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The Confessions Of A Ham Singer
BT CHARLES JACOB HARRIS
(Continued frcim last week)
(‘This Thing Called Voice’)
“"Before the school year was
over, Professor George A.
Towns, a Harvard graduate,
sent for me. I began to wonder
just what he wanted with me. I
did not think I merited discip
line. (Discipline in those days
was more severe than it is now.)
For example: there was the
case of a teacher of the univer
sity who sftw a student of the
school smoking on a street in
New York City during vacation,
and at the opening of school in
the fall, the Instructor had the
student suspended for three
months.
On reaching Professor Towns’
office, he floored me by saying
that he wanted me ^ try out for
the college quartet. I am sure
the shock of that coming ordeal
must have shown in every fibre
of my being. The audition was
to be in the afternoon; hence, I
went to the chapel at ndon, dur
ing the recess period, to do some
practicing. If you have ever
heard "a hog caller,” you will
get an idea of toe racket I
made. *
There was hardly a note sung.
I hoUored high F’s and G’s right
and left until I am sure there
would have been no need for a
siren had a fire broken out.
Came the hour for the audi
tion. I entered the music studio
where Professor Towns awaited
me. He took me through a few
scales and arpeggios. After what
seemed an interminable inter
val, Professor Towns said, “Well
Harris, your voice lacks reson
ance and ttiat carrying power
to make it suitable for halls
and hotels where we do con
certs.” "feo, "kerblip” went my
first opportunity as i vocalist.
I was undaunted by this dis
appointment. Wasn’t 1 going to
become a great concert pianist?
I remained in Atlanta another
year studying and attending ex
ceptional performances of classi
cal music.
GREAT ARTISTS
The first world famed artist
I heard was Eugene Ysaye, the
great Belgian violinist. He was
such a robust and powerful
looking man until the violin
seemed like a toy in his hands.
His performance in the Grand
Theater electrified me. It seem
ed ttiat he traversed the whole
gamut of human emotions—so
masterfully did he play. He
made the violin cry, moan and
literally shout ‘til it appeared
that a soul from a lost world
had arisen to tell tliis one a
thing or two. Judging from the
spiritual depth of music in this
man’s soul he must have suffered
tortures of the damned when he
lost four sons in World War I.
My greatest disappointment
during my sojourn in Atlanta
was my inability to hear Dame
Nellie Melba, then at the pin
nacle of her cereer. When I went
to obtain an admission, the house
had been sold out. I didn’t hear
the great ‘Diva’ until ten years
later at Symphony Hall in Bos
ton, Mass. ' ^
Most of the stars of tho^ 'by
gone dayi have taken their flight
to Valhalla. Among that great
galaxy of celebrities, a few
names which come to mind are;
Lillian Nordica, Enuna Eames,
Marcella Sembrich, Johanna
Gadski, ,£rnestine Schumann-
Heink, the Dereske Brothers,
Plancon, Enrico Caruso, and
many others._.,(to be continued
next week.)
Mrs. A. B. Boyd
Returns From
L. A. Confab
PLYMOUTH
Mrs. A. B. Boyd, supervisor
of Washington and Tyrrell Co.
Schools, iias just returned from
Los Angeles, California, where
she attended the A.S.C.D. Con
vention which was held in the
Shrine and Phil-Harmonic Au
ditoriums, respectively.
She was accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Katie B. Anderson,
who has been in the educational
field for several years and is al
so a member of the A.S.C.D.
While there, they visited some
of the schpols and colleges, Be-
verely Hills, Hollywood, N.B.C.
Warner Brothers, Walt Disney
and Universal Studios. They
saw the oil wells in action, visit
ed the International Airport and
many other places of interest.
On returning they spent a day
in Cliicago where they were es
corted through the Chicago
Stock Yards by an observation
guide who explained to them
the many interesting activities
being carried on.
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JoumeyTo Faith
To Be Presented
At Local Library
For Easter, The Stanford L.
Warren Public Library is pre
senting the film JOURNEY IN
TO FAITH, Thursday, AprU
15 at 8 p.m., in the Library
auditorium. The picture brings
to life the dramatic story based
on the events prior to the cruci
fixion, and the reassuring ac
count of Jesus’ appearance to
two of his followers on the road
to Emmaus. The public is in
vited to attend thi« free ihoWing.
From April 12th until May
7th, the Library will have the
following films available for
circulation;
1. AND THE EARTH SHALL
GIVE BACK LIFE: The en
grossing story of the unending
quest for powerful new antibi
otics in tiny samples of soU
gathered from all parts of the
globe. I
2. REMNANTS OF A RACE.
This is an exciting journey into
the land of the Bushmen and his
search for happiness in the
waterless stretches of the Kala
hari de^rt.
.^SINGAPORE: A pictorial
visit to the capital and seat of
government of the crown colony
of the Straits Settlements.
4. UNDERSTANDING THE
LAW: ^plains the right oi
individuals to be protected from
the law and by the law. -
5. WESTERN EUROPE: Fac
tories, Mines, and Waterways.
This film accompanies the cap
tain of a coal barge on his trip
from Strasbourg to Pont-a-
Mousson on the Rhine Marne
Canal.
6. YOUR DOCTOR: Survey#
the various kinds of work done
by doctors and features the prac
tice of George Bond in the
mountains of Hickory Nut Val
ley.
White Minister
Joins Race Group
BALTIMORE, MD.
Bishop Edgar A. Love of the
Baltimore Area of The Metho
dist Church has announced the
transfer of the Rev. Dr. Ralph
ITS ALL A MATTER OF TASTE
ROY CAMPANELLA
Baseballs Greatest Catcher
on
CATCHING, HITTING and SMOKING
They say the way for young guys to get into
the majors these days is to be a catcher. It’s
a hot position. Rough, though. Not many
guys go for it. But to me it’s the greatest
slot in the game.
I even prefer catching to hittmg. And I
really like to hit that ball. But catching’s
best.
It keeps you on the ball. I’m m on plenty
of plays. I like calling pitches and I get a
good feeling every time we get a strike-out.
Lots of guys in baseball would say I’m all
wet about catching. That’s their idea. But it
doesn’t change mine. Not a bit
Lots of things are—what d’you cfdl it?—
all a matter of taste. Like smoking. I go for
Luckies. For some reason, Luckies taste bet
ter to me. That’s why I smoke them
Maybe you figure the same way. Least
ways, that’s the way I feel.
On Smoking Luckies
There’s a good reason why Roy Campaneila thinks
Luckies taste better. For, in fact, they do taste
better. Two things assure you of this:
First, L.S./M.F.T.—Lucky Strike means fine
tobacco. Obviously, it takes fine, light, naturally
I mild tdbacco to give you a better-tasting cigarette
Next, Luckies are made better to taste better.
Always round and firm. Always smooth-smoking
and even-burning.
Why not try Luckies today? (Jet a pack, light up
and enjoy their better taste. Be Happy—Go Lucky.
Remember: Luckies are made by The American
Tobacco Company, America’s leading manufac
turer of dgarettes.
SAirrBOAT. APUL f, i»M nx CABOUNA 'mm
COFRm THB AMCftlCAN TOBACCO COUPANY
LUCKIES TASn BETTER
cleaner;
FRESHER,
CMOOTHIRI
ary to India, and a teacher at
Central State College, Wilber-
force, Ohio, since 1947, to the
Lexington Conference of the de
nomination’s Central Jurladic-
tion.
Bishop Love acted for Bishop
Matthew W. Clair, Jr., at the
Saint Louis Area, of which the
Lexington Conference ia a unit,
during Bishop Clair’s tour of
mission fields of the church in
Africa.
So far aa it is known, Or.
Templin is the first wlUte minis
ter to join a Negro 'Methodist
conference. Fifteen or more
colored ministers are members
of white conference* in the
Northeastern and Western Juris
dictions of the church. They,
however, served Negro congre
gations.
In a letter to Bishop Love
acknowledging his transfer, Dr.
Templin said, “Joining the Cen
tral Jurisdiction has seemed to
me appropriate in terms of my
work in Ohio and especially
with the natural and inevitable
course in line with the steps of
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A native of Kansas, he and taia
wife served as missionaries in
India from 1925 to 1940. He taM
three lirothers in the Methodist
ministry.
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