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Campus Mirror
Published During the College Year by the Students of Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
VOL- XX NOVEMBER, 1943 No. 2
Liepmann and Gerschefski
Campus Guests
Two artists, Klaus Liepmann and Edwin
Gerschefski, were guests on this campus for
several days through the courtesy of the As
sociation of American Colleges Arts Pro
gram. Mr. Liepmann is a distinguished vio
linist and is connected with the School of
Music at Yale University. His colleague,
Mr. Gerschefski, is a brilliant composer and
pianist, a Yale alumnus, and a teacher at
Converse College, Spartanburg, South Caro
lina.
On Thursday morning, October 28, they
presented a brief recital during the assemb
ly hour. The violin that Mr. Liepmann uses
is an old French specimen by Nicholas
Lupot. The program included Serenade by
Manuel de Falla, a Brahms Hungarian dance,
a number for violin alone, Gavotte in form
of Rondo by Bach, and two piano solos, Gol-
liwogg’s Cakewalk by Dubussy and A Pre
lude for Piano, composed by Mr. Gerschefski.
Thursday afternoon Mr. Gerschefski spoke
informally to a few music students in the
Blue Room and on Friday morning, Mr.
Liepmann addressed the Spelman student
body at their daily chapel exercises. The
latter predicted the increase of our nation’s
liking for “good” music to such an extent
that even the smaller communities will have
symphony orchestras and even opera com
panies in a few years.
Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. in Sisters
Chapel, the artists presented their formal
concert. The program included a Sonata by
Brahms, Preludio by Bach, a Spanish Popu
lar Suite, and “The Gypsy” by Ravel. The
concert was very well attended and greatly
enjoyed by all present. The two artists per
formed with perfect coordination and beauty,
both showing great skill and musical insight
into the thoughts of the composers.
Thanksgiving
On November 25, 1943, Americans cele
brate Thanksgiving Day, the one set aside
by the Pilgrim settlers of this, our country,
to give thanks for the good harvest which
had been theirs. To us has been handed
down the tradition of the observance of this
day which we spend in thanks for the many
gifts which God has deemed wise to bestow
upon us.
To many of us Thanksgiving is a day when
there is much food, turkey, cranberry sauce
and mince meat pie, upon the table around
which we all gather for a big feast. But
this is a reminder that Thanksgiving Day
is more than that. It is a day set aside by
this nation as a national holiday on which
the people, the American people, are asked
to take time out from their daily routine
of life seriously to review their blessings
and to consider exactly how much they
are contributing to the welfare of their
fellowmen.
Each one might ask himself: “Am I sel
fish and constantly seeking to pursue my
own goal with no thought of the effect of
my actions on the lives of others? Do I
weigh each move carefully before making it
so that I shall not take undue advantage of
my fellowman? Am I constantly deploring
the actions of my friends as well as those
of my enemies? Am I constantly making
unkind remarks about the people with whom
I live and work?” These are a few of the
questions it would be well for us to try to
answer over this holiday season.
Many of us go about our daily tasks with
no thought of the future. What are we
going to leave ff>r those who follow to be
thankful for? Will it be a world reconstruct
ed on a peace that is temporary or will it
he a wmrld reconstructed on a lasting peace,
so that nations will not have cause to lift
their sw r ords against nations? We, the youth
of today, should be cognizant of the “mess”
the world is in and seek to profit by the mis
takes of the past. There can be no lasting
peace when one nation takes unjust advant
age of another. There can be no lasting
peace without a complete understanding
among all peoples.
Be thankful for progress made and keep
in mind that we must leave a heritage for
which the coming generations shall be thank
ful.