Piano Duo News: Handbook Changes Plays Here Duo-Pionists Civic Music Sponsors I.R.C. Conference Luboshutz Piano Team The distinguished duo-piano Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College team, Pierre Luboshutz and Number 12 Genia Nemenoff (Mrs. Lubo- Volume XX MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1946 shutz), will appear in concert tonight, April 5, at Memorial Auditorium under the sponsor­ ship of the Civic Music Associa­ Discussion of Handbook Changes Continues tion. These duo-pianists have -o achieved a record, in the first Committee of Seven, decade of their career together, which is unparalleled by any Committee of Eight, Student other duo-pianists. It has been Council and Student Body their distinctive privilege to ap­ Assemble Daily in Discussion pear with all the leading sym­ phony orchestras, including the Acting upon a motion passed NBC Symphony under Tosca­ on Thursday, March 21, the stu­ nini, the Boston Symphony dent body of Meredith College under Koussevitzky, the Phila­ met every night, Monday delphia Orchestra under Or- through Friday (March 25-30), mandy (nine re-engagements in to complete its recommendations one season), the New York Phil­ for changes in the Student Hand­ harmonic Orchestra and others, book for 1946-47. The motion, these honors being conferred on made by Flora Ann Lee at the only the greatest artists. regular Thursday night student This partnership of Pierre discussion, provided also that Luboshutz and Genia Nemenoff the Student Executive Council at the piano began after both meet at least once every day dur­ had become famous as piano ing the week, and that two par­ soloists, both abroad and in this liamentarians be elected from country. They met in Paris in the Council to officiate at the 1929 when Mademoiselle Ne­ student body meetings. The two menoff studied under Mr. Lubo­ elected were Flora Ann Lee and shutz. They were married two Lib Davis. years later when Pierre Lubo­ Mary Jo Clayton, chairman of shutz was making his second the Committee of Seven, read tour in America and Mademoi­ each night sections of the recom­ selle Nemenoff was on her first. Their home is in New York At a recent 10:00 p.m. student body meeting, the Coopers caught the student body in action as students mendations of the committee. endeavored to discuss the recommendations from the Committees. On the stage Flora Ann Lee presides, The student body discussed the City. while Lib Davis acts as parliamentarian, and Jean Branch serves as secretary. Mary Jo Clayton heads the reports, made whatever changes Pierre Luboshutz is a Russian Committee of Seven, and Marilynn Ferrell the Committee of Eight. ________ were necessary, and made recom­ and his wife is a Parisian of mendations for changes to the Russian parentage. Recently, Pierre Luboshutz said of their LITTLE THEATRE STAGES ORIGINAL HOLT AND WHITE Student Council. performance, “Even if we played PLAY, "THE REST OF YOUR LIFE" PRESENT SENIOR The Council met each morn­ in separate rooms we would al­ ing at 7:45, with several extra ways be together. Before Genia The fifth play of the current consisting of thirteen members MUSIC RECITALS meetings, for the purpose of con­ in all, meet in New York City. sidering these student recom­ starts to play, something hap­ season for the Raleigh Little Two seniors, Betsy Jean Holt pens inside of me and I know Theatre group will be “The Rest They are all a selfish, sophisti­ mendations. Those passed by cated lot, and their meaness, and Jean White, will give their the Council were sent immedi­ what she will do . even when of Your Life,” to be staged here graduating recitals in April. she tries to tease me with a April 23-27. The play is by Allen lies, and pettiness are revealed ately to the Faculty Committee trick.” Therein lies the secret McGinnis, a short story writer by a stranger who appears in the Betsy Jean Holt, pianist, will on Student Government, by of their extraordinary success. for Esquire and other popular Whitcomb home. The plot re­ give her graduating recital in which body the suggestions will “Good duo-pianists arc born, magazines. He has written other volves around these two families the College Auditorium on have to be acted upon before not made,” Mr. Luboshutz con­ plays, but this is his first to be when they learn that within Wednesday evening, April 10, they go into effect. tinued. “It is a special gift. Any produced. The play has been twenty-four hours two of the 1946 at 8:00 p.m. Those recommendations in two virtuoso pianists won’t shown at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and members must die. Each thinks Betsy has studied with Her­ which the Council made some necessarily make a good duo- at the Theatre of the Dunes near he is to be the unfortunate one, bert Bird, Dorothy Phelps and changes were referred back to piano team, because for a top Chicago and was directed both and the grand climax comes is now a student of Stuart Pratt. the student body for reconsid­ notch piano duo the technique times by Newell Tarrant, who when the stranger and the She has been a member of the eration. Band, Orchestra, Choir and Glee of each partner must match or will direct the play in Raleigh. characters in the play clash and Additional Meetings complement the other so closely are entirely changed by this Club, serving as accompanist for The play is in the hands of a the latter the past two years. The students were unable to that the two are indistinguish­ New York producer under con­ clash. able.” She is also president of the Mac- complete all of the program out­ sideration for a Broadway per­ Dowell Music Club. lined in the week’s time. Addi­ During the nine years of Mr. formance. Several interested and Mrs. Luboshutz’s concert The program is as follows: tional meetings were scheduled producers from New York are I.R.C. MEMBERS Prelude and Fugue in D Major, for April 1, 2, and 3, at 10:00 career as a duo-piano team, they also expected to see the play have fulfilled more than six PLAN CONFERENCE Bach p.m. here. (From “The.Well-tempered Members of the Committee of hundred recital engagements in Director Tarrant has not an­ Those who plan to attend the almost two hundred and fifty Clavichord”—Vol. I) Seven are Mary Jo Clayton nounced the cast, but says that I.R.C. Conference of April 6 will Soaring ........... ....Schumann (chairman), Jane Watkins, Jean cities, in addition to their solo it will be made up of local people be interested in the two speakers appearances with symphony (From “The Phantasy Pieces,” Griffith, Liz Shelton, Joan Drake, except for two professionals for the occasion. J. Melville Op. 12) Mary Beth Thomas, and Colleen orchestras all over the country. who will have major parts in the Broughton, former governor of An average season for this pair Etude in C sharp Minor, Brown. play. North Carolina, will speak on Op. 25, No. 7___ ..Chopin The Committee of Eight, of artists usually amounts to some subject of international in­ around seventy performances. “The Rest of Your Life” is the Fairy Tale in F Minor, which has recommended changes story of two families, one the terest. He is a graduate of Wake Op. 26, No. 3___ Medtner in the student goverment organi­ “Perfection in two - piano socially elect of Eastern society, Forest College and Harvard Law Rhapsody in E Flat Minor, zation, is composed of the fol­ playing” is the statement that the other, from Kansas, newly School and is a Trustee of Wake Op. 11, No. 4______ Dohnanyi lowing members: Marilynn Fer­ Dr. Serge Koussevitzky, con­ made rich through the plots of Forest College. In 1914, he was Intermission rell (chairman), Nancy Harris, ductor of the Boston Symphony, admitted to the North Carolina Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major Flora Ann Lee, Kitty Johnson, describes the art of Pierre Lubo­ Silas Trimm. The two families. Bar Association. He became a (“Emperor”) .Beethoven Helen Wallis, Frances Thomp­ shutz and Genia Nemenoff. member of the North Carolina Allegro son, Mary Virginia Warren, and Senate in 1927. He has served Adagio un poco moto Dorothy Singleton. Raleigh as president of the Ra­ Rondo leigh Chamber of Commerce and (assisted by Stuart Pratt) Polls of the Raleigh Community Marshals are Rebecca Barnes, Those recommendations con­ Chest. Mr. Broughton is the Martha Hamrick, Peggy Ruth cerning things under the direct author of several pamphlets, Sugg, Mary Jo Clayton, Mari­ jurisdiction of the Board of among which are the following lynn Ferrell, and Nancy High. Trustees will be sent to them. titles: “The Legal Status of Information for recommenda­ Women in N. C.,” “The Lan­ Jean White, soprano, will give tions about two subjects under guage of the Law,” and “Social her graduating recital in the Col­ their jurisdiction was gathered and Economic Aspects of lege Auditorium on Friday eve­ by the polls from the student Trusts.” ning, April 12, 1946, at 8:00 p.m. body. The results of these polls Ervin Paul Hexner will speak She will be accompanied by on smoking and dancing are in­ on “Modern Diplomacy.” Since Lucille Sawyer, pianist, a stu­ cluded on page 2. Suggestions coming to Chapel Hill, he has dent of Stuart Pratt. for changes in rules and privi­ made an outstanding place for Jean is a student of Miss leges concerning dancing were himself as Head of the Depart­ Beatrice Donley, head of the based on the opinions of the stu­ ment of Political Science and college voice department.