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The Spokesman-Review from Spokane, Washington • 87

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SUNDAY MORNING, Arm, 28, 1010. THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW, SPOKANE, WASH. Oglethorpe's Head Conceived Idea of Crypt 8113 Will Hear of 1940 I ,04,,,,,, i I I 1 0 4' 1 1 IV r. 1 1. 4 1,....

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They will be mounted on a table with appropriate scenery In proper proportion. A skyscraper, houses, tunnels and an airplane field with hangar containing the latest type airplanes, as well as tanks, tractors, automobiles and other familiar objects in miniature. That the sound of the voices of our great men shall not perish from the memory of men, sound transcriptions of their voices are being included in the crypt. Already received are talks of President Roosevelt. totaling 11 hours; Thomas A.

Edison addressing the electrical congress in 1906; the voice of William Jennings Bryan in his famous "Cross of Gold and Crown of Thorns" speech; King Edward, the abdication speech; a speech by his Majesty Gustave V. of Sweden and records of the Czechoslovakian crisis and on Munich as well as the present World war. What has been called "the greatest historical project in the world today" is under way at Oglethorpe University, near Atlanta, conceived and carried out under the direction of Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, president of the university, and T. K.

Peters, archivist. It is known as "the crypt of civilization," the Idea being to preserve for 6000 years everything that throws any light on civilization as of 1940. It is planned that the crypt be opened in A. D. 8113, some 6000 years after the founding of Oglethorpe.

Beneath the administration building at Oglethorpe there is a vault 20x10x10 feet closed with a stainless steel door. The walls and ceiling will be lined with vitreous porcelain enamel. Metal shelves will hold the receptacles to contain the deposits of various kinds. These metal receptacles will be seamless and will house first, a transite or asbestos lining, then one of glass, containing the actual material deposited. This will be filled with an inert gas and sealed off before being placed in the stainless steel receptacle.

It will then be ready for deposit In the crypt. PRESERVE MANY BOOKS. Hundreds of the most essential books of the world containing all of the accumulated knowledge of mankind are being photographed down to miniature size, each finished page being 1x1 inches. The Images are on a special long life form of cellulose acetate which, it is estimated from tests made, will last 6000 years. Physical material to be placed in the crypt includes: 1.

Hand viewing machines for the micro book film. By means of these the micro book records may he read in ordinary light, the pages being fed forward by hand. 2. Automatic micro book machine for reading the books. In these the film is carried forward at Intervals governed by a device set prior to reading.

3. A rnutoscope machine containing metal leaves. When the crank is turned, a picture in motion is seen and the sound of the voice is heard. This will serve as the Rosetta stone to the English language if it is no longer extant. 4.

A regular motion picture machine (35 mm.) with sound head operated by electricity with metal film threaded in. 5. A late 16 rm. sound projector with film threaded in ready for use. 6.

An opaque projector to project the large metal photographs. 7. A generator especially made of permalloy and operated by a windmill which will develop sufficient energy to drive the motion picture machine and other apparatus using electricity. 8, A complete set of modern scientific instruments, aviation instruments such as altimeter, barometer, barograph, sextant, speed meters and banking indicator. Instruments in daily use in every industry: Telephones, telegraph instruments, reading machines for the blind, television machine, theremln, phonograph, television iconoscopes, iconoscope tubes, radio tubes.

9. Models of every kind of essential modern machine. PEOPLE IN COSTUMES. 10. Models of people in costume, miniature men and women in every walk of life and in various trades atirl occupations.

11. Dioramas of Important historical events, such as signing of the Declaration of Independence. 12. Models to scale of the great works of man, such as Mount Rushmore, Stone mountain, the Sphinx, the pyramids, the great wall of China, the Eiffel tower and the Empire building. 13.

Models to scale of the great engineering feats: The Panama canal, Boulder dam, the filling of At the right, Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe university, mar Atlanta, is studying a record of a 1940 speech which will be preserved in the "crypt of civilization," vault below the administration building, left, to be opened in A. D. 811. Music Week Provides Interesting and Varied Programs (Continued from page onel at the Lewis and Clark high school on the program with the dance festival.

Its program will be as follows: Suite from opera, "Dido and Aeneas" Purcell-Stoessel Dance." "Sarabande" Handel-Wilson "Humoresque" Dvorak-Shilkret "Mock Morris In addition to stringed instruments, "Humoresque" calls for tympani, hells and harp and "Sara. hande" for harp. Piano Ensemble the Zuyder Zee, Grand Coulee! dam. 14. Tools and applianees for work, Disst on saws especially mad, Phillips screws and hand took.

13. A complete set of costumes for men and women, preserved in hel i um. 16. Samples of representative textiles. 17.

Paper books and Sunday magazine sections. 18. Artificial aids to mans anatomy, such as artificial teeth, a contact lens for the eye, artificial' arm and leg, spectacles, hearing aids, an artificial skull and pictures' showing their use. Braille book. 19.

Articles of personal adornment. SHOW COSMETICS, ACCESSORIES. 20. Toilet articles, cosmetics, razors. 21.

Habits: Chewing gum, tobacco, pipes, cigarettes, snuff, opium, hashish, liquor and illustrations of their use. 22. Illumination from its earliest form to the sodium lamp. 23. Fire and cooking appliances from the cave-man to the latest high-frequency cooker.

24. Electronics, radio tubes. power tubes, thyrotron tubes, grid glow tvbes, cathode tubes, neon and rare gas tuhes. 25. Chemistry and metallurgy, plastics, artificial textiles and alloys in small samples.

26. Food products in everyday use. 27. Musical instruments. 28.

Play and recreation implements. golf sticks, baseball and football, gloves, balls and masks. All sports 'ill be represented with pictures showing their use. 29. Household utensils, tableware glass and china.

30. Reproductions in miniature of; the greatest sculptures. 31. An orthophonie sound dictionary of the English language. OLD-TIME PICTURES THERE.

32. Word-for-word translations in every major modern language' In use in America, Europe and Asia including Ido and Esperanto of a composition of 3000 words. Also the same in the ancient tongues. Hieroglyphics, Hebrew, Phoenician, Assyrian, Persian, Accadian, Greek, Latin, Az-, tee, Sanscrit, Chinese. 33.

Copies of historical motion pictures from the inauguration of President McKinley down to the end of 1937. 34. Biographical sound records either on film or on records, of all of the great men of our day. 35. Science: sound records of great scientists, each giving his major achievements.

36. Customs of America illustrated in motion pictures. Model railroad locomotives and cars that would make any one want to own them, they are so and so accurate, have 'been presented to the crypt. These represented on a one-fiftleth scale an entire railroad train, consisting of locomotive, tender, gondola, The piano ensembles will be directed by Lynn NI. StIPM0011, John W.

Dickinson, Glenn B. Starr and Robert F. Choate, The dance program of the music festival will he given May 9. Each of the following teachers who are producing this program will be represented by her own dance unit: Cora Mae Chesnut, Audree Young, Jane Larkin, earls Sharp Riley, Therese Weiscopf Elliott, Sophia PI Katherine Kreiger and Jean Price Bungay. These include: 1.

Act IL. of the fairy tale, "Ilansel and Gretel," the voodland scene In hieh the two children are lost. 2. "Fantasie" reveals tho case air of a "balle complete with the inunorlal mkchlet typical of Columbine anti Mule-(min. The dainty airs of Mozart and Boccherini evoke the memories of grandmother's romance.

3. "As Americans See It," a collection Of Spanish dances adhering to the traditional steps hut interpreted in the happier mood characteristic of America. 4. The gayety of a peasant village; the precocious artistry of a dancing peasant, "Festival" also lcarries through a touch of comedy land a dash of love. Colfax, Pullman, Cheney, Creston, Lacrosse, Clayton, Opportunity, Colville, Meta line Falls, Reardan, lone, Kettle Falls, Wilbur, Almira, Otis Orchards, Moscow, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls and St.

Monies. The adjudicators were Leonard Jacobsen, Tacoma, piano; Clifford Kantner, Seattle, and Marguerite Hood, Spokane, voice, and Edouard Hurliman, Portland, string instruments. Contestants were rated ''superior with honors," "superior," "good" and "fair." Of more than 200 contestants. top honors were awarded to 50. All received comment sheets.

Pins were awarded to those rating "superior with honor" and "superior." Festival programs will contain the names of all contestants with stars designating the two top ratings. Ensemble groups were limited to eight persons this year, usually from a school or other organization, or friendly groups or groups directed by the same teacher. These included piano duets, duos and quartets; string duos, quartets, quintets and sextets, with or without piano; voice duets, trios, quartets and doublt quartets, with or without pianos, and any combination of instruments for eight or less. Several of these groups participated in the Sunday afternoon recitals. classes recently conducted.

In connection with the oratorio, "Elijah," Sunday night, May 5, the a cappella choir from the Eastern Washington College of Education at Cheney will assist and will also be heard in two a cappella numbers under the direction of William Lloyd Bowles, conductor. The girls' glee club of John R. Rogers high, under the direction of Mrs. Blanche Hill, will sing a special number from the balcony. A group of Whitworth college singers will, also participate, Birger Beausang, who comes as guest star to sing the role of Elijah in the oratorio, is a singer, teacher and director of wide experience.

Elijah is his favorite role. A native of Denmark he has taught 20 years in American schools and 1 colleges, resigning in 1927 from the University of Syracuse for furtherl study of opera, oratorio and German lieder. Ills repertory includes' seven great oratorios. "Elijah" is presented in Spokane with the cooperation and indorsement of the Spokane Ministerial association. Soloists and those who will sing' in small ensemble groups of duels, trios and in "Elijah" quartets include Ruby Heritage, Tom SkefIfington, Mrs.

Ruth Ilavstad endinger, Mrs. David MeNellis. 11argarot Quist, Mrs. William Mrs. Amos Thompson.

Hat'. told Wallis, Mrs. WPI11011 'Eleanor Skok, Dorothy Emma Hupe, T. G. Patterson, William Pond, Oliver Hume Donald Daniels and Beverly Adams.

Playing two pianos with the orchestra will he Mrs. K. D. Kohler and Edgar C. Sherwood, oratorio accompanists.

The festival string ensemble of 95 players, under the baton of Marian A. Lawton, is new this year. It will be heard Thursday evening 7 1 ,...,,400,,,. -1r 1... 1 -s-: 1 i 1-- Popular Event.

Always a great favorite and nowl in its third year in Spokane is the festival piano Pnsemhle with a total I of 210 pianists playing in groups! on 30 pianos. Group one, to 11 years old, vitt play the following: March Anthony, Waltz trauss "Sleigh Ride" Ducelle Group two, 12 through eighth' grade age, will play: "Minuetto Gio.ioso" Mozart "Moment Musical in i Schubert 1 "Butterfly Waltz" Friml Group three, high school age, will play: Gynt Suite No. '1" Grieg a "Morning." 1 Death." of the Mountain Dance." The adult group will play: 1 "Fantasia and "Prelude in Flat" Chopin "Waltz in A Flat" Chopin In the three younger groups two players will sit at each piano, 60 musicians in each group. The adult group Is composed of outstanding pianists of the city. A single player will preside at each piano-30 In all.

'Novelty Dances Are Included. 5. One unit Nktil IS in the cool of a frozen pond and a snow bank, 6. Tiny Dresden figures come to life. Perhaps the dolls themselveS dream of living.

7. Pre-classic suite, a commentary on the old dance forms of minuet, gavotte and pavanne, using the music of Ravel and Prokofieff. 8. Tho Music Store suite, gayly satirical, definitely rornte and a good part hectic as it comments ors I the frantic search for a lost tune, From the winners are selected those appearing in the Sunday afternoon recitals and four "champions" who will be heard Tuesday evening with the Civic Symphony orchestra. They are Carolyn Norris.

University of Idaho, pianist; Alfred Coeur d'Alene, violinist; Margaret Quist, Spokane, contralto, and Byron Swanson, Spokane, harytone. They are the winners of the concerto and aria In special metal capsules, valuable material that reflects the civilization of 1940 is stowed away in the Oglethorpe crypt to he opened in A. D. 8113. Thousands of these capsules will be preserved with their contents.

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