Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Daily Hansan
52nd Year. No. 135
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, April 29, 1955
COLORATURA AND DRAMATIC SOPRANO—Miss Irene Jordan, who can sing both coloratura and dramatic soprano roles, will be the featured singer at the Fine Arts festival Monday evening in Hoch.
Soprano Irene Jordan Will Sing at Art Festival
Irene Jordan, soprano presented by the Concert course, will sing at 8:20 p.m. Monday in Hoch auditorium as the feature of the second day of the Fine Arts festival.
Miss Jordan, who can sing both coloratura and dramatic soprano roles, is singing this season as a soprano rather than a mezzo-soprano.
Her program will include two Verdi anrias, "Pace, Pace, Mio Dio" from "La Forza del Destino," and "Erani, Involami" from "Erani," a group of lieder by Franz, Wolf, and Richard Strauss, and two groups of songs in English. Included in the latter is the song "Night" by Edwin McArthur, conductor and pianist, who will be Miss Jordan's accompainer.
Miss Jordan is American both in background and training. Her father was a music teacher, her mother a violinist. One of 10 children, all of whom possess musical talent, she began taking piano lessons when she was three and one-half. At college she majored in
piano and voice.
After a successful Town Hall debut, she was immediately recognized by the Metropolitan. The day after her audition in 1946, she received a contract and sang in "Lakme," "Boris Godunov," and "Cavaleria Rusticane." Her repertoire includes a number of rarely heard works such as Mozart's "Titus," which had its American premiere recently at Tanglewood.
Last winter she sang the role of Eglantine in Weber's "Euryanthe," presented by New York's Little Orchestra society. She has been an NBC staff soloist with her own program "Songs by Irene."
Tickets for the performance are available at the fine arts office and the Bell Music company. Students will be admitted free upon presentation of ID cards.
48 Attending Eighth School For Midwest City Managers
About 48 city managers, representing 16 Kansas towns and 32 towns in Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Nebraska, are participating in the school in the eighth annual City Manager's School at the Student Union.
The discussions yesterday morning included "Techniques of Radio a n d TV Presentation," by Don Dixon, professor of speech and drama, and "Press Relations," by Emil L. Telfel, professor of journalism.
The school, which began Wednesday and ends today, is sponsored by the Kansas City Managers association, the Missouri City Managers association, the Governmental Research center, and the University Extension.
The afternoon session began with discussions on "The Intern Looks at the City Manager,""Two Organizational Problems of a Medium Size City," and "Is a Public Safety Department Feasible and Desirable?"
The session today will include
Annual Festival Of Fine Arts To Open Sunday
discussions on "Fringe Benefits for City Employees," and "Administrative Techniques of a Private Industry—Can They be Applied to Municipal Administration?"
Clarence Hein, assistant director of the Governmental Research center, will lead a discussion on "Where does the City fit into the President's Highway Program?" J. W. Twente, professor of education, will discuss "Coordination of Capital Improvement Programs of the City and School."
The thirty-second Fine Arts festival, to be held from May 1-12 is being extended this year to include activities of the art department and music.
The opening recital will be played at 3 p.m. Sunday by Ronald Barnes, University carillonneur, and a brass ensemble under the direction of Leo Horacek, graduate student.
Other musical events include the performance of Bach's "The Passion of Our Lord According to St. John" by the University chorus and symphony orchestra, conducted by Clayton Krebbiel, assistant professor in music education, a recital by Irene Jordan, dramatic soprano; a faculty chamber music concert; and the annual young American artist concert by Jeaneane Dowis, pianist.
Three performances of the operas, "Riders to the Sea," by Vaughan Williams, and a new English version of Rossini's "The Marriage Merchant," by Charles Lloyd Holt, will be given.
The orchestra of Wichita High School East, named by the KU School of Fine Arts as "The Kansas High School Orchestra of 1955," will also present a concert during the festival.
Art attractions will include a faculty show at the Museum of Art featuring the work of members of the drawing and painting department and the design department. The museum will also have on display an exhibition of "American Lithographs of Music Covers."
Exhibits in the Student Union will include the annual all-University exhibition sponsored by Delta Phi Delta on May 1 and 2, and on May 9, an exhibition of works by "Twenty-two Painters of the Western Hemisphere."
Lectures will be given by George Amsbary, a commercial artist in the field of communication and former editor of the University of Illinois press, and by Herbert Pinsky, former art director for the Container corporation. Mr. Pinsky is now art director for the children's encyclopedia, "Our Wonderful World," and executive director of the International Design conference.
The annual festival began in 1924 under the direction of Dr. Swarthout, dean of the school at that time, as a Lawrence community project in celebration of Music week. The first program included two concerts by the St. Louis Symphony orchestra, the "Messiah" by the all-community Choral Union and the KU Symphony orchestra, and concerts by the KU band, the Men's and Women's Glee clubs, and various musical organizations of Haskell institute and the public schools.
In 1929, a new feature in which a young American artist was annually given recognition became a part of the festival. An opera production was added to the list of events in 1952.
Admission will be charged only for the concert by Miss Jordan and the opera productions.
Dunbar Poetry Read Yesterday
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the first poet of the pure Negro race to receive any acclaim from critics, was read by Mrs. Jessica Crafton at the Poetry hour yesterday in the Student Union. Mrs. Crafton limited her reading to poets of the United States.
KU Home Ec Day Planned for 300
The department of home economics at the University expects nearly 300 high school students for the department's annual High School day tomorrow.
The high point of the day's activities will be a style show with 58 costumes modeled by their own seamstresses. University students as well as girls from 13 high schools in this area will participate in the style show.
"The Leprechaun's Gold" is the theme for the style show. Jean Kinsner, college freshman, will be the commentator and Elizabeth Burke, college freshman, will be the leprechaun.
the predecessor.
The schools to be represented are Argentine and Rosedale High schools of Kansas City, Haskell Institute, Chanute Senior High and Junior College. Washburn Rural High school of Topeka, and high schools at Florence, Grenola, Lane, Moundridge, Ozawkie, Wilsey, and Yates Center.
A panel discussion in Fraser theater at 1 p.m. will precede the style show in the Student Union. The topic for discussion is "What Do Girls Want—and Get—out of Home Economics?" Three University students, Jane Hoerath, education junior, Marcia Hinger, college senior, and Paggy Jones, education senior, will be on the panel.
Registration will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Fraser hall. After registration the visiting students will be greeted by Dr. George B. Smith, dean of the University; Miss Martha Peterson, dean of women; Miss Edna Hill, chairman of the department of home economics; Dorothy Sheets, president of the Associated Women Students; Eleanor Major, president of the Home Economics club; Mrs. Constance Hunter, president of the Iota chapter of Omicron Nu, honorary society in home economies, and Susan Montgomery, president of the Kansas Home Economics College clubs.
Name Omitted
Marilyn Jane Grantham, college junior, was omitted from the Jay James pledge list appearing in the Thursday edition of the Kansan.
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'Don Quijote Showing Opens Cervantes Day
The 31st annual Cervantes day will open at 7:30 p.m. today with a showing of the movie "Don Quijote" in Lindley auditorium. The movie, which is based on the famous novel by Cervantes, will also be shown at 10:15 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
The movie was produced by the Cifesa company of Madrid and is in color. Rafael Rivilews stars as the enchantingly insane Don Quijote whose attack on monsters which turn out to be windmills is still famous over 350 years after Cervantes created the character, Juan Calvo plays the part of Quijote's gullible but faithful companion Sancho.
About 500 persons, including more than 100 grade school Spanish students, are expected to attend a celebration tomorrow. The annual Kansas chapter meeting of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese will be held as part of the celebration. Miss Marion R. Howard of Emporia High school will preside at the business meeting in Strong auditorium at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow.
Dr. Minnie M. Miller, head of the Modern Language department at Emporia State Teachers college will discuss her travels in South America in 1954 under the auspices of the American Association of University Women at 10 a.m. in Strong auditorium. Heberto Sein, a United Nations interpreter, had been scheduled to speak but he will not be here because he was called to a conference in Costa Rica.
A variety program including more than 150 guest performers will be held at 2.30 p.m. in Strong auditorium.
THINK SHE'LL DO?—From left to right, Anne Wallace, college senior and college board representative for Mademoiselle magazine; George Barkentin, Mademoiselle photographer, and Miss Harriet Cain, associate fashion editor for Mademoiselle, discuss a prospective model for the August college issue of the magazine. Yesterday Miss Cain and Mr. Barkentin interviewed students interested in modeling college clothes in the fall issue. From the large group interviewed a few men and women students will be chosen. Miss Cain and Mr. Barkentin will be here a week and will use the campus as a background for Mademoiselle fashion pictures.