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MERCS* UNIVERSITY. MACON, GEORGIA, JANUARY II. 1IM
Number 10
World Renowned Pianist
Appear At Rkrcer
The Incomparable Gina Bachauer,
regarded by critics a* “queen at the
piano/* will appear ban In (recital)
on .Friday, February 11, at 0:30 at
Willingham Chapel. The great
i'.reek artist is making bar eigh
teenth tour of the United States.
During the past year she made
more than fifty appearances in the
.United States, Europe and Japan,
including thirteen recitals in Israel
m nineteen days, the proceeds, of
which she presented to the Israel
Kmbergency Fund. . ■
Last season, on the occasion of
her recital at New York’s Metro-
iiolitan Museum, Allen Hughes,
writing in The New York Times,
gave a totally unheralded debut
concert at New York’s Town HaH
The audience was small hilt tbs
critics Were present, and the next
day they, wrote of her “miracles
of virtuosity,” “her amazing tech
nique” and her “liquid” authorita
tive playing.” Since that time her
world tours and her recordings
have continued to win her an in
creasing audience. f
’ The acknowledged “Queen of the
Plano,” Gina Bachauer has been
One of the world’s reigning artists
since she became famous overnight
with a totally unheralded debut
concert at New York's Town Hall,
on October 29, 1950.
Mme. Bachauer’s current renown
to a striking contrast to her. early
yean as a pianist, when - she
struggled for recognition and ah
opportunity to display her talents.
She was bom In Athens, the des
cendant of Austrian forebears who
had settled in Greece. Bachauer is
in Austrian name; her mother was
half Italian'. “And yet,” skys Mme.
Bachauer, “my family haj^lived in
Greece for four genera Cora; I feel
I am Greek.”
So do the Greeks. Mmt Bachauer
is an intimate associate of the
Greek royal family. She gave piano
lessons to King Paul for five years
summed up the opionion of music
critics everywhere who have at
tended her concerts tor the past
seventeen years: “When Gina
Bachauer made her majestic en
trance on to the stage, it was as
though time had stood still for a
sear. There ahe was . . . with the
same dignity, the same hesutv and
the same warm, lyrical, fascinating
playing of the piano.”
Mme. Bachauer catapulted to in-
' icfnational fame in 1950 when ahe
For the last eighteen years Mme
Bachauer has been touring the
world, garnering the acclaim of
critics and the applause of
audiences. Her annual American
tour usually takes her to thirty or
thirty-five cities, and she plays
with all the great orchestras of the
land. In s typical ttview of a win.
starting In Alexandria in 1942; and
cert, Daniel Webster wrote In the
Philadelphia laqufareri “She has a
gift of sound matched by no other
woman.”
she is a. frequent visitor to, young
King Constantine, his successor,
and Queen Anne-Marie.
But although the had a brilliant
start as a young pianist, Mme.
Bachauer’s career hid its long
years of disappointment, too.
She had been such « promising
youngster In her native land that.'
Perspective Committee Formed To
Study SGA and Student Relations
she was sent Ho Paris to study
under two of the greatest pianists
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Winkle And Blizzard Rated
Top Tournament Speakers
President Ed .Bacon called the
fourth meeting of the SGA to order
last Monday night Role was taken -
and the meeting was formally
opened.
. Ed reported that he had advised
Dr. Griffith that the SGA was not
in favor of clearing the parking lot
in front of Connell Student Center
to areas such as publications and
student union.
Mary Jo Allen announced that
the SGA Food Service Committee
will start checking the signing tor
forgotten ID's and the' fines go
into affect as of January 28 for
deliberate misuse of ID numbers
and for exceeding 10 times per
of cars from I-to 5 aun. daily.
Ed then reported on the Presi
dent's Advisory Committee meeting.
Such topics as womens hours.'
apartment rules, theft from cars
and the revision of the SGA con
stitution was discussed.
The SGA has been asked by The
Greater Macon 'Chamber of Com
merce to send some 30 delegates
to a College-Business Symposium .
which it will be sponsoring on
February 12. If you would like to
attend this contact Dan Thigpen.
- The SGA is sponsoring a petition
for Federal Aid and signatures will
be sought January 26-31 In the
lobby of Cornell Student Center.
Martlet Babbitt requested that,
students interested in the raising
of the Student Activity fee tor—
next yeer to. meet with her after
the meeting. The need tor the raise
Is so that more money can be given
quartem-
GEA Offers
On European
Teacher-Travel
Jinx Schwencke proposed that a
Perspective Committee be formed
With a membership of three SGA
members and two non SGA mem
bers. This proposal was passed and
Hugh Dukes was appointed chair
man ' with Carol Strange, Steve ‘
Carreker, Do^n Doughty, and Roy
Woods as members.
Discussion came up on the pos
sibility of another phone for the
infirmary and it is being investi
gated. “•
Jinx Schwencke proposed that
the President of SGA appoint a
Parliamentarian and also that the
discussion of. SGA matters by
visitors.be conducted .at the dis
cretion at the President Of SGA.
proposals were p.tssod
The meeting was adjourned.
Absentees: Steve Richey, Rick
Davidson, Shirley Harrison, Curtis
Echols, David ■ WaUley, Bruce
Gordy, and David Bottoms.'
Two members ot the Mercer
University debate town won top
btooM.fn the tovitattoml Tourna-
nwnt at the University at Miami
laat steak in Miami.
John Wbkte of Rome was JudgM
the Ns. I apankir and MDh BUx-
aid at Macon sraa rated No. S.
soma >0. eofligM warn rmramntod
won eight of twelve debates at the
tournament Winkle and BUxaard,
both seniors, made up ana team.
Larry Flnkelsteta, a sophomore
than Hollywood, Florida, end
William Cragg. a frattman from
Clayton, Georgia, sm the attar
Resolved: That InillM Control
of the qtattad Btotoa ftotoffi Folk?
simm* fee RMMBMBfe
which they .have competed this
year.
Blizzard and Winkle will repre
sent Marrer at the Harvard Invita
tional Debate Tournament in Cam
bridge, January SO—February 1 1.
Mrs. Price wfll accompany them.
The Msroar teams won five at eight
debates in the Hamid Ttomn-
n will participate in the
tote University JBvtte-
rnamsnt, February SI -
Ml IIm ObMi Tour-
Meant at ten UMvaatetr Na-
AgdtMft.
Miss Margaret Killan, G.EA
Director of Public Relations, has
announced the exciting .new 1969,
travel program which will make
available to all Georgia teachers
and college students the lowest pos- .
stole air fare to Europe. A special
004 let flight will fly from At
lanta to London on July 11.. In
dividuate win have a full month on
their own to travel Europe with the
return flight departing from Ams
terdam an Augurt 11, flying direc
tly back to Atlanta. For those who
wsnt a long* stay in Europe, there
win be a flight departing Atlanta
on June SO, returning August 22 -
allowing ahtohst eight weeks to tra-,
oil within. Europe.
This arfll be tea that such pro-
gram In fite state g flm*i", ean-i
mooted Ml* KOten, “and wa anti-
Events oi the
Week
Friday, January 31—Movie “The
Mouse That Roared” 8:00 P.M.
Saturday, February 1—Movie
“Lolita” 8:00 P M.
V- Wednesday, February 5—Open
Forum 6:30 P.M. Movie .“The
Young and The Damned”’ 8:30 PM.
Thursday, February 6—Mercer,
vsi Rollins.
Friday, February 7—Dance 8:00
PM. featuring Mouse and The
Boys With The Brass.
Saturday, February 8—Movie
“Patch Of Blue" 8:00 PM.
Saturday, February 15—“The'
Impressions” in Concert, Willing
ham Chapel.
Friday, February 21—Fine Arte
Sartor, Gina Bachauer, pianist •
1:30 PM. '
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