The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-17

booklets will be printed to lead
children to understand and love mu-
sic. Victrola records will be made
for school use. Musicians will be
sent out to every nook and corner
to help teach music, to discover
and train youths with musical
tastes and talents. Groups Will be
ORGANIZED in grade and high schools
-trios, quartets and even junior.
orchestras.
To carry out these and other ex-
pansion plans, the symphony or
chestra needs salaried conductor,
a business manager, an office-sec-
rotary, and nucleus OF skilled
musicians on salary for a 2O-week
season. That is what the campaign
fund receipts will be used for, in
addition to the state appropr- alton
for current necessities for It's pres
ent skeleton force.
Salaried musicians are said to
be needed to provide skilled lead
ership in every section OF the Or
chestra, as well as to fill gaps
when the busy, Woodworking VI lun
teers from all over North Caro-
lima are unable to leave their jobs
or homes to perform. Fifty former
players are now in the armed
services. Three have been killed In
action.
This orchestra was originated in
1882, chiefly through the able lead
ership of Lamar Struggled, native
North Carolinian. who became its
first conductor. He won the Pullt-
ger prize for his Suite from the
Southern Mountains. Later he car
ried on with WPA grants.
By the time .WPA aid was dis
continued, the orchestra had be-
come firmly established in the af-
lection of North Carolinians. S
members are now unpaid, except
for small honororium. DR.. Ben.
jamin Swain, present conductor,
who is officially connected with
the University of N. C. music de.
partments, gives freely of his time
and effort. In 1913 the first state
appropriation was obtained tc
h l p defray orchestra expenses;
this year that amount was doubled
for the next biennium. But even
this larger sum will not he enough
to finance the organization ade.
quately, especially on its expansion
basis. Hence, the symphony FUND
campaign.
THE stake is not just few con.
eel is, more or less" Dr. Vain elm.
phasizes. 1T is Yes or No for ar
important aspect of the musical
life of North Carolina. Values ir
an expanded musical life canno: be
gagged in dollars Like the feeling
OF religion, of which it is hand
maiden, the music of great com.
posers is spiritual experience.
Honorary directors of the sym
phony fund are former Governors
9. Max Gardner, J. C. e. E.lring
haus and J. Melville Brougnton
Senator Clyde R. Hoey. Josepfu:
Daniels of Raleigh, and Maj. Gen
john Marston of Camp Lejeune
Members Of the advisory commit
tee are Paul Green, of Chapel Hill
chairman; Kemp D. Battle Of Roc
ky Mount, Miss Gertrude Cara
way, New Bern, DR.. C. Sylvester
Durham. John A Holmes of Eden
ton, Mrs. Graham Kenan of Viii
mington, ]. Spencer Love O
Greensboro, j. Scott McFadyen O
Fayetteville, Sanford M a r n O
Winston Salem, DR.. Julian Mil
Ter of Charlotte, DR.. Clarence Poe
of Raleigh, D. Hiden Ramsey O.
| Asheville, and Judge Wilson War
| lick of Newton.
Il District chairmen are William H
Andrews, Jr., Greensboro, Franz
L. Fuller, Jr., of Durham, L. c
Clifford of Hickory, Alton C. Hal
of Raleigh, George M. Ivey of Char
lotte, William A. Lucas of Wilson
James G. K. Mcclure, Asheville
Charles L. McCullers of New Bern
Mrs. 1. M. Meelzins of En- betf
City, Cecil P. Pate of Faye0evill,
and Mrs. Louis Sylvester of Rich
lands.
Catherine Saunders.