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Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-10
MINISTER'S TO MEET

A group of ministers from
the northern section of Geauga
comfy will meet at the office
of Chardon Methodist church
this Friday morning, March IL,
at 10 am. to plan for the union
Good Friday services whic
will be held on April 8, from
II noon until 3 pm.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1955-03-10
FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION

FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION
For Fiscal Year Ending
December 31st, 1854
Newbury Local School District,
County of Geauga P.O. Address
Newbury, Ohio. Date Feb. 1855.
1 certify the following report
to be correct.
Jessie Dutton
Clerk, Treasurer of the Board
of Education:
Tax Valuation .... 90. 3,907 .135
Tax evy .... ,... .0242
School Enrolment 49,. :. 602
Salaries and Wages 97,093. So
SUMMARY OF CASH BALAN-
CES, RECEIPTS AND EXPEN-
DITURES
BALANCE, JANUARY 1st, 1854
General Fund ..... ."...,.., S,093 .98
Bond Retirement
Fund . ..... ........... 5000. .39
Building Fund ...... ........ 19, ,882. 10
County Commission
erS ............ ...... ...,....,.-... rs 10
Total .. .... .................. 80, ,O96. %
RECEIPTS ...u. ,..... ................
General Fund .... ....~ lot $50 81
Bond Retirement
Fund .... ..... .......... 18, 1888 80
Cafeteria Fund ..... ...... II ,504. 18
Bus Notes -..,. ................. 8, ,729. so
Total ...... ...... ..... ..... 146, ,618 %
Total Receipts
and Balance ... 178, TIA. AS
EXPENDITURES
General Fund ....~ 112, ,587 .08
Bond Retirement
Fund ..,.. ...... ......... 16, 900. 90
Building Fund ....~ Is, ,221 "a
Cafeteria Fund ..... w 12,5 ,513 81
School Bus
Purchase ..... .......... II ,639. so
Total ...., ...... ...,... ....... 1853 1861. 13
BALANCE, DECEMBER
31st, 1854
General Fund ..... ............. 138. go
Bond Retirement Fund 5 ,O30.21
Building Fund ...... .........4 $3.50. .76
County Commission
erS ...... ...... ......................2 % rs
Total ....~ .,... ...... ..........~,.9,853. .32
Total Expenditures
and Balance ..... 178, TIA As
RECEIPTS
REVENUE
GENERAL PROPERTY
TAXES - LOCAL LEVY
Evening star., 1955-07-31
TURNTABLE TALK
Famous Mozart Arios
Aren't 7 90 FomiIior

commercially includes texts. I
wish, though, that Epic would
use an inner envelope in order
to preclude scratches.
Telefunken has made a new
contribution to the growing
Mozart observance with a
coupling. of the Symphony No.
80 and the Serenade No. 13.
The symphony, from a sort
of in-between moment in
Mozart's career, is one of the
lesser ones and a considerable
reach from the serenade, which
most people know as "Eine
kleine Nachtmusik." Joseph
Keilberth and the Bamberg
Symphony do energetically by
both.
Guiomar Novaes has at least
temporarily abandoned Chopin
to enter the Mozart lists. On
a Vox disc are three sonatas,
K. 283, 331 and 545, and the
A minor rondo, K. Sill. There
may not be as much incon-
gruity in the conversion as you
Evening star., 1955-07-31

other batch Of Offenbach tunes
in the spirit of his Gait Pa
risienne." and the result, called
"Offenbachiana," is on a rec
ord under Rosenthal's direc-
tion. 1t is loud. frothy and di-
verting, although hardly the
equal of its predecessor.
Then there is the usual
batch Of Viennese items. An
outfit called the Vienna Bo-
hemian Orchestra, authen-
tically native according to the
jacket, dabbles in some famil-
lar Strauss items on a Victor
disc. To my ears there is more
authenticity, though, to a
Vanguard collection called
vienna Bonbons" played by
the Vienna State Opera Or
chestra.
Another Viennese affair is
an Epic disc Of excerpts from
two Lehar opuses, 1.-THE Land
of Smiles" and "Paganini."
Anyone not already having the
complete Angel Land Of
Smiles" might find this USE
full.
A septet OF Rossini over
lures m a kes lively light
operate entertainment on a
Vanguard disc, this also in
volving the Vienna State
Opera Orchestra, with Mario
Rossi conducting. Those from
"The Siege of Corin t h."
"Tancredi" and "The Turk in
Italy" are interesting novel;
ties.
Herbert Won Karaian and
the Philharmonic Orchestra
have delved into the middle of
a number of operas for a COL
lection of intermezzi on an
Angel disc. The novelties
here, at least relatively speak,
ing, include selections from
Mascagni's "L'Amico Fritz, :"
Granados' "Goyescas" and
Kodaly's "Hary Janos." Sea
valleria Rusticana" and "Pa-
gliacci" are represented, OF
course.
And, most appropriate of all,
is a full-length performance
on an Angel LIP, under Paul
Kletzki, of Mendelssohn's
midsummer Nights Dream
music, complete with soprano
soloists and chorus.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
TOPS IN POPS ..-----.-..
Benny's Old Clarinet
Sought High and Low

of them being previously un-
released. AS usual. the Basic
band swings like crazy, with
the various numbers being
punctuated by inspired solo
work from its members. Out
standing sides are Just an
Old Manuscript" Mister
Roberts Roost," Seventh
Avenue Express" Wonderful
Thing" and Katy" Remain
ing items, also very worth
while, are MY Buddy" IF
You See My Baby" South"
RAT Race" Sweets" "Lo-
PIN" and "Basie's Basement"
There are full band sides.
small band sides. and one fea-
turing only baritone sax and
rhythm section. (RCA Victor
LPM-1112)
JUST RELEASED
Jerry Vale-Singer's rich
voice enhances the pretty
Latin tune, Magic Night. :"
The backing is Heaven
Came Down to Earth" a slow
tune that was originally a
rhythm and blues number.
columbia 4-4054D
Leroy Holmes-Smooth sides
in the lovely forbidden
Love-" from Columbia's Tight
Spot" and the catchy "The
Kissing Dance" Latter's sung
by the Chorus. (MGM K12030)
The Four Aces-Vocal group
has sure-fire hit in the beau
tiful title tune of the goth
Century-Fox film, Love Is a
Many-Splendored Thing"
Coupling is "Shine on Harvest
Moon" sung with a beat.
(Decca 9-29625)
AL Hibbler-Al sings "This
Love of Mine" with Johnny
Hodges orchestra, then sings
Every Hour on the Hour"
with Leroy Lovett's orches-
ira. (Norgran 143x45)
Claire Hogan--Claire, known
in the past for her rhythmic
vocalizing. debuts on MGM
with two ballads: Where to
My Love" and please Do
Leroy Holmes band offers
able support. (MGM Kl2033)
Ralph Young-Singer's fine
full voice delivers two gooc
sides in the title tune of the
Columbia film, THE Mar
From Laramie" and "Tht
Bible Tells Me So" (Decct
9-296l5)
Evening star., 1955-07-31
QM.SZEZZX
HOT
SHOW TUNES
Test your cbiiity os a tuns-deteetivs

Each Broadway musical named below featured song
hot weather high temperatures Score 20
points for each song you
1. "Kiss Me, Kate" (194s), by Cole Porter.
g. "Porgy and Bess" 1885, by George Gershwn and
Bose Heyward
3. Gas Thousands Cheer" 1899, by Irving Berlin.
4. "House Of Flowers" 1850, by Truman Capote and
Harold Arlen
g. "Pajama Game" 1854, by Richard Adler and Jerry
Ross.
Turn to Page E-10 for Answers
Evening star., 1955-07-31
dred dollars. Yes, 5000, Amer
ican money!

ican money!
Next day, a visit Of thanks
to DR.. Otto Mayr, who had
arranged for the opera tour.
DR.. Mayr. a director of the
Society Of the Friends of Mu-
sic and an impassioned music
lover, is a prime mover in
Vienna's musical affairs. He
confirmed the sad rumor that
the Theater an der Wien
might be razed, but held out
one hope.
"On November first" he
said, there will be an all
Beethoven concert in the
Theater an der Wien. consist
ing only Of works first per-
formed there with Beethoven
himself conducting: the Chor-
fantasie, the violin concerto,
the 5th Symphony. And to
top the bill. Lotte Lehman
has virtually consented to
sing two lieder."
If this strong evocation Of
the gods of music should sue
ceed in rousing the conscience
of the Vienna city authorities,
the historic little house may
yet be saved. 1t would be good
to think Of it's co-existence
with the gloriously risen
Phoenix which it has served
so faithfully for the last 10
years as charge d'affaires.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
TOPS IN POPS
BY BOB WILLIAMS


AS a part of a Nation wide
search Benny Goodman is
conducting for a clarinet he
formerly owned. the king of
swing" has asked for nelp
from the hundreds Of music
merchants now attending the
Music Industry Trade Show
being held in Chicago.
The missing instrument is a
Selmer (Paris) clarinet, bear
ing the serial number 1882. II
1t can be located, Goodman
will give the owner a new $500
Selmer Omega clarinet for the
three-weeks loan of the older
instrument.
Benny is anxious to locate
the missing clarinet which he
used for the original record
ings of his opening theme,
Lets Dance" and his many
1885 song hits, such as
"One O'Clock Jump" Don't
Be That Way" Down South
Camp Meeting" and Its Been
So Long" He needs the orig
inal clarinet in order to get an
exact tonal match for the re-
cordings of these numbers for
his screen biography. THE
Benny Goodman Story" which
Universal International is
filming with Steve Allen por-
traying the role of Goodman.
X X 4
PREVIEWS AND REVIEWS
"Angel Bells" waxed by Bing
Crosby and Russ Morgan for
Decca. Harry James cut
Jealousy" and Trumpet
Blues for Capitol. 1.-THE
Happy Song" a tune that
originated in Egypt, has just
been etched for MGM by Art
Mooney. Nal Fitch, jazz
pianist who serves as accom-
panist for the Crew Cuts. has
been signed by Emarcy to disc
his own piano and vocal styl-
ings. 80. RCA Victor will issue
a sound track LIP of Para
mounts "The Girl Rush" !"
featuring Rosalind Russell,
Gloria DeHaven, Fernando
| Lamas and Eddie Albert.
Composer conductor Nelson
Riddle is currently working on
his fourth album for Frank
Sinatra on Capitol. Les
Elgart's band sliced a new
12-inch LIP for Columbia.
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band cut
Battle Hymn of the Repub.
lie" for Good Time jazz.
Capitol to issue a new l2-incf
LIP by Bobby Hackett.
Dick Lee waxed the pretty
Dreams Were Made for Low
ers" for Label tx"
y n
COLLECTORS CORNER
RCA Victor has reached init
their vaults for a terrific IL
inch LIP by Count Basic. AL
the IL tunes were waxed IL
! i947, 40 and 80. with eight
Evening star., 1955-07-31
By DAY THORPE

Two Of the finest opera
houses in the world were de-
stroyed in the war. There are
no plans to reconstruct the
Residenztheatre in Munich,
but in Vienna, where opera is
of as intense and general civic
interest as baseball is in
Brooklyn, the famous opera
house has been rebuilt and will
open in November.
q The Vienna Opera, as Mrs.
Mellen points out In the fol-
lowing article, is small. seat
ing an audience about half the
size that can be accom-
modated by Constitution Hall.
It's small size Is at the same
time both its greatest ad-
vantage as a nearly perfect
place for the proper produc-
tion of opera, since it is there
by made ideal for vocal ac-
coustics, and also the reason
why it is not initiated in large
American cities which can af-
ford an opera house. Since
there is virtually no difference
in the costs of staging opera
in a small or a large hall,
there are few organizations
that feel they can afford to
provide for any but the largest
possible paying public.
Such an opera house would
be excellent for Washington,
but can be hoped for only if
endowed by a Croesus or by
the Government. The Eng
lish millionaire, John Chris
tie, was the. sire and support
OF the Glyndebourne Opera
in Sussex, but that now has
been taken over by the state.
All the great European opera
houses, with the single ex-
ception of that in Barcelona,
Evening star., 1955-07-31
NEWS OF MUSIC
Rebuilt Vienna Opero
Stresses Lack Here

are financed by the govern
ments on the same principle
of public service as CUR Ma
tional Parks are run.
Last season the Metropoli-
tan had two opening night" !"
two gala premieres." The
first was the closed circuit
television show heard in
theatres throughout the coun-
try, the second was the first
performance heard only by
the audience at the Met. The
Vienna Opera. faced with an
unbelievable de m q nd for
opening night seats, has an
nounced two opening nights
that make even less attempt
at discrimination-each Of
the first two performances is,
by government decree, "open-
ing night"
The first opera to be given
is Beethoven's "Fidelio," a
work of less than prime pop
ularity in America, but one
which in Germany has for a
century been as universal a
part of family life as church.
going is with us. Mozart's
Don Giovanni" one of the
first italian operas to be heard
in New York. where it was
produced in 1926 by the Ii
brettist, Lorenzo da Ponte,
and which will be given here
in January by the National
Symphony under Paul Gala
way. will be heard in the
Vienna Opera on opening
night number two.
As Mrs. Mellen says, the
almost incredible box office
price for opening night tick
cts is about 5000. There are
reports from Vienna that
scalpers cannot fill the de.
mand at $500.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
Vienna Operas Busic Plan
Is Same, With Refinements

Of one overlooking the whole
city.
Our party, having progress
ed to the top Of the house,
crossed a huge chamber above
the dome of the auditorium
and again entered backstage
territory. DR.. Waska tried an
iron door, shook his head.
II wanted you to look down
on the stage from up here"
he said, "but when they start
a rehearsal they lock every
thing up"
We continued to the back
of the building to visit layer
after layer of practice and re-
hearsal rooms; those for the
ballet lined with mirrors {.
Cand," said our guide, I'VE
hope there will be some
of those little conversation
rooms, like the old days,
where a balletomane can chat
with his favorite ballerina~
the rehearsal room for
chorus, with a copy of "Mei-
stersinger," first act, ready at
every place and finally the
huge room for orchestra re-
hearsals. Every acoustical de-
vice has been installed; there
is a recording booth, and at
the back of the room the big
organ.
Elevator to Stage Level
Somewhere along the way we
visited DR.. Waska's Office, as
cozy as any architects with
its stacks of blueprints and
swatches of material, and were
invited to sign the guestbook,
again on the trail of Mr.. Nehru.
We saw the stars dressing
rooms and heard about the in
genious call system; then
dropped in a gigantic elevator
to stage level.
DR.. Waska tried another
door; this time it opened, and
at last we were on the vast
stage.
A lone piano played a IA
miliar strain; the second act
chorus of Aida" Radames'
infantry was practicing man
euvers, and for a glorious mom-
ent it looked as If we were go
ing to be swept along with the
marching spear-bearers
some of them wearing leder-
nosen. A word Of caution from
DR.. Waska Don't let the
conductor see you" Drawing
back sharply into the wings we
marvelled at the depth of the
stage 150 feet and it's height
apparently limitless). We
noted the tall iron doors, like
canal locks, through which
scenery laden trucks can drive
right on to the stage. In fact
everything on such a tremen-
deus scale that a normal siZeC
tractor sat in a corner quite
unnoticed.
| $500 Per Ticket
More marvels to be visited
but unfortunately no more
time. We left the magnificent
theater with envy of thos'
happy 1000 who will at.
tend the "Fidelio" premiert
on November 5. (Note fol
travellers: at this writing {
scattering of tickets was still
available at the regular box
Office price. about two hun
Evening star., 1955-07-31
TURNTABLE TALK
BY JAMES G. DEANE

One may assume that Epic,
in its Mozart Jubilee series
noted in this department sew
eral weeks ago, is currently
bent on tantalizing the public.
The newest issue in Epic's
series is a collection of arias
sung by a soprano named
Hide zadek with the accom-
paniment of the Vienna Sym
phony. The arias are from
"Idomeneo," Mozart's favorite
opera; LA Clemenza di Tito"
his last. and Figaro" with
three others written for con-
cert purposes.
The music Is delicious and,
except for Dove sono," ordi-
narily hard to come by. It is
also well sung (anyone who
can get through Bella mia
fiamma" rates at least that
much praise, and Miss zadek
does better than that, Epic
calls the collection famous
Mozart arias," which is mostly
hardly the truth unless you are
just counting Mozart special
lists, but the slight Justification
is excusable if it entices more
people to learn the beauties
of the music.
The main dissatisfaction is
not knowing whether Epic
feels it has done its duty by
such things as "Idmeneo" and
Titus" and the considerable
concert-aria repertoire, with
this sort of sampling. Let's
hope the raison d'etre of this
disc was to show off a singer and
that a complete "Idomeneo"
and Titus. as a minimum.
will follow.
The jacket, incidentally.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
COLLECTORS CORNER

RCA Victor has reached into
their vaults for a terrific H.
inch LIP by Count Basic. All
the IL tunes were waxed in
i947, 40 and 80. with eight
Evening star., 1955-07-31
TODAY

CATHEDRAL MEMS
CHOIR, Richard Dirksen, oFgantst end
ehoirmastsr; Washinsten cssheST.L 1
tehude; lam sol reeedit igneus. Dark-
sen; Eleven eanons for Psalm lo1s
Dtrksen; IIgus IL e. 5gxtennae;; o;,o,,.
soioist: Doreths seanstt. piano. .Ma-
March. souss: hidden City Overture.
chorsIe Pnss g. ASthony. Sasa ,0i iHa%sdnbrsSms: %
In the Cathedral Pierne; Rhapsody
in Blue. Gershwin.
PAUL oLEvsKH i sslloi nss Ihsss're Lett =
AIl-Beethoven program: Sonata No, !
in T. Opus 5, No, 1; Sonata No. ~
In C. Opus i02, No. 1: Twelve varia-
tions on theme from Judas Macea-
NTD SsSs STAT sTaEs sS aANR iR sa5 4Pus c.p Ss
Arthur Lehmsn. ecphonium. water
Gate, $50 pm. Triumphsl March,
Rhapsody in Rhumba. Bennett: Heire
Ksti. Hubay; Crown Imperial. Walton;
Florentiner March, Fueik; Selections
from The Fortune Teller. Herbert;
Piemontesi, sinigaglis; slavonic Rhap-
SAN CARLO OPERA. Carlo Meresco.
= e=ondnctCr solOistsi NsilI' sSn.i ss.nes' ssr1es
La Chance. Carter Barron Anphi-
theater. $50 pm. Il Trovatore.
Verdi.
TOMORROW
UNITED STATES NAVY BAND, comdr.
Sarls S3ee Rehafs ssn
harmonica. United States Capitol
Plaza. 8 pm. Vanity Fair Overture,
Fletcher; Rhumbaland, Cray; Ro-
Gounoud: Hrngarian Dances Nos.
and 6. Brahms; Tribute to Romberg
arr, Mclean: Slaughter on Tenth
Avenue, Rodgers; Rigoletto Selections
PAUL oLEvsKY, cello; Theodore Lettvin
piano Phillips Gallery, $40 m. All
Beethoven program: Sonata No. II in
G minor. Opus 5, No. 2; Twelve vari-
ePf oSs oder " RR en-: sonats osa
v In d. Opus 1o2, No. .: Seven Varia-
tions on the theme. Bel Mannern
welche Liebe fuhlen.
ductor.. soloists; Koyke. Buttlar. Cam
tnita, Carl. Torigi, Sgarr0. Harris, La
Chance. Carter Barron Amphitheater
$50 pm. Madama Butterfly, Puccini
TUESDAY
CONCERT SOCIETY OF WASHING
TON, TON: catholic Unive5sity' 8 pm
Haydn: Three songs for voice, violir
and piano, Brahms: Third Strinf
Quartet, Opus 22. Hindemith.
WEDNESDAY
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND, Cant
Albert Schoepper, conductor Soloists
Glenn Dodson, trombone: Arthur Leh
man, euphonium. East front. Unite,
States Capitol. pm. Internationa
Accord, Goldman; Light Cavalry, Vol
Suppe; Concerto for trombone an,
band, Rfmsky Korsakov; Selection
| from Brigadoon. Loewe; Golden Friend
| ships, Fillmore; Hejre Kati, Hubsy
Keltic Suite, Foulds; Finale from sym
| phony in d minor, No. 4. Schumanr
THURSDAY
UNITED STATES NAVY BAND. Comd,
Charles Brendler, conductor. Soloists
Evening star., 1955-07-31
PROGRAMS OF THE WEEK

Bsis, harmonica. me water
gate. $50 pm. The MerrymakeFs,
Coates; Fetes. Debussy; Liebestraume,
List: Fantasy on Faust. Gounoud:
Portrait of . Frontier Town. 0tilis:
The Sorcerer's Apprentices, Dukas;
Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1. Enesco;
Swan Lake Opus 20, Tschaikovsky
BOYS. TOWN CHOIR OF MONTERREY
siivino Jafamille. conductor. Pan
American Union. Q Pm Program un-
announced.
FRIDAY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SYM.
PHONY ORCHESTRA, Capt. John r
Yesulaitis, conductor SolotSt: EdEai
Muenxef, violin. The Watergate
$50 pm. Overture to the Secrets Of
suzanne, Wolf-Ferrari; Symphony
No. i in c minor. Brahms: Seven
Roumanian Folk Dances. Bartok
Praeludium and Allegro, Kreisier: Ac.
eeleration Waltz. Strauss: Selection,
BY The Singing Sergeants; Selection,
from Roberta, Kern.
Evening star., 1955-07-31

might think, for the late
Mozart specialist Alfred Elm
stein credited Chopin with
drawing inspiration literally
from his predecessor.
Mime. Novaes actually ap-
plies much the same technique
to the one as to the other,
which may or may not be con-
sidered cricket, although
whether it will satisfy some
suspiciously like some unwrit-
ten variations in pitch. I pre-
one who likes Gieseking is an
other matter. The answer, !
suspect, is that it won't.
The piano sound is basically
splendid. However, either Nine.
Novaes' instrument, the record
or my phonograph in several
spots produced what sounded
fer to think it was the record.
Evening star., 1955-07-31
SUMMER WEIGHT

The summer season has
turned up a number of rec
ords Of an appropriately nom
weighty sort.
For example. a rendering Of
Adolphe Adams ballet score,
"Giselle," by Anatole Fistoulari
and the London Symphony
comes from Capitol. Perform
ance and recording are all that
could be wished.
Remington inspired Manuel
Rosenthal to put together an
Evening star., 1955-06-24

Minimum standards for milk are set by law
but Lucerne sets its own special and higher
standards. And as farmers milk meets or
exceeds these standards, Lucerne pays him
q bonus for the extra quality.
AS result of these bonus payments, finer
milk comes to Lucerne and to you in
quality that is well above legal standards
for purity, flavor and cream-content.
Evening star., 1955-06-24
RARE MUSIC SHOP
TO BE DESCRIBED
IN SUNDAY ARTICLE

The country's most un-
usual musical shop:
Furnishes records to
Hollywood to m axe the
movies more authentic.
Can play for you almost
any American folk song, no
matter how obscure.
Lets you listen free Of
charge-or buy.
It's the Music Divisions
Folklore Section in the Lii
brary of Congress, which has
the largest collection Of folk
songs in the country.
It's described in story and
pictures in The Star Pic
torial Magazine this Sunday.
Evening star., 1955-06-24

Lucene can sell this bonus quality milk
at no extra charge because of money saved
on distribution. Lucene has no expensive
door-to-door delivery costs. Rather Lucerns
delivers hundreds of quarts at a time to
stores only.
That way - though Lucerne Milk costs
more at the farm it costs you no more than
other milks, less than home-delivered milk.
Evening star., 1955-06-24
'Bre'r Rabbit Records
Preserve GuIIoh Dialect

"Bre'r Rabbit" that impish
little fictional hare, whose cab
bage patch pranks have en-
thralled generations of children.
emergeS almost new animal
today.
He's in most of the stories
told on three long-playing rec
ords just released by the Folk
lore Section of the Library of
Congress. His pranks, on these
records, aren't exactly like those
in the Uncle Remus" stories.
which Joel Chandler Harris orig
inally made famous His con-
versations with such famous ami
NAL friends as elephant and
whale are in weird dialect.
Even his name sounds different.
He's "Buh Rabbit" on LIPS
Nos. A. As and 46, entitled Ami
NAL Tales Told in the Gullah
Dialect" In the Folklore Section
series. The section collects. re-
cords and sells records-mostly
folk music-from all parts of
the world. It's interest in all
phases of folk life, reflected in
language as well as music, led
to the recording of the stories,
DR.. Duncan Enrich, chief of
the folklore section, received a
call from Albert H. Stoddard in
1949. Mr.. Stoddard, now dead.
spent his childhood on Daufuskie
Island, S. c.. where his family
owned a plantation. He told DR..
Enrich he learned the Gullah
dialect, once prevalent on South
Carolina and Georgia coastal
islands, "the same way any child
acquires the speech heard daily
around him"
(Gullah is presumed to be a
corruption of the word AN
gola," an African country from
which many early slaves were
brought to America.)
He was, he said. fascinated by
the "Buh (Brother) Rabbit"
stories as a child. AS an adult
he recognized the valuable
nature" both of the tales them
selves and the Gullah manner of
telling them. He made a con-
scious effort to preserve them.
DR.. Enrich asked Mr.. Stoddard
to record them for the folklore
collection. In a recorded inter-
view at the time, Mr.. Stoddard
said:
"As a result of increased COM
munication between the coastal
islands and the mainland. the
use of radio and the advances in
schooling and education, the old
Gullah dialect has virtually dis
appeared, and one can no longer
hear it as ! heard it as a
youngster."
The LIPS, the only known re-
eordings of the animal tales inl
Gullah. sell for $3.50 each.