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Longwood College, Farmville, Va., October .'50, 1957
Artist Series To Offer 'Fledermaus Tnjarman Opera To Feature English Translations The National Grass Roots Opera Company will present Johann Strauss' "Fledermaus" in Jarman Hall auditorium of Longwood College on Wednesday, November 6. Tills will be the second event In the 1957-58 Farmville-Longwood College Artists Series, and will begin at 8 p. m. The Company, whose liomebase is in North Carolina, is in its ninth season of bringing live opera in English as enjoyable entertainment to the American public. In their national tours these young professional singers try to bring this form of music theater to small towns and colleges, thus earning their unique name. Grass Roots, meaning "down where the people are." Formed in 1948. the National Orass Roots Opera Company gave its first performance during Uie 1949-50 season and since that time has delivered over 650 staged performances of opera, all sung in English. The fine English translations and the high standard of voice quality of the artists
Princeton Author To Give Talk Here Dr. Edward L. Hubler, associate professor of English at Princeton University, and an outstanding authority on Shakespeare, will speak on "Hamlet and the Nature of Comedy" in the Student Building Auditorium Thursday at 1 p.m. A graduate of Wesleyan, where he received both his AB. and MA. degrees. Dr. Hubler received his Ph.D. at Princeton m MM. He taught at Frnnklin and Marshall and at the University of Rochester before Joining the faculty at the American Army Universities at Slirivenham. England and Biarriiz, Prance. He did summer teaching a! the Breadloaf School of English and the University of New Mexico. A Noted Author Dr. Hubler Is (he author of The Sense of Shakespeare's Sonnets. He co-edited with Thomas Marc Parrott and Robert S. Teller. Shakespeare: Twenty-three Plays and Sonnets. He also co-edited with Parrott Shakespeare: Six Plays and Sonnets. Al present he is working on an edition of Shakespeare's songs and poems.
Radio Program Features Activities
Tommorrow President Lankford will attend the Annual Alumnae Tea In Richmond at the annual teachers' meeting of the Virginia Education Association.
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VEA Convention Draws Professors
JEANETTK ICOVOTTIi who Is one of the featured singers In the Grass Roots Opera Company, has appeared In Broadway musicals. have established them as one of the finest groups of its kind. | All Artists Series programs are open to the public. Tickets are available through the College.
HURRY! HURRY! HURRY! .. Everyone hurry up and buy your annual this week because time is nearlng the deadline. You will have your chance to buy your annual in the dorms immediately following dinner tonight, Thursday, and Friday. Cost is $8.00. Annuals will go off sale at the end of next week so contact one of the following girls and buy yours now: Ann Brierley, Betsy Ruckman, Marg.ie Crismond, Dottie Boswell, Weedie Norman, Jane Kell, Nancy Knowles, Vann Blackwell, Barbara Bishop. Helen Wente. Nancy Donaldson, Julia Williams, and Shirley Hauptman.
LonffWOOd College music professor, Mrs. Miry Kemble, will address the Elementary School Music ' aectlonil meet'nt; of the Virginia j Music Education Association in con-1 M with the Virginia Education j ^s«<viTti"n at *he annual convention in Richmond, this Friday. The topic , of her discussion will be "How Good Is Your Music Program?". Professor Kemble came to Longwood in September from the Unl•e'sity of Maryland wherp she had been in charge of the Music Education program since 1948. Former experience in music education includes teaching public school music in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and directing the music program at the Salisbury <Md.> State Teachers College. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Public School Music at the Mansfield. Pa. State Teachers College, Mrs. Kemble obtained her Master's degree in the field of music education at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been , working toward a doctorate In —Camera Artist ; Human Development Education at CAROLE MATTHEWS, a sophomore from Salem, practices 1 the University of Maryland. "cracking the whip" for Circus. She has held the office of secretary of the Maryland Music Edu| cators Association and now serves | as vice-president. She has been active as chairman of the Maryland Music in American Life Committee of the Music Educators National Conference and MENC committee Voice students from 10 Virginia tend are Gay Allen. Ann Hart Hamon Music in Higher Education. colleges will go to Richmond to- rick. Elaine Weddle. Roselyn Eppes. Others to Attend morrow to take part In the All- Dorothy Marshall. Nancy Taylor, Miss Mary Nichols, associate pro- State College Choral Clinic to be Ann Barnes, and Karen Potts. Mr. fessor of English, and Dr. Edgar directed by Dr. Helen M. Hosmer, James McCombs will accompany Johnson, professor of education, are j of the Crane Department of Music, the students. the delegates for the local chapter gtate University Teachers College.! The event Is sponsored by the who will bring back reports from Potsdam N Y. The singers will1 Music Education Association and jthe business meetings. j^ a concert in the Mosque at the State Department of Education. Miss Elizabeth Burger, associate 8 p.m. on Friday to which the pub- j This Is the third annual clinic, \ professor of science, is president of lie Is Invited free of charge. ! held in connection with the Virginia the Longwood College chapter. ' Longwood students who will at- Education Association. Rehearsals " ; will be held Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday morning and afternoon, at the Jefferson Hotel Colleges Represented Colleges represented include: Brldgewatr-r, William and Mary. Rollins, Longwood, Madison. Mary Washington, It.ulford. University of Richmond. Randolph - Ifaeoi Richmond Professional Institute. The chorus will sing nine num ' 'ive of which will b" rt ligloua and the remaining four modern secular pieeeo tn the group '• ital '. ■:" by vuifiana "Cniri'ixus" from the Mass in B M'nor hv Johann Sebastian Bach "Prat* v Iba Lord" by Donato: h Rock." d by Han "Oh IfMrOtt Mine" by R 1 in Williams- "Felices Ter" "Clap Yo' Hands." ' viii - Wood, and offering, "Virginia, Our Vln
Longwood Students To Participate In Collegiate Concert At Mosque
Dutch Professor Joins Longwood Faculty; Enjoys "Casual American Way of Living' Fulbriglit Recipient Teaches Biology Here By LINDA DOLES Tins fall we are fortunate to have OD our campus one of the six Dutch
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.Jacobus Lodewijks. The firs' biologist to be sent out "Listening at Longwood." a radio I from the Netherlands on the Fulprogram featuring various campus' bright teacher program, Dr. LOO* iks will In i ited with Longpersonalities and activities, is now heard at 4:19 i> m. each Wednesday wood's faculty for the 1957-58 session ssor of Biology. over WFLO. the Farmville radio ■ in As si. 'Mrs is Dr. Lodewijks' tint trip station. Norrish Munson. a sophomore. to America and rom his comments and Cat Ozmon. a Junior, take on the United States, especially charge of this fifteen -minute show about Viiginia and Longwood. ,t is which opens with a news broadcast, apparent that he is pleased to be followed by interviews The first able to teach here The 1 way of living'' seems reprogram featured Dean Ruth Wilson, and in the coming weeks the markable to !nm and he observed format will Include an Interview that "all thi.se girls together or one with Dr. D a b n e y S. Lancaster, by one are so friendly and kind, President Emeritus, and highlights thinking of pleasures of other of such events as Convocation, Cir- people We in Holland think of Ami rican boys and mils as being cus, and the Water Pageant. This year more of the interviews superficial but they are not like that will be taped to produce an "OB the at all here In Virginia." spot" effect. The girls talked with Describes Lyceum Miss Wilson in her office to secure Lodewijks' home is m The the proper atmosphere. Cat and Hague where the professor has been 4 imm Arum Norrish hope to bring to the atten- teaching biology in a Lyceum. OutDR. LODEWIJKS now feels st home in Longwood's science detion of the student body the "extras" lining Holland's educational system, partment. of the school year, those things he explained that a Lyceum is comoften not known or fully realized by parable to our high school but more the majority of people. on a Junior college level. "The main Indonesia, but grew up In Holland classes to be very similar The girls state that all suggestions difference I find here is that Ameri- chemistry background than my old Dr. Lodewijks was born in Java, will be most welcome. can biology students have less of a pupils." Otherwise, he has found. (Continued on page 4>
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With a crack of the whip i>y Carol Matthews, a sophomore from Salem, Circus festivities will officially begin here Saturday, Nov. :i at 1 p. m. "It's the first honor I have ever had that I have had to keep a secret," the newly (elected Animal Trainer said, "and I've Just been dying to tell somebody." A worker on the freshmen Moat. which won first place last year and an active participant in Circus aettvltlea, Carol bag been Darned Animal Trainer for this years Circus, "Say, Mr. Clown!" according to the annual Circus sponsor. Alpha Kappa Gamma. "It Just never 0O0UI red to me Uiat I'd be given such an honor." Carol exclaimed, she admits that she did have some difficulty in
explaining to her pan at* just what her duties would be as an "Animal Trainer." To Lead Parade As Animal Trainer. Carol will lead the opening parade featuring the class floats, circus animals on the horse-drawn wagons, clowns, students dressed m their class colors, and the Longwood band. After marching down Pine Street to Route No. 400, the parade will proceed along Main Street und come back to the college campus. The Ring Master will announce the prise winning float later that avenu I . Circus reaches its climax in Jarman Hall. "True Spirit of Longwood" When asked what Circus at Longwood has meant to her. the
u a Animal Trainer answered, -i think Circus week end with all its activities express the true spirit of LongWOOd. When you tba cheers of the different (lasses U gives you a pride you could get from no other school but Longwood!" Student (iouriiiiieiit Represent itu,
Hi I>II entin,. In i class on Student Government both this year and last rear, Carol is also a member of H-20, Cotillion club. and Alpha Sigma Tau, social sorority she la ■ eheerli ader this year Her major study is bio!
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