annette Caulder
and Shirley McLain; and two
faculty representatives.
Calling hogs for the Senior
Class will be Mary Evelyn Hens
ley; for the Junior Class, Bess
Francis; for the Sophomore Class
Louise Stephens and Betty Lou
Olive; Barbara Harrelton for the
Freshman Class; and a member i
of the faculty.
By SHELLEY MILLIGAN
The Sigma Alpha Iota fra
ternity gave an informal tea
Thursday afternoon, October 17,
in honor of the new music stu
dents and new Sigma Alpha Iota
pledges. The faculty, as well as
the students, seemed to enjoy
the tea. The new pledges are
Betty Lou Olive, Betty Sander-
lin, Jean Batten, Elizabeth Ang
lin, Betty Miller, and Marjorie
Barnes.
A group of music majors
loaded into two cars and went
over to Durham Tuesday night,
October 16, to hear Patrice Mun-
sel. Page auditorium was packed
“to the roof;’’ therefore the
Meredith girls were ushered
right up on the stage. I might
add, though, they weren’t in
vited to assist Miss Munsel in
her program! It was a delightful
concert, and the audience was
held spellbound by the capti
vating personality and charm of
the artist. One of the numbers
on the program was the ria,
Boti, Boti O Bel Masetto from
James E. Thiem
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however, that the audience was
a little astonished when Miss
Munsel sang “Home, Sweet
Home” as an encore.
The Raleigh Chamber Music
Guild is offering tickets for this
season to the Meredith girls at
astonishingly low prices. It’s a
bargain that we really shouldn’t
let slip by—especially when we
know what wonderful concerts
are planned. The SAI Music
store is selling these tickets to
students for $1.80; faculty, $3.60
and patrons, $10.00. The Alden
Trio will open the series Sat
urday, November 3. The rest of
the program includes the fam
ous Quartette Italiano, the Hun
garian Quartet, and the North
Carolina Chamber Music Or
chestra. We hope you won’t miss
this wonderful opportunity to
hear some “good music.”
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