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Happy Spring Vacation! Fourth Year of Publication VOL. VI11, No. 2 Monday, April 4, 11)55 Garden City, Nvw York NOBEL PRIZE WINNER TO TALK HERE Symphony Orchestra and Glee Club Feature Brahms Requiem: In April 5 Campus Concert The beautiful Brahms Requiem will be the feature work when The Adelphi Symphony Orchestra and the College Glee Club com-bine their talents in a concert to be held Tuesday evening, April 5, at 8:30 In the gymnasium of Wood-ruff Hall. Lawrence Rasmussen. chairman of Adelphi's Music de-partment, will conduct. Antfclenc Collins and William McLocklln will appear as solo-ists. Miss Collins, a protege of Rosa Ponselle, has sung on tour with Laurit/. Melchlor. Mme. Pon-selle heard her in concert and was so much impressed with her voice that she invited Miss Collins to study with her. Mr. McLocklln. a music major at Adelphi, has sung with the famous Robert Shaw Chorale, and has appeared frequently in musical events at the College. His latest role was in the highly successful Opera Workshop production of La Ifrohemo. It is not known positively whether Brahms wrote his Re-c| iilf*m in inornoi'y of his mother or of the composer Robert Schu-mann. The piece is not a requiem in tho sense that most are which use the text of the requiem mass. Brahnxs called it a German re-quiem, perhaps to differentiate it from the traditional Catholic mass. As tho RoquUun is appropriate to the Kasler season, so the work that will precede it on the pro-gram is peculiarly appropriate to performance on a college campus, Brahms sparkling Academic Over-ture. It was composed In recog-nition of a doctoral degree con-ferred or. Brnhms by tho Uni-versity of Breslau. As a basis for the overture, the composer used Stanley Hummel To Be Soloist In Apr. 28 Orchestra Concert Thursday, April 23, will be a red letter day musically for Adel-phi. That evening, at 8:30, in the gymnasium of Woodruff Hall, the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra, con-ducted by Lawrence Rasmussen, chairman of the Music depart-ment, will give a concert for the benefit of the Music Scholarship Fund. Featured artist of tho evening will be Stanley Hummel, distin-guished concert pianist, who has been professionally associated with the College for many years. He will be soloist In the magnificent Rachmaninoff Srcond Concerto for plnno nnd orchestra. The remainder of the program will be composed of tho Vivaldi Concerto Gro*»o In D Mlnnr and Schubert's beloved Unflnlnhcd Sym-phony. many of the college songs that were traditional on German cam-puses. Admission to the concert cos!£ one dollar, tin- proceeds going to the Music Scholarship Fund. Seven Faculty Members Receive Promotions Seven Adelphi faculty members received promotions voted at a recent mooting of the College board of trustees. Dr. Kutii Richardson and Mary Lou Plujrge, both formerly associ-ate professors, become full pro-fessors. Dr. Richardson is chair-man of the Spanish department and Mrs. Pk;^j;e is chairman of sperch nnd dramatic arts. Five instructors have been ele-vated t r t t h c rank of assistant pro- Lost and Found In tho Interest of tho student* of tho Kvi'iilnp Division tho Kvo-nliitf Nt'W.s will publish In Us next tssuo a I^ost and Found column. If you havo any itonw for .such a column — wholhor they bo on tho lost sido or tho found side—pinnae refer them to Mrs. \Vhllo at tho informaUon dewk lit tho lobby of I fell. Alumni Assoc. Holds Gala Dance The Adelphi College Alumni As-sociation celebrated "the weurin' of the Kroen" a day Into this year at tholr St. Patrick's dance Fri-day. March 18. The affair was held at the Ste-vens House. Baldwin, Mvn students who were gradu-ated in the early days of the Col-lege In Brooklyn were the honored guests. Vinnie Callaci, 1410 Dartmouth Road, Baldwin, and Chuck Liotta. 1347 28th St., Brooklyn, were on hand to offer entertainment. fossor. They arc: Dr. James B. [They're the Adelphi alumni who Wilbui1 . chairman of the 1'hiUxso- ! eurnod national fume as winners phy department; Byron si ration depart menl; Oonrhita Muno/ ':<• H.issHI. Spnni.sh depart- Hunt, a I In an Arthur Godfrey "Talent Admin!- Scout" show. Members of the dance committee were: ment; Kichard A. Bod'.kr, and Dr. Anr.c R. King, both members of liio KtiKlish doparln;enl. The pro-motion:; become effective In Sep-tember. Charles Hipgins, 02 Vcrnon Ave-nue, RcH'kviJle Centre George Drescher, 173 Morris Drive, Kast Meadow (Cent, on page -1, eel. 2) Readers' Theatre To Present Prof, langellier's Adaptation of "Andromaque" A brand new English version of lion of Mrs. Josephine Nichols, Racine's haunting French tragedy, assistant professor of speech and "Androrr.aquo". will premiere April 27 and 28 at the College. Tho English adaptation - - "An-dromncho" was written by Paul LnnKollior, chairman of the French department. The three-act, play will be per-formed by members of Adeiphl's Readers' Theatre under Die direc-drarnatlc art. The reading on Wednesday, April 27, will be given !n the College's L i t t l e Theatre at 1 p.ir.. Thurs-day's performance is scheduled for 4 p.m. In the lounge of Woodruff HaJJ, followed by a toa under the sponsorship of the French Club. Dr. Selman Waksman, Discoverer Of Streptomycin, To Give Memorial Lecture Here on May 4 Adolphi wil bo honored on May 4th by tho presence of l)r. Selinnn A. Wiik<ni:in, Nobol Pri/.i' winner in niedicino in 1952, who will deliver the third annual Dnkin Memorial Lec-ture at the College. Tho lecture, to begin at 8:30 P.M., will bo open to the public without charge. Dr. "VVaksman is perhaps host known for his discovery of streptomycin, "the wonder drug." This was, however, only one of numerous achievements in his long career as a bacteriologist and biochemist. Dr. Srlmun A. \VaI<sm:m Federal Grant Goes To Adelphi School of Social Work The United States Department of Health, Jsducntion nnd Welfare has awarded a substantial grant to the ,„ . , , ! • „ „ c- u , , o , 1 *irs Adelphi College School of Social ; - White at the informaUon HcotecslK_ .m tt.hAe .l o.b, by o.f _L ever more' Work to expand the school's train- Born in Russia in 1898, Dr. Waksman came to tho United States in 1910, was graduated by Rutgers University In 1915, and became a naturalized citizen in 1916. Ills career as a scientist be-gan In 1915 when he became a research assistant In soli micro-biology. Later he worked as a re* search biochemist and as a bac-teriologist. Appointed Professor of Soil Mi-crobiology at Rutgers in 1930, he has been Professor of Microbiology since 1942. He Is also Director Ot the Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers. Besides the Nobel Prize, Dr. Waksman has been honored with numerous other awards. He is the author of two significant books: Streptomycin, Its Nature and Ap-plication, 1946 and Soil Microbio-logy, 1952. Because a large attendance Is expected, it is suggested that those who wish to attend Dr. Weksman's lecture leave their names with ing program for work with physic-ally and mentally handicapped people. The money will be spent to en-large t ho faculty, broaden the curriculum, and provide Adelphi social work studenu with Increased opportunities for placement In vo-cational rehabilitation centers Hall. Small Business Mgf. Conference Series Begins John D. Whltmore of Freeport presided as puest conference leader Announcement of ihe grant was I whcn businessmen enrolled In "Ex- 'ecutlve Management Problems ofl Small Business" met for the flrsl session Monday evening, March 14,| at Adelphi. The ten-week study series ha*| been added to tho College's ad-vanced management program ail a service to owners and executives of local small business organizaJ tlons. It Is co-sponsored by the| Long Island Association and tlfl mnde recently by the Health de-partment's Office of Vocational Re-h a b i l i t a t i o n to Dr. Paul Sehrelber, dean of tho School of Social Work at Adelphi. Nurses Hold Annual Dance At Bethpage Crisp, white nurses' uniforms were put aside for stunning eve-when iho Pol- Ihrlr .inminl dnv.cr nl on ir 1*011! Langclllrr, Adaptor of Racine's Anctrnnmqtie, Pictured RrcclvlnK the Academic Palm from M. dc Lagunta, French Consul General In New Vatrk Small Business Administrate Sessions are being held Mondl ovonin;rs from 7:30 to P:30 M i ' - Whiiinoro Is a promlnoni luisinrs*: ir.-d-r Associated wltn] Aii!);;rnr Instruments for several .wars, he recently resigned thai "Mr. jMl'vnrds and Hrnun Hud- P<"t lo become president an cli';s" I)mvi(l''f1 "H- nuiMr. 'Honcrnl manaKer of rnrtlo giatiq. 'ihe dnnce commltit'e Inrludod: WOBB In Frccport when the stii Jusiinn i-.'lsoi.hnuor. :«rsf) Muiduck lion's inanagomcut was ukcn ov (Com. on page 4( col. l> (Cont. on page 4, ool, 3) :'
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Title | Adelphi Evening News 1955-04-04 |
Subject | College student newspapers and periodicals |
Date | 1955-04-04 |
Creator | Adelphi University |
Publisher | Adelphi Univeristy |
Date-Digitized | 2004-01-05 |
Identifier | Evening-News-1955-04-04 |
Language | eng |
Coverage | Garden City New York United States; 1955 |
Rights | Please contact Adelphi Archives and Special Collections for permission. U.S. and national copyright laws apply. |
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Happy
Spring
Vacation!
Fourth
Year of
Publication
VOL. VI11, No. 2 Monday, April 4, 11)55 Garden City, Nvw York
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER TO TALK HERE
Symphony Orchestra and Glee
Club Feature Brahms Requiem:
In April 5 Campus Concert
The beautiful Brahms Requiem
will be the feature work when
The Adelphi Symphony Orchestra
and the College Glee Club com-bine
their talents in a concert to
be held Tuesday evening, April 5,
at 8:30 In the gymnasium of Wood-ruff
Hall. Lawrence Rasmussen.
chairman of Adelphi's Music de-partment,
will conduct.
Antfclenc Collins and William
McLocklln will appear as solo-ists.
Miss Collins, a protege of
Rosa Ponselle, has sung on tour
with Laurit/. Melchlor. Mme. Pon-selle
heard her in concert and
was so much impressed with her
voice that she invited Miss Collins
to study with her.
Mr. McLocklln. a music major
at Adelphi, has sung with the
famous Robert Shaw Chorale, and
has appeared frequently in musical
events at the College. His latest
role was in the highly successful
Opera Workshop production of La
Ifrohemo.
It is not known positively
whether Brahms wrote his Re-c|
iilf*m in inornoi'y of his mother
or of the composer Robert Schu-mann.
The piece is not a requiem
in tho sense that most are which
use the text of the requiem mass.
Brahnxs called it a German re-quiem,
perhaps to differentiate it
from the traditional Catholic mass.
As tho RoquUun is appropriate
to the Kasler season, so the work
that will precede it on the pro-gram
is peculiarly appropriate to
performance on a college campus,
Brahms sparkling Academic Over-ture.
It was composed In recog-nition
of a doctoral degree con-ferred
or. Brnhms by tho Uni-versity
of Breslau. As a basis for
the overture, the composer used
Stanley Hummel To
Be Soloist In Apr. 28
Orchestra Concert
Thursday, April 23, will be a
red letter day musically for Adel-phi.
That evening, at 8:30, in the
gymnasium of Woodruff Hall, the
Adelphi Symphony Orchestra, con-ducted
by Lawrence Rasmussen,
chairman of the Music depart-ment,
will give a concert for the
benefit of the Music Scholarship
Fund.
Featured artist of tho evening
will be Stanley Hummel, distin-guished
concert pianist, who has
been professionally associated with
the College for many years. He
will be soloist In the magnificent
Rachmaninoff Srcond Concerto for
plnno nnd orchestra.
The remainder of the program
will be composed of tho Vivaldi
Concerto Gro*»o In D Mlnnr and
Schubert's beloved Unflnlnhcd Sym-phony.
many of the college songs that
were traditional on German cam-puses.
Admission to the concert cos!£
one dollar, tin- proceeds going to
the Music Scholarship Fund.
Seven Faculty
Members Receive
Promotions
Seven Adelphi faculty members
received promotions voted at a
recent mooting of the College
board of trustees.
Dr. Kutii Richardson and Mary
Lou Plujrge, both formerly associ-ate
professors, become full pro-fessors.
Dr. Richardson is chair-man
of the Spanish department
and Mrs. Pk;^j;e is chairman of
sperch nnd dramatic arts.
Five instructors have been ele-vated
t r t t h c rank of assistant pro-
Lost and Found
In tho Interest of tho student*
of tho Kvi'iilnp Division tho Kvo-nliitf
Nt'W.s will publish In Us next
tssuo a I^ost and Found column. If
you havo any itonw for .such a
column — wholhor they bo on tho
lost sido or tho found side—pinnae
refer them to Mrs. \Vhllo at tho
informaUon dewk lit tho lobby of
I fell.
Alumni Assoc.
Holds Gala Dance
The Adelphi College Alumni As-sociation
celebrated "the weurin'
of the Kroen" a day Into this year
at tholr St. Patrick's dance Fri-day.
March 18.
The affair was held at the Ste-vens
House. Baldwin,
Mvn students who were gradu-ated
in the early days of the Col-lege
In Brooklyn were the honored
guests.
Vinnie Callaci, 1410 Dartmouth
Road, Baldwin, and Chuck Liotta.
1347 28th St., Brooklyn, were on
hand to offer entertainment.
fossor. They arc: Dr. James B. [They're the Adelphi alumni who
Wilbui1 . chairman of the 1'hiUxso- ! eurnod national fume as winners
phy department; Byron
si ration depart menl; Oonrhita
Muno/ ':<• H.issHI. Spnni.sh depart-
Hunt, a I In an Arthur Godfrey "Talent
Admin!- Scout" show.
Members of the dance committee
were:
ment; Kichard A. Bod'.kr, and Dr.
Anr.c R. King, both members of
liio KtiKlish doparln;enl. The pro-motion:;
become effective In Sep-tember.
Charles Hipgins, 02 Vcrnon Ave-nue,
RcH'kviJle Centre
George Drescher, 173 Morris Drive,
Kast Meadow
(Cent, on page -1, eel. 2)
Readers' Theatre To Present Prof,
langellier's Adaptation of "Andromaque"
A brand new English version of lion of Mrs. Josephine Nichols,
Racine's haunting French tragedy, assistant professor of speech and
"Androrr.aquo". will premiere April
27 and 28 at the College.
Tho English adaptation - - "An-dromncho"
was written by Paul
LnnKollior, chairman of the French
department.
The three-act, play will be per-formed
by members of Adeiphl's
Readers' Theatre under Die direc-drarnatlc
art.
The reading on Wednesday, April
27, will be given !n the College's
L i t t l e Theatre at 1 p.ir.. Thurs-day's
performance is scheduled for
4 p.m. In the lounge of Woodruff
HaJJ, followed by a toa under the
sponsorship of the French Club.
Dr. Selman Waksman, Discoverer
Of Streptomycin, To Give
Memorial Lecture Here on May 4
Adolphi wil bo honored on May 4th by tho presence of
l)r. Selinnn A. Wiik |