South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-15
BARITONE GIVES
LECTURE RECITAL
Bentley Ball in Delightful Lee
ture Recital at High
School.

One Of the most enjoyable OF the
programs which the History club Of
the high school has presented this
year. was the lecture recital We'd
nesday evening at the auditorium by
/ Bentley Ball, the well known bari
tone singer.
The war series which the club has
| prepared 10 give is now complete,
| final arrangem ents having been
completed for the bringing here Of
/ Ivan S. Rossiter, close companion Of
! Private Peat. who will tell of the
German prisons, DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills. the famous lecturer, author
and divine. and CaPl w. Ockerman
/ OF the United Press service. The
| latter was with Gerard in Germany
during his period Of ministership to
/ that country.
During an intermission, J. -.
/ Ames OF South Bend, secretary OF
| the Y. NJ. G. 5 10 Camp Shelby. Hat
\ tiesburg. Miss. ave an interesting
I description of what the association
/ is doing for the boys. and asked the
I assistance Of every citizen here in
\ keeping the work going both here
/ and abroad. He told of the sacri-
| fees made by our boys, and Of the
! fearful things which they face
! over there" and closed by saying
that no sacrifice we can make can
! equal that which they are making
\ for us.
Mr. Bentley's appearance here
came as the outgrowth Of a move
ment in the east for the raising Of
funds for the Rochester base hos
pital at Rochester. y. Y. He pos
sesses a baritone voice of fine quail
| ity and his repertory is made up of
/ the folk songs and national airs of
/ the allied countries and the latest
popular ballads now being sung
over there"
Gives Interesting Talk.
In an interesting introductory lee
| ture. Mr.. Bentley told of the origin
/ Of the folk songs and explained
/ their significance as the common
] expression of the joys. the sorrows
| and triumphs OF the lowly peoples
| of the earth. Most Of the folk
songs are purely primitive in ma
ture and are characteristic OF the
habits and customs of a nation.
The old songs and ballads which
have been sung for centuries ana
centuries OF time. said the speaker.
are an index TO the thought and
character Of a race. They are COM
| prehensible 70 all peoples because
: there is a fundamental sameness in
nations and the folk songs and bal
/ lads commemorate the same COM
mon experiences Of love. war, the
chase and the simple Preside joys.
There will be no lasting peace
among countries. said Mr. Bentley,
|ur-u there is a fuller realization of
the BROTHERHOOD of man. AN acute
/ con 1ci1usness Of the kinship which
exists between all races and lands
I Music is the universal language. and
an influence over the human heart
and nature which no other form OF
art quite attains. This has been
admitted more than ever of late,
and in our own country the presi-
dent has directed that a song lead
or he appointed in every training
camp. There is a psychological eff
feet upon the soldier and America
has learned from the armies Of the
continent that singing in the camp
and on the march has n tremendous
\ importance 10 the soldier.
Contrast Between Countries.
In his first two songs Mr.. Bentley
showed the marked contrast between
the music Of the FAR north and thai
Of the south. In the ole Russian