Show Li Sunday Morning Salt £akc ?Tbc Tribune- f A Good Book Deserves ? 'v S J D7 March 23 1941 - a Bookplate "I m III—MUMIMaa— WMMMWWMnat— 'VS '0 Ul IMHWtW' ' Study of Indian Lore ' t V Ults Westerh Enthusiasts Bookplates Afford Unusual Bait To Catch Interest of Who Like to Collect Odd Articles to If bottle caps or match fold- era have little appeal for you as a collector while yachts and Old Masters and first editions are slightly beyond your reach why not come down a peg or two and indulge In a fascinating hobby closely related to the most aris-- ” tocratic collections and yet costing very little to -enjoy ? Introduce you?- Of course! Meet the charming cousin of the Crest Master relative by marriage of the rare book— the bookplate! And once you have become thoroughly acquainted with this rather young hobby you are heart to it and apt to lose your luxur to forget the older-morwith ious charmers and take-u- p the newcomer In earnest The collecting of bookplates is a comparatively recent Innova- tfon in the hobby world' themselves appeared at practically the same time as printed books the oldest being' placed? between 1430 and 1470 By 1480 woodcuts were being used to print identification labels some of which are still in existence and are of course highly! prized by collector But the actual collecting of these bits of art was not begun until 1873 less than of a pentury ago Since then It has won thousands of enthusiasts although the field is not so crowded as are many other accessible activities f ' The Continental term for bookplate 'is "ex libris ” a phrase familiar to all who have ever aeen samples of the species Originating' in Germany they were used there a long time before the custom spread to other countries It Js true that the Japanese claim they had bookplates as far back aa the tenth vr &' "S j J U r y i 4 v fLsi George Washington's book plate made I about 1780 The motto tys “The auit proves the deed” Book-’plate- a1 three-quarte- rs ' col-lect- Plates’ v i ji rrrr j Ti Jfci The bookplate of Paul Revere designed and engraved by 1 the! patriot himself and Allen- - Book pla tea” N Y ac--clai- 1 ' ildiaes" a collection of portraits of members of the various Arizona tribes I Indian poetry Its peculiarities and its preservation offers Another intriguing angle— one which was emphasized at Leadership week at Brigham Young university In’ Provo with enthusiastic Dr Carlton Culmsee several classes in 4 programming this one field alone Karl Snow is another BY U faculty mem or "American 1905 jlOjlElElEBQBIalHElH A specially designed ex libris for a child’s book by Carl S Junge' Chicago Carmeii? Will Be Sung by BC Pupils aa well aa great quantities of petroleum Moat of the people earn their living on farms with CEDAR CITY — Bizet’ opera "Carmen" will be presented here on March 29 and 31 the tenth community operatic production since 1925 Directed by Protestor William H Manning head of the Branch Agricultural college muand widely sic department known director the opera will feature the outstanding vocal talent of both community and coffee the great source of wealth and cattle raising important Recently Colombia mede much ado about Its Indian ruins and its colonial antiquities Efforts to preserve both prehistoric and historic art are reflected in the college Painter’s Work Wins Praise Paula Blurt of Madison Wis who came to Cedar City after two year at the University of Wisconsin to study voice under Professor Manning will sing the title role Min Blust met Mr Manning during the time he was director of the national summer voice clinic sponsored by - the Wisconsin university Last year she appeared here In the community presentation of "Cavalieria Rusticana” Supporting Min Blust will be Lorenzo F Luke known as tha “singing farmer" of Cedar City a former student of Mr Manning w ho has studied also at the University of Michigan and in New York City He will sing the Don Josej He has previously appeared tOonlliMMd Pin r Two! distance ' "The ed Young Guide” a dak-eye- d Neapolitan lad of earnest aspect has the warm flush of health In hia dark smooth cheek The Warshawsky handling of flesh tints is superb In "HTrovatore”-"LTravlata” and !MCvallerla Rusticana" Lbls Munford will sing tha rol of Micaela and Cecil Christen- a sen formerly of the Salt Lake City civic opera group will portray! Escamillo Other members of the cast Include Otto Fife-Fred Howard Jed Wasden L C Miles Jon Jackson andlros ' Heston ' The special symphony' orchestra mad up Of members of the 1 ' 1 By Ely Culbertaon Of all the changes made In the Cuibertjon system none 1 more drastic nor will be more far reaching in It effect ®n the average player's game than the revised standards for responses to opening bids Almost since the beginning of contract bridge the partner of an opening two bidder had to have at least one honor trick 4n order to make any response except two no trump there “were several offshoots’ from this basic principle One school of bidding veered to the Idea that the first response to an opening two bid should be ace showing and if there were no ace in the responder’s hand he wguld have to sign off with two no trump regardless of any other strength he might hold This perhaps was the moat nicious of all the various treat- -' ments accorded’ the opening two bid It was Invented and followed by those few experts who disdained the use of ace locating conventions such as the Culbertson 5 no trump and apparently they were unaware of the ridiculous inconsistency of their stand Here they were refusing to use an ace locating convention at a stag— where It waa really practical after agreement as to the trump suit — but were using such a convention at a stage where neither partner had a clear Idea as to the final denomination There was a great deal more to be said for the Culbertson principle of "positive responses’ showing at least one honor trick and the negative response two no trump showing less than one honor trick Nevertheless exhaustive analysis and research coupled with experience has shown us that we could materially Improve the system in the sense of making It far more flexible We found cause for great dissatisfaction with certain situations — such as were involved In deals of the following type: Black-wood-- 3iir-UMi3l- f 1 Tv - w drawings included in the designs on the new stamps r college symphony combined with outstanding instrumentalists of the community will ba directed by Professor R L Halverson Alt nine previous community operas have been presented throughout southern Utah and this offering Is scheduled for appearances in Hurricane April 5 Fillmore April 7 and on unannounced dates at'Kanab and Panguitch Mr Manning said i or 4-- i The complete set of new Colombian airmails Includes nine small stamps and four oblongs The values: Five centavos gray showing “Monumento Pre-C- o 1 centava lombino" orange with prehistoric sculpture entitled "Elorado" red 15 centavos with harbor scene inscribed "Cartagena fortificacion Espa- -i pola” 20 centavos green with a scene from colonial Bogta the capital 30 centavos blue with another view the "Monumento - The sketch of the 10 centavos also Is repeated on the violet 40 centavos with the same inn 50 censcription the tavos repeats the drawing on the 15 the 60 centavos utilizes the drawing also on the 20 and uses the 80 centavos olive-gra- y monument as the design The oblongs also are Indicative of Colombia’s special Interest" in preserving the history of the country The 1 peso blue ' shows a of painting of the Proclamation Independence The 3 peso shows the same scene The 5 peso green and 2 "peso red show the national library at Bogota! All of the stamps are Inscribed fCorreo Aero" and "Sobre-port- e” an ’ NORTH A Non r V41J K Jl5 blue-gree- wind-tann- far Louis W' Larsen left proudly pastes Into one ef his books the ex libris designed for him by aul S Clowes right Original bookplates popular in many parts of the country are o” and authoritative In arrangement aa any Halpert and interest exceedingly Perhaps hia strongest appeal is made through hia character studies The "Old Sea Captain" with hia lined sun and countenance looks out at one with eyes accustomed to i - from tfe kll WEST ASS AJ107I Vioss: 10 7 S AJ 10 S 4 J EAST A VQ A n AAKQI94S AAKQS4S2 SOUTH VAX! At ' to - j j A few sets of new Swiss stamps have arrived In this country The designs show old paintings one monument and include drawings of men as (warriors except for one statesman Some of these are taken from old murals - ess - j Choral Program Planned For U 'At Home’ To Intrigue Philatelists Everywhere New airmail came recently from Colombia the country believed by the American geological survey to have the "largest potential oilfield" Petroleum resource are known to exist Under 34000 square miles of the single-purposefuln- 5 rare In Salt Lake City and Mr Larsen is justly proud of this attractive label The Inset shows the bookplate more clearly The design is in bright yellow and black Bridge Fans Will Find Hints on Game Worth1 Serious Study Careful Analysis country’ productive surface although it is only about 495000 square miles in total area This South American country until tha last decade had few roads better than trails even today It is fe- ported to have better airmail service than other postal? services j It produce ' about half of tha platinum of the world and much gold A knowledge of the language opportunity to pick up hero and thera all aorta of ancient Indian articles and a real lov of Indian lore have combined t make Mr Bowman an authority on the subject— and all aa n hobby started nonchalantly but followed with inteliigenca and t ' 4 colored moving pictures of tha tribal dance are especially thrill- - - New Airmails From Colombia Arrive I ’ - Boston In i - 001210000101111110 ’’ rS' r 1905 published a - ‘ - ( grows definitely rococo Modern bookplates on the other hand tend to simplicity and even in some cases to surrealist or futur' istic art Books libraries portraits (Samuel Pepys used a portrait of himself) allegories and land- scapes are the - most popular themes in bookplate art Since the collecting of bookplates started some astounding collections have been built up Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks of London left a collection of more than 200000 pieces to the British museum- Tl late Dr Joseph Jackson Howard probably the first serious collector left more than 100000 examples the art ol ' ' Present collections of note owned by John P Woodbury Henry S Rowe Fred J Kibbie of Boston and W E Maillie of Bridgeport Conn To the beginner In this hobby the old book store is a veritable mine Here opening the shabbiest volume the delighted may find a bookplata"of rare value The book may sell for a few cents and the triumph- -' ant collector feela that ha has cause for celebrating A bookplate collection doesn’t grow rapidly Even today when bookplates may be bought at ten cent stores most people do not use them But the very uncertainty of the chase lends glamor’ and the ardent seeker will feel well repaid If he can add a few common Items and one or twpi rarer specimens to hia collection each year : Books on bookplate collecting are not many but among the best are Spenceley’a- - "Book -- century and small clay tablet! found In Babylonia probably served the same purpose aa our bookplate— the identification of the book’s owner But Germany is given the credit for originating he modern bookplate and Albrecht Durer is given the title "Father of Bookplates" Durer was the first artist of repute to turn his attention to the devising of these labels with such men as Hans Holbein following his lead in later years Gradually the custom of using bookplates spread to France and then to England From England it waa brought to America mainly by the wealthier colonists who used English book-- ? these plates naturally Among Washthe bookplate of George ington is most highly prized by collectors because of the eminence of its owner Soon however American artists began to devise bookplates to rival those made in England Paul Revere who rode horseback made false teeth and followed various other fascinating occupations originated a number of designs which stand next to the bookplate of Washington in value today Bookplates have been classified and lilted and catalogued very thoroughly and Authoritatively so that anyone collecting these may easily know the intrinsic value of his coUection But aside from intrinsic value there is a sentimental and emotional value in bookplates that is lacking in many other popular collecting items For one thing the bookplate reflects the art style of the period in no uncertain manner Very early English bookplates are- - simple heraldic devices Later the --German Influence la Ornaseen and the French mentation becomes more "and mora important and tha style I i 5 are-thos- e ’ i Nevada Idaho’ and Wyoming and the popularity of this pursuit in this region is evidence that folks recognize and take advantage of their natural resources along this line— " Such a hobby has several ber who’is doing a great deal or facets each of fasci- x angles towards preserving and making Dating possibilities Dovetailing available to- the public the of the various phases of the various Indian rhythms and pastime might result? in a full dances His Indian dancers with time occupation of bo mean their choral readings are proportions wherever they appear’ For instance probably the ‘ Ancient Life ' ' most widely followed “Indian”' is tha study of an- Then there hobby is the collection of Incient Indian life with the atdian articles: rugs bowls jewtendant for arrowheads elry clothing and so on Any bit of digging pottery its excursions automoan makes who person to Mean Verde national park and f bile trip to one of the dozen to museums all over tha west or more Indian reservations Harold L Bowman of 1343 Nor- hereabouts and brings home a circle and Jacob's lake' mandie ed pair of moccasins or a turquoise-studdArlz has combined all these vasilver bracelet has the rious phases into an exceptionally beginning of such a collection worthwhile leisure time activity i j already at hand On room In his home has been Use Photography r especially designed to hold an Pictures of Indians and of Inextensive collection ef Indian dian life bring photography and Mr Bowman’s other articles Indian lore into cooperation has been hobby photography The two were recently beauti- used to take excellent moving fully combined by Joseph Miller 'pictures and stills of Indian life his little ' volume "Arizona in all its various phases Hia ' - -- t Utah-Arizon- ’ frit e i u The collection of Indian articles and the study of Indian life is a hobby particularly suited to those who live in r -- i Ul -- j ' L t This hand actually occurred In conan Important test With neither side vulnerable South dealt and naturally enough opened with two spades West passed North had to bid two no trump according to the convention' and East then mad matters very uncomfortable for his opponents by entering the auction with a bid of four clubs The monkey wrench that this mathrew Into the North-Sout- h chinery must be obvious Had South held a normally distributed hand with only a five or even six card spade suit he could have team-of-fo- ( ur fallen back on the forcing pass but with a seven card suit it was completely natural and Indeed Inevitable for him to bid four spades Now after West passed North was helpless Without a single spade in his hand and without the slightest assurance that South could support or even stand a diamond bid it was far too risky to disturb the four spade contract For all North could tell four spades might be the absolute limit of the combined hands and a five diamond bid If not acceptable to South might force the partnership to a five spade contract that would be down precisely one trick — per- haps the most humiliating If not the most expensive of all outcomes Thus North passed and in all fairness there cannot be the slightest criticism of his judgment East who had thrown in the four club bid with no hope of buying the contract but only with the prayer that he could stave off a slam graciously resigned at this point and South was left with the four spades It goes without saying that I have not revised a system because of one or two hands Far from it On the contrary the situation just described arose with alarming frequency It was not necessary for the responder to hold a seven card suit with outlandish distribution for th partnership! to misc the boat so far aa the best final contract waa concerned Hands of the following type were equally difficult to handle t ( WEST A AKQt V AK10SS AKT EAST A7 V4J Q J 10 8 1 ’ AQJS7 Under 'the old system the following bidding waa almost inevitable : ' West East 2 heart 2 no trump ' 3 ’spades Now East in the light of his partner’s announcement of the two major suits and with bad support for both was naturally1 affraid to mention the diamond) suit at the four level and there- - j by lost the chance to play the hand at three no trump Hence East would not only bid three' no trump but would be quite! correct In hia choice Then whether West passed or persisted to four heart! woul4be unlm- portant of course the game would be brought home but the slam in diamonds would not even have been approached It was honest recognition of this sorry state of affairs that impelled me and my associates to reexamine the entire question of two bid responses We analyzed thousands of hands and discussed dozens of theoretical situations Only after the most exhaustive analysis did we conclude that the "one honor trick for a positive response” was unsound because It was Inflexible Having reached that conclusion the remedy Was easy to discover yfe found that in virtually all cases natural response to an opening two bid will ‘lead to the best final contract Thus In the new Culbertson system we have established the folfor relowing requirement sponses to an opening two bid'in a suit: If the responder holds one honor trick or less and no biddable sOit as good as or (any six cards) or he (five cards) should sign off 'with two no trump a negative response which denies strength If he hold any six card salt o a five card suit headed by Q-- J King or better' he should bkl his suit If he holds adequate trump iupport for the bpenlng bid and about one honor trick he should give a single raise in partner's suit If he has strong trump suppo (at least five Ismail carts or but no ace king single-'to- n ot void in thb hand he should give a double raise This is a purely conventional bid which conveys a definite warning It tells the opener all about trump support and at the same time warns him that he cannot expect so much as a singleton let alone an ace or a king in the supporting hand When the responder holds one plus honor trick he may as heretofore bid any biddable suit or raise If able With 14 honor tricks he bids any biddable suit or jumps to three no trump With 2H honor tricks he may' jump to four no trump but when With Richard P Condie Mrs A Ladru Jensen Miss Marian E Jones Mr and Mrs Heber C Kimball Professor and Mrs Llewellyn R McKay Mr and Mrs Siebert W Mote Mr- and Mrs Henry D Moyle Miss Maurine Noall Miss Jessie Perry Mr and Mr Georg Pierson Professor and Mr Elton L Quinn Dr and Mrs H R Reichman Professor and Mrs Willis W Riter Professor and Mrs W T Runzler Professor and Mrs Hyrum Schneider Miss Dora SnoW Professor and Mr F E Stephens Mr and Mrs Roland Stucki Mrs Rose 1L Widtsoe Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs John C Wyeth I Following Is the progrant which has been plumed:- - di- recting the University of jUtah a cappella choir wilt be presented at the Sunday 4 p m “at home” at the Union building on the university Campus under auspices1 of the manage- ment This fourth in the year's series will have Professor A Diefendorf as chairman for the i afternoon j Hosts and hostesses for th affair will include Mr and Mr James W Wade Dr and M E E Monson Mr' and M Stanley N Child Coach an Mrs Ike Armstrong Professo: and Mrs Laverne C Bane Dea and Mfs T A Beal Mr an Mrs William H Behte Mr( an Mrs George W Carter Dr an 'Mrs Charles R Cornwall Dean and Mrs LeRoy E G°wles Dean and Mrs L L Dalnes Guy Miss Anna Marie Driscoll Dr and Mrs Con Fenning Mrs Arthur-- Pedersen Freber Professor and Mrs Frederic W Ganzert Professor and Mrs Thomas Giles Mr and Mrs' L Dale Harris 'Miss Elizabeth R Hayes? Miss Grace M fHogan Miss Madge Howe Professor and LoY LadyConnu Avi Vtnim ff lAaea Ortnto WQiUtm Byri In The Delifatful PUuant Grove Henry Fnreefl Dushka Moya (ltaraiaa Snow Bonf) Lohr Di-Ca- rlo Rombarg Marjorta Mart Haymond Wlrthlht Rtrhard Blarkhunt J Robert Andtnon Rodr Oann C Jlay Optihaw FiHitr May Thy Chttdraa (Andanta Tarhalkowaky-Dav- t Caatahlla) Duet from “Madaraa riowr Pueetol Butterfly” Miaa Wlrthtln Miaa Cnpltti Maraaret Pnulaon aeeenpuKt Til re A nclrnt Chine WUaon Lawtaaca PonKina ItaaChart Anderamt aototat Youra la My Heart Alena Lehar 8 wee t heart Herbert-Riag( awaethaarta"! Mixed- - Doubla Ouartet Thraa Blind Mira Air Aachenbrennar Rida On Kins Jaaua Air Aarhenhrenoar apirttual Soimata: Rlrhard Blarkhurat Whit- - ' f red Copllns Berrlean E Oldravd Donna Millar I Rabart Anderaon A2 10 h M! WEST 9 EAST BYU Schedules English Poet AKil T V84’ 83 49 A None SOUTH f V73 A J - 4 3 A None A None 10 M There are no trumps aiid South leads North and1 South are to win all the trick against any j )! defense Solution: South leads duece of) clubs spade seven East spade three North leads spade ace and Sobth discards! heart seven North leads diamond seven which South wins and leads a club West sheds a diamond! North a spade East the) spade king South now leads the duce of hearts which North wins with the ten of diamond If West discards spade queen on the second club leadiNorth will discard the diamond and keep the spade r - i 1 West-discar- t -- loun Gc ar NORTH) AQ " ('Tha Student Wlnlft— d Copttn Bridge Problem A Chom Rrnaf Pn able to do so should choose first to show a biddable suit The main change obviously is the letting down of the bars for the bidding of reasonably good) or longer suits 1 am) this' absolutely confident that enor-mouf change alone fwill lead to improvement in the) depart ! ment of slam bidding five-card PROVO — One of today’s great men of' letters Alfred Noyes English poet and lecturer is to make his appear- a nee as next attraction on the m Brigham Young unlversity-Com' series Concert unity Monday at 8 p m in "the tabernacle Following him on Wednesday at the same time and place America’s greatest violinist Albert Spalding will play as the second guest artist this season to appear with the BYU symphony orchestra Maurice Eisenberg ’cellist appeared 'in December- with the group Albert Spalding in the course of a distinguished career has appeared in almost every musical center of the world and in the United States has refuted the American belief that native artists cannot compete with those of foreign nations He is to play with the orchestra Bruch’s Concerto in G minor Orchestra selections' otherwise will include “The Gypsy Baron Overture” (Strauss) and Prelude from "Prelude Scherzo and Ricer-car- e” by Professor LeRoy J Robertson orchestra director Spring Gives Time to Give Your Holiby a Face Lift Too If You Want to Enjoy It During Summer Leisure Cleaning house? Working in' Painting? Reno- vating? Getting a ‘ new Easter outfit? Then It's time to look at your hobby and see what can be don to give it added interest and attractiveness during the summer Many people turn to a hobby for winter leisure time start-- ! ing collections of stamps or coins or china taking up chemor taxidermy or astrology' istry witft new interest or turning to art or music when the inclement weather makes indoor the garden? f activities papular If youe hobby is of this' type —a winter indoors hobby — it will need a supplementary activity or an extended type of work for the summer If oh the other hand you are looking for a hobby it is wise to select one that is adaptable to both winter and summer pursuit Many collective hobbies such as rocks insects butterflies flowers on leaves require seeds and so full-ti- me interests Spring summer and autumn are ideal for doing the actual collecting winter gives leisure for ft study and classification But other types of collections can benefit by summer jaunts— 4 the weekly! automobile excur-- ’ slon can be) planned to lead t r shops stamp dealers old book stores in olhei d towns to art displays and auc tions to quaint f old villages where antiques may be picked ' up for a song Photography of course flourishes In the summertime as do swimming and hiking and gardening and travel But if your hobby is one of these specialized summer pursuits take a little second-han- ! thought to the winter and add a sideline that will keep you busy when your regular hobby Is “out" Geology is an excellent supplement to hiking local history adds meaning to photography flower arrangement pressed flower collections experiments with house gardens are interesting corollaries of gardening And so on So as you build the new trellis add the new window buy a new chair for your dally 'comfort add something new and exhilarating to your hob — a I ’ r — ’ t |