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itOLUNS COLLEGE LIBRABYWAITER PARK, FLORIDA

WINTER PARK TOPICSA Weekly Review of Social and Cultural Activities

I>uring the Winter Resort SeasonEntered aa second-class matter January 8, 1937, at the Post Office, at Winter Park, Fla., under the Act of March 3, 1878.

V o l . 1 2 — N o . 12 Charles F. Hammond, Publisher Winter Park, Florida, Friday, March 23, 1945 Season Subscription $1.50 Price 10 Cents

PROF. ALLEN'S PLAYERSIN "THE SILVER CORD"

The Eollins Student Players arepresenting their fourth play of theseason this week, Sidney Howard's"The Silver Cord," under the direc-tion of Prof. Donald S. Allen. Per-formances will run tonight, Satur-day and Monday evening's.

A fine cast carries this lugubri-ous drama to real heights of in-terpretation and maddening convic-tion. The audience suffers throughfour acts of the mother's endlessinterfering with her grown sons'romances, just hoping that maybeby the time the last curtain beginsto fall, the two boys will see thelig-ht and get out.

Leila Kroll, who received herRollins diploma this week, distin-guished herself in the role of thedemanding mother. Her part was

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WINTER PARK'S PUBLIC LIBRARY SHARESWITH ROLLINS A SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Sharing with Rollins College thedistinction of celebrating its sixti-eth anniversary this winter, is theWinter Park Public Library, oneof the town's proudest possessions,whose unique history has beenclosely bound with the physicaland cultural growth of WinterPark. The Library building, on thecorner of Interlachen and ComstockAvenues, is a mecca for an ever-increasing stream of the reading-public, and with its well-stockedshelves, comfortable reading room,friendly librarians and ideal loca-tion, occupies an enviable spot in

the hearts of all Winter Parkians,both here and afar.

We forget that many people comehere to spend a quiet, restful win-ter, and instead of embarking onthe annual marathon of lectures,plays, concerts, pow-wows, convo-cations and all the exciting eventsthat constitute a Winter Park sea-son, require nothing for a perfectvacation but the balmy air, plentyof orange juice, a comfortablechair and good books. (About thistime of year we all heave a sighand think that that sounds like

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MEMORIAL EXHIBITIONOF FRANK FRENCH ARTWith the closing of the exhibit of

American paintings from the Met-ropolitan Museum of Art thisweek, the Morse Gallery of Art has

>. •••••vN^u^^jn^^«^ib&.^)|i.ex).iiig; o n ^ . t u i ' - .: day, March 24, of the Prank French

Memorial Exhibition, showing, por-,M traits and landscapes, drawings forf~\. illustration, sketches and wood-*x^engTavings by the artist,

T;>x> Mr, French, an associate of the' National Academy of Design andvT~one of America's eminent wood-en-

gravers, was well known here a^ number of years ago and taught_J an honor class of art students at

.tlieinvitation of President Hamil-ton Holt during the winter of 1928.In early life-he became one of the

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ORCHIDS AT HEIGHTIN MEAD GARDENS

What is probably the largest col-lection of orchid blooms ever shownin central Florida is now on exhibi-tion in the Orchid Houses of theMead Botanical Garden.

More than a score of varietiescompete for the largest number ofblooms. The collection of Phaius,or "Sacred Nun Orchid" alone hasnearly 1,000 blossoms on display.Inside the wine-colored throat ofeach flower is a perfect image ofa white-robed Nun, which has madethis orchid revered in many SouthAmerican countries.

The group of Dendrobiums dis-play several hundred lavendarblooms with white lips. Amongother lovely varieties in bloom arethe "Butterfly," the "Lady's Slip-per," and "Moth Orchid."

The gates are open from 9 to 5on week days, but from 10 to 6:30on Sundays.

Winter Park Public Library

PREHISTORIC MEXICONEXT SUNDAY'S FILM

Motion pictures of "PrehistoricMexico" will be shown at the Annie :

"Russell" Theatre "at &" o cTdciC "Sir*-: "day afternoon as a presentation ofthe . Inter-American program ofRollins College.

These Latin-American films areprovided by the United States gov-ernment for the advancement of Abatter relations with Latin Amer- ;ica. While they are designed pri-marily for the faculty, staff andstudents of Rollins College, andmembers of the armed forces, theyare also open without charge to thegeneral public.

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PROFESSOR PERITZ REVIEWS MARY ELLEN CHASE'S"THE BIBLE AND THE COMMON READER"

UNIVERSITY CLUB SELECTS OFFICIAL SONG

The recent publication of MaryEllen Chase's "The Bible and theCommon Header" is both indicativeof a more widespread interest inBible reading and also a stimulat-ing1 and helpful guide book in thehome. The Editor of Winter ParkTopics has taken advantage of thepresence in Winter Park of one ofthe most distinguished of Biblestudents, Professor Ismar J. Peritz,to secure for his readers a reviewof Mrs. Chase's work.

Professor Peritz recently retiredafter 38 years at Syracuse Univer-sity teaching Bible and Religion.Associated with Prof.'Charles; Fos-ter Kent, of Yale, Professor; Per-itz inaugurated the first EnglishBible courses in college curricularesulting in the study of the Biblenot only by candidates for the min-istry but by laymen as history, lit-erature and religion. With Profes-sor Kent he founded the NationalAssociation of Biblical Instructors(NABI), became the first editorand publisher of the "Journal ofBible and Religion," a quarterlywhich seeks to promote all'the in-terests of Bible study in its sec-ondary schools, colleges and sem-

inaries. Professor Peritz states:"Very few people realize what atremendous influence NABI and itsJournal have had in shaping mod-ern ideas of religion. To them be-longs the credit of centering re-ligion in Jesus Christ and the Ser-mon on the Mount."

Professor Peritz is a scholar of in-ternational standing, his articles"Hallel" and "Synagogue" in theEncyclopedia Biblica, published bythe same publishers of the Ency-clopedia Brittanica, giving him aplace in the British Who's Who,A MODERN READER'S BIBLE .THE BIBLE AND THE COMMON

READER. Mary Ellen Chase.Macmillan Co., 1944. XI-116pages. $2.50.A revolution has taken place in

the attitude toward the Bible dur-ing' the last half century. The in-flux of fresh biblical data fromnumerous and various sources hasproduced a "new" Bible in the samesense as .scientific discoveries havegiven us a "new" world. TheBible has become a more human,though no less divine book'; it has

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The selection of a Club Song forthe University Club was the prin-cipal feature of a most enjoyablemeeting last Saturday night. Thecommittee, of which PresidentJames F. Hosie was chairman, hadtaken the precaution to have themembers bring their ladies so thatthe benefit of their Advice in soimportant a matter should be ob-tained.

Nine songs had been submittedand the words were all printed ina handy booklet so that all couldjoin in. Under the direction ofProf. Henry Dyke Sleeper, a spe-cial choir first sang the songs andthen the whole assembly. Afterall nine had been tried, it was de-cided to select the song, "0 Clubof Universities," words by Prof.Royal W. France, and music byProfessor Sleeper, with honorablemention to William E. Stark's "Cir-cus Maximus," which was sung tothe tune "Mandalay."

The words follow:O CLUB OF UNIVERSITIES

In Winter Park, in Winter ParkWe near the golden shore;Yet in this den of college menWe find our youth once more.

In song and jest, in talk and festWe pass the happy days,We men, grown boys, renew the

joysOf jolly college days.O Club of Universities,Set in this shining place,In thee we see in memoryOur homes of student days. • • •'•Our eyes grow dim, we speak with

him,The world's no longer cold,We feel the touch we've missed so

much,The new friend for the old.To thee we come as then we cameIn days of golden youthTo quaff the cup that lifts us upAnd seek the lamp of truth.We feel the beating of the heartThat comes when friendships glow.We feel again the joy and painThat only brothers know.

Preceding the selection of theClub Song, the meeting enjoyed ashort program of music which wascomposed either by members or bytheir better halves. Lucia Ham-mond, soprano, sang two songscomposed by Mrs. William DanaStreet, who was at the piano, add-

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SOCIAL NEWS

A large and admiring audienceattended the song recital given byVirginia Shaw, soprano, at theWoman's Club Wednesday morn-ing, which was presented by Mrs.Henry Dyke Sleeper as Chairmanof Music. Mrs. Shaw, accompaniedby Mrs. Richard Sias, generouslygave her services to increase thefund to pay for the Steinwaygrand piano recently purchased bythe Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Cornishentertained friends on Saturdayafternoon to meet Mr. and Mrs.John H. Storer, who are in WinterPark for a few weeks.

Mr. Storer is photographingFlorida bird life for the NationalAudubon Society.

Mrs. Nathan Comfort Starr leftTuesday to visit her son Williamat the George School, near Phila-delphia, Pa., as William was unableto secure train accommodations tocome here for his spring vacation.

Mrs. Davis W. Shoemaker andMrs. William Heazlett will enter-

• tain ' jointly at ' a - bridg'e-luncheoirtoday at the former's residence onLakeview Drive. Their guests willbe Mrs. Frederick D. Trismen, Mrs.Ralph Burns, Mrs. David Rauden-bush, Mrs. Sam Hershey, Mrs. Ray

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Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gard haveas their houseguest, Mrs. ArthurHaid, of Hamilton, Ohio. Mrs.Haid was the honor guest at aluncheon last week by Mrs. Gardand at another on Monday by Mrs.Charles Hyde Pratt. On TuesdayMrs. Haid leaves for Clearwater tovisit college friends a few days be-i'ore returning North.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Tillotson,who have been at the Hearthstoneall winter, departed for their homein Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday. Theyplan to return to Winter Park earlynext fall. Mrs. William ChartSanders, of Georgia Avenue, Mrs.Tillotson's sister, invited a smallgroup of friends in for cocktailsMonday to honor her and also herfriend, Mrs. H. K. Babcock, ofNeenah, Wis., who is visiting herbrother and sister-in-law, Mr. andMrs. Harold S. Lyons.

Mrs, Charles Hyde Pratt enter-tained at, a bridge-tea yesterdayfor Mrs. James L. Goodwin, ofHartford, Conn., who, with herhusband, has recently arrived attheir winter home on AlabamaDrive.

Pvt. Stanley Cleveland spent ashort furlough from duty in thearmy with his mother, Dean MarianCleveland, of Rollins. Mrs. Cleve-land and her cousin, Miss RosePhelps, of Hackensack, N. J., spentthe three-day spring recess atDaytona Beach. Miss Phelps ispassing the winter with, her fatherat the Angebilt Hotel in Orlando,

Dr. and Mrs. William TrufantFoster, who plan to remain hereuntil the middle of April, havekased their home on Webster Ave-nue for the coming summer to Lt.and Mrs, Lee Lauren, of WhitePlains, N. Y. Lieutenant Laurenhas just returned from two yearsof combat duty in Europe. Mrs.Lauren is a graduate of SkidmoreCollege. They have a year-olddaughter.

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Mrs. Charles T. Gilchrist andMiss Mabel Starck, of the Lincoln,left Tuesday for a stay in Tryon,N. C, before returning to theirNorthern homes.

Mrs. Joseph Salinger returnedSaturday to Boston, Mass., afterpassing the summer with her sis-ters, the Misses Conrad, of An-tonette Avenue, Miss Lena Conrad,who suffered a serious hip injuryseveral weeks ago, is makingsteady progress toward recovery,and with her sister, Miss Margaret,will return to Boston the end ofApril.

Mr. Alex Gunn has received wordthat his second son, LieutenantJimmy, has left for overseas dutyas a bombardier in the Air Corps,Lt. Sammy Gunn, a first pilot in aflying fortress, visited his father afew weeks ago and now has volun-teered to return to the Europeantheatre after many months ofcombat duty there. Both youngmen attended Rollins College.

A group of Princeton Univer-sity graduates met for dinner atthe Seminole Hotel Monday nightand organized a Princeton Club,Rev. Dr. J. Spencer Voorhees, ofMaplewood, N. J., was elected hon-orary president of the new organ-ization, and Dr. Ambrose W. Ver-non, Hanover, N. H., secretary-treasurer. Others present wereWilliam S. Conant of Washington,D. C ; Dr. James P. Dunham, ofPhiladelphia; Bishop Paul Mat-thews, Princeton, N. J.; Dr. Fran-cis E. DuBois, Manchester, N. H.;Arthur T. Dear, Long Branch,N, J.; Frederick W. Cooke andLeonard John, of Winter Park.

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SOCIAL NEWSMiss Anne Kyle will be guest

speaker of the Literature Depart-ment Wednesday, March 28, 10:30a.m., at the Woman's Club. Hersubject will be "The Discovery ofMaine." Miss Kyle will give a talkon books about Maine. She haslived in North Brooklin, Maine, forIB years.

Miss Kyle has written fourbooks for young people; the back-ground of most of these is in Italy.Her book, "Apprentice of Flor-ence," was a selection of the JuniorLiterary Guild. "Red Sky OverRome," "Prince of the Pale Moun-tains," and a Christmas booklet,"The. Third Lamb," are her mostpopular books,, Lydia -Summers, who has beenone of the favorite soloists of theBach Festivals of Winter Park, willbe the solo contralto in the coiningperformance of the "Mass in BMinor," given by the Oratorio So-ciety of New York, Alfred Green-field, Conductor, in Carnegie Hallon March 27.

Dr. James P. Hosic has beenasked by the army to deliver hislecture on "Fascism" tomorrow atthe soldiers' hospital in Daytona.Other Winter Park speakers at thishospital recently have been Dr.Jolm Martin and Prof. Royal W.France.

Last Sunday evening, March 18,the Seminole Hotel presented Mor-ton Schoenf eld, pianist, in its seriesof Sunday evening concerts, andthis gifted young artist treated thehotel guests and friends to a bril-liant program of Scarlatti, Bach,Mozart, and Chopin music.

POETRY SOCIETYThe Poetry Society of Florida

will meet at the residence of Dr.John Martin, Saturday, March 31,at 3:30 o'clock sharp. Jessie Rit-tenhouse will speak upon theSyrian mystic, Kahlil Gibran,author of "The Prophet." Membersmay bring guests at 50 cents foreach guest.

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ing a third as encore; also the songwritten by her husband, Charles F.Hammond, "Let Me Grow LovelyGrowing Old," which won the Al-lied Arts Prize a few years ago,Mr. Hammond playing her accom-paniment. Mrs. Hammond alsosang one of Ralph Baldwin's com-positions, "The Goatherd's -Song,"with Mrs. Baldwin accompanyingher.

Dr, Royal W. France, professorof economics at Rollins College, ad-dressed a banquet of the Y. W.C. A. in Daytona Beach on "Indi-vidual Security and World Cooper-ation," and on Wednesday spoke tothe convalescent soldiers at WelchConvalescent Hospital on the sub-ject, "Labor and the War Effort."

PROF. ALLEN'S PLAYERS(CoiUinwid from page 1)

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Professor Allen's cast does a finejob with "The Silver Cord"; thecharacter delineations are interest-ing and intelligent, and it is wellworth seeing.

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PROFESSOR PERITZ(Gontimied from page 1)

lost, not without gain, some of itsspecific theological, sectarian, andeven also devotional character, tobecome more broadly humanistic;and no college curriculum is nowconsidered adequate that does notoffer courses in "English Bible" inwhich it is studied, not only bycandidates i'or the ministry, but bylaymen for culture.

This new critical attitude haslimited the Bible's authoritativesphere. Much in the Bible is nottrue because it is in the Bible, butis in the Bible because it is true:in other words, the Bible is not theword of God, but contains the wordof God. The Bible itself limits itsspecific function to "instructionwhich is in righteousness; that theman of God may be completely fur-nished unto every good work." Thatis, its function is moral and spirit-ual: not to teach us how the heav-ens go, but how to go to heaven.

It is against such a backgroundthat the book under review is writ-ten. The author is not a biblicalspecialist but a teacher of Englishliterature; and her approach to theBible 4s the literary. She has at-tained standing as a novelist; andis now telling the liter-ar-y-story-ofthe Bible.

After a brief survey of the char-acteristic of biblical literature andthe highlights of biblical historythat called it forth, she discusses

. the literary character of the crea-tion l e g e n d s ; the patriarchalsagas; the stories of the greatleaders from Moses onward. Of the"writing" prophets, as distin-

• guished from the " s p e a k i n g "prophets, she covers the historicalbackground, the messages, andtheir literary form, of a selectedlist: Amos, Hosea, the great

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Nahum, Deutero-Isaiah and Trito-Isaiah. U n d e r"The Fiction of the Bible," theauthor deals with Ruth, Jonah, andEsther. The book of Job receivesfuller treatment. Poetical anthol-ogies are illustrated with the Songof Songs and selections from thePsalms. The proverbial literature,the sceptical Ecclesiastes, and Dan-iel complete the Old Testament.The New Testament comprisesLuke's writings, the Pauline let-ters, and Revelation.

The author has based her con-clusions on a few well selectedmodern books, of which she gives alist for further study. The bookis well calculated to be of serviceas an introduction.

In strangest incongruity withher modern outlook appears theauthor's championship of the KingJames Bible. Biblical scholarshipis substantially unanimous in theopinion that this version is obso-lete, and full of errors. It was it-self once a revised version; and athorough-going revision was im-perative. The Revised Version re-tains all the excellencies of theKing James Bible but frees it fromits deficiences in four directions:I. Text, based on newly discoveredancient manuscripts; 2. Transla-tion, using' the newly-acquired lin-guistic knowledge from archaeo-logical finds; 3. Language, recog-nizing that the English languagegrows, casting off old terms andadopting new; 4. Form, adoptingtypographical devices which distin-guish prose and poetry, paragraphinstead of the senseless verse divi-sions which would not be toleratedin any other book. In all these andmany other respects the RevisedVersion is far superior to the KingJames and deserves acceptance.Fortunately, the Revised Version,to which the common reader has a

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Ladies' prizes were won by Mrs.Frederick T. Moore, Mrs. R. W.Stevens and Mrs. Walter Lloyd.Gentlemen's prizes were awardedto Messrs. P. Crollier and E. H.Rathbun. The special guest prizewent to Mrs. Thomas T. Goff.

The weekly putting contest Mon-day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.E. R. Lancaster as hosts had manycontestants.

The ladies' prizes were won byMrs. John J. Hennessy and MissMary Joslin while the gentlemen'sprizes went to Mr. Walter Lloydand Mr. James Hancock.

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PUBLIC LIBRARY(Oontimicd from page 1)

the ideal life!) The Library fur-nishes them with a greater varietyof subjects than even the personnelof the University Club can offer (!),and when one feels too languid forthe hike down Interlachen to hearProfessor Zilch speak on his favor-ite topic, one can reach for the Pro-fessor's book from the Libraryshelves and follow him, page bypage!

The Winter Park Public Librarywas begun back in 1885, when agroup of interested women recog-nized the need in the communityfor more available reading ma-terial. Miss Evaline Lamson, laterMrs. C. L. Smith, the one personabove all others who deservescredit for the success of ourLibrary, opened it first in her home,and labored for 40 years until herdeath, giving devotedly of hertime, energy and money to estab-lish for Winter Park a citifiedlibrary. The original collection ofdonated books was arranged onshelves built by Miss Lamson'sbrother, in- the -hall- of her home,now the residence of Miss Eliza-beth List, at 507 N. InterlachenAvenue. The popularity of the ven-ture soon made it necessary toacquire more space, and a movewas made to a room in the WinterPark Land Company's building onthe corner of E. Park Avenue andNew England Avenue, where thePiggly-Wiggly market now stands.

Inventory at this time showedthe Library owned 200 bound booksand 84 pamphlets! Four yearslater another change was made,when the W, C. T. U. invited theLibrary to move into its newlyacquired building, also on ParkAvenue. Twice a week, someoneacting as librarian, dispensed thebooks, which were kept now inlocked cases with glass doors. The855 books were insured that yearfor $500.

Perhaps we can picture WinterPark in those clays, with woodensidewalks, sandy streets, horse-cars tearing madly down Now Eng-land Avenue to the elegant oldSeminole Hotel which stood on the

property now occupied by the RayGreene estate, the Bannister andGilnian homes, extending fromLake Osceola to Chase Avenue, atthe head of New England. Thecommunity was small and intimate,the young college with its stimu-lating atmosphere already provid-ing many interesting activities forthe townspeople. The prominentresidents are remembered today bythe streets which bear their names,and by the generous encourage-ment and support they gave to allthings cultural; the Library, theCollege, the churches. The namesof Morse, Brewer, Comstock, Ly-man, and Knowles will always beassociated with the ideals for whichWinter Park and Rollins werefounded and shall flourish; religi-ous background, refinement and in-tellectual curiosity.

A magnetic center in such sur-roundings, one can imagine the im-portant part played by the PublicLibrary, and in 1893 it was incor-porated. All expenses came fromdonations and membership dues,which were one dollar yearly. Fouryears later, at the AnnuHLineeting',came the first discussion of the pos-sibility of the Library owning itsown building, and fifty dollars wasset aside for the building fund.Mrs. W. C. Comstock was electedpresident at this meeting, and forthe next three years solicitationswere made to increase this amount.

Almost everyone in town con-tributed, and large gifts came fromMr. and Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Fred-erick W. Lyman, Mr. Edward H.Brewer, Mr. C. L, Smith and Mr.Wm. C. Temple. In 1901, throughthe efforts of Dr. George Ward,the gift of the present site wasmade by the Knowles estate, andwork was begun on the building.In April, 1902, it was completedand the books were moved in. Mrs.Comstock, president of the Asso-ciation for those five years of excit-ing progress, died the summerafter the new Library opened, andin her memory was established thechildren's department, called theEleanor D. Comstock Department,to be maintaind in the interest ofthe children of the community.

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Dr. Wm. F. Blackman became thenext president, and served for 13years, and in 1919 Mrs. EvalineLamson Smith succeeded him. In1924 the town first recognized itsobligation to the Library in thepledging of a small annual sum tohelp with expenses. The appropri-ations are in varying size, fromyear to year, and hays been regularand helpful. The Library building,in its original state, was the cen-tral portion of the present struc-ture, and it was in 1925 that thepresent Children's room was built,with much support and enthusiasmfrom Mr. Comstock and Mr.Brewer, who in characteristic man-ner had his superintendent and twocarpenters do the work. Later thatyear Mrs. Smith gave the northwing to the building, completingthe reading room and referenceslibrary. The next two yearsbrought the death of three of theLibrary's most faithful benefac-tors, Mr. Brewer, Mr, Comstockand Mrs. Smith, and the loss to thecommunity was felt deeply by all.

The work was continued; however,with Mrs. Brewer as president, andit was she who presented theLibrary with the bronze placque inmemory of Mrs. Smith. The Asso-ciation has continued the fine prog-ress begun by the original loyalfriends, and through the years hasmaintained itself as a free publiclibrary, offering its services to allWinter Parisians, permanent orseasonal, for their continuous en-joyment of the world of books. Thedistinctive charm of our town isdue in large part to the tirelesswork of the Library Association,and under its present president,Mr. George W. Woodbury, has ar-rived at a satisfying milestone inits history. With 12,500 volumeson its shelves, the Library envi-sioned by our town fathers is stand-ing with Rollins in the dignity of

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MORTON SCHOENFELDPLAYS BRILLIANTLY

For years Rollins College Con-servatory of Music has maintainedhigh standards in its instruction.The large audience that gatheredat the Woman's Club Friday eve-ning to hear the piano recital byMorton Schoenfeld, a recent gradu-ate of the conservatory, therefore,expected a concert of outstandingexcellence and this expectation wasfully justified.

Mr. Schoenfeld, now on the fac-ulty of Mason College of Music,Charleston, W. Va., has acquireda brilliant technique, amply ade-quate for even the most taxingmusic for the piano. His programincluded a Bach Suite, a MozartSonata, the Chopin Scherzo in Bminor, and a group of modernistcompositions by Waxman, Ravel,Medtner, Hindemith, and Bartok.The high point of the program wasthe Chopin Scherzo, in which thepianist was at his best, and dis-played remarkable virtuosity, rang-ing from a beautiful melodic legato,

"to : almost dazzling' brilliancy"andpower.

The first movement of the Mo-zart Sonata was pleasingly inter-preted, The slow movement, how-ever, seemed to lack something of

,. the needed repose and continuity.• Mr. Schoenf eld's playing of Bachwould be more effective, if he couldrealize that Bach composed for thethin-toned harpsichord, and thestill more delicate clavichord, andnot for the sonority of the modernpiano. The various numbers of aBach suite, because of the same-ness of key and of form, demand,carefully studied variety of pace,force, and nuance,to avoid what inthe present time seems monotony.

The latter half of the programwas given over to modernist andiiltra-modernist numbers, all ofwhich were brilliantly performed.Especially effective was "Ondine,"by Revel. The constant dissonances

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of the modernists might well havebeen relieved by numbers moremelodious and constructed uponsimpler harmonic lines.

In response to the insistent de-mand of the audience Mr. Schoen-feld offered three encores, all byChopin, and all very effectivelyplayed.

Henry Dyke Sleeper.

MEMORIAL EXHIBITION(Continued <from page 1)

outstanding American wood-en-gravers, when this fine art re-ceived the world's highest honorsfor the United States at the ParisExposition of 1900. Later the art-ist turned to portrait painting andillustrating. After 40 years as aNew York artist, he returned tohis native state, New Hampshire,where he continued to paint until1933.

The coming exhibit gives a uniquecross-section of Mr. French's longcareer, for in addition to the manyand varied examples of wood en-gravings there are included oil

"paintings," both'portrait and land-scape, wash drawings, water colorsand sketches in various media.

Mr. Frank A. French, son of theartist, now a resident of WinterPark, has agreed to give informaltalks during the exhibit. This fea-ture promises to be of particularinterest because he has personallyknown most of the prominent en-gravers, the publishers of art direc-tors and artists contemporary withhis father.

The gallery will be open to vis-itors from 2 to 5 p.m. on week daysand from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

On Wednesday, March 28, at3:30 o'clock there will be a show-ing of the film "The Last of theEngravers" in which the makingof a wood engraving by the wellknown artist, Timothy Cole, is de-picted. The public is cordially in-vited to attend without admissioncharge.

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The local effort will continue through themonth of March in order to give every familyin our community an opportunity to share inthis great work.

The General Committee wishes to thankall those who have participated.

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PREHISTORIC MEXICO(Conthwed, from page 1)

This week's film program will in-clude "Jungle Quest for. the GreatStone Heads," an account of anarcheological expedition in thestate of Veracruz in Mexico. Thescript deals with the discovery ofthe long-buried heroic sculptureleft by the Olmecs, the remains ofa culture out of which grew theAztecs and other Indian nations..

The program will include the na-tional anthem of Mexico and willclose with the showing of the colorfilm "Monuments of Ancient Mex-ico," depicting Mexico's ancient civ-ilizations through monuments, pyr-amids and other archeological dis-coveries.

Next Sunday, March 25, theHungerford Singers will give arequest program in the Congre-gational Church, Winter Park, at4 o'clock in the afternoon.

The weekly Bird Walk will be onTuesday, March 27, to KillarneyLake. Meet at Killarney Kornerat 9 a.m. Mrs. Arthur M. Nourse,leader.» — . — ^ . . . . . — • — • • , . .

Dr. John Martin, lecturer on in-ternational relations at Rollins Col-lege, was in Daytona Beach onMonday where he addressed thesoldiers at Welch ConvalescentHospital on "Russia in the Post-War World."

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