SEPTEMBER 25, 1940
THE NEW CANADIAN
by Oyama Talkies, the most interesting film being one doal-*ivfe with "the life and adventures of a Japanese character, curiously reminiscent of our western Robin Hood.
lw    hVnview     Japanese ,0\ commemorated two dec*; of  progressive   growth fee     inception in 1920, in afternoon of September 22, fore a record audience, "he newjy  decorated  haljx ajjVe with enthusiasm .as
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school through whose doors manv Nisei students have ^od m the last twenty years. In  recognition   of   their
Step in style by stopping into Modiste's on: Granville Street. Put colour in your life, and watch the sparkle of admira<
ars of faithful service in   tion in the eyes of passers-byl
interests of the school, rrtificates  were ,:bestowed ,n teachers,- school trust-. and members of .the, par-;; at-teacher association. kir. Kenji Nakauchi,  local tpanese Consul and honoured ?st,-in a brief congratulatory �ssage, declared the,Fairview ihool as being one of the fin-of its kind in the province, stressed the importance of: [sound education during ; the rly, formative years, if chil-eri are" to grow up into real anadians.      ,
After a delightful dinner in prettily   decorated   lower m, those present --.-were-shown series v6f-;<Bfijft ainihg "films
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Are you looking for something to bridge the time between summer's warmth and winter's, cold?,Modiste has. just the thing for yon�in a riot of autumn colours � gay plaids^ orange - brown pin-stripes^ heather mixtures, Casually tailored with just enough softness to keep, you feminine! Wear these jackets over skirts/ pleated, flared, gored, in every col? our ranging from warm pastels to the richer autumn tonesi And_ the happy thing - about a7 "jacket-shirr affinity is~lhat they can go' anywhere together �to ball, games, meetings-work, and in formal! gatherings. Buy-yoiirseiMhat-carefreereasf ual air�that breezy,. exciting youthfulness�at prices within the reach of every Niseiette.
And while selecting .your fall wardrobe, why not ?kill two birds with one stone? The genial prop'rietor of Modiste,� with an eye for the, latest and smartest in feminine fripperies and an understanding of the assets, and limitations of the' Niseiette figure; has stocked racks and racks--with;afternoon dresses in all the latest shades,-from the yery.girlish, with huge patch-pockets�and�:roomyt bloused backs to The severely sophisticated high draped neck.^ lines and the sparkle of gold and studded nailheads and se^ quins. Choose your, afternoon frock now from the new colours � �� Indian* earth, forest green, lacquer red, wheat yelf low, soldier- blue � colours Which work wonders with girls7 complexions! It's smart to shop at Modiste's!   -----  - (Advt.)
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Essayist Paints Glowing Picture Of Japan On Return To City
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"Shumiateher, young Alberta studeht'at-law,and wituung essayist in tho\ JapiuY Times Contest. ;. ��;--,'�:;;',;
"What impressed me most about Japan was the great hospitality of the people and
eemtiibu lions of other facial groups besides. the Japanese to the cultuie of Amoriea-is steeped in the mysteries of the deep Afii-can jungles, the land of the tomtoms. In America it was on the plantations, loyees and cabarets that :negro music was first sung-' and popularized. It existed deep-rooted in the negro peasant of the��-. South, nourished, ironically enough, by the suffering and intense, religious feeling of the simple negro folk living in abject slavery, and. found voice in their "spirituals."
Although the .genet atiou and conditions which produced these "spirituals" ^ have changed, although . the" songs wore never Written dowu or formally: eonv< posexl, a 11hough they were despised by the negto church itself after it had grown sophisticated and pn ritail izefl'r ~and�although there was a mushroom growth of
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Cheap imitations and corruptions^ these "Jubilees" as:.they were first called;-have-come--.clownsto this very �.���-day/ surviving all the abuses.
Onlysince the turn of the century have the profundity and true folk character of the spirituals been gradually recognized. Men   began   to   realize,  that though   naive   in   form   and simple in language, they clothed a deep -'and . intense  religious sentiment�the   expression   of the -negro's  spiritual   triumph. over his-suffering and sorrow in religious ecstasy and hope. . One man playing an important :j)arWiwtheiiv.recro'gnition~\vasvAni ton Dvorak, the Bohemian composer,   who   introduced ' themes modelled  after = these -spirituals into his ':Krom the, New World" Symphony (1S94) with astounding success.
Today in spite of effective solo versions of these songs, by singers such as Paul ���.�Robeson-,Roland Hayes and Marian Anderson;: if is coming to be accepted more aiid-niore- that -the- best-; inlet-r pretation is to = be achieved through choral ai'rangemeuls;: just as the Don Cossack" chpir which has - a ppea red he fore vVancou ver audiences has shown off to great advantage the dynamic beauty of Russian folk music. � The spirituals are the .most characteristic product of .negro genius to date; They are its great folk gift, and rank among, the classic folk-songs in the whole world" because of their-:moving simplicity; their characteristic originality: and their universal appeal. Although,.-their-.-, hey-days belong to the middle of the last century, they are still being com posed, and good ones-.at .that;-.
Here are. a. few typical spirit uals: 'Lord. l" Can't Stay .�Away/* .'/.Heaven, Heaven." '.'Roll, Jordan. Roll:' and "Do (Slory..Road/'* . ' '
Powell Y.P. Elects Jin Ide President
Two things impress the Nisei visitor to Japan, Yutaka Uycdo told some 100 members of the Powell Young People's Society at their first general meeting of the Fall season last Sunday evening in the Church Hall.
Mr. Uyeda, prominent in United Church Young People's work.:' in: the city and recently returned from a three'months tfip�tp_Jftpany was much impressed by the. surprising Trtod^ ernity. of Japan. One!s first impression, he � said,, was its similarity^ to j^alifQniia.^ ^____^
Secondly, the speaker declare; ed in his talk> even after four years of_waiy to the etisual observer >there is little to suggest the strain which the country must be experiencing from car^ rying the burden of the war.
Retiring President Eiji Ya-tabe and Secretary Tpiko Ide delivered encouraging reports on last year's work to the meetingj- which began just 40 minutes late.      ' ' -
In general elections, Jin Ide was chosen tp lead the society If^rHtfie^orriing yc"mrr"A~s?istrTrg him will be:an enlarged executive comprising Frances Fuku-shima ,arid Teiko Ide, vice-presidents;-Miyea Olcamura, treasurer; Norah Fujita, secretary; Mas Izumi and Kjmimi-^ chi Arai, publicity; "Convenors, Aki Hyodo, public forum; Yu-kiArai, Missions; Kasey Oyama, Citizenship; Miyo Ishiwa-tav Culture] Koto Yatalje, dra^ ma; Dave:Arjkndo ~ and > Mary Saegusa, ; Recreation; Tak Ko-miyama, . Fellowship; Chiyo Hyodo, Membership; Yoshiko Tanabe, Kiyo Obokata and Vio-; let Fujikawa, Social.
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the striking beauty of the country/' he said to The New Canadian. Sifhts such as the Nikko �� shrine, sunrise on Mount Fuji, the bustllnf city of Tokyo were described in vivid detail by Mr, Schumi-atcher.
- The young traveller also disclosed his surprise at the modernity of the country, yet nt the sametime noticed that tl\o old way of thinking persisted under the vejiecr of western^ ization,
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He discovered also that despite the industrialization^;.of the country, the. family unit still forms, the framework t of the Japanese social, structure, and showed an especial interest in the functioning of the Japanese "family'council,"
While in Japan, the embryonic lawyer delivered a speech overOie Japan Broad* casting Corporation . for North American audiences. .
~During"his stop-over in Vancouver, Mr. Schumiatcher stay-' "ed at the home of his inicle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snutli. He I66k"tlfe C.P.R. train east Tuesday evenings
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