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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21

They broke into the ElIGs Club
just the two weeks before the
storm and left a number OF nasty
notes, saying what was going to
happen to colored people IL they
voted.
Tho Rev. Mr.. Lee, In his ser
mon on the Sunday morning be-
fore his death the following Sat
urday night, had talked 70 his
people because they were fright
ened.
Some went to the courthouse
and took their names off the list,
as the white people had asked
them to do.
This worried the Rev. Mr.. Lee
and that Sunday morning, he
preached the greatest sermon Of
his long and illustrious career.
In that sermon ne reviewed the
history OF the colored Americas
part in working for freedom and
democracy as Americans.
He ended by saying
'If God gives me grace and
n I'm living on the second day
OF August, I'm going 20 march
boldly 20 the courthouse and
regist"r,"
The sermon spread through the
county.
As he walked along the streets
during the next week, men who
had spoken 10 him for IS years
looked the other way as he walk
ed past
on August 7. at II 30. as he was
on his way 10 his home. a Mer-
curry convertible, with three men
in u rolled UP beside him and the
left side OF his face was blown
away
ITO be continued in the Oct.
2sth edition.)
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ACT OF AUGUST 20, 1919 As
AMENDED BY THE ACTS or
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(Tttie ~, URIted states Code.
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AND CIRCULATION OF
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October l, 1855.
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and business managers are;
Publisher, Cecil r. Newman. 2i2
Third Ave, SO.
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Third Ave SO.
Managing editor. None.
business manager, None.
?. The owner II Spokesman and
Recorder Pub. Co, Inc. 2t2 Third
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Ave. So
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Ing, also the statements In the two
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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21

Texas Bup,Iss orovp To Mold InsevraelaI Dinner

Antonio. (kNPp-The Bap.
which inviting Chinese
Latin American and white congregations
y Wilkinson pastor
president Baptist guest speaker
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21

The clerk talked. asked him a.
bout his experiences In Korea and
then he said. Well, George, what
can I do for your"
The young man said. Mr. Smith
I came down TO register"
Mr.. smith rubbed his neck
and said. well. George, you
know les kinda hard but must
turn you down" said the soldier
You mean . almost died for
something I cant vote for here
In MIssisslppiT"
Mr.. Smith said, Well. George,
that In a little hard"
Then Mr. Smith looked around
and said, Listen here. George.
you know that organization. that
NAACP7 (sic) Applause and
laughteD IT'S been making a
lot OF fuss down here about the
i4th Amendment.
lie said. Now Il amt nobody In
here but you and me and II you
can give me the iith Amendment
TO the Constitution, I'm going to
let you register, DO you know that
amendment"
It's been long time since
George waS In school He wasn't
sure that even the circuit court
clerk knew the ltth Amendment
either. so George said. Yes sir,
Mr. Smith. know that 18th A
mendment"
Well" he said. Well. George
give men the l4th Amendment.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21
WORLDWIDE NEWS AT A GLANCE


Answer Filed In LoOi,yils Pork Segregation Case
racial aggregation in city park" Is unconstitutional
Federal Court here The brief in to suit 10
10 Negroes
city n Of II Negro
Children last May No hearing date has been set
city says no ordinance pertaining 10 the separate use
Of parks by Negroes and whites and there
curing aggregation.
New Orleans services were held here ia.
wood for Pdhome D'ie chairman Of the board directors
the Louisiana fe Insurance Company and president Of the Louisiana
Undertaking company.
Dojas v. Dej0e. who founded tho first
Negro life company Orleans
IN weeks.
Ex-save, los, Dies In Indianapolis
was born slavery MaSSSpp plantation
week She had lived Indianapolis for years
Mrs Richardson. who AprI Ist7 by six
chldre ~ grandchildren five grcagandhdren great
great grandchildren,
"s"d s'.. oeoI 70 D,,.s, Chi Ee.esl Fund crI..
Steel Company has accepted the Craftsmanship
Raising Campaign.
a Of Negro Appeal I, con-
ducts It's fund raising because S budget
goal campagnsrs under cartsrs direction
will make ywide drive for doapitar.
mans the and tho hospitals training
nsa and resident physician" contribute
browns In Effort 70 save Wishing Pole
Jackson officials theOrEs that Ceve
drowned county
10 retrieve fishing pole
Deputy Sheriff Fred Thomas relatives
60 nshng
started
shortly after midnight officers said they found the
neatly Of the lake. located
body recovered In about nine feet of water
returned verdict accidental drowning
British ldseasos Arrive. :" LIe:.sa o" YIN Mission
LIbeia-(ANP)V nc Meares. former of
cyrenaca
to aid In the training OF ts"Ohs" a. the University Of Liberia
Meaes whose home London being sent TO Liberia by
UNEsCo world program technical
raic development
IAbya English
acted tho
CyrenAea-
Tsxas Bop,lst Group 70 Mold Intsuasal Dinner
San Antonio Texas ANpThe a.white San Antonio Bap
Pastors Conference will 10
20 which 1t inviting all regular BaPtSs Of the Negro Chinese
Latin American and white congregations
DR. wilkinson pastor Of New Light Baptist church here and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21

down Il won't call II n trial to
the Roman holiday that we had
over In Sumner, Miss.
I want TO say that Charles @.
Diggs, M congressman from the
18th Congressional District Of
Michigan, IL the brightest light
We have had In Congress since
the day Of Reconstruction. ZAP
plause).
It was at this meeting. in my
annual message as president OF
that organization, told more
than 10000 Of my fellow Missis-
sippians that as soon as the Citi-
zens Council (white) had found
out that their economic pressure
was falling. that they were going
10 start a well organized cam
paign OF violence and that we
might az well prepare ourselves
for II.
want TO thank many of you
and to thank the friends and the
liberal organizations throughout
America for the help which you
have given us to resist this eco
nomic pressure in Mississippi.
cannot stand here and tell you
this afternoon that we have sue
ceeded completely. because every
day, just as with this farmer that
just told you about. it's raising
It's ugly head in the very worst
ways.
Economic pressure. where the
most Of the security rests with the
other fellow is an awful thing to
witness.
Hut . must say. the drive
which WAS sponsored by the Ma
ACP 20 put money In the Tn.
state Bank In Memphis. has
helped any number of colored
people In the State Of MIssissip-
pl 10 hold up their heads and BE-
men.
They would have had TO hang
their heads in the dust had II not
been possible for them to get loans
and aid from the Tri-State Bank
in Memphis, Tenn.
On the Tth OF May. In the city
% Belonzi. Miss. violence raised
its ugly head in the very worst
way that II could raise IT,
There we had a militant minis
ter Of the gospel. Rev. George w,
Lee. among who two years before
that time, had gone with us before
a grand jury and had testified that
the sheriff Of that county would
not let colored people pay their
poll tax.
We won our fight there.
The sheriff was ordered TO re-
ceive these poll taxes,
In Mississippi, you have to pay
poll tax for two years before you
can vote.
~ on the eth of last August
coIord people who had paid
their poll taN for two years were
now qualified 60 vote for the
first time since tho days Of Re-
construction.
In Humphrey County are 1880
colorcd residents and approx
mately 1900 whites
The whites decided that eolored
residents were not going 10 vote
They made a number Of threats
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-10-21

Before going back To be mus
tered out OF the Army. II was time
for registration. lie decided he
would 40 down TO the courthouse
and register lie found the clerk
to be an old boyhood playmate.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
OAK HARBOR
CHURCH NEWS
ST. JOHNS EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
Rev. 9. =. Shevp, Pastor
Rev. B. r. Brandt, DID,,
Pastor Emeritus

Sunday School at 900 am.
Worship Service at 1915 am.
Holy Communion Service in
connection with the regular Serv-
ice Sunday morning.
Luther League meeting Sunday
at TOO pm.
Boy Scout meeting Monday at
TOO pm. Committee meeting at
7:30 pm.
Meeting of Sewing Circle No. 1
Wednesday afternoon.
The Mary Martha Society will
meet Wednesday at 800 pm.
The Women's Missionary Aid
Society will meet Thursday after
noon at 2. Hostesses: Mrs. Frank
Wainwright, Mrs. Harmon Wargow-
sky, Mrs. Martin Warner, Mrs. E.
A. Werlich, Mrs. Orval Werlich
and Mrs. Ed Wendt.
The following choirs will meet
Thursday for rehearsal; Junior at
400 pm; intermediate at TOO
pm. and Senior at 8.
Catechetical Instruction Satur-
day at 1000 am.
Our Mother-Daughter banquet
will be held May 17th with serv-
ices at Sis and $50.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

The following correlative pas
sage will be among those read
from Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy (412:1-4): "The great fact that
God lovingly governs all, never
Furnishing aught but sin, is your
standpoint, from which to advance
and destroy the human fear of
sickness.
The Golden Text is, from Job
SID: Behold, happy is the man
whom God correcteth: therefore
despies not thou the chastening of
the Almighty"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
Bicycle Safety
School Planned

Under sponsorship of the Grade
School Mothers Club, a two-session
Bicycle Safety School to teach
youngsters how to be safe bike
riders will be given on the school
grounds with Auxiliary Police in
charge.
Mrs. Wayne Friderici is chair.
man in arranging the school, ten
tatively scheduled for May ii and
Il. Children in grades 2 to in
elusive, at the public and parochial
school are urged to attend the two
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. PAUkx AMERICAN
LUTHERAN
Route 584 Oak Harbor, Ohio
Rev. Robert "A. corI, Jr.

Sunday School = $50 am.
Divine Services = 1890 am.
Junior Choir Friday afternoon
from 4 to 4:45
Catechetical Instruction Saturday
morning at @.
Junior Choir this Friday from
to AS, and Senior Choir this Fri
dayat 8 pm.
We will observe Lutheran Wei
fare Sunday this coming Sunday
May 1st. Please bring your en-
velopes for the collection.
Junior Mission Band will meet
at the parsonage Sunday morning
at 10:30. Please bring your articles
for Kiddie Kits.
Adult Instruction Class Monday
night at 7::30 at the parsonage.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. PAULsS EVANGELICAL
AND REFORMED

NSVs 0s Ss k0Wts8SSs @SS0t
Sunday chool at 1918 am.
Divine Worship at 900 am.
Church Council meeting Monday
8:00p.m.
Choir rehearsal Thursday; Jr.
Choir at 400 pm; Youth Chorus
at TOO pm; Senior Choir at 7:45
pm.
Queen Esther Circle Thursday
evening at 800 pm.
Women's Guild meeting Friday
afternoon at ZOO pm
Rev. w. o. Momeister, Pastor OF
Trinity Evangelical and Reformed
church, Elliston, Ohio will have
charge of the Divine Worship on
Sunday, May 1St.
The time forDivine Worship and
Sunday School will be changed
about about for the first three
Sundas inthe month of May.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
Women of Parish.

Women of Parish.
500 pm. Young Peoples
Fellowship.
Wednesday, z pm. - Choir Re-
hearsal; 8 pm. Vestry Meeting at
the home of Vestryman D. l..
Mackey.
Thursday Junior Choir Re
hearsal at z pm.
Friday = Feast of st. John,
Apostle and Evangelist, Holy Com
munion at 10 am.
Saturday - IL am, Children's
Confirmation Class.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Port Clinton. Ohio
Rev. HaTtwiu Prusss. Pastor

Sunday May 1st
Sunday School at 9:15 am.
Worship at 1890 am
Tuesday: Church Council at 8
pm.
Wednesday: Junior Choir Prac-
tice at Gas pm. - Senior Choir
Practice at 7:30 pm.
Thursday: Ladies Aid meeting at
2 pm. - Adult instruction at 7
pm. Brotherhood meeting at
8 pm.
Saturday: Junior Catechism at
8 am. - Senior Cateclism at 10.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

Saturday afternoon sessions at
which Auxiliary police will demon
strate all fundamentals of safe bike
riding. "Safe bicycle rider" certi-
ficates will be awarded to children
who complete the requirements.
Aiding in registering the young
students will be Mrs. Frank Man
ley, Mrs. Lynn Christensen, Mrs.
Richard Cover, Mrs. Melvyn Cooley,
Mrs. Wilbur Petersen, and Mrs.
Arthur Long. The club also is dis
cussing providing ScotchLite tape
for bicycles.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
SPEAKS HERE

Chaplain Richard Poock, U. S.
Air Force, who served as intern at
st. John Lutheran church in 1945-
46, will be guest speaker at Sunday
morning services at the church. He
abs recently returned from stay
in Korea.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL
Jefferson and Second SITS.
Rev. Perry IA. BIsnkenship. Be-.

May /, Third Sunday After Easter,
Feast of Saints Philip and James
800 am. - Holy Communion
$50 am. - Church School
10:45 am. - Holy Eucharist
with Sermon by the Rector and
anthem by the st. Thomas Choir.
United Thanks Offering in-gatler-
ing, Corporate Communion of the
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH

PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
East Fifth st.
Rev. 0rviIie Awe, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:30 am.
Worship Hour, 10:30 am.
Junior Church, 1890 am.
Young Peoples Service, 6:45
pm.
Evangelistic Services, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday Evening Prayer
Meeting, 7:30.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. PAUL'S SLOVAk Ev.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Joseph Abraham. Pastor

Sunday, May 1St
Divine worship service in Eng
lish at 900 am.
Sunday school at 1000 am
Divine worship service in Slo-
yak language at 1890 am.
Our church opens her doors
and in the name of the Lord Jesus
bids you welcomew
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
EVANGELICAL OMITTED
BRETHREN
Jackson B. West Fifth SITS.
Rev. J. ". biaelcw, Minister

$50 am. - Sunday School
10:40 am. - Worship
Monday, $50 pm. Mother
Daughter Banquet.
Tuesday, May 8 - w. S. w. S.
Wednesday. Prayer Service =
7:30 pm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Corner Fulton and East Second
Sunday Services, 1890 AM.
Sunday School DIS AM
Gods infinitely wise and loving
government of man will be stress
ed at Christian Science Services
Sunday in the Lesson-Sermon en-
titled Everlasting Punishment"
From the King James Version
of the Bible will be read the ac-
count of Christ Jesus healing of
the impotent man at the pool of
Bethesda, including the following
passage: "Afterward Jesus findeth
him in the temple, and said unto
him, Behold, thou art made whole:
sin no more, lest worse thing
come unto thee" John $40.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

Thursday, Choir Rehearsal-7:30
pm.
Friday, Youth Fellowslip-6:30
pm.
Saturday, Catechism. / pm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Beech, between 3rd and state SITS.
Sunday School at 9:45 am.
Morning worship at 11:00 am.
Evening services at 7:30 pm.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7:30 pm.
Communion every fourth Sun
day at TOO pm.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Fourth and Madison Streets
Rev. Karl Brand
Rev. Earl Schmitf
Sunday Masses: 900, 800, 900,
i0:15 and 11:30.
Weekday Masses GAS and 800.
-
7th DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Located One Mile South of Locust
Point Beach on the Duff -Washa Rd.
L. r. Vaughn, Pastor
Worship Saturday at $3.50 am.
Sabbath School at 11:00 am.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday at
200 pm.
M. 2. Meeting Friday at z pm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

Our Luther Leaguers will pre-
sent a play entitled ''The Tinker
Tuesday evening, May 10th at 800
in our Parish House.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
7th DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
THE REoRCANIZEp CHURCH
Of
JESUS CHRIST

Pastor, Alvin G. Wadsworth, Elder
Church at Corner Toussaint NJ.
Road and Toussaint E. Road
Worship Service, $50 am.
Church School, 1890 am.
Evening Worship, 7:30 pm.
Wednesday Prayer Service, 7:30
pm. Women's Dept every third
Wednesday, 7:30 pm.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
GYPSUM COMMUNITY

Or. n. J. Thompson, Pssfor
Sunday School at 9:45 am.
Church Service at 10:45 am.
Everyone is welcome.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH
Corner Adams & East Second
Rev. Paul o. Reese. Pastor

Sunday, May 1St
Morning Worship at 8 am. and
1920 am. Sermon, "The Sun and
the Umbrella"
Church School, 9:15 am.
Sunday afternoon District
Youth Rally
Monday, 10 am. - District Con
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
CHURCHES


ference at Lorain
Monday, 7:30 - Young Adult
Fellowship
Tuesday, pm. - Circle a, 5, 3.
Tuesday, 7 pm. - intermediate
Youth Fellowship.
Wednesday, 7 pm. - Sr. Youth
Fellowship.
Thursday - Choir rehearsals.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Danbury, Ohio

Danbury, Ohio
George a. Reinke, Pastor
Sunday, May 1st -
915 am. - Sunday School
1918 am. Worship Service
with pre-school nursery
Monday, May End -
800 pm. Church Council
Meeting
Thursday, May 5th -
7:30 pm. - Senior Choir Re
hearsal
Saturday, May 7th =
1870 am. Children'S Choir
Rehearsal
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Adams ana Second Street

John y. Braun. pasfer
Sunday
9:15 a m. - SundaySchool
1890 a. m. - Church Service
Chaplain Richard Poock.. will be
guest preacher.
1890 a. h. Nursery.
$3.50 p. m. Congregational
Dinner.
Moday-
200 p. m, Hospital Guild.
$50 p. m, Music Mothers Ban
quet. g
Tuesday
$50 p. m. Brotherhood Supper.
Wednesday,
$50 p. m. Mother and Daugh-
ter Banquet.
Thursday
TOO p. m. Sunday School
Teachers netting
800 p. m. Senior Choir.
80 p. m. Volley Ball Men.
Saturday
1000 a. m. Junior Choir.
1890 a. m. Cherub choir
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

EXTRA MONEY THRU OUR
CLASSIFIED ADS
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29
CHURCH or CHRIST
Corner E. Third &. Maple street
Glen w. MsIictf, Minister

Sunday: 9:45 am. Sunday school
1890 am. Worship; z pm. Evening
worship.
Thursday: 7:30 pm. Bible study
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-04-29

UNION CHAPEL
Catawba Island
Sunday School starts at 8 am.
Classes for all ages.
Everyone welcome.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
TOPS IN POPS
BY BOB WILLIAMS

Man in the Raincoat, /"
which has been climbing
steadily on the best seller lists
in the United States, was
written by Warwick Webster,
a 27-year-old design illustrator
for Avro Aircraft Ltd, in To-
ronto, Canada. Strangely
enough, Webster sings and
strums guitar by ear. as he
can't read music.
Originally, Canadian Broad
cast Music, Inc, accepted the
song for publication from q
tape recording made by the
composer. Then producer
Mayor Moore heard 1t and had
Jean Ramsey do 1t in his revue,
Spring Thaw," which closed
June IL after q seven-week run
at the Avenue Theater, Toron-
to. Sparton Records, a Ca
madam disc firm. then recorded
the tune with 14-year-old sing
ef Priscilla Wright of London,
Ontario, and Unique Records
picked up her recording for
distribution in the United
States. .e+
Suddenly, the tune started
catching on here in the States.
and now Man in the Rain
coat" has also been waxed by
Karen Chandler on Coral, Ma
rion Marlowe on Cadence. and
Lita Roza on London.
Evening star., 1955-07-24
BY DAY THORPE

1T would be inaccurate to
say that Washington, which
finds itself faced with its Sec
ond immersion in grand opera
this week. has entirely recov-
cred from the emotional up
heayal of its fortnight-long
affair with THE Saint Of
Bieecker Street"
Menotti's opera drew more
than $1,000 people to the
Carter Barron despite the
travel handicap of the Wolf
son-Bierwagon controversy.
Few musico-dramatic works
have created so widespread an
interest or been the subject Of
50 much popular controversy.
Augustine and Aquinas have
been the source Of more incan-
descent dialectic than their
newest colleague Annina only,
perhaps. because they have
been on the scene many cen-
turies longer.
I have heard quite a number
of discussions of the opera
myself, and have been told of
many others.
1t is remarkable that a play
that is based on an intiamma-
tory portrayal of certain
aspects Of Roman Catholicism
should find its public split into
camps of approval and disap-
proval neither one of which is
characterized by a preponder-
Evening star., 1955-07-24
NEWS OF MUSIC
'Soint' Feud Lingers;;
Operas Open Thursday

ance Of followers Of any one
religion.
There are Catholics who
say that the show Is q tawdry
and melodramatic misrepre-
sentation Of the Church, and
others who find it q moving
and spiritual modern alle-
CORY. Non-c Catholics evince no
more unity in their opinions.
It Is q state Of affairs that
indicates that not all crowds
are ruled by their passions.
It must cause Menotti the
artists JOY at creating q COM
bination Of ambiguity and
power, just as the shade Of
Shakespeare must have de-
lighted In finding .'The Mer-
chant of Venice" given to q
million American seventh
graders as the most eloquent
exposition OF idealiStic human
ity, and to another million
seventh-graders In Hitler's
Germany as the Englishman's
own clarion call for anti
senitisn.
One who felt that 1.-THE
Saint" lacked purely musical
interest-was even quite COM
monplace from a melodic point
Of view--I have been surprised
to find others who think the
work has exceptionally good
tunes
The most amusing differ
ence Of opinion. however, is
the one that separates the
followers Of the two singers