UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NUMBER 146
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
VOLUME XXXIV
Norton Recital Opens Music Week
Variation in Program Of Young Pianist Wins Approval
The concert of Eumice Norton, young New York pianist, presented last night as the first outstanding event of Music Week, was a splendid opening for the week's festivities, immediately, the audience was small.
The varied program showed to good advantage the versatile skill of the artist. It began with classical Mozart, and ended with modern Stravinsky, including Chopin and Brahms. Chopin, always well known by music audiences, was most
called on by the matrons:
"Petruchau," a ballet by
sian composer, Stravinsky,
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Noise in the Auditorium minimum during the concert fortunately, only a small part of the audience was able to give performer's hands, as the placed in a position parallela stage and at right angle to alse.
Miss Norton came origin
Minneapolis. She first sturc
rope with Tobias Matthey to
Schlater. She later apple
the orchestra of Sir Henry
London. Soon after she go
appearances in leading citi-
many and Holland.
In 1932 Miss Norton
American debut at Carnegie
the following season she
played in the orchestra,
the New York-
monic, the Philadelphia,
Boston, and Minneapolis.
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Guest Conducte Fred Littoy
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NOTICE
LAWRENCE, KANSAS,TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1937
Pharmacy Students Return From Indianapolis
Members of the School of Pharmacy will gather in special colloquy this morning at 11:30, room 205 of the Chemistry building, to hear the report of Dean D. L. Huenhill and 19 pharmacy students from the world's most advanced pharmaceutical research laboratory last week.
The 20 who made the trip to the Eil Lilly company plant in Indiana-maple last week will describe the tours which they took through the biological, pharmaceutical, and research laboratories there and will outline some of the salient features of the addresses made to them by national authorities on various phases of their major subjects.
A. J. W. Lebien, who was graduated from the University School of Pharmacy in 1922 and now holds the
Grand Parade Is on Friday
This year's grand parade of bands is expected to outlare last year's with two times the number of high school bands marching down Massachusetts street Friday afternoon at 4:30.
Wickham Will Direct Event Starting at Sixth and Massachusetts
Of the 40 bands from Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma entered in the regional national band and chorus contest, at least 30 will be on hand to participate in the event. The other bands will not arrive until Friday evening and others on Saturday morning.
Major Fred O. Wickham will direct the parade starting at Sixth
Convocation Features Music
A program of ensemble music was presented by the School of Fine arts yesterday afternoon in the Administration auditorium. The University String quartet composed of Waldenal Geltch, professor of violin; Karl Kuehrerstein, director of the symphony orchestra; Coral Meyers, instructor of violin and Raymond Stuhl, instructor of violin, played four movements of the "String Quartet, No. 8, in B flat" by Mozart.
While Professor Stratton is attending a Chemical meeting in Omaha, his dog "Sadie" is daily making a tour of the rooms in the Chemistry building looking for her master. The dog goes up the hill early every morning and stays all day at the building constantly searching, whining, and wearing that "Not a friend in the world" look on her face.
Senior members of the department of journalism were guests of the Kansas City Kanans yesterday. The students took over the duties of the regular staff and edited the paper's instruction in Reporting III class.
Four selections from the opera, "The Day of Gayomair," recently completed by Prof. Charles Sanford Skilton, will be presented over KFKU Friday afternoon, May 7, from 2:30 to 3 o'clock.
Orene Yowell, fa37, and William Leech, c37, played a "Sonata for Two Planes," by Mozart. Jan Chin-passo, associate professor of piano, in company with the string quartet, at Quintette in Eflat" by Dohanyi.
The libretto for the opera was written by Prof. Allen Crafton of the department of speech and dramatic art, and is based on a century-old German story, "Germela-hausen," by Friedrich Gerstaecker. The following is the radio program to be presented:
Owl Society
Apparently Bob Corey has found a new use for those left-over Easter egg dyes. He strode into the
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School of Fine Arts Gives Chamber Music Recital
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Those who made the trip were John Bernet gr.; Margaret Cakeley,gr; Tom Ellis, c'38; Helen Kitsamler,c'37; Dorothy Morty smart, c'39; George Barley,c'sp; Donald Ames, c'37; Horace Mason, c'37; Milred Mikesel, c'37; Sue Engleman, c'37; Jake Fale, c'37 and James Polkinghorn, c'37.
- TENOR . . . elected president of the Men's Glee Club last night.
Having made the American Mercury, and practically every day's Shin column during the past week, also fulfilling his duties as Game Warden of Potter Lake, and becoming an uncle for the third time in rapid succession, Schiller Shore was no longer able to stand up under the excitement and strain and harried to his bed for a rest.
Present Selections From Skilton's Opera
Seniors Edit Kansas City Kansan
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*grant to be presented*
"The Legend of Gayomair," from the prologue, baritone solo by Her-
The biggest thrill for the spectators was the 220-yard low hurdles, when Harry Wiles of Kansas edge out the favorite, Lloyd Cardwell of Nebraska. He established a new meet record of 23.8 seconds.
VOLUME XXXIV
SPIKE
Jack Richardson was the outstanding Jayhawker star. He ran the 220-yard dash in 212 seconds to replace the oldest meet record in the book. The former record was set in
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
Nebraska Wins Dual Track Meet
Five New Meet Records
Set and One Tied; Lloyd
Cardwell Is High-point
Scorer
The Jayhawker track team was defeated by the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a dual meet at the stadium yesterday afternoon, $60_{1/2}$ to $70_{1/2}$. The Nebraskans took 8 firsts in 15 events. Ideal weather was largely responsible for the excellent showings both outfield and pitcher weet records and tied another.
on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
LAWRENCY, KANSAS, SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 2. 1937
NUMBER 145
Dean D. M. Swarthout will speak
Music as a Career Today" over KKR's
cursse some of the qualifications for
achievement in this profession and
the openings for those who master
Music. He will be a special feature of Music Week
Tau Sigma Will Initiate Pledges
Tau Sigma, honorary dancing so rority, will hold its annual banquet and initiation仪式 tomorrow evening at 5 o'clock at Evans Hearth Thirteen pledges who have participated in a public performance this year, making them eligible for membership, are to be initiated.
lean Swarthout to Speak
Those to be initiated are: Reba Cerbet, c39; Ruth Worley, c37; Ann Rightmire, fa 40; Jane Coats, c87; Helen Cooper, c38; Betty Sayles, c40; Helen Teben fau1cnt; Delos Fern Hill, c36; Olivia Fern Hill, c40; Ruth Olive Burke, c40; Mary Frances Depew, c39; and Marion Dresser, b'uncle.
Mrs. Arthur L. Owen of Lawrenee will be a guest at the banquet.
Annual Band Festival Here This Week
Many Choruses and Bands Are Scheduled On Various Programs For Music Contest
More than forty bands and twenty vocal groups have enrolled for the Regional National Band and Chorus Contest and Festival to be held in Lawrence Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tomorrow night is the deadline for enrollment. More entries are available from then according to Prof. Russell L. Witters, director of the University band, and chairman of the Festival Board.
A concert of 700 voices and a 700-piece Festival band Saturday night in Hoech auditorium will furnish a grand climax to the festival and to Music Week. The Omaha Central High School chair under the direction of Carol M. Pitts will also present a short concert Saturday night. This chair is known as the greatest high school chair in America. The band will be directed by A. R. McAllister of Joliet, Ill., A. R. Harding of the University of Illinois, Harold Bachman of Chicago, Karl L. King of Fort Dodge, Ia., and Russell L. Wiley.
On Friday night 15 bands will present a marching contest in Haskell stadium. The Wentworth Military band under the direction of Captain Pike will give a 15-minute field demonstration. The University band and the Westminster A Capella choir will give a joint concert on Thursday night in Hoch auditorium.
Karl L. King, successor to Sousa as the "March King," will replace William D. Revelli of the University of Michigan, as one of the judges and conductors. Mr. King has written more marches than any other living composer in the world. Some have even called him "Cyrus the Great." "Barrione and Bailley's Favorites" and "Robinson's Grand Entry."
Stueckgold Will Not Sing
Miss Antone is a young American singer who has risen into prominence within the past three years. She has sung several roles on the Saturday afternoon opera broadcasts, She received her training at the Juilard School of Music in New York City.
Grate Steuckgold, Metropolitan soprano, cancelled her concert course appearance for Wednesday because of the death of her husband in Germany. She will be replaced by Josephine Ancine, coloratura soprano and Polishian, according to Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts.
Dixieland Band To Play for Annual Senior Party
Crosby, with the Dielaisen swing artists and vocalist Kay Weber, has gained nation-wide fame for the distinctive "relaxed" style of swing music that he manufactures. Extended engagements at the Congress hotel, Chicago, radio network association, and stage bookings have earned him a place with the leading modern dance orchestra of the country.
Senior Cakewalkers will discard their ho-down and swing out to the music of Bob Crosby and his Dixieland band Friday, May 21. Bill Townsley and Ed Arnberger, senior dance managers, in conjunction with manager Bill Cochrane, contracted yesterday bring the fami- ture to the campus for the annual dance sponsored by the out-going class.
Dance managers Townley and Arnsberger said last night "We feel that we were lucky to be able to book such a band for the Senior Cakewalk. With such music, the party on May 21 will top anything that has been presented on the campus for years."
Professors Meribah Moore anne Irene Peabody of the School of Fine Arts voice faculty will appear as she presents at the Will they sing with the Doane College chorus in Verd's "Requiem," theater, 30, is the director of the chorus.
OVER THE HILL
The advance ticket sale will begin this week. Tickets bought in advance are $2.00, stag or date. At the door the price will be $2.25.
Instructors Appear as Soloists
Dr. E. F. Engel, professor of German, will speak on "Women's Part in South Movement in Germany Today" at Freshman Commission of the Y.W.A. tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at Henley house. Professor Engel traveled in Germany last summer and received an interest in the "jugdbewegung."
Engel to Speak on Germany
Jones to Discuss Labor Problems
Jones to Discuss Labor Problems
Rev. R. Jones of the Lewes,
Uniplanet Union to speak on "Labor Problems and
the Problem of Unions in the South" at
the meeting of the Advanced Stand-
ing Committee for Women Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 in Henley house. The Rev. Mr. Jones will tell
him how to deal with the labor situation in the South.
Dutch Celllist and Band To Appear on Program With Head of Music College
Music Week Festivities Begin 'Pop' Concert Hill Artists To Be Given Present Opera
Ganz To Discuss Modern Trend
University Symphony Will Appear as P a r t Of Music Week
The K.U. Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Karl O. Kuersteiner, will present a spring "pop" concert Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in Hoch auditorium. The concert is the single feature of the annual School of Fine Arts program given in connection with the music week festival. It is open to the public without charge.
Varied in the character of compositions, the one-hour program of 1H selections consists mostly of modular exercises that demand to hold an appeal for everyone.
The concert opens with a march and overture based on a German fairy story. The selection was taken from the collection, attributing to the variety of compositions, one movement of the "Spanish Symphony" by Lalo, for violin
solo and orchestra accompaniesm. will be played by Robert Sedore, fa37, who has been concert master of the orchestra for the past two years. He is also professor of violin at Baker University.
"Spanish Capricice," a brilliant composition of five Spanish dances by Rimka-Korsakoff, will be played as the concluding number. Three percussion players have been added to the lineup, regular players in this selection.
This is the last public appearance this season of the orchestra of more than 70 players. The orchestra has appeared exclusively in the School of Fine Arts program for the past three years. A "pop" concert change to a new type-of entertainment by a symphony orchestra.
Chancellor Lindley Speaks at M.S.C. Banquet
Henry Werner, men's student adviser, spokes to the newly-elected members of the Men's Student Council at the installation banquet held at Evans Hearth Friday night. Prof. W. R. Maddox, of the department of political science, explained his relation to the council as official faculty adviser. John Milton, of the Department of Political Science, a farewell address followed by a short talk by Don Voorhees, c38, in迎来 council head.
Installation services for the new officers were held following the banquet. A bill proposing the establishment of a forum board was the first reading and the date for the next meeting was set for Thursday.
Ku Ku's
All Ku Ku's going on the picnic, be at the Union building Tuesday afternoon at 4:30.
Rudolph Ganz, president of the Chicago Musical College, who is brought here in connection with National Music Week, will attend a morning session to mourn morning at 10 o'clock in the Auditorium on the modern trend of
Haskell B and Concert
And A Cappella Choir
Also Featured Today
The annual Fine Arts Music Week combined with the National and the Mid-Western Music Festival and the National School Chorus Association competition, will be officially opened today with a full schedule of musical events. Leading artists of the University and more than 4000 high school musicians will participate in the festivities which will feature many distinguished guest-conductors.
Lawrence churches will give special observance today through seminars and special music. The Haskell Institute band, directed by Phil
A schedule of this week's events may be found on page 6.
The opera is sponsored by Mu Phi Epsilon sorority and is being staged by Prof. Allan Crafton, head of the department of speech and dramatic art. Prof. Joseph Wilkins, head of the department of speech and dramatic the action, and Miss Ruth Orcutt, pianist, and Orene Yowell, flutist, will accompany the opera.
Cato, who give a concert at 3 p.m.
at Haskell. The School of Fine Arts
will present Humperdinger's opera
Humphrey. A 4 p.m. to-
day in Hoch auditorium.
The Westminster A Cappella choir of 62 voices, under the direction of D. M. Swarthot, will present its home concert tonight at 7:30 at the First Presbyterian church. A varied program of numbers including the "Fritius Psalm" by F Melner Christians will be presented.
A special musical program will be presented before the Rotary Club tomorrow noon at the Hotel Eldridge.
String Quartet To Play
A program of ensemble music will be presented by the School of Fine Arts tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 in the Student Union auditorium. The University String Quartet consisting of Waldemar Gelt, professor of violin; Karl Kuersteiner, director of the Symphony orchestra; Conrad McGrew, assistant instructor of violin and; Prof. Raymond Stuh, instructor of violin will present several numbers. They will be accompanied by Jan Chimpuso, associate composer, associated with two playings. Orcwell 'Owle', fa73, and William Leeck, c'37, will play a selection.
Convocation Tuesday
Eunice Norton, concert pianist of New York City, will be featured in the concert in Hoch auditorium at 8:20 tomorrow.
The University Symphony will appear in a popular concert Tuesday at 8:20 p.m.
Convocation Tuesday
Rudolph Ganz, distinguished com-
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lipp Abbas, celebrated Dutch t, and the University band also appear on the convoca-program.
anz, who is internationally乃
as a pianist, conductor, and
poser, made his major musical
it with the Berlin Philharmonic
859, playing the Chopin "Con-
tracion" in e-Minuet in E-flat."During
next year this same orchestra
hired his first symphony.
e came to America in 1900 to
l the department of piano at the
s歌剧 Musical College and taught
e until 1905, leaving in that year
play with various leading or-
tras in the United States and
thereafter these years until
he also made many successfuls
of Europe.
1023 Ganz was appointed contender of the St. Louis symphony hestra and remained with that anization until 1927. He was n chosen president and artistic actor of the Chicago Musical Col-
lanz was born in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1877, and has studied der R. Freund, J. Hegar, C. Escham-Dumur and several other lists. He is a composer of symphonies, orchestral variations on a theme Brahms, many other pieces for no, and more than 200 songs.
ary Park ies Unexpectedly
Miss Mary Park, 23, a student at a University last semester, died expectedly in Kansas City, Mo., today night. Her death was beveled to have been caused by a art attack.
Miss Park was a student technician at St. Joseph's hospital inansas City. She completed in January a graduate course in the school of Education here. She was member of Pi Lambda Theta,omen's educational sorority,and Delta Phi, honorary languageaternity. She was on the honor roll during her ninth year,received special mention at the university honors convocation last summer.
Miss Park made her home with professor and Mrs. Sisson while last year. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Park, a philanthropist, and a graduate of Southwest high school in Kansas City.
The Pioneer Mother' s Given by Kansas Players
Dedicated last night's play to mothers in general and early Ken-ras mothers in particular, the Kansas players presented "The Pioneer Director, Rolla Nuckles, over state KFKU last night.
The scene began in a small Pennsylvania town, shifted across the plains to the mid-western frontier, and finally ended in England during the World War. The cast consisted of James Bradfield, c'uncl; Margaret Ramage, c'uncl; Joe Myers, c'uncl; Dorothy Fritz, c'uncl; Jewell Milligan, c'37; Marjorie Crume, c'37; Robert Hodre, c'96; Betty Ruth Smith, c'37; and Martin Maloney, c'37.
Jayhawker Advisory Board To Interview Candidates
The Jayhawker Advisory Board will meet at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon in the office of the adviser of women to interview candidates for editor and business manager of the 1937 - 38 "Jayhawker." Selections will probably be made at this time. Candidates must be recommended by the present editor and business manager of the publication, and must conform with the University's eligibility requirements.