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144 MILITARY DRILL NEXT WEEK Belles OF SAINT MARY’S APRIL FOOL! '^ol. VII, No. 12 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA March 31, 1944 Cleveland Symphony Orchestra Performs Wice In Raleigh Dr. Frank Black Is Guest Conductor I’lic Clevolaiid Syinplioiiy Orclies- ’‘'a on its annual tour of the South- ^'^st apj)eare(l in the Alemorial Audi- ’^I'iuin on Sunday evening, March at 1);()() p.ni. when their regular "Pekly broadcast was given. A sec- ""d concert was given on [Monday *^Vening at 8 :00 p.ni. under the aus- Piees of the Raleigh Civic Music As- **'ciation. The orchestra, under the '^"■eetioii of Dr. Frank Black, guest '^'‘nduetor, gave a splendid perforin- ®"ce on both occasions. I’he program for the broadcast in- jl'idod compositions by Bach, ^**linis, and Beethoven. The first peetion. Fugue Scherzando, written Bach and arranged for strings by *'• Black, was a delightful contrast file next selection, Brahms’ Tragic -'ertnre. The audience was im- Dessed by the Overture’s mysterious which the orchestra developed hough its richness of tone. The ,,®''’less interpretation of Beethoven’s ‘^enth Symphony was appreciated hinendously; each movement was ^adored with ])recision and feeling. fi^KTHOVEN SEIiECTlON OPEXS CONCEKT orchestra began the concert on f^^^aday evening with Beethoven’s .'’Grture to Egmont, which was (P^pd superbly from the quiet intro- ^ ®Bon to the stirring climax of 2 1'l*ition. Brahms’ Symphony Xo. D Major proved to bo equally jjj. *'pj)ressive as the one given on the ®''hons evening. Ranging from of lilting song to brooding Of ?’hess and mighty grandeur, the (,jj |pstra lost none of the glowing fily of the composition. lov^*^ last ])art of the concert was ^j^''ptcd to Wagner. The mystical of the Prelude to Act I from t]j a and the brilliant theme of htroduction to jVet TIT from the ^pora were i)rescntcd with the ti,^.** ^'’arnith of feeling and i)erfec- : of technique. ing ami pen In interjireting A - -.'‘.'f.'V.. Ail IAAVA,A IfiA^A 7’q '^'’erture and Bacchanal from the musicians preserved Ihe resounding melodies; tiig they jierfectly ])ortraycd ike ])assages of Ride of Tlin ^^^'-yrics from The Valhyrie. JiQj, ®’*perb rendition of all the Wag- ci(ijp*^j'’“positions was keenly appre- lloull ''iicore the orchestra played symphonic arrangement of 1lic l^prshwin’s Porgy and Bess. tvofp Biinilinr American melodies th ' ^B'iking contrast to the rest pi’ogram and the symphonic P’’oved to be extremely S.M.S. Art Students Exhibit Work In Raleigh And Greensboro Raleigh Exhibit Now Closed Saint Mary’s Art Deiiartment, un der the direction of Airs. Augusta Rembert, has entered jiaintings and drawings in the Peace-Aleredith- Saint Alary’s Exhibit at the Raleigh Art Gallery and in an exhibit in Greensboro. The Raleigh exhibit, now closed, included water-color landscapes by Rebecca Drane and Jeanne Eagles; charcoal sketches from life by^ Re becca Drane, Joan Ilamner, Kath erine Legg and Barbara Stoughton; pastel drawings by Adelaide Butler and Alary ITolmes‘; oil jiaintings by Tfebecca Drane, Joan Tlamner, Alary Holmes, Ivatherine Legg, and Carol Talbot; and abstract designs by Sue Aloore. This exhibit included work by students of Peace and Aleredith Colleges also. Outstanding among the other exhibits were weird oil paintings of people representing ab stract ideas by Dot Turner of ATere- dith, water colors by Elise Robertson of Peace, precise charcoal drawings by Evelyn Bynum of Peace, and a series of designs by Aleredith stu dents, supervised by John Rembert, head of the Art Department at Alere dith. (See P. 3) Broadfoot, Tucker, Hunsucker Elected Student Body Leaders Junior Miss Attracts Large Audience M. Gaither and L. Spilman Play Leads Congratulations are due to Aliss Davis and to the Saint Alary’s Dra matic Club for their excellent ])resen- tation of Junior Miss on Friday night, Alarcli 10, in the auditorium. The play was generally well cast, and the characters successful in con veying the proper mood and inter pretation to a large audience, which included faculty, students, and many visitors. Alarion Gaither as Judy Graves and Lila Spilman as Fuffy Adams were especially good in their por trayal of the “junior miss” and her “bosom friend.” Special mention also goes to Ellen Senay, who, with only twenty-four hours notice, play ed the part of Lois, Judy’s older sis ter, substituting for Mana Burnett, who was taken ill. Dr. Frank Black Likes The South Dr. Frank Black is a very digni fied man with gray hair. He was wearing a dark blue pin-striped suit and carried a black Chesterfield ovei- coat and a gray hat. He also had on dark horn-rimmed glasses. Alaybe he did not look exactly as we had expected the conductor of the ABC Orchestra and Guest Conductor ot the Cleveland Orchestra to look. He said that after his broadcast Sunday night, a man came back-stage to say that he had visualized Dr. Black as a man of twenty-five with coal-black hair. ATe did not know just what to expect, but we were not at all dis appointed. Dr. Black talks easily and well. He said that this was his first stay in ILileigh although he had passed tlirough here several times and had Tilayed before in Greensboro and Iturham. He seemed impressed with the South and told us that a radio survey had shown that southern au diences listened to better music than did the audiences in other sections of the countrv. And he was amazed b|^ the wide s^election of album record ings which he found in a small music store in Durham. Dr. Black, who was born in the shadow of Independence Hall, thinks that the best modern music has come out of Russia and America. The outstanding American music is of the type written by George Gersh win and Alorton Gould, not the type which imitates European styles. He says that modern German, Austrian and Italian music written since be fore the last war is definitely infe rior. Dr. Black, a radio conductor, said that conducting a touring orchestra was really a vacation to him. An audience that can respond to music is exhilarating, more or less like a car that has been washed—it seems to run better. Dr. Black, whose pro gram is sponsored now by General Alotors, is quite enthusiastic about the future of radio. _He believes that television will definitely have its place, but will be best for things like football games and horse races. Fre quency modulation will greatly im prove the quality of radio programs, particularly musical programs. Dr. Black believes that, after the war, broadcasts will bo made for lioth types of radio receiving sets, but that gradually frequency modulation will take over entirely. Incidentally, Dr. Black thought that student audiences were usually more ajipreciative and liked new mu sic better. Of course, we thought tliat we must have been keeping Dr._ Black from a rehearsal. AYe were quite sur prised when he dashed off to see “N'orth Star.” Gregory Elected Editor of Belles; Moore to be Editor of Stage Coach; Rodwell to Edit the Bulletin Elections for six student body of fices for 1944-1945 have been held. Kate Broadfoot of Fayetteville has been elected president of the student body. Alary Arden Tucker of AVar- renton is to be next year’s chairman of the Hall Council. The future vice-j)rcsident of the student body is Sara Coe Hunsucker of High Point. The new editors will bo Alaria Greg ory of Richmond, A^irginia, editor of the Belles; Sue Aloore of AATnston- Saleni, editor of the Stage Coach; and Alargaret Rodwell of AA’’arren- ton, editor of the Bulletin. Kate Broadfoot, who is completing her first year at Saint Alary’s, looked up from her intense study of the lat est eoj)y of Vogue in the library long enough to say that she had been sec retary of the senior class and i)resi- dent of the Ili-A^ Club at Fayette- • ville High School last year; she also admitted that she was valedictorian. Kate is a member of the Honor Council and the Circle and is also on the Publications Staff. TUCKEK CHAIHSrAX OF HaIAj COUXCIIi Alary Arden Tucker, muttering something about the Alarine Corps, dashed down the hall from a bath just as the 7:30 bell rang. After three years at Saint Alary’s, she has become quite used to those bells. Be fore that she went to John Graham High School. Alary Arden has been on the Honor Council for three years and is now secretary of Student Gov ernment and a member of the Circle.' In addition she is vice-president of the Granddaughters’ Club, a member of the Publications Staff and the Sigma Lambda Literary Society, and student assistant at the swim ming pool. Sara Coe Hunsucker, also a new girl this year, was quite busy pack ing to go home for spring vacation. But she did remember that she had been j)resident of the student body at High Point Junior High School and a marshal at Salem Academy. Coe is now ])resident of the junior class and is a member of the French Club. Alaria Gregory, another new jun ior, dropped a stitch in that eternal tattle-tale gray sweater that she started when she was a senior at Saint Catherine’s where she was edi tor of her annual. Alaria is a mem ber of the Legislative Body and is on the Publications Staff; she did the drawings in this year’s Stage Coach. She is also a member of the French Club, Dramatic Club, Hockey Team, and E. A. P. Literary Society. (See P. 3)
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