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Horne gave a violin recital, the second
faculty concert of the year, assisted by
Grace Martin Snee, at the piano, and
Director Black. in group of songs
Miss Horne's work with the orchestra
and her playing in this concert was a
demonstration OF the wisdom exer.
cised when she was chosen to head the
violin department of this branch OF
West virginia's leading educational
institution.
For Friday, January "a. the high
school of Philippi invited Miss Horne
Mr.. Rudolf Wertime and Director
Black gave. a concert for the benefit
of the school fund. Miss Horne played
a group Of violin solos, Mr., Wertime
two groups OF plano pieces, and Direc.
tor Black sung two groups OF songs
and two duets with Mr.. Clyde Beckett,
an advanced pupil OF the vocal depart
ment of the school. Director Black
appeared before the Marcato club, OF
Clarksburg, on February 10, in a lee
/ ture recital, giving talk on the voice
and program of songs. He was as
sisted by Miss Grace Blenko, mem
Der of the club and an advanced pupil
of the School of Music.
On Good Friday, March 81, the
choral Society, conducted by Director
Black, assisted By the University Or
chestra under the leadership OF. Miss
Horne, will present the Easter Cantata
"Oliyet to Calvary" written by J. H
Maunder for chorus, orchestra, sole
voices and organ,
In this case no visiting artists will
be engaged, the solo working being
done by pupils from the vocal depart
ment
All these activities in music speak
well for the opportunities afforded stu
dents of music at the University
They are not only advantageous t.
music students but tremendously
Broadening to University students IL
general.
And it must be most gratifying te
these interested to see the numbers
Of. University students, not in music al
all, who attend those concerts.
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Rifle Team Still on Top.
The w. v. u Rifle Team still con
tinues to gather the laurels. In the
recent match with Nebraska the loca
team won the match with score o.
SAT to 839. In the match they made
both the team record, which had for
merly been $40, held by Purdue, an(
the individual record, which was made
by Joe Dawson He made a perfec
score from the standing position, ant
"a from the prone position, giving hin
| the record of 1874. The team has nov
only one formidable rival, the Unfver
sity of Iowa, which also has the dis
tinction of having lost no match in thu
series. The West Virginia boys arr
confident Of taking the championship
Easter Recess.
The University Council of Admins
tration has ordered that there be al
Easter recess the coming semester
The regular work of Friday, April
and that of Saturday, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday following will bs
suspended Classes will resume a
500 a. M, Thursday, April 10.
Second Annual Stunt Night
At meeting of the class presi
dents, the date for the annual Stun
! Night, has been set this year fol
March IS. Stunt Night" last yea
justified itself as permanent insti
| tuition in the University life, and i
promises to be bigger and better thai
the initial performance this year
Each class, and each school of the
| University will be permitted to put or
| it's stunt, subject to the approval o.
| the central committee, who are The
| only ones who will know what the diff
ferent numbers of the program are
| to be. The four classes of the Uni
versity,-the Law. school, the medica
school and the music school are those
eligible. The other schools are in
cluded in the class organizations.
No class or school permitted to par
| ticipate will care to bear the reflect
| ton that it is unable to carry out its
part in the performance, and there
will be good deal of friendly rivalry
to see who can display the most orig
inality, ability and cleverness. The
honors last year were divided be
tween the Music School and the Jun
| Tor class.
Y. w. c. A. In Extension Work.
Under the auspices Of the Extension
| Department of the Young Women's
Christian Association, the Senior girls
Of the Domestic Science Department
are conducting a class in sewing al
Sabraton. The work is showing what
can be done in four7room schoo
where 1t is not possible to have much
equipment. The class consists Of
about twenty girls. The patrons Of
The schoo1 are Slowing much interest
= & n wei:
There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced it {
local disease and prescribed local RENE
dies, and by constantly falling to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven Catarrl
to be constitutional disease, ane
therefore requires constitutional treat