North Carolina Music School-Camp Only
One Of Its Kind In The South
By LUCILE K. BOYDEN
During the war it was difficult
for North Carolina's now famous
Music School-Camp at Camp Tran
sylvania, Brevard, to get enough
meat, butter, sugar other foods,
and soap to run on, but there was
never a scarcity of student mu
sicians nor a dearth of music.
War maneuvers had taken over
the original site of the project on
the campus of Davidson college,
where it* f o u n d e r, Professor
James Christian Pfohl, head oi
. the music department, first held
a summer session of high school
music students, and the indomit
able leader had to move over to
. Queens college, Charlotte, where
■ he served for six years as di
rector of music and is now co
' ordinator of music. Later, the high
* altitudes of the western part of
the state beckoned, and he again
pulled up stakes for the now per
manent location one mile out of
the city of Brevard in the heart
of beautiful Pisgah National For
, est. This unique school-camp, the
- only one of its kind in the South.
has had an amazing success in
; the less than ten years 01 its ex
, istence.
ine music ocnooi - uaiup wu;
©pen this summer for its fourth
season at Brevard, June 26, and
will continue through August 10,
after which the annual Brevard
Music Festival will take place on
two week-ends, August 15, 16, 17
and August 23, 24. 25. Already, the
activities of the mountain school
camp, as planned for the near-at
hand Season, are teeming with in
terest and post-war enthusiasm.
There will be twenty-five promi
nent musical educators on the
faculty and at least 150 student
musicians attending from points
as far north as New York and
Connecticut, as far south as Flori
da. There will be a number of
outstanding artists appearing in
special concerts during the Festi
val, assisted by the camp's Sym
phony Orchestra under the baton
of Professor Pfohl.
Assisting Mr. Pfohl as director
will be Major J. B. O'Neal, super
visor of instrumental music in the
St. Lucie county schools of Flori
da. J. P. Gustat, director of the
Sebring Florida High school .band
end member of the American
Bandmasters Association heads
f '!st nf woodwind instruments.
Allan Hadley Bone of the Duke
501 MURCHISON BLDG.
university music faculty, conduc
tor of the Duke Concert band, will
lead the Music School's band for
the last two weeks of the season
and will also teach woodwinds. He
will appear as clarinetist in sever
al’ special concerts during the
camp session.
John A. Holliday and Thomas
Hibbard of the Queens college mu
sic faculty will serve as instruc
tors in vocal and orchestral
music, respectively. Earl F. Berg,
assistant professor of music "at
Davidson college, will b e in
charge of the vocal department at
the camp. He will be assisted by
Harry F. Taylor of Catawba col
lege.
Betty Lanham, director of physi
cal education at Converse college,
Spartanburg, will succeed Mavis
Mitchell of Queens college in
heading the physical education at
the camp this summer. The head
of the special art program for this
year has not yet been announced.
The position was filled last year
by Clara Lawton Smith, well
known North Carolina artist. The
camp’s infirmary w' i 11 be in
charge of Dorothy Pfohl.
Due to the North Carolina Music
School-Camp’s stimulation of mu
sical interest in and around
Brevard, citizens of that com
munity organized and established
the annual Musical Festival whi h
takes place at the close c.f the
camp's term each summer. Mrs.
Henry N. Carrier is president, and
Mrs. J. Kenneth Pfohl, past presi
dent of the North Carolina Feder
ation of Music clubs, is a member
of the honorary committee which
lists many others of vhe state’s
prominent officials and musicians.
Special artists who are scheduled
to appear in concerts on this
year’s Festival program include
Patrice Travers, violinist; Eugene
Istomin, pianist; Julius Huhn, bar
itone: Frances Yeend, lyric so
prano; Edna Phillips, coloratura
soprano; and Adelaide Van Wey,
contralto, of Brevard. All concerts
will be given with the Symphony
Orchestra, with James Christian
Pfohl conducting, members of
which are from other symphony
orchestras and college faculties.
The music training given by
North Carolina's Music School
Camp, under the direction of Pro
fessor Pfohl, and his able assist
ants, will have an influence ex
tending far beyond the boundaries
of its own form.
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Diane Joan Proctor
Entertains Friends
At Birthday Party
Miss Diane Jean Proctor of
Washington, D. C.. entertained a
few of her friends on Saturday,
March 29 at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Cronenberg, 406 Castle street, in
celebration of her fourth birthday.
The following young guests at
tended:
Wilson Horton, Jr., Clyde Riggs,
III, Ted Brock. Nancy Garner,
Betty and Joanne Tienken. Ann
Hewlett, Joan Bowden, Roseann
Freed, Linda Tienken and Caro
lyn Wilson.
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MISS FRANCES VIRGINIA PIERCE—Formerly of Wilmington
now of Ocala, Fla., whose engagement is announced by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Pierce of Shallotte, to Steve Becky of East Chi
cago, Indiana.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Crit
tenden and young son, Tomsy ar
spending the Easter holidays with
Mrs. Crittenden's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George T. Swain at their
home, 608 Orange street. George
T. Swain. Jr., student at The Cita
del in Charleston, S. C., is also
spending the Easter vacation with
his parents.
* * *
Miss Peggy Hall, who has been
ill at James Walker Memorial hos
pital. is recuperating at her home
on North 15th street.
* * *
Miss Joyce Bowen of Burgaw,
is the Easter guest of Miss Phyllis
Niven at her home in Sunset Park.
* * *
Miss Joyce West, junior at
Woman’s college and J. A. West,
Jr., senior at Wake Forest, are
spending the Easter holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
West at their home, 1319 Princess
street.
* * *
Mrs. J. Seavy Bowen of Bur
gaw, is improving nicely after un
dergoing an operation at James
Walker Memorial hospital.
• • »
Miss Peggve Johnson, student at
Peabody Conservatory of Music in
Baltimore, Md., is spending the
Easter vacation with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Johnson at
their home in B*rookwood.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Blomberg
and daughter. Martha Ann, of
Bronxville, N. Y., are the guests
for the holidays of Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Beery at their home on
South 17th street.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Beilois and
daughter Betty, of Suffern, N. V.,
are visiting the former’s aunt.
Mrs. C. B. Beilois during the holi
days.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Jack
son, Mrs. W. L. Jackson and sis
ter, Miss Nellie Jackson of Black
stone, Va., and Johnson Willis of
Crewe, Va.. left yesterday for a
motor trip to Florida.
• • •
Miss Pat Hardwick, student at
Greensboro - college, is spending
the Easter vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hard
wick at their home on Wrights
ville Beach.
* » *
Miss Lelia Herring of Raleigh,
is the guest of Miss Mary Hughes
at her home, 2632 F Adams street,
Sunset Park.
• * *
Chick Mathis, student at the
University of North Carolina! is a
patient at the university infirmary
and unable to be home for the
holidays.
* * *
Mrs. Madell iSpooner left Satur
day to attend the international
beauty show in New York.
* * *
Miss Orma Jean Willis student
at t h e Peabody Conservatory of
Music in Baltimore, is spending
the holidays w’ith her parents
here.
* * *
Miss Virginia Quinlivan, student
at St. Joseph’s college, Emmits
burg, Md., is spending the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Quinlivan.
♦ * *
Mrs. Bruce Yandle and chil
dren. Nan and Bruce, Jr., are
spending Raster with Mr. and
Mrs. G. A. Thompson in Lyons,
Ga.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Whedbee ar.d
daughter, are spending the holi
days with relatives in Savannah,
Ga.
* * *
V. (Jimmy) Ambrosiano, who
has been a patient in James Walk
ei Memorial hospital following an
operation, has returned home and
resumed work.
* * *
Miss Elsie Corbett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Albert Corbett,
is spending the Easter holidays
with Miss Frances Thompson in
Silver Springs Md. While there
Miss Corbett and* Miss Thompson
plan to attend the Easter hop at
Annapolis, Md.
* * *
Sam Baker, student at the Uni
versity of South Carolina, is spend
ing the holidays with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Baker. Ac
companying Sam from school,
was Charles Black.
* * *
Mrs. Richard Turner of Johnson
City, N. Y., and brother. Norman
Davis, Jr., of SUM college, Ra
leigh, will arrive this week to at
i.
tend the wedding of their cousin,
Sanford Doxey Jr., to Miss Byah
Thomason which will take place
on Saturday.
* * *
Mrs. Sally Futch is a patient at
.t—'-s Walker Memorial hospital.
* * *
'. D. Beanchemen of Wil
vas the recent guest of
. Council at her home,
i 16th street.
* *
R. B. Kingsbury, who is a pa
tient at the Atlantic Coast Line
hospital in Rocky Mount, is im
proving.
* * *
Robert H. Hollis, of Wake For
est, is spending the Easter holi
days with his family on Mason
boro Sound.
* * *
Jerome Evenson has resumed
his studies at Duke university aft
er spending the spring vacation
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Everson 516 South Third
street.
* • *
Miss Mary Emma Humphrey,
student at Meredith college, Ra
leigh. has arrived for the Easter
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Humphrey at
their home in Brookw’ood. Miss
Humphrey was recently elected
into Sigma Pi Alpha national hon
orary language fraternity and Al
pha Psi Omega, national dra
matic fraternity.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenan of
Durham, are spending Easter
with Mr. Kenan’s grandmother,
Mrs. James G. Kenan at her
heme on South Third street
« • *
Misses Margaret Elizabeth and
Mary Ann Spillman, students at
Salem college, Winston-Salem, are
spending the Easter holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Spillman.
* « *
W. H. Dock and sister. Miss
Mima Dock returned to the city
by plane from a three months
visit to their niece and nephew in
Los Angeles, Calif
• • •
Social Calendar
MONDAY ,
3:30 p.m.—The executive board of
the Woman's Auxiliary of
First Presbyterian church
wiU meet in the Session room
of the church.
3 p.m. The Business Women's
circle of Tabernacle Baptist
church will meet with Mrs.
Clyde Anderson, 211 Queen
street.
TUESDAY
8 p.m. — The Seminole Council,
Degree of Pocahontas will
hold a banquet meeting.
8 p.m.—The Women’s Bible class
of Grace Methodist church
will meet with Mrs. G. D.
Renfrew. 313 N. Fifth street.
Mrs. W. D. Quarels will act
as joint hostess.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-p.m. —Wilmington Assembly,
Mo. 12. Order of Rainbow for
" Girls, will hold the regular
meeting. The degrees of the
order will be conferred on
two candidates at this time.
Final plans for the Divine
service will also be made at
this meeting,
8:00 p.m.—The monthly - meeting
of District Nine, North Caro
lina State Nurses’ association
will be held at the nurses’
home at James Walker Mem
orial hospital. Miss Theodoro
Sharrocks, field representa
tive of American Journal of
Nursing, will be the speaker.
All registered nurses are in
vited to heair this address.
THURSDAY
2:30 p.m.—The Sunset Park -P.-T.
A. yill hold the monthly
meeting in the new building
at which time officers will be
elected. The nursery will be
held as usual. All members
are asked to note the change
in day of meeting.
2:30 p.m. — The Bradley Creek
P.-T. A. will meet in the
school auditorium, where a
play will be given by the
pupils of the school. The ex
ecutive committee will meet
at 1:45 p.m.
* * *
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Clewis
announce the birth of a daughter,
Phyllis Ann, March 25 at Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Clewis is the
I former Priscilla Ve^^^.
"The Messiah"
Will Be Heard
This Afternoon
.
George Frederick Hendel’s. ora
torio, “The Messiah,” recorded
by the Huddersfiled Choral Soci
ety and the Liverpool Philharmon
ic Orchestra with Malcolm Sar
gent conducting, will be presented
this afternoon from 3:30-4:30
o’clock over station WMFD.
According to musrcal authorities
of all ages, “The Messiah,” is un
questionably one of the greatest
works of its type to ever be con
ceived by the mind of man.'
The massive oratorio requires
approximately 2 1-2 hours for its
complete performance, however,
at this Easter season, WMFD is
presenting only the Easter por
tion.
The program under the direc
tion of Jim Putnam, is being pre
sented through the courtesy of the
Yopp Piano company and the Co
lumbia Masterworks of Music.
, * * *
BIRTH ANNOUNCED
Mr. and Mrs. John Edwin Por
ter of Currie, announce the birth
of a son, David Ramsey, March
27 at Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs.
Porter is the former Hildred Ram
sey of Burgaw.
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Club Will Noi Meet
There wlil be no April meeting
of the Cape Fear Garden club due
to the flower show to be staler)
the club on May 6-7, but the
ular business meeting will be h?f
on Tuesday, May 13 at which tild
the newly elected officers win 'l*
installed. 1
Members have been requests
keep 1hese dates in mind. 0
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