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Show SUSC benefactor to lecture in connection with Library Dedication and study of the catalogued items. Still a producing composer, Dr. Seymour spends long ' hours at his desk. He also acts as a guide and consultant for , students and other interested persons wishing to view or study some of the collection items. The Nov. 12 program is part of the week-long observance for the new SUSC Library dedication, Mr. Challissaid. i iJ I lliljiii I ji fell A benefactor of Southern Utah State College, Dr. John L. Seymour, will present a special translated lecture-reading lecture-reading Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the seminar room of the new SUSC Library, it was announced an-nounced by A. T. Challis, librarian. li-brarian. Ostrovsky's "A Protegee Pro-tegee of the Mistress" will be the subject of Dr. Seymour's discussion. . Following the program, the recently completed Seymour Room in the new library will formally be opened to the public, Mr. Challis said. SUSC students, faculty, and area residents are invited to attend at-tend both events. Dr. Seymour retired several years ago as director of the Department of Dramatic Arts at Sacramento Junior College. While at the college he was in demand in the San Francisco Fran-cisco Bay area for his lectures and operalogues. Widely traveled, trav-eled, both in Europe and Asia, he speaks several languages. His opera, "In the Pasha's Garden," was produced at the Mertopolitan Opera House. Dr. Seymour became interested inter-ested in SUSC through the Utah Shakespearean Festival and subsequently became a resident of Cedar City. In the past few years he has presented pre-sented numerous significant gifts to the college, including many valuable collections of paintings, shells, fans and art objects from all over the world. His donate series of 18th and 19th century Japanese Japan-ese woodcut prints is currently current-ly on display in the Arts and Crafts Building. He has also made sizeable contributions to the geology department for the purchase of specialized equipment. Foremost among his contributions con-tributions is the handsomely furnished and decorated Sey-1 YkiiMIH T-nwi iirUfnU n -i i f. I DR. JOHN L. SEYMOUR. Dr. Seymour, shown here in the special collections room of the new Southern Utah State College Library, will give a special translated trans-lated lecture-reading pf Ostrovsky's "A Protegee of the Mistress" Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 8 p. m. in the Library Seminar. UUill, VYlliLll l.UiIC".JlI his collection of hundreds of volumes concerning music, American and English literature, litera-ture, drama, history, travel, languages, philosophy, and religions. Many of the books are rar.e collector's items and first editions. He has also a-massed a-massed an outstanding group of opera scores, some of which are so rare that they would be available to most students as only names in history books. Operatic and classical records make up a substantial part of the collection. The Seymour Room has been designed as a Victorian gentleman's study complete with hardwood bookcases, carved, marble-topped tables, and genuine horsehair-covered chairs and sofa dating from the mid-nineteenth century. cen-tury. The massive hardwood desk is from Sacramento Capitol Cap-itol of California of 1850. The room has also been furnished with a piano and record player to facilitate use SUSC ALUMNI (continued from Page one) Mrs. Dunaway will be accompanied ac-companied by Hal Cambell of the SUSC music faculty. She will sing a cycle of eight songs, Frauenliebe und-Leben" und-Leben" by Robert Schumann. The Alumni String Ensemble En-semble will play "Adagio Cantabile" by Beethoven; "Second Movement for Violin Concerto" by Tchaikovsky; "Cavantine" by Kaun; "Russian "Rus-sian Lullaby" by Kroll; "Prelude "Pre-lude to Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni; "Duet and Trio" from FAUST by Gounod; "Act I, Scene I" of LA BOHEME by Puccini, and "Flower Song" from CARMEN by Bizet. The public is invited to attend at-tend the concert for which there is no charge. The sign in front of a shoe repair shop pictured several styles of heels, and a gorgeous gorge-ous girl saying, "I'm in love with Amrica's No. ONE heel." Under this someone had ad-ded, ad-ded, "Too bad, Sister, I MARRIED MAR-RIED HIM!" |