1953-12-11; Central Michigan Life

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VOX^ CENTRAL MICHIGAN COU^V^
1953      NO. 11
SURPRISE FEATURE of the music department's Christmas Concert held last Monday was a
musical Christmas tree formed by members of the Varsity Choir.
CMCE Christmas Concert Pleases Audience
by Mary Ellen Sweeney
"Christmas Comes Again" was
the title and theme of the annual
Christmas Concert presented last
Monday evening in Warriner Auditorium.
The curtain opened on the Concert Choir against a background
which gave the illusion of multicolored stained glass windows in
a modern effect.
"Hodie Christus naius est"
(Today Christ Is Born), a joyful
proclamation of ihe birth of
Christ by G. P. Palesirina, was
their opening number. It set ihe
audience in ihe true spirit of ihe
t i     Chrisimas season.
"The Shepherds Had an Angel"
by Maurice Besly with soloists,
Angela Di Ceglie, Saginaw freshman, soprano; and Jack Johnson,
Six Lakes freshman, oboe; and
"Mary Had a Baby" arranged by
William Dawson with soloist,
Betty Rae Brisse, Harbor Beach
sophomore, soprano were highlights of this portion.
The second part of the program
featured the Madrigal Singers,
members of the Concert Choir.
Their name is taken from Old
English meaning the singing of
a lyric set to music, unaccompanied, and in parts.
Among   their   numbers   were:
the ancient English, "Wassail,
Wassail"; "In the Bleak Mid-Winter" by Gustav Hoist with William Knapp, Mt. Pleasant freshman, tenor soloist; and "Lullabye
on Christmas Eve" by F. Melius
Christiansen with Lorraine Oster-
m a n, Standish sophomore, soprano soloist.
.The Modern Dance Group with
the background singing of the
Concert Choir began the third
portion of the Christmas Concert.
The frolicsome "Serbian Crib
Carol" arranged by Harvey Gaul
was their first number followed
by the traditional "The Twelve
Days of Christmas" arranged by1
Mae Nightingale.
The Womens' Glee Club followed the dancers with the Tyrolean "Shepherd's Christmas
Carol." "A Rockin' All Night" a
soft, sentimental spiritual from
St. Helena Island with Beverly
Fitzgerald, Morley freshman, as
soprano soloist concluded the
third part of "Christmas Comes
Again."
As the curtain rose on the last
part of "Christmas Comes Again"
the audience was pleasantly surprised with a living Christmas
tree made up of members of the
Varsity Choir. The girls, in bright-
colored sweaters represented the
decorations.
Dianne Eissinger, Flushing
sophomore, and Don Kasper, Bay
City sophomore, are to be commended for their excellent readings   during- the   program.
Christmas Decorations, Parties
Planned by Central Dormitories
Once again, with the coming of Christmas, the dormitories are
planning their annual Christmas parties. .
Barnard Hall girls and Mrs. Moore will celebrate Christmas at
their annual party at 10 p.m. December 17. The party will last about
an hour during which games will be played and food served, ine
residents will then retire to their rooms for their individual parties.
The next morning will follow
the annual ritual in  which the
President of the dormitory awakens   Mrs.   Moore,   candles   are
lighted, and together they carol
through the  halls  until  all the
girls are awakened and assembled.
A candlelight breakfast will
then be served in ihe Food Commons. Both ihe inside and outside of Barnard Hall are being
decorated for ihe occasion, according io Mrs. Moore.
Sloan Hall   residents  are  also
decorating   their   dormitory   for
™eir   annual   Christmas   party.
After caroling in the evening the
girls will meet for the party at the
dormitory.   Gifts   will   be   exchanged and lunch served. This
Party will also be on Thursday,
December 17.
The following morning the residents and Mrs. Smith will be
served breakfast by candlelight at
Important
Notices
In the spirit of the season, Dr.
Charles Anspach, president of
Central, will play host to the
faculty of CMC at a Christmas
party at Keeler Union Ballroom
Monday, December 14, at 8 p.m.
The All-College Christmas Caroling Party-will take place Tuesday evening, December 15. The
party is scheduled to start at 7
p.m., but assembling will start
before this time in Keeler Union
lobby. All CMC students are invited to take part in the caroling.
Election of the WRA freshman
representative will take place
Monday, December 14, from 8
a.m. until 6 p.m. Freshman women
may vote in their respective dormitories or in Warriner Hall if
they live off campus.
the Food Commons. Mrs. Smith
said the girls are also decorating
their individual rooms, windows,
and doors for the coming event.
Ronan Hall will have its annual
Christmas Cabaret Thursday evening, December 17, at 8 p.m. in
the recreation room. A night club
atmosphere will prevail, with a
floor show, singing waiters, a cigarette "girl," dancing, and refreshments. Ron Kieft, Holland junior,
will be master of ceremonies. The
party will be for Ronan residents
and their invited guests.
Barnes Hall's annual Christmas party took place Thursday, December 10, from 7 uniil
9:30   p.m.   in   ihe   recreation
room. ,    ,      ,
The party consisted of a dance
for Barnes Hall residents Mid
their guests, with an added bit
of caroling.
The speech competency tests
are scheduled for January 8 from
1 to 3 p.m. and January 9 from
9 to 12 p.m. Students needing to
take these tests may arrange to
do so in the office of the Division
of Clinical Services, W261.
MISS RUTH HARRIS, Battle
Creek freshman,, was recently
elected freshman' representative to the Associated Women
Students'. One hundred' sixty
one freshmen women voted.
7/ie Messiah' to Be Presented Here
by Festival Chorus Next Wednesday
The music department of Central Michigan College will present
the Festival Chorus of 225 voices and the Festival Orchestra in
Handel's "Messiah" Wednesday, December 16, at 8:15 p.m. in Warriner Hall Auditorium. This presentation will be directed by Dr.
Eugene Grove, director of choral groups.
Four outstanding soloists have
been   secured   for   this   concert.
They are Dr. Philip Duey, baritone, director of the University of
Michigan Mens' Glee Club; Professor   James   De   Jonge,   tenor,
teacher of voice at Calvin College;
Beatrice Brody Larsen, contralto,
soloist in the  Central Methodist
Church   at   Lansing;   and   Mrs.
Betty   LaLone   Ryan,   soprano,
Flint senior and a music major at
Central   Michigan  College.   This
will  be  the   second  consecutive
year that Mrs. Ryan has sung the
soprano role in the annual presentation of the "Messiah" at Central.
Several new selections by ihe
Festival Chorus have been prepared   for  ihis  year's  concert.
Some new solos also have been
included  in  ihe  program.  For
example, ihe famous Bass aria,
"And ihe trumpet shall sound,"
will   be   heard   wiih   Robert
Klump,  Saginaw  senior,  playing the trumpet pari wiih piano
and organ accompaniment.
Ray  Koos,  CMC  instructor in
piano, will provide the piano accompaniment for the soloists. Mrs.
Harriet Collin, organist at the Mt.
Pleasant First Presbyterian
Church, will be the organist. Lo-
rentz Hansen, assistant professor
of music at Central, organized the
Festival Orchestra and will be the
concertmaster   for   the   program.
Accompanist   for   the   early   rehearsals of the chorus was Louise
Gillett, Evart sophomore.
BETTY LALONE RYAN
The public is cordially invited
to attend this year's "Messiah"
concert. No admission will be
charged.
Adult Educators Here
Holding Conference,-
Taylor, Rather Speak
Ninety superintendents, county
superintendents, and adult educators from northern Michigan are
on campus today to attend the
final day of a two-day conference
on adult education programs.
Appearing on ihe program
today will be Loy LaSalle, director o f adult education in
Lansing, speaking on ihe subject, "How Does a Director
raise ihe Level of Adult Education in his Community." Henry
Ponitz, Siaie director of adult
education, will also be heard
discussing "Paper Work Connected with an Adult Education Program."
"College Participation in an
Adult Education Program" will
be the topic for a panel discussion, with representatives of the
University of Michigan, Michigan
State College, Ferris Institute,
and Central Michigan College
participating. The meetings are
expected to be adjourned at noon.
Opening the conference yesterday afternoon, the group heard a
panel discussion "How to Start
an Adult Education Program."
The panel was composed of Otto
Yntema, director of field serv-
vices at Western Michigan College; William Baker, superintendent of schools at Mesick; Leonard
Hansen, director of adult education at Cadillac; A. E. Rolph, director of adult education at Petoskey; R. R. Mick, superintendent
of schools at East Tawas; Preston
Tanis, director of Traverse City
Community College; and Stanley
VanLare, director of Alpena Community Colege. .
A dinner was held last evening sponsored by ihe division
of field services, wiih addresses
by Clair Taylor, superintendent of p u b 1 i c instruction in.
Michigan, and Arthur Rather,
superintendent of schools at
Ionia. Entertainment was furnished by ihe CMC A Capella
Choir and ihe Madrigal Singers
under ihe direction of Dr. Eugene Grove.
W. C. Smith, director of the
division of field services, is chairman of the conference.
Annual Christmas Ball Set Tonight
Lamont Corp and his orchestra will play for the annual All-College Christmas Ball tonight in Keeler Union Ballroom. The dance,
which will start at 9 p.m., will be semi-formal. Corsages are banned.
Sponsored   by   the   Associated
Women Students and the Men's
Christmas Coffee Hour
Slated Dec. 13 by AWS
The Associated Women Students will present the annual
Christmas Coffee Hour for faculty
and students Sunday, December
13 „ from 4 to 6 p.m. in Keeler
Union Ballroom.
Dr. Charles Anspach, president
of Central Michigan College, will
deliver his annual "Christmas
Message" at this time. Angela
Di Ceglie, Saginaw freshman; and
Paul Oberle, Silverwood junior,
wil sing Yuletide selections. Mrs.
Olaf Steg, Mrs. Harry Miller, Miss
Elma Lighter, and Miss Emma
Cooper will preside at the coffee
table.
Arrangements for the Coffee
Hour*0£e ' being made by Lois
Price, Soo junior, general chairman. Assisting her are Shirley
Schuette, Pigeon junior; Marlene
Mudd, Midland sophomore; Shirley Heydrick, Lansing sophomore;
B.onnie Bannan,., ;Saginaw •,. fresh-.,
man; and Margaret Sanford, Free-
land junior.
Union, the dance was formerly-
known as the Charity Ball because all proceeds go to the AWS-
MU Loan Fund.
Gwen Loveday, Mi Pleasant
sophomore, and LaVerne Wolf,
Grand Rapids junior, are general chairmen of ihe balL
Tickets may be obtained at the
Dean of Women's office for $2.40.
I
Interfaith Program
to Be Held Sunday
An Interfaith Christmas Assembly sponsored by the "Newman;
Club is set at Warriner Auditorium, December 13, 6:30 to 7
p.m. Father Edward Alt, pastor at
Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart, will
be the speaker, with Jim Strohmer, Detroit senior, as master of
ceremonies.
Two skits, "Littlest Angel" and
"Our Lady's Juggler," will be presented. Betty Rae Brisse, Harbor
Beach sophomore, soloist, is alsa
scheduled for, the program.
Group singing will conclude
the program.
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