UO Choral Union Makes Bow in ‘Elijah9
Four Soloists,
Chorus Heard
In Oratorio
Religious Quality
Effectively Shown
In Performance
Four guest soloists, the 400
voice University Chora! union,
and the directing talents of Dean
Theodore Kratt of the music
school made their premiere bow
to Eugene concert audiences Sun
day night in McArthur court and
gave a performance which all but
equaled the majestic quality of
the work they presented, Men
delssohn’s “Elijah” oratorio.
Accompanied by the 70 spirited
young musicians who make up
the University symphony orches
tra, Dean Kratt brought into keen
realization the experienced pow
ers of his soloists as well as the
fine potentialities of the chorus.
Baritone Raymund Koch of Chi
cago, who is known by no exag
geration as the “King of Elijah,”
had the title role. To say that his
contribution dominated the even
ing is no reflection on the others.
Effective Tenderness
Effective tenderness was dis
played by Koch’s wife, Helen
Bickerton, in the soprano roles.
Melvin H. Geist, tenor dean of
Willamette university, and Made
line Dwyer, Portland contralto,
sang their respective parts with
a feeling and a technique that
were not far behind the famed
operatic duo.
Interpreted dramatically or
musically, “Elijah” is frankly of
a profound religious nature.
Through words of the dozen char
acters—sung by four soloists—
and by articulate narration on the
part of the chorus, the story of
the famine and transgressions
which long ago devastated Israel
is told.
Holds Religious Mood
The playing of the orchestra,
f
varying: from restrained murmur
ings of soft-singing violins to the
great exalted surges of trumpets,
did much to attain and hold the
mood of religious zeal which was
manifested in the rendition of the
work.
As led by Dean Kratt and with
the cooperation of a cast of al
most 500, "Elijah” became more
than a beautiful presentation of
chants and pious pleas for mercy.
Through skillful cutting of some
of the tedious passages — and
through what is more important,
the carrying-through of an under
standing performance—the story
was transmuted from a legend
out of the Old Testament into a
breathing, exciting drama which
even the irreverent could not help
understanding . . . and perhaps,
somehow, believing.
Two Petition for
Oregana Position
By deadline time last night,
Marilyn Ashley and Wilbur Bish
op filed official applications to
edit the Oregana for 1941. Both
are members of the 1940 staff.
The applicants will appear be
fore the educational activities
board Friday, April 12, to be in
terviewed, the board's decision to
determine the new yearbook
editor.
Fee Installments
Due Wednesday
At Johnson Hall
Second installments on
registration fees and first pay
ments on non-resident fees are
due Wednesday, April 10, C. K.
Stalsberg, cashier, announced
yesterday.
Students may pay at win
dows three and four on the
second floor of Johnson hall
up till 5 o’clock the final day.
After that time fines of 25
cents a day will be charged for
one week, following which stu
dents will be suspended.
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Hold Fourth
Annual Meeting
Richard G. Montgomery, assist
ant manager of J. K. Gill com
pany, Portland, was reelected
president of the Oregon Retail
Distributors’ institute yesterday
at their fourth annual meeting on
the University campus.
The morning addresses were
opened by Vernon P. Jenkins of
Foster and Kleiser of Portland,
who spoke on “How to Make the
Merchant a Better Advertising
Man.”
Dr. Cornish Talks
Dr. Cornish of the University
business administration school
spoke of “Managerial Uses of
Stock Controls in and for Oregon
Stores” based on material gath
ered from business firms through
out the state by students in busi
ness administration under his
supervision.
Frank Short, instructor in
journalism, took the panel posi
tion in the place of Vernon Jenk
ins, who was forced to return to
Portland to attend to business
matters.
The principal speaker at the
Oregon Retail Distributors ban
quet was Col. Robert A. Roos,
president of Roos Brothers, San
Francisco. “Business spent 40
billion dollars in the last year, or
60 per cent of the total national
income but still business men have
no representative in the depart
ment of commerce,” Col. Roos
advanced. “There should be an
undersecretary of commerce to
take care of the problems of the
retail distributors, a business man
like ourselves,” he said.
Other officers elected at yes
terday’s sessions were as follows:
First vic^-president, Charles E.
Snell, merchandising manager,
home furnishing department,
Meier and Frank company, Port
land; second vice-president, E. A.
Burkitt, manager, J. C. Penney
company, Portland; third vice
president, Reese Dooley, propri
etor, Dooley Brothers, Albany;
fourth vice-president; Peter G.
Cosovich, proprietor, Astoria Sta
tionery company, Astoria; secre
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ficers will be held from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. today at the “Y” hut.
Besides the election of new offi
cers, a new constitution will be
voted upon.
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names of Wayne Kelty, James
Updike, and Henry Carr, candi
dates for the position of presi
dent and vice-president. Milton
Small and Karl Zimmerman vie
for the position of secretary and
aspirants for the treasurer’s post
are Bob Lovell and Don Walker.
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of the YMCA secretary. Paul Sut
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that all members of the YMCA
made a special effort to take part
in the elections.
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Ticket Office Open
For Idiot's Delight'
Box office of the University
theater will be open all this week
to allow its patrons to secure
their tickets for Robert E. Sher
wood’s “Idiot’s Delight” which
will open for a three-day run
Friday night.
Seats may be reserved from 9
until 5 o’clock in Johnson hall
with admission to the formal
opening set at 50 cents.
Gerry Smith, who also collab
orated on some of the original
songs used in the show, will play
the part of Harry Van, a wise
cracking vaudevillian, touring
Europe with a company of cho
rus girls. At a resort on the
Italian border he meets a strange
ly familiar Russian woman, por
trayed by Helene Parsons, who
is traveling with an infamous in
ternational munitions manufac
turer, played by James Parsons.
From there Robert Sherwood de
velops his play into a 1936 pre
diction of a general European
war.
Supporting members of the
cast are Parker McNeil, Dr. Wal
dersee; Jerry Lakefish. Quillery;
Jim Davidson, Dumptsy; Ray
Dickson, Captain Locicero; Da
vid Manning, Donald Navadel;
Arian Martin, Pittaluga; Dick
tary, N. H. Cornish, professor of
business administration at the
University; treasurer, Earl By
rom, manager, Byrom and Knee
land, Eugene; director, two-year
term, Harold Wendel, manager,
Lipman, Wolfe and company,
Portland; director, two-year term,
John H. Luihn, manager, Sealy
Dresser company, Portland; di
rector, one-year term, Floyd E.
Miller, assistant manager, Miller
Mercantile company, Salem; di
rector, C. C. Farr, holdover offi
cer from last year.
Clark, Mr. Cherry; Betty Jane
Quigley, his wife; Italian offi
cers, Ed Row and Kenneth Boyle;
Louise Thuneman, Signora Rossi;
Jim Bronson, orchestra leader;
chorus girls: Jeannette Harbert,
Trudy Harland, Donna Row, Bet
ty Fiksdal, and Pat Taylor.
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