THE MORNINGSIDER Vol. 3 MARCH, 1945 No. 7 side College) arrived in New York City. Henri Pensis, Conductor Mr. Pensis' E uropean achieve·ments as and Com poser conductor and composer have been equaled by ,his continued success in America. In the Court of Peace at the New York World's The November 4 New Yorker announced Fair he conducted the first symphony con­ that the most powerful radio station in the cert. The two concerts he directed in Car- world, RADIO LUXEMBOURG, in the negie Hall we re a tremendous success. For small European country, .Luxembourg, had Calling All one year and half he was conductor of the been captured by the Americans. This sta­ New Jersey Philharmonic and appeared tion broadcasts in three languages every Morningsiders several times as guest conductor in Phil­ day, and has a long distance reception of adelphia. nine to ten thousand mi les. There is a man Today Henri Pensis is the loved and In Sioux City to a revered conductor of the Sioux City and Lincoln symphony orchestras as well as head of the Morningside violin department. Miraculously, he still finds time to com­ Fun-Fest pose. His latest composition is a symphonic poem, Summer Evening. "It is a musical at the Dorm impression of an Iowa landscape-shrouded by dusk; then revealed suddenly in a pan­ orama of moonlit beauty." The first per­ Friday Evening, formance of SUMMER EVENING by the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra was en­ April 6, 1945 thusiasticar y received. After the war Mr. Pensis will return to at 8:00 P. M. his progressive little country, Luxembourg, to resume his former position as musical director of Radio Luxembourg. His many BINGO! friends and admirers accept the inevitable with regret, but they are thankful that the MOVIES! music of the Middle West, even for a short PING-PONG! time, was raised to new heights under the VIRGINIA REEL! baton of Henri Pensis. SNACK BAR! Religious Emphasis Week The alumni executive commit­ on the Morningside College campus who Observed knows just what this outstanding achieve­ tee is sponsoring a party for ment means to the Allies. He is Maestro all Sioux City alumni and ex­ Dr. Hal D. Bollinger, national secretary Henri Pensis, the former musical director students. Remember the time of Administration and Programs for the of the Radio Luxembourg. and the place and come prepared Board of Education of the Methodist church, The cream of E uropean musicians came from Nashville, Tennessee, was the under the baton of Mr. Pensis. The 120 men to have a good time. guest speaker for "Religious Emphasis in his orchestra represented eight different Week," which was observed March 6, 7, and countries: Russia, France, Belgium, Luxem­ "Strictly a Fun-Fest" 8, here on the Morningside Campus. bourg, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Germany, Those days are some of the richest in the and Italy. Mr. Pensis always spoke in two memory of students and faculty at Morn­ languages, French and German, when con­ in gside as they had the privileg e of being ducting, and often used a third language­ by Beethoven. The Parisian critic, Louis host to Dr. Bollinger who was tireless in his ancient as man-sign language. The or­ Aubert, praised his genius in LE JO UR­ speaking and consultations to all. His per­ chestra played every day except Sunday, N AL: "The audience enthusiastically ac­ sonality, so dynamic, illustrated as did his and two major symphonic concerts were claimed the performance, making of it a words, the fullness of the "Abundant Life." broadcast every week. Music lovers from literal triumph for Henri Pensis, whose so­ all parts of the world enjoyed these con­ ber and efficacious leadership bows to the certs and expressed their appreciation in most radical differences of style." W. S. S. F. Goal Surpassed letters ranging from San Francisco, North Mr. Pensis has studied with the great Africa, India, and China. men in the world of music-men like Cesar Mr. Pensis not only won acclaim from Thomson; Bram E ldering (the octogenarian The goal of $253 which was set for the his radio audience, but also from the who recently was killed by a bomb); Dr. World Student Service Fund by the Y.W.­ crowds of listeners who heard him as guest U nger, the authority on composition; Jar­ Y.M.C.A. in December has been met and conductor in London, Paris, Brussels, Vi­ nach, the modernist; and Abendroth, the passed. enna, Berlin, Warsaw and Rome. Contrary finest German conductor at that time. The grand total of $303.33 was raised by to popular opinion, Mr. Pensis found E ng­ Abendroth collaborated with Furtwengler, the students and faculty of the school for land to be the most music-minded in the who is perhaps better known in America. the W. S. S. F. Morningside is now listed world. Once every month, commencing in on the national honor roll of contributors 1934, he was guest conductor in Paris, In 1940 the Pensis family left Luxem­ to the World Student Service Fund as a where he r eceived his greatest ovation. In bourg, via Paris and Naples for the United college raising more · than one dollar per 1938, the World's Fair was held in Paris, States. Mr. Pensis was impressed by the student enrolled. It is a good record and Rock of Gibralter which bristled threaten­ and each country was invited to send its one of which to be proud! ingly against the Mediterranean sky . He outstanding orchestra to compete for inter­ This is the second year in which Morn­ national honor. Maestro Henri Pensis and has a great love for mountains, especially his orchestra were awarded the golden med­ those in his native Luxembourg . After ingside college participated in sending al of the city of Paris for an unsurpassed eight days Mr. and Mrs. Pensis and son funds to aid students of the world whom performance of the NINTH SYMPHONY Henri (who is now a freshman at Morning- the war has bitterly affected. office at Sioux City, Iowa, under the act of August 24, 1912 - Published monthly from Entered as second class matter July 1, 1944 at the post• September to June, inclusive, by Morningside College Page 2 TH E MORNINGS I D ER Third Mid-year Commence­ ATTENTION!! Alumni Scholarship ment Watch the coming issues of the Program Six students were awarded bachelor 's de­ Morn ingsider for ballots for alumni grees from Morningside college at midyear trustee and alumni officers. It is The Morningsider Executive Committee, commencement exercises held at Grace important that you vote!! under the leadership of the president, Methodist church on J anuary 25. Simeon Hickman '25, has been actively en­ Chancellor Benjamin F. Schwar t z of Ne­ gaged in setting up a procedure for the braska Wesleyan university at Lincoln gave CAMPUS ACTIVITIES r ecognition of outstanding seniors in the the address on " Some Key's for Life's Sioux City high schools. The funds provided Doors." through the Living E ndowment and other Approximately 35 matriculants enrolled a lumni giving are to be used as the found­ Receiving bachelor of arts degrees were for the second semester which began F eb­ Elmer H. VanderBerg of Sioux Center, ation of the awar d. now a member of the armed forces; Lloyd ruary 5. Included in this number are two Japanese It is planned t hat a scholarship shall be Alfred Peterson of Sioux City and Lyla awarded to each graduating class from Hanson Springer of Battle Creek. Bachelor students, Bruce Kaji and Sam Ono. Also included are seven discharged vet er ans, Central, E ast and Leeds High Schools. The of science degrees were awarded Gladyce award will be for $100 per year and is t o Lobb, Lucille Pippett Hakala and Ernest three of them former students and 15 mid­ year graduates of Sioux City high schools. be held for four years. The student must Baer, all of Sioux City. continue to r ank in the upper half of the Eleven cadet nurses also enrolled for class to remain eligible from year to year. classes on March 2, 1945. Dorm Formal Dr. Earl A. Roadman, was guest speaker The selection of the scholarship winner The most important event of the year at Wilkes-Barre, Penn., March 13, 14 and is to be made by the faculty of the several for the girls who live in the dormitor y is 15, for a series of Lenten addresses. high schools on the basis of the student most likely to succeed in Morningside. Con­ the "dorm formal," held this year on Feb. On F ebruary 28, " P rexy" was guest 9 in the main dining room of the Women's sideration is t o be given to scholarship, in­ speaker at a Father -Son banquet at Poca­ terest, citizenship and probable success. Residence Hall. The party, carried out in hontas, Iowa. the Valentine theme with most attractive The certificate of award will be presented decorations and with Johnny Koch's orch­ The P re-Engineers Club held a luncheon by a member of the high school faculty at estra providing the music, was a great suc­ meeting March 8, at which Dr. H. A. Bol­ Commencement. linger was the guest speaker. In his talk, cess. Miss Marjorie Kasten, a junior from The plans for awards are being made by Spring Valley, Minn., was general chair­ Dr. Bollinger emphasized the need for so­ cial engineering. separate committees in each high school; man. at Central, Forrest Fowler, '23; at East, Guests included Bob E horn, ex' 45, former Miss Lor etta VanNess; at Leeds, Mrs.