THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1942
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Proud of American Training ★★★ ★★★ Traubel Tells Reporter
The red-gold-haired prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera company sat in the lobby of the Hotel Eldridge and in a soft, low voice told Kansan reporters that she liked Lawrence very much, but that she was terribly surprised at the weather.
But then, added Miss Helen gets used to everything. We've when we left New York. Since as Florida, and as far north as Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver's not as cold as it is here, either," she said smiling.
Proud of the fact that she is American - born, and American-trained, Miss Traubel said that she had never sung out of the United States until last year, when she gave concerts in Havana and Toronto. Furthermore, she feels certain that the war will produce many home-trained singers. In her opinion the best teachers in the world are in the United States, therefore the singers have every opportunity for the best training.
Interest will be focused on young students more than ever before, the great diva believes, but the war will not affect music at all. Music is just as—if not more—important during wartime than in peace.
Miss Trauel's present tour included 83 concerts—with only two more to go. She sighed thankfully. "Till be very glad to rest." She admitted that traveling does create a strain. "It is hard to do sufficiently well in every town to give the people what they deserve. In a town I never consider if it is large, small, or medium—I sing the best I can all the time."
After the rest at the end of this circuit, the summer tour starts, and next November will see the Wagnerian soprano winning acclaim from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera house in some Wagnerian epic-Miss Traubel is not sure which of the great musical dramas she will do first.
Asked about her favorite role, Miss Traubel commented, "I have no favorite role. I like everything I sing—or I don't sing it. I never sing anything that I don't love doing."
Of students who are studying voice without a definite goal in
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mind, the St. Louis prima donna cited herself as an example: "When I was singing everyone would ask me if I had always hoped to sing in the Metropolitan Opera house. And I would say, 'To.' I have always hoped to sing well, and let the place take care of itself. My advice to students is to sing as perfectly as they know how, and they will win all the praise they deserve."
Miss Traubel is accompanied on her tours by her talented accompanist, Mr. Coenraad V. Bos, and her husband, genial Mr. William Bass.
CPT Instructor Training Begins
Three aviation training courses are now in progress at the University and one other is being inaugurated, Prof. Edward E. Brush, CPT coordinator, announced today.
The new program being started will concern private pilots who have 175 flying hours. These men may take the instructors' course and upon completion of the training may train pilots in the Army and Navy schools.
At present aviation training consists of the primary, secondary, and cross-country instructor training. Upon completion of the cross-country instructor course a student is eligible to instruct in the Army and Navy air corps.
Enrollment in the primary training class at present numbers 30 men. The secondary training course has an enrollment of 20 men while six are enrolled in the cross-country instructor course.
Requirements have been lowered and at present no college training is necessary for enrollment in one of these courses.
Steam Flow Devices To Be Installed
Two new automatic control devices are being installed in the Chemical Engineering laboratory by students in chemical engineering. The new equipment is expected to be a definite aid in the training of students in the department.
One of the new devices is the steam pressure control valve which automatically controls the amount of steam flow by means of air pressure on a diaphragm which constricts the flow of steam to the desired rate. The liquid level control device is composed of two parts which work together to control the level of liquid in the vacuum evaporator.
The new equipment will be moved to the new Mineral Industries laboratory when that building is completed.
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY---
TRIANGLE . . .
... entertained with its Parents Day banquet Sunday. Guests were Mrs. M. C. Ackerman and Alice Ackerman of Mission; Mrs. G. B. Stallard of Parsons; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Earnhart, Eainhart, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Hensley, Mrs. W. A. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Smith, Della Wingert, and Bob Smith, all of Kansas City.
Mrs. Charles Owsley, Carolyn Owsley, Patsy Taylor, Warren Manley, Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Tompson, Mrs. H. Ramey, Glen F. Forest, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stewart, Catherine Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Stebbins, Constance Means, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Sharbach, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Glick, Mrs. and Mrs. W. E. Irwing, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Dearing, all of Kansas City, Mo.
CHI OMEGA . . .
Mrs. Marie Ferrell of Lawrence and Connie Rutherford of Leavenworth were dinner guests Wednesday.
...Gene Rickets of Leavenworth
was a dinner guest Monday.
ALPHA OMICRON PI . . .
ALPHA OMICRON PI . . .
...guests this week are Miss Janet
Turner and Mrs. Fred Ermert of
Kansas City, Mo.
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Glenn Makes Violin Talk Appeal To Audience
BY JOY MILLER
A slender girl with a mop of brown hair played her violin for nearly two hours in Hoch auditorium last night and made violin enthusiasts of every person in the audience.
The 22-year-old virtuoso, Carroll Glenn, and her violin seemed one living vibrating whole, when bow on strings, she led it through its paces. It laughed, became sad, cried, and then protested vigorously — a vola- $ \textcircled{*} $
Miss. Glenn's accompanist, Mr. Walter Robert, was a sympathetic and talented pianist who seemed to anticipate her very moods and transitions of feeling.
The program opened with a fervent playing of the national anthem. The first group of numbers included "Intrada" by Desplanes, an obscure early eighteenth century composer, and "Rondo" by Mozart and arraged by Kreisler. The "Intrada" was a beautifully melodic number that ended on a dramatic note, while the "Rondo" called for speed and dexterity of fingering. Bell-11 like clarity of tone characterized this number, and all of Miss Glenn's playing.
Attempting numbers veteran violinists sheer away from, Miss Glenn played with a maturity and technique that belied her years. Only her appearance and youthful nerve and enthusiasm as she threw herself into each composition, indicated her true age.
The Tschaikowsky Concerto in D Major, neglected for years after it was written because of its tremendous technical difficulties, was Miss Glenn's piece de resistance. Her playing ability was shown to advantage in this number. The concerto's three movements included the allegro moderato, a spirited lively passage with some incredibly high notes; the canzonetta, a melodic, beautifully descriptive piece; and allegro vivacissimo, an extremely animated and "showy" last movement.
"On Wings of Song," the beautiful and familiar Mendelssohn song, opened the third and lightest group of selections. "Minstrels" by Debussy was a clever little number which featured the pizzicato. "Bude" by Kreutzer and arranged by Kaufman showed Miss Glenn's technical and exact skill. One of the loveliest pieces in French song literature, "After a Dream," by Faure was a soft fragile and slightly wistful number, while the ultra-modern and utterly charming "March" from "Love for Three Oranges," by Frokofieff and arranged by Heiletz, completed the third group.
The familiar and popular Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saens completed the scheduled program, but Miss Glenn, responding to the enthuastic and prolonged applause which closed every number, began a group of tour encores by injecting new life and beauty into "Annie Laurie." The second encore, Bach's "Prelude in E Major," showed her technical skill and careful bowing.
Schubert's "Ave Maria" proved to be one of the most appreciated numbers Miss Glenn offered.
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