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Hayes-Lawreuce In Joint
Recital
Miss Lola \\ ilson Hayes, soprano, and
Mr. W illiani Lawrence, pianist (at one
time accompanist to Roland Hayes) were
presented in a joint recital in Howe Me
morial Hall. January 27 at 8:00 P. M.
Miss Hayes' mezzo-soprano voice was
pleasing as she sang Sento Nel Core by
Scarlatti. Eviva Rosa Bella by Galuppi,
A Spring Morning arranged by H. Lane
Wilson; Recit Et Air De Lia, Debussy;
Tes Yeux, Rabey; J'Ai Pleure en Reve,
Hue; By the II aters of Babylon, Dvorak;
Life and Death, Coleridge Taylor; / Love
Thee, Grieg; her last group including
My Man's Gone Note from Gershwin’s
Porgy and Bess; a medley of spirituals
including Lead Me to the Water, Cer
tainly Lord, Nobody Knows the Trouble
I’ve Seen, and Glory, Glory Hallelujah,
arranged by William Lawrence; and
Hold On arranged by Hall Johnson.
Miss Hayes sang as an encore Let My
Song Fill Your Heart by Ernest Charles.
Mr. Lawrence played two groups of
piano solos, the first of which consisted
of Bach’s Prelude in D minor, a two-
part invention written by William Law
rence treating a portion of “Go Down
Moses” after the manner of Bach, and a
Mendelssohn Scherzo arranged for piano
by Leschitizky. The second group in
cluded Clair De Lane by Debussy and
E'Saspiro, an etude by Liszt, with Sceties
from an Imaginery Ballet, by Coleridge
Taylor composition, as an encore.
Sports
A delightful recreation of examination
w T eek was the result of a ten and one-
half inch snowfall of the finest quality
for rolling, sculpture, and for plain
snowballing and face washing. Few peo
ple of the “Sunny South,” especially the
Floridians, have ever seen snow of this
quality.
Although the native southerners are
not accustomed to such a rare treat by
nature, they were not afraid of the winter
sports that such a day presented.
Early risers awoke and found their
doorsteps and walks carpeted with snow
and plunged headlong into an animating
play that lasted until night and began
early the next day. Even President Read
was a challenger with a hand full of
snow balls and plenty of resources.
Every one who saw this snow has beau
tiful mental pictures. There were beau
tiful green magnolia leaves laden wdth
heaps of snow. There "was on the cam
pus a pure white sea of snow before the
walks were broken. Ridges of snow
piled on the limbs of all trees made
black limbs look like typical snow trees.
CAMPUS MIRROR
and the house tops with their deep snow
coverings suggested mountain ridges.
Early risers had a special privilege
of lovely views. One girl, looking to
the west for her favorite morning star,
saw instead, in the very early morning
dawn, the air filled with snow flakes
which was a part of the lovely blue haze
that seemed to cover and to penetrate
the wdiite snow carpet that covered the
earth.
The early students gathered to make
snow balls and snow figures even when
time had to be snatched from exami
nations.
All the morning, allied dormitories
prepared for the snow fight that was to
take place at one o’clock—Morgan and
Packard versus Morehouse North and
South. Large snow forts were erected on
either side of the walk between Rocke
feller and Packard that were about four
feet high and fifteen feet long, built of
enormous snow balls behind which were
plenty balls ready. Miss Callahan, an in
structor in Physical Education, refereed
the game. She blew the whistle for the
game to begin and for the battle to end.
For thirty minutes the air was full of
snow balls that betold the battle. Stu
dents are deeply indebted to Miss Dupuy
for the ideas of the fight. Battles lasted
as long as the snow did.
There will be a basketball tournament
between sister classes in the Morehouse
gymnasium on March 29.
Thundering Honor
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Toller, chose to reconstruct patterns of
experience which actually existed, into
an imaginative organization which would
place them in a better situation with
tneir companions, do you remember what
happened? Yes, it thundered, and they
shriveled up, startled into a realization
of the uselessness of deception.
As the humorous element left one
tingling with amusement, a question sud
denly pinched my cord of delight, and
said: “Suppose it thundered each time
that any individual attempted to de
ceive,” and equally as swiftly I knew
how loud the thunder would be, and how
disordered the world would be. There
fore, I again turned my attention to the
play.
Later the thought has come back to
me in a saner, and more appreciative
manner. I am happy to say that I be
lieve in human nature, I believe in my
friends about me, because within each
of us there is a sense of honor, be it
great or small, which thunders against
that which blurs our visions and mars
the light of the worthwhile goals which
we hope to attain.
Music Notes
Miss Jean Coston, concert pianist, and
member of the Spelman faculty during
the first semester, played a short pro
gram of piano selections in the chapel
services held in Sisters Chapel on Jan
uary 30. With the same poise which
characterized her recital on January 5,
she adequately conveyed to the audience
the intellectual messages which Bach
and Brahms have to offer. Miss Coston
began with Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
by Bach, followed by two Hungarian
Rhapsodies by Brahms. In response to
the encore which 'he audience demanded
of her, she played Chopin’s Etude in A
Flat.
Miss Coston has returned to her home
in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she is
preparing for a concert tour. Spelman
students are appreciative of the oppor
tunity to have had Miss Coston among
them on the campus and those who came
in contact with her most will not soon
forget the inspiration that she gave them.
Spelman students had the opportunity
to hear Mr. Luther King, young Negro
tenor, when he consented to sing four
numbers during chapel services on Jan
uary 31; these numbers were: Oj>en the
Gates of the Temple by Knapp. Mother
Machree, City Called Heaven (unaccom
panied), and Water Boy. Mr. King was
accompanied by his wife who was for
merly Miss Jean Houston.
This was one of several visits which
the Kings have made to Spelman in re
cent years and the student body always
welcomes them whenever they return.
Mr. Willis Lawrence James has re
turned to Spelman after having been
away on leave of absence for a semester,
during which time he travelled in the
South and collected many Negro songs
and spirituals. He has brought with him
a very rare collection of material of
which the student body and faculty are
eager to hear.
Mr. J ames has resumed his position
as director of the Spelman Glee Club and
as an instructor in the Music Depart
ment; the student body welcomes him
back to their midst.
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