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Show Sunday, November Wheelwriah t left a fine legacy JEAN MARSHALL Herald Staff Writer Instead of taking it with them, many outstanding people leave major achievements and day, Lael J. Woodbury, who By contributions behind. Lorin F. Wheelwright, an worked under Wheelwright at Brigham Young University and succeeded him as Dean of the College of Fine Arts, described him primarily as a friend and pronounced his influence as "profound" both personally and professionally. ex- tremely short, but quite remarkable man, who died Nov. 4, left a very long shadow behind. It is not the shadow of a stone giant like Ozymandias to tumble and lie broken in the sand, but the memory of acattitudes and complishments perceptions, programs and policies that enriched and will continue to enrich lives for Woodbury remembered that for Wheelwright it was important that a thing be complete; that a thing look right that a building, a poster, a performance, even a letter should be beautiful; that not all values are the same. His spiritual commitment was his top priority. Other activities fell into place behind that. generations. His contributions to Brigham Young University and to the In 1967 when the Harris Fine Arts Center was still brand new, Wheelwright accepted the position of Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Recruited by President Ernest L. Wilkinson from a successful publishing career, Wheelwright had earned a doctorate in music from Columbia University and had served as a professional organist and pianist in New York City. He also held positions as professor and head of the music depart came from g a interest in the arts, not as an elite and rarified domain but as a source of enrichment for the entire community. His academic training, talents, interests and life experience aided him in making the arts accessible to others. His own priorities and atticommunity-at-larg- e life-lon- tudes influenced his colleagues and proved to be a valuable legacy. Speaking at the funeral Mon ment of Oswego State Teachers College in New York State, as music supervisor of the Salt Lake City Schools for 13 years, and as head of the Coordinating Council of Higher Education for the State of Utah. He had taught for a short time at BYU in 1937, and served 15 years on the Sunday School General Board of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints and as editor of the Instructor Magazine. He was also manager of the arts division of the Utah Centennial Commission in 1945-4- 7 and was responsible for the parade and events in art, drama, music, and pageantry, including the musical Promised Valley (music by Crawford Gates, book and lyrics by Arnold Ravel's gift for a fellow pianist who lost his right hand and Shostakovich's passionate statement on war will highlight the Brigham Young University Philharmonic Orchestra concert Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert V V ! During Wheelwright's tenure as dean, from 1967 to 1974, the college grew to 2,500 majors e and 125 faculty. He established the annual Mormon Festival of Arts, a tradition that continued for many years. He also instituted the College full-tim- Student Advisement Center, and reorganized student publications to make The Daily Universe a practical laborato- - Barris' interviews were originally conceived to be a collaborative biography between Monroe and Barris, but her untimely death in August 1962 Gloria Steinem. brought the project to an ab"Steinem has never written rupt halt. better than she does here," Now, 25 years later, Gloria said the San Jose Mercury Steinem, one of the most influNews. ential feminists and writers of Marilyn ($14.95 U.S.$20.95 our time, offers a sensitive, and empathet-i- c Canada) will be published in a lavish Plume trade paperback portrait of Marilyn Monroe edition this month. The 150 that explores Norma Jeane, color and the real woman inside the pubphotographs taken by American lic image. Of over forty books freelance photojournalist to be written on Monroe, MariGeorge Barris in June and lyn is the first by a woman. July 1962 and several hours of Today, Marilyn Monroe is black-and-whi- te living movie stars. What caused that appealing combination of childlike vulnerability and irresistible sexuality that made her a legendary cult figure? Steinem has chosen to write around key topics that reveal the inner personality. Through seven essays, Gloria Steinem reveals to the reader the abandoned child, Norma Jeane, whose metamorphosis to the breathy, platinum blonde screen goddess was achieved at great personal and emotional sacrifice. In the final chapter s s & Marilyn stil better known than most r festival "Who fice. The Lorin F. Wheelwright ry for students in the field of journalism. According to and Rimsky-Korsakov- The "Concerto for Left Hand" was written by Ravel for a close friend and fellow musician who lost his right arm in World War I. "Out of his love and admiration for his friend, Ravel created a wonderful and difficult work," says Clyn Barrus, director. "It is extremely colorful, energetic and inspirational." Jeffrey Shumway of the Woodbury, "It is not too much to say that The Daily Universe might not exist now' had it not been for Dean Wheelwright. After his retirement he was called by President Oaks to plan the BYU centennial celebration, served as an LDS stake president and wrote and published his mother's biography, entitled Valborg. FABRIC 380 E. 1300 S. Orem 225-312- 3 Mon.-Sa- Would She Be Now? Steinem offers a fascinating look at Marilyn today had she lived into her sixties, and what she might have become. 9:30-9:3- HflVW t. mj I Return." I Marilyn spent ten weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. t a a, i ii, I FF-y- wsr2 d. CANTOW a yd. , yiliiyQ .-.- 1 Our EVERYDAY LOW PRICE Printed It 60" FolyCotton JOGGING FLEECE Clfc Yd. 1 ironcn f&LLUft I 6 yds. 99C 3 can River Yd. COTTON VELOUR iWi'ilfi'it! 98 jj Reg. 5.99 yd. .11 1. 2nds from Russell WASH CLOTHS For jogging Yd. 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They are free with a Media Center Society membership purchase. The Utah Media Arts Center is the only non profit arts organization in Utah devoted to promoting film and video as art forms and offers classes, Vavoom matrix.. I Center W. Mon.-Sa- IfllJLJU 0 the "Niagara." "River Of No iuv 250 Provo KNITS & RIBBINGS 20 OFF! Face. PERMS 's Symphony. T-SHI- ke mTif "Since the end of the war, this work has probably become the most exemplary work of the spirit of communication that came out of that disastrous conflict," says Barrus. "It is deeply moving and expresses well the tragedies, sorrows and suffering of war, as well as the mistaken perceptions of an invading army. The most important communication of the composition, however, is the ability of the human soul to rise above its sorrows to realize that the soul of man is eternal and can overcome all the darkness put against it." The Philharmonic recently performed the premiere of music by Academy Award winner Alfred Newman and for the opera "Madame Butterfly." " "Capriccio the concert will continue with Maurice Ravel's "Concerto for Left Hand" and conclude with Shostakovich's Fifth - "T invaded Russia. Espag-nol,- I Dec. 4 "Bus Stop" at the Media Center. "Misfits" at the Dec. 5 Media Center. Dec. 6 "Some Like It Hot," comedy starring Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon as two musicians who disguise themselves as women to join an all girls band. Dec. 7 "Seven Year Itch" and Marilyn Monroe look-alicontest at Cinema in Your 9 phony, was written during World War II when Germany of- 100-pie- ce Rimsky-Korsako- 3-- 9. 8 The major work for the evening, the Shostakovich sym- orchestra will present an evening of Shostav kovich, Ravel. Beginning with the Ravel's 50th anniversary of death. available through the music ticket Marilyn Monroe can be seen in her most famous roles at the Utah Media Center in Salt Lake City Dec. 7 p.m. reception Dec. 8 and at 8 p.m. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" at the Utah Thea-te- r. Dec. Dec. are Tickets Steinem writes on Marilyn Monroe Marilyn, The New York Times bestseller, brought together two of the most controversial and admired women of our era: Marilyn Monroe and music faculty will be guest pianist. The is one of a series of Shumway's BYU Hall. Lat-ter-D- ay Sund-gaard- ). 37 Shostakovich, Ravel to highlight concert Bg.W,MKI4lfeW"JaiMl'ILi''tai,MBll V" - Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 15, 1987 i i 'Jolent tea I0REM Plaia 10-- 6 Atlene or Fern Soutn of K Mart i Knows What Value Means" - 10 R3wnn BwIsbIv KWffl mm Ek real thing! 60" wide. The PROVO 273 W. Center Mon.-Sa- t. 9:30-6:0- 0 Not a print. ASS't I weights. 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