wa INDSOR Thursday, May 3, 1951 MONSTER EUCHRE ST. MARYS' SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Allan & King Streets 5.15 P.M. MONDAY, MAY 7 Big Prizes -- Everyone Welcome pRR---------------------- Quality Venetian Blinds Custom Made Guaranteed Two Years REPAIR and LAUNDRY SERVICE Venetian Blind Laundry & Mfg. Co. PHONE 859 THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL age 11 ERNIE CHERISHES SOUVENIR OF LUSITANIA DISASTER Thirty-six years ago next Mon-. day, on May 7, 1915, occurred one of the greatest disasters of World 'War one--the sinking of the Lus- itania. A souvenir commemorating this grim and terrible event was handed to a member of the Jour- nal staff the other day by Ernie Graves, Sixth Line. It is a big iron medallion, struck by the German government. The signif- icant thing about this memento is that it bears the date of May 5. The big liner was not sunk un- til two days later, May 7, which would seem to show that the Ger- man government had carefully planned the act, and were ex- tremely confident that it would be successfully carried out. Mr. Graves acquired the me- dallion in a swap with another soldier while overseas in the first world war. On one side, un- der the words "Keine Bann Ware," is a picture of the big ship sinking. The scene on the reverse side shows a crowd of people, presumably passengers on the Lusitania, lining up in front of what is evidently meant to re- present a wicket where steamship tickets are sold. Handing out tlek- ets is a skeleton. Words on this side of the medallion are partially obliterated by rust, Of three words above the picture, over all, The macabre piece of handi- work is expressive of Germany's the latter | lieved two are evidently "uber alles"--| influences ATTENDS AWARD CAMP Lt. M. E. H. Young, of Oakville; | will be among the 60 Royal Can- adian army cadets from Ontario|™ Who will attend the annual "award" camp at Banff this sum- mer, Central Command headquar- ters announced this week. Cadets will receive military instruction in such subjects as wireless, first- ald, and map and compass read- ing. eee er la iol ot triumph at the sinking of the ves- sel, or rather at the prospect of that act, which had not yet oc- curred when the struck. The Lusitania sailed from New York on May 1. Prior to this date, advertisements had ap- peared in leading American news- papers warning Americans against travelling In British .ships. These advertisements emanated from the German embassy at Washing- ton, On May 7 the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submar- ine and sunk off the south-west- ern coast of Ireland. A total of 1,154 people, including 114 Amer- feans, lost their lives. This act on the part of Germany Is be- to have been ome of the that brought the United States into the war on the side of the Allies about two years later. Oakville Ready-Mix | OC ON CE E:T EE Phone Oakville 928 4 A A A LINN NINN 4 4 AMAAAA medal was |? Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin and many others. The fact that the "pros" are so adept at memorizing leads me to believe that it can be acquir- ed. They know they have to memorize, so they memorize. Of course it is their business, and they practice six and eight hours per day. From experience I find that this is not so with the average amat- eur singer or chorister. Amateur actors often forget their lines, and that little wait for the prompter to start them up again is to my mind one of the most exasperating things, especially if MUSIC ALBUM BY IRVEN FELL I never cease to be absolutely astounded when I see performers of all kinds, instrumentalists, vocalists and actors get up in public and go on and on without once glancing at any notes or fe. To be able to memorize is a wonderful thing, and of inestim- able value to artists. People i) often joke and say, "I have wonderful memory but it is Ror short". It has always been like that with me. True enough, I have in days gone by memorized many | the Person on the stage is some- songs, yes and I have appeared |One You know. Personally, I just in plays and done fairly well at|Sit on the edge of my seat and memorizing my part. But to see|Pite my lip, cover my face or some someone like Sir Brmest MacMil-| other ridiculous movement, and lan conduct the "Messiah" and as [If there has been very much of matter of fact, all his music| forgetting lines" I am a nerveus without a score is to me, some.| Wreck when I gat home. thing marvelous. In choir work it often There is no doubt that it does(pens that there is an Intricate something to the performance. |bar or two just as one turns the 'When a man can memorize some |DPage of music. The leader ex- monumental work of two or three|plains that the best thing to do hundred pages it shows that he|ls to memorize the two bars be- knows the work in the first place, [fore turning over and the two and that inspires confidence in|bars after turning over. I am the minds of the audience. afraid that it is very seldom done. I'll never forget the first time|The impelling force of having to I went to hear Sir Ernest conduct|do it is not there. the "Messiah". The music stand,| Experts advise that the best an ornate brass affair, was on|way to memorize is to take the the stage, and the top which holds| subject slowly and do it correct- the music was detachable. Just|ly. Some advocate what'they call prior to the start, after the chorus the whole method, that is, going and orchestra had taken their) through the whole of the subject, places, a man walked on and took | others advocate the part method, the top part of the music stand (taking a little bit at a time. away and pushed the lower part| They all agree that there is no to one side. magic formula for memorizing. It It was a great piece of show-|is a matter of work and -more manshfp and to me ome of thelwork with a tremendous amount wonders of the evening that the|of stick-todtiveness. work was conducted without score. | 1 think everyone has some oc- Toscanini is another wonder at | currence to relate whereby it was memorizing and it is said of many | printed indelibly on their minds. opera stars that they have 15 or|It was very important: to them, 20 roles committed to memory, in-|it may have been a number, a deed I think Carusp had nearly|speech or a quote from a speech, 40 in his mind which he could|or an act. Whatever it was, they sing at a moments --notice. Of | will remember it to their dying course that is part of the train-( day. ing of a professional singer or) Here is one example, if I may musician of any kind Think of he personal about it. During the the work done by all our DProfes-|pirst world war a brother of mine sional instrumentalists in DUting| was killed in action. At the time to memory the long Works. Of|the telegram announcing h i s death came from the government, OF = OAKVILI INESS . . . WE THINK THE BEST PROOF OF OUR SUPERIOR WORK IS THE FACT THAT CUSTOM- ERS STICK WITH US. SOME FAMILIES HAVE BEEN SENDING FOR -US EVER SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN BUS- 14 YEARS LE'S LEADING my mother was out and I took the message. My brother's num- ber I will never forget, it was 402734. Shortly after another brother was reported as having died of wounds (he did not die) but his number was 90911. I al- Ways remember those numbers. I had another brother who came through without us having to receive his number by telegram, and I could not tell you his num- ber. If you stopped me on the street tomorrow and asked me the number of my car license, I simply could mot tell you So the memory Is a wonderful" thing. | It may be sad or it may be joy- ful to us. That is mostly up to ourselves. However, to those wii: ST. ANDREW'S GARDEN PARTY PLANS AGAIN WELL UNDER WAY The annual garden party of St. Andrew's Church, revived with great success last year, will be +held at the church grounds, Reynolds St. South, on Saturday, July 14. Preliminary plans for the big event were outlined at a meeting on Thursday evening. Vincent McDermott was chosen to head the general committee, With Miss Mary Hunt as secre- tary and Ted McDermott as treasurer. Committee chairmen and members will be chosen at a general meeting being held this evening at 815 in St. Mary's school auditorium. To obtain. funds for advertising and other expenses, a monster euchre, to which the general public is invit- ted, will be held in the school | auditorium Monday evening, May hap- (7, great importance. I have noticed that youngsters seem to memorize more quickly than adults. It may not be so, but it seems that way. Winner of the Week If A. M. 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