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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-12
PERSONAL

The Rev. A M. Freeman. pastor of the Walker Memorial Methodist church, has returned from the University of Chicago. where he and his family spent their va ca ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-12

the train and later ransaclked, yielded them but trivial amount of loot
 Four persons on the train were wound ed during the shooting which was ln- dulged in by the robbers in order to in tjuidate the passengers. It was thought all of them would recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-12
MUSIC CLUB

The Wednesday Music club held q most interesting meeting yesterday aft ernoon at the home of Mrs. William Hugh Mcgniry, on Arlington avenue A short business session was held prior to the programme and Miss Virginia Williamson and Miss Nellie Adams were elected members. The programme rendered was as follows; Piano solo, Star -Spang1ed Banner" Mrs. Hugh Me Eniry; vocal solo, "Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand Times Carrie Jacob Bond), Mrs. Cecil Cowani piano solo, Birds Delight" (Joseph Hoffman,, Mrs. Kittreu Trotter; vocal solo, sum mer Rains" (Charles Wilebyl, Mrs. Lucy Armstrong; piano. Norwegian Wedding Music," Mrs. McEniry; solo, America" Master Murray MeEniry.
 The workroom of the national coun Gil of defense was open this afternon from the hours of 2:30 to o'clock, and much work was transacted. This chap ter has a good supply of materials on hand and urges that all interested will call at the workroom for supplies. Sev- eral outfits were prepared at this time and will be sent to the Bessemer boys who are now in cantonments in this country by Mrs. R. V. Hazelwood, chair man of the committee of home and foreign relief.
 The chairman of the local chapter announces that a knitting class will be organized on Monday afternoon at the worlSroom, and will meet on Monday and Thursday of each week. All who are interested in this line of work are cordially invited to join this class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-12
Diary Permanent Record Made on Scene of Action
SPACES UNDATED

You may start this diary any day-t never can become out-of-date. Other diaries are useless after dates specified.
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proposes the consolidation Of the
academic department and the Sheffield
Scientific School and the creation of
a second Graduate School Of Science.
This plan would give a four years
course for all undergraduate students,
a "junior college" comprising the
Freshman and Sophomore years, un-
der a separate dean. Faculty depart
naturalization along the line of sub
iects of study. university administra-
ton of all schools, common no-Latin
entrance examination and two gradu-
ate schools, one of arts, the other of
science.
The third plan of reorganization in
cludes the continuation of the present
two departments. with better arrange
mems for avoiding waste and duplica-
ton of work. If this goes through, q
common no-Latin entrance eXamina-
ton will be required, q common fresh
man or "junior college" year, four
years for both schools, upper class pre-
professional work, university faculties
sitting in both schools, no select course
in the Sheffield Scientific School, stu
dents to have their majors" in their
own school and their minors" there,
and in the other schools, the consolida-
ton Of university finances and ending
of a separate financial existence of the
Sheffield trustees. and new subjects of
study for both schools. as called for by
conditions created by the war, with the
lacking up of rgraduate work to
higher standards
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
M. rsic

Miss Vera Janacopulos, who gave a
song. recital yesterday afternoon at
Aeollan Hail. is said to be a young Bra
Zlan, of Greek and Dutch parentage,
educated in Paris. 1t is natural that
such combination should make for
temperament, and temperament the
young soprano has in abundance, and
also beauty, charm and a certain vi
brancy of personality which won her
large audience to unlimited expires
slons OF enthusiasm. But it was for
what she was rather than what she did
that the enthusiasm was offered. Miss
Janacopulos has all the basic elements
necessary for the great popular artist,
but at present she is distinctly not an
artist at all. She possesses g voice of
luscious quality Of which she under
stands little Of its proper use. Grada-
tons OF tone color, ruance, variety of
phrase, perfection Of line she was
PAINFULLY without. OF the necessities
of Brahms, Schumann and Schubert,
which group she gave in French; of
Wekerlin numbers and in the delight
full "Complainte de St. Nicholas" she
showed only rudimentary understand
Yet, despite it all, she was able to
interest and to hold her audience, by
the vibrant beauty of her voice, and
the rich charm of her personality. In
these two latter qualities, qualities
which no amount of study can attain,
she is one singer in a thousand. She
ewes it to herself to reach those quail
tiles which study can attain.
The programme of the Symphony
Concert for Young People, which Wal
ter DamrOSch conducted Yesterday of
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ART

The grand total price paid for u.
contents of Cheverell Manor How.
Hertfordshre, England, whose sale h.
auction was concluded yesterday =.
Clarke's Art Rooms, was S79 900. n.
last session brought the highest pri.a'
of the sale, 81 400 being paid by Mr..
Winthrop Dwight for an early e;ci
teenth century needlework chair Of r..
Queen Anne period, and 1880, paid bv
Mrs. c. K. Macdonald, for a large Ksr.
man rug
The famous Cheverell bed. by Thoma,
Chippendale, brought $1,000 from tbs
Anderson Galleries. agent, and Va.
terford glass chandelier Of the Adam
period was obtained by J. L. Breese for
S1,1OG. Mrs. c. A. James purchased
two Herman carpets for $725 and $685..
respectively, and par Of Waterford
crystal appliques for $500.
Another pair of Waterford glass ap.
pliques Of the eighteenth century
brought S640 from Mrs. Henry Field.
and $3.50 was paid by J. H. Kinnicus
for large Herman rug. Mrs. Percy
Rivington Tyne. who has been keen
bidder throughout the sale, purchased
an eighteenth century secretary book
case for 1925 and an eighteenth cen
tury mahogany chair by Robert Man
waring for 1855. A fine old Dutch ma
hogany linen cupboard of the eigh.
teenth century went TO Mrs. +. Kellogg
for 5000.
Among other buyers at the sale wers
Mrs. G. Widner, Mrs. Horace Have
meyer and Miss E. Lounsbery.
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Yale Is Planning
Reorganization of
Its School Groups
No-Latin Entrance Examina-
ton an id Consolidation of
Academic and Sheffield
Courses Are Proposed

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec 14.-When
the Yale Corporation meets Monday
to reorganize the university for peace
efforts will be made 20 effect sweeping
changes in policy. curriculum and
activities which have been the sub
jects of debate for many years. One OF
the plans calls for the consolidation OF
the Sheffield Scientific School with the
academic department. putting an end
to "Sheff" as an entity. The prospects
are that when Yale reopens December
so as collegiate institution. 1t VIII
be with q vastly changed organization.
Three reorganization plans in con
nection with the remodelling OF the
two Undergraduate departments have
been brought before the corporation
for action on Monday. The first pro-
poses ito continue the present unit
organization of the Sheffield Scientific
School as a group of schools and with
its own individual funds.
This plan proposes four-year course,
common entrance examinations with
the academic department, with Latin
omitted; change of the subject course
of business administration, and inter-
change of courses up to 40 per cent
with the academic department. addi-
tional post graduate work for the de-
gree Master of Science or the en-
gineering degrees, and arrangements
for the saving of the added year
through students work during the
summer.
The second reorganization scheme
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By II. f. Krehbiel

At the Metropolitan Opera House
last night three new oneact operas by
Giacomo Puccni received their first
public performance on any stage. They
were al Tabarro," the libretto fash
toned out of the French "Houppclande"
of Didier Gold, by Giuseppe ADAM;
"Suor Angelica" book by Gioachino
Forzano, and "Ganni Schicchi." like
the first a French story rewritten for
operate purposes by Gioachino For
zano. The names of the libretto max
ers do not signify; they have not APP
pcared in our records heretofore, and
they become all but negligible from the
fact that they are little else than lit
crary refurbishers or revampers. They
have their life for present purposes in
the fact that they made the stalking
horses on which Puccini hung his mu-
sic. With the last of the three operas
the august name of Dante has also
been associated, and. indeed, is Mon
toned in a spoken tag at the end. But
than supply it with a name and sug
gestion which has not been used, but
abused, by the modern authors. OF
chat something more presently.
Having passed through the ftful
period OF preparatory proclamation
and "world's PREMIERE the operas
may now drop into the perspective
which they must hereafter occupy in
the Metropolitan repertory and either
Justify by success, or condemn by
failure, the action of the management
in thrustng distinction upon them by
lifting their first performance out of
the regular subscription series and
eXacting an advanced price of admis-
sion. Our present purpose is not
prophesy. but to say something about
the works and their representation.
That they were designed by the com
poser to be grouped in performances
as they were in publication is most
likely. They have been described as q
trilogy, but that is a careless use of
words, for neither in matter nor spirit
have they anything in common, except
the musical idiom of the composer.
There was, however, an ingenious pur-
pose in their association, we fancy
since they help each other in effective
ness by virtue of contrast. "Suor An
gelica,' we feel convinced, will never
be able to stand alone, yet by provid-
ing relief from the tragedy which pre-
cedes it, and inviting the boisterous
merriment which comes after, it serves
a purpose like the slow movement be
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And it is time that opera writers
gave us Whit of purer atmos phere.
Puccini's melody, which in this opera
is neither distinguished nor fluent not
passionate but only turbulent when the
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tunitics than they to disclose their
capabilities as character actors. the
quality which this opera and "Glnnni
schicchi" called for in large meas
ure. while "Suor Angelica" did not
demand it Mt all.
So Miss Gentle distinguished herself
in what may be called the bumboat
woman scene. as did Messrs. Bada and
Didur, though the latter was at his best,
which is something more than merely
excellent. in the farce when he achieved
the feat Of appearing both comical and
dignifcd at the same time, even IN the
midst of the horseplay which fills so
much of it.
Miss Muzio advanced herself nightly
in the good opinion Of the audience by
singing impassionedly without always
being strenuous. There were some
young and fresh voices, notably those
of Miss Ellis and Miss Arden, in "9uor
Angelica" though dramatically all Of
the characters, with the exception OF
the ttular one, played by Miss Farrar,
and the Princess, played by Miss Perrin,
were cut after the same pattern. Inc
intensity of the emotional nature OF
the penitent nun, who was called on TO
show fatal botanical knowledge Ike
that of her operate sisters, Selika and
Iakme, might have been displayed IN
something besides strcssful vocal utter
ance, perhaps; but the task is not an
easy one, and Miss Farrar will have
difficulty in hanging the portrait OF
Sister Angelica on the line with some
of her other presentations
In "Gianni Schicchi" there was small
opportunity for song, and nearly al
Of it fell 10 Miss Easton and Mr.. Crims
who acquitted themselves we'll. Slgnol
de Luca, in the title part. was excel
lently seconded by Miss Howard and
as has been indicated, by Mr.. Didur
The three operas were we'll mounted
the second presenting particularly
handsome picture. The house was
crowded. al Tabarro" was received
with genuine enthusiasm, and "Giann
Schicchi" with uproairous delight, signs
of appreciation not waiting till the
closing Of the curtain. "Suor Angel
lea" has beautifully effective instru-
mental lntermezzo, which marks nigh
water unsteady, and this would have
been applauded had it not occurred al
dramatic moment when it would have
been offensive. Miss Farrar and the
tableau of the miracle having the stage
TO themselves at the end, there was
enough genuine applause to show re-
spect and a lot of manufactured APP
rroval afterward.
Apropos of the applause bestowed
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tremely slight The story Of the farce
shows how Gianni Schicchi Furnishes the
avarice Of the relatives of Buoso DO
natl, whose death they have been hypo-
critically bewailing till they find that
they are all cut off without penny IN
his will, by personating the dead man
before a notary and forging a Will. In
this document he leaves them each
trihe, but makes himself heir to the
property which each one had coveted
and every one had bribed him to obtain.
When they raise a clamor against him
he threatens them with the law. which
Furnishes forgers with the loss of a
hand and anishment from Florence,
and drives them out of the house. Then
he drops his character. and, speaking a
tag, points to the lovers in the play,
who are to have the stolen goods, and
asks the spectators for verdict OF ac-
qutta from guilt provided Dante's plot
had enabled them to have an enjoyable
time.
This comedy is so uproariously
funny, the music so full of life, hui
NOR and ingenious devices, though
there is less singing in it than in the
preceding pieces, and even in the en-
semblcs the characters shout, regard
less of intervalic pitch, that Giannl's
acqulttal IS pronounced IN applause,
of course. But what about Dante
In the "Inferno' Gianni Schicch is
one of two pale and naked shadows
among the Falsitiers, that, like hungry
swine. run about tearing their fellow
victims with their tusks, and the YER
table Gianni is described as one "who
that he might gain the lady Of the
troop, disguised himself as Buoso
Donati, making a testament and giving
it legal form" Surely there is no
justification here for treating Schic-
chi's crime as vcnial, unless it is found
in an earlier canto, which puts Buoso
himself among the Thieves. The hui
NOR of the bequest of the "best mule
in Tuscany" to himself is a paraphrase
of clause in the veritable forged will
by which Gianni took possession of a
beautiful mare, called the donna della
torma," which is tradition and may be
history. but it is not in Dante.
Something, for which little time and
space are left, about the representa-
ton of these operas. Varied In style
and calling for large number of per-
formers. they served admirably to dis
close the versatility of Mr. Gatti :
forces. Signor Montesanto appeared
to much better advantage in al Ia
barro" than hitherto, and the same Is
true of Signor Crimi. All of their
associates, however, had better oppor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Jewish Congress
Will Open To-day
I'm Philadelphia

The American Jewish Congress,
which seeks full rights for Jews in
foreign lands who are subjected to
political disabilities, will begin it's SEES
sions in Philadelphia to-day.
Prominent Jews from all over the
United States will attend the sessions,
which start at 1870 this afternoon in
Spring Garden streets. Nathan Straus
is chairman of the executive commit
tee, Adolph Lewiston treasurer, and
Leon Sanders vice chairman.
The idea OF the congress, which was
first preached in New York several
years ago, has grown out of the de-
sire on the part of American Jews to
be of service to their brethren still
living under oppression. The congress
plans to appeal to "the conscience of
the world" and to get hearing for
the claims of Jews at the coming peace
conference.
The programme Of the congress is
outlined in tentative call for the
sessions recently issued by the execu-
tive committee. This reads in part:
"The Jews OF America are earnestly
requested to select representatives to
an American Jewish congress, which
shall meet exclusively for the purpose
of definite methods whereby, in CO.
l,
full rights may be secured for the
Jews of all lands and all laws discrimi-
mating against them may be abrogated,
1t being understood that the phrase
full rights is deemed to include:
81. Civil. religious and political
rights, and in addition thereto
'2. Wherever the various peoples of
any land are or may be recognized as
having rights as such, the comforting
upon the Jewish people of the land
affected of like rights, if desired by
them as determined and ascertained
by the congress.
80. The securing and protection of
Jewish rights in Palestine.
"No resolution shall be introduced
considered or acted upon at the con-
gress which shall in any way purport
or tend to- commit the congress as a
body to the adoption, recog-
milton or Endorsement of any general
theory or philosophy of Jewish life, OF
any theoretical principle of a racial
political, economic or religious charac.
ter, or which shall involve the perpetu
alton of such congress.
"The calling and holding of the con.
gress shall in no manner affect the
autonomy Of any existing American
Jewish organizations, but in so far as
the executive committee selected by
such congress shall take action for the
securing of Jewish rights as defined il
the call for such congress, the activi
ties of such executive committee shall
during the period of its existence, bt
regarded as having precedence owe,
those of any other organizations which
shall participate in such congress.
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dcnotcment of passion is aimed at, lies
predominantly in the orchestra. Here
the music flows on, generally like a
wild stream, with many lacerating Ell
fects of Instrumentation and harmony,
rausing occasionally IA if fer breath
and to 'punctuate with trcmolos or de-
tached chords the dialogue of the peo-
pie of the play. Not much use is made
of the few opportunities for sustained
song. even when the device might be
justified by the dramatic situations,
and the waltz tune of the organ grinder
is on the level of that in ola Fanciulla
del West" But the defamation is mas
terly in this opera, as in it's compan-
ions. There is no reason why it should
not be, since it floats on the instru-
mental tide and only occasionally min
giles with its melodic current.
"Suor Angelica" is over an hour of
almost unrelieved female chatter, fire.
quently dropping into the sing song of
ecclesiastical chant over murmur.
ously placid brook Of instrumental
song, full of lovely Instrumental color,
and breaking ever and anon into plous
canticles. The story is more edifying
and pathetic in the contemplation than
in the dramatic representation. a
girl has endured seven years OF
convent life in atonement for sin. she
learns that her child, concerning
which she has not been permitted to
inquire, is dead, and she brews poi
sonous decoction of herbs and destroys
herself. Realizing, after taking the
draught, that suicide is mortal sin, she
shreks in imploring agony to the Vlr-.
gin Mary, and dying sees vision OF
the Holy Mother directing her child
into her arms. That is all the drama;
the rest is idle incident of convent
still-life. When one of Mehul's OPP
eras. in which violas we're substituted
for violins, was pro%l.ed in Paris a
music lover in the audience cried out
"Twenty francs for an + string" Many
in the audience last night after half
an hour of women's voices, must have
felt like Offering bigger sum for one
phla from lusty BARITONE or bass.
"Suor Angelica" is an inverted jon
gleur dc Notre Dame" with fewer incl
dents and less good music.
An invigorating breeze blew through
the theatre when the curtain rose on
"Gianni Schicchi." Here we had mod
ern effort in the line OF the old Italian
| opera bufd. though in a different must
cal speech. The story is most amusing
The derivation from Dante, which the
principal character, stepping out of the
play and addressing the audience, pleads
in extenuation Of his rascality, is ex-
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RESOLUTIONS ENGROSSED

Roll Of honor and resolutions engrossed Tablets
or painting Diplomas fled r. +. Douglas 4 Son
81 9th ave. New York
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AUTOMOBILE SCHOOL
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SCHOOL AGENCIES
PIANOS WANTED

VA IED.-tirand player piano state make con-
ult'oh and price Feldman. Room 1925 la0
Broadway $780, 49,
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OPERA
First Performance of Three New Operas by Puc-
cini at the Metropolitan

tween a dramatic allegro and Jocose
scherzo or registering finale in sym,
phonv. al Tabarro" might help to MI
an evening with CHEEKY companion
like al Segreto d Susanna for IN,
stance, though we fear its music woula
suffer from the juxtaposit'on' ana
"Giann Schicchi" is as If made to sup
to both "Cavalleria Rustcana' and
"Papliacci." which have long been the
Castor and Pollux of the lyric stage
but which together provide too large
sup Of horrors.
The stories of the operas have been
rehcarsed in detail in this journal and
need not be repeated. Yielding to the
universal nervous disease which has
long afflicted opera makers, Pucclni
has gone to low-ife for the subject OF
on Tabarro." The title suggests the
, which is relied on for its dramatic
effectiveness. To the shelter of his
cloak which in the days of his domes-
tic happiness had warmed his wife and
child, the master of q barge invites
his unfaithful wife, but when he opens
it to her it is to reveal the corpse of
her lover stcvedore whom he had
strangled to death All that precedes
this denouement is series of pict-
GreS illustrative or the LIE OF the
bargemcn of the Seine-the happy-go-
lucky fidelity of one to his bumboat-
woman of wife, the misery of
drunkard and the licentious profigacy
of third. The characters are adj
mirably outlined in the play. though
we could find no characteristic de-
lncation in the music, which relies
for lightness and relief from tragic
gloom on external incident. such as
the song of a vender of ballads, the
waltz Of an organ grinder who sets
the barge folk to dancing, and the
(here altogether futile) song of a
couple of lovers sauntering through
the moonlight on the banks of the
river Like "a basso Porto" "Caval
ieria rustcana," "Pigliacci," ~ Gioielli
della Madonna" and other products of
Italian veritsm, the play makes us
wonder when we must continue to eX
plore the slums for operate material.
Gilbert and Sullivan have sung that
"Hearts just as pure and fair
May beat in Belgrave Square
AS in the lowly air
Of Seven Dials"
And it is time that opera writers
gave us a Whit of purer atmosphere.
Puccni's melody, which in this opera
is neither distinguished nor fluent. not
passionate but only turbulent when the
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BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENT

The second reorganization scheme