Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-24
LAS VEGAS GlEE
CLUB PRESENTS
TUNEFUL CANTATA
s'Legend Of Bregenz" Rem
dered With Excellent Ac-
compartment by Pianist and
Very Good String Quartet.

~ Legend Of Rregonz," poem of
adelaide a. Proctor. set 10 music by
Bendall. was artlstically rendered last
evening az the high school auditorium
by the Las Vegas High School Glee
club, under The direction of Mrs.
Adolphinc Kohn 1t was the musical
gem OF the first days session Of the
convention.
Miss Ruth Conrad was accom-
PIANIST and Edward Ilite. Ruth See
linger, Virginia Floyd and Philip
Kolbo string quartet which added
materially 10 the rendition of the
|song-poom The Soloists. Elizabeth
Coors Mary Dixon Lowry. Eileen
Trainer, Ruth Neafus. Rebe Sands
and Margaret Larkin. possess remark
ably sweet and strong voices for girls
so young.
The chorus was well trained. and
was as precise in attack as II was
pleasing In harmony. The audience
cheered the singers TO the echo.
There were other musical numbers
during the day worthy of praise. The
Glee club of the University of New
Mexico, under the leadership OF Il.
Stanley Seder. sang the Miserere from
II Troyatore and responded TO an
encore. The orchestra of the uni
verslty, as well as that of the High
school played spirited selections.
Most charming was the folk dancing
by pupils in costume from the public
schools.
The Exhibits.
Work on the exhibits on the third
floor of the Public Library building
was completed yesterday. Fully
three thousand people viewed these
evidences OF the efficiency of the
New Mexico schools. The public
schools of n dozen counties and as
many cities and towns are repre-
scented in addition to the higher In
stitutions. Indian, sectarian and pri-
yate schools.
such splendid pieces of workman
ship as large sdeboard. with mir
ror and artistic carving, all the hand
work of Navajo Indian. of course
attraced marked attention The ex-
hibit of the public schools is espe-
cially praiseworthy, as 1t does not
exhibit work but specimens
selected from the every day work
of the pupils.
University Display Complete.
The university exhibit has been
confined to display of some of the
better pieces of scientific apparatus
which have recently appeared upon
the market. and while the scope of
the exhibit has been limited the
amount of material shown has not
been, and the whole northeast cor
ner Of the upper floor Of the library
building is devoted to the displaying
of selected pieces of biological, chem
ical, electrical. geological and en-
cheering apparatus.
Probably the most striking feature
of the exhibit is a large Leitz micro
photographic instrument of the very
latest type This instrument, which
is used for making photographs of
various things of microscopic size, Is
with electrical current and
is in readiness for actual work. Sec
ond only TO this is a complete unit
of the modern electrical cooking ap-
paratus used in the department OF
home economies. Through the Kind
ness of the Albuquerque light com" I
pany this unit was taken from the
and installed with all oil
the necessary wiring and transform
ers. and is in running order and IN
actual operation.
While most Of the apparatus ex-
hibited Is used at the university TOT
work of the most advanced type |
n series of labels explaining the use
Of each piece is attached to each ar
icle shown. and in addition men, /
her of the university faculty is al
WAYS in attendance for the purpose
Of giving information to those VINO |
desire il.