Milford chronicle., 1954-04-09
University News

mentalists of the University Of
Delaware are busy preparing for
the Mendelssohn Festival, which
will be presented by the Depart
ment Of Music on April IA aad IS
at 8.15 p. m. in Mitchell Hall on
the Newark campus
The instrumental program for
April II will consist Of incidental
music to Midsummer Nights
Dream; Symphony Number 5,
"The Reformation and the violin
concerto in E Minor with Gilda
Muhlbauer as guest Violinist. Sc
lected student instrumentalists will
join the Delaware Symphonette un-
der the direction of J. Robert King
of the Department of Music These
students, representing several
schools of the university are: Ste
phen Whearty, second oboe; LOrin
sKrusberg, first french horn. Frank
James, second trumpet; Marshall
Baker, third trumpet; George Nit
chell, second trombone; Iryen
Rinard, third trombone; Purnell
MeWharter, tuba; and Cornelius
Horgan, percussion.
The program for April IS will
be the presentation of the Elijah
Oratorio. Mr. Bertram Gable of
the Department of Music, who is
training the A Cappella Choir for
this production, will also sing the
title role. Student sOlOists for this
performance will be James Larkin,
Ralph SPOTS, Patricia Phillips, Ed
la Thielman, Margaret Woodward,
and Valeria Ross. The ensemble
work will be sung by Dorothy
Locke, Catherine DeLellis, Mary
Pat Cannon, Robert Murphy, and
Robert WhitlOck
The public is invited to attend
both concerts without charge.
The distinguished editor of "The
Nations Schools, DR.. Arthur H.
Rice, will conduct a three weeks
workshop at the University of
Delaware during the summer ses-
sion of 1854 His course, entitled
School Public Relations" will be
offered for three successive weeks
beginning June q and ending
July 9. Each week will be devoted
to a complete unit, making it pos
sible to enroll for one, two or
three weeks at one graduate credit
per week. The group will meet
daily from 9:35 a. m. to 1915 p. III.
DR.. Rice is widely known as an
educator, editor, and author. He
has taught at Northwestern, Colo
rado, and Michigan and has SER
we'd on the staffs of several news
papers in the midwest. He is a past
president of the Educational Press
Association of America.
The University of Delaware. i'm
tent on meeting the specialized
needs of schools in this area, made
a special survey recently and found
great interest in school public re-
lations. Accordingly. this special
workshop, conducted by an eminent
authority, is being made available
for you and key members if your
staff this summer. Since many busy
administers cannot set aside full
sir weeks, the one to three weeks
program has been arranged.
The enrolment, necessarily, will
be limited. Special preference will
be given to those who declare their
intention to enroll iearly,ia- ~,s~s
Notices of the course. including
enrolment forms have been sent
to school administrators through
out the state Of Delaware and the
surrounding area. Further infOr-
nation can be obtained from DR..
Matthew J. Pillard, School of Edu-
cation at the University of Della
ware.
The Modern Dance Club of the
Womens Physical Education De-
partment at the University will
present its annual spring concert
April 81 and % in Mitchell Hall at
S:15 p. m. The program will be
directed by Miss Ruth Malburg of
the Physical Education Department.
Numbers to be presented are:
"Swanee," a light gay dance, by
Rita Cusato and Nancy Shirey;
Perfumes" with Peggy Chadwicke
as the chOreographer and dancers
Laurice Albed, Ginny Redding, Meg
Andres. and Rita CusatO; and "The
Hollowmen', a poem by T. S. Eliot
which will be set to music and
dance by Louise Ferdon and Nancy
Shirley.
The "Pre Classic Dance Forms,
the Rondeau, Sarbande, and Bada-
mere, will be offered by Cena
O'Brien, Nancy Shirley, and Louise
FerdOn. "Blue Prelude will be pre-
sented by Nancy Shirey, Louise
Ferdon, Rita Cusato, asd Meg An
dres and is a rhythmical represen-
tation of Gerchwin's Second Rhap-
sody." "Can-Can" is frivolous,
lighf-hearted number to be pre-
sented by Mary ALASKA and Elise
Delano. Feline Filtration" is a
tantalizing dance performed by two
heckling cats, Cena O'Brien and
Louise Ferdon. Bulldogs" a lively
group dance. will be presented
'Mardi Gras", a gay, jOcund spec
tacle of that happy season in New
Orleans, will be performed by the
entire group