The Montana Kaimin, December 13, 1940

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AIMIN, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, MISSOULA, MONTANA Z400 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940. VOLUME XL. No. 43 Mixed Chorus to Present Debaters to Leave Seventy-three Women Get For Washington Handel’s “Messiah” Sunday December 21 Awards at WAA Fireside Seventy-three women received M sweaters, pins and Tradition Established by Dean DeLoss Smith; Garvin Shallenberger and Glen This Year’s Presentation Will Again Feature Nelson, both of Missoula, and certificates for active participation in fall sports at the WAA “Hallelujah” and Christmas Portions Ralph Y. McGinnis, instructor in Christmas fireside last night in the Student Union lounge. speech, will leave December 21 for Executive board and honorary members were introduced, new The mixed chorus of 80 members, directed by John Lester, Washington, D. C., where they will members initiated, carols sung and pins, sweaters and certifi assistant professor of music, will present Handel’s “Messiah” attend the national speech con ca tes awarded. at 4 o’clock Sunday, in the Student Union auditorium. Six vention and tournament of the Na tional Association of Teachers of Soloist The highlight of the evening was hours a week since the beginning of the quarter have been Speech. The tournament will be in the presentation by Shirley Timm, spent rehearsing the difficult chorifSes. the Mayflower hotel, in conjunc- | p ff§j§ i j g p i Missoula, WAA president, of M DeLoss Smith, dean of the music <$>■ tion with the national convention j sweaters to June Willes, Missoula; Rosemary Jarussi, Red Lodge, school from 1913 to 1939, m ade the D i r e c t o r of Tau Kappa Alpha, national for- j annual presentation of the “Hal-| ensic honorary, of which Shallen- i and Isabel Parsons, Helena. The lelujah Chorus” from “The Mes berger, Nelson and McGinnis are j sweater award is the highest siah” by the university chorus a m embers. award that can be received by I WAA members. tradition, and John Lester last year The debaters will spend three , continued and enlarged upon it by days while in the capital city con- j Sixty-four Get Certificates presenting all the Christmas por tacting officials in behalf of the Sixty-four women were award tions and solos including the “Hal Missoula Valley Irrigation associa- ; ed certificates for one quarter’s lelujah Chorus.” tion, which is trying to secure gov participation, and six pin awards Soloists to Be Featured ernment approval of the proposed were given to women who have The soloists, Liala Jensen, Sid Frenchtown valley irrigation proj- i had three quarters of participation. ney; Gene Phelan, Chinook; Helen ect. Those who received awards are Faulkner and Earl Dahlstrom, Mis The trip will be financed by do listed below. soula, have been working since nations from Missoula people who Certificates — Lois Anderson, early summer on their parts. Miss | are interested in the irrigation Poison; Adelle Beaman, Missoula; Faulkner also sang the soprano j project and by university students Donna Bertsch, Glasgow; Helen airs last year. and . faculty members who wish to Boatright, Missoula; Gloria Bugli, “The Messiah,” one of the most see the debaters attend the meet. Missoula; Mary Burke, Billings; beautiful oratorios ever written, is Central board last week appro- J m m Doreen Christenson, Poison; Betty also one of the most difficult to priated $25 to help pay expenses. Helen Faulkner, Missoula, Cole, Ventura, Calif.; Jean Cpnroy, present, Lester said. The Christ one of the soloists in the “Messiah” Butte; Pat Corbin, Poplar; Eleanor mas portions embody the very | to be presented Sunday. Cunningham, Fort Shaw; Betty essence of the Christmas spirit Daly, Missoula; Elizabeth Fearl, and all that the coming of Christ Missoula; Dorothy Gilman, Den - John Lester, instructor in music, Lester Leads has meant to the world. ton; will direct the singing of Handel’s I Major Lester Speaks An oratorio is a semi-dramatic Bernice Hanson, Deer Lodge; “Messiah” by the mixed chorus Last SOS musical composition, Lester ex \To Executive Club Myrtle Harry, Kellogg, Idaho; Sunday in the Student Union audi I plained. The name “oratorio” Christmas carols featured the Ana Helding, Missoula; Betty torium. Major W. H. Drane Lester, comes from “The Church of the last SOS of the quarter last night. __Hodson,____ _Missoula;_______________ Marian Hogan, Oratory of St. Philip Neri” in John Lester, assistant professor of jknown as the number two “G-j^iacqtida; Fern Holly/ L o'dje Rome, where the musical services music, led the songs and John Ku- I man,” last night spoke at a dinner Grass; Betty Holmes, Missoula; were adaptations of the earlier jGrizzly Team jich, Great Falls, chairman of Tra- j of the Missoula Executive clUb on Rosemary Imbert, Fort Benton; mystery plays, improved for re ditions board, was master of cere- the subject «Combating crime> Virginia Jeffers, Jeffers; Sally ligious service. In 1600, Emilio’s monies. Johnson, Roundup; Dorothy Jones, | Will Make Maribeth Kitt, Missoula, and sabotage’ espionage and the fifth “Rappresentazione” was presented, Missoula; Virginia Lambkin, Lin column.” the first example of true oratorio Bob Enevoldsen, Billings, accom coln; Shelda Long, Missoula; Kay and true opera ever performed for [Eastern Trip panied the singing on the violin Lester, as spokesman represent Lucy, Missoula. and bass viol, and Dorothy Bor- ing J. Edgar Hoover, has explained the public. Jean Marshall, Missoula; Mar I With only one chance to redeem cherding, Moore, accompanied on to national and international First Produced in 1743 garet Mason, Ogden, Utah; Jane 'themselves on the local hardwood the piano. Helen Faulkner, Mis groups the scope and character of Handel, composer of “The Mes- . L* , Mee, Anaconda; Diddy Minnette, soula, and Ruth Harrison, Deer the work done by the Federal Bu siah,” first became famous for his untU the last day m January> Mon Cut Bank; Margaret Mitchell, Lodge, sang a duet. reau of Investigation. He is con operas, Lester related. Later, he tena’s Grizzly hoopsters are point- Anaconda; Polly Morledge, Bill Colored electric lights illuminat sidered one of the four outstand adopted the oratorio form to pro-! ' J OT the WiUamette game next ings; Virginia Morrison, Missoula; ing the large spruce tree near Main ing authorities on this subject, and vide a way for these great musical |Friday' After that they M t the Marguerite McGreal, Butte; Lill hall provided a picturesque set- has devoted much time speaking entertainments to be performed jroad on a midwest barnstorming ian Neville, Helena; Wanda New ting for the singing, which was to Executive clubs and their affi- during Lent. Handel’s oratorios, Itour which throws them against 10 kirk, Hardin; Donna Nord, Mis broadcast over KGVO. liates in this country. contrary to common belief, havejfoes before burning to the coast soula; Betty Nye, Helena; Mar no historic connection with the I *be Washington Huskies guerite Poore, Butte. German Passion music of his time. I in Seattle. M ary Pippy The first Handelian oratorios were j From Seattle the Montanans regarded as Lenten operas, and|b° T ;e back to Bozeman for.the Mary Pippy, Helena; Barbara were a new creation of a true art I ba** °* *be s*a*e cliampion- Latest News Quist, Bozeman; Penny Risser, form (ship series and then finally get WORLD AND NATIONAL Placerville, Calif.; Phyllis Schell, “The Messiah” was first pro-lback on ’the home floor for two Cascade; Phoebe Schendel, Mis soula; Alice Seidell, Missoula;'Lor d u c e d in 1742, in Dublin, Ireland, jgames Wlth Gonzaga> January 31 Lester said. Next performed in Iand February By ROGER PETERSON raine Semsack, Missoula; Elaine Seymour, Butte; Betty Shannon, London, “The Messiah” was met Tackle BYU MIAMI.—Rumors rumbling out of Miami this morning re Missoula; Viva Ann Shirley, Har with bitter criticism by the clergy, | On the trip east Dahlberg and port the Duke of Windsor is preparing for a mysterious trip din; Elizabeth Sloat, Missoula; but gradually gained in popularity;crew bit some stiff competi- until today it is sung more than! tion. Montana tackles Brigham in a U. S. navy plane which may take him to meet President Dorothy Soderling, Eureka; Jose any other oratorio. King George II j Young in Livingston Dec. 27 and Roosevelt who is returning on the cruiser Tuscaloosa. The phine Sullivan, Stevensville. rose from his seat when he first [again in Billings the next night, Miami Herald said the duke would be the first asked to suc Leona Swanson, Fort Benton; heard the “Hallelujah Chorus,” BYU lost but two members of last Jean Swenson, Flaxville; Mar ceed Lord Lothian as ambassador from England. Some Lon jorie Templeton, Helena; Mar thereby establishing a custom ! year’s squad, and have a promising don papers named him a likely candidate—others chimed for which has now become universal. I group of sophomores who are garet Thrasher/ Missoula; Ruth ________ ,___________ (making it tough for last year’s Anthony Eden.

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