College bulletin 1953 march

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'Pad/U L� al't (fottef)e �iDter �e",§

Bulletin

Drama-Music Festival Will e Held May 7, 8, 9 and 10 Plan s

By

Karl

for

the

Festival o[

Weiss

tilu.

iastic

a three·day festival of' great musi c ,

drama, and painting, The dates are s

C.

superb

a

the college,

dedic:atory

address

e ert

tour

t.axing

undertaken

de::;pite

co mmit ments.

radio

young man.

Mr.

talked

has

aboul

been

more

than

an.

Thomas is

his

campus.

Final1y

at

and

last,

th e

Board 01' 'l'rustees has decided to

Preliminary Approval

Has

Loan

E astvold reported that the

Dr.

planned

o Uler building that has come to the

I·lousing

ami

J"inance

Home

Agency, Officee of the Admin istrat­

or, Division of College Housing, had

assist-

received application [or loan

proceed with the e rection of a new anee under Title IV ol the H ousing

Still a dor mitory to h ouse one hundred and never- twenty·five stu den ts .

R. Durkee, R g.

Act of 1950. Mr. L.

ional

thflles� (:onsidered a veteran in both

include a gr eat worship service on

the

radio

and coneert

worlds.

Re pr esentative for Was h in g­

He

he is currently starring in the na-

Karl F;. We i ss of the faeulty.

9 th and

t for May 7th, 8th, and

and

College

ton. D. C., h ad notified Dr. East­ The minute::; of the Board of T ru s. o s ['ollows: "We are pleased tees as of October 23,1952, on page v id a z and a mas choir pregented several has appeared in more t ha n 500 con · 5 to a d vi se you tha t YOUI' application l ti es 5. r o u on 27, authori ed and fine anthems under the direetion of e er ts from c,oa�t to coast. In radio or a loan under the provisions of directed the Executive Committee ( Eastvold, president of

gave

presenting

again

are

year's

la�t

to

rear:tion

we

May

cation of the new building. Dr. S.

now formul a ted . Because of the enfe'(h'al,

Sunday,

fourth, was given over to the decli-

Musie are

D ra ma and

of

afternoon

The

annual

A n \\" dormitory [or Pacine Lu· theran

o.:ert here as part of a li mited con-

in thanks.

tiecond

New Dormitory Bu,ilding for PLC

t ionally

Art Display

known

network

program,

of the

Act of Boa rd to be a p la nn ing com- Title IV of the Housing 1950 has been given p relimin ary ap· seek o u t ways and m ean s

mittee to

l um of �F ami liar Music," and is pro val and a re�er vation of funds addition to the se programs, "A b of lil1ancing new dormitories, and Department pre�ented an intermittently heard as guest star to ma k application to thc c1uly au- in the amount of $450,000. Prelim· two pric e ranges of sev en - fi fty and exhibition of the works o[ outstand- of the " Voi e e ot' Firestone," "Chi- thorized agenCies of the Fed eral inary approval is based on the eo1lege'. eli gibility as an institution ten dollars and will go on sale the ing Korthwest artists. This e xhibi - cago Theater of the Air," and othGovernment for a. loan towar cl the ers. In re e ent years his fame has of higher learning, need for t\:le fafirst week in Apr i L tion was loaned by the Henry Galerection or dormitories on the camMa y loth.

the morning of Sunday,

In

Tirkets for the f esti va l will be in

the Art

/

been co n s i d e I' a b I y enhanced ler i es in Seattle and was beal� tifullY pus at the eal'liest possible mothrough the popularity of his many nncler the directIOn ot ment. A contract w as m ade with recordings. His Welsh folk tunes Berore presenting the program George fioskm;, head of the college architects, Lea, Pearson ftnd Riehand traditional melodies recorded for this year, it may be of interest Art Department. Then, too, there ards, Tacoma, �Washington, to draw ' to review latit year's festival which were splendid science and li brary by Victor have be come colle ctors plans for thiH dormitory on August items among reeo"d connoisseurs, upened on May first oE last year di s plays. 5, 1941. A new contract was drawn Last Year's Festival Irra Petina

displayed

with a recital by the grea t Metro-

This

was

the

event

first

by the College with the architects

Drama

This Year's Drama.Music

. Considerable I<'riday afternoon and evening will on Decembel' 28, 1945 Festival on study an d o done been given be has again work and Drama to yel' Both the college and the North-

politan mezzo-soprano, Irra Petina.

which

and

cility,

under the

prioz'it)'

de-

will

F inal approval

fense cr iteria,

be subject to a review of the full the required

application including exhibits.

All

fo ur

copies

of

your

preliminary applic a t . ion a.r e return·

ed herewith for completion o[ the

�:����

e ring ,

financial

legal

and

Dr. Eastvold reported tha t he had

sel'Yed as a part of' the dedir::ation west gained widespread recognition an outstanding stage personality plans for thi s dormitory. . met witll four representatives of the ' USIC' [ es t·Iva 1 0f� tlle new Cllape I - 1\1 [rom the initial effort of last y ar ' s will be on the campUH. As we go to The architects h a v e prepared Federal Gov€l'I1ment. at Seattle, ' ' ,'peec S il n IIIIdmg. do wn the West press the selection is not finaL Derwent

sketches for four separate and com-

and

Up

festival.

Clarence

Coast and baek to the Atlantic Sea·

t.he Deld uf drama were presented. Clarenee

the

Derwent,

Shake spear'ean

nowned

world-re-

campus

our

gave

ancl

that

c;hal'lnin.g"

a

afternoon

I'e>;ur ne

lJis

of

Tl1an� yeaI'. in hi s [Jl'ofe�sion. That he

evening male

supported

was

student

east

in

'cnUy r e ceive d

by

Sleep

The p lay was

Prisoners."

llel'artment

a

of

magnil'i­

and beautifully pro-

or t.he

the Drama S ectio n

luC" d b)

of

peecb

of

Pac-ilk

Lutheran Colleg . Saturday. the third c lay

fe�ti\'al,

.' ea ttl

the

n·HS. : rriy cl in t.he mom ing

he arse

with

Pac:ifie

th

Lut.heran

soloi ' t.s

Co llege

to re-

H ne l

t he

chorus.

Satllrday afternoon a superb SYI1l­

progra�m un der the

phonil orship

Fritts of

Byarcl

('o ll e !! e f a l'ui ty

the

a sterl i ng per·

rr11 ve

o� C

formanc

(:ol1lluc:t­

St anley Chappel was

01 Dr

pre�ented. It.

Fl'ancl( ' s

sal'

:::3y m­

rJations. That evening the

phonil'

orchestrQ

continued

symphonic

pro gr am

Fred riclt L, 'e

with in

p li m nting u::; on last yea r' s eHort,

e ve n t ,

we have planned the second

annual festival! Executive Committee

An

Exe cuti ve Committee eonsist·

ing of Dr. Eastvold, preti i d ent 01' th e Dr. Ph ili p

('ollege;

of the Knorr,

of

a

whi ch

par e a

Sociology

was

of

t he

De·

pr e.

a p ro g r am for

1953. The n

a.ftl'r

progr a m discussinn wi th

t.he

On

Thurs d ay evening,

May

fine

Mr,

Chapp le, again will present a full 8v J mp honic Dr.

program

Chapple,

in

a�

the

af1.er-

d il'eetor

of

American and guropean recognition

Lutheran

ollege fac ulty. The evening closed

as

with a great Bach ehorale in whic'h

profoundly

Combined MUSical Forces

Saturday eyenlng we shall again

thiS gre a t auditorium and pre­

experience a thrilli ng close t.o the

ent su(,h a fes t iv al was by God's and bleSSing. Therefore,

pianist,

eratic fields, and lends much to the

ware th . at the opportllnity to dedi­

grate

musician,

high qualit.y of the Festi val .

Dedication

cate

an informed

and edu cat or in symphonic and op­

the audience was invited to jo in , how vel',

C hairman ; �-Ir.

Mol-

Olai Hag-

Kenneth

, Seeretary ;

Er ickson,

In addition to til mittee, the the

Board

Treas urer .

Executive Conl-

['o llowi ng members were

prescnt:

of Dr.

years be[,ore coming to the Univer- lege, also joined in the meeting.

Malmin

\ ere,

PastaI' F, J.

H. L.

of the Evangelical

dated June 23, th e

01'

Lutheran Chm'ch on pa ge. 556

1950,

offieial

document,

wnich

authorized the bol'!' wing of a sum of money not to e xceed $500,000 for

defraying (he

of

COSL

sai d do rmi tory .

Lett rs

of a pp rnval

erection

of

tnr t.he dorm-

itory were reael rrom Board iI'lembel' Ed

Mor k e n ,

the

N orthwestern

from Dr. S,

Gen see. Idaho; and \ SieJ'ke.s, President r District

of

tile

American Luth ran Ch ul 'eh . Both

of 8 (:hoo l of Martin Korgore, .\Ir. Ch ris Knu tzen, these men were ab,;pnt beca.n e 01 P<lstOI' A, ·W. K elson . Mrs, Catll· other appointment". It was also 1 • Genter 0[' Northwes f music, both a.s rine Ne��e, Mrs. Arnold Anderson, portell tilat tlle faculty of the Col· and O. Da vi d son K. an art and as an educational force. Pastor leg-e had, on February 7, 1953, 'Voted rvIl'. Kenneth He wa.s condudor of the St. Louis Dr. S. C. E astvold. unanimousl y In favor of proc eding fanager of the Col­ two .Jacobs, Plant ['or Ol'chestra Philharmonic with til buil ding f a do rmitory on

sity. Dr. Chappl e has achieved both

We

on

hairlllan FOB>; ci ted the minutes

of the C orporation from the report

Yiusie, hag made that s ch ool a vital

the orch e stra

Pa e i f i c

noon

l�lf;:l. The

eness; :'loTI', Arne Stra nll

Chapple

under the able direction or Gunnar the

12,

University of Washington

.vlr.

half or lhe evening \\'as given OVf'r to t he f s ti val choms, Singing Uaeh

of

o'c-Iock

Febl'llary

c,hairmall:

tel', Vi ee

noon.

�'nham or the music:

with

F'oss,

Dr.

Thomas L. Thomas will bo present·

twelve

following melll bers of the Executive

11-15::1. 7th,

a.t

Committee were PI' S lit: Dr.

Thomas L. Thomas to Sing

ist wi th the orchestnl. The la tier

Brahms

Offiee

Thursday.

instructed

to formula te the program tor

1953

eran College met in the President ' s

\Ve is s were a.g<t in av­

MI'. poi nt ed eo-rliredor8 and

12,

Authority Given By The Corporation

Board of Tl'Ustees of Patific Ln th­

en­

fll-culty ner forme d as baritone solo·

and

February

tire music ane! speeeh faculty, M r. Karl and

loan for an additional dormitory might lJ

cont.inue with rurth r b uil d ing .

Met

The Ex e c uti ve Committee of Th .

De­

to

government that a s cond

and tllLl,; tile studi8S 1H!.v e applied fOr �in the not distant tu· ( ure should it becom advisabl to

E xecutive Committee

and lVlr.

�'1l1sic

c1e�ignated

wag til e

to carry out the prCJ-

continued with much fruil�

lIr. Karl, dircetor

De p artment :

direeto

,

grams,

Dr.

Mrs. Anna Bnge, final!·

Speer.:h

Weiss,

E, Olson ,

Helati ons ;

Public

head of the

part men t

The one grea t hindranc:

la ek of fund.

E. Hauge, d ean

Pastor Ho�'

coilee;e:

tUrector

cial bo okkee per :

Symphony.

�Washington, on an earlier date, and

that there was clear evidence

[01' ninety'six beds; and .June, 1950, i ng pro gram. [or ninety·seven beds. I\lmost all The I�ederal Goverument had ap. of the people who have had to df' proved the dormitory to be used with the mr:.n and women on our temporarily for men and ultimately, . eampu� in the IJositiong of deans at thE; di3cr Lior.. or tho '\)lleec, f r and house mother and '�\dminigtrawo men . It seem",d to ldl c;oncerned tor' have h;td a part in discttssing that. the most pressing need is to these variot,� plans ['rom til!:<) to find more ho using for men on t.he time, campus. It also was reported by the

of letters from

and urgillg' tha t it become a yearl

of the of th . e

'olmtry':; ma j or orches·

one of the

with hundreds

pa rtmell t;

Seattle Symphony

Oll

So

presenting

"A

l"rye's

Christopher

in fou nding such a. program of art.

and illdividual� and other schoo ls, com­

actor

president of Aetol"s I;:quity, wati on

scherr!es dated J uly , 1941, ror

that eighty b ds' Deeember 1945, l'�or . ' , . , On Saturday , the Seattle Sym· Ule loan would be provided shOUld Co llege was lau ded for its cour a ge eighty-three beds; Feb ma l'y, 1946. phollY, under the direct.ion of Dr. the College carryon with the bUild-

On I:<'riday, May Hecond, of last board the name of Pacific Lutheran

ear. two outstanding programs in

plet.e

Symphony

Festival proper. The festival chorus,

we

now

lelt it fitting tha t the festival period

being

trained

by

Professor

Frederick L. Newnham, will present

Dpon

motion

made

by

seconded

by

Pastor

t he ba ' Is of a loan from the J!'ed r

al Goyernment. It w a

al 0 reported Pastor th . a t se venty-one men on the camp Davidson, members of the Board of had met and sixty·nine had voted Trustees present, but not members by ballot in favor of e recting the or the Executiye Committee, were dormitory as soon as possibl e. seated a s members of an expanded Boara Action Taken Executive Committee, with full A motion was made by Dr, Martin authority to aet w i t h ortieial stand· KorgOl'e, and seconded by Mrs. ing upon a1\ matters which should Arnold Anderson, that the Board come before the meeting of the Ex· wholeheartedly support the dormi. ec-utive Committee. The motion was t ory b uilding pI' gram , and that th e unanimo u sly carried. Executiye Committee and President Molter

and

The cha.irman of the Board ruled of the Co l lege be a utho rized to take \\. i t h the Sympho ny Orchestra, Brahms' gI'eat oratorio. "The Ger· that the committee present had full the necessa.ry srep s toward com ­ gnlti tuae. Dr. P [1 u egrr was asked t o ed i n eoncert. iYLr. Thomas, with man R eQueim. " Mr. Newnham will authority to act in he matter of pleting the loan a.rl'angemen ts witil preaeh the sermon. The Choir 01 pr obably more return engagement� �in g the baritone tiolos, and Dr, proceeding with the financing a.nd llie J< ederal Government, and that thp. \Ves( sang and a great congl'e- to his (',redit than auy other young Chapple will conduct t.he combined planning and erecti on of the new the bui ld ing should start as soon as hcmld dose w i th

we

('ould

as rvic e in which

xpress

our

boundles�

Thomas

L. Thomas

ga.tion joined in l ifti ng our hfllHtg a r tist in America, wi11 give his con -

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