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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 4-15-1925 The Crescent - April 15, 1925 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - April 15, 1925" (1925). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 270. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/270 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE CRESCENT! VOLUME XXXVI NEWBERG, OREGON, APRIL 15, 1925 NUMBER 15 TREFIAN PROGRAM IS Pacific College Chorus of Thirty-five WHITTIER GLEE CLUB PLEASING AFFAIR Voices Present Charming Program GIVES CONCERT HERE Two Comedies, Also Headings and A rather small but appreciative Gavotte Gillet Twenty Voices, Assisted by Eugene Musical Numbers Presented crowd was present at the concert Mr. Parrett, Miss Ruth Holding Knox, Reader, Entertain given by the college chorus last The Red Caravan Aylward Thursday evening. Under the able Italia Beloved Donizetti The Trefian literary society pre- leadership of Professor Alexander Chorus In entertaining the Whittier col- sented a delightful program to the Hull a chorus composed of thirty -I lege glee club we feel that we had a public at Wood-Mar hall on the eve- five voices rendered a delightful and Accompanist, Mrs. Eva H. Hull. privilege that does not come our ning of April 2. Good talent was varied program. Those who attend- Director, Alexander Hull. way often, and we sincerely hope shown in music, elocution and dra- ed realize that real talent does not The members of the chorus are: that the boys went on from here matics, and because of this wide lie far from home, for aside from the SOPRANOS with a better impression of Pacific range of entertainment, all monoto- chorus numbers, groups of songs Rosa Aebischer Helen Holding than they had before they came. ny was relieved and the program were given by Mary Eunice Lewis, Rose Ellen Hale Ruth Holding There was a record crowd to greet was enjoyed by all rather than by a contralto, and Hubert Armstrong, Esther Haworth Ruth Johnston them at their concert which was few. | baritone. There was also a violin 1 Marie Hester Mabel Kendall presented at Wood-Mar hall on Sat- duet played by Miss Ruth Holdisg Bernice Hinshaw Miss Eunice Lewis urday evening; and it was not a The program opened with two disappointed crowd, for there were beautiful piano trio selections, "Fes- ! and Mr. Clifton Parrett. The pro- ; Alice Laudien Donnie Smith gram as presented follows: ) Winona Smith Emmabell selections to appeal to everyone. Be- tival Polonaise" by B. Wolff and sides the numbers by the entire club "Walzer," by Moskowski, played by Invictus Huhn Olive Terrell Woodworth j Maria, Mari Di Capua there were solos, both instrumental Hilma Hendrickson, Helen Holding Lolita Hinshaw and vocal, and some very clever im- and Ruth Whitlock. May Pearson Chorus ALTOS personations given by Professor Eu- and Helen Nordyke sang two pretty I The Robin Sings Macdowell Miss Ella DunganFlorence Lee gene Knox of Whittier college, who duets, the first one entitled "The Lit- The West Wind Macdowell Hilma Margaret McClain accompanied them on their trip. tle Old Garden," by Hewitt, and the The Piper Head HendricksonMrs. F. D. Roberts Following was the program: second "My Boat Is Waiting Here for | Miss Lewis Lucile Johnson Thee," by Henry Smart. "Sing 'Til the Clouds Roll By j Welcome, Dear Redeemer. .Franck TENORS Mildred Tucker gave two short , Song of the Scythe Mascagni Glen Brown Carl Crane Volkstedt humorous readings. The first one Chorus Ralph Hester Stanley Kendall Glee Club described Mose, a colored man, I Serenade Tostl I F l o y d Lienard Albert Windell A Little Close Harmony. .. .O'Hara counting out eggs before his lady , Since We Parted Allitsen BASSES Messrs. Cunningham, Peel, Cole and Votaw. customer; every so often he would Let Us Cheer the Weary. .Spiritual • Hub'rt ArmstrongWendell stop and speak to the lady of the age j Mr. Armstrong Violin solo Selected of some member of her family, which j Homer Hester Woodward Victor England of course was from five to ten fig- Estudiantina Lacome Ivor Jones Robert Holding De Sandman Protherao ures higher than the number of his I Chorus • W a l t e r Cook Wendell Hutchens Glee Club last egg. Each time when the negro Vocal solo, "Nivana". ; Adams came back to the counting he would Harold Cunningham make the jump of these same five or PACIFIC WINS SIXTH PLACE INTERCOLLEGIATE ORATORICAL Venetian Love Song Nevin ten figures and thereby cheat his Glee Club customer without attracting her no- IN STATE PEACE CONTEST CONTEST ON THE CONSTITUTION Impersonations , tice. The second one was of a brave Eugene Knox little boy and a "fraidy cat" little Olive Armstrong represented Pa- The national intercollegiate ora- Chant of the Volga Boatmen. .Gaul girl who were put to bed alone in the cific College in the State Peace Con- torical contest is for the purpose of Glee Club dark. The boy makes fun of his test held April 10 in Brighton Chap- increasing interest in and respect for Vocal solo, "A Bedouin Love Song" sister for being afraid. She finally el, Forest Grove, Oregon. Her ora- the constitution of the United States. Pinstijftti calms down and wants him to tell tion, "America's Task," a presenta- It is financed and conducted by the Gorden Berger a story; he does and it is a bear tion of the problem of international Better America Federation of Cali- Wait 'Til Ah Put On Mah Crown story. At the climax she imagines relationships, and of the place our fornia as a contribution toward bet- (spiritual) Reddick that she sees two eyes and screams nation should take in its solution, ter and more intelligent citizenship. Glee Club for her mother. At this juncture his was awarded sixth place. First It is hoped that it will be the means Impersonations imagination starts and his bravery place, carrying a prize of one hun- of turning college thought and en- Eugene Knox flees and he lets out a blood curd- dred dollars was easily taken by Be- thusiasm toward the great and un- Alma Mater ling scream. noit McCroskey of the University of ending business of government and Glee Club "Martha's Mourning" was a one Oregon with the subject, "The Last particularly toward that form of con- Howard L. Hockett, director. act play of three characters. Milestone." Mr. McCroskey ably pre- stitutional government under which Ivan Knox, accompanist. sented the story of man's slow pro- ' America has risen to the primacy "Aunty," as played by Edna Ral- When the boys arrived from Port- ston, is thought by all, even her gress, every milestone of which was among the nations of the earth. passed by sacrifice and struggle. land Saturday afternoon they were niece, to be very poor, and is on her Any bona fide undergraduate stu- given free run of the campus and death bed. Her niece, Martha, play- Another milestone, "a great monu- ment to lasting peace," must be dent in any college or university in canyon until six o'clock summoned ed by Hermona Frankhauser, wants the United States is eligible. A Btu- them to the dormitory dining room "Aunty" to become a Christian, planted "among the white crosses" to save all that has been attained dent in any of the professional where cleverly decorated tables with which "Aunty" refuses to do. Mar- courses is eligible, provided he or artistic place cards and one of Mrs. tha will not allow a neighbor, play- and it may prove to "be the last great milestone in the march of the she has not received a degree, diplo- Crantz's deliciously prepared dinners ed by Bernice Newhouse, to give her ma or certificate of graduation from awaited them. And a noisy meal it her "mourning clothes" and as this ages." Second place was won by "The Will to Peace,' by J. Merle Ap- any higher institution of learning, in was, for there were constant inter- neighbor persists Martha gets angry this country or abroad. ruptions of songs and yells and im- and thrusts her out the door. plegate of Eugene Bible University. This oration clearly showed that The United States for purposes of promptu selections given by those "Aunty" tells her niece to bring war and peace are due to the state this contest is divided up into seven called upon. Cries of "We want her black "mourners' dress," and of men's minds and urged education regions. Washington, Oregon, Ida- Beale" brought into evidence the Martha, bewildered, dresses accord- for peace as the only practical pro- ho, Montana, Utah, California, New fact that a yodler was present and ing to the tastes of her elder. Mar- gram. I Mexico and Nevada compose the Pa- he delightfully rendered, "Oh Where tha is then told to look under the cific region. Orations in essay form Has My Little Dog Gone?" This dis- stove where she finds a stocking The contest throughout was well- j a r e sent to Washington, D. C, to closure of rare talent made us wildly with a brooch, a pearl necklace and conducted and was of an exception- , reach there by April 17, where they eager to hear the concert. And we a moderate sum of gold in it. ally high grade.