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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1956-11-16 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1956). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 2004. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/2004 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ~ avier University Library r , NOV 16 1956 '- I' I I XAVIE·R UNIVERSITY NEWS A. Weekly Newapaper By Students From The Evanston, Downtown A.nd Milford Campuses. VOLUME XLI CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1956 NO. 8 ' . Music World Premieres Tuesday ~---·-··· . .,.. : .· . ·.·' Precedent Established ~ ... Heidelhergers \··". By Soloist Fr. Reinke Tuesday evening, the 125th Offer Famous Anniversary Concert by the Cincinnati Symphony Orches German· Farce tra will include a number of "firsts." It will be the official The students and faculty of civic celebration of Xavier's 125th Xavier can look forward to birthday. an unusual piece .of entertain The concert wlll present world ment when they return from premiere performances of Dr. the - long Thanksgiving holi Felix Labunski's composition, day. On Tuesday evening, Nov. "Xavieriana," a fantasy for two pianos and orchestra, and Her 27, the members of the Heidel bert Wattle's "Jubilemus,'' music berg Club will· present in the for an anniv0 rsary. South Hall theater a one-act Dr. Thor Johnson The concert also will mark the German comedy, entitled "Der Dr. Johnson, in his tenth sea first appearance of the Cincin · Zerbrochene Krug" (The Broken son as Symphony director, will , nati Symphony Orchestra in a Pitcher}. The play, writt<>n by Peter Paul Loyanich conduct. Rev. John H. Reinke, S.J. full-scale performance on the Heinrich von Kleist, is in. the Xavier campus. style of Moliere.· In addition, graduate student As indicated in the title, the Peter Paul Loyanich will be a plot centers around a broken Herbert Wottle Contributes Anniversary Piece soloist with the orchestra, play pitcher, which almost causes the ing the Grieg Piano Concerto in separation of two young lovers, Music OJ .Five Di/Jerent Composers Featured; A Minor. He is the first Xavier Ruprecht and Eve. The setting is Pre-registration graduate to be a soloist with a a small Dutch village in the 19th 'Jubilemus' Composite Of Four Varying Themes symphony orchestra. Dr. Thor century. The pitcher, a valuable By Gerry Moaa To Begin Nov. 26 Johnson is the Symphony's music antique belonging to Eve's moth The 125th Anniversary Concert to be held Nov. 20 at director. er, is broken by the elderly town 8:30 p.m. will consist of musical creations of five different The Rev. Henry J. Wirtenber judge, Adam, when fleeing from ger, S.J., dean of the college of Interesting Feature Ruprecht. Adam has been· shower-, composers. Three of the five are Brahms, Grieg and Gershwin, liberal arts, has announced that The most interesting feature of ing Eve with unwelcome atten eminent composers of the past. A fourth is Felix Labunski, a pre-registration for the second the program will be the appear tions when Ruprecht, the jealous professor of music at the College Conservatory of Music, a semester will be held beginning ance of the Rev. John H. Reinke, lover, enters the scene. contemporary of note. Monday, Nov. 26, and continuing S.J., instructor in psychology at Adam escapes without being The fifth member of the quin- Dr. Thor Jo~ns~n, ~usic .Direc through Friday, Dec. 7. Xavier. Fr. Reinke will be the recognized ~ an d .. Ruprecht is tet is Herbert Wottle a •brother· tor for the Cmcmnab Symphony All students will be required soloist and will play the Gersh blamed for . the broken pitcher. of Ed a violinist in the Xavier Orchestra, especially for this to present to their faculty ad win Piano Concerto in F. This Eve Is afraid to tell how the band. ' occasion. Ac~ual composition .time visers or department heads their will mark the first performance pitcher was really broken be Herbert Wottle was ·gradu- took approximately two months. record books brought up to date. of a major symphonic work by a cause lt would harm her reputa ated in 1954 from the College of "Ju~ilemus" is a sh~rt piec.e, Catholic priest with a symphony , tion. Music in Norwood which was a of eight to ten minutes m orchestra in the United States. Ruprecht is put on trial for part of the Athenaeum. The length, designed .to be a pleas Plans Are Molclecl The evening's program will breaking the pitcher, and the old College later was forced to ant mixture of musical themes. open with the "Academic Fes villain Adam. presides as judge. close because of a lack of stu- The melody is composed of four For Sopb Sbinclig tival" Overture, Opus 80, by The two lovers are alienated by dents . different parts: the first is a The annual Sophomore Hop Brahms. The world premiere of the misunderstanding and things Mr.' Wottle's contributi~n to '.'jazzy" type of music; the second will be held on Friday, Nov. Wattle's "Jubilemus" will follow. look black for awhile. the ev·ening's program will be i~ . a s?mewhat slo~er type; the 30 at the Sinton Ballroom. Next, Mr. Loyanich will play But the .villain is revealed at "Jubilemus," a musical piece thi~~ .is very soothmg ?nd tran Sophomore class officers Rog the Grieg concerto. last when his wig is fourid on the written especially for an anni- qmhzmg;. the fourth is dance- Shay, chairman, Don Barnhorst Following intermission, Fr. grapevine outside Eve's house, versary: This will be the world hke music. George Hass, and Terry, Lauten- Reinke and Mr. Loyanich will where he lost it in his hasty premier of the composition. It The S~hmidt Memorial Field . bach have spent many hours in team· at twin pianos for the piano (Continued on Page 10) was composed at the request of house will be the scene for the preparation for this festive oc parts in the world premiere of concert. Student tickets are on casion. Dr. Labunski's fantasy. Th<> piece sale at the Student Activities Music will be provided by utilizes themes from three of the Let's All Give Thanks Headquarters in North Hall. Don Lackey's orches.tra, who Xavier school songs: "Xavier for Prices for students are one and is said to have "the band that Aye," "Alma Mater Xavier," and two dollars. sweeps you off your feet." The "Xavier Chimes." dance will begin at 8: 30 p.m. Peter Paul Loyanich was born and continue up into the wee in San Jose, Calif. His first Designs To Bring hours of 12: 30. The price of the studies were with Adolph Rise. ticket will ·be $3.00. Tickets may When his family moved to thi"S Many Cash Awards be obtained from any one of city, he took up studies with Mr. The James F. · Lincoln Arc the class officers. ' and Mrs. Leon Conus at the Cin cinnati College of Music. Welding Foundation of Cleve A large turnout is anticipated land, Ohio has announced the for the event which will mark Child Prodigy 10th in its series of design com the first sophomore get-together Loyanich began his concert at petitions for college engineering of 1956. the age of six. At 12, he played undergraduates. The Foundation to the commendation of New is off~ring $5,000 in cash awards York critics at that city's Town to students and scholarship funds Students To Trot Hall. He again played · there in to schools for undergraduate 1944, and toured the east and mechanical or structural designs Thanksgiving Eve south. Loyanich served in the in which arc welding is used. On Thanksgiving night, Xav U,S. Army from 1944 to 1946. He Actually; two separate compe ier students will •be, dancing, as was graduated from Xavier last titions are offered, one in they have been for the past June, with a degree in English. mechanical and one in structual several years, to the music and Fr. Reinke is accustomed to designs. A total of 46 awards frolic of the annual Turkey Trot (Continued on Page 9) will be made, the highest ·being , at Castle Farm. · $1,250. Winners and their schools This year, music will be pro also receive national professional vided continuously from 9: 00 Seniors: Now Hear This! recognition. p;m. until 1: 00 a.m. by Buddy Seniors graduating in June, Any resident college engineer Roger's Orchestra and the Gin 1957 are reminded that they must ing undergraduate may compete Bottle · Five. Chairman B ob make an appointment to see the by entel'ing a design for a Schwierling and his committee registrar in order to check their machine, machine part, struct- · have completed the extensive records and to see that they have . oral , or structural part which work and planning for the completed the correct number of makes a significant use of arc affair and are anticipating a big ·credit hours to graduate in June. welding. · crowd. This final check must be made Rules booklets · are available ! Dance tickets can be pur before pre-registration for the free from The James F. Lincoln chased on campus from a num second semester begins Monday, We all have muib In oar Uvu to be tbankiul for. Lei'1 aot for1et Arc Welding Foundation, Cleve ber of students, or at the door Nov.