Music Department Presents Symposium of French Music
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SANTA BARBARA COLLEGE Vol. X XX V GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1955 No. 17 Whitman Centennial Music Department Presents Subject of Lecture By Mathews Today Symposium of French Music UCSBC’s Music Department will include the music students Centennial year of Walt Whit has planned a rich variety of William Pierce, baritone, and man’s first edition of Leaves o f French music for its French Sym Jeanene Anderson, soprano, with Grass will be the subject of this posium, Nov. 20-22. Davis Mitchell and Carl Zytow week’s All-College Lecture to be Music from all periods of mu ski, faculty members, in the solo sical history has been selected to parts. given by Dr. J. Chesley Math demonstrate the. development of This opera first appeared in ews, associate professor of Eng music in France from the early 1926 and had its .beginnings in lish and chairman of the Depart Baroque to the contemporary pe a newspaper article discovered ment of English at Santa Bar riods. by the librettist Jean Cocteau. bara College. Com posers The “ poor sailor” returns home The lecture will be given in Representative of the earliest after many years of absence, un Bldg. 431, Rm. 102. French music are the composers recognized by his wife. He.puts In commemoration of this Loeillet, Couperin and LuÛy. It her fidelity to test by pretending work by the famous 19th century is an interesting commentary on to be a friend of her husband. American poet, Dr. Mathews will French musical development that The proof of her faithfulness is read and comment upon one of two of these figures were not na grim, and unfolds to a music that Whitman’s well - known poems, tive Frenchmen— Loeillet was a has sometimes almost a folk-like “ When Lilacs Last in the Door- Belgian by birth; Lully was born quality. yard Bloom,” part of the col in Italy. Faculty Members lection of Leaves of Grass. He The Romantic era in France is Other faculty members and will also discuss the events con represented in this series of pro students in this series of pro nected with ■ Whitman’s centen grams by Cesar Franck, Gabriel grams include Maurice Faulkner, who will conduct the University nial observance. aaroque nnsemote is one o f the many musical groups which will be featured in the French Sym Faure, Camille Saint-Saëns and Dr. Mathews is a student of posium on' campus Nov. 20-22. Pictured are Jack Taylor, flute; Tom Durrie, Harpsichord; Richard Benjamin Godard, famous for his Orchestra in performances on — Nov. 20 and 21; John Gillespie, 18th century American literature Ruth, Violin; and Shirley Laidlaw, cello. News-Press photo. opera Jocelyn and its much- and has published several writ played Ç erceuse. who will perform the solo part of ings in scholarly journals con the Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 2 cerning authors of that period, GAUCHO TEAM CLOSES '5 5 SEASON Legislative Council 20th Century for piano and orchestra; Clayton particularly in determining the The twentieth century will be Wilson, oboist, who will perform Santa Barbara’s Gauchos close their 1955 football season this represented by Debussy, Ravel, sonatas by Loeillet, with John influence the Italian writer Dante weekend against Long Beach State. The game will be played at had upon them. Asks for Withdrawal Poulenc, Français, Milhaud and Gillespie, harpsichord; Shirley 8 p.m. Saturday in the Long Beach Wilson High Stadium. others. The latter’s opera, The Munger, pianist; Carl Zytowski, The weekend will also feature homecoming activities for the Poor Sailor, which he has sub tenor ; Stefan Krayk, violin, and Long Beach State Forty-Niners. Of ROTC Regulation titled “ a complaint in three acts,” Dr. Van A. Christy, who will con CAR WASH There will be a dance after the ■ Legislative Council took action will be presented on Nov. 21 and duct the' Modem Chorale in Mud •. Dust . Dirt . game to which both schools are Sadie Hawkins Dance last week on the Military Science 22 in the Little Theater, with works by Franck, Le Jeune and Grime. .. Can this be you r car? invited. Department’s order requiring the staging by Carl Zytowski. This Faure. Bettercheck the license. Or, better Student body cards are the wearing of uniforms. still, bring: it down to the Texaco only requirement for admission To Be Costume A ffair Station in Goleta this Friday, any to the game. Council recommended that the Attention, all able - bodied BUS STOP time between 10 a.m. and 4:30 The Rally Committee will UCSBC males! Better get in order which requires that uni Because of the blocked Military Reps Visit p.m., for the French Club - Alpha sponsor a' noon rally Friday shape, because Sadie Hawkins forms be worn all day on Thurs roads around the Student Mu Gamma Car Wash, says Beth on campus in front of the Day is approaching fast. days be rescinded. The recom Union, caused by the con Klasson, president of the French Student Union. The event will be commemo mendation has been submitted to SBC Campus Today Club. struction of the new class “ It is hoped that many stu rated by an all-school Sadie Haw the office of the provost. Naval Aviation and Marine room building, the campus For $1.25, or 95 cents with the dents will support the GaUchos in kins Dance to be held on Friday The .issue was brought before Corps representatives will be here bus-stop location has been Texaco ad in today’s El Gaucho, their last game, especially since evening from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 the Council two weeks ago and today and tomorrow from 10 changed to the turn-around you can buy any size wash job so many live, in the area,” stated a.m. referred to the Standards Com a.m. to 2 p.m. to counsel stu area in front of the ROTC to fit your car. Profits go to Donna Pat Wolf, Rally Com This is a costume and girl-ask- mittee for further investigation. dents in relation to their mili charity. building to the west of the mittee chairman. boy dance. Sigma Kappa soror Col. Haines and Cadet Officer tary future. Student Union. ity and Delta Sigma Phi frater Robert Reason were interviewed Eligibility for NAVCAD re nity are jointly sponsoring the and arguments on both sides quires that you have 60 semester French Not Sold on Either Washington or dance in the campus auditorium. were collected. hours, be between the ages of Music will be provided by I. The Council, after thorough ALLEN NAMED 18 and 25, have 20/20 uncorrect Moscow, Says Ian Forbes Fraser in Lecture Newton Perry and his orchestra. investigation, took what it felt to ed vision, be unmarried, and pass According to Marcia Tyler of be the appropriate action as the ON AWARD JURY the mental and physical exams. The people of France are not after in the world. We have the Sigma Kappas, the tickets are representative of the students of Dr. Raymond B. Allen, chan Four-year college men, with a sold out to either Washington or been short of the kind of people degree in any major, are eligible on sale at $1.50 per couple all Santa Barbara College. cellor of the University of Cali Moscow, although about a quar who can express our ideas and this week from members of the for the Aviation Officer Candi fornia at Los Angeles, has been ter of the people of France vote ideals across the world.” date program whereby they may sorority and fraternity sponsor named chairman of the awards for the Communist Party, accord The speaker called for earnest ing the dance. Folk Dance Tonight jury for this year’s Freedoms receive a direct commission and ing to Dr. Ian Forbes Frazer in preparation for foreign services take their flight training as an Feature of the evening will be Foundation Awards to be an his All-College Lecture on Fran- — as doctors, journalists, educa In Auditorium officer. the selection of the best Daisy nounced Feb. 22. co-American relations last Tues tors, or even Coca-Cola vendors Tonight is folk-dance night! Mae and Lit* Abner in a.contest Each year an executive of an Students may apply up to 4 day afternoon. — by the coming generation. An evening of folk dancing, American university is chosen as months prior to the completion Although there is little Com Indo-China sponsored by the Recreation Con non-voting chairman of the 30- date of their 60 units. Successful munistic fifth-column activity in Dr. Fraser deplored the loss of trol Board, will be held this eve YMCA Offers New member jury which makes the candidates will be sent to Pensa France, some people vote for the Indo-China by France. “ Indo- ning from 7:30 to 9 o’clock in awards to individuals, orgaitiza- cola, Fla., for training. Follow party because of displeasure with China is now lost to the whole Life Saving Course the campus auditorium. tions and schools for their work ing training the cadet will be other parties, stated Dr. Fraser, free world and won by the Com Norm Curtis, YMCA physical Everyone is invited to attend in bringing about a better un commissioned as an ensign in the director of the American Library munists through our default,” he director, has announced that an to participate and watch. Most derstanding of the American way Naval Reserve or as second lieu in Paris. said. “ We didn’t understand that other course in YMCA-Red Cross dancing will be done to records.