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Wednesday, July 31, 1963 Ackland Showing V. . Italian Sculpture By ALICE WELSH The featured work at Ackland Art Center during August and September will be an Italian Renaissance sculpture, the Cor onation of the Virgin by Andrea della Robbia (1435-1525). This occasion will mark the first showing of this impressive terracotta relief in the United States. Although the sculpture was purchased many months ago in Italy by Joseph C. Sloane, di rector of Ackland, special per mission had to be obtained from the Italian government before it could leave the country. This practice is not unusual; many countries exercise governmental control over the export of im portant works of art. The Coronation of the Virgin is an example of the fine crafts manship of the Florentine fam ily workshop that was founded by Andrea’s uncle, Luca della Robbia. Luca, the great master of terracotta sculpture, was the first artist to apply colored enamel-like glazes to clay re liefs. His secret for simulating marble was jealously guarded by other members of the family. Luca’s modeled white marble like figures against a clear blue background were immensely popular throughout Tuscany and Umbria in the fifteenth century, end, as a matter of fact, are still being reproduced today. . After the. death of Luca, the work of the family studio was continued by Andrea and his sons until well into the six teenth century. Their weather proof glazed reliefs were wide ly used as interior and exterior architectural decorative devices. Especially well-known today are the glazed terracotta medallions of the foundling children by An drea on the portico of the Hos pital of the Holy Children in Florence. The Coronation of the Virgin at Ackland is an unfinished ver sion of the central panel of a triptych altarpieee in the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in country-tasting A vim buttermilk gjfejy "BEST PICTURE OF 1962" —National Board of Review. "This Is It! Stupendous! There Are No More World To Conquer!" —Bosley Crowther. N. Y. Timet. Included in the list of "ten best films of the year" by film critics in 53 major cities throughout the United States. INTERNATIONALLY L, ACCLAIMED HIT IIIKm JUST AS IT WAS WfflS&BmF SHOWN IK THE SPSp-Jy MAJOR CAPITALS \/> OF THE WORLDI I DARRYL F. ■ ZANUCKS life AOMO6BT WITH 41 WTZRHATKmi tTARtI Us ADMISSION W\ Adults SIOO STARTS UlfCOljl High School 75c THURSDAY Children 50c mr No One Will Be Admitted After Feature ' Starts: Shows at 1:00-4:10-7:20. LAST TIME'S TODAY Steve mcqueen james garner iwrd ArrEinoftoueti COLOB:,.PAMAVISIDH ■ 1 i 11 ———a———itee - Assisi. In this beautiful relief depicting the Virgin receiving the crown, the tenderness in the Madonna’s child-like face and the noble quality of the Lord express the mixture of sweet ness and gravity that is so char acteristic of Andrea’s work. A feeling of lyricism is released through the delicately modeled angels, the putti, and the holy figures. The resultant harmony of this composition is extraordi narily subtle. This fine terracotta sculpture will be on exhibit in the North Gallery through October 1. The Center is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 2 until 5 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 am. to 5 p.m., and Sundays, 2 to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays. Parkwood Featured By Home Journal Parkwood, the award-winning residential subdivision near Re search Triangle Park, is featured both on the cover and in an ar ticle in the July issue of the Jour nal of Homebuilding. The magazine is the official publication of the National As sociation of Home Builders. Park wood, built by Kavanagh-Smith and Co. of Greensboro, won the journal's 1962 award as the na tion's outstanding residential sub division. It is about seven mile* from Durham and Chapel Hill, and about 20 miles from Raleigh. Judges’ comments, included in the two-page article, praised • Parkwood’s developers for locat ing the shopping center near the 15-acre lake, and for their con servation of woodland in the 550- acre tract. They complimented Kavanagh - Smith for planning streets to minimize traffic haz ards, and for providing woodland walkways for children going to and from school. Read the Weekly classified ads. : iMM ' | k iLfmt- .. *%•'••• , - |p , f; Mrl--' Be flpi? *•<* f ■ \ I -IKS- '1 * *1 %'■ * A „ E3H i;;' i. ;' ’ : ■- J ' 'frl ■' j1; jeh mm _■»•&. * * . r,» Della Robbia’s Coronation Os The Virgin Tryouts Today For One-Acters This afternoon at 4 and this evening at 7;30 there will be try outs for roles in The Carolina Playmakers forthcoming bill of 3 New One-Act Plays. The auditions will take place in the Carolina Playmakers The atre. The plays will be present ed to the public on the evenings of Wednesday and Thursday, Aug ust 14 and 15, at 7:30. The three plays, “I Want So Much To Give," “For Love of a Worm," “Ten Cars to Hope” were written by students in the play writing class last term and they wil lbe directed by graduate stu dent directors. Eleven female and five male parts are complete ly open to all comers. The Caro lina Playmakers is a community theatre and participation in its activities is open to everyone in the community of Chapel Hill, students and townspeople alike. Lt. Col. Strong Completes Course Lt. Col. Raymond K. Strong of 102 Bradley Road has changed from uniform to “civvies" again upon completion of two weeks of annual Active Duty Training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indian apolis, Indiana, as a student in the USAR School Adjutant Gen eral Officer Career Course of training. Lt. Col. Strong was one of over 200 Army Reserve Officers and Warrant Officers enrolled in the the Adjutant General Officer Career Course at 30 different USAR Schools. The course of instruction was prepared by the Adjutant Gen eral's School and was designed to implement the regular aca demic reserve duty training held during the year at the home USAR Schools. Use the Weekly Oassifisd Ads. jsssuu^ssmiimmm Buy It At QUALITY SEED & GARDEN CENTER 15-501 Bypass at East gate Phone 968-2911 THE CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY UNC Announces Basketball Slate By 808 QUINCY A 22-game basketball schedule which features such intersection al powers as Kentucky, Indiana, Notre Dame and New York Uni versity will be, played by UNC during (he 196344 season, "The schedule is one of the finest and most ambitious ever undertaken by a Carolina ath letic team,” said Athletic Di rector, C. P. (Chuck) Erickson, who announced the card. ‘‘Teams from the Southeast, Big Ten and Southern Conferences will be played.” A journey into Louisiana will be made in mid-December, with the Tar Heels tackling Louisiana State on Dec. 14 and Tulane on Dec. 16. Kentucky will be played at Lexington, Ky., and NYU in New York City. The clash with Indi ana is slated for Charlotte’s Col iseum. Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish will be met at the Greens boro Coliseum. Carolina, which opens with South Carolina here on Dec. 2, will as usual play all Atlantic Coast Conference teams twice. Coach Dean Smith expects to field a club the equal of last season’s which had a commend able 154 record. Tops among the returning veterans is Center Billy Cunningham, who averag ed 22.7 points per game and set a school rebounding record with 16.1 per game. The Tar Heels will have a total of eight lettermen returning: Cunningham, Charlie Shaffer, Bill Brown, Billy Galantai, Ray Respess, Mike Cooke, Bryan McSweeney and Art Katz. The schedule: Dec. 2, South Carolina, Chapel Hill; Dec. 3, Ciemson, Ciemson; Dec. 7, Indiana, Charlotte; Dec. #, Kentucky, Lexington; Dec. 14, Louisiana State, Baton R’ouge; Johnsons Attend Company Meeting Mr. and iMrs. L. E. Johnson of Chapel Hill, are at Virginia Beach this week attending the annual meeting of the President's Club of the Occidental Life In surance Company of North Caro lina, whose home offtces are in Raleigh. The Occidental President’s Club numbershlp is made up of those field men who have met certain high Standard* of production dur ing the past year. Mr. Johnson is Unit Manager fir Occidental in Chapel Hill. GCJU,O> PAINTING * PAPERING fIT Mergaa BL Dial Dec. 16. Tulane University. New Orleans; Dec. 18, Georgia, Chap el Hill; Jan. 4. Notre Dame, Greens boro; Jan. 8, Wake Forest, Win ston-Salem; Jan. 11, Duke, Dur ham; Jan. 13, Maryland. Chapel Hill; Jan. 15, N. C. Slate, Chapel Hill; Jan. 18. V. P. 1., Chapel Hill; • Feb. 3, Virginia, Chapel Hill; Feb. 8, Wake Forest. Chapel Hill; Feb. 12, New York University, New York; Feb. 14, South Caro lina. Charlotte; Feb. 15, Clemson, Charlotte; Feb. 18, Maryland, College Park; Feb. 22, N. C. State, Raleigh; Feb. 24. Virginia, Charlottesville; Feb. 29, Duke Chapel Hill; Mar. 5-7, ACC Tournament, Raleigh. Roxie Lassiter Wins Bowling Honors Roxie Lassiter, bowling for Town and Country in the Ladies’ Tarheelite League Thursday night, took top honors with a high game of 226 and a high series of 578, Pat Hedrick bowled a 218 to win her 200 game patch. Bowling sets of 500-plus were Fran Parson. 535; Jo Gregory, 506; and Emmy Lou Palladino, 503. All three bowl for Univer sity Research Glass. Top place in league standing is the team sponsored by Wvre’s Boulevard American. iCIEAftAMM fMlt** CONTINUES Beachwear, Dresses, Suits, • ttlfo Sportswear, Accessories. Jw SAVINGS TO 50% Be Sure To Visit the Room // Behind The Fireplace GV(^ Fireside - .—.in LBob Quincy 1 A gentleman ambled into Dr. Lou Vine’s veterinary office recently and lamented, “Doc, I’ve got problems. My two pet pythons have worms.’’ Dr. Vine treated everything from seals to opossums. Wormy snakes were something entirely new “ When in doubt,” philosophized Dr. Vine, “always call the Bronx Zoo.” He did. Zoo officials informed him snakes can have worms, and it’s their constitu tional right to have worms. Now for a cure. Worm medicine, of course. But who ever heard of putting fluid in a spoon and saying gently, “Now swallow this, Mr. Python.” Why, you might lose an arm, a leg or even a man, if the snake is big enough. * * * EASY WAY: Snakes are particular eaters, the Chapel Hill vet realized. When they’re angry or lone some, they’d turn down fare at the Waldorf. Once again the zoo people came to the rescue with little-known advice. They instructed: “Feed the snakes mice, dead mice. Inject the worm serum in the mice." Snakes love mice better than chocolate cake or T-bone steaks. Getting their worm serum in such away is sort of a mickey from the mouses. Dr. Vine pondered. He turned to an assistant and directed him to hold the snake for observation. “Doc,” grimaced the employee, “I’d quit my job be fore I’d hold one of them things.” * * * NO PROBLEMS: The pythons were quite gentle, but they wiggled like worms. They took their medicat ed mice without making a face. “It’s just a matter of time,” predicts Dr. Vine, "and they’ll be back to normal.” Dr. Vine has many requests. He isn’t particularly fond of snakes, but he won’t turn one down if it’s crawling for attention. One of the snakes slithered toward a box and then suddenly veered left. Observed an onlooker: “That’s the way the worm turns.” * * * CAGE ADDICT: Several years ago, Dr. Vine, a rabid basketball fan, made a trip into Kansas with the North Carolina Tar Heels. Carolina had some outstanding players that season. A newspaperman dropped by for an interview and was introduced to Dr. Vine. Next day, he wrote: “The squad from Chapel Hill is loaded. As a matter of fact, Carolina has so many ‘horses’ they carry a vet with them.” Miss Muirhead Wins Horse Show Honors Miss <Meg Muirhesfd. daugh ter of Mr. end Mrs. Alastair Muirhead of Chapel Hill, took top honors in two divisions in the second annual All-Junior Horse Show held at White Oak Stables Sunday. Riding her grey hunter, Wings, she won the sil ver trophy and blue ribbon in both the class for Working Hunt ers ridden by children 15 and under, and the Children's Jump er Class. In addition, she placed third in the Junior Horseman ship Over Fences, and fifth in the Intermediate Horsemanship Classes. Other top winners of the day were Miss Ann Blade of Dur ham, who won the Stern-Wilson Challenge Trophy for Junior Horsemanship over Fences, for the second consecutive year; and Alan Cheslar of New York City who rode his horse, Nuggett, to win the Eileen Egan Memorial Trophy for Open Jumpers. Another young Chapel Hill Cid er, Miss Lynn Piland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Piland, was named reserve winner in the Intermediate Horsemanship Claiu Rosalie Ross, daughter of Dr. Robert Ross of Chapel Hill, took second place in Turnout, third in Junior Horsemanship, and fifth in Intermediate Horsemanship. A special feature of the show was the presentation of a silver tray by horse lovers Os the Dur ham-Chapel Hill area to Mil Gosling, owner of White Oak Stables, far outstanding contribu tion to horsemanship in North Carolina. A field of approzimateiy 190 entries competed for the 11 tro phies awarded during the after noon, including the two challenge trophies named. A third chal lenge trophy, the Keeler trophy, was not presented due to rain, which caused the last five class es of the show to be postponed. A show is planned for the fall, at which time this trophy, along with the others not _ presented, will be up for competition. For savings that art designed for your own special needs be sure and read the Weekly classi fied ads every issue. Tennis Playoffs The Eastern.. Carolina Tennis Association championship will be decided here this afternoon in a match between the Chapel Hill Tennis Club and Raleigh. If Chapel Hill wins, it will give the local team the champion ship. A Raleigh win would neces sitate further play making up doubles play rained out when the teams met last Sunday for the second time. The playoff was scheduled after Raleigh took a 4-1 lead in singles play Sunday, with one ‘ inter rupted and the doubles rained out. Chapel Hill had a 5-0 won-lost record going into today’s play off. Raleigh’s only loss this year was in its first meeting with Chapel Hill. The winner of the Eastern title will "meet the Piedmont champion, Old Providence Rac quet and Tennis Club of Chari otte, for the State championship. Date and location of the State championship match will be an nounced later. Playing in the singles for Chapel Hill today will be Ken Oettinger, Mel Jordan, Gene Corpening, Jim Hart. Marvin Silver, and Dr. Henry Clark. H. 8. McGlnty and Henry Tomm also are expected to see action in doubles play. The Raleigh team is led by Semi Mintz, Fred West and Jim Emmons, HARPO SPEAKS by that Harp-Plucking Hell-raiser HARPO MARX Just the right mixture of out rageous anecdotes and nostal gia. Harpo is no respecter of persons famous names, evea Hie other Marx Brothers, coma in for merciless ribbing. A book club selection at $5.95. OUR SPECIAL *1.98 THE INTIMATE BOOKSHOP 11$ East Franklin SL Open Every Day Except Sunday til 9 P.M. r~ ■ ■ Ti . ■ —r. NOW PLAYING K a d*lC presents 11 tfw Mighty musical of Site* * TECH^iSSSi^ starring KATHRYN V AVA * HOWARD 6BAYSON < GARDNER • KIEL with JOE E. BROWN • MARGE and GOWER CHAMPION k mat tmiiit-hues Hutuui 1 mmi miiai 4 THURSDAY mm EVER mmr BE& m 1 Jm Fri.-Sat.-Sun.-Mon.- T ue. tea' -I' i hi i»t Page 5
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