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of the degree and trend of the
public's interest. For without a
seeking public, the literary output
would not show the research and the
enlightenment that characterizes
much of what is on sale today.
There have always been writer's who
analyzed music or who dabbled in
biographical data. Some of what
they have left to posterity is still
OF value while much of it has lost
its worth in the broader and more
intelligent approach Of the present
day.
10 write successful book on
music right now, one must have
either new facts, more compelling
scholarship or some quaint, personal
outlook. There are also more factors
TO consider such as the current
standard of musicianship, the infiu-
ence OF the radio and recordings and
the increasing interest of laymen in
the finest kind of music.
Books That Require
Thoughtful Reading
And what is still more intriguing
this year is the attempt to find the
alliance of music witch the other arts
and with the entire process of living
These original ideas serve as ere
atlVe impulse for Calvin S. Browns
Music and Literature" and Charles
w. Hughes The Human Side of
MUSIC. Neither Of these books can
be put into the entertainment classi-
hcation for they require thoughtful
and slow reading Yet what one
gains in a wider appreciation of
music is beyond estimate. Mr., Brown
oeVoted year of his stay at Oxford
as Rhodes scholar to a study of the
relationship between the technical
rules OF musical composition and
That OF poetry and prose. Mr.. Hughes
OF Hunter College shows the de-
velopment of music in response to
human needs, how each era in hu-
man history brings its own type of
music and revolt against it and it's
emotional tone by musicians is re-
sponsible for. what has always been
called modern" music, Now. this
Is enlarging the horizon of music
considerably. Mr.. Brown in his
learned analysis, his book being the
first in English on this subject. offers
many fascinating examples of the
use of musical forms in writing by
such diverse authors as DAnnunzio.
Whitman, Browning and Thomas
Mann. as we'll as a study Of how the
two arts combine in song and opera.
In this classification can be placed
also Curt Sachs Our Musical Heri-
tage." The author calls his book "A
Snort History of World Music" and
1t Is remarkable how he has made
1t just that while covering every de-
tail. 1t is designed for layman and
student yet it makes excellent read
ing for the more advanced musician.
Included in this first listing must
be Roman Rolland's Essays ON
Music" distillation of five of Rol-
lands books on music made by
David Even. This book might be
used as another example by Mr..
Brown for his Music and Litera-
ture,' for the writing is pure music.
So also are the ideas that are in
corporated into the biographies and
period sketches.
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distinctions. Naturally, not al
OF these distinctions are fiattering
There Is, for example the fact
that for all their vaunted eloquence
and glamour, neither the drama nor
; the cinema is a literature deemed
capable of speaking for itself. Each
begets another vast body of liter
ature. This latter Is literature of
record, criticism, Interpretation and
explanation. Indeed, this secondary
product exceeds in annual wordage
that which is expended upon the
primary form.
Let Eugene O'Neill, say. write a
play of 10000 words, and another
million words will cascade from
typewriters around the planet.
Many of these are the evanescent
words of newspaper and periodical
criticism. These are ort-lived
save as they remain to rankle the
soul or feed the vanity of the indi-
~viduals most intimately involved in
the creation of a given drama pro-
duction.
Yet of critical and analytical re-
porting on the stage and screen,
enough is compiled yearly to fill
volume after volume, with the re-
suit that the drama bookshelf grows
longer every year.
The Phenomenon
Of Dramatic Literature
What is the explanation of this
phenomenon which applies so singu-
larly to dramatic literature?
There is quick and cynical
Judgment which has it that dra-
matists leave so much unsaid that
others must say it for them.
There may be fragment of
truth in this, but only a fragment.
The larger truth is that the drama
of a good play merely begins with
its production on Broadway. Or,
as in the case of a Hamlet" with
its presentation in London more
than 300 years ago.
The drama lives so long as there
are those who want to read it, or
read about it. In flow of time the
world over, this is an inexhaust-
IDLE audience. The phrase living
drama refers to much more than a
play acted by live actors before an
audience present in a theater.
The simple fact is that drama is a
yeasty theme which accepts no
limits on its expansion. If the
theater itself snuggles ever closer
to Broadway, as it indubitably does,
the publishing industry will take
O'Neill, Williams, Sherwood and the
other playwrights to the farthest
reaches of the land. It will also see
that these isolated readers are sup
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Books Of Stage and Screen

HE STAGE and screen are
branches of literature, each
= with its. numerous special
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Books for Music Lowers

T is growing more and more
apparent that the way people
write about music each year
j. can be used as a measuring rod
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
SCOUTS AT PATS

Fifteen local Boy Scouts, led by ScOutmaster Jim Rhodes had a week end camp at Pats Creek last week going out Friday night and returning Sunday evening.
 George Gunderson took the boys and their leader to the end of the road in his truck from where they hiked over the new trail. George Bidwell took their camping equip ment. out on his boat, the Cheerlo, which he donated for the occasion.
 Scout work and fishing occupied the boys and they reported an ex- cellent time. The local Troop is greatly appreciative of the contrl. buttons and assistance afforded them by individuals and organiza- tions which made the trip possible.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
SEATTLE CONAN POLICE DRILL TEAM TO BE HERE
 SUNDAY ON ALASKA

seaJtle's famed police drill team IS arriving in Wrangen Sunday a. board the Alaska. It is expected they will put on an exhibition here while the vessel is in port.
 The internationally known ag- gregation is making a round trip cruise on the Alaska and is visit ing Ketchikan, Wrangel. Peters burg, Juneau and Sitka.
 The drill team consists of fifty members. including the police de- partment quartet and Sgt Arthur Chestnut. the singing Scotsman. 9 The drill team is headed by Capt. Robert H. Scheible, drillmaster.
 Capt H ID. Bakenhus will be in charge of the seagoing policemen and Sgt Chestnut is slated to do his speciality act singing and dancing.
 Time of the vessels arrivel here is not yet known, but it is expect ed to be around noon.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
IN COMMISSIONERS COURT

William Taylor, son of MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, was sem tenced to 60 days in jail yesterday by U. s. Commissioner R. J. Suratt on a charge of reckless driving. The sentence was suspended.
 Territorial Highway Patrolman c. P. MacCreary earlier filed complaint against Eddie Williams who was in the car with Taylor but the complaint against Williams was dropped when it was found he was not driving.
 The car, belonging to Miss En- genia Williams, left the road and was badly smashed when it turned over out past the Institute. The complaint was filed against Taylor, who was driving at the time of the accident, by the car owner, Miss Williams.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
SCOUTS TO CAMP

The local Boy Scout Troop is holding a three-prize raffle on June 5, at the Elks dance. Pro- ceeds will help defray cost of send ing the boys to summer camp June IA to June 23.
 First award will be a CrOssman air pistol; second award a bamboo fly rod and third award a steel bait-casting rod. Scouts will be in charge of ticket sales.
 The summer camp this year is being held at White River, about IA miles east of Ketchikan, accord ing to word received here by Jim Rhodes, local Scoutmaster, and Maurice Powers, newly appointed Alaska Scout executive, will be in charge of the camp. Boys from the Scout Troops of Petersburg and Ketchikan will also be at the camp.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
SLAIN POLK WORKED
 SUMMER IN WRANGELL

George l'Olk, Columbia Broad casting representative, who was foun tdrussed and shot and float ing in Salonika Bay in Greece this week, was in Wrangell the summer of 1887 working for A. R. Brueger cannery.
 Polk made many friends here at the time of his stay. Among them were Mir. and Mrs. Andrew Prusi and their son Arnold with whom he chummed. Mrs. Prusi recalls that Polk was a frequent visitor at their home and had a special fondness for fresh strawberry shortcakes Mrs. Prusi would make for the two boys. He and Arnold spent much time in the Pruai yard picking strawberries, moving the grass and generally enjoying them selves.
 Mrs. Prusi said Polk at that time had definite ideas on his future and following his graduation from the University of Alaska proceeded to carry them out. He wanted to "go around the world" and had already served in France, Italy and other foreign countries with CBS before going to Greece.
 On the day of his untimely death Polk had told friends that he hoped to interview Marko Vafiades, leader of the Greek guerrillas, and following his departure, was not heard of again until his body was found.
 MT. and Mrs Prusi received an announcement of his marriage, which took place in France a few years ago.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
GIRL SCOUTS GET LOT

The Town of Wrangell has giv, en Wrangell Girl Scouts a lease on a lot owned by the city on which they plan to build Troop house. Request for the lot was made by Mrs. Frank Zepp and Mrs. Frank Webb at a recent Council meeting The lot adioins the Al Binkley pro- perty in Mission district and MT. Binkley has given the Girl Scouts the lumber of one of the barns on his farm from which they can build their Troop house.
 As group, the Scouts attended the Sheldon Jackson Choir concert Wednesday evening. Next meeting of the Girl Scouts will be at the Fire Hall Wednesday evening ana all girls are urged to be present to practice for investiture.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
NEW EPISCOPAL
 BISHOP FOR ALASKA
 C0NSECRATEn TTTESDAY

The Rev. William Jones Gordon, Jr., was consecrated third Episco- pal Bishop of Alaska Tuesday in the Church of the Good Shep- herd at Raleigh, North Carolina.
 Bishop Gordon is the youngest Bishop cOnsecrated in the Episco- pal church and succeeds the Rt. Rev. John B. Bentley, who was transferred to New York in Janu- ary to take charge of the church missionary overseas program.
 The new Bishop formerly was priest-in-charge at St. Thomas Mission at Point Hope, Alaska, and for a time served at Seward. He is a graduate of the University of No. Carolina and of the Virginia Sem mary. He was elected to the Bish- opric last November
 First Episcopal Bishop of Alaska was the late Rt. Rev. Peter Trim ble Rowe who founded Ketchikan' s two churches and who founded al- so, Wrangell's present hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
LEE ELLIS HAS CLOSE
 CALL WITH BIG BROWNIE

Lee Ellis, local big game hunter, had a close call Tuesday with a big brown bear at Gambler Bay when the enraged and wounded bear at tackled him as he was trying to track it down after being shot by Mr. Dave Buttles. member of big game hunting party which Mir. El- lis was guiding. Buttles is from Seattle
 In an early morning hunt But ties, crack shot had wounded the bear and the bear disappeared up a knoll Ellis said the country was fairly open and as he approached the foot of the knoll watching for signs of blood to determine where the bear had gone Mir Buttles shouted: Look out. Lee he's com ing for yOu!'
 "I had to turn my head toward MT. Buttlea to see where he was aiming and by the time turned toward the bear he was a. bout l5 feet from me and coming down the slope at me-" Ellis said T put 300 in his chest, but he was coming with such force knew it couldn't stop him
 The bear hit Ellis and the two of them rolled over and over, coming to a stop with the bear on top of Ellis. Ellis was wearing hip boots and the bear concentrated on chew ing the slack top in Bliss left boot, but once dug his teeth into Ellis's thigh. Buttles put another shot into the bear and as the force Of the shot relaxed the bear mo- mentarily, ElHs dragged himself from under the animal and crawled up the slope. The bear recovered, however, from this third shot and started up the slope after Ellia A fourth shot from the hunter fin- ished the bear us it was struggling toward Ellis on top of the knoll.
 He never once tried to hit me with his paw. Ellis said, which is lucky for me"
 The party returned to Peters- burg by boat and MT. and Mrs. El- lis flew home Tuesday evening where Bliss wound was treated by Dr. John O. Bangeman. He also suffered considerable body bruis- ing when he and the bear rolled down the slope and from the weight of the bear on him. At pre- 2 nt Mr. Ellis is on crutches but expects 10 leave June with an other party on a bear hunt.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSES BILL FOR
 AMENDING JONES ACT

The Wrangell Chamber of Com merce went on record as favOEing the amendment to the Jones Act of that section which would allow Canadian vessels to carry passen- gers and freight between Alaska ports. The bills now before Con- gress for amendment are SB 1884 and sB2O92.
 A letter was previously read from the Seattle Chamber of Com meree opposing these amendments and asking the Wrangell Chambers views on the subject.
 The motion endorsing these bills was made by Jim Nolan and sec Onded by c. H. Baltzo and carried unanimously. The secretary was in- strueted to write the Seattle Cham Der and other Chambers in South eastern Alaska towns to inform them of the local Chambers stand.
 Ernie Bailey, Assistant District Attorney from Ketchikan, was a guest of the Chamber and reported that halibut were several feet deep on the Ketchikan cold storage floor last week and that the First City was busy with the halibut season in full swing.
 L. T. Campbell, who with Don House are a committee to make ar rangements for the Seattle police drill team, arriving here Sunday, reported that the school ground would be in as good condition as possible for the exhibition
 Jim Nolan. chairman of the Shakes Island committee reported the ANS would bring up the mat ter of taking custody of the Island at it's next meeting, reporting to the Chamber and City Council on its decision.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

One of the reasons Fairbanks is the fastest growing town in the country can be found in the Army spending program for that area. Aside from a little over S20,000,- GOO going into construction at Ladd Field S2,0OO,OO0 is schedul- ed to be spent on facilities at Mile 26, $4,0OO,OOO on a jet fighter field at Fort Yukon, northeast of Fairbanks and $5O0,00O on Army air field work at Nenana.
 The golden heart of the north appears to have been well named. In addition, an international air port, estimated to cost between ' and million will likely go in at Fairbanks similar to the one which has Congressional approval for com struction at Anchorage.
 Fairbanks, however, is not the only beneficiary of Army spending. Some $5,O00,OOO will go into im- proving port facilities at Whittier and over $1O,OO0,OOO in improve ments at Elmendorf Field at An chorage. Meanwhile. the Navy plans to spend about 1S.00O,O00 at Adak and Kodiak.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
BARTLETT SENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO
 MRS. EMMA CASE

Mrs. Emma Case. who celebrated the 5Oth anniversary of her arrival in Wrangell last month with an open house which more than 200 friends attended. received a letter of oongratulation this week from Alaska's Delegate to Congress, E. L. Bartlett, this week congratulate ing on the event.
 Delegate Bartlett said he had read the story in The Sentinel with interest and added:
 Alaska owes much to those who, like you, have established permanent homes in the Terrieory. May there be many years ahead for you and may they all be filled with happiness"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
TRUMAN URGES 5-P0nIT
 PROGRAM FOR ALASKA
 ASKS FOR STATEHOOD

WASHINGTON President Truman sent Congress a five point program for development of Alas ka today, along with a request that Alaska be admitted to state hood "at the earliest possible date"
 Asserting that Alaska has had a Territorial government for more than 35 years Truman said it has had "a sufficient period of prepar- ation for admission as a state.
 Truman's program, in addition, to asking congressional action on statehood, calls for (1) Improving of Alaska's transportation systems C2) Construction of housing facil- ities. (3) Lands for natives. (4 Encouragement of land settlement. The President asserted it is in the interest of the US. to assist in developing Alaska's resources Of food. timber and minerals and ito help open it's economic opportunit- ies on a sound, long term basis He said his recommendations would contribute to that program for the Territory's 94,OOO people, with it's population still growing, and urged Congress to enact legis- lation to provide for statehood, noting especially that the House Committee on Public Lands "has unanimously recommended such legislation"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
BRUEGER SAYS CANNERY
 CREW ARRIVING MONDAY

A. R. Brueger, who arrived in town yesterday and who expected to return to Seattle by plane today, weather permitting, announced his cannery crew of eight men, with Bert Mill in charge, will arrive here Monday by plane to get the cannery in readiness for the sea son.
 First cannery tenders will ar rive here next Tuesday, including the Solo. The Dorthea, skippered by Norman Rasmussen, arrived in WrangeIl Wednesday from the south with miscellaneous equip ment and returned to Seattle yes terday morning.
 MT. Brueger expects to be back in Wrangell Tuesday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
BISHOP HERE SUNDAY

The Most Rev. Frances Gleeson, S.J., DID,, Catholic Bishop of Alas ka, is due in Wrangel Sunday on the Alaska. The Rev. M. E Hoch, pastor of the local Catholic church, announces that if the Alaska ar rives in the morning, before the 1O:3O service, the Bishop will of ficiate at the Sunday Masa
 The Rev. Fr. Small, past presi- dent of Seattle University (former- ly Seattle College) and now Pro- vincial of the Northwest Jesuit Provinces, will accompany Bishop Gleeson on his trip to Juneau where he will take up his residence and be installed as Bishop of Alas ka May 30.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
WEDDING BELLS TO RING WEDNESDAY, FOR POPULAR
 WRANGELL COUPLE

Wedding bells for Miss Dixie Wcst and Mr Richard Hajny, pop ular Wrangell young couple, will ring Wednesday morning. May 26, when they are united in marriage at the Church of St. Rose of Lima and St. John by the Rev. M. E. Hoch.
 Miss West. who has been on the nursing staff at Bishop Rowe Gen eral Hospital for the past year, fs the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat rick West of Williamsburg, Ken lucky and graduated from the Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing in Louisville, Kentucky.
 MT. Hajny's parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank w. Hajny, live in Fair field, Nebraska.
 Nuptial High Mass will begin at 10 a. m. and Miss West will have as her bridesmaids Misses Joan and Arden Armstrong. Peter c. McCor- mack, Jr., will be the groOm's best man. James Schwartz will usher and MT. Bruce Johnston, director of the Catholic choir will be in charge of the music, with the choir singing the Nuptial High Mass.
 Following the welding break fast will be served the immediate wedding party at the church rec tory, after which the bride and groom will leave on a fiVe-day honeymoon, it's destination a sec ret
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
PIONEER VETERAN
 BURIED HERE SUNDAY

Funeral services for Peter Jen- sen, pioneer war veteran who had lived here the last 50 years, were held from the Presbyterian church last Sunday afternoon with Mrs G. c. Crowell giving the funeral oration. Burial took place in Wrangell Memorial Cemetery.
 MT. Jensen was born in Denmark about so years ago. He would have been 80 in December.
 He was one of Wrangells three Spanish-American War veterans the others are William Lucas and Fred G. Hanford who served with MT. Jensen in the Philippines
 MT. Jensen first came to Wran- gelI before the turn of the century as a soldier at Fort WrangelI Af- ter his discharge from the Army he came here to make his home.
 Relatives survive in Denmark, it is thought, but they are not known here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
WRANGELL ACs GETTING
 READY FOR PHONE SERVICE
 TO CONTINENTAL U. S

The Alaska Communications sys- tenn cable barge Lenoir, which in stalls, repairs and maintains ACS submarine cables in Southeastern Alaska waters, was in Wrangell this week it reported that 1t had connected Wrangell with the sub marine cable to Ketchikan which will make telephone communica- tions to the First City possible in the near future and from there a hook-up can be made with any city or town in the United States. The calls will go through the local tele- phone office.
 Test calls made with Ketchikan have proven very successful - The Len3ir which came to Wran- gell with a complement of 27 civil ians and eight military personnel, is ski7pered by Capt Malcolm w. Armstrong, ii was announced by Col. T. J. Fully. commanding of ficer of ACS in Alaska, and from Wrangell went to Petersburg where further communication m- provements. repairs and mainten- ance activities are being carried on.
 It is the ultimate goal of ACS 10 give Wrangell and Petersburg the same "rGund the world" telephone service that the larger towns en- joy
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
SOUTH ON LOUISE

Passengers southbound on thC Princess Louies last Monday even. ing were: To Prince Rupert: Dor cen Dennis, Pat Dennis, Kitty Et- zertza, Earl Jackosn, Helen Prues- sing. To Vancouver: Forrest Fryer Mrs. Vera Fryer. To Seattle: MT and Mrs. C. J Pearson, Paul Peter son.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
DUE HOME SIJNDAY

Miss Patricia Devenny, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Devenny, is due home Sunday by plane from Seattle.
 Miss Devenny, student at the Providence Hospital School ol Nursing, is on a two weeks vaca- tion which she will spend with her folks and Wrangell friends. She becomes a graduate nurse in Oct ober.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
PARTICULARS AVAILABLE

H. B. Thornquist, of the Bank of Wrangell, announces that a very limited supply of the new Benjam- in half dollars. which have not yet been released for general circula- tion. is available at the Bank of Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
HERE FOR INSTALLATION

Mrs. Dave Dinner and GOldie Zit- erZug of Petersburg were visitors in Wrangell over the week end, coming over to attend the installa- tion ceremonies of the Emblem Club Saturday night at ANB hall.
 Mrs Annie Whaley, District De- putty from Ketchikan conducted the impressive candle-lit services at which new officers were installed for the coming year.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
INFANT SON DIES

John Sturdevant Denny, infant son of Mir and Mrs. Frank Denny, born early Sunday morning at Bishop Rowe General Hospital, died Tuesday afternoon at the hos pital. Burial took place Wednes- day afternoon at Wrangell Memor- ial Cemetery with the Rev. M. E. Hoch giving a brief grave-side ser- vice.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
HOUSE APPROVES BILL
 TO ALLOW CANADIAN
 FISH SALES IN ALASKA

WASHINGTON - A bill to per init Canadian vessels to land fish at Alaskan ports was approved by the House this week. It now goes to the Senate.
 The House also passed and sent to the Senate a bill authorizing the Army to transfer to the Territorial government for use as a hospital ship, the Army vessel Hygiene.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-05-21
FROM TELEGRAPH

Passengers arriving in Wrangell last Saturday from Telegraph Creek, B. C.. aboard the Hazel B 3 of the Ritchie Transportation Co.,, were Kitty Etzertza. Dorin Dennis. Earl Jackson and Pat Etzertza.
 The Hazel B took off the same day to return upriver with the fol lowing passengers; E. J. Brown, c. A. Steven, A. Daniels. G. Raine. Irene GalbPaith.