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than a century ago. the mod
ern conductor with neither
piano nor fiddlestick. with his
back to the audience. and on
the job all the time, began to
be the rule rather than the
exception. The prosaic fact
that orchestras were growing
so large that not everybody
could see the concertmaster
was probably more responsible
for podium and stick than any
other single factor. The stick.
by the way, is doubtless an
idealized fiddle-bow. Not all
conductors now use one, but
most consider the intensifica-
ton and definition it gives the
movements of the wrist well
worth while.
The present day conductor
has many more functions than
that of time -beater. He Sc
lects the program; he deter
mines in his minds ear how
he wants each phrase of the
music to sound; at rehearsals
he makes all adjustments Of
tempo, balance. and phrasing:
he infuses the performance
with his conception of the
music; he is the living, mag
netic contact between not only
players and music but audi
ence and music.
It is often said Of some con-
ductors that they lead the Or
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chestra in rehearsal, the audi
ence in performance. Since
the art Of the conductor, as of
any performer, is the art of
communication writ large, this
is not necessarily slanderous
even when spoken with malice.
Sort Of Artistic Demoeoeue
Unlike the creative artist
who may be a recluse, an in
trovert, q misanthrope, or an
outcast, the re-creative artist,
the conductor, must above all
else be as a man expressive
and winning. A sort of artis-
tic demagogue, he must have
the ability to make nearly a
hundred men. each an indi-
vidual, feel as he feels, and
do as he wants them to do.
simultaneously, he must make
a favorable impression on sew
eral thousand heterogeneous
people at his back, whose ap-
proach to music is far differ
ent from that of the perform
ers.
When this Snowman is a
capable orchestral engineer
with a deep and quick under
standing of what composers
have heard and written, we
call him a great conductor.
The combination Of the inward
and outward qualities is rare.
Composers are not notably
good conductors, even Of their
own works, for they can sell
dom bring both the subjectiv-
ity and objectivity of musical
creation to a job which is not
their principal field of en-
deavor.
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TurntobIe Talk
TurntobIe Talk
Bruno Walters Brahms
Is in His Viennese Style
By jones 6. Deone


BrunonWalter's special af-
finity for the music of Brahms
long ago was established as one
of the accepted facts of our
time, and Columbia has just
given new point, and appro-
pirate recognition, to this ac-
ceptance with handsome
Brahms Walter album.
DR.. Walter imparts to the
music he conducts a particu-
lar warmth, a kind of sunset
glow. He neither hustles nor
belabors, but always seems to
wish to draw the utmost beauty
from every melody and every
phrase. "Linger a moment"
his baton seems to say, ''let us
not pass by too quickly for we
will miss something beautiful"
The Walter style is what has
become known to some as
Viennese, which is a synonym
for graciousness and ease.
On the four LIP discs in CO.
lumbia's new album are the
four symphonies, the Tragic"
and Academic Festival" over
lures, Variations on a Theme
by Haydn" and several Hun
garian dances, as recorded
fairly recently with the New
York Philharmonic. The per-
formances present a richness
of conception and a richness Of
sound which, in combination,
constitute an exceptionally
high order of musical commu-
nication.
ToseoninIs Discs Are RivaIs
Columbia's album, which in
cidentally matches its contents
with tasteful and attractive
binding, poses a neat practl-
cal problem, for this music has
not exactly been neglected on
discs. The principal rival is,
of course, Toscanini. Tosca-
minis approach to Brahms
has it's own virtues, among
them a clarity, transparency
and organizational unity that
are quite unrivaled. Person
ally I prefer the crispness of
Toscanini's Haydn "Varia-
tions," the intensity of his
Tragic Overture" and the
taut drama of certain of the
symphonic movements as he
does them, such as the OPEN
ing one of the first. Yet in a
lyrical work like the second
symphony no one could be
more beguiling than Walter,
and there are lyrical pages in
all of the symphonies equally
susceptible to the ministra-
tionS Of his baton.
Both Styles Near optimum
The truth of the matter is
that both conductors are like
ly to be listened to for genera
tions to come, and no one is
going to be far from the op-
timum with either.
Technically Columbia's re-
cording puts a stress on the
bass, and the overall sound
presents a fuller bloom than
Victor's, but without the same
clarity. The Philharmonic
does not match the razor pre-
ciSion of the NBC, but it makes
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a long period Of self-imposed
silence a singular fame, and in
the last several years this fame
has been enhanced by an in
creasingly impressive series Of
recordings made at annual
summer festivals. The. newest
issue is likely to command a
special place for eloquence. It
is a superb Interpretation of
the Schumann concerto. Even
CaSals' grunts and groans
can't seriously intrude on the
spell created by this marvel
ously expressive playing.
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a decidedly ingratiating sound,
nonetheless.
Like Victor's Brahms and
Beethoven sets, Columbia has
its discs cut in sequence, as
if some one were going to sit
down and play them nonstop.
doubt that this happens. It
would seem more logical to
have had each symphony on
a single disc.
X 4
Berlioz' 'Te Deum' by Beechom
Choral music still seems to
be a particular challenge to
record-makers. who have had
more than their share of diff
ficulty in encompassing it on
discs, so it is a special pleasure
to report on the Beecham issue
of the Berlioz "Te Deum."
The "Te Deum" must have
presented a super challenge,
for it is a gigantic affair.
scored for triple chorus, tenor,
organ and a gigantic orchestra
of 100 strings and 50-odd wind
and percussion instruments.
Berlioz enlisted 900 performers
for the premiere.
Charles Munich led the work
at Tanglewood this past sum-
mer with decidedly fewer
participants, and the number
employed by Beecham isn't
indicated, but Columbia can
take pride in its engineers, for,
the "Te Deum" comes through
with remarkable fullness and
smoothness. For once, the
pipe organ really sounds like
the formidable instrument it is,
and there is practically no dis
tortion.
The "Te Deum,". for all its
size. is a relatively short work,
only an LIP in length. Inten-
tionally grandiose, it runs a
risk of seeming pompous. But
it's ample loudness is happily
balanced by some sections
marked by restraint, among
them an affecting tenor solo,
the "Te Ergo Quaesumus."
It is quite amazing what an
expressive whole Beecham
manages to make of this work
-appreciably more express
sive, one may add, than
Munch's effort of last summer.
Berlioz called the "Te Deum"
a brother to his Requiem. !"
and this recording makes a
fine companion on the record
shelf. The one noticeable flaw
in the disc is some OCCASION
ally bothersome "pre-echo," a
phenomenon which also oc-
ours in Columbia's Brahms set
and which at this stage would
have seemed easily avoidable.
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less was usually a composer
by profession.
He never stood with back to
audience, waving a baton, but
either sat at a keyboard in
strument, playing a little
perhaps beating time a little
or played a fiddle, with the
same purpose of keeping the
players going.
Conductor Might Stoy or Go
This conductor did not main
tain his activities throughout
an entire piece. In general.
members of the orchestra
looked to the leader of the
violins, now called a concert
MASTER" for their attacks,
fermatas, and so on. The con-
ductor might go sit in the audi
ence-he was an overall direc-
tor, not a participating musi-
clan. Mozart remarks in a
letter that at a performance of
Die Entfuhrung which he con-
Quoted, he noticed the orches-
ira getting sleepy, so he went
to the piano to put things in
order once more.
From time to time there was
q conductor who liked to rele-
gate to himself more attention
than was customary. He would
beat time with his foot, or per-
haps tap on a desk with a bow.
For the conductor to assume
so personal a command of the
orchestra was seldom to the
liking of the concertmaster.
There are many references to
this dual control of the orches-
ira, with its conflicts for the
loyalty Of the players.
Finally, not much longer
TODAY.
Washington ETHICAL SOCIETY
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sapete. Mascagni; Erlkonig.. Schubert;
zueignug. Strauss, Automne. Faure;
Tout gal, Ravel: Chausson: Ouyre ton
Coeur. Bizet Mary's Prayer. Douglas
love paSn' the pictionsrs. tEisSv easlss cslia;
co&sfsEP oS&Ssfsf55Si cHo1Rg OF THE LUTHERAN
trumpets;. Merton johnson -and
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bones; George Savage. tuba; George
Now Thank We Ali Our God. Karg.
mente: Sonata No. i, Rslche; Can.
trumpet voluntary. Parceii; Tr1mps,
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formance): Before Thy Throne.
God, / stand. Bach Composed on hi
deathbed); Magnificat In B minor
Noble; Nunc Dimittis. Noble; Afte
this It was noised abroad, r. Vaughal
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS FOR AMERI
CAN COMPOSERS AND CONDUC
TORS. concert and lecture. Corcora
Gallery OF. Art. 3 pm. Soloists
recorder: Felix Kraus. recorder: Rob
ert BARTLETT, clarinet: Warren Smtti
horn: Eugene Diamond, bassoon; Hei
mutt Braunlich, and Edwin Cfxesni
kowski, violins: Ray MontOnf, viole
Chester Weod. cello; sigmund spseti
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Cosols BriIIiont in Concerto

In a sense, the musical val
ues of another era are being
preserved in the Beecham and
Walter recordings, and this
month Columbia has added to
the public archives some fur
ther Recommendation of the art
of Pablo Casals. another SEEM
ingly imperishable representa-
tive Of an earlier generation.
Casals' cello retained through
Peoples concert. Annapolis. Md, 80
pm. Roman Carnival Overture, Ber-
hoz; Minuet from Symphony No. 96.
Haydn; Finale from Symphony No. s,
DyorSk; March Of the Toys. Herbert;
oranaes Ma1Sn Te ss ISys ssS,kn for rs Thrse
Griffith -Breeskin
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
Howard Mitchell. conductor. Young
PEOPLES Concert Annapolis, Md. 230
Minuet from symphony No. dc, Haydn;
Waltses from Der Rosenkavalier.
Strauss: Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA,
Howard Mitchell, conductor. Soloist:
$50 pm, Mighty Fortress Is Our
God. Bach; Come Sweet Death, BasS;
rhapsody on Theme by Paganini.
Rachmaninoff; The Moldau, Smetana;
Suite from Der Rosenkavalier. Stracss.
BUDAPEST STRING QUARTET. Library
q Congress. $50 pm. Quartet In B
nat. Opus 76, No. 4. Haydn; Quartet
No. 2, Opus 90, Prokofieff: Quartet In
@ Minor, Opus ~, Cries.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Jean
Heers, violin. Florence FOrer, viola;
Dorothy Jaryinen, cello: Jane Lea,
piano: Lee Meredith, soprano: Fred
Denker,- piano. Cosmos Club, 1880
81 poisss. eHnssa IN hands mnSf Sacst Arid una
Traume, Schubert; Lachen and wein-
en-. Schubert; Am Sonntag Morgen.
Brahms; Je dis, cue rien ne me
pouvante.. GARNER, Bizet: Quartet in
= nat, Schumann.
SATURDAY.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA,
George Steiner. conductor. American
uaiversity, $3.50 pm. Soloist: Morris
Delius; Concerto for Chamber orches-
ira, Diamond; Poem for strings. Will
son 04borne: Concerto for cello, Opus
81. Safnt-Sakns; symphony in b fat,
x. 319, Mozart; Short SYMPHONY,
Swanson.
Evening star., 1954-08-15

yTS IS PICTURE of an Egyptian fellah (peasant using
device which designed more than 1000 years ago,
which, parts of the world, has long since been
forgotten.
It is Archimedes screw (tam-BOOR in Arabic) large
incased open cylinder The man sits and turns
the hande the twisted from the canal into dtches
to irrgate his parched lands.
All day long the merciless these men sit and
turn their handles or the equivalent about go cents day.
What do they think about? Who knows?
practice especially bad in view OF the fact they
are so much of the this canal waterwhich abound
with snails carrying tremaode from which the people
contract the dreaded sickness Biharzia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Big Brother Award
Given Judge Laws at
Fund Drive Opening

Chief Judge Bolitha ]. Laws
Of the U. s. District Court for
the District of Columbia last
night received the 1854 Big
Brother Award for the District.
He took the opportunity to
point out that the Big Brother
movement is an important
factor in preventing juvenile
delinquency. At the same time
he discussed tentative plans for
youth corrections center in
the area. which would supply
facilities to rehabilitate criminal
offenders under % from several
Federal Court jurisdictions.
The Big Brother campaign
for $16.500 for the greater
Washington area was launched
with the presentation of the
award at the Sulgrave Club.
1901 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Statement by Nixon.
Vice President Nixon had
planned to attend. but his Office
telephoned that he was tied UP
in the Senate. However. Mr..
Nixon. In a statement released
at the ceremony, said.
Judge Laws has made an
outstanding mark in our COM
munity as jurist. civic leader
and humanitarian. He is a man
of great justice, ability. earnest
ness, industry. achievement and
mercy. 1t has always been Judge
Laws policy to see that the
youth of the District are entitled
to the most careful considera-
ton before the courts.
THE Big Brother movement
is one of the most significant
movements in the prevention of
juvenile delinquency. In its in
dividual personal approach to
the boy in need of guidance. the
Big Brother compliments and
augments the work of other
agencies in greater Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Charlottesville 6. o. P.
Push Cundidute Move
speeiol Disposeh 10 The sfar

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
Feb. 25.-The Charlottesville Re-
publican Committee has decided
to make every effort to place
candidates for city council be-
fore the voters in the June cleo
tons.
Candidates may be named by
the committee, by a convention
or at a mass meeting Of Re-
publican voters. 1t is too late
to have a primary. No specific
plan has been made. but COM
mittee members have expressed
favor toward having at least
one woman candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25

ing of this citation than Judge
Laws" Mr.. Palmer said.
The citation given Judge Laws
was signed by Curtis Shears,
founder Of the local chapter Of
the Big Brothers, as well as Mr..
Palmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Thut Women Problem

VENTNOR, N. j. P.-The
hottest debate Of the year wound
up a draw at the Debating Club
of the Ventnor Avenue School.
The topic? Resolved: That only
weak-minded females swoon over
teen-age idols"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
One in q Million

Miss Edith Margaret Watson.
10. private secretary to six Prime
Ministers of Britain, died with
out telling a single state secret
and without leaving any written
memoirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Gold in Seq Wuter

BOSTON.-The sea contains
from to as much as 276 parts
of gold per million parts of
water. most of it impossible tc
reclaim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25

dealing with boys. The Big
Brother approach to the prob
lem of delinquency among boys
is unique in the field Of social
welfare"
Interest Lauded.
In Mr.. Nixon's absence the
award to Judge Laws was pre-
sented by James w. Palmer. jr..
president Of the Big Brothers in
the District and campaign chair
man. He lauded Judge Laws
interest in the problems Of youth
and his successful efforts to get
the District Youth Correction
Act.
There is no one more deserv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25

Have you filed out your Lucky Lever
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from Art Linkletter along with those
valuable, money-saving coupons on ia
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FPS. Art Linketter says" when
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
All.purpose Surf
for your laundry

When things are really clean, they
smell clean. When you wash them
with Surf, the au-purpose detergent.
they smell like sunshine. You know
that they're clean clear through.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-16
WRANGELL LIBRARY HAS INTERESTING COLLECTION OF NEW BOOKS

Wrangell Public Library this week announced an interesting col lection of new books on it's shelves ayailabla 10 those who take advan- tage of using the library There aie also many childrens books. from Kindergarten age up. and the Ii- brary invited Wrangellites 10 -come in and look around"
 Library hours are. Tuesday and Thursday, 2 to g p. m. and sutur- day, ? 10 4:3O D. m.
 Interesting new titles 10 be found are:
 Seven Years in Tibet" by Hein- rick Harrar. non-fiction. Many Heavens Virginia sorenson; "Ad- venture in Two Worlds" Dr. A. J. Cronin. non-firtion; "skorm Ray en- Frank Slaughter; "The Devils Laughter Frank Yerby; Leila. g Andre Maarois, non-fietion: "Tu- dor Rose. M C. Barnes; "Tha Trembling Earth" Dale Van Ev- cry: "The Red Doe" Drayton May rant.
 "Time and Time Again James Hilton; The Whiteoak Brothers, 9 Mazo Della Roche; Anna Frit- zalan." Marguerite Steen; "The Female" Paul Wellman; "The So- journer," Marjorie Kinnan Raw lings The Third Generation, J Chester Hines; Jungle Lore" Jim Corbett, non-fiction. Fire and the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-16
THREE ALAsKANS NAMED IN NORTH AMERICAN
 BIG GAME COMPETITION

Three Alaskans won honors in the 1853 North American Big Game Competition by being named by the Boone and Crockett Club for animals shot in the trophy class.
 Elmer Rasmuson, president of the Bank of Wrangell. won first prize with a Rocky Mountain goat which he shot up the Stikine in the Cas- siar country in the fall of 1852.
 First prizes also were won by Roy Lindsley of Kodiak, formerly of Wrangell. for a brown bear. taken on Kodiak Island and now in the Los Angeles County museum. 1ts skull measured a sixteenth of an inch less than Is inches long and F and 1916 inches wide.
 In the black bear class L. W. Potter. with Lee Ellis. of Wrangell, ss guide. shot a black bear on Kuiu Island with a skull length of 13 inches and s and 2I'6 inches wide
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-16

Hammer Shirley Barker; eCress Delahart.9 Jessamyn West. An other Mans Shoes Betsy Beaton.
 Cheyenne Autumn" Mari San dos; eBless This House" Norah Lofts. Not As A Stranger Nor ton Thompson. "A Many splendor- cd Thing Han suyin. nou-fiction. The Desperate Hours" Hayes: Rainbow on the Road Ester Forbes; eA Man Called Peter. Q Marshall. nou-fictioni "The High and the Mighty" Ernest Gam.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-16
COMMUNICATION
N zz = a Camp Roeder
 z April 54

Dear Brother Gum:
 Greetings in he name of the Lord. and may He bless you today in fhe most abundant way. l wish 10 express my thaukfulness by say ing l appreciate very much your kindly genture in giving me a six month subscription to the Wrau- gel Sentinel. l never did dream that such a thing would happen, but God moves in mystic ways. and He sure did answer someone's prayers.
 Since my departure from Alaska in the year 1850. I've travelled con siderable visiting Canada. Mexico. and now Europe. There are three states. Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont before l shall have been in all the United States. Since I've been stationed over here. have talk en leaves and visited Vienna. Italy, Finland Sweden, France and Gay Paree. Munich. Germany and Swift zerland Taken several pictures al- so. so I'll have a collection 10 real ly be proud of.
 Uncle sam has been very gener- GUS to me. and I'm thankful that I'm over here and have the oppor- tunity to see how other people live and their customs. These Austrians surpass all forms of civilization and their hospitality is above all oth- CTS They are a peace-loying people and have a heart of gold. If the world would follow after thelr footsteps I'm sure We would have better place to live in.
 How is everything in WrangelI Understand there was quite a fire up there. Must have been some thing awful and I'm sorry it had to happen. Are they building the
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waterfront back up or have they discarded the idea2
 Since I've been in the Army. I've changed considerable. and have grown up quite fast. I'll be 2s very shortly but act the age of an old CT person. 1ts rather strange how the Army works on person s mind both physical and practical I've learned more these past two years than all the time l was liv- ing in Alaska. You're around intelligent people and you have a tendency Co pick up their ideals and traditions Yes. Brother Gum. I've really changed into a studious character
 Being that I'm rather lost for words. will close Tor thfs time. However. in the future I shall en- deayor to write a more lengthy letter. Please do write for I shall be more than happy to hear from you. Till we meet again. I remain.
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Insurance Agent AlaSka-BOrn
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 of Representatives
DEMOCRAT

Born in Minnesota raised in Alaska Graduate Juneau High School and attended staede business college Wide exper fence in Federal Territorial and private industry, Bureau of Indian Affairs now A. NS) 193040 Health Depart ment 1940-42; Shatuck Agen3y, insurance, 1s45-52. Grand Secretary Pioneers Alaska since 1945 President Pioneers Auxiliary Juneau in 1939 40 and 53 Past Mat ron Juneau Eastern sar Secretary Treasurer Presbyterian
 Church, Juneau.
 Served as Secretary of the Senate 1853 session.
 Have lived in Alaska 40 years and believe in the future of the Territory.
 Your vote for will you of good progressive presentation.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-04-16
HE sHUDDA WALKED

HIGH POINT V. c. -OAPl- A defendant who skipped out on his Superior Court bond hitehed ride in ear carrying a police officer and his bondswoman.