The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
SOC / e 1rY
GIee Club Concert Is
Part Of Commence
ment Program

To create higher ideals in music
has been the work OF the Howard Col
lege Glee club director. Prof. Glad
stone Jackson. during the past year.
Professor Jackson believes that the
difference in good and poor music is
ideals and the work of a college is
to promote ideals. Among colleges
there Is already growing tendency
TO get away from shoddy. cheap mu-
sic and to put emphasis on music that
is good and yet likable.
This is the type of program that
the Howard College Glee club will
give at the annual concert Of COM
mencement week Monday night May
p. The work of the club this year
has been rigid. Frequent practices
have been held. The boys have prac-
ticed three times a week before they
hogan their daily program at $3.50.
often missing breakfast to be al prac-
tice on time. Such comments as the
following from DR.. Hagood, pastor
of the First Baptist church at Hart
ford, Ala. have been the result. DR..
Hagood says: Howard College Glee
club is the most remarkable organi-
cation that has visited Hartford since
l came here. 1t gave US something
that we are not accustomed to hear.
and. after all, that is the only way we
can grow"
The Glee club Is peculiarly fortu-
has been untiring in his efforts to
further the interests of the club, for
much OF the success of any glee club
depends on the accompanist. Doug
las Brawell, a member of the fresh
man class. accompanies both the boys
and the girls clubs. He will appear
on the program in two piano num-
hers. Autumn" and Novelette," both
by Mcdowell.
The director has not striven this
year to have the club master a great
number of songs. but to produce a
few as nearly perfectly as possible
with the voices he has to work with.
Probably the best number to be
given by the boys club Is the "Volga
Boatman." by Engel This melody
originated with the Burlaps. 4 tribe
of Russian peasants, who sing 1t in
their work of drawing grain boats
UP the River VolRa. Bands of the
peasants walk on the shore in a
steady gait and pull on rope to
which the boat is tied. As thew pull
they tighten their labor by singing
this beautiful song.
Sweetheart. Sigh No More" by
Ambrose, sung by the girls club, has
an echo effect that is almost incom-
parable when done correctly.
Other numbers by the girls will be,
"Hark, the Lily Bells Are Ringing"
by Spencer; Deep River" by Lucas,
and Where NV Caravan Has Rested"
by Lohr. How Beautiful Is Night"
short but very beautiful song, will
be sung by the girls quartet. This
Quartet. composed of Miss Mamie B.
Chandler. soprano, Miss Ethel Clark,
alto. and Misses Euna and Eura
Abrams contralto. is already well
known in Birmingham, having been
sung before many club and social af-
fairs during the past winter.
remarkable number. The author Is
unknown. This is one of the sweetest
provincials, Vermeland being pro-
vince to which one who has lived
there in childhood directs his song.
1t has the effect of folk song.
Give a Rouse" by Bantock, an old
English composer. will also be sung
by the boys. This song has an inter
esting connection. having been used
formerly in a contest between two of
the larger eastern universities.
Other songs by the boys will be the
"Clana of the Forge" bv Rodney, and
The Hunters Farewell" by Mendels-
sohn.
The Pirates Chorus" from the
comic opera, Pirates of Uenzance,
by sullivan. will be the closing num-
Der. This will be sung by the COM
bined clubs.
The personnel of the club Is as fol-
lows: Gladstone jackson, tenor di-
rector. Boys: Walter Bentley, James
FARRELL. Duke Braswell. Clyde Adams
Leland johnson. Higdon. J. Scarbor-
oonsh. Frank Mullins. Eugene Wat
linSton. Ham Stevens. Burnett Cow
art, Hugh Allen. Boyd Runyan, Spur