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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1950

Page

9

Anna P T A Unit Reorganized at Anna Junior High

Mrs. Glendale Hudgens led the May meeting of the Anna Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association with reports from committee chairs and the annual selection of officers. Newly elected president Mrs. James Young announced chairmanships and district council members were named.

Glendale Hudgens Parent- Teacher Association Anna Junior High School James Young Anna- Jonesboro

Miss Boomer Honored At Pat Parties Before Wedding

Miss May Bernice Boomer, to wed Saturday May 6, was guest of honor at a bridal shower hosted by Mrs. J. P. Gilbert and others at 513 West Walnut. An informal reception followed at 803 South Oakland Avenue with tea tables presided by Mrs. Leo Brown and Mrs. George Hays. Illinois reports less waste land proportionate to total area than other states.

May Bernice Boomer Miss Boomer John G. Gilbert West Walnut Street J. P. Gilbert R. E. Muckelroy Marvin Muckelroy Loren Taylor South Oakland Avenue Leo Brown George Hays

Symphony Delights Audience at Shryock Auditorium

The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra under Dr. Maurits Kesnar delivered a polished concert in Shryock Auditorium. Verdi preludes featured the string section. soprano Estine Taylor sang Pace Pace mio Dio and Panis Angelicus, earning an encore. The program included Schubert Unfinished Symphony No. 8 and Mozarts Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, with notable string tone growth and a Liszt finale.

Maurits Kesnar Shryock Auditorium Ernestine Taylor Ilinois Taylor Franck Kesnar

Southern Illinois Symphony earns thunderous encore demand

Dr. Kesnar organized the Southern Illinois Symphony with SIU music faculty support. The orchestra delivered strong performances of Prokofiev Prelude and other works, drawing applause and two encores: Stars and Stripes Forever and Wagner Lohengrin Act Three Prelude. The ensemble includes concert master John Wharton and principal players in cello, flute, trumpet, timpani, and bassoon sections.

Music Department Southern Illinois University John Wharton Eileen Barry Robert Resnick

Piano Recital Billed Monday at Shryock Auditorium

Gilbert Fischer of Southern Illinois University will give a piano recital at 8 15 p m next Monday in Shryock Auditorium. Sponsored by the SIU Music Department the program includes Beethoven Sonata Opus Thirty one No seven three and a suite from Iberia by Albeniz along with Debussy Etude Pour Les Accord and Schumann Carnival and his own Sonatina.

Gilbert Fischer Southern Illinois University Shryock S. I. U. Music Department Beethoven Avoocation Estureto Triana Iberia Albeni Debussey Schumann

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