The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
WOMEN STUDENTS
TO GIVE OPERA
Chimes of Normandy" Is Am
bilious Effort Chosen by
the Schubert Club

SIANtORD UNIV ERSl1t, teD- 10
Formed but little over a year ago, the
Schubert club, composed of the best
musicians among the women students
OF Stanford university. has taken rapid
strides to a foremost place in the local
college circle, and the members of the
organization are now prominent be-
cause OF their announcement that they
viii produce Chimes of Normandy" on
the student stage before an undergrad
uate audience This tuneful opera is
one of the most ambitious that has ever
been attempted locally. and the state
ment of the women singers that they
viii essay the production has caused
considerable interest
The women state that they have
made ali plans for this show and will
make selections for the parts within a
short time. The difficulty of placing
such an elaborate and difficult produc-
tion on the stage may mean. however,
that the actual presentation viii be de-
layed until the end Of the present
semester or the first of the next.
In order to provide talent in the Schu-
bert club sufficient to take all the roles
special tryouts have been held recently
for the selection OF new voices. Many
have been found among the girls of
ali the four classes. The girls viii not
attempt TO render the music OF the
opera without the aid Of male voices
and have called upon the glee club
men 10 aid They have been met with
enthusiastic response from this quarter.
The Schubert club IS largely COM
posed of members OF the exclusive
Greek letter sororities. house clubs,
women of the private and university
dormitories and others who have shown
possession OF good voices. The organiza-
tion was formed last year, and among
those who have been especially active
ia its growth are Miss A. r. Shinn OF
Oakland. who was the first president Of
the society: Miss r. G Sterne and Miss
Hazel Maddox OF Yisalia. three women
Of the present senior class. Miss Shinn
is a member of the Walden club. while
Miss Sterne is one of the members of
the local chapter Of Pi Beta Phi, and
Miss Maddox Of Kappa kappa Gamma.
Rehearsals of the lines of Chimes of
Normandy are now being held regu-
larly by the society.
The date for the Junior Prom, the big
formal dance OF the third year students
and one Of the main social functions of
the campus life al Stanford university.
has been fixed by the committee re-
Gently appointed to take the af-
1air IN hand. The dance will be held
Friday evening March 26. This is the
evening before the midsemester recess
Of the spring term. The dance will serve
a the windup of the festivities of
the last few days of the week known
as Junior week Friday viii witness
the aquatic sports on Iagunita and
other athletic events attendant to Jun
lor day. and in the evening the ball
as a climax. On Thursday night the
Junior opera viii probably be held.
although the opera committee has not
as yet announced the date for this
function. The place where the Prom
ha
Gina club room as this is the customary
hall and in reality the only available
floor OF the campus.
Actual work toward issuing the 1910
Quad the annual of the present Junior
class of Stanford university. was begun
today when the first copy for the book
was filed at the office of a San Fran
cisco firm. From now on editors
Halls and Lindauer state, the copy for
the book viii be rushed to the printer,
and that the volume should be in the
hands of the students by May day.
This is earlier than in the past, and the
present editorial board is endeavoring
to set record.
Statistic cards sent out by the de-
partment of immigration at Washington
have been received at Stanford, and all
students are requested to fill out blanks
Of eollegians in all the institutions OF
the country. The cards call for all
vital statistics.
The congregations of Palo Alto
churches and Of the Stanford chapel
Will unite tomorrow afternoon In UNIQUE
missionary services at the chapel on
the Quad. The local Christian associa
tions will also be represented and the
gathering will be addressed by two
noted missionary workers Dr. Under
wood is q presbyterian missionary who
has returned from abroad and Hugh A.
Moran OF this University. who is on his
way TO China are the speakers.
stanford engineers of the electrical
department were given the opportunity
recently OF hearing two well known ex-
perts speak on subjects of electrical
Importance. The speakers were X n
khnch and j. ID. de Remer of the
Westinghouse company. They came al
the invitation OF Dr. Ryan. head OF the
local department. and told OF the early
experiences of electrical engineers The
two men are both young and successful
engineers and their remarks were re-
ceived with attention by the students.