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MUSIC RECITAL EASTER CANTATA TONIGHT THE ECHO FRIDAY VOLUME XIX TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, UPLAND, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932 NUMBER TWENTY History Club Shows Large Audience Choral Society Educational Screen Seniors Obtain Film of Washington Helps During Recess Attends Annual Offers Cantata Highest Rating Friday evening at eight o'clock in One of the events which increased Quartet Contest Shreiner Auditorium the History Club On Good Friday the fun for those on the campus dur In Echo Contest presented an official bicentennial film ing vacation was the educational on "The Life and Times of George screen presentation of "Grass." This Washington." Mrs. M. M. Hodges of Marion Traditional Singing of "Olivet was shown Saturday night, March 13,1 Scores Are the Highest Ever Public Schools Is the It was a four reel film featuring to Calvary" Is to be in Shreiner Auditorium. authentic colonial scenes, the boyhood The picture was interesting as well Gained by Any Echo Ad j udicator the Feature of Washington, his military training, as educational. Then to add to the | Contestant and some of the principle battles of amusement was a "funny." This it! the Revolution. is believed was the real attraction that The eighth annual quartet contest Before the year is over the History On Friday afternoon, March 25, an drew the crowd for it was "one of The senior edition of the Echo, ed was held in Shreiner Auditorium Wed Club hopes to sponsor more of these other of Taylor's traditions will be those crazy cat films." There was ited by Reuben Judson, has been carried out. On that afternoon at 3 nesday evening, March 2, at 8:00 P.M. educational films, both for our en quite a crowd present and the cost of awarded first place in the contest o'clock the University Chorus will give This contest was one of the outstand lightenment and pleasure. securing the films was well taken care for this year by the judge appointed the cantata, "Olivet to Calvary" by of. by the National Scholastic Press As ing programs given thus far this year. Mauders. sociation with the score of 755 out of Besides the student body and faculty, Pogue, Wells Appear This year a chorus of about thirty a possible 1000 points. This is the there were many people present from voices will give this much loved can Guy Duckwall Added highest score ever earned by any edi surrounding communities. in Society Recital tata which tells of the events associ tion of the Echo sent to these judges. ated with the crucifixion in the life of to Business Staff Two years ago the class of '30 rated The personnel of the ladies' quartets our Lord. The solo parts are taken by 735 points. were: Gladys Williamson, Murel Professor Barton Rees Pogue and Misses Olson and Atkinson and the Second place went to the juniors, Taylor's business department has whose paper was edited by John Per Erbst, Irene Reeder and Irene Witner; Professor Kenneth Wells appeared in Messrs. Dennis, Titus, Buckner and added another eager workman to its kins. Their score was 720 which was Irene Tennant, Vivian Myers, Kathryn a joint Thalo-Philo program Friday MacKenzie. staff in the person of Guy Duckwall evening March 4, in Shreiner Auditor five points higher than the class of Poorman and Beatrice Tennant; and Professor Kenneth Wells is conduct of Van Buren, Indiana. He is to have '32 won with last year. ium. This was the first time these charge of much of the work in the Faith Birdsall, Ilene McNeil, Marian ing and Professor Theodora Bothwell The sophomoi-es with Marvin Shil two artists of Taylor University have business office in conjunction with Dr. Atkinson and Elsa Olson. Each quar is accompanying at the organ. ling as editor-in-chief took third place appeared on a program of this kind Myron Taylor. Dr. Taylor will do tet sang the concert number, "Adore together. with a score of 685 points. Not far most of his work in the field and Mr. behind came the frosh with a score of and Be Still" and a selected number. Professor Wells sang numbers from Duckwall will take care of the office 680. They were headed by Ralph The judge, Mrs. M. M. Hodges, Super the "Messiah" by Handel and then end of the work. sang numbers in French, German and Bishop F. W. Warne Cripe. visor of Music in Marion schools, Mr. Duckwall is well qualified for The Lee Trophy which now hangs Italian. In his final group he sang his position, having had nine years of awarded the prize to the last quar Friend Of Taylor U. on the east wall of Campbell parlors some numbers of his own composition banking experience, and was a mem tet. and for his encore sang the unique will be awarded soon and will be en Passes At Ripe Age ber of Taylor's business staff during graved with the class numerals as was composition "The Crow's Egg." the latter part of Dr. Vayhinger's ad The personnel of the men's quartets provided by the donor, George Lee, Professor Pogue read three groups ministration and the early part of Dr. who was editor of the regular Echo were: Robert Dennis, Robert Titus, of his own poems. These groups were Paul's. He has been much interested Another friend p,nd servant of Tay two years ago. Mason Buckner, and Fred MacKenzie; entitled "Poems of Hope," Poems of in the school and has taken up his new Home," and Poems of Happiness." lor University recently went to his re Comparison of this year's scores Charles Cookingham, Chester Smith, position with much zest. With this with those of former years show great Professor Pogue never fails to inter ward, when Bishop Francis Wesley added help Taylor's rapidly stabilizing Ralph Long and John Tucker; and improvement in headlines and general est Taylor University students, espe financial standing will soon be rid of Sven Franklin, Lyle Thomas, Eugene Warne was called to his eternal home. make-up, and in editorial and enter cially in relating the interesting set the effects of depression. Pittman and James Henderson. These tings of his writings. Bishop Warne was known as the out taining matter but a lowering of the standard of proficiency in evaluating quartets each sang "Morning Hymn" Thig_ program was one of the few standing mission' ,,y Rishop to-India, put on by the two societies working Dr. A. Shute Speaks the importance of news and in writ by Henschel and also a selected num Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1854, together. The two censor boards co ing and editing it. Some of this can ber. The first named quartet was operated together in planning the pro Bishop Warne was graduated from of Triumphal Entry be explained perhaps by a suggestion adjudged the winner. gram and entertained the two pro Garrett Biblical Institute in 1884. He of the judge that the requirements fessors at a reception in Miss Both- Sunday afternoon's chapel service for the college paper are being con The contest was unique in the close later received honorary degrees from well's studio following the program. was under the leadership of Dr. A. L. stantly raised and though we may be ness of competition. One very inter Northwestern University and Toronto Shute. He brought a very inspiring just as good in our writing as in other esting feature was the singing of the University. message on the triumphal entry of years we have not kept pace with the Famous Artist Calls Christ. progress in college journalistic stan ladies' contest number by the three Bishop Warne sailed to India in "The entry of Christ into Jei-usalem dards. This might be expected, though, quartets in a group. 1887 and became, immediately, the College Girls Ugly was a unique and great occasion. Jesus where the staffs must be chosen from District Superintendent of the Cal entered as the promised Messiah, the a group who have had little experience Syracuse, N. Y.—(IP)—Although cutta District of the M. E. Church. He sacrificial lamb, a prophet, and a king in this line. On the whole, however, he accepted the job of selecting the continued in this work until 1900. The on the way to his throne," said Dr. the results are quite encouraging. Faculty Dames Have six prettiest girls in the junior class members of the General Conference of Shute. Continuing he spoke of the This makes the second time that at Syracuse University, James Mont claims of Jesus which no mere man the class of '32 has won this contest. 1900 elected him a Missionary Bishop St. Patrick Day Tea gomery Flagg, the artist, took oc would have dared make. casion to poke fun at the idea in his to India. When the General Confer Jesus received the salutations of letter of acceptance. ence met in DeMoines, Iowa, in 1920, the crowd without protest. He knew The regular date for the Faculty He wrote: "Sure—I'll pick out the Bishop Warne was elected to the what they meant. The palms signi Stuart Travels For Dames tea fell so close to St. Patrick's prettiest gals—if any—or if six. All bishopric of the American Methodist fied power and victory and their sorts of colleges every year do this to Interest Of School Day that the Irish motif was chosen Church. Since that time he has served shouts proclaimed Him king. Dr. me, salt water, fresh water, and bilge- for the occasion on Saturday, March in that capacity, presiding at annual Shute then emphasized that Jesus is water colleges, and I have had to gaze 19, at the home of Mrs.