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Members of the Minnesota Centennial Play went to St. Cloud this week to record the play's musical score. If the recordings please MGM officials in Minneapolis, the company will have them plugged by some "name band."
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The annual maple syrup run is on. Over 600 gallons of sap have been extracted so far and about 150 gallons of syrup recovered. The Brothers who are working with the syrup expect the run to continue for two or three more weeks if the weather remains mild.
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Medal of the Week goes to Rev. James Kelly, OSB, and Rev. Henrj Anderl, OSB, who prevented a possible fire last Monday by dragging out a fire hose and drenching a smouldering stage canvas. Commented Father James, who first smelled the smoke, ' 'We aren't really heroes. I attribute everything to my sensitive nose." •
Latest report from Student Relief Chairman Jim Cox is that St. John's is ranked eighth in the nation for total contributions to the drive as of April 1. SJU has sent in $2,000, and another $1000 will be mailed this week. With the extra $1000, St. John's will be in third place, behind Notre Dame with $20,000 contributed, and Loyola of Los Angeles with $5,392.
Father Dominic Announces Cast
ForH
enry
#Rev. Dominic J. Keller, OSB, head of the Johnny Players,
made public this week his castings for Shakespeare's Henry V, which will be staged by the dramatic group early in May.
In the leading role of Henry V will be Donald Love, sophomore from Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Charles Matthews will have the part of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Don Durken will handle the role of Ely, Edward Sherman is cast as Exeter, and Bernard Wenninger as the King of France.
Others in the cast are O. Alan Roehl as Dauphin, Cornelius Whalen as Bardolph, Donald Meyers as Pistol, Robert Gavin as Fluellen, Paul Marcotte as Gower, and Francis Petracek, who will perform the prologue.
An additional 20 actors- will appear in minor roles. The Johnny Players' version of .the play will compress the drama's 21 scenes into three acts.
Bishop Bartholome Gives Minor Orders
#Most Rev. Peter Bartholome, Coadjutor-bishop of St. Cloud,
conferred tonsure and the last two minor orders on 15 seminarian candidates in the abbey church on Saturday, April 2.
Tonsure was conferred upon Willis F. Etter and Robert J. Sauter of the Fargo diocese, Donald J. Halk, Irvin P. Braun, and Lawrence Torborg of the St. Cloud diocese, and Allan F. Walt, Earl W. Barcome, and Alfred M. Lison of the Green Bay diocese.
Donald H. Lins of the Madison diocese, John I. Nilles of the La Crosse diocese, and Jacob J. Schumacher of the Bismarck diocese also received the Tonsure.
Those who received minor orders were Bernard A. Kelley of the Sioux Falls diocese, Edwin J. Stanek of the La Crosse diocese, Robert J. Carlin of the Winona diocese and Richard B, Kujawa of the St. Cloud diocese.
Orchestra And Choral Club Plan Spring Concerts
ST. JOHN'S CHORAL CLUB, under the direction of Rev. James Kelly, OSB, will present a series of concerts early in May. The group will sing here on May 6:
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Volume 62
Official Newspaper of St. John's University and Organ of the Alumni Collegeville, Minnesota, Thursday, April 7, 1949
Easter Vacation Begins Tuesday Noon
Monastery Plans Holy Week Rites; Fathers To Assist In Parish Work
CAMPUS CALENDAR
April
8
Mr. J. L. Benvenisti on
KFAM, 9:30 P.M.
April
10
Palm Sunday.
April
12
Easter Vacation be-
gins at noon.
April
15
Rev. Godfrey Diek-
mann on KFAM,
9:30 P.M.
April
19
Easter Vacation ends
at 8 P.M.
April
22
Mr. Emerson Hynes on
KFAM, 9:30 P.M.
April
26
Symphony Orchestra
Concert, 8 P.M.
#The St. John's University Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Re'v. James Kelly, OSB, will present its next concert 'of the season in the auditorium at 8 o'clock P.M. on April 25. Featured soloist of the concert will be William Ibes, junior music major from Nijmegan, Holland.
Highlight of the all-Beethoven concert will be the Concerto for piano and orchestra, which Ibes will play assisted by the 53-piece orchestra.
Following this farewell appearance here, Ibes will leave immediately on a sight-seeing tour of this country, and then return to Holland to prepare , himself for admission to the' Amsterdam Conservatory next fall.
Not to be outdone, the St. John's Choral Club, also under the baton of Father James, will present the first of a series of concerts at St. Cloud Teachers College on Monday, May 2. On May 4 and May 6 they will appear at the College of St. .Benedict and at St. John's respectively. Other appearances are also being arranged, the director said.
The Choral > club will sing a program of varied numbers, ranging from Gregorian Chant and classical polyphony to popular modern compositions such as
__________ Kern's All The Things You Are,
Number 7 ^ry B°nes> arranged by Fred War-
--------------- ing, and the ultra-modern Sea
Marge by Manton.
In addition to his performances with the two groups, Father James will give a dedicatory recital on the newly-installed organ of the Church of the Assumption at Morris on Palm Sunday. Included in the recital will be Chorale in A Minor by Franck and Finlandia by Sibelius.
Following is a program of the symphony orchestra's concert:
By Richard Culhane
#Easter vacation will officially begin at noon, April 12, and will continue until 8 P.M. April 19. Despite attempts by the student council
to secure the two preceding days, the schedule remains as it was Overture to Coriolanus, Opus 62 previously planned.
The inevitable pre-vacation examinations are being given this week and will be given on the following two days next week, but this is not expected to hamper the annual recess that .refreshes many a student fatigued from the recent quarterly tests.
This Easter vacation marks the first official "break" in the program since the beginning of the second semester.
The monks, seminarians, and _____;________________________
Ahmann, Braun Score Again
others at St. John's will follow the traditional Holy Week observances. The Passion will be sung at the students' Mass on
Week, and on Easter Sunday, Abbey priests will assist at parishes in the Diocese of St. Cloud,
as well as in other dioceses. A Palm Sunday, with Rev.JSvxard list of their assignments may be
found in another section of this m.- Presto. Presto meno assai
IV. Finale: Allegro con brio
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, No. 4, Opus 58
I. Allegro moderato Ik Andante con moto
III. Rondo: vivace
William Ibes, pianist
Symphony in A Major, .No. 7, Op. 92
I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace II. Allegretto
issue.
Stueber, OSB, as the Christus, Rev. Boniface Axtman, OSB, as Chronisla, and Rev. Henry Anderl, OSB, as Turbo,. Solemn services
#Matthew Ahmann and Hugh will be held on Maundy Thurs-Braun, prep school seniors who day, Good Friday, and Holy Sa-won the top awards in the recent turday.
debate finals, received further In preparation for these three honors in the regional elocution days, Tenebrae will be sung by contest at Little Falls. the choir monks on each of the
Although no contestants were three preceding evenings. Sol- ©On March 28 Rev. Vincent rated as first, second, or third, emn ceremonies, with Rt. Rev. Tegeder, OSB, received the di-Ahmann was the only partici- Alcuin Deutsch, OSB, Abbot, ploma. granting him the degree pant to receive the rating of su- pontificating, will be held on of Doctor of Philosophy in His-perior. Braun was rated as su- Easter Sunday. These services tory. The Regents of the Univer-perior minus. are attended by many people of sity of Wisconsin, upon the no-
The regional contest was helc} the parish and alumni who are rnination of the Faculty, con-at the St. Francis Academy on interested in the liturgy of Holy ferred the doctorate at the close March 24. The five Catholic Week. of the first semester of the cur-
schools of Region 4 participated. During the latter part of Holy rent academic year.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------~------- Father Vincent's dissertation
in American History is entitled The Territories and the Liticoln Administration: 1861-1865.
The award of a Wisconsin University Fellowship for the academic years of 1943 and 1944 en-It is expected that each founda- abled Mm to spend four months
of research in Washington, D.C. will henceforth be covered in a respondent responsible for filing During thls time he worked in
University of Wisconsin Confers Doctorate On Rev. Vincent Tegeder
Mission Activities To Be Covered In Forthcoming Record Supplement
#News of missionary activities in It is expected that each founda-St. John'e-afflliated foundations tion will appoint a regular cor-
Rev. Vincent Tegeder, OSB
special supplement to the Record. . the National Archives and the
The Supplement will appear as news stones- Library of Congress consulting
an insert with the Record five The purpose of the Supplement pertinent materials in prepara-
times a year, with the first issue is to familiarize students, alumni, tion for his analysis of the West
tentatively scheduled for late and outsiders with the work.car- during the Civil War period, in May. ried on by the various founda- How the Republican Party, Father Vincent did Ms re-
A staff of clerics, headed by tions and in this way to stimu- once in power after the victory search work under the guidance Frater Charles Henry, OSB, will late interest in the missionary. of 1860, supervised territorial of Professor W. B. Hesseltine
edit the publication. field. affairs is the object of this study, of the University of Wisconsin.
