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The Western Mistic, January 22, 1954 Minnesota State University Moorhead RED: a Repository of Digital Collections The Western Mistic Student Newspapers 1-22-1954 The Western Mistic, January 22, 1954 Moorhead State Teachers College Follow this and additional works at: https://red.mnstate.edu/western-mistic Recommended Citation Moorhead State Teachers College, "The Western Mistic, January 22, 1954" (1954). The Western Mistic. 619. https://red.mnstate.edu/western-mistic/619 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Western Mistic by an authorized administrator of RED: a Repository of Digital Collections. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Baritone McFerrin Will Sing for Convocation "Western MiSTiC Robert McFerrin, 32 year old bari­ Student written, edited, and printed on campus each week tone and the first Negro to enter the During the week of January 24-30, Year 30 — Issue 14 State Teachers College, Moorhead, Minnesota Friday, January 22, 1954 Metropolitan Opera's training school he will sing in Wadena, Thief River in New York, will be heard by MSTC Falls, Crookston, Moorhead, Mayville, students at convocation Wednesday, N. D., and Duluth. Completing the January 27, in Weld auditorium. tour are concerts in Jackson, Worth- ington, Vermillion, S. D., Little Falls, Pawlowski Songfest MC; Rules McFerrin told interviewers recently that, during his early school years in Fergus Falls, and Detroit Lakes. St. Louis, he made an astonishing dis­ Following this tour, arranged for covery: not everyone could sing. him by the University of Minnesota For Participation Announced "Our family was concerned, pri­ Concert and Lecture Service, McFer­ marily, with ministry and music," the rin will perform in Canada. He also Paul Pawlowski has been selected ing may participate in the act. Non- major role in only one major act. He young baritone added. "The former will appear in a major series in Chi­ as master of ceremonies for the 1954 members may be used for accompan­ may take part in- other acts in minor was my father's vocation; the latter, cago before returning to New York. AE Songfest. ists, only if needed. Anyone connected roles; the constant pastime of the entire Pawlowski, a junior from Perham, with the organization may help with 5. From February 17 to 24, no or­ family." Minnesota, will co-ordinate the show the rehearsing and staging. This in­ ganization will be allowed to use McFerrin was born in St. Louis, of organizational acts vieing for the cluded pledges, inactives, faculty Weld auditorium for rehearsal with­ the seventh of eight children. He spent traveling- trophy now held by the members, and patrons; out the consent of the Songfest com­ a year at Fisk university, and then Alpha Epsilon fraternity. 3. There will be no limit on ex­ mittee. Time for rehearsals will be started his vocal studies in earnest penses; equally distributed among the organi­ when he won a scholarship at the In addition to the organizational 4. Any one individual may take a zations. Chicago Musical college. He won the acts, individual acts, ineligible for the nation-wide Chicago Musicland com­ trophy competition, will be featured petition and appeared as soloist at at the two-night presentation of MS Chicago's summer Grant park series. TC talent. Harmon Plays Solo for McFerrin made his Broadway de­ SONGFEST RULES ANNOUNCED but in the revival of "The Green The Songfest executive committee Pastures"; he then appeared in Kurt composed of representatives from all F-M Symphony Concert Weill's "Lost in the Stars," at the organizations participating in the A trumpet concerto, a symphonic insistence of the late Mr. Weill, who Songfest have drawn up the following Conductor Sigvald Thompson inti­ fairy tale, a tone poem, and a Shubert heard the McFerrin voice and said, rules for the Songfest: mates that not all the music of this "He must sing my music." overture will be the pop-concert of­ pop concert will be simple and easy 1. Each major act will be limited ferings of the Fargo-Moorhead Sym­ — at least for the orchestra. "A light McFerrin has appeared in various to a maximum of twelve minutes, not phony Orchestra at 4 p. m. Sunday thing," he says, "may demand as operatic roles, including Amonasro in including time spent for setting stage; in the Fargo high school auditorium. much technical proficiency in the per­ "Aida" and Valentine in "Faust." He ROBERT McFERRIN 2. Only active members of the or­ Sigvald Thompson will conduct. formers as a piece of weightier signif­ also was the first of his race to sing ....will appear at convo ganization and pledges in good stand­ Dr. H. D. Harmon, chairman of icance. the role of Rigoletto. the department of music at Moorhead "And a light thing may require as A solo appearance with the Nation­ State Teachers College, is to be heard K great technical proficiency in the al Symphony in Washington, D. C., as soloist in Haydn's "Concerto for composer, too — as in other arts than during October won McFerrin rave Trumpet." Leonard Sackett, NDAC music. Consider much of the poetry reviews. The Eyening Star critic said: professor of English, will be narrator of Robert Herrick." "He came as close to a triumph as AE, Owl Fraternities Initiate for the performance of Prokofieffs any artist has in this city." The ."Peter and the Wolf." Seats are reserved for contributors Washington Times-Herald reviewer, Dr. Harmon has been trumpeter to the Orchestral Association's sustain­ wrote: "McFerrin's appearance here Members; Inter-Varsity Meets with the bands of two universities, ing fund until 3:50 p.m., announced was a brilliant and unqualified suc- the Municipal band at Ann Arbor, Mrs. W. S. Shaw, president. AE'S SQUIRE THIRTEEN COLLEGE RADIO PRESENTS and military bands during the war Inter-Faculty Thirteen men are undergoing the "DIVIDED WE STAND" years. Before becoming a member of pre-requisites for active membership A continuation of a creative series the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Or­ Bridston Will in the Alpha Epsilon fraternity. of radio programs on "The Jeffer- chestra and of the Orchestral As­ Plans Meeting Completing informal initiation last sonsian Heritage" will be featured on sociation's Board of Trustees, he was Tuesday night were William Roy, the College Radio Program over a member of two university symphony Speak at LSA Roman Gail, Leland Nelson, Ronald Station KVOX at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, orchestras, as well as of the Civic Carlstrom, Jim Oie, and Anthony January 24. At St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra o f Lincoln, Dr. Keith Bridston, teacher of Ludwig. "Divided We Stand" is the topic Inter-faculty policies committee Nebraska. homiletics at Luther Seminary, St. Performing the requirements of of this program, the third of the will hold its next meeting on the St. The concert will open with Shu- Paul, Minnesota will be guest speak­ requirements of squirehood this week series being presented; it again fea­ Cloud Teachers college campus on bert's "Overture to Rosamunde' and er at LSA Sunday evening. His topic are Aaron Desjardins, Richard Strand,.. tures .Mr. Claude Rains as Thomas Saturday and Sunday, January 30-31. close with Richard Strauss's 'Don will be "Does Man Need God?" Leonard Zimmerman, Bill Parif&.Mleo J efferson. Juan." Dr. Paul Heaton, state treasurer of Burley, Gary Schmidtke, and diaries Dr. Bridston, a native of Grand the organization, and Virginia Gran­ Sloan. Forks, North Dakota, received his tham, president of the local IFPC, are OWLS INITIATE THREE B.A. and B.D. at Yale University the two MSTC delegates to the meet­ Cast, Date, Directors The Owl fraternity began its sec­ where he was a member of golf, swimming, and debate teams and ing. ond week of initiation with three Dr. Joseph Kise, chairman of the pledges last Tuesday. earned honors in golf, swimming, and Picked for Frosh Play skating. He received his Ph.D. at social studies department, has been The pledges who undergo the "egg­ Edinburgh U n iversity, Edinburgh, given a special invitation to attend ing phase" of their initiation are John "The Miser," a play by Moliere, son; Master Jacques — Tony Ludwig; Scotland. the meeting and help in the planning IV AREA REPRESENTATIVE TO will be given -by the freshman class Master Simon — Ralph Burke; Magis­ of the IFPC legislative program. He SPEAK on Tuesday, February 9, in Weld trate — Gary Schmidtke; Mistress Later, in Geneva, Switzerland, he also will speak to the group at a Inter-varsity will hold its next auditorium. Claude — Marlene Jacobs; Brindavo- became traveling secretary for the dinner meeting on Saturday, January meeting on Monday, January 25, at The cast includes: Harpagon — ine — Lila Hanson; La Fleche — Bill World Student Christian Federation. 30. 7:30 p.m. Sandy Di Brito; Elise — Pat Gunstin- Parries; La Merluche — Barbara Ca- Before coming to Luther Seminary, The IFPC consists of two delegates Ruth Bell, IV women's representa­ son; Cleante — Don Wilson; Valere ughey; Monsieur Anselme — Rodney he was professor in Higher Theologi­ from each of the five state teachers tive of the north central area, will be — Stan Motehenbacher; Frosine — Mapes. cal College, Djaharta, Indonisia. colleges. the special speaker. Barbara Bishop; Mariane — Rae Iver- Prompters are Pat Ennen and Gayle Coffee hour speaker next Tuesday Rockstad. afternoon at the LSA house will be Chr is Finds That Miss E. Fern Green is directing Pastor Norris Erdahl, associate pastor the play, Clarice Larson is the assist­ of Trinity Lutheran Church, Moor­ ant director. Nels Johnson is the tech­ head. His topic will be "Vocations in 'People in America Are Very Cordial' nical director.
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