University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-03

Lowry Hall, as one or the rOomers
there remarked the other day, has
enough foreign students to start a
revolution. 1t has been the general
Impression, outside Of Columbia, that
Lowry Hall, because It houses the BIZ
BILE College, is a dormitory for minis
terial students exclusively. That is
not exact. While it is that primarily.
Lowry Hall has room for more stu
dents than are enrolled in that COL
lege. and others who are not prepar-
ing for the ministry are invited to fill
in. Usually the building is we'll filled.
From the time the hall was founded
it has been a haven for foreigners.
There seems to be no way to account
for it, except the fact that the hall,
connected with things theological, has
a missionary settlement aspect. and
the foreigner, in need of sympathy,
friends and good advice, instinctively
turns toward it. At present Lowry
Hall numbers among its residents four
Jews, one Italian, two Chinese, one Ko-
rean and two Mexicans Until recently
it also housed four Australians. one
Bohemian and one Hindu.
The foreigners who are there in
pairs usually speak their own Ian
guage among themselves. Their
rooms contain what to us are curiOs
from their native soil. All have pic
lures of native places, and all can give
glowing descriptions of home sports.
room of Lowry Hall engaged in what
appeared to be a diligent effort to fill
the room with smoke from their af-
ter-dinner cigarettes and pipes. They
were talking OF songs and of stories
in vogue among different peoples. No
two in that assembly of half a dozen
had come from the same part of the
globe.
Italy does not pay as much atten-
ton to music in its public schools
as the United States does." ventured
Rodolfo Petrucci, a native of "Vigna-
nello prov. Roma), Italia" as he
writes it.
Then how is the nation so musi-
cal?" he was asked.
"Oh, it is just in the blood of the
people to sing and play" Petrucci an
swered
Has any of that blood filtered into
your was the rather pointed question
that followed.
Petrucci understood and blushed
The little circle took that for unde-
niable proof that Petrucci could sing
So the five others began to coax. They
did not have to do it long. Petrucci
felt like singing himself The day was
had not yet set in. He paused while
and all knew he was fishing for the
pitch. Then in deep tremolo basso
voice, distinctly foreign in its twang
he began "Occhi Che Ragionate." as
he later announced it to be-
His audience applauded I'VE mus
have another one was the unanimous
request. Rodolfo, with the emphasis
on the first syllable. hummed in his
nose. and then entered upon what he
said was al Barbiere di Siviglia." AL
most before the second applause died
down, he voluntarily offered LA
Donna Mobile which he said was
from Rigoletto. Then he refused to
do any more
LET someone else try next" he sug-
gested.
The little crowd turned to Cho, re-
Gently from Ping Yang, Korea Cho's .
full name is Cho Sci Kyun. He is a
special student. studying only art.
Il cannot sing he replied with the .
foreign fullness in the use of English.
What is the most common Korean
song?' he was asked.
Probably it is 'Agukka'' he replied
Cho positively denied all allegations
that he could sing. And Agukka" was
not heard
Being natural neighbors. the Chi
nese were next turned to. China has
in Lowry Hall Shan Toong Chang, who
represented the University in the re-
cent tennis tournament and o. II.
Tsang, recent arrival. o. II. stands
for Dong Hyuen. Chang is from Can
ton. Tsang is from Shanghai. Neither
would sing Roth hOwevar auroad