Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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The laces of Rubenstein on the left and Shirley-Quirk on the right give visual clues to the depth and feeling of their The Performing Arts attained a new high level of popularity at Wake Forest this year with the appearance of world famous pianist Artur Rubenstein, a highly ac- claimed young baritone, and an equally promising young violinist. Even though his concert was scheduled for the first week of winter exams, Mr. Rubenstein played to a near capacity crowd in Wait Chapel. Acclaimed by Time maga- zine as the world ' s greatest living pianist, the Polish artist thrilled his audience with selections from Beethoven, Schu- mann, Chopin and others. Earlier in the year, violinist Itzhak Perlman, winner of the Leventritt Award in 1964, and baritone John Shirley-Quirk performed for evening chapel audiences. 26

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Socialist Nor nan Thomas discusse s foreign Senator William Proxmire, a member of the J policy with An lerican History Profess or Howell miltee of Congress, discusses ' •The Future of Smith. Policy. Dick Gregory, who says that his jokes make his money, proved himself an articulate social critic in a banquet speech. Liiiallenge O . Xhe Wake Forest Symposium on Con- temporary World Affairs opened the month of March with a dis- tinguished assortment of experts and critics to discuss The Implications of Prosperity. Assumed this year as a permanent biennial project of the student government. Challenge continued its tradition of intellectual stimulation, and brought prestige to the new university. This year ' s program brought to the campus such eminent econo- mists as Dr. James Buchanan of the University of Virginia, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Dr. Edward Smith. Seminars were held on The New Economics, The Government vs. Business vs. Labor, and The Future of American Economic Policy. Major lecturers included Socialist Norman Thomas, social critic Dick Gregory, the vociferous and controversial head of the American Nazi Party, George Lincoln Rockwell, Mutual News ' s Washington correspondent Craig Spence, and NBC ' s Man in Washington, Herbert Kaplow. 25

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From a gay mood to one of melan- choly, Perlman ' s artistry both de- lighted and entertained. 27