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4 The Gold Bug, April 12, 1955 WMC Little Symphony Presents Big Music Commercials Confuse College Columnist Recently, I read an article on cliches Nostradamus should hand up his "Anel They, Shall Have Music ••• " written in the typical classic style of by Frank Sullivan, a very clever gentl- crystal ball for not knowing that- is light and gay in mood and Allcgro, the period exemplified by Mozart. man who is associated with the New A, There's a Ford in your future. A stream of students lugging various and assorted musical in- "After the intermission, the orches- Yorker. In his article, Mr. Sullivan Q. While Luther Burbank would struments flow into .Alumni Hall on Wednesdays and Thursdays tra will be joined by Miss Arleen paraded a whole army of worn-out ex- 'turn in his photosynthesis for failing at 4:15 p. m. They belong to the Western Maryland Little Symphony Heggemeier, pianist and a member of pression through the simple device of to realize that- Orchestra. The orchestra, isn't however, limited to students. Pass- the music faculty. Together, they will a dialogue. The dialogue, a question A'lSerutan isnatures spelled back- ers-by may recognize their professors carrying instruments too. perform the Piano Concerto No.3, and answer affair, features a "cliche wards. Q. Apparently, this Sociology students will immediately recognize Dr. Earp as the man in C Minor, 071. 97, by L. van Beeth- expert" who replies to every question satisfies all the demands new language of modern with a hoary phrase. oven. The concerto is in three parts marked AUegl'o con brio, Largo and Without Mr. Sullivan's permission, aesthetics. Let's continue. The para- Rodo Allegro. I would like to render a similar service troops in World War II were- ·A. Good to the las~ drop. to singular one of America's most The members of the orchestra are contributions to the mighty stream Q. And Euclid discovered- grateful to Miss Heggemeier for her (cliche) of world culture-the com- A. The "PI" that made Mother stop fine performance of this beautiful merical. baking. concerto of Beethoven. "Following the orchestra concert, a 'Question: Miss Alice Emeftee, you sa~·w~~~a~e~~.e~uee:::~·~I:~1a;~:n;~~~ reception in honor of Miss Gesner :~~ a:t:::;;s~~I~;:ey:oum~~:7ial, sung ing the Civil War? will be held in the MeDaniel Lounge A. \Ve are tobacco men, not medi- by the Faculty members, music stu- Answer: Yes, boy, I am. In fact, cine men. dents and orchestra members. I am First Vice-President in Charge Q. And, of course, the Indian chief "It is the desire of every orchestra of Advertising for the Superlative turned from the twelfth funeral pyre member that all students at the col- Manufacturing Company of Dundalk. of Gary Cooper and exclaimed-c-, lege will avail themselves of the op- Q. Dandy. Would you like to an- A. It's toasted! portunity of hear-ing their own Little swcr a few questions andvin so doing, Q. And the national director of the Symprony Orchestra in' a concert of illustrate the new American language S.P.C~A. would- great music." which set Esperant back four centur- A. Walk a mile for a Camel. Orchestra vtens Montrose ies? "The orchestra attempted an ex- A. What's the good word? Q. Thanks loads, Alice. I feel that periment this year. They went to the Q. That's the idea. Now, if John you have done a great service to the Montrose Schoo! for .Girls and pre- Milton were living today, his favorite cause of American Art and that, sented an informal concert there. The line would be- through use of Comrnerclalcse, all girls seemed to enjoy the concert, A. Take tea and see. future Nobel Prizes will be to Ameri- TAe "Little SympAony" Gnd their dil'eetor, M1·. Royer, make heGrty prfJpc;rat·itrns [or eamillg Spring Concert. and the orchestra members felt that Q. And King Oedipus would fall can authors. it had been a success. for- A. J ag ree-c-provided that none of with the French Horn; Physics majors can all pick out the bass "Thatconc1udes the list of the actlv- A. Your eyes, the only two you'll them are chained by the hot cigarette clarinet player, Dr. Summers; and ities of the Western Maryland Little ever have. . . habit, that they all have the skin you everybody knows Miss Simpkins from closely associated ... John Blow and Symphony Orchestra. Included, per- Q. While throughout The Three love to touch, that they stop falling the library, who plays the violin, and Henry Purcell. Both men were organ- haps, has not been the immense en- Musketee-rs we cry to heal" D'Artagnan hair with whatever surface is avail- Miss Perry, assiitant registrar, who ists at Westminster Abbey, John Blow joyment that the orchestra gets out ask- able, and, finally, that they keep their plays the bassoon. 1679, and .his pupil, of playing. However, anyone who has A. How are you fixed for blades? expression ninety-nine and forty-four from 1673 to Once assembled, the group is under Henry Purcell, from 1679 to 1695 seen them perform, really feels that Q. And, of course, Leonardo da Vin- one-hundredths per cent pure-,.! the direction of Mr. Philip Royer. Following the death of Purcell in 1695, "they shall have music wherever they ci would be piqued to learn that- ('fhis ...tide is R reprinl IrQn'He (h'J/I'"UII