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TIIE SUNDAY. OltEGONIAN. - PORTLAND. JUNE 1918. BOY SINGERS GIVE PLEASING CONCERT an3 "PaeifRS -Ocean-and sending war ships to the Mediterranean." 8 Paulist Choristers of Chicago Entertain Large Crowd in City Auditorium. LADS. ARE WELL TRAINED Programme Is Directed by Father Finn in Excellent Manner Final Entertainment Is Scheduled to Take Place Tonight. BT JOSEPH MACQUEEN. " ' Tt is one great experience and musi cal novelty of a generation to hear a concert by the celebrated Paulist Chor isters, of Chicago. One can learn much of them. The choristers appeared last night before a large audience in the Public Auditorium and more than pleased in their opening concert. The Einging membership, men and boys, who sang last night, was 90 44 soprano boys, 17 counter-tenors and 29 mala voices, tenors and bassos. To enjoy to the full the artistic treat proyided by the Paulist Choristers, one must have an educated musical palate. The non-musical man after hearing the choristers sing is awe-stricken, at those "human violins in song." Think of tuning 90 violins, putting life into them, and making them sing. That, in a few ' words, is what Father Finn's boys do. Boys Admire Leader. It is remarkable experience also' to witness such rigid and willing disci pline in a choir. It is easy to Bee that the little boys love their trainer. Fath er Finn. Their eyes follow him with devotion. That only can be bought by enthusiastic love. Boys who love a teacher like that make him into a men tal Hero. The choristers elng best in a-capella, or unaccompanied numbers. The so prano boys stand in lines facing Father Finn, who stands on a pedestal, in the middle of the choir. lie sweeps the choir, in one eagle glance. The boys stiffen, as it were, like soldiers stand ing at attention. They breathe from the diaphragm, not from the chest, and they do not raise their shoulders in so doing. Their breath control is there fore about perfect, and they began by singing pianissimo. You can imagine that' it is little birds calling out, until you detect a sweet human appeal in the boyish tones. There are no altos in the choir, only linvs who are counter tenors, and a. most remarkable vocal color quality therefore runs through the singing. It must be heard to be understood. Father Finn seems to hold the boys, while they sing, in a sort of nearly hypnotic spell. He creates singing, and especially exquisite delicacies of expression, by moving his baton. In Intonation and in trick singing, and in mastery of delicate expression, the boys" stand in the front rank, but-they could improve in better diction, espe cially In the use of consonants. Marseillaise la Sans. ' The best and most astonishing choral singing heard last night was in the "Alleluia," written by Father Finn. In the very first note, after hearing the key note, the soprano boys suddenly and sweetly, like blackbirds or thrush es, sang the astonishing note of high C eharp in alt. This is a musical test with' a- vengeance. In "Cherubic Hymn," "Emitte Spiritum Tuum" and others, the sopranos sang often in hisrb E in alt, and it didn't seem to distress them. "All Breathing Life" (Bach) was a wonder in quick vocal execution. Tho "Marseillaise" thrilled. ManeUlnUe" la Sane Master Hallet Dolan, soprano, tickled the crowd mightily in Father Finn's "Benedictus"; also in "La Villanelle" and "Annie Laurie," all sweetly and charmingly sung. Master .Richard McManus also has a charming, sweet, thrushlike voice, heard to splendid advantage in "Lul laby" (Brahms) and "The Last Rose of Summer." "Old Black Joe" was capti vatingly sung by Master Dick Finn, who also sang "Wild Rose" (MacDow ell). M. Dunford, baritone, and Clay Hart, tenor, sang solos with much success. Their phrasing was especially, admired. Father Finn played pipe "organ ac companiments, with clever musician-, ship, and Miss Mary Anderson, piano accompanist, ld fine work in that line. Last Concert Tonight. , Tonight the choir gives its last con cert n this programme: Kyrie (Terry). Salve Requia (Waddington), Mr. Dunford; two carols, (a) "Angela We Have Heard on Hlsh" (Old French), (b) "I Saw Three Ships" (Old English) ; Hodie Mecum Eris In Paradiso (Dubois). Mr. Dun ford ana Mr. Hart; a) Legend (Tschaikow sky), (b) "Praise the Lord" (Rachmanin off); carol from "Christmas Night" opera (Rimsky-Korsakoff ') ; "The Snfoke Rose Slowly (Converse). Intermission. Part 2 "Marseillaise" (de 1 Isle), "Tenor Aria," Mr. Hart; "Lullaby of Life" (Leslie), (a) "Qh! Had I Jubal's Lyre" (Handel). Ob) "A . JUaid Sings Light" (McDowell), Master. Hal lett Dolan; "The Vulcan Song" (Gounod), Ir." Dunford: "The Mocking Bird" (Ar ranged by Father Finn), Master'Tobin, solo ist; "Alleluia" (Father Finn); "The S tar Spangled Banner" Key). REED LIBRARIAN TO WED Engagement of Miss Maida Roselter and Meredith Bailey Out. - One of the surprises of commence ment day at Reed College yesterday was the informal announcement of the engagement of Missoftlalda Rosaiter and Meredith Bailey, Jr., the wedding to be an event of this Summer. Miss Ros siter is librarian at Reed College and Mr. Bailey owns and operates a large sheep ranch near Sisters, Or. He is a brother of Curtis Bailey, of Portland, and is a member of the University. -and other clubs. Miss Rossiter, who has-, been at Reed since 1912,'. is a graduate of Cornell University and was formerly on. the faculty of Stanford University, be'ing on the library . etaff there. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ros siter, of Pasadena, CaL Mr. Bailey's home is in Philadelphia, but for aome years he has been In Oregon. His mother, who now lives in Philadelphia, is a representative of one of the older Pennsylvania' fam-iliea. " The engagement was told at the col lege yesterday following commencement exercises and on the occasion of Mr. Bailey's visit to Portland. . TILLAMOOK CLASS LARGE High School Graduates Addressed . toy Dfr. Schaefer, of Oregon.' TILLAMOOK. Or., June 1 (Special.) The commencement exercises of one of the largest classes ever graduated frcm the Tillamook High School were held last night 1n the Christian Church. Dr. Joseph Schaefer. of the University1 of Oregon, was the principal speaker. After a musical programme diplomas were presented to Max Beals, August Boquist, Ernest Church, Agnes Coates, Lowell Edwards, Dewey Handley, Carl Handley, Carl Heisel, Georgia Johnson, Georgia Kiger, Hazel. Lamar, Charles Lamb, Edith Myers, Bernice Nelson, Mildred Severance, Athyl Suraerlln, Grace Wade, Howard Williams, Robert Wilson. . - The students receiving the highest honors are Charles Lamb. Agnes Coates, Georgia Johnson and Hazel Lamar. JAPAN IS LOYAL -ALLY ITERAICHI REPUDIATES IDEA OF ' JOINING GERMANY. Premier Declares Future of Hta Nation aa Dependent on Victory In War I aa la That of England. LONDON. June 1. There is little present possibility of ah alliance be tween Germany and Japan, asserts Premier Count Terauchi in an inter view with the Tokio Correspondent of the Daily Mail. "I feei earnestly that in the present circumstances, such a contingency as a trerman-japanese alliance is impos Bible," the Japanese Premier said. At the same time. Count Terauchi emphasized his belief that Japan's re lations with the entente would continue unaltered. He asked . to be excused from discussing intervention in Siberia. The Premier said that the Japanese people attached the utmost importance to international loyalty and that he was convinced nothing would lead them to sin against this principle. tie added that the Japanese, so far as liis observation went, were as loyal to Great Britain now as before the war and that whatever might be the opinion or the individual, tne Japanese as a whole could never in existing circum stances imagine themselves pro-Ger man. Continuing, he said: ' "Japan's future is Just as dependent on the victory of the entente as is Great Britain's future. Japan has striven to do her duty by her allies in ucb. directions aa guarding the Indian M0J0RSHIP ETHEL SEIZED Libel Suit for $12,567 Filed by Co lumbia Engineering Works. ASTORIA. Or., June 1. (Special.) A libel suit to recover $12,667.06 was filed in the Circuit Court today by the Columbia Engineering Works, of Port land, against the motorshlp Ethel. The vessel was seized by Sheriff Burns under a warrant issued by the Circuit Court in connection with this action and is being held awaiting a settlement of the case or the filing of tne necessary bonds. The complaint filed today eays the plaintiff entered' into a contract with M. T. Snyder to construct the motor ship for $64,800, Snyder to pay for the exarts. Snyder, the complaint avers, from time to time made payments on the contract, but there remains a bal ance of J12.567.05 unpaid. The Ethel arrived last night from Portland with a part cargo of lumber for San Salvador, via San Francisco. Allen Property Custodian Named. JUNEAU, Alaska, June 1. Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., announced today that he had appointed S. HellenthaL of Juneau, custodian of enemy alien prop erty in AiasKa. &ir. jtieuentnal will work under the direction of A. Mitchell Palmer, of Washington, D. C, custodian of enemy alien property, in tho United States, it was stated. 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