Tops' Concert by Anchorage Symphony
Is Outstanding Musical Performance
A “Pops” concert presented atl
the school gym last Sunday after
noon by the Anchorage Sym
phony orchestra under the direc
tion of Peter Britch was an out
standing musical success and was
enthusiastically received by an
appreciative group of Palmer mu
sic lovers. The concert given here
under the auspices of the Music
Appreciation Group, was a repi
tition of the symphony’s first
presentation of the season on
February 9 at Anchorage, where
it was acclaimed as an outstand
ing performance. Miss Rpthella
Wade, first dancer to appear with
the symphony was featured as
guest artist.
Tschaikowsky’s “Swan Lake”
the major work of the afternoon
was played with professional
techique and feeling under Mr.
Britch’s direction. The audience
was most enthusiastic in its re
ception of the second scene from
“Swan Lake” in which Margo
Britch, harpist, Ruth Hurst, vio
linist and Arthur Braendel, cell
ist, were featured. The outstand
ing performance also included
Rossini’s “The Thievish Magpie”,
and “Saturday Night Waltz” and
“Hoedown” from Aaron Copland’s
“Rodeo.” Both of the latter works
were reminiscent of western folk
tunes and cowboy songs, rang
ing from sad melodies of the lone
ly prairie to the foot-stomping
swing of the Saturday night “hoe
down”.
Miss Wade won her audience
with a gypsy dance to the music
of castanets and Manuel deFalla’s
“Spanish Dance No. 1”. Dressed in
colorful peasant costume Miss
Wade’s second number, Argonese
folk dance was expertly precise
to the music of Waltsteufel’s Es
pana Waltz”. She also delighted
the audience with her final numb
er in which she scintillated in her
flame-colored cape and jewelled
toreador’s suit to the music of
Danse Boheme from “Carmen”.
Seventy-five percent of the net
proceeds from the concert will be
used by the local Music Apprecia
tion Group toward some commu
nity project according to Dan
Flemming, chairman of the local
music group.
RETURNS FROM FAIRBANKS
Charles Wilson, territorial soil
conservationist, returned last Sat
urday from a trip to Fairbanks on
soil conservation business.
I I
RE-NEW
CLOSET
WEARY
CLOTHES
Freshly cleaned clothes always
feel good and another impor
tant factor, too, is that clothes
that are cleaned often will ac
tually give longer wear.
BROWN'S SHOP
$15,562.27 Contributed
By Air Force Personnel
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE
BASE—Air Force military and ci
vilian personnel in the Alaskan
theatre contributed $15,562.27 to
the National Foundation of Infan
tile Paralysis as their part in the
1951 March of Dimes. This is ap
proximately a 36 per cent in
crease over last year’s donations.
Of this total, personnel sta
tioned on Elmendorf AFB con
tributed $8,206.19, Ladd AFB
$4,400.01, Eielson AFB $2,161.54,
Shemya AFB $456.00, Thorn
brough AFB $235.53 and Naknek
AFB $103.00.
HEALTH COUNCIL
NEWS
Members of the Matanuska Val
ley Health Council voted unani
mously at their regular meeting
February 15 to support a prop
osed act relating to the licensing
and supervision of boarding
homes, foster homes, maternity
homes, and institutions caring foi
children, prescribing duties, de
fining offenses and providing
penalties and authorizing the
Board of Public Welfare to es
tablish standards concerning the
operation thereof. Secretary Anr
Demming was instructed to write
letters to all Third District re
presentatives in the Territorial
Legislature urging them to back
I the bill which was recently intro
I duced.
| Speaking in support of the li
j censing bill, Miss Florence Eby
R. N., explained that this is a law
insuring protection to all children <
who must be cared for away from
their home. Every foster family, |
institution, nursery or maternity I
home giving regular care to a
child not related to them should
welcome the public approval of
their work which a license im
plies. Day care children need pro
tection too, not only to safeguard
against health and fire hazards,
but against overcrowded facili
ties.
Most states have such a licens
ing law giving authority to cer
tain state agencies to set stand
ards of child care and to issue li
censes approving child care faci
lities, both family and institution,
if they give proof of meeting
these minimum standards. Child
ren’s homes and organizations in
Alaska which have for many
years been meeting needs of
homeless children have long been
in favor of such a measure. It
; puts the stamp of approval on
1 their work and gives them help
IS DINNER GUEST
Miss Virginia Carle, member of
the Palmer school faculty, was
a diner guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sandvik on Mon
day evening.
IS GUEST SUNDAY
Gottfried Stevahn was a guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Max Sherrod at
dinner Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Stevahn is a teacher on the Pal
mer school faculty.
in improving their service, while
it prohibits the development of
unqualified child care facilities
operated on a commercial basis
with resulting exploitation jjf,
parents and children.
Health Council members were
urged to urge organizations which
they represent to write in favor of
the bill’s passage. Anyone desir
ing additional information about
the bill and the way it works may
inquire at the Health Center for
literature about the bill.
Come in and sec1 the1
ISfew SilierAii ii iversaiy7
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